The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1850, Page 2

—d NEW YORK HERALD. Northwest corne of Faiton and Nassau sts Jam “Gonpon “BENSKT? PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR — ee “AMUSEMENTS THiS EVENING. PPALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Place—Luceer'4 Bear on ERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Wanpunine JeW—Na- vit Bpesonmemee. BURTON'S FRRATRE, Chambers stroct—Sa8 wiv Bere ar Law, ONAL THBATRE, tham ey eare —Dune Betis | ete Gt nee denate Pome Te oL PlO TABATRS, —Joun er Panis-Te Prince ha ORISTY'S OPERA HOUSE—Brmreriaw Mixarazuay. AMSKIOON ¥USEUM—Amveine Pexronmanczs, Ar- reancon ao Bre MELODEON N we Administration and the Navy Depart- ment, The polic | Taylor’s cabinet, in regard to naval afluirs, has been expounded very fully and very wonderfully in (hat most extraordinary docu- | ment which bears the signature of William Bal- lard Preston, the present Secretary of the Navy. The message of the President, embracing a gene. ral summary of the viewsof the new administration, | has been ten y received by the whole country. | Nothing, beyond a few good natured verbal criti- been passed on that quiet, innocent, sr, which has the Presi- | ‘This tender feeling, ed towards the sident, arises from the behef the purity of his character, the ntentions of his mind, the honesty of his | ne entire unacquaintance which he rs, except with the dry | y, and the most effectual mode of | and Mexicans. veloped im the reports of the Sec- no means, escaped so easily, and red to see them receive the most athing visitation by the commit- in this bateh of documents, c, of the cabinet, itis very evi, | pepers which have proceeded from | nd of the Secretary ot the Intenor are most practical of the lot, and that | ihe weakest, the moet insigmficant, and the most | d, ere those that emanated from the Secre- tary of the Navy. Whie Ewing m with } «, to be the master s ay c an: unassuming S dent's me att exhibit general good purposes, and poss detwils of the fiph Inc blie al ses with Congress g the po det ‘ st be admitted, | irit of the cabi- | intellcet among that collection of 0 be net, the ling allowed that Ballard | und unaccountable nse no mincing language) that has atthe head ot that department—being | valified, unficted, and incompetent to | comprehend his position, hrs country, his age, or | th itment over which he presides. The other | ta occupy a sort of | 1s neutral tints; | of the curiosities, it m Preote bh ever t bund, , according to the state atmos- lectrieity, indicating ove kind of policy, and ertimes, another anda somewhat dif- of action | d recommendations of the Secre- y have created a great deal of as- ng all who have any knowl of naval or commercial or marine atiairs,in this community and throughout the country. Aad move particularly has this astonishment beea cons | centrated on the sweeping recommendations | which he puts forward, to abolish the system heretofore adopted by Congress, of aiding and as- tasting the commercia! marine of the United States, tan establiching steam | en this country and r commerce al nation?, which are so nece sary in our career of ws be | to the other, until it is sufficiently in the power of | there are many waye by which a “stool pigeon” can | | was then in his glory. ,to nieet similar | Tur Mystexizs o¥ Tue Tomus—Tug System oF “Sroor. Picsons”—Tue Famovs Brut Witey.— Many ot our readers, we have no doubt, are fre- quently puzzled to know the legitimate meaning of “stool pigeon,” it being a phrase very often ex- pressed in reference to police matters, but without explanation, leaving the reader still in the dark as to the real definition, or how to apply the meaning. This desire to understand the ancient “stool pigeon” business, of which the famous Bill Wiley, a police justice in his day, was so great an adept, hus increased in consequence of the recent developement of numerous criminal mysteries, such as the conviction of Biggs for threatening the hfe of Wm. B. Astor—the indictment of the Drurys— | that of Arlington Benoet—that of Ashley, and many others, which are still said to be in embryo. We will now explain to the readers :—a “ stool pigeon” is an individual who associates with rogues of all denomimations, if mot a participator himeelf in the actual crime ; sometimes, however, in depredations concocted by the “ stool pigeon,” it is necessary to be present, 1m order to lull suspi- cion that he is the informer, and in this way he is enabled to knew all the plots and secret missions entered into by his fellow associates. In many in- stances, the “stool pigeon” is a man who passes in the community fora respectable person, or, at least, so to those who do not suspect him; frequently attaching himself to some decent calling, as a blind tothe public; dresces in excellent style,and generally with plenty of money in his pocket, which, to stran- gers, with a view to cause an effect, he will fre- quently exhibit, making a display, by offering to moke a bet on small or great occasions. The **stool pigeon” is mostly a person of good address | and pleasing manners, which he cultivates for the very purpose of deceiving the unsuspecting. We will now imagine a case, that the reader may more fully understand the nature and practices