The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1850, Page 1

QRIAL OF CAPT. RYNDERS AND OTHERS FOR INCITING A Riot. Jan. 17.—Taiat or Carr. Ryxpeas anp OTmERs FoR . Holmes jailer to it the attendance of Ssreon on Monday last. for the defence. Granted. Incrtixc 10 Riot, was convicted witness was an important: . jarinus, examined by Mr. Holmes, deposed hat on the 10th ot Bay he sav? tickets for the Astor others receive tickets on the same con- itions that -he got his; man who gave the "oe had five, end all ds, similar in eheracter to ths one witness got; eight others to whom tickets wore besides himself; they were diecussing the merits Macready all the morning ; the y: ad and were drinking pretty free! y sey from whom they received the money.— to prove, through thiajwit- {Odjected to) Mr. Holmes was.prepared mess, thac these = 'scready. Cc for the prosecution contended that the de- cre y could not be evidence; it ht be that they were the agents of Capt Rynders, to cross-examine this witness, he he does pot know claration of those perseus or where they live. ment are to be controlled by t! ‘wou!d be no use in trying @ ca! ory Of mobocracy agi tilk stockings and kid gloves natives against the world that @ court, sitting in the solemn trial! of these riots, will the defendants to give in evidence that other parti re equally guilty os themselves, without giving evidence to prove that they themsvlves are in- Judge—No such conclusion can legitimately follow St would be @ monstrous perv. of ‘Witness then continued - They down to see the commi Gn their bands, but did not sa: shook tee; they shook the money up otitfrom the they . The District Attormey—‘ou must explain that Li ter. int tothe Opera House that night before ‘the doors were opened; presented his ticket to the doorkeeper; be t er nd looked at the back Ys aL right,” and passe ‘before; there was onw young { the doorkeeper looked young man was shore by the doorkeeper or house, that night, several of t Persous to whom he bad seen tickets given that morning; there was quite a diecussion reepecting the card; expected there would be a row, aud wanted to go up to see it; the discussion violent. aiencdontned —There were different persons in the | house all day, sometimes eight or te: was against the card he ard; Capt Kies woius D. Allan; polionman,was ‘names; one of them was Smith, (laughter). Coupsel—That's no name ‘Witness— Anderson Smith was his name; witness too; put a word now and sgein “edgeway pport Mr. Macready: atter, and ae it sae = ument sake, like the lawyers do sometimes, (mug! ter tomupport Macready, but got the | 6 people who put out the | Captain of po- sew hin there. ticket; witness thought card were wiong; Capt Kisener areista: lice also got a ticket trom i young men enw bi = tate part one ot oration id nok go for the ar: Wo euewer that q of putting down Mr. Macresay with him; had no assafetida with bim (leughter,) & great stench which was created in the theatre when the curiain first rose. Q.— Well, wasn't there a Fegular row there’ eline to tell what part you took ini? ge to the Central Guards, commauded by Vapteim Forbes; some of the persons w! discursion about the card were members Guard; stayed at the theatre till the performance was ail — heard the firing when be was coaiog down Broad: au we 0 to see him; did notsee bim at the theatre; sew bill to workingmen th» day alter the riot; had At before; declines to auswer im the riot of the 7th Mey; got « ticket for that from Lieut. Scanlan, of the First New York ice told the witness that. in declining to derstood that his answer would understand It bet tt on the 7th May. knows O' Dow Van Duren—That the friends of Mr. Macready, and sone who bed purchi ‘house was tull; this withers will “ihe Tage ‘with evidence that I outside understood It ir Van Buren —We want to prove that those friends admitted by another entrance for the purpose of y known a9 Macready’s frieads. testimony must be sconmpat it was done in such # mana ~ house Counsel for 'roseoution—That is the way they pack | ‘Tammany Hall | Mr. Ven pense tae Sat be te xensem they have “mm witness withdrew, for the presnt, to confer with Doyle—Lives at 686 Fourth street; was im ; tow Matthew Morgan aeowes at pt) 0} Mr Holmes stated what he ex- pected to prove, that Mr. Morgan who was one of the | of the card, asked this witness to procure men for the occario’ some Admitted. Witoess | Er < z ; L told him { had not time, fend some one to meet % ea Houre, and saw Mr Mateell. Chief od Mr. Hackett about the tickets; t to interfere witm Mr. wateell.who hands, aud that he was very sorry he could bargain organ merely leave of the house, and did not wish to ith it; was received politely by Mr Morgen. or Proseoution— dir. Morgan is a gentleman ‘that the gontieman bo Morgao; Only saw bim one’, | 4 he weaid get; ennted $226 or lad the money, and he was sure of getting i la i ves every ope politely ramined — i I Hotel, im com. Eatskas HGH i i past 6 o'clock; saw a man out who said they would not let bim in, & ticket; there was no distur ‘at this tite; there was a group was full, and complaints that hiesing; some one and shortly after house; witness weot ove; witness was s 8, and wanted to th stones » witness ad- Castigator and other quite so bad as the erpion \ Chas. B. Mills resides at 78 street; knows Mr. Rynders; caw him al " n yards above the house of ‘Mr. Abel, in Broad@gy, om the the 10th May; witness left the Opetm House before the firing; went, in company with i: rs, to Branner- man ear Canal street; while some one came after mitted his connection with such papers; the Castigator is n in and sald a man was killed; fromthenoe we went to P' of one Dundred pany all this light Florene wl persons; mders was witness’ ‘Ume, end remained with him till n Crossexamived by District Attorn at 30 West Broadway; my partner is there are plenty of policy offices Jobn J. Fowler was at the Op May in company with a friend, tick went tothe door in the maim entrance, but ot get in; heard others say, im s boisterous ner, thet they had been stopped at the bess wanted to but his frieod t nt away, because be difficulty; Bis friend re- behind him; met Capt Rynders at Florence's, and remained in bis company till twe! he arked him (Capt. R) to the Oper be said no. . Cross-exaumined—Does not know whether Rynd bad trupk at the N wit Keeper at 3 Park row, on the 10th May; it w Jobp 8. Austin; knows O'Donnell; John: was the friend with m the Opera House; he lives at Wil iiemeburch; a seen the handbili, beaded “ English. ‘on the railing of tho Park the day before went to the Opera House; saw one of the bil Perk row; it wan heeded right talk,’ Q.—Are you id not ray “ that’s the talk wow, boys tink.’ A —Pert of thathessid Hessid bink. Tem di ub nd Be bad been ly before, as should judge from tance; saw the man who had the maouscript ll to we ted to know where be would get it ‘and O'Donnell, who was prosent, said taxe it ‘to the eflice where | get my jobs done: that man om to driak aud gave O'Donnell money to pay for the bills, and then went out; that was the day previous to the riot; does not know what was on the per. Te the Judge—The man handed O'Donnell the man- ‘vrcript which he took out of his hat; witness presumes the bille O'Donnell used to get printed were for epar- riog exhibitiens To Mr Grakam—The man, when he came in. raid. pean | Sone beeen the — of the kmgltod * ere going up to the Opera House * To Mr. ‘Mekeon— Boarde at 21 Elm street. The court here took @ recess for one hour. B. Porter W. Adams examined—-Liv Leonar: kw their way out; bad been served th that rema: be heard by the crowdf except those immediately near them, there was boise and conf did not hesr it said by iy One that there was plenty o did not see ey organized party there t Crose-examined— Ie agentgfor t) from New York to Buffalo; O'Desmell by eight for two or three years; Aurtip and Miner; witness bought the jemen bad bought it at the box he could not ip; that be did noe ery well; be offered it to him, and witness sald he ould not take it unless the old gant! took for it |; Withers thea gave fim jollar, dors pot Lh other persons who were trying Mr. Van Buren—Thinks about tre thirds of had tickets but will not ewear poritirely. it - We now ee to put in evidences report of a speech made f Macready, at Philadel Fas Be Rovner, 3 and publisbed In the New Tad eet ee 3 a The preseeution objected to thie speeob, alleged to have been delivered six months wicws to the trans 2 He slightest proof that ao; who went to the ‘on the 10th of May hed ever ‘The Court ruled that, as the speech had been omg Mebed im this , It would be for the jary to say far it bad anything to do with the riot. [ Evidemee admitted and the prosecution excepted ) Mr Helmes then read from the New Vork Herald an address of Mr Macready to the audience at Niblo's Opera House, in