The New York Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1852, Page 3

‘Phe Fair at the American Institute. In accordance with the ancouscement that the The Breoklyn Navy Of late thore has boca considerable work at shis Jarge Brooklyn omnibus would be at the gates of | Navy Yard. A large number of vessels have under” the American Institute on Friday moraing at 11 gome extensive and costly repairs. Orders were o'clock, great many people were observed heng | given om Thursday to prepare the eloop-of war Ma- ing about the neignborhood that hoar, appa- | rion for sea with all posible despatch Her crew rently amxious to catch o glimpse of the thirty Ia- | of one hundred and twenty men have been de dies who were to compose the freight, and to scos | tached from the receiving ship North Carolina machine ef such berculean proportions: They wore, however, doomed to disappointment, for a message was received that the owner of th jibus was do. terred from sending it, fearful of having it disfigured by the igamence mastes 0° dirt that Jay upon the streets. Under these circumstances, ho would ad- journ his visit till Tuesday next Tho Committee of Manage ment went on Frifay ~ to Judge Vanderbilt’s fra io Fia:bueb, rear Brook lym, te sce s practical exemp'i fication of a now threshing machine. It threshed one buedred and | ‘fifty shoals of wheat in twenty minutes, in & man- mer highly satisfactory tothe committe: On Saturday night the visitors wt the Institate were honored by a display of fireworks at the Garden. Wo will now resume our detailed desoriptiona of | the various articles :— A Tyrs Castinc Macniva on Naw ap Iuerov- RD PxinoiPiks —This™is a practical ezemplifion- tion of the: progress and improvement mado in the mm of type founding fur it is an iiustration of latest advances mude in that trede. Tho wi chine combines within itself » who'e manufactor: eining a furnace and ail tho nece:sary sppli- ances, oocupies a working space of wdout a foot | @quaro. A man is seen turning @ handle, and with every turn ho ES several ryp observed ran ning down $a inolined groove wo 6 box. Tbe whois movement of the machine is easily unde-stood. Over nace is the metal ina state of fusion; # turn of the wheel brings in:o motion a etvmper or plunger, which forces'@ portion of the metal throught » small . tube against the matrix, which forms the dosired letter, whioh is then liberated and descends into the , teooiving box down the inclined plone. The peou- liarity of the pluoger obviates the disagreeableness hitherto attondivg type making, in tho shape of sputtering of the metal, and altogether there ate maay material advantages guined The old machines could only make » tuird 0! the numbers of types which can be turned out by this machine, for hourly experiments demonstraio that it oaa manu- facture 17( “pes @ minute, aod 200 spaces ia the same time. Notwithstanding this, however, the inventor, who ia a large tyye founder, has not yet been able to make a proportivnate reduction in the price of type, in consequence of the operatives ansisting upon being paid by the number of types tumedout. With all duo deference to the working- man’s rights, we are decidedly of opinion thatthe public should gain the advantages resulting from time-saving machiney; for if that result be not iro is no use whatever in sny ono bringing improved maohinery into proctice; for if no sdvan- tage be secured to the pubdiic, the old machines need mover be superseded The operatives should bo contented with fair days wages, and not seize on that which should go to the public. Tho present machine is every way celvalated to enable type founders to eel! cheaper, and that result ought and must be scoured. A Sormaxume Drawsripes —This is truly a valuable invention, inaswuch ag it entirciy doos | away with all the objections heretofore urged sgainat | the spanning of rivers hy bridges, aud our Atbany | neighbore, in particular, wil! rejoice at an invention | which will’eecure them £0 muoy advantuges, and do away with all the opposition lately made to lates in that quaricr. ‘Tne bridge in qnesiion is proof agaiost flood and fire and offers no obatruo- tion to veasels passing, for it lowers, by one or more segments, as may be desired, to a groat depth in the water, and the vessels puss over, atter which it can be again raisrd in a few seconds. The draw acts upon moveable vasid Ne upon the bottom of tho iver, amd oan be made of avy strength desired. Serr-Dingorina Rat.noap Carn —Tae priaciples embraced in this invention are of such & nature that the curves of railroads may be paseed by cars con- «tracted on this plan, without any of the many in- conveniences that are now experienced. It is well known by ail mon familiar wita ratlroads that curves are the greatest objcction to which they are aubject- ed. Car axles of great strength are twisted olf in great numbers, by the diiference in the lengch of the rails in curves, and the tlanges of tho whowls on the outside rail are in contact with the rail, groatly increasing tho friction and retarding tho power of the edgine. This invention is designed to | eure both of these objections; first, vy giv- | ‘ing the wheels an indopendent motion, by | means of separate axles; and second, by causing the axles to oouform to the radii of the circle “SY Parenr Gas Marax Provector —This invention \s caloulated'to secure the following advanteges :— The ground of complaint on the pert of consumors, hitherto, that tho ictercets of gas compsaies nave been protected by means of ‘he valve, while they had no protection against the water-level being un- raised, is completely removed by this mvter, a8 it is impessible to overcharge it with water. I¢ is impoasibie ¢! ~out water. ‘o water can Jodye at tie bottom ou of the ef the pipes that form the entr: the drum, which, in other meteis, -of annoyance both to gas companies and coasumers. This meter is rimplified by not having, as in tho ordinary meter, either side, filling or uader screws, which, when left out, have been the cauze of serious scoidente,’ producing fires, explosions, and loss of | life, from the esoapement of gas. This metor offers | farfect acourity to gas had to the water to reduce it below the proper , and effectually preventing the displacement of the water in the drum by titing. Tne water level being taken from the exact centro, tiling the moter on cither side merely alters the position of the water, without diminishivg the quansity ; and M tilted forward from the front of tho meter, tie float falls, olesing the vaive at tho top, thus slini- is off the flow of gas. The figures on the first thor to the right express hundreds ; on the second, usands.; on the third, tens of thousands ; and | should there bea fourth cirele, hundreds of thou- sands ; or, enob revolution of the right hand poiater indicates 1,000 feet of ges consumed, 10,000, and the third, 100,000, Iurrovep Burners form important adjuncts to 1B invention, as by their use consumers is alleged, will save fifteen per cont ia tnoir gaa accounts. A valvo is invorted ia the pipe, and re- jsists and modifies the rush of gas that is co often | festation of your good feeling. is nt at late hours of tne night, and at o'her | to fill tho station which the department had honored Imes preserves an cquilibrinw. ‘hoe buraor itself ie made of ® composition metal, aud remaias ua affected by the lighs or the atmosphere, and is so eonstructed as to give a better light than tho orii- mary er, even when not turned fullon. Tho in- ventor laid the matter before the Manhattan (tas Company, and mado several succeseful oxporiments tho gentlemen composing that body, bus thoy ubbed bim most unequivooslty. If is really be that a saving will be sccured to consumers by use of this burner, the conduct of the Gas Com- ny need excite no surprise. | ie isa fruitful source | obedient set compsnics, as access cannot Y | of your esteem, | letter, L beg leave to return yonemg thawks for the good | thought one hundred or one hundred and fifty pounds of | withes therein ccntaiued, and which you have eo feeling- | powder would do for a four story building. and f adsisod , the noxt, | ly expresced; but a zeneo of duty Independent of tuat | which you bave been pleased to offer me. Nothing definite is known in regard to her destins tion, but it is supposed that she is intended to aid tho United Stiftcs Marshal, in tho prevention of any fAlibustering movement which at this time is antiei- patd. Thore has been an unusual stir in the yard, snd the number of men employed is nine