The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1846, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Monday, April 20, 1846. Supplement to the Herald. We shall issue another supplemental sheet this morning. It will contain several very interesting extracts from the English payers received by the Unicorn, relative to the Oregon question; ahighly entertaining letter from Vienna—the state of trade in England—a letter from Albany, &e., &c. All this will be served gratuitously to our subscribers in and out of the city. foes The Next Steamers, The Caledonia is in her sixteenth day, and is, therefore, fully due, She wilMbring filteen days Jater intelligence. The Great Westernis in her ninth day, and will probably arrive here next Sunday. The Cambria was to have lef(t Livgrpool yester- | day for Boston. Our Relations with England. The impression produced on the public mind, by | the intelligence from England, published in yester- day’s and to-day’s paper, and received by the last | steamer, is generally esteemed favorable for the continuance of peace, and the amicable setdement | of the Oregon question. The British government, | it appears, is quiet and pacific in its outward demean- or, but is sull acting witha great deal of energy, in the dock yards. The British press is increasing its hostile demonstrations, and yet, notwithstanding the position of the question in England and the United States, there yet Jurksa suspicion in the mind that all will not end as easily as it seems. Tae tone of the London Times, and other portio of the London press, is very remarkable. Their | hostile feelings have inereased during the last few weeks, but as it is more under the influence of the monopoly of the Hudson Bay Company, than it is swayed by the moderation and conciliation of the | great commercial and manufacturing interests in | the centre of England, we must make due allow- | ances for their ebuilitions on the Oregon question. The London Times, 1s undoubtedly the organ of the Hadson Biy Company, and its wishes and purpose: may be considered identical with those of that mo- nopoly. Inone of the last papers issued frem that | establishment, a mode of settlement is indicated, which may be considered the ultimatum of the Hud- | son Biy Company, provided the British government accept it. According to those indications, they claim down by the 49th degree, from the Recky mountains to the shores of the Columbia, and then to verge south- erly to the straits of St. Juan De Fuca, embracing | thefree navigation “of the Columbia river to its | mouth, and likewise the whole of Vancouver [sland. It this line be adopted by the British government as ite ultimatum, we very much doubt whether there | can bea settlement on sucha basis by the United States. We doubt whether Mr. Polk would not re_ | ject such a proposition, aad it he were to accept it, we doubt whether it would be ratified by the Senate. | These developemeats and propositions, coming | from the press, tinged with the policy of the Hud- | son Bay Company, may, however, be modified, | when the great commercial and manutacturing in- tereats of the centre of England begin to move in | the matter, and operate on the British ministry | itself. The interest of the Hudson Bay Company, | as represented by the London press, and as adopted by the British government, is a mere drop in the | bucket, compared with the interests of the com- | mercial and manulacturing classes of England. | The meeting of the merchants of London, at which it was recommended to the ministry to ap- | point Sir Henry Pottinger asa proper person to act as negotiator between the two governments, is pro- bably the germ of a great movement, that will be followed up throughout the country, by the com- | mercial and manufacturing interests of Eagland on this very question. Ia the mean time, the two countries will remain in a state of irritation, doubt, | and uncertainty, as injurious to the commercial | interests of both, as it we were positive and cer- | tain of a conflict in a brief space of time. Itis | true, the commercial intelligence of the two coune | tries understands the relative position ef the govern- | ment of each on this important question; and, | although this irritation may or may not have a Great effect on commercial iaterests and commer- | cial enterprises, still it is indicated that our policy, or diplomatic movements, is not properly under- | stood. Thos, the two countries hope for an eventual ad- instment of all difficulties, and a continuance of | pet Many; are yet fearful thatsome overruling destiny may interpose some little, slight and evanes: cent obstacles, which change the history of empi res, and precipitate nations into the depths of war and | barbarism. The whole question is in an un- | settled condition in both countries. We can! not affirm with any degree of certainty that | we shall have war or peace. We may hope, | but hope is like the colors of the rainbow, evanes- | cent, after the shewer has ceased. The probabili- ties are just as strong in favor of no settlement, as | of a settlement; and the chances may be considered | equal that the question will be precipitated into our | elections, during the next few years. If this should | be the case, war between the two countries will re- | sult, probably, at the end of not many years. ! Tue Pavement in Broapway.— We understand | that the design of the city fathers in leaving Broad- way ts preseat horrible state of perilous unpa vedness, 1s, that in the event ofa war with England, | and in case the enemy effect a landing in New York, their progress into the heart of the city may | be arrested by blocking up all the other avenu and compelling them to take their march through Broadway, where, es they flounder among the nu- | merous pitfalls which at present give a more pic- *tureeque than pleasing appearance to that thorough- | fare, they will become an easy prey to our citizen | soldi-rs. We fiad that a similar expedient was re- | sorted to by Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn.— | Pits w.re dug and covered over with branches of | trees, and turt, in which the English cavalry beco- | ming entangled, a total route of the English army | ensued, and the Scots were victorious. In the pre- | sent instance, it will be entirely unnecessary to dig the pits any deeper, for the city authorities, with a pradent regard for economy, which must forever | entitle them to the gratitude of the people, have al- lowed the ruts to grow so deep that the omnibuses, passing up and down Broadway, frequently disap- | pear from sight, in their perilous pilgrimage from Wall street to Bleecker, and it is several minutes | before they emerge again into daylight, fre- quenty with the loss of a wheel or with a! broken axle. Seriously, why do not the pro- prietors of the Broadway lines of stages club | together, get the pavement repaired, and send | 4n their bill tq the Common Council? If it be | not paid, let them bring an action, and we venture to say there are not twelve men in New York who would not give verdict in their favor. We are strongly opposed to Lynch law, but we would be decidediy in favor of packing the whole board of Aldermen into a crazy omnibus, and compelling | them to make a daily pilgrimage through Broadway, wntil the streets are put in @ proper state of repair. Aoqurrrat or Potty Bovine — The community was astonished, yesterda’ lished exclasively in the Sunday Herald~ter no other Sunday paper had it—of the acquittal of Polly Bodine, at Newburgh, where she had been tried during the last week. It is hardly necessary for us to add a single word of comment on so strange— unlooked for—unparalleled an exhibition of crimi- nal jarisprudence. This trial takes ite stand, side | by side, with the acquittal of Tirrell, at Boston, and all trials of that class. There is, certainly, some reason for hoping that the State Convention will re-organize and re-animate the laws of the land. ——— | Buoxpse.—Mr. Polk’s organ is mistaken in sup- | posing that the panie 1n Wall street hae ended. It as bardly bogus. , the late dinner upon Mr. Clay’s anniversary, Bewsamim, ap ADtz —We publish in this day’s paper, the very conclusive card of Mr. Lester, in | libel suit, brought by Mr. Watson Webb against | Dr. Bacon, for a libel, published by the latter in the | reply to certain statements, made against him by Park Benjamin and Mr. Adlee, or Caudle, relative to the authenticity of his book about Powers, the sculptor. Many of the editors of the public journals, who have examined ths manuscript andnotes of Powers to Lester’s work, and also his lettere, seem to be satisfied of the triumphant defenee which the | latter makes out against the statements ot Park Ben- jimin and Caudle, We have seen and concur. Mr. Lester, undoubtedly, places Powers in an unfor- | tunate position. What motives could induce Mr. Powers to disavow the authenticity of the book, in the face of such facts, we can’t imagine ; but we suppose the subject will not end here, The original Marplot of this controversy appears to have been Paik Benjamin; but the difficulty now has taken another shape, and will affect other parties. Mr. Lester stands “ eyes nght.” Tue Next Prrsigncy—Me Cuar’s Position.— We understand by a private source from Wash- ington, thata letter has been received in that city from Henry Clay, of Kentucky, announcing his determination not to stand again for the Presidency, and avowing in strong terms his approbation of the nomination of General Scott for that office. This letter, we learn, was read in a triumvirate of whigs, | sudden, the Cor composed of Daniel Webster, J. J. Crittenden, and | John M. Clayton; and stands in connection with at Niblo’s, in thie city. That dinner, we under- stand, and its orators, with all its features, was se- verely censured by these gentlemen. These tead- | ing whigs are represented as being decidedly com- | Given | cret recesses of the United States Senate, by pub- | Tue List Surr—Wess vs. Bacon —This amusing, interesting, extraordinary, and origiaal | Tribune, will probably commence to-day, in the Superior Court, before one of the judges thereof. | All the great politicians of the whig party will be present, and many of the leading ones are sub- panaed as witnesses. It will be recollected that the libel consisted in a sort of indirect charge by Dr. Bacon against Webb, he having’ assailed Mr. Webster in the most viru- lent manner, for having given up a certain portion | of the United States territory in the Ashburton ne- gotiation; and after having thus assailed him, the | same Mr. Webb, through the influence of a fair | business transaction—similar to the famous Umted | States Bank case—conducted by the friends of Mr. Webster, in this city, was brought around |to support Mr. Webster again, and to bes jlieve that the Ashburton negotiation was a | great feather in the cap of that distinguished states. | man. The charge of Dr. Bacon in relation to the | course of the Courier § Enquirer, is small, com- | pared to that made against Webb of the same jour- nal, in regard to the United States bank, which was wellknown, throughout the country, asa fifty-two | | thousand dollar affair. | | It us very certain that a few years ago, allof a urier & Enquirer, which had, pre- vious to that time, been in favor of Mr. Webster, ; Came out strongly against him, and violated the se- lishing the treaty without waiting for the removal | | of the injunction of secrecy. By what luck the Courier § Enquirer procured that treaty from the | Senate was not then known, but it will probably be | mitted in favor of General Scott. It is said they | known this week. The publication of the treaty was | have made all their arrangements for him as the for Mr. Clay in Ohio. poses may turn out. Great efforts and numerous agents have also been Time will tell how such pur- | set afloatin Washington, in favor of bringing for- | ward General Sam. Houston, as the next demo- | eratic candidate for the Presidency. It is thought there, that if Mr. Polk should find that he stands no chance for a re-election, he and his household will throw all their efforts on the side of General Sam. Houston. Well! Be it so! The hero of San Jacinto would certainly make a good counterpart to the hero of N.sgara. We are not sure, but that General Houston would also make as tall a President as Genera! Scott; his mannera are certainly more popular, -nd he possesses as much dignity when he choos:s He has also shown himeelf to have been, at least, es useful and as patriotic to his country. General Scott has added glory to the American arms. General Houston has not only added glory of the highest kind, but also a considerable bit of empire to boot, in the shape of a new State to the Union. General Scott has many merits, but he wil} be considered as the representative of conserva- tives, of those who do not seek to advance any fur- ther. General Houston, on the contrary, will be | tegarded emphatically as the representative of pro grees, of movement, of power, of the go-a-head | disposition of the American people. Revotutionary Srate Convention.