The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1846, Page 2

. SS es ths SS NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Thursday, March 19, 1846, ‘The Ocean Steamers. ‘The Hibernia is in her fifteenth day, and is there- fore, over due. We may hourly expect to hear of her arrival at Boston The Unicorn is to leave Liverpool to-day, for Ha- lifax and Boston. The Caledonia will sail for Liverpool on the 4th of next month, and then the semi-monthly mail begins to run across the Atlantic—a steamer leaving on the 4th and 19th of each month, till next De- cember. The Great Western begins her trips for the sea. son on the 9th proximo. She has been thoroughly overhauled, and put in the best order. The monster steamer Great Britain crosses the Auantic in May. Important from Washington, We refer our readers to the correspondence from Washington, describing the present extraordinary position of the government on the Oregon question, | and the critical relations now existing between | England and the United States. We must say, judging from the information which we have re- ceived, and through the signs of the times them- selves, that we are ina critical position, and our | prospects sf any negotiation with England terminat- | ing in compromise, appear to be farther from us than ever. In that event, the chances are that the | new war party, who claim the whole of Oregon, | willincrease their strength, and lead to those re- | sults and contingencies which we have frequently | predicted. As matters now stand, it is very possible that no- | thing can be done in Congress, and that we com- mence from this time forward a series of excite- ments and agitations throughout the Union, that | possibly will spread throughout the world—ending | ultimately in war. Waris not immediately menac- | ed; but events may grow out of present movements | which may terminate in the same consequences: | Look to Congress—not to England—for in Wash- ington will be decided peace or war. Ocean Stream Navication—Supmercrp Pro- PELLERS.—The records in the patent office in Wash- ington, prove’that the known ingenuity and inven- | tive faculties of the American people have been | more busily employed for a few years back than | ever before. Among the many inventions record- ed there, none are 80 likely to be beneficial as | what are termed the submerged propellers, or ma- chines for the propulsion of boats, which are under water. Several of these inventions have been filed, and several of them are now in use in different parts of the country. | If we do not mistake, there are now seven in- | ventors of this means of propelling vessels, all of whom are in the field, each claiming his own to be | Superior to all others, and all agreeing in condemn- ing the old fashioned side paddle wheels. The oldest of these are Loper’s, Hunter’s,Eriecson’sand Smnith’s—all of whoge plans have been experiment- ed upon more or less. Smith’s invention is what | 1s termed the Archimedian screw, and forms the mode of propulsion of the monster steamer Great Britain. The others are invented byaMr. Park- | huret and Mr. Lamb, and bid fair to rival the others in importance and usefulness. From the results that have attended the experiments made with these new inventions, it is the general opinion thatthe | submerged principle of propulsion will eventually | supersede the old method. Its advantages, applied | to vessels of war, now that steam has been drawn | upon asan auxiliary in naval warfare, would un- | doubtedly be of the highest importance. | There is a great diversity of opinion on the | merits and demerits of these several inventions, | and itis impossible for an impartial man to pro- nounce judgment upon them. Each has its de- | fenders, and a controversy has lately sprung up, which has served only to mystify the thing, and make it doubtful whether any of them is what its owner represents it to be. This matter is in its infancy yet; but it is reasoma- ble to suppose that ere long, it will have been so im- | proved, that it will in a great measure—and as has | been predicted by naval officers whose judgment in } such matters is entitled to consideration—supersede | the old fashioned paddle wheels in vessels of war, | The weight of the paddles and machinery belonging to them, that would be required to propel a vessel as large asthe Great Western, would be about one huadred tons; while the whole average weight of the propellers now invented, does not exceed thirty tons, or thereabouts. Here, then, is a saving in the first start of about seventy tons, which could be ap- plied to the reception of cargo, coal, or anything else. Another great consideration is, that applied to vessels of war, the apparatus would be safe from the reach of an enemy’s shot. This is a most im- portant benefit, and at once recommends the fullest | trial of the submerged propeller. | We do not see how the merits and advantages of | each of these several inventions can be discovered | withoutactual experiment; and as it is a subject of im- | portance to the government, more than it is to indi- viduals, we think it incumbent upon its members to have each of them tried, and its advantages de- veloped to the utmost, in order that the truth may be arrived at, andthe virtues, if any they possess, | over the side wheels, adopted intoour naval system. | The government has already made some trials, but | the results acquired did not justify the adoption of | those they experimented upon. But there are others entitled to be tested in the same way; for if one, or two, or three, did not answer the expectations form- | ed of them, that is no reason why the others should | be condemned. Indeed, we think our citizens are entitled to this from the government, for if the sub- | merged principle of propelling vessels has any of | the advantages claimed for it, the sooner they were | made public the better. We hope that the President will see the force of this, and have further experunents made. Boox Trave Sax.