of a “stool pigeen.”” Suppose a crime has been com- mitted, or a plot or conspiracy has been concocted to fustena criminal charge on a man who has | hitherto held in society a position of respectability. | A consultation is held privately, by the “stool | pigeon” and his associates, who adopt measures | and plans whereby their intended victim 1s to | be entrapped. The “stool pigeou,” next, by some artfully devised plan, becomes acquainted with the | person or persons on whom the plot is to operate. | ‘The artifice, now, of the “ stool pigeon,” becomes all-important; and, by mis-statements and false representations, a sort of confidence is established between the ‘stool pigeon” and the person about to be victimised. This person, either honest or | dishonest, as the case may be, is led to believe the plausible story invented by the “stool pigeon,” which | exciting his curiosity, he is thus led from one step | the associated gang to make a prima facie case of guilt against him, on which the Grand Jury might find an indictment. On the “ stool pigeon” arriving at this point, some member of the police on whom they can | rely, is enlisted into their service to make the ar- rest, and the matter then goes to the world asa | wonderful specimen of police ingenuity. Ia other cases, such as burglaries and larcenies, | itis no uncommon thing for the “stool pigeon” to accompany the rogues in the commussion of the crime, and when the officers make the arrests, who are previously notified by the “ stool pigeen,” the latter worthy is allowed to escape. However, | carry out his treacherous designs, either on his | own companions, or in entrapping an innocent man into a snare, in order to brand him before the pub- lic as a rogue Some twenty or twenty-five years ago, this “ stool pigeon” system was carried en in this enty to an alarming extent. The famous ill Wiley Several police officers com bined together, aided by an atiaché of one of the duily press, who chronicled their wonderous doings been in successful opera- e patronage of n bas reeoa" enterprises which hay tion for fifleen years past un the Lntish mended that United Steies sh rintender hereaf the pted under the Is he ild be censtruc f the navy department the steamers Mis- overnn that the construction ef neatly double what equipped the steamers Her- mann at e Washington, and that the former | were wl v nificant, while the 4 others have been running successfully across the Atlentic ever since they were launched! It will appear from the propositions and recommenda | ions of Mr. I t ey Is di- rected to weake troy its usefulness, and to furni sooe, at Washi ot the a for idle and ing sinecure nd elsewhi trene commissio ance of these views, he has a persennel of the navy, aad particularly ia this querter, by the removal of Captain Browaell and othere, which shows the animus and spirit which con atat V under his | nfluenc | We have gun to indicate some of the | vat we intend at an early day der t a3 the nece ol that departin ashington, views and | impress oa th commit. | o¢ ity of overh he | | alas! ike many other great men, who advoc manufacture of villavy and cor | Sligma, end, in a few yeare alte as extraordinary proofs of police imgenuity. Dat te the in, becoming emboldened et the ess of maay “ stool pigeon” cases, which he himself had trampeted to the world os great and glorious deeds, he went into the business himself, and undertaking the restoration of the proceeds of a bank robbery, ato his owa | trap; an explosion took pla h brought the odium of the public on his character, aad ia consequence thereof, he sumk gradually under the was numbered amerg the dead | Ia those days, however, the public knew but very little about “ stool pigeons.” V ty say, in fact, they were ignorant of euch villany, as it was oaly known within the circle of the few attachés of the Th nce of burglaries and robberies € much more frequent than at the cu ys wer in the: present time ; and @ large prop on of them were perpetrated under the sanction of the “stool | pigeon,” who commu d to the police officers, and on the of 1 of large rewards, the property was | These deeds of arrests and n property were dirplayed ia nod given to the invariably recovered recovery ol the eto’ lony newepaper uiticles evidences of Wow al iiness and vigilance of the po 1, in fact, as the reader will see, were | d by the efforts and treachery ot the “ stool pge mmendations in the report of | On the election of Mr. Win. F. Havemeyer, as utter untiness and incompetency | yy, 47 of the city of New York, the old system of fills, and the bad, weak and Cf | witehuun and police was ebol nd the pre. rupt influence which has been at work inthe navy | ote eceated by the Legislature, was department, injurious to this cour njurious £0 | i onted, and puts aii aR gio ik our commercial interes cially | 4 1 present + and ander tata! a ae, wh he es making | the Pesce of Me. Wor Mr. Matacll A steam navigatioa by Eng! tides that will | 114 esent Chief of Police, it » pene ie At wie z the begianing it was found d to it to pis ‘ n consequence of the mode of net . This now, ia a great me Conone, Ween's Mysterr Parvats Avram” bot mach remains yet to ~The world has been wondering aud wondering, tor Seward very delicately alluded jlonel Webt der the ever since