The New York Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. AAA 3amE8 GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR 48D EDITOR, peveurevereeneeriey BOFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND WASsay STS. ny 2 tents BALD, eee bearers Sto any park of containing impor- caps nara BERTS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL Ler- “RO NorK pemacne oxne vs. : aa eae ton we learn that Rev. Mr. Laurie, who had offici- ated for the last half century as pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was baried yesterday after- noon, The funeral procession was nearly one mile in Last night the waitersjheld their third meeting at Grand Street Hall, and came # the unanimous deter- mination to strike at eight o'clock this morning in the event of their employers refusing to grant the advance demanded. The strike, of course, will be confined to those who may be pany in pro- curing an increase of wages. The proceed- . ing, which will be found reported in another place, GAL LETTERS by maior eves alll be detected fom | has been drawn up with all the formality of a regular Pere Trine ececuted with neatness, cheapness, and | Pronunciamento, and es wollen Bans: re arencerel intention to act in accordance requirement eee renee ery et ___| According to the prescribed plan of action, they are Wekame XVIML,..................0064.+++N@e 110 | to present themselves in a body to their employers before breakfast, ask for the advance, and if their demand is refused they will march to Grand Street Hall, where a further plan of action will be decided upon. They will thus take the hotel keepers and others at a disadvantage, by striking at a moment when their services are so much required. What will that numerous class who live in hotels or take ‘their meals at eating-houses do while the war lasts AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bo p—Racricxyn or Panis— Swaxrucaars anv Wives. ‘sg BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Hawier—Operi- wars Fauiy. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—CrvinizaTion One Toovsaxn MinuineRs. partoral THEATRE, Chatham street—ARMORER OF | iotween the employers and the employed? In this ‘case the innocent are likely to prove the greatest suf- Broadway—Secrets WoRtTH TICOATS. 18 THEAT Sree Ere or rie CAN MUSEUM— Afternoon=Dancinc BARBER— Sz varer een Srrars—Roman Brotuens. Evenieg - we PSE. ST. RLES THEATRE, Bowery—Losr ome or Scro— waynines Wisox- Burd or Aanareua, "8 OPERA HOUS! escscian by Camere Oven BP an Path again Woot's Musical Hall, tt Broad- riak MinsTRELSY. Broadway—Ersrorian OUPE. @IRCUS, W Bowery—Bouwernian ENrervarsmenrs, GRORAMA, 586 Broadwey—Baxvann’s Panorama oF (eus'Hoiy tanp, _ROPE CHAPEL—Dn. Varentixe’s Evesincs or Ec- Yaeeracrey. BELLER'S SOIREES M¥STERIEUSSS, 539 Broadwey. OWENS ALPINE RAMBLES, 539 Broadway. _ “Sew York, Thursday, April 21, 1853, ‘The News. ‘Phe remains of Vice President King were con- signed to their final resting place, near his late-resi- @ence in Alabama, yesterday morning. They were Placed beside several of his kindred. Proper “wibutes of respect were paid tothe memory'of the ‘Wistinguished deceased, in this and other cities, yes- terday. Ry telegraph from Washington we learn * fat the President has ordered the departments to Ike closed to-day. We elsewhere give the proceed- angs ini the law courts ané Common Council of this ity, on the announcement cf the death of the vene- sable statesman. ‘The‘Cunard steamship Arabia arrived at; this pert om Liverpool yesterday morning. We re- @eived advices from Europe of three days later date. ‘The news is not of much particular interest. The wafe accouchment of the Queen of England, and the Birth of a fourth prince, had caused much joy among ‘the subjects of that royal lady. The Chancellor of Exchequer had submitted Lis financial propositions to the Commons. The general plan is novel, as it contemplates a compulsory operation by government > with regard to the purchase of the interest, or pay- ing off, of the holders of Seuth Sea Stock Annuities. There was to be a large issue of redeemable exche- quer bonds at the same time. ‘The members looked upon the measure rather favorably. A fatal acei- dent had occurred at the Crystal Palace in Dublin, by which five men were killed. ‘The Russian army had retired from the frontiers of Tarkey, and the Sultan had despatched a special envoy to the French court. The Austrian blockade ‘of a portion of the Swiss territory continued. The Emperor was quieted by the assurance: that England would keep a close watch upon the movements of the political refugees whom she sheltered. There «were eight. more executions in Hungary. An exten- sive emigration was expected from Germany. The Emperor Napoleon had beer ill, but was, at the time of the last mails, enjoying national fétes with the Empress. He intends to build up the trade of France by continued peace. A full commercial and maritime report will be found in this paper. Cotton Yemained as at our last advices, and breadstuffs were again lower in the English market. According to Gur special despateh from Washing- ton, our foreign postal arrangements, which have for some time been so sadly neglected, are under- going a thorough overhauling and straightening-up by Judge Campbell, the new Postmaster General. | In addition to the reduction hitherto mentioned on | newspapers going to England, we are now informed that the postage on letters going to Brazil, via Great Britain, is hereafter to be forty-five, instead of eighty- seven cents, when pre-paid. The Chief Postmaster of Prussia states that the Prussian closed mails, for- | warded trom this city and Boston, on reaching Co- | Yogne ax? frequently found with their seals broken | and the envelopes torn off. Money is often found in ferers. The hotel proprietors met last evening at the Ir- ving House, for the purpose of considering the strike which is projected among the waiters of this eity, and adopting some resolutions for their protection. Reporters were'not admitted, but we learn from an advertisement that they resolved not to engage any waiters hereafter who are not properly endorsed by their‘former employers. We publish eisewhere a letier from Dr. Covil, the ‘prison physician, in reference to the three men found dead in the cell on Monday morning. Iv