—The forty-third semi-anaual | New York book trade sale commences ia this city on Monday next, at the auction room of Bangs, Richards & Platt, No. 204 Broadway. These sales are held in the months of March and August, and booksellers from all parts of the countr? assemble here for the purpoee of making their purchases. Publishers in different cities send in their new publications of all kinds, in quantities not less than four copies of a work in quarto, ten copies of a work in octavo, and twenty of a work in duodecimo. The terms of sale are: On all purchases to the amount of three hundred dollars out of one invoice, acredit of six months; and on purchases of the amount of one hundred dollars, a credit of four months ; and all under those, cash. In looking over the catalogue, we see works of all descriptions, from the most abstruse metaphysi- | cal work, to the latest and lightest fashionable no- vel, from the principal publishers in New York, | Philadelpnia, Boston, Hartford, New Haven, Ro- | chester, Auburn, and Baitimore. We should judge | that about one one-third of the books were from | Philadeiphia and Baltumore, one-third from New York, and the remainder from the New England States. The sale will bea very interesting one, and | we shail give it a further notice as it progresses. | Youno Ireuaxp.—We have not room to-day, to | present our readers with the sayings and doings of | & new association, inour city, which seems to have been formed with a view of responding to the eenti- | ments of the repealers in Great Britain, character. | ised by the Dublin Nation, as “ Young Ireland.”— | The thirteen original States, with several foreign | nations, appear to have been ably represented, and we have not seen any thing, on the part of the old Societies, presenting evidence of greater, effective ability, fit necessary in the purchase, leaves home to attend the | bs sale ; now, if the auctioneer, before the said indivi- | municated to the next ho: dual arrives atthe place ot sale, makes a change in | the printed conditions, and announces that one half | certioraris are not pleasant or cheap usiness, we | in the exhibition of power and grace, is a 1 in the cause of Ireland on such an | ing crowd of spectators. City Intelligence. cx’s Day.—The grand or on St. aniel Hughes, of ALES AT ‘Avction.—An important decision, fecting sales at auction, has been made inthe Marine ick’, . * Patrick was arranged by Mr. Court by Judge Smith, which is reported very fully the I. 8. a ia who was the Grand Marshal on the oc- in the Herald of yesterday. The principle laid | °##0%. The large, splendid banner, with the full length F, Y trait of Ei down and established by the Judge, in relation to pom cel the pry ae ee bye re ae sales at auction, is the following :— Sons of Erin. This banner attracted universal attention That if an auctioneer changes the conditions of all along the line of the procession, for its size and beauty. The Independent Sons of Erin, as well asthe any sale during the sale, any purchaser will after- | other societies who turned out en masse on that day, vards be bound by the new diti made a splendid appearance. tinins wards be bound by the new conditions, (houghiil stcl ceupr- Aid packlomat will gina siaeeanene-| went to the sale supposing the printed conditions, previously advertised, to be in force, and’not know- ing that they had been changed by the auctioneer. | Thus, tor example, let it be supposed that a sale of | real estate is advertised, with a condition that a | cert at Niblo’s, on will be assisted by the full band of the Pi . ciety. M. Collinet is the most finished performer on the flageolet, that ever visited America, and the brilliancy Fd ne of his style has won the admiration of the cri- tical of ali Europe. 27th inst., on which occasion he tenth of the purchase money is to be cash, the ba- g atclock wes false, praccading hom the Serafoe at & chimney in the neighborhood of Washington Market. lance to be left on security, and some ane who can command just so much cash as he thinks Fine—Metanenory Accinent.—A fire took place, esterday morning, about half past 10 o’clock, in the pper part of the house No. 66 Centre It soon com- ind before the firemen had arrived, the roefs of bo was the only damage done them by fire, which was pre- ; a i . wo engil . of the purchase money as to be paid cash down ; (and rion ing to the fire, they pn ge the hill then, according tothis decision, the party who went | corner of Chambers and Centre streets. From here they on the faith of the printed condition is bound by the | *#fted dowa the hill, podenrering lh, to.get ahead of . the other. At the bi the Harlem substitute which the auctioneer has verbally made, | railroad cara and of which he knows nothing. He may be sued | #pace on eit! for the one-halt cash, and be ruined in fortune by | ri the lawsuit and the difficulty of raising so large a | sum, which he never contemplated to be bound for. | full speed, one of the mem- 7 nknown, having hold of the tongue of the engine, fell, and the wheels of No. 5 pass- ed over his legs, and those of 42 over hia head. He was It would appear to us that after this decision, no faith | eat aialy taken te 8 Gea a in Lae Sana . . | Where it was foun at the skull was ut roken, buf whatever can henceforth be had in printed and pub- | that the concussion o. the brain was so severe as to leave lished conditions of sale in New York city, and that | little hope for recovery. a man will never be safe in buying at auction on ad- | A™ Onsenvatony ix New Yorx.—We are glad to ti see that a plan for the long-wished fc at if vertised conditions, unless before he makes a bid Mestrconotaical observateen i ‘ane ne, has ns kata ean he enquires what are the real conditions. | n rate) some prospect of its A GWe think itamportant that our country readers, who | in the chapel, and resolutions favorable. to the founding often come into the city:o attend advertised sales, on | of an observatory on the plan heretofore submitted by conditions which perhaps form part of the induce- | ee pabeenrey! psa thes gern patter iy ma ment for their coming, should now know that if the | ceit auctioneer should alter the conditions a few minutes | citize - | it + The before they come in, they will be bound by the new Soe ae jubscriptions, &c. jincerely hope that our ns will not suffer this laudable attempt to fail for és | this city to place us on a ee io this sone conditions, though they knew nothing about them. | of the secondary cities ia Europe, and Cam Although this new law cannot of course stand certainly wealth enough in ton, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. long, yet it is now the law in New Yerk city, until t with many set aside on appeal; but, as lawsuits and appeals, and | bridge, Bos- though both beautiful days, bro with them the first legitimate March weather we have hed this season. It is very fortunate that March comes so near about char- ter time, for then the corporation can throw the people without any trouble or pense. Broadway, during these two days, has been envelopedina cloud of dust, very much he ment of eyes and dresses. But the mild, warm sunshine almost atones even for this. A Row.