The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1852, Page 2

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WATIONAL THEATRE. Chatham street—Vawere Jack —Pavies Ciirronnes— WARLOCK OF tHE GLENN, AMERIOAN MUSH wee Arrekxoon, anv Tue BorTLe THis SysarKe. BU AMPHITHEATRE, Eowery—Squwersran Penvonmawcrs, OARISTY'S MINSTRELS, Mecdantew Mall, 672 Broad- way--Scssoria® Bimermecey. Hall, Mo. 444 FELLOWS MINSTRELS, Fellows’ Musical Beosdwey—Brasorian MinsTAaLsY- New York, Sunday, Feb. 15, 1852, [ee Summary of News. The Joint Legislative Committee of Investigation @id not make a report yesterday, as it was ramor- ed they would, relative to the peculiar manner adopted by the late Canal Board in awarding the contracts. One of the committee announced to the Assombly that twe of the witnosses, who were bo- yond their jurisdiction, had not yet been examined, and that it would be impossible to state when they weuld be able to report. Tho committos, to al; appearances, have exerted and are still exerting themselves to procure all the facts, which will be laid, withont comment, before the Legisiature and the peoplo. The report will, doubtices, be a most wenderful exposé of political intrigue and financier- ing; and for that reaeon it is looked for with agreat deal cf anxiety. The people of thie S:ate have been startled with the announcement that they have been virtually swindled out of three millions of dollars; and if the charge should turn out to be true, and the Legislature avoids or neglects to re- medy the evil, the voters will devise an effectua) remedy at the next State election—that is, unless the canal influence can be brought to bear uponthe Dallot- boxce. Seme of the membore of the Asaeambly appear to be particularly annoyed because the Hon. John C. Wright, State Comptroller has refased to pay their postage. Notwithe‘anding all their manccuvres, that functionary adheres to his determination that tpey shall pay their own postage, so farashe is eoncerned. By way of retaliation, a resolution was yesterday introduced, inquiring of the Comp- troller ‘‘ the extent of his power over the Assem- bly.” Thus far, the Comptroller appears to have rather the advantage of his adversaries—at least, he ha: been able to prevent their dipping into the ‘State treasury for post office change. Our Albany correspondent asserts that consider able dissatisfaction is expressed in the Legislature, Teepecting the course pursued by the Commission. ere of Emigration. Mr. Rose has introduced a bill in the Assembly to give the commissioners ea- Jarics, and allow the pcople toelect them. It is wot probable that the application for an appropri- ation of ¢10,000 for the Colored Home in this city, will be successful. A proposition was yesterday made in the Assembly, to investigate the private affaire of the Shakers. A few days ago we reseived a despatch trom a wpecial correspondent at Washington, prediciing a @ecision the next day, by the Supreme Court, against Mrs General Gaines, ia a case involving ®everal millions worth of property. In tho firs: place, we relied upon the despatch as a faz‘; but, seeondiy, i; would have been as well to have waited im such a case for the decision itself. After the epiendid battle Mrs. Gaincs has fought, itis not the part of any disinterested man to guess at a decision against her, whatever it may be. The same court bag already decided once in her favor, and from that fact, it would be as plausible to anticipate the same Teeult in this case, as any other. Bat itis best to wait the decision itself. The letter of Captain Long, published in to-day’s paper, will bo read with univorsal interest. While jt modostly and frankly troate of the relations be- tween Kossuth and himself, while en board the Mississippi, it is a gentlemanly but pointed rebuke to those presses that have endeavored to stigmatize his reputation as an officer of the navy. Captaia LL. remarks that no challenge passed and no diffi eulty existed between them, excepting the affair at Marseilles, regarding which Kossuth sfverwards ac- knowledged that he had misunderstood the Captain eoncerning the compromising of the American flag. The inference to be deducted from thi: letter is sim- ply thie—Koeeuth, wittingly or unwittingly, would bave compromised the veseel which had been sent te convey him to a place of safety, and, through that veesel, the nation under whore flag che sailed; but he was deterred from so doimg by the deter- mined but gentlemanly course pursued by Capt. Long. Finding himself in the wrong, Kossuth acknowledged his error, and so the matter rested. Whether the Magyar would have intentionally led this country into trouble, with the view of carrying out hie own personal designs, may be solved by analysing the course he has pursued since his arrival in this country. Jn another column will be found reme interest 0g intelligence from the Mormon settlements on Great Sait Lake, Utah territory. A trial for mur- der, in which the defendant was accused of killing his wife's ecducer, developes a Mormon lawyer's idea of law The whig convention of Tonnessee have in- structed their delegates to the national convontion to vote for Millard Fillmore for President, and J. €. Jones, of Tenn , for Vice President. The latter gentleman is one of the most popular mon in Ten- nesece, and twice defeated the lave President Polk for the Governorship. Gov. Allen, of Khode leland, has signed the bill for the abolishment of capital punishraent The outbreak among tbe Irishmen at Stouben- ville, Obio, has not yet been settled. At last advices ‘Fardowners” and ‘Corkonians’” were Jeaving Pittsburg, and other places, with the inten- tion of assisting their factions. The military at Steubenville and vicinity are under arms, ond will do all in their power to prevent another bloody efiray APoanvox ron Lorgz.—The newspapers etate that Governor Hunt bas written a letter to Mr. Calderon, the Spanish Ambassador at Washing- ton, that he intends to grant a pardon to Lopes | the Spaniord, who is now in prison, under sontence of death for the marder of a policoman. We sup- pose there arc some reasons for showing clemency towards the culprit, from t ase iteall; tainly, after the conduc: of the Spanivh authe, 4 fm Europe in grantiag pardons to all tus fillilus- ters, \ncladiog Mr. Thrasher, it sceme tobe all sight and propor for an Amorican Govornor, if any reason existe, to grant geome indemnity for tue ua fortunate Spaniard no# io prison under a couvisiion for the crime of murder -< Tree Carsvonsra Exravstes.