The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1847, Page 3

INTELLIGENCE BY TELEGRAPH TO THE LATEST MOMENT LAST NIGHT, OVERLAND EXPRESS. Interesting Intelligence from Mexico, | The Protest of the British Government against Levying War Taxes on Special Despatches from California, &e., &e. Perensnune, Deo. 25, 1847. ‘The Overland Express, for the New York Herald, brings dates from New Orleans to the 19th inst. The Mary Bart had arrived from Vera Cruz, with ad- vicesto the 6th. The letters and papers from the capi- tel are to the 27th ult. Cnty Inteltigence. Mreny Cunistaas —Yesterdsy was @ merry Christ- mag day. Notwithstanding the snow fell gentiy all day our city wav alllifeand festivity. At an early hour in the morning, all the principal stores were closed, and bu- sinees of every character seemed to give way to plea- sure, The organ of alimentivenees seemed to be promi- nent in almost every cranium—at least, one would sup- pose so, from the speed with which the good things of life left the stalls of the different markets. Yesterday | was a day which poultry of every description shoud | abominate, for every one seemed anxious for one of the feathered tribe to make his feast upon. One poor fel low stopped at Fulton market, aud being short of chan, thought that should be no bar to his enjoying, in com. mon with bis fellow men, an annual festivity, slipped a large tom turkey, with which he was wending his way homeward, when one of the “stars” lighted upon him, tock from him hia booty, and conveyed him to the ‘Tombs, where he was obliged to dine on shin soup. The markets all presented a most beautiful appear-noe—all the luxuries of life were arranged in inviting orde: decked with evergreen. The neighberhood of the Five Points, for while, presented a forsaken and disconso. late appearance. but that did not last long; Jolly Bacchus was at work withiu the domicils, and soon “Le C! Was standing at the cellar door.’ ‘The whole «pp ofthe place was at once changed, assuming an air of ‘The Mexicans claim an advantage over # party of Awerteans who landed at Mulege, who fought all day | and then embarked again, it is stated that « communication had been recelved | by the Secretary of the British Legation, MrjThornton, | covering a protest from Lord Palmerston, the British Minister of Foreign Affairs, against forcibly levying | taxes on English residents in Mexioo to support the | wer, Those levies were made six months since, and the | English protested against it at the time. There were no letters received containing any further | particnlata concerniog the arrest of Generals Worth | and Pillow. . ‘The news by the Mary Burt has been mostly antici- pated. The ports of Mazatian and G uyamas ate in possession | of the American naval forces. Mr. Werd, bearer of despatches from Col. Mason, Gov. of California, bas passed through New Orleans, on bin way to Washington. ‘Tytal for Libel. / ABan® Deo, 25,1847. | ‘The trial of thy Indictment against Mr. J. Smith, for a libel on Emma, Williams, and which has occupied the attention of the General Sessions for several days, bas resulted if a verdict of not guilty. A Wall street broker figured extensively in the evidence. Ambrose L, Jatden was of counsel for prosecution. ‘The Packet Ship Louls Phillippe. Boston, Deo 25. The towboat R. B. Forbes will proceed to-morrow, P.M.,te Edgartown, for the purpose of towing the Louis Philippe round to New York, Markets. Naw Onceans, Deo. 18 —Cotton, ordinary 6 to 6)g0; good fair 8% to 834; sugar, 3 to 4 for fair; molasses 18 to 18 For flour there is more active demand; prices are nbout the same. Freights—Cotton seventy-five; to Boston $2 per bale. Exchange good. Tue Frencu Steamers.—We find in our files | received by the Hibernia,taat the,French steamer Union sailed on the 24th ult She 1s therefore | thirty-two dagsat sea. The Missouri was to sail on the 23d inst. The Philadelphia arrived at | Havre on te 28th ult. She met with a terrible gale on t'he passage. Theatrical and Musical, | Bo deny Tueatee.—We expected to see a great house at che Bowery Theatre last evening, not only beoaus chore was an excellent bill of performance, but because also it was Christmas evening. We did not expect, owever, to see such @ tremendous and overwhelming am as we did see—every private box, every seat in the doxes, pit, galleries, and even every inch of standing room in the house, being occupied The receipts, we ‘were informed. were greater than on any former ove sion since the rebuilding of the theatre. The per mances consisted of the tragedy of “Jane Shore,” the burlesque extravaganza of ‘:La Chiselle,”’ which. by-the- way, is an excellent traves md grows in favor every night it {s performed. and the drama of “Putnam, or the Iron Son of 1776? The company played well—the audience were weil pleased, and all passed off very oatis- factorily to all concerned. Cuatnam Treats —This house, last evening, was orov#ded from pit to dome. The amusements commenc- ed with the farce of “ State Secrets,” in which Taylor and Herbert, in their respective characters of Calverton Hal and Humporey Hedgehog, were very clever, as in- deed were all the other mem! of the company. The Model Artistes,” in their beautiful tableaux vivants, ‘were next introduced and were received, as usual, with a great applause. This is a very refined entertainment, nod one which adds much to the attractive features of the performances. There is a small fault, which should be corrected, namely. want of steadiness and firmness of pesition, and sometimes a rolling of the eye. We ob- serve this in oaly one or two of the artists, and if it be looked to, and corrected, Mr. Fletcher can truly say his exhibition isnot inferior to avy similar one which has deen presented to the public. The admired dram: the © Forty Thieves” concluded the entertainments, in which Hield. Taylor, Herbert ana Brandon, performed ibeir respective parts much tothe satisfaction of the audience. Pauao’s Tueatmr —There was a very full and fash- iovable house last evening at this beautiful little thea- tre. ‘Hose who attended, were, no doubt, ithpelied by a selre to eee the favorite danseuse, Mdile Augusta, ‘whose fame in the delightful accomplishment of dancing, in the most finished elegance and grace, has spread throvguout every State in the Union. The entertain- men's commenced with the humorous ferce of “ Love in Livery.” Lord Sparkle, by Mr. Dyott, was ably sus: tained, as is every character he undertakes, and Paul Patent, by Chapinan, who is the life of every piece be appears in, drew forth the laughter and cheers of the autience. Mra. Abbott, asthe Countess Violet, evinced ‘ne conception of the mien and dignity of the char- acter she represented. ‘The other parts were well filled, Next came the grand Ballett of * Nathalie,” in which M’dlle Augusta displayed @ thorough knowledge of her rofession, ‘Chere are many who claim a firet rank in er line, and although they are very clever and grace- ful. Rens) *ppears to be # something of a perfect finish wanting ; but the tout ensrmbleot M’dlle Augusta, ‘woether as the peasant girl,or the accomplished lady evinorss versatile talent, which baa no equal in th oountr) Mira Wells, in ber Pas Suel, was well recei: #1, andthe grand Par de Dura waltx, by M'dile Augusta ond Mona Frederick.drew down the unanimous applause of the audience. The comic Pas Seul, by Mr. Neville ‘was #lso clever, but the comio Polka, by M’dlie Auguste and Mons. Frederick was a capital performance. At the fall of the curtain, the house rang with cheers, and the charming Augusta appeared, eud acknowledged the favor; but the audience were not ratistied, and would have & repetition of the Polka; they cheered’ again, and at length tho curtain wes raised, and the charming dansevse, complied with their wishes, and was cheered from every partof the house. ‘The songs which followed ‘were well executed. The ooncluding piece, the’ Re- view or the “ Wags of Windsor,’ was isa! ustained by the Parks Company. Madame Augusta Is sure to go ahesd. Cincvs—Bowery Amrnititeatne —The holiday folks famiites, strangers ta town, cbildren home for the Christmas week, and all the numerous audiences pre- tent et the various performances at this house yester- ay, ail got their money's worth in the way of pleasure. Thove roguish little ponies are the most spirited little fellows wo hove ever seen, and it