The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, ‘OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS. cosh in advan. THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy—%7 per annum. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at 6%4 cents | per copy, or $3 per annum ; the Rilition, $4 por ‘annum lo any part of Great Britain, and $5 to any part of Continent, both to include the posiage. ALL LETTERS by mail, for subscriptions, or with Adver- sisoments, 1 te pit paid, of the postage will be deducted frm the money remitted. F | VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENC m contateing. Sve , solicited from any quarter ¢ orld; S| DRNTS ARK PARTICULARLY REQUESTRD TO SKAL ALL LETTERS KAG rr US ia Pe | NO OTIC a anonymous communications. We do | ' AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. | BOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery—Borsman Gmi—-Tr mor, 1mm TARTAR. BROADWAY THEATRE, BONNY CASTLES, Broadway—PizsRn>—-Two WIBLO'S—Lavps Di CaaMornix. i SRTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Paris AND Lameor~ PEEXOMEXON—0! THOUSAND MILLINERS, | NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Six Deoness | oy Cume—O'NeAL Tum GuEAT. ALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tue Rrvals—Figst Com, Puisr SBEv¥D. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Dancina Barner— Ov Tuousand Mouivena. Eventog—Oxp Fouss at Home. CHRISTY’S OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broadway—EraoPus Mucous wy Conmry’s Oreka TRouPs. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood’s Musical Hall, 444 Broad- way—Hxmorian MINSTRELSY. CIRCUS, 27 Bowery—Equesraian ENTERTAINMENTS. GEORAMA, 586 Broadway—Banxvakp’s PANORAMA OF war Hory Layp. HELLER’S SOIREE’S MYSTERIEUSES, 539 Sroadway. RISLEY’S THAMES, at 406 Broadway- HOP CHAPEL, Broadway.—Granp Concerr. METROPOLITAN HALL.—Geanp Concert. —————————————————— * New York, Friday, February 25, 1853. ‘The News. Our despatches from Washington are filled with eabinet rumors; but itis, of course, difficult to tell | which is correct. According to one authority, the | cabinet is to be a Presidential aifair, and may be com- | posed as follows :— Caleb Cushing... .. recommended by Franklin Pierce. Wr. L, Marey.... “ “Wm. L. Marey. “ Lewis Cass. i" ‘ Wm. 0. Butler. 4 “ James Buchanan. “ “ Franklin Bierce. James Shields... % “ Stephen A. Douglas. With the exception of Marcy, and perhaps Camp- bell, this cabinet would be acceptable to the demo- cracy. But Campbell seems to be unpopular in Penn- aylvania only, while Marcy is unpopular everywhere. if he goes in, the cabinet will be a patched piece of forniture; and a patch on a highly polished ma- hogany bureau is much worse than a patch on the eld, worn out breeches of a politician. According to the above list, General Pierce has selected a friend efeach of the leading candidates before the Balti- more Gonvention, to fill a place in his cabinet. But 4s it possible, after all that has been said of the diff- eulties of selecting a man from New York, that Marcy should be the choice? What will the hunkers sey? What will the Union mensay? What will ‘the people say? What will be the result of such a choice ? General Pierce quietly slipped down by steamboat to Alexandria, yesterday, to inspect, per invitation, the caloric ship Ericsson. President Fillmore, the Becretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and various other distinguished personages, in- eluding Father Ritchie, were also there, and all the visiters, official and unofticial , expressed themselves @elighted with the ship and its practical working eapacities. They had some refreshments on board. The extraordinary excitement among the politi- cians now gathered in Washington has at last penetrated the Halls of Congress, as will be seen by yesterday's proceedings. The members of the House appear to have been perfectly delirious, and they cut | bill to prevent bribery at elections. It is pretty well Understood that, instea% of operating generally throughout the State, this measure is intended to have a direct bearing upon this city, and for that reason our repre sentatives very properly oppose it. ‘They contend that the Legislature has no business to legistate exclusively for this city. ‘The old line democrats of Rhode Island yesterday assembled in State Convention, and nominated Hon. Philip Allen for Governor, and Messrs. Thos. Davis and B. B. Thurston for Congress. It is said that the Young American or Dorr portion of the party will shortly hold a convention for the purpose of nomi- nating a State ticket. The split among the demo crats will be very likely to cause their defeat. A despatch from Hartford announces that the Maineacs ruled the roast in the Connecticut Whig State Convention yesterday. Hon. Henry Dutton was selected for Governor. Do not fail to peruse the closing proceedings of the | Free Democratic State Convention, in which it is | averred that “the hearts of the American people are corrupt to the core,” notwithstanding which Fred Douglass thinks “there's a good time coming.” We learn from Washington that the Presidential inanguration ball has been abandoned, in deference to the feelings of Gen. Pierce. We refer to the extracts in our commercial re- port of Liverpool letters toa mercantile house in this city regarding the supply of Italian or Tuscan lard, in competition with the American article. It must bea great country for pigs. Vegetable oily substances are abundant in that country on which to feed them, and may, likely, increase the fat of the animal. A portion of the able and argumentative address of ex-Chief Justice Jones, on behalf of the grantees of the Broadway Railroad, will be seen in another partof this day’s Heranp. It will be found not only instruetive as a legal disquisition, but interest- ing to the community at large, who are in favor of, or opposed to, the project of a railroad through that great thoroughfare. The Doty perjury case ‘‘ drags its slow length along.” The whole of yesterday was occupied in examining witnesses as to the character of the accused. For what they proved, we refer our readers to the report of the