The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1848, Page 2

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BROADWAY ODEON Broadway. —Sineino—Grecian Exencises—Tasceavx Vivante. ANICS’ HALL, Broadway, near Broome.—Crnis- * erent Etmiorian S:xoine, BunLesque Danc- 6, &e ME tyr roadway, near Houston —Ban- issirel River. PANORAMA HALL, ——_ = ~ os .» Monday, Janusry 3, 1848. News from Europe, _ The Washington, from Southampton, and Cale- donia, from Liverpool, are now nearly sixteen daye atsea. They will bring two weeks later intelligence from all parts of Europe. Presidential Movements—Letter of Gen. Cass on the Witmot Proviso. publish in another column a very impor- letter, written by Gen. Cass, explaining his and position on the Wilmot proviso, and ) certain members of Congress, who a of him his sentiments on the subject. This letter isa very important document. It is written with more coolness, condensation, grasp of mind and power of intellect, than any similar production that ever came from the pen of the distinguished statesman whose name is attached to it. It is truly an important docu- ment in the present position of the Presidential canvass, and an important movement, having for its object, to give additional strength to the doc- trines and sentiments which have heretofore been promulgated by certain members of the ad- ministration, and cf the democratic party. This movement of General Cass bears very materially on the presidential canvass, both at Washington and throughout the country. He takes ground in direct opposition to that which has be-n asstmed by the Van Burens of this Siate, on the Wilmot proviso, last summer and fail. It will be recollected, that in the last demo- ie national convention, which nominated Mr. Polk for the presidency, a great contest took place between the friends of General Cass and those of Mr. Van Buren. For several days they were in hostile array towards each other, nei- ther gaining nor losing, a position which was powerful to destroy, but weak to accomplish. At length one of the factions broke up, adopted Mr. Poik, andthe resttumbled into the movement peli-mell, and thus Mr. Polk was nominated.— But the original hostility between the Van Bu- renand the Cass men in that convention, has continued to the present day. The Van Burens of this State, during the first years of Mr. Polk’s Presidency, manifested no particular dislike—meaning, perhaps, to get as much of the spoils as they could—but as soon as the stock which Mr. Polk had to give was ex- hausted, they then began to show their feelings of hostility to the men by whom Mr. Van Buren was defeated in the convention of 1844. The first intimation of breaking ground, was at the convention at Syracuse, in which the Wil- not provieo, or half-blood abolition principle, wee offered by those men. This was the ground- work of the call to collect a convention at Her- kimer, and is now ina state of great activity in this State, where several conventions are about being called, for the purpose of agitating the abo- lition movement still further, and eventually of disuniting and distracting the democratic party. General Case’s movementand letter, make him at once one ot the prominent candidates for the Presidency, in the democratic convention. Many people suppose that Mr. Polk retires fron: the field; but in the event of a dissgreement urmong all the other candidates, itis possible that his name will be again offered. At all events, it seems probable there will be a great effort made to select some of the new candidates ; and among these new candidates, Mr. Bu- ohanan, General Cass, and Judge Woodbury, seem to stand prominent. Mr Buchanan and his friends have been movirg with great force in Penneylvgnia and some other central States to- words the West. General Case comes forward, and occupies the same ground as Mr. Buchanan, and even bids a little higher for the assistance of the South, as far as regards the Wilmot proviso question. > All those movements, whoever may be the candidate of the convention, will be very much endangered, in consequence of the half-blood abolition policy adopted by the Van Burens in this State, and now in mid career at Albany and Utien. There is every probability that avery yreat and decided disruption of the democratic party willtake plece in the State of New York on the Wilmot proviso. Similar indications ex- ist in Penneylvania and Ohio, and no doubt they | extend to other central States. Under any circumstances, whoever may be the candidete of the democratic national convention, be he Ge- , Mr. Buchanan, or Judge Woodbury, their election is deeply and radically endangered by the satanic policy of the Van Burens, as de- monstrated by their recent declarations and pur- poses Some suppose that the Van Burens will fall back upon Gen. Worth. In the mean time, itis possible to believe that the administration party have some other cards in their hands, to be played in the national conven, ten. Who knows but when they see their dan- ger, they may not come out boldly and declare for the full, complete and perfect annexation of all Mexico, and eadeavor to raise up in the coun- try on that subject, as was done four years ogo on Texas? As yet Mr. Polk simply announces a desire to make peace with Mexico, to require indemaity for the past, and security for the future. The same ground is assumed by General Cass, and by his friends in Congress— yet they leave little hole open for future contingencies, under the aame of fulfilling the “destiny” of this country, that destiny being known to be the sbsorption of all Mex- ico, if that iseue be necessary toelecta President upon. In a popular contest on such grounds, the immense debt tia eriustbe incurred to accomplish such purpose, would, of course, be entirely over- looked in the eathusiasm of such ® course. The banks would break, but who would care? These are come views on the cormplivaied Pre Miele Conveem Be ik BU wHlme Kiroughenr nds executed heaniitully and with | the country. We atill believe that, should Mr. Clay not decline being the candidate ofthe whig party, and be nominated by the whig national convention, he will stand a better chance than he has heretofore done of being elected, in oon- sequence «f the detectionof