The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. aes JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, QPFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ‘AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY |THEATRE, Bowery—Rarravte—Peoris’s pila Hy P., om Tux Max anv THE TicER. BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway—Ricuatizv—To phnieasD Back rom Five Pounps. yes THEATRE, Chambers street—Civinizarion —Tux Waeaa. TIONAL TEBATRE, Chatham street—SumerisG phivent—Aawonn OF RE. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Lapy or Lroxe— ‘Pun Revisw. I~Afternoon—Dancixe Barven— AMERICAN Evening MUSEUM- My Fass m rns Srxare—Roman Broturns. - Corez. ye . CHARLES THEATRE, Bowery—Lost ox or Sc1o— prnians ‘Wrrs0n—Bove oF ‘Sanatoea. @uRISTY USE, 473 Broadway—Ermorian Bimovine TS cranes Oran Trours. MINSTRELS. Wood’ Musical Hall, 444 Broad- MinsTRetsy. we GIRCUS, 37 Bowery—Equsernian Exrenrarvuernts, GEORAMA, 586 Broadway—Banvarn’s Paxorama oF ems Hory Lawn. MELLPER’S SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES, 539 Broadway. OWEN’S ALPINE RAMBLES, 530 Broadway. New Yerk, Friday, April 22, 1853, ‘this morning is of a varied and quite interesting ebaracter. Our special correspondent makes some important corrections in the list of foreign countries ‘to which Postmaster Campbell has decided upon re- @f each grade. According to the list of those who ‘were diemissed on the 14th, it will be seen that nearly all the recent appointees of Mr. Fillmore have been thrown overboard. Six of the forthcoming revenue cutters are to be called after the heads of the depart- ments ; but they are at a loss fora name for the seventh, owing to the fact that there is already a vessel called the Campbell in the service. As a tokerf of respect to the memory of Vice Presi- @ent King all the public offices were closed in Wash- ington yesterday in accordance with the wishes of the President. By the official orders from the War and Navy Departments it will be observed that the flags are to be displayed at half-staff, and the cus- tomary national salutes fired, at all the stations on the day after the receipt of the notification. Upon the opening of the United States Circuit and District Courts in this city, yesterday, handsome eulogies were pronounced upon the deceased statesman by Mesers. Chas. O'Conor and Staples, and Judge Betts, after which the Courts adjourned. Proper testimo- nials of respect were also adopted by the Board of Assistant Aldermen. ‘We learn that the British Minister at Washington has received from- his government some handsome presenta for Captain Nye, his mate, and six of the erew, of the Collins steamship Pacific, as testimoni- als for their humane services in rescuing those who were on board the wrecked British bark Jesse Stephens. Our despatch states that these presents are to be distributed through the State Department. Witnesses are still being examined in the Gardner ease. As yet there are no indications of the trial being brought to a close. Persons who have recently arrived at Indepen- dence from Santa Fé report that they encountered large numbers of Indians on the plains, but met with no molestation. The commandant of Fort Atkin- son, Lieutenant Heth, had determined upon attack- ing the Cheyennes, for having murdered a discharged soldier and refusing to give up the principal perpe trators of the deed. The force of Lieutenant H. was very inefficient, and apprehensions were entertained as to the result of the undertaking. The Indians in the vicinity of the fort are supposed to number about five thousand, to keep whom under subjection there is but a mere handful of troops. There are at this time immense numbers of emigrants preparing to cross the plains, and if the aborigines should find themselves too <trong for the soldiers, in the com. Ing contest, the consequences to the whites gene- rally will be dreadful. There are two breaks on the Erie Canal. No boats from Albany for the West proceeded farther than Schenectady yesterday. Professor Lewis C. Beck died in Albany last Wed- nesday evening. Secretary Marcy, when Governor, appointed Dr. B. to the Department of Mineralogy in the Geological Survey of this State. He was bro- ther to the late John B. Beck, of this city. Yesterday's report from New Orleans states that the Arabia’s news had the effect of unsettling the cotton market. In Charleston the market was dull, with a declining tendency in prices. The anticipated strike of the waiters took place yesterday, between three and four hundred having refused to work unless the advance asked for was granted. Some of these appeared to regret the step they had taken, and requested to be taken back; but their petition was refused. Others have been more successful, their employers having agreed to pay them eighteen dollars a month after the first of May. The majority, however, are still on a strike, and from present appearances are likely to remain so. ‘The firemen and coal-passers held a meeting last night, to hear the reports of the different committees appointed to wait on the owners of steamships and steamboats with a petition for an advance o® wages, ‘The reports were very indefinite, but it is expected that at the next meeting more satisfactory informa- tion will be presented. An association, to be called “The New York Firemen’s Benevolent Society,” was organized, @nd a constitution adopted before the adjournment of the meeting. This body of laborers, we are informed, number about five hundred, a ma" jority of whom are employed on board of river steambosts. Their wages range from twenty to thirty dollars a month, on which an advance of five dollars for firemen and seven for coal-passers is demanded. ‘The Sugar Baker's Protective Union held an ad- journed meeting last night. The journeymen seemed to think that they had acted too long upon the de- Jusive advice of “hold your tongue, shut your eyes, and‘I will drop sugar plums into your mouth,” for the bosses did not giye them much of the “sweets” of life. No decided action with regard to a general strike