The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1851, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per WEEKLY HERALD ovary or OFFICE N. W. Tie ALL Seomenta, to sa conte C4 * the ae ubseriptions, or adver- at seria el be daduetod fram OLR TTY CORRESPONDENCE, 5 ates imports » nolicted from any quarter of ‘a lberaliy ‘pa i R Froaesen Co! any ict Ana KaqvaereD yo Seat ALL Lerrens ACK AGES SE’ Tow No NOTICE taken 9 ‘anonymous communications. We do DTERTISE TS every mo B PRINTING eseculed Uh neainers, cheapness, and . Number 5, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA, Astor Piace.—Gre ranxa vt NaPou, Prt, 25 THEATRE, Bowery—Davio Corrmarienp— — 1LxIm8, BROADWAY THBATRE, Fawn is Sraars. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Riont Rors—La Svi- parpa—MAZULM. BURTON'S THEATRE, Cham Chambers street—Lear Yran— Woman's Lire. NATIONAL THE. TRE, Chatham Square—Dauscaro— Ove Kixe Conm—Faiusxy Cosmier. BROUGHAM’S LYCEUM, Broadway—Omnixus—Dav@ Mov renvicio—Jeney Li CHRISTY’S MINSTRELS, Moobanios’ ‘Hail, 472 Broadway we Erniovian Minstkevsy. FELLOWS’ OPERA HOUSE, 441 Broadway—Erniorian Boxernrisy. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Amvusine Penronmances Arren~ Boew any Evenine. NEW YORK AMPHITHEATRE, 37 Bowery —Equesraran Pas rormances. WASHINGTON HALL—Panonama o ris Piccne's CR Eas. Notice to the Public. We understand that within the last few weeks, or ‘Perhaps months, persons. representing themselves as travelling agents for this paper, have received subscrip- Mons which they have retained, thus causing disap- pointment to those who gave the money. We desire to put the public on their guard agalust those swind- Jers, We have no travelling egents, and never will have any. All persons representing themselves as @uch ehould be banded over to the authorities for pun- fehment, The safest way is for subseribers to remit the money through the Post (Mice. Alarming Increase of Crime in Kew York. In looking over some statistics which we carefully compiled for the Herald of New Year’s day last, we have been struck with the enormous and alarming increase of crime which has taken place in this city within a number of years, and espe- cially since 1840 We see it marchiag with a stride perfeetly astonishing, notwithstandiag the number of our churches and ministers of the gospel, and notwithstanding the numerous Bible and tract societies in our midst. This increase of crime is apparent from the following figures, which are taken from official sources, and are, consequently, worthy of every credi:— Pop. Conv'tions 61,200 350 101,000 one 140660 602 202 689 ves How is this increase of convictions to be ac- eounted for? fact of our having a better system of police than we ever had, that crime has not increased so fearfully as might be inferred from these figures, but that e@onvictions have ? We fear not—we fear the truth to be, that the eonyictions have kept pace with the imerease of crime, and that there has been as great an increase of the latter as the table exhibits. We are very much disposed to believe that our Christian socie- ties—cur Bible and tract institutions—do not perform as much good es is represented ; that the benefits which it is asserted they confer, are, in the main, imaginary, and that the good is inferred from the quantity of tracts distributed, more than from the number of people reformed in all ages, poverty has been a@ fearful source of crime. Starvation will overcome moral feeling, and hunger drives thousands into the commission ofcrime. The poor are the principal recipients of tracts and Bibles; but what good does giving a fermon or a copy of the seriptures do toa man who perhape has three or four hungry children @alling vpon him for bread, which he has not? In innumerable instances, as testified by the col- porteurs themselves, the tender of tracts is refused, | and the remark made that @ loaf of bread would be | more acceptable. And who doubts it? With hun- ger gnawing his vita!s, and those of his unfortunate wile end children, 1s @ maa in a condition to listen to religious exhortation, or to forget the cravings of mature for the necessary nutriment! It is undeni- able that there is a vast amount of poverty aad mi- wery in this great metropolis, as there is in all large cities. in proportion to the population, as mach misery exists here asin London. Lodging houses are to be found in New York almost of the same revolting and debasing character as those in the British metropolie, which have been so truthfully | described by the London Chronicle. We question if any of those refuges for the poor and unfortunate are worse than what the Old Brewery, at the Five Points, year or #0 ago, or what hundreds of similar places in that neighborhood are at the pre- went hour. Will the diffusion of tracts confer any eonsolation om their unfortunate inmates, or will a copy of the scriptures appease the hunger of half a dozen children? Now, if those societies were to incorporate into their system of operations the dispensing of food to the starving, they would do than they do. If they were to give away with each tract, or with each Testament, a loaf of bread, the recipient would be in a fitter mood to read and pon- der on ite contents, than he would be if his hunger were unappeased. What is to prevent thi from being done? Jars are thrown away in printing tracts, Bibles, and reports, and the only return at the eud of the year is a few doubiful conversions, amd an assertion tha there is hepe to believe a vast deal of good will be accomplished through the labors of the next year, if the sinews of war are Hiberally supplied. Now, suppose a society, with an income of say twenty thousand dol- | lars a year, were, at this inclement season of the year, to expend ten thousand of it in pur chasing and giving bread to the poor, and the other ten in printing tracts and B 1 S ove all our Bible and tract societies were to do this, can it be denied that they