The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. o WPNEE SW. W. CORMER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. atta grven in both branches of 2 be wil! be seen’ by the repert of the Mi if? menat Dt copy—81 per annua. ches which notice was givea on the day pre- a WHERLY HkiealD, oory eevee views} vy Mr. Taylor. From the bills and motions lam 5s of ij Britnen. and 88 to amy partes the alzeo ay introduced, we may anticipate some very OnRes 'ONDENCB - hing debates before the close of the session. containing impor any of the world; if weed, (for. Ou Foruion CORRESPONDENTS tasty Requaswep wo BmaL ali ae eon . No, 6. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. feonller “eas SOWERY THEATRE, Bewery.—Purssx—-Bone Car BROADWAY THEAYRS, Broadwey.—La Frou i, occ EN TO —FRisae. BURTON'S THEATR’, Chambers siree? —I0 xe Jua- Rewe—Panis ane wor HATIONAL THES /TRE, Chatham wf LS aan Base Mverie hore eh 7am: Bier WALLACK’S TH ZATRE, Brosdy ay.-—a Menwine Can—Monnt. WHITE'S THES gaB OF VARIN preg, 17 and 19 Bowe- = or Faist Haar Never Won ‘asm Lavi—Wno. Bp: RSP Ponty Cwsves. AMBRICAN WUSBUM.—AF serncon—Gerenalt Tou Feeme Tone’ imp's Fuovic. Rvening—Guveaat Tost ue—FORT y THxvns. SELLER'S SALOON, 599 F roadway.—Necnomanoy. GEORAY A, 506 Broadway —Banvann's Pavonama oF wus Henry Lavon. $00 Bro paway.—Mxcnar cat Exxrorri0n. am CHR " RA © OUSE, 472 Broadway.—Erwmorian Swerr Ae zis. des wo MINOTRW LS, Wood's Musioal Hall, 444 Broad- ey Ahorias MY eraniar © mous, 1 Bows cy.—Equasraian Evrenraimmenre, 2 JPOUBLE SHEET. few ‘Werk, Friday, January 7, 18530 ——————————————————————— (Peeplerakle Accident te General Pierce and Family. ‘The fatal and melancholy accident which occurred Smt neon yesterday, on the Bostom and Maine Rail- voad, and which has rendered childless our estima- Wile Chief Magistrate elect, will awaken throughout ‘the country s universal sentiment of the sincerest werrow and regret. Indeed, we have never had to yecorde single casualty which will be more gene- zally lamented than that which it is now our pain- ful duty te chronicle. Yesterday morning Fraaklin Pieree was happy im the possession of a boy in whem all his hopes centred; the noonday sun saw those cherished hopes violently and instantaaecousty | Blasted ; to-day presents the sad spectacle of the honored father mourzing by the bier of the boleved @bild. We can de nought but commisserate and eoadole with the mourning parents, and in this the whele American people will bear us company. Our news columns contain full particulars of this melancholy catastrophe. The simple fact is, that the car in which General Pierce, his lady, and son, Lappened to be paseongers, was thrown off the track, and precipitated down a steep embankment, making a complete forward turnover in its dessent. General and Mrs. Pierce, and some ten or twelve cther persens, were severely, though not danger eesly injured. But when the former recovered his ehild, he found that his brains had been dashed out— he was dead. Personal injuries and suffe were all absorbed in that dreadful affliction which had thus suddenly overtaken him—even in the hour when the sky was the brightest, when heaven Decked most propitious, and when the hopes and aspirations ef a great nation had centered in him. Wondreus and inscrutable are the ways of Provi- dence !— Who ean fathom thy mysteries! The deceased was the only surviving child of Vranklin and Mrs. Pierce. He bore the name ef Beajamin, in remembrance of his brave grandsire. He was a fine, healthy, and amiable boy, for whose future the brightest prospects might have been an- ticipated. Honour and glory, and the respset of a nation, mmy await General Pierce, but how little ‘will all avail to wipe away the bitter memory of this hour, or to make him forget that he is childless. But let him, in his affliction, derive this smal eolace—that the people who have confided to him their greatest interests, condole and sympathize with his sorrow. More words would be out of place. We sotire im respect, and leave the meurner to his grief. The News. ‘The reports ofthe proceedings in both the National aad Gtate Legislatures, yesterday, are fraught with the deepest interest, not only to the inhabitants of this city and State, but to the country a! large. ‘The explanations made by General Cass and others, im the United States Senate, with regard to the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, establish the fact that the latter was ratified under the express belief, om ‘the part of all the Senators, that the British govern- meat was to refrain from all further attempts to ac- quire territory in any part whatever of Central Ameries. There was no intimation ef a private understanding between Messrs Bulwer and Clayton that the compact did not include Ruatan and the adjacent islands—otherwise the treaty would never have been approved. This being the case, it is not very improbable that the eompact will be annulled befere the close of the session. This private ar- rangement between the two diplomatists named, accounts in som asure for the aggressions ef the Maglish in the vicinity of Honduras, despite the di- weet stipulations of the treaty to the contrary. Verily, our fereign affairs need straightening up most sadly. ‘The resolution relative to the conduct of the late Commodore Morgan was laid over, in consequence of the absence of Senator Hale. The bill granting extra compensation to the workmen on the Capitol, was rejected by a vote of 17to 21. All relating tothe Bavy and marine corps, was stricken out of the bill qroating a retired list of army officers. A resela- tdon was submitted, calling for information fromthe President respecting the reasons which induced the dismissa] of Benor Marcolets, the Nicaraguan Mi- Bister. It was agreed that the select committee te inquire inte abuses, frauds upon the government, &e., should be revived. ‘The charges against Secretary Corwin, in connce- tion with the alleged fraudulent Gardiner claim, wore again the topic of discussion in the House yoe- terday. The bill reported by the Select Committee te inquire inte the matter, should it becomes lew, will prove highly beneficial im preventing the com- mission of {rauds upon the treasury, particularly by persons high in office. It will prevent the heads of departments, Congressmen, and, in fict, all the pnb- Mo officers, from the highest.to the lowest, from pro- secuting claims against the