The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1850, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 1850. ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP AMERIA AT HALIFAX, TELEGRAPHIC @VERK THE Wova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine Lines, @O PORTLAND, ‘THENCE OVER § MERCHANTS’ TELEGRAPH, TO THK WEW YORE HBRALD. SLIGHT DECLINE IN COTTON. tant period, to the restoration of peace in the north of Europe “Teentinue to maintain the most friendly relations | with the foreign powers.”” ; Commenting upon the business ot the session just | closed, the Times saya:— “The ministerial management of the Legislature has not been very sagacious, very systematic, or very business like. The reasons for thie miy be | traced, in a considereble degree: to the second rate qualifications of the cabinet. But these reasons do not supply the whole truth. The whig minis ters are not ministers selected by the Commons, | but foreed into office by circumstances. Not a desire, but a disaster, gave them place. In any case they would not have been goed governors. They have not the intellect to command respect. nora policy to insist on attention But because the House of Commons were not their constituents, | they had to follow the House, for the House would not follow them.” Among the more important bills introduced by the ministry which have fallen through, is the Jewish Emancipation |bill, the Savings Bank bill, extreme rates of last week ; but ' olders evince no disposition to give way. Business at London and Liverpcol has not been extensive. MOLASSES. A large business has been done in molasses, at advancing rates. RICE. There has been a large speculative demand for East India rice, at am advance of Sd. per ewt. for middling qualities. About 50 tierces Carolina have been taken at 18s. 3d. for good qualities. ASHES. This article continues to meet with a speculative inquiry, which has resulted in a further advance of 8s. per ewt., the market closing at 378 6d for pots, and 33s. for pearls. During the week 700 bbls. have found buyers. BARK. Quercitron Bark—Sules have been made at Ils. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, | The Chelere—Busness, éKc. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON, ‘ Passage of the Appropriation Bill in the House, &e. Ke. &c TRIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. BY MORSE’S MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. \ Wasuinoron, Aug. 26, 1860, After the consideration ofthe morning business, and 8 bill to refund certain moneys te the State of Vir- ginia, the Senate, on motion of Mr. Hamuin, went into executive session, and so continued until the adjourn. ment, Auuecuany Crrr, August 27, 1860, ‘The cholera continues to prevail here. There have Deen, since my last, eight or nine more fatal cases in the same locality mentioned yesterday; three of these are physicians, and all Germans. Pirretunon, August 27, 1850. ‘This city is unusua'ly healthy. No mortality trom any disease to-day worthy of note. Cincrnwats, Aug 27, 1850, ‘The health of the city is good, and business is in- creasing. The river is rising slowly. Corumsus, August 26, 1850. ‘We had two deaths here yesterday from cholera, but there have been none reported to-day. Business is improving. ~— Corumsvs, (Ohio) Aug 27, 1850. ‘Two deaths by cholera occurred here to-day. The weather is cool and pleasant. Severe Storm at Norfolk. Nonvoux, Aug. 27, 1880. City Politics. THE DEMOCRATIC BLECTIONS—ORGANIZATION OF Ten GENERAL COMMITTEE. Last evening, the Democratic General Committee, whose election was completed on Monday evening, met et Tammany Hall, to decide upon contested seats, and to permanently orgenize the committee. Mr. @. Sras- ax was Chairman, pro tem, and Mr, H. M. Wasrsan Becretary. The second ward was contested, and the ticket de- scribed as the “Rynders” ticket, upon which wae placed the name of Mr. Daniel Mehan, one of the oar- tiers of the Herald, was sustained, in socordance with the eredentials of the Inspectors. One of the objee- tions was that « poll book was carried the victorious party in order to pret tion of fictitious votes; and to stre 2 ———— the fact was referied' to that Timothy Orr Hibbert, ex-Arnistant Alderman of the Second ward, had sworm ‘an affidavit of petty larceny, in reference to this book, against Jack Cardin, “who represents in his own per- son, gey'that t unwashed.” Jack and his friem bert had no business there—he was mot 4 ‘The storm of Baturday night, from 8. B. to W., was the severest experienced in the Chesapeake for thirty years past. The steamer Osceola