isrealiy wonderfal to f00 the precision with which they go through their paces, apparently without any direction from their keepers — ‘Tho whole performances at this house are well conduct- | ed.and vieiters to it will be fully repaid for their trouble. | Cunisty’s Minstrecs —The performances of these | gentry passed off well, yesterday, and the wintry aspect | of the day did not seem to hinder people from venturing out to enjoy themselves. ‘The New Yorkers much re sembie the French in this matter of holiday keeping, | and ferely enjoy themreives when opportunity offers The admirable entertainments given by this (roupe of darkey ringers, js sure to attract @ fale proportion of | listeners, apd if their stay among us depends on the | keeping up of their attractiveness, we do not know when they willever get off They enter on their thir- bh week to-morrow night | Broapway Opkon —The troupe of Model Artiste, at wre fiest rate; iu fact, the human form divine | is exhibited in all ite beauties Pinteux did a great bu- | siness lart week, aud will no doubt keep up to the merk, #8 bo has hitherto done Stevenatann: | time-worn helpmate, | sorrow: the grim mons "|b galety and debauchery. About ten o’clock the church bells chimed the call to worship, ‘The aged man, leaning on his staff, with his were seen wendiug their way to the temple of thy Lord, followed by the fairest daughters of creation, with sparkliag eyes and cherry lips, who Mere going, not to worship, but to be seen and admired ‘The minister of Chritt proclaimed the anniversary of his birth, ssying, “a ohild is born. ueon is given; and bis name shall be counsellor,” &. Ever and anon a train Would pass, following to their last resting place the re- mains of some departed friend» To them it was « day of r had torutfrom their fireside the tendorest lamb of the fold, and left them mourning oves the, dispensation of that Providenoe who ruleth all ings. Ata late hour, 9 number of military and fire com- panies, who had been out on corget excursions, passed our office. ‘I'he most atriking of these was the corps of “Artificial Rangers,” commanded by Capt. James P Webb. ‘They presented a most comic and laughabl appearanco~dressed in Indian style, but po two. alik of the most fantastio character. The commander was ge grey horse, followed by two lillipu nd one giant, pioneers. A chief thenffollowed, of roal Seminole appewrance, together with several of like charaowr, but different uniform. In the centre of the line was ‘an imp, mounted on a miniature donkey. having # two-edged sword, bis cap deoorated with turkey feathers, and his body encased in a fancy box. on which’ was the inscription, “Hodd Fellows Law Intelligence. Count oF Genenat Sxssions, December 25.—Before Recorder Scott and Aldermen Smith and Crolius—John Fenk, Wm = Matthew » ine dicted for keeping a gambling house at No 8 Barclay street, were brought into court ona bench warrant, and each held to bail in the sum of $1 000, to answer when called for trial. Alter disposing of a few other cases of trifling impor- tance, the court adjourned for the term. Counr Carenvan, Dec. 27,—Common Pleas —Ist part —No. 45, >ynder and Wife, vs Johnson, et al; 49 Feeks vs, Boyes ; 53, Vandervoort the Mayor, &e.; 59, Carr vs. Dry Dock Methodist iscopal Church ; | 61, Atterberry vs. Littell ; 67, Ely et al vs Cooley et sl, Hutchinson vs. Laue et al; 77, Mussey vs. Moore; 79, Dusenbury Myers; 42. Woodhouse vs Jones.— Westervelt; 5, MeBarney ve. Utter; 80, Beeman et al Haxtun; Rupyoa vs. Dougherty et al; 84, Haller vs. Brehn; 66, ldley vs. Gilmore; 83, Martin et al. vs. McCormick. David Rumsey, Jr., Eeq , of New Yor! Haskell, Eeq , of Tennessee, were admitted attorneys and counsellors of this court. No. 130. John McKeon and others vs. Matthew Clyneand others. This sppeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for Middle Ten- pessee, was dismissed, by consent of parties, upon terms filed. “Adjourned till Monday at 11 o'clock. The Bastrop Claim —Since the 29th ef last month,the District Court of the United States, at New Orleans,bas been the scene of one of the most interesting and im- portant trials that hasuver been presented before an American tribun The cit! id tees of he late Stephen Gire nited States a tract of upw 200,000 acres of land. lying within the limits of the oele- brated Bastrop grant, in the Ouachita region of Louisi- ana, and held under the primitive titie conferred on the Baron de Bastrop, in 1796, by the Spanish govern- ment, The United States rest their title aud right of domain to the contested lands, upon the treaty of Paris in 1803, by which Louisiana, with all lands and posses- sions not already granted to individuals,was transferred to the United States. An issue of facts was directed by the court, to be submitted to a special jury, composed of persons not residing in New Orleans. ‘The case pre- sented one of those rare instances in which, owing to th rimitive title deeds, it was ne- cessary to resort to evidence of » secondary character. {t was proved that, upwards of forty years ago, the ori- ginul grants and surveys had disappeared, having been either destroyed, stolen, or oarried out of the country with the public archives, which, in defiance of treaty stipulations, the officers of France and Spain openly re- moved from the ceded territories. ‘To supply the defl- ciency, upwards of fifty documents were brought forward by the counsel for the claimants, forming a is of testimony no less powerful than curious and interesting. Cime-worn and discolored documents of every date, an- clent copies—some authentic and official—letters of the Spanish governors and other officers as far back as 1796, All.” Following, in the rear, was @ waggon drawn by @ black mule, upon which was perched a black target, enshrouded in evergreen. aud bearing on one side the inscription, “ Artitcial Rangers,” aud on the other side “A. R. in Search of Santa Anna,” encircling the devil’s hea ‘The corps was decidedly the most at tractive and most interesting of the whole. TheTomp- kins Guard,” accompanied by Dingle’s splondid band, made avery good appearance, aod elicited the admira- tion of all who saw them. The “Croton Mills Guard,” eomposed of the workmen in Messrs, Hecker’s Mills, in Cherry street, w good band of mu- how. The" Liberty Guards,” commanded by Capt. C, F. Hand, were es. ” with the New ag sppesr- ance in their various evolutions. The “Second Company of Washington Volunteers’ was accompa- nied by the Governor’s Island band, and in their ex- ercises, in marching, countermarching, and military tactice, won for themselves a reputatio: ich will be lating. The “Baxter Guards”? made a very interesting appearance. Their target bore the figure of Sacta An- na, which perforated with balls, and to which was suspended a dead cock. These fellows gave an earn from Newa corted by the “Clayton Guar York brass band, and made a very of what they would do with the yellow general, could they gat within rcach of him. The “Guilders’ Guard,” “Independent Fulton Blues,” “Oregon Blues,” ‘I'riton | Guard,” “ Langdon Guarda,” “Carland Guarda,” “Marah Light Guards,” * gle Fire Company ” ‘Fire 4 Company No 5,” with engine; Guard “ Carrolt Guards,” and * Forest Guards,” were also on parade, all of which behaved’ themselves in a maoner highly creditable to the fire depart ment, (nearly all of them being fire companies) There were eighteen companies which came under our notice, umbering in all, about fifteen hundred men, the bone ad rinew of the city. ‘The “Gilder Guards,” (gold bea- ters, &o..) dined eurmptuously at the Shakepear Hotel — ‘The ‘Liberty Fire Company” of Newark, to the num- ber of wbout one hundred, also united in # feast. In the evening, the whole city presented almost one uubroken scene of joy and contentment. ‘The ball rooms crowded, and notwithstanding the fatigues ot the day, the lads and lassies tripped upon the “light fantastictoe”” The theatres, too, were crowded. T' old Bowery shone with more then ordinary lustre, being beautifully decorated externally, with evergreens, sur- in anelent chirography, written with rusty looking ink, upon the small coarse paper of that period—testimony ot muny of our most ancient aud respectable citizens, concerning facts and circumstances which had al most faded from the memory of man—old rej ters, memoirs and memoranda, raked together feom their