was taken. Another meeting will be.held on Monday. In the Court of Sess'ons yesterday, the two po licemen, Kennedy and Smith, of the Fifth ward, were found guilty by the jury of burglary in the third degree. The Court femanded the prisone.s to the Tombs for sentence. One hundred thousand dollars worth of property ‘was destroyed by fire in Philadelphia yesterday. ‘The trial of Wm. Cating, for the murder of two children, was commenced at Hackensack, N. J., yesterday. We elsewhere publish a full report of the Proceedings. ‘The annexed litt embraces the headings of the Contents of to-day’s inside pages:—The New Bruns wick Legislature and the Fishery Question; The Law relative to the Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths in this State; Consecration of st. Joseph's Church, Brooklyn, by Archbishop Haghes; [n- teresting Letter from a Caban Exile; Decision in the U. 8. Sapreme Court concerning the manutactore of Hook-headed Spike Nails; Account of the Massa. cre on board the whaling brig Inza, by the Pacific Islanders; Another Murder in Philadelphia; List of Yatents; Financial, Commercial, Theatrical, and Miecellaneous Intelligence, &c. Two week's later advices from California are about 4.6 4k EW Usitaiun, ‘The Distribution of the Spelle—A Calm at wi Z ashingten. A calm has succeeded the late tremendous uproar among the office-seekers at Washington —a great calm. The fat places—the collec- tors of the customs, navy agents, naval officers, governors of territories, secretaries and judges, land receivers and registers, and a long cata- logue of postmasters—have been distributed by the President and duly ratified. The mis- sions to England and Spain are also disposed of, and some first rate consulates. After work- ing diligently and almost without remission night and day, the President, with the aid of the Senate, succeeded in clearing off the hun- gry swarm of expectants gathered at Washing- ton, and they having been thus dispersed, the Senate adjourned, and from that day there has been a calm at Washington—a great calm. General Pierce did wisely to follow the Scriptural injunction, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.” He found a prodigious job of work before him—an immense amount of plunder to be distributed among the faithful, and a great army of office- seekers, filling up all the hotels and boarding houses at Washington, calling, like Demos- thenes, for action—action—action! And hehas acted with the energy of Hercules, but with the discretion of an old campaigner. The conflicting interests and claims of sections, and factions, and individuals, have been managed, after a fashion, and time only will show whether there will be any future trouble in the family in consequence of the miscella- neous and curious dispensations which have been made of the spoils. The storm has passed over for the present, and there isa great calm at both ends of Pennsylvania avenue. No desperate appl&ants for the big loaves infest the purlieus of the Senate chamber—no disappointed candi- dates for the small fishes, or very few, are now to be daily seen coming from the White House, breathing vengeance upon the powers that be. The hungry swarm has been dispersed and dif- fused to the subordinate fountains of patronage in the large cities and towns of the Union. Still there are a few hangers-on at the federal city, and here and there a straggling Senator or a belated member of the House may be picked up in the streets. Quite a number of foreign missions, first. second and third rate—quite alot of consul- ates, good, bad and indifferent—quite a cata- logue of village postmasters, and various other pickings, great and small—remain yet to be divided round among the democratic brethren in good standing ; and there is not a shadow of doubt that they will be attended to without unnecessary delay. Four years soon run round in this age of progress and steam, and with even the democracy in power time is money. By the meeting of Congress in next December there will probably not remain over one in a hundred of the whigs who were luxuriating upon the treasury three months ago. They have them- selves fallen into the doctrine of rotation, and there is no appeal; for, according to Marcy, “To the victors belong the spoils.” The very blanks of excommunication left over by Thomas Ewing former Secretary of the Interior, are now em- ployed in reading whigs out of office by his democratic successor. Such are the decrees of tte—such the ups and downs of our free and enlightened institutions. Having reaped the thickest of the harvest. the administration, we are now given to under- stand, are busied, in the tri-weekly sittings of the cabinet, in gleaning up the scattered eheaves here and there, so that nothing may be lost. And they are doing the work by States. which indicates the broad principle of method in the business—that sort of triangulation which, from a few commanding points, embraces everything which lies between them, down to the petty postmaster of fifty dollars a year. And there is sound political sagacity in reading out these obscure gentlemen. A country post- office is generally established ina country gro- cery, the headquarters of the little tributary neighborhood for whiskey, tea, sugar, coffee, dry goods, hardware, drugs and medicines, and politics. Under such a combination of advan- tages, for good or evil, it becomes a matter of no secondary moment in political immorality, to have the right sort of man for the country postmaster. These small potatoes, however, not being worth a special pilgrimage to Wash- ington. are committed to members of Congress. or some general agent, hy whom, we suspect, the political value of every post office in the Union above a hundred dollars income has been duly laid before the Postmaster General. We would therefore say. in the language of St. Paul, to those postmasters still holding over from the late administration, “Examine yourselves, whe- ther ye be in the faith’—for the object of the new administration is unquestionably to put in the pruning knife. wherever it will