The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1853, Page 4

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The telegraph announces that be reached his home, in Dallas county, Alabama, on ‘Sanday morning last, and expired on the next even- ing. ‘We have elsewhere given a graphic and very iatteresting biographical sketeh of the life.and public services of this venerable statesman. ‘Lhe information detailed by our special Washing- “ton correspondent, this morning, will be read with great interest by all who have been in the habit of transmitting newspapers to their friends in Europe. appears that they have been paying just double price when sending in the open mail to Great Britain. By the letter from the London Postmaster, quoted in full by our correspondent, it will be seen ‘that England acknowledges having been twice paid for all newspapers sent from this country since the postal treaty of 1848 went into operation, and is now anxious to refund the overplus thus received. Among ether material moJifications just adopted by Judge @ampbell, the present Postmaster General, is me by which the postage on each newspa- per is to te two cents instead of four, when for- warded from this country in the open mail to Great Britain. This is the United States post- age only. The full United States, British and German postage, six cents, is to be pre-paid on each paper sent in the Prussian closed mail. Too munch credit cannot be awarded Judge Campbell for so speedily discovering and promptly remedying ‘the evil in our postal affairs, with which thousands of people, both in this country and Europe, have heen s0 long afflicted. Our Washington correspondent makes some dis- glosures with regard to ex-Secretary Corwin and his method of purchasing United States stocks, that will he likely to create considerable astonishment in and ‘@bout Wall street. Read the despatch, and also the extract appended thereto from the Republic, rela- tive to the policy of the administration, &c. A special despatch from Albany furnishes the mames of the successful bidders for the loan of five per cent to pay the State debt of four hundred and @xty-seven thousand dollars. The premiums received amount to over thirty-four thousand dollars, which is a clear gain by the State, as the eperation reduces the debt by that sum, and one per cent of laterest. Complaints from tax-payers are beginning to reach the Comptroller, relative to the injustice done them by advances to the canal fund. They protest against payment out of that fund for any purpose not authe- gized by the constitution. Underthe head of the Dominican Republic, we give the translation of some very important passages im the message of President Baez to the Dominican pe pie, on his surrendering his office to his successor, General Santanna. The tone of this document is de- eidedly hostile to the United States, and peculiarly friendly to France and Spain. It alludes to the re- eently exploded project of organized emigration from this country to the eastern portion of the Island af Hayti, and speaks of it as a spurious attempt to conceal the real design—the invasion of Cuba. It will be found a suggestive and interesting document and may serve as a text in any future debates about the Monroe doctr'ne. More recent advices from Singapore, East Indies, inform us that since the date of our last circular of prices current, the imports ef gold dust from the Archipelago comprised three hundred and forty buncals. There had been large sales of Australian gold. About two thousand ounces were purchased for the English market. The exports from January 25 to February 10, comprised 635 buncals. Cases of official corruption are daily coming to light in other places than this city. The grand jury of Columbia, in this State, have indicted all the su- pervisors in that county for alleged official miscon- duct. ‘The reported discoveries of gol above Austin, and also on the Upper Colorado river, are confirmed by ‘the last accounts from Texas. Large amounts of the Precious metal are said to have been collected, caus- ing great excitement throughout the State. In the Circuit Court of the United States, before Judge Nelson, a very important anti-rent snit was brought to a termiuation by the jury finding a ver- dict for the plaintiff, which result, we hope, will be found to have a powerful tendency to restrain the un- lawful acts of that portion of the community. The Premises in dispute are in Sullivan county, N. Y., and the action wos brought by Mrs, Schott, daughter ‘ of the late Commodore Ridgely, and grand-danghter wf the deceased Chancellor Livingston, against Neal Ph M100, who has figured at many anti-rent State comentions. A verbatim report of Judge Nelson's > to the jory, will be found in another column. The fo."ty-seventth anniversary of the Orphan Asy- Jum was ¢vlebratet yesterday afternoon, in Niblo’s faloon. The excreis's were of @ most interesting chaiacter, and (Le, pp "@tanee presented by the chil- <xen could xo: be gtlerv%ie tha _ratilying to the patrons and friends of the institution, a large number of whom were present. The annual report stated the amount of receipts during the past year at $38,864 10, and the expenditures at $38,790 22. At the weekly meeting of the Board of Ten Go- vernors, last even'ng, the cuistion cf salaries was taken up; and the report of the committee, by which the salaries are increased about te: per vent, on the Harkey | Steater portion, or $7,000 or #8,000 per annum in } ail, was adopted. The question as to when the in- | crease is to date from was laid over. In pursuance | of @ resolution unanimou-ly adopted, a committee Was appointed to extend an invitation to his Excel- cellency the Governor, to visit the iratitutions under their charge. The weekly