would exercise a much greater influence than they do, redeem from vice more vnfortanates than they do, and prevent crime from making such rapid strides as the above table ex- hibi's it does in this city of churches and bene vo- lent institutions? We think not, and true Chria tianity, in our cpinion, dictates such a policy Tr von gence of the proposed reve fornia, which we referre ay Wevoturron Lowrn a--We have not heard any further intelli- tution im Lower Cali- ye daya since, aor IN do we expect to receive any until the next arrival from California, some dey thie week. We may mot get any even then ; bu! there is no reason to doubt that the matter has been arranged, ant Mexico ie destined ere jong w lose that part of her territory. The gold adv foruia are of the right kind of stuff to assist the Lower Californians in achieving @ separation from Biexico, and will no doubt enter upon the work with a hearty good will, We shall look with asaiety for further news conn d with this eu! Can it be aceounted for from the | In all countries, and | infinitely more good | Hundreds of thousands of dol- Cave | that | | im turers in Upper Cali- | ‘Tux New Mayor anp Tue Porson Manuracto- nirs,—A» brose C. Kingsland, our new May- or, Will be sworn into office to-day, and Mr. Wood- hull, his predecessor, will retire into private life onge more, to be elected to some other office, per. haps, before many years, if he should continue “sound in wind jand limb.” Mr. Kingsland is a highly. respectable gentleman, and great hopes are entertained that he will make a first rate Mayor, and promote the interests and welfare of this me tropolis. We shall see. Would it not be well for Mr. Kingsland, in his message te the Common Council, to direct the at- tention of that collection of wise-heads to the ne- cessity of passing some ordinance prohibitiag the establishment of poison manufactories im the upper part of the city, whimesically termed milk dairies, and make it punishable by finé and imprisonment to dispose of distillery milk? We have laws in force preventing the sale of impure meat, because of its well known bad effects on the human sys- tem. The health of the community is of the last importance, and is protected in every possible way, by all well regulated governments, State and mu- nicipal. Now, if impure meat is injurious, what shall we say of distillery milk, which, as sworn to under oath, ay competent persons, who analyzed it, is nothing better than poison, causing sickness and death? New York ought to be the most healthy city in the ‘World. It is well sewered—the land on which it is built is elevated—the neighboring coun- try is healthy; and yet, when the warm weather sets in, our children are swept off by hundreds every week, by that dreadful disease cholera in- fantum. Now, what causes this dreadful mortali- ty among the rising generation? Unripe frnits may, and no doubt have, a great agency in producing in- fantile cholera; but distillery milk does its fearful work to a far greater extent. It has been “sworn by a chemist, who analyzed this poisonous stuff, positively and distinctly, that he knew of children dying from the effects of this trash on their systems—that it produced dis ease and marasmus, ora gradual wasting away. By proper care, parents can prevent their offspring from eating unripe fruit or crude vegetables; but can they abandon the use of milk? [t is the prin- cipal food of children under two years of age, and no substitute can be tound to supply its place. Muk must be had; and if it be of the character testified to ona late trial in this city, poison is administered to them, and to our whole population, at least twice aday. Its efiects on grown people may not be very | bad, but on tender children it mutts in the nature | of things, be fatal. Again, we have ordinances severely punishing cruelty to animals; but what cruelty can be so great as confining cows, whom nature intended to graze in the open field, on pure grass, ina pen, and continuing them there till they drop dead froin disease engendered by the poisonous substances they eat? Are not cows entitled to the benefits of this ordinance ? andis not keeping, them in this way the worst kind of cruelty?) What, too, must not be the effect on the general health, by the sale of the carcases of these cows, dying as they do from disease ? | direct his attention to this important matter; and we call on the Grand Jury to take it in hand like. wise. Let every milk manufactory within our limits be presented and prosecuted as a nuisance. We will answer for the new District Attorney—as we would for Mr. McKeon, were he in office that, as far as his influence goes, he will prosetute | all such presentments that may be made. Let the public determine upon the suppression of those fountains of disease and death, and they will be suppressed. The Mayor, District Attorney, Grand Jury, and Common Council, can drive them out of the city if they act in concert. Tue Secret or Parns’s Gas Liont—Tur Pe- tition or Jonx Wise, THe AkRoNAUT.—We publish | to-day,#n article on the apparatus used by Mr. H.M. | Paine, of Worcester, for producing his gas light. There has been muchcontroversy on this subjectfor | many months, and it is agreeable to find eome near | approach to the termination of the discussioa. The scientific world appear now to have the means of generating the gas, as well as Mr. Paine himself; and should the results of the discovery be such as | are claimed, the invention will immediately have an effect upon society everywhere. The descrip- | tion of the apparatus is simple, and will not eacape the attention of any inquiring mind. In addition to the great results anticipated from the successful use of Mr. Paine’s alleged disco- | very, we are in a fair way of having some grand | | the San Jacinto shall come out of the government dry | paired, and the ship put in complete order. probably | im time to take her place in the line on her usual _ | day, the 26th instant, We do sincerely hope that Mr. Kingsland wil | | Een Postaos Rerorm 1x Conaness.