proceedings of the Court of Sessions. Tn addition to many columns of advertisements, our inside pages to-day contain a full report of the proceedings at the recent meeting of the Ten Gov- ernors, the Art-Union case, Coroner's Inquests, Financial and Commercial Review, &c. The Art Union—Another Decision of the Court of Appeals. It is said that misfortune seldom comes alone, | and certain itis that calamities frequently come | in pairs. This is the case with the managers of | the American Art Union. On Tuesday, we | published one judgment of the Court of Ap- | peals against them, in which the Governors of | the Almshouse were plaintiffs. To-day, we publish another, still more terrible in its aspect and ultimate bearing, though on technical | grounds it reverses the decision of the Supreme Court. Whether by design or a blunder, Dis- trict Attorney Blunt brought a suit in the name of the people against the managers, for the con. fication of the property under a section of the act which did not apply, while he blinked the section that did apply; and the result was, a de feat on this action, while the one brought in the name of the overseers of the poor was suc- cessful. But it so happens that the defeat is worse than a triumph to the Art Union mana- gers, and they might well exclaim in the lan- guage of an ancient general, “ Another such victory and we are undone!” The action was brought under the 30th sec- tion, which was designed to catch branches or agencies in connection with lotteries established out of the State or in the State, such branches or agencies being dependent upon the drawings of the principal lottery. This section was in- tended to defeat such evasions of the law; but it so manifestly does not apply to the case of the Art Union, that every man on reading the judgment, and the section cited therein, will feel astonished how the District Attorney could have thought of maintaining the action under it, if, indeed, he | . and slashed away at each other indiscriminately, re- | W8 at all serious in the matter. The section, gardless whether their blows fell upon friend or foe, | 98 the Court says, “applies only to distributions and reminding one very much of the scenes which in | by lot or chance, dependent upon the drawing ancient times took place at Donnybrook Fair. On | of some lottery over which the parties to the going into committee on the Indian Appropriation | distribution have nocontrol, and which drawing bill, Mr. Gentry, of Tennessee, whig, moved to | was not originally set on foot for the purpose of amend, to the effect that any officer charged with | distributing the property claimed as forfeited: the payment of public money who hereafter re- | < Proper 5 : ~. | but for the purpose of disposing of some other ee es uae pt hog a ee fe | property.” The Court does not stop here, but the fall amount of said salary, shall be deemed | *CTY significantly points to the section under guilty, of embezzlement, and, on conviction, shall | Which the proceeding ought to have been be fined double the amount retained and imprisoned | brought. That section is as follows:— for the term of two years. Mr. G. gave asa reason | _ Sec. 27—No person, unauthorised by special laws A as | for that purpose, shall, within this State, open, set on for urging this proposition that there was a young | 564 ¥ f ‘ ‘abeshl eg clerk in the Interior Department who was compelled Pe ay ORE acne fr EbLIchy of Duyats ly, any lottery, game, or device of chance, of any na- to give a voucher for a salary of one thousand dol- | ture or kind whatsoever, or by whatever name it may lars per year, yet, in reslity, he only received seven | be called, for the purpose of exposing, setting to sale, hundred. This charge against the fair fame of Sec- retary Stuart, and by a fellow whig at that, was too | munch for Old Virginia to quietly submit to, not- withstanding that all but two of her representatives are democrats. Mr. Bayly took the floor and vouched for the reputation of the Secretary. Other gentlemen followed; but it was of no avail. Mr. Gentry declared that the charge could be substantiated by a letter from Mr. Stuart himself. As a dernier resort, and with the probable intention of easing off the blow directed at one of the Virginia first families, Mr, Letcher, another democrat of that State, declared that one of the clerks in the census bureau had been compelled to pay five hundred dollars of his salary to the sister-in-law of the Superintendent. Similar alle- gations were made against various other officerz;and the excitement at last became so great that the committee deemed it pradent to approve of Mr. Gen- try’s amendment. No matter whether these charges are strictly correct or not, or whether the officers are backed by the excuse of precedent, it is to be hoped that the measure will be strictly adhered to and en- forced. It is not by any means the first time that the heads of departments and other fat offices have been accused of permitting contributions to be levied upon those serving under them. Let the pernicious system be checked, as it will be, if Mr. Gentry’s plan is car- ried out. By the way, is it not a little strange that this terrible hubbub should have heen created during the Yast days of an administration? The House spent the morning hour upon the ree! procity project. On reference to Mr. Stuart's re. marks it will be seen that the affair may now be con. or disposing of any houses, lands, tenements, or real | estate, or any money, goods or things in action. Whoever offends against this provision shall be decm- ed guilty of misdemeanor; and on conviction shall be subject to a fine equal to the amount of the whole sum or value for which such lottery, game or device was made; and if such amount cannot be ascertained, then to a fine of $2,500, or to imprisonment not ex- a two years, or to both, in tne discretion of the | Court. - Had the District Attorney proceeded under | this section, he would most undoubtedly have convicted the defendants. He is not, how- | ever, too late. The Court of Appeals have dispersed the fog, and now the case clear. There is “not a peg whereon to hang a doubt;” and we trust that this time