The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1852, Page 4

rative of mutinigs, conspiracies and barbaritics, on board a French vessel in the Pacific; Letter from Sceretary Webster on Public Lands and Railroads; Letter from President Roberts of Liberia; Compre- NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Tus Lars Frans vr m Oonoases—Tus Mo- RALITY or THE Party Paess.—Once in a while the monotony and stupidity of the Buncombe de- bates in Congress are relieved by an extemporanc- PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, @PVICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NABBAU STS. —— —<—$<—$<$—$<—$—<—<————_————_—— —————F} AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Bonw ro Goon Lvex— Bow Txoorcn’s Kevence—Love Me Love My Dos, BROADWAY TUEATRE, Bronadway~—Damon avo Pr- weac—Lavixs’ isrrie. WIBLO'S—Crown Dr. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Baracn or Promes—Finer Nicut—Duxe m tux Danx. RATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Brian Bo- ‘Remex—PRonw or THe Farnive—My Frigwp Jacx. bs wpe—Inien SecRETaRy. IN@ PERFORMANCES 18 AMERICAN MUSEU} wus Ayrunnoon asp & BOWERY AMPUITHE, BDunronuancrs. BRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broad- qway—Erwioriay Mineteei weors’ STRELS, Woods’ Musical Hall, No. 644 Decadway—Erworian Mineraxisy. DOUBLE SHEET. ew York, Wednesday, March 17, 185%, ) Bowery—Equnernian The News. @ne of our special correspondents at Washington Purnisbes a few particulars relative to the curious movements among the politicians there. Fearing the growing popularity of Messrs. Fillmore and hensive Statement Relative to Building Associa- | ous off-hand fight when least expected. The Houre tione; Foreign and Local Theatricals; Common Council and Court Proceedings; the Artillery Corps; numerous iteme of general intelligence, and a great quantity of advertisements. The Southern States and the Next Presidency. The Southern journals and Southern politicians seem to be in @ great quandary respecting the best policy that the South should pursue in the two ap- proaching national conventions, for the nomination of Presidential candidates, in Philadelphia and Bal- timore, by the two old parties. The same uncer- tainty and doubt also hang over the proceedings of the Southern conventions, on the declarations mado by their various assemblages, in the same region of the Union. The recent agitation in Congress, and the final settlement of the compromise question, inclnding the Fugitive Slave law, have produced all these commotions in the Southern States, and these dis- sensions among Southern journals and Southern Politicians. The domestic institutions of the South, on which its existence, its prosperity, its integrity, its all-in-all, depend, have been menaced by popular movements and party assemblages at the North, for nearly twenty-five years past. These menaces, pro- ceeding from the anti-slavery factions in the North, very naturally create a corresponding element throughout the South, and digpose all the organs of popular opinion in that region, to adopt such a course of policy.as will protect them from the preachers of sedition, insurrection, and revolt, in the Nothern States. is indignant ; but the bellicose honorables apologise, and the House ie appeased. Friends then interpose between the fighting members, to prevent them shooting each other, or showing the white feather, at Bladensburg. They reluctantly consent to make it up—they shake hands—take everything back, ex- cepting, perchance, @ black eye; and then the fact is announced to the House as a privileged question, and the affair blows over. The House relapses again into prosy specclies for humbug and Buncombe —the steam is again put on, until some other mem- ber collapses a flue, which ends in another explosion, to the great relief of the drowsy reporters and letter writers, and the loafers at the hotels. Now, these things are disgraceful; and at this crisis of the world’s history, they are in bad season, in bad odor, and in very bad taste. The despotic governments of Europe will point to them with the finger of scorn, as illustrations of the sort of law and order which exist under our republican institutions; and they may successfully plead that where there are no restraints or checks against unruly men, that brawling bravadoce and blustering demagogues will lord it over the peaceable and respectable members of society. They may plead to some purpore that the vulgar excesses of republican anarchy are more to bo dreaded than the most rigid regulations of absolute despotism, which at least enforce the principles of good bebavior and self-respect upon all she servants of the government. In a word, to make the Ameri- can Congress respected abroad, its members must first learn the advantages of being respected at Insonorion ON THE Arr Union.—Yesterday morning, soon after the opening of the court, before Judge Oakley, we understand that Movers. Galbraith and Sandford, the learned counsel on the part of the subscribers to the Art Union, made an application for an injunction to restrain the managers of that institution from any further progress in their pro- | ceedings, under their present charter and constitw- tion; andthe Judge, after hearing the complaint, granted their request, and sppointed Monday next | togive a hearing to the managers, before the in- junction should be made final and irrepealable. Sco | report elsewhere. This is a very important proceeding, and is the | turning point in the existence of the present Art Union, under its present management and constitu- tion. The hearing on Monday—the day appointed for the argument—will be particularly interesting, and, we have no doubt, will call forth the attention of all the artists and friends of art in this city. The Art Union is now in the erisie of {te deetiny. During the last nine or ten years it has been ewag- gering through the world without any regard to the constitution and laws of this State, merely be- cause no single individual, or class of individuals, felt interest enough ip the subject to care how tho laws or constitution were treated by the managers. Tho impunity with which they have hitherto been permitted to manage the affairs of the institution hasled them astray into a violation of law which could not last forever. During that period of time nearly half a million of dollars, eontributed by the public for the eupport of art and artiets in this city, have passed through their hande; and, according to the best information we can find, this vast amount of money has been mainly confined to twenty or thirty artists belonging to a particular clique of the