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SS ys SS (Qithese witnesses. What cise is there against Mr. We execpt this’ Why, I overlooked « circumstance there Berwiicanrcd suse re ele "aal the ns f A i i r i { 5 : Hb it i E es t HER, 18857 | = BF 38 i Ss FE af a ribed, and that he heard him these facts, undoubtedly, may mdinall human probsbility are ‘woe. But what do they establish’? Nothing; nothing @xcepteither the folly or gross injustice of the party who could avail himeelf of such facts for the purpose of | vadeing a presumption of guilt against an innocent man, ‘amd an innocent weman. But there is one littie piece @f testimony more against Mr. Willis, which, of course, be observed upon. You will remember that ier. Egbert Demmil! made his appearance on the trial of this ease, to establish criminal conduct on the part of Mr, Willis, and you vill remember the statement he gave, Me e that at some period of the evening he was ealled into the back room of bis hone, and had bis at- tention drawn to the house of Mr. Forrest, and that, Qeeking in that direction, he was adie te see into the | y, and that there he saw standing, with | their backs to the window (there being @ light in fhe room beyond them), Mr Nathaniel P. Willis | amd Mrs. Forrest, with Mr. Willis’s arm around dher waist, while the other was on ber shoulder, Me saw nothing of thtir taces; nothing but their backs. Me saw them but fer a moment or #0, nnd retired. ob serving, however,that Mrs. Forrest was walking off, aud the gentleman following her at the time. Now, geatlemen, what kind of astory is this? At a distance, the exact Jength of which is not stated, but which may be some- ‘where bet ween one hundred and twenty and one hun- @red and fifty feet—threugh the darkness of the night— | through the glass of his own house and the glass cf Mra, Porrest’s library seeing only the backs of these people, Mr. Egbert Demming is able to determine, and did de- | termine. who there two people were, and is able to iden- Sify and ewear to, and distinguish them from all other persons. Ir this story to be credited? Why, the learned eounse! saj 6 it is to be credited because that it is estab- ished by the testimony of three witnesses. Nov, gen- flemen, we have furnished you no evidence directly against Mr. Demming. and have let his story stand on Xe own intrinsic claims to credit---its iutrinsic claims tocredit resting on the probability of any such oc- eurrence having taken place, and the possibility ef his being able thus to identify persons whom, he Re. he did thus identify, { should like to koow whether Mr Demming’s story isanything better if swora | ‘bo by three hundred, than when sworn to by three, or better when sworn to by three than if it were only by one’ If it is incredible by itseif, it is altogether imma- ‘terial how many have testified to it. [Mr. O’Conor com- mented on the sort of corroboration ient to Mr. Dem- ming’s story, by the evidence of his wife, and that of Mrs. Germain, both of whom swore to the identity of Mr. ‘Williis—one by his face, and the other by his lignt com- plexion} Mr. Demming. knowing that his story was rather squally, and that no one would believe it--that aay man could look at that distance and be able to identity @men and woman, by seeing their backs; and so the two ether witnesses not only saw their backs, but saw them ‘walk round to the other side of the table, stand there, us M for the express purpose of enabling the auditory be- their ffaces, (for the gas was right over nd having performed that very ne- | eessary ceremony, by which their identidvation | might be absolutely made perfect—and having no further occasion to stand there, they walked out @f the room, I suppose to bed. Now, gentlemen, ‘Set un examine and dissect this story, take it as t! cory ef the whole three—for I set aside variaoce whieh exists in the stories of these three. Whav is it that they witnessed? Mr. Willis a m dl meu, calls on Mrs. | Forrest, for the purpose of licentiousness. as it is under- stood ; he goes into the library with ler—remains there ‘till the late hour of 11 or 12 o'clock at night; takes care when he is about to do an act evincing licentiousness, to go with her up to the window—the open window--the window which was not usually open. and cartainly not ‘wsually open at that hour of the night--sel-cts the win- Sevier the purpose, when he is going to perform an act which indicates the taking of liceatious liberties, the Jast ceremony, as it would seem, previous to going off to Ded together. Why, Mr. Willie must have said, let us go to bed, Dy deur; but first let us go to the win- dow snd beve » hug, so that our neighbors may wee vs.” They go to the window and perform this embrace; by-and by he says, “My dear, our backs have been to the window, and these people might wot know us; the ceremony is not pertect