The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1851, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BEENETT. PROPRIETOR AND BDITOR. @FFICE N. W. CORNER @F FULTON AND NASSAU STS. pe ay part of the : vail, for emule wita ads EBT Tans by meh, ie, seaess tl Ws dedected from ta RY CORRESPONDENCE, contsining tmport- TARY from ony quarter of the wore weed, Se therally paid for. OUR YOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS RricvLahLY REQUESTED TO ALL airy amp wT F008. MU NOTICE takes of anonymous communication. We de rae! ‘ NTS renewed every morning: PRIN its grecaled with neainess, cheapnest, and $3 per annum, ‘Bar ‘brain, 08 $5 fo any AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Txe Tewrcan—Ovn Bon oF rue Ses, BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Mv Bxanr'’s InoL ~Facervs. BORTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Hyrocarre— Bas Sroors To Congr sn. WATIONAL TREATRE, Chatham Square—Day Goons @reKi— Preven Srv—Kicuts ow Wows, BROUGHAM'S LYCEUM, Broadway—Wrene Tuenr’s A Whi, Thake’s A Wav—Alenassapness—Witp Lyvras. OURISTY'S MINSTRELS, Mechanica’ Hall, 472 Broadway —Bresoriax Minernecey. FELLOWS’ OPERA HOUSES, 441 Broaéway—Erworman orern ier. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Amvane Pemronuavces Arren- | meen anv Evexzye. SRW YORK AMPHITHEATAR, 57 Bowery—Kqveernam PoRMascua, WASHINGTON HALL—Paxonsma ov rme Pronm's Pwocnics. BAPTLER'S COSMORAMA, corner cf Thirteenth ctreet | Sat Broadway. BPOFPANI BALL—Taneavx or New Excisnn, OLYMPIC -Paxonams oy IngLann. Wew York, Monday, January 27, 1851, Mate of Parties the New York Legis- lature. A vote was taken in the Assembly at Albany, on ‘Fhursday lest, which came near upseiting the majority of the Seward and Weed section of the whigs in thet body. the Judiciary Committee to report on the subject of the Compromise bills, slavery agitation, the Fu- Sitive Slave law, We , on Tuesday next. was taken, after speeches had been made by Messrs. Thompson and Burroughs, democrats; and Messrs. Anthon and Varnum, silver grey whigs, pressing & report and decidive action before the election of United States Senator. The motion was opposed by the Seward men, and, on a division, the uestion was decided in the negative by only hve majerity— mamely, ayes 55, noes 60. The democrats and salver greys voted together, and would have carried Meeiy point, had not three democrats voted the Seward men. As the vote is @ curious one, we give the names, by which it will be seen that if the democrate and miver grays were to unite, they might elect a Waited States Senator; as there is an anti-Seward majority in the Senate. In that branch of the Degislature parties stand 17 whigs to 15 democrate; | at hve or six of the former are si Theayes and noes en the qu were a follows:— ES Whigs ©. Allen, Erie; Anthon, Richmend; Atwood, Brie, Backhoure, Kings; Bird, Erie; Blackrt ne, m. ¥; © inge; Gampbell, Otsego; Geor, @lark,N. ¥ ; Cook, Greene; Fitzhugh. Monroe; W N.Y; G N.Y: Ryan. Democrats Allen, R. Babcock, Barnes, Bowne, Bur- youghe, Bushnell, J. F. Clark, Colvin, Congdon, D, vis, Demmision, Doyle, Elderkia. Perris, French (ateh, Bighy, Jayne, Kinsley, Lawyer, Lewis, Lyon, Maurice, Mimier, B Perry, Rider, Rebinson. Rockwell, W sell. W. FP. Russell, Sickles, E. T. Smith, Snell. Stewart, Stillwell, Stratton, A A. Thompeon, 0. C. Thompson Wright—29. Tota! ayes 65. NOES. Democrats. Shall, Herkimer; Pool, Jefferson; Coffin, (Ind) Ot- ago. Whigs J. W. Babeock, Baker, Belknap, J. Benedict, T. H Benedict, Bishop, Bottum, Bradley, Brayten, ace, EE? Carrington, Chamberlain Corser, Dougi wood, Ely, Farr, Feller, Fisk, Gilbert, Gieason, (ira- bam. A. A. Gregory, ll. Harris, L. Herris, Heath. 1 K, Hinds, Hoppin, Logersoil, MeLouth, Macomber, Kellogg, Lal ides, Moes, Neleon, J The following were the absentees:— Whigs. Dewey, N. Y.; Fordyee, Monroe; Humphrey, Wyo- wing, Langdon, Columbia; Leggett, Saratoga; Nor- von, Allegany; Pardee, Ontario; Sherman, Duteb- oor, Total § whigs Z Jemocrats Dougherty, N. ¥.; Horton, St. Lawrence @xoncage; Noble, Warren; Wooster, Herkimer # denccrate Although we believe a mejority of the demo erate ere barnburners or free soil men, yet they Leroy, Total appear willing to unite with the silver grays, forthe | purpore of throwing the whig majority into con- fusion. 1: is not probable, however, that anything important will be effected by any movement of these sections and parties, as their leaders lack the mora) courage to forma perfect union, even to de- feat those they most cordially hate: Cameis ror Army Transroxtation.—We ob- serve from the proceedings in the Senate of the United States, that on motion of Mr. Davia, of Mis sissippi, the Committee on Military Aflaira were | imstrucied to ii re into the expediency of iutro- ducing camels for the purposes of army tranaporta- | tion. We trust the committee will report in favor of the experiment, and that Congress will order it to be tried. There are many reasons for believing that it would be eminently successful The camel is proveibially “the ship of the deeert.” ilies enure organization is especially adapted for heavy burdens, and long marches, without food or water. He carries a weight of eight hundred pounds, and travels cheerfully over the sands of Asia and Africa, often without sub- mistence or drink for several deye. And he appears to be as well adapted to the rugged mountain pasees of Afighanistan as to the desolate sandy tracks of the Great Sahara. Not only is he em- ployed in the caravans between Morocco and Tim. buctoo, but