The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1850, Page 2

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SeRENADER vy ‘0 CORRESPONDENT®. ois peareucedd to rok the editor would like to see him. Mr, Clays € ompromise, and the Cabinet, The very fair and reasonable proposition made by Mr. Cloy, the other day, in the Senate, to settle the slavery question and all its agitations, receives no at- tention, no encouragement, no approbation from the organs of the cabtoet, either at Washington or else- where. In fact, those organs discourage all attempts at a practical settlement of the question, and seem | to think that their purposes can be better served by granting a conetitunen to California, and leaving all of the rest of the new territory an open question, to serve the purposes of agitation, up to the point ef disumion. When the agitation shall have reached the point of disunion and rebellion under | the constitution, then they will endeavor to aval themselves of such a happy contingency, and bring out General Taylor with a prodigious proclama- tion—put down the attempt at dissolution, for the pery of operating on the public mind and or- ganizing a splendid Union party, for the purpose ef continuing in power the same set of weak, and imbecile, and incompetent men who occupy the cabinet. ‘The state of the public mind in the South, and the weakness of the small politicians there, offer a very favorable opportunity for the realization of such stool-pigeoning purposes in political action.— In certain portions of the South there are expedi- tions forming or the purpose of sailing to San Do- mingo, end of conquering that island; and in other | parts, expeditions are forming for a descent on the Island of Cuba; and others are looking to the ac- quisition of Mexico, with the ultimate creation of a new republic, commencing with Virginia at the North, and embracing San Dommgo, Cuba, and Mexico up to Central America. All these wild measures, to our certain knowledge, are embraced more or less by certain parties now in Washington, and ecattered over the South. We have similar eliques of wild, impracticable and unprincipled, But resolute, fools at the North. The whole tribe of socialists in this region, are looking to a great Northern republic, embracing Canada down to the North Pole. The ultra and original abolinonists of New England and New York are of the same kind of men. Thus we see there is plenty of 1- flammable materials in every section of the coun- try, sufficiently mad to enable the present eabiact ef General Taylor to humbug and deceive that good man, and to postpone the settlement of the slavery question until a revolntion, in its first stages, should break out. Of course, the cabinet and their unprincipled associates in Washington and elsewhere, care nothing about the compromise pro* posed by Mr. Clay, nor will they see anything in any other compromse sufficient to encourage their friends to adopt that, or make it the basis of a final adjudication of this troublesome question during the present session. We have hepe, however, that by enlightening the public mind on the wicked purposes of the cabinet and their counsellors, some- thing yet may be done by the present Congress. Drury's Tr1at— More Sineuiar Disciosurgs.— The Emperor Nienolas and our Yank: Writers. Within the last few years, the people of this country have been furnished with a good deal of reliable information about the Autocrat of all the Russias, by Yankee travellers, who have gone through portions of his dominions. Mr. Maxwell published, not long ago, a very racy account about “The Czar, his Court, and People,” which threw a considerable light upon the character of the Em- peror and the Russian nation; but a work has re- cently appeared, entitled ‘A Tour to Circassia,” by George Leighton Ditson, Esq., of Boston, which has thrown more+light upon his policy, and the spread of hisdominion in the East, than pretty nearly all the other works together. This volume is dedicated to Prince Woronzoff, the Governor of Southern Russia—a man wno has had an extraor- dinary history, and can be compared to only a few other great contemporaries, who have passed through very similar scenes. He enacted a part in the history of the world, from the time of Napo- Jeon’s empire tll his final overthrow, almost as conspicuous, and, perhaps, still more important, in some respects, than the Archduke Charles, or even the Duke of Wellington. 1: was mainly under his counsel and military gaidance that Napoleon met | with his fatal overthrow m Russia; and, for many years, Woroazoft distinguished himself by the bravest and most herore achievements, in the cause of the Holy Alliance, when the desperate effort was | making to crush the French empire. As a reward | for very long services, Prince Woronzoff has been covered with almost every honor in the gift of Nichclas, and he now occupies the most important post in the empire—anless, indeed, the Prime Mi- nister himself, Count Nesselrode, may, from al- ways having the ear of the Emperor, sway a larger influence in the affairs of Russia. Woronzoff has, for a considerable time, been the Governor of Southera Russia, which, from the rapid and sure | spread of the Emperor's dominions in