The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1849, Page 2

+ san pen nt ESS SESS SSS SCS ST SSeS SES EEE SS SSS SESE EE SEE 5 oR SSCS NEW YORK HERALD,| TEMEGRAPSIC EFTELLGENCE. aS ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN NEWS. Rorthwest corner of Puitow and Nasenste| VpRy LATE PROM CALIFORNIA. | ABRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA AT BOSTON. aed JAMES GORDON BENVET®?, PROPRIBTOR, DAILY HERALD—Three oantions, 3 conte por MORNING EDITION ta pubis Cee Te eee bated before brcokjacts ~ dat Raelocks PM bd ene PARK ALD. oy exreuliton fn thts ome tieont, 4 nturdey, "cents pe’ ott Pein for clceutation tn Rurope, and p ERacv and Baghien at th’ centy (9 ores per am= Sum; the Latter price fo incl i‘ wri, " or at it LRPTER hy il colle tr wt te the money ~emitted. i VOLUNTARY. CORRESPONDENCE, containing m= portant neve, solicite! from uny wwarter of the world: of will ly paid for eee na Tan! ISHMENT ts open throughout the night. anne = cose: AMUSEMENTS MORROW SVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory—Wituiam TsL1—Dowane Brppep Room. WAY THEATRE, Broadway—Foterra—Youn Live's 1s Dancer, NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Sauare.—Mr. Ai Mas. Waits—Borr to Geen Lvox—Lingaicn Bor. BURTON'S THEATRE. Chambers «trea. —Cu Siamese Twine—Tue W-o or Winpaon, MECHANICS’ HALL, Broadway, near Groome.—Cnnia- y's MinsTRELe. ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 553 Broadway—Vorertann Ma enocosmic Virws. APOLLO SALOON, (In the Perlors)—Stamuse Twins, 06,8 to 10, 8 MINERVA ROOMS, Broadway—Mopat or New Youn. TO-NIGHAT. CASTLE GARDEN—Sackep Concrete. New York, Sunday, May 27, 1849. Highly Important from Europe. » The European news received by the steamship Caledonia, at Halifax, and there transmitted to this city by special express and telegraph, is of deep and momentous importance, and seems to warrant the conclusion that a general European war is inevitable. That vast confederacy, the German empire, was in the throes of revolution at the last accounts—a revolution in which the success or failure in es- tablishing a great and vital principle, is concerned. The question to be decided is—shaH democracy prevail, or shallit not? The conflict has been com- menced, and blood has already flowed in streams. The Hungarians, we presume, are still success- ful ; and so important are the advantages gained by them, that Austria 1s actually, as we are inform- ed, in danger of dissolution. Russia, fearing the eonsequences, has taken sides with Austria, and sent a large force to subdue the Hungarians. France and England have protested against it, and insisted upon the non-intervention of that power. If the protest be disregarded, there is no telling what the result will be. The French troops have met with such a recep- tion in Rome as they might have expected. There is something unaccountable in the conduct of the French ministry in sending a force to restore the Pope. We do not understand it. We can hardly believe that it was done with a view of crushing the efforts of the people of the Eternal City to secure freedom. Yet it looks like it; and such isthe view taken by the Romans themselves. In fact, the whole continent of Europe is in an uproar. The predictions so frequently made by us, are about being realized, we think. A general European war must, in our opinion, take place; and it will be a war gigantic in every sense. We cannot doubt the result. The spirit of the nine- teenth century will triumph eventually ; but before that happens, the soil of every country in that part of the world will be saturated with blood. We expect the mails this morning. We shall publish the details of this extremely interesting in- telligence to-morrow, in a double sheet. ‘Tue Canr or Aristocracy.—Since the occu:- rence of the disgraceful outrage at Astor Place, we have been favored, both by the pulpit and the press, with all sorts of vituperation and maledic- tion, directed against what 1s called “the mob.” The Express of this city, with even more than its usual incoherence and bombast, talks wildly and malignantly about a New York “mob, which has neither intellect nor heart, brains nor affections ;” and raves piteously about this ‘ inhuman monster, as fiendish in form as it is magnant in all its pur- poses.” All trash and twaddle, of the most con- temptible kind. There is no such organized ele- ment of violence and disorder amongst us, as that against which this wiseacre of the Express, and certain of his brethren in the pulpit, pour forth their canting bombast. There are, it is true, in this, asin all crowded communities, a number of idle wagabouds and depraved ruffians; but there is no «‘mob.” Citizens of New York may well be proud of the peaceful and respectable character of the great metropolis in which they live. But one of the commonest and stalest tricks of your canting aristocrat, is to seize upon any dis- turbance of the public peace, be it serious or trifling, for the purpose ot declaiming against those who are nicknamed the “low and vulgar”—the poor—the working classes—‘‘the mob.” We can readily dis- cern inthese declamatory expressions of the Express, Courier, and kindred prints, and in the well-rounded periods of certain oily, canting preachers, that arre- gant, insolent, overbearing, cruel temper and spirit, which have in all ages and countries cha- ractenzed the “aristocrat.” The secret of all this abuse of what is called the ‘‘ mob,” is simply this: ‘These men hate the people. It isa feul libel upon the character of the great masses of New York, to talk of them, or any portion of them, as ‘*the mob.” {n no city in the world 1s there so much regard for law and order as in this city of New York. The great body of our community 1s firm and stedfast in ite loyalty to the State. It would be well for those who arrogate to themselves the tiue of * ex- clusives”—to which vain and empty distinction they are heartily welcome—if they possessed a tithe of the honesty, industry, and iove of justice which characterize those whom they call ** the mob.” Here let us say a word to the clergy of our city, who are loudest in this vituperation poured forth against the “mob,” and who deprecate with holy horror the slightest contact with the inhabitants of the lanes and alleys, the bye ways and obscure places, of this metropolis, Let us ask certain of those pretended tollowers and ministers of Him who went about continually doing good, whence they have derived their nouons of «the mob 7” It is all very weil for these luxurious successors of Paul, and James, and Peter, to com- pose eloquent harangues about “the mob,” in the hushed silence of their lordly dwellings, and to deliver them, with all due emphasis and discretion, on Sundays, in magnificent temples or theatres, into which the slightest appearance of “ vulgarity” has never been permitted to enter. But, ah! into how many of the humble abodes of the poor and indigent, the