The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1852, Page 6

Our Foreign and Home Correspondence. Aen * Paris. GOSSIP OF PARIS Panis, April 22, 1852. The Cold and Wintry Weather—Grand Balls and Decrees the Order of the Day—Mr. Rives’ Grand Sotrée—Magnrficent Crystal Palaceat Paris~Ex- traordinary Discovery of Treasure--Pine Painding of Horace Vernet---Extraordinary Entertainment by a New York Gentleman---Desperate Attempt to Murder---The Operas, Theatres, §c. Never has the weather been so variable, cold and disagreeable. Winter has ceme again, and for the last six days it has frozen, snowed, and hailed, as in December and January. Besides this inconceivable temperature, the north wind blows as strong as in Siberia, and every one is enrobed in overcoats, furs and shawls. As a matter of course, the fireside is most appreciated, and our doctors are. so much en- gaged in their visits that they have not a moment e. Coughs, bad colds, pleurisies, rheuma- tism and tooth-ache, are the least of those evils by which so many are carried away to their last residences. inclement weather has also been very un- tothe developement of the foliage, fruits and vegetables of France. Our public gardenshave been much damaged by tornadoes; and on Saturday afternoon last, in the Tuileries, the wind blew so Violently that many persons, and heaps of chairs which were placed in the grand alley, were thrown Gown, as if by supernatural strength. A shock of an carthquake was felt in the southern part of Ta Loire, and also along the river Seine; and though it had no effect on the buildings, it had an immense influence upon the heads of the weak-minded peo- ple of that part of France, who thought that their dast moments had arrived. This new winter seems to have given a new inte pulse to the season of pleasures which is now exist- ing in Paris, Balls are the order of the day, as well ws, coundlis of ministers, and decrees of the nt. The most magnificent ball given this nhas been that offered by Madame Fortoul, the wife of the Minister of Public Instruction, to tho leading people of the capital. his fete has been called, with much reason, la féte des fieurs, on account of the immense number of flowers which were exhibited on that occasion. The lady of the Mini did the honors of her soirée with the utmost and politeness This ball was the first given after Lent, by the Ministers of Louis Napoleon, The next will be that of Madame Ducog, wife of the Minister of Marine. Then will come those of Madame Bineau, Billanlt and de Persigny. _ ee ball at the Tuileries takes place on the 27th ine Mr. Rives, Minister of the United States, gave, ay last, a sotrée, quite impromptu, at which were invited all the leading people residing or pass- ing through Paris. The saloon of the American Minister had been brilliantly decorated for the oc- casion, and an excellent band. of musie played polkas, mazurkas, quadrilles and schottise were but few Americans present, though many had been invited by Mr. Rives; but all the company pre- sent was of the most select kind. Madame Rives, assisted by her charming daughter and amiable son, did the honors of her saloon with the utmost urbani- ty. Mr. Sandford, the able and polite Secretary of Cogation, was also present, and assisted the Minister and his wife in the honors of their soirée. Among the distinguished guests of the American Embassy I remarked all the Ministers of Louis Napoleon and their ladies, the Marquis and Marchioness of Turgoe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, their daughters and son- in-law, Mr, and Mme. De Bois L’Etang; M. Fortoul, Minister of Public Instruction, and lady; Minister of the Nevy.and his charming wife; M. lault, President of the Legielative Corps; General D’Hautpoul, his lady and daughter; M Baroche, Vico President of the Council of State; General La Hitte, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his daughter, Mme. Soleil, and Mme. La Hitte; The corps diplomatique had also sent many of its mem- bers, ameng whom I noticed Lord Cowley, Ambas- sador of England, and Lady Cowley; Count of Hatz- foldt, Minister of Prussia, and the Countess of Hatz- feldt: Count Molts, Ambassador of Denmark; Mar- guis of Valdegamas Dueso Cortis, Minister of Spain; General Fagel, Ambassador of Holland; Mr. Rogier, Minister ef Belgium; Mr. Mavrocordato, Minister of Greece; General Santa Cruz, Minister, and_for- merly President of Bolivia. I could also name all the Secretaries of Embassy of the above named gentle- men, who had been invited and were present. Baron Rothschild, and Mr. Achille Fould, Senator ‘and formerly Minister of Finance, had accepted the invitation of Mr. Rives; Prince Murat and fami Mr. Vandenbrock, lady, and Miss Green; Mr. D daughter and son; Mr. and Mrs. Moulton, Mrs. Mor- gan, Mr. and Mrs. Brosted, Mr. Cottenet, Mr. Dra- per, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe, Mr and Mrs. Pillet, Mr. and Mrs. Penniman, ete. I need not add that the twilette of the ladies exhibited the most brilliant coup d’ail, and wares of the newest and choices Style. A’ splendid supper, composed of the fir delicacies of the season, us, fruits of all kinds, straw- berries, pine apples, ete., sweets and preserves of all sorts, were displayed in the dining room, and were well attended to by all the guests. en The project of building a crystal palace in Paris is | now a faality A company, at the head of which is | M. Sallandrouge. the formerrepresentative of France ‘at the exhibition of the Crystal Palace in London, has produced a sum of ten millions of franes, which will no doubt be sufficient to erect this imposing monument, under the roof of which will be room enough to exhibit printings, to produce a display of all the productions of industry, and to make evolu- i A cavalry and infantry, as is done in Russia, mammoth palace of cryetal will be completed within the space of nine months. The Bois de Boulogne has just been abandoned by the State to the city of P forest, in’ order to render it equal to Hyde park, London. The highways will be arrayed a la Mac- adam, and several large ponds of water will be formedin the middle of this promenade, nimmense number of lanterns will also be erected along the and thus the Bois de Boulogne will become a and day promenade in Pari A treasure, composed of a great number of gold ‘ieces of the reign of Lou V., was found, on the 20th ini on the ground of a poor agriculturi ns, which are as bright as when new, are worth 14,500 frances The grand picture of Horace Vernet, representing Louis Napoleon on horseback, has been reproduced. | in tapestry by the workmen of the manufactory of | the Gobeling, and never has such a magnificent | needlework been produced in public. I have had the pleasure of admiring this second painting of the gre: ability Much fashionable circles; mention the dinner given th tleman of New York, well known her cS 1 among the b ‘ossip of all sorts iz spre: nd amo th ther day by a gen- | ‘among the ladies and actres of our Boulevard theatres, who, having boen obliged to leave Pari ddenly, in or- | » return t w York, where d some | « to attend to, sent from Havre to Mile. | the jenue premiere of the Varieties Th tion to a dinner, which was to take on tho next day, at the Vieras P Page had been requested to to n her two of her friends, and she came to the re ‘ous with Mlle. No gentleman having the lady in cbief rang the bell, and called the h: of the restaurant, who told her that the dinner w dy, and that he had received orders from Mr. ——, who had sailed from Havre for New York, to give herand her friends one of the most excellent dinners ever cooked in his house. What was to be done? Though such an ex- centricity was a novelty to Mile. Page, she at first did not like to dine without gentlemen; but her two