the East, now embraces a terntory half as large as the set- tled portions of the United States. For a long pe} riod, the encroachmeats of the Russian emperors, upon the old dominions of the Mussulman power, have been continually increasing, uatil the very foundations of the 1 Turkish monarchy are sapped, and awaiting « final overthrow, This book of Mr. Ditson is taken up, to a con- siderable extent, with portraying the progress of the Russian power in the East, and some considerable prominence is given to the brave, but uasuccessful struggles of the dauatless Shemel, the Chief of the Circassians. It is really a curious spectacle to see that noble race, from whom the European nations have derived their origin, yielding inch by inch to the resistless inroads of the great Northern Bar- banan; and the account which he has given ia tais volume of the noble struggles of the Circassians against the despotism of Russia, will excite the sympathy of every lover of liberty throughout the world. Hitherto we have known very little, and the world has known very hutle, of the facts here treated of; and although there is less information given than was probably in the possession of the author, yet we have no reason to complain of what he has done, and, perhaps, on a future occasion, he may gratify still further the curiosity of those who are tracing with isterest the fortunes of the Cir- cassian race and the progres@ of the resistless em- pire of the Czars. Considerable portions of tne book are taken up with picturesque and pleasing accounts of the morals of the people of Circassia, most of which is new, and all of which will prove jntensely interesting to popular readers. It isa book which will be likely to rival, in populanty, the stirring and graphic accouats which Ledyard has given of the “Ruins of Ninevah;” but we have been chiefly interested in it because of the light it throws upon a region from which originated the race we have sprung from, and about whom, in modem times, we have had so few reliable and au- thentic accounts. ‘The wnter had certainly every opportunity to ex- plore the country he went to visit, and in dedica- beok to Prince Worounef!, hae only pald a ‘d compliment to him for his attentions to the He seems to have furnished Mr. Ditson with every facility he could desire, to penetrate to | necessary means were put at his disposal, for ren- dering his bleak and wild journey as agreeable as possible. It is a matter of some import- ance,in making up an estimate of the progress of the Russian power in the East, to have the means of forming a correct estimate of the charac- ter of such men as the Gevernor of Southern Rus- a. One of the most distinguishing characteris- ties of great empires always has been, that its dis- tant provinees were governed by men who under- stood and carried out, in all their actions, the home We call the attention of our readers—and particu- larly that of all our honest readers—to the pro- ceedings on the trial of Drury, which are con- tained in this day's paper. The singular die- closures brought out yesterday and the day before, in this case, especially im reference to One-eyed Thompson, are causing a great deal of curious feeling ome laugh, and some look grave. It weuld be improper, however, to form any exact opinion of the affair, either of the criminals or the accusers, the counsel or the editors, the police officers or the stool-pigeons, until the whole trial is concluded, and the verdict of the jury, if any at all, shall be known. This is, however, enly the firat chapter of these mysteries, all of which will throw a great deal of light on the stool-pigeon wonders that have characterized the Tombs of New York, and the columns of the Pulice Gazette, for the last two years. As the matter now stands, we think if we were to take Drury and his son, also One-eyed Thomp- son and George Will and likewise Arlington Bennet, and we don’t know how many othere, either for or against, and elect them all to be governors of the State Prison and Penitentiary mext year, or at least to some moral retorm insti- tution, there would be some considerable fan perpetrated in the manegemeant of such valuable metitutions during such a regime George Wilkes teems to be the amiable and virtuous dupe | in there curious mysteriee—the very fanny or silly | Homer of the stool pigeon Iliad. A torpedo box | has now certainly exploded, and seattered all the parties to the seventh heaven of notoriety, Hiatherto the lawyere alone have Seen laughing, partly in their sleeve, while they were thraeting their hands into their pockets, each with a good fee. Now the actual publie begin to laugh with a “broad be! ba!” Rereexcuwent iv tre Custom Hovse.