this city, on the 6th of Ootober, 1648; and afterwar.s Mr Macready's speech in Thiledelpbie, the Hrreid on the Jlet November, 1848 Y counsel ‘tread the Hirrald) « conteependonce between Mr. orrest and Sir Edward Lytton Buiwer, relative to the Prrformance of the plays written by the latter gentie- } man | Mr Holmes then read an editorial article from the | Herold of the 26th of November | | The Judge—The object of thir, 1 that the Odd bet tome Sane 16 stop the reading of those Uo the case, otherwive | Coupeel then put in ev! ee the Macready card | (read yesterday) the Herald of the 9th May, 1840 Mr Grebem to im evidence (but did jing ar Of the Courier and En , 1849, cbarging Mr. Forrees that he had oure egeinet Mir Macren: mat attach the im; cles that you do. | do not believe it to be in the power of any Dewepaper to create saoh # disturbance, nor do! the importance te Capt Rynders’ influence, jo withwnnes yeaterday MAU, OF ANY LeWApaper, Mr, Holmes—Your Honer forgets the “ Wood riots,’ which were got up solely clusively by the inflam. matory articles written by the Courier and Enquirer, and tbat Mr. snd Mrs Wood were on that occasion driven from the stege. | Judge—| have # better opinion of the people now. William Tucker was then recatied. deposed to being at the Opera House on the 16th streets when ayor came up with the troops; wit ners had no ticket and was admitted, quites number went In with him without tickets, some of them were poliee and seme were citizens; there wae plenty of room eben he got in; was not friendly or opposed to either Mr. Macready or Mr. Forrest; went to see Mr. Macready act Crees examined Mr Hemmersly wee with ae end they could mot get in at firet, Mr Hammersly sat be would $6 to get in to see Mir Macready, that we were f ly to him; Mr Burley went and spoke to Mt. Mateell, the Chief of Poles, and we were then parred im. there was not to much noise in the house ‘when we fret got in as | expected; did not tate & seat; stcod up beesuse there was more excitement; yeat many stones thrown and “FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1850. ‘at the Opera House on 10th motion of the same gentle: re, Vice-Presidents: Sn ie box office. and got in some difficulty; there was s good house, and he was there very early; there was room for many ™ pored to examine Judge Edmonds to O'Donnell and Kynders were subpoenaed tiom. shortly after its occurrence. and tarily came before him previous to being indicted, Judge Edmonds—You cannot examine me. not sit bere as judge, and be @ witness in the case at If you had intimated to me that 6 @ witpers, | would have asked some Jadge ¥ in 4 the “os Mr. Van Buren—It is perfectly competent for « j I bave frequently seen it ead rove @ mere matter of form. ‘ll your honor state 1¢, and the jary Judge—If the District Attorney makes no objection, end that it is desired. Counsel for the prosecution objected; and thi dent's counsel took an exception to ju to give evidence. Lavid Russell Lee—Is one of the reporters of the ott; witness wasat the Br j Went to see Mr. For- ites after the curtain ‘The evidence was objected to by the defence Counsel {cr prosecution proposed to show by this re ressions of Capt. Rynders, and bis own declaration tt he bad come from the riot of the Tth May, and that he had said they ey were entitled to show, by xe- that he was not acting in thi peaceable way that witnesses for the defence ha’ tempted to show vr. Van Buren submitted that there was no pretext for tbiv evidvnce; it was opening new cl would be entitled to call witnesses t dence, +0 that there would be no end The Juege was not aware of any rule tl the prosecution from offering be did not intend to permit t pew line of evidence, ip)! of trade end commerce. ever, that we shall be successful, 6’ of a particle of light exists upon thie subject. All seem to be demented. Yet it is diMeult for any dispassienate man to see wi capital should not be made as free as any ether com- mod: ‘rd Depeyster Ogden them oame forward and ad- | dressed the meeting. te said —This is a meeting that | the interests of every individual in | bas ob esa ged Addresses iteelf to the community. value, and the question is whether mouuy is to be as free as all other things, or to be shackled aod fettered to the injury of commercial operations. is it for the advantage of the borrower or lender that such restric- tions money is free, capital is attracted from all other