The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1852, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNET PROPRIBTOR AND EDITOR. @FTI0E N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Welume XVII........-. - Ho. 21, —— Sew York, Thursday, Jan. 22, 185%, mmary of the News, The intelligence brought by the steamship Aretic postesees more than ordinary interest. The Bews from France will be read with much avidity, | and will serve to show how far Kossuth is right in his calculation abcut politica! events in that eoun- try. Louis Napoleon is rapidly progressing to- ‘Wards the full developement of his ‘* manifest des- timy.” He has it all hieown way. The Emperor of Austria hae abolished tho constitution wrung fecm him in March, 1849, and no political right whatever now exists for bis subjects. An alliance is spoken of, in some of the English papers, between @bis country, Francs, and England, against Russia and Austria. ilow absurd! It is expected that Lord Palmerston will agein be ressored % office at Premier, not as Minister of Foreign Affairs. An aecount of tho total destruction by fire of the new British mail stcamehip Amezon, with tho losa of The News from France—P- sgrees of Louls Napeleon and Despotism in Europe. ‘The news from Franee, received by the Arctic, is full of interest. It completely bears out our antici- pations of the progress of Louis Napoleon to em- pire, and of the firm establishment of his régime in France, and of despotism throughout the continent ofEurope. It was only on Tuesday we expressed those views at length, in an article presenting a historical parallel of the two Napoleons. The noxt day brought intelligence confirmatery of all that wo had indicated as probable. The usurper has installed himeelf in the palace of the Tuileries; he is about to take the title of Emperor; and we are informed he would have already taken it, but from prudential considerations, which suggested that he migh: be going on a little too fast, and also from the difficulty of determining what to call himeelf—whether Napoleon II. or Napoleon Ill. The title will, therefore, be dispensed with for the present, but no doubt will be assumed in avery short time. The coins are to bear his eiligy | and name; the orders of the hereditary mobility to be re-established; and an oath of allegiance to | the person of the Dictator is to be administered to | every efficiel. Thus the elect of tho nation—firet | by eix millions of votes, and secondly by seven mil- | lions and & half—bas completely triumphed, his 220 Jives, will be found among the details of oar | ©” @éat of the 2d of December is ratiiied, and imte!ligense by this arrival. One of our special eorrespondonts at Wasbing- ten. furnishes some rather interesting info-mation eencerning the emeuse betweon Sceretary Webster and the Austrian Charge, by which it will be» that the latter merely inquired of Presidynt F more” whether the opinions promulgated by Mr. W,, in bis barquet the administration? In reply, Mr. Fillmore, in a private conversation, distinctly gave Chevatior Helsemana to understand that the Executive did mot endorse the Seuretary’s spoesh, and that tho feeling towards Kossuth, as wel} as the policy of { } trie; and Lord Palmerston, his friend, who ra } signed office on his account, is confidently talked of | the President, would be found ia hie persona! re- ply to the addrcsa of the Magyar, and tn the last annual message. The Charge ha: written the p port of bis conversation to bis government, and, at the seme time, bus withdrawn ail diplomatic and Povial intercourse from Mr. Webster. Tho ques tion now ariscs, whether this ew between the President and Chevalier Hulremann will not s00n become the source of difficulty botween the President and the Secretary of Siate? It rally admitted that M. IJJul the rules of dipiemstic etiquette in making his eomplaint to the President in person, inetead of sbrongh the Secretary, tain that Mr. Fillmore has been equally guilty of a@ want of courtesy, in entertaining the complaint, | and rendering on exp!anat Whas will bo the vesult of all thie is yet to be ascertained. and see. The correspondence which tovk place botwoon eur Minister to Franco and the State D»partinent, with regard to the resent Frenc revolation, was tranenitted to the Senate yesterday. of Mr. Rives, in which ho gives an account of the effewt of the coup d’ctat, together with his reasons for abstaining from appearing at Louis Napoleon's ; } the dictator for years to come igecarcely within the etates that the French President had submitted | woekly lovees, will be found in the proceedi: He the question of his policy for tho approval or rejee tion cf the people, and he, Mr. Rives, deemed it prudent to await their decision, prior to going for- werd and saluting a power which hadrisen by vio- * fenco. Secretary Webster's letter is quite interest- ing, as it gives an outline of the diplomatic course parsucd by this country, in poculiar cases, from the time of Washington to the present day. The Secretary advises the Minister to remain or terms ef smity and friendship with the present govern- ment. Great excitement was prodused in tho House of Representatives yesterday, by Judge Bayly, | Chairman of {he Committees of Ways and Means, who entered into a long explanation, with regard to the debt duc to Mexizo, and the manner of pay- ing the same. In the course of his romarke, tho Judge averred that the whole arrangement for paying the various inetalmonts, from beginning to erd, vasa tangled web of fraud and imposition, and that many aregue had beon sent to tho poni- tentiary who was far more honcet than come ef those who have been concerned in this mat- ter. Duff Green and his son came in for ® sharo of Mr. Bayly’s disapprobation, and they, in turn, were defended by Messrs. Grey, of | cd Joheson, of Tonn., the lattorof whom ‘cularly severe upon the conduct of Secre- tary Webster and his coadjutors. promises to become very exciting. Although not jpoech, were the sentiments of Rene | gan superceded | if this be true, it is cem | Wais: t be | Brutus did pot restore liberty and the republic to | the Romans. Another tyrantsucceeded, and ano- This matter | | his government is established by the voice of the 4 people, to whom he bas given woiversal suffrage and yote by ballot ; by the aristocracy, to whom ho } will restore their Jost titles and rank; and by the cordial friendship of the army, which he has suo- | ceeded in dazzling with flattery, with honors and { distinctions, and grith promis a revival of the | military glory of the empire of his uncle. fy ae ely fixed in power do the popular organs of opi » Lordon consider him, that they are syeak- ing with favor of an expected triple alliance betweea him and England and the United States, agai the dreaded encroachments of Russia and Au s 2secu as keing about to resume it, not merely as Minister | of Poreign Affairs, but as Premier, in order to fac’ | tate this very alliance. How opposed is this to the } theory of Kossuth, who has all along anticipated the overthrow of Louis Napoleon as the very first necessity ! He is now courted by the English pre | because his permanence is un fait accompli—an a3- complished fact—and they sre in a rather ticklish state of apprehension of the possibility of a Fronch invasion. But a very different alliance may be ex- + peeted on the part of the Prince—an alliance with ! the decpotes of Europe against the principles of hi- ! berty and true reputlicanism, wherever they dare toshow themselves. Whatnow becomes of the politics and stateeman- { ship of tho ex-Governor of Hungary, who would 2 us belicve that France is really republican ia + sentiment, and that the ruin of Louis Napoleon is | athond? Itis clearly demonstrated that France is j nota republican, but an essentially aristocratic na- The letter } H at the present moment than a revolution in favor of } republ tion, aud that nothing in the world is more unliko'y in institutions, or even constitutional go- veroment in that country; while the disturbance of range of possibilities, unless by assassination, and in that contingency it will be found that provision is made for a successor, and that the army, which has crow begun to feel its power, wil! sustain as their head any new dogpot of this military empire. The violent death of Julius Cazar by the dagger of | ther; and though two thousand years have elapzed, ; Nome has not yet scen tho first dawn of freedom. | Another revolution in France, and that imne. diately, is the basis on which Kossuth builds his | pyramid of European liberty, and particularly the independence of Hungary. Put it isa foundation + of sand; and what then bocomes of the super- | structure? Jn his speech at Harrisburg, and, indeed, in sll his speeches, the Magyar orator betraye an utter ignorance of Frensh politics, | French parties, and the French people. He ap- | pears to be but little better informed about the | state of Germany. Intrath, he is not a man of he world, or a practical statesman. He isa mere student, who spins fine theories in his closet; bat, when the touchstone of practicability iz applied to | them, they vanish like the basele:s fabric of a vision. He has never been in France, and knows nothing of the character of its inkabitants. He | argues from the revolution in 1348 the certainty of a revolution in 1852. Why, the former event was an accident, according to his own showing; and an accident ts but a poor basis for a certain and is- quite co stupendous as the canal frauds in this | evitable fature event. It isa maxim of philosophy Stare, it ir ruflcien'ly important to attract the | that what has happened once may happen again; eitention of the whole country, and opo: elsewhere. The bill making land warrants aveignable prrsod the Senate yesiorday. Is wa: ided to take up Mr. Foote’s compromise rosolucion to-day, so we may expect auother usclers debate on this anf. nate affair. Both branches of the State Legislatare held Very shert sessions yeste~day. A bill was introd: fa the Seuate for the further re!. Volunteers, which, it is hoped, will pnea, of the brave fellowes who perilled their Ll lost their health during Mexican campa' are d to be in @ truly destiwute and saf- ferns condition. The people of this would be much bettor satisied if th prerentatives would snecdily adopt measures for ro ef those who becume help: of their o instead of wasting the wel Saeriff of Kings couaty. Th bill extending the time for tt The annval meeting of the § Soriety tovk place at Albany y were e'eeted and several medals dist po:cicnlars eee the report. An apt was yerterlay mate in tho United States t+ Court, at Albany, to quash the ine of 1, charged with haying the fogit ve lave reesue and r jo many witnesses ng t whother the trial will take plase du rm joard of Alderman, eve ri of the Chief of oe W +, ard ordered to be p ; er, of the Commissioner ¢ pairs and was aleo recoived. ‘The t thea w be cession get On Tne ScmMixe vp or Conse ‘U) a reader will ebservo that we are publich rg foll reports each day, of the summing up of Ocunie! in the Forrest case. These spooohes are | even more interesting than ‘the evide ard will be Uby thensands who oowld noe find tine to perus mony as \t aypoarcd from day ; to dey yave been wnalle to make ap their minde from t ents of the witner will endeavor & correct | jedgment fror e argument ¢ovree! ja an ip whalo snaes of tostime Khe Hewa the only paper in the city that hus tho fa forr ting those specches, or that can apprect at the prbiie anxiety to read them. Yesterday John Van Burre concluded his argument fi ¢. Fors r vag O' Conor commences for Mia. J’orrest, aud prot will conclude to-mo both hve » and j ma # pay,” thea the r vision t dorstand the ouse, : vordict either for « delivered by the jury, iv ove of re riran the oyes of people to the corrnpt system of political fluan- Ciering practised at the seat of government and » court in but wo have yet to learn that it is in accordance either with history, logic, or experience, that be- , Cause an accident happened in Parie four years ogo, a similar accident must necessarily happen in the present year. Now, 