The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1850, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. | NNETT, | JAMES GORDO! PROPRIGTOR ANB EDITOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. ents per 00) annum. B DAULY ABA ey—81 per bet WEEKLY HE. every Saturday, at 6 conte per the Buronean edition. $4 per anaiem, vin, and $5, (0 any part of the Con~ 20. . Jor subscriptions ,or iit the postage will he de AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. La Y TE y—Pinare or run Tones - Tar Prion’s Lal ci BROADWA Broadway—Tux Lavy or Lyons —Prnxrncrion NIBLO'S y -Loxnow ASivRANOR, 3 THEATRE, Cha --Buract or —Roven Ds He Pre NATIONAL THEA rare—Six DeGReEs or Crnia—New ICAN MUSEUM—Amusine Pervormances Arren= BOON AND EVENING, OLYMPIC, dway~Fxi.ows' New Yor Ermnorian Ornna Trovr New York, Tucsday, August 20, 1850, Telegraphic Summary, Nothing of any consequence was done in either house of Congress yesterday. The Senate took wp the fugitive slav and several amendments were offered to it, but very 1 3 was made. At the close of the ses by vote laid over till to-day, when it will come up first in order. In the Hou an ineffectual attempt was made to take uj rritorial bills passed by the Senate; afier which, the civil and diplomatic ap propriation bill was debated at some length, an | amendment to it having been passed, appropriating thirty thousand dollars for the purchase of books | for distribution among the members. This sum may as well be paid to them at once, for very little of it, we apprebend, will be expended towards the | object mentioned in the resolution. It was enly a litle freak of Galphinism; but, as the sum is small, compared with the resources of the treasury, we are inclined to overlook it for the present. By our special telegraphic correspondence from Washington, we learn that there is a good deal of excitement in Alabama, against the bill which re- cently passed the Senate, admitting California asa State. If such is the fact, it exhibits a degree of perversity that we would not have heretofore be- lieved. Itis also said, that if that bill pass the House, Georgia will secede from the Union. Now we have no idea that either Georgia or Alabama will take any course that is inconsistent with duty as members of this confederacy, and it is full time that all such blaster should cease. Those States are as much attached to the Union as any others are; and if a few Hotspurs calla meeting, and utter direful threats of dissolution and civil war, it must not be supposed that in deing so, they represent the opinionof their respective States, any more than Wm. fH. Sward echoed that of New York, when he laid down his “ higher law” principles. It is a very easy matter to call a public meeting, and denounce and threaten as the orators may please. Itisdone every day in new York; and in Anniversary week Lloyd Garrison and his precious associates not only denounce the Union, but stamp upon the constitution in open day. But those fanatics do net represent public opinion in the North—they ‘misrepresent it. Instead, however, of taking offence at what they do, sensible people Jough at them, and their proceedings are reported by the press for the purpose of amusing their read- ers. If a handful of ultras in Georgia or Ala- bema have determined upon taking a similar course, we cannot help it; but let them not be an- noyed if they make themselves as ndiculous in the estimation of the public, Lloyd Garrison and his coadjutors do. If they imagine that the whole Union are to grant their behests, without reference to the rights of other States, they will very likely find that they deceive themselves. But we do not attach any impertance to these reports, and confi- dently expect that, in a few days, the whole of the slave agitation will be vet at rest Our readers will join with us in congratulating the country on the recovery of the statue of John C. Calhoun from the wreck of the ship Elizabeth, an account of which will be found in another columa. ‘The News from Kio Janctro—The British Aguressions In Brazil. Our correspondence from Rio Janeiro, received by the arrival, at this pert, of the bark E. Cor- ning, wil present our intelligent readers with some interesting particulars of the meddlesome and hos- tile spirit displayed by two of her Britannic Majes- ty’s war steamers, toward several Brazilian vea- sele. The Sharpshooter war steamer, it ap- pears, recently went into Paranagua and set fire to several vessels belonging to Brazil, and then took two veesels in tow, on an outward bound course for Rio. The fort at Paranague, not without its eyes open, opened its mouth at these hostilities, and spoke with the voice of war, in the midst of fire and smoke §Thereupon, the steamer of her Britan- nic Mejesty received the warm salute, by retaca- ing it with greater spirit, end the demolition of the fort was the consequence. After that event, the * Sharpehcoter™ continued its work, and carried the vessels cut of the harbor, and inte the port of Rio—having triumphed abundantly in this new and magnanimous conquest. At lio, also, a small emack, a recognized old coaster,—has beea burned by the Victoria. This is the substance of the record against the Englieh officials, and, it should be added, that these aggressive acts are not approved | of by the Britich chargé d’affairs, Mr. Hudeon, who will remain quiet until he hears from his govera- ment. On the part of Brazil, however, there has been some little action. It is suggested that the former duty on British manufactures war thirty per ceatum, and thet the Englieh desired to have it reduced to one-half of that amount. This was refused, and, Puder the pretence of capturing slavers, a litle pusishment was inflicted. Wowever, this epeci- n of negotiating seema to have been a failure; for, as oon as the acts of the British officers had been made known and were appreciated, the Cham- | ber of Deputies immediately passed a bill increas. ing the duties on British manufactures sixty per centum, thus making a tariff of ninety per centum— | a virtual prohibition of