The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1851, Page 2

| SAMES GORDON BENUTETT. PROPRIRTOR AND EDITOR. CORNER OF FI N AND MANKAU STS. @frics "Ww DALY RERYLD. 3 outs per it WEARS Y ie ry copy. or SY per qantas: the Bur Pee Wri ny gest of tirere, Br e i to ye luda Goo yon BLL LETTERS by mye! for eeinents Co be poat pre ESPONDENCE, coatt ining import. | m aay quaker if the Xourcds {Push Sun foe rene sarees questa TO Seat aut letrrEue Unonyiioas comm@deattonen We do ake Panricu Lanny ; a6 0 “Wo RUDE ar: Tot retin hase 7 Uy 7 h. 'S renewed very war nin t Job PuuNtisd cseculed wah neutmes, chewmucts, and | Wolantie BI ' denmngratic vote of the L-gislalure. The Execrion or U.S Suxaton m Patnsyn. vania.— The reg nt election of Richard Brodhead, tothe Sevate, from Pennsylvania, is a grea: tri- vinph to the friends of the Union. There was, in | this copter’, uo bargain or sate, or coxlition with the freewil party. He was elected, with his sen. Uiraeuteally known fn favor of the Fugitive Slave law, med he received, with one exception, the ful Penasylva- kia, therefore, is @etermined not to sinctioa the } repeal of this law in Congress. "The excitement growiag out of this senatorial eunvass wes prodaced by local causes, and perso- wal preferences. [twas conceded that a demoerat would be elected, but in the multiplicity ef candi- dates, the choice was considered doubtful. Accor- ding to former usages, the western part of the State was entitled to the Serate, bat General Cameron, although living in the east, put forth claims, on BOWERT THEATRE, Bowery -Srvhant sy Monatts— lick oF THE Wo, My Aut BROAMWAY TREATRE, Browiway+Le » ov 4 Loran Favercs. Fa. i's THEATRE, Chass tors street ~Davm CezPane SUuTeD. NATIONAL THEATRES, Chatham Se are—Daeraaro— Paotacer rie Paiaium—S2 Kv Vounttm, PROT GHAM'S LY CHUM, Sroadway- Davip Correaria.y Seer cs Paar. UM ISTYS MINSTRELS, Mechaniow’ Ball, 472 Broadway — Drona Mixwrmener, Fe 10S’ OPERA TOUSE, 441 Broadway Eriorian “MM en may. #MERICAN MUS@UR—axveive Perron uavces Arren- Newt any EBvEwine. EW YORK AMPOIVEEATRE, 57 Bowery: - ' Pearon ORS URSTRIAN *WASBINGTON £4LL—P. “Paecarss. SATTRER'S COSMORAMA, corner ef TEirteenth street “Sd Broadway THE PeRm's New ‘York, ‘Prariday, January 16, 1951 There were no tidings of the Atlantic at three *o’elock this morning. She is new in her nine- weenth dey. [tts thought thatshecnet with some accident, and back to Liverpoel. The Frank- lin, from Havre, is in her fifteenth day. She may be expected at any moment. “Summary of the Latest Iatelligence-Im- portantProccedings in Congress, Our telegraphic intelligence, received last night, ‘is very full end very interesting. Congress seems to bave waked wp at last to the necessity of acting "pon the many»mportant matters awaiting legisla- ion. inthe Senate, Mr. Clay presented petitions from Indiana, praying Congress w adopt measures to remove the free colored people of the United States to Africa, and also to. provide them with support fora year after their errival there. He aleo presented-a petition from-fhode Island, pray- ing Congress to adopt more effectual means for the #uppression of the slave trade. The petitioners re- present that the only effectual-remedy for the sup- pression of the Ajrican slave trade, is to encourage sabe .ettablishment of colonies on the African coast, and they concluded by asking Con- ‘@rees to authonce the construction of a line of steamships, to ply between the United tates end the coast of Africa. Mr. Clay put these petitions toewether, anddelivered a brilliant ‘gpeech on the slave trade, and im favor of coloni- zation, which, aceerding to our telegraphic report @ it, wasa very dappy effort. Mr. Clay has al- weys been in favor ef colonization, and is, at this mucent, president ef the American Colonization Society. In his remerks he stated a fact which is @eweraily known, that yhe American and British squadrons onthe coast of Africa have had no in suppressing the abominable slave trade— “that i defience of therp, it has of late years in- creased. He declared himself in favor of with- drawing our fleet, on the coast of Africa, and of transportjag to that country such free negroes as were desirous of emigrating thither. We are sure Vhet the gearral opinion of the community is op- posed to te further contiae.ace ef our leet on the coast of Afr od that ite withdrawal would be popular with the whole couatry. Senators tale, of New Hampshire, and Seward, ef'New York, presented petitions in faver of the mnmediate rc peal of the Fugitive Slave law, which, after some discussion as to whether Senators thould or should not be compelled to vete on their reference to the judiciary, were laid on the cable by< handsome majority. It is not unlikely that this wae the result of concert between those two | wortiies. It is not improbable that chese “higher Jaw” Senators are determined upon making ar effort % renew the slavery agitation. To do so | would be perfectly characteristic of them. With | a vote of thirty-five to sixteen, their power to do harm is, however, very limited. We hope the | Senate wilt decide to lay on the table every similar | petition thet may be presented, without debate. ‘This is the anly way to silence those agitators ‘The Senate oeeupied the rest of the day in debat- ing <be proposicion to cede the public lands to the States In the House of Representatives, considerable progress was made in postage reform. It was | the ground that Senator Cooper was a whig, and therefore the Gemocracy of eastern Peansylvania was equatly entitled to a representative in the Senate. The hopes, however, of Cameron’s friends were clouded with d:ficulues and objections not easily to be removed. Ee was opposed to regalar nomi- nations, Le ‘had quarrelled with Mr. Bachanaa, and he was seeking an el ction by the aid of whig votes. These were grave matters for the patent demoerats to reflect upoa ani suba@ut to. But hese were not all. The Repubize, at Washington, gave him the cold shoulder; the North American, in Philadelphia, 0, enly opposed his election, and other leadin- whig papers refused to countenance his claim-on ny condition. If hie prospects of whig support at one time, theref»e, looked blue, they were made :bso'utely black, 10 the Dutch democracy, by the pub‘ication of ene of General Jackson’s last ‘etters, ia which ‘the old Roman” mentioned him in language far mere candid than complimentary. General Came:on finally, if fifieen democrats had been preveiled upoa to follow his fortunes. But that aumber could not be obtained—the democratic caucus-was held, at which a majority of the Legis- lature was yregen', and it was found that seven only of the party were abs nt who were willing to coalesce avith the whigs. The democracy of the west, not being able to agree om any one of their Bumerous candidates, dropped «ll, and gave the nomination to Mr. Brodhead, from the banks of the Delaware nver. The election ceme off next day» and Geaeral Cameron was nowhere, his seven friends assisting to swell the majority of the caucus candidate. Genera! Cameron a: not displayed his weua! tect in this campaign. It was a sad mis- take to rouse the old lion at the Hermitage—it was ablunder to quarrel wit; Buchavan, whos: irre- sistible influence and popularity have outlived that of too many assailacts in Penneylvania, to be now provoked -with impunity, and it was folly to court the whigs before failing in caucus. The whigs had nominated Gov. Johnston as their candidate, and, of course, were willing to see him elected. in his annual message, he expressed his opinion that the Fugitive Slave 4aw wa3 unconsti- tutional, and, if elected to the Senate, he would, without doubt, have ranked with the enemies of that peace measure. The whigs in Pennsylvania do not seem, from this course, to be supporting the whig administration at Washingion. Axotunt Tsagrece Carastrorue anp Loss oF Lire.— Another terrible catastrophe, accompanied by a fearfu! lose of life, occurred in this city yes- terday. It appears that a block of unfinished build- ings in Twenty-first street fell, burying in the ruins a number of laborers and workmea, and killing, as is supposed, from twelve to sixteen of them. It is not proper to term this an aecident, for if the buildings had-been properly constructed they would not have fallen. From all that we have heard, there is litthe dowbt but that this deplorable loss of life has been occasioned by the negligence or cu- pidity of parties interested in the buildings. We have seen a specimen of the mortar that was used in erecting the partition walls, and, 9s faras we can judge, it wee entirely unfit forthe purpose. Bat if at was the best-ihat could be made, no build- ing can be safe that is constructed im very cold weather, like what we have recently had. It freezes as fast ae it ie applied, and the consequence is that when the weather becomes mild, it thaws and loses its adhesive power. We sincerely hope that this lamentable occur- rence will be thoroughly investigated, and the par- ties whose negligence or eupidity was the cause of it, will be properly punished. Catastrophes of this kind are too common in this city; and unless an example be made of thoee who show themselves reckless ef human life, we may expect to hear of more. The system of building houses by contract is bad, as it is at present conducted, and any house erected under it, should be examined before it is lenanted. Factionism ty Tar Wie Parcy.—There is an amusing struggle going on in our State Legisla- ture, beteween the Fillmore and Seward sections of the whig party members, which shows the weak- ness of the whig organization, ae well as the bit- terness that exists between the rival factions. The agreed thet the rate shall be three cents on each fetter weighing not over half an ounce, and three | cents for eack additional half ounce or fraction of | a half ounce. This proposition was in the shape of } # substitute for the first sectioa of the original bill, and it provides, also, that there ehall be no dimiau- | Sion in the mail serv ce in case there should be any | dignjpution ia the revenue, nor any diminution in | the compeneation of postmasters. The rate of postege on printed met‘er has been fized at one cent for every two ounces; books not weighing over thirty ounces shall be deemed mailable mat- | Ser; ne wepapers shall be mailed and delivered free in the counties where published, or within thirty miles of the plece of publication, and when the postage on magezines ie prepaid, the rate shall be reduced | fifty per cent from the above charges. Newspapera | delivered in the State shall be charged ene half of the rate paid for printed matter. It will be seen that the House was not idle yesterday. We would be glad if a uniform rate of two cents on letters | weighing not more than half an ounce was adopted } but we mast be satisfied with three cents There hes been no election yet of a United States Senator in Massachusetts or Missouri, and there je no prob ¥ that there will be any ia etiber for some time to com e different par: | “en and factions stand their gro there will be } po election in either, Mr. Gamnet appS*ts 12 be losing vctee in Massechuse We learn by telegraph that Yucatan, one of the | States of New Mexico, has again declared her in- | dependence of the central government. Whether | ghe will again give in her adhesion to the federal system of Mexice or not, it is hard to say; and it 1s | of very little consequence one way or the other The inhabitants of Yucatan have shown them selves incapable of defending themselves against | the Indiana, and if the general government chooses | to bring them back, she can easily do so. This is not the firet time that the people of that State have declered their independence, nor will it, in all probability, be the last, for they are incapable of maintaining 2 ceperate national existence. Their motive in doing it thie time is, no doubt, to annoy the Mexiean government for not sending troops to assist them agrinst the Indians. We question whether the government will take any measures to recover that State. In all proba- bility it will leave the Y ucatanese to return to their allegiance, or not, a8 to them may seem preper. The intelligence is interesting ia but_one respect It ia well known that the State of Tamaulipas is xious to be from Mexico, and annexed to the United States. This action on the part of Yueatan may induce the people of that State to eflort make an at jence refer our readers to our table of meteorolo va legraphic head observations ‘Tr our extend as far as St. J on the north, to lo on the west, and ty on the