government. Wil! our e@ergressmen have the honesty aad courage to pass #1 Mr. Olds, of Obio, made s spoech which should be read by ali who sre not conversant with the pe- qnliar manner in which some of our high fanotion- aries contrive to line their pockets at the expences of the people. By the way, talking of this (iardinor affair, reminds us that the recent papers from Moxi ee contain an advertisoment offering s thoussnd liars te any perton who will point out the location of the Doctor's alleged silver and quicksilver mines. This looks somewhat ominons The rumors respesting the contemplated creation of » seeret service fund for Gen. Pierce, have at last asramed 8 definite shape. Mr. Marshall, of Cali- fornia, yesterday gave notice of his intention te move ot an early day to place five or ten million of dollars at the disposal of the new President, in order that he may beable, s) & moment's warning, to meet any contingency, Mr. M. supported his ti in ao lengthy speech, in which he peviewed the subject of our relations with other eountries in connection with the acquisition of ter sitery, and showed conclusively that, instead of di- minishing, the bonds of our Union had been greatly strengthened by the addition ! Louisiana, Toxas, Bow Mexioo, California, &o. Hoe was followed by Mr. Howard, of Te xo, on the same ubjoct Botioes of several bills of great importanes bo our Aovording to the latest ascounts from Mexico, the ovemment of President Arista is rapidly drawing teaclose. The revolutionists, who are said to hare beon joined by many of the leading officers of the wogular army, were carrying all before them in ‘Tamaulipas and the adjoining States. In the Board of Aldermen last night, the Com- mittee on Salaries and Offices reported in favor of confirming the nominations made by the Mayor and referred to them, of Mr George W. Mateell as Chief of Police ; for Resident Physician, Dr. Rockwell ; and for Health Commissionor, Dr Miller, with some others, which will be found in our official report of proceedings. The report of the committee was adopted. The question as to filling sunken lots by the City Inspector, debated on the evening of the 29th ult., as reported ; and also that of additional acoommedation and salary to the Corporation Coun- cil, mooted on the fellowing eveniog, (Tharsdey, the 30th,) were severally taken up and passed. The Board adjourned till this afternoon at five o'clock. Last evening Metropolitan Hall was filled by a highly respectable audience, to hear a lecture by the Hon. John A. Dix, en the growth, destinics, and duties of the city ef New York, of which wo’ present to our readers a verbatim report elsewhere. Miss Bacon delivered a lecture on the Hebrews yesterday morning, at 11 o’clock, at the Stuy- vesant Institute, before a select audience. For a report see another column, The steamship America is now over due at Hali- fax, with one week’s later news from Europe. The complicated state of political affairs in Eogland, causes her advices to be looked for with considerable anxiety. The Caloric Ship Exicsson.—The New Com- mercial Enterprise. We have to day the gratification of chronicling an event in which the whole world is deeply inter. ested, whose effect is te subject a new element to the power of man, and which is destined to form a new era im the history of commerce and navigation, and give an increased impetusto the strides of civilization. On Wednesday last the Ericsson, the pioneer of anew system, the first ship constructed on the principle of propulsion by means of oaloric, or heated air, made her trial trip down the bay with the most complete succees. The important bearings of this enterprise on all groat maritime and commercial interests, and the universal anxiety felt in the issue of the experi- ment, have induced us to devote a considerable space of this morning’s Heraup toa precise and circumstantial detail of the trial trip, and to a minute description of the magnificent ship in which the experiment has been tried. The report will be found in another portion of our columns, and will, no doubt, prove extremely interesting and accepta- ble to our readers. The triumphant solution given to the caloric problem by this trial trip, is calculated to elate to the utmost the friends of the enterprise, and to dispel the doubts and disbelief of those who smiled incredulously at the very mention of the word caloric. Few men eould be found sufficiently daring to hazard the capital necessary for such an undertaking, and Captain Ericsson was for mere than twonty yoars reluctantly forced to make his own brain the sole repository of the theory he had constructed. It is matter for pride, however, that New York was destined to give to the world the firat realization ef the grand project, and that it was ene of our own enterprising merchants, who furnished the means necessary to carry it into execution. In this age of invention the discovery of mo- tive power as a property of heated air, ranks as one of the first ameng the wonders of which this centa- ry has been so fecund. Not only isthe establish- ment of the principle, in itself, one of the most re- markable and curious discoveries of modern science, but its practical application to the purpese of loso- motion is pregnant with the most beneficial effects te mankind. The supplanting of steam by caloric, which will in time follow the introduction of the new principle, has numerous and incalculable advan- tages. Chief among these is the immense savieg in fuel which will attend the adoption of the new system. PVhile a steamship of the same size of the Ericsson would consume on an average sixty to seventy tome of coul im che twenty four hours, the lat- ter weuld be fully supplied during the same time by siz tens, thus effecting a saving in this article of nine-tenths, so that @ voyage round the world can be made without stopping at any intermediate Place for fuel. The space now required for stowing eval can then be appropriated te carrying freight ; and, not the least item in its favor, the disastrous accidents to which steamers aro now liable, can- not by possibility occur with caloric ships. Bo sides these advantages, the machinery of a ship built on the plan of the Ericsson will be of com- paratively small cost, and will not require half the number of firemen and engineers; and so simple and easily managed is the machinery, that we learn that Captain Ericsson considers it umnecessary