—A grand row occurred in Anthony street esterday morning, between a party of male and female lacks. The blows fell thick and fast, and words ran high. A brace of “stars,” however, soon caused the crowd to disperse, and peace to be restored. ACuance ror AutHons.—By reference to an adver- must submit till some cne has a purse long enough to carry it up. ‘Tur Fresuers.—We have given copious extracts in the Herald, from the papers from the North, | South, East, and West, to show the alarming extent | of the destruction caused by the freshets. Such | wide spread desolation has not been experienced | from the overflowing of the waters for years. tisement in another column it will be seen that Mr. Hull, The Albany Citizen of Monday says :— | the Yankee comedian, offers a large prize for some “In the basement of a dwelling house in Broadway, | Pieces to suit his peculiar talents. jot far from Maiden Lane, is a made during @ | Civ Hovses.-Society in New York has passed through freshet which occurred in 1802—44 y many curious changes d . The freshet of 1839 did not reach that old Knickerbocks morning the flood rose about 6 iache no longer sway The waters ot the Merrimack have not been | New customs hav known to be so high for eighty years, and the Sus- quehannah river is said to be higher than for the last fifty years. The destruction of property is | ting into vogue here. The boundaries which separate immense 3 amounting, by a very moderate calcula- | tals fee A He cally Joe ee re: ee ere tion, to at least halfa million of dollars. Factories, | may be eeanedet a aiautton Meota deena mille, houses, together wijh their inmates, have | ed in acostly and luxurious sty been swept away by the resistless flood. The rail- Pe comtesem ae 01 en bcle toads and canals have also suffered greatly ; and | come members. We un the magnetic telegraph posts have in several in- | R0uses will be os ablished during | stances been swept away ; while the loss of num- | life?” and, “ What will the ladies say toit?” are ques- berless bridges has subjected the public to great in- convenience. tions we hear frequently asked. We do not pretend to answer these questions, but recommend the ladies, by all means, to establish clubs of their own. It seems as if every year was to be distinguished | _Aoricuturat Association.- This association held y some awful calamity. The last was the | year of fires, as the ruins of Pittsburgh and New York, and the conflagrations in Barbadoes, bear melancholy witness. This appears to be the year of waters, from the dreadful shipwrecks of Febru- ary and the tremendous freshets that have been bursting forth from the lakes to the Chesapeake. Thus two of the elements have had their triumph of destruction. Such convulsions and outbreaks of nature are truly terrible. peculiarities which obtaii cities of Enrope, are now get- | aity, General Tallmadge in the chair. re L © in ted gate, which maty advantges over those at present in use, the principal one of which is, the facilit with which it can be opened by a person on horsebac! or ina carriage, without d&mounting. Mr. Van Err: which appeared i of the city papers, in account of the proc at the last meeting. This correction referred to the silk business. Some discur-ive remarks then ensued between Mr. Van Epps, Dr. Underhill, and others, in relation to the best mode of cultivating the morus multicaulis. The st rAma ah de conclusions arrived ut were, that high and dry ground | Tue New York Pitors, our State SENATE AND planted at distance: edlaeve’ fost ia cract te Concress —Every statement of the neutral and in- | 8dmit the slough being passed between them occasion- dependent press, of the country, in relation to the ore claim of the New York pilots for equal rights with their brother pilots of the United States and Europe, developes the fact that they have been and are more unjustly treated than any other class ot citizens, known to be so vitally importan: to the well being of Commerce. Can any commercial country present | the fact that one port has a class of eighty such men, | whose sole education and study, has been for years ©, Mr. Szecy then made some remarks on the subject of the influence of electricity on vegetation, and in support of the theory of electrical absorption by vegetables, | which he advanced seme time since in his lectures— | London, and which confirmed the theory he advanced. Mr. Seely’s remarks were very interesting, and we are sorry that our limits preclude the possibility of our do- ig ie justice, in giving even itch of them. er Mr. Seely concluded, the society adjoarned. Cononxa’s Orrice, March 18.—Died Suddenly.—The pilots of every nation?’ Who, without asking for any charter for exclusive rights, from a Legislature, have, so fearlessly invested $100,000, without any ane or rons feces of property like He st iaig ae eceeaeie prea: ~ ae a ay our pilot boats ere, with the same amount of ; a Gaga? chase TLD A pamrect. « commerce, can thirteen opposition pilot boats, so | a fesse Bs fy Navionbsige meee deed valuable, be found? Where have the same number | #2, and will be buried with all due ceremony. of educated and valuable citizens congregated, who, | whilst honestly and fearless!¥@ndeavoring te promote our commercial prosperity, have for years, fought, | whilst realizing lessthan the common sailor’s monthly | pay, against the oppression, often mistaken ,always | unjust, of capitalists so overpowering? Forthe honor ot New York, let this uujust opposition cease.— Our State Senate, feeling that the Empire State can legislate efficiently for the Empire port, are about to pass resolutions, requiring Congress to repeal the | unnecessary and unjust law of 1837, so that New York can take prompt and proper action to sustain and protect the best competition in the world, upon | ors this pilot question. Every good citizen will join us in a demand for immediate action at Washington. ‘Theatricals. Panx Tuestar.