had her wheelhouse blown away, and several small vessels were seen ashore, tome dismasted, offthe Capes. Several houses in the House of Representatives, BY Bald’ BLECTRO-MAGNETIC TRLEGRAPE. ‘Wasuinoron, August 27, 1850. PAGGAGR OF THM CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APrRoPaiaTION ILL. THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG. 9d. a 12s. for first Philadelphia. NAVAL STORRS. Common rosin is in good request, 2s. 9d. being paid for 1,500 bbls. the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland Abolition bill, and the Marriege bill. Ata concert given at Liverpool on Friday, by Jenny Lind, the house was crowded to suffocation, on ¥ asked to see this check book, and while he his hand some re snapped it from bit oway with it. Mr. Hibbert went to the Tombs, MORE FIGHTING. @REMEBNDOCUS BXPLOSION. MOVEMENTS OF JENNY LIND. THE POTATO DISEASE. THE EUROPEAN HARVEST, end tickets sold at a high rate of premium. She’ | is said to be more beautiful and accomplished than ever. The Atlantic being too full of passengers to ac. commodate her full switeto New York, a part of them are passengers in the America. The French Republic. The Assembly was prorogued on the 10th inst., and ministers have now all things their own way. Most et the members have left Paris, and alto- ‘Adjournment of the British Parliament and the French National Assembly, Be., dic., dic, gether, though more peaceful, Paris is less gay than it was some months ago. Previously to sepa- rating, the Mountain presented the public with their promised report on the parliamentary proceedings of the session. This document has become the ‘Our foreign news despatch was written through | 8fe8t topic of the day. It is drawn up in a style from Halifax to Portland direct, and thence to this /. ity, over the Bain lines. The-despatch closed im | Halifex at-half past eleven last night, and was all received at 29 Wall street at five miautes before twelve, over a distance of one thowsand miles of aire. The Baia line worked admirably under the ebaye of Mr. Swan, the accomplished chief Operator. ‘Haxrrax Tunzoraru Orricr, Tuesday Evening, 7 o'clock. i ‘The steamship America, ‘Captain Shannon, has arrived. She left Liverpool on Saturday, the 17th anst. She left this port, after coaling, at 84 o'clock, this evening, for New York, and will arrive at your city early on Friday morning. The lower and middling qualities of cotton had declined jd; otherkinds were unchanged. The sales of the week amounted to 39,000 bales, of which speculators took 7,000, and exporters 14,000 bales. The Asia arrived at Liverpool at half past 7 o'clock om Saturday morning, the 17th, after a very quick pasgage—one of the shortest on record. The America on her outward passage arrived at Liverpool at midnight on Mouday, the 12th. We lear from Mr. Wuite, the obliging purser of | the America, that the packet ships Star of the | ‘West and Coronation were seen going into Liver- pool as the steamer passed out. Crooker, from Charleston. Parliament has been prorogyed by the Queen. The National Assembly has adjourned, and the | attention of the French nation is now principally eccupied by the progress of the Presideat through the provinces. With some few exceptions, he ap- pears to have been very favorably received by the people. Jenny Lind was giving concerts to crowded audi- ences at Liverpool, and was to have sailed forNew York, ip the Atlentic, on the 21st inst. Miss Cushman, the celebrated American actress, ds a passenger in this steamer. Mr Wilbur is also @ passenger, and bearer of despaiches from England and the continent to the American government. Some further skirmishes have taken place be- tween the Danes and the Holsteiaers, in which the latter appear to have come off victbrioas. There are rumors of on approaching setulement of the quarrel, under the auspices of Russia, England and France. Copenhagen letters report that the King of Den- | mark has committed a left-handed marriage with dressmaker. The overland mail from India, as we learn by a telegraphic despatch, kindly furnished by the Royal Mail Steamship Company, arrived at London at 10 o’clock on Saturday, just previous to the sailing of the America. We have vo partiéulars. . Denmark and the Duehlies. One account from head-quarters represents that ‘A slight engagement bad taken place on the 8th. It wae a mere affair of outposts, though at first it was supposed the whole Dunish line was in mo- ‘tion. The attack on the purt of the Danes was ‘precipitated en aceount of an explosion of the labo- ratory of the artillery of Gen. Willivon, by which