The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1850, Page 1

NO. 5694. ' GNTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. Ortme York. of N ‘THE REPORT OF "ag cue OF Pol . To the Hon. Caleb S. We sare M the, Ne oan. Arrivai of the Steam:hip Ohio. Str: I herewith troavalt Magok. the soeltannual Re- Tet of Ma tase ‘ist Ootsber, 1840 “The Mails from California—T re New Route | ii traced in the ve to the Pacific—!Important Movement of | statistical foformat! a pray nis el '" the Home Squadron, &c., Sc., die. the violation of corporation Ordinances, and the condi ex Ba athteae mene ava oe 10" ite for felon The steamship Ohio arrived at this port, yesterday | meanors,and other offences ted in the corres: ‘merning, at 11 o'clock, having left New Orleans on | ponding period of time in year 1848, se arranged ‘the 30th December, and Havana on the afternoon of | that your Honor will be readily enabled to compare ~the 24. inst, She made the run to the Hook in four : days—three days of which she encountered strong bead ‘winds. ‘The Falcon, from Chagres, had not arrived at Havana, and it is, therefore, supposed that the steamship Panama, whore mails have been so anxiously expected, did not bring any from San Francisco, We learn that Captain Hartstein, of the Fatcon, was directed to leave Chegres on the 26th ult, provided the mails from Calitornia bad arrived; otherwise to remain until it did carrive. Asthe Falcon had not arrived at Ha: the 3d inst. it isfairto suppose that the P. di bring # mail from San Francisco. It is to be borme in snind that she was an “extra” steamer. Among the passengers in the 0., are Commodore and @aptain J, H. Vanderbilt, Mr. Fairchild, steward of the Crescent City, who arrived at Havana in the brig Ros- ©0e, from the Crescent City. Mr. Charles Morgan lett for New Orleans in the packet ship Melodeon, on the 30th, the day the Ohio sailed. It will be recollected that Commodore Vanderbiltand Mr, Morgan left this city on the 13th ult,, in the -Creseent City, on an important commercial expedition to Central America, the particulars of which we gave at the time. We learn that these tlemea have re- turned heme on business, but that Messrs White, Livingston and others, of the expedition, have gone forward toChagres, where they willjtake the steamer Orus to Greytown or San Juan, and with her proceed up the San Juan to Lake Nicaragua, thence across that lake to the carriage road which runs to tnePacife. It is their intention to survey the river and lake, and complete the arrangements for the new lines of steam- chips from this port to San Francisco, Sandwich Islands ‘and China. These new lines will go into operation in abeyt two mcaths, and will be one of the extensive enterprires in ocean steam navigation. ‘The U. 8. squadron, consisting of the frigate Raritan, ting ship of Commodore Parker; sloop Albany, schooner Flirt, and steamer Water Witch, arrived at Havana on the 24. ‘The squadron was to have sailed on the 7th instant — the Raritan to the Windward Islands—the rest of the squadron for Nicaragua, The brig Roscoe, Capt. Magillis, arrived at Havane on the 26th ult., with the following passengers from the Cresoent City :— Charles Morgan, Jozeph Thomas, D. 8. White and serv't, 8. Rawdon, £. Kellors, J. W. Livingston, 8. W. Pairchild, steward of the Crescent City. The brig Marcia, Capt. Smith, arrived the same day, with -— Capt. Ackerman and lady, G. H. Coffin, E. W. Whippl J.M Lemon, Wm, P. ©, Stebbine, Oliver P. Cox, ‘All from the steamship Crescent city. "The steawer Philadelphia, from Philadelphia, arr! at Havana on the 2d, twelve days from Philadelphia, The packet ship Norma, Captain Ellis, was dis chargivg cargo, and was to have sailed for New York ‘in a few days. Freighta were scarce, owing to Spanish vessels ar- siving and taking preference to American veseels. The French and Spanish squadron were daily ex- pected to arrive. We bave received our files of the Pure Industrial a the Diario dele Marina to the 3d instant, They tain nothing of any public interest. There from the interior of the island. except that the asia harvest is abundant ‘The Honduras diffoulty betwoon the Uaited States ‘and Great Britain evidently excites great interest in the Spanish public, as relating to old Spanish colonies, the papers, therefore, are filed with the de- tolls of the matter from the United States papers and tbe English. without, however, veoturing to make any cemmente upon a subject of such bigh politieal impor- Commodore Vanderbilt, c J.B, Vanderbilt, tapes. ve The English steamer, due on the 27th ult.,had not arrived om the Sd inet, be entertained Madame Augusta, after a rather unfavorable cam- paign at Havana, owing to the imperfection of her corps de ballet, giving ® few to Puerto Principe, ad. Mr. Love, the celebrated polyphorirt, quist, as arcived at Havana from England, and ine tends to give his representations at the ctrous. Italien Opera continugs to goon ip ion, Under the liberal patconage of the jocoa and Mons, Neri had arrived with » ballet ‘and are about to open their career at the Ta- hh the representation of © La Giselle.’ ng successfully vel report of the commerse of Caba, for ublished in the Faro Industrial of che 1st ti raot of it under the money mara in this dey # paper. Ivrentiersee vnow Yocatas.