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° eee te rigemmm ST AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Our W THE GAYBIIES OF THE CAPITAL. Wasutne ron, Feb. 1, 1852. reason here may sow be said to be fairly —and although there have, ag yet, been fewer private parties than usual, the number of public gatherings make up the deficiency. Tho President and his family receive calls every ‘Tuosday morning, from twelve till two o'clock. No ceremony attends these receptions, nor is any intro- duction necessary. The President is “at home” in the “circular room,” where he sees overy one who chooses to call. Nearly all the strangers who come here attend these receptions, as well as @ largo number of residents. Friday evening, from eight till tem o'clock, the Executive mansion is thrown open, and the rooms are generally crowded to excess. These are the celebrated levéos. ‘Tho visitors—an@ every ono is entitled to 80, walk in, soms ceremenre, and, turning to the right, deposit their coats and hats ina small room appropriated for that purpose, and over whiclrour friend “Jeomos” presides with great affability, The ladies pass through this room to a larger one at the west end of the mansion, where they disrobe and arrange themselves for conquest. This import- ant operation being concluded, their cavalierios aro duly notified, and the proceed through the cham- ber and acroee the hall to the red room, where the the President is discovered standing near the con- tre, attended by Mr Waliack, the Marshal of the District, who docs the agreeable by introducing those not previously acquainted, to the President. Mrs. Fillmore and family standsome distance from the President, and afer duly saluting them all, you proceed with your lady fair, or, if you aro not £0 fortunate, by yourself, through tho circular and blue rooms, into the magnificent Eastroom Here you usually find a crowd of elegantly dressed la- slowly promenading around in @ narrow pas- exe pirengh the dense mass of people, and you either join the promenade, or, forming a portion of the wall, wetoh the passing array of beauty and salute your friends. Atter an hour or two thus Spent in agreeable convereation, and amid the ha- manizing atmosphere of lovely, animated, well- dressed Women, you pick up your hat, carefully watshod by the indefatigable *\Jeemes,” and depart. There are sometimes parties on the same night as tho levées, and when this is the case, the beauties have an opportunity of displaying their charme to more than one mblage You have nowa genera! idea of thes» gatherings Tho levée on Friday evening last was the most bril- Liantly attended of the season. ALI the rooms were erowded—pack the more correct word—with people. The two tallest generals of the age, Ga- eral Scott and General Houston, were early in at- tendance, surveying what may hee be the field of their labors. General Soott, | believe, has already determincd to bave the chandeliers in tho east room raised a foot higher, whilst General Houston ie scriowsly contemplating an enlargement of the doors, a8 absolutely necessary for the comfort of ‘his’ gueets. | only, observed two cabinet min- isters, Crittenden and Stuart, present; and thers also appeared to be a great lack of the diplomatic corps Madan Bodisco graced the room by her pro- sence, and afforded a most flattering eulogium upon the good taste of the representative of the Emperor ofailthe Russias. The tady of the Senator from California, also was the centre of attraction. The magnificence of this lady’s dross and appearance is | only exceeded by the elegance of her manners and her varied aequirements But why particularise farther? There wore beau: ties from the North, South, East, and West. Gray headed senators, commodores, and generals, simper- ing soft nothings, with as much facility as if tho language of love had been familiar to them all their lives. Who, in that brighs gathering, cared for the nonce, for free soil or niggerdom, whig or democrat, Southern rights men er Northern rights men. ‘She extreme South leanod on the arm of New Hampshire; and Pennsylvania’s fair daugh- ters were supported by the Stalwart Texans. At cleven the aseemblage had departed, the gas was turned off, and sothing remained to tell of the foene, but the somewhat muddy appearance of the halls, being the tribute re by republican boots to the excoutive mansion of the Union. All the ladies of the Secretaries receive on Tues day morvicg’s, during the same hours as the Pre- ident. Mrs. Hall is at home every Thursday evening. Mrs. Stuart will be at home every Monday evening, dering this month, commencing tomorrow. Mrs Graham, alternate Monday evenings. Mrs. Webster and Mrs Corwin have not yet issued their cards for evening reeeptions. Mr Crittenden and Mr. Conrad are widowers. The President gives a dinner every Thursday to about forty persons. Ladies are occasionally invited to thesa dinners. The company is solected from among the members of Congress, and distinguished judges, oficers, &c. These dinners are genorally very dull, stupid affairs. The Secretaries give dinners also every weck Mr. Conrad, however, givesa supper, instead, on Saturday evenings, and which, Basten of the character ofa conversaztone, are exceedingly agreo- le Tho foreign ministers who have familios hero pursue the same course with regard to morning and | €voning receptions, as the Cabinet; indeed, the plan of theee social meetings was derived from the Eu- ropean custom. Mr. Ualderonis at home on Wed- | nesday evenings. The French minister, although a bachelor, has given some delightful parties. Inaddition to these official personages, many of the families here also have their receptions, and give elegant ontertainments. The asecmblies take ees once a fortnight, and several ofthe principal the pisn of those eoRpaue got up atthe St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans Addto this the fact that Washingten has now an execllent theatre, under the management of Mr. Marshall, of New York and Philade: phia, and you can Weil imagine that there is no lack of agreeable meané to pass the time pleasantly during the winter here; and if people are compelled to listen to prosy orators and grave eimpletons, during the day, at one end of the avenve, they are amply compensated ay the social enjoyments ef the evening at the other. Wasuincron, February 1, 1852. The Presidential Campaign—The Growing Interest in the Coniest—The Present Position of Both Parlics—The Candidates, §c. The speculations in Saturday’s IleraLy, upon the “Presidential (,uestiop,” have caused quite a flut- tering here among the various aspirants and their friende. From the developements which have come to light during the past fortnight, the following de- Guctions may be made in relation to the pros of the whi; 1, That Mr. Webster is entirely eut of the ques- tion, as nde now admit, unless the d—1 can be kicked up generally, between this time and next fail, and a Union party marshalled under cover of the dust, for the Secretary's specialbencfit. Pro babilities of thir, emall 2. That Mr. Fillmore has not the most remote! intention of running on his own hook. Ile wil ventually surrender to W. II. Seward, for the benefit of Gen. Scott; and all he now hopes to do, is to sell out the government iniluence as high as possible to Seward & Co. 3. That Gen. Scott does expect to be nominated. Mr. Fillmore expecte he will be; Mr. Webster, ditto; Mr. Seward, ditto; Mesers. Jones, of Tenn, Ste- heng and Tocmbs, of Ga., Stanley, of North Caro- fins, ditto. (The four last named have agreed to fupport Scott, it is understood, although he was the accepted candidate of the Northern abolitionists more than @ year ago.) The vt party here, enerally, expect he will be; as docs Eomble mrvant . 