The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. meee Sorthwest cerner of Fulton and Nassau sts, Aen JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. Arr OLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, cont: gerient eer, solicited Srom any aearur of he melee ty "oill be liberally paid for. WeO NOTICE taken af aronymour communteations sannet return rejected commustcations F ¥ HERALD, THE Dal 2 conte per copy—$T per ane Tiik WEEKLY HERALD, tinent every Saturday, 0 ce OM cents perc ‘annum, He DOLL Ak WEEKLY HERALD, eotry Monday, 2 Brey copy $1 ver annum s abs copien @ etubs, (> ‘annum. ‘EL LETTERS by mail, for subscriptions, er with ad~ Sittitements, to be port pity or the postage will be dow lucted from the money remitted. r circulation on this Con~ er copy, or = printed tn Prench and AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tux Tuxxe Gvanne- EN. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—-Cuitn ov Tux ReGiment—SLasmen ann Ceasken. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Gonansui—Diventisn~ Ment—Rep Gromer. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers stroet—Douser—De- MON JesTER. . NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham square—Tue Larsn TuroR—lsameLLe—ATTic Story. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadwoy—Tur Queenssvay Pare~Amcire--Onsinus, MECHANICS’ HALL—Cuniary’s Minstrets—Voracs Mosiosr—Ernior: an Sinarna. AMERICAN MUSEUM, Open from 8 A. M. to 10 P.M.— Amusing PenvowmaNons Lveky AFTERNOON AND Evi mine. SOCIETY LIBRARY ROOMS—Camenecx’s Minsraxne. CIRCUS, Astor Piace—Ea MANTATTAN CIRCUS—Eacreraian Auvsewenta, RIAN AMUIEMENTS. New York, Thursday, November 15, 184 ‘Tne European News. The America had not arrived at Halifax when uur paper went to press this morning ‘The wires to that city are in good order, and the moment the news is received, the state of the cot- ton, grain, and money markets in Europe, will be | announced in our bulletins, The mercantile classes had better be cautious in their operations, until they see the news posted in public. American Literature—International Copy- right, Itisa singular fact,,that the hterary men and women of the United States reap a scantier re- ward for their labors than the same class in any other enlightened nation; and yet there are more | books printed aud read im our republic than in | almort any other country, and the readers and the books are rapidly increasing. thetla America, all other kinds of labor are bet- ter rewarded, with few exceptions, than in any other part of the world. The clergy, of all de- nominations, are better sustained, as a body, than am Europe ; the medical faculty are nch and pow- erful ; the bar usurps nearly every post of honor or emolument in the State, and sways the wealth and fortunes cf the nation. Every channel of com- merce and every department of the mechanic arts are followed with success ; all trades and pursuits are crowned zens find opulence at the end of labor, except one— literary men. Asaclass, they are poor, very poor; multitudes of them suffer the deepest poverty and deprivation. We said, in the beginniag, that this was 4 sivgpler fact: it will appear so, anda very painful one. It needs explanation, for the true | eausee which have brought about this state of | things are not understood, except by literary men | themselves. Let us begin at the beginning. Taterary pro- perty is not protected by law. In this respect it forms an exception to every other kind of pro- perty ; for there 1s no other species over which the protecting shield of the law is not thrown. If neither be persuaded, nor bought, nor intimidated. New rival editions follow, at reduced prices. The Harpers attempt to crush them by printing for al- most nothing a shabby edition, and reducing the $4 edition to ¢1 50. In this manner, one pirate wars against another pirate, because, forsooth, his rights are interfered with; while in the midst the toils of a life-time by the men who will supply | the great market for his works. It 18 not strange | that the indignation of foreign authors should be | kindled against American publishers, for they rob the mouths of their children. Perhaps a more cruel outrage 18 thus perpetrated on our own writers at home—and the consequences are wider, deeper, and more fatal than any bat themselves can imagine. We shall attempt here- after, however, to portray some of them. In the meantime, we intend to press upon the next Con- gress the necessity of passing a law on this subject; and never shall we quit this purpose till the enact- ment shall have been sanctioned by the two houses, and received the signature of General Taylor. We hope, elso, thatthe President will take it up in his forthcoming message. Danie, Wevster ann Joun Van Buren.—We published, a few days ago, a report of the late speech delivered to the free soilers of Boston, by John Van Buren, and the two speeches by Mr. ‘Webster, at the New Hampshire celebration in the same city, about the same time. The contrast between them is as etriking as that between light and darkness. The closing speech of Mr. Web- language—its bold, manly, and elevated tone of patriotism—is one of the most admirable speeches which we have ever read; it reminds us of the ne- blest orators of Greece and Rome. It will com- pare with their best examples, in the nobleness of | its sentiments, and its clear and comprehensive views. Jt is a splendid illustration of the true po. sition and the true policy of this great republic among the nations of the earth, noble and exalted, and overlooking the whole field at a glance. But what shall we say of John Van Buren, with his fine talents, quick perceptions, his eparkling wit and humor, his sagacity and good sense, and his prodigious energies? Qualities like these should be devoted to the good of the country, and of the world at large. But what a falling off in our expectations! He seems to have given him- self up to the flimsy abstractions of free soil, the last remaming plank of the broken down Buffilo It is likewise true | platform. Instead of advancing himself, by taking a pesition like that ot Webster, on the great popu- lar ideas of the day, we find him consorting with the old women and crack-brained fanatics of aboli- tienism. Why should he thus throw himself away? Ts anything to be made out of such folly? As for Mr. Webster, he seems to be brightening up in the evening of his days, hke the sinking sun, emerging from the clouds and casting a flood of glory over the land and the sea. He comes out as bright as California gold, twenty-three and a half carats with wealth, and every class of citi- | fine, notwithstanding all the twaddle of his school- | boy nonsense, in the nonsensical letters of Charles Archer (Gen. Lyman,) to the Courier. But we feel more anxiety for our protegé, the Puce. There is yet hope for him; and we have yet our expectations that in his oration at the fuae- ral solemnities to-day, he will do something to redeem himself. It is a fine opportunity. Let him improve it, and after the brilliant example of Daniel Webster. A Forricn Mission at Last.