there was great loss of life and property—91 per- tons, killed by the explosion, have been ouried, and 35 wounded, some severely, and 11 put down as missing. Many bodies were so mangled that they could not be identified. Twenty-two ca- dets of the artillery school are among the killed. Scarcely a house in the town has en- tirely escaped from the concussion. The effec, -of the catastrophe on the public mind had been very deprea#ng. About noon on Thursday, the day on which the explosion touk place, the Danish General advanced large bodies of men to the very ‘verge of the right wing of the Schleswig Holstein position. The latter retreated to the main bodys behind the bridge, and a sharp struggle ensued, which gradually extended itself along the right wing, to the eastward, a far as Davenstedt. It lasted for some hours. The Danes outnumbered the Schleewig Holsteiners, but the latter advameed upon the Danes with fixed bayonets, and, with loud hurrahs, drove themfrom their shelter. The Danes fled in such a herry that they left bebiad their killed and wounded, which is, with them, & ‘most unusual circumstance Frem Copenhagen it is stated the King of Den- mark, amid all the broil and trouble, has been pursuing his usuel amours and dissipations, and that a denouement has been made of his clandes dne marriage with a lively and fascinating young dressmaker of that city. Affairs in England. The chiet feature of Englieh news is the ogg he It has afforded me great satiafaction to suatnte Gn aon em have 4 passed or the ment of the merchants’ navalservice. It ie. a lated to promote every ¢! the national 4 in Ireland ® fair participation in our repre- ete Pea pelos soa at bs jw fg BR inches of exvenditure, have aeded to add to Our , Also the Charles | remarkably free from the common defects of inflation and violence. It is signed by -eight members. In some respects the President has not been so fortunate in his present asin his late tour. At Lyens the people were worse than apathetic ; there was no address—no public rejoicings—the town council refused the supplies for his suite. Under date of Paris, Thursday, it is stated that since the Preni- dent left Lyons his progrees has been satisfactory, and impartial reports declare that public feeling generally is decidedly in his tavor. A telegraphic despatch from Paris, of Friday, centains similar advices. Accounts from the Provinces state that the weather is exceedingly wet, and unfavorable for harvesting, in consequence of which there had been an advance of 2s. 6d. the sack. ‘The commerce of Paris still continues to pro- gress favorably. The manufacturers have suffi- cient orders on their books to occupy all their hands, while some branches find a difficulty in procuring operatives to supply the demand. Panis Boursz, Aug. 16.—Fives, 96 85. Germany, Dates from Hamburgh of the 13th, state that it has been determined to remove the Department of War from Kiel to Rendsburg. Intelligence from the seat of war iste the effect that a cessation of hostilities has taken place between the belligerent parties, an at negotiations were on foot at Schleswig, between the English and Freach and loussian Envoys, in order to put an end to the effu- sion of blood. Rrussta, From St. Petersburg and Cracow, we learn that the population of those places were actively en- | geged in repairing their respective cities from the | efitets of the late conflagration. The damage done has been found to be greater than was at first re- | ported. Austria The news from Austria presents little of general | interest. The Court of Vien ppears to be strug- gling how to gain a preponderance in German af- faire, but as yet without much seccess. | ‘The butcher Haynau had retired from the Aus trian dominions ,to join the traiter Geergey ia his exile. ‘Spain, The Cortes has been dissolved, and new elec- tions will take place. Lord Howden, the English minister, has been well received by the Queen, Her | Mojesty has completely recovered. } The Roman States. It is said that the whole of the great powers re- commend the Pope to grant a constitution to the States of the chureh, on the model of that one which Austria has given to the Lombard Venetian kingdom. | We have nothing new from Portugal, or other | parts of the continent. The Crops. The potato disease is spreading in numerous | districts in England and Ireland, and it is generally admitted that it will take a large per centage off the crop. ‘The other crops generally promise well. Cutting is now general, and the weather is very fine for harvest operations. ‘The Markets. MONRTARY INTELLIORNCE. | ‘The market for