—“Don Pasquale,” notwithstanding some great faults both in the plot and language, still Proves a source of great attraction. Indeed, it is a beautiful comic opera, and some passages of the music are occasionally transporting, and tell with great of- fect. It werejto be wished, however, (that a little | years of ag», who came to her death by a) lexy, | Brought on by intemperance. The Crouse ny held an inquest at No. 23 Peck Slip, on the body of Daniel Davenport, a native of Massachusetts, 49 It appearsthat he kept an oyster Police Intelligence. Maacn 18—Falee Pretences —George Bent was ar- rested yesterda’ officer Prince Jobn Davis, charged ‘merchants, by the firm of Porter and Ballard, dry fo. 131 Pearl street, with having rig ‘oods to the amount of for which he gi before obtaini jent) to induce ‘April 1845, ), under false is note at four ng the credit of Porter em to sell 0048, made the following representations. He stated that tore of goods at Miramiche, New Brunswick, en doing & good business in dry goods, gro- ies, &c. He was also engsged in the salmon and mackerel fishery, and owned two vessels trading be- t Now York and New Brunswick. He also had ithin the last year $5000, clear of all his busi- d further, that he had a cargo of iron in the Gulf jt. rence, which of itself would bring enough in this market to pay ev: lar he owed in the world. He referred likewise to ns & Co., merchants, Front | street, who stated that they had sold Mr. Benta bill of goods, part cash and the balance time, which was duly aid et regen Pot and Ballard were not quite so fortunate, for Mr. Bent has not paid their notes, and the representations respecting his owning v« sels, salmon fisheries, &c., they are all false frau- dulent; consequently a warrant was issued for his arrest onthe above charge. Committed for examination by Justice Drinker. Stealing a Valse—An old thief, called John fae ali- as Whaley, was arrested yesterday thi th th more judgment were appliedfin the applause and en- | mation pod skill of officer Relyea, of the indepe! cores. That rapid. hurried race een the Don and | lice, who caused a watch to be placed on his mi the Dr., where not word is to be distinguished but x “little lady bird,” and all the rest is confusion, mere mechanical hurry and noise, with little if any melody or music, hardly deserves hearing, much less an en- core. Again, we could not for the life of us discever | any’ wit in _ ee —— when Norina de- | clares no one had been with her—“what a d—d diabo- | from Harlem to Breoklyn, and this tolen b: lical falsehood.” It is language decidedly vulgar, and | this thief from the car house at Harlem. T' e conten we saw no wit or any other cause for the roar of | of tho valise were valued at $35. He hadavery nice laughter with which it was greeted. The claquers were r at fault thore. "Don Pasquale” will be repeated again | ce Tepion nn er enty stolen. Committed by Jus- this evening. The, serenade alone is enough to make Grand Larceny.—Daniel D. Day was arrested yester- grocery store on the ith a large pig | im rds he was arrested by po! his hand ; shortly afte = Compton, the forune of any piece, and the Don is sure to draw | day by officers Young and Cook, attached to the Jeffer. | for a ane . We would remark, in anti- | gon market police, ona warrant charging him with steal- Fo ea t tress and love. ing or embezzling two pieces of si valued at $157 87, ly woman, it on Friday. | the property of Peter Chrystel, 82 Canal street, who for- Bowery Tueatne.—Mr. Waldron, the gentlemanly | merly fed 4 an auction shop in Broadway. Justice | Roome held him to bail in $2000, in default of which he treasurer of the Bewery, took a benefit last evening, | was committed to prison, the vast theatre being crowded to its utmost capacity. “Touching” @ Countryman”.—A countryman, by the Not even a place te stand was left at half past seven | Dame of William Carling, was decoyed into rib” at o'clock. Mr. D. Marble made his debut on this ocea- | N0. 198 Church street.by a woman suppos sion, and played his admirable character of Sampson | man left, and on examinieg Hardhead, in the popular drama of the “ Backwoods- man.” At the close of the performance he was celled out, and returned thanks to the audience for their en- thusiastic reception. “Ivanhoe,” the most gorgeous pageant ever luced on the American stege, wea performed for ninth time, and we can assure our | teaders has lost none of its attractions. This megnifi- cent composition, founded on Sir Walter Scott’s ce! brated novel of that name, has been got up by the ind. fatigable manager, Mr. Jackson ina style of unprece- | dented splen i It will be :epeated this evening,with the ly of*‘Pizarro.” We hope to see a crowded ble house. Amputtazatas.—It will be seen by an adver. that this establishment is to ort period, under the most lid ornament and re- layed in the ildren be his pocket ok, he discov- ered the loss of $135, which had been extracted by the | “pal” of this woman, He immediately gave information | to officer Eldridge of the 6th ward, who at once went to | work and pulled little Charley Slato, rious panel thiet, and who has but j of years in the State prison for a simi “frisking” him, the officer found on his pe: | the Sten a Committed by Justic examination Running off with a Carpet Bag —Josoph T Beck was arrested last night in the act of running off with a car. pet bag trom the Philadelphia Ruilroad office. It wae afterwards proved, upon examination before Justice Osborne, that it was evidently taken by mistake, Mr. Bec! Dom pectable young man from Connecticut. he Case was dismissed. apd Bow open on Mosdsy vex, f oO a ractive circumstances are to be alike disp! Therefore sterday, ket ing four ie tomentns a Hess fmale boarder in Mrs. Baxter's , No, 99 Roosevelt street. Held to bail to answer. ty fo Caj 1e live district, Harlem, ©?” \° °*Pi#in Falvey, of he Po- formance m Mpeg ood jufficieut gua- rantee of its entire success The most wonderful danc- ing horses in the world are to go through their extraor- dinary Polka Lge tet een heehee 4 will dance the Posaible, more, wonderiul still, ght more wonderiul still, on th loves and spar like rog. pagitices. fined taste The fact of Mr. Sands and his Judge Smith. Corson vs Matthew Duff.—Both Manca 18 —Corne thie amphitheatre, under th ement of Sands, | the plaintiff and defendant in this suit are proprietors of Lent & Co., will offer the sod brilliant spec- | a very stable up town, and keep carriages, horses, &o., tacles that were ever witnessed Jotham. There can | upon hire. The defendant hod a horse known to the OF more | be no doubt that there will be constantly an overwhelm: | inti, and upon an exchange of. proposed, he asked The ‘was in as good acondition en he,last saw him. | The defendant said he was, and even better ; upon these oocasir 7 a ietebd bss betel it endeavor to present, at least, | PRs apna Wi +4 MWiglod the Oviginel ‘ie remo, | representations an exchange was made. The horse was —_ i proceedings, sts, 001 of Messrs. Flavin, Rice, Raymond, Neal | brought to the stable of the plaintiff, and upon being Naw: Bosr E make their second ‘appearance at Pal: drove he was found to be lame, and atterwards condemn- i Ge pba ‘on.