The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1849, Page 1

a THE aan NO. 5409. Canadian Intelligence, ‘The aspect of the political world in Canada has become so interesting and portentous, that we shall lay betore our readers, from time to time, copious extracts from the press of that country, with the view ef giving our readers a bird’s-eye view of the Progress of events there {From the Montrea! Witness.) As Mnexation of Canade to the United States has been long talked‘of by mamy persons, not only as a Peseible but @ provable t im our fature history, and especially as tecent events have caused it to be al- luded to even im our Legisinture, we think it may be without giving any optuion respecting it, to place the most obvicur probable resulta of such a measure be- fore the public, as topics for reflection. We would, however, ' ise, that Yvon though annexation could de effeoted by the joint'consent of |e, Great Bri- tain, and the United States, there are still some conse- quences comuected with it which wa would strongly de- jeate. We bave clansed the probable results under heads-- POLITIML AND SOCIAL EFFECTS. Jst—Arnexation would probably make all our ineti- ‘tutions gad magi: elective 2d—It would ¢o away with all custom-houses and smuggifag slong our very extended frontier, and estad- ish free trade With the North American continent. 3d—it would introduce the system of direst taxation for afl the expenses of our own government. th— It we introduce the American currency of doltors and=sents.end the American postage system ‘would be immediately extended over Canada. th—It wuld introdace American capital freely into Canada, t@ srect factories, carry on menufactori purchase the produce of the soil; but we would lo: Temaining advantages in Britain. 6th—I¢ would raise the value of fixed property in Ca- nade to ® par with property similarly circumstanced on the other side of the lines. 7 it would greatly promote the constraction of railroads in Canada. and especially that of the Niagara and Satroit River Railroad, which the Eastern Stuies very much need as # connecting link with the West ‘sth—It would probably cause a great part of the pro- duce of the West to flow down the St. Lawrence. 9th— It would deprive us of the whole expenditare of the British military, naval, commissariat and orduance artments in Canada - 10th— It weuld immediately subject us to the Ameri- oan tariff on imported goods, which is in many respects woh higher than our own. 1ith—The money thus raised by duties on our im- portations, would be taken to Washington to be spent in anuexing the rest of Mexico with a of 'y, of Cuba witha Coilege questions in 34—It would entirely pret of any religious denomination, however strong, such legislation being at variance with the constitution of the United States. 4th— It would give the non-elaveholding interest such an overwhelming majority in Congress asim all proba- y greatly to hasten the overthrow the system of slavery itself in the United States. $th—It would do away with all fear of our becoming imyolved in a war with the United States. 6th—It would remove us effectually from the foster- ing care of British religious and beuevolent societies. ‘Tth— It would introduce us at once to the sympathies andaid of the American societies of the same kind. Their Tract Society, for instance, would probably send eolporteucs immediately into Canada; their Home Mis- stonary Society pastor, and their education societies ‘teac! hers. Sth—it would expose runeway slaves to bs caught and taken back by their former masters, if the siave- eatohers durst venture on the experiment. $th—It would involve us io the guilt and odiam of having slavery and tte slave trade sanctioned by our national legisiatare at the seat of government, where it has sole and undoubted control; as well as in ail such disoreditable diplomacy as that recently carried on res- peeting Oregon, Texas and Mexico. [From the Montreal Hera'd, Maroh 20.] Repriiion Lossrs.—We publish to-day the report of the Hon. Peter McGull’s temperate and argumentative speech against the payment of the rebellious of 1837 8. Both houses of the Provincial Parliament having gi- ‘ven their assent to this unprecedented measure of in- sult and injustice to every loyal men in the eountry, and the Governor General having had ample evidence of the frelings of diggust with which the measure is Viewed by thore who in the hour of danger risked their ‘all in the defence of the Crown and tne Empire, what ia the next step to be taken to save the country from the indelible disgrace of its becoming law, and, in epposition to every principle in morals, of every rule im politice—the loyal maintainers of the public peace being robbed, for the purpose of paying its rebellious disturbers—what, we say, is the next etep to be taken, in our endeavors, constitu. tionally, to defeat this hateful measure? We must lose no time iv petitioning her, whose bonor and dig- nity will be forever stained by the declaration of a f¢, that obedience to the eth is no ion, ia British Leginla longer the duty of the subject, and that rel arms, is no suiticient bar to the recovery of los rectly consequent on such treasonnble conduct NW we have to travesty the celebrated vicar’s vindication of himeeif, and sing— In good Victoria's golden days, When loyalty all harm meant, ‘A tealove rebel then | was, And so I got preferment. It is our sovereign, the Queea, then, to whom we must, directly, address ourselves. Let petitions be got up from every part of the Province, and forthwith trauemitted to the foot of the throne, praying her Majesty to disallow tl actmept. Should her Ma- jeaty sustain her provincial advisers, it will be time enough to consider what shall be our next step. From the Toronto Examiner, Mareh 21.) ‘W. Lyon Mackenzie. Esq., arrived in this city, b; the stage ‘rom Montreal, on Sunday night. Mr. M. bas been heartily welcomed by a large circle of his old friends. (From the Toronto Colonist.) The train of for the consummation of com- mereial and poli now #0 palpable, that whatever ignora: certain pariles may affect res- it, none ci Feally blind to the impendiag [From the Hamliton Spectator, Mareh 21 } Publish cleewhere « synopsis of thet portion of ie Can: only necessary to say that they have been most ingeniously contrived, and if carried out, will secure the permanent domination of the French Feo. Theimtention is to maie such an alteration in the existing law as will swamp the British sections of the country, as far as possible, by attaching them to the surroundivg French seigniories and parishes, Of the 76 members from Lower Canada, the French ex- pect to possess 63, or an inorease of 30; whilst the British obtain 12, or an addition of three, With so vast # preponderance iv their own locality, it is very evident that Mr. Lafontaine and his fotlowers will be enabled to control the whole province, for in Uppar Canada two great parties