return showed that 4,950 persons were receiving relief at the close of last week. In connection with much other valuable infor mation our money article to-day contains a very in- teresting letter from the Director of the Mint at Phi- ladelphia, explanatory of the provisions of the new coinage law, to which the attention of the general reader is directed. ‘The New York Collectorship—The Adminis- tration—The Cabinet Still a Unit. The acceptance of the Collectorship of this port by Judge Bronson, with its patronage of some seven hundred offices. great and small, removes a mountain weight of anxiety from the shoulders of the administration. Thestrug- gle is over—the trouble is disposed of—and the cabinet is still a unit. The direct issue between Secretary Marcy and Augustus Schell was but a trifle—a mere personal matter; but had General Pierce been arash man. or an uncompromising hard shell, the fight might have ended by a cabinet explo- sion, a cabinet reconstruction, and a succession of cabinet difficulties of the most serious char- acter, till the first Monday in December next. And all this has been avoided by avoiding the mortal offence which would have been given to the Premier in the appointment of Augustus Schell as Collector of New York. That was the issue with the President of the United States. “ Any other man than Schell, if you please. I will consent to Dickinson’s appoint- ment—the Magnus Apollo of the hard shells— but appoint Augustus Schell, and the Premier surrenders his portfolio.” Now, suppose General Pierce had taken him at his word—suppose he had appointed Schell— what would have been the consequence? “Ay, there was the rub!” Has anybody, except General Pierce and cabinet, contemplated the dreadful results which would have followed the dismissal of Secretary Marcy? Perhaps not. Then let the cool-headed reader bear with us while we briefly recite the string of disasters which would have followed the forced retire- ment of Governor Marcy from the cabinet at Washington to the intrigues of the dangerous soft shell wire-workers in New York and Albany. With the appointment of Mr. Schell, then, Mr. Marcy would have quit the cabinet in a igh state of positive indignation. That’s cer- tain. General Cushiag, perhaps, would then have been advanced to the State Department. That act would have reused the old party Bour- bons all over the land. They have already signified that a Tyler man at the tail of the cabinet was a hard dose for the hereditary de- mocracy ; so that to place him at the head, would have been utterly insufferable. There would have been a precious rebellion among the aged chiefs of the party, and perhaps several members of the cabinet, sympathizing with the “ old fogies, * would have resigned. In that case, who does not appreciate the manifold difficulties that would have presented thein- selves in a cabinet reconstruction ? The question is, could the thing have been done at all, with- out the disrupture and total demoralization o: the democracy all over the country? Mighty doubtful. At all events, the return of Marcy to New York would have been the signal for the re-opening of the awful chasm which existed | between the hunkers and barnburners in 1848, The armistice of 1852 would have been fore- closed in a new declaration of war ; and a spirit of embittered hostility between the hard shells and soft shells would have been instantly excited. without a parallel in our history since the an- cient feuds between the Dutch colonists of New Amsterdam and the Connecticut Yankees. With the democratic party thus ostracised, victimized, demoralized, and paralyzed in New York, the inevitable consequences soon would follow. of the demoralization and division of the party in other States. in both honses of Congress, and in the cabinet in spite of the most commendable, discreet, and persevering efforts to reorganize it as a unit. Aud what then? Ail the promises, all the expectations, all the advantages of position, strength. popu- larity, and power of Gen, Pierce’s adminstra- tion—all #f the prestige of the democratic party and the Baltimore platform, would be lost. thrown away. scattered to the winds, The election of 1852 would turn out a flash in the pan. an unmeaning carnival. a mirage, a de- lusion, like the grand delusion of 1810. Awfal! Awful. But worse than all this—upon the ruins of the democratic party. the abolition elements would rise into active operation again. They would, undoubtedly, be strong enough among the frag- ments of both the old partics, to make such an onset upon slavery, slavery extension, and the annexation question. as te endanger the very existence of this blessed Union cemented so beautifully together by the blood of our fore- fathers and the compromises of the constitution. Even to that extremity might these evils have been carried. But all these evils, and this final and most dreaded of all calamities—the revival of the issue ofa dissolution of the Union—we have thus far escaped. by escaping the non-appointment of Agustus Schell as Collector of the port of New York. Gov. Marcy is still the Premier—the Cabinet is stil a wnit—the New York demo eracy are quieted upon Judge Bronson—the whole party, all over the Union ill in a fine state of discipline—the people are hopeful of good things ing America is sanguine of great things—the “old fogies” are certain of arestoration; and the country, thank God, is safe—not only prosperous and happy, with plenty of bread, plenty of meat, pleaty of work, plenty of land. plenty of gold, and plenty of offices, but perfectly safe. Nay. more—the prospect for Cuba is “auspicious,” for another slice or two from Mexico decidedly “ suspi- cious,” and the administration continues under full sail, before a spanking breeze, because