The New York Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1848, Page 1

HE NEW YORK HE EVE NING EDITION, NEW YORK, JANUARY 20, 1848. NING cepa et DIN NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Asany, Jan. 20, 1848, Senate. The Judiciary Committee reported against the pe- titions to repeal all license laws. Report laid on the table. Aiso, against bill making words charging or imputing to any female fornication or adultery, actionable. Laid on thetables” ‘The bill amending the act calling a convention to amend the charter of Brooklyn, was passed. Assembly. Mr. Brooxs presented a memorial from tenants of John J, Astor, Stephen Whitney, and others, respecting the commencement of suits to test their title to lands jn New York. Mr. Baooxs did not approve of the memorial, but 28 it came from a respectable source, he felt bound to present it. Mr Fis moved to lay the memorial on the table — Lost. It was finally referred to the Memorial Com- mittee, ‘The House is now debating the Niagara County elec- tion case. City Intelligence. Carex or Mapame Restert —The Supreme Court gave their decision, this morning, in the case of Madame Reateil, ov the writ of error brought up from the Court of Sessions. The application for a reversal of judgment wos denied An application was then made to take the ase to the Court of Appeals. Serrovs Accipent —Aman named Benjamin Carland, was very seriously injured on Wednesday, by being thrown irom bis sulky, on Bloomingdale Road, his horse having taken fright and runaway. Fauee Acanm —The elarm of fire, at twelve o’clock, last night, was caused by thr burning of a chimney No 67 Orchard street. CITY TRADE REPORT. New Yor, Thursday Afternoon, Jan 20. Asures—The market is firm for pots at $5 75, and the tendency is upward. Prasly are dull at $7. Corron—Therze 15 a moderate inquiry this morning. Holders are disposed to sell at present rates. Sales yesterday, 600 bales. Frovr, &c.—There isa better inquiry this morning for flour, for export, but the firmness ot holders prompts large sales. The sales are 1500 a 1600 bbls mixed brands Western and Oswego, at $6 a 6 12}; a sale of 3000 bbls staight Genesee was reported at $6 124; but we could not authen- ticate it. Limited sales of pure Genesee at $6 25 a 6 87}; fancy, $6 50 a 6 75, and $7a7 2 for extra; for the latter description, there isa good export demand, and we understand $7 was refused fora favorite brand. Ia Southern, we hear of no sales; the market is nominally $6 314 a 6 87} for Howard street and A exandria. Coast wise, held at $650, without sales. Corn Meal is very dull, and we cannot hear of any sales, and quotations are nominally $3 124 for Western, and $3 31} a 3374 forJersey. Rye Flour is very dull, and nominal at $450. Buckwheat Flour is ia better demand, and scarce: sales of 150 bags good at $2 25, per 100 pounds; and $4a 431i per barrel. Grain —There is a fair demand for wheat for export and milling; but no sales have transpired this morning. Sales yesterday of 18 to 20,000 bushels, principally mixed Ohio, at 132c to 185c, for inferior descriptions there is but little de- mand, while prime lots are wanted at rather bet- ter prices than those current before the Cambria’s news was received. Rye is dull, it is held at 902, and but little more. Barley is inactive at 84 to 90c, for fair to prime. Corn is in moderate demand at 66 to 68c for new yellow, and 70 to 72c new white and old western mixed, the ad- vance in freights however checks shipments. Oats are firm at 50 to 5lc for canal, and 47 to 49c for river, and 44 to 46c for Jersey. Provisions—There is less inquiry for Ohio pork, and new mess is offered for February de- livery at $11, without buyers. Prime is dull at $6 25 for old, and $775 for new. Lard is less firm, with rather more offering; we quote 8¢a 8}, dull. Butter and cheese are without any par- ticular change to notice. eef is in moderate demand, at steady prices. Beef hams are firm at $9 60 a $10. Pickled meats are less firm. Sales of shoulders at 4c, and hams at 7c. Onus—The market is firm for whale. Sales, yesterday, of 400 barrels crude, for export, at 32c. Linseed is firmer. Sales of 1000 barrels Coven- try at 68c cash, and 59c a 60c for English. City at Gle a 62c. 9834 160shs Read RR 6 9% 300 do 56) 995g 200 do {b10 56) 993¢ 550 Far Tiust 25% 93% 100 do p60 264 96% 150 = do bio 2 98% 330 © do bio 26 9 50 do |. bo 26 96% 30 Jefferson Ins Co 75 6958 175 Canton Co 28 20600 fa 39% 100 do 28% 3500 Ohio 73 100 Nor & Wor RR 358 ite Bonds 100 do 50 3635, 50 do. 36 150 Long Isl RR. ae jo 90 2% 500 Harlem RR 3 0 do 38 50 do b60 38! 50 do 38 Exch: * S0she Harlem RR b10 25 Nor & Wor RR 130 25 do 3 * bas 50. do % 50 Reading RR ‘oe 50 n 55% 0 do cash $6 “Arrived This Day. hip Garrick, Hunt, Liverpool, Dee 11, with mdse, to BK Collins Packet ship Cambridge, Peabody, Liverpool, 38 da: H i srig Tvashice, Kdvearde, Liverpool to Taylor & Me f Simpl Bark Us ja, Hobinson, w Orleans, to & P Bue PE T_T ADVERTISEMENTS NEW EVERY MORNING. Pike THEATRE-GRAND CHANGE OF PER- KMANCE —Messrs, SANDS, LENT & U.S | American Cireus. The fallest and most tle compan’ ithe world, is now pecfirming mahtly at the above ¢stab'i and indie 5 6 cents: Gallery, 125¢ eh. der 10 years of sKe. Ww! ir parents mardians, to the dress cirele, half price — Doors open at O6—performsnce to commence ac7?. N. Ba=A | grand »fternov fv, formance every Wednesdey and Saturday, commence: Velock. SHATHAM T) EATHE—BENKFIT OF J C Wo tTH—Tharday eveniug, ine corte ance will commence wih AGN Gorden Vr © Lory Agnes, JUMBO JU M—Jambo Jum, M Hy dreth. Afcer which, vir. tinment of Gymnastic KRTISTES yall FD Rt “Am a red ‘I Toe n OE LON Ries rablens, | To cen sie wit pt. Amaforc, Mr. fords Mr_C. Taylan, Geraade. Mra Befuned Boxe, 2 ceuts: Hit, 12% cents. Doors openat hall past 6, per- O:masce tO CuMMence AIT precisely. | | Tho little fellow caught & breath oft | immediately died. FIRST MEETING IN NEW YORK, IN FAVOR OF GEN. TAYLOR FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Pursuant to public call for a meeting of friends of General Taylor, for the purpose of forming a “Rough and Ready Association,” a number of people met together yesterday evening, at the Madison House, corner of Twenty-first street and Broadway. The meeting was small, but re- spectable, orderly, and harmonious. J. W. Hinron was unanimously called upon to take the chair, and Mr. P. Jorpan was appointed Secretary. The chairman then briefly addressed the meeting; after which the call for the meeting was read, and on motion was approved of. A call was then made for Mr. Prescorr Hatt, who came forward and addressed the meeting. The plece of meeting was small and in- convenient—fow if any seats; the people present, amount- ing to about 40 or 60, stood round the speaker, who mounted a chair and spoke as follows. in 4 strain of neat. elegant, and pleasing eloquence; “You are assembled here, fellow citisens,to commence @ great and important work ; it is a work of great magaitude in which you are met to engage. You are about commencing o new movement in the annals of our political history. Hither- to the goverpment ef our country has been too much confided to mere party politiciana—to men who had their own eelfish views and objects to accomplish, and their own private exds end ambition to gratify These men have, for along pericd of time, teken the management of affairr out of the hands of the people.