The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Rorthwestcorner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JABESGORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, RY CORRESPONDENCE, containing im- VOL TNT licited from any quarter of the world ; if rally ‘paid for. i i taken of anonymous communications, not return rejected communications, Vik DAILY HERALD, Scente per copy~ST per an~ “Tie WEEKLY HERALD, for Circulation en this Con~ . is published every Saturday, at 64 cents per ¢ rt umn: oF cireulution. ia SH LE Seka, DOLLAR WEEKLY HERALD. every Monday, 2 cents per copy, $1 per annum; sz copies 10 clubs, Ye, OFT LETTERS by mail, for subscriptions, or with advertisements, te be post paid, or the postage will be de- ducted from the money remitte ADVERTISEMENTS, at reasonable prices prictor not responsible /or errors in manuser AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Place.—Dox Pas- evar BOWERY THEATRE. Bowory—Tue Tuazs Guanne mrn—More, Jow AND Ja BROADWAY THEATRE, ~My Aust—No, BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Lavourne Hy~ exa~SeR100s Fasiry- Merninks I See My Patuen. NATIONAL THEATRE, Gvuakw-Sxoonn Tavoon OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway-—Lavaren—Faank MoLayonsin—TeLemack vs—OMNI MECHANIC'S HALL—Curisry's Mivernews, AMERICAN MUSEUM—Am RY APYXRNOON AND Evening the pro- jroadway—Etper BrotHen uare—~PevaLe HaNTOM BREAKFAST, G PeRvonmanens Bve- CIRCUS, Astor Place—EqvestRian Penronmances, CHINESE MUSEUM.—Guippon’s Panonama oy THE Le. TABERNACLE—Aurcantan Vooarrsta. New York, Tuesday, December 18, 1849, Our readers will find, in another columa, a telegraphic synopsis of the English news, brought by the steamship Hibernia, and received here yes- erday. Although not very important in a political point of view, it will be read with interest. ‘There appears to be a general ferment among all the nations of the old world—in France, Austria, Turkey—in fact among all. Everything appears to be unsettled and unsatisfactory. An attempt, it appears, is being made to alter the constitution of France, in order to make that country more of a representative republic than itis. There is also a dispute between some of the German States— the Emperor of Russia has made some further demands on the Porte—all is disquietude in Eu- rope. These things only tend to show that that quarter of the world has not yet settled down— that notwithstanding the apparent calm which pre- vails, there is, after all, an unsettled state of things, which time alone can set at rest, with or without the aid of revolution. It appears there has been a still further decline in quotations for cotton, which is not very accept- able or encouraging intelligence to the holders oft that staple in this country. We refer our Teaders to the news in another column., No Speaker Yet—Protracted Disorganiza- tion of tne House, A disorganization, looking almost to a dissolu- zion of the House of Representatives, still exists at Washington. The proceedings of yesterday, received by electnec telegraph, in another column, will be found interesting, but melancholy. Par- ties stand as on previous ballots, and no nesrer 2pproach has been made to the election of Speaker, nor is there any probability of any other result, provided the several parties and factions in the House of Representatives continue to act from the impulses, motives and views which have thus far brought them in hostile collision with each other, as well as to the efficiency of Congress. The two old parties, which have agitated and controlled the country for the last quarter of a cen- ury, have, neither, a majority in the House of Re- presentatives. The two new parties or factions, founded on sectional and ultra views—the free-soil- ers of the North, and the disunionists of the South —are ina simular position, and contmbute to the same general result. There 1s no prospect of any election of Speaker —of any organization of the House—of any action of Con , unless some of those parties or fac- tions dissolve their organization, and unite on new views end new principles. The obstinacy of the whigs is just as factional, and just as unpatnotic, asthat of the democrats or free-solers. All are alike factious and impracticable. The conduct of each, it persisted in, can tend to nothing but to | editions. The one cheap, in paper covers, to be Objections to an International Copyright In the remarks we made a few days ago, on the fatal consequences of pirating the works of literary men, we showed how the nation itself suffered in the depreciation of its morals and literature, and spoke of the humiliating shifis and expedients our writers are driven to, in their helplessness and destitution, to keep their familes from being turn- ed into the streets. At the same time we proposed, m resuming this important discussion, to notice the objection which has sometimes been urged against a copyright law. The most specious of all objections 18, that it will make foreign books dear; because, it 18 said, that, if no American publisher could reprint a European book without first making a bargain with the author of it, he would, when he became sole proprietor of the same, charge so exorbitant a price for it as to place it beyond the reach of the great mass of readers. Now, we shall very shortly prove that this reasoning is fallacious in toto. But, in pass- jpg, we remark that if foreign books could be sold ata high price here, it would be all the better for the morals and principles of this republic. We have shown that, for the most part, these books