— We were indicted to Gay | Opera ‘Hotise this evening. We have not yet heard | ed ina menenre, as a roe eee, ; for Boston papers offyesterday morning. We | them, but if the accounts which we hear of them are eer tatig conclusive, ag . The yeoe e them at nine last «ning, | SS doubt they will have a successful run in asad the jury rendered a yerdict of $83 in favor of the plaintiff. re burnt, which | 1 Marcu Weature.— Yesterday and the day before, al- | its regular monthly meeting, last evening, at the Univer- | the model of a newly inven- | ti jome corrections of the remarks | iving an | eding five feet, in order to | juoted the results arrived at by the Electrical Society of | and je education ‘ ‘oroner held an inquest yesterday at No. 303 Water | to excel, in ability, in morality and character, the | street, onthe body of Mary Parks, born in Ireland, 40 | ears of age. | md Fefveshment a: | purchased of themin | the 17th ward, and taken to the station | ABany, March 16, 1846. |-Rentism— Minority | Report—Proceedings in the Legislature. Events involved in the great question of anti- | anc rent in this State, are constantly growing in interest | to the whole people. Every man in the nation | should entertain an abiding concern in this mos, | | important question of feudal tenures. It will ocoupy the whole time of the Legislature, | think, until the close of the jon. Joshua A. Spencer stands com. So- | mitted! The whole Senate stand committed, and the people are chargeable with the result. ‘This morning Mr. Spencer submitted a minority report | strong—bis responsibility, voluntarily incurred, a | The report submitted by Mr. Spencer wes not read te other members of the committee, previous to its . the natural it Tee lone or The | majority of this committee ; al e close e | gee when Mr. Spencer turned to Senators, and asked to endorse the sentiments contained in that report, a marked and palpable amazement discovered itself upon every countenance in that chamber. As, of course, Senators of calibre positively refused to app! | orsubscribe to the contents of that ostensible report without even a previous acquaintance with its contents. Some one or two Senators said they might generally agree with the rt, but upon the prominent points they would not at present commit themselves. One in- dividual said, he would endors tained in the report. Mr. Spencer 1 ie it he regret- ted Senators would not e with him in a report—in | other words, that they were opposed to sleeking the vel- vet pelisse of a landed aristocracy in America. This | document should properly be read by every American, | as demonstrating the views and | upen a question, the magnitude of which is ju: | to be appreciated in the State. Five times the usu | number of this document were immediately ordered riated, a copy of which I shall immediately send you. | Pending Mr. Spencer's delivery, the Senate chamber | was pretty well filled—anti-renters in the lobbies, and | civilians with their ladies in the reserved qT ats iberate re, is sumes eminent domain, the tenants will not be benefit- ted. The Senator is Hodoabeary deeply sensible of the and cents, and thi me domain by virtue of an ngooir to him, why e may, | suppose. The tenants would readily and | cheerfully purchase from the State, and avoid, by those means, the dishonor which think they would incur | if they purchase from the Patroon. Another point in the document—“I earnestly recom- mend the tenantry to purchase their farms of the Patroon forjthe sake of the|prosperity and peace of the country ;and by the promptings of patriotism, I uige them to accept | the Patroon’s offer, and purchase the land. The tenan- have solemnly iterated and reiterated re the in- gating committee, that they will never purchas: he land et Another position taken by the Senator was, that he (inferentially, the committee,) be- lieved that the bill (presented by Senator Wri ought not to pass. By the pro | |, the title will be judicially passed upon. Ano- | ther position: ‘1 do not belicve that the Legislature can rant the tenantry any substantial relief.” Eoough of | fits report has been cited to show that it is eminently | calculated to stimulate the jions of the tenantr; stultify their reason; to hurl the probability of a peaces: ble settlement into oblivion; to retard action, and to put the ultimate peace Sat teeth the oe re nent dang As a jurist, Mr. Spencer has, - | erto, occupied a high place in the legal annals of | New York; he is ranked among your distinguish- | ed men! Hence a hesitancy was palpable amon; | Senators to grapple with him! A tremorat the flash o! is eye or the volubil ty of his tongue ! An innate dread at the result, and a betrayal of the absence of nob! If | confide: or disposition to succomb to the senti- | ments of so ipguished a citizen. When you get this | report you arrive at your own conciusions! But, hark forwa: | Ite great length precludes any idea of my making a | manuscript transcript of itfor you. - | ‘The Senate in committee then took up the bill to amend “ | the charter of the Canandaigua and Corning Reilroad that this road may | Company. The amendment provides ed ma > ry de commenced so soon as $300,000 is subscribed, percent on the subscriptions paid ; no action. Then the Senate in commit! inmed the considera- York and New Ha- the com} a | “The Senate adjourned to 4P. M. The Senate wiil now hold two sessions | 4 P. M. the Senate, in Committe, resumed the consid the bill to provide for the payment of th incurred during the recent anti-rent revolt in aware county. There it diate the ill was discussed at great length. to compel County penses incurred by thi Several unimportant amendments were offered, and the bill and amendments were passed by the Committee and reported to the Senate. The bill will probably pass to- morrow. At half past six P. M. the Senate adjourned. The House met as usual—weather love regrant dined—a gleam of sunlight i ° the windows upon the chandelier, converting the liquid drops into diamonds—galleries tolerably jammed—lob- bies barren of regret and replete with fun ;, there gov nator with some dozen Ss on his o rdiem. At ts incurred by this out- Its ike bloodhounds on the track of a noble quai or like squealing piggies on thetrack of their swinish parent ; questio: fore the House upon a proposition to annex divide some towns in certain countivs in the western rt of this State, to wit : to annex the towns of Eog! ‘ike and gee fo to the county of ont. The de- bate was exciting, refreshing and beautiful ; several cha occurred, to charges of log rolling and pe uviog and tergi tion ; breaking down majori- ties in one county and cancelling majorities in