— It never, however, was baciger that the peoyls should thus be thrust aside; that yy should have nothing to do in the election ot tae C istrate; yet it bi bappened,in the progress of time, that the people have become neglectful, and they have let slip cut of thelr hands the power which belongs of right to them, and pare sudered it to be usurped by mere selfish, interested. ackneyed politicians it has come at length to this point, that the people have no more to do with the eleo- tion of President than the people of China have! | put it to you—I will ask you, did any one know Jamie K. Polk to be before the people as a caudidate for the Presidency unti! after the meeting cf the Baltimore Convention? Who knew him till then? Before that convention met. the people never thought of him for President; no one ever thought of him as a man able to command the votes of the country. He was, however, brought up by the individua's who managed that conven- tion; hewas nominated by them,and afterwards the voting was merely a nominal dingo mere show or shadow— a thing of course. Thus a small collection of individ: at that convention made the President of the Uniftd States. He was not made such by the people. But, said Mr 4A, it appears to me that though this has once hap- pened with the individual who now holds the power of the Presidency, yet the time bas passed that it should happen again ; and, I hope, d forever. Tix movement, in whieh you are engaged, comes from this city—it originated here. You are now commencing portion of this movement. You are, in so doing, com- mencing to think for yourselves ; to act for yourselves, and to throw off the manacles of party and the dictation of party management. ‘They who have promoted and taken an interest iu this meeting, and in that to be held on the 22d proximo, have not been influenced by private motives. They are no office-holders ; they are no mere party men. They are merely and simply disinterested citizens, who are determined not to be dictated to, but to speak their views uotrammeled by party dictation and manoeuvre. Mr. H. then referred to his own former osition, as connected with party, and declared that he Ra gone with them as far as they appeared to him to be right, had left them when he thought they were wrong. and was ready togo back when he should be again convinced they were right. If, he observed, you feel as I feel on this subject, then you are independent men, and prepared as independent people, to support that distinguished man, General Taylor (At the very mention of the name of General Taylor, there was a loud, spontaneous burst of evident hearty enthusiasm, from all present.) Of all men of whom he had heard, Mr H., proceeded to say—of all men in this country, he knew or heard of a more independent man than General Taylor. (Applause.) Mr. H. did not care at seeing the small number of persons present; we were here few in number, it was true, but it did not belong to General Taylor to feel discouraged at the smallness of his forces; nor did it belong to nis friends to feer; but, like him, with fow in number to fight and conquer, as he did with his noblo few on the sanguinary field of Buena Vista. (Immense applause) Mr. H. said, he supposed most rsons present belonged to the party called whige; if so. ¢ thought they were identified with certain principles and felt bound to follow principle, but not, therefore, bound to follow any map, or mere ijudividual, whether from the north, south, or ‘east,or west. There was, Mr H. confessed, a great power and influence in names; they have a charm to which he confessed he wes not himself inseneibie; but in this movement, we must, observed Mr. H whatever they may be, which we yustomed to look to and to follow the United States for whom he \d veneration than for Mr. Clay, S There was no men had more regard a} none that he respected more. But if we wish in this con- test to obtain the victory, we must abandon the charm of names, and not be led in following them to shameful and disast:ous defeat. There couid not. he believed, be any man presen: in this meeting who did not feel adewp feeling of conviction, that it was impossible Mr. Clay should suceeed, as a whig candidate, in another contest fo: the Presidency. He had too often led them to de- feat, and nearly to ruin. But whatever he (Mr. 11) might have thought, whatever he might have wisned, events had occurred within the last two months which made it appear to him, that it was not possible Mr. should, or ever ought to be, ele- ted to the Presidential c! Though he (Mr. Clay) was abstractly right in the views he had put forth, sud those views had been dictated by the purest patriotiem, yet the attitude he had taken rendered it imposrible that he should be held up as a candidate for the Presi- dency. Whoever the nex. President might be, he would have an important duty to perform. We are now un- fortunately engaged io a foreign war. This war wan unnecessarily brought upon us; but we are init, and, right or wrong, we cannot, we dare not retreat without accom plishing the end for which we have been fighting The first duty of the new President would be to enter into negotiations for peace with Mexico, That duty is devolved upoo the President by ‘he constitution. If Mr Clay was made President of the United States, his first duty would be to send commissioners to Mexico. Then the first question of Santa Anna would be, how comes {t that your armies are ip our country? How is it we find our cities bombarded, our fortresses taken by storm, Our country laid waste and destroyed? You know this is wrong” you say it ie; you say it is an unjust war. He would then require us to retire across the Nueces; and Mr. Clay, to be consistent, would be bound toretire. But suppose Mr. Clay were to obt«in ome indemuity—suppose he were to say said at Lexington, * we want a part of ( could he demand any indemuity for » war which he: himself pronounced to be wrong? Would he not rather be bound, as fur as his own views were concerned. to give instead of to te ind: mnity, for » war which he himselt had denounced? The position Mr. Clay has placea bimeelt in, would revder it imporsible for him to act with Mexico in making a happy and honorable peace Mr. Hall hereupon proceeded to review the military career of General Taylor; and after pronouncing high eulogy upon his indomitable enerzy in the various battles in which he had been engaged in Mexico, proposed his nomination as a candidate for the next Presidential election, which was unquimouasly responded to Col J. Sipney Jones. of Philadelphia, briefly followed, in support of Geners! ylor’s nomination ; when, after tignings paper, by which the parties signing it ackuow- ledged themselves pledged tosupport Gen. Taylor daring the next Presidential campaign, the meeting separated €ity Intelligence. Tur Weatnen—The weather yesterday was quite cold; the wind still eontinuing to blow fresh from the north. The damp, foguy days have given place to winter, and we again have a prospect of w full share of cold weather. From a comparative view of the thermometer, it will be seen that yesterday was much colder than the corresponding di t year, but mot so much so as the same date of 1846:— 6A.M. 12M, 6P.M. 1848, January 19th, py 28 30 1847, bes be 37 33 33 1946, bs Pt a a2 Farat Acciext —An elderly woman, whose ni we did not ascertain, instantly killed sbout past twelve o'clock, yesterday, by the falling of Jumber, at the corner of West and Harrison streets The parties owning the lumber had been notified to have the same removed, snd the work had been begun, when the old lady was passing by. The danger was reen by some one standing by, who called to her, but she being very deaf, did not hear the warning voice, and the whole pile fell upon her. American Guanvs.