The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1850, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, OFFICE, N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAD STS. DAILY ALD, 2 cents eunern. Pak We FT, Soe Beta dd oa er ronan + oxen, WiSagte postage si Sy mail, for subscriptions, or with adver enna pene-pald, ofthe portage will be deducted from remitted. VOLUNTINY CORRESPONDENCE, containing nmporians , (pas ce cemer arent Uf wed, void be ant NCE taken of anos commsnication. We return, oman ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every morning. FVALIAN OPERA, Nibio’s Garden. —Arrma, BOWERY THEATES, Bowery.—Tux StRanoun—Wizarn oy mux Wave. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Rony O'Mons— ‘Trumreren's Wevvinc. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers Street—Dowxsric Roosomy-San0vs PAMILY—ALAR MING Sacaivicn. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Square—-Macneri— ALARMING SackisicR, ‘FHEATRE, Astor Place.—Evanxe—Prcviiar Posrrion. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE.—Erwortay Mixgrnesay. OLYMPIC.—Pisxce’s Minern nis. Manopgon.—Wrurs's Sexes anrns. New York, Monday, April 15, 1850, ‘The Cabinet on tts Last Lege. It is beyond the power of language to e y any st idea of the extreme, deep, heart-felt dissatis- faction which the career of the cabinet of President ‘Taylor has caused to the party which elected him, er the unmitigated contempt which is felt for it by the party who opposed his election. Ninety-nine men of every hundred of the votersof the thirty Surtes, and both houses of Congress, unite in a cor- opinion, that the present cabinet is the most miserable, weak, foolish, short-sighted, imbecile, corrupt end dishonest set of men that ever dis- graced the ennuls of any administration, since the commencement of the federal government, under General Washington. General Taylor came into power just about thir- teen months ¢ He was elected because the people belicved him honest, sagacious, and to be trusted. They wished to reward him for bis bra try and services at the head of ourarmy on the bloody battle fields of Mexico. That he is honest. no man doubts for a moment ; but their confidenc: in his sagacity is widely shaken, and for this un- mistakeable fact, he is wholly indebted to his wretched cabinet. When it wes known what names he had called about him, the people acquiesced without noise, although the men were generally unknown to them, and the appointment of this cabinet created a very general surprise. Still no opposition was made to them; they were contirmed at once, and allowed to take their places, with a determination to give them a fair trial. Clayton was the man best known to the country. As a Senator his course ha been objectionable. talent, and it was hoped he would prove a good ad- ministrative officer. Ewing was also somewhat, but rather unfavorably, known. When he lett the cabinet which General Harrison had called about him, he had acquired the soubriquct of the “ Ohio Butcher,” for he had removed more officers, and endorsed the infamous doctrines of “to the victor be- Jongs the spoils,” more effectually and disastronsly than any man before him; and it was fondly hoped that when John Tyler sent him away from Wash- ington to his salt works in Ohio, they would pre- serve him until the general resurrection. Of Mr. Meredith very little was generally known, beyond the fact that he was a“ well to do” lawyer, liv in Philadelphia, and had financiered somewhat ex- tensively in the Schuykill and other bamke, in the flourishing days of those speculating institutions, His appointment as Secretary of the Treasury as tonished many of those who had never heard of him, and surprised the few who knew his calibre. Reverdy Jolinson was pretty extensively known, as having smashed a bank, which created a mob in Bahimore, and the good people of the monumental city smeshed gant Windows in return, and the city paid him the damage. This was his first step up the ledder of fam Ilis next was into the Senate, and his loet into the jewelry of Presi- dent Taylor's cubinet. After these four prominent names had t tioned, the people were satis! ther questions. ‘Tt ford, and Preston, m “It have been Snooks, Poggins, and Croppy. Nobedy ventured to say anght against these men, for few knew that they ever cxis or where they had always kept them- selves, The cabinet was talked of as queer, and there the matter rested, until they had a few months to mo ul show what they were made of. Well, what next? Their first efforts were di- rected towards controlling the 4 It is uinge- wessary te to the attempts nm: to purchase 1 ted Brega correspond: r and Mr. Secretary ¢ wunity began to wake up. thing underhand, and They have not been mis exhibited that r im true colors. They saw there foresaw wrong a taken. Letter writers and corr employed for each department and paid by appoint- s of interest in doubtful Mr. Clay pondents were ments to important of The wrethed, miserable pol nto develope his weakness. T claims. ton beg of State was in a terrible way. No order, no sys tem, but confusion grew worse © under him. His neglect of his dutic ish diplo- matic quarrels, hy metant absence, his refusal to ree Senators and members, of his owa party, who hed a right to ser his irregular habits, pre his trifling with the or and the repati eecing that the their duties, when it was ne ises un atiended to ions that our foreign and Consuls have scarcely had vered from the time they were appointed until the pr + being gulled by speculators into offering a treaty to Sit Henry Bal- wer, in regard to Nicaragua, which it is notoric person employed by Sir Henry had drafted for See retary Clayton, and with which our goven and meem to meddle; integrity and his honesty, to redress these evils and public robbery, by removing the men that sur- round him. They know the President is honest, and they know he is unsuspecting. They know he is net interested in these claims. They know he is a just man, and has no need of such a cabinet to pass his former accounts as General or as Presi- dent. They know he has no cliims upon the pub- lic treasury, that are not justand right. No honest man, no