The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1848, Page 2

aa eaten, ied LLL et Norta+West Corner of Fallowand | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, | Ee AMUSEMBNTS TILIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tax Desearen—Ennen ora. CHATHAM THEATRE, Chatham street—Natiox al Davey ens -New Yous as It le—sriait or tHe Waren 2 ~orunl | MECHANICS’ HALL, Broadway, near Broome Cuausry’s | Minera eia—Eraoreas Sincive—BuaLenue Danctne, ae | PANORAMA HALL, Broadway, near Honston—Banvann's Pananoma ov THE Minsumrrs, at 3 and 74 P.M. APOLLO ROOMS, Broadway—Mr. AnmuvRson'’s Concenr. MELODEON, Bowgry—Sixeine, hc, MINERVA ROOMS—Mason Tom Truan's Excusrrions, at WAM, 2ands P.M. PALMO’S OPERA HOUSE, Chambers street—ILiverareD Prervaes SrATEN LAND. TOMPKINS LYCEUM—Mx. Dewreren's Concert. The Herald. May 10, Tuesday... 2... ...... +++ «19,080 copl peed, yas d finished at 20 Notice to Subscribers. Our subscribers in the Fifteenth ward are requested to pay their subscription money, from Friday last, to Mr. John Connery, the new carrier on that route ; the old carrier, Mr. J. N. Hathaway, was removed en that day. The Herald will soon be served earlier in the morn- ing. Our patrons must bear with us for a short time longer, Our new machinery is nearly completed, and will probably be in full operation in less than a month; we will then distribute the news throughout the city at day-break, if necessary. Meanwhile we will do the best we can. Intelligence from Abroad. We continue, in another column, our extracts from the foreign journals received at this office by the Cambria. They exhibit the working of the elections in the French republic; and also the movements of the republicans in various parts of Europe. They are of the greatest interest to all classes of the community. her first choice, and probably General Taylor is meant as her ice, OF at Iast General und prep 3 are BO- ing’on, General Seott, the di: ader'ot i? lerlared | the American army in the conquest of Mexico, is just dbout to arrive among us, at a most important and critical period, previous to the assembling of the whig convention, and at a time when the slightest public incident may change the whole face of political affairs, in connection with the Presidency. That he will be received in this city with an enthusiasm that can only be paralleled by the reception given in ancient times by the Ro- mans to Caius Marius or Scylla, by the Athe- nians to Themistocles, or evan the triumphal, en- try of Alexander the Great into Babylon, we think there can be no question. What may grow out of it, no one can tell, no one can predict. ‘Thus we go from day to day, exciting and get- ting excited on the subject of the Presidency; but, it appears more in reference to men than princi- ples. The divisions between the two great parties on the ground of principles, are almost visionary and intangible, All'the old issues are settled or set aside. The world around us is in a state of re- volution and sad chags, It is very evident that the United States—the leading republic in the world, the first successful republic, securing the rights and happiness of all classes—has a most importaft réle to play in the future history of Europe, and of the civilized world itself. The old parties, with their old issues, have exhausted their energy and vitality, and there is every reason to believe that new elements are about springing up, that will pro- duce an entire revolution on certain great princi- ples throughout this Union, that may affect its des- tinies for centuries to come. Take a drink and go. Reform in England. The position of England, and the prospect of reform or revolution in that country, are hardly un- derstood here in the United States, and we may add, even among her neighbors on the continent of Europe. The late abortion of the chartist movement has contributed greatly to mislead other nations as to the true situation of England. Having, during our late excursion abroad, visited the capitals of most of the great nations of Europe, Presidential Movements. The whole country begins to be alive with the movements and intrigues of the politicians, look- ing towards the next Presidency. The candidates, military and civil, are putting forth their ideas, as crude and as fast as the trees of the forest are put- ting forth their buds, The last batch of letters dis- closing views on the constitution, are those ex- tracted from General Worth, apparently without the pain that generally attends the extracting of teeth by the famous Dr. Parmlee. The epistles of General Scott, or General Taylor, come to us usually one by one; but General Worth has fortu- nately sent a whole batchat once. The next Gene- ral’s epistle will likely be that from Major General Tom Thumb. The list of candidates in the field is as numerous as an army under banners Here it i Democratic Whig James K. Polk. Henry Clay, George M. Dallas, General Taylor, James Buchanan, General Scott, Robert J. Walker, Daniel Webster, Martin Van Buren. Thomas H. Benton, Levi Woodbury, General Lewis Cass, Goneral Sam Houston, General Wm. O. Butler, General Quitman, General Worth, General G. J. Pillow. Gen, Tom Thumb, No. 1. This 19 only a part, we believe, of the two lists of candidates already named, in various ways, by committees, or conventions, or public meetings, and recommended tothe two conventions—the one to meet at Baltimore next Monday, and the other an Philadelphia, on Wednesday week after. There never was such a multitude of candidates, so much confusion of parties, such a restlessness in the pub- lie mind, and such decided symptoms of revolu- tion, change, and breaking up of both the old factions, and reconstruction of parties on new principles. Every candidate has his partizuns, hi committee, his clique, and his supporters, who ar moving heaven and earth, besides a large territory in the regions below, for the purpose of advancin; that particular interest. Washington is full of wir: pullers, intriguers, and fomenters, on the subject o! the next Presidency. There are probably fifty thousand politicians, all over the country, strivins to outwit and cheat each other, as the recent oper. managers cheated their subscribers, and endea- vouring to procure the nomination of their several candidates by the two conventions. Amid this unutterable confusion, there are cer- tain strong movements that have been put in mo- tion within the last year or two, which will have 4 most important bearing, not only on the de- cision of the two oonventions, but on the decision of the people, at the polls op the seventh of No- ‘ vember next. For the first