The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1851, Page 4

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As a— historical statement of legislation upon the | Fugitive Slave question, from the debates upon the | @onstitution to the present day; as a legal argu- ment upon the constitutional provisions applicable to the trial, and the definition of the crime of trea- | sop, it is an- able and consistent production. Whether the “ levying of war against the United States,” defined by the constitution as treason, appiies to these criminals or not, it is for the Phila- | @c)phia lawyers, engaged in the cae, and a Phila- @elphia jury, to decide. ‘The District Attorney pushes the indictment upon the ground that the | | delivery to the two houses, we | now the prisoners of Spain. The President's Message. We anticipate, as the demoeratic caucus may determine to-night, the erganization of Congress on Monday. On Tuesday, the same day with its shall be enabled, under the arrangements of the Postmaster Gens- ral, to lay the President’s Message before our readers. The most interesting feature of the message, we doubt not, will be upon our foreign relations, and in the statement of the late events ia Cubs, and in the views, action and official correspondence of the government in relation thereto. Upon this branch of the messag: shall look for a good deal of in- teresting information. The accompanying cor- respondence between Mr. Webster and Mr. Calde- ron will unquestionably throw @ flood of light upon the point of etiquette, which at enetime assumed such a warlike aspect. It was, perhaps, entirely owing tothe discretion of Mr. Calderon, and the prudence of Mr. Webster, that a war was not pre- cipitated with Spain. We remember very well how near @ paltry quarrel with Poussin came to provoking a rupture with Louis Napoleon. Had he not regarded the whole affair as a ridiculous bagatelle, or bag of wind, we should have had awar | with France onthe spot. And so, when the organs of Mr. Webster began to thunder on the Cuba question, we began to be alarmed for the peace of the country. LDoubtless the official correspondence will throw some light on this mystery. And we shall be disappointed if it appears that Mr. Fill- more has done nothing for the poor lads captured from the remnant of the Lopez expedition, and It will be rather a sorry settlement with the Spanish government if it shall turnout that the whele of the late negotiations commenced and ended upon the puerile punetilio of a salute to the Spanish fag. But, in any event, we may count upon this branch of the message eliciting @ very thorough and exciting discussion in both houses. Indeed, the President may as well make up his mind at once for a merciless overhauling in reference to the fifty prisoners executed at Havana; and the less that is said in the message in justifica- | tion or palliation of his neglect of duty in that bu- | siness, the better. Considerable light will also be required to illumi- nate the darkness which has enveloped the proceed- ings of Que®& Victoria’s agents in Nicaragua, San Salvador, Costa Rica, and the other Central American States ; and the state of things in Mexico will certainly eail for some recommendations to Congress. Indemnities will probably be rec mended for the depredations upon the Mexican set- tlements by our unruly Apaches and Camanches, ‘The operations on the boundary line will require little clearing up. As far as we understand it, Mr. Bartlett is not the man, for we learn that he has spent the whole year’s appropriation of a hundred | and fifty thousand dollars, and has done nothing but quarrel with his astronomers. He has doubtless collected a large supply of insects, fossils, and curi- ous geological, mineralogical, and vegetable speci- mens, which will be useful to science ; but having keen commissioned to ran the Mexican boundary, if the President cannot render in a satisfactory re port on that head, a man known to be competent for the work ought to be detailed to do it. We are prepared fora flattering exhibit of the finances and the public debt, and a recommen- dation to Congress of the forthcoming protective tariff document from the Secretary of the Treasury. Prisoners at the bar are guilty of treason im having, | W441) also look for some report of the commis | in the affair at Christiana, levied war agaiast the | sion despatched to Mexico to inquire into the va Usited States. The important principle to be set- | lidity of those tremendous claims, after the money tied is, does this riot come within the scope of trea. | Was paid out by decree of an incorruptible board of | pon as thus laid down. We think it does. Whatever may de the real character of the offence, conetitu- | tionally, ae a matter of fact the Christiana conspi- racy war, in defiance of the laws, and resulted in the death of Mr. Gorsuch, who was acting under Buthority of the law, and the public quiet and | safety demand that justice be satisfied to the ex- | tent of the crime. | The brig Gulnare has arrived at Charleston, with one week's later advices from Havana. She reporte that it was the intention of the Captaia General to shortly pardon Mr. Thrasher, and allow bim twenty days to wind up his business | sfiaire and leave the island. This rumor is said | to bave caused considerable rejoicing among the | American portion of the inhabitants Im our telegraphic correspondence from Washing- ten, our readers will find some intimations ofa new political project which, it is said, is mooted in the capital. lt is the establishment of a new party, | whese platform will be the Union, the