The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1850, Page 3

‘Water Cure splendid water cure establishmen' mene ft.ed out for the vith ‘sit the wecossary out- bout fort: romantic neighborhood ing ond delightfal read tb of such an. jor will please to real name, to be iene atthe the o Herald offige. f Odd Fellows’ Halt—It having been Ia- that PERKINS f& CO. have not room that nightly visi® theie splendid S2~ | those Bo oot the tr i the clerks for in- ead allowed to ‘eharging refunded, the Register d authorize the clerks outs, Referred to the Committee om ( cupty OMerre ‘The M dy mmeved” the sotowtng resolu! jon, which we deem ft wall enough to info Jy such matters, that thelr rt Mr. Hoogia) snd—It Ie 2 ia a mere act of jastice | uilfel pewmen ‘and successful Gfosber, to ony shat tne The Piumbe Wettonal ml Sesanoe. Gallery, No 261 Br. att | the attent collection, o cemmmencet in Ie faiths United States ook place: ‘upon a bill of Mr. Haule i ewe of the Courts, which was eortined im ow ¥ - ay se th Dill was @ Gup.cate, the original haviog been Bupervircts Haws oud Kecer urged the immed: ued : Culleetioner Daguerreo- | ad wi. of Pulton street. Stran~ 4 me eapecttully invited ‘to call and examine | 2 specimens. Walboty pe Like! craes on Paper. The ad ages of theco new liken in m0 ‘every day, The sabseril f wll pi Up to the si able daguerreot pee of dave ed OF on paper er ivery. ae re invited to examine speci~ mens at our room roadway : & seANo® aoog 3 v ose’ ite immediate payment, red to the Commitive oo of this kind ought to be Ver aps thie was not oly a du quadruplicate, Nr Hapiey's bills came up so often, Votgtlande celebrated that he wauted to have sli that was due him fiually | yyy vefived, a small invoice of theag etre | pettlod before the buclness wos teanetersed, oa it would | sust.TerelT se, onal invelce of theese tor ashy usd | Out of their bands to the bead of « departuy py thele superior qualitice have "Sima e ins 0 eolebrity ia | uperviror hut, of the Sixth ward, aid be never jon sn TE, 247 Broadway. | of a “quadruplicate before fe was a member dal Cards, ‘velopes, and ef tee cominintes, cod yee quite certain the bil wes | pUplendid Bridal Carte, Miaeneepes, ans Dever petd jonable "zxtablishment for Card E ‘The ques reste Branch oitice, Dill was referred to the ( 10 voting for, aed 7 agai It waa ordered that the proesedings of this Beard be | _ TBO Sreat Success that Jq ¥. Savage, 93 | printed for tue use of members, ania the Board of Al- ee gs Cage map thew soem Tevrrior ana chcapme « any jer mu ober house in the city. also manufac urer of screens ordered, that a copy of the Revised Statates | She'Risheiitu Ever Pointed Gold Pens; walah are sdiaitted to be placed in the Court «f Ccmumon Fleas, for the use of | be the pen of the the Jucger, and an in the County Clerk's office. S ectetica Cas uuamimourly adopted, to memorial. | ¥iremen, from the nature of their ardu- | ften troubled ize the Legislature (0 pass an act to equalize taxadon, SS'S COD Lie Bud to change the periods cf collection. By this act, for these distress— ements are to be completed oa or before the jaints, moreover so rimple, “acrocable and nical, Fil each year and to be delivered to the Comp. ‘ita be kept ye eopanantly in the Faluce he sith te manent k re compan: rf troller on or before the first Monday lay. ball femty of tld vemedy. wer SANDS, 100 Dulton street. first Monday of June. the Supervise Vise, equalize, and correct the valuation, aud adduny Combs—Pre: |, Open — Pat- | Property not included in the assessments Phe doous Thi invited to examine style ments thus revised to be delivered on or before the Grst Premiwm Combs, very va Saha estore day of July, to the Receiver, who thea proceeds to col- ae and nes Somspioe in the Sar Comba. | lect (he tax till the Ist day of January. The Keosiver ‘QUIMBY, 500% ageal 4s wuthorized to deduct reven per cout from avy taxes paid before the first day of Uetober. Upon any tax Unpaid on the 18th of November, the Collector is to ebarge One per cent, and one per cent on each month ater, until the