appears by the Doctor's statement of the affair] that ‘¥he Coroner holding the inquest misunderstood the evidence of Dr. Covil, as will be seen by referring to the note. The Grand Jary have been spoken‘to by the Warden of the prison, in order that some:proper remedy might be applied respecting the imparities supposei to exist inthe cell where the dexths oc- curred. As usual, our peper today contains @ large amouni of very interesting matter, to which we have no room for particular reference. Special attention is directed to the decision of Judge Grier in the Gi- rard’Will Case. It sustains the claims*ef the heirs against the city of Philadelphia. ‘What Does this Meant—What Say the Whigs t The Trip to California. The Republic, the special organ of the late administration. and the leading whig paper at Washington pending the late Presidential campaign, has come out for Gen. Pierce. Without being as unscrupulous in its accusa- tions and inuendoes against Gen. Pierce as the New York Tribune, or as coarse in its scanda- lous abuse of the democratic candidate as the Richmond Whig or the Louisville Journal, it nevertheless gave, withont much reluctance, the most conspicuous place in its columns to the most outrageous inventions of the Tribune, the Journal, and the Whig. But now, what do we behold? To the utter bewilderment of the Washington Union, we find the Republic coming out heartily in support of the foreign policy of Gen. Pierce, as laid down in his inaugural address. Gen. Armstrong says: “ No! this must not be—we don’t want you ; our party is large enough al- ready—be good enough to stand aside. We have no room just now, in'the ranks of the de- mocracy, for repenting whigs.”’ But the little writing editor of the Republic replies:—* We will support the foreign-policy of Gen. Pierce, and we believe all the people will do the same. This is a free country, and if we choose to stand by the administration, it is nobody’s business. We repeat, says Mr. Sargeant, that we do ad- mire the foreign policy of Gen. Pierce, as laid down in his inaugural. We believe he intends to carry out this policy, and we intend to support him, whatever may or may not be the chances for 1856.” But what does all this mean? Is this move- ment of the central organ of the late whig party intended as an experiment to bring over the mass of the rank and file of the whigs, through- out the Union, to the support of Gen. Pierce ? In that event, the General will have more than he bargained for, and a larger family than he can provide for upon the sum of fifty millions a year. And what have the Seward philosophers, and the Richmond Whig and the Louisville Journal to say to this proposed amalgamation of the whig party with the democratic, in sup- the office which is supposed to have escaped from | the letters in consequence of a want of proper at- | tention. This oversight, or neglect, will be imme- | diately remedied. Our special correspondent writes that in conse- quence of the decision of the new Secretary of the Interior, on a contested case in the Pension Gflice, a large number of claimants will be entirely cat off. | ‘The Secretary decides that upon the death of a sal- | @ier's widow, the pension reverts to his children, | and there stops. | ‘Twenty-six clerks were yesterday removed from the First Auditor's office, and their places filled by | former incumbents. One of the whig papers of Washington states that Senator Borland declines the Governorship of New Mexico, and the other says that he is preparing to Jeave for his new post. Caravajal bas again been arrested by the United Sates authorities. Our troops caught him at Rio Grande City, but afterwards released him. ‘Then the United States Marshal took charge of him, and at last accounts had him confined under a strong guard at Fort Brown. He was to undergo an examination yesterday. So says the New Or- Yeans despatch. The reader, when he next hears of this noted chief, need not be surprised to learn that he is at the head of his band, and preparing to make an attack on #ome small Mexican town. He has been appre- bended so often by the American authorities, and so invariably made his escape, that nearly all hope of bringing him to actual justice was abandoned long ‘The abolition convention was still in session at Cincinnati yesterday. Lloyd Garrison, Sam Lewis, and other leading spirits, were on hand’ At last accounts they were discussing a resolution’ the substance of which was that they were the only rue friends of Southern interests., | A rumor is current at New Bedford, that the offi, ects and crew of the whaling brig Inga were re cently murdered by the natives of Pleasant Island. ‘Thei.* are two or three versions of the affair. The case of Thos, Bond va, the owners of the wrecked ship Georgiana, came up in the United Btates District Court, at Trenton, N. J., yesterday. ‘The vessel was wrecked on Long Beach, some five months ago,and Bond claims nearly twenty-three handred dollars for bowrding her passengers and orew eight anda half day. After hearing the evi- @ence on the part of the libellent, the court ad- Jjourned, *0 meet in Paterson on the 20th inst. The comercial advices brought by the Arabia, Mom Enrope, te reported to have had no effect on the New Orlea*é cotton market yesterday, The stock in that city .°¢ still gradually decreasing—it tow amounts to but #wo hundred and nincty-six shousand bales. \ By despatch from Cincinnati, we learn that Father Badin, the fi, % Catholic priest or- auined in the Vidi States, died ia dus city ow | Wednesday. He wa pinety-eigh." Years of age, ay port of the administration? Is the protective tariff policy abandoned? Is the distribution of | the public lands entirely given up? Is there | no prospect at all—not the shadow ofa ehance— for the restoration of the whig party upon some new platform, in 1856? Are they so quite ex- tinguished that the Washington Republic thus leads off for an unconditional surrender to Gen. Pierce? Verily. verily, it so appears to be. In the late State elections in Rhode Island and Con- necticut, the whigs scarcely made a greater show of resistance than the remains of the grand army in the retreat from Russia. The great lights of the party—Clay and Webster—have gone out: and their last chosen leader, Gen. Scott, has suffered a Waterloo defeat. They are dis- persed: and excepting Millard Fillmore, or W. H. Seward there is hardly a nucleus upon whom to rally again the scattcred fragments of the late terrible battle. We can, therefore, readily ex- cuse the extraordinary expedient of the Wash- ington Republic, to wit: that the whigs shall come up and chime in with the democracy in support of the platform of General Pierce. It is a good platform; and if the Washington Union is opposed to admitting the aristocratic whigs upon it in full communion with the hard-fisted democrats. short of a term of probation. let the whigs be fenced off for a year or two, in a pew to themselves, or with the free soilers, on trial. to be rewarded after a while, according to their good or bad behavior. But it is utterly out of the question that any of these chaps who come in after the victory is won, can expect a share ofthe plunder short of another fight. They ought to be made to understand that point by special proclamation. ‘The Hon. Edward Stunly, late the whig leader of the House of Representatives at Washington, has hit upon an alternative for those whigs whose occupation is gone. It is California Yes, there is California! Gold plentiful, quick passage, fares reduced. cholera all gone, and plenty ofroom in the mines for new digger: notwithstanding the astounding quantities of Chinese and other © outsiders” that are con- stantly,pouring in, Mr. Stanly has given notice to his tar and turpentine constituency « North Carolina, that he is going to California. | They are sorry to spare him; but he has resolved to go, Time’sup. He has seen what Weller did by going to California, after heing defeated for Governor of Ohio. He has come back to the Senate. Gwin, of Mississippi, went out, and mite COMIC Dace Lo the Semat seme, Wright, Gilbert, and Ma,ghall, weub pat, Premous did dae | had been a priest over sixty years. From Washing- | and they were elected to the House. Others | adjudged by Judge Daly, and concurred in ’ went out and have got fat offices; others have made money as lawyers, and speculators, and traders; others by gold digging; and if « large number baye perished among the mines, or on the sea, or on the plains, or among the moun- tains, outward or inward bound, we must re- member that such are the chances of life. Cali- fornia is the place for disappointed whigs. Let them emigrate there largely, and they may re- volutionize the State, and secure the next elec- tions to the Legislature and to Congress, out and ont. The Washington Republic proposes a very patriotic expedient in urging the junction of the whigs in support of Gen. Pierce and his policy; but it will hardly pay—certainly it will not yield a dividend for the next four years. Stan- ly’s resolution is better. There is something substantial in California. The democratic party is already too large for the spoils; but there i, room yet in California; and when that is fil’ 44 there is still a considerable margin of un> appro: priated gold washings in Australia. To°, soheme of the Repudlic is an empty abstre.cti on, There is nothing made by it. All the. fremt seats are engaged. The plan of Edwr ra Starly is the dest plan for the whigs, Le’t them embark for the gold mines; and thes may yet live to see the great measures of ® high tariff, a national bank, and a distributio’ 4 of the proceeds of the public lands, in full bl’ ast in California and Aus- tralia. Stanly is bo and for California. Stanly isa practical man. What say the whigs? ImPorTANT AY.p Gratiryiye PostaL ARRANGE- enT.—In our’ Washington correspondence, pub- lished in yes‘erday’s Heraxp, the gratifying in- telligence is announced that the post office ir- regularities in the transmission of foreign news- papers:and correspondence, have been, or are about to be, remedied, This news we hail with much pleasure, and we are sure that the public generally will congratulate themselves upon it. It has been a matter of constant complaint, and of unceasing annoyance to this office, that the papers mailed here, and directed to our nume- rous subscribers on the European continent, have, in almost every instance, failed to reach their destination; and many have been the ef- forts which we have made to rectify the evil, but hitherto without success, We have only our own experience in the matter to speak of ; but doubtless the same cause: of complaint has universally existed throughout the United States. and been felt by all having correspond- ence with the continental countries, Change of officials has, however, brought change of system, and the new Postmaster General, on putting himself into relations with the British Post Office authorities, has dicovered that the old way of doing business in his de- partment was exceedingly slovenly and inefti- cient. Hence the complaints of the non-de- livery of letters and newspapers. The disease having been found out, the remedy was easily applied, and the regulations—which we detailed in yesterday’s Hrrap—have heen adopted, in order to ensure henceforth the delivery of matter mailed in this country. By these regu- lations it will be seen that it is requisite to mark on the letters and newspapers, directed to the various continental nations, the route by which they are to be transmitted. We trust that these arrangements will render unneces- sary in future the complaints constantly re- ceived at this office from our subscribers abroad. of the general tone of which the follow- ing, from an influential personage in Hamburg, will serve as a specimen :— TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. HamavurG, Feb. 16, 1853. Sim—Since the new Postal Convention of the United States with Prussia, your paper, much read here, has hardly been scen, except it may be a stray number coming per steamer from London. None of your regular subscribers receive their papers. As no satisfactory reason can be found here br this untoward case of annoyance—for the Hamburg city pie rece delivers all mail matter received per ian mail from over sea, can only say they are not to blame, as all mail matter reoclved | by them is.duly given out—I take the liberty of addressing you these lines, to inform you of this serious grievance, and perhaps you may be able to apply a remedy. Very respectfully, F4 . So much for the arrangements to ensure de- livery; but that is not gll the benefit which the public is to derive from the recent correepon- cence between the heads of the post office de- partments in Washington and London. It has been discovered that. contrary to the stipula- tions of the postal convention of December. 