The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1847, Page 5

e We expect 0 sew reveral relics when the tin boxes are opened. Muxver ost Four —A short time back, curing the fine weather, & gentleman, who is a highly re- pectable manufacturer residing at Williamsburg, was ‘tuusing himself by @ pleasant ramble onthe banks of he vives opposite New York, and not far from the pow- er magazine, be was suddenly shocked by pereehving body in the water. Fortunately some of the hands in Scere w ver. ‘fo thelr inex. ‘air aod elegant ns ~ about nineteem years of pee, Of surpassing ity. Evenin death the features of per countenance were expressive of the utmost female ovale. .That she belonged to the higher class of iety was'also evident fromall the appearances which companied her. Her linen was of the finest and ont delicate texture, her skin fair and beau- iful a8 alabaster, and around the ubst was air ot corsets of the most expensive kind, and richl: mbroidered. Her frock was of a rich silk, wad had evi- ently been torn b; ere fast bound together by a silk handkerchief tightly ied around them, and on lifting her up, the porting air, as it fell on one side, disclosed a large woun ond ghastly aperture on the back part of her inely-ehaped head. No doubt some mourning land fond parents are still disconsolate and wee ng at the disappearance of their beloved child, little reaming, perhaps, of the cruel fate which has befallen er, and, perhaps, their feelings harrowed up with readful surmisings and cruel suspicions towards her; perhaps even looking for her return home again, some ‘ay or other. degraded, as they fear, and penitent and jumbled! Whether the murderers have been discover- d, or whether any notice whatever has been at al! palling murder, and any measures body recognized, and to put the uite unable tosay. The sad y and beautiful girl were de- posited, as we have been informed, some time back, with indifferent carelessness, to an unknown and unnoticed lqrave, by the poor house at Williameburgh. It is true ithe careless formality of the coroner was called for and acted over the body, on the eccasion, but this was inef- fectual, we believe, in procuring any of those steps to be taken which undoubtedly ought, ia all cases, vi igorously ‘and immediately to be followed up on such a occa- siots Who, or what family, oan be safe from assassina- tion, if murder is taken nonotice of? What is to appal the murderer, if he knows his horrid deed will séaroely excite attention, and will’ not even be enquired into ?— Among the various conjectures current as to the man- ner in which this terrible deed was perpetrated, while some say that there are in tig of New York some Turkish bashaws, or something like them, who send their wives in sacks by night to be drowned in the Bos- phorus, and others aver that such deeds of horror and darkness are but of too common occurrence, the most probable solution we have heard of the crime which has undoubtedly been committed, is the following, which we relate as we have heard it stated. Itseems, then, that i has been, of late, in fine weather, the nightly oi many young ‘persons in this city to sail from the uppe part of the city in boats, upon pleasure excursions, oa that beautiful sheet of water the East River. Sume of those persons who thus pass their nights, are represented as being licentious and dissipated oug men, ready for any evil deed, and delight- ing to wanton in orime, which with them goes ususually by the gentler name of a “lark? or a “spree.”? It is supposed, then, that the unfortunate viotim of lust and murder had, in the natural and amia- ble credulity of woman, been led to believe the false declarations and oaths ot one of theabove sort of young men, swearing eternal love and constancy, and |, ina fatal hour, bestowed her affections, perhaps, on one she, in her simplicity, believed as sincere and virtuous as herself. Thus led away, she was, no doubt, easily in- duced to accompany her treacherous lover on an excur- sion by water some fine moonlight oveaing. ‘The sequel tells its own story. Here in a boat, with associates de- lighting in seducing and destroying the innocent, per- haps according to a long prepare: plan to get her there, she became the successive object and victim of brutality, and then, to cover the crime thus committed, another crime of pitiless violence and murder was added; a crime already frightful enough from its atrocity Such crimes cannot long go undetected and unpunished. But though the actors in such deeds may, for a time, envape, they are not tobe envied. Li dulges in vice, excess, and crime, is a living death and a burning grave; and the punishment of a condemning guilty conscience, is a torment unendurable. Suppen Deatn. roner Walters was called yester- day to hold an inquest at No. 36 Dey street, upon the body of Ann Fisher, aged 26 years, a native of England, who died suddenly from the ruptureof a blocd vessel near the heart. The deceased was unusually well and cheerful on Tuesday night, and retired at her usual hour, to every appearance, in good health, and felt no inconvenience until about 4 o’clook yesterday morning, when she had a difficulty of respiration. Her husband immediately went for a physician, but she died before he reached the house. The jury founds verdict tha, she came to her death from the before mentioned cause” Me.ancnoty Accipent.—Coroner Walters was also called yesterday, to hold an inquest in 26th street, be- tween 9th and*10th avenues, upon the body. of Joseph B. Halsted, aged 37 years, « native of New York, whe jlled on Tuesday, by being thrown from his cart, at the corner of and Walker sticets. Verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. Inranticipe.—Coroner Walters also held an inquest yesterday, at the 11th ward police station, upon the body of a female infent, which was found in the lumber yard of William Smith, foot of Stanton street, with t skull very much fractured, and the brain congested. T" jury found that the deceased came to her death by in- Jurles inflicted on thehead by some person or persons unknown to them. ‘Tue Sewers or New Yoru.—The folle relative to the sewers will be found to be rest Contracted for prior to the 13th day of May, 1847: 28th street, between 7th and Sth avenues, Aug. 18th, 1946, 855 feet long, coat. .... ++ eee s $3,425 07 24th street, between 6th and 8th avenues, Nov. 17th, 1846, 1805 feet long, oost...... 8,572 85 Maiden lane, between E. River and Broadway, March 22d, 1944, 2449 ft. long, cost. . ..... .16,493 14 8th Avenue, between 37thand 42d streets, Mac. 31, 1847, 1247 feet long, cost. 11,753 84 On the line of this sewer there y of rock removed at the cost of $1 kat yard, in addition to the price paid for building the t, between avenues C and D, April 30, s statement of some inte- 381 feet. 839 00 street, b: t, April 9, 1847, 1633 feet. 8,304 56 str 26th street, between 4th and Li nues, April 30, 1847, 419 feet... 2d street, between avenues A and C, 1847, 1495 feet. . 