The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1850, Page 2

wore dence; the eales each day were estimated at 12,000 Bales of whieh, nenty one ball vee, Guaten coms © | tien. On Tuesday the scooun' pac eS | im the American mer- | from this ad prices r ithstanding the decline advised traneactio! ‘Dusiness, advance of 4d. to % per lb. im Brasil and Surat; estimated at 50 ratively but prevailing here as to ies, and regardii dispro ¢ demand on W rday and to ag ® a sont on ounting almost ness. q Nelled amounting vince of only x4. to Xa. per Ib. in | ‘p dercriptions, of }4. in Ey k Ka. | >. in Brazil and Surat, the two latter maintaining | . he sales of the week amount ‘per Ib. im American, Gulat; the tales of the (000 bales, of which 20,000 were taken by eeday sudde fell off, mene eg er re: ions | to 83.390 bales, of wl speculation, and 1,710 for ex; The speculation eonsists of 28,180 American, 670 P , 600 Babia, 940 Maranbam, 320 Fe yptian, and 10,150 Surat. To- day the business is e ted at 6,000 bales, 2,000 to 3.080 of which are by speculators; the inquiry has, been more general this afternoon, and the part of . Total stock, 1850, 479540; 1849, \mports for ihe week are 20,113 rom, the Uni States; 6788 Brazil; 2,849 Egyptian: 24 West ‘ndies; 2.176 Bast Indies—Total, 39, 900 bales. 450 Sea Island, $4. 0 223d; 90 stained do, 5d @ 94a. ; 19 610 bowed, 5X4. a 7a ; 9.000 Mobile, 57,4. a 74d. ; 27,360 Or- leans, 5 a7%d ; 4810 Pernams, 636d. a 7h: 3.340 Babla, 6°.d. @ 74 ; 2420 Maranham, 6)d a ; 5.210 Egyptian, 6d a 85d,: 40 Demarara, 7d. 140 Car 4%, 4 ; 260 West Indies, 64d. a 7d; 12 680 Surat, ed. Comranative Prices OTTON IN THE CORRESPONDING Wrens or Taexe Years, 1850, 184i Haver M et, Jan, 23 —Cotton—Since our circular of the 9th inst. by \ iagara, we recei on the morrow advices from the l nited Stetes by steamer Hibernia, with detes trom New York to the 26th of December, whieh prodaced in Liverpool, as well as in this market, & very animated demand, tales reaching upwards of 14,000 bales in three days, and prices ha in | qualities | have been taken on | roline. | need, 858, to per 60s «Timothy seed, per cwt., 30*. to 35s. baceo.—A steady, yh not aulmated, business Ties Been dens 1m Btatee’ fobasce, sinae the ist of tale month, the deliveries amounting to 758 viz.. to the trade 344, Ireland 128, coastwise 118, and exportation 163 hogsheads. Of the ex; }, were shipped to Afzica 106, Rotterdam 43, Gibraltar 12, and lsleman 2 hogsbeads. The imports of the month amvunt to up- ards of 1 000 hogsheads, but more than 591, vis, om New Orles: nd 261 from New York, are as yet entered on the dock books, and therefore not in- cluded im the stock, which stands this day 16,103 bogrheads For segars and segar material there was but a limited inquiry, the market being) bare of fine The deliveries were 52 bales 11 cases to- bacco, and 7 cases regars. Exports of Cavendish 90 Doxes. The imports of segar material were 202 bales Babie for transhipment, and 117 bales Havana entered this vals of segare ount to about 22 cases, via , 15 direct from Havana, and 7 vie Southamp- ton. a remain unaltered since the first of the month. Livexroo:, Jan. 26, 1850, 4 P. M.—There is no busi- nees of moment passing to day. There are buyers for Indian corn, but they are unwill to give present prices, Lard is dull, and must co heaper. Fx rei on the whele. terruption to considerable arrivals of shi otice no improvemen a unremunersting rates. ork, ght closes at 16s, to 178 6d per ton; fine goods, 6d ; earthenware. 93. Boston— 6d. to 208 ; fine goods, 20e,; hardware, mware,8s. Fhilsdelpbia—dead weight, 15s, to 20s ; fine goods, 20s; hardware, 20s.; earthenware, Baltimore—dead weight, 15s. to 20s.; ‘20e.; earthenware, 12s. 64. salt, 1Ms.; fine goods, Cantos, Nov. 28.—Our report is necessarily very brief this month; the extent of business done in im- 6d, ft 208,; hardware, 20.; re the only goods which Imports — Grey ehirtings | bave become firm for all kinde; the better sort. say 60 to | | good: command A leces of all been sold since our last. to Sf, on our preceding quotations; the trade, however, net responding to this movement, as was generally ex- pected, the market since then has remained quiet, and during the whole of lest week our daily transactions have wot exceeded 200 to 400 bales, with rather languid rices. ‘Che accounts received from Liverpool for the Jast two deye, being of @ more encouraging nature, the demand bere agaiu sprung up, and on Monday and Tues- ards of 3.600 bales have changed hands fully at To sum up, the sales of the 20,950 bales, of which about en on speculation, against that w receipts emain now with jd of about iow ipg were New Orleans 157 a tt Jand, £66 @ 100; 400 Cumane, — Total bales, 6 125. BratyMent or Corson ix Hayne, oy tHe 280 Janvany, Steck the let January, . . .38,060'of which 33706 U- 8, +. 0u wt Up. 157 60; 211 te arrive, [98 Imports trom Ube lst do.. 27,354 @ Bales ee ccsseeessse 654d = 00,600 Sales for covsamplion.. . .10.883 706 ‘Faken by speculation . Stock this day ..... ++. 46,031 Prices or Unrren States S10K7 Starix CoTrons, ac- CORDING TO THe HAVRE CLASSIFICATIONS, 12,60 ir. 0. se o. Ord. rd. Peour, Cour, New Ovlenue.