The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Matrers in Oanapa.—The annexation excite : Move. Axrisrs.—We believe it 18 understood ment in Canada has perceptibly subsided of late, Military Intelligence. by the proprietors of the model artist, exhibitions, | COURT MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN RICHARD FRENCH. Werthwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. | although it is apparent that the party in favor of | which are ulmost as numerous im the city at the eee JAMESGORDON BENNET, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. RESPONDENCE, cont MARY COR 0. contasning im= oeiine solicited from any quarter of the world ; if ‘wacd, will be liberally paid for, ‘NO NUTICE taken of anonymous femmunications, We cannot return rejected communica tins, THE DAILY HERALD, 2eents per copy-$7 per an- THE WEEKLY HERALD, for Circulation on this Con- Hinent, ix published every Satiirday, at 0'4 cents per copys er $3 per annum 3 for circula in Europe, prii a Brekch and English, ut o's cents per copy, or $4 per an- mum. ; The DOLLAR WEEKLY HeRALD. every Mo cents per copy, $1 pe copies (0 elu Be pe? annum: AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Sowery—Tue Turner Guanps- man BLack Eva Susan, BROADWAY THEATRE, Mercnant oF Venton ~Bom anp Done Fon. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Domney-Me ‘Thinks 1 Sem My Parner. sony Evse-- Broadwa: 0—TAKEN TH sTES ‘So Funros L TH RE, Chatham square—-Fi GUigpoteusvory Ris Morwen amp CMcLD am awe Wei. MPIC THEATRE, Broadway—Jennxy Lino-New poten Paacricat Man—CuiLp oF THE Povice, CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE—Ermoriay MinsrResay, CHINESE BUILDING.—Gutppon's Pano ama or THE Nuns, TABERNACLE—Grarp Mustcan Feorivan ny THE Aston Puace Ov: Troure. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Amusine Penronmances Eve= MY ArTERNoon anv Evenina, CIRCUS, Astor Place—EquesTRian PexrvoRmances, New York, Thursdny, December 13, 1849, NEWS FOR CALIFORNIA. The Herald for the Pacific. AFFAIRS (N THE ATLANTIC COAST, ‘Three splendid steamers—the Crescent City, Ohio, and Cherokee—will leave this port, to-day, for Cha- gres, with the mails for California. I order to sup- ply the demand, in ell parts of the Pacific, for news from the Atlantic coast, we shall publish the HERALD FOR THE PACIFIC at Go'cloek this morning, witha complete Bistory of events in Europe and America sinee the de- parture of the lart steamer, Agents will piease send in their orders a¢ carly us possible. Single oopies, ia ‘wrappers, sixpene: News from Europe, The Hibernia, with one week’s later news from Europe, is now due at Halifax. After this, for the remainder of the winter mouths, there will be bat Wo steamers per month. The Contest for Speaker, It 1s now nearly two weeks since the members of the Thirty-first Congress assembled in Wash- ington. They have met daily, at an expense of $3,000 per day to the country—the Senate to await the action of the House, and the House to electa Speaker. The latter bedy have had thirty-nine ballotings, at a cost of eight hundred dollars per ballot, without success. Three regular candidates —one whig and two democratic—have been coim- pletely exhausted, and retired from ihe contest. On Tuesday there appeared a chance of success. After five ballotings, on that day, the “ mariyr” of the democrotic party, William J. Brown, of In- diana, Assistant Postmaster General under Presi- dent Polk, received 109 votes, and came within five of an election. He may have succeeded yesterday. We have no advices of the proceedings of that day | —the telegraph wires between Washington aad Philadelphia being still out of order. One good may result from this delay in electing a Speaker, which may reconcile us, in some de- gree, to the delay which we are experienc- ing in getting the message and the accompany- ing documents. It is well known that some | of the ultra Southern and Northern members were determined vpon creating a disturbance on the slavery question, no matter what the consequences might be—whetherit reeu even in a dissolution ot the Union. This wes evident, from the course | which they have pursued since the openin | i sien. Now, these hot-headed members,from both the annexation to the United States, as the only | present time as they ever were, that there 1s no remedy for restoring the prosperity of those pro- | law on the statute book that can reach them, and | ‘lowing charges against Captuin Richard French, of | enuirely cut off eommunication by telegraph with vinces, is gaining strength and numbers every | hence they snap their fingers at the authorities day. The question has assumed a new shape. | The artiste, as they call themselves, who thus ex- Instead of there being any expectation of the peo- | hibit themselves, male and female, have a little ple tuming a political somerset, and asking tobe | more drapery on them than had those who were admutted into the American confederacy, it is being | arrested a short time since, 1m the upper part of the not be decided for a long while yet. In the mean- the same way as it is treated in the United States, and seem to look upon it as a matter of no great annexation, or continue their allegiance to the tion of Canadian annexation will never again cause as much excitement in the United States as jt did at the time of the attempted rebellion in before_we are ready to grant it. Movement IN Favor or tue Inpians.—A me- morial to Congress is in circulation, in different priate a portion of the Northwest territory for the reception and concentration of such of the Indian tribes as may be willing to become agricultunsts, and be civilized. There is a copy of this petition in all the hotels in this city end Brooklyn, where those who wish can sign it. The idea is to erect a great Indian district, subject to such govera- ment and laws as the government of the United States may direct, with Senators and Represen- tatives in Congress, &e., &c. If this project 15 entertained, we may be called upon in a few years to incorporate one or more Indian States in our confederacy. ‘The Indian territory will give us half a dozen full sized State: The resignation Hon. Tuomas Burier Kina. of this gentleman of his seat in Congress, as a member frem Georgia, has created a good deal of disappomtment among the whigs of the House. ‘They want his vote badly, and expected him by the Crescent City. But Mr. King, discarding the old saw, that “ta bird in the hand 1s worth two ia the bush,” it appears, has thrown up his place in the