—The pre- paratory movements for the election of delegates tor the State Convention, one of the most revolu- tionary movements that ever took place in this State, are going on rapidly. We have already given the names of the three or four parties in this city | that are in a state of parturition. The natives, how- ever, are the first who have brought their men into the field. We understand that the following isa list of the candidates, made by this party, for this purpose :— Edward Prime, Hiram Ketchum, John Leveridge, Sheppard Kos) Wa F Pint,” B thiuecte’” Elias H. Ely, Ogden Edwards, Nicholas Schureman, Lora Nash. Wma. 8. Ross, David E. Wheeler. This list contains some very good names ; and | some very bad. We particularly notice that of Hi- tam Ketchum, whore career as a public man is marked by sectarianism, prejudice and illiberality to a great extent. Such a man should not be select- ed for euch an important trust. The ti:ket, howev- ¢r, is fair, on the whole, with this and one or two other exceptions. Now what will be the course of the other two par- ties, the locofocos and the whigs 1 This question to decide. According to ail intimations, the two great par- ies of the State of New York will stand nearly ba- need in the approaching election. Whichever party, therefvre, can elect their ticket in this city, wil have a majority in this terribly awful Conven- tion. Every thing depends on thiscity. Ifthe le- colccos carry the day, that will give them the as- cendancy in the politics of the State, for years to come. In this view, what will the whigs do % Will they nominate a ticket of their own, or will they adopt that of the natives? On this, hangs the issue of the whole question. knotty |", | ments from an atmesphere of frost to one of steam, trick. Furtagr Particunars or THe Orgcon.—We | paid another visit to the Oregon yesterday, and found her in much better condition than we had any idea of, or that we noticed yesterday. We found her still lying where she first stru-k , | of without any farther straining than at first. We | were very much astonished at examining her tim- | bers tofind them so strong. The principal timbers ; are 16 by 18 inches, and with the exception of the place where she struck, are sound and but little strained. Her keelson and five of these timbers are broken, making a hole of about six feet in length, through which the water comes in as the tide rises. A powerful steam pump was placed on her yesterday morning, and by this the water was kept pumped out, so to be at no time more than eighteen inches deepin her. The leaks on her side have been most of them stopped with straw, cotton, | old mattrasses, &c, and at the next low tide, it was intended to complete stopping the leaks. It is intended to get her off, to-night at high tide, | about 6 o’clock. If she does not float of herself, it | is intended to get several barges under her star- board guard, and as the tide rises, they will lift her up. A numberof hogsheads are also in readiness | to sink under her, and raise her by their buoyancy. | She is then to be towed down to the dry dock, where her injured timbers are tobe removed and new ones put in their places, and in about two weeks she will be ready for travel again. There is no danger of her breaking, as she lies nearly two- thirds her length upon the rocks. The steamers | Samson and Hercules were alongside of her yes- terday, ready to assist her, if necessary. Iris an ill wind that blows nobody good. The | stages acd boatmen are driving a good business, owing to the going ashore of the Oregon. We should think that at the least a thousand persons went out to Hurl Gate ferry, yesterday, to get a sight of her. Comox Covnott.—Both boards will meet this evening. Ia the Board of Aldermen, it is expected that the report in relation to the abuses in the Alms | of our numerous religious readers, and for the hea- | | made the foundation of a series of powerfal and vin- | | took place atthe time when Mr. Webster was Se- | cretary of State under Mr. Tyler, and it is supposed that his refusal to interfere m the distribution of | Public offices in this city, among certain parties | here, caused these attacks. At all events, soon after | this jingular eruption against Mr. Webater, the and went so far as to threaten, with annihilation, any one who spoke against him. Dr. Bacon, inhis libel, intimated that a fair business transaction be~ tween the friends of Mr. Webster and Mr. Webb, was the occasion of this singular change, which was merely a repetition ef a similar somerset in | the United States Bank case. It is even said, in | | some quarters, that several parties have declared | that the first instalment, in thie transaction, was | paid ; but with what truth, the trial will soon dis- | close. If, however, Mr. Webb be able to dis- | prove all those charge: inst him, no one will be | more gratified than we shall be. We have no per- | | sonal or malicious feeling in this matter, and would | be rejoiced to see our venerable contemporary vin- | dicate himsclf to the satisfaction of all sensible | men. Among the witnesses who are to be subpmnaed and examined in this case, we understand that Ex- | GovernorjSeward, Weed,|Greeley, E. Curtis, R. M. Blatchford, Moses H. Grinnell, R. C. Wetmore, and a variety of distinguished politicians of the whig ranks, who know a tremendous quantity of whig secrets, will probably be examined. It i: ingular and amusing affair, and will create a considerable stirin the City Hall when the case comes on. Cnerstian Dancina, orn Dancina Curistians — We published a short time ago, a curious card upon christian dancing, in which a premium of fifty dol- | lars was offered by certain pious persons in this | city, for the best tract upon dancing. The affair was to be decided by a committee composed of Dr, Tyng and associates. The following 1s the card in question, which we again publish for the ediffcation | then world in general, not forgetting the savages in Oregon, and thereabouts :— Parmrom ror Tract on Dancin by offers a premium of $0 for th ceeding t pages, onthe @ proprie- ty of Da by Church Members, pediency ofteaching it to our children.” Committee of award, Rev. Stephen