—We are very happy to perceive that retreachineat h. actually been begun in the Custom House, by the removal of several unnecessary and useless agents im that quarter. We hope it will be carried out through the whole line of custom houses through- out the country, and that other portions of the re- venue lee may feel the pruning operation as much asthe custom houses. It ie very easy to see, however, that Mr. Meredith and hia advisers have not ordered this retrenchment with any good motive, or for any justifiable ends. They have been driven into sueh a course out of revenge for the delay of Congress; but there can be no doubt wander the retrenchment already made, and that which will follow, the revenue of the government ean be collected with sufficient promptitade and | policy of the empire. Iu this way only has Eng- | land belted the globe with her dominions. In this way only Rome drove her chariot wheels to the ends of the earth. In this way only has Russia emerged from her eternal snows, to subject some of the fairest and richest portions ef the orieatal world. With such men as Prince Woronzofl on the southeastern extremity of his empire, Nicholas 1s preparing for his final stroke, which will level the fabric of the Moslem power with the dust. Those who wish to gein either a clear aod reliable idea of the condition, at the present time, of the Circassian nation, or be furnished with the mate- rials for drawing a correct conclusion as to the | final result of the struggle now going on between the Russian empire and the Eastera world, will read the “Tour to Circassia” with profit and pleasure. Printing or tre Conroration—A movement has been made by the Corporation, and is now in the hands of the committee, purporting to mature measures for publishing the Corporation adver- tising in the journals of this city having the largest circulation. Such a purpose can be easily effected, if there is really any intention to doso. [tis very easy to ascertain which jouroals have the largest circulation in this eity. We are perfectly willing | to throw open our whole establishment to the committee, so that they cam satisfy themselves of the extent of our circulation. But we doubt the real intentions of ths committee in making such | a movement, and we Father think the whole of the project is intended for Buncombe. We shall wait, however, and see the issue of this affectation of honesty and integrity 1a our new Corporation. Foo Sur ayo tae Exserric Tetrorarn.— The amiable and accomplished Mr. Morse went | through a great deal of labor betore he was able to bring forward and exhibit the practical utility of his invention of the electric telegraph. We are afraid, however, that some of his associates, by their arrogance and insotence, will do more injary to bes ieteresta, than all the opposition that can come from rival investors. The developements recently made by Fog Smith, down East, are be- ginning to operate on the public mind very mach to the disadvantage of Mr. Morse. Fog Smith, we understand, owns one-fourth of the whole patent; but frem his restless disposition, and his ambitious temper, he is taking a course that will injure more eerionsly the prospects of Mr. Morse, than any ten men yn the country, with all their original inven- tions at their back, could do. Asorven Srissoro Lavscn.—The pm ‘Webb. of 1500 tons burthem, to be eo Capt T B. Cropper, will be launched from ip exactness, previded the men employed work the same number of hours and perform the sume services that other employées, in other service, per. form every day. There have been always too many idle and lazy persons around the Custom House. This establishment has been an asylum for dirty politicians, where they were pensioned idleness and luxury; and there are at thie mo- ‘meant a number of vagrant and idle politicians re- tained by Mr. Maxwell. Why don’t he remove them at once? Why not abolish the naval officer here, and naval storekeeper at Brooklyn, at ence 7 yard of Wim H. Webb. foot of Fifth street, Fast River, of Saturday next, 2d of February, at 1 o’clook, P.M. — She is (tended for’. H Marshall & ( Old Line Li- Verpool Packets ' Her length on deek i 190 feet, beam held 28 feet. ¢ uieasurer 1.400 tons re- ‘is fine ship ie ed after Mr. lrase Webb, who was sorxtensively known aa at the bead of the Mat of ship Waflders, It iae high compliment to the tom, who Gils the place of his father in eo worthy « menener William H. Devoe, on trial at A of Palle Redmond, en tee dnb us nan een Deen aequitted. the centre of Circassia; and every convenience and | Sraristics or Lawyers 1x New Yoru.—A great deal has been said and written with re- gard to the comparative success in life of mer- chants in our large cities, compared with m-cha- nics, manufacturers, and farmers, while we are not aware that any one has taken the tro ble to examine into the condition of those who follow the profession of law, a class of citizens wh ch has been for many years, and still is, consta tly m- creasing in number. It ia, in fact, the favorite and most favored profeesion in the United States, to qualify for which most of our rich men and others, aiming at distinction for their families, educate one or more of their sons. It 1s also the class forming a large proportion of American aris- tocracy, so called, and the profession which en- grosses by far the largest share of the offices of honor, trast, and emolument in the United States— from this profession being taken, with tew excep- tions, our Presidents and Vice-Presidents, mem- bers ot the Cabinet, Ministers to foreign ceuntries (save when editors are to be rewarded, a3 in the case of Colonel Webb), Members of Congress, Governors of States, and the judiciary, of course. The present number of lawyers in the city of New York is about twelve