are acting like a slow and insidious poison on the heart of the nation—that the more foul and obscena their character, the more industriously are they scattered throughout the country. As a general rule, these works are corrupting to our moral and political characters. They belong, for the most part, either to the licentious or monarchical school, and, therefore, if they could go to the bottom ofthe Atlantie in their transit, everybody would be the gainer except the unprincipled publisher, who will multiply those atrocious books which pollute the young heart, so long ashe can put a sixpence in his pocket for every mind that 13 immolated on_his altar of Mammon. But itis a great mistake to suppose that if the American publisher held the exclusive copyright o¢ the foreign book, he would put it ata high price. He dees not do so with his American book, whose copyright he exclusively owns. If we look over the lists of our publisherss we find it so. As a gene- Talrule, American books are sold as cheap and often cheaper than the English reprints. No American novelist has been brought out in 80 su- perb, and consequently so expensive a style, as Hewit, Tilotson & Co. are bringing out the Waver- ley novels. Even Washington Irving’s works, just published in so beautifula style by Putnam, are sold cheaper than Layard’s Ninevah, a pirated book, which 13 issued by the same house. And yet, to irving, the publisher pays a heavy copyright, and to Layard nothing. Many of the pirated bocks are dearer than the American books. For instance, a shabby edition of Hallam’s Histories, pirated, sells for more money than a superb edition of Prescott, which the publishers pay heavily for. The Boston houses, make no difference in price between books they pay for and works they rob. Here is the 25 cent edition of Jane Eyre from the New York press. Boston sends out an edition for $1, and it succeeds. Next comes Shirley, from the same graphic pen, and how does it appear? The cheap edition for 87) cents ; and on the same day, from the same house, comes out the library edition, well printed and well bound, fora dollar, and both do well. The fact is, that the system of publishing has been brought to such a point in this country, that a book that is well worth publishing must have two bought by the common reader, (because it 18 cheap,) and read and cast aside. Our rail cars and steam- boats are filled with them. The other, ina perma- nent and attractive form, on good paper, in legible type and well bound, to go into public and private libraries. Now, we assume, (what all the publishers tell us to be true,) that in all cases they make the book as cheap as they can, and save a fair margin for profit; and, therefore, they treat the copyright, book and the pirated one exactly alike. Let ue teke a strong case. Suppose the Harpers had owned Shirley; could they have treated it differently? Ifthey had printed only the handsome edition, they would have restricted its sale to the independent class—but they sell one hundred thou- sand more copies of it by bringing out the plain, cheap edition, and thus both classes of readers are | twenty-five cents | | steamer brings them more Constitute th t step towards the dissolution of Congress, the disorganization of general go- verrment, and the practical dissolution of the Union itself In the midst of this melancholy, disastrous, and menacing mate of thinge, the great mass of the community are looking oa with eilence and asto- | niehment. While the imbecile, factious,unpatric and contemptible newspaper press of every part and of every faction, in this region, is endeavoring to throw blame on the antagonist party, and parti- cularly on the exasperated South and So ciples, we do not excuse the vi against the union of this great and wonderful con- federacy, Wich have been made by several mem. | bere represening constituencies in the Southern States. But Wy should we, at the same time, conceal the great \jstorical fact, that this state of things in Congress, menacing the dissolution of the Union, originated wenty years ago, in the fac tious, unpatriouc, and ultras of the North, iolent movements of the @nt by men who first raised | the flag of anti-slavery in Faw England and New | York—such eas William H. wyywar Buren, John Quincy Adams, a1 their j all exther diseppointed or aspit.g } this part of the country? The €2\ slavery feeling flartia Van has been a weapon, or a topic of ion, in the hands of euch men as we have me+ionod, for ‘wenty years, in various shapes and form. yaci), at ength, it has ended in the organization ot » anti. slavery party, founded on distinct hostility South, which, of course, has created an antegon.i¢ Course of action in that portion of the confederac, What does the ery of the evil of slavery in the Sout, amountto? Have we not the evil of poverty ia the North? Have we not the evil of peniten- tuaries? Lave we not the evil of drunkenness? Have we not numerous evils in this and other re- gions of the country, equelly as disastrous, and equally as oppored to humanity and religion, and even more #0, than very int With as much propriety mht the organize parties ond factions for controlling the Jiouse of Representatives, on the ground of the poverty, recklesanese, and crime, which p the northern cities. of humanity, and of the present race or generation of men, te do with those who w grounds break up this great confederacy, destroy thie mighty republic in the first steps of its pro- gress, its greatness, its magnificence, and its power, throughout the world?) Who would barter the high national feeli.