The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1848, Page 3

¢ es TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGE SUK. compared with those for 1847, in conseqae CCC TTee great quantity of cotton coming forward from the in- Summary. terior. So far as returns have been received, from | Besides additional election returns, and oiher items of interest, we have, by telegraph, this morning, the particulars of a great fire. which oc- curred in Albany yesterday, involvigg the loss of about five hundred houses, and other property, to the amount of $2,000,000. Destructive Fire at Aibany. Avwany, Aug. 17, 1848—13¢ P. M. A destructive fire is now raging in this city, It broke out in some out buildings in the rear of Broad- way and Herkimer streets. It has already crossed Lydius street, sweeping all before it on the east side of Broadway to the steamboat landing; it has also crossed Lydius street in the direction of Church and Green streets. Under the prevalence of a strong gale from the south, it is spreading fearfully—north, east, and west. The loss of property must be immense. The roofs of the houses are so dry. for want of rain, that fire is communicatgd, from the sparks, to houses in the neighborhood of State street. It will be the most serious @re we have had for years. Aupany, Aug. 17—9 P. M. The district of city burned, is bounded south by Herkimer street to Church, thence west along to Ly- dius, crossing Lydius street. The fire proceeded north along Union street to Hudson street, although no houses were burned in Hudson street; the line of that street was the boundary ofthe fire. The eastern boun- @ary was the dock, along which, with tue exception of three or four stores, was burned. Those acquainted with Albany, will find that about one-eighth of the city isin ruins. The streets burned are Herkimer on the north side from the dock to Church ; Lydius, on both sides from the dock to Union ; Denniston street entirely ; Hamilton, from dock to Union; Division. from Dock to Union; South Broadway, from Herkimer to near Hudson; Church, from Herkimer to South Broadway ; a portion of Dallius street; Liberty street, from Lydius to Hudson, and Union, mostly, on both sides, from Lydius to Hudson, On South Broadway, the Eagle Tavern, United States Hotel and the Town- send House, are among the principal buildings burned At the Townsend House the fire was checked on the east side of the street by the rain; on the west side, by the rain and brick store on the corner of Hudson. The entire of the pier, from Hamilton street bridge to the cut used by the Boston ferry boat, is completely sweptaway Here the fire was communicated to the freight barges, &c., destroying several. The destruc- tion here was immense ; the floats used in the basin -for the storage of property, are burned ; eight or ten freight barges belonging to the Hudson River and Swiftsure lines, and the scheoner Colent, of Boston. The schooner Eliza Matilda, of Boston, was much da- maged ; the Columbia street market, and three or four buildings north of it, were also destroyed. It is im- poss: to estimate the loss. Two millions of dollars may cover it, but this is but guess work. The number of buildings, of all kinds, destroyed, cannot be les® than five hundred. The insurance is also large; but it is doubted whether all can be made available. To a providential change of the wind from the south to the north, followed soon after by a drenching rain, can the preservation of our city frgm a more wide-spread ruin be ascribed. Had not the wind changed, the power of man could not have stopped the conflagration; and it must only have stopped by reaching the northern bounds of the city. The firemen of Troy, West Troy, and Schenectady, were here, in full force. The conflagration in Liberty street was stopped by blowing up some houses. It is feared that several lives were lost—rumor says as many as ten; but there is no positive information. The Museum, and other places of entertainment: are closed. Election Returns. Puitapecruia, August 17, 1848. MISSOURI. Bowlin, Bay, Green, Hill and Phelps, all democrats are elected to Congress. King’s majority for Governor will be about 12,000, The Legislature will be demo- ératic, nearly thrée to ene. 1oWA- Thompson and Lewis, deniocrats, are elected to Congress, The State Senate is whig—the House @emocratic. On joint ballot, in the Legislatare, it i doubtful which party will have the majority, The Washington Union, of the 16th inst. says:— A telegraphic bulletin from St. Louis, to a member of the House of Representatives, announces that the democrats have » majority of 10, on joint ballot, in the Legislature, but that the whigs have a majority in the State Senate. Messrs. Thompson and Lefller, the democratic candidates for Congress, are re-elected by the usual majorities. ILLINOIS. Wentworth, Richardson, Harris, Young, McCler nand, and Bissel (democrats), and Baker (whig), are elected to Congress. The Legislature is democratic, of course. INDIANA. It is expected the democrats will have a majority of 16 on joint ballot in the Legislature. NORTH CAROLINA. A telegraphic despatch, dated Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 17, states that the result of the election for Governor has finally been ascertained to a certainty; and that Manly, the whig candidate, has a majority of 400 over Reid, democrat. It is also stated that the whigs have ® majority of two in the State Senate; and that in the House of Delegates, parties are equally divided. Col. Benton and Judge Butler. Wasninxcton, August 17, 1948, We learn, this evening, that the difficulty between Col. Benton and Judge Butler is settled. We hope it is, and that the adjustment is an amicable one. W. General Shields, A telegraphic despatch, dated Pittsburg, August 17, states that General Shields has declined the appoint- ‘ment of Governor of Oregon. irish Meeting. Purtapetrnia, Aug. 17, 1848, A large and enthusiastic Irish meeting was held in the Museum to-night, and was addressed by Robert Tyler and Alderman Binns, in a warm and aniinated manner, A large amount of money was contributed, —$—$—_———— eekly Herald. The Weekly Herald will be published at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. It will contain the full descrip tion of the Grand Fancy Dress Ball at Saratoga; the reports of the Irish meetings; the closing scenes in Congress; the late foreign news; and the other intel- Ugence of the week. Single copies, in wrappers, six- pence. General Tom Thamb..Now that the Public are convinced that this is none other than the real, genuine Tom ‘Thumb, of Barnom notoriety, hey. are flocking to the Museum in cr such crowds that at times it is difficnlt to gain an entrance there, = aM ved to give the General a call; he is ready to receive mati, tnd 794; Dut, a8 the morning levee, is the Teast crowded, Indies and children would do well to attend that in pro- erence to the others, \Genuine Cod Liver OU, wa: ranted manu- ,, and not purified from the Common Oil. Caution fedicinal Cod Liver Oil when genuine must be as light- ‘ a8 tho purest Sweet Oil, For sale by \ RUSHTON, CLARK & CO, Chemistgand Dru 110 Broadway, and U0 Astor House, New Music, Piavo-Fortes, Flutes, Guitars, Phines, Strings, Reods, Tuning Forks, Hammers, Music apr, ond Music merchandise, of very, desert jon, for sale, Pholewale and retail, at ATWILL'S, 201 Brondway. Pianos ver: loaned out, strument repaired a dtuned, — AML wish: a euperior Wig or Scalp not fail to call at BATCHELOR'S manufactory, No. 2 Wall street, before purchasing elsewhere, gee his new invented Wigs, rmequatted for lightness, natural ap- pearance and durability, N.B.