except we have perfcrmed at) the requisites nesessary to be well known; avd co don’t you remember that whensome- hing like thie was done by us before, we moved the sofa imto Ube corner and opened the window, so that whea Robert Garvin or any of the serrents vould come there, they should have a perfect view of them. We ain't tae Bind of people who shut tne windows and do these ‘things in private; so we must go ani p ‘ma gyration at the widows, co that if anybody happens to be in th Deure aud at the window, they may see u’ Weill and by he says, “ My dear, our backs y to the win @owe; let us turn round and show our faces. Butno, | Shey cannot see our faces. for the light is on the ot er fide; but before retiring, we must walk table to the other light fs ah’ taking care to be may be perfectly a a proof may be wanted a Robert and when tiis is done, we there not something the The learned conus fo that be clearly and fu tw b submit to 5 weepect ty this me Baier J tived. durore going te Mr. Forsest, i ther woul it options! eA to en o'¢ his edi Kosenth In Pennsylvania aud suite left Harrisb eday, at hel arrived et Holidayrburg, at half. past t t Tuscarora, he wae met by Gov. Big- der.on hie way to [Marri e tered the eat in & ° ssuth was seated ‘Fill beer more you are trun anne Wi Jou vill have my my lite, muy aid tbat At Lew on @ large Died, awaiti on the pls finatic replied in & dye! : time i a Siter was A crowd reer d stopped wreor pared tc ae he W he dircarred oniucte re the ar, and Moser BW whom a Dwight wx Skillman, liver, in that city, 2 Fe ture, but rery full, in rele social and religious eonditios ‘This reqnest Dr. Baird har engeged will give the rst lecture, which wl! he yand froe, next Tuesday night, the 7th inet., at the Brookiyu Pomale Acedemy, oommenving at baif part seven o clock Dw ‘ i ie ler m to the ai { the F ‘ ‘These lectures will be illustrated and Jered more weefa) by excellent mepe of the antrive aud et 1 | take the vote to-day. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND BDITOR. OFFICE MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. 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Every paper of note in this city, has lately been hoaxed into tho publication of correspendence concerning the movements of presi- dential candidates, partizan wire-pullers, diploma- tie diflicuttics, anticipated trouble with foroiga powers, &c.—in all ef which there was about one grain of trnth mixed with twenty bushels of false- hood. Now, we will not accuse our correspondents, as well as those of other journals, of disseminating wilful untruths, or perversions of facts—on the con- trary, we know thatjit would not be at all to their interest er inclination to do so. Nevertheleas, it is quite certain that several, if not all of them, havo recently been most egregiously humbugged, and that, too, in most instances, by either the members or the confidants of the Cabinet. Why this singular conduct is thus pursued toward the press, egpecially that of New York, is somewhat ofa mystery, and will be a subject for future considera- tion. It may be that the varioas members of the Cabinet, who aspire to the Presidency, and are jealous of their coadjutors and other prominent politicians, are anxious to create ill feeling against particular candidates, and take this method of bam.booziing letter writers, in order to accomplish their purpose. The Uni ed States Senate was yesterday ocou- pied in the dicussion of hills of a private nature. In the House a communication was received from the Treasury Department, asking for an appropria- tion to build six revenue cutters to ply on the Pa. cifie coast. The principal part of the day was con- sumed in debate upon the Mexican indomnity, be- tween Mesers. Allen, (freesoil whig) and Davis, (whig) both of Massachusetts. The first speaker pitched into the conduct of Secretary Webster, and fired away at him and his coadjutors without stint or mercy. Mr. Davis defended the Socretary’s trarsactious, and thea took a survey oi the extra- ordinary proceedings of the coalitionists in Massa chusctts. The resolution to close the debate on this juestion Was reconsidered, and it was decided to Whether the members of the House will be able to ostablish the fact that | there has actualiy beea corruption, aad fasten it | upon any particular individual, is somewhat dovbt- ful. e way the matter now stands, almost y is implicated in gr every be anything atallto do with the payment of the in- | nto the State h are similar to those The effect of this bill, y become ly be acour ng been el ne, will nse igh was not ollection fusion prevailed, warm It isk and bein a proper & tate of mind to act business as becomes a sensible body a large majority of them have decided u ting for the reaclations re is n al ¢ and pase We observe t bave passed resc adings of the » will have en opportu w insight into the system of Aine ure. One of the members ¢ h with a first r Tuis is ile way of doing burinoss— i nd wrele pied by the various n pathy the leader of the xico, i ticn of making anotly x at i a preity 4EGISLATURE. = Of the +parkting specchor made by Valeh, in the Legivlalure, on all important topics. Why doce not our telegeaphic reporter or corros® pordont give usa litle more inkling of the Subt sane The Canal Letting? — More Curious Dis | in the last few days, according to the best infor- Pagsrent Fizimons axp Surre O’Baien.