honest press, and no honest party can or dare stand up and defend the odium of such official corruption and rascality. What a sorry spectacle is exhibited to the country and to the world by this state of things! It is disgraceful to the nation. A popular President elected—a strong and intelli- gent party in power—and ere a year has passed, the administration that commenced with such brilliant auspices is covered with shame and humiliation. Nota single man of character, in either house of Congress, to defend it! In the Senate two politi- cal tricksters and adventurers only, to countenance it occasionally; and in the House, a few supporters who have sold their adhesion for an office in pros- pective, when their constituents renounce them! Who has made this astounding change? Who has brought our honest old President to this low and humiliating degradation? Has he done it by any act of his own? No. It has been brought about by his cabinet alone, and the President, it is said, now sees it. Ile feels keenly his position. andthe cabinet are tremblingly awaiting his ac- tion and his decision. That he may decile for his henor and fair fame, we hope and trust. There is but one way—remove the men who form this cabinet. They are the guilty ones. They should and must go. A knowledge of men is one of the greates officer—of the chief magistrate of our mighty Union. What a conirast do the members of the cabinet of every adininistration that has prece this ene present! Look at the glorious and cabinets of Washington, the Adamses, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson. Then look at the cabinet of President Taylor! Would not such statesman as John C. Calhoun or Henry Clay, had such been President, have read these men like a printed book? Could they have been deceived with such a cabinet ? no. They would have seen through them. They would have known the history of these men from first to last. They would have known that good fruit don't grow on weeds; that eagles and lions don’t spring from tom tits and jackasses—that statesmen end cabinet ministers are not made out of bank speculators and small la General Taylor, honest and patri- otic as he is himself, might borrow a leaf from the example and experience of these eminent civilians; and we Delieve every independent press in the Union will join cordially in these sentiments, and cannot conscientiously support our worthy Presi- dent until he gets rid of these people, and chooses for a cabinet other and different men. Tne Promsep Rerorus or tur Co: Covxen..—When the new charter became law, the world was led to expect wonderful things from its operation; and when the present members of the Common Council sought their seats from the peeple under that charter, they made large pro- mises of the mighty reforms 1 were to accom- plish; but what has become of the performat January possed away with abundance of talk and foam, but no reform. February passed away with the same result. March expired as fraitlessly; and we are now midway in April, and what can the Common Council lay their finger on that is creditable to themselves, or advantageous to the public?’ Three months—nearly four, have elapsed, during which there have been more meetings than ever took place in the same period (they are all to Le paid for at the rate of $4 per man for each), and the best that can be said of them is that no great amount of evil has Deen perpetrated. the time being chiefly consumed in everlasting talk; but as for any good, it would be as difficult to find it asa grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff. The only | thing worthy of note that has been done under the new régime, is that they have voted salaries to themselves. The former Council were kicked out of oflice for their gross neglect of the public welfare, their inattention to the cleanliness and the health of the city, together with their lavish expenditure of th public money. But how are the people better off by the change? Is it not from the frying pan into the And do not these gentlemen stand con- vieted of having obsajged their election under false pretences? The city'was never more abominably | filthy than it is at the present moment. Gowhy vou Will, nuisances assail your loathing sens The sunken lots, the piggeries, the cow siables, the bone-boiling establishments, the slaughter houses, the obstructed sewers, are all so niwny evi- dences rising up in jadgment against the negleet of the city fat What measures have been taken to carry out a eral system: of draina, hat will thoroughly drain every street, and lane and alley— achieved in other cities at f dollars, but which could a samatary arrange a cost of many mil plished in New York at a comparatively t, nature havin done se much the tle man to de? I <a vity from rivers which island to the m either side, and whieh, like two grea twed the filth and offal, them away to the fathomless depths of ocean. Have the Conmon Council uncemmon natural ady rification of the city 1 N has been done, and the su when th relof death. Mast, and 1 over the unclean pla wash its shor ngers, awai operated with these , in order to the pu- ng, absolutely nothing, uMer is how upon na, his wings on the = with the same uner certainty that the carrion attracts the vulture. Yet, while nothing is done to purify and improve the city, the rents are be ing vo startling, that ¢ are running away recy, Hol » Brook } lyn and Williamsburgh, to aveid the crushing | weight which unfortunately must fall on those who renvain behind. If there were any thing useful | of salutary 1 for the enormous expendi« ture, reconciled to their doom the tilt or in the civilized world, and the taxat and worst governed inthe United States, had n same time swelling like a destructive ble, emelland great, which would di that increases as it goes, it i¢ no w rtatesman in any petty dukedom of BYs | showkl be seared and terrified by a «ta should have caused the removal of Clayton six | iin, individually, they have not the power to months ago. Mr. Meredith is equally. pg 2 ontrol or rectify trenchment was one of the and unfit for his position, as Secretary of the Trea: | oo id refunne, re isit? Keho answers sary. He eomunenced