constitution, | and the Compromise measures of last Congress; the party to be compoeed of whigs and democrats of all sections of the republic. Such # party might easily be formed, and when formed it would be irresistible. it appears that the movement is to begin by the or- ganization of a Union party in each of the two | houses of Congress. There will doubtless be some crowding upon the mourners. Nous verrons A word now to our telegraphic reporters Weebington. We want facts, and new facts, not eld facte, by telegraph, brief, and to the point—no extranecus matter—no puffery—and no idle specu- lations. At the last session, we paid a large sum of money for useless telegraphic despatches and woperfiuities. Neither Morse nor Franklin ever @reamed of a daily string of useless speculations by telegraph all the way from Washington, or any where cise, to New York. We want the facts, the | news, and things of positive value ae things of in- formation. We commend these suggestions to our telegraphic correspondents of miscellaneous mat- | , regulars and volunteers. Let them stick to | the tex pon pinch we will undertake to supply gil necessary pufiing or speculations Some very intcrosting information, relative to the insurrection in Now Grenada, will be found in the letter of our Carthagena correspondent | We refer our readers to the interesting final pro, @cedings of the Coroner's inquest upon the schoo! Douse disaster, which we publish this morning it in te be hoped that theead and dreadful lesson of experience in this ealamity will induce all partie, concerned to the adoption of the suggestions of the jury, and all other suggestions useful to the great object of cafe, convenient, and srholesome buildings fo has been trifled at It w publie schools. fuman agh in the law courte, yesterday, there Wore one or two oases of importance decided. There was an action for seduction against a medical man, which resulted ina t of $100 An action the suit of the defenct People's Bank, at Paterson, against Mr. Hagar, for $% he amount of a dich ebeck, diseloses some strange oporat 2 bank ing, and terminated in a verdict for the plate ig, (a8 Was montioned in 5 1 He ,) wae found guilty, at half-past .7 on Thursday morning, of the murder . ; poieon, and will be brought up for ms together with Loper, convigted der ate po mon i ‘ day The day, * ye lie: three distinguished politicians. But, report or no report, that subject is too tempting to escape the | scrutiny of Congress. We count upon another appeal for the river and barbor bill. It is good whig thunder, aad may create considerable amusement among the demo- cratic candidates for the White House in the Se pate. A bundred thousand or two to clear out the Hudson river obstructions would be useful, and we should like to see the Presidential candidate that would dare to oppose it. That's all. The message will probably exhibit a falling off in the receipts from the new postage law; but that ought not to prevent its reformation in very many ‘mportant particulars. Additiozal appropriations will be recommended, most likely, to our postal ocean steamers, and to steamers in the navy; but we may well doubt the disposition of the democratic majority on this sab- ject. The extent of the applications for mail steamships will be very apt to defeat all appropria- tions, even to those lines which are eminently en- titled to, and deserving of, government aid. But we shall see. The disturbances and trials growing out of tho Fugitive Slave law will call fer a passing notice; and in all probability the President may venture te recommend additional legislation, the more effec tually to enforce this branch of the compromise. His Excellency will not occupy a very large space in the meseage in the recapitulation of the summer excursions of himse'f and his cabinet. Upon that conspicuous branch of the proceedings of the go- vernment during the long interregnum, he will save time and trouble by turning over the attention of | the two houses to the columns of the New Yorx | Hera. | in conclusion, of one thing we may rest assured —tbat with the delivery of the message and | the accompanying documents to the two houses. there will be plenty of work cut out for Congre: apd the newspapers, to occupy all bands to the meeting of the Haltimore Convention. Will there be war! Tug Evectric Tececrarn—Decision or Sener Kang.— We publish, in this day’s paper, another elaborate and carefully prepared article, containing | a variety of very useful information on the subject of the electric telegraph in the United States. It is well worthy of being carefally perased, as the fact® embodied in it are collated from reliable and official sources, and have not previous!y appeared in print- | n consequence of the recent very curious decision | of Judge Kane, in Philadelphia, the subject of the | electric telegraph, its uses and purposes, bas assumed a very grave and important character. If that de cision should be confirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, it will virtually give te a set of heartless ¢ 2 @& perfcet m { the lightning of heaven for telegra It virtually assumes that the electric fiuid can be pa. tented, and its use confirmed to one man, or one set of men, to the exciusion of all others of God's crea | tures continen It doce not declare that Pr Morse shall besimply protected in his right to use @ certain method of telegraphing, by certain machinery of his ewn invention, but that he shall be protected in the tning asa means of ator: ont transmitting 0 distant poiate. At preeent, there are thre methods, or systema of machinery, used for phic purposes— Morse’s, Bains, and