Theso dangers, stimulated by | home, as the faithful representatives of a law abid- | Management, to the general exclusion of two or Webster, it is rumored that the friends of Gen. | such agitation, rise above the mere party tactics of | ing, a law respecting, and a moral, intelligent, and | three hundred other artists in the city and country, Boots areeoncocting a letter for their favorite, which will dodge the Fugitive Slave Law, and at the same time ratisfy both the North and tho South. It is alse intimated, that the Douglas men have thrown the democratic leaders into considerable confusion. There [does not appear to be much unanimity of feeling in either of the old parties. The only point pon which they seem united is ‘ the spoils,” which all want, but which only one faction can have, Another of our Washington eorrespondents men- ‘tiens tho formation of a league by nearly all the ©ongresemen from States in which public lands are Decated, to oppose all measures for national benefit dm the Atlantic States, in the shape ef custom bouses, &c., unless the reprosentatives-of the latter Mates support their numerous bills, giving away dmmense quantities of the public domain for railroad vehemes of all kinds. This, at best, is a very small Ddusiness. These gentlemen would be willing to embarrass the. operations of the general govern- ment, by keeping out of its treasury millions of dollars, for want of custom houses, revenue cut- #ers, and men to oollect. the national taxes on merchandise; they would also place in jeo- @ardy the lives. of thousands of human beings, hy depriving our hardy marincs of the light-houses Reeeseary to guard them from danger; and all for the purpose of gratifying their spleen against those States bordering on the ocean. The inhabitants of ‘the old States are unwilling té give away, by the wholesale, to hordes of avaricious, visionary railroad gpeculators, the lands for which the former have assisted to pay. They have never objected to lend aexistance to all purposes actually calculated to be- nefit the people of the new States; but they do ebject to feeding scheming speculators. They be- eve that the public lands belong to all the States, and that if there is to be any of them parcelled out, all chould share alike. Hence the opposition of the yepresentatives of the young States, who now ecom disposed to go a little beyond the old erder of things, by “biting. off their heads to spite their poses.” The United States Senate yesterday, after a Piquant discussion between Mezsrs. Borland and Hale, on boots and freesoilers,.and much other de- bate of a more apropos character, ordered the bill granting lands to Iowa for railroad purposes, to be engrossed. The amendment of Mr. Underwood, giving an aggregate amount of the seventeen mil- ions of acres of lands to be appropriated to the several States, was defeated by 26 to 15. ‘The deficiency appropriation bill was yesterday taken up by the House of Representatives, in eommittce of the whole, whereupon Mr. Hillyer (Union democrat) took the floor, ex- Pleined the position of his party in Georgia, and made some laughable remarks concern- ing the ridiculous manwuvres of the abolitionists in Massachusetts and other States. This brought up Mr. Giddings, (free soiler) of Ohio, who vowed that he would carry the slave trade war into Africa, er somewhere clee. Mr. Jackson (S. R. dem.) ne: took the floor; and, after he had explained the posi- tion of his party in Georgia, the committee rose, without one word having been said concerning the doficiency.bill. An attempt was made to arrest these political harangues, by urging the five minute rule, but the majority of members were op posed to it~-many of them desiring to talk a little for buncombe, between themselves, probably. No business of interest was transacted in the Legis- lature yesterday. The members of both branches were perfectly quict ou the canal question. rpecial co tent intimates that there were some very noi fy proceedings in the executive session of the Renate, but what wae actually going on wae not positively known. sequence of some very extraordinary appeintmente veoommended by Governct Hunt. question of tho ousting of Colonel Snow is the special order for to-day in the Assombly. A rich time is anticipated. Mr. Welch, (democrat,) according to a despatch from Ihaca, has been declared the victor in the contest for the office of State Treasurer. This wil; eause great commotion among the friends of Mr. Cook, the present whig incumbent. Despatches fiom the announce that the ice sormmonced breaking up; iwbabitants of low lands tive freshets. ‘The trial of the alleged Cubs Row passed its eighth interesting. The direct testimony t, yesterday, gives a very lucid a graphic description of the whole affuir, and is well worth perusing; it tells of designetes the gators, and na of the intended expedition—Lo Beste in the vari and that, « a a “* set on foot,” it the Generale in the South, and llivan as manager in tho North. , of course, te Ik is irapos- unticipate the complexion the crors-examination may give to this upparontly “* plain, unvarnished tale,” and itis equally beyond eur power to say whether the trial will or will not form a contemporaneous wonder in length and mass | ef evidence to the Forrest divorce case. | It appears by the proceedings in the police eourt | éterday, that some extensive frauds have been ticed in a California passage office, situated in | Brondway. The details will be seen under the head | @f police intelligence. If there be any truth in these | @harger, itis to be hoped that the guilty parties will be reverely puniched. Under the head of additional from the Paeifo, the | reader will find a letter mentioning vome particulars eoncerning the curious movements of Santa Ana, by which it seems that he is endeavoring to regain his power in Mexico, by enlisting the sympaties of the people of Acapulco. Thrilling accounts of sevoral wrecks, with other items of interoet, are al-o giren— among them the lors of the steamer Gen. Warren, ; ‘with all on board; the wreck of the yacht Wanderer, | aud the atrocious conduct of the Solomon Islanders, including the murder of Mr. Boyd; loss of the pro- poller Sea Gull; California polities; mining newe; on ig division of the State; marders aud rob- | Among the vart amount of interesting readisg in Our | It was capposed, however, that | a great den) of excitement was manifested, in con- | western part of this State | the dey—tactics which have reference more to the corrupt distribution of the spoils of public office, than the preservation of social institutions, or the quict of particular races of the people. It is very