hundred avd fifty. It is expected that two hundred aad fifty additional mon will be employed in fin- ishing their new docks. The yard never present- ed s moro cleenly appearance than at present, rotwithatending it is euch a busy timo. Tae deetizations of the various vessels whioh are fitting out aro not «ll brown, como of thom being fitting for Cubs, while others are destined for Japaa ‘The frigate Constitution is intended for the flag abip of tie rquadron on the coast of Africa, which js to be commendea by Captain Mayo The razee frigate Macedonian is to form one of the squadron deotined for the Japan expedition, under Commo- doze Perry. Lieutenant J.D. Todd has been detaghed from the steam frigate Mireiveippi, and orde! to the frigote Columbia, at Norfoik, Va A druft of one hundred men left thereceiving ship North Caro ina, in charge of Lieutenant Bauges, on Monday, tor th vestel, which will probably be ready for sen sbout the 15th of November, when she wiil join the Home rquacron, as the flagship Tho razee Indo- pendence is mow in tho dry-dock, undergoicg ex- tepsive repairs, ‘Tbe frigate Macedonian is nearly ready for sea Sho has been much improved in appearance She bas been reduced to a sloop. Her battery consists of sixteen eight-inch guns, and four thirty-two pounder cha-o guns on the gun deck. On the spar deck she will carry two ten-inch pivot guns. The repairs, &c., wiil cost about $150 000 ‘The sloop Marion bas been thoroughly overhauled, apd is nearly ready for sea. The sloop Vincennes has been refitted for tho sur- veying expedition, under the command of Cadwal- lader Ringgoid. She is destined for the Chinese seas, and for this purpose has been fitred with a light spar deck, and provided with a suituble number of whale boats, with their gear Her battery has been re- duced te nearly one-balf the ueual number of guns ‘The frigato Constitution has been thoroughly repaired, end is getting ready for sca. She lies along- side the dock, ready for sea at any moment. Thia veavel is greatly admired by visitors on account of her stauncbness. Tho frigate Brandy wine is in ordinary ; this isa Mr old ship. ‘he storeship Fredonia has been overhauled, and bas undergone extensive repairs. She is ready for sen. The storeship Southampton is nearly ready for) sea. She bas undergone extensive repairs, and hi been thoroughly overhauled. The storeship Relief bas been undergoing exten- sive repairs. She is afloat, and nearly ready for fen. The Sabino ls still on the stocks. Shewill be in readiness for sca at the latter part of this fall The Ag ate has been titted ow; for the expo- dition to the Chinese soas. Sho has been much im- woved, urd is fitted with a light spardeck Sho wiil carry out a suitable mumber of whale boats acd oth- ergear. Her battery has been reduced to more than oue helf her usual number of guns. She is nearly ready for sea. The revenue cutter Tancy, which was recently captized in a equa!l, opposite Staton Island. ishauied up for repairs. After this vessel was raised, it was found, vpon minute inspection, that it was necessary for her to undergo extensive repairs, such as vew rigging. and painting. &e Her upper works wero considerably damaged in raising her. She will be ready for rea next month On Thureday the command of the Navy Yard was formuily currendered to Captain Charles Boarman, who was bor in the Stateof Maryland) He enter- ed the naval cervice in ISL}, aad bas been in the sor vice for more then 40 years. His predecessor, Commo- dore W. 1). Salter, retires from the yard to assume the command of the Brazil squadron. Ho was vory much esteemed by ail who knew him, and was be- loved by those with whom he had azgociated ia the ard during the last three years. The following tters will abow the estimation he was hold in. Navy Yanp, New York, Oct. 14, 1852 Sin—The undersigned, in behalf of ourcelves, and a number of persons employed in the ship carpenters? de- partment of this yard beg leave to present for your ac- ceptance ® silver pitcber. as ® mark of their esteem for your virtues, and respect for the able manver ia which you bave administered the business operations of this Yard for the last three years Just and impartiet im your conduct to all, the able and industrious unter your | command have slways received your support and com mendation, and.the lazy and the idle your unqualified censure. ‘Fearless as to consequences. yoar official con doct hasalways beon under the guidance of a sense of justice, and the public {uterests hace always been vour frat and highest consideration Hoplog that this trifling it the pressure of the gascan biow prerent may be received by you asa token of our respect and esteem, and wishing you health, happiness, and pros- as into | Perity throvgh life, we remato, very respectfully, your tA, Wo. W. Harrock, Master Carpenter. Wot, Wiutiantsox, Joux W. Fenris, Evirnanet Canc, Grorcr Janes, Isnaxt Haroon, Wuuiam D, Sauren, Commanding Navy , New York. At a meeting of the ship carpenters of the Navy Yard, held on friday evening, October 15, 1852, to hear the report of the committee appointed to pre- t Commodore Salter wich a silver pitcher, a4 a imonial of respect, the following letter was re- ceived and read :— Navy Yaro, New York Oct, 1t, 1852 GentLeyen :--T am in the receipt of your letter of thls date, tendering in behalf of yourselves aud a number of pereons employed in the ehip carpenters’ department of this yard,a silver pitcher for my aceeptance, as a mark In acknowledging the receipt of this Quartermen. Hinpored on me by a regulation of the Navy Department, compels me to decline the acceptance of the testimonial, Tn declining the acceptance of this handsome and costly pitcher, £ would here remark that I did not, on leaving the command of this station. anticipate any such mani: Having endosvorod me with during the past three years to the best of my ability, todo justice to all under my command. at the | seme time kecping in vlew the interests of the gavern- ment. I feel highly gratided in the knowledge that my efforts lave been appreciated. To yon. gentlemen. as well as the officers of the yard, fam indebted for your efforts in astisting me in the arduous dutics which have ‘Sho New York Fire Cases. IMPORTANT ACTION OD TRIAL, AT NEWARK, BEFORE JUDGE POTTS AND A SPROIAL JURY. ARISING OUT OF THR DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS wy GUN- POWDEL, DURING THB GREAT Fike OF DECEMBER, 1e86 FOURTH DAY. The American Print Works va Cornelius W. Lawrence. Mr, Devies opened this care this moreing oa the part of Mr Lawrence, the detendant. im » very long. elaborate, avd sbieaddres to the Court and jury, Ue went ut length ipto the law of the osse. and as he procesded «us- tai ed bit arguments and deductions with decisions aad opiplens from tbe highest authorities in Sogiish aud Awerican jwisprudepee, His whole addrew was remark- able tor the bnowledge it displayed, and the thorough ecquelntance it manifested of ull the eul this remerkeble care which bas for such a eng h of time occupied the attention of the judges and Lawyers of tab city = The sddress was most lucid in its detsis and es & whole was the most argumentative and elo- quent eddies evr delivered betore @ New Jersey jury We will endsavor to give scace for a portion of icin Tuerdey’e Uexary. Mr Davies called the tiret witacsa, Charlies King. exomined by Mr. Davies—Rerides ta New Youk; em President of Columbia Coil Llvroker street, in the city of New Yorn, ii December, * 8 ” em ® resident of the city sowe fuxty Jrars; et the time of the firo T was living in bleeokor iireet: Lad some fiends in my house: went to bad un- con/cicus of a fire, L was sroured in aout an hour by @ young relative who said there wase great fire in Wall Mtreot; Iwas then ecitor of the New Yovk Jmerica ; im- ap ceriain 96 to the hour; it could not have been Less thau baif-pect iweive o clock; the exchange was on fire When J got to Wail streot; | found my printers und work. Worked until the reof of wy building tovk fire. ant Lor- Cord ml out and lot myseif ina quuttec of an hour it Wes ell conevmed; t looked ‘on wiih exeocdtog terror. I confens; I never raw anything ro formidable; thers was an Sbeence of water; the weather was intensely cold and the down Wail rieet to Peal treet; the fire epread rapidly, end it ceevired to me that the time bad arrived #hea remy Ober power wuet be ured berides water; T sought to find ‘be Mayor meaning to suggest this to him; [ found bim in Garden street. in tront of the ehurch; T tbink the fire bad not then reached