The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1851, Page 1

‘os recente WHOLE NO. 6074. — NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. “AFFAIRS IN THE NATIONAL COUNCILS. Proposed Amendment to the Pestage Bill in the Senate, ‘BRIEF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE ON THE BILL ESTABLISHING BRANCH MINTS IN NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA. ‘The Deficiency Apprepriation Bill Passed. Proceedings in the New York Legislature, ‘THE INSURANCE CONVENTION AT UTICA, Politics, Fires, Murders, Weather, &o., &e., &e. arenes “‘TUIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. Senate. BY MORSE’S MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. - Wasnineron, January 29, 1851. PETITIONS, ETC. ‘Mr. Hane presented petitions from Pennsylvania and ‘New Hampshire, praying the repeal of the Fugitive Biave law and all other laws encouraging and support- dng slavery. Laid on the table. Mr. Ovay presented a petition from the olerks of the Louisville post office ; and Mr, Winrnnor presented @ petition from the clerks ot the Boston post offtce, ask- ing an increase of compensation. Other petitions and reports, on private bills, were presented. THE CHEAP POSTAGE BILL. The Senate committee reported amendments to the postage bill, fixing the rates at three cents on prepaid, and fivecents on all unpaid, letters of halt an ounce; one cent on all papers, for any distance, of two ounces weight, when dry; exchanzes between newspapers and magazines free ; no other papers free. The com} tion of postmasters is not to exceed the ameunt of ealary received for the year ending June 30,1851. The rovisions, exempting newspapers from postage for nd a reduction ot fifty per cent of post- eon magazines, if pi id, is str! it. Th afto strike out the pri jon taking away the right of S exchange from those papers refusing to publish letters uncalled for. TA rate offtwo half cents on prepaid letters will ‘be mo 8 & more convenient sum than three o The bili will be taken up on Mon- = There is@ good deal of opposition to it, butit ‘will paces.) d Mr. Rus«x reported back the bill reducing the rates of p , and asked that it be taken up, in order to have it fixed for some day. Mr. Cirmess objected, and the bill goes on the eal- endar. VIRGINIA WOOLLEN COMPANY, ‘The bill for the relief of the Virginia Woollen Com- pany, restoring the amount of damages for failure of contract, was taken up, debated, and postponed. CALIFORNIA PRIVATE LAND CLAt ‘The bill to ascertain private land claims was taken up. Tine question pending was on the amendment of Mr. Walker to add to the 13th section, that im ever: ‘t shall be issued, said patent shall ope- relinqguishment of the United States to Barowin moved to add to Mr. Walker's amend- provision that this relinquishment of title to ‘the United Btates shall enure only the benefit of such person who has the best title Mr. Wacker accepted this as a modification of his amendment After along debate, the amendment was rejected— Yeas 21- Nays 24. The eleventh section of the bill provides, that in de- ciding on the validity of claims, commissioners and courte shall be governed by the treaty of Hidalgo, by the laws of nations, and by the laws. usages and cus toms of ths government from which the claim is de- rived. principally of equity, and the decisions of the Supreme Court s0 far as applicable. ur Besxrow moved to add to this as follows:--And the laws of prescription in favor of possessory rights, aw applied to individuals. Mr Benton said that this ‘was one of the good things contained in all the other Dilisand which the committee bad stricken out fe wanted this good principle restored. He explaiaed, hat this principle, )it pat in the bill, would be of no Denefit to Col, Fremunt’s claims, Mr. Usrenwoon opposed the amendment. Mr. Besror replie 4 Mr. Beton aoaepted, instead Provid mined es and bounds, for twenty years de prima facie evidence of complete title the United States.” After further debate, withou! taking a vote, the 3 aate adjourned. a House of Representatives. BY BAIN’S ELECTRO-CHRMICAL TELEGRAPH. Wasniswron, Jam, 29, 1851, THE PREE FARM BILL The Sreaxee announced ths pending question to De the motion of Mr. Julian, made yesterday, to re- consider the vote by which the Houne referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, the bill reported from the Committeo on Agriculture, | | to give farms, free of charge, to the landless, on cer | 5 tain conéitions. Mr. Jursan, (free soil) of Indians, proceeded to w iress the House, He advocated the policy of giving lands to actual settlers, and stated the general benefit which would ao from it. The subject, by general consent, was passed cver. PRIVATE AILS. ETC. ‘The Committee on Indian Affairs reported several private bills ‘The Louse then went into committee on rH CHENEY BILL. ‘The Chairman. Mr. Meane, (dem) of Va., stated the Dending question te be the amendment of Mr. Strong, offered yesterday, to amend the tari law, and pro- nouneed it out of order. The amendment was in vio- lation of the common law of Parliament Mr. Asics, (whig) of Mars.—Is an appeal debate- | able’ Cuarnwaw.— It fa not Mr. Asnwun —Then I trast the Chair wil not make an argument The Onataoan said be did not feel under any ebii- gation for tas privilege of making @ statement of the grounds decielon Mr. Hor sre, (dem.) of 8. C.—Has an argument been made by any one’ Mr. Acnsiry.--No, I should like to have a chance. The Uiicre tay aanounced the grounds of his decision in brief. Thatthe amendment was contrary to pat- Mamestary lew, irre! it vo the hill before the com. mittee, and the genes fey of the constitution and the rules made io pursuance of it, Mr. Strowe, (dem) of Pa., appealed from the deck sion of t ate The Curaiaman aid that he bad omitted to state that h ndment was offered alter the general discus- d.and hence (the due consideration of thwarted Mr. Beooxs (whig) of N.Y ,asked that the clerk read tion of the civiland diplomatic bill, passed Au- loth, 1846 i Or ax said the gentleman would remember that a similar question came up last session and was decided ‘© be out of order ‘The question was take Chair was sustained, by yous 112 naya 87. Mr. Bacnert, (whig jot N. ¥., offere? an amendment Uke the firrt section of Mr. Strong's tariff amendment, The On arnwan declared it out of order, Mr. Bo veece,(@hig) of Ohio offered an amendment— being Mr Strong's tariff amendment, with an appro- priation for certain rivers and harbors The Criaramwan deeded this