he will include himself among the defend- ants, for there is abundant testimony that he assisted at the revolutions of the lottery wheels, upon at least one occasion. If Mr. Blunt has any delicacy in proceeding against himself, then therais an excellent opportunity for the Attorney General of the State to take the matter up. He will make not only large political capital out of it, but legal renown, and at the same time recover large sums of money, which will swell the public treasury, and thus relieve the unfortunate tax-payers. Let him do this, instead of wasting his time in | prosecuting suits in this city, against single | individuals. It has been often charged against | the administration of the laws, that to the pow sidered as buried for the remainder of the session. Mr. | erful and the rich they are like cobwebs, whieh Moore obtained leave to print a speech indefence of | they can break through at pleasure, while the the Louisiana sugar planters. This isa sensible move- | poor man and the weak are sure to be entangled ment and it is to be regretted that other members | jy, thy; irr hes. Let Attorney General Chat- do not endeavor to save time by adopting a similar | , ove that this proverly dows tio’ apply plan. The House passed the bills making appropria- | ; tase, ‘The ? dela sed tions for the Indians, for conveying the mails in ne eyes of the people are ocean steamers, and for establishing post routes. Also, the Senate resolution for straightening the southern boundsry lines of the New York Naval | Hospital. | Nearly the whole day was consumed by the Senate ypomthe Army Appropriation bill. Mr. Chase of- | fere. | an amendment, appre ting one hundred and | fifty \ housand dollars for a survey and exploration | ofa rex'road route to the P. , and Mr. Walke land ref. 1m notoriety, proposed featvres of the Homestead | free farm project is dead for ve cates may @3 well res \ great deal of busines ppend t lL. It 0 use ng chagaeter, was ¢ slatere yesterlay. Us he Will he affection? do his duty Heretofore he pousibitit without fear, favor or ma attached to the lottery | bootmaker in his lodgings in Jermyn street, by lottery for the last ten years? And when will a suit be brought, in the name of the people, under the twenty-seventh section, which makes the culprits liable to fine and imprison- ment? Just think of District Attorneys and Judges being sent to the State prison for viola- tion of the laws which they are bound to uphold! The Judges, on a recent occasion, were very prompt in maintaining their own dignity, and vindicating the laws against refractory Alder- men. Now comes the turn of the Judges for a taste of the same sauce, which is just as good for them as for smaller fry. An unfortunate manager of a policy office is dragged off by the police to the station house, his wheels of fortune and all his goods seized and confiscated, and himself sent to prison. Will the same even- handed justice be now meted out to the wealthy philosophers who have for years man- aged the American Art Union? We pause for a reply. The Countess of Teba and the Empress Eugenie. Hardly five years ago, a little French- man, of rather unprepossessing appearance, and in very straightened circumstances, lived in furnished lodgings in Jermyn street, London. The name of Bonaparte aml the friendship of one or two leading British statesmen, had pro- cured him the entrée ot several of the first houses; and he might occasionally be scen in the outskirts of the throng which surrounded the belles or notabilities of the day at the West End balls. Notwithstanding the prestige de- rived from an illustrious uncle, and the rather equivocal fame acquired by two unsuccessful attempts to invade France, the position in so- ciety ocenpied by Mr. Bonaparte was rather obscure than otherwise. Among those who knew him at all, politicians regarded him as a mad- man. the nobility as a parvenu, the ultra- English as a nephew of their greatest enemy, old men as a profligate, and mammas as 4 ruined spendthrift. Small encouragement did he receive when he mingled in‘ the crowd of fashionables at some fair lady's court; cold in- difference, and not unfrequently haughty dis- dain, were the usual acknowledgment of his civilities. Duchesses and marchionesses took the measure. as they thought, of the needy adven- turer at a glance, and immediately classed him among the non-availables: nor were the queens of beauty and ton less decided in excluding him from a sphere reserved to the ancient aristocracy of Europe. Madame de Montijo, who was then in London, and overwhelmed by significant atten- tions from dukes and peers, was too shrewd to find attraction in his society; and her daughter, the beautiful Countess of Téba, could not possibly find time to listen to the French exile, when the wealthy Duke of Osuna and the courtly Marquis di San Jago were sighing at her feet. More than once, if rumor be true, did he muster up cou- rage to join the select circle of her admirers, and strive to attract her notice by the intel- lectual power he could display in conversation; but there was a coldness in her manner and a lady-like indifference in her smile which soon repelled his advances. Five years elapsed. The quondam adven- turer was seated on a purple throne, and sur- rounded by the insignia of imperial state— around him stood the greatest personages of France, and the representatives of more than one of. the leading powers of Europe. The Countess of Téba, whose matured but unimpair- ed beauty eclipsed the fairest ornaments of the French court, stood before him. He beckoned her toa seat, and his Master of Ceremonies, with courtly suavity, directed her mother to stand behind her chair. We can well conceive the ill-disguised exultation with which the bride, who. five years before, had affected an air of well-bred fatigue at M. Bonaparte’s at- tentions, pronounced the words:—‘I declare that I take his Majesty, Napoleon III., here present, in marriage.’’ We can form a tolera- bly fair estimate of the astounding change which the last five years have produced in the Countess de Montijo’s feelings, by contrasting her disdainful recognition of her humble ac- quaintance in London with the triumphant smile she wore as she stood on his left hand at his marriage. Nor is the disparity between the timid suitor of 1848 and the proud husband of 1853, less marked. Neither the old Court of the Bourbons, nor the former imperial regime, ever furnished Paris with a more imposing spectacle than the ceremony at Notre Dame. Splendid equipages, jeweHed toilettes, squadrons of horse, regiments of in- fantry, ancient nobles, venerable prelates, and an innumerable concourse of people, combined to stamp the recollection of the day on the minds of the nation, The country was io a whirl of excitement. The Emperor's marriage was a national féte. The departments vied with | each other in fulsome congratulations. The city of Paris offered the bride a necklace worth 600.- 000 francs. Four thousand prisoners were gra- ciously restored to liberty, and vague hints of a more friendly treatment of the Orleans family were thrown ont by the court. Rumor was pregnant with prophecies of the auspicious re- | sults of the marriage. Commercial men saw in it a guarantee of peace; respectable citizens, a barrier to revolution; the arts, a new era of fos- tering care; society, a pledge of honor, morality and virtue, France hailed with transports an empress of plebeian blood; and even England applauded the monarch who had the courage to | obey the dictates of his feelings, and boast to Europe that he was a partenu. All this excitement was created by the an- nouncement that the little Frenchman who, five years before, had been cut by his aristocratic acquaintances, and besieged by his tailor and had resolved to live like his neighbors, and taken unto himself a wife, Few romances possess such a thyilling interest ag the biographies of the rulers of France during | the nineteenth century. He would be a bold Writer who would venture to portray such startling vicissitudes in a work of fictic A young Corsican rises from a lieutenancy in the artillery to the command of the army in Italy, and thence to the Consulship and the Empire. years, the world is at his feet. Power, For a fe fame, money, popularity, overwhelm him. A single reverse turns the tide; he falls. and dies a miserable captive on a barren rock. Louis XVII. was in the meridian of life when the re- volution drove him from his native land. A helpless, imbecile wanderer through Europe for many years—now recognizedLasa king by the Czar, now ordered to leave the Russian t tories in a week—expelled ignominionsly from | \ aw. and received with more pity than | thy in England—he had drunk the cup | | lo the dregs before fortune geplaced + bat the throne of France, and it w should die in peace, Charles Night re ce tothe ne omble asi wove Lbty a bigs Had he not become a bad king, he might have made a good inquisitor. Raised from the con- fessional to the throne, his new dignity sat awkwardly upon him; he tempted fate for six years, and when folly, obstinacy, and tyranny had wrought their own cure, he embraced once more, with creditable equanimity, the calling for which nature had designed him. and died in sackcloth at Edinburgh. On Louis Philippe. the trials of his youth produced beneficial re- sults. He proved himself a good soldier, a sound counsellor, and even a successful school- master. A convenient forgetfulness of princi- ple crowned him the “citizen kimg;” and for eighteen years he enjoyed peace, prosperity, and the general esteem of the world. These could but delay the fatal blow; his time came, and his last hours were passed in poverty at Claremont. Half of the career of Napoleon ITI. is spent. Ile has travelled, and learnt much; he has suffered want, imprisoament and con- tumely; he is now on the pinnacle of greatness. Who shall prophetically complete the unfinished sketch ? Macniricent Measure or Crty Improve- ment.—A plan has been recently proposed, which, if carried out, will prove to be the most beneficial of all*the schemes introduced, of late years, for the remedy of the real or supposed evils, physically speaking, of New York, This plan consif%s in the extension of the Bowery and Sixth avenue to the Battery. The Bowery is to extend from somewhere near Walker street into Pearl, and to be of the width of one hun- dred feet to its terminns; and Sixth avenue is to be extended to the intersection of Greenwfch street, by which it is to be continued, one hun- dred feet wide, to the Battery. Maps and speci- fications of the proposed extension have been prepared, and are open to public inspection, at No, 8 James street. The originators of this grand proposition of city imprevement have not resorted to the same questionable means of having the project realized, which have been hitherto pursued in most similar matters. They have got up a pe- tition to the State Legislature, which is now in the course of signature throughout the metro- polis, for the passage of a law appointing com- missioners of estimate and assessment for this matter, and providing that the subject be submit- ted to the electors of the city and county of New York, at the next annual election ; and in case ofa majority of votes in favor of the proposed improvements, then the law to take effect im- mediately thereafter. The one half of the cost is to be defrayed by the city, and the other as- sessed on individual property. There is no question of the beneficial impor- tance which the uccomplishment of such a mea- sure would have upon the business, appearance, and health of this metropolis. At present, the two great thoroughfares sought to be extended are only open from a point which is almost be- yond the business limits of the town; but were they opened, as it is proposed they shall be; then, with Broadway, they would form a triple arterial communication from end to end of the city, in the benefits of which the east, west, and central localities, would alike participate. As it is, Broadway is forced to do the work and centralize the traffic and business which ought to be thus equitably distributed among the other avenues; and as schemes for the relief of Broadway have been recently engaging the at- tention of philosophers and speculators, we think that the sovereign remedy has at last been found in the proposed plan, which will effect- ually rid it of the affliction it now suffers from plethora. Let those who coincide with us in this opinion sign the petition now circulating. and support the measures to be taken to pro- mote its success. THE ANGLO-Saxons AND Rev. Takovore Par- xER.