The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1851, Page 6

- — THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. “ he United States Officers and Gen. Carvajal. Sepertant Correspondence between Captain Phelps and Gen, Corvajal, &o., &eo., ko. Letter from Captain Phelps. (es the Texas Riv Bravo Oct. 22 } ‘The wing corsenponsene between Captain Phelps, commanding at Fort Brown, and Gen. wajal, commancer in-chief of the liberating army of Mexico, will be read with the most lively interest. At originated in a protest, addressed to Captain ®@hoips by Gen. Caravajal, dated the 24th instant, inst the use of U.S government steamers for fe pur of traneporting reinforcem from Brazo: Santiago, in Texas, to Matamoras, for Gen. Avalos. These troeps came from Vera Cruz and Tampico, r command of Gen. Garay, to aid Avalos in defending the city of Matameras. It was moderstood that permission had been given them to fand within the territory of the United States, and that they were to be brought up to Matamoras on the government steamer Mentoria. It is said and believed that they were embarked on this steamer, with their cannon mounted, Ke , and, after proceed- ing part of the way, that the order was counter- mauded, and they were returned on board their own steamer, the Neptune We know not how correct this information may be, but it comes to ws in a very authoritative Capt. Phelps re- get verbally and in writing that this communica- jon was of 40 extraordinary acharacter that he hardly knew how to reply to it, even if Gen. Carava- Jal occupied a recognized official position; and, in | ¥' addition, he states severa! specific charges which ‘Bre respectively taken up, and answered by General Caravajal in his accompaaying reply On Phelps concludes by solemnly warning Genera! C. in the mame of his government against the consequences | Of these preceedings. We give Capt. Bhet ps? letter, but are compelled, Bee of room, to omit the protest of General ravajal, and his brief note of reply, alluded to in he following answer. This letter of General Cara- woejal defines his true position before the world— and will satisfy all canid and dispassionate mea, tthat bis object, and that of hismen, is ot the high- est and most patrio:c nature. The Americans, who are serving as their auxiliaries, are placed on Bhe right footing, and have no cause to be ashamed wf their position or their conduct. We are glad to wee this exposition; it will justify the liberating forces, and silence the carping attacks of their tra- | ducers. If the national government can find any eomfort in this communication, they must be | @havkful for small favors. The style, facts, and | irit of Caravajal’s etter, are worthy of the occa- Bion. This is its highest praise. Fort Brown, (Texas,) Oct. 25, 1351. ‘To Jose Maria J. CaravasaL :—- Sir :—I received your note, of the 24th instant, this morning, informing me that you had learned | that a vorsel, rapa ge to the United States, is at present cn route irom the mouth of the Rio Grande — Bao mage for cane Avalos; and s0- lemnly protesting against this open eutrage upon | the rights of the people im whose behalf you pre- | Bume to speak. To the person who delivered me this note, I gave @ verbal response to this effect—that te a docu- ment of euch a peculiar character, | should hardly know how to reply, even though it should emanate from one ina recognized official position; an’ ‘was the only action thet | ever expected to have ’he honor to take inthe case in connection with Jour movements. But, sir, events, fraught with the most serious — consequences to the United States, as well as to the interesis of humanity itself, are transpiring be- | fore my eyes. Since the receipt of your note | have come in possession of authentic informa- tion that renders it imperative upon me, for the neue exeeution of the instructions with which | am charged, emana‘ing from the govern- | ment of the United Stater, to ascertain what posi: | tion it is you deem yourself now eee before the civilized world. | have learned, sir, that the | forces which are said to be under your command | are not only attacking and destroying by fire the | roperty of peacetul American citizens, but that | pear desecrated the flag and fired upon and | wounded the Consul of the United States—against the fatal consequences of which | now solemnly Warn you inthe name of my government. Ag early Sreply is expected as is suitabie to your convenience. Tam, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, J. W. PHELPS. Capt. Lt. Co. B, 4th Artillery, Com’g the ts. | Forecs of Fort Brown Letter irom Gen, Carvajal, Came at Matamogas, October 25, L4bi—il 2. M. i | ‘To Cart. Purtrs, US A, | Commandant at Fort Brown, Texas:— | Srm:—Jn the hasty note which | had the honor of | addressing you a few beurs ago, | apprised you that | @ mere and detailed answer to yours of this date, | replying to my communication of yesterday, would be furnished The object of this communication is | to supply the answer thus promised. It seems to be one of the main objects of your answer to my communication to learn in what position | deem myself to be standing before the civilized world. | it affords me the utmost a to answer your enquiry, and to give you all the satisfaction on the | <3 which you may desire ° ticall youand toall other persons who are not prac- acquainted with the operations of the na- tional jovernment ot Mexico, it may be somewhat diftewk to explain the weight and galling severity of the grievances, abuses, and oppressioas, under which pend of this unhappy eountry have | d struggled, since the era of its nominal pendence. ‘(iround down by intolerable taxa- tion, crushed by heartless monepolists and rode over by military tyrants, the people of Mexico have en- dured oppression in every shape, and borne insults j in a spirit that would have dignified martyrs. These aggressions have at length become insupportable, and by a spentaneous, united, and patriotic out- burst among them, they have resolved to strike off their chains, and to stand on their native soil un- ebackled freemen. ‘This was the exalted epirit that dictated the action of the people of Guer- rero, Camargo, Keynosa, Mier, and other in- Gependent tewns of the North. In this section of the republic of Mexico, there cannot be gaid to exist two opini Upon this subject; the same feeling pervades every bosom, the same im- pulse animate: every heart. When the people as- | sembled to consider in what manner their rights | and liberties could best be preserved, by common @onsent, without any agency of my own, | patriotic enterprize. I pleasure, having seen and iniquitous exastions to which my country- men were daily subjected, and the despotic out- Teges constantly practised upon them by the minicns Of power in the name of freedom. | have raised the Btandard of liberation, and hundreds of my ag- —— countrymen have rushed to ite support \ppressed and borne down by the organized mili- tary despotiem of the Central (sovernmeat, I kaew that mv countrymen, brave and devoted as they | , could not, in the first hour of the struggle, | single handed and ai cope with such an enemy. With the approbation and consent of my fellow citizens, | invited a number of Americans re- ding along this frontier, well acquainted with our bits, feelings, and interests, to participate with us in the glorious effort to vindicate our rights ‘True to the instinct of their nation, they yielded a Feady assent to the call, and have been, from the Beginning of this contest, among the bravest and gnost determined of the gallant party which | have hhad the honor to lead. | have