Gurden strvet then said to the Mnyor that it was anooca:ion fa which he shuuld exerctse direretionary power in blowiug ap, there wes ne other means to eave the city; tho Mayor seemedaverre tothe measure, lest it might bs deemed beyona bis power: there were uther gentlemen round, the Moyor eaid “where will 7 get the powder?” Crep.ied tha: there war powder in the navy yard; Mr. Lawrence said, “bow enn I go to the navy yard? Tsaid [ would it he would give me an order to the commanding offlcer Mr. Lawrence then went into a store in Garden street, with me, and wrote an order to the communding officer of the navy gene wking his aseictance to stay the fire; £ ‘went ir mediately to the foot of Fulcon street. Hast river, as 1 could. wbere I found a boatmen who knew me, end Who rowed me up tothe navy yard. about a wile distant; wished to go there direct, as I believed the state of the tide allowed it; the river was frozen; got on beard the frigate fudson; the frigate was in charge of Captein Mix, who lived with his family on board: his oc- deriy called bim, aid he came out; 1 told him my buripers; he suid I would have to go to the Commo- Gore’s; Captain Mix said he would bave his men oat, and in readinere, when I would get back with the order; 1icund the Commodore awake suffering terribly from the gout; be hada very fine fire in bis room; he imme- diately cent for his Lieutenant, (Taylor, I think ) und ordered him to grt ready all the marines. avd all tne powder, of which he reid there was very little; | poxGer was kept ; 1 sat in the Commodore's room till all Was tevdy ; we all marched to the foot of Fulton street; 81 the cfficers, marines. and suilore, that coald be spared, Capt. Bix leading: woe crosed the Fulton ferry and leuded at Fulton street ; my impression is we went up ide Broadway ; I suid previously ty Mr. Lawrence, cut his suthorivy. and to the end that no time should be lost, 1 would wich to appoint a place where 1 coald he ¥ou'd bo on the pavement in front of Wall stre:t eboreh. near Hrcud street. or thereadouts ; We weat im- | weeistely totbat epot ; I think that there was a partion | of powder either sent before or withus; [apprehend that) | the powder was there before us ; the Mayor was not there when we arrived ; I totd them if they would remain mr cistery roe, and went down end reached my office; I | Men endeavoring to rave all they could; I weat in and | bere op the ground was frozen roid as loo; C walked | and vil teemed to concur in the necessity of such @ resort; | @ barge was sent to Red Hook. on Long Island, where the | ve Ten should come they would not act with- | find bin on my return; Mr Lawraveo arranged, that | ard when the decision was mado; street; we raw No 48 blown up, a eapeenly came to the determination to blow up io Mr Davies called the attention of the court and jury to the distance from Bread street to No, 62 Exch | place; fieteace about 120 feot, not including No upto Nyitaess —From the blowing up of 48 to blowing up 52, about 00 to 46 minutes elapsed cortuivly within the hour; this ireiudes both cecasions of blowing up. and the two com vitations; fom fring of first train to firing of second was all within the bour. after | joined Mr. Luwreuco at the corper of Fine and Nassau streets, I way wich him, bue I might have been off from him’ occasionally; Mr. Lawrence remained 'usionary; I enggested it to hii, and | he did #0; after myreif, Alcerwan Taylor proceeded to | Fxebange place; this was after the biowing up of No. 43; | Lad pot go into No $2, was waver in it, was around it; Mr Lawrence iomy knowledge did vot go into No 62; 1 would buve known positively whether he had or not i bad renmined with bim; my object was to have remained with him until the biowivg up, | was away from bim; the } Mayer, aldertrun Tsylor, and myself, consulted as magis | tretes of the city; be (dir, Lawrence) as Mayor, and wo as Aldermen and Judges ot the Sourt of Common Pleas; we ali hed the statutes givea to us when we went Lato of fice; T bud informed insself a lictle of my duty; ut the | time 48 was biown up the buildings on both sides of the ot to No. 48 were d yea; don’t kuow how many; ren street chureh was ca fire; abont six buildings on the south side were destroyed: IL doubt whethor there were any stores on the north side; the church was fillod with poods Cross ¢xamined—W here the fire broke out was next door but one to the corner of Hunover sirest; thinks chore was one building beiwren the fire and the corner; the fire Wos pext, Or next but one to the eerner L think; where tbe bre broke out was crtied Merchant, now Boaver arrest; fiom my own knowlecge, cxn’t ray where the first powder come from; my wpressious are. Che first powder uscd cue from out of town; tLe first powder that L kuow of, we ured to blow up No 45; Ido uot mean by black emoke | ccming out, that fire and “fimes followed; did not se flames come out; did not go through the buildings 48 and | 0% thut nigbt; there were no means taken to stop the fixe; T saw no éfforts made to that effect; flremen wore | worn out; not having sny means to stop the fice was | the motive that actoated us to resort to blowing up to seve the city from tho flames; this was the reason for de- burpt; the whole ef (bat rapge was saved; Wall street, between Williom end road street, was saved; a geave | yard cooupied a large portion of the north side of Garden Street; the grave yard was come eight or ten fext higher | than the street; I ihink the churohyurd property is mari: | ed on this map; there was a buiiding used as a leocurce room; the distance between that building and the church was about the same as the distance between the churs wnd the buildingson William etrect; thore was a stall building west of Gio'chuuch, between the church and Broad street, not marked’ on this map; [ think | there was a building used for church purposes; the Lower port war used as a puint store; don’t recollect the name Of the cecupant; the church was burpt; my impre: is that the other building was bot destroye4, only p: tially injured; the block on which the [xchange was | standing was entirely destroyed; the block ct woodon | buildmgs on Wall ‘strect was ‘dostroyed; tho build. | ings between Exchange placo and Wall ‘streot, und | Willram street to the west, on the other side of William ttreet. between the church aud William street. on ono side and between Exchange piace, up 10 the rear of the build: ings on Wall street. were dentroyed; there was no blowing on the block where Nos. 48 and 6% were situated there were no other buildings biown up. Q— What was the charac- | ter of the buildings betweea Brosd street and Exchange place? A.—Lhere were one or two wareaouses ead a few dwelling houses. and # large cabinet warehouse; the cabi- | met warebouse belonged to Mr, M | fo a Juror. —It is difileult to swy which way the wiad | was blowing; Iuhink towards the west; the powder was carried from the corner of Exshaoge place to No 13 in | @ wheelbarrow; the wind was northwest when the tice ccmmenced, but chopped round; the sparks were flying towards Beuver street while L was standing thy John D.Uamp examined by Mr. Davies Montstown; was av officer om board the frig: i sed mmidehtpingn; was in the city ides in Hudson Now York would seek the Mayor ; I went down Broad street to Urce plest. and found bim there rurrounded by @ crowd of terrified people all the place boing on fire ; I think dar. | dem street church was then on fire; [ sunounced to him | ipno gentle or low voice tbat the officers and zouriace had | come with the powder and were aeaiting orde:s ; Mr, Lawrence curve wiib me. and I put him ip coumanicxtion | | with Capt Mix; im Wall street and in a short time au order wae given to them to sollow their leader with the powder, the pariy of sailors took up three or four kegs of’ pow- cer and procecérd down Broad street; I re with than; as we weut along, I was concern the ground was frozen and covered with ics, | it was reining fire ; the ssilors took off their jacks! covrred the kegs of powder with them, to prevent them | | from exploding; we went into Exchange piace; [ «aw | thore mem po to work; they dove tm.0 a celiar; I did uot | flow them; I bviteve my next step was toask the Mayor to gives roving commission to blow up; L went back to ¢ church, where { loft some of the marines, aad it was | before I got buck the explosion took place; T believe I | sawnotbing more there after that; the tims was very | brief from the powder arriving in Garden street unl T | beard the exploricn, it was a short distance feor the cor- ner of Garden street to Wall s'reot church; I think not more than 1{0 or 200 yards; the Mayor, [ presaur. was with Cap'ou Mix when the eailors rerctied Ga | street with the powder; Captain Mix is dead To the Cour:—Don't remember any houros blown up between Fxchango place in the tour of the buildings on Bond street; thinks there was, doreyph 6 cated militery ergineer; Was General in Chief of the | Corps ef Engineers of the Unived States army during the | years 1312 and 1815; was colonel raw general; was edu- | ented an enginrer; have been familiar wich the construe: | tion of fortifientions; em familiae with the principles of sapping avd miving; was in the city of New York on the morning of the 17th’ of December. 