1 strikes us that sound reazoning would lead to @ conclusion the ' very reve If a revolution had not hap- pened in 1848, the probability of @ revolution now would be infinitely greater. That coup @éat is worn oui—the actors are passi—aid \ ib will not doto , @gain. Something new, with so volatile a people ee the French, basa far better chance of euccess. | As Koeeuth remarks, the revolution, in 1545, came upon the whole world, and the French people the iver, by surprise. This pr t. What aro the facis ted wich it? conne Li Under the reign of Ph the French ' people prospered. They were contented, and never thought of the nevessity of a chango. Bat ther® two elements at work that formed ana outs were & tai co! m, and produced the of these elements was the 1 ition of Thiers and his party, who wonted to get the places of Guizot and the other members of the administration, just as the | ats of this country waul to tura the whigs White House, aud the tories of England ing for the recovery of the poseeesion of 1g street from the whig party oft t of all the papers in Paris, only three abinet, 80 strong was the on nent Was the socialist or- underground party, consisting o sionary theorists, were por. etings in their clabs, and © doctrines at those agsem- organs, such ful Domueracy) regarded as t coun other ele: venization. the orericrs, led by ¥ i to hold their x + asthe Monocratie Pacijiy thore political, but s questions wera r They eaid little or the king, and they were almost ov } they y Opposition prest was + gud prosecuted for libel on the goverr nsiderable degree, boweve parl constitutional liberty was enjoy and this a@ lever to obtain more and appe: to be model of the French agitators and y cians; and under other otic governments example was imitated. in Hungary, ia ‘term endfa lialy, the ball was setin motion. ‘I geomed, for a tim frit of the now refor ¢ Fronoh Chamber of L ent an use ' th b ed, bus ed ousa 5 n various parts of Franco nd wet Was aunounced to come off which it was kuowa the d ea Were to yet & 1 banquet was probtbited by the goverument. Then came the struggle. Thiore , ava hfe party worked up the sooialists, f c own purpeice, to the verge of physicn! revista Wut never calouleted upon revelacion rdingly. when they found that the coctaliete ‘ t ord wera deleriuir i t t ¢ ay the same drama so goon | |e let ' temy us the meb to take ite own course. The socialists went to work, and threw up the barricades; and thearmy | 24¥05 oF remained passive—for Louis Philippe wasamanof| ne peace, and his name or his person had no associa- tions which could rally a military power around him. The result was that a revolution was accom- dreamed of this result, they would have taken the incipient rebellion in the bud, as Louis Napoleon has since done by his coup a’ état, in the case of the Aseembly. When the revelution was finished, and every vestige of royalty was swopt away, all were puzzled to know whatto do. No ol emed to wish for arepublic. Even the subterraneans did not want one—at least not such a republic as wo have hero in the United States, under which every man must work for a living; but what they wanted was to have good living without work. Such was their idea of liberty, and it was under this impression that come man in a blouse proposed a republic, and the proposition was eagerly sdopted by the canaille, who believed that their dreams of socialism were about to be realized at last. Lamartine, Ledru Rollin, Louis Blanc, and | ovhers, installed themselves as a provisional go- vernmwent, at the Hotel de Ville. They were asurpers and dictators ; but they wanted the capa- city for holding the reins they had assumed. Tho other nations that adopted the example of the French, in agitating for coogtitutional parlia- ments, now followed in their wake, in upturniog the existing monarchies ; and, if they had only been assisted by tho government of the new re- public, they would have been everywhere succeas- ful. When Lamartine was appealed to, be said thenation was too weak to engage in revolutionary struggice beyond her own pale, and he even went the length of declaring in favor of the moral force doctrines of O'Conne!l. Aceordingly, he let the republic slip through hie fingers, and liberty was leat in Europe. To engage the army in the pro- pagandism of republicanism was the very best pos- sible mode of consolidating his government, home, by the discontent of euch an immense mil tary organization unemployed. Louis Blane made a social experiment upon vast scale, and sustained in idleness a hundred thonsand ouvricrs at the expense of the nation. The people became tired of this. An attempt was mado at another revolution. Cavaignac becamo dictator, and shot more of ‘he population than were killed at the battle of Waterloo. Thus one pation was putting down another, to be pai downitself in turn. Cavaignac was not supported, as the vote of the peo, le showed; and Louis Napo- leon, who was working quietly inthe dark, came in cunningly at the opportune moment, and was placed in power by the suflrages of the people. He hag been sustained by them ever since, and in all human probability will bo to the end, showing very ively that the socialieta of the faubourgs of re not the people of France. » republican government and constitutional parliaments have been suppressed on the continent of Europe, and nothing remains but military de! potism, as faras human ken can reach into the fature. More Disclosures from Albany—Another Batch of Canal Lettings. We give in our columns to day, another batch of canal lettings, eomprising the ‘middle section,” which only gives additional evidenco to that which we have already published, disclosing those gigan- tic operations of a financial character, which have in the matter of the canal contracts for the a:com+ plishmeat of that great work of publis improve- ment. In what we give to-da there will be found a full and authentic list of the various rejocted bidders for the various portions of the middle sec- tien, together with an accurate list of those who have fortunately