the English securities has not been so good this week. On Monday there was a “heavy” demand, and prices declined The fall at one period was 4 per cent, but some reaction took plece, and the latest prices show a fall of ¢ per cent on the closing quotations of Saturday, the 10h. Prices fluctuated from 96 « 96}, during the week, and closed on Saturday at 4a}. AMERICAN STOCKS. ‘We have no report of American stocks, and find | | no allusion to the state of the market in any of the papers at hand. FLOUR, CORN, AND WHEAT. Gardner & Co.’s Circular, of August 16th, says : “ We have had a very favorable harvest, but the weather, since our last, has imparted a dull feeling to the corn trade, and a considerable decline has | only been prevented by well authenticated reports of a short yield of wheat. Our quotations for every article how a slight reduction, and at to- day's market the business done was very trifling, with prices tending in favor of the buyer. PROVISIONS ‘There has been a retail demand for beef, at pre- vious prices. Fine qualities of pork are in more demand. Ordinary descriptions of bacon command fall prices. Fine qualities are dull. ‘The few arrivals of shoulders met with free sales. Hame are very dull. ‘There have been but small sales of lard. The market is lese firm. roan. There ere said to be extensive orders in the | Englieh market for sugars for shipments to Ame- | rien. Cuba and Porto Rico’have slightly advanced, | end in all descriptions there is a steady and rather more than an avernge business doing. 4 5 Hoth at Liverpool ‘and London, coffee cam be purchased at a reduction from the late rates; but still ehippers and home dealers are disinclined to operate. The continental advices are far from eatisfactory. ies There ie lees disposition to purchase toa at the No transactions are reported in tar or turpentine. Spirits of turpentine are in moderate request, at 28s. 6d. for American. OILS. Last week’s rates for olive oil are fully main. tained. Linseed is dull of sale. In seal oil an advance of £2 per tun, on pale, has taken place, no holders being now disposed to sell under £24. Ron. The iron market is dull, and without any signs of improvement. MANUPACTURES. ‘The reports from the manufacturing districts are still eatisfactory, although less business appears to be done in Manchester, and the same remark wil} apply to business in every department of trade. FREIGHTS. A declining tendency still prevails in freights, There are rather more passengers offering to New York, but the yates are. very low. HAVRE COTTON MARKET. Since the receipt of the Atlantic’s advices, the daily sales have not exceeded 300 a 400 bales, and a decline of f.1 a f.2 must be signalized in our rates. Messrs, Brown, Shipley & Co.’s Cireular. ° Loneon, August 16, 1850. ‘We have experienced » very quiet week in cotton, with « further decline of fully 3d. per pound in the lower and middling qualities, while the better desorip- tions being scarce, no more demand for export, maintained their position. The decline is ascribed solely to the great sensitiveness of heiders at the last favorable change in the prespects of the growing crop, and it has been followed im Manchester by « cessation in demand for yarns and goods, with dimi- nished confidence on the part of purchasers in the present rates, and a growing feeling that the prices of most ef our productions bave been forced up to # dan- h the trade have taken only 18,000 . The American descriptions sold consist of 10,500 uplands, at 73¢ @ 8; 11,800 Orleans, at 7 a 936; 4,860 Mobiles and Alabamas, at Ti = 84; and 2%60 Sea Island, at 12 @ 17%. The oMcial quo- tations are:—Pair Orleans, 8%; fair uplands and Mobile, 8%; middling, Th @ 7; ordinary, 7 a Th. The total stock im this port is called 473.000 bales, of which 220000 are American, against @ stock, at this period last year, of 735,000 bales, with 647,000 American. Passengers by the America. re cbin Me sad dhes Pearsee, i ane Mrs 6 D Stone, Mines Cushman, Menace Wilbur, Bol ‘Spragu aon , Erunceolss . Kinsear, Shipping Intelligence. Aug Weare Westmiaser, NYork. Sid 14th, 1, Avg 10—81d Catharine, NYork. BeEAMAVER, Ang 5—Sid © Niok. exes, Avg ¥—Art Anna, NYork, Sid 6th, Matilda, N ‘, Avg 12—Sid Melacoo, NYork; Piedmontese, Wallve. ous, Peruvian, Nx ork. Havne, Avg 6—Arr Bavaria, NYork, Bld 11th, Zarioh, York; tith, Verenilies, Boston. Livsmrovi, Avg W—Arr Constellation, NYork: Partia- Bxcelaior, NYork: I Ws Yor NYerk NY: A ‘Bama 40. 