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

NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIBTOR AND EDITOR. @yrme 5. W. GORSER OF FULTON AND BaSSaU ors. PE ‘THE DAILY HERALD, 2 conte copy—87 enue THE WECKLY HERALD, every Baturday, at Oh sence per zy, wi per annum ; ihe Buropeam edition, $a per anim, ALL LETTERS by Trl or sadecrintiane, or with adver- jomenss, be poof paid, ca postage will be deducted from seoney row FOLUKTZRY CORRESPONDENCE, containing ienportant petra | from any quarter of the world; f used, be rally peta Jo _ NU NUTIC! taken of anenymous communications, We de os return, my ccted communicuitons ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every morning. AMUSEMENTS THIS BYBNING. ABTOR PLACE OPEKA—Sawiaamne. SROADWAY THEATRE, Broseway.— ee te ee re re Toe HIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.— a4 Dern: Becodwng: Tus IsLawp ov Jewnia BURYON'S THEATRE, Ch eres Sienna Saeee eee AD Bos uare.—EwrnorseraD aréy. M.—T1ene CAAISTY'S OF IOUSE, ae Gazr’s 08 ‘BRA HOUSE, Mochaatoy Ball.—Rrmo- OLYMPIC.—Prence’s Mexern mia OASTLE GARDEN—S AMBRICAN MUSEUM— Ame KrENine. ‘MNO PuRvORMANcES Arrun- York, Monday, July 1, 1850. Kew Notice. to state, that Joserm A. Scovitim at ene Mme attached to the Hxxatv as an occasional cor- pespondent at Washington, and the South, is no longer Sonneoted with this eetablishment in any capecity, The News by the Pacific. We give in wnother part of this day’s paper, aome forther details of the latest intelligence from Europe, which we received yesterday by telegraph | from Halifax. It will be recollected, that in order to obtain and place before the public, at the earliest moment poseible, the news by the steamship Pacific, the associated prees of New York direeted their news schooner to intercept that veseel off the coast of | Nova Scotia, and directed their agent to transmit | the news to New York, from Halifax, as soon as possible. These directions were complied with | with the usual promptitude and energy of our agent, and the result is, that two days before the arrival of the Pacitic at New York, we published the ia- telligence which she brought. We shall not comment at any length on the news by the Pacific, until we receive our letters and foreign “exchanges. She will arrive early this merning, at this port. Mixpected Colitsion in New Mexico—The Territorial Question, The most ominous and important movement Shat has taken place in this country, since the be- ining of the Mexican war, if not since the or. gemzauion bed our government, is the ordering of | troops of \ pe uweu ouates, vy the President, to New Mexico, to repel any armed attempts that muy be made by Texas to take possession of the territory which that State claims im New Mexico. We shudder when we retlect upon what may pos- sibly, or probably, be the results of this new and extruordipary movement, growing out of the terri- torial question, and the failure of all attempts at a settiement or compromise of it in Cengress. There mm every danger to appretead a collision between the troops of the United States and those of Texas, and if such should take place, no one can predict what the consequence may be, not only tothe peace and harmony of this republic, but to its very vitality and exisience. Ih Will BOE be confined ta New Mexico, or to Texas, for we firmly believe that if Texas and the United States troops come im conflict upon any matter directly or indirectly growing out of the present agitation of the slavery question, wil of the Southern States will take sides with Texas, give her all the aid in thei power, aud help her to resist the general government. Let the blow be struck, and in all probability all the legitlatures of the Southern States would be called together—the whole Southern section of the republic would be in arms, and would assist Texas; the Northeru States would take part with New Mexico—end God alone knows what the end | would be. If such a lamentuble state of things as that to which we refer should unfortunately take place in this republic, history informs us what the re- | sults would be. In th rly career of Greece we | have an example of what a united confederacy of | republics Was cupable of achieving in those days, | fae well as the consequences whieh followed from quortels and conflicts among themselves, The victories obtained over Darius and Xerxes estab- lished the indepeudence of those States, and gave to each State of the confederacy a separate and independent existence. The fear of invasion from the Persiene kept them united without aay other conection thua a mere social one, until two of the principal of those republics, Sparta wad Athens, became, from the ambinon of their political ted. From slight, aad at tiret ers, rivals to each other. insignificant causes, such as the diepure between New Mexioo and Texas in referee to then boundaries at the present time, arose the Pelopo- | mesion wars, and to them may be attributed the | complete downfall of the Grecian Confederacy, | their conquest by Philip of Macedon, and their fina) absorption in the Roman Empire. It would lieving pendence of mind, as well as the patriotism, to re- trace any wrong steps that he may have taken in this matter, when he ehall be satisfied that he has done wreng. We look for such a course of pri ceeding in the present instance. ‘The present unfortunate state ef the slavery qu | tion may, in a great measure, be attributed to Ae | policy pursued by the present imbecile, corrup| ol contemptible cabinet at Washington. Ins | pouring oil om the troubled waters, and ex! the influence of their offices to the quiet aACe= uble settlement of the whole slavery quespa, they have pandered to the passions of the Jorth, and sought, by every means in their powe/to ingra- tiate themselves with the abolitionist and free- soilers of cestuin portions of the Unig merely be- cause they Were tie most numerowof the agita- tors. It was tuey who set on foot ye organization | of California &s a State, through ye means of mili- | tary men, @ pioeceding questionfle and doubtful, to say the le: ue far as ite nstitutionality is concerned. Theis hand is yfible, too, in New Mexico, whe ilar procedings have recently | taken place, atteaded with shilar results. But in | New Mexico the difficulty increased, the danger is doubled, and the alars is spreading over the whole of the Southern sates. The proximity of Teaus tothe Southern tates, claiming, as she does, a great portion of Sew Mexico, gives the pre- sent dispute 4 complex6n of a most dangerous cha- racter—the most so ofany difficulty that has taken | place in the history ofthis country. According ts the last accounts a collidon is not at all improbable.