—The cheap postage bill wasdebated in the House of Repre- sentatives on Saturday last, and it was agreed that the debate shall close om the subject im two hours after the House shall agaia go into Committee of the Whole on it: We are glad to see there is some prospect of the matter being decided at an early day. It is amusing to hear the remarks that some mem- bers make in opposition to this reform. Oar Satur- day, one of them said he oppos-d it on the ground that it was a scheme got up by interested partiea— that the petitions originated in a common source, and were distributed over the country by hired agents, that it is a trick to increase the expenditures of the government, so that the tariff may be raised! ‘This is arrant nonsense, and the member who ut- tered these sentiments shows he knows nothing of the subject. The community long since arrived at a conviction of the necessity and benefit of cheap postage, and no more popular measure could be adopted than fixing a uniform rate of two cents. Connecting the tariff with it is childish. The department wes always a drag on the go- vernment until the rates were reduced to five and Marine Affairs. Rauier or Dist: > Vuser.8. on tus Oossr.—The ‘U.8. revenue Morris sailed on Seturdey morn- ing, with upwards of fifty mon, and’ large quantity of provisions, fuel, &c. for this humane purpose. This is omen ee s repaiation of a severe duty, Dut the oflcere and men obeyed the | ithe Haig ir anes eae there will not be « seat un- eal) with promptitude and satistaction oceupied. ‘The following is a list of her ofMfcers:—Francis - Nationa: Tuxatke.—This evening, the pre me tim, Lieutenant Commanding; John A. Webster, 2d ente! te is exceedingly attracti: ee Lieutenant; Albert G. Cook, 3d Lieutensat; H. ook Pilot; Williem Davis, Gunner; Thomas Prince, ter; William Prince, Boatewain. eee or 4 Waren ro Captian D. @, Baiver, oy THe SreameRn Panama.—The passengers in the steamer Panama presented a valuable gold watch, with the following complimentary letter, to her captain, D. G, Bailey, at the close of her last trip from San ¥ran- cisco to Panama :— Pont or Panama, Noy, 21, 1858. ToD.G@. Bangs, Hee., Cosmannye UB. M. Breams: —The passengers who haye been under your ¥ ae fine bill of en- Sane Serr ida D feats tertainment is offered to shore wha have a taste for wyo you their appreciation of your exceliant qualitie chetiug ead necompliahed pastors ile. Aieed ‘appears in two new acts of horsemanshi; ip, anda a8 commander, navigator, and 7 nething can be added to the reputation know that and highly attractive selection of soenes in the circle you bave enjo: en the Atlantic, but Shah you bey yaoi, Se ‘ro 7 Will be given ‘ The he admirable order maintained at the and beeutiful Pacitic, to which you havé been drawn, nt fer Wd comfort and convenience of visiters, ten cents, under the operation of which a large surplus accumulated, amounting to a very great sum of money. It is very probable that at a rate of two cents, the department will add to the reve- nue of the government. AxaivaL oy THE Steamanir Ou1o,.—The steamship Obio, Capt. Schenck, arrived at her dock, foot of War- ten street, yesterday forenoon, She left Norfolk har- bor om Thursday morning bat a snow storm coming me to in Hampton Roads, and lay there un- .on Friday. She then went to sea, and ar- rived at Bandy Hook at 3 yesterday morning, mak- ing the paseage in 35 heurs. She could have proceeded, without hazard, direct to this city, en her original voyage, without putting into Norfelk; but Captain Schenck, against his own wishes and convictions, yielded to the solicitations of the passengers, The ship, except the injury done to one of the cylin- ders at Havana, is throughout perfectly sound. She exhibits, inside and out, no appearance of having passed through the perils which have been #0 elabo- rately described, and, we may say, exaggerated, in the various published statemengs. Her machinery, with the exception alluded to, her pumps and cabins, are all in order, not one of her pumps or pipes were bro- ken ; some of the former were choked. None cf her braces were broken, and there are no such things as hog braces, as described by Mr. Branta” Mayer, in the ship. Of the furniture, a few articles in the ‘bin, (two tables, and one or two chairs) were broken, and some articles of crockery. The water, which came in through # small aperture, by the starting of the facing of the discharge pipe, was never over two and a half feet in the ehip, but the rolling of the vessel threw it sround the boilers, and it became so much heated as to compel the firemen to allow the fires to go out, Her freight is wholly uninjured. The Ohio will be immediately and thoroughly repair- ed. Her great s:rength is in norespect impaired. When dock at Brooklyn, probably in all the present week, the Ohio, with the assent of the Becretary of the Navy, will be docked and eoppered. The cylinder will be re- Politics and the Next Presidency. Naw Yonrx.—Thore is considerable commotion among the politicians of this State now,and the greatest anxiety isimani/ested about the eleetion of a Senator in Congress, in place of Mr. Daniel 8. Dickinson. Among the leaders of the whig party, the whole matter is per- fectly understood, and the chosen one will be of the \d doubtless pledged to use ali bis in- I the Fugitive 8) law. The Albany Journal, the organ of the party, still continues to de- mounce the measure, and calls the constitution « monstrous cheat. All the whig journals of the State, favorable to the abolition whigs, and there are but two you have had difficulties and inconveniences to en- Zeunter, which none can understand but those whc have witnessed them, and the’ ed, cone to offer you some testimonial that your untiring exertions to in- aad not # little tothe pepularity of this favorite es- tablishment. Buovcnam’s Turatne.