another. Suddenly the House t into committee on this bill for an invisible reason ; splendiu and terrific tuesel in com- mittee, and finally the committee rose and the House went at it again; motion to @ the bill indefinite- Ft a need. motion to order it to a third reading, lost; mo- bed recommend it to the committee encored w: opposition. nd the House went into committee upon a bill to lo- cate, erect, construct, model and finish a certain court house in the county of Schoharie. [A Senator in the gallery, looking through the inverted lens of a teles- erwise an opera-glass, in a gold fram an barring the sands. By the way, the Senate is in committee ; this Senator was in the chair, but a | prosy Senator was speaking, and this Senator declined | thelone “ occupation” of thechair. He prefers a “ joiat | occupation of the , with a lady for a partner, and is expatiat ‘upon imeliorating delights of a view from his position at the House below } r. Sawyer, of ‘Schoharie, a fine old Yankee gentleman, with a superior | pair of gold bound spectacles, took the floor. Asatrue | representative of glorious old Schoh he advocated | her true anterests at length upon the matter of the loca- | tion of these coun! d | arrive at a conclusion, aad, after a shorp and exhilirat- | ing discussion, the committee rose. | Un motion, the Albany, Cohoes and Waterford, the | Hudson River, the New York and Connecticut, the Troy | and Schenectady, the Buffalo and Hinsdale, and the | Schenectady and Susquehanna railroad bills, were seve- ly referred to the committee,of the whole, i | charge of the bill toerect the new county of Conewan- ga (a special order for to-morrow). | Ona vote of 44 to 44, the Houce negatived a motion to | hold two seasiens per diem hereafter. Eventually I am going to write an essay or a homily upon the matter of “Society in Albany.” I alwa: wear an old iron-grey coat, you know, and 1am going 1d ve, the frvsbies effect of eer bate, 6 in neral, my rey wrapper in ular, w the nerves of the town’s-folk. You may be certein that a handsome biography of Albany will be properly ap- preciated. New Orvrans, March 10, 1846. Activity in Business—Theatricals, §c. §c. We are up to our eyes in business, at the present time, like good haymakers, taking advantage of the sunshine. There have been larger operations in cot- | tom during the last week than any week during the season, and prices remain firm—the advance of 4 to } cent per pound, which occurred immediately after the reception of the Cambria’s news, was | given without any reluctance. The sales, since my | last, have averaged 3,500 balesaday. The sales yesterday amounted to 3000 bales, and from the ap- pearance of things this morning, I think to-day’s sales will come up to 4000. The arrivals on Sunday and yesterday were large, amounting to 12,520 bales. The reports yesterday were 5,564 bales.— Stock on hand, 160,858 The tobacco, sugar, molas- ses and flour market, have undergone no change, buta fair business nas been done in those articles. We have had no mail here tor threedays. The last mail we received was due on Saturday, but did not arnive till Sunday. The weather is fine ; aspar- agus and green peas are in the market, although the latter are very scarce. Templeton gave his last concert here on Friday ht. ihe Keans are doing a famous business, the house being well filled each night, and the fashion- | able ladies see fit to honor the theatre with their sence. Mrs Kean had a benefit last night. Mrs. jowait and Mr. Crisp are sull at Mobile, but return here next week, at the conclusion of the Keane’ en gagement, and bring ot Mes. Mowatt’s comedy of “Fashion.” Caippendale is also in the city, and will play his original character of “Old Cattaraugus ” e had news trom Havana vesterday by the brig Empressario, fate as the 23th ult. An Itahan | Opera company is to be established through the ex- | ertions of the Sodiore. have secured a sufficient | sum to support it. y have given the 20,000 to start upon—are to guarantee him a month for twelve representations, besides giving him their best eupport and influence. Signora Cir- | artegui had a benefit on the night of the 2ist, at which Pico sang, and was enthusiastically received and, after being buried with bouquets, was calle before the curtain. The rest of the evening amount- ed to nothing. |. Tue Van Ness Murpers.—The testimony taken before the coroner's OF dione od occupies a large space in the Auburn papers, fuliy implicates the negro Freemen in the murder of the Van Ness family. Mrs. Wyckoff, the only victim of this demon marderer who was instantly killed, is dead. It appears that George W. Hyatt, of Auburn, made a knife a yest or #0 since, which was identified aa the one need y Freeman in the murders. It was obtained by Freeman last Monday of Hyatt.—<Albany Argus, March 17, | from the investigating committee. The position taken | A by this man is very singular; his assumptions are rove | ition of this Senator | points taken by Mr. Spencer were that if the State as- | weight of dollars is remark was inten- | ded to apply to the tenants Apis Ifthe State | in this age, recognise title of the Patroon and disposition on the part ef | of Delaware | insurrection. | itnout | buildings, The committee did not | General Sessions. Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Dodge and pan. Fohn McKeon, District Attorney. Mancu 18.—Trial fer a Petit Larceny.—Jobn =, | | indicted for a petit’ larceny, in having on the lst of | Saanare iam, alee velled ape carpet bog ed to be | worth $3 75, belonging to John C. Peddie’ of No. 208 | Pearl street. The accused was found guilty, and the court sentenced him to be imprisoned in the penitentia- pao term of six months for this offence, and an ad- | jonal term of six months for another offence of which | he was previously convicted. | Trial ‘endl Riot and Assault and Battery —Yankee Sul- livan, James Sullivan, (impleaded with Charl Watson, Micheel Doren, and Peter Brown,) was t es his trial for riotous conduct at Tammany Hall, on cient of the 24th of December last, and committing batttery upon two persons, named Charles nderson and James while attending a ball given on the night in queston. ‘Several witnesses were called to testify in relation to the character of the riot, and the conduct of the accused on the occasion. Amongst the witnesses called on the part of the cution was ssistant Alderman Purser, of the Fourth Ward, but, the mission of his testimony was objected to by the coun- sel for the defence, on the ground, as it was ed, that | the gentleman alluded to, did not entertain a f in re- | vealed religion, and therefore incompetent to swearon | the sacred scrij ings the Court adjourned; an assault and | ) ‘ALthis stage of the proceed | reserved their opinion in relation to the admissibility of | his testimony until to-morrow morning. | Court ofOyerand miners Before Judge Edmonds, Al en Stoneall and Compton. Marcu 18.