ignorant and the despised, have these ministers of the truth penetrated on a mission of mercy? We have no patience with these drawing- room divines. Let them cease this declamation about the licentiousness of liberty and the mob; and emulating those really illustrious men of their own profession who preach the gospel to the poor, let them endeavor to become familiarly acquainted with that “mob” which they despise and abuse. ‘Thank heaven, there is in New York a small be. mob” of faithful ministers of the Cross—humble, indefatigable, zealous, Christian men, of all per- suasions, Catholic and Protestant—and to their Jabors, unobtrusive and silent as they are, their hallowed influence fulling like that of the fertilizing dew, unseen and unheard of the world, we owe not a little of the peace and order which prevail among us. To the example of such men we direct our fashionable preachers, exhorting them to bring forth fruits meet tor repeatance. As for the journalists who seem to take such delight in abusing ‘the mob,” we leave them to the appropriate company of the ‘ exclusives,” aye the mark! whom they court and revercnoe. AR RIVAL STEAN.SHIPS CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, FROM San Francisco, at Panama, die. Sie. doc. We leam that Messrs. Howland & Aspinwall, yesterday afternoon, received two telegraphic des- patches from two different sources in New Orleans, announcing the arrival, at Panama, of their mail steamships, California and Oregon, from San Francisco. These despatches to Mesars. H. & A. were dated at New Orleans on the 22d inst. One states that these steamers arrived at Panama on the 5th inst. ; the other that they arrived on the 8th inst. This gratifying intelligence was, we understand, re- ceived at New Orleans in a sailing vessel from Chagres. The latest date from Panama, previoug to the above, was of the 4th inst. The California and Oregon have probably brought news irom San Francisco as late as the 15th of April, and perhaps to the 20th. Our last accounts, published in yesterday’s Herald, were of the 9th of that month. It is notso much the news that these vessels may bring, as itis the amount of gold they have on board, that attracts the most attention. It is ex- pected that they have to the value of over half a million of dollars on freight, destined for houses in this city. We have received no intelligence of the arrival of the steamer Panama from New York. OTHER ACCOUNTS FROM CALIFORNIA. Baxrimore, May 26—P. M. The New Orleans Crescent, of the 19th, has new from San Francisco, via Tepic, to the 28th of March. Gold is a8 abundant as ever, and provisions are ex- orbitant. The weather has become mild ; and under the im- pression that winter was over, thousands were moving towards the gold regions. The arrival of a number of expeditions from this country are mentioned. ‘There was a great abundance of tho precious metals in circulation, and gambling was carried on at an ox- tensive rate. Aletter trom San Francisco says: “It appears that in all the great extent or the placers, there is scarcely @ point where gold is not found, and there are places where a bushel of earth yields a pound of gold. In this port the circulation of money is astonishing. All things are high, but principally transportation and manual labor. The Crevasse at New Orleans—Important from Mexico, é&o. de. Cuanteston, May 25, 1849. We have New Orleans dates to tho 19th. The cre- vasse at Sauve’s was enlarging, and was finding its way into the opening of the Metarie Ridge. The busi- ness part of the city was in great danger from the flood, the water being scarcely more than half a mile distant. Cotton was in active demand, the sales reaching 7,000 bales, at 8c for fair, An arrival from Tampico brings seven days later ad- vices from the capital of Mexico. The account of the success of the insurgents at Rio Verde, were yory con- tradictory. The papers from the capital are silent in regard to the news from the seat of war. The rebels were near San Luis de Potosl. It was thought that the government would be unable to stopfthe progress o the rebels. The Indians had considerable mistrust as to the good faith of the Governor of Vera Cruz, who was mustering a force to take the road from the city to the National Bridge. The cholera was diminishing at New Leon. Valuable mines had been discovered in Jalapa, from some of which gold had been obtained, A great robbery bad been committed at a church in Mexico, and the jewels of the Virgin, valued at $20,000, wore carried off. ‘The steamboat Navigator, building near the capital, would be launched at Lavega on the 27th, Battione, May 26—P.M. With regard to the crevasse, the Picayune of the 19th says: “ Our latest news from Sauve's crevasse {8 that the yolume of water through the breach has ma- terially increased, in consequence of the moving of the old bulk, which was partially sunk in the gorge. We learned last night that the hulk was driven through the piling, carrying away a considerable portion of it, and rendering the difficulty of stopping the crevasse much more formidable. A new plan of operation was about to be adopted. There was but little change yesterday, in tho state of affairs in the rear of the city. The water fell somewhat, we presume, owing to the fact that a large portion is drained off through the Metarie canal. Moving from the inundated district still gocs on with energy, as the people do not seem willing to remain prisoners in their houses, surrounded by water, especially as there is no knowing when things will be altered for the better. The Cabinet and Appointments—The Cho- Jera in Washington, &c. ‘Wasmincrox, May 26, 1849, ‘There was no cabinet meeting to-day. The Secreta- ries are engaged in cutting out work for Monday. It is generally believed that the Hon. Wm. C. Rives, of Virginia, will be sent to France, There are five cases of cholera reported this morning, near the Navy Yard. The contagion is said to have been brought up from Norfolk in a schooner A physician informs us the report is false—that there is yet no Asiatic cholera in Washington. Wasiivarox, May 26—P. M. We have it from good authority that the successor of Mr. McCulloch (late First Comptroller in the Trea- sury Department) will not be Solicitor Gillett, but the appointee will likely be taken from New York, John. Clark’« name is associated with the head of an impor- tant treasury bureau; and it is thought by many that the Comptroilership will be offered to him. Awful Shipwreck, with Immense Loss of Life, Awany, May 26—8 P. M. Quebec papers report the loss of the ship Maria, from Limerick, Ireland, with one hundred and eleven emi- grants, She foundered in the ice, im the Guif of St. Lawrence, and all, save five of the crew, perished. Arrival of the Steamship Osprey, Pittape nena, May 26, 1849, The steamship Osprey arrived at this port this after- noon, from Charleston, after a passage ef seventy hours from wharf to wharf, during which she