—We ba the Ohio advices from Merida to the #ti ult . that the war with the Indians contioues as «av ever. with little or no preapect of its termination. Seve- ral decrees have been iseued by the Gevermor, calliog for contributions both of money and provistons, the re- Indian ecrn bas become scarce avd dear elligence, wetiag of the mei din the City The shates were fixed ond. N. B. Morse, J. F.. Jobmeon, C. Murphy. $: Cooks were cheoen Trustee Seperreese see mest the mp ary Sootety Chareh this evening. [t will be addressed by Ur. Bethune, Mrof, Haven and others, ‘The four burgers that have been arrested for rob- ing the oMee of Messrs, Lyon and i will be ex- amined by Justice Truman ith today. Pour nv.—Before Justice J. C Pisher ws. J A ‘ on the Int instant. The def the next term of the Court of Oyer aod Ferminer. efore Justice —Viargatet Sourdeo charged Winslow with e. ing seduced She eon. forsed. tamination, t ‘vious to this, in the old country. T ebarged Tre Deooxtrs Mesrerpat Rerone Assaerario Gh'rd party based upon temperance met lat ‘wesblogton Hall, They will contioue thet build up a party to affect the sprivg election the mirsing. Justice Lothrop o: for a further hearing, in order to give the complainant a chance to recruit his reason by becoming sober. Charge Dismissed ~A young a fow days ago, by the name of (ieorgs Doan, on eas gin stealing ® Ty aod state from Eliza Freeman, was esterday from custody. ‘The cases haviog been beer’ before Fustioe Louhrop. and the evidence not being sufficient to sustain the eom- plaint, was dismissed. Comentemons a Janvany 8—An io’ tion, respee! the open ing of & letver directed to Hagh Hurley. aad the ab- straction of « draft for £25, (Britieh money), was hol Dees, by Alex. Gardiner, mS A stands sioarond to at 12 o'clock. parties acoused are Micheal, ‘and Thomas Harrington. To think om politics i» hardly lawful at Ha- | Feare for her safety began to | the American Acrobats, are | ge Dur! parent | ity. | there into eeveral classes, as tol Those who eongrey here merchandise is ch Vet. | sort from fifty to one hundred pounds, through thelr ua tected depredations, and the ea straction prevails in regard to all expoved articles of # | | uneo movable vatore. | cotton w | perpetrators were only caught when they retarned for | the purpose of filebing the bag itself! pe cond insanity. and pose, Mo dred and seventy: = of 1849, the arrests rd 4 Dees were ten thousan: undred and ninet, one, showing iW eighty-five This isa mat tion, especially when it is coi was raging io this city, and 68a intoxicating drinks were trast is more striking when arrests fer intoxication, and battery. gence in strong drinks. sand one hundred and fifty. persons arrested for these offences, and in 1849, six hundred and twenty-nii five hundred and twenty. thi By referring to the reportef arrests, it will be seen that. during the year 1548. san ST ‘an increase of eighty six over: There bave been one thor four hundred and sixty-two complaints lodged with the Corporation At- ak eighty-seven were against hacks, one handred and fifty- two against stages, two bund: carts, and one hundred and twenty-two for throwing e in the street. ing the last session of the Legislature, a law was enacted making it @ misdemeanor to throw &e..in the streets of the city of York, which, will be seen, bas had a beneficial . For violatin, the city ordicance in this respect, five hundred an twenty-eight complaints were made to the Corporation Attorney during the corresponding responding period of 1848 fires extt bi z persons resc: red and thirty tw In connection with this duty to call the attention of your Honor to adeplorable and growing evil whi and which 1 of the city cipelity, for which | room. and so far as our excellent od | cation is concerned. ( be the foundation stone of our free) them en entire nollity y = day and night wherever their inciination leads “m0, & in the daily practice of pilfering wherever opportanit, offers, gad begging where they cannot steal | consignee looking on ‘and artistionl, that bh rring to this table, it offences resultir reatly diminished In 1848, the itand battery, aban- arrests it, disorder!: intoxication, fighting, ten thousand six hun- ix, while ig the corresponding pe- same description of three hundred a1 thy of eongratula- that a pestilenee ive to which prescribed. The con- compare th mber of conduct. and assault inte effects of indul- }, there were ten thou. @ diminution which are the ry were nine thousand ane & diminution of were fourteen thou- jundred and eighty. jod of 1849, there and seventy-f ns arrested, being for violations of cor; morths, of which nu ordinances, during two hundred and and ninety agaiast ‘bage, it of 1848, be- = hundred and seventy-six than in 1819. uring the six months of 1849, tl were twenty- one thourand six hundred and twen! e persons ac- commodated with lodgings. ys an over the corresponding period of 1848, of four nd seven hundred and fourteen. There were two thousand five hundred and sixty. lost children restored to their than di bet ae ot tl deing seventy nin ry 4 found open. port. I deem it to be my xiste amid this P ¢ laws and ordinances afford n: remedy to the constantly increasing numbers of va- Ommunity, ‘imess parts grant, idle, and vicious ebildren. of both sexes, who ia- test our public thoroughfares, hotels. docks, ho are growing up in ignorance and p: mmlety.oharme, nud cine eed ultimately to a feion’sdvom heir numbers are almost —ehil- incredible, and to thore whose business rd t permit thems searo sorutiny, the degre d diegusting practices of ‘these almost infente in the schoeis of vice, prostitution, and ro tainly be beyon The — leas, generally intemperate, and the dishonest parents, the: propertion of these Im addi- ich, the female portion of the youngest clas, 0 bave ovly seen eight or twelve summers, ars atdicted to immoralities of the most loathsome de. | scription ranks of there and from this corrupt aud festering fountain ‘lows on a