— Under the unwise md foolish advice of this cabinet, | the military authrities in New Mexico, are prepa | ring to defend ne position which they have as | sumed, and, og the other hand, Texas, supported and backed ly the Southern States, is raising mea and munitims of werto assert itsrights to that territory, wid commence a civil war, the end of which noone can see. of the Cabinet, was taken for the sole purpose of furthering their individual and political views and purpeses in the free States. They are, therefore the chief instigators, and have caused this deplo rable state of things. They have placed this re- public in the came position as that of the Grecian Confederscy, before the breaking out of the Pelo. ponesian war. Leta Peloponesian war commenceia this republic, and who can predict the results. Leta collision occur, the passions of the people will be exasperated and inflamed, the excitement will widen and spread in every direction, according to the examples before usin ancient history, and the whole framework that caused the collision will fall to pieces, and become a mass of shapeless and undistinguishable ruin. Himam Futter on Gorpon Bexyett—Prrson- ALITIES, AND THE Fine Axts.—General Taylor's Naval Storekeeper in Brooklyn, usually called, among the emall lenders of money, Hirain Faller, Eeq., and who publishes a small family paper, of a few hundred in circulation, is constantly amusing himself and interesting his readers, by calling the editer of the Herald an “ ogre”—an “ogre of the press”—the “ogre of the Herald” —an “ogre of the Opera’ 80 “Ogre of everything We know. What wen ogre? Itisa fancied or fabled animal, very ugly to look at, half horse half alligator, or some such existence, found in nursery tales, and described in the legends of fairy land. If we were disposed to retort maliciously upon the Naval Storekeeper, we might not be under the necessity of going to the legends of Elfin for illustrations of his personal appearance and intellectusl character. We might | find it prepared for ue in the ordinary volumes og natural history, published by the Harpers and every bookseller in New York. Somewhere in these volumes there will be found an account of a highly reepectable animal, with two loag ears, and well known for uniformity of braying in the same tone aed in the same kev. whe: he eats thistles or the best of oats. € eho SOTly ww eay vial the Naval Storekeeper is a fac simile of this highly respectable animal ; in short, a modern jackass oa two lege—the jackase of the press—the jackass of the opera—the jackass occupying a naval office, living out of its provender, and braying the same note when any respectable person ia the commu- nity pasees by. We will, however, by hard pulling, hoist him up to our level, aud treat our cotemporary as a man, a gentleman, a person of taste, and so forth. He is very much mistaken in supposing that, ia our per- | tonal lineaments, we resemble the * ogre” of fairy | lend. We ere much nearer the famous Apollo Belvidere of old Greece. For the last thirty years we have been so busy in making Presidents and putting bleckheads into power, that we have never had much time to as certain, from the mirrors and big looking- gluster, our personal appearance. Recent circam- stances, however, have thrown us befere a full tized mirror, and much to our astonishment, hav- ing seen the etatue of Apollo in Italy and else- where, we huve ascertained. and made the disco- very, that, in our person, we wre much nearer the lineements of that famous model that “ enchaats the world,” than any other editor of New York. The only defect in our person, isa certain obii- quity of vision, vulgarly called “a squint”; bat even that is different from what is usually termed « squint. It is, in our ease “a vast philosophical ad- voncement, or wonderful progress in the art of vision. We willexplain. The dimeasions of our right eye are of ew character as to make it @ perfect telescope in vision, while those of the left, more rotund in form, make that organ a complete microscope. This singular organization we con- ceive to be a vast improvement in the means and be well for the people of the United States to re- fect wpon the history of Greece—to compare the | Grecian Confederacy in the zenith of its glory, | with the United States at the present time ; the | rivalry between Sparta and Athens, with Mexico and Texas, as well as the probability there exwis of the Southern States taking side with Texas in case of a collision, and the Northera siding with New Mexico. Our feelings will not allow &s to follow up the parallel any further. | The errors and mistakes which led to this de- plorable und unfortunate etate of things, were committed, in the first place, by the administration of Mr. Polk, but without the supposition or inten tion that they would lead to any difficulties in con- | nection with the slavery question The acquisi | tion of new territory growing out of the war with Mexico, rendered it iacumbent on Mr. Polk, ia the absence of legislation, to take some steps towarde | providing some kind of a government for the country qhus transferred to the United States. Mr. Marey, then Secretary of War, issv orders to the mili- | tary commanders in that region, which might be | eonstrued ws conferring civil power and eivil au- thority on sfficess of the army—a very ques | tiobable, if not an unconstitutional mode of action. | That was the origin of the present difficulties, and | thie was the condition of matters when the present | administration came into power. That policy de- ecended as an