pay. Re- member, that although there is a calm at Wash- ington the cabinet are cleaning up the work by States. The next question is, how long will this calm continue? Old Bullion is said to have remark- ed toa cluster of applicants, the other day, at Washingion. that the chief end of man was to seek office, in these days of idleness, extrava- gance, and dissipation. But was the dispensing of offices the sole object of the political revolu- tion of last November? Did it not signify that the great American people expect something more? How long is this calm at Washington to continue? Is everything done when the plunder is divided? By no means. It is but the clearing away of the rubbish preparatory to the serious work of the administration. We are informed from time to time that even now the cabinet consultations upon the spoils are varied occasionally by a dis- cussion of the knotty perplexities of our affairs with Central America, the Honduras Colony, San Juan, the Mosquito question, and the Monroe doctrine—that they have even had a talk or two over the Tehuan- tepec route, and incidentally upon Mexico, Cu- ba, Spain, England, Louis Napoleon. and Santa Anna. In a month or two we may perhaps have something more definite on all these sub- jects ; but there is nothing in the present as- pects of things., domestic or exterior, threaten- ing a very speedy disturbance of the prevailing calm at Washington—unless. after all, Judge Bronson, upon the “sober second or third thought,” should conclude to resign the Collec- torship. Indeed, we are rather apprehensive of a dead calm at Washington till next December, though no human foresight can predict what may ro sult to the world and to us in the interval from the present troubled and revolutionary condi tion of things in Italy, Germany, and Hangary, to say nothing at all of Cuba, Mexico, or Cen- tral America. But at all events by next De- cember the practieal doings and policy of the administration. domestic and foreign, will be laid betore Gon gress ; and then, if not before, or we are widely mistaken, then, among the old togies, at least, there will be anything but a calm at Washington. For the present, let the public amuse themselves with the gleanings of the guillotine. One thing at a time, if you please. P Tuk APPROACHING Exopvus To THE WATERING Praces.—We must soon be off to the country. Sunny ekies, soft spring breezes, blossoming trees, and budding flowers appeal wooingly, and bid us shake off the dust of the city once more to steep our souls in the fresh- ness of nature. Enough of humdrum rou- tine labor! Enough of endless walks up and down Broadway, with those stereotyped faces meeting us forever at the selfsame spot! Even the houri with the golden locks, whose bright image crosses our path like the rainbow ina sun-shower, or a butterfly on Mayday, has become stale, and—sadly do we own it—can no longer attract our gaze as she passes. How much more common-place have become the poor little creatures whose over- whelming hats, spindle shanks, and overgrown collars, furnished ‘the streets a few months since with a so lively a puppet-show! They may stalk past in shoals without*so much as the honor of a glance. The swarthy face of the Metropolitan and the pale front of the Saint Nicholas lure a stare from none but foreigners. Too often by half have we plodded our weary way to the Crystal Palace, and peered over the paling at the fairy structure of iron and glass: until a nearer view is vouchsafed us, we vote the lounge a bore. Dust and mud—musty offi- ces, smoky boarding houses. and noisy hotels— endless walks through dirty streets, or agoniz- ing journeys in crowded cars—is it to be won- dered that those who can exchange them for The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, should have already given notice to their land- lady. and ordered the servant to see to their portmanteau ? Already indeed! more than half of April is gone, and days B50 ee Were glistening to the breezy blue: for a fortnight or mor®, the graces, as the old Roman says, might have led the dance in na- ture’s seductive apparel, did our social econo- my tolerate such performances. The traitor summer is stealing upon us with noiseless strides. Pity the poor wretches who shall only knowethat he is come when his bloom ha: faded. and the dogdays have reduced them to a strict regimen of ice creams and cobblers. Let us hasten away who can. Myriads of charming retreats invite us to cheat the scorching sun in woody valleys, to fan our heated blood on windy summits, or brace our nerves by a bold plunge into the salt sea, Is there not Saratoga with its beautiful wood- lands, its dreamy dells, its quiet cemetery, and its langhing group of pretty faces round the well? Have we not weird scenery in the White Mountains to feed the fancy of all the romantic young ladies that ever daubed a landscape in water colors? Shall not the Gothamite be true to his instincts, and lose all knowledge of the relative value of dollars and cents—contemn Nicaragua, and scorn copper mines—forget the existence of fancy Genesee, and laugh merrily at the news of'a fallin cotton—as he tramps, rod in hand and kasket on shoulder, through the silent paths which cross the Catskills? Or shall the miserable wretches who are doomed to earn thousands a year in Fulton, Water, Pearl, and Broad streets, be denied their brief holiday on Coney Island, at New Brighton, at Rockaway or West Point? Reason, nature, and the hotel keepers chorus @ stentorian No! Poor drudge of the city! How happy he feels With burrs on his legs, And the grass at his heels! And well he may. If the man who dare not write As funny as he can were to be cooped up in New York for a winter. and doomed to the diet which the city laws and Providence have allotted to us, he would be glad enough to escape to the fields at the first symptom of spring, and exchange our dust and mud for a grassy slope, burrs, grasshoppers and mosquitos to the contrary notwithstanding. What a range would open to his chofce? Be- sides the places we have mentioned, springs of every possible