hundred, without counting the lower class df pettitoggers and the hengers-on at the Tombs, and those frequenting the purlieus of other notorious places, where rogues and vagabonds “most do congregate.” Of these twelve hundred lawyers, about one-tenth, or one hundred and twenty, are ranked in the category of our wealthy men, cluding those who have within a few years retired from the protes- sion of the law, in consequence of fortunes accu- mulated by that business, speculation, or marrying rich wives. Probably two hundred on the list of lawyers are the sons of rich men, doing but little or no business, and to these we may add five huadred more, as a set of adventurers, leading a rather precarious life, from the small amount of their earnings in the pursuit of their over- done profession. This class are always ex- tremely greedy in the pursuit of office, and are re- markably busy about the time of elections, and particularly previous to the nominations of the re- spective parties, among whom these adventurers divide themselves, according to their inclinations, or more commonly with regard to the prospects of success in obtaining office. We should say that not more than five hundred, certainly less than half of our city lawyers, are en- gaged in the successful parsuit of their pA®fession, and if their average earnings are $2,000 only per annum, we have the snug sum of one million of dollars in each year, paid by the citizens of New York, and other persons doing business here, for the support of the better class of lawyers. The remaining #ix or seven hundred are supported in one way or other; some by their rich parents and wives; others are dependent on what they can pick up. Probably they area tax upon the citizens to the amount of half a million of dollars annually—so that adding the expenses of the courts, such as salaries of judges and other officers, fees, Xec., and we have two millions of dollars paid by the industrious and producing claeses for the advan- tages and amusement which the law and the law- yers aflord them. On examining the list of wealthy citizens of New York, published some time since, and adding thereto some names from our own knowledge, we find the following among those stl! living, who are, or have been, on the list of lawyers, and are now reckoned in the category of rich men, or may be considered in easy circumstances, most of them being estimated as worth over one hundred thou- sand dollars :— > William S, Johuson, William Kent, Hiram Ketabum, Jobn Anthon, David Banks, (Law Book- teller.) Edward Sandtord, Lewis I. Sacdford, D. Field, Remuel A Foot, Hamilton Fish, (Governor) F hen as, 8. Woodbail, (May- or.) George Wood. | Wiliam Inglis, The above list 1s far from showing the names of all the lawyers in this city who have become rich; | the number of names, we are inclined to thin! might be doubled from those who are kaown to | have been successful in business, and still not ex- | hibit all the names of our rich lawyers. Twking into consideration the vast number of lawyers who crowd to this commercial metropolis, from the country towns, for the purpose of proae- cuting their profession with the hopes of acquiring wealth in a shorter time than it can be done, it at all, in smaller places—considering, filso, the | many incompetent men who enter into the practive of the law—it must be admitted that the lawyers, as a class, are much more successful than the mer- chants, of whom it has been computed that oaly ten per cent of the wi Dumber escape bank- ruptey, and only threeig every hundred retire with fortunes amassed by'their business. There were, 20 years ago, in 1890, in practice ia this city, about 450 lawyer:—of these, two-thirds have passed off the stage of action, by death or re- | mevals; the remaining third, of about 150, are still im practice, after twenty, thirty, or more years of experience, and it is this clases generally which have become wealthy, or in independent circum. | stances, with few exceptions. These old lawyers | still do the largest share of the most protitable ba- } ees of the profession. On the whole, we like the lawyers, os a class; they are generally liberal and clever fellows, pa- tronzing newspapers, and otherwise spending their | tion te TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, Summary. lo the United States Senate, a message was re. ceived from the President, in reply to a call for infermation in relation to the boundary question between New Mexieo and Texas. Tie resolutions of Mr. Cass, for suspending di- plematic intercourse with Austria, occupied the attention of the Senate during the remainder of its session, without, however, coming to a vote. The House of Representatives convened, and adjourned over, to pay the usual tribute ot respect to the memory of Mr. D ckinson, who died short- ly alter the adjournment of the last Congress. In the New York Legislature, a memorial was presented in the Senate, from merchants of this city, praying for a reduction of the rates of toll on canals. The bill amending the charter of the Hud- son River Kailroad Company, was taken up in Committee of the Whole, and passed the commut- tee, and was ordered to a third reading. ‘The House passed a bill amending the charter of the New York