secret lurking places throughout the length and breadth of Louisiana;—such are the rough materials accumulated by the gentlemen employed, out of which they have succeeded in exiracting, as itap- bears, ® most overwhelming body of evidence in support of their clients’ claims. One of the most singular of these documents is a Royal decree of the Court of Spain, dated about 1800— showing indication of the lous policy long pursued by that couutry—prohibiting grants of land to any of that American race whose flag but afew months later was to wave in sovereignty over that very land whercin their footeteps had been exclu- ded. Subjoined is the verdict of the jury. It is to be hoped that, on the trial of the points of law, which it is understood is yet to follow, before the decision can be oovsidered final, the opinion of the court may coincide with that of the jury. Hundreds of persons who hold their estates under no other title than that of the Baron do Bastrop,would, in case of an adverse decision, be oust-d from their possessions which they had tenanted for fifty or sixty years. and be placed at the mercy of monied speculators; whilat the noble charities founded | by Girard would be deprived of no small portion of the fand bequeathed for their support. It was not until lately that the various claimants have been permitted to present their claims—adverse to the government—to the scrutiny of a court of justice; and it redounds not little to the credit of the present administra'ion, as well an to its popularity in the fast peopling regions of the Ouachita, thatit has been the first to afford our ci- tizens an opportunity of presenting their long contested claims to a competent and impartial tribunal.— The counsel engaged are H. H. Strawbridge and P. Soule, Eeqs., for the two cities, and ‘Thomas J. Durant, Esq , District Attorney for the United States. The fol- lowing is the verdict rendered by the jury, composed of some of the most intelligent and respectable gentlemen of the country. Verdiot.—First—That. in tue yesrs 1796 and 1797, a grantof eleven leagues equare of land on the waters of the Bayou Sier (or Liard) and its vi- cinity, has been made by the Baron ‘arondelet, as frast of fun. The Park looked as if ehe mourned per lost reputation, and old “Chatham” seemed to revel in her prosperity. It was indeed a merry Christmas: the old and young, the grave und gay, ali seemed happy, save where deep sorrow showed his hideous head, 2s if envi- ousof the pleasures of the day. Thus passed the day; and ere another Christmas comes, strange changes wil be wrought. Death will revel in our midst, and rob us of our brightest gems; but pleasure will siill beam in the countenances of those who survive to see the day come round. Tue Weatner.—The sky was overcast with clouds all dey yesterday, avd the snow fell gently from morn- ing until night, when it set in earnest! The snow continued to fall up toa hour last night, id this morning the merry sleigh bells may be heard. The streets were in fine order for its reception, b aud we may expecta merry time for come, Passexaens ny THe Hinernia.—Several passengers by the Hibernia arrived yescerday evening, by the New Haven boat. Amongst them are J arieh and Robert Smith, of Philadelphia, and Hugh Chambers, of New York. Fine —The window frame of the store of A. J. Jack son, took fireon Friday night, from the gas light, and upwards of $50 worth of laces were destroyed before it was extinguished, Quite A Fuacas —A general fight, we learn, occurred | yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Commissioners | of Emigration. It appearathat some difficulty arone be- tween eome Irishmen and Dutchmen, when a general knock down and drag out fight ensued. It was finally stopped through the 1aterposition of the “ stars Castix Ganven Bart.—The liquor dealers’ benefit bali will come offat Castle Garden, to-morrow evening On the committee, we observe the names of some of our most respectable merchants, importers, and hotel keepers ; and judging from the character of the com- imittee, this will be ons of the most brilliant balis of th season. This society was organized in 1845 for bene- volent purposes, and to sustain the rights Bintereat, and Teepeotability of the business which bears its nam Bat ov rue Comrron Guanvs.—The annual ball of this military company will come off on next ‘Tneaday night, and from the arrangements already made, it bids fair to be one of the most splendid us yet given thie season. Kitten ny & Fatt. —Coroner Walters was called yes- terday tohold an inquest at the city hospital, on the body of Joel L, Masters, ® native of New York, aged 25 years, who fell from a fourth story window of preraises ‘0. 74 Broadway, which he was painting, on Friday afternoon, and was #0 severely injured that he expired ina few hours afterward. Verdict in accordance with the foregoing facts. mounted by the stars and atripes, while vera f was a Police Intelligence. sIrrest on Suspicion — Officer Jube, of the 10th ward, arrested on Friday night, a notorious “crosman” and Pickpocket,calied Jack Roach,on suspicion of having vurglariourly entered the public house kept by Hook & Howard, corner of Grand and Forsyth streets,on Sun- day morningia week ago, stealing therefrom sliver spoons, money, and segars, valued i all at about $30. He was detained by Justice Timpson for a further hearing. An Unfaithful Wife.—A complaint was made a few days ago, before Justice Timpson, by ex- policeman James Bennett, against Thomas Roberts. a ship carpenter, and a warrant issusd for his arrest, wherein he stands charg- ed with stealing a silver lever watch, valued at $50, un- der the following circumstances, It appears that about a year sive, Bennett was convicted of a grand larceny, and sentenced for five years at Sing Sing State prison’ | Governor General of Toutlans; in favor of the Baron de Heed a according tothe copies and plana thereof produced by the plaintiffs in evidence. Secona—That the location of satd grant was, in pursuance of the or- id Governor, designated by Don Juan Filbiot, Commandant of Ouachita, or by Don Carlos Trudeau Surveyor General of the province of Louisiana; and that said Baron Bastrop did, with the consent and ap- probation of thegrauters, take possession of the land so granted, and proceed in carrying out the objects of said grant, Third—That the conditions annexed to said grant, particularly that of introducing a given number of families and rettling them on said grant, were fulfill. ed a6 far as the government would allow said Bastrop; and that naid conditions were not fulfilled in whole, the non-fulfilment thereof was owing to the id order of the grantors. Fourth—That a plan of survey of said grant was made by Carlos Leveau Trudeau, Sur- veyor Gen of Louisiana, and contirmed in or about the year 1797, by the Baron de Carondelet, Governor Gene- tal of said province, [Signed.] Syuvarx Pevnoux, Fore- man.—N. O. Delia, Dre. 10. Trial of the Minors—The trial of John and Stephen Minor, and their father, for the murder of old Mr Wilkinson. on Paw Paw ‘sland, in Madison Parish, about 18 mouths ago, came on last week in Carroll Pa- righ, on @ change of venue from Madison, Judge Selby onthe bench. The rrel that eventusted in t! der, arose about the pre-emption right to the Island on which the murder was committed, the immediate point of difference being whether the Minors had sold to the Wilkinsons, or were entitled to drive them off the island asintraders. The trial commenced on the morning of. ‘Tuesday, the 234 ult and lasted throughout the wee! All three Minors were tried on one indictment for mu: der. Ou Saturday night. at 9 o'clock. the jury rendered their verdict of acquittal of the old man’ aud Stephen Minor. They then immediately returned to the jur: room to deliberate on Joun’s cage, and came down wit! @ verdict of acquittal of him also, 2 o'clock in the morniug of Suuday, the 28th ult. The prisoners were immediately discharged.—N. O. Delia, Dec. 8. Acqnittal of Phelps.