chemical character. and possess- ing every variety of rural attractions beset him on all sides. A prosaic name has not dried up the source of pastoral poetry at the White Sulphur Springs: nor are there any traces of old fashioned formality at those of Lebanon or Sharon. There will be no landsharks we trust atthe Ocean Springs: though it ismore than probable that they will contain some queer fish before the season is over. Bath, as was judiciously remarked by the celebrated Count Malschikoffski, must be visited by all who feel a respect for Beau Nash and square-toed boots. Our ragged boys remember the memorable opin- ion of the same illustrions authority with re- gard to Cape May, and how he used to say that he never heard that beautiful air ~‘ Dearest May.” without the most lively cmotion at the associations it awakened. Why need we speak of the others—-New Rochelle, Georges Heights, Lake Mahopac, Glencove, Schooley’s Moun- tains, and the hundred names we have for- gotten? Are they not all the haunt of beauty and fashion, and shall they not all be classic ground to many a happy couple, whose true-lovers- knot shall be tied some time this antumn? Happy ye. who, as Horace says, can leave your clerks to shave notes at twenty per cent and frolic the livelong day in these delicious country homes! And happier still the landlords of hotels and barkeepers who shall dispense tender beefsteaks, and tough mattresses, seduc- tive cobblers and potent toddies at your call Cobblers, did we say? The word recalls a saddening picture of deserted villages and soli- tary gloom. There was ouce a Newport, a Nahant where, often as the spring came round, hosts of merry travellers with full purses would flock in eager haste: blithe were the sports, fair were the ladies whose presence graced the innocent amusements of these lovely spots. But Greeley came, and alas! “Their sports are fled, and all their charms with- drawn ! Amid their bowers the Tyraut’s hand is seen, And Desolation saddens all their green; Sunk are their homes in shapeless ruin all, And tlfe long grass o’ertops the mouldering wall!” On the desolate plain where Newport shall once have stood, some charitable traveller may pos sibly erect a slab of stone, and thereon inscribe, in true lapidary style:-— Here lie the ruins of Newport, Once a flourishing city, And a place of fashionable resort: Now Abandoned and Deserted. It was ruined b The Main if moec t Hequiescut om pace. Inverzstna yrom New Brunswick—Tae Fisneris anp Recrprocrry.—The Legislature of the colony of New Brunswick seems re- solved touphold its rights of self-government in relation to coast fisheries and international legislation—even despite of whatever treaty stipulations may be concluded by the imperial government with the United States. The fish- ery bill affecting the New Brunswick coasts, which we have heretofore published, passed the House of Assembly on the 12th instant, with- out any alteration, and it now only waits the signature of the Governor to become an oper- ative law. But in still further elucidation of their senti- ments, both houses of the Legislature have adopted a joint address to her Majosty, on the subject of the fisheries and reciprocal trade with the United States of America, This ad- dress, which isa very interesting and important public document, will be found in anether por- tion of to-day’s Herarp. It declares that the proposition of the American government to concede to the colonists the right of fishing on the coasts of the United States, in exchange for the came privilege on the colonial coasts, is a deceptive offer, inasmuch as such fisheries are comparatively valueless ; and it declares in a resolute tone, that the fisheries in the rivers, harbors and estuaries, should be reserved ex- clusively for the people of that province, and that no foreigners should be permitted to par- ticipate in them, on any terms or conditions whatever. But the Legislature and people of New Bruns- wick are disposed to relax from this too strin- gent rule, and to admit outside barbarians to the enjoyment of their piscatory treasures, on condition that the markets of the United States be thrown open to all their products, and that colonial ships be admitted to registry in Ame- rican ports. This would be driving a good bar- gain, indeed; but it is not to be wondered at that the colonists should be disposed to try their hands at bargaining for themselves, as they say in the last paragraph of their address, that in all former negotiations between the United States and the mother country, where colonial interests were at stake, the Americans have invariably had the advantage. So much for New Brunswick, which possesses only a comparativaly small outline of coast. Nova Scotia, however, which owns by far the most extensive and valuable fisheries, has her own peculiar aims and objects to serve, and de- mands, in exchange for conceding to Americans the privilege of fishing on the coast; that their coal—which now pays thirty per cent ad valo- rem duty in these markets—shall be exempt two provinces were complied with, the new re- gulations would almost amount toa virtual an- nexation of those colonies to the United States. And that is a measure which we are not yet, per- haps, prepared for. But, notwithstanding the legislative enact- ments, addresses, and protests, which the colo- nists may amuse themselves in making, the whole matter, we are inclined to opine, will be quietly regulated in London between the Colo- nial Secretary and our Minister to England. Mr. Buchanan accepted the office on condition that these negotiations, on the part of the United States, were to be left entirely to him- self; and there ie little doubt but he will bring them to a gratifying issue, without making all the concessions which the Legislature of New Brunswick or Nova Scotia demand. We understand that the question of placing an additional export duty on timber floated down the river St. John, will shortly be dis- cussed int the Legislature of New Brunswick, when it will be proposed that the present duty of twenty