his career with a general | iyi ne 1 ‘Phe truth ie, that the anon Coun- awe Fmen from office; appointing men it | cit have been so huey in making elap-trap apecehes their places notoriously unfit to do the daties; and to Banembe, in provid « for themeetves, in seme instances his appointments have been vag: | sand in grasp shonde ond thieves that he has been obliged to te move himeelf. In other ¢ he has temoved | faithful and competent men; men who have perilied their lives in the war of 1412, and in Mexico—a clase of men, whore services tot country have ever been remembered, and have been a shield from party proscription. He has informed Ce that there wae a deficiency in the Treasury teen millions, incurred bw expenses durin with Mesico, when in fact these millions were re quired to be spent in paying Chickasaw, Calph and other enormovs claims, ia which he and other members of the cabinet are notoriously deeply in terested The people now discover how these sixteen millions were to be squandered in paying these unjust and enormous claims, to be the enbinet, and the emplowtrs and neceseaty to he rewarded for defending and poseing therm. Mr. Johnson gives his official of fon, asa member of the cabinet, that they @ gal; another member of the cabinet pays them, aa another receives and pute in bank @100,000 of on Pingle claim Congress ate amazed; the people are shocked at @ueh barefaced plunder of the treasury by the offi- @ials General Taylor hes chosen to guard it. The wat | in perpetrating ing at the exern netions arsigned exclusively by the charter to the Heads of De they had little time and lese inclination for the dix cherge of the legitimate business of th and eo, we fear, it will be to the end of the urtments, that Sporting Datelligence. + ate anffounsed to Trovtise —Two trotting conte come off this afternoon at the Centreville rae — one for a puree, mite heats, bert In five. to wagons he other the same distance in harness, There are dare «entries for eaeh race, and eo nearly match ve horses, that it fe diffiealt to name the favorite Ferrero Coont ow tun Derren Srare--Aprit 9 = No. 70 Chesapeske and Delaware Canal Company John A. Perrine, The argument of roneluded « defendants W. Withers tif in. error istrator The aegument of thie eanse wae inti inerror, and continued The Pnited states. appellants, her's executor. Appenty from Cironit Court of the United States for Penneytvanis, Mr, Justice ered the opinion of Unis Court, aMlfining the of the Cltenit Conrt in theee causes 72. KR. W. Withers, plaintiff’ in error, ee R Administrator, The eerument of thie case was concluded for the platotiff in err No. 72 Ht Benner et al. sppetiente. ee J ¥ Por. ter, The ergoment of thie couse wae commenced for attributes of a great and efficient exceutive | * | zens mov President " ihe plaintif in errr, dcontinaed for the 1 | Papendick o# Comeul ef Hanover, for the qquntry looks to the man they have chogen, for his | hot ~ Roca ammeg eo = Wireonel in. L Secretary Ciavron, (Wurre May,) axp Exe veRxor Favstin First, (Buacx May)—Tue Capi- eT anpd St. Domingo.—We have been waiting with some aniety to hear from the cabinet in regard to its intended disposition of the beautiful iskand of St. Demingo. We were aware, some months ago, that the astonishing diplomatic and overreaching stateeman, Mr. Clayton, who we believ> is still re- tuined in office by honest, unsuspecting General Tuylor, had turned his attention to the negroes and mulattoes of the island of St. Domingo, whieh is rendered interesting from the fuct, that this was the first eoil, on this side of the Atlantic, seen by Christopher Columbus, As we considered the de- sign of Mr. Clayton to annex Hayti, before Cuba, a most laudwble one, we have let him have his own way, knowing that if he did manage to embroil us in a war with either of the mling powers of that island, it would be a source of fun and amusement, ending in something good for the reduction of the island te the laws of order and civilization It is high time that Mr. Clayton tells us what he hae done in the matter; we can't wait any longer. There is no need of any secrecy now, for Sir Henry Bulwer and the Bri government know all about it, as well as of all other moves that our thick- witted Secretary makes to acquire renown for him- self, and territory for us, It must be nearly three months since Mr. Clayton started off the Hon. Penjamin Green, a well educated diplomatist, by the way of Chatanooga on a very important mis- sion, to look after Hayti. We believe he em- barked on his mission from Mobile, and hav- ing eecomplished the object of Mr. Clayton, should be now somewhere near, or at, Wash- ington; et least, there must be very im- portant despatches in the artment from him. What do they all amount to? Can St. Domingo be annexed without a war with Africa!’ Why does not Seward, Male or Bexton, call upon the Presi- | dent for information? This question is intimately | blended with slavery, and the South want to know, also, what to do about it. Let’s have a copy of | Mr. Green’s instructions. Did Mr. Clayton order him to toke measures to incite the Spanish portion | of the island to demand admission into the Union— to be annexed to the States? We know Mr. Green amply qualified, in many respects, to carry instructions. He was for some months, in Mexico, a Secretary of Legation, and speaks the Spanish fluently; and he has a great fondness for doing something—and we are pretty sure young Greene has done something. Whet is it? Will the Spanish population and the mulattoes consent to call en us for aid? Will the administration send a force to put down the Hnytiens, and that funny colored man, his Imperial Majesty Faustin the First? These are interesting questions. We want scmething new flung into Congress just at this moment, and perhaps the annexing of the lovely Island of St. Domingo, with its population of blacks and mulattoes, as a colored State—the first dia- mond State of the confederacy—might effect the object. Let us have Hayti, and a charcoal State, | by all means. It may save the cabinet yet. St. | Domingo must be annexed before Cuba. Such a | proposition will have the support of Benton, Se- ward, Hale, and all the