to accompany the vessel on her first voyage to London, but will eonfide her to a compe- tent engineer, he himself remaining in New York to engage in building other engines for the owners of the new ship. This is the strongest proof that eould be afferded of the complete, and we doubt not well placed, confidence which he hasin hisinvention. We wonder what, since Caloric has become a real entity, will be the thought of those eld fegies who seoffed and ridiculed the iden of employing it asa motive power, and whe are always se prone to ad. dress human intelligence as the ancient Saxon king did the waves of the sea, ‘‘Thus far mayest theu ge, and ne further.” Vain and ridiculous as was the injunction of Canute to the deaf sea, is the spirit which would be disposed thus to set limite to man’s progress in knowledge. The ides of using steam as ® propelling power was, as we know, deried by the wise men of the day, just asthe theory of supplaat- ing it by caloric has been by the sages of the pre- sent. And yet the former has, within a gescration, revolutionized seciety ; and the latter has been, by the successful experiment of yesterday, established ase real, practical, and mighty fact. If the first half ef the nineteenth century has been distinguished beyond all ages in the citer nity ef the past, for these triumphs of human | Knowledgs—the telograph and the steam engine— and for having subjected the clomenta of steam and electricity to the control ef man, and made them wabservient to his comfort and happiness—eo the be- ginning of the secend half will be no less remark- sble in having made » bie to the same ends another in which & motive power was hitherto unknown toexist The meme of Kriesson— the inventor and appiierof this novel system ef loco motion—deserves to be classed among thone of the great benefacters of their race; end is perhaps des timed to oooupy ae highs niche in the temple of fame as Watt, Faltoo, or Fitoh. And this great commercial metropelis of the New World wiil enjoy the saviable honor of having first giren form and substance to the idea of ¢) entor. It ie impos sible to estimate ite effects on existing interests ; time alone ean rolvo the problem Tus Teearmical axD Ormmatic Mania All the theatres were crowded Inst might There was » brilliant audience, a4 uscal, at Burton’s, vo hear Barton and Placide ; at the Broadway, to hear the peerless Alboni; at Niblo'#, to see Mazoppa and the charming Roussets; and at Wallack’s, to see Speed the Pleugh admirably performed Indeed, every place of amusement wae filled Twonty thousand dolisrt, more or lesa, were paid at the theatres alove by the prorperons pnblie. What s happy poopie! wha! & theatre-going people! question appears to be | Peale: tei asp several representa- | tration have been exhibited in mo respect so palpa- lution the subject was | biy es in its management of our afairs with Central Ker thesaerc iss sf in opposition | Awerica. There is no country upon this continent | ‘The Adminimration and Ntearaguea—The Die miseal of Mr. Marcoleta, ‘The imbecility and folly of the present adminis- with which it was more obviously our interest and policy to preserve friendly and intimate relations— none which preseated conditions more favorable for placing such relations on a firm and enduring basis When Mr. Fillmore came into office, the United States waa aggirded throughout that ocuntry, not only qa Qeepect, but love, and its people look. ed jp¢R@ xs the counsellor and friend, through whom: and good offices peace and prosperity should eng more be restored to their long-oonvulsed ond shagtemd States. When, in 1848, Mr Buchanan sent Mr. Heiss thith- er as the reprecentative of this country, he instruct- ed him “ by his counsel and advice. shouid suitable occasions offer, to promote the reunion of the States which had formed the old Federation of Central America” These instructions were adopted by Gen. Taylor, and made part of those of Mr. Heiss’ successor, under whose advice a majority of the States resolved upon a re-organization of the confe- deration in spite of the qpen and secret hostility and intrigues ef the agents of Great Britain. Tneresult was a reatoration of conidence, peace, and a rapid revival of industry. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, writing to the American re- presentative, under date of June, 1850, said—‘'The results of your mission have been in the highest degree satisfactory, and have given to this country new hopes of prosperity for the future; your pre- sence has made re appear the national spirit, and raised the country from that chaos in which it has for so many years becn plunged.” Reposing full faith in the United States, Nicara- gua had freely conceded to its peeple every favor they solicited, and thrown open all of its avenues to American enterprise. What, thon, was her surprise, after the death of General Taylor, to find the Amer- ican government not only reversing the policy which had been previously adopted, but its agents taking towards her an arrogant and offensive tone. A new representative appeared, who rudely in- sormed them that the United States neither knew nor cared for the projected revival of the confedera- tion—and, furthermore, did not intend to sustain the rights of Nicaragua against the aggressions of Eng- land. The astonished government instructed its representative in the United States to ask if the construction put upon the treaty negotiated by Mr. Ciayton, and jast overhauled in the Senate, was the same with that proclaimed by the negotiator himsclf. The inquiry was made, but, up to this hour, no answer has been returned. The rights which that treaty af- fected to protect continued to be systemati- cally violated, and, instead of a relaxation of British pretensions, Nicaragua found that treaty quoted in their support. She recovered none of the territory wrested from her, nor did Great Britain abate any ofher monstrous assumptions on behalf of her sable Moequito protége. The next atep in the work of destroying the con- fidence of Nicaragua in the United States, and in eevering the bonds of friendship between the twe countries, was the concoction of a projet between the American Secretary of State, Mr. Crampton, and Mr. Molina, the representative of Costa Rica, by which Nicaragua was to be deprived of half of her territory, and the spoil divided botween Costa Rica and (heaven save the mark!) the “King of the Mosquitos.” From