{ os 103105 108° 10 Mobile......6 © 8 I 18 —- = Upland 8 7 ‘Arbes—Amerienn sted; we ti * ti xe Mr ah continues pi Log it aa are of opinion, however, that yal buyers anily at 410 Of, Caan in stendy at 50f. per 60 k., duty paid. No demand for pearlash, which we continue to quote nominally at Sif. to 63f 60c. per 50 k duty paid. We have received from New York, 272 bbls. potash and 74 bbis. pearlash, by Admiral and Ma- rathon, Beeswax.--Two rmall lots of about 58 Now York, bave found buyers at 106fr. to 157fe. 50 per 80 kil duty paid. prices which denote a light improve. ment in thir articlo. We have received 35 bags from New York by Marathon Hides remain in # satisfactory posi- tion with a regular although moderate demand, owing to the amellnese of our euppliee., ‘The tales effected were 1,800 dry hides from Mexico at 67 fr, 50; 1,400 dry Bue- vow Ayres at 65 tr. 60, and 2,800 wet salted cow hides av 26 fr. per 60 kil, duty paid. We have received 573 wet ralted, from Martinique, by Occidental and R GY vetot; 9,305 dry, 67 ited, 100 226 dry from Carmen, by Gusta Dales kins from New York by Admiral. Lard— The improvement alluded to in our last circu- lar bas been followed up, and 255 bbls. American bave found buyers at Slfr. to61Gr. 60 per 60 kil, duty paid, but the continuation of arrivals leaves us with a band. Oar imports thie week ‘ew \ork and New Orleans, by Ad- Quercitron bark—Kemains in tor Baluimore. York, by Ma: ues neglected, of e2 Uerces © Fast India damaged at éfr. 25 to 9fr. 75, Dace do. sound, ex Artilleur. at Ilfr. 50 to 12fr 60 per 60 kilogrammes, duty paid. We have received 523 therees rice frcm Charlee by Colombo and Massackurette, 54 tierces from York by Admiral ard Meratbon and (00bags India from Bordeaux, ‘Seliow.—We have no tranrsction in Russian Tallow to notice prices are quoted at 66 fr, to 66 fr. 50 for stock cn hand, as well as to arrive. —In Buenos Ayres 2 found buyers to re, at 65 fr. 00 per 60 kil, duty paid. We have received 600 cases ~ ea, from Buenos Ayres. Tea.— Nothing whet taken place in this article, inal. No arrivels, Whale- ground; 800 killogramme obtained at 250 fr. per | remain nominal at 250 Northwestern y 247 bundles | received from New York by Admiral and Marathon, | fo that we reckon cm about 62,000 kil, im the market. Woeds —We potice the following sal ris: — 50 tons Sto. Domingo logwoed, at 5 fr. #0; 10 tons sold publicl at 6 fr. 60; 35 tops Campeachy Spanish cut, at 7 fr. 88, end 915 furtic from Puerto-Cabello, at 6 fr. to 6 fr. 1 per £Oki1, duty paid. We have recetved 183 logs | mabogeny from Martinique by Rol d’ Campeschy, In other articles, the only sale we hi of 400 begs of pepper frem Singapo: Bil, duty patd. Imports, 70 bag and prices are bene— Continues to North-Western bave £0 kil., duty peid. vurr france to 260 for South be ope by Admiral an Baleam ot Copatda, 10 cases gum from Marathon, from New York, 3 o from Martinique, by Oceldental, New York, by Admiral, ay Binsine, Jit, 26 e have been languid, accepted for ception «f cott ud rum which have been d im increased demand, at rather higher | the previeus week a abrad too fast; but the noe. bee caused a salutary check It is under od that not more than « third. or to the extent of | and » balf millions, has been taken up ia this cou try; and though the bears on the stock exchange used | it with rome euceces for a few days, it is now looked a as merely a bugbesr. Dreadstaffe—The purchases of wheat and flowr,on Tuesday, were in the merest | retail way. and though ne alteration was made in the quotations of Tuesday week, prices may be o weaker. Very little inguiry for oats | the number of bodie: | peeing the epot where the doomed buil 8. are not in much re- quest, aud berely maintain quoted rates; but for good quality, 64 to 72 reed, ® small advance would easily | be obtained, being scarce : 100,000 pieces have been | | placed, Iron—All kinds are firmer. Imports been | email. Lead—Sales at quotations, but future arri- | vals will probably sell at a reduction on present rates, | Exporte—Tea—The buriness of the month comprises | little beyond the settlement of about 60 chops Con- | gou of the commoner sorts; the later purchares at an | advence of 1 tselon previous rates. Prices continue yery firm, end the stock on band is now reduced to abcut 40 chops of common to good common descrip- tions; UO to 40 ghops more mer be expected in the covise of the F In Souchongs there hae been but little doing; a few of the better chops remaining have found buyers at last month's prices; the stock | cn hand is moderate, and chief ot the lower grades. For ecented there bas been very little inquiry through- cut the month, and the actual purchases have been trifling. The cereation of demand has checked the further manufacture of these desoriptions. The pur- cbeeers for America have cleared the market of oe aud plain Orange lek: the stock of flowery Pekee is now reduced within very small limits, one or two chops of low quality only remaining The mew greens are comin, down Tepidly; from 50,000 to 60,000 packages ready arrived. The proportion of really fine is all, and the average quality decidedly inferior pareels only can as yet be Freight, £216 to £33 b Exehange, 6 months, 4s. 34, to 4s. 4d; ELL pted paper, 218. THE VERY LATHST. Sovutmamrron, Midnight, 26th Jan, 1850. ‘The Ripon steamer has arrived with the heavy por- tion of the Indian mails. Among her passengers are Sir J. E. Temnent (who has co. lom agency), and Sir William G: Lord Gough will come home in ti The Ripon left Gibraltar on the 20th. Turkey. By advices from Turkey, of the latest date, we learn that General Bem, the Hungarian patriot, is reported | have dfed suddenly. Sa The market to-day is 60 q1 sible to test the tone of it, or to give quotation; but it appears firm. Loxpox.