The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1851, Page 2

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As might have been expected, the gross outrage | which was commi‘ted in Boston, on Saturday last, by a mob of negroes, in forcing the doors of the United States Court in tha city, and rescuing from the cus- Yody of the United Siates authorities a negro who | had been arrested on the charge of being a fugitive slave, has created quite an excitemen’ throughout the whole country. If we are . ot mistaken, this wthe greatest outrage that ever occurred in the Waited Sta'es; and if those who participated in it, as wellast/eir aiders and abettors, the white ne- grees and sgitators, under whose direction and in- stigation, no dou t, it was committed, be not promptly arrested and punished to the full exten; of the law, it will be nonsense to say, here da the North, that there is a union between ws and our Southern fellow citizens. We are pleaeed, therefore, to:ee that an effort has been made to bring to justic- two parties, who are sharged with aiding and abetting the rioters. Oae | of them_is a lawyer, and the other is a member of | the press, who, for a ‘cng time past, has been iden- ‘Yided with the abe lition ca ise, and with the“ higher | law” doctrine of resis ance to the law. At this distance from Boston, it is impossible for us to say whether they are guilty of the charge imputed to them. We apprehend, however, that the United States District Attorney would not have applied for @ warrant for their arrest, nor would the Commis- sioner have iasuei it, unless, ‘o say the least, a prema facie case were made out sgaiast them, on | affidavit. ment bere. the disprace whch this outrage has entailed upon | it, her citizens must not tire until he ringleaders ofthe mob, snd the most act \e of the vagabonds who dared to force an entrance into the court room, shall | ave been arrested and been made an example of. The people of Boston owe it to their This is all very well for a commence- ; butit is to be hoped the matter will not rest own character, and to the relations which they | hold to the ‘est of the country, to adopt this course. W they should fal in doing so, the usion of this great republic is nothing better than a rope of sand Our readers will perceive that this subject eceu ied the atention of Congress yesterday, and that Mr. C.+y, of Kentucky, true to his iaterests as @ petriot and an ardent and devoted friend of the republic, introduced a motion requesting she President, if not incempa tible with the pub- he interests, to place Be‘ore the Senate all infor. mation on the subject, in his possession; and also to communicate to that bedy what mea- eures be bh ypted, and whether, in his opisioa, any additional legiel ion is necessary to meet the exigency of the ease. Tae resolution was laid ever for the present; doubtless, for the reason that Mr. Fillmore could not, as yet, have been placed iy poseession of any information on the aubject in an cfiicial form. Our Washington correepoadeat imiorms us, by tele graph, that the President will fesve a proclamation this mornigg, on the snl) eulling wpon all good eitiz he officers to wee that the laws are enf beyed. Such & proceeding would not be amiss at the prevent fime. If such a proclamation be promulgated disobeyed, the next | be to of iasurreet thing w fn against 4 collision will be the such a catas- and it be declare Boston in a stat the general government, Fesult. Much os we would Bophe—for ca'actrophe it we fear that the fanetics of that city, and ef other p of New England, will, ere long, be ia colli with the | nited Stater they prov saoue, all we can sey iz, let it com tice of that section of the | and will have it, thea let Bends bet oneibility averted; thei! wheth There w nate, on the 5 i be—we very much oa li et destruction, such ea If 1 the tana nion co t come ; te yesterday, COurideration of a vote reter tien to th laid ont ought to h The House was ei River ond Harbor appearances, wil die othr Our re @ fy Aopeis of t gia. The Ber aerh sands of eover enigma heretofore of these last dizer come from that whe Sure Sierra gener, we bile are tak ers will ow ost ir bew © coart bea of in other part that the er td bys re of 1 ri tant vention ix « earn have « shovid w w Fugitive Slave ow ™ ye the laws Btate vier Unies be ast We ve potwith title ct Thet the = will proba for letters day 6 sine hiked i eevn'y Toere we field, Maseac use tir news ser oneh hast of an announcement that the netorious George Thompson, the English abolitionist, would lecture on his favorite theme. The people were 80 much infuriated that he was obliged to forego his pur- pose. We are opposed to all infractions of the law; but if Mr. Thompeon should receive a coat of tar and feathers before he leaves this country for Eng- land, we think the world would say he deserved it. Were an American to attempt to preach in- cendiarism in England, | e would, we are satistied, be treated ina summary way. This fellow, how- ever, presuming up m our “largest liberty,” thinks he can act as he pleases, ani accordingly indulges in more license than he dare assume in | If the city of Boston is anx ous to wipe out | on the part of the government. hisown country. Sha! such a disorganizer be tol- erated? Are we to submit toa “higher law” be- ing propounded to us by a member of the English Panlicment. ‘The Progress and Prospeets of Cuba. In our financial department will be found some impertant statistical matter connected with the commercial position of Cuba. That fertile island, eminently distinguished for its proliie soil, and for | & metropolitan city where commerce, trade, the art: and blandishments of society are conspicu- ously exhibited in intimate association with great wealth and available capital, has recently attracted more than ordinary attention, by the vain enter- prise of Lopez, who, at the head of an armed ex- pedition, proposed to free it from the government of Spain—but whose pr.cipitate fligh left the pepulation still ready to enjoy the peace, security, and means of prosperity that now exist, under the mild yet efficient government of the new Captain Genera}. It is certainly true that there has been some dis- affection towarda the government of Spain in Cuba; but as this arose, in a great measure, from com- | mercial res'rictions, rather than fiom any positive ; political displeasure, a more liberal policy, which | has been entertamed and even commenced’by the | governmen’, will soon make not only a secure foundation for the people at large, but a loyal population, ready and determined to support the | rulers entrustei with the management of the | islend. This small but valuable jewel of the | | tropical ocean, Jies adjacent to both inlets of the | Gulf of Mexico; and Havaua, in a politica! point of view, is the most important position in the West Indies, and is daily acquiring greater and greater interest, in consequence of the active intercourse between the nations of the earth and California, which will contribute essentially, at no distant day, | to improve the commercial, and consequently the | national, character «{ the South American States. | The harbor of Havana is so admirable, its water | is so deep, and its capacity to float a thousand ships makes it so valuable, that nature seems only | to require tie enlightened aid of man to give that | port. distinction and usefulness of the very first magnitude. | 4m these days of liberal senti nen‘s, and of less | restricted commerce than the world has ever yet | known, it seems an important consideration to the future welfare, prosperity and peace of Cuba, that the government of Spain should realize the value to itself and the usefulness to the population of Cu- ba, of enlarging the privileges of ‘he people of the island generally. Formerly, it may be remember- ed, the culture and sale of tobaeco in Cuba were wholly monopolized by the goverament ; but this short-sighted system was finally abandoned, and | | since 1821 we have seen the immense value of throwing open the cultivation and trade to the ge- neral enterprise of the population. The exporta- tions of tobacco have increased more than ten times, threugh the operation of this wise measure In fact, in every pointof commercial freedom the gain to the go- vernment and ta tha nannlatian hee haan ahwine= H | Certainly, » ith the mass of facts furnished by the history of Cuba, we think a well-directed examina- | tion would result in no other conclusion thaa that the wisest policy will be consulted, in giving new and enlarged privileges to commercial enterprise. From what we car ascertain, this seems likely to be brought about, by opening new commercial re- lations, and by extending those already made. The present Captain General seems to be well tit- ted for making proper reports upon this interesting | subject, to the Spanish goverament, and doubtless his recommendations will have very great weigh; at Madrid. Should the mercantile interests of the island be very liberally met with the favor of the goverpment, in the present state of enterprise, ani- mated and extending, by means of the stimulus af. forded by California, we may hope to see Cuba a richer jewel in the crown of Spain than it has been in the most brilliant period of her history. There is no reason why an island eo happily situated sheuld not compare in population, in wealth, in prosperity, and in the political happiness of its peo- ples with any similar amount of couatry on the ace of the globe So far as the relations of commerce exist bet ween the United States and Cuba, we have every rea- son to anticipale @ great improvement. Between us there ie a very active end somewhat peculiar commerce. We are alwaye in the debt of Cuba, and make our balance paymente in species This does not enrich Cuba as a conatry, or nationally. Her happiness would be mach more rapidly in- | creased by an exchange of products, aad we be- lieve it would be found much m advant geoue to extend the commerce between the two points, so as not toexhibi a balance against | the | aited States. Individuals, from narrow views | of the , reat prin ea of publi omy, may not pereeive the benelit which the people at large | would derive from a more equal exchange of pro- | ions; but that the principle is @ sound one | respec: to net few will be enough to dout Ia thie age, | cor ywer is of the first