cca-eless stream to our lowest brothels —to the Pen- itentiary and the State Prison. Each year makes fearful additions to the pective recruits of infamy aad sin, have been made to ie from the Captains of Reports the Ist, 24, Ud, 4th, 6th, Gth, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, aod 13th Petrol Districts—from which it appeara that the | enormous number of two thousaud uiue bi dred and children are engaged as above described in de alone And of these, two thirds are fe- t nud sixteen years of age. Tals 10 be far short of the number ac cir own biood cit tion and debauchery. felons may be divide: the means of disst mbryo courtezat around the piers, &e, landed. Cunai a generally, + of other articles of p the kmobs from doors, steal baildi finished a lead e yetem of petty ad- In one instasce, am eutire bale of piecemenl, by this process, aad the stole | ‘Te quard all the property exposed along our docks, would require a rés— a disporition of the force, which the present state of thy 4 | | which indeed would not, in my opiniom, be advisable under | ‘The oman upon eash pier ia the lower partment will in no wise warrwat, y circumstances. ‘mber of children engaged im this nefarious | cceupation. is ertimated at seven hundred aad sereaty | im the dirtricts enumerated Cree, bef, with pervision im futu trem duracee, wi | Im the tovestigation of this a would beg to direct your Houor merous J article It i# notorious to thore who, Are obliged to keep & record of there estabi«h iment that more than a | De designated “ receptacies for ttalea goods.” & reward for theft, and yd deniers in New red butt t* my daty ed frequently made that sofaras | can leara from ne mange to ero tears and premises of & mo: aod the petty piite Parents appear in tacit fal #a- to be proper that e. arant sabject. I k rbops, aud places e bought and sold, now existi ministers of the iar, iety of them might more p ouragement to the facilities th: bold nod of this twenty nine are licensed in accord Yor! acnber, only jnances of the Corporation! (oder the Present law it is necessary to report those mot Heeneed to the Corporation Attorney, who should rue for the | ordipance ate to the suppression of operation bet | tree attention to your Henor, that |. The second class “ Crossing’s Sweepers’ The: from thore = mentioned. 4 radation, they occupy @ still lower position. Clothed | fo ange—fithy in the extreme, both | Inoguage, it ie baniliati ise them as Consisting mainly of small giria ene looks a ringle attribute of innoceat cbiidbood in their im. | pertinent demands. Their persevering « the lewd Billingegate of their voices, involuntarily give oe to the question, “what fearful fruit will is of emanhood '"’ Tecovery of the penalty for the violation of the Thi nade Is process t+ fo eo +h uase pon this important, of bust are entirely different in regard to moral de io person end to be compelied to regng- and portion of the human famtiy vain for noes and thas early sown, bring forth in Citinens ly yeuppose that in Destowing nies Upon hildren, they are per. forming sets of ebarity and of merey. This ty ® mts take. batever may be thelt gains during the day, the amount is almost always epems daring the night io the galleries of the iminor theatres, or in the dicease which abonad » The mamber thus seliing the very | y | 2, The floor committer youthfal vagrants, are the |p girls of tender modest lookin, Their ostensil to the inert, two or three ii tacrifice by and on the morrow the The cay ing of thi of the Eleventh Patrol district, in speak- 'y be proper to German or a of American born being Irish parentage, the ve. Scenes of almost tly not more than one in occurrence vileness and belief. moeeee, tiat f state voring to gaim a li trina bat the majortt ‘The fourth class are ings and railroad de carrying parcels for lodgings; but the luxw gery in and not w home to them. A fifth class cusieee derat which has po equal ii tices, they frejuently are enabled to carry bor Gollare daily. obtain which the miserable child exchanges its pre- sent and future welfare, is briate parents, who, with the which it was obtained, scruple not to use it class of children. says, it state that most of these children are tioned, with this exception many of them are the childre “MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, JANUARY onde setteated, in the lower district’, at about | third class are also sufficieatly well marked to present distinctive features. They likewise are mostly years, and frequently neatl: and in m sneer business socks, trothpicks. &o.; ready aecess to counti: where in the secresy submit, for a miserable bribe of a few shilling: degrading familiarities. B: ry dressed, ret the sale of nuts, Freutta, with this ruse, they gain rooms, offices, aud other end seclusion of a turavd jy the: And this very money, to ped by the often L knowledge of the girl is again semt forth upon the eame disgusting errand. ht, if necessary, be related, whion for » depravity would absolutely stagger ‘These enormities have long _- and they come to me in sueh an unquestion- ‘been known to the de- cannot doubt the truth of the Tam aware that there are honorable exceptions to the above, and that some am: is third class, are in the hundreds. included ity honest childrea. en- iving by the legitimate sale of y are vicious, and only so; their Bum ber is computed tourthin the districte named, at three hundred and eighty. boys—they are termed “bargage smashers;” they congregate around steamboat laad- eee, for the purpose of vidaals arriving in the city, A large proportion of them have no homes whatever; bo) will not hesitate to steal when