in the northern trade between Asiatic Russia and the confines of China The country on the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains is Asiatic in its character ‘There is, indced, a wonderful resemblance be tween the Grent Salt Lake, and ite enrrounding mountains and deserts, to the topogr Dead Sea of Sodom. Between the Arkansas and Santa Fe, in New Mexico, and thence via the Gila, across the continent o San Diego, the same general characteristics of eo), climate, and vegeta- | tion prevail im the dewerts of Arabia, and the mountain passes of the ancient track of the lerael- ates. We have the same voleanic traces, the same biank and vacant desolation ia the one region as in the other, excepting that sutnistence and water for caravans are more abundanton the Gila than om the horrid wastes of Arabia Retrwa. But the Mhorny derert ve on which prevails from the Arkansas to the Pacific, repelling even the hardy mule from touching it, we have no doubt would be found to be the best of forage for the camel. Again, the Army Appropriation bil of the last year shows an increase of expenditure of several millions greater than was required for the peace establishment anterior to our vast acquisitions of territory from Mexico. The bulk of this increased expenditure is on account of army transportation over these territories. They are without navigable Tivere— destitute of resources for railroads; and, in many places, so spareely supplied with grass and ‘water, that immense numbers of mule, horses, and oxen have perished from exhaustion. Yet male horses, and oxen must be relied upon, until some 9 Ubetitute is provided. There seems to be no doubt that the carmel would most admirably fulfil the da Wee of this overland desert transportation The cxperiment ie, to sey the least of it, deserv- ing 4 fairtmal. Our public ships in the Mediter- ranean, without additional expense to the govern- ment over the cost and subsistence of the camels, could land them at New Orleans or the Brazos San- tiago. And once introduced into the great plains of our south-western frontiers, it is probable they would soon supercede altogether the use of mules | im the overland carrying trade, a3 well as in army transportation. The experiment ought to be tried. ‘he Concerts of Jenny Lind, and Musteal ‘Taste in Havana. In fulfilment of our promise, we have m- serted literal translations of many articles re- specting Barnum’s speculation in Havana, the writers of which have been as active for the Spanish journals as public curiosity could desire. % | On reading the entire description of the history of the aflair, two points impress themselves at once upon the mind; and these are, that the peculiarly remarkable arrangements of Barnum were such as could not fail to displease a community at oace intelligent, refined, and in every respect liberal, in the cultivetion and encouragement of the fine arts, and that the result, consequently, was caused by the conduct of the speculator. Barnum seems to have addressed himself to the Havana public as Tt was on @ motion to instruct | The vote | he did to this city, where a floating population, who | are usually Jed by some conventional excite- | ment, rather than by a discrim‘nating taste for that which is excellent in art, can farnish at | any time e very admirable show of forms, faces, and fashions. There is, however, in our me- tropolis, a very large class who have always | exhibited a better taste, and whose admiration of | art is always excited when there are jast grounds for it. This class, we have reason to believe. | would listen to Jenny Lind with real pleasure, at any time; but they would not desire, and have not yet wished, to hear her through the medium | of extortion. Se has it been in Havana during Jenny Liad’s visit, which has been a curious and | funny affair, as may be seen by the various com- , ments of the Spanish newspapers. The whole en- | joyment thet might have been derived from the | singing of the vocalist, has been sensibly afleeted | by the disagreeable circumstances which have | attended her in her career among the Spaniards. | Whether or not she will entertain the same feel- | ings towards them as she is reputed to have for the taste of the Parisians and l:aliang, time alone can determine—but one thing is certain, that the remarkable character of her visit to Havana has | added very strong proofs of the refined musical ; taste of the Cuban capital. No one can read the articles in tho Havana papers without gathering, from their general character, the mest thorough admiration for the musical taste of the people, | while no one cam wonder that Barnum’s conduct should have excited their diepleasure. It may be remembered that while Jenny Lind was here, we urged plainly and signiticanily | enough that Barnum’s prices were altogether | beyond endurance. At that point we remaiaed | fixed, till the Prince of Iranistan reduced his taxes. | This we did not only for the sake of the public, | whoge voice came to us loud with complaint | every hour, but thamthe generous women, the cultivated vocalist, and the idol of the musi- cal world, might not be sacrificed at the shrine of a desperate cupidity. The admoni- , tion, however, secms to have been of no avail | beyond the preeincts of the city. Barnum went to Boston; gave great dissatisfaction; iajured himself, end the justly celebrated Nightingale of Sweden, and then turned his ambition towards Havana, only to present the world with a repetition | of those follies in management for which he had been so