order. There is | r an interpose, for any long peri ob. | le will, or to ts iostincts. We have breaking do+n the ancient | & and still propped and aup- | aes ne old schools of public | ‘ hressonable change is found bet- A mot ttions, ey n earlier » emmen ad had r the hints furnished by the for history of | he y, in their enlightened encour old States are entitled o their share. therefore, of the general scramble for the public domain, by the new States, it is highly probable that the whigs will reproduce the old project of a distribution ot the proceeds of the public lands, as | a part of their creed, in 1852 also have an outside Northern ticket ranning upon the scheme of Mr. Walker, of Wisconsin, for the grant, to actual settlers, of a farm of 160 acres to every femily, free of charge, except the costs of the parchivents. certain the public lands have ceased to be a source of revenue, and that ey in two-thirds of the States of only new features, then, ia the wh of ( The Campaign ef 1852—Parties and Party Platforms. Everything is adrift. The politics and politicians of the country were never in @ more dreadful con- dition of confusion and perplexity. The introdue- uon of foreign languages did not produce more confusion among the bricklayers at the Tower of Babel, than the slavery settlement ha effected ‘among the political cliques and parties of the day. The breaking up and dispersion is complete. Like causes result in similar effects. The Missouri compromise of 1820, upon a single issue, was suf- ficient to revolutionize the parties of thatday. A scrub race followed—the e ection of a President was thrown into he House; and from that election we date the elements and the origin of the late whig and democratic parties. The slavery adjustment of 1850, in proportion to its magnitude and importance—comprehending the settlement, not of a single ‘ssue, but of maay 8sues—has scattered the late existing parties and party landmarks to the winds. The revulsion cor- responds with the vastness, complexity and per- plexity of the causes prod cing it. It was easy to foresee it and to predit it, because it was inevita- ble. Jn the settlement of the great i:sues of the late adjustment, sectional interest and sectional opinions and prejudices necessarily resulted in sectional combinations upon the several bills; and it was only by a conjunction of the conserva- tives—whigs and democrats—that those combiaa- tious could be overcome. This was the basis of the present dissolution of the whig and democratic parties, If the same conservative elements could have united in a great national party, there would be no difficulty in predicting the result in 1852. But the several attempts made to this end, by the Union Safety Committee of New York, and some o/ ‘he leading compromise men at Washington, have sig- | nally failed. The idea of a Union party has be- come an “obsolete idea.” The leading «emo- crate ere not quite ready to make an assignment of their stock in trad- to theadministration. They have at least an equal chance of carrying up one candidate to the House ; and there the advantages of a nominal majority are in their hands. The congressional circular has failed; and ia relin- quishiag the prospect of a Union party, the ques. lion recurs, What is the prospect before us? The family ‘jars—whig and democratic—North and South, are the natural consequences of thé breaking vp of their old platforms. The wran- gling in New York between the silver grevs and woolly heads; the billing and cooing and quarrelling between the democrats and nulli- fiers in Mossachusetts; the wrathy and spiteful relations between the Bentons and anti-Benions in Missouri; the still threatening attitude of the Southern uliras; and the warlike preparations of South Carolina, preclude the most hopeful party man, or party aspirant, from any hope of falling back upon old party principles. They are done for. They have served their purpose. It 1s palpably manifest that if either the whigs or democrats in- tend te ran a national ticket, they must promul- gate a new platform. As they stand,the whigs have only the administration asa nucleus, and the democrats nothing but the prestige of a name and their past successes. A stand upon the com- promizes is a negative position. The progress of the age, the expansion of the power, population, Tesources, and wants of the country, will require new measures of a positive character, commen- surate with our progress and conducive to our prosperity, and new compromises, consistent with the inteat of the constitution, for the preservation of the harmony of the Union. We count upon a whig and a democratic nation- al convention in 1252, between the first of May and the middl: of June. The object of each will De WO uuimave a mauvmal UCREL Kor ue Presiden- cy. The necessity of a new declaration of mea- sures and doctrines, adapted to the new epoch which hes dawned upon us,1s sufficiently evident. What, then, are the chances! Father Ritchie has rubbed his spectacles, looked over the ficld, and givesit up. The public printing is the main ques- tion with him just now. Father Gales is dumb asan oyster. South Cerolina troubles him with @ prespect of trouble