The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1850, Page 1

MORNING EDIPION----THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1850. NO. 5821. ‘wihertctee 7" Saenanisin STSCRI RAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. | ° Wwe wry | POSTSORIPT. | Tn - Fea Ttegtawaine ates, 3 Sun my Cagpantern 2 HALF-PAST SIX O'CLOCK, 4. mM. |AFIF AIRS IN WASHINGTON. nary Seaman, a = wre athe BE art Reet Me har en THE BEBATE IN THE SENATE U STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. — | ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. ON. THE ti oS meee PRESEN singer retooes ada, the (4 nutans Tas ARRIVAL Thursday, the jothcand ov THe The Inquiry by the House into the Conduct of 7th " 2 GEORGE |.aW, ALL 0. ROBERTS, § Commissioners. yt ES VAN XRongnrs,{ ‘YoI AND VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, ‘of subseription to the capital stock of the ‘and Virginia Steamship Com: to the andred thousand dollars, will be opened Both day of May instant, at tho office of the At- dante insurance Company, Merehante’ Bxchange, “Wall stroet, in the city of New York, and will remai that two succeedi: i, da SILAS we HENRY LU! Now York, May 6 isi Dated New » May NAVIGATION CO.—FOR BREMEN, i—The U. 8. Mai) Steamship WASH~ . W. Floyd, Commander, wil! sail for ity Ne low erm D, DLAM, NKLING, dou Monday, May 20th, from Pier a reo. of passage in the tet cabin, ‘the i, D experienced surge: to the ship, All lett through the pu ‘Passage or freight, foLten san EAMERS BETWEEN NEW nhips compowing this lime are Ds es TLANTI ptain ARCTIC, Captain Lace. PACIFIC, Camain Nyon” BALTIC‘Capteln Conmsiones DRIATIO, Captain Grafion. ‘These Raving been’ are ui from New extra size state K. COLLIN: WN, SHI Liv }RO' ve PuRT & bee E 4 May LIVERPOOL—THE UNITED STATES MAIL eamship PACIFIC, Capt. Bara Nye. Heinstants and ‘will depace with natant, and will depart with tI ively on Ratwrday, the doth May, at 12.0 ively no Lorth can be secured till paid for. Por freight or Passage, having unequalied accommodations for elegance oF comfort, apply to EDWD. K. COLLINS, 74 South street. i beg td LINE TO C the ed lock, fro1 0 new and eli Findley Schenck, U. S. 'y, as above, with the Government Ma: andthe Pacific. The books are now open for ‘Charleston, Savannah, by New skets to rayne y Orleans an an’ rou ra "0 Bo picket enrty appliestion must be made, as only &emall a ” remain i An enperte attached 0 the OHIO. Theuorceimogetions for pamoagers of cock lass, are unserpasec re for Chagres are ‘anal d by any steamship aftoat, Tho passen~ transferred at Havana, to tho superior louble engine steamship FALCON, proceed from rT stew Todk to Oki ates 0 rom New Yor Thagres:— Stave Hoom Berth... PIRE CITY LINK FOR SAN FRANCISGO VIA diroct.—The eplendid steamship EMPIRE CITY, Li tons burthen, will leave for we ae gr at So% pn or freight ov paseare, apply vo THOWARP & SON 4 Hroadesy. BW YORK AND SAN FRANC! to ‘Bor Packets,via Chacres—Tri-Mouthly Dis oT he Jendid how coppered, fast sailing Brig AL. , Captain: ih. Modgden. will vail cn Monday, ‘2th her regular Seleut or pangs, applets, RUSSELL & NORTON, - ant oe edd ic hagre 31 Od Sip. OR OREGON—POR PORTLAND, OREGON—A SU- rior fast sailing craft of abuut 9M) tone burchon, having pall oie args engaged, will receive immediate despate cient freight offers to Ske bolapoce Apsly to “pow Lien, i We 4 cu ORNIA THROUGH TICKET FOK SALE, POR = 4 i thied voyage in $0. RUSSELL & NORTO! ALIPORNIA THROUGH TICK & / ieee, in M.O, Roberts’ line of U.S. Mail the Obie to lea ir two 3 + OF R sinut atroet, Phitadetphia. CALIFORNIA DIRECT—THROVEM TICKETS —ONE 7” iva) lane and five steerage, per Ohio, Muy 2 4 Yonams about the 15th of June, voyage) and Republic (fret voyage). for ete “9. G. SHEPARD, § Broadway, corner « larnbos (reeond hy of Wall street. prereT, FOR Hine, for May two Steerage in Robs y 2th; two atoere in Howard fe Son's line two Stecrage and first clase, in Howland & Aspinwall’s line, for dune lock, Apply to WHITE, 34 Wall street. Cc CKETS POR SALE Howland & A a steamer: severnl rabght through Bich of May, for ele. Wanted, leaving on or before the 15th of 133 Fulton atrect. CALinornts, THROVOKL J stenmshi fo 25th of nm, No.10 Fulton etre ie four oth POR SALB, BY Inquire at Gould's Sa- TICK May. e © Indians in Texas. April 18.1 n that the Tn- 1 (From the & Wo mentione diane bad been commiting Lieut, Hudson Was rent in pursul covered & party of five on the (consisting of horses ai horses, It being eon started home immediately tend at fall speed , taken rofage in a chap We vecompanied by only four a. th fred. with rifles and arrows, killing one many and rounding Lieut, MH. and three men, Lieut, Il, at- tacked an Indisn, shootin times. and hia. horre bee unmensgesble he diemount ed, when he was attacked by four Enitiana, who shot him with three arrows He cut the string of one how atching another In- and tian Ly the throes fi sword. but being ver he contd not do him « tat th treated. They were purrned by Lieut but he and his only pon-eammiceioned © too severely wounded to ager recalled, An express was cont in dan ambulance woe ev the wonnded men to the Fort a severe that but little h overy Lieat Hodeon's wounds * are e:tertetned of r very severely nded, though a ceriained, now wore killed. Three or four rifles, and several hoess wera captured, and the saddie and snddie-bags of the Corpus * bristi mail rider, together wich a few of the papers and letters. were recovered Nearly sll the a pate been claimed by the citirens of Laredo. ned overto them. The most energetic mea- ve been taken by Gen, Brooke. Ali the force at yi A immediately in motion, and edere ur the whole cou and to either kill or capture evory Indian to b thia side of the Rio Grande, pr t Naval Intelligence, The following officers have been ordered to the U. 8 Drig Porpoise, now fitting out at the Gosport Navy Yard. for the coast of Africa:—LAeut, Com'g Jas. | Lardner; Lieuts aad ¢ oe ’ vie, Acting Maste i vie AGhase W, Woolley and John M. Keon T U. 8. frignte ¢ es, we lenrn. bas & my in ommtarion, thd yesterday rewelved her ne i eo goes to the Pravil & ” : Lient Park har been be h Carolina, « i , Uoas a is to be fitte ile