encountered a seyere storm, which lasted twenty-seven hours, The Empire Catastrophe—Another Body Found—The Removal of the Wreck, &c. Newsvnc, May 26—9 P.M. The body of a boy, about fourteen years of age, was found this morning at Polypus Island, about two miles below the wreck. The remains were identifie the child of Mr. Buckland, railway engineer, of Troy, The coroner's jury, having disposed of this case, adjourned to Monday. The District Attorney of Dutchoss county, has de cided that the coroner cannot interfere in the removal ofthe wreck of the Empire to the eity of New York, but insists that the evidence received at the various inquests must be immediately returned to the Dutchess county Clerk ‘The work of raising the wreck bly, it having bee in progrosing favora- ised considerably to-day. The Cholera at the West, Ciweinnats, May 25—6 P, M. ‘The Board of Health report fourteen new cases and two deaths, by cholera, since yesterday. STILL LATER. Cincinwatt, May 26—6 P.M. ‘Tho Board of Health report seven new cases and four deaths from cholera, for the past twenty-four hours, ending at noon to-day. In the markets there is nothing doing worthy of no- toe, The Presbyterian General Assembly, Pirrspuna, May 26—A. M. ‘The old school of the General Assembly of the Pres- byterlan Church, at their meeting yesterday, resolved tot it would be inexpedient and Lnproper to propese Or attompt any messure in the werk of oumasoipation, AMBRIOCAN STOOKS, &e. &e. &e. Boston, May 26, 1849. ‘The steamship Caledonia was telegraphed off this port, at 8 o'clock this morning, and reached her wharf about 9. Tho mails will be forwarded in the afternoon train. I send you by the wires Messrs, Barings’ Circu- lar, and the shipping intelligence :— Messrs. Baring Brot! Lowpon, Friday, 11th May, 1849. ‘We have little change to notice in markets since our last advices of 4th instant, while, as regards politica; affairs on the continent, they seem, from day to day, to become more complicated, to the almost entire suapen- sion of other export trade, at a season usually so active The subjoined remarks will allude to those articles in which business has been done ; other descriptions of produce may be considered nominally as last quoted. Amrnicay Stocxs.—There has been a steady demand this week for United States 6 per cents, and considera- ble amounts have been taken to-day at 107; Massa- chusetts, sellers at 1016 ; Maryland 86; New York 9434 2 96; Pennsylvania 79 a 80 per cent. ‘Asues.—At public sale, yesterday, of 100 bbls. pot and 176 bbis. pearl, the greater part found buyers at 485, a 448. for the former, and 36s. 6d. « 36. for pearl, ocninkaL,—Upwards of 400 bags have been taken, principally Honduras silver, from 39, 7d. a 4a. 4d.— Mexican silver 3s. 7d. a 38. 8d., and black 3s, 11d. a 4s., with afew Teneriffe at 3s. 11d. a 4s. 2d., which are stendy prices. Cocoa.—We notice sales of 900 bales Granada, from 385. a 424, 6d. with two lots fine, at 47s. 3d, Corrxe—The trade have been somewhat more dis- posed to operate, and have taken about 300 casks 2,000 bags plantation Ceylon at full prices; 2,000 bags Native at public sale realized 318, 6d. a 849, 6d., and privately ‘a good deal has been done at 32s and 338., for good ordi- nary, which is fully 1s. dearer; 450 bales Mocha brought 508.9578. Tho continuance of the Danish blockade prevents export business, and nothing has been done in foreign, eithor on tho spot, or floating. In all the Con- tinontal ports, however, prices are firmly supported, and stocks on the Ist inst, as will be seen below, are much reduced ,— Imports. Great Britain. Other ports of rope., Total... c+s+0 145,100,000 si 1549. 1849, Groat Britain...... 9,500,000 Great Britain. ..... Other ports of ‘itu- Other ports of u- Total. 123,200,000 Total... Corroy—A fair amount of business has been done through the week, and prices were quoted 34d. dearer; but yesterday the market was less active, and buye! had theadvantage. We subjoina note of the imports toand stock on Ist inst :— imports, Bales, srooxs. Bales. i + 478,500 Groat Britain 68,907 France ... 131 Other ports of Europe, 112,837 Total..... + vee 710,568 Great Britain France... + 168,9 Other ports of Burope. 101,958 Total. bra Total...... The Cony Trave remains dull, with 9 supplies of foreign wheat and oats, which are both ra- ther cheaper, U.S. flour, 238. a 23s, 6d. per bbl. In- dian Corn.—Transactions limited, but holders firm, in expectation of an carly renowal of demand from Ireland. Daves, &e.—No public sales haye been held this weok. Heme is dearer. St. Petersburg, clean, £31; Manilla, £34 8 £35, Jute.—We notice sales of 2,500 bales, from £14. £15 158,, according to quality. Ivpico.—The public sales commenced on the 8th inst., and aro proceeding briskly, at an advance of 2d. a 3d. on tho prices of February, for Bengals and Kur- pabs, and from par to 2d. decline on Madras; 5,943 chests have now been gone through, of which 3,948 chests have been sold. At the Rotterdam sale, on the 4th inst., the whole found eager buyers, at the fall ad- vance established at Amsterdam. Tux Inox Manxet continues inanimate; and, with an order in hand, we could to-day buy common Welch bars and rails somewhat under our last quotations. Scotch pig ranges from 44s. 6d. a 463, on the Clyde. No transactions reported in foreign. Livsern Caxxs go off more freely, in view of the ad- vanced season, and tho stock of foreign is becoming considerably reduced. Prices are as in our last ; hold- ers continuing to supply the market freely. Oms,—Fish oils continue to be neglected A parcel of sperm, offered at public sale, has been bought at £76. In common sorts nothing doing. Linseed, 25s. 9d. por ewt. Seurreree is dull, at 278, a 208, 6d. We have bad no public rales since our last, Srexren, with largo arrivals, has declined to £15. Sricea are very firm We notice sales of 1,262 bags pimento, from $A(d. a 3% ; 2,600 bags 1,100 Robins pepper, from 24d. a 334d, for Malabar; and 100 bags good Bourbon cloves, from 714d. to 8d. per Ib. Svcax for home use has been in decidedly more re- quert, and prices have improved 1s. a 1s. 6d. per ewt ‘The sales for the week amount to 3,500 hhds. and 23,- 000 bags, foreign descriptions have been also more in- quired for, and may bo called 6d. to 1, dearer. We notice sales of 450 cases brown Bahia, at 20s.; 700 casos arrorted at 19s, Gd, and 238. 6d.; 5,000 bags white Pa- raiba, at 248, 9d.; 1,716 boxes yellow Havana, at 228. ., all afloat, and 5,000 bags Manilla, at 21s, 6d. per ewt. Inthe near ports of the continent, there has been little doing; and we have not yet received the ac- counts of the result of the company’s sale, which was held yesterday, at Rotterdam, Nothing new from St. Petersburg. The following were the imports to and stock in hand, Ist instant :-— Imports. Stocks. 1548, 1848, Iba, Groat Britain... .201,600,000 Great Britain Other Other ports of Eu- rope rope 50, Total Total, Great Britain Other porta of YOpe.