heirloom to Geaeral Taylor, who, | pethope, saw nothing unusual of strange in it, | even if he observed or towk any note of it at all. | Ja fiat, he was not at all likely to notice it, for h ie a mere military man, utterly ignorant of political | or civil affair, or of the tendencies of political ac- | tion of any kind, although no one will dispute his patriotism or good common sense He would, we | are wure, be the last man in the Union to do any | act, or to euthorize any action which tended even in the slightest degree to endanger the perpetuity of thie mighty republic. im the world, however, he is the worst informed | man as to the political history of the country thet | ever oocupied the White House. His igaorance of hie political duties, arises from his having spent hie previous life on the frontiers, away from | éivilization, as well as from the means of deformation. We do net impute this to him as 6 crime; it is hi sfortane. We h the satisfaction, bowerer, of knowing ond be. | an “Ogre’—an “ Ogre” —daily, With the best intentions | power of vision; and it has given us some rare insight into the nature end philosophy of colors and distances, that, in wonder, is far beyond Mr. Paine’s gas light, or the Rochester knockings. We have ascertained the fact, and now promulgate the discovery —that every primary color has a difer- ent shade to different indwidwals in the world, and thet this phenomenon arises from the dijerences in the shape and form of the eye. A beautiful cloud, or a splendid rainbow, is to our left eye altogether different in shade, in color, in size, in poetical cha- racter, to that of the right. This is the character of our vision; and instead of being an obliquity or defect, we conceive it as another instance of the progress of the human race, and that in visioa we re one step in advance of our cotemporary, the Neval Store Keeper, and even far ahead of Master Greeley, in his philosophy of progress. ‘This is no joke, and we assure our valued cotem- porary, Master Fuller, that we are serious in the matter, nor do we charge @ millioa of dollars for the diseovery; and, in order to prove it, we will make a bet from one huadred toa thousand dollars, if our cotemporary Will plank down the same sum, and place it in any safe hand, for the purpose of determining the respective personal beauties, in model and form, betwen Hiram Fuller, store- keeper, and James Gordon Bennett, editor of the Herald. We mean to make this bet—that we will come nearer to the great statue of the Apollo Bel videre, in the judgment of twelve of the best artiste in New York, than our cotemporary, who calls us weekly, and monthly. And in order to make the bet more com plete, and as it has been lately introduced in Bar. num’s hotel, to be atripped to the naked trath to make philosophical experiments, we are perfectly willing to go before the commitice of thesa twelve artiate, eelected as a jury, to be stripped side by side with Hirem Fuller, to test which of us comes nearer to the great model of Apollo, and that the one who does come nearer shall have the money, to be distributed among the poor of New York. Will he accept our proposition 1 N. B. We only propose to enter into this test on our respective outlines, personal proportion, or | graces of attitude and motion. The philosophical and miraculoas organization of our eyes we reserve for competition among a bigber order of beings thaa ihe preeeat race of men. This meddling and unconstitutional proceeding | [ANAGEMERT AKD Business or Tux New Youre io Orrice.—We believe the public are unaai- usly of opinion that the affairs of the New York t office were never more ably conducted than they have been since the present efficient post master | never heard of eo few complaints. Mr. Brady, and his able assistant, Mr. Charles Burdett, have earned for themselves an enviable reputation as busines? men, and it must be gratifying to them to know | wing | thet their assiduity and attention are properly ap- | preciated by the public. We have, from time to time, published tables, showing the vast amount of business transacted in this post office. The following figures will show the number of letters received and delivered during the quarter, endng on the 30th of Jun KECKIVED FROM EUROPE. By British steamers. .........00.5 “" Washington and Hermann “ United States, Collixe’s line, (Atlantic) - During the same time there were wENT TO EUROPE. By Britieh steamers... . sees ~" Warhington and Hermann... ....+ + “ United states, Collins's line, (Atiantie). The number of Cali‘ornia letters recelved du- ring the quarter, has been... The number of letters sent to California the seme period............ 056 Making grand totul of 455,663 letters and forpia, end 452562 received from the same places during the quarter. To this must be added 60,000 ship letters received and sent, making a grand total of 587,025, letters ro- ceivedand sect in the foreign department alone of the port office. ‘There ware reeeived from Oslifornia during the month of June, 25,815 letters, and there were tent to the ame pluce 40.025, There were reeeived from Europe 87.457 letters, and there were sent 108,907, | Making o total of foreiga letters sent and recelved of | 361.764. Inthe three months there have been sent from the | dead letter office te the post office here 164 dead letters, | of which 63 huve been reetored to their writers; and im | four cases out of every seven, the non-reeepsion of letters has been because they were improperly ad- dressed. The suine in the dead letters thus rostered have varied from $1 to $14,000. | ‘This is really an astonishing amount of business to be transected in one post effice, within three monthe, and the fewnees of the complaints made against those who perform it, is equally a matter of surprise. Anorugr Steamer ror Cairornia.—The splen- did steamship Crescent City, Capt. Stoddard, will leave this port to-day, for Chagres, via Kingston, Ja., with passengers for Californii Invenizexxce rrom St. Tnowas.