66... Jobn street, between May 10, 1847- 1985 feet. ....... 0+ Contracted for since the 13th dav of May, 1847, 18th street, between 9th avenue and Hudson river, June Sth, 1947, 1334 fest. oo. ee eee eee cee s $6,864 95 Water street, between Burling bw 4 = Fleteh- er street, June 17th, 1847, 263 ee eeeess 1041 97 10th street, between Ist avenue and avenue A, June 23d, 1847, 718 feet........ ++ 2,511 66 White street, between Chapel and Church atreets, July 2d, 1847, 421 feet..........+. 1,494 31 ‘The sewer in Fulton street, contracted for May 10th, 1817, bas been advertised for objections by the Street Commissioner, and the time for confirmation does not expire until the 9th day of December next, and there have been no bills made or presented to iy ‘SOD as- sessed for the work, nor can there be until It is confirm- ed ; and instead of the cost being $10 per foot; as erro- neously stated in your paper this morning, it is less than $5, as will be sen by the following statement, viz: The length of the sewer is 2141 feet, and 295 feet of culvert, with 13 receiving basins, at $65 each, which cost $9,963 86, or $490per running foot of sewer ; and in this amount is included the nk for the toundation and sheet piling, bey eho with surveying, inspecting, collecting and adve: x MARTIN E, THOMPSON, Street Commissioner. Street Commissioner's Office, Nov. 30th, 1847, ‘Tracevy or Rear Lirs.—Early in the month of August last, arrived in this city from Montgo- mery, Alabama, a young gentleman, wholocated himself in comfortable quarters, at a boarding house on Sixth street. He was the favor sior, an agreeable addres: the rare quality of impui Franklin Ward, and was frequently heard to remark that his family was among the most distinguished in his native State. He was liberal, almost to prodigality, in his expenditures; and all who had the good fortune to ma! is aequaintance, esteemed themselves in luck. boarders of the house adored him, and the gentlemen condescendingly patronised his oyster parties and yoted him atrump. The landlady was blessed with one fair daughter, and no more, who conceived an ar- dent attachment for the havdeome Frank, and he, sharp tellow, was not slow to discover the fact. A declaration ensued, followed quickly by a contract on the part of our gay Lothario to wed the lady, s0 soon as he should receive the sanction of his friends in Alabama. Weeks lided swiftly by, and Mr. Frank’s exchequer bogen to exhibit unmistakeable symptoms of ex- haustion. Months had slipped away, and so did our hero’s last “shiner.” The landlady, simple soul, grew fidgety—friends waxed cool, and all things began to assume a gloomy and unpromising aspect. All, save the fair bethrothed—the wrenged but still ardent and confiding victim (for such, alas, she had become) of the seducer’s wiles—suspected that the liberal, manly, handsome and incomparable Mr. Ward “was not what he seemed.” Yesterday morning Mr. Ward did not rise at his acoustomed hour. Several of the gentlemen board- ers had been robbed during the night. Some mourned their deperted watohes; others deplored their purses and pocketbooks; and the poor old landlady was inconsola- blo for the loss of half « dozen silver spoons, which she had, on the evening previous, carefully locked up in the dresser. Altogether, there was considerable commotion in the house; some oursed their unlucky stars; some swore at the city council and the police; others took it coolly; and a few sought consolation in a “nipper” of old rye be- f're breakfast, Notwithstanding the unusual noise about the premises, Mr. Ward continued to sleep on, un- disturbed, Nine o’olook came~so did ten—eleven— twelve, the frequent appeais at Mr. Ward’s bedroom door were unanswered. A carpenter was at length called, who, forcing the door, discovered—nobody. ‘he bird had flown. Mr. Ward had taken am unceremoni- ous departure for some more congenial sphere, and with him had gone divers watches, rings and purses, never to retaro, On learning the heartless desertion of her ao- ducer, the young lady swooned, and awoke a reine manise, At last sooounts she was in # dangerous situa. then. Oineinnatt Bignal, rat the memorialist, once convicted on un- impeached and ample testimony, of the charge of immo- rality, oan hardly hope to exercise again his high and holy office, to the honor of God and the edifying of the Church, im the face of the same community. The office’of a Bishop was conferred upon rialist, not for hie own sake, but for the benefit of the church ; and therefore it is not for his sake, but for the welfare of the church, that the exercise of it should ever be committed to him again. Your committee do not maintain the impossibility of his restoration, nor deny that he may hereafter tatty the church of the strength of his claims; but the: not conceive that it would be consistent with the and solemn responsibility of the cpmncpal character, P| the Bishops to entertain the application of the memo- rialist, until he can lay before them the most ample and satisfactory testimonials. Secondly: While your committee do not perceive that the repentance and reformation of the memorialist would of themselves, entitle him to be restored to the full exer- cise of his episcopal functions, aud his charge of the dio- ese ; yet they sre bound in candor farther to say, that he does not stand in the position of # penitent. So far from this is the fact, that he has chosen, in his memo- rial. to be an acouser of the law, of the court, and of the witnesses; tad instead of confessing his faults, and pro- {essing repentance for them, he assumes the character of ‘an injured man, and claims the remission of his sentence as a matter of right. Such being the me on which the memorialist has chosen to rest his application, it is manifest that the House of Bishops could not grant it without incur- ring the reproach either of admitting the justice of his complaint, or of shrinking from the defence of the truth, through the force of lamor. If they were capable of deserving either of these imputations, they would show themselves unworthy of the confidence of the church, and altogether unfit to guard the holy administration of its discipline, which is committed to thelr care. But in none of the cengures of the memorialist can your committee concur. As to the canon of 1844, un- der which he was tried and condemned, the main prin- ciple that a bishop might be presented by any three brea as well as by his own convention, was intro- duced nine years before. The constitution of the church was altered in order to admit the change, and the first canon in which the principle was embodied was passed in 1841, with the most entire unanimity. ~The House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, in 