—The money and share markets to-day have | been dull and heavy, prices ruling in both at a slight decline. Quotations as follows :— Consols for accou root, Saturday Afternoon. The cotton market js firm and steady, without any actual change in prices. Thei moderate attendance of the trade were on speculation. The following descriptions wore wold :—— 5ACO bales Amer.6\ 200 Surat... 200 Egypti 200 Brazil..... ‘The Steam Boller Explosion, ADJOURNED INQUEST— CONCLUSION OF THE TES- TIMONY. Thomas Brooke, aged 17, born in New \erk, bas breathed bis last in the City Hospital, and this makes tually tal catastrophe sixty-four, whic! -hose weil known to have been killed but not yet found, gives the appall- Ing total of at least seventy human beings who have iest their lives, besides the number which have been wound- ed, several of whom will probably soon be added to the list of dead. Charles St. John, and Luke, the colored man, reck- oned in the list of missing, are now found to be safi ‘The relatives of the missing appear still to be dissa- tiefed with the search, ond their dissatisfaction will not ceare while a particle of the rubbish is left on the site of the unfortunate ruin. Yesterday, there being no restriction on the part cf the police, thousands have visited the scene, who before bad not an opportunity of stood. ‘The committee for relief ot the suffering relatives met yesterday, and repudiated the idea of fully paying off the workmen at a dollara day; and we beliove itis intended to give thtm a fair remuneration. We are gind the Jicraid brought the matter to their attention ‘The removal of the ruins cost $775, which the Mayor has advanced, on the pait of the Corporatio On Sunday, there were $200 collected i orfolk street, and comsiderable s Egyptian beans declined 6d to le, arley and peas were easi corn for are prine abr quar: iy of onte comprise from the Uni 640 quarters from | Rostock; also, | d States, and 2.05 | Indian corn, beans, and bar- | ‘The grain trade nuer inactive. Wheat was offering on rather easier terms. Flour was preseed for eale, bat the ealers end bakere were very aby, There were more racks four from Nantes. ley are reported in fatr quantities eellers of Indian corn, aud tewer buyers than of late. Previa ing tc Lhe advance quoted on Irish eured o rteam: togive per owt b coarte Western have 200. a Bi+.; She for very One, fee m bone. 400 @ 500 tes.; ordi old brought 600 ; 6d. Old prime m jail Oa, fo ary Ordinary shoulders St 16 9 17s.; good at i8 avs 6d A parcel of ery fine heads, in pickle, brought 17+, Cheese, of fine juniity, is im fair demand, bat our top quotation is dif- fienlt to make; ordinary bave been sold at S44 6d, and good at 368; 106 casks ship daw laticn, brovght full prices hy public euctien oa Geseral Prosuee—Zhere 1s no improvement te notice store at 108. 04, T b rd bas been more extewive than for 2d fully 500 tone hare found buyer f Gd. to 1s, | owt. In tallow. ¢ To'100" bhds; five at ie ae erate re and rales have been £6 1s to £6 for goed to fine. Nothing doing it erenge butter. in sperm, lard. or whale oll, there de but et tg and prices remain as ins: quoted | ‘ar p much better de 2 000 barrels. owt of ha y ebvenennt te, ® advance of 64. | being now ealeabie | | 458. to 476. for fi | Js ecarce and . 868. Od. to dj P . to She. ontreal pot, 355 Od. to 00s 74; 1, 86s. Od; to (Oe, Od Quereitrom Bark—Phila- ae 108. 64, to 00. Od ; New Vork, 10e 04 to 10, & jaltimore, 0s 84. to 94. Od. Lard. , S48. 6d. to Bde, to B48. 64; ordinary to mid- inferior mod grease, 25, to Jie Beeswax, £5 108 to £6. Grease perm ofl, per tum, £50 to £59 £31 to £34. Lard cil, £86 to £49. | mended from the Coroner's jury, as the basis of leg! t sentthe Sheriff in q of the - ‘the Gret jury, and wao did not sul THE CORONER'S INVESTIGAT! Verterday, at 11 o'cloek A. M., the Coro to adjcurnm da. ing, c* 3 the names of account of profer voeations. Berwek, ove of the jury, said he thought it was | perfectly urelers to proeeed any further @ith the kind | ot testimony adduced on Sstuy it oniy tres: parsing on She the of the das, it the jury want- | ed was facts. and not Meas of scientific men Ls pa gat 'y bad quite enough of that, Speer would sot make this « tre, from whieh ell the brilliant conceptions of these tlemen should emanate. For his part, he bad He wanted only to know the | Crivsey was. itbad been state as Let Mr. Taylor and Dir. Crierey’s friends be put on the stand, to give their testimony as to that t. . r. Branch hoped thé Coroner would thoroughly i this matter, for the public de tat ds, Profetscr Renwick bad Dj as now, he oppose that this was a mort extraordinary heart-rending calamity, whore causes the public letive action to prevent similar explocions in the heart of cur city, that although rome of us bed been sud- Geuly reined, in the public etreets, like felons (by a re- cent act of thi ure), aud hurried cr dragged | before the