time, probably, since the organization of the democratic party, as it is called, that confe- deracy of politicians has been agitated in the Northern States, and particularly in New York, very warmly, on the question of the extension of slavery to the new territory that may be acquired by the treaty with Mexico. On this important principle « division has taken place in the demo- cratic party in this State, and throughout the Northern States generally. We allude to the hunk- ere and barnburners—two factions springing from the democratic party on this principle. Now, in the approaching convention in Balti- mote, to be held next Monday, some difficu’- ty seems to be unavoidable on the presentation of both of these factions for admiesion there. Dur- ing the last few weeks, various attempts have been made to reconcile these factions, but apparently without any prospect of success. According to present appearances, and touching the preponde- rance of Southern doctrines in the convention, the Wilmot proviso delegates from this State—in other worde, the barn-burners—will be excluded; and in such case they will probably re-organise them- selves into the nucleus of anew party, issue an address to the people of the whole Union, go back to the principles which constituted the creed of the democracy during the Presidency of Mr. Jef- ferson, and endeavor to rally a new party on such principles, in New York, and throughout the Northern States. If they should nominate Gen. Taylor, as is indicated in some quarters, they might be able to disorganise the other two great parties; and if they did not suceeed, with the assis- tance of the whigs, in electing that distinguished Judge McLean, Tom Corwin, J. J. Crittenden, J. M. Clayton, Gen, Tom Thumb, No, 2 man by the popular vote, they certainly could throw the election into the House of Representa- tives, there to be determined by the votes of the Btates. Thus stands the question of the Presidency at this moment, in connection with the demoatatic party, and before the decision of the national cortvention can be known on these points. The interest thrown over the movements of the con- vention will be very exciting. Even the efforts of the whigs, and their prospects, will depend, in some degree, on the movements of the democracy in Baltimore. Every day, therefore, up to the meeting of the convention, is fraught with interest and importance in reference to that party. On the other hand, the whig movements are not less interesting, as the day approaches for the as- | sembling of their convention, viz., Wednesday of the week after next, in Philadelphia, Mr. Clay has heretofore been their prominent candidate; but and sojourned for some time in London—the great- est of them all—we are perhaps better able to form an opinion, as impartial spectators, than even the leaders themselves of the public press in London, and certainly much better than those journalists in this country who help to mislead public opinion by the crude and unfounded theories they put forth upon the condition and prospects of England. The views we published upon the condition of Europe in general, and France in particular, some time before the great events which have lately tran- spired, entitle us to some little credit for political foresight. Those views appeared, at the time, startling, and even extravagant, to many of the readers of the Herald, and as such they were designated by the Times and other jourmals of London; but a very short time proved the cor- rectness of our judgment, and the events them- selves have vindicated the soundness of our con- clusions. We never expected anything from the chartist movement. As a class they are an insig- nificant and despised set of ignorant pretenders and theorists. The fear and activity of the go- vernment was not roused against them; but there was an apprehension that the other elements of discontent and revolution, existing among the peo- ple, mightbe gathered together by their gathering, and unite in action at their threat of action. Asa class, they stand isolated from the people of Eng- land, who have little sympathy with them, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred scarcely know who they are, or what they aim at. They are a mere sect of fanatics, quasi Fourierites, or comma- niste—a class which in every country where they exist, stand aloof and separate from the people— are a sort of excrescent fungus on the political body, incapable of leading in any great movement, and only coming forward after a movement, to im- pede its progress and destroy all the good effects 1 might be capable of effecting. The movement oi this contemptible sect was, therefore, in England, a premature action of presumption and folly, and has ended, as all who knew them, were aware it would do, in contemptand pity. The public mind, however, has been led astray, both in this country and in Europe, by their silly exhibition; and the fulse and erroneous idea is now, in consequence, taken up, and generally received, viz.:—* that the English people have attempted a revolution, and have signally failed in their attempt.” The English people have not yet moved. The English government stands; but it stands upon & precipice. All the elements of a fearful revolution are at work, and are fermenting in England. Those elements, or the operating causes which render a terrific revolution and boweversement in- evitable, sooner or later, in England, may be briefly enumerated as follows:—1. A corrupt and exclusive system of representation. 2. A corrupt, proud, wealthy, aristocratic, and pampered priest- hood. 8. A corrupt, haughty, proud, and impe- rious aristocracy of descent. 4. A corrupt, proud, nsolent, aristocracy of rich parvenues, mer- chants, bankers, and tradespeople, which we call in America, the “ codfish aristocracy.” 5. A starving, discontented, and cruelly oppressed pea- santry and tenantry. 6, An unemployed, discon- tented population of manufacturers and operatives. 7. An oppressive and over-wrought system of ex- action and taxation. 8. A financial system of complicated and patched up bankruptcy. 