received the contracts. The same character of favoritism and folly marks this portion of the canal lettings, which distinguished the fires batch that we gave. In moet instances the highest bidders have received these contracts, while the lowest bidders were re- jected, without any cause excep: political favoritisun, The probable amount of the portions which we give reaches about two millions, and the difference between the highest and the lowest offers, in the eggregate, is probably equal to twenty or twenty- dred thousand dollars, which the Canal Board have thrown away in favor ef the bidders at much higher rates. The discussion on this subject has begun in both branches of the Legislature; and though there may be a systematic and thorough examinasion into these operations, disclosing the whole internal | policy of tnis extraordinary mancuvre, it is yet | doubtful--as a representative from this city re- | marked--whether the whole ‘‘may not end in | emcke.” The truth of the matter oxiste in a nat- | shell. The gigantic amount of nine millions, ap- propriated by the last Legislature for the com- | pletion of the New York canals, was too great a | prize not to be used by politicians, indirectly, f their own purposes in the coming elections. But | this object is not alone tho design of those who | brovgbt about such @ financial manmuvre. Tho | peeuniary advantages to special political favorites woe as great ae those political advantagos were to the politicians of the State. The ‘spoils of victory” ! form as much the standard of the ene party es the other; and the conduct of all parties, in these re- cent movements, proves that the profits are as great objects of the leading politicians prerent case, the Seward whigs and hunker demo- erat: have united to divide the spoils among them, to amount of nearly tree millions over the sum for which competent men would have completed the same work. We have v fidence that any roform can be effec! rocent gigantis financial | manwuvres. ‘The project waa entered into by the | parties with their eyes open, and the con before them. A fuil accompli in finanes, is a firit accompli in politice. It may be debated—it may excite indignation; but it oan I raed --it cannot be changed dur Cot n and belief. T | — & Caniz ANS AND ‘e are again compelled to dofer ¢ of tho report adopted at the m RN > may nians, held at the American Hotel | as well tell the reader, meantime, thatits aim and scope appear to be a contest for the spoils of offices between citizens of varicus States of the Uaioa, o | who have emigrated to California, from two years and a ‘half to ome year and a half ago, with citizens of the United States who have gone thore sinco, are Low going, or may gu hereafter. ‘Those who went to California about two yoars ago, call thum- eelvee Californians by some extraordinary liconse 6 Freeh, and those who have gone since are desiznated fort ig news, outside barbarians, or “i afernal rase y fl to be vent back in chains. any set of men be called Californians, it have a peculiar claim to sihe Indian aborigines x he can oative 1 otb are ona footing, and Dutler King we should thivk is 4@ good @ Californian as any of the genticmen who | oiding those mee i. din California, th d hotter g Bye boew lasiead of dig lelving for s fast aa they can, yore back placers a far me « coking, and wil Lowe who are n Poltteal tntebigenee. a es f te Ler necessary precautions, and easily have nipped the | rere was uniting the nation, and preventing mischief at | recently distinguished the anal Board at Albany,* five per cent—making an amount of five or six hun- | of the ! | whig party as of thoee of the democrats. In the , ‘Fhe Weather and its Effects. THE THERMOMETER IN THIS CITY—THE TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY. temperature, , although rot so intense- dy cold as on the day previous, was considerably below the freesing point. During the fore part of the day, the heavens were cloudy, which, of course, caused a per- plished before even the actors in it thought it was | cepitible change in the atmosphere; but towards eve- begun. Had Guizot or Louis Philippe so much as | Bing; as the clouds began to disperse, the thermometer descended rapidly. 1CE IN THE RIVERS, onsiderable quantities of broken ice float- ing in the river yesterday, but net to such an extent as to cause any detention. All the ferry boats were cross- ing regularly all day long, and little or no damage was done to the shipping. £LEIGHING IN NEW YORK. Since Monday the sleighing has been kept up with unabated ardor, and instead of an absence of excite. ment, there bas been a decided increase of interest mani fested in the extsaordinary avidity of enjoying the | greatest luxury, as it is said, of the season. Notwith- standing the uncommon degree of cold, and the unfa- yorable effect of @ bitter, cutting wind, which prevailed | yesterday, the sleigbing was carried on to an extraor- Ainary extent; the streets resounded again with the mu sic of the merry bell: id everything seemed to wear an aspect of mirthfulness and gaycty. Browdway, Chat- ham etreet, Bowery, East and West roadway, and tha | ther principal thorouxhfares of the city, displayed every species of sleighing vehicle, and presented, if possible, a livelier and more animated appesramce than on the | fret day. To such an extent were the streets crowded sometimes during the day, and such a rate of speed was | attained, that it was impossibin to venture on the croes- wuike without incurring tbe immivent danger of being suddenly ridden over. Che ridere in sleighs appeared in alirorte of dresses; some were cuatent to appear ia theie orduary babilimente, while others assumed the gro- teeque, Wearing faney overcoats and racoon skin caps Aqong the many private sleighs of the aristocracy, which were to be seen oa the Fifta avenue, in Univer sity Place, end other streets of fashion, there was one, the splesdor and elegance of which aturacted universal titention. It was a two horse sigh, drawn by two | white steeds, which was beautifully ornamented and gorgeously fited