—This man, who has been on trial in Troy for the last two w for murder of bis father in the town of Nageau, was acquitted on Friday evening. At the rendition of the verdict, says the Trvy Post. the excitement in the court room was intense, one man calling upon the Judge to “ present the parricide | the axe with which he killed his father” The uncle of | the prisoner, to save him from the gathering storm, in- duced the sheriff to lock him in jsil forthe nizht. ‘On his way to the jail, he remarked to the officer, that he did not expect to be alive at that time,as he had con: templated suicide. The chorge of Judge Waison is com- mented upon with much treedom. It was strongly in | favor of the prisoner. Many go so faras to bint that he was in!ivonced by political feelings, as John Van Buren was ted with the prosecuting attorney, and Rufus w with Mr. Pierson for the prisoner. We ann ivve that Judge Watson would be influenced | by an motives. ‘he excitement in ‘Troy ia in- | tense, and ‘he prisoner had to be conveyed away from | the place disguised. —dilany Knickerbocker. | New Ontnans.—Sanguel Colt vs H. H. O'Callaghan, Wells et. al. intervenors.—The decision in this case, rendered by Chief Justic satis, is ot importance to the mercantile cominunity. ‘The plaintiff sold, on ere. dit, and delivered to the defendant, in New York, a quantity of wire, which was seized by the intervenors, jadgment creditors ofthe defendant, at New Orleans. Plaintif claimed the vendor's lien under the laws of Louisiana, und the inferior tribunal sustained his claim, ‘The Supreme Court reversed the judgment, under the doctrine, that where a lien or privilege does not exist in the Flace of the contract, it cannot be allowed inano- sher country, although the local law where the nuit is brought would otherwise sustai Ni York Colt caaniiirwise sustain it. By the laws of New and & fow days ago he waa pardoued by Gov. Young, and on returning back to the city he called upon his wife, who | wan residing at No 219 Rivington et , who refused to re- ovive him again. Thiroreated the suspicions of Bennett, | who at once set to work to nacertain the cause, when to | his surprise, he discovered thst, during bis imprison- | ment, his wits had married Roberts, supposing, as we understand, that Bennett would die in prison, as waa | expected by his wife, an he was very rick several times, and not expected toresover. Instead of dying, however, be obtained @ pardon, returned tothe city, aud then fvund bis wife the wife of another. Bennett now charges Roberts with carrying off a silver watch, an above atsted, a part of bis property, us well as his wife Roberts and Mra. Bennett, we understand, have both left the city together, for Norfolk, Virginia, wnere, if they are caught, they will be both brought back, and tried for bigawy as well as the larceny Indecent Assault —A young man of genteel appear- Auce, by the nameof James Morton, was arrested on Friday night, at the Tabvernacis, on the complaint of rs. Helen D Reed, residivg in the 10th avenue, near 26% street, whom abe charged with committing a very indecent assault towards her, while iu the crowd at the ‘Tabernacie, ‘The accused was conveyed to the station house and detained, and in the morning Justice Orborne ; id him to bail in the sum of $300, to anawer the.com- plaint owe Musioan Comvaxy.-Thia large company of instrumental performers give their first con- | cert in this clty'on Tuesday evening next. They eame | from Dosten last, ang were highly successtul there | The Charleston theatre was positively to commence | on the evening of the .0th Dec, Mr. Charles Pitt was | to appear as (laude Melnotte in the“ Lady of Lyons.” | ‘The Viennolse Children had left Cincinnati on the ch © in upon thelr engagement | pater was to give» camcert at Albany last | Piacide was to take benefit atthe Richmond | (Vo) theatre, on the evening of the 24th Mali Fetinres, At New Oslenws, on the 14th, the mail failed from be- youd Scoskton, Ala.,endon the 1th trom beyond Mo- bile At Charleston, on the 20th, the mati fulled from be- yond Petersburg Tur Canapian Lerret Phe letters by the Express, which were seized on the person of the mesaen. ger by the American Government, have been returned, | ood their hearer berated. This is all that could be ex yanoe of the letters wag olearty wa: RO attempt wis made at concealment, and | Tore theve vould have bees, wy aippose, no crime | ai Herold, Siew 4h | glota, for the Pr Polltical Intelligence. Grex. Tayton texps in Vincinta —A Taylor meet- ing held in Charlestown, Va, on the 20th of Dec, agreeably to a previous call. Speeches were made and resolutions paved, recommending maea meetings and an organization throughout the State. Delegates to a State convention were oppointed Ata meeting of the whig members of the Virgioia Legislature, held on the 22d inet, it wae Resolved, es the opinion of the whig members of the General Awtembly of Virginia, That Zachary ‘Taylor will be a mont eco#ptable candidate to the people of Vir dency; and that be will receive from them a most zealous and efilcient support. Wisconsin Constitutionan Convextion.—The Mil. waukie Sentinel bas received retur! district, of the recent election for delegates to the Con- stitutional Convention, The district not heard from is no privilege on the merchandise sold by him. und it is diffloult, tee court, to fioda reason for his acquiring one bi The judgment there- fore subjected the wire to the executions of the inter. venors —N. O. Deita, Dec. 8, SinouLar Taker ann Arremer to Murprr.— In the early part of last week an Englishman, of honest appearance, while on his way from this city to | Auburn, fell in with oue of those fellows who are con- | stantly haunting our public thorouchfares, whose name it has since been ascertained, is Green; and itis #aid he resides between Auburn and Syracuse, Green made va- rious inquiries of his acquaintance and atcertained that his destina'ion was Auourn, where G. ssid hewas iso goings and invited the Englishman to put up at the name bomse with himself They arrived about half past eightin the evening. ‘The Foglishman took his valise aud started, but was asked to wait a moment for the other to get his Green goon came tohim with a and asked him to take itand go on. as he (G.) had some other bagg ge to look atter. The Eaglishman was on met by the conductor of thy train, who claimed the lise Green bad given him. The latter seeing the par- ley ran for the depot, bit was too late to take the ear. tern train The Foglishman told the ciroumatances, but a8 no one knew him he was arrested. The examin- ing magistrate, however, was so well convinced that his story was true, that he adviseda search, which resuited in the capture of Green, who was committed to jail | His examination was setdown for yesterday—the En- glist.men being detained as a witness. Inthe meantime Uke Englishmen was called upon by some of Groen’s sup- posed associates, who offered him money toclearout and | not appear as @ witness, Failing to Bribe him, they re- 5 Int New Onteans Jockey Crew Course —A magnificent race rewarded the thousands who thronged the stands of the Bingsman Course teeday ‘The day was marked by strenge viclasituae for favorites it was disastrous, aud ever glorious for the winner. We can hardly hops to see another race as in- teresting in years, and we regret that the state of the course—so heavy, inelastic, and dead -should have pre- Yeuted the contending horses from making it fast; but have conferred signal honors upon the contending horses, The entries were Verifier, Fanny King, and Peytona. The order in which we nainy them is procisely the r Verso of the estimation in which they were held by t Pudlic at large when firat announced) The South ow so much to Peytona for tne victory which she won ov Fashion, that she is bound to have thousands of friends the moment her name is announced fora race, ‘The ? ning before the race she was greatly the favorite against and that any named horse, and on the morning of the race she was, in town, the favorite against the field. The cbief reliance of those who backed the fleld was Fanny King. hey were in such force upon the cagrse, and command- ed such sums of money, that there they changed the current of the betting, and made Fann: thing, the favorite against the field, whil dedly the cail against the big mare. Verifier had fow | i ud the actual traneactions about him were at the rate of three to one against him. There wass great | deal of betting upon the result, but in such a variety of combinations that we cannot give more nearly the gene- ral state of feeling in regard to it than we have done above. As tothe time expected, we can say positively that we heard no man rash enough to offer money that it would be