ali the conferences in which this projet was framed, the representa:ive of Nicaragua, Mr. Marooleta, was excluded. That country was coolly cut up and portioned, without beirg allowed so much as the privilege of pro- test. But, it will naturally be inquired, on what ground was the representative of Nicaragua exoluded from negotiations of such vital importance te his coun try? Of course there was a pretext, as falee as disoreditable, and as shameful as false. It was al- leged that Mr. Marcoleta’s powers wore invalida- ted by the fact that Nicaragua had made herself a party to a new federation, and had thereby lost her sovereign character; and this while the government of the United States recognized the indepesdence of Nicaragua by keeping there an scoredited Minister, through whom it distinctly declared that it neither knew nor recognized any such con- federation. Under these circumstances, the Nicaragua repre- sentation behaved with decision, and firmly demand- ed tobe heard against the contemplated outrage upon the rights and tervitery vf the country whioh he represented. He entered a protest against the whele of the tranzactions of the conclave, and as- sured it that Nicaragua would never assent to any of its arrangements. Meantime, new powers came. from Nicaragua, which could not be disputed; but the prcjet had already been despatched, py the hands of a joint English and American commie sion, to Nicaragua. The British agent saw at once that it would not be entertained fora mo- ment, and discreetly confined himself to a formal presentation of it to the proper officers. But the American agent, with less sense, undertook to bully the government into a compliance with its terms. Nevertheless, the projet whioh establisheda begre monarchy, under joint Uoglish and American protection, en the Mosquito shore, was unanimously rejected by the Nicaraguan Chambers. But this wasuoiall. Hardly had the joint commissioners, (Walsh and Wyke,) departed, when the general provisions of the projet found thetr way inte the American prints, and provoked a unanimous expres sion of censure and disapproval. Not even the pen sioned organs ef the governucat at Washington— the feeble Republic, and the anti-A merisan, fossil- ized Intelligencer—met even these hirelings, dared attempt its vindication. The publicity of the projet was attributed to Mr. Marooleta, and an interview tock p\ace between him and the Secretary of State iv consequence, of whieh we know nothing, except that it was stormy. It was then that a request for Mr. Marcoleta’s recall was tent to Nicaragua. This request was refased, on the ground that the governmemt appreved his conduct, and could not sacrifice & faithful public servant without reason. The reeult is known. Mr Everett has taken up the quarrels of his predecessor, and complicated affairs already too much em- warassed by a neediese act of severity, unoalled for by any pablic nesessity, impolitic, and unwise, Mr. Fillmore's admisistration has, therefore, ia two short years, contrived to break up the Central American confederacy, and utterly destroy our pre- vious friendly reladons with those mest importaat States, om that great isthmus with which our pros- perity is #0 much ‘dentified, and where we must long continue to look as the direct highway to onr Pasig os, and te the great centres of trade which lie beyond them. Nothing which ignorance of folly oan do to damage ovr interests, and bring our mame te discredit im these States, has been megleeted. Insult has finally been added to treachery, and years of conciliation and friendly effort will be required to rectere us to that favorable position which we so recently ecoupled The dismissal of Mr Mare * not a matter which appears to uz in @ psrsonal light. We deem swe have already said, aocalied for and im- je, The consequence will probably he, the dis miseal of Mr. Kerr by the Nicaraguan goverment, and the reoommission of Mr Maro) « the United Bt nder the administration of (a i Pierce. To that administration we leok confidently for & new policy, and a speedy restoration of that coed understanding with Nicaragua aod the Central American Bt has heen #0 foolishly, we bad almost raid wickedly, disturbed Drati ov AMERICANE Annoap —Jobn Wha ton, of New Yoru belonging to the bark Brisol a at Thomas. onthe Lith Pebrasry last domes Obarien, of New York aging to the b rk Themes Christon, died at At. Thomas on the 34th way inet saad fon sf Rellineford, kar heen ep. i Btraford wounty Ni ome, Terlgned ol Pusucation or Dirtomavic Conagsvon- | The Saint Nicholas Hotel-Opening of the PENCE —A novel feature in the scisdee of diplo- macy is that which is just coming into vogue ia our time, mamely, that of publishing important diplomatic correspondve-, and thus revealing thet which was intended to be concealed from vulgar intelligence. it isa worthy and noble innovation, if properly managed, and characteristic of the democratic institutions ef our glorious republic. The poople here are the sovereigns, and therefore it is but proper that they should have full cog- nizance of the acts of their servants, to whom they confide the toils, honors, and profits of government Machiavelli and his secret diplomacy is repudiated by our statesmen, and superseded by an open, patent, and unreserved system, more ia consonance with the character of the people. This is the age for abolishing all those musty old maxims of government which have #0 long cb- tained in the absolute countries of Europe, and initiating in their stead a new system which shall have no state secrots, but shall have its most im- portant transactions recorded on the files of the great journals of the country. Mr. Fillmore will have the honor of having initiated this new code diplomatique, by the publication of the celebrated secret correspondence whieh took place on the subject of the purchase of the island of Cuba. We have just seen this introductory measure followed up by the publication, in yesterday’s Hxxaxp, of another equally impor tant and interesting correspondence of a more recent date, on the subject of the tripartite convention, tubmitted by the Ministers of France and Eng land to our Beeretary of State. Apropos of this same gem of the Antilles. This publication has now particularly been commended to public at- tention and approval, by the high, manly, logical and statesmanlike response which it contains, from our present Secretary of