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

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May %%, 1853. — —- ‘The News, By telegraph from New Orleans, we learn that the steamships United States and Falcon had arrived there, with tl irtcen days’ later advices from Califor- nia. Onur syncps’s of the news is rather meagre, owing, probably, to the fact that there was nothing of tpecic] importance stirring in the Golden State. However, the steamship Crescent City is reported to have le’t Aspinwall for this port on the evening ofthe 14th inst. The Georgia sailed on the even- ing following, with two hundred passengers, and over two and a quarter millions in gold dust. The former vessel will probably arrive this evening or early to- morrow, and place us in possession of full details of the intelligence from all parts of the Pacific coast. The accounts from the mining and agrical- tara] districts of California, are still highly fa- vorable, but trade was generally dull, and, with the exception ef flour, which was rather firmer, prices for most articles were depressed. Ac- cording to the reports there (was but little prospect of improvement in either breadstuffs or provisions, Indeed, how could it be otherwise ? Thousands of the stalwart men who found their way into California since the first announcement ofthe golden discoveries, have, within the last year or two, turned their attention to the cultivation of the soil, and numerous otlers are continually following their example. A large portion of the land may be @lassed among the richest on the face of the globe, and experience has taught them that !t Ye far more easy and healthful to till it, than to dig it for the ore it contains; besides, the husbandman’s profits are certain, while those of the miner are not. Should these hardy men continue to devote their labor to the raising ef grain and live stock at the rate they have of late begun, it will not be many years before we shal! find them shipping immense qvantitice of breadstuif and provisions from, instead of into, the State. We learn that the San Francisco Grand Jary bad ignored the bill for manslaughter against Captain Bampson, of the ill-fated steamer Independence, They are, however, reported to have declared that, had they the power, they would indict the ownere of the line for the unjustifiable negligence which | had caused the death of over one hundred per- wons. It would thus appear that the judiciary are urable to do anything in cases of the kind; and upon the occasion of another catastrophe, judging from the excitement produced by the recent disas- fers and the past impetuous conduct of a portion of ‘the inhabitants of California, it will not be surprising to hear they Lave taken the law into their own | hands, and administered justice in accordance with the code of Judge Lyneh. Let ue hope that they may never again have an opportunity to resort to any such barberous measure. Tle Califcrnia politicians seem to be remarkably quiet at present. The State Senate had indefin'tely postponed the bill for the extension of the city front. Two or three fires had recently occurred in San Prancisco, but were speedily extinguished. Forta- nately for the place, it now contains a large number of old and experiesced New York firemen. The telegraphic news from Washington, this morn ing, is very interesting. Our special correspondent wr tes that ecv ra! of the foreign appointments are still undet: rmined, although the contrary was sup. pored to bave been the case. There appears to be trouble about them among the members of the Cabi- net, who are said to have been in session at the White House nearly all of yesterday. It is intimated ‘that the difficulty al out coming to a proper under standing with regard to the men who shall repre sent us abroad, may yet lead to a re-formation of the entire list. Various chargeships and con sulships, it is understood, will remain as they are for some time longer. Governor Seymour, of Conn., will get the mission to Rufsia, and Peter J. Vroom, of New Jersey, to Berlin, but who will go %& France is «till in doubt, Nothing more is said eoncerning the prospects of John Van Buren. The mortality of the previous week. Of these, 61 were men, 65 women, 106 boys, and 72 girls. The num- ber of deaths caused by cansumption was 43, by con- vulsions 30, by smallpox 12, by marasmus 10, by inflammation of the lungs 12, by congestion of the brain 9, and by dropey in the head 11. No less than nine persons were drowned during the week, and one was poisoned. Three deaths occurred from mal- formation, and there were eight cases of premature birth. The deaths among children under ten years of age numbered 169, or more than