—The Tribune stated yesterday that our cotemporary, Col. Webb, has been offered the mission ot Chargé to Naples, } but that he has refused it. We have been thinking that something was in the wind recently, and that an American author publishes a book at home, | the cabinet was holding out some golden promise an English peblisher reprints it in London, and pays nothing to the writer ; if he publishes his book in England first, he loses the copyright in both countries. In this way Webster's great Dictionary, Kent's and Story’s Commen ties, Bancroft’s aad | Prescott’s Histories, Cooper's Novels, and all good | American books, are reprinted at once in Lendon, | and the author and publisher lose their market in | Great Britain. So, too, ate English authors rob- | bed in this country, by a hundred eager publish- ere, who seize on their works as fast as they are jesued in London, and the great American market | 5s thus closed against the English edition. Ia ths way Walter Scott, Bulwer, James, Hallam, and the entire host of British writers, have been robbed of all profits on their works in their principal mar- | afew pickings. to our cotemporary; but they mistook their man, if they thought he would be satisfied with a simple Chargé, with nothing but four thousand a year and The court of Naples, however, is a very pleasant place ; the climate is delicious, Mount Vesuvius in the back ground, and the beau- tiful bay in front. Besides this, there is nothing to do at that court, and Mr. Webb would make a capital minister or Chargé to any court where there is nothing tode. He makes a good appearance. dresses like a gentleman, talks well, rides well, eats well, drinks well, prays well, plays cards well, and would make a most capital minister where there would be absolutely notHing to | do. But it would be very dangerous to appoint him to any ceurt in Europe, or in the world, ket ; for our readers know that the popular authors | where there would be any real business to transact. of England have ten readers in this country while they have ene at home, Now, what are the consequences of this whole- | sale piracy? Foreign authors are robbed, and our | Gen. Taylor to offer him that mission by way of a | own are ground into dust, and the people get no | advantage from it. On the contrary, we are pre- pared to show that not a living soul, except the Pilate publisher, gets any advantage from it. It is | an outrageous injustice, and it works only evil, | end thet continually, to everybody conceraed. | First—It ws bold, inexcusable, and cruel robbery ‘The first thing he would do would be to commit a blunder, in his very eagerness to manage things on a magnificent scale, We suppose the cabinet got peace-oflering, expecting that he would refuse it. As a lost resort, we advise our cotemporary to do as we mean to do—go te Lutope on a mission on | his own hock~ pay his own expenses, his own sa- lary, and his own outfit. ‘Tue Soxnay Paess—A Fussy Movexrst.— ster, from 2ts sublimitfand beautiful simplicity of | of all this, the poor author has been robbed ont of | jn this country to the swindling operations and | them of the labors of years—they take bread from that foreign authors. It is a law of equity and com. | During the last few days a very serious storm, in- men sense, and it isa statute, too, that a man who creasing occasionally oa tornado, has been agita- Inbors to produce anything has a right to the frait | tng the atmosphere of the Sunday press, and | of his labors or invention, wherever they are used. | 08g about its members in various ways. In | This is the law of patents, and it is so acted on. | fact, & serious feud has sprung up ainong the con- | Now on Anglo-Saxon author prints a book which | ductors of that class of journalism. The other | hae cost him one or forty years of toil, and it will | Sunday, one of the fraternity published a table of t the Anglo-Saxon world. It | the circulation of those journals, in the following vee who appropriate the fruit of | thape :— his labors are in equity bound to pay for its use. Sunday Dispateb This law prevails im every other species of labor | and property. But how has it been with the great | authors of Europe hitherto? Has Lamartiae, who has thrilled a million of American readers, ever veeeived anything for his works, reprinted by | several American housest Not a groat; and the ether day “Milly,” his encestral home, was sold wnder the hammer. A copyright of sixpence a The publication of this table by the Sanday jour- volume on his books published by the Harpers nal first mentioned, has created a very serious alone, would have eaved his property. Bat his outbreak among theee Sunday gentlemen; and | hance from that quarter wes eo emall it is not ¢Very other night, in the porter houses, grog shops | ntioning. Hatlam, the veteran historian, and theatre lobbies about town, a row takes place | ta long life the wasting toils of historical between some members of the fraternity. Two fights | gations, and at last gave mankind sure and and one serious threat have already been exhibited. | infallible lights through the hitherto unexplored The quarrel seems to imerease every week, and | darkness of the middle ayes. The Harpers appro- , Where it will end, we cannot tell, unless it be in | priate the fruits of his enormous labors, and