opportunity ot-es and live idle and dissolute lives, generally sleepiag in the markets, under sheds, and occasionally in cheap ry of a bed is an article, how- ever,which they seldom indulge in. Of an averace th, and more experience than those classes lore mentioned, there is more method tn their evil infrequently are small burglaries There are about one hundred and twenty thus engaged. of boys similar to those last men- they have home: and ‘th three hundred and eighty-three childrem that do not attend school. nting these disagreeable facts for the eonsi- of your Honor, | trust that | may be for the suggestion, in conclasion. that {i some method, by which these children could be com- pelled to attend our schools regularly, or be sop tieed to some suitable occupation, would a, fi to improve the morals of the community. and relieve the city from pardoned my opinion onerous burthen of ex: penses for the Almshoure Penitentiary otber conservative or philanthropic move: whieh | am at present acquatated Rerpectfully submitted, GEO, W. MATSELL, Chief of Police. Clty Intelligence, BALL AT NIGLO'S GARDEN—THE FIFTH COMPANY OF | TUE NATIONAI. GUARD. On Monday « grand 3all was gi by the Fifth Company of the National Guard, | Franklin Millard. Notwithstanding the Inclemency of the weather, the attendance was larce and respectable; the magnigcent and spacious ball room being weil fill- ed with am array of beauty and fashion. This room, at Niblo’s ard: York, or, as far as we know, in any part of the United States, is of « piece with the | public amusement. splendid arrangements of Mr. Niblo im his theatre: which adjefng it. It is bat part and parcel of one grand design, im which he has proved bis sagacity asa moneger—his stvong shrewd sense as a caterer for the It is capadl of accommodating shirts at most exorbitant prices, adv ti hundred t geen wag Fon tracted out » fifty or d wrists sows or collars. the proprivtor looks at the: with affected indignation, they are all linen is ruined, and throws them contem the counter. The frightened gurl, i it for ber labor, thinks her is not t for the value of bas with destroying; truth ie that the jes are made in first-rate styl Instances are known in which, after gi the very work thus despised and trampled their face, is held up to the girls residing in the esta- or to other workers outside. as patterns of the art of stitching. But there is another jog them. lee with a female, who had timised by ahoure ia street. Six weeks azo, six shirt bosoms were given out to her by the proprie- 4, the usly. vl of 2 j—one dime Cae He Semntes © feller from 'y, and she com; the demiaod. She completed the work, brought it back, and no fault was found with it off from time to time, and has never yet revived « sent. Living up town, @ distance of three miles, aad atter it. Oncalliog upon the shirtmaker, the person was informed that payments were ooly made on the first day ofevery month. Application was male on the first of January. The answer was, that it was the first Monday of the month that waspay day. This per- son called again on Monday, therth instant, and saw of whom had been there from 9 o'clock in the morning. ‘The money was again demanded, but was not paidaud the shirtmaker held the poor girl's doliar and the six- who gave $5 a8 a deposit for the bodies of shirts, and she can neither get payment for her work nor her $5 back. This ise fine way of raising a capital. We ua- halls of justice, where his name and character will be Prosecutions for swindling ought to be d even if iY r teehnicaily, other victims, the public 0 tara, would be put on their guard st them. Fine.—At eight o'clock on Monday e ag, & fire was discovered in the dry good store No. 313 Grand street, oceupied by Simon Vontent. It wasextinguished before muck damage was done except by water. Naw Youu anv Catronsia Exennss,— Messrs. Gre- g7 & Sons have established a regular monthly express tween this city aod California. extending to Sacva- mento city and the mines. This isa new enterprise in the express business, and promises just prodt to the proprietors, The arrangements are complete, and a special messenger will be despatched from each point regularly, thereby ensuring the safe delivery of all packages and letters entrusted to their care. ‘great Surely this ought to be reotitied at once. Imstronatios. — Yesterday, the packet ship Con- stitution arrived at this port, after a most splendid rua of thirty days. She bad on board the enormous num- | ber of tour bundred egers, who at this inclement season of the year preferred braving the gers of the | deep, to becoming @ prey to want, misery, and starva- tion The passengers were remarkably free from dis- ease, only one having died on the voyage. The clase of passengers was much better than usaal, being com- posed priveipally of small farmers, who fled after dis- posing of their crops, Stra to say, it isnot much more than two mouth: since this vessal (the Coustitu- | tion) carried hence to Liverpool over one hundred le- borers, who had been disappointed in getting employ- ment here, -—-On Monday afternoon, as Mr- Mr Henry Hendrickson, of N returaing home from this ci when near Maspeth, someth: ion which caused them to look wago tent! | burt thar he is not ex Mr. fiea- pected to recover, } fetghore fortanately escaped withoat the slightest in- ary Rartnoan Acc Inquest in Thirty- first street, near the body of Patrick Murphy, aged 88 years, bora in ext.