en to the privat very important that he wes un getting out of the country b We have received an f all d toby Mr Seward, but the od the subject, we think affairs of C the m eting of Congrese nceoun those effairs allude New York Senator brouc he is the proper person to bring them before the country. These statements, however, cover some curious matters, such as the sale of houses, in town and cou try—the giving of Curtots deeds —appointments tor meeting creditors—raising of money—marryiag and @viog in marriege—and a variety of other matcers that may be more appro- printely eetved up by the Senator from New York, in secret session, at Washington or elaewhere Some of those persons in Wall street and else. where, who have beea dealing with Colonel Webb, epeak very hard of him. They however, to have * so uoctious Visitiags | of conscience \ny man who, tn a state of ori- ginal purity end sancuty, has gone iato Wall | street, and lived there wwenty years, cannot leave | each a place of wn and ing some of the m that thoroughfa cure ought, ow without contrac dicorders whieh alle © even the wa’ | vaished that Colonel Webb is eo 5 w ashe is, having | pigeon” sufler for a crime perpetrated by others spent twenty yeare of hiv life in that street of ot | The Chief of Police, bas lkewive, bad many ap- and iniquity plications, seking his aid i the developement of T | allege me, b en who were known toplay the Trasu or tae Part ovnxats ~The Wash. slleged enian Se 4 w os os : " h- | bart of “stool pigeons.” But Mr. Mateell, hike ington Unwon und the New York Courier & En. | ™ ‘ . i reed .~Mr. llavemeyer, would never eanction sach guirer are discussing most learnedly which of . " Measures, being fully aware of the danger con- the parties in this country, the whigs or the demo- | Qo fal (a aia th crate, is the monarehical party. What folly—what | ae et nS: eee ee eer trash, in those party journals! Neicher the whigs, } nor the democrate, nor the free suilers, nor the | ny other faction or party, ta this We ave all re pativer, nor couatry, i in faver of monarchy publicans and all democrats, and only differ about | general measures and tendencies. Why caa’tthe party journalists be honest and open, end talk lhe men of renee , the present police 1s by tar most ¢ ive of any ever or probably elsewhere » When adopted, Was inja- the old ** stool pigeon” arran ents, and many of the old set endeavored to iadoctrinate the new with the od. A Theident ocowred du the moyoralty Of MF. Haveweyer, (for in potice matters, the city never possessed a more ablewen,) in which an appheation was made mon well known for m ars to the police department, as remarkebly shrewd and ennning, aided by a fair education, and vices to Mr. Hiavemeyer, as a secret to be paid by the eity, for the pose of the detection, as he said, of rogues and bad men of every deserption. Bot on Mr. Have- meyer conversing with him, he found at ones that this individual wiehed to be nothing mor’ nor less than a stool pi an the pay ef th”, city, or, ashe expressed himeetf, Vidor, © New Youk.”” Mr. Havemeyer, at one glance, f is city rious t bya protection of the police authorities, abandoned the | project, feeling satisfied that the public had become too eslightened to sanction any such dangerous proceedings, and that the innocent migh tances, at the will or pleasure of the the ad wet ¢ present police was institated to guard against ea is @ bref hietorieal view of the famous Bi +" of ehich the celebrated ve of the founders, and also oae It is sespected that many of the eon eystem i Wiley was « vietin recent astounding mysteries of the Tombe, am hele more wone 1 ~ r at, ®ptiag from tome simular ayst ais uised by same moavta bili Wiley. Time will tel 7 Summary In the United States Senate, a long debate oc” curred on Mr. Clemens’ resolution of inquiry in relation to the acts of the administration, touch- Ing the formation of the constitution of Oalifor | fhe charere wt sage SSecustterton ad ous nia. In the House ef Representatives, there was some debate on the resolution to print 10,000 copies of the report of the Committee om Trade and Com- merce, which was finally passed. The House pro- | House, did rot contain all ceeded to ballot for Doorkeeper, but, so far as we can learn from our despatches, without success; the House not having adjourned. In the Legislature of New York, in Senate, a | be grateful than otherwise. wan hotnee bill was introdueed to {x the ealary of the Health Officer of New York, at $6,000. ported, amending the law regulating the assessing By peeeio of Call ai A Into the Union, it was and collecting of taxes. A bill was ree In the House, numerous petitions, bills, &e., were introduced. The most important subject under consideration, was the bill amending the charter of the Hudson River Railroad Company. The telegraph lines were in bad which must account for the impe legislative despatches. Whe Revenuc—Dificuity College, dc, working order, rfection of our Georgetown Wasuinasox, Thursday, Jan. 17, 1850. ‘The Committee on Ways and Means had a consulta- tion this morning about the expenses of collecting the Tevenue. They could, Lewever, come to no agree- ment. The Secretary of the Treasury says thatit is im- possible to keep the expenditures for one and a helf millions of dollars, The