—We publish to-day a rather interesting lecture of Rey. Theodore Parker, on “the Anglo-Saxons—their origin and influence.” It is scarcely necessary to say that what comes from this gentleman on certain subjects, ought to be received cum grano salis—with a little salt to qualify it. Like all anti-slavery zealots, he takes particular pains to blacken the charac- ter of his country. He describes the English as a race of freebooters, who conquer, rob, ex- terminate, and oppress other races in the most scientific manner. In this he is not far mis- taken, as India and Ireland can testify. But when he places the people of this country in the | same category with the British in regard to marauding and plundering propensities, and when he talks of a worse condition of any por- tion of our population, black or white, than that which characterises St. Giles’s in London. he does the institutions of the United States a gross injustice. The lot of the negroes of the South is envia- ble compared with that of millions of the people of England. And as to the fighting, fillibus- tering and cupidity which he ascribes to the American people, he does not fairly state the case. When Jobn Bull adds to his territory, he makes serfs and tributaries of the inhabi- tants, and does not, admit them to the rights and liberties of British subjects. To be conquered by the British’ is therefore a terrible calamity. It is just the reverse with Ameri- cans. When they subdue, it is not to plunder and bring under the yoke. It is to extend to the conquered the same equal laws and the same blessings of republican freedom enjoyed by themselves. Texas has her place in the Union | on the same footing with the oldest State, and her condition is vastly improved since she ceased to belong to Mexico. If Cuba were ac- quired to-morrow, either peacefully or by the sword, she would be received into the Union on | | sever the same terms as Texas or California—her people would become redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled by the genius of our institu tions; their condition would be elevated, and they would forever bless the day that the Lone Star was numbered with the galaxy of the United States. But how different is the case with the conquests of John Bull! The vangnish- ed are degraded and oppressed—fleeced, for the support of the most expensive government in the world; and if they complain or resist, their burthens are aggravated, and in place of whips, they are “chastized with scorpions.” Instead, therefore, of Brother Jonathan hoping to Le, one day, as respectable as John Bull, we rather think the balance for respectability lies at this side of the Atlantic, and the reverend lecturer would think so too, it he did not look through o pair of abolition spectacl Army Intelligence. The Army Court Martial, which has been sit Warhington the better part of a month, in the ca ajor Gilos Porter, concluded their business on Monday ast, ‘The judgment of the Court cannot be known until t has been acted’ on by the President of tle United States, in whose hands we presume it has already been placed Personal Intelligence. the arrivals yesterday at the Amen € nt MS Ge HH. Emersa cf than, indian Agont, Minnesota Tecsitory. ners) J. Leyid Qua EI TEE EASED Talk on The ‘brief periodfallotted to the merchants on ‘Change, for the transaction of business, allows but little op- Purtunity for general conversation. The nominal hour for their meeting is 2}¢ P. M., but it is not until 3 P. M. when they appear in force. From this time to 8%, P. M., when Change invariably closes, it is known as ‘High ’Change.” Hence, the heaviest transactions in all departments of trade are chiefly made within thirty minutes. A large Chinese gong is sounded at five minutes before the close, and again at 33g P. M., when ‘Change is considered over—though a sprinkling of mer- chants linger about the doors and portico of the building, and make new engagements, or close up others already commenced. For the privilege of mecting in the large ro- tunda, $25 per annum is charged each merchant, which is considered high. It was formerly less, The new Ex- change Company increased the charge, which has been one cause of the organization of a new Corn Exchange, at No. 16 South street, which meets at about 1034 and closes at 11 A.M. From these brief remarks it will be secu that there is not much room for “talk on ‘Change; yet there are times when subjects or news turn up in which merchants feel a deép interest, and about which considerable conversation ensugs. On ordinary occasions each party appears quite busy with his own affairs, and then only brief sentences or general re- marks escape them—indicative, however, of their general feelings or opinions, regarding passing topies of the day. As they are enerally well informed and practical men, their opinions, when expressed, are characterized by frankness and good common sense. Hence, their views on matters of public interest are not without their value and influence. In merely “jotting”? down occasional brief notices of the substance of what may have been more briefly expressed, requires no profound display of composition, but only a due regard for accuracy. ‘There was further talk yesterday regarding the speed ofthe Arabia, compared to that of the Collins line of steamers. A bet was made, to the following effect, bo- tween an American gentleman and an English merchant, via.:—That, taking ten passages, or five trips, from New York to Liverpool and back, performed by any of the Collins steamers, sailing nearest to the departures of the Arabia—tive dollars on cach passage, or ten dollars on each trip—the Collins steamers would beat the Arabia. The distance run to be calculated between Governor's Island, in New York Bay, and the Rock Light, near Liverpool. The belief scemed to prevail that the whole affair in Italy had ended unfortunately for the insurrec tionists. Trade in breadstuffs was somewhat leas animated than was anticipated from the nature of the foreign news. City Intelligence. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL PYERCK’S CARRIAGE AND Honsks.— Yesterday morning, this splendid equipage, presented by the Beston people to General Pierce, arrived in this city enroute for Washington. The horses. which cost $1,400, are of a light bay color, with switch tails. The carriage, which was manufactured by Jason Clapp & Son, Pitts- field, Mass., is a very costly one, the materials used in its construction being all manufactured in New England. It weighs about 1,300 pounds, and cost about $1.500. It is made in the French caleche style. The whole equi- page, including harness, &c., cost $3,500. This handsome and useful present will be presented to General Pierce at Washington by Messrs. Dunbar, Riddle and Fetridge, who are the committee on behalf of the Boston people. A Lxcrcrr FoR THB BENEFIT oF THE Frencu Exites.— This evening a lecture will be delivered at the Tabernacle, on ‘The coup d’état of Louis Napoleon, and treatment of French political prisoners,” the proceeds of which will be paid over to the French exiles, who recently escaped to this country from Cayenne, where they were imprisoned by Louis Napoleon for some political offence. At the con- closionol tho lacture, tiie aaveaiblage will be adiiceneetl by the exiles, Monsieurs Quesne and Chambonniere, and by several of our leading merchants. There is no doubt but the house will be well attended, as the lecture is a very charitable one indeed. A Day or Prayen.—Yesterday was observed by many churches, of different denominations, throughout the country, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for bless- ings bestowed by Divine Providence, upon the colleges and other institutions of learning, w! are so abundant in this country. Axorner Map Bri IN THs StREETS.—On Tuesday after- noon, a gentleman, named F. B. Stacy, who resides in Murray street, while walking up West stitet, was chased by a mad bull which had got loose from some slaughter house, and was very near being When he first w the infuriated animal, it was within a few feet of him, and had it not been for his expertness in dodging it around s corner, he would in all probability have been killed. The bull continued his course up West street, Sees ‘ number of persons who happened to come in his way. Frar.—The building 199 Frankfort street was discover- ed to be on fire about one o'clock this morning. ‘The flames were speedily extinguished. Less damage was eS wee fire than by the water with which it was irenched. A Seniovs Arrray.—About 3 o'clock Thursday morning, a fight occurred between a number of Irishmen, at the corner of Fortieth street and Seventh avenue, in which officer McGwin, who interfered to prevent the fight, re- ceived a severe eut with a sword on the back of the neck. The police arrested one of the offenders, but he afterwards escaped from them. Captain Hannigan, on receiving in- formation of the occurrence, repaired to the spot witl fase of his men, but the offenders had taken to flight. le found two swords which had been used by the row- dies lying on the ground. Tae Mors Haste re Worse Sprep—Cavtion To Pas- SENGERS CRossING THR Fenares.—On Monday morning, a oun man, named Henry Earle, in attempting to get on rd the Hamilton avenue ferryboat, which was Jeaving the pier on the Brooklyn side, fell into the water, among ‘a mass of ico, and camie very near being drowned. After escaping from a watery grave, he had, no dqubt, plenty of time to reflect upon the foolish jump he had taken. AxoTim ACCIDENT FROM CAMTRNE.— Wednesday evening a young lady, residing at the corner of Sheriff and Stanton streets, when in the act of filling a camphene lamp while lighted, it explod it ex) ed, setting fire to her clothes, and burn- ing her hands, face and neck ins shocking manner, A physician was’ immediately sent for, who rendered her what aid was in bis power. She will be disfigured for life, if she recovers from the injuries produced by this sad ac- cident. Accipent.—A man, named Henry Sullivan, fell on the sidewalk Wednesday evening, and cut his head ina serious manner, He was taken to his residence, No. 30 Cherry street, by the police of the second district. BrCAME INSANE IN 18 CrLt.—The police of the seven- teenth district took to the city prison Wednesday evening aman named William Cullen, who applied for lodgings, and the next morning, when the officers entered his cell, they found him insane. Police Intelligence. Assault with a Pistol—Inient to Kill.—At about one o’clock on Thursday morning, a man by the nate of Thomas MeCann was arrested’ by officer ‘Martin, of the Fifth ward, in the St. Charles Saloon, corner of Leonard street and Broadway, on a charge of attempting to take the life of Mr. am K. Edgerton, merchant, of 146 Pearl street. It appears that Mr. Edgerton and his bro- ther were amusing themselves in the shooting gallery at the above-named place, when McCann camo in and took up & pistol, exclaiming, ‘ Now, I’m going to make one of the best shots ever made”—at ‘the same time presenting the pistol at the body of Mr. Edgerton, who, seeing the pistol levelled at kim, seized hold of the barrel. McCann then took Mr. It by the whiskers, and in the struggle itr. Edgerton managed to direct the muzzle of the pistol upwards, when it was discharged, the ball taking etfect in the ceiling. McCann, still not satisfied, continued the assault by striking Mr, E. on the head with the pistol, Vreaking it from the stock, and also inflicting severe in jury onthe head of Mr. ‘Edgerton. The bystanders in- terfered and called in the police, who took the accused into custody and conveyed him’ to the station house. During the morning McCann was taken before Justice Ho. part, who committed him to prison for (ria, in defaull of bail. Arrest of Shop Lifters.