to the edministration. Neiher from the old party leaders nor the old par- ty organs, grouping in the dark, can we get the least glimmering of light. From other sources, however, we have anitem or two of information looking to practical preparations for the approach- ing contest. ‘The conservative whigs at Washington, from all that we can learn, are content to rest, for the present, upon the administration and its policy of adhesion to the slavery settlement, a protective tariff, rivers and harbors, and liberal appropriations genereily. These measures, with the addition of the old notion of the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands among all the States, will pro- bably form the basis of the whig programme for 1852. The late equandering of the public lands, by millione of acres at a clip, among the Westera States, has suggested to the Eastern members the fact th.t the public domain is the property of the United States—that is, of all the States, in thei corporate capacity; and that if these lanis are to be equandered away upon railrowdls and canals, the oO, count, We shall, perhaps, In the pending scramble, it is among all the devices for ndering them away, it is not unlikely the plan of a general distribution will be a popular measure Union The cated, are neutrality on the slavery question, which is something, and the land distribation, a pro- ject which has been dead and buried since the days tal Jackson. Something more will procity, or Canadian annexation, may fill up the be re- | quired for the North and West, and Canadian re- | c I of commerce, gep in the programme. That a whig national pared many @ civil war, an | candidate, in 1852, can nodertake to roa without ¥ sto which antag | a platform, is an absurd presumption, after the | bjected through theit co experience of the country in the cabinet of General ye of ey ructive e reneral int te and th | Taylor. The party cannot be re-orgenized without a declaration of principles. it is generally con- + | ceded they will have a national convention and kaw ATLA pi i — | a national ticket; and, as fer as enything te indi- dt hav been stated that but for Gept. Ryrie, of the | cated of their platrorm, we have vet itdowa people of New York would | jt is Jean and thin enough ave been jutin possession of the glorious intelli. | We are in posession of more definite and inte- | fab the American steamship A% | resting foreshadowings of the inclinations of the . thaa they were—thal Capt. | democratic patty. The slavery adjustment, with. ar vuthan, oa and Dremen out dumaging beyond restoration this party in the ' North, as completely divided itin the South. The remount of the party in the Southern States ie forined of the Southern ultras, the conservatives acting with the whige, as the Union part tive trounpobjectto reunite the two wi of the Jemocracy In the South—the conservat and he ultras. can only be done by liberal con- cessions to the mote powerful faction nd these, we understand, it ts proposed to offer, The n tional democratic ¥ i to be veerganized npoaa new plaiferm. We are informed that { the ore of the party at Wa» hing ‘on, have a'ready “wen tomeuling upon e hject, 2 that the Southern ultras are favoral'y inclined tea recon: ciliation on the basis of ue protecti f Southera aterests, The platform which has *, in addition to a positive support of ¢ he South under the constiatior ertial rednetion eduction 0 estat eins ies Of tederal officer we aboiish mol sluccures, n of the naval tion of th ishment ant oA modification of the navigation laws im favor of the South. 7. A suspension of grants ofthe public lauds to ia lO1et the whole ternal improvements, and thee aii Procecds to the public treas A nee contege on ea aust extracted trom the rabiis main in oq uisition of Stee. Here i is a broad field of retrenchment and reform. It was the war cry und:r wh ch Gen. Jackson was elected, when the annual ex, ices of the govern- ment,under John Q. Adams, were th rteen millions ayear. Now they ere fifty millions,and constant- ly increasing. Retrenchmeat and reform will be good capital for 1852, and it will certainly require all the reductions proposed io pure hase the island of Cuba. We shall have, prob :bly, further infor- mation of the movements of the democratis politi- cians at Washington, be | re the adjournment. But there ia nothing visible or probable in the prospect before us, of two national candidates mo- nopolizing the e*. Free soil, free farms, and woolly heads,will i ave ‘h ir own t ckcts,no doubt; and the recommen ation of the Nashville Conven- tion will very likely be followed up in # separate Southern ticket, so ast drive the election to the House, where he South may dictate their own terms. Betwe'nGen.Sco : end General Houston, Canada and Cuba, the contest would be very in- teresting, should they become the national nomi- nees. If they should not, we may still have them on the track, multiplying ‘he candidat-s ani diver- sifying the interest of the gime. Nothing, how- ever, appears to b> certain, except a guerilla fight and aa election by the House. But we have a whole yeer before us—the spring, summer, and fall elections intervene, and Con- gress re-assembles before the politicians wiil be called upon to p:oclaim their candidates. Withim that iaterval, the whole political panorama now before us may vanish. Such as they are, we have given the whig and democratic signs of the times. ‘We must wait a little longer. Whoever may lead off, we are sure of the carnival Tae Wortn’s Farn—Baitine or rhe Br. Lawrence— Bamrce or Corton.