the Van Burens, aed j teu half blood abolition movement in this State. Nothing would seem ro probable. Ge- | neral Cass is an able, talented, and liberal man, | very superior in every respect tothe Van Burens, | who may be very anxious to defeat his pros- | pects; and although under the war cry, or the | d stiny cry of all Mexico, and even Canada and Cuba, he might succeed in reaching the Presi- deney in the present condition of public feeling, we are still inclined to believe that General | Taylor, trom his being the freshest and purest candidate in the field, would be the most popular man that any party or set of men could take up. These are the latest movements, and the latest views on presidential matters. Every day is opening up new veins of thought, ot reflection, of interest, of folly, of roguery, and of humbug. Our duty is to watch all parties and all great men, to represent them accurately and graphi- cally to the people, and let them decide. We don’t care a button without a neck, who is, or who may be President of the United States, or who isnot. The newspaper prees, the electric telegraph, the independent thought, the elastic spirit of the people, the popular impulse, must continue to govern; and presidents, and repre- sentatives and senators, and cabinet counsellors, have only to obey the aggregate wishes of the people, ascertained in one day by means of the independent press and the electric telegraph. The pressure and panic in the money market, and the breaking of several banks, have been | attributed to various causes, and accounted for in various ways ; but the most amusing solution, is that which we find in our amiable contempo- raries, the Journal of Commerce and the Express. “Bennett” with the one, and the Herald with the other, have produced the whole of it. That villainous journal has deprived the hard work- | ing portion of the community of their hard earn- ings, and cheated them out of ten, twenty and thirty per cent of their daily wages. This certainly is a discovery equal to that of squaring the circle, and farbeyond any other dis- covery in philosophy ever made in the world: In past times, it has been supposed that when banks or their agencies could not redeem their currency, it arose either froma want of gold and silver in their vaults, ora disposition to cheat the public openly and publicly. If banks are well managed, and conducted on proper .principles, they ought always to be ready to re- deem their currency when asked to do so. If ahey are not prepared to do so, they are badly managed or miserably conducted, and ought to be crushed like the serpent that “ Brought sin into the world and all our woe.” Seriously, however, it is needless for us to make any reply to such impudent, ridiculous, ignorant and atrocious charges, as those and other journals make against the New York Herald. For nearly twenty-five years past the conductor of this journal has been connected with the New York press, either as editor, reporter, or pro- prietor, and his principles on banking and on currency have been invariably the same. Never have his views been falsified; and it may be re- membered whether they were falsified in the crisis of 1887. During the present crisis he is equally independent, and wiil not deceive the people, in warning them, as far as regards com- mercial affairs and the currency. The present pressure has been produced by natural causes, growing out of the reaction in commercial affairs in England, and the drain made by the Mexican war, on the treasury and the banks of this country. The first effect of those combined causes is felt by the weak and | ill-managed country banks. Already ha!t a dozen of those rotten institutions have broken to pieces, in this and neighboring States For years, we have warned the public against some of those banks, particularly the Plainfield, the Lehigh, the Susquehanna, and various others. The free banks of this State, are a little better, | andonly alittle. They are only an organization of a system of small and petty shaving, and nothing else, on the community, and especially on the hard working classes. The State stocks, on which their paperis iseued, may be valuable, but how can a working man, with a few dollars in his pocket, wait tor months for a realization of those stocks, when he wants his dinner, when his children are crying for food, when his wife is hungry and thirsty after a hard day’s work? How can such aman wait for the slow move- ments of those financievs who humbug the com- munity, and cheat all who come within the range of their roguery? The whole systein of free banks in this State, is nothing but an organ- ised, legalised, chartered system of cheating and swindling ona small scale, under the shape ofdis- count. The Plainfield, the Lehigh, the Sueque- hanna, and other banks, are nothing but engines of roguery, and the people who have been de- frauded and cheated by them, deserve nothing else, for they were well warned against them. The evils of rotten banking, however, are only beginning. We much fear that worse is coming, and we still warn the public, the hard working man, the daily laborer, and all others, who live from hand to mouth by their dsily work, to be careful of what money they take, to place no confidence in the Wall street organs or Wall street brokers, for they are all engaged in the same system of roguery and plunder on the great mass of the community, and have always been so. We trust we shall yet see the banking sys- tem purified of this corruption and villainy.— There is much yet to lop off. In our large cities banks well conducted are useful; but the multi- tude of little institutions, that are scattered all over the mountains and valleys of the country, and planted in places where even potatoes would not grow, so barren are they—such institutions are merely nests of pickpockets, rogues, scoundrels, and scamps, of the deepest dye. What then is to be done? We think the working portion of the people of New York ought to have a general meet- ing,and have a committee to discuss those questions, to ascertain what banks are good, and procure from some legitimate quarter, correct intelligence on the subject. It is very certain that no correct jor reliable intelligence can come from Wall | street, or their journals. ow is the time for the people who have been cheated by banks to act calmly, quietly, but decidedly, and take care of themselves. Who moves first? Srnanct Bep-Fettows.