1685; was prosent at | the fire adoring the nightand morning; [ came to the fire | from theresiaence of Mr. Gouverneur; on my arcival in | Wall street I found the fire to be raging furiously, and to agreat extent ; tho m'ght was severcly cold, and I ob- | rerved great despondency among the prcpie at the condi tion of things, fearing that the firo wonld not be xot un- | der ; im reference to the severity of the night. Lobserved | that the water throwe from the engines cam down like | hail; comewhere betweon two and three o'clock Mr. | Schwart enme tome, and said that the Mayor wanted to me: I went with him tothe Muyor ; [ thiuk some re between Nasean and Wall ensued between the Mayor, myreif. positive who they were ; the Mayor as! give the mode of blowing up poader ; I replied that I could ; he neked me if, by blowing up the houres. the | fire could be stopped ; I replied tha: ! believed it could ; he then requested mo to give directions for placing pow- der in a proper jlsco ina store in Garden street, for the purporo of blowing it up ; 1 them considered what yuan- | tity of powder would produgoa safiicient bast to destroy | a building without rcattering the fragments toe far ; 1 ; is not od me if T could that thet quantity should be placed in the building ; my sdvieo wx. followed, and tho building No. 48 Exchange | piace war blowa up; inthe blast 9 little more was put | than war necesrary, for it injured No 50; No, 5) was | en on fire ; it was then determined to biow up No 52 Which was done, end the building tumbled in on itself | without scattering much, and the fire was thereby are | rested ; buildings were blown up iu other places, with | similar effect ; Lam not certain that No. 49 was on fra | when it was blown up ; my impression fx that it was ; thinks that ten or fifteen minutes elapsed from the pow- | Ger arriving uptil No 48 was blown up; thinks the mayor yave the order for blowing up 48 ; it war a matter of Ravirement, ard the mayor approved ; about ton mi- | putes after the powder arrived 52 wes blown up; thinke there was no quesiion of 52 baing blown up before 48 was | devolved upon me; and the results are shown {a the | blown up; it was because that No. 60 was on tire, and #0 great number of vessels which have been repaired and equipped at the Yard during the Inst three years, and which I fully belteve. have been unprecedented at this stetion. [am now about to retire from the command | of this Navy Yard and Station, and in taking leave of you, as weil ag of those you reprocent, belleve me, T do Gow WasHer, AMALGAMATOR, AND MAGNETIC | 60 with the strongest wires for your health. prosperity EPARATOR.—This is a machine for gold washing, d scparating tho ivon, &+, from the California , by magnets. Thore isa neat frame;‘a semi- ireu toaye tho shaft: of the revolving magnet tinder; (this shaft revolves in bearings on each of tho frame;) and a series of permanont stee! nets. Tho magnet cylinder has circular heads, | each side; they aro cecured to the shaft | ¢ «surface of the cylinder is formed o tion plates, one or each row of maguots ch of these plaves can be takon off and pn m at pleasure. The magucts are straight stri steel, magnetized; they are made sede a6 the ; ciroumforonce, where they aro thinued, o de finer, on the edges. ‘Tho plates havo slits in fhem, and ‘each magno: ia thrust into its slits, aud ery pair keyed together by the key, inside of the | nlinder. Each pair of thes strips, #0 is ‘one magnet in the cylinder, the ourside ex- mitics being the negative and positive poles object of ‘his magnetic cylindor is tho removal the black oxide of iron from the yellow dast of forniwarid Australia, which is so difiioult of separation from feather gold ‘The magnets attract | 4 lift up the oxide of iron from the trough, as the | ¢ylindor revolves, but not the gold, which maintains § position on ‘the bottom Behind the magnet linder there ia arevolving set of brushes, wuich are ina drum. There isa hood behind the revolving brushes, a wheel on shaft, and one on the shaft of the brush oylinder, Whon the magnet Hinder is revolved, the whoele revolve tho brushes malgamator and warher can be used both as | agitator and washer, and a magnetio separator | ; The magnetic cylinder i clasped. to ite bear | | join unl inved, o- | in the riors in Hudson street connected, | izing a new one, and | and boppiness, und subseribe myscif your friend and obedient servant. W. D. SALTE To Messrs, W. W. Unllock. Wm. Williamson, John W. | Verris, Kliphalet Caril, Geo. James, Leraei Hallock. Debates in the Common Councll. Boar oF AssisTaANT ALDERMPX, Friday, Oct 15. On the report being brought up relative to th organisation of a new engine company No. 16 Alderman Manrart (Third ward,) inoved that no member of the disbanded company be allowed to he could provo that he was not concerned Bevera! members called out “unnecessary.” Aldermen Mannart continued to observe, that it was nonsense disbanding a company, then organ- ‘owing the disbanded mem- to spoak, but the Presi- bers to join. Several gentlemen got w dent decided that the alderman from the Third ward bad the floor. Considerable laughter was ex- cited by that gentleman upsetting the inkstead on his written resolution. Alde man Brown (First ward) declared that the motion was entir@y out of order. Aldermon Masparr (Third ward )—It is not. T know it isnot. No one can form a fire company without the sanction of the Common Council Alderman Rixo (Righth ward )—WWe had very strong reroonstrances againet disbanding the other | company, and for this present company, men of respectability only will be selected. I move that it be referred to the other Board Alderman Bovron (Kleventh ward.)—I ‘believe f acrew bolts; it can thercfore fied off the | the report states that the new company shall be t 6 ine trough by removing the bolts. Tho | aompoard of entirely new men, ley that a portable machine is three feet by four, and | supersedes the idea of the gentleman of the Third, of washing about two tons per hour. rims —This morning, about twenty minutes be- Apes o'elock,s fire broke out in Mr. Cheever’a ash shop, on Third rtecet, near Elm street, which communtoated with six other buildi ich Phe lovers are William fleggerty, undertaker, Mr , catpenter, Mr. Cheever, sashmaker, house and Mr, Sweigman and Mrs. Li wingston, who lost their dwelling houses. Total lose bout $14, 000,-"- Céncinnati wore destroyed, Citizen, Oct, 12. 4 =No | 20, (resorved,) | | | | | and his resolution should drop to the ground. The President read the report and confirmed the Acclaration of the Alderman of the Eleventh. Alderman Maunatr (Third ward )—Will that stop them from taking in whom they like if they ever want to fill up their number! [t will requre a | vote of this Board to stop them. Alderman MoCoxxny (Twentieth ward )—The old company was disbanded for divorderly condact, and this company is to be organized newly, and if any of the disorderlies be admitted it will also be disbanded. On the vote being taken the amendment was lost, and the roport was confirmed. The body of Mr, Matomen ® Scotchman, was found 18, Oot. 1 Sains erect Nuc ton Reeryucds Geo ¥. N. Will, Je, or: No. Allen and eee Win Silman for lente, 2g 6 (ental Teter Trenondent. agt Pettibone, ‘Appeliont, . Mul. Je, tor opyetions ; Wieck tur eespouoses. ass Feet A at Chicogo in the river, . MoKechan was missed by 7 friends on tho Vith i nnd It i* snpoored that he felt imo the river frum Olark street Octdge, Wulem, vu sin. dag. wes undergoing repairs, beer that it wae deemed neceseary to blow up 52 ta order | to stop the progress of the flames; my impressiou is. that if time bad been given to remove the goods all | would be on fire, and it would have reached Wali street ; the effect would baye been (o burm up the whole block. To