—The pieces produced at this crease the comforts ur passengers are not for- | ¢stablishment are lightand amuring. and are every tem or unfelt. ES wane at, in the por. | W8y calculated to please Broughem’s friends and pat- ry reed ef your you have been in the presence | TODS. He has LN ‘new version of Dicken’s novel, danger, disease, an th, and that you have, in no | {oF the s called “Incidents in the Life of Da- pos tailed in any ¥ vid Copper: ia and as the public are already amare of moreaver, the cri io valuable impr: Mr. Brougham’s abilities as a dramatizer, it requires the convenience of passengers on board the steamships | little more from us than to say, that we presume it of the Pacific, and a fey hope, for the bene@t of future neral satisfaction.” The entertainments travellers, that this ocean may continue to be the the farce of the “ Omnibus, sphere of your future usefulness, Their which will be followed by ‘David Copperfield,” which erience attests that a v. on the will introduce in the respective character early all Vdramatique sbteghed to the LYce- ereafter be attended with eomferts hitherto unkno Drilliant display of They trust, then, sir, that they may be permitted to theg mented cory Barre will gi the entertainments sae for your acce ptance & chronometer watoh, whieh will conclude with “ Jenuy Lind”? We must not for- friends who will not cease to sym you in | get the splendid crohestra: music of George Loder—it d te re, in ene pe nag committee of the passengers, ith the agreeable duty of ry veying to you t! xpressions of confidence, respect, and of personal esteem. (Signed). A. W. Dorr, Jacob B. Moore, John V. Plume, Andrew V. Gray, D. Strong, Henry M. Hale, ngers. adds much to the attractiv ures of the theatre Mn. Wattack’s Benerir, — The Broadway theatre was crowded to excess, on Saturday night, on ti occasion of the testimonial benefit to this gentleman. Every standing place was occupied, und the house resented an appearance been flatter- ing to Mr. Wallack as tor and a gentleman. American Mu wnnounced for this week , Very attractive, Inthe afternoon, light muring vaudevilles, singing, and dancing, and in t ening the beautifal moral and domestis drama of “Charlotte Temple,” with the atterpiece of * Crimson Crimes’ Mr. (ireenwood, the uperintendent of thie esteblishment, is using every means within bis reach to make the Museum as at- tractive as any other pluce of pubjfc amusement in al ah sen the great ving Nrwoelved’ pad Datber- tlemen occupying such poritio: in society as those whose mames ure attached to the letter, and his determinat ver meep, wad care- guard, the present, as o remembrancer of the £ '#,in whose sociuty he spent a few of the most the oft si ieee ios mak Pircnim’s Procness.—As this beautiful painting will, likely. be soon withdrawn, we ndvise the a * a WO ee Borage pigte) ss Mbehens press of wor sot grest artistic merit, to visit Was! iue—Fontunate DiscovEeny” oF IT rs night at balf past Il o'clock, officer Ridley, of the | ifstimis Trogress, °° “U® ‘Plengld Panorama of the Filth ward, discovered the clothing store ot Mr. Che- ney, corner of West and Harricon He quickly gave tbe ite Kinarety 1x Bosrox.—Miss Kimberly's repre- sentations of the leading characters of the drama, at the National Theatre, have ¢licited high praise from ¢ of our severest critics During the week she has Roralind, and Mrs. Haller—in each of orn ptl Rh ilding is situated against Mr. Foster's immenre lura- ber yard. By great exertions the fire was confined te the building. Tbe lors by fir $1,000, which is fully covered by insurance. ovs Practic Jumrine arren tHe Parey y at 9 o'clock, # man, in jumping after the Fulton Ferry boat, fell into the river and was rescued from drowning by officer Don- nelly, of the Becoud ward police. He refused to give bir name. Asornen Lear into THE Water vor THE PuRrose oF Commirtinc Svicipe.—On Saturday afternoon, Lydia Aun lyon leaped into the river, at the foot of Roose- Velt street, and was rescued from drowning by officers Graun and Duffy, who brought her to the station house. This uviortunate female is one of that class who reside in Water street, in houses of prostitutica, and, as she states, was tired of lite. She adopted this mode of terminating her existence, but was fortunate- y saved irom the consequences of her rash act. © iro tHe Water write Ivroxicat residing at 208 Hester street, fe! the foot of James street, on Saturday after- at So'cleck, while in a state of intoxication. He was rescued from death by officer Colgan, of the Fourth ward police, and conveyed to the station house. Anornen Case —On the same evening, at half past 4o’clock. Thomas L. Ogden, residing wt Huntington, LI, fell into the water, at the foot of Peck slip, while intexicated, and was rescued from drowning by an officer of the Fourth ward police Fing.—On Saturday aiternoon; at 4 o'clock, s fire ‘War discovered in the attic of house No. 6v2 Grand the top of the ardu- as adopted. The two last ners in her style of acting, and an excellent conce tion of the charnoters which she antumes, that once shows the isa woman of high intelligenc true genius, Bbe doce uct save herself, as many have done, for particular and eifective scene soul into the play, from the begiuning to th jaturday evening she takes her first benefit im Boston, offering # very strong en ent —* Isabelle, or a Wife with Two Husbands,” and * 7) Honeymoor. This is one of the mont effective pla ever put upon the stage, and we feel confident that Miss Kimberly is well adapted to represent Lsabella with the highest effect. Such attraction and taleat must certainly draw # full house.— Boston Post. Court Calendar—This Day, Comox Piss. Part 1--Nos. 1. 8,6, 7, 9, 11.18, 15, 17,19, Part 2--Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Bensmion Counr— Non. 30,’ 186, 8b, 149, 94, $8, 141, 100, 177, 102, 198, 195, 189, 69, 78, 2, 138, 8, 22, 30, 145, 74, &, 178, 159, 178, 187, 184, 201, 203,'205, 206 to 218. Surname Court -Cercvrr Covnr.