2. Awa arb ion Nek Calan, Phil 2 ~ ork. I~ Of, Cornelius, Uriawell, ETERSBURG, ADK Walters Wiork (ris3Sveek= nine, Avg 9—SId Kate Hunter, N York; Florence, Bos ic nage ati Pte, wren. % pee Ane eee SEES ‘The Last Days of Professor Webster. [From the Boston Traveller, August 20.) The earthly existence of this uafortunate man is repidly drawing to a close. in four short days more, the sentence of the law will be executed, ‘and his spirit ushered into the eternal world. Yee terdey was the last Sabbath he will spend on earth and we team that he spent its hours in reading drews tutes — a sae on pend feetly good, its as. buoyant, pa at times as sprightly, as though | thing were about to transpire. He says that few weeks oe ee ee ere Tne ioc dahon and ear occasional trickle down hie cheeks, ‘on several occasions found bim sure in fervent prayer, and poring over his Bible, and other rel books, eprareetly uneon- sciove of the ofany one. Mr. Andrews thivke bim to be a most extraordin man, hardly keows what to think of him. He thinks it cruel to a of five or six men upon him, | So wes curgested, butthat he should be to him- | self, to afford him ity for meditation and | prayer, as the time such exercises will soon be | brought to an end. Mr A. has some apprehension tthe -prese will censure him for the course he - , in not placing a strong guard; but he hae done supposed to be to a fellow man, and says, that if Professor Webster an idea of committing suicide, the mede T has been Roane Be awl ego in hie mind, and that a gaard twenty men capnot prevent it. His family continues to Birsrion —The ent reform the eonstitation of | Parser uvanta— J. A. Salisbury fi | i The House resumed voting on the smendments to the Civil and Diplomatio Appropriation bill, reported from the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. ‘The amendment appropriating nine thousand dollars for selary end outfit of the Charge de Affairs to Nica- Tagua, was eqnourred in—yeas, 119; nays, 65. 000 for the relief nati, were concurred in. whig.) ot N.¥., moved to reconsider the vote by which the mon-concurred ia the amend- ment of fifty thousand dollars ter the relief of mariners on the Western waters, said sum to be expended uader the direction of the of the Treasury. ng A gad (dem.) of 3. C., moved to lay the motionon e table. The question was determined in the affirmative— yeas 99, nays 86. The jation of fifty thousand dollars for a other public offices, at St. Louis, was Don-concurred in— yeas 7) ys 03, A similar amendment tor Bangor, Me., of thirty-nine thousund dollars, was non-concurred in, by 80 to 93. The fiity thousand dollar amendment for » custom 4 at mesa bp concurred in, by 113 to 68. ¢ amendment appropriating twent, thousand dollars tor the iparehace of a site for the erection of a pest office at Bath, Me , or for the repair of the old one, ‘was concurred in—yeas 94. noes 87. An amendment paying Mr. Rives fifteen dollars, for reporting and publish! i Globe, two thousand columns of dment epproptating ten th iment ous: Congresttnat Mibe and 24 " 4 Yeas aud oo g¥ernenae oe nt B| propriat wenty-three thou." dred dollars for ony Ham sets, each "oft the Congressional Giobe and Appendiz, and Register of De- bates, for the use of members, not o din. The House retused to strike out t! mm ot twelve thourand dollars to secure # tual lease of the hall, to be erected at Utica, for the tates Circuit and District Courts. ansed— ayes 130, uays 62, as follo' dor, allen, Alston, Anderro Be t, Bisee! thousand t sé ‘Harris, alee! jones, Mani Donald vo Mend, Millen Ps, Potter, Richardson, Thomar, Thompson. Mise ; Toombs, Uesly, Wildrick, Wood, Woodw: bins’ meat. The House then adjourned. COLLECTOR MAXWELL INESE COMMISSIONER— CONFIRMATIONS — SOUTHERN CAUCUS — ANOTHER NEGRO DIFFICULTY. [owe erecta TRLRORarmic connesronvence.} Wasnixaros, August 27, 1850, The case of Mr. Maxwell, I learn, came up befote the Senate to-day. It is said, bis confirmation de- pends on the vote of Mr. Clay. It is rumored thet Aaron Haight Palmer, of New ointed Commissioner to China. has been done with the case of Mr. Lewis, te have confirmed a largs batch of re nom- nations to. day—Powtmasters, Land OMoers, and others: including Major Gaines, as Governor of Oregon. A lively time is expected in the House to-morrow, on the question of taking up the slavery bills, Thore is some talk of another compromise. Commodore Thomas Ap. C. Jones, of the Pacific squadron, and the Hon. Henry Clay, have arrived hare. A Southern caucus is being held to-night, on the plan of operations im regard to the slavery bills, The negro who was arrested yesterday, and remeved to Alexandria, was an applicant for freedum, ender the District laws, [His summary removal has created some