—This fine frigate sails this fore- noon, at }1 o'clock, with a cargo of Yankee curiosities for the World’s Fair. The g»ods brought by the schooner Emma, trom Boston, were all put on board yesterday, and there is now nothing to detain her. We have been favored by one of our most enter- prising planters, James B. Meriwither, of Montgomery county, Ala, with a sample frem the specimen bale of his premium crop of cotton, which he has forwarded ase nt to Queen Victoria, after the exhibition of the produete of the World’s Fair is completed. The bale weighs about 460 lbs, and ie now on board the Bt. Lawre.ce, for the exhibition The quality of it eurpasses any product of the cotton seed we have ever seen, ana resembles a package of silk more thau of cotton. ANOTHER STREET AF FKAY—TWO MEN’ SHOT—ARREST OF AWFUL GARDNER. ‘We are again called upon to record another of those street affrays which, we ars sorry to say, too often occur in this metropolis:—Last evening, between seven and e'ght «’clock, as one of our pugilistic per- sonages, by the name of Aw'ul Gardner, accompanied by several of his friends, was passing near the Fulton ferry,and when near the corner of Fulton and South Streets, some one of the party upset the stand of an old woman, on the s dewalk, aud likewise a bag of mealor fleur. This appeared to be s joke for Gardaer and his associates, who with the flour sprinkled the old woman. As # matter of course she demurred to the liberty taken, and several “long-rhore-men stepped up and undertook to redrest her grievances. This was John the signal for » ‘‘ muss,” and a fight ensue Welsh and John Mullen, two ‘long-shore- received blows, not forgettii ver, at the same time, to en- deavor to returm back the compliment. In a few sesonds it seemsthat Gardner fonnd bimselt much ‘crowded.’ The storm begam to thicken, and he was compelled to ‘beat bis retreat, and, in #0 doing, he drew @ six barrel revolver pistol and discharged one barrel at Mullins, the ball of which passed through the breast of his (Mullin’s) coat, without injuring his person—Gardoer still om the retreat; and Welsh, on seeing the dis- charge of the pistol, believed, at first, he only did it with a view of alarming them, and to prevent asy further pursuit. Welsh still continued to follow after him, in order to procure his arrest; and, on passing onwards a few paces ‘further, Gardner presented the pistol and discharged s cap—the contents of the pistol mieaing fire; again Gardner ran of, and Welsh up Fulton street, and just as Gardner was to rush into the doorway of the United Btates Hotel, Welsh se! him by the collar of his coat and held on. $A struggle then took place bet them, Gardner endeavoring to ke bim off, aad could mot succeed he again brought forward the revolver and fired at the head of Welsh, the bill of which took effeet, passing through the ceatre of the upper lip, “amd apparentiy glamcing upwards, 4 lodged under the bone of the nose. At the shock, for the instant, Welsh was #0) what ss yet he kept fast beld of Gard- until the arrival of officer McJrath, of the Becond ward police, who was —— on the spot. and Gardepr was taken into custed ‘he pistol was picked up im the entry of the hotel and al parties were conveyed to the Becond ward police station. Oa Tatuoining the pletol it was found that two barrels hed Deon ditcharged, an The wounded ty profusely from the nose c) and mouth, and wan sent to the City hospital foc eur. gicnlattendance, Gardner also exhibited evident signs of rough bandling, having three scn'p wounds about an ineh in length, on the back of bis read, and like- wise & heavy blow om tho neck, which enlarged the murele considerably. The above stated were collected as accurate- ly as our reporter was enabled to obtain them. fF ur- ther evidence howe arone out cf a drinking frolic. Tue Beancity of Biiven Cow am = Neatly ail the eat ab Tee Sn-ro ae d saloons ia othets om bank note paper torm of bilis wautifuily eng ptance, ex- Alderman Meroer, at the Paper in of the faest ing done by the first baok ning y cents, one two for twelve and a half Nf iz Of the p'ate cost $200 It is beautifolly executed The fifty cent one coutaias ide the Sgure of a ship comiag her in the distance outward bound the ficure of a female with # pended over barrels lying armounted by waderneath The twenty five cent shia pinster a well exmouted female figure emerging trom the nd the twelve and a hait cemt one has # fem: sitiing posta | Into port, with on the left sid ber right hand. | | | ofa @panish or Mexican shilling fhe fol- copy of the any © ent bil: — " w the Bea “ylrty. CENTS, To Refrestu ie SSETEPTTETTTSTTTESE TEL TTEE HT at $4 re stowing @ me disconat would meek r togive the ¢ shitting. It a doll hei worth cf everything Id be the lors of the enti t Keven if changed for rixpones, the Perrons in the retell © been auflering the re the best expediente worthy of remark practice of tendering omuibus of @ railroad car. they thas get thelr ride N tix. This, however, is not a mate mode of me ing money Tr 16 Drat 0 that the Nineternth ward pol on Bunday ntternoon, at 30 dealingdn dead horses ner 4 complain Wm. B Reynolie ft ie the firet time that we knew thet dealing in dead borrea war a eri but the facts Tould seom to rhow something mote than the statement of tha complaint made by Win, B Reynolds indicetee The man Dal- ton ie ene cf the deid Bore shinnera and deniers and ae the pabite nicnce and the shinplart. iook, upon the chargs of od being “a horse thine to steal the horses. was caught in the act, and was arrested, together with John Milne, the captain. Arremrr to Commit Buicrpe.—At 11 o'clock on Bua- dey forenoon Jobn Smith, leaped from the snip § Shi and was rescued from drowning by policeman wyer, of the First ward. Bonsrino ov Croron Waren Pires. Croton water pipes do warehouses in t! of remedying off the water in bursts io the Fu dwelling! ‘Third end Fourth avenues, were destroyed by fire, a1 a" bie two adjoin! artially. About ten families were th omelens, ba ing. lost nearly eonfiegratio: Coa oom pt Hook and Ladder ‘87, 8, wore present, fas im saving the odigining balttegr: lth ward police were at the scene, during the tire night. Fine in 4 Cincus —On Saturday evening at half past 8 o'clock, @ fire broke out in the circus of June & Co, in the Bowery. and was extinguished by officer Wa- terbury,o the Seventh ward pales, Lectvune.— Yesterday ev: Mr, Forbes delivered the first of his couree of Teoturee, on the recent events in Italy, at the Society Library, corner of Leonard street aud Broadway. There wasa very good audi- ence, who listened tothe lecturer with great atien- tion and manifeet inturest throughout. In conso- quence of the crowded state of our columns, we are compelled to postpone the publication of the report until to. morrow Grxenat Houstox.--We have information direct from this gentleman. that he will certainly be present and address the National Temperance Society in Tr Fipler Hall, on Monday evening next. ‘uk Weathex.— Yesterday the weather was exceed- ingly fine. The day was truly delightful—such as is rarely seen at this season of the year. Execrion ror Baicave Mason or tur Finst Baie Gave.—At an election heid at the Mercer House, on Saturday evening, February 15, Me the field officers of the First Brigade, Captain A. 8. Vosburgh, Aid de Campto Brigadier General Spicer, was elected Bri- gade Majorand Inspector. This isan excellent ap- pointment. Wasuincron Caossine tHe Devawane.—The Africa the news that this admirable pict by ed by Messrs. Goupil & Jo., the eminent p: ers, for the sum of seven thou- sand dollars. We Poet expect the pic‘ure here next fall. Movements of Distiogaished Pcopie. J.0.8¢, Jon, N. B., A. & Murdook, Baltimore; Wm. Whalan, Canada West; D. A. Manstield, Rhoie Island; Alexander Mager, Kochester, were among the arrivals yesterday, at the Union Place Hotel. Hon. A. P Grant, Oswego: J. A. Rockwell, Norwich; W. U. James, 8t. Louls; F.0. Day, do; J. H. Eddy, do.; R. B. Eddy, do; R. BE. Amlet, do; W.H. Hess, Baltimore; RM, Hart, do; J. Cayle, do; J. Carlton, Jr, do; W. 8. Reese, ‘A. Weston, ao; A. Law: rence, Boston; U E Davie, Philadelphia; R.R. Prin. ton, do. arrived yesterday, at the Irring House. J, Hollingshead, Philadelphia; C. White, do; F. Foster, do ; O. Davia, Mass ; L. Brittoa Boston; J. T. Wood, Louisiana, have arrived at the American J. Bacon, Clinton: W. Swift, Philadelphia; © Greene, Mats; A. Davis, Washington; W. Dodd, Conn; J. Clapp. Oxtord, were among the arrivals yesterday, at the Astor. Capt. J. H. Seguin. Segain Port. L. I.; W. Rolirch, Chemitz, daxony J |, Clayton, Georgia; NB. Thomp- fom: 40 ; Goarich, do; 4. Ganery, Providence, T; and H iy Shr Vermont, were among the arri. Falt at the Clinton fiotel yesterday. Court Calendar for Tuesday. Burenioa Count.—Nos. 66. 135, Ld, 139, 151,5, 45, 93, ui, 168 160 to 164, 167, 168 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 123. 122, 23, 141, 54, 980, 38. 16, 2, 144, 71, 7, 3 ‘ea; le 119, 20; 51, 62.118, 41, 110, 111, 10, 163. 9, 63. Common’ Pizas.— Part 1—Nos. 167, 139, 199, 201, 203, 921, 233, 241, 247, 243, 263, 261, 147, 245, 255. Part 2— Nos 4 es As, 408, 263, 202, 470, 472, 474, 47 8, * ste, 480, 482, Bu. - Nee ee ee Team—Nos, 34, 47,199, 49, BO, 51, 63, 54, 55, 66, 68. 59, €0, 61, 62. Ciace tr Count. — Nos L ae 43, 161, 227, 231, 158, 206, 208, 241, 242, 194, 236, 62. Uniten Brates Disraict Covrt.—Nos, 30, 33, 44. 46 to 52. theory of the nervous fluid being created ia, the brain, a transmitted part of the bi ins American Ocean Steamers—An article appeared inthe Day Beok of Saturday, tho 18th, relative. to Mr. Cellins and others, and the above at Mr. James Montromory i tgomery t Tabs She Plambe National Doguerrian Gallery, | No25l Broadway, coniaine th> largest collection of pewe traits of 4 o this country. sl by Visiting this Celepraved Humor and Satire.