first report from the collector was laid before the committee to-day. $118,000; expenses in collecti custom bevee business. Charles Paxton was to day confirm as postmaster of Chilicothe, Ohio, A very serious difficulty has occurred in the George- | It appears that a foreign professor nas | town College. this year within of San Fra isco He commenced the discharge of his duties November 12, and the da- | groge inthe | alifornta Convention, at the close of its ties received to November 90, eighteen days, were , $10,000—one thir- | teenth part. He is paying $20000 per annum for a building of four rooms, in which is transacted the | ed by the Senate been tyrannising over the students for some time, and enforcing the most humiliating and demoralizing prao- tices. ‘The students held a meeting and passed a se of condemnatory resolutions. Three of the leaders in | showing thar this movement were expelled, whereupon 60 of the stu- It is said that before the rixty left, they forcibly released their three | putation upon my wan, aud no honorable man ought dents left the College, leaving only 15. companions who had been confined. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESA, FIRST SESSION. Wroxespay, January 17, 1850, THE OPENING. After the presentation of numerous petitions, so much of the President's message as related to Military Aftair committee on thone subjects. | ANE CONPTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA.—mR, LUTION, Mr. od Finance were, on motion, referred to the CLEMEN’S RESO* .rairy’s resolution of inquiry as to acts of the | present administration, relative to a formation of a Copetitution for California, and her applicatien for ad- mission into the Union, introduced «: came up in its order. jome time since, Mr. Creates stated that he was informed that doou- ments had becn sent to the other fiouse, tn compliance with resolutions passed there, which contained ali the igned to obt inforination whieb he a: ain; be therefore moved to ley bis resolution on the table, Nir, Doverass expressed the hope thet the motion wculd not prevail; it hed been ead that the people of Caiitornia bad been ecereed to @ formation of @ consti- tution, and to seek admission into the (uten, If that was trove, it was due to the country that the most searching tnvestigation ehould be had tion went much further than thet would be adopted. Mr Soom stated that @ most ample relation of this | This resola- which had been | edopted in the other House, and be hoped tha it whelv matter bad been sent to the liouse, and that the Prevident and his cabinet bad been anxious to giv full relation of the whole subject; that every line fcrep which bad the least reference to it bad ber given with the most ecrupulous fidelity. He would rey o'ro, (hat whep it rhould be laid before the Se1 it wou d be found that the proclamation of r which the constitutional convention in (cilwole bes beem orgemised, end bad ected, is d authority derived from the late nd before Gen. Riley had received Riley, unde sued under orders administration, any Weetructions whatever from the presevt Executive, He thought, therefore, that before tue linet administration ed for the pope rs, apd are T those acts. The papers fib te given, everything the entue rub, thovgbt it @ Useless, public money ard time of wartefal expe ould make an « ccisvo veleme; and as alt the information tha’ which bad transpired rela t had been stated mator frou [+ ut lem ted to cast imputetions wpon the present beeaure of tue acts of Genotal Kiley, aud the proceedings growing cut of it, be should im them, he nditure of tue © officers of the gorera- ment, to ask that the same papers be copied aad seat to the Serate- fer tn other way © tion be ecmpited with, Itadepted — W' the thme of ibe Berate, andto proceed Font business be renewed the wo Ur from Alabama bed formerly ma uid this resola- ita view to save to nd withdrewa, thet the reeclution be lsid upon the table tor the pre- fent—rtating, at the came tine, that, tien, the mest fuil and ample anewer gatery bed $f, ow tiny to every i {already been e@eut to the flouse, he weulu ebeerfully eenour in the aduption of the reso- lenon Mr C. Doverase sai by Len agaivet the fered to the fact tbat the pr were diveussing this pubject eaily being m Dat the Act the aetlow ef (he people of Cali adeno charge or faslow- had merely re were nittration had coerced pia and taken mon Pures to euppress & frre expresriva of public opinion A ple of the ehether this no evidence w grestctjcet end He reid bee he hoped t the charge, but bed made @ curious beaion with this eubje ee wae on @ just foul” eal med ander the onitrs thw . a8 beip die jot Mr Polk and Hite @aP net the memory of hier to eitzy excure that wet the ele tiene vpow the char 4. Of Foficient tmportan D eed them arked them mot t thea wont om to sagvthet the ac hich wae derigagsed making & charge agotust Mr been guilty da bare eaiu hed peilited the tive franchise, was true of mot 1d be foand to jaatiry of the Admioisifa ioc exbibition en the floog fa con told the senste way Upon the pare the the ca of the late a1 « f the v ay. Ae @ friend of th the friends of him to redee va the eta n the frieud {the other, roper meaeures, if any t belonged. Sern wala roelamalton was ban, ft; e tan a » protr adwiotetration relative