House's elemont used by each inventor is, of course, the samo; but the | mechanism is distinct and dif adge Kane hae evidently overlooked thi tant fa and made no distinction between th dning mechaniem by which it is made availab graphing purposes. Judge Woodb other hand, did, and decided accordingly e | lightning tteelf wae not as patent | It has been urged, and with # good deal of sound | and logie, 2 whole erephing ald t n objected to on chanism. W eM graphic me Pr ore, | bight | Gen. Henderson without sufficient evidence; while | | would do to the | in this way. Professor Morse, however, would suffer no loss. If the narrow-minded decision ef Judge Kane should prevail, Professor Morse would not be benefitted by it. The advantages of » monopoly of the electric fluid would not ascrue to him, but to aset of the most interested specula~ tora that ever made money out of the brains of any inventor in thie country. We allude to Amos Ken- dall, of Washington; Fog Smith, of Boston, and W. W. Swain, of Philadelphia. ‘Those three specu- | lators are appropriating to themeelves, in conse- | quence of their superior business capacity, the invention of Professor Morse, and pay him no more than what inventors generally receive from moneyed men—as miserable pittance, » bagatelle—no more than what is usually paid by speculators and usu- | rers to dependent men of genius. As an inetance of | the policy and spirit of these speculators, we might | refer to the history of Fog Smith’s management of | the Boston telegraph, well known to the com nity. We are to a considerable amount a stock- | holder in that line—we were one of the first to | subscribe to tt. Fog Smith is likewise interested | in it, and holds the greater part of the stock; but we have never seen but one dividend as yet. We have s direct interest, therefore, in the ex-_ elusiveness of Morse’s patent; but we would willingly sacrifice it all for the advantages which the throwing epen of the telegraph would © confer on society, civilization, and the world at large. The character of Amos Kendall is writ- ten in legible characters on the political history of the country. That of the other manager, Swain, the President of one of the companies, may be in- ferred from his churlish refusal to communicate any intelligence, or any facts, necessary to perfect the very interesting account which we this day publish. They were procured from other sources, mere liberal in their views, and compiled and ar- | ranged with untiring industry, by Dr. Jones, for merly the agent of the New York press. ‘The evil that would ensue from an affirmance of Judge Aane’s decision, cannot be conceived. It would be a public calamity if the Supreme Court of the United States allow it to stand. It would impede the progress of civilization, and throw the country back fifty years. It would disastrously | affect our political institutions, and impede our | social, literary, and general intercourse. In a word, it would be a public calamity of # most unnatural character and extent, if the exclusive policy of Smith, Swain and Kendall, in telegraphic mat- ters, which has been eanctioned by Judge Kane, of | Philadelphia, should be sustained by the Supreme | Court of the United States. Mr. Turaswer in Havana.—We publish else- | where in our columns to-day, some extracts from an Eastern paper, which give a fuller view of the posi- tion of Mr. Thrasher,who is now in prison in Hava- | na, than anything we had previously seen published on the subject. From these revelations it appears that the trial of Mr. Thrasher had not taken place at the last accounts, or if it had, that a new one had been granted, from some cause er other not sufficiently explained. A great deal has been said in the newspapers of | all parties, relative to this singular case, and very | general expressions of deep sympathy for Mr. | ‘Thrasher, personally, have been made. Some of the ergans of the present administration, here and | in Washington, have endeavored to isolate the | ease of Mr. Thrasher from any intervention or in- | terference by our government; butsuch sentiments | do not prevail toany extent among the whig press generally, which support the administration of Mr. | Fillmore. A general feeling of sympathy is ex- pressed for Mr. Thrasher, by newspapers of al) parties, and loud and frequent calls are made upon the government to interfere in the case, quickly | and efficiently. We knew something of Mr. Thrasher person- | ally, and also of his position in Havana, | during the winter previous to the Lopez | expedition. For twe months during our residence in Havana--having gone there for the be- | nefit of our health—we conversed in a very free and | liberal manner with all parties, on subjects con- nected with the political, religious, social, and commercial position of the island of Cuba. With | Mr. Thrasher we had frequent communications; | | and derived much information from his intelligence and knowle of the island. In no case, how- e could we draw any inference from what he said, that could at all compromise him with the | authorities th: nor did anything that fell from | his Mpe look like disloyalty to the Spanish govern- ment or the Spanish authorities in the island. What subsequently took place, during our absence last summer in Europe, we know nothing of; nor do we know anything of the second and last expedi- | tion of Lopez. We have, however, always been satisfied—and were so from the beginning—that if the present heads of the government in Washing. ton had performed their duty last winter, in the celebrated trials in New Orleans, there would have been no