—Mr. Park Lg soomogee | Will, by request, deliver his ceiebrated poem on Faraion, at © Williams: on Wednesday eveniox, Leb Admissioa 25 conve. upwaree-some of the encapes edlework Trimmings, Lave ool timmore, 0 the mabufsctory, Wi Tho publie must beware of conatertoite. Bee my'varions aie Tt ie for sele wholesale and retail, or applied. Copy and “Poupecs.—Persons wishing pte, Wig or Toupee aged call as Bavohoi ts coheeees i alles. They will ny mat Portable Dressing (ases,—These articles claim of traverers ou secount of their ox rome ac utility, while the abeoses of ail mient to all ondway. Strop.—T sunt te to whol: Comb Factory, 387 dirondway —Lailies r MOREY MARKET, Mo , Feb 17-067. M ‘Thiet has been @ very acti exciting day in W street. The rpirit of speculation has again become rampant, and the bulls have made their appearance in great force. Company keeps in the back ground, There were no sales at either board All the fancies were in demand, and tho transactions were to an enormous extent. Harlem appeared te be the favor- ite, the eules amounting to nearly six thousand hares, ‘This ts, without doubt, the most promising railroad stock on the list. Its prospects aro no tlattering that & wide margin must be covered before its actual valuy ja exceeded. It in in comtemplation to conneot this road with the Washington County Railroad, an! the Ratlend and Burlington road. By July, it is ander- stoed the Harlem will be completed to Chatham where it forme # junction with the Albany and Bostoa road, thus furnishing ® continuous route to Albany. At about the same period the Washington County rem Rutland, will be completed to Hagle Bridge, in Hooric, Kenseolaer county, Now York, A rond isin course of construstion from Reouing ing the Hoosic through Williamstown, Mase, Powaal le Briige; another from North Adama, follow. urgh and Hoosic in Neneesiner county, N. ¥.; following the Moosic river to Bobagbti coke Point, above Troy, and uniting with th Washington County and Bennisvtom roade at Bagie Bridge, Rensselaer county, N.Y. By this route to Troy, the distance it increased soms twenty to tweuty five miles, in getting tothe north The Uarlem Com pany can, by building about thi road, open thele whole by a shorter route than any other. miles opens to them the travel and b real, Ogdentburg and Burlington their road the pleasure route to and from Canada aod the lakes, touching at banon Springs. This w toad etarte at Chatham Four Corners, the point w the Harlem intersects the Albany and Boston Rail: ty-sig miles ot new ne toall the northern roads This thirty-six ond fod where also, the Housatonic and Hudton roads oon- nect, and following a great nataral valley via Lebanon Bi phentown, Berlin, &o. the route to Kut dis direct, and sixteen miles nearer than by way of there ie a seow with a cover over it, exprersly placed on the river by the Corporation for dumping dead horses, Daitom heads schooner alongside, attempting tefield, a such better grade, and altogether @ more favorable line than the cther, This must be the gorth- ea rcute between the cily of New York and lake Uham- Watt’s Nervous Antidote has decided the | v | | to supply amy demand for this important si plain, Ogdensbarg and Canada, and caunot but have ‘a very favorable effect upon the market value of tho Harlem stock. There will soon be @ great etruggle for the northern trade. The Harlem company has the advantage of location, directness, kc. Morris Canal ‘was quite active to day, and advanced in prices. We have not heard from Treutom to-day, relative to the argument on the applisation for an injunction to pre- vent further transfers of the old steck. In the event of the injunction b granted, the old stook must fald: off ; if the injunction is not granted, speculation may carry the stock up a little, with others. Norwich and Worcester was very buoyant this morning, but there ‘was not muoh stock offering; holderg were by no means Gispored to pert with it Portemouth Dry Dock was in. nd consiserable stock changed hends at an . Public aitention is turned to this stock, and as its affairs become known new buyers enter the market, and the stock is daily becoming scarcer Reading Railroad js moving upward slowly; there were large sales to-day at the firet board, Erie bonds and stock are again advancing; but we have not that com~ fidence in the permanenoy of this improvement in the stock that we have in some others. The variations in the market to-day were as fol- lows:—Erie Income Bonds advanced 34 per cents Reading Mortgage Bonds, \{; Edgeworth, 1; Farmers, Loan, 1}¢; Morris Ca al, %; Stonington, 144; Porte_ mouth Dry Dock. 3{. Long Island, 4; Reading Bail. road, 14; Harlem, 2; Erie Railroad, 18{; Norwich and Worcester, 2; Mobawk, 134. At,the seoond board Har. lem went yp 1 per cent; Farmers’ Loan, \{; Erie Bail, road, 2; Norwich and Worcester, %\{. The market cloeed with an upward tendency. [tis probable that @ slight reaction will be realized in @ day or two, bat it oan be put temporary, with the feeling existing among speculators. We are, without doubt, just en- tering upon the spring rise, and the inflation is likely o be greater than we have yet geen. Books of subscription to the capital stook ef the Bank of the Metropolis open to-day, (Tarsday), at 10 o'clock, at the office of Ward & Cv., No. 54 Wall street. ‘The French government commission have decided. against any changes being made in the law of lead ender. This wili tend to meke silver more abundant. The annexed statement exhibite the value of mer- chandise imported from and exported to thy island 0” Cuba, in four years, since 1342, It will be seem that each year several millions larger than our expert Varve oF Imronrs isto Tue Unrren States prom Ovna, Coat, — In Auerican In Fopeign Vessels. Vessels. 