—Who ever expect- edto hav: found Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Hale, ultra abolitionism and ultra slavery, rowing in the eame boat, pulling together at the same oar, running down the same stream, and fighting manfully against the. war and ite noble warriors and achievemente? Itis said adversity makes us ecquainted with strange bed-fellows. But what can have thrown these two leaders of two antagonistic parties into the same bed together 7 Not adversity certainly, unless Mr. Hale's des- pondency at the poor chance Mr. Clay has, and Mr. Calhoun’s vexation at the good chance Gen. Taylor has, are the griefs and the sorrows which have amalgamated these un-amalgamatable per- sons, as they were til now thought to be. Important Catnottc Movement.~We learn from good authority at Washington, that at a recent conference of the Cxtholic Bishops, it was agreed that the annexation of all Mexico Tux Boarp or Envcation.-We felt it our duty short time since, as conductors of a public press, to call the attention of the public to the proceedings of this Board; since when, our table has been covered with communications, contain- ing grave and weighty eharges against its mem- bers. We are sorry for it—we regret they should by any acts of theirs, leave themselves open to public animadversion. For many ofthem we entertain, both in public end private, the highest respect; and even in their collective capa- city, we were disposed to look on them with favor; for, as we said in our former article, we considered the Board of Education the most im- | portant and useful body in this State, and so we | consider it still, provided its labors are properly and honestly directed; but if the charges now made are well founded, (and the sources from which we derive our information ecarcelyleavea doubt on our minds of their general correctness, ) we have been egregiously mistaken in our esti- mate of the public services of this body. In our former article we briefly alluded to the duties of the Board of Education, and to the powerand authority with which the public has invested them; if they have unfaithfully per- formed the one, and abused the other, itis high time the public should know it. Oa the other hand, if the charges are without foundation, and inconsiderately made, it is fitthose gentlemen should have an opportunity of exculpating and setting themselves right with the public, and we presume they will (at least they should) be thankful to us for giving them that opportunity. We now proceed to state shortly the nature of those charges. The first is, that they have gross- ly and wilfully wasted the school fund, by pur- chasing lots and erecting school houses where they were not wanted, solely for the purpose of giving jobs to favorites; that some of those school houses have been erected in unhealthy localities; and although erected at an enormous expense to the public, are altogether unfitted for the accommodation and reception of the chil- dren; that school houses much more commo- dious might be put up at one half the cost; but, as our informants say, the commissioners, in giving contracts, are influenced more by a desire to subserve the private interests of individuals than to benefit those for whom the public bounty was intended ; that the expense incurred in fit- ting up and furnishing school houses after their erection is totally unnecessary, and incurred for the same object for which building contracts are given, namely, to create influence and serve party purposes. The Board is also charged with the sin of fa- voritism, in the selection and appointment of school masters, or, at all events, that it is charge- sble with not keeping a proper supervision over the ward officers, who have the immediate se- lection and appointment of those functionaries ; that they, the members of the Board, are more desirous to multiply the number of school | masters than to increase the number of scholars, and that the former are altogether out of propor- tion to the latter; in short, that the sole object of the Board seems to be to increase its patron- age, and then to abuse it. The next charge relates to the free academy. Our informants insist that the site for the erec- tion of the building is, for many reasons, unsuited to the purposes for which it is intended. ‘‘The Board,” say they,‘‘were unhappy in their selection of a locality; they have made choice of a site in the midst ofa densely populated neighborhood, blocked up onall sides with dwellings, which renders it altogether unfitted for reflection and study, and only calculated to distract and disturb the minds of youth, and to call them offfrom those pursuits which alone should engross their undi- vided attention.” Again, they say, ‘‘ the location is unhealthy, that section of the island lying very ow, full of swamps and marshes, the conse- quence of . hich will be that a solid foundation, upon which to erecta permanent and durable structure, cannot be made, no matter what ex- pense the Board may incur in their endeavors to construct one” To ourselves this is the most painful charge of all; we were the first to take an interest in the welfare of the free academy, and to hail it asa blessing. We anticipated that great benefits, not alone to the city of New York, but to the country at large, would flow from the establishment of such an institution amongst us. ‘We thought we saw in it the germ from which would spring American patriots, statesmen, and philosophers, and hence it was we were particu- larly anxious that the incipient steps to be taken by the Board for its erection, should be marked by sound judgment, patriotism, and purity of mo- tive; but instead of having been marked by either one or the other, the public find that be- fore the first stone is laid, jobbing is introduced. It will necessarily lose the confidence of the people, and fall still-born to the ground. We shall take the subject up again in a few days, when we intend to make some remarks on the mode in which appropriations have been hitherto made; and we shall also point out fot the special benefit ot the public, the intormation the Board should require from ward officers asking for appropriations for school purposes, be- fore such appropriations are granted. Banx StaTements.