—This very fine looking company parned cur office, yesterday afternoon, on theic return from @ target excursion. The target was perteetly riddled, showing the accuracy of their aim ‘They are & well dissiplined corps, and reflact great oredit upon our citizen soldiery. Fowenat or Carrain Hovt,—The funeral of Captain’ Ezra 8 Hoyt, who was lost on the Jersey shore,in the ship Auburn. on the 27th of September Isat, will take Place at haif past two o'clock, to-day, at the Mariners’ Church. in Roosevelt street. Capt. H. was a member of the I. O.ot O. F. of this city, and was highly thought of in the commercial circies. His remains will be interred at the Greenwood Cemetery, by the order to which he be- longed. Asornen Native —Among a ship’s load of emigrants who arrived om Monday evening last, were a man and wife, who were steeped in the lowest degree of poverty unable to purchase even a lodging for one night They were taken to the Second ward police station, when ip th® cours of & few hours, a little native made a trio ir of likerty, and @ was born in @ free country, but uoder ground, and never saw the light of the sun of freedom. ANOTHER FATAL O€CURRENCE.—Coroner Walters was called yesterday to hold an inquest upon the body of o sailor named Samuel Gwinn, aged about 38 years, who, while engaged iv passing @ line from the bark Clurisaa, to the corner of the wharf at the foot of Jefferson atreet, yesterday morning, fell into the water, from which he was resoued without having sunk, and taken on board, aod means used to rerureitate him, but without effect, and in the course of fifteen or twenty minutes he ex. pired. Verdiot—death by exhaustion arfsing feom fall- ‘1g in.o the w BY OVERLAND EXPRESS. | . AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTH. LATER FROM VERA CRUZ. (From the N. O. Picayune, Jan. 12 | The ship Cybele, Capt. Childs, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz. having sailed thence the 30th ult. ‘o the attention of C.M N Cooper, who eame passeng+r on this fine ship. we are indebted for a file of the Free American to the hour of sailiny ‘A train was about leaving Vera Cruz for the capital. ‘The Ist Infantry goes up with this train. The Free American enumerates the following officers belonging to it whi aperanann it: Melee A. 5S. Millerand E Back- us; Captaios J B. Gardenier, Johu H King. and R 3 Granger: Lieutenants J B Plummer, F. J. Denman, W. L. Crittenden, and C. ©. Gilbert. ‘The 1st Infantry had become very much endeared to the citizens of Vera Cruz where it had long been sta- tioned. Captain Gleason, assistant quartermaster, goes up with the train. Several columns of the Fiee American are ocoupied ‘ails of courts martial for the trial of minor of- Among the rest. two Mexicans were tried and fences. convicted of stealing Uncle Sam’a mules. Their sen- tence is indicated in the following novel manner by the Amirican of the 30th ult:— Vena Cauz Manxet—Price of American Mules —Ale- jandro Sardener» and Igaacio Biamonte, both Mexicans, will receive, by order of the military commission, “forty, save one, lashes on the bare back,’’ this evening, at 4 o'clock, in the Plaza, “Mule stealers” are respectfully invited to attend, FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO. ‘The Free Am-rican appears to have seen papers from the capital to the 20th December, two duys later than we have seen, Itgives @ paragraph fcom the Monitor Republicano ofthat date, saying that Gen. Cushing's brigade maroff4 out of the city the day previous, with ive pieces of hey artillery, and eighty wagons, and as the editor supposes, for San Angel. flad nothing else in the papers which bave come to hand. FROM THE RIO GRANDE. The U S. steamer, J. R ‘Thomson, Capt. Ellery, ar- rived yesterday fram ghe Brazos She ssiled on the 4ih inst., and though bringivg no later papers, we have later dates from Moater m our correspondents. This Steamer brought over Messra D H. Weaver, J Daldy, E. Grey, and Thomas P Burch, cabin passengers, and eighteen men belonging, in part, to the 3 Dragoons, the Pennsylvania Regiment, and the Quartermaster’s De partment. We findin the American Flag of the 30th ult. the measures of Captain Chapman, the United States Quar. termarter at Matamoras, for the enforcement of the new financial policy of our government in Mexico. The fol- lowing are the orders issued: Maramonas, Mexico, Deo. 27, 1847 Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith, for the in- formation and guidance of the Mexican civil authorities ot Matamoras, the following papers: 1. A letter from the Seeretary of War of the United States upon the eubject of military contributions. 2 An order from Colonel Davenport, Civil sud Milite- ry Governor of this city, appointing me collector of in- ternal eusiomas. 8. My circular of this date on the same subject. You will perceive from these documents that the re- venue must not only be collected, bat all disbursements made by me. All the customery expenses of the city—for the sup- port ot public schools, for cleaning the streets, for an ef- ficient poiice, 1or maintaining the prison, &o. ke. will be promptly and cheerfully paid. Tam, sir, very semermiallg, your obedient servant, W. W. CHAPMAN, Captain U. S. Army, Collector of Internal Customs. Licenciado Don Francisoo Valdes, President del Ayun- tamiento de Matamoras. Wan Derantment, 2 Washington, Nov. 17, 1847 § Sin: I herewith transmit to you an order, made by the President, dated the 16th inst , requiring the collection of export duty on gold and silv nd, whenever it is practicable, all internal taxes of every deseription, whe- ther upon persons or property, exacte } by the govern- ment of Mexico, or by any department, town,or city there- of, to be colleoted by our military officers in possession, except transit duty referred to in said order. You will take proper measures and give the necessary directions to carry this order into effect to the utmost practical eee. ne ‘ery respectfully, ev LM. Major Gen, W. Scott. Heanquarrens, Matamoras, Dec 24, 1847. oRDERS No. 179. your obedient servant, CY, Secretary of War. 1. Capt. W. W. Chapman, assistant Quartermaster of the U.8. Army, is hereby sppointed collecior, to carry into effect at Maramoras the order of the President of the United States, of the 16th November last, respecting military contributions. These instructions, of which due notice will be given for the information of sll con- cerned, will be put in force on the Ist cf January next. 2 it. Chapman will collect “all internal taxes of a description, whether upon erty, onao! ie Government e 3 x ment, town, or city thereof,” according to the Mexican tariff as it existed before the war. Toat tariff and the schedule of the Secretary of the Treasury of the 16th ult., approved by the President, will be his guide in the performance of the duties imposed by this order. By order of Col, Davenport : EUG. E. McLEAN, AA.AG. (crmevtar.) Maramonas, Deo. 27, 1947. 1, All internal taxes, of every description, whether upon persons or property, which were collected by the authorities of Matamoras before the war between the United States and Mexico, either for the revenue of the Mexican | gh oreeecnna tor the State of Tamaulipas, or the city of Matamoras, will, from and after the first day of January, 1848, be paid to the undersigned, at the Quartermaster’s office, corner of Bravo and Morelos streets. 