subsequent attempt on the island ef Cuba, | Lopez would have been easily convicted of a vio- | lation of our laws, andthat weuld have prevented | the bloodshed that ensued, and the crimination and recrimination which produced a coolness be- tween the Spanish and the American governments. | The imbecility and negligence of Mr. Fillmore | and of Mr. Webster, in reference to the case of | Lopez, who was indicted in Now Orleans for violat- ing our neutrality laws, by engaging in the Carde | expedition—that imbecility and that negligenco been the source and foundation of all the bloodshed and all the difficulties that grew out of the last forayonCuba. We trust, therefore, that Congress, now about to meet, will take this subject in band, and institute a rigid investigation and ox- | amination into the conduct of the present adminis | tration, and the imbecility displayed by them | during the New Orleans trials. The whole force of | the government was used for the purpore of making | 8 ridiculous onset against Gen. Quitman, of Missis- | sippi, and in trying, three different times, to convict | they neglected tne principal violator of our neutral ity jaws, Lopez himself, against whom they had evi- | dence hand over hand, and more than abundant to | convict him. The negligence of the President and | Secretary of State was followed up by imbecility in | not preventing the sailing of the Pampero expe: dition Let justice be done to the real delinquents in the | case. We trast Congress will not neglect to insti. tute a rigid invostigation into the whole matter ComroraTion DINNER To THE OrricRRs or THe Si. Lawrence —The Common Council of this | city will give a banquet to Cap Sands and the officere of the frigate St Lawrence, at the Astor House, this evening. 1¢ will be recollected that the St. Lawrence was the vessel which conveyed the American portion of the goods, oxbibi at the World's Fair, to Southampton, from whish place they were transported to London, by railroad, free of expense. From what we have heard, there is no doubt it will be a splendid affair. We would sug: gost that, after the principal speeches aro delivered, speakers shouldJimit themselves te fifteen miautes, that all who devire to cay something, during | , ay have an opportunicy of doing so. , oD euch an occasion, unless they are | sre, in the language of Dogberty, | most ble and not to he endure A r axn Br i at Trip e tical fea who attend it v P secondly, of uting to a combinetion of for & lowe time | in deliberation #il that night, and all day Thureday ; and | ct about half past 12 o'clock at midnight, being nearly | thirty-two bours in confimement, they intimated to the | tering a | Democratic NaT onal Convention—New Youe Movement.—Th*, demoorate of this city last week initiated @ new plan for the appointment of dele- gates to the Baltimore Convention. It is, that each Congressional district shall sppoint its own delega‘ion. This may save a world of trouble. It is peinful to recur to the sorrow and tribulation of the Democratic National Convention of 1848, all of which was attributable to the system of appoint- ing the whole batch of delegates by a State Con- vention. The old hunkers carried the day at Syra- cuse, and appointed their thirty-six delegates. John Van Buren—instigated by Father Martin or the devil—probably both— seceded, and got upa Baraburners’ Convention, and a regular set of free soil delegates to Baltimore. Both sets went on; and the Convention finally resolving to admit both, the Prince and his party retired in disgust, and left Gov. Dickinson and his bunkers in full | possession of the field. What wasthe result? The Buffalo Convention—a Buffalo ticket—a division of the party—half for Cass, and half for Van Buren— General Taylor passing through the breach into the White House, clear &s a whistle, drums beat- ing, and colors flying. Who does not remember the affecting funeral oration at Baltimore, ove™ New York, by Governor Dickinson, and his decla- ation of @ wish that be had been bora in Old Vir- ginia, where the democracy never quarrel when the battle is to be fought for the spoils? Who does not remember the despair of Dr. Brandreth on that solemn occasion, when even his pills failed to work? It is to avoid a recarrence of this difficulty that the district system of appointing delegates, each district for itself, has beem initiated here. It is quite likely that the movement will be followed up throughout the State. But then another question aris Suppose the free soilers, under the drill of John Van Buren, Peter Cagger, and the Evening Post, set to work and secure a majority of the delegates, are they to control the voice of the State in the national convention, and perhaps the whole policy of the next administration! That would never do, and we suspect no such thing will be permitted. It appears that. the democrats in Congress are about to: lay down their national platform on the compromises, requiring for church- membership a cheerful eupport of those measures. That being done, no delegate will be admissible into the Baltimore Convention, who is tinctured with the destructive dogmas of the bigher law. The constitution and its provisions mnst be sus tained. It will be the duty of the democrats in Congrees to lay down that principle, as the funda mental law of the party—the test of memberahip— er the old game at Baltimore will be played over again. Unless the party is purged of the leprosy of the Buffalo platform, the district syetem of chocsing delegate in New York will do no good. It becomes the first Juty of Tammany Hall to keep a sharp eye upon John Van Buren. He is keen and indefatigable, and works like a beaver. Bat he is wild. He must be kept tight in the traces, or there will be a smash. Tue ApminisTRATION Party anp Non-INTER- VENTION.