cents per ton be increased to fifty cents. and that a sliding scale be adopted which will subject the large sized American timber to the payment ofa dollar per ton. A bill has been also introduced for establishing a free port at the Island of Campo Bello, which lies in close proximity to the town of Eastport, | in Maine. By this bill, the principal harbor in the island—Welchpool—will be declared a free port, open to the commerce of the world, like Singapore and the Channel Islands. Every- thing imported will pay a uniform rate of one per cent; but articles exported thence into other ports of New Brunswick, will pay duty as if imported from abroad, but if exported elsewhere, goods may go in any form and by any means people see fit to take them. It is believed that the proposed arrangements will render Campo Bello a great entrepot for the commerce of North America, and that large quantities of merchandise from every part of the globe will be exported thence into the Uni- ted States ; so that this movement is calculated to affect materially the commercial relations between the colonies and the Union. The island itself-which helongs to Admiral Owen—will be- come, like Jersey, a desirable place of residence for those who wish to enjoy, ata cheap rate, foreign luxuries of every description. It pos- esses several fine harbors, highly picturesque in their character, and with much good soil about them. The fishery, too, in its vicinity is excellent, Welchpool is little more than a mile distant from Eastport, and a passage of only two hundred yards separates the island from the town of Lubec. Our relations with the pro- vinces are gradually tightening, and the bills to which we have alluded will doubtless attract the attention of our diplomats. Tue Late Danret D. Tompxins —The Buffa- lo Commercial Advertiser erroneously states that Daniel D. Tompkins died in office, while Vice President of the United States. Mr. Tomp- kins was twice elected Vice President, and his second term expired March 3. 1825. He died at his residence on Staten Island on the 11th of June, 1825, in the fifty-first year of his age. Mr. Calhoun was then Vice President. Mr. Tompkins had been Governor of the State of New York for ten years, viz.: from 1807 to 1817; and Vice President of the United States eight years, viz.: 1817 to 1825. His death, it will be seen, took place more than three months after the expiration of his term, and while he was in private lite. Commissioners of Police, The Mayor, City Judge, and Recorder, constitating the Commissioners of Police, have held an informal meeting, and this day, (Friday,) at three o'clock, an official meet ing will take place for the transaction of business. Much new orders and regulations will be decided upon by the new Board of Commissioners. Pact Jurm.—The little violinist, who attained such at Madame colevrity here last winter, by his perform: Sontag’s concerts, bas again, after a shor! turned to the city, He had projected a» profe. through the South and West during the spring mont but he was attacked by illness at Richmond, Virwi and compelled tonbandon his scheme. fe is now in New York, where he will probably remaia for some time, Evabeth Hall sued William C. FlotoHér, at the recent term of The Kuytherford (Tepn,) Court, for a breveh of af, pum’, we Cacages a! $3, ‘ Mie | Sury setdered @ yexdist of $1,009, 8 therefrom. We fear, if the demands of these. anxiety is felt by the department, as it is expected that | in, | felence, art, and wntir: , 1 Talk on Change. ‘Thero was not much animation in breadstuffs, and flour closed in favor of buyers. Cotton was irregular in prices, while sales were active, having reached 6,800 bales, in- eluding lots on speculation and for export. It was said that there prevailed some misapprehension regarding the law in favor of extending the basis of the tanks, It appears that it paseed the Legislature late on the night prior to adjournment; that it went to the Gov- ernor, but before he had had time to examine and sign it, amidst the urgent duties in which he was engaged, one branch had actually adjourned sine die. The constitution assigns ten days for the Governor to keep a bill, either to approve or veto it. Hence, for the want of time, this Dill did not receive his official signature, and did not become law, neither could he at present legally sign it. Henee, the only plan by which it could become valid would be its re-enactment by the Legislature at its extra session. It was said that the Governor entertained some objections to the bill, which he might make known to the Legislature at its re-assembling in May. Some conversation ocsurred in relation to the proposi- tion on the part of England and the United States 40 make Greytown, (or San Juan de Nicaragua) a free port. The opinion seemed to be in favor of it; but it was believed that the State of Nicaragua, which had always claimed and (until the Morqui‘e bubble was blown up) had exercised jurisdiction over it, in making the town free, Nicaragua should be a party to it, so that future trouble might be avoided. A gentleman, in epeaking of the troubled state of the Mexican border, considered {t involved interests of much importance. The United States were bound by treaty to protect the Northern States of Mexico from Indian de- predations. This was a task which the government had been unable to perform, and its ability todo so for the fature was doubted. While the Governor of a Mexican State, taking counsel from Si fears or vindictive feel- ings, offered a reward of $200 for the head of every In- dian produced, tho raid Indians would remain hostile, and defy the attempts of the United States to keep them at ace. ihe only effectual mode whieh could enable this country tokeep the Indians in check would be for Mexico to sell that portio of the territory occupied hy the Indians to the United States, so as to enable the government, or her citizens, to construct a grand military road, or railroad, in-as direct a line as possible, from the Rio Grande to the waters cf the Pacific. Such a road would prove vastly more