never pay him adollar, A penny a volume copyright on Scott's novels, frem his numerous American pub- hiehers, would have released him from the pecu- niary embarrasements which shrouded his last days in darkness and trouble. Aad yet, who of all his American publishers ever thought of dividing with hum the fruit of his genius t metimes an evil becomes so gigantic it pro- vides a remedy for iteelf. This wiil, at no distant day, when ite consequences have become still more fatel. At preseat, British authors ore paid something occasionally, not as copyrights, but a @ertam sum is offered by the cupidity of speeul ing book printers to English writers for the first ebance of robbing them. For instance, it fe under- stood that the Harpers pay James $109, or some other two-penny sum, for early sheets of his nove! aed threaten all sorts of revenge if any other hi men” be ready to celebrate their triamph 1? dare to print the book! The papers said that they | ~ paid $500 a volume to Macaulay for early sheets of | Newsrarers to aLIPORN f —The number of hie History of England. Why? Not becausethey | newspapers sent to California by the last two aeknowledge that Mr. Macaulay has any right to | *teamers, according to the accounts of the pyst ‘the fruit of hie labore, but they expect to make so office, was twenty thousand. Of this aggregate, much out of the work, they can afford to pay what | tis 4 singular fact that nearly ten thousand were will amount to perhaps a cent a copy, and by paying | *€0t from the Herald office, of the daily, weekly $1,000 they hope to make $20,000. Have they acquir- | @0¢ California Herald. So much for tact, talent ed any night by sodoing t They act on the affiema- | and enterprive tive. They bring out dear editions, and other sa The lon. Booby Brooks, M. C., in rete- houses announce cheap ones. They harry off t© | rence to the letters from Washington containing Philadelphia and Boston, and by dint of persuasion, | Mr, Cluyton’s views, &@, says:—* The whole money and intimidation, stop, or try to stop, all | thing looks like an after-thought of home manufic- anterlopers, and they succeed pretty well. Their | ture,” We will test that fact in any’ way you dear edition goes out, and has an unyétalleled sale, | choose, Sunday Morning They should have added te Herald, which circulates as follows :—- Sunday Herald. . 21,000 the watch-house, some fine moonlight night. | oR. | Twe New York ELecrion.—The State elec- tion in this State has resulted in a double victory. Hoth parties claim a triamph. For the whigs, it has eettled down upon a handsome majority, as they all eay—certainly a very handsome thing for the “colored gemmen” of this city, who are very | handeome fellows in their way. The democ have curried it by a very meagre majority, espe- cially in the city, where they have lost all their chances, and ail the spoils, The resalt is the best | that has taken place within our recollection. Both parties are perfectly satisfied that they have car- | tied the State, and both are perfectly contented with the result; while, at the same time, both are | abusing their refractory members as the cause of | their defeat. Itis a very funoy affair, all round. — When will Downing and the “evlored gem CCCs j cent below par. Ramway Reverations.—The developements Co., of Boston, and one or two other houses, can brought out at the meeting, held on Tuesday, of the shareholders of the New York and New Haven Railroad, which we published in yesterday’s Herald, have produced a tremendous ‘sensation; but they deserve not only to be read for the present, as a passing wonder, but “ marked, learned, and inwardly digested,” for future use. The public attention has not yet been sufficiently awakened gross miemanagement of railway companies. The astounding disclosures recently made in England of the gigantic frauds of Hudson, “the Railway King,” and his accomplices, roused the people of country to a sense of their danger, and ever since shareholders have a sharp eye upon the transactions of directors, chairmen, engineers, contractors, and other participators in ‘the plunder of the million, In many instances the bubbles have burst, and the victims seved from further im- molation; im ethers the scrutiny instituied has been rewarded by information leading to a re-or- ganization on a surer footing. Nor have these re- velations been confined to railway companies. Other jomt stock companies have been subjected to the same sifting examination, and the result is, that with the stringent provisions of the Joint Stock Companies Act, fraudulent schemes are blown up in hundreds. {n one single number of a Jate London paper, we find a list of thirty of them. The great agent in demolishing these swindles is the press, particularly the Times, whose expesures have gained for it a world-wide reputation. Now, it so happens that on this side the Atlantic, as well as on the other, there are rogues, and swindlers, and schemers, and artful dodgers, and railway Hudsons, who, clothed in purple and fine linen, fare sumptuously every day, live in palaces, drive their carriages, and give balls and magnificeat suppers upon the hard earnings of a galled commu- nity. Perchance, if they are of a mrserly disposi- tion, they ‘hoard up dollars in thousands for their oflspring ; or if they are of a speculative turn, they invest their ill-gotten gains in raising more of the wind, by some new scheme. The Herald has watched these financiers, and, from time to time, exposed their machinations. The management of the New Haven Railroad did not escape it. The hidden things brought to light on Tuesday were no secrets tous. Shrewdly suspecting what was to-come out, we sent a reporter there—the only one who has reported the important proceedings.