The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1851, Page 2

EW YORK HERAL 7 Ovr Revations wrru Avstaia.—We question if Court of Common Pleas. : , tat Breedeey of any documeat that ever emanated fro.n the State CBLEBRATION OF NEW YEAR'S DAY. Before the Hon. Judges m, Daly Drramruns oy THE ane R. M. Africa, Capt. sailed on Wednesday, at s Tae Jam, 9--Doei - Gibson is JAMES GORDON BENWET®T, | Deparment gave more general satisfzc'ion than | The fret day of the New Year, so long looted for- | Prarnali— Motivn to oot aslde report of referee PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. the reply of the Hon. Daniel Webster to tne | "SF ‘0 with suticipatious of joy and pleasure, has | with corte, 6 ‘ three o'clock, for Liverpool, having been detained un see insolent end supercilious letter of the Austrian | PA? Svay, with all ite mirth amd festivities, amd | trored' titi costs em eum Ruckmen.--Jadgment | til that hour by the state of the tide. She took with , 987 Broedway.—The as- DPFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. | Minister In the gentlest manner possible, the leuving te rome a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment, . B McGown against W. Leavenucorth, otal — Appeal her fitty: one passengers, and $218,713 im specie. Among Hed im the oity—embracing . kaaninadianane uel . to others of paip and remorse. The old Kniokerbocker | diemissed, and order,at chambers affirmed, $10 | her passengers were the right Rey. Archbishop of Cin- EL A aot a4 THE DAILY HERALD. 2 cents per copy—$T per ann: Austrian Minister, Mr. Hulsemann, end his govero- or Duteb custom of visiting, which hes prevailed in this | °°8® cinnati, and Bir Edward Belcher, of the Royal N rye and FEB cn he Biles al hc | Bent ate scored from head to foot. Every position | ey rom tine lmmemeria, ue beprapen Wedaeatay | gecent, Lihtad,cttint Putick Zynch Judgment | he notes of the teminder of Eas possnger will Eo aiitobie waar wny purtof Great Britata, and $5 to any partof te | which he assumed in controverted, and for every | with iritand activit; . It ate aeatinn mn Busteed,— | 1424 io another column. 4.8 J. SAUN! Broadway. teh vo inclu the tap | eomamaces Jaca ere eens Gorey WM: 4 Goon Cavier i Spartan, Captain Cook, ar- Thousand Coats, Pant age. il, for subscriptions, or with adver 1, OF the postaye will be deducted from any NO NOTICE taken mot retura those resected. ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every morning JCK PRINTING executed with neainess, cheapness, and + CK AG¥R SENT TOUS. anonymous communications. We do iyi AMUSEMENTS THiS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA, Astor Pisce. —Lucrema Boros. BOWERY THEATRE, Bower er rhe Bigwi--bevKn WiEw: BROADWAY THEATRE FRinny in THL Stare. NIBLO'® GARDEN, Brosdway—Tiowr Rere—-Gonen~ oxi Mazvin, BUKTON’S THEATRE, Penvivio~ My Prigya un ru NsTIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Sqrarv—New Voax Fonvvan—Dume Grier or Gxvoa—Frisky Comnen, BROUG, LYCEUM, Broadwhy—mise & THs Dank ok Niciea te vow Sis Ars—BSMERALDA, ‘ —Cravos Dovar—Casw roadway—Bernornar—Mr ders strvete—Darip Cuv~ fa CBRISTY’S MINSTRELS, Mochsaics’ Hall, 472 Broadway —Ancorean Misra Eisy. inuendo which he threw out, he received ample He hes been—to use a vulgar, but o'clock im the morning, and continued till about the same hour jn the evening. Tables were laid out in | Andrew J Heman against Henry J. Platner,—Judg- recompense. ye t ment affirmed with costs. very expressive term—completely used up; and if pimerl rene hesen, come of, thom Of very expensive | ™Giery Tordeff aneinel The Trustets ef Connon St. Bap he remain any longer in the country, he has a@| less costly kind. The latter mode appears to bs gain- | Ms! Church —Judgment reversed, with costs, greater regard fur the office which he holds than might be supposed. We do not wish to rejoice over the discomfited in any case; but we can’t help expressing our sa- tisfuction in this case. The nete addressed by Mr, Hulsemenn to our goverament, was superlatively ridiculous end supercilious, if not insolent. Mr. Webster's reply was calm, dignified, temperate, and powerful, and we hope the example thua set by Mr. Webster, will be imitated by all future Secre- taries of State. It bas been the misfortune of this George W Niles against George Griswold.—Appeal dis- missed. with $10 costs, Joseph Reed et al agamnst Charles Barber.—Judgmont affirmed, with costa, indrew C, Fisher et al against Jumes M. Murray et al. criudgmens affirmed, with ooata: - - reversed, with costs, unless the plaintiff’ in re des stipulates to reduce the damages to $30, costs, such case the judgment is effirmed for that sum, with- out costs, to eneeer on the appeal. John Farley against wee M’ Guire —Judgment af- ing ground every your in New York ‘et the expense of the celebration ot New Year’s day was enormous, It was vot the mere viands, but the new turnitare chased for the occasion, the services of plate aud china, and new dressen for all the ladies of the family, that eo! chief items of expenditure. Ap every’ is expected to eat and drink in every- body's house, the result was, that the incautious be- eame top heavy by nightfall, and some | before. Indeed, a considerable number, who determined to take time by the forelock, and be beforehand with the Ne’ tplighe oy eRe Nee UE RRIAT EE 1 Sioa wits saat, l«ighs were out in considerable numbers; but there We. R. Wood et al agutrst Micajah M. Staniels —Order was not sufficient snow on the ground, and the sleigh. | 9*sr%!#! Term affirmed, Appeal diamtesod, with $10 tage ot 80 good asin former yeare. ‘ wt Will be seen that a fatal curred Theodore J. Seixas, against Gardaer Wheelwright.— goverament to truchle too much to European na, | 4: gill be seen that a fatal accident occurs Rach Verdict set aside, and a new trial ordered. Cost to tions, tad to submit to any treatment they chose to | the police, while others were stolen, and have net | Sbide the event, give us. Iris full tinie to put a stop to this, and to | been La or gl This festivity presents fine Beg same vs, the same.