4. Notwithstanding their total routin the late State elections, the knowing ones amcng the whigs are confidently expecting te carry the next Presi- dency with Gen. Scott. They are already working ashrend game. Depending upon the confidence of the democrats for success, and the existing conten- tion among democratic aspirants, they have already gone seriouslyto work to use them up. Mr. Seward 18, at present, pullirg the wires at tho North, to conciliate the Ree oil influence. over in the f h excitement, while ve fully kept out of it— Congressional Banquet, ui y wise comuit- his doctrines of pearing not callirg wpor ting himeeif either f intervention > eots af Commit! Gov. Jones, of I y tioneerin th Presid ene, a Seott's commitice Gover eaid, ip Douglas, at the that be had be hie views on the he (Gien. 5 ) cov bo enddoreed i i ew will pre y write no @ compror ] have s nat Governor Jones was tho whig nomination fur the Vioe Prosid otels also give balls upon | ects | ikewise your | He rolls himeelf | has alresdy succeeded in procuri: from the whige | ecck fo @ nomination nt, to be if the; ved inde- en! sure, if they ac dently of the free soilers—but, nevertholess, eir number is large enough to get up o caucus. Governor Jones may therefore said to have beon fivst in nomination in the East. Ho will, doub! have a strong opponent in Abbot Lawrence, with the Boston Atlas for his orgau. This paper, you will recolicct, was the first in New England to come out for General Scott more then * ar ago. Lawrence has the most money, and Jones the most brains; but as tho whi; nerally think more of the formor than of the latter, and as Mr. Seward probably fan- cies that he {himself possesses brains enough to answer all tho practical purposes of tho next administration, providiug it should bo whig,. lam rather inclined to predict that Abbot will come out ‘first best,” and be the whig candidate for Vice President. So much for the present progpests of the whigs. Now let us see how it is with the democrats. As He predict, Cass and Bucnanan are both sure to @ beaten, if nominated. General Houston’s popu- larity is, at present, somewhat limited. Douglass stands a better chance for the succession than for the nomination. Butler combines the ele- mente of military capital and political availability, North and South, but is opposed by a powerful combination. This opposition, however, is con- fined to a great extent to this city. The attempt to connect him with the interests of the free soilers was blown sky-high by the resolutions of the Domo- cratic Convention in Kentucky, which recently peed him in nomination. If aay domocrats, who ave thus far been named, can carry New York against Gen Scott, it is he; and unless ho is nomi- nated, er a new man is brought into the field, tho success of Seward& Co. is pretty certain. e'Tbe Hera.p is correct in 1ts speculation that the compromise platform will not be adopted by either the whig or democratic conventions. Mr. Foote’s resolutions will, doubtless, be suffered to re- poze, in pace, upon the desk of the Secretary of the Senate, after they shall have once more been takoa up. Indeed, further agitation of the slavery ques: tion in Congress is near itsend. It will sooa be entirely swallowed up in the contest for the next Presidency. The Northern abolitionists have ran it to seec, and itisof no further use, for the pre- sent, tothe owner. Even Giddings, Hall & Go. have thus far, during the preseut session, almost failed to allude to it, thinking, probably, that its agitation would embarass ineir friend Seward, in his Scott operations. The loud cry of “repeal ofthe Fugitive Slave law,” which waa pro- mised, has not yet escaped their lips; and the whole number of petitions presented for that purpose, thus far, will scarcely reach half adozon. * Si bansit,” &e. Where ia Garrison? Where is kel? ‘The country is looking to them for a new “platform,” to make the next Presideatial gamo interesting. It is now rumored that the census printing will be divided between the different nowspaper estab- lishments in this city, without distinction of party. Duff Green has ceased his connection with the Telegvapn—the Mexican indemnity war having been decided in the House against him, and in favor of Mr. Webster; and that paper has re- turned to its first love, being now conducted on its original plan as an independent journal. I hear that he proposes to start a daily campaign paper, to advocate ‘‘Southern rights.” = Looker On, Wasnincrton, Feb. 1, 1862, The Great Gaines Case Counsel—Speches of Reverdy Jahnson ond @. B. Duncan, Exqrs—Pregress of the Case—Staie of Public Feeling —Movements in the Trea- sury Department. ‘The trial cf this celebrated case, the commencement of which bas been snounced ina previous number of the | Henan, is still inesse,and continues to gather fresh in- terest as it progresses. The body of the chamber of the Bupreme Court is daily crowded with the fair daughters | and comely dames of our city-+-the sympathizing frionds of the lady prosecutrix; while the walls and pillars are rendered perfectly sombre by a maes of black coats, whore livizg occupants are eager to cateh the history | or see the hero'ne ef this frigbtfully extended civil cam- paign, forming, however, a very happy relief to the bright eyes and gay colors.-.the former of which the | venerable Judges, with sil their judicial gravity, cannot | forbear occasionally inspecting. The opserved of all, however, is the fair appellant herself, supported by a gal- lant Major ofthe United States Army, while before her and directly under her thumb, are arrayed her learned | counsel, Who eeem to regard heras the Joan d’Arc of their strength; end hereio, by the way, lies the success that bas, upto the present time, attended the efforts of this lady. Sbe has. with a degree of perseverance and fortitude that would do credit toa evolutionary hero, euperiniended and guided her affairs in person until she bar brought them to their present happy arrange ment, and. it is to be hoped, to the threshold of # favor- able conrummation The counsel that bave appearea for Mrs. Gaines are Reverdy Jobrecn, J.A. Campbell, end A. H. Lawrence, Eqs; for the perties detendant. the Hon, Daniel Web- ster and @, B. Duncan, Esq., of New Ocleans. Mr. Cempbell is cf Mobile, ala..und Mr. Lawrenoe of this city. ‘ihe trial was opezed on Wednesday last by the Hon Reverdy Jchrscn, in an ergument of great force and elegance, Which continued into the middiecf the follow. ing day, and which was not in the least wanting in that vigor ard astuteness that have, for.mavy years, rendered bis pame to conspicucus befure the bar of this country. He was succeeded by Mr, Duncaa, in @ speech charac- terized more by vehement ation and fiery herapgue, then by profuuad aud logteal argument, elibovgh he manoged bis case with mach ingemulty and evinced a very intimate acqu: ce with all the facts, aud will inveet Shem with their utmost force and bear- ing. He will be succeeded, probably, on Tuesday, by Mr. Webr nd, cn the pat of the sppelient, by Mr. Campbell, who will close the cuse. The argument of the latter is anticipated with much interest, as he is said to be # gentleman of # very high order of legal ability. Mr. Lawrence submits to tlie cvurt @ very learned and able printed argument. As in “45, when the care was tried before, against one of the defendants, Charles Patterson, it bas excitei a deep interest here, and bas throwa our legislat ceedings. the ususi topic of conversation, somewhat in the back ground. The general sextiment is that “ra. Gaines will repeat her victory, although that is being wise above what is written. but thatrhe deserves some material recognition for the noble struggle she bas made in the name of common justice, and of ber own and ber children’s rights. It isrumored that the Committee of Ways and Means bave refused to