—We mation, ‘We publish elsewhere in our columns, to-dey, ® | bound, and are actively engeged in canvassing for very pregnant letter from our the whigs have waked up witha sudden | learn hy the intelligetids which we published yester- day as deen. gy tho President has given the candidates. It seems that the friends of Presi- | a decided negutive te the petitions of the Irish correspon- dent, which lets out a great deal of additional light | dent Fillmore have at last induced him to stand | people from Boston ana Raltimore, presented by de- on the canal lettings in Albany—even to a greater | the hazard of the die, and beoome a candidate be- | putations consisting of some hundreds of respect- extent than the official record of the bids, already fore the “slaughter house” of Philadelphia. This is given, disclosed to the publie. It is well known in | rather an important move at this moment, aad it ethics that there are generally two sides to evory | will undoubtedly have a very distinct bearing upon question inhuman affairs. The virtae or rascality | the chances both of Webster and Scott. The in- of politicians forms no exception to the general rule | cumbent of the White House can exort a great | of wy throvph ro many dark labyrinths, wi} iend te of human nature. It seems the history of the movements relative to the cans] lettings discloses the fact that the recont allotment was merely the last of three programmes whieh had been fermed by different combinations of the various party factions—the two first having been defeated, while the last happened to be suc- cessful. The first combination, or coalition, to monepo- lize the nine millions, was formed by the barn- burnerr, hunkers, and silver grays, excluding en- tirely the Seward and Weed party from having any participation in the spoils. This programme, or allotment, was half a million of dollars higher, it seems, than the present one. As soon as the ar- outside bidders, a most terrible uproar was created by the disappointed Seward and Weed men — corruption, fraud, rascality and impu- dence were bandied about. The barnburnors, under whese patronage this programme, both by outside and inside influence, had been framed, backed out from the scrape. The second combina- tion was brought about by the Seward and Weed party—the barnbwrners and silver grays uniting to- gether in the Canal Board, but excluding the old hunkera from participation in the spoils. As soon as this allotment became known among the lobby members at Albany, a similar explosion took place among those bidders who had been rejected, princi- pally the hunkors. The uproar continued for several days, till it was swept away, with the first programme. The last, or third, or successful allot- ment, combined the Seward party, the silver grays, and the old huukers, excluding the barnburnors, with the exception of two or three doubtful ones. This is the alletment which was made a few days before the close of the last year, and which has created the present excitement in Albany. it stands to this day, in spite of all that has been brought up sgainst it in Albany, and throughout the State, but for how long we cannot tell. This is, we believe, a brief view of all the leading features in this curious history, previous to the pre- sent allotment. A full account of these facts, in de- tail, would nearly fill a volume, in rascality, folly, manceuvring and financiering; but it is yet unwrit- ten, unless the committee of investigation disclose the secrete. One thing is said to be certain, viz: the previous two allotments were just as objectionable as the last, though successful, one—all of them, probably, plundering the whole State of a sum of nearly three millions for the advantage of contractors of the different parties engaged in the business. In the present instance, the Van Buren barnburners, who have profited 20 much by canal corruptions for the last thirty years, are disappointed for once, and, there- fore, they create the greatest noise and confusion. The Van Buren party in New York, during their possession of pewer, in times past, have quiotly plundered the people of this State to the amount of five or six millions. The Seward party has not reached that ameunt yet, and it is but fair play— the fair play practised in the regions of wickedness below—to allow