r weed Midshipman J. Wakety Creighton bas beer toting Master —Norfo y er correspondent et M ng. writiog he with of February. cage that the { houp of war Se a » arrived (here on the 1 fi on F rane » ' a +! ad coiled for the Daited State way of Manville, } with Co Jore Geisinger on board = The mouth, nip of Commodore Voorhies, who came over Mary's, also sailed on the 23d. for Cochin am, With Mr, Balestier a9 pastonger, The was at Hong Kon at Rie J say that volphin, Commander Page ee Letters dated the 1ith March, from on board the aloop of war lac ail nei eas to sail the following day for China, ail woll Sone wee and men, and that she had had to sie pote in board during her stay at Rio,--Bosion .tdrer ‘This steamer | M whee | much for their industry pnd zeal, upon the highly sue- STEAMSHIP HIBERNIA AT HALIFAX. TELEGRAPHIC TO PORTLAND, ‘THENCE BY Locomotive Exp.ess to Newburyport, Mass., AND THENCE OVER BAIN'S MERCHANT’S TELEGRAPH, TO THE NEW YORE HERALD. ANOTHER ADVANCE IN COTTON RISE IN BREADSTUFFS,. ke, ke. Se The steamship Hibernia, Capt. Lang, arrived at Halifax yesterday. She left Liverpool, on Saturday, the 4th instant. Her news is one week later, and was telegraphed from,Halifax to Portland, from whence it was con- veyed to Newburyport by railroad express, thence over Bain’s wires to this city. The commercial intelligence is highly important. Annexed is the NEWS: Cotton advanced one ‘eighth to one farthing.— Fair Orleans 7j. Sales for the week 91,000 bales, of which speculators took 38,000. Frovr advanced one shilling, and is firm. Conn is in good demand, at about sixpence advance. Provisions.—Full average business. Beef ad- vanced one to two shillings per tierce. Pork, no change. but new Western less firm. ems are in good demand, at previous rates. sales sixty tons. Lard is aboat threepence lower. Corrre is dull at Liverpool, and three shillings lower at London. All quiet on the Continent. Evgene Sue elected in Paris. No disturbance. ee City Intelilgence. Amenreas Daamatic Puno Assoctation.—The second annual general meeting of the members took place in the green room of the Broadway Theatre, which was numerously attended. Mr. W. B. Chapman having deen called to the chair, the election of officers for the oe year was proceeded with, which resulted as follows: Bacon is steady; PRestDeNy. Henry G. Stebbins, Bsq. rRusrnes J.Preseott Hall: Req, James T. Brady John MeKeon, Exq., Thos. 8. Hamblin, W. P. Chapman, Esq., binectons J.G. Gilbert, W. 1B. Chapman, J. W. Lester, John Sefton, 1. Chiypendalo, , , GU Barrett, G. Skerrott, Joby Brougham, ‘T. Hadaway, J. Winans W. Woolf, C. W. Clarke, secnerany, TeKAtuRRR, W. M. Fleming. F.C. Wemyss. We sincerely congratulate the workers for this lauda- bile purpose, and the profession generally, who owe them cessful stete it is pow in. We perceive that Mr. retires from the seeretaryship, compelled assistance as a dire He is succeeded by a most capable wan, and an early laborer in the sume cause. Let them’ persevere in the good work « short time longer, and the matter must grow of its own volition, We congratulate the society mort singerely upon their new President. He is a man of talent aud energy, and possesses hosts of friends, and ot the right stamp to serve the interests of so praiseworthy an in- stitution Srnime or THe Lanonens.—To-day the laborers strike for nine shillings per day. Heretofore they have worked for etx shillings, and even balfa dollar, There js no reason why they, as well as other operative bodies, should not be fairly paid for thetr work, They have the authority of the Bible itself, for saying, “T'! Jaborer i# worth y of his hire.’ Tne Wares or Fourexy.—A poor Frenchman. named Jos, Docton, aged nhout 50 years aud residing in Division street, who had hitherto made « living in New York of by grinding rerers end sei the an 06- eupation in which his wife « him—has beeome suddenly rich, by a bequest 7 @ relative in his native countr ounting franes. He has thrown aside his el, and em I grind no more, a8 be has been #0 favored tune Onstncerion of tHe Srarets —Pour we ter have been occupied in making tween White and Franklin streets, and y the wheel of for+ ka and bet- repairs 1 they are wnfinis The public communtestion ea thus obstructed all (hat time tuction the sidewalk in the sau " upied by carriages exhibited for gale, while poor apple women and venders of old books have been by the po caused no ineon. Hee from pleces where th Th ven to the public Rass pavement is going on ly jo the lower par\s of Broadway Prares ration OF 4 Stirsorh Sroven T One of the me beautiful f workw e ever seen, b jlver t which wae mad i. Tompking and Binek, 267 Broadway, and is now on view int low v haw’ te of th ished a tistic deseription. and the m: in the best manner. It vst $125. It ts presented to Mr Varin. asnixtant f gine 25, aod bears the following George W. Varian, a to of aivetionat ard. from the membe« company, Cataract Engine. No. 25. New Crvnen Meste Convex A musical convention of thore epeciaily interested ia charch music, f New Engiand and Mid ate now in the Rutgers street Chu this city, A good or- cheetra, under the diree Mr. Wallace the Brace Band, and the cow during ch evening the org ratory to fie publie performas concert iy also to be given, ax d female e engaged to aid in (ie performances. These tousleal gather” are adding much to the rest of the pu or the eulture of masie Fine —Yerlerday at 2 o'clock P. M., a fire broke out in Bleventh street, near the ook; bat y the active exertions of the fire who were promptly on the epot. it wae extinguished, with bat trifling dame t Sanvant —A servant from the he Commissioners of by Mrs! Hitnes. of 70 Hester street. was xent out on Suaday after noon about 4 o'clock. with a child. about 18 moaths old, to give it an airing in the Park, When night came ord the girl did pot return, Mrs. ifinos and her family were greatly alarmed about the fn ebild what murt have been & when the night paseed atd the nro her child wre not fortheoming lings wha ever of the scrrant! She proceed: rf station how hem both ser vant ward house. at 10 n. The story of the girk * found the Park by of inquiry, and afte ering gt one le, and geing round th nd the f » ot Limes, went oot te worst of ell, she did vow the name of he had an impe coll a of what like it, and which peop! K for How street, he war brought there.) +e could 9 d howe. She still wonder th ebild. til at length ehe was found svied aa | bausted, and crying, by one of the it who brought her to the station b et vent her to Ble own ere thken onre oftitl the arr flew at the girl, and would hav but for the potiee ‘Thin wae mere to blame thin the girl, im Ht inte the heart of « jane « dno knowledge, wh is qnite © t thet the Was ignorant of (16 name of Qe he lived iy A man was found dead, yortordty even. Lp Pallimore tying at pier No. 4 laer wes called to hold an ing mest, | to recognise the rights of the South, and | ap on omen of g the Last Administrati Officers under AMERICAN AND BRITISH NAVIGATION LAWS. THE TARIFF, &c., &a., &e. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senate. BY MORSE’S MAGNETIC TRLRGRAPH. Wasiinoron, May 15, 1850. THE oreNiNa, After the presentation of numerous petitions, and tho transaction of other morning business, the bill to Promote the progress of the useful arts was made the special order for half-past twelve to-morrow. Tho bill for the relief of General Roger Jones was taken up and passed. THE CALIFORNIA AND TERRITORIAL QUESTION—THE TEXAS TITLE, ETO. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill for the admission of California, and the establish- ment of territorial governments. Mr. Dovarass expressed a desire to get a test vote upon the separation of the measure for the admission of California, from the other subjects. With that view he moved to lay the bill under consideration on the table, in order to take up the bill for the admission of California, which was negatived, 24 to 28, as tollo PR mg: Benton, Bra y rk oper, of Wiseon Tis, Seward, Ds Downs, 10, Ho ing, Mangum, Morton, Pratt, Husk, Sou! ney, Underwood, and Whiteomb, Mr. Davis, of Missfasippi, moved that the tonth sec- tion of the bill be stricken out—n prohibition preve ing the proposed territorial legislatures from passii any laws in retation to African slavery, and substitute & provision preventing said legialutures trom passing any laws interfering with those rights of property which grew out of the institution of African slavery as it exists in any of the States of the Union, B Mr. Coay said, ifthe Senator's object was to establish slavery in the territories now free, he was entirely opposed. The object of the committee had been to leave the quertion on slavery ts tn ie loci, which he believed and argued prohibited African slavery in tho terrijories acquired from Mexico Mr. Ruex defended the title of Toxas to the Rio Grande, against imputations which he understood Mr. bd to have cast upon it. rr. CLay denied that he had gone into the qnestion of title; his position was, that no matter how poor the title of poasessibn to a sonthonns the ler loci of tho territory continued the same as before its acquisition, until the acquiring power should. by legislative act, extend its laws over said territory. M: proceeded, at considerable length, in sup- port of the claim of Texas, stating. in the course of his remarks, that the I’resident had recently instructed his federal officers in the disputed territory, not to in- terfere in any controversy which may arise between tho citizens of the territories and the State authori- ties of Texas, in vindication of the State jurisdiction. Mr. Davis. of Mississippi, said his object in moving the amendment, was to ascertain distinetly whether or not the people of the South were to be permitted to go into the territories proposed to be established, with their slave property, with any degree of security. He beiteved that the South had the right to carry their property into the territories, Me claimed some pro- tection in its use and enjoyment. Mr. Cray opposed the am » admitting that its effect woul He would vote against it on the ground that the section as it stands © all Proner, protection to citivens of the South, ie appealed to those who had acted with Mr. Calhoun, whether they could persist in asking the positive in- troduction of slavery into territories? Would no: the exercise of such power admit the power to prohibit flavery? But aga’ Why should Senators embarras« the pending proposition by an attempt to seeure a pro- vision protecting slavery, where it could not and would not go. Mr. Davis said he wae contending for a principle, for for the recognition of the rights of the South. Mr. Yunrx said he had voted to lay the bill on the table this morning. for the purpose of expressing lis discountenance of the entire scheme presented by the committee of 13, and proceeded with somo general re- marks adverse to the bul and report. In the course of bin cbrervations. he expressed his surprise at the position taken by Mr. Clay, who, in the M test, eloquently and vehemently mainta: s not only just and right to the So tent with humanity. that the North should permit and aid in the diffusion of slavery inthe Territories, Ie (Mr. Yulee) could be satisfied with no such reheme of settlement as the one proposed, nor any that failed i vindicate tts honor Mr. Footer expressed his gratification that Mr. Yu- lee wes the uly uthern man who, by a direct rote, had fult himself called upon to express his entire dis. approbation of He hailed this fact after an inter- ings of #i! Southern gentlemen would be so modified as to sveure their support of the measure. Mr. Foote proe at length in support of the proposition that the Mexican laws repealing slavery in Mexico, were no longer in feree in the newly ac- quired tern! m that the provi- sion of the bill, territories to th firmed tho righ: Floris Dill upon a controverted, and, as he betieved. ine: assum pl read passages from the 8 address and argued to show that Mr Yulee Tet dioted the position taken in that paper. In conclu sion, Mr, Foote gave notice (ut if Mr. Davis’ ameod ment was rejected, ho would move to nmend the tenth section cf the bill, so as to provide in terms, that the territorio! Jogivlature shail neither establish nor inhibit jean slavery “The debate continued betwoen Morsrs, Foote ant | Yulee. the