one-half the total mortality. The policemen, Kennedy and Smith, convicted in April last of burglary in the third degree, were sen- tenced in the Court of General Sessions, yesterday, @ch of them to be (mprisoned in the State Prison at Sing Sing for the period of two years and two months. The prisoners looked very well, and Keu- nedy delivered a short but very seat. speech on the occasion. Fora fall report of the proceedings we would refer our readers to another columa. To-day’s inside pages contain lengthy and very in- teresting lettera from our correspondents in Albany, Boston, Groton and Pepperell, Mass., Hartford, and Paris; a very instructive and entertaining paper by Dr. Ray epon the past and present condition and fa- ture prospects of the Sandwich Islands, including the character of the country and social condition of the people; Curious History of the Parisian News paper Press; Financial, Commercial, Theatrical, and Miscellaneous News, kc. The Whig Party and its Future Prospects— Antl-Siavery--The Union Quatstion— fhe De- moeratic Hardshells—The Administration. With the setting of the sun on the fatal day of the last Presidential eleetion the late na- tional whig party ceased to exist. It weat down with the sun, never torise again. It may come upin some new shape, but never again upon the platform of the gallant Harry Clay. Indeserting him to follow the will-o~ the-wisp of military glory its first disastrous political blunder was committed. In still par- suing the delusive glitter of warlike chieftains, freeh from victorious battles. to the repudi- ation of all distinctive principles of public po- liey, it was hopelessly crippled; but it was only | in the last desperate resort of an unholy alli- ance with W. H. Seward and his anti-slavery adherents (bat it was utterly destroyed. With the experience of overwhelming triumphs without profit, and of defeats without number, ithad still the discretion of breasting a final overthrow without dishonor. But in purchas- ing the support of the mercenaries of abolition- ism by the sacrifice of its nationatity, the once proud and high-toned whig party went down, disgraced, demoralized, and utterly broken to picces, never again upon its demolished na- | tional platform, to take the field. How and upon what basis its scattered frag- ments can be organized into a homogeneous mags will within the three years ensuing be determined. It is manifest that neither the Webster men, nor the Union men of the South, nor the Fillmore men of New York, will ever again, upon any probable conjuncture of events, fraternize with that active branch of the late whig organization which supported Gen. Scott while it spat upon and repudiated his Balt® more platform. The national wing of the party, not very deeply aggrieved at Gen. Scott’s de- feat, are somewhat disposed to a reconciliation; but the Seward branch have aquestion of treach- ery yet to settle with their Union loving bre- ihren, and upon this issue have declared that their late party associations are dissolved. and | that futare contingencies alone must decide the part which the great Northern agitator and his allies are to play in (he next graud game for the Presidency. The leading. organ of Seward and com- pony is alveady industriously looking up the materials for their new platform. Hostility to Southern slavery, and war to the last against slavery extension. are boldly pronounced avail- able priaciples. The Maine liquor law. how- ever, bids fair to be made next in importance to the curner-stone of ibe new rostrum erced for the slavery-hating and temperance-loving whigs of the North and West. The chinks may be filled up with land reform, free farms, free rents, socialism. woman’s rights, amalga- mation, and such other scraps and bits of | fanatical clap-trap as may catch a few straggling outsiders bere and there. It may | also happen should the administration of Gene- ral Pierce array itself against the Pacific Rail- road upon Senator Weller’s hair-splitting ab- \ straction of its unconstitutionality, that Mr. Seward and bis party may sieze hold of that question and make it an issue before the people, In any event. for all the signs of the times, it is apparent that the Seward party are clearing the track with the view of taking the field in 156 with a Northern ticket againt the Sonth, and upon such a ecbedule of anti-slavery, free soil, land reform, temperance, and internal improve- ments, and with such a liberal mixture of the more fanasical, superstitious and monstrous isms ofthe day, as will absorb ali the loose poli- tical, religious, and infidel elements north of Mason and Dixon’s line. As far as the foture may be conjectured from present indica- tions. we