—We are under obligations to @vegory & Co and Berford & Co, for the California papers, which they promptly delivered wt the Menacn | of « on the arrivs! of the Damiel Webster on Fridey. US-—Axomme Panronmaxces im Whig Neminations—-Webster and Seett—Olcere and Corsar. ‘The whig party is om the eve of a terrible inter- Ral struggle on a candidate for the Presidency: | Several great mon have been talked of, such as | Fillmore, Corwin, and Orittenden, but Webster and Scott are the most prominent, the most lead- ing, andthe most antagonistic. Both these latte™ | mighty men have already been named, in various a apes. Webster has received the nomination of 8 Boston convention, Scott that of a Maine con vention, and also a Koohes‘er nomination, and both seem to form the principal conteet among the whig journals, and will be the point of dispute up to the ** Slaughter House Convention” to be held at Philadelphia on the 17th of Jano. In this di- | lemma and dispute, seemingly as bad as the demo- | crate, we hardly know what advice te give the | whigs; even if we look at historical authority, such | as that of the Roman republic—not the French re- | publio—we are equally at a loss to determine “ which is which, or who is who” Just let us try. ‘Two of the greatest men of Rome, in their day, wore Cicero and Casar—the greatest of Roman orators, and the greatest of Roman generals. They flourished cotemporaneously, about half a ceatury | before the Christian era, and considering that they | wore not blessed with tho light of the Christian | dispensation, they were two very extraordinary and remarkable men. They were an honor to Rome, an honor to tho age in which thoy lived, and an | honor toany age. The one, by hie commanding | eloquence, controlled the Roman Senate, and saved | the State from open rebellion and civil war, but | yet ho was corrupt and rottea—the other, by | bis prowes# in arms, enlarged the boundaries | of the republic in every direction, extending Hf: explorations and conquests even to the Jsland of | Great Britain, defeating all his rivals at home, and upon the strength of his sword, elevating himself to the proud and imposing title of Imperial Dio- tator. And yet, with all the glory which these illastrious men ehed upon the Roman name, with all the power and majesty and grandour which they added to Rome, they each died a violent | death, the one by the assassins of an unprincipled enemy, and the other by the treachory of his friends | "Webster and Scott remind us, in many respecte, of Cicero and Cwsar. Cicero was not more dis- tinguished in the Senate of Romo than Webster in the Senate of the United States; and the most brilliant military campaigns of Casar are even transcended by the splendid line of victories achieved by General Scott, from Vera Crus te the city of Mexico. Cicero, in his day, protested that he had saved Rome, and Webster has saved, or helped to save, the Union. Cvwsar established the invincibility of the Reman ar- mies; Scott has done the same for the Ameri can volunteers. Cicero was eloquent and irre- sistible in the cause of his country or his client; and Webster has not been found wanting. The great orator of Rome was also somo what luxczious, indulging in the baths of Lucca, in hia town houzs, and at his country seat, like the true philosopher, who believes that the pleasures of the world aro worth enjoying. The great American orator over- tops the example of his “illustrious predecegsor;” he spends the income of a millionaire on the | salary of a clerk, and is always poor. He lives modestly at Washington, and is a farmer | at Marshfield, and yet a thousand dollars are | to him as one cent, and one cent as a thousand | dollars. Casar was declared to be vain, ambitious, | and corrupt; while Scott is also considered as | having a full share of self-conceit, ‘‘fass and | feathers,” and aspirations for the White House; but no man can charge him with corruption. Here the parallel between him and the Roman falis to the ground. In ene point, Ciwwsar was far the ' superior of Scott—in the art of lotter writing; but his dinner was never curtailed to a ‘hasty plate of soup,” and he had no Secretary Marcy sitting ia savage judgment over his literary productions, and cutting them to pieces by his bulletins from the War Office. It is doubtless from this cause that Scott has become disgusted with! etter writing; | while Ccosar, never having been restricted, wrote as handsomely as he fought. If he won a battle by superior skill and discipline, he described it in a style of equal superiority over all competitors. | The parallel! might be further pursued, even to the unnatural fate of the two distinguished Ro- mans. Scott, like Cacsar, has a very fair prospect of being elevated, upon his military glory, to the head of the government; and after reaching that exalted station, he may pessibly, like Cwsar, and “Tippecanoe, and Taylor toe,” be murdered by hisfriends. True, thore is some difference between killing by poinards, and killing by kindness; bat | the resultis about the same,an the funeral ex- penses alike. As for Mr. Webster, it is to be feared that, like Cicero, after having sorved the country, and saved the country—after hav- ing waited in patience so long, for ‘‘the good time coming,” he will yet be destroyed by his ene- mies. Cicero was assassinated while attempting to escape, in a litter, from the vengeance of Antony} and Mr. Webster, we fear, will have to be carried off in a litter from the Philadelphia “ Slaughter- House Convention, the following being the pall- bearers:—Mersrs. J. W. Webb, Edward Curtis, Tom Marsh, & Co. How instractive is hietory—how ourious in its | striking parallels of great epochs and gri racters! How very curious the parallel between Cicero and Cusar of Rome, and Scott and Web ster of this mighty republic! Bat the comparison cannot be completed short of the Presidential eleo- , tion. Webster and Soott may both be permitted, like Henry Clay, to retire to the shades of private life; they cannot both be elected; only one can ba nominated, and, even if nominated, he may be do- feated. And here the parallel will be dostroyed. The fact is, we cannot settle the Presidential leo | tion by Roman history. Im the approaching cam- paign, Cicero will be of little service to Webstor, and Cwear but a poor ally of General Scott. There ig one Homan fact, hewever, upon