natural, therofore, that the South, in the face of these dangers, should be very solicitous as to the shaping of its conduct in the approaching whig and democratic conventions, to be held for the nomination of Presidential candidates. These party arrangements and party movements form a species of break-water, keeping at a distance from the South all the inflammable materials of agitation that are constantly boiling and bubbling up in New England and New York, through abolition conventions and abolition assemblages. What course of conduet, therefore, will it be pro- per for any party, and each party, in the South, to pursue, on finding themselves sitting side by side with the Northern delegates in the Philadelphia Whig Convention, or those in the Baltimore Demo- cratic Convention? A certain portion of the organs and journals of both parties in the North, deprecate, to the deepost extent, any introduction, in either of those conven- tions, of resolutions having reference to the recent compromice, or to any opinion on the importance and finality of the Fugitive Slave law. The constant and invariable tone of the abolition Evening Post, one of the organs of the anti-slavery faction attached to the democratic party at the North, and the same appre- hension expressed by the Now York Tribune, also an abolition organ attached to the whig Seward party, indicate the purposes, and pros- pects, and fears of these factions at the North, in reference to the Southern delegations in either of the two conventions about to meet inJune. The anti-slavery elements in the North, belonging to all parties, wish a Presidential candidate to be put for- ward without principles or platform in reference to these meaeures, in which the South has the deepest interest, and these projects, in which the revolu- tionary factions at the North are the most danger- ous and most menacing. These anti-slavery fac- tions are afraid that the Southern delegates sould cal] on the Northern delegates to declare their opin: ions on the compromise and fugitive slave law, be- fore they go into any arrangements for the nomina- tions or the spoils. In such a dilemma, would it be good policy for the South to remain silen in these conventions, and allow the nominations and elections to be made to the high office of President—with the power to di- vide all the spoils contingent thereupon—without reference to those national measures and national principles guarantied by the constitution, under which the local institutions in the South are pro- served from the invasions of the agitators and revo- lationary committees at the North? We think not. As a matter of policy, the South cannot fail to see clearly and distinctly that it would be danger- ous and fatal to their local institutions, and to their position in the Union, to abandon these decla- rations, which the North, under the constitution, are bound to give, and bound to act according to the principles there developed. If the Baltimore con- vention, or the Philadelphia convention, were per- | mitted by the Southern delegates, by cither of these | bodies, to put forward a candidate, without reference | to the compromise measures or the fugitive slavo law, such a fact would only give encouragement to | further agitation on these questions at the North, leave the door open for additional disturzance in this region of the country~-a state of things which will grow by thus being left open---and in process of time bring forth that terrible state of collision | between the North and South which every | one secs ip the future, and every one ie in dread of, even at this enrly day. The original abolition party in the North have | Leen over twenty years in active existence and or- ganization. They avyow their purposes boldly and | decidedly; and that purpose is, the revolution of the | government—the destruction of the social institutions | of the South at all hazardsSeven at the hazard ofeivil | war and diranion. These avowals are made in their | more recent reports aud pronunciamentos, issuing | from Boston. They expect blood, war, battles, con- fusion, revolution, revolt, to epring from the princi- ple on which they are acting. ‘hig is the original and ultre party, which is the gource of all the distar- } bance that has assailed the two old parties, and bh heretofore—up to this moment—divided the North | and Fonth on various questions involving the elave institutions of the South. | revelut Bat between that ultra ‘ tion, and the neutral tint abolition, | whose organs are the New York Times, Tribune, and | Evening Post—belonging to both the old parties— | there are various s and varions classes, all | commingling m ad all wishing to possess theme government, by deceiving the Southern States and dodging all the questions under the constitution. By g the recent compromise measures out of the platform of the two partics nominating the next ales or less together, President 6 factions at the North will be able to give an additional abolition tinge and sironger abolition clements to the two old parties, than they have heretofore had ; and therein lies the great evil of putting forth « datee, by either of the two par- tics, withont a distinet, recognized, bold, and de- cided platform + containing th avowale in reference to the ir principles and thoir stitutions of the South, ue to the egitating sentiments of the North. as well From these views, it will be seen that it is do- cidedly tho interest of the Southern dolegates—bo they wh or democrats—in the two approaching | Conventions, to stand by those principles and those | lows, in which the safety and intogrity of their own | Comestic institution: | them, by dodging, cither of these conventions, they may rely on it that the abolition revolutionary faction at the North will increase in strength, and spread ite influence, from that very circum- vet of the spoils of the general | tels has boon more effi involved. If they abandon | #ock company, on the other hand, have a gr polite people. The demoralizing influences of the party journals of the day have much to do with these repeated dis- graceful exhibitions of pugilism in Congress. The party press of this city, vindictive, malicious, and unscrupulous as it is, in bandying about the slang of the fish-markets, is particularly responsible in this respect. Tho fashionable examplo of this great metropolis is followed by the eountry pa- pers, satisfied that they may safely indulge in abuse and scurrility as far asthe guardians of New York society, and of its morals and good breeding, think proper to go. And thus the poison is diffused, and thus the representatives of the people are do- moralized by their