importa from Great Bataia. In commenting upon all this, we are very well aware of the difficulties in the way of a just judg- ment with respect to the vessels destroyed. The coast of Brazil has harbored so many notoriously | bad characters—has been engaged in sach a sy» tem of piratical adventure upon a portion of the ‘world— and has given so many evidences of cruel- ty egainst the African race, that ver a pected—and very properly, too—of being engaged in the illegal slave trade. Under these circumstances, to discriminate between the honest merehant veeeels and the pirates, is @ matter mach more dif- ficult than a stranger would be led to suppose. Where there i reat chance for ungodly gain, artifice is most masterly in ite ingenuity, defying even lynx-eyed authority, and the speed of the armed marine. This fact, however, is a0 justifica- tion for outrages, because officersin the navy are perplexed and thwarted by the ekill and cunning of ¢ traders. They have no right to lose thee «, and, if they de not lose them, but act thus aggressively by instructions, as we are led to be- lieve they do, then we must look upon their con- duet as without the shadow of an excuse, aad Juctly censurobie in every particular, In the pre- rent Case there does not appear to have been the el'ghtect grownd for the attacks mad> upon the | a small craft of about seventy or eighty tons, | which has been engaged on the coast for twenty Juprra—Bravreovs Carrrve, | - | how we must look upon these acts against Brazil, valotous Cormorant of Queen | Brazilian vessels. The incendiary act of the Cor- morant was wanton and high handed. The ves- sel, we are informed, by a disinterested judge, was | years, as a freighter. No charge was made against | its commander, so far as appears by the account; butshe was burned ina seemingly reckless man- ner, and without the most shadowy pretence of a reason. Weare prepared to believe, we must con- fess, that the act was a direct government act, car- ried out in pursuance of instructions, because it is in keeping with acts of a similar kind perpetrated under Lord Palmerston’s direc- tions, when he was in power, some years ago. No sooner do we find him with the power in bis hands again, than these aggressive specimens of warlike dictation are renewed with | an increased spirit of insolence. Our owa vessels | on the African eoast, were frequently interfered | with, which brought out serious remonstrances from our Minister at the Court of St. James, Mr. | Stevenson, The subject, however, dropped, when | Palmerston dropped out of the cabinet, and is only | | now in a fuir way of being settled—as Lord Pal- | missioner of Customs to make such a report to the | | merston seents inclined to test the right he has | assumed. On this point, though, we shall have | something to say, at a future period, when a few more of our vessels have been hed. | Meanwhile, we are rather inquisitive to kaow } and how Brezil will look at them. We shall ex- pect to see some official account of transactions | so di ished by destructive valor and igneous | vengeance, so that we may understand what we | | are to expect on this continent, under the wise and | progressive policy of Palmerston. He may give | us some new views on the trae policy to be pur- sued by nations with the largest civilization, and, for anything we know to the contrary, may de- | | monstrate that it is perfectly Christian-like and very |, on his part, to fire into and destroy any vessel that is suspected of harboring manacled men or the yellow fever. We must learn some- | thing. Let us have ligh Ocean Sream Navigation, AND ITS INFLUENCE |onvue Ory Worty—Ovr Cursmime Cuzese.— | There are now two regulat lines of steam- | ships plying between New York, Boston and | Liverpool; so that there is a semi-weekly com- | munication between the greatest seaport in | the old world and the greatest in the new. | generally adopted this eystem, one-half would be Ap Vavorem Dutres.—In another part of this day's paper, will be found an article relative to the ad valorem system of levying duties, and certain, charges of fraud made against individuals engaged in the importing trade. ‘The Commissioner of Cus- toms, w! oever he is, exceeded his duty when he charged parties with defrauding the revenue, mere- ly u/ on the ex parte statements of houses engaged in ‘he same line of busiuess, who were unable to compete in a fair, straightforward way of doing | businees. It is one of the greatest absurdities in the world for any importing house to accuse an- other of fraud, because that house may, by more experience and greater shrewdness, purchase the same article at lower prices, and be able to under- | sell them in the same market. If the importers accusing the other half of fraud and false swear- ing. The statement of Godfrey Pattison & Co. places the whole matter in a clear light, showing that throughout they acted honestly and in good faith with the government; and every man must condemn the motive which prompted the accusa- tion of freud against them, and induced the Com- government, upon the bare statement of indi- viduals irritated by the greater success of their competitors. There is no doubt but that the ad valorem system of levying duties is defective. The valuation of goods is of such an arbitrary nature throughout, and the most trifling eauses produce such great changes in prices, thst serious dissatisfaction is frequently expressed, and difficulties arise on every side, in ‘entering goods. In the above case, it is seen that the market vatue of ‘he same description of shawls, at periods but a few weeks apart, difiered so wide- ly, that the most bitter feelings were entertained by those who had paid high prices, in regard to those who were fortunate enough to get them at lower rates, which resulted in an open accusation of fraud and the manufacture of false invoices. The specific system of levying duties would do away with these difficulties, and in all cases where the valuation depends so much upon local causes, it would be much better than the ad valorem It will be recollected