east. It is a little remarkable that the went mild weather extends throughout the vast region em- braced in our observations. object of the Sewardites is to break down Mr. Fill- more’s administration in thie State, and to show, jf they can, to the rest of the country, that Mr Fillmore himself is unpopular here. They wish aleo, by these means, to elevate Wm. H. Seward in the seme proportion as they hope to depreciate Med Fillmore. They have, accordingly, threatened to | mtroduce a reries of resolutions deprecating the cempromise measures passed by Congress, espe- cially the Fugi-ive Slave law. The friends of Mr. Fillmore, on the other hand, have anticipated their opponents, and introduced resolutions of their own, approving of the settlement of the slavery agitstion io the manner in which it was settled. The other® say they will deteat them if they can. We trvat that the Sewardites will not succeed in forcing through the Legislature any retolutions of the character proposed If they do, they will misrepresent their constituents. Throvghout the whole State, the people are satisfied with the compromise measures of the last session of Congress, and are anxious that they should be fulfilled to the letter. On the other hand, we believe that, irrespective of the effect which it would produce, one way or the other, in regerd to Mr. Fillmore’s administration, the people of New York, we are satisfied, would delight to have our Le; ture pass, unenimously, resolu. tions epproving of those measures. The motto of the Seward faction is to rule or ruin Sream versrs 8a The frigate Constit just arrived at this port, hae been three y commission, serving on the Mediterranean stetion During thie time she has been two hundred and seventeen days under way, and passed two years and five months at anchor. The expense of a fri- It ig suppes¢d the whigs would ‘have supported | Nee. Devas ime 70 rns Graze Basson —A8 1 2 yesterday, g was conveyed from the City Prieon Sheri! ina ead 2a! to Fourteenth strest, 1a order to. waset the 12 o’clook train of the Hudson River Railroad, for the State Prison at Sing Derantours or Wratuge.— The wea- Bamarxsnie Piveaass ov r indian er than the ie Just teterday, was more Lil mi of January, the col: thinR of the thermom Gogrees at 3 0 yes ! Overcoats were latd aside, and it wae felt warm evem without them, Sueh weather is almost unprece- dented wt this season. Tae following is # record of the thermometer for the last week : = g Jan. To'clock, 12 o'clock, 8 o0'clock, 6 o'clock. AM. M. PM. a5 a2 42 40 4 47 42 34 4 41 %8 uM 43 39 35 43 40 33 rr 41 36 48 33 = Aonty Sreeet—Cniconen Burven.—Yester- place in Amity street, near nue, in consequence of bed clothes ignit- # room where three children were left by them- 5 went under the bed and were severely ed—one ct them eo badly that it is not expected | tolive. Their name is Ackerman. The fire was ex- tinguished without mueh damage to the building. Thxowine Agnes ano Gatnage in THe Braeers.— ‘Theresa Kline. Hannah Cunningham, Mary Cornhill, Dorah Uoffman, and Caroline Silline, were arrested by the police of the 11th ward and rent to the court yes- terday, when they were fined from $1to $2. C: Squires says : * Every other means having failed, we ave tried new plan fer the prevention ot ashes and garbage being thrown in the streets. It will be seen, we have done something towards abating the nuisance, the first dey.” Go ahead, Captain of the Eleventh. Go and do likewise, Captains of all the wards! Common Counell. BOAKD OF ALDERMEN. Jan. 15.—This Board met at the usual hour, M. Mor- gens, President. in the chair. A few unim| petitions spective committe An invitation was received to attend the celebration referred to the re- ot Washin, ’s Birthday, at Tripler Hall, on the 23d February, +4 the Order of United Amerieans; which was accepted. REPORT ADOPTED. Of the Committee on the Fire Department, im favor Be og ®@ lot im Greene street, for Hose Company PAPERS PROM THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERME: Reports concurred in--Of the Committee onthe Law Department, in favor of confirming the assessment list for draining and filling in sunken lots in Forty-fitth and Forty. second streets. Resolutions concurre: That the Ninth avenue be repaired, between Forty third and Forty sixth streets; that Cedar street, between Broadway and Greenwich street, be lighted with gas; that Bank street. from West to Hudson street, be repaired; that the pumps in Grand istreet be removed; thet Grove street, from Hudson to Fourth street, be lighted with gas. That the gutters in A’ atreet. be repaired: EFERRED. ue D, from Second to Tenth that Bloomin, road be lighted with from Fortieth street to where it intersects the ‘Tenth avenue. The Board then adjourned until 5 o'clock to morrow afternoon. DOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. AWOURNED MEETING. The President in the chair. Jax. 14.—The following preamble and resolution was offered by Assistant Alderman Webb, of the Be- venth ward, which, aftera smart debate, was adepted: Wherees, The signs of the times strongly indicate, unless effect shall sudden! the American people are ai ceate to follow cause, that it to become & nation of gambiers; and that it behooves our municipal, State, and netional governments, to firmly resist the fell pwr pl ao , in all ite wily and pleasing phases, that is now peneirating and blighting the morals of the - st domesti= eircles of our country; and Whereas, The utter tony sree with which swarms of abandoned and heartless lottery policy dealers in this city, for many years, have been and are permitted to violate our sacred laws, and tq corrupt our worthy pepulation, and especially our roble youth, and to ho yers, ‘worst pop ion to become more vicious by committing any crime to obtain means with which ao perehass there vile lottery policies, whose in- —— Se a here to plunge the purchaser int perance, licentiousness, ¢, despair, aud irrecoverable ruin; and 1 Whereas, By the protracted non-execution of the lottery laws, and the non imprieonment of the culprit 'y dealers, a more genteel, spparently moral, fash- \¢, insidiour, and yet dangerous species of of late arisen, under the plausib! of the chemical arts, but which Ly en. arte of the evil one, as would un question- ably ap it these very disinterested