The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1851, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. |! sfifect cmbodmen of ante exiting ia he sanmgs “GoRDOS BENAET'g, PROPRIETOR 4ND BDITOR. aie orators addressed this great gathering. ‘The Hon. John I. Slingerland, whom the anti-rent votes have sent both to the Legi:lature and to Con- OPFICE N. W. CORNER Cf FULTON A™.p Nassau sts. | grees; the Hon. Mr. Gleason, at present a mem- eee ens THE DAILY HF. RALD, § cents per copy—8T per WEEKLY’ HERALD, | Saturday, Per copy. oF B8per sonumi. the Europcar ie cod at Driiein, oad $6 0 ony PPL EN Ts Eieran arise wilt Seiderally pad for On Fonsi, Gon awe Aang Pan: 5 oes “4 vmerED TO SEAL 4LL ACKAGES BENT TOU 3 by mail, for Subscriptions, or a post-paid o dor hepottenceil be den e Norte, CE taken. communications. ‘eturn those rejected. ti e sium, thage veh RINT LN 6 ‘esecuted With neainess, cheapness BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Betruxcos—Gu. Bias. BROADWAY THEATRES. Brosdway—Scaievs Fauiy — Mee Tear Gurrens is sor Got ‘ BURTON'S THRATYE, Chambers Bacustoas street— ‘Beamants—frR1008 Fauny—We Rio's Fain. NATIONAL THRATRE, Chatham stree}—Hanay Boax- man -Huncsy ayy BuRiay. GHAM'S LYCRUM, Bread Broad 4 Paua-Wusv, Mvaosn— "gaaeres STRELS, Mech ‘Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broadway 3 Munsraxisy. ROE MOTELS, Fellows’ Opera House,444 Broad~ Manern Faiexp Jsox— Devitts amp Da. eLsY. AMERICAN MUSBUM—Axverve Pearonmances ArrzR= seem anv Bvenine. SEW YORE AMPHITHRATRE, 97 Bowory—Bavesraus (Pemronmaycas. = WASHINGTON HALL-Pasonama ov THE PucRm's ‘Mpeeane Jes. COSMORAMA, corner of Thirteenth street ‘Bross INERVA ROOMS—Panon, AMA OP Inenawp, DOUBLE SHEET. new York, ‘Saturday, Mareh 22, 1851, More > News Expeeted. The Arctic is over due, with one week’s later Bews from Europe; and the Prometheus and Onio may be expected to-day, with the California mails. Arrival of the Crescent City. The steamer Crescent City arrived last night, about sen o'clock, bringing two weeks’ later intelligence qrem Cakfornia. She has over two millioas of gold on freight, but does not bring the mails, which will come by the Ohio. There has been no election of Senator in Califor- nia yet. Business remains as at our last advices; but the quicksi!ver mines of the country have ereated a new impulse, and yield largely. From Chegres and Panama we leara of terrible murders, which chill the blood,a d which wil arouse the anxieties of many persons, both here and in Europe, particularly as it is difficult to as- eertain who the victims have been, in one of the cases. Owing to the crowded state of our columns, we ate obliged to defer some of our correspondence, end any further comments. acne of the Latest Lotelligence. Our accounts from the Cape of Geod Hope are of avery serious aud sanguinery character. By intelligence from that part of the world, we learn that open warfare exists between the l’ritish and the Kaffirs—that the British settlers had been mur- dered, their property pluadered, and that pitched battles have occurred between them and the Kaf- fire, in which there was great loss of life. We farther learn that most of the missions had been burned. Thir, we apprehend, is ouly the begin- ning of a warof races in that quarter, which will be an exterminating ove on both sides. We shall Jook with interest for the next intelligence from | she Cape. neutral in this contest, awaiting, we suppose, an opportunity to join the party most likely to be vie- terious. A bill passed the Assembly of this State yester- Many of the natives, it appears, are | ber of the House of Assembly from old Belaware ; man called Frink, the anu-rent printer; and Mr. Bowditch and Mr. Benson, all delivered very cha- racteristi: epeeches, deaouncing all landlords— disputing all manorial titles. The latter gentleman went so far esto repudiate the payment of any Tent to the “villanous landlords,” and urged the subscribing, by each good anti-renter, of a hundred dollars, to deposite in the bands of the “* best lawyers,” te contend against the landlords. On the assembling of the n eeting next morning, a “beggarly account” of the faithful was exhi- bited—not more than twenty were in attendance ; and when the final adjournment took place, there were but five delegates of the anti-rent party of this ‘State who were present. It was evident that the demagogues who have, during the last few years, held the votes of these deluded men in their hands, had on this occasion deserted them. Not one of them showed his face, with the exception of Gleason, of Delaware. The originators of this organization—Seward, Young, Harris, Wright, and 20 on—did not show themselves, to encourage these mistaken and mis- guided men. - There is no election pending, their votes are not now wanted, and no pressing neces- sity now exists to inflame the minds of those honest, industrious, but deluded farmers. Hence the cause of their absence on this occasion. The resolutions were written by aman named Johnson, who has been made Deputy Secretary of State, in consideration of having obtained the anti- rent vote for Christopher Morgan in 1849. No person has contributed more to increase this :abid spirit of resistance to the payment of rent, than this individual; and besides holding a public office worth fifteen hundred dollars a year, he controls one of the whig politieal papers in the city of Troy, generally circulated among the