— An alarm was raised by the managers, when they found ‘‘a chiel amang them takin’ notes,” but more especially when he vowed he'd print them. An impudent attempt was made to exclude him, or tamper with his report; but it was a signal failure, and has recoiled with damaing confusion. What reader will not say, “ They loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds are evil?” Innocence fears not investigation—truth ‘courts inquiry. Bad as the English plunderers are, they never attempted anything like this. The Times sends reporters to every meeting of railway shareholders through the country, and lays bare the proceedings to the world. No man dares to interfere with them. No man shall be permitted to interfere with reporters of the Herald. Mr. Roosevelt, in his speech, well observed ;— it. Ithink there ought to be nd that the shareholders, and the public, ase, should ki ything sbout the | no secrets, aad I k we ought to have\ | There are two important classes of men iater- ested im the proceedings at meetings of railway companies ; one is the absent shareholders, who are specially interested, and the other, no less than the community at large, who have a general in- terest, as they have a nghtto know the trae nature of the concerns whose stock they purchase. The press is the only guardian of their interests; their only representative. Means may be taken to pack a meeting ; the documents brought before the meet- ing may be suppressed or altered, by some hocys- | pocus sleight-of-hand. For instance, the share- | holders of the New Haven Railroad, who were not present at the meeting in August, never yet saw | the report of the directors, then submitted to the meeting, and we have no assurance that they ever will see 1; the directors having disobeyed the or- | der of the meeting, to have it published and dis | tributed, may disobey it again. All this manceuvring | is upset by the presence ot reporters, who give the proceedings to the public, with the official ao- cuments, which the shareholders ought always to _ insist upon their getting, there and then. | Let us just enumerate some of the items exhibit- | ed in the report of the Herald, of which many of the stockholders, and most of the public, would be | otherwise left as ignorant as the child uaborn. | First: They would know nothing about the very tri- | fling item of from $30,000 to $100,000, pad the coa- - tractors, for nearly two miles of road they never | constructed; one of these coutractors being the brother of the President, and actually his business partner. Another fact came ont—that the whole of the capital has been expended among brothers, brothers-in-law, and friends. A third fact is, that the friend and confidant of one of the contractors was expressly appointed engineer, that he might be obedient to hun and subservient to his in- terest. Then there 1s an item for *spik: the company from five to ten thous: than they would have paid for ¢ * which cost chairs,” origi: | nally agreed for. And this change was recom- mended by the engineer, though the Hludsoa River Railroad Company have adopted chairs ia prefer- ence to spikes. The next facts which loomed oat of the mist were the contracts with the Brdgepert company, of which the President's brother is Pee- | sident; and several other contracts, which were | ordered to be published three months ago, buat | have not yet seen the light, except the glimpse givea } by Mr. Roosevelt, Yetin the face of all this, the ma- | jority of the committee of the shareholders have eulogwed the Directors and President in the most extravagant manner, and pronounced every charge against them “frivolous,” if not “vexatious.” ‘The most satirical thing said at the meeting was by Mr. Young, who seems to be a piece of a wag. He eaid the Directors, President, and other oMeers | were all “honorable” men, (as bitter irony as Mark Anthony's use of the same term over the dead body of Casar,) but their pohey was bad, for the company ought to be clearing ten per cent on their capital, instead of the stock being five per It is decidedly the most pro- ductive railroad in the country, yet it prodaces nothing. It seems rather strange that after the good be- ginning made, the proceedings should terminate in a “ most lame and impotent conclusion.” But some there are who will be ‘fooled to the top of their bent.” This class don’t understand mach about accounts; and whea they hear long yarns read over rapidly, they forget the beginiag before they come to the end. They su itis ‘all mght,” and if they do not afterwards see the proceedings in print, to con them over at their | leieure, with the aid of a more seasible neighbor, they will continue In blissful ignorance to the end of the chapter. There are other stockholders, | wiser in their generation, who have a pretty good inkling of how matters stand; but, fearing they would make them worse by exposaré, they throw a cloak over them for the present, in order to gaia time to sell out, or make the best of a bad bargain. ‘This course of action, however, will not prove the st for themselves in the end, to say nothing of its injustice to the other shareholders aud the public. In the long ran, it is found in this, as in all other traneactions of life, that “ honesty is the best | poliey.” So thinks George Hadson, when it is too | jate i Beasw.—We have received e intermediate pa- pers of our Rio files, which, by seme accident, were de tal The contents of the later dates have alread, ber ven to our readers We learn by the Jornal dy Commercio, of September 18th, that the famous Bon- Javd, the companion of Hamboldt, rho was kept Eppriscncs in Paraguay #0 many years, by Franca, the dictator, and who afterwards at 8, Bova, — hed arrived at siontevideo, Clty Intetligence, THE REMAINS OF THE HEROES OF MKXICO—THE FU- NEKAL PROCESSION TO-DAY. Yesterday the remains of General Worth, Colonel Duncan, and Mejor Gates, lay in state in the trophy room at the arsenal, and visiters were admitted to see the coffins, Thousands thronged to see them. The remai re not visible, the coffins being closed. On the coffin ef General Worth ley four swords, pre- tented to him for bis herole services. On Colonel Dun- can’s coffin lay his regimental sword, which had seen some service, and the coffin of Major Gates was with- out asword. All the coffins were covered with black cloth, fastened with silver nails. The silver breast plates contained their nsmen and ages. Genera Worth was 54, Colonel Duncan 38, and Major Gates 34 To-day the solemn procession in honor of the dead wil take place, and the chief feature in it will be a grand military display of the entire strength of the militia of the First Brigade