patrons of the chemical arts could but trace the disreputable and evea dishonorable mode in which many obtained the which they purchased a portion of the ome thousand dollars worth of during the past year and the many iastances nts purchased a chance in this stupendou ttery;when their beloved and innocent chil- dren were sbsolutely suflering for fuel, bread. comfortable and respectable ap; the author of this ed and beartle: of th moral. nostiaa), Iereng, sclvmtiag, bypoeritiealy aud mercenary pa: "Whoreas, Another. syscies of’ vile lottery vile ma bli pad greene on mn the ruins of our Toeley le : c Ansinta over, Assistant Al. dermen Bolster and Smith were subsequently appoint. ed by the chairman as such com mittee. ADJOURNED MERTING, Jan 16 —Assistant Alderman A A. Alvord, Esq., President, in the chair. The mimutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. REPORTS ACCEPTED. Of Committee on '#, adverse to constructing a ighth and Ninth avenues, between Forty.5: a ject back te the Board cf Assessors. REPORTS ADOPTED. Of Committee on Wharves, Piers and Slips, recom- Pp Seine been 2 Board of Aldermen in ® resolution y jee & Branigan for extra wor! on pler No. 23, R. - . Of same co! 47 and 62, N. R., to the exterior line. Ot Committes on Lam, two gas lamps in front ol Obureh, in the Bowery Village Methodiet venth etreet COMMUNICATIONS REFERRED. From the Bureau of Assessments, with an asresement list, for regulating. paving and setting curb and gutter stones and flagen Twenty. Fifth street may be confirmed From rame bureau, with aste ting and setting o es and taggin: Front street 100 teet an 4 asking th io Wall st askin, m t m the Mechanics’ Bank t» the that the same may be contirmed, Ko. with . for flagging | sidewalk: ue frem Forty-8econd te | Fitty Third street, and asking that assessment may | be confirmed | From the same, with asreament list. for sewer built Twenty-Kighth to Thir- branch to Twenty Ninth a that the | in Twenty. sixth street, from 360 feet went of Bighth ue to Righth avenues, and ashing that the acsess | t be confirmed | From the same, with aseessment list, for repairlag the ridewalks in Obristopher strect. from tHuteon te | z wane treet, and that the assessment be om | med. From the eame, for flagging sidewalks in Avenue D, | Ascersment be contirmed From the same, with asresement list, and objections | thereto, for sewer built in Twenty. second street, from | the Second avenue to the Eart river, and asking that | asereement be confirmed. From the with aseenement list, for regu. lating, re-paving, settiog curb and gutter stones, and re-fiagging Market rtrest, between Front and Bouth streete, and asking tha’ assessment be eon. | formed. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Resolved, That the Ktreet Commirsioner direct ** Hudron Kiver Railroad Company to fP8'" ag paves eh of thetr road, Tato has fallen ease etreet That & tingle trae of railroad be laid, | ncing at the cornet of Church and Barclay | thence twer up Charch etrert, to | Canal and to Thomprsy from thenee to the | Workington Pare”. Grow ‘acroes said parade | gate of the firet class is $500,000 per annum, which, for three years, would be $1,500,000. The Con- stitution, by log, sailed 19,000 miles, aud visi 4 thirteen ports. A steam frigate, handled as Cot lines’, Law's, ot Aspinwali’s steamers are bra dled, Would pass over the same ground, 404 visit the seme ports, in four months. The American eagle is screaming for the dominion of the seas, and her voice is heard in the whistle of the steam engme Scancity or Su.ver —The clerks in the Comp troller’s office, in Albany, have preeented # massive silver pitcher to Gov. Hunt, lately at the head of that department. ie Avriees ynom Vewsrumta.—By an arrival at Phile- delphin yesterday, dates have reached us to the 224 wit. at which thme everything remained quiet; bat nothing was known as to the Presidential election. It would. however, be determined at the mesting of Con- | round te i Filth the Fitth avenue | 0 Lorty-sesend street, ard to the Sixth BveDUF amd down the Sixth avenue to Uarmine street, | ond from thence to Varick street, the to West osdway, snd from thenoe to College Piace, down ege Place to Barciny street, up Barclay street to | the corner of Church street. to the place of berinoing, making one continuous line of raliroad track, by the city autherity, amd under ite control ons a rerious nocident. rerulcing in the lows of occurred this evening, in 2id etreet, be nd Och Avenue, in consequence of the front of five or six new baildiags, par: rusted, the front walle not being put up bt of the same, previous to the front walle thereof rendering enid walle liable sof the lives of those em as well an of those who may be de or party walle on the Law Depart rection of if no eutiictent nd to prepares avs in fn aD ie contained in Graft of ala grees in the latter part of January 8. W. Cochran, arrested at Mobile, charged. with Rufus Creene, in the embercement of the funds of | the Firemen's [necrance Company, Of that city, bas beon discharged irom curvody the Order f the bi Frem on the der to the vicious ap} ite of the Hook and Five Poines, thereby directly Toraiges clerks to rob their | ese ‘artful’? | and | 1—instances which | preamble could adduce to the taint- | | mate was armed, because he was kept im the cabin; | tee dene them; they never used the pistols; they did U 8, District Court. Betore the Hon Judge Betts. CHARGE OF MUTINY AND REVOLT ON BOARD THE SHIP MENKY, OF BOSTON Jan. 16 —The United Stat Morris, Louis Desmond Fr: —, Francis ted the ome the prosecution,: proceeded witnesses to prove the charge agaist the pri- cept Sheppard, are [talians— . de) i that the called George, fitting ome of the P not doing it rignc; wook it trom him, away grumbling; he then took off his j and asked me to fight; I took itness then detailed « scufile named Nicholas; heard something like a bl. and when be ran up on deck, he eaw the mate and Nicholas hold of each other; Nicholas’s head w: having from captain eame on deck, and said, bat is the matter!” Job: blow; he preng at bim; witness went go forward; the captain dr: it at the men, and told them not to come turth but to go torward; when they saw the pistol in captain’s hands, they cried out pistules, in Ttalian dropped their clubs, ran to the