2. All owners of manufactures or produce of the country, of every kind, coming from the interior, will immediately on their arrival at Matemoras, report at the Quartermaster’s office, that their goods or produce may be examined and the taxes on the same colleoted. 3 Avy person failing to report as above, or refusing to pay the taxes, shall pot only forfeit his goods or produce, but shall be liable to fine and imprisonment. : 4 Any sale of the right to use the ferries in the juris- diction of Matamoras or the privileges of renting out the market, which may have been made by thecity coun- cil, will be annulled on the 31st day of this month, and a new sale will take plaee on that day, at 11 o’clock A.M., in the principal plaza, 6. The owners ot all stores, groceries, billiard tables, hotels, eating houses, gambling houses, bakeries, brick yards, cock pits, manuiactories of liquors, whether Ame- tween the let and 5th of each month, the taxes on their respective establishments. 6 The taxes on real estate, and the poll tax, and all other taxes and fines not meationod above. will be ool- lectéd by my agents, whose names will be made public as soon as they are bat . W. CHAPMAN, Capt. U.S. A, Collector of laternal Customs. ‘The Flag reports fatal affray near Bagdad, in which a Mr. Vaughan. of Matamoras, killed a sailor who as- sauited him; but Mr. Vaughan himself was severely wounded, and it isfeared mortal! fe In an artiole in the Flag, Mr. Fleeson, one of the edi- vindioates his claim to having established the first gr ay om in the Republic of Mexico. The U S. propeller John R. Thompson is reported as having sailed from the Brazos on the 4th inst. for this port, having the wail on board There appears to be nothing new on General Wool’s line. We annex the following orders transmitted to us by & correspondent : Hwanquanters, Anmy or Occuration,? Monterey, Mexieo, Deo. 17, 1947. '§ (Orders—No. 11.) The war on the part of the United States hitherto has been conducted towards the people of Mexico with great forbearance and moderation. Private property and the religious institutions of the country have been held sacred, and those who remained neutral and abstained from taking up arms against us have,been treated with Kindness ; whilst on several occasions we have not only fed their famished soldiers, but have bound up their wound: \y 8 series of brilliant victories, one army after an- other has been defeated and dispersed, and the capital of Mexico taken; and yet, instead of levying contribu- tions on the inhabitants for the support of our armier, we have continued to pay fate and even extravagant prices for whatever we have received from them And what bas been our return? “Treachery and cruelty have done their worst inst us" Our citizens and soldiers “have been murdered, and their bodies mutila ted in cold blood, by bands of savage and cowardly gue- rillas; and the parole of honor, sacied in all civilized by Mexican offlcers \diers ? Such infamous and nefarious conduct will not be jto- 1 rated. While it will afford us pleasure to extend pro- tection to the innocent and unoffending Mexican—he that remains strictly neutral, and does not take up arms against the United States—those who countenance or encourage, directly or indirectly, the bandits who infest the country, and who are calléd guerilias, must be made to feel the evils of war. Individuals will be re- verely punished and heavy contributions levied upon the inhabitants of all cities, towns, villages and hacien- das who either harbor them, or furnish them with sup- plies, or who do not give information of their haunts or places of abode. ‘To carry out more effectually this order, th: and other authorities throughout New Leon, Coahuila, and that portion of Tamaulipas at present in the occu pation of the troops of the United States, will forthwith organize police parties for the purpose of ferreting out and bringing to the nearest American military post for punishment, all offenders herein alluded to On faliing to do #0, each and all wili bs he'd personally responsible for all damage done to either Americans, Mexicans or other persons; whilst ¥y contributions will be levied upon the inhabitants where the injury or damage may have been committed. Merchan's, whether Americans, Mexicans, Spaniards or of other nations, who may hereafter pay tribute to Canales, or to any other person in command of bandits or guerilla parties, to insure the safe transportation of their goods, or other property, to any part of Mexico, will be td ified with those parti nd punished with the utmost severity, whilet their goods will be seized and con’ ted for the benefit of the United States. Commandants of districts or posta belonging to the Arimy of Ocoupation will forthwith adopt mearures to FROM YUCATAN, [From the N, O, Picayune, Jan, 12 } ‘The Yucatan schooner Apparecida arrived here yes- terday from Sisal, bringing papers from Merida to the abu The Congress of the State was to arsemble on the 20th, and would commence the business of the session on the "Tuesday following. ‘Thirty-seven Indians were executed agreeably to sen- tence on the 20th, for their participation in the horrors of Valladolid, Teple. &o. Bhs execution took place in the interior of the citadel, to spare the citizens the sight of such an effusion of biood The government of Yucatan has beoa making pur- chases of arms at Havana, and two thousand tower mus- kets had already arrived at Sisal. We find ia the papers a good many details of successes obtained over the revolted Indians, but they possess no interest for tht great body of our reader, FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. The schooner Exit, Capt F arrived at New Or- leans from Belize, Honduras, having sailed thence on the 12th of December, By her we haye letters and pa pers to her day of sailing. The Exit lett no American vessel in port: From the Honduras Observer we oopy the following pasarge:— We bave received letters and papers from the interior dowa to the 3d inst ,and are pleased to find that the country is in a pacific state, and that prosperity gene- rally prevails Commissioners have been nominated to meet at the diet of Nacaome, for the regulation of foreign affairs In Honduras the Assembly had been fastalled, and a special one had been decreed for the consideration of the same subject that will occupy the diet. As we ex- pected, all the proclamations of assisting Mexico against the United States have ended in—dving nothing re had been some differences between Leon and Greniada. but they were immediately suppressed, ‘There has been some riots in San Salvador, in the dis- trict of Sscatecoluca, about the planting of tobacco, The election for the new President is spoken of, and there appears to bo several candidates. ‘Yhe following circular to the States of Nicaragua and Honduras, has been addressed to tha principal Svcreta- ry of the Supreme Goverumeat of thore States respec- tively, by HB. Mt. Consul General, resident in Guate- mala: Britien Consurate Generar, ? Guatemala, Nov. 15, 1847 § Sin: ~The note which you addrensed to me on the — of October last, shall be laid before her Britannic Ma- jesty’s government ‘aviug at different times expisinedthe error, which the supreme government of entertains, respect- ing the