to Catt: If, afler receiving one oF d the geatleman 0: another of the same thiog” fireree to bim Crestexs withdrew bis motion. however, at the | feouert o Me Dougiass, who satd the se omed a mote tengtble form. They had formation by autbority- ly rerm the dee co. been rent whi 1h now | ark whether, he beving been fait (0 ny the resolution on the tad) bate, 10 rteep me in darkners, while he * Hight in teiekling rey* tostesd of allowing @ food of Hight to be poured open this whole matter nt, decane be mare the rero- on thir te Ja he #0 bebt na erstand it any better ” on wae a matter of most profound imdite e had not intimated that General wor had he wnder Adaiate ee When the © the question of ths, admicston of State, they could necertala all sdoat Thet wii! be the proper time te debs’ of this dye: The foo matter bed mo ed ine idenoe ° been excluded. been Informed, ehere | have bren in the dark; aod foformes, ts it te amother de. {@ pouring out 1 am the na cortetn, thet the resolution t9 better drawn Houre—that the a0- on Printing, reported a revolution in favor of pri other could be answered while this cannot be with to the administration’? Is there any spe- or mental reservations in the sent whieb this resolution ip deformities? Bir, hep Bo to thie bad poy hak io been made, but of asa othe. wise, seg tas och genie bo it ts wron, e 0 ME Cuay fay og enema ; resolution over present. it wae found thet i it i E pmcryng Ae vote for the ae searching laqeiry could be pee ag ye to mt ee ‘ate. the Sepator font Fk) of the child that i é i Hi it. Doverass pals ite “it democratic that he had coerci¢n to be true; in inion that if any bod: ie ' zt bibze telf, as at the last se: undoubtedly called ‘ee attention to their nec for admission, and if the Senate would have the cret out, he would confess that his object was poy ay this child, of which he claimed rom the scandalous ebarge of havin, fy measures; but be been a eriminal lawyer too pe fe C+] ee ie onetaniie Latta s us give the Dg 'Y opportunity to swear a little barder ‘he wanted to get all the information from the administration thet could be obtained, and then , if necessary, be would produce the rebutting tes- bes 5 “are had very little solicitude about this mat- My ‘oxtil intimation was wade upon the late admia- istration, which would go out and be published to the world, and which be believed to be false. He was ratistied that whatever of evil had ceourred ia Cali- fornia, the late edmicistration was not respon- sible for it. He could net bear the character of the dead traduced without esliiog for. end insisting upon having the facts connected with the entire subject. The Senator from Connecticut said that he bad not seen this coercion. He was surprised atevch want of information. as it had appeared in neatly every paper in the coustry. The Senater coud not but be Aware that Mr. Bocts, formerly of Virginiw, 3? deliberations and rtated that & coercive power had been employed ro bring about the then oxisting state of things; that the constitution adopted had been forced upon them, that the people bad been informed ‘s from the senator, Mr. Smith for what he it uplees they edopted a constitution suited | tothe views of pa:tioular wen in the States it would be. by Congress M sox raid it was due to the country, the Sevate, and the government, that they should hat | all the information necessary to their ac! Senator from Iilipots had esl ed upow Sens! bim to bring to light something which whig Senate derired to concenl. Mr Dawsom proceeded with t: Telation of the circumstances contected with the a | thon of the Senate on the resolution, for the purpo: e imputation of = derice for conceal. nd Le ealed upoo geutlemen to say avy just ground t rsach language. Gen. Taylor would be tmespable of making such andu- 5 but th ra to he p | ment a. | to be willing to ex:t such an imputation upon him or | upon those who supported hiw. | F Dovotass expreesed his thanks for the kind leo- | fae which ths Senator from Georgia had given | bim and tor the eompativon which be had made be- | tween the courte pursued by him fy that pursued by | ihe Senator trom Alabama () | View to an imputation upon him of jog been | guilty of Giscourtesy towhig Sesaters T Senator | from Connecticut had most dexterously endea yored to conceal and suppre: shown that be the executive on tl ubject, and bad endeavored to evade the resolution, and if he could not it, had | Geelared that the resolution could not be modified | Did not exch conduct justify the charge of cone The Senator might better ha to his friends from Connecticut, knowing thut what had said was true, rather than to have charged him (Mir, Douglas), with discourtesy to brother Senators. Such course savored mere of political tact than of courtesy. Mr. Dawson spp exhibited any impr had not intended to courtesy of pentiems aprtoptiates te bi boy the cireumeta the ou this floor, The Senator had lf much more of his remarks ad & lecture, nor to impugn oo would warrant. His object unjust imputation upon whig deavored to do it in a spirit of elating apy rules of Senatorial ru remarked that efter what had been said, t required that he should notice the imputs- ted for the Jast half hour by the Seaator that he had desired to conceal or cover: scmetbing that ought to be known, He was p willing that the facte, as developed in the this morning, rhould go to the country ride with the eharge made — hi ves ell be bad to say on that point. preceeded to remark on the resolution it certainly was not respectful the ner dignified for the cutive to inform the thon rette from itn ne Senate were fully as well it; mor to question him as to dan opiuion expressed But after what had transpired, he & estiow that the —— iets neon . e' to withdraw ald be modised, jd not repeat bis . Ber im the rowd, and said’ ashe “ ue itod’ ; hook that, ; The Srtaxem-al ete Mr Paxsron ‘e should like to hear the gen- Mr. Bovp—I will be seated. Mr, Scuencr—| lowse wit] hear me—— ‘The Srraxen— of order. Mr ye Ki can be said against The Srraxen.