done in less than eight minutes, prone as some ulways are, where there is a fine field of horses and the course looks weil, to anticipate quick time. | Veritler, who had tar fewer friends than either of his competitors for the mon ately upon the tap of the drum went to work at a good steady pace. Heat once opened a decided gap upon his competitors, which they showed no inclination to prevent. Peytona trailed bebind, as if watehing Fanny | King, and Fanny seemed waiting for Peytona Thus | they went through the first mile and halt through the seound, at which timo we should think Peytona was out of her distance, and Fenny King nearly so. Theim- Pression on the stands seemed to be that Verifier was fast killing himself off, and that he would shortly come back to them. The jockey on Fanny, however, began in ood season to make up the ground he had lost, and wes 1a ® better position at the end of the second thaw the fi and in one yet better at the end of the third, while Poytons was still farin the rear. In the fourth mile Fanny King improved her rate and gained upon Verifier, but as he never gave up his run, she at no time looked like a winner of the heat, and without ever bein; caught by her, Verifier came home hard in hand sever lengths in front, in 8:10. Peytons was driven severely the last mila to save her distance, but passed over the line ahead of Fanny King, who, though the contending nag, waa placed third. By the time the judges were ready to declare the re sults of the heat, the people appear to have become more contirmed than in the beginning that Fanny King would win the money. Something was said about Peytona’ ness, but this passed off, and her backer: porition to hedge. Such transactions as did take place grew out of the desire of those who had laid the odds against Verifier to extricate themselves from the oritical sition in which they were placed by his winning a he We need not say that those who had backed from utset this young Belshaszar—for such he is—were now sweet upon their favorite, ‘They commenced the second heat,at the merest hand gallop ever looked at, Peytona leading and Verifier be- hind. They bad gone but a few hundred yards in this manuaer before the jockey on Veritier determined that it was easier and better to let him stride along than to keep him behind, where doubtless his owner would have been better pleased to see him. ut to lead he was deter- mined, and away he went under the strongest pull the boy could give him. Fanny King ran second, and ina much better place thia in the former heat, Peytona allowed no such gap to be made as befor ter going about # mile and a half, Fanny King went up to Verifier as if to try his speed, and either fell immedi- ately back purposely, as wo thought, or he left her, for he agaio came to the stand in front; but both mares were uow lying closer to him rendy for a dash, Nor was Pey- tooa long in making it. In getting on to the back stretch in the third mile, she set to in earnest. There wasa beautiful brush between her and Fanny King. which made the whole course resound with the shouts of ber backers. ‘The space between the two and Verifier was anojhilated as if he had been standing still, and be- fore the half mile post was reached,Peytona was in front, Fanny King second, but clos up, while Verifier was dropping asteru no fast that the cry wus that he had broke down vr that his chance was out, In making the turn Fanny and Peytona changed piacer, and the former led into the quarter stretch in front At the head of the stretch, to the surprise of every body, Verifier made ‘a beautiful rally; he passed Peytona and ran up to ny, and the two came down to the stand at the end of the third mile looked, as if both had thought it the con- clusion of the heat. Fauny had a slight advantage ot him, which she improved in entering the fourth mile, and led entirely round again to the quarter stretch, with Verifier close up, when he again set to with her, and we had # brush which it were worth a man’s life to look at. Both did their best the wholv length of the streteh, but the mare reached the stand fiat, with Verifl-r neatly to her saddle skirts, ‘Tho time of the heat was 6:20, but the last two miles wero ron each under two minutes. ‘Twas a beautiful sight, which we have no power nor room to deseribe. The old mare just dropped inside the fag. Strange to say, after this beautiful heat, Peytona was more the favorite than ever. [¢ was reasoned that both heuts had been run to suit her. Verifier bad run for both of them, and though he had won the frst, Fanny had killed bim off in the second. Nothiog was left then but tor the old mare to turn to and beat them boch in the same style in which she won the Peyton stake at Nashville So argued her friends, and they were ull san- guine Verider was badly ridden in this heat, or it is till believed by many he woaid have won the money His rider was not strong enough to hold him, and was allthe time laboring to get @ better pull upon hia When, after going two miles and o half, ho lost the track and a good deal of ground, ‘twas judged very im- prudent to go for the heat as he did. ‘But we have no room for speculations, and must despatch the third heat in a few words. The gallant Verifier again took the lead, and cut out th. work, Peytona lying second, and Fanoy third After going haif ‘® mile, changed places with Peytona, but the big stuck cloee by her, and there was no very con- siderable space between the three. ‘Thus they ran through two miles. Upon commencing the third mile, Peytona improved her rate, and on the back stretch challenged Fanny for the lead, and the two together ran up to Verifier, who was called upon for all be knew. It apprared at the half mile post as if they were bound to pass him, and the question was, which of the two mares would outlast the other. But those who relied upom Verifier’s eryiog enough, reckoned without their host He led gallently down the quarter stretch, and entered the fourth mile in front, with Fanny King hanging to him, and her friends ail confidence ly in this mile the gallant Peytons let dowa badly, and, strange to say, in one of her hind legs—the near one we believe. ‘The controversy was thus narrowed down to @ match, but thougo extremely interesting, it did not again acquire a character of very intense excitement, for Verifier maintained his advantage with unyielding game, and the mare could not get to him. We need not say that the finish of the race was brilliant. All that could be got from the mare was called upon, but the jockey on V-rifler was undaunted. He looked back at the inare with the sauciest assurance, though but a stride would have brought her upon him.— As he was passing the winning port he turned again, sud confident in hia triumph, gave the signal of victory to his friends, and the heat was conoluded in 8:03%, amidst the most tumultuous plaudits of the graiifi spectators, We must congratulate the owner of Veri- fier upon his brilliant success, and express our sympathy at the misfortune which has closed the racing career of Peytona, the conqueror or Fashion. Fanny King haa lost no character by this race, tor {t must be recollected that she ran and won a three-mile purse only the day | previous, at two heats. We annex a summary Tursoay, Deo. 7.—Parse $1000 entrance ten per cent added—four mile heats. W. J. Minor’s ch. g. V orifier, zar, out of Britannia, 4 yr. old. aces 0 Sd . T. Taylor’ab m Fanny King, by imp. Glen- oe, dam by Sir Richard, 6 yr. old........ 3 1 2 ac Van Leer'soh. m.Peytona, bylmp Gien- coe, out of Giantess aged... soe 2 Sdie® Time, 8:10—8:20—8:03}¢. * Peyton broke down in the twelfth mile. Wroxesoay.