Ist of January, Upon all taxes due after the Ist of January, twelve per ceat to be charges, cal- culated from tbe day of receiving the assessment rolis into operation on the Ist of Api Wonderful Taj Proveme nto Phalen’ gic Hair Dye to color the hair or yee applied, without injury to the hait distely without disturbing the oder. it is appl or sold at Beir pone rere Tia bair or whiskers the momen' applied, wit! te Nbc bair or akin; it can be washed immediatly 4 ithout arbing the color, and has no bad odo ereld weolegnte aud retail, at BATCH. ORs Wied rest Copy the edd: |, Oenliat, Aurt a. ttends to | Board of Education, SPECIAL MEETING. Jan, 30.—A special meeting of the Board of Edura- ant tod ble apa rats tion was held jest eve for the parpose of adoptiog ihe B_¢, Sd edition, price 5 cente; also, a former resolution in tavor of evtablishiag a Ff 4 Bor Fountains, and a great lle of tenvutel | Poor HKichard.”— whe fellow the golden precepts of economy laid down in Heat Richard.” and deliove thas failing caved Ge, shit | irge tf tod t the ma: Ding ear spectfully invited to apply ae porebasing the every Gest Boste, Bhs Airy COMMERCIAL AFFAIBS. MONEY MARKET. w esday, Jan, 30—6 P, M. There is no activity in the stock market. The pre« sent holders of fancy stocks have no market for them it present prices, and are compelled to purehase from y to day to sustain the market. At this rate it can- — for females, im coaneetion with the commoa missioner of ~ i ward rose and pastage of the resolution uatil tbe pa orp doy! more — tested. 4 Hy was, wever, net prepared to oppose it nor support it ir Of the Sixteenth ward advocated the Academy and ina very ci ibited to the Board the actual ne- y of more care being taken in the les, ao they alone have the instruc- nd the establishment of a Free Academy for fe- males. ‘The Commissioner of the Seventh ward opposed the fdea ot petitio pplying to the Legislstare, as they bad the exclusive power in their own hands; that Dy #0 doing, the Legislature might infer that the edu- cation ot the femeles meee beep neglected. ih is not pay ee TS ber of each sex are ht in the public eaoche, He denied that the law bited the education or admittance of females in present academy, cecupied in part by the males. He p oposed to divide the present academy, and admit mules. ‘The Commirsioner of the Sixteenth ward rose and a not be long before they will have most of the fancies in their porression. They will then be more uncom- fortable position than they are now, The only hope | they ean have is in catching the bears short; but the | prospect of euch a result is by no means encouraging. | Holders of Harlem preferred stock are bringing it upon the market, sale made yesterday at 90, seller 12 | months, is co @ good operation for the seller. | The dividends recently declared on the old stock of this company has injured the preferred stock, and the sales have been larger within the past 4 ys than for months previous, The great danger of a small cliqueot | brokers getting into their hands such large quanties of fancy stocks, is in being compelled to keep them. We bave seen the effect of such movements several times | P from fourteen to eighteen and ninetecn years He was fearful that it would not meet the approbation of the . Even in the common sehcol tween ‘he boys and the girlie. The resolution was fvally adopted unani ‘The Commicsioner of the Seventh ward then nen fered ® resolution, directing the committee to Inquire and of the strongest ho exemise the present acad to what part of the | dufing Our experience. Some uses eld wea Siest portion seend opprepriated for | inthe street are at thie moment struggling along under py Ow gaa of the eduestion of female puplis.