—Verdict confirmed, with make ry treat us with the respeet to which we | SRernoon shes sleight cs ink Py inters ths matte prick Cooney against James*Piomyson and Charts are entitled, f ition. ry to he er ordered to 2 catitled, from our power andiposision... [ethers | segomia tepenelling ho ta the meighpor sie t2.8 | james Linden ogeinst Maria Linden.—Appeal alemles- is no other way of accomplishing it, we must kick them into it. It is (00 common with the deepotisms of Lurope to sneer at thie republic, and to address us os if we were nobody. We hope such conduct ed, and order at Chambers affirmed, with $10 cost ‘m. B Jackson against David P, Whedon.— Judgment affirmed, with costs, . Edward Jenkins egeinst Peter Van Zandt.—Judgment houres, where rome cf the last “ calls” of the evening were Dade, A number of wagons, coaches and horses, were lost under the same circumstances. There was considerable rowdy ism on Wednesday. The reversed, with cost: ‘he bar! rived at Provineetown, on Saturday last, from the Weetern Islande, with 680 barrels of sperm oil. She - wre eens s cyt Rg weber arg Poeoy returned to port . value Present at over twenty-four thousand ig isaac Moxy Fara. Buirwarcks —The coal laden schooner, betore reported lost on No-Man’s Land, near Martha’s Vineyard, with all on board, proves to be the 0. H Penny (of Bullivan, Maine,) Bumper, from Bristol, Pa for Bulem. She struck night of Monday, 234 alt heavy N. W. gale, tand was first seen by the inha! tants on Tuesday morning, among the rocks. Those on board cut away ber maste.amd made ineffect: efforts to get@line on shore spar. No boat could liv could do nothing to sa pl for assistance could be pl heard, while one after another was seen tobe washod from the vessel by the raging sea, which broke over her continually. At noon all wae silent. Om Wednesday, five bodies, presumed to be all the crew, were picked up, and decently buried. On the master's bod: re found his watch and his ocket-book, containing $148 in bank bills, bill of jading. &c. The cargo of coal. ot which she had 165 out five rods trom the shore. except about five tons, which drifted ashore on portions of the wreek.—But little will probably be saved either from vessel or cargo. The 0. H. Perry was a good vessel, of 111 tons, 4 years cld, and worta about $5,000 There ‘was Lo insurance on vessel. Captain Bunker was about forty years 12 belonged to Goldsboro’, Me., where he left a wil id Schooner Orbit (of Deer Isle,) L Forty ‘taioons and: Waistooats, of the lavest fall style, from $2 Wo at a 8 0) SHEPHERD 8 Clothing Store, Cheasat attend, sosont han On @ tant erie Noel, qu’a In Gn i est: venwi tts’ Nervous Antidote is the long looked for pus Josopi no of medicing, turning all the long of nery. ages and y ato heath ang be had at all respectable drug stores—$1 a bottle, MONEY MARKED, Tavaspay, Jan. 2-6 P.M, New Year's day heving boen propsrly disposed of,” business at the stock board wes open-d thie morning with considerable spizit. Toe market coatinued buoy- " ant throughout, and an advance was revlized on prices currennt on Tuesday, At the first boerd, Farmers’ Lean improved 2 percent; Reading Railroad, 3; Har~ Jem, 4; Morris Canal, 3. At the second board Jan- ton Co. went up 234 per cent; Farmers’ Loan,1; Brie Reilroad, 3g. Farmers’ Loan was the favorite, aud the sales were very large. The market closed firm, and there appears to be no abatement in the speculative excitement. The receipts at the office of the Avristunt Treasurer of this port, amounted to $5104 25; payments $201,862 40--balance, $1,862,397 11, Amount of in- terest paid to-day was $550,000: receipts on account ef customs, for the month of December, 1850, $1 076,00C 80; patent fees, $2,255 10; Post Ofice Department John Ballerton ed, with costs, inst Christie Higgins —Judgmont | for Boston, with lumber, was oapsl snow storm of the 23d ult., near I FELLOWS’ OPERA ROU Miner ney. , 441 Broadway—Eruropran “Short Boys” were at their pranks from the night before. and continued the sport all day. At the cor- will be no longer submitted to, for we are capable E icemeend ine i * 9 FP. Klencks against Corns V. De Forest.— | crew succeeded in cutting the lanyards of the main pe A*ERICAN MUSEUM anverc Panrorwasces Avren- | Of fesenting injuries and insults, better than any | ner of Broadway aud Canal atrect, about four o'clock mir ad et vy dg Lng a Let oe ar et aT Te eee malt | $40.61 90; wiecellaneous, $171,952 87. Total reoeipte- necm ann Evanixs. other coun:ry on the face of the globe. To sub- | 1m the afternoon, there wase general mélée, some twenty | JBAEmMUtETImed, Mineo | os uae. | Teedhetioch load off when tha recor tented suit | for the month, $1,891,097 67; payments, $3,670,088 40, or thirty pitching into each other in the first style of NEW YORK AMPHITAEATRE, 37 Bowery —Eqursraran | Paxvonmances. | WASBINGTON HALL—Pavorama cy THE Pitonia’s PE ores. ASTLRR'S COSMORAMA, corner of Thirteenth street Brosdway. 3, 1851. , Friday, January New Yor Mose European News. The Niagara is due at Hattfax to. kt 8 fr y, with one » later new ‘ope. whe New Mayor—Tne Polley which ought | to Guide Hun, | On Tuesday night jast, the official career of the nH Celeb § or of New | York, expired, e 8 succes. | sor, the Hon sad, was sworn | im, eed now holds the reins of our municipal | E ment, which we erdeatly hope, and con, | 6 y expeet, he will direct to the advantage and | Pe t bene fit of b | ¥ ugsland ¢ 8 upon hie office ata very in tant juncture, end if he means to perform hia | c s well, eud to pay due attention to the vast | , ts confided to him, his bed will be aaythiag bur one of regee. This nietropolis now nuniders | gem five bundred and seventeen thousaad people, | ding to the census returns re 2 and in the new, protec lation is, in a great meas rt, who is arm i with all the powers neces | rary ‘o enable bim to discharge his tina man- | Der (o v@lisfy bis constitucats and reflect credit on himerlf, There never beea a Mayor of New | York who discharged the duties of bis office to the | ntege cf the community who has aot been gre'efuliy remembered, besides being, in maay earrs, elevated to higher and more important offices We have no appre n that Mr. Konglsend will not diveberge his é with firmness, honesty, | anc ability. Ind he «must expect to me«t | With