must naturally exist, while in the east, the French are, and will remain, united to n, . * ee pee people of Upper Canada must arise es one man, aud thunder their indignation and abhorrence in the earn of the “masters? Every coastitaeney should speak out, and oail upen its representative to oppose this infermal acheme to the uttermost, Let not silence be conrtrued into assent. Pour in pstitio the country—leave not a stone unturned t! sist in defeating the measure. Siall it be said thet ia » British colony we are to be deprived of British in: vations and exist at the meroy of a coward'y Gallic minority. who bi the inselenor to style us their “tpatural enemie: Never Our duty is pista ‘ . . . ‘ ‘ Let those who think our laoguage too appeal unnecesrary, peruse the followin; @ French newspaper, L’.dvenir, the organ ot Laton- taine, and they can no longar hesitate We require on immediate organization and determined action. A Britieh league abould at onos be formed, to embrace every map who porressus an a:tachinent to his native Jan, and a veneration for thoes incomparnhie institu. tions which our sno-setors nobly sacrificed their lifa bicod to obtain and defend Listen to the jaagaage of our “French masters,” on the prospect of carrying their infamous derigns into effect: — “ Le Nationarite.— We inbabit that section of Ca- peda formerly called LowerCanade. [a that portiea of count 800,000 souls of Freach origin. small if you will, but still a na, BUAKe, & Teligion . our babits, 3 We have our cit ‘our colleges. It French, stitutions, notre langue, et nos lois ed from France. By treaty of cession, Eagiand d, to guaranty and preserve to us which form the groundwork of our our country, our its, Our advocates, our ar motto, “ Nov in- All these we there nationality Can we be Anglified’ No, never! . . * . . . ° « They have, by an act worthy of Nicholas of Russia, orcehed the French population, which is the majority, ‘under the English population, which is the minority, They bave given as many representatives to Upper (anada as to Lower Canada; well knowing that the tah representatives of Lower Canada will always unite with those of Upper Canads for the sane of power (an in no fally exemplified at present!) Our in- stitations, then, no lon; enjoy the Lage A that gland promised them by treaty. We are left at meroy of our political mins. The t violated, or, r demanding, the mediation of France, it, in confiding the safety neh of Canede, it would Now Orleans by the Frenoh it get tn, be could Ti never get ont.” ‘Trial of Thomas Ayer. Bartivors, Mareh 26, 1849. Tom Hyer, the renowned champion of Duck Point, returaed to Baltimore on Saturday evening, from another victorious battle-field in Kent county, where he eneountered, single-handed, the offended yoajesty ef the State of Maryland. The ring was well attended, and the people most enthusiastic in favor ot Hyer; but the State demanded a trophy of victory, and the jury, knowing that the court would be moderate in its inflicuon, returned a verdiet of guilty, and then stood ready to pay out of their ewn pockets the fine that was imposed wpen him. The court sentenced him to pay a fine ol ES cee costs, making in all about $1,000; and uf Me. Hyer would have allowed his friends in Kent county to have acted as they desired, the whole emount would have been raised and paid over in ten miautes to the officers of the State. He, however, positively declined any such inter- ference, and promptly paid the fine, and was dis- charged trom custody, amidst the most enthusias- tic demonstrations of the populace. On leaving Chestertown, he was followed to the ‘boat by a large concourse of citizens, and greeted with pte, demonstration of personal respect. The Baltimore Sum gives the following account of the trial, &c. :-— * » * , * . . A day or two previcus te the appointed Wiliam H. Young, of the iunore bar, @ you! gentleman who is moving with an easy step towards a Bucoessful and eminent career, to aid Mr. Wickes, deputy attor: y the prosecution. He happened to org house before Hyer Neen pointed elated crowd, anxious for a hero, fa: public at once discovered thei tet upon the high constable, who recei of a cheer with becoming modesty and a hearty laugh. Prerent'y Caesar bimeelt appeared; there was no mis. take now; the flowing locks, * trimmed to the short warrior out,’ made assurance doubly sure, and “then and there’? bi orth one mighty roar—you dida’t hear it in Baltimore, I suppore; if you had. you would have set it down to Beatty's powder mill was duly framed, anda true a ry anuounced by the court as against Thomas Hyer, and Thursday was set for the trial, But what a Wednesday it was. Hyer bud a room not far from court, Kept epen house, and such o party as was to be seen hob-nobbing with him. ith * the man —let ws The place ing entha- 10 it “I can whip gentlemen, wes had been imbibing at somebody’s expense—he wi Particular whore, was paying out large ‘ankee Sulivan (hic) my self. Y 1 could whip (bic) amy man that was at the fight, (hic) any man cept Thomas Hyer—I could. He's a gentle- man, by thuoder—and I wouldn’t (hic) I wouldn't whip him if I could.” And Wedni passed like an Elysian dream to the denizens of ¢ jertowm, and Thursda, ease was called. The Hoos. J. A Pier Co! ble appeared for the traverser; but the traverser appeared to the crowd for himself, and his appearance ‘sas hailed with a cheer or two, The evidence in the ease has been already partly laid before your readers, as | have observed by former reports. The new evidence wus astothe fight. his may be made rpecific, and the main facts elicited by the prosecution, distinctly stated without repetition of the evidence. It appeared that the first information of the com- ing fight in the vicinity, was, that a large crowd of sons was coming up from the water, aad the first impression seems to have been that a steamboat had grounded and the passengers come ashore. Sullivan first arrived at ube house with his party, and of course he was represented to bave acted in a bullying and in- solent manner, ordering @ room to be appropriated for him and his friends. He was very offensive to Kent county, and you may rest satisfied that the testimony was “down upon him.” Soon afterwards ‘Mister’ Hyer came sloug, and seked if he could be provided with » room, for which he was willing to pay liceraily ; he inquired Jf there were any ladies in the house woo were likely to be alarmed, and if so, he would leave it atence He got up once, and took ssegar out of aman’s mouth who was smoking in the room, snd rebu! y body that uttered an oath, and did sundry other con- siderate thinge, too mumerous to mention In the time a ting bad been prepared,and the parties were called to ight. In answer to the proswcution, it was stated that Mr, Hyer did not walk into the ring — he was carried in. He seemed to go voluntarily. He He was in his fighting dress. Me was iat; he wore » pair of buckskin breeches, a