—The Coroner yorterday held an enth avenge, on Ireland. who came to his death by being acide: ly crushed between the platforms of twe railroad cars which came in contact witheach other Verdict eccord- one thousand with case, and twelre hundred have ac- ingiy, in it. Fifty cotiilons, (number- ing four hundred persons.) can dance in it together; and on Monday evening, when that number were on 4, tually atten | tout ensemble was like gorgeous briliiants of the chand expressly for it in this city credit on that breneh of art in» baa hitherto been to go to Philadelphia for those toi but Mr. Ni nd the are but parts ef m1 | colleeted that there was not garden in April—that the 4 the place in the month of May, | the first few days im July, th and all, was completed—teo milion laid in five weeks, under ® buroing fun. many of the | | finish and drapery of the room aretm keeping with the | Da drawing room tached: the floer, tripping in the merry mazes of the daoce on tic toe,” to the of quistte a i wae e fairy acene. The general re, which were Reflect the hi blo preferred spendiag bis mo- ot New York who patronize that the gra rival | workmen taking cholera every day—and tbat the gar. den actually opened for the public on the 4th of Juiy— obrerves 1, Promenade. 11. Quedriil 21. Quadriile. ( 22 Quadrilie L, Weller, Geo, §. She phot Corley, Wm. A. 8) During t | is worthy of notice on the part of the company. | is about to rettle in the Went. and ie ‘ar again in public wi Irand. The pi Prerented to « aptal Cowpany of the National Guard, esteem for his ability as a roldier, his we cannot come to any o till an advanced bour. + Intermission, A magaitcerot sliver pitener her tober bore the following ir conclusion than that Niblo is a very able maa of business. Dancing commenced at 9 o'clock, aud was kept up ‘The following was the order rm peal, ith the company er oo Ineertption :— by the Fifth ony of their integrity asa jo Franklio Miller man, hit devotion as a friend. New York, 7th of Ja- nuary, 1860." | ate remarke | terest in the ceremony uous repast and «few reeumed and th ‘as the fashion is set, carried on to such for tiom to it im the and case of shirt makers. r with the choicest bouquets from Vir. Nibi«« conservatory in Yorkville. Some toasts were give ome with the girls in the morning Tre Swisotise or Feware Lape swell the enormous gains branch of business t* more fraud practived t ‘The presentation was prefaced with some appropri- 4 as happily reeponded to by the gal- The ladies seemed to take « great ia- at one o'clock § The table was ‘Supper was ordered for 000, but 500 actually sat down to after which dancing was again till broad day-tight, whea the xtent in N Jerald —wometioes with @ good #ifvot, sometimes in rain. for some of these wretches are incorrigible inseosibie equally toh ebame as to the | voice of justice, it is not very long since some littie @alied at the Firrold office to state that the: habit of receiving four cents for rtitehing = and that this miserable pittanoe was about to reduced to three cents. The etporute of this made Herald, had the elfect of prevent ing it. The same iniquity is practice’ wpom femates who woke vests py: 4 eoda cee 1s tact fa every de nt of female iris are eeiadind to of there tans a ta the Fashionable houses Wao sr 9k maat | charge the juror an ingest, yos- terday. at the city hospital, on the bedy of Patrick Rus | sell, aged 20 yours, born in Ireland, who, on the 4th jfell down into a basement at No 37 Gold street, fojuring bis spine. He wax conveyed to the city hor. pital, where he lingered until yosterday, aud died. Oa the post mor mination it was ascertained that the spice of the aced was fractured Verdict ao- cordingly. TARGET EXCURSIONS. Cantann Gvano.—T one of the old- i about 3s Mokay. and ao- of theit target (which was thet the company wa: This company is second to aid beautiful goid pencil, tenant Mortimer Fergason, & maguitoent silver gobiet, by Samuel Siaus Stevens’ Geano,—This well drilled company, com. Mapted by (apt. Thomas Bennet, proceeded yosterda op @ target excursion, dining at Van Nostra: lem, They were accompanied by Vingle i208 Were contended for:—Ist, won by by private Elliott; 2d. by private Kennedy; 4th, by Orderly Bennet; bth. by private Woods. Light Guards, Capt. Mitohell, composed of Vietory Hose Co, 15, accompanied by Dodworth's oor. band, preted the Livrald office yesterday, oa thelr Way toa target exearnicn, of them policemen. wished It to be understood that if they were not court In the morning, he would apply for attachments | against ther. The Court —We cannot keop forty or fifty gentle men waiting bers javors for ates policemea = i die 1 to-morrow morning aod if the District Attorney will thes eall the nwmes of Inie wit- nerres. | wil take means tolneure their attendance. trvon and Insenuty.— William Spear. a lad. apparent. | ly about wignteen years of age, of vacant countenance meaniog wandering eyes, was placed at the bar, with arson. ‘The District Attorney informed the coart that the Prisoper was without nieans to defend himeelf and it ‘war a cuitable case io which to astica cauneel |. The Judge awigned Alfred A. Phiilios, who, having for some time attempted to interrogate the ao- cured, informed utteriy Impoeal- yh ‘Do you he ts now insane? Y that be has been for three or four yorts. —He was tried twe years ago believe that ow tf jee, Judge.—if there is no onse teady at 10 o’elock in morning, | wil adjourm the vyerand Terminer for the day, Adjourned. ette presiding Jane any 8. —Indispow of the Jodge — Adjournment for the Trrm.