House, for the chances of the pay and mileage of a Senator from California. It is quite possible that Mr. King may have made a bad speculation, for, even if elected, he must await the admission of the new State into the Union, before he can be received into the Senate. The whole experiment is a great uncertainty. Tur Hermann at Hani. announce, in our afternoon edition of yesterday, the safe arrival of this steamer at Halifax, short of couls. She had been twenty-two days at sea, and the anxiety for her safety began to increase in the community. She will probably arrive here on Saturday mornin, The Emigration to California, THE DEPARTURE OF VESSELS FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST SINCE THE Ist OF DECEMBER, 1549, The rush for California bas for some time past been on the increase; aud the probability is, the emigra- tion of the ensuing year will be greater than that of the present. Vessels direct for San Francisco are con- stantly sailing from every part of the country, with large numbers of passengers, and there still seems a great want of accommodation. At three o'clock this afternoon, steamship Obio, Lieut, Schenck, U. 8. N . commanding, will leave from the pier at the foot ef Warren street, for New Orieans, touching at Charleston. Savannah, aad Hav: At the latter port her passengers for California, of whom there is @ large number, will be transferred te the Falcon, which eails direct for Chagres. ‘The steamer Cherokee, recently purehased by Messrs, Howland & Aspinwall, with a view to forming a direst line to San Francisco, ria Chagres, will leave at the tame hour. She has been put ia thorough order, aud is one of the first of the American steamers, Her route take the Pacific steamer of December at Panat pier is No. 4 North Kiver. The Crescent City, Capt. Stoddard, will leave pier No. 8 North River, simultaneously with the ot! steamers, direct for Chagres. She is a fine ship a general favorite. North and the South, have had time to cool down | menced, and, in all probability, they have relieved | themselves of a considerable quantity of their in- | dignation in this preliminary struggle, and thus re- duced their stock so muchas to render the balance | on band of no great co ence forevil. When | the crisis comes, those m ers will, in all proba. | bility, instead of being the most fiery and promising on the floor of the House of Rep ativer, be the calmest. | We hope the struggle will be over this week. | After the election of a Speaker and the reception of the message, we may begin to see a little into the future. Be patient Mai Arraner derstand that some very connected with the transmis the Atlantic to the Pacific shores of this continent, | have been recently made, which will insure their jar delivery at their destination, and secure to the new territory of California all the facilities com- eat. ens in THe Pactric.—We une | tant arrangements, on of the mails from | which are desired, in having a free postal comma- nication with the rest of the world. There have been a great many complaints made by the Californians, of the irregularity of the mails, cad not without reason ; for, to say the le the work has not been done as well | as it might. As soon as the proposed arrange- | ments, however, are carried out, there will, we | feel co. fi no grouad for further come | plaint. mael A. Seymour, a gentleman of energy and enterprise, admirably calculated for the busivess, hes been appoiated mail agent between New York an anama. His duty willbe to ac, | ecmpany the mail in every instance, and to have the cole charge ef it, so that, wader no circumstance, will it f hing Panema. When Mr. Sey- mour re nat point, he will see the ba ced on beard the Pac mer, and he will wait at Povame for the retern maul. As soon as the steamehip reaches Panama from San Francisco, he will take charge of the mul for the Atlantic, con. vey it acroe lothmus, place it on board the mail steamel a fer th port, poet jt mt et off This admirable arrangement cannot but give general satisfaction, by ensuria, delivery of is eminently qualified to t amship which San Francievo, took three | the letters and news- the regulor t e ste: eailed from Pane diflerent papers th preceding three t be completely « We understand, Klaucke has been agent, to proceed to all the republics bo the Pocif pd enter into ne yreaties with the United State wmunieation ed to Calilornia for the rilatities will ve new arrange ne that Mr. M. t t we Such irre F epecial al urea otiations for p » that will ex A similar | regular interchanye of ec treaty has already been entered into bet we United States and the Sandwich Island Meore fh Francisco, aad the | government of those islands, which will pre for the fature, ar tiending the | paseage of leticrs between the two eouatr When ail these new regulations and treaties shall have been concluded, we may e ble increase in the office, and a much greater iatimaey with our California friends, and our neighborstn the Pacific republics, t t the por nester 1 leonveniences pect a considera- revenue ot the general post a has heretofore ex: Tux New Stare ov an other part of to-day's Meraid, the C er publish, the New State of Deseret. whieh has been founde! | by the Mormone, in the ( Basia of Upper ¢ | fornia. Jt is a very liberal document, and will @ompare fy *orably with the constitution of any of he old States. } | Cape Horn, | the way of Cape bearing on the bosom of the ocean ps a thousand persons, towards El Dorado of the West test will, doubtlesr, be ably maintained, as all have gained a reputetion for epeed and safety. But there are not all on Saturday next the steamers isthmus and Gold Hunter will sail for Saa Francisco, will be direct to Chagres, eo that her passengers may | » Her | iF) teri | fam | ‘Thus, it will be seen that three of as noble steamers | tince the contest for the choice of a Speaker come | 8 Any country cam boast, will leave this port to-day | the heat, that the glass in one of the windows wal | discussed on its merits; and in all probability will | city, ina perfectly nude state; but even w>at they eeeaeh at 0 wear, 18 not sufficient to answer the purposes of time, the English press treat the subject in much | decency. These exhibitions are an illegitimate shoot from those that are perfectly correct and pro- per—such, for instance, as that of the beautiful consequence whether the Canadians decide upon | piece of sculpture by Power—the Greek slave It is a singular feature connected with the United British throne. It is very certain that the ques- | States, that there is a disposition to go into ex- tremes in everything. In England, France, and Italy, statuary is admired and studied by both sex- es, but there is no running into those coarse inde- 1837, for they feel confident that it will be solicited | cencies which we see here. It would seem as if | $PR' we can’t adopt what is correct and proper, without rushing mto extremes. The Legislature will be obhged to take this matter into consideration, and parts of the country, praying Congress to appro- | Pass laws regulating those exhibitions, at the ses- sion about to commence. Olty Intelligence, Harp Frost,—The frost has been very hard for the last two days. The cold was intense yesterday and last night. Tne Lost Founn.