— | the weight of fancy stocks, which they cannot get rid of | aE aiiedit ad pateuatee tl rehawel oeummiiies, without submitting to an enormous sacrifice. Harlem, | pS ee Reh i a A a Old stock, is now selling at 3g per cent less than at the | arty Oe cites 0 ee Becessary fan losing of the books, exclusive of the deduction for di- Arto On ae Or Penton “at tive | Vidend ; anda rale was made te-day at 40, seller 12 | Bottetag of the ancteeay’ aah sesh eontross tobe ven months, No one has any confidence in it, and those | to the lowest bidder, with the privilege of rejecting all | who purchase do eo merely te prevent, if possible, a farther depreciation in the market value, Erie Rail- road fuctustes about }¢ per cent from day to day—just enough to give both the bulls and bears a fair commis- sion, We understand the annual report will soon be | published, accompanied by ancther eddress to the pub- | lic, We bave had about half a dozen addresses from this company, and not one full, fair honest report. | Give the public, and thore interested, a straight for- ward, detailed statement of the fivancial affairs of the company; of the actual earnings and actual running expenses of the road during the past year—and they will willingly dispense with an address, If the compa- py bave no better data for their estimates of future operations, either as regards ort of construction or gross income, it would be much more creditable to Jeave them to the bull end bear speculators of Wall | street. It will be seen by « telegraphic report im another oo- | gislatore of Pennsylvania, by the Reading Railroad Company, has been defeated in the House, It passed | << ite audtabeere teatiate aetee tee the Senate, but the House bad too much respect for it- a r4if to sanction such an iniquitous measure. poe na First class land warrants are selling at $195.0 $128. 8 draft pa teow redhgremangiengyr pedo ore Bank, Worcester, Maas, are quite plenty just now, but they are #0 badly dome that we should think the hold- ers would find it hard work to pass taem. ‘The movements in cotton im this country, up to the | latest dates im each of the past two years, have beem as | aonexed — oneness ate, pepsare aes. P. somite Fiiledeipeles Mise © Captain F lack, Fairfield Miss Peters, Albaoy; J M. White, ;J. Shatner, Phi de. Te witt be son that as yet there has been ‘pe very great falling off in the receipts this season, compared poy last. Eatimates point principally to a crop of 2,300,000 bales; but the probability ie thet it will go e little under that amount. The picking season hes thas far been everything mort desirable; but the plant is largely deficient in bolls, and the product bes not there- fore, been eo much increased by the favorable weather of November last, as generally anticipated. it is our im- pression at this mement that predact of two miilivn three hundred thourand bales will be the extreme In 1848, there arrived at New Orleans from foreign | ports 744 American veegels, amounting to 104 04) toms, and navigated by 7,348 mem; end 827 foreign vesreis, amounting to 196,748 tons, end navigated by 1208 men. In 1849 there were 621 American vessels. amount- ing to 218,611 tons, and 7.868 men; and 502 fersign, amounting togl*9 468 tone. and 6,873 men being 0 de 4. MEG se ie F F hs 7 tg ot family, —— F-—yh 4 Farndard, New York; ayeney ry Maree RR 4 Ry jarkwater, 0; Geo, Wright, “ a » Feslamenn tr ej: Hae, Tet BB are at ihe foward. La * es a owing or poem Good city re- e Jo bed ce can be gi Please call at 123 Bloveoth street, be- c | Mtreet, corn lump, that the infamous bill introduced into the Le- | $7502 WANTED THOME, Ma ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED RVERY DAY. Answers to Advertisements sent by Mail must be post paid, or they will not be taken from the Post Office. IRVING HOUSE, B TREMONT HOUSE, Tremont srawnr, Bostrom, RUST'S HOTEL, | Syracuse, New Youn, Wisiweron, soa NEAR THE ‘Pansrenv’s Marcos, REWARD.—LO8T, ON MONDAY MORNING, O FEAR Black Moreace Pentot Boake aoutain: $10. papers, With the name of William W. Miner on them. and some Bank Bille The finder will have ‘the above w « r the book and to 37 East Boadway” pore $3 REWARD.