companions revived her spirits, and, with the aid of champagne, the dinner went off in fine style. ‘The three nymphs drank the health of their absent end, who had paid the bill for a dinner marked 0. Quite an aristocratic deed for a republican. There is a man in Paris whose appetite is so great that he entered, the other day, a restaurant in the Boulevards, and having ordered a dinner for five persona, compoged of a leg of mutton, five pounds of, veal cutleta, two hundred nin mg x dishes of vegetables of all kinds, ten pounds of bread, and twelve bottles of wine, swallowed the whole of it, and baving paid the bill, declared that he was not satisfied, and could begin again if he had not reason tostop. This ne hibit himself for a curi make money The young Montesquiou, who committed such a horrible murder ina hotel at St. Louis, and who had been set free by the jury, as being insane, was brought back to Pay of an assistant, whe ‘Two days ago, durir his apartments, and Mile Figeoe and Mme. Octave. arrived at seven o’cl ity. No doubt he would atched all his movements. the night, he escaped from me to the door of a honse, gue de I’ Arbresec, me began to kansk, The tenant of the hou ving opened the door, was immediately assailed by this y & etiek, and knocked down on the ps fr Fortunately, some persons came to the r Monteequiou was taken to the station ho thence to an insane asylum A congress of all the aeronaute of Paris and ince is t@ be held here before the end of the atres have been doing an excellent busi- juring the last week. I know, from good ity, that the receipts of tk places ofamuses been 1,200,247 france wenty-two theatres Ay Whe Vand Opera, tb? ‘aris, on the condition | that many improvements will be made in that | master, which is the ne plus ultra of his | Ihave to | Y gargantua ought to ex- | nd kept under the charge | good sun | et “5 on, and this on Monday evening next. Ithe seats are taken . Some of them have fetched 200 fence roma ag) ye the talented contralto, has returned here from Madrid, after a very successful engagement in Spain, where her magnificent voice created an immense sensation. At the Odeon, a drama in verses, and_in throe acts, by Mri Leon Guillard, called ‘ L’exil do Machia was produced on Monday last, and received with much applause. The Cirens of the te Elysées, managed by Messrs. Dejean, re-opened its doors on Sunday last, and was attended by all the aristocracy, dis- tinguished strangers, literati, and critics of Baris, The performances were splendid, and the horseman- ship superb. I will give more particulars in my next letter. Mabille, the fashionable garden for the stranger in search of a * heart,” re-opened its doors on Saturday last. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the audience was la No doubt as soon as the weather shall be fine, this rendezvous of Bene will become as frequented as in former ‘ears. Mr. Babbit, the able agent and associate of Messrs. Livingston, Wells & Co., whose office, No. 8 place de la Bourse, is frequented by all the Americans, either residing or passing through Paris, has arrived here, on his return from New York. His intentions are to carry on his business on a largo scale, which will be highly satisfactory to all those who deal with this renowned firm. B.H. R. QvesEc, May 5, 1852, Contradictory Reports Respecting Mr. Hincks’ Ne- gotiations in England—Rumored Failure of the Halifax Railroad Scheme—Temper of the Imperial Cabinet—Prospeets of the Business Year—Edi- torial Squabbles—Signs of a Coalition Between the French Canadians and the Tories—Sir John Franklin's Ships—Retrenchment, §c. Public curiosity has been stimulated to the highest piteh by the contradictory reports respecting Mr. Hincks’ success in England. London assure us that Sir John Pakington refuses to be bound by Earl Grey’s promises; and, fur- ther, takes formal exception to the deviation from Major Robinson's route, recommended by the com- missioners from the several British North Ameri- can Provinces. A railroad, says Sir John, from Halifax to St. John, N. B., and there joining a line to Portland, would be the death of | the western portion of New Brunswick and the | eastern portion of Canada; neither produce nor pas- sengers would ever explore that part of the road be- | tween St. John and Quebec. Maine and Montreal | influence, combined, would give such a preponder- ance to the route from Halifax to St. John, thence to Portland, and thence to Montreal, that the Que- bec asd Halifax line would be a mero useless orna- ment. Again—in a military point of view, the route along the gulf shore, recommended by Maj. Robin- son, is obviously preferable to a line running through the St. John valley. This is the story which is circulated by many who | pretend to be correctly informed; and, if you refer to my letters of last December, you will find that I then stated my fears of some such termination as this to the matter. On the other hand, the Montreal Herald—a paper | feostally well informed—hints that Mr. Hincks fa een successful beyond his hopes—that he has | obtained the promise of the imperial guar- antee for a line from Halifax so Hamilton. | It is, however, worthy of remark thet nono of the government organshave stated anything of the | kind—an omission, if the fact be true, very dificult to reconcile with their well known anxiety to puff their masters. Until Mr. Hincks returns—in fact, until the House meets—-we shall not know the: real truth of the matter; and till then, speculation isnot likely to be productive of much good. I may, how- , mention that, in a recent debate in the House of Commons, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, | Mr. Disraeli, stated that | —He would not lay down a rule that the State should not, under any circumstances, assist private enterprise ; but the principle must be recelved with very great caution. Ifa large outlay had been made upon a work of great magnitude, in a suffering district. and if it appeared that when finished. there was a fair prospect of remuneration, the government might, in such circumstances, be justified in lending assistance. But he did not think the rule should be enlarged. Meanwhile, the Provisional Committee of the North Shore Railroad are picking up friends and promises of subscriptions; and the Melbouruc Com- pany have two hundred men and afew horses at work. Notwithstanding the start of the latter, the odds are in favor of its rival, for the reasons I ex- plained to you in a previous letter. Fast men are Fooking bets, two and. three to one, that the North Shore line will be the first built. Since my last letter was despatched, the business year has begun in earnest; upwards of sixty sail ave arrived from sea, and the summer boats are plying with their usual regularity between Quebec and Montreal. Merchants expect that this will be what is technically called s ‘good year.” The contracts for timber in England have been made at remunerative prices, and the quantity which is_be- ing or has been got out, is unusually large, It is stated that upwards of twenty millions of white pine will this year leave the Ottawa, chiefly for summer deliveries. There will be little done in red pine, I imagine ippers of that article, last year, ost as much as 8d. and 9d. a foot. I need hardly tell you that there is little or noth- ing doing in the political world. The opposition papers are harping here and there about the ap- pomtment or the dismissal of some clerk or other inthe government offices, and caballing floods of patriotism apropos of the rash disposal of a beggarly ry of $600. We should die of ennui in Quebec not for Mr. Cauchon, who is certainly the most lively person and the most ely irrasei- ble editor in the province, Having been dislodged from his post of organ, When the present