oes Baskets with bottles did'nt know what was them, whether it was brandy, whiskey, or water. When Hyer and Sullivan met in the ring, they just touched b 8 q' jon as to the first blow was raised, but this Gleposed of before the court and jary as of no mo- ment. The witnesses testified that the combatanta committed upon other a violent assault and bat- A tery; that Hyer re; jown, and that finally Sulliv ‘dhe def provoca- tion, Hyer's good char 8 bad one; and’ youmay be convinced that the iatter was bad evongh last week at Chestertown. It was well he didn’t touch t] on his way to California ‘The case was opened before the jury by Mr. Young, who mainteined that t nce had been clearly es- tablished beyond the porribility of doubt. He took the broad prino)ple of the common law, and applied it to the case at bar, and quoted various aut horiti nd de- pon the subject. He represented the ease as pla) d clear to the comprehension of @ child, aud one as to the character of waich there could bs ne he- sitation with any intelligent and unprejudiced mind He was followed by Mr. Constable, who dwelt upoa | the manliners of the art of self-defence; extolled pu- giliem, an calculated to improve the breed of mun, as racing did the breed of horses; ridiculed Baitimore for sending @ regiment of soldiers down to arrest two men; yril allowed that it was well they might, since one of thore men could whip a regimentof thore who coulda’ stand firein the last war, magnitied Kent county for the glorious battle of Hog or Frog Pond; and finally ret his client as@ hero, who had, by wearing aa Ame! flag, while Suliivaa wore aa irish 01 ¢d another triumph for the stripes and stare — that glo- rious banner whiob had so recently been borie in vio- tory at Palo Alto, Monterey, the city of Mexico. if Kent county couldn’t be won by such aa argu- itors, what could deluds them? Byron glory, to be killed in battle and to b: spelled wrong in the Gazette But her: a newer glory—the triumph of the American fleg at @ prize figh' Mr. Pearce concladed for the defer and in th 4 justified the pri ole Dt wager of battie for the adjustment oy single combat, under the common i is theory and argument were ingsaious, case admitted of. He assudied aol micable content,” aad ‘ded as mo agsauit and bat- tery of the character of a misdemoanor. You will be prired to learn that the gentlemen for the defence, especially Mr. Constable, were tea quently cheored and applauded by the crowd The of disputes, of England. 4 the beat th entburisem wan at ‘concert piteh,” and there was no such thing Mr. Wick eoution, ably main- eral gcound. presenting , @ Outrage against the de- proprieties of life, hortile to good manners, and destructive to the peace, the morals, and the wel- fare of y. The court, Judges Hopper and Eccleson on the benoh, charged the jury to che purport, that the case ‘was clvarly made out as deined by the law The jury retired, and after ao absence of about five minutes, re\uroed with a verdict of guilty. The court imposed a five of $700, with costs, which carried the amount up to nearly $1,000. I did not aecertain whether the fine was paid. or the traverser releared from the oustody of the sheriff on security, Thus you see the jury, though good and true Hyer, men in feeling and intereourse, knew how to be faith- ful to the Jaw, though marvellously inclined to the wport, | think the fine will spoil sport in Maryland for a season, though | am patiatind Kent eouuty will be jealone, if any other should be ever selected by cham- pione for pugilistic fame — Baltimore Sun. Tus Arrowtment or Mr. Kei.oec.—The Al- bany Express, ot the 24th inet., syeaking of the arp pintment of Mr. Kellogg as Marshal of the orthern district of New York, saye:— Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Seward agresd to mest at the Secretary of State's office at 2 P.M, on acertain day, and to unite upon one of the candidates for the office am 4 si. of Marshal, which candidate Mr. Clayton recommend to General Taylor for nomination, o’cleck, M., on the day fixed, Mr Fillmore bein, ebair of the Senate, much to his astonish: name of Mr Kellogg was sent in as Marshal of the Northern District. Mr. Fillmore immediate y went to Mr. Seward, and inquired the meaning of this unex- pected ation, Mr. Sewar all knowledge ofit. Me. Fillmore then called upon Mr. Clayton and faaenes the reason of the nomination. Mr. Clayton informed him thata gentleman whom he rupposed to be ad d upon him that mora- ma . Fillmore agreed upon the nomination of Mr. \d that he had therefore sent hii U Mr. Fillmore’s inform pressed great roma tate jut such ® measure was doomed expedient by Mr. ore, although urged by Mr. pL a other Pa Err gg Sigh ensiag o eat eharacte’ 0 received hii formation from Mr. Fillmore himsel C The New York Herald copies trom the National Whig Judge Cranch’s opinion on the Baia and Morse controversy, and General Orders No. 15, from the Assistant General’s office. These docu- ments were published exclusively and officially in the National Whig. Will the Herald correet the omission!— Washington National Whig, Mar. 24 uest General Mr. Kellogg. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, {From the Albany Evening Journal } SENATE. ‘Avsaxy, Mare 26, 1849. THIRD READING OF BILLS, To amend the act authorining the trustees of Wil- Nameburg to raise money by tax or loam, te pay cer- tain debts. Passed. sage was seat to the Assembly for the bill amendatory of the code, in order to make an amend- the Superior Court of Common Pleas et New York. The amendment was adopted the charter of the Erie Co. Farmers’ oe Ci Passed. To incorporate the Buffalo Dry Dock and Marine Railroad Co. Passed. To incorporate the Life Savings’ Benevclemt Associa- tion of New York. Passed Recess. Aft een, the same business was taken up. The of the city of Albany bill im relation to the wharfege passed.—.4rgus, March 27. ASSEMBLY. A » Maroh 26, 1849, Prayer by the Rev. Mr W. re 8 Mr. Campbell, of citizens of Cohoee, in favor of the Al- bany Water bill; Mr. Guernsey, to exempt |i ke, from tolls Wood: jus Bay; Mr. Porter, relative to village ndaigua; Mr. Culbert, (4) to improve ers of the Hudson river; (2) f¢ B St. Jobneville and Minde atley, against changing the forbid the traffic in ar- passage of the Al- amending thy ry Railroad; Mr. jainet closing the Jamaica avenue in the city yn. Mr. Cuntiss reported im favor of authorizing the Go- Yernor to appoint a commimeioner to examine into the condition of certain Indian titles in this State. Mr. B. Thomeson moved the reference of the petitions im regard to the reduction of tolls on railroads. PRIVATE CLAIMS, The House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Glace in the chair, on Private Cisim bills, RePoRT: bill authorizing the settte- incurred by the Commissioners of Emigration % ir . Smirn, by bill authorizing « brid tho Champlain Cana: sada anh Mr. Buon, against the bill for relief of Anthony Bar- Dp olay, 5 Mr. Nasu, egainst the petition for a “ People’s rail- read through the State of New York.’