rest of the abolitionists and free soilers. We are willing to give Mr. Clayton every eredit for this move, if he carries it out to a good result. He treads in the footsteps of an illustrious man, in | endeavoring to do something for St. Domingo; and numerous diplomatic blunders. Let's see how much itis worth. St. Domingo isa beautiful and extensive island. It might be made the garden spot ef the world, in the hands of our enterprising population. In some respects it is superior to Cuba, Nature bas lavished all her Dounties upon that spot, and made it » paradise. Liberty nus made it the abode of demons, and the scenes of massacre, bloodshed, murder and crime, unequalled in the annals of history. That it is so | new, is a shame to a civilized anda christian world. The war between the races on that island should have been stopped years ago. The first movement | towards such late State, in IS44. He addressed notes year, to the French and Spanish ministers, desiring to kiiow if their respective governments would waite with this in some humane and christian plan to give independence to the Spanish race, and put down the Iaytien negroes, and arrest their bleod- shed and cruelties. An interview was had. The plan was favorably received by the envoys of France ond Spain, and letter spatched to their respective courts for instroctions. At about the game time, Mr. Tyler selected a person by the name ef Hegan, to proceed St. Domingo, He was a friend of Mr. Tyler, but didn’t understand eh, French or Creole, and returmed home nearly as wiee as he wee when he went away, ruined his health, and is now sick at Washington, writing for his poy. This repert was made to the Stote Department, and no notice token of it. We published the result of his trip in this paper. When instructions were received from home, by the mi- nistere of the French and Spanish courts, approving of the plen, end authorizing them to wnite with the Americen government, in any feasible plan to se- cure so desirable a result, Mr. Calhoun had left office, and his sucecssor, the emiable Mr. Bu- chonon, bad bis hends fell of other matters, and let the St. Demingo question go to sleep, and the necroes continue to evt each other's throats, and at last di C js. We hope Mr. Clayton has made a success- ful move. The mission of Mr. Green was kept a profound seeret, for fear that it would reach British ears and be thwarted. Mr. Benj. Green is now at, or on his way home, and there is no need of fur- T eecreey. There are 10,000 men in this place, who would volunteer to colonize St. Domingo the instent the odiministration give a hint that it isdesirable that they should do eo, and will furnich any reasonable | exense, based on Mr. Green's report, that they | should go and abolish the negro butchery business, | St. Demingo will be a State in a year, if our cabi- | sloves of every negro they can catch when they | teach Hayti. Give us the facts, and let our citi- at once. Fashion and the Opera. All the city is ina whirl of excitement abont the lialian Opera at Nibb and, though the first week | was mot very brilliant in fashionable modes and dress, | vet there was no want of elegant and discriminating iences. The bigh character of the opera ie nowa | fixed fact. To-might we are to be treated with the charming music of Verdi's “Attila.” written for the voice of Marini, The maestro hae taken Bellini's popu lerity. and in this opera has displayed genius ofa lofty t. The theme adm combingtion of wildness, sublimity and beauty.whieh Verdi hae seized with eon. commate «kill; and the charneter of Attila, with the creat Marini as its interpreter, will freate a sensatio The score ta written, for the sopranp voice, very high, like all the latest Itallan muste, and we cannot expect a great deal of pleasure from that portion; but Marint and Lorini ean carry anything thaugh bravely, with the powerful auxiliaries and chofus associated with then ‘The opera ovght to be crowded. The fame of this trowpe is Dringing the lovers of tusic into the city from every quarter, and eunehine dnd song will prevail for the rert of the month, There hae never befee been ro b enthusioem in mueieal circles, or each inquiries among the denirens and ttrangers of the me- trepolle about the reality of the grat banjuete of music et Niblo’*, The trath te now out We hare the true opers, We have great singers. London ond Paris «1 not beat ue, The old cities are ruppited with old voices, while we have young, fred voices, nnd perfeet musicians, fall of delicious melody and truly enehant- ing. Lorind * as certain as Mariog Morini has os much foree and freshness as Labiache: Costini has no com. petiter in London Im her réles: nnd Stefanont ie equat to Grisi, and a trathfal, original, and powerful aetr oss, Time will prove thin The hae tt ied COW. officially reeoents :, they were experimenting with American | net will but authorize white volunteers to make | if he don’t bungle the work, it will be received by | the American people as some atonement for his | } Jesirable object, was taken by the | ‘olin C. Calhoun, when he was Secretary of | during that i GRAPHIC MTELLU Important from Washington. OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasnincrom, April 14, 1850. T learn, from the best anthority, that for many months past, the eabinet have been engaged in one of the most magnificent diplomatic projects that ever engrossed the attention of any cabinet, from the com- mencement of the government to this day. It is no Jess than the annexation of the island of St. Domingo, including the Emperor Faustin and his whole court, together, with the half-and-half population of that island, Mr. Penj. Green, who was formerly seeretary in Mexi- ¢0, Was rent out last yoar to arrange the matter, The annexation of St, Domingo, with its black Emperor, is considered of more importance than the annexing of Cuba, with only a white captain general. ‘Two steam- erehave been sent out to forward the plan, and Mr. Groen is daily expected back to this city. Mr. Hogan was formerly rent out by Tyler, but Mr. Green is a mineh more competent person, and will have effected something. The cabinet hope to euceced, and I have no doubt that they will