anti-renters of Rensselaer county. The finale of this great Mass State Convention is a new indication of the condition of that faction. Had the land reformers succeeded in uniting the anti-renters with themselves in an organization, as was intended, and as the letter of Mr. Dwyer shows, they might have kept up a show, for the especial benefit of political aspirants, a year or so longer. But as that effort signally failed, and as the late meeting resulted in a regular fizzle, the angry waves of anti-rentism may now be con- sidered as being calmly hushed, and all agitation of importance ceased. Now, we advise all those who have for several | years devoted themselves, in person and money, to | the resistance of the laws, to stop «t once, and refrain from contributing any more to keep up @n unneeessary excitement. Let your minds become calm; let the proper tribunals of justice be left to adjudicate between you and the pretended owners of the soil—the laws are sufficient for your purpese—and patiently await the decision of our courts. If the Jandlords are oppreseing you, justice will in due time be certainly administered. Tue Necro Coxvention—Veny Fixe Oysters. —We have published, during the week, full reports of the colored conventions, both lay and clerieal, just as we heave published the proceedings of the anti-renters, socialists, and other reformers, “black, white, end grey,” from time to time. Some of the sen- timents uttered are curious,and the mode ofexpress ng them funny, (the pure negro race are fall of fun;) but on the whole, the speakers, who traced their anceetry not tothe royal blood of “ poor benigh‘ed Africa” alone, but to Europe and Asia—to Eaglish- men, Irishmen, Scotchmen, Freachmen, Germans, and claiming that even “the best blood of Vir- ginia, courses through their veins,” mingled with the dark flaid of Barbary, Guinea, Nigritia and Timbuctoo—these men, we say, have exhibited an amount of intelligence at least equal to the anti- renters and socialists of any color. In fact, the whole | buainess, so far, is a very remarkable developement | of colored genius. One man is pre-eminent, who, if he could trace up his descent like the source of the day, authorizing the Comptroller to return certain | Nile, would, probably follow it to a Nubian * prince moneys paid to the Health Commissioner of the | Of the blood,” city of New York, on the importation of emigrants. | who” could boast a pedigree as ancient as the King of Waters himself, de- This money wes paid under protest, on the ground | *cénded from the Mountains of the Moon. that the Jaw which directed its collection was un- coastitutional. A great many thousand dollars will be paid back under this law The members of the Legislature embarked in the stecmer Isaac Newton, last evening, with the weew of viciting the metropolis, and will arrive here at an early hour this morning George Wilkes, who wes recently convicted of Mel at Poughkeepsie, did not, it appears, attend last evening w receive senteace, and his recogni- wences are consequently declared forfeited. - | The Political Anti-Renters—Thelr Deellue ard Destruction, As coon as We obtained in‘ormation that the anti- enters had called 4 mass State convention, we de termined to despatch one of our numerous corps of Feporters to the plece of meeting, for the purpose of farnishing ourresders with an account of the Mansactions of that body. That assemblage wag held at Albany doring the present week, and we have pres nied a synopsis of the apeeches aud do- ings, together with the resolutions which were adopted, as received by tele graph. We have reetived private advices from another pource, sufficient to satisfy us that the lawless, mi- serable, deeperate faction, known as anti renters, is deomed to an early annihilation, in consequeace of facta which the late pretended State conventioa browght to light. Th otice for the mass miceting wae given m ny weeke since, end the information extended thronghout the entire infected district. The leadixg ccmagogues among them raised a great hue aod cry, end preteaded to be greatly i9- censed because the Senate of the State refused to pass their law to stay proceedings in the courts of this State, now pending, ot hereafer instituted, egaiort them. The leaders expected the gathering cf a mebty rrmber @ demonstration as would overawe the ture—for they intended to organize and proceed to the capital by thonsaade. When the convention was organized, on Thure day, in ap oul-novse attsched to a drinking shop, there were only present fifty-three p all told Mr. Nea) Benror, from Sallivan county, and Mr. Bowditch, from Montgomery county, represented all the anti-renters in the uniweree, with the excep- ton ef Albeny and lirneselacr counties; and when an ettempt was made to obtaia officers for the meeting, some twenty names were announced be- fore a single person wosld consent to serve as ercretary. There was 4 coldness, « distrust,a jealousy, existing, which could not be aecounted for. On former cecasions, especially just previ ous tw an election, there never waa any lack of officers to preside at and conduct these eati-order gatherings The meeting at length became organized, Mr Bepson taking the chair. A man named Finkle ‘was called upon to state to the inbled skeleton | of anti-rentiem, the objects for which they had as- eembled = Thie man, our informant states, is oae one of the persons com- | sons, # pledges mkied bo ¢ State prison for some ualawfal offence, and who wea among the number, after erved the State some three years at Au- born, Bing Sing, or wt the Clinton, pardoned by Young, a8 per agreement previous to his elec tion ae Governor” TI was the priacipal orator , net yet a citizen, Since the foundation of the republic, various great men have arisen in the various States. The | State of New York has contributed it@ due propor. tion of illustrious spirits. Sometimes, two or three bave arisen together. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both so great that the same State could not bold them together, and, to solve the difli- culty, Burr killed Hamritoa im adael. Martin Van Buren was the only creat man of his day, and, asa | general rule, only one great man has filled the pub- lic mind at the same time. The present day is re- | markable for producing two great men in the Em. Tire State. First, we have Wm. H. Seward, the socialist, abolitionis:, and anti-renter ; and secoad- ly, we have his equal—George T. Downing, of the tamous oyster cellar, No 3 Broad street. Their sen- timents ogree, except in to or three points, in which the oysters have decidedly the advantage. In color there is very little difference, and which of the two gentlemen is entitled to the palm for elo- quence we cannot undertake to decide. But this we do know, that Mr. Downing exhibits a taste for fine oysters, including trimmings, which Wm. H. Seward never possessed, im epite of all the trim- mings that we have contributed to him gratis. Who is Downing’s Thurlow Weed ? Tue Wonty's Fan —W re To Lox. pon '=This question is now asked and answered every day; end hundreds are preparing ships tw | take oat the great tide of visiters from the metro- polis. Some of the arrangements are good, some not so good, aud some altogether bad; but, as the time approaches, we think that there will be a | chance for something better than has yet been offered for public accommodation. The annexed letter shows that one batch of visitere has been well provided fer, and we have no doubt that they will have great delight in accepting the kind hos- pitalities of the larl of Wilton and his aasociates:— Lowoow, Febraary 28, 1851, ‘The Rarl of Wilton, Commedore of the Royal Yacht | Pyuadron. has teorived intelligence from * oaptala of the Royrl Navy. who is also ® ber of the ¥ 8. at preremt sojourning in New York, that « splendid rehooner yacht is now building in that city, &he is in tended to convey several members of the New York Yaebt Club to the World's Pair, in London. We os that the noble lord has on behalf of the R y tendered the hospitalities of the club house at 6 not only to Commodore J. C. stevens squadron. but to any friends they may take with them iad to ree this friendly and cordial nication between the two countries. The co the Yonkers and their mew yacht, excite great est io Rog and Weventure to asrort that the mure to regret their visit eedom forever Long may thie good feeling ecntinue. ‘There is besides this, however, on the part of ‘hose who have not the ability to go out under such agreeable circumstances, an earnest desire to ha similar accommodations, for which they will happy to pay a handsome consideration England and Jelifornia steamere—say the (eorgia—to make a | six or eight weeks trip, to London’? Captain Por- teria just the man to convert his vessel mto a ep'endid floating hotel, near one of the London | docks, on the bosom of the Thames, and to give eatiefaction to hundreds, who could make their home on board. Could the Georgia be taken off from her trips to Chagres, while the owners would make a profitable epeculation by sending her to London, the public would have a most desirable methed of visiting London on the American plan, with Lenkee comforts and Yenkee cooking. Per- wone of the chief ont ’ « * ded, : ghe payment of any r ber y torus; | bape a covple of steamers might be made to pay, he was opposed tov *jeal par ad want | tf proper arrangements should be made, such as we ed, abbovgh disfrac shew med, | are certain would e0on prepare the Georgia for her which weld contro, elections he Sty, | EW Mieeon. Some cach steamer the pub a and ene, ot q » | ord mue\ have; one that will take peop pete oe ween pe ’ ndon, give them hotel acoommoeiatione whi) was room for, ine aii ¢ 1 “80 | here, and return them in six or eght weeks h pethope, eccord ec ui abermation, dre ‘an ey Cureion wt of the right kind. | What | could be better, for instance, than for one of the ' Omran Scorr 1 rum Finue—His Finer Lav- TER ON THE PaxsipEncy.—The following letter from General Wiatield Scott, was addressed to the Whig Committee of Mifilin county, in Pennsylva- nia, m answer to a series of resotutions adopted by them Teoommending him as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States:— Wasa: cron, March 18, Comunittee an ay eo ot uaiate ee Sete peccreranins bere dsncees gvett countrymen was the first, ona the ag reel oben om ule, I¢T have the happiness to it will of minor im- pestapes we whether it leads to apo im my officiel With my most ja respectful the ganttenen of a ncCncas, Beg ed“ WineleLb BOOT. General Scott has improved in letter writing since his famous correspondence with Secretary Marcy ; but he is hardly up to the mafk of Gen- eral Sam Houston, who, during the gloomiest period of the Texan war, addressed the following racy note to a brother soldier :— Camr West or mies. A , 1898, Mas. ——: I wish that a compan: ies would range as ested by you. The arn increases, and the ay not as -inforcements are arri from the East. eeeae y ie ‘a ‘00d spirits, and the General sober. Your o! SAM HOUBTON, cate in Ghlet. The Austim State Gazette, a warm supporter of General Houston for the Presidency, ives it asa thing “ unique and characteristic.” So it is. AvoTuER Re Te To Cattrornia aND THE GoLD Minxs.