grant the full appropriation called for to meet the expenses in the Third Auditor's department of the Tresrury, and that hence it will be necessary to discharge upwards of twenty of tbe clerks employed by that buresu. I have since learned that they will be Permitted to remaip, provided they will accept Treseury certificates, which it will be at the option of the said committee to redeem, and without which they (tae clerks) will remain unpaid. TUvOR. a Our Philadelphia Correspondence, Purapeirnta, Feb, 2.1952. Official Reception of Governor Penn’ Lote Murder—Fulse Report=Contest for th of te Central Railroad, $c. The reception of John Granville Penn, the lineal des cendant of William Penn, by Mayor Gilpin, took this morning in Independence Hall. This scion « original proprietor of cur good Commouwealth is an Frgliebman, very gentlemanly i nce, bat dis- playing neue of the etratght o of Quaker. dom, He made a neat respon ial welcome cf | the mayor, and feelisgiy essed his thanks for the horpitable manner in which be has been welocmed hy the itizens geners ‘The late wurde reer to be ccmplet the murderers still the town tall, y balked in their eff names, They reprerented the as having eerved | in the Russian or Austrian army, and bed deserted One of them, who had been hired by the other two to them, rpoke Germun, but the others did not. 1 giish was very much broken, and they had E evidently just arrived in the country The t raph deepatch aanouncing the death of James G Birney, at bis residence in Michigan. in believed to be afabrication. Mr. Birney was rpending the winter at Cincinneti. and his brother, living in thts city, has ad- vices from bim up to the 29th ult., at which time he had not left Vineipnatl. The payment of the interest on our State loans was commenced te dey ut the Pennsylvania Bank The capiteliete interested in the Penneylvania Rail- road. are engaged ine spirited contest at the annual fleetion, to day. for directors, The effort is to ourt Vol, Patterson from the Presideuoy, and re place bim with Mr. Thompeon, the Engineer of the road. Puitaverenta, Feb, 3, 1852. Pardon by Governor Bigter=-The Reformers Triumphant The Christiana Riot ‘The pardon of George F. Alberti, by Governor Bigler, has created something of @ venration, erpecially among those inclined towards abolitionism in this community, With the masses, however, such an instance of execa. tive clemency was anticipated, They viewed the con- viction as having been ed more from the Previous ill repute of the man, than from his actual guilt of kidnapping, and the sentence of ten years im- pored by Judge Parsons, wa rally deprecated The crime With which be was d vas, the teking hi ¥ through the city au infrnt obild, along with its mother, whom he bad arrested in New Jersey 6a a fugitiveslave. Many believe thot the crime, if any was ccmumitted, was rated in New Jesery 2 ine whole tslal they The First obt lvania took rs ¢ Penni erulie k € the eucee to the prevent m J Thompson. th 6 , voie seceived by Col. Pai ud on BR, Ludio wend Interesting Correspondence. eens Our New Orleans Correspondence. New Orwgans, Jan. 24, 1952. Consolidation of the Municipalities of New Orleans —Democratic Convention for Delegates to Balti- more— Veto of the Citizens’ Bank Bill— Forfeiture of the Charter of the Planters and Merchants’ In- surance Company— The Indian Agent, Gen. Blake —Arrival of the Steamship Roger Williams—Loss of the Ship Tedamon—The Brig Mechanic— The Cold Weather, and the Judges of the Supreme Court —The Rivers, §c. Mr. Robb, of New Orleans, has introduced a bill in the Senate for the consolidation of the throe mu- nicipalities of this eity, and a supplemental bill is to provide for the annexation of the city of Lafay- ette also. This is what we have long wanted, to promote and increase the general welfare and pros- perity of the city. Thore will then be no sectional bickerings and jealousics, which have for so long retarded the progress of the city. Mr J. P. Ben- jamin, of the Senate, has also introduced a well matured corporation act. The democratic delegation have fiassod a rosolu- tion recommending their party to appoint delogates to democratic convention to assemble at Baton Rouge, on the sccond Tucsday in March, to select delegates for the Baltimore National Convention. The Governor has vetoed tho bill passed at the Inst session of the Legislature, for the revival of the Citizens’ Bank of New Orleans. It ia thought the bill will be passed over his head. In o suit which terminated yosterday, before Judge Buchanan, of the Fifth District Court, the charter of the Planters and Merchants’ Insurance Company was declared forfeited, on account of its insolvency. Gen. Luther Blake, the celebrated Indian agent, has arrived in thie city from Arkansas, with a depu- i Seminoles, on his way to Florids. His duce Bowlegs, and the remainder of the tribo in Florida, to emigrate peaceably to the West. Among the deputation is a sister of Bow- legs, and the noted old warrior, Abram. I[t ia thought his mission will prove successtul. The steam P, Roger Williams, Cap: Freeman, from Philadelphia, arrived here yesterday. She is destined for the New Orleans and Galveston trade. The Roger Williams lef; Philadelphia January lat, being at the Breakwater four days weatherbound; stopped at Norfolk, and was do- tained two days by strong head winds; put into Charleston for coal, and remained four days; stop- ped at St. Mary’s harbor one day, and one day at Cape Florida ; came down inside of the reef; her running time from Philadelphia to this port was four and a balf days. She reports from Key West, | that the ehip Telamon, from Now York, for this No one, however, doubts | ue of the neighbors knew even their | city, which ran ashore on the Delta Shoal on the 9th inst., had bilged, and that hor commandor, Capt. Burgees, had abandoned her to the under. writers. A portion ef the goods, between decks, would be caved in geod order. made to raise the ship by means of a wind pump, and other fixtures. had paid a salvage of $2,875, taken in cargo, and sailed for this port on the 13th inst. Tho weather continued very cold here, and ice | bas made every night this week, with the exception | of last night.” At Mobile, on Wednesday last, the | thermometer was but eight degrees above zero, | and skating had become the principal amusement. | The other day the cold weather drove the Jadges of our Supreme Court from their dignified seats on the bench, ard they formed a social circle around | the cheerful fire in the court room. Col. Grymes, | who was addressing the Court, took hig position in | the centre of the circle, and from the complacent | emiles, which the warmth of the fire drew from | their honors, one would have supposed that tho | Sage counselior was telling one of his inimitable stories, were it not for the phrase, ‘May it please | the Court,” occasionally escaping from his lips. | little hot toddy, to which I know their honors are not adverre, would have completed the picture The Miesissippi river is closed by the ice at the mouth of the Arkansas, and navigation is said to | be impracticable above Vicksburg. It is expected that the Mempbis packots will have to lay up. | The floating ice in the Mississippi extends down ; as far as Rodney, a thing nover heard pt Sear RPHEUS. Our Iliinois Correspondence. Bgarpsrown, (Ill ,) Jan. 22, 1852. The Winter—The Weather--The Pork Business—- Kossuth—The Mails. This is not only a great country, but docidedly a cold oxe—the weather for the last month, has boon colder than before known for many years. The thermometer ra g from 2 to 20 degrees below | zero. The Illinois river is elosed from its source to its mouth, and must remail 80 for some tims, judging from present appearances. This river is | seldom closed for m than two or three wocks at atime, but