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Decidedly the most important feature of to-day’s ews is contained in the despatch from New Orleans, Yelative to Mexican affairs. That country is com- The new President, Ce- people, put a final quietus to the imbecile Con- mess by routing the members at the point of the bayonet. This coup d'état was undoubtedly neces- sary, in order to prevent the overthrow of Cevalos himeelf. The citizens had declared in favor of the evolutionists, and there was no other alternative. Cevalos immediately issned a pronunciamento, call- ing for a National Convention, to reform the consti- tation, clect a President, and legislate for the benefit ef the people. He also ordered a cessation of hos- tilities on the part of the troops against the revolo- tionists. The crisis has at length arrived, and we shall shortly ascertain whether poor Mexico is to ence more rise or be entirely blotted out from the list ef republics. The decisive and vigorous movement ‘ef Cevalos may possibly save the confederacy. A despatch from New Orleans announces the ar- sival of the steamship Philadelphia, with advices from California to the 15th ult—two weeks later. The news from the gold regions is still very un- favorable—the miners were deterred from prose- eating their labors by the freshets—the roads were generally impassable, and in many places flour brought one dollar per pound. This article, how- ever, as well as several others, had receded in price in the San Francisco market. The New York steam- ers Ohio and Uncle Sam were left at Aspinwall. ‘The former had five hundred passengers, and a mil- Yionfand a half in gold dust on board. This is over @hree hundred thousand dollars less than was brought by the Georgia, two weeks ago. The decrease is, of eourse, accounted for by the floods. A joint session of Congress was yesterday held in the Hall of the House, for the purpose of counting the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States from the 4th of March next. ‘The tellers having performed their duty, the Presi- dent of the Senate rose, and officially declared that Franklin Pierce and William R. King were duly elected, after which the two bodies separated. Sena- tor Hunter, of Virginia, and Hon. Messrs. Jones, of Tenneseee, and Hibbard, of New Hampshire, were appointed a joint committee to wait on General Pierce and notify him of his election, and the Presi- dent of the Senate was authorized tg zive a like no- tification to Hon. W. R. King. An interesting arti- cle, descriptive of the different Presidential elections, will be found in a subsequent column. In the early part of the day an unsuccessful uttempt was made in the House to have the somewhat ridiculous proceed- i a & es & 3 3 é fi 2 3 E i Probably, for fear of a repetition of the performance, that body resolved to wind ap the day's business without holding an evening session. A memorial from ‘the New York Chamber of Commerce, recommend- img certain amendments to the Warchouse bill, was appropriately referred. According to the last advices from Cube, Hon. W. B. King had been invited by Captain-General Canedo to reside at the palace during his sojourn in Cuba. Little in the shape of business was done in the New York Legislature yesterday. The Senate very properly avoided troubling the O'Sullivan memorial, thongh it is understood it will be brought up again yy. A warm deba‘e sprung up, and lasted thronghout the day, on the Railway Consolidation bill--the point at issue being the proposition to re- @uce the rate of fare for way passengers to the same tatio as is charged to through passengers. The As- sembly discussed the resolutions making provision for the temporary improvement of the canals. The members of the two houses appear to have cooled off considerably lately, with regard to this question. We May therefore expect that they will soon devise some method whereby the canals can be legally completed, and the dispute put to rest for ever. Curious to relate, Kossuth was the cause of mach excitement in the State Agricultural Society, which @onvened at Albany yesterday. The executive ad- dress, in which the Magyar was highly ed, was read by its author, Secretary Johnson. This irrelevant and extraordinary movement seemed to greatly astonish the majority of thoze present, 1 of whom expressed their disapproval in the most de- cided terms, Senator Monroe, of this city, taking the Jead. After a spirited controversy, the Kossuth fea- ture of the address was repudiated by the Society in the most decided manuer. Hon. Lewis G. Morris, of Westchester, was elected President for the ensuing year, and it wax reaoived to hold the next State Mair at Saratoga. The United States Coart, in Philadelphia, yester- day sentenced five counterfeiters, one of them a fe male, to imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The receipts of cotton at the different Southern ports are reported to be five hundred and seventeen thousand bales more than up to the same period last year. The foreign news brought by the Atlantic, imparted considerable firmness to the New Orleans market yesterday, without producing any change in prices. The Virginia Legislature haa rejected the propos tion to make an aunual appropriation of five hnndred thousand doliars, for six years, for the construction of @ railroad to the Ohio river. The fresheta throughout the Kast are gradually subsiding. Those in Pennsylvania have cansed but Rittle damage. ‘The Board of Assistant Aldermen met, per ad- journment, yesterday evening, and transacted a good deal of official business, The only interesting fea- ‘tare of the meeting