often censured and finally rebuked. What he did in Havana has been described in the various journals of the Cuban capital; and even the Faro Industrial, which originally favored the enterprise of Barnum, and has been most steadfast on his side, admits that the dissatisfaction of the public arose from displeasure at the management, rather than from any want of appreciation of the talents of Jenny Lind. The pecuniary success, therefore, of the four concerts given by the vocalist, has been slim encugh; and it is quite probable that 2 lose of from ten to fifteen thousand dollars will fall upon the manager, who has only to attribute to his own rash conceit this termination of that brilliant January which was to pour the wealth of Croesus into his lap. Had he been contented with giving his concerts at the Opera prices, instead of doubling them, a very diflerent result would have been seen, and one in which the justly celebrated vocalist would not have appeared as the victim. We said, on the arrival of Parodi here, that Ma- retzek’s quictand unobtrusive course would best comport wi h the public taste, and that, as an art- ist, he would direct the Opera for the benefit of that dramatic songstress. What has been the fact? Precisely what we predicted; and after forty nights we find Parodi in the very height of success, and filling every seat in the Opera House. Such is the difference between exaggeration and a willingness to leave the peblic to form their own conclusions of « public performer. The public taste of Havana is perhaps not less distinguished than that of any city in the werld, and, in proportion to the number of its inhabitants, pays more towards the encouragement of artists than many acity more highly celebrated. [a the realm of music they have revelled for maay years, | supporting an opera company of the first class—not wihamere fashionable show, but with a cordial tion of everything exalted ia the lyric art iste who have visited us from time to time, | after being in that capital, heve instructed us to ua- derstand the style of music which the Cabans most delight in—that which appeals least to uncultivated ears. The Swedish melodies, it seems, had little charm for them. The pyrotechnics of the voice were brilliant, but cold. They sought, in che concerts of Jenny Lind, for musical expression; not as exhibited in the mere graces and embellishme nte of the schools, but in the iutonation, and in that taste which seems to be a tie between the soul and ite utterance. Though we find few of the specialities of criticism in the Spanish jout- pale, yet it ie quite evident that ell the merits of Jenny Lind were appreciated by the audiences to | their fullest extent; and we think not the lees of that musical taste which could prefer the beautifal cavatine of operes to the remarkable, yet some- what illegitimate, embellishments of song con- tained in the wild melodies of Sweden, as they | have been termed in the concert programmes. Cue talini ruined her tation by leaving her com- posers, to indulge in her own flights of fancy. She | captivated Europe; but she lost her asme among the great vocalists of the age. She sacrificed everything to astonish in concerts by her embel lishmente, and fiaally wee unable to appear at all with succes upon the lyric etage asta wok a wisercourse. She united the dramatic element to ali her vocal expressions, and the whispers of fame still ealute her ears on every breeze that sweeps | towards her lovely home on the shores of Lake Como | It. not alone, however, to such taste aa the Cubans possess for music, that a great singer mu address his judgment. Too many artists are less Cautious than they should be of the shoals and quicksands that beset them in their career, from the cupidity of managers, who are ever urging the vocalist to sacrifice taste to expediency, and to produce novelties for temporary applause. Of this class of epeculators great artista should always be cautions. They are usually needy or avaricious adventurers, whose only object is to make a gain out of the genius they propose to direct—men with no position as artiste—without taste, feeling, or udgment—ready to seize the latest favorite only to make money, and perfectly indifferent as to | a sacrifice of the talent they would employ How far more satisfactory would it have been for Jenny Lind to have had such a man as Benedict or Maretzek—with a sensitive disposi- tion in the matter of musical reputation—than & merely industrious and walous man, whore labors heve been devoted to amuse the growing mullion with the diminutive genius and stature of Tom Thumb—the lumbering clumsiness of Queen Adelaide’s carriage—the dove-tailed icthyological and zoological proportions of the Feejee mermaid —the colored man-chewing himself into a white destiny, and other such monstrosities “too numerous to mention.” The fault has not been with Bamum himself, but with his ambition. It thas everleaped the saddle and has fallen on the other side, almost carrying the Nightingale with him. Perhaps, how ever, it may not be too late to improve, through the means afforded by the experience derived from past errors in judgment. The distinguished vocalist will soon be in New O:leans, where, if judicious respect is paid to the will of the public with regard to prices, the great musical taste of that metropoli® will not turn a deaf ear to the won ‘erful vocaliza- tion of Jenny Lind, and some reparation may be made for the itl fortune that has attended Baraum’s speculation in the elegant and refined society of Havana. Tue New Union Movement.