party organs. For example, the Courter and Enquirer, a few years ago, then enriched by the Five Point classic pen of little Raymond, denounced Daniel Webster asa “‘traitor,” a “renegade,” a ‘ faithless traitor,” and in other terms equally complimentary. And even since the present editor has become a member of the church, and has taken up his cross to follow in the footsteps of the meek and lowly Jesus, he has been guilty of assailing his. cotemporaries, such as N. P. Willis, in a temper and language which would shock a truly contrite and repenting sinner to hear, much less deliberately to employ. The editor of the Evening Post is another specimen reminding us ofthat godly Pharisee who stood up in the faco of the world, and thanked God that he was better than other men; and ia the next breath has denounced his neighbors as little better than rogues, thieves, knaves, vagabonds, and liars. Little Raymond, of the Times, setting himself up asthe penny trumpet of abolition and good breeding, in imitation of the old soldiers of Wall street, was always an apt scholar in low language—it is but a few woeks ago that it called & respectable and accomplished officer of the Navy, ‘a brutal blackguard.” But philosopher Greeley, however, caps the climax in the use of dirty ex- pletives and low epitheta, ‘You lie, villain, you lie’—‘‘ A black-hearted liar; ‘‘the scoundrel,” and similar expressions, are as familiar to him as hie old white coat, and as sadly in want of cleaning as hie boots. And yet these are the journals which are most deeply afflicted and outraged in their feelings when members of Congress presume to imitate their dis- graceful examples of bad manners. Such are the pretences of hypocrisy, and such the result of its bad examples! In an editorial career ofnearly thirty years we have never employed such epithets. Letthe public decide upon the morelity, decency, and good taste, between the party journals anywhere and the independent Heratp everywhere. It is just the difference between pretence and practice. Ourlight ie not hid under a bushel. In our columns we stick invariably to the language of Shakspeare and the Scriptures. These are our constant models—simple, classic, chaste, plain, courteous and holy. ‘Let the tree be judged by its fruits”? As for our cotemporaries, ‘can men expect to gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?’ Can they ex- pect either morality or consistency from the hacks of the party press? They instigate the brutalities which disgrace Congress, and then roll up their eyes in holy horror at euch proceedings. Out upon such hypocrisy! Our duty is plain. We shall “let our light so shine before men, that they may seo our good works, and glorify our Father, which is in Heaven.” Tue Cxyeran Patace Bin Passep INTO A Law.--The Crystal Palace bill has passed the Le- gislature, after some slight opposition and discussion, and has been signed by Governor Hunt. That wo shall have a ‘Crystal Palace,” therefore, of some kind, is now pretty certain. The opposition to it by the American Institute, was not sufficient to preveat its establishment, and henceforth that body will have to deal with it as an ‘‘ accomplished fact,”’ and must endeavor to throw it into the shade by the number and superiority of the articles exhibited at its next Fair. The contest of the two associations for popularity is likely to prove very interesting and very amusipg. The Crystal Palace was originated by some of those American gentlemen who went over to the | World’s Fair, and who want to get a market for the ing ia London, and will be brought ov as the wonderful palace is erceted "© as soon Reservoir Square. The New York hotels have aleo taken an interest in the matter, because they caleulate it will biing strangers to the city, and they have according- —the Astor House, for instance, taking five thou- sand dollars worth. The active movement of the ho- ent than the opposition of the dry goods stores, which consisted only in words, and amounted to nothing, because they did not unite and organize; and the only course now Jett for the latter is to support the American Institute. There will be thus a great rivalry ereated bo- tween the two institutes—the foreign and Amori- can—a rival:y which Will do good to both. But if the American Institute wants to be snccesefal, and not to be eclipsed and overshadowed by its antago- nist, it muct come out of its |, become decent, and put its best foot foremost. It hae collected, from time to time, several hundred thousand dollars, end has done some good with the money, though not halfas much as it might have done. Now is the time for exertion. Past fwults will be forgiven and forgotten, ifit only goes ahead, now that the tional honor is concerned, its own honor at st and ite very existence threatencd. Tho new joint et fleld for ** spreading themeclves out.” They can build up @ litde colony around Reservoir Square, if they only expend a sufficient eum. By all meane, there- fore, let the Crystal Palace go on, and go up. There na- stance, beyond what imagination can picture at this early day. Ifthe Sonijern statesmen, cither whigs or demoerate, slur over @ bold declaration of their constitutional rightson their own social institutions, they cannot expect their friends here at the North to occupy much longer the danger@ue position of Able edition, attontion is directed to thecingular nar- breakwater to the abolition tide that ie rising around every day. ig nothing like competition. The old institute wanted a epur, aud now it ix “ etirred up with a long pole.” ee mesial unsaleable refuse of the exhibition, which is now ly- | Which will be found in another column, it will be ly subscribed largely to the stock of the company | many of whom have been again and again compo titors for the patronage contemplated by the public. Yet, though the internal management of the Ar: Union has been injudicious and bad, that circum- stance would not have been a cause of their ruin, had they not violated tho constitution and laws of the State in reference to lotteries and gam- bling. The managers presumed too much on the respectability of their private position and private reputation, when they undertook to set the laws at defiance, by making the institution, in the distribution of its paintings, a mere lottery. Tho Recorder, in his reeent decision, quashing the indict- ment against an independant journal, very properly read these respectable gentlemen a moral lesson on this subject, which they will earry with them through the world as long as they breathe. Nothing has taken place, inalong time, which has met with more popular approbation than the manner in which this swaggering Art Union has been treated, both by the press and the logal tribunals of the city. Tho further proceedings in this interesting case, winding up the institution, and putting a further stop to an unconstitutional lottery, will, we have no doubt, be received with equal applause and equal approbation by a discerning community. The end of this illegal institution is now in sight. Tne . Paesipency—Mr. Ciay’s Lerrer—Mn. Wesstzr’s Letter.