itis now more than a month since it shut up. We have a little snow, enough for fine sleighing, a thirg urvensl in this prairie country. Business isdull Corn is werth 250 to 300. ; wheat, to €0e. At these prices, the farmers are too in dependent to sell, and hold on. fbis is a great point for pork packing. More hogs are packed here than in any place in the State. this year, against 31,000 last year. Pricer ruled high durirg the season; opening at 4{c, then fell off to Bio. to de. ; afterwards it made a rally and finally closed at 4c —tho average price for tho season being about $120. Every man, woman, | and child that had one pig, was sure to bring him in at theso high prices ‘ho consequence will be, the eame parties will have to buy bacon before the spring is out, at higher rates than they sold at, a good deal. ‘The crop of hogs, in the West, this year, ismuch short from last year—say, west of the Wabash, | 200,000. The accounte from Ohio and Indiana con- | firm short crops in those States. ‘This being the case, with no stock of o'd pork on hand ip tho Hust or West, prices for ike coming season must rule high. Jn former years, tho West had little or no home demand for ber producte, and her market | was New York and New Orleans, where the factors made prices to cuit themselves; but now the tide has changed; the great andmighty West, with hor milliens of people, are to be fed, and, instead of the East and South making prices for us, we of the West, can dictate prices to them. Oar farmers are all growing rich andindependent. Many raiso from eeventy-tive to one hucdred end fifty hogs a year, and cornandwheatby thethousands. In this county, (Cacs,) land that could have been pur- chased five years ago at five dollars an aro, is now | worth Bfteen J see the people at the [ast are all making them- selves famous in reference to Kossuth. How much better off would this man be, if he would quietly | eettle down on our beautiful prai | liberty and independence in a rational way. Ali thie fuss he is kicking up will amount to nothing in | the end, unlees it be to get bis own head intho same | Unplearant fix that poor Lopez was canghtin. It is all delusion. He can do nothing P he pe our | government at Washington has too much good nse left, to be a party to such ridiculous folly One word about the mails. Our letters from | New York average from twelve to eighteen days, and newepapers longer. (take the daily Hz ond sometimes do not get a copy for ten day Jozen Or more come together. Of course news ig all anticipated by the St. Louis papers, which we get in two days. What does it all mean? Certainly, the Post Ofice Department is benind the times. A Our Khode Island Correspondence, Provivercy, RL, Feb. 2, 1962, The Re-appearanoe of Thomas W. Dorr as a Knight on the Political Chess Board. The re-advent of Thomas W. Dorr, the hero of the memorable Dorr rebellion, into public life, is a matter which bas occasioned some sensationin political cirsles in this State. Mr. Dorr bas been elected, by the Demo- cratic Btate Convention, @ delegate to the National De- | mocratic Presidential Convention. Many of Dorr’s friends are determined that he shall yet.be Governor of the State, or one of its United States Renators. Other members of the party are bitterly op- posed tohim. Gov. Allen, who has been nominated for re election by the democrvts, was conspicucus amonget Dorr’s opponents at the time cf bia bloodless war; and it would be a bitter pill to many—democrats, as well as whige=- to see an who has worn the State priton unl- form, made Governor of the ftate. But “stranger things have bappenes Naxnow kscarx rnom Deatu — Yesterday aftor- Hoon, #6 rome men were on the ice, apearing eels, off eoulh Borton Point, in the direction of Squentum, one near of them, remed Connor, broke through, being the t His companions w e channel, ight. end Rev. L Capen’s, Mr. ent peril of bis own life, made by means of a couple of peddied slong with his ‘k) Having taken with the man’s head, apd made prying with the end utof the e with bim, e man was li. ie was aeritly cared for at t King. neat An effort was being | The brig Mechanio, wrecked on the 19th Doe., | A | The senson haa just cloeed—about 23,000 | ies, and onjoy | AFFAIRS IN THE CITY AND VICINITY, City Intelligence. Immicnation 1x Januany.—The total ing the last b ion dur- 17 from Antwerp; 393 m Hamburg, andthe remainder feom several other places. Ivsanrty Cavern ny Bisarronstment.—On Monday evening @ young girl, named Johanna Corcoran, was found wandering through the etreets in a state of insa nity. Officer Tracy, of the Second ward, brought her into the station house for safe keeping. In the morning ® friend made his appearance. and stated that the young girl had lost ner bank book of savings for six months, which had been deposited in an institution in Chambers street. Upon calling at the institution, she had been refused her bard saved earnings, and,in consequence thereof, the poor girl become deranged. This is an in- stance of the melancholy effect which a sudden disap- pointment occasionally produces on the mind, Fire —On Monday afternoon, @ fire broke ont in the back rocm of etore No. 174 Bowery, occupied by Scholle & Brothers, asa clothing store, being caused by some wadgingtaking fire. It was soon extinguished, without much damage, Acciwents By Fattiva.—On Monday night, about eleven o'clock, a German, named Weiman, a cabinet maker by trade, broke his leg above the ankle, by falling down the stairs that led to his shep, situated in Paraeray seeeerate which he rlept. He was brought to the Ninth ward station house, where his leg was set by Dr. Franklin, and from thence was removed to the City Hospital. About half-past seven o’olock, Monday afver- noon, Peter Cha; fell down on the sidewalk in Bast Broadway, near Pike street, and dislocated his hip joiat. He was taken to his residence, No. 44 Thomas atreet, by eflicer Prosch. Reecurp rrom Drowninc.—Tuesday morning. about hslf-past three o'clock, ® man by the name of Bernard Carling was reeccued from drowning, by policeman Nel- eon, of the Thirteenth district. Arremrr at Buicipe.—Tuosdey morning, about half- past one o'clock, @ man named Wich, a German, was found by officer Carley. corner of Catherine and Duane streets, in an inrenrible state. He was removed to the Bixth ward station house, and up@® ceartching him, a vial, half filed with laudanum, was found in his pocket, and it isevpposed that he had drank a portion of it. He was then removed to the City Hospital, by Capt. Brenn: Fata Accipent 10 ax Unknown Man.—Coroner Ives res called on Tuesday to hold an inquest at the City Hos- pital, om the body of an unknown man, who. on Monday last, waa crushed between two cars at the New Haven de- pot in Canal street. The deceased appera to have been ‘a laboring man, about thirty. five years of age, dressed in a blue rcundebout jacket, pure renia AaB cap. The body can be seen at the Vity Hospital, Deatn uy Disease or tuy Hrant.—The Coroner held | au inquest cn Tuesday at No. 1 Bridge street, on the body of Thomas Williams, aged sixty two years a native of | Evgland,who died suddenly by diseuse of the heart. ‘The deceased, it eeems, was Consul from Venezuela at this port. Verdict‘ Death by disease of the heart.’ Emtcraxt Drowsen.