—We have received a state- ment from the receivers of the Plainfield Bank, in reply to that published by the Messrs. Beach, the managers of that institution. We have also received a statement from the directors of the Elizabethtown Bank, in reply to the statement made against it. If we must publish any of these statements, we shal] publish them all, viz.: The report and evi- dence concerning the Plainfield Bank, the state- ment of the Messrs. Beach in reply—that of the receivers of the Plainfield, and that of the directors of the Elizabethtown Bank, together with a searching analysis and examination of bank management, of bank morality, and of bank doings in New Jersey and elsewhere. It is probably time to probe all these things to the bottom. We are entering upon a great and im- portant crisis in financial and banking affairs in this country, and nothing shall deter us from do- ing our duty to the honest, hard working portion | of the community, in opposition to the banking interests; for we believe that the American com- munity, since the introduction of bank currency into this republic, has been cheated enough by the banks and their agents—enough, we believe, to pay the expenses of two Mexican wars and one English war. Canapa Exections.—According to all appear- ances, the radical party in Canada will succeed by a large majority inthe elections now going on in Canada. The questions which divide the parties in that country are generally local and technical only, affecting matters of trade, commerce, shipping, internal improvements, canals, the church, and similar matters. But besides all these questions there are the hidden seeds of a decided revolu- tion buried up in Canada, which will break out one of these days suddenly, and astonish the viceroy there and all his court. The great re- turn of radical members of the Parliament of Canada, is the beginning of a new age in that northern province. Wait and see. Granp Musicat Socemsity.—The musical ama- teurs of thie city intend to perform a grand mu- tical solemnity for the peace of the soul of Men- delsohn, the great musical composer, at Castle Garden, on the 8d of next month. Will nobody | INTELLIGENCE BY TELEGRAPH TO THE LATEST MOMENT LAST NIGHT, From the South. Petxrsavaon, January 1, 1648. The overland express came iu this morning, with ad- ‘vices from New Orleans to the afternoon of the 26th Perertsvacn, January 2. 1848. The mail feiled South of Weldon, N.C. No express news came through this mornin; Induetion of the New ate Officers. Avsany, Jan. 2, 1848, All the State officers chosen at the last generalelection (except Canal Commissioner Cook, and Prison Inspector Gedney) were introduced to their respective depart- ments yesterjay, and took the usual oath of office. The Commissioners and Inspectors will cast lots to-morrow for their respective terms of office, as required by the new Constitution. The River..The Weather &c, Axsanr, Jan. 2, 1848. The river is clear of foe. Steamer Noswich arrived to-day from New York. Weather growing oold. Mr. Page, the popular and esteemed principal of the Normal school died yesterdsy, universally lamented. His fune- ral was attended to-day by a large concourse of citizens. Markets, New Onceans, Deo. 25.—Cotton—The market is dull Sales were effected at 6% a 6%; for good middling. Flour is quiet and drooping; sales of choice Illinois at $5 623 a $6. Molasses sells at 18 a 180 Rice is in Mmited de- mand at 4.0 4i<c. In Freights we have no new engage- mentstoreport Exchange—Almost no demand. Bills on London sell at 10634 & 108. —— INTERESTING FRoM SoutH America.—The fine bark Isbaliti Heyne, Captain Dewing, arrived yesterday from Rio de Janeiro, having left that port on the 21st November. The U. 8. frigate Brandywine, after a long passage from Norfolk, was going into Rio when Captain Dewing left. The accounts of the recent failures in England paralyzed all transactions. The Argentine Government has fiaally closed all the ports of the Province of Buenos Ayres to the commerce of Montevideo, to date from the Ist December. Two separate orders have been issued by the government, one prohibiting all exportation, the other all importation, to or from Montevideo. The internal war, which has been go long de- vastating these rich and fertile provinces, seems still to be carried on with all its rancour. Gen. Urquiza, Captain General of the Province of Entre Rios, has issued two rather sanguinary proclamations, proclaiming death to the political party of “ Unitarians.” The Gazette of Buenos Ayres, of the 26th of October, gives an acconnt of the death of the celebrated pirate John Romero, and the entire dispersion of his crew. This man was the terror of navigation on the Parana, where, as also in the neighbouring waters, he had for some time committed the greatest atrocities, as- sassinations, and robberies. General Urquiza had sent out a detachment to pursue and destroy the rest of those pirates. At the date of the 4th of November, accounts received from Buenos Ayres state that perfect tranquillity reigned there, and the people had great confidence in the government. Nothing was known of the late movements of Gen. Ur- quiza, but a Captain of aship, sailing from Pa- rana to Montevideo, reports that on the 4th inst. he saw troops passing from Paraguay to Corri- entes, and that the artillery was being transport- ed to the Corrientine territory. oe General Rosas had given permission for the importation of twenty thousand barrels of flour into Buenos Ayres, to certain individuals, the importation to terminate on the 15th of De- cember. No motive of public good is said to have led to this permission, but it was done from a desire to embroil the Americans with the French, and lead to a dispute between them; in the expectation that the French would endeavor to prevent the importation into a port blockaded by them, as they pretend. Licences were granted by Rosas for the im- portation of 15,000 bbls. flour at $15 duty, and 8,000 bushels of wheat. Porx anv Motassrs.