presented myself Before the city of Matamoras, upon the invitation | Of many of the most influential and respectable | @itizens of this jariediction, and, instead of finding | myself and my troops received with open arma, as | Riberators, wo were met witu ramparts bristling with ‘and cannon, and with the stern frown of defiance. | found that myrmideons of athe ce! government had fraudulently declared the city ina state of while I was in Camargo | ‘with my forces, bad ven! on the crime of high treason, by annulling the revenue laws of Mexico, mod reducing the rates of —_ duties te as fow if nota lower scale than r : |, Of OB U i duties were never paid. preter stem, established by (ieneral wpwards of haifa million of dollars’ worth ‘were illegally introduced into that city, and i ‘with the partial duties levied upon these goods that the enemy ae te me feeds, recruits, and sus tains himeelf. Thee owners of these goods also, wud their friends, have, prompted by their interest, inflamed the animority of the people of Matamoras, aad led them rash)y and blindly to resist us who were their best friends, who came to share with them the blessings of eyuality, justice and liberty Whea | ved this to be the condition of things, I resolved to mect the cricis in a manner ber iy duty, my position, and the expecta tion who had confided the standard of ro- form to my bands. {| demanded a peaceful surren- der of the city—I sought to avoid bloodshed. but | found | had to alteruative, except to abandon the caure, or carry it through with the right arm of freemen. Several sharp encounters have ensued; my men bave not di d their solors, and we are resolved to conquer the military despots in Mata- i a> 3 et. vor bh im the attempt. at ry | ong been the vente that produced the prevent condition of pilairs in the ity of | saulted, than other private persons. to escape censure 2 I have followed, ‘association with the same been rendered immortal. 1 have satisfaction of Maarten, that the great mass of the American poo, revere the memory of tbeir revolutionary ancestors, ra God speed to the cause of freedom, re ie ~ ined the laurels that will never fade on their name— they are fighting in a cause as just and as righteous as that wate ie inseribed on the “ Sy rege Mexico will be as grateful, in her resent hour of need, as the people of the United Rtates have been to those fore’ who, in the dark hour of their tribulation, oame to their rescue. The causes set forth in the Declaration of Independence, by the colonies of America, in 1776, were not more potent and ressive, upon the rights of man, those which stimulated the people of Northern Mexico totake up arms in their own defence. The keen sighted patriots of our sis- ter republic, in the language of Mr. Burke, “snuffed the approach of tyranny in every taimted breeze,” while the le of Mexico have felt ite ractical application from the mailed hand and n heel of corrupt power. You have been pleased to state, sir, that the forces under my command are said to be attack and destroying, by fire, property of peaceful Ameri- can citizens, and that they have also desecrated the and fired upon and wounded the consul of the United States. | know not who may have been our informant, but [ take leave to assure you, that it would be a difficult question to determine which predominated—bis igoorance, his malice, or his presumption on your credulity. It is utterly false that the forces under my command have attacked or destroyed private property sby fire, or in any other manner. The fire that occurred in Matamo- ras, on Friday, was not kindled by my orders, or by any of my men. The torch was applied by the enemy; and ag the wind was setting at the time in the direction of my headquarters, and the place of deposit for my ammunition, it seriously endanger- ed the safety of both; and asa large amount of goods were confwmed, a portion of which had not found their way to that place through the regular ordeal of the Custom House, my interest, | omitting my abborrence of such a mode ef warfare, would have restrained me from this incendiary course. It was the work of the enemy, and on their heads be the responsibility. The imputation, that either 1, or the men under my command, have desecrated the American flag, would excite my indignation if it were not beneath my contempt. I love and honor that flag, for it is the harbinger ef liberty to the world; and have many men under my command who have fought and bled in uphold- ing it, and who are quite as ready as you are, or the President of the United States, to offer — heart’s blood in shielding it from dishonor. | charge, sir, is as unworthy of you as it is unmerited by those against whom you make it. the authors—I pity their aaeee So far as relates to the allegation that the Ameri- can consul was fired on and weunded, 1 am unableto give you any positive assurance. This much | can I despise | emphatically state, that his flag and his official resi- dence were scrupulously respected. If he abandon- ed these and mixed with the throng in the streets, or herded with the enemy, or assisted the porters in | securing bales of goods under the fire of our guns and was thus wounded, it was his own fault, an he has no right to complain. Tne practixe of na- tions, in regard to the personal immunity of con- suls, is well known. They have no higher or better right te protection, when @ city is b ae as- en. during the late war, battered down the hous- of some of the consuls in the city of Vera Cruz, and wounded and injured the inmates of their fami- lies, neither they, their governments, or the world, censured that inguished chieftain. It was the fate of war, and if these consuls did not foresee the danger that awaited them, it is difficult to see why Gen. Seott should have suspended his operations to bave given them a lesson in military oy reg The Consul at Matamoras may profit by this hint. So far as respects your statement that I have been mqrent in violating the laws and territory of the United States, 1 beg leave to assure you that you have been grossly deceived | have been werent in neither; and when | consider the extra- ordinary efforts that you and other officers of the government of the United States, co-operatin; | with you, have made to restrain euch violations, cannot help believing you have been hastily led to | put credit in what a few moments’ sober reflection would convince you was a groundless imputation. | bave seen steamers of the United States plying, with cannon on their decks, up and down the river, with the avowed purpose to arrest all violation of the neutrality laws of that government, and [ have seen troops wearing the uniform of the army of the | United States, with cannon pointed at the ferries, withip pistol shot of my encampment, by day and by night, hailing all persons cr the river, subjecting them to a rigid examination; and it must be taken for granted, that all these appliances have been faithfully and rigorously used to enforce the neutrali:y laws of your country. How could these laws have been violated with impunity? How could they have been especially violated by me, when | bave not been on the American side of the river within a hundred miles of Brownsville for several months! At all events, if these laws have been violated by any persons, the government of the United States has the power of redress in its own hands. Its civil and criminal courts are open for the maintenance of its authority and di that government has = fere in the punishment oi it may assume to In conclusion, I keg leave to assu’ respect for the institutions, fi United States, is so high and so sincere, that | should esteem it one of the greatest misfortunes of my life if 1 had done or countenancea aught that could justly offend the nicest sensibilities ofany of her citizens. I desire to cultivate the most amica- ble relations with that goverament Gad people, and trust they will not view with total indifference our struggles with adversity, in the same path to free- dom which their revelutionary fathers have so no- bly trod. I havethe honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Jose Marta J. Carvasat, Commander-in-Chief of the Liberating Army of Mexico Correspondence between Major La Motte and Colonel Cara vajal. Heapquarters Rino@op BARRACKS, Texas, October 7, 1551 To Jose M. J. Canvasat, Esq. :— Dean Sin—I have just the honor ofa perusal of your note of the 5th inst., received during a short absence of mine from this station, and hasten to particular right to inter- a crime, wi Ver power vent its commission. you that my y t givee me pleasure to hear you disavow al! par- ticipation in, and all knowledge of, the circum. stances attending the recent desertion of United States soldiers. Such renegades can add no honor- able weight to your cause, and | am happy to learn tha: you discountenance them, As —— the power or the right of extradition, it is said that you hold, per force, military oceupa- tion of Camargo and its vicinity,to the river. If so, is not the fact of possession conclusive? The identity of there deserters (one is a drummer boy, not twelve years of age,) can readily be established by men, presumed to be under your orders; a man named Shilling, for example, might at once point out to you every soldier from this command You are pleased to intimate the ramor that you bave cflered inducements to these men to desert the ervice of the United States is incorrect. Be it s9. May tct inducements to the same end have been he! out by others? | will not detain you with particulars, but it is well known that many desertions bave just occurred at this post; d good reason exists for saying that these soldiers are now in your ranks. I rely, sir, upon your reputation, as well as your sense of pro- priety, not only to discountenance such acta, but to owuse these deluded men to return to the flag they ¢ disgraced. Meanwhile, as it ismy +80 do marly protect, in the name of the | nited States, pn ny receiving or retaining in Cyd de- serters from the American forces. With high ra- spect, | am, sir, your most obedient servant, J, H. La Morre, Brt. Maj. U. S.A mig. Camaroo, October —, 1951. Your favor of the 7th inst., has just been You therein alluds to my disavowal, in letter, of “knowledge or participation of tbe circumstance: attending the recent desertions of United States soldiers; at the tame time you have pleased to frame your remarks so as to give me to under that you disbelieve my disavowal in toto. | must say that your letter, in tone and manner, and subject, is not of the class of corres pondence usual among officers }d is unknown be- tween tlemen. Yous me to “deliver up” certain men; and ‘ow ground your reason on thie, “that | hold, per Toret military occupation, ke.’ I did not know that that question, whether my occupation was per force or per right, was up for discussion; but am bappy to learn that you bave desided it Be now a¢ to extradition. Are you aware of any law of Mexico, or the State of Tamaulipas, or treaty stipulation, or any other authority by which these men (supposing them to be here) can be de- livered up! [amnot. Yea, there is that of per foree, which you desire to see Hye that the world w principle fom the ‘ plan,” published, the nei geeks to rtablish. But as is seoms you have failed = ty, | and | am not aware that the military department 3 | , and people of the | them, I will inform you ws '» the of the civil power, are a orities—and arein the indepen- functioas, and shall remaia Motte, “cuppose a change 0” . had deserted to your camp. Would you not be surprised to receive the same re- quien tense that you have made upon me? jow would you treat it § Although your disposition should be favorable, I imagine you would hesitate long before you would involve yourself with your government, and decide to commit a high crime against your State. I have the honor to be, Your ob’dt servaut, J M.J. Canavasat. ‘To J. H. La Morrs, Bvt. Maj. U.S. A. Letter from Col. Ramirez. =. Camargo, October 10, 1851. Gen. Antonio M. Javarour: My dear Friend—I bave received your esteemed letter of the 6th inst , with the one you wore pleased to send me by the same bearer from his Excellency the President, Don Mariano Arista, aad both rela- tive to my taking an interest in pacifying this fron- tier, tbe tranquility of which has been disturbed by the revolution which has broken oat, and is headed by Don José M. J. Caravajal. I believe it impossible for you to imagine, notwithstanding | your goed judgment, how it has pained me to eee | that this frontier should have seen itself compelled to take this violent but necessary step for its own servation, for its disregarded wants, and for its Finite rights. Our representatives in vain raised their voices to obtain a remedy for our evils: in vain the people met in popular juntas (meetings), to present their complaints to the general govern- ment through their respective authorities: in vain has the Governor of the State made manifest the evils on this frontier, and pointed out the remedy for the same: and ia vain have we, the individual friends of Sr. Arista, continually indisated the same | to him; for the frontier has been left abandoned, by | placing it in the hands ef impolitic and oppressive | military tyrants, who have exasperated and aggra- vated the sufferings of its virtuous inhabitants. The Roseanne of Mexico, perhaps, deceived by the illusions of power and greatness, believed rings of this frontier to be a necessary v. from which it could not extricate itself; and on this account it looked upon it with indifference, and asa contemptible corner of the republic; but of the nation itvelf, and not for want of capacity to resist the attacks of power. All these towns have seconded the plan of the revelution by uniting their forses to sustain it, in- asmuch a3 they have found it not only in accord- | ance with their wants and interests, but in acoord- ance with those of the retrograd f the interior. | Senor Caravajal has already rted from this | town with his forces; and [ have sent him your ori- | ginal letter, for him to take the same into consider- | ation, and Cy it the attention he may deem pro- | per. wo | Virosinatad without further effusion of blood; to me it would be grateful, for I love order and peace, but without debasement. The government had _ se have conciliated” the interests of this fron- tier, | let it afone until the last moment, and should it realize this idea, it will afford me pleasure. I be- lieve it difficult, and very imprudent, to delay in pro: ¢ them. : | ‘his is all that I can aay in answer to your letter, | offering myself individually your affectionate and attentive servant, who kisses your hands. Matias Ramirez. The Feeling on the Frontier. {n our columns of to-day our readers will see seve- ral letters of an interesting nature, and the one | from Don Matias Ramirez to General Jauregui, is the answer to this General’s letter, dated Monterey, October Gh. We give a synopsis of Jaregui’s let- ter. He says that he sends him with his own, one from the President of Mexico, and both have reference to the revolution onthe frontier. Tells him that the government and Legislature of the State (Ta- | pcm have not sanctioned the movement ; that respectable forces from the interior