— not in order, but by general sousens. will resume their seats Several from Stewart to Wright, and Laan - appewn al ‘ufte, 9; Randolph, 1. The a the Buffalo Conven' NEW Y! Mr. Curtis reported @bill for the relief of W. W. Niles, te compensate for property destroyed on There was great anziety mani. Interem ing from Canada—Dimculty tween Lord Eigin and his Cabinet, &. Toronto, C, W., Jam. 17—A, M. A rumor is very prevalent bere, that a diffeulty bay ‘up between Lord Elgin and the cabinet—how 1, I cannot say. ‘The jury in the case of Jacob Well, for the murder” of bis wife, have returned a verdict of guilty, and re- commended him to the mercy of the Court. Steamboat Collision, Jevrenson,N. Y., Jam. 17,1850. The steamers ——— and Richard Stevens came inte: collision, about four o'clock, this morning, at Dresden,. causing both to rink in about five minutesafter. They both had New York and Erte railroad snevomates Cap board, who, fortunately, were saved. ————______ ‘The Ship Tusearora, Lewes, January 16,1860—9 P. M,. ‘We move the Turcarora every tide. We shall socom want a steamboat and a larger haweser to tow her around. Arrival of the Southerner, Cuancestox, January 16, 1850. Long Island. Mr. Gxppes bill to amend the general rail- ‘The steemer Genthernen; Seat llew FoR eeirene rea law, by giving #0 the judiciary the power now | ™0Ping, at elght o'clock. “ vesteo inthe L » to determine whether the Mall Faliure. land taken for et bad ame San benefit, Bartimore, Jan, 17, 1850, baba 4 Mr. Crorus introd: health ofveer of New ties at $2,000, Mr. Coox gave discount on the re © ‘@ bill fixing the salary of the city at $6,000, and of depu- ON OF NOTES. @ bill to reduce the rate of jon of circulating notes, ‘OR OF TAXES ill amending the law regulating jon of taxes. One feature is to ‘kup astersments where they ving the Tight of @ppesi from e County Court. ° Mr. Cour reported astestrsent and coll Tequire areestors tO value, and Mr, Minvex laid tion, recommending ral bureau. rees to establish an agriculta- uNebal Mr. Baanorern banks to report the vidends and deposit Mr Braxpurtn #1 inquiry by & law, req DIVIDENDS, ETC. weed & resolution callin ition made of unclaimed di- Referred to Bank Committee, he intended to follow up this ng the pay ment of those moneys to the echool fund, By hos ssemblye . Avnaxy, January 17, 1850. TeTITIONS. ‘The following ions were read and referred: \ir. habitants of the couaties of Al- aud Chautauyue, compelling the Railroad Company to eoustruct line as locwted in 1845 Butiaio and Hambargh Turnpike for ub auichdment of their charter, uty-one ladies wud kentiomen, of fl) ucation of aeglected children Uhrouglie Mautin, of sum leghavy, Catters New York und Et their ruiiroad om Mr. Ino, Of Company. pr Mr. Fox, of burgh, tor the out the Stat Mr Winexow, of inhabitants. for alaw to prevent the tale of intoafeating drinks av uw beverage. Mr. Mein of sundry oocupante of Indian lands wnder the 0! purchase of 1su4. pray iug ior re-leases Mr Bacos,@imemorial signed by Zod iugabitance of Oneide eoumby, tor a reducvien of tolis on ths central ratiroads oftbir State . of Cayuga, urged that this was a uch importauce, aud ougat to be retecred ce | Ommuittee, lands in the Siate of Sew York, Mr, Onghon, of 64 iubabitants to prevent the sale of intoaict ge drinks Mr. Dynrer, of 64 inhabitants to prevent short ale of dry gods. Mr, Koon, of Cayuga county. a petition of Nathan min bis own . J Aton. Chairman of Committee on Com- meroe and Navigation, for the government and lice as pilots of Sandy Hook Keport by bill, referred to mittee of (he whole Houre. MILLS INERODUCED fF. Towxsenn, parsuant to previous notice, intro- 4.8 bill for an act in relation to the clerks of the | , When they come in eontact with Brother Jonathan. e of Surrogate of the city and county of New ork. Reterred to Committee om Judiciary Mr. Wire, pursuant to novice, ® bilan relation to | the interest of move; Mr. Rowson, @ bill in relation to the assessmeut of taxes on incorporated compantes. Mr. Vaxvrs gave poticeot @ bill to incorperate the Albany Savings Institution. Br. Recnanacon gave netic: of © Bill te renew the | charter of the Sodus ( anal ( ow pany. Mr. Mosaor, pursuant to previous notice, introduced & bill to change the pame of the Hope B i and cong: , to Broadway Baptist Was referr ligtous Sovieties. Mr. Fon, pursuant to previous notice, introduced a Dill in relation to collection of demands agatast ships and versel#. Alro. a bill to enforce the collection of judgments against the real estates of deceased debtors