1841, made no alteration'in that princi- le, but only supplied the details which many conceived ‘be necessary to its practical operation. And the canon passed by them was approved in the House of ppd by the memorialist himself, and met with no opposition from any quarter. And on the trial of the memorialist under that canon, not one word was sald by him, or his able counsel, about its supposed unconstitutionality, nor about its ex facto operation. Neither was there the slightest exc: tion taken, or attempted to be taken, against any of bishops that composed the court. Neither was there any assault upon the character of the witnesses, nor any attempt to impeach their reputation for veracity. Neither, after the verdict of “guilty” was declared, andthe respondent called upon to assign his rea. sons why sentence should not be pronounced, did he suggest a word azainst the canon, or against the legali- ty of the whole proceeding ; nor did he even ask for a new trial, or review, as he manifestly should and would have done, if he or his counsel had supposed that injus- tice had been done him, ‘The sentence which followed was pronounced by nine ofthe court, while tho other eight voted for his degra- dation. And of the validity and effect of that sentence, your committee cannot have a moment’s doubt. It stands, And must stand, in full force, until i: is remitted by the competent authority, But while your committee sustain the proposition that the remit of that sen- tence is a porsible event, in contemplation of law, they deem it but justice to the memorialist and to the dio- cese of New York, to add that they consider the proba- bility of its occurrence so slender and remote as scarce- ly to afford a reasonable basis for future action. In conclusion, your committee respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That, the memorialist; have leave to with- draw his letter and memorial. All which is respectfully submitted. T. C. Brownext, Jouw H. Horxins, J. P.K. Hensuaw, Geo. W. Freeman. House of Bishops, Oct. 27, 1847. The undersigned, without taking partin the argu- ment of the committee, concurs in the resolution pre- sented. Sam’: A. McCosxry. The above resolution was adopted by the house, the report entered upon the minutes, and @ copy ordered to ba sent to Bishop Onderdonk. Rallway Intelugence.. The State of Georgia hag prosecuted with great stea- diness and enterprise her system of railroads until now the main line from Atalanta has nearly reached the Tennessee river. This connection will soon be comple- ted, and when finished, with other works now in pro- gress, the investment of Georgia in railroads will not fall short of fifteen millions of dollars.—Suv. Rep. The citizens of Lima, Allen county, are discussing the propriety of making’ railway from thence to inter- sect the Mad River road at Kenton,—Cin. Gaz. Practical Bookkeeping.—Mr. C. C. Marsh, author of the popuinr works on Bookkeeping, continues to teach at hisrooms, No. 88 Ledar street, day und evening. Pros. peeruses, with terms, ke., may be obtained on application. Broderies, chies et Reparees In mode de in récemment arrivée de Pari, offre eg do Now York pour Ret Mar r el commod toute sorte de iu hy cols, bonnets, mauchettes evb ‘Mile. BM. demeure No: 101 Spring street, pr Laces and Embrolderles ben and Clean- ed in the F, hb indemoiselle Martin. recent, are cd Ps co tho ladies of New ‘ork, ing, and arranging as new, all kinds of laces, and embroideries. Her residence is at No. near Broadway. large assofunent of the abj uf ets, Ke. Ke, of the most fl Pt who are asingt 8 he feels confident that hevean anit ail tastes, both aa regards price and quality. KNOX, 128 Faiton street, Sun Building. Fancy Paper and Paper Boxes, Nabedepen tra rs, fancy voxes for confectioners, jewelry boxes, ware boxes, in nests, for druggists, pill ¢ copper, tissue, morocco, marble, Chi Boa per lrees, fold aad silver borders, 0 res, 1s0, boxes for wedding cake; fetal a¢ «8 Maiden Tane. KRAFT, Manufacta importer. Portable Shaving Cases, ofan entirely new and compact construction, farnished with articles, the which do not di t from fal gant and complete appendage adapted to the wants of SAUNDERS & 80: Hotel. Pocket and Pen Knives, Razors, etc.A beautiful assortment of the above can be seen at th i bere together Wi ha lage varity of scissors, nail polishe: 5 ‘LOTS und and set. utler ied: G. BAUNDERS & SON, 177 Biowtway, A’ few ore above Courtlandt #1 Gold Pens, Diamond Pointed.—Purchasers of Gold Pens will bear in mind that all makers puttheir uames on best pens, and the names of cardinals, chieftai ir second or inferior qualities. ‘Those who ‘00d warranted pen ata low rate, can fiad at blishment of JOHN W. GREATON & CO., No. eet, the pens of all the best makers, which they will sell who! at reduced prices. Gold Pens repaired. Se Richelieu Diamond Pointed Gold Pens:— These are the oul: 8. OF com off, or if any im e pen aftera full t Itis offered to the pub- lic as empha a ily the best and. ch in th They are sold for $2 aly Ss Ne ee “ iam’ one door below Sa ton t, together with a large variety of gold an¢ and pencil eases at the lowest prices. Gold peus juerrelan Gallery, et, should be transl The Piumbe pont iu on the upper corner of Brosdwaytan exami toy all who are about to have themse) toa silver plate, and thereby rendered imperis! Tecan be satd with trath that Plumbe’s pictures Dr. Bostwick’s New Medical Book, published by Burgess, Stringer & Co., 222 Broadway. ay ) be had of the author, 7) Chambers street. Price $1. See advertisement on outside page. well. ko fectually removed by the use of Rivg’s Com- fiyaripdate of Pocus. Sursapariiia and Yel " t. It is recommended fa fall beings specific, and i ing pre du credulous of its _surpi ‘operties. by C. A. Hung, and Chemist, 192 Broa cents per box ; or the Pe: Vi the Orientals; or Sir Astley Ci fa 7 50 conte <r wed asparilla, $1; (Dr. y gents Sesere RE Hombert’s Pi'ls, $1, or Bandelocy at EM. GuIONS, 127 Bowery. ‘The cheapest and best piacein the city toget Boots and Shoes, is at Jones's, 4 Aun street, near the American M He selle his best French Calf Dress Boots at $4 50, rate Boot he will sell at $4. You can also get n ice pait for $3.50, and as to his waterproof and cork sole they cannot be beat jn or aeatiey. acd further i) jones, of No. 4 Aun street, mo! yoods sold by ow are warranted to give entire satisfaction to the purchaser. ‘The Nonpareil India Rubber Boot, with or without leather soles, manufactured exclusively for the Goodyear Rabber W: be ordinary hots nd ov Powers of mud orm efer the Hubber Overshoes, af the mostellegant fall patterns, compercd with which th fashioned Rubber Shoes are an absol deformity, into which the foot of no gentleman, and lady, shorn ld id oo ether with an jess variety of Paveat Metallic Rubber Fabrics, may be found at the Ware- » opposite Trinity Church, the + en it ir with the name of thi patentee—Charles pe: at No. tal 13 Nas and te Vici 0 tn board Treasury Notes went up Loan, % ; Long Island, 4 ; Norwich and Worcester, <; Reading, {; Harlem, %. Reading Bonds and Morris Canal closed at prices current yesterday, and Reading Mortgage Bonde fvll off %. ried out $404,000 in specie. ‘The steamship Hibernia, from Liverpool for Boston, has been at sea nearly thirteen days, and will be due, with fifteen days later intelligence from all parts of Europe, om Saturday. It is the general impression that advices by her will be much more favorable than the last, and the arrival of the Hibernia is looked for with much anxiety. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity of cer- tain articles of cotton, worsted, and linen manufacture, exported from the United Kingdom of Great Britain to Mexico, in the first six months in each of the past four years. We give this table for the purpose of showing what the trade with Mexioo has been in these articles, what it is, and what it can be made agai Extontation of Britis Manvractures ro Mexico, Jan. Lat to July 1st 1014. 18 1846. 1847. Cotton yarn, No. t,he... Bulle — — - jo 548 4 1 184,413 1,286,893 531.; 2,760 20,755 3,674 Lace, ke., yds Unenumerated ‘This trade was in its most prosperous condition in 1845, In that year Mexico furnished extensive markets for the British calicoes; the imports into that country for that year being more than fen millions of yards. The exportation of calicos from Great Britain to Mexico, in the first six months of 1846, was 4562816 yards, and to the United States, for the same period 11,726,558 yards. This shows the importance and extent of the trade with Mexico in this single article. The falling off in this trade, in the first six months of 1947, has been immense—the importation of several desoriptions of cotton manufactures into Mexico have ceased alto- gether. That market has not been supplied with these articles from any sources, and the consumption has been suspended. Active hostilities between the United States and Mexico commenced in May, 1846; immedi_ ately after the blockade of the ports took place, and the imports were reduced to a very limited amount. The capture of Vera Cruz took place in March, 1847 ; immediately after which the ports were open- ed, a new tariff of duties established, the wheels of commerce were again put in motion, and the importations came in pretty fast. We eannot, however expect any trade of consequence with the interior until the roads are opened and safe to travel upon. There must be a great want of foreign manufatures in the in- terior of Mexico. A population of about ten millions consume immense quantities of cotton goods, which must be supplied from some external source, and here- after there will bea more equal contest between the manufacturers of Great Britain and those of this coun- try, for the monopoly of the Mexican markets. We stand in the best position for supplying the demand for cotton goods from that quarter, and such is our confi- dence in the enterprise of our eastern manufacturers, that we have no doubt they will avail themselves of this opening. To enable them to do this thoroughly, to con- trol these markets perfeotly, it may be necessary to Americanize the ports, to make a discriminating tariff in favor of American manufactures and products, that we may stand upon a more favorable footing than other nations. There are many who advocate the free opening of the ports to American products; but the government depend too much upon a ré jue from imports to make the trade so free. A difference of five per cent in our favor, would be all that is necessary to secure us the balk of this trade. There are numerous cotton manufactories in Mexico, In 1842, there were fifty-three factories, having 131,280 spindles, which consumed about 3,000,100 pounds of cot- ton sunually, being about 2,000,000 pounds more than the production of that country. at thattime. The raw material oan be produced in Mexico to a much greater extent then ever yet realized, and we have no doubt but that this element of wealth will increase as rapidly asall others, when there is a proper mixture of the Avglo- Saxon race. There is not a richer country on the faco of the earth than Mexico, and it {sa matter of much astonishment to those who have visited it, that such a people should have inhabited it so long and developed no more of its resources. It undoubtedly has been left by the Supreme Ruler of the universe, for this country to extend its protecting arm over the sister republic, to give it sound and wholesome laws, and civilize its inha- bitants [We shall place Mexico, country, in a more favorable position than she has ever yet enjoyed, dis- tribute the wealth of her mines over the world, extend her commerce, and give hera rank among commercial nations second to but few. We oan regenerate and dis- enthrall the people of that magnificent country, andit is our destiny to do so. It never was intended that such a Tich and fertile section of the world should remain in the possession of a half civilized race. The annexed statement exhibits the value of imports and exports ot Matamoras, on the Rio Grand, for the year 1843, showing also the tonnage employed, dis- tinguishing the fisg,and the amount of duties on im- pois, exports, and tonnage : Commence or Matamonas—Vatur ov Inronts an Linen goods. . .. + $109,819 99 Cotton goods 927,245 41 Woollen goods. 19,942 90 Silk goods, 21,387 00 Liquors, 9 Provisions. Merohandize Medicine. .... Machinery... Furoiture ......- 55,869 29 64.431 06 Books and stationery. . Other articles........ Total. ....-+++ 508 00 760 00 beers « $609,973 45 Spanish, t ns. 98 French, 90 American, “ 2,303 ‘Total number of 31 Impcrt........ $246,605 10 One per cent Jaw 9.932 34 erage... 4.4 4,955 03 Tonnage ...... Rigie 6 3.047 60 ‘Ten per cent law, (de consumo). 538 70 Kive per cent law.......... . 26 804 98 cent export duty on gold coin (. 9 60 nd @ half per cent on silver . 3,470 09 Six percent on silver ..... 