9. A system of enormous and extravagant governmental expense, in pensions and bribes to the royal family, the aristocracy, gentry, clergy, army and navy. 10. An enormous. debt, which now absorbs and swallows upall the resources of the country, merely to pay the annual interest upon it. Here isenough. We need not go on further with our enumeration. Here are seeds of revolution and ruin, which cannot fail in due time to produce aplentiful and terrible harvest. From what we have here developed, it must be plain to every reflecting person, not only that England stands upon the brink of a fearful political revolution, but also that such a revolution is as much wanted as it is inevi- table. One thing—one common sentiment—re- tards and continually postpones it; and that is, the universal consciousness among the people hat such a huge and complicated inass and sys- tem of misrule, must, when it falls, crush, over- whelm, and ruin all who are in reach of its tum- bling and tottering battlements, In thie feeling the people have endured it longer than they would have done, had the remedy been less dangerous, ‘They have stood like a sick man with a cup of medicine in his hand, hesitating to swallow it. Health he knows is desirable, and he knows he is far from it; but the dose is so herculean, its taste is so bit- ter, and the effects are so racking, that he puts off the evil moment when he must swallow it. Such is precisely the situation of England.— Everybody knows that a revolution must soon take place—everybody knows that it cannot be staved offi—everybody knows that it is necessary as well as inevitable, and everybody is afraid of the awful moment, which, like the sword of Democles, is suspended over the banqueting halls of the high, the noble and the wealthy. The people of Eng- land offer a singular contrast to the people of France. No movementor revolution in England has ever sueceeded, which originated with the lower classes, and no revolution has ever happened there, (in which the people, and not the aristocracy , strong effurts have been made, under the name ot | wore the actore,) without « long struggle, and a General Taylor, to set him amde as on impossi- | sanguinary eivil war, The revolution of 1648, in bility in the election, and to adopt Gene ‘ylor, | which the people weve fhe actors, was not ac- as the most avaiable ran in the field. The whigs | complished till after several years of bloodshed of the South und West appear to be generally sm | and civil war. The revoluti of 1683, in taverad Gen. Ty » ew England is dividecm which the pyjstocmey were the actors, wa easily accomplished, drop of blood, From t we may form an idem in some degtee of the rer of the arist ‘in England; and that power, though it n ewhat divided, is not diminished in ‘the present day. They are’ rich enough*(and even have zeal enough to do it) to purchase men enough from the masses to shoot down and exterminate all the rest, The French, by a bloody stroke, exterminated all the aristocra- cy at the time of their first great revolution, unlike the English, who left the trees growing in the ground, hardly lopping off a few luxuriant branch- es. Hencé the present revolution in France has no old aristocracy remaining to contend against it. ‘The question recurs, how and by what classes will reform be effected in England? We have seen the abortion of the puerile and splenetic movement of the chartists—a mere monkey-like imitation of the manly and heroic men of Paris. ‘We have seen that the lower classes in England never have originated any movement, or have ne- ver succeeded in any. They are abesotted, selfish, plundering race—quite a different people from the Parisian boys who drink wine, dance at Tivoli in the open air, and go to the opera. ‘This reform, therefore, which is become inevitable, will only be effected and brought about by the action of mode- rate and sensible men, from among the middle classes. Such a movement has, indeed, already com- menced under the guidance of such men as Hume and Cobden» Having once begun, it will go on increasing in force, power, atid action, absorbing within a gradually-widening circle all the middling and sensible class of the nation, while the lower and inferior classes, with the various insignificant sects of chartists, communists or Fourierites, and others, will follow in the wake, as inferior ad- juncts, which is their true position. Such an action and movement, begun by such men, will carry with ita moral force and energy which may be the means of effectuating, gradually and peacefully, a revolution, which, if suddenly and violently at- tempted, would deluge the country with crime, anarchy, and blood. This movement, however, will, unlike the French revolutions, not have London for its centre, and the scene of its action. The royal power, the aristocratic power, the mercantile power, the go- vernmental power, are all centred in London, and have no element in the popular mass to oppose it. The mere people of London either live in their employ, and are their humble servants, or they are a degraded race, hanging loose upon society, destitute of “moral force and principle,” who, when they move, move only to rob and to plunder, to break windows, and, atthe sight of a few policemen —torunaway. London, therefore, will be excluded from: much, if any participation in the great work of re-constructing the old broken down and totter- ing system of British misrule. The ball will be set in motion at Manchester, or some of the large provincial towns, which have become the seat and the centre of a middling and enlightened class of people, without the admixture of a local aristo- cracy. Events are rapidly hastening on—a change’of sys- tem, and a renovation of the present order of things must soon take place; and the manner we have in- dicated appears the most probable, as well as the most desirable mode in which that inevitable change will be accomplished. Let us look at Manchester, Birmingham, or Glasgow, for the first step. The Russ Pavoment—The Board of Assistahts —Improvements. The “ tempest in a tea-pot’’ has, wo perceive, settled down to sober common sense in the Board of Assistant Aldermea. The public will, therefore, now look to them for the performance of their duties, with due re- gard to the interests of the citizens. The standing committees have been announced in the Board of Al- dormen, and the Assistants being now organized, no excuse remains for them, so as to prevent the dis- charge of their duties for the benefit of the citizens, and not waste half their time in the works of decapita- tion and appointment. The Russ pavement should frm the first topic for action in the Common | Council. Weare now in the commencement of the season when such a project could be rendered availa- bie, and finished in time for the winter. The tho- roughfares in this city arein a most disgraceful con- dition, and are made the subject of just and repeated condemnation by the press and the public. The great advantages of this kind of pavement sre now placcd beyond all objection by the most fastidious sceptic, as to its capabilities to meet all requirements. We have abundance of labor in the market just