¢ of an American, for the fectious clamor that might be reised by partisans— whether whig or democrat, or free soilere or nul- lifiers? Is it not time for the hieh intellect of the country to move, to come forth, to eorrect the press and politicians—for both are corrupt to the core—and more particularly the press of this com- munity and of the other large cities, including that of Washington? South ? Barteny Exianoement.—The wiseacres of the Board of Assistants, last night, resolved to enlarge the Battery. They propose to commence the work under a contract that it shall be done for $27,000. If the measure should, by any means, pass the Board of Aldermen, who can say to what dimen- sions this $27,000 will be swollen, before the work ie completed ? | many were going into it, and that per consequence » the mth attempt to | Lin But what have all those evils | ould on euch | satisfied. It would be so with all selling authors, It is so in England. We see, by the last English newspapers, that Mr. James, (who is troubled with a species of literary dysentery, and produces a romance with more ease than 1s worth speaking of,) has fallen from six dollars a novel down to he 18 bringing out aa edition of his novels for the millon. You will say, then, thet if the foreign book is printed just as cheap under a copyright as itis now, the American author will e just as mach to contend with as at present. No; when oaly one American publisher can reprint a foreign book, the other ninety-nine will be compelled to take up our native avthors, because, otherwise, their presses | will stond idle, Why is it that you eo seldom hear of an American publisher asking a native author for a book, under the present system? Why, every | »reign books than they | can reprint; and while thy have their hands full, | they will not ask for more work. The objection, therefore, that books would be desrer uncer a copyright, falls to the ground. Our | system, in all things, is to cheapen every comfort | and luxury of life. ‘The great scope of our me- chanical genius, mm every department of life, is to improve the quelity, augment the quantity, and | | | lower the price. And it would be the same 1a the book business. Dut there is another argument lying under the surface here, in favor of an mternational copyrigh ll more conclusive. Some year ago, when ret agitation of this question came up, the | ‘Ss Went against it to a man. Like aay ving fraternity, they did not wish to be made amenable to the law—they wanted to prose. cute their dishonest calling unmolested. But the very moment they discovered that the thieving system was getting to be unprofitable because so | their capital stock was less secure, they all came out to a man ia favor of a law which would com- pel them all to be honest. The old adage was onee more verified, that honesty is the best policy: Why, even under the piracy system, the publishers »ving (like St. Paul's heathen) no law, become a Jay to themeelves, and they attempt to create a Pudi. opinion against cutting in upon one another. | The M% they (she big pirates) try is, that the one who f¢t-the book first has a right to it—and if another ai yival mn comes out, they cali it | dishonorabl. ‘To be the first to announce a for- | eign book (aie ading houses frequently do it here as soon as they ee jt done abroad) establishes the right to it! Ad» the robbers quarrel over the booty, end call eachother pirates, when they take from eech other whe peither had a shadow of Night to; end all the Wile the poor robbed and outraged forciga author (ho is de only real owner { the property) as left to tee, and his forgotten and neglected American brotior keaps him com- pany. They remind ws of the wo fleeced travel- lers condeohog together on the row over theit com- mou misfortane, while the highwaynen who have stripped them are quarreling under thy hedge over the spoils. Now, theee quarrels of our prating pubs lishera are sometimes overheard by the prblic, and jhey sound badly—for even devil with devi. dam'’d firm concord holds. in another way our pirating publishers try to evade the consequences of their system of 10d bery. It is by paying the foreign writer a small cum for the proofs of his new book im advance of all others; that is to say, they acknowledge no claim ct the author to his own book—they never think of sucha thing. They merely offer to give him something for the first enhance of robbing him! The Harpers in this way get most of their early sheets; thus they got Macaulay, paying $500 (they say) per volume. But see how peorly the | | 8d November, | was, Arnica thing works after all. They hardly get the beok out, before the same thing appears frem another quarter, and very shortly other rival editions are issued. Now it is all humbug to set up a wail be- cause your book is pirated—it was not your book —you only bought the advance sheets—and as THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, HIRST SESSION. Senate. Centarvire Counss, L. I.—Taorrina.