—We have re- ceived, by the ship Eliza, advices from St. Thomas to the 19th ult. Our marine correspondence is givenin another column. The Tidende of the 25th of May, gives the following paragraph:— * The reward offered here by the United Btates Com- mercial Agent, for the discovery of the seamen, Reid and Clements, charged with the crime of murder on nd by whieh mi pprehe: on the coast of | ed by @ Mr. Juan Lander, | the port of Hiqueroie, in the bas been promptly board the schooner J. B. Lindsey fure the criminals we Veneauela, has been Co tor of Customs Lbotbood of La, over by that ‘The Italian Opera, ‘The Opera Company will not perform at the Astor | Place beyond the present week, and those who desire | to hear thom in opera, will be obliged to take one of the opportunities afforded by these last representations, The probability is that there will be no more lyrical | argtias presented in New York during the present -was called to preside over thatestablishment. We | of humanity, even by foree. This threet. and the well- pown firmness ‘aes, compelled Pigueredo to stop the wusettion the geography of Vee: ‘This fact is recorded offered an honorable capitulation to the’royalist General. Don Sebastian de la Calzada, who commanded at the soon were rejected. Paes, finally, no- the eword on "7 the appointed time the Spaniard replied, Castilian pride." tbat those walls were defended by soldiers who derstood the duties they bad to fulfil, and who were es of Saguntum and Numan- ! ndaubmit tothe will of the enemy if fortune favored bim.” On the third day after this proud Paes carried the town by assault, to onisbment of all, and captured General Galrade and all his officers, with four hundred Paes treated ail the prisoners most kindly; ne one was ii med or ironed ; he lodged im his owa nts Ceneral Calzi who dined le with Pace and slept im the same recm. All the wounded prisoners were kindly treated end taken care of. The Spanish commandant of ar- tillery, Faustino Navarro, who was among the wounded, wascarried on a ehair by order of Paez, by his own aida, to hisown house, and recelved overy attention from Paea personally Je ‘Thi are numerous other instances recorded of Paez’s geverority towards his vanquished enemies. In 1880, Veneruela baving become an independent nation, after the Colombian confederation had been dissolved, a eonvention of deputies of the different Venezuclan provinees was eonvoked by Paez, and he surrendered up the office of Provisional Chief of the State, with which he bad been invested by the people of Venezuela. Under his auspices and with his sup- port the written constitution of Venesuela was Sdopted and established by her deputies ; # constitu- tion based upon that of the Uuited States, and under which Venesuela prospered for # series of years, Pacs was elected as first President of Venerucla in 1831 ; but shortly after @ revolution broke out against the government, headed by General Jose T. Monagas, who, with his confederates, refused to acknowledge the ex- isting government, and attacked the constitution of Venezuela. as appears from the written declaration signed on the 15th of January, in the city of Aragua, Paex was called upon to suppress this insurrection, which he did, and granted @ full pardon to Monagas | end his adherents, In 1836, under the presidency of Dr. José M. Vargas. distinguished preae and mort honorable man. other revolution broke out , headed again by Monagaa. ‘This time Monagas and his followers openly demanded the establishment of u military government ; they de- sired to re-orgapize Colombia, to eetablish a religion ef Btate, and mi itary privil and immunities. ander the authority of Congress Pees ‘again took up arms and put down this rebellion, and granted Monagas a new pardon, leaving him in full possession of his rank, ho- mors aud fortum # In consequence of his firm adherence to the eonsti- tution and laws of his eouutry, and his services on all there trying oecasions, the Congress of Venezuela, by an act, conferred on Paes the name of Illustrious Citi- rep, and him a goles ord, with this honerable inscription :—'To the illustrious eitisen defending the constitution and laws of his ceantry, from the Ni tenal Congrers of 1886." Gen. Paez has also received several proofs ef esteem and sdmiration from different foreign powers; a gold sword from William the 1¥. of Great Britain, another from the King of Denmark. and the e ef the Legion of Honor from Louis Philippe, King of the Tench, ‘This distinguished patriet 4 statesman is now eoming among us, an exile, i pseqnenee of the late politieal troubles of Venezuela. BShail he not be wel- eomed and bovored ae ® nation of freemen, who ad- wire heroic virtue and patriotism? This old veteran is entitled tothe honor of a public reception, for his reat historic name—fer his services in the cause of juman freedom. He is one of the few Dan of heroie leaders, who accompanied Simon Boll- var in the cause of Seuth Ameriean indepe: His pam. as bigh os that of other of Bouth American celebrity. City Intelligence. Tux Copmon Counci.— New Raitxoang im tae Ciry.— Thie doy the Common Council enter upow their la- bore for July, the stated ressions commencing on the firet Monday ineach month, and continuing till the business is all disposed of. Among the questions to be brought before the Board of Aldermen, is the report of the speeinl committee to whom was referred the subject of the ertabliebiment of rellroads throughout the city. year, as the Havana (reupe will return home after giv- ing # few musical entertainments at Castle Garden. | To night, Tederco will appear in “ La Bemiramide.” | Other distinguiebed vocalists of the company will give | weight te the performance, and the brilliant music of | Rossini, will be heard to much advantage. This ope- | ra affords remarkable seope for & contralto voiee—na- | turully the richest of female voices, though now not | fo much esteemed us formerly, in consequence of the — practice composers indulge in, of writing above the natural register. Very high soprane voices are the | rage in Italy, particularly in chureh music, and tho | modern operas have fallen inte the fashion. However, | there will be much interest to hear Signora Viett!, and | i The scene of the opera isin Babylon, and the