quar. terr, for men have con‘idenee that their invest- | mect {is rafe, and that no advantage can be | taken cf them. ‘This principle is of universal | Mr. will take it to bea knows Capt. Rynder watre on the 7th of M rest play Macbeth; saw Capt way theatre, from ‘five to ten butting testimony. the hell to Macready prosecution to open [Counsel for defendant ex- itoers continued—I saw eptiemen. on th Rynders, and some formance was over, bever bad such Cror-exemined by Mr. V the vemes of any of th the attention i by the Legindature, fret | Thank you, after the trial, | am | ar Wject, the ve micted rhether Capt RF. Meer, war rev ex: m fect of that ne clas o Diy, but that all i: ting barriers bi military to fire; they offered for the defence swore that nor aay directions to the jot trying whether the | evidence proposed to be | Talmadge was not then was then called, as rebutting evi- foot seain te the ©: interests, and om every aco timer proposed, of six per com cent is conti y ariapgrmeBt they propore: up. it vee then devited thet the Court would bear two loo each ai: tired. provided each mot evcupy more thea fowr hours, #0 as to enable them to folsh it to morrow cution wished to inform the di conten$ themselves with hos erat 4th Beenvee it is u Cownrel for the that they intended to Jax. 17 — Trial for having Counterfet_ M y wan. named Michael MoCirath, trial, charged with forgery ves pee second more. sll of which was prov ‘There bills are deseribed in THE STATE BANK On demand to the bearer a teeeweee H Re = z' ater not the money | presesion; end subsequently McGrath was a defi re deseribed T fever introduced witnesses to prove, that, the morwing of the 0th of July. « person left the ooery stereof Mr. Buttie, on i 3233 MeGrath, who was a cartman. to convey it sub-equent- place where he wae arrested | Se’ were ca'led to prove® good character for The District Attorney called witnesses to rebut testi In eo, tofeharacter. Sev pottoe off 7 bad beard scoured sponen of as the companion of counterieiters. but | awe ba verdictof not guilty, and * named Edward Walk #4 at the ber. charged " Detirath was eet at liberty Voushjul Bur glers —Two erand John Met nen. were with breaking into the store of George Russel dealer in hardware, at #2 Ninth avenve on the 12/b of De- cember Inst. and stealibe therefrom rome clothing Copper col, amounting im all to $97 im value, The scoured beth pleaded guilty to the cberge and the Court eptenced them to the State Prison Welker for two years and three months, and Mew w years, They both left the Court room la repented bia attem| sherenpon Jurtiee Kin where he will be restrained by ith & person pre brother purebasrd three pi io the Ninth ward and te goto New ¥ of father . The next day be suc dtp fwotmg them. and procuring thelr arrest Before Jvstioe Jobo D. King — James Such e+. Rich- +d Lomeworth ~ ti Gnderteok to dt<p seese the at in, raw the crowd rae up to the door street and draw beck sga'n, bar mm | New York. To Sir. Van Suren-—tins seoa wee bis tenant but undertaking te 1D cause he did not proceed lrgall; De cause wae dismissed. — Meeting at the Merchants’ Exchange,agaiast ’elock yesterday, a meeting of the merchants of New York was held inthe Exchange, Wall street, to take into consideration the usury laws, with @ view to their abolition or modifistion, The attendance was umerous, mort of the lafluential merchants of the city being present. Ex-Alderman J. A Underwood called w meeting to order, and moved that Lora Nash, Esq, be appointed president. The motion was unsuimously adopted; and, on the a, the following were ap- HH Mareball, John J. Bond, vid Cotbeal, James Lee, Thomas B. Stitmes, Joho Sturges. D. §. Miller, 8 ‘T. Jones, Augustus Whitlock, Joseph ‘Lucker. éy, Kalph Clark . P. Heyer, P. L. Stuart, R. H. wCar- amed were Andrew Mount, E. C. Hamilton Theodore Crane, Edmund Coffin ‘The Chairman seid—We are all assembled here to make ap mpression on the Legislature concerning the turious efleste of rs the usury laws upon the interests Ihave strong doubte, how. to the threwing pon the mental darkness that jouey is the representative of all ould be imposed’ in the community where plieation, sud operates as uniformly as the pI laws cf crvation. Just the reverse is the case where _ the usury lnw exists, that gives a borrower the power, | if money is borrowed at @ higver interest than seven | per cent , pot only to keep the principal and iaterest of the lender, but to prosecute him and send him to prison, It is. perhaps. useless to discuss the causes that con. spire to continue this state of things It may not, how- ever, be amira to briefly enumerate them Une cause is the spirit that shrinks from disturbing whatever is hy | | offered. | will move their adoption. | hop: on, old Another cause is @ sort of moral or religious feel- ing that usury isforbidden by the Bible, which says: — | “Tbou sbalt not lend money to thy brother oa usury.”’ Now, the meaning 6f the word usury bere is the eame as what we mean by interes: is that you sball not charge interest te your brother for a loan, evidently implying that you may toa strauger. | Iti mance that the abolition of the usury laws would bave the efivet of withdrawing, toa vast extent, mo- neyp inverted on real estate, or oLber bonded martgages. There ts no foundation for thie objection. If you in- vite eapital to come freely, it will assuredly come; and if you inereare capital in commercial enterprises, it will find its way to bouded mortgages by the natural law of demand and rupply The adcventage will be, that it will de much carter to obtein money upon euch seeurities than it fe at present. A loan made upon real estate is the mest secure investment that can be made, barring, of course. the question of title, and it will create a fa- yorite mode of investment, If any gentleman will take | the trouble of investigating the subject, he will find | that berded mortgages are far more numerous than be imagines, Even if money were diverted from them for @ tiwe into other channels it won!d ultimately be re- stored to them ae the best of ali securities Mr Ogden cr peluded by reading the following memori and the tense of the passage ‘Tbe uvcersigued. citizens of New York, respaet your honorable bodies to the ress sive step has been taken, hitherto, dirinclination to interfere with a hich has beea unavoidably ith the idea of unjust as well a8 unlawful exacti nigh well aware that tition years past, for i 14 to th: in believed that no >» that public opinion bas ui cat Legislation ‘ormer opinion in w ecure ong Mtertain the compress, wi space is uhey it as possible, yw beg leave to adduce in favor of their ary law, cen , which, 16 18 Tespecciully urged, is more bonetic By it. owt dal yt, will continu otwithetanding the restrictions. and the aw person has ver been indicted usdor ite pro- while the Inw itself has been pre- mp to fraud on the pert of vublic morals, as well ae the le ir property, by pleasing usu- ‘a bar to payment. ejast to the burrower as well as to the lender of money. 7 juotic be the law may be secu in the fact thi fully permitted to te collected om the sale of property; ten per cont interest ie vo be pai dooming pro= perty sold under mortgace; and twenty per cent is allowed to B pawnbreker on good se: isting busi- ewe paper, oF promissory not hat deaeri p= freque ‘arm of incustry, the rived by | With eueh provisions, it is believed # tion te the repeal or ait he q without injuring world restore cent the &: 17th Japwary, | Loud applaure followed the reading of this MEA THomrgos ratd be bad a b das , part of the docume: ri ‘The Crainman then asked whether It war of the meeting that ' nt be read! Was ao- 0 by reveral voloes, ° Reed reed Mr. Ogden was then requer 7 b far throogh i Lee moved that it be tnid ow the ta! the Committee with the memorial in order if it con- tained avy wew idem, It might be embodied The mo- ten baving bern recorded, this doe it, which was very long # ne then Inid on the tabi Tt was then moved reoonde’ unanimourly cared, that the memorial read by Mt Ogden be adopted and that the following gentlemen be appointed . ‘cmmatiee fo take eharce of it: Drake Mills, Joba Sturges, Don Alonzo Corbman,? I Heit. J. B Graves, HK re. > H MeCurdy, A. T. Stuart, James N Cobb. & © Hamilton, Colenel James Lye suggerted thet the memorisl thovld be so pumercoaly signed that it would resch trom bere to Albany. (Laughter) Uy jem wee ado; and the Chairman ih ar neme sees cumeniiten, and bapen Ll vt Hon. John Wentworth of Hon. Mr Prestom. of Sonth Caroling, it is stated, is tepidly recovering bis health of Pitteburgh. was released from prison t and immediately entered upon the The Inst advices from Chagres furnish the intelli gener that the contractor for constructing (he Panan eet rend bad arrived at Us ae Mo a» -» b- ofrenpe mente for proveenting wer it Lioy@ Stephene the Vice President of the cvmpany, bad dren seicomed facet cor an wer ao ter, from th Preetdemt of the rr qucra. who is sald to be devoting all his eusrgies. as 8 private citizen, to the raterprive.