—Our contemporary of the Courier § Enquirer makes the prediction, that General Taylor and Mr. Webster will be the President and Vice President of the United States, this time next year. This is a very odd assortment of presidential candidates; it is astreak of fat and a streak of lean, alittle pork and alittle molasses, all mixed uptogether. Our venerable contemporary can- not support Mr. Clay, because of his famous anti- war speech at Lexington the other day, yet he gulps down Mr. Webster, who was the first to make a leading anti-war speech at Worcester, Massachusetts, some time back. If he cannot support Mr. Clay, how can he Mr. Webster? Mr. Cray Comine To Wasnineton.—We are informed that Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, will bein Washington in afew days, or perhaps, ina week ortwo;and during his sojourn there, will take the opportunity of declining publicly being a candidate forthe next presidency. He willthen very probably declare himself in favor of Gene- ral Taylor. Such isthe rumor; what truth there may be in it we donot know. Mr. Clay’s sojourn at Wash- ington, however, will certainly be marked by some great event, in reference to the questions with which he is mixed up. ‘Theatrical and Masica}, ‘There is a revolution going on in theatres. Tha legiti- mate drama is down for ever, buried and entombed twenty feet under ground. During the lost few years no- thing of the legitimate drama has paidor succeeded. The cheap theatres are doing a respectable business,they make alittle money and get along well. The clrous also ap- pears to take, and the Italian Opera, so far, has succeed- ed apparently, but the management has too many artists on hand, and too many expenses ever to make anything out of it. Since the Park has been shut up and given over to horses, it has been crowded every night. The Bowery, it is said, has changed hands, and become the property of Mr. Marshall, of Philadel- phia. Pinteux’s Model Artists have done much injury to the Broadway, and so does Palmo’s theatre, when the fair Augusta gives the ballet. tacle,dramatizing the great military Mexico, is preparing at the Bowery, and a new piece is to be brought out st the Broadway, to be written by Mr. Robert T. Payne, a gentleman Well known asa dra- matist. The old bere ee of the Park also expect from Europe some remarkable novelty, which, it is thought, will produce a great deal of /clut,and crowded houses again in old Drury, after the horses have had their day. We are all in an interesting condition, and expect to be more 80 s00n. Mapame Avovsta takes her benefit at Palmo’s thea. tre this evening, which terminates her performance for this season. She has been rather unsucoersful, although having engaged an excellent vaudeville company, in addition te the great attraction of herselfes a danzruse of the mest distinguished character, we trust her many admirers will rally on this occesion, and Mobi by their presence, the high esteem they entertain for her matchless abilities ia this beautiful accomplishment Iratran Orena.—Great trela and much fun be- tween the managers and the arti To-night “Il Paritsni” will be performed, without letti—he has revolted, and will not play with such a bad trowpe,— Baillini will take his place und do his best. What say the subser'bers to this nonsense? . Mr. W. Marshal bas just concluded a very successful tour through the western pet of this State, and re- turns to his old quarters, at the Bowery, this evening. Dempster, the balled singer, is at Albany, where his concerts are very much admired. Bass, lately a great favorite at the Park, is playing at the Albany Museum. Madame Ablamowicz was to given concert at St. Leuls wening of the 27th December. ‘Winobell, the Yankee, was at ( December. A part of the Astor Place Opera company are to give a performance of “La Sonambula” at the Howard Athe- pmum, Boston, this evening. jand, on the 224 of do something of the same kind for the soul of THE LAST CALL. New Year's day bas again come and gone. it wa celebrated in this cityin much the usual way. Our citizens called on cach other’s families, and exchanged the compliments of the season. The weather was very unpropitious, and thestreots were in an extremely filthy and muddy condition ; but notwithstanding these draw- backs, the day wasa festive one. From ten o’clock in the morning to ten at night, walters were busy opening and shutting hall doors, and viands of every deecription under- went the process of consumption. In the evening there might have been seen here and there a gentleman who had indulged rather freely in wine, and at a low calculation, five thousand persons complained of headache yesterday morning. The above spirited engraving represents one of the victims whose potations were taken in a more liberal than prudent manner. He had made bis last oall for the day, and was comfortably reposing on the soft side of the curb stone, when he was aroused from his reveries by some of the * Stars.” The compliments of the season are passing in an under tone between him and the officers fer disturbing him, but inan hour after his discovery, he was sleeping in the Tombs, or in some Station house. There were many additional incidents of a similar kind, and doubtless our readers witnessed some of them. Tue Weatnen.—The weather on Saturday wa damp and disagreeable, with a dense fog all day. Yes- the early part ‘of the day, wns also disagrees ble aud rainy, but cleared off beautifuily in the after: noon, with cool north west wind. Common Councit.—The Board of Aldermen, as also the Board of Assistants meet this evening. Count or Generar Sxssions.—This Court opens to- day for the January term. Hanoocx Gvuanvs.—This fantastic corps, commanded by Capt. J. P. Buckley, passed our office on Saturday morning, on atarget excursion. They were quite odd in their appearance, being dressed in coats of gay furni- ture calico, and pants of blue, trimmed around the an- d tassels. The “Artificial Rangers, so much attention on Christmas di ot out, in consequence of the mud being som: where about three inches deep in the streets, beside eing the last chance for .? also passed 4 & year to come our office, on Saturday, on a target excursi They are a noble, and roldier-like-looking set of fellows, and are certainly an honor to our citizen soldiers. A Praner “ Stan.”