1848. newspapers Lave been subjected to an extra tax of two cents each, levied in this coun- try. and very obligingly forwarded to swell the cofiers of the British post office. The mistake leaked out, it would seem, some two years since, and though notified to the department at Washington, it went on uncorrected; but the English Postmaster General has now avowed his readiness to refund the sums thus illegally collected for the past four years. In future, therefore, the rate of two cents only, instead of four. isto be levied on newspapers mailed in the United States, for such European countries as have concluded postal regulations with the United Kingdom. These ameliorations in our post office system abroad will be hailed with pleasure by the com- munity which has been heretofore victimized by the error committed therein. And it now only remains for Judge Campbell, our new Postmaster General. to brush up the internal postal arrangements of the country, which are at present sadly in need of attention. Let him do this, and he will immortalize his régime. Artorxry’s Lrex ror Costs.—We this day publish an elaborate opinion of Judge Daly, upon a question of great interest to the legal profession—its importance justifies the space which we have devoted to it. It was on an ap- peal from an order made at Chambers. Where an attorney recovered a judgment for his client, he had a lien upon the judgment for his costs, This lien the Court would protect, so that if the defendant, after the attorney had given notice that he claimed a lien, paid the full amount of the judgment to the plaintiff, it would be no discharge of the lien for the costs, The Court would still enforce the judgment to the extent of the attorney’s lien. This was but just. “Gratitude to professional men is not among the most prominent of human virtues, and it is no uncommon thing, after the litigation is over, for the defeated party to seek out the other, and try, by asettlement or compromise with him, to leave the attorney in the lurch. The courts would therefore see that the costs of the pro- ceedings were always paid to the attorney, pro- vided he gave notice to the defendant of the amount, before the judgment was paid. This was always the law, but considerable sensation was ereated after the enactment of the Co, an intimation from several of the judg the Code had in effect abolished this lien. The point at last came up in the Common Pleas, before Judge Ingraham, and he held that the New no lougey existed. The case, howeve by 8 that Was brought to the general term, where it was | oy as it aged it. 4 views of intention to 4d just, for we aefore the Legis- on declaring that or take away Judge Woodruff, that the lien remains always did—that the Code has not char This is conformable, at least, to th the codiflers, who had evidently no * abolish a practice so equitable ar find in the revised Code, now’ lature, an express provisi- nothing in the Code shall the attorney’s lien for ' ais costs, a ban ee -ge Daly has been written 5 - .fd manifests deep research bee pes log 4en, The authorities cited by feseion wil! 1008 and we think the legal pro- . peruse it with interest, . APPROACHING ANNIVERSARTES.—About {WO* weeks hence the celebration of the anni- Ve earies of the various religious, benevolent, ei other societies, throughout the city, will Ye commenced. The occasion is always one of 4 yreat interest to a large portion of the commu- nity, and to none more than the religious classes. During a week, hardly a day will elapse in which three or four of these annual meetings will not be held. Speeches will be made, reports read, and exercises of a varied and multiform character performed. A general review of the business of the year ; the number of converts made to each denomination; the Bibles distributed among the heathen at home and abroad ;* and last, though not the least im- portant, the amounts received for the dissemi- nation of Christianity and the support of its ministers, will be presented for the satisfaction and admiration of the public. We have always—as the societies themselves ‘can testify—done all in our power towards making the proceedings of these anniversaries more widely known, and the good effected through their instrumentality more thoroughly appreciated. Year after year our reporters have been in attendance, and although not al- ways provided with proper accommodations, they have never failed in reporting the psoceed- ings of the least important among them. To the reporters, therefore, they are in no slight de- gree indebted for a share of the publicity which they enjoy. It is not, always, however, that they are provided with accommodations for the proper performance of their task; and we would call the attention, th their name, of the different societies, to the necessity of better ar- rangements at the approaching anniversaries. Their tables and chairs—when they are so for- tunate as to have any provided—are not un- frequently appropriated by some interlopers among the audience, and are sometimes placed in such an unfavorable position as to render an accurate report utterly impossible. We hope that the committees of arrange- ments will consult the convenience of repor- ters-and the interests of the societies by having this matter promptly attended to. THE ‘Talk on ’Change. The conversation turned chiefly on the foreign news. Private letters conflicted to some extent with the pub- lished accounts respecting the markets for breadstutts. Some spoke of a better feeling; flour, however, on the eve ofthe resumption of canal navigation, was heavy, and fell.off about six cents per barrel, closing at $4 50 for ommon State brands. Corn and wheat experienced no ehange—the former was in good demand, at full prices for yellow. Cotton sold to the extent of 1,000 bales, and closed heavy. In relation to Coolie labor in Cuba, in yesterday's poper, it was inadvertently stated that the wages allowed was $8 per month, when it was only $4; thus they were bound for cight years at the rate of $18 per annum, from which would be deducted their clothing, and medica! fees, if any. Under such circumatances, how was it pos- sible that they would retain sufficient means to leave the island at the expiration of the contract? It was asked by a merchant whether the British par- lament had ever gathered and published any returns of the Coolie trade ?