State, Mr. Everett, to the French Minister. This is a dooument entirely in consonance with the republican sen:iments and pro- gressive views entertained by the great body of the American people. And it is gratifying to observe that even whig statesmen are not oblivious or re- gardless of public opinion. In farther carrying out this new principle in diplomacy, we, to-day, present our readers with another highly important series of ministerial docu- ments, which, at the present time, will prove highly interesting and instructive. These papers do not, however, emanate from the Cabinet at Washington, but have been taken fromthe Parliamentary files of Great Britain, which, we suppose, will next adopt the new American system. The correspondence to which we would thus direct the attention of our readers, took place some ten years since, between Lord Palmerston, the British Minister at Madrid, the Spanish Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the Span- ish Minister at the court of London. It arose from the attempt made by the Spanish government to get.rid of the British consul at Havana, who, being @ sincere and zealous opponent of slavery, had ren- dered himself cbnoxious to the authorities, by his vigilance in exposing the open violations of the slave treaty of 1835. These documents are chiefly important from the tone of Lord Palmerston’s despatches, in which he denounces the connivance of the Spanish govern- ment with the Cuban elave trade, and holds out significant menaces of the measures which Great Britain might feel justified in adopting, for the purpose of insisting upon am observance of the treaty. The sentiments which animated tho British Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1841, and which, ho confesses, is shared by the whole English people, are no doubt the same as were entertained by Lord Malmesbury and the Derby Ministry, and as will be by their successors in office. The threats whieh were then held out are now in a way of being prac- tically put into operation; and the determination and activity exhibited by the English fleet in Havana to intercept slave vessels, and put down the traffic by force, is @ proof that their govern- ment considers the time has arrived for enforcing the observance of the treaty Let our government be now on the qui vive, for contingencies may soon arise in Cuba which would demand our interference. Tue Evrorsan SrsaMens—Tue Winter Con- test —There are now on their way from Europe five stegmsbips, viz: the Humboldt, from Havre, December 22; the Hermaan, from Bremen, Deocem- ber 31; the America, from Liverpool, Deeember 26; the Baltie, from Liverpool, December 29; and the Arabia, from the same port, January 1. The arri- vals ef the two last named vessels will be expected with great interest. The Arabia is the new Cunard steamer, and has been spoken of in high terms by the English papers. She is considered as the eham- pion of the Cunard line; and as she sails three days after the Baltic, and will probably experience much cf the same weather, considerable interest is felt in the result of the two passages. The quickest trip across the Atlantic was made by the Baltic, which reached here on the 16th of August, 1851, in nine days and fourteen hours. Tere is no doubt but Captain Comstock will do his utmost to retain for | his vessel the reputation of being the fastest steam- er; and as the energy and ability of Captain Jud- kins as « steamship commander are well known, added to the vatural desire that his now vessel should come up to the expectations of her friends, it is very likely both will make the best passages ever accomplished at this season of the year by either line. RewEmser THE Wipow any OnpHan —Contri- butions for the widows and erphans of the brave pilots lost in the pilotboat Yankee can be left with Mr. Francis Perkins, No 68 South street. The particulars of that sad disaster must be still fresh in the recellection of the public, and wo knew of no wortbier aot of benevolence. Think of the continual risks of the pilots in their dangerous business, and then of the widow and the orphan. New Coarenation Atronney.—The nomination of Da- niel B fBickles, Brq., to the office of Corporation Attorney, having been confirmed by the Board of Aldermen, he took the cath of office yesterday, and immediately there- after commenced the duties of his cflice. Me is « hard thell demeorst of the regular old hunker Tammany sebool of politics, a firm supporter of General Pierce and of the Union, and if he oonduets the business of the Cor- poraton with the same tae talont he displayed in managing the domooracy at Tammany Hall, during the jate election, it will be well done. Court Calendar—This Day. Brrasmx Count.—Olroult—Game as yesterday Surnema Covnt—Speoial Term .— Nos 58, 65 87, 163, 88, 9, 8, 69 to 06, , 67 to 101, 16, 102, 18, 108 to 168, (thirty eures ) Conmen Preas.— Part Firat—Nos, 61, 79, 85, 87, 99, 01. 98, #6, 97. 99, 101, 103. 105. 107,109, 1004. Part Seeond 36, 68 76, 75, 90, 62, 84, 86, 68, 00, 92, 04. 90, 03, 2,04 (Two Branohes).—Nos, 160 161, 162, 163, 166, , 168, 270. 171, 172: 178 174.176, 177, 178, 179 180, 181. 183, 184 186, 187, 188, 180,100, 191 104, ‘198, 196, 196, 167, 198, 199.200. 201, 202 203, 204. 206, ne 207, 26, 200, 210, 211, 214, 214, 216,216, 217, 218, of the Memphis mavy yard, --Navy Derantweny, January 5, 1952. ot to the memory of Commodore Chas, mission will be hoisted at # guns fired at noon on the day after receipt of this orcer, Officers of the mavy avd marine ors wil went crape on the left arm fr thirty days JOHN P. KENNEDY, Beoretary of the Navy. Nawsraren Agencixs —Mr. E. T. Ponse, of Harttoro. Ut. bee received the fcliowing letter from the Port Office department. im reply to an inquiry whether papers could be rent from mews offices at the same rate of postage ae if sent from the office of publisation:— Post Orrick Daran pe ted. Very respesifully your chedient servant, = B.D JACOBS, | | | | | Viret Assistant P.M. General. | Vior Coxeur ron Carivonnta — Rodolphe Kel- lereberger bas been reocgnized by the Previdenl. an Viee- uu) of the Bwise confederation, in the Biate of Cali- Betablicnment, ‘The inspection of thie vaet and elegent establishment, by our lending ettizeme, as well ar the most distinguigeg American and foreign travellers now in New York, oom- tinued up to late hour on Tuestty night. ‘The admi. vation of the visiters was comveyed to their friends im wuch