—There are very frequently items on the police returns made to the office of Chief of Po- lice, which reflect some kind of credit upon the de- partment. The following is a verbatim copy of an item found on the 16th Ward returns yesterday morning :— “Henry Luther, 118, 6th Av. Drunk and disorderly nocked out one of his mothers eyes nocked down his sis- ter and hit his Brother against the Head so as to Start the Blood, out ofhis Ear. Sent to the 2nd Dist. Police Court.”? On the return made on Saturday morning, there was also a literary display— A young man went into @ porter house and allmoast Immediatiy expired ” Such effusions are very common, and we must confess speak well for the intelligence ot the efficient, indispen- sable tand faultless rystem of police, with which we are now Blessed It would be a praiseworthy act, and no doubt an advantageous one, to place some of the intel- leotual worthies rh the presidential chair of some of our best colleges.) They would thenshine without the aid ofa brass star, and the title of captain. _ Fare Aeavemy.—The foundations of this institution ‘are now being laid, at the cormer of Lexington avenue 4 Twenty-third street; but learn it will be some time before the ceremony of laying the corner stone takes Place. Farse Avanm.—There was a false alarm of fire in the 6th district, about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening. Rrot.—There was quite riot in Washington street on Ssturdsy night aimong some thirty men, who bad wee rather freely of the hospitalities of the day. ‘h- captain of the fifth ward police was kaooked down, in an attempt to quell the row, and it was not until a large force of police, accompanied by the alderman of the ward. arrived at the spot, that order could be re- storsd. This was the only outbreak that occurred on Saturday, of a serious nature. There were n great ma- ny who had indulged to such an excess, that when night came on they could not find their homes,and were accom- modated with lodgings at the different station houses ‘The dey was generally very quiet, aad, notwithstanding ied uppleasantness of the weather, passed off very hap- pily. Deatn py Arortexy —Coroner Walters held an in- quest yesterday at the corner ot the lth A\ 16th street, on the body of James And who feli down ii of England, aged $5 year Saturday last, and instantly expired. Verdi: byapopiery. Steamsuip Hingrnia.—The impenetrable fog which prevailed on Saturday, detuined the Hibernia until yesterday morning, at eight o’clock, at which hour she teok her departure with thirty-six passengers. It was impossible for any vessel, much less a large steamer, to stir from moorings on Saturday. The ferry boats plying to Jersey City were forced to keep their berths for hours, and at periods through the day, the wheelmen were unable to distinguish the flag-staff on the forward part of their own boat. The Hibernia took outa pretty large mail. The Canadian despatches arrived at 1 o’clock on Saturday—one hour too late ; and the despatches from the British embassy at Washington, ar- rived at 2 o’clock, two hours too late, if the steamer had sailed on her advertised hour of departure. Marine Affairs. Tue Mammotn Suir Corumsus —There hag lately been good deal said relative to the capacities and model of the large new ship Columbus, since her appearance at this port. It hasbeen asserted that the New World is of greater burthen, and a superior vessel. In support of this assertion, the books of the Custom House have been referred to, which give the tonnage of the three largest ships as follows, vis: The Columbus 1307, Constitution 1927, the New World 1404 tons. The New World, al- though 1404 tons Custom House measurement, is a ship of much lees capacity than either the Constitution or Columbus. They are all three deckers, but the depth of the Constitution and Columbus is much greater thanthe New World ; the difference in depth does not count in register tonnage, although it adds very materially to oar- penters’ tonnage and actual capacity. The greater ca- pacity of the Celumbus is by reason of her increared depth of hold, and a continuation of breadth of beam carried wellforward and aft. It has not been stated that the Columbus was the largest register tonnager but the lacgent sbip,as register tonnage has very little to do with the actual burthea of a vessel ‘he dimensions of this great ship are Length on deck, 186 fet; breadth o| depth of hold, 39 feet 6 inches ind meas penters’ calculation, near 1800 tous. The fore and aft, having only the an incumbrancs. ‘The cabi ; farnished with rich mahogad: velvet sofas. The state rooms markal each of which are two berth ‘don the the cabin, leaving the rides of thuship clear, and therehy admitting light from the side and déck lights The rooms are supplied with sofas, drawers, wasnstand, mir- ror. and other appointments for the comfort of the occu- pant. ‘The accommodations for seoond clase pansgngers, are exceedingly well arranged, equal to tho first cabio ia follows :— all things, except furniture, Steerage passengers are ded for—the care to this class com- tin the mavy new and useful featur: f this noble 1 forgotten; main saloon. All ts their own entranees from entirely distinct fro « each other. ‘The ship was built at Portsmouth, N H , for Messrs D. & A. Kingsland, sf thinoity, at a cost of $100,000. She is commanded by Capt. Robert MoVerran, a geutleman distinguished for bis nautical abilities, As weil as for his arent enterprising spirit in ship buildiog. Sho leaves for Liverpool some time this week, on her first Voyage. Tue Fresuers av THe Weer.