to be out of order, and as one of the rules. i owen, appealed from the — and the ¥ stained by yeas 103, mays 70. our Nhe sos cannes A amendment, that if there be any deficiency im the Treasury duting the fiscal yen the Searetarpof the Treasury shall call on ware! caany dilis « gu and the decision of the ensuing the Bintes er the sutpius tevenue deposited with them to be paidin sneh instalments as shail be most convenient and least onerous The Crsinman decided it out of order, Mr, Hes wes withed to know whether thie wae nots deficlerey bill, and whether it waa mot in order to sup- ep in any mode not provided by the bill aid this bill wea to supply deficten- fon, and not deficenoivs in tevenne, year, and not ‘i Mr. T free-scll) of N. LL, offered an amendment t on oli cetton! fabric. plain and colored, imported tor the 50th of June next, there aball be ae- paid a duty of twenty five percent on the hat sueh articles bore inthe principal citirs om July 20¢h. 1816; the velue to be d tary of the Treacury van @ jded Mr. T. to be out of jo the oba rnetnined. ments were made to the deficiency iM, when the Committe rose Under the operation of the previous question the mendmente were concurred in. wnd the bill [) spprepriates one million three hundred thousand | THE IMPRISONENT 0} ; comme | vidend till the | ditore; a supplementery bill to punish seduction, | to vote for a modification ef th | the bill to aboliah the revenue board, were debated, able to the current fiscal | before Police Justic dollers to supply the deficiene! PPropriati: for the present Beeal year, ena y ux BRANCH MINTS AT NEW YORK AND oAN FRANCISCO. On motion ot Mr. Br +¥., went into Committee ween, (oni fro Nader wints in New York and San Francisco. Dill a) 5 thousand dal oy Ag aildiage oa hy ma three hundred for the latter. Mr. Bi id that ‘thie bill the ; Baicas ba! it Senate on the 31st of May last, by av — majority, after qudergoing s long and earnest debate cn its merits. The Committee on Commerce of this House, at the close of the last session, reported, through his honor- able colleague, Mr. Phonix, ® member of that committee, most fully and ably, = mass of statietical facts, all hay a direct on this messu: as he doubted not the facts ven a in the mi j_ ond fresh any new — to this Thirti longresses, establish a mint in York, passed, and he believed for want of time, it was not considered in the Benate. If tl existed, at that period, a necessity for & mint, at a time, too, betore gold to any extent had been acquired from California, how much greater, ali must admit, did the necessity exist now, for in- creased facilities for the erence of the vast amount of duet comstantly arriving at New York from the Pacific coast @ which, in human probability, would continue to arrive until the end of time. Le read various statistics, and earnestly advocated the pean re of ott a id Hog Now York at nodie- a) 16 mo! = ter of the civilized world. on) “ommerolal con Mr. Onanvien ig.) of Pa, offered a substitute for the bill, establishing a braheh mint at Bam Fram, cisco, and an assayer’s office in New York. Mr. O.’s substitute was read, when the committee rose, a prs of oe Bilaes, Chee on the bill waa ordere: ceare, unt jay, at " a ‘The House then sdjourned. 7) Oe NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. BY MORSR’S MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Axnany, Jan, 19, 1851. PETITIONS, For @ revision of the plank road law; for a sub- marine railroad on the bed of the Hudson river. RErORT. Against allowing attorneys and counsellors at law to administer affidavits. BILL PAassxD. To release from jail Sarah MoFrancis, imprisoned under a provision of the code. CIVIL suITS, ETC, Mr. Bascock gave notice of a bill to amend the law relating to references in civil actions, and d in what actions reference may be made. enipestine Mr. Morcan offered a joint reaol in, providing for the election of Regemt of the University on Tuesday, Laid over, under the ru! TURAL HISTORY. A olution wi Feed calling on persons em- ploy: on the Natural History, to report on the gress of their work. ud ‘dl sap A Dill was debuted, forbidding voting was debated, for! ing voting by proxy in mutual fire insurance companies. “Adjourned, f Assembiy. Avvany, Jan. 19, 1851, PETITIONS PRESENTED. Tostay collection of rents on manorial lands until suits are decided; to compel the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad Company to lay down a double track on a portion of their road; of citizens of the county of Rich- mend, for protection from the State of New Jersey, againet their encroachments on the oyster fisheries. BILLS REPORTED, To detach the bank department from the Comptrol- ler’s office, and create a new office, under charge of Auditor; im relation to all companies doing business Bank; incorporating the Northern Live Stosk I. rance Company; incorporating the Rome Savings’ relative to a district attorney in the county of amending the militia laws of the State. THE CONTESTED BEAT FROM CAYUGA COUNTY. Mr. Bisnor, of Cayuga, offered a reselution that John Underwood, of Yates county, contestant for the teat of Bamuel Jayne, not present, be admitted to a : “bry the ee ee the privil = I age bership, exceptirg that of voting or part! in proccedings, Carried. rae THE TaRiPP, Mr. Suenman, of Dutchess, offerod the following rerolution :— Resolved, if the Senate con: untry demands of Covgre: the preent tari ual protection t ustry, at d guard ry Ki ir, That the imterest of the i ad valore 1, soutatives in Congrees be Feques in fevor of such ® revenue poliry a6 recommended in the jent Fillmore and the report of the Secre~ ry. ye Sepate concur, That the Governor be re= quested te trar+mit meopy of the foregoing resolutions to of the Tepresentatives in Congress from State. ‘The resolutions were laid over THE COMPROMISE REBOLU TIONS. Mr. Tyomrson, of New York, moved to consider the resolutions of Mr. Underwood en the subject of the compromire, laid on the table yesterday. Lost—ayes, 44; Days, 53. Mr. THowrson then offered a resolution that it is due | to the people of this State that the Assembly should express an opinioh on the compro: tore the election of a measures be- ‘ited States Seuator. Laid over. WHITE PROPLE iN SLAVE STATES THE FUGITIVE LAW, Fv Mr. Braniry of Cayuga, offered the following reso- Jotions:— free citizens of non-s'avebolding States have ned by Youth Carolina, in di the constitution whieh ch State shall be entitied to ell the privileges itizone. of the sever the 1 Sta! t Fusit