—STRAYED, FROM NO. 3 WEST FOUR- teenth street, yesteraay afternoon, (Wednesday,) a small Ttalian Greyho mouse colored, with white spots ot] The above re: ard will be aid for bis recovery. REWARD LOST, A BOND DI Ay Long sland Reilzoad Company, No. hoover will return the sai to pl Méinell, Now York Hotel, shall receive the above reward, Len HE ENROLLMENT, LICENSE AND BILL O04 ale of a Sloop, in a Custom House envelope, together with some other papers. A liberal reward will be paid, if Tettat No. 170 Bouth streets ns ARS Wit Be P ANTED—A CHAWBERMAID WHO UNDERSTA ps her businers, and could make herself generally w dapply but those with the best ecmananaaren, 90 Fifth avenue. ANTED ~—A SITUATION, lived for many ye ticulars, pleéd apply at Twenty: fret street, up stair s oweond / ANTED—A SITUATION, BY A VERY COMPETENT girl, with good city referen do Chamberwork and hing, or Chamberwork and in a private family, e call at 74 Sixth ay oketore. JANTED—A SITUATION BY A RE PECTABLE young woman, as Chambermaid, or Waiter: las no 0 one Apply at BY RES°EOTACLE A Covk, with the best of reference, whe has m For further pat~ jections to take care of children, or do Vy sowior. ina ~ | an be xiv 0 Vate tamily. Best of city reference m for a week, if not & ANTED-A SITUATION Gave wena to coon wash The at of city refer BY “A RESPE iron, for iW vate family © giv Pe 9c U2 Houston street, up stairs, front room, “Can be sven for OTA BLE eal two days, W 4STED-BY ak situation as Barke ope foot hnewledge references given from daye at 87 Mereer strect, PECTABLE YOUNG MAN, = eth oe self generally w That piace, | Flea “call at S11 Weet bet om th be Ninth and Tenth aye ANTED—BY A RESPECTAGLE PROTESTANT young Womal Chembermatd. amd to do nd waiting. n the First avenue and ayenue A. Can be se for two DY 4 Re PROTESTANT Please os't at Lanes dagen Uae Deve pete ma Twenty wlxth street. The best of city reference given if required. ANTE D-A SITUATION, bY A RESPECTAG wait your address in will be pun tually atte W4XTED—4 SITUATION, BY A VERY RESPECT- ‘able young woman, as Seamstress, She understands drevs-mabin, plain sewing; 1s willing to take care of children, sud has no objection to do chi work, or make herself generally useful nev. Can be in for two daya, at 175 Laurens strect, in the store. Wann A SITUATION, BY A_ RESPECTABLE irl, as Nurse and Seamstress, or Cl Feamstress & nice private family. children. Can te seen f tween Avenue auzEe —A oe . Fe} Ts willing to make herself « Is of a happy disnosition, 8, 91 39 Kighth street, be~ BY A RESPECTABLE 4 iron the best of city Vieare call at No, 1S Hammond of Factory street, second foor, back rvou. Cad be seen for three days. ANTED--A SITUATION, ¥. Se, Senmet YOUNG wou N Best of city Taquitest Ne for two days. At Leet Sito artor yp, Be wer py agg Red AN 1 BI WISHED ROOM, wiTuouT foo ‘comfortavly ‘n ‘Houston and Chambers * Rt ahie office, iv A RESPECTABLE YOUNC Sooren dituati do chamberwork, or waitin a respec tab call we Ok Wet Si family. Good reference given. ase th street. Cam be soem for tt o days, ANTED—BY A cara BLE YOUNG NG WOMAN, A | Wr cooky wash a jon irom j is a good baer. Gan | give To) reference. May be seem ‘at 7 Christy street for two NEAT AND HEALTAY LOY, THREE YRARS whore mother died lately, wanted t0 bo kiven to mily, References given and required. ard street, econ foe EXAS LAND SCRIP— seres. Enquire of ANTED, A FRW THOUSAND A. HH. BGAN, 3 Water street, A LADY Wao —— oy VING THE AROVE ohing to m: opt, for w rich ftor a rity will be of if aarti roe G., this offies (with real cng ond ndurens Saly}, seh will bs irented ae otssonly con tdential. MERICAON ‘TNstiTUTR— “AN abiow aNED ‘Werr. Inetivete will be beld the roome, No. 351 by-laws wit he | Lane WERE f imbermaid and | Em AMUSEMENTS, cenenaseatinen ee i aitainslins Bowe, THEATRE taURSDAY EVENING, JAN ue Bitide or | OMOKN—Wetasy, Mr Stee ‘Yr. Mr. Jordan; Fort DEVIL: costs ey Don Rephael, Mr. Lester; Ferdinand, Gilbert; Isabella, ae Bers us Gil Var~ Gilbert; Cassilda, Mice Ke, fast 6, the curtain wil risa e NN WON AAA BreaDwar THEATRI pag Tan se excellent modern come: DON Sir Hareourt Courtley, Mae. Blanes “Charl jordan, BBarkaway, Mr. Whit My, Chapman; Lad 5 Gra ‘liarkaway. Miss K, To conclude with & yew and ori Bre eyecuatted THE SPIRIT OF Mite Ouivin, “Dresa Circle and Parnbevtas Third