rignts and position of Morqaito as an indspen- dent nation, I should not have deemed it necessary to re- our to the subject, except for the importance of remind- ing your supreine government, that no inteliigible ground has at any time been stated by the Central American States, for denying the existenoe of the Mosquito ter- Titory. The position assumed by your government rests on a supposed hereditary right derived from Spain, to whom it is alleged, as | understand, that (he Mosquito territory formerly belonged, as @ part of the Spanish possessions in Amerjoa, it being assumed that the act of expelling Spain from this continent has conferred upon the States who expelled her all the sovereignty and rights which Spain is considered to have enjoyed in it. On aa impartial consideration of this question, | am convinced that your Supreme Goverument will peresive the fallacy of such reasoning, and aumit that no State can justly claim to inherit rights or territories from a nation which does not even recognize its political exis- tence. I have, So (Signed) FREDK. CHATFIELD. mds letter from our correspondent at the 1d Deo. 12: Gentl-men—In accordance with my promise when in your city, 1 now wish to inform you of our state and condition in Belize. First, the sickly season has nearly passed, and we have as yet entirely escaped our usual epidemics. Trade is unusually dull, owing to the low price of our staple commodity, (mshogany,) in Eng- land. Money is exceedingly scarce, and until ma- hogany rises in and, is likely to continue 0. I re- fer you to portion of a treaty made by the Belgian i Guatemala, on the part of the King of the Belgians, and the Secretary of State and the President of the republic of Guatemala, which, if ratitied and carried into effect on the part of the Belgians, wili com- pletely revolutionize the business arrangements between Guatemala ond this port. All English and American merchandise for Guatemala is poy 4 to this port, and sent in emsll vessels from this to Yazabel and so acrcss the country. Should this treaty go into operation, and be properly conducted by competent persons, it will completely use up Belize and be the making of the set- tlement of Santa Tomos, in the Gulf of Dulos. Much anxiety is felt ong the English and Scotch houses here, who are all looking to and fearing the result, ‘Things remain peaceable and quiet inGuatemala, Tne present administration seems to grow in favor and strength dail rican, Mexican, or foreigners, will pay, at my office, be- | have this order carried out promptly and to the fullest extent, J, Ey WOOL, Bsig. Gonoral, Com’y. | mandes 41. ly. The potreos’ failures in England will seriously affect the indigo and cochineal merchants of Guatemala ; they ehip their crops to England and draw for the proceeds bo it — drafts are now coming back unaccepted, concede wide spenelt aa eee tice interested in those articles. I off, as the captain is at my elbow, and is bidding me good-by. LATE FROM SANTA FE. [From the Weston Herald, Dec. 28) Jim Beckwitn—the celebrated’ mountaineer, the mort wonderful man of the axe, the hero of a thousand fights, a speaker of eightven diiferent languages, whose perilous adventur stranger than the fictions of ro- mance, and whose innumerable exploits and hair-breadth escapes would. if properly worked up, make the fortune of any pubdlisher—arrived in our town on Wednesday morning direct from Santa Fe. He left Santa Fe on the 20th ult. witha single companion, but ashe took « di- rect line to Fort Leavenworth, without any particular reference to roads or trails, he met with none of our troops. He was at one time pursued by the Indians for four days, but escaped feom them without injury. He was thirty days on the route, and would have arrived sooner had it not been for the Indians. We learn from him that. Col. Ralls and Lt. Col Easton had gone with their respective comm: to Chibuahua Beckwith had been the bearer of despatches to them from Santa Fe, and informs us, that he left them at El Paso, and that they were getting on well Col Newby had but threo hundred men uoder his command at Saots Fe. There were rumors of another insurrection when Beckwith left, but he thinks that Price will arrive before anything can bedone, Beckwith inthe bearer of espatehies to our government. He will leave Fort Leavenworta on Mon- day next for Santa Fe, and will take the mail pack with im. FROM THE PACIFIC. (From the Washingten Union, Jan.17 ] Letters from Commodore Shubrick, dated at Maaatlan, November 27th, 1447, have been received at the Navy Department. The squadron, ander Commodore Shu- brick, om the 19th of Ootober captured and held Guay- mas; sud, on the 11th of Novermber, took possession of Mazatlan. Some resistance waa made at each place, but the American forces were successful against decided odds. The official reports are on their way, but have not yet been received. The following extract, from a Valparaiso newspaper, gives some interesting intelligence of the movements of vessels-of- war in the Pacific: — The English line-of-battie ship Collingwood is still at anchor in the bay. It is said she wili not leave the coast for sveral months. The Carysfort is also hi ‘The Sampson sailed for Callao on the 8d. Admiral Sir George F. Seymour and his family a: siding on shore, on Cerro Alegre. The red flag w hoisted on Monday, 25th inst. The Virgin! ng ‘ship of the French admiral, is here, with the corvette Sarceile, lately from Tahiti, The pa- cifieation of the islands seems to have become complete. The ship-of-the-line Columbus, Captain Wyman, bearing the pennant of Commodore Biddle, iv here, lately from California. The Commodore is on shore, ot aying at the American Hotel. She will rem: til after November Ist, and then sail for the United States. Dr Crump, of Virginia, American minister resident in Chili, returns in her; as doesalso E.R. Dorr, Esq , formerly American consul for thecity of Valparaiso. The frigate Chili sriled on the 224, to cruise, FROM CALIFORNIA. July 25, the Independence, Commodore Shubrick, and Congress, Captain Lavallette, were at San Francisco, The Dale, Selfridge, had sailed a few days previous tor Monterey. The Preble had not returned at that time from Ci The sloop Warren, Hull, was at Monte- rey. The Portsmouth was off Mazatlin, Later dates report no vessels blockading that port he Cyane, Dupont, had gone to the Sandwich Islands; and the Lexington, Bailey, about the middle of Jane, was at Monterey, soon il with troops to Santa Barbara, and thence to San Jose. ‘The Erie has orders to return home, and may be soon looked for in our bay The country was by all accounts quiet in every quer- ter. Commodore Stockton returned over the mountains, with about forty persons, to the U: ited States ‘The reports of the officers are not favorable as to the mildness of the climate. Foggy weather is very common. Tho temperature is very cool through the entire sum- mer, owing to north winds. Yet the general effect is healthy and bracing, after due allowance for colds, rheu- matinms, and such like incidentals. Probably California is not @ perfect Paradise. List Officers attached to the United States Ship Colums james Biddle, commodore; Thomas W. Wy- man, captain; Lieutenants Percival Drayton, Henr: French, W. 