—We publish elsewhere in our columns, to-day, an extract of a letter from Mr. Clay, on the Presidency; and the letter of Mr Web- ster, in favor of dividing out the public lands among Western railroads, which, also, has an eye upon the chances for the succession. It is a pretty bold bid for the Western vote, in case there should be such a thing as a nomination of the Secretary of 8tate by the Philadelphia Convention. Mr. Clay’s letter is a frank and unmistakeable argument in fa- vor of Mr. Fillmore as his first choice, and as the best candidate for the whigs. This confirms our as- sertion of Mr. Clay’s preference, mado spme time ago. His lettor will undoubtedly have greater in- fluence in behalf of Fillmore, than all the Wall street mass meetings which could be drummed up for Mr. Webster, from this time to the meeting ofthe whig convention. What says Mr. Webb? What says Philosopher Greeley, a prodigious Clay man? Does he still go for Scott, againet Clay, and without a convention or a platform, trusting to Seward and to luck, as he did in the case of poor old General Taylor? We apprehend the letter of Mr. Clay will stir up the Webster and Scott managers, and bring them out. The spring is opening. Mr. Clay has led out his partner in the dance. Let the dance begin. Tur Vera Cruz Route ro Canrrorsia.—One of our old slow coach cotemporaries published, the other afternoon, a statement of tha new route to California, via Vera Craz, and thence across the country to the Mescala rivor, and thonce down the said river in steamers te the Pacific. We presume this was published by our neighbor for news, al- though the same facts were more widely circulated, some two or three weeks ago, in an editorial in the Heraup. We have, however, received 2 communi- cation from a party interested in the Alvarado route, who says that the Mescala river, on the Vera Cruz route, is utterly impracticable for steamboat navigation at any and cvery senson of the year. He says that “Mr. James Wright, a well known enter- prising traveller, who is now, and has been since last March, employed in conducting passengers from Mexico to Acapulco, examined the above river, and declares it not practicable for navigation of any kind, particularly in the rainy seacon, when the falls and rapids are so dangerous that the natives cannot risk it in their canoes.” He further cays that « board of Mexican engineers havo reported to the same effect. It does appear a little strange that there should be a river navigable for steamboats for five hundred miles in the heart of Mexico, unknown to the commercial world till the present day. Be- tween the various conflicting routes through Mexico, we shall doubtless be well informed of them all. We want more light. Jnvortaxr Liquor Movemuxt—A New Oroax ror THE Trape.—By reference to a curious but im- portant report of the proceedings of the liquor men, teen that a new organ is about to be established, to protect and advance their interests. It is the greatest newspaper movement of the day. It begins with a apital of fifty thousand dollars, to bo extended to one hundred thousand dollars, and backed by morey and property to the amount of fifty millions. We hail ovr contemporary in embryo as an ally that will assist us to overthrow Fouricrism, fanaticism, Police Intelligence. ALLEGED FRAUDS ON PASSENGERS GOING TO CALI- FORNIA--ARREST OF SOME OF THY ACCUSED PAR- ‘TIRE—QUITE A SENSATION AMONG THE GOLD HUN- TERS. A-complaint was preferred, yesterday morning, beforeJas- ice Lothrop, by a man named Robert Stirlen.at present stop- ping in this city, who it eeems wanted to yo to San Fran- cieeo, and was induced, on the 11th instant, to purchase what is termed a through ticket for California, by the way of Panama, from Palmer & Co., No, 80 Broadwey, for which he paid $130, and received two tickets or certi- ficatce—one entitling him to a passage from here to Cha- gree, and the other to pasenge from Panama to San Fran- cireo; and in order that the public may ascertain. and judge from the whole facts, the nature of the alleged fraud, we first give a copy of the tickets :— QagtEst et seats Stas TST TET TTT ESTs Tet EST Tatty t INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP. Vovacr. pana APM TORN, March 6, IAI. an for tho dare of Robert Stiles, in the New Otleaun,: frst mship from Panama to San Fran- at Ist April. PALMER & CO., Agents, scree ‘teen! be Not traneferable. arrangements cannot he consam- 'acific independent steamer, passage erein receipted, to be refanded at Panama. Each pi r allewed space for personal baggage free to the extent of 250 Its. Seassasagsa gatseraagassatagttages sttassgttte Endorsed on this ticket as follows :— “ Board to be paid, if ee eee at Pa- : Per Monunovss, “Or paseage money refunded.’? ‘The following is a copy of the other ticket :— SPONDERDED THER ERERDEREEEHDHOR ORE RHO ES STEAMSHIP CITY OF NEW YORK, Vovacr 2. New Youx, March 6, 1852. ‘of Robert hip City of New York, from i—berth No. —; appointed to CHARLES 8. PALMER & CO, ARRAN eRennAe Tee nenaanees TESTIMONY BEFORY. THE MAGISTRATE. Robert Stirlen, of No. 67 Chatham street, being sworn, ®yr—That on or about the 11th of Maroh, 1852, at No. 80 Broadway, deponent Be ofa man, who his mime Monkhouse to the annexed ticket, almer & Co,, which the said Monkhouse represent to it would entitle deponent toa from Panama to San Francirco, in the steamship New and for which nt paid the said Monkhouse the sum of $130; de- ponent has since ascertained from Mr. Howard, of said ves- scl, that the said ticket is worthless, and thet sald Monk- he use, and said Palmer & Co., had no authority to issue such ticket. John T. Howard, of No. [34 Broadway, being sworn, saye—That he is the agent of the steamship New Orleans, running between Panama and San Francisco, and further, that no such person or firm as Palmer & Co. has an: agency for said ship, or any authority, directly or - rectly, to negotiate for passage on board said ship, or to sell. tickets or certificates of , oF to receive any money for ps , On account of said ship, or to act in any man- ner whatever, for any {gtd whatever, in behalf or on the part, or in the name of [said ship, or in the name, behalf, or on account of any person or per- tons