are moving on | Ciudad Victoria; and that towards that capital | (Monterey), General Uraga is moving with the | forces he bad in Guanajuuto ; that General Avalos will have been reinforced by the forces from Tam- | and Vera Cruz; that he has himself received | forces trom the colonies ; and that the government's | determination is to quell the revolution. That his | object cannot be to appeal to their fears, but would | want theirconvictions to induce them to abandon | the undertaking, and retrace their steps while there | is a chance of #0 doing it; that war is at all times | to be greatly lamented, and he would willingly ex- | ert bis influence with the government to forgive | Colonel Caravajal, snd his principal adherents, by | their acceding to the proposals by him made in uch geod faith; that he writes on the same subject | © bis brother (Ramirez) Don Cristobal, for him to his influence for the same purpose; that should olutionists decline coming to terms, it will urce of pain to himself; hat he will on the | route look for an answer te this letter, and brings it | to a cloge in that polite manner which ischaracter- istic of Mexicansand Spaniards in communications of this nature. | whom tbis letter is addressed, is a native of the | frontier and one of the most influential among her | cbildren The sentiments expressed in bis answer, j betray the general feelings of this frontier as res- | pects the actual contest—there can be no doubt of | their finding echo among thousands of the | Mexican population in the three adjoining States of | Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahui Lauxcnes —The splendid ship Araringo, built for Messrs. Chamberlin & Lawrence, by Westervelt & Mo- Kay, was launched at ten o’clocx, on Tuesday morning from their yard, foot of Seventh street, East river. She is intended fer transient purposes, and is 800 tone bur- then. Bhe is 160 feet on deck; 96 feet beam; and 21)¢ | feet depth of held. Apnivat OF THE Grascow, scaew sTeamen —The screw steamer Glasgow, Captain N. Stewart, made her unex- | pected appearance off Gourock, at 3 A M.,on Saturday | Iestg on T first return voyage from New York. She | brings thirty paesengers and a gocd cargo. [er news is anticipated by the intelligence breught by the Baltic The principal feature connected with the tr’ in, that this is the quickest paseage ever New York and Great Dritain by a serew steamer, being | only thirteen daye and ten hours, mean time, between | the wharf at New York and Gouroek. It will be observed | that the largest daily run of the steamer was 264 miles, | and the emailest 166 miles. On account of the fog which | fell so heavily on the channel, the Glasgow lay off Gou- rock over Saturday, but her passengers immediately | landed, and proceeded to their destinations—some to | England, and others to the north of Ireland Bhe came upto the Broomiclaw, without even the help of a tug, and took her berth at the lower quay almost as mw o4 a tiver steamer, Bhe did not receive a scratch e | captain end all coneerned epeak highly of the perform- ances of the ship. She i* such # dry sea-boat that the | Indies were enabled to keep the deck in almost all wea- | there. The following is an Abstract of the Log of the Glasgow and New York | steamehip Glasgow, Nathaniel Stewart, commander, from | ew York towards Gi | Oct, 1L—Wind easterly. Noon. Move off from the wharf and proceeded to sea Oct. 12 —Wind 8. B. (165 miles ) fine; no rail eet. Oct. 19 Wind 8 E.to8 (195 with dense fog; latter part, all ail set Oct 14—Wind § to 8. W. (264 miles.) Fresh gales and cloudy weather; carrying all sail Oct. 15.—Wind variable, (216 miles ) sail occasionally Oct. 16—Wind §. W. to N. W. (190 miles.) Light breezes, apd fine weather: sail set occasionally Oct. 17.—Wind 8 N BE. (205 miles) Piret part breeze 1 o N,N. W. (256 miles ) it breezes, and les) Moderate wind, Fog and rain; calm; latter part, free om northw Oct. 18 —Wind Fresh breezes, with passing showers and beavy swell from the northwestward: carrying all plain sail. Noon: exchanged signals with ship Maranham, bowod westward ‘Oct 19—Wind N. W to N.E (22) miles) Strong breeges, and equally; first part, all sail set; latter, fore and eft only Oct. 90.—Wind NB toN N. W. (262 miles) Strong winds, with frequent ay ualis; carrying all plain enil Oct. 21.—Wind N. W. to K. (206 miles) Variable winds and cloudy *eather; sail set occasionally. Oct. 42—Wind Eto 8. W. (206 miles.) Firat part, head winds, with heavy rain; latter part, fresh breeze and all snil set. Oct. 23—Wind southeasterly, (220 miles) Strong hend winds, and heavy weather Oct. 24—Wind southeasterly, (220 miles.) Strong head winds, and heavy weather Oct, 25.—Artived off Gourock at 3 A. M—Glasgow oye. Lavwense —At Newport, 7th inet a beeutifal berk of 260 tone, called the J. A. Hazard, intended for the Cuba trade, and expected to be a very fact sailer. She will be commanded by Capt. R L Gardner. By 8. W. Nach, Brq , of Harrington, Maine, 28th ult. ‘s beautiful copper fastened bark of 276 tone, called the 5. W. Nash, owned by bie, by Capt. W. I. Wass, aad by Capt. Bilis Ware, who is to cothmand her At Kennebunk, 7th inst. by Merers D & 8 Ward. « fine echoonet about 10° tor celled the Nile, to ran ~ & pac between Kenne jk and Boston, under od k command ef Capt. GG. Worn Submarine Telegraph. THE COMMUNICATION COMPLETE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE Lord de Mauley publiehes the following Considerable interest having been excited on the sub ject of this experiment, we have much fatisfaction in stating,that ali diMeulties of an official nature having been obviated, there is every reason to believe that the com- munication between the two countries will very shortly be in eperation. Belog present yeeterday morning (Jot 92), at the Bureau des Telegrapher, in Paris, in company with M. Foy, the director in chief. and other gentlemen with the undertaking in question, @ message request, to the South Foreland Light. to inquire if M. C——— was etill wait- ewer that M ee bis way to ached we in leew th e and « half meneege bad been atehed from Paris, We bave the honor to be, Your most obedient servants DE MAULEY FRED. CADYGAN. it will now be satisfied that it suffered for the honor | id wish that the revolution might be | politic measures; but it judged proper to | | shores one 60 worthy of a mation’s welcome as Louis We may observe en passant, the Voi. Aomurer to | | | On motion, the board adjourned. AFFAIRS OF THE CITY AND ITS VICINITY. arr Common Council, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. . 10.—The board met at five o'clock the Chair, ti Roars © 8B. Lindsle; purchase at tion i \ a of Forty third street. N river; of ‘wiles 3 Mills, for a lease of Houston street Ferry, frr a term wen oe the expiration of the present lease; of Alfred ‘ett snd others, to open Fifty-firat street from Eleventh avenue to Hudson river; of El rated for the destruction of his store and goods mob, on the evening of November 4th. REPORTS ADOPTED. Of the Committee on Law Department, on the memo- rial of the wardens and vestrymen of the church of 3:. George the Martyr. RESOLUTIONS REFERRED. That the rum of $360 be, and the same is hereby ap- propriated, for the erection of a hose carriage, on Pine’s plan, end that the Chief Engineer be, and is hereby di- rected to carry the same into effect immediately. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. That Fourth avenue from Fourteenth to Thirty-third strest, be repaved immediately; in favor of repairing the house of Hose Com; No 4, and to have a wel hole for the Hose thereia, a gutter to carry of the waste water, the same to be done without delay; that it be referred to the Committee o1 w to enq' into the propriety of applying to the bp ar gpa gr its next session for @ law authorizing the election of four Cor- oners for this city, one for each Semate district. THR EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROAD ‘That it be referred to a Special Committee to enquire into the cause of the delay on the part of the grantess of the Eigth avenue railroad, in commencing the lay’ out of said road, in accordance with the agreement an: in pureuance of the resolutions of the Common Council, cal a to arcertain, under the advice of the Counsel ef the corporation, whether or not the said grant has not become forfeited by the nou-ection of the said parties, and the said Committee report the course to be pursued by the Ooumon Council in relation thereto. The foregoing resolution, submitted by Alderman Sturtevant, after some discussion as to the propriety of striking out the word “special,” in the language the resolution, was referred to the Counsel of the Corpora- tion. MAYOR'S MEsSAGR. A mesrage was received from his Honor the Mayor, transmitting an invitation from A. H Skinne: sy Mayor of the city of New Haven; Horace D. Hall, Es, acting Mayor of the city of Middletown and Charles ft’ | Alsop, President of the New York and Boston Railroad | Company, to attend a convention of the friends of the New York and Bostom Railroad Company, to be held in the city of New Haven, on Thursday, the thirteenth of November instant, at 2 o'clock P M ‘The following letter was received from Mayor Kings- | land, accompanying tbat of Kossuth:— To tur Hononanie Common Councit : Gentlemen—I transmit herewith the copy of a letter this day received by me from Governor Louis Kossuth, the patriot of Hungary. ‘The motives which have prompted him in the course he has hitherto adopted, with reference to his visit to this country, and which are so eloquently set forth in the ac- companying letter, will, I am sure, meet hearty res- | ponse in the bosom of every American citizen; and I am copfident that the whole nation will rejeice in the pros- pect now presented of being enabled to welcome to our Kossuth. A.C. KINGSLAND, Mayor. The letter of Kossuth was published in the Henarp of Tuesday. Nov. 11.—The Board met at five o'clock this afternoon, the President in the chair, end a quorum of members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and the following documents appropriately re- ferred :-— | PETITIONS REFERRED Of Drs. Parker and Watts, for payment of bill amount- | ing to $136, for medieal attendance at the Nineteenth ward station house. Of Bouton and Tompkins, for ad- ditional coxfpensation for use of pier foot of Amos street, North river. Of Bird and others, for permission to alter the sewer in Libervy street INVITATION. From Colonel Nicholas Haight, of the Veteran Nong iad 1812, to review that company in front of the Sity ul, on Tuerday, 25th inst., being the celebration of the an- niversary of the evacuation of this city by the British ba wy in the year 1783; them to proceed with them to Garden, where an address will be delivered. Ac- cepted. REPORTS ADOPTED Of the Committee on Ordinances, recommending licemen. 1n favor of paying ream, for medical attendanc Concurring with the Board of Assistants, in favor of pay- ing bills of Mrs. Lawrence, for cleaning court rooms at Jelterson Market Adverse to petitions of 8. Decker and J’ Ward, policemen, for — of their salaries, sto; 7S jayor during sickness incurred in the discharge their duties. REPORTS CONCURRED IN Of the Committee on Finance, concurring to postpone sale for taxes of 1849, REPORTS Lalb ON THE TABLE, AND ORDERED TO BE PRINTED, Of the Committee on the Law Department, recom- mending the adoption of an ordinance providing for the payment in cash to contractors for public work when the rame is finished. Of the Law Committee. «commending the adoptios + sp ordinance reducing the number of | ballot boxe ieclections. COMMUNICATIONS . ty p iisicre) of Repairs and Supplies, ia relat tes, +, )uticn in reference to repaving streets and crosswalks, Frem the Comproiler. im relation to commencing aexessment in Seventeenth streeth, bet weea Fitth avenue end Union place. Eighteenth ward. ReSOLUTIONS ADOPTED That the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies cause the pump at the corner of Spring street and McDougall street to be removed. and the weil filled up. 1m favor of dividing the First ward into four election districts. Providing for the payment of $10,000, by the Hudson River Railroad Company, to the city, formerly allowed for the building of « pier at Manhattanville. PSOLUTIONS REFERRED That the City Inepector be empowered to fill up sunken lots bourded by Second aud Third avenues and One liundred and Eighteenth and Ooe Handred and Nine- id that he be requested to complete the ble Board adjourned to Friday, the Mth inst, at OP BOARD OF ASSISTANTS. Nov. 10.—The Board of Assistants met according to adjournment. Present, the President in the chair, and a quorum of members in their places, The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. PETITIONS Of Ferdinand Measche, to be paid $04, for damage done to his confectionary establishment, at 211 Virat avenue, by @ lawless mob, on the last election day. Referred Of O. H. Jones, to have sidewalk flagged on east side of Fifth avenue, between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-niath streets, Referred Of the Commissioners of Emigration. to lease or pur- chase land for their use on Ward's Island. Referr Of several persons doing business in Washington mar- ket, ageine. rebuilding that market according tothe pian lately proposed ferred. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee on Wharves, Piers and Slips, reported in favor of concurring to have slips between piers 11 and 12, and 15 and 90, East River, deepened. Concurred i iB Report of the Committee on Finance in favor of regu- lating Lawrence street, from Ninth to Tenth avenues. Adopted. Report of the Committee on Finance in favor of pay- ing Robert Montgomery $98 12, a# interest on his eon- tract for building sewer im Seventh street, the city having delayed the payment of said contract until that tum of interest had accrued. Adopted Bame Committee in tavor of paying to John and Wil- liem Young, $1.613 65, being the amount of damages they sustained by being ejected from property which they had leased from the corporation. Adopted. Same in favor of re paying to Henry Rigg, executor of Henry Morton, $1,196 14, amount of tax erroneously as- | scosedand paid by him. (n concurrence, adopted. RESOLUTIONS. Resolution that the Engine Company formed of the members of the late Hose Company No. 32, be known as Engine Company No. 26. Adopt n Resolution that Eighteenth street, near the East rir be repaired. Adopted Resolution in favor offre uiring the Hudson River Rail- read Company to take up the rails in Hudson and Canal streets, and lay down the grooved rail, or some other which sball form less obstruction than those now in use. Keferred Resolution in favor of placing a fire hydrant at the northwest corner of Thirty-eighth street and Tenth | nd the lock. avepue. Adopted A number of assesements were confirmed, Board adjourned till Wednesday evening at ‘The Mason Will Case. SUPER OR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Campbell. Nov. 12.