— We think thore never was such weather as we had yesterday for the last day’s races. It poured in torrents, and it was hazardous for short men to ¥. ture to the ferries, much more no to traverse the space between the landings at Algiers and the stands What was # little qaver, the rain seemed to fall fasteat the pre- | oise momeny of starting. Nota single start took place | fave in the mldetot a deluge, We need not describe | the condition of the course; the imagination of what it | was will be enough for thoas “not present ; let alone the reality ; and yot the reader will perceive that the time was comparatively good —the first race was indeed an excellent one, The betting was very general, although— the truth must be told—the attendance was by no meane #0 large as on the previous day. The reader will exouse us from any further description of the race than may be derived from the following summary :— Wroxrspay, Deo 8—Purse $250—entrance ten per cont , elded— mils heats—best three in five. Jobn Turnbull's ch m. Margaret Edna, own sister to Thorabill-6y o.....,3 3 1 3 1 H. D Price's ch. f. Mary Riddlesworth, by imp. Riddiesworth, dam by Medoo— R. O. Hanion's b. ¢ Kays, by Grey Eagle, dam hy Mosen—5 y 0... ~-$8889 ‘Time, 2:045 =2:04, Same Day —Second Raco —Purse $100—entrance ten per cent. added - mile heats D. Price's ch ¢. Scott Will, by Grey Fagle, dam by Ratu 3y.0.... #9 eas ovie von ovge I R. Rynder's br. 6 Gildersleeve, by Wagner, dam by Medoo—4y. 0.. ‘Time, 2:06 — 2 09. — Picayune, Dec. 0. Miscellaneous, ‘The telegraph between Boston and Salem, Mans, was | compl+ted, and communications were made by means o! it on Thureday evening Laat. The Coolits of Jamuica, and the State of | by the British Government, borers contains several petitions on the rubject from planters, 4 merchants aad other citizens of Jamaica, to the Acuse of for tuis the race woullt, as it will stand « pom the record, Assembly, in which they compinin bitterly of the Cooley system, as oppressive and uojust the Intaud, [From the New Orleans Mercury ] We perceive by our Jamsioa files, that the planters | thoroughly aroused on the subject ho are brought to them from ludia ubstitutes for negro In. ‘The Jamaica Morning Jvarnal of the 24 inst , The patitioners state that they are taxed $855 annually for each Cooley in | their employ, t.st there are not over two or three out of | every forty of them importes, who are fit for w, icultu- | rel laborers, and that the remainder ofthem are tie very | dregs of the population of Calcutta and Madras They | were led to believe by the English Government, that the | Coolies jmponied would all be good agricultural laborers, | ey, the planters, would have the preference of their employment for five years. On the contrary, | tae y, had the inside, and immedi- | medic the moment the laborers coniract is ended, say the pe- titioners they wander all over the country, and # large number betake themselves to begging, and become either & nuisance to travellers, or inmaces of the poor houses, the remainder going from one estate to the other for work, as suits their habit: id convenience After the first year the Coolies refuse to enter into a new contract with the planters, who are nevertheless taxed $885 annually for cach Cooley. The petitioners beg to be relieved from the tax. Thelaw regulating the | Cooley system in Jamaica, allows none but planters to employ them, isaposing a hoayy penalty on all others who take them into their servic at the sanae time it makes no provision to secure a continuance of the contracts of | the Coolies with the planters, who thus only get their services for the first year, during which period thay lose much of thelrlabor from sickness, which invariably at- em, and have to pay besides all the expenses of attecdance, medicine, nourishment, Xo. Such are the resulta of abolition and laglish legisla- tion on negro slavery in Jamaica, The experiment has now been fairly tried there, and the result js that the a ricultural interests of Jamaica areruined, ‘I'he plante: find it impossible to compete with the negro labor in other countries. ‘The various petitions deciare that the cultivation of coffee and su , their two chief staples, ia #0 unprofitable as to be nearly sbandoned—that the plantars are barely able to turuish theic families with the necerga: of life—that they chiefly depend on the sales of live stock for subsistence, and that they now ap- prebend a great diminution of the deman for live stock, owing to the sugar planters being unable to purchase as formerly. ‘The condition of property in Jamaica is gards value and production, as can well bi ined; yet the people thrrethink they have not yet reached ihe lowest point, and will not for a year or two. About eighty sugar properties” aro thrown up, not paying the expenses of cultivation, and every thing on them gone to Tulo. Before the emancipation, the export of sugar was 200,000 hogsheads; last year it amounted to little more than 30,000, ‘The coffer “properties” which are in the mountains, are doing romewhat batter; but bad is the best. All the white inhabitants able to leave the Island have gone away Reduced to # state of distress and ruin.the planters of Jamaica have, heretofore, petitioned the British Govern- ment, through the Colonial Government, for releif, but no concessions had been granted. Asa last resort the distressed planters now petition the Colonial Govern- ment for # reduction of some of the heavy taxes which they are still required to pay,notwithstanding that slave labor, the means by which they were formerly enabdled to pay taxes, is now taken away from them ‘Lhe present state of the Islaad of Jamaica is truly de- lorable; and if we may believe the speeches made during last Month in the Colonial assembly, the people of that island are bordering on insurrection. On the 20th ult., the Colonial Assembly of Jamaica went into committee on the present state of the island, when @ most deplorable state of things was developed. One member stated, that out of forty-eight estu:es in one parish only three were ableto pay their expenses, “ He called upon the House (o look at the forlorn state of Kingston; there the very beds might bee seen daily dragged trom under the heads of the poor to pay their taxes, aad starvation aud ruin were starving every one in she face, If the House waited twelve months longer, without giviog some relief, that delay would seal the country’s fate.” Auother member stated that “it would be of little use for him to dilate on the distresses of the couutry; they were brought hove to the door of every inhabitant of the island, whether engaged in agriculturel, com- mercial or professional occupation, Half the parishes ware insolvent, and there was No property lefc on which to ruise taxes—no further taxation could be imposed If it were, the people would resist payment He nad al- ready seen @ potition from one parish, (which, doubtless, would be presented to the House), in which it was plai ly stated that they would not pay ifthe House persisted in expenditures beyond their means. They could not pay, wad the institutions of the isiand could notbs up- held unless relief could be obtained from Parliament.’ The same member deplores the sunken condition of morals, education and the social system in Jamaica, all of whioh had been the result of the abolition of slavery. Universal idieness and crime prevails, and is increasing, among the negroes aud laboring classes; no achool aystem whatever exists in the island to foster a better state of morals, and “the law courts teem with criminal oases.”” “The work of petty sessions had so greatly increased,” adds the same member, Mr. Whitelock, ge parishes, where four or five district courts were held mouthiy, they were obliged now, in many caser,to be held twice aimonth.” low, as re- Our Patrons wit do wei to notice in ano- ther column, the latest uews from the Geavral ‘Tailor, of 94 Macrsy, corner Washiwgion street, who promises to turn out dW suits of clothes at New Years, for the wew company, who is abou: fightieg a great battle about our streets, ow Saturday next, previous to suppressing the war with Mexico, for Aue uexation. The cheapest la the cltv to wet Boots and Shoes eet c near the Aue: ficen Museum, He selts his | alf Dees Boots at B4 50, anda first race Boot he 1. You can also get avery nice par for $4 2 ty his waterproof aud cork «ole ib - therraori wold by street, to Kive rr This being Christmas day, business of all kinds bas been suspended, and we are tuerefore unable to give anything relative to the stock market. The Hibernia, with tiitoen days later intelligence from all parts of Europe, has arrived at Boston, and her news will be found in our columns. ‘he financial accounts are rather of a contradictory character, and are by no means eatisfactory to either bear or bull stock ope- rators, ‘The eommercial accounts are more definite, and are not #0 favorable as anticipated, ‘The decline in brendstuffs is entirely unlooked for; bat it had not reach- ed an extent calcuint-d to create any apprehension on this side. Cotton dealers here expected more encourag- ing accounts of the Liverpool market for this staple; but the decline Saunot astonish them much. it will be per- ceived that the advices taken out from this side by the Caledonia, relative to the extont of the cotton crop, was the direct causs of the depreciation, as the effect of a fall in prices for food, and the relief in the London mo- ney market, would otherwise have been favorable for eo Pie demand foe foreln exoliazige lies boul -very xicde: rate for some time past. The rates demanded for sterling bills have been close upon specie points, Foreign Fxcnans On London...,,10a 110% On Hal P i264 0525” Brewen, A +40 a 406 Domestic Excnanor Joaton... ‘adia MobileSp.checks par a 34 dis hiladelphin: New Orleans... para 3g pin Saltimore bi iy dis Richmond ; 3 dis Charlestou, Me dis al WOTATIONS on Muvile(bie notes) Se dis Q Amer. gold, old..106 do do new..100 if dollars 03, quarters. 