—A German, named Claus Brant, aged twenty: five years, fell from the ship Admiral into the water, foot of Burling slip, and before ald could be rendered, lost bis life by drowning. An inquest was held en the body by the Coroner, and a verdict was rendered | accordingly. | Brooklyn City Intelligence. | Tur Counts—The Circuit, Oyer and Terminer, and rpecial term of the Supreme Court convened on Monday forenocn, in the Governor's room, City Hall, Jadge | Morse presiding, assisted by Justice Stilwell, and Henry | A. Moore, county Judge. ‘ke following are the names of the grand jurorsempannelled on this occasion:--Wil- | \iam Hinman, foreman; Sylvester Tuttle, Simon Cortel- you, Henry Holt, Bernardus J. Ryder, Jobn Taylor, John | is. Ryder, Garret Duryea, John Jogger, Jonathan Rogers, Henry 2. Freeman, Hiram K. Haskins. Lewis N. Bald- win, John Barr, John E Smith, Lewis Nichols, Berjamia Beldwin, John Bennem, Ralph Lane, C. B. Bergen After thejury bad token their reats, Judge Morre charged them in substance as followe:--The Court has no information | of any cffence requiring a special charge at tne present | time. By aetatute of the Btate, it is made the duty of the Court to instruct the Grand Jury to inquire into all | violations of the Lottery act, which embraces every pos- tible device by which money or other valuable things is to bechanged. They shovid also examine into all viola- | tions of the usury laws, and on this subject they should bear in mind that any contract by which more than seven per cent per annum is sought for the ure or forbearance of money, is usurious and an indictable <cilence, All violations of the law providing for the purity of elections should also be made the subject of their deliberations, iussmuch | as the sppolntments to publio office should be regulated tolely by the free will of the people. They should thorcugily and fearlersly discharge theic duty and pre- text for trial all persons who violate the law of the land, and they should be particularly careful whatever might trenepire im their deliberations. The court would | call their attention to that part of their oath requiring them to keep recret the counsels of the people; and it is made amiscemranor to disclose the findicy ofany ia Gictment, unless the person indicted is actually in piisen atthe time In conclusi-n, they must be governed iu ell their proceedings by the principles ofa round och men tense Alter the delivery of the charge, the dury retire their room in charge of ap officer ‘The petit jury were called aud diecharged autil Tues- cay wornir g City Covnr—Pef re Judge Greenwood —The crim- alterm ct this court commenced on Monday and ad- jeurned 1 next Monday. The court is at presout cecupied wich an aigement Which msy continue during the loving civil business was ravsacted :—Char 0 ainst Giles E Cas on = @2e plainiifl sues under oa assignment executed ber Lusbard to the defendant, claiming about | fliteen thousand dollars, being property brought by be: to ber husband on her marriage. The aitignee bad allowed the assignor to use the property as own, With the wife's consent, She sougt to recover from the arrignee, but her claim was not allowed by the | court In the matter of Il. G. Abby, imprisoned for con- tempt of court, the defendant was brought up on ialeas corpus, end argument heard onthe validity of his con- finement. Decision reserved. Exomination on the charge of Bizgamy = Before Justice Ring.— David Orr, recently the keeper of the Shakespeare drinking raioon, No. 150 Fulton street, was brought up for examination on Monday, on thecharge of bigamy. Ac- cured has for several years past jived with a woman, whem he acknowledges as his wife, having had two children by her; but now denies that they were ever married. Some weeks since be contracted. matrimonial epgegement with a Miss Eliza Watkins, and eloped with her to Philadelphia where they were united in the bonds of wedlock. He subsequently returned to this city, when he was arrested at the instance of the woman he desert- ed. One witzess only was sworn on the examination— Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson, a resident of the same house with accured. Her testimony proved that complainant had beenintroduced to Ler by defendant as his wife, on several cecasions; that they had occupied one roo: ¢ she had known them; that they had two children; and that she had never known apything to the contrary that they were men and wife, Counsel for defence waived a further examination. and the case was sub- mitted to the action of the Grand Jury, which is now in cession. Biontatity iv Brooxiyy —The report of the Health Officer, for the week ending January ist, shows that the tetel number ef deaths have been 43; of which there are, males 29 ; females, 14 ; adults, 17 ; children, 26. Arson.—About ten o'clock, on Sunday night the rear ttcop of the houge corner of Pearl and Concord streets, occupied by Mrs. Bersteen, was discovered to be on fire, the flames having already wade considerable progress smong a pile cf inflammable materials, which bad been heaped tegeiher, designedly, no doubt, for the purpose of firing the premises, A ycuvg German, named Simon Morris, was arrested by istant Capt. Latham and emen Drake, of the First Patrol District,on sus- ion of being the ixcendiary. Te was brought before | Justice King yesterday for end sufficient | evidence beirg elicited to fas guilt upon bim, he wes committed in full, to take his trial at the present term of the Court of Oyer aud Terminer, Casvatrins.—On Sunday night last, officer Gilmore, of the Thitd dietrict police, discovered a man named | ‘Thomas Evens in the area way of on unlinished house, corner of Smith and Bergen ttreets. having accidently fallen down, in consequence of the ice, He had sus- | toined severe injurier, and was conveyed to his residence, corner of Court and Bond streets, by the officer. Another | man pamed Thomas Harris was found lying in Canton | reet, at alate hour, on Sunday night, having dislocated | is aukle by afall. He wis conveyed to the Fourth dis- triet station houre, by ofileer Jerodett. Tue Bossy ov Bureavisons ano rie Burenirexpent or 1H® Pook.—At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, ‘Tueeday afternoon, the following resolution of inquiry wos adopted:--Rerolved. That the Superintendants of | the Poor of the City ef Brooklyn be requested to explain to this Board why they do not visit families so) ing re- | lief_in the city, ae is done by the Superiotendents | cf Williemsburg, and why they give fo little ald to the | poor.’ The complaints are general that the officials | above alluded to have been sadly remias in their duty in this particular, | | Isenvasy oF Sarsnv.Mbe yearly salary of Dr. Banee | dict. Pbysiclan to Kings county jail, wae on Tuesday in- creased by the Board of Supervisera, from $176 to $250. | Boany or Evvcatios.--fhis body held its regular | monthly eeeston on ‘Tuesday, Cyrus P. Bmith, preaidivg. | Phe Coiamittee on Evening Schools reported, that dur- ing the month of January, the average attendance at the Brooklyn evening echools, rituated at the corner of Concord and Adams streets, hae been 149 males and 99 femaler--toial averege attendance, 237. Since the last report, the number cf pupils has diminished, making it neceseary to dispense with the services of two male teachers and one female teacher. The condition of the echocl t# spcken of by the committee in terms of com- mendation. The bat gle sim presented his annual report for the year 1801, From this statement it ap- pears that the number of pupile on register at the be. winning of the year, in the several public echools of the city, emounted te White sees eeeevees At the date of the repe Colored... t by rep There are fitteen public are for eclored ebildren, eans of public echeo! education ‘© not been inoreased materially during the past year, the esteblichment of a free evening | tchocl bas given on impetus to the cause which is | lending to most gratifying results, The pupils who | have embraced thi t improvement in x tre highly epoken of ia al view of the public | is prevented in the report of Lundred copies were ordered Although the sekoc! syetex 4 euperinier de ted for publ Gre ‘ood, from the ering ites the c n of hat bouy Q not legally be a mexber of ve land that Board, and euggerting the | of resignation in such cases, Placed on fille. Mysteniovs.