the Cabinet is still a unit. And all this we owe to our narrow escape from the appointment of Augustus Schel! as Collector of New York. Let the Cabinet, then, stand as long as it can. Itisa unit. “United we stand—divided we fall.” Remember that. Look at it, and mark how this Cabinet conciliates all sections of the country. and all factions of the party. Gen. Cess is appeased with McClellaad, Mv. Bu- Ghanon wiih Cam, bell, Douglas and Young ‘America with Cushing, the “old‘fogies” with Marey, the conservatives of North Carolina with Dobbin, the fiery, progressive Southern rights men with Davis, and the plain, substan- tial Kentucky democracy with Guthrie. All ‘these men work together like true brethren of the same faith. They dispense offices—they consult upon the knotty affairs of Central America, and our foreiga relations all over the world, including the mission to Spain, the fishery question, and the Japan expedition. They are harmonious—they stand. Marcy among them, about the President, like Napoleon’s mar- shats orournl their geeat leader upon the eve of battle—free to advise. but prompt to obey. In fact, the Cabinet is a unit, and all because Augustus Schell was not appointed Collector of New York, Let the hard shells rejoice—they have the the spoils. Let the soft-shells rejoice—they still have the Premier. Let the whole demo” cratic party rejoice—the Cabinet is a unit. And let the people, without distinction of party, rejoice—the country is safe, Finally, let Mr. Schell rejoice in escaping the terrible responsibi- lity which he might have incurred, from the dis- asters to the party and to the country, which would have followed his appointment as Collec- tor of New York. Pandora’s box, instead of be- ing opened, is locked up; and Judge Bronson has the key. The breakers are passed. The Cabinet is still a unit. Hard shells and soft shells. let usall rejoice. Tux Recent DeatHs IN THE Tomps.— It is sufficiently saddening and revolting to our common humanity to read of the daily de- struction of life in this metropolis, from violence or casualties, but the feeling of horror is still more aggravated in cases where death is caused by the negligence of public officials. Such a case we had to record yesterday, wherein, of five unfortunate men who had been thrust into a cell in the city prison, three were on Monday morning found dead, and a fourth struggling on the floor in convulsive fits. The first and natural thought which such a horrible event would suggest, was that those poor wretches fell victims to the pu- tridity of the air; that the cell into which they were thrust had no sufficient means of ventila- tion; and that the officials of the prison had ex- hibited such a gross disregard of their duties as public officers, as well as of their feelings as men. that the public welfare imperatively de- manded a most thorough and scrutinizing in- vestigation into their conduct in regard to this matter. Sueh. we say, was the natural feeling which a perusal of the horrid circumstances related in yesterday’s Heraip. would prompt. But public opinion in this respect was antici- pated. A sort of inquest was held in the City prison ; all jail officials were exculpat- ed, and a verdict rendered that death was the result of apoplexy, produced by intem- perance. But such a matter cannot be suffered to be so summarily disposed of. Public indig- nation and suspicion have been excited, and cannot be so easily lulled or mtisfied by the proceedings of an inquest, in which form, precedent, law, and common sense have been set aside. We have scrutinized the proceed- ings of this inquest, and we arraign it as utterly irregular, illegal. and designed only to thwart the course of justice, and shelter the guilty from punishment. And now that the fourth victim has been added to the three first found—for Charles Miller died subsequent to his removal—and that the same legal farce has been re-enacted, we deem it our duty to call the attention of the public, the State prosecutor, and the Legislature, to the whole circumstances. The facts, as represented by the officials of the prison—not under oath—are, that on Monday morning, when the cell in which the deceased were confined was opened, the horrible specta- cle presented itself of three of them lying dead on the etony floor, and a fourth rolling about in convulsions. Such is the sad, brief story —such the undoubted fact. The Coroner is called, and gravely proceeds to hold an inquest on one of them, a poor German. How? Is the person who first witnessed the horrid scene examined to testify as to the fact? No. Is any one examined to show when and under what circumstances those men were put into prison? No. Are any of the officers incharge of the corridor questioned as to whether they vi- sited the prisoners. or heard any moaning du- ring the night? No. Lut instead of the Coro- ner getting evidence as to these important cir- cumstances, what docs he do? He examines a medieal gentlemen, connected with his own of- fice. who did not see the deceased in life. but who held a post mortem examination on his body, which satisfied him that death was produced by apoplexy and congestion, induced by intempe- rance, There was another irregularity ia the pro- ceedings. The medical testimony. which. in all regularly conducted inquests, is the last to be heard, is in this case the first. It is always the natura! and legal rule to hear circumstantial evi- dence of death given, before a doctor ventures an hypothesis as to the cause of death. But here, it seems, such evidence was quite urne- cessary. What clse appears on the record ? Why. the extraordinary, nay, contradictory and utterly improbable testimony of Dr. Covell, physician to the prison, in which he is made to tay that he saw the deceased