forecastle, and armed themselges with pistols, sword cane, ani pons; the captain and mate went to the cabin; the men came to the door; Nicholas had out « pistol, amd pointed , ih ae names; th minutes there, when [ persuaded them to go forward: they refused to go wheel, and said they would not go to California; they said they did not care what became of the vessel; I told the captain, and he said, better let them be ® little while; then had enly the cook and two boys to work the ship; the first mate and ‘the tteward dared not come on di the men refused te te work until the mate came on deck; the cap- tain went to them, and asked them to go to work, and seid that he would the mate off duty, and keep him in the cabin; the: id they were afraid the mate would ceme up from the cabin, and kill the man at the wheel. keon, and further added that one night the came on deck and asked whose look out it was; witness told him it was Nicholas’s; Nicholas was asleep on the gallies, on the tool ch the mate waked him and asked him, wasit his look out, and he said ft was, but he would not keep it; he said he would fight it he wanted it; witness detailed other of Sagetcrdianicn, Ca! said th: e heard George, who is nglishi make the pay "$500 twitnens asked he said by taking a false oath; witness eaid no man uld no that and veril his soul; about twelve o'clock, one night, witness was in the forecastle; Louis ran forward and called all hands, and said mate was ki'ling the man at the wheel; witn detailed the facts as stated by the second mate; they called out for the mate at the cabin door; the eight men, the prisoners, came aft with pistols in their bands; one of them had a sword cane in his hand; they went to the cabin door and eaid “Come up you sons of , if you want to lose your lives;”’ t] ~] seid they would jthrow the mate overboard, and split the steward’s head in four peices; the Captain 4} to them, and told them to go away; I saw one of them mal he sword cane at the steward; told me they wanted the Captain to give up the mat and steward until they would throw them overboard; they eaid they would not “turn to” until they got the mate and steward: the Captain atked what they wanted with them, and they said to throw the mate overboard and split the steward’s head; the Captain said be would not doso: that it was not the fashion either im American or English ships to kill any people orthrow them overboard; but he said he would lock them up in his state-room, and ho would keep watch for the mate himself; all this time the men had Mike on watch; Mike was armed with a pistol; heard one of them say that there were seven [talians on board, and they would not turn to if the vessel lost her | rigging. or was capsized; they were willing to lose | ther fives; I took the wheel at four o’clock, and I saw the men on watch change arms, John threat- | emed me that if I took wheel again the; would not allow me into the forecastle. Oa F | day, they told the Captain if he would lcok the mato up in the house on deck they would turn to; if not, that they wouldrun the ship into Momtevideo, Kio, or Pernambuco. This the Captain refused todo. That night I came on deck, and found eight of the men (the prisoners now in court) armed; some had pistols, some | sworde, and rome clubs. John said there would bes row thet it before 12 o’elock I went down to the | forecastle, and I told them that the Captain had three | dozen pistols in the cabin, and that he them | if necessary. The Captain asked me what the men had raid, and I told bim; and I said he had better not put the mate in the house on deck that night, as the men were a)! armed. On Baturday the Captain put | the mate in the house on deck; and then the men | turned to, and the vessel was put into Rio, John lost | hie pistol overboara. I heard the: say, that if the ; Captain stopped their provisions they would F into so and take them, and that they would also t Cross-examined by Mr. Morrell—Shipped at Boston; never saw the mate strike any of the men; he was not ag severe men; the men had the arms themselves; they did not gett them out ot the cabin; Jobn, Mike. Frank. and Louis, had pistols; they kept themselves armed all the time they were om deo, dom't kuew whether the saw Joba. only, with a pistol, after the mate was con- fined in the house on deck; the men said they wanted to put the vessel into Rio, that they might have jus- not attempt to throw the mate and steward overboard, | speak English so as that I can understand them. | for what bad been dene; I do not know what their Forty-Fifth streete—but reterriag the sub- | mittee, in favor of extending piers Nos. | were charged. The Jury would see how ta the | heer ba # and Gas, in favor of placing | and whereas euch aocidents hare heretofore freqaently cocurted im thie city; and whervas the wide or party chester; John 8 Morange, New Orleans; Chattes Fry walls are often put up in erecting buildings, to the full | gier, B Colonel James Ingolishy, Fog! ¢ erected, thereby leaving but rlight protection to | } ue though they threatened to do it. ‘fo the Court—I know the pistols were loaded, be- we I saw Mike and John load the: Mr. Morrell—It was Nicholas went first to the cabin door and ealled out for the mate and steward. » To the Court—All there men are Italians, but they To the Jury—Heard them say they wanted justice com plaint against the steward was; never heard them complain ef the coffee. Mr. George Betts addressed the court and jury on bebalf of the prisemers, palliating their conduc: in consequence of the severity of the mate towards one of the crew. ‘There were no witnesses for the defence. and the United States District Attorney summed up on benalt ot the prosecction. The Judge charged the jury. In the course of his observations, be said that until th ot 1835, persons convicted of the the prironers id charged, would be punished by death, Lut even now the penalty isa heavy one. The Judge recapitulated the material points of the evi- ence, and cited to the jury what acts of insubordina- tion cenatitute the crim» with which the ee uti eeded in theirs attempt to control the ecmmel Rio, 1 the American Consul, country to be tried, The Judge then said, that it was tor the jury to say ifthey believed the testimony, if y believed it, the cffence smounted to rg: d; these men had no right todietate to the n what ¢ the vessel should take; they had to him what disposition he should C of Oyer and T erminer. Jax. 15.