former cceupying the greater portion of the time until) 4 o'tlock, when Mr. Foote gave way, andthe Ponate adjourned House of Representatives. PAIN'S ELECTRO-CHEMICAL Th! PORAPTL. Warnisarow, May 15, 1850 fuk Last ADMuNITRATION—ane THE OFFICIALS UNDER LAWRENCE, TRUMAN OMFTH, GENERAL TAYLOR, AN WILMOT PROVISO. Mr from the selec! committes, to inquir what perronr, who held office under the Inet admta’ tration. were correspondents of newspapers, and in- terfered with elections, asked that the committee be authorized to employ o clerk, and have power to send 1 it. and tHat eatd ‘uct e whether, daring ation. letter ot letters wero in the possession of Abbott Lawrence and Troman Smith, to the effect that jeneral Taylor wae in favor of the Wilmot provi and whether the President said that he would approve a territorial Wil containing rald provi nd whether Gen. Taylor when he Moe under the letters to be published in having a tendency to pre Taylor to the Preside ney Mr. Sraxcey prefer eforred to A repatate committee and four whige end then et gentlemen © b on, Mar 1 Mr. Ive raid it was not the purpose of the mi nority of scleet committees to embarreas the inn’ Fy; on the contrary, they wished to remove all tiapedi- ments, He was willing to waive the advantages whieh would reevlt fe 60 tee, and would confide the subject ch the gentloman i ebeirmar. bei e Whigs and four demo erste Mr. Barvy pnid thet, asthe inquiry ecomed to have deen started to enlighten, hirtory ato the anthor of the fe und letiers—ten leiters signed Menelins Ta yplor— he was oppored toth olution. and moved t Jay it on the table, Hint the motion wee disagreed to he Frranen deciied that Mr ibberd’+ ameadment wae ont of order. Mr. Cawrnsin, of Ohio, desire jer an amend. at, whieh was thet seid com inquire into what were the opinions of General Cars election of 1848, as to the csi ona t ato luprove rivers and harbors, ond wh t ive and confusion prevented hi fr " c ; aleo, what is the trie constraction of Mir ¥ or to Kane, on the subject of protec. tio itor tnd eptes of © Agreed.) 7 r. vied amendment out of otder Mr Frorreecoo saw no reason why ® =p mit h clerk, when the wa niir mit (we, are denied clerks, ad m | strile portion of the resotutt Vad peration ¢ previous question. tha motion we seroed 16, ated (he rexotation adapted SAVAL AND OTHER FRSerON Mr. Bayz, from the Committee of Wayr and Means reported bille for (he payment of asions sod g } were referred revolutionary and other pensions to the Committee of the W Union THE OWES . On motion of Mr Sri telntive to the Towa contested election case was or sered to be read Mr. Scansce understood the howe rele therefore. had founded hk opposition to the | le Fou bho State ot the | g pane jnous, and said if the testimony was ordered to bo printed, they would not be laid on the tablew of the members till next year. He suspected that there was certain new testimony in the case which prompted such action as may lead to delay. Mr. McGavoner said the committee were unanimous in ordering the report to be printed, and, in the moan- time, th would be made. Mr. Scuencx would have objections to printing. if it took the precedence of all other printing Mr. Strona replied that the testimony presented eix or seven important po! and the fact that tho tes- timony is voluminous sho that the House eannot act understandi ugly wuleas they have it before them. He moved that Mr. Sehenck’s motion be laid on the table. Agreed to. THE NAVIGATION LAW®—TRADR BETWEEN GRRAT nNITASY AND THE UNITED STATHO—SIR HENRY DULWER'S LevIES, THE TARIFF, ETC. The House then proceeded to tho consideration of the business on the Speaker's table, boing the motion of Mr. Brooks, made weeks ago. to reconsider the vote tion from the Secretary of of the British Minister, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Brooxs said that the British Minister had requested that the coastwise trade from our At- lantie porta to the Pacifle be surrendered to Great Britain, in consideration of certain concessions which she us by her navigation act of last Januar The second demand was, that American registers shall be given to British vessels. ‘The third. that the contemplated modifieations of the tariff should not be made; and the British Minister took ospe- cial occasion to say, if this be not done, it will pro- duce disagreeable effects on posite opinion in England, This communication would have gone to the Commit- tee on Foreign Affairs. Part should go to the Comumit- tee on Commerce. and other to the Committes ou Manufactures. and this was his motion. The subject should not be transferred from Congress, nor be matter for negotiation. Ie quoted from the Navigation Act. and sald it stood on the statute book, subject to repeal by the Queen and her privy counsel- lor. in whole or in part, at any moment; therefore we should not give her any portion of our coasting trade, or modify our tariif to suit hor. Bhe was given little, and would take much. She has no right to ask for coasting trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific. etore we con- sent to this, we should demand of her the restoration of the rights we enjoyed under the treaty of 1783, and up to tho treaty of Ghent, We are asked to give American registers to British vessels, because Britain has given misters to American vessels; but this she bas given to vessels all over the world, Jt was conces- sion for her own interest, Mr, Cauvin (whig), of Pennsylvenia, spoke about the depression of manufacturers under former low tariffs, and the freshness imparted to them by the act of ‘42. ‘This was, however, of short continuance. and the law of "46 again depressed them. Now, when it is proposed to give great interests protection, we are met by a pro- test from her Britannic Majesty. This, Mr. Calvin de- nounced as an interference unprecedented, tmperti- nent and reprehensible, He advocated the restoration of specific duties, the abolition of the warchouseing system, and, in conclusion, moved that so much of the | mereage under consideration as relates to the tariff, be referred to a select committee, with instructions to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Bayivy, (dem, of