—A ording to the latest advices trom Washington, the Congressional cireular, intended as the basis of a great Union party, is still receiving signatures from members of both houser. Gen. Cass, Judge Douglas, Mr. Dickinson, and other prominent democrats, how- ever, ag it appears, still stand aloof. But the move- ment, notwithstanding, indicates the formation of @ new party, out of some of the best materials of both the old parties. It has been designated a mu- tual aseurance company; but a form dable ;arty may yet be made of it, if its originators only have the courage to stick to it. The fear is, that they will not stick. The mor‘ar must stick, or the fab- ric will be sure to fall dowa. Let us watch this | movement. The World’s Fatr tn London. Among the arrivals in town yesterday, we notice? the name of Mr. Charlee F. Stansbury, who visits New York on the business of the Central Committee at Washington, for the London Industrial Exhibition. | Exhibitors and all others interested in the great fair, can find him at the Astoz House, from 9to 104. M., and from 3 to7 P.M. Bo many erroneous statements have found their way into the papers that it is deemed necessary to state that Mr. 8. is Seocretary of the National Insti- tute, anda member of the Central Committee, and has come to New York simply to receive and receipt for the goods, and to see that they are properly authen- ticated and correspo nd with the invoice that the com- mittee will send to the London Commisioners. The revenue} cutter Froward, of the Philadelphia station, sailed from this port yesterday morning for Boston. She was ordered there for the purpose of ob- taining all articles in that port intended for exhibi- tion. These,om her return to this city, will immedi- ately be trans-shipped to the frigate St. Lawrence, which vessel was, some time age selected by the De- partment at Washington, for conveying all goods of foutbsmpton. 2 Lawrence was moved out of the dry dock. | several days ago, and numbers of carpenters, rig- 8, &e., are eDgaged, ~~ and ht, in fitting er for the voy: with gt for the Fair. tain Bands has been appointed to take the command, and all will be ready in good time. A quantity of geods | has been received, but it is sup the greater quantity is yet tocome. The fine weather has afford- edan excel opportunity for their operations. Movements of Individaals. Among the strangers in town, is Mr. Thrasher, the enterprising and talented editor of the Fare Industrial of Havana. The arrival of Don Antonio X. de San Martin, editor of the Cronice, of New York, is announced in the Ha- yana papers. City Intelligence. Tue Cnrer or Porice on a Tor MROUGH THE City, — Yesterday the Chief of Police proceeded tour of inspection along the two rive: He dro a car- r ark. down Murray street, along West to h street, and through the latter to the East river, returning slong the water line to the Bat- tery, and around it to West etreet, and back ih Murray street to the point from which he — , thus making a complete circuit. The object of this drive was to see the obstructious along this route, with a view to thelr removal; and Sumday being the day dest suited for the purpore, was selected by Mr. Matsell. who {s indetatigably carrying out the orders of the Mayor in reference to the city ordinances. Tue Weather —The weather for the last few days has been fine beyend all precedent for the season. Buch a day as yesterday was never, sy SP in New York in the depth of winter. It is all well if we —— requited by severe weather during the next 7 night, a fire broke mall shanty in Twe: Fifth avenue, occupied by Mra. destroyed Tue Exection oF eL To THE B& 3 —Thie affair is to come off this evening at ol at the Mercer House, having been postpo: ning by the ptory order of tl hei( an hour after the time appointed ballots bad been | | can go bebind the statutes. At of | the cificers of the Second regiment, held on Wednestay evening last, Major John A Bogart received 15 out of | 16 votes, it being previously agreed that whoever re- | ceived a ay yd ‘of the votes should be unanimously | lected on the lecal day, } officers of the two new companies of Continentals, since admitted Into the regiment, will affect this result, | remains to be seen. Fracas ov ‘Crancr.—A rencontre osourred on Sa- turday on between Mr. Naeman end an Bpglich sea captain, of t It seems that not long tinee, the berk Bt. Lawrence was sold to Mr. | Neuman. or to parties for whom he was tim ef Gs e “ pe The pee claimed a certain su: vices ia taking care of the weasel ia the latter retired. words were try fellow, &o.; Change, | tain calling Nue- Nueman raised blows about ada! qurte m in this city. On entering the saloon of her ow quarter is about to com. | ages to their chi a. The i | foundiing Frus ro tee We who came to deceased, it seems, cook om board the ehip. and n while Occupied at hie work. and ex No 333 ‘inth street, corner of dered accordingly Kitten ev y afternoon. to remove a safe in the in the ion in consequence way. The poor man was removed to the hoeptt efficient cier rome yeare, and ditch tion Of the Judges and the ber, not for to be eu perseded. y dereliction of duty, but for the political rip of being & democrat ) 1 totally | | only 6740 How far the votes of the | rt | to 1820, 98 per A verdict was rem } rs} The Cens us of New York. THE CITIES OF NEW YORK, BROOKLYN AND WILLIAMS- BURCH. At length we have the official returns of the census, 80 farae regards population, of this city and the two Placeson Long Island with which we are most inti- mately connected, The number of inhabitants in this city, it will be observed, varies slightly from our esti- mate, published some time since, of 517,849—it being 515,394, im consequence of a decrease of population in the Third ward, from which returns were not then re- ceived. The population of that ward was 11,900 in 1845, and we had supposed there was « small increase, where- as the decline is 1,634 since the State census of 1845 :— NEW YORK CITY AND COUNTY. Dwellings, Inhabitants. 