— Agreed to, ir. Curtiss reperted that the as sufficient to of Major Jacobs and other Indians , against the petitions of certain women of Buffalo.— Agreed to. Mr Cxanx, complete, the bill authorizing » bridge across the Chenango river. Mr. Ricnaaos, against the bill to reduce and rega late the tare of the several railroad companies in this State —Referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Cornevt, complete, the bill to amend the char- New York Institution for the instruction of the deaf and dumb. Mr Bowen moved to refer back to the Committes of the Whole the bill to define the duties of the Commis- sioners of Emigration of the city of New York.— Agreed to. Mr. Parpre reported a bill to erect the town of Nor- wich. Mr. W. H. Roxerrson, complete, the bill to estab- lish free schools in Sing Sing. Mr. Hate moved to make the bill to erect the coun- ty of Adams a special order for Thursday. Mr, Swxxt reported, complete, # bill in relation to the Chancellor’s Library.— Refers the disposition of the library to the Judges of the Court of Appeals. ‘Mr. Bovonron, complete, the bill in relation to docks in the town of Bushwick. Mr Barwenr, the bill im relation te a work house in the city of New York. Mr. McLean presented a remonstrance of the grand jury of Livingston a against removing the courts of paid county to Dansville. Mr. Vanxum moved ® gold medal to Capt. Lorimer Graham. Laid on the table with similer resolutions. Mr. Conneit moved e resolution requesting certain information of the directors of the New Rochelle Bank, within ten days. to. The Houre we into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Bowen imthe chair, and reported progress on the bill making appropriations to the De Ruyter Institute, for aupport of am Agricultural Professorship in said institute. Mr. L. W, Suit moved to refer the lien law toa telect committee to report complete. Mr. L. W. Smitm moved to refer game in certain counties. Agreed to. jate’s amendments Oswego Protectioi The House conourred in the 8 river, in the city of Oswego. Also, to the bill to amend tho cbarter of the York- ville schoo! in the 12th ward of the city of New York The House receded from ite first amend Dill for the relief ‘Up Upon agreeing to the amend- to the Common Scaool Appropria- Vion bili [The amendment appropriates $250 to some one academy in each county, to be designated by the Regents of the Unversity, which shall educate at leest twenty common echool teachers during a period of four months. | ‘The amendment was eustained by Messrs, Evocn- xin, Pavys, and Sweet, and concurred ia. Mr. Cross moved gold medals to Lieuts, Charles B Brower and Oliver L. Shepard. Referred witn other rerolutio: Mr. Vaunum gave notice of a bill to incorporate the New York and Liverpool Steam Navigation Company, Mr. Bariey called up his resolution fora selest com Dittee to examine into certain allegations again:t cer. tain members of the judiciary. ‘Without taking the quesitom, the House rook a ry- cere until four o’ciock. After reoes#, the bill providing for the erection of a fre-proot buitdiog for the State Livrary, was dlacussed in committes, aud was awended so as to require the trustees of the Capitol to reporta plan and estimates, for a new capito} and fire-proof library tothe next Le. gislature, The bill in reiation to # building tor tue New Vork Historical Society was also discussed, P'ro- «ters. The New York Alms Houre Deparment bill wan reported by the Committee of Conference. with amerdwents, Table, Adjourned,—bany Argus, March 27, Tur: Late Tornavo in _Kenrucny.—The Loue- ville (Ky.) Journal, of the 22d inst., speaking of the late tornado in that State, says:—The year of 1849 has, so far, proved a very disastrous one. Fioods, earthquakes, and harricanes have tollowed one another in quick succession, The storm exe perienced here about nine o’clock on Tuesday nighthas done great damage east and west of us, and has even been attended with the loss ot life. It is indeed miraculous that more lives were not Jost. By the stage from Shelbyville, we learn that that town suffered severely, No less than twelve or filteen buildings, some three story brick dwellings, were blown down. The principal loss js eustained by Mr. ©?Neil, whose dwelling, rope- walk, hemp house, and all other outhouses, were levelled tothe ground. The chimneys, roofs, &c., of every building in the town suffered to some ex- tent, and its streets yesterday were covered with the ruins. The driver of the stage says that much timber along the turnpike was blown down. A child was the only person hurt in Shelbyville, and it not seriously, One family, when the hurricane commenced raging, ran into an out-house, and had hardly entered before their dwelling was a mass of ruins. [t came from the southeast, but beyond Shelbyville it took a more southerly direc- tion, Some three or tour miles from Bardstown the buildings on Mr. Odds’ place were greatly da- maged, and some were blown down. Mr. New- bolt’s house, in the same neizhborhood,was blowa down, and Mrs. Newbolt and her child killed. A negro man, belonging to Mr. Odds, was also kt!l- ed. Several negroes were crippled. Mr. Leshies, @ merchant from Big Spring, who was in this city, received information that his store was blown down, and that many other houses, among them a brick chureh, had shared the same fate, Tne steamboat Satadin, which arrived yesterday trom below, experienced the same storm. At Blue Raver Island and other places, the trees on whole acres of land were blown aown, and houses un- rooted, The storm was also severely telt between Elizabethtown and Salt River, jouses, barns, fences, and large trees were blown down. Mr. Haycraft, who lives there, ordered his horses to be taken out of the stable when thestorm commenced, and scarcely hed they been got ont, when the stable was blown down. A stable at th» post-office this side of Haycratt’s was also blown down, Hail was lying in some places an inch and a half deep. Nhe shall probably get more particulare ina few jaye. Mysrrnvvs Disarrranance.—We learn from Elizabethtown that Mr. Abraham Van Houten, an old and respected citizen of that place, took the early train of cars for New York on Wednesday morning last, with the intention of returning about noon the same day. His eentinued absence at the close of Wedneeday caused considerable anxiety to his friends. On Thursday several persons went to New York to ascertain the cause ot his deten- tion; but upto this morning, although the most diligent inquiries have been made, histate remains a profound mystery. The last positive information respecting him comes downto about tweive o'clock on Wedneiday, when he was transacting business with an acquaintance in New York, apparently well, and spoke of immediately returning home. Mr. Van Houten is about sg years of age, and hae been tor several years the collector of the township.