'L. Maury, W. B. Renshaw, George Chapman; Acting Lieutenants Louis McLane, Madison Rush; Henry B. Tyler, captaia marines; Licutenants W A T. Maddox, John C. Cash; Bensjah Ticknor, surgeon; Charles ¥. B. Guillou, passed assistant sur eon; Daniel L. Bryan, assistant surgeon; Dunn, purser; J. W: Newton, chapiain; M. Y: |, Pro- feenot of mathematios; J. M. Wainwright, acting master; F, St Clair Clarke,commodore’s seoretaty; Robert Har- ris, captain’a clerk; W. H. Needles, purser’s clerk; Jobn L Keiffer, commander's clerk; Joseph Lewis, commo- dore’s clerk; Passed Midshipmen Andrew J Drake, John © Febiger, Maurice Simmons, —— Douailier; Midship- men Byrd W. Stevenson, Edward A Selden, John B Stewart, Charles K. Graham, N. H. Van Zandt, Jona Young, Gustavas Harrison, Jr. D. A. McDermut, John G Whitaker, Elliott Johneon, W. P. Toler; V. R. Hall, boatewain; J’ Dibble, carpenter; Robert U. Rodman sailmaker; Thomas Robinson, gunner. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. fon, were to leave in a short time to relieve the German. | town, off Tuspan. ‘The U. 8. ship Albany, Commander Jobn Kelly. U. 3, | store ship Relief, Lieut. Comd’g Thornton A. Jenkins, | dU. 8. steamer Seorpion, were lying at Anton Lizar- do—all well. | The other vessels of the squadron were distributed in | the ports to leeward, from Alvarado to Laguna. | ‘The bealth of the equadron had improved much since the Northers commenced blowing -- Ralimore American. | The corn ‘tr. mMurope. [From the Mark Lane Express, Deo 27.)! | ‘Tho year 1847, now about to draw to a close, will be long remembered es one of almost unprecedented dis- | asters in the commercial world We shall not pause to consider whether the ruin which has overtaken many of | our most extensive merchants has been caused by the progress of free trade, the bank charter, or other legislative measures ; but that the importation of food to the value of thirty millions of pounds could not fail to raise the value of money, und depreciate that of all other articles, is self-evident. The agri have probably felt the effect of the moury cris than any other class of people ; for though the harvest | of 1846 was, taking all kinds of grain together, defl- | olent, the extraordinary high prices obtained for’ their produce during the period the government were busy | predicting famine, compensated in some measure for tho | deficiency in quantity, Subsequently, when the fall came, the growers had managed to get pretty well out of stock, and were therefore but little affected by the rapid de- preciation in prices, ‘I'ne future proapects of the farmer may also be considered as tolerably choerfal With the exception of potatoes, the crops have un- questionably yielded abunduntiy; and though he cannot expect to realize very high prices, the extra quantity of corn produce will place him in a very good position That farmers are generally wwil off, is shown by the cautious manner in which they have, siaco harvest, brought forward supplies; and as they are likely to have the command of the market for some months to come, it is not improbable that they will, during that time, bs enabled to dispose of # considerable proportion of their wheat at prices varying from 60s. to 60s, per qr., according to quulity—no bad return when we o7n- | sider the number of quart ra grown to the acre. The declaration made by Lord John Russell, not long since, that it was not the intention of her Majesty’s Govern- ment to propose ths further suspension of the corn laws after the Ist of March next, is also in favor of the | British grower; and, on the whole, we may, we think, in | wishing our agricultural friends a happy new year, ven- ture to aay that their prospects are at least as bright as those of any other class of the community. It may, per- | , not be amiss to reprint the table of duties charge: | able under the corn bill passed in May last, and we sud- | join the table at foot of this article. “Che trade in wheat | ‘has throughout the week maintained a very firm tone, and the tendency of prices has been decidedly upwards As yot the condition of the wheat of this year’s growth has not been much bsnefited by the change of weather ; but should the frosty air continue afew days longer, w may expect @ material improvement to be wrought thereby in the quality of ail kinds of new corn in stack. [tis probable that farmers will, when this occurs, sup- ply the markets more freely; but as it is tolerably cer: | Tadn that no further. suppites of foreign-grown corn can now reach us till aft-r that period when the corn lnws shall again have come into operation, an increase in the deliveries from the growers need not necessarily be wc- companied by # fall in prices. Owing to Christinus-day, the markets usually held on Saturday have been held out of (he regular course—a ciroumstaace which has in- terfered more or lees with business; still the transactions of the week hive been to a fair extent, and the advance established at Mark-lane on Monday inat has been re- sponded to, prices taving risen since then 1s, to 28. per qr. in most parts of the kingdom, The arrivals of wheat coastwise into Loudon, have been tolerably good, 6,717 qrs, having been reported The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by land oarriage samples from the home counties has, on the other hand, been quite unimportant; indeed, there was scarcely anything offering, either on Wednesday or Friday, from Essex and Suffolk, and the show on the Kent stands consisted of the few runs Isft over from Monday. At the same time we have had a very thin attendance of buyers (as is not unusual immediately previous to Christmas), and, small as has been the supply, factors have been unable to obtain any advance on the currency of Monday last. A few cargoes of wheat have aguin arrived from abroad; the quantity reported within the laet eight days has, however, amounted to only 3,903 qrs. The demand for foreign wheat hus at no period of the week been active, the country inquiry having fallen off, and our own millers having manitested some unwil- lingness to add to their stocks so near to the close of the | your. Holders have, nevertheless, remained exceedingly | firm, and, eo far from showing any disposition to give | way, have rather raised their pretensions, particularly | for the finer qualities, which have now become very | searce. ‘The transactions in town manufactured flour have | been on rather a restricted scale, nor has country made flour been ia much request, but the quotations of last Monday have been steudily maintained. Holders of the finest brands of American have demanded rather more money, which has checked the sale, and the bargains —————SS= =a —— aeinmner am esoeiarenatay “ _ Law Intell NCE, Crmeurr Covar.—Jan. 19 efore Judge Morse.