meet e Slave law, ve the slaveholder his t at our Senators in Con- a tatives requested, to "ans to seoure the passage of s law to rence of & like outrage on the rights of cim ates, sud in viclation of the constitution 4 reas be instru homorab'e Senate conowr, That the Gover: Howton, of Bt. Lawrence, offered the flowing resolution 4, if the Senate concar, That the joint resolntio the idth of Feb. Laid over NeW YORK BENEVOLENT society. The Committee of the Whol: the ect incorporating the Life Savings B. ciety, of the city of New York This law gives power to the directors to ineure their members, Adjourned. Hawnisnune, Jan. 29, 1951. Revolutions were adopted in the Senate, calling on | the State Treasurer for information as to what pro gress bas been made in collecting the debts due the wealth. A bill was reported, wich amend- ments, to establish banking on State stocks. The dill to probibit the Reading Railroad from declaring a di- have first paid the debts duein J wary, gave ri Bille were intr od afford more adequate remedy for the injury inflicted; | to incorporate the Bellefonte and Eastfield Railroad. The joint revolution reat go | Senators in Congress ¢ Fugitive Slave law, and Two Murders at New Orleans, New Orivans, Jan, 97, 1861 Our city, last evening, was thrown into exoitemeny by two of the most tertible tragedies that have occurred here for many yeart—one of which, was enacted at the Verandah, between two men named Errington and Byrd. in which the latter reovived two fatal stabs. and Aliment inetantly expired. Byrd's brother died in the way but afew days since at Lexington, Mixsia- The other murder occurred at @ ball— boy! a Mr. Tate and Mies Sheppard; the fi e Indy to «lope with him, to whieh “No,” when he drew a pistol and shot pears the parties had been previously emgaged to be martied, but the parents of the lady were epposed to the mateh Arrival of the Supposed Murderer: ner, the Jeweller, Borrato, Jan. 20.1851 The priconer Knickerbocker and Hall avrived last night, in charge of officer Waldeon, and were brought Childs for examioation, idst The chamber was crowded to suf. parties od Hark- great excitement | focation, and such confusion prevailed that the exa- eclared by the Seere- | mination wes postponed. Tho widow of the murdered man was in court. The prisoners were remanded to jail to await a more convenient period for examina tiem. Th gtoat excitement amongat the Ger- mane. Hail is about twenty end / n!ckorbooker tren. ty six years old, and of reapectable appearance. They have engaged G. W. Clinton as counae ‘The weather ia very cold, and the wind blows a gale, accemranied with mow. | have ar MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951. YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTs. Election in Rhode Island for a U.S. Senator. Provivencr, Jan, 29, 1851, Both branches of the Legislature met in joint ses- sion this morning, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of electing ® United States Senator to supply the place of the Hon. Albert C. Greene, whig, after the 4th of March next. Annexed is the result of THE WALLOTTINGS. First. Second, Third, Fourth, 34 84 Charles T. James, dem. 34 36 John Whipple, w! 32 8k 36 ‘as. F. Simmons, 19 «al 22 22 Robert B. Cransto1 6 8 0 1 jose 1 6 6 4 Total number of votes cast, 97 98 «= OTB Necessary to @ choice... 49 60 rr) 50 The Legislature then adjourned until to-morrow, when another trial will be made. U, 8S. Senator for Massachusetts. Boston, January 29, 1851. The House will vote for. a United States Senator for the short term, to-morr hen the Hon. Robert Ran- toul, democrat, will probably be chosen. Gen. Cushing and other hunker democrats in the House announced that the: elected, should vote tor Rantoul; but if he was ey should mot feel bound to vote for Sum- ly. they were told that they should have joutwell waselvcted Governor. Another ot vote for Rantoul, because he was friendly to Bum: Adjournment of the Insurance Convention— Arrest of the Otsego County Bank Rob- bers—Altered Bank Bills, d&c. Utica, Jan. 29,1851. The Convention has been debating the report of the committee on the tariff of prices for insurance. ‘The following sections of the report were adopted :— First, that in each city and village where cash com. panies have a tariff of rates, the same to be charged by the mutual companies, Sesond, that im each city ‘and village where there are no rates, a company shall make the same rate as above. Third, that in the cash insurance, the Interest of both the insurer and in. sured requires @ strict adherence to the rates which the best companies have by engsttenee found it neces- sary to eetablish. After which, the Convention ad- journed till 2 o’elock. The Insurance Qonvention reassembled at two o’elock in afternoon, and resumed the considera- tion of the report of the committee on uniform rates and terms of imeurance, andthe remaining sections were adopted, as follo: Fourth, That on all the risk ken on the mutual plan, except on farm pro- perty and dwellings detached, the cash premium re- quired shall not be leas than half the aggregate amount of cash premium for the term of the policy, at the cur- rent rates established, and on risks where the current cach retes exceeds one per cent, not less than three- fourths such segregate smount. Fitth, That on de- tached begin t jouses, barns, and other farm proper- ty insured on the mutual plan, the premiam shall not be less than one per cent of the amount insured, and the cash payment shall not be lesa than fifty cents on one hundred dollars, when their term fs for five years; forty cents for three years; thirty cents for two years, and twenty cents for one year. Sixth, That the cash rates on farm property shall not be less than seventy- five cents on one hundred dollars, whgn the term is for three years; fifty-five cents for two years, and thirty cents for one year Seventh. That this Convention strongly recommend that policies be issued on farm property and detached dwellings for no longer term t three years, andon other kinds no longer term one year. man, from the Committee on Compensa- ents, Mr. tion to A, resented a report, which was accepted on. opted, as a substitute The following resolution wa: for the report Rorolved, That the several insurance companies here re- presented will not, direotly or indirectly, pay to sgents faking rarvoys for mutual applications exceeding two dol- » and not more than ten per cent om the premium col- lected on cash policies, A Committee was appotnted to