—This day, (Tuesday) at 1% o'clock, P. M.,a great stallion race for $400, mile heats, best three im five, in harness, will ome off between the stallions Canada Squirrel and St. John. This will ibe @ race well worth witnessing, ‘Wanincton, Monday, Dee. 17, 1849, s00n as it came out from your press, it became pub- | Senator Moviror, of Florida, appeared in his geat. lie property. Do you file a caveat against this reasoning’? It is your own law—you have acted on it for thirty years. Stealing is the only title you can show to any of your thousand pirated volumes of Hallam, and Bulwer, and Thackary, and Scott, and Lamartine, and hosts of other great authors. So you may withdraw your eayeat from file. And, for God’s sake, don’t quarrel aloud over your stolen booty, and whimper and howl because one of your band has got the bone when you thought you had it safe in your own pouch, for the public will show no sympathy with your misfor- tunes. You have never shown any to the poor, fleeced, stripped, and pirated author whose bread you have been eating—on the fruit of whose ua- paid toil you are rioting in luxury.: We mean nothing personal in our remarks. We call things by their right names, when speaking of the trade ; and the honesty of mankind has pronounced the present system of publishing piracy. But this game isabout over. The necessity for a copyright law 1s beginning to be felt by the publishers and the nation. Let the authors rally once more and press up their claims on Congress. Justice and the sympathies of all the honest and the good, on both sides of the Atlantic, are with them. Tuer Paciric Matt Service.—Several paragraphs have appeared in the papers, in relation to the appoint- ment of United States mail agents on the Isthmus of Panama, which are mostly incorrect. The fact is, thet our newly appointed Conrul at that place, A. B. Corwin, Esq, @ gentleman who bore himeelf gallantly at the battle of Buena Vista, in command of a company in the Mississippi regiment, bas been entrusted by the Postmaster General with the full control and manage- ment of the United States mails crossing the isthmus; and from a personal knowledge of his business habits and energy of character, we have no doubt that the present numerous and well founded complaints against the isthmus mail service will not be much longer heard. It is made the duty of the Consul at that port, by the existing postal treaty with New Granada, to undertake this duty, and he has recently visited Washington, for the purpose of receiving the necessary instructions from the Post Office department. Mr. Seymour is entrusted with the mails from port to port. With these appoint- ments, all irregularities in the mails ought to cease. The Hungarian Ex ‘We had again the pleasure of seeis with the ex-Governcr of Comorn, Mile. Apolon! and the other refugees from Hungary, sojourning at the Astor House. They k=ve been induced to post- Fone their intended departure for Washington till after the Christmas holida: wise determination, we think, as Washington is generally empty at Christ- mas, inost of the members running off for @ day or two, tospend their Christmas with friends or families in the vicinity. The Count, and all his family and friends with him exprees themrelves deeply sensible of the attentions shown thei We states lonia fs quite free from thi her exploits. and it is from other sources that we do- rived our information respect! ments We hi the Hungarian war, when the disturbavces br at Cracow, she took an active half of her country and th ‘The calle, yerterday, to amiabl front of the Asti together a greatcrowd. There were some fifty or sixty vocal and instrumental performers, principally German re, who performed some of the beautiful soul- stirring airs of * ” wan understand i] 2 a files as require pecuniary aid, eeting at the Astor fouse atter whieh will wait on the distinguished strangers, From Rio de Janciro. By the fast sailing bark Isabelita Hyne, Capt Do- ming, we bave received three weeks later intelligence from the above place, bringing our dates down to the We which can be gleaned trom our files received. The Jornal do Comercio, of Rio Janeiro, of the Mth | October, relates, on the authority of Buenos Ayres pa- pere of the 25th September, that President Rosas, as Chief of the Argentine Confederation, had refused to accept the present of a magnificent aword from Goneral | Oribe. presented in bis name, and in the name of the republic over which he presided, returning his elacore | thanks; bot alleging he refased it both from prinelple | and from delicacy The Defensor, of Montevideo, of Octeber Sth, an- nounces the arrival ef Don Lorenzo Peres, and Don Louls Perez, bis brother, the former a member of the Assembly of Notables end Counsellor of State, the lat- ter Seoretary of the Counell, at the quarters of Gene. ral Oribe. Numerous citizens daily presented th velves to General Oribe. A Montevidean, in a #1 quent letter, to the editer of the Jornal do Comercio, Genies the implication intended by the above news, vie that the citizens of Montevideo bavi jooumbet. and sfitms that the news ts given by an agent of Rosas, io bis paper, the British Packet Accounts from Pernambuco state that that enhap; province is still the ecene of much murder and bleed. \ Sivori. the violinirt, has been received with thusiasm at Rio, and hes had the honor of pla; at en- i at | Court, before the Emperor, to whom he caused the | highest pratideation, he death of Theodore de Beaurepaire, Vico Admiral jn the Netional Marine of Bracil, aged 63, is announced ip the Journal, of the 3d November ive the few items of intelligence | | would, for one, abide by it. Mr. Dieximsow gave notice that he would not press his motion to elect committees until to-morrow. An executive message was received from the Presl- dent of the United States, whereupon the Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasninaton, December 17, 1849. ANOTHER DAY’S STRUGGLE. ~ Mr. Kaurrman, of Texas, offered a resolution, propos- ing that iff no person have a majority of votes on the next ballot, then, on the next trial, any person having one