effectual in preventing Indian invasions than the Chinese wall was in stopping the incursions of the Tartars. Nothing short of absolute American jurisdiction over the land, or right of way through where such aroad would pars, would guarantee the investment of capital for its construction. i Such a road would add vastly to the resources, wealth, and advancement of the northern provinces of Mexico The time would arrive when, instead of one line of rail- road being built, to the Pacific, there would probably be three or four, and business enough obtained for all. Neither would justly fear competition from the others. There was some talk regarding taxation. One person remarked that the great trouble in all legisla- tion was to impose equality of taxation. Direct taxes were more equal than indirect. The former, however, were seldom if ever equally imposed. The subject was one of difficulty. The beat method to render taxation as nearly equal as possible would be to levy it on the income of the people. The dividends of all railroads, banks, and other corporations, should be taxed ata given per centage, while the stocks held by individuals in such institutions should be exempt from taxation. Thus, a landlord should be taxed on the rent received, or the actual rental value of his house, or real estate. If a farmer, on the value of his crops, or on the net income derived from his business or property. So of the pursuits of professional men and mechanies. To tax dead extent annually from a man’s actual capital, while others, with less dead capital and larger incomes, might ecsape with a nominal tax. It was believed’ that the opening of the canals would notadd so largely to the supplies of breadstuifs in this market as many were disposed to apprehend. The railroads during the winter had tapped the Western warehouses, and to some extent diminished their stocks. Affairs In the Courts. The State Courts adjourned on Wednesda: United States Courts adjourned yesterday, in the memory of the late Vice President King. It appears that the Board of Supervisors have not, as yet, appointed a Clerk for the Marine Court, much to the inconvenience of suitorsas well as lawyers. The usual quiet of this branch of the judiciary was interrupted a few days since by a tremendous array of men, each bearing in his band acopy of the New York Hgratp, and askiug fora few moments conversation with Judge Cowles. The Heratp of that date, contained an advertisement ‘‘ fora clerk for the Marine Court, and one who writes a good hand only need apply.” The Judge inquired the object of their visit. His attention was directed to the advertisement, and his Honor said that it must have been the work of “(wag ;?’ but finding that some of the greedy applicants would not be put off, he referred them, (amidst much laughter,) for further particulars, to certain members of the Common Council. The business of the Marine Court will henceforward be of more importance than it has been ; its jurisdiction at present is to the amount of $250 in all civil cases, and it is now proposed, in the amended Code, to increase it to $500; and also togive it jurisdiction over a class of cases which it had not heretofore. One good feature in the act of 1849, organising the Court, is that which makes it imperative on the judges to attend every day, at 100’clock, and remain till all business is disposed of. Last year the receipts of the Marine Court, paid into the treasury, were upwards of $5 000, and this year, from the proposed increase of jurisdiction, they will, perhaps, more than double that amount. Marine Affairs. AnoTuxR Prrarture FoR AUsTRAUA.—The new ship Rockiand, of Mr. W. T. Dugan’s line of Australian pack- ets, left port yesterday for Port Philip, with 225 pas- eengers, ‘Tae Testimonial TO Excingen Rocers, or THe CoLuns Lixs.—We published a short time back a letter from the passengers of the steamship Atlantic to Mr. J. W. Rogers, enginecr of that vessel at the time, (but now of the Arctic.) exprersing their appreciation of his rkill and of his long and successful service in the engineer’s depart- ment of that vessel, and begging his acceptance of an clegant silver tea service as a memento of their esteem. ‘The following is Mr. Rogers’ reply :-— U. & Mar. SreaweR ATLANTIC, New Yorx, April 16, 1833. Gentlemen—Your flattering letter of the Isth February, accompanying the splendid ten service, was not receive my return of the Inet voyage and to m: sentiments are flattering und more than f an worthy of, In returning you my humble thanks for your complimentar; tertimorlal la preeeuting mo with so high a complinent, feel more than grateful—wordaare inadeuate to express lay, acknowledgment of such @vidence from the passongers of the U. 8. mail steamer Atlantic, of Neptember last, Let mo arrure you, gentlemen, that I fed! proud of such evidence from frieude and fellow voyacers. I shall ever look upon tt ag x memento not exprevalve of my merit but of your friend- thip and kindness. My position as chief engineer of the U. 8. mail stenmer Atlantic, (xt present chiet engineer of Eteamer Arctic,) Towe to my ex:ployere in placing me in 40 Prominent and responsible & position. I feel it incumbent to Gircharge my duties faithfully, which I have ever ondeayor- ed te do to my utmost capacity. You will aceept my kind- est regards, and believe me ever your obedient servant, J. W. ROGERS. To Mesers, Edw. Sanford, R. H. Winslow, Benj. i. Tal- mage, C. Schwarzwarlder, and others. SurpacipinG on THe Crype.—An English paper says that there aro.at present building on the Ciyde ninety three iron vessels, fifty-two of which are screw steamers, twenty-six paddle-wheel, and fifteen sailing vessels. The tonnage ranges from 60 to 3,300 tons, the largest bein, the new steamer Persit, to sail between Liverpool an New Yerk, Twenty-three of the veusels are above 1,000 tons burthen, six are above 2,000 tons, and two above 3,000. Hixteen are intended for the Liverpool trade. family. Your The Wort's Fam at New York—Cor Huanes.