that a great many of the sages comprising the city government of this metropolis went on a visit to Boston, for the purpose of at, The arrivals of these vessels are so regular and | punctual, especially those of the Collins line, that we | can count almost to an hour when they will reach either Liverpool or New York. If they are de- tained a few hours behind their time, we know at once that itis caused by adverse winds. A few years ago, such extraordinary punctuality would have excited amazement. In addition to these two lines, the Cunard company are about to construct a line ef auxiliary steamships between New York and Liverpool, with the view, we suppose, of di- verting the business now transacted by the Ameri- can packet ships into anew channel. A new line of the same class is about being established be- tween Glasgow and New York for the conveyance of freight and passengers, of which the fine steam- ship City of Glasgow is the pioneer; and there is some talk of building a line of steamers to run regularly between Halifax and Galway, in Ireland. Indeed, from present appearances, there is every probability that the whole, or the principal part, of the carrying trade between England and America will be conducted by steamships and propellors, and that sails, except in rare instances, will not be used. There is also a line of steamships being constructed to run between this (city and Havre; and, for some years, there have been two American steamships plying between New York end Southampton and Bremen; Other lines will, no doubt, be constructed in pro- cees of time, and probably before many years, which will draw the bonds of connection between the United States and the old world still closer, and render a trip across the Atlantic ae easy an under taking as travelling from New York to New Or- leans. At.it is, indeed, a voyage across the Atlantic is deprived of all its terrors. You step on board one of our magnificent steamships, feel the rough- ness of the ocean, get a litile sea-sick, and by the time the traveller is convalescent he is at the end of his journey, in good health and spirits, to enjoy all the peculiar sights which the old world abounds with, and which are of great interest to Americans. This, however, is not the only result that will at- tend the increasing travelling facilities between the two continents. The people of the old world, by associating with Americans, by interchanging sen- timents with them, and by being informed, from time to time, of the increasing greatness of thio great republic, will soon rhake comparisons be- tween itand their own, and ascertain for them- selves the reason why the United States should be so prosperous, and its people so intelligent and so great, in war as well as in peace, while they are the reverse, The truth will be investigated, and light will at length break upon their vision, The more ‘hey will probe the matter, the clearer it will be to their understanding, that republicanism and self government are the secrete of our greatness and suc- cees. They will find thet our government is as cheap as it is simple, and that a people can govern themselves as well as they could be governed by amonarchy # nding ermy. with all the ex- penses attending such establichments. They will, consequently, argue with themselves, licaniem confer so much good in it would do the same in bur ind they will be- come dissatisfied with the existing order of things, and exert themselves to eflect a cha: Steam, in this age of the world, is, we believe, the spirit of revolution, and the power which is destined, under Providence, to effect great changes in the old world, during our day | generation. steamship that is built to ren between the States and E | revelutionary agent; and | large enough, The masees of E es they are, When miliar to them, it promises to be within a | comparatively short time. A war of governments will take ph and monarchy or repul must be defeated. From present indica ‘ publicanisin will be able to hold its own in the | contest | Tur Serriewent or the Portvoat Dirricunty. | —Ourintelligence from Washington, published yes" terday, states that the whole didiculty with Portu- gal isin a fair way of being settled to the satisfaction | of both countries. There has been an arrange- ment made, by which the' chief point of dispute —that appertaining to the destruction of the private ormed brig Gen. Armetrong—will be submitted to the arbitration of a European power, the deci- sion of which will be final. This, after all, is the most peaceful and reasonable way of getting over to trifling on affair. It would be an unpleasant | effeir, to be obliged to use coercion upon a weak | power, if there were no doubt of our being strietly end entirely right in our view of the question. Ar- | bitration ts quite as efficient, and far less expen- business sive. We shall be glad when the whole is satisfactorily adjusted, ‘Tue Latest rrom Mexico.—We have received by the bark Brazileiro, from Vera Craz, our files of El Noticioso, published at Puebla, to the 17th of July. We translate the following items :— The new presidential election is the subject of conversetion. Senor D. Luis de Ia Rosa would oppest, to have the greatest chance of being elected. The choler dd Mexieo, and ia a Pereira o: day mask. | inthe capital, for the celebration of a T¢ Deum, whi to be sung at the cathedral, for the disnppearence of the epidemic. It is reported that a promwnciamento had been published at Mazatlan, in favor of the dictator. ship of General Santa Anna. ‘Pre inhabitants of Acayucan had attempted to neeacsinate the political chief of that city, They failed, and some of the meneurs were arrested. The revolutionary movement at Guanajuato is not ended. It is said the anarehists intend to display once more the of rebellion Senor Covarrabias, a famous iawyer of Mexico, bad accepted the miesion of defending the marderer of Senor Canrdo. Several lawyers hed already declined thet defence. tending the funeral solemnities there, and after- wards enjoying themselves as they very well know how todo. We