wasa short conversation that arose’ between Messrs. Ring and McGown, relative toa report which the latter gentleman presented from the Committee on Ronde concerning the open- ing of 130th street, from Tenth ‘avenue to the Hud- son river. Alderman Ring desired to see the report lay on the table and he printed, so that the Board Might de the Leper coo! led bp judge of the matter, i Before the question was put ta the vote, the Preai- dent row: and congratulated the members on having manifested a new spirit, and giving proof of their deXermination to sift, in fatare, all public matters, and exercise a care that nothing shall pags without being examined, so that the public shall not be needlessly burthened. He recommended that in thie instance the report be laia on the table, without being printed. Alderman Ring acquiesced, and the motion was car- ried. When all the business was ended, the Board adjourned to this evening, at six o’cloek. The Board of Aldermen adjourned from yesterday until this afternoon, for want of a quorum. A German, named Peter Bail, aged seventy-three years, was run over bya horse and wagon, at the corner of Houston street and Second avenue, on Tuesday morning, and eventually died from the inju- ries. A Coroner's inquest was held yesterday, when the jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. Mr. Berkely, of No.8 North Moore street, was taken ill ina porter house last Tuesday night, and --3 conveyed to the Seventeenth ward station honse, were he died yesterday morning. ‘A Coroner's jury returned a verdict of death from serous apoplexy. The whale ship Jefferson spoke on the 24th De- cember, in latitude 29 27 8., longitade 34 37 W., the British ship Three Bells, bound to London from Port Phillip, Australia, with 100,000 ounces of gold dust on freight, and 20,000 ounces in the hands of passengers, Onr inside pages to-day contain the Broadsides of the Opposing Factions, relative to the Troubles in Tammany Hall; The Act of Incorporation of the Tammany Society; Report from the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps; Investigation of the Charge of Smuggling against Capt. Fitch, of the steamship Washington; Commercial Reports; Court Proceed-, ings, &c. Opening of the British Parliament—Policy of the New Administration—The Cuban Slave ‘Trade. The British Parliament meets to-day. At the time these lines are being read, the Queen’s speech, if she delivers one, will have been de- livered in the House of Lords, and the Com- mons will be in a fever of excitement to see the new ministry open the campaign. The leaders will be anxiously scanning their forces, and the “whippers-in” scouring the lobbies, or add- ing up on their tablets the estimates of their adherents, Ata rough guess, we are inclined to think the administration will find itself sup- ported by a large majority. When the election returns were sent in last year, the most sanguine of Lord Derby’s friends did not consider that the House con- tained more than three hundred members on whose vote, he could implicitly rely ; and since then, many of these—some from spite others from conviction—have transferred their allegiance to his adversaries, The new cabinet is sure of the support of the whigs, who will never abandon Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston; and these constituting at least one-half the whole complement of members. will be reinforced by the party led by Sir James Graham and Mr. Gladstone. Even the radicals will be reluctant to fly into open opposition until the new cabinet has had a fair trial ; and. grievous though the sacrifice may be to him, we may indulge the hope that Mr. John Bright will, for once, show ihat he has lucid intervals, and suffer the business of the House to proceed in peace. The session will be an important one. After the failnre of Lord Derby’s attempt to restore protection, Lord Aberdeen will probably deem it his duty to re-affirm the principle of unre- stricted competition, by proceeding with the re- moval ofthe duties which are still levied on foreigu produce. Free trade is now recognized as the fundamental basis of Great Britain’s commercial policy; it will be carried out to the fullest extent that is compatible with the exi- gencies of the revenue. Six years have made a wonderful change in the condition of the poor of England; but there yet remains something to he done in order that nove of the necessaries of life which they require shall be taxed to support an extravagant court or anidle military estal- lishment. This Lord Aberdeen will accomplish, Nor will the intellectual and political wel- fare of the people be forgotten while their ma- terial prosperity is occupying the attention of the government. Measures will be introduced for the purpose of extending and improving the edneational system of Great Britain; and, if well digested, they will enable the Eng. lish to boast, a few years hence, that the stand- ard of popular education is not lower in their country than in ours, At the same time, the great scheme for the extension of the electoral chise will be introduced into Parliament, with the sincere approbation of all good men, and to the utter confusion of Blackwood and the tories, If it is carried—as we trnst it will be-an end will be put to such disgraceful scenes as the recent investiga- tions into the elections at St. Albans and Derby have brought to light. The masses will begin jeld substantial power, and judicions con- ms will disarm the chartists of whatever real grievances the present state of things in- volves. Weare somewhat in the dark as to the other measures of domestic policy which