9944 a 100 Mexican dollnrs.10% a 101N¢ do quarters, 99 a 109 Treasury Notes, 991g 0 99% Uxevanent Mower. Bo't at, Sid at Bo't at. Std at New England... \4 dispar. Mobile, sp pay’ 1 dis 1% dis Ibany, Troy, se Ma dis » s : Modis My dis rk country % dis % dis New Jerse: Idis 1 dis 2d id | N 2 Sdis 24 dis Wieling Bante sus 116 per ceat discount. Next Saturday is packet day The Hibernia leaves this port onthe Ist of January for Liverpool, via Hali- fax. There will be no very ac mand for sterling exchange, until about the middle of the week, and the shipments of specie will depend very much upon the tone of private letters by the steamer just arrived at Boston The fal! in corn and cotton will be likely to discredit many bills drawn upon such shipmenta. of the trade cf (he islands for the past year The ag- gregate value of imports in each of the past four yoars was as annexed Commence or THe Saxewien Istanps—Vatck or Im FoRIS $223 183 18s, oe BOE) itt : NT 1B so. svecvecevenss 908,382 The imports of 1546, were from the following countries United States. , $125,630 $17 040 Ki + 116.929 c John M. Holly, Member of Congress from this State | and Com. D, Conner, U5, N , and thelr families,were at | sorted to threats. He wasouutioned not to gooat alone, particularly in theevening. Oa Sanday evening last, about half past six o'clock, he st ited forchurch in com: | pany with another person with whom he stopped | When near the State Prison they were parted for a mo- iment; the Kuglishman, betog a few rods behind, was | suddenly struck from behind with aclub,wbich kacckwd him down, His aseailant immediately jumped upon him, seized his throat with one hand and with the other | gavo five etabs, probably with a jack-kaife, which struck bis ribs buc did not inflict any mortal wound. His com- St. Croix and La Pointe, which will probably elect adi moerat. The convention will then stand—di demoorate, 24 whigs, In the last convention the democrats had 109 members and the whigs 16 ire rion it Canava —The nomination of a candidate to represent the county of Hrentenac, took place this af. texaoon. ut Waterloo, ‘The candidates nomloated wore Heary Sm!th jas, the late member, and Joba 6. Marke, warden Of the district, The latter gentleman, howevur, Jeetiogd to staud » poll, and My. Smith was dealared oly Beeted > ingeion Letter, Ber VY panlou, hearing a strange noise, turned back and found the Englisbinan in the snow aad almost senseless —— While the assassin was inflicting the blows, ho sald, | ‘damn you! you will learn to leave this place when told | to,next time? Assistanoofwae iinmedintely called, bis wounds dressed, audit was Welisved he would recover. | He hag already made on affidavit to the facts. Krom the | eroription bie fo give of hia sewailant, It ly hoped bo may be recognized ‘The affalr hi used great ox citement at Aubwen, sad will proba! ty id to the arrest 9! the rascal vonomrned in this bold attempt ab marder.~ Nok, Demecrad Savannah on the 19Ub inst, ‘The Jon in our river stopped runing last night; the | 2int of December; therefore, we hall mark as the day of the closing of the river fur the year Courier ‘The census of Milwaukie shows an astonishing Increase, The aggregate population will not vary much from 13.600 Oa the Ist of June, 1646, only 15 month ago, it was but 9610; and in 1940, only seven years ago, Mil- Waukiv bad out a8 many hundreds, as she cau now count thousenda, —Mil. Sea, § Gar, lak Iu Albany, on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Mestayer, tress, wae run over by « horre and sleigh, wnd co} ably injured Twocf the principal physicians in Danbury, Conn. | contradiet the rumor that there were cases of the dis- | case Known as the black tongue, in that town. | ia Spring Held, Dr, WH. Cleveland was kloked by bis horae between the eyas, his #kuil fractured, and (he optic werve, lajured,so af fo destroy bis eight) yet be will pro- Dally fecerer, 1 AO’ ider Moussr Whig and | The importa from the ¢ | pia form | the exports of Hawatian produce, from Hi nol tn alone, | ing the year 1846, i Total .. seve $408 382 en, And at one fifth from Gre ¢ Britain jumbia river and iro 4 ( alifor- interesting item in this trade for 1846, mounted in value to $46 52, ber de supplies furnished to whale ships, merchant vessels amt men of war, ‘ertimaled to amount tn value lo $9400, The principal exports of the islands are ru P Ole tees, onlt, hides and skins, coffee, &9. ‘The total mumbe: of vex sele weriving at the ports of Honolulu and Lanaioa dor aa on follows ~Merchantmen, 61; re, 100; totat 675 men of War, 18; whe (et rrr ee eae mene ee ne meemeeeraeemenecn, Died, & Connhuan, aged 18 yen od, Co of Lotslm, and perish of The friends of the family sre reapeotfally Invited to attend hér ficere), fom the residenoefor her wrother. law, John Cangen, #4 Cross etrpet.on #unday evening, at Hy © oleok On the 26th inst , Re from THE LATESTINTELLIGENU. BY THE MAILS RECEIVED LAST NIGHT. ae AFVAIRS IN WASHINGTON, Wasuivoron, Deo. 24, 1847. The Arvests of Generals Worth and Pillow—What ie said About It—Probatle Court of Enquiry—Scott's Humanity ~The President’s Dinner. A lotter addressed to one of the New Orleans papers, ‘dated the 4th of December, at Vera Cruz, has been pub- lished, purporting to give the reasons for the arrest of merais Worth and Pillow, by Major General Seott. ‘The causes which led to the arrest, are alleged to be two letters, emanating from the American camp, bestowing praise upon these two ofiicers for their gallantry, and re- fleeting upon the commander in chief, which, by some means, not detailed, came into his possession. Pillow denied the authorship of the letter attributed to him ; Worth preferred charges against Scott, and Seott arrest- ed him for contempt, This,s0 far as our recollection serves us, is the statement to which we refer, Be this true or not, and it is questioned by many, we have an item in relation to this subject, from the lips of a gantle- man who waa in the city of Mexico before the 4th of December. He presumes that the writing of the letters is not the origin of the difficulty, though it is subsi- diary, but that the arrest was in consequence of the dis obedience of orders by General Worth, or by Worth and Pillow conjointly, during the late battles before the city of Mexico. Worth was ordered to operate upon e certuin poiut at night, and to surprise the Mexican gar- rison, sud take the enemy prisouers. This, however, he did not He waited until the next mornit By this time, the Mexicans, apprised of the design of the Ame- riean commander, prepared for @ stout resistance. The conflict ensued, and the brigad~ led by Worth lost eight hundeed men! Unfortunately | have not before me the official accounts of the battles, and cannot, therefore, be specific. | must take the words of my informant as true, he being a man of truth, gene- rally considered, until some other statement shall be ‘given from’ more responsible source It te to be regretted that there is a war among our own generals, three thousand miles from home.