—\We had hoped to have been able, in our paper of to-day, to re: port the river as receding, but we perie et ‘The river has risen two inches and a@g> within tho forty-eight hours, which, considering’ the eurface whieh it is now spread. i# considerable. It has, we bh reached the bighert polut, and will soon begin to # There hayeayeon over three bundted families dri- ven from their ou: and, as a contequence, there Daa been much suffering aod distress. Everything haa been Dr. Collyer's Model Artists are to commence a series to the United States would be beneficial to their | Mr, O'Connell, in this city? Tea musioian's saul | spasm #7 Warhington City, on the 95th of the | | Heer Bishop Bugler kwew soyuing of thie! paivios | | chureh, both in Memivoand in the United Staten, | te, be taken ont ef purgatory before that of 6) | seven Bo present mon 5 ve id Ve, Mr, hagep won p poaners ot Hehnrond v0] done that could by valluve the wants of the ap iferi aad the prompt ecRboral 9 whiok bas bran ment tested by the more fortunate of our einipeoe, to, me Stee ieee sh ve Police Intelligence. Arrest of a Fugitive Counterfeiter—In Febrasry, 1846, a men by the uemeof Wm N. Andros, was ar- rested in Can geet. by one of the fifth ward police, and conveyed to We ollice of the Chief, for having been detected ia passing counterfeit $10 bills. In the course of a fow weeks four indictments were found «gains! bim by the Grand Jury, on the charges. A'ter beiag im prigon some weoks, hy was liberat-d on 4 raw bail from ouscody, wad ia order to prevent discovery prooured om- | ployment in brick yard, near Caldwelt’s Landing, up the North River, ‘This went on very well for some months, until he was routed by the spproach of the pelics; bethen took refuge in the mouvtalns some two weeks, his food being couveyed to him secretly by « frieud. On leaving this retcoat, he crossed the river im a small bow, and walked »bout 50 miles. having to beg ‘his tood as he went, wotil he obtained work on « farm at one collar a day, for twenty-six days This money gave him'a little start,when be located himself at Milivill miles east of Troy,where he commenced the manufac of varnish. On Friday last George Norris, one of chiet’s sis, useisted by constabl-s Phillips and Welle ef Troy, proceeded to Millviliecwhere they saw Andros standing at his door, who, before the officers were within reach, sterted and ran, hich he kept pretty good Speed for nearly two miles before captured He was brought to this city yesterday morning, wud locked up in the Chiet’s office, previous to being sent to the ‘Tombs for trial. Arrest of a Boston “ Stool Pigeon” and Fugil —Offoers AM. C. Smith and Paterson. of the lower rested, oa Saturday night, at No. 108 man by the name of George H. Hurlbert. slice RH, Jones, on @ requisition from Massachusatts, where- to he stands charged with being a fugitive from justice from thi te. It appears that about three months ago the jewelry store of Abraham Hewea, jr, & Co., was ontered by a false key, and robbed of $1150 in cash, taken from the saf-. Shortly afterwards Marshal ‘ arrested Hurlbert, who was, or had been, in the employ of that firm, as watch maker. After remaining io prison some time, the stolen money was recovered by marshal Tukey, sup) 4 through the information of the acoused, from u tree where it had been depo- sited by the robbe: out three weeks since Hurlbert was liberated from prison, as we are ipfort under some promises, (which are be: ties concerned) and sent on to t! city, in order to “pigeon” out the property and “spot” ‘the burgiars who committed the large robbery oa Currier & Trott’s Jewelry store, in Boston, some months ago. ‘Tne move- ments of thi “erosaman” and “stool pigeon” bave been closely watrhed 7 the above officers for the laat ten days, ho having sisited almost daily Jack Ring’s “ crib’’ corner of Forsy't and Grand street, ad from his various actions and ements, it was evidont he in- tended to rob, if possiile, the cashier of Stewart & Co’s store, on his way to the oxuk, having been. seen to fol- low him on several occasioes very closely. He ia man standing about 6 feet 10 vr 11 inohes, over 30 years of age, wearing a wig of sandy h=ir, sandy billy goat whir- kers, and of rather a genteel upparange altogether Ofl- cer |Wilson,, of Boston, will convey hiu to Boston for trial. Female Pickpocket.—Offiser Cogan arrested, yeater- day. a woman called Maria Wheelan, on a charge of stealing 12 shillings from the pocket of Wm ‘Still, resid- ingat No, 21434 street. Locked up for trial Caught i the Act —Officers Campbell and Jeffrey, of the 10th ward police, arrested, on New Year's eve, a black fellow called Bill Johnson, whom the offloera de- tected in the act of stealing a purss containing $3 49, aud 3 pawn tickets, from a lady’s pooket, while atauding on the corner of Bayard sireet and the Bowery. Locked up for trial by Justice Timpson. A Desperate Son —Officer Holmes of the 16th ward, arrested, on New Year’s night, » young man by the name of Henry Luther, on a charge of vivlently assault- ing his mother, Kuocking out one of her eyes, knocking down his sister, and striking his brother & blow on the head with such violence that the blood wag forced out ofhisears. Justice Merritt locked him up for trial Arrest of Disorderlies.—Captain Perry, of the Fifth Ward, arrested, on New Year’s Eve, seven black fel- lows, acting in’ a very disorderly manner, aressed in a fantastio atyle, parading about the streets. After short detention in the station house, they were all dis- charged by Alderman Adams, under promi: f future good conduct. Disord-rties on New Year’s.— George P. Hoffman and Jobn Henry were arrested about 5 o’clock on New Y. morning, they having been caught in the act of brea! ing the windows of Pnilip Shuer, No. 194 Second street, while in a drunken frolic. Alexguder Trencbard was brought in on a obarge of assaulting and beating Mostis Arian. Held to bail i 00, to answer, by Justice Drinker, A red-headed Irishman, calling bimeeif Codfieh et was brought in for disturbiog the peaceful iuhabitamts of the Five Points, creating a large mob, and fighting who came near him Looked up until sober, A le with a Knife.—Officer Vantassell, of the 11th arrested on Sunday night 4 man by the name of Patrick McGenley,on » charge of attempting to take the life of his wife with a knife, It appears this man bas but just been discharged from Blackwell’s Island, after rerving out a term of imprisonment for beating and threatening the life of bis wife. This knife, it see, ho made while on the island for the expreas purpose of kill- ing his wife, and no sooner was he out of prison than he commenced his murderous assault. Justice Ketenam locked him up for trial. Attempt to Stab.