enthusiastic terms, that » widely extended furor was eommunieated through the upper circle of society for all to go see the hotel. The consequonce was, that the house was crowded yesterday from moroing un'il night, and the usual urbanity of Messrs. Treadwell, Acker & Co , prevailirg over their wich for one day’s re- tirement, they continued to escort the visiters as upon the previous evening. Madame Albonj was im the house dwing the day. and expressed herself delighted with ite appearance of grandeur and comfort. We have be fore given @ full dereription of the buikding; sud cur ne- tice in Wednesday morning’s paper, conveyed ® very eor- reet idea of the dazsling impression produced by the finished whole. The opening of the establishment to dey ‘wall copptitute a remarkable era in the history of Ameri can hotels; for we mey now assert that no capital in Europe contains one combining such architeo'ural ar- Tapkement, such a style of artistic finish, such » variety of design. of solid furniture, with such gorgeous drapery, a the Saint Nicholas. This harmonious union is the result of a resolution made by the proprietors at the commencement, which was te entrust the furnishing of, apd furniture making for th> house, to a, very few persons of known taste and judgment, Thus. the ehooring ard supplying of all the beds, mattresses, bed and house linen carpets, gorgeous win- dow curtains and drapery, with the gold brocade damask furniture covering was entrusted entirely to one con- cern om Broadway, whilst the designing of the varied styles of furniture, with the making and placing of it in a proper porition in each room, was given to another firm. Agents proceeded to Europe im execution of thelr ecmmission, end having visited England and the Continent, returmed with every article manufac tured expresely for the Sain: Nicholas; and with most of them of a» design, fabric, and texture rarely met with im the aristocratic mansions of the Old World and never betore seen im the richest private residences ot the New. Im addition to our former notices very Httle can be said. The house can accommodate five hundred guests, The beds have # patent spring mattress under each. and are furnisbed with two pil- lows apd a bolster, the pillows being ruffled amd orimp- ed with fine linen cambric. ‘This arrangement per- rades every room. Ot these we can cpeak only of a fow most thronged with visiters during yesterday THE BRIDAL CHAMBER. Upon opening the door of this room the effect produced is almost overpowering. The bed stands in the centre of the floor, upon a broad cushion of white satin, which Projects at each sideand at the footand head. The sides and posts, with the scrolled foot and head boards, sre of burnicbed gold. From each post the drapery of white in, lined with Brussels lace. tapers upward and inward towards the lofty ceilivg, where the four curtains are ted by aare esnopy of burnished gold. From each come: ‘canopy a gilt ormuls scroll springs out, sustaining a glass chandelier. Each chandelier ‘will dieplay twenty lights. The bed is covered with the richest satin Brussels lace. The sheets are of muslin trimmed with lsce The curtains are lnoped at inter vals. and confined around the bedpost with broad rosettes ef white eatin, to which heavy taseels of silken cord are suspended. The room is covered witha earpot of the richest velvet Axminister The toilet and room furni- ture is in perfect keeping with the bed and drapery; there is one arm chair coveved with brocade gold clo! menufactured expreesly for the purpose, and scarcely seen before im America. The value of this cloth is from $46 to $50 per yard, The walls of the room are covered with over one thousand yards of futed white satin of great value, whilst a pier giaes and mantel mirror, ef ox- traordimary lustre. light up the feiry bower. A dressing room, parlor, and bath room, complete this suite. The window bangings are ef satin brocade damask, iater- ‘Wevon with threads of gol: ‘THE GOVERNOR'S ROOM. ‘The window ourtains and furniture covering are of brocade ratin damask. whilst the bed is covered with a gold satin damask embroidered oounterpane, which 0s; $250. THE LADIES PARLOR is covered with a rich medallion Axminster carpet, with window curtains and furniture covering of gold colored brocade satin damask, interwoven with bouquets of flowers. The curtains uw each window of this room are valued at from $700 to $600. The room is furnished with a grand pisno, made for the World's Fair Ex- hibition, and valued at $1.600 This is enveloped with very tare and rich India damask embroiaered cover. ‘The tée-atite lounges and furniture of this room are valued at $3,000. Im many of the rooms leading from this parlor, the furniture is draped in the Louis pelea ded style—satin and gold, embroidered with various coors. Im RECKFTION ROOMS the windows are hung with green brocade damask en- broidered with gold, and the drapery of each cost $1,000. THE GRAND DINING ROOM is lighted with three magnificent chandeliers and twenty. four brilliant side lights (each with two lamps) project- fh mathe gracefal pillars. The free colling is two feet high The extension dining tables are of black walnut, and the rosewood spring ebairs are covered with erimron velvet. ‘THE TEA ROOM Js covered with a velvet carpet. of the richest description. ‘The shair covers and window curtains areof brocade ca- tim, with a blue ground. upon which designs in various colors are interwoven. The room contains two very ele t THE OT. WICHOLAS CLUB ROOM is in exact conformity with the remainder ef the house for style and elegance. The wide and well ventilated promenade halls, upon the Sirst and second tioors, are carpeted with velvet. and the windows draped with heavy satin damesk Of the suites of rooms for families, we have spoken befors; each Giffers from the ether in ent and style; indeed, through the entire building there are no two rooms alike, and yet each Is perfect im itcelf im beauty and ehaste ele- ance The chandelicrs of the Meret bey of designs entirely mew. The plate glass was from the Belgian man: ufactory. The epirit which designed, and taste, and ability displayed by all concerned with the St. Nictoiss, from Mosers. well, Acker & Co., downward, have s brilliamt reward im the opening of one of, if not the. finest hotels im the world. ‘The hotel communication is conducted by the “clectre- magnetic” enunciator, put im by Mr. Norton, of No. 177 Broadway, in this cit; With this apparatus the work i+ done by electricity. the wire remaining stationary thus Temoving the great delays and difficulties which arise fi in the old system. The ery attracted much attention. It is now being imtroduced into all the pslace hotels finished within the last year. THK ATARLES bles are supplied a: present with a stud of thirty elegantly matched brown and bay horses of fine blood and t training The gtoome and drivers engazed, with the many fine carriages supplied, promise that travellers will arrive there with a comfort only to be equalled by that which awaits them inside, city Intelligence, Tmrontant Reviciove Meetino at Metaovourtan Hais.