~ In copeequence of the indisposition of Chief Justice Edmonds, t court was adjourned over toto morrow (Thareéay) morning ‘THE CASE OF GEO. W. NILES. A bill of exceptions, taken at the trial of George W. Niles, was submitted to Chief Justice Rdmonds, and an application made toarrent the jadgment ot the Vourt ot ersicus, Judge Edmonds has, however, decided | that he sees nothing in the laid before him to warrant the interporition reme Court, and Niles, accordingly, leaves the Tombs this day, in cus- | fody of the Sheriff, for Bing 81 passing of the act | offence with which | | wore b; The Forrest Divorce SUPERIOR COURT—TRANSFERRED BRANCH. Compbell Plain apcinnt Edwin vrei, Dyed agains action for a divorce, on the ground ot defendant reoriminates. The a thea | a jury. rg feadatatjcu t ee of ths oual ‘Proposed is | too 1e5 it puts in issue chaskeay vering, ip each instance, some space of time. and fastances, the house is stated. but the partice, | mamed; snd. in other instances, the particeps is named, but the precise house is not specified—the town or ony, 1 however, being always stated. The plaintiff eonsents | to exclude from the issue the general charge in her complaint, wherein neither the house nor the partic are specifed. I have considered the defendant's o! ieree. and carefully examined the authorities cited his bebalf- Wood vs Wood, 2 Paige. and also Chan- cellor Kent’s decision in the case of Germond vs. Ger- mond, as well as the Englieh cases referred to. Upon the whole, I am of opinion that the issues are properly framed, and an order must be entered allowing 4 As the law now stands, the issues and the original record are in the eame court--all the pleadings will | be before the Judge who tries the cause, and the mea- sures necessary to prevent or relieve against surprise will be more perfeotly within his power then when issues were sent from the Court of Chancery to courts of law. If it be true, as suggested by the defendant's counsel, that these iseues are less definite aud precise than would have been required under the former equity tice, which does not appear to me to be the case, still I ehould incline to allow them. The relaza- tion of former strictures. if any, is slight, and I think the changed method of procedure, to which [ have adverted, warrants a moderate increase of liberality in matters of form, Fine Arts —Important to ments whi ert Jase three yearsin producing thet iy Resses, enable them to furnish them to artiate at exceedingly moderate prices, and they invite artiste gone: themselves of the sdvantages offered, Artist and vicinity may learn the particula ing toa. Q. 8, Beq.. 247 Broadway. From other parts of Union, post-paid letters will moet wie eee atton- tion. LANGBNS Et 216 Chesnut street, Philadelphia, Most Wonderful of all. —The Lectures and experiments on the Phenomena of the Human Mind, by the x ure, every evening, at Hope Chapel; besides the init Knochings,” better than the criginal, Some of the sudience are made to imagine themselves horses, pumps, &c., and do the oddest things in the world. Grand Gift Concert —500 Prizes and No Blanks.—To be drawn at SHAPPER'S, 208 Broadway, any Tiekets from $3 to $10, for which aa ‘hs’ or Children’s Clothing will be given. —No wheel &nd no certificate required from » com mittee, to prove that allie fair, aseach purchaser chooses ft from Shafler’simmense stook, and all go sway atronage ire Cone A ble and upriy teen conducte sent und 479 Broadway ‘The concert w: Notice.--D. D. Nash, Auctionecr, will sell the balance of the furniture of the Franklin House, oorcer pei eon hc aad Dey streets, this day, (Thursday) at 10 o'clock, A. M. From the Morning Star.—A House and Lot fer Five Dollars.—This is the prize which vo tributor t ‘Homestead Art in Farmers’ Loan end Canton Company, is some. what similar. There is corner im each, and it must have itscourse, ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, to-day, amount to $362,614 02; paymente’ $71,216 20— balance, $8,186.044 21. It will be seen by this that the deposits im the Sub Treasury are rapidly acoumulating, having imoreased, since Saturday laste more than half » million of dollars, A meeting is about being held in Philadelpbia, to: take measures for memorializing the Legislature of Pennsylvania, for a law establishing a system of free panking in that State, similar to that which has beex #0 long in successful operation in this. The Gevernor the propriety of the Legislature passing a law author™ izing the establiebing of one similar, during the pre- sent session of the Legirlature. Governor Johnsom eays:— “A system of banking, based upon State stookuy under proper restrictions, is mended to the at- tention of the Legislature. It is thought that the present banking facilities are unequal to the wante of the business community. The large amount of notes of banks of other States found in circulation ai our people; the inability of their credit, to acoommodate, at all tim Side ivess demands of the countr; bona large operations, in the nature of private bapkia s, dally transacted, on severe terms to strate that increased facilities a healthy develope siderable extension of the be anticipated. nor is it des: basis for ing, upor recomm den expansions and contractions, is more failur ® obnoxious to counterfeiting and fraud, and offers undoubted security to the note holder. Bhould the stock required be loans of the Com- ith. it would appreciate their valu d also a tendency to with raw thi rom foreign coun~ tries, to which are annually sent milifons of the public money to pay inter: A hese stocka, and the discharge of the citizens, would lead to the expenditure of an equal amount att home, thereby affording employment to the people im the improvement the State, in the erection of in- dustrial instituti id in various works of beauty and taste. If this system is favorably regarded, a re- linqutshment of a portion of the interest on the stocke pledged would be directly advantageous to the trea- eur The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company have executed @ second mertgage on the road and pro~ perty of the corporation, for one million of dollars, Eight hundred thousand