-=Nos. 1 to 15. Coaches.—At a Beld depeers iy etipg of Stable-keepers, ries L Booth was appointed fecretary. It was nce of the increase of wages, or three exceptions,hi Trayed theirartillery against the law, and wiil continue to agitate the subject, hoping thereby to bring abeut its repeal. The meeting of the Legislature, to morrow, will show en earnest of what may be exp: ed trom a whig government. The mes- tage of the n r is looked for by the of all parties wich great unxiety, as its tone may, ina asure, give an ides of the policy to be pursued. ugh professedly comservative in his views, havi accepted e nomitution and cieetion at the hands of thoee who professed an abhorrence ot the Fugitive Blave law, his acres looked for with unusual in- terost. It is generally supposed that he will op; the measure, ‘Though be may net recommend @ a bullifeation ef ite provivions. A movement is about Deing made a: bolitionists to re-organise their forces, an ntion for that pi meets 4 Syracuse today. This proceeding is 01 art of advocates of the Gerritt Smith sch: though there are many whigs in the interior and western sections of this Btate, who entertain views equally ultra on the slavery question. New Hamrsninn,—There is to be @ conservative spirit among the democrats of this State. The con- ventions for nominating candidates for the next elec- | effort over our heads, from the genius of Mr. John Wise, of Lancaster, Pennsyivania. Mr. Douglass has presented the petition ef the aeronaut to Coa- gress, and we have the pleasure of placiag the remarkable document before the public. Mr. Wise | has been quite a bold adventurer in the wilderness of the air. Having made more than a hundred | | ascensions, he has frequently come dowa, like | Icarus, or Idomeneus, heels foremost, to the sub- stantial fleor of the earth--of course, unharmed, | or he would not now be petitioning Congress for an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars, to enable him to put @ girdle round about the earth, like Puck, in “The Midsummer Night's Dream,” in forty minutes. Mr. Wise’s pro- | ject may seem absurd to some people. Even} | grave members of Congress laughed when the petition was presente’—but laughing is | by no means demonstration or argument. The | Tailroad project was laughed at once. Crossing the Atlantic ina steamer was made, afew years | ago, a subject for ridicule, and Columbus was treated as a madman. The genius go-ahead and the idvot incredulity, are twin brothers. ' In Spain, the government have appropriated a sure of money for a favorite aeronaut’s project, am the Congress of the United States can make, as they have made, a more foolish appropriation than giving twenty thousand dollars to enable Mr. Wise | to beat the Spanish adventurer to the castles in the air. We think that twenty thousand dollars wil) be asmall sum to appropriate, if by giving it we | | can have a complete elucidition of the theory of | navigating the air, ae well as have an opportunity of estimating the sagacity and wisdom of the mem- | bers of Congress. Mr. Wise proposes to sead mis- siles down upon the Capitol. The sport from the innocuous engines would probably be so great that | it would be worth a pretty round sum to have the exhibition. The city of Washington would be benefitted to the amount of forty or afty thousand dollars by the experiment, for, probably, net less than four or five thousand pereons would visit the capital city, to see pyrotechnics on an extensi scale jaunched by a modern Jupiter on the sea of air. Well, ali things considered, Yankeedom isa great land. We have produced a Fulton, a Franklin, a Moree, anda House, the great heralds of progreesin science; and ehould Paine end Wise outstrip these, in doing what has never yet been accomplished, we shail not despair of contesting for greatness and distinction in any practice! discovery, however im- probable it may seem upon first thoughts. Let us have ail eorts of experiments, and all sorts of re- sults. It cannot be but that out of every bad let something good may be expected | New Yonre Cavs Retrvorss.—We give to our readers to-day, the census returns of the city of New York, more complete than previouely, and refer our readers to them as an interesting fea- ture of this dey’s Herald. We give them in ad. vance of their publication in any other way. These returns are not ae perfect as we would desire. For ince, the number of volumes of books in our private libraries is very incorrect, from the fact, that to our own knowledge, the deputy marshals did not make the inquiry in many houses at all, tnd we suppose it was much the same throughout the city Crry There were 80 deaths in Boston during the week | ending the ith inet | position to liberty and the doctrines of free soil | other Boutbern States In a secession from the northern | tion is new going on, and in the Second and Third Con- gtessional districts, the resolutions passed by the con- ventions were of «truly national character. There is acme diffeulty about the views of the democratic can- didate tor Governor. A letter over his signature, de- nouncing the Fugitive Slave law, has appeared simal- taneously with another over the preeaing his devotion to the Unio Measures as passed by Congress already beem expressed in several snentone of the Btate, and @ convention to nominate ther candidate bas already been spoken of. Massacuvsetrs.—The coalition between the free soil and democratic parties of this Btate is already be- coming disatisfactory to the leaders of both parties, A Governor and « Senator in Congress are to be elected by the Legislature, and each party wants its choiee, which is opposed by the other. The democratic party profesees to be conservative upon national jusstions, and cannot, therefore, consistently aid im the election of an abolitienist to the Benate, and especially one whore whole sympathies, except on the slavery ques- tion, are with the whig party. On the other hand. the free soll members are opposed to (he election of Mr. Beutwell to the gubernatorial chair. Hon. John @ Palfrey has written a confidential letter to the members ot bis party, warning them against aiding In the pro- motion of Mr. B., whose whole sympathies are in op- oppores the election of a di rnor, which © tof the old school et the present if Massachu- oder sucha bable that there will be either @ Governer or ites Senator is choren Vincinia.