11,031 89 Two per cent, (de cirdulacion) ++ 1,674 20 Four percent. .....ccceeeces ++ 5,890 50 TOC oe ese eeee cee e cece e ces «$814,609 92 A very large per cent of the exportation was in gold and silver, aad nearly the whole cf the balance in hides, The above returns show what. description of goods were ot that time indemand at that port. The most interest- ing and extraordinary part of the above statement is that relative to duties. It will be seen that the amount of revenue is more than fifty per cont of the aggregate value of imports; that only about two-thirds of the revenue was from duties on merchandise imported, the balance being from tonnage, export duty, Ko., &o., kof If our government levied duties or taxes at this rate, and strictly enforced the payment, a revenue of thirty millions per annum could be secured from the ports of Mexico alone. The per cent duty upon imports was about fifty per cent. The exports from Boston to Mexico, for the week end- ing Nov. 26th, were as follows :—Domestion, 43 pac! candles, 100 boxes; paint, 125 kegs; nails, 4 kegs; hay, 5 tons; paper, 1009 reams; pepper, 60 bags; ten, 40 cheste; cloves, 15 bbls; lard, 68 kegs; fish, 36 packeges; ofl, 10 bbis; butter, 1724 lbs, Tho Yankees will soon carry on ® large trade in such things, and receive in return for their shipments, hard dollars. It is a very extraordinary fact, that the section of the Union most opposed to the conquest of Mexico, will bein re- | ality most benefited by the acquisition of that country. The New England States, on account of their great manufacturing interests, will be more benefited by the opening of the Mexican trade, and the abolition of thone restrictions which have heretofore existed, than the Southern or the Weatern States, Mexico in to a certain extent @ cotton and grain growing country, and would therefore, come more into competition in these articles With the Southern and Western sections of this coun: markets. Very few of them amyet see this result, or their opposition to the war woul! not be so bitter. We shall coon see a very great change in public opinion, in that section, upon this question. $500 Tr’y Ni s ee dees ime fa NougWorR™ 3th 2.6 State 6's, 60 10ag 100 Vir 9 5000 Penn (30 73 100 “de. consol b60 1856 700 Ohio 6's, ’50 98" 100 28 soos beedine ie aS 2g 0 dio ahs Heading i it 2 Railroad 2 500 do baw 61 600 a 100 do 0 bie 43} 200 = do od 62” 190 bso 43) 100 do boo 624 50 do 300 do Ce a 400 Farmers’ Trust 265% 50 bie 42 25 Morris Canal 10 400 do 650 shs Harlem Railroad he Ribw 60' 6 Hai ‘Reading haa rina 17a a ee os 50 do \%, 200 Farmers’ Loan an 18 do Ha90 4158 Co me iso gc Railroad 608; 50 50 bm 61M jew Stock Exchange. ’R AR RR i Huemk Rk a ai a 100 ay 0 do 50 do ai do 20 100 do a Inka "; 100, do 42 50 ing R 50 do 43 iy do 100 do 53 41%; CITY TRADE REPORT. New Youx, Wednesday Afternoon, Dee, 1 Daring the afternoon, holders of flour were again more firm in their demands, and salee in some cases, were made ate slight advance; but, towards the close of % sales OL Genesee, Oswego, ko, were made at y's quotations. ‘The fact being generally jeved that the can: d closed at Albany, seemed to produce no impression upon the market. Sales of wheat were pretty freely made, including chiefly parcels of western, on terms stated below. Corn was less quick, while prices remained about the same, with moderate transsotions. Rye was not in such good demand as on yesterday. Oats were steady, while meal rei u- changed Pork was inactive. Some sales of lard, and of hams, with shoulders, were made on terms stated be- law. Groceries continued rather quiet, the chief sales being made by on. Asnxs—Sales of 50 bbls. of pots were made at $575 sales pearls were reported at $7 50, x was inactive at 22¢. neapst ters —Flour—Sales of 500 bbls. Os reported at $6 25; sales of straight brands handsome order, were made at $6 50, and 1100 do fancy do, were sold on private terms; 5a600 bbis. in separate lots, were sold at $6 18%, and about Shy fair Cee tiacreey were pol $6 25; 200 bbls. straight brands Michigan, sold at $6 1844; 449 bbls. dam- aged New Orleans were sold at $5. In ‘Southern there was very little doing. We mote ssles 200 bbis. Brandy- wine at $675; sales 200 do Ohio fancy, were made at $6 7606 8734. Wheat—Sales of 3000 bushels of Illineis or Chi re made at 125¢c; 1800 do Western deli- vered, sold at 130c; 2000 do Mle sold at the same price,’and 1500 do Genesee sold at 1360. Corn—Sales of 203000 bushels Western mixed were made at 728730; 2500 do sold at 730; and 1000 do new yellow sold at 660; Meal—Sales of 1000 bbls. Cincinnati or Western were made at $3 124g, and 250 do. New Jersey, at $3 440 $3 60. Rye—Sales of 2000 bushels were reported, at 880, and 4000 do, at S3igo. Rye Fiour—The last sales were made at $462}g. Oats—Sales of two cargoes were made at 500, Barley—We heard of no sales. Receipts down the Hudson River, Nov. 30, Flour. . +» «17,500 barrels, Wheat. + «++ 7,600 bushels Rye. 116.200 GCanvies —There was no change in prices. Corree—S ves of 100 bags Rio damaged were made, by auction, at 4%0, cash. There was not mush doing from first hands, Corron—The market was quiet to. , shippers having withdrawn, andepinuera buying sparingly. The entire sales of the day did not exceed 600bales, at priges equal to 8'4o for fair uplands. i4—There was no change in cod, which was steady at ut $3 62}g. Sales of 300 bbls. of mackerel were ES oy ap including No. 1's, at $8, and No. 2’s, at $6. The market continued rather heavy. Faurt—Sales of about 1500 boxes bunch raisins were made at $1 70a $1 85 to $2—the latter for the best quality. Her was quiet at $140 | $150 for American dew ted. Sales of 80 nc dew rot q aul aeaaes damaged, ol suction, at per ton, cash. pg sales of moment transpired. Movasses—Prices were eald to be steady, with sales on private terms. Manurr—A sale of 58 blocks Italian was made by auc- tion at 3 a 4% cents per foot, 4 mos. Nava. Stores—Sales of spirits turpentine were made 60; raw continued quist and nominal, at $2 75. Te was no change in rovin. ' Ors—Linseed—Sules of 8,000 gallons English were made on private terms. Small sales by the cask we: made at 55 cents. American city pressed, we quote at 57 cents; country. in barrels, was worth 64 a 55 oents.. Sales of 160 barrels shipping whale, were made at 32 c for selected do 36 — 0 (gpm te ts Lae tm There was no change in crude sperm, or manufactured. Provisions—Mess k was held at $1460, and prime do, at $9 50. Sales of 75 bbis. 3734. Sales of 1000 hams and shoulders were made at cents for the former, and at 6 cents for the latter. Beef. No change. Lard—Sales of 250 bbis. were made at 0 « 10 conte, acrording to quality, end 60 do sold at 9% ou Butter—Sules were making to a fair extent—salos 100 packages, including common Ohio, at 11 a 11M, and prime do, at 13 cents, and this- State at Lj ote, Cheese continued very dull, and was inactive at 6}g0. Ricx—BSales of 200 tierces were made at $3 25 to $3 60 for good to prime quality. : Sugar—The market was quiet, and no sales of mo- ment were reported, while there was no material change in prices Wuacesone—Sales were reported at some decline on previous rates, though particulars were considered un- certain. keY—Sales of 150 bbls, including Western and prison, were made at 26 to 2634 cts. Small sales were made at 27 cts. Woon—350 rosewood from Rio Janeiro, were sold by auctio. average of $18 per log, 4 months. Faeiauts —4000 bbls flour were engaged for Liverpool, at 1s 6d; beef, in tierces, taken at 38 to 4s; cotton, at isd to 3-16d; cheese at 208, and seed at 4s, per tierce. To London, cheese was taken at 30sto 32s. To Havre the rates remained the same. OF NEW YORK LODGE, No. HB ME TENS hereby notified to meet at their Hal Friday. 