~ Ou Tuesday allernoon, the body ofan in- | . ment. Mr, Ballarc bas requetted a full examination, with | Also bed that the libellant must prove a breach of | provided the indorsers are owners of the goods, an thip carpenter and join fant was discovered, i & rough wooden box, by some workmen, while erseged in excavating a claternin Amity street, between Columbia and Hicks, The circumstance created @ excitement among the women of the weighborheod, who assembled around the spot by scores togratisy their curiosity It is suspected that the child came to its death by violence, The corouer was notitied. Common Councll. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN Fen 3.—The Board met this evening, pursuant to ad- rN oregaers Jonathan Trotter, Esq , President, inthe chair. ‘The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. PETITION REFERRED. Of Atchison Scott, for relief from fine, PAPERS CONCURRED IN, Resolution to light Clinton street, from Cherry to Bouth, with gas. That Clerk of the Cemmon Qouncil prepare and publish the Annual Manual for 1852. To His bill of Dr. C. Maron. To light Fifth street from First o Second avenue with gas. To place a fire hydrant in Tenth street, onthe north side between avenue D, and Dry Dock street, near house of Hore Company 34, and to appropriate $65 therefor. To light First avenue with gas, from Second street to Fourteenth strest. INVITATION ACCEPTED To attend intermediate examinations at Columbia Col- lege. No further business being befcre the Board, they ad- journed till Friday, at 6 o'clock P. M. Police Intelligence. Alleged Charge of False Pretences —Officer Westlake, of the lower police, on Tuesday arceeted a man of genteel a} pearance, by the pame cf Nathan K. Ballard, on a charge of obtaining $200 worth of furniture from Daniel Buhler, furniture dealer, of No 460 Pearl street, under alleged falee pretences It seems by the affidavits made by the complainant, that about the 9th of September last, Mr. Bullard called on him at his place of business, aad rep- resented that he wished to purchase a biil of goods on a credit, amounting to avout $200 ; and in order to induce Mr. Bubler to trust bim, repreeented tbat he had hired a stere at No. 1,116}4 Broadway, and was out of debt and amply responsible; and further, that he had been in partnersbip with H. W. Stone, rock: blaster and cellar digger; that his part in the concern was wirth $4,000, ceneisting of borees, carts, &c. Under these representa. tions, believing them to be true, Mr. Buhler parted with the property in question, on a exedit; since which time the goods bave never been paid for In this sume matter a civil suit, 1t seems, has been pending for noms time past; axd not being able (o collect the claim, criminal proceed. ings are now souyht, with aview of enforsing a settle the understanding of exbibiting to the magistrate that no falre pretences were ever resorted to by him to obtain the property Larceny on Board Ship —Offcer Lynch, of the First Ward, arrested, Tueeday, a German sailor, called Fernando Brown, anda woman, vamed Catbaring Siegler. on a charge of breaking open several cases on board the vessel | Headwaite, lying at pier No, 9 North river, and stealing | therefrom several fowling pieces, and 2,000 segars, which goede were under Custom House charge. The officer, Yesterday, on searching the premises No, 105 Washington | street, found several of the guusin the possession of the | woman Siegler, whose husband was mate of the vessel, ands alleged to be one of the party concerned. The | accused parties were both committed to prison, by Jus- tice Lothrop, for a further hearing. Keeping a Disorderly House, Captain Carpenter. of the | Fifth ward, arrested, on Tuesday, two genteel looking young men, nemed Thomas McCann and John Petre, on @ bench warrant, wherein they stand indicted fot keep- ing disorderly house, at No. 188 Church street, known | | asthe Ocean House.” The accused parties were con yeyed before Justice Osborn, who required them to give | bail in the eum of $260 each, to answer the charge The | bail was entered, and the accused parties liberated from | custody. Court of General Sessions, Before the Recorder and Aldermen Tweed and Compton. Fen, 4—Charge of Forgery=Acquittal of the Prisoner | Rink.—This cate was resumed. The defendant first | called Mr, Epenetus C. Gray, the Commissioner of Deeds, | to prove the execution of the confession of judgment, to put it formally in proof. Katrina Drama testified that Mr. Leutze had said he wanted to get rid of the defendant, and offered him fifty dollars to go. ‘The Court having said that further testimony as to | character was unnecessary, the defonce rested. Mr. Peter Leutze was recalled to rebut. He stated he never had signed any tuch note at John Joseph Rink’s house at all, but he had signed an order for marble to Mr Trowbridge. Mr. ob Cole summed up for the defence, and con- tended, as strong points in bis client's favor, that he could baye no motive beyond that to pay a debt in committin; this crime. Whereas. Leutze, who was worth $7,000, ani bad porsested himself of all Rink’s property, was shield- ing himeelf from a note given by him for $589, which, if they pronounced a forgery, would be sent to dust. The question rested between the evidence of Leutze and that ot John Rink, who was unimpeached and unimpeach- able, and whose testimony was entirely disinterested, except that he was a half brother of the prisoner. Bir. Oakley Hall replied, observing on the importance to the commanity of cases of this description—the dan- ger to which ali were exposed by the uuaided ingenuity of the ferger. There were two counts, the firet charging him with forgery in the third degree, or making aud fozging the instrument; the secoud count charged him with merely uttering the note, or forgery in the fourth degree. Tbe defendant, being an architectural draughtsman, could easily imitate a signature placed be- fore bim, and had, at the seme time, several general ones of Mr, Leutze; end, when examined by 2 magnifying glass, he thought they would see it was not written in the cary style of @ nap signing his name. He then re- Viewed the evidence and transactions between the parties. The Recerder summed up. and the jary retired. Ins | few minutes they returned, and wished to have the | other papers, but the Court raid they must mot jwige of | the genuineners of the rignaturs by compariton; and | the District Attorney further remarking that, with one exception. they were not in evidence. ‘The application | was refused. Just previous to the adjournment of the Court, they | returned, and pronounced a verdict of ‘ not guilty.” | ‘Lhere were some manifestations of approval, which were speedily checked. The foreman wished to state that, at first, here hed been a division in opinion, their numbers being seven and five; but that those five giving the ac- | cused the beneft of the doubt, had concurred, | A Scene in Port drrival of a British Emigrant Ship -- | ‘The Court was oceupied for the remainder of the day in pert hearing a cause of assault and battery, which de- tcripticn of cares are rarely tried in this course, but the prerent one was deemed of great public importance, and | Was, therefore, held over from last term, to be ao tried. | Mr. Edwards, the British Vice Consul, attended to | watch the protecution, which was conducted by the As- tistant District Attorney. Mesers. Beams and Bparks appeared for the accured. The complaint is preferred by Capt. James White, of the British ebip Pinole, which arrived here with a cargo of emigrants on the 29th of December last, when a riot occurred on beard amongst those persons usually flock- ing to there ehips on thoee occasions. The accused, Geo, Tyrrel, a boarding houre keeper, being, as alleged, a con- spicucur std chief actor. Capt. White described the asrault.