— The Farmers) Loanand Trust Co. vs Jonathan Childs —This was an action of assumpsit brought by the com- pany against the defendant, to recover $26,000 with in- torent. it appeared that in February, 1939, Mr, Childs borrowed from the plaintiffs the sum sought to be recovered, for which he gave hia note bearing interest nt, andes collateral security, ha transferred tothem 305 shares of the stock of the company, with liberty to nell it at the board of brokers, if they should think proper. The loan, it further appeared. was not paid ia cash ; but Mr. Childs reovived the c sate of the company bearing interest at 6 par cent, upon which he was to ra‘se the money, some of which he wold at 4 per cent, thereby incurring, as he alleges, a loss of thres percent In Fobruary, 1840, the note became due, ant on the Sth ofthat month, he filed @ bill in chanovry charging that the loan was usurious, and that the com pany bad adopted a mode of dealing not authorized by their charter, and praying that aa injunotion might is- sue to restrain them from proceeding against him at law on foot of the note, and that it might b» delivered up to be canoelied, He then threatened to bring the matter under the notice of the Legislature, and to have a reno- Intion passed to institute an inquiry into the proceed ings and affairaof the company, Upon this threat being held out, the company becanie alarmed, (the bus and monetary uffairs of tho country being at the time in avery unnetilod state) and despatched Colonel Graham, who was then «director and counsel to the institution to Albany, to ses apd confer with Mr. Childs. Colonel Grabam had an interview with Mr. Childs, iu Albany , and was referred by him to Mr Sibley and sr. Worden. his lawyery, one of whom (\Ir Worden) was a member of Assembly, aud the other a member of the Senate. Ib appeared from the testioony of Col. Grabs, that in the interview between him and Mr Sibiey, that the Jat- ter gentleman stated that the proesedings of the com- pany would be brought under the notice of the Legia- lature, and that a resolution was prepared, and would be offered, either in the Senate or t of Representa- tives, to institute the most searching inquiry into the affairs of the bank Coli. Giraham remonatrated against such a proceeding in the then state of the public mind, and urged that io all probability if carried out, it would prove most disastrous to the bank, aod to the public goneraily, upon which Mr. Sibley adviaed that a settle ment should be made with Mr Childs. Negotiations were then enteerd into between the bank and Mr. Childs, which ended in 4 written agreement, of the tollowing im- port, to wit: Birst. Thatthe Chancery suit should ba dismirsed, each party to pay its costs. Second That | Mr. Childs should not by Limself or through his agents, makeany application to (hy Legislature,in reiation to the affuirs of the bank; and thirdly, that, as soon as he had settled with the North American Trust and Banking Company, a transaction then pending between him and that company, and that they handed him over two hun- dred shares of the ‘Tonawands Railroad stook, which he had thoretofore hypothecated with them. he would pay the Farmers’ Loan and ‘rast Company the amount of his notes; the platutif{s on their part stipulating to deliver up his note, and to re-transier to him his stocks, both of which were dons. It appears that the Chance: ry suit was dismiesed; that nothing further waa done in regard to bringing the affairs of (ha Hack under the notice of the Legislature; and that tho Tonawando Railroud stock was re-transterred to Mr. Chilus, and that he deciined to pay the amount of his note, on the round of the illegality of the original transuction, ‘The plaintiffs contend that the loan in its incipiency was strictly legal, and insist that they have a right to re- cover on two grounds—first, thas the agreement to give up and cancel the note was illegul and void, the conside- ration being fraudulent, imraoral, and contrary to pub- lie policy, they having been forced to agree to it under @ threat made by Mr Childs to bring them before the Leg- | islature; and that in this aspect of the case the parties are | in the same state in which they were before it was exe- | cuted, and therefore, they are entitled to recover on the note—recoudly, that if the court should not hold thf» to be a valid ground, they are then entitled to recover on the subsequent promise of Mr. Childs to pay the note | unin his Tonawanda Railroad stock was transferred to i The cashier of the bank, Col Graham, and another witness, were examined on behalf of the plaintiffs, the first to prove the loan, the savond to prove the facts and circumstances uuder which the agreement between the plaintiffs and defendgnt was entered into and executed, ‘and the last to provethat the Tonawanda stock was re- | transferred to defendant—after which tho plaintiff counsel rested, and the court adjourned. For pluintitfs, Mr. W.C. Noyes. For defendant, Mesars E. Griffin, R. Morrison, and J. C. Smith, Count or Grverat Sessions, Jan. 19.—Bofore Re- eorder Scott, and Aldermen De Forest and Kelly,— Grand Jury Discharged.—At the opening of the Court this morning, the Grand Jury came in and presented several bills of indictment; at the same time aunounced that they had disposed of the matters which had been brought before them, whereupon they were discharged for the term. No Verdict.—The trial of John Montgomery, on ai indictment for keeping a disorderly house, was then sumed, and several additional witnesses cailed on the | part of the defence, ‘The case was then summed up and closed have not been of mueh importance. ‘The arrivals of barley of home-growth have been good since our last, but from abro:d we are without receipts const jon of Monday’s supply baying. however, on that occasion remained unsoid, aud the de- mand having throughout been slow, this grain has been | ry difficult of disposal. Really fine malting qualities | have brought nearly former terms, but the common | runs were certainly is. per qr. cheaper at the close than | in the commencement of the week. In foreign there | has beea little passing, but good heavy grinding sorts have not béen sold lower. Malt has been influenced by the dull state of the | barley trade, aud the turn has been rather in favor of the buyer. | Though only 423 qrs. of oats have come to hand coast- wise, aug 120 from Ireland, the arrival of 25,333 qrs from abroad has kept the trade very dull, and we can note no improvement in the inquiry for this grain | Some quantit; known to be still on passage from near continental ports to this market, and the dealers appear | determined to it the arrival of this expected supply Meanwhile the setting in of winter will prevent furthor | shipments, and as there is not much prospect of the | supply from Ireland increasing, we are disposed to think | that # small advance on present rates is more likely than any reduction. ‘The quantity of English beans brought forward has proved fully equal to the demand, and sales have pro- ceeded very slowly at the recently reduced terms. The operations in Egyptian beans have been on @ retail | scale, and quotations have uadergone no chai i] The fall iu the temperature has caused white boiling | Peas to be rather more sought for, and this article was | quite as dear on Friday as earlier in the week Grey | and maple peas have not varied in value, and but littie | business has been done in either. | The value of Indian corn havin g lately risen ia Ire- land, rather more money has been asked for parcels here and to arrive, but the inqniry has not beea guiliciently active to allow of any advance being estab- ished, DUTIES. | On Wheat, whenever the aver- Duty. | ‘age shall be... under 488 per qr., 10s Od per qr. 48sanud under 49 | fad | $s 508 880d * | ‘8 bla sd 7a04 * 7 ols 6s0d * 638 Me 5a 0d “ nd upwards "ds On Barley, Rye, Boans, and Poas, whenever the average price of Barley shall be under 263 263 and under 278 Ms 288 “ 298 “ 308 “ 3isand upwards =“ On Oats, whenever the averaze price shall be under I8s ndunder 19s im: © 208 ~™ 8 Qs sie 228 24s and upwards Iséd ‘Tho accounts from the North of Europe are not of much interest, except in as faran the Intest advices from some of the near ports inform us that winter had set in, and it is, therefore, more than probable that stop hasere this been