a great deal opposition; but he may rest ereuied thet in discountenaucing corruption, and in | ef cong reforms in the administration of the city | Beveroment, he will be sustained by the virtuous | bud patriotic poriion of the commuaity, and upheld | Dy 1) whose support he cares for. | For the eake of the erty’s imerests, and for Mr. Kingelend’s, we would prefer thayhe was associat ed with a less suepicious Common Council than | whet we beve. Recent proceedings of that body @c uy ince ue thatit is composed of men whore elec- ticn to the office of legislators, has not and will no! be attended with advantage to the city, or to the community. We refer especially to the imfa- movs contract which the Boards of Aldermea and Aseictant Aldermen egreed to give to the New York Gas Company, and which, but"for the inter- | veoton of Mayor Woodhull, would now be fast- enced onthe people. A more outrageous or a more corrupt attempt to swindle the public, was never | Trrpetrated by any legislative body, and Mayor Woodhull has entiled himself to the gratitude of his fellow-citizens for stepping in betweea them and the Common Council, and arreating’its consumma- | tion «That proceediog, and others of a similar | Characier—easpecially the graating of leases to cer- | tain ferry companies—show that neither Board can be cepended upon; that the interests of the people | ere not safe in the hands of the present Common Council, Weare perfectly safe, we think, ia saying | that nine-tenths of the people of this city, without | éietivetion of party, coincide with ux in the jus | tice of this opinion, and we are eure they are not willing to trust to them any more than they can | pooribly help. Such being the case, it will be | Keceseary far Mr Kingsland to narrowly seruti- | Bize every proceeding which thry adopt, before he | gives tt his sanction. In every matter of impor- tence it will be necessary for him to institute a ri- gid examination, so thatthe people shall not be | ewindled of their rights, apd made to contribute to the wealth of monopolies, or tha: of iadividual. t the expense of the public. Mr. Kingsland’s situa- tion as Mayor would be much easier and much | more comfortable than it promises to be, if we had | proper Common Council in office; but we have | Bot; aod he consequently must take the bitters with | the sweets of the reeponsivle and honorable office | fo which he fhas been elevated, by a mejority of which be has every reason to be proud. But he not to rest satisfied with simply watching the Common Council, and ia interposing his veto on o!! measures which are not for the interest of the city. If he looks around hum, he wil to discover meny abures that he can aid material- ly in reforming. Our municipal government is Couducted in a very loove and dissolute manner, acd has been eo conducted tor many yea aad Mf inclined to reform, he will fiad abundance of material on Which to exercise the pruning kaife, @od many corruptions which can be well remove especially in the matter of giving contracts. There never was a Mayor whe entered offise wnder more auspicious circumstances than Mr. | Kingelaed does, if he wishes to discharge its da- ties fearlessly and with a smygle eye to the welfare | of this great metropolis. In acting independently and for the good of the city, he will be sapported by the intelligent and honest portions of the peo, I+thim make @ good commeaceineat, and ail will De well Tur StatisricaL Henaro or 1860 —Oa New Year's day we did our best to furnish to the pub- lic a paper which we flattered ourselves would be Worthy of preserving, as @ condensed history of the World's doings for 1850. We took considerable | pring in compfing it, in the hope that it would be seceptable to the public. In this hope we lave bot been disappointed. We sold an immense edi- tion on New Year's day, and so great was the de- | mand for the esterday, that we were obliged to strike off sev’ We shal! continue to publish matistieal Heralds every first of January, end ean aseure our patrons that each sure ousaud extra copies @rcsive one will be better than its predecessor, and thet perfection will be aimed at, if got achieved Lord Monvern's lmrarsstons ov Amen. In our next double sheet, which we shall publich to-morrow, we shell give a full report of Lord Morpeth’s (now Lord Carlisle.) impr America, as recently detai by him ina @ livered by bim ia Leeds, Bagland © read with great iaterest wions of | that we would not submit to, if annihilation were | thoroughfares must be adopted throughout the | whole of Broadway, the Bowery, Canal, and other | tending it, lying on the table for a great many | weeks, and it ought to be taken up and acted upoa | cone | ges who were on board the Ohio, on her late pas- | the r sults. | mede by any ves:el. | American seamea ex | Thompeon, Benj Sharpe. ot Philadelphia: | Mra Fanny Hooley. Mi cember mit to insilt from a@ nation, the government o¢ which seourges women, would be a degredation Now that New Year’s day is past, we hope the Commoa Couacil will give their attention to the necessity of extendiag the Kuss pavement. This system of paving our streets, There has been a report in favor of ex- atonce. The infamous gas contract was hurried ‘hrough in double quick time, for certain reasons well known to the Common Council; but the Russ pavement is delayed beceuse, We suppose, there is no inducement to pess it, beyond the public good. Mr. Kingsland, will you be goud enough to look into this matter, and endeavor to have this business 2 luded? Clam ror Savage BY THE PassENGERS oF THE STEAMSHIP Onlo —A meeting of the passen- sege from Havane, wes held on the steamboat | a, While on her way from Norfolk to Balti- | The object wes to consult in relation toa | being made for salvage, for bringing the | into port Col. Ramsey, of Penn , pre- d Meesre. Reverdy Johnson, Murdock, | and others, of Baltimore; (Messrs. English and Vierenee, of Philadelphia; and Messre. Hagerty | und Powles, of New York, took part in the proceed- ings. Thie is a new case, and will excite some at- tentien among our steamship companies. A com- mittee wae eppoisted, end we are curious to hear C ste emish Avnivat or Tuk Usitep States Suir Presi — We give, in ther column, a very interesting tketch of the cruise of the United States ship Pre- ble, which arrived at this port, yesterday, after a cree of four years and four months, the longes on record. A more interesting cruise was never There was but one driw- back to it, aod that was the loss of maay of the crew by small pox. This is the vessel, it will be recollected, which procured the release of the fined in Japan Arnivat or THe SaRaMsute Crry or Gtasaow.