—This term of the Court opened yesterday, the Fudge’ Edmonds | andthe Grand Ju which e commenced by fay ing ey i Hi of duty of the keepers of the county prisons, in not farniaving the reports of the state of the prisons in their charge. He excepted, however, the keeper of the City Prison, who had faithfully done his duty by furnishing the report required by the statute. His Honor then read some extracts from it, which showed state of demoralization amenere the pri- the City Prison, which it would glect and carelessness of the | then adverted in an espe- | cial manner to the conduct of the keeper of the | penitentiary on Blackwell’s islan: who, he said, | although repeated applications have been made to him, | Tefused to make any report of the state of that prison, | chee the Judge, understood that at that mo- | | ment there were one thou: and in his custody. He said he attril duty of the different officers who ence of the county prisons, to the Board of Supervisors. It was the bounder | Board, to supervise this part of our local government. two presentments from different grand and sithosah juries, on the subject of prison discipline and the state | ofcrimein thiscity, had been laid before them within | the last two years, upon which they had taken no action, but allowed the matter to drop ; and, in his opinion, consequence was, that crime was increasing arfully io this city, for it aperee from documents in his posses- sion, tbat it had increased for the last four years, from three to four hundred percent. Heconcluded by te:ling | the jury, that it was their duty to make a pers ‘the she of Supervisors to take measure: Circult Court. vorce, are Oo! igne ries in cases of this ki He th that Mr. ond Mrs. Williams had ited so long ago as | 1834 and continued to live separate until 1839, that this separation took place in consequence of the brutal conduct of Mr. illiams; that his wife had made complaint to the public autherities, and that they compelled him to allow her support during that pe- riod; that in 1839 they came together again, and con- tinued to live as man and wife until 1841, when they se- | Parated a sei time from the same cause; they would also show that Ja: Cc. , with whom it is alleged she had commi tery, had never made his appearance at Ferguson’s house until the 14th of November, which ‘was three montis after she went to board there, and a few days after a woman of the ni of Mrs. Reeves be- arder, and after Mrs.Reeves had left, he went there eu they would also be able to that it was Mrs. Reeves he visited, and although be di | not deny that he might be in Mrs. Williams som, yet | ry e room with him. Several witnesses were examined to sustain the facts stated by Mc. Brady. The case is fur- | ther adjourned to this morning. Court Calendar—This D: 4, i . 31, 89, 91, 93,' 95, 88,'90, 93, 94, 96, Crncurt Covat.— Common Pieas.— 97, Lt Ul, Second 98, 1 48, 81, 86, The City Post Office, 5 Dean Sirn—Having frequent occasion to visit the Post Office of this city, and having noticed to a great extent the mismanagement of the same, I am induced to ask you, the proprietor of the most influ- ential journal on this continent, how the Post Office arrangements are to be improved ? In waiting for | my letters last evening, on the Cedar street depart- | ment, J noticed several of the panes of glass before | the boxes broken, and I could easily have helped myself to as many as I wished, without any one no- ticing me. Again, the clock of a Post Office ought to be the most correct time in the city—in fact, it ought to regulate the city, as a leading journal regu- | lates the opinions. Do, if you oo can. sug- 1 | gest some plan to our Postmaster at Wash- ington, and to your greet readers, by which these | abuses can be remedie ied, and oblige . Max Quenrexcis. | Tue Exeress Ronser.—James S. Jones alias Dr. | Hatch, who has been in confinement 1n the jail in | this city for some time, charged with the robbery of Li- vingston & Wel here a day or two since in custo- dy of an officer, on a requisition from the Governor of | | Virginia, in which State he is charged with grand larce- | ny, we believe, and after .being arrested, broke jail.— | Buffalo Daily -Advertizer. Albany and Springfield Railroad. City Horer, New Youx, March 19, 1846. To rue Eprror or tHe N. Y. Henaup :— ‘Stx—I was requested to enclose the within card for | publicatio: mbesen 4 that you, above all others, would | not allow th poor to be trampled under, as long | as you could assist them. J know the within facts to be | substantially true. Yours, respectfully, CALEB LYON, We.the undersi a paseng re the second class ’e.the undersi F -re inthe second class cars Femalag, Detween Alban: and Sp jeld, take this me- thod of letting the public kaow the ion practised upon citizens travelling on that line. y-seven grown ple and five children were crowded into half e car, tire other half being partitioned off for the baggage.) | where we were compe! many of us, to stand up. | after being told at the ticket effice that we should have comfortable seats ; and when we expostulated with the conductor, and asked for another car, impudence was added to insult ; and the indignation at this treatment of the poor prompts us to make this matter public. ma Soren, ban Francis Dralsey, N. Y. of Lyonsdale. | Ey i duce the British ministry to gi¥e the notice and take it out of the hands of Congress. If they would do so, it would save a great deal of time and considerable difi- culty. Tadvopeliot the dighaiiatrelloeed conspenies of this State, made to the Secretary of State, we have before given, in condensed form. The returns fmade by each company, contain particulars interesting to the stock- holders and the public generally. We annex the state ments of three of the roads comprising part of the gpens | western line through this State. of toad in “operation, 16 miles, 1807 foot Length of road in operation, "i Cost of construction to January, 1846. Expended in construction cf the new branch road at Albany, Expended for Do for re and earl; 4 Amount of dividends..... Income from passengers,. + 79,644 85 Do. from freight,.... + 14,781 08 Do. from mail 2,676 00 Do. from rent of tenements,.. 