—Private rooms for fitting Wigs The “Richciten” MOlamond Pointed Gold Segre as C0, No.1 Wall street, are the cheaport Fensin cae Pointe warranted Pons and Gold Cases ofevery ‘wholes aed Er the'lowest prison: Gold poos vopakede ‘The Chea, ongl Ly han! is at Jones, 14 Ann MAR bito $41 Congress Boots tra $8 60 to 6 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. MONKY MARKET. - Thursday, August 17—6 P. M. Nearly two hundred thousand dollars in Treasury Notes were sold this mornng, at an adva! of Ms. Erie Railroad improved \%, and Harlem 4, Owing probably to the accident on the Long Island Railroad on Wednesday, that stock fell off 3. Reading de olined \{. ‘The receipts of the South Carolina Railroad Com- pany, in each of the past five years, were as annexed: Sourm Canorrwa Raitnoan. 1813, 1844. 1845, 1846, and Best Pince 1947, Receipts «+ $412,846 $692,509 $589,081 * i 146 Recetas a me pes. bined . 12,1468 oe Bole. Turpeniine., = — - 48 On the fifth year, the increase amounted to $219,411, being nearly fifty por cent. This was in the face of & falling off of 51,969 bales of cotton in 1847, compared with the previous year. The receipts of all the South. orn sailroad companies this year, will be very large * this city and Norwich, are not brought into the finan- of the several of the roads, which have, from time to time, been published, the revenue has been larger. The annexed statement exhibits the gross income: running expenses, and net receipts of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company for several years :— Nonwient a! stan Rarinoan. mses. Net ne. Dividends, | $75, 0 $3 | 35.980 : 75,100 4 percent. 89, uo" $1,251,704 636,490 0,214 © percent. This company was incorporated in 1832, and the | road opened in 1839. Length, 66 miles; cost $2,197,- 200 Only two dividends of three per cent each have | ever been declared, and the net income of the com- pany has fallen from $166,574 down to $72,603. This net income is the balance left after paying running expenses, and is appropriated to the payment of inte- rest on the debt of the company. Enormous flactua- tions have been expeifenced in the market value of the stock of thisecompany. In July 1842, three years after the road was opened, the shares were selling at $9 each; in December 1845, sales were made at $95 | per share, and in June 1848, at $27 per share. They | are now selling at $80. The debt of the company is about $1,300,000, and it is contemplated to reduce it by an issue of stock, What the views of the directors are relative to the sale of whatever new stock may be issued, we know not; but according to our views, it would be a desperate and ruinous way of reducing the debt of the company. In the event of ten thousand shares of new stock being put upon the market, it would sink the value of the whole toa lower point than we dare name. We have our doubts of the company being able to dispose of | them at any price. The boats belonging to this road, running between cial affairs of this road anyfarther than the cost of them is included in thedebt. A separate and dis- tinct account is kept of their receipts, expenditures, and profits or loes; but it mever reaches the public eye, and no one not directly connected with the ma- nagement knows anything about it. The moment we any mystery in the reports of an incorporated company, that moment we have our suspicions that there is a screw loose romewhere in the financia) machinery, and so do the public generally. In all cases, it is better to give true and detailed statements, no matter how unfavorable they may be, for the most gloomy accounts cannot exceed those circulated by bear speculators in the stock.— In Great Britain, and in some parts of the Continent) the railway companies are required to make weekly statements, and their annual reports give a complete insight into their financial affairs; but in this coun- try, we are ssrry to say, it is just the reve: False reports are frequently made for the accomplishment of certain purposes, and the public soon lose all confi- dence inthe management of incorporated companies of every kind—banking, insurance companies, rail- roads, in fact every thing depending upon the honesty of a few “highly respectable” managing directors. — In many species of enterprise, the people of this coun- try are far in advance of any other; but in all the matter-of-fact details of 4#nY great work, in a clear, comprehensive, and satisfactory report of its progr and the exdenditures connected with it, the people of Great Britain are certainly far ahead of us; and until we acquire and adopt a good portion of these charac- teristics, we shall never gain the copfidence of the eommunity at large,or any great repufation for ho- nesty. \ve make,great progress in works of internal improvement of every description; but we go about them in such a reckless, heedless, headlong kind of a way that the originators are almost invariably ruined, and things left in an unfinished condition, and | eventually fall into the hands of a class of | speculators, who inflate and depress its stock in the market, regardless of the completion or de- cay of the work they represent. It may be asserted as anvofiset to this, that the country is benefittea py the partial or perfect completion of any work of inter- nal improvement, and that the ruin of a few enterpris- ing individuals is, therefore.a matter of little conse- quence ; but, in our opinion, it isa matter of much importance that the originators of, and original sub- scribers to, any public work, should profit by their ex- Renditure of capital and theirenergy. These men are | the very life of a country like this; and had it not been for them, we should yet be travelling in stage coaches or something worse, and our freight transported in lumbering wagons, at the rate of two and three miles an hour. We could name over dozens of our most important lines of railroad, which have ruined thou- sands of those who came forward, and by their sub scriptions gave life and activity to them. Had it not been for these men, these works never—or, we might say, not for years—would have been commenced. As it is, they have been completed, and have tended im- mensely to the developement of the resources of the sections of country in which they are located, and it ishighly probable that the bulk of the stockholders purchased many per cent below par, and at sacrifices made by those who gave the first impetus to each of the works alluded to. If more circumspection and caution were used in the incipient stages of these en- terprises, we should not have so many disasters of the kind to record; and we trust that the experience of the past will be sufficient to induce the public general- ly toavoid everything doubtful, and engage even in those presenting strong claims upon their capital, with much hesitation. Slow and sure is, after all, not only the safest, but the best, in every particular. The well known fable of sop illustrates the truth of it. The annexed table exhibits the condition of the | Plantets’ Bank of Tennessee and branches, on the 1st of July ineach of the past th:ee years. The returns for July, 1848, show the bank to be in a very sound positio: Pavers BAxk, Texwesser, axp Bray ‘Means j CHR. July, 1348. | aly, SAG. July, 18Er, Notes discounted 1241096 “$1,874 625 "$1,179,948 Domestic exch: 730,609 33 Suspended debt in suit, 326, 306.905 204,864 Real estate... oo. ses gee. 228759 188,050, 196 Bonds of the State of ‘Ten- fee eges 98700 397,900 28,700 Sarre 5,400 Doe fom other banke 12,194 Cash, vies— In gold and silver... .... 