Mr. Whitchead—Believes the whole lower part of the city would have been destroyed if the means of biow- ing tp bad not Leon resorted to ; the engines had ceased playing previous to blowing up; such # dismay never | existed 3 the public mind ac at that tin, | ‘Lo a Juror—There was snow on the ground. | To another Juror—fho snow was not very deep ; it waa | Very slippery. Yo Mr. Whitebead—Im fifwon or twenty miauter No. 48 would huve been untenable, if the powder bad not been put into it, Excepted to by plamtifis counsel, Kouled out by the court. Mr. in the civy of New York ; was clected an alderman of the city in 1825; was alderman of the Third word at the time of the fire ; was at {he fize @ short timo after it com: menced ; the fire comunenced in Merchant street, in a | boliding running back to Perl street; that rtreet ix elice ab/ered. To Chief Justice Jones—Merchant street ran below Pearl; it was lo, crooked, narrow street; there the fire commenced. ‘Yo Mr. Davies—The fire spread rapldly; but at first we kept It in cbeck, for our ongines were then playing, and we were Im hopes that we woald stop its progress: it continued. howeyar, to spread rapidly as is caught each biditing, tbo figw extended to Exchange place, and very oon con muniexted with the Exchange; (shown a dia- | gram;] this diagrem prevents the course of the fire; I was | there when the fire crossed over to William street; the | building on the south ride of Kxchange placy took fire end burned rapidly; there wae then mo water; it woe bout twelve o'clock; # tingle stream would bave saved the Exchange; Lmet Mr Luwrence in Broad street: he | requested me to get Alderman Taylor, of the Second | ward ond meet pim at the corner of Pine and Nassau | streets; | found Alderman Taylor; we went together to | the corner of Pive stroet: we saw Mr. Lawrence, with other gentlemen; Alderman Morgan L. Smith was one of them; Alderman Smith now resides im Texas; [ eaanot mention sil who were present; we consulted a9 to what should be done to stop the progress of the flames; Mr Lawrence arked for our opinion and advice; we gave it us owe opinion that powder ehoull be used. and thet it should be used to blow up thove buildings on Exchange piace; we decided that No. 4% | rhould be tried first. aud that it shocid be done immodt- itely. aa there would be no uso in blowing up if we | made avy delay; we went down [road t to Fx change place; the fire was raging oo; the powder arn very Foon #fter we got to the corner of Pxebange plac saw powder going to No 48; I got out of the way, | hoard the explosion In eight or ten minutes afvor. To the Court Thought it necoseary to blow up, to stop the eonilegration, at the moment we did. PIrTHE Dar. | z 2 EDNESDAT, Oot 14 1552. Mr. Egbert Henson exemined—Lhe subject of biowlng | ap the store No 62 war not dioussed pariteularly wail , after the blowing up of No 48; ic was generally, but not culerly; alter 48 was blown up. there was a consul m by myseif, Aldermen Taylor snd the Mayor; we | part rath: | iv New York, wished to go ov. that [remained with the sailors | Awiftexamwined by Mr. Davies—T ees edu- | | and left untlt for use; the eiteot of Lai iabert Benron examined by Mr. Daview—Hesldes | on them orning of the 17th December, 1855; bourd the frigate at nine o clock I was on as Lhad relations, mer- chants, that pert of the city; could not obtain por mission; the wind wax blowing bard fiom the norihwost; should think it was bet *een (vo ana three o'clock when L ‘was roused by an offlest. who iggeraed me that Me. Was on bourd requiring uceistai@; us e0on as the first ic tenant (Mr. Nichol) had azrived from the commodor: house. wheze he resided, 1 was orde:ed to go to the stora- keeper's clerk and got the kers of the mezazins ip the 39rd, and get powder; 1 took out all tie powder that was in the wngazine, and put it ina barge that was wanaed for tke purpose; I was ordered to take It co New York. vg to a safe pleco windward of the fire, aad report myself to the mayor; I intended to Isud as neor the fire as possible but it was 49 intensely cold, I was forced to lund st Onthering street forry; 1 placed the powder Iu a tarpaulin and placed that ia another, and proceeded a fast a postolo; the men’s fingers became co numb they could hardly carry it: L Went im search ofa curt; | saw a bend curs, which Look with nd Yollewed (bo men with it; L overtook the owder into the carl; there was » Mr. Paul; he stypped in charge of the barge; we went down as fa own Wall street to the corner of A streat Was as near the iire as [could approach without 1 went down Broad street ia rearch of the Meyor; T sound bim in @ store, t believe, in slili street; I rw: | ported to bim that I bad the powder at the coruce of | Brosd end Wail street; I informed him that I was or- dered to report mysuif for hts instructions; be told me to rup back as test as possible, und hurry the powder me a io where he Was; we vot familiar with the small str | in th s; my iwprersion is, that 1 took the cart | with the powder to tbe f Besver and Willan strets, and Exchang powder was take come on with Mr King and the marines from Brooklyn: the powder was wrapt in the parties’ jackets, aud brough hrovgh the streets to the f ds know where it was taken (o; I took keg of powder to Fulton nod Peck stip: might bave been in Exchange place, but am not cert! 1 placed powder in a Louse in Beaver street by the ord» ot Coptain Mix, which Twas to use at my owa di cretion, Cross-exatined by and blew up @ house myself ; a M Wagener.—The direction of the wind remained the same during the night bat it mo derated towards mormpg @-~-Was not the house in which you placed the poxder in the neighborhood of « building in which powder was subsequently placed by you! A= the house was a warehouse In Beaver Street. To Mr Davies —The fire was burping with great | fury, and tlyiog in nil directions with the course ot the Wisd—m oil parts of the city where I wes; the tire | showered ebout from the buildings that were ou fire, and made thertreets du e; our ol hes were desiroyed ree fires 14 to draw the wind towards them from all quarters To Mr. Gutting.-The etccs of blowing up the was to stop the tire To Mr Van Wegener — The blowing up of houses serves tore by the yap they lewve to stop the fire; you eculd stand | within fect safety enty feet of a house to be blown up, with por- examined the house (which was a crockery | store.) that was blown up, the next moraing. and foaud the fire raging in the broken mary ‘To e Juror — the Fire Department were usclers; I ex- amined ularly: I found the hore buried under the fee; ihe fivemcn could not do anything; the oaly remedy, I bel’eve, was the blowing up to stop tho fire (The «ucetion was overruled } Colonel Robert E. Temple examined by Mr. Davies —Re- sides im the city of Aluany: was attached to the United States Army ond wae stationed in New York In 1395, an der Major General Scott; was at the fire; the fire broke cut about baifpast 9 oclook; I seldeim went to fiver, but thia continued so lomg that I went | wut to see it a little after 10 o'clock; 1 went Gown. where I found a very great fire raging; | had no parciouler cnty, but went to leok, Hike others; mot many { knew; {went from point to point as a matter of curiosity; the fire was beyond the Exrhange. on the southewst; it was burning with great violenee; the Kxchange took tire; this war avout 12 o'clock; the fire had acquired greet force; the hore was entirely froxen; every one wes greatly alarmed, and tere appeared no way of checking it: [ recollect exprcsring my opinion after one o'clock. on the subject of blowing up bni.dings; myrelf and others talked on the subject é To Mr. Cutting to thie time the firemen's rer- vies were urelees, and they seemed paralysed; the tire hed Increased { spite of their effort hero were hopes, at fret, that the fire would be got under, but they were teniporary; T underrtood that the Fire Department were prostrated. from the hoe being entirely frozen; L saw the hese myreif, amd it was froven; ot this time, in Broad etreet L think, come goatiea © eoek)—T et Mr Charles King wae one of them, ® ew bit intimately, and Mr. damer Monroe was ry were im consultation; [ understood that some of them were Aldermen of the eit being made to stop the flames: ‘the dire Department were useless; they bad been go long idle at this time. that it wae the impression of all that the city would be destroyed; Mr King, Mr. Monroe, avd some others, expiceed Urgently. and were preseing om the Mayor, the propriety of uring gunpowder