H. Tyog. D D, New York ; Rev. E. W. Androws, Troy. New York ; and Rev. Wm A. Hallock, 100 Nassaa street, New York, to ei of whom, manu- scripts, each accompanied by a sealed envelope contain- ing the name of the writer, may be addressed ae paid) until November 1, 1846. WM. A. HALLOCK. The premium here offered was outbid by us ; but it appears that a new set of competitors have come into the field, with treeh modificationsof tracts upon dancing, and other items and matters worth con: necting. In the holy and religious Tribune, (Fou- | rier school,) of Thursday morning‘are the following remarks :— | We heartily concur in the propriety of the above offer, and trust that it will attract general attention. We trust the tract which will receive the premium will con- sider thoroughly the subjec: of dancing, show how and why the popular abominatien of dancing in hot, crowd- ed rooms, from fair bed-time to day-light, with a hot and heavy supper after miduight, alternating in flimsy gar- ed out for Vi ity Fair, and mixed up with all sorts of to be condemned and shunned, not only itians but by all considerate human be- But the notice copied above suggests to us some other subjects on which we think tracts are needed—subjects | Which are beginnii to attract the though! | and which are, lil +" ike dancing, of practical moment. We would a of eooagtoner to be offered, as follows: $20 forthe best tract on the rightfalness con- jistency of a Christian spending $5,000 to $10,000 a year petites and enj: re are a thousand famili yments of himself and family, 8 within a mile of him chris- ty of a Christian’s buildi house for the exclusive residence of himself and tamily, ata cost of $60,000 to | $100,000, within sight of a hundred famihes living in hovels worth less than $100. $6 for it tract oo the christianity of building churches which cost $100,000 each, in which poer sin- Bers can only worship on sufferance, and in the most out of the way corners. Wo would not intimate thet th topice are by any —far from it. The that imputation. 2 subjects may also be discussed with | profit; and, that there may be no pecuniary binurence, we wili pay the premiums if the American Tract Society will publish the tracts. We cannot permit the Christians of any church, | or philosophers of none, to exceed us in any specu- | lation or enterprise, either in running an express or | in patronising and bringing forth native intellect | and genius. We have already said that we had seventy dollars in our possession, which were pre- | sented by some anonymous persons, for the purpose of procuring our aid and assistance on behalt of | oi whig candidate, and have set aside all the chances | dictive attacks on Mr. Webster. All these attacks | {°° constitutio: Courter came out in favor of him, defended him, | ts of nota few, | New Youx Pirots.—To those members of Con- gress who are not yet fully acquainted with the po- | sition of the pilot question in this city we would re- commend to their notice the following resolutions, They were passed unanimously at the several ward and county democratic meetings just prior to the re- | cent charter election :— SIXTH WARD. Resolved, That it is with great gratification thet we have witnessed the introduction of an act into the Senate of tne United States for the repeal of the Pilot Law of 1837, and we urge our Senators end Representatives in Congress to perform an act of justice to our State Li- poe) Pilots, by the immediate repeal of that law; be- lieving as we do that t abject of pilotege canalone be properly exercires respective ea, and that wecond-mn the w as an interference with our Siate munici regulations. SEVENTH WARD. Py Resolved, That we have seen with pride and pleasure the introduction of a bill into the Senate of the United ates, ‘or the repeal ot the pilot la | call upon Congress to do justice to the w York pi- lots by the way of Sandy Hook,” by an immediate repea! of that law; believing, as we do, thatdt is an infring ment on our State rights, and that the State of New Yo: alone competent to exercise jurisdiction on the sub- Ject of her own pilotage. FOURTH WARD. Resolved, That we have seen, with pleasure, the in- troduction of a bill into tho Senate of the United States tor te repeal of the pilot laws passed in 1837, and we gress todo justice tothe New York ik, Dy an immediate re- | that the State of ercise jurisdiction believing, w York is alone competent to | over ner own pilot laws. Wu 14. resolutions, ously and enthusiastically adopted : ‘hat we have witnessed with lively gratifi- cation the first step to render justice to the licensed pi | lots of this State, in the report of a bill to the Senate of the United States. for t of the odious act of the 4th of March, 1897, entitled “Au Act conserning Pilots,” tion of which, licenses issued by the Stat er carry withthem authority over the tion of the State of New York, thus stroying mocratie ou of State rights and State sovereignty, in establishing the exploded federal | doctriue of consolidation. Resolved, That the ulation of pilots was wisely committed to State legislation soon afier the adoption of i nd that, as @ branch municipal pole, | it appropriately belongs to State government, and | | es he cannot be eficiently regulated by any other au- | | thority. Rossived That the prosperity of the State, and espe. | Cially of this port, requires an i tem of | pilotage be established, in thestead of thedang: | confusion that now prevails. Other wards in this city took up the matterin | equally as enthusiastic a manner, but theirresolu- | Y, NEW YORK, 4: | | tions, we believe, have been published in several pa | pers. } Msxican Arrains—Moyements or Santa Anna. | | —We find the following letter in the Charleston | Cowrser. It will be seen that Almonte is at Havana, | and has been closeted with Santa Anna. | Havana, April 8. | The Mexican steamer arrived here last ¢' 1g, brin; ing advices that Mr. Slidell had received his passpo:ts | and left the country. General Almonte came passenger | in the steamer, and immediately on Jandi went to Santa Anna, with whom he was closeted for several | hours. I understand they are on the of another re- volution in Mexico in favor of Santa Anna, and that he will leave for Vera Cruz in the steamer of this evening. News hed been received at Vera Cruz of the nce of General Taylor’s y to the Rio Grande, and it Geneially expected that they would be attacked by th lexican