482,032 Noves of other specie paying Danks... sec eeeceeees SUU87 ¥ $4,302,207 hi Capital stock Otbee balances in ‘transit Due to ban! . Profit and ler Notes in cireu! Individval d Unclaimed divider $4,388 — $2,868,196 ding features for several periods, compare ai : “want = 38612 B920B2 Deposits ‘s The excces of immediate assets over immediate lia- bilities in July, 1846, was $1,061,601; in July, 1847, $1, $1,070,708; and in July, 1848, 1,551,753, From July, 1847, to July, 1848, a very great reduction was made in the aggregate movement of this institution and branch The line of loans was reduced $194,677, the circulation, $917,331, deposites $25,680, and specie $199,706, This is a greater contraction than we have noticedin any other institution of the kind in the country, in good credit and inactive operation. The issuing department has been much improved by these , as the proportion of specie on hand to bills fnelteutation ves much more favorable at the date of the last, than that of the previous reports. In July, 1847, the circulation was more than three times as large as the amount of specie on hand; whereas, in July, 1848, it was but little more than double. The aggregate amountof loans, including the debt sus. and in suit, does not exceed the capital stock. he nominal capital of the mother bank and branches is $2,248,300, but the actual he is only $1,741,400, the bank holding $00,900 of its own stock. ‘There is a large item among the assets in the returns for July, 1847, which we ree no account of in those for July, 1848. We allude to the stock of the Planters’ Bank of Tennessee, valued at $451,700. The reduction in the circulation may have been produced partly by the sale of this stock. itock. Exxch: nae. 10 104, she Utica & Scho 1 Di 10S 25 Can 104 0 do #00 10 104, WO do ‘60 Wy 15. do 33 20 10455, IN, ¥ & N. Haven 145 6 lo do 8 104i, 250 Harlem RR FR STi do 10 i POE a ae el fa Fa WRediog hh |B do “ 50) Farmers’ Trust 28 65 BrioRR new, full @ 3 4 do 6 6 do 6 Second $1000 Reading M Ronda 63% Boeke Harlem RR AI MD Long Jeland my 90 NYork & Nffavon @ Keoding RR g | 50 for mers, and $8 94 a $9 for prime. «were made in store a | Epon Crasn ——— | this city. | funeral, from the residence of her son Jami Cl ¥ TRAOK REPORT, Trvaspay, August 17—2 P.M Asnrs are quiet at $5 26 a $5 9734 for pots, and $5 94 a $6 for pearle, i s— There is moderate ing BN vt so 12 Spruce sorewood and n wan’ of tot furniture, from a fomily giving iry for export, “3 with rales of 400 bales at yesterday's p ° Frovn. &e— There is a fair demand for Western flour at fteady prices, The sales of the morning reach | 2.000 barrels at $5 124g a $5 26 for common State; $5 50 for pure Genesee, and $5 75 for fancy; amall sales of | Southern were made at $5 374g » $560. Rye flour is BOGEKT, AUCI By W firm, with sales of 150 barrels at $4 a $46), Corn | ~ meal ig scarce and firm; 100 barrels Jersey | I YIEW brovght $3 25, Wheat is im fair demand at | vee steady prices, no sales of moment were report- ed, Rye is steady with small sales at 0930, In the siip. Corn-- Prime ehipping lots are in fair demand—Woss tern mixed is lower, Sales of 8600 bushels at abqut Ge. and 3,000 Northern round yellow, to be deliver! next week, at 68e, Oats are steady, with sales of 1 00 bashels new canal at 38¢, and 3,000 do at 40c for jemi’ femal on tilan: be Rho some Northern, and 3be for Ji reey. id te any perro th ore him to hia aunt, Provistons—There is a fair demand, at $1137 a $11 | Jina stret and Brondway third story, rack room, Sales of 300 bbis 7 ANTED—SOM XPERIENCED HANDS FOR WORK- at quotations. “Beef is dull at previous prices. Lard ingembroideri®, Apply ato Rrodway, continues firm, with sales o 8 at 8 a 840, for ° pyr gente ; good tos'rictly prime. In pickled and dry salted meats | Wane ey tite inihesocth sad cee to eee there is nothing doing. Butter is in fair demand, and | reqvire?, Plense addrers Y. R. at this offive, 0 : ry eit ree ae ceo Ohio, at 11740 Liye, W 27D; BY TWO RESPECTABLE, SCOTCH PROTEST. _ Muvdsay, Aug, 17—GP.M.” | stner oF chamtermed and weltser ne Cetin ee Ee ‘There was no change of moment in flour ; saies were | c.urtry, or make themselves useful, Hest of city reltrense tt making to a fuir extent, including some parcels for ex- | required. Can be seen for two or three days, at 134 Perry strect, port. consisting ebiefly of common brands of this State, | in terear, wpater. _ Oswego, &e ; and, in some few cases, at a slight ad- i int JATION BY A. “7 Sa: vance on yesterday's prices, ‘There was a steady de. | WW ANTED~ASITUATION BY A a A Be ne mand for wheat. and a fair amount of sales were made, to charsotcr, honesty, and sobriety, fom some of the on terms stated below, including # parcel of North Ca- spectable gentlemenin this city, AddressP. A. C. at this rolina and Virginia new. Corn was some less tirm, aad i sales were made ata slight decline on previous rates. Meal was steady. but rupplies were light. Rye remain- ed about the same. Oats were lower. Provisions were steady. with moderate sales of pork, chiefly prime, at full prices. Groceries remained about the same,'with @ fair demand for sugars. Asnes—Sales of about 300 barrels were made, inclu- ding pots, at $5 25 0 $5 37%, and pearls at $5 8735 0 $5 94. ¥, A COLORED BY, RY THE fees high, talons aid 1 will of, ra nd bed on a ANTED-B ‘situation as Soret eee ri jee tion to ge BLE YOUNG irr, oF to do 0 eral hawse i do chamber work, Has no ¢ poe mal’ way in thecoante - lease call ‘at No, s,eorner of Hammon ary. stree 7 seen fortwo days, ia huemcih oa YUNG LADY HAV: sal, mm dress, oF @ recond door w e fainily, G ABOUT $7 AT HER DISPO. le employment, by leaving her ad. odial ators, No. S19 Grand ste, ory. OARD WANTED BY TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN, IN A respectable locality, not abave Canal street, and, if nossi- ble, with the use of baths. A private family preferred. Terms must be moderate, Address,’stating partieulars, P. A. O, at the Herald office, * OUNTY LANDS, ETC.—SOLDIERS, AND THE REPRE. sentatives of deceased Soldiers, can havo their claims se- ewed with despateh, and on reasonable ee q ° Breapsturrs—Flour—The sales footed up about 7000 a 8000 barrels, inclading about 3000 for export. The lcts disposed of were chiefly confined to this State common, Genesee, Oswego, &c., at prices rang- ing from $5133, = $5 18% a $525. Some lots pure Genesee sold at $5 508 $5 6234; and some fancy at $5 6244 a $6; extra was worth $0 25 a $675. Sales of 600 barrels Southern were made at $5 25 for old Bualti- more, and $5 50 for new Alexandria and Georgetown, Wheat—Sales of 3900 bushels in twolots, new N. Caro- lina were made at 102¢ a 11lc; 1500 do Virginia white at llle; 1000 do good Ohio at 112c, and 1600 do [lli- nois red at 104c. Corn—The sales footed about 40,000 8 50,000 bushels, including among other lots 10.000 bushels flat yellow at 58¢; 1500 do round mixed at S7¢; 4,000 mixed’ do on private terms, There were other lots sold, embracing round white at 64c; flat white at 6lc, and New Orleans at 56c. Meai—Sules of New Jersey were reported on private terms. The market was bare of Brandywine. ae 8 of 2000 bushels afloat. at 69c a 69sc a 71o. Rye Elour was quiet at $3 87g a $4. Oats—Sales of 2 a 3 cargoes were reported, including Jersey at 35c a 86c, and at 38¢ a 400, Corron—Sales of 1200 bales were effected to-day. if tebe: CRITTER, NO. of the Campaign in Mexico, inch Regiment of New York Voluntgggs, rganizat its return to Fort Hamilton ; 's Gaming Es- teblishment, in Broadway; Delirium Tremens, at the Tombs; Bathing Seone, at Williameburgh ; Mayor tavemeyer and the Voh Snow ; New England Transoon- ‘8034 Nassau street, in the rear. APE OF LORD BALTIMORE ON MIS DCOCK.