doso, and the country may look forward to the annexing of St. Domingo, and an emperor asa certain result, and one which will cover the cabinet with a cloak of glory, if anything can cover them, Tt has just leaked out, that allthe haste and hurry to ruth in California ¢, without her sisters in tribulation, New Mexico and Deseret, arises from the fact that the epeenlators of all kinds in Califor- nia, not the hard working gold diggers, have dought up all the Mexican land claims, and that these elaima, to the extent of five hundred millions of dollars, are held by men in and out of Congress, in and out of California; by newspaper editors, and persons employed at Washington, high in the depart- ments—a let of whom I will try to send you soon, It is said that the Benton family are interested. to the extent of four or five millions, in these Mexiean land titles, on the San Joaquin and Sacramento, com- prising leagues of gold quartz rocks. This accounts for the anxicty to admit California at once, and alone, in order that these doubtful titles may be bap- tized, This is the renson why certain noisy, blustering members of Congrees and the“ Gulping ” cabinct are anxious to hurry up the cakes in California, as they did the Galphin and Chickasaw claim business. Mr. Campbell's remains were taken, at seven o'clock this morning, from Washington en route to Tennessee. There was a short funeral service, and a procession of carriages tothe boat. The funeral sermon was preach- ed by the Chaplain, in the House, to-day. Mr. Forney, who was talked of at the commencement of the ses- sion, is the prominent democratic candidate for the vacancy. Emieration to Carirorxia.—The tide of emi- gration from the Atlantic and Western States to the golden region of California, continues and in- creases beyond anything we ever heard of. There is not a steamship which leaves here for Chagres, that is not filled with adventurers, who have thrown up their occupations and business at home, abandon- ed all old occupations, and old friends, families and acquaintances, for the purpose of trying their for- tunes among the hills and valleys of that wonder- ful land, with its wonderful deposits of gold. Two steamships, the Georgia and Cherokee, and one bark, sailed from this city on Saturday, with some seven hundred and eighty passengers ; and the Em- pire City will leave to-day, with four hundred and seventy-five more, making in two days a drain of nearly thirteen hupdred from the population of the old States, to be added to the new State on the Pacific. Such an immense emigration is without @ parallel in the history of this country. In fact, the California fever has become a mania, and the vast emigration which has already gone thither, and that which is expected, begins to excite alarm in some of the Western States, whose prosperity depends on the industry and labor of the very class of persons who are seeking California. There is every reason to believe that the overland emigra- tion, during the present year, will be immensely greater than that of the last, and fears are enter- tained that some of the extreme Western and Southwestern States will be depopulated. Of course, all who go to California will not suc- ceed to the extent of their hopes and expectations, Not more than ten or twenty per cent will ever return from there with fortunes, and hundreds and thou- sands will meet with nothing but disappointment, sickness, disease, and an early grave. ‘Thousands of young men who left the Atlantic cities with their minds unbalanced by the golden prospe whieh their fancy had created, have fallen victims to disease, snperinduced by hard labor, exposure, and want of proper food. None but men of strong constitutions, and who are inured to labor of the hardest and severest kind, should think of encoun- tering Celifornia. The hand that has been accus- toned to a kid glove has no busines in California. Mechanics, handicraftsmen of every hind, and la- borers, have every chance to do much rin Califemia than they can in the old Sta while to young men brought up tenderly, wi or professions, end ineapable ef under, lubor and the severities of the weather, it offers nothing but an early gra Such persons should until society and business become better or- ganized, when the natural expansion will create a demend for their services in the usual way. The number of persons who are daily arriving here from all parts of the count for the purpose of taking passage to California, together with the great number of strangers who are usually in New York at this season of the year, is so great, that every hotel in the city is fall to overflowin: we have even heard that previous to the sai the Georgia and Cherokee, many of the passengers were unable to get lodgings, and were actually ebliged, some to walk the strecta and some to set ell night in the reading rooms of the hotels, as they corld get no lodging accommodations. Such a rush as this was never before experienced in New York. Marine Affaire, Two Levwenes—-On Saturday morning last, the magnificent ship Franets P, Sage, was launched from the yard of Messrs, Westervelt & Mackay, foot of Seventh street. Though the weather was most unfa- vorable, a large crowd assembled to witness the Iai all of whom appeared to enjoy it. She left her woys in @ graceful manner, and her appearance, | when in the water, elicited the commendations of all judges in naval architecture, She fs to be com- manded by Capt. Win. If. Robson, Her owner, Mr. Thomas P. Stanton, intends to put her iu the Buro- pean trade. Shortly after the above launch, the steamer La- van war to the bosom of the East aurence & Sed: ™ and, we 5 isto be sent to the island of Cuba, Tue Onsravertows at Hone Gare —The Chamber of Commerce of thie ety have addressed @ letter to | Prof. Bache, the euperintendent of the coast survey, | thanking him for map i diagramea of surveys re- contly made of Murl Gate, &e. To him and his te. at. Woothull, of the navy, these with which fided to their care Commoner, 7 ’ April 2. isso. § To ALD. Race, Bert U. #. Coser Braver- Sin—Ry a resolution adopted this day, the thnks of the Chamber of Commerce were re<pectfuliy and sineerely tendered to you, for your kindness, in pro- senting to the Chamber maps and diagrams of thy surveys of Hurl Gate, &e. T win aed requested, through you. to pre: thonks of the Chamber to Licut. vl for the distingwished ability he hae shown t intending the survey of Hurl Gate, and the e) of the maps referred to. ? I am. very rerpectfally, yout obedient servant, M. MAURY, Seeretary. Comstenes oF New Yors.