may anticipate the reconstruction of the Seward party in 1856 upon some such com- prehensive schedule, casting aside entirely all overtures and all principles calentated to revive again the whig party upon a national platform including the North and the South. Briefly, the design of Seward and his allies appears to be the organization for °56 of an imposing, overshadowing Northern party. repudiating all past, present or future affiliations with any Union party. whig or democratic—such an organization as will be best adapted to rally the strength of the North against the weakness of the South in the next ensuing Presidential lection. What, then, will be the line of action adopted Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands will be Lient. Goy. Leake, of Va. By the way, on reference to our despatch it will be observed that the Old Dominion, ae usual, is looking out for her share of the spoils. General Sam Medary, who some weeks ago retired from the editorship of the Ohio Statesman, is going to Chili, and Gov. Trousdale, of Tenn., to Brazil. ‘The above appointments are represented as “fixed facts.” The rest will, it is thought, be made known about Tuesday next. At ten o'clock last night the jury in the Gardner care were stil] locked up. They were reported to stand nine for acquittal and three for conviction. From Annapolis, Md,, we learn that the bill incor- poerating the Baltimore and Liverpool Steamship Oompany, with a capital of one million of dollars, passed the Benate of that State yesterday. This looks as though the Southerners were really in earnest in their endeavors to free themselves as much aa pos- sible from deperdence upon the Northern cities. Success to them. New York, the emporiam of the Western World, wil! gain instead of lose by their enterprise. Everything of the kind assists in devel oping our country 9 vast resources, It is reported that the ship Quebeo, which left New Orleans for this port on Thursday, was sunk next doy, by coming in collision with the steamship United States. ‘The report of the City Inspector for the week end- ing May 21, represents the number of deaths during thet period a! 204, which is @ decrease of 17 on the by the Union whigs of the North and the South —the silver grays, the Castle Garden Union Safety Committee, the Fillmore men, the Web- ster men, and all the compromise men who sup- ported Scott because of his Baltimore platform and not the platform because of General Scott’s nomination? They are all adrift as yet, like the fragments of a ship destroyed floating about upon the waves. Can they eet up an independ- ent ticket of their own? Against the democratic party, upon a broad constitational Union plat- form, it would be “love's labor lost.” The ag- gregate strength of th ummed up in the sonttering votes of the several States. There may, however, An oppor tunity it is even now diml, ali 1-—fov a powerfal re-organization of the Union whigs in 1814 Should this administration fail to redeem t expectations of the Union democratsshould the appointments of General Pierce and his cabinet, and his foreign and domestic policy combine to alienate the Cavs branch, or th hardshells of the democratic party, there may ariee the cccacion for a junction of the domo- cratic hardehella with the Union whigs upoo an original, emphatic, Union platform, adapted upon general principles to the fall measare of the progressive spirit of the age. Whether General Pierce shall or shall not be the regular democra- tic nominee for 1856, it is supposed that the in- fluence of his administration will be sufficient to command the nomination of some man as its repregentative. Possibly, as such represen- tative, it thay happen to be unsatisfactory to the hardshells ; and in such a contingency how easy the fusion of the Union whigs and Union hardshell democrats, npon some such ticket as this :— INDEPENDENT UNION TICKET. For President-- Edward Everett, of Mass. For Vice President—Howeli Cobb, of Ga. There was some considerable talk in 1851-52 concerning a report that Mr. Clay had approved the idea of the nomination of Gen. Cass, simply as the representative of the compromise Union party. Some such combined Union ticket may yet be available for 1856. Everything depends upon the administration of General Pierce. He may make his re-election as easy as was that of James Monroe, or as difficult as the case of Martin Van Buren. He may have but one great party in the field. and that party his own. or ke may break up all existing party lines, and bring about a scrub-race for the succession The game is in his hands. Never hasa President of the United States held within his hands ¢o many elements for o brilliant administration. If there are many embarrarsing foreign questions to be settled. public opinion has indicated his policy, and Congress stands prepared to back him. His election, with the same emphasis. has marked out his domestic course of action. We shall wait, not without confidencé, but not without anxiety, the progress of events. There will be comparatively smooth sailing till the meeting of Congress, but then there may be some trou- ble. The Union whigs are watching the Se- ward party, and the democratic hardshells, are watching the administration, and we shall wacht them all. Mopvern Irany ann ANTIQUE Cuina.