« TOPO wes Tetal’...... 393,600 Total. oe ceed ‘Tat.ow in moderate request, at 388. 6d. for St. Pe- tersburg Y. C. on the spot, and 39s, for new, for delive- ry end of year, Tux Tonacco market remains quiet. Tenventine.—1,070 barrels have been sold, ox. ship, at 7s. per ewt.; spirits are unsaleable; American 31s. 6d. a 32s. in cask; English 30s. 6d. per owt. The public sales of Cononrat. Woot, consisting of 22.500 bales, commenced yesterday, and are proceeding stendily, at prices fully ona par with those obtained in February. Great Britain Other ports of E 340,000,000 Additional Shipping Intelligence, AmateRpam, May 5—Arr Meldon, NYork, Sid 4th, Jacob Case, do; Sth, Proteus, do; 8th, Eliza, Curaooa, Axtwenr, May 4—Bolow George Tnrner, from NOrleans. Berveavx, May 5—Sld Carlotta, NYork; 4th; Norfolk, U States; April 30, Oceana, NYork. Burwenwaven, May 7—Arr Hermann (1), Crabtteo, N York. 1d 4th, Baltions, do; 34, Gustave, Baltimore; Corsair, NYork; 24; Harriet, do; 1st, Jupiter & Amy, do, Bremen, May 7—Arr Harmann (#), NYork. Bavrast, May 7—Sld Peltona, NYork, Br #701, May 9—Sld Josko, Boston, Ci yx, May 8—Arr Mary Morris, NYork. Sld 5th, Athol, and Alox Grant, Boston, Conx, May 6—8ld Three Brothers, Boston. Cuxnaven, May 6—SId Adonis, NYork, Cunustiana, April 28—Arr Hebe, NOrleans, Corre, May 1-Sld Courier, NYork. Drat, May 9--Arr Comoro, Matanzas via Cowes, Downa, May 8—Arr in, American Eagle, NYork. Fi sinone, May 3—Arr Soboois, Havana for Cronatndt Fatmourn, May 7--Off, Niobe, from NOrleans for Havre, Grewnoox, May 5--Arr Lady of the Lake, Savannah, Guascow, May 9-~Arr Mary Morris, NYork; Duncan Rit= chie, NOrleana, Sld 8th, Harmonia, NYork. Gaway, May7--Arr Robt A Parker, NOrle Ginnautan, April 18--Arr Metropolis, Messina; Charter Oak, Palermo (and both old for Philadelphia); Emily, do (and cld for Philadelphia 22d); Clariven, do for N York; 23th, ‘te, Richmond; May 1, Long Island, NYork, Hamnune, May 2—Sld Dorothea, NYork, Henvowt, May 1—Arr Porsgrund, NYork, Sld 5th, Fran- ciska Hagedorn, do, Havnn, May 8~Sld Manteo, NOrleans, Livenvoor, May 12—Of, Yorkshire, Hacketaff, from Now Arr 10th, Constellation, Luce, Now York; Elizabeth L, New Orleans; %h, Argo, Mobile; Olive Branoh, Savannah; Tth, Argo, New Orleans; Sir Harry Smith, New York. Sld 11th, Sardinin, Crocker, New York; Elian Caroline, do; Rock- Blake, Armstrong, New Orleans; Arminia, Poltoma, and Clyde, Now York; 9th, Argyle, do; Nowman, Boston; Sa- rab & Arsilia, do; 7th, Grampion from Londonderry, Phila- delpbiag St John, Staten Isiand; Granada, Boston; 6th, Jamestown, Trask; Hottinguer, Bursley; and Tyringham, Claret, Now York; 6th, J H Shepherd, Ainsworth, do Cld Wh, Amprica, Balvimory Oh, Alliance, Boston; bob, ‘Asbley, New York. Eat for leading, 10th, Ashburton, Bunt- ing, New York; Thames, New Orleans; 9th, Tartar, Wilming- ton; 8th, Victoria, EZ, and Wm H Barbeck, fer Now York; Robert C Winthrop, and Harvard, for Boston; 7th, Eli Whit- ney, do; John Dunlap, New Orleans; Guy Maunoring, Res- cius, and London, New York; J P Whitney, Philadelphia. Lonvon, May 10—Cld Henry, NYork, Limenicx, May 7—Arr Montreal, NOrleans; Sth, Mon- tual, do. Lasnon, April 28—Arr Omyum, NYork; Harmony, do. Lxononn, April 20—Arr Lamartine, NYork, via Genes. Manomruces, April 30—Ldg, Barrington, and Herschel, for NYork. Sid May 1, Rover, NYork; 6th, Radius, NOrleaas. Orono, April 25—Sld Albion, NYork. PurmoutH, May 9--Of, brig Josephine, from NYerk for Bremen. Rorranvam, May 6—Sld Ro , May 2—Arr Lode ceska, NYork. t, NYork; (am errer—she ar Ap 28.) Snieins, May 9Sid Jacoba, and August L, NYork. £cnenpt, May 10—Arr in, Onward, NOrleans. SwnpeRvany, May 2—Sld “ Anamo,” NYork, Travamunps, May S—Arr Isabella, Charleston. Texxx, May 2—Arr in, Henry, Baltimore. 81d April 30, ‘Van Galen, NYork. Taixere, Moy 2—Arr Alvina, Boston, Warunvonp, May 2—Sld Juliot, NYork; Ann Garr, do. The St. Louls Fire. Batimore, May 26—8 P.M. ‘The St. Louis Union (the only paper, printed in Eng- lish, left) of Friday and Saturday, received by mail to- night, contains a detailed account of the great confla- gration. The. ceno is reported as awful inthe extreme from Duncan’s Island. i ‘Tho flames extended, perhaps a half or three-quar- ters of a mile ina continuous line up the river. The burn- ing wrecks of boats met boats, and rolled their united clouds of deep black smoke and lurid flame in wild con- fusion. On the other Land, the long, lofty range of stores fronting the river, sent upacloud of sparksand sheets of dazzling flame; while here and there were seen half frantic men running in bewilderment from point to point, or staggering from their burning houses under a load of their most precious property, followed by their wives and children. A large number of buildings were blown up, by which the progress of the flames was checked, although. unfortunately, four persons were killed by these ex- plosions. | Robbery at Owego, N. Y. Oweco, N. ¥., May 26—A. M. ‘The storo of N. Matsons, in this village, was entered last night with skeleton keys, and robbed of silver ware and dry goods totho amount of $8,000. Three hundred dollars reward has been offered for the appre- honsion of the thief and recovery of tho property, or in proportion for cithor. Pittshurg Affairs. Prrrsauna, May 26—6 P.M. Our city continues perfectly healthy, no cases of cholera having yet appeared, ‘There are four feot of water in the channel. In produce there is but little stirring, and the mar- kets are generally unchanged. The weather to-day has beon very pleasant. Launch of the U, 8. Sloop Vandalia, &c. ‘Wasninaton, May 26, 1849. The United States sloop Vandalia was launched at Portsmouth, Virginia, this morning, at 10 o'clock. She went off in fine style. Market: Bostox, May 26, 1849. In cotton and flour there is nothing doing to-day worthy of remark. Naval Stores—Spirits of turpentine are firm at 340., cash, from store; 600 bbls. poor were disposed of at $1 12 to $115; 100 bbls. extra No. 1, at $3 37 for export to England. Linseed Oil—2,000 galls. Amorican changed hands at 563,0.; 1,000 galls. English at 58c.,cash. Cream of Tartar—6 casks were sold at 183gc.; it is held highor in consequence of the loss of the§Martha Washington. Mahogany—151 logs were disposed of at 73¢c. to 94<c. per foot, 6 months, Boston, May 26—6 P. M. There is no material change in flour, and a fair de- mand prevails. The sales of the day are 1,500 barrels; including common Western brands and Geneseo at $4 87.0 $5 123. Smail sales of corn meal were made at $3 @ $3123. For corn there is a large demand, and quo- tations are steady; wo notice sales of 30,000 bushels, including white at 650. and yellow at 600. In rye about 1,000 bushels sold at 65c. Oats aro steady, with sales of 5,000 bushels at 360. a 38c. In lard there is some little doing, and we notice sales of 350 barrels at 7c. For tallow there is a fair demand, sales reaching 25,000 Ibs. at 73¢0. Burraro, May 26—6 P. M. Receipts within tho past 24 hours:—Flour, 6,000 bbls. : wheat, 9,100 bushels; corn, 4,100 do. In flour there is no change to notice; prices continue as before, with a moderate business, Wheat—Of wheat, about 16,000 bushels changed hands, at 70 a T4c. for common Western, and 90c, for prime Ohio, Corn.