which, with their handsome and varied uniforms, will have a most imposing effect. The remains of Colonel Duncan will be escorted to Cornwall to-morrow, by the flank company ef National Greys, Captain Raynor; City Guard, Captain McArdle; and Continentals, Captain Helme. The steamboat Co- lumbus has been chartered for the occasion The Albany Emmet Guards, Captain Osborne, arrive this morning by steamboat, to join in the procession to-day; and will be received by the Emmet Guards, Captain McGrath, of thiscity. ~- The following interesting correspondence and pro- evodings relative to the brave New York Volunteers, took place yesterday:— New Yorx, Nov, 14, 1849. To Lieut. Col. Buxnsiam, of N.Y. State Volunteers; — Dear Sir: I most respectfully tender to you and the brave officers aud men who are arsociated with you, and who so gallantly distinguished thetr regiment by bravery and bag ny and thereby conferred eternal honor upon the State they so nobly represented, an escort of my command from and to your quarters, on the occasion of the offering of funeral honora to the remains of the late illustrious General Wor whore orders you feught and your country’s hy (while we were reposin, and of the other distinguished officers. An re ou, sir, that | shall consider that, upon that occasion, if our services are accepted, we shull hold the post of honor of theday. With sentiments of esteem, R. FRENCH, Captain of Lafayette Fusileers. New Yonx, Nov. 14, 1849, Ata meeting of the New York Voluatecrs, held at Central Hall, on Wednesday evening, 14th énst., it was Resolved, Thata committee be appointed to make arrangements in reference to the o!fer as escort of the Lafayette Fusileers, Captain French, aad the Worth Guarde, Captain Lyons, on the day of the funeral pro- cession ; the committee to consist of Captain Morton Fairchild, and Captain Alfred W. Taylor, who ate in- structed to communicate the acceptance of their kind offer, and the thanks of the corps. GARRET DYCKMAN, Chm'n, Jas. C. McCanz, See. New Yonx, Nov. 14, 1849, To Capt. Frexcn, Commanding Lafayette Fusileers: Resrectro Six: Your polite invitation of the 14th inst Dain Hd services of your corps as &u escort to th Rork Volunteers, has been rece! + epting, we cannot permit this opportunity to ¥ without returning to your company, through you, the grateful thanks of the survivors of that Regiment, of whose achievements in Mexico you have been pleased to rpens in such very flatteriog terms, Though tt was our good fortune to participate im the excitement and glory of those victories which shed such lustre upon the arms of our country, we did no more than our duty as American citizens, who had de- termined to sustain and protect our flag, feeling as- sured that “those whe reposed at home,’ had they deen similarly situated, would Rave been among the = in sustaining the character of the Empire 2. With sentiments of sin + We are. sir, your ob’t regard and esteem, od humble serv’ts.4 MORON FAIRCHILD, (Jate) Captain, ALFRED W. TAYLOR, “ — Captaia, Committers, Hepson River Ratcxoan.—We leara that there has been a slide on the Hydson River Railroad, above An- thony’s Nose, in the Mighlands, withia « few r It is eaid that a slice of road, with the iron rail, went down some distance. Fine veom Camrnive —On Tuosday evening a cam. paces buret and set fire to the exchange ofiive of Mr. ebster, No, 125 Franklin street, The was extin- guished without much damage. Finn —Last evening. about eight o'clock. a fire broke out in the drug store of P. B Kaapp, 130 Fulton strost, The Empire engi ‘The damage was more by soon extinguish were quickly on the spot. water than by fire. ‘Tue Crry Hosrrtat.—A paragraph has a) one of the city papers, stating that a m ‘was cut in the Firet ward, a few day: care was meniioned In the Herald, was refused admia- siou to the City Horpital. This appearing untikely on ‘the face of it, we enquired ipto the facts, and found there was no truth In the statement. The simple case was this: The sailor, who was rather intoxicated, re- fused to go to bed, or stay in the hospital, and said that he wanted to goto bis work next morning. Of course he eould not be detained against his will. Tue Bactiwonn Frresosuir Excive Comrany,—This fine Soemmpesy will vieit this — New Year's day, with their maguificent engine, which eost $4,000 Rorneny or Prate.—On Tuesday evening, between 7 and , # quantity of plat+, comprising silver spoons and forks, and & biue tweed cloth overcoat, wore stolen from the basement of the house of Mr. C, Marie, No. 17 Nivth street, oLany —The paces aoe of Mr. Miller, eorner of North Moore and Franklin streets, was broken into, at do’cleck yesterday morning. but’ the barglars got a end fled before they fully effected their wot, Axoruen Artemer at Burotany was made at Carry’s exchange office, No. 4 Canal street, but the robbers Were surprised, and esoaped as fast as they could. a, named Harriet Thomp- ‘reoch Harrtet, was brought ato Vard Station House, on Tuesday eve. Tequested permission to stay and rest horself wan seized with Ay | onl, the ning hen she admitted she Be is likely to recover. from One-third the quaatity would tainty, ¢ Accronnt —VesteMay forencon, ovoioek.a shocking accident occurred ia an: milkman’s horee aod cart ran away, anda avout 12 years ofage named John ( larke rT eet at the time, was knoo over his leg, breaking the bone, and lac od tendons ina cot frightful maxner. inches, the bone was laid bare, sod nts torn away He w. eyed at firet to the rest co of Dr. ANingham who baadaged the a and hed him then conveyed to the City Hospi- tal, where every attention was paid to the sufferer, by ‘the doctors of the institution it was found, of course, necessary to amputate the limb, which, considering the delicate frame of the patient. will probably termi- pate fatally, He was suffering dreadfal pain. ile isan orphan. avd was under the protection of Mr. Timothy Kirby, 244 Mott street It were much better for the | poor fellow had he been killed om the spot, Accrpest.