kibreiio | js constructed with much skill, introducing all the | gorgeous liveries of circumstances which existed in| the days of Semiramis. General Jose A. Pact, of Venezuela. We have received an interesting biographical sketob of the life and services of this distinguished South American hero. This biography has been prepared, as we believe, with great care aud impartiality, chiefly from the History of Veneguela, written and published in Paris, by M. Baralt and R. Diag, trom the collection of documents relative to the public life of the Libera- tor, Simon Bolivar, and other official documents. | Altogether it is @ most interesting account of the j South American ctruggle for freedom, #nd the brilliant enrcer of General Para as the champion of liberty and the rights of man, We sball not, however, publish the | biography im full until General Paes, who is ex- pected from Jamaica in the first Chagres steamer, on our shores, But, as it is expected | hero will have a public reception from | and be weleome inthis land of froe- men, it is proper that our ellizens generally ehould be- io due season, sequainted with the eharecter and services of the distinguished visiter and exile | i with this view we publieh the following general out- | Lines — Joré Avtonio Paes was born in the town of Araure, province of Barina, in V Terpectable, but in bumble tore gave their son the rudiments ouly of @ school education, His father was # Spaniard, from the north of Spain, and bis mother # native of Veorsucls When the revolution broke out in Venesuela, in 1810, Pa was then only twenty years of age. Joined the patriot army as common solder, and from | that time to the Gnal emancipation of the eonfederated Btates of South Amerie trom Spain, continued to verve bis country bravely and faithfully. As conse- quence of his extraordinary bravery, and his merits ns & commander, he rove rapidiy, and attained the highest rank in the army. He contributed more, perhaps, than any ober South American lender, to defest and exterminate the namerous forces of Spain, in Colom- bia, through bie sagacity, and perfect kuowledge of Jocalities, The immense plains ot the Apure in Vene- suela, and of Caranare, in New Granada, became the theatre of his great military exploite, There he formed | & cavalry of lancers of the Lianeros, or tuhabitants | | of thore plains, whom he trained to victory, There | was, particularly, # choren band, compored of 300 hor | ali the war of the revolution. They are kno’ history of the country as Los Colorados—the red men ~ | the bead account of thelr wearing «re at of this favorite band Pi performed prodigies of valor. He, bimeeif, te | eer, and the most popular with the soldiers of all the South Amer! generals. Paer bas been engaged, it fs sald, in npwarde of ndre) battles, sad tein it ie that he was concerned in some the hardest fenght and most decisive engagements, In the eelelenied battle of Carabobo, near Valencia, in Veneruvia, which secured the independence of Colombia, he eom- ded the first division of the patriot army, composed of the Britich battalion, the battalion of Apure, eavairy of 1500 horremen, Paea's bravery and skill, cool courage of the British legion, se cured the victory to the patriots, The Congress of Colombia parsed au act conferring honors and rewards to the patriot army, and appointed therein Paes, Gene ral-in-ehief, a rank, says the act, “ which the Liberator had offered to him in the name of Congress, on the very field of battle, in consequence of his extraordinary bre very and bie military virtues.” Paes bas always been distinguished for his humanity towards hi ished foes. Of these there are two remarkable instanees on record. In 1815, daring the +t to the death,” aa it was called—when no prisoners wore made, not lives spared on either side—he was serving on the plains of Casanare auder the orders of Commandant General Pranciseo Olmedilia, and routed panish army at @ place called Guasdwalito, and took 208 prisoners, whom Pee rendered to the eom- manding general, who handed therm over to his seen nd, Fernando Figueredo, to be pat to death bi tehery immediately prisoners bad hardly been 1 longer able to bear 4 earmestly begged F in com: on the publie square commenced; but five of tI thetight left the Fu it. ran oreto we Mop the horrible execation, His request refused, and the horrid deed would have been eon mated, if Paes, carried away by bie feelin, warmly protested that be would maintain then!” have ® erand onnortunity to display all her , very hea Tt appears the commiitee are in favor of the ultimal organization of twe lines of railroad eommuniextion through the whele length of the island. ome for the west, and the other forthe ast oride of the eity. For the preeent it is recommended that that permission be accorded to certain parties to construct one of the pre- posed Hines in the western side of the from Bar- clay street to 42d'street. with the understanding that it 1s to be extended to the Battery aud Harlem, at the ception of the Common Council. line is by way of experiment to test the utility of these roads to the euory though the committee themeelves say they ave no doubt the subject. und that the day is not dis- tant when the citizens will be asking for railroads through ali the principal thoroughfares of the cit; We douby the realization of this Tether think that the proposed Ii much opposition. As tor # line in yore ta! Finy.—At @ quarter past 5 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, ® fire broke out in the foundry and machine-shop ot Mir. Miller, at 42 Eldridge street. The fire was ex- tirguisbed by the Sremen about ¢ o'clock, but cousidr- able damage was first done, beth by fire and water. The air, yesterday, was still more than on Baturday, was note thousands thetanding those horrible worma, we never uch & number ot people congregated on the Batt thout any other object than to cool themsely jon fteamboate keemed alive with human beings; dark, the confeetionaries and ice eream en- and other leading streets, ‘were literaily filled for hours with both sexes. Tre Concness or Traves-—The Congress of Trades meet this evening at Grand street louse, corner of Grand treet and Broadway. Tux Bare oF tHe I Stare oy THe Bavioua.