Lord Aberdeen may think fit to introduce. A reform of the Court of Chancery may, however, he confidently expected, and possibly, now that Lord St. Leonard's preponderating influence will be withdrawn from the opposite scale. effective steps will be taken for the establish- Bot of this, and other kindred measures, we shall know more ia ment of a general register. a fow days the 0 possesses more p Mor relation th Spain ave especially worthy We shonld say that an outbreak be- tween the two countries might possibly be ex- Spain were capable of quarreling with Lord Johu Rnssell has conveyed bh government his opinion of their pat conduct, in language more energetic than complimentary, and with the vigor which nsn- wily characterises him, bas been unwilling that his brief tennre ef the seals of the foreign office should elapse without a practical aitempt to en- foree respect for the slave treaty. Several swift steamers are wbhont to be despatebed to the coast of Cuba, with orders to suppress the traffic at all \ hazards, While these meas are being taken in London, and the press is at a loss for expres sions strong enough to convey its sense of Spanish corruption and dishonesty, the home- ward bound steamers are bearing to Sonthamp- ton the news of the forcible violation of the domicile of a British subject. and his imprison- ment and expulsion from San Jago de Cuba, without the smallest pretence, or the merest formality of a trial, The British public will learn with amazement that these high-handed outrages have received the full sanction and approval of the Captain-General; and that Mr. Boylan, driven from his home, and put to great expense, if not ruined, by the tyranny of the officials, has no recourse left but to call on his country for vengeance, They i will bear, at the come time, that the Spanish To us, as Americuns Great Bri n policy of is of interest of notice - ESS TSE PE DEE DEDEDE ETI TEE ET DEI OEE EDEL ETT CIE IIE : members of the Slave Court at Havana have | Tux Inrsnwariowal Corvaicnt, fpgary—Wuat thrown off all disguise, and, preferring the cynicism of the confessed villain to the dissimila- tion of the secret knave, have rendered it almost impossible for their English colleagues to sit on the same bench with them. Under snch auspices, it will fall to the lot of Lord Claren- don to regulate the future relations of Great Britain with Spain. That he will recede from the position assumed by his predecessors, no one who knows him will expect; on the contrary, his antecedents afford ample grounds for believing that he will not only crush the recent attempt to revive the slave trade in Brazil, but that he will effectually eradicate it from Cuba, even though the operation were to cost Spain the possession of the island. Not many days will elapse before the conduct of Canedo, the corruption of his subordinates, and the wrongs of Mr. Boylan are proclaimed with fit comment in the British House of Commons; and with ample proof before them of the enormous diffi- culty and expense of suppressing the traffic by force, and of the utter faithlessness of Spa- niards, it may occur to more than one enlight- ened senator that the earliest, speediest, and most economical mode of realizing the cherished project of Great Britain, would be to bring about the separation of Cuba from Spain, and its admission into the American Union. Of less immediate, though not less contingent interest, will be Great Britain’s policy towards France. Though the great organs of public opinion have ceased to pour a stream of vituperation on the head of the Emperor, the dread of his ambition has not been dispelled ; and there are many who see in his marriage latent seeds of personal ambition which may not improbably lead to a rupture with one of the European powers. We are inclined to ac- cept the pledge given by Louis Napoleon, in the words, d’Empire c’est la paix, as sincere. But whether the French army can be preserved from sedition without a foreign war, is a question which time alone can answer. Meanwhile, Lord Palmerston will prosecute the “enrolment ofthe citizens into an able militia, with vigor, and the Foreign Secretary will doubtless do his best to avert the terrible calamity of a war with France. Circumstances are favorable— not a pretext for a quarrel is on the tapis: with the least possible management it would seem that the most friendly relations might be Maintained. We sincerely hope they may, Yourn’s Ricuts aNp TEETOTALISM.—We have published a report of the proceedings of the women at Metropolitan Hall, on Monday even- ing, who, having hitherto distinguished them- selyes as actors at the Women’s Rights Con- ventions at Worcester and Syracuse, now come forward in the Empire City, to enlighten its denizens apon the subject of temperance. It is singular what an affinity there is between all the isms—abolitionism, freesoilism, agrarian- ism, animal magnetism, socialism, spiritualism, bloomerism and teetotalism. Birds of a feather flock together, and the advocates and friends of any one of these isms are generally found at the gatherings of all the others, giving them aid and comfort, and countenance. The Triiune is the organ of them all, and would be, were there ten times as many as there are. Horace Greeley was present, as usual, and made a speech. This is the first time that these strong-minded or strong winded ladies have made their ap- pearance in a body before a New York audience, though we have had lectures from individual orators upon several occasions; one, for in- stance, holding ap Cleopatra as a model wo- man for all time. They are becomiag gradu- ally bolder and bolder; and we should not be surprised if they hold their next convention in the Empire City. We think the women are perfectly right in insisting upon their husbands being temperate, but we are not aware that the ladies in ques- tion have any busbands at all. Some few of them, perhaps, have for spouses old women in breeches; but, as a general rule, it will be found that they have either not yet caught a victim, or have discarded their “worse half” as un- suitable to thelr tastes, according to the ap- proved doctrines of Fourierism. Ladies of this class have, for the most part, a desperate enm!