— The prepeller steamship City of Glasgow, Capt. Mathews, arrived at Lewes, Del., on the Istiost., at 1 P.M, and at Philadelphia at12M. yesterday. She lefi Liverpool on the 11th Dee ,at3 P.M, and experienced very rough weather during the greater part of her passage On the Lith Dee, John Punchon, seaman, was washed overboard and drowned. It was blowing | such a gele et the time, that there was no chance | of sevVing him. ‘The follow ing is a list of her passengers.:— First’ Class —Thomas Thompson and lady. Miss E. A. Moses, of Portemouth; B. Smith, Mr Murphy; W. G. Barner, M D, of Boston; Joha Harper; Mame. De St. Priz and child. Miss Anguy.of Albany; EB Hall; B Souder of New York; T 8. Herberte, E Jones; 0. Gormana, M D of Philadelphia; Mes. ©. Horsman, do; C, 0.Bayack; Geo BK. Onte, B Oats Serend Class —Mons, De 8t Pris. Miss Elizabeth 81. mone. Mre. H MeClure, Mra, B. Wall, Mise A. Ander. ton. Mra © Lockie, Mrs Groseman, Mrs. John Lash ane three ebildren. Mre Windle, Mre Lodie, Mrs Waa. Nones and child, Mr. Henry Marshall, Mr Joho Daly, Kobert Dunlop, Rev. Jas 8. Cowper, Clark, Leckie, Walter. Slaughter, Joba Saith, Palmer, Benj Kichardeon, n Sulzer, A. Anderson, Wm. Jones, John Kees Jobn Pbillips, James Suld Robt. Bell. Robt. Kyan, B. Miliidg Captain Thitt A K. Hooley | Kev, W.C Windle, Alfred Lodie, ¢ Hendiey, David Canan, L: outecs); Jain Leech, John Rovert Bali Mre M Bosemuth. G dD. Porr Orrice Brarurics Through the Kindness of Wm. ¥ Brady, Eeq, our present able Post Master, are enabled to lay before our readers, this morning, the following interesting statisties of the New York Fort Office, for ihe quarter ending om the Sist of De} To thie add the daily average of do pondence of eny 66.000 letters, and the amount of | letters received and sent by transient vessels, and ft will give 6 O8T.000 letters that bave passed through this | office im the last quarter. The number of foreign news- | papers for the quarter is as follows :—Reesived 149 233, andrent 916,058, amounting to 496,301. The number of letters advertieed Im the quarter was 37.942, one thirdef wbich bave been called for and delivered to the | rig biful According to t millions of let ricg the lust year of Danines® tiantected there @uri Whet will it be when the postage is redaced to tw eer | Lats reo 81. Thomas avo Beamwoa.—By the ar- rival of the R. M steamer Merlin, yesterday, from St Themes and Bermada, we have dates from St. Thomas to the 26th ult. and from Bermeds to the 26th ult, ‘The schooner Euphemia also arrived yesterdey from Bt Thomas, in fourteen days When the Euphemia lett, there was a large ber of returning Californians at Bt Thomas, waiting con- Yeyences bome Twenty came home in the B., which wae as many ee could be accommodated Amvrican produce was plentiful at St. Thomas, and cheap The new steamer Ben Bird, Capt. Tacker, previousiy report into Bermuda, im distress, broke severny parte of wan #0 divabled as to require the aid o into port. fer sterboerd hen sbe was 220 lee 8. E b when in right of lw to remain at Berma brought home to repair Capt Tucker. ber der ie a passenger in the Merlin. having cowe oa to consult with the owners as te the best meaeures to adoptin the contingency . The steamship Oxprey arrived at Rermuda on the 16th of Decetobet. from Halifax, with the English malls to the 40th of November Vice-Admital the Egrl of Dandeuald was to leave Permuda in bis flag ship Wellesiny, about the end of Lec . for the West Indies ‘An Amertoan bark had shipped on board at Naat NP, for the New Orleans market, 20000 oranges, 10 (00 lemons, wud 1.600 grape fruit, the prodace of the Rehamee a ce : Avnevat or tee Bacric.—The steamship Baltic, Oap tain Cometoek, arrived at thie port emly on Wednes- day and it now at her whart. i | died at 7 o'clock. Market. he Fifth ward police for | 8o'clock inthe evening. The stage belonged to Rulld | This eveuing. ment reversed, with costs. Jas. Belshaw against Isaac W. Calie.—Papers imper- ect. Max Maretzek, appellant against Rossi Corsi,respondent. —In thie case, Judge Daly delivered the following deci- sion:—The plaintifl was anneunced totake a pert ia t! concert gi on the 27th of February, and ualess he ‘was prevented from attending by illness, or ether eu ciengcause, he incurred the forfeiture of # month salary. To prevent imporition or feigned illness, the parties agreed that “sickness must be proved by the doctor appointed by the director.” This clause in the coptraet is somewhat vague, but the meaning, un- doubtedly, is that the doctor appointed by the direc. tor, is, to determine, in thejevent of alleged illness, whether the plaintiff is capable of performing or not. ‘Tho matter is to be left exciusively to him, as aa arbi- trater between the parties, and his opinion is to be Dinding vpon both. lt was proved by the witnesses, Benevertazo and Loder. thet Dr. Quin was the physi: cian of the company, that he was appeinted by the director, and that notice to that efleet was publicly posted up in the Opera House. The plaintig,, theretore, 18 to be presumed to have had knowledge of the tact, and it was bis duty, upon being taken sick, to have rent for Dr. Quip, or at least to have notified the manoger of his illness before the time of performanca, unless he was so circumotenced that it was impossible for him to do so. Indeed, we think that it was incum- bent upon him to notily the manager before one o'clock of the day of performance. He had bound him- eelf “ to conform strictly to each and ail of the rega- Jations of the opera company commonly ia use;” and it appears, that for the purpose of evabiug the mana- ger to prevent the disappointment of the pubite, by changing the performance, or proonring a substitute, the pugilistic art, with @ crowd of some thousands of Spectators enjoying the diversion. The pelice, at length, arrived, and put an end to the fun. “The Calithumpians” made night bideous en New Year's eve, and went through the different streets, in all the upper of the city, firing shots and blow- ing horns, and shouting and knocking ut everybody's door. They scemed determined tha; nobody should sleep, and they succeeded pretty well in their object. It will be sven that a fatal accident occurred from the incautious use of fire arms. A conridera’ there, in the outekirts of the city, and ia Brook- lyn, Williamsbargh, and Iloboken, might be seen groups of perrons firing at & mark, or perbapsa turkey. There were also some target excursions, but mot 80 many es on Christmas day, The events of the day were Wound up by innumerable supper parties, where mirth and jollity prevailed, in many cases, till the grey dawn, peeping through the windows, reminded _ wastailers thay it was high time to repair to their SOLES, Subjoined are details of some of the incidents of New Year's day on At ball-past three o’clock in the afternoon, a horse attached to @ pleasure sleigh, took fright in Madi- nh avenue, d ran down the avenue with Dr. Van- cleek aud Mr. D. Bedson, two respectuble citizens, re- riding at 18 Bast Br 10 a child, a nlese to Mr Bedson The tleigh was upset at the corner at. Twenty. ninth street and Madicon avenue. and threw out allitcontained Strange to ray, the child escaped unburt, while Dr. Vaneleek was seriously injared, and the rkull of Mr. Bedsoa was fractured. ‘The par- ties were conveyed to the Eighteenth ward station house by ofticers Murks and Abbott. Doctors A 2 * that @ regulation existed, requiring @ performer. in dans; wort sere ti ctenon ond ured erery |S erent of porrible fatlure to give noties to the Temedy for the relief of the sufferers, Dr. Van- | marager by exe o'cleck on the day of performance It was not in writing. but Beneventano proved thi had been adopted from the theatre La Scala, at Mi and was & general regulaticn in opera houses, and pe fectly well known to ali artiste and man: Inis fair to presume that the plaintif, asa member of the dge of its existence; and as the n wus One apparently essential to the proper uct and management of such an establishment. it wes his duty to have notified the manager be- fore one o'clock, unless his illness ocourred after that period. The fact of the plailati tendance at the concert in question hi it rested with him to sho far resovered to be sent home at balt past 6 o'clock but Mr. Bedson The deceased was a highly respee- table young man. and was engaged to be married io asfortnight toa lady in the ward where the secident occurred, J. W. Duffentholn bad bis head severely cut by some person unknown, in a cellar, No 116 Vedar street, at 7 o’cloek in the evening. He was taken to the City Hos pitel. A fre broke out, n Cow Bay, corner of Anthony an@ Lit le Water streets, which was extinguished with trifling damage. Anotber fire broke out at No. 61 Croes stre at seven o'clock in the eveving, which was exttoguished by the police of the Sixth ward. At balf-past tre o'clock ip (he morning, a fire broke out in the green houses’ Mr. Boil, in Fiftieth street, at the Bloomingdale road. whieh was damaged to the ex- text of five bundred Collarr. At 12 o'clock at night, a firs becke out in the fancy store of R. 8. Sedgwick, Jr. No. 144% Canal street. ‘{t was discovered by Cap- tain Turnbull, and by the timely arrival of an engine, the fire was soon extinguished. The police state that the members of @ hone ecmpany irsisted upow playin their bese in the store after the fire was put out, bm | iter being requested not to do ro by Captain Turnbull, and cne of the ex-engineers. The damage, principally by water, amounts to two thousand doll; ‘At five o'clock in the evening, @ herse and sleigh were stolen from Mr. George Quintard, of No. 3) Exsex cleek wi in a cari required to do this, or prove that he had no’ doctor. or the managers, and that the former hed failed torttend He offered no ruch testimony; but having howa that Dr. Quin practised upon principles of d that he was not a doctor, and ving failed to appoint a gector, eas, upon the night in questiva, by ordinary testimony Ia this view of ww the Justice concurred; and the platatif having bifen his illmess judgment . Imbis retura, the Justice jot shown that Dr (uin wae a doctor, i @ degree as doctor of medicine, or t Re wae authorised by the medical society, or bad ce mee Ww precites, orem les of homeopathy, and that each practitioners are ubt recognixed by the faculty of medicine, nor by @ majority of the public as regular practitioners; thet the defendant baviog tailed to appoiut s doctor in pur- fuauce of the contract, the plaintiff! was entitled to prove bis iliness bs By the terms of the coutract. ti eopatby. he ine Matcher were arrasted by ‘ing 4 gun in the street, at 2 William Argo and by ond f o'clock io the afteraocen, Patrick O Douneli was run over by a stage, in the Bowery. near Third avenue. and severely injured, at —" Dwgro, and started trom the staad without a ver. Four tleighs and horses. belonging to Kipp & Brown, | ¢ntistl jeans ao Sapee x Ss pean te te BE pened year age Ble fh, Bel ct Me Me wally Bt Ary wos Somared to do, ix the fair interpreta: red to e owners. }, an) d ecaches, were found by the trae officers, and restored | {160,08 the combract, was to oereon whe wate it his business to practise it was wholly At rehool of medicine the person #9 d, or whether he belonged to any. The to the owners. At half past eleven o'clock, officers Jobneon and Young took « herse and sieigh, found arteay to the livery stabie corner of Fitth street aud ea gal Fignifeation of the term doctor, when eaploye Stioes Benson und Partington troxeht a hence any | sett is, in this contract, simply # practitioner et Fieigh to the Seventeenth ward Station House, alse | Phyto. | Th road with the d astray. Year's eve, the Baltimore Fire Company, now on a virit to this clty, vieited the Iigh Bridge, in company with some delegations from our fire com- panies and. on their return, they were eatertained at the City Hall by the members of the Common Council hey will be