905 19,755 6,616 10 52,887 780 81.557 18.463 PORN 00 eric resecrsesesecere 87,730 515,394 Average number of persons to each dweiling, 13.5; . BROOKLYN. Wards. Dwellings, Tihabitants + 1,862 15418 Average number of persons WILLIAMSBURGH, Duellings. Inhabitants. 1,886 16,296 Ast Division aa do, we 836 30, ch dwelling, 8. Average RECAPITULATION. Dwellings. Inhabitants, New York.......s0e0008 0 BT,730 516,394 Brooklyn... «10,197 96,850 Williamsburgh sere 8,886 90,729 WOM iden aces yi 643,030 AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN EACH DWELLING. In NewYork. , . + 1854 In Brooklyn. . . be In Wiliameburgh. » . ; 8 ‘Totel average, nearly 12's persons to each dwelling. PRODUCTIVE ESTABLISHMENTS OF KEW YORK CITY — CENSUS oF 1850. Hands empl'd. “span Bp ie cee S2ESEESZESS mow 1 neseaane Besog ms 401 HSLESSESES -ovg wn 1,376 818 4'368,175 2,579,312 199 1, 920,760 Wl l. 44 884,600 102 1,298) 8,387 $34232,822 63,703 29,917 $105,218.308 To the above official returns we add the follpwing comparative statements. The population of New York, Brooklyn, and Williamsburgh, it appears, has pro- gressed as follows for the last ten years :— 1840. 1845. 1850, New York. --812.932 871,223 (515,398 Brooklyn. 36,2330 95.850 Williameburgh . 11,338 30,786 Total................ 6854250 442,110. 643,030 Inor. in 5 yrs., fr. 1840 to 1845. . 87,860, or 25 per cent. Do. do. do, 1845 to 1850. .200 911, or 45“ Do. 10 do. 1840 to 1850. .288,771, or 81)“ ‘The progress of New York and Brooklyn, si 1790, when the first United States census was taken, has been as tollows :— SEW YORK, Population, Year. «, SB131 1814. DROOKLYN. Popelation, ++ 8805 It will be observed that the population of Brooklyn that of the city of New York in 1810. The population of the entire county of Kings, in 1500, was THE SLATE OF NEW YORK. Complete returns have now been reeeived of all the eounties in the State and Ulster. it three—Clinton, Allegany In Allegany Ulster « single town, eral towne are wanting. Estimatiog is complete for the State: — Alban: oO fy BY BAIN’S TELEGRAPH, OFFICE 29 WALL STREET. Wasninoron, January 26—8 P.M. ‘Thermometer 65. Clear. Battiwone, January 26—8P. M. Thermemeter 52. lear. Wiiminctos, January 26—8 P.M. 47. Wind weet. Puitaverruta, January 26—8 P.M. Thermometer 43, Wind south; olear. ‘Ther! Breoklyn City Intelligence. Navy Yaro—Dry Dock—Penronmance or New En: Gine.—The engine, which for the last eight months has been in the course of erection in the Navy Yard, is now im operation, and was, few days since, brougbt Reins into requisition, on the occasion of the rendywine taking the lie) of the St, Lawrence in the dock. ©. W. Copeland, Esq ,U.8 N., was present to witness its working, and exprersed his unqualified approbation; in fact, the expectations of the contrac- tors and engineer were even corpaned by its extremely easy and regular moti e admirable in which it accomplis! for, that of pumping re condensing horse, but it is capal higher one. om idea is thirty-one feet three ioches 8° 15 tons in weight, and 25 feet in diameter—the cranks, shafts, \o., im proportion. A new range of strong granite buildings are being erected close tothe Dry Dock, and in the compart- ments of them nearest to it the engine is fixed; the next is appropriatedto the boilers; and the remainder, when finished, are to be occupied as workshops for the machinists and engineers engaged in the government works, Beneath the engine room a well is sunk to the depth of four or five feet below the level of the bottom of the dock, so that the latter can te pumped therough- ly dry, The pump descending into this well, isofan 8 feet stroke, and 63 inches diameter, and discharges the water at the rate of 39 000 gallons per minute. pro- pein it with tremendous rapidity through a culvert int ito the river. The terms of the contract were, that the engi bould soe the dock in three hours; and the tas accom pit hed in 2 hours and 31 mi- nutes, running time— faster, in fact, than they could shore up the ship—notwithstanding they labcred un- der the vantage that the calsson, at t! to th . in consequence of the india rubb ing having become shifted, did not fit in its , mitted a considerable influx of water; 60 much so, that it was found necessary. in the afternoon, to set the engine again to work. ‘This will, of course. not be the case tn future, asa very simple repair, it is sup- posed, will remedy theevil. Mr. Williamson, the en- gineer under whose inspection-the machinery was fected. considers that, if this difficulty was removed, the dock might be emptied in an hour and a halt; eas, on the occasion of the San Jacinto going in, the underwriters’ pumps were one week, working day and be a) toaccomplith it. The building is as yet in an untinished state; but the interior is to be hard finished, and the whole totally fire proof; the flooring of castiron. The rough casting of the machinery is to be bronzed, which, contrasting with the brightened parts, cannot fail to give the whole a most hi elas Niagara .. 