Coro rors, to the immediate inter- pd serious t of our private and busi ugh we vere detained, might stigation, without any remunere- conerived it to b ring bomanity ahe & patient and tearchi t had suddenly bereaved so many wid. of their dearest cbjrots of affection and tthe eyer¢ eapecially of if our de enures and cy support; t t elsion— who cbanica- whore interests and common wort admit, ehenid be especially regar they ai¢ our producers, and firemen, and soldiers in peeet abd war, and, on all occasions, the pride, teppert, and glory ef the country. Mr. Branch, conclusion, observed, that now, as on Saturday, carmettly hoped that the jury weuld pattently listen to crery witness summoned by the Coroner, that the light Cf solence and of truth might be adduced, to enable us © fom sp Unbiacsed aed truthfal decision as to the immedsate causes that Led cast such profound gloom cover ovr elty, Reed 1 med what Mr. Bérack meant 4 not be permitted to occus ‘ations in favor of or torent bit Mr Bornek ‘Tbe Corone (bet hind of teeth just what he meant. his intention to eat of all to painful to bie servi Bir. Reed covid not it was reper, if the engim * fect, od that the public shenld know (heir liver were at stake in pase wets, and the wholy truth cught Noo oene By Tclegraph from London te Liverpool. | home respecting the | Sales amount to about 6,000 bales, of which full 2.000 | | be the erch in the engine apd boilers as Mr. Taylor himself; there were various conversations about economy of fuel, amd Mr. Burr thought Sor pena, be able to effect s saving of j Witness told Mr. Burr that be ihongh it de- to nt it did, for we were talk- of boiler. lenry Lowdey examined—I am s bar-keeper in the No. street, '20 ;, but Tam eon! the new house No. where Mr. Crissey was in the habit of coming five or six times a day for a of brandy; be drank but little at atime; he would eall about once 8 week om an average before begokioat, for a glass of brandy or beer; on the morning of Monday, the 4th of youn. Bs called at about halt-past 5 o'clock, and asked glass of brandy and water, which was small in quantity; he called in again near o'elo drank another glass of brandy and water; glass than in the one re o’clock the same morn- ¢ known Mr. Crissey for more than one year, ing that time ina state of in- rosching to it, ing: 1 and never saw him di toxication, or anythi Mi engeged in discovering explosion of boilers; and hav: ous experiments, in discovering that they are ed by @ new and unknown element, generated bys sudden chemical conversion of » portion ef steam into 4 uew and really far more valuable element. because it | is @ more voluminous and energetic elastic fluid, which, for distinction, | have denominated “ stame,” which is 80 technically and economically distinct from eteam as to require for equal volumes of equal tension but one- eighth the heat requisite tor forming « volume of steam, For steam is in al) cases (whether high or low pressure) a definite compound of heat aud w: while it is sus. ceptible of easy proof that the addition of one-fourth the heat (requisite for the formation of a volume of steam) to & volume of steam apart from water, increases the origival volume of steam tenfold in volume or force. Again, it is sueceptible of easy proof that the increase of volume will be instantaneous, for it bas been experi- mentally found that s volume of steam was continu- ously heated four hundred degrees in the seventh part of a sc cond, in a short paseage through a tube heated te incipient redness, Had the steam in Taylor's boiler been over heated only two hundred degrees, it would have acquired the tension of 1,000 Ibs. per inch, and that would account for the lamentable result; but such a rerult could bave cnly occurred when the water was deficient im the boiler and the boiler overhente hich war, doubtless, the fact; and in that case, if the pressure upon the heated water in the boil nly lessened, by opening the safety vi ‘ance, or by putting the engine to work, # portion of the heated water in the boiler would instantly flash into ecmmon or natural steam, and that portion of common steam would be as instantaneously ae were sufficient water in | opening the safety valve woald only rapidly redu the tenrion of steam in the boiler; it is, therefore, necereary to distinguish between these separate facts, as they may constitute all the difference between life enddesth That this newly discovered elastic fluid | steme is immensely more profitable than steam, be- cause it can be as safely employed at such a compara- tive triviel cost, has been satisfactorily shown in several small engines and apparat constructed expressly for testing its peculiar and economical | quatities, whereby it was shown to numerous com- | petent € d_ scientific persons, that much the motive force was obtained from en eqval amount of heat, juced from the same | fre, within equal{time employe: alt | pately in t tates of while that temperatures; thi eteam is both unscientific and pitiful, what may be done by the judicious spplication of stame for the production of motive | force, cr fer @ motor superior to any known; for | the fuel that is now consumed in & steamer to | { | | ler, joe the ecntrar, Europe will as well suffice for a voyage around Cape Horm to California, or for reveral