—The organs of the administration at Washington, from the antiquated and superan- nuated National Intelligencer to the Boston Courier, are fighting hard against the Kossuth doctrine of non intervention. Of all the champioas of the ca- binet, however, none can approach the vielence or the Austrian spirit of absclutism of the Cowrier and Enquirer. And the worst of it is, that while Webb, full of the scent and flavor of the Court of Vienna, is fighting the battles of the Archdutchess Sophia against Kossuth and his republican plat form, he claims to be the especial organ of Mr. Webster. The question, of course, suggests itself— are these Mr. Webster’s doctrines! Does he be- lieve that the conservative policy of despotism and Jesuitiem is wiser, because apparently safer, than the hazards of progressive republicanism?! Dose he, too, shrink back at the prospect of the impend- ing republican earthquake! Do hisnerves fail him as he hears the low muttering and rumbling of the distant thunder, already jarring the earth with ite heavy vibrations ! What is Mr. Webster's policy! Is it with or against the brilliant exposition of the Hulsemann letter? Does he take back bis Boston speech of a year ago in favor of Kossuth, or does he endorse the windy harangues of Webb in behalf of deepotism ? We think the foreign policy of President Fills more is distinctly understood. It is neutrality— always neutrality. The world may tumble to pieces; and it is still neutrality. We have seen this policy illustrated in the affairs of Central Ai rica. The emissaries of Great Britain have been violating treaties, and disposing of the rights and interests of whole States in that quarter; but our President has adhered to his policy of neutrality. Now this sort of thing is dead. The non-interven- n which Washington recommended, was wise in his day. It was necessary to our proservation as an independent people, for we were then weak, and scattered along an extensive oast, open to inva- sion. But we are now strong, unconquerable at home, and all-powerful abroad. Oar commerce, the intimate relations between the principles of our institutions and the same principles in Europe, and the approaching contest between them and legiti- macy and Jesuitiem, demand of this great nation something more tham a selish neutrality. Civili- zation, humanity, and the voice of the age, call for anextension of the doctrine of non-intervention. We cannot be neutral while Europe is in arms Circumstances will decide our policy; but we can- not fall back upon the cowardly neutrality of the present administration. The restrictions upon our commerce in case of a general war, and the out | tages to be expected upon our national vessels, must bring us into the contest, in spite of our neutrality. Where is Mr. Webster! If he is with Webb ofthe Covrver, and Archbishop Hughes, he may as well hang up bis fiddle at once. Who speaks for Mr Webster! of Otto Grungz fe let The Case | bt TERMINER. ‘The jury, o @ trial of Otto Grunzig for the murder of his wife, Victorine Vrunzig, by the administea- tion of poison, retired, it will be recollected, on Wednesday evening at twenty minutes past6 oclook They remained officers ip attendance that they had agreed. Messengers were then despatched for the Judge, (Edmonds,) and the Aldermen (Miller and Conckiio); but some boure | elapeed before the Court (owing to the Ixteness of the | hour. end the distance of the residenoes of the Judge and Aldermen) could be organi 2 o clock, Judge Pamonds and Aldernn penied by Mr. Henry Vander , neklin. how ie r, did not arrive, of apother Alder. jou o'clock. Alder. 7 A wards ar for defence 1 been re. moved wae brought into court. band-cuffed. Moers Echuremen and bell. His appearance was of. man Very hh depressed and subdued by the | great mental sulloring through which he had passed; he was pele, medi 4 betimes casting an anxious glance around the court The ecene war a novel and solemn one, The low and meaeured steps, and downoast eyes of the jury, when en- wrt with the verdict which consigas a human being to the gallows, is at all times an impressive and © painful sight-—but om this occasion, at half past four O'cisek, in the di m of the moraings= here war ev ip, more awfal in the forme The C« 4. with Alderman the Jury were cal the be verdict—Ouilty n demanded a poll and the jur 1 the afftymarive. Counvel then arked for treaty to moke & bill of exceptions and for a stay of pro raid that counsel would have an o ¢ mothon Satu anced upon the pr ¢ jury, from the fitet mom g hi Additional Particulars of the Loss of the British Shi oo ent ‘The Hescuc of the Crew ai res . Marston, ar. be recollected thet we on Thursday last, some of the particulars of the rescue of the Jesnenerce ont ane at se Uae. ‘We have now The H trem Bordese om the 224 alt From the date of our sailing until the morning of the — im lat. 42 59, lon. 54 35; ex nced @ tremendous beawy gule of windet BE veckag Wit Ww, fic tes running, which, however, we ering without any ees, The gele continued during bg but moderated towards kept a. About half past large vessel to leeward dismasted; bore mediately—she proved to be the ship Liverpcol to St. Johns, with LE oRE Fe i i compelled ip. ¢ was making water fast, having at that time near reven feet of water in the hold. We made ments immediately for saving the lives of the passengers and crew, by o hawser to her starboerd quarter, which having been dome with the least possible ,We