—By an account of discoveries which have recently teen made by United States surveyors, it has been discovered that the Rio Colorado of the West—which disembogues into the Gulf of Cali- fornie, and has its origin in the very heart of Upper California—is navigable ; that for a hundred miles at least the average depth of the water is nine feet, and there is every reason to suppose that it can be navigated by steamers of light draught for two hundred miles above the mouth of the Gila. The opinions of Emory and Johnson that this river was navigable, is therefore confirmed by actual sound- ings for one hundred miles; and there is every pro- bability that additienal surveys will prove that it is navigable for at least two hundred miles. Thuis isa very important discovery at this time, when there is a prospect of an immense emigration to California from all parts of Europe, during the coming eummer. The great objection to the over- ‘and route, hitherto, has been the scarcity of grass | and provisions in the desert of California. This objection vanishes before the important discovery | recently made. Instead of encountering all the | hardships of a journey cver the whole of that bar- | ren waste, which has caused the Joss of hundreds | of valuable lives and thousands of cattle, the ad- | venturous gold digger will be conveyed from the point where his real sufferings and privations would commence, if he proceeded to his destination by land, by steamboat for a distance o° two hundred miles. The travel is represented as very good—givieg abundanee of grats for | animals. A military post will te stationed at | the point where the overland emigration strikes the | Gila. Cheap ferriage is established, and provisions will be furnighed at a reasonable price, rendering it necessary to take only enough for use to that | point, where supplies can be obtained. The advan- | tages possessed by this route are very great, aad, | no doubt, they will induce many emigrants to go | that wey. This discovery is important in another point of | view. The Rio Colorado‘disembogues itself into the Gulf of California, thus bringing the interior of | California, for a distance of two hundred miles, in connection with the sea. The country bordering for agriculture, with an excellent climate. Emi- grants will, no doubt, flock there in great numbere, and the resul: will be highly beneticial to the new State on the Pacific. 1t will bring, too, Lower California into such close contact with the upper State, that, in process of time, it will, no doubt, be ceeded by Mexico to the United States, or be en- couraged to declare its independence of the cen- | tral government, and annex itself to the American | territory. Tur New Conr.—According to present appear- ances, nothing will be done by the Legislature to- wards finishing the code of practice of this State, | during the regular session ; and it !s whispere3, in certain quarters, that the Governor will be re- quested to call a special session for the purpore of | dispoting of it. The portion of the code which | was received and authorized by a former Legisla- ture, related to the practice of law in the courts; and that which is now awaiting action embodic the remainder. We have had the first part in operation for the last two years, and, if an opinion | can be formed of what is now before the Legisla- ture, from the working of the portion now in opera- hon, we need not expect it to be of any practical | use; but rather the reverse. The truth is, that the portion of the code which is now inuse, has thrown | the whole practice of the law inte utter and inex- tricable confusion. It abolished a!! former rules of practice, to a great extent, and established | nothing but confusion in their stead. There is not a judge in a court in this part of the State, that bas not come to the determination that it has been, in every respect, detrimental to the interests of | suitors, to the public, and to the jurisprudence of the State. We cannot expect that the portion of the code ow before the Legislature will be of spy chareeter different from that of the first part. j Undoabtediy, much might be done in the way of | improving the laws and the practice; but those who } ere eppoiated to undertake suc work must be men of experience and iatelligence, and not young | lawyers, or untledged politicians, entertaining | wild and crade notions on everything connected with human life, and acting underthe influence of the anerchical ideas of the day. Indeed, from all we have seen, we would not be surprived to hear, in come quarters, of a proposition to codify even the | Holy Scriptures, and to reject some of the ancient | language and principles of the venerable volume | which begins with Genesis and eads with llevela- tions. | Constrretive Miteace na very large portion | | of yesterday's Tribwme ie devoted to the subject of constructive mileage—a long official report, of the Senate having again dishonored itsel!, and plundered the country of thirty or forty thousand | dollare, in