less than @ majority shall be Speaker, If no eleo- tion on the next trial, any person having two less than s majority of all the votes shall be Speaker; and so on, requiring one vote less on each subsequent trial ‘until a Speaker shall be elected. Mr. Sawrerte, of Maine, appealed to members to organize, 60 that the welcome intelligence might go forth to the West and the North that order reigned in Warsaw—that the feverish excitement should be hushed, and that the public documents should be placed before Congress. On motion of Mr. Rosinsox, of Indiana, the resolu- tion was laid on the table. Mr. Srantey, of N.C., requested his friends not to vote for him—be was no aspirant for the honors of the chair, He could not now give his reasons for declining, but he would simply say that his colleague, Mr. Clingman, had stated what North Carolina would do in a certain contingency. As she didin1775,'when she heard of the battle of Lexington, she would do in the hour of trial, aud make the cause of Boston the cause of all, [This epeech drew forth applause, as Boston was sup- posed te be in allusion to Winthrop } The House then proceeded to vote:— VOTES FOR SPEAKER. Ballotings. Candidates. 48th, 49th, 50th. Winthrop, whig,.. 70 13 Boyd, democrat, 87 ‘T. Stevens, whig, 9 Morehead, 'whig.. 18 Potter, demoorat,. . 16 R Cobb, democrat,. . 1 Strong, democrat,... 3 Conrad, whig,.. . 2 Disney, democrat, 3 Outlaw, whig.... 2 Stanley, whig, - Robinson, democrat, - Chandler, whig,.. - Hilliard, whig, = Beattering,...... 6 Total. .... .223 223 ai Highest vote (Boyd, democrat, Mr. Trowrsow, of Ky, offered a resolution, which was amended to read, that Haralson, (dem.,) Ashmun_ (whig.) White, (whig,) Bayly, (dem.,) Butier, (whig,) Jones, (dem.) Schenck, (whig,) Morehead, (whig,) Richardson, (dem.,) Hilliard, (whig,) Cleaveland,(dem.) Conrad, (whig,) Bowlin, (dem.,) and McGaughey, (whig.) be appointed a committee to consult and devise a mode the most practical and acceptuble for producing an organization. ‘The resolution was lald on the table—110 to 66, Mr. Goovrxow, (whig,) offered a resolution that Mr. ‘Winthrop be appointed Speaker ; Mr. Forney, C1 Jobneon, of Va., Postmaster. Mr. Kaverman moved as an amendment, “provided they can get votes enough.” ‘The House again voted :— a fret Ballot. . 81 White, whig.. + 87 Morehead, whig, + 2 Potter, dem.,. 4 Dieney, democrat,. 3 Scattering,.... Fi Winthrop, whig,.. . bm be! democrat Julian, free soil,... Conrad, whig, Schenck, whig,. Total, .. Highest vote, (Boyd, democrat,). 7. Mr. Tuomrson, of Ky., again proposed a resolution, giving both parties an equal number on a committee, and reprecenting all portions of tho Union, to consult, devire, and report, the most practicable and speedy mode of organizi the House, He said that he had omitted the names of the various aspirants for Speaker, and proposed the following gentlemen :—Ashmun, White, Bayly, Stanton, ‘of Tennessee, S ham, Morehead, Clweveland, Conrad, Butler,of Pennsyl- vania, Bowlin, McGaughey, Hilliard, Haralson, Peas- Jey, and Kauffman, Mr. Thompson sald the committee could report oficers, or the mode of organizing, and he Mr. Ronison moved to lay the resolution on the ta- ble, which was carried by one majority; and at quarter past 3 o'clock the House adjourned. Very Late from Mexico, New Onuxans, December 16, 1849, By the arrival of the brig Titi, we have received papers from the city of Mexico to the 20th ult. The T. left Vera Cruz on the 3d inst. | ‘The United Staten sloop-of. war Vandalia, (20) Com, | alt Garduer, arrived at Rio ou the Ist al The L nited States tloops of war St. Louls and John Adams were cruising. The former touched at Peraam- buco on the 2d ult., and left on the 4th. MARKELS Rio, Nov. 8.—Flour—Kiehmond City Mills 17). duty Itimore City Mille 14), onoredit. Codfish— Coflee—Good first quality 4); ore and Philadelphia, 4 100 per ar- ; paseo fino, for Sweden, 6 pected to rise. Na 0, Nov 10—Richmond City Mills flour, Gallego brand. 16 590; Baltimore 16 al7 ; Philadelphia, Velociteros, sold at 16/500. Fieh, per Water Witeh, at © Seger, too high to operate; exchange, 284 a a a rivals, 7 Prenavre Scrrrssion of tHe ‘The following letter bas been reovived by a genti of Philadelphia, from President Roberts, of Liberia, relative to the probable suppression of the slave trade, between Sierra Leone and Cape Palmas:— Govensurnt Hover, Mownovia, Sept. 18, 1849. I wrote you a few days ago, announcing the bility that im a few Certs, al trade would be cave Taane at Grou | A proposition had been made for Congres to adjoura the 1st of December, and passed preparatory readings, but had not been discussed, ewing to the failure of deputies to attend. It was very dificult to get a session of the Chambers. Itisraid that this frequent absence of the deputies was intended as a plan to discredit the republican system. Tho Minister of Flaance had been authorieed by the | two Chambers to negotiate in advance for aloan of one | and # half millions of dollars, on American indemaity | due in May next. The discount, it was sald, would be | two per oent, in % oar, Gov. Cony had resigned his executive power in furor of Lieut. Gov. Garcia, “Fire at St. Lout 8, Deo, 17, 1849. in the four story building on Locust street, near the levee, which was entirely destroyed, The firet floor was occupied by Mr. J. HL Alexan commission merchant, whose loss awounte te $12000, which is covered by insurance. ‘The remaining floors were varieusly occupied by a dozen tenants, whose aggregs loss is estimated at $17,000. The building was owned by A. Laboaum, who