— The little financial world of the metropolis will eoncen- trate to-day at No, 6 Wall street, at 12 o'clock, to bid high upon the ivory statue of our Savioar, carved by & monk, in Italy, from o single tovth, The manifold Wranegressions of those who buy and sell, and get gaia, may be romewbat atoned for, now, by # derire to pur- ebure this unique apecimen of the statuist’s art. Inde- pendent of the rubject, the genius of the sculptor has made u great work, which may be deemed, very just y, of rare excellence. We do not suppose that any of those whose habits are to speculate in works of art, as well a¢ in etocks, would purchace such an article of veriu, except to treasure it. The Divine Master was told for thirty pieces of silver. bat we doubt, even if the love of mammon in Wall street would prompt any , merely for the purpose of selling 0 beautiful—so admirably exe- ot such value for the associa id life of the ite eharaeter, i¢ put up for sale in Wall etree wil be greet curiosity to kaow the parchaser, a¢ the competition will be very spirited. ation ror Juse— Taw Last Moxtn.-The passengers arrived fr ord for the mouth of June, just expired, owe ¥ ro THE foreiga a8 fol- om Great Britain Holland .. Frenee.. Ocher ports, Chag This la & very remarkable falling of in Doth as compared with the last month. | corresponding mouth of last year, The ber for | June, 1840, wae 31 875, and the number for May, of the ] prevent year, was 40048 The eotire number of arrivals, for the lust sia months falls considerably short of the are rivals for the corresponding six months of the year 1849. ‘The fguresare as follows First six months of 1849...... Falling off, np to prevent date of year 1850.. 22.745 Tre Com ail. forty-eight versels, to aay a mboata and other craft, plying i mand the Bound | Brewant's Mannie Parace —On Saturday afternoon, several blocks of wagnificent granite, from Marsacha- setts were deposited around the site of the Btewa arble palace, im Broadway. for the purpose | ef laying the foundation for the building. Phey wel | from Cin een to eighteen hb. and are tae | curterty. lt required team of ten horses, with ro | Ingenious eomtrivanees, to earry each of them. Wh through thi oged pty-three years, who was taken sudde: k on Saturday morning. at 8 o'clock, and at rad same dey he expired. Verdict, death by disease of the stomech. Exasovs Case oy Braseixo.—At half-past one o'clock yesterday morning,® man named Michael Horn was stabbed wita # knife in the side, in the house of Richard Fox, 271 First avenue, by persoa unkn¢ . He is Dot expeeted to li Pox has been arrested for keeping ® disorderly house, Accivert To 4 CHiLp.—At 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Terence Maguire, son of Michael Maguire, residing at 864 Eighth street, was run over by a tr mpbell & Moody's.) at the corner of Tenth street and First avenue, and his leg broken. His father was notified by & policeman, but refusing to take the ehild home, the poor sufferer was sent to Bellevue Hospital. Oxpination.—Thirteen of the recent graduates of the General Theological Seminary ef the Protestant Kpis- eopal Chureb, were ordain Bishop of Maryland and the K officiated on the oceasion, up in aid of the funds of th mon Prayer Book Society. Mx, Evixox—Know lent journal is devoted entirely to thi ie good, and is the best me- dium through which many prominent evils may be made public, it suny not be amiss to remind our citizens of the extensive aud infamous business of peddling fire- wood about the streets of our city. The unsuspectin customers of these men, seelag the wood reaching hig! above the inspector's mark (it being reloaded and ade narrower, and piled very loosely.) buy what they suppose to be un extraordinary load, when, in reulity, they get but two-thirds of a properly inspected one. It into be hoped that « mention of these circumstunces, in your columne, meeting the eye of some of our city fathers may have the effect to bring about some action for its suppression.—Onx wie xNows Shipbullding in and around New York—Six Months Work in our Ship Yards, Our readers will find below a full and complete list 0” the products of the ship yards of New York and vicini- ty, from the Ist of January lust down to the present time—a space of six months—during which period some of the best and noblest specimens of marine architec- ture that the imagination could ever hope to realize have been created by the combined ingenuity, talent and enterprise of the shipbuilders of this city, With- jnthe past twelve months, quite a new era in ship- building has dawned, in the construction of the magni ficent EB. K. Collins’ line of steamers, two of which bave, by their presence in Europe, proved palpably to the Old World, the existence of the ability of our ship- builders and machinists, to construct anything in the thape of steamships that the most urgent wants of the age may at any time require, The well known firm of Howland & Arpinwall, already #0 deeply engaged in the California trade, have concluded to add two more steamships to their present fleet. They are to rua in connection with the Tennessee, Panama, Oregen, ke., and will rank with the Empire City, of J. Howard & Sons line. One of them is to be 270 feet long, 38 beam. and 22 hold; the other of somewhat smaller dimensions. Weuunderstand that Mr.Wm.Webb and Mesers, Smith & Dimon are the contractors, who contemplate having them ready in sbout nine months. There have also been several splendid packet ships built, and in course of building, each addition producing something new and novel in their construction, their tonnage varying from 1000 to 1300; indeed, the building this year has been almost entirely confined to large vessels, W. H. WEDB’S YARD. Launched. Teb 2—Packet ship Isaac Webb, 1,400 tons burthen, 180 feet long, 40 beam, 3745 depth of hold. Built f ©. Hl. Mareball & Co., for the Black Ball line, and ¢ led by Cupt. Cropper. Feb 28.