the shape of constructive mileage, on | account of the late special executive eession of ten deys durmion. But it turne out, after all this parade of figures and vouchers, that the Tribune knows pothing about it, but winds up by asking or information. Before judgment is pronounced, Jet us have the facts upon thir extra-mileage, end also upon all extra books heretofore allowed by Congrese. The book business has been infiaitely worse upon the Treasury than the constructive mileage. Let us have all the facts Tne Constirerionat Question. -- The silver greys are very foolishly mpting to console themeelves with the idea that the election of | Hamilton Fish i# unconstitutional. Cui bone? Why not as well knock under? There is only one of two alternatives for the silver greys — they must either cut the “ woolley-heads” or submit to them. They must take Mr. Fish and whatever elee the “‘woollies ecsaeag to of sag ast as long ee they play “dummy” ward & Co. The difficulty ie pot in the consttetion of the State, but in that of the party. Suppose we get up another Union meeting at Castle Garden. Jt might | Who knows? do something. Picaet Sour Usivense.—The pacsengers of the pasket rhip Universe, arrived yesterday, from Liverpooi pase 64 @ vote of thanks to Captain Bird bis of sere for their klodnees and attention to them during th» voy. | and for their unwearied exertions to promote the beaith comfort of allon board; at the enme tim, exprearing their entire cootdencs in the ratety amd good palling qualities of the ship, and their parfeut patlefaction with ber superior secommodations. on the Colorado is represented to be well adapted | es backed up by an indignant editona! at the enormity | = Vaay Lars Prom Mvzie0.—We ave im our posses” tion files of El Monitor Republicene and Le Treit D’ Union of Mexico, to the Zist, and of El.Arco Iris, of Vera Crus, to the 24th ult. M, Ignacio Esteve had definitively accepted portfolio of finance, im place of M. Peyno, whom « prolonged sickness has obliged to retire to private life. Great hopes are founded on the new minister, who has a very difficult task to fulfil. ‘The President, and another member of the Junta of Public Credit, had resigned office. The government had nominated two other gentlemen in their place, but their nominations had not been, as yet, confirmed by the Benate Publio opinion was not eompletely in favor of the new administration, Some persons think thet General Arista is too feeble in his character, and will Plossiatatene govern the country. They may flad ir mistake. ‘The Ministers of War and Justice ha ei at approbation. part ment of Justice, above all, was in need of @ strong reformation. Great complaint is made st the United Btates See a ee alations of the treaty bas lian de los Re: Lave deem elected Governor of se ate the year 1860" 131336 persons dled in the olty e year 1850, OF this number 9,619 perished by cholera. ba were 100, five 101, one 102 and one ree yengs of age, aoe i title of 'Despertador Patriotico, @ bady of is about to publish a history of the war wits “thet United Btates. Gen. Riche Vega is about to be removed frem the com- ak Somes and pinent' bi 9 babes saalee, = He apers express profound regret at parting * ‘on the 26th of January earare shock of an earth- quake was felt at Guerrero. It continued about three seconds. and immediately arene @ luminous me- teor, of immense size. was seen to traverse the heavens, illuminating brilliantly the whole valley. It was ob- served as lon a ae eee mountain, and on its sme § im comtect with the earth, a loud explosion City Intelligence, PROGRAMME OF THE RECEPTION OF THE MEMBERS OF ‘THE LEGISLATURE. The committee of the Common Council bave made | arrangements for the reception of the members of the Legislature, who left Albany last evening, and arrive this morning, at six o'clock, at the foot of Courtlandt street pi Aocirculer has been issued to the mem- bers of the Common Counoil to be there at that time, to escort their guests totheir hotels. After breakfast the members of the Common Council will assemble in the Governor's Room, at nine o'clock, and will leave the City Hall, at ten o'clock precisely, to visit the following public institutions, in the order in which we set them down .—House of Refuge. Institution for the Blind, Lower Rerervoir, Deaf and Dumb Iustitution, High Bridge, ahd Upper Reeervoir if time will permit They dime with the Common Council, at the Astor House, at seven o'clock, On Monday, t the Common Council, with their guests, w in the Governor's Room. at half past eight o’cloo! id will leave the City Hail nine o'clock to visit the public schools aud the Free Academy, Lellevue Hos- ital, Blackwell's Island, Ward's Islaod, and Randall's Tsiana. It is worthy ofremark, that there is no provi sion, in the programme, for the entertainment of the | Legiclature on Sunday; but they are recommended to the hospitalities ot the people on that day. It seems to say as if a little reat were wanted on Sunday, after the epree of to-day. It is said that some of the mem- bers who voted for Hamilton Fish, will be let at the Institution for the Blind, till a cure is perfor aed. Destaverive F rreet.