—There isa better feeling in corn; and salos of 8,000 bushels were made at 468 47c., which is a slight advance since the arrival of the steamer. Freights are firm, with an up- ward tendency in prices, Flour to Albany is quoted at 48 a 50c. Avnany, May 26—6 P, M. Receipts by canal within the past 24 hours:—Flour, 6,700 bbis.; rye, 23,000 bushels. The news by the Ca- ledonia was received here early this morning, and had the effect of unsettling the flour market, no sales of which transpired, In corn, we notice sales of 15,000 bushels, at 57 ¢. for mixed, and 60% 0 6le, for round yellow; also, rales of 10,000 bushels, to arrive within a week or ten days, at Glo. Shipping Intelligence. Boston, May 26, 1810, Arrived--Ship Albatross, Valparaiso and Heradura, Chili, Feb 17; barks Stafford, Smyrna; Ionia, King, do. Cleared—Ship Governor, Davis, NOrleans; barks Orion, Lawrence, Baltimore; Eutaw, do; Lowell, do; brigs Pha! Buenos Ayres; Wellingsley, Wilmington, NC; Andover, Georgetown, SC; schrs Manson, Curacoa; John Simmons Richmond; Richmond, Philadelphia; Granite State, NYork; Abbott Lawrence, do; Ellen & Homer, do. Sarem, May 25, 1849. Arrived—Brig Russell, Willis, Rio Grande, Brasils, April Ist, left barks Wyman, of Salem; Madison, of Boston, ar- rived March 25th, disg, Mimosa, Remick, for Boston, few days; Mohawk, Lord, for de, uno; brigs Milton, Carty, for Phila, 2 or 3 da, mogene, Lanks, for Demerara, do (with New York Circus Company); Alfred Hammond, uno; John French, Jeffroy, unc; brig Clinton, for Salem, sailed March 31; spoke 224 inst, lat 3630, lon 68 30, brig Governor Thorp, from Riehmond, for Valparaiso. Also arrived, brig Rattler, Mosoly, Para, 6th inst. The Rattler has porformed her voynge from Salem to Para and back in 49 days, the shortest ever mado. Also arrived, schr John Foster, New York, bound east. Arrival or THE Srramsnre Trxnessex.—The steamship Tennessee, Capt. Collins, arrived yester- day morning from Savannah, after an unusually short run. We are indebted to Captain Collins for New Oileans and Savannah papers, ahead of the mail. Ho ror Catirornia.—The steamship Falcon sailed yesterday afternoon for Chagres, with about seventy passengers. Mvtivgens.—The U.S. ship Independence has brought home the following persons, charged with | mutiny on board the American whaling bark Tonedos, of New London; Frederick G. Jenkins, Wm, 8, Wit: cox, Charles R. Brayton, William Hewin, and George | Boston, of the same bark, charged with having at- tempted to take the life of Henry Comstock. Also, | Jeremiah Potts and James Lewis, witnesses in both eases, These persons wero sent home by James Tur- rill, Esq. U.S, Consul for the Hawaiian Islands, and are new in the oustody of Wilson B Sorey. Eaq., De= puty Marshal of this district.—Norfolk Herald, May 25, Brooklyn City Intelligence. Porrce Couxt.—Before Justice Truman Smith,— Troutd» among ‘de Colored Population’ of Carraville.— Masea Peter Johnson, a Baptist preacher, came be- fore this court, and charged Massa Zachary Barber, (also a colored preacher.) with having, last Sunday, in church at Cazrsville, arisen before the service was con- cluded, and declared to “ de beloved bredderen,” that deponent preached a false doctrine, thereby disturbing the worship. and creating a disturbance in said church, The Rev. Zachary Barber stated in defence “ he was one of de seven guardians to supply de pulpit, and Massa Johnson didn't preach de right sort to please him, as he was a Baptist, and he, ob sourse, stated to de congregation dat he wouldn't be allowed to hold forth any more in his church” After hearing the cnee, there being nothing to detain the accused, the Olty Intelligence. THE CHOLERA. Ganrrany Commrrtee, May 26, 1849.—Dr. Geor, Resl- | dent Physician, reports two mew cases of cholera as having occurred at No. 10 Mulberry street, one of | which has since died at the Centre street Hospital. JAMES KELLY ROBERT T. HAWES, ALEXANDER H. SHULTZ, EDWIN D. MORGAN, ROBERT A. SANDS, JACOB F OAKLEY, Tax Batreny Extancement.—Again has this subject been proposed, and an effort is making to induce the new Common Counoll to sanction the measure. That it is for the accommodation of some interested indi- vidust or individuals, nene can doubt; for, before a word is said about ing @ resolution to do the work, ®@ score of pi are presented, proposing to do the filling in for nothing. provided sufficient time shall be allowed. What length of time would be required it is impossible to tell; and it might be the case that ten rs would be required. Nothing is said about build- ing the wall; but the presumption is that he who does the filling in for nothing, expects to get a good price for building the wall—thereby making a profitable job of the whole, From every section of the city, the general voice of the prea is raised against the present oherous taxation, and the Common Council are implored to de- vise means by which it may be reduced. The Battery ia now sufficiently large—indeed, of greater extent than is kept in proper order. ‘The present condition of the city forbids a favorable movement towards the !im- provement, as it is termed. Let those who seek it look at the streets, and see what must be done to secure the permanency of the heulth of the city. For years they ve boen grossly neglected, and, as a necessary result, @ great amount of money must be expended to put them in apropercondition. ‘That expense will fall upon the le. To that they are willing; and s0, only because it is for the enhancement of the general health. ‘They are not willing to submit to a whim of a few in- terested persons, who, regardless of the interest of the city, seek their own aggrandisement. It is to be hoped the committee to whom the matter was roforred, will act with the same caution as that of the last Common Couneil, and not be caught in the trap laid by the de- rigning. Emronanrs. acket ship New World, Captain Knight is port yesterday, froin Liverpool, with seven hundred passengers in the stevrago—a larger number than was ever before brought out in ono ship. During the passage there was not a case of sick- ness among them, Accivent.—Mrs O'Connor, of No. 108 Mulberry street, see rence knocked down in er. op- posite the Astor House, by @ horse ridden by Thomas Barney. Immediately behind was one of the express j Committee. wagons of Harnden & Co., and so close, that in endea- yoring to stop the horse both shafts were broken, and Mrs. O'C. rolled under the wagon, She was released from her perilous situation with but very little iajury. It was the result of accident, and the driver of tl wagon deserves great praise for his prompt action in stopping his horse, otherwise her lifo would probably have been lost by the wheels passing over her. xc.