army. Seven American vessels of war were lying at San Sac! z InTgREsTING TO ovR MeRcuants —We find the the following letter ia the Charleston Patriot, from its correspondent in Atlanta, Ga., under date of April 10th. | Mr. Donley and his goods, (which sailed from New | on the 2d or 3d of April.) arrived here at half past and left here at half past eight for | reat hit, and will awake anecho in Alaba | ssee, which will be distinctly beard in New If they can only find wagons at Kingston, the goods will be on the ‘Coosa steamer’ to-morrow, and | rouse up the Coosa valley. The country is now per- | maand York, | fectly alive, and the business of next fali will astonish ane 74From the above, it would appear that goods shipped | | from New York onthe 2d and 81 of April, were, on tha Sih day thereaiter, at A 389 miles from Charleston Farther Nom uns tothe Convention. & Countr. People's Ticket —Henty Millard. ‘asmixaton County. Whi, Edward Dodd and A. L. Baker. Orasco County. Ole Hunkers.—8. Nelson, GN. Noble, H. Strong. Seneca County. Old Hunkere.—Jebial H. Halsey. | State Convention. | Dear Siz :— ZA | As you are the first on hand, as regards important | matters, please give the following list of names a | conspicuous place ia your valuable journal, viz:— — FOR STATE C INVENTION. | CITIZEN UNION TICKET H J. Jobn B Lawrence, Danie} Lord, Jr. Moses H. Grinnell, David Wheel _ Peter 8. Titus. | ‘The above selection combines all the req | ceesarv, and a fair representation of the cinzens of | | New York, selected with care by a large number of | voters of the city of New York. é ua | N B—Notice will be given of a public meeting | to be called in the Park next Teas, Ui at 6o’cloek. | BSCRIBER. Movements of Travellers, The following (singular to say) comprise the full | amount of yesterday's arrivals at the principal hotels. Atthe Amenican.—Joseph Gratz, Philadelphia; W. Ware, | Va.; R. McLane, Bultimore. jror.—S. Cony, R. D. Rico, Maine; Thomas Leve- ridge, Milton; Thomas Strudd, Providence; Joseph B. Glover, Ge Upham, Boston; J. #. Collins, Dr. Coste, Colt, Paterson; W. Howe, Pittsburgh: | i }, Toronto; T. a J. Thompson, Addison; 8. ¢, To ronto; George Bond, Mount Morris; W. Goedriche, Al- bert M. Skinner, Va; George McCauley, Port Royal, Tennessee. Emigration and the London Herald. James Gorvon Bannatti— i | Six—It will probably be recollected you, as wellas your readers, that in October last, 1 re- viewed an article en emigration in the London Herald, in which it was stated that in 16 years, trom 1800 to 1815, 3,000,000 of emigrants had arrived in this couatry, and that as a consequence the country was enriched three millions of dollars, each paying | Fassenger paying one dollar hospital money, dc. lt will also be recollected that | showed by sueh data as I thea coud obtain, that that statement could not possibly be correct, and that 100,000 was nearer the | truth than 3,000,000. Ever since, J have been trying | to get hold of tne official reports of alien pase gers, but cannot procure them, as it does not appe: at any were kept at that time, or if kept, were not reserved. Ihave also tried to procire Dr. Sey- Tt’s Statistica, to which the London Herald refers | asits authority for its statement of the number of emigrants; but } did not procure a copy of Seyber’s statistics ull to-day, (the Sth inst.) and Iam really astonished at the accuracy of my estimate of the number of emigrants between 1800 and 1815. Dr. Seybert says that the average trom 1790 to 1810, war 6,000 annually—that the whole number irom 1796 to 1306, was 40,000. Now, if the average from | | certain artists born in this coun’ry. Some of them | are professional daneers, and this money, which as no right'ul owner, would be well applied by paying it to the writer of the best tract upon dancing. | In addition to this, we have a hundred dol- | lare sent in the same way, meking an anony- | mous fund in our hands of one hundred and | seventy dollars, with which we do not know | what to do. We have already offered the first seventy dollars for the best tract upon dancing, | in order to beat outright. and upon christian princi- ples, the Rev. W. A. Hallock and his associates, 10 House Department, will be taken up for fiaal action. | this literary enterprise, including Bishop Tyng and sent their report; | Ia the Board of Assistants, the Joint Committee, to | his whole diocese ; and we now hereby otfer pre- | by the intelligence pap. | Whom was referred the subject of a proposed rail- | miums double the amounts offered by the Rev. Ho- | Toad on the west side of the city, will probably pre- | race Greely, Bishop of the Founerite Christian 8 the worthy chairman of the com | Onurch, for the best tracts upon the various subjects | mittee, Mr. Oliver, has returned to the city, after | for which he only offers the paltry sums of ten, & protracted visit to the Bouth. It is believed that | twenty, and five dollars. We will not allow our. the committee will report in favor of the propesed Toute through Hudson street and the Eighth avenues inasmuch as all opposition to the project, with the exception of the omnibus proprietors, and a few pro- perty holders in the vicinity of St. John’s Park, has been withdrawn. —_---— To Carcu tue Frats—The Newspaper para- graphs, describing the vast riches dug out of the | copper and silver mines of Lake Superior. A foo and his moncy,je_soon parted. | selves to be outstripped in any thing in this world or | in the next: we have beat-n, dispersed, deteated | time and again the holy contederacy of the Fourier editor and his associates in ail mutters in general, | but especially ia newspaper expresses and thin | with them conaected; and now upon the subject of | patronising literature and literary writers, we mean | to oustrip and defeat them again. | We therefore request every youthful genius, male | ortemale, chrisuan or heathen, pious or philoso- | phical, to take notice of these offers. We think we | shall make as great an excitement, and as vast an improvement in tract writing, as we have done in | newspaper enterprise 1800 to 1310 was 6.000, it ia not probable, trom | 1810 to 1815, that it was more, but more probable | leas, owing to the war of 1812 occurring within that | period. Bat taking 6 000 as the average, that would | only make 90,000 in 15 ee instead of $3,000,000. | So much for the honor, honesty, accuracy, &c , of | the What good or gain itor any | other journalexpects to