fired at Niblo’s by the Bal- timore Asrociation of New York Firemen. Taey are a fine ret of fellows, sixty iu number. MEW YEAR'S Day. y for visiting aud a delig jae. The fair seemed to enjoy it, and streeta were thronged from till night.” Oa New Year's day it was vulgar for a lady to Goore; yesterday it ed for of particular systems. They cau become the of inquiry ly when the skill or ability ef @ vrac- titfoner, ‘any given car by & jury. a8 @ watter of d cannet, supply fixed and arbits the interpretation of medical sctenee. ecience ersentially progressive im its ati larging with the growth of human experien: subject to the cham; 4 revolutions that attend other branches of bi inquiry. Its pursuit ne- crrrarily leads to the gradual eccumulation of tacts — of undoubted facts, to be regarded as poritive know- ledge; but th er in which this knowledge shall de applied in the treatment and cure of diseaves, has been aud vill probably contiaue te be, open to diver- it. The law does not, rulee fur It isa broken loore, sity of opinion, No one aystem of practice bas boon be kept op for walformily followed; but physictans, from the days of terday that tb Hippocrates, have been divided into oppering 2 De ween, end echools The sects of the dogmatirts and tm pie Accipewtatty Snor win « Preto: —Coroner Geer | Tice divided the ancient world for conturten, until taw rive of the methodios, who in their turn gave way to Inv umerable sects. The theories of practice believed to be infalibie in oue age, have been utterly rejectel ia another. For thirteen oeuturies Europe yicided to the sutheirity +f Gaiem. He wae impiicitiy followed; his prectios strictly pursued; everything that seemad to contiiet with his precepte war at ovee rejected; and yet, iu the revolutions of mediosi opinion. the works of thie undoubtedly great man w.re publicly burned by Parnceisus nud bis disc!pler; and, for centuries tollo#- jog, the medical world was divided between the Ga- if nd the chemists, until # compl te avcendency war obtained over both by the sect of the vitaliste, Indeed, it ie a matter of feo lar historical knowledge, | that the practitioners of Zedicine, in all ages, bare +h more given to the invention of theories than to close observation and the patient secumulation of jacts. They have inelined more to epeculative in- quiry than to that inductive process by otber aciences, the phenomena of nat unravelled Without undervalaing neiite conierred upon cine, it may be rei on Wednesdey held an inquest at No. 91 Stanton street, ow the body of Henry Jacobs. bora in Germany, sce thirty three years, who came to his death. the night previous, by the accidents! discharge of a pitol while in the hands of Winart H. Miller, It rertms that. on New Vents eve, several persons came inte the grocery store of the deceased. drank liquor, which they refused to pay for, and acted otherwise very disorderly. They iually left the store, and the deceared lowded a horse pistol, and said be id yo und to bie other store, a be believed the loaters going to maken muss at his other store, they did im alluding to the pletol, be said be give them ‘bell.’ Before starti took mp the piricl.and » ae exami the pirtol went off, tents of which lo of to the floor, and before any medicsl he expited. The jur; the following diately er sdduce: the deceased dentally shot with a p' oe . St Tammany /lall on the six ef next February, at which it is expected the Hon Lewie Cane will be present This ball is intended we tuppere, to be @ continuation of the Union and Con. itution movem enced a” Onstie Garden | Fall, ant we be li be weil attended, Movements of Distinguished People. Among the distinguished strangers in towa on Ne Year's day.» + Ex President, Doct. Anson Jones, of Texas It ie very gratifying to see our most distin guished statesmen and dipiomatiate in thesocial circle. where they are ail approsouable by sil alike. It was under the adininiscration of the laet Preeidumt of that y bave clung to ith which they be t valuable diveo envy aad ex. st act, the valedictory of 4 one of the | | hare oceasionally lstion. With the vi of preparatory k qvitieg am atten ctures, an ex- mination before @ medical boerd, and a certificate from o:gam!zed medical bodies. before an individual ¥ae suthoriead to practine, or at least before he could claim compensation for bis eervices; and each laws formerly eaieted im this State. bat they were virtually 7. New Haven; M. Ielto * York, and M. Titus, w Union Place Hotel Le a ak es sepecton Oe woe bet 1844, KR. 8 —,8d ed Sino eon § the parenge of which, any perton ia at liberty to prao Thayer. Cy snd T Lat | tier, and may recover tor his services, Being tespousl a Yesterday at = A 4 feed, D. | bie only inthe event of mai practice. If the piain- Carmel, Usps, Bille, New “tC D- | cil desired @ pattioular kind of physician. he should i altimore; Noe I ™ | have stipulated for him; bat having loft the seleotiom ; E2é U #, army, arrived yes | entirely to the defendant, the defendant bad aright « Trving Henss 6 appr ee shoiw 0 ap po Worles, 03. hary,.de00 Petitions te sppoint @ homeopathic paysioian or toappotat may individual who followed the practice of physic ns « u i ¢ « Genvroux, 8 Jago de Cub 7 4 7 Purevit. The judgment of the jurtice muct be re ; J. Btory, Boston, and T. T. Wood, U. | Purniat ine jee S. avy. we Au + — Joriah P Cook haa been ap po fereor of Ob of General Sea siv mbstry in Mareerd to supply the place of t late Pretesror Web | The D orney bi ealling on A Hyatt, T J Bérton. Col Sanderson. %, If. Hope. fous now under reser dlotmente Boltimere; 9 only, J biladei we a phia: A J Pisner Q Lowering ¥ Ht Hal. | Persone ie lett. EG Neckersom, Boston 4 James t, Poughleeysie, were among the acrivaie at Howard 6 Lite) thote who fail for Me. bia a thore to d that they will still be © m the motice f a upon te toe the tes Cirenit Court. Heustis + ie to be passed upon | water. Being in a crippled condition, they were obliged to kesp ber betore the wind, and in a few hours she brought up on Isle un Haut. and almost immedi- ately went to pieces, Captain Thomas Lufkin, the master, only twenty-three years old, became so much chilled that he died betore he could get to a house only balfa mile fromthe wreck Two of the seamen ace fo badly frostbitten that it was first thought they mous not recover, but on the 27th they were Joing well. Buirwreck anv Loss or Lire.