~—Newark (N. J.) Advertiser, March 24 MORN NG EDITION----WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1849. Floods in the West. The Chicago Democrat ot the 14th inst. says:— The water m the river has failen about two feet, and is rapid) subsiding. The ice in the North Branch, whieh it was feared would break up during the night, and casry away the bridge over tt, st remains fim, The vessels in the gorge at the light house till remain wedged together; the tug boat and bridge trom the Lock at Bridgeport, to- gether with floating umber, fragments of caaal boats and cakes ot iceshaving been added to the mass. We are entirely unable to form any thing like an accurate estimate of the damage which has been occasioned, but think that given yesterday 18 much too high. From a personal examiaation this moring we have obtained the fellowiag particu- lars The scheoner J Y. Scammon lies on the south side, with bow atove. She is considerably damaged. The 8S. 18a large vessel, having been lengthened and repaired the last season. The Ha- ier lies adjoining, rudder gone, and bow stove in. ‘he Ashland, a fine lower lake vessel, has a part of her bulwarke carried away, and has made some water. The brig St. Louis lies in the centre, very badly stove, and mostly filled with water. Tne brig Mary, also in the centre, has sustained us yet but little injury. The Exce'sior has her bulwarks carned aay and lies full of water. She appears badly off. ‘The Gen. Worth has lost her jb boom and bowsprit, and a portion of her bulwarke gone She is badly injured. The Walton hes sunk entirely under. Her upper works are goue. ‘The propeller Ontario ie much broken. Her upper works and hull are stove ; she 1s much strained and badly injured. The bark Utica has lost her maintop; ebe has apparently sustained but little injury, except from wrenching and straining. The Europe, with cargo of salt, lies with bow on | shore, and partially filled with water. Her cargo is being taken out, and will be mostly saved. The steamer Pacific has received serious injury. The knees and braces which support her guards have been mostly carried ener part of both wheels and her starboard wheel-house are gone. Upper | works badly damaged. Her hull appears to be | uninjured, and she has mude no water. The Oleander lies on the north bank, almost out of water. Her cutwater and jib-boom ase gone, and she has the appearance ot being badly hogged. The ropeller General Taylor also lies on the north Bauk: her upper works having received material injury. The brig Lowell, upon the north bank, has appayeatly sustained but little injury. The steamer Sam Ward is on the north and upper side of the jam. Her starboard wheel and house are peas and starboard flange broke. Her guards are adly stove, and most ot the knees und braces which support them carried away. She is badly injured, in her upper works. The schooner Buckner has lost her toreyard, and has her upper | works atovein, The A. Harwood is badly stove, } boweprit gone, and badly stove terward. The Ver- mont lies alongside the wharf, on the south side ; | bowesprit and jib-baom gone, and bow stove. Tie little schooner General Warren lies upon the upper side of the jam, in a very much bruised condition. The steam tug Archimides lies alongside hur; though somewhat broken, no loss. The above com- | pose the vessels now in the gorge, and which are | 80 ae knit together as almost to dety separation. The Whirlwind has sunken at Norton’s dock, on the south side, and has the appearance ot being badly stove, Her bulwarks are gone on the star- board side. She had on board her sails and rig- ping, etowed below. The William lies just above, er bowsprit gone and bow stove, but uot, appa- rently, otherwise seriously injured. The Mone- gan, reported yesterday us lost, escaped the jam and ig at the pier, having sustained but little in- jury. ‘The Diamond, which took a dive under the fleet, lies bottom up between the piers. She had her sails and rigging on board, probably a total loss. Her hull appears sound. The propeller Genesee Chiet escaped with scarcely a scratch.— The Mahala, bottom up, has gone into the lake, and lies off the end ef the south pier. The H. Nor- ton, badly broken and sunk, has alse been carried outside. The wharves all slong the river have sustained eerious injury, several being torn up en- tirely. re unable to ascertain the number of lives lost. There are various rumors iu circula- tion, but we teel unwilling to ike them, lest they prove untrue. A son ot Mr. Coombs was lest at ladison strect bridge, and Jas. L. Muliard had bis leg badly fractured while on board his vessel. This 18 : of life, or of injuries received, but fear the list must be largely increased when the tull particalare are known. A gentleman who was stationed on the pier, informs us that a large number of the canal oats which were swept into the Jake, had individuals or families. on board. The’ propeller Rovseter, having repaired her ma- chinery, got up steam, and at an early hour went in pursuit of veseels and canal boats carried iato the lake, The schooner Union, also, having beat on her earls, is out upon the same mission. The whole offing 1s dotted with canal boats, remains of wrecks and bridges. As we write, the Rosseter can be seen in the distance, having several canal boats in tow, There were one or two brought ta, being towed by emall boats, during the night. The Renda street bridge and the schooner Mahala sunk at the mouth of the river yesterday, together. During the afternoon, however, they were voth carried, by the force ot the current, out into the lake. The schooner Diamoud, which was curried down the river yesterday, upon reaching the ves- sels wedged in near the light house, was torced, | by the current, completely under them, and eame | up on the other ide. She was not badly brokea, nd now lies, bottom up, between the piers There were a number ot persons on the canal boats which were sweptinto the late, One poor tellow waved | his handkerchiet as a signal of distress, about tea | m:les out, during the alteraoon, bit inere was no | boat which could be sent to his ass tince. The | vessels were without their rigging, and the | engines of the steamers were out of order. There were thousands upon the river bank, a old Fort Dearborn and the light se, were tly with ladies, during the alternoun, Yegter- é utmost éXcitemiéut prevaticu, and busi- as Cd § suspended. The Mayor and Common Couseil were on the ground, but their efforts, like all others, were impotent with the ele- ments, which seemed on a mission Of destruction. The bridge over the lock at Bridgeport, came down durmg the night. No mails leit the city last night. All egress i- prevented by the high water, and im- paseable state of the roads. We do not hear of a bridge that has escaped. The excitement during the early part of the day yesterday, while the vari- avs exaggerated rumors of loss ot life were preva- lent, was intense. Mothers with anguish depicted in their countenances, were hurrying trom place to place, inquiring for a truant chiid of every one they met. Sisters with tearful eyes were scanning every grouy of boys, for a lost brother. We were particularly interested in the cage of an aged and infirm man, who was hastening with feeble steps in quest of his son—the child of his old age—who has hitherto occasioned him much pain, and doubt- Jees contributed not a little to Ce the lines that furrowed his sunken cheeks. here was no turbulent manifestation of emotion, but that in- describable look of desolateness that goes to the heart of the most indifferent. Towards evening we methim again, but a change had come ever his spirit. Holding hard by the band, he led a red cheeked, wild looking little fellow of twelve years old. It was evidently all right again, and had the old man lest his thousands by the flood. he would not have offered up last night the poor man’s prayer. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS A despatch trom St. Louis, dated March 23, says:— “The rivers in this region are enormously swol- Jen. The Illinois river ah high = The flats at Meredosia are submerged. The Meredosia and Springfield railroad is ten feet under water at the former pla: The Missouri here is also up. The America ttom opposite this eity is covered by the flood to the depth of two feet.” The St. Louis, (Mo.) Union of the 15th inst., saysi— ‘he river belew is represented to have com- menced a serious overflow, having broken through the levee in numerous places. In conversation with a gentleman from New Orleans, arrived last evening, he states that almost the entire country west of the Mi ippt, tor twenty-five or thirty miles into the interior, is under water from near point Chicot down to the Red river, embrac- ing the southeastern part of Arkansas and the con- tiguous portions of upper Louisiana, ‘Gen. Taylor’s plantation is represented to be en- tirely under water. The steamer Bulletin, in a fog, went over the levee below Baton Ksuge; and whea the fog cleared off, she found herself makiaga beautiful excursion over a cotton plantation, and had to put back to the place where she left the regular channel of the river. ‘he Arkansas is said to be on the rise. The same may be said of the rivers above us. A gen- tleman from Iowa represents the Des Moines and other rivers in the interior of that Srate, as just be- ginning to swell their usual spring floods. Itis but very lately the snows of the upper regions of the M pp) have commenced to thaw, and should this thaw be rapid, and accompanied with frequent aed warm raine, the flood at this place will be tremendous, We should not be astonished if it came upto the high water mark of ISH. We |i the positive knowledge we have of loes | have apprehended something of this ever since we became aware of immense snows that have covered the earth above and north of the bounda- nies of this State. Harrispure, rch 26, 1849. The Canal Commissioners’ Report. This morning, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, the Speaker presenied the tollowing report trom tne Board of Canal Com- missioners, transmitting the reports of supervisors, and estimates of repairs on the public works, which, from its importance , I send you entire. THY REPORT. Cai COMMISSIONERS? Brisa: } Ha june, March 26 1849. Hon. Wa. F. Pacugn, Speaker of the House of Rep 8in—The Boatd have the honor to acknowledg receipt of the resolution of the House of Representa- tives, of the % ‘tant, calling for estimates of amount of debts due the pablic works on the firet of December last, and the smount nee+ssary to keep the same in operation trom the Ist of December, 1848, ‘until the passage of the appropriation bill in the spring of 1860. The accompanying tabular statement (mar! A) exhibits the estimates of the Supervisors of the lines of canal and railroad, for repairs, for the fiscal year commencing on the let of December, 1848, and ending the 30th of November, 1849 ; the amount of debts due on all the lines for repairs on the Lat of De- eember. 1848 ; the total amount of debts due on that day. and eativate for repairs and debts due, asked tor by the Board, in their annual report Restenmiad te the Legislature at the commencement of the session After a careful examination of the whole subject, the Board are of the epinion, that the following esti- mate would be amply sufficient to 387 all debts due for repairs, and to keep the cauals and railroads in or- der from the Ist of December, 1848, to the 1st of April, 1850, via y debte due for repairs on the Ist of D mber, 1848... For repairs of canals December, 1848, to the lst of April, 1850, 806,522 28 $536,600 00 Deducting amount appropriated by the act of 1st February, 1849... 70,000 00 $406,000 00 Leaving $466,900 still to be appropriated for the pay- m of debte and for repairs, for the sixteen months ending 1st April, 1860. The Board believe that, by thi ion of tho system ef paying cash for labor aud , this sum will be sufficient, ual extraordinary casualty should occur during the year. ‘The debts due for motive power ony Portage on lst December, 1848, amounted to.... There will be required for mo- Live power expenses on said road from Dec. 1, 1848, to Ap’! 1, 1860, the sum of......,.. 162,660 00 Topal amcnps required for Portage Rail- The de jue for motive power on the Columbia Railroad, on let Deo, 1848, amounted to. $17,226 70 There will be required for mo- tive power expenses on said road from Deo. 1, 1848, to Ap’! 1, 1860, the rumof.... os $83,861 99 $196,051 99 205,210 00 Ta‘a) amcunt required fer Columbia Rail- Poad... . vs. 0 tae es saseeee 222436 70 quired ‘to’ pay debte, and ———— T expenses on both roads, 4 $419,488 69 _TWO CENTS. Law Intelligence. Count or Arrna.s —Scheneotady, Wednerday, March 21—Prorent—Allthe Judges.— No. 20. Coroelia B. Law- rence, plaintiff in error. va. James Miller, defe:dentin error. The argument of thin cause was continued through the day—not concluded. In the case of Wil- Yam K Blair. appellent, va, Stephen D, Dillaye,respon- dent, No. 84 on the eniender—was reported yesterday, as judgment affirmed by default It should have been stated, that the reepondent’s default wasentered, and that the appellant had leave to furnish the cases and argue the caure ex parte Thureday, March 22 —Present—All the Judges —No. 29. Lawrence vs. Miler, The argument of this cause ‘wes concluded at about 10 A.M. to day, No. 30, Leo- nerd Caryl, plaintiff in error, vs. Barber Robinson, de fendavtinerror. Argued. A. Taber for plaintiff im error; G. F. Comstock for defendant f K, Blair, appellant 4 The default 19th, opened by » and The order of Supreme Court in equity, denying a rehearing, appealed from, Tever-ed without costs. G Comstock for appellant; Henry J, Sedgwick for respondent, No, 63, Hdmund Merry, reepondent, against Russel Sturgis, appellant. The default taken on the 19th, opened by consent, and eal rgued. Th al dismirsed without costs Kk, ppel- ab 6 tinted argu- R Howard, ou: No. 51. Hiram Crafts, respondent, against Nathaniel P. Aspinwall, appellant, Argued. B. Da- vis Noxon for appellant: S. G. Hathaway, jr.ftor res pondent. Not concluded at 6 P.M. Laws or New Yorn, — An act for inoreasing the pumber of justices in the Superior Court of the city of New York, aad for erenene the jurisdiction of that court, parsed Maroh 24. 