would have backed the city go- vernment against all creation on a spree, previous till to-day, but we mustfacknowledge we have lost some of our confidence in them. We had thought that for diving into turtle soup, or drinking their share of cocktails and other fancy beverages, or dodging the M. P.’s when they were shot in the neck, their equals could not be found on this side of the Atlantic. But, alas! we mistook our men— for either their glory has departed, or the New York dodge of eluding the M. P.’s, will not answer as well in Boston as it does here. It may be that the crookedness of the highways and by-w: the modern Athens bewildered them; but ceria’ is, that some of our worthy city fathers went on a jolly spree there, and were most unceremoniously arrested, on the very common charge of being D. and D., or in plain language, drunk and disorderly, as our police returns have it; for making night hideous with their bacchanalian orgies, to the great injury of the morals of the good people of that city. The following acccunt of the aldermanic spree and jollification is copied from the Boston Bee Crevitartx.—About two o'e! k, on Saturday morn- | City Intelligence. Tue Carnoun Stature Founv.—The statue ot the late Hon. John C, Calhoun has been found by the officers of the United States revenue cutter Morris. Lieut. Francis Martin will immediately return to the spot with the submarine armor, for the purpose of properly flinging the box vious to hoisting. Lieut, Martia informs us that the statue is in perfect order, and can be got up with but little trouble. Tur Svicipe oy Miss Many Awy Kinx.—In this mate ter the Coroner intends to investigate somewhat far- ther. sD the conduct of Mr. Lenny. the dry goods clerk. im Lord & Taylor's, who was keeping com- pany with the deceased Miss Kirk, of Fishkill, some. Lime previous tothe rash act of self-destruction. It seems that the poor girl, on last Monday a week ago, the day she intended to leave the eity for Fishill, to we her mother, went over to Catharine « There she ately went down the street to the fer was noticed on bosrd the ferry boat appareatly in a very dejected state of mind, seated up in one corner of the cabin, and in that way passed several ties buck. wards and forwards io the boat, until ali at one» she was missing, leaving on the seat her parasole It is believed that on the boat coming into the slip. at which time all the passengeas hurry to the end of the doatto get op shore. and thus in the alter pact of th boat no one is present, it was at this moment that ‘unfortunate girl jumped off the bost into the wat and thus destroyed her life unobserved. The body floated trom the dock to the toot et Jackson street, where it was recovered on Thursday, three days alter Thie Mr Lenny has called on the Coroner, and states that an intimacy wasexisting between them of a per- feetly honorable character, and that he is willing to show and tell all that has passed between them. The last letter that he received from the deceased he says he exhibit to the Coroner this day. How to Arriy rox rie Remepy or Netsances.—The City Inspector has been deluged with letters com- plaining of nuisances, sent through the post office or dispatch, without the postage being prepaia. This cemes to a serious amount on him. aud we believe he will not receive the letters in future, unless post paid. The complaint ought to be made at his office, ia the Park. orto the Health Warden of each ward, who ge- nerally keeps a slate at the station house for the pa pose of entering complaints. By tollowing this course, there will be @ better chanee of getting the nuisances abated. Tue Fracas iw Fravxrort Sraert.—The laboring man who had the fracas with the sarsepariila man in Frankfort street, on Saturday morning, was not em- ployed by the Ges Company. Fine, ayy Tennor oF tHe Inatates—A fire broke out Zerterday morning, as two o'clock, in a grocery store, 0, 90 Wiliet street, destroying the building, with its The house was filled with smoke, which inmates to fear they must perish in the 4 drove them to freazy. One woman, named widow, threw her two children out of the third story window aud then jumped out herself, with- out much injury to any of them. There were also two other children, belonging to another family, thrown out at the same time without serious injury, having fallen on an avfning, whichjbroke thelr fall ‘Phere was no lite Sanixc or Misstonanivs vor Curwa.—Rey. William and Mrs. A. Sanderson Ashmare, missionaries of the American Baptist Missionary Union to the Chinese of Siam, sailed yes in the ehip Chaguing, C Johnson, for Hong Kong. Rev. E. Bannister and family, Rev. 8 D. Simonds and wife, Rev. F. 8. Hoyt and wife, Rev. M. ©. Briggs, and Rey. John Flinn, rail in the Cherokee on the 1ith of Beptember, for the Methodist Missions in Calitornia ‘end Oregon Siirsiest or Govensatent Sronxs.—A forwarding agent in Wert street made a shipment, yesterday evening, by the steamer Isaac Newton, of some forty tons of United States stores, consisting of clothing, cooking utensils, biscuit and other articles used in the army, destined for the governm: stationed at El Paso and Santa Fe, Me: They were valued at $45,000, and sent by most expeditious route, via Buffalo and St. Louis, Camrnixe Exrrosion._On Sunday afternoon, a cam- hine lamp. used in Bweeny’s eating saloon, tor heat- oy coffee kettle, exploded, emasbing the kettle and seattering the coffee all about. There was no other injury done. Fatat Boatixa Accipenr.On Sunday afternoon — “ge he AG son of Mr. Wager) beet in bade mn Market, a young man about m years oouwes on Doatiog excursion with four or five other oung men, just opposite Hoboken, and a short dis- Taner from the shore, by some means or other a hole was broken in the bottom of the boat, when it rapidi: filled with water and sunk, The party were all moved, except young Weldon, whom one of his companions held up till bis own life was in imminent il, and he was obliged to let him go, when he sank, to rise no more alive, The has not yet been found, and the father of te deceased iin wshie of distraction about _ Acerpent ny 4 Fat.