1,393 61 Received from sale of iron, horses, timber, ke.,.... + os 16,514 99 Received trom bonds of 1946, 44,000 00 oh . Do. of passenger and’ freight a CATE. weet eee ere ee An updivided interest with the Utica and Schenectady, Syracul and Utica, Auburn and Syracuse, and Aubura and awed Railroad Companies, in ‘assenger Cars,..... Mail and cars, Number of mact Do. of hi 6 Average number o' ber yr ny, including those engaged in the construction of | opeosbeaces Pied mace ck shane ee umber les run passenger trains,... Number of miles run Wy freight and all other sare Wesiseesnsccce oes eense This road bes never made a dividend, and probably will not for years. A very great competition exists be- tween this road and the Troy and Schenectady, end its gross income is, therefore, much restricted. The travel on this road is confined entirely to through passengers. The report of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company, for the past year, presents the annexed state” ment. OP Unica any Scurmectapy RatLmoan. LeeD conaructioreodens oF Expended for construction in 1845 ‘of Road in operation, 78 piles 8.005 (i 20,810 10 ‘Armounr of divide | Namber of locomotiv: Dassenge: ‘ager, mail and mA On k re sory) Soni aa Queree number of men employed. jumber of miles run by passenger tra “* miles ran by other trains, m* pairs of road, carrying mat 5 This road is one of the most profitable in the country The dividends of the companyhave fluctuated from eigtt to eleven per cent and its stock from twenty to thirtype cent above par. For its length it is one of the cheaper railroads in the State, and its local business is only abou twenty per cent of the whole. There isa bill before thr Legislature of this State for the construction of a rai: road from Utica to Schenectady, on the south side of th Mohawk river. It is argued that a railroad o | thisside of the river, is much wanted on account ( Utica and Schenectady Railroad'show that the Jecal tr: vel only amounts to one-fifth of the aggregate pesseng< receipts. The through travel is the principal source ( revenue. It therefore appears that another railroa wo e the through travel,and reduce the receip’ of thefroad now in active operation, below @ remunera ing point. Two roads running between the same point cannot be made productive. The country is not yeteu ficiently thickly settled to give each sufficient way tr vel, to the stockholders a dividend. We wants the railroads capitalists can be induced to construct, b: itis highly necessary that each should heprofiteble. * The report of the Syracuse and Utica Railroad Co{ pany isasannexed. . Syracuse axp Utica Rastroap. ee... Blel16.872 86 yr" for re ‘ears, &e., _ 99,000 08 ky 9 ‘Amount, pad Berceh sneseristts Anguat Namber of locomotives, 9. P-. nased of Sen coploron bg. ihe Ce . iles run by passage oe 89, - T Peight and other trains m4, The aggregate receipts, expenditures and net recei of this Company, in each of the past seven years;h been in any year since 1889, although the gross rec in 1845 were several thousand dollars !0ry»r than io Ys . Elias Kingsley, N.Y. Ohio, John Bra 4 een! tg t. Martin Kingsbury, Ne | jas bury, N.Y., P.H. Wileeat, N Y., R. Glenroy, J 4 ‘Wm. H. Haines, James Vase, kc. kc. P.$.—The above card was signed by about all in the xcept one or two ssockholders in the road. French Lunar Pills—Ladies will find the sure article, (no disappointment) at 112 Cherry st. The most fashionable Hair Dressing Ealoon is eity, and wh ‘sure toget hie Hair Cat, Curled, a ei te nae onate bine tac HTL Urs, the tatu Ble Hait Cutter, No: 13 Narsan street, coruer of Pine atieet. New of the Ohio River. Places. ‘Time Cincinnati, March 13. ... declining. Wheeling, March 14.... Pituburgh, March 13. 14} feet. Louisville, March 12. 18 feet 4 inches. MONKY MARKET, ‘Wednesday, March 18—6 P. M. The market has taken a turn. There was a genera) improvement in prices. Long Island went up } per cent; Canton, $; Hatlem,1, Reading, }; Norwich and Wor. cester, }; Morris Canal, j; Pennsylvania 5's, }; Illinois 6s, }; East Boston fell off } per cem, and Farmers’ Loan closed firm at yesterday’s prices. The steamer has now been at sea fourteen days, and her arrival may be hourly looked for. Her advices will be twenty-two days later. We shall, probably, receive by this steamer the result of the debate on Sir Robort Peel’s new commercial system; and, perhaps, the effect | of the refusal of our Government to arbitrate upon the | Oregon question. The packet ship and pilot boa: taking out the correspondence, upon that subject, between the Secretary of State and the British minist left this port Sessuussess = on the 9h of Febrasty, giving them twenty-two days’ | Passage to arrive at Liverpool before the departure of If they the steamship of Murch 4th, the one cow due. arrived long evongh before th ficient time for the advices taken out to reach London, we shall hear something of tae matter through Parlis- | ment; but if the packet or pilot boat had not arrived be- fore the 4th of March, we shall, probably, receive no previous year. In 1843 the grogs receip's were F than forty thousand dollars less than in 1945, nots standing which the net receipts th: than twenty-six thousand dollars more than in 1846.’ 1200 Y 80, 1, coun hig u @ 7 50 3 Ohio Life te Trast 15 Farmers’ Trust 100 do ri [ait ik wa ft Fy i inatant, by the Rev. Mi Mr. the 5th inatant, v. . mar Counrknat, of Montreal, Caneda, to Evita Hote, of this . ada: natant, by the Rev. 1 of this Tuesday, 17th instant, of scarlet fever, T: te] q ins' hy Wittiam, son of Thomas and Elisabeth Boll, oge | farther advices in relation to the Oregon question. The | commercial accounts will, without doubt, be of the most important and highly satisfactory cherecter. The changes in the commercial system of Great B itain, pro- posed by Sir Robert Poel, will undoubtedly be adopted. We look for very favorable advices in relation to the cotton market, and considersb!o activity in the manufac: turing districts, It is our impression that asa whole the news will be fivoruble and oven ia the evant of the refusal of our Government to arbitraie vpoa the Oregon having been received thor, we Jo not Jook for bad news. It is not the first time such‘enjoffer has been ro fused, and another refusal cannot disappoint the Govern. ment of Great Britain. It may bring the mattertoa | orieie much sooner than we anticipate, and, perhépe, in rears and fi "Phe friends fully invit noon, at 8 On Wednenda: Iiness. which tine Newra: 0 relati to attend her funeral on Friday from the residence of ber saber, Wes 14 Mott street to ie hi , No. 12 East Ele street, on Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, without f Jovitation.