- ty against the masculine gender in general, and denounce their injustice, cruelty and despot- ism. From neglect of the other sex, and from the withholding of their rights, the minds of the Amazons dwell so much upon one idea that they become half crazy, and sometimes say very things under the influence of this mono- man With such women reasoning is perfect- ly useless—the doctor, or a husband and a baby, is what they waut to cure them of their mental inalady. We think every young lady has 4 right to temperate as well as to a spirited husband, and they ought to all sing—“A sober spouse is the spouse for me.” But temperance is many-rided, and there is temperance In eating as well as in drinking—temperance (in opposition to extrava- gance) in the cut of a lady’s garment; and there is a temperance of the tongue, which fs of great importance to a woman who wants to get ao good, sober husband, and when she has got him tokeep him so. Gat women who are busy- bodies, and not keepers-at-home, and who des- pise all the maxims and advice of St. Paul as “old togyism,” are very likely to make drank- ards of their husbands, if they should have any: and if they should not, are likely never to get hold of one in his sober senses, especially if they talk as plainly as they did at Syracuse abont the organs that distinguish one sex from auother, TeLketant to TH Pactio.--We are Ukely to have one, and that very soon, if our legis- lating friends at Washington do not disappoint Mr. Weller, from the Committee on Terri- tories, reported, in the Senate, on Tuesday, in favor of the Alden and Eddy scheme, and offered a bill, embodying the points of their memorial, with a motion that it be made the special ovder as soon as printed. We have on several occa- sions alluded very fully to the plan of Mesars, Alden and Eddy, as set forth in their memorial. We consider it the only feasible one, looking to the nature of the ground through which the line must pass, and the innumerable difficulties an air line would have to encounter on such a route, not only from the reckleas inroads of the needy emigrant and the wild savage, but from the fatal stampede of the buffalo, against which lat- ter evila cordon of soldiers of ten times the strength proposed for the safety of the poles in the O'Reilly «cheme would farnish no protec- tion whatever. Buffalocs know as little about the mysteries of the magnetic wires as the wild Camanchea, and would probably show as little regard as they for the eanctity of the telegraphic pole, The underground telegraph, therefore, is the only feasible, safe, reliable plan, and that we must have, us, 1s mas Marten !—We ventured to congratulate our readers, a few days ‘nce, on the prospect of a speedy ratification. of the important treaty made between Meters. Webster and Crampton. on behalf of thetr respective governments, for the reciprocal protection of the works of Eng- lich and American authors on either side of the Atlantic; and we ventured to anticipate the immediate conclusion and ratification of this literary treaty by the Senate of the United States, not having any idea that any unneces- sary impediments or obstacles would be volunta- rily thrown in the way by those whose official duty it is to forward it to completion. But in this we have somewhat erred ; delays and obstructions, it would seem. have been cast in the way, and prevented, up to the present time, the ratification of the treaty. It has not yet received the signatures of the two contracting parties toit, and consequently it has not been re- referred to the consideration of the Senate, with- out whose sanction and concurrence it cannot, of course, become law. We are puzzled to find out where lies the fault, and what can be the interests which are thus powerful to intercept and delay the ratification of a treaty which is so perempto™ rily demanded by the necessities of the age ; which the greatest intellects in England and America have recognized as fair, just and requi- site, as between nation and nation, and which is sanctioned by the universal sentiment of the American people. Is the delay attributable to the neglect of the British Minister? Is it Mr. Crampton who has hitherto declined to place his signature to the treaty? We hope that Mr. Crampton has too high a sense of the obedience he owes to his government, and of the respect due to the mani- fest desires of the reading English people, to per mit any negligence of his to interfere with the consummation of a matter of so much interest and importance; and if he negotiated the treaty with Mr. Webster, why does he hesitate? — why dont he complete his part of the business ? Or is it with Mr. Everett or the President that this delay originates? Is it to their opposing influence that the non-completion of this inter- national treaty is owing? It is to be hoped that they will not be influenced by unofficial outside persons, and be unwilling to aid and assist in forwarding a measure which will be so beneficial in its results. We would seriously and definitely ask the reason why the completion cf this treaty has been thus retarded? Why the signatures of the contracting partics have not been appended to it, while it has been sanctioned by the cabinet; and why such a length of time has been nced- lessly permitted to elapse without this docnu- ment having been submitted for the considera- tion and ratification of the Senate at Wash- ington? To all these quesiions we respectfully “panse for a reply.” Tue Harp SHELts any tHe Sort—Two Tics- DERBOLTS OF Wan.