—A man by the name of James Daun wes arrested on a charge of drawing a knife upon Heory Tueben, with intent to stab him while inthe premises No. 120 Mott atreet. Held to bail to answer. ~Disorderlies New Year’s Night—Alderman Adams of the oth ward, and Captsin Perry, arrested on Ni Years’ night, six men by the names of Finte, Robert Warren, ‘hos. Groggins, Patrick Shay, Thos. Roach, and Morris O'Donnell, for bei g disorderly and endea- voring to force an entrance into # grocery store, on the corner of Desbrosses and Warbington si lo the meiée Captain Perry was knocked down, when the Alderman brought up a reintorcement of police, aud the above chaps were conducted to the station house, wh: were reprimanded by the Alderman, and discharged on promise of future good conduct Arrest on Susptcion.—Officer Harbinson, of the 4th Ward, arrested yesterday a man by the name of George Vernon, on suspiciou of haviog stolen $25 from William Banks. Detained for examiaation. Charge of H ghway Robb-ry—A man by the name of Frederick ‘Trotter, was arresied yesterday on a charge of knocking down @ young man by the name of L-esras, and stecling from his possession an overooat worth $:0. It appears, that in November last, theaccused went into & tailoring store, in Chatham street, and purchased the above coat, and, in order to pay for the same, he request- ed young Lasarus to take it home. giving him the pum- ber of where he said he resided. As this young man was going along with the coat, he was met..by the acou- sed, who requested h’m to sop into aetcre to try how it ttted pon this bring done, he walked out of the store id refused to pull it of again. The young mn finally induced him to pull it off, aad on going along towards bis nominal reside: d on passiog up an all-y. scoured up with his fist and knocked down Las: awiaed the o d ran off, since which time be had ded the poli til yesterday, when he was oe conveyed before Justics Merritt, who committed for trial, Pothical Litetligence. Tue Press ann Gen, Tarion Mere find the follow. ing items in reference to Gen. Taylor, in the various papere to which they are credited: Itie certain that political opinion with the Whigs is settiog Taylorward, hd * be bd the friends of General Taylor are enthusiastic and ac- tive, particularly from the South, though Northern Whigs wit! full into the fall belief that General Taylor is a true Whig, and will seek to execute the laws of Congress, rather than make Congress tributary to his own will, “ General,” said one of Taylor's officers, now in publio life, “tell me if you ares Whig or a Demo- erat. Some say you are the one, and some the other, which is true?” ‘The response was characteri enough. “Asan ofloer of the artay in the public sei vice,| am neither, But when the question is plumply put to me, asnow, 1 acm » full blooded Whig, and one quarter over.” —Washing'n Cor, Pittsburgh Gazette. Gen. Tayton ann tHe Georgia L ators —The Whig members of the Georgia Legislature met in the Senate Chamber, at Milledgeville, on the 22d Deo, Al- though the meeting was called * Whig,” yet a reselution was passed :—“ That this meeting, held without distine- tion of parties, only gives expression to the public senti- ment of Georgia, in nominating as it now dovs, General Zacbury Taylor as the cand forthe next Presidency of the United States.” It was also resolved, that in order to carry out the nomination, the people of the Terpective countivs be requested to appoint delegates to meet in Convention at Muledgeville on the first Monday in June next. Anotnen Tayton Mretine 1x Vinarnia.—A large Teylor meeting was held at the Court House of Harri- son county, Va. on the 20th Dec., when it was resolved, “that this meeting entertain for Gen. Zachary Taylor great respect, and believing him worthy of, and ém'nent- ly qualified for the chief magistracy of the nation, nom- ina.e him to the American people for that high trust.” AnoTHen Tatton Mxetina —A monster meeting, a8 the politicians say, was eld in Montgomery, Ala, in favor of tl ero of Buena Vista, on the evening of the 17th Desember. LL Avormen —A mavs meeting of the friends aylor will be held at Dover, Ark , on the 8th of January, Gen. Taylor dissents from rome of the optnions aa to Mexico, exprersedin Mr. Clay's recent great Speech. It is sald that his views are very similar to Mr Cathoun’s, in regard to taking and holding a line in Mexico.— Charleston Cour ier Fox McLeax.—Tho Urbana (Ohio) Citizen has Placed the name of John McLean, 0 Onio, at the head Of its columns, as a candidate for the next presidency. Tur Gorenwor or Manriann’s Nomination or Gen. Tarton —Of Gen Taylor, Gov. Pratt, of Maryland, in his message—"His intimate acquaintance with the ex- isting relations of this country with Mexioo, and the purity of purpore and sterling good sente manifested by ait that he has said or done, will, ! am perennded, fully Justify the wisdom of the determination plainly evinced by his fellow-citizens, to confer on kim the higheat office in the gift of the republic.” + : Pennsyivania LeaisuaTunr.—This body is to essem- ble at Harrisburgh, on the 4th inst. Wie Cavevsat Avsany.-The Whig members of Assembly meet in caucas in the Assembly chamber on To'olock, to nominate officers for the ‘a number of candidates for each of- It erally conceded that Mr Hadley, of I'roy, will be elected Speaker.—A/bany Atlas, Ist znst, Cuxne or Assestpiy —Seth ©. Hawley, of Buffalo, ts spoken of a8 a candidate for Clerk of the Arsembly Letters from Washington state that itis pretty well ascertained that Gen ‘Taylor's views on certain eub- Jeots, are as follows : in favor of a revenue tariff of low duties, and that in care of hia election to the Presidency, he would not touch the tariff ef 1846. That he is against the establishment of a United Statos Bank. and in favor of an Independent treesury. ‘That he is in favor of territorial indemnity —Albary Exp = From Havana. We indebted to Capt. Roderich, of the brig Titi, for papers from Havana (o the 12th ulto. We find no local news inthe papers which would be of interest here ive the drawing of the lottery which took place oa the Lith of Deo. a8 we find itin La Patria: No 22 $95, $30.00, 10 696 $16 000; 20 197. $Id 000; 99 671, $6 090; 15 498, $8 000; 17.917, $9.000) 49 DAA, GA H00; BT 146, go.CdO, TRUTH, B1G00, FeroT, $1000; | 40.890, 61.000, *'y6.198, Prone; BF HTD, Biviue) FeAAD, heal 118) 6) pO Ane, BOW WO Hipamene, i . q a _—— a