—Some paregraph appeared inthe Herald, stating that a gea- leman named Giles, aged about 45 years, ii ish. man, who was once a wealthy merchant in Bristol, and who had been boarding in a respeotable house ia Cham- bers street, suddenly disappeared. under cireumstences which led his friends to believe that he hud cormitted suicide, Though an excellent clerk avd accountant, he failed to obtain employment, and nothing was known of his whereabouts since, till it was ascertained, within the last few days, that he is alive and well, in the emi- grant’s refuge, Ward's Islan is an amiad! nd his friends will rejoice to know that he Many men. highly respectable in their own country, ere forced to take a refuge iu that institution. | _ Aunivat ov tHe Cextonton.—Tbis fine veasel arrived | yesterday, atl o'clock ?, M., having on bourd three hunarea and fourteen passengers. Five ob on the passage, which was but thirty-five da: Tue Manniace or tHe Jem Extceant Gint.—It 8 that a charge has been brought before the Com- BD 2 of Emigration, against some of the clerks in the ofliee, fer playing a hoax upon the eatigrant girl who recently married the french farmer, from the ‘West, e8 she rays, in joke. The elerks, however, main- tain that ail wasin good faith, aud that, if the dausel repented of her bargain, as being * all worse and no better,” she has no right to turn round wow aud chargo them with deeviving her. it is tocredibie that she could think it was joke, and that magistrate and all could be led intosuch a delusion, Discracerut Ovrracy.—Last evening, aboat four o'clock, & violent outrage was committed in the front ofa furniture store in Chatham street A mm feem- ingly a mechavic, while in a state of intoxication. sat dewn upon one of the seats, or chairs, ia front of the store, whereupon a person connected with it ran for- ward and dashed him on the pavement, where he fell on his head with great violence, and received # dread- ful wound, from which « large quantity of blood os. caped in the course of @ few minutes. A policeman was ealled, who took the injured man away to the Tombs on’s car. but declined to take the party who committed the eutrage into custody, although poiuted cut to him, Caution vo Prxsons Postine Newsrarmns iw ENGLAND? —A gentleman called at our office yesterday evening: with « copy of the London Daily News, which he re- ceived by the Jast mail steamer from lurope, on which be wae charged $1 45, on the ground tbat it was posted seven daye after the day of its publication. The port- man would not take it back because it had bern open- ed. This was, therefore, rather an expensive mewspa- per, and friends at the other side ought to be more articular in this respect, as it is there wetl known that it isa rule of the pest office not to fi except upon the same terms as latters, for every ix or eight months age, a " ow comes history, d that either the paper i: rome epecial t, which ie worth letuer the sender or receiver, or contains correspondence, and thus defrauds the revenue We ary much more liberal at this side the coeau. Tur Ocran Banx.—This institution commenced bu- siness on Monday, and upon the opening. a select par- ty of invited guests sat down to a splendid diuner, Phe ton. and there was uny quantity of “feidsykic” and “Bolinger” Champagne to wash down the solids, If we may judge from the manner in which the dinuer pass. ed off. the bank has started under the most learn that the largest stockholder paid ription in full, io Calitorvia gold, om the d: <o which was deposited in the vault of the | _ Fire at Jupson's Hore. ‘esterday morniag, at five | O'clock, « private watchman at Judson's Hotel, on en- he back parlor, was repelled by an ontharat of the moment he opened the door, With the ald of Mr. Judson, bis waiters, and the boarders, the fire ‘Was subdued, not, however, till the furnitare of the parlor, worth $1,000, was destroyed So intease was fused. The room was clored at 12 o'clock, and it is supposed that a epark must bave fallen on the sofa, as it would ;ecin, from some indications, that the fire orfchanted there. Fine.—A fire broke out yesterday morning, about thre ‘eleek, im the private school house of Mr. No 45 Twenty-fourth street, near It was uguished by officers Wateon and Be touching at Rio, Valparaiso and Panama, The former | The damage ovensioued by fire, is supposed to amount has been rebuilt, and is in fine condition fur the voy- age. The Gold Hunter isa new vessel, and will make her first voyoge upon the ocean, Mer trial trips hare proved most sativfactory, Withtwo powerful engines, aod under command of Capt, Coulllard, there can be no doubt that the voyage will bea most deligutful one, ‘as the summer season will be on as she passes around Her length is 172 feet by 26 feet width of beam, She is intended more especially for the Sacra- mento river trade, but is, in every respect, woll quali- fied for the ocean, Her arrangoments for passengers to the sum of $100, The veneny Doctor Scutesmvarn will deliver « gua at the Henry street Synagogue on Saturday next. Manote Scvrrrenes.—Th ing, of a beantiful collection of | first importation of the kind t ver been made into this country, at No, 832 Broadway, commenciag at7 o'clock, In addition to the statuary, foar beautt- ful oil paintings of tthe Flemish and Veaetian schools, Will be wisposed of at the same time, | O'clock, wn Irish emigrant, just arri are such as to give general ratisfaction, and whe will, mo | doubt, prove # plearant and safe vessel for the journe, Here are Ove eteauers from this port alone, within a single week, for the golden land, which will at least give the reader au idea of the great amount of eul- gration ‘The {lowing le a complete Met of the vessels that have sailed or cleared from (he various Atiautic ports since the departure of the Empire City, on the Lat inst. ‘We give the date on which they cleared :— Dee. 1.