—During the past week the arrivals were not fo numerous as during the previons ent the week, The table gives the number of arri- vals, with the estimated talue of rraeele and eargone:— Nog = Value of Valve of erenele tv sorts, erreoee ¢900.000 so) 000 1.060.000 5.075 000 500 000 7909 000 340.000 495 000 25.009 ‘nis Wt $7.218,000 imate the value of the above vessels with their baw og So) waa bape Sree than ~ pares honet the number jenie were twonty rin ferns This Te enaced by the Iargs t diserepancy . number of from the Best Ladies and Liretpoot One of the eteamships merely come here on an experi. mental trip, and of courre 20 value is put om her cargo Movements of Individuals. Gov. Ujhasy and family called at the Irving House last evening, to take tea with Mad’lle Apolionia Ja- gello, who is stopping at that house, prior to their de- parture for Iowa. It was soon known throughout that ertublishment that they were there, and in a very short time Mrs, How: and the Ladies residing at that hotel, raised over three hundred dollars, which they presented to the Governor as ho was leaving, It was #0 delicately. that the venerable Hunga- rian, hie family and Mad'lle Jagello were deeply and affected. This is a good beginning for a urney to the far West. We hope that they will meet with the same warm and generous recept! on the steamboats and railroads over whieh tae will pass en rowe to their Western home. The following is hiv card to the publie :— Gov, Usnazy ro wis, Paexps in New Yorx.—As Tam about to leave New York. with my family and some of ptr — = to peng to one of the western an out of my to i © all my honored ‘friends and: benefactors: t its my agreeable duty herewith, publiely, in my own name and that of the companions who go with me, to express my hearty thanke for the noble Fg ae and hospita- ple reeeption with which, bere in New York, we have been made happy. These have been days of consolation after days of suffering. And now, in leavit with the eonviction that many of my arsociates in calamity will seek thia sole true re- fage of the op; Tcommend them to the good- ness and the beneficence of the noble American na- tion. Three months since I came from the West of E: ye to the East of America, and now I depart again for ¢! far West of this country, whereon the free and teem- ing entrance into the great American agricultural fam- ily is gon oe to every one who has courage and jorea T was driven by tyranny ; to the ficlds of the West I am now borne by the desire of win- ning from mother earth what is 80 necessary to the American republican, a free and independent exist- ence. LADISLAUS UJIIAZY. ‘New York, Aprit 12, 1850, City Intelligence. Aw Ixcrsiovs Swixpirn, on Conripesce Misrtacey.— Mr. George W. Vanstayoren, residing at the Irving House, was in Liverpool on the 8th of February last, when he met a person calling himself Doctor W. H. Hull. who applied to him for che loan of twenty-five sovereigns ($121 25). and represented to Mr. V. that his father was wealthy. and resided in Charles street, Baltimore, United States, and that he was himeelf wealthy; ‘that he wished to purchase @ microscope to take with him, and had not the money at hand, having already made a number of purchases, which exhausted his eash; that if Mr. V. lent him the amount. he would ay it at the Irving Monee, or at his agents, Maiden Poe, on bis arrival in this ety. Mr. V. placing con- fidence in the Doctor. lent him the $121 25. On ar- riving in this eity, by the steamer America, in the latter art of February, Mr. V. called on Hull, at the New York Hotel, and demanded the return of the money, Hull gave him a check on the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Baltimore. Mr, V. proceeded to Baltimore, and on making inquiry there, ascertained that there was no #uch bank in that city. and that the reprosen- tations made by Hull were false in every particular, he having no father living in Charles street, The pranks of this “Confidence Man” did not end here, {t ap- pear? that he went to the store of Tiffany, Young & lis, corner of Broadway and Chambers street. to par- chase some articles of jewelry, on the 28th of March, where he stated that he had just returned from Paris, where he had been to finish his studies asa medical student, and that he was on his way to his father's, in Charles street, Baltimore; and, that he desired to take a present home to his sister, But that it was nos con- venient for him to pay cash for it then. However, if it would answer as well, he would give his eheck on the bank in Haltimore. Hull also gave to Mr. Gicorge McClure. the man of business in the firm of Tiifuny, Young & Ellis. the names of two gentlemen who knew him. “Mr. McClure, placing every confidence in him, sold him a gold watch and chain Yor $00. and reeebyed from him a check for the amount on the City Bank of Baltimore,” payable on the 4th of April. The check was forwarded to Baltimore. but no such bank could be found there. and the check was returned protested by a notary public, These facts are taken from the «worn affidavits of Mr. Vanstavoren and Mr. George McClure. A werrent has been issued for the arrest of the coul- dence Doctor. Try: New Yous Voursterne avn tire Finer Bu ~ ix or seven days ago a paragraph appeare the Herald, in which it was stated that not a cent had been paid nt the Mercer House from the First Brigade, notwithstanding the flourish of trumpets about a mecting of the brigade at the Arsenal. Fearing the matter would all end in smoke, at the expense of the Volunteers, whore name ought not to be used lightly, d, unless it was meant todo them a real service, we ‘ted the fact of the contributions not being forthcoming on the 25th of March, without attribati blame to aid-de-en: quarter. Captain A. ¥. Vosburgh, acting to General Storms, writes to the Herald