dollars of the bonds issue? under this mortgage, will be sold at auction, in the Merchants’ Exchange, on Tuesday, the 2ist day of January, (inet.,) at 12 0’clock. The first mortgage ou the road amounts to five hundred thousand dollars. ‘The two mortgages amount to fifteen hundred thou- sand dollars, for which the whole property of the com- pany is pledged. Independent of the securiety thus afforded, and for the purpose of ensuring the right of conversion gua~- ranted to the bondholders, twenty thousand shares of the capital stock, the par value of which is fifty dollars each, have been placed im the hands of trustees. This railroad company was chartered in 1832. It is now completed, extending from Springfield through the: towns of Urbana West Liberty, Bellefontaine, Hunte- ville, Richland, Bellecentre, Kenton, Paterson, Carey; Oregon, Tiffin, Republic, Lodi, and Bellevue, to Sem dusky City, s distanee of, . .184 = miles; > The house and lot sre in Williamsburgh, and worth, we sume, from $4.000 to $5,000. Besices this grt thece are ninety: nine Oil Paintings, in gilt frames, to be drawn; and thoee who com t will obtain for their five dollars print which was published at $7 50. There is no decepti: in this “Homestead Art Union, parties are respon: ‘and their promises will be redeemed. Subscriptions will be receiveo at HOOPER & BROTBERS, Looking Glass and Picture Frame Manufacturers, 106 Folton street. sbazgains for the Ladies.—E. H. Newman, le. Tromd as received # lot of Breakfast Sle 4 bro Needlew: p lot, 50 cents; Scalicpod Linon Hanker~ whreidered do, 10s. Its. and 12s.; Black Demi Veils, 30 per cent under recular Other goods proportionately cheap. teamer Direct for N Jan. 18, 1851.—1 ANNY, Capt. ~¥- abl ts 8. valuable teem the day of sal New Orleans and Mo: are aD will be received office of STIMSON & O 19 Wail etreet, New Comb Factery, 303 Broadway.—Particu- tention ie directed to my Premium Co! ‘ap iment is also the largest: way, second door above ey should pat, stock ef lnaies’, Geivere, Oversb: Dr, James W. Powell cou tinues to attena- ively to diseases of the 1 ye and Ear, from 9 to 4 o'elock Warren street, where can be had his ise price #0 conte. Artificial Eyes ithout the slightest pais, that will move like the ye. Chaps, Chafes, Roughness, Sallowness, Pimples, Eruptions. all skin diseases. are, it is well kn talian Medica~ Truly Wonderful.—Gray Hair can be changed toa beautifol brown or black, in three to five mi- putes, by usi LULZ RD'S first Prem Liquid Haic Prlied, at his office, No. 155 Pul adway, up ‘stairs, P.S.—Bad col other dyes removed by callin, LD oring {rom ashingt wie J marufactory, 4 Wall io Must beware of counterfeits, my vari for sale Wholesale and retail, or applied ou |. Copy Gouraud’s Liquid Hair | jo, ina few er al philosopher, i he Le plus nitra of hair dye 1d te taken to avoid vile oounterfeits. t Dr, FELIX GOURAUD'S depot, 67 enuine alker Nervous Antidote.—To Ihave in its miracul errons afer! © any person requiring it, if they will gi to any N. Y. Charitable Fund for (he poor. This is done to #e- cure mytelf {rem otherwise giving it to unworthy persona, who would sell it to the drug stores M.D, 410 Greenwich st. Depot 102 Nassau st, $4 MONEY MARKE Weoxrsoay, January 15-6 P.M. There was creat buoyancy in the stock market this morning. (uotations for nearly all the fancies show an improvement, and the transactions were unusually large. There was « large amount of cash business done, Government and State stocks and railroad bonds werein demand, at better prices, At the first board, Erie Bo old, advanced ); per cent; Hudson River Bonds, second mortgage, \; Farmers’ Loan, \ Canton Company, %\; Leng Island, 1!;; Stonington. ',; Court of Common Pi Befyre thy Don, Judge Ingrabam, ! Jan. 1b.— Gtorge Johnson vs. Jonathan Wilson and John between Becond and Tenth streets, and asking that | Tonner —Thie was an accion brougnt by piaintit. « | Reading Railroad, '. More thi railoron board the Empire City steamer, against the | defendants, who are captain and mate of said reare! for eo aarault and battury,and inflicting on him unusual punishment with a rope. ‘The defence was that the plaintiff was insubordinate, and that no more force was | wary to maintain the disci Verdict for plaintiff. $250, Court Calendar-—-This Day. e Covnt—yimevit Creat Hee, 106, 21, 111 | 9, 121, 96, 66, 103, 124, 125, 125'4, 126. Sen Dount,—Nos. 160, 230, 241, 244, 248, 141, | 4, 974 bo 218, 45, 7 9, 264, 195.1 ph Burnes 16." Ber 264, 266, 207, 260, 271, 97 ios Suto, 20. 85, 192, 198, 189, 173, 88, 240, 296, 100, 945 pi Compton Part 1.—Nos, 183, 149, 151, 169, 157, | 189, 161, 167, 100, 171, 178. 176, 177, 179, 181 I 183, 186, 187. Part 2—Nos 182, 184, 46, 190, 192, 194, 166, 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, Zio, 212, 214. Movoments of Distinguished People. JA. Peo, New Orieans; J YOlbamus, P bilwaviphia; A’® Porter, Nisgara; J. Angier, Bostow: Capt. Div’ fon. steamer 801 t, GW. Kendall, New Orica E. D. Pearce, Providence, arrived yesterday at the Avtor Louse ‘Yow Edmund Burke, New Hampshire; Hon. W. I and ©, Collins, lartford A. Beck, @. F. i Dale. je,and KM. Diehl, Phila. aptain Conner, United 40. L Best, United Lee, Philadelphia, and Major Ridgely, rmy, arrived at the Irving House Daten and lady Heyer, 8, Murdock lings. Philadelphia; B.D ianter, Weat- A.D. e ond EP. Hew were among the arrivals at the Union Place Hotel, © Hebert, Massachusetts, George F. Dantorth, Ro- | stock opened at an advance of 'y per cent, and Norwich and Worcester, \{; Morris Canal, \; Ports. mouth Dry Dock, !