—-Ship Citizen Ship Herm r. p y in Bark sarah dork Vathalte ,, Behr, Hy King Bebr. Crecle.. Sobr. Maria... 4 ~Berk Joho A. Pay lor, er « ' ington, Del. and. w York, brig g¢re, which number will be increased, by the steamers tailing to-day, to about 2,000. Since the commencement of the gold excitement, or vithin about @ year past, the naaber of vessels that have left the Atlantic porte for California, is as fol, Sarteo 296 Brige ‘ « I Behooners... alu Vinson. Total, ealied...... eeeeees Of the above, there bad arrived.at San Francisco, up to the let of November, 265 versels, as follows Vests Anniveo OF «06 Briga 6 Schooners 84 Ships Siem bi Total, arrived out Lo arrive out. . About fifty thew he above reve nd persons have gone to California hundred and thirty vessels, by the rh, in addition to the thousands n that have gone overland and actors the Isthmus of Tarene. Sporting latetligences Costrevitee Cocnse, L, L—Taorrts This after. HOCH, at Zo'elock, a watch for $40, mile beate, best three in five, Wo go ws they plea-e, will come olf be 0 jand #0, 1m. Lady Jane, aad Mr, Conway's ger. non, L. L—Pacisa.—A peolag mateh for 4 er, in bers will ome oft this day, at 20. Ms, between Bopiwn Mary and Avgy Lowa. we Ove Hexoeen Mak Teottino Maren = The owner of the bore fasrbroker, metesed to trot one hondred nites in tee bouts, on Cuesday jax, over the Lion Conres, wh harem t ther day. the track hetog « every Wey welt for the balel of Pech & pevere pertorus | | about half pact eleven o'clock from the A Dir iN tHe Riven. Yesterday afternoon, about 3 dio the Centa- the foot ef Pine named Joba Sutton, igh wetting, ro Sxvtt—Verterday, about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, & cartman named Philip Warren, of 182 Washington street, was driving his wagon up Dey street into Broadway, when, the street being slippery fect frozen snow, the horse fell, and threw Warren heavily upon the pathway. [is head was fractured, sud he was taken to the City Horpital, Accipest —A m named Michael Mangin, while laboring under the influence of ase cended & ladder to the roof of the two story house No. 92 Orange strect, about half. past 12 o'clock yesterday 4 run along the gutter; but while endeavor. the ladder. he lost his footing and fell on jewalk Policemen Gilligan, Riley, aud Me Vianas,, romptly on the spot, and, assisted by officers iuand Kennedy, of the Fourteenth district*re- ed the unforiunate man to the City Hospital. "His r ty is doubtful. In the fail he was dreadfully bruised in the face and body, and lis left arm was bro- ken It appears be was accustomed to enter his Board- ing House by means of @ ladder. ada} rook, Axovnen —Edward Colling, fell,on Tue No. 80 Vandewater street. He immed! moved to his residence. No 495 Houston street. Tanoer Exe nolly, passed the Hera! office yesterday, accompanied by Dingle’s band, onatorget excursion, This ie a very respectable company. rion, feli into the river, tree! morning of house ly te iw Guan nies, of the noblest of our no- vel our offige on Luesday, Z from @ target exoursion. It does one good to ree such brave fellows, and hear the soul- stirring muse. It i¢ positively dangerous, it will make cur youngsters fond of war. ~Clreait Court, Before Judge Edmonds, Dre. 11.—Lydia Fuller, Exeewtriz, @c., v0, John J. Westervelt, Sheriff, Ge —This was aa action of replevin brought againet the Sheriil, fer a quantity of house. hold ferniture, seized wnder @ eri jactas, issued upon & judgment recovered against William Wagstaff, in favor of the late William Seott, of thia elty, In July, 1848. The plaintiff claimed title to the property by J virtue of a chattel mortgn, James ©. Fuller, by Mr Wagstail. Jane 2, 1840 of which were filed om June 2, 15/7, aud in Ni ing Jeft in th fi t charged the ju of fect fer them to dete If they without apy in- Aereditere, the pisintif was entitled to fee, the defindant was entitled to a ted the jury to bring im @ realed ver- lot next morning, it being now elylt o'elook 2—Upon the openiog of toe court, the jury, og ont all night, came im and said they could ¢, and they were ace ort in A verdict t. Faller, whieh was by the Supreme Court; since Seott, and Mr Acker, the then p tender Sheriff bave ail aed, domes T Brady. pp tant.va. Nicholas 8. Donnelly, av Ereutor of the Wil of Thomas MeCower, deceased. Thie cee which bax been pending vines 1844. now or mes from the Court of Appeals, tv be tried by « jury of the Cirewit Court, It was a suit to set aside the will Jobp Meosker the younger (son of Joha Me osker the vider), which wae made in fevorof John R. Brady end Maris Louies Brady, aud the validity of which is a a by Vr. Donnelly. w¢ the guardian of the son of oaket . the you aced and + phow of the raid and Geo Mheph nd Wilcam “ing niet fa the sme: ina av then fhiimated thal id Com-equence of the aneotmfoet- tate of the court, the «mell of gas, aad it being ecld O24 otherwive dicgtmathy, he cheald ad cara that brrneh cf the Sapexio® Cougs bastness over to 2 opdey neat table was covered with most of the laxuries of the sea- | 1on.—The Finn Gaard, Capt. Con- ! y discharged. This | Last evening, » court martial was held at Mr. Thos. The Southern Telegraph, Riley’s Fifth Ward Hotel, West Broadway, totrythe | The sleet and snow storm of Monday night has the Lafayette Fusileers, 12th Regiment New York State Mi 5 pane by Colonel pig: Oy I Com- — of that regiment, on 17th November, i — Cuance Finst—Disobedience of orders, Specification First —in this, that, on or about the day of November, A. D, 1849, the said Captain Richard } said re a of the 12th Regt served with a ental Order. irsued by the commandent of said regiment, sted Nov, hich, among other matters, specified asffol- “ The regiment will assemble on phe sep. Gortenatnd (Thursday, the 15th fi .) in Chambers street, with its left on Church, at 9 o’clock, A. M , the officers Logie | the usual badge of mourning on their left arm, gerd belts, "The line will be formed af w quarter past 9 prec’! 5 ina tho said Captain Richard French 80 serv: ed, did, on the 15th dey ef said November, in the city of New vi) fail to obey said order, and did not appear Washington. The line between Baltimore and Philadelphia 18 a perfect wreck, posts and wires having been levelled to the ground by the weight oth | of the snow and sleet. The line between Wash- ington and Baltimore is represented to be in work- ys ing order. Between this city and Philadelphaa, there is no interruption. Arrival of the Steamship Hibernia, at Halifax. Hauirax, Dec. 12, 1819, The steamship Hermann has just arrived. She is short of coal; has had a very rough passage. She will probably leave for New York on Thuts- day. on duty with his said company, at the time and place tom epee cer <a por specified therela, until some two hours after the tine epi OY iy OE peed faeces ne ES pacer Tyan | ayQerived—Sebes Alvarado, Bucksville, NC; Albany Packet, line. Baru, Doo 8 cifieation Second.