1842... eevee $7650.429 — $7.425.454 $224 675 1846 6.804.414 £90,060 208.362 1847 9507174 9,278,649 278 525 1850, s+ 10,059-966 9 972.087 687,899. xvorts From THe Usitep Brates ro Cups Domestic, Forcign, Total, +4197 468 SSTIL9L = $A 770.440 ibde a+ 6208 868 BUC. 946 6 564 154 6.005 617 812537 6, B1B, Lot 408s 658,003 5,300,218 It appears by this table that there is annually & large balance in favor of Cuba, iu the trade betweem the two countries. The sugar and coffee growers of | that country find extensive markets in the United States for their productions, and in return take some of ourmost important staple products. The nature of the trade between the two countries will be seen by the annexed statement of imports aud exports to aug from Cuba:— Quantity ano Vater © Or Impours rros: Cu na, 1950, Quantity Fatue. Coffee, Ibe... . 4,000,986 apc Cotton, do... ‘ x 2138 2,155,499 Sugar, bro Fi 6.600 62h Do. white, do. 163,078 Do. loaf,’ do. 3.480 Tobaceo. m’t., do. + 2773810 257,290 Segara, M. 102010 1,407,938 Unenumerated artic = 359,838 Total. — — $10 659,958 Bugar and molasses form the bulk of the total ex- portations from Cubs, and the shipments to the United | Btates exceed, in value, the aggregate exportations of merchandise from this country. This trade is likely to increase, notwithstanding the rapid increase in the production of sugar in the United Btates. Con- eumption in this country inoreases so fast thet we ar@ ry year,to supply our own wants, and therefore shall annually require immense quantities from Cuba aud other countries. The ability of Cube le i beyond all doubt ; and, with proper cultivation and udicious management, not only sugar, but every other product of that island, could be easily more than | doubled. The cultivatorsand proprictors of the land being politicaliy opposed to the government, do not appear toexbibit that emergy and enterprise #0 uni- falinthe United States, A reconciliation of the political difference, end removal of tho existing preja dices, would give a great impetus to a developem: | the resources of the i ‘The nature of the exports from the United States tc | cuba exhibits the importance of this part of the trade between the two countries — Quantity and Vatu of Exronrs to Cr ma, 1850. ‘Quantity ‘slue Fish, dried and smoked, qs. “94579 $193,967 Do.’ pickled. bbls, 7... wae? ho esieg ee cents 20 pega andles, sperm. | 125,47 a Lumber, "boards, ‘i sth stave &o.. - 295.642 All manufactures of wool. - 1 218.446 Hef, bol Ta low, lve. 101,518 Fork, ble. « Tame ard bacon, ibs : 600 164 Lard th: arenes | atter, tb 410 7a» Cheese. 1b 265,07 5 wme Flour, bbe. sss. 7154 99.207 | Inaian erm, busta! wet TUT Do. meal, bbl 431 1,162 Other grains, busheis. y vee Potators, bushels, 58.145 Applee bbis,... 11,3ae | Hee, tieroe o11974 ton 03,912 Farpiture, cours igi eaddiery... a 1. Teather, Ibs. spe Shoes, pairs ners allow randie Boap, Ibs, 87,900 Tobecco, manu 18,302 Linseed oil. gale...... Bpirits of turpentine, gel 6.93: Naile, Ibe... 17 Iron oastings. aati Ibe. . . 1615) aps, ttationery, patoisand var. nieb Sees - 43.297 Glnne, tH mardi - 4a,la Articles not enumerated ~ 287,05¢ ‘Total domesti> products Total foreign prodnots.... Total value of exporte...... We find markets in Cubs for a great products and manutecturs agement the consumption might be largely ine The present population of Cuba is about one anda hal! wilions, of which ove half is white and the other h black. Cuba hos an extonsive trads with Earops, and the exports of the itland sum up about thirty-dve millions of doltara, ons quarter of which was shipped to the United States. Internal tmprovemonts have made consid«rabie progress within the past five years About two hundred ities of rallroad are in active ope. ration, and steam communteation with the diferent ports has become rapid and regular. The Jalend of Ouba contains nearly forty thousan] square miles equal to that of the Btate of New York; a more fertile soll the sun wever warmod. In the hands cf aw active energetic. enterpriiag people, it would yield font fold what it everhas, With climate, soll, torritory, geo- Graphical porition, in fact with every advantage in the world, Cuba is comparatively far Lohind the United States in everythieg constituting actual wealth and permanent prorperity, The annexed statement ex bi- bits the number of versels and amount of tonnage em. ployed im the trade between the United States ane Coba, distinguishing the vessels aud tonnage of eack nation engeged in the transportation of produ Taso 18 Tox U Vererts avo me & Beeacen tw tween Sratys asp Or ’ . = American... Brevilien..... Proerian Spanish. . Cre 42,088 £ Swedieh.. Britiehe vs Total. , American Bperich Hanreati Danie Sredicb Sib 1 254 4 ota Under the new nevigation laws there witli probably