— The people of this State seem to be per- feotly satisfied with the compromise measures as | passed by Congress, but if the measure of that com- promise, favorable to the restoration of the property of the South is to be violated, or set at nought, semi clent cause will be given for Virginia to join with the States. The lew of the Legisisture of Vermont is cited a# an indication of what may be expected from | the North, though they will wait to see the workings of the law Throughowt the whole of the Southern States the | agitation bes quieted down, and their is no doubt, from the stillness af the press upon the eubject, the people arr rathy all the Btates south of Masons and Dixon Bo expressed opporition street, and but for the prompt attendance ef Hose Vo. No. 13, it would have been a serious fire. trifling. Cant Accioxnt.—On Baturday, between 12 and 1 men by the name of Henry resting ith a) ‘The damage nd siatle rent, and this expensive couches now fy is » Esq, in ve confidence in the generous public jeorKe va iowara,” dr. o'clock, from bi art, in Eighth avenue, while cx treet, and received a severe wound in by k trom his horse. Dr. Eliiott was his usriétance, and be was Fubsequently com his residence in Ninety-sixth street | ly sustaining Booth & Stemmers, . Norris, T. Girdle Morris & Knay &e Martin Pavia, Conklin & Tay er, one — W. BK ‘considerably injured. He was ™ Hospital by Bergeant Roberts, of the polio, Bexsovs Accivent on Boakp Or a Packetsnir.—A Gistreseing accident befel two sailors, yesterday morn- Pe, on board the packetship Vanguard, commanded eo sptain Btecle, of which the fellowing are the pat- aise It teeme the two seamen, named John Fisher and Thomas Haslet, went aloft to furl the top- sail yard, after the vessel was made fast, foot of Roose- velt'rtrect, E.R, ane having ascended to the proper \ehson, ©.'dhemann, New York Bo! Merris & Willis’s Home Journal—Sertes 5 feded to per: eir duties, wh pie 7) ary of wind’ blew em ths sotts Wwest, | for 1861, .—The most elegantly printed, and the beat Family 3 ar of ¥ Pebecriptions rece! OWEN, 099 Broad 8. Ofhes of publicat Whitehurst, the celebrated 5 a Pist—Thie genileman, who Las aoquized ee, vast & repute at the South, mg te pl 001 ALE AccipEnts, 1x Conaxgvence oF 8 Yesterday, Mis, Ely, residing at 47 et, fell in Pearl street, end bro ‘alsoinjuring ber skull. She was co: iiy Hospital, insensible. A ni lent happened to « young lady by the name ct Miss Celia Heustis, while she was proceeding through Beckman street By terry A gentleman picked Mer up, an to the residence oi her parents, in pear street, Brook. lyn, Citizens not fail’ to clear th foe from the side walks in froi Places of business, at this season of the year. A Leeruse oF 118 Gxnive ov Tuos, Hoon,—We are glad to learn that Mr. Lee. President of the Shak- epeare Olub of Montreal, is to deliver a lecture, this evening, at Clinton Hail, on the * Genius of Hood.” With the literary reputation of Mr. Lee, and the raci- ness of his subject, he can hardly fall to entertein the intellectual audience he will doubtless bave the plen- sure of addressing Poexeinoox Focs.—A pocketbook, containin ney: heir softness of tone, hs i life like appearance. Those ad need truly peti likenesses, would do well togive hig a ball you are going to. Hem street. Bie prise ont i Lad for less than cost. Expressly to the Ladjes.--Cheap Laces and sortie ‘Those ie has left, can be fount, on Satesén etverncen, ta weet vem Embreiderice “5. rerpacttuliy street, between Ninth « avenues, 7 i at th tenth ward Station House. paseed = Boor og ty hy or. ae Tre Gas Lanes sor Licuren.—On Sati two ga lamps in Water street, ted during the whole night. Officer Long, of the Seventeenth ‘ward, reports several of the gae lamps out on the Se cond avenue, and states they are frequently #0. —fome seamps pulled down a number ¢ Kighteenth ward. Four of t! , by the police, lying ith street bo jay night, ire for chapped or rough hands, ever sisceveres, i rubber house oi They ‘are inval wi in 4 and in wearing, bleach Fe ie. aw, Bowsny Tuxatne. of * David Copperfield, apicy {na style for which this company is proverbial, will be the commencement of the entertainments for this evening. Mise Hiffert will sing an admired song, and the grand speetacie of * Peter Wilkina’’ will tera the performance, Mr. Hamblin produces a good bill of snd, offering variety te the publie, he entures Agrest portion of the patronage ef the playgoers of York We believe his presvnt theatrical season the most wuceessful of any one for « long ts, Pantalcons Waistcoat fallatyle, from $2 60 to Biv, at fb of the hi SHRPBERD'S Clothing Store, Chesnut street, seoomd door slove Third, Philadeiptis. oapway Taeatne—Reviy © Erraeses Broadway Theatre, to the Unio. though South Carolina and Mirsissippi are undoubtedly in tavor of secession. ‘The return of Parodi to this jecess in Pbiladelphia, will not b lovers of the | country Otello,” of her powers than are enterteined at pre night will be the firet occasion of her re- araes # Mixereers —Thie band offers a bill of creat evening. Their performan always give genern| eatiefaction, and thelr singing and inetrumental display have ro charmed our citi that at en early hour the hall is crowded to rutfo tien minty attraction for this Fritows’ Miswtrete.