—how many had been introduced and bound to service in the West India islands, including Cuba?—how many bad died on their voyages before landing?—and how many had ever re- turned to the places from whence they had been taken ?—what was their plan of service in the British islands, and what were the wages paid? Light was wanted. A party stated, in conversation on the sub- ject, that Coolie labor on the terms stated cost less than A‘rican service at the South. An adult Coolie cost $160 at Janding, and $48 per year for hire. An adult African at the outset costs from $500 to $600, and in some places more, and to maintain whom, at the owner's ex- pense, including meat, bread and clothing, with medical attendance, would cost about $40 per annum—taking the support of invalids, aged and children into account, the cost would exceed this amount. The Coolies lived chiefly on rice, and cther cheap food, while the blacks required an ample supply of meat and bread, with more and better clothing, and better medieal aid, so that the cost of labor was in favor of Coolies ; but this dil not jasti’y their virtual reduction to slavery in any country. If ever introduced into any portion of the United States they should come in under proper legal regu‘ations and protection. The British vessels engaged in their trans- portation were said to be making money at tho business, The determination of the Secretary of the Treasury to change the mode of making transfers of the public money was approved of. Ihe course of the late Secretary, in making purchases of United States stocks through bro- kers, though perhaps not unusual or without the ex- ercise of bis best judgment, yet it was considered not a desirable mode, because in improper hands it might open the door to unfair dealing. A broker, with a large sum at his command, instead of vesting it at once in United States stocks, might enter the market on his own account, veilont to depress pricgs, and buy in again for a rise, then realise, before proceeding to purchase the govern- went stocks required at the inflated prices produced by himself. Not the slightest idea was impressed that the highly respectable parties hitherto employed were capa. ble for one moment of coing anything of the kind. The pint was merely put as a possible case for the future, which Secretary Guthrie would do right to guatd against. ‘The excuse alleged for the practice was, that the law authorizing the purchase of government stock did not allow brokerage to be paid for buying it; hence, in order to induce a responsible broker to buy it, free of brokerage, t was necessary that he might hold sums put into his hands for the purpose free of interest. Capt. Nye, of the steamship Pacific, was on ‘Change yesterday, and in conversation with some friends stated that had the ship been supplied with ber full complement of good coal, he would, without the slightest difficulty, have reached this port on Satusday morning last Tur Orena at Nmto's.—Donnizetti’s sparkling opera of “La Gazza Ladra,”’ (the thieving magpie ) was produced in Niblo’s Inst evening, with Madame Alboni in the rdleof Ninetta, Marini ax the amorous old Podesta, or magis- trate, and Sangioyanni as Gianetto, Pippo the young peasant, was represented by Signora Vietti Vertipra sh, who performed the part very ereditably. Isane, the Jew pedlar, was personated with some ability by Signor Quin~ to, and the rdle of Fabrizio, the facmer, was wveil sustained by Rosi. With such a cast, “Ia Gavaa Ladea,” replete ax it is with light and sparkling airs, could not but be n de- lightful performance, and we doubt if the company has yet presented an opera which was received with moce favor than that of last night was by the crowded aad brilliant audience who were present. To-morrow night “ Lucrezia Borgia’ is to be preseuted for the first time, with all the splendor which can be lent to it. Madame Albont takes the character of Orsini, and Rose de Vries that of Lucrezia. Marini, Salvi Boneven. tano, Rovere and Sangiovanni, are included ia the east. The regular orchestra willbe s'rengthened by tw» milita ry bands, one of which will occupy the ste arrangement has been made opera in the most splendi very | as to vender this great | roanner, | Peveonal Intel enee, Col. J. P. Adams, Baltimore: G. B. Post, California; Hon ¥. G. How, Albany; Col. D, Hainilion, Albany, and the Episcopal Bishop of Montreal, Montreal, were among the arrivals at the Astor House yesterday. The Bishop of Montreal, and Mr, Thackeray, the snob: ship Exropa ye terday. the murder of Mr. Brown, io Alden, kiie county, in D wn.ber lave Laurer co Fogarty, is Om trial in Badwio, avarged a The MEETING OF THE WAITRRS—THE CONTEMPLATED STRIKE. ‘The waiters assembled last evening, in Grand street Hall, in great force, to hear the final decision of the com- mittee relative to the propesed strike. There were about five hundred present, and no little anxiety was manifested in the proceedings. After the reading of the minutes, the audience was addressed by Mr. J. Floray, whe, in the wi he denor of iters. He had no fear ~ 7 however, while the tnopendentproas There was one portion rq paper, he Wea 8 portion waiters as rege eo were eger “A em} uling al office for the » purpose of procuring employment for such after the first of hay dee concluded by paring east al- though some false sions had gone al in rela- tion to the colored waiters, he knew would stand by their associates in a strike, if it should be considered ne- cessary. ‘Mr. Scuwin«, the President, anneunced in the name of the committee, the intention of the waiters to strike at 8 o'clock this (Thursday) morning. He recommended them to go in a peaceful ers, to ask them for the advance, and in the event ir fusal, to leave in a body and march to the place of ren- devous in Grend Street Hall. Should they, on the con- trary, accede to them, he directed the waiters to notify the committee of the fact at the earliest moment. Mr. Hamilton, the Secretary, made the following re- port of the committee, regulating the ORDER OF THE STRIKE. At eight o'clock in the morning, all members