-Last evening fire broke out in the at 4 drug atore, and the second story by Henry J. Ibbotson as u hardware establiehment. The firemen were promptly in ance, bat owing to the fact of the iron shuttel fastened, it was imporsible for a considera y the hore opon the fre. Ladde: and at levgth a brave fireman, sonal risk, cut them open with an axe, rushed out and nearly destroyed him of the fla aving got so much head: delay. it was difficult to subdue it, and as rather a tedious and obstinate fir jubdued till the upper part of the building was gutted and the ie the loner part destroyed by water. Tue e is ali id at trom $15,000 to $24,000. but ii covered by insurance Second weet: poli a consequenc from thi: post: the highest praise for west od by which the fire was confiued to the 4. The proprietors of at the rear, were in the greatest alarm fora length of time, not without reason, for they were in imminent danger, Severst Fines—A Man Beanen to Dearn — Yes terday morning, at four o'clock, & fire broke out at 203 Warhirgtcn street, oceupied as an cating house; | it was considerably dawaged ‘both by fire and water. At two o'clock, yesterday morning, @ frame house took firein Thirty-Fourth street. between Ninth and Tenthavenuce; the damage was tritiing. A third fire broke out about one o'clock, in the feed store of Mr. Martin, No. 401 West street, which communicated to the adjoining numbers 309, 400, 402,403 and 404; all of whieh were more or leas aerient. During the fre, a keg of powder was discovsred in e grocery store on the corner of West and Charles streets, and was takem to the station houre. In short time stter the fire was extinguished, the remains of a man, horribly burned, were discovered among the ruins in No. 401. He wasa deaf man, by the name of Williams, « painter, It was believed, that, in consequence of being deaf, the de- ceared became a victim to the devouring element. Coroner Geer held an iaquest on the body, and a ver- | diet was rendered accordingly. or Camrnine me te Meevive OF Taxravens. at THe Meacnants’ Excuasce — At halt past two o'clock this day, a pub- id,of the taxpeyers, at the Mer. \d the application of the Common Council for authority to reise two millions of dollars The call of the meeting ie rigned by « of our most distin- guisbed merchants Line, —Two eallors were arrested on Thureday, t, en @ ober smuggling eighteen box- found io their possession, from on board the bark Amelia, lying of Murray atreot, Parsevtation ro rae Onrer or Powe Mr. Henry F, Taimadge, United Stater Marshal, bas presented to Mr. Matesll Chief of Poiloe, » valaaois double barrel peher sg piece, bearing an inseriptton expressive of the of the Marshal to the Chief, for his services in ing the law Guring the trial of Lemg, the tagi- ve. Tae Mock Avetios Bavvens—Av Amvarva Bervr.— An amuring scene occurred morning ta front of the auction room of y, Deaper aod Mayor's banner,’ 6 ting bimeelt right oppost A crowd of merchent and him, an toene of merriment em ‘a short time @ polioe- he boy to ie roper att - Ar THe Fenny Boats —Oo y evening, Mr. Richerd Ager, residing in De treet. Brooklyn, in leaping after the Hamilton Avenue Ferry-bost, as it was jast moving away from this side. fell against the chain, and was #0 severely burt that be faivte Conn ction — It was at Mra Gates’, $4 Liberty street, Bt. Georges Hotel, and not 04. as tated afew days ago, where the man secreted himeel! under the bed 4 stoie articles of clothing, &c. He bas been since oted of the charge this respectable 4 til Friday died. A verdict was rendered according to cee shove facta. Brannixe tx tHe Brarere —On Thoredey evening. an | affray took piace in Delancey street, in which a young | man by the rame of Oliver Ferris received a severe | wound In the ride neat the region of the heart, which, it is believed, will cause death, It seeme that em and © were walking down Delancey street, and tome disturbance took place betwren the in whieh Ferris received the stab. The injure was conveyed to the rerideooe of bis brother, situated at of Rivington and Tompkinestreets. Noone et Movements of Distingalshed Peopt Hon. J. Kuller, Albany; Capt @ B MeCieliand Poughkeepsie Pattirmere eteter + Stor; Alexander. Gen J. Gould M. J U 8 A; Hon Cel Motntosh, Florida; JB. Kioklin, Virgt J Mr Slarddieston t Grinwold, Coens ‘onnor. Pitteburgh aq the arrivele yerter Rev. A. Starkey, Troy: D. 0 Crawford # Mercer, Phitedelp yh olds, Boston, arrived Case of was Setee. of of the Ninth and disorder! lanep, = mm board a sloop lying at the foot of Chariten or Clarkson street. The blow was struck with a ham. mer, and the man died soon atter. The mnezarate committed him to prison for a farther examinatio Another Complaint feniaet e the French Shirt Maker.— A gompleins wes made. y: 7, against the French maker, io arckaeer, juite nteel looking young woman, pbemers than wi b th defraud. ing ber an of three shillings, respecting te, mering of ashirt bosom. The charge was made before J: Osborn, and the case will be heard this siteravon, be fore the magistrate. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Weexiy Henacp will be published at half-past nine o’olock this morning. Its contents will embrace reports of mectings, Legislative proceedings, inte- resting local news, affairs in Washington, intelligence to the latest moment, by mail and telegraph, the California news, and perhaps late advices from Europe and California. Single copies, sixpence. fo James Gordon Bennett, Esq , Editor of the Hera! ttention was attracted ts, morning to the fol- cballenge trem Thomas Hyer, which appeared in the Spirit of the Times, of this week, It reads ae Now To TKe Worip!