up. The driver was in full livery, While the ladies appeared im eleznut costumes of the latest Parisian style. The rich aud costly furs, whith wire hanging On every side the veh’ gether with the magsificence of the , gave to the whole an appearance of uousasl beile liancy and splendor. It was flying through the gtreets with extracrdinary velooity. Tho omuihas steigis, as is usual, played @ conspicuous part aaong the over vebiclra that crowded the streets yesterday. Som» drawn by four, some by six, and some by as many as ¢ horses ‘They eeemed not to lack public patronaze, | for they were crowded from morning tli nignt | Some of these huge vehicles made quite a show on Broudway, particularly those with four teams, these there war one which took our favey Mes fi Among auch, tf Tt was elegantly decorated, and drawn by | horses, whose heads were oraameuted with besutifdl | plumes, waving gracefully in the breeze. as the sleigh | dashed rapidly through the streets Considering the al- | most infinite number of vehicles of every description, | which were passing to and fro, aad the uncommon and | sometimes wreckless rate of speed, which precloded ala nt every precaution, itis not more than reasoable to suppose that several collisions and concussivns should tak’ piace, | While passing up Broadway, engaged in contemplating | the lively and animated soene which preseated itself to our view, we witnested the followiag occurrence. Oas | ofthe huge omuibus sleighs, with eight horees, waich | are paturelly very unwieldy, was coming down at fuil | speed, and while im the act of making way for another sleigh which was parsing upwards, came in violent oolli- sion with en ivolated carriage, thereby smashing one of the wheels ond throwing the vehicle completely orer. Tha driver of the ‘bus, on observing th¢ accident aud seeing that an old gentleman was in the varriage cried eut--"The | proprietor will pay for all. Nov, old gentieman, work cut your own salvation”? Of sourse every one who Was within hearing laughed at the witty remark. A number of similar belt laughable, balf rerious accidents took place, as may be readily anticipated, in various parts of { theeity, In the avenues leading out of the city there | Was alao a considerable amount of sleighing, principaliy carried on by cur fast menand sporting “ducks,” who | manifested yesterday an uncominon degree of competi- tin. Thue it is that every one strives to enjoy this rare | treat to the utmost extent, as long as he has it in his power. OUR PINLADE OND ENCE Pumaveventa, January 2, 1852. The Delaware bridged over with Ive--—Arvival’ of the City of Manchester, &c. The weather har moderated slightly, but still our river | $s tightly blocked up by an ice bridge thatis extensive! used by the people of Camden in their intercourse wit! e city The steamehip City of Wanchestar has reached the breakwater, and is now struggiing with theice in anat- tempt to reach the city. She cannot get this New Castle. as the ice is believed to be stationary to that point. Bhehasa large and veluable cargo, and a con- | Hiderable portion of it is consigned to New York city. | COLD WEATHER AT EOSTON. ‘The following list will ehow two of the coldest mornings, ‘ at Boston, in exch of the last ten years. The sign — in dicates below; end the aeteriett above zero : 1842..January 24,, °2 December 24. 1843..Febru’y 10.. *134 February 17 1844. January 30.. —3°" January'27 and 23, | 1845..Febru'y 1., —14¢ Febroaty 1 and 3. | 1846..Febru'y 27.,—1 January 19, Wei7—Decemir 21. gag January 22 1848,,Janusry 11 February 11 1849. January 11 Februery 20. 1£50,.Febru’y 6., 1 December 31 185}..Januery 81., 0 Februaryl. 1852..Janusry 10.. “Lig Jenuary 20... —Boston Traveller. WEATHER AT HAVRE BT GRACE. A cerrespondent writing from Havre de Grece, Jan. 19, sayr:---We have had an unususily severe winter for this rection of the country. The thermometer has been en low as four degrees below zero, More snow has fallen | thus farthan for many winters previous Sleighing has been good fer two weeks; and six or eight inches of ad- ditional snow has just fellen. SNOW IN FLORIDA. Snow fell to the depth of two inches at Tallabassee, | on Tuesaay last. TELEGRAPHIC. VEBEELS FAST IN THE ICE—A CAPTAN BOARD, &c. Priaperenra, January 21. ‘The steamship City of Nanchester, from Liverpool, attempted to come up but ! ad toreturn to the break- water, the ice blocking ber parrage up the river. « ‘The schooner Florida, from Charleston is at the break water. Capt. Jacyuette was swept overboard and drowned ine gale on the 10th inst. MARINE DISASTERS, ETC., BY THE ICE. Bautimone, Jan. 21, 1851, The steamer Cambridge, heretofore reported aground at the mouth of the Rappabaunock, got up to-day, and reports the rhip Flora McDonald in the ice, off Poplar Island, with 800 emigrants on board, and only one day's rovisions, The bark Edward Dwight, and sehooner Pacific, are elso in the ice, together with a ship (name unknown.) dismasted. ‘The steamer Mary Washington was cut through by the ice, and ran ashore at Annapolis,to prevent her sinking p'The ice in the Raporhannovk, in somo piaces, is piled ten to twenty feet high, | NO MAILS AT BUL LOST OVER: ‘ALO, ETC. Burraco, Jan. 21, 1952. | _ The weather continues severe, and no Gastera mils have arrived since - onday motning. The traia due oa Monday night is expected in this evoning. Meteorological Observations. DY MORSE'S TELEGRAPH, OFFICE 16 WALL 51 Weoxrspay, Jan, 21, 1 Bervato, 10 A. M.—Barometer 4938, Thermometer 10. Wind outh, It is cloudy but very pleasant 82. M.—Barometor 20.83; thermometer 1. loudy and cold evening, and enow is falling. Recnrsten, 10 A, M—Wind southweet | with s prospect of enow. Thermometer 16 above zoro P. a .—The we has been fine ail day. The hee moderated somewhat, and the wind is weet, Ther meter 10. It is a Tt is cloudy A M.--Tt isa cloudy, ocld morning. It ie & lictle. ind south, T mometer §. ) M—Phe weather has been quite moderate to-day south. Thermometer 8 degrees abeve 2 ro. Synacter, 10 A. M.—The waather has omowhat mode vated. Itsnows a litte, Wind south, Thermome 12 degrees shove 2 SP. M.