to stop the tiames; I expreved the same opinion as the only ineap left to stay the progress of the flames ; thie conversation with the Mayor snd members of the Common Council lasted some minutes; the result of it was, after e little heritetion on the part of the that he would consent directions if powder oc M soid he Would got wome from the Navy Yard, end f sai ¢ yor's approbation ; Mr. King-and I then sepa- rated ; this must Nave been. I think, about 2o'elook in the morning Ors little before ; I went over (o (overnor's Tsiand ; I saw 'he commanding officer ; he tarned ows bis men ; be ede # Little horitation at first, but I gave hina on order which I wrote and signed ; Teame bask before the barge. Lut brought three or foor barrels of powder with me, of 100 Ibs, each ler boot ; this was ja advance ¢ adie to row zur over, and tter boat than the one I crossed in; the river was dangere le was dio Ire turned to the olty; it must have been past J o'clook pear Whitehall £ met ® person in authority, In who e oharge f left the powder not see the powder sfer that; I sought the Mayor; I met him in the netzhd hood of Browt street; T told him I brought the powder. and dee erited the person to whom I it; L parted there with the Mayor; f understood that powder had come, and the: they were about to blow up a building; I went to fad where the ewing ap was ig on; T wentintos efrees south of the Pxeha ‘love it was Garden aire | | understood one building was biown up aud thet svocke: } was to be blown up; I went Into the collar; thoy were then bringing in tho powder, under the eharye of & naval officer and some seilore; I saw it placed in tho cellar; was | sold it was in charge of a naval officer. I intended to have | offered myrelf for tho duty of blowing up until L was told £0; don’ know who the offionr was; efter tho preparations Micd that tt waa necessary to blow 52; blowing Left the cellar and went a little way up Rroad street. to ema not effected the ‘chive! we ‘had tatonited for the | witness tho explovion, the poader expluded and the bulld- fire was atiii raging, aad we thew detcamined to blow up | won destroyed; it sunk, ae if tote wator; ant. accord. | 64; We Geiesmded (Lut it moet ko Sewn un Inctantone tomy recollection the fire atenred there althourh 1 owl} eiding to blow up; the buiddings on Broad street were nob | - | city of Ne up: they had been destroyed before we had powder; oa | hoard there was s fire | . among | whem Was Mayor Lawrence, (i¢ must then have been one | no eslorts were taca | (© Governor's Isiand for some; this mat | the powder going in was burnieg very fercoly thet sre tions qpeantiageened to be epproaching butiding; it Ise that currents of are drawn towards great fires; fire is blown La the di- peng hex Cee iy ony sonny sppeared in many places that distant from et am met pachibve as tothe of the blowing | bel vo that it was near 4 o'clock; it was before du; it. Picnisésnutand by Mr Van Wagner—It was near two o'clock when { went to Govervor’s Ivland ; the Excnange | was pretty well burned before Lleft; don t know it it hed | crosted William street, but it was buraing furiously ia | the peighborhood, | Semuci 1, Gouverncur examined by Mr, Daviea—Re- sides tn the State of Marytena ; resided in Yori: in | December. 1835; was Postmaster of the city; the Poat | Office was then kept in the Exebauge—in thy south east corner of the Exchargs; Iwas at home thut night. and wes sept for about lor 11 o'clock ; weat down with General Switt; did not then thiok that the Exchange would take fie ; moved nothiog away for some time To Dr, Curting—It was westward of where the firo Lroko out ; we prepared to move incase of nogessity, but this we did not anticipate; the baiky matter was put in the Rotunda, « circular rpice ; the fire advanced rapidly ; oli of our matter war covered with other poople’s goodA ; | they hoped that the bxehange would not take fire, being a rolid building ; soon xfler. to my astonishaen®, tt was anuounced tome thatthe Kachsaze had taken fire at | the cupola ; this muct have been after twelve o'clock ; we removed all our lighter articles 10 the City Bank, at the | other ride of Wail etrect ; the fire advanced so rapidly we were forced to remove from there; we then removed to | William street, between Wai street aud Pine street | the fire rumnirg up Wall street seainst the wind. wo remowd to the cores of Fine and Nassau ttrceta ; there our property was cafe; the property in the Exchange of every deveription, was destroyed ; tho Lost iuatter lett in the Kotumda was destroyed ; © which was adindoned letvers and papors, nat mort of the propersy of the off uiky mattor; Etook oat th ober s surcets Were obseTuc(ed Im various ways by the emgines, by the crowd, and particularly by the too ; there wore no ot having sny thing cardod away bub by mysolf | oud friends; the Fire Doparitnent was totully idle; they: had cessed all efferts; the firemon were incapable, some from drink, which they were obliged to take to kesp | themselves from freesing ; there ®ere 20 active efforts going on to stop the fire, vor could there be ; T was notin Garden street: when the buildings were blown up; ao. | ecrcing to my reeoileetion, | was at tue corner of Nassau | and Pine streets; TL eaw the Mayor aud Gonoral Swift, | and { ¢xpresred my opinion, which every one did, that | | powder should bo used to stop the fire; f thought Mr. | | Lawrence berituted very wach to take it om hiuself; £ | thought he hesitated more thin! would bave dong | Cross examined by Mr Van Wagner—The goods which | Ia moved from the City Yank to the corner of Pina and | Nasenu streets, would huve becn safe in the City Bunk, | | but f did pot think so; every on» was of opinion that | the City Bank would take fire ; the host was intense ; the | bh | fire took another directiov, and went down Garden | street ; Wall stroes ix no! a wide nor a narrow atreet, Mr. Davies, ccunsel for the defeudamt, conceded {t to be fifty feet wide. Court adjourned til! half. past two o'clock Colonel dames Monroe exantined by Mr. Davies—Re- sided in New York about 33 years; was Alderman of the y York for three years ; was acting Mayor of this cry im 1824 in the absence of Mr, Jawrevee; wes at the tire of 1885; got to the fire avout half pras 11 o'clock; | thy fire was then raging between Pearl atrect and the Ex’ cbange. in a street Unat at that time ran oa the east of the Exchange; it is now called Hanover strect; when I arrived there the night was extremely cold; having a | | knowledge of and requsintanes with evory ‘fireman in | the department, being Alderman three year, and being yuainted with Sir, Guliek, the Chiet Engineer, with | | whom I hed ccmmunication at (ne fre. 1 asked him (af- of the fire as rapidly | opinion as to his ability in®top- | ter having examined the progres: on taken (o witness giving the opin- | as I ccula) what was bi ping the tira, [Ubjce ion of ancther | Witness—1 satisfied myself that from the state of the Fire Department end -eving the want of a supply of uid not be stayed Fr in blowing up baildings myself, ia the most um. livres who ese under my | | water that the progress of the tire without the aia ot gun-po t preat extent; Lso expres lited manner, to ail chy om yu cb-ervation; we as present at the consuitatiog; [ believe raw the Mayor several ve that wight; L alwa, xpress- | ed my opinion that gun der should be used; [ thought | that betore twoor three completely paralyzed, (fhe question is to what the ( | his opinion in regard to the efile: ment was put. and again Lift eo lock the Vire Department was { Eogineor gave as y of che Vice Depart- ij eted to by tho plain vorruled by the court. | vsfon between tw ne morning, from my own obser Fire wers without ef ther was ext ani there ground; im the pts thera was erable inc on the ground, aces recolloce as in the neight g when the buildiogs we when the fret buliding Wes blown up pumber; uw the powdor going in; cnunot say th on fire when the powder was brought, but the neat: believe it ¥ rour to the in; it was in about fifteen or tweaty win pe taken im that the explosion took placo; was act in Excbapge plico when the teeond butidiog was Diown up; beara the explosion; kacw that it was to ba Down up; FE walked from G inden street to the house of tive 1 Vulton street, and us t got to ti the ey it would twke me to weik there; this was the thue thi the two explosions; tho Obief Hogineer of ment wes in Wall streo! the Kuchwuge a hiw; be was giving directions to flremen, and talking to Alderman Bull and others, *ho were round bin; Leaw no offorts wed for the suppreesion of the fire; do not mean torny that the firemen were doing wothing; ccming With thelr engines, but they ware the: firo dining the ¢ relation to the fi took fire? A me buildings tor 48 was blown, 0 48, in regard to Witness} came and one o'clock in thes the vations, Deport an emely cold, atr piace that te was U 32 caught fire i some b i. be untenable in a yer tion of the fire was soin ous. Cross-examined b exactly the const Hanover Fquar Mr. Van Wagne mn of sup! house would bura we supposes that a howe covered with siate would nos take fire as fast as others; weil built houses would not take pd upon its constenction; 14 dep. fue as fast os badly built enes; I wat much v:ruck with the fact that the wind secmmed to have lost all control x the fire that night; I keptin the front, and had no opportunity of kuowing how the tire proceeded ia the rear: I think the Exeusnge must have taken fice po- tween twelve and one o'clock; does not recollect where the fire broke out; beard of the fire about eleven o'viock; the Fxchange could not have taken fire before one o'clock; it murt heve buen twelve or one o'clock; the fire was extensive; the cietance from where the tire broke out to the Exenarge is short. Q.