Hospital. The discussion of the slavery resolutions consumed the balance of the session. Affairs In Washington. OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Wasnineton Crry, ‘Thursday, Jan. 31, 1850. We reported you the appointment of Neil S. Brown, of Tennessee, as Minister to Russia, some days ago. The President yesterday sent it to the Senate. On Monday next Sam Houston 1s to speak on the Territorial question, on the basis of the Mis- souri compromise. Mr. Calhoun still umproves, but Mr. hackett continues dangerously sick. There is a party at Secretary Preston’s to-night. The correspondence relating to New Mexico was laid before the Senate to-day. It amounts to ittle else than reports of military operations. Go- vernor Henderson, of Texas, writes, in 1847, that af General Kearny occupies New Mexico as a separate territory, Texas must protest against it. Mr. Buchanan rephes that he expects Texas will get her just rights, but that Congress must settle the question, and not the Executive. Mr. Crawford, on the 28th of March, 1849, wrote that it was not expected that Texas would under- take to extend her civil goverament to Santa Fé, but that if she did the Uniied States troops were to avoid coming in conflict with the authorines of Texas. Mr. Crawford, onthe 19h of November, advised the Commander and his accociates, in New Mexico, to encourage the people to organize themselves into a State. Thus, it will appear that the last administration sustained the claims of Texas, while the present, as far as practicable, takes the ground that Texas has no right to the disputed territory. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Benate. Wasuincton, January 31,1850. THE NAVIGATION OF THLE ST. LAWRENCE, Mr. Doverass presented @ memorial of several hun- dred merchants and shippers of Chicago, asking the adoption of measures to secure the free navigation of the Bt. Lawrence river. 4 FUGITIVE SLAVES, Mr. Mason submitted an amendment, which was in- tended, he raid, ass substitute for the bill im relation to the recapture of fugitive slaves. It had been drawn up with @ great deal of care, and it was belleved would obviate all the principal objections known to bo entertained towards the bill reported from the com- mittee. MR. BRADBURY'S RESOLUTION, Mr. Sith mede « few remarks relative to Mr. Brad- bury’s resolution calling upon the President for in- formation in relatioa to removals from offiee, and moved that it be made a special order—intimating, at the sane = os Leagliy- ong to be Le 5 aS te relative propriety of making s; or: the motion was withdrawn. a asd THY LATE HON, MR. wes received trom A mosrage wes smavimetny their action with regard to the death of Rudolphus Diebii Mr. Conwix stated that the of Mr. Dickinson ‘was announced ip the Senate, eek pene ware then adi ened oe ons 0 j read, Mr. Corwin He thought that ‘of govern | priety calle c gi uitable token of their «ym path. Mat wae be he! dies during the the bosom cf ‘hie faally he thovght the ~ 4, — hed been customary | were Mr Conwin, s eee i seeply, withdrew his mo- MESSAGE FROM TRE PRESIDENT—THE BOUNDARY OF TRXAS, A message Teorived from the fresident, in an- ewer to the Senate resolutions calling for correspoad- ence bed oetween the federal and judicial authorities | of Sante Be and between the authorities of fexas and the United a government, relating to the boun- dary and th of Texas by troops of the Uni- us ‘States ; also, the reasons why the judisial authority has not been reeoguized by the military au- es atSapta ke. The mersage transmits ali the — Fretier 1g to the subject. rather to the legisia. h of the goverament ™ The census bill was tak: order for Mouday. THE AUSTRIAN M On motion of Mr. conidersticn of Mr. Care's resolutions ia relation to suspending diplomatic swith Austria it. Hunten addressed the Senate, stating bis objec- Sen oomend ts eae of the resolution [he resola- nae pape pbone Oot atgle one “ee Purposes: priee Purpose — jomatic intercourse was, to punieh the nations of the earth for their acts of op- | and Wrong, Bot only towards us. but towards | every otber nation He could not arsent to that pro- | powition, diplomatic agents were ministers of peace, could not be made the instruments employed for | chartisement of nations with who we are at moet arregent and offensive, it claimed th it to ipeult foreign pation». if their ay ye yoo ee to eultour views apd wishes. This was, in iteelf, the moet and offensive insult which one aation could offer to snother— ii ® virtual of the toverrignty of Austria. and a virtual desial t ofthe ple to self goveroment Mr. H. at; |e tb 2 a | *eid road, the bonds of said company, in lieu of « money with freedom among the less fortunate classes; forwarding all works of benevolence and inetead of product public utility, and possessing among them a great bermeny whieh our institations were mended te te share of the kind ot piety which is extant in this "he. Foor replied. particularly devoting his remarks ity. » to prinetj joternational Mr. ! community. In the latter particular, however, pr tthe of Re m= ngs Soune | the Wall street brokers claim a pre-eminence. We ‘went into ‘Tal argument relative to the ee must leave to casuists the determination of this | and > 