excitement. Several citizens who have employ- ed bim during the last fifteen years, have taken legs steps for his restoration to this city. The Mayor ol Alexandria hasenjoined his claimants from removing him South, until the legal question is decided. Pollce- man Mulloy made the capture, as alleged, under ille- ge) and unjustifiable circumstances. ‘The Irish Riot near Pittsburgh. SERIOUS AFFAIR—WOUSES TORN DOWN—THK INMABI- TANTS COMPELLED TO FLEE FOR THKIR LivEs— THIRTY-SIX RIOTERS IN CUSTODY, kc. &c, Pirremvnom, August 27, 1850: ‘The riot mentioned in yesterday's despatch, among Irishmen on the*Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, commenced with @ party of mem employed on the day, and returned this afternoon, thirty. six prisoners, whoare all now rioters im the bri yaste of “Purcowrsees, i 4 cs ” ona” Corhontans? ir Fogitive Slave bill, as it has passed the Senate, end regard it as intended to seduce Virginia, Maryland aod Kentuehy from the common cause of the South The 7 to be unanimous in assertigg that no cam be oaveteal to recover naway slaves. RIOT AMONG THE DEMOCKATS—DURGLAR ARRESTED, ere. ere . Ltrwone, August #7, 1850, At the demooratie meeting last night, held at Lex- ington Market, something of a fight took place between the partisans of Watkins and Turner, late opposing candidates for the mayorsity. The Righth ward men bad their tranepareney, whieh they earried in proces sion, takem and destroyed. Rome of them were forced to leave the meeting . William Miller, s motorious thief, was arrested to- Tie een anne Cupocensd te, the banginey of om Sunday of memes, Coot & Olen, on Ostend \y consumed by fire this morning — 7 Was insured On Saterday, the Rey, Mr. Pullen, of Frankfort, Me, left home for Oldtown, on an exchange of pulpit, He hborhood of the scene | 2 | facts inthe country were blown down, and s woman and two children were killed. We have heard nothing as yet from the coast, but serious injuries are apprehended EES @ur Washington Correspondence. Wasuinetox, August 26, 1850. Mr. Conrad and his Chief Clerk. Mr. Conrad, the new Secretary of War, com- mences his official career as a good whig, should commence it. He appoints, as is understood, for the chief clerk of the department, Captain George T. M. Davis, a sterling whig of ready and excellent business habits, who has fora year past held an important clerkship in the General Land Offi Captain Davis was not an applicant for the question; but having acted gallantly in the Me: aid of General Shiel bation and good will of Major General Scott, we two distinguished gentlemen united with others, in presenting the name of Captain Davis to Mr. Conrad as a most sonny aad suitable person to be chief clerk of the War Department. In maiog the appointment, instead of selecting @ persona! friend or a relative from Louisiana, Mr. Conrad steers clear of the charge of nepotism, cliqueism, or seetionaliam. For some twelve years previous to the Mexican war, C; Davis was an able whig editor in Illinois. After the war, he edited, for some months, one of the daily whi, papers at St. Louis, from which post he was invite to a clerkship in the General Land office, at a salary of $1 per annum. for some time past, the chief clerkship in the General Land office has been vacant, and Captain Davis has been an applicant to fill the vacancy. The place was absolutely promised to him, through one of his Senatorial friends, by Mr. Commissioner Butterfield. But Mr. Butterfield failed to make his promise good. @ur Philadciphia Correspondence. Prmoiapetrnia, August 27, 1850. Death of Gen. Prevost—Visiteng Firemen—Secre- tary McKennan, §c. I regret to announce the death of Gen. Prevost, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Brokers of this city. He died very suddenly, at his residence, this morning, from a disease of the heart. Gen. Prevost was universally respected for his sense of honor, while the amiability of his disposition and the courtesy of his manners secured for him a wide circle of warmly-attached friends. The Northern oy Hose Company, a most efficient and gentlemanly body of men, expect to visit your city on the 4th inst, on their return from Albany. 