ministry came into power, he has kept up. ever since an in- cessant fire of grape and heavy artillery upon the Canadien and Gazette; and having discovered that, under the cloak of the responsible editors of these journals, one of the under secretaries of the province and the Queen’s printer have been in the habit of satiating their cacoethes scribend:, and making sad game of the ex-organ, he ascails these gentle- men, by name, in no measured terms. In the States, there is no impropriety in mentioning an editor by name; public usuage tolerates this departure from English etiquette. In Canada, we hold to the English rule; and Mr. Cauchon has been severely handled for his disregard of what we ha wen accustomed to esteem as one of the propriesics of the editorial chair. ‘There is no doubt whatever, that in point of fact, he was right in attributing the articles to the gentlemen whose names he p and I confess the argu- | ment, that these part cing in government pa could not be expected to form, much less to expres: | an unfavorable opinion of the doings of the ministry | and consequently, that they were unsafe guides, for the public mind does not appear to be totally devoid of weight. On the other hand, to one who has been accustomed to the wretched style and meagre ideas of the provineial press, the installation ofa man of education and intellect inthe ‘ chair” of aleading paper, though he be fettered by his daily bread in the expression of his thought, is a matter of congratulation and rejoicing. > If, amid this fatras of personal quarrel and pri- vate abuse of individuals, there really be anything worthy of serious aud immediate attention, it has, I confess, escaped my notice. There Journal de Quebec a good deal of strong w: the future, but little bearing on the present mo- ment. Not acolumn of that powerful organ of the Roman Catholic Church but points significantly to the growing similarity of ideas between the retro- grade portion of the French Canadian party, and the Upper Canada tories. Not a number issues but some extract from the high church, high tory, fossil conservative Toronto Patriot, or some similar n paper, is translated and inserted with unequivo- cal signs of approval. All this foreshadows at least an attempt on the part of Mr. Cauchon and his friends to coalesce with the conservatives of Upper Canada. with a view to the upsetting of the present reform cabinet, and the establishment of a thorough going anti-improvement, anti-popular hierare’ I government. Forbid it, heaven! Some stir has been created by the report of the two vessels seen in the ice by Captain Storey, on his voyage to Quebec, in the spring of 1351. Several persons here recollect Captain Storey, and the men of his crew, speaking of the veesell on their arrival | They attached little importance to the fact; and, | singularly enough, neither they nor the persons to whom they spoke, seemed to have fancied for a | moment that they might be Sir John Franklin's | ships. | "athe retrenchment hill of last session, for cutting | down the salaries of the Judges to £900, and the | Ministers to £800, has received Her Majesty's as- sent. It is a pitiful piece of candle-end economy, | utterly unworthy ofa sensible cabinet, and ought to in adead letter. Men of talent and learning will | S rem | always fetch their price; the crown cannot buy \ them cheaper than the public SPADAGONA. } Massachusetts | Bostos, May 8, 185 PillowMr. King and the Presidency-—Myr. Webster's Visit, §e., $e Among the distinguished men who have honored w with their presence this week, is Gene ow, of Ten- nes#ee, one of the heroes of the Mexican war. A# no man of mark con stir from his fireside in th country without haying bis motives inquired into. peop have been inquiring what are the motives of Gene | low in coming to Yankee iand; und the conclu Why Avid BNL Gia ry Ula a AE Wa TTVTA Ga ae devs | Private letters from | nquisitive | J cidential mominetion of the rey. Ho is boring, they say, to bring about the nomination Of General Frank Pieree, of New Hampshire, for the Presidency, The movement may come to something. Gemeral Pierce is quite as able » man as most of the “old fogies"’ and young aspirants whore merits and claims the democratic press is quarrélling so edifyingly over. The question is, did Judge Woodbury's mantle fall upon the of General Pierce? It seems to be was remarkably ill-timed, and lost to New England the only good chance that she ee oe years of making one of her sons chief of the ni Speaking of the Presidency, Iam reminded. that the oposition to nominate Mr. King, of Alabama, for the residency, finds considerable favor among our democrats, of all shades of opinion, The hunker branch are pleased at the prospect of having one of the old school for their leader, and the coalition democrats have, almost without exception, always been in favor of the nomi mn of a Southern statesman, as sucha man, they he iy not be obliged to treat them unjustly and t} ically, 6 prove that he is not an abolitionist. His locality would be sufficient evidence of his soundness on that point. Thoy do not hesitate to add, too, that Southern 1 ing men are more liberal and manly than those of the North. The Webster delusion is getting onamazingly. The arrival of the great man himself among us, has operated, on his party like galvanitm on a corpse. The other even- ing a Webster Association was formed.a meeting being hud for the purpose at Cochituate Hall, The gentlemen present. and whose names appear as officers of the new club, are among the bost men in the State, I only wish Thad ream of notes, with their names on the back thereof, to sell on State street ; but, unhappily, that is not exactly the kind of paper which Mr, Webster most desires —at Icast. not at present. He wants votes, and he can’t get them. Idon’t know whether all the gentlemen en- gaged in this ludicrous affair really believe all they pro- fess, Some-of them are so hed in all other matters, that it is quite imposeible ry they are maniacs in poli: tics; but it is quite certain that Mr, Webster believes that all that is done, is done in perfect good faith, and is ted States, That this isso, is sufficiently proved by the fact that every “splurge” in his favor is coincident with his own arrival here, No sooner does he come, than his friends meet, “ organize,’ raise tin, resolve that he is the greatest man in all creation, and therefore must be elected President, and in other ways kick up a very great fuss. Then Mr. Webster goes to Washington, his friends no Jonger meet, the organization breaks up, tin comes in no faster than “repale’’ money into the treasury of Mr. chn O'Connell, resolves are broken as casily a8 the most brittle of temperance vows, and everything remains quiet until the hay fever, or something else, drives the Secre- tary once more to Now England, when the same farce, with some slight variations perbaps, is again performed for the edification of Mr, Webster, and the amusement of “the rest of mankind.” As the fat and melancholy Prinee Hamlet, late of the royal family of Denmark, once pocti- cally remarked, “‘ Thus runs the world away’'—after “the sword, the shoulder-knot, and plume” of General Scott. Our whig papers are rather unfairly divided on the Presidential question, The filas goes straight out for Scott, but its editor (Col. Schouler.) has far more au- dacity than tact. He is one of the clumsiest of mortals, and his intense egotism is constantly getting him into all Kinds of scrapes with his own party. I should think his life would be about as pleasant as that of an cel ona gridiron. ‘The Courier, by far the ablest paper of the twa, is for Webster, and for nobody else ; though it would, per- | haps, take Fillmore as a pis aller, These two journals are now engaged in a very respectable