—In this, that the sald Captain | _ Cleared—Sbip Old England, NOrleans; brigs Uliada, Uall- Richard French, of company —, of the 12th Regiment, | fornia; Wahsegs, Bavana. as aforeraid, on 15th day of November last past, in the forenoon of said day, im the city of New York, in or near West Broadway street, in said city, heurs after the time appointed for the formation of the imental parade, and after said iment was formed did neglect to halt his company, der of bis superior aud comm: ing officer, while marching his said company directly in trout of said regiment, Cnarce Seconn,—Un-officer like conduct. Specification First.—In this, the said Captain Richard French, at the time and place aforesaid, dit hile his company was beg its post in line, approach hii mandip, express his surpr! hat he bad been ordered tohalt his said company, aud his belicf thet bis said commanding offiver could not have so issued said order, It will be in the recollection of the reader, that this case arose out of the fact of Captain French having Volunteers to the funeral procession, and his being ac- tually epgeged in that bonor the order was given, by which in not being on the ground at the also for his not being able to obey the perem, to halt, without insulting the gallant corps whto ha’ won ubfading laurels for the city and State whose name th The court ordered by Brigadier General John to try the case, consisted of the following offic Mejor Daniel C. Hyde, of the 11th Regiment, President; Captain Jacob Raynor, of the 10th Kegiment, and ¢ tain John H. . Prudhomme. of tha 12th Regiment, members; and Coptain Joba McGrath, of the 10th Regi- ment, Captain Thomas 8 Murphy, of the 11th Regi ment, and Captain James Boyle, of the 12th Regiment, supernumerary members, Captain Boyle did not ap: peer, ond Captain MoGrath was without his uniform accounts for his delay ified time, and known, the attendance of civilians was very small, most of the gentlemen present being oflicers of the iwilivia. Among them we noticed Colovels Morris and Postley. Major N. B, Labau, Judge Advocate, appeared as public prosecutor, and Colonel Stebbins asco. plaiuant. ‘The court baving bees sworn and organized in d: form, Captain French, who was not assisted by counsel, objected to Captain Prudhomme, on the ground of his Delonging to the same regiment, and, therefore, liad! to be, more or lees, under bomme made use of certain expressions, upon a certain cceasion, which defendant considvred prejudicial to his care. ‘The roem having been cleared, the court, after a short deliberation, anaounced th objection of Ceptain French was sustained, and Captaia MeUrath, supernumerary, was appointed full momber in bis stead. Freident.—Any objection, Captain French, against any of the other members of the court? Captain French.—No; the other gentlemen ure all well known to the public. I have not heard that they bave exprested avy opinion, | _ President.—There is one member of the court with- out his uniform (Captain McGrath); do you make any bo ag to the cate now proeeeding? He has sent jor Captain French.—No, sir; 1 sball conduct this case upen the principles of honor, and take no advantage of any technicality. The Judge Advocate then addressed Captain French | in @ low tone, asking him whether he had any objection | nded rpecification, the day of the mouth upon which the offence was charged not having been stated in the original copy of the charges served upon the defendent, Captain French said be would not avail himself of that or any other technicality, | “Whe Judge Advocate then proceeded to read the | charges as above, and having concluded — | The Presi it of the Court put the question to the | acoused in reference to each," Are you guilty, or not guilty ? | ~ Captain French pleaded “ not guilty” to each charge, | and then objected to Captain Boyle sitting in futare | Bpon the trial, as he was not now present. The Court, on consultation, declared the objection | was good, and that Captaim Boyle was now ineligible; the Court othe | been sworn and organized, aud the charges reed in his absence. The Judge Advocate then stated that the witnesses were all present, except Adjatant Emanuel B. fH who was not at home, | Colonel Stebbins—! ask the court to adjourn, now organized, in order to give time to secure tendance of the witness. | Captain French drese! he has no right to do d the Judge Advocate is the prose- eutor, who has the exclusive right to conduct the case. is @ professionel man, and as I have ink he is more t 6 of the Colonel | Without the assist ‘sptain French required the court to taxe a note of | bis tRjeetion, | Colovel StebLina raid he, as prosecutor, had aright to conduct bis own cause, from beginning to ond, ptain French—But the prosecutor is the Judge Ad- vYocate, and the Colonel is only recognized by the law as the principal witness. The Court then looked into the law authorities on the subject, and, after consuiting together for a short time, the President asked Colonel Stebbins whether he intended to conduct his case all through ? Colonel Stebbins If you ask me with a view of ascor- taining the course | intend to pursue, I shall auswer you at cnce; but it appesrs that the fact must first este. biiebed, whether aright to addi the court at all, cr not. —All | findin the book is, that complain- some two] Philadelphia; schrs courteously escorted the First Regiment of New York | » j@ service at the time | damaged st ptory order | ELOPEMENT FROM M. no hi ‘The time ard plece of the trial not being generatiy | we place in courts martial, aud may appear. net—All | wantis, that these proceedings nducted with propriety aud order. | wish to be cool in this court, and it would be conducive to har. | mony if Colonel Stebbins did not interfere with the | court, It isthe Judge Advocat | to gourd the interests of the St law authorities which | do not 6 on thet tablo, to which | could refer in support of my position, as | mean to cite them on other poiuts in the couree of the trial. If there is no objection, therefore, from the other side, it would be as weil, perhaps, to