in 8 follows :— ort time allowed. between the meeting held at the Arsenal and the evening named for the returns to be made; it was deemed advisable by the officers present, to defer making the returns to come Indefinite period. or until such time as General Storms think proper to issue an order to pay the proc of the collec. tions. s an order issued by General Storms, . to the officers authorised to make collections in their respeetive da. to pay the proced* without delay to Colonel § who wis ap- pointed treasurer and muthorized to reeelve them. Iu # few days the resulé will be made known,” Wrarnen. eather has been very rough for the last tw: 3. On Saturday evening, sbout half past eight 0° ‘kK, there was some «now: and yesterday morning. there was a pretty hard frost. The wind blew a gale from the west, and the duy continued extremely cold, with a slight sprinkling of snow at one time, So great an effet had the strong west wind upon the water, that one of the South Ferry boats had to ecase running for some hours, owing to extreme lowness of the tide, There was uite a Fe day, and the boats pitched so ww that some of the parsengers were sea-siek. Avornen Acerest at tir Frany.—We learn from a bright and intelligent little girl, who witnesw@ the accident, that a woman and child fell overboard from the Transit. at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday morning, while the boat was in her slip on the Rrooklyn side The woman was careless and negligent in ments. and fell over the chain of the steame; h fore che started to cross the river, With dome d culty, the erew of the boat rescued both. ‘The woman will be more careful in future Frit ro re Riven.—Charles Miller fell into th East river, yesterday. and cued from drowning by officer Simpson. about sixteen years of age, fell into the North ao foot of Christopher street. yeaterday, at cleven o'clock, nd Was rescued by one of the Ninth ward police. M Fevenat.—One of the companies of the Irish Volunteers turned out yesterday, to the number of about fifty, to accompany a deceased brother to the gr They appeared in Tull uniform and looked re- markebly The uniform is a green coat, with Uiue trousers and white stripe, Mistany Panape.—The three troops of Dragoons at- tached to the fourth Artillery porade to-day, under command of Lieut. Colonel Edmond ©, Charles. The assemble at 10 A.M. at the Arsenal yard, and will thence proceed to Hamilton square, Third avenue, for field maneuvres. Conese or ax Onexynts ann a Private Cannon. day. private carringe wa: v stages. There one of the Pearl st jes in the carriage wt the time, who forta- without injury, though the earriage it- scif was considerably damaged Nestor, wha Diep os tae Hosrenat he laborer, J was injured by the falling of of the building. No. yon Bat ria Task ded the samme nm in 200 Broadway, the Hospital. He was a native of Bavaria, aged 54 years The coroner held an Inquest yesterday, and @ verdict was rendered accordingly. Draven ey Deimicm Terwnss,—The coroner yesterday id ap inquest. at the City Hospital. on the body of Cornet ionning.a native of Ireland, aged 62 years, who was brought to the horpital in a state of intoxtea- tion, with bis head and face bruised. evidewtly by fait- ing. The next day he was taken with delirium tremens. and died yesterday, in cousequence, Verilet second ely. Finy.—Tt was mentioned inthe Twhune of Friday last, that En; No, bw We the first apparatue on ram treet. on Thurediy wil y thankful ifthe ch information would look ov: netead of No. 6, it wae Hose €) 46 that was fitet on the ground. and hat the Signed A FIREMAN New York, April 14, 1850. vr Wemann, ground at the fire No, night, at ( welve o'clock frntloman who ga wind correct it pany first water on the fire. rany imagine that a fireman would get any as. co from the lary cof thie elity—m nm have got rid of the duty of fite wardens and nd now seek an increase of pay fur Allow me to ve little to proteet them in vol: nd labor, a labor whieh ts alwa: . on dongerous and fuil of peril, afording to the mous devotion altogether it does, the noblest virtaes nm whe pen the thet adorn the human thomehet ment for thot arduous duty, which they all strive t It also t# Injustices to the com. panies thet were to work on that fire—T mean Pro- tection Engine Company No. 5. one of the best and wicket companies io thie ety: and American Mowe ompany No. 4. 9 company composed of young men, who have. rinee thetr organization. proved themselres to be a quick and eMfcient company (Iam not atnem- ber of either company.) When such remarks are soon ju yout paper. they are not contined to thi the United § per ix rend of the world where a newepaper ean be ou are, atthe head of the press in this city, need fel for any favors, like @ penny paper Banos 6 oat je yoe <whieh paper, not long sinee, a deseription of tof the Ey atreet, explosion. It eaye, the Mayer Chet of other distinguished folke could be even plainty. ( very little:) while not _a word is epoken about ti who did the work of that ever-to-beremembered day. optag Ds S fatare such remarke will not be seen in your valuable you Will please exense me for the _— of this communication, me to remoin, J i r r © and ne men cncery EOUrt Calendar This oa ncur® Covnt.—N = 459, 176, 330, 350, 425, 463, 483, 484, $02, 503, 510, 511, 521, 817," 519, , St, 693, 952 Oh GR at a, so nen Rises —Pact LNos, $1, 9) 33 20, sor, . ‘art 2—Nos, ora, 300; 408, 414, 416; 424, 42, “* sigd Pa RIOR Co No, 93, 38, 26, 71, 156, 118, 68. 183, 108) THT 83 dU IRE, 48, TH, oe nn Os 100, 161, 108, 190, 186, 2204 to 210, 4, 31, 19, 194, 163, met to 91, 93, 4, 42, 58, ‘Taarsreeaep Cover 62, 63. 