—Ship Vanguard, 1,200 tons, 176 feet long. 88 wide, 225 deep. Owned by J. W. Phillips, an commanded by Cupt. Norton. In the Liver; . April 11. —Sieamsbip Florida. Cap! nnah Sieam ection was — York Bible and Coi the New javigation Co., 8. J, Mitchell, agent. | Bhe le 1400 tons, 416 feet long, 2544 beam, 21-6 depth. June 10.—Steamsbip Alabat for the eame line, and to Florida, and of the same size and po Jure 10.—Bhip Celestial, 860 tons, 165 feet long, 35 ¥ deep. For the Canton trade, and commanded pt. K. Gardiner. On the Stocks. Steamship Union, to take the place of the er, in Bpofiord & ileston’s Savannah line, and commanded by the late master of the N.—Uapt. Bi Her tonnage will be 1,600 tons; 212 feet long, 34 be dee ‘A packet ship, to be launched about the Ist of Au- gust, and to be cor ded by Capt. Hoxie, late of the Grimebaw. Measures 1,600 tons (carpenter's), 180 feet lowg, 40 beam, 23 held. we. 1, Jan, 28—Steamer Arctie, 3.500 tons, of the na model as the AUiantic and the ethers of &. K. Colli line, cf which she is amember. Bhe i nearly finished, ‘and will shortly take her place in the line. Fame day—Steamer Boston, 700 tons, 225 feet long, 28 beam, and 10 deep. She runs from Boston to Ban- Capt. Ludiow, built alternately with the gor, and is owned by Capt. Stoddard, of the former city. Same day—Steamer New World, Capt. Wakeman. This vessel had her steam up before she left her way: & novelty insbip launching. Bhe is 700 tons, ard of the same dimensions as the Boston, She left New York February 9, for the Pacific, in which trade she will continue. May 2%.—Steamer New York, Capt. Jones, owned as well as built by Mr. Brown, She is of the same toa- nage aud wexeurement as the New World. ‘On the Stocks. er, building for Messrs. Lowry & Jarvis, and for the California trade. Bhe is 1,100 tons, 19% hold. 101s ath. measures 225 feet long, 30 beam, expected rhe will be ready mex ‘WESTERVELT AND MACKAY’S YARD. Launched. line of Havre packets, now ruuning She is 1,10 tons, 173 feet long, 3755 Deam, 845 bold, March d,—Bbip Oc Ad 1,200 tens, 176 Bhe etarte on her firet trip fext month April 13—Ship Francis #. Sage, Capt. Wm. Rol son, one of T. P. Stanton’s line of Liverpool pack She ir 1,200 tons, measures 170 feet in lengih, 37 be: and 22 deep. On the Stocks. A ship of 1,200 tons, 175 f hold, building for Boyd & Hive! and to be commanded by © Oneida, She will be ready A ship for &. D. Hurl packets and to be commanded by 165 feet long, ST beam, and 29 hold. Bue will be ready about the middie of next mouth Bteemehip Havre, of 2700 tons, 283 feet long, 40 wide, and 2/ deep. Her engines are of the same power as the Atlantic. She ie to ran to Ilavre, in connection with the steamebip Franklin, and will be leunched about the latter end of neat month. A etenmrbip for C. Morgan of 1,200 tons, 196 feet long. 82 beam, and 17 deep. Bhe will be lounched in the early part of next mouth, and i destined for the Mex- jean Gulf A steamship for Davis, Brooke & Co., for the Pacifie, and to be under command of Capt. Skiddy. She ir about 1200 tons, Z% fest long, H wide, and 22 deep. She will be launched about September. LAWRENCE AND SNEDEN'S YARD. Launched. Nothing this year Om the Stocks for the Norwich and ts 200 feet New loag. , end ie- California 4 1,600 ry tended for the Faeite, to be employed in the trade. . JACOB BELL'S YARD. Launched. Bteamehip Baltic, one of B. K. Collins's line Bhe is in build and model the measuring 8.700 tons. Leow, Capt. Bun! Bhe is 1,060 tons, Feb. 8 Of Liverpool stew same ae her consor Same day.—sbip Bt Nelson's New Orlewns line long, 96 beam, 21 deep. ‘Tuis firm also rebuilt during the at year the packet rbip Hepry Clay, which, it will be recollected, war nearly consumed by fire while lying at ber dook ia the East Kiver, On the Stocks. A chip for the Canton trade, constructing for Platt & fon, of Philadelphia, Her burthen ts 1,200 tons; she ie 140 feet on deck, 56 feet wide, and 21 feet hold. She & Hon tO | will be launebed about the middie of this month, and is to be commanded by Capt Lockwood. Arhip ot Lew tone, 200 feet long, 43 wide, end 28 wtended for Messrs, Spofford & Tileston’s line of Liverpool packets, and to be commanded by Capt Kldridge, inte of the Garriek. | thie addition is made to the palace, it will, indeed, be a | work to boast of. Men like Mr. Stewart, who carve | ir own fortanes by their sagacity, know! re of | Dusiness, and the satiefar ion they give the | are to be reepected ws the very best of citizen pelnces ereetee 4 their own Industry, are the proad- | eet monuments that could be raised to their names. The marble palnes, when ecmpleted, will cee whole block ef Broadway, Will the Gotha, or pol jobbers, attempt to destroy the business of thie sad ‘other extal ehments in Broadway, by running rail- roads through our noblest thoroughfare? The eourse pureoed My Blewart i @ remarkable inetanne of oF ity and jodependence of mind would be roined if he built such an establiehmeat on | the enet ride of Broadeey and so high up town, be. ante then nobody th ht of that side of the «treet for A great and ferbionable dry goods store. The result | proved bis rageeity, and many have followed his | ainple with profit 10 themecives and advantage to the public When the marble palace is finished, there will hot. perbaps, be such another dry. goods store in the world. mber of ehildren dally loet leamnens of their parent, erally pick them up amd yf mts be Hlomse. From ¢ ith Ward) five and two remaining, were sent to the n—The Coroner yeaterday beld an in- § Third avenae, on the body of Elian thirty-five yeare, born in Rhode Ii ‘o her death by diecam of the heart. drecused, It seems, had been in ill health for seme past, aud om Saturday took oxide in earrings, whem smirt & pIMON’s YARD. Launched. 20—8hip Universe (8 decker), Captasa T. J Guion & Willlame's ling of Liver: 186 feet long, 045 beam, de ‘June is —Bhip Mandarin, page eed 106 feet lon, % , Govahec & Ue, and for the Cantoa W. COLLTER'S TARD. arona, of 400 tons, 179 feet runs between New York long and Keyport, Nod On the steamer hi) Stocks ip. of about 1.200 tons, 219 Portiana Bhe te 700 + long, will probably be launched tween New York ama feet long. 28% Wide, and Ti hold; with conl end water on board, te only ch 2.