— del! mer Jen IT \ Firet’ Testimonial to Captain Da Cook—Meet- Ing of Merchants at the Exchange. At three o'clock yesterday, @ moeting of the mer- ebants of the city was held im the Exchange, Wall street, to take into consideration the most suitable testimenial to be presented to Captain David Cook, of the British bark Sorah,for his humanity and noble ex- ertions in saving eo many human lives at the peril of The attendance was very not only those who were present at the other ing, just con- eee, remained, but a new socession augmented the numbers Mr. Joszrm Hoxir ealled the meeting to order. He eaid—Fellow citizens, this meeting is not called to take into consideration the value of stocks, or any other ary matter It is peculiarly affair of the Peart-the praiseworthy conduct of C. in Cook, of the Britieb bark Sarah. I propose, for the purpose of organizing this meeting and expressing its sentiments, that Mr. James Brown take the chair. James Brown, , then took the chatr, and Messrs. James Boormsn and Robert B Minturn, were appoint- ed Vice Presidents, and Meesrs. Peletiah Perritt and Bobuyler Livingston were nominated Secretaries. Mr. Hous then said—I did not intend to be promi- nent in the proceedings of this meeting. | have drawn up reselutions which | hold in my hand, and which | will submit to the meeting; if there are no better to be ery man present feels as he ought on this occasion. and that he merchants present will give expression to those feelings better than I could. if} were @ merchant, which I am not, Having strength of lungs, my friends ask the loan et my bellows, which are always at their service. (Laughter) But | hope they will now speak for themselves Mr Hoxie then moved the following resolutions, which were put from the chair, and unani- Mire, Dbepapahnats ot Mow Yerk, hoving heard: thot €, lew York, hav’ t Cay tala David't bob, of the British hark Surah, ot Varmenth: We ari i ¢ aseembléd to express our duct. Wohave heard very pulse a warmer p Caleb Grimshaw, oerd ® vumerons repid boat, how, when he fell in wit Capt. Hoxie, ly came to the as~ ven nights and out four hua- bumapity, which fin the echo the meritorious cond ty. nd’ nigh' able destruction— w lustre to a man already Rei T ye of fAiftoem be appointed by the Chairman, to prepare. avd with power to present to David Cook, bis officers and crow, a suitable testim»n: the hig! New York, feel for hl ot. The following were then appointe Mr Brown to be Chairman and Ureas: R. B, Minturn, Sohuyler Livingston George Griewold, John L, Aspinwall, Bache Mekvers, Francis Skiddy, ©, P. Leveridge, James an, D. A. Kingsland, 0. D. Slate, Sidney Brook, Capt. Meri. Mr Hoxie then said—I know Captain Cook is on ‘Change, and I will bring him up here, as it will do your joule good to look om him, (Applause, and cries » You make me think | bave don have done vothing Maker did not requl Es to my feelin, bit of I cannot give ex- 1 em not ia the age. He es would ink be had only be would bes rooundrel if hedid votdo, He of Nova Scotia, so that he belongs to this The meeting then adjourn Theatrical and Music: + Tneatne.—The admirable drama of the ering Jew’? drow together, Jest evening, « f Bo crowded house at thisgreat and beautifa! privtor, amd the Hambiin, the pro Bowery, dererve gr derign of their beautiful pie ner in which th arquernde scene in look jike two beautiful ‘the ideal wo Miss Deuios id admirably ree Sue has drawn. perior Grama will be played, , from its iotripsio merits, to command every evening has greeted this won- derful representation. esterday evening, this much of amusement was crowded to excess, sere, tion. Mrs. Ru: eccaston form The Serious Family,” and Hetr at Law.” Apother crowded howe synau's Naviowat Takatan,'The two groat and Deautiful Oriental buriesques, of the “ Forty Thier end “Aladdin,” whieh were again perfor Inst ng with sare histrionte perfection at this popular theatre drew togetber en im houre. Theacting | of re ©, Mestayer, as Aladdin, is fu'l of life. anima- tiom, ard beauty; ber singular and rewarkable veice | {a well adapted for the youtbful and frolicsome jave- | pile whom she represents Darke, as ever, has ouly to appear on the stage to command # geveral roar of | Invghter; when be begins to oprah ‘and