—The undersicned will fight im the world, for Ten Thourand Dollar, ae om ive $3,000 to apy man trom Boj ‘the match to come oft ¥ x months from the Gey tho match ie made, Aud he further stipulates that if the Judges aut Umpire do not con the fact that the match was fairly won, he relin«uishes all claim vo the sakes. New York, March 20, 1t51. T. HYER. T tought fom are my weight was 144 At the bes Ibe. ; m: nt weighed 184 1 The public (more enpeci ho are familiar with the art of self- defence.) will readily perceive the advantage whish thi alee arene him over a thal ail pas to say that I was waipped, or at leart ae red to beso by the "™-ire, and it is not for ie to My opinion is much trouble, to America, for I firmly and honestly believe that that there are more than ten men inthis city that can whip him easily, though I, for one, will not accept a challenge from, or fight, Tom Hyer. Yours, rerpectfully, JAMES SULLIVAN. New York, March 21, 1851. whether it was fairly do at Mr Hyer will save himeelf from the $8,000, by limit. og his o The Sunday Couwiler—To-morrow’s Issa? Will be rich, rare, and racy, aod fullof master auitaole tur Surday reading.— The telegraphic news, going to prees, from ail parts of the world Comments on all tho leading topi » of eek ; continua. sion of the interesting sketohes of tn with a remi- i Harry Borne The Forest expressly for ‘icaa novels tute; Raseality Cceporstion Oficlale, Iothmus on Third avenue, the Memmoth Grave, anc a variery of other matters of the wc- most publio impértance, wll bemttendod to in the Atlas, to= morrow. Don's neglect to read the Atlas. ife “uhrouskout the Light Reading.” “A Ghost Story. editorials on matters of intercet, gusrip and bueiness, paper ever published ing thirty-six immezee columns in each number. for three cents, contain= Ones, 61 Green Turtic Soup—Mock Turtle, Ox Tall | and Muiligatawrey foups, at Bay erd'e, No ¥ Siate atree all heure o: iy PETER M. BAYAR: N. B.—Green Tortl Bin) Dollars Reward.—Lost, on Wedones- conicg out of ee ly To the Denaf.—Conte: oper Removal.-— Dr. Lutener’s Bar Infirm: treatment of Ser diorasen, Will be, rem In the interi | Sat Se 'Brondway. Ratrance througe Wavecbery’s fare nishing stere. Elegant Wedding Envelopes, cf the most taabi fie silver doer pl praved to order, in eld Bi tice. Morales & Lunar, dealers in Ha- 11346 Naseau stree! best and choap- fe the only place aiulle mevery artiol the feet that ever was made, at very Low orices. tled to res arty en of the versal admiratic fatie wi ed siier having meds thaie 11 Park Row, opposite the tien evinced bye at Finishers” t ‘ ntion aud sdoption, every variety. —W. P David, (Suc- Doase st eet, has syle of bi ip wert ps, French Umirot of un verest ett a, ete 4 _EFIng Fashions 1 ntiemen wishing agood and made of the best mater dollars, will do weil to eal St Broadway, The trale supplied 7 Ba Bt whe leale. Knox, of Deities Ste gt, be Bon Ton of y by the elegant, tasty, 4 Lensk, corner of ‘od by these b t P F article, at the low prise of our The Sensihte Portion of the Commanity Dorin to see the © the support of ihe t their expen h ad, vot American ingoe ressive motor coors ingly, we find Fo: merly beld forth of the city, ha 4 who, hed in the erring trade. 6 to give the part a vitation 4 Reform Oonven- thom, to partake cf a pavite dinner, * Btielie, and Gen Pam Houston per- lo dinner tendeved them by the citizens inkats, of the 15th inst, | stove ite loogth ot ca any one viiting this delig teresting pl on x. | otherwise thee that the ineerimabie and wort eters are preeminently @eserving of anor — fivaed Pareesgn | mode of transporting freight ot pasrengei The Speed of the —Mr. Editor: ait? peden tion, was Smount thas th built speed and economy. ‘& wager to the amcunt of One Hundred be eneee be mad» with im paeinst a obi 1 be built withi will the from the first dav of May pent, wi Depeed, {we joxcecding’ that at the period of 0 ‘New York, March 20, 1451. Cheap from Auction oe S316 Bradway hae received @ Caper, which La C his Strangers and Citizens are invited to visi¢ George W. Tutite’e Kmporiuin of Fancy G: joods, 346 Tay phere may digee variety, overs Pr Fan jh, Gurmen, and Chinese pric heler ale and ret The Latest Appolntme.t,—We understand that in conseyueore of the gloss and eilki the hair by, Medhuret & in disappoint but oa the a ‘mutant, reasy or lef Renew the were Suteratin ‘turbing tho color at Phalon’s For salo in the city and oa ‘ard has no bad odor. Tt i Wig am Toupee imanufsotory, try by ke gene~ Instantaneous Liv *! Dye, v0 cclovzaced in London, Parise Boston, it: delphia Bat Himore, Washington, ot9./can on gured genuine at the manufactory, 4 Wall stree 1 public must beware of counterfeits diplomss. It is for sale wholesale Copy the add: es Gouraud’s Liquid Hair re with grog. o4 70g bals fe a Je Haox has done for the Engltst. What Johns language, MoWail ° Loudea tor agrioutouce, nua We tor science, CLIREGU bas effected in the art of Wig Meking, and har given to e World's Fair his newly invented ventilating ant cerpetual fitting 8 meses frecdom from all. pressure, natural ars obe met with in no other wigs, dwey, up stairs, Persons wishing >: ry sii) whould call Barobelor’s velo Traved Wig factory, No 4 Wall street, “bey will nd Lo rfectly understands sil their requirements; no matter how Haicuis, be pever failx t» fit the head; im fact he knows hie d makes» Lusinoss of iv Copy hie address, aad ber him # call. Wigs —We recommend al | pergore # Ferior