— Ver some time Judge Betts, wa re floring from ee ly and anxieurly performe have rather tended to ia- crease the diseare under which he Inbors At the setting of the Court this dey, several mom- bersof the ber. particnlatly thore gentiomen who prac. tise principally in adwiraity, being impressed with the necessity of a cessation from the labors of the im order to aliow the Judge time to reeratt his health, prerented bim with an addres, beggiog the adjouro- ment of the Court till Ferrasry ‘The address, whicn «ns read by a member of the her, stated that the rubscriners thereto, penetrated with w tHocere regard for the health of the Distriet fa he Hon, Samuel Ro Betts very reepectfally move the Coart to adjourn the trial of ali conse? on the calendar until the February term and order that the preseat ealen- dar stand over wnril the 4 tte, ia reply. said that he felt very mach in- ‘to the bar for this if jon of their kind. towards him. He wou! y with their request, accordingly adjvurned the present calendar to February He will, however, attend. at his roo hear motions for am hour or two, datly ; b Aftates, Bohoower Excelent, Capt. King, sailed from Nee Or. leans om the 27th of June inst, for San Franciseo, and by reference to cur ship Bows columns, it will be seen that she was et Kio Jameiro on the 29th of November, | siter betag out five mouths, Yesterday an old gentleman | been vic. | tor, for which she was to receive the mighty sum of tea | She demanded sixty cents for her | labor, and the dollar she deposited. She has been put | being tired of coming so often, she got a friend to look | there about nity females waiting for their money.some | ty cents he owes her for labor, There was another girl | derstand that a geotleman who cailed at the house in | Telerence to this swindling. was assaulted with « stiok, | and that be is determined to bring the party to the | of the lives of the prisoners, | OF | Rept a place in Baad m: | Wednesdey evening 9, 1850. Highly Important Meeting of Gas Con- sumers. A meeting of gas consumers was held at the Broed- way House, lest even! for the purpose of taking into | copsideration such measures as might be deemed ne- Censary to relic the gas consuming publie of the grievances which they labor under, in consequence of being at the mercy of the Gas Companies now existing | in this cit ity. | ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. William A. Kentish, General Sioman was appointed chairman, | and Mr. Swxer secretary. | As soon as the meeting was regularly organized, Mr. Kentisn explained the objects for which it was called | After enumerating @ few of the extortions practised | Upon the publie by the Gas Companies, said there is | RoTeasom why gas could net be supplied at as chaao a | rate here as in Philadelphia. In thatcity. it costs but twenty-two and a balf cents. and even that price was about to be lowered to twenty, and perhaps eighteen cents. Even at twenty cents, the people of Philadel- be pay only half as much as is paid in New York. tiemen in connection with him. on this subject, that the reason why gas is dear in New York is but t! would affect Philateiphia Why should it, therefore, be -two centsin one city, and forty here! 4 friend of his informed him that be paid in Oxtober last. one hundred and ering ep dollars more then he did in the same month in |, although he used much loss gas. Mr. Kentish then referred to measures which in England for redress of siwiler There were two Gas Companivs in which de up their minds to com- ge wi they pleased tHe sug- tion of a Gas Coasamers Com- formed in a fortnight. Kver en, the three companies have been fur- at seven and a haif cvats. He did mot be- York wanted gas at such @smali sum as that, but he knew they would like to have it at as chvap @ rate as it could be furnished for, I te profit to the manufacturer. } ew York companies on the | but got no reply. A iriend of his, c | pany on the same matter, and er he got, was the New York Company bad m up ther mind te do as they pleased, and that he, Mr. Kentish, might do as b faved, too. He did not see any difileulty iu the way of forming « third company, by which yas could be provided at @ reasonable rate to coasumers. He had im his poseessio monthly report of one from which tt appears ry of the English companie: that the 6 refer’ bash coal for fort: ty-two shillings, ‘They sell the coke, which is made out of the coal, for thirty, shillings for the same quantity, which amounts to nine dollars half. The coal, there- manufacture of gas, Ile might be New York is concerned, but he has understood that the demand for coke is greater than the supply. ‘1 fact ie, that the people of New York are unfoctunately | at the merey of a monopoly, and it surprised bim that anything in the shape of a monopoly would bs tolerated in this republic, He then referred to the narrow escape which the public had from being saddled with tuis mo- bopoly tor fifteen years after the ut contract ex: pired. by the action of the Board of Assistant Alder- | men in refusing to concur with the other board. ia re- newing the contract for that period with the N, ; Gas Company. ‘The question now ix, wh arrangement, gas can be furnish it rice ’ and, if it can be made. the: carrying it into effect. reasonable will be no didioalty He concluded by iavising gentlemen present to give their views. Hereupon a person got =p and addressed the mect- ing—I have listened, said he, toall this ter patient. ly. It appears tome that, in his arrangements, he ever mentioned he was a citizen of the Uaited States, He Grst told us of different cities in the United States— | of how Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and other cities, ean sell gas. What is the reason of this? You wiil | find, since 1830, Englishmen coming to this country bead over heels, from the poor manufacturing dis- tricts, from Birmingham—— airmen, we dont want this interrup- tion from serv: of the Gas Company Cuamsan,—You must confine yourself to the ques- jon. The gentleman continued :—He talks about coal in | this country. He don’t say where it comes from—whe- ther it was imported from Engiand— Voice. —1 eail bim to order. 