—This court has been occupied, dari: the last three days, in hearing arguments in one o! uite which have been commenced for the purpose aside tho will of the late John son. Mason's deat bill was filed in ncery, by James Mason, for the of litigating the validity of the trusts con- urpose Voited in the will, which trusts, he contended, were illegal and void. After a long controv in all the courts of the State, the questions involved in that suit came on to be arguedin the Court of Ap- peale of this State, in the month of April, in the year 1848. Mr. Ring, on bebalf of James contended that the trusts comtained in the will we: conty to and in violation of statutes of this State, which prohibit undue suspension of the power of alienation—Mr. Lord, for the trustecs, contending in favor of the validity of those trusts. In September of that year tho Court of Appeals rected counsel to segue before that court, as to the kind of deoree which should be made if the trusts were adjudged void, The same counsel attended and argued that question in September, andin Do- cember term, the court. being eqaally divided upon the eave, ordered the whole case to be re-argued, which was done at the January term; and at the April term, four judges, ineludin, delivered opinios in the will jay term following, the vote wae taken, and four voted to affirm and four voted and by this vote, the decree in the cause iff's bill of complaint, was de in consequence of a change in the law, made in April of that “hy by which, it | the court were equally divided, the decree of the | | that the verdict rendered in favor of Oliver against the Erie Railroad Company was for injuries to person, and in no sense out of or to his pro- | nor does the law give those creditors any right to | he pleaded guilty of grand lerceny. | lars, was called up for trial eugene pra ui » Upon w pci Court ae Apps is a final which les all the parties from ever staber, 1800, lobe Mason, je. the olde mber, » ir., the eldest son of John Mason, died upon Seton alae Soon after his father’s death, he was pronounced a lu- the Court of C upon the petition of the trustees of the will, and a committes was appointed to take charge of his in whose custody he remained up to ea Soon after his death, his pene: Tames he Mason, was appointed his adm’ tor, commenced a suit in the Superior Court of this city, to recover his brother's share of their father’s estate; and one objection taken in the suit is that he is concluded by the proceedings and the decree in the former suit. To this it is replied by the plaintiff’s counsel, that the former suit set no- thing, and that it is not biading upon John Mason, ir-, because the Court of Appeals has sana divided, and because John Mason, jr, wag a lunatic duro the whole of the litigation, and could not be und. Mr. Ring has argued this question before Judge Campbell, and Mr. Lord and Mr. Bidwell for the trustees. If the Court should determine that John Mason, jr., is not concluded by the proceeding in tho former suit, then there will be a jury tria of this great and long litigated case, whon it will be settled whether Mr. John Mason, of his own free wil), made and published this paper as his last will and testament. When this comes on, we shall have some fresh materials for excitement among some of the leaders of the bon-ton in upper tendom. Supreme Court—Special Term, Before Hon. Judge Mitchell QUESTION OF A CREDITOR’S RIGHT TO A VERDICT OBTAINED BY A DEBIOR FOR PERSONAL INJU- RIES. Nov. 12.—Thos J. Stitt and another, Exeor's , vs. Gilbert W. Oliver, Eagle ond Atwood ~The defendant Oliver, in 1849, obtained a verdict of $8,000 dai against the Erie Railroad Company, for personal injuries sustained by him through an accident, and he subsequently as- signed $2,000 of that sum to the other defendante, Eagle and Atwood. The present proceedings are brought by the plaintiffs. as judgment creditors, to set aside the as sigpment on the ground of inadequacy and fraud. Mr. E. L. Fancher, on the part of the defendants, contends perty. The creditors of Oliver, therefore, had no equitable claim upen the verdict se the gomne that it was property which originally proc from them, compel Oliver to prosecute a mere right of action of that description; and if he never chose to prosecute the matter to judgment, the creditors could not rightfully complain. as it was the mere nal claim Oliver. The verdict, at the time when Oliver assigned it tothe other defendants, and parted with al! control over it, was not property, nor a thing inaction with which creditors have any concern. Nothing short of a judg- ment could have changed the nature of the claim, and converted the right of action into property. Such a right of action for a tort adheres to the person; it would die with bim, and would not survive to representatives. The transfer is not upheld as an assignment, but asa covenant. It is upon that well understood principle that the Legislature of this State have given a right of action to executors and istrators for injuries causing the death of those they represent; while, at the same time, the Legislature were aware that the recovered would not be assets, ak eerie, that they should be paid to the widow and children of the deceased, irrespec- tive of creditors, or of the provisions of the will. [Laws of 1847, vol. 2 p. 275] Mr. Fancher contended that un- der all the circumstances, the complaint should be dis- miseed with costs. Decision reserved. CIRCUIT. Before Hon. Judge Edwards. Nov. 12.— Nashaniel Weed, President of the Ocean Bank of New York, vs. Wm P. Wright.—Action on a note; there ‘was no defence. erdict for plaintiff, $1,547 75. Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Mason. Novemner 10.— George C. Satterlee vs. James Bowen and Robert Jones —In this case, which has been tried several times before, and has occupied the time of the court for aa days the jury found « verdict for plaintiff, for $1,100. Edwin Peck, Assignee, Go, vs. J. J. V. Westervelt, Sheriff, §c.—This action is brought to recover the value of certain fancy dresses, costumes, &c., laid at $3.500, contained in premises formerly occupied by John George ‘Taylor costumer, &c. The facts of the cas#,as alleged, are as follows :—John G. Taylor occupied the premises No. 58 Prince street, as a eostumer’s establishment, and | on the 19th December. 1848 mortgaged his establishment. to Jobn Green, for $4,000. Afterwards, on the §th of February. 1849, Green assigned the mort, to James 8. Davis. Om the 10th of February, 1849, Taylor made a further mortgage to Davis, upon other property, for $4,000. A Mr’ Harrison bad poression of the mortgaged premises, both under Green and Davis. Taylor, wishing Lo get the possession of the property again, Davis gave it bim = Afterwards on the itth of July. 1849, Davis age itook possession under the mortgage, ard turned Ta) lcrout. Davis afterwards failed and made an as- tigbment to plaintiff in this suit’ Among other debts of ‘Taylor, was one for about $1400, due toa ficm by the name of Blake & Brown. id Davis gave his nole to Bioke & Lirown therefor. Taylor then, as is went to Blake & Bro ind confessed judgm ip said debte— execution issued, and uoder the same the property in txid beuso, 68 Prince sireet, was levied upon | the Sheri a after being taken to some place in | Chatham street, was there sold Some time after, said | goods found their way back into Taylor's establishment; and this action ts —— by Davis's assignee to recover ; their value, Adjourne | Dedworth’s Cornet Bai SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Duer. Nov. 10.