—Edward Hogan was seriously injured on | y the falling of a bale of cotton apon him, at River, He was taken to the City Hospital Accient.On Tuesday evening, Mary Harney was knoeked down and severely injured yy a stage, at the corner of Johu street and Broadway. She was taken to the City Hospital. Accwrntat, Deatit th whi ‘The Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the re 0 of the father of John Donegan, deceased, a boy of five years of age, who came to his denth by being accidentally ran over by his father's | Doree and wagon. It reems that the father was driving home with a a wi mI t his residence, | a t in, the locomotive on the Hud- ton River Railroad, frightened the horse, wuich dashed off and became unmanageable, and the deceased, deing near. was knocked down and run over, causing Instuot death. Verdict accordingly. TARGET EXCURSIONS The Ringgold Biues, Jr., Captain A. Ferrier, pre eeeded on s target excursion yesterday, Three print were eontended for. first prine was a saperd rilwr the second, Yr Pencil onse, and the third sliver medal, We did not hear who were the winners. Tompkine Guards, Captain R. Jackson, passed the Herait office yesterday, on their return from target practice. Forrest Guards, Captain J Carel day ona i jon. Th muel are ace! were out yister. dered fify two They were ikers’ Guard and Allaire Gaards, Captan Ker. | Herald office yesterday, antlook: thanks of this company a jeutenants Berek over. for their effictoney # ofilcers, lemanl portmenf through. ombined with thelr gw out the excursion on the Sth Exrron He ttery to se) Canard’s 12 o'clock, aaa, while and gentiedea who had jom Failing, rubbing ingredien) fram tho ) waiting, observed berm Weaning agatt trying to get off Clothes. Upon pitch. whiel robbed den to pier No 1 Ny Fuggest to to direct the ai naleange to be Temoved, of ele to let the public knowtha: they must not lean against the railing io front of the Bactery, of their clothes will be xpolled. Ferhpe you. will do both? Yours, ke. Nfl FiLta. November 14, 1849. i Antethigence. see U. 1-=Taorfiee —-To-at heats. best three ia Courts, between the « Old Whitey. att @ ince, for $200, mi ly, ® arse will be trotted A trotting mateh for $600, will come off at the Dentrey, poleon eol fe four entoes, Three contests like the and no doubt will, draw outa large atte ‘The officers of the war of 1812 fntend applying to the neat Congress for bounty aud tre pay. for the Bank of England. ELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Alabama at New Oricans from Chagres. New On.eans, Nev, 13—P, M, The steamship Alabama, from Chagres, with one hun- dred and twelve passengers, has arrived at this port. ‘The Sixth Auditor, ‘Wasninarox, Noy, 4—P. M. Hon. John W. Farreliy, of Pa, the newly appointed Sixth Auditor, arrived to-day, and will enter upon the duties of his office on Monday next. General Scott In Washington. ‘Wasuincroy, Nov, 14—8 P. M. Gen. Winfield Scott, and Capt. Hamilton, his Ald-de- camp, arrived in this city this evening, from Rich- mond, and are stopping at the National Hotel. The Election in Loulstana. New Oxcrans, Noy, 18, 1549, ‘Walker's majority for Governor is quite small. The Congressional delegation stands unchanged; the whigs will have a small majority en joint ballot. Mississipp! State Election, Jackson, (Miss.) Nov. 18, 1849. ‘Tho returns received show the election of Genera Quitman for Governor, by # large majority. The de- mocrats claim four Congressmen. The First Cargo of Figs. Bostox, Nov. 14, 1849. ‘The ship Sophia, Capt. Walker, has arrived frem Smyrna, with 52,592 drums and 262 cases of figs, belng the first cargo of the season. The Southern le Bartimone, Nov. 14—9 P.M. The Southern mail has arrived, but brings no news of importance. Markets. New Onceans, Nov. 13—A. M. The week’s later advices from Europe, per Cambria, were received here by telegraph yesterday, but had no efiect on the market for cotton. ¢xevpt to stiffen prices, T teached about 2.200 bales, including mid- 03<. Molasses is drooping. and the transac- tions are light. In suger there ‘0 considerable movement, and prices are 3 easier; the sales consisted ebietly ot prime parcels at 414 cents. Barrimoae, Nov. 4—9 P, M. Flour remains unchanged; 1.00 bbls. city mills and eae gy sold at $5, Other articles win as last re- port Avaany, Nov. 14-6 PM. ‘The receipts, since yesterday, are :—Flour, 17,000 bbis.; whest, 11.000 bushels ; corn, 21,000 do. The market for flour continues steady, with a fair demand for the trade. and also for the Eust. The receipts are fair, and about equal tothe demand. Quotations are, tor common State and old Western brands, $4 76 8 $4 87 w Michigan, $5 12a $5 15, and pure Genesee, $5 12 a $5 26. Sales embrace 2.000 bbls ; fancies are pe at $5 25 a $5 60. aud extras $5 50 a $i ‘beat is in fair request. but the high views of holders restrict the sales. Tho supply offering is not large, ood portion of the receipts are golag into store, ‘The market 1s steady for corn, aud the sales are 4000 bushels, principally mixed Western, at 62., and soae smell lots at 6144¢ Barley is rather erent and the sales are 17.000 bu: is fair two rowed at . Whis- key is lower, and quoted at 27¢ for Prison. (Our usual report of the Buffalo market has fatled to = us; probably owing to an interruption on the ne 1 de Shipping intelligence. wo orceee Mevamie 1, 2345, ist Sept; passed Gibral- ndon, let ult. Previous Ary, ship Sophia Walker, Symrna, tar Ostober 17. Bark Cu pany seve the foot of the Bark Parker, Cook, k Joh john Clad, ship I lnchioola; Ar! Buenos Ayres: c timore; sebrs W Clark, 5 th, was in com- black stripe at Provincetown. Codd matic, via Miblo’s.—In consequence of numerenus in= F penned ‘fone pale to obtain admittance on Wednes~ a Those rare comedians, Mt Dollins sad ok of the “ Nervous The Plumbe Nationa Daguerrean Galle: No. 251 Bresdvey Pra sar ees of. > of distinguished who ‘exam tunity never to by can here have am oppor- Gen, Worth, Col. Duncan and Brady's National G: allery of Daguerreots poe apd ‘of the ahove disloguished and tauah tae h were 'y be eon at his —Copies of the above may be had at the received per stent beautiful Bwhro Cuffs, Trimmings, & bordered Bander Beautiful black vat at ap JONES, of 14 =‘ about a fee: Strangers and Citizen: rich Patterns of English Three Pl Frupgets, Rugs, Oi} Cloths. &e., wi 25 per owery—HIRAM ANDE SON'S. The largeet assortment in the city offered at unprecedented low prices. tallle Tablet Strop.