—There will be a public meeting at Metrepoli tan Hall this evening, to express the feellmgs of the Christian public, and the friends of religious freedom, in regard to the Madiai family and others. imprisomed in the Grand Dueby of Tuscany, for possessing and reading the Holy Scriptures. Mayor Westervelt will preside, A statement of the facts wiil be made by the Rev. Robert Baird, D. D,, and addresses are expeeted from Rey. Drs. Cox, Kennedy, Bethune, Murray, Hon E. D. Culver, a1 others, Tae Weatnyn was dark and cloudy yerterday morn- ing. with an atmosphere jose and huioid than that of Wedmesdsy The day was cold, but the yy biting air of the preceding morning was biunted as if by ap- prosehing rain. We had dry weather 30 Tren. at 5p H 40}d dogrees at Evening beavy, cloudy, but moro warm, dark. cloudy, and threatening rain. At tem o'clock the thermemeter stood at 40 degrees, ‘Tnx Acme Hovse Govennons bold tholr first meeting for this year, last Tuesday. Anthony Dugro, end Wash- iogton Smith, Ksqre., elected by the people for five years, inthe room of Mosers. J. I Ooddingtom and William M. Evarts. took their seats at the Board. At this meeting, Bimeon Draper, Koq , was re elected, unauimously, Pres! dent, and Isaac Board. Eastenx Disrexsany —Tho following is the December Report of this institation — Patients attended at Office. At their Dwellings. Males, 429 Males... TAT Females ‘ownsend, Haq, as Bectetary of the The whole nui month is 8,062 ; number in one Tne Aut Union Union after all ai criptionn put up saber im one day, 19) erage per day, 117, gany timber yard the oor ner of Walker and Centre streets, It was extinguished without much damage to the house, and before the flamoc attained to any great height. The books and pa of the office are. however, badly injured: Captains Boatliff, wit oer, last evening They were aom sing our effec murkete, and ing an application to the Legiristure 6 $106 600, for parchasing » site and erecti building im whieh to hold the eourts of county. Fing.—Yosterday afternoon a small wooden building near the eity Hine, im the Ninth ward, ooonpied as a var- nish pannfactory, was destroyed by fire In conse! of the great dixtanee, it was burned down before the firemen arrived. The loss amounted to about $200, Not neured. THE CALORIC SHIP ERICSSON. ~—— Sncteistul Trial Trip—Genersl Gescription of the Ship—Another Great Commercial. Enterpiize, Inthe great edmeitrelal and shipping elreles of ther world, nothing hes excited more interest of late thea-the- novel discovery and enterprise of Cept. Ericsson, by which. steam as a motive power isto be supplanted by oulorio, or heated sir; and nothing but the successful application of! the actual test could remove the skepticiem with which, generally, the project has been viewed. This test has, however, at length been furnished, amd now all doubts of” the practicability and importance of the invention are diepelled. The ship Ericsson, cometruoted on the new principle, made her trial trip om Tuesdey morning d2we the bay of New York, and from the complote triumph with which the experiment was attended, there meed now bs no hesitation in acknowldging ealoric as a great natural element adapted to locomotion, destined to work « com-- plete revolution in navigation, and to confer an inestima- ble benefit on mankind. The Ericeson was put under caloric early on Tusday: morning. and started from Williamsburg between nine and ten o'clock. At 0b. 66 m., she passed the tng staff on Governor's Istand, and at 10 b 30 m. and 90 seeonds, she eas abreast Fort Diamond, thus making @ dtstance of” seven and three-eighths miles in thirty four miraues and erty seconds, From thence she preseeded down the bay, rounded to below Spit Head buoy at 11h, 21 m., and there anchored in consequence of a snow squall, She re- turned on Wednesday, and anchored off the Battery at about two o'clock im the afternoon. The distance beiween the stated points om Governor's [sland and Fort Diamond. being accurately known by triangulation to be seven miles, 060 yards, the speed attained was as stated ubou, fourteen miles an hour. The consuinption af fuel is ascer- tained to be only six English tens per twenty four hours, & as compared with steamships of more than eighty per cent. As the ship draws 16 fest 10 inches om an sven keel this performance at.a i rst trial, has a:tonished all con- cerned in the enterprise. ‘The great ides which had for more than twenty yoars been ripening in the brain of the inventor, but which from the imeredulity and opposition he encouatered ainong: men of capital in his own native country, in /ngland, and in Ameriea, he had beem unable to realise, has thus.beew substantiated as areal entity. It was fortunate for Uup- tein Ericsson and for the world, that one of our own on terprising merchants, Johu B. Kitehing, Exq., who appre- elated and relied on his talent and genius, determined at. all risks te enable him to make the experiment on a scale worthy of the magnitude of the issue. Tor this purpose: the latter furmished half of the capital neeesary for the enterprise, and disposed among his acquaintances of the remainder of the stock. By this means, and regardless of expente, the clipper ship whose first performanoe we have resorded, was built at the yard of Perrine, Patterson & Stack, and fitted up with enginery op the ealoric princi ple under the immediate direetion and supervision of Capt. Ericsson. ‘The vessel measures 260 feet in length of deck, and 40 feet in breadth of beam; her depth of hold 4s 27 feet, and ber burthen 2200 tons. Like the Arabia, of the Canard line, she has but two masts. and like our mpiftest clippers, she is extremely sharp in the prow. She has no figure head. Her sterm presents the device of