—Officers Mooney and Gallacher, of the Second district police, yesterday arrested tree women, named Catharine McKenna, Mary Dufly, and Bridget Donnelly, charged with stealing a clock store in the Kighth avenue ; they were followed fro tore to a house on the corner of Charles and treets. A complaint was then made before J MeGrath, and on the officers arresting the women, they ound on the premises a large quantity of stolen propert onsisting of Britannia ware, glass ware, fine chi ral doen spoons four dozen knives and forks, fifty pieces of calico, twenty-two pieces merinos, fourteen new thawls, some very elegant, twenty-three pieces of linen; also, furs and fancy articles, dresses, overcoats, vest pat terns, and dry goods in general. The pawn tickets are for three watches, four quadrants, and a variety of other articles The three women were committed by the maxia- trate for id owners are wanted for the stolen property. Apply to Mr. Davidson, clerk of police, Jofler Businers.—A day or two ince, a black wo h beth Wilson, was arrest: ny officer Kenney, of the Third ward, charged with steal ing apparel from the dwelling house No. 45 M ‘andon whose person the officer found ets, showing a deposit of articles of clothin: ye of conts, pants, vests, shirts, &e., stolen fro: isited by he: retence of doing wash eo her arre: fiave recovered from Simpson's pawn off coats, thirty-five pan , thirty-two handkerchiefs, eight hirts, seven o blankets, three ¢ €2, two calico dress ther with a lot of simi «n shops, are now to be seen at the Third house, in Barclay street, for which owne: Lovers, apply ve your property Tur Onn A vER Coins.—The fol- lowing are the respec weights of the old sily | coins, and those authorized by the vew law Act of A7. A eyite Sor all euma pot Jan. 18,1 9 Dime I 19.20 hall be le il ue to their nominal value, the form Iver coins ‘ of ent, ace act the new y the n © Tegal tende exceeding five ae The Caloric Ship Ertesson. VISIT OF INSPECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND PRESI- DENT ELECT, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ETC. The following letter from the of the Navy to Captain Ericsson, demonstrates the int t that is en- tertained in that dey it of the government with re~ spect to Captain Eriesson’s invention:— Unirep Staves Navy Derartenr, Wasninaton, Feb. 14, 1853. Sirn—Having received, through Mr. Siouehten, who, I un: derstand, was authorized by yeu to act in the matter, a proposal from you to build one or more ships, of the class ofa Sixate or sloop of war, for the naval service of the United States, to be constructed and eaulpped with your caloric engine, on the conditions mentioned in the propo- sal, I was gratified in the opportunity it afforded me to express the gent interest I felt in the prosperous issue of at most rtant undertaking, by which you were striving to perfect this new mechanlcal power, and pre- sent it to the notice and use of the country. Although Tam well aware that your design, and the plan by which you have sought to execute it, have been contemplated with more than distrust by men whose at- tainments give authority to their judgment, and that many well versed in the theory and practice of mechani- cal science, have concurred fh @ conclusion against the probability of their successful application, I think it my duty, nevertheless, to assure you of the earnest and fi. yorable expectation your expecta has excited in this department, and to express the very strong hopes I enter tain of its final triumph over all dissent iniona. Without presuming to set. my own ji ulgment "above that of those whose studies and pursuits entitle them to more weight, I cannot but perceive that much of the distrust, manifested against your undertaking may be ascribed to the unconscious influence of prepossessiony in favor of that mechanism which is familiarized by use, and to the natu- ral repugnance with which men, even of the highest scien tific accomplishment, regard every s‘rikin, vation claimed by a new inventor within the field of useful art. Predictions of failure in the early experimental essays of a great invention are the usual obstacles it is destined to encounter, and are apt to supply much of the motive to that persevering opposition to it which only ceases when the practical demonstration of its success leaves no fur- ther room for doubt. The country and the government have both so many inducemer ts to wish for a fortunate result to your or enterprise, that I regard it as an obligation upon this de- pereot to contribute whatever may be appropriately in my power to promote the full developement of your invention, and to aid in the most effectual means to ‘test its value. It was with this conviction that I requested you to al- low your ship to be brought, at the earliest, practicable day during the present session of Congress, te the neigh- borhood of the seat of government, not only that it might be seen and examined by the public authorities, but that by the voyage hither a trial of its capacity and quality might be ma , Which should enable this depart- ment to form the best judgment upon the question of the lage of the principle of its construction to the uses of the service. Its gives me pleasure to acknowledge the tituds with which you have consented to comply with, this re. quest, and te say to you that your compl must in- spire an increased confidence in your own conviction of ya ability to accomplish the brilliant end to which you ave devoted your labor. Tlearn that you have directed the ship to be itch. ed ae ie reach Mortalkby, the ge of thi org . 