now, and every facility for the immediate .commence- ment of such work; and the matter should forthwith arrest the attention of the Common Council. We have oft and again called the attention of former Boards to the useless and extra- vagent expenditure that is wasted, yodr after year. im the old “cobble stone”? system; and its universal oondemnation isthe best commentary we can mako upon the matter, We perceive that improvements are being effected already in Chatham and William streets. The continuation of Canal street through Walker to the Bowery, and a plan for widening the same, has al- ready been mooted in the last Common Council. Some time since, a proposition for widening Hudson, with » view tolossen the travol on Broadway, was, also, agita- ted. We expect then to see » revival of opinion on all these matters; and that we shall also see some active member of either Boardintroduce aresolution in relation to the sign-boards. In fact there is « large field open for the corporate fathers, and provided they keep more to their legitimate duties; and attend less to the pelitical guillotine, we may expect some suc- cessful results to flow from their election to our local legislatute. Ov Day IN ADVANCE OF gz Mart.—The swift steamship Northerner arrived yesterday morning, from Charleston, in the very short run of 55 hours from dock to dock, bringing papers through to New Orleans one day in advance of the United States mail, The usual favors of an abundant supply of papers we acknowledge at the hands of Captain Budd and his attentive clerk. Marine Affairs. Hayne Line or Stxamsuirs.—By an advertisement we learn that the owners of the clegaut and fast steam- ship United States, have determined upon establishing # line of steamers between this port and Havre. How many vessels they intend placing upon the route de- pends, we imagine, upon the eneouragement received at the hands of the people of both eountries, and from our government. We are already aware that the United States, under Captain Hackstaff, takes the lead, and will sail on her first voyage to Havre, on the 10th of June. If the gentlemen who hi now the contro? of the onterprise, wil] but exercise a portion of the same energy and skill in th jement of a line of steam- ors, that have guided for years one of the most officient lines of packets in existence, there cannot remain a doubt of its complete success. The unsuccessful ex- periments made upon this route, and their unpleasant failures, we are pleased to see, do not at all affect the spirit which moves this grand project, Misceliancons. The catalogue of the University of Virginia, for the session of 1847-48, shows the number of students to be ‘ONS. On the Mth inst. 597 immigrants arrived at Boston Six yenrsago, snyn the Bangor Courier, potatoes were selling at twenty-five conts per bushel, and it took six bushels at that price to pay for a bushel of corn. Now ® bushel of corn will not pay for a bushel of potatoes, Tho resolution of the committee, dissenting from tho award of the commissioners on the disputed boun- dary between Massachusetts aud Rhode Island, bi been adopted in both branches of the Legislatue of Massachuset! The jurisdiction over the disputed territory, therefore, remains with Rhode Island.—New- port Herald. A correspondent of one of the Cincinnati papers ays that ho has aided, during the past year, 405 slaves to oxcape, and that only 4 were caught. A petrified Indian child has been found at Guern- , Ohio, Around the neck was a row of Indian bea!s matted. The Fayette Circuit Court (Kentucky) has ad- journed. three Weeks having been fruitlessly occupied iman attempt to get a jury to try young Shelby charged with the murder of 4 young man in Lexing- ton, Ky,, « year or two ago, Recent discoveries of valuable gold mines, in the “upper counties of North Carolina, have created quite «n excitement among the people BY FAST EXPRESS, WIQHLY IMPoRTANT FROM COREY "ISLAND. Three Days in Advance of Cave Tohnson’s Mail. ‘We have just received very important intelligence from Coney Island, three days in advance of the mail; and but for the breaking down of two or three horses, it would have been six days in advance of the regular mail, as conducted by Cave Johnson. This intelli- gence is highly important, not only to Coney Island, to Europe, and to Louis Philippe, but also in the pre- sent position of political affairs of this great Republic, touching the Presidency, y We learn that His Excellency the Governor, Gil Da- vis, bas just received by the late steamer from England. # most important communication from Count de Neu- illy, ci-devant Louis Philippe, King of the French. In this letter the ex-king expresses un earnest desire to leave Claremont and take up his permanent residence in Coney Island, provided « mode of cooking clams can be found so as to make them digestible food for « Frenchman whose hairs are gray and his digestion spoilt by living upon truffles for seventeen years , in the of the Tuileries, Immediately upon the receipt of@this intelligence, the governor called together his privy council, and after a discussion of the contents of the letter, and also the contents of a basket of cham- pagne, they came to the conclusion unanimously, and one over, to write back a letter of condolence to his ex-majesty, freely offering him one of the principal es of Coney Island for himself and his royal usehold. The Governor also stated that during the last years very remarkable vegetable discovery had been made, by the operation of no and other simi- lar products, by which the clams upon Coney Island were fattened, softened, and made palatable for any one of the most debilitated digestion, particularly if accompanied with judicious quantities of burgundy, champagne, claret, Madeira. port, hock, and all the other wines which were imported from all parts of Eu Tope, and of every vintage thereof, under his own in- spection and care. ‘The vintage for the choicest clams beginsin J More news still. Great preparations have been making in the meantime, and the people of Coney Island are de- termined to have a revolvtion in that remarkable coun- try, and to“ pronounce” in favor of a republic, in imi- tation of the French. ‘The ex-governor is to’ be ap. inted governor for life, and hundred years over. le imme cs went out and assembled all his subjects, ‘and asked, “ What the d—1 do you mean?” The peo- ple replied and said, they wanted a republic. The go- vernor responded to them that “they should have a republic, and be d—d to it.” But he added, he would never consent to grant them a republic, unless they would accept a proper and efflacious quantity of hix famous wines, and mix them up with that dish which was always unpalatable without them, ‘They agreed to this, nem. con., and Coney Island is now a republic, with @ governor for life, and a century over, Not only is Coney Island a republic, but a conven- tion is to mble, and means to nominate the gover- nor for the next Presidency ang run him in opposition to General Worth, General Tom Thumb, or any other distinguished military man who has written more than one epistolary commentary upon the constitution. And as to pledges, the candidate will give any quantity that may be required, always mixed with wine, either for war or for a subtreasury, or for the tariff, or for both together, or for all together. His pledges are as plenty as clams, or baskets of champaigne. Sporting Intelligence. Tus Racrs—Lucy Toranp anv Latona.