move, the roar inereases to burricans. ‘This event Dumb elle’? will be performed, with the Guard” again, and the “ Forty Thieves.” Mrrenene’s Ony off admirably ell. The amur | adie farce of tbe * Promissory Note,” instead | of the bufie which a account ef the indisposition of Mr. Com Will be performed the petite comedy of * Who Speai the comie opera of “ John of Paris,’ the ovie- ‘Drated tableaux of the Tyrol, “Crown Fringe, or the Buekle of Briilients Coneunt or Euware Restevri, tae Howcantay Vio | Liner —Owreitivens must beatin mind that Edward | Remenyi, oneof the Hungarian refogres. and a violiaist of great Luropeap ; ‘give bis first concert im the United States, at Niblo's, to morrow evening | ‘This concert will be in the nature of an appeal to the #) Mpatbles of the American and assuch, we ave no dowbt it will, even t of Mr. Ke menyis musical shill and ability, beeheerfally reepond- «4 to. Mr Kemeny! was sid decamp uuder the base Grorgey who surrendered to the Aurtrians end | ruined the caure of Hungarian | Rather than surrender, M examined bim, ead be did not him or not thet he might bee carried » vielin for the comfireated by the Austrian govern ei be marie: to morroe a. epbano, from Hungary of whom report Mr. Scharfenburg aod This celebrated band of negro 5 nabated success. to give their Dighly emucing concerts at Mechanics’ Hall, Broadway ‘The room, every evening, is crowded at am early hour, to Bear their plaintive songs amd choruses, and George ( bristy end W Sheppard dance with such perfection, that were there no other exbibition they are now be ‘ites, that we believe they would be suf- ive to fill the batt ‘= Rice, the great representative every with great * The pertormance ot his old ene . “Utell.” ts greatly admired; bis look, bis ges bie “wengh'” “wengh.” te so natural, 40 traly ond oo richly illvetrative of the darkey race that the eudience esnpot resist immoderate fita of laghier. pany by ia pleows are Tery C008. and the comte singing ts Ir smitebie Movonron.— White's company of tht melo Giste give thelr co every svening ot 63 Bowe Mr. end Met. Jemes Westnok, Jr, ere playing at eu, Lowell | comfitet, He reermmends @ TWO CENTS. City Intelligence. Satine ov THe Cuxnoxex.—The splendid and favo- rite steamship Cherokee, Capt. Windle, sailed at a quer- ter past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Chagres, with upwards of two hundred and fifty passengers, a let of whieh will be found under the marine head Never was the excitement on the departure of « eteamer with passengers for California, greater than yesterday. About four thousand persons had assem- bled, and it was with the greatest gers could make their way through the crowd to t! vearel The shipping near by, was crowded in every part, hundreds baving climbed into the rigging to get & good vis The steamship Hermann, lying on the fest their friendship ve left her dock. Among the parsengera. we noticed the renowned kee Sullivan. who has determined to seek his fortu in the golden El Dorado Hundreds cro around this distinguished individusl toftake » farewell; bat awid all the exeitement. be preserv alm. ners, unmoved by the excitement of the scene. Many of were also among a ers, tears were shed by the females who attended to the reene of departure 2 bas twenty-five bags of mail matter om board. appeinted hour, the moorings were cast off. universal shout reat the air as she left and glided down the bay. The crowd lingered until the vesee) bad gone beyond sight. Reroxt or tur Caoron Aguenver Derrantuent.— ‘The report of the Croton Aqueduct Department to the Common Counel!, on the 3lst of December, bas been just published, and a copy sent to the Herald office. We have not space to. day fora lengthened notice of the do- cument. Meantime, we mayetate thet the water rents and new permits granted (859), and all other sources of revenue, since the 19th of July, amount to $137,864 9. * water-rents,”’ compelling every house to pay for water, whether taken or not, will come tuto operation on the lat of May. The sum of $10,000 has been appro- priated in making out the assessments, which are pot yet quite completed. The growth of the city has in- creased the expense of the department by the laying of mew pipes,and it is expected that that expense will amount annually,for years to come. to at least $100,000. Upon the waste of water the report speaks strongly, stating that nearly the whole volume of the Croton River bas been delivered during the summer months, or CO gallons for each inbabitant, for overy 24 hour- more thon three times the quantity required for any legitimase pur} Fike.