— Pettigrew and Sherman vs. O' Keefe and Duryea —This was an action to compel the specific performance of # contract made by the defendants with the plaintiffs, for the transfer of the Eighth avenue stage line and the defendants’ interest in the Eighth avenue railroad; and | a motion was made before Judge Duer, some time since, for ap injunction to restrain defeadants from disposing of their stage and railroad interest ‘The judge. consider- ing the case of great importance and involving a vast amount of interest, has ordered the case to be argued before a full bench, on Saturday next. Court of General Sessio: Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Dodge and Smith Nov, 1L.—Conviction of Joseph Wagner for Shooting with Intent to Kill. The counsel, this moruing, summed up the evidence in the case of Joseph Wagner, indicted for as- toult and battery by shooting with intent te kill Jasob Clouse, on the night of the 30th of March Inst, his near the corner of Third avenue and Six: Teet. The testimony in this case was given las The substence of it was, that Clouse having shot a dog belonging to the accused (Wagner,) a companion named Iaspel went to his (Clouse’s) house and first broke bis win‘ows, and then fired a gun at bi taking effect im the left side, and nearly cau: death. After the summing up. which was at consi. length, the presiding Juage cherged the jury in relation ¢ law and the facts of the case. The jury retired, and efter an absence of a few ainutes, returned into Court with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was remand- ed to prison, sentence being deferred for the present More Young Burglars Convicted and Sentenced.—James Clark, the youth who was yesterday convicted of = lary in the third degree. in breaking into Mr. Bull's house. in Ninth street. in September last, was this morn- ing placed et the bar for trial on another indictment, charging a rimilar offence against the accused, viz: that of breeking into the house of a Mr. Porter, in the same vicinity, atabout the same time. To the iast indictment ‘The court accepted this plea, and rentenced the young offender to serve, on six months the former conviction, three years and hard labor at the Sing Sing State prieot on the present conviction—th at the conclurion of rst. Was otee, Clark received his sentence. his sister, a reepectable looking young woman, stood beside him, very foe of grief. “Every word of the se reeined to be a deeper wound upon her already lacerated ferlings, and at the conclusion, just as the Judge pro nouneed the last word, she broke out ia a wild ery of agony, which touched the heart of nearly every one in court, When the prisoner was finelly removed. she in- tinted upon going into the prison with him and sharing his cell until he was ordered to be removed John Kane, another of this «ame gang of young burg: Hie plended guilty to burg: lary ip the 2d degree, and was sent to the State prison for five years and five months. Kane had but one avail- able erm ard hand—the left one—bis right was withered and almcet useless, Thia concludes the h bat hee: 4 burglars found at the barber's shop in the Right! avenue Nov, 12.—Stabbng in the Street=More Rawdyysm—Con- vicilom and Mdrited Punishmrnt of the Rowdies —Two young men, rhort, thick set, and bearing the ne sa of row. dies, were, this mornyng, placed at the charged with stabbing and attemp' tokill John W. Smith, on the night of the 8th of Oct Inet. The names of the ac. cured were Thomas Smith and Michael Kearney, and they were impleaded with John Campbell and another person The circumstances under which the out: was committed, appears to have been ae follows in the sight ebove mentioned, Mr. Smith, the complainant. as walking up Weat Broadway in company with so friends, and when near the corner of Northmoore street, ond his friende; but at length an assault being made nade upon ore of the gentiemen, it became for them to resiet. They did #0 to best of their ability; but im the course of the affray Mr. Smith received several stabs in the cnt was a very severe one. The | ruffians were all subsequently arrested and identified by the complainants The testimony was conclusive and un- comtradicted The jury returned a verdict of guilty; end the Court sentenced the} ners tothe State bg] Kearney for seven years and six months and Smith for eix years and eix months. Common Pleas—Special Term, Before the Hon Judge Daly. Nov. 10 —David Cotheat ve. Daniel Talmage. —Motion ‘o ret eeide the verdict denied, and verdict confirmed with conte. 1 Monday night tast, | ran mobbed a Roches. position of the Catholic confesttonal. He waa not severely hurt, though the 1 butiding in whieh he lectured was considerably torn to | Marston. T. Do | near Bouth Adam: New York anv Boston Packacr E; ' be Nichols & Uo , Of No, 16 Wall street, despetek Goris end i twice dail; the oapenee mail Rave New York at a and 3 P. M.. and Detoe are AM bares 3 Via Worcester, Spring! Hartford, and New Haven, through in Rad's belt hours, each trait messenger. Nichols & Co. are an enterprising firm, and we would recommend them to those who require thelr goods for- warded im a safe and expeditious manner, Dears or Mr. Bast: Barn. This 60 brutally assaulted on the eve of ol corner of Rivington and Sheriff sts., b; er and John Schaffer, died on sday, at his residence, in consequence of the injuries recvived at the hands of these men. ‘he acting Ceroner will hold am inquest upon the body to-day. Inthe meantime, the prisoners stand committed to await the result of the investigation, Drath rxom Intewvenaxce —An inquest was held om ‘Tuesday, by Justice Meech, upon the body of Mr. W. BR. Harvey, a uative of Manchester, England, who died 6 deuly ab his residence ia Seven:h avenue, eoruor of Twoa- ty-rixth street, of congestion of the iungs. ‘he deceased had, for come time past, been intewperate, Daxcenovs.—Oficer Thompson, of the Twelfth ward police, ot G, on the return of Captain Porter to the Chief of Police, om Monday morning, that the railroad bridge at Kighty-sixth street, Fourth avenue, is in an un- safe condition. Burnep 10 Dratn.--On Sunday morning, a little child named Henrietta Pickets, while preparing to go to Bab- school, accidentally it tos near fire, which ‘at once caught her clothes and enveloped her in'a sheet of flame, and before assistance could be rendered she was 60 frightfully burned that death easued shortly af- terwards. An ingnest was held, yesterday, and @ verdict of accidente! death returned by the jary. Accivents —About half-past owe, on Monday, @ man, named John Byan+ther, fell down the hatchway of the ehip Admiral, and wae seriously injured, [He was taken to residence by the polive,and a doctor sent for, who attended to his bruises. About three o'clock om Sunday afternoon, ase number of voung boys were play- ing in the new public schoo! building in Twenty-fourth street, between Seventh and Hic: ' avenues, one of the young rascals, named James O'Brien, got hold of @ keg of powder, which was left in the building by some men who were (ngeged in blasting rocks on Saturday, and filled his bat with powaer, and then set fire to it. The consequence was, that he Was most eeverely burnt about the face and bands. He was couveyed to Dr, Wells’ drug store, and his burns dxeased; after which he was teken to the Bellevue Hospital A street inspector, whose name was not ascertained, while crossing Broadway, near Bond street, on Monday afternoon, was run over and verely injured by stage No. 96, of Uorneil & Tarnur line, driven by James G. White. The driver, seaing the danger, endeavored to avert it by stopping his horses, but, unfortunately, one of the bridle bite broke, and the horse became unmanageable. The Inspector was con- veyed home by his friends. Accipest sy Drownsine ~About ® quarter-past nine o’cleck {Tuesday night, a sailor, named Richard A. Turner, belonging to the ship Silas G@. Wright, fell overboard at pier No. 47 Bast River. and was drowned, His body has not yet been recovered. Drath —Cfficer William Shaves, of the Fourth ward Police, died at six o'clock on Tuesdey evening, at his residence, 83 James street, after a short illness. Kon Over —A woman, named Ann Brown, was run over by @ cart, in Greenwich street, corner of Vesey, Bho was seriourly injured, and taken to her residence by officer McCollick. Mritany.