—The races commenee to-day at 1 o'clock precisely, with a sweep- stakes for three year olds, subscription $100, half for” feit, for which three “ good uns” are entered. Imme diately after, Mr. Laird’s mare, Latona, and the South Caroling mare, Lucy Toland, contend for @ purse of $600, three mile heats. Tho race between these nags, from their noted speed, will bea quick one; and the Southerners are determined to back thetr favorite to the largest amount. Since their arrival here, how- ever, they have learned that Latona has reached a point of Kpeed that makes them rather wary, and no doubt the Northern mare will be the favorite at the post. The topic of conversation at the hotels last night, was_the races; and all appeared timpatient fer the time to arrive for them to start for the cougse, Ti ds leading to the Union are in good order, and will, no doubt, to-day, present a gay and lively ap- pearance. Trotrivo.—Thero will be trotting at the Centre- ville after the sports terminate at the Union. Louisiana Racks—Bincaman Course.—The races over the Bingaman Course, on the 7th inst., afforded very fine sport. ‘The following is the summary: Sunpar, May 7, 1848—Caldwell’s Purse, $100—mile heats. T. B. Patterson's ch. f. Blangy, by imp, Ainder- by, dam by Bertrand, 4y 0. 11 Caleb Taylor's ch. g. George Si Pe 43 84 Proprietors’ Purse, $76—entrance ten per cent, added—two mile heats. Jal Dun: Jane Irvine, by imp. Leviathan, by Sir Charles, 6y.0. 0... 0.0.0 eee 2 J Kilpatrick’s b. c, Lummix, by Alfort, dam by inp. Leviathan, Sy. 0.............e.55 1 2 2 A, Bell's g.g. James K. Polk, by Medley, dam by Bertrand, § y. 0. I rs Sdis ‘ime. Boarp or Assistant ALpeasti Small, Esq., President, in the chair. Sewer in Peart Street.—A petition of sundry pro- perty owners was presented for the construction of » sewer in Pearl street, between Maiden lane and Bur- ling slip. Referred. Bellevue Hospital.—A communication was received from the Alms House Commissioner, relative to the ne- ceasity of making certain alterations, 80 as to adopt the old alms house building to the use of a hospital, as contemplated, and asking an appropriation for that object. Referred. More Gas.—Resolutions adopted by the Board ‘of Aldermen in favor of causing 16th, 17th, and 19th streets, between 9th and 10th avenues, to be lighted May 16.—Wilson with gas. Concurred in. r Battery.—Resolution adopted by the Board of Alde « men in favor of causing the flagging, in front of th Battery, to be repaired, and the walks newly gravelled Conecurred in. . Fencing Vacant Lots.—Resolution from the same, in favor of requiring the vacant lots in 10th street, be- tween Ist avenue and avenue A, to be fenced in, Cou- curred in. Fountain on the Battery.—Resolution offered by Mr Webb, in favor of inquiring into the propriety of erecs- ing one or more fountains on the Battery, Referred Oil Lamps.—Resolution in favor of lighting and cleaning lamps, and furnishing oil for the saine by contract. Referred. Street Cleaning.—Resolution in favor of giving out by contract the cleaning of streets, Referred. Standing Committees.—The President of the Board then announced the appointment of the following standing committees for the present year, viz :— On Applications for Office.—Messrs. Wood, Morgan, and Fream. On Aggesements—Measrs. Getty, Miller, Wood. On Mets, ‘Sciences, and Schools—Messra, Britton, Paxton, and Morgan. On Charity and .dims—Messrs, Hibbard, Sutton, and Franklyn. On Finance—Mesers, Jameson, Getty, and Britton. ensrs, F bburd, and Shulta Department . Jameson, Fream, and Franklin. On Laws and Applications to the Legislature—Messrs Fream, Schultz, and Webb. On Markets—Messrs. Morgans, Getty, and Allerton. On Police, Watch, and Prisons—Messrs, Wood, Sut- ton, Franklin. : On Public Offices and Repairs—Mossrs, Clarke, Webb, Herring. On Roads and Canals—Mossrs. Allerton, Brenan Clark. On Cleaning Streets- Messrs, Webb, Brenan, Brit- ‘on. Public Lands and Places—Mosers, Brenan, Paxton, Britton. Wharves, Piers, and Slips—Messre, Shultz, Miller. ‘ood. Streets—Mesers. Sutton, Paxton, Morgans. Salaries—Mexsrs. Miller, Allerton, and Getty Ordinances—Messrs. Herring, Hibbard, and Shultz Joint Committee on Croton Wqueduct—Messrs. Webb Hibbard, and Jameson. Joint Committee on Pubtic Buildings on Blackwell's Island—Mesers. Miller, Sutton, and Clark. The Board then adjourned until Monday evening next. Exxcrric T: RAPH ON THE Kexneneck.—Mr, Eddy is making arrangements in this town, and in Au- ‘usta and Gardiner, for extending the telegraph from Fortinnd, by way of the Kennebec river, to Calnis, It will there be connected with the Britieh line to Halifax ‘The expense of the line from Portland vo Calais through Bangor, is estimated at $50,000. If this am a Fale. ed, the line will be finished through to Bangor next Auguat.—Hallowell Gazette _ Merve or a Wroik Fauny.—We have extras from the Bath (te.) papers, which give an ac- count of an awful tragedy in the town of Edgecomb, Me., about five miles from Wiscasset village. A man named Pinkham, a ship carpenter, by ht years of @, possessed of some property, killed his whole family, his wife and four children, and then killed himeeif, One of the ace its state that the heads of the wife and children were cut nearly off, with an axe. Tho wife when found, was partially undressed, ber eyes open, as though awake at the moment of decapitatian. Tho net is stipposed to have been done on Thursday night, and the discovery of itwas made on Friday by the mother of the man, who resided about two miles dis- tant, The other account says the mother and her two little daughters were found in one room, on a bed, with their throats cut with a razor; and the futher a two little boys were found in the same situation in a other room; that is, lying on a bed, with their throg cut, The man and his wife had both been Millerito and Pinkham, it i* aid, had been insane for two or throe years, A story was in cirowlation, whieh alo im. | plicates the woman in the act. It is, that a paper had been found.which “contained a statement in the hand. writing of Mre P.. followed by another of her husband setting forth that they Had become tired of life; that there was nothing in prospect for them worth living for. and that they had mutually agreed upon the destruction of themrelves and their childron; reqnesting that the'r | bodies might be deposited ina stone tomb.''