during his sick- ness, while he was writhing a convulsions, and that he agrees with the previous testimony as to the cause of death. If Dr. Covell saw the deceased. why does not the record bear evi- dence as to the hour of his visit. how long it was before death ensued, and what remedies he prescribed? But all this most important matter is omitted; and. from this meayre and uneatisfactory testimony, and that of another dector, at to the well ventilated state of the cells, is the verdict rendered, Stranger still—the record in each of the two other cases. gives, word for won, the same ste- reotyped statement of Dr. Coveli—that is. that he saw the decenced during his sickness; that he was then writhing in convulsions; and that he died as above stated. Is this possible? Did Dr. Covell see four men writhing in all the agonies of convulsions, in a putrid cell in the City prison—did he witness three of them die. one after another, with the same symptoms, and did he not direct what any ordinary sensible or humane man would have directed—that they should be instantly removed ont of the poison- ous atmosphere by which they were being suffo- cated? Is it possible that Dr. Covell gave euch testimony. and that it led to no farther ques- tions on the part of the Coroner or jury? We demand. in the name of outraged humanity, a full, searching, and impartial investigation, not only as to the cause of death of these four men, but into the conduct of those who made such a mockery and a deiusivn of jue geave and im- | portant matter of a public inquigition, The Vice Presidency Vacant. The office of Vice President ot the United States is now vacant, and will remain so anti] the next election of President and Vice Presi- dent. The President of the Senate pro tem, (who is now Mr. Atchison, of Missoari,) is not Vice President by reagon of the death of that officer. He is merely the presiding officer of the Senate, and the constitution makes no pro- vision for filling a vacancy tn the Vice Presi- dency. But “in case of the inability or death of both the President ‘and Vice President of the United States, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and in case there shall be no Presid- dent of the Senate, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the time being, shall act as President of the United States until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected.” This is according to the act of Congress of March, 1792. The Vice Presidency has been vacant before this time, on the following occasions, viz :— Twice by the death of the Vice Presidents, viz :—George Clinton. April, 1812; his term expiring March 3, 1813. Elbridge Gerry, No- vember, 1814; his term expiring March 3, 1817. Once by the resignation of John C. Calhoun, December 28, 1832 ; his term expiring March 3, 1833. Twice by the death of Presidents Har- rison and Taylor, and ¢he consequent accession of Vice Presidents Tyler and Fillmore to the Presidengy—the former in April, 1841; the latter in July, 1850—leaving the Vice Presi- dency vacant for the remainder of their respec- tive terms, and the President of the Senate with the right of succession to the Presidency. The powers and duties of the Vice President and the President of the Senate pro tem., are pre- cisely the same, except that the latter votes as a Senator and has the casting vote. Tne Late MvrpeR Trrats.—Two murder trials have occupied our Court of Oyer and Terminer for the last two days—murders of the deepest dye—wife murders—which have de- veloped most degrading intemperate scenes of life, appalling to our humanity. These cases were the murders of Margaret Fitzgerald and Mary Neary, by their husbands, perpetrated in this city within the last few months, under circumstances of the most painful nature. In the case of Fitzgerald—fully reported in the Heratp of yosterday—the jury, after nineteen hours deliberation, brought in a verdict of guilty. and the prisoner was remanded for sen- tence. The trial of Neary—reported in this day’s paper—was marked with one painful feature—as painful to the feelings of our na- ture, almost, as that of the murder ofa wife by the hand of him who had sworn to cherish and to comfort her in weal or in woe—in sickness or in health. We allude to the testimony of the son of the accused. an intelligent lad. about fifteen years of age. who. at the dead hour of night, witnessed the brutal beating of his mother by his father withaheavy mallet. He gave his testimony with a clear. unmistakable certainty, and in a manner which indicated no bias, but which was evidently the “truth, the whole truth. and nothing but the truth.” The prison- er never once cast his eyes upon his son during the whole examination, and the boy. on descend- ing from the stand, passed his hapless parent by as though he was a stranger-criminal, whom he had never seen before but on the dread night of the hemicide. What a lesson in those two days’ trials against the intemperate use of ardent spirits—that liquid fire which steels the con- science and dulls the moral sense, whilst it raises the desperate energies and powers and passions of man! The defence in the case of Neary was unaccountability. in consequence of delerium tremens, brought on by intempe- rance. The jury, after an hour’s deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of murder. recom- mending him to the mercy of the court and to executive clemency. The case of Neary, and that of Spring, the monster murderer of Philadelphia, show, that in those dark decds of midnight butchery, Provi- dence will work out justice against the shedder of blood, even though it be through the instru- mentality of the offspring of the guilty. Overtanp Emicration To THE Pacreic Srares—Once more the overland route from the Western States