—On Friday night, a male child, about 8 Old. was left in the area of the house of a gentleman in Sth street, but by some mishap it was at the wrong door, the gentleman having three er four children of his own to demand his attention, The little fellow was vory quiet, and in happy ignorance of his situation. He was delivered ovor to the matron of the Alms House, with the privilege of looking up to the whole Board of Governors and thirty-six mem! of the Common Council aa his fathers, With sueh paternity he should be well cared for. Deatn ny Drownixa.—The Coronor held an inquest yesterday at the foot of Hammond street, on the body of David Calhoun, aged 22 years, a native of Ireland who was found floating in the North River, foot of Hammond strect. The deceased, it seems, was master of a schooner, and has been missing since Thursday last; and yesterday in dragging the dock, the body was brought to the surface. Verdict, death by drowning. Presentation To Horace P. Russ, Esqg.—A number of citizens, through his Honor the Mayor, yesterday pre- sented to Horace P. Russ, Esq.,@ magnificent silver pitcher and salver, of massive workmanship and beau- tiful design, as 8 testimonial of tholr appreciation of the new pavement introduced by him, They bore tho fol- lowing inscription :— PRESENTED TO HORACE P. RUSS, For his improvement in Paving, ar ‘Wm. B. Astor, Garatt Storm, James Brown, Matthew Morgan, A. C. Kingsland, Shepherd Knapp, Christopher Wolf, A. J, Stewart & Co., Peter Pratt. M.D., Jamos 8. Thayer, John T. Dodge, ‘Wetmore & Co., Charles P. Brown, Isaac T. Smith, Lewis A. Layre, M.D., Kipp & Brown, John N. Genin, John F, Gray, M.D., Coleman & Stetson, Reynolds & Weart, D. D. Howard, Ball, Tompkins, & Black, 8. 8. Gray, P. T. Barnum, Robert B. Coleman, C. ¥. Wemple, Jobn E. Develin, G. W. Reid. Mr. Russ was not in the city at the time, and a spo- cial messenger, with the testimonial, was doapatched to Staten Island, with the following letter to that gentle- man, from bis Honor the Mayor :— Maron's Orrice, May 26, 1849. To Honacr P. Russ, Esq. Dean 8in—I take great ploasure in presonting to you this silver pitcher and salver, in be¥alf of the gentlo- men whose names are inscribed thereon. And allow me to embrace this occasion to remark, that I unite most cordially with these gontlomen in Dearing my testimony to the great improvement intro- dueed and put in practice by you in street paving. 1am not prepared to say that your mode of paving is superior toany other plan that may be put in practice; but it is, in my judgment, decided improvemont upon any plan hitherto used in this city. Lam, very respectfully yours, &e. C. 8, WOODHULL, ‘This will doubtloss be accepted and responded to by Mr. Russ with pleasurable emotions, especially as hay- ing been prosented by those who have seen the super ority of his pavement over any other. It is to be hoped the whole extent of Broadway, from Bowling Green to Union Park, will, ere long, be laid with this valuable avement, when its value and utility will be even more ighly appreciated than now. ‘This testimonial ix worthily bestowed, and Mr. R. deserves the thanks of the whole city, for an improvement which ix yet de- stined to make New York one of the cleanest, and hor streets the most delightfal in the world to prome- nade. Police Intelligence, Arrest of a Burglar.—Officor McGaughlin, of the Sixth ward, was at his post at the corner of Franklin and Orange stroets, about four o'clock yosterday mor- ning, when he saw two young men passing along Orange street, having in thelr possession two bundles of ready made clothing. The officer suspecting that all was not right, crossed down the street towards them. The rascals on secing the officer approach, dropped tho clothing and ran off, The officer finding that his sus- icion was correct, gave chase, calling out “ stop thief,” and after a run of two or three blocks, ono of the rogues, a German, cvlling himself Augustus Bartels, was caught, having been headed off on the alarm given by McGaughlin, On picking up the clothing and bringing it, togethor with the rogue, to the Tombs, before Justice McGrath, it was ascertained from a card, in the pocket of one of the coats, that the clothing belonged to Mr. John McKenley, ‘merchant. tailor, corner of Spruce ‘street and William. The officer viz sited the store and found that a burglary had been committed, as the store door was broken open, and the above lot of new clothing, valued ut $53, had beon stolon therefrom, It seems that during the night, the store had been forced epen by the two Germans who were carrying off their plunder, when detected by tho vigi- lance of the Sixth ward police, The magistrate com- mitted the accused to prison for trial, Buying Stolen Goods.—Officer Horrigan, of the lowor police, arrived in town yesterday, from Albany, having in custody a man by tho namo of Patrick Gallagher, & pediar by trade, This man purchased a picco of satin that was stolen from the store of Renard & Co, 116 Pearl stroet, knowing, as is alleged, at the time he bought it, that it was stolen property.’ On. his ar- rest, he acknowledged having had the satin, but that he geld it again to a number of persons, cut up into vests patterns, The magistrate committed him to prison for trial. Burglary A boy, by the name of John Glass, was arrested, last night, by officer Felleman, of the Fourth ward, on a charge of breaking into a fourth story room in the building 162 Nassau street, und stealing there- from two bundles of printing paper, valued at $13, the property of Samuel P. Townsend. ‘The paper was found in his possession. and Justice McGrath committed him to prison for trial. urglary ina Public School.—The public School No. 10, situated in Duane street, was entered on Friday night by forcing an entrance through the window. and the rascals, supposed to be boys, broke and destroyed 8 good deal of property, their object appearing to be to Aostroy property and not to steal, No arrest. Burglaries at Owego —A telegraphic despath was ro- | ceived yesterday, giving information that two burgla- ries had boon committed the night previous at Owego ; one on the store of A. P. Storrs, stealing # lot of dry oods, valued at more than $300; and the other was at . Matson’s, from whom the rogues carried of $6,000 worth of jewelry and silver ware, also silks. . Charge of Passing Counterfeit Money —A German grocer by the name of Martin Breckwedell, keeping store at No, 20 Wooster streot, was arrested yesterday by officer A.M. C, Smith, on a charge of passing two $3 counterfeit bank bills, purporting to bo on the Camden bank, Oneida county, this State, One of there bills was passed to Thomas Wellington, of No 01 Canal street. ‘Ihe other bill, of the same character, Houston, who ice Mo- have boon passed on M said rhe paid ay to her | Grath beid bim to ball in the the charge, Marine Affairs The following is » vopy of a lotter received by Kay od Perkins, of the bark Mymouth, from the passengers by that vessel on her inte voyage from New York to Vera Crus :— ep Hoven, Vi Cava, April 20, 1849, Dre Capt. Gronon Ps we, Ie pee —taving safely arrived at this port per. mit us, through this mediam, to tender te you out justice dismiseed the case, and #0 ended the “dust ‘among the clouds,” Count or Arreaus.