in hotels, saloons, und restaurants, will mo & body to the offic or bar of said hotel or saloon, and d in a firm but res- etful manner, th Fis "ie the pe will return to ¢] to call at the members wh Hall, in Gran and there await the opinion of the coms , Who there meet them. All members who shall receive the wndard wages, must on no considertion one eee ees iB Taeradey) April 21, except deputed to inform the secretary of their success. The reading of this document was recelved with the most enthusiastic applause. . HAMILTON stated that in the event of a strike, there would be little or no difficulty in procuring situations for the greater part of the waiters, as a large number would be required during the summer at the various watering laces. PrAtter addresses from several other members, the meet ing adjourned. THE NEW YORK PRINTERS’ CO-OPERATIVE UNION. A meeting of the members of the above named body was held last evening at the Shakspeare Hotel, corner of Duane and William streets, in this eity. It was very numerously attended, Mr. Davin A. Coox, President of the Union, was called to the Chair. The following elected officers were present upon the platform :—Samuel B. Jones, Vice President ; Joseph Davis, Treasurer ; J. W. Engiend, Corresponding Secre- tary 5 and J. E, Smith, Recording Seretary. Suri read the minutes of the last meeting, held in Chatham Hall, upon the 16th inst., which were approved. The CuarmMan announced that’ the first’ business ia order would be to receive the credentials of the delegates elected to represent the different offices for a space of three months. Gentlemen would now please hand the: in, After that, the attention of the meeting would be de- manded to the due installation of the officers of the Union, and the administration to them of the pledge pro- vided by the bye laws. There was, also, a form of decla- ration to be made by all members who had signed the constitution. ‘The secretary would now proceed to ad- minister the pledges. then'tead the following form of pledge to Mr. Suara Mr. Cook:— J do hereby pledge mycelf to faithfully perform the duties ef the office of president to the best of my ability, and for the benefit and honor of the Union. After Mr. Cook had pl} himself, all the officers did the same, according to their office, amidst much ap- plause. The Secretary read the following form of declaration toeach member, which was responded to by some very emphatic“replies of ‘‘ Yes, Sir-ree,”” with cheers. DECLARATION, You, ———, do solemnly pledge your honor that you will conform to all the rules ani regulations of the New York Printers’ Co-operative Union;” that you will, on no occasion, while you remain within the jurisdiction of this Union, work for less than its established scalo of prices.tand Will do all In your power to promote the interests of the craft. * The under named gentlemen handed in their creden- tials, as delegates from the annexed offices:— Messrs. Joseph Davis, ‘W. Moore, J.C. Gannon, Syeloff and Brommelt, . C. Chaterton, Brosman and Fogarty, Mr. Marshall, Ritchie and Tee, Pugh and Powers, Brady and Kent. Upon motion, the credentials were received and ordered upon file. The Preset stated that many offices did not elect delegates, not being fully aware of therules, They would be represented at the next mecting. Mr. Roway supported this assertion. In Mr. Smith’s office the men thought they should sign the constitution before electing. Mr. EncLanp read the report of the committee appoint ed to confer with the employers. They had been very well received by a majority of the genilemen, who were ‘oing to hold a meeting at Tammany Hall to-morrow ron evening ) in order to talk the matter over, and tl pion would be duly informed of the result of ‘their de liberation. He would read the names of the proprietora who had signed a written pledge so to attend, viz :— Mesrra. Jenkins, Baker, Godwin & Co., V'ratt, Maigne, iecle, Russell, ‘Billing & Taylor, F. Hart, T.'B, Smith’ unningham, Gray, Trow, Dill, Sutton, Farwell, Torrey, '. Nesbitt & Co., and the N. ¥. Stereotype Association. Mr. Sarru made a verbal report from the committee appointed to wait upon the Printers’ Union. Mr. Otter- son bad moved that a committee of conference be ap- pointed upon the part of that body; and, after much dis- cussion, a motion put by Mr. Walsh, to the effoct that the committee be instructed to discountenance their movement and endeavor to induce all to regularly join the Printers’ Union, was carried. This ended all commu nibation between their committee and the Printers’ Union. Alter some remarks from Mr. Bailey, a form of memorial to the National Printers’ Union, which is to meet at Pittsburg on the first Monday in May, praying for 2 charter for the Co-operative Union, was agree upon. Mr. Smith was duly elected as a delegate to proceed to Pittsburg ond present the memorial. Messrs. Davis, England and Cooke were appointed a committee to receive the resolutions of the employers. Mr. England waa deputized to call at all the offices to receive signatures to the Pittsburg memorial. Ofices having no delegates could subseribe and pay to im any amount the men pleased towards defruying expenses. One hundred and cleven members then nigne the cou- stitution, having paid $64 in fees, The meeting then ad- journed until next Monday night, Police Intelligence. ATRIKE AND KIOT AMONG THE LABORERS, Captain Hannigan and a posse of his officers were called, on Tuesday afternoon, to quell a riot among the laborers in the Tenth avenue, near Thirtieth street. It alarge number of men belonging to the La- ‘otection Association were on a strike for higher dl visited several buildings in process of erection ieth street, and requested the laborers employed thereon to stop work and join their association, for higher . The meu thus engaged refused to quit work, when ey were violently assaulted and beaten by the rioters, Word was sent to Captain Hannigan, of the Twentieth ward, who hurried to the scene of disturbance, and, aided by his officers, ueceeded in taking into custody two of the ringleacers ot the rioters, who gave their names as Francis McCanna and Hugh O’Neill. “They were conveyed to the station house, and subsequently taken before Jus- tice McGrath, who held them to bail toanswer the charge. The other rioters were dispersed by the police, order was restored, and the laborers continued their work. Horace D. Carley, of Boston.