—The following volunteer companies paraded on Monday:— The Nassau Geset Contatn John Hamilton, numbering forty muskets, went to the River House, Hi ) &e 20m~ by Bheiton’s Band. The following prizes were awarded:—Ist, a silver goblet-R. D Mur: j 2d, silver cup—Dudley Halley; 3d, a silver goblet James Welsh; 4th, a silver La eg MecGarvan; 5th, pencil—Henry Wessel; 6th, silver cup—O. ‘M: T. Brennan; 8th, a gold a=. B. Bar- rows; 9th, a pair of boots, William K. Marshall. The Island City Guards, numbering forty muskets, The Duffy Guards. Captain William Wilson, ee ninety muskets, and accompanied by Monaghan’s Band. ‘The Norfolk Blues, with Aidkin's Brass Band, number- ing thirty-six muskets. Their officers wore a handsome othe. "Broughem Light @ panied by Gran cm Light Guard, accom; by = ger's Cornet Band. Their uniform was red silk shirts, turned up with blue. The Jackson Volunteers, Hose Company No. 13, with Aidkin’s Band, beaded by s boy Ing @ ha: model temple of liberty, constructed of artificial tlowers. ‘The Nonpareil Guards, of Brooklyn. Captain Hiram izes awarded were— 1st cake basket — Charles McLaugblin; 2d. a silver goblet—John MeCon- nell; 84, silver cup—First Lieutenant H. McLaughlin. ‘The first company of Fillebusteros, under the command of Colonel Billaney. a fantastic company, went to Mount Morris, The following prizes were awarded: —ist, a patent lever tin watech—D Fultom; 2d,a red herring catetully packed in paper—Yankee Caleborn; 34 a large Bologus sourage; 4b a sheep's head, that drinks beer and chews tebseco—J. Low; Sth, a leather medal, awarded to the worst shot—Patrick Lanigen; 6th, © baby jumper—Mes. Bloomer. ‘The members of thie company were attired in every possible variety of fantastic costumes, and headed hy three pioneers, Cue dressed as a Laplander. They created much merriment, by their eppearanre in the streets through which they passed The fellowing companies paraded on Tuerday:— ‘The Atlantic (uard, Captain Mount, numbering sixty- fve muskets, went to Hoboken. Sixteen prizes were awarded. The Washington Guards, of Brooklyn, xecompanied by went on their annual target 1. Fort Leo. ‘The following prizes were won and awarded:—Ist, slver goblet, L. D. Downs; 2d, a silver cup, Joseph Herbert; 2d, a new hat Howard Phillipe; 4th, gold penoil. Alexander Cadley; 5th, excursion to Abbott’ silver sti tephen Riley; breast pin, Charies Cush- ing; 7th, a new uniform, Crane. i tain J. T. Henry, went to Bull's Ferry, accompanied ‘by Shelton’s band." The prizes were awarded to the following members of the compasy:— James D. Hall T. Flender, W. Aymar, B. Kearsing R. . W. Adams. J. 8. Cooley, George yo = W. Jobneon, P. Henry, D. Commer: aod 5. Foray! The Bewles Fencibles, Captain A. H Purdy; number- ing forty mouskets, proceeded on a target excursion to Suyker's Bay on Wednesday ‘This company it com- posed Of the attaches and members of the National theatre Police Intelligence. Charge of Feise Pretences —Officer J, K Tyler, of Buf. fole, arrived in town on Monday, from the former city, aving in custedy a man named Eliss Bernheimer, yvhom arrested in Buffalo on @ warrant issued by Justice Lothrop, wherein the necused stands charged with obtaining a bili of dry goods from the firm of Gregory & Foote, merchants, No. 118 William street. emounting to the sum of $1,445, alleged to have been obtained under false and fraudulent representations. scems that Bernbeimer kept store in Buffslo, and August last visited this city; and, in order to obt credit, represented to Mr. Foote that he was w 5,00, over and above hie debts and liabtlith owned a store which rented at the yearly sum of Upon there and other oy sarod of « similar na- ture, Gregory & Foote sold him om a credit the above vamed amount of goods. Subsequently it was as- certained that the representations thus made were folse axd untrue, as set forth by the affidavits om file before the Police Court. Justice Lothrop beld the = to bail In the eum of $1,000 to answer the charge. spicion of Dishonesty —On Tuesday afternoon. officers der and Smith arrested a young man reamed Willisa Carberry, a bar-tender at Freach's Hotei, on suspicion of having. at various times, embezzled from the premises « uentity of liquor and wine, and appropriating the ssme to bis own uses, Mr. Prench preferred the ci aod jection Osborn committed bim to prison for a further peering Arrest for Buying Stol A man named Joba Snow, whio keepa a store at No 21 avenue B. was arrested «n Tuesday by cficer Hamblin of the Third ward police, on ® charge of buying ftolen property from thieves, knowing the same to be stelen ‘The officer, it seems, arrested a young man Damed Joha Brenner,’ on suspi- clon of stealing, when he divulged to the officer the piace and pereon to whom the stelen property bad been sold. On searching the premises of the reoviver the officer found » quantity of slik cravate, nine gold pencils and a —- of other articles, for which owners are wanted. ‘The silk cravate have been identified by Mr Uharies Small, of 279 Pearl street, ar having been stolen from his store, some few days since. Snow and the alleged thief were both committed by Justice Osborn to prison, in de- cult of bail a Capture of Burglors.—Conrtable Joseph, on Tuesday, at- ea two young men, called William Dowd, elias «Dub Goods lin,” and ie a alliaa “ Scotchy,” on’ a chatge of b into the tailor’s store No. 7 Chambers street, on the 15th of October, stealing therefrom ready made se together with cloths, &c , valned in ail at over 000, the property of Wm Pole. On the person of one of the joners a portion of the stolen clothing waa found. Justice Osborn committed the accused to prisom for examination. Charge af Counterfeiting Labela—OMicer Stephens, of this city, arrived in town on Monday morning. Davieg ia custody & man named Andrew.) White, whom the oflicer arrested in Buffalo, on a warrant issued by Justice Os- born, whereia Mr. White stands charged, on the oath of Perry Davis, with forging labels designated » Vegetable Pain Killer,” also @ private stamp of the said complain- ant, a wo of which he claims to be the sole manufacturer. ‘wo separate charges are specified—one to have woul peopemeees in August, and the second time in Cotober, ‘The magistrate required the defendant to give bail in the sum of $1,090, to answer the charge. Mr. White entered the required bond. The case will undergo © bearing one day next week. Auirorp Express Ronneay Joseph Fingleston, who bas been ip the empioy of the Express Compasy of this city as porter, was arrested this et suspicion of ng rome $450 ingold. It appears that the Exchange of this city sont @ box, containing several thousand doliars in gold, to New York by the Express Oompany on Thureday, under the real of the bank This box was teken from the bank to the express office by the porter, and from there to New York. When it reached New York the seal of the bank bad been broken, and another stamp puton. Suspicion rested upon the Tt, who has beon arrested and will undergo au examination to- day. He hee been in the employ of the express compan: for the past eight years, and the utmost confidence hed bore won in him up to this time —Ahany Eve. Journal, ha bridge injuries received rece and bie w Wy pew tucks are yalued at $200,