which we may rely:--“ the bee plunder” will be taken care of, no matter who may succeed, Ciwaar, or Cloero, or anybody elze ote it be Renze ano Hover Lert Now is the season for tenants taking stores and houses, and for land lords renting their tenements. A short timeag> we stated, with some dogree of acsuracy, that rents had not varied mach, in the aggregate, during the , last fow years; but wo understand that within the last ten days or fortnight, some singular chs: havo taken place in public affairs, caloulated to im- pair the value of eal property, and to diminish « rents to a very considerable extont. ‘The agitation in favor of the Maine Liquor law, } ret on foot by the * Holy Alliance” of teototallere, has produced prod'gious commotion among tenants conneoted with licensed shops, and others of the | same kind; and we understand that rents for stores of euch @ description have fallen, already, ton por cent, and, oven at that diminution, the tenants will not agree to take them for a serios of yoars, oxdept under stringent conditions that the Maine Liquor | law chall not pase the Logislature. A large olass of manufacturers, and thore conneeted with the manufacture of beer, ale, and spirite, have also be- gun to be affected in a similar way, not only in | rents and value of real estate, but in the prospects of future business, under the threatening aspeot hold over them im terrorem by the “Holy Alliance” of tectotallore. This proposed temperance law will probably pro- duce great excitements among tonants, and Jand- Je, and farmere, throughout the State, and of a jcal nature, too, far beyond that which the agitators of niggeriem produced within the last few prac years. Tho anti-slavery excitement injured tt trade of this eity, and of ail other eftice conuetted | with the Seuth, to avery considerable extent. ‘The | teetotal excitement ir going to sffuct an amount of manufacturer, agriculture, and trade, to the extont of oha- | on | twenty millions @ year, jor thie city | alone, if it is persisted in by ¢he present race of agitators. The “ Holy Alliance” of teetotal- Jers, consisting of broken down parsons, broken down politicians, broken down fanatics, bro- ken down Fourieritos, broken down atheists, broken down socialists, broken up drunkards, and broken down agitators of all kinds, promises to prodace great commotion in all the businces ope- | rations of life, throughout the State, during the noxt five o six menths. A CRvEL ann INBUMAN Exurprrion.—Tho suc- cess of Barnum, in the exhibition of Joye Heth, at which the showman now laughs heartily himsel!, has led to numerous imitations of that humbug. The most recent is that of the ‘ Azteo children,” as they are called. These dwarfs have been ropro- rented to the public as types of & whole race in Central America—a race of priesis—and the dimi- nutive stature is accounted for by repeated “ breed- ing in,” as it istermed—that is, breeding exclusively inthe same family. There is no doubt that, both in mankind and animals, the repeated breeding of near relatives deteriorates the race, and leads to fecbleness of body, and, in the human species, to imbecility of mind, and even idiotoy. But that it could produce a whole nation of dwarfs, is opposed to experience, to reason, and to common senso. Every generation removes the kindred and relation ship further away, so that, instead of a nation be- ing affected by it, time wears it out. If we are to believe the Bible, the whole human race sprang from one pair; and if the theory put forward for the Aztec children were true, the whole human race would be dwarfs, growing 1 and less every year, till, at last, men of full age were reduced to aninch in height. In the Jewish dispensation, the priesthood were all of one family, yet no such result followed as is pretended in the ease of the Musieal and Pheatrical. Madame Thillow has arrived in the city, and ie as plump end pretty as ever. Bho is about to appear soon at Niblo’s; amd mew that the Bosio troupe are gone, she will prove an attraction there. She is a favorite in comic opera. Mr, Brabam, formerly with Miss Hayes, is about to give a series of popular eoncerts in New York, as s00n ae the arrangements can be completed for the purpose. William Vincent Wallace, the distinguished composer, js advertised to give e concert, on the 17th Inst., at Troy, and from thence he will preoeed to the West and South. He is to be secompanied by Rosa Jacques, and his lady, the late Mile Btoepe!, who ie @ most brilliant pianist. Mrs. Forrest will sppest as Pauline, in the“ Lady of Lyon,’ on Monday evening next, at Brougbam’s Lyceum. Ostherine Hayes, when last heard from, was at Savas- mab en route for New Orleans, She hed previously sung in Riehwond and Charleston, The Richmond Republican says that the critics in that city consider her entitled to rant with Jenny Lind; and the Oharleston papers des. erlbe her performances there as brillismt triumphs. She is accompanied by Lavenu, Herr Mengis, Kyle, and Grie- bel. From New Osleans she will probably proceed to Havens. Jenny Lind and her youthful husband are at Round Will Water (Love) Cure establishment, in Northampten, Maes. What can the matter be? Whether she will make another musical tour of the United States, under the mansge- ment of her spouse, or go to Burope, does not appear. Pavedi is gone Bouth, and Madame Anna Bishop is ja the West. Inteiiioescr rom San Bacvapon —Wee translate from the Gaceta det Salvador of the 24 ult., the following report of the election of President of that State :-— Axteo children. But it is eontrary to fact and history. There is ne evidence of any race in Central America of which these dwarfs are specimens, and to take the word of an interested exhibitor upon such a matter, would be downright absurdity. We happen to have got hold of some facts in relation to this busi- ness, which place it in its true light. A Californian adventurer, whose name we have heard, returning from the land of gold by way of Chagres, met the dwarfs in question, and bought them for $5 apiece. They are a cross of a Jamaica mulatto and an Indian squaw residing near Chagres. He brought them to this city over two years ago; and baving them somewhere up town, and not being able to speculate with them, he gave them away to an acquaintance, who calculating upon the gullibili- ty of the people of New York, undertook to say they were of @ race of priosts in Central Ameri:za, believing that by publishing