Wig or Toupee, | we the cel Cm Meshesst & fei Maiden lane, cr Na Tarte ieweihe arcs ana tent Also, braids of ong bair, front braids, &e, a thovvity. v Cops the naurese, Ktalian Medicated Soap cures Poudre Sabiile Gourenud' 68. pim| treekles, eruptions, abliched depot, 67 W 88 South Third otr Died, of Consumption, Miss fi ianocent ang besutifol ae Die uke any of Watts’ Nery Noy her rerular pryrisian would net ten her. No, indeed ¢ if che had, thatannovncement ve been made Did her physe an show her toates of bay= ing ever curcd any one self, b him, the friends of the Si st peraom who dies o taking Waite’ Nervous Antidote, for it has never yet {ailoa once, $latvttle. i2Nasseu atreet. Hutchings Vegetable Dyspepsia Bitters. —The dyrpepeis, about row, is the moet prevalent oowplaias we henr ot, and most people seem to grumble about it ao ng to eradionte the dist If they would but would do themroly | fog disease trem bg 8 from the necessity of | remecy thar b d | benefit, end 1 tening daily to of complai are for sale, wholesale 1, at 122 Ful Fluid. B Frevdta‘her Wore bald at tbisey x conld not b Bower ang ahead | meat im seoth DMOSEY MARKET, Frivay, March 21—-6P. M. | All the fancies were quite active to-day; but prices are steadily rettiing dowm. The amount of stock preee- sing vpon the market, ir dafly increasing, aud the pro- | Peet at present is pretty blue for hold nerally Reading Railroad ie the favorite with ths bear opera- tors, and they are eelling themselves largeiy short ‘Thus far everything has worked as well as coula be desired; but they are very sanguine, and delleve that the Mne bas but just commenced. Stonington ané Norwich have been more active within the past few days, at reduced prices. Itis our impression thet Nor- wich is a cheap stock at current rates; but it may go lower. Stonington is very uncertain stock, and is telling for all it is worth. Long Island has been com siderably inflated lately, axd is custained much better ‘han we anticipated Marlem has taken @ very ex tracrdinary course; but it is impossible to account for movemente in Wall etreet, The great increase in the monthly earnings of this company—the great Improve. ment in the system of management, and the favorable Prospects relative to the extension, we have consider’ ed good andrufficient reasons why an advance in tho market value of the stock should take place; but it sppeare, thus far, that wo have been mistaken. It han shared the fate ot all otbe d depreciated bo price Erie Railroad bas fallen off considerably latelp, ands jarge amount of stock has changed bands The controversy going on relative to the diversion of travel from the Erie Railroad, throagh New Jersey, bas not, we beileve, had any influence on pricer Efforts are being meds, at Albany, to compel the com pany to abandon the Ramapo route; end what the rerult will be ie very doubtful. The ratiroad com. mittees of the Assembly have the petitions undar o sideration, and will eeport in a few days. At the moet. ings Of the committees which have been held, the Evio Ratiroad Company was resented by ite President "nd eight directors, In the courte of the investiga. tion, oF rather at its close, in consequence of questions putto themihy the committee, atid others, the dir tors were led to disclose their true intentions and ‘iews. They then and there distinctly announced Ist, That they did not cowtider the Erie Ratiroad m Btate work, In any senee which would eathorise the State to interfere with it more than with any roxd built wholly by private enterprise and private funds. 2d. That the Beate, having rebeased its claiavot three: millions. han no right, in courequence of Its donation tocomtrol the terminus or route of the read, or the 34. That the direetors would probably transport freight to Jersey City There declarations were made by William }!, Dotee Frq, one of the directors, ho was the mot promi t representative of the company before the oom mittee Canton Company w: ttle better to day, ant the tales larger than urval. This stock i¢ most curiously: oT eed. It suddenly advances, and as su Menly de. clines, Parties heluing teem to have complete con of it, but we do not hear of outsiders tonehing it Morrit Canal har been quiet for several Gaye past and Prices bave settled down to about the former love The President cf the company has addrersed s j«tter to the committee appointed by the Board of Drokers t examine into matters connected with the fnjunstion ; in which he raya that no transfers ean be made of tho Old stock, except by iseuing a new orrtis. at the tate of four o1 old for one ot mew. Me siko says tha: measures have been taken to distolye the iajunct The committee were discharged, So the mations r. Tranractions are made by mere transiere of the o! certifientes with power of attorney attached. ( hand to band. This i not a very satiatactory way « sling in stocks; but there is no alternative. borte. mouth Dry Dock is firmly maiataioed, end thete ap 10 disporition to put stoo% apom the mar tth Co bas been heary lately; bat Beid. ete have confidence in an advance before the inpse o avy deys. These two rtocks are favorites with ope rators of limited means, asa smell! advance in pri iver a lerge per cont profit on the amount Inverts | b are reprerentatives of large inaded property fa yorably located for immediate improve: jt. At the second board, to day, the mat drpressed. Rewding Raijroad deciined t oon Be 8 oh. per cont, —~ —