—It has been rather m | is south, and not very «trong. | degrees above zero, or to-day. Tye wint The thermometer is at 7 Uties, 10 A, It ie snowing. Wind west, Thor mometer 12. 8 P, M-=The eky it cloudy. and i¢ {ss very cold over ing. Thermometer 3 evove zero, cold day Awasy,10 A. Mim We have rathor @ 9 It in mowing moderately, Wind souta, a It bas been a ve. Thermometer wi t eter 13; barometer 29900; mercury 72, Troy, 10.4 “It's a stormy, unplearant morning ‘There ie a light enow falling. ‘Chermomewer 13 dogre Wind eooth | ghove zero, 8). M—Thermome with no wind | Wasninerow snowing « Litt! ris. Tt isa fine clear ever e weather ls moderating, ond it ia Prrrarcno.—'the weather here has moderate, ond it is enc wing. Br Lovie —The wenthor har modorated considers ly anil ww rnowing The river ix full of hosvy tloat: ing te#, and there fs ro atrivals or Teportara New Ontrans.—The weather here, you ¥ ocldest known for thirty yeurs rook! Clty LoteMinence, FONe FOR Ise Reet entormi the pte pore of # uitering peor i dae nae thi to, anihere are gre stend ) the most common necerear Ag aU Fi (nat the mgt abject poverty prevails to an al extent in ovr midst, is the faet that hundreds ur | epplying abrthe chive of the Suaperint te of th Prot fur relfef, nnd the wiation o nigh iy baee tafy the cea iis call abi punibers who Hy re nond * Of life ming Luily ave meither anyth yet @ ple oid Our * ini gireuk it the Lord”? ¥ morning. | t uw e rpeeucy. | colle tor prieoners, aud for these destitute bolngs COMMON COUNCIL. renner Report of the Ohief of Police. POARD OF ALDERMEN. Jan 21 --This Board met at the urual hour, Mr. Comp- ton in thecbair, The minutes of the last meeting were read und approved. PETITIONS REFERRED Remonetrance of citizens of the Twentieth ward against the extension of the fire limits above Thirty- eeconi{street, Petition for the construction of a sewer from Bayard street, Bowery, down Chatham street. to connect with Mott street. Protest against confirmation of sreesrment for paving Twenty ninth street. Of Stephen Van Nostrand, in behalf of the widow and chil- dren of Jobn Keily, lute @ policeman, for one month’s pay. Of Isanc C. Lawrence and others for the passage of an ordinance prohibiting the driving of cattle through the streets Of *barles Devlin in the matter of a sewer in Twenty-seventh street, between the Sixth and Eighth avenues. Another communication was received from his Honor | the Mayor, transmitting a letter from the resident phy- sician. Dr. O P. Wells, on the subject of vacciuation, He recommended that, aa there are no provisions for vacci- nation among the poor, in the upper arction of the city, phyriciens be appointed for the district not included in the limite of the various dispensaries. Another communication was received from the Street Commissiover, encicsivg estimates for reguiating aud setting curb ard gutter stoves in Porty-reventh street, between Third la Eighth avenues, which were con- firmed. RYPORT OF THE CHIME OF POLICE. | A communication was received from his Honor the | Mayor, transmitting the semi anual report of the Ubief | of Police. It was laid omthe tuble snd ordered to be | printed. ‘The following is the report :— Hox AC. Kinceiann, shayon = Bin :-~The apnexed report of the condition avd opera- tion cf the Police Department, for the tix months end- eaeb menth of the veara 1860 and 1851, and statements of the whole number of arrests made by members of the Department, and description of officers, from the ti Gf its first organization to Deo. Ast, 1851; from which it rs thar there have been 180,016 persons arrested in ix and ab veseult and battery: 25,164 for disorderly condac for Sighting in the street; 44.833 for intoxieation for iptosication and disorderly conduc yogrency— entirely from the free ure of intoxicating drinks. Arueers —Phere were 18.453 arrests ado during ihe 6 menihe ending with Dec. Sist, 1851, being an increase over the previous 6 months of 689, counisting mostly of persons errested for intoxication, or offences reeuliing therefrom, There were 16 persons arrested for murder, mshing 36perons errcated for that offence daring the yeor1s5) Since the first organization of the depart- ment (six and ahelf years), there have been one hun- dred persons arrested charged with the commision of the crime of murder, averaging 15 1-8 persons for each yesr, It is @ fact worthy of remark that of the whele | number mentioned above. but one murder hea been com | patted: in 6 1-2 years, with the view of obtaining money thereby. ‘the following are the reports made by the Captains of the ceveral patrol districts to the Chief of Police, of ar- rests made for criminal pffencet aud violations of eity ordinances, from the let of July to the Ist day of Decem- ber, 1851, inclusive, which were sent to the Corporation Attorney for prosecution :— 2645 048 | Offences. July. Mug. Sept, Oct. Nov, Deo, To'le Im reiaiion to hacks, 8 = a 4 8 - iM 82 do! 38 33 5 7 is 9 82 14 7 Vanit erates - = Terme 3 Selling liquor ai - - - a a5 6 1 ce) 350 | cee ee ee @ | a ee pee AS | | =) ae Mata gs = - 3 3 | Leni a ited W # bean Pua Sees Liaw 7 i eee res 1 j 43 “as 4 — a st - i -_ - - 2 1 2 2 eo Jan.V June 20 to June 30, toDec 31, 1801, 1551, 3 10 0 2,563 135 6 103 16 43 Disorderly conduct Deserters ing witho bezzlement..,. . aped convicts ry Indee Insulting porUre Of Person femsles in the street. . rderly house .. vs misdemeanors stolen £03 Rupaway apprentice Solling epir'tuons liq’s wt license ‘Threatening life, is Voprancy.... wees a Violation of corpor’n ordinances,, 5% Total since July 1, 1845. Tue Menpenrp Pourcemen.