legitimately connected with, or interested in, the ship aforeraid; and this deponent adds that any and all sales of certificates or tickets of pamage, by any person or firms called or calling themselves P: x & Co. is false and fraudulent, and any and all such tickets or certificatesare fictitious and of no value for a in saidship. De- ponent says that the ticket hereunto annexed. marked “A.” and purporting to have been issued by Palmer & Co., for pasrage on said ship is false and fictitious and utterly worthless, as aforesaid, and will not entitle the holder or any one elec to any passage on said ship, and further, de- ponent saith not, John M. Nixon, of No. 21 Park place, eworn, says that he is, in , an owner of steamship New Orleans; that he read the foregoing affidavit, and knows the facts Received, forty-five dollars for the pass Beirien, in the eteamebip Cit ew York 2 ccnceicnees has hi therein eet forth to be true and correct ‘Upon the facts as presented by the above affidarits, the magistrate irsued his warrant for the arrest of Palmer and the man calling himself Monkhouee, and placed it ja the hands of officers Smith and Elder, for service; and ine short time they arrested three men, on suspicion of being concerned, one of whom, when said to be identified as the person who represet to be Monkhouse, by writing that name on the ticket. It reems that a great number of ns have been for- ‘warded to Panama on just such tic! as are represented above, and that on their arrival there no ench vessel would receive them on the tickets, and besides, the price of parrage was at a much higher rate. and still they were unable to procure any possige had they Willing to y the difference in price, as every steamship was filled ty the legitimate tickets sent by the owners. It is eaid, that in consequence of the rush of passengers forwarded in this way to Panama, there is not accommodation for them ; fever has broken out among them, end they are dying off rapidly, and othors again are unable to return or go forward for the want of money, having expended all their funds in purchasing their through passage. During the day yesterday, numerous other complaints were preferred of a similar nature. presenting their claims, averaging from $25 up to $180. It is supposed that many thousands of dollars have been taken from these pend California gold hunters. The case has been set down for® hearing. to come off at 3 o'clock this afternoon. More Trouble among the Gold Dust Buyers —Yesterda x a complaint was preferred before Justice Lothrop against gold dust broker, corner of Wall and Kuben Baldwin, a returned Californian, Morris A. Coby, Broad street, by who arrived in this cityon Monday in the steamship Daniel Webster, bringing with him two bags of gold dust, containing, as he alleges, about one hundred ounces. On the fame day Mr. Baldwin proceeded to the office of Mr. Coby, and there turned out his drut into a scale; the goa was weighed; but it did not, according to the anticipa- tion of Mr. Baldwin, amount to as much within eight or ten ouncer, as he calculated it would do. However, he allowed Mr. Coby to purchase the gold without exhibiting any particular degree of dissatisfaction, and took the money, amounting to between sixteen and seventeen hun- dred dollars for the seme. Subsequently, he believed he had been defrauded, and preferred the above complaint, setting his lors at $1094. The magistrate, on the affidavit of Mr. Baldwin, issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Coby, who appeared under the escort of officer Norris, and stated to the Court that the accusation waa untrue, that Mr, Baldwin must have been mistaken in the welght of his dust, that his weights are correet, and that no com- plaints had ever been made against him before. ‘The ma- gistrate required bail in the sum of $500, which was given, and Mr. Coby was liberated from custody, Jacob Levy, was arrested on Monday night, by officer ‘Welsh, of the Second ward police, having in his possession 4 bundle of cambric musling, valued at $150. the property of Chittenden, Bliss & Co., No. 73 Broadway. tf poctns that the store of the above named firm had been bur- glariously broken into. by forcing openta window on the Xector street side of the store, through which the we entered, and carried off the above named property. ine officer, on witnessing the prisoner with the property bun- died up, suspected he was a thief. and_ accordingly took hia into custody. Le was walking up Broadway as bold 8 could be, between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, when stopped by the officer. The evidence being conclusive against the thief, Justice Louhrop committed him to prison to answer the charge. Late From Costa Rica.—We read in La Goceta, of Costa Rica, of the 2ist of February, the following para- graph which we translate:-—‘ It appears that General Flores, who had so many times protested that he would never interfere in the affairs of Keuador, left Peru, with an expedition destined to conquer the unhappy country Which had been submitted to bim for twenty years, and from which he was exiled five months ago, after an at- tempt to revolutionize Peru, ‘This report came to Puerto Arenos by a bark from Callao." Veny Late rnom Haytt—By the arrival of the brig Clara Windsor, Captain Brettans, from Port au Prince, ‘we have received advices to March 7. All was quict. The Waytiens were in great gice, in consequence of the anti- cipated coronation of their Emperor, to take place April 18, on which occasion a grand feast is to be given, and 20,000 troops to be paraded under orma. It wilf be observed as @ great holiday throurhout the country, It is euppored that not less than 60,000 pxrsons will be in Port au Prince on that dey, Marine Affairs. Tur Sovinean Sreamens.—The steamships Alabama, Capt. Ludiow, from Savannah, and Merion, Capt. Berry, from Charleston, arrived yesterday morning. We are ine debted to the purser of each vessel for the prompt delivery of the favors of onr Southern contemporaries, Capt. William Woods, of the steamer I. L, Bulwer, abolitioniem, and Greeloyiem; and wo have no doubt that also upon Kossuthism and intervention, the new spirituous journal will be sound to the core. What its opinion will be upon the Maine Liquor law, it is unnecessary to say, for that isa settled point. But what ite polities are going to be, or which of the candidates for the Presidency it will take up, is still asecret. Lowever, we shall probably soon see the prospectus, and then we shall know all about it. Meantime, the announcement will fall like a thun- derbolt upon the Sun, Tribune, and Times. Tho men who have originated this movement haye not been talking so much as the tectotallers, but they have been working hard, and the fraits of their ex- ertious will quickly be made manifest. Tur Drury axp Wizxus Soon Proron Can: raiGNn.