—A man, Wy io name of Edward ing. four well dressed, in’ mt looking men, were caught in the act of cryii ire.” singing bacchana- lian nd making night hideous by their mis- by y were taken into custody by the watch, enc tted to the mer y Three of them thas they were members of New York eity govern: ment, After being detained to the usual ‘custom, they were allowed to de Four Bostonians, whe were with them, made escape from the watchmen. In the above account, me writer “draws it mild,” and doeg not go into the matter as fully as other journals did, lest, we suppose, the reputation of New York might suffer. Other journals, how- ever, especially the Boston 7imes, do not let our worthy representatives off so easily. That paper gives the following account of that extraordinary haul of New York Aldermen :— ce <n Sar appearance large part I ete live on thls elty fri ties.” Some, too, came from the tree and Gotham, stop) (oecasionally.) at the first soi were put round in great style by their Boston friends, who bad oftentimes received “the honors’ noticed che gentleman of field officer in that the M.V.M. Ho was ver: not be persuaded to go on between his lege, which afforded him but an and treceltory support. He wae continually asserva- ting that he was a sc gentenee, anda aod blandly, though brokenly. sesured the watehmen that he was their “superior cileer” What beeame of him | Philistines fell upon # large party of “ birds we | street. They were standing in aline ae neat that of the sidewalk o* their several ~ stages’ of © tightness" | would a going through ax Me by srctions’ They began “One” — | | | Tro ree” — number Four was musical, wouldn't count, and roared forth — “Well 3 jolly fellows.” r— cigars and eognine ! with Lhese we'll Browse!" | be induced to “ Go home till morning’ by $7, Tew wire, whieh might a big handsom ud remainder of the party, far cone in rum and modesty, took back seats, and raid noth Soon came the watebman. and the number one me up to the pre- raid — rent.” and “ How are you. Chawles’ Watebman—(lodignanty dignitied)—Ge home, all | Bdentures. The fellers, ef you bave cot any home to go to.” Humber Thise—(im diisstal Ignorance ot Dogberry’s | tle will follow when they hear the dram —" Watebman— —Stop thet noise. Prudes may ebun, damet may—" ‘The rest is drowned in the phir rr of the rattlee— the clattering ofjhalf @ seore of sober boot-heels on the ridewalk—the retreat, and the rep, rap, of the hooks on the beeke of the obnoxious. Four only were cap- tured. Slowly and“ uneertingly" the party wended their destone to the Centre station pa where Cap. tain Barry received the strangers “with all the honors. The a of the watchhoure did not “strike after a whispered conferenes | Barry. they were discharged on parole of honor — ‘would make no more noise, were Bortoniane, This ie, indeed, very fonny. With all their expe- rience, our New York aldermen, it seems, got nab- bed, and were kindly taken care of, by the public authorities of the good city of Boston. Their Bos- ton friends, however, were too cute to be caught napping, #0 they took to their beels. Now, this was decidedly uncourteous. They should have stuck to the worthy representives of New York. In spite of wind and weather, They should | All have gone home together, | Notwithstanding that our worthy aldermen were inclined to disturb the peace. We protest against their conduct, in the most emphatic manner, leaving them in the hands of the Philistines, after par- taking of the well-known hospitality of Boston. It would be capital if the New York members of the Common Council had been sent to the House of Correction for a month. Can any one give us the names of those jolly good fellows ! Isreruraesce raom rie Wivowano Ietanos.—By the arrival of the Britich brig Lady of the Lake, we have te ceived the Bermudian to the #th instant, but it contains nothing of Interest, exeepting the particulars of the effect of the late gale whieh visited the Windward Islands, and which we bave already pobtiched. The crops in Barbadoes are ina very Jourishing condition. | Kines Country Count.—In the matter to the City Hotpital, 5 ly injured aeons tak Yea eet breast, by falling from a , some forty feet, on the corner of Twenty-sixth 4 and Sixth avenue. oa ne Tendered man overy Fis'pomer at was of the opimion that be could not survive the night. A .—A lad named David whose ri a telco tan Bat Re = on afternoon, Eutrtitct use tts kenhae Bnd gtd fo a eh . A lice ofiéer Bhea, of the Second ward. on the sidewalk that he was unable to “Sap axp Mysteniovs Case.—Under the above caption, we, , mentioned the case of @ destitute who was found tying at the cor- ner of Goerick street, by the Eleventh ward po- lice, taken by them to the station house, and subse- Page conveyed ina Sep * Bellevue Hospital. e have since learned f particulars respecting the effair, whieh, a, fomewhat destroys the air of romantic mystery with which some of our readers od 8. With this document, and an explanatory note eed n pow bey oy Bond ‘hed to Belle- vue re, on the faith rej tation cr by suthorities of the worse tor phans will givean excursion on the uvth of A for the peter) ‘the asylum. at Cenrous Faacn im Onatnam Sreert.—Veaterday, about bal!-past one o'clock, « girl, about 17 yours of Rog Ty by @ young lad, both deeently na Kimmerly.— This wasan. made of the above named perron, to discharge ber from her the euperinten- iT, who exhibited to hold her Md Sreatrxo Paurt ix Gowants.—Several pertons from he their names o* James Farley, Deacen, and Gerrge Armstrong. ustice John B. map Fy | oink ectiaatttne ee some of the citizens of Gowanus ting sundry with com upon the fruit trees. Ti V pnere them te be gallty of the lereeny, but enspended sentence, and allowed to warn! epert with « solemn jing. however, should they again be caught under sinritar cireumstances. Boar or Heatrn rs Brooxtys.