7 wor g leave to suggest to you the proj order- Inga: tp prooead elite 10 toe navy sues this’ city, or as near to it as her draught inay allow. This will place her more ccnveniently within the reach of the offi- cer@ of the government and the members of Congress, who I am aware, will take a great interest in visiting her. It will also gratify me to be allowed to place on board of her, to accompany her on her passage, one or more en- gineers of the naval service, who may make a report to this department of her performance and the incidents of her voyage. Thave the honor to be, with the highest consideration and respect, your obedient servant, JOHN P. KENNEDY. Captain John Ericsson, New York. TELEGRAPHIC, = THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT ELECT, ETC. Wasurycton, Feb. 24, 1853. President Fillmore and General Pierce visited the ca lorie ship Ericsson, at Alexandria, this morning. They were accompanied by the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretaries of State and the Interior. Among the heads of the naval bureaus present were Commodores Morris, Shubrick, Sinith, and Sloat, Captaing Wilkes, Ringgold, Maury, Sands, and Powell, and several other officers of the United States Navy ; Messrs. Bur- roughs, Goodenow, and Penniman, of the House Commit- tee on Naval Affairs, The Hon. T. Butler King, Hon. R. C. Winthrop, Mr. E. W. Stoughton, Mr. J. 0. Sargent, Mr. F, P. Blair, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Thackeray Mr. Washington Irving, and other gentlemen, of scientific and professional distinction, by invitation of the Secre- tary of the Navy. The President and the company embarked at the nary yard, in the steamer Vixen, at half-past eleven o’elock, and proceeded to the ship, where they were reesived by the commander, Captain Lowber, and introduced to Capt. Ericsson, who exhibited and explained the invention, par- tially by means of modcls, and partly by the machinery n its practical operation. It is now universally admitted that the triumphant success of the Ericsson settles the principle as an esta- Dlished fact, and the Secretary of the Navy will at once recommend to Congress to make the Ld ete ee neces- sary 1o build two first-class caloric ships for the navy, with screw propellers, The naval geatlemen on board wore exceedingly grat!- fied, and expressed the warmest admiration of the ship and her wonderful machinery. Law Intelligence. Supreme Covey or THE UNITE Staves, Feprcany 22.— No. 74. Samuel Veaz’e et al. plaintiffin error, va. Wyman B. 8. Moor, The argument of this cause was continued by Mr. Kelley for the defendant in error and concluded by Mr. Paine for the plaintiffs in error. No. 75. Uriah A. Boyden, plaintiff in error, vs. Edmund Burke. This cause was argued by Mr. Bradley for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Coxe for the defendant in error. Adjourned. Fen, 23.—James M. Spencer, Fsq., of Indiana, wae mitted an attorney and counsellor of this court. N& 63. H. Webster va. P. Cooper.—In error to the Cireuit Court of the United States for Maine. Mr. Justice Curtis delivered the opinion of this court, reversing the judgment of the said Circuit Court, with coste, and re- manding this cause for a renire facias de novo, No 61, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company vs. E. H. Derby. error to the Circuit Court of the United States for Penn-ylvania. Mr. Justice Grier de- livered the opinion of this court, affirming the judgment of the Circuit Court, with costs and interest. No. 69. J. Stevens vs. J. H. —Appeal from the Cireuit Court of the Uui'ed States for Rhode Island. Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of this court, re- versing the decree of the Cireuit Court, and remanding this case for further proceedings, in conformity to the opinion. é ‘Nos. 65-6. A. Sheppard ot al. vs. P, 8. Graves.--In er- ror to the District Court of the United States for Texas. Mr. Justice Daniel delivered the opinion of this court, af. firming the judgment of the District Court, with eosts and interest. No, 59, A. Hunter’s executor ve. P. H. Minor.--In er- ror to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Dis- trict of Columbia. Mr. Justice Catron delivered the opin- ion of this court, reversing the judgment of the Circuit Conrt, and remanding this cause for a venire facias de novo. No, 68. J. Jackson ys. S. Hale et al.—tn errer to the District Court of the United States for Wisconsin. Mr. Chiet Justice Taney delivered the opinion of this court, sflirming the judgment of the District Court, with costs and interest. No. €0. Benjamin T. Reed vs. William M. Peck et al.— Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for Massachusetts. The decree of the Circuit Court in thia cause was affirmed, with costs. No. 70. Henry D. Huff et a), plaintiffs in error, ve. C.J. Hutehinson et al —The argument of this cause was com meneed by Mr. Chatfield, for the plaintiffs in error, end continued by Messrs ZC. Lee and Seward, for the de- fendants in error. Adjourned. Parponep.—Samnel Johns, convicted at th® January term, 1852, of United States Court, ef rob- bing a passenger on board the Daniel Webster, bound from San Juan to New York, of $400 in gold dust, and who was sentenced to pay a fine of $400, and stand committed until the sentence was complied with, has been pardoned by President Fillmore. Johns has been confined for over one year in the Mercer jail. He went into the jail,a hale, hearty inan, but now comes out pale and emaciated.— Tien ton CN. J.) American, Feb. 23. Astounding Statement. TO YUE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. What does Mr. Greeley mean by ne such in- sinuations against the “ Ves single men” of this city, as is contained in yesterday's Tribune. He says:— Unhappily, however, the poor single man who receives ten dollars and over per week, and ought to save at least half of it, too generally squavders on liquors and segars, balls, theatres, gaming, &c., the whole of his surplus earnings, and so finds jimself at thirty without a dollar ahead, and with a growing family to support, so that he can do nothing to aid his less fortunate and less capable brethren. If we could only surmount this difficulty, we think the residue might be soon conquered. Now, Mr. Editor, | think you ought to say a word in defence of the personal morals of our young men. No doubt many of them have some * wild oats” to sow previous to arriving at the sedate and pious age of thirty; but to say that it is generally the case that the poor single men of New Fork, have a “ growing family to support,” at the age of thirty, is rather a strecher, even for the Tribune. Do tell Greeley that the statistics of iegitimacy will not bear him out in such anassertion. Yours, traly, A Poor Sinaie Max. Court Calendar=This Day, Usitep Svares Dierraict Courr.—No other calendar this atk CovetT—Genera! Term Mme Court—Cirenit —) (06, 407, 477, 144, 18 Comme p second — Surm —Saine as befo; 1 © a8 befo. m Count—T ud sold lover bi \. B—store, charch) nuperior style. ‘ , |