the lie in the news- papers, it would pass ourrent, and he would realiza Immediately the story appeared in the pious Jowr- nal of Commerce, and since it has been vouched for in the Zyibune and Times, at 80 mapy cents per line. These abortions of humanity are only spscimens of what are produced in Mexico, Central America, and South America, by the infinite crossings of as the Axtecchildren ; but as to their being speci- mens of s whole nation or race of similar human beings, it is a pure fiction. of crostings in Peru, which shows how the human race is medified and changed by breeding :— PARENTS. White father and negro mother White father ané Indian mothe: Indian father ard mother. White father and mi mother. White father and mestiza mother, White father and china mother White father and cuarterena m: White fatber and quintera mother Negro father and Indian mother. Negro father and mulstto mother, Negro father and mestiza mother. Negro father and china mother, . Zambo-chino, Negro father and Zambe mothe: peer ey iy Negro father and quintera mother. ,.... latte, rather rk. Indian father and mulatto mother. , .. .Chino- oscuro Indiun father and mestiza mother.. lestizo claro. Indian father and china mothe: hino-chola. Indian father and Zamba mother. ambo-claro. Iadian father and china cholar mother. Indian, with frizzly hair. Indian father with quintera mother.... — rather rown. Mulatto father and samba mo:ler,.....Zamba, a mire- Table race Biulatto father and mestiza mother......Ohino, rather clear complexioa. Mulatto father and china motber....... he rather tik. In ali parts of the world thore are monsirositie: of public decency, ought to be kept out of view rather than exposed. In Central America and Mexico they are more numerous on account of the crosting of the Jadian and negro breeds with the white blood of the Spaniards. In the Unitod States, the Anglo-Saxon race—the Caucasian type, which is at the head of the human family—is pro- served pure by the existonce of slavery, and hence ite vigor and superiority, as was proved in the bat. tle fields of the Mexican campaign, one North American basing equal te five of the degenerate mongrels of theamalgamated breeds. | ‘Thusdo we account for the /usus natura of the Aztec children, without resort to the impudent false- | heod propagated about a pretended Liliputian | Face of priests. They are as much specimens of a | race in Central America, as Tom Thumb is of the | inhabitants of Dridgeport. Exhibitions of those abortions and monstrosities ought to be stristly pro- bited by the authorities, or Indicted by the Grand Jury. They are revolting to human nature, and must be painful in the extreme to the mise- table objects themselves. The ‘ Aztec children” are far more like monkeys than samples of human- jty found in any part of the habitable globe. | Paminy Quarre.s.—Seme of the “blackguards’» of the newspaper press are very savage on tho ** blackguards” of Congress duriag some of the ro- cent debates. Mr.Staniy, of North Carolina, is held up in savage grandeur and most sublime enormity; and it is singular to remark that the vory same violence of bis language in debate, have given the public, through their journals, the most outrageous specimens of their own blackgwardiom. ** You lie, villain !—villain, you lie!’ are the household words | of the very same fellows who object to Mr. Stanly's | Sbhaksperean language. | Arcueisixor Hvenxe any Keuicious Linrary.— ‘Wo observe that Archbishop Haghes intends to do | liver a lecture om the subject of religious liberty, United States, at an carly fature day. that he will not forget the condition of religious liberty in Europe, and comtrast that condition with religious liberty in this count: y. Political Intelilgence. Fuuron County & 10% — The eiection for enperrisoss of Fulton county, Biante, bus resulted io tue choice of @ majority of whigs Mostoomeny County —In Montgomery, eix out of tom | MUpervisors chosen are Whigs. Gov. Foor, or Missierrri, oct von Grw. Cans Gov, Foote, of Mix as publirbed # irtter in which he de- clarcr bis preference for Gen. Cass, ns ths Presidential cendidste, over anyother man (oy. Foote repeis the charge of a coalition betweon himself snd Me Webster ; ran he entertains rontimonts of friendship towards the Feoretary of Bate, but for Lewis he entertaius sentineats a hal atlechment and political confidence, whish induce Lim to desire bis elevation to the Pretidency, fe + roy he could eotily mention several worthy g beriden, ef the Gemocratic party, for whor he would wil: Lungly vote, if Gen, Cass were out of the way. Connncricur Fare ton ¥ cupneelicut met in ec d ollers mo the 4 The { 1 ef | 12th Snrt., end made the following nominatione;— Vor Governcr=-Francis Gillette, Biooufield dor Lt, Governer—Win Field, Pomfr For Treaturer-—Jene Middletown, For Becretary~-W, riden For Compuoller—Kollin L, Beeoker, Qolumbia ne Bournenn Hrosrs Panty ix Acsnama.—The Ala Larue papers publish & call for & convention Ww be held io | Memigomery, on the 4th of March, « for the parpore of dsterinining the future policy f the Southern rights party. Districts Duinas. Cabanas. #an Vicente. + 480 i0ld Pensuntepeq 305 7 Metapam 632 _ San Ale} 292 742 y i 155 900 4709 3.407 | Before Reported. « v.eceeecevetieee 18,820 3,056 | Motel: «as cease tncysactesseachs,ca/creSQ0SD: 6,963 | Whe result thus far, is 23,029 for D. Francisco Duenas, | and 6,963 for General Trinidad Oabanas. The number of | Votes in the district of Sance,Osicala and Usubatan, inthe more gold by them than he ever did in California. | white men with black and red. The race is dete- | Tiorated, and has become generally diminutive; |“ Rey. ¢. Hi Fay—Afterncon, , and, in some instances, dwarfs are the result, such | The following is a list | ' Bixteenth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, which are horrible and repulsive, and, for the sake | newspaper chaps whe rate him so soundly for the | ag connected with tho Catholic religion in tho | Wo hope | filomem | | | department of Ban Miguel, is not yet accurately known ; Lut it is eaid that the vote has been divided in the same proportion between both candidates, asin the twenty-one districts of which we have given the returns. The elected deputies are the following :—District of | San Vicente—Deputy Proprietary, Don Jose Dolores Mo- La; Bubstitute, Don Domingo Zayes. Distrist of Sen- suntepeque—Depaty Proprietary, Br. Don Jose Maria Setona; Substitute, Don Julian Villegas. District of San ‘Alejo—Deputy Proprietary, Don Benarbe Ohabex; Sudsti- tute, Don Pablo Orellana District of Matafrau—Deaputy Proprietary, Don Mariano Hernandez ; Substitute, Doa Victoriano Ruiz District of San Miguel—Deputy Pro rietary, Don Jose Silva; Substitute Don Agaton Silva. District of Chimameca—Deputy Proprietary, Br. Don | Maceuno Arapjo; Substitute, Don Joaquin Loncas. Religious Intellig SERMONS TO-DAY. Second Reformed Presbyterian Church, No. 472 Broad | way, Morning and afternoon. Fifth Universalist Bociety—Rev. W. G. Andersen, for- | merly of AmeatNew York. Morning and afternoon, in the Lecture Koom of University Medical College, Four- ' teenth street, near Third avenue. Colered Orphan Asylum.