prepare « memorial to be presented to the Legislature; after which the Convention adjourned sine die. We learn that two of the Otsego County Bank rob- bers have been arrested, and that the officers are on the Seek of the other, Most of the money will be re- covered, Bloan, the collector of Richfield, is supposed to have been murdered, Altered bills of the Utica City Bank and the Tro; City Bank, from ones to fives, have made their ap ancein this sity. Their altered appearance is made by pasting five over the figure one. Glass Works Burned, Wueewine, Va., Jan. 29, 1861. Sweeney’s extensive glass works in this place were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is es- timated at $40,600, on whioh there is mo insurance. Bofore the flames were extinguished, the proprietors had contracted fer the rebuilding ef the establish- ment, and will be ready to furnish spring orders. Meteorological Observations. BY MORSE’S TELEGRAPH—OFFICE I6 WALL STREET. Burrato, Jan. 29—9 A. M. We have « high wind frem the northwest. There light fall of suow last night. Thermometer 14; aro) Fr 28 90, and risin, 8 P.M.—It has been a raw, celd day, with a pleroing wind from the northwest. Thermometer 8 deg. zero, and falling; barometer 29. 10, and rising. Rocuxster, Jen 29-9 A, M The wind changed from the south during the m to the northwest, and it has commenced growing co! It is now blowing a gals, with snow, Thermometer 18. 8 P.M. —The wind bas blown a gale from tl Wert allday, It is bleak and cold. Thermometer 4 degrees above sero, and falling. It snowed ali day. Avne 20—9 A. M, It is enowing and blowing, wit wind from the north, Thermometer 23 8P,M.—It is still snowing and blowing terribly, with a north wind. It has snowed all day. The ther- mometer is down to 10 degrees. Osweoo, Jan 20-9 A. M It rained considerebly durivg the night, but the wind has changed to the west, and is now blowing fresh, and it ir growing cold fast. Thermometer 16 SP. M—It bas been a severe, blustering day, with « high cutting west wind. sccompunied by snow. Ther mometer 9 degrece above xero, Srracuar, Jan. 29—09A. M. It is & cold, blustering morning, aud bas snowed a Mitle, The vind is blowing a gale from the west, ‘Thermometer 12 8 Y. M.—It bas continued to storm hardall day. We west wind, Ihermometer 6, Unica, Jan, 20-— It tained all might. It is a cloudy, celd and stormy moraing, The snow is falling, and the wind north- west. Thermomoter at 24; baromoter at 23. 920, 8 P.M stormed. more or less, sharp percing west wind has prevailed, deem the most disagreeable day of the fensen. This evening, itis cloudy and very cold; thermomater at 5. ‘The barometer continues depressed, and now stands at 29 100. Avrany, Jan. 29-9 A. M. It is an unplearant morning. It rained all night, and Is still raining bard. Thermom at 30; mercu- ty in barometer 61; 8P. M.— day, but it is y The wind is northwest. Baro: ; thermometer 15. Trov, J 2 -9A. M. It is a very stormy morning, with heavy rain, and t wind. Thermometer a ‘ne thermometer has fallen to 23, and the till strong trom the northwest, It has rained, and ceased, and the streets are now covered with ice. 8P.M.—Itis now very stormy and cold, with « hravy blow from thenorthwest, Thermometer at 7) above zero, growing ter at ay aren, Vt., Jan, 20.8 P. Mf. to zero, The windis from heavy gale, and mak. ing the snow fly. It “is one ef the most unpleasant nights we have liad this winter. Wririracs, Jan, 20—8 P.M. It is clear and pleasant. The wind is from the north, a strong. The thermometer is 9 degrees above fononto, Jan. 20-8 P.M. 4 cold all day, The ther- ero. Quenre, Jan, 29-8 P.M. The weather here is mild. It has snowed all day. Two feet of snow has already fallen, and it is still coming ¢own It bas boon very wind, mometer 6 degrees abo BY BAIN’S LINE, OFFICR NO, 29 WALL ST Banpuary, Jan, ‘We have a strong north north west wind. e mometer indicates 28 degrees. it is clear and cold. Creverann, Jan. 20--19 M. The wind is from the north. We have a violent *now storm, and it is very cold. Dernorr, Jan, 29--12 M. The wind is northwoat, is very cold, and it is blowing very bard, Pirrsmvunon, Jam. 20—12 M. It has been @ cold snd wintry day. The wind is strong, and it is snowing slightly, Loe in north, and t » fell Tt ia very cold here, hard Oopersnvnom, Jan, 20—8 P.M. ‘The wind is northwest, and the thermometer 7 de- grees above tere, Wartentows, Jan, 29-8 P. ‘The weather here is clear and cold. The wind degrees above rer0, ‘West, and the thermometer 7 = Raln Storm at Boston—Shipwreek, de. Boston, Jan, 29—1 P. M. A-severe rain storm is prevaling here. The bark Carlos, of Boston, Seaver, from Galveston, 5th inst., of and for Baltimore, struck on Egg rock, outside the Jower light, at one this morning, and filled with water in balf an hour. The crew were saved by the pilot boat Jane, and brought to the city. When left, her stern had washed out, and she shortly after went to pieces. She is fully insured here. A steamer fias been sent to save the cargo, which consists of 561 bales of cotton, 661 hides, 44 bbis. molasses, aud 6 casks of rohan: At the last accounts the wreckers were the U- 8. mail. The} here teen brought to ths tty for examination. shee Hy defalcation of one of the clerks of the Boston and yt maa to the amount of $8,000, has jus Robbery of an Express Car=-¢5,000 Stolen. Baurimone, Jan, 29, 1851. A keg containing five thousand dollars in specie was stolen from the express car of Adams & Co., during last night. The rebbery was discovered this morning on the arrival of the train from Philadelphia. The robbers have not yet been detected. The keg was one of six, and was stolen, it is supposed, whilst ews e the Burquebanoah river, and was not missed untli train reached Baltimore. ‘The Southern mail for this city has been carried to Philadelphia by mistake. ‘Washington Items. Wasuinaton, Jan. 29, 1861. The tariff delegations were actually at work last night. Ex-Secretary Buchanan is here, and favors the modification with all his influence. + James Callahan, the corresponding clerk of the Navy Department, has been removed. t The Confession of Dunbar the Murderer. Axuaxy, Jan, 29, 1851. Dunbar’s confession, written by Rev. Mr. Beecher, has been sold to Mr. Bender, # bookseller, and is being Printed by Weed & Parsons. It will be ready for sale the moment of his execution, on Friday next, The sheriff has called upon Governor Hunt for a detech- ment of troops to guard the prison doors and windows from the crowd who, it is feared, may forceanentrance on the day of execution. The artillery and Burgesses corps have been detailed for that duty. Fire—Western Navigation, é&e. Lovisvinie, January 29, 1851. Lind’s wool factory, at Lexington, Ky., was destroyed by fire this morning-the work of incendiaries, The Joss is $15,000; no insurance. ‘The canal mearures five fee! eight inches, and is falling. The weather is cold, with the prospect of a frozen river if It continues on to night. The New Orleans (©’Kielly) telegraph line is now order from Louisville. 