quarrel about the nomination, which may come to something. The Daily Advertiser is for Webster, but not with the warmth of the vourer, and it is quite clear that it would mot be irre. , le if Scott were to be nominated, The Journal, without taking very decided ground in favor of any par- ular candidate, ix not a Scott paper, and has, indeed, declared that there is not much chance of the General being nominated by the whig convention—an opinion that it may have occasion to revive about the middle of June. ‘The Bee is a Webster paper to the fullest extent, the friends of the Secretary having, in at least one re- spect, shown more sense than the other whigs—I mean in securing the services of a cheap press, BRumor has assigned the new Justiceship on the Su- preme Benoh to almost a dozen eminent lawyers. ‘The latest rumor isthat the Council has refused to confirm the nomination of General Cushing, whose name had been placed before it by the Governor; but I have not been ble to trace it to anything like a'definite source. It is said that the General positively needs the office; for, al- though rich enough in the abstract, he, like a certain respectable householder of Messina, having had losses— that is, his tin is all locked up ina Western land specula- tion; and, unless something:shall * turn up.”? he will be for the time regularly Macawberized—the fear of the de- mecrats is. that he would not retain the office after a Prosi- | dent of their faith shall have been inaugurated, which they expeot will take place about the 4th ofnext “March. Summer has come upon us per saltum, aa it were. re~ minding one of Voitaire's lively description of the speed with whish summer follows winter in the extreme North. The most distressing results follow from this sudden change. Catarrhs are looking up, sneezes are lively, common eolds ure brisk. and’ the various “ infallible cures” for every imagimable complaint that comes from the oparation of the ever varying ~ekicy intluences."’ are quoted at rather high figures, It is too bad that such excellent people as we Yankees should hive such a con- founded Wad climate, Even Kossuth broke down under it. and was regularly invalided yesterday, thus disap- clitin Mbagttannconeek Cenadoa cee etcimatenratiey fad proposed torhow hin on that day the places where their ancestors “welted” the Britishers,”” seventy-seven yeurs ago. ‘The Legislature proposes to get up on the Lith, but it doesnot look much.like that now. ALGOMA, Campringe, May 5, 1852. Semi-Annual Exhibition of Cambridge—Kossuth Among the Cantabs. For once, the famed east winds of Cambridge failed to bring a storm, and with a strange reversal of their old time character, aided in furnishing a clear, bright day for this semi-annual collegiate display. Indeed, one could searcely have improved upon the weather, which seemed especially adapted to the comfort of a crowded audience. With a bright sky overhead, and a crisp, cool air around, there was enough in the usual attractions offered to fill the college chapel to its utmost capacity ; but on this particular oceasion, another and more power- ful attraction was promised, in the expected presence ofthe ‘Great Magyar.” Nor were the audience that filled the chapel disappointed. The exhibition is a semi-annual one, and consists in the delivery of poems, orations, &¢., original and translated, by members of the junior and senior classes. With this preface we will pay a passing compliment, as sincerely given as it was well deserved, to the brilliant array of beautiful faces which had assembled—mothers, sisters, cousins, and friends— to shed their approving smiles upon the new com- petitors in the race for fame, and then go on with the programme. After the audience had duly set- tled and become composed, the Mendelssohn quin - tette commenced and ushered in the presiding officer, President Sparks, and the faculty, with the music of the “* Fest Marsch.” Without pretending to question the propriety, we pass to the criticism of the Latin salutatory which followed the ceas- ing of the music. This waz delivered by Alfred W. Cooke, of this village, and purported to be a discourse upon the study of the art of music among the Greeks. Whatever the sub- stance may have been, the manner of its deli very lacked force and spirit. The pronunciati of the noble old language in which it was composed and delivered, has formed a question for dispute and discussion’ by abler pens than mine. The speaker, in the absence of the veritable or enuine Roman mode, pronounced his words by Englishrules. ‘The next piece on the programme—a Greek Dia- logue—(renderec into Greek) from the Tartuffe of Moliere, was omitted. The one following was a translation of a part of Barthe’s defence of Beran- ger, a noble eulogy on the world famed Chansonnier of France. The matter was good, the sub; i teresting, and the delivery, with the exception of some parts, where the citement of the speaker Tintin his declamatiow, pleasing and Eraceful, A disquisition upon the kingdom of Japan and our relations with it, was delivered by G. W. Nor- ris, of Boston. In this the speaker endeavored to show the probable effects of our proposed Japanese expedition, and with a leaning to the probability of a Tong and costly (to us) resistance, ending in the annihilation of the Japanese government. He ad- mitted the possibility of our negotiations ending peacefully, and for their benefit. Glancing at the former power and prosperity of the Japanese, under the reign of the Jesuits, he accounted for their cus- tom of trampling upon the cross by charging upon the Christian religion the discord and bloodshed caused by their annihilation of its professors and fupporters. - Next came a disquisition upon the ‘“ Historical accounts of the speech of Antony over the body of Cewsar.”” Mr. Neal, who delivered it, commented truthfully upon the superiority of the great masters f fiction, with their life pictures, those dry rs of facts, battles, and ministerial data, who have hitherto usurped the title of historians. It was from them we have ourimpressions and know- ledge of the characters of Richard IT. or of Mare Antony. He compared the speech, as rendered by Shakepeare, with the suppoeed Latin original, and justly gave the palm to that of the former. With a thorough knowledge of his subject, the speaker | marred the effect by a too ‘ ministerial” delivery. | | A rendering into Latin of a dialogue from ** Poor Pillicoddy”—Shades of Burton—came next. Fancy, if Ay can op the a aid Burton calling himself etrus Pillicodiu The parts were sustained with apparent justo by Me Washburn and Miles, and created some merriment by the drollery of Latinizing Pillicoddy and O’Seyttle. Al- though the whole thing showed an aptitude on the of the actors in the dialogue for theatrical | imitatio#, Yet, | must confess, Ido not admire the whisking of staid, academic gowns through even @ Lat ed version of Poor Pillicoddy. A disquisition on Tom Moore was unfortunately omitted. The delivery of the poem, hy W. vie, of Boston, succeeded. This was a f ation—rythinical of a Fronch poem from | Delavigne, entitled * Aux It ( venue The speaker, in th e, ab tim svemed really to feel his word ciher iL Wack aie # aolgel-bnug yut, at others, daade, Ge aus: EEE convinced that he is to be the next President of the Uni- | | | be taken on Monday in- | ried, at tho viek of all to the end of the Attar aaethee: Colada eae ee “ Zampa,” we were the pro, roped in’ 6 Were tose al , with @ thersughly rendkcing 0 fon | coat and breeches. The next oration, in which the orator the delivered with the ore fitting to that language. oe lation of a ee National and ishonor, from the ‘*Magico Prodigioso” ron, HE. ‘Noune fot Tancate whines attractive from its peculiar notions on tho: " The next three pare disappointed