Mr, Bunnovens introduced # biil providing for t) education of several im@ian enildren at the State Nor- nial School. Mr. Norr introduced « bill to.provide for the speedy Salama of certain suits in relation to maacrial Litles. REPORT ON BALT SPRINGS of passing over the resola- tion for the present, in accordange with the suggestion of the Senator from Alaberm je thought that some | courtery was due to that « iH HO ees than to the | edmipistration lie would to disecurteor | indulge in en insinuation agaivet the Prerident of | having Gesired, or cf dah to cover up or con- | has official actions, dora real vpon the Fe me farther caustic ka Telative to Mr Douglas sees, movel eore be laid on the . Dow asked asa matter of courtery, bo way a | ae words in y. } ‘efused to withdraw his motion to lay | eu the table until alter he had beea appealed to by | wary Senators, and bis cvilesgue, Mr. King, 40 to do. Mr. Dovo.as went ito an eaplacation of bis accion. | Hie was turprieed that the Senacor from Alabama | rbould have made such am attack upon him after a | on which bad oscurred betweem them, ta | of which Mr. Clemens told him thet ke did bot want bim to move to take the resol e.ein. because be bad accomplished an chject, ia ject that it had been laid wpon the table by & tection: a1 vote. and he wanted to use that fact in the Soath, | to chow thet the North tad retused and etided inves Ugation wpom the subject. i told him that he ought | rot to mane euch use of ft, aad that be Red aseom. | pliebed b had not; end | desired to taxe up | the resolut! nat the earliest moment, as it hel +p laid upon the table temporarily oaly, by my mo | tiem, aed with my vote (Great sepsation) [t for this reagom. tion to the public reason be had mentioned that he bad been auxious this moroiog thet solution should be taken up aed acted up yn. | { ires bere geve ut. sad we were compelled to | «without the eouciusion of thie day's pro- Hevse of Representatives. j Waentmeron, Jan. 17 1990, Puroet oF comMTTER[ON TRADE AT comrrEee At two o'clock, Mr. Me W from the Committee ing acd biadieg 10 000 extra copies of the report of the See- retary of the Treasury 00 Commerce, and Navigation, — d that the ecopivs be bound, Mr Evans, of Maryland, would like to ree a speck | men of the paper on which it was to be prioted. The paper on which the public doew ite of New Vork, Seuth ( arcing, and Massachusetts, are printed, is cre. ditable; the printing cf the Britieh Parliament is ex- | evilent, bat the printing of the last Cingress wae dis- | graceful ip the extreme. | Mr. MeOtsnnaso said the printing of the Inst Con- wretched. The contract system deserved to repudiated. He wanted only 6.000 coplee printed. | fF Twomrtos, of Kentocky, sald that if printing rhould not be done well, the sommittes could dock the copunetors. Dit. Canter rematted that true coveaney we be | brovebt abont by eatting off from the pabile erib the | Yeeetonds who barg ow the navy, aad the losfers hang- tg oF 4 the city, and giving the people informa- tien ef the pubite dotngs S..nvow, of Temp , sald ifgentieman wou'd potnt out the evil amd tb: mody his trends, aad the sod would go ter the retorm. ‘Che geatieman eurely would | Cf thore who, after valuable service, infirm Mr Cansee alluded to go partionler persone. be objected to was, the Introduction into the tervice of men expressly to be supported by t vert ment Mr. 8 firm ¢ ‘What abite Ko = seid that he was ready to unite to re Casven remarked that such persons could be Several gentlemen spoke for an@ agatnet the priot- Ine cf 10,000 copies, and finally the resolution was auepted. PALLOTING FOR POORRFRPER ‘The House then preoeeded to the election of Door. Roeper ual report of the euperiotendeat of the Sai a of Cayuy nd the charter of the Sodus Bay (ansl formed for the purpose of eoustructiag « viguble waters of Cayuga Lai of 4igmy introdaced a bill to amend the relation to the collection of de- the taxes on eorpo- thereot uo passen: gave notice the State Mr. W. Swen laid the Commissioners of Committee engagra joan the table @ resol inviting Lode to rit © ye House of Lae code. report Im full, Territorion, was aunounced fro Mr. Pavys Mr. Foro me Bitter which bas Mr W jeot Com Dir, Mosnoe hoped that uf the whiy party losisted « tuch baste, the democratic party would uuite to pre- vent it rn decided. that, as these tesolulions were t they mecesserily laid over one @ the appeal was argued aod nepson nifen marune © The Houre, in Committer the bill amending the o Katireed Company. It w that the fire itore sho auding the passage of thir « The following setlon was more «hereafter to by ma: Asm new on by the Ha teva on the veld Food. But seed, Bi the person oF perenne havin 0 dnye wfver the formsnee of euch labor, youify t harge of the rection en which the iabor was the of they have nov been paid by the som “Wir. Ravwoxn sald he was decidedly in favor of the beemase it was | Of bis just debts ie conseraed The mao aa . ay money to the com, has security for ite Je, te equatty Gestratis that the man who fends hy Jaber being all he has, i* often of more value te the capitalin and ordered to a third readin, Partavwi rns, Jem. 17—P. M. A destrnetive fire has just occurred in Kensington by which the steam sawing and plan‘ng mill of Mr, George B. Sloat was