2 ener ae qeing. onco 4 pediency of the measure, that it did pot involve @& Isterfetewee with the the | knotty point. | Brooklyn iligence, | Cry Cow rome pe Ureenwood The Mayor Dir. Surrn rose to make a few practical ne. Tt was romewhat dificult for him to see what was in- and Common A lee ve Joseph 0. man. ihe eaten oes breoah it 2 y the procsedtogs | | of _———. a he ore | yn [4 Jo oremgD Iogton Pati Park property Seer thet they vere of inquiring into the expedienc; charge to Austria, but of dism OF Be Ne | from Austria, now resident tn thie ott. for mortgage to Mr. Onderdonk, together i ay hee aan hs | relations ‘Would not be suspended uo! = ie desired nt det | was poreued. What bad the Senate todo with that ned matter ! Was not the appointment or recalling of | Ciplomatic agents an executive wy than « legie | lative duty? Congress ¢ tim) ie eporeqriaden for the eaponses sis te — that was the oply way tn ray fa wc Boy hm te Rew that mis. non Congiors has establinbed this or avy other | mission by of yA law, and the ooly | wey "tbe seeks branch of the Goverament land; Hart. Troy; ‘field | could move im <2, would be by passing « 4 AL s f.! Welsh, Buffalo; joint re a agg toy the appropriation made “7 Dean: lady, New Herks 5. JT. Aderance and fa: the = mirsiow rig “ie present firoal year, A. Vankieeen. ond 5 eee Poughteepsie; 0. Boyd, | that art would be mugetery, tor, before it., Philedes) MF White and . Diekey, St. Loaia; | pen Id YL howd we Fm M. Campbell and @. W Page, Philadelphi x 4 i J Gai erand . steamship Phitadeip! Phiiade): |. W Chapin, Hartford ; s fails | “Collins and lady, flactford; M. Cli: St. Louis; T_P Aydlett, Memphis, ME Golf, B Biancbpell andJ A Hioely, ladelphie; KS ‘ nett and lady. Philadelphia tein Van Allen Bagalo; P Castro, Kiexles; Dr Peebles, N B. Bivekmer, U8 Ar ere bad wo jari by refusing & make the appropria- was to be done, the proper time from Miebigeo (wr ' ase) tter, would be upen the consi yy to strike out the jour. 8 should retorn home, thearebives of ig tothe wnlverral p: the cere of our consul at Vienva. fiom we would have the consul nt) inet Congress for rervices as aoting charge. Mereet, Pease.) H.W. Batley f= TL Whetter them to have an ofiser by teeter bo bere cee, tho tetang ouse yootndage ashe bed already shown, in fact, but without law Mr. 8. alto tubmitted « few words ie support of the nt, to stand u rights of citizens, and the! en ctthe Ame. Mr. Foore in took the floor in reply to Mr. jo remarks in re- positions, particu. terms; and sug- aoe following fhe lerk ity ular article, and asked her to buy took down a it fer the use of mother, Cee make your look Ti woman rejoined, ‘will it make MM haar aij qeited?> ‘Ob yes,’ said the clerk. * will buy it, for mammy is h—] on Sir, Becrves phe soe not re) righ) to the personal Pipe pe I yh] Bd em le one or two SidenaP Soarratione Ps in explanation of Te a "Beant k the floor.and the — went into Executive lon, but soon at atter adjourned. House of Representatives, Wasuinoros, Jan, 31, 1850. Mr. Woop eupounced the death of Rudolphus Dick- inson, a member of the last Congress, from Ohio, and elect to ‘who died in Washington last Mareb- Fates im Masrachusetts. He pasted a eu- on bis ter, and concluded by srosesars Sac ie jones that House heard of his feigned te: at age = the usual Tedge ot of mournip; a a py of these cvedings family of the deceased: au @ further vet eee that the House adjourn. Agreed to, d the Rouse adjourned. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. ‘ Senate, Avwasy, Jan, 31, 1850. DAMAGES BY THE FORT MILLER DAM, Mr. Coom presented the memorial of citizens of the Upper Hudson counties, relative to the damages oc- easioned by the Fort Miller dam. NEW YORK CITY TAXES, vy ney . Scene, for the government Sf thi Wood. es 0 Mi rate gen ‘The Reading Railroad, Hanaresuna, January 31, 1860. The Senate rupplementary bill to the act imeorporate ing the Reading Ratiroad, authorizing the company to. validate the mortgages without handing over the per- from levying on it passed the House of Representatives this morning. 48 amended, making the company liable - their corporate © capacity ayes, 62; St. Great i Svmacuse, Jan. 1, 1860. The great locomotive Lightning ran, to-dsy, from Uties to Syracuse in 64 minutes—heavy head north west wind. with rix cight-wheeled cars. The Light- ning wes built at Norris's werks, at Schenectady, by E. 8, Norris, after the p!an of Septimus Norris's patent,’ Twelve minutes rbould be deducted for holding up an@ starting. and one s/op for wood and water. falling of the Steamer Ohlor New Onceans, Jan. 29, 1850, The steamebip Ohiolet ‘or New York to-day. ‘The Southern Mall, Bavtimone, January 31—10 P. M, ‘The southern wail from beyond Raleigh, N.C., bag: failed. There in nothing important from the interme- diate places, agmetnn A Salen of 4000 bales of cotton, have boon maderat fall ipoluding middiing et 11 Xo end good ; Of sugar, 10 hogeneads of fair have been sold New Oatxans, Jan. 30, 1860. arket for tobacco was very <e to-day. and 100 hogsheads bi been made at advanced: Battrmoae, Jan. 31, 1860. Howard street flour is held at $4 81; grain is une changed; coffee is fim, aud tobacco paced is improving. Shipping Intelligence. Mr. KMaN presented a memorial