us, ate sic havin, Baty. sti ag a re the breach, we com; ourselves for the e ent entitled the Stone Face,” com “hes by it: Cool, idge, of beens my this hick original, much interest was evinced by the audience, and muc followed the poet's final bow. bhepainie It would bo unfair to compare a first effort with any of our modern standards, and we 4] the classics. At one time we fancied we could discover a slight resemblance to Drake’s Gulprit Fay, but although the dramatis persona, with the exception of the man in the stone face, were all fairies, yet after events in the plot weakened the resemblance. Owing to the confused manner of the assembly wo cannot give a very distinct account of the neta - ance, but the chief incidents, &¢., seem to have been a marriage between a fairy couple, on an island, “fairer than which mortal’ ne’er has seon,” where fairies dance ‘‘mad with joy,” because, it’s unalloyed with sorrow, &¢., stone faced man makes an irruy tion into the festival hall, and “kicking up a row,” is collared by the commands of the king, and despite his declarations that he-had just loft the mortal world, in search of reat and peace, he is sont up after Sir John Franklin, with a stone face, on account, probably, of the climate. After the flutter oceasioned by the poem had subsided, we were en- tertained again, by ‘a latin version of a part of “All is not Gold that Glitters.” The next speaker, Mr. Cheever, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, favored us with a dissertation on the ‘ Noglect of Bragedy among the Romans”—not thereby endeavoring to prove any lack of taste in those world-rulers for mimic woe, but a superabundant desire for the reality, which should, and did, flood their theatric arenas with human gore, and which made the Em- peror himself lay off the pater of the empire for the sword of the gladiator. J. B. Thayer, of Northamp- ton, delivered a dissertation on the ‘* Commerce of the Middle Ages,” in which he ondeavored to de- monstrate tho short-sightedness of the mediwval commercial policy, and succeeded in developing a decided predisposition for free trade. Fol Bae | this, E. W. Eliot, of Boston, rendored into Englis! that celebrated scene from the Hercules Farens of Seneca, in which Hercules first discovers that, in his madness, he has slain his wife and children. Well rendered and spoken, it attracted much atten- tion. According to the good old custom which bids you keep the best to the last, we must say that the palm of excellence lios betweon the two succeeding and last speakers. The first of these, J. H. Choate, ef Salem, in an interesting, well written, and well delivered dissertation on the ‘* Dukes of Athens,” in which he declared that modern research was but casting light on what had been deemed the imagi- nai pyaar of mediwval Athens in Shakspoare’s is Ne summer Night’s Dream,” well upheld the credit of the name he bears. We would willingly spend more time upon the consideration of this pro- duction; but our space forbids. The closing ora- tion was delivered by Addison Brown, of Bladford, and is to be ranked ‘with the address of his prede- cessor. This speaker, however, labored under diffi- culties, from which Mr. Choate was free. The word hed gone out that Kossuth had arrived, and the ‘noise and confusion” proved as disturbing to Mr. Brown as to the famous Michi-gander. Several times was he interrupted, but ine bravely continued, though, at last, Kossuth himselfappeared, and in the midst of long continued and rapturous cheers, took his seat until the speaker concluded. The oration hav- ing for its subject the significant title of ““Unsuc- cessful great men,” necessarily contained many expressions which could refer to the Magyar; whon- ever these occurred the speaker was applauded to the echo. Under all these trying ciroumstances Mr. Brown deserves praise for acquitting himself so well. For a few moments, after the last speaker resumed his seat, confusion reigned supreme in the crowded chapel. All rushed to cateh a glimpse of the lion, and ladies, with a praiseworthy disregard of every- thing but the one aim and object, valorously mounted on the benches, Then loud and long rose the: cry of “down in front;” and while the uproar rpeed somebody —some say Gov. Boutwell —essayod to call forth music, where there wero no musicians. This resource being taken away, the President was fain to descend from his pulpit and doffing hi cantabrieusian oaps present Gov. Kossuth to the ae crowd. As soon as there was a prospect of being heard, Kossuth addressed a few words to the assembly before him complimenting them on their intelligence, &c.; himself on being able to meet them in that place, whence flowed the mental strength, &c., which charaeterized the nation; and, finally, having spoken a few sentences in a low and musical voiee, he descended from the stage, and was presented to the dignitaries of the college, &e. The report had gone out that he would be present; but, as it had also been contradicted, many stayed away who would have embraced the opportmnity of seeing the lion, much to the comfort of those who were present. He is looking well, and, inthe hall of the chapel, made a much pleasanter and better impression uy your correspondent than when he etn bobbing about in the carriage in Boston, standing and bow- ing or riding on his ‘* quiet horse ” at the review. A though nowise inclined to be enthusiastic myself, yet there are plenty in this region who seem so dis- posed. With this hurried sketch of the incidents of an important day in Cambridge, T. D. Washington. WASHINGTON, May 8, 1852. The Health of Mr. Clay—The Doings of Congress— The Whig Caucus, §c., §c., $c. A hope is expressed by a New York paper that the reports concerning Mr. Clay’s illness are exag- gerated, and that he may yet recover. Unfortu- nately, there is no ground for any such hope. Ina conversation with Judge Underwood—Mr. Clay's colleague in the Senate—that gentleman stated that both the doctors agreed in the opinion that Mr. Clay’s disease was past all cure. He may live for weeks, or pass away ina moment. But he is hourly coughing away his tangs, and it is a mere question of time—alas, but a brief period of time, at best— when the lungs shall have been so reduced as to re- fuse to fulfil the functions of nature. His death will probably be an easy one—a mere transition from sleep to that last rest of all humanity. The proceedings in Congress we the last week, have been unimportant in results. Indeed, for that matter, it has been a type merely of those which preceded it. The Homestead bill still continues to e discussed in the House, with a daily increasing prospect of never leavin; Should it, however, pass the House, there is known to be, at present, at all events, adecided hostile majority. The vote upon the amendment giving increased compensation to the Collins steamers will probably and carried by a munity of from sixteen to twenty. ‘The House will not debate the matter at any great length, and it is supposed will alo pass it next week. With the exception of the Deficiency bill, it is ‘y unlikely any other matters will be disposed of ngress (ill after the meeting of the National | Conventions. The papers of this morning contain tho official minutes of the recent whig caucus. They add no ad- ditional information to that published, at the time, by the Henan. Among the deaths in this city during the past week, was that of Mathew St. Clair Clark, an old and highly respected citizen of Washington. He was Clerk of the Honse of Representatives during the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was subsequently appointed Sixth Auditor of the Trea- sury Vepartiment. ‘The funeral took place yesterday from the private residence of Mr. Willa f Wil- lards’ Hotel, and was attended by a large