—The board, st their tession yerterday morning, —- the distill on Permentior’ Garden. near Foiton avenue and Fiat. bush road, the houses on near Butler, Frenidny 4 thirt, re, arrived yesterd is rv} . ers, arrived yesterday, a took reome at the Clinton Hotel. “4 . Commodore Kerney, U.S Navy; Joseph A De Ga- Mr. Hochaman, criebrated ttage- een others, arrived at the Manrion ’ "a, Navy, ond seventy others, arcived Yesterday, aud tock roome at the Ameriean Hotel. Political Inte! ce. Trumors Concxxssiona Nomination. —The whigs of the Seventh Congressional district of [litnois have no- | minated Richard Yates as their candidate for Con 5 The district is now represented by Mr. Harris, demo- crat. j Vermont Nominations —A.P. Lyman is the whig nominee in the First Congressional district of Vermont. Blies N. Davis is the whig candidate in the Fourth dis- tlet, Congress P. Kidder is the democratic candidate in the 8c cond district, Maine Nomivation.—William Pitt Fessenden has been nominated by the Free Soil Convention, as a candidate for Congrers, in the Portland district of Maine, Mr. F. is uleo the nominee of the whig party. BY TELNGRAPH. MASSACHUSE PTS CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. eter, August 19, 1850, In the First district there asmail vote up to the present time, 8. A. BLLfSty9Rig, will doubtless be | elected. ‘The vote of Boston is ng f Sumner, 480; Heard, & flag, 21. Iu the Second dist 1) but Little doubt that C.W. Upham, whig, hi elected. Annexed are the returns eo far as heard trom :— + Upham, Rantoul, Pier pent. Seatioring: 21 Beverly, 191 179 5 Mamilio 5 8 10 4 Ipswich 39 30 my Salem 11545 1 Wendham . 5 23 - Topsfield . 9 y - Middleton. . 46 36 - Melrove...... 44 Bt a Total. . ...6 64.1348 504821 16 In Lynn, Upham had a majority against him, but in Danvers, he obtained 337. The other returns from Danvers are unintelligible. Fourth Distriet—There is, aecording to present ap- pearance, no choice. T didutes are B. Thomp- a3 (whig), R. Frothingham (dem.), and Palfrey (free soil). In Watertown, Palfrey (f.#.), has gained 24, In Summerville, there is a emull whig gaim. There is snother small gain for Palfrey in Framingham, Re- turns have been received frem Gfieen other towns, in which Thompson (whig) leads, and has made a small gain on the previous vote. The total vote of the dis- trict is smaller, and the returns indicate that there will not be a choice. NATIVE NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS IN PHILALELPHIA. Puinaverrsia, Augast 19, 1850, Lewis C. Levin war nominated for Congress to-night, by the native Americans in the First Congressional District. THE DISAFFECTED DEMOCRATS OF BALTIMORE. Bactmore, August 19, 1850. The democrats are holding a large meeting to-night, and presente4 Lane, their candidate, with a splendid cane. A party of Watkins’ friends went through the city, in procession, to-night, with Tom Lloyd in effigy, seated on a sorrel horse, with the inscription “traitor,” for voting for Turner. Our New Haven Correspondence, New Haven, August 19, 1850, American Convention for the Advancement of $ Science. The annual meeting of the above association was held this day, at Yale College, at half-past two o'clock. The following is a list of the officers for the year 1850, elected at the Cambridge meeting :— Prof. A.D. Bache, Prest. Dr. L. Elwyn, Trea- E.C. Herrick, Secretary. sucer. Standing Committee. Prof. A. D. a "t Prof. Joseph Henry. F.C. Herrick, Ex-Off. Prof. &. N. Morsford. Dr. A. L. Elwyn, Local Committee for the Meeting at New Haven. Rev. Dr. 7. D. Woolsey, Hon. A. N. Skinner, Prof. D. Olmsted, Dr. Jonathan Knight, Prof. N. Porter, Prof. E.. E. Salisbury, William Hillhouse, Pr iMiman, Jr. J.D. Dava, The meeting was well attended, and amongst them was a large gathering of scientific men from all parts of the States. Several ladies, too, graced the assemblage by their ce. Every accom- modation was afforded the members of the press adnate Olmsted, and E. C. Herrick, the retary. Upon the motion of Professor Silliman the chair wes taken by Professor A. D. Bache, the Presi- dent of the Association. The meetiug was then PWrakey appropriate prayer, by the Rev. T. me mecenaved and seconded that The names of new members were then read and approved of. A communication, inviting the members of the Association to attend at Amherst » for the peti holding their meeting for 1 at Am- was read. A gentleman said he bearer of an invitation from Cincinatti, the meeting would not decide upon going to Amherst until they had read his communication. The invitations were referred to a committee. Provessor Oumsrep then proceeded to deliver his observations on certain points of electrical theo- ‘ 843, a house was strack by lightning, im the eastern part of the city of New Ha- effect in question first attracted my tice. The house had no lightning-rod, but the chimney, which rose from the centre of the roof, was the tof attack. A small fire was burn- ina place, inthe family room, the smoke ot which, undoubtedly, invited the charge in that direction. The main charge ran down the chim- ney, as far as the roof, and takiag a course of nails along one of the rafters, made way to the tin gutter, and thence, by the tin water pipe, found its way to the earth. But a fact of more interest, was the indication in the family room of certain effects which were evidently due to the sudden and pow- erful expansion of the air of the chimney, and of the apartment below, The ashes and embers were seatiered over the room, and the windows os site the fireplace, at the distance, perhaps, of 18 feet from it, were singularly broken, several of the re of glass being cracked in a way which plain- denoted that it was done by an elastic foree pressing uniformly from within ; for euch broken pane wes divided into numerous sections or trian- ~ by cracks, diverging from a conumon point at the centre. He nad seen several instances where similar indications were afforded. May we not refer to this cause some of those cases where heavy bodies are moved out of their bya stroke of lightning! A house ia this city, a few years since, was struck by lightning, which tore its way from the top of the chimney down- ward; heavy articles standing on the mantle- -tree of the