was ineured for 000. Several buildings on the levee caught from the Intense beat, but were put out with very trifing damage. The wind at the time blew | { very bard from the west, and the weather was intensely | cold, The shipping at the wharf bed « narrow cevape. al Distinguished Arrival from Mexico, Sr. Lovrs, Deo. 17, 1849, The Hon, Hugh Smith, a delegate from Mexico to completely annibilated at the I have the | patleteetion now to tateem you, ¢ tations | Washington, arrived hore yesterday. _ have been fully realized The chiefs / Death of Judge Morchouse, Acoany, Deo, 17-2. M. | the cant ie nae, lored to cur satisfac. ‘The prinelpal obstacle is now removed, and our diction will soon compr hen be impossible ever ag eratary pelot between Sierra am bappy to inform you that izeare going on aie ae Though for the ruppression of the ol trade, fiderable emoant we bave had to have rether embarraseed us pecuntarily, | thi © great caw with the nati, Comm: tee is ine d rome con- Police Inte Courht ot Last. alde, arrested, yesterday, @ binek fellow ca led Lowi Taylor, on a charge of stealing a ally st Fv end #28 In money, from Jes, Met No T Battery Place, It reome the property was stolen jn July leet, and on Saturday the segr yawn shop, by the , trying to pawn the ustice Mountfort committed the accused to triml, ee. The hotels, APRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, H. Robinson, J. M, Breoke, J. F. Throckmorton, | Judge Morehouse, of the sixth judicial district, died ee #t Cooperstown, yesterday. ngahela Kiver on t Rise. Trrtesencn, December 17, 1849, | The Monongahela river bas risen eighteen feet six new territory, | improved, with at ink we | aiviog Omeer Brows, one of the Chief | the past twenty-four hours, Much da- | mage is feared to property along shore. 1,800 beever were offered, 400 ot whieh were driven to Philadelphia. Prices ranged from 20. to Sige. on the hoot. head were taken by the city butel be ng to th nick: | pea” and tobacco | around after the dinner, aud the Gory Counrs Philedelphin; Af, Callies and lady, St. Louis; Captain | ™%@ McDonald Tyler, ihe J. Hiodgers, Baltimore; J.B. Kimball, tH. | teken nn ae pene geet ‘Welch and lady, Boston; J. C. Burgors and lady, Hiart- — ; ford: SD. Lyman and lady, Springfield; L.N’ Hail, Fortiand, Miss Baker, London; Col. ©. D. Barton, Keesevilie: ©. Frost, Peekexill; G. L. Clapp, Miss C. Colt, Mra. Colt, Pittefield; A. New London; and Mrs, Benpett, were among the arrivais yesterday, “tthe Irving House. Political intelligence, Tromin ix ime Ono Leorguatere, ~The Lepiste ture of Ohio asrembled on the 51 inet. and hare o poy oes Ana in seseion twelve daye, but bad to Saturday ‘ast, effected an orcat Of the Sen) The dificulty wea a dispnte Senator from Hamilt in view of a fina! ramen it, feveral of the mem! hari to return to thelr homes, right of . Several resolution: we been presented, ai . John Acker vs George 8. Howland.—This was an ae- ton ona note drawn by defendant, in favor of paint. erdict in favor of the plaintiff. Day s te the amount of $997 76 Wiitiam Christmas vs. James Weaver.—This was an actien for meney had and received, founded upon order, dated December 16, 1847, drawn by F D. on the in favor of rt inti. to | Githe orden and that obange: the Ddeing fi utes, e mm through fhe application, and the game wee came oe and one that will call to the track s large number of the admirers of the sports of the turf. Court of Common Pleas, Before Judge Ingrabam. — Action. ov. Professionat Service: Fisher A, Fisher,—Mr. F. W. King ical practitioner in the sum of $70 from of which were for attending at his oure in Brooklyn, and perform operations on his two children—namely, extirpating four tonsils from thelr throats. The other items were in the account rendered. Dr. Cox’s assistant proved the successful operations, and that Mrs Fisher. in expressing her gra- ification, desired him to call at her husband’s store, inNew York, and he would cheerfully pay his fees. The defence is, that Mr. Fisher never employed the doctor; that his servic ¢ not required, and that he went to Brooklyn at the desire of @ triend of his own. Verdict for plainti@, $35, [This does not carry costs J Before Judge Dal The jury in the case of Saund: Moses S. Beach, for assault aud battery, rendered a sealed verdiet for the plaintiff of $6i, tuiimating that they did not de- sire to give Mr. Saunders any compensation, but that they wished to throw all the coets of the action on the defendant. Mallery and Others vs, Burrett.—This was an action for freight paid by the Hudson River Towboat Company. defence was, that the goods were shipped at Cincinnati for deliv it New York, on a contract for the freight all through, and that the goods had been damaged to an amount beyond the freight and charges. ‘The charges consisted of intermediate freight on the various lines between Albany and Obio,and the charges paid by the freight line at Cincinnati, previously in- curred, The Judge held that the right to recover the freight, and remitment of the eharges from the consig- nee hers, was subject tothe claims which he might have under the original contract upon which the goods were ehiyped. Sealedfverdict. Court Calendar—This Day. Cmevir Court —Nos, 75, 77, 81, 84, 8434, 80,87, 88, 90, 93, 94, 954¢, 95%. 96, 97. Count or Common Pikas—Part 1.—Nos. 79,77, 83, 87, 111, 113, 115, 117, 123, 125, 183, 185, 141, 145, 147, 109, 257, 201, 209, 229, 841, 877. Part 2.—140, 64 208, 210, 214, 216, 218, 6, 112, 186, 204, 8, 10, 14, 24, 34, 64, 72, 110, 168, 180. Svrexion Court.