them to cheat the people out of two or threo millions, in order to be en an equal hot homes in the lower regions of the next world. The silver grays and the hunkers come in for their ehares; probably both theso have received about one-third of the contracts, on condition that they use not their political influence in the coming elec- tions. It rerults, therefore, that this business gives the State of Now York, for several yeare to come, to Wm. H. Soward and his party, in spite of all efforts to the contrary. Thisis a brief view of the whole rumpus in Al- bany. We cannot believe that any change can take place to save the poople’s money, but that they must suffer several millions in the fiaul com- pletion of the canals. If the present allotmonts of contracts were to be defeated, the probability is that anew allotment would be merely a new shuille of the cards for dividing the plunder with the barnburnere, while the people of this Stat honert tax payers—would suffer equally u each and every allotment. —bhe The Presidential Quesiton. ntrigues, the excitement, the tho rasoslity, which gsnerally at- end all Presidential contests, are beginning to be | developed in | juantities, both at | and In every State capital of the rey cannot notice all the movements now w but the most prominent ought not to be over- oked. The ac gas, the bum l It seems that General Butler has been put for jJate for the Pres by emoerais of Kentacky, in @ manner that ; Will tell in the Baltimore Convention. A re- folution to that effcet was opposed, on its intro- duction, by only three votes; and whe was again brought forward, it was passed unanimous ly, declaring that gentlem oice cf Kentue: i nee to any other can. didate. The tition which nominated , General Butl lin favor of the I ym, of the Compromise measures | | a, and agsi ny inter- | ¥ ny ebandoamentof the , Here are the ‘a ted to General Butler, + have imati na 29 Pow aciti lavery exists by authori th and “holding his slaves A and tain the ss of the sures, and will 8 of he execution of of the national revenue 204 if of Resolved, That ube demoera zood men ant y carry y ho w ie pet for ¥ and doer t vik i i soilisva ut a word w vid of Cass, ¢ gla, or Bushanan, or any other | of th < andidate:, althouga a Louis. ville dumoore per Las been blazing away in Donglas for rome " ag may have a Wao rs, hore « Preside here, to port up his name for the 1y3 bat | out of Lie own State, he o have wo strength at all, and cven there we do not know exactly how strony he may be Heretofore the demoernvic jeaders havo been the most bury in working the wires, that, running | di terminate in the next Presidential eleetion. With: | rangements of this allotment became known to tho i footing in point of rascality, when they reach their | ted | | strumental in » | Austria and Kussia, who were both | of this country will deal of foree—outside influence—on the slaughter house; and if he cannot get the nomination him- self, he can give an impulse to some one of the aspiring candidates. 1: has boen distinctly stated that Mr. Clay has declared in favor of Mr. Fillmore. ‘This, we suppese, is about as correct as the recent own part, we have no doubt that the venerable Sage of Ashland is opposed to all those old Moexi- ean gererals, on the principles that he has avowed through the wholo of his political life. It is also probable that he will never give his voice in favor of Webster, whe, during the last twenty years, hay played him one or two sourvy tricks in political matters. We learn, also, that Fillmore has much more strength, and creates more confidence among Southern whigs, than Webster or Scott. In fast, the reputation of the hero of Lundy’s Line, being a candidate of W. H. Seward, is gradually wearing away overy iach ef his popularity, not only in his native State of Virginia, but allover the South. Tho support of Mr. Seward has the samo effect upon Ge- neral Scott's prospects among the whig party in the South, that the aid of Van Buren and his friends has upon the chances of (roneral Butler, of Ken tucky, among the other party. The influence of both will probably, however, neutralize one another, ike the alkali and the acid in a seidlits powder, which having an affinity for each other, produce, when mingled, a momentary effervescence, that causes some gas to escape, and then leaves a very nauseous draught behind. These underground movements in Washington will undoubtedly result in some terrible eruptions in Congress or the cabinet— we know not which. We would zot be surprised if Webster secedes from the cabinet, and that an awful investigation takes place in reference to his connection with the payment of the Mexican indemnity, and some of the awards of the Mexican claims. In trath, Fillmore is deter: mined to out clear of Galphinism, and all those con- cerns, previous to going into the ‘Grand Slaughter Honse.”” As to the time that interesting reusion wili take place, is is not yet determined on. But the butchers will soon mect in Washington, and finally fix a day for the whig bullfight in Phila- delphia. Kossutu’s ATTACK ON THE OFFICERS OF THE American Navy.