commenced transferring them with all available fe when another sail bore the abip Daniel Webster, from Boston for Liv rendered ussistance by taking, I believe, about 170 of the | passengers. We lay by the wreck the whole of the day, ard about 6 P.M. had got all the passengers | out : the cfficers and crew remaining save as much water and provisicns as possible (which | s could be but slowly accomplished, owing to the heavy _ tea and the rolling of the ship), till mat 634 P.M. | when. observing her fast sinking, the boats to bring al} cut of her, which was done as promptly as could be. In a short time she went down head forem: We then } preceatte on our course, the best vision J could for all. As many as id got be- | jow; but @ considerable number were unable to find | shelter, except with awnings spread over the boats on deck. Owing to the great number on board, and the scanty supp) we found it necessary to put all on | short allowance—served one pint of water per diem, and a prcportionate quantity of food. n Wednesday, the 12th, we caught a little water, but for which fortunate circumstance our allowance must have been reduced, having had a succession of heavy a westerly winds. Spoke » sbip om the 12th, but, owing to the fea running, and s gale succeeding, could | get no a jance; perted company with her the follow- ai the 17th fell in with the Star of the Weet, from | Liverpool for New York; ashes 70 of the passengers and nive of the crew on ‘d of her, many of whom were in a very exhausted state from exposure to the weather; after which, by remaining on short allowance, we reached port im safety on the 28th inst. Im conclu- tion, I wish tostate that Capt. Neil, commander of the Unicorn, used every means in his power towards saving the passengers and provisions for them, as did his ofh- cers and part of the crew in @ most creditable manner. Capt. Neil, neglecting his personal effects, I regret to add, suffered severely. Police Intelligence, Before Justice 0 THE BANK FORGERY CASE. In the case of the bank check forgeries, according to Frevious adjournment, the further investigation was postponed until yesterday afternoon, at three o’cloek. The accused parties and several of the witmerses ap- eared, when Justice Osborn announced to the counsel fur the defence that he now closed the evidence on the part of the people; that all the witnesses bad been ex- amined.on a nro prosecution, at least as far as he knew of. Justice said he was now Cag take the exsmination of the prisoners, endift ey had any witnesses to offer in their defence, he would be ready to hear them. ‘The counsel for the defence, on be- half of Captain Rowe remarked to the Jourt that he withed to know, before be entered into the defence, whether the Court intended to admit Richard Zarl and the Boy Woodroff as State’s evidence against his client, or only the boy Woodruff The Justice replied that the confessions of Earl had been taken; he would, there- fore. at this stage of the proceedings, only admit as States evidence the boy Woodruff against Rowe, of courte, with the addition of all the other witnesses’ coro- beration of the boy’s evidence The following forged checks were then eelected, on which Rowe was to be held to apewer. W. Latting’s check on the Pacific Bank for $6C0. at cPherson’s check on the Seventh Ward Bank for $400. Robert Elton’s check for $400. J. L. Jones’ check om the Fulton Bank for $180 Also, two checks of Walter Bowne—one for $170, and the cther for $300. These +ix forged checks form the subject of the charge egaimet Capt. Rowe, and the counsel asked for a further postponement until Saturday (thie day) at 2 o'clock, when the counsel intends to sum up on the part of the defence, and present bis points of law. The number of persons now under arrest charged with being in the forgeries. are Oapt A J. Rowe, Benj. White, George Bowne, Wm. H. Webb, Richard Earl, and the boy Woodruff. The case of Bowne and Rowe will be disposed of thie day, and the others ly on Monday. Arrest of Another Forger.—Yeaterday, an elderly man, named George Atwood alias Capt. Charles Hunter, was 4 on a charge of forging a check for $125, on Fer- dinand Lawrence, com jon merchant, No. 90 Broad street and passing the same to Michael Rupp, of No. 120 Water street. The oecurrence took on the 8th instant; the check was on the Union Bank and dated 10th of November, 1551. It seems that Atwood called at the store of Mr. Rupp and selected about $30 worth of murical instruments, and presented the check in pay- ment | Mr. Rupp, belieting all to. be correct, took check and paid the difference incash. The next day it was ascertained the eheck wasa forgery. Mr Lawrence made an affidavit yesterday that the check was a forgery, and not even an imitation of his siguature. Justice Lo- throp committed the aceused to prison for trial. “The prisoner is known to the police authorities, and recently froma State prieon in Maryland Case of Scalding.