{, Erle Railroad declined 4, and four thousand shares of the Reading Nailroad were sold today. The | fell off one per cent before the clove, At the cond board, Long Island Railroad went up 3 per cent, Erie Retlroad, };; Reading Railroad, \. was no material variation in any other fancy. The | movement in Long is most extraordinary. It has advanced five and a balf per cent since yesterday tnorning. Most of this stock is beld im Philadelphia and Boston, and io view of the tals of the road in April next, holders, doubtiess are anxious to get rid It has a branch to Findlay, And an extension to Dayton. to be com- PMA OES. TA TBs a hate eee —_———_ Making the total length of track. . .173/¢ miles: By means cf the Little Miami Railroad, with which it connects at Springfield, regular trains pase between Sandusky City, on Lake Erie, and ‘Cincinnati, on the Obio river, Another railroad is now in course of construction from Cincinnati to Dayton, stirking the Great Miami Valley near Hamilton, by which another route through a very populous and highly cultivated region, will be opened between the same points. The euthorized capital of the company is $4,000,000: There has been created 47,010shares, equal to $2 360,~ 600; but of this, 10,00@ shares, amounting to $500,000, are placed in the hands of trustees, as collateral secu- rity for bonds issued under the first mortgage, leaving” 37,010 shares, amounting to $1,850,600, of which 300 ‘are unsettledyfor which no certificates have been is- sued. The actual number of shares, therefore, entitle? to dividend. is 36,710 shares. On the Ist of June, 1860, the financial affairs of the company presented toe an- nexed exbibit:— ° Map Raver ano Laxe Baie Rerroav. ‘The amount of capital stock by the sseces «+. $1,850,096 00 uthorised and “ ot 1, OF vere e now in hand. @ flouting debt of this y consisted of 481,000 00 $249,489 27 turned... 6... Balances of accounts. Balance due dividend fund. Dividends uncalled for. . .. $2.744,208 93. —which has been charged off as follows: — Construction of main road and depots, and right of ay... sees $1,876,088 15 Findlay bran 89,587 85 Dayton extensio: 166 540 02 Cleveland turveys.... 563 87 Equipment.......... 802,768 75 Property on hand, not quired for use of read.... 308,190 20 $2 744,008 9D ‘The cost of the main line is thus shown to have deen, including stations and land damages, $10,800, or, with the equipment, $12,660 per mile, The branch is paid for; but to complete the Dayton extem- sion will require about $200,600, The company have hi property valued at $81,175, not required for the use of the road, besides city and county bonds, telegraph stock, bills receivable, valued at $146,064 26 If this property was disposed of, the present unfunded liabilities of the company would. be reduced to less than $200,(00. It is estimated that about $200 C€0 will complete the road from Springfield toDayton. The object of the issue of bonds, under ase. cond mortg for one million of dollars, isto Nquidate all ithe float debt of the company, to lay the track along the whole line, with a rail weighing sixty pounds to the yard. The net earnings of the com. y, since 1847, have averaged nine per cent per an. num, which bas been divided among the stockholders. ‘This, fer an unfinished road, is most extraord: gives a poetty good idea of what may be expected whem the road is finished with « heavy rail, ali the connec. tions made, and the resources of the country through Which it pastes are fully developed The nett earnings during the six months ending December Lat, 1950, amounted to $145,085 56, qual to nearly five per cent on the cont for that period. of it, It i# pretty certain that they will not saddle operators here with much of the stock. The receiver Will sell owt the road im April next, vertieed, and the probability is that the Brooklyn and Jamatoa Company will be the purcharer, If it brings merely | the debt, after proper repairs and inprovements, it will cost the purchasers about one million ot doilars, The earnings, with judicious management, may pay a fair rate of interest on that amount, but no more The stock, at present prices, amounts to about four hundred thousand dollars. If the stockholders should purchate the rond, and put it in proper repair, it would cost thera about fourteen hundred thourand oliars. The object those operating in this stock have | in view, is to get up a corner, if possible, by getting the beara short, in this way ultimately getting rid of what they may have, The rapid advance may attract cutside rpeculators, and induce them to pure chester, Hon. hares Stearns and lady, @pringdeld, Mowe dD. Haddock Philadelphia; J.G ‘ mat #. Benner, Baltimore; N. Carpen- A Hobert. Bostou, were among the arri- at the Howard fetel «, United States Navy; 1. Wiley, Roxbury J Mevlean, Provineeton, Mr. Curtis, ngst the arrivals at the Amerioan Stoddard, Provio N.P. Howell 2 Baroum. Se largely tor earth, or on time. which would enabie old holders to realive. It is pretty cortain that somebody , has got to carry the stock, either at high or low prices. The opening of the books hos brought upon the market a great deal of Neading Railton’ stook | but prices did not give way as much as ontlel- | pated. Erle Rallrcad opened weak and closed weaker. Marlem remained about the same, It is pretty jand and A § Pumoroy, * Cliaton Hitt i o* and Gen ¢ arrived jo Washiagton, ment Besion ee errit ‘Y well settled that the regular eemi-aanual dividend of two per cont will be paid on the let of February, | but it fe by no means so certain that the nat 4 cermnge nak We pulligioms bo do ty, Sue MOT EMMY Stock Kxeba 101%, 200 oh RR Hex, 26 116% 400 Morris Canal 60 do 0 U0 do [00 Long Inland RR iw ta fl) do 100, to 100 Harlem RR Wee 71 wo de ; 20 do i 0 do bo iw 40 Ocean Bank 109 do » 70 $8 Madioon and Ind 29 Stonington RR et 00 Farmers’ Baak 180 Norwien RK wo do 20 Portsmouth Dry Dk } wo ing Rie 73 w t we do we @ 40 do tw do 200 Canton Co od 10 dn wo do 0 Eric RR % do 71 Ocean Bank eecown " $5000 Fredeon Riv Ble tg ong AW Indiana pred 4s 6 Moshe Long island RR BBO do 1a i ao ft 1)” YO eke Reading RR vl0 72 » 2 do ol i yy ai? a ue ine 160 2 100 Farmers’ Tront veo Gmig 55) 100 Portemowth by Dk Wig AUVERTISEMBNTS RENRWED RVERY DAY, LOST, &e. L O87, VESTRRDAY, IN TUR NRIGHRORMOOD OF Fetion and John streets and Brondway, a Locket, rem c tor. cont: dagueccsotype lemen der will ty returning it tod. Poung, No. 192 1 J, comner of John street, seeond floor. O8T_ON WED ING, JANUARY ISITE in B F, ne I, & pair of Turquoise Armicts, Ihe fuder will receive a sultatte reward by leat ing them #t Temney'e 201 Brond way. 1LOAK LOST,—A DARK BLURB- BLAQK CLOTA CLOAK, / “wich velvet collar and facings, and lined with fgneed worsted rorg ke, last might, at a large oy Ag) Bi with sraaine yee joft in ite wilt mm ine the owner, O8T—IN ONR OF KIPP & BROWN'A STAGRS, GOING 4 np Hndeow street, @ husdle erntaining ten yards of Hiaek sik on ir of gloves. The finder wil! be liverall rewarded yea it at the tobaevo inspection, -ormer ot baimtom dad South streets,