—Horace ). Carley, who was taken to Boston by Captain Ditchett, of this city, on acharge of having in his possession several gold wai shoa, the property of C. L. Drown, of Boston, it now appears was a broker, and took the property ‘in question on pledge, and that the real gnilty parties will be arrested ina few days. Mr. Carley was not held by the authorities of Boston on the charge A Case of Black Gamblers —Ofticer Baldwin, of the Dish author and lecturer, left for Europe in the steam | £ Fighth ward, yesterday arrested four colored mei, named George Munson, Joseph Morrison alias “Butcher Joo,” John Ensley, and Wm. Blain, who stand cbarged with winning at's game of “ faro’’ $359, from another colored man, named Samuel Seaman, Munson kept the at No. 24 Anthony street, where the gainbling The sceased parties were conveyed before irath, who committed them to prison for ation, The same case was brought last month me of the magistrates at the ‘ombs, and dis. missed. An Impostor. —A black fellow, named Jacob D. Green, was yesterday arrested by officer Sutton, of the Fssex market police court, charged with obtaining varions amounts of money under false pretences. It seems that the accused weat from house to houre representing him self to be the Rev Leven Tilman, pastor of the colored Congregational Chureh, in Sixth strect, and soli for the purpore of enabling nis brethren to pure! chureh building. ‘om Mr Pavid B. Coe, who rave the information which led to his arrest, sums he received from other p toa large sum, On the pri petition ic the names of se among them those of 4. C. Tayls Borker, s!amuea Burela committed by Justice W United st vannah, arrived beer ere e dry dock for the pur ring the injury she re ne remained aground off Mapo. of Stuyvesant, has recovered $6,000 toting the Liadeow biver Reisroad Company, for ‘p) tained by a collision of tains of the eum Pony seas Civton, ly December, 1601, John & "The Exodus to Califernia, _ Dunxcumump Pansens Goma Tumne.—The eteamships Dlinois and Prometheus sailed from thin port at twe o'clock yesterday afternoon, with passengers for Cali- fornia. Among those on board the Dlinois, are Hen. F. ©. Marshall, Member of Congress from California ; Major R. P. Hammend, the newly appointed Collector of the Port ef San Francisco ; Hon. George Page, of Kentucky ; Dr. Birdsall, Superintendent of the Mint in that city ; Hon. Wm. Van Voorhees, Surveyor of the Port; Senators. Gwin and Weller ; ex-Governor McDougal, whe was the: first Governor of California ; and Judge M.C. Read. It is not often that so large a number of distinguished persona are collected on board of one vessel. Judge Read was a Prominent member of the legal profession in Cincinnati, and was much esteemed and respected by a large number of friends and acquaintances there. On the eve of his. departure for California, his friends, desirons of giving him some public mark of the " beg tained for tendered him a ent in the following brief but expressive communicati which was about sixty of the most influent and respectable citizens of Ginelanatt _ re Sir—Being informed for the ire Mimo,"om yesterday, ‘by je announcement, that you were Jour departure from Ohio for California, we yeu profess sional brethren, cannot permit a separation without expres- sion of our kind! and frlondahip, and, that we ersOn, ou to me to join ina friendly rtainment. is Judge Reade made the following reply, declin- ing the honor in consequence of the'press of business oc- casioned by his immediate departure:— Crxciss art, April 18, 1853, Gentlemen—I have received your kind invitation’ to par- take of a farewell entertainment,” in manifestation of your. indly regard and friendship” for me. On the very eve of parture, my engagements are such as to forbid « compli- co with your request. But permit mo, to say that at the joment I'am abou! e associations of my whole fe, that such manifestations of respoct and frlendehip from men of the highest worth and professional and official posi; tion, with whom Ihave spent my whole life, touch Ims my heart, pposed that T could trying emotion; but the time having come, look upon the familiar and loved faces whioh have me with kindness and sympathy from my early years and concealed fountains of my heart are so stirred that almost ready to ex uage of Ruth, “Whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgeth I will lodge; ere thou, diest there will I die, and thiere will I be ' ‘ender yeu my respects; ler you mo! heart; which deeply aud-torever will cherish’ she warmest ly rex beable to do a0 fh words and in tl remembrance of yourselves, and th State, who have fostered and conferred upon me hono! trust, and hope that you, and they and fo act aa to advance trnéh and right * nit repose in confidence upon the hope of an eventual und ha] inion hereafter, where there cum he no painof separator. Yours, sincerely, N.C. READ, ‘o John A. Corwin, A. G. W. Carter, E. Woodruf, J. B. Stine’ Califoraia’ emigrati pears to experience e fornia, jon appears e no sbatement with time. Hardly a week passes in which from one to two thousand persons do leave this port on steamers or paeket ships, independent of the large number from Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and other parts of the country. A majority of these cross the Isthmus, or.go by the land route, wi ® considerable proportion take passage round the Cape. This season the emigration by the overland route, particularly, ex- ceeds of any former year. Springfield, Dll.; Van Buren, Ark.; Weston, Mo., and a large number of West- ern border cities, are’ constantly crowded with wagons, long trains of which, accompanied by an immense num- ber of emigrants, set out weekly for California and Oregon. The difficulties with which emigrants by this route had formerly to contend have been for the most. part removed, and it is now considered as safe as any other means of transit, Each train is under the cl of guides experienced in overland travelling. Among the thousands who go by the different overland routes—for there are several—are hundreds who have made for- tunes in California, and who are taking with them large droves of horses, cows, and mules, nearly all pur- chased with money obfained at the mines, The emigration would, doubtless, be still larger but for the attractions which Australia holds out to the gold seekers. Since the Ist int. no less than six cleared from this port for the island continent. and from June, 1852, to the present time, about a hundred sailed. for the same destination. The Deaths in tne Tombs.