4 an * The Steamship Philadelphia. New Oaxeans, January 29, 1a51. ‘The steamship Philadelphia, Capt. Pearson, sailed to-day for Chagre Our Albany Correspondence, Axvany, Jan. 27, 1351. The Scnatoral Question—Great Excitement—Who is to be Senator?—Fish, Phoenix, John Van Buren, Granger, or Dickinson? The time for the Legislature to meet in joint ballot, being the 4th proximo, is fast approaching. Only a week’s time is left for negotiation. The whig majority held a meeting in secret on Friday evening, but being private, and pledges exacted, nothing is known, as to certainty, of the proceed- ings. Sufficient, however, hae transpired, by which it has been ascertained, without a doubt, thatthere are twenty-two whigs in the Legisla- ture who will not support Hamilton Fish—the Seraid canudidate—for United States Senator. There are a dozen more silver greys prop>r who will bolt the ebonies on any slavery question; but as they are mostly from the city of New York, they will vote for Mr. Fish, as a matter of city = alleging that itis the only chance the city 3 had, for a great number of ware, to send One of its citizens to the Senate. The city greys also argue that Mr. F. may step into the Senate as a professed friend of Seward; but his interests, private and social, are so closely connected with the national whigs that he will assuredly act in concert with Messrs. Clay, Webster, and Fill- more upon the compromise measures of the last session. The twenty-two whigs who have pledged them- Selves against Fish are also as firmly Opposed to any otherman who may be brought forward by the abolitionists. They have no candidate whose name they will unitedly preseat, and will only act in concert to prevent the election of a Weed, Gree- ley and Seward automaton. yThey have been goaded to the quick ever since the organization of the House, and have been stigmatized as cowards, puppies and whelps, for periittin, the House to go into the hands of the other section, carrying with it elso the complexion of every im- portant committee, The greys have also been en on several occasions, when Mr. Varnum, tr. Anthon, and others,fhave attempted to call up for discussion the compromise and Union resolu- tions presented during the first week of the ses sion ; and, instead of allowing them to be debated, they were paesed into the hands of the Judiciary Committee, there to sraoulder and smother uatil Mr. Seward should permit their disinterment, after the United States Senator question shall have been settled. Another secret caucus wiil be heid in the | courte of the week, when another attempt will be | made to induce the whigs of both branches to go into open eaucus on Monday or Tuesday next, and make @ nomination to be supported on the 4th of February. In the meantime, the demoer both branches are keeping themselves very qaiet; and although the corporal’s guard who volunwered as Mr. Dickinson’s pall bearers, would desire to bring bis name forward, in hopes of giving the sil- | ver greys an opportunity of voting for him in res | ference to Fish, no unity of that nature will’ be effected. The law declares that the two houses shel! meet in joint ballot ; but there is no provision which com the Legislature to make choice of a United States Senator. The meeting ia joint ballot will be held; but it is still doubtful whether | 81 members will be found to agree upou the name of the same individual. locos are engaged in_playing their cards with caution and dexterity. They have agreed to purpoeely dissgree 1m the choice of a candidate— | — have no candidate tor United States Senator, | and when the time arrives to vote, each man will | vote “‘on hit own hook” and name his own candi- | F date. ‘The war waxes warm with the majority daily. The two papers—the Journal and Register—are now teeming with bitterness, cifully abused. The former paper is particularly vindictive in its articles on John Young.Divid Gra- ham, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Fillmore, and others while the latter is equally merciless in its atacks upon Seward and his leading supporters Should the twenty-two national whige adhere to their present determination in opposing Hamil- ton Fish, and any other man whom the majority mey desire, then no election will be effected du- | ting this session of the Leg adopt the ture; and if they ame course which the locos will pursue when in joint ballot—that is,to scatter their votes— | that ect itself will scatter the whig party also. They prefer such a fatality rather than any longer | eubmit to the insolence which has been offered them since the commencement of the session. Had the majority disposed of Mr. Anthon’s reso- lutions in a reputable manner, without giving any vnnecei umbrage at the time they were offer- ed, things might have glided more smoothly. This eenatorial question is fraught with much evil, and ne one can yet predict the result. Should the election be staved off until the next Legisla- ture, then the locos will lose not only Assembly, but the Senate a! tween John Van Buren and Dickinson. Extevtion or Brown anp Writ.ias 15th of January, at about half-past twelve o'clock Although the number of this execution was muc scene was deeply impressive and solemn. oceupied, it, was impossible to Much credit is due to the o iartienlar charge the execution wae conducted, ‘om ar what he eaid {o jail Wenkegen (AL) Otome don. 18. the offices of | ico members of | i and the leading men of | either section are stron, ly denounced and unmer- | e in quarrelling be- , AT Peorta, Ittsxo1s.