— ihe Netioual Police Gazette of this week now ret oes fox sale hy all the news agents of the country, contains a full report of the above wonderful trial; also, a rich and racy engraving, ive ofthe Star Police, Bathing at Conay Tana and the cause of the death of the clams broker’ Clerk, of Reed street; Lite of Ric! Robin minor ‘the ‘The market continues heavy. Prize Fight of Sullivan and Deyer; the mystic Joseph Tryon and Correx—The cargo of Kio, per Francis Watts, con- | We foul mote: the Witte Star fonnd; general, foreign and do- sisting of 3,600 begs, was ‘sold to-day at auction, by L. M. Hoffman & Co,, at 6 a 640 an advance upon the previous Freicnts—Cotton was engaged for Liverpool at ur months, which is CONVERSATIONS FRANCAISES, OR FRENCH TAUGHT on the Oral System, enabling to speak from the first lessons, and insuring ease and fluency to pupils more advanced, but defi- 5-82d; 1,000 bbls naval stores, do, 1s 6da 2s Ga, and | cient in speaking. Tuition at home, in classes, $2; privately, $4 nit d schools attended. dress some lard at 20s. 8,000 bushels of wheat and 5,00) | Per maine .FuaIier A TD i Parin ais Brosdvay, burhels of corn were engaged for Glasgow in bulk, at thi etatmalls PRE:S FOR SALE—SATURDAY, AT TEN o'clock, at No, 12 Spruce strest, will be sold, os anction, a* 53g. 7 — raisins at Fauit—Sales of 300 boxes dry raisins at $1 60. superior Standing Peas, in cc maplate order, It cost. Hay—Sales were made of 300 bales North River , for 260. shippi ng, at 40 a 450. M, MoCORMICK, Auctioneer, r; jors—We notice sales of 3,000 lbs good Western at Nogick—orrios OF THE ROCKLAND CEMETERY, oie. Mowasses—The market without much animation, with small sales of Porto Rico at 20c, and Trinidad at 18¢, 4 mos. Navat Songs are quiet, with sales of 100 bbls spirits at 343¢c, cash, and 200 do North county rosin at 87c from yard. Provisions—The sales of pork amounted to about 600 or 700 bbls, including mess at $11 3744 a $11 50, mostly at the latter price, and prime (to the extent of 800 or 400 bbis) at $9, with some small lots in the fore- noon at $8 94. Sales of 20bhds dry salted shoulders were made at 4c. Lard—The sales amounted to about 600 bbls at 74¢ a 8?,c. Beef-—Sales of 50 tierces prime mess were made at $20; 300 bbls country mess were made at $11 25, and prime at $6 50. The market closed dull. Butter—Sales of 150 firkins prime Ohio were reported at 114g all%jc. Cheese was dullatida Ode. . UGaRs are in moderate demand, with sales of 400 hhds Cuba at 374 a 4c, 150 do, Porto Rico at 435 a 4c, and 200 boxes brown Havana at 4% a dc, all Pinos, Wuatrsone--North West was firm at 24c. Wuitkey is a trifle lower, 160 bbls sold at 23%ic for Ohio, and 24c for Prison. MAKKETS E) - STOCK SALES. tock Kourd—$5000 United States Wehares Baltimore and Ohio Rail- 17 roadway, corner of Maiden Lane, (up stairs,) where all orders will be Yeoaived from 9 A ern forte ‘purchase of plots or for intermenta, lete and maps of the ground are ready for d stribution. At other than office hours, will be received at No.233 Wooster street. WILLIAM ARCHER, Supt. IFE ASSURANCE.—NATIONALLOAN FUND LIFE AS- surance Society, of London and New York, 71 Wall street, New York. Capital’ $2,500,000, part of which is invested in the Tnited States, in the names of Uarew’of the New York directors as trustees, Permanent investmont. Present annual revenue from pr miams on American policies $120,000. New York Directors— ©. B. Habight, Chairman, John J. Palmer, Jonathan Goodhue, Bl Boorman, Georgé Beralav. Samuel §, Howland, Samuel M. wm Van Hook, Fawning C. Tucker, Aquilis @, Stout, owed, after cach payment of premium becomes forfeiture of policy. The U.S. Local Board meet their officoin Wall s'rect, where all busie sin Ainerien fording thereby every possible advantage of prom| and attention to parties in cases of leave to travel, lon mentof claims, &c. Medical examiners attend daily, at M, at71 Wall street, and at the office of the different Local Boards and Agencies, J. LEANDER STARR, General Agent. RS. CARROLL'S VAPOR, SULPHUR, AND IODINE Baths, 354 Biodway, two doors above Leonant st. In hot weather, the great desideratum is how to keep cool ; the best wa; is to anticipate the ma, by the vapor bath. The inhabi- tants-of the oldest and hottest climates prove this by prastice, Sulphur bi vs joke SALE—THE ENTIRE OR THE ONE-HALF IN1ER- est in that well known lic house, “The Place,” No. 86 Nassau street, 2d Ward. Ithasalong and very favorable lease, and is replete with fixtures and furniture bets ea house. ” No. A, August 17—First Board—7 Mechanics Bank, + $5000 ilo do cash, ‘Also, the lease, furnivure, &e., of “The Spot, th Wil $iio Tenn bn ths $400 fam; cor. of William sty Ist Ward, Mercantile e stapes vent the advertiser from giving the above premise tention For particulars, enquire of LEWIS 8. FORD, at "The requi or Pinco,” 86 Nassau st,, between 10 A. M. and 1 P. M. (A BAKE CHANCE TO DE HAD—THE HOUSE 33 WASH. ‘anal, 9%; luv N rf, tion 6's, 56; 50 do Coal Scrip, 73345 ics Bank, 213; 2 Northern Liver- Delaw: % ington street, to be let, or the goodwill sold, for two years 4 png, ‘State 39) do do, 73%; 50 from the first of May last,’ together with fixtures of « wholesale ‘W int, 73%. der Jales—$10,000 | liquor store. Apply on the premises. ‘opper, c 7 sae darian L, 9345 $5000) State Stato o, Sra Morris Board—20W Lehigh Navij 100 U8 Bank, 274; 10 Moet HE QUEEN'S HOTEL, OPPOSITE THE GENERAL POST Once, St Martin’sle Grand, Londons Tha meeniizon oie ties Bank, 4054; 3 do do, 434; 17 Phila Hank, 118 50 Norris | tel, having recently un extensive alterations, and a great Hee URE ISG! ter Sulee *B0 Lakigh: Naw Coot Son 733g; | portion of it newly furn shed, will be found on trial to have no 60 Morris Canai, 944; 20 Penn Fire Ins, 155, Fival in the metropoliafbotn in point of jon and mo- Boston, August 18, 184%—Erchange Board—10 shs Auburn | derate charges. ‘and most and Rochester Railroad, cord do, 62; 5 Eastern do, 100; 8 Vermont and Ma: 6136; 8'Boston and Maine do, 10%; 21 Western do, ange Bavk, 92; 10 Boston and Maine do, £34 per cent adv; 10 Western do, ‘9754 per cout; 4 Boston and Lovell do, 834 per cent adv: 19 South Baton Lyceum, 16, (par 25); 5 A. pe Insurance Co, $8524 per sh; $2005 57 New England Mutual M Ins Co, 46 per ces FOREIGN MARKETS. 3 WT husetts do, 5 Exel SP) 'Pormerly Chicf Steward of the British Queen Stosmahi Reference in New York to Mr. G. 'A- White 6 Codar sereat” LiBQcnaraic stones, ov att SIZES, FROM 12X15 to dst Hue color, warranted of very bet quallty, for ane by E HEN, Importer, 18 and 20 Liberty st. up stairs. Penwannvco, July 7.—Flour—Since 23d ult., 6070 French and German Fancy Goods, Looking bbls. have entered forconsumption, 2100 bbls. Trieste | {ece'tonn Porte Monnsien mo ke, oY Sistem Marbles, fo- have been soldat 20\|. Our stock,reduced in first and second hands, is 11,000 bbis. Codfish—Stock reduced OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK FIRE AND MARINE IN- to 1000 drums. and is retailing at 9/500 to 10/500, ac- surance Company, New York. August 3d, 184 Dividend— cording to quality, Sugar—Unfavorable advices drove | The Board of Directors Posy be bag n s dividend of tan this produce to the low rates of 1/300 a 1)/600 for the | Pte eompany, No 72 Wall pemnne eon omens oo Ist to 3d quality white, and 1000 rs for regular Musco- ‘ ‘Secretary. vadoes, but our rat quotations from England to the 6th ult., via Lisbon, have caused a rise of about 200 rs, and our present quotations are 1600 a 1950 for se- cond quality. or 24d each, 11,0 a 15,3. being at 20.20 rs er dollar, The whole of our Muscovado has been ought up at 1200. Sales of sugar in cases have been wade at 500 above ferro for whites, but most holders demand higher rates. Freights—We have 19 foreign versels in port—ray 5 English, 4 Portuguese, 2 Ameri- can, 2 Sardinian, 1 Austrian, 1 Bremen, 1 French, 1 Spanish, 1 Lubec, and1 Hanoverian. Exchange and M ee BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL Steamsbips between Boston and Live: pool, between, New York and Liverpool, are intended to sail as follows: ~ Acadia, Capt. Stone, from Boston, Wednesday, August 23; Cainbria, Ci Harrison, from New York, Wednesday, August 90; B Captain Lang from Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 6; Niagara, Ryrie, from New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13. 