69, 78, 04 to 98, THE WEEKLY HERALD, ANOTHER STEAMER FOR CALIFORNIA... The splendid steamship Empire City, Captain Wil-: son, will leave this port, at three o'cloek, this afternoon, for Chagres, with over four hundred pas- sengers, and the mails for the Pacific. An edition of the Werucy Hrnavo will be published at ten o'clock this morning, copies of which can be in wrappers, at sixpence each. to go by her to Cali- fornia, Oregon, &e., &e ., &o flava, iy order of the fiaoriaaion be JOHN BROCUITAM, Sceruiary- superb ot “Awerieans, at Hrady's Demuerreaa Galler, Wor a0 Broadway, where it remains for exhibitions oo tt3? No 205 ki Fe pa eee above. =] of rock ine, sy ty the of the 38 B., at this otfiee, John Keese, A FLcoley,& Keoee will give their personal n Sales. Yention to. the sales of Furniture of fumilics breaking wp Housekeeping, o will receive it for anle, at 4 $79 Broadw: eanaeious Auction Rooms, 377 an ght ite street, t Jan To Lawyers.Cooley & Keese will sel? Law Books at their new Auction Houso, Broadway, comer of ‘White street, on Sa Mth April, At Lo'eloek” Gentlo~ men of the bar ha to offer will please send in theig lists to-day or on Who that has heard so much about the Toute across the Isthmus to ‘he gold mines of California, now: ing travelled by thousands, would not like to see a paint « ing descriptive of if, and true to the life? All such ure ina formed that EMMERT & PENF! have been over ire route and back, aren: ® Painting a& 8 Broadway, xbove Niblo's, that is perfectly correct, and, well worth sceing. All who are minutely fastidious or curt of their hair, the trim of their whisker rough and Inaurious sham in the cut or delight in. ics should employ ML, tho lair Cutter, No, 13 Nassau, corner of Pine street, ability, through his masterly skill, to add grace. vo external mar Fine Watches—A- T. Cochrane, 288 Green... wich street, is selling those fine Time picces of Sam'l. Mag— nus, London, and Lewis & Morris Samuel, Liverpool; an& ‘kers,, at less prices than other watches of ‘the sauna ow offered in this market. The criginal manufaeturer of ‘the celebrated Open CI Shell Combs, and 1 fs in Broad a the ladier fo'call, and eXaaune ‘his inte impeoved Yatterves Combs at wholesale. ol 0334 Broadway, Bs gen ere DTnT trated. Move caieee new t Drees or Frock Cont $16, made to monsare. every anens, ion. Pretty Saci cut, workimansh i, rt ality, te ts, Ul. ae cheapness combined, at 116 William, a ‘8. Hair Dye—Batchelor’s Genuine Fair Dye, ean only he prooi street. variow i color from The ues of the imitate 4 have is eorrect= uae of the —y #4 by calling as above. Copy the addrena. seve * Gouraud’s Italian curing all skin diseases, discolorations sre Bave lor eradicating superfinows 7 White for the com street, first at (not in ‘street, Boston, * tee & Jordan, 129 and other nervons for lowness of spirits, doulas” cd te call and rend the cercideates of caters “ certificates of cuter, on whieh they may fully rely. 102 Nassau street. $i per bot— tle, oF $9 per doven, MONEY MARKET Sonpay, April 14th—6 P.M. The stoek market closed yesterday dull and depress- ed. Notwithstanding the abundance and cheapnessof money, prices are with difficulty sustained, The fhet is, operators in fancy stocks have no spirit aod very little confidence. They do not take hold with somuch. cnergy as in times past, and they operate with (oat and trembling, We have never known suche state of things in the stock market, It is impossible to tell what @ day bring forth. The advance in most of the fan- cles been enormous, and very few of those holding there unguarantied securities appear to have the slightest idea of the extent of the advance already re- alized. If they would reflect a moment and figure up ‘the difference in prices now, compared with those eur- rent a few weeks since, they would be astonished at the rise, and no doubt roon realize, There are many who have lately purchased fancies at prices above thore now ruling, who are anxiously looking furan im- provement sufficient to enable them to get out.but those who can make @ profit on any stocks they may hold at prevent pri¢es, and fail to doo, will soon regret it. Thera has been very little variation in prices within the pact two weeks, ond the market has been hanging by the smollest thread. Prices have reached their culminating: point, and they probably will remain quiet for some days before the downward movement commences, The advance thus far realized. has run up the interest ace count rapidiy, and it is more diffeult to carry the fan- cies now, than it was when they ruled forty, fifly, andi sixty per cont lower, This difference will soon tell against holders. and it may foree upon the market large quantities of stork. Outsiders do not like to hold any fancy stock long; they are fond of frequent changes, oud if they fail to make « profit on one, they seit owt and try their luek in another, In this way they generally lose all the enpitel employed in euch speculations, leave the street completely plucked of their fleece, and give way for others who havea propensity for prac- tising the same game. The bears are looking on with the most perfert indifference; but they will not ket the: first opportunity pors to enter the market in great force. The course pursued by the hears, during the past two: months, must ultimately tell on prices, by reducing the demand for the fancies, and destroying the market for such securities, Itis our impression thet from this time forward, the fancies will steadily depreeiote, ande in a few weeks reach the points from which the rise commenced. ‘The annexed statement exhibits the prices current in this market for the principal «peculative stocks, for each day of the past week, and at the close of the week previows. Tt will be seen that prices have Beem pretty aniform throughout .— Quotations von fH Pauxcirat Stocs iy me New Youre Ma Sat. Non Notes, a, ton 68, O78 oe ‘Treaser; u BIAS 1S Eq a se Pa: Hiss F ran t & Shigett i wt ESSE poe! SRS! | 5 oe r= 1 F 5 Pr et pass gts 33115282 tert - 5 = 2i=t fe = 231 3%: 18% = re Bliaisseir ” eglh 82 : i of with those ruling at the close of the Previous week, exhibits an advance in United States 6's. 67, of 14 per cont ; Ohio 6, 1; Peneytranta 6°, 1%; Indiewa O'% 1; Reading Mortgage Bonds, 15 Reading Railroad, 1; Brie Railrond, 1 ; Harlem, % ¢ Long Island, jy; New Haven Railroad, \{; and a de- cline in Norwieh and Worcester of 1 per eont 5 Farmers’ Loan. Sf; Canton Company, 1M; Morrie Canal, % ; and Brie Bonds, new, %. Three and a half Percent interest on the Bric Bonds, old, are due om the let of May, proximo. ‘The annexed table exhibits the value of foreten ary foc de entered at thie port for consumption during the Part week, also those entered for warehousing, and the