-One of the greatest beauties of this free republican s0- ciety of ours is that it draws together the heterogeneous varieties of the human race from all querters of the globe. and amalgamates the most negative clements into an ollapodrida of the most delicious quality. At one time we are equally amused, excited and humbugged by the simultaneous advent of half a dozen of the reveltionary celebri- ties of the Old World. Now Kossuth and Kinkel divide the sympathies of the nation in favor of Hungarian or German nation- ality; and when they have run their Ame- rican race, and replenished their coffers to their complete satisfaction, off they go--one to set up a lager bier brewery at Soythampton, and the other to engage in the congenial oceupation of manufacturing squibs and fire rockets at Rother- hithe. F Anon comes a young woman of Bavaria, and between her pronunciamentos and her hotel battles, and her pirouetting on the stage, keeps the metropolis in a state of the greatest fun and excitement for some weeks, extinguishes Kossuth and Kinkel, and all but exterminates her hereditary enemies, the Jesuits. She in turn, vacates the stagé. and immediately young Italy is represented in the pereon of her impetuous, reverend and warlike champion, the Padre Gavazzi, who finishes what she commenced, gives the coup de grace to the followers of Loyola, and pockets a very considerable little sum by the operation. Then, when the novelty of the belligerent priest is worn off, and when all the little pecea- dilloes of Popes and Cardinals, and Archbishops and Jesuits are duly shown up, and even the story about Saint Christopher's hippopotamus’ tooth is no longer able to tickle the ever varying faney of the community. what new novelty do we import? For the time being all the availa- bilities of Europe are well nigh exhausted, and so the resources of the Flowery Kingdom of China are drawn upon to supply the New York appetite for something new, and half a hundred of the Celestial sons of Confucius are imme- diately seen displaying their elegant propor- tions in Broadway, and—perhaps in imitation of what was done in the olden times. when the sons of God made love te the daughters of men —these subjects of the brother of the sun con- descend, during the day, to look with adimira- tion on the natural and artificial beauties of our fashionable thoroughfare, and in the evening to give us ougside barbarians some idea of the re- finement, musical taste, and hisirionic talents enjoyed by the two or three hundred millions of individuals who go to make up the population of the Celestial empire. But the present feverish demand for excite- ment and novelty, even these Chinese geniuses could hardly satisfy. We of New York. want above all, to be amused and edified by political religious, and revolutionary squabbles ; and so his Sardinian Majesty, Victor Emmanuel. most graciously supplies us with some hundred Lom- bardine exiles, who are immediately seized upon by kindred spirits in this great refugium pec- catorum. and organized into a hody to protest against the treatment experienced by them on board the San Giovanni. The poor fellows were forced, it seems, to eat of the same dish and drink of the same cup as that which His Ma- jesty’s loyal and dutiful-eubjects partook of on the voyage. And surely that was enough to excite the ire of young Italy, and provoke the outburst of indignation which the nowspapers have chronicled. ; But other complications occurred, and an exile who ventured to propound some im- portant questions to a boat's crew of the cor- vette, was seized upon by the subjects of Em- manuel, and accommodated with a suit of jrous on board, until released by the commander. But of this illegal kidnapping and imprisonment, we are going to be regaled with’a criminal prose- cution against the loyal mariners, Young Italy versus Old Italy, wil! constitute a most inter- esting caure, which will probably supply us with excitement until the arrivat of Lord Elics- mere and the English Commissioners to the New York Crystal Palace, at which time we have no doubt, the present