destroyed. The loss ie estimated at $50.00), Eanggerations about Col, Fremont’s Pros perity In Callfornia—A rrest of « Robber, Sr. Lours, Jap. 17, 1850, Mr. Joreph Clegg, just arrived from Cetiformia, re ports the tories about Immense quantities of gold being found om Colonel Prement’s place to be greatly exaggrra'ed. and states tbat Fremont is doing no better than the ether diggers, Mr. Monroe, who was recently arrested and brought to this city from Louisville, on « charge of robbing the After voting three timer, Cole stood 75; Randolph, | 100; aod Stewart The two last were thea #ith. and Nomer agate nom!ivated, who, cn tbe fourth 1101; Coie 00, No election ivy, bY tay ef Compromise, renominated of the messengers, Cole's name was withe ether nowinations made It was nm be roll was called. votes were changed. and it bat ed. Me. Giddings free eollera voted for ie shook hm by the hs i, ana he was aod otners, changed to ‘Was unders\ood to tura store of Mr Clare, hae been rearrested for stealing rome $2,900 from on board the steamer Amaranth, part of which has been recovered. Stee i. Greera, Jannary 17, 1850. The steamboat Canandsigua, running between this place and Jefferson, was sank at Dresden dock thie morning, by collision with another boat. No one was injured, and the lors triffing. She belonged to John R- Jobnecn. The new steamboat Benjamin Loder will commence her trips to. morrow, in connection with the Erie Railroad. Scoville of schoul district No 4, ot Hretor, fompsins county, for arpecial aet allowing him to schoul his. toh | te the Committee on Charitable aud Ke- | ‘st @ port of eutry in the northern part of | ) uy | first day” led And the resolution laid om the tabie till to- | |. and the bill passed io Comat | | sehr ‘There is no mail from beyond Mobile. Cuarceston, January 15—12 M. The steamer Southerner, from your port, arrive: here early this morning. Markets. New O1 Tested Jan. 16 The dem for cotton co: esterday of 5000 bales at fall prices the late ad: ing well suctsined. Good middling are quoted Bavrimore, Jan. 17 — The markets are nominslly as yesterday, Se the exception of flour, which is beld at $s. Sales bave ten made of 1.000 bbls at $4 87. Shipping Inte: Arrived—Shlp Java, NYork. Clesred— Brig Com Stewart, Cienfuegos. ston, Jan Arrived—Ship California Packet, Cutter, Maine, to load for Gaitornis; ship Shaw, Savannah; Lysander, Cigafaogon, Moh w Ship Olive Branch, Liv rpoo!, 224 Nov, with two hundred : ted'on the pas layenae. Nov29, Surivam Dec 21, Permembuco, 15th ult. Lets brig Spoke om the outward 5 bark Brothers ts vanns al, haute Smyrna; briga [tazco, San Peansizeo, » Cien! Oecan Quesa, Phila Shana Te tery , Savatwahs’ Ameti~ “Sc CW, York Houses’ 's Toe, ee. MARLESTON, Jan Lt. Portiann, Jan it, Ch ared— Bork Nitheroy, Matanzas clpbin cau Belle, Arived~ Brig, Villegs Belle, Prederickabur ioe Eatltax: hard Cobden, \ York te oth, feodert oi i Yor Boston; reve Crucsds WWCek for Sellou- "The etove: uo vessel iu port at] Pat. Provinence, Jan 16. Arrived—Sebrs Rdward Stanley, and Wm W Wyer, Nor~ folk; sloops Rbvde Irland, and Avion, NYork. xed—Brig Cordova, Matanges. War Between Ex@tann ann Tae Unirep | Sraves.—Don’t be alarmed. War has begaw between the agents of the two governments, and | an actual collision of arms has taken place, but no damage has yet been done. The locality of this terrible outbreak is Chili, some distance off. It seems that the Britieh charge d’Affaars insulted the family of Colonel Potter, the American Consul. The latter demanded satisfaction, and John Bull’a representgtive not responding to the emiable de» sire, the American Consul thereupoa took hia cane or cow-hide, and took satistaction on the spot. The British diplomatists generally fiad their match No suspension of commercial intercourse has yet taken place, however. Stram Communication nerweren New Orurane anp Texas — We shall give in Monday's paper, an eccount of the proceedings of a public meeting | held receatly in Lavaca, Texas, for the purpose of | adopting measures to establish a line of steamers between that port and the eity of New Orleans. The depth of water et Lavaca is abuadantly sufli- cient for the purpose, according to the ¢ertificates. of pilots, end there 1s trade enough to justify he undertaking Dirtomacy.—We understand, on good authori ty, that William Chase Baraey, of Baltimore, is @ cendidate fora diplomatic appointment, either as Charge or Secretary of Legation, and that he ia recommended, by the first men of the country, aa perfectly qualified and competent. Ue is certanly more qualified then many of those who have re- ceived distinguished diplomatic appointments, and Lanp vor Tux Huncanians.—lastead of talking | and trotting about the poor Hungariaas from pil- lar to post throughoet the country, why don’t Coa! grese pars a law at once, granting them some of | yhe public lands for the parpose of a refuge, or re- mee it t Yes or no, isthe point. They have bees sofficiently exhibited around and about the coun- lis time, now, to awe them a home. Aste Staveny Convention —We ha ve on baud the proavedings of the New York State Anti- Slavery Convention, which assembled at Syracuse on ‘Tuorrday last, but hove not room, this morning, to give envy portion of them. 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