—We publish to-day the extraor- dinary letter of Kossuth attacking Captain Long, of the American steam frigate Misaissippi, which | Was sent by our generous government to convey the Hungarian exile from captivity to freedom. Ho assails the Commandant of the Mizsiasippi bocause he did not disobey the orders of his government, | and dance attendance upon bim from one port to another in the Mediterranean, while he spouted in- flammatory speeches, under the protection of our flag, which were calculated to compromise it, and toembroil the United States with France and other nations. The affair at Marsoilles is but a sample cf Kossuth’s conduct in this regard. We should like to know in what reepect Captain Long is culpable. He has been denounced asa “‘bru- | tal blackguard,” by the penny-abolition-Kossuth | flaunkey journals, for simply following the letter and | spirit of his instructions, which, if he had failed to | do, he would have left himeclf liable to be tried by | court martial and dismissed the gcrvice. Instead of exposing Kossuth’s outragoous condact, he | glozsed it over from the generous impulses of his | nature; and in reply to inquiriee, on the arrival of the ship in this port, in reference to what had oozed out from other quarters, he evinced the most mark- | ed reluctance to speak on the subjcet, and when | forced to do so, he said all the good he could of | bis guest, and not one word of evil. How has ho been requited assailed on all points by the | flunkey organs of Kossuth, and by Kossuth himeclf, in the letter which we tra columns frem the abolition penny pr This letter, to say the least of it, betrays vory bad taste; butitis only of a piece with the course | of the ex-Governor of Hungary, from th t mao- | ment he ect his foot on board the Mirsissipp the present how er docs he find him under the she nd the than be nsfer to our 8 a Be ao expects the captain of an American chi; and all the oflicers on board, to pay him homage jas so mony 9 end ju editors, it do his » Without any r own elf or the honor o nation they represented. Ho forgets his posttion as a ts pencilose exile, aa if he wero not only a veritable governor de facto of a republic, but a king or au emperor--keeping up state by a enite in ivery, ving overybody to understard by his ner at what a distance they must consider meelver, tof every pass we were informed by an ofticer of i snth acted and spoke as if he rega tively as his own, and all on b menial or finnkeys to mir When he arrived here tho h hat Kos- Lor to uunbug at the Irving House, and one and som two sent le, ged uniforms, were placed at his door, aa ifhe wore the Emperor of China, | cr his majesty of St. Domingo the auto- | erat of Iiussia, or the Emperor of Austeta, if in country, Would probably 0 far conf republican wages, and respect the fol people in refe 1 trappix to ite that they h with his 08, keoy the whole coun- | try inh and endea rg to subvert the doctrines and pol of George Washington, while | Lis companion in exile, and former associate editor, has started an abolilicn Gorman paper in this city to co-operate with him in his designs, ond to in- | dame our population upon a question of domestic | policy that hus go long agitated country, and bas bronght it, on one or two occasions, to the very bripk of a civil war. So much for the gratitule and good e of tho men we have delivered from | captivity. And now, to crown all, we have a letter from Koseuth attacking the officers of the Amorican | navy, and, in particular, the offic aving him from who was in- the ady top upon kim and devour hia at a mon not stand such rmit any man, with tmpan trust that, humbag as y, toassail 7 ain tters on file at Washington will now Justice tho re # they n vind honor of our navy, end ibe character Jemand the of this gre iby jousnale will get enough by # Beetion Cyanor or Conn eliigence. instant, faye that the Rev. Dr, Heyer, for many years | reotor of the Bpitcopal Ulereh, at Dope Ferry, resigned | hia charge on ‘ie It inet, having adopted Unitarian | sentiments, Le hee slave p dim ceverel Unitarian | churches, } The Rey, Mr Motto, Uritartan minister at Brattleboro | | rtreet, (formerly of Moston), wea for several yeare an | Kipircopal » ton, 8.0, The ebanger | from Epiroc tro frequent, se | | from the oth now among t t with Sli the various Trinitarian eects, end rome of chem | repked emong their abiest wen, 4 | is pretty plain, from { solemn compacta, Nee | this port to Rurope. | year ; Cunard he Christian Enputrer of the Ith | able citizens, and signed by many thousands of the most orderly, hard working, and