—The alarming ivcrease ofthis description of crime during the past yeat demands and should receive the serious consideration of every citizen, Two cf the mombers of thie department aro among the number of thore who have met an untimely i end by the hend of the aseassin. and those who commii- ted the deed have been sentenced to be hung, and are now awaiting the execution of the law. George T. Gil. | Jerple amd Michael Poster were officers of more than or- divary merit,and they held a proud position awong | their comrades. While in the discha ye of their duty in the still hour of the night, enforctne in an energetic and yct in an inoffensive manner, the laws they had svorn to maintain, they weve dep A of life, leaving } thete helpless families to the protection und sustenance | | of their fellow-citizans Policemen are called upon to | | encounter dangers in every | fully sustained by a etriot exes thore who unla vfully resist their autt of their power to protect peacet ise of heir rights end privile commends itscif to the attention of those who | bays the power to punish offenders against the lary, Fraties Hovere The evhject of ‘iding sutiable ttaticn houses for the tereral patco! districts is one that should command immediate attention. Some of the eiacion houses at present occupied by policemen re tr | for such we. Ply is p { This subject tor- | iach distr ment?, and flocr of che built entirely e¢ stone, pert cfwhat wes formerly kuown ef the Collect streams of water ond whole | @ solo marsh, Buch we ev of as with great di at it could rm 40 a pro nt building | Was ur erty tl be found; 99 | | that nearly? ju r the | men is not fit for 8 . ix covstanily a dr ix 20 great (particu is high, winch siagnant return, men reported sick, | here lost tivo by prio: ners to apply for bert to pet | compelled 5 4 | the once that jy Vin these oolls, | Apparently well s morning, ware ardly sbie to go out a { yon wilt receive ad ’ ac the devort a phy ot le hh dated m situated on the hase-, known the Tom The om ahi con: tantly es down constuntiy the evs ever, | nw Ventilation. wakes | wcileusive and unhesltay, but | Almost euffvoating. At the Tomlin street, = b nis orp bere at al in not woather, | who | exeater than in any other district of the city Thy ing on the 31st cf December, 1851. embraces a compare | tive statement ofthe number of arrests made daring | mo | if years of Whom 19,793 were for | ; and 14,309 for | waking 140,792 for offences resulting almost | a 5 3 stone, and are continually wet. Upon ste; of theee places, in which there is no (ire, & Bn. ening dampness instantly jes the whole The only warmth they receive, if any, is from & rove out in the passes way, wh{sh ta supposed to eight oF nine celle ads siuing, which it does not outside of these cells, a mere passage way of come im width, is the lodging place for women. @ Darrow seat runping aloug the one side, which is the only wleepiug, other than the wet stone the floor. The books of the station house show that twenty to arid hom:less human beings ight! crowded into this apartment. It may, therefore, be well urderstocd that the greater portion of them mast from necessity lie on the wet stones the entire night, I have myself seen these wretohed beings lying om the pave- ment, and om one another, like sheep la the shambles, More miserable, unbeaithy, sod horrible duageone can- not well be conceived of, These exist in the centre metropolitan city of a civil'zed and christianized coun- try. The cfice, the lodging room for the men, ead the cells for prisoners and lodgers are, in my opiaien, totally inadequate aud inapprooriate te the purposes for whic'x they are used. Ifitisvecessnry to have healthy an® efficient nen for the police force of the city—aad this recessity mast he ebvious—of what paramount im- ortence is it, that the men shall be provided with ealthful and comfortable lodyings, in dry apartments, properly warmed avd ventilated, and with scrupulous regard to cleanliness. Thes« essentials for the we}!-being of the men, [om fully persuaded cannot be obtained im the building pow occupiet by the police force of the Rixtb district, To rhow this more clearly, I woutd call your attention to some facts coming withia my own cognizance. Tbe number ot men absent, by reasoy of sickvess, duriog the pene year, in the Sixth district, is re~ veiling diseases have bees pulmonary and other taeens Jous affections, direases which ore wel! koown to medi- cal men, to owe their origin im a hich degree to sleeping. in damp basement reome, Several of the mea in district have died duriog the year from paluouary diseases, end there are others rtill prostrated from sume diseases. From ty owo knowledge of the facts ia these cases, from the developement to the termination of the diveaser, I si forced to the conviction that they have been suporindaced ty e eat measure, if not em tively. from lodging ina camp vault, Whea $0e authori- | tle: shail come to know the actual eonditioa of the Sixth district station hous, and its wretehed, uazomfortable, ard unbeslthy accommodation for the men, and the horribie end worte than Bastile dungeons for’ p:iseners ana lodgers, Loanno’ but believe, air, that immediate staps Will be taken to remove the whole establiehment to @ healthful situation, and to cause the construction of apartments for the men, 4s weil as for prisoners, to be more in accordance with hygienic principles, und | with greeter reoard to humanity, The above facts show clearly the necessity of erecting a new station house in that district, Im conueciion with this subject, Y hope it will not be deemed improper to direct the attention of your Loner to the right construction of buildings to be | weed as station houses. I. seme of the districts the dwelling houses that were criiuaily hired and sltered fo as to adapt them in some small degree to the busivers of a station house, still contioue to be used, The pres | sent cyst m of police can no longer be looked upon ag an experiment, but must now he regarded 2s # perma- nent department ¢f the city government, and every ar- rangement fn regerd to it should be considered with the view of placing iton a permanent basis, The erestion of station houres ou ground owned by the city, end ou approved models. is essen‘ial to the accomplishinent of this end, and would (ond to promote toe hvalin aud cilercy ofthe meiubers of the department Youtnren View ayy Vacnascy —In a report made to your Honor’s prédecersor, on the Slat of October, 1849, E took oecgsion to cali his