—When he returned from the British Consul’s and Custom House, he sent the mate forward to muster the crew, some of whom were os ashore ; and when the mate returned, he ob- served bis mouth was cut. He then provided himseif with a large stick, went forward, and reached the top- gallant forecastie, where he held @ crowd at bay. The accused hes gen that the mate had torn his jacket, and be would bave satisfaction. Witness said he could easily have thet; but defendant ecized a chain hook, (preduced, about three feet long made of half inch iron), nd ascending the ladder, or steps, made twenty blows at bim, most of which he guarded with the stick ; but three cf them hit him wounding him severely, and he struck the defendant over the head, which knocked him down. Hie called for the police; but some persons, saying they were American citizens, seized him an overpowering him brought him to the police station, where the defendant followed him. They were both lecked vp, but kept opart; and a civil suit had been brovght againat him on which he was held to bail, Williaim ilamilton Lowery, the mate, described the commencement of the affray—saying, he first saw the de- fendart in tho forecestle, and required him to leave the | ebip ashe was murtering the men; there were a great Meany persons on board at the time; he took hold of the acowed to put him out; the people seemed to be acting with bim in the row, At the conciusion of this witness's testimony, the court adjourned, and the jury separated by concent, let Court. Fen 4—Decinons.< James Oin eamship Pal. —The jibeliant su: packuye of g:ods shipped ta this port on bourd the steamer, by Wells, Livingston & Co, for Chagres. They were express agents, The box was ma:ked Cook, Baker & Co,, of Call- fornia, A bill of lading was signed by the purrer of the ship to Wells, Livingrton & Co.. engaging to deliver the package to B. Sea, or /echrisson & Nelson, or their as- figns, at Ohagres. outside of the bar. Wells, Livingston & Co, endorsed the bill of iading in blank. Sea testified | that he called om beard the ship at Chagres, outside the ber, for the package, but it could not be found on board, and the person told him it had been rent ashore, Sea did not bave the vill of lading. but had @ way bill of par- cele shipyed by Wells, Livingston & Co., and this pack- | #go Wae Wentiened in that way bill. The purser of the ship gave evidence tending to prove the delivery of the | package to Zacbrisson & Nelson. No evidence was given | on their part that it was demanded by them, or that it | had not been received by them, nor was there any proof | that it had not reached Cook, Baker & Co, The libeliant | fe ko other evidence of his ownership than the bill of ‘ading endorsed in blank by Wells, Livingston & Co, | Heid the implication of law to be that the package | | | | | | | was the property of consignees, ani not of the ship- pers, and accordingly the endorsement of the bills of lading by the latter passed in interest to the libellant. e contract for delivery by the carriers ; and if Sea, one of the consignees was a competent witness to disprove its | delivery to him, yet, as the contract would be fulfilled by delivering to the otber conrignees, Zachrieson & Neloon..the libellant must show it did not reach them, By the law of this State the indorrer of a bill of Jading cannot sue upon it in bis name; but he eanin Ls | uiemirsed., Richord J, Bury ve. the Ship Clarendon.—The Iibellant, , Was employed by the mus- ter of the ship to put repairs upon her in this port, and provide materials thereior. The work was dove, and the Wester certified the bill to be correct. The claimant denies that the perron acting a# master was in mand of the verrel, and also r up that livellent was notified that he must look to th employing hit, aod not to the ship, for bis There was some coatliot of | evicenee; but the Cov ld that the tertinony was | entisfactery in favor of the lien of the libellant; and a | deoree was ordered for the aimount, with interest and corte mith Jonson and other a “~The | lante were employed by Burr, the joiner, under tions of the master of the Ft > supply irom work for the veesel in aid of her repoir, The det that they were sub-contractors of f, and hed no lea on | the ship for Uielx work, and also the am ut clasyed, in included in the bills of the joixrer and carpeater. Hold that the enter was the agent of the aster in em- ploying the libeilants, and 'y thus beoame direatiy engaged by the ship, and bad a lien on her (or their bills; and the preponderance of proof being in favor of the libellunts on all points, ordered @ decree for the mount of their bills, with coste. George Budse v3. Stephen Ostrom —The lideliaut waa the respondent, in persmam, as owner of the so 'soouec Mary Karvey, for ship stores and supplies furnished her in this port. The parties reside in this city. The libellant avers that ihe stores were supplied the vesael onthe order of her master, Sydney 8, Weeks, between the 27th of November, 1847, and ‘the 25h of August, 1850, The rcbooner, in July, 1849, was rebuilt out of the schooner Charlotte, by the respondent and Rd- werd A. Cook, and is owned by them. Weeks proved he bad commanded e Ubarloite, from Septem- ber, 1848, to March, 1849, and that he obtained sieres and supplies for the Mary Harvey, from the libellant. Captain Weeks eailed her on @ charter to victusl aud wan the vessel at his own cost, and pay half her earnings to her cwaers. A supplemental libel was filed, making Cook a respondent in the cause alse. Held.that the evidence on the part of the libellant is insufficient to prove that the the credit of the owner of the ver tothe extent charged were eupplied to the sso . that upon all the evidence it is to be implied that the libellant knew the master had chartered the vessel, and was to supply her stores at hie own charge; also held, that when the parties and master reside at the piace where the verse! belongs, the presumption of law is against the master having authority to charge the vessel for supplies and repairs. The direct or implied sanction of the owner should be proved in euch cass. Libel dismissed with costs Victor Constant vs. Effingham B. Sutton.—The li- bellant moves the court to suppress a commission executed in California, because the witness examin- ed by the respondent had not made full answers to interrogatories put to him in bebalf of libellant.— The commission issued April 16, 1851, upon the writ- ten consent of the libellant, he reserving the right to join init, It was returned to the court as duly execut- ed, and on motion of libellant’s proctor, was opened on the 6th of August, 1851, and he was made acquainted with its contents. ‘The ‘case was duly entered for trial at the September, November. and December terms, Last; ard again for the present term, and boing so high on the calendar as to render it most probable thet it will be called in its place for trial, the libellaot gives netice of motion now made. Held, that by rule 113 of this court, that the libellant was bound to notify his objection to the respondent within four days after his commission wasopened Under the revised statues of this State, and by the course of practice independent of the statute, the objection now made. would have been properly interposed when the commission was offered in evidence on the trial The rule wae designed to prevent a surprise of that or upon a party,aod must govern this case. Motion jenied, Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Campbell. Fre 4.