—The brig John R. Rhoadee, Captain York, from Baltimore for Plymouth, Mases., was wrecked on Buturday evening last, of the latter place, with the loss ofone of hercrew. In goiag into the harbor she touched on Brown’s Island about eight o'clock in the evening, whem her anchors wee immediately let go, but she dragged still tarther and remained fast. The captain then eueceoded in ding his Jehild, aud returned again to tho vesrel, which continued to or heavily, the wind in- ercaring with @ thick. now rterm.and the brig was rupposed to bave bilged Soon after. # young man, about eighteen years of age, whose name we did not Jearp, was washed from the deck and lost, the rea making a complete breach over the vessel. which con- tinued in the same position until three o'clock, Suuday morning, When she filed, and the crew were obliged to secure themselves on deck. and subsequently in the riggipg, where they eli remained unt ten o'clock, exposed to the severe cold weather. The storm was s0 thick that the brig was not seen from Plymouth until nine o'ciock in the forenoon; but as soon as she was discovered a large nuzaber of ths iababitants prooveded to the wreek, wich the life boata, and rendered prop’ and efficient service to the Gistressed mariners. Tasy arrived alongside the vegsel ubout clock, wud succerded in retcuing all who r ed on board, seven in nuwber. inciuding the captain They were neatly exbausted by the cold. and some were badly frest-bitten, Every attention was paid them which their situation demanded. acd they were immediately conveyed to the Mansion Houre, kept by Mr. N M. Lerty, where they were furnirh:d with dry clo the accommeu iT jord, Dr. Brewer dered his profes: n , and wt last nesounts reported the sufferers as ¢ gas wellas could be ex- pected. The brig was loaded with corn and flour, co signed to Mr. K. 0. Baerman, of Plymouth, who has $0.C00 ineurance at the Plymouth Offioe. The vessel, we believe, was owned in Portland, and was partly Snsured. The ceptala returns his sincere thanks to the itizens of Plymouth, tor their kind and prompt arvistance in saving the lived of his ovew.--Losivn Journal MARINE DISASTERS AND LOSSES ON THE LAKES. The Buffalo Commercial dvertiser gives the totlow- | ing recapitulation of the disasters and losses of lite and + $255,700 30448 pac, on the Lakes, duct ons on Steamers. do do ng the year 18! Propellers. Bail veasels. Total loss of property Total lose of lives... ese Ten steambosts, including the “two tugs,’ twenty- one sail craft, and probably ene propeller, (the Petrel. whose fate remains in doubt) have gone out ot existence entirely, The lors on propelters hay been exceediugly light-—on sail vessels large—yet, in proportion to ce value ne number of the craft, the ate loss Deen Targery au@ socideuse weve emu fteamboats—thus srguing an absence of proportioa- ate care and safeguards, where the hazard is gr. end the largest number of human lives are exposed. Police Intelligence. with Intent te Kill —Ou Tuesday evening an a lace bet n & French shoemase called Gecrge Phiester thias Kidd, in Sixth «treet, about the ownership of a dog. from words, t eame to blows, The Frenchuan, findiug of the conilict, ran to @ grocery * 6 large meat knife mewed th: ving the m ‘al places, very Frenebmar ed to make bis q the City lio conveyed to bis reridence, ‘forma Forg: y ing. im Ben Francisco, $15 000 of counterte: ‘on the Missouri Bank, ts Bargoyve & Co ; of the like money, to J. A. Adame, at the Kex, It seems, carne ® pavtenter by the Ohio, aad enid to be ident of Pbiladelphia, where he bed arriv m the oficers took him imto castouy, yor Gilpin. before whom the prisoner was br id im to bat) in the ruin ef $20000, as @ fuyitien justice from Csiitornia, Ia detault of bail, be ommitted to prisen. ree of Siealing a Wotch—A man oalled Nathaniel Bird, wan arrested on Tusnday by cou charge of etealing @ gold watob and . $60. the property of Alaira King, residing at No, 130 Church street. The accused was conveyed before Jus- tice Lothrop, who committed him to prison to answer the charge. THE WEEKLY NERAL 9, ‘The Weex:y Heras will be published at ten o'clock Its contents will embrace all the important and interesting news of the week. Bingle copies, sixpence. ed wt to morrow morning Goldsmith's Offer Renowed.—Mr, Gold- Pmith gives another oppertwnity to those who were unable to rmer half price classes. Books for the recept on names, will be 4 to morrow. a* his hand for $8 ¢ : Second Quarter-Classes for Dancing and Wipitsing at JIL Seating’sp exdemy 86 & 4 T '. ary 7th, at © three; Wed. themesives uf the 6 Dancing.A. Lodworth’s Academy, So. 443 Broom near Broadway. Ciseses for second evening, January 3. at ¢ ladies and children. The New York Legal 1, Nol, Vo died y § the report ch m abd of motto Jin. 2 The Pogitive Slave Cree ~ In eonseqaenee of Retion for the continued indisgortiton of Judge da tena, the pro- ceutt denied erase resorted to em | Cer dings in this cace Were adjourucd wall to-morcow lendar ote Jane 4 180 (Friday) morning. et 10 6 clock. squitieh deswneent gronted SaeRMent | prophen D. Darcy has been eommiited to prison at ‘ ‘ Cartridge, Mae#., or he guider of Weorge dey rood i iereieve; Mayne ¥. Oriaw: monthly, Dassan sitet: price $3, im advance. A few sote—eight volumes each, may be hnd. “Cheap and Good Articies,” Plenty of’em, —Breete, h) Fulton vtregt, would ell the fo to hie seortinent of Lad Gaiters, Overshoes, & * extensive, lis goods the bert, and his the eity. how Prices tue Fur Tippets, teas, Cuts, and. 1, corner of Woort b of the presemt se w ally low prices, bi which w ere manulacturedexpresly for dies Oil! Gnd, at his epeet tion of furs requisite for the » Unredeemed Pledges from Anction — 200 | drees conte, $1 to $6; KO Trock conte, $4 to $4: 400 “ tenis to $% 1.000 cloaks ard over $2 to $12; a vari ty conta, $2 Le & few pair eupertine doeshia vs aif, eorser of Contre and Grawd streets, Ladies, 1f you with India itubber Gatter gina Shores, for yuurmlves ur le 124, 6 ie idere} Hukts at We, 12%, 1f¢., to $10; "alee, enabrie and Swies Tei mening’; Infente’ Waisis, &e., are tartiqy!arly worthy of motion, ir Dye will ehange lack oF bro Courand’s Ligata tet or eray heir to ud'e Be etdan, te from Bre ftrect, Boston. Cheps, Chafes, Mouguness, Sallowners 8 sé Eruptior fend all econ divonsee, nee, it fe well poniiivey cored Vaitea Meat ‘Treasury notes funded during the month, $69.050. There are 126 banks in Maesachusetts, of whieh 20 are in Boston, The following table will show thely condition on the fret of Reptember last: — Banas or Massacuuserrs Resources, 87 Ducbanke |. 