—The execution of Brown and Williams, for the murder of Mr. Hewitt, took place on the rsone present to witness larger than on the 20th of December, yet everything passed og quiet, Tae w minutes before the ropes were adjysted Brown ad- dreesed the crowd; but, from the position which we One Hundred and Fourteenth Anniversary of Thos. Paine’s Birth Day. Last evening, a ball and supper were given at the Coliseum, Broadway, to celebrate the one hundred and fourteenth anniversary of the birth day of the celebrated author of “Common Sense and the Rights of Man.” Ateight e’clock the company began to arrive, and at nine there were about 360 ladies and gentlemen in the ball room. Dancing was then commenced, and kept up with great spirit until 11 o'clock, when the company repaired tothe supper room, where jan ele- gant supper was provided by Miller, the proprietor of the Coliseum. After supprr, Edward J. Wells, Esq., the chairman, rose and announced that Doctor Hal- lock would deliver an address. Doctor Hattock then rose and spoke. ae follow: Lapies anv GentLemen:—We are told by the Apos- tle, that “ Therp are diversities of gifts, bat the same spirit. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same moving All nee A that woeke im all.” ¢ or country they ma; wo ‘uiveraited their modes ri Bo of all by the same spirit. of winte: the heat the sunshine and thi ower—the the calm--the evening and the morning ~-80 Opposite, 60 antagonistic in their operation, a: moved by tha-same spirit—all work to the same end— the perfection of the harvest--the good of man. And this grand result of conflicting powers is, because they in man. But, during the str and jar of contending for: this unity of design, t) mess of spirit, co be recognized by the ties en, It the elements could cal te end rail at each other, or misunderstand each other as do, would not the light say — What union have I with darkness? The calm would not extend her le band to the be prey the summer would feel t! death \t she would be chilled in the embrace of winter, The: uld not seein their diversity of gifts, “the same spirit.” ither deos man. Among other things, let us devote a portion of the brief period allotted to reflection on this festive occasion, to a consideration of this faet and its con- sequences. Such a thing as a martyr, in all proba- bility, would never have been, had this fact been known. Both the victims and the persecutors of that grim old age were in earnsst—there can be no doubt of that; men donot burn each other nor suffer themselves to be burned in sport There was a deep purpose at the Dottom of all this; could some power have lifted the veil, and shown that purpose, both in the judge and his victim, to be the same, how different would have boen the result!—How changed the whole current of history—hew purified from blood would have been ite stream! Time has lifted that veil for us, and, standin, upon to-day. the apex of @ pyramid compored of al past ages, we may look into their purposes, in the light ot thelr deeds, not their creeds, and see, of all the true heroes ef the race, their purpose was one, their motive thesame. In looking from this mental Pisgah into the past, it is sublimely ludicrous, the anomalous procession of earnest heroes that pass in review betere us—Gregory the Pope— Luther the Protestant —alfr: the king. Thomas Paine the republicaa (to name a few). But fancy some of these to have met! Greg: the Ist, as he cast bis '¢ northward over that dim irland of the sea, wi with earnest hope for ite redemption from Druid rites and barbarian thral- dom, and Thomas Paine, tresh from battle with the very superstitio: h Gregory's church ¢1 gendered, How could these bave met! ‘ Ready o} and shirt shrift” for the “ heretic’? that infidelity wight die. 4 when the one sent his monks into Britain, id the other wrote his “Age of Reason” and “Common Sense,’ can we not seo? If we cannot, let us “anoint our eyes with eye salve,” that we may see, notwithstanding this diversi- ty of gifts. “the came spirit.” Where would be th shionsy which obscares the name ot Paine ev if this veil ef creeds and prejudice could be twain, and his de. ok into the sanctum sanciorwm of bis hi a it!—or must of each other, of men, be w - But what fs it that binds us to these mighty irite of the past? It is, because we love libert; ‘and love to cherish the memory of its pioneers an defenders This ts why we are here to-night, to celebrate birth of one of the best ofthese. They wereDdrothers ail; bat they could not know it Let us be more just to them thaw they could have been to themeelves. And now, ehall I stop to say when and where Thomas Paine was born, or nurrate the partic lars of ventfal lite? Let us, fur the z all that to bietory, What matter where he was born? Such matters ferm the body of histor our concern is with ite spirit and ite La vay on A mere framework of tacts, like the human body, is only useful agit contains a moral and a soul ‘heo | we have secured these, let it be honorably emtombed, Thomas Paine's liie was devoted to the establishment of mental liberty, and thie embraces every form of at arenes heaven ; for the liberty to think implies & & the liberty to act. For this he ia calied an faddel, and denounced by flippant molsees and good old grandmo. | thers aa a name to" conjure up the devil with ” But | for this we rejoice, and are giadthat he wasbora Yet while we rejeice let us not forget what that liberty is tor which be lived and iabvored. i in the popa- jar sense, is not an end but a means. Ip its compre- hensive eense it is enjoymont, happiness—trach — without which there can be neither the one nor the other. How can @ man be free who makes a lie the governing principle of his life, or ® nation either! Thomas Paine bas well defloed ieddelity to be a want of mental feithtulness to one's selt—a trying to persuade ourselves that we believe what we doen't believe. Andthe man who does this-the man who, in commerce, in politics, or religion, ts governed by a — lie, is @ No matter though he be the entlaver of other matter how loud may be his praises of literty, or his professions ot regard for her Therefore, it we would profit by the remem him «hose birth we are met te celebrate—it we fret —let ur, es he did, search for the liejin every dep: mentof society asforatyrant, that we may dethrone it, How much of polition) truth was uttered by Thomas Paine—we may well leok back with astonishment fat the clearnors of his perceptions, on this rubjest. in that early dey. Yet how much of that truth and | liberty has the nation been cheated out ot by the politica! lie; or isit a truth that three millions of more than Kuseiam serfs. in our midat, ar enjoying the'liberty that Thomas Paine labored to establish ' or is it a truth that the liberty, for which he con- tended, means a perpetuation of this serfdom to all time. and in all territories, over which the fag of tl republic sball wave ? or is it a truth t compromire of that, and the highest duty ot a fre# to