—Did the Cre travel quick up to that time’ (Question withdrawn) Don't know the character of the buildings 48 und 62; supposes they were the rame Jobo Meek ed in Broad strect, in New York, im 1805; (designates the buildings on ® map, Which he occupied at time:) oc- | cupled Nos. 43 aud 45, from Broed and Garden streets; they reached # little more than half way down to Beaver su No 41, north of us, was a large costom store; it was 30 feet in front, 100 feet deep, and four or five storie high; there was cotton in. that store; it way pied by Stebbins & Co ; supposes it was at that thu full of cotton; 29 Broad tress was a store of t same size and ¢! th height and width; don’t recollect What No. 97, n , Was; thinks 97 and 35 were turned into store was occupied us @ palat store; that is the fourth building from the coraer; that war a deep lot; No 43 was four story buil@og: don't know its depth: it was inthe neighborhood of seventy feet; quantities of paint, turpentine, olf sud vernish were kapt ip that store; it mas at that time the largest store | iu the city; it was particularly intammabie; don’t re- collet whint No 21 Broad street was; cannot tell what 29 war; No. 27, the corner house, was turned into a store; it was three or four stories high: two buildings on Gardom strcet, before you came tob2, were dwelling houses; koow 52. 90 and 48," all (hose Duildings had party walle; did | not think they were properly built; they were slight; om the night cf December isch, and inorning of the Lith, | was in the house in Broad street, below Beaver street, on the weet; did bastuess 1» Now, 45 and 43; watebed the pregrees of whe fire; it broke out between eight end nine o’dlock; {8 broke out im % narrow street, that ussd to be called Sloat lane: the name was since changed to Hanover street; the fire progromed rapidly; the wind wae fresh ned quicker towards the cast, but it | ran egainst the wind oon after broke oat; T pam | ticularly noticed the ize ae it cronsed William street; fiat time 1 was standing in tay own store—I con's t time that war—on the soute side. on the eorner } foots; it went rapidly: it womt like @ streak through the whole block; nothing eowid rtop It; pnot sy how rapidly one butiding took fir: after the her; 2 vory rhort time; eannos soy exactiy; gunpowder topped the ‘lames, by blowing up the baliding No. 62; | thot Hopped the ire from gecting (nto Broad trees and Durnidy it wil wp: thes building (52) being biown up, stopped the fire; it wae nll over afver that; did not see ihe | ponder put in; heard the explosion, don't know ho’ | soon I heard the +ccond explosion after the first, To Mr. Whiteheed--Cur stores were cabinet manu- | fuctorien. the largest in New York; they were 140 feet | deep aud covered two lots of ground | To Mr. Daviee-—The front wae from 45 to 50 feet, and high; they were filled with cablust work; the | Led with plenk. Insaber, &e ; the yard covered three lots; we had no ofl in the establishment, but bad | varnish; bad & considerable quamsity of varnich at that time; the back part ¢f the building hada flat roof. aad joined the rear part of the building No. 02; 1: was oalled a drying shed, : To Mr. Whitebead--The drying shed was one story lewerthan the front: the value of our stock on band at that time eould not be loss Dhan from $75,000 to $40,000. ,, Crom examined by Mr Ven Wagner—Mr. Joseph Meche ie my brother; L was {nm partuership with him the pone of ou people eains to the store thas might till day- | light; our workmen lived up town; myself and brocher, | aid anotber person, were all that wore in the store: some | ene in ocensionally, but the majority of the men did | not come there; some friends and scqusiatances came in cecasionally; My, Stickler’s store was at the corner of | Hroad street ard Exchange pines; it vas occupied os a | grocery etere; don"t know that it was occupied a8 & rerk- erce; Mr, Therrett’s was next but oo¢ to the corne | Tosxer &j—— oveupied two or three story houses im soge? place, aa dwellieg bouser; they had slate | reels and were @ good Caf of bowe at that time; | | ute wae next to No, 54; should suppose they were not | pullt ten or sifteom yeats Wfore the fico: 1 know the | majority of those batldin, were built with psrty walle; | Twas im sll of those houses, and paced into the yarde; believes that 52, amd all the others, were built ot the same time, and all from 52 to the ooraer wore built bout t fh matter. mysel!. will some friends, ta bags; the | |e part of tho dividing lino b | which a | the satiafection, which I cannot | ultimate safety and It; the powder came providentually, aud saved Land Powder had been used before the Gre oresed ee 1» aaved @ million of dollars; Ne Sapen Bet Ueteee it was biown up; smoke was comiag: Biina ee Davies —No 52 was on fire before it was blewa Court of General Seeste: po rd promee wad - of Aldermen Moore sed Weed. t. 16.—Sentence — eet MeGown, charged with arraulting ee tns Ouse of Bs teenth ward, fow brought to ® close The evide motte. the defendent’s witnaseos committed the first axgression fendent pleaded gulity, and submitted the confi affidnvite to the Ccurt. The Regordor this morntug eee | judgment. after maturely considering the up, | which he arrived at the ‘conclusion that the conducted the police was censurable in using aggravati and unnecessary violence. rey. The Court cous'dered a fine wonld answer the sets of Pee ana impcsed one of $20, which was (mmediatty f pplication for Pardon --On the application of Mr, | Camp, the Conrt bas joined ia a petition for pardon of John Croft, convicted of a street robbry umder dovbiful circumstances, whieh have beca folly in the H. It will be remembered he was {ndioted who was d-fndad oa hie te With one Luke Newsome | Separate trial by Mr. Camp. and acquitted, We ere formed the District Atcorney acquiesces in thy cation Common Pieav—Part Second, | Before Hon Judge Ingrebem | Oct, 1B—detion vigainst a Potice Officer —George | Thompson, by Wm. Stokeley Ais guardian vs, Garret Vew Zandi.