—This Court adjournod on Friday lost sine die Crovens.—A man named James Bradley, a coal lighter of Front street, was taken sick yesterday morn- ing. about 11 o'clock. with what was supposed to be the “genuine cholera.” and died in two hours, notwith- standing the united efforts of four phyal He is said to have turned black immediately death There is not the mightest doubt of ite being the real “thing,” (so it is enid,) Resscious —The Rev, Wm, 1. Beschor, of Ohio, » delegate to the General Assembly of Phitadolphia, preaches to-day in the Brooklyn Cabernacle in Pierre- pont street, he Rev, Drs Cheever, Cox, Adams, Pat ton, and other distinguished olergymen, will take part in Javing the corner stone of the Plymouth Tabernacle, ve Aupouny upan most sincere and be knowledg kindness and attention to, and gemti ment towards us, while 01 oe from Ne to this port; and rest assured, dear sir, that ever remember you with feelings of the most sinoore cepret and gratitud "Sur than! also due to your gentlemanly mate, Mr. Jobneon. and to all connected with the vessel. better vessel and a better crew never sailed. Allow us. in conclusion, to wish you & prosporous trip to your home. and a long life of happiness and prosperity. We are. dear sir. most respeotfully yours—Virgil D. Cor- nish. Presid dwin W Cult, Secretary ; Richard Langdon, Tre’ iam L. Wawon, M. D., and Charles Clark ; officers of the Quinipiac Mining Trading Company. Suromwe.—Hennah suicide fy Label 1, on Friday last, whi hi mbit, spinster, committed he in Cedar Swamp, L. le in a state of mental ab- ‘The Wreok of the Empire, THE INQUEST AT FISHKILL. On Thursday eveni: suant to adjournment Duncan identified Margaret Duncan as hi child of 10 years of » who had been found that on board the wreck. The jury then adjourned till fh morning. Fisnxrie, Ma: The jury met this morning at 9 o’cloc! following dooument was read :— W.H. B. Cuuncuitt, Esg., Coroner, &e.— Dean Sim :—1 am not apprised of setigntion which has been in poopsees before you, in relation to the unhappy loss of the Empire; but ob- serving that an bay 4 has been made by parties in New York to remo matter from your charge, I have thought it best to direct your attention to the statutes which regulate your proceedings im such mat- ters. I bad a conversation with Judge Baroulo this morning, and he concurs in opinion with me. that if a offence has been committed which has resulted im this fearful loss of life, ono proper jurisdiction to try and punish it, if not the only proper jurisdiction, is im this covaty. And we are ‘alt accustomed to put so much confidence in the verdicts of Dutchess count; Juries, that no eltizen of the county, feeling an interes as 8 member of community in such a transaction, can fail to prefer that it should be investigated before such @ tribunal. The provisions of the statute to which I bog leave te direct your attention, are contained in title vil. art. 1. chap. il, part iv. of the Revised Statutes; pp. 742, 743 of the second edition. They require the Coroner, wi 8 verdict is found by his jury, inculpating any persom as the cause of death, to transmit the verdict, with the evidenoe, to the olerk of the county, as clerk of the Oyer and Terminer, and to bind over the witnesses to appear before the Grand Jury,so that §the matter may be brought before that body. If your jury find a verdict, imputing the loss of life inrthis lamentable case to any individual, as the result of wilful misconduct or criminal negligence, you will seo that it rests with you to see that their flading be carried {nto effect, by providing thatthe ovidence ball be presented to the Grand Jury, which will sit here at: the Oyer and Termiuer on the ‘first ‘Tuesday in June, Respectfully and bade 4 ours, JAMES EMOL'T, Jr., istrict Attorney, Dutchess Go, Poughkeepsie, May 24, 1849. The subjoined requisition to the Coroner, was unani- mously adopted by the jury :— To Witttam H. B. Cuuncniuy, ove oF THE CORONERS OF Durenxss County. 81 quest now sitting upon te bodies of cortaim persons found drowned upon the wreck of the Hmpire, and the circumstances attend: and ing the deathof such sented by you to our view, de present as follow: the evidence produced, they believe that all not yet recovered from the wreck, and are w any probable source of evidence should be removed from jurisdiction of the county, and so request that you will ad whee the ‘all proper and legal mattors to prevent the removal of Wrook from the juriadiction of the county. R. G. IN, Foreman. JAM#&3 M. RANKIN, EGBERT GUERNSE Sa MUEL BOGERDUS, VALENTINE VERMALYER, M. A. BOGARDU®, EPINETUS CROSBY, SAMUEL HENRQ, HENRY DUBOIS, NOAH HANSON, PETER Bi SAAC TELLER, RETT, 1 The examination of the following witnesses was thom proceeded with :— Anmanam Cutcuury, of Troy, a deck hand on board the John Mason, Mr. P.ass, assistant engineer on board the Empire, and AntHony Gaxpinsa, identified the male body found yesterday as that’ of James McDonnell, of Troy, known as Irish Jem, He was a laboring man, who worked about the docks, aud was seen in the vessel that evening, before leaving Now ork. Joun R. Hannis, steward of the Empire, was thea examined.—He deposed that no bodies had beon re- meved from the Empire but the three brought to Newburg and the seventeen brought here; that night he slept in the lower oabin, which now proves to have been the most dangerous part of the vessel; was awakened by the uproar of tho passengers; did not hear the collision; after being awakened, lay quiet for some time, thinking nothing of the matter, and that the vessel would go on again; but finding the noise oon- tinue, he looked out, and saw a littje water on the carpet; knew then there was danger; putting on his pantaloons, ho went up on deck, and just came ia front of the ladies’ cabin; when he first looked he saw many passengers stirring about, and asking what was the matter; the waiter told him in the presence of these Pascengers that the boat was sinking; there was ne jam’? to prevent the poople going up; thinks a gt hiany had gone to sleep in the forward cabin; there berths after the engine, and sbout 120 before it; there are three pair of stairs to get out of the lower cabin; there is no vessel on the rivor im which the stairs aro so conepicuous; there are twe outside pairs of from the main deck to the pro- menade deck. and spiral stairs from the it the other facilities are two ladders forward; there are no stairs to get on the hurricane deok aft, but forward there are two sets, one on cach side of the pilot house; gave alarm to passongers thet night; told