— Already it is whispered that there may soon be # court of enquiry in relation to the subject. Economy, honor, and patience, forbid that it shall take place at the arsenal in this city. But perhaps | speak too fast, as, judging of the progress of the Fremont trial, that may not be concluded for months to come, and another place must be selected. Major General Scott has the reputation of Domeasing much humanity; ® quality which, coupled wit! bravery aod skill, makes the true soldier. hen the army entered the city of Mexico, he gave orders not to molest the l-peros ; Chey wero, he said, our friends In this he mistook, as we well know ; for the greasers made an unprovoked attack on our troops, and had to be re- strained by powder and ball ‘To his humaaity "7 attribute the anger engendered against Worth, who, the opinion of Scott, needlessly sacrificed eight hundred men. Yesterday afternoon the I’resident had a splendid din- ner party, and thirty or forty members of Congress, whigs and democrats,y sat down toit. The utmost feeling characterized all that was said, and the honora- ble gentlemen laughed in concert over their wine.— Now, if men of both parties can agree like brothers whils eating turkey and drinking claret, why do they not keep in check their angry tempers while debating the affairs of the nation ’ Is the nation of less impor- tance than a gobbler? However, we love bermony, it it only coatiuue so long as viands smoke upon the table Warniveron, Deo, 24, 1847. Sudden Death of Mr. Fairfield, of the Ser Woe were startled this evening by the announcement of a friend, just from the lodgings of Senator Fairfield, that this valuable public servant was no more—that he had suddenly died. Yesterday we shook hands with him, on returning from the capitol; this morning he was as well, to all appearance, as usual—this evening be is no more. He has been suffering for a long timo from a diseased leg. A year ago he had a surgical operation made upon it, which relieved him, without causing any immediate inconvenience, This morning, having the advantage of the adjournment over to Monday, for repose, he seised the occasion again to call in his physician to repeat the incision, from which he had received such benefit in the first expeximent. ‘The operation was accordingly made by Dr. Magruder, the physician in the first instance. During the day, Dr. May was called in; but in the meantime, we understand a powerful solution had been applied to the wound. the necessity of the case doubtless suggesting some such stimulus to the nervous aystem in @ direct application to the seat of the disease. But the symptoms rapidly became more alarming, and though everything that the best medical skill and expe- rience recommend was promptly applied, the pati nt’s sufferings continued to increase,till about seven o’clook this evening, when, in great agony, he expired. It wax but yesterday that Mr. Fairfleid reported, in pursuance of the Presideat’s recommendations, the bill for the appointment of assistaut pursers in th Navy. As chairman oo naval affairs, be nas beea in- dustrions, weil informed.and useful, ina high degree, to the deliberations ofthe Senate Ho was a modest and man, end the public, in him, have lost faithful servant Within the short space of year, Pennybacker, of Virginia; Barrow, of Louisiana; Speight, of Mississippi,; Huntington, of Couneetiout, and Fairteld, of Maine, all of the Senate, have died. A severe mortality for so small a body of men Mr Fairfield, we should suppose, was about fifty ears of age [le wasemall inetature, and of # delloate frame ; much weakened for # long time past from the disease which has thus suddenly termiaated his life. But he seldom compiained; was seldom absent from bis post in any weather But we ieave the details of his last day of agony, and the merits of his character, and the services ot his use- fal life, to his physicians, his compeers, and his imae- diave associates. Ww Wasninaron, Deo, 24, 1847. Afternoon Report, ‘The day has been unusually pleasant in the sunshine, and there was, during the morning hour, (thet is, from twelve to one) perha, quorum of both houses trans- acting Christmas errands in the book and fancy stores on the Avenue. Many members have gone home to spend their holidays; but there are quite enough remain- ing to make it a “ Merry Christmas” in Washington. Eggs were ata premium in the market, and the drinking of egg-nogg commences this evening, by way of clearing the cob-webs for amore universal demonstration to- morrow ‘The nbolition petition, upon the disposition of which, Mr. Speaker Winthrop gave bis casting vote the other day, was gotten upin thiv city, and a number of the sigaers, siace its publication, have publicly repudiated it. There isa slave factory or two in the city, a rort of calaboose, in which the “ traders’’ keep their purchases until @ sufficient number ere collected for a cargo to Goorgin, Alabama or New Orleans Certain of the sign- ors supposed the petition reterred entirely to these de- pots for supplies to the Southern States, and this was the traffic which they wished Congress tosuppress. But the petition takes @ broader scope, and touches the question avery as it existe in the Listrict, in tts local charae- t. The signers in question desire to be understood, and we may a4 well state that Mr. Fitnam and Mr. Sa- vage ere among them. We think it had been just es well if these gentlemen had not troubled or committed them- selves in the matter at all i ‘This reminds us that Mr. Hale, of New Hampshire, fromn the beginning that he has made in the Sonate, will be likely to have his hands full of emancipation peti- tions, befare the seasion is over. We understeod, how- ever, that he will be engaged for a while in «criminal cause down eart, which comes off pretty soon: but that be expects to be here to put in an oar on the discussion of Mr. Calhoun’s resolutions, The claimants on Mexico, one of whom isthe editor of the Nutional Whig, see no prospect of peace, saving in & defeusive line, drawn scross the neck of lauema, | Whother the editor of the Whig be @ claimant or not, he bodly advocates annexet from which we are to infer either that he js the organ of « portion of the whigs inthe House, hat he does not speak for the whig party at all however, he is playing « deeper game His olject is to head off Messrs. Polk, Bucnanan, Dallas, Cass, Woodbury, and others, from that ground, by a pre-cecupation of it, standing see sort of guard over it to keep intruders out. We hope he will succeed ; because to the peaceable occupation of Mexico, it wil be necessary to exterminate the Celto- Antec race; and if leit alone, they wil do that them- peives, in good season for annexation, A treaty of peace for th present, would answer all present pur- | pores, if we can get boundary aod indemnities, as pro- posed by Mr, Tristand we think yet, that an accom- modation will be eff-cted before the olose of the present session. The case does not look half so bad as the Ore- gon question did in December. 1845, and we got out of that without much national humiliation CHRISTMAS EVE The Sandwich island papers give some oMetal returns | rone half of the aggregate wae from the | | Wasninoron, Deo, 24, 1847, | Gen, Shielde—A Good Proposition, | Gen. Shields is received in triumph all the way, as he | comes along. “ Honor to the brave.” “ He has done | the State some service, d would bes good candidate either for President or Vice-President; but that he comes from “ The first flower of the earth, The first gem of the se that same dear old Ireland nerve her. But it has been suggested that Shield would be the man to send on the mirsion to Rome; so he would is a good republican, a good scholar, a gentleman, and a | Carbolic We thiuk that Bishop Hughes himself would endorse this appointment, uvless we are mistaken in the Generai’s retigious faith, It is a matter into which wo beve never inquired, cering nothing for a t be right, end bis it the way—‘rod pre- Nar ehureb, if bis dround like Shici’s’. The cl¥mate of Italy anant to Shivl’s, and we go, if he desires it, or would evcept It, for giving bim the propored mirsion : ROME | to | ae Wasniseron, Deo. 24, 1847 The Gutf Squadron—Aff.tis in Yucatan The} Yucat: cos are of the Mexican breed. We learn | by an officer of the Navy just from the Gulf Squadron, that on (he receipt, at Merida, of the first Intelligence | from the city of Mexico, which was that Santa Anne was rions, the inhabitants got up & pronunctamente | against tive Uoited Ntatea: and, phat with @ view of get~ ting oa vaderstand!og « subject, Com a. ith bn s-veral aiipe of ndtun, hed gous down to Yusatan, Vrom ail ws ven learn, however, all will be found to be oorrect, bo Ysontanere haying discovered thelr mis. + take, ere reported to have fallen beek open their ground