—The recent changes made in thie favorite band have given great strength to the company. The hail i# neat and comfortable: the singing b* good, the i Meyer and the accordec and every thing move Committed in Watton and hie wi the firet degree were brought out from. prison.Saturday, before Justice Osborn, who took their examination and committed h to prison, for trial, bail refured. Watron and hie wife botia refused to am aay questions. by rdvice of counsel Charge of Makin P Counterfeit Money — Aman calied J dersey City ferry atresied the accused. andon his person were toand over thirty of the counterfeit colm and @ piece sf xing im plate, al ready fer stamping oat other epurious eoin Justice Lothrop committed the acegeed to prison for | } triad Botes. Geer admirable cast, Of the merits of | hair to grow Prevent ie falling of terms of | waking'#18, Wiry baip, ‘of, slky ite eatire Ge or store fr bata, oo & Jordan, 120 pepo treet, Baten ¢, Philadelphia. expressly to « arte of Mark Mayberry and Air. Augustus Smiley. Mr. Richings i# an actor of consum ebility, and Mr. Wheatley’s por one of the most perfect rpec dyiem The pretty arch. ‘ heim, will pertorm the part of celiemt im everything in bh taken it she will aot render the orphan girl is ta the fret ew this city. We fefer to Dr. Vate attractive Mrs. Isherwood, airs. Abbott, eract, De. Vachs, Dr. Wallace, Olivia, great favorites, will also appear, andthe cot a the plindipat payelefane ia thie sity. of © Extremes” will dow prove attractive, i | we hope the indefatigalle management will be re- oo warded for their desiie to cater for public amusement MONEY MARKET, Nino's Ganous.—Thie evening the R Bowpay, Jam. 6-6P. M rogramme of great variety, and as they Bers vue teo wights more, thove who bi lighted by their amusing performances during their engagement, will, Lo doubt crowd Niblo’s theatre every The stock market closed more buoyant yee’ than on any previous 8 toonthe, The advan rday, aturday within the past twelve during the part week has ex- evening. nem tribute ef rerpeot to these talented | ceeded that of any previous week during the past ses- ente mente will co oo w seal dupiey berthe orsnewas, which will pe suse | £0% *nd specuistion hee had fulleway. Those who cveded by w Chinese Par de Trois, on three répes, by | have realized, have without doubt made handsome the Ravel Family The next attractive feature will | profits, and outeidere have had opportunities for get- te the setious ballet pantomine of “Le | We omens | ting rid of their stocks such as have not been enjoyed ulm, or the NightOw!.’ | for years, That they have beem made available there roale of eplem | le no doubt, and that those fancies which have become ny hyd * {| #0 enormously iafiated, have for sometime past been duotion | #ecumulating inthe street, is equally tras, [igh pri- in great fame io th | of epi 84 Meruim ' conteme that chara>- | ces usually bring out @ large quantity of stock, which ter forev | ber teem held io emall lote, by mem of small means us savomaliticd wctrecs. takes het benef, wed fy | 824 ultimately the entire eapttal of the leading fancies merit ie worthy of reward, the house will on this ovoa | becomes concentrated In Wall street When suche tion be Owing, Lhe performauces wil | dead weight beeomes Axed it ie am enormous burden carry, and frequently swamps those who have it i= band. The fret efivot of eny speculative movementin fancy stooks is to distribute them, to attract outsiders and imorease the‘number of operators, This continues foratime. As prices advance, many outsiders realise ‘and retire from the market. As stock comes into the: street, those who have started the movement, by large purchases, are compelled to take all offered by those who are determined to realise, so as to prevent aay” depreciation in prices, The object is to show a rising: market, to attract a new set of speculators, eo that if one class of outsiders realize, another class may bo induced to take hold and relieve Wall street of the: stock. Street operators only want to get rid ot tho: stock in some wey at a profit, and care little who the purchasers are. After @ speculative movement has: continued some time, outsiders get fully supplied, and: the demend in the street becomes very much reduced It then becomes difficult to sustain prices, and large heldere are torced to keep out of the market as sellers, or if compelled to realize, suffer a serious decline. If money is cheap and abundant, stocks are easily bypo- thecated at moder: margins, and th ovement progresses apparently prosperously, Towards the close of the inflation, after prices have expanded enormously, the disposition to realise inereases; smal! holders here have the advantage, and slip out without wuch trouble, while the large holders are suspicious of each other—afraid to rell and afraid to hold—an@: between the two get pretty well burnt. The present speculative movement has continued - nearly twelve months. With several trifling reactione im the market, prices: have steadily advaneed, until higher prices have been reached than ever before knowa in some ef the fancies. During the whole of this long period, operations have been more confined to brokers and cliques in Wall sireet, than in any pre- vious speculation within our recollection. Outsidere have not participated to the extent realized in former years, and it is our impression that, with two or three exceptions, fancy #tocks are at this time held in larger lots among the brokers than ever before. How they are to get rid of them is a question that must be fra quently asked. It is the easiest thing in the world when money is plenty, to buy fancy stocks, or any~ thing else of which there is an abundance, and tho same class of speculators can, merely by operating among themselves, put prices up five, ten and ff teen per cent. All this artificial inflacion does not lead to s0 many leno fide operations as is generally supposed, and the transactions are more limiteé then one would judge trom the extent of the sales reported, When prices baye been as much in flated as is possible, and there is the same anxiety to sell as there was