—A black man, named Geo. Johnson, was arrested yesterday, on a charge of throwing a kettle of boiling water over the person of William Horner. « clerk im the of William Browning, of No. 306 Bowery. Job jt seems. went into the store and arked tor liquor—Horner refused to give him any—when Johneon, becoming enraged at being denied, reized a kettle of boiling water, and threw the contents over the face and peck of Horner. scalding him very seriously Dr. Budd was called to administer medical treatment, who stated that the injury was very dangerous, and might poreibly cause death Justice Timpson committed the accused to prison to answ: Fracturing « Policeman's A coneerned the charge —Michael Crawley, of the Firet ward police. wae on duty in Bridge street, on Thurrday night, when @ disturbance cccurred in the street, between Kdward Casey and another person. An alarm’ was given, and Policeman Crawley weat to quell the disturbance. On arriving at the scene of trouble. one of the party requested the police to take Ontey into cus tody,, Officer Crawley made a demonstration to take | held of Cnsey ttruck the poli it fractured the boue next the when be (Casey) up with his fist and | iewman with such force on the arm that wrist, Further assistance charge Arrest on Suspicion —Two persone, named Abraham and line Ellieh, residing et No street, were er- rested yesterday by of mith, on a e of breaking open « box and stealing therefrom four gold Watches, valved at $100, the property of Moses Irrael The complainant it a pediar, and the y was left in the custody of Ellish for # short thee whee, 00 le return, the box was tound to have been broken open and | the property stolen therefrom. The accured parties were | | detained by Justice Lothrop for examination. | . } odist Church Case, | " ‘UIT COURT. i Before Hom. Judge Betta. | THE Dre Smith, The Great cittzenof Fi id others. defer case. which was argued before the Hon J) Nelson and Betts, the decree was this filed by D.D. Lord, rolicitor for the eomplain. nts. After recepitulating the particulars of the case, which bave been recertly and fully detailed in the deci- sion of the Hom. Judge Nelson, it concludes thus:— And thereupon it is ordered that it be referred to the Clerk cf this court to ascertain and report what was the | amount and value of said property and Tund called “The Bock Concern ” at New York, in the pleadings mention ed, at and immediately before the said division and organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church Bout h in May. 1845, and of what specific property and effects, (no- cording to # general description of ciassifioation thereof ) the rame comsisted; end what bas since been the increase hereof, and of what the same now consists, specifying | profite derived from the Book Concern from the of the General Conference of May, 1844. a reported if s0 reported.) up to the time of said division eo specifying the profite derived therefrom from ‘t mentioned time to the date of his report; and that he ascert 4 t what part, if any, of rofits have by the use of the bene- s cf raid fund. in copnection with, or who became connected with, the Methodiet Episcc pal Church, South. or to the annual conferences composing the same, and | to the other benetieieries of raid fund, specifying. by general cr average etatements, the amounte to enc clare and the time of the application thereof respective ly; and further, to ascertain and report the numbers and proportions of the beneficiaries qualified accordin, tothe usage and discipline of the Methodist Epl al Church, first mentioned. b 4 at the time of sald ¢ the benefit of said trust fund, takiag hich the numberof travelling preachers conferences, which formed themselves 3 | eve | the crew sick, REWS BY TELEGRAPH POLITICAL APFAIBS IN WASHINGTON. wee IMPORTANT UNION MOVEMENT; Rumer that Mr. Thrasher Is to be Released, at Havana. MARINE AND RAILROAD DISASTERS, &o., Ko, &e. The Letest from Washingtom. OUR SFECRML WLEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE: NEW POLITICAL PROJECT—HENRY CLAY FOR THY PRESIDENCY, ETC. Wasnincron, Nov, 26, 1861, Anew movement has been started here, whieh pro- mises to upset the caiculations of those aspirants to the Presidency who reckoned upon a continuance of the old party lines and issues, It is the establishment of» great Union party, with Henry lay for President, and some Northern democrat for Vice-President— Daniel 8. Dickin- son is spoken of, The basis of the platform of the party is to be the com~ premise measures as a finality. Upon the old party issues, but two questions now exist upon which, in fact, differ- ence of opinion prevails between the whigs and democrate. ‘These ere the tariff and internal improvements. As for the firet, it is proposed to leave it outas a party issue | or to compromise the matter by slightly modifying the duty on iron, which, it is believed, will cover all that Ie desired. UponAnternal improvements —if a question can, be called a party irsue which embraces 8s its advocated’ now, many men of both creeds—a declaration im ite- favor, upon the co. dition that all measures of improve ment shall firet be surveyed and reported upon by the’, executive, will unite all in its support. Many leading democrats and whig members have. already expressed their willingness to support the union’ ticket ; and there is no doubt, if the plan is persisted in that it will effectually kill off old fogydom and crush fa- naticism—whether in the form of abolitionism or dis-- unionism. The irsue now, must be compromise or anti- compromise. There are no other issuer which, in com- parison, are of the slightest importance. X.¥.