to California and Oregon begins to indicate an activity of emigration such as has characterized it for the past four years. The tide, which generally continues to flow in the same direction for some six weeks, coramencing at this period of the year, has set in on its annual course, but its present volume far surpasses that of any previous season. Im- mediately after California had first exposed the mineral wealth of her mountain gorges to the eyes of the ubiquitous, enterprising Yankee, and when the sea voyages to San Francisco oc- cupied a period of over a hundred days, the wild and hitherto untrodden route over the plains and across the Rocky Mountains, be- came at once. as it were, a highway for the im- mense population of adventurers, whose imagi- nations were excited to the highest pitch by the reports of the illimitable wealth which the newly-acquired State possessed. The strange and romantic incidents of that first year’s pil- grimage to the gold regions the perils which the pilgrims incurred, and the destitution aad fatigues which they encountered exceed in in- terest the wildest conceptions of novelist or poet. The civilized world heard with wonder, mingled with incredulity. the narratives of that host's exodus, in comparison with the dangers of which, those of the Israelites, in their wander- ings from Egypt to the land of Canaan, seemed light and insignificant. Since then. quick and rapid communications have been established between the Atlantic and Pacific ports. across the Isthmus of Panama; yet still each spring has witnessed a repetition of the like scenes. And at this present moment, while magnificent steamships leave this port weekly, conveying passengers to San Francisco within the lapse of a month, we } most extensive preparations are for a vast overland emigration. From all the western points of departure—from Indepen- dence and Weston, in Missouri. from Van Buren in Arkansas, and from Kanesville in Towa—the exodus has commenced, Immense caravans of emigrants, with their wives and children, and cattle, and household gods, daily wend their way through these outposts of eivili- zation, aml go forth fearlessly to encounter all the the desert, exposed to perils and privations, and to the attacks of remorseless savages, perienced and well informed persons ha puted that the emigration in this way will amount this year to at least three times as much as it did in 1818, heing destined for California; and it is oati- | mated that this vast trai of emigration will take from the Atlantic States no fewer than a | hundred thousand head of catiic. This ig thet ge _________} ‘age of movement, and thus we see in pur own day, miracles surpassing all that sacred or pro- fane history has any relation of. Truly, “there isa Providence that shaped our ends, rough- hew them as we may.”” et Talk on ’Change. Cotton closed rather quiet. Flour was $4 50a $4 56 for common State brands. A larg transaction in provisions was reported. Within s fortnight since, a sale of 4,000 hhds. of smoked hams was made, for export to California, the value of which was estimated at about $120,000, The Sea Buck, on shore at Long Branch, at last ad- vices had twelve feet of water in her hold, and was likely to prove s total wreck. The cargo, exclusive of Franco- ni’s big chariot, was insured in Wall street for about $70,000. The vessel was valued at $24,000, and said to be insured to the eastward. News had reached the city from the ship Persia, ashore on the coast of Long Iuland, the particulars of which will be found in the letter to the President of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. Tt was stated that this was the fourth instance in which the apparatus placed along our coast by the Lite Saving Benevolent Association, had been instrumental in saving a large number of lives. The passengers by the four ships referred to, averaged two hundred each. This excellent association was said to be under the management of some of our most aetive busi- ness men; and, that their apparatus lined the coast from Montauk Point to Cape May. This practical humane association deserves the aid of our benevolent and weal- thy citizens. ‘The Persia, vessel and cargo, were valued at $70,000 ‘The latter was insured in New York, and the former probably, in Baltimore. According to the accoants of a returned merchant, from Havana, an interesting experiment was making in the'Island of Cubs, with cooley laborers. It appeared that they were being introdnced from English vessels, and that there existed a good demand for them. Planters paid veesels $160 a head for adults—the cost of their pas” sage—and then had them bound to service for eight years’ at $8 per month, and found in food, but clothed at their own expense. It was believed that very few would ever regain their former homes, That those whom hard work, cholera, and the yellow fever spared, would be too poor at the end of the eight years to leave. In other words, it was slavery of the worst kind, in disguise. Tnat while English fleets were vigilant in abolishing the African slave trade, and in preventing the introduction of Africans into Cuba, who were better adapted by na- ture for the cultivation of sugar, they were tolerating a much more cruel trade in coolies. Their own ships were allowed to transport inoffensive coolies, and virtually sellthem and doom them to slavery for life, and to the worst of all taskmasters, the Spaniards, whose system of servitude was alike successful in exterminating Indians, negroes, and coolies. In Demarara large numbers had been introduced, but they were prohibited in the British eolony from laboring in the towns, because their services came in competition with those of free blacks, to whom they were said to be superior in such places. ‘The