1841 ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Asrembly, do enact as follows Seo 1. The Superior Court of the city of New York fa from the first day of May, 1849, eonsist ef six jeatio Sec, 2. Three justices of such Superior Court, in ad- dition to the justices now holding office, shall be elect- ed by the electors of the city and county of New York, at the anvual charter election. to be held im that city on the second Tuesday im April, 1849. Seo. 3. Such justices sball be voted for together on Dillaye, res- 38, Al Samuel Robinson, defen ‘This caure submitted upon I in error. ments and points, on filing stipulation, one ballot, which shall be distinot from any other ballot at the eame election, and deposited ins separate box ‘The votes shall be can- ar Superior Court.” Vasted and certified in th the register and clerk of th y certifivate thereof shall be filed with the Sec State. Seo. 4. That the justices soelected after the votes are canvassed publicly drawn by the register ‘and county of New York, in the pre: or Reoorder of the city of New Yor cate of such drawing and classi by such register and olerk and by the attending Mayor or Recorder, and filed in the oflices of the register and clerk, The classes sball be numberod first, seo 8 being that The term of offi commence on the first of the justice of the first class day of December, 1851; of th y of De of the terms of office classification, the term of office of all the of the Superior Court of the city of New IL be six years, aod any vacancy cosurring in the offices created by this chapter shall be filled in the April 1, 1860. ,.... Railroad inoludes the two new passe and that for t! of two locomoti' Ls \ to report. annually, to observe that roperly inoludes Railroad, the the column of indebted: chargeable to the ations of 1848, a0 it cebts contracted in former years, and asa portion of t! ppropriation for 1848 was applied to the payment of debts incurred previous to that period. In tke jast apnual report, it was stated that mained for the Legulature todeolde whether further ap: propriations should be made for the repair of road and farm bridges; and that, if the question was determined inthe affirmative, $10,000 wouid be required That sum the Board believe will be sufficient. ‘'he Board would again call the attention of the Legislature to their re- | Pe d recommendations in relation to the condition | of the traeks on the inclined planes of the Alleghany Portage Rallroad. These tracks should be relaid with T 1ail, and the defective boilers of the stationary engines renewed in time to meet the increase of business which it 1e antieipated will be thrown upon this portion of the public ements 2n the completion of thefenn tylvapia Railroad to Holidaysburg. A subject s> iuti- mately connected with the pubiio interest, will, no doubt, receive theattention of the Legislature. The estimated cost of placing the road in proper condition to perform this additional service, is $108,000. If the Legislature determines that this improvement should be commenced, it is not necessary that tre whole of that sum should be appropriated at the present session. Should the Legislature appropriate the amount con- tainedin the foregoing estimate for repairs and the payment of debte,authority shouid be given tothe Canal Commissioners tolocrease the er! of the bonds of sUpervinors from $5,000 co $10,000. Owing to the remote Lees of many of there officers from tne seat of govern- , it wiil be imposribir for them to make their suctie- #20 a8 to meet, within w reasonable time, the de- ofthe public creditors and to pay the oash for the repairs. Under the prict cv of the Board, no owed to draw for funds uo ount js actually required for . No evil, therefore, cau result from the ease of the penalty of the bonds. prual reperte cf the superintendents and su. for 1*4 are herewith transmitted. Board, OMAS L. WILSON, Srarement A, Exbibiting the Supervisors’ estimate for repairs for tho fi year ending 20th November, 1549; the amount of cebte due for repairs the total of the estimates and debts awount asked for by thy Board for the payment of the debte, avd for repsiro from the 1st December, 148, to the 36th November, 1£49. Tot'l Dette perviaes By order of the TH Buperv's & Es for Antashd Estimates, Debts Due, Re vy Borrd. 0. 1Y.BT5 20,008 01) OH WO Faster Livision’.. 29,96 77 23/000 00 Fortae AB... . 52200 0) 5,000 00 Lower duriata,.. . 16 300 00 15,000 Uiver duista , Mace 00 300) 00 20 P00 10 2 13, 000) 45,244 92 6919 450000 00 10.533 5 20,000 00 26,295 50 $186,416 77 290.977 72 816,7: Deduct balance in ‘treasury lst December, 14: Add fer breact es cr for repairs after 1st Dec. 1849, .. ‘Tetal amourt atked for by the board for debts and tor 1epairs for the year ending Nov. 30,1419... ... $3600 (0 The heavy businees of the session has all to he ected on between now and the 10th of April next the day fixed upon tor the adjournment of the Le- gislature by joint resolution. The public bills, to avoid the inclined plane, and for the completion of the North Branch Canul to the New York State line, appear to be the sectional division on which both democrats and whigs split. I apprehend, however, come amendment or compromise will be pubhe improvements will be competed without | further delay. Frenpisu Ovrragr.—A gentleman from Boone | county, Ky., yesterday related to one of our report | ers an Outrageous transaction, agit oceurred in said county of late, altogether too horrible and mon- strous for publication in detail. The blood chills atthe thought. A young lady, of tender years and form, had been in the habit of visiting a neighbour, living some |ittle distance from her father’s, b; croesing a field and copse of bushes, through whic! her custome, ensconce pot along the path, and pounced upon the young lady, throwing her upon the ground, showing a large buteher kn pain of instant death. His purpose was the busest, and to accomplish it extraordinary means were used, in which a knife was brought into requisi- tion! The wretched young lady was eventually lett senseless, bleeding, on the earth, her hair d shevelled, showing features similar, we presume, to the victimes of the inquisition. She did notrecover sufficiently to walk tor several hours. When she reached home, she fell fainting upon the door steps. She did not know the perpetrator of this March 23. _ Dastitution In Canapa.