1 commend them to the well known hospitality of the New York Fire Department, for they truly represent what Philadelphia firernen ought to be. he Sclyiylkill Canal is now ready for the pas- sage of boats trom Pottsville to Fairmount, the temporary repairs at Felix’s Dam having en eompleted yesterday, according to promise. It is to be sincerely hoped that no further damage will be sustained, for sreoster of the canal and the Reading Railroad will be taxed to the utmost, for the balance of the season, to meet the legitimate demands of the trade. Secre McKennan has actually gone home in the su As he confidently expects to be coaxed back, the probabilit are that we soon shall have another chief for 1ome Department The Knd of the Harrisburg Riot. DECISION OF JUDGE PEARSON ON THE WKIT OF HABBAS corrus. The following opinion of Judge Pearson was de- livered on Saturday eve when he heard the and their assistants on @ habeas corpus, on ry. William Taylor and habeas corpus —These gentlemen an The Commonwealth vs. othere—Wi are brought from the prison of Dauphin county on | & writ of habeas corpus, having been confined under the following tircumstances :—The court was informed this day that a great riot had com- | menced and was in progress at and about the pri- son, and that a number of persons were engaged in fighting within the jail walls, that much blood had been shed, and some lives supposed to have beea taken, and it was apprehended, from gthe number of persons in the street endeavoring to force an entrance, thay consequences of the gravest character might be expected. We directed our efficers, with the police of the town, to raise a sufficient force, make their way to the doors of the prison, and secure them, confining all who were within, and preventing the entrance of any more; and oa thie being done, to Taise a sufficient force to arrest or disperse the mob on the outside, and secure and retain those within; Saar appears to have rms oy ae oes ol was to rve public peace secure those who fied broken it. The evidence now before us shows that the on had entered the vestibule of the for the purpose of securing their slaves, who fled from the State of Vi ia, been charge with horse stealing, and by us harged on a writ of habeas corpus. The evidence shows that great violence was used by the owners in endeavoriug to secure their pro- perty; that the slaves were a and left bleeding and almost senseless. The = before us are fully identified, and the clearly proved. So far as disclosed by those who bebe testified, there does not appear to havejbeen anything in Tesietance to justify the nature or character of the & resort to such ex- treme measures. The defendants have offered evidence to show that they were attacked by the ves ina hostile manner and used no more lores than was necersary to repel the attack, and secure them in custedy. ‘e do not believe that, accord- ing to the rules of law in regard to preliminary ex- aminations, we have a right t hear their evidence. This is but « preliminary examination on a writ of habeas corpus; we are net to hear the evidence on both sides, but on the part of the commonwealth only ; else on every such writ, this court, (or the separate judges thereof, as the case might be, would a) te to iteelf the decision of all jisputer ret lnatance, rendering the trial by jury superfluous and unnecessary. ‘€ possess by law no such power, but where & prima case is made out by the commonwealth, must leave the caure to be settled by « jury, when all the evidence will be heard. Asa court, we will judicially take notice of the fects proved before us y: y. that the men endeavored to be arrested were slaves be- longing to Mr. Taylor, and in our decision morning, we dec! that he them wherever he could lay upon them, except in the actual f court. We are of opinion thai whom he may have called to his right to use just as much force in curing them, a# an officer of this with process in his has in executi 3 resisted, ef Fz must be extremely careful fig ater eect ue {erm to hianself, and must desiat ae it in bis power to secure him by other eeppot eecord to the defendants et, when they come Py o se iv, men in the lawfn, cnerene thew rs 4 2 é 3 ft i 5 is i. $ 2 # 3 rH 5 3 i fle where the whole the Gout J. J. , +wore an affidavit of warrant was issued. charge on Friday next. Mr. Hibbert wanted to fixthe value of the book at $30, as he said the names im it were worth that amount; but the magistrate would not allow the valueto be beyond $3, the sum stated to have been paid for it when blank. wae also stated that s number of ballots rolled in one were fre- quently put into the box as one, but were afterwards counted as so man; uine votes by the i owever, hat be all the pros and cons, decided in favor of * the carrier” ticket, bich had nearly three votes to ene. An objection was then raised to the Fifteenth ward election, though the delegates had sat for three nights, without any objection or protest, and had voted upom other contested seats themselves. The object of the objection was to get rid of Jobn Van Buren, and it was alleged that the owner of the house where the election om, was appointed to be held would not it it to go d it was held out ef doors. This ol ho: It appeared, also, that only one inspector sigued the return. ‘he committee having deliberated, ordered a new election by ® large majority, and then adjourned, without electing a chairman, or taking any step to- wards a permanent organization. The following laa list of the committee, as it now stands: — First Ward.