—Our readers are already aware that the managers of the Aaso- ciation for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, some time ago appointed Colorel George W. Hughes, of Maryland, its agent in Europe to further its designs. No better selection could bave been made; for to eminent sei entific attainments end high personal character, Colonel Hog adds all those attributes which would win cousi- deration abroad, and enable him to ncoomplish the objects of his mission. A letter received by the last steamer con- tning the following mention of his mov its, which we lay before our read Polonel Hughes, in the pr: ts to-morrow for i@ important da- The * of hii and Vienna, Asso. as h ger: Vices ge he inno efficiently and Judi Un- sided by the legation of the United ‘polis, trough which he ought to have mally presented, he obtained thr q yate audience At the Court of th knowledge, he made « x , hot Mary!and—indeed i sont, The articles which ure t ean Crystal Palnco—ef ox | or workmanship=by th | upon the delicate! | to the En le | clors stemmnel | special comm trymen willrepnir to > from the most distant y exbivite te ‘the re ever Leen | will not tel dinir Cy all that ie valu lure Seotman says that the F ng the si indulgent. peo at is beautiful, tet usefull Lite Mejeoty's © | tena the grewt eMMbition at Now’ York. and unproductive property would be to subtract to that | 1 . City Ini ANNIVERSARY oF THE MARINE —The anniversary of the Marine Society of New York, chartered by George IL, AD. 1770, will be held this , at half-past: seven o'clock, at the Ponies Sees . The object. of the meeting is ive publicity to what the s has done. and is y doing, to assist the widows and. orphan children of ship wasters who have been membecs: of the society. The con mittee of arrangemeats ew the Hon. Ogden Hofman end Rev. J. L. Hodge, D.D , to- addrern the, meeting. Several other gentlemen of note will be preset. and should there be time will speak. ‘The members of the society, honorary as well ag rbip- masters who are not members, likewise merchants and all others who are friendly to’ such an institution, are- revpectfully invited to attend. Admiasi collection will be taken. Captains A. W. Wilson, BE. Horas; ‘Thomas Dunham, Charlos H. Marshall, William H. Money, and Henry Russell, are the committee of arrangements, x ‘Tum Sranish Lancvack—We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of P. J. Rojas’ boarding aud> day schol in Thirty-fifth street, between Madison aad Fourth avenues. Mr. Rojas is’s gentleman of liberal: education, and in very way qualified for the duties he Las assumed. The school has had a very successful be- givuing, and bus larze number of select pupils from Syani-h conntriea, who live at the institute. Wa tbere- fore recommend t vartteulasly to those of our fellow citizens who Gesime to have their sona thoroughly and wactically instructed in the Spanish language, which ix becoming so imports nt to us Americans, 7 Fixe ix Cepar sHut.—Last evening, between six and- seven o'clock. a fire broke cut in the building No, 26 Cedar stieet. occupied by several merchants. The tivemen were promptly on the spot, and extinguished the flames withe out destroying the tuilding. About $5,000 worth of pro~ ry was desteoved. principally by water. Mr. Storm, Fe kocds marchant, 1 ss about $1,500; L B. Haas, euler, stock conserably damaged—insured in the tor and North American Insurance com ,anies, for $2.00. The lower part of the store, occupied by Louis Strine & Co , dealers in fancy goods. and C. Swan. stock damaged by water, L. Saastury and L Henry, also occupants of the same building, custained some loss. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained. AccipENTs.—A man named Peter Higgins had his leg broken on Wednesday afternoon, bye stone falling from the top of house No. 55 Greenwich street. He was takem to the City Hospital, Charles macs, 8 bey about nine years of age, fell from the roof No. 72 Jackson street, about three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and was severely, but it is thought not seriously injured. Police Intell! ee Charge Dismissed against Dr, —Some few days ago a charge was preferred againat Dr. Cobel and wie, of No. 42 Stanton street, on an acsusation of receiving stolen goods. The case was taken bofore Jnatice Stnart, ard after a full investigation, no evidence appearing against them, the magistrate dismissed the case, and Dr. Cobel was honorably acquitted. It seoms that some malicious per/ons addressed am anonymous letter to the police, charging Dr. Cobel with having in his possession a quantity of stolen property, which on examination ore to be a false and malicious story, done evidently to injure the Doctor in the estima- tion ¢f the public. ‘The property taken by the police was. all returned again to Dr. Cobel. Alleged Charge of False Pretences.—Ofiicer Green. of the lower police court, yesterday arrested Edward F. Travis, on a warrant issued by Justice Bogart, where'n he stands charged, on the complaint of tian S Delavan, of No. 27 Beekman street, with obtaining from him the sua of $150, under alleged false representatiocs. It ap- pears by the affidavit made by the complainant, that om The Toth October. 1852, ‘Travis, who keeps an office at No. 49 Wall street, called on the complainant, and represented that he had been recommended to hing as a broker, and wanted to sella bond and mortgage of William Pogeley, ons house and lot situated at No. 43 Thompson street, and wanted for the same the sum of $1,500; and further, that the mortgage in question was the first made on the property Travis said that on that- day he wanted $150, and would assign the mortgage over to the complainant, who, on taking the same, would only have to pay toMr. Thorn $1,250. Mr. Delavan, believing the statement thus made by Travis, took the mortgage, and loaned thereon the $150. Subsequently it wes ascer- tained, by searching the vecords. that two other mort- gages existed, of prior date, on the same property. The $160 has never mn paid back, and now Mr Delavan seeks redreax by a criminal prosecution. The whole mat- ter will be further investigated ona hearing. The w! matter will be further investigated on a hearing. Mr. urs was permitted to remain in the custody of the officer, A Juvenile Thief —Officer of the Tenth hen arrested a boy, named Thomas Mitchell, on a ehar; stealing a gold watch. valued at $50, the’ property of Mr: bead sham. of No. 10 Maiden lane. Mr. C. wae coming out of the St. Charles theatre when the young scemp enatched the watch from the pocket of the com- plainant, and ran off He was pursued, the watch rer covered, and the accused conveyed to prison by the officers Personal Intelligence. Mrs. Gereral Scott and daughter, Wa-hington; M. Stoech!, Russisn Legation; C. P. . Jeffers, Esq, Belgium; Berbert Minton, Fuq., England; Hon. James 3 Titnen’ Taxas; Hon. J. G. Sevier, Louisiana; A C Mayhew, Mexico, were among the arrivals yesterday at the Metro~ politan. Kotice.