industrious of our nes very strange, indeed, after the government interposing in behalf of Kossuth with the Turk, sending a ship of war to bring him to this country, and giving him such a splendid reception at Washington. The inconsistency ofthe President being urged upon him by some members of those deputations, he draws a distinction without a dif- ference between the case of Kossuth and Smith statement that he was in favor of Cass. For our | O’Brien. If there be any difference botween the two cases, it is decidedly in favor of Smith O’ Brien and his fellow-exiles. The proprioty of the interposition of the government with a friendly power to release one of ite own political prisoners, and offering to receive him in this country, when his capitivity can no longer serve any good purpose, nor his freedom do any injury, is surely not so great ® stretch of national etiquette as to interfere with a third power in behalf of the mortal enemy of two other friendly powers, and take him in an American frigate to the United States, in despite of those governments—an | act tnat-might have led to a war with this country, | and perhaps has actually laid the foundation for future hostilities. In the case of Smith O'Brien, Joha Mitchel, and the other Irish exiles, the friendly offices of the American government could not possibly lead to such a result. If the re- quest were refused, it could not be conatrucd into an affront, and no harm could follow. It would be only a difference of opinion between the American government and the English upon & point on which the latter ought to be the bost judge; and there the matter would end. We do not, however, believe tho British ministry would refuso so small a favor to the Exesutive of the United States—the power with which, sbove all others, England at this moment dosires to cultivate the most amicablo and cordial relations. The greatest obstacle to a thorough and hearty friend- ship between the two countries is the feeling of the Trish race, who constitute so large and go impor- tant an element in the body politic in the United States. They feel sore at the treatment their na- tive country has received at the hands of the British government from time to time. Tho banishment of Smith O’Brien and his confederates was not calculated to soothe the irritation. Liberty, therefore, to the captives would be a most popular act, and would go a great length towards concili- ating the Irish people on this continent ; and ite successful negotiation by Mr. Fillmore would do more for his election next fall, than any other act he could perform. Hehad not the sagacity to sce that tho English government would be glad to have the opportunity of paying the double compli- ment firat to the United States government, and secondly to the Irish citizens of America. But he takes hold of Kossuth’s hand, because so many are grasping it for the present, and he cannot see the length of his nose into the future. There are several points of difference in favor of the Irieh exiles. The people of Ireland were actually starving when the revolutionary move- ment broke out there; and we know that such “oppression drives even wiso men mad.” Tho Hungarians had no such horrors to complain of. There was no blood shed in the Irish movement. In the Hungarian struggle thousands upon thou- sands of lives were sacrificed, and it is avowed by Kossuth that the sanguinary atrife is to be imme- diately renewed; whereas, it is evident to the world that the Irish have not the slightest idea of any otber revolutionary movemen} in the present generation. But there is another point of difference in favor of the case of Smith O'Brien. Kossuth is the repre- sentative of a people who are perfect strangers to us, and very few of whom have ever settled in this country, or contributed to the developement of its resources. Smith O’Brien, on the contrary, is the representative of a nation which has sen’ millions of its inhabitante to the United States, and is daily ending far more than all other nations put to- gether—a most useful population, who are building our railroads and canals, assisting in the erection ef our cities, and cultivating our vast soi Have | they no claim upon the government's friendly i | terpositfon! The most interesting pages of the story of this country are bright with the | names of distinguished Jrishmen; and shall ea Uungarian, the chieftain of a people who | have no associ: the pcople of the L Irish ns ef friendsbip or blood with “hited Stat | patriot, Smith O’Brion, a man of the most | unsullied honor and high public virtue, anda better | étateeman than Kossuth; to Jo! was a better republican; and to Thomas Francis ' Meagher, who brilliant orato We doubt not the Irish people have spirit enough to reeent this indignity, whi oy can do most | effectually at the coming cleotions. It was y | tended, for