Circles, Be. hopin halls paste a HANFRAU'S, NA ‘ONAL TORATRE— HURSDAY Ve nip a the pe: Dai mmence with Lhe PHANTOM BREAKPAS Mr. Herbert Fimortiner, Mr eoperly, Mis Smi , Miss Lookye followed by the VIRGIN MUMMY Ginger il Tine, ig P Rice, Mins Lookyer. After which, Y THE TILER—Teddy, Mr. Redmond Ryan; Lor nent Me. ©, Taylor; Thm, Mr. Herbert; 'y Dunderford, Mrs. isl, Miss Lockyer. ‘To oon ne ane Powis’ BRING tay ent Ore, Mr. T. D, Dick Dabb Moulden, iiss Smith. BURTON, PROPRIETOR. in, Tomi ‘yl be pl a para ah te paged the very er a Ficronce Domhey, Pian Brovgban To corclude with THE WAG OF W Caleb Quotem, Mr. Hadaway ; Loo Brougham: Grace Geylov i Boxes and Parquet, 8 cents; F open at half past G; to commenc Fuskae oney MoTwoolter, Mr. Lucy, Miss J. Hill, Weeuts. Doors — THURSDAY B OLYMPIO THEATRI tainments will commence with Miss Mary Taylor; Csuae Vauille, Mr. Waleot; Chichore, itr. Nickinso. To be follow- ed by the farce, of SARATOGA SPRINGS—Timothy Tupo- well, Mr. Mitchell; MM: well. Miss Nickinson, After which, CAMARALZA ANS ND BaDOURA--Bune. Mr, Nickincon; Camaralzaman, Miss cet Badoura, Mies M. aylor; Danasch. Mr. ‘Mr. arelth, To gorelude Basset and Proprietor; J Mornitcens Noveition "une “butartal Feriommanees at 3 P.M, aus o'clock in the evening. -~ ‘Those extraordinary prodigies, the Twin Sisters, Misses 3. rtine, enly seven years of age, from the Theatres jon, Whose astonishing talents elicited the mu, aud made them the most popular juvenile pet= formers of the age, have been engaged, and will appear every ng this week in a variety of Sona, Ducts, Sketches, &e. Re-engaged for this week, the Martinetul Family | ar. emyts, Messte. Merritield, Warden, Rove, Clark. Biggin saes Stanhope, How= land, Péntlend, and "Wert; and Louis Blesler. po Museum, Performances, &o., 25 cents Admission dren under Dramas, Melanges, Farces, , Sones (comic and sentiment- ow Distolving Views of great beauty and taterost, Co- sh Chromatrepe, &e. Beasts. Birds, isher, Paintings, 2 Wax Ficares, ft ues and 3 eumes, Lmplo- Bpirivuelie the. in jet, With myriads of rare, interesting, tive curiosities, Admitiance 2% cents, Children years, half pris IN xay Y. K “Antigua- tain rises 4 Saturday asternoonsat @ hour before each exhibition. Cat, PROFESSION. —THE ASTOR Opera House will be opened for a dramatic sea- iy in the ene Pe Under the managem ~ Admise | TALIAN OPERA, ASTOR PLACE, BELOW EIGHTA Street—Priday evening, February 1, will be porformod Donizetti's celobrated opera seria, in S'acts, of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOK—Lucia, Sign’s A. Bertnoea; Alice, § Avogadro; Edgardo, Signor G. ashton; Sinor Bene~ yentano; Arturo, Fienor Pat! mondo, Signor G: Nors nus, Bignot Faron, Conductor wad ppc Max Maretuok. Lead: 1 Seats ip Box jerr Kreutne: NABERNACLE.—GRAND DONATION CONOERT— ‘A Ja Musard, with an orchestra of forty performers, under the direction of Signor La Manna, Tiras appear the distinguished Pia Rerr Charles Wels Concert the and thirty fancy arti one thousand dollar Imuission to the concert and wisir chance for one tplendid donations: Tickets 60 ete. cach, tobe had at the mus " hotels, and at the door, Explanation,iend alist of the Ville, to be ween oxhivited at Mr. Godoni's mnie store, 403% Brondway, every day up to, tae dute ef the concert, and atthe Tabernacle on the day of the c from 9 A= 5 o'clock P. Programme of the distributed on the evening of will play the secs | (QRAND Musica’ Concert, on the rt i beingete only or y Will De aaaisted by t Also the wonderful tride of “Fe appear in a variety of gymnastic feate.