—We have already published the hard shell protest, signed by Thomas Barr, against ihe actiqn of the sachems, and the soft shell rep!y to th's, signed by L. B. Shepard, Jacob F. Oakley, and Thomas H. Faron. We publish to-day two other documents, which are veritab'e thunderbolts of war—one the pro- nunciamento of the sachems of Tammany Hall in favor of tho softs, and signed by all of the Council except one member-—the other, a bomb- shell from the harda, signed by three niembers, in the name of all the rest. What the effect of these explosive missiles will be remains to be seen, But if the public, with four such tre- mendous documents on the merits of the contro- versy. cannot arrive at a satisfactory conclu- sion, they ought to be left in a state of happy ignorance. For our part, we must confess that after the perusal of them all, we are about as wice as we were at the first. With this contro- versy between the hards and softs, and the flare up between “young America,” headed by Geo. Sanders, and “the old fogies,” represented by Gen. Cass, the democracy seem to have quite a hot time of it, while the whige coolly look on, ebuckling with delight, and shrewdly cal- culating that, if this internecine war continues, they will have an easy victory in the Presi- dential election of 1856. We have great con- fidence however in General Pierce that he will soon bring both bards and softs to their senses, holding them in hand with a tight rein. Clear the treck. Musteal. Tax Ovens a1 NiBLo’s—Swopune Derectsy.—For some time, a sort of speculators, who purchased one dollar ticket; to the opera at Niblo’s, have been in the habit of selling them outs'de the doon for two dollar tickets, to pertors who came unprovided with tickets. Hitherto the speculators escaped, Last evening, however, two of them were caught in the act, and conveyed to the station house by the } okce. Several persons complained of being deceived in t! is way. This, however, is their own fault; for if they purchased ‘their tickets at the right place, this could mt happen. The house was crowded, the per. formance be'ng “Don Pasquale.” To-morrow night the opera will b> “Sonnambula.”* Devarrcwe or sum AvRICA—The Cunard steamship Arica, Capt. Harrison, left at three o'clock yesterday afternoon for Liverpool, with thirty-three psasengers. Taw, Lancest Canco.-—-We have received a communica- tion signed “‘An American,” stating that the eargo of the steamship Atlantic, on her late trip, comprising 900 tons, was not the largest ever brought here, the Cunard steam: er Arabia having brought 1,060 tons, which was 100 tons more than the Atlanti Smopwaster.—Captain Freeman nklin, a regular trader between died very suddenly at that was a native of Sandwich, even years of age. He had inmin Durgees’s employ since 1816, and had performed over 110 voyages to the t Indies. He was much esteemed by sl who knew bim.—Boston Jour. nol, Fb. 7. Curr yup.—This ship, under com- arrived at Cy 0 Sept. 26, and passed by Honolulu in eight ada hall hours, believ- ed to be the quickest aile.—Hoston Advertiser. Tur SicKNW4 ON Boary THe Sine ANTARoniC.—A slip from the Norfolk Herald, dated 7th instant, gives the following particulars regarding the awful mortality on board this vessel:— On arriving off the Capes the ship was spoken hy the Baltimore pilot boat Boston, Watts, master, who went on board himaelf, on learning her condition, and ordered the boat to accompany ber. Mr. Watts found the eap- tain ond the tirst and third mates ill of the fever; the se cond mate had died previously; the first mate died the following day. and was buried on Old Point. On the ships coming to anchor in the Roads, a boat was sant on shore, near Hampton, for modical aid, and Dr. Hope went off in it tothe ship. No communication was held be tween the pilot boat and the ship, the former keeping some distance off; but after the ship had auchored, a boat from her came alongside, and put the ship’s doctor on board, with instructions for her from Mr. Watts, the pilot, to ‘proceed up to Norfolk to obtain a snpply of water, and telegraph the arrival and distress of the ahi to her owners, in New York, which being accomplished, he returned Imuediately to the ship. When he left her on Saturday, the captain was not expected to survive till the next day. By this evening’s steambont from the Roads, we lean that the captain is better, and will probably re- cover. There have been no deaths on board sinee the ship came into the Roads. The Case of Clarke and fic, Maen b. ‘ob. 5, 1863. Dean &m,—I reeelved your letter about the cases of Clarke and Sullivan yesterday. I cannot commute the punishment in the ease of Clarke, I may send Sullivan to State Prison for life. I have seen Mr. Morris, who was couneel for these pene, and who has interested him- self in their behalf. The limita of this note will not allow me to give my reasons for my decision.,1 wish you would let Clarke know what my decision ia, it he has not al- ‘been informed. 