result, as far as English policy or English philanthropy has gone, has been to abolish black slavery, and reduce another race, less adapted for such labor, toa barbarous servitude in its place, more intolerable than that of the African race Amerchant who had returned from the West stated that the emigration to the Pacific side of the continent would be very large the present spring. Numbers were preparing for the overland route to California, and yet more for the territory of Oregon. It appeared that the government grant of 640 acres (a mile square) of land, allowed to each family actually settling and cultivating it for a term of years, was operating as a strong induce- errors of a three months journey through | @ great proportion of it | ment in favor of emigratiqn to Oregon. Tae Overa at Nip1o's\—“La Gazza Ladra” is to be produced to night, with Alboni as Ninetta. Person: mee. Disincvisaep Goests at THE MerropouTaN Hotei.— General Winfield Scott, Washington; Hon. Robert J. Walker, do.; Hon. Wm. M. Gwin, U. 8. Senator, Califor. nia; Hon. T. J. Rusk, U. S. Senator, Texas; Hon. E. C. Marshall, M. C., California; Hon. D. A. Noble, M C., Michigan: Hon. Edmund Burke, New Hampshire; Hon. Geo. W. Wright, ex Congressman, California; Hon John M. C, Wisconsin; Hon J. M. Doty, ex-Governor in; Hon. J.B. Wells, ex Lieutenant Governor of Illinois; Hon. Louis McLane, Maryland; Hon. Wm. Van Voorhis, Surveyor of the Port; Hon. Thomas P. Larkin. of Sen Francisco; jor R. P. Hammond, Collector of San Francisco; Dr. Birdsall, Superintendent of the Mint, San Francisco; W. W. Corcoran, Eaq.. Washington; Colonel ‘Anderson, U. 8. Army; Captain McGown, U. & Army; Captain Nicholson, U. 'S. Navy; Captain ‘Morris, U. ;, Lieutenant Drayton, U. Army; & Navy; Lieutenant Mitchell, U. 8. Navy; Lieutenant Walsh, U.S. Navy; M. Bodireo, St. Petersburg; Lieetenant Crown, Russian army. His Excellency Governor Seymour and suite, Albany; Hon. Erastus Corning, Albany; Hon. A. 0. P. Nicholson, Tennessee; Major L. J. Beall, U. S. Army, and Captain 8. F. Dupont, U. 8. Navy, were among the arrivals at the St. Nicholas yesterda; e Intelligence. Arrest of a Fugitive Pickpocke Officers Reed and Rad- ford, two of the chief's “shadows,” yesterday arrested an individual well known to the police, called Charley Cooper, on a charge of being a fugitive from Boston, where he and an accomplice stand charged with being concerned in the crime of picking a gentleman’s pocket. ‘They were st the time both arrested, and while being con- veyed to the jail Cooper made his escape from the offi- cers, and came to this city. Caoper has refused to re- turn back to Boston unless taken by @ governor's requi- sitign;and should the amouut. stolen not exceed twenty- five dellars, in all probability Governor Seymour will not grant a watrant of removal, as it is usual only to allow persone to be taken from the State on charge of felony. F Awault with an Intent to Rob—On Monday morning, about two o’ciock, Officers Crosett and Bowker, of the Third ward police, arrested two men, named Frunk El dridge and George Eagles, on 8 charge of violently as. saulting George Harper, and attempting to rob his per. ron of $1 25, It seems, by the affidavit of Harper, that he resides at the corner of Barclay and Greenwich streets, and as he was on his way heme was violently assaulted by the two prisoners. Une of them struck hima blow which knocked him dewn on the pavement, and when down Eldridge held him while Eagles thrust his hands into the cowpleinant’s pocket in search of money, Harper calledout for assistance. and the above named officers came 10 his aid, caught the accused parties, as they were going off, and conducted them to the station house. They were subsequently taken before Justice Usborne, whe committed them to prison for trial. Chauncey Larkin, the Swindler, in the Tombs.—Yester- day thix notorions * contidence ” swindler was transferred from the Essex Market jail to the Tombs, and placed un- der the careful guardianship of Mr Peter Crosby, one of the faithful keepers of that establishment. Larkin ap- pears in good spirits, and bas an idea that by skilful management he will be acquitted by a jury. The Burglary in Broadway —The young man, Michael Shanley, Jun., who had been described as one of tho ies concerned in the burglary of Mr. Derby's store, roadway, has been clearly exonerated from any partici: pation in the matter by the magistrate. The mistake occurred in one of the accusea parties, named Michael Donnelly, assuming the name of Shanley. but on inves- tigation Mr, Shanley was honorably acquitted ‘Stealing Gold Coin — A tewale named Mary Cogan was yesterday arrested by officer Demilt, of the Eleventh ward, on » charge of stealing $350 in gold coin fron Mrs. Ellen Harris, of No. 89 Columbia street. It was alleged that the accuved was the orly person who had access to the plice where the money was kept; and that after | leaving the house the wa» found by the police under a hed in a house in Delancey street. She was con- veyed before Justice Welsh, who detained her to await a further examination. A Juvenile Pickpocket —A boy only ten yeara of age, named Michael Murphy, was arrested yesterday on a charge of picking the ooeket of a lady, while riding in ove of the Third avenue and Fulton ferry stages. The boy on hir arrest, acknowledged taking taé puree from the lady's pocket, and was about opening the same near the market, when the policeman took him into custody. The purse contained about $5. The lady is reqnested to call on Justice McGrath at the Jefferson Market Police Court, Sixth avenue, and {deutify her property. The boy was committed to pricon for examination. Laver yrom Vexrzcvis.