—A eollection will be taken up in aid of this institution this afternoon, at St. Phil- lip’s Church. ¢ By Divine permission, sermons on the Prophecies and Signs cf the Times will be delivered in the chapel on the Seventh avenue, near Eleventh streat. Evening. New Jerusalem Church, Eighth street, uear Broadway | —Professor Bush, Evening, at half. past seven o’clook. Hall, No. 6 Chathem rquare. Bey. Dr. Wainwright will preach in the Church of the Epiphany, No. 180 Stanton street, evening. ev. Wm. Adsms, D. D.--*The Life and Services of the late Professcr Stuart, of Andover,” evening, in the Church of the Puritans, Union rquare. Sermons te young men, in the Mulberry street M. E. pee near Bieecker street, evening, by the Rev. R. 3. ester. Kider Ray Potter will preach in the Broadway House \ Hail, cornes of Broadway aud Grand street, morning and afternoon, Rev Dr. Kennady. in Pacifis street M. BE. Churob, eor- per of Clinton street, Brooklyn, morning. | _ Rey. L. F, Waldo, of the Fourth Congregational Church, evening Rey, Edward Lathrop. in the Baptist Church, Second avenus, opposite Artor pl P E. Ohorch of the Right Rev. Bishop Whitehouse, D. . H. Fay will discourse on the p: Bon, in the Universalist Church, Leonard st , near the corner of Broome. Evening. Ker. Geo, B. Cheever, DD. Tabernacle, Afternoon. peal Dr. Patton, morning, and Rev. Mr. Thompson, eventog Freewill Baptist Chureb, Sullivan street, between Prinse avd Houston atreets. Rev. D. M. Graham. Morning end evening. ‘West Keforined Duteh Church, corner of Bleecker and Morton streets Rev Dr. Dewitt Evening L.D Mansfield. Washington Hall, corner of Hester street and Bowery. Evening. Rey. James L. Scott, fron Mountain Cove, Fayette county, Virginia, Eleventh street Church, Morning and evenin Sanuel she Meld Snow. No. 163 Bowery. ORDINATIONS, RESIGNATIONS, DEATHS, ETC. Rey. Frederick W. Graves, of Goraing, has become | the pastor of the Payson Congregetional Church in Ithaca, N Y. Rey. Mr. M Colburn reeigned the pastoral charge of ss Pacitio Chuich, New Bediord, Mass, on the 20th ult. Bishop Mel!vaine, of Obio, han dsposed Henry L, Rich- ards, late a presbyter of that diovess, who has gone over to the Remich church. Bishop Brownell consecrated the new church at Bran- ford on the 27th ult. Mr, Jesse M. Thurston was ordained to the ministry bs a of January, at Buffalo Lake (Wis.) Baptist church. Rev. D. 8. Jackson bas become the pastor of the Bap- tist church in Unadiils, Otsego county. The Rev. Henry F. Green has become assistant to the Rev. Dr. Atkinson, 8t. Peter's Church, Baltimore. Rey, Jobn White, of Dedbam, Mass., died on Sunday, at bis late residence, aged 64 years. Police Intelligen e. EXTENSIVE DEFALCATION BY A BROKER. For the last few days past considerable excitement has beem manifested, by interested parties and others, res- Pecting the sudden disappearance of a money broker who has carried off with him some $60,000 in ready cash, which sum is alleged to have been embezzled from his partners. Several merchants have also been made sufferers, who, it seems, have been induced to make temporary loans to the concern. #ome information, which might tend to the capture of the defaulter, can be obtained by applying to Mr. Baker, police reporter of this journal, | Further Arrests in the Jewelry Case —In the robbery of jewelry from a glass case. at No. 493 Broadway, oa fr day aiternoon, perpetrated by four young lads, one only wes captured at the time, the other three escaping On the same ovening, officers Green and Lo:d wont in eearch of the other rogues and discovered ti! abouta in the Bowery One of the gang, Bansroft, wes seen by ollcer Gre to eros the | Bowery, goto the ruins of the late fire, near Division street, and there stoop down. aod thravt his haod iato one of the crevices in the boards sousrd was then taker into custody; snd, on the ofifoer examining the spot where he raw him thrust bis baud, he fougd | a bracelet and some other gold ornaments, which have eince been idenisiied by Mr, Leaher, as his propert alro a portion of that vtolem from the glass oase sequently two other boys were arrested, calling them. selves William Orafts and Chartes Pope, who are alleged | to be aecomplioes in the larceuy, Charles Bancroft i: a | ind of about sixteen or sevontern years of age, genteel in appeerance. and is eaid to have very respestabie parents residing im Boston. Justice Osborne committed all three 1 io the Lonbs for a further examination Appointments by the Preaident, By and with the advice and coneest of the Senate, | Horace Il, Miller, of Missiseippi, to be Charge of the United States to the Kepublic of Boliv’ 6 of A K. MoOlung, resigned Nathan Sargent, of Pennsylvania, to be Register of the | Trearury of the United Stater, im the place of Towasead Haines, rea'gned. sites | , io the VLA OF THY UNITHD ATATES. Witllem Duer, of New York, for the port of Valparaiso, | in the Republic of Chili, in the place of 4%. W. Poster, recnlled Joxeph Gresham, of Ohio, for the port of Buenos Ayres, in the place of B.A. Saunders, recalled, Nicholas J. Keefe, of New deraey, for the port of La gueyra in the Republic of Venesuela,in the place of Louis Baker, recalled. Timothy Darling, for the port of Nasena, ia the Irland ot Now Providenos, in the place of Julius U. Krotechioar, recalls | _ Velentine Holmes, of Ponnayivania, for the port of Bel- | fact, Laviend . | WoL, Sharkey, of Mincissippi, at Havana, in the Island of Cubs, in the place of a, F Owen, recalled. Semuel J, Oakford, at Lumbex ja Peru George Kivg Rogers, of Louisiana, for the port ot | Lyons, in Fracoe, in the place of James Heudovert, re- | colied William R Glover, of Kentucky, for the port of Vera | Cruz, in Mexico, in the place of W. P. By realigned. | Itxed Wheeler, of California, to be ary of tha | United States for the Southern Dist ( Cuiforaia, in ihe place of J. Mi. Jones, apprinted ju 4 doreph W. Forbna. of Minnexota, to be Marahal of the d Baten for the Territory of Minmovota,io the of H, L, Tilden, removed 1 } Finn ag Sine Sing Paison.