Virginia, moved that so much of the letter of Mr. Bulwer as related to the tariff, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, which is the only cne that cau net specifically on raising or lowering ‘the tariff, and roporting money bills. Ue moved the provious question; but he was not sustained. Mr. Moone. (Whig) of Pennsylvania, said it had be- come & tangible reality that the act of 46 was for the interests of the British government. Are we to study the interests of England, and consult public opinion there? Were gentlemen sent here for any such p pore? When | »should so far forget himself as to with fear, leet he should displease England. his constita- ents would tel! bim to resign « position whieh, by sueh conduct. he would disgrace. Let gentleruen mect the wishes of England, and what then’? The next demand will be to do aw ith our revenue system entirely. Lt was novel to have intimated to us by a foreign soures, that we must consult the interests of Pngland rather than our own, If the amendment of Ins colleague (Mr. Calvin) rhould be voted down, he would move one, instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to in- uire into tho expediency of imposing an additional bi on iron, and substituting specific or ad valorem utles. Mr. —I beg to sey that theygontioman’s propos sitions ect with mo opposition from me. Mr. § » (whig.) of North Carcliu— De you mean to . are in favor of an increase on iron? Mr. Bavur—Not at all. Iwill not object to an in- vestigation. Mr. McLane, (dem.,) of Maryland, with a view to dis. po of the subject now, that ‘easus and Mint bilis taken up to-morrow, moved the previous question, which was seconded, Without taking the question on pending emend- ments, the Honse adjourned, Affairs In Washington, , OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE, w a) Demy ta, 2800 The nomination of Mr. Bartlett, of Rhodo Island, to run the Mexican boundary line, ig before the Senate. It le euppored that he will be rejected. & protegé of Benator Seward. ‘The Galphin Committeo will report on Friday The vote in the Senate, to-day, is no test upon the A have been Jost. romise is certain as it now in the House are beginning to pash rotection. The object i to geta select a bill of epecifie dutios Uinois, has been wy Judge Young, to fill the vaeaucy in t e, in the House, the project of committee. an William I. Minnix, of HS the Ol+t inst, Cpening of the Canadian Parliament, Tororo, 0. W., May 14, 1850. Parliament opened to-day, Lord Elgin read the j rpeeeh from from the throne, It contains nothing of | interest. Michigan Election. Acwasy, May 15, 1960. From Michigan, we learn that the returns of dele- | gates elected to the conven‘ion from all the oguoties except Clinton and Shiawassee, show the election of 75 moerats, 18 whige, and 3 abolitionists The Detroit ¢ Press saye thot the diemoeratie majority on the po- pular vote in the is about 8,000. Sailing oF the Steamer Canada. Bostow, May 15, 1850. The steamer Cenada called thir day, with 111 perren- girs for Liverpool, snd or Mallinx. She alec toot cut about $40,000 in rpecie | There wee a mistake in the statement tha Southern line was not work! | Ba That Mine has not been i ey City nt all, Our report of the proc the House of Represen graph rf that tel e com Tur Froon tere Be | Teur—By officers of diferent Ltived yesterday from Cineianati « ceived a full confirmation of © Minor t a of amount ot suffering and distr by this ereat overflow. Those wt considered as authority. unite in «sy is ereater than any rimee 18s Wil be romembere:t, the country w! Voriated. whe almost uninha prpulated, and har been the & " n in the South These farts Li ‘ heavy lows of pr 5 oo 8 from Cincinnati are up to the 204. On that day the « pidly upjas high a Peteburgh. At I wea pine fet Of water on the f i hieh came out the t r he way to the mouths ing but the Tenne Houle. on t high. and be F, rly sanks, The river above at, Loute, | evetul of the regnior packets for | Galena ond other points, whieh dey i upon the } freight and paesengoreat the numeron had | been ormpelle ‘oley up. not being able to make « | safe lending. In con-quence of this, the freights from Celene to St. Louls have teon held at very bigh rates, | Reporte from the Mi uri state that 1! ole of that | river fe up ar fir as Independs ne ‘ more into come down, Ops Heieon | ter bas cor | nn fe frit | fing fact. and Chat it has ¢ . plontations near the m | the river was ineh hig) mph the water woe er tk From Nateheg (a Mil eatlinate trae wt lenet 160 000 © . if: 1 i» cotton, ate now and jhe ne ¢ plantation r ‘ eye wit: oy. Every cnthere and deers pcosence of y of timidity, New Orleans im. The ioe net fs fv if the counties to from result as lart year, p: ‘will stand as follows ; House of Delegates. ...... Dom majority on joint ballot. - and other , ry | Mr. Burke positively leaves the Union newspaper on | Court of General Sesstons, Tho Recorder and Aldermen Griffin andVakley residing. May 15.—Hiram McCarey, charged with robbery of watebes and jewelry, the property of Mr. Demarost, wmowuting to $15.000, on the Isthmus of Panama, ap- plicd fora commission to examine witnesses in Cha- 8, The District Aternes resisted the application, To said the materiality of the testimony required is a question to be decided by the Court, and not by the accused party. The prisoner was bound to set forth what he expected to prove, and then the Court would decite upon it. He had known numberless instances where commissions had been issued tor the exemina- tion of witnesses, and he bad not seen balf a dozen cases inthe last five years whore they had been used; but it notunfreqnentiy happened that the accused per. sens, after obtaining a delay, pleaded guilty to the cparges against ‘Mr A. A. Phillips, in reply, charged that there was a power more mighty. in this cuse, than the prosecuting officer He said that those parties connected with the Police Gacette were behivd the throne, and if there was no ope iniererted but the Distriet Attorney, he would have no hesitation in stating what he expects to prove; but tothe persona who are looking for the reward 0! $2.000 for the convietion in this ease, and