%. CAUCUSING AND THE COMPROMISE, ETC. Wasnixcron, Nov. 28—10 P. M. Compromise measures will not only be offered in the caucus of the Houre. but also in that of the democratic members of the Senate. Benator Foote, now Governor elect. of Mississippi, will offer them in esucus in the Senate. There is considerable squirming and opposition to the resolutions, and some begging off; but it will not answer ‘The resolutions will be introduced, and what is more, it will be proposed, after the vote shall be taken, to pre- serve @ record of the proceedings, with the names of the voting members appended thereto. This will strike « death blow to Northern fanaticiem and Southern dis- unionism, as far as these emter as elements of power in future political combination. There is no other way of crushing the bydra. I can aseure you, positively, that the movement is highly approved of by all the Southern Union men, and that Messrs. Toombe, Stephens, and all the Georgia Union whigs, as well as the Union men from Mississippi and Alabawa, will, on these terms. come ints the democratic caucus, and support the democratic caueus nominees. On the other hand, the nullifiers and free soilere threaten to leave the caucus, and to make the best ar- rapgemente they can in the House, There is no @anger of such # movement, as there are enough Union men among whigs and demccrats together in Congress, to insure the election of Union men as officers of the Heuse. OXENSTERN. Very Interesting from Havana, REPORT THAT MR. THRASHER IS TO PE RELEASED— MARINE AFFAIRS, ETC. Cuancestow, Nov. 28, 1851, The brig Guinare has arrived at this port from Havana with dates to the 23d instant. She reports that Genera, Concha, the Captain General of Cuba, had indicated his intention of pardoning Mr. Thrasher in « few days— giving him twenty daysjto settle bis affairs, and then to quit the island. This bas caused great rejoicing among. the American residents. ‘The Queen’s virthday (the 10th instent.) was cele- brated with great pomp. The Captain General reviewed the troop, &o. The Guinare failed in company with the brig Bama Hughes, for Baltimore. The brig Metamora war to have sulled for New York on the 23d; and the British frigate Alarm for Vera Cruz, on the same day. From Boston. FIRE—N¥MEROUS RAILROAD ACCIDENTS, AND LOSS OF LIPE—JENNY LAND, RTC. Boston, November 28, 1851. A fire broke out, this morning, im the chemical il fac. tory of Maynard & Trowbridge, in Zouth Boston, doing damage to the extent of $2,000. On the Rutland and Vermont Railroad, yesterday, the freight train, wher near Rutland, was thrown dowa ac embankment, through a misplaced switch The fireman hl age and Mr. Taylor, the conductor, bad his leg oke by & heavy irom rail bei 100 pesscagers narrowly eeeepod deathe ‘The five oelock train from Milford, laet evening, ran over an Irishman, killing him instantly. Yesterday forenoe train on the branch railroad between Salem and ce, Tan over @ sleigh, contaim- ing @ gentlems d several children. The gentlaman and one child were instantly killed. We cannot learp the pamer. - Notwithatanding ® severe ntorm, the Mvlodeon ie densely crowded thie evening Mile Lind having re- covered from her indisposition, appears in excellent voice, and the enthuriaem of the au oe in unbounded It ie raid will give three more concerts bere, during next week. Items from The fen. Unica, Nov. 26, 1861. William Russell, a merchant, and brother of the Post- master died suddenly at Hamilton, Madieen county, inet Dg. Five thousand head of cattle have been packed im thir city for the New York market. A committee from this city waited on the Vovernor, to- day, to have the sentence of Orcutt commuted to impri- sonment for life From Charleston. E—CREW OF THE WRECKED SHiP VIRGINIA EW YORK SCHOONER IN DISTRESS. Crrereston, 8. C., Now. 28, 1861, A fire breke out early yesterday morning, in the wooden Vuilding on the west side of King street, tw. doors above George, which oonsumed the following pro- perty :—J. Brown's hat and clothing store; los on stook $5,000. J. Bchure’s clothing store; jose on building. $5.000; stock, $10,000. Mrs, Hogan's tine Hude’s basket aud fruit store, Conner, watchmakers, $800. ‘The a longs to H. H Raymond, and wi only. The reeidence of David Lopes was also a ineured for about $2060 Jolin Daly's hat store war saved. but the stock was injured to the extent of about for , $2000. The Charleston Trust and South Carolina comm panies lose $7,000 The steamer Vanterbilt has arrived with ten of the crew of the Britich ship Virginia, hitherto re te have been wrecked on nd the orig Emily with the re of the crew, and the cap- were in an open boat and rescued & cargo of cowl, and wes bound fron, t 7 ia, from Chag York. hae arrived at qcarantine in dis ound for New +, with part of Miss use. se, Nov 28, 1861. t night. wae a brily t rowing by pt ure — 4 very piece, and Brabam and Men's & The concert of Catherine Hay The church was crowde: fashionable audience Mian Hay encored in alaos were weil receiv Steamer Sunk, into the Methodist Kpiscopal Church, South, bears | Lovsrisen, Nev. 2, 1068, te the number ofall travelling prevehers ofthe Meth. | , TB€ steamer Tine and Tide, from Lassie, Fecentlp Ait Hpisee toh before the division thereot, | ‘0% tm the Illinois river at own Bar, fe tuch numbers appear in the minuter intended at th - * forthecm!ng minutes,” in the resolution of June, 1844 The Southern Matt, fuch minutes to be taken as correct, #0 far as the s . Bavrimonn, Nov. 9, 1802, extend. And the elerk is further to ascortalm and te We have Bo mall to-might south of Mobile | The papere in what form, as to trecifie property, fande, money Teceived contain nothing of special importance | amete the tranefer of therbare to be set ow res = Bry, with mort convenience and advantage to both par. tits, be made, with the suggestions from each party in te ‘ion Monera Capes & ation thereto, which he may think fit to report to this ck to. ribet court, in relation to anoh dee And it is tarther or- yo dered, that ou the reference nid. and on the hearing rk, to ply: efore the clerk. the def are to produce, on oath, spat a wned by Me wiler & Lor aud Phineas Sprague aii coounte, books of account, inetruinants Bosten rs, and will bo commanuea | Capt ters, and copies ef letters andinm Baxter, of this city a