—A letter from Care lisle, Gaspe, Canada, ot March 3d, published in the Montreal papers of March 2ist, says :— “Want and destitution, nearly allied to starva- tion, have visited the abodes of our poor fisher- men, the mest ot whom are burdened with large families. Two stores have already been broken pen, and it 18 difficult to assign the bounds within which a starving popula may be restrained, when no prospect of relief is at all apparent betore the middie or rather end of next May, as the seed required for next year’s crop 18, or will be, con- sumed ere the spring, to postpone for a time the evil hour of starvation.” ae Sprep or Tae Sxconp Exrnass rrom Hanirax to St. Jonn’s.—The distance from Halifax to Windsor was performed in two hours minutes! [Although Barncpy w: won the prize, as the steamer for his express was on band—that for Barnaby’s was not. One ot Hyde’s riders, Thad Elariis, pertormed 18 miles in 63 minutes !--Halifax Cowrer, March 17, introduced, by which both of these very important | Jed a path. A large negro, being acquainted with | ects himeelt in the loneliest | and commanding silenee, on | awful outrage upon her.— Cincinnati Commercial, | reecribed for filling vacancies in the office of justices tices elected pursuant to this act, sub- ject to the provisions contained in ta seotion i have the rame 4 perform the in all respects, the preseat juni of such Superior Court, and shall reovive the sam: like manner. | term of the Superior Court be heid by any of the six justices thereof, und a special term by any one of them; and gen d special ae one or more ef them may be held at the same ne. Sec 8 All civil suits in law and equity, commenced after the firet day of July, 1847, that irom and after the first day of May, 1849, shall be placed upon the oaien- dar of the Supreme Court at any general or special term thereof, to be held in the eity of New York, ma; by an order of that court, be transferred tothe sald Superior Court of the city of New York. Seo. 9. The said Superior Court shall have jurisdic- tion of every sult 00 transferred to it, and may exer- cise the same powers in respect to every such suit and y proceeedings therein, as the Supreme Court might bave exercised, if the suit hed remained in that ovurt. Seo. 10 It shall be the special duty of the three jus- tices to be elected under the provisions of this act, and of their successors, to devote their time and iabors for the term of two years, from the lst day of May, 1849, to the hearing and determination of the suits trans- ferred from the Supreme Court, and tor that purpose they, or any two of them, shail hold a general term of the said Superior Court, of at leas: two weeks in du- ration, in each month of the year See. 11. Appeals trom the judgmen:s of the Superior Court im such suits may be taken to the Court of Ap- peals im the saq.e manner as from the judgments of the re Court in actions originally commenced therein ‘Seo. 12. The chapter of the act to simplify and abridge the practice, pleadings. aud proovediugs of the oourts cf this State, which relates to confessions of judgments without action, sball epply to the Sup»rior Court of the city of New York The clerk of thet court eball peiform the duties thereby obarged on the County Clerk, and enter the judgment as a judge! cf suid Superior Court, Seo, 13 ‘Ihe clerk of said court shall receive for every trial, from the party whivh shall bring it on, oae dollar; on entering judgment one doilar. He shall ceive no other ‘ee for apy service whatever in a otvil action, except for copies 0: wat the af five tor every ope hundred words, ec. 14. The provisions of sec. 31 of the Code of Pro- cedure shall apply to said Superior Court, Sec. 15, This net shail take effeot immediately. Scats oy New Youx,( [have compared the pre- Secretery’s Office. ceding with an original law on file im thin office, and do certify that the same is a ocrrect transcript therefrom, and of che whole of said origival. Given under my hand and seal of office at the city of Albeny. the 24th day of March, im the year of oar Lord one thousand eight hundred and forsg- ming. CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, Secretary of State. AporrionaL From Jamaica.—By the schooner D. ©. Forter, Captain Canfield, we have papers from Kingston, Jamaica, te the 7th inst. lu con- sequence of the Coloniai Legislature having stop- ped the supplies, the Governor of Jamaica, Sir George Grey, Legs she Spas the Avsembly to the 24th ot Maren e give his Excelleney ech: Gentiewen of the Council—Mr. Speaker. and Ge tlemen cf the Astembly—I regret very much that I cailed upon to close the session in the present state of the pubiic business Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly—The Jors of the rum and it duties, a tax to which of ail Others there are perhaps the fewest objsotios, jal dif been aliowed to greatly add within #ehort time to yoar fina: vuities. The immigration act bh. pire, amd there is no provision cojopial enactment, for the emp Hon ofthe African inmigrante, imperial government are on (heir way to these shores. ‘The justices and vestries througbout the coioay left without their power of making assesrment tor ersonal purpoves amongtt which are ti ay juded, as you now. the necessary repaire of ail the roads of the putting the ieleud cheoks as near- ehey aer bills predation of jad the ‘sland. The plano ly an possible on the same footing as thi Cf England, which apparently had the all the three branches of the Legislature, meane for which were entirely at your command, hie suddenly dropped. without aay rearon of which [ao aware. Several claims upon the treasury, such as are usually paid by apectal grants towards the end of a reesion, and the justice of which has been recognised by the House of Assembly in its preeent session, will remain unpaid, The progress of the unfinished butli- tentiary must be atopped, and the coua- ty and district prisons, most of whioh are greatly out of repairs, will go toruins. The wpe ag ig 9) i | Oniyito great either recognise with whi 2 = ote pee pt regarded xpedien' ther bills should be eptertained du: now however, that it woul to keep you assembled g'siatare fora period, there should be any tnd disposition to re-. trie h peril os bring sbandoned no difflouity ¢t calling you tegether ax atch of busi- ness, If the opportunity should pass unheeded, my impression ie, that in order to relieve the Isiand ia row ee fcmite present reatles @ and unovr- tainty, and to allay the anxiety which reoent proosed- jogs have been calculated to excite. | shall best con- rult the interests of the colony by proroguing its Legislature for @ considerably longer period. [ do now.jin Her Majesty's nawe, prorogue this General Assembly to Saturday, the 24th day of Marsh instant, and it ishereby prorogued accordingly. _ This speech will give a better idea of the state of effairs in the Island than any thing we could publish —New Orleans Pucaywne, Murch 18. rapidly cleared and repsired ; prom! ran early opening.