8, MAIL STEAMER HERMANN, E. CRABTREE, MAS- «= ter, will positively leave Pier No. 4, N. R., for Southamp- to 4 Bremen, on Monday, 21st August, at 11 A.M, P: "aaseng- ers will please to be on bosrd at half past ten o'clock, and send Specie—In my last report, rates declined to 25d, but | all begeage not wanted on the voyage, on Saturday, marked subsequently became nominal, and are now at 24d — | below. An experier oed surgeon on board. For OF pase have been sold at 2020, but 2040 is now de- | sage, apply at the office of the Ocean Stsam Navigation Co., 60 Sovereigns have brought 10), but more is | Broadway. pase FOR HAVRE—SECOND LINE—TH& SHIP st. Denis, G. W. Hone, Master, will sail on the Ist September, Feiwel BOOT RTNGKEN, Acents No.6 Wall treat The Crops. Tue Porato Rot—The Germantown, Pa. Tele- graph says that Mr. John Good, of that boroagh, upon examining, recently, & potato’ vine that had prema. turely died, found ‘it to have been destroyed by a worm. peoetrating the heart of the vino, and eating out its vitality for nearly twelve inches, down nearly to the potato itself. and one inch beneath the surface of the ground, where the worm died. Other vines are affected in the same way ; and the opinion is express. ed, that this is the real cause, not only of the blight in the potato, but of the rot itself. FF GE RO JANEIRO Passage ONIY—THE 134 BELITA Hyne is wpavoidably detained for a few days, and has yet aceon modations for passengers, which may be seen at foot of Kesovelt street. Application to ALLEN & PAXSON, ms t Street. F% MARSEILLES —THE WELL-KNOWN BARK MAR- ‘LA, Capt. Ingham, is now loading, and will mect with romptdespateh. For freight or apply to *s On EUAMBRNERIN & PHELPS, orto LOYD & HINCKEN, Brokers. NOR BORDEAU. Bark INDUSTRI commodate five or six cal on board, or to BOYD he Sith Augvat.—The new and srlen tid fast Eaward B. seter Toading and Married, In this city, Aug. 16th, by the Rey. Lot Jones, Mr. ) to Miss Hannter A. Haren, all of led, . hip SIDDONS, Ce aster, is now ‘Tho members of Montgomery and La F Fier cod sccced coding, apply On board at Orleans whnet fort of and the Masonic order; also the mei Wall street, or to E. K. COLLINS, 56 South st. Lodge, No, 28, 1. 0. of 0.'F. eral; | _ Price of cabin passage, $75, The packet ship Sheridan, George also the members of the Dramatic Fund Association, Cornish mst, wil uot tw Sins and sist aaemend and theatrical profession generally, with the triends of the family, are respectfully invited to attend her at 178 his morning, at 9 o' lock. FLOR NEW ORLEANS—LOUISIANA AND NEW YORK line of packete—Por'tively the first and only reqwar packet to sail on or before For ode f sb the van pond tion of shippers, the new faat Grand street, New York, N.B. Cork papers, Ireland, will please copy. Cc N, James ‘mastet ‘August 14th, at Harsimus, N.J., Evevive Banca. | CLELON ttninn, By gimeerooll, master, having ne Lew, wife of William 8. Cassedy, aged 29 years, Her | buily be full this day,” For freight oF | Femains were removed to Somerville for interment. | furnished accommodations, apply om ‘board, at . 16, Lucy Tirrany, only | foot of Wall strost, or to At East Brookfield, A daughter of P. N. and Eveline A. Adams, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, aged one year and eight months, Fort Wayne papers please copy. In Brooklyn, on Wednesday morning, Cernas Hin- sey, aged 64. His remains were taken to Orange county for interment. After a short illness, James Aoams, in the 40th year otis age. His friends and acquaintances, and those of his bro- ther-in-law, Isaac ‘Teller, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, this afternoon, at 4 0’clock, from his late residence, No. 49 Prin. t, Brooklyn. E. K. COLLINS, 86 South stree Shippers will please send in their bills sf lading immedi Agenta in New Orleans, Messrs. Bryan and Creevy, who mptly forward all goods to their address, Beneace, will sucoeed the” Clifton, and onil hor regular day. Fe SALE—THE SUBSCRIBEN OFFERS FOR SALE HIS interest in the Li 1 Line of Packets, consisting of the thew abipe te to wall own to need dovristion. “Apniy te”. own m Me Fic! Fe COLLINS, 0 oath t- AST-OFF CLOTHING, JEWELRY, FIRE ARMS, ko. Wanted.—Ladies or Gentlemen wishing to convert their su- perfluouseffects into cash, will obtain full value for the same by Mddressing the subscriber, through the post-office or otherwise, who will attond them at thetr H. LRVETT, 2 New York. isTHING THE OFFICERS AND PRIVATES RETURN. ing from Mexico are reepeotfully. requested to call at 116 wnee Sates sed i ha Sa hig om od has alread een ron lout tran, Thorn, T, a MoLane, he, te to whom he respeetfully refers. ‘And on fora of strict integrity. Between Fulton and John, DW SHADES—FOR SALE, Fit pward.—Merchants, pedl ty KeLTY & RIKER, mannfacturors and exclusive sin shades and materials for making and hanging shader, 131 Chat iam street. BOTTLES AND OVER OF DR. DEWITT ©. 60, U00 TREtLINGENS wonertet Lintiont hare bac OST OFF! OF NEW YORK, AUGUST Notion On cach Satarday mail wilt be made pus weeks siaie Chr eae cee teres be 0 be forw re niet. ‘This mail will bo elowd at Soclock, Pees one Souther: ROBERT B. MORRIS, Postma%er. THE FRIENDS OF reland, 1 Righth wards, will h Cf this evening, at Marion Ball 16) Canal ruse ne alt pase! o'clock. several eminent speakers will address ‘the meetin, nilé of theenuse are respectfully rejuested to attend, ag otlke Moto eS ERNARD DONNELLY, Ch Wot. Firzsron, See'y pro tem, sec tmeraays t T[\ee MONTHLY BRAUN, GG. VALE, 8 FRANKLIN quare, N. Y., now publishing, containing Kev, Ro’ Tay- crows an Essay on tho Astronomy nad: Worst of tho OM 8736 = nts; @ Translation of Dupuis on. the Revel soldice Diarrhera, Dysontery, and Cholera, Morbus, ‘without great work, “The Origin of Worship,” (Origine de’ toon sue | failure, Fathers an@ Mothers, for Heaven's mater threw eat Caltex our prjudin and go ammeditay and pata ota At2W Peart 0st PURLI ACON OFFICE 37 street, an 14 generally. t $100 to $10 that, Sie : Dae oe ee PANK: | it will not mits one case tna thousand, from the infant to the pe a i. Pele ard fi nu- } qdult. ‘Thousands of liver are daily saved by it 3 voln, $5 and’ $0 tn His entire Works, Believing in 6, Also “ The Jew ‘Une God ;” & new edition of Volney's Ruins, who are suffering at this season of the year with this dread- = a estat se = Ly PEL S CHBAR AND BiAGANT Usi.