—The bark Venezuela, Capt. Wilson, arrived at thie port on Saturday, from Puerta Cabello, Ist inst. Left n2 American vessels in port. and the nly American yersel at Laguayra was the schooner New Repubhe, Ieading for Vhiladelphia, Congress con- tinued in session, making tine spoecbes and fair promises, but performing nothing that tended to promote the wel- fare of the people. ‘The country was tranquil although much distatisfac tion war wanifested at the manner in whieh the affairs of the government were administered by the Monagas family. Treduce fe in good demand Caffe 103¢0. for unwashed, and washed do, 1214¢. per lb. Ox and cow hides 11 ec. Business, with the excep! ion of transactions in tho pro duce line, isextremely dull —Phil. N. American, April 18, RETARY OF THE Navy. Wm. A. Graham was near being killed on the on his way from Raleigh to Hilleporough, Nerth Carolina He got out of his bugey to arrange some yartof the harvess, when his horse touk fright aud ran off. throwing him down and drawing the f the over him, We are happy to Warn that he is tm avd we hope that be will soon entirely recover 9 injury. Mr. W. Le ‘arliamont that t, move for a ion for an ation to a Joh Prost, aud 4, now in exile for having al troubles of a Jess troublesome tuken part in the pol ere than the prevent’? Suicipe or A Newsy Arrorren PosTMAsTER.— Mr. Joel Senveros, of Ju Plain, (Maas ) was found dead in his born, on the 14th inst. He bad been d:pressed in epirite for a tong time, which undoubtedly Jed to the act, His teeuds applied tor nis appuinement ae ro: » aster at Jamaien Patn, which he received the day befor Bis death. He lpwvos » large tamily, Re-unton of Californians. A large party of Californians, at present sojourning ig New York, met at the St, Nicholas Hotel last evening, upon the invitation of Samuel Brennan, Esq., of Saq Francisco, and partook of a feast of good things, such aa only New York can furnish. Most of the guests intend returning to the State of their adoption, in the steamer Ilinois, (which sails to-day,) and the oocasion called to~ and and Lewis. of the Star. After the cloth was removed, »: poochee pertinent to thie occasion were delivered by Menars. Brannan, Durivage, Frisble, Priest, and also by Walaridge, of New among the invited ‘York, who was e The following were among the toasts which the occasion oe ee Wi 1zR—California. The last 5 1@ last Btate to come into the Union; she will be the last to leave it, By Mr. MoCorkte—Th dinners of the St. Nicholas and the men of California, When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. By General Watsripcz—The occupation of Californis, by the American people; one of those eras that shal} mark for whole a; destiny of the human race. Mr. ALBERT Preat—Coliforaia, with her sister States. May they forever continue to}ffer an asylum to the op- pressed of every land, and be a« full of plenty as the hos- pitable board at which we sit this night. By Mr. Larxtn—California, the gol bracelet of the Union; and the ladies, its highest jewels. By G. E. Lawrence—Ericsson and 0 Reilly, who have: caught the lightnings and the winds, and made them obedient to their own will and way. Let us press for- ward aoe seen the time when the sons of San Francisco. can send their wooings on the wings of the lightning to the fair daughters in the East, and receive response by “yeturn rail” in the visible presence of a fair partner to cheer their new homes. re By G. A. Lewis—A Western republica question of ime. Touching allustcns to the memory of the lamented Gilbert and Chamberlain were madé by General Wal- bridge and Colonel Weller, which met with responses in the hearts of all present. ‘At nine o’clock the party separated, uniting in a heart “God bless you” towards the worthy host, and the wish: that ‘he miay live e thousand years” to enjoy the fruits- of his industry. ~Supertor Court. INERAL TERM. az Apri. 18.—Elijah He vs. the Third the Associate Reformed Church of the Cily of Meet, Order at special term affirmed, without costs. Lucius 8. Comatock vs. John C. Comstock and John C. Comstock and others vs Lucius S$. Comstock others.—Motion denied, without costs to either party. SPECIAL TERM. By Chief Justice Vakley. F; Shier ts G. Depew, dc., vs. John H. Keyser.—Motion : lenie: By Hen. Judge Bosworth. Charles Schnieder vs John C Jacobi, —Ordered that the rlaintit pay defendant's costn, subsequent to the offer. Charles P. Clinch vs. Francis R. Tillou.—Motion denied, on condition that defendant in ten days serve a atipula- tion submitted to the Court. No coats of motion given to: either party. By Hon. Judge Campbell. ohn Daltinger, Jr, vs. J. Warren Boody.—Judgment set aside, an epi es defendant to amend his answer, on payment of ten dollars cost of the motion. David Leavitt, President, dc., vs Henry Fisher, ad- ministrator, dc-—Judgment for plaintiff, with directions to clerk to sell the stock and pay plaintiif debt-and costs, svoicen mls debt and costs, and pay the balance to the fendant, John Cole vs. John W. Christie —Leave given to receiver to sell the claim at auction, on giving notice to the de fendant of the rale. Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Duer. Apri, 19.—Chas. L. Frost & Co. va. Josiah B00 —This action for a breach of contract for sale of beef. It appears that in June, 1862, the. plaintiffs, through their agent, purchased 60 barrels of. mess beef from the defendants, which was then stored with Thomp- son & Co, and for which they paid $660. Thompson & Co. refused to deliver the beef, on the ground that the order specified it as mess beef, it being in reality what is termed railroad or plaited mess beef. The tiffe therefore institute this action for a return of their money and for damages for the loss they have sustained ‘from the nonfulfilment of the contract. Verdiet for plaintiffs, $1,026 94. Judgment suspended until bearing, Jersey City News. TRIAL FOR INFANTICIDE —The trial of Mary Switzer, for the murder of her child by smothering,’ was postponed from yesterday, until the next term of the Oyer and ‘Ter- miner,in consequence of the indisposition of the physi- cian who made the post-mortem exatalnation. Sportsmen Anoy !