voyages to aa | Tope. at present speed, er more than double lees than balf th | now #0 uselesaly and wasted. | eball be happy to answer any questi jury. to show sny deputation thereof the various sclen- tfc instrumente constructed for demonstrati tacts stated, a scribed i publiebed for the purpose of cf these important matters, and | shall most happy — to rhow them an engii 4 apparatus that has per- | formed, end that will perform,all herein stated. As the | }amphlet and engine bave both been familiar to one of the jury, Profersor Renw! fcr many months, the jury can alec satisfy themselves of the general nature of the discovery, from bis representations. ‘Lhe Jury eutd they aite enough of the matter; and. when the learned Profeator retired, they enjoyed | «xpente. | id mot think the evidence bore | but he would embody it. ‘Tayler examined.—I reside at Newark, N. J; were six floors heavily timbered, with the girders | through the centre of the building (im Hague street.) | length the timbers each w on th wae Seven eelock in the morning tow 4 tual f particular than any mani ever is duties generally consed ‘supply pipe at the cock was al ante t capable of workin + pretey mu 7 for the t rm it wae repaired by Mr in frent of the boiler, in perfect con: ry inved to do i t [et Was a8 strong ae anyother Portion of 18 Decen wae the apy one ier bh B. Coffee y it is my opin rom an over pressu steam, having on: of ete, when, Srem ite construction. it wi t ould els not establishment, and ery Wate! me to throw away told him it was Mr. Try! the loss: but Mr. Taylor was pet make them re drill, whieh wa értiled teo the abeets a ¢ ae ditional tertimon: Inet said Te did eal, be who told ein this boiler was only to ‘aylor it, too, but Tam mot | had now heard abendant Tury having oareed that sudicient tone Bt ya Beien he Coroner ed the comet till | Hy Ls when be intimated ie - the Jory. wouldchagge | There is considerable excitement ovtside, amd relatives of the slaim, and the people, look for Soa adler. | is much more probable that he 1s seeking to | grounds wholly, for, in 1842, when it was esti- | array of battle under the auspices of the Protec- | protectionists can touch the pockets of the people | two hundred and mxty-eight NEW YORK HERALD. Ay Gerthwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. "AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Place—Noama. P typ THEATRE, Bowery—Tus Wancx Asnons— jarraiy oy THE Waven—Potman. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Romno asv Juiier —Twin Sieteas. 2URTPCS TERATER, Gigmbers leet Sanne Ya- NATIONAL THEATRE, Ohetham oquare—Rewrnatpa— Nazap Qusen. THEATERS, Broadway—Camansirzsman— ‘YMPIO aienr Lin. : WHITE'S SERENADERS —Revotr of tHe Poon Hovss. OMRISTY'’S OPERA HOUSE—Ermiorian Minera asr. AMERICAN sine Pemvonmances, Aro tBRNOON AND Brewine. MELODEON-Warre’s Sznmwapens. 2 New York, Tucsday, February 12, 1850. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIANS. — Affairs on the Atlantic Side of America, OUR ARRANGEMENTS ON THE PACIFIC. He., Sie., die. The Empire City will leave this port at one o’clock this afternoon, for Chagres, to connect with the Sarah Sands, on the Pacific. She takes about four hundred passengers, The Obio will leave to-morrow for the same destination. We shall publish, at nine o’clook to day, and at the same hour to-morrow morning, an edition of the Weekly Herald to go in these steamers, They can be mailed direotly from this office. According to the number of passengers and the vast amount of merchandise constantly leaving the Atlantic porteffor California, that new State will soon equal, in size and importance, the largest of the old members of the Union. Our owm experience, in the increase of the circulation of the Henatv, in that apparently distant region, strengthens this belief in us. The en- tire Pacific will become attractive, as California grows to manhood. News from all parts of that ocean will be looked for with increased interest by every arrival; and in order to place our readers in porsession of the latest and fullest intelligence fram the western side of the continent, and in- crease the facilities in California to obtain the treshest news from home, we have made arrangements with Mr. EDWARB CONNER, who was for several years one of the attaches of this establishment, to act as the special agent and correspondent of the New Yorx Herarp in that part ef the world — Mr. Conner will leave here this afternoon, in the Em- pire City, and will reside in San Francisco, and he has been empowered by us to receive subseriptions and advertisements for this paper. All communications from the interior of California, or from Oregon, or the Sandwich Islands, or anywhere else on the Northern Pacific, intended for this offiee, addressed to him at San Francisco, will be despatched immediately to us. Important from Nicaragua, The Nicaragua question, now exciting so much attention yn every part of the country, will receive fresh interest and elucidation from the very volu- minous information received by the Herald. In consequence of the space devoted to the foreign news, the entire merits of the case cannot be set forth to-day; but our own special correspondent | will enlighten many on the position of affairs, while the official correspondence, only in part