fireplace,—such as lamps, vases, bees —were ae i jeg some dis ince. Some peo; ve ily concladed that it is of litde importance whether @ light ning-rod is a solid cylinder ot a hollow tude; or whether, if solid, the interior part is a good or a vast conductor, provided the surface is a good conductor. A looking glass was broken into numerous 7 ay ining entered on one corner of aes passed out disgonall at another corner—and as the coatirg of the mirror exposed nearly six equare feet of pretty heavy amalgem, it might have been supposed adequate for the transmission of the chirge without re- = Va = AA] sana’ et sand, by wet, stil it an imper conductor, and that henee a lightning-rod which termi: nates in @ Se: soil, has bat an indifferent sition, even wi the sand ie moist. In a sili- cous soil, therefore, it is peculiarly important that the bottom of the eed should be in communication with some better medium than the soi! itself, sac! 28 a well, an equeduct, or an iron railway, of iron fenee. It will add to the security of a light. ning rod to have points of delivery at the surface of the nd; the rain which usually accompanies tht and lightning may greatly increase the conducting power of the surface before it has had time to penetrate to any depth. During the summer, a house was struck with lightning in my own hborhood. The electricity fe its way to . > in the mere ber the Dy mete) pump, the shal ing et v handle iron. At the instant the ook was in the act of pumping water. With so a con- ducting communication with the earth as was afforded by rge iron handle, close! joined to a heavy Cg yt which ed into a deep well, it have been deem- ed eo ae S oo oe ee ee ee while the charge pening: but the female was knocked down, and fa few moments rendered eeneelese. The Professor then gave several ia- stances of the of a heavy charge of light- different conductors. instence, at the distance of about forty feet In one . from the top of the house rod, a current of smoke wes from the kitchen fire-place, which diverted to itself» small portion of the charge that a gh h the foot of a female who was at k near the fireplace, tearing the shoe on op- porite sides, communicating to the foot a strong sensation of heat; thence ic made its way by a sin- gle sliver. The city of New Haven apperrs to be one of those places which are peculiarly liable to be Btruck with lightning. Seldom dors a year pars without serious ¢ by lightning to one ormore buildings. In 1 no lees than seven dwelling houses struck, five of them with much violence. Three of the number were armed with lightning rods, and although they did pot farnich ba yey wy yet they evidently transmitted in each the greatest part of the el and ‘were the means of the lives of the inmates. fengon why thie city is peculiarly exhject to attacks from lightaing | Ae~-Liot (whig), 2,355; | ee which is’ ly silicious, and consequently in the weather that usually prevails io season of thunder storms, it presents to the conductor a a highly resisting mediwm- Small bodies water therefore, or spots habituall; invite an electric discharge, and the i such local circumstances in determi the direc- tion of the charge has been evinced in two eases where, within a short time, the lightning has strucls twice in each place. The Professorthen mention- ed two cases of where houses of public worship were strack (one in Avon, and the other in Stam- ford, Connecticnt) They were furnished with | rods. From the base of each rod a large quanthy: | of mud was thrown up, covering it as high a | eaves of the house; the impression was that the. | electricity cameout of the earth, but the faets did | not seem to him to be decisive. It is the Popular impression in the Southern part of the United, Stutes, that pine trees are of all trees the most apt | to be struck by lightaing, whereas its resinous character would lend us to expect for it an exemp= | tion from attacks of lightning. 1s not this the faet,. | that the pine is probsbly not more liabie to be | struck, but when strock it exhabits greater marks: | of violence in consequence of its non-conducting qualities? In most cases where treesare full of sap: or are wet with rain, shay are such good conduc~ tors as to transmit the charge without receiving any marksof violence, After some further illus~ trations, the learned Professor concluded. Professor Agassiz gave an illustration and com- parison of the face of tishes with that of other vertebrata and mun; and Professor B, Silliman,. Jr., on the origin of « curious spheroidal structure: in certain sedementary rocks, Professor Loomis, of New York, then came for ward to make some remarks upon electrical phe- nomena observed in certain houses, He said, within the past few years, several houses in the city of New York have exhibited electrical phe- nomena in a very remarkable degree. For months. in succession, they have emitted sparks of con- siderable intensity, accompanted by a loud snap. A strenger, upon entering ene of these electricat: | houses, in attempting to shake hands with the in- mates, receives a shock, which is quite noticeable and somewhat unpleasant. Ladies, ip sitenpptings to kiss each other, are saluted by a spark. ( ) avghter.) A spark is perceived whenever the hand is brought near to the knob of a door, the gilded frame of a mirror, the gas pi or any metallic body, especially when this bedy eom- municates freely with the earth. In one house, which I have had the Spponaaay to examine, & child, in sabing hold of the knob of a door, received, so severe ashock that it ran off in pet fright... The lady of the house in approaching the speaking tube to give orders to the servants, received a ver unpleasant shock inthe mouth, and was very muc! aunoyed by the clectricity, until she learned first to touch the tube with her finger. In passing from: one parlor to the other, if she chances to step upom the brass plate whiclrserved as a slide for the fold~ ing doors, she received an unpleasant shock in the foct. When she teuches her finger to the chan- delier (the room was lighted with gas by a chan- delier