—Nos. 43, 11, 71, 78, 80, 6,85, 96, 10, 20, 128, 154, 156, 49, 72, 107, 187, 141, 449, 100 to 166, 453, 168 to 178, 180, 181, 182, 185 to 197, 199, 200, 201. ‘Tnansrxaaxd—T1 to 78, 80 to 85. Dec, 17. B. Cox “Mails for Europe. The steamship Europa will leave Boston to-morrow for Halifax and Liverpool. The Weekly Herald, for European eirevlation, to goin her mails, will be pub- lished at 9 o'clock this moraing. The mails will close at three o'clock this afternoen, Notice,—Owners and Drivers of Carriages company to the Bachelor's Hebre ‘Atsooiation ‘Nibl ‘Tuesday evening, Will set them down, ‘horses facing up Broadway, and in re der. B verse OPS° 5, HUTHWAITE, Hack Inspector. For a Holiday Present there Is nothing better than a Richelieu Ever-pointed Gold Pen, in a neat old oF silver hey are made and sold exclusively » Fulton street, who has also ® beautiful col- a h he sells ex- tremely low. Holiday Presents —J. R. Peddie’s superior ti ms, with gold and silver cases, rtment in the city, embracing patterns and erent sizes, of superior work= Depot 2Johu stroct, corner of Broadway. War- as, With cases, from $1 25 to $16. ts and Muffs will continue to be Canal street, corner of W: aemail advance over cost. The fb} ‘ear closes, and bar~ earl all manehip, ranted Pe month, of Furs must be sold befor can be obtai Children’s Beaver Hats—For the Holidays. —BANTA, 4 Canal street, corner of Wooster, has propared a beautiful assortment of Children’s Beaver Hats, noat and ‘appropriate articles as Christmas and New Year's gifts. Beckers & Piard, Daguerrean Artists, may be found at20i Broadway. ALEXANDER BEOKERS, ‘Late firm, Lay eared ‘& Beck VICTOR PL akD, Late with Anthony, Clark & Co. Steam Refined Candies, of extra quality, puret double refined Loaf Sugar, for city trade and exporta- tion South; a large a al Assortment, com every varicty of Candies, Toys, B 4Cornets, Preach Kiss~ es, Mottos, Ornaments, &e. Unique, elegant, and superior fiavored in the city, can be had either by the single pound or in boxes of 26, 50, and 100 Lbs., 0 STEWART, BASSING & Co., Wholvsale Confectioners, No. 415 Pearl, corner of Madison strect. mal Contects sm of Daguerrea, ton street. = Pee Sy Nisiaous ace Tenpscwtubly invites ee eoumine Whe Specimens. tliat a ental aE ‘The Plumbe National errean Gal- No. 261 Broadway, should be visited by all who have t collection of Portraite of United States. St re Like all Celebrated Person: Mr. Meo- Laughlin, s¢ soon a6 he arrived with that immense number of letters from the b’hoys in California (\efore delivering one of them), travelled direct to BROOKS, 10 Fulton treet, and bought pair of his best Boots. Me hi tes, the ‘store wae thronged by 4 excited crowd of inquirere, who wore all « eon, of $12; 5,000 pairs Pants, 6a to 0 Cloaks, $5 to § uacs—Portable and other ad Stores, equal to, and as cheap ae 'L, BOOTH, 58 Myrtle ave., Brooklya. Dressing Cases—In all that the name im- rte, compact and comalete, each article contained therein being of the very best quality. Asa present fur the holidays, they are offered, combinipe co of finish and mtility. G, SAUND: M7 and S57 Broadway. lay in above Duane etrset Combs of Choicest Patterns and ben fi Hatr Dye.—Bate hair or whishors the " Greet. Copy Dr. Powe diseases of t! bere can be had his poy Price 8) conte; also, tala, and ® great slety if beautiful Dr, 11. BH, Sherwood's Practice and Ke- medirs.—The late Dr. H. H. Sherwood's medical practice is contined by ws at his late resi No. 102 Chambers jone, the Li. H. BHER WC Chambers sereet, this city For the lesa sold by ourse! COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. MONEY MARKET, Monday, December 17—6 P.M, Quotations for fancy stocks are steadily settling . | down. At the first board, to-day, United States O's, 1807, fell off 54 per cent; Treasury Notes, \¢; Canton, ‘ij Farmers’ Loan, ¥; Erie Railroad, \; Reading Railroad, 4%. Long Island advanced per cent. Harlem was very active, while Reading Railroad was plenty enough, without purchasers to any extent. It will be seen, by the table of sales, that there wae one per cent differences between cash sales and thore made on time, seller sixtydays. There ore sellers of North | American Trust, on time, buyers’ option, showing that jt Is the impression among some speculators thet pre- rent prices will not be sustained, The market closed very beavy, with more sellers than buyers of every fancy in the list, The break down in Reading Railroad, that we predicted, hae commenced, but It is probable there tony be another short furry before the collapse takes place; another siight glimmer, before the light is ex- tingniched A bill has recently been Introduced Into the Legisla- ture of Tennerree, providing fer the establishment of a free banking rystem, similar to that in operation in this State. It is proposed that bonds of the State of Tennessee, and of the United States, be received by the Comptroller as security for the redemption of circulat- ing notes, A Dill of this kind will probably be fatro- duged into the legislatures of Tennsylraniaand Alaba- ma, and it Is not impossible but that ® bill providing for the ettablishment of the free banking system will be carried through each. It ie the only eafe system ever adopted; and every State having « large public debt, should by all means make it the basis of security to the people, and protect them from the swindling operations of the existing race of speculators. ‘The receipts of the Georgia Railroad Company, for November, 1649, were 967,722 96, against $44,421 99 for the same month im 1648, showing an increase