—At half-past 3 o’elock yeeterday morning, a fire broke out in the store 61 Courtlandt street, in cor sequence of @ bale of cotton falli ‘The police of the Third ward extingui the fem without the necessity of calling in the aid of the fremer Fine rs a Cnr —A chimney in the old house oor- ner of Warren and Ch: streets, took fire on Wed- nesday night, and was extinguished by the police of the Third ward. Fixe ox Maren Lane —At half pact 7 o'clock on Wednerday evening, fire took place .a the cap manu- factory ot Mr. Fox, 102 Maiden lane, It was extin- guished with but trifling damage. Omeimes Ovsrnvcrions at rue Soutn Feany.—The omuibures are very useful in bringing passengers to aud from the South ferry; but, in doing this, it is by no mesne necessary that they should interfere, as they do, with the of those who prefer walkii goipg to or coming from the ferry are o>! danger of their lives, by the oman the footway that lei of Whi wi rect. sometimes wherl sui! iy matter of woi buses have no bring themrelves three yards pearer to the trust the police om duty at those gates will ferry parseng: © protected in future, and not bave to ron through the gutter for their 4, from the gupagaiust them Therearesome people who imagine that the idea of a aatry is, that every one may do ashe pleases. triding to this, in ord et all; and that every manmay do Provided he does not interfere with the right to do me they please. Baines, Weorenestsn ~The repatre are now aod the Lridge fa ready for croseing, as usual. Axotn en Devanryn Vourwrees (sor ix Dear), at INTO 4 Stave oF Markinony.—Sergeant © H. Farrell, formerly of the New York Regiment, and more lately of General Sbield ff, bas entered on a matrimonial campaign, and may he be as suecersful in this new duty ao be was when on duty in Mexico ‘The forme of the paper of which is editor, were pmashed into pi" on Wed- Person OF persons having made an the printing office. aud perpetrated this the printers hi home. or Cannonte Wednerday vig fae found ine t 7 sibility inthe e»ok" Lark Aarom L Harvey, PI No 46 Fact river It ap the gas emitted from the coal ured in the The ese Dr \-areh was called in, and yesterday morn og clock. he was fur recovered that be walk Darrow escape of bis life which ought to others to avoid inhaling this gas, or ir g tm roo! ere itis emitted and the doors closed againet the pure sir Frost Brrvex.—A tailor named Jamon Landell, be- longing to the s*ramer Cleopatra. which plies tween this city and Dorwich, got frost bitten on Tussday ight, cm bis return trip — His right leg is in « very bad ® He was admitted to the City fospital yes- terdey. “(Phe Ho ledelpbia; 8, Duc Goff, do; ‘Tal Message of Gov, Bell of THE TERRITORY OF SANTA FR—THR TION The meseage of Governor Bell, of Temas, wae the Legislature of that State on the mm the subject of the terrisory cletm- 4 by the State. and now held under contrel by the federal government, he save be is not disposed to charge the federal authorities with @ derigned par ticipstion in the most unjust intention. or with har. Jeg eiready pleced the goverament in the attitad> of ep adverse claimant of any om Of the territory of Texas, because he bas no direct evidence that uch Inthe tect, The course pursued for the last year aif bar been such as to give rise to the most ae rious apprebevsions that they yieid to ort which may be made te take the rest from them. = Their course shonid be « decided and firm one admitting of no waver or diepu'ation Should the general covernment make stronger dem p- than he ber sern he resommenis that to send to Senin Fes militery to enable the aa'horities to tm that part of the tern. antics, action of to the military pow. qurs- for the protection Ogrinst the ageression the tuhjcet of slavery, be the eagressions of th th the ad Tre Paranson Mo: ~The reeent batchery of dudge V wife were the fret murders ‘ever committed tm Pasente county Johneon. the Eng labapan, now in prisom charged with the crime, affects Jamcteper and innocence —votwithetanding the <cem ingly conclosive train of clroumstagons that led to hi: Srrest. He left the hours (Van Bisrcom’s) im the he t, Jobmeon can give po sosount of be where abouts that right all that he was irunk and dose not know wbere he was.—Newart dde., dan. Mf.