number of distinguished people. * Ole Bull gave aconcort last night, assisted by the Germania band, to a crowded and fashionable audi- enee—perhaps the most brilliant ever assembled in Washington. A Miss Logan, a Western actress, is the theatre, to i ring it at The Accident to Mr. Webster. Extract from a_letter from Fletcher Webster, dated Marshfield, May 10th:—You will have seen an account of father’s accident. No bones are broken, and the extent of the injury is a severe sprain of both wrists, especially the Teft one. He was driving to Plymouth in’ his phwton, when, as the horses were walking up hill, the bolt connecting the forward axletree with the earriage hody, broke in two; the axletree, of course, was at | once drawn away from under, and let the phaton | drop suddenly forward on the ground, throwing him and Mr. Lawrence violently out. He saved his head at the expense of his hands and arms, sprainin, | them severely, and only grazing the skin on his forchead. He did not receive any internal injury, | or loge lis senses for a moment, but as soonas he re- covered his feet, and brushed the dust off a little, | walked into a house near by, and sent for a cartiago | which took him home. He cannot write very well, | although he franked one letter to Washington to- day; and the worst consequences which we bi lend are a confinement of aday or two, and walking for some ten days about Marshfield with his bit asling. He isin good spirite,and not at all troubled | about himself, aad begs his friends not W be ‘ tepulded LOCAL AFFAIRS. ; snare) NEW YORK COMMON COUNCIL, (OF FICIAL.) Stated Session, Boanp oF Atpsmes, May 11, 1852, Prevent —-Richard 7 Compton, ¥aq., Pesident! Alder. men Moore, , Sturtevant, Oakley, ce, . Tweed, Breciey. Francis, Smith,’ Tiemann, Bard, Ward, Denmap. Cornell. Alvord, Doherty, Peck. ‘The minutes of the last two mectings wero read and approved PETITIONS. By the Prrsipest—Petition of Wm. Spencer and cities for » sever In: Forty-third setesk, from Fighth avenue to 350 feet west of said avenue. To Committee on Bey wers. By Alderman Prcx--Petition of Wm. R. Lawrence and others, for a sewer in Twenty-sixth street. To Commit- tee on Sewers. By Aldermam Wano—Petition of Mortimer Livingston and others. for a sewer in Thompson street, between Bleecker and Houston streets, to connect with sewer in Carmine street. To Committee on Sewers. By Alderman Sarrn—Petition of the New York Dry Dock Company, for remission of tax, To Committee on nance. By Alderman Tirmann—Petition of Anson Herrick, for of ferry privilege, from foot of Roosevelt street to ridge street, Brooklyn, To Commictee on Ferries, ities same—Petition of John Campbell and others, to have the sum appropriated for grading Riker’s lane expended for making a road through Seventy-seventh street. in lieu thereof. Lo Committee on Roads ByAlderman Banp—Petition of Hose Co, No. 3, for re- pairs to their house. To Committee on Fire Department. INVITATION, An invitation was received to attend the opening of Ward School No. 30, in L arh gecge street, between Seventh and Kighth avenues, which was accepted. RESOLUTIONS, Ry Alderman Waro— Resolved, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Sup- piles cause the pavement in Macdougal street, between ‘ourth and Sixth streets, to be repaired without delay, Adopted By Alderman Avvorv— Resolved, That Fifteenth street, between Third and Lexington ayenues, be repaired a3 soon as practicable, under the direction of the Comumissioner of Repairs and Supplies. | Adopted. Try the same— ved, That ‘ing four feet wide be laid on the sidewalks of Kighteenth street, from Avenue B to the Kast river, Adopted. By Alderman Oaxuey— Resolved, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Sup- plies be, and he is hereby, directed to causo the following work to be done without delay, viz: Dover street, from Water to South street, graded; South street, from Catha- tine to Peck elip. repaired; Oliver street, from Madison to Cherry. repaired; Oliver street, from Cherry street to South street. graded; Roosevelt, from Madison to Front street, repaired; and James strect, from Madison to Cherry street. re By Alderman Boy: Resolved, That the Collector of Assessments be author- ized to erase from the register, No. 19, page 44, map Nos, 12, 13, 14, 15, ward Nos. of same boing 2.324, 2.324, 2,325, 2.526, as per assessment roll for flagging Twenty-seventh street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues—the same having been returned in error. To Committee on As- sesements, By Alderman Oaxtey— Whereas. There is at present time now living but a small portion of those who were engaged in the military service of the United States in the war with Great Britain —declared June 18, 1812—for the defence of this city and State, and that the survivors thereof being now re- organized under the title of the Veterau Corps of the War of 1812, ‘13, and '14—therefore Resolved. That the said Veteran Corps of the War of 1812. 13, and ‘14, be hereby invited to be the guests of the Mayor and Common Council of this city, on the Fourth ‘day of July next, and that the rooms of the Su- perior Court be appropriated for that day for their use, Adopted. Wy Alderman Donrnty— Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on Markets to inquire as to the accommodation now af- forded to market gardeners at Washington market, whether the same is sufficient for their use, and whether it has been encroached upon by any persons without the consent of the Superintendent of Markets, and report the game to this Board. Adopted. By Alderman Tiemary— Reeolyed, That document No. 8% of this Board, laid on the table Jan. 2, 1852, be taken from the table, and re- ferred to the Committee on Lands and places. Adopted. By Alderman Warv— Whereas, some years since, there was a fire hy‘rant placed in Laurens sireet (Amity place), between Bleecker and Amity streets, and the same having been removed, therefore be it Resolved, That the Croton Aqueduct Department re- port to this Board why the same has not been restored, and if no objection exists, that the same be replaced im- mediately, Adopted. By Alderman Smirn— Resolved, That a committee of five from each Board be appointed, who, together with the Commissioner of Re- irs and Supplies. shall make arrangements for the celebration of the approaching anniversary of our National Independence, and that the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated therefor. artdopted on a aivision, Tiz:—Afirmative, Aldermen nore Rturtey it. ley rr, Twe e Presidont Aldermen Misiey’ Sith, Niemann Bond Ward, Denman, Alvord, Peck.—14. The Pars:pent appointed Aldermen Smith, Barr. Tweed, Sturtevant and Ward such committee on the part of this oard. REPonTs. Of Committee on Ordinances—With an ordinance regu- lating dealers in eecond hand articles, junk shops, and intelligence offices, Laid on the table and directed to be printed. (For which see document 27.) Of Commuttee on Finance—In favor of exchanging strips of land with Heory Grinnell and J. I. Coddington. Adopted ona division: Affirmative, Aldermen Moore, Haley, Kturtevant. Oakley, Boyce, Barr, Tweed, the Pre- sident ; Aldermen Brisley, Smith. Tiemann. Bard, Ward, Denman. Cornell, Alvord. Doherty, Peck.