— y Family,” togother with a treupo of 8,” who will pertonate new tab dern times. Admissica, 3 Pit 12s ota: Private bo erneon performance every Wednesday | Band of lucies in the world. of “Sable Brothers.” Acrobats,’ | who w LET—THE AKC STREET ba may be ccenpied by a competent to W.R. iburvou. aH H pow on exbihion. "tinee) Veauty and Lfeelike effect exlibived, trough falls ta tack ite sleigh, 2 tf WILLARD, ih vorio EER—MORTGAGEE'S lard wil soll, This Moraing, an inveiveof Gold Lever oper, Tobias, Delome and rtof the Stock of Geleston at I e'eloen st Need Bross o and Doplex Wa: by © other celebrar & Treadwell, late of iron oy Om SALE AND To LET. ue TWO AND A HALF 7 oll etn to8 S4LE-TUE GOOD WILL AND, STOCK OF A town, doing a good ily | ‘oc om liana ttualle- the wines. Address W, B. W., Othoe the purpose of ca ms Sraek a provision vesimesa wi ae? lense of the apes. her information inquire om Promises of M. Doug or at 4 Coentios Sup. N: B her for ociting i» lil health of the Owuer, which le STOCK OF DRY Goops— ‘aolioee-- wil be fet at BAR RWS lee, for ready Cathars money. Apply to street. OUSE 98 BROADW aed LET OR LEA HY @ y Wark, Ti ‘and Irving Place, at fro wen ta furnii the ‘Broadway Post. Uftioe, ¥ A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, rot ™, with a, partis! be Private Bei omed P lets, one fering such adven' Terms wust be moderate, Address LT FORN NIA MEMORAND waved. ‘ant er, Rattie's, ot ¢ ae the Califermia p> " ‘ork Newt New. Vere here Nee a bowk: 1 hw ALTE i. S 4 LE i J, = finer to Sey. at the College 8 Cr nnn bEOTOU ron LATE OF tie SRpsly at Me. hi Canal Sees = LL TOR = _ Prevented to Eabert orien TO. HACKMEN —CARRIACES F shoe aire * Hs the Gold Catehing Creviced Bares dh ‘ sein Sd, teas ey ALIFORNIA GOLD DU aaa To ney, Cc 82,00 werth | —— $ 1a ‘Kensie which the highest rates will be paid, by Pw a continues to take risk: mee, stores, ferniture, qerehandiee, & Broad etme’ ps. & od, af ver Lor = AM KEWES 8 Wal at ‘OUNDERS, CORNER York, have on hand TLLOWS! WILLOWS |. 0 BF NDLES VERY TINE French Willows, landing from Ma Seine, from low ricer rt at fi posta ‘or amie at eo} osTom eS -THE OMLY “Costu ag rbere tegen 4 ir. mitted e seu Five ae Servs, oan yy om consist of mere pants. an jercoat and cloaks, ti to sie Corner of Nassan ented A NRW GOLD | geri te orerate with quicheilvet, by whieh very | piy te oe RUNNER, 1 ie a Beare F offers s ith Goods. teres fre invited to call and } itive Of this vessel are too well Rows 2 | Rice snernermectacarans s . tne fue: ject and splen sia Yor arab ae Fe, ‘SAN pecatey, Un Dortzaying the formal Boo 16, practical A the {Laver yelopt the “Norteera A boliti« ais pam. Phlet expooet the mercenary ecowodrelista and hypuorltical Biscrsaney ef thove who have d the question of “black ” for the infam heap Isbor, merbid fanaticism, aod whi dri Velling argumente of these br Bonstrates the implacable villi Bouth, or destroy the Ini ¢ 12)4 cents. TY. PATERSON, 6 Fulton soreety New York. EAT METROPOLIS Publisher, 521 Fy 1 and valuable 1d be im every yores to pend Purchase a copy ” the city can well afford to “The moat comprehen~ has ever issned }ON'S BUSINEAS ublieation y booksel- ty, ove Works ari wold y AAEES W ticome THE ORnive cal BY MRS. ELLIS. TALLIS, 16 John street, and D. APPLETON & Co., 200 sev ‘QUINTS THROUGH AN OPERA-GLASS.—THE MER- chante’ Pod, Bek will contain exch day, this week, one number of these lively articles giving a full desoripti eh re whe frequent the Opers Book is left by carriers in all oni ak, s2 Nassau sc. ORTH AMERICAN BR. M. York and Liverpoel, aud he- fing st Halifaa’ to land amd whe Wednes ria at G a a pram —,. These ships having been Pails by contract eapressly for government service, ov care has been taken in thei egnatznetion: so, alee, ie. the eogines, to ensure Strength and apeod; and th: dam ons for passengers are Teequalled for elegance and comfort, a “Bea Rei J4 South street, or to _ Uverpoek on Wednesday, let of Paci! vty will sail for Uiversool on Saturday, sithef Apri’ toe re torn, will leave there on Wednesday, the 16th of 1 experienced furgern will be attached to gh, pict, No. 3 o'clock, P. are the oaly ection with th runni Pacific Mai Ne HATER OF FARR YO € only two berths im state rooms Joop, state roots, 4 separate :. Mt beso shoved Per itd bidheg the coating a ‘The ship John paren. NOR CALITO x state Toome are very #pa- be taken than the has 4 clase oF between a three fowrthe of i farther limites ow foods Jan be feceived. ” brcbaeias riage de.” RANCISCO, CALIFORNIA TR. mF A ™ clipper A Ey A, .. ihe 4 aay Teh Besse ol enteosed y