—This was an action for false imprisonment endies | enuit and battery (c appeared, from the evideroe ad | duced by Mr Hi. L. Clinton, that the platati was em j Itish boy, who. during the monte of March and Apett javt. was in the babit of applying tothe Wirst ward ates tion hove for lodgings, the defendan® being Aantstent- in of Ho ice Of that ward, On (he 28th of April he | applied for lodging there, and was refused by the defond- | ant, who ordered Lim to leave. A fow misutea af orwards, | a stone was theown threugh the wladow of the stetion houre, simed, it is alleged. at the detendant Captaim Silvey testified that the bey admitted that he threw the | stone. Defendant bad tho boy arres\ed a few miautes af- ter, and brought back to the station house. Oa the boy's return, the defendant inflicted upon him revered blowe and kicks, Verdict for the piaintlls $50, which cagsies: full costa, jary Commission, The Mexican Bou The act making erpupeiaaoe for tho oivil aud diplomatic service of the United States for the yoor ending 30th June, 1853, contains o clause ia the following word “For rapping and marking the boundary line bstwoom tho United States and Mexico, under tho creaty of Gunde lupe Hidalgo, one hundred and twenty thousand dottues = provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used | or expended until it sha‘l be made satistactorily to appear | to the President of the United States that the southerm | boundary of New Mexico is uot established by the Jum- missioner and Surveyor of the United States facthoe aorth: | of the towmcalied Taso than the same is taid dowa im | Distwrnell's map. which is aaded to the treaty.” The Secretary of the Interior, in # lettor to the | President, says that the provisions of this law | bave not been complied with, inasmuch as it | appears that tho southern boundary line of New Moxico is mado to run about seven miles north of the town of Paso. Tho Secretary further adds:— “Whatever differences of opinion may have exiet- ed in regard to the proper ai ion of the soatherm and western lines of New Me: which are mide by the treaty parca of the boundary between she United States and the republic of Mexico, there oer- tainly could have been no doubt that tho Rio Gran: otberwige called Rio del Norte, from some po! north of El Paso to its mouvh, is made by the treaty weon the two coume tries. No good reasoa is therefore perceived why Congress should have desired to arrest the surrey of that river, in regard to which no controversy can possibly arise. Every legisimate purpose of those opposed to the part of the line in disoute would have een accomplished by liwiting the prohibition of the use of the money to the survey of those parta abou’ diversity of sentiment exivted, leaving whe Commissioner at liberty to proceed with the survey of the remainder of the ling. But as it was compa tent for Congress to grant or withhold the appropri- | ation altogether, or to attach to it such conditions v8 they decused proper, it is the daty of tho Prosi: dent to conform tu ics action, notwithstanding aay doubts he may entertain us to its wisdom or pro- pri in this case the prohibition is im the broadest and most comprehensive terms It provides “th Tt of this appropriation shall be used or expended,” except upon the condition to which E | have already referred, and although I am satisied that the practical operation of the proviso to tae appropriation was not fully considered or fureacoa, E do not ree how, by a fair construction of the tse, any pert of the money can be drawn from the treasury, ond Jam therefore compelled, respootfally, to submit to you the propriety ot at once suspsudiag the operations of the commission, ag there are ne at your disposal to maintain it inthe guid. sequence of the representations of the Seo- retary, and to follow out the requirements of she act, ihe resident lus issued the tollowia, Exrourive € Washington, October 13, After a carcful pernsul of the foregoing report. and am anxious consideration of the question involved in it, E ain reluctantly constrained to coucarin its revalt; sad consequently of the appropristion thereiu ee feried to can be drawn from the treasury, Tho Seore- tary of the Interjor will immediately notify the Saoret. of State of this decision. that be miay inform the Mext- can government of the causes which compel this gorora- ment to suspend the further prosecution of this werkt until Congress shall provide the requisite means, MILLARD ¥ILLMORK. Misstusippt Legistatare, GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. lature of Mississippi was convened im extra session, at Jackson, on the ith instant. Gov. Foote trarsmitted bis message to both branches om the day abeve named, pot the members fer what purpore thew had been culled together, sad orking them *~ take prompt measures for the par pose of re dirtricting the State, in ordor to secure the additione) representative in Congress to whiok they are entitled under the new aportionment. The Governor aleo takes occasion to refer to the Fugi- tive Slave law, and calle the attention of the Leg.a- lature to certain resolutions adopted by the General Asrembly of Connecticut, a certified copy of whic he had received, and say: “ There resolutions relate to a subject of surpase~ ing magnitude and importance to the State of Mis tissippi, as one of the slave holding members of the contederacy. They will be secn to contain a very clear aud unequivocal approval of all the measures of compromise, and to aseert, in the most omphatia manner, ‘that the act termed the Fagitive Slava jaw is, in the judgment of the Assembly, in aecord- ance with the provisions of the constitution ~ con taining merely provisions im detail necessary ta carry mite effect tho provisions of that instrument— and that it is the duty of ali good citizons to sustain the execution of said act by all lawfal moses.” Theee resolutions, I rejoice to know, are only one of many evidences of a similar character which could be easily adduced, in proof of that romurkable amo- lieration in the publie sentiment of tho non-slave- holding States of tue Union, touching the subject of domestic slavery, which the eventful history of the last two yenrs has so fortunately supplied. FE shall not attempt to go into detail at present upom this interceting topic. My particular position as pebdi'c man is such as naturally to expose mo to the snspicion of desiring to give undue importance to the plan of compromise, and to claim for the mea- sures which constirate it more respect and com- wendation than can be fairly demanded in their behalf. I hope to be excused, though, for declaring, at feel, at the general quiet and serenity now beginning to per vade the elave holding section of the Union, and the flattering prospect et present held out to us, of ou freedom from annoyanco im relation to questions which have heretofore consti~- tuted euch a plentecus source of solicitude and un- ewinees. Allow me further to ray, that in my judgment, in order to enjoy our rights under the | constitution in quiet security, aud to command for these rights the universal reepect of the civilized world, we should aseiduously cultivate the senti- ments of reciprocal confidence and good will now pripgivg up anew among us, and, as far as pe forgetting past diseonsions and discord, we uvite band of heethons in mata firmly and infexibly, the wise and patriotic attitude so delibe- rately assumed by the sovereign State of Mississippa: in her memorable convention of November, 1851. A Ronen Surrosuy To p# KiLLRD.—Shortly after 12o'cloek om Tuesday night, watehman Jones, of tl bor police, saw three men the shore om the soutbeyn #1 thelr movement and fiually prevented their landt they pulled off in the direction of the schooner Manches- ter, lying in the stream. and after @ brief delay side, when one of the party, fellow, climbed over the gumwale, and proceeded to the entranee of the cal below, the door being unfastened He searcely on- tered before be was perceived by the captain, who wae lying in his berth. He quiey, Teaned over and grasped lis revolver, amd whilst t! ber was busily engaged im rapsaeking the apartment. and collecting all the moveable effects. quickly aseended the stairs and waited for the ap- peerance of his nocturnal visiter. He soon came up. ‘the eaptain fired just as the fellow was stepping from the Yeee), He gave loud groan, and tumbied into the water, boy captain also fired the mea, in the bet ee ‘weapon effect. They ro 80 a ever, that pot pm eo poaroh was made. nothing could be seen of the other mam, hat floating on the water, anda wile d Off Om the deck of the vessel here is but very little doubt that been taken to a het aud shoes have pote te Ay \ | ‘1 | triet station house. —Baiimore with party walls; the stuff in my yard was on (ice after daylight. not before; three or four of us pub it out; wo hed ‘® spring in the cellar; there had former'y boe pump there; we often supplicd neighbors with water; the working people begam to come ofter daylight: the fire did wot get inte the daildipe, the wallof 640M andret fire t our lumber; het beioks feli upon the Ineabor, bat ‘we were to put the fire out; wo had applied to the Vire nt, ond they sent ui an cagine, in cxse we rbould want it; tha pains wan neeloee: iF tbe fire had 7; 1s wes Om Exe oA te iigsr, black rmuke was comin | beliovn it war progroming repldiy betue; is unghs mive | Hubiw Ww lie WuLdHEte, Uy my rigid mbing CvMma | gH Domestic fe Misccllany. A mom pamed J. Brockner. a German. confined in pari won, at New Oricnns, on the oly of | rae teal to bave e-mmitted sateide by Prive (3 } with oy belt, ia one of the apartments of prison, on Inst. Ole Pull. Js about to give a seriea of concerts over the | countey, is heip forward his projeot of peopting the Prameacrrerrerne rer te!