discordant Italian elements will have amalgamated with the Ohi- here into a most delightfal and homogeneous compound— Vive lu republique Z us nneer- tainty of newspaper enterprises in tho French capital is well illustrated by an article whic givetoday. inanother pertion of ovr colurcns, very graphically eketched the h tory of the present journals of Pa h revolution in turn. extinguished some journels and gave birth to others—elevated this one aad depressed that. Bat the beauty of it was. that What one political revolution effeeted in the Aewepaper Nae, the noxt as certataly undid, aud he who was exalted to-day was.abused to-mor- row. Read the articie, and then say who'd be an editor in the French metropolis, ‘Paik on Change. ‘Cotten veld tothe extent of 21,000 bales, at prices whieh favored buyers. Uther branches ef trade were without animation, and closed with s dull aspect. The ship Puls- ford, of New Bedford, reported by telegraph to have gone ashore near San Francisco, wag said to have been insured in eastern offices. The ship Quebec, sunk by collision ia the Missiesippi, with the stermer United States, was valued ‘at about $12,000 » $15,000, and her cargo, consisting of cotton and sssorted articles of produce, at about $50, 0008 $60,000 more, both ¢biefty insured in this city. The ship Howard, of 450 tons, was sold on Saturday, by Messrs. Foster & Stephenson, to Messrs. Thompson & Hanter, and Capt. Soule—tfie Jatter to command her. The terms were private. The bark Elvira Harbeck, from San iran. cisco January 18th, via Rio April 12th, arrived on Satur- doy, with 6,400 bags of Rio coffee, whith will insrease the stock in this market. There was considerable anxiety mazifested to obtain additional news from California Some apprehensions were manifested regarding the re port of increased mortality there, and it “was difficult to surmise the cause. unless some epidemic had appeared. The only news received of a favorable character, were the reports from the mining distriets regarding the yieid of gold. It was stated by a gentleman on ‘change, that the Crystal Palace was sufficiently advanced to justify the commencement of the removal of the gocds, of eertaio heavy kinds, to it next week, from the lower end of the city. The Palace (or glass houre), being recognized as abonded warehouse it was suppered that the directors would have to exter into bonds with the government for the safe-keeping of the goods. Asa general thing, merchants had takeu no great in terest in the Palace, and diffesexees cf opiaion prevailel with regard to its character and prospects. The design wana laudable one, and if properly earried out, would prove both useful and creditabls to the country. Some thovght the lozation had teen very injudielously chosen; and tbat its situation wes marred by the close proximity of wooden tigling houres. It was hoped, however, that every allowance would be made for the difficulties e countered in a new enterprise, and that the best reanita might fiow from the exhibition, None felt disposed to ‘oppose any obstacles to ite complete suceese. ‘Alettez of much general interest, received from a rel- entific gentleman at the Sandwich Islands, was obliging- ly handed to us, with permission for its publication iv the Hyrarp. It will be found in another part of this paper. It gives seme rather curious views regarding the eha- racter of the natives. The writer estimates that the pre cent native populstion was not over one-fifth of what it was when Captain Cook visited it. He was struck with deserted ruins, desolate fields and uninhabited villages. What bad besome of the people? His observations would seem to Jead to the conclusion that civilization, as usual- ly introduced among savages, had an exterminating as well as a christianirzing influence; and that the Anglo Saxon’s sudden attempts to convert heathens into Chris- tians on theone hand, and into citizens of constitutional governments on the other, was not much detter than the Spanish mode of making conversions at the point of the bayonet. An old woman was still living, who reinember- ed beving seen Captain Cook. The letter will be read with interest at the present time, when politisai questions of great importance have sprung up in reference t these Islands. cotati ee te si Police Intelligence. THE KIDNAPPING AFPAIR AGAINST THE SARDINIAN SAILORS—EXAMINATION POSTPONED. Before Justice Bogart. Yesterday morning considerable excitemeat was mani- fested at the Tombs police court, consequent upon the an- nouncement thatan examination would be held in the matter pending against the Sardinian sailore, who stand charged with kideapping ene Martino Franchi, assaulting ils person, and earry ing him by force