—Boston | Whig. H ‘ TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, ) Tam CONGRESS, ) SESSION. 5 zag 7 Senate. ‘Wasninaron, May 16, 1848. ‘Tho Senate convened at the usual hour, and was called to order by the Vico President. Numerous memorials and petitions wore presented, which were duly received and appropriately referred. ADMISSION OF WISCONSIN, Mr. Dovarass, of Illinois, from the Committee on Territories, reported the bill from the House, for the admission ‘of Wisconsin into the federal Union, with- out amendment. Mr. D. gave notice that he would move to take up this bill on Thursday next, and make it the special order of the day. SLAVERY. Mr. Bacay, of Alabama, moved to take up the reso- lution he had previously offered, declaring that neither Congress, any territorial government, nor people of a territory have any power to prevent slavery therein” It was moved to lay the resolution on the table, ‘This gave rise to a debate, In which Mr. Bagby, Mr. Foote, of Misslaippl, Mr. Badger, of North Carolina, and Mr. West, of Florida, participated, ‘The yeas and nayson the motion were finally demanded, and it was decided in the affirmative, by yeas 26, nays 9. : RELIRF OF YUCATAN On‘motion, the morning business was then laid aside, and the bill in favour of extending aid to Yu- catan by the military vecupation of the country, taken up. Mr. Bacay, of Alabama, being entitled to the floor, rose, and addressed the Senate at lengt! He spoke for some time in support of the bill, and urged its pee. dy adoption. He replied to the argume: show that the country would not pro’ Great Britain. When he had concluded, the question was taken on the amendment previously offered by Mr. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, to the effect that the President be authorized to send troops to Yucatan from Mexico, and to supply their places with fresh vo- lunteers. This amendment was modified at the suggestion of Mr. Lewis, of Alabama. On putting the same to vote, the amendment and modification were rejected, by yeas 5, nays 25. Mr. Dix, of New York, offered an amendment to the Dill, proposing to place the Army and Navy at the dis- osal of the President, to act under the direction of the Yueatan government. Mr. Crayton, of Delaware, hoped the further consi deration of the subject would be postponed, as the tendance of Senators was very thin, Mr, Hanneoan, of Indiana, said that he concurred with the Senator from Delaware, but that he should presé final action on the question to-morrow. The subject was then laid aside till to-morrow. INDIANA BONDS" Mr. Bricwrt, of Indiana, moved to take up the bill surrendering Indiana bonds held by government on the same conditions as private bond holders had done. which was agreed to, excepting sixty-one thousand dollars, the State Bank loan of fifty-six. The bill as amended was yas upon its-final passage, and carried without opposition. Mr. Cravron offered an amendment to the bill, . EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. Hannxcan moved that the Senate go into exee- utive session, which was agreed to, After a short A nt spent therein, the doors were opened, and the Senate adjourned over till to-morrow, Wednesday? of Representatives. | The House convaned at 11 o'clock, and was called to order by the Spenker. The journal was read and ap- proved. : MARITIME AFFAIRS. The first thing taken up was the bill from the Senate, extending certain privileges to American trading ves- sels, which was read the third time and passed. REPORTED BILLS. The Sreaxen stated that reports from committees were then in order, whereupon sundry bills were re- ported, which were read twice, and referred to the Committee of the Whole, x REVOLUTIONARY PENSION BILLS. On moton of Mr. Vinton, of Ohio, the House resolved itself into a Comnittee of the Whole, on the State of the Union, Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, in the chair, and -took up the Pension Bill in favor of reyolutionary sol- diers, which was engrossed for a third reading. The Committee rose and reported the bill as amend- ed; for th ‘tion of the House, when it was read the third time and passed. NAVAL PENSION BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, Mr. King, of Massachusetts, acting as chair- man, and took up the Naval Pension Bill. Mr. Bayuey, of Virginia, addressed the Committee, not on tho bill, but on the rights of Territories. Mr. Jas. S. Witey, of Maine, followed in rhe ane? in which hé favored the Mexican war, and defended the administration. He read his speech. When he he had concluded. the Committee rose, and, on motion, the House adjourned over till to-morrow (Wednesday) Markets. PeterssunG, May 16.—Your special daily express has arrived ffom New Orleans, with a report of the markets on the 10th instant: Cotton— Fair demand for good to middling, which is selling at 5% a 53. Sugar—200 hhds sold at previous rates. Molasses—Small sales at 13 2 16 Flour—Market quiet, but firm. Freights—Two en- gagements, Exchange—Transactions limited. Asan, May 16.—Receipts—Flour, 13,700 bbls. The receipts of barley and oats were light. No arrivals of moment in wheat, corn or rye. Flour—Sales of 1500 bbls, were made at $6 25 and $6, including Genesee and Oswego. Corn—Sales of 1300 bushels were made, in- cluding handsome northern yellow, at 60c. Sales of rye were made at 76a77c. Malt—11,000 bushels were made at $1. There was no change of moment in other articles. Shi; Intelligence. New ORLBANs, rig ra ship Asia, Boston. The Crops. The Georgetown Observer of Wednesday, says: “The weather is seasonable, and our agriculturists are using it as well as they can.—The inland planters, whose trunks have rotted away, and who are still trying to keep up this ancient practice in the culture of rice, aro endeavoring to mend up and sprout their seed. and rely on rains to nurture the plant. After a long and dry season they have but a small Bore of water enough.— ‘The tideway planters have nearly all put down their seed, ce e weather is se sonable.