adjourn till to-morrow, till those books ean be produced. | think, hower that ® common renee view of the case ought to show you that the Colowel has aot the right he ctaime, ‘The Court, after consuiting with the Judge Advo- cate for a few moments, gave judgment that Col. Steb- bensbad noright to @liressthe Court except a+ a Witness in opening the case, The law states that “the Judge Advceate is the prosecutor.” | The Judge Advocate then stated that the Adjutant, | upon whore testimony the whole case depended, was out of Lown, and the court could mot well proceed with | the care without his presence } Captain Freneh— Vou ea nereer; Col. Stebbins is & on with the other wit- | tuess to @ portion of the Judge Advocate—It ita rule of courte martial that vhen any point ceo be proved by other witaesses than the comp!ninant, it & ter to exatmiae them in pre- | ference, for th rid of all 1 feeling ta the ca a ure Captain Freaea would be Ke much disposed to follow as anybody. | Col, Stebbins then sald, sof to the Judge Advo- | cate--perhaps Coptain vrenoh willadmit what the Ad- Jotent can prove | Judge Aavoes | Captain French to admit anything; the rpecifisation charging that ke Adjucant Hart's presence will be reudered auneoessary, Ceptaia Freneh—The gentiemaa will not ask me to Admit whet is pot trae. | will beable tu prove there | are other errors ia the lodietment besides the omission fo ation juited what time the Adjatant would be home, aad the Jude Advooate replied that he wes expected bome every day, aad aay day neat | week would anewer for the ajjourament The court then adjourned to o'elock, | © (ina loud volee)—1 do not advise but if ho admits weoday next, at 4 viet Court. tts: an Tucker an ind initted by the pri h knife, eight imeh | Violent viclent aeranit | color), with « one Henry kore ja no on board the brig L.& W. Arm in the port of Maracaibo, ta the ogth on a it appeared that, on the lth of Auguet last a difficulty took pines between Jobn Cuca: er and Henry Foreman, on deck ; (neker wanted Fore- men to fybt; they afierwards eas down to supper, after whieh they went down below. [0 about bait an hour afterwards the quarrel was renewed, when the assault ecmplaiced of was alleged to have bern committed. At ‘was submitted that the prisoner was defending hiavelf from enfnult, abd that thie court had no juriedistion, but that objection was overraied. Judge Bette said there was no mere danger. us impression could be per mitted to go abread than thet, that if man is attacked he bar a right to shoot at. or sted, his assailant —that is not the law. It would be a dangerous preved ertablich, that because a man lnys hold of ancthe other may teke away his life; the law only allow to ure that degree of force which may be | presest bimeelf, The jury returned a Guilty | Another seaman, Jor), was then indle at th sname plac ceewrred, by guage. fe whteh dary returned @ Crited States ©¢ Geo, Massay ond Joseph Elsey.—Fot | a revoit, These pr loners were men of color, The jary rererned © verdict Of Guilty, but recommended them | to mecey. 4 hice all (aleo @ man of e+ It, on board t t the above < jeot aod tore obliged to be pat in irons ot of UWality. z the Boston, Deo 12. George Groen, NOrleans; burs Frectnan, Gi lon San ‘Mobite, Sun, rive; Harvest, Sagua; LH Nickerson, aud Lat con, NYork. Arrived--Bchr Wm Henry, Kast Thomaston tat Nik oth, ved-- , 4 Gen Foster, Fortiaud for do; 0 Mi Male, Phila Portland. 1 ared--Schr Astori Sailed--Schr Billow, from rere Newnunvrorr, Dec Il, Cleared--Brig Adelaide, San Francisco, — Save, Deo Il, Arrived~ Eark Cuba, Africa, Cleared—Lark Wyman, Rio Grande. New Broronp, Dec ll. Arrived--Schre Tiger, Albany; William, N fork. Sailed--Schr Superb, Philacelphia, Wannen, Dee 10, Bailed~Schr Henry Tuke, Valparaiso, Miscer LaNzous, A letter dated Tahiti, Sept 1, states that the ship Sarah vances, of Fairhaven, had beon’ wreeked ow the island of Roratonga. Most of the outfit, provisions, &e, saved im a e. es Police Intelligence. ASSACHUSETTS—LOVE ‘AND DIS- HONESTY. Officers Edwards and Smith, of the Third district olice, arrested, yesterday, a man of genteel appearance, yy the name of Allen B. Clough, on a charge of being 8 fugitive from Lynn, Massachusetts, where be stauds cbar, with having embezzled from Atkin Pierer asd Thomas, managers of the “ New Mngland Prot tion Union,” Division No, 45, the sum of $1,200in money, @ check on the Bank of Lynu for $000, and two promirsory notes, one for $15, and the other for $32. Im this seciety, Glates. was the chief clerk and Dbook-keeper, and was thought well of, by the firm, who kept a large country store. ‘The accused was doing Hh. and reeiding bappily ‘with bis wife and obild, until a few months past, and would have possibly con- tinued so to do, but for the visit of Clough's first cou-in, a stcut, healthy, looking young woman, of about seven- teen years of age, of good proportions aud well favored. The visit was not of long duration, before an ia- timacy took place between them ofa very improper cbaracter, This secret attachment cortioned between them until the 28th of Octi ber, when Clough, prompted by the temptations beld out by bic qvu-in, consented to elope with her, aud abandon his own wife. He did so, and in order to in the evil passions of their rts, Clough em! led the sums Of monry as above stated. They left Lynu together, went to Boston, paseing as man avd Wife, and from Boston they came to New York, arriving in this city about the 29th of October. On their arriral in th they pat up at Isage's Hotel, in Greenwich 6 and from there they went to board at 503 Greenwich street. Shortly after, Clough went into business by opening a bowling saloon at No. 885 Washington street, nad from that time, he and his cousin paramour have beva «porting about, from one place of amusement to another, as mav and wife, under the name of Mr. aud Mrs Allen, A few days since, a letter was intercepted in Lynn, set from this eity by Clough, to a friend, wishing to know all the news respecting his disappearance, aad to address a letter back to New York, under the name of Ethan Allen, The letter was sent accordingly, and the above officers notitied to watch the Post Oftice. in order to arrest Clough when he called for the letter by some misunderstanding respecting the tim: and obrall 3. However, the mext day, (yesterday ) the ofticers, heving been furnished with & daguerreotype likeness of Clough, they espied the gentleman iu Broadway from the revemblauca of the likeness, a at once tosk him into eus- tody. On information