effect by publishing falee- | hood and detraction, I do not understand; but this I | do hope, that allattemptsto misrepresent and slan- der our couatry and countrymen, may meet with exposure and defeat, such as the Herald has done at the hands of Jonn Monaison. “Tue Ixpaxous Fasrication or THE LONDON Times "—The London Standard expresses its be- | lief tvat the “infamous fabrication of the London Times, of December 4, respecting the Corn-laws, Was communicated to the “leading journal” by Sir Robert Peel, who sent letters to Mr Webster a others, in the United States, by the packet of the 4h, intorming them of the contemplated repeal of the Coru-lawe. The Standard aga that it was thority, and it expresses natural soreness at bei thus made, as it atates, to “tell a lie truth e statement! riously impugas Sir Robert Peel's Lous Feces 3 Gaz-tte, of the ‘Oth instent a Kg hat a bors, dealer in crocke: | Te Joseph Burke, Eeq. | ed from attendi: | Montg: | mirable, and his voice fine | Cipal streets, will p eceed to their Pana Tasatas—The tragedy of “ King Menry IV." 1s to be performed at the Park to-night by « most tal- | ented and powerful cast. Mr. Vandenhoff appears as the gallent and fiery “Hotspur,” and Mr. Hackett as “Sir John Falsteff.” We anticipate a crowded house. Bowsay Tuxataxr.—The performances at the Bo' tonight are to commence with “ Adjelgithe ;” Daven. port appearing as“ Guicard,” and Clarke as “ Lothair.” | The whole to conclude with the ‘Old Toll House.’ Such an attractive bill cannot fail to draw a large audi ence. New Garenwicm Taeatas.— Yankee Hill,” the celebrated comedian, appears at the Greenwich to-night in the “Green Mountain Boy,” and “A Wife fora | Day.” The farce of “ Love in Livery,” which has been very popular in London, is also to be performed for the first time in America. Coxcear of tus New Youre Mvsican Association: —The third concert of this assvciation is to be given at Niblo’s Saloon this evening. Mapame Pico’s Anaivat.—This exquisite cantatrice and most amiable woman has arrived in this city from Matanzas, full of health, spirits and fame. What is she about todo now inthis city? Shall wi in some of those delightful operas which enchant town cighteen months ago? Have terials among us of getting up @ aD ope! this convenient and Sppropriate season of the year Spting is the most delightful, the most fashionable season of the year for getting up such delicious and reflued entertainments. Do let something be done by the lovers of Italuo opera ; try if Palm»’s cannot egaia be opened. Mr, Baovewam.—This recy delineator of Pat's pecu- liaraties is to give of his side-shaking entertainments ia Brooklyn evening. He will of course have a | crowded house. Ma, Buna, rH= Viotrmst.—We find the following Gorrespondenee in the Philadelphia papers :— 4 Paiaverrnta, March 234, 1848, The undersigned, impressed of the pleasure afforded them by yeur recent concerts in this city, are desirous of testityiag, in some suitable manner, their just appreciation of your artistical skill. Iagresable to you, they would fuggest a complimen- | tary concert, to take place at the Musical Fund Hall in this city, at such time as may in manner juterfere with your future “plans or engagements. Such a mea- sure, while it subserves the purpose ot the undersigned, would efford to those of our citizens who were prevent- ryt ar late concerts, an Sppertanity— so much desired by them—of witnessing your finishe and purely classic performances, whish, in the ment of Poiladelphia’s best oritics, entutle you to with the first artists An early arswer would great Your friends dan irers, N. Chapmen, M. Te K. Mitchell, M. M.D; Thomes Biddle, B. W. Rich- ler, Jacob Snider, Jr.; Joseph @. » M. D.; John Butler, Robert Norris, Jobi Swift, Edward C. Biddle, A. Langdon Riwyn, Jol a Frazer, 8 Jackson, M.D. U.8.N; R. W. Sykes, James Markoe, Pierce Butler, George Follin, Joha T. Lewis, A. E. Borie, Charles Macalester, J. zB Worrell, 2. oe | kinson, John W. Field, Thomas Louis C. Norris, Edward T. bert,,Henty J. Boller, ewis, Samuel Plea. sents, George C. Carson, W. C. Patterson, E. D. Whit- ney, George W. B. C Cross, J. Capuano, W. Trotter, 8. Nicholas, Jr; William Peters, British Con. Gurney Smith, William 8. Smith, R. no, J. K Kane, Fravklin Peale, H. McCall, Rich. ard x, Clement C. Biddle, Joshua Linplngott, Jr. Charles Picot, George C ‘allader, Paul B. Goddat M.D; Willism Byrde , M. D.; Richard Norris, Ralston, M, W. Baldwin, J. Randolph, M.D., Jose Tiers, J. T.$ Sullivan, H. Pratt McKean, Jacob Lex, William McKee, Joseph 8. Lovering, Charles L. Borie, i iers, George T. Lewis, John Tiers, H. J I» R. Le, Frederick a, Cle: Barclay, Jam Worrell, Edwin M. Le: Samuel W. Pampa Samuel Williams, Jr: George R. Graham, Edward C. VAs peg William ee Ingereil, J.M. Odenheimer, L. Meignen, . White, John T. jomery, Rowland Parry, 8. stouet, Francis A. Charl Peaslee, Ivanc Elliott, Jacob H. Li rshall, S. Decatur Smith, W. P. Cunnington, W. V. Anderson, J.P. 1cumenp, March 28th, 1846. Depau, E v Charles Jarvis, Frederick Perrin, i. iam H. Fry. a lively recollection | sno | Vv. Hos | a great + Brown, Thomas Moore Willing, Joba | Thompson Norton, Joseph Plic! Cc | Seasea isms Seema vgn Cor itis oer a ‘ | mon remark of residents in the ceuntry, that a eity life is very pleasant in the winter, but unendurable in the ‘ summer. Thore is some truth in the remark, but not se ‘hes many . We on this little blessed island of | Mankattan have ail the facilities of all summer's We gave an article a few days since in re- he suburban retreats which are scattered around us so plentifully Ovr beautiful Hoboken. with her Elysian fields, her noble thick wooded bluff that overlooks the broad Hudson, roiling ® hundred feet be- pay” her io Sat. and forthe: Saciee ine te ‘eebawken, is now preparing berself w her summer dress, like a bride adort for the wedding day, for our visits du the summer Here, on Sunday, ni pou! ‘during the weeik, to . day in toilless pleasure. re Jed and the ing maiden, th marelees 8 ee je child, all Jove to roam in the woods of ken. A blessing on Ho- attempt was made it excel pent up in a crowd- ed chureb, to break up the Hoboken ferries on Sunday. But this movement was frowned down by the enlighten- ed and Liberal portion ofthe community, and such an demoralizing that the laborer spending bis Sabbath, attempt will probably never be mede. Then have Staten Island. Fort , _ Harlem—the various town. ante. Island’ Railroad, and scores of resorts of easy access to the city, wherea day nt wi wi ith great re. But it was of the & iy in led to ik Here jes of us the be irg from wi our city, bearing with it nvige- isture from the cool water. Then wehave large plat of ground directly upon the Hud- r, where a fresh river breeze can slways be found to cool the warm brow of the heated citizen. Here the tree leaves are stirred by the cool wind irom faces of these who rest j, and are in done. Thon there are Union Park juare, whieh efford a shade and re- . We have brought through hills, recks and val- jeys the Croton river to eureity, and bere meke it add atly to our comierts ond happiness. We ag all the e | if we think Relive ie & very conte: ant y manner. | of the means of liviog piescantly in Mew York dat the ou It ie not so bada , after all. Not ma we imagine, then many of the fashionable water- places and summer resorts, where all sorts of peo- | pl oa crowded in together, with no regard te comtort or th. i" the Battery and in the Titre new kaogiog wih thelr leafed branones, aod pony es to leaf. A few more such have had for a week past will cover them summer dress. It is a pity that mi it th of a city—inbaling | pors, carbonic acid, and the like ; they a ¢in fact. great breathers of our city ex! How mach id be, to have the delightful vapors t streets in the summer, converted isto green branches, than to be poisoning the lungs ef le are beginning to ge te Hobeken; many en the ferry yesterday. Maorenic True n—Mr. Atwill will deliver an illustrative lecture Megretic Telegraph, at the Society Library, this evening. It will be worth hearing. ’s Cavacn.—This church was filled to over. it evening by an assemblage of persons of ligious denomination who had congregated to Dr. Ryder lecture on Auricular Confes- play. one of ost elo. «1 time cenocilistory Romae Catholic doctrine on this subject | that we have ever heard, and proved the able cleygyman who delivered it to be one of the most talented a0- complished divines of the age. reverend gentlem: ik well deserved tribu has been for some ti the hat arise | ter it woul from corporeal suffering: feeling of sympatay, which manifested the appreciation in which Dr. Power is held. We taken noes of | a lecture, and will publish them at early opportu- | nity. Van Amavunon's Procession —The procession of Van cea to acknowledge the receipt | amburgn & Cos extensive Menagerie, will enter the of your ci ed March 231. {a reply per- | city to y end pase throagh the principal streets. It mitre te ratification it hos af. | willbe a magnificest right. It will consist of Gty car. the soy ek | erate aia { wi jescri ) ie" poner to itis one, delieve | since, "We should advise all. our tenderato witness this me, of which 1 shell ever feel proud—and just) although I cannot bring myseif to believe that my hum. ble abiities could have merited so flatteriug a teatimo- nial at your hauds. Need | add how much pieasure it me to comply with your request. ards the time for the proposed . Ae concert, I would | respectfully name uny evening during the third week in April that you may think proper to select, should this period suit your convenience. With feelings of deepest gratitude, 1 have the honor to bi Your obedient servant, JOSEPH BURKE. The Committee selected Tuesday evening, April ‘21st, for the concert. Mr. Muavocu as a Taaoept. not unfrequently been made, —Great efforts have some individual cases’ | by warm but injadicious friends, to crack up some fa- | gun Vorite artist on his first appearing before the public, and to make him appear to be a prodigy of genius, when, in as it often happens, he is but little, if at all, above ndard of mediocrity. Such efforts, which may for ime create a little part: little noise and heartburnin; are not only an injustice te the public, but th: ry tothe very object of such false and misapplied ze: Something of this kind was done at the outset of ti career of Mr. Murdoch. He is, it is true, a young man of fentes and prom.se ; but naving been too elaborate- prawed insome weak jou , the expectations of blic, at first raised too h ended by being seri- i i friends end partizans had not thus attempted to foree bm up into a prematare celebrity, we are of the opinion Mr Murdoch would at | this mom io t stand at least a peg higher than he do | goed imation. In person and figure he is command- Ing and superior ; so he jo in yoice, in action, end in atutude. In all these bi ifted with almost e to make a good uctor. Galtciion which is gee A Ly wanting, and thet is jat there is one thing whic! feeling, soul, lite, or animation, which ail show them- the right sort of trsct would show ak , Boston; Dr. Smith Philad | y " m ma. tMog er inneceat healthful com: | H-Grast, Capt: Howes, Va A: Quuckanbors ibang, | Seo, 204 sits an audience, carrying thew, away mendable dancing, to be practised in family or social | C. Trowbridge, Detroit; J. Van Zanit, Washiogton, D> Suda, bat coen tg, valu er toentivn bor Wy, ae } circles, with ten instead of a hundred persons to twenty | C.; David Wollree, Philadelphia. pean asa tr. fh ayn ranirypricehg— flag fp | feet square of room, at seasonable hours, and for reason- wxLin.—J W. Tompkios, Westchester Co.; Chas. | ‘urdoch is somewhat deficiont able periods only, with but a light supper before and | Reynolds, Mobile; E. Ward, Albany; P. Noble, Syracuse; merely the materiel eye, but the soul end spirit, the Bone et all after it—the young dancing modestly among | George sae: Pai iphia; Edwerd Miller. ‘Trenton; | foe vend on 101 or tick only give signe proof theie intimate friends, with their elder relatives looking | E. Mare, W. Copley, Delhi; Joseph Ripke, Philadelphia. | [olinE nd expression, which only give signa and proof | on. We trust the tract selected will consider all kinds . C, Tunstell. Rio Janeiro; E. P. Mitchell, | pf ‘del a ‘Murdoch is | not swreepiogly, recklessly condemn the | dull and ingspreaive, hough bisection a good cusugh, Good for the fault of the bad. | | hie declamation, perhaps, faultless, his attitudes ud: ly flexible and well regalated. All this, how: ithout the eye we have described, | fails to produce a deep ‘manen It ‘was this expression of origin, not to the physi rgen or to any peculiar qual feeling of the inward so to the genius of the actor, o1 was this which constituted the great r jer Kean, and which, jn fact, constitutes essontial treit of all geod acting, and