thom th t was sinking when he camo to the main deo! remained there till he saw the cabin full of water, and concluded the boat was going to sink at once, and catch all between duck, for he experience in such m ; he was on board the Swal- low when she sank, lik me, the moment her cabin filled; he then went up the stairs,on the guards, and clambered up on the braces to the hurricane deck, om the starboard side; there were a great many passengers running in confusion, on the main deck, when he loft it, but he saw no jam. There may havo boon after- wards, for the water was not then on the main deck; for his own safety, as well as the safety of the pas- sengers, he'got into the schooner, in order to throw over lanks; he did so; he was repeatedly and pointedly forbidden to do so’ by somebody who appeared to have authority, but persisted .as long as he had strength; saw no ngersin the water thes; she sunk yory lively after the water got on the main deck, and thinks many passengers were caught between decks; the Rip Van Winkle came up between the schooner and the steamer, when there was a general rush to get on board of her; witness got on board of her, too, and went to her quarter boat, and, assisted by « passenger, lowered her, and getting in, rowed around the Empire, and in- juired whether there were any overboard; was told there was none by the fishermen, who had been there before them; pulled directly for the promenade dec which was nearly under water, but finding the vess was not sinking any furthor, he made the boat fast, and getting on the promenade deck, gave an oar to Mr. Plase, assistant engineer, to break through the deck, for they heard cries below; Plass was not able to break the deok, and took one of the stanchions that support the hurricane deck; could not succeed with tho stan- chion; they got an axe from the Rip Van Winkle, and with that they cut a hole in the deck; they were a: sisted by Mr. Buckbee, second pilot, and Mr. Le Smith’s son; out of the second hole they made, thoy got old Mrs. Ladd; this was the only person they suo- ceeded in getting at; all the officers remained on board all that night; thinks it would have been desirable to have had more quarter boats than one attached to the Empire. Mr. Turren.—A law has been passed by the State, to compel ship owners to have always on board al boat and two other boats, but it will not come int operation till June. Mr, Hannis, in reply to a question from a juror, said he thought there were bodies still in the wreck. * Mr. Lxvi Sartn, pilot of the Empire, rocalled— Thinks there was stil alittle way onthe steamboat when the schooner struck her; stood at the starboard side, at the pilot house; the corner stanchion, support- ing the root, might possibly obstruct his vision a little, but thinks it was eastward of the steamer; never thoughé it bothered him much, as ho always had two men on the opposite side the wheel; the alarm bell was rang that night; it was he rang it, when he felt satisfied the ves- sel would sink, on his leaving the pilot house; did nob leave the pilot house till the vessel struck; when the colision took place he went on deck; on coming round West Point, he rang the bell to slow and stop her, be- cause a number of yessels were ahead, and it ‘was “ thiek;” after ho first saw the pilot house, and saw the condition of the vessels, he run back and rang the bell to goa-hend; the boat was then heading a little towards the west shore; she went a-head and came round towards the ship yard; he felt the motion of the engine, and caw the ripple of the water by the side of the rchooner; she soon stopped; the only time he left the boat was when he carried a child on board the Rip Van Winkle; he was the first to discover the schoonor; he asked one of the men at the wheel which way she was going; he said she was going eastward; witness ‘aid no, the is standing for us;"” he immediately rang the bell to slow, stop, and back her; at the same time he hallooed to the schooner two or three times to go about; the order to heave to the west was after he rang the bell; & moment before the schooner struck, witness raid, “she will sink us; from the timo he first rang the bell till she struck was about a minuto; he was nos at the wheel of the Empire when she ran ‘on the dock in New York; nor was he ever censured tor it by the owners, as he would have been had he been deserving of it; he does not think the engineer left the engine too soon; he worked it as long as any prudent man would work it; he accounted for not seving the schoon= or sooner by the atmosphero being thick and smokey, and on account of her position towards him, her sails being edgewise; thinks what he said that the schooncr when he first ‘saw her, was from fifty to one hundred rods distant. was a mistake; he now thinks it was with- in fifty rode; she was coming so fast through tho water that ho knew she would be on them in a few seconds; if he had sheered to the east the moment he saw her, he could not have possibly got under her stern; doed not think he could clear her if he had kept straight on, Tho jury having then sent some legal questions to the District Attorney to have answered, the Court adjourned till nine o'clock to-morrow. Court of Common Pleas. Before Judge Ingraham. Mav 26.—Charles Benedict vs. the Harlem Railroad Company —This was an action brought under the now code against the defendants, as common carriers, to recover the value of certain goods alleged to be de- livered to them by plaintiff, to be conveyed to Danbury, On the part of the pla'ntiif it was alleged that on the 10th of November last he caused to be delivered at the Fecelving ofice of the defendants five paroels of taney goods, of the value of $139 65, to be carried to Danbury, Massachusetts, which goods were mover reovived there, The defendants denied that the goods wore ever do livered to them. and that they were lost, if at all, through the negligonee of the plaintiff's own servante, ‘The jury, however, found « verdiot for tho plaintiff for the amcunt claimed, ‘The Court of Common Pleas will hold a seasion next week, to hear Lvw argu Court of General Sessions. Before the Recorder, on Aldermen Hatfleld and ritton, Mar 26,— Sentence —Patrick Murphy, who leaded guilty to manslaughter in the fourth d for killing man named Fatrick Murphy, by stab! him, on ning of the 20th of February last, at the house of Thomas McGuire, No. 96 Leonard ati wae placed at the bar, Tho prisonor was indicted for manslaughter in tho first degree; but the Court, ins+ fluenced by representations made to them in geod faith, accepted the plea of guilty of manslaughter in the fourth di Tho prisoner was sontenood to the penitentiary for one year. Motion Day — This being motion day, quite « number of applications were made to the Court to quash indice ments, reduce bail. dischargo prisoners.&o, No oases, therefore, wero tried, and. after disposing of the mo tipas, bhy Court adjousuud for bay boa,