epeed, sea ntoraleg ail gre parcengers large and eommodions AY ro aes Pacnae Sc eet days. INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAIL. Our Washington Correspondence, Wastincron, January 29, 1860. Mr, Cloy’s Resolutions—Mr, Dougiass—The Slavery Question— The Cabinet and the Nicaragua Treaty, $c. Mr. Clay, as you will Lave perceived by your tele- graphic reports, bas actually introduced his compromise resolutions; but, as | told you, on # former ocoasion, he does not command the strength in the Senate to pasa them. He is now, what | then safd of him. a peak which Stands alot not the summit of a range of mountains. Men of commanding influence must be presidential candidates; and these, unfortunately, use their influ- enee only for their own elevation. If the grave and alarming questions which have brought us to the brink of ruin, could be taken out of the bands of president makers and presidential aspicants, there would be no dificulty im settling them; but. unto ortunately, there are too many men of that sort thas bave a direct interest in kiepipg them open, Mr. (lay’s resolutions, taken iu the abstract, and considered each by itself, might command @ respectable support—each resolution might, perbaps, pass by iteeif; but, nection, they will scarcely reo or twelve votes in the Senate. night's talk about t aud in the will, very properly be referred to the Committee on Persitori It apy Comproziice should be adopted during th rion—aud | fear that unless it is sdopted this eession, it will be too late to prevent mi it must bein the sbape of a bill reported by that committee. Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, the able and efficient chairman of that committee, is not culy a man of nerve and of found practical sense, but, from position in the taken ia oou- Senate, (holding grounds cqually distant from both extvemer) admirably ed for the but too often upgiateful task of mediator. If \ir. Douglass does not succeed with hir compromise, the Union will indeed be in & very preoarious situation ~ perhaps in @ position to be despaired of Indeed, the whole slavery question could be settled in four weeks, if the North would bat understand the position of the country. But the North does not nn- derstand it, and the prese, who-e duryat isco enlighten public opinion; is not dome ite duty Zhe North has not, as Yet, begun to realize 168 position; it has no con- ception ef the unanimity of the South and the degree of exasperation prevailing throughout that section of he Upion, The people of Lhe Northera States are le- dering under the deiusien that this is nothing more oF less than a repetition of the uulilieation business »m 1882-33, and that it will pass over a5 tuat hes pareed, by the exercise of some firmaess. Bat the North te mirtaken; and the press, which keeps them in this pal- ance, is, in a great measure, answerable for . The fact is, the Unton never was When the Missouri compro- r agitated, the excitement was among members ‘and Seuators in Congress, but it hardly extended to the people of the States, w revered parent excitability, are fe and what is worse than all, we ave @ Southern conven tien tomsrembie in Juce next. to take the matter in hend and deoide it ex parte ‘There will bea mutual bidding for popularity at howe between the members of the convention, and the Southern members of Cong ese, which, at each step, will eurround the Uniom pith fresh dupgers, aod render the pacitication of the country more and more difheult. It is important, theres fore, that the people of the North should realize their po- sition before thet time, or that the eonveution should be postpened till the month ef September, ten of the convention ard of Congress, duetive of good. if men still hope to preser: und the constitution. jal of Momdey last, headed, “The Ad- nd the Slavery Question,’ hi inmenge excitement, and cont whole programme of the cabinet. Th th South are to be instantaneously excited in opposite at- rections, in order that General Taylor may hoist the fing of the Union, and be, if not the second Wasbii