against his will on board the frigate Saa Giovanni. Eleven o'clock was the time appointed for the examina. tion, but scwe balf hour previous to tuat time the court room and its avenues were filled by Italians and Amezi- c4Ds, apx ting the action of the court, At 11 ci o’clock the police officers, having Sergeant Borgetti and one of the seamen in custody, entered the court, followed dy Mr. Jobn McKeon, District Attorney, acting as counsel for the pro:cention, and Mr. Charles Kdwards, counrel (or the Sardinian governwent, accowanied by the Sardinian Consu). Several other seamen wore sent by the Captain of the frigate to the conrt, who were said to be # part of the erew who committed the outrage. Mr. Franchi, however, was unable to. recognize any one of them. Mc, McKeon suggested the propriety of sending Mr Frarehi on board the frigaie, under the protection ol the police, and there exaraine the searnen for the pur- pose (f recognizing the man who Grst committed the as fault. Mr Franchi tl ¢ can identify the min who first struck him, but a¢ to any others he don’t cer- tain about, as he became confused from the vivience intlicted op him. 7 Mr, Kdvards, on the part of the Sardi: ien consul, ata- ted that he bad been authorized by the captain to state tothe magistrate that ke regret'ed the aifair excesd ingly—-that the moment he retarned on board the ship he at ouce literated Mr. Franchi ‘rom eustod marded the ezil rs concerned iw severe ter ther, tha: an awvle apology would be given Fe yernment at We hin; He (ir. Exiwarde) felt setis- fied that the sailors acted through ignorance, and not fom avy wish to kiduap, and that if the magistrale irked to clove the case and require bail of the two par- tics now under arrest, they were willing to submit, and bad bail in court for that purpo.e. ‘The magistrate said he would prefer to have the man arrested who comumitted the first aessult on Mr. Franchi; and for thet pargose he ebould requice the poliee ofticers togo on board the sh’p, accompanied by the complain- act, who would recognize che man froin atoonget the crew, and the solfce would then bring bim wvefore the court. This latter arrangement was agreed upon by Mr. Féwards, and atime woud be set on Monday for that epecial purpose. The examination was then posi poned tia til 3 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. City Intelligence. ‘Tor Weatien.—The weather during the past week bas been marked with very singular changes. The storm that raged at midnight on Wednesday las: was preceded by a sudden and repid fall in the thermometer, as already mentioned. Since that period the weather has been re- merkably cool for the time of the year, and the great change of temperature between the lat'er and the former art of the week was generally felt. On Friday and the forenoon of yesterday & very cold wind prevailed, but it appeared to decline in violeace towards the aftsrnoon, and the weather jast pight was delightful, there being sufficient coolness to make exercise a ploieure. The fol- lowing were the variations of the temperatare iaring the course of yesterday :—Therimemeter. at 6 A. M., 62 deg ; at noon, €8 dez.; aud by 6 1’. M. anoth the thermometer at this latter nan ise ad bour 70, at which ic remained up to 1024 o'clock last night. PROBABLY 4 Fata: ACcIpEYT ON THE Haruew Rartroan — 2 dogrees, being at About noon yostercay, as ove of the long ears belonging 10 the H:rlem Railroad had just started from the corner of Broome stieet and Bowery, a Mrs. Sylvester, an aged Indy, pot observing the approach of the car, walked g2- ciden‘ally between the leaders and poll horses. The poll knocked ber down, and she fel between the borres and the wheels of the car. The driver held np as soon as it was possible for him to do «o, but not before the truck of the car had passed over her: luckily, orever, there wae suflielent space bet allow It to pass over her body without crushing her in- stantly todeath. The unfortuna’e lady was immediately taken up and medieal ald procured, ‘She was found to have receive’ very severe injury. and it in feared that the sudden shork to her system, added to the irjury, may prove fata}. Ihe conductor ° he tra‘a eouveyed | her te the residence of her son in Ii. Tne Fire on DA¥.-—The fire mentioned in Saturdsy 0. RDg’s paper, es havingocouried the previous evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, is suppored to bave originated from sparks irom the adjoining foundry. The loss is 6% timated at abont $1 200—the cwner being, as was stated, fally insured. In addition to the police of the Kighth ward, there was sleoa platoon of men apon the spot under the command of Capt. Ackerman. Severrry Bourse —On Friday afternoon, about 4o’elock, Mr. McMahon wan scverely burned while boiling varnish ina rmallrbanty in Eighty ointh street, between Third and Fourth avgnues He was taken care of br the police, and sent home to his residence in Oliver «treet. Cm Drorrev.