—A pigeon roost is mentioned by the Fort Smith (Ark ) Herald. as-existing in that re- rae It commences abjut twenty-eight miles from Fort ith, and extends for upwards of twenty miles on either side of the Poteura to within a few miles of Waldron, in Feott county. ‘The number of birds is beyond computer ion. Court Calendar—This Day. Unrrep Srates Disraict Covrt.—Nos. 46 to 63, 24. Common Pizas—Part First.—Cause on. Part Second. Nos. 679, 671, 709, 811, 812, 818, 815, 818 to 821. Supreme Courr—Part First.—Noa, 204, 531, 635,.538, 496, 289, 403. 219, 1,485, 24, 140, 542, 465, 440, 544." Part Seeond.—Adjourned to Thurrdey. Surreae Court—Special Term.—Nos. 74, 22, 93, 29, 76, 97, 21, 27, 88, 40, 46, 60, 73, 83 tor99. Sormuor Corr, (two branehes,)—Nos. 289, 263. 192, J, 132, 262, 328,’ 329. 231, 832, 988. 83514, 235, B96, 388, 989, 341. 9, 31, 28, 243, 267, 270, 284, 200,'203,'8, 23, 37; 42, 33, £8, 226, 298, 313, 926, 259, 12, 15,292 200, 197,143, 176, 228, 297, $28, 269, 272, 196, ‘290, 209, 80634, 229,320, 187, 114, 83, 84. Notice.—After first of May we will close our store at three o'clock F 5 on Saturdays. JNO. HIG: S& Broad street. The Cheapest Cg devabygererr ja the Werla are to be had ot HV. HARRIS’ splendid gallery, corner whore first class pictures are and no shaving or humbug- ging done on any considers Groups and children taken, corrcetly. A fine collection of fancy cases, cheap Call, rain or sbine, cormer Grand street and the Hower, H. V. HARRIS. A Portrait of President Pierce, from life, to he seen at Mr BUTLER’S rooms, on the upper corner of Broadway and Murray street; also the portraita of many of the most distinguished individuals in this country. The Two Shilling Dagucrreotypes, by Rees & CO., reflect more credit give more general satisfaction than any pictures ever exhilited; and, considering that the; are made fora mero Fong. and ly a new German process an machinery, taking 300 daily, nothine in the world. of. art ig known to equal them. Rooms, 289 Broadway. Fine Arts.—Daguerreoty pes in O1l.—The Dis coyerer of this new and, beautiful process, Mr. W. H. BUT- ER. No. 261 Broadway, upper ¢ of Murray street, is enabled to copy dagnerreotypes, miniatures, and portrnite to nature. One sitting only is required to produce the most, perfect likeness ever made Spring Hats, Bright and Sparkling. i no uge deqying the fact, for it is unive thut KNOX’S hats are the most olezant creations that fancy and taste oan originate, and the ja that hia estabtigh~ ment, No. 128 Fulton strect, is one of the hess and therefore the most successful in tha city. the best hat is but $4. tronized, His price for Distinctively Characteristic —The art of fit= ting © but is an uncommon one, and none poseoss it in m Seg? degree than the pipgtisters of the ' Prescott’ Hat ‘tore, Messrs. KNOX & JAME: id we commend them to those whose taste requires au article of head gear, becoming in ite style ne it is simple, and economical. | Their establishment is on the carner roadway and Spring street, within a few doors of Heller's Saloonof Magic. Hats —Specical Notification to Gentlemen. On the vecasion of inviting the attention of their enstomers, t the public, to their arrangements summor, Warnocks, Unters, Irving tinetive principles ar have Mehra a. aiven it. the proeminonge erally sede? The high standing reputation of their fabric. Fo them tenacious of not falling into the common error of tho day, by promising in advertizoments more than is consistant h fact, and yet wish to prociaim tint they are fully alive the advantage of ‘eels themevives of every novelty sng w invention which tends either to improve or really to erehandise they offer. Their position om to secure aa early tenusmission of the newest fashions, whiloa Just appreciation of our native articles condnce to every attention Wing given tothe Ameri- les, An extensive knowladve of the market. with relied on. we reapectfulty inv: 2. WARNOCKS, Matters, 27 mi roadway, Ir ving Hous Mealio’s Sping Hats.—Every Gentieman. who wishes to maken good appesrance in Broadway this ould secure & Moatio at. There are none in the t can compare with them for beauty and olezances etablishment ie at No. 116 Brow ‘7; corner of MEALI Canal street. Ss, and Bombast: finds. f the clegant new spring hat an appreaiating publis oven thongh {6 makes no ne. Sales room No. SL judge w good arti t-tongne's pretensions, trum: ry Broadway, second door from Duane treet. Straw Hats for Children.—The: as Just reeefred, dircet from Europe, seves peanitifel straw hats and caps, for infants, boys, Stimulated by the favor shown him in former years, in the extended sales of straw fo3"F, adapted for children’s head ornament, he kas provided for the m: facture and eale of ch i Iracing an almoet infinite varis ty ‘An invitation is respee fully exteaded to his friends, o publi¢, to call and examine those articles, be- foro purchasing elsewhere WILLIAM BANTA, Vv 106 Canal street, corner of Woo an Chancery.—Bat te 3 you TER, ive him a call, asiness Coats, Spring Overcoats, © vests, «pring pants, in the ety of ood, wolectod from John street, corner Nasean, Adjustment of Sults,—If there Is one duty x good citizen owes society more than anoth is to oon- Vey tothe public that knowledge wit of public benefit; therefore it is contd TASES A. CL S, corner o treet, inthe place for 'n satisfactory t not at law, but desirable wi Call, examine, and be con vin 4 Dlocekie tion of enite, I handsome suite of olothings