—The saw manufac: | utiand, Wood & Co. forming one of the work- the State prison ot Bing Slag, was destroyed by tor rhe fixe about 8 o'cl’eK om Thursday moruing ‘The total Jose 38 AO ppoRed Lo be from five to xix thousand dollacr, | ebout balf of which fails upon the #tate, and the re no Inder vpom the contractors, yo pe of | For the last three weeks, he has been telling ms what to city Bateliinn: OC. Varurerun:’s Day.— Yoetorday being St. Valentine's dey, the custom of iutercbavging words of love. comfort and joy. scoompan auisfiaite variety of emblematical representations, io the shape of hearts, rings, eopide, bows and arrows. ete., was followed up with unabated vigor in our city. the live lovg day. |The reason why this day was dedicated to St. Valentine, together wih the origin of exchavging amatory episties, is as yet involved im mystery and cbecurity. The earliest valen- tines were nothing more than slips of paper,on which the names of both sexes were written; they were placed apart, the men drawing from the pile oa which the women’s names were endorred, and they agata taking the first they touched trom the opposite heap. These names were worn for s pumber of dwys, sometimes inside the ocat, Waist coat cr bodise—sometimes ovly on the sleeve, jost as the feigned or real lover ‘intended to express his jon; and there is no doubt thet such « game, begun in & jest ended at times in earnest, and that by this meae many @ one hes won his fair bride, Formerly, it was ulso believed--and the harmless superstition exists in reme countries the present day--that the first maiden met on this auspicious morning, was considered the person's valentine, and was hsiled as such-a cir- cumstance which Gay, in Lis “Shepherd’y Week,” thus desertbe 2 Last Valentine, the day when birds of kind | Their peremours with mutual chirpia re fird. | | Teatly rove. just at the break of day, Before the sua had chased the stars away. A-field I went, ainid the morning dew. . * * Thee first I spied, and the fret swain we fee, In spite of fortune shall our true love be The various stores throughout the olty, where large collections cf valentines of every ebape, size, and desiga, were epreed out for selection, were crowded yesterday from morning till n'ght, by the young and the gay of both eexes, purchasing billets dovz ; but the number of the fairer rex evidently predominated, who—| leap year, as we are informed by the calendar—had the pri- ‘vilege of the ivitiative. Judging from the great demand, the number of valentines going to and fro yesterduy, must have reached from twenty to thirty thousand. We understand that mapy valentines received were of a coaree @ scurrilous nature—a circumstance that will hi tendency to bring the whole custom into disre- Finy.— Yesterday, evering about half past six o*olock, a fie bicke out im the feurth story of the iarge brick building on the corner of Broadway and Murray street, occupted by D KE. Gavitt as the National Daguerreotype gllety ; the occupants of the building are as follows : Lae tet flocris cecupied by Ball, Black, & Co., js Jers, and the basement by W. OC. Stout, card and seal en- raver. The second flcor by M Lafever, B. T. Smith, ar- chitects, and Thomas Jones, keeper {of bookkeeping; toe third by D W. C Boutel, artist; W. W. Niles, and a. P. Begley, attorneyr; Henry Reiley, Taylor & Van Bke- lien, menufacturer of artiticial flowers ; the fourth floor by D E. Gavitt, dsguerreotype gallery, by 8 Ellis & H. Noland, roulptors. Zhe fire originated in the mercury room of Gavitt’s daguerrestyps gallery; but from what oause he could not tell. The flames spread with sush rapidity that before the firemen could get fairly at work the roome were completely burned out, and in conse- quence of the imposeibiity of getting the hone to operate with anything like effect, caused by the’ bursting of several of them, fears were, ati ore time, enter. tained that the whole building would fall a prey to the devouring element. When, however, several pow erful streams were ultimately brought to play on the flames, they were son rubdaued, but not before the greater part of the fourth story was demolished. D, £. Gavitt lost every thing, amounting to about $3,000, which was not insured. This is the second time that be has bad the mirfortune of being burned out—the first time in Albany, some three or four years ago. and also without beinginsured 8 Bilieand H. Noland sustained great loss, the ameunt of which we could not sscertain. Van Bkeilien lost about $400 worth, without any insurance, Considerable damage was caured by water in the second and third stories, ‘The greater part of the fire depart ment were on the spot. The Chief of Pclice, Captain Bilvey, and reversl others, with their men, were present. The stock of Mesers. Ball, Black & Uo., valued at $60,000, is fully covered by insurance, For a period of forty Years this establishment has never claimed a loss from an insurance cow pany. Asoinen Fine.—On Friday night, about half-past ten o’elock, @ fire broke out in house No. 214 Grand strest, occupied by J. A Far, as ashoe store, The fire was oc- caeioned by the upsetting of a camphene lamp, which sat fire tosome bed clothes. Officer Ahren assisted in extinguishing it without giving alarm. Fatsr Aranm—On Friday night, about half-past ten o'clock, an alarm of fire was ery occasioned by some straw burning on the corner of Thirty-e ghth street aud Tenth avenue. Tue Rance or tnx Tuexmomersn.—The following is the range of the thermometer during the last week, taken from emai racags rye observations :—= 12M. oP. M. 5 P.M. 4l 43 39 39 44 2 44 46 44 52 50 48 38 a6 of of 3 3 35 Hu 4 eterday and during the previous night a considerable quantity of snow fell, to, the depth ef three or four inches, In travelling up Broadway, we observed several sleigbs dashing along, to the music ef the merry bells. During the afternoon the mow began te en, rendering further sleighing almost imprasti- catle, Case oF J.C, Ariixy.