electioneering purpo: i ! by the toadies of Daniel Webster, th {| dressed a letter to the English government | the falsehood passed current in all the journals. How remote it was from the truth e answer of the head of the itior {| goverpment to the Iri sk Necro Riot —There fair concerned in pect of the efoue of the the hough of lowers y have yet weight enoug e@ trust, t ¢ themeclvee felt in this land, whenever th | are set at naught by traitors to the cone tion. The rioters are to be tried luring this, or the noxt term, in the United States Court, Northern district of New York; and not being ordinar | indicted for treason, like the Christiana rioters, papers, uth is | but for lhe minor effonce, there is every pro- ets dignity | bability of their being found guilty. Whon is ctirring up t mans | they were acquitted on a former trial, at J | burn, William H. Seward gave them an ox | tainment to mark his approbation of their trax | ling under foot the constitution which he has swo | to uphold, and obeying in its stead some mysteri- | ous Jaw which he has discovered. It is to be hopod | that on the prosent occasion a jury will be found | faithfel to their oath to render a true verdict ac- cording to the evidence, sud will not be influenced by any higher law than the law of the land, the Jaw of conscience, which respects oaths and koops and the eternal law of God, which denounces its vengeance against porju anil covenant- breakers. LANTIC SrRaMin found tables giving the tine mado during the past clutches of | year, by the prineipal steamship linos running from Jt will be found to contain | Nhe people | much of interest to all anxious for the progress of American steam navigation. The result of the work of the Collins line must be gratifying to every American. Their voyages out and home have averaged 22 days and 16 heures; those of the Ine averaged 2% days and 5 hours, or 13 than their onents wing table shows the longest and short- ¢ azo rade dnring the past year, bot ways, by the Coljins and Cuuard boats: oat paren, ae os lines... line In favor of the Collin line..., Longent parange of the Uollins line... we 40, Cunard jine..... in favor of the Cunard Tine!..,..... We havo taken, for the above table, the longest | nnd chortest paseage cither way—to or from Now York. Both of the longest passages were made | this way by the Areticand Wuropa, each of which | Baw Wo pul WO Jima Joy evel. e3, be preferred to the | hel, who | n this In another column willbe cbarge. others, fer atenil ie mot Jamo Ni ttreet. “ Atrack on 148 Cum? of Porics—Tue Hairs Yeanry Repost on Curme.—The Chief of Police recently presented to the Mayor an official report upon crime in this city, for the six months ending December 3lst, and the Mayor having presented the same to the Common Council, it has been pub- lished in the Henatp and other newspapers. It contains, among various items of interest, the alarm- ing statement that one hundred and forty thousand seven bundred and ninety-twe offences have beer committed almost ortirely from the free use of in- toxicating drinks. One would think that the tem- peraxce journals, including the Tribwne, would com- mend him for this exposure of drunkenness, whiok is a prime cause of vice and crimo in our city. But Mr. Mateoll is a democrat, or supposed to be | one, and that is sufficient for the whig abolition journal. The report had some observations ow youthful vagrancy and depravity, and the necossity of adopting strenuous efforts for tho removal of this” evil festering in the bosom of the community. This is made the pretext for a mostferocious attack on the Chief of Police by the Tribune, which acouses him of being ‘the confederate of gamblers, their accomplice, their tool,” and very plainly intimates that he levies black mail upon the gambling dens of the city. These are serious charger, and de- mand an immediate investigation. If the Chief of Police be the man he is described to be, he ought to be ignominiously expelled from office. If he is not, the socialist journal that makee such state- ments ought to bo brought to its senses. ‘Iso Mayor, too, is indireetly implicated by the Tiibunc. Will he take no step to vindicate the honor of the chief gistrate of the city ¢ : The Two Italian Opera Troupes,s Last evening, the two rival opera troupes performed “Lueresia Borgia.” The performance by each was ex- | cellent, and we shall not undertake to say which wan the best, The attendance was again good in both houses: and the display of beauty and fashion, jewelry, trinkets, and moustachios, was very considerable. At Astor Place the codfish, the tinsel, and dark whiskers, had decided preponderance. At Niblo’s. genuine respecta- bility, unostentatious wealth, decent dress, and pretty | girls had a strong majority. The following is an analysit of the two audiences: — ASTOR PLACE Codfish dried, and