previously to bay, the whole complexion of the market ts changed. All ay . oncethere is no demand tor stocke im the market The largest holders have been the largest purchasers and when they turn from buyers to sellers, the market hasno support, and the result is@ complete break down. The progress to such a crisis, iu all specula- tions, ie sometimes more repid than at others, It is however, in all cases, equally suse. Duripg the past week, Erie Ratlroad has advanced more rapidly than and other fancy ou the list, and sold within six per cent of par, in the face of a divi- dend of three per cent just paid out of the capital Farmers’ Loan has reached prices full ten per cent above those current two weeks tince. Canton Com. pany is selling at a premium of about] two per cent ortwoper cent above par,afuct which must satisfy holders that they stand upon very precarious ground A non-dividend paying stock, selling at » premium, ie semething extraordinary, even during the height of speculation. Harlem is not, at present, worth what it is selling ut. The company pays but two per ceat dividend, semi-annually, and if it earns that, the stock is not worth over sixty per cent. It is, however altogether likely that prices will touch higher points. Norwich and Worcester has, since the paymemt of the last dividend, improved very rapidly, aad we do not look ter apy reaction. Lt is a well established five per cent stock, which pays @ bigh rate of interest om the present market value. But @ short time since, thie ttock was selling at thirty-five per ceat. It is now telling at eixty-eight, and is better worth present prices than it was twenty per cent two years sinoe. Stonington is steadily working upwards, without muck activity in the stock. Morris Vanal has teken » start within day or two, and the probability ls that the attention of speculators will be drawn from other stocks, and turned to this. The prospective value of Illinois canal stock is very great. The caraings of the canal, last year (1849), have been unprecedented: amounting to about thirty thousand dollars more than the estimate, notwithstanding the freshets, by which six weeks of coal navigation were lost, making adifference of nearly thirty thousand dollars more. But for this freshet, and disasters to the Lebigh canal the earnings of the Morris would have been sixty thousand dollars greater than the estimate, @ surplu, equal to the total working expenses of the canal for the year, The improvements which are rapidly progressing, towards completion, will more than double the oapa- city of the canal, and open it for o transportation business such as it has heretofore been unable to eom- mand. By doubling the capacity of the canal, boate navigating the Lehigh could pass through to Jersey City, and thence to any part of this city, without breaki ulk. It is estimated that the tolls for the year 1560 will amount to full three hundred thousan’ dollars, which will give s net revenue, after paying in- terest and expenses, of at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, equal to « dividend of nearly five dollars on a rhare. or sixteen per cent on the invest~ ment, at twenty-five dollars per share, It will, there fore, be seen that there is a wider margin for am im- provement in this stock than there has been in any other, and it is our impression that it will not be left long uncovered. All who have recently javestigatec the affairs of the Morris Canal Company, have become satisfied that it can be made one of the most produs- tive works of the kind in the country, Ic is im good hands, and those interested may rest assured that ite affeire will be administered judiciously and esonomi- cally, It is pretty certain that, whatever revulsions way cecur in the large leading fancies, Morris Canal, and those stecks which have moved upward no faster than their merits warranted, will escape t crash. The total amount of specie exported from this port for the year 1850, was $9,591,616; from lst te 4th of January, 1861, $284022, of which $230,528, in silver went to Liverpool. The exed statement exhibits the value of mer chandise imported into and exported from this port in each of the past two years :— Commormace oy THE Poar o mros Dutia ble, 8106 h oe AND 1450. iperie. 76,069 Si ie0 th TO Siissiout 2) ‘ “21s, Increase. uN, M07 770 Specie, 9,002,948 P1140 1,408,580 6,179,408 Increased im ports, exelusive of specie... Increased experte, exclusive of epesie.. Exe: of increased imports over exports... .... BOL, rr The cash duties received at this port tor the last 1850. * $98.047, 439 + $17,220,695 84 21,718,624 66 ie. + 18,066 068 Le 19 859603 62 1844. 22 062,756 07 90,198 062 45 1849.0. ./.) 11,674'219 at Of the aggregate importation for the year 1819 mm dry goods; and in 1850, $68,020,843 was of foreign dry goods, This shows an increase in 1860 of $12,516 068. T nexed statement exhibits the rerenue expenditures of the Boston and Lowell Raliroad Com pany, for the year ending November 30, 1850:— Boston any Lowen Raiunoan. The receipts forthe year ending Noy. 90, were eee BH0842T Expenses + 250,5085 Net Crmingt. .sescecesesesseeses SING OI Expended as follow: Dividends July and January. ..$146.400 ¢0 Balance of Interest Account... 1,875 ut, sees $8,106 07 UJ to ‘credit ‘end ‘iainipiat Nov 90, 1840, was «+ 190852 87 Add surplus as abov 5 2.130 97 WU1,089 78 From which deduct the dividend of 4 per” cent, payable January 1,1891,......., 73,200 0 DORE +o 050 vc 500 97 c00008 « .$8aT80 Te As compared with the previous year, the recvipt+ show a decrease of $10067. The diminution ts im the receipte from merchandise generally, and trom such pacrengers as have been carried im conn: other railroads. The loss upon tl to the diversion of travel consequent upon the opening of new lines, and that upon merchandise ma; ed for principally by the state ef b several manufacturing establishments on the line of theroad The running expenses have been dimtoishes $4,996 64.