—The recognizances in this cass bave been ditcharged, the Distciot Attorney being satis. fied that his previcus conviction, under which he suffered a portion of his renteuce illegally, would be @ comivicie to any second prosecution; and, moreover, the faith of the Biste was pledged, by his having been used as a witness by the District attorney of King's county. The order for @ new trial amouate, therefore, to a total rever. ‘al of the judgment. Rescurp yrom Drowsixc.—Abeut one o'clock, Friday afternoon, Jacob Sheffield, while under the effec:s of iquor, fellim the dock. He was rescured from drown- ing, and brought to the Fourth ward station house vy rome Citizens, Court of Common Pleas, Betore Hon, Judge Betts. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN COURT—PERJURY REMORSE OF CONSCIENCE. Fev. 14.—Thomas Downing vs. Adam Prosh, Denied Baker, Lorenzo Mann, Gro. W. Coutant, J. Keever, Alonzo Williams, John J. Levi, and others.—This case, which was tried once before, has now oocupied the court for several ayn past. It was an action brought by plaintiff, a maa ot color, who keeps a dining saioon in Broad strort, against the defendants, as a committee of managemsn’, for a supper provi for the Morgan and Webb Aasocia- tion, who gotupa and supper in oppovition to tie Morgan Guards ball, some years ago. Lhe amount sougnt isa ce Of $147. The dulnees of the testimony has been suddenly changed by a ecene that cocurred im court this morning. It appears McCormack, was Laie Pe forward for the platotiff, and depored that he knew Levi, the defendant, well; that he was at Downing’s when Levi came in and made arrange- ments with Downing for the supper for the Morgan and Webb Aesociation; Downing handed Levi a paper; Levi locked at it, and seemed to be satisfied; he sald it was all right; that he (Levi) was on the committee, and he encouraged Downing te go on with the supper; he told Lim to have everything wiee, and to have plenty, for that there would be a very large bali; Downing ala they siways say £0, and sometimes few came to supper, and that he had a great deal of difficulty in getting his money; Levi said he weuld have no difiioulty im respect totnat, and that he would see him paid. ‘The witness underwent a rigid cross-examination vy the Court. James McCormack came into Court this morning, and coming forward to the Bench, said:—I ask @od’s pardon, and ycurr, gentlemen of the jury, for what I have said about seeing Mr Levi with Mr. Downing. I never saw Levi, before I saw him in this Court, in my life. (Sensa- tion.) Iwas induced by Downing to say all that I did. ND fay. He told me to sey that I saw Levi afterwards, He be me up to all that I bave eaid, he has done i: for the jart three weeks, telling me corstently what to say. I have come here now of my own motiom, I went to Levi this morning myself. for the first time, I became trou- bied in conscience. I thought I bad done wrong to God and to my roul; and I thought this was but right. I thought I did wrong to my conselence, to my soul, and to the man whom I swore against. G. B. Mawson was thon called, and being exem'ned by the Court. deposed that McUormuck cams to Levi, and Levi reid he did not wish to talk with him; eCormask then seid to we that he had been swearivg false y~that his conecience pricked him ; I told him that it'was his duty to tell the truth im the matter; Levi lef. MoVor- wack and me talking together, I told’ him to coms inte court and speak the (ruth; we were walking up the vee tibule, and I vas not saying anything to kin before | Downing called him, and I heard MoCormack ray that bis conroience weighed hoavily on him ; from Dowatng's manner, | thought that he was trying to get MoVormack y; [then went up to MoJormaek, aud came into the court room with bim ; I said to bim it was high] wrong for him to swear against his neighbor, and told him that he ought to think of the Soriptures—" That you should Lot bear faire witvens against your neighbor,” we were | tegether half an hour, except while he was talking to Downing; I don't know where Levi is; I told the ofroam- stance to Mr, Mortison (Levi's counsel); I never saw Mc. Cormack before he came up to us; L understood Levi to torn cff in rather a caustic like manner, as if he did not with to say anything to MoUermack; McCormack ap- peared to be dull, and I judged trom his countenance that ho had asiecplers night. MoCermack, egein acdresing the Court, esid—-I did not come here to do anybody favor, or to 0 against apy body. Iwas never ina court before. I came on ac count of my oourcience andon that accountalone. I Cont know that Meter Downing (son of the plaintiff) new that I was going to swear false. Iocame voluntari- | ly this morning. I em from the routh of Ireland; I never received any education; [ can neither read nor write; L wos brought up in the country; I received reli- | gious ivetiuelion; lama Catholic; I was a witness for | ft. Dowslog ceven years ago; I merely teatifed that I | faw a fleg out fora rale,and that was a fact; I never had been Su @ court of justice before. Counrel for Lowntng made some observatoins respeot- ing Mr. Levi, and said that he would never pat a Jew | ou the stand where be was concerned in money, for he | Would not, under euch circumstances, believe him on | nd that Impression he (counsel) thought was sally felt throughout the bar. . Morrison, & member of the Jewish faith, and coun- tel for Mr, Levi, repudiated that unjuct and whotevals Jnoult to a Jarge ond respectable class of the commu: end he considered the observation of the counsel unm: reniable and waworthy a member of the profession. What would have beep charged agalurt him (Mr. M ) if he had declared that be would mot put a nigger on the | stond, as be could not believe him on cath’ ‘The Court considered the observation of the counsel sor the plaintiff indeoorous and es ceedingly improper. alr, H. L, Clinton, counsel for the other defendant, | reid» when the counrel for the plaintiff made the as. | rertion shat the bar participated in lied not ony that respectable class, profersion to which he (Mr. Ulinton) The ease ie ati) \4ourned, the Jews, but the belonged | is rentiment, he be. | Quarter Bayle ‘Tabernacl Thoughts tickets admit @ gentl-mso and tw Oi, o'clock. Lecture commenc: et Through Tickets, hence to San France! on the 20th by the eplundid steamers United 8: re now being sold by the New York amehip Line, See their advortise- and Peroel Bx tericr of Bovth Office, 19 W: c through mos! Teasonable terms. is, Be mn! is forwarded witl inlend express of Combe & ‘ant bet jonnect 2, Charleston. sad whe moose Slusive privileges upon tho south, Garclia a Weelera'Ruiizende v'& GO. 19 Wall street A. W.SWATI, Agent, 85 Bu Cilstlesten, 8. c- As People find the only ‘Console m from pie tmsgia~ in; ii Ty source of my ‘atte’ Elestrical failed yet. and and Consumption. Depot 10z $9 8 do: Seuth Carolina Hailroad ary 7, 1852. d goods me oan, to cure Nassau street. $1 peratio dvepatoh boing Carelina, Georgia, Alabams, nessea and Mit 5 KING, J; vaaent. JNO. Mrs, Hill & Colby beg to announce to the ladics of New York, and its vicinity, of Mce Hill's recent return from Pa: where she has been tor the pur- pose of having gocds manufacture enit all their ps trons. They oan now offee fine quality Frenoh Gaitors $175 to $4 per pair, in Slippers of every sty’ from (is. to $5; felt Overshoes, ac 88. An early osil is p: ticularly solicited. Broadway, third door from Spring 63. Excelsior.