—A emall bubble from this once famous con- cern came up on the surface, the other day, in tho court at Hempstead, Long Island. Soe the report elsewhere. Tho District Attorney, for reasons stated, has entered np anol pros on the indictment recently found against Wilkes, A. M. C. Smith, on the Fan Juan de Nicaragua, and not of the John M. Clayton, recovered the body of Mr, Stoddard, who was 40- cently drowned in that rive Brooklyn City Intelligence. _Isprovesiexts in Brooxiyy.—Fulton street, the prin. thoroughfare of Brooklyn, has been considerably tra. “on its castern side, by the opening of several ciegant stores, The three brown front four story build ings between Johnsen and Tillary Ftreets, erected Inst fall, are nearly finiehed, and will challenge competition for convenience and ciegance, wit them will be ceeupied in the Ks 6 0 dry goods store, and the second ar n hoot and shoe shop, ‘The lote on the corner of Naseau street and Fulton, which wero sold at public auction, some months sines, for $21,000, are now in the course of being excavated, and Will form theeite of three four story stores and dwall- ing houres, which will be handsomely fronted with white marble, and ornamented with iron eorn'cos, ‘Thore buildings in other portione of the eity on which lie bor has been stopped, owl g to the reverity of the win, ter, are now rapidly progressing, and many of them will be ready for sccupants hy thefirstof May, Im south Brooklyn several biccks of houses are epringing up, and | the value of property fn that netghborhood has thereby been considerably enbaneed. Yet, notwithstanding ail this, wecareity of dwelling-honsos is complained of, aud an increare has taken place in the rents of about fifteen percent, onthe lowest average Presentment or tie Grasp dunv.—The Gra came into the Court of Sessions yertorduy, and pros forty-four bills of Indictment (of which ‘thirtoon are y in the ci « ofa few Ww One of ” One-Eyed Thompson, and others ; leaving the eivil case only on the calendar, which Drury brought against those persone. Why the indictment took this course, we do not know; but we suppose that CorvaLien Wikorr's TRL 1m Grxoa.—The pub- lication of thie intererting trial hae been delayed, in consequence of ihe length of the tranciations that hadto be made. It will he ready to-morrow ornext days and » eurious trial it will be found Wilkes bas been anxious, for some time, to dispose of these matters in some way, so that he may bo able the more offectually te wait upon Judgo Bar- culo of Poughkeepsie, and pay up the balances which ke etill ower in that quarter. All right, we poppose. Aeilement day always comer at lant. ond having concluded their labore wrx se foe the terme ir labors were dis Monratsty ix Broowtys.—The deat felony; cared the in this « week, numbered forty-cight, Of thes rig tion ent ecmption; two of rearlet fover. ond two of small ‘Twenty-four of deceased were males and twenty. four moles, of whom fifteen were over and Ubirty-three under twenty-one yearr of age. Reveuer or Fortuns.--David Alinond, formerly © prorperous ellizen, jeading momber of the Council, avd at one time Mayor of Frerlerickaburg, Va., Wut for tle inat fifteen yenry an inmate of the alwns-house at that pinee, Arrest of a Burglar.—A Polish Jen, calling himself ns County Circuit Court and Court of emeens Fer and Terminer. Tion, Helah B, Strong, presiding, THE DRURY CASE-~TRIAL POSTPONED. Maxen 16—ihe action which has been brought bj Drary. to recover damages for the iMegal setsure (as alleged) of a quantity of valuable property at his house in Astoria, by Wilkes. A. M. ©. binith, and others, was ap- pointed for trial at the present term of this Court, which commenced en Monday, but was postponed by consent, until the next. whieh will be held in June, Mr. J. W. Savage appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. James M. Fmith for the defendants. There was a erimi- nal indiciment pending tor the same transaction, but Mr. Fmith contended thet it was a matter which would amount to a trespass only; and Sir. Lamberton, the Dis- trict Attorney. declared himself of the same opi whereupon, at the suggestion of the Court, a nolle proseq §. was entered. Court Calendar—Thi Day. Surneme Couxs.—special Term.—Nos, 14, 15, 46, 64, 60, 41, 59, 5, 169, 52. 20, 62, 66, 26, 4. Svrenion Catal ‘wo Pag aye ie 205, 100, 681, 694, 704, 709, 721, 602, 608, 687, 484, 677 to 775, inclu- sive. Loss of the Clay Medal. No. 29 Waxt ernext, Nxw Yorx, March 16, 1852. Dean Six—I have the honor of acknowledging tho receipt of your favor of yesterday, communicating the clreumstances attending the loss of the Gold Medal recently (Presonted to Mr, Clay, by a number of his personal and political friends Niemen associated for the purpose of presenting that seenonssl to tea oe Rave. inrtencien mee opr 01 they warmly reciprocate the feelings w! y a Prove, and unite with you sn regretting that’ the mishap for to, the one which has been lont, ile ‘they, highly appreciate the motives of your honorable requesd “that « et duplicate” revise cue be pre it it yegard your action in the premises as thy of you, yet they feel constrained to de al proffer. » With great respect, your obedient servbnt, PAD Wi ORNIEL ULLMANN, Chairman Committe, » Cuaries Burien, Feq. Set Yes, here is the card Susan gave me. “rempes Daguorrootypes, fifty cents dach, including ease, 316 Broadway.” 1 mi in and get three likenesses of myself—one to feavo home, one for brother Sam, and one for 7 jfusan’s was made by him, and it was very good indeed. TOMPBON, Daguerrian Artist, 315 Broadway. Commercial Bank, Perth Amboy.—-E. Evans, 70 and 72 Fulton street, redeems notes on this bank, at twenty-five per cent discount, in payment for ready wade clothing. By Pronunciation in Ten Lessons, hind the time economised in learning the lan- f by Professor TALBOT, 577 Broadws Tete vectrends) wih fall eontrmn lon st na (iny-tour teachers ‘of the prominent schools in this alts le Genin’ s Style of Hats were intros a rt ¢ 14t! Gentlemen fm want ofa Hat, superior in style invited te eall. 214 Broadway. Wood, the Hatter, No. 572 Broadway, ad- Joining Niblo's Theatre.—Spring style for Gentlemen's Hate now ready. Our new pattern recommends itself, being at once pretty, elegant, and combining the double advantage of Uahtnene ad curable: on, rather, No. ora Brosdwag. the Head.