1s meeting was called by gas consumers, and we don't want the servants of as Companies to throw it into disorder. (Applause ) We don’t want to hear avy native American speeches here, (Great applause) Amd the speaker sat down | Mr. Jonn J. Morrart was the next speaker, fe Hie bills at first amounted to thirteen, fourteen and fifteen dollars. He supposed it was ail rigbt, and he paid them, Every thing went op well until his bills amounted to sixteen aod seven- teen a . He then kicked against them [na lit- tle while a new ecllector was employed by the compa- ny, and h‘s bills farther increased. He com; 4 ond allthe satisfaction he got was, that if he did not want to pay, he nved not take the gas. He repliod that | such was not the way to do business, but the seme r was returned. Now, sald the epeaker, ts that in this age of light aod progress? that [ should impelled to use the candies which wy grandta:ber jt was the same with the Hudson river mouo- ean go to Al- < 2 = 1 4 = ntil it was broken up, sad De y cents dollar, down and we can bring this of the Corporation furnishing the city the same way a8 it provides water Dar- ing the cholera, his ery slack, and he sought to reduce bis expet has possible He | accordingly inquired as to th economizing gas | and did not, duriog Auguet or September, burm more than one-balf the qasntity which be usually cousumed. Notwithstanding that. bis bill for u rath was thres te thao it was when he burned full pany end all the satis- . but it he attempted t uot foroed to take the gas. ¢ burned gas tll Ne then went fils Dill for that two or three ok in the wo month, was ooly eightee cents, after burnlog two or three thaes He prided himself on belog a Knickwrb aud he knew (hat the spirit of the Knlokerbooker whea aroured, in not to be trifled with He belivved that tHe time bad eome for the matter, Heather than eabur' would © throw the tes overboard made to the Common Council to ti dou't do it, put them out, no as mey belong. Make it @ tent quest and then we shall not have those pee w. (Apple A gentieman, whore name we did not learn, ar and wade @ speech, in which he eudeavored to sho thet gas could pot be furnished for the street lamp: Jere than what is chaterd fe went late ano oe ment to prove this, but mentioned nothing of ren. OF of the chenp rate at w it is feruisbed ta Philadelphia and other cities He was frequently in terrupted, but wat, by courtesy listened to til he & Dished Mer Jastes Bence, om being called upon, spoke fora few minutes He seid he attended meetings om the tame subject fa Dublin and London. aad kno wing the Digh price paid for gas in New York, he took au tater. ert in the proceedings. By comparing notes, he foued that be bimerif paid in New 1ork reven-tenths, aod that im De people paid only three tenths ney comptatned of that charge in Loasdon, sino th paid was considerably lers than here, amd rtlil ined too ta conelusion, he sald monopoly rystem must le loterruptio, rene, and he wis’ y hie re. He moved. in conclorion, that ® comanti tee be jneatiog the Legials- vestigate the affeire of pointed ruc! committe: Profesor deine © at explained Before doing Of the gentieman ft a oben per rate t ‘of bis own dito nitrate of rode, ©! quantities, ia South America soda, after being ured, would be more ¥ | the article im ite crude stste. | placed in Breedway, corner of Can Tea house, would enable @ person to read throw | the whole of that street aod mrighbortioot. He one of them in ure ow the losomettve “loug Ready.” on the Philadelphia railrosd line. By it the | engineer can foe three-yuarters of «mile ahead and | abled to observe the switch pole for bait «| mile. The expense of that a was | only twenty-five cents. All be wanted for the benefit ia dieaovery wan & competence sufficient to live upon for the reat of his life, "A committee of three were appointed to examine thir Rew diseovery. and report apon it ‘Another committee ot three were them appointed to coliect subscriptions to defray the expenses of this movement.fand the meeting adjourned ty mest arein on | ” Supreme Refore Jndge Edwards 8.—Aetion for Sta: Charpentier. —Th famatery expressions used to pretenoe of other persons, and ute guage The libel imputed plaintiff, and that be hed beea punished fur s Prence in France, A witness deposed to the aliege- tions and sico that defendent had used expressions of nde licate nature towards the wife and sister of the ott Coart of Common & | Before Ju Jon S—In the care of | cain went tothecompany 5 beim into th | full foree in my compe ‘The Mercantile Library Association, Last evening, at half-past seven o'clock, was held the 29th annual meeting of this association, at Clintom Hall, Pbilip Hone, sq, in thechair, The attendance was pumerour, The tollowin,, which is the 22d aonual repert of the ‘Trustees of the Clinton Hall Association, was read:— ‘The Trustees of Clinton Hall. Asso: their 220 Anoual Report, have the satistestlon to meee eee ‘nuance of the prosperous condition of thele alaire, that of she jpesiness fae Service their 1 are ud which will eventually becu: benedlel Hiberality of hs eubecrt bers a y the Report of the Fer, AB abstract herewith submicted, it will be found that the peetieua tae crease of the revenue, and consoquemt diminution of the eeht amticipaced for the Inst year, has been more than teale lied. A hope was then expressed that at th: time the Bond