pub- lished this morning, will be read with pleasurable fatisfaction. The entire correspondence will re- ceive every attention, as soon as we have disposed of the mass of news already crowding our columns. Tne News from Europe. The arrival of the Europa in this port, yesterday morning, has furnished the full English files for the Herald, to the 26th of January, inclusive, and cont- nental papers of the latest dates. The aspect of Europe for the fortnight prece+ ding the sailing of the Europa, presents lights and shadows which give an interest to details not re- merkable for any very bold features. In England, the announcement of a Joan of five and a half mil- lions sterling to Russia—Messrs. Baring, Brothers and Company being agents for the;negotiation— had brought out Cobden and the peace party at a public meeting in London, and had stirred up all the hberal part of the people against it. The Au- tocrat had explained that he wished the money— stipulating to repay it wholly in fifty years, at fouT and a half per cent—for the purpose of finishing the railroad from Moscow to St. Petersburg; but, | as he has all the materials for that road at hand, it strengthen his treasury—impaired already by his expedition against Hungary—for the purpose, at no distant day, of descending the Danube with a force against Turkey. The object of the meeting was to make the contractors infamous in the eyes of Englishmen, and to depreciate the stock as a channel for the investment of English funds. The Times, however, is on the side of the Autocrat, and perceives no difference between lending money and having any other commercial intercourse with Nussia. It sticks firmly to a pure mercantile phi- josophy upon the question. I: is almost unneces- sary to add, that every liberal press 1s opposed to this transaction—and well it may be, on business | mated that twenty millions sterling would com- | plete it, the money was obtained upon a demand for fifty millions. The requirements of the State and of the railroad appear to be identical; and the Autocrat seems disposed to make these loco- motive loans the means of advanciag his interests in more ways than one. The only political news, in addition to this, with respect to England, is the tonists, who are highly encouraged to advance by the stand which Mr. Secretary Meredith has taken upon the necessity of a tariff; but the bril- lant ingenuity of Disraeli, backed by an inter- minable army of speeches, will fail to produce any effect. The Anti Corn-Law League subscribed ten mullions sterling to make their last step effec- tive, should they be obliged to take it; and till the | and of the trading clase, they can hope for no re- turn to the old erder of things. In France, the position of Louis Napoleon is a | little curious. Some crisis is at hand. Either he | will consolidate his power and make it equal to the emergency, or he will fall by his own rashnees. | He has already commenced a fierce onslaught upon the prees, the free and unsmothered opinions | of which he fears; and it is easy to percerve that his extreme sensitiveness to public opinion will lead him to take a step farther thanis prudential or safe. To counteract the efforts of the press op- pored to him, he has established the Napoleon newspaper, edited by his private secretary; and there isa strong effort made throughout the go- vernment departments to give currency to its opinions. We shall see to what it will lead. Ia the National Assembly a question has arisen of great mement. [t was on the educational bill, the object of which is to give the clergy great power in the University. This attempt to go back to ex- ploded regulations was met by serious opposition, though it pessed to a first reading by a majority of The intent and pur- yose of the billeannot be concealed. Even Thiers’ remark that the bill conceded much to the clergy for the sake of public instruction, shows how a gifted mind will resort to a pious fraud to forty a weak position. Spain exhibits little to interest the public mind. The cabinet of Narvaez, cn the estimates for the current year, has met in committee with oppost- tion, detailed in seven separate reports. The va- rious opinions of the House were reflected in these various channels, and a debate has been the re- sult, Narvaez has made a proposition to have the | . Their e; | oe way hostile to the whiter, % voted in bulk, without examination; and his whole strength lies in the weakness of the opposed to the cabinet. Themore the oppomtion, the more conselidated and becomes the ministry; so that we need neithet look for @ modification of the latter, or the dispersion of the former by a summary dissolution ot the Cortes. Portugal presents no feature of interest. Her finances are in a “ fix”—though the Minieter of Finance declared there would be no bankruptcy or repudiation. He will probably neglect to pay the government officers sull longer, some of whom have lived on hope and their situations alone for eighteen months. We see nothing in regard to our claims. ‘Austria is, also, in as sad a plight for money as our own administration. The municipal diets have been called together in some instances; but > erm poor additions to the liberty craved by the people. The other parts of Europe present few subjects worthy of remark. The