—Charleston Pa- triot, 18th. The New Emi int De; pot. The excitement in the Fifth ward, relative to the landing of emigrants at foot of Hubert street, received adecided impetus by the Laight street meeting. It is quite time this needless agitation was restrained. The ca is purely imaginary. The possibility, not pro- lity, of what may result, is the bug-bear. Now in soberness, what more is to be apprehended to the Fifth, than to other wards, where emigrants have usually been landed? In most cases, they will merely land, and removo at once to the large boarding houses in the vicinity of travelling thoroughfares down town, ‘They will not locate in the Fifth ward, neither erect booths around St. John’s Park, or compel the quiet citizens of Beach and Hudson streets to fly from crowding pestilence. Nor will they “ put up,” or hang on,” around the depot, as surmized, Independent of these considerations, are not the vessels first to undergo quarantine inspection? The idea of landing siok and diseased foreigners is a notion and shows but little respect for the prudential requisitions of the health laws, Sickness and disease will be generated In tho places where they permenantly loeato ; and the wards south of the Fifth aro the real victims of these an- ticipations, The Fifth ward, or that portion of it arrayed against the depot, aro marvollously sensitive, all at once, to filth and disease and dirt. After snuffing up for yeara the delectable effluvia arising from that mammoth pile of city manure (enough to fertilize all California.) made up of the very washings of all filth, both foreign and domestic, including all the bandages and duds of ulcerated putridity, enough to sicken # buzzard, aud enduring all this without a murmur,and perhaps without injury too, are horrified into protest, indignation and all the eloquence of disordered, forbodings, at the bare thought of omigrants Innding at the end of a long pier, and who tarry only long enough to find a boarding house, or get in a car or steamboat for the interior, Verily this Is “straining at gnats, and swallowing ca- mels.”” FIFTH WARD. TuoroLy Corroy Facrony.—The Thorold Cot- ton factory is the only one in Canada West, and is on the line of the Welland ( 1, in the thriving village of Thorold, where there is a supply of water for any amount of machinery, and where faoilitios oxist for bringing the raw material from any of the United States markets by water communication. No pains or expense has been spared by the company to procure the best kind of machinery, and the looms are the most improved. It commenced operation in October last, and the fabric produced sustained n good character. and meta ready sale, To those who are unacquainted with the unrivalled advantages of the water power ere- ated by the Welland Canal, and to which Thorold chiefly owes its existence, it may be proper to aay, that the village i# situated on the summit of the great ‘n of mountains which border Lake Ontario, and ix upwards of three hundred feet above its level, and com- mands & magnificent view of the surrounding country It is four milox south of St. harines, and seven miles west of Niagarn Falls, Its elevated position, pure air and good water, reuder ita desirable and healthy situation. The population ia about one thousand souls, ho it _ five excellent flouring mills.— St, Catharines fournal. Tereimie Storm axp Loss or Live.—We have been permitted to read a letter froma young gen- tleman in Montgomery. to 4 friend in Frankfort, from which we learn that the nerth end of Montgomery county (Ky) was visited by a terrible and destructive storm on the 6th instant. by which the dwellings of Mr. Kemper and Mrs, Mitchell were prostrated, and the family of the latter buried beneath her dvelling. Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Anderson were hoth killed in- stantly of Mrs. Sevefal other persons in the hau Mitchell, to wit :—James Mitchell, Mr. Calahan, Miss |, ‘Trondway and Mrs. §. Mitchell, and her little son, were severely injured ; the latter, it is feared, mortally, —Baliimore Patriot, us. Srramer vo New Yorn.—We fear that the di- rectors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company have most effectually prevented that free intercourse by the travelling community between these islands and New York. which it was expected would take place fs | these veasels on the extablishinent of this bew fixing the amount of passage at a stort 9 fer. | exceeds, we believe, the average i % PAS ee on any of their branch iiyea Kou i are tlre «as oh a 18 DRAB OE iy saws. FO eht per , Ng - Bhs New Work tay oti ths bia lw ta en wo steam vessels belong- it of the United States, to a port on the Atlan- visited by all strangers and others, it beit it imtorestit of the kind in the world; and thos who may wish to'senes a fine picture can make sure of doing it bere. De Maulcon, or the Knight" gAT with the fron Hand, by Alexander Dumas, author of the “Three Gnartame: “Twonty Years After,” Kc. Ke. Price 50 conta Also, tho M of by Newton M. Curtis, author of the Patrol of the Mountain, Victim's Revenge, Star of the Fallen; ie. For asle all the and cheap publication ofices, Published at the office of the Moraing Star, 102 Nassau street. A Reward of $5000 to 1000, to any store in this country that will produce # better pair of French Boots for F or $7, than our ito our office, sells for $4 ), do, fine gaiters and shocs can it cheaper of our friend than Say herd im this country. French boots $4 50, royal r friends should all call and see him, corner of Fi ton and Nassau streets, THE DOCTOR. * “ALL mentions sm be en of Carpeting Pi ec Shades, &c., and wish to purchase them 25. cmt ee oe ‘other establishment, go ont, go all to Hiram Anderson's, 9 Bowery, cheapest Carpet wareroom in’ the United States. Fountain Attachments__Richelieu Gold Pens—B. E. Watson & Co., of the Richelieu Gold Pen Depot, have just introduced the Fountain Attachments, which can be Id Pen at a cost of 2centa, With this att may be written without exhausting the ink. It is simple, not liable to got out of order, and is superior to any invention of the kind before the public. Gold ton’s celebrated warrant- prope nd porn Gele eared admitted to be the best and rs a in the worl a. aaa tear office. . H 5 4 £ B, superior to the old pen, at Gold pons and casos rupaired Gentlemen’s Hate—Summer Style.