emelling somewhat etrong Fresh ccd and codling (some tainted). . Old bachelors and fogies, of various grades. Maids on the wrong side of forty Young exquirites, of both sexes. Klack whirkers (quite jet) Moustachios. . Nondesoripts in seedy dress Loafers, claqueurs, and oysterhouse critic: Pretty women.. xinio’s, Merchants and their families. Storekeepers do. Butchers and bakers... Mechanies and artisans. lerkn and bookkeepers. Professional men..... Aged individuals of both rexes Middle aged... ‘The young and ga; Beautiful girls. Angels... Archangels...... ete Ebony whiskers, moustachios, and imp: Loafers, claqueurs, and oyster house critic ee oh tee eeee . the foregoing will give our readers some ides of character of the two houses 2060 the The following wl enable them to judge of the relative value of the craamenta and finery in each :-- Astor Plece. Niblo’s. $1,000 All kinds of ornsn't#.$1,009 White kids... 750 i Opera Cloak: 1,000 Lace and ribbons... 1.0¢0 Diamonds and other Jewelry ...esee, 5,000 Bright eyes...........50,000 Total...» 10 Total........++.+ 60,600 $8750 Balance in favor of value at Niblo's «$51,250 We have hot included, in this account, the compara- tive value of the substantial dress in both hourer, which would be still more againet “the upper ten.”’ City Intelligence, Destructive Fire ix Feuton Sreeet.—At half-past one o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the large four-etory briok building No. 112, on the south-west cor- ner of Fulton and Dutch streets. The two upper stories. of 112 and 114 were occupied by Robert Craighead, as a book and job printing office, the first and second floor by B. Walker, as a book-bindery, and by Stillman and Montross as aclothing store. When the fire was first discovered, the blaze was seen istuing from the windows of the book- | bindery in the upper story. In consequence of the im- menge quantity ef combustible matter, the fire spread roxy ropidly, and was eocn communicated to the printing of- fice in the stories below, and in @ short time the entire building was enveloped incne yast sheet of fame. A great number of fire companies were early or the spot. but their efforts to chock the progress of the d youring element were of little avail as ell the neighbor- | ing hydrants were nearly frozen up. This uatortu- e clroumstance the fire time to make much enaway in its d to the adjoinin: eat quentities comy Tn 10ua¢ ined i loss of ne ed, divided betwe: panies, in rescuing lie saved a con- ers. insured 0 latter is ssid to be No. 118 Falton jon aS & silverware ly injured by the water was cecupied wy desler in 19 bekery of . Wilson aly dan ling, —About 1 en Fine ay night. a fire out in the earpent Mr. D toyt.No. 43 1 wostreet, 1 mes spread rapidly, and before they conld be &: building ovcupled usa car hap ing house of Mr. Hoyt. No. 46, were entively destroyed 0. 44. oecapted by Le how Dar tmen, was ¢ | brick building. N slightly damewed The roof of the dwalting yed, and tt No, 50, oceupied by Riche ry to ors Will prot LOU n 2 ad, is fully covered by in morning, a fire wae dito ia the siaugh house of et. It wae, however, ex- erial damage wae done to the Rus Away--Accipret.—Yesterda: | ebout tem years of age, na y mor med Sarat Mills . & obild Was Tun over | fa Greenwich avenue, by a horse attaghed t # sleigh, Tt oppeare tha ‘20n'8 doo an the horse was standing in front of some pe when he became frightened at rome passing | ran furiously down the avenue, The child y the street at the time ard was unable to cet way. Bhe won taken to her Lome in Twol ricurly injured gbout the head. Poltce Litetitgene Gambling and Gamblers Sines the law pass givlatu king gam felony, but li or Gone by che poli ing up of there diroxderly the gambling dens were guy out, just merely of the law; but n nient abated than t mimediately afta; had the temp again to their old haunts, arly every one of these for gambling purposes, sand we are now inforined that ne to placts is ogain resorted Yusterday, b prose Sta! krop, a complaint med Whiting, fiom the he bed been juduced tc ' viel A of the Broadway e had lost by gembiing somi es were identifd bythe oompblneny authorities to do their @ ander the exist. Hive at Which plnc $70. ‘The prem and it only rem 8 & fine chance tinguish himself before tite public ties to judgment. ‘Vo ehallsee” iloer Weed arrested, ve avis, on a charge of bi y voaiding at avenue D, to whom . nted bimee! ; wate. ie 0 be @ single man, when, im then @ married man--hay en henee of No 86¢ Jumble street, Le peg h 0, 62 Market atreet. This tiret wile in 9 tein andas the law of this State ouly sanctions a man to he Cne lawful wife, the mayistrate entertained the erm. Piaint, and held the accused to bail to anewer the —The James Neary arrested, with three ng articles of machinery in Gold atreet, he news boy, resiging at No #0 Ann Grand Lareeny