—Bteamhoat Thomas the Washington & Alexandre Meum pa om | 160 feet | A steamship, of 1 too tonateete: tain J. J. Wright, ofNew Orleans anmmande by Caps thy to Ghageee ON" OnleOan, ano rar, dome thee. J. SIMONSON’S y, ‘Launched, *?* June 11—Steamer Director, tor pany, and to run on the San Jv, feet long, 20 wide, and 4% de 2p" On the A steamship of 1 500 tong pice the wi no. Bhe 230 food 20 hold, building for C 1 {"yeaacepny fs 98 beams, and to Jaunch soon. De sinintion not made hows? 2 pany, also to rr Of 10 tons, for the Nhwragas om. tena, is 110 $654 7or ge San J 100 Test tet long, 20 beam, CORLEAR'S HOOK. z Launched. » > ane 24—Yacht David 0. Broderick, Z Natbaniel Reeder, 26tens burthen and sloop rigge, ih avery strongly built vessel, and hans WILLIAMSBURGH. MESSRS. PERRINE, PATTERSON W STACK’S YARD. hed. Laune! of the West, is €' ber. 1 280 tons, ft feet long, 40 Tenia, ends hata ane is owne . &N trades tween Liver “Se ataslages a April 20— Bri of 325 tons, 115 feeb a7 wid by Messrs. Harbesk American trade, On the Stocks. San Franc’ of 1,800 toms, 266 feet Jong, to mn an Wilton, and intended to run between Panama cad tee Cy thes Damwed after, She is expected to be ready im lour mont! being eon- structed at the Morgan tigre 3 “4 185 feet long, 40 Bhip Lady Franklin, of 1.430 tons, Linge vessel is named after January 5—BShip Star feet wide, and 23 teet deep the lady of th the Northern Seas, tern (which ie round) hich Ost chaste 4nd appropriate design, consisting ot ® dolphin en- twined round an anchor. She is to be commanded by: Capt. Yeaton, and will be launched the first part of the present month Ship Arctic, of 1.880 tons, 180 feet 1 vet bi for A. Terega’s Liver. old. a is 4 a Capt. Terega, She wiil be lsunc ye ip e will be abou ton: 0 feet long, 83 and SI hold. Bho is building for Nethes Dale sed will be ready in abou: ‘vur months. J. WILLIAMS & CO.’8 TaRD. March 28—fandy Hook pilot boat, Jabes W: owned by the a-ssclation ‘of pilots. 8he is bo tone burthen. 64 feet long. 1946 beam, and 73 5 June 25—A schooner, to be ployed between this cit; id Petersburg, Va. She is 260 tons, 96 feet long, 2 ) and 10% bold BROOKLYN, BURTIS © MOR@AN’S YARD. This firm have not produced any new vensels thie ear, having had their time fully oceupied in tepair- ig craft of various sizes and descriptions. HOBOKEN. pe xoumnr be Cadi coh YaRp. ere bas 2 nO new production during sent year at this yard. - neha Vassris Lavecnen Donixo tum Last Six }, 40 feet beam, Mortns. jailing am Total Bewmited Budde Vessels. ¥ le a ¥. Wood... 3g Ole eine : Lo Pee ae Westervelt & Macks; ae 7") 73 000 Jacob Bell . - 72 1 6000 20 can j 1" i oo 3 1,880 ‘420.000 : 5 1500 = 1,008 80,000 Jabes Williame&Co. 2 - A 10,000 Totals... ec. 1S 19 HTS (91,900,600 Venn on rite Brocks pi Builders. Veancle, Vessele. Toms ven* WH Webdb...... 1 1 8108" $175,000 : <./h oae 106, WerterveltMackay2 = 3 7,580 500,000 Lawrenee & Snede 1 1600 180,000 Jacod Bell... = Sloe 6.08 W. Collyer... 2 1.000 300000 J. Simpson a 1,600 300,000 7. Collyer... 1 1/400 130,000 Patterson & Btae! 2 6.100 Total.....ccc0. 7 18 AO 991000 Naw Veseria Weruin re Last Sit Mowrwe. ae . Tonage. Value Vessels Launehed.. 15 ory 27 800 $1,966,500 Vessels on Stocks. 7 © 13 -97,480 9,125,000 Tetal........:0. 22 TOO ($4, 001,500 KOTICE TO SHIPBULLDERS. Shipbuilders will favor us and benefit themselves by giving us the cetient information they ean in re- to the preductions of thetr yards, 90 as to enable us Mey 14 before the public without 1088 of time, Ange form. of new ships on the stocks, or about to Be leunched, enclosed im a letter, and dropped in the penny-post, will reach ws, Police intelligence. <4 Desperate Kolbe: y —On Saturday two men, by the names of Wm. Broderick and Michael Glynn, were ar- the facts. takem before Justice Lothrop, ing up at the house! No. mm street. kept by Robert Byrnes, aad on y id his passage in the ship Balti- more for Havre, but, before leaving the boarding house, Broderick and Giynn callea Leurent into a book room, the door was close; the two men de- thus continued to beat to knock him sense- knife and endeavored to cut . The Frenchman, on seeing they intended to rip his stomach open, Kuife. and thuseut bis hand. The ie $4 from ewught held of further beat him until senaelens, thy pocket and made off This robbery took place betweem the bourse ct 4 and 6 o'slock, om and the police t the perpetrators Baturday night. altercation avother man by had on bis person $275 in sovereigns, al of deporite on the Hawk 1 Btate ot Ni #2. bad clinched with nigans when arrested by the officers, he two accused partios to bail fu hn. aod. in deteult thereof, they 0 the Tombe for trial. ments of Individuals, at Panama, om the rparring exhibitiout of Oewego.n you of age, who was arrested at transported cn) offences bas ju gold dust. After being liberated trom the penal colony, he went to Or d thence to California, where he met with of fortane’s favor aturday afternoon, nnd Identided - nto ewstody during Broderick was in an repaired will be in connection with @sily line to Hartford, le eons. Wines, Brand * Liquors and Segare.— # cheapest and best ot Li a, of every deseription, ners verry. The or defies competition, Ne ‘one eam sell the same ar. ‘the same price A. DALLIMORE, Woholeraleand Retail Liqner Mierehan® Mt Hower General Scott. A mag type portrait of | lery ‘tae G. B. Clarke charges $16 f~ * Freneh Cloth. Dress or Frock $20; binek eloth Seeks, Prop: rtien sours. ‘Ti 116 W iliiem street. _efaving ts rendered o lara wee Awake. N 14 FE. A. Brooks, 150 Fulton street, matn- ited rank and repotation as a dealer in shoe ‘and gasters, of every description. Im elegance of ind wobetantinli iy Mr. Broske. stock ised vo say, by Cousin laden ters and Wigs and Toupecs—Anether Medal has soca etpeted to Wen Batehsior, for the bert aad Tow ‘The public are inv: ve in » hie ne for Ihde, © TCHRLOR'S celebrated W: pute rien he be Sea tear We we aty. Sone "e Magic Hair Dye, * une he a4 to Color the Bais o Whiskers, che moment it ip applied, without tees Tete'er shit. it one be washed fmmediavely, wieboee. and has po bad odor, Tt in Ka nine SF vite