of the jation would be reduced to $5,00).” The Trostece hay cboeded. th has eon» ied. edness is reduced to $100, which 1 that instead of four, not mo: Te to relieve the the Library for inctosted accommodations, abiould new expenditures, or a dusinution of revenue, ation of the number of volumes in the Library, amd of the members, wonld eoem to measure expedient; but the difficulty is almost fon eo 4 blo, of find'ng additional room for such extousi Dairy within the walls of the prusent editice, ‘Th h has iheee wot two than are will Association from Mah aloe the de . that mR the last year from the lectures which now occupies the it ia pet better to submit to until the time shall srrive w' devoted to the increase and accommodation of the library. : THPASURER's REPORT. Receipts for the Year 14. Expenditures, Bal'e fron last oar. $273 43 Interest on doud.. Rental of sto Paid on account Availsof the roo aaah Assesem't for Proportion cost of constract- ing a drain from the rear of chelot, 1) 00 owere of the vigilant crs cancelled, and the Aporepriations of t originally conten} founders of the tr cry ted by tue far-sceing and philaathropie The trustees aratitionti tution ot deny themselves oe Admitting their subscribers to participa'e in the cheering exhibit of the prosperous condition of the Library Assooia= rt is 2974, which ie a not geim after deducting withdrawals and cancelled y for 1849 $7,207 06 me time . TA 1S entirely free from debt. The "4 ene And tho library number of volt Acquired in 1849, Donations ‘Total volumes, J ‘The statement ¢ restees, from de, contains the enccuraging declaration, that the past bas beem the most pro-perous year the institution bas ever experienced. By order of the trusters. PHILIP HONE, President. New Youx, January 8th, 150, The minutes of the last meeting were read, and the following report of the Trearurer of the Mercantile Association ;— oash for books, riodicals Carpet... ... «+ Crotom water tax, Balance on deposit in N River B: .. 165 08 s7ai 7 sour IT addition to the above, there is due the Class Com- om deposit jorth River B Total amount due Clase Commibwes. jo HRODOKS WUNT, Tre New Yorr, St Pay. ty, them read a very volumi- nous and able report, which would occupy fully #lx columne of the Herald, giving a history of the soolety, not only during the pest year, but dariag tts existence. Some ditcussion ensued, when the report was atop A stormy debate then followed im which charges the board of direction, for closing the aver charges ry Commitee, and those who acte jacturing ¥ for the occasion, bringing waiters, porters aad Funks to vote Ultime carried everything their own way approved of bye large majority, » that the books be closed on the before the election. and that no ne mitted on that day ter eleven o'clock before the meetin, it is therefore impossible, at #0 | 4 as our column: are, to report of the proceedings to-day. publish it to-morrow Whe Hungartan Wxites, We maj possibly Naw Youn, Deo 29, 1849, ace Unory. late Governor of Comore ini} avali myself of the earitest moment, om urning health dress you, lasemuch i ood greet you om tly desired Though | a g would be @ pleasure, yet feelings of a suideuing ua- banish the reflection that z with the enemies of in my power to you tival, as Thad gr rpuroe the tyrant’s tr no power to barm, Ye , here ja thy home! This is traly the asylum of the op- preseed We take pleasure tm aeeuriog you that we sympe- thize with you, We welcome you, th can people weloome you, ae ruly Invite you to full partiely waings of liberty and indepeadence whieh Ours in an extenced and wide ry oa In the delighttal regions that He to thay d verge enongh not only for as oe whom you have left bebiod wi fon, there Ie »pac: but the m ‘There they may enjoy all the blessings of (reedom, bone te molest or make afreid; there they may p beautiful fielie and foreste ta perpetual peace bapptoees end there they aod their decemd fill the oweet valleys with the songs of liberty titl ages have mingled thei memories with thove of the just e « dy and happy reslinetion of all chett aod snticipations wader the free jostitutions end lewe of their newly ebosen «out \‘ems, with ge renpeol. pou obedient rerv't, CALEB S WOODMULL Mayor of the city of New York. The following anower has beco handed ty the Mayoe by L. 8. Breteach = To Hon Caren 8 Wooonr Mayor of the city of New York. Sin. The triewdiy welcome. arisiag from the fallmese of a noble heart, wateh you rd mt the Hangs martes: ands inflicted by wan alt me of the br to be forerd te I New Yorn, January, 1550, one's country proofs of sympathy Your hind letier ba oh m feeling ta ite and myroit thowe (rleodly expressions obi«ness of oat sol, We know how to which have their orig and proceed fram ® b confidence of the citizens of the firs to be theif oblef ioagietrate Any words of gratitude that | coul but poor Interpreters of our forling t your letter will ever remain # indeed been driven bya wild mewortes, tempest fom py country, but after the storm, more for mm mariner, we And ourselves net merely on therly friendship and borpits My We came hither toepiced with warm admiration for the free end grand inetitations of this gloriows — & country. a6 you til os, whose fertile plains can farnich room for counties: millions; and e* w+ wil not spare our strength to obtain, by « laboriows Lite. that dence whic Lt. firet want of man, we Rave att assmranes of Haneman. the Jory retarned s eeaied verdict for defen. dan! te ‘There being no cause ready for trial, the Court then adjourn@ J romain your obedient sev LADISLAUS UJMAZT, com pamone which, meantime, In bis and In the name and behalf of bis