—Nathan R. Lothrop vs. Anthony B. Alen and Richard L. Allen This was an action for injury done the piaintiff, under the following circumstances:—The defendants are agricultural machine manufacturers, carrying en business in East Ywenty-fifth street, the lower part of which premises were occupied by T. J. Bioan & Co. On the 28th July. 1849, the plaintiff, who Was in the employment of the latter firm, was engaged, with others, in pushing through a doorway a large fron | wheel, about two tous in weight; the defendanta, at the same time, commenced to hoist planks of timber over where the plaintiff was engage@, though requested not to do s0. The planks, it is alleged, were carelessly slung, and one of them fell upon the plaintiff, and broke his leg, which was afterwards obliged to be amputated, whereby he sustained much personal injury, and great bodily euffering, and was put to about $190 expense, for medical attendance, and other costs arising out of the circumstances. Damages were laid at $10000, The de- tendants deny any negligence on their part, and contend that they did not commence to hoist the timber until the wheel was rolled into the building. and that the men who had been rolling the wheel had proper notice to keep away; also, that the accident was occasioned by the negligence of the plaintiff himself. Adjourned. United States District Court. Before Hon. Judge Betta. Fen. 0.—Te Cuban Expeditionists,—The February term of this court was opened today. The Judge intimated | that the case cf the United States against John O’8ulli« van, Irvii ewis, and Louis Schlessinger, was set down for Wednesday, the 4th, and he enquired if both parties would be ready. ‘The United States District Attorney auswored that he was ready on the part of the proswcution. Mr. F B. Cutting, on behalf of the defendants, moved for a postponement of the cause, in consequence of the absenec of a material witness. ‘The District Attorney seid that he wished to give all reasonable indulgence to the parties, but as there were witnesses attending on the part of the government, he ity desirous that there should be as little delay as pos- tible. The Court then ordered the trial te be set down for Tuesday next, the 10th imstant, when it is understood that all parties will be ready. Supertor Court—Part Second. Betore Hon, Judge Campbell. Frr.2—Henry L Van Wyck and William A. Kobbe, agcins! Jokm Mcintosh This was an action brought by: the plaintiffs againet the defendant, as endorser of a note made by Thomas McIntosh & Co . for the sum of $2,045 55, dated Noy. 14, 1850, and delivered to the plaintiffs by the makers, for merebaudice sold to the latter, amount- ing to the face of the note, For eefence, it {e alleged thet the defendant never endorsed for the makers for 80 large an amouct, end that the endorsement on the note in Fult wae a forgery. committed by the defendant's son, who wes arrested on the charge. but the complaint dis- missed by the Police Justice Subsequ dicted for forging otber notes. THe has abdsconded, and his bail bar been forfeited. Adjourned, Fru, 4—The jury had not ajreed at the rising of the Court, and were discharged. Court of Common Pleas, Before Hon. Judge Daly. Fen B.—Philip Stupp. administrator of George Stupp, de ceased, vs. The Hudson River Railroad Company.—'T bis was an action brought to recover $5,010 damages against the defendants, for baving by their egents or servants vio. lently forced from the fore part of the cars, when run- ning through West street, abd then negligently ronning over and 0 injuring George Stupp, the plaintiff's son, aged about eleven yeurs, that his death ensued the same day. For the defence, it is contended that the deceased was run over in consequence of bis falling or jumping from the cars, whilet he was wrongfully and against the tules of the beg! , endeavoring to climb upon them. They deny that the deceased was forced from the cars, but contend that the accident occurred through the neg- ligence and wrong act of the boy himeelf. Mr. Lord, on Dbebulf of the defendants, moved for a dismissal of the complaint, and the Court granted the motion, giving judgment for the defendants. Before Hon. Judge Woodruff Frn,3 —Eliza 1. McClelland vs, John A. Gunn and Geo, O. Gun.—Tbis was an action for treepass and forcible cesession. The plaintiff complains that previous to ‘ebruary, 1851, she waa in possession of the house 118 Fourth atreet, im this city, by virtue of an agreement ene tered into between the ag ge eA Gunn and one B. K. Brotherson, on her bebalf; that she fulfilled all the conditions of the egreement; aud that on the loth of February, 1851, the defendants forcibly took possession of the house and furniture, and called in the police to have ber removed. That in consequence of this alleged violent and outrageous conduct, several persons, who were boarding with the plaintiff, withdrew from her, whereby she has sustained injury, and she now claims dame ges to the amount of $5,000. For the defen itis contended that the defendant, Dr. @. 0. Gunn, wi the owner of the house in uestion, and that the pl tifl was in the service of the dector as housekeeper w der an agreement which she violated; that she was vio- lent and abusive towards the defendants, and assaulted them; end when they attempted to remove the farni- niture, which Geo. 0. Gunn held under lease from II, B Daly, the plaintiff violently prevented them and that they did not use any force to do s, The plaintli di nies that she was in the service of the doctor, and terts that she kept the boarding house on her own ace count, fer whieh she waa to allow the defendant @ cer. tain rum, about $1] per week, together with his own epartmente. Verdict for plaialiff, $19. This amount does Not carry coste. Wreck or TH EAMER Mayrrower —Tho wreck of this beautiful steamer ies near the village of Girard, Pa ,on Lake Erie. A correspondent writing from that location to the Butfalo Courier, aay Cribs have been placed around the Mayflower to proteet her from the ice and storms. They have been pushed ahead day and night. and she is now perfectly rafe from danger. One hundred serews have been ordered from the machine shops of your city, and already a greater portion of them, together with other “ material aid,” is here on the apot, From minute examinations of hee bull, it is ascertained that not a plank is injured. A better or stronger hull foue never was put together, as the test has shown, he is net now sprung or hogged, ae much as half the tteamers on thelaker. As soon as she is raire d placed on blocks, the necessary repairs will be made, arches put in her, her cabin and upper works, that are coneiderably damaged, thoroughly repaired, and everything done, even to painting. ro she will be aflout and ready to take her Place in the line in the sprizg, as good as new, the pride Of our lakes, Attantic Ocgan Frozen.—The Sag Harbor Corrector of the 28th Jan., has the following paragraph, relative to the cold in thet region:—* During the late remarkably severe weather, we have been told, that the Atlantic Oceam, on the south ride of this island, haa been frozen, some ray one and a-half miles—others over five miles out; while others aflirm that nothing but ice oan be reen as far asthe eye can reach, One thing is certain, which may further this arrertion, which {r, that this island has been @ constant ive shore, that has kept the sea down, thus giving it am unusual chance to freene.”” Panrvon or Groree F. Avy oy Penxsyinania.—The Ohio Nev eTl KY THE Gov. of the 8d inst., saye:— | Gur citizens will be somewhat eurprised to loien that | Governor Bigler has granted ® free and unconditional pardon to George F. Alberti, the notorious kidnapper who was sentenced a twelvemonth ago to ten years’ con finement in the Kastern Penitentiary. The reasons which induced the Governor to thie act have not yet tronepired; Lot, if we wodersland public sentiment, a de- mand will be made upon his exoeliency for ail the fants ¢f the once, by those who elevated him to the post be cupies. Iw western Fe up with emigra Within three Lawrerce