the criterion of every good actor. What was it but the soul, the feeling, aid the animation beaming frem the eye, which gave to Garrick the power he possessed, to which he owed that astouisni vorsa- tility of countentnce which is related of bim? rare- méet with this great excellence in an actor, and its sence is owing to the absence of soul aod f. it words, of electricity. The comes nearer than any one else to hg in hay and pted to gen- the tendency of nis genin teel comedy, than to the sublimer heights and de, of tragedy. Inthe former, should he pursue that » he would andoubdtedly become the greatest and most ac- complished gemesl comedian of the exe. Our view, as here given, uf the requisite of a great actor, je mot in- tended to detract from the undisputed merit ef Mr. Mur- doch. He may yet become a great ector, friends e ie ve, a good pnw ne He bas ail the other elements, except electric eye. Tus aimee pe Sonn Daily en core £ bre menger Mr Kean’s speech on ion the Donel of Mrs Kean at the Mobile Thestre, on Sat- maunner in which we have afforded most sincere Ly tion ; and in thi Mrs. Kean and myself, [ now return yoo our most grate- ree a fortnight since | bad the honor of iseeieteer ie New Orleans, the most brilliant and \ccessful int, according to the treasury ac- oo “te jayed within tue walle of the present St. Char! jeatre 5 y to I \d and hi ed the vate, distinguished thats have received the same dist con ot in thie city. With much regret, we now take our Nave 5 dnd avery fealing of ‘gratitude aad reepsot, bid you farewell. Howe’s Cireus is now in Washington. It has met with the greatest success there. being crowded neasly every night. Dan Rice, “the 8! rian clown,” as he has been called, iehighly spplauded, and ts adding mach to bis popularity. Jim Crow Rice is now in Louisville. Tue Procession or Vaw Amaua' cot caraven of wild animals, will enti this noon, at 10 o'clock ; and afier Lelie * ost ibition perilion, ‘the head of Broadway and Ninth street. It will be the largest oni ‘most velaable tura out of the kind ever seen in this country. The Houston Te}-graph oa) lying west of the Nue es, border: tersected by numerous shallow which the by 9d Galf fows o intenes solic evaporatl and are coverd wich a crust of salt three or four inches thick, equal in every respect to Turke | , Rte the eee eee bic vel iom fatiing to the oo ‘Souths mates the process of eval ox- ed for the mere trouble of coll Court Oalendar—This Day. eee aa | Seerent securities for the amount ia aliq tot parts there- it | ae procession. Farsx Atanu.—The alarm of fire lest evening about | | To’clock, was false. The boys generally manage | up an alarm of fire on Sanday, for the purpose oi away their time. | Cononsa’s Orrice, April 19.—Suddan Drath —Tho | Coroner held an inquest yesterday, at No. : og | street, on tt ody of Catharine Wilson, « nati Tree land, 30 yea: age, whocame toher death by a fis of if | apoplexy. Verdict accordingly. | Police Aran 19 —Arrested | Galled Isaac Brady the Second Ward the yard of the dwelling house No jer very suspicious chicumstances. tion Hoa: Petit Larceny —Samuel Smith wes ca ht last, ging to Pailip Katish, No. | stealing a blue cloth eee Gevnd streat. Loo! ery Btealing a Watch — Augustus Dui | suapivion of mealiog anilver wat | No 131 Housron street Committ: A imple heb ustice Taylor. "yea wae arreste! on trom Z phar Platt, by Josuce be cieess et. Thistrusk ‘contained all the poor girl's weariog | apparel. The rascals made good their escape. United States District Court. Before Jaxg~ Bers. Arr 18 -Decisions~ The United States ve Williom | Atorl—Tnis suit was brougnt on a recognizance, to | which tie defendant interposed three pleas, and the United States demurred to the sesond plea. Tae ques- | tions raised upen the pleadiugs were : let, wretuer @ | recognizance entered into to appear Cireuit Cou: | might there and ans such matters as be objecte: | against itty, and not tu depart without h of the court is valid, without, also, specifying on what particu: lar ena the party is ander arrest, and to which, he is | to ap; 2nd, whether onan order of court t- admita to bail inthe sum of $16 000, and the of | Of, and the failure and insufficiency of some of the bail on their separate undertaking, and the arrest of a pri- soner on bench werrants iseued on three indictments for t cog! by , whether the declaration is not defective ia im. 8 substance in not avering that the recognisence was | soe is, that Gicat , | Sad that the declaration is defective im not severing that | hi | hit filed in court. My | the recognizance was filed or of incourt, the tiff to have leave to amendon this point. Iam of opinion that this plea makes the other defect of the | declaration, and shows that the court and its officers had Jurisdiction of the subject matter to take bail, and ‘th reooguizance is and valid 1 that the second pica farnishes no bar to the ection, inssmuch es it does not aver thatthe escape by the plaintiff, or b Canapian Irems —The business of the Canada Loin and Trust Company is to be transsotrd in Kingston. The principal shareh ders have their first meeting in Londen in Mey, when the Caneda Brauch ‘will be established and go into operation. The charter restricts the rate of interest to 6 per cent. De Robert M’Lean hes been chosen Mayor of Kings tom The choice is said to be @ popular ous. On the 90th ult, a splemiid ‘tlatee wes fat) to Me D sly pee proprietor of the Left nie = Ho tel, at Kingston rime company was Av Am-ricen schooner was the frat ‘Wessel that en tered the barbo of Kingston upon the opening of navi- gation this season. atcheson, ef that tewa, years, io cos andrea aa — erp] com, jog #01 jughters, grand rep, rand Onlldves. cod. gt chiltren” Wast ise lite Temarkebie te the fuot most of them are fillers of thé soil. The house of James Desn, tax collector of poy was burned down on the it. His wile i it Speaker of tne Lower fan fon of the St. Lawrence fe now fairly ‘osual topo Doorn bigh — pees as commenced. porte on wlso open, and great activity te said all parties concerned ia the ebip,ing of the Welland Canel bee made St Catharines, (Venada West.) aod many who look beck but as yemerday, willbe astonished to leacn thet tne village whioh contained 230 inhabitants to 1827, has now 3 400. ht chur flouring mille with 20 run of stoves, 10 ‘actories and toanderies, beside boo be glee all the ether sources of industrial om iii H Ef Bs i j iH ploy: a aes ;