being given to the prisoner's cousin, or paramour, we might say, she immediately flew to the prison in order to share a portion troubles and incarceration, absolutely refusing to the privon; and, om permis ioa of tie macistrat was allowed loved cousin,’ as che termed him We ited the prison yesterday evening, and there bebeld thie femal locked in the arms of Clough, aud at the appearance of a ttranger she appeared to cling firmer to his person, fearing that every moment he mig’t be torn froa her side, This yourg womav states that she always loved her courin, and will now und forever remain with hia, notwithstanding the misfortune that has befallen bim. Cloared--Bhip braltar; brigs Coy! delpaia for Justice Osborne commattwd the accused to prison. to | aweita requisition from the Governor of Massachusetts, The Disivict Attorney's Popers—The messenger d spaiched on Tuesday, for Newburgh, arrived hore ye y morning, with some few more of the padi ents, but pone of very great importaues, the m jority being private paper®, Lelonging to Sir. Phillip the Arsistant District / (0 ucrest tool pigeons,” however, ansiously awaitiog the cunerment of the proposed reward for the recovery of tbe Drory papers Captain of the Sixth Ward Police Appointed.—Alder- | man Kelly, of the Second ward, as Ac Mayor, in | conrequenve of the illness of Mayor Woodaull, yeetor- Cay appointed George Jeffertou Snith, of the Caritoa Hover, to the office of Captain of the Sixth ward potice, to Hil the vacancy created by the resignation of Joba | S. Maguee. Mr. Smith isa whig, and received the no- | Minetionct Alderman Kelly of the Second ward and | Bot the sanction of the Assistant Alderman. here- | fore Mr Smith hos been appointed under the law giv- | ing the Mayor the power to appoint members of tke | poitoe, onthe divagreement of the Alderman and As- | sistant to nominate, at the expiration of twenty days, The Gotels, AREIVALH AND ORPANTURES, Lord Marous kerr, British Army, Canada; Col Lee, J. 8. A; Rev, J Stewart, U, 8 JL. Renney, Cae pada; J Merrick do; Virs Commodore (all, Vila delphia: Captaia Alexander, U. 3 N.; Captain Jones, do; J. Piitebard, P A.B. Muige taltimore Captain Seywewr, U.S A; 6 Alexander, d Davis, Waecbington, . Willis Hat, d Cochrane, West Indies; Winthrop delphia, wore auiongst the arrivals yeaterday at the [r- | ving house L. Allen, Weet Point; J B Woleott. Va esheets ; Whitney, ampeen, Boston; W. Farr. Phila rived at the How- \phia; If. Mitehell A Megargs. Unit orton, Boston; 3 J.Ca Seth Sprague, Washington; Duncan, U. 8. N., are at the American, Nick Movements of Incividuats, Mr Charles H. Denisoa, of the house of D Bluxtme & Durando, merchante, Sau Fran turns to-day iu the U. 8, mail steamer Olio despatches, tor California, fra our govorumen Washington. at Court Calentar—This Day Svrerton Court.—Nos. 1, 4%, 61, 62, 67, 11,28, 71, 78, 80,6, 26, 88, 89, 106, 19. v7, 20. 5 Lit, 102, 113, 114, 116, 116, 117, 118,’ 120, 122, 123, 125, 120, 127; 128, 129. 190, 187. Transferred Calendar. Common Piras—fart 1 26. 369, Wl, 893, 90, 102, ne ofthe Kichelle the last two years, convinces us we doubt if they by £02 Fulton yare No. 20) and 4 all to give hin wich, 70 Veney * st Liyaors ay tondid Howling Alloys. jaloon, where he will he happy to teach those vevirous of learning the Art of Solf~ Defence, afver t moe? approved method, on reasonable terms, Annexation of Brooklyn—Captatn Cate, of Erookt thovght t of Fese oid gow from New Yor nd all my frien? ran boy all our fi JON RTS Cheap y Store, 14a fersiage. California Gold Dast Wanted by M1, Soio- yer, Sweeps, a Keown sane For Callfornia,—Dassengers by the Steam- ere, \o-day, had be'ter provide themselves with ing fire-erme: rifle and shot-euns eombined, ote., ere, which are furnished by the subscriber, om more fa house in the city, to Joseph & Hart, 74 Matton Lane, o uceesoor —A Reward of Fitty Dol- te a7 man that will import as @ will be gi lore for & $4 60. J he bought All goods are sold cheap op Bee. " jor, for the beet Wire and Ton~ invite: iy to ing hi atyle, f TUMELOR'S celebrated Wig Pastors No. d r ite keepa the I 4 East the city, Copy the address, weal ory, asecrtment im Temain in the same cell wich her “ba | | | semi-onpual interest due to creditors, under the tv | nets of the Legislature of 146 and 1847, providing f- | at times been without ile means to pay eur interest # | payment to Mareb. in sf molcntia Porte Tents Ooste Fer bes tthe ta lem ‘ari ‘amey * 7 Pasaar, Broad: , Chinese this Theredays D or I¥ih, at 103g o'clock. es ‘Toa Considerate Public.—Would you Hat faultless in instre, spiced manufacture, and | jd you, for the sake or wou ein Broadway, endure ® thing ri rst, of @ dismally cim color, badly eo tice Leys? You have your choice. tow et. at twenty per igSates axtiate, Errdy’s National Collection of Dague types, '05 and 207 Broadway, corner of Fulton street. @ citizens are respectfully invited to exami COMMERCIAL APPAIBS MONEY MARKET, } Wednesday, December 12—6 P. ‘The stock market opened heavy this mornin prices of most of the fancies fell off a fraction. . first board, Erle Bonds, old, declined 'y per cent ; jem, %; Farmers Loan, 44; North American © 24, New Haven Railroad, 1¢ ; Auburn and Roch Xj Long Island, 3; Readiog Railroad advanc per cent, and Reading Bonds, 1%. At the s board, United States 6's, 1967, fell off 4 per Reading Railrcad, 14 ; Harlem, 34 ; Canton Com 3g; Hudson River Railroad, 14 ; Long Island, *; ; ris Canal it up 3 per cent, There were large sales of Harlem and Reading road at both boards, and the bears meet easily demand for each. It will be seen that sales of Re: for cash, range about one per cent above sales at { day, seller's option. This looks as though the | were reluctant to buy on time and shows clear!: fame they are endeavoring to play. The Ist of Jay will bring this movement to ® close; and if bh: do not pay dearly for their temerity, it w en exception to all cornering operations we feen for a long time. If a dividend upon th or upon the preferred stock, depends upon - realized from the speculations in these secu during the past month, the prospect is poor en and if the treasury has been depleted for the pu of increasing the surplus by fortunate operatic the stock, the result will probably be far different that axticipated. If what is stated be true. a amount of etock must be brought into the marke tween this and the Ist of January, to raise f to meet the payments of the company due on day, This is ancther chapter id the finacclal rations of the Reading Railroad Company. Some