31,114 TOM, oe cee eee eee cee eee e «eB M20,650 3,090,240 —Increase in tem years, 669 099 or about 27 per cent. From 1880 to 1840 the increase was 26, and from 1820 it. The following is a comparative view of the ever k POPULATION OF THE ISLANDS. school, I was surprised at the gentility of the whole | Islands. Counties 1840. 1860, display. The quedritier up of pupile in the art, Manhattan, or; New Yor , 912,998 515 904 were new, and fo admirally executed ae tocommand | NewYork, \ the highest approbation of the many parents and | Staten Richmon 10,085 16,006 friends of the scholars who were present. ‘The succes# | Long Inland, Kings AT Old 198 899 of the scholars, after a stogie quarter's tuition, was | = Queene (:.. 30204 ‘37.043 remarkable. An excellent collation followed the exe. “ Buftoth § |." "539.469 26.826 cution of the dances, waltzes, redowas, polkas, ma- vourkes, and Schottisbes. After this the ball became Total of Long Island... ......110,907 212,767 general. One Interesting fact distinguished the whole —_ — nce of Total of the three Islands 404,904 749 137 = Vor 4g Aaa +) — yor hoa Increase in ten years, 908 (09, or 7 cent P- Do, of New York Island, 202.462, or 64); per cent. Do 4.081, or 37 “ Do. 102,460, or 05 It will be observed that the increase of po ition on Long Island hee been much greater than 7 other tection of the State. Eyen leaving out Brooklyn and the imerense of Long Island for the last tes bas been about 24 cent, which ie near! oe average of the whote State, . Jj lation in the counties on the Erie Railroad The | bes inerensed as follows: — 1840, 1850, (Counties 1840, 1850. ‘ 16 966 Chet 20,731 28.904 ‘38 (67,164 Bter 45,995 63.785 690 «25.000 Allegany.. 90.185 37,000 864 «30,879 Catta' gas. 98,503 88 910 Q 660 © ue 47,641 60.624 cove 920646 416.018 to-or nearly 26 per ent North b pat dom the line of Ontairo.. . 45 3 Monroe... 64912 87,338 7 Orleane,... 24995 68.406 28721 8508 Silit 42am 62161 101,112 Totel....@74412 707119 Incr. of North river counties, . . 94.993, or 18 per oon’ Do. of Erie canal counties. . ..123,.704 or l8 Do. of Erie railroad counties. . 65,979, or 26 Searenee The e1 which are filled in bs Case or Rare.—Mr. Truman Smith, Justice.last week took the examinations of in, named George Higley; John McVlu ick Murray, John Combs, Hendrickson, Smith, aud John Hammond, at Raymond street jail, where ,they fare confined on a charge of rape, com- mitted on the person of Ellen McDonald, on the even- ing of the lith inst., in Fultos enue, under circum- stances ofgreat atrocity. On ning in question, the prosecutrix was walking with Mr. Jas. Dooley, her brother-in-law, when they were attacked by the prisoners, and four or five others notin custody. The rnfflaps tore the female away from her companion, and conveyed her into a vacant lot, where the outrage was perpetrated. Mr Dooley, unable to contend with his numerous assailants, immediately sought the assist- ance of the police of the fourth district, and on their return they found that the prosecutrix had been re- | e treatment she had re- | leased, but so injured by ceived thet her recovery has been despaired of, and though the prisoners were all, by the exertions of Cap. ‘right and officer Stewart, arrested in the course fi e has been unable to appear entioned, The pri- hom exceed about 20 years of age, all identified, and on Friday the exa:.ination con- d with the medical testimony of the dostor of the ond street jail, and they were ail fully commit. r trial Crarce or Arson.—Adam Rens, a shoemaker, was brovg! a, op Saturday at the He: with wilfully, secting fre tothe pre & % Fulton street—the frst floor of which was occupie him as a store, Officer Whitehall deposed that he saw a light, and om going to the store found the prisoner there, every thing wasin confusion, and the bed in the back room was fire, and straw, lasts. &e.. appeared to have been plied it the ition, The —— gave no al: Witaess, with other officers, extinguished the tire before any ae arrived, and took t) pint ged into custody; at the station house Renz feigned to be drank but the oflicers did not consider he was really so. Upon this poimt there was a little contradictory evids and at the privoner’s instance the case was adjourned until Monday next. Burcrany—A Grass Curren.—On the night of the ith inst, the clothing store of Mr. Albert Kellert. 72 Atlentic street, was opened by removing the iron bar. taking down the shutter, and cutting out two panes of glass, and through the ures thus made several articles—entrte, bandkercbi kings, So —were abstracted from the window. On Satur. morning Kirby, of the third district, and officers McCormick, arrested two youth: john Murphy and Michael Kelly—the one 17 and the other 15 years of ‘age—en suspicion of stealing » watch, which was fouad in their porression Upon s er search, some ot the prop stolen from Mr. Kellert’s wi " of having on one of the shirts: , t Keilert. Kelly. the younger prisoner, othe officer that eA bad cut the i French p us On Saturday night, ‘ py the name of Daniel Drirooll, was ar- by officer Sullivan, of the Second ward police, on @ charge of violently assaulting Janes Neary with a large beet knife, inflicting several severe wounds on the head. The altercation and assault took place be- tween the parties in the basement kept by Mike Mad- den, im Ann street. Driscoll, when had on ol arrested. his perton # loaded pistol, which was taken from him by polic The magistrate committed Driscoll to prison, to answer the charge. Suspicion of Stealing Jewels A young Irish girl by the name of Ann Kiley, only jak axe. arrested on Baturday afternoon, by officer Valentine, |. on ipicton of stealing a box gold breast pin, valued at $25; two gold gold ear rings, ether with other ‘iry, valued in all at $195, the property of Kelly, residing at No. 39 Governeur lowing circumstances constitute the It seems that the grt isin M tain the article sent was in this drawer that the box ef jewel: jas depo. sited. The girl returned to Mrs. Kelly as directed and then left for her own residence. After the girl had left, the box of jewelry was also missing. Saspicion at once wee direeted to this girl, who was accordingly taken into custody, and conveyed before Justice Mountfort, who committed her to prison for a turther examination. The girl denied all Knowledge of the box ee Bhe has been but seven works in the country. ‘The Copper Curreney. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD You made some observations re yp hn the soarcit, 0 soon as the light vege- at twice the amount is it is knewh, ae poet of the copper coin of the in England (Birmingham). aod Jews at 110 and 116 for » dollar, They make their appearance inthe latter part of the year they are rtamped. and the beginning of the year suc- ovedl 1G, 80 that those of 1850 are now out in abun- dance. ‘About two and a quarter pounds of weight equal 100 cents, of one dollar. Two anda quarter pouncds of oop- per cost about thirty-six cents, leaving siaty four per cent for comage, interest and prefit. The net profit is ty percent, at least writer of thie not prove what he writes, as from what an Engiish- ago, This man erted en 6) to land purchased from ‘ised in that way. Mc BRIG. Work forthe Mayor. TO THR RLITOR OF THE HERALD. As you are strenaous in your eflorts for the carrying out of the city ordinances, and as the Mayor has ai- ti jm Maiden lane, for the removal of in'the sbape of address banners, out- I think perhaps @ hint trom you, that the same vigilance is necessary in the adjoiaing Ww also be the vindow, isa euMetont within, without the w and show cares outside January 24, 1851 A man named Danlel Rose has been arrested at Pottsville, Pa. for paering counterfeit bills on the Miner's Rawk of that piace. He fs ihe second of « band of rested at that place, and wae probably o im this city tor parting countertelt bills om the eame bank The Forrest Divorce Case. ine We SUPREME COURT. Catharine Norton Forrest, Plaintiff, and Edwin Fort: +’, Defendant —The tollowing additional affidavit on be- half of the plaintifjhas been handed to Judge Kd- Jobn Sinclair, of Margate. in the co in England, Require, maketh oath end wud, (artes the father of the above named plaintiff, Catharine Nor- ton Forrest, who was married to the above named de. fendant, Edwin Forrest, on the twenty-third day of June, one thousand eight hundred ‘ond thirty-seven. at the parish church of St, Pauls, Covent Garden, ir the county of Middlesex, in England, aforesaid. And this deponent further saith, that he has been informed and b that the above named defendant bas late. ly wade an affidevit iu this action alleging, (among other things) that this deponent, when the said de- fendant applied for the id of the said plaintiff, tela the said defendant to beware of her, and warned him, fendant, that her character and education nd this de- A ade by the said d him. hat. hei such that the might deceive him, the faid defendant, or that he, this deponer any time or times, ever uted to the said detendant, or to aay other person or persons whomsoev words or an expresaions to the above or the like effect, Moe, on the contrary, this deponent eaith that he never, ate any time, fora moment, supposed or imagined that his daughter was, or could be, guilty of the conduct and intentions so falsely imputed to her by the said de« fondant in bis raid affidavit. JOHN SINCLAIR. Sworn at the Mansion House. in the city of London, this 20th day of December, 1850 Mich Gines, Ald'n. Consulate of the United States of America, London. I. Thomas Aspinwall, Vonsul of the United States of America,for London, and the dependencies thereof, do hereby certify to all’to whom it may concern, that Michael Gibbs, Eequire, before whom the toregoing af- fidavit was nade, as appears by his signature thereto, is an Alderman, and @ Magistrate ot the city of Lon- don, duly authorized to aftidavits, and that to all acts by him so done, full fuitn and credit are, and ought to be, given in judicature. and thereout. 4s.) In testimony wherect,[ have hereunto set | my hand and affixed my teal of office, ia London, this twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord ope thousand eight hundred and fifty. andin the se- venty: fifth year ot the Independence of the said United Btates. THO3. ASPINWALL, “Marme Affairs 8reamsuir Oi110.—This veesel did not leave queran- tine ground until yesterday morning, at 7 o'clork. Homestead Art Union.