55 Doposites, ive, Di nts, Ovher resoure ‘Total... ‘Total... There are 42 savings instijutions im (he common- wealth, with 78 823 depositors, and $13,600,024 81 de- posits, Avernge dividends of twenty-cight banks Io Borton, in April, 1850, a fraction over S 88-100 per cent. Average dividends of ninety banks out of Bos- top, in April, 1850. @ fraction less than 4 9-100 per cent. Average dividends of the above one hundred and eight banks, in and out of Bostou, in Apeil, 1859, & traction ev 97 100 per cent. A iew daye since we alluded at some length to the P osition and prospects of the Kutiand end Washioz- ton Ratlread Company. in connection with the pro- po just isoued for a new loan upon the seourity 0% the first mortgage upon the entire property of the cor- poration. The opportunity here presented for a sate and productive investmont capitalists should net lose sight of The firet and only mortgage exeouted by the company ir for two hundred and fiity thoasand dollars and the company invite proposals, as will bo teen by an advertisement iz another eoluma, for ono handred and ninety thousand dollars of boo. six percent interest per annum, issued ua gage The company have provided fo- the redemption of all the bond da 000, imsved under this morgage, by & rerervation of two and a half percent. om tho capital, Ptr annum, from the net earnings.in ten annual instal ments of twenty-five thousand dollers exch. Tho mortgage covering these bouds bas been executed to the bondholders, The entire capital of the company— one million of dollers--has heen expended iu grading ang preparing for the rails the whoie line of road from Bat- land to Salem.40 miles; and in completin rand putting in operation 11 miles from Rutland to Castivton. The pro- ceeds of the bonds now offered for sale arc eppropriated to the purcbare cf iron to finish the road, and stocking it with all the necessary motive power. The impor- tant pesition of this line in the cheia ot roads con- necting this efty with Cunsde and the northera ecoun- ties of thie State, will be seen at a g!once upon re- ferring to ® good map The road from Troy to Salem, will be completed in August next. The Hudson River railroad will be comploted about the same time, when we el vin THO ere Ureeu vate mace Troy, Troy and Salm, Salem and Rutland, or Rutland and Washington, and Rutland and Burlington rail. roads, a direct connection Ly rail wit the Ogdensburg oud and Canada, It has been pretty clearly demon- strated that the Ogcensburg will command an im- mene freightirg business from our gteat weetern lakes The operation of that road, furperfietiy eup- plied with rolling machinery, bas shown that if wo ¢€o not make @ railroad counection at tho eastern ermination of the Ogdensburg rord on Lake Cham plain, @ large amount of produce will be diverted to Boston, wed the trade partially lost to this city. One of the links inthe chainof roads forming thir connection isthe Ratland and Washington, or, as it ie ecmetimes called, the Rutland and Salew, and it de- Pends upon the capitalists of this el:y whether the connection shall be made at once, or put off until the Capitaliots of Boston have seeured all te advantages derived trom the trade of the Canadas and northern. section of thir State We trust thet merehante and others interested in the growth and prosperity of thir city, and in developing the natural resources of our geographical position. will tarn their attention to thir rond, and srcare its most speedy completion, Oaly eno hundred and ty thourand dollars are required, to place the row’ in notive and prodtalle operation ito entire length. The company will, with that expendi. ture, have a road forty miles long, cowting but t hundred and fifty thourwmd dollars, of w! ich one mu- lion dollare will be stock, and two hundred and fifty: thourand dollars of debt. Many of our rafiroad com. pavirs have more debt than stock, notwithstanding which their tecurities command high prices im the market. The Warhington and Rutland coapany have B® enpital ttock four times ae large av ie debt. Thir mukes its bonds the safest invertmont of the day. aad we have no doubt they will be taken nt rates varylag: Very little from par. Proponnls will be reerivud at the office of (ilbert, Cobb & Johnson, 52 Wail street, anti! 8 o'clock on Saturday, the 4th inet The Hudecn iver Raliroad Company will sell at auction, at the Merchants’ Exchange, om Friday, the 84 of January, without reserve, fifteen hundred thon eeod dollars o! the two millions of second ortrag -t- feven per cent bends of the company, convertible into stock. at the pleasure of the holders, until the 16th of Dre, 1860. The interert # payable on coupons semi-an- nrally. Bo $1.00 each, These bonds, with the Ddalance of thore issued nnder the second mortgage, $500 000, which are partly engaged, aod will be used in purebares for the company, are the last boads of the company to be brought into market. Further parti culars relative to the sale, terms ef payment &o., wily, be found inan advertisement in another part of this day's paper. The annexed statement exhibits the amount at the credit of the Trearurer of the United States, with As. istant Trearurers and designated depositories ant is of future transfers to and from deporitorios, as ordered by the Secretary of the Trearury -— Govanewan Pune oy Dui ray rom, ty he subject to wot yet von Grape thea 2-33n¢ aas8% gee. “= ox é Sl-iag a) ,B2e= et smront endject to drat... fers ordered to Assia. Treas, New Y. - es "WN. Orfewe Va. This ie a very large eam to hold, at this season ofthe year, Weare just entering w another season of