attention to the great and rapid- ly growing evil of youshiui vagransy, immorality and crime, existing in this community. Your Hono: has been Pitared to refer to the subject in your annual mragage to: the Common Council of the city; but it isa mate great public concerumrat. aud of such deep gener terest, that Iconnet conclude this report without again recurring to it ina more particular manner. Tne nature and extent of the evil presented im the regort to your Honor’s predecessor~an evil although ever varying ia its form and predom nant characteristics of the moment, isin no depree ditoinished cither in extent or aggruva: tion. On the contrary the intermediate time has only served to greatly increase its magnitude, and render still wore palpable and alarming all its offenatye features. therefore fecl it to he my imperative duty again to recall to, and impress upou, the continued attention of the chief mngittrate of the city a subject so deeply in- teresting to its well being and its character. This sub- jeot not only embraces matters of municipal police, p. liticul economy, ond public morals of the highest im- Pportenee, but it aiso involves consideracions of indivi. due! character, and its consequences of inappreciable and ever enduring interest. No community ean be con- sidered well policed which permits the continuance of an evil of such misgnitude and aggravation, so contaminating to the public morals, aud ro destructive of the public In- teresis, 26 that which exists in our midat, Public econo- my, too, no less, requires its immediate removal or re« straint. The present state of things tends direc 'ly to pau- Perism and crime. To prevent these corts far less thun to support and punish them Nor caa it be believed that & community properly revardful ef its own éelf-preser- vation, or of che present individual well-being and fu- ture hopes of its members, can -ee the evil in wusstion: festering in its very besom, without meking tne most strenuous efforts for its removal. Whethec, therefore, this subject be received us matter of municipal police, Political econoiy, public morale or Christian charity, it demands the mos: effectual interference of a govern- ment, conservative at ovce of the public interests and public morals, and of the bighest exercise of enlightened philanthropy. Itexisting laws faithfully executed, and prerent institutions wisely administered. be found insal- ficient forthe removal or restraint of this evil, let new legislation be invokeu and uew axencies created, which shall co operate with those already oxtsting in the ac- complishment of th's great and vital object. Respeet- fully eubmitted, GEV. W. MATSELL, Chief of Police. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF KEPAIRS AND sUPriiRs. The annual report of tae Commissioner of Repairs and Supplier, for 1851, was laid on the table, and ortered to be printed. Weextract the following :—The expendi- tures of the bureau of public buildings for 1851, for re- pairs and supplies, is $64,545 72; out of which was paid $5,100 for erecting new station houtes for the Fifth and Sixteemih ward police and enlarging thut of Nineteenth ward ; €9.5(6 for buiiding in Gouverneur slip, for mar- @ stution houses ; $3,093 23 fur building corner of Chambers and Centre etreets. The fire de- partinent shows am increase over the yoor i€50—the cause of which is to be et tributed to the erec!fon of the iron bell tower in Thi hird street. tures for roads aud ave 71851, show against the year 1850 of 80 The expenditures for street bg, show an increase oyer 1850 of $8,550 27. Jor repairs and eupplies, “ Weils apd puips.... © Lenda and place “ Markets Bes “ District police and courts © Police stations.. ' tiie 88 onli Total expenditure for building. Paid to the City Ubamberlein (procee rale of old materials, and also for sale of houre ip Etigabeih street) $519 08 For the sire de pact te . . 71.699 99 i to the City Chamberlain for old mate- ial, teeee 1,532 72 Por roads and svennes sees 36916 BL © Street poring en 130,550 27 Pelt to the € fer saudry y articles : tececse $1,283 48 Paid to the Chamherisin on 1860 on etree* paving 162 94 ~——~ = 4445 92 “D. m was reterrad a rosa ing 10 be discharged, D partment eonourring in & As tant Aldermen confirming L ov street, from Marmion street to the intersection Of Commitice om Streetsiv favor of of Avenue D, between Ninth and ttee on Ordinances in favor Hy Senth ¢ of ree TIONS ADOPTED. the Committ ¢ on Ordiunness to int it obligutory upon all emen living on their res- fon ot fires That the Com- be directed to enure nitty-thied street, used by t for Ares, to he repaired yoves for whieh it wae tn WANT aLDERMEN—Mee nen ax f Lamps and Gas be directed rive ctreel, be:ween Montgomery «and Sr be the pavement in Gold street, betweea Sprros eires! repaire tien in favo of the tea rcom, adopted tebaniy, wns cononered ia jcurned to meoy on the first Monday Jock im the afiernoon, Y bout That the Commi, lighb wit! The Two Fialion Opera Troupes. ning beth the vival Ttalian Opera Houses were to overilowirg. As Nible ho reduotion of the price to fifty ts to ey of the houre=the oid establihed charge had its The corepauy on » Lave ves Well to change even mow, their error. wowd > tek jugioto @ to vive the lnge for both houses © operas on dit rights, ‘The would t t righ the bulluing tet being e: The nndiere be wae be many | Thee vert AGNible : ic * 1 Py rib ven achionnhy heir a, Stor ren » * View, dilevto,™ the most enihu. tof Bi and no § ‘ Ae ti well te ‘ rod aw Lu » did not ‘ 1g (BO KAO abaWOther opes ‘ gh ohn vorealy eppisnided i tural ile the fail of be curtain, rable dtapp @oontland wb & Goold od prbfer- ence for} Avi# disonsston in Ya THeOA gteaps, pea io vo mers of 109 two | ardives Berodi will provobty do better mext time. Bay ; in a good Crnglo ngtrees, but rhe does pot possess a ve ne + equal to Bteffar one comp ane, flexibility, swaet- of power, nor ts tive to the muvic of the composer, Yetshe itn tramp extd for Marecxek, and there ore thoes who wi for hex to Steffanone, Ther jower notes ere mojic ‘thetic, and powerful,