—Paris Straw Hats and Caps for Children—New Goods—Wm. H. Beebe & Co, Hatters, 156 way, New York, and 138 Chesnut streot, ‘hiladelphia, will introduce on Friday, May 19, their Summer Hats for gentlemen, and they feel warranted in saying that they will ox- it on this ion the most hat ever offered in the country, The style will consist of several different kinds, of the itmost, tness and ‘with @ most superior and tasteful tout ensemble of all that same of different styles, i terials of ing beauty, entirely new, and highly attrnotive, Depot—‘The ay, where containing » deecrpur Us rmuaziatle properiog of te pant recently intreduced into this country, Invaluable in pulmonary’ and sEiampurtey of the bloods may oe aetaed and Toupees.: Pag seams atreot, near Broadway. The new invented Wigs and Scalpa q' otal medal at the last Fair of the hvetiae native.” Call gad: — Improved Magnetic Mach3nes.—Dr. Moor hond’s Graduated Magnetic Machines, re an tne portant improvo- mont over all simpler, more portable, tronger and more Sar Sa eee a ices Wi “4 facturer, D, C, » M. D. 182 Broadway.” penreee Palmo’s Opera House—Have you seen the three Graces? the most perfoct specimens of humanity that ever the eye of mortal was permitted to gaze un. If not, goat once to Paluo’s, and for a night imagine that you behold thy inhabitants of the Elysian Fields of Paradise in flee ting groups before you. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, | MONEY MARKET, + Tuesday, May 16.6 P.M. There was something of a panic in Wall atre et to- day, but it was confined to the bulls in Norwida and Worooster, a decline of % per cent having been realized atthe first board. Thishad an unfavorable effect upon other fancies, and prices fell off a fraction all round. Long Island declined % per cent ; Harlem, \ ; ‘farmers’ Loan, 34; Morris Canal, 3; Erie Railroad, full,'%; Reading Mortgage Bonds advanced 1 per vent. Tho inprovement in Reading Bonds has been ‘@aused, no doubt, by the favorable prospect of a satiofactory dis- posal of the new stock. An election for directors. of the Harlem Railroad Company, for the ensuing year, took place to-day, when the following gentlemen were electfod:— New York axp Hagiem Rattnoan>—Boarp or Dt- tree ne RECTORS, —Robert Schuyler. 8—Morri 2—Goorge Barker, wai he 9—Thomas W. Ludlow, 3—Richard M. Blatchford, 10—George L. 4—Edward K. Collins, 11—Jonathan femee’ 5—Phillp Dater, ‘ 12-William C. Wetmore, john Ewen, we t She lam S, Wetmore. Thisis a good ticket, and we believe under its ad- ministration the affairs of the company will be placed ‘upon a sound basis, and the extension of the road pro- Gress rapidly. The company is doing a heavy busi- ness; the receipts thus far this month,, averaging about one thousand dollars per day. The Western Railroad Corpora/.ion has declared a half-yearly dividend of four per o¢ nt, payable on the Ist of July to holders of stock on thy. 81st of May. The suspension of the Erie Bank of Pennsylvania. has created considerable excttement in the vicinity of its location. At the time of its stoppage it had a lage circulation, and up to the time of faihere enjoyed a high credit. The amount of specie om lund WAS 50 exceedingly small in proportion to its isques, that the slightest demand for coin drained it at once. Its ro- sources, however, are ample, and its billy are worth one hundred cents on the dollar. The “president of the bank is aman of immense wealth, » nd his property, both real and personal, amounting to $2,000,000, has been pledged to the paymont of the deposits, circula- tion, and other debts of the institution. The an- nexed statement exhibits the ce.ndition of the bank on tho 8th sas te Basn, Pen syivanta. Resources of th, Due from solvent debtors. i iP Sagres Erie Canal bonds and certifi sates. Erie Canal stock Riley Cash on hand, . .. oo weeee Real estate at its present eash yalue. Liabili gj Notes in circulation, ft % 'h¢ Bank Due depositors....... , All other indebtedi aque... $331,089 2 It appears by this, that thers is a margin of $115,770 10, for depreciation in tho appraised or pat value of the asrets, so that in the event of the amount due from solvent debtors to the bank, netting less than fifty cents on tle dollar, the resources will be sufficient topay every farthing of the liabilities. It will be per- ceived that the assets are ina very good shape, and can be made available without much delay. Bills of this bank were selling in Buffalo for fifty cents on the dollar, a depreciation not warranted by the position of the bank. For the past week or two there have been reports ii circulation relative to the solvency of the banks of South Carolina, There was no foundation for tho statement, and we annex an exhibit of the gondition of the banks of South Carolina at the latest dates, compared with several previous reports:— BAyxs or Sourn Canontna. July 31, “Sept. 30, Oct. 31, Mar. 31, | Debts. [oa i A Capital Stock. ....... S3,Q2G07 S278 50027K2 5,902,742 Hills iu etreulation, Vepboal 2AwusT ears DER ie on hand * 94k 382,78 Pelee Mson hand 582,789 497,708 322756 thin Stat 1,000,008 1,605,410 1,698,372 1,621, Balance due’ banca in . rn eee other States ........ 194,063 272, SM7,O16 2K, 084 AML moneys die’ wiih interest... .... 4,004 26,860 38,088 State Treasury, fir ta: ea ee lance éurrent fund. M737 101,072, 83904 State Treasury fo lance sinking fun 434,268 491,023 484,335 459,098 oe building & Ht 1,810,253 3 i for re! io city 1,810,259 1,810, 253 1,810,283 1,810, Cash deposited: ...-. TAMVSI2 149062 [SKINS Wont 10D Total liabilities... $14,317 2 14,812.03 14,795 138 14,045,506 Specie on han: 50,8053 860,475 6SI/SR0 ATR ITT Heal ostate B77 TOT ATA, of this State 3,900 357,937 472M OW 100 850A 989 669TH 1g, + 720% Iams 2 73622 Notes discounted ot per: nf d apa rr $60: hg tonal recurity. «6,156,528 6,124,049 6, 3 Toans secured on rh agit ofiteown stock... 21,264 199, 214,190 * 2580 Loans secured by pledge Meee ate of other stock, + S808 ALOIS 45 102 7,784 Doweatic exchange. 439,119 743 NOW do Wg ne Manas 214s EEN TABS" td 1,108) 295 Wel SXADD J L901 1,357,084 387,742 CBSO TM774 75818 TTBTIT M 68S srs008 Son Is undies law for re- hailing, Heston... 907 453 825,051 822,40 802.430 Taterest and expenses of Money invested iu every ane toe other w We re | cified Oren og part terete 158,280 182,860 119,771 190,806 VSUT/SA2 14,812,903 14,758, 13% 14,665, 90 It appet.es sy this comparative statement that there has bee,a decroase in the amount of speci on hand, #inee October last, of thirty-theee per cent.; «inoe. July Jatt, of more than fifty per cent.; while the ctrewlation + been maintained at about the same point. There ‘appears to have been a great increase in the deposita and & moderate reduction in the line of discounts. — | The exchange operations of these bankshave increaved | somewhat since October Inst; and it ix highly probable } that they have met with losses from returned bila; but | even if the whole of their foreign exchange come upon Total resonres”, |