—The Original ed by G Saunders, go favorably known to the st twenty-ave yours, can be chtained at way. A liberal discount 3. G. BAUNDBRS & SON, 1d7 Broadway, corner Liberty #t., and 387 Broadway. Premium Sheil Combs—Open Chain Pat< tern, $6.—The ladies invited to ine the new style, tifal. The assort- ‘ombs at wholesal dway, 2d door above Duany Respectfully Invited ion of Dress Combs at the sub« rorsbe largest iv the city. very ment 4. Mi. QUIMBY, 9 the variely is. beyond ull doubt, # test, ong which will be found the Double pat admired. Alse, can be obi article appertaining to the toilet, A. & J. SA'UNDI 807 Broadway, betwoon Walver aud White atrectes Ciirehugh, Hair Cutter and W having Just arrived trom London and Pa of Bair itting, and all the Int Wigs and Soalps, will he found at his rooms, opposite Howard's Hote?, from 8 A, M. to 8 P.M, ‘This celebrated 3 i gee by any” Alexander's Tri i uid fi ‘ye rewsi otter preparation ever olfered to the public. For sale by Rushton, Clarke & Co, Broad a . Sa corner of Fulton and Witliam 6t tee \ ae” yiquia Bi jagie Hair Dye, Whise kore the moment i hair skin. Gentlemen Sieie Whiskers “tyed te hee minutes, xt the Depot, No. 197 way, corner of gtrest, under the Franklin House. Per botsto, siae, 825 ey COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. MONKEY MARKET, Wednesday, Nov. 14—6 P, M. There was very little variation in quotations for stocks to-dey. Tranractions in the fancies were not so large as at yesterday's board. The market is weak and the slightest unfayorable event will deproos the fancies very rapidly. With all the elements of pros- perity in the healthiest condition, it appears impossi- ble to inflate prices for fancy stoc! nd it is only bya combination of mest favorable clroumstances, that prices are even sustained at present pointe, At the first board, to-day, United States 6's fell off 14 per cent; Norwich and Worcester, 3; Reading Riilroad, 4. New Haven Railroad advanced \; per cent. At the se- cond board the sales were small, without any material alteration in quotations, Tho receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, today, amounted to $66,062; payments, $143.697; balance. $3,598,828 25. The steamship Great Western, from St, Thomas and Bruvorn, November 13, 1849, Arrived, sohrs a J 1, Harwed, Atbany; Williaa, Binck Hawk, and yh bu Wanruam, Novomber 12, 1540, ehrs Atalanta, Philadelphia; Moatecwaa, Dela~ looming Youth, Baltimore. Tunis, Norfolk; 12th, Eliza, Warven, Pocomoke, aud Paitadetphias Louisa, 7 CM Eddy, Long. nd Arabell GH Davis, and ICottrell, Albeny. Cla¥ploop Rienti, New York, Sailed, bark William, Puilsdelphia; schrs Ann lies, Nor- folk; J Berner, Baltimore, arcivet, ootn faite, Ciao ee ee ved, sch old, P jelphia. Nasrccuet, November 13, 1949, Arrived, sche Northern Belle, Now Yo 1 Arrived, brig Atlantic, Lott, bark Delegate, New Oriea, Passed, Sth inal, lat $129, loa 62.53, the wreck of a vessel of 200 toas, masts and bowsprit gone; could mot sco her ict Ariel, Philadelphia for Portland; Zeno, New York for Bath; sehrs J Leaming, Savanna ston; Jew, Phila~ delphia for Newburyport, Matai n Win b Peters, do or P Marcia, Washington, NO Er F do: 5 days: the only vessel. Bortow: ki - ‘Arr Ist ard onth fr New York; Kalos, Bastp: do, Also IT the vessels before re- “d, except sche O'Brien, agro West Chop; will ported, ba bl, tof it igh Peobanly eek 0 RENNEDU ORT, November 12, 1542. Sailed, chip Wm Lard, Mobi Very Lat from the West Indies, The steamship Great Western, Capt. Wolfe, arrived yesterdday morning from Bermuda, whence she sailed on the 10th inst. She was detained at Ber- muda in consequence of the late arrival of the steamship Teriot, which had encountered severe weather in the Gulf. She brings dates from St. Thomas of the Ist, and Nassau, N. ?., of the 4th inst. She has the following amount of specie on freight :— To order, ged dust... + $3,133 Grinnell’ Minturn & © 1883 Austins & Spicer, geld 1,200 John Milbet, gold dast and 1,827 | F. A. Bringuire, gold di 700 Goodhue & Co, geld. 2,233 The Grat Western brings dates as follows:— Demarars, October 19th ; Tobago, 20th ; Trinidad, 2let; Gmnada, 23d; Carriacou, 23d; St. Vincent, 24th ; Barbados, 29h; St. Lucia, 2h; Marti- nique, th; Dominica, 30:h; Guadaloupe,30th; An- tigua, 60th ; Montserrat, Slst; Mevis, Slet; St. Kitts, Sst; Torture, 31st; St. Thomas, Nov. Ist ; Santa Cruz, Oct. Sst; Berbice, 18th; Surinam, 17th; La Guayra, 25th; Porto Cabello, 23d; Curacoa, 23d; Honduras, 11th; Porto Rico, 26th; St. Jago | de Ouba, 20th; Jamaica, 22d; Havana, Nov. 2d; Ne#au, 4th; Mobile, Oct. 29th; Vera Cruz, 23d ; Tampico, 25th. We regret to hear that the directors of the R. M. Steam Packet Co. have issued orders to discon- | unue the New York and Bermuda route by their steamers, at the end of the present year; that is, the last steamer frem St. Thomas and Bermuda, for New York, will leave those places on the Sist of December and 6th of Jannary- The last ship from New York for Bermuda and the West Indies, will leave on the 12th of January, | 1850. The line has been abandoned on account of | the few passengers travelling—the amount of pas- sage money, so fer, not having near defrayed the expenses, although it is said that, in a short time, and when once fairly established, it would have become a most lucrative route The G, W. leaves St. Thomas with orders from the superintendent of 4, company to exchange Jnces with the steamer Teviot, Capt. Rivett, at Bermuda, should the latter not have one million of dollars on board, in which case the Great Western will proceed to England—the Teviot taking the New York route. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Tay, is ex- ected at St. Thomas Lane agp on the 12th November, en route for England, with three mil- hons of dollars in specie on board ; say one mil- lion from the west coast of South America, and two millions in gold dust from Califorma, destined ‘The Teviot arrived at Bermuda on the 9th Nov., instead of the 3rd, with her intermediate shaft in- jured ; co) neatly she was left coaling up to pto- ceed to England to have it replaced; the Great Western continuing on the New York route in het room. The Great Western will most properly ex change places with the Dee, on the 6th of Dee. at Termuda, and proceed to England, the Dee taking up the New York route until it ts discontinued, oa the 12th January next Court Calendar for Frid: Knox's Hat Union.