—The head of an in- tudy, but how easy it 9 to die Coneernti tellectual man hea is ed from the r borne upon shoul Ifyou are wise, and wish to appear so, leave to KNOX the duty of solecting your Hat. In will ce eatiefection 66 experience, and judgment, an: guarantee satiefaction Sifwho petronise Bim ilks, Silks, at ve: tt ba: ins.—Hitch- rapes welt bry aang cesemeraes Mi Feet, ure selling the ‘chomport lot of Silke Ghia in 0 . . and in . tion. They Rave also new spring De Laiues, Calteods, Mus- Nine, &e., Ke. : ‘helt stock of printed pertinent of blesabed and will ted Caltes brows be co ally exten~ the original Print Warehouse, 44 2 sive sci jeder street. Quite a sensation was created am men of fashion, when it was first known that GREEN, No. 1 Astor Houre, bad dis theory of measuring the frame, by. which shirts could be made to fit infallibly. The theory hag been tested, and proved practically true, and for montba past orders have been pouring into Gree: in S continuous stream. Union Hall Wholesale \aregit aS ‘Ware- house, corner of Fulton and Nassau streets, N. Y.—The at- tention of Southern and Western men, visiting this city, is Eeepectfully invited to our immense stovk of Spring and Summer Clothing, which embraces all the ncw and desirable atyles of goods, manufactured by competent workmen, cut in the most elegant and modern style, and at prices which cannot fall to, sive, entire satisfaction, N- B.-A large a of Boys’ Clothing constant on hand, sortment 7 r yon hand. | oens, P. Family Furnishing Store, 202 Greenwich Street, corner of Chambers, New York, where gentlemen will Gud a good assortment of under Shirts an Stocks, Cravats, Gloves, Handkerchiefs; and ladies stock of En nd German ry. iS ors shortest notice, upon the mort ter THOS. McLAl reason! UGHLIN. Great sin Caspetings-—Erereen & way, corner of White street, havi late large auction will dispose Tapestsies, Sos ‘to ter Tngraies a) oF ae ieGs,, and all ot Coxpeta loths, &c., &c.—J. M. Gillespie, No. 111 Bowery, hes now on laud a first rate assortment of a i ; . EC, all of which willbe sola at unusually low prices. Ledion, please call aud get a bargain. Take Warning!—Do not purchase your English tape: Brussele, end three By and ingrain ear- ets, of] cloths, rugs, stair carpets, and matting, until you Rave examined the tuagniticent, most catensive, sad cheapest assortment to be found in this city, at No. % Bowery, HIRAM ANDERSON’S, the creat depot and rogulatog ef trade prices, To Dealers in Hostery.—An intimate ac- waintance with the Hosiery business, and a knowledge of the particular articles required by desiers, have enabled vs to select a stock of hosiery unsurpassed in variety of styles, exce! we of quality, cheapnese, and adaptation to the market. We cheerfully open out goods to thone who Wisk to ©: ine, Y & ADAMS, No. 57 William street. Citizens and Strangers are invited to call at A. BAKER'S, 50 Beckman street, and examine the styles and quality’ of fashionable Boots mado to order, of the best French caif skin, with patent shanks, for $3 00. French pa- tent leather boots, $5 W. A good assortment constantly on hand—neatness, cheapness, durability, punctuality, California Merchants and Minors are Ine sited te examine BARRON, BROS’. portable blast furnades, for extracting gold from rock, and for all other melt- operations. They ar ont effective furnaces in use. Also, Barron, Bros’. por! f joth ean be seen in at the ware roo: A. H, Pride & C aren, Panama, United Stat ports, Sandwich Isla charge of our spocial m da, wiil close a€ 23, P. tiseme Express Mall for Cha- Pavitio Squadron, South Pacific China, Ci nd O7 fu Mrs. Jervis's Cold Candy.—The grent fire- side dy for Coughs, Colds, Hoarsent and the various W. JERVIS, 366 Phalon’s New Spring Style of Hair Cutting New principle in Hair Cutting.—Clean Hair Brushes for by the basket fall—tifteen of the bert artists in America oms—new styles, A new era in Hair Guttii ‘anything before dreamed of in New York, ALON'S Crystal I 07 Broadway. Phalon’s Chem x Invigorator, te revent baldne: air that hi off, or come thin, aad to oure scurf or dandruf, fox in such 9 brilliant gloss and permanent curl, Por Broadway, and all the drug stores in evory eity a America, Phalon’s Magi bair cr whiskers the moment it the hair orekin. It can be w: Dyc, to color the fed, without injury te immediately without d has no bad odor, Tu fs appli 8 Wig and Toupee Manufwctoss, ft disturbing the eolor gr told, at PHALOD ‘omdway, Nor sule‘in the city and country by druggist. 16 Test premtam at the iaet rete. They LON’S Wig aud air Dye Factory, Dey streets i he soon at K. PUA 197 Broadway, o $1,000 wil be forfeited by if they eannot prove by hundreds of brated Bohomiau Inir Dye is the best, changes pray or eandy hair to a beaut or brown. Soldat tho Perfumery st Tocents wease ; $6 por dozen. Perfumery.—The Silvex dai at the Crys- tal Pal o HL. Brain Soaps, Vo th Pay snifieioat pm mendn © praja ting in favor of imported French Perfumery. Drugaicts and Countey Merchants cin always obtain the above Articles by calling on K. M. HOBBS, 33 Maiden Lane. Mcen Fun, the celebrated Chinese Skin Powder. Thie far-famed and invaluable owl stands pre-eminent for Restoring, Beantifyine, nnd Pre ing the Complexion, rendering the Sk toly White, Smooth, and Soft. Por infe on Rowount of its foothing snd eooll mle-=re ceil, by Droggists and Perfuw y the #ole Pee. prictos, une. To the Pablic.—Ms. Liditor, t wish you to inform the put tite. WN. Hathaway, of No. 68 Clin ton street, reqner mo to mak own ban covery of bis child 10 Lbs, weight, fresh yt of one botiie of Dr, Watt's Magnetic Ne Theis now upon the sevond, with a good appetite, and gaining fewh fast, W. BE. MELEE, 420 broadway 5,000 Wigs and & Heard’s colebrated of the bert materia monty; are warranted to to color, Also, Braids of Jong hnir, frond besids, exclusively for wigs and haie dying. Copy she addross. Gonrnud’s Liquid Hair Dy @noeption or reservation the very bert Drated js GOURAUD'S Medicated Pies, freekien, wallow ious, chin + ToMghmesey Be. Peudre Subtiie uprocts hair trom ay part of the body, Liquid and Hair Gioss, at 67 Walker atrest, ly. reuring pin- Ke, Lily White, Broadway. Meir -—Batehcior’s eclebrated Hair Dye is tho boot xt dinoor: for coloring the hair or whiskers, the moment it l* applied, The wonderfnl ease and cortainty with whieh this favorito ‘and eld ostablished Mair Bhi rms te autonishing. It iv for sule, or appliod, a BATU tad addrers. BLOR'S Wig Paotory, No. 4 Walislivet. Copy the and Toupecs--Batchelor’s anew es of Wigs axe prepeuneed bad mort [agin neem otaetere Invented. Those wan superior artiale, shoul AUBATCU LOWS ebencad With ae tNe a Wail atree here vay be at and best assortmend fe the city. Copy the - Gied op the J jnrtant, aged #3 year,