— Tu DE. | {Y'yure weler, n which a tow teres OT thle pine Dot for Perrett’s Music is removed to No. 15) Fulton street, | mereed five minutes, Tt jg so simple that the most delicate in. in every reapect equal to any pubilslied in | fentmay use it... For its inqnire of fany respecte iy, ts sold at Joss tha one-third the usual yriees at other | be physician, To be had fresh day, at the seed store of een Heces from Bohemian | ad LAP, 635 Broapway, — . Ea andy ab aU OCTOR MOKRISON CONTIN CONSULT: BHO eRe, Dr satiety dasenes, wag he tree wae ee ee ae iundrarce from boriness. "The disease int news, lisgase Coses, made by ina few day: Debitity of the nerves from Vand: whe will we be paid to a 7 sccowpanied with a ‘stration of menet p ie gue ereinicn wilt Pie won er be Wak, Cenatytealed ty Frew Frationt ina mritaren "pid spplyt 0) h i Jt y " of ening by absorption, § Lond my Washington Fiek Were AU% | Sm bdeetiee, 2541, Fulton severe” Wipe cleat, Ly, will be performed the Gund ‘ary Taylor; The Pringe, tr, Dunt Cine lla, Mies Mary Baron Vom- Poline, Stevens; Dandini, Mr. Warden ; Clorinda, Mes. Phillips After fed LA PIEUK OF Ci. . Fle ap, Mira Julia King of the Danal Yarwoel " nk, Mrs. Sutherlin: namence at 7), o'clock. Boxes, 25 ROADWAY. ett, who will 1 Ww! ay Mr, Miss Roberta, can prize comedy, entitled the K Wiidtre, Mr, Huekett; Freee. Luminary, ler,’ To conclude with HIS LAST LtGS—0'Ca lazian My ett; Mre, Montagne, Mrs. Henry, Doors open fat \% boloce T—cowmencing at hallpast 7 Admission S0cents, NEW NALIONAL THEATRE, FORMERLY + Will be acted HANPRA! Chat ain—Friday Hyeuing, August ts 88 SWAINS— bn i Ware; Marchionese, the F PHILOSOPHY —Parhe ardey; Rinaldo, Mr. Hebert; Colin, Miss &mily 14, Miss Hildreth. Doors open'mt 7 o'clock, and the ay & om, 2h conte: v TRE, CHAMBERS STREET. 1s, ‘will be played tho dru Dombey, Mr. Nickineon; M stock, ‘Mr. Brougham; Mr. ‘Toots, Mr. Rays mond; Captain Cute, Mr. Burton; Sol Gills, Mr Marshall; Jack Bunshy, Mr, Broug! Edith, Mrs, A. Knight; Florence’ Dom- dey, Miss Nick*nson; Susan Brougham. To « Nipper. ira, Broug! clude with VALENTINE AND ORSON—Valentine, Miss %\ clair; Orson, Mr, Brougham; Kin; Pippin, Mr. Jobn Dann; Exlan- tine, Mra’Brongham; Florimorda, Miss Willioms, Dress Circle and Parquette, 60 cente; Family Cirole orsesond tier, 25 cents, Doors. open st 7}, o'clock—Curtain rises at \; before 8, auouer THE GRAND C4 LE GARDEN.—FRIDA rn Trish airs, a e the COSMORAMA, consisting of one hundred varied and hight finished views of cities, islands. &e., will be illuminated, Ad- mission 25 cente: children half priee, ARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM.—P, T. BARNUM, Proprietor—F. Hiteboock, Manager.—: plondid Performanves every morning at half past 11 o'clock, every afternoon at 3 o'cloc! and every evening at aquarter to & General Tom Thumb will hold bis fevees at the American Mureum, in. this city, for a fow days. He will hold throe levees every day: in the morning from hate past 11 to Lo’clock, when he will give bi: ‘ire performan- cos. Every afternoon ‘at 3 o'clock, the littlegeneral wiil appear on the stage in the Lecture Root, inhis citizon’sdreas, in whieh he Will relate hls history travels io. and exhibit his Rxtraardina- ry Performances and {mitations, andat the same timen variety of other interesting performances will also take place, by the tae Tented and interesting company named below. Every’ evening, xt ‘& quarier before 8 o'clock, the General appears again in the same Splenda Performances, and in conjunction with the other entertainments. The magnificent nts, jer pen received from the Kings. Queens, and Nobility cf Europe, will be exhibited. In addition, the manager has also engaged the colebratod Sable Brothers, the 3 Highland Mammoth Boys, aged 8, 9, and 11 and yet together weighing over 760 pounds, slao the famous Gian or Mammoth Baby, whor though only 16 months old, weighs 90 “ie Bnormoet BoaConsteton,. Twe Living Outangs, Fairy Fam Enfant Vestris. Madamotvelle Gertrude, a. beac and ing American Danseuse. Wax Scripture Sta- tuary, Madam Rockwell, the famous Fortune Teller, may be ivately copsu'ted at an extra charge ot 25 cents. Admission to dren’ undarten geatvof ape tnd old ensugh’ towvaik ‘sinas, aig under of age and old enou ; cente. Reserved front seate, onodhilling cachextras 8” 2% COMING."—SECOND WEEK. 6 “es CAMPBELL'S ARE Society Lil 348 Broadws streis, (under the direction of GA. Kimber ly.) the very flattering manner in which their concertshave been re- ceived during the past week, have the honor to announce that they will continue their entertainments every evening this wook; introducing at each concert a full and varied programme of their best songs, dances, &c. Doors open at 7—commence at 8. Ad- mission 26 cents. N.B.—On Saturday ofternoon, by particular request of several families, they ee an afternoon perfor. Pep gonmenss at 3 o'clk, Admission, 25 conte—ehlidren, price. GACEED DIORAMA S—NOW EXHIBITING RVERY night this week, and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, commencing at 3 o'clocksat the ‘new Hall, 396 Broad- tha, ton’s entirely new way, over ‘3 Grand Ecriptural Dioramas of the most nt. Spectacle of the World and the by powerful Vocal and Instrumental Accompa- ever witnessed in New York. Creation ssisted Deluge. At niments. Mr. H. Hannington has just completed a ificent Diorama, intended to illustrate the sublime itacle of the Sia Daya of the Creation! exhibiting by meane of raoveablo figures Bee! , and powerful eek ta, all the soqenre the baal completion of te erons work ofcreaiion aa deretocs ie com| ion of ‘BroRt wi ol jon, ae ia the frst and socond chaptets of Cenoaln terminating with the apy petzanee of Adam and Eve in the Garden of den. "The Diorama the result of a long cherished idea, and of a lifetime of atu tratiy: beautiful and perfoct work of the bind statin sea sa wat vutifal an work o in and oom- bineg in its exhibition the highest mechanical ingenuity, with the most astonishing soonic effects, assisted by superior poetry, paint- ing and music. Scenery and Incidents—Chaos, the First Day. ‘The Firmam Second Day, Dry Land, Herbage and Flow- Third ‘Moon aad Stars, Fourth Day. Creation of Fish and Fowl, iqyCTeation of Animals Sixth Day. ‘Eve. With this completion of labors of the Creation, the first part of the tion closes, Part Il. Grand Diorama of the Deluge. Tickets 25 cta—Children half price. Doors open at 7. Curtain rises at 8 o'clock. ANORAMA OF TAYLOR'S CAMPaIGN IN MEXICO, AT Broadway, shows natural as life, the Marches, Encampmenta, and Battles by Gen. Taylor, Ie t views of the country, towns, eitics, &o. it Gee ieral selvtes. eee ore, ee Schools admitted om reasonable terms, No charge for descriptivo pamphlets, PEN TO ALL THE WORLD—GREAT ST. LEGER eo120008ubecribere at Ab eqah, The party fo Moree, £10,000, the third honey £10,000, to bo divided am r 01 svitg The Starters,” £10000; the like "Sion. in ‘To give Indies ‘an opportunity of Pil be ined in Enitinia at tee option of tne ws ders, All communications, to insure attention, must contain « Remittance. Foreign orleremay be made payable in London; but all letters must be nddreened to Richard Nicholls and James Par. England. The third, horse to paid any day atter the race, Teas 10 per cent, ‘The race will be ran at Doncsster, on the Lith ‘of September, 1848, To prevent fiand, no scrip willbe genuine unless the letter containing it bears the Aylesbury post-mark, Subroribers wishing to send Bank Notes had better send halves bydifferent posta, REPRE ARK THEATRE.—THE SALOONS AND BARS OF THIS mber next tions under which they will be let can be on appt cation (between 10 and 4) at the office of ____ | __W, CORBYN, 4 Barolay stroot, O00. WANTED —ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS 3 = for one, two, or three 3 the first change on Trinity Chureh $4.000—insured for years Property, the buildings on. which are worth $3,200," Address “ Money,” Herald office. 