presence of the French fleet and the British squadron in the Bay of Ourlac has amounted to nothing, and they have sailed out of it precisely as they went in. The Poles imph- cated in the Hungarian war are to be expelled from ARRIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE. wits ONE HUNDRED THOUSIND DOLLARS IN CALIFORNIA GOLD. IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.. VERY LATE FROM JAMAICA, ae., dey dic. The steamship Cherokee, Capt Windle, arrived yes- terdsy from Chagres, via Kingston, Jamaica Site sailed: from the former place on the 80th ult.,am@ from the latter on the 4th inst, Annexed are the passengers :— NAMES OF PASSENGERS IN THE CHEROKEE. FROM Guscn zs. Cot Pearsen and Mr Dall late of the n; Messrs B $Simi serv Corliss Dail, D WC thempeon, JB Forve, © Nickerson, H Clavel, cot. J Gi reil, J B Hudwin, rei Kells Willard, Mts, AF Jacques: From Kinosros—Mr and ‘Mrs Langdon Turner, Mesers B Turkey, and the Hungarian refugees are to be con- fined in the town of Koniah, in Asia Minor. The official relations with the Porte have been resumed by Austria and Russia, and the Autecrat has tri- umphed with gracious satisfaction. The further details of the foreign news will be found respectively under their appropriate heads, in the news columns. Tue Stavery Quvestion—Pusiic MEetine.— ‘We perceive that the General Democratic Com- mittee have called a meeting of the democratic republican electors of New York, at Tammany Hall, on Saturday evening next, for the purpose of taking counsel on the present crisis of the country, and to adopt such measures as may tend to pre- serve to them and to their posterity the blessings of this great and glorious Union. This is a capital movement, and we hope that the example of the democrats will be followed by the whigs, too. We should like to see a mass meeting of men of all parties, also,’called in the Park, or some other suitable place —one that would embrace men of every shade of parties, who are averse to continuing an agitation that is leading to a disruption of this great confederacy. The small potato politicians of every party, and of every section of the country, have proceeded far enough in this matter. They have had it in their hands long enough, and it is full time that it should be taken from them. There is but one sentiment at the North respecting the Union, and that is, that come what may, it must and shall be preserved. Now is the time to let the few reckless agitators and disunionists in New York and New England know that the great mass of the people will not countenance any scheme which has a tendency to jeopardize the beeutiful fabric of government. Capture oF a Siaver.—We are informed by Captam Easterbrook, of the ship Clarendon, from Canton and St. Helena, that at the latter port, on the 20th December, there ‘arrived a herm. brig, with “Casco, of New York,” on her stern, and 330 slaves on board. This is the vessel before mentioned by us, as going into that port on the 20th. She was a prize to H. B. M. steamer Cy- clops. The Casco was twice boarded by the offi- cers of the Cyclops; the first time she was allowed to pass unmolested, in consequence of there being an American commander, and shor the Ame- Metsger, A D Rammell. . ‘The following is the amount of gold dust on freight:-— AMOUNT OF SPECIE PER CHEROKEE. Howland & Aspinwall, $100,800 00° eat me B. Simmons...... sere 4250 00 Buckalew & Pearce, Baltimore........ 1,900 90° ee Total. ..eeseeeee nee YP 46 87 One cask, 30 boxes wii arked H. G., 2). eroes visions, merked C, (in « dismond) returned, not a ing been called for at Chagres. Our thanks are due to Capt. Windle, the commander; and L. C. Payne, Fsq., the purser of the Cherokee, fox their kindness attention in having our parcel ready for instant delivery to our news collector. The Cherokee brings home fifty passengers, and $110,900 in gold dust and specie, besides large amounte jm the bands of passengers. She also brings very im~- portant despatches from the American Charge at Leon, Nicaragua, and the Americaz Consul at Kingston, Ja- maica. The C. made the run out in a little over eight days; running time, having fine weather, and landed her pas- sengers in time for the February steamer from Panama. ‘The Cherokee left no American vessels at Chagres, all previously im port having sailed,om the same day_ for their various destinations. ‘The steamer General Herran has been put afloat,and now running on the river. ‘The Orus has gone up to San Juan Nicaragua; but she failed in going up the river, after making several’ attempts. Chagres was very healthy, and we left a number oS Americans there, waiting a vessel for New Orleans. Col, Fremont, U.S. Senator from California, and lady, is well, The C, hada continued gale of northeasterly winds. since her departure from Chagres, until the 8th inst., when it changed to s southeaster. ‘The Cherokee had a pleasant passage out in every. respect, and butfor being obliged to lay to off the port,, ‘woul ve reached Chagres in about eight days. ‘The Panama arrived at Acapulco January 8th. At Acapulco, British chips Hereford and Guatamals, with: coals for the Royal Mail Steamship Company. THE NEWS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. We have received, by the Cherokee, several important Jetters and documents from Nicaragus, and full files of. the Central American papers, to the 8th ult. OUR CENTRAL AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE. Leow pe Nicanacva, Jan. 8, 1850, The Blustering of the English—Surrender of Tigre Istana rican flag, papers, &c., and the hatches being under seal. Tue Borer Exriosion.