34 tone ovciock, P. M., forthe purpose of fas ing the Jaat tr f respect to our late worthy Brother, Ko- ert Hibree. The order tn general are respectfully inwied to 4, JAB. FANNING, N. G. ataere EVOLENYT Society, BOCIKTY.—At the aunual Or 47, m stance in cash, $1169 yes to the interior, pra in Leaving » bakince of $278 9v, inisteation, elecred for the yeaes 1847 and 48, in. as follows: Mesers Eugene Lentilhon, tresident: L. B. Binsse, Ist Vice President; Charles Boupa dent y De Courey, ‘tre: Commissaries—Messry. 'L Echarte. Juies ee, Joseph Michel, Ari ‘rudeau, Legran stheesry—Mr. Joho Milhan. om TING OF THE GILMARTIN GUARD, he'd at the Sixth Ward Hotel, on ‘Tucsda; Nov: 30, 1817, the fol ‘who so highly honored ua by the presenti plendid wreathon our first annual Target Fccursion, Nov 25,1817. Resolved, That too much praise caunot be given t Mr. Lynch. of the Thatched Cottage, Jerery city, for fin good accommodation and excellent dinnet provided tor on the pecasion, and do hearily recommend him to Co} mies olrg on Target Exeurnions, Hesolved, also, to Loth Baud for their well execute did seleetion of mi By order of the Company. AKRISON, Comdt MeGownn, See'y. de2 It re CAKD.—The New York Caste a Gaar pleasare iu teudering to Mr. of Bull's vowrof thanks for his kind end gentlomanly attention on the 2th iust., and also to Mr. Dingle aud hls band for the v services rendered by him thesame day, By order of the Cor pany. Capt. ©. 1. BULWINKLEK, Pres’t; D. Oumsten, Se- cremy ‘OLICE singular and interesting textim: charged with an attempt to shoot Bolen, the Gan Maker, on the 8 of plosion of Percussion Caps; Lu as F Hough, the Auctioneer of Cana} street, on Secret Communications; ai Sharles O'Vonor, Eeq., on the Law and peculiar Lezal of Counsel— forming the distory of as Also, the remarkable life gees for mpey ma gon; Thi and Bili fT Letters of ke. Editorial—Keligion York Volunteers: Madam ell; Frei n Coal; Reed and the Chambermaid, &e. Also, the “Trial of Ree complete in 40 peges, for by all our ngents. dzit NYE AND KAR-—Dr. POWELL attends exiusively (0 i o'clock, at hu - eet. Dr. Pows ir cure, with e ving lection of spectacles, &e. Pri cents: can be bad at his office, and of all bookse! imported, Artificial F perior beauty and fia d_examine De. Powell he Bath, for streng diploma at the F diiem ‘Tortie Bapieti : fits sot Lg. ser tes that ra the ‘man-of- me Tetttigs wea beta’ town wp in ae hot cr Rates further particulars Privce, killieg ninety persons. No given. bien echo Abs tes Ste eae ee, th teosived inthe ty to Sire € Rector Mao Heath and sinter of Litts Fort, Kise: Long ond childs of Milwaukie; Hinaalice” Sshogses: hese taned ta tee beat were ail the crew of the . The clerk and engineer ef the steamer, and ons passenger, Mr. J. Long, were taken out of the water by the Delaware. ‘The Weather and the Canal, Burra.o, Deo. 1,41947. The canal, nepultbetending the severe cold weather, Axnany, December 1. The weather is more modrrate, but the canal is still closed. Some six or eight boats, between here and Sche- nectady,will be forced through. Specte for Boston, Dec ist—P. M. The steamer Acadia took out $404,000 pee Legislative Proceedings. Resin ies; 1, 1847. senate. The bill to inco. ‘ate Society for the Education of Colored Children in New York, was debated at length, mainly on the ground whether the objects of the p eants could not be obtained by # general act. ‘The bill went to the Literature Committee. The Clinton Monument Association Bill was under de- bate on the very same question. Bil oo — to Coney apace pater pa a Report sgainst to regulate salaries of Clerk, Re- ‘and Surrogate of New York, were also under de- ‘The Clinton Monument Association Bill was laid on the table. AMMEMBLY. Mr. T. Suirn reported against the bill to regulates the salary of the Coroner of New York. The Senate’s bill relative to the mode of making re- turns by was reported with an amendment, b: fixing on any Saturday instead of any day, so that banks may make their regular weekly or semi-weekly statements accordingly, and thus save them the unne- censary trouble of-making « special statement on a day diffyrent from the one on which their regular statements are usually made. The Oronoko Steam Navigation Bill was ordered to a third reading The bill relative to the County Clerk. &c., of New aoe was passed in committee and reported to the oure. From the South, [Telegraphic Cor. of Philadelphia Bulletin } Ricumonp, Deo. 1—1 P.M. —The mail has again failed to reach here from beyond Wilmington, N.C, The last dates received in your city by express are, consequently, four days in advance of the mail. It is presumed that the cause of these detentions has been heavy freshets im South Carolina and Alabama. The papers received contain no news of intorest, and we ere without an item in our place worthy of transmission. Suveral members of Congress have passed through northward and some are still in the city, while many others are behind in the missing mail trains. If travel at the South hi riously interrupted, as it was last winter to tl ofeight censecutive days, it may have an important bearing on the organizi ‘The chances will be favorable to t] Southern members, |i The Markets, “Cincinnati, Dec. 1.—Flour—The market continued steady, and sales of 1000 barrels were made, includip, country and city mills, at $4758 $5. Wheat—Sales o} 1000 bushels good Ohio were made at $1. Nothing ef moment dene in corn. Hogs—Sales of 500 head were madeat $3. Lard—Sales of 200 packages of old were made at 6340; old pork was inactive, without change in prices, Whiskey—Sales of 200 barrels rectified, were made at 170. The river continued in prime boating order. Pirresurcn, Dec, 1,—Flour—The market was dull, and prices had a downward tendency. Small sales were made at $4 75 a $4 Sige. Corn continusd steady, without sales of moment, Oats were inact at 260, Pork—Smali sales of old were making at$8 75 a $8 8734 for mess. Seed—Sales of flaxseed were making at 900. a 98c. Whiskey remained the same. The river was agpin falling, and wo report 6 feet 3 inches in the chan- nel. Burvavo, Deo. 1.—Flour.---The market was firm, and we note sales of 2000 bbls. Western brands, at $5— Wheat—Sales of 2000 bushels were made, including Ra- cine, Southport, ke , at 90c., and Cleveland and Milan at $1 08. In corn, holders were somewhat firmer; but no salesof moment transpired. Rye was steady. High wines, no change. Receipts during the previousiwenty. four hours: Flour, 3000 bbia ; corn, none; wheat, 25, bushels, Caual still navigable ; shipments light, Axwaxy, Deo. 1,—There was nothing of moment doing in flour or grain, ‘The prices for the former remained unchanged Wheat and corn were held some firmer, but buyers failed to mogt sellers to any extent, upon the terms asked. The cold weather last night, has closed the cansl. Since my last report, and up to the closing of the canal, the receipts of flour have amounted to 11,000 barrels. There was said to be floating ice in the iver above, this morning. Bosrox, December, 1.