—18, Of Committee ‘on Croton Aqueduct Department—In fayor of placing a fire hydrant at the corner of Fifty- fourth street and Eighth avenue. Adopted. PAPERS FROM THE BOARD OF ASSISTANTS. Resolution, That the Committee on Wharves unite with seme committee of Board of Assistants, to examine into the subject of altering the exterior line of the city, on East river side, from Eighth to Thirty-eighth streets. ‘To Committee on Wharves. &c. Resolution, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies have Seventh street, from Avenue A to Third avenue. repaired, without delay. Concurred in. Resclution. That the Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies be directed to advertise for broken stone. for such repairs as may be required for repairing the roads, Coneurred in, Resolution. That the carriage way in Sixteenth street, from Third to Fourth avenue, be repaired forthwith, Coucurred in. Report of Committee on Sewers—In favor of construct- ing a cower on First avenue, between Twelfth and Thir- teenth streets, To Committee on Sewers, Report of Committee on Fire Departinent—In favor of having opposite to names of A. B. Purdy and Martin Hicrvan changed from expulsion to resignation on the Fircimen’s Register. Coneurred in, Report of Committee on Roads—In favor of opening 120th street, from Fourth to Sixth avenue, To Com- mitteecn Roads, Resolution. ‘That the Commissioner of Lamps and Gas be dirceted to have two gas lamps placed in front of the . E, Church in Forsyth street. Concurred in. olution, That the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps be directed to have ‘Thirty-fourth street, from a to Eleventh avenue, lighted with oil. Concurred in, Report of Committee on Streets—Infavor of and setting curb and gutter in Fifteenth street First avenue to aven' To Committee on Stree Resolution, That the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps ‘2 two gas lamps to be erected in front of the French meeting house in Orchard street. Concurred in. Resolution, That the Commissioner of Lamps and Gas be directed to have City Hall place, from Centre to Pearl street, lighted with gas, Concurred in, Report of Committee of Ferries—In favor of granting lease of ferry, foot of Wall street, to Jacob Sharp, oneurred in ona division, firmative. Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oak Barr, Tweed. the President, Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Smith, Tiemann, Bard. Denman. Cornell, Alvord, Doherty, Peck—17, Commu tion from the Bureau of Assessments with assessment list, for sewer builtin Vertry street, from Canal street toa point at or near to the intersection of Iludson street—confirmed by said board, Coneurred ineon a division, viz:—Affirmative, Alder- men Moore. Haley. Sturtevant, Oakley, Barr, Tweed, the President, Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Tiemann, Bard, Denman, Doherty, Peek—U. Communication from the Street Commissioner, with the following estimates, viz:—For re-paving Theatre al- ley; for paving Thirty-sixth street from Kighth to Tenth avenue; for tagging in sidewalks in ( i between King and Hamersley streets; ty-fifth street. between Broadway and Sixth avenue: for fencing lots on Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, between Broadway ond wenty fourth street, between Sixth and for regulating aud paving Sixth avenue. between Thirty-sixth and For- ty-second streets; for fencing lots on block hounded by Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Fifth and Madison avenues, To Committee on strects, Report of Committee on Ferries—In favor of granting aleare to John H. Martine..of a ferry from the foot of Roosevelt street, to Bridge street. Brooklyn. Coneuired n on a division, v: Affirmative, Alder- men Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oakley, Barr, Tweed, the President, Aidermen Brisley, Francis, Smith, Bard, Ward, Denman, Cerneil, Alvord, Doherty and Peek—17. Negative Aiderman Tiemann—1. REPORTS RESUMED, Of Committee on Finance—Adverse to the petition of William Conroy for purchase of No, 449 Pearl street. Adopted, Of Committee on Streets—In favor of repmiring car- riage-way of ‘Twenty-third street, between First and Second avenues, Adopted on a division, vi Moore, Sturtevant. Oakley, Barr, Tweed. the President, Aldermen Brisley, Sumit ann, Bard, Ward, Dober- ty, Peck—13 Yor Committee on Sewers—In favor of building a sewer in Thirty-tifth street, between Vighth and Ninth aye- nues, Adopted on Ih ’ paving from : Affirmative—Aldermen division, viz.: Affirmative—Aldermen ant, Oukley, Boyce. Barr, Tweed, m Brisley, Smith, Tiemann, Bard, ty, Peck—15. ¢ on Ordinances, with an ordinance re- rs to caw nints of their progress in any of the streets mues in the city ‘Adopted on @ division, AMmative—Aldermen Moe Barr, Tweed, the Presic men Brisiey Tiemann, Bard, Denman, Doherty, Peck, —12. Motion Alderman Pyrex moved to take up the report of Com- | mittee on in favor of Iteration of | erm ‘ont of Hall, laid on i table May adopted 1 mo was then SMMC NTOMTIONS Petrie ten) Br) Veolowdaueduel Popauaval, and printed. from theComptroiler, wit lenations and amount of tax remitted by the’ Council in 1852. Laid on tho'table and printed. Communication from the Comptrotis er, of amount of moneys paid into treasur: District. neys pai 'y by Districg, Police, aud Justiees . Laid on table and } Communication from the Commissioner of” Repelse and Suppttes, relative toa rosolution for the walk in front of Boatman's Slip. at Whitehall, fo Steeee Commissioner, Commuaisation from the Commissioner of Repaira and! Supplies, im answer toa resolution of inquiry ato the: cause of the delay in e1 ing house of Engine Com; @,. Orderedon fen nes bower of Eng yt Communication from the Croton Aqueduct De; relative to sewer in Thirty-sixth aes ere intone and Fourth avenues, upon which J. snd I, Lynch, are de- faulting contractors. ‘To Committee on Sewers. Communication frou the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, in answer to a resolution of inquiry as to the number of contzacts authorized by the: Gomuon Council during the last eight months. Laid on table and printed. Communication ftom the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, in answer to a resolution as tothe number of men employed in repairing streets. Laid’ om the table and printed. Returns of appointments, resignations and’ expulsions in the fire department for the month of April, 1852. Appointments and resignations confirmed, and oxpul- sions referred to the Committee on the Fire De; emt. On motion, the Board-adjourned until Thursday, 13g inst., at 5 o'clock P.M. =D. T. VALENTINE, Clerk, . U Diststet Court, Before Hon. Judge Judson May 11,.—Charge of Counterfeiting. —The Piople vs, William Johnson.—The District Attorney (Mr. J, Prescott. Hall.) stated the case for the prosecution. . The prisoner was charged with uttering counterfeit quarter dollars and shillings. On being arrested; he was found to have apu- rious coin in a part of his dress in which it is net usual to carry money, viz: his boots. ‘The accused is an elderly man, of genteel appearance, about 60 yeara ef age, and had been at one time Treasuror of the Vigilanae Committee of the Anti-Slavery Society, and an officer of the Rev. Dr, Campbell's church. Alfred Barnard. gold and siiver ‘refiner, Fulton treet, de} d that he deals in fine rolled sitver and goid ; the rolled silver produced is used for plating; knew Johnson tor about a year past; ‘he used-to purchase from witness rolled silver, once a week or twice in ten days; did not know what his business was; had s dealing with him in March last; on the 16th of lass March. in paying me, le gave me five shillings counterfeit. money—two quarters and one shilling; I marked them, and identify those pro- duced as the same; his purchase on 15th March amount- ed to between one and two dollars; those three pieces produced are, to the best of my knowledge. those that were passed on me; they have been mixed with othee coins; I can identify one shilling piece and one quarter, the other I cannot ‘swear to; the coin is spurious; the other coins my young men took at other times trom Johnson; they are also spurious; 1 identify them sil as having been ia my drawer; at the time Johnson was ar- rested, I saw him searched at the station house; other spurious coins were there taken from him; I