tom. at leastthe second Jackson Gen. Taylor is made to believe that his name will be sufficient to quell the reboliion; while, at the tame time,it is whispered that Old Zeek himeelf is afraid ot Mr. Ewing, Ewing and Seward are the masters of General Taylor and his cabi- net ‘They control their action, and are the dispeasors of their patronege. Old Caylor imagines he is perfeet- iy rafe, as lopg as Governor Seward o “ng Fa hie filend; be bas sacrificed to him Webster, Clay, gum tp fact every bich-minded senator of his’ moet and yet Sevard asks for more, end Ew meet the Governor's draft on the Ho: When will that nuisance be abolished’ vr, Douglas's resolutions ot inquiry, in regard to the arsgua question. will no doubt, etieit the fact, that ‘ir. Squier did not act whbout instructions ; bat that Mr. Ciayten, after Mr. Squier hed carried out bis in- structions, becked outef bis own propositions Mr. Squie F carried | the Monroe document in his hat; it was put there by Mr. Clayton, for the special purpose to put Mr. Squier in mind of it ; but when Mr, Squier at- tempted to apply it, Mr. Clayton diravowed it. But I Must not let cut too many rick things at once; while I allude to the fact that Mr. Lawrenoe. in London, pub- licly ridiculed the very thing Vir. Squier was iustruct- edto work for in Central A Mr. Lawrence ‘The joint ac- not ba pro- the Union epesteeads In the benefite of & ship canal a PS—In my published letter of Monday, 1am made to sey that the Committee of Ways and Means agreed to give Mr. Meredith one balf of what was expended Cuting the last six months of the fiscal year cating, June Uoth, 1848, It ought. ef course. to read one-b: t was expended during the fecal year ending June 20th, to be applied to the remaining ‘#ix months of the present feeal yrar, whion ts $1061.18 96. Wasnisotos, Jan. 29, 1850. eA Brillant Skirmish with the the Slavery Question—The Mr. Clay's Compr Gueritlas— Prospects Gloom rather Thickening Mr. Clay, whore immortal reputation reste cbieily upon bis Missouri and tari compromises, at t¥0 important epochs of our arrested @ most dangerous sectional excitement, and restored the bar- mony of the Union, introdaced another compromise to- day, in the rame spirit, and fer the same objeot as the other two—to restore the peace of the country, The Present serious sectional agitation upon the slavery question. presents altogether the most alarming difi- \Ity to the preservation of the Union, and the resto- ration of mutual since the fo the magniti subject bis most thoughtful Fon Frm Aomns bie n of pacification, embract ng every was brought forward tn te. hedule of propositions, one by o ge clearness @ reduced to ite narrowest limite, declares it expe- dient — 1, Toadmit Coibent, —_ eneite boundaries, on her application, exelading t row! ¥ or ¢ territorial puseremente to the residae of the territories, and to not one word, im any case, it ela * other. i "Te precerye th terri| of New Mexico Texas for surrender of ber debts. at itis enpouent to abolish the slave trade ex- fatto 7 fhat further provisions by law are required for we recovery of fugitive slaves. &. That Cor gre bas no Tbe: spagpaamead slave trade among the Stat. ‘The explanation of the resolutions, ond the argu- ment upon them, and the debate, you will have re- crived. it is univerrally conceded thet Mr, clay in the ability which he of his plan. for the territories, be contended, was ereliction of duty, {aking the mest distinct ition to the “ masterly loactivity” AY: jut clearly o' n-intervention ip between Old Zack and i Clay ie Taylor propores to leave the territories en- he tiny fo ee oer — in ae ke them as they oo: : that they seen pony Ae aE pees vere give inte hele bands ne fs the old plan of Mr. the plan of: General we proviee If not #0 olear. J dodge of the mate Pian of Henry Clay a te — M4 b at on an ot them would here aaewered aoe bee to the North, ae aioe maintain to bh the sharp of the South. ' slats "He thought 1 waa ea: pt » He was ua- Mr, Clay admitted the abolition might involve the es Sheen Sev Sean ow ma gueee aS eepet