—Flour—The market continued firm, and sales of 2000, bbls were made, including Ge- nevee, Oswego, and strait brands Michigan,at,$6 12% » 625. "Wheat—No eales were reported. Corn—Sales of 4000 bushels were made, including Western mixed, at 78e, and yellow do, at S2c. Rye continued steady at 1050. Oate—Sales of 2000 bushels were made at Sic Whiskey—No change. ‘Trantactions in provisions were chiefly confined to the retail trady. No alteration in freights. ping Intelilgence. nelia ache Eben Atki A Appleton, J Q A: ive Al J ey & Wolcott, Cordova, G - ere datmme: and Ben Mew, all thom Now York Highised and Bainuel from Alban 'ARREN, Auctioneer—GROUERIES.—Thi huraday, Dee. i} it 192 1 ass01 it d counter, fixtures, ke, ke. Sale icem FURNISHING W. Brown will sell, ck, at No. 142 Br ck’ of Housekeepin ‘are, Dixon’s an Ware, steel Sets, ivory and other Tea Trays, Solar Lamps, gilt and brouzed Girandoles, assortment of Furnitur coud hand, comprising Bureaus, Sofas, walnut and mahogany Bedstends, H tresses, Feather Be ers and oth this sule worhy of AMONG, HE Sem IE 10% 0% en are ‘frequently Of omnibuses ; and it is well known that for some time a line of these conveyances hes heen in active operation between Peil street and Yorkville for6 Before this took plac arg: was twice that ; first mentioned above. first pro- Fe, ard greatly multiplied the num- r of good conveyances. The res dents of Yorkville, the lowery aud ctner places, have been happy to adinit. the ben fits daily conferred ou them bv anid Whitson’sline. This Vine has beeu lately sold and transferred to Mess These gentlemen, we ore credibly in- ng, Aud judicious—thac they a that le alterations w that new t of now On, and convenient—that the harne: drivers, will be such as the gle will npprove, We that one of,tnis line will leave Pell street and Yorkville eve: 20 minutes from 5 to 1 P. M—(from 8 to 11P M. eac! hour) As soon e¢ will allow, the stables, &e., will semoved from 50th street to Yorkville, and ger wait on the route fora chacge of ho member the very Kreal adv stages thil conferred on all the upper part of this city, wil] aure every encoursgement to these proprietors, who. by mibuses, are thas bringing property and residents five miles distant, within afew minutes of the City Hall. le agreeable, safe and above all, u as those who live in Franklin street. vagabagei the eter MANY CITIZENA. Cooper, of Loudon—gold dial steeple engraved onthe bac care. also ached to ite heavy gold curb a covery bY apy ard wi for its recovery by sph 6 KEW ud, and ne questions asl rit tine sea ety oe shortish, deep ted Plush ean al dent the outs Wight dent’ on the outs to the und avacem oe ih pers, whieh are of no use to may ong cxeont the omeer, ba throwgh misteke oF other: Pacitic if jreenwic! po! room, Pacitic Hotel i" age: Ay ‘day of October lust, P.M Fire, considerably. worn, with a brass plate ordinary wearing apparel. patients 5 from sively direcied mutter of how lon ated ARD’'S Lessonsin the French, Spa able Paveut Rught for an at Hemost general use aud ich there can be n> substitute. ‘The jucements ‘hee hyp) wishiog uh erty. The ect of the lis necessary {> push the sale of POR SALE —An ii the mavofacture and for wh of Je market price tnhigh sumndard, Address “lmproveme stating where an interview enn be hn OTICK—A Me water Co; ing Directors to ookho lders of the Bridge | foe the puryore of elect- nk of the Comps if ue lasit before tise, will | | Soifasn Beetle dotnr dey ci, or Beatch Coal for sale. now dischark Miron, Apply to Ht) AITKEN, at Bagor t Hanover street Pach Pi ORCHARD COAL (0 cei po 50. for ) Now landing 8 ergo of first each Orcta d, Red Ash Coal, Egg, Stov leliveredia good order to suy part of the ite above price, if applied for whil ttomey, or A. ABI itv, makes no © eened in the red free of cnrtage, for $3 per tow. ‘The very heat article for smal! cooming stoves, and also offices. A large tortment of Peach Orchard and Lehigh Coal of all sizes, free Ot slatey all under cover, aud delivered from yard atiow prices, RUST APSON’S Yards, 18 Thompson streetnear Spring street, and 9 Christopher stree,t near Jefferson Market and 6th Ave n26 Tteod®m TLCHEN KANGES—The propnetors offer fur saie their Raug table for. private frmilies and board ® houses, and ithe Kenge will wot answer the purpose fur whieh ic is purchased, it will be removed without any expense to the parehiser dot ar Also, 8 good as Buov stores pnd office Jipaoned Tin hey Chimneys cured and grates, boilers, keitles, mn " Mod, GILHGOLY & CO. 78 Nasana John streets, 30 1 OLGH) LADN DEM M QUICK DAGUBRKNOTYPR Tostroments, with four trmes iotanser light: lenses of hveo now, the netive population of Yorkville, are os early ot their stores ‘Wasuincton, Nov. 30, 1847. Financial Matters—Mr. Slidell’s Misvion—4 Whilst treasury notes are only at par here, it seems they are at eight per cent premium im the city of Mexico. Of this the present holdersof treasury notes already subseribed cannot avail themselves, by reason of the export duty on coim and bullion, imposed by the President, at the recommendation of the Seeretary of the Trea- sury. But if I am not mistaken, Mr. Walker will avail himself of this export duty, (which, of course, will not apply to government funds) and sell in Mexico, for specie, at the premium, a large batch of his new treasury notes, which he intends to ask from Congress—and bring the coin to New York or New Orleans. Thus the current of specie, instead of continuing to ow from this country to Mexico, will be rolled back from Mexico on this country, and at the same time the premium on treasury notes will be con- verted to the benefit of the government Mr. Walker’s report has been long since made out; but the tables showing the operation of the tariff since its institution, being for a fraction of a fiscal year, and even dividing the quarter, (its operation having commencs iT) have been very tedious and troublesome. _ Orders have already beem transmitted to the military and naval commanders in Mexico, to levy contributions by collecting federal, | 8 well as es and export duties, in accordance with Mr. Walker’s recom- mendation. This scheme will be carried executien on the President’s own rea) le although be will allude to it in his message, as will Mr, Walker in his report, rt of the system determined upon by the administration. . The Intelligencer ot yesterday contained an ar- ticle on Mr, Slidell’s mission, which makes out a very strong case in support of Mr. Clay’s de- claration, that General Taylor received orders to march to the Kio Grande, while Mr. Slidell was on his way to Mexico, and before the result of his mission could be known to this govern- ment. As far as this representation