1 will write to you again qbont the ease of Snilivan, Very tro &, DORATIO FEYHOYR, Election ef President and Vice President—His- terteal Sheteh of the various Bilections since 1789. The declaration of the election of Preaident and Vice President of the United States by Congress, after counting the votes of the Electoral Colleges of the several States, is an event which is considered so much a matter of course, that it has long since failed to attract public attention or interest. The election of the electoral colleges, by the people, in November, is the great point of interest upon which public atten- tion is concentrated; and when the result of the votes of the people is known, the great question is considered as eettled—no one doubting that the Pre- sidential Electors will carry out the will of the people. It may be interesting, however, immediately after the counting of the electoral votes by Congress, which ceremony took place yesterday, to notice briefly the various elections of President and Vice President, as they have been declared by Congress, since the adop- tion of the constitution, to the present time. The Congress of the Confederation, on the 13th September, 1788, having ascertained that the con- stitution had been adopted by the requisite number of States, took measures to carry the same into effect, by resolving that the first Wed- nesday in January, 1789, should be the day for appointing electors in the several States; that the first Wednesday in February should be the day for the electors to vote for President; and that the first Wednesday in March be the time, and the (then) present seat of Congress (New York) the place for commencing the proceedings under the constitution. Elections having been held in the several States for Presidential Electors and members of Congress, proceedings commenced, under the constitution, on ‘Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789, by the meeting of Congress at New York on that day; but a qaorum not being present in either house, the House of Rep- resentatives adjourned from day to day until Wednesday, the Ist of April, when a quoram, con- sisting of a majority of the members elect, appear ing, they elected a Speaker and Clerk, and proceeded to business. The Senate, in like manner, adjourned from day to day until Monday, the 6th of April, when, a quoram of Senators appearing, the Senate proceeded, by ballot, to the choice of a President of that body, for the sole purpose of opening and count- ing the votes for President of the United States. The electoral votes were accordingly opened and counted on the 6th of April, 1789, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives. The whole number of electoral votes given by ten of the thirteen, States, (New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island not voting,) was 69—which number George Washington received, and was declared unanimously elected President. John Adams was elected Vice President, Having received 34 votes, and 35 votes were divided among ten different persons. The con- stitution, as originally framed, required a majority of the electoral votes for President, and the next highest person voted for was to be Vice Presidént, without regard to the question of a majority. Four Presi- dential elections were held on this plan; but after the fourth election, in 1801, the constitution was amended, agreeably “to its present form, requiring the Presidential Electors to vote separately for Vice President: By an act of Congress passed in March, 1792, the first Wednesday in December was fixed as the day for the meeting of the Electoral Colleges in the sey- eral States, and the second Wednesday in February succeeding every meeting of electors was the day appointed for the opening and counting of the votes for President and Vice President, in Congress, and the persons who were to fill those offices ascertained and declared, agreeably to the constitution. The votes of the Presidential Electors being always ascertained previous to the day fixed by law for counting the votes in Congress, that ceremony has only been regarded with attention by the public on three reveral occasions, viz :—First, in 1797, on the election of John Adams, by a close vote, over Thomas Jefferson, there being up to the last moment, some degree of uncertainty as to the final result ; second, the election of 1801, when Jefferson and Barr re- ceived an equal vote for President and Vice Presi- dent, and the House of Representatives was called upon to decide the question between them; and third, the election of 1825, when there was no choice by the Electoral Colleges, and the House of Repre- sentatives was required to decide between the three highest candidates, Jackson, Adams, and Crawford. Since the first Presidential election in 1789, the electoral votes have been counted in Congress on the second Wednesday in February after the election, in conformity with the act of Congress of March, 1792+ The following is a statement of the electoral votea given at each election since 1789, as counted and de- clared in Congress. By the constitution, originally, each elector voted for two persons, without designating which he pre- ferred for President: — George Bo Euxcrion—1780—No. of Electors, 0. ieorge Washington, Sami ti John Adam: & Johnston om 5 1 1 1 John Hane 4 pr George Clinton, BS Totalivsc..sesescoes 60 George Washington elected President, and was inaugurated April 30, 1789. John Adams elected Vice President ; took his seat as President of the Senate, April 21, 1789; and his oath of office, June 3, 1789, Seconn Execri0n—1793—No. of Flectors, 132. George Washington 32 Aaron Burr, John Adams. a Reet seen mae : Total,... 