who are re- sorting to means the st infamous to effect that pur- pore. be (Mr. Phillips) was not willing to disclose the nature of the testiineny he intended to preduce, It eppeared thata person nkmed Albert Burtis was ar- rested on a charge of burglary, and was subsequently discharged; sueh information came from him as caused the arrest of a man named Ierbert, alias Davis, cn whom part of the property wae found, and he was then made @ witness, on behalf of the prosecution, agwinst Mr. MoGarey, on whom none of the property was found. He (counsel) would prove that there was wo foundation for the charge against his client, to whom it hat been proposed, by « certnin party, that if he (MeGarey) paid $2.00. the azaount of thereward, he should be discharged from the complaint The District Attormey asked for the name of the party who offered to forego the prosecution on such tenuis. Mr Phillips—The proposition had been mate b Marcus Tullias Cleero Stanley, an indivitucs well kuoown to the authorities and to this Court. ‘The Court, under the circumstances, would not re- quire the facts expected to be proved to be stated in tho affidavit. and decided upon granting the application, CASE OF JOS i Cc. ASHLEY. Joseph C. Ashley, charged with passing counterfeit money mde an application to the Court to have the indictments against him quashed, on the grounds that he bad been used as a witness on behalf of the State in the trial against One-Eyed Thompson. ‘The District Attorney had, ona former ocession, stated toa jury that he could’ not produce Thompson as a witness, bo- cause there were several indictments then ponding against him; and by the laws of the State, a person used a4, witnoas ix indemnified from any proceeding by the State, ihe mentle of its protection belng thrown around him, Mr. Ashley then read the follow!ag afl- davit :— arripaver, New York General Seasions.—The People of the Btote of | New York vs. Joseph C. «lshley City and county of New York.—Joseph C. Ashley, of said City. being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that rome titne in the lattes part of July, 1840, William I, son, known as“ One-eyed Thompson,” called at | sidence of deponent. in the eity of Brooklyn, and paid deponent eighty dollors, in ten dollar bills, urporting to be ten dollar bills on the Eagle Bank of ristol, Rhode Island ; that enid Thompson was justly indebted to deponent in the sum of $79 and some cents, for services rendered by deponent ; that said bills were paid to deponent by suid Thompson asgood money ; that deponent paid away said bills, bel them to be gocd; that deponent first day of August last. for passing some of said bills, on the charge of k ‘ing them to he counterfeit ; that deponent, on the same day of his arrest, sent counsel to kee raid Thompson, and to tell him that the snid bills. paid ax aforesaid to deponent, were counter- felt, and that he, said Thempson, must come and ex- lain said matter Co deponent, or deponent would have im arrested; that said Thompson ested upon de- ponent, in privon, some elort time after, and admitted to depovent that the bills co charged to be eounter- feit were the bills which he, Thompson, had paid to depovent, as aforeraid. and that he, Thompson, had received them ji faith from « Mr. Farnham, or some name like that, as deponent thimke, and that he, ‘Thompson, would send for said Farnham. aud that. on 8 bearing being had before the magistrate, in th jiee- office be and enid Varnhom would appear, ana fully explain, and satisfy sald magistrate that deponent had no guilty knowledge of said bills being counterfeit ; A Thompson requested deponent to allow one Warner, attorney and connsellor-at-Inw, to said hearing before suid magistrate, as counsel for deponent and that he, said Thompson, would pay raid Warner and that raid Warner was 4 better eri- minal lawyer (han the counsel then acting for depo- nent ; that di ponent consented to this proposal on the men TWO CENTS. the mantlo of Justice covers him, and. by our law; every charge or indiotment against him is extinguished, and Thompron escapes; ant would you approve of suo A course on my part? No gentlemen ke. That upon the refosal of the District Attorney to make sal@ Thompson & witness. and upon the assurance of the counsel of deponent that the whole trial was a void proceeding. by rexson of the indictment not havi een found by the Grand Jury, and certified to aeoo ing to law, deponent was advised not to enter tully into his defence, but allow the matter to rest as it them stood; and upon that council he refrained from intro- ducing any further testimony ; that deponent, bavi discovered that said Thompson’ was the person who al- tered enid bills #0 passed by deponent, and was engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit money to a large extent. communicated thove frets. thro vention of a third person. to the Distri this ci sh thi ter. that th fu yal o AL those facts cor aired; i . sccording to his information al lief, said matters were ordingly im arted to Mr. MeKeon, who conferred with istrict Attorney of Kings county, in refers ence thereto; ‘that deponent and his wifo were examined before the Grand Jury of Kings county, as to the complaint against said Thompson, for the ‘altering of said bills, so hme) by him to deponent, and for which deponent isgindicted; that said jury jre- turned an indictment against said Thompson upom snid charge; that without the evidence given by do- ponent and bia wife before said Grand ney 80 ine dictirent would have been found agaiuat said Thomp- son; that deponent, his wife, and adopted daughter, were subpoenaed as witnesses on the part of the prose cution, and gave testimony against said Thompso: the trial of said indictment; that deponent proved o1 raid trial, that he reeeived said altered bills from sal 'Thompeon; that deponent also caused information to be sent tosaid MeKeon. District Attorney, as to the fret that his office was burglariously entered by the procurement of Mereus T. © Stanley, who is, as and count nent believes, connected with the Potice Gazette, the pues of stealing the indictment which was found egeinst the snid Stanley, for receiving stolen