0. CAPITALISTS—$100,000 WANTED TO CARRY ON A business oney, regular, afe, and whi~h will realize ono hun: dred thousand dollars speedy profit. The control of the capital to remain with the party who furnishes it. Undoubted refe- rences given and required. For the names of the partics and Uhe eharncter of ne SH EODOAH SEDOWICK, 86 Wall treet, EDICAL OFFICE—DR, JOBNSON, 16 DUANE STREET, near Chatham street,eo well known hs the most sucoesafal ctitioner in New York, dm the treatmont of venereal diseases, he Doctor's reputation for akill in those old half-cured casos that have existed for yea: preeminent. Gleet, gtricture, ulesrs upon the body, of in the throat oF nose, pains in the head and hanes of the legs, effectually cured. Constitutional weakness, drought on by @ secret habit indulged in by young men, eautsioy lascivious dreams and nightly ctnissions, Positively prevented: Recent cases cured in four days, without mereury. No alteration in diet, or prevention from business. R. RALPH, AUTHOR OF THE “PRACTICAL PRIVATE “Treatise,” ke,, 88 Greenwich street—office hours 9to 12 A. Mu 6 to9 P.M., (Sunday excepted.) ‘Those who apply in the varly will be surprised at the rapidity and little inconvenience stages 3 attending their cure. It is chiefly, howev those who have auf- who ean en teat or inch #, (from nneom- Practice in this fered from a certain class ot t otherwis re ‘a certain ot people, 01 ola! perly appreciate his services. In. stricture, pient, to ite more advanced and distressii on advantages, in addition to a very plaints) He can afford a rapid, easy, and radical eure, whichy he has ground for stating, oan be obtalied from no other’ souree erica, OST EXTRAORDINARY WORK—TO THE MARRIED or those contemplating marnage.—The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion, by Dr. A. M. Mavuriceau. Sixth edi- tion. Price $1, ‘This work is meeting with most astoundingsale, (24,000 copies have already been disposed of ) Every female is tting a copy, whether married or unmarried, although {t is in- nded e 'y for the married, as it djsclosesimportant secrets, which should be known to them particularly. Here every fernale can discover the causes, symptoms, and the most efficient reme- dies, an certain mode of cure in every case, Por sie, 222 ay; atthe publishing ofce, 129 Liberty street, New Dorks also, Zieber & Co., corner of Chestnut and rete, Phila delphia; Little & Co., Albany; W. 1, Davis, Boston. On the receipt of $1, 0 copy will be transmitted by mail, free of postage, to all-parte of the United States. All letters must be ad‘treased, Post Paid, te Dr. A.M, MAURICEAU, box 1224 New York city. 129 Liberty atreet. O CURE NO CHARGE—DR- MURPHY OF 63 street, is conédentially consulted on uti forms of priv: enrer. Ley ctepted oaneerelpatanan 2 to 4 days. ne stitutional debility an pe! suocersfully treated by Dr. M. N business. Office in an} n M. to 0 P.M. M ‘AL WORK OF THE AGE. cies of the Fac , with the Chrono- fherms Medicine,” by Dr. Dickson, of London, edited by Dr. Turner, of New Yor) Pre $1, New York: H. Long & Brother. (Stereo yged.) From the Nineteenth Century, Philadelphia, Quarterly, “We ean only amy, that every page of the work bears the evidenes of great medi rit “1 creat carnestness and honesty, No man who loo all, can Iny it down carelessly, "ft dee wy ry doctor in the land, ‘ell fd bimett wonderfully . ‘This mighty spirit of progress thconde Sad mgterial orzas th ng OC religions, is not elf Inany of the off tories and practices of medicine’ wreaks Westminster Review. Imost as entertaining as a novel.” . LONG & BROTHER, 46 Aun street, N.Y, Copies mailed on receipt of $l, post-paid, addressed as shove. JUST PUBLISHED—DR, BOSTWICK'S GREAT WORK gf nd Lecturee on Venereal, and other afetions of the Uri teal werk of the Lintoter toveal tran thomas Tete, Th also contains forty wood. engravi ‘and everything known about the moder carefully recorded, and ail pny Peprziption office of publicati suthor, $4 Broadway, Price a en rs r~) % aPavings, with hi : A* DR. HUNTER'S RED Drop.—Every Medical ¢ aoquainted with this Medicine, pronounces it the only remedy hi tir reviance on Wi vate nature. Price o. 3 Division street, be placed to really cure diseases ot & 1 per Vial. The Hunterian Dispensary, only place it can be had, GNETIC POWDER, FOR | of insects, viz; cockroaches, Son wooeuitees bel Soon and rectors Cthes Inset aon, ft CR a ep pag a Kl fr vicinity, warron Certificates of Meeere, Preston & ifodgon, Carlton Houle; Mr. the, ton > merican Hotel others of the highest: Reever bliss. ‘ib conteench. LYON. 420 Broadway. R. GLOVER IS CONSULTED DURING TUE DAY A! ‘at his office, No, 2 an rly No. 2] eases of Delicate Diseases w! of of lene ex} hie Gea Lense nares eet oe hed at Kiretore in trent, No, 1 Ann street ND in ich Bx. a > INTELLIGEACE BY TUE MAILS. 6, 1848. seb i Wasninaros, Ang of the Preside Jow Washington. Phe Lest Messoge The President of the U di States, on the last day of the res to both houset oUgress & med- sage, stati r signing the Oregon bill. This message may i of Southern fauatici»m ari Th a cop to the Cerberus Jorth will ridicule it, ag an arrow rhot in the air—without aim, as without effect, It contains one passage, remarkable for its obscurity, and for nothing , Holding? as acacred trust, the executive auth« for the whole Union, and bound to guard the rights of all, | should be constrained, by a senge of duty, to withkold my official sanction from any measure whieh would con- flict with these important objects.” What these im- portant objects are, cannot be guessed, from anything that precedos or follows the sentence ; but the organ, in a disgustingly adulatory preface, explains what is meant by these vague words, by declaring the moan- ing and intentyf the meseage to be, a declaration that the President will veto any bill extending the Wilmot proviso to New Mexico or Californ In other words, the President deciares, through bis organ, that ita bill be passed at, the next sersion of Congress, extemdl our Jaws over those provinces, and euch bill contain the Wilmot proviso, it will not ranction. ‘ Legivlate as I di I shall render your action o I believe when the time comes for passing territ Ville for California and New Mexico, there will be alow men,even at the North, so unfair as to wish thie slavery question settled to the prejudice of the South ; bat who will not regard this empty threat of the Presi: dent as presumptuous, insolent, vad pragmatic in the last degree? Before the next session, the circumstances of the country may be changed, or. for aught the ('resi- dent knows to the contrary, the representatives of the people, North and South, after consultation with their constituent, may adept some plan, of which he has not dreamed, of settling the question ; and in the mean- time, without the smpallost necessity, he puts on record a most insulting threat—that, if the measure to be passed be not framed according to his views, he will withhold his sanction, Why are those now silent who talked so loudly about executive usurpation? Why is the Intelligencer silent, that journal which, while the war was in progress, spoke with such saintly republi- can horror—filling whole sheets with its indignation— of the monstrous stretch of executive despotism exhibit- edin the adoption of all measures necessary to the vin- dication of the honor of the country ? If contributions were but levied in some Mexican port, according te all laws of warfare, the Intelligencer declared the Presi- dent usurped more then kingly authority. To judge from the tone of the papers, agch calamity inflicted seemed to elicit frem the on Mexico by our arm; editor @ lively sympat gained by our arms, the ‘ow, the President has undertaken to dictate to the reprerentatives of the people how they shall legislate, and from this flerce declaimer