182 Washington and Adams re elected. ‘Torn Exxcron—1707—Number of Eleetors, 198, dam: .71 . James George Clinton , John Jay .... John Adams elected President, and Thomas Jef: | ferson Vice-President. Fovrm Exzcrios. Thomas Jeflerson Number of Electors, 138, Charles ©, Pinekni The electoral votes being equal between Jefferson and Barr, no choice was effected by the Electoral Colleges; and the result being declared in Congress, the House of Representatives proceeded, on Wednes- day, Feb. 11, 1801, to the choice of a President. The balloting continued until Tuesday, 17th February, when, on the thirty-sixth ballot, Thomas Jefferson having received the votes of ten of the sixteen States, was declared elected President, and was inau- gurated March 4, 1851. Aaron Barr, as Vice Presi- dent, took the oath of office and his seat in the Senate the same day. Firm! E1crion—-1806—Eloctoral votes, 176. President. vi J Vie President. 162 George Clinton, 14 Rufus King... 1809--F. ctoral votes, Vice Preside ‘GFBrze Clinton, President. ufus King... +47 Jame Madison 3 Jaraes Monroe. 3 John Langdor 9 Mom Fuxnox—1813—Kicetors, Pceadent. Vice Pres James ‘Madison, 28 Fibridge Gerry. DeWitt Clinto £80. Jared Ingersoll. Kiowra Hsxciios—1817—Hleetors, 21 President, merre QVice Prevident. James Monroe 188 Danicl_D. Tompkins. Rufus King... . S& John FE, Howard James Ross, John Marshall, Robert G. Harp Nuvra Fiacrioy-—1821—Flectors, 232. President, Vice-President James Monroe... Danl. D. Tompkins... . Jobn Q. Adaras, Richard Stockton Henry Clay. No choice of President having been made by Electors, the Honse of Representatives,on Wednesday, | aman named Charles Lewis, alias Garey, oma charge of | obtaining $55 in money, from Mr. Gordon the first ballot. ‘The totes stood—Por Adanes, 18 / States; for Jackson, 7 States; and for Orawford, « States. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice-President by the Electoral Colleges. candidates for Vice President hav: | ing received a majority of the electoral votes, the | Benate elected Richard M. Johnson, according to tha provisions of the constitution, by 33 votes, against 1¢ for Francis Granger: ea ‘OURTERSTH KLECTION—] |—Electora, 170 wi ML. 1c5 1. Frelinghuysen ry i—1849—Elect JON- ag 290, Coroners’ Inquests. Fata, Accioznt—MAn Kriizp py BEING RUN Ovan—« Coroner Gamble.was called upon yesterday hold an inquest upon the body of an old map, named Peter Bail, who died from injuries which he reeeived om _ wegen belo ing ae ‘Will Graben. ‘the Rese . q iam at of Houston treet and Second avenue. f Anne Bail, wife of the deceased, sworn, testified as ta, her husband going out for groceries at nine o’clook im) the morning; he got them, and was on his way home, when he received the injury; I went to where he lay, and a policeman and another man were holding him up; he | was taken home and attended to by doctors; he ‘ied ata quarter past four o'clock in the afternoon. ( William Graham, sworn—Yesterday (Tuesday) morn-) ing, I sent my young man out to serve my customers witiz meat; between ten and eleven o’clock the young mam came back, and told me that when he waa serving Mr. McClay, between Third and Fourth in Second | avenue, something started the horse, and he had a over POEs aia here detatod bie geing fo the , paying all attention to the how fong he’had the horre in his possession, ' les Graham, sworn, testified as te hia hay driver the horse, the fright of the animal, and the Dr. David Uh] made an external ‘examination of the baci Witness described the injuries whieh the sustained. After the charge from the Coroner, the jury ~ rendered a verdict of—Death from injuries aceident ' received by being run over by a horse and cart, upon the 8thinst. "The deceased wasa native of Germany, and | seventy-three years of age. SvppEN Datu oF Mn. BERKLEY OF NoRTH MOORS STREMT.—i Coroner Hilton held an inquest, yesterday evening, at | the seventeenth ward station house, upon body of a / man—then unknown—who was given in to the Police at ten o'clock, Tuesday night, by Mr. of Now 80 Avenue A, ‘brought to the station “hones, and died there about one o'clock, yesterday morning, ‘The case will be more fully unders' from the fc testi- mony, taken at the investigation:— Nicholas Kissell, being duly sworn, deposed—I reside a¢ | and keep a porter house at No. 130 Avenue A; the dep ceased came into my place, between eight And ning. o’clock last Tuesday night, and asked for a glase of beer; - he sat down upon a cl rank half, and then went to sleep; he sat about an hour and a half; I awoke him, and asked him where he lived, and advised’ him to go home; this was after ten o'clock; I called upon the police, and they removed him to’ the station house; 1 do nog know him; I don’t thirk I ever saw him before. William’. : the seventeenth ward. is wit to al SNe ay a ager man to the station house. Ho seemed stupid; he s) twice; he said, « father and mother;”? ‘we ral his head; he said, “That's right, rub on”; we browght hint to the station house; this was about ten minutes to elever: ir of silver spectacles, nine cents in mensy, an rubber tobacco pouch, a pawn ticket for a wi paper, apparently the minutes of a of the rans of 1812-14; the watch was pawned on Monday, tween o'clock, at No. 58 the name of Mr. Buckley, of North & brown overcoat, stri; black hat; I should age; Dr. Budd was sent Dr. B. L. Budd—Attenc ir appearances returned a verdict of death from Inquiries made by Coroner Hilton Fina cca: man was Mr. % 8 Ne Moore atreet. Pg eed ofa spoctable family, and was about to to a order to share the itanee of a \ ili \w, added to wi was & considerable amount of abusive The Mayor, on the evidence, found the hack driver gull: , and imposed a fine of $10. Burley refused to pay the ine, and in default thereof the Mayor committed him to the Toombs for ten days. Reckless Shooting.