—Charles Gannon, Michael Murray, B. v. Malligen. Second Ward.—Jas. B. Hethrington, G. W. Isaacs, Daniel Meban, Third Ward.—Wm. H. Bolton, H. J. Mabbett, B. D. ball. arth Ward.—Jacob F. Oakley, Florence MoCarthy, J.W. Avery. wizitth Ward —Ienry M. Western, J. Y. Savage, Jan., ‘Bixth Ward.—Joseph Cornell, T. Zilmartin, T. J. arr. Seventh Ward.—J. 8. McKibbin, Kdward West, Jas. Murphy. Kighth Ward.—R. T. Compton, @. Cohen, A. Bar- more. a on Ward.—Edward Strahan, William Valleau, J. ‘ ‘coth Ward.—Franols March, Wm. Wainwright, D. 1. Hunt. Eleventh Ward.—Iiiram Bngles, Wesley Smith, J. 0. Wiilet. ‘Twelfth Ward.—Charles O'Connor, W. D. Craft, J. MoArthur. Thirteenth Ward —John Marrener, J. R. Briggs, J. Tih Vourteenth Ward.—Mishael Toomey, Phil. O’Brien, D Garthwaite. or Ward.—D. W. Geary, Robt. Barkley, @. @. it rm" enteenth Ward.—Jas. 8. Halsted, Wm. BE. Meeks, Be Mi Nineteenth J. Dougherty. Th Traian Orena av Casrix ex. —This evening hee been eet apart by the manager of the great Havana Opera company, for the benefit of Signorina B. Stet fanoni, the beautiful and accomplished prima donna o€ the company, The event is one whioh will call out all the musical enthusiasm and taste of the metropolis; for independent of the popularity of Btefanoni, “ T Puritani” will be performed, with Salvi, Marini, Badiall Steffanoul. addition to this, Arditi aud Bot- onthe violin aed double base in itself that will attract hua- Thousands will be present to- Bowrny Turatne.—The entertainments this evening are set ay for the benefit of Mr. A. fyte, the leader of the orchestra. Le is an exovllent musician, and bas been attached to thi atre for years. Those used by the orchestral r his superintendance. #! occasion of his benefit. public patrovag: 0, bi | ith enthusiastic cheering. Ninco's Gannew.—Mra, John Sefton, a very clever actress, and deservedly @ reat favorite, takes her douht but that Niblo's, this present @ brilliant array of our fashion~ The welected for the occasion & different piece from t other parte of the city “ yior plays the part of Mr. Little, and Mesers. Chippendale Lynne, whom all Know to be first rate comedians, well sustain the oha- racters of Michael Gray and David Martin, the drunk- ards, In the other two pieces, nearly ali the talented company will appear. and Misses Celeste and Carling will appear in several beautiful dances. Woe wish Mra Sefton a bumper. ay Toeatne —We have seldom'seen audiences those that have attended the Hroad- | #0 wel ae wi ite * George Barrett, the able and talented beautiful theatre. Mise Anderton, as Lady a ‘a beautiful picture of true love— ot aff-ction not warmed to ite climax by the ment, bat by the eym love.’ Mr. Conway, as Evelyn displays the high and ai haracteristics of honor. in his relstions with and Lady Clare, and when be fads that ome loves him for his money, and thet the other le ee- tuated the purest emotions heart. his por tralvere o¢ the ecstacy of a bowom ewelling with imex- of worldly influence of ieable joy, in finding her whom he adored true te Bi in the ot his supposed adversity, ise pictare true to nature, Davidge makes » capital Sir Jonm Vesey. Fredericks, a+ Glonemore, gives evidence of greet dramatic abfilty, and Behart as Groves, ls x= In One, the Broadway company is excellent, will ultimately prove a source of great profit te —— 1 ae — Burton appears to night in two characters. This announcement sions is suifclent to crowd the house, so great is the desire to see thie inimitable comedian. Only look at the bill! The amusements commence with “ My Precious Beteey.’? nd Johnson. as Wi i, with Mere mace, ine I. Fle ofl be oot vp 0 Pee ae Ly kd ‘This will ac: Voa- wusio.” whieh will Bove 6 and the amusements will conclude with the fares ‘ ay be Burton's Theatre wont be Williams, the fail the 4 night in the “ Irish Post,” and in the drama o% ~ ote ne it is. and Mrs. Wilitams as Jady 0'Fisherty, and in three characters in the amusing farce of “fe end r event wil bill They are reesived «' cra erento of enter- ? H paint Capt Nathaniel West, am chent, ls pow the ol; bern I Jannery, 11 most 90 pours,