—This institution Which is chartered according tu law, is fast closing wp fo the first dra m the fact that one hundred prize are to among 2500 subsoriber racing ® us in Williamsburgh, worth $5,000, some oil paintirgs, each one has nine chanee. Ta addition to this, each subscriber ig to receive & the retail hich is $7 50, whotuer eof the prices or mot It will be seen thimt re one in every twenty-five. Tickers 6, may r for aslort time longer, at Hooper & Brochera’ looking-glass store, 106 Pulvon street. How lightly fa iat ouly t Ladies, 1f yor 1 tep into Mr. Miller's can find white sad black white linen Gaiters, Bots, & of balls and parties. the foot of Time adeon fi h to makes people ridiculous when 1 elements of ¢ duct Money o1 they Inck the is destatute i b e ‘up Slicont ae soon aw te pupils he has am unusual mumbers Phalon’s Magic Bair or Whiske: be to the hair or rk: disturbing the color, an soldat PRALON'S W of Dey atzeet; and by all 289 Broadway, ar oe while of pri Hair Dye, to Color the wi Bo bed o ‘actory. he drogg' bert cal u . raed in Li Pitiedeiphia, Baltimore, Washington, ke gured genuine at the mabufectory, 4 Wall stree ‘The public must beware of oouatertaite. See my various ale jomas. It ia for eale wholesale and retail, or appued. Copy or 0 adi M. Levett, Dentist, 628 Broadway, the in< troducer of the principle of spheric pressure inte Den= tistry, in 1895, devoves " attention to the in= Sertion of Ar th. His popular work, a= tlons om the b of Preserving the Teeth,” cam be obs tained on a] tiom as above, Dr, James W. Powell contiaucs to atiend ly to diseases of the s ye and Ear, from 9 to 4 o'clock Warren street, w' an be had his “ Treatise third OO cents. Artificial Eyce ia, that will move like (he | | MONEY MARKET. Bexpay, Jan. 26—6 P.M During the past week the stock market has expe- Tienced greater fluctuations than at any previous time this season. The closing prices yesterday do net vary materially from those current at the close of the week previous, Prices for most of the fancies ere most enormously inflated, end it is astonishing that they are so well sustained. Nething in the world but th great abundance of money, and the ease with which all kinds of stocks can be bypothecated, enabies bold ere to carry large lote of the fancies, and creates a spirit of epeculation caleul to inflate prices even beyond existing points, There is mo limit to prices when there are sufficient means to carry stocks. There are hundreds of outside speculators who have very little t0 lose and everything to gain, who are at any time | disposed to involve thourands to the fall extent o° their means, in the most desperate operations, aod | there probably is no way so exciting or 60 agree- at this moment | Operators just as eager to purchase as at any time | during the past your, Those who entered the mar- ket early have undoubtedly made money; but these who are now deeply involved as holders of fancy stocks, at present prices, will have reason to be thankful 1¢ they get out with whole skin. The regular brokers— we mean these who have been in Wall street long enough to have seen three or four revulsions in the market—know too well the uncertainty of rpeculative movements, and the utter worthlesenoss of two-thirds of the stocks daily operated in, to sufler themeelves to istroom that wreeks #0 They, however, act and draw others into difficulties nd them abendon them in their ex- remity. We venture the assertion that the bulk of | the eapital stock of every famcy ix owned, or at present | pontrolled, by outride operators. The booke of each | company mey show the stock standing im the mame of Wall street brokers; but the books of the brokers will *how that outriders have purchased most of them on | time, and that the stocks are largely held for delivery | as contracts mature, This isa dangeroun position for | fancy stocks. as the brokers have no interest in sut- taining prices; and whe roper time comer. a regular onslaught will be madeapon them, and every | thing calculated to depress prices will be resorted to. | Look out for squalls, | On Saturday morning we called the attention ef the President and Directors of the Morrie Cane] Company to certain clreumetances which had transpired since | the passage of the rupplememt to the charter of tha® corporation, and to the nct iteelf, for the purpose of post ing them up as to the rights aad privileges of the two clarses Of stockholder The legal consequences as t> the rights of parties inters fs stockholders, from | the statement of facts made, may thus be briefly enu | merated. In regard to the capital, it cum be astamed | that as the company did not ask for an inere | Legislature did not inten! to Increase it by ¢ Oth Feb., 1840; but it te plain the design wo | it, as ite banking powers, by section 6 of raid act. were to be surrendered—that if the preferred stock was issued without reducing the original number of shatee in pursuance of the let rection of the the re would be an increase of capital to the extent of $1,176,000, which would be a cleat violation of the in- tention of the ast. That the company did not consider the act ar authorizing an increace of its capital, is ma nifest from the resolution of the direotors, of Int Au- | gust, 1849; and henee it follows that by the reeovutions | of the bonrd of that day, it was deemed that the number of shares wee reduced in pursuance cf the provisions of the ast, to 10250. It also appears that it was the intention of the Legislature to girs to the persons advancing the money on the preferred etook, the control of the company from the fact that the number of the old shares was to be reduced from 41,000 to 10,250, and the new or preferred stock was fixed st 11,750 shares, #0 that at all times the ner propristors, who male fiech advances, could con- | trol the old proprietors, who had purchased at pominal) | rates, It is to be presumed that the sharebolderr i Preferred stock. under the proceedings of February, 1860, did subsoribe under the faith of the provisions of the act referred to, a+ well 8 the proceedings of the boatd of let Au. j ust, 1840, which recured to ew desribere the control of the affairs of the company; and hence ft wae ® gross fraud ppom the holders of the ferred stock to attempe to re tbe laet oamed ‘