put to shipments of grain from the Baltic. Letters from Danzig, of the 18th inst., state that very little business had been done there during the preceding eight days; but the supplies having beeu unimportant sellers had declined accepting lesa money. . The weather had become cold, amd as ics was rapitiy forming, a stop would, it was believed, be put to farther exports. Only About 90 lasts had chaaged hands, and there was little being shipped ‘At Rostook, on the 224 Deo , the best qualitios of new wheat were offered, for immediate shipment, at dis per quarter, free on board, freight included; and merchants were then willing to enter into contracts to deliver sim/i- lor parcels at firet open water in spring, at 00s per quar- ter, feoight included. From Stettin, Konigsberg, ke , the reports are precise- ly similar to those previously received, and no change appears to have ocourred in quotations either of wheat or spring corn Letters from Hamburg of Tuesday's date, inform us that the weather had for eome days been cold, and that the navigation of the Elbe had become a good deal im- peded by floating ioe. The advices from hence were considered encouraging, and holders of wheat had de- clined eelling the vest heavy upland belows 90s per ar. free on boar By the latest accounts from the Mediterranean it seems, that in consequence of large arrivals of wheat from the Black Sea, holders had become more anxious to realize. At Marseilles business was very dull on the 16th December, and fine Polish, weighing 62 lbs. per bushel, was then offered at equal to 43s per quarter, free on bos: Other forts were quoted from 3¥« to 4ls per qr. Vessels were not plentiful, and charters for Cork or Falmouth could not have been closed below 7s per quar- ter for wheat, Louis Par xo tHe Paess.—The Commerce has calculated, that during the last 17 years, no less than 1,129 prosecutions had been directed against the journals in the name of King Louis Philippe, woo had inaugurated bis accession to the throne by a formal promise that no prosecution should bein future instituted against the press. Daring that period 57 journals were obliged to On the 27th of December, the U. 8 frigate Camber- land, (bearing the broad pennant of Commodore-Perry), U_8 ship John Adams, U 8. steamers Iris and Water Witch, were at anchor under the Castle of San Ju: S. Steamers Mississippi and Vixer mpioo, uader Sacrificios. The Vixen, Com- ey, and Tampico, Lisut, Come’s John- schoouer suspend their publication in consequence of the reverity of the penalties. The writers were sentenced to 3141 years and eight months’ imprisonment, and the jouruals to 7,110,500 Kanes fine. | causs waa contiausd by Messrs. submitted to the jury, who, after being kept out until nearly 11 o'clock, P M., came into court and stated that | they were unable to agree upon « verdict; that they then, and bad from the time they went out, stoodsix to eix. They were, therefore, discharged from further consideration of the ease. ‘The court then adjourned. Cacenpan vor tas pay.— Circuit Court—d0, 47, 59, 61, 62, 63, 66 7, 68, 8, 53, 16, 44, 80, 37, 54, 20, 9,'21." Common Pleas—Int Part. 33, 65, 19, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93. 2d Part.’ 40, 44, | 48, 50, 62, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64. Surarme Couktor tus Uniren Stares, Jan, 17, 1848, —On motion of Mr. Webster, John Jay, E*q, of New York, was admitted an attorney and counselior of this court; and, on motion of Mr. A. C. Greene, Elijah Ward, Esq , ot New York, was admitted an attorney and counsellor of this court. No. 4. Heary Mathewson, ap- pellant, W. W. Wetmore’s administrator. The sr- gument of this oause was continued by Mr A. C. Greene, — appellant, and by Mr. R. W. Greene, for the ap- ellee. ¥ Suraeme Count or tHe Uniren States, Jan. 13.—On the motion of Hon. A. C, Greene, Clinton Haring, Esq, of New York, was admitted an attorney and counsellor of this court No. 4. Henry Mathewson, appellant; ve, W. W. Wetmore’s administrator. The argument ofchia KR. W. Greene and Adjourned till to-morrow, LL Whipple for the appellee. o’elock, &, m, Polttical Senator Sam Houston the newly re-elected Senator to Congress from Texas, arrived at New Orleans on the 10th inst, from Alexandria, Red river, on his way to Washington City. New Gronata Sexaton —It ia stated that V. John- ston has been appointed by the Governor of Georgia to represent that Scate in the United States Senate,in place of Mr. Colquitt, resigned. Pousrice 1x Canava.—The Montreal Pitot of the 11th, makes up @ table of members returned to the new Parlia~ mvnt, which gives to the ministerial party 17, opposition 35, doubtful 6. Inptanapouts, Ind., Jan. 12, 1848. The Democratic Convention—Affairs of Indiana— The Whig Convention. On Saturday last, the State democratic con- vention convened in the Representatives’ Hall in the capitol, and nominated State electors and delegates to the national convention, express- ing a wish that it be held at Cincinnati on the 4th of July. Ics deliberations were quiet, and their choice for President was General Cass, or the nominee of the national convention. The Legislature, after its adjournment, on ac- count of an ex-member of Congress, while ona the small pox, met on Monday visit here, having morning. Yesterday afternoon the Governor de- livered his message, and an able document it is too. The ordinary expenses of the State go- vernment for the last tiseal year, were $90,762 67. The number of polls returned is an increase of 2,762 over the preceding year. The value of the entire taxable property returned for 1847, is $124,558,060, an increase of $1,908,506 over that of last year. The amount of revenue paid into the Staie treasury during the last fiscal year, is $362,347 07, being $68,486 07 more than the pre- vious fiscal year. The total amount of the du- P es for 1847, is $1,100,604 44. Last night a preliminary meeting to the State whig convention was held in the capitol. After giving the democrats leave to retire, a resolution to instruct the delegates to vote Taylorfor President was offered, and cr much discussion. [t was advocated by many on the ground of availability ; others opposed it for the reason that they did not know Old Zack’s prin- ciples. After the eventng’s discussion, the mo- tion was withdrawn, and no preference given. ‘The convention is in session to-day " Haroun. Pumaveceura, Jan 18, 1848. A New Line of Steamers—Death from Diasipa~ tion—Telegraph, ¥e. A line of four steam propellers is about to be established by Joha F. Ohl, Esq., of this city, to epen a direct communication with Havana. The vessels are to be furnished with accommoda- tions for 100 passengers, and to stop at Charles- ton going and returning, They are to be of the propeller description, and the contract for the st has been taken by Capt. R. F, Loper, whose patent wheel and engines will be introduced. An old woman was taken to the hospital early yesterday morning, having been found in the ets insensible, from the effects of liquor and opium. She remained in an insensible state un- til this morning, whea she expired. She was at least 70 years of age. Her name is unknown. The break th the telegraph has not yet been ‘Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of the ap- intent of Thomas M. Persse, Esq ws United States Jonswl for the port of Galway, | | discovered, and we were taken by surprise upon the arrival of Avtra Heralds at noon to-day With the pews of the steamer. _