eatch asiave! If so, well; but if it be not so, it it be a ti nd that it f*, great nature everywhere preclaime with her loudest voices. and her still louter silence; then, the sooner we hunt it cut and dethrone it, the sooner we sbail be rid of a tyrant, whoistrans- forming us into beasts.” How much of pecuniary liberty do we enjoy! Just as much as we have of commercial truth, and no more —nor shall we ever [do not speak of this as doubting the desire to discharge pecuniary obli gations between man and man, bat to inquire racoer whether commerce, the wide werld over, be not mataly one great Ife. Else, why do thoes who perform thw he fest labor get the lightest reward! liow else is it, the idle thinkers are rolling in coaches for plearareand dustrions workers are rolling wheelbarrows for ? Low otherwise shall weexplain it! We read ofseme who were to be given over to trong delusions, that they might believe a lie and be demo Is not this the difficulty with our lords of the mart. ot the workshop and of the eoil! Let us see what their faito is. They believe most religiously im riatute justice stipulated wages and.asn business doing biped is thelr “while duty cf man’ Can there be « t felevhood than that’ In courte 1 It queationa are settied by precedent & ore these were rummonrd to shew caure, and some urist wete to fearch~ not the statute boo Btory, but the ler non p where would he be apt find it’ Suppore the lord of the forest, the stately oak, were to adopt this creed, and shoald cut iteot loore from the working elements, as they do from the werking clas loore from the soil that reared it, the run that warmed it, and the dews that refreshed It—what would be ite fat Wh same elem that rupported it. at once become to destroy it; Kye, to level it, as if to let it knew that if it will not mingle with them in harmony it must in power, No such union as this can be dissolved with impunity. But fof the direiples of that creed, thie may be raid — that if salvation mean highest happivers. parent en- joy ment—they are not saved, and the victims of it fare eurely not in heaven Quite otherwise. Of a trath mammon {¢ & potent deity; but, unbappily for his priests and people, bis goapelis a tie! And trath and liberty are “cne and indivieible ' “He is a freeman whom the truth makes free, and all are « Let me repeat, then in conslasion. let ue did, tor the lie everywhere ; knowing, at he did. that we must dethrone it, or it willeusiave us! This in @ portion ofthe lesron of the day tome. There thoachts mingle with memory of Thomas Paine. When I thi of hi neat lite, devoted to the common T think of this great republic, the lald by bis own hand, when I think of her past achievements and prospective Jory, T cannot but rejoice in his birth, and reverence Eiv memory Say he had foibles if you ploare— who bas not’ Bay be had taalte if you must to orris homen ’ But while you eny it. do not forget that you he whieh he Inbs the fidelity of « god, on the trath which be attered, and that th: live while the trath, which was their juception, re maine their animating principle. aod no longer But the truth itself, can never div. Nothing but lie can be annihilated; it may be obroured for » time, like the eur, but, does the dey die whoo the night hides it? So may the memory of him whom memorate, live—his name in oor bearts, bis troth our Hres—eo, when the clouds of oreeds and prajud thall bave pasted away, thet truth hail be the ele et, end his memory the brighter - For ke is Freedom's now, he will be Fame's. aatute not Blackstone and of nature for & pr o member, they were founded will cera under whese Tit alias Jorden, the man who planned the robbery, was brought to Peoria a few hours before pad committed Ove of the few- the immortal names What wore not born to dle" The folowing toaste were then elven Dan with epprop™aie temaess 9 the Chate. mory | Son Was this day sworn into ofllc | the duties ot his office for many yea | imprisonm to extend his principles, to rejoice that his works have been translated into foreign languages — “Liberty Tree.” We Waa 2. Washington, and the worthies of our Revolution — acknowl. their indebtedness to the exertions eine, and powerful pew. Air— Portuguese % great The United Btates of America—May this raised to liberty, serve as sleavon to the op- id an exampleto the oppressed. Air—" Star Banner.” needful Reforms—May the people hay> the spirit to demand them. ‘Air—* Mornelilon ity 9 5, Freedom ot Opinion--It will continue whilst our ress isfree, Truth and science are an over-matoh for error; when the field is fair, the combatants are unequal.’ Air--“Truth is firm, and must prevail.” 6. Free Inquiry--The memory of ite able and honest advocates, it not a numerous yet # vigorous baad ; truth, "and, sttatiog carsioied be te eee, 5 ) standing unre iby the they challenge their ‘tation. po hl Tn msm eir dispu' Air jature only 7. Education—Youth prepared by the sciences im our schools, by the arte iu our workshops—these faith- fay a yan sea De gr oage ‘assisting our agricul- ure, our institutions fe. = teses are formed as twigs are bent ve a aa 8. The Tongue and the Pen May they never be let loose in parenry of passion, to the disgrace of the man and the injury of a goodeause. Air— Let reason inte the wayward mind.” 9. The Ladies—Their dgrecable society is the height of domestic felicity; “for mature tried her hand en man. and then she made the lasses, 0.’ Air—“ ilome, swert bome.”” Several volunteer toast were afterwards drunk; atter which the company returned to the ball room, and the merry danee was resumed and kept up until be- tween one and two o’cleck, when the company sepa- rated, pleased with themselves and with everybody 20, r ea Onty Ini ry Counr.—(Betore Judge Greenweod).