of oltizens cf] 4 ,1:.04 ship © Tarver, NOrl Ait’ ight Now York for an amendment of the laws in relation to | wherten, Mont om seor Woutnell, Newbern, NO, With Love oa and collection of taxes in the city of “el ve Br Se cht ew rsh “yrs an Scat te REDUCTION OF TOLLS ON THE CANALS. Pees = by 3 Mr. Monoan presented the memorial of Lee, Dater and Miller, Grinnell, Minturn & Co., L, M. Hoffman & Co., and other merchants of New York, asking for a reduction eS believi fe gpa tend to inc: the now being diverted to other channels, Thay ete tothe memorial recently MA ety by citi- of Buffalo. It was referred to Committee on oe, of which Mr. Morgan is chairman. Yue TORTION TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF ‘MarLROaDs. Geppes presented @ remonstranca consolidation of the railroads from Roehester My. Ey hoop of the to tneorperete the Albany City Sar "—”_ REFORMATION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS. Mr. Stanton mtroduced a bill to aid the New York Sosiety fox the reformation of juvenile delinquents in We city of New York. ? INCORPORATION OF THE NEW YORK HOTEL. Mr. Jonnson gave notice of a bill to incorporate the New York Hotel Company. A MINT FOR NEW YORK. _ Mr. Moncan laid on the table the following concur- Tevt rerolation :— Kesolved, If the Senate coneur, that the Senators Level re- from ‘this Scate be requested to tablishing a mint im the city ‘The bill making appropriations for the te Library ‘was brought up for its third veadiog; but, om motion of Mr. Cannoxt, it was recomsmitted to the Committee of the Whole. NEW YORK GAS COMPANY, |i to amend the cbarter of the New York Gas , 80 as to aliow of ite holding additional sanctioning its prior elect of tras- was pas: ford in committee. ee apd cstablisbis iiliamaburgh and Siecle ora passed in committee. raed ghway Jal 1m os Sires matean, ows the company to borrow an erage som—* dat the amount Phich may be berrowed, as atocessid, BOUNDARY LINE FOR BROOKLYN, ‘The bill fixing the boundaries VILLAGE HIGHWAY Lanon, etition was presented, praying that the money in villages, for ww Purposes, may ‘The bill to am: of the Hudson River so was again considered | in Committee of the Mr. Mann proposed to ‘sd@ to the section which at- shall not be extended, as above provided, ualess the said Hudson River Railroad Company shall give to the contractors for the construction of said road, who Dave agreed to take the stock of the com, in part | payment, and who are now entitled, or whe will been: pg mr nehees nen | titled on the completion of existing contracts, to such | fisth'cont tarsincre’ pacts sed Takes Sree wf ' , or who actually hold stock received oy | cloaks $2 $10. corner Navrau andl them on account of contracts forthe construction tock. d for a like nominal amount, to be issued for eased loay. and to be secured and payabie ia the ta wenver, and to bear the same interest as other bonds, for the increased loan authorised by this tion”? Mr. Genoxs opposed the section, Dili He alluded to the great results pom y= oe of this road,even fo far as I ho covid doubt, but that when it shoul. oa: Albany. it would show such a perity, as would prove that all dicted of ite success would bet fuldlled? ‘then, be believed. would be $2,000 per day, and that all other ronds would be feeders to this. There was but one great valley of the Hudecn. and there would be but one Hudson River Railroad. The roads betweea Syracuse and Rochester the last year have earaed $700,000, end that ix fer in the imterior, What are those roads to the Hudson River! This company hee Defias! Its reowpts has now achieved ite greatest, its costliert labor, Tho | ah the ‘iighias is 0" parrage throu hiands—the most ex ade ‘orth: say Fogg Bats grad seven feet, 80 as to emeure it woul pay bendoomcly 0 At woul y on | greadover which tbe trav raid Mr tit this work waa to atop at Poughkeepate, the people from the West would come down, = fete. to stead Ing the instruments which had beea # ide would (bemeeiver toy the w Mr Mass advooated the fo aoe tection as a mes- eure of justice toward the comtractors Mr Cross oppored it. it would give contractors a Joe med over other stockholders The contractor d entered into this partnership with the stookhold- ers, and they knew very well that the completion of the read to Albany would require an increase of the mopry to be raised. He did not believe that the effect | Of thie bill would be to depress the value of the stock ‘The hnowledge that the road would be completed would inereare the value of the stock. Mr. Monoan read s letter from the President ot the Company, (Mr. Bowrman) which stated that, if this Dill passed. the road could be finished by the winter of 1861-62, perbaps by July, 1861, The Committee of the Whole rejested the section, and the bill passed in committee, and was ordered to ite third reading. ourned. Assembly. Aceaxy, Jam, 31, 1850, eriitioms, The following petitions were read and referred — Mr. Richanpeon, of citizens of Cayuga county, for an ural College and Experimental Farm. naett, to prevent the sale of intoxicating | drinks Mr Kivosier, for an amendment to the new school law. Mr Bremer, for the moral and mental education of what are onlled street children. Mr. L. W. Sours, for a reduction of tolls