goods, &e.; that said Stanley had in his possession reveral indictments, among them those found agai Semuel Drury for passing counterfeit money, an that said Staniey had offered to put them within the control of suid Drury for # sum of money, which facts deponent avers to be true; that deponent also gave information, which he derived from the statements of said Thompson to deponedt, viz: that ¢he torpedo for which Samuel Drury was indicted, was manufactured at the request of Thomas Warner to kill his wife; that one Sylvester T. Mount, the uncle of said Thomp- ton, made the box,and that said Thompson filled the same with explosi tter; that the direction give to said Warner by said Thompson, in reterence to said torpep4. was, “if you have to pull the lid,do so slo but when you see the blaze, run Itke the devil, and lob the old woman fhave it;” that deponent verily be- lieves the said statements co made by said Thompsom to deponent, concerning said torpedo, are true; that deponent was convicted upon one of said uncertified indictments, that subsequently to said conviction, he wes examined on the trial as a witness at anid ‘Thompson as atoresaid. J. 0. ANULBY. Sworn this 26th doy of May. 1850. in open court. HENRY VANDERVOORT, Clerk, Some vs. same—Nower—Sir—Take notice that upon the aforegoing affidavit—which will beaworn to—I +hall move this court, at the opening thereof, on Wed- nerday next. the 1th inst, te quash the indictments against me for passing altered ten dollar bills of the Kagle Bank of Bristel, for my discharge therefrom, om the ground that 1 ised as a witness againtst Wim. 1. Chompson, the fabriestor of said bills, for passing which the said indictments were tound, or forsuch otR- er or furtherorder as the Court may deem proper. Dated May 18, 1850. Yours, &e., J.C. ASHLEY. To Joun McKeow, Kieq., District Attorney. ‘The District Attorney—Is that deposition sworn to? The copy served on me was not signed, Mr. Ashiey—It is, sir, and Iwill simply observe to the Court, that the contents of my affidavit were last night made known to some of thi parties mentioned init. J allude to Mr. Stanley, District Attorney—I know nothing of Mr. Stanley; but the parties mentioned in it must know of charges made against them Upon motion of Mr. Mckeon. the ease was post] | to hursdey, in consequence .of the absence of Gruhaw, who is assoviated with him Grand Larceny. —Julin Joharon, (a woman of color) wns indicted for stealing a cloak, a bracelet, and @ earl card case, valued at $52, the property of Hiram . jth whom she badbeon a servant. Uuilty. The pr raid the property given to her by the servant of the house The Court said that the evi- dene had been conclusive against her, and she had ad- mitted her fault in her examinations, Shoe was there- fore sentenced to two years lmprisonment and heed labor in the State prison, Williom Thompson. aged 18 years, plead guilty to an | {ndtetment charging him with larceny of a alver wateh, ke. valued at $00, the property of David L. Hatoh ‘The pritouer, in his examination, sald that he had r.D. ' h h 4 party of friends mart of Thoupeon, and demanded na hearing at the | been at the Bowery Theatre wit y Police office ; that on thé day depoaent was 10 have a | Who gave him rome drink, and then eld him to go ant Ton ing: he told raid Warner that his defence would | c¥t t! he chain. and ta ee ~ 4 mt mm ‘ te {hee dcponent het reesivpd paid bills from said | be did so, and Mr. Hateh had him arrested. - # Thompson, aa nfores and that sea Thompson | deferred. Mi would Uring said Farubam to explain where and how they came into existence ; that. thereupon, said War- per affected much anger. and id deponent thet he would not allow 4: at te put In that defenee —* that 1 Gabriel shoul come down from he: swear that be made and gave depom Pristol notes, that etill Justice MeGrath woul vend the complaint before the Gromd Jur, id that if deponent would put in said defence, he said that dey nent would never be able to change the defenee, That deponent toldsaid Werner that this was the truth, and the enly detence he would ever offer, and that ho did pot want him, the said Warner, to act ax counsel in the case, if he refused to put in sald defence. and thereupon deponent disebarged said Warner, Dep v further maith, thet he th d Praocis Byrne. Keq..ns his eo ther day ap pointe 1h ae appeared b y | Hi. Stoort. ew np. That deponent amination, and again demanded var ing.’ That raid Stuart told de t ansel that he hould bave a “hearing;”’ that this examination purpose of wetting the bail, whieh ented to. for the express purpose y; that the auid Justice then fix- bail at $1.000; ‘that deponent then offered good | tenable that on said bondeman pre anot G day arrived, his finecif ae ept the bail, When ¢ Honer. finding, threvgh mueh . ing that the bail was worth ever $7 000, eaid he had altered Wie mind, and weuld not take then $2,000, and then set ano- ther day to accept it, on which day the bondsman ap- peated. and wae able to justify and show that he wae S600 in debt that eatd jae dl again, and sald ¢ the bad now tw bond who 1, im reat estate That depo- an, request: eto go on raid Lothrop s for the following Wednesday that before entd Wednesday appoin worth over $5,000. and pn. nbper week herd “ dmatter was taken out of the police offies, | rent the Grand J ent found; hat deponent # “A through | the pul steee to the Hail, to plead to the im been credibly infor ind unjust. proc al oveh the influence nes Werner e because deponent it money had been paid to counter ‘Thom ps 4 end companion of said Warner Depe s. that three ir araw as he ond believes rent before the Grand dury for senetion; thet the Grand Jury, after hearing all the witnerres, and enrefully examiaing the whole matter, that only « the foreman of raid @ indietment was ne rand Jury. endorsed 0 eeid indictments, and returned it, with th untigned, to the oficeof the District Attorney deponent then gave notiew to th that he would make application to th mitted to b the bend: m. Dirtriet Attorney's office © proposed hondeman. end enid much te diveourege him from be coming bail for deponent ; that the following day, oaid propored bondsman received