—Concusion oF THE Testimony at THE Inquest.—We publish, to-day, the remainder of the testimony, which was brought to a conclusion last evening. {t 1s intereating to the last degree, and wiil produce a deep sensation in the public mind. We shall return to this im- portant subject. war Owing to the crowded state of our columns we are obliged to omit the publication of the pro- ceedings of both boards of the Common Council, and a great amount of other local, domestic and foreign matter. Shipwrecks on Long Island, and Loss of Life. LOSS OF PHE BRITISH BRIG MINERVA. The British brig Minerva, Captain Delany, from Halifax, N. 8., for this port, with six passengers and o cargo of fish, was totally wrecked, about seven miles weet of Fire Island, on Sunday morning, 0th instant, at one o'clock, and unfortunately four of her passen- gere—Mrs. Murphy and her son, aged twelve years, and two little girls, daughters of Mr. Samuel Sellers—met a watery grave. Mrs. M., with her son, had been on a ‘visit to Halifax; and the little girls were on their way to see their father, who resides in this city. The bodies of all four bad been recovered, and were on the beach yesterday, The vessel, it is sald, was fully insured in this city; and it ie supposed the cargo is insured in Halifax. LOSS OF BARK VELOCITY. The bark Velocity, Captain Atkins, sailed from Sa- vannah for Boston on the 20th ult., with # cargo of rice and cotton, and om Sun‘ay morning last, about four o'clock, she went ashore et Bridgehampton, L |., and will become tetal loss. The ofhcers and crew euc- ceeded in saving their lives; but Captain A. and two men were severely injured in getting ashore. Some of the cotton may be saved in a damaged state, but there is no hopes of saving any of the rice. jer Obligations to Mr. Norton's Long ens, for the important information relative to the bark Velocity.) —Its Importance to the United States—Garbled Officiad Correspondence, $e, $e., $e. After a brisk contest, although they built defences, planted cannon, talked big and swore terribly, at last. the English are dri out of the Island of Tigre. I send you herewith the official “back out,” which I have just procured. Mr. Squier, who is well informeé- of the designs on the Pacifie coast, has shown himself: able to cope with the adversary. He knows the im- portance of this island, as every other man who ean. forecast the future, in the West, is impressed with a» senee of its value. The island is safe, and should be kept so. It is all importantgto our country ; and to- surrender it in any way would be madness. The Gulf) of Fonseca commands half the Pacific coast of the con- tinent, and in it the proposed great canal, | think,. must terminate. The nation holding Tigre Islang: must command the entire transit across the centre: part of the continent, and will control the commerce of the world, if the canal contemplated take this di- ection. Our government must not sleep upon it. Action—clear-eighted, foresighted action—is mecessary to meet the crisis. Mr. E. G. Squier, in his treaty with Honduras, has» stipulated that the United States, and its citizens, thall always peesces certain important rights in Tigre and adjacent islands; and there cam be no doubt thet if it be not policy to purehase, at any rate we have the Marine Affairs. ‘The favorite steamship Tennessee, Capt. Cole, which tailed from this port for San Francisco, &e., arrived at Rio Jaraeiro on the 381i of twenty-four days, which isthe shortest run ever made to that port. The eteamer Wert Point, Capt. Hunt, hence for San Franciseo, via Barbadoes, was seen going into Maran: ham cn the Sth ult. Ispuas Trove.rs Chien Parriot of Jan. 16. bag in the northern part of Jenigeated home, oo the ure ery upon where Sid igamssca pst aap eal dl fied from their homes in consequence. Naval feo a The United States storeehip Suppl: Mediterranean, was spoken en the tude 95 58, longitude 60 80—all well. She had enced abeavy gale on the Sth, im which she stern boat. Clty Intelligence. — Venter weather was — beautifully though the river was pretty om. © west wind, which biew halfa gals in the . vines on Coeserny.—Dr, Antisell thie Cay | gives the Sret of a course of lectures on ' the Mee! ? 4 highly tm and pow interesting subject, will, no doubt, treated who is more at home on {hi colenes by this then drowning at eaterda: “3 uns pax burst jorni 4 The owner wai cent for, ang the water stopped, after the place was well flooded. Dietenerme Pentre Worsnir.—A complaint was made by John W. Oliver, 153 Clinton street, Walter Jones, for aisturting pubite street; but it was subsequen’ ithe worshi| drawn. in oF CoLonen Gints. Wilson, colored girls, it of John Ji who tion. city 1 Case oF One- 1b Trop reson. — Ay was made es! aft Piste for & writ of ‘the case of whois ms vernon, by the voucedtmin te Sette a id work wonders among others id you betlote ie nant . pg A y veit, no American war ves the time “ the to” They rot we bave not even as yeu the Mosquito om d. had