on foreign rait Mr H J Atcen, to incorporate the U.S. Mail Steam- ship Company. Mr Va — in relation to tolls on railroads. M remonstrance the redue- tow of toile YY foreign ealt jog tht our eanals. Mr. J. Avves, in Telation sheriffs’ OM execu. ATEN WORTH Pe] & bill in relation to the — certain pale See eet recuse. ir for th Brookiyn Air Fox re, ta ‘8 bill in relation to the general soclely of trescemen ene mechanics of the city of New York. ANNUAL PRPORT OF THE ASTOR Linmany, The firet an report of Library, to Poon a) ae from Aye og apy te the Library, aod £00 copies ef the rej seme entered poiaana ten tan eae Cf the Prustees of Library. NeW YORK owrrtat ‘The bill to amend the charter of the Society of New York Hoeptcal, was read the third time and passed. SLAVERY LECTURES AND REBOLUTIONS A long and deeultory discussion was bad on the ‘of reconsidering the vote by which the se ‘thie oF fore it wae order arrived, and the slavery resolutions were egatn taken Mr L. W. Swrre addressed the house in support of the Senate resotutions Mr, A. Garen followed, In ox) jon of his position ana free enn in review of porition of hue im sapport of the resolutto fered tyne Root, Srna in eoltece Of tue Witmot proviss Mr Rarmonn moved to amend the resolutions be had | per cont | payments ard, Aux Cay Arrived—Schr Farriet, Geo Cleared, Suth— Brig sussell, w Bi , Cleared—Bark William & James, Ban Franciseos on™ Pi Sailed— Bark Triten; sch Holder Borden, Philad Meitias yey Kadiant, NYorn. . . mt wd Bar 2 Marys, Modite fon for mtg a! ote East port. tor N te rite tor ng hortum: fed Tinner Seeaaceviie vi repays Potttieal Lu ‘The following are the nomivations un by the Free Soil State Convention of Connecticut, at on the 30th ult.:—Mor (ievernor, John Boyd, of ter; Lieutenant Seve. Jatius Clark, of Lebanon; ‘Treasurer, Geo Reed, of Saybroo! , Joseph W, White, of Hebron; Comptroller, Wm Alexander, of Killingly. Dir. Niles declined the ‘nomination for Go- yernor. Naval Intelligence. The United States rioop-of-war Marion, to the Fart Indies » 4 from Boston on 20th ati ?.M The list of her officers we vs days since. wander Thea ©. Selfredge, bas been ordered to ne (om der Heory Bowen, at the Naval Ren- dervous in fon (18) bound the A Case ov Bansarny ~ tervay Cpt Frapci+ Martin was pom tris conspiring with Richmond pl 8. ted and bis wate pam-d Stevens, to castaway the Abby Hammond tn Mareb locks poay Jeremie, with the intent to defrar jo thie city, New Yor! gs hed inea- Fence on $15 000 of itis ard These indiotmente are Bot —Bosion Traveiler, Jun 30. will please to onal | Brady's Banenet Collection of rree~ ti ovrner street, Stran= / crane viene are reopesttelly invited ve soll nod eemaing fyery war to cry where he and Gaiters of tbe best am Crtyles and at the lowest prices, we refer | ante and cents are an object, to ; le. Tent ‘assortment im, Wonderta! seme em | gle Mair bye to plied, without injury te tne weg | imotiptaly Fitbont disturbing the | odor. It is applied, oF sold at i ag colors frow low seoneain, upper lips, body Gouraud # insiamtaneous COMMERCIAL APPAIBS, | MONEY SARKET, Trareday, Jan, 31-6 P. M. ‘There was more activity im the stock market pea and rome of the fancies slightly improved, At the first board Harlem Railroad advanced 1 per cent; Erie Railroad, 4, Farmers’ Loan, 4; MorrisCanal, ¥. Can~ ton Company feti « There were large sales of Erie Rallroad. Reading /atiroad and Farmers’ Loan; in fact, | all the fancies were more freely offered than usual, and the market war, upon the whole, @ little more buoyant than we oticed for sometime past. Government: | Gnd State rtocks were in better demand, at previous Prices The operations in all kinds of stooge are almost entirely confined to «peealators in the street, and as for Outsiders they are Dardiy heard of. Money i* plenty enough for all erdinary purposes, and loans on oall, with government stocks as collateral, can easily be effected at six per cent. The market is fall of all Kinde of business paper, and the ourrent rates for discount. in the street, range from seven to fifteen ‘The banks are full of paper, and the die- counts made are merely to keep up the line. The sab. treasury ts steadily drawing upon the banks for specie, and the deperite will downtiess be, im the course of a ‘werk or two, as large a previous to the recent heary There isab ot two million of dollars of the Vexican indemnity lett (that le, if the receat pay- ment of #1 500 000 # account of that infemnaity) which sili be dur im Jane next and it is posible that the Seoretary of the Ireasary may anticipate ite ma turity, and im that way keep down the deposits, if’ something of this kind is not done, the banks will lose a large t ot Fp cle Uefore the apring importations areaiitn The dai'y recetpreat the custom house for duties during the month of Jaowary, were as aanexed Commeres ov tHe Pony or Naw Yous—Reverce rast J - Jan'ary 18.6... . * 8 7 ‘ « 8 ‘ « & « = 1 26 i 64.000 “ is 213 000 “ 90. Ty 200-00 - a 1" Bar Cot 7 WOO =Total. .... The aww unt om deprete im the Sub Tree ry, at the Clore of bucinare te day war $2884611 85, It will be seem by @ telegraphic despateh in another column (bet the eapplememtary Dill of the Reading Raliscad Company bas pasved the lower house of the