tells against the administration, it is not my province to com- bat it—the President has an organ—but as it is an important historical question, invol ng the character of the nation, it is fitting that the In- telligencer’s misconception should be set right. On the 17th December, 1845, Mr, Slidell wrote to. the Rosceeary State, declaring the suc of his mission highly improbable, and encl: the decree of the Gouneil of overnment advis: against his reception On the 18th of the same month, Mr. Black, our Consul at the city of Mex- 1co, from whom Mr. Buchanan was in the habit of receiving important information, wrote that the reception of Mr. Slidell was entirely hope- less. These letters were received here I believe on the 12th of January, 1846—at all events, before the 13th, on which day a meeting of the cabinet was convened, and it was resolved to despatch orders to General Tayloi advance to the Rio Grande. This order was issued in anticipation of ahostile movement on the part of Mexico. The revolution of Paredes was, at the date of Mr. Black’s letter, within twelve days of its completion, and that revolution owed its success to the avowal by Paredes, of his determined hostility to the United States, and his determination to reject over- tures for on amicable adjustment of the difficulties between the two countries. Of course, then, with this revolution pending, the result being by no means problematical, there was a probability amounting almost toa certainty, that Mr. Slidell’s mission would fuil; and in anticipation of its failure, and of the hos- tilities which were certain to result from the success of the revolution against Herrera, administration at once despatched orders to Gen. Taylor to march to the Rio Grande. r sult. has fully justified by proving the necessity of this step. if any proof were wanting of the determination of Paredes to make war, it is to be found in the declaration of Herrera, in as- signing his reasons for declining to act as Com- missioner to treat with Mr. Trist, that. hi ministration was overthrown because he was in favor of listening to negotiation. The man who pronounced against and overthrew him, because of his willingness to receive our minister, must have been opposed to that minister’s reception, opposed to negotiation, and in favor of war. 17 this there can be has avowed it. f But in order that nothing might be left undone that could afford even a remote chance of suc- cess, Mr. Slidell was not at once recalled, but was permitted to remain in Mexico to avail himself of any opportunity that might by possi- bility occur to secure peace. He finally, hows ever, presented his credentials to the new vernment, on the first of March, 1846, and re- quested to be received in his diplomatic charac- ter. This request was peremptorily refused. -_ Garviensis. 1 question ; Paredes, himself, Wasuineton, Nov. 30, 1847. Evening Paragraphs. We have, all told, about forty members of the House in town. Among the arrivals this eveng ing, we have at,Coleman’s, Hon. J. R. Miller, Ohio, Hon. Jacob Collamer, Vt., Hon. Hugh White, N. Y., Hon. D. R. Atchinson, (of the Senate,) Mo , and Hon. John Jamison, Mo., At Brown’s, Hon. J. E. Brady, Pa., Hon. Wm. Rockwell, Ind., Hon. John Pettit, do., with se- veral at the United States, Gadeby’s, and other places, where we had not time to visit. ‘The employ ées of the House are justly interest- ed in the arrival of every member—it is to them the question of subsistence that is pending. Eve- ry other question, Mexico, war, peace, an- nexation, slavery, the tariff, the sub-Treasury, the Presidency, are all for the present submerged in the question, who will be clerk of the House? Some say that Major French will yet suceeed— others that he has no possible chance; some think Nathan Sargent will be the lucky man; some prefer Matthew St. Clair Clarke; others think that John C. Clark, of New York, will, by all means, be the nominee of the whig caucus, because of his doings here as Chairman of the document committee of the whigs in the cam- paign of 1840, But with all these men the ques- tion arises, how do they stand on the Wilmot proviso—do they go for the whole of Mexico, or fora part, or for none? If for the whole or a part, do they, severally or all of them, go for the pro- viso ! if for no territory, do they go for indemni-+ ties, and if so,in whatshapet = 3 It is said that the South Carolinians will not go for Mr. French, if Giddings goes for him, nor for any man that Giddings does go for, even if it should be a son of Mr. Calhoun. But Mr. Gid- dings will not go for French—he is too savage a whig proviso man for that; on the other hand, we presume that he will vote for the eg Rnomi- nee for clerk, even if itshould be Mr. Calhoun himself, whatever may be his notions of the pro- viso. One thing is pretty certain, the whigs will elect a whig, if they can. But itis not so certain that they will have the force on hand to doit. The chances are in their favor, and the closeness of the game, if they shall have the force, will, per- haps, induce them to coalesce. They fight shy, as yet, with regard to their man, but we aather the idea from among them, that John C. Clark will be a formidable candidate to all the rest— but that Major French is to be superseded, at all hazards, if possible. Mr. Winthrop will generally admitted, be the caucus whig nomi nee for speaker, and there is a general impres- sion that he will be elected. Mr. Winthrop isa liberal politician, for Massachusetts, and would never agree to blow up the Union to get rid of slavery. The Vremont court martial, as you will see by your reporter’s record, has adjourned over to ‘Thursday, to allow time to the accused to ma- nage his plan of defence, &c. We expect that on Tpuredsy Com. Stockton will be called to,se stand. f Wasninoton, Nov. 27, 1847. The Politics of the Day—Mr. Clay ve. Mr. Webster—Mr. Clay's Visit to the East—The Secret Circular—The Lexington Platform— The Difficulties in the Navy—The Views of a Taylor Whig upon the Subjects of Texas, Slavery, California, the Successorship, §c. Membera of Congress are arriving slowly, but the precision of travelling from one end of the nation to the other, renders it likely that almost every member will be here in both houses on their organization. The political elements are in great confusion, and there are divisions in both the democratic ranks, and in thewhig. A new field of speculation and confusion has been awakened, from three causes—first, Mr. Clay’s trans-Alleghany visit, pending the fall elections; next, by the disclosure of a secret and confiden- tial cirenlar issued within the atmosphere of Astland, and signed by General Combs and others; and lastly, by the speech and resolutions 4 erier diguerer, on. elim | of , ng. rf 1 of Mr, Clay at the Lexington meetung. om it ae ee ye 1 Wen | The history of parties, like the history of mea