—The police of the Nineteenth ward, on Tuesday, arrested a man named Jacob Goodwin, on a charge of reckloesly discharging « pistol, loaded witht small shot, wounding » Mr. Thomas Finn, and a child named Kearns. It seems that Goodwin was pas ing along Fifty-seventh strect, near the dwelling house of Mr. Finn, and when opposite the house, Goodwin discharged the pistol, as alleged, at a dog, but, missing the dog, the contents of the pistol took effect on the person of Mr. Finn and the child of Mr. Thomas Kearns. The took Goodwin beforo Justice McGrath, who detati in prison for examination. ssa ith a img Shot.—A man named Clements Klein, was _yesterda: aeveniea a on a charge of | violently assaulting George Fabor with a slung shot. Ow searching the person of the accused the slung shot waa found, and officer r conveyed him before Justice McGrath, who committed him to prison for trial. A Dishonest Mate of a Vessel.—Otticer of the Fourth ward, on Tuesday arrested a man manel ieoas Rockliff, formely second mate of the ship en ona charge of stealing two pieces of eal x pier at $144 82, and two boxes of Chinese vermilion valued at hundred and thirty-four dollars—in all valued at $278 82— the property of James Foster, No. 78 South street. On the arrest of the prisoner he acknowledged ta the policeman that about three months sinee, when he ‘was second mate of the said ship, he carried off from the Forsel. while lying at pler 20 Exst river, the two pieces of brond cloth and the vermilion; and farther, that twenty - Ave yards of the-eloth he soli to Aaron Chichester, No. 08 Howery, for 325 cash and $20 in ready made clothing. ‘The vermilion he sold to reel Waldron, corner of Bur- ling slip and Water street, for $35. Upon these facte being shown to Justice Bogart, Rocklitt was committed to prison for trial. Charge of Libel.—Officer Burley yexterday arrested 0 German, named Winchestans Kubats, on a warrant is- sued. by Justice Bogart, wherein he stands charged with sending varions anonymoue letters tomerchants, defaming the character of Antone de Teyer, a brewer, doing busis noes at 101 Twenty-sixth street.’ It appears that Mr- Abram Halsey, Jr., No. 55 Warren street, received letters qt the like nature, cautioning him to beware of Mr. de Leyer, as something was wrong in his business, afiéeting the interest of Mr. Halsey. Tese anonymous letters were | rent only to merchants to whom the complainant was in- | debted and with whom he was doing business, evidently intending toinjure tho credit of Mr. de Leyer in their esti- | mation. “The hand-writing was identified to he that of Kubata, and the magistrate held the accused to. bait in the sum of $500, to answer the charge, in default of which he was committed to the Tombs. Maliciousous Driving +n Broadway—Arrest of a Stay Drier.—Officer Willey, of the Second District Police Court, on Monday arrested John Ideler, driver of stage 820, of the Fourteenth etreet and Broadway line, on @ charge of wilfully ronning his stage, on the 18th day of 4 December last, into the eart of James MeGuire, while ix Broadway, thereby throwing MoGuire from the cart in a mort violent manner, injuring his person severely. Jus- tice McGrath held the accused to bail to answer the charge, in default of which he was committed to prisom. Charge of False Pretences.—Ofticers Dowling and Lord, of the Sixth ward police arrested, on Sunday afternoon, hint Bradley, mor- chant, No. 124 Water stroot, by false and fraudulent rep- resentations, It appears that Lewis called at the store of Mir. Bradley, on the 28th of January, and represanted that he had forty-five barrels of beans and twenty-one barrels of dried apples on their way tothis city, on the Hudson River Pailroad, valued at near $400, and exhibit. ed a freight receipt, as follows: Sr, Arrays, Vermont, Jan. 24, 1853. Received in good order from Charles Lewis, by the Vermont Central Railroad Company, forty-five barrels of beans and@wenty-one barrels of dried apples. & J.D, FOSTER, eight soon The receipt appeared to be genuine, and Mr. Bradley believed the representations, and advanced $66 on the Property, and received tho freight receipt, in order te secure ‘the property when it arrived. Subsequently it Yas ascertained that the representations were false and frauduient, and that Lewis was about leaving the city, having engaged himself as steward on board the ahi Fagle, bound for Australia, on which vessel the officers found him on Sunday, took him into custody, and brought him before the magistrate, who committed him. to prison to await a further hearing. Charge Dismissed against Captain Close.—In the matter pending against Captain Close and his mate, Robt. Saun- ders, of the bark Loretto Fish, charged with embezzling & portion of the cargo, fthe case was, on Monday, bronght up before Justice Bogart on a hearing, and for the want of lognl jurisdibtion, the magistrate dismissed thecharge—the evidence showing that the sugar em- bezzled from the hogshead was done while at sea, and therefore not within the jurisdiction of this State. Stealing Sails from a Vesse.—Oflicer Dwyer, of the First ward, on Tuesday night arrested a black maw named Vincent Van m, anda white man called Theodore Becker, whom the officer caught in the act of ‘ter. The larceny was clearly ven, and Justice February 9th, 1§25, elected Jobn Quincy Adams on stealing, from pier No. 11, two la sails, belonging to the sp New York, valued at $50, the property st gts fog ‘ gart commifted the accused partics to the Lombe