did not mark it, but at the time I looked at it apd knew it to be spurious; [am under the impression it was taken ous of his side pocket; I said toJohnson that I ha’ bad him ar- rested for passing counterfeit coin on me and on my young men; he smiled when I said a0, and looked in- credulous; I left him dealing withany young men, and £ went after an officer, Cross-examined by Mr. Allen—I discovered the coin te be spurious at the time he gave it to me; I knew it was spurious at the time I took it; it isa pretty good coun- terfeit ; my clerks knew that it was spurious ; it was put ina little box which I keep my meney in, wrapped up im paper; the young men who are in my employ have ac- cess to that box ; rolled silver is used for atl kinds of com- mon plating ; I cannot sy that it has been used for plat- ing coin ; it could be used for that purpose ; [ never used it for plating coin, I am not sufficiently skilled in it; when Icharged Mr. Johnson with it he smiled it off as if it could not be possible ; I believe there was good money found on him also at the station house, To the District Attorney—My attention was drawn to the coin on the 15th March, by the fact of his having paseed spurious money previousiy on my young men. 1 was determined to fathom it, to see whether the passing was accidental or intentiona! nd on discovecing it te be bad, on the 15th March, I him arrested. Other witnesses were examined for the proseoution Amongst them Police officer Powell, who deposed to hav- ing found counterfeit coin in the accused's boot ; witmess thought there were six spurious shillings in Johnson's rs 2 For the defence witnesses were called to testify te the good character of the accused. Dexter Fairbanks deposed that he knew the defendant for twelve years ; his character stood as high as any clergyman im the city; witness should not have been more surprised, it heheard that Dr. Campbeil himself had been charged with this offence. Horace Dresser (counseller at law) deposed that he knew Jobnson for 16 years; his character is good; never heard it called in question, On cross-examination, by the District Attorney. witness said he did not undertake Jobnson's defence because he had been ill. and other counsel was engaged; witness had received money from Johnson. which bore a strong resembiance to coin that ‘was shown him in tho District Attorney's office; witmess gaveMirs, Dexter a piece of money, on one occasion, which he had received from Johnson, and it was afterwards re- turned to her as bad. Mr. Allen addressed the jury on behalf of the accused, appealing to them to extend their mercy not only to Mr. Johuson, who was well known in this city for 25 yoara, but also on behalf of his wife and two little ehildren, who, by the conviction of the accused, would be consiga- ed to the cold charity of the world. ‘The District Attorney said he would confine the case entirely upon the charge against the prisonor, with hay- ing made, procured to be made, ant passed spurious Spanish quarter dollars, and would consent to enter a nolle prosequi on the other counts in the indictiment. As to the consequences that may befall the wife and chil- dren of Johnson, the jury could not take them into con- sideration, if they believed the prisoner guilty; the law says that he himself should have taken these consequen- ces into consideration before he indulged in these guilty acts, At the conclusion of the District Attorney's sum- ming up. the Court adjourned to Wednesday morning. Supreme Court—In Chambers, Before Hon. Judge Mitchell. May 11.—Duretta Jane Stockman committed to the city prison charged with stealing a gold watch an chain, valued $150, the property of a counérymad by the name of Alexander, was brought up before the Court on a writ of habeas corpus. It waa submitted that there had been no examination of the prisoner, and that the charge of stealing was un- founded, Alexander having left the watch with her as security for a small sum of money which she had ad- vanced to him. ‘The application for her discharge was 20% oppored. and the Judge ordered Bry. Stockman to be re- leased from custody. SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon, Judge Mitchel. May 11—-Eti O. Taylor vs. Thos, Costelio —Ordor that the attachment be discharged without costs and without: suit. Interesting from Honduras MORE DISTRESSED CALIFORNIANS —8 STORM—ACCIDENTS [Correspondence of the New Orleans Pic Benize, April 11, 1852. The brigantine Sylphide, in her passage ta Chagres, in charge of Charles E. Porter, her mate, (the captain, William Parker, of your city, formerly master and half owner, having been put on shore at Ruatan Island, where he died,) arrived in this port on the last of Mareh, in distress, having carried away her foremast. She had on board seventy odd” passengers, mostly poor persons, with only means enough to carry them to their journey’s end, with The cap- tain. not Deing able to money or to repair without it, these pi haye been reduced almost to a sta Owing to this fact, the captain, finding his stores nearly all gone, informed his passengers that he could no longer furnish them, and that they must take care of themselves. A large number, nearly all, about forty who had moans, left on a sloop for Yeabal, whence they went to procure mules and pro- ceed across the country to the Paci! It is hard to conjecture how they will get to California from there. The Sylphide has nearly completed hor re- pairs, and is taking in water ‘and provisions, and will leave in a day or two for Chagres, with the remainder of her passengers. The weather has been unusually hot and dry, all signs of vegetation are dried up, and our walks aud gardens look like a burnt prairie. Yester- day, however, the sky became clouded, and at evening we were visited with a severe hail storm, the first and only one ever known here, which lasted several minutes, and for the time fur- nished us with home made ico. During the night it rained, and this morning the air is cool and de- lightful. Another vessel has been wrecked on our coust since my last, making eleven this year. These are alllarge vessels, wlrich came here to load on the coast with mahogany, and, as they lay on the open sea, opposite the rivers where they are to load, and as the Bottom is made of quick sand, they are often driven on shore by a sudden change of the wind. With only one exception, the erews were all sayed. A’ smallcraft, in attempting to cross the bar at the mouth of the river Pertuch, was capsized, and seven of her passengers, mahogany cutters, were drowned. Asmall vessel, belonging tothe same parties, called the Eclipse, on her way up from that river, was capsized in a squall and sunk—her crew having only time to cut away the painter of her dery and jump into her ; thus were five persons, one of them, Mr. Follin, brother of the U. 8. Consul at Omoa, who was passenger, for several hours in the water—for they were repeatedly upset—until they finally drifted on one of the keys and were brought to Belize. Our trade is very dull. Provisions are plenty and low, in view of their cost in America. The ma- hogany cutters are busy getting out ther wood. Their cattle are failing on all sides—many having dicd—and fears are now entertained that instead of the year’s product being larger than last, it will fall far short. sexy Derecten.—A check was presented at the Bank of Albany this uing, by @ colored man, signed J. B, Sanders & 0 uerchants on the dock) for $1100, ‘The cashier det the signature asa forgery. when the negro said it was handed him by a man in the street, whom he did not know. On going to the apot where he said it was handed him, no one was to be found—the forger having fled, probably, on witnosing the i the allair bad takea—vailuny Evening Milas, Mey T good luck’ and economy. raise