days since we stated that the actual recely the Erle Railrosd Company, for the month of No ber, were only about seventy-five thousand dollar: that the difference between that sum and the rep: receipts, was for freight on the company’s property. have since learned that some very curlous opera have been made on this road in the way of freigh’ for no other purpose than to swell the receipts that depertment of business, The company are put up buildings aleng the line of the road, and the tr portation of the lumber used in the construc of these buildings over the road, is charged, included fn the monthly receipts from frei We know of one instance where the building age: the company was presented with a bill for $2,000 freight on lumber, delivered him for the construc of one of the company's depot bulidings; and wher remarked that be had no funds to pay it, the coll ing agent sald thet he had orders to charge fruighi on everything carried over the road. The comp owns ecveral large wood lots along the line of the r: and long freight trains, loaded with nothing bat w are continually passing up and down the ri: Now, it would be nothing strange to see w trains continually passing down the road, but see trains coutinually passing up, and meeting 1 wood trains passing down, is extraordinary, to say least. We bave no positive information that freigr charged onthis wood; but the iuference is, that as company charge for the transpertation of its own { and lumber, it charges jor the transportation of own wood, There ere more mysteries ia railr management than stockholders generally imagine, + any beard of directors that does not understand 5 feetly the seieuce of showing large movothly resei cannot expect a re-election, or be very popular w stockholders. The message of the Governor of Indiana to the gislature of that State, giver a vary favorable acco of the financisl condition of the treasury. In If when the arrangement of the State's indebtedness © made with her creditors, the debt, exelusive of inter: was $11,035,000 ; there bas been surrendered, ando verted Jato new stock, to lst of July last, $2,530,0( since July let. $23,000—makiag $9,503,000—leaving | | to come Into this arrangement, ene thousand foar hi dred aud eighty-eight bonds, or $1,488.00. 1 awount of revenue paid into (he State treasury dur the last year, on all accounts, was $441,650, which « ceeds the amount paid the previous year, $23,901. 7. arsesement for State purposes, for 1349, is $508.537, a for county, road, school end township purposes, ¢ lectively, $630,570; adding to these sums tho del quencies of former years uncollected, smounti to $163,003, and the whole amount on the day cates for 1849, will be $1,902202. The namber polls returned for 1849 is $143,720, being an i crease over the returns of last year of 7,445. The val of the entire property of the State subject to taxatlo as returned for 1549, is $195,419.056, which is ani crease over last year, of $44559070. The State cor meneed paying inte: with Jaly, 1847, and to the pr sent time bas paid five semi aunual payments, amoun ing, in the aggregate, to nearly half @ million of dc meantime, the State stock has been steadily ar gradually advancing in yaiue. until it now stands reventy-one cents on the dollar, ita full value, takir tix per eent interest per annum as the standard. Ti the settlement of the State debt, was punctually at the agency of the State in this city,on the Ist ef Jul lest, amounting to $25 300, being two per cent on $4,705 COO, the amount of the debt at that time ur der the atangement. A portion of this suc fay $50000, was borrowed of the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund,and of the benks, On Januar: 1800, the interest dae will probably reach $100,0% as 230 bonds coming ia from July to Januar Will make up that amount, The ordinaty exponditace of the State government for the fecal year condi the Sist day of October, 1649, were $74,400, T' nary expenditures for the current fiscal year, are esti mated by the Auditor of Stave at $72,000, in relation to the success of the movement made fo the portponement of the payment of the Januncy dirt dend on the State debt, unt! the first Monday of Marc} in each year, we have no further ge than tha! derived from the aunexed extract from a letter writter by the State agent to the Governor :— ‘The large amount of Vreasary notes which bar: heretofore been paid for taxes, has romewhat embar assed the State Treasury. We have consequently it became due. For the past lividends this dedolensy has been suppiled by borrowing the necessary amount: from our bauks. To rave as the necessity of borrow: ing, and to make ovr dividends, both of them payable alter the aouval revenue are paid into the State Trea sury, the Legislature, by jolut resolution last winter, ipstracted me to negetiaty ac exteuston of t! ups last ( prepared Upon the subject, and cent i to the stookholdar circular [ propored that our J De postpowed until the inet should be with vix per from Ist of ty. bos out of b49 hoi dbook. They, ro postponement. nt - thoug® av ® fear in my wi be agreed to by even & The Goversor of t . in ehis sty dividead should 4 shown by t unaniany rttom at, a th atforded— iow wik wot that the peop ority of them.” it Virginia eon ceatnlates the Legislature of tho State upou the favorable condl- tion of the general interests of the Commonwealth, Notwithstanding the fears expressed lest the liberal it evinerd by recent legiletion, tomehing the Im- provement of roads avd canals, would embverass the Ginanocs of the State, i is shown by the Goveraor that tevoral departments are in the soandest ant most Prosperous condition, The Governor saya, that if it Were thought desirable at envy moment to wipes ort the public debt. a rale at par oi of the State would effet it The present subsisting debt amounts to $7 641.294 11. The snnual interest aod dividends received by th State, amonnt to $4. fing thet the ates Yleldirg thie rum are worth. at par, $7, the taterest paying stocks | the ameunt of the put that ta, w of the prevent indebtedness, There fe, however, aa ale ditional evm of $6000 000, which, tader existiog jaws wey be called for ont of the treasury, ant about $6,600,000 of which will, ft is thought, be certataly dos manded io the course of # few years; henow this sum, although not now a subsisting debt, will becouse vo, wat ought, therefore, te be taea into the estimates of Ifa” Dilities, ‘The report of the Firet Auditor of the Vreaeary of the State of Virginia, gives the amuexed statement of