—After first of May we will close sur store at three clslock P. M., on Saturdays. INO, HIGGINS & CO., 45 Broad street. ‘W. H. McDonald's Commercial Ne Advertising Hones, No. 102 Nasewu stroct, corner cf Anas ‘The very best leading papers, from all parte of the United States and Canada. Lowest prices and fullest authority of the publishers. Information freely given. Culland cxapine my facilities. Fine Arts.—Daguerreotypes in Oil, by W. Hs BUTLER, No. 251 Broadway, upper cornerof Murray stroct. ‘This new and beantiful art combines the detail of the da~ quetrectype with the finish of the finest miniature painting ~ agnerreoty pes of deceased pertons, copies of portraits, and miniatures, made to life. 8.—A terrible fi ous quarters to annihilate and rival REES & CO. jerman system of picture makings but Le ie hey can better afford fine pictures for one shilling, and make moro money by them, than an the profession in any manner. Rooms, 280. One Shilling Di effort is being made in Triumph of American Fine Arts. wings of the View of Ashland, and tho jenry Clay, are now offered to the ). 238 Broadway. Great Sartain’s elegant Portrait of the late lion. patronage of the friends of the ih City. Copies of the works can be Great Prize Fight.—In the New York Clipper, to be issued to-morrow, and for sale by all the newsmen, will be found full particulars of the fight betwoon Grant and: Hayes, at London. The fight Instod over three hours, in, which time 115 rounds were fought. Price 2 cents. New Devil-a nt¢—Wed Buntline’s Em= pire City of this week contains fonr more chapters of his true and thrillin “The Victims of the Policy Dealers of x.” Itisthe best De paper in the Union—only four cents a copy to city sub- heribers, one dollar per year, in ndvance. hy iecil. Ofheo Ann street. 0. P. BROWN, Publisher. Never Again will an Opportunity occur of frociring s course of lessons in penmanship of GOLDSMITH for $. His books for class pupils will close tinally on the 3th of April. He Proposes to give his time afterwards to vate pupils only, Sobolare joining the classe roadway this month will have until Juno to their course of instruction. ‘We Commend to the Special Attention of thore whose object it may be to obtain a knowledge of booke keeping, writing, &c., the advertisoment of Mr. FOSTER. We have in our midst ‘scores of young men who would find it creatly to their advantaze to acquire the best possible sya— tem of keeping books, and Mr. Foster, (whose reputation. stands quite as high in England as it does in this eountry,) it the man best caleulated to afford them thorough instrue- tion, We shall take an early opportunity of making our r plete renders hotter acquainted wit Aims as a teacher. In the meantime, call at his rooms 7 Brondway, for ® Prospectus. “Poor Hatless Wretches, ‘Wheresoe’er are,” [Shakespeare,| scek KNOX’S, No. 128 Fulton street, and mend your condition by spending with him fourdollaraz for even at that ceonomical price he will fu ahatof the finest quality and most admir Cotabtishment is at 128 Fulton street. A Well Established Fact—That by expend- ing four dollars at KNOX & JAME: “Prescott” hat store, corner of Broadway and Spring street, you ean a bat thatie the realization of heauty, the acme of eleg and the ne plus ultra of durability, atthe very trifli a of only four dollars. A visit to their superb establishment. will convince you of the truth of this. Hats Always as they Should be —To consol- idate » reputation nmong residents, as well ny transient viei ters isa motive whish Las ever governed u* in eombini distinctive fashionable style with excclionco of materials. WARNOCKS, hatte Brondway, Irving House. Hats, Spring Styles, Children's 1, dof mont approved Pyles, aro now le hy RAFFERTY & SK, OF Chi street, corner of Chatham and Pearl. _ Gentlemen’s Spying Style Hats..Jaceb Ban= ta, 204 Bowery, has, introduced hie beantifel moloskim hate rn, je bert $3 hate in the city. Also, infants’ leghor ing Men's id hate dnd caps of this tterns, ys’ summer hate of every every kind. Call at 2h Bowery, ton streets, Hats and Caps at Wholesale.—The Under= ricned hag on hand an xasortment of fur, xilk, wool,and Kosenth hats, capa, €¢., also Panama, palm leat Which be will sell ‘ountry merchants. at very low prices, for cash. CHAS. 2 Greenwich streets, between Barclay iption: eloth eaps of between Prince and Hove. ATK and Vesey Serutl tlemen, equal any Firoadway article magnificent collection of new spring a eupe for Juveniles; boys’ and inf uate’ lez plain; girls’ blonde Ince straw hy exquisite patterns. 106 Canal, Elegant, Light and Durable are the Hats ‘The reason sold by the \ People’s Hatters” of 11 Park row is evident—they are manufactured by pro 1 Lock at them) and tert the truth of tl Prices, St and $3. HL. P. Union, 11 Park row, Ouse, Spring Races,—In Competition among the batters for supremacy this geason, MEALIO. v4 usual, leads the ven. Hig spring style of hats is beautiful, exceedingly — the pride of t! market Meatio’s establisime.t is No. 416 Broadway ner of Cannl street, Gentlemen's Hints ~The great success of the Sp-ing Bas spring sacks, epri Brest and toost ato Untow Matt, ‘ exme popular oatabli« satietied thet vey Aro well suited at the cheapest rates ovor Baned in New Tork,