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Tomas, New York, April 20, 1853. Sin—In your paper of to-day, I find some queries di- rected to me, in reference to the recent death: the pri- son, which, in justice to myself, shall answer as briefly, ag temperately, and as truly as Ican, I quitted the city prison late on Sunday evening, having fulfilled my duties towards all whom I knew to be inany way ailing, Ata little after daylight on Monday morn- *ing I was summoned by Mr. Finley, the night watch, to the prison, where he said there were three men dead, and two sick, having been attacked’ during the night. I went with him immediately. On arriving I found two men ly- ing in the main hall, near the stove, on straw mattresses, carefully covered with blankets. These men were botlx apoplectic. One of them yecovered, Of Millermasters’ recovery I had no hope from the moment I sawhim. The three dead men had, before my arrival, been placed in coffins in the yard to awuit inquiry. The two sick men were immediately conveyed to the hospital room, laid on mattresses on iron beadsteads, well covered, jugs of hot water supued totheir extremi- ties, ice tothe head, and mustard freely to the surface. The Germen recovered ina very few hours, and is now well. Millermaster lived for twenty-four hours, insensi- ble and swallowing with great difficulty, having been in- debted for that long existence to the active measures employed, and which I regret could not have been earlier enforced. 'I did not leave the prison during the entire day. I think that thir plain and unvarnished stetement of facts replies to all the questions which, in view of it, I hope you will regret to have so hastily propounded to me through your columns, and with an evident bien togarde considering me guilty of ignorance, negligence, and inhu- manity. For the efficiency of the’ night wateh, though no blame can, as far as 1 sco, bs justly attributed to them, nor fer the inherent architectural and geographical de- fects of the prison itself, naturally damp and illy located, the public will surely not hold me responsible. For its cleanliness, ns far ax it depends on me, Iam willing to be bound. Icannot help the every day occurrence of convulsions among inebriates, though I save many of them, being always on the spot. But, in the six years that I bave occupied the cflice of City Prison Ph; n a degree of immunity from endemic: intluences has ex: inted there truly wonderful, and for which I must beg to be allowed to claim some merit. And I will yenture fur- ther to assert, that no preceding incumbent has given to the prisen the same time and attention that Ihave. T believe wy offieial conduct is new assailed for the first time, either by the press, the public, or the profession, and I chalenge in all that relates to it the most search: ing serutipy. In rerard to the inquest—in which I did not interfere, leaving the Coroner to his own unblasvel action, the- eboice of his own physicians, witnesses, &e., and who, I think, die his duty very boncrably—I have only to say that I gave my opinion as it was, without considering how far it coincided with aay body's; viz; that the men died of convulsions, induced by congestion, (xpoplexy,) revulting from long continued intemperance, hastened, perhaps, in three of them, by the depressing infiuences of confincment for a few Hours in a cool and damp cell, in an atmosphere made noxious by the foulness of the exhalations from their own persons, However, it is the fir t time any prisoners have been taken sick in’ that cell, to my knowledge. All the men were found by Dr. Uhl t0- be aflected with diseases of various organs, all of which tended to a suddenly fatal termination, and were ill cal- culated to withstand any depressing influences what With these remarks I remain, sir, your obedient vant, JOHN C. COVIL, M. D., Physician to City Prieom, The Exempt Firemen. TO THE EDITOR @& THE HERALD. Noticing in your paper of the 20th inst. an error, which reflects improperly upon the name of their respected de ceased brother, Mr. Warner, in the report of the pro- ceedings of the Exempt Firemen’s Association. at their meeting heldon the evening of the 19th inst, it be- comes my duty to say that the family of Mr. ’ Warner e never made application to the association for the- which, by the rules, he was entitled to as aright and the proposition to’ pay it was withdrawn on tha‘ aceount, and no other. 1, W. ENGS, President of Exempt Firemen. Court Calendar—This Day. Untren Stares District Court.—Nos. 54 to 63. Furresr Covrt—Cireuit —Part First.—Nos. 204, 631, 506, 526, 496, 289, 493, 219, 1.495, 24, 140, 542, 465, 440° 544. Part Second,—Nos. 1,062, 1066, 1,006, 1,058 te: ‘OPREME COURT—Special Term.—Nos. 74, 27, 90, 76, 97, 40, 60, 72, 99, 6, 18, 21, 43, 59, 80. Coxmon Prxat—Part Firs — Adjourned for the term. SurERion Covet, (two branches.) —Nos. 230, 2062, 523,’ 329, 32, ‘ocalendar. Part Second: 264; 268, 237. Association for the Exhthition of the Indus- try of all N rrice, No. % Broanway, New Youx. REYREMIMENT SALOONS, Proporels to eoutenct for te privilege ‘of supplving Re- freabments at the Crystal Palace will be received, at this office, until the 25ta of April, ir . Suitable apartments will he afforded by the An he fidted, furnished, and docorated by the conti his own e For the wions of the apartment othor par o8 wishiog to contract will pl ply at th N. B.—Wines and intoxicating drinks will be strictly pro: hibited. WM. WHETTEN, Secretary. Association for the E:xhibttion of the Industry of all Nations. oaDway, New York. nont, that prizos fer excel f tle exhibition will be capable and eminent per invite artiete aud persons rice I, not more than itabie to the above if of the exhibition. dressed to the subscriber, sented for Medal”? thicd day of June, by n com mudred dollars jon ctors now < a Will be opene Upon whose aw paid to the autitor and anpersertbe Th Authony J. Na VM and 19) Nass may prefordispoving of it ut private amie, They will AV ANC va dunsiZuments bo the abuvs amouns, .