— Emile Goulerd vs. Giles a Canines In this Tak which bas conuy) ‘4 the court for two days, the plaintiff charges the defendant with the receipt of various sams of money, and claime @ very large balance Several witnesses, including the clerks and cashiers from some New York banks, were examined on the part of the plaintiff aud whea his case rested, a motion was made to diemiss the jcomplaint{on the grounds that— firstly, on the 3rd September, 1847, plaintiff had executed to d dant a general assignment of all his property and effects for the benefit of bis oreditora, nd it appeared by the evidence that some ot the items roved resulted trom property belonging to him at the te of the assignment, und which therefore by that assignment became the property of his rreditors — secondly, that the monty claimed had been deposite: by plaintiff with defendant es gent, in one instance, ot J. B. Goulard; and as others, agent generally, and that no action could be maintained by him for morey belonging to the principal The court ruled that for such parts of the claim aa belomg- ed to the pleintiff at the time of the assignment, and were covered by the asrignment. he could not re- cover in this wction; and for such other parts as were acquired subsequent thereto, and were not covered by the assignment, be was entitied to recover. The money aid by plaintiff to defendant, as ag: of D. B. Gou- ‘d, he could net recover except uader certain cir- curast mentioned by the court; but that for other moneys paid by him to defendant, the mere tact of hia being described as is ogee did not preciade him from recovering, as hs might not have really beensach. It would be for the jury to apply the evidenge in uccord- ance with there views; but it appearing that the aec- counte would require a long investigation, it was ulti- mately referred te John Dikeman, Moses Van Buren, and Robert T. Hicks, Esqrs., to hear and determine the action upon the principles laid dewn by the court, Mr. Crist appeared for the gant, aud Messrs, Out- oore for defendant. Commirren yor ‘Txiat.—Adam Renz, charged with arson, whose case has been reported in the /ieraid. wae brought up again on Tuesday, and fuliy comiicted, A Newry Prosecren Fenny serw, New Youx ayo Bxooxuyy —Some parties in Brooklyn, among whom the Hon. E. T, Backhouse, member of the Legislature for Kings county, occupies the most promiaent posi- tion, are taking measures to estybiish wu additional ferry, copnecting the foot of Beekman street, New York, with Bridge street Brooklyu, and have already leased the slip at the former place from individual sm and obtained @ license wader the Scate law of 16, Cononrn’s Inquest.—The oorouer, yesterday, held ap inquest on the body of Joveoh Qui. aged sixty, » native of Ireland, who died suddenly on Monday night, at Bis late ence in Navy etreet The jury fo u used died of inflammation of the bowels Fi Piery.—Jobn Ryan, # youog man about 1¢ ears of age, was yesterday committed by dr Jastioe ting and ing to ¢ nitentiary for 60 days, with hacd lanur, for bi 2 his mother brutally on several oe- cation Wome Ricuts.—At @ discussion by the Hamilton Literary Association, the question uid women be allowed to vote |” was carried in th mat New Fine Froive.—A aplendid engi whieh hat just been manufactured for thy Washington Comp No. 1, by Messrs. Pettit, Cistiman & Sic York, war brought home on “Monday last. and ite p ern tested wg: those of Ned of each were decide on the superiority of either. The atmoat good feeling seemed to prevail, and after the trial, both companies proceeded to the station of No 1, where ree freshments were provided for them. Jax, 29—.dppointment of the new Nelson. Esq , counsellor at law, has been appointed by the Hon. Judges Nelson t+ clerk of the United States Uireuit Court for southern district of New York, in the reom of the lete Mr Gardiner. Mr. Ni: y the presiding 4 the court was adjourned to Mouday next. EB. Stillwell, who bas efficientiy discharged past, is, we are by Mr. Nelson, a the assistant judge, (Mr bappy to say, retal elerk of the Clroui' Bounty Laxo jorday from the inst certain parties charged with extensive forgerice of Mexican land warrants, Oae of the accused had been arrested, and committed in de fault of bail, ior $5,000; the officers wore natively im pursuit of another, but up toa late hous withoat sao- cere. nd Political Intelligence. Ano.ition Coxvenriox,— The abolitionists of Connee- tiout are to hold # State Convention, ac Hartford, om the 12th of February, for the purpose of nominatiog @ State ticket Domestie Miscellany. The citivens of Wheeling, Va. have voted to sabe rcribe $260,000 to the stock of the Contral Ohio Ratl- road Nethaniel Childs jr., has eued the Bank of the State of Missouri, and laid the damayes at $50,000, for false The Virginia Reform Convention have before them @ claure fer the new conmitution, providing for the election of Governor, Livutensut Governor, and Seore tary of State, by the people—the Governor to be im- Vested with a qualified veto. Three men were killed nt Hudson Tt Kalltoad, @ few de eo, by tne sildiag of hili under which they were workin The farmers of Montgomery coun two weeks past, bee unterfett gold d bis, oll, om the line of tae iroulati etter from Mr. Geyer, read before the | of Missouri, on the Compromive measures, b his election to the post of Unived States Sena “The persevering efforts to procure the passage of acts to prohibit slavery in the Territories, and abolish it in the District of Columbia, have on a fearful crisie At the comme late session of Congress, no one, | tafok, cam deubt that the success of those efforts, in evther case, would have been regerded and treated by several of the States as an open declaration of civil war; and the Union, with its manifold bless ings, would hav j Nay, if the tion another stood the stock vailed, and the greatest o: ed by the passoge of the « what is called the Comprom aad now, my de- liberate opinion is, thet the best secarity we can have agamat the recurrence of the imminent pert which we have so recently eecaped, is to uphold that adjustment in all ite parts, and preserve it in- violate. Although the admission of California, With her extensive boundarice, and the acts forthe abolition of what is called the siave trade ia the vistr would not have been entirely acceptable to me, uaconnected with the other = situents of the adjustment, ora reliable assuraece of their passage, yet, as a whole, I was from the beginning, am now, aad shall be to the end, in Fortunately, better counsels pre- H calamities was avert eral bills Consttating favor of that adjustment. It is the best settl at of the controversy that could, um all the cir- cumstances, have been obtained. It involves sacrifice or surrender of principle. tim right of a State or citizen of the United States, secures no triumph to any section, party, or people of the Union over another Good faith, aa well os the preservation of the harmony of the Uniov, requires that it should be sustaiaed by mea of all parti If itena be preserved inviolate, it will restore harmony and tranquillity to all pore tions of this republic, by re esta ishing the contie dince of ow people ia the justice of the govern ment, and the good fait of their fellow If it he overthrown, toe ee thet will hi 0 )