agaivst Presidential des- potism, there falls no lisp of tribunitian rage—no mur- mur of disapproval. Why? Mr. Polk’s threat is hurled against the North, and for the purpose of con- apie | the South. The Intelligencer fears to wound the feelings of its southern subscribers, by dissenting from the President's determination. There is much allowance to be made for the Wash- ington papers. It is their interest to be corrupt, in- consistent, mendacious—adulating and truckiin; this man, and abusing that—and conducting, with all the dull energy of which they are capable, s constant crusade againrt truth and fairness. And they do not their interest. The whig organ, as dis- , but more able than the Uni greater show of decency, and glosses ov. sing much more tact and suce: But it does mot always tuceeed in biding its hypocrisy. On the first of Au- gust, that journal published, on the authority of pri- vate information, upcn which the editor said ‘ we place entire reliance.” a charge against General Shields, of heading what they termed “ a conspiracy against the peace, the honor. and the reputavion of our country.” This conspirucy was represented to be a design to form a new republic of the Mex- jean provinces on the Rio Grande. The only circumstance that could give color to this abeurd statement, was a solemn averment, as if on intimate knowledge of the fact, that General Shields was then at San Luis Potosi, conferring with the projectors of what the Intelligencer designated in another portion of its article, “a violation of our national faith—a scheme of national dishonor.” Fortunately, letters had, days before, been received from the General, who waa travelling through Illinois, and thinking of anything else but an irruption into Mexico. I accordingly con- tradicted the statement, and, as the most charitable by- assumed that the editors must have been upon by @ fabrication. This drew from them what was meant doubtless as an ungracious and lame detraction of the charge against General Shields, with what was in reality a covert reiteration of it. This morning’s Intelligencer conveys, by innuendo, the reiteration of it; so that the irresistible conclusion is, that the editors intended wilfully to misrepresent Gea. Shields ; and there is little doubt the pretended com- munication was fabrieated in their own office. What wakes their course the more discretitable is, the decla- ration that they intended no disparagement to Gen. Shields, notwithstanding, they say in the same breath, they have no difficulty in believing his connection with an enterprize which, in their former article, they stigmatize as “a conspiracy against the peace, honor, and reputation of our country.” I bappen to know, that when General Shields left this city for his home, he had far other designs than an invasion of Mexico. ALVIENSIS Wasiixatox, August 16, 1848 Ex Parte Benton, A hearing was had to-day, before his honor Judge Crawford, upon a writ of habeas corpus, im the case of the United States against the Hon, Thomas H. Benton, U. 8. Senator, from Missouri. Mr. Benton had been arrested in consequence of a deposition that he con- templated fighting a duel, and having refused to give bail to keep the peace, was committed; whereupom the writ of habeas corpus was issued, Mr. Rarciirre, for the United States, stated the case. Mr. Bento requested the indulgence of the Court, as Mrs, Benton was very ill, and he desired to sit with her, If the Court would permit him to retire, he would consider himself as before tho Court. The Court acceded to his request, with the understanding that if a decision was come to that bail should be given, that he would appearat once in person before the Court. ‘The Hon, Mr. Bowzix, of Missouri, appeared for the defendant; he said, that he did not intend to make any technical objections, but contended that some- thing more than vague suspicion was necessary. to demand a man to give bail to keep the peace. It was not sufficient to show that @ challenge, for instance, had been sent by A toB; inorder to arrest B you musy prove that B accepted it. If the whole world conspired against Mr. Benton, and heaped insult upon him, it was no evidence that he intended to violate the law Mr. Ratcvirrr thought he should be able to prove, that there was sufficient cause to justify the arrest of the defendant, and also to prove that the defendant rent the challenge. Mr. Watuts, one of the New York Herald re- Porters, and who had given the information which led to Mr Benton’s arrest, was then duly sworn, He stated that he had reported that portion of the debate in the Senate, on Saturday night, during which the émeute between Messrs Benton and Batler oceurred, ard that he considered the language then taken in connection with information he had received, hostile messages had been interchanged, as sufficient to warrant his belief that a duel was on the fapis, and that y bad, coneequently, taken measures to pre- vent it Mr. Ratetirry called upon the Hon. Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, who had just entered the room, “ir. Hormxs = What do you want with me ! Mr. Rarotirys—L want to see if you know anything of the matter? Mr. Hotwys—Well, really, I must appeal to the Court. As a stranger, I don’t think you show me much courtesy. [am rather a young man (he’s about 66) and rather difident, not being accustomed to speak in public | and I should like to know what you want to prove by me. before | mount the stand this hot day. Mr. H. then made a legal objection to his being called, nemely, that as no connection had been proved be- tween himself and any of the parties, he could not be called upon to testify. ‘The Court wished to know what Mr. Rateliffe io- tended to prove by Mr. Holmes ? Mr. Rate thought he might know somethin ; about the challenge _The Court did not think it would be proper to av him, for, if he himself had carried the challenge, is might get him into @ scrape. If he did not carry it, then it was proper the person who did should be in court to hear the accusation, Mr. Rateuirre said he had no witness at present to * ‘bring forward. Mr. Foote was at the Springs, and Mr. Mangum could not be found. He suggested that the Court should take a recess for a few hours, 80 ag to see n up was perfectly willing, if his wit at once; which was agreed to. L y was called, and testitied that Mr. Ben- ton was a very quiet, inoffensive gentleman, and o very good neighbor, : The Court was convulsed with Jaughter during this evidence; and, as the counsel for the United States agreed to take it for granted that Mr. Benton was not a brawler, the remainder of the witnesses as to cha- racter—some dozen or two—were dismissed. ihe Court then took @ recess till half-past three o'clock. When the court was opene! iu the afternoon, the Judge read a note from the vietrict Attorney, saying that he was sick, and would be unable to attend, Mr. Ravcuirre. for the District Attorney, remark- ed that Mr. Mangum was the chief witness but, amine to his position senator, he could not be compelk to attend. The court e8 .d that the constitution enabled Mr. re to the privilege of refusing atten- gum, however, previously testified in relation to the affair between ) it this was vol few Phat gentleman was accordingly recalled, took it Jonns— Will you be good ough to repeat wha ir Jonne— ou e st you heard at the telegraph office Mr. Wattis—Whep | was at the Fo ce oe ey | did not know, but who was enti ‘s is company, raid to me that he had just heard that a challenge bed been taken up by Mr. Mangum from Mr. Butler to Col, Benton, and Nr, Peote var @ second of Mr, Butler, Wherefore, 1