ef $28,301 04 this year. The annexed statement exhibits the quotations for foreign and domestic exchanges, for specie, and for un- current money :— 'Wiiceling banks are 134 per cent discount. The demand for sterling exchange has been mode rately active thus far, fer remittance by the packet leaving on Wednesday, We have no alteration tomake in our quotations, and the supply upon the market i. sufficiently large to prevent any advance in rates. On other points, there hes been very little inquiry. Domestic exchange continues in very limited demand, and our quotations cannot be considered otherwise than nominal, Uncurrent money is not plenty. Quo- tations for specie remain without alteration, The de- mand for silver, for shipment to France, has fallen off very much, nd there is no movement of consequence in gold. The annexed table exhibits the quotations for the principal public securities of the country, in this mar-~ ket, at the respective periods named Quorarions FoR PuBtic Sxcu y . 8, Loam, § per cent, 1853... Oe Honmeg Per tem Tess: toss 105 cu De. «26 TR & 11139 10s “aL03\G De. 6 e 1S7%, alld” Ith allie Teeaiary Nowe, Speromtessc: id ela We eit reas Now York 0 per cous, 1800 a: Sener ean De 6 004 105. 8 10r De «6 MO" 10x 8 LL De «= «6 MH log a1 De. o alll ib 1 BS: c lit i z Tig 108, 1s De. =o 033 1004 & lone 5 Toa & 10253 ines 8 10s 6 103 a 103% lage & 103} ry 108% a 104” 104 Tone «% a 9 95 8 86 per eon! 105. 102%) “ 1284 103 04 “ 106° a 106} bad 108 1085! “ 109% & 110 105" 96 fit 8 be ns 7a Mw 8 a8 = Baw 8 4 Hg & Bx 100 Sin ar le 101 a 102 104sg 105 Bin hes Bie wie Ee we | WL 102 102 B10D%~ 116 w 110% No: in Jia a0 * WAR 8 110 oS ai 100 8 100 Hs 8 3 I ime 98 * & 9K JOR & Jer 18K 104” 204 8 184 10s} a toa We a 1038 8 ee a iL YY % wi Aatitsd laven & 10b4g a 108 10324 @ lew Yorkand New Haven R. Rs S52 a G44, 99 2 Bx odeon River R. R. cae . 6a New York & Erie file 8 si fy" ame & Sch ars F732 3 Tt stain 2 fae Teas a 107 10836 & 1088 wore 50 tas fice . e<s gate 2 is” Bee ot fs aime gong S4 Bt a 8 hse BC ise Dae oS ot Meng S te KS aK be mel YS fee Wwe 8 1006 106 10K 1@ aie” 1G 8188 18 81h 195 8156 © Dividend off, The stock market is by no means in a satisfactory condition, and the future far from encouraging. The movements of Congress will soon be highly interesting, and, we have no doubt, highly exciting and alarming. The slavery question will be agitated this session to ar extent never before realized, and the effect upon the public mind ot this country and of Europe will be of « mature calculated to depreciate the market value of al our public securities, particularly those of the general government. We have no idea that this question will be permanently settled during the present session of Congress; but there will be movements made that will Place the matter before the country in a clearer light, give us a better insight into it, and enable us to antici- pate more definitely the probable termination of the truggle which has been going on #0 long between the extreme sections ofthe Union, That is just what all parties want,and the sooner the issue is raised, the better for every interest of the country, We have dodeed and evaded the question long enough, and the precentation of the eonstitation of California will bring the matter up in a proper and legitimate manner, and force a result, What that result will be,no man car determine, ‘The third week of the prerent seasion of Congrese has commenced, and the prospect of electing a Speaker is poorer than on the first day of the term. There is, however, very little time really lost, es neither house has done much any year until after the holydays, and frequently not fer several months after that time. It would be come satisfaction to have the lower house organised, so that the l'resident’s message, and the va- rious reports, could be distributed among the people; but that would be about all we should gain, But fer that it would be little loss if the House was not organized until the opening of the short session. jd statement exhibits the quantity and quality of four exported from this port for five days ending the 10th instant Brirwen or Fiore rnom raise Pi 2 Ship Fxcelator, for Liverpool —2.758 barrels Ste L sion, Phenix — Sra Petersburgh flour. Hope Mill Brig Harriet. for Nondarae—655 barrels cholee State. Seboower Coreair, for Bermude-$0 bairels Oswego, Roby Mille rig Ay ipbide, for Laguayra —325 barrels Petersburgh, tig Marian Gage, for Belize, Hond.—250 barrels Pe- tereburgh and Richmond pean Sees. olivia 226 barrels Georgetown jark Kate, for London 3.000 barrels Cansdian flour; 8,800 bushels 8! 100 barrels Canadian padi Carolina, for Gi! fi Brig W. H. Harbeok, for coe ape bushele Cai ‘ian Wheat ; 600 barrels do , ie Geo Washington, fot Halifax—1,621 barrels Ca- adian flour; 2,000 bushels do. wheat; 275 bacrels Obic mur Brig Rainbow, for Bermuda-—100 berrele superfine. Gepveree flour Brig Maria, for Belfast 2.168 barrele Canadi: ar, Summary of Canadian flour and wheat in bond on, the 10th fnat, entered for export. Exront oF Casaotas Fioun axe Wi Deo'r “a “4 bbls. Canadian floor » « « coh Ulatgow. ++ St “Shus. 812 bochels Deo'r 4— 500 bbis. . 19/ 2 Dee'r 5— 368 bbia, pod 76 * B00 « 100 « §.200 bushels Dee'r 6-100 * = @ bbls Deo'r 7-10004 bushels Deo'r 8— 1,202 bbis, bee 10-2021 © ‘The stock of flour and grain at the Atlantic Docks on the Sth of December was, Canadian flour 78 280 bble.; Canadian wheat, 00,451 bushels; American flour, 65+ 660 boi ian corn, 241,716 bushels; wheat, 259,009 bushels, The annexed statement exhibits the movements of