—Beebe & Co., Fashionable Hatters, No. 156 Brosdway, rospoctfuily solicit the atten- tion of their patrons nnd the public generally, to the Spring Fashion for Gentlomon’s H's, which thoy will introduce on BSaburday, the l4th day of February. Ce ured that this style will commend itself to the ha}-wesrrug com- munity, and will insure the same liberal patronage which thoy have heretofore received, N. B.— dats of any style, to is the most fastidious, will bo furaiuhod ab ie chortess 0 Genin's f pring Style of Hats were ine trocuced on Bavurdsy she i4th inst, Geatlemen in wane of @ hat superior in style and goal re invite? to wall. GENIN, No, 214 Brostway. xing Clothing at wholesale.—We beg eto call the attention ef Western and Southern mer- nts visiting our eity for spring purchases, to cur etook of Spring and Sammer Clothing, woich was never so large nor #0 varied a6 our msnufactare of this season. 1b embraces seyle, mannfsctared with sll the our establish ment te—we think strict): low and uni- RV LIN, jetly celebrated, and our Prices Perth Amboy.—Notes dat 25 per cont discount by reot, in payment for ready mai hing. All the fashionable werld talks of the Fine Boots.—To entitle a Boot to pratse, hould be got up by should tt the foot ecial instaace of her ‘ays find at the etore of EK. it should be made of the Sey materi bandiwork | Such boots you A. BROOKS, 160 Fultox Manufactured shoe leathor is not eclipsed, ifequailed, by r in the United Siates, ere the th a6 the ante-room ate zegsl rosidence. Thi tendance for Hair-eutting or ‘the Bath is instant. Every gontioman dimacif in hie eiomen’t the moment he enters tho doors. The style of Cut- ‘the Bair celipses ito Grom alace, ae, Dye, color she heir or whiskers, th ent it is applied, without injury to th beeen, aiprstttes Mremerenis 0) no bad edor. ‘D1 ar eold, w ns Wig bud Toupee manunotory. G@ournud’s Liquid Hatr Dye is without lon or reservation the very best ever invented; equally is Goursud’s Modiosted Soap, for erring pimples, plone ae hy ohafos, reughness, & ire eae ES Wades sat die, eset peat, Mate fair '. near’ iway, baa jallender, st Sed, Philace Hair Dye. mi id sold at tore, ani who wee this, and ov = Mate Dr 4 tos ars oo egerveses we eciacioe makes 0 best yed discovered for coloring the bate or Whiskers, the moment 1 te applied, ‘The worderful ease ty with which thie 4 ne. words sad favorite and old cs:abdlishes Balr ers la astonishing. Isis for gale, or applied ™ BA’ Nue address. k's Wig Factory, No.é Wall pirect Cope and Toupees—-Batchelor's Kew we tme sre pronounced the most pertact iunisasion ob Bature yet invented. Those wanting & very supscict article, Hhould call a BATUBELON'S colebraved Wig Pactory, No- 4 Wall strect, whore ean be found the largess and beet ne- sortment tu the oi Address. of persons, vertiseme ati st references to hundreds vd ovhi Batvnvay, Feb. 14-6 P. M. ‘The stock market opened and closed heavy to-day, so far as prices were concerned. There was more activ ity in Erie Railroad, at lower prices. Reading Raflroad had fallen off, both in prices and demand. With the exception of these two fancies, the market has no life in it. Delaware and Hudson can no longer be excited by the gelv: battery of Wall street, The rise and tall of thi kin one of the mevements that so frequently excite the av- tonishment of outsiders, and ocoasionally draw speculs- tors into the street. The inflation in this stock this time was brought about by small olique, who, by baying and selling aimong themselves, carried prices up to a point #0 far beyond all reason, that when they lefs the stock to its own merits, it could not sustain iteolfa day. It bas depreciated in market value eight per cent in about three days, and the tendensy is still dewnward We do not think that it will fall back to the low prices ruliog three or four weeks sinse, bocause it was at that tine unwarrantably deprossed; but until the operations of the cempony for another season are more developed, it will be unsafe to pay anything like present prices for the stock. As soon as naviga- tion is resumed, nnd tho coal trade epens, we and be able to tell eomething abont the probable extent and the result of the competition whieh will be carried on by the rival lines. At the firet board to-day, Reading Railroad declined per cent; Erie Rallrosd. %(; Delaware and Hudson, 2',; Morris Canal, ‘;; Hudson Railroad, 3; Sussex Mining At the seoond board there was no mate- in prices, but the market closed heavy. The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, to-day, amounted to $144,988 18; payments, $97,893 26—balance, $5,378,409 45, The shipments of sprols frem this port for the weels ending the 14th instant, and previously up to that date, Were as annexed: Exronrts or Srecre rao tHe Pont or New Youn Ship St, Nicholas, Havre, Mex. dollars. $20,008 0. do. do. Frenoh aoe 2000 Ship Yorktown, London, Am. goi 50,000, Do. Southamptoa do. 4 50,000 Steamer Merlin, 8t. Thomas 2410 Do. do, Eng. gold 40.299 Steamer Niegara, Liverpool, 968,860 Total Feb. T to Fab 14,.... “$1133 500 Kreviously reported... 3918,6a8 Total for 862... se... . g5,caa ae There will be but one steamer from thi port for Liver~ pool, next week—the Pacite, ch Beturday. Tt is not known yet how muoh rpeolo cho will take, but the osti. mate is about a million of dollars The annexed stetement exlibite the mnmber ef piece ned, and the value of celnece, nt each of the Govern. ment Mints, for the year 186i, distinguishing Lbe amount of each metal coined Cremations oF THe wt the dw Value, a $41 743 WO ca 1,763,250 leit 1 887 646 Dolletr ss. jainore Totel in Gold 960 143,400