suspended from the ceiling), there appeared a brilliant spark and a susp. In many houses the phenomena have been so remarkable as to occa~ sion general prise and almost alarm. After a. cureful examinatien of several cases of this kind, I have come to the corclusion that the electricity is created by the friction of the shoes of the inmates upon the carpets of the house. I have found, by direct experiment, that electricity is ex- cited by the friction of leather upon woollen cloth. For this purpose, [ stood upon an insulating stool,. and spreading a small piece of carpeting upon a table before me, rubbed a piece of leather vigorous- ly upon it, and then bringing the leather near the cap of a gold leaf electrometer, the leaves were repelled with great violence. The electricit the leather was of the resinous kind. Electricity, therefore, must necessarily be excited whenever a person walks with a ehuftling motion across a car- pet; butit may be thought remarkable that the electricity should be intense oongh to give a bright spark. In order to produce thi there must be a combination of several favorable cireum- stances. The carpet, or at least its u surface, must be entirely of wool, and of a ¢! texture, in order to furnish an abundance of electricity. So far as I have had opportunity to judge, I infer that heavy velvet carpets answer this purpose best. or be ee 3 of noe saan agri cae well. rugget spread upon carpet yields a good su 4 of the fluid. effect of the increased thickness is obviously to improve the insulation of the carpet. The carpet must be Peg & , and also the floor of the room, so that. fluid may not be conveyed away as soon as it is excited. This will not gene be the case exce] seen tohke the nature of the soil, highh = & 4 oe “<S the carpet somewhat vigorously. or twice across a room with a subfiling the feet, a person becomes hly tate Body. parteelary i th part ithave tion with the earth, a bright pt pg tg hy carpe ept tolerably w: a ma: thus be obtained in winter, bat in some 4 tion is 80 — the carpets are so elec- |, that it is impossible to walk across the floor without exciting sufficient electricity spark. It may be said, that in there can be but very little friction between the shoe and carpet. But it must be remembered that the rubber is epplied to the earpet with eon- siderable force, being aided ty Ge whole of the body, 80 that a slight shuffling of the nets with great energy. Inthe London and burgh Philosophical Magazine, for February, is given an account of 4 lexther strap, the drums of a worsted mili, which gave two inches in length, and charged a battery in a short time. The strap wis 24 feet long, six iaches broad, und one-eighth of an inch thick. It crossed in the middle, between the two drama, the strap aol 4 figure eight. Lere there was consider: able friction, since the straps made 100 revolu- tions in a minute. la the American Journal of Sctence, for July, 1840, is mentioned an instence of a leather band in a cotton factory which exhibited decided electrical excitement, There examples show that leather, whea gub- jected to considerable friction, yields an abun- dant supply of electricity. In the proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, for December, 1840, are mentioned several cases of individuals who drew sparks of electricity from a cool stove and from & common grate. I conside} that, in these ea: experimenter waited. H B tified body, and notyihe How ote “ay a hd he stove or ed insulated so ofel t On the other ha e ‘3 the experi- ume menter was insulated by stand carpet made quite dry by a wiener ad — “i Professor Sintisan related an instance where on the return home of » navy officer, he was met with the affection of a fond wife, and he experi- enced a shock of electricity. It. was proved that the was ina state of electrical excitement, and so continued till her dea h, which occurred ia a short time beways on to her husband's return. Letters of invitation for the agsociation were ceived and accepted, from Mr. She; gh Wad nesday evening; and from the Mayor of New vy evening. The at Haven, for Thure half-past five o'clock, adje Pecccing, marine. e o'clock, adjourned till nine next Professor "a © Magnetiom asa To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. wor Washington “teed hes gre ‘on one ustice, pees enlasentoomaty setPrebealte = As | know you are ever’ cary to correet error and to~ do jnstice to all parties, I claim your indulgence while I set your numerous readers right upon some Piles extclly steals oat ew: ity, a few da sigce, concerning the ited = fed r ~ inced diet wonderfal pro- on, and am conv: that trul grees has been made towards Sasweka aa cation of electro-magnetiz power, and to justify and experiment upon a very extensive scale. L have it pon the authority of the Navy Agent at W whom b metin this city a day or two tines, that Professor Page has expended two thirds of the appropriation of made by Congrees, not one dollar of enured to nee = fit, and that he bas no compensation whatever fur his time and peig Fed than ene whole year past, col es that for every expenditure iccurred, from a penny pag 3 duplicate vouchers have been sent the Navy Department, examined and approved the Sectetary ot the Navy, woder whose J- sion all the experiments have been made. “ao the “profit somewhere,” is most indubitably nowhere. Profesor Page is entitled to praise for havin; accomplished eo mach at so small an expense, for his untiring devotion to thie yey) Jeet; and I, for one, hope that,if it shou necessary, More money will be appropriated to ny gat anenterprive of such ie arte eet ‘ew persons are aware how @: to test novel inventions, in which ie fectures. By .wey of illustration, 2 now in thie city has a new iaventien' he Storey terial used is without the ordinary oe boiler end furnace, for which he its In Kleetro. Power. ined patent; during tl has ex- pended $17.00 ta ‘twitttns the fi q whichis more than double the uewal cost. These, Mr. Editor, are lnepearorerate ond peleswere friend of science wellas Ox wie New York, Ang. 19, 1850,