—We understand that th , pater institution js condaeted hy a single individ Annet on any aero! areas teen Vi vent aot if ipetitute: vy into the ’ 4 or5 bappy to Inone of the four dollar sabseribers fro happy te etate thee have been discontented with thoit aharos, jes’ Beaver Bonnets, and Children’s Fan= ortment of Gest quality Ladies ney Beaver Hate, plain esal rcieat ame dd ARNOOKS, ters, California Houses —Portable other California Bowres aad Stores, equal vo, and cheap a0 het. any in Cie mee iL, BOOTH, 86 Myrile aye, Bermuda, tgings $10 451 in gold and silver. ‘The financial operations of the Erie Railroad Com- pany are of the most extraordinary character, There is any quantity of the certificates of the company floating about Wall street. which have been negotiated at the rate of one and a quarter and one and a half per cent per month. These certificates have diferent pe- riods to run, and are taken up asthe company get funds. While the company are raising money at this enormous rate of interest. it is reported that but very» few of the second mortgage bonds have been sold. This, however, is not true; and if it was, it exhibits an ignorance, on the part of the management, almost criminal. If the company bad on hand any amount of those bonds, it would be the height of folly mot to take advantage of the present easy state of the money market to dispose of every dollar of them. The fact that the company is borrowing money at tho rete of fifteen and eightren per cent per anoum, is sufficient evidence that It bas no more bonds to issue at any price, but we have another fact, which goes to show that our statement is correct. The second mortgage loan is issued in $1,000 bonds, and it requires, therefore, an issue of four thousand bonds to make up the amount. ‘There are already in the market bonds of the second iseue numbered bigh enough to show that the company will have to borrow money on their certificates to pay the Interest om the stock due on the Ist of January, 1850. ‘The market price of the different seourteties of the Erie Railroad Company shows a very curious state of the Public mind relative to them esinvestments. The first mortgage seven per cent bords sell at { per cont dis- count; the second mortgage seven per cent bonds at 16 per cent discount; the certidcate bonds, seven per cont, at 23 per cont discount, and the etook at 40 per cont discount, This is an extraordinary comparison, If ‘the stock fe really worth avything, the bonds are worth par. The last issue of the second mortgage bonds, will be exbausted by the 1st of January, when the company will be compelled to uspend operations in the eon- struction of the road, or raise money on another loan. This is the point. As soon as the present cash re- sources of the company are exhausted, there will be @ cricls, ‘There will be no money to pay inte- Feet on stock or bonds, except what is io the hands of the Comptrelier, and the company will have no credit to borrew a dollar With three classes of bonds already in the market, the lowest selling at 28 per cent discount, and six mililoms of stock issued, which Is sellipg at 49 per cont discount, how can it be expected that aaother loan cao be negotiated upon any but the mort ruinous terms, if atall? Itis our imprescion that another issue of per cont bonds of this company, for even one million of dollars, would not sell at seventy per cont, As fora farther lesue of stock, it ix entirely out of the quertion. This ‘will soon bethe porition of thecompany With nomoney_ no credit, with the market fall of its depreciated and depreciating paper and securities, with an uoproduc- tive, mismanaged, and expensive road, the prospect te by no menos flattering. The crush that we have so long predicted fe nearer at hand than f¢ generally anticipated, and when it comes it will seatter ruin broad cast through this section of the country, ‘There are thousands depending upon the panctoal payment of the interest upon the bonds and stock of this company for the means of living, who little dream of the difficulties surrounding them, magine that: their fi © preeariously situated The question naturally arices, what will be the result of all this? And we can answer it. by raying that it is our impression that the road will be extended, upon the net earnings of the company. Instead of paying ela per cent in- terest on the stock, in cash, (every annual payment, thus far, 1g cont the company Akivast fifteen per cent.) it must be paid if paid at all, in forlp; aud the movey appropriated to the building of the road. At least five bundred thousand dollars ean be appropri- ated in this way, to the extension of the line, and stock to that amount ieeued at par. The annual loterest on the present debt amounts to $600,000, leaving out all the extra rates paid in Wail street, to pay whiek will require a grors Incomes from the road of from fifteen to eighteen hundred thousand dollars, @nly about one half of that income ie now received, and the an- nual defietency mnet be rufnovsly large. [t must dually, ‘come to an issue of cerip, for the interest ow the «took, at least. ‘The returns of ciroulation of the Irish and Seoteb; banks for the four weeks ending the 6th of October when added tegether, give the fol weekly circulation of thess bat month, vin: Average eireulation of the irish bank: Average circulation of the Scoteh ban! Average circulation during past month. On comparing the above with the fix peveral banks, the following appears to be the. state of the etrentation :-— Irish banks are andor thelr fixed issue. ..£2,220 506. The Seoten rv ¢ above their fixed issas 52.205 Total under the fixed ween cee B8 168 961 7 ounte of gold and silver held at the head offices ef the several banks during the past month hare been ae follows :— Geld and silver held by the Irish ban Gold and silver held by the Seoteh ban! Total of gold and ellver hold... .... 2 400,708 ‘The above returns complete the statements of the £1,650.213 877,648 u ihuetmneaee aera