an anc + | villifyiog depenent. and cautioning eatd bondeman. in the most cole and friendly manner, to be exrefal how he beeame bondsman f ponent, whieh letter, together with the remark made by the gentleman from the Dirtriet A yr otfer, ced entd bondemen to deeline becoming ball; that deponent. after much epporition end geiny, was finally admitted to ball through another bondeman. that on offering bail, the District Attorney concerted from the court the fret of there being but one valid indictment, and compelied deponent te give reeurity on the two uncertified in Chorge of Forgery, and Conveying a Falve Dead. —& penteel Jooklog young man by the namo of Wm. A Marr, was placed at the bar for trial charging Lim with forgery and conveying a false dee purporting to give the right and ticle toa lot et ground situated on the coruer of 22d street and stm avenue, for the enm of $800; $400 was paid t instalments, and $15 for expenses vy x Marr to F Praly bh. and lots for the bala A feos. W. corner of belonged to Mr, James Blackwell. and that no such person could be found as Lemuel Willis, the individual represented bj Marr to be the owner and maker of the deed, Marr ale es that he was ¢ l bimself—that Willis repre~ ted himeoit to bethe owner, and he ae hi and neting as ruch, to sell the as * conrumated the fale with Wervel, and cone d the deed accordingly. Willis cannot now be pro- dl, having left these parts for Ualiforain, Predortek We Was sworn and testified, that he purchased the ead lot of ground for the sam of $800, and peid #0 h down, » the belanee at variona | times by inetalments. until he paid the $418; Wessel | expresved a wich several times to new the owner, Mr. | Willis: aud Marr took him to a house where he «aid bi reeid t at here Marr went in 1. and stated that fille wae not in, llowing iss copy of one of the receipts given | by Morr for one of the payments “April 9, 1849, Received from Mr. Wim. A. Marr, $100, for Prederiolt Werrrl, for my lot of ground, being {wo hundred I have received. leaving a balance of $600, which on Saturday the raid Wessel wili reeeive a deed ip full, and pay the | ebewe sum LEMURL WiLLis.” | The shove is a sample of the receipts given, all pur. } from this Lemuel Willis. Mare all the | Soon after matter. Joed he aseertained Jand forgery. and ae arr was made (o answer the could not be forgery Mr. Henry A. Mott, whe mwas next sworn handed him thy | deed on record. instead of wh joer not belong t is nesoclate counsel for the Me. Mott stated that per, purporting ‘ . kwell, Me, Mote further stated, that he made all possible search to find thie Lemuel Willle. but was able to find any such per. »; the nearest he came to that person emul vt he did nctown any property as referred to t ; in the - | James W. Doyd sworn.-Said he was a Commissioner | of Deeds in 1849; I know the prisouer: he before me and wit 4 the transfer of tt Werrel; he came once before, and mi | before me; I don't know #uch # per Willis | The proseention here rested Mr. A. A. Phillips, counsel for the prisoner, rose and | adarereed the Con wry. On his open the defence, he anid by J show (hat Mr. Marr, the Pritoner at the bar, eas inerely acting a# an agent, and ting was in the habit of selling lan sod that he weuld rom # elle ney , nt pers | one elem, neting, as he d all through nesses were then ealied for the defence Mre Rebecca worn -T amt jeter of the w 1, he was en | cored Lemuel Wil | Cimee: the fret time I with Mr Marr; they thts in Mereb.n or lote of @ vod; this inter. Gitahente, an tee seement in the sum of | view took place at my brother's house; Mr, Willie entd eee ree ee etd este nt a 100; depos | be entied to sign the deed, my brother paid him some nent fur thet he wae tried fir passing eatd | ’ ed alluded toa lotonthe Kighth avenue, count one of sald ‘ | nderwent a croc-examiaation by the ‘ that on sald trie! , at ee but nothing w licited to shake the Saiki teams anid Chereece, ent tad Fevers! viber witnesros were examined. showing con- - “ y the mm aeay innocently, Depone at further saith bad eaured said Thom pron to he Brought Incr ‘ 8 habens cor pus, Mitected to (be Sheriff of King’s «ou at the expense of ceveral dotiars to himerif. and oitered raid Then prow to the District Attorney. ne his © ines © fact or defenee of deponent; that said 1 want (bat tewiify om n ald bills to depo ; but sequently Ther p: epurions not and feering that to this part of the matter. refused bebnlt, end lett him for the Dirtriet Attorney to call, rested his only and trathfal defenes on dmitting or denying bis paying doponent oe altering them himecif. Deponent further hb. thet the enid Distriet Attorney fefased to call though frequently and vehemently by Thompeen, that the triet Attor- to thejury. gave as a teason for #0 ne. in the following iw ae Hear ne depo memory enn serve: Gentlemen of the Jury— My reason for wot calling Then . (whieh you vith to know) ts this: My is, thet Ai ‘Them peon. and all the party, on both sides, are ond by ovr laws. the very moment I place thet ttend, 1 him « witness for the id Thompeon would ewonr falsely ae swear bun on his enit ewid ‘Thempeon urged te d wh ” oe business dd had stated that Marr wre engaged by nt, to fell a lot or lote of land. referring ry property in question. The testimony was Doth stdes rtadjourned until 110 cloek this morning, | *hon the ense will be given to the jury Te Arremrre Sure at Senrverrers, Mass —The deperture of this indy, in the enjoyment of food health, 4 ahnouneed in tiie Springheld Pou of yesterday, Her brother having been appried, through the me. @iem of the telegraph, of the pixoe at whieh she wae stopping. instantly et ont te meet her, he arrived om Saturday evening The meeting was an affect one. They left on Monday morning for the South derstand that the Indy it from Charleston, the daughter of & wealthy planter that all that haw wen reported concerning reepeetability, appear. ence ard education, is correct; end that her mame ie not Mre, Mert. ae was euppored. It is said that family diMeulties -oggeeted her recent attempt at suicide, JOT, Allen murdered bis 0° a dang. tee oda b 78 hime It at Nashoa, on tke 14a inet. While in» slate of Lntomtostion