two figures, allegorical representations of the United States and Great Britain placing a wreath arownd the brow cf the inventor. She had been eriginaily named the Caloric, but in compliment to the genius who planned her, ber mame was changed to the Ericsson. This was considered by Captain Kricsson a high tribute to himself, but the flattering device which was placed upon the stern without his knowledge, overnhelmed him with emotion, and we are toldthat when he first eaw it, pt like a ebild. ‘The Exiorson prerents a very hundseme snd unique appearance, from the four white funnels which rise «me ten or twelve feet over the promenade deck, and which somewhat resemble Ionic pillars without the capital They are thirty inches im diameter, and are supported by octagom pedestals, also white. Two of these columns, or pipes, carry off the air from the engine, and the other two rerve es chimmeys, Around their teps, they are or- namented with gilt rings and mouldings. These gilt ornaments are now, after ten days firing, perfectly: bright. Entering the spar deok, the absence of any crank hatches, and a clear deck for two hundred fort om each side of the deck house, attract the eye. The ber:h deck likewise presente an unbroken line, with state rooins along the entire ship, and passages betweem the fore aad aft saloons on both sides. Ass model of maval arehitecture, there is mot a vusse in our splendid merchant marine that can compete with the Ericsson for graceful proportions and symmetry of Dduild. All whe have her, concur in the expression of admiration of this beautiful ship, and im their opinion of her superior sailing qualities, independent ef any aid from her msebinery. For ebvious reasons, those interested im the under- taking have observed great esution and jealousy to pre- vont any knowledge of the construction of ber machiuery. ko ,frem getting abroad. To guard against this, por tions of it were made at various places—New Yerk, Phila - delphia, West Point. &o., from plans and speeifications furnished by the invemtor. 80 perfect and true were his caleulations, that every picce of the moshinery thuy made fitted im with the utmost exactitude, se that, te Give the lapguage of one of the persons emgeged in it, a sheet of tinsue paper could not be put im between the joints, This circumstance, in , speaks well for the Great engineering skill of its senstructer. The sme jealous caution was observed in permitting strangers om board. The exclusion ef all eutsiders hes been very rigidly enforeed, 00 that the hundreds whese curiosity brought them to visit her were forced te content them- selves with a distant imspection. Thus, up to the pre- rent time, mo correet description of her has appearcd ip type; aud we therefore feel comfdent that that which we new present to our readers in relation to this remarkable vessel! will be read with an interest proportionate to the impertance of the invention, of which the Eriosson i« the firet embodiment. Let the reeder, therefore, accompany us as we are cbaperencd throughout the ship by her gallant ani po lite commander, Capt. A. B. Lowber, to whise ability and experience as » mavigator she has beem well ooniided. Let me first chew you, cays our guige, the freight deck, and then we will ascend and examine her im detail. To the freight deck, therefore, we descended, amd wore point- ed out ite great capacity, extending os it does some 260 feet. It is entirely free from obstruction of every kind, exeepting only a space along the middle which contains the cylinders, enclosed within strong bulkheads. None of ite room ia te be devoted, as im steamers, to the carrying ef cecal, which is stowed away im cufficient quantity eechside of the engine. It is enlonieted thu to carry 1,400 tons of teas, or ether light merchan- ise, or if engaged im the Australie or Californie trade, It is well adapted fer secommodating seme four 02 five humdred passengers. A ventilator, on a mew princi- Pile and commected with the machinery, extends to thir Geck. About midshipe there is = sort of square encio~ sure, which, we learned, communicated only with the main deok, ond which has been fitted up for the female servants of cabin passengers. This is a great tmprove- ment on the present plan, which makes little or mo pro visiom for this olass of travellers. We found this room neatly and comfortably furnished, with twelve or four, toon berths, and conveniences for band boxes and;the va. hows ot ceteras of waiting women. From the freight deek we ascend by a wide stairway to he in deck, This is ocoupied fr em te stern by iaty atate rooms; those in the aft cabin fitted up with two berths each, amd those in the forward cabin with three. We inapeeted the latter portion first, and wore struck with the elegance and taste with whioh it was fitted up. Woe were immediately reminded of the motte which we raw in ® eo; icuous position on board— “Everything fn ite plaee, anda place fer everything” and wo felt the comvietion that this maxim was not jost right of im the consteuetion and fitting up of the ship. The state rooms communicate direct with the maloon by ® gothic arched door, which opens om every two rooms, They are riobly carpeted, and are lighted by day with deal: and side lights, and by night with a three-sided kimp, s¢ fitted in the pannelling as to furnish «light at the same time to two roomsend the mloon. These lamps are pro vided with alock, and aro to be in charge of one of the employes. The berths are handsomely fitted np; the mattreeses are compored of the best curled hair; nnd the bedolothes are also of the whitest and finest texture, and marked with the word Eriesom im red letters, A marblo-clab wash basin snd appurtenances belong to euch room; apd on the side opposive the berths in.a sort of day fofa, which answers the yory necessary use of a recepts- cle for soiled clothes and beets, A small bronse framed mirror, with @ pivot which permits it to be turned im every direotion, completes the furniture of these epartments, We must mot forget to mention that flag room ts also fitted up here for (he accommodation of tho waiters connected with the vessel, who are obliged, on other chips, to stow themselves away under the tabler and elsewhere, Fourteen double berths are provided for them, and all the convemiences of water pipes, wash. basing, mirrors, &o. forward cabin ealoon is very bandwmely far. nished, and pretente a chaste sppearance, from the gothig