—On ae, / night, nt a quarter past ten o’clock, an infant ebild, apparently about three day old, was found on the door steps of No. 111 Kast Broadway. The child was anugly stoned eway in a basket, and with it there wae fouad & slip of paper, with the fol jowing words written in German —‘The (inder will please ‘ake care of me. | am a poor child; my father bes gone in the country and my moiher has no means of supporting me.’’ The child and paper were taken to the office Governors of the Aline House, by oflicer Jervis, of Seventh district. Orr tm Trucx.—The Boston ant Alvany cars were detained yerterday im copsequence of the locomotive run- ining off the irsek neat Kinderhook. Abersecar rap off the track of the Harlem road last evening. It was oneof the long cars of the New Haven five o'clock train, The train won delayed io consenence, nome (ime. Second Distsiet Court. Befoxe Judge O'Connor. A RENT CASE. Max 26.— Robert Hogan we, Willian D. Dishrow.—Sum mary proceedings to recover possession of No. 279 Heat Tenth street, for nonpayment of $75, ove morth’sad vancarent from the tetel May, For the defenco, py Mr. Wa den, it was contended tbat onthe 4th May, one Thomas Austen gave his cteck, dared 14ih May, (endrsed by defendant ) for 815, to plsintif’. »hich Had no: been returnel or tendered to him; that the plaintiff bad taken the same in payment of the rent, ¢rd that thie waea full de ¢ cerdings. Mr. Fegerty, for ibe p check protests nop peyni the plaintiff bad wese sted t seourity. aud upon Austen's verey: that the check og b k be Wao Hill due the plaints te hp ined the check in bis banda he wen ent sion of the premives, and gave judgn The man who went to Washington ‘alter nothing,” and got it, and the man who went there after some- thing, and didn’t get it, have had a meeting in Bow ton to tall over their success. - Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Beebe ard Aldermen Peck and Ward. SENTENCE OF POLICEMEN KENNEDY AND SMITH, May 21—This being the dey appointed for the sen- tencing of policemen Kennedy and Smith, who were, after a long and esciting trial, during the last term, oon victed of burglary in the third degree, the court room was crowded to excess by the friends of there men, who were anzious te hear the sentence of the Court upon, those who were in their eyes entirely innocent of the rime of which they were convicted. On the opening of the Court the prisoners were called up for the purpose of reeeiving the sentense of the Sourt. On being asked if they had anything to say why judgment of the Court should not be pronounced against thea Kennedy, who is a five looking young man, rose, and in » manly voice, said:—In his present position he was hardly capable of making any remacks. He had noth- ing to say why the sentence of the Court should not be pronouneed against him, but he would siy that he had not a fair or impartial trial. With the permission of the Court be woy)d make a few remarks in reference to the way the trial War conducted. Mr. Taylor proved for the prosecution that he saw a man in his store with a light coat op, but he, the speaker, proved that he had a ask one op; and ke ealled upon God to witaess the fact, that when he left the station houseon that night he had & dark coa’ on, when be entered tve store he had a dark coat on, ard when he lstt the store he had a dark one on, Mr. Hunter swears that he met me, but Mr. Keyser wears that he did not. When they arrived at the ata. tion house on tue morning of the allege burglary, Dr. Satth was colled in and probed the woucd of Saith, and said that he would have nothing to do with the man, as he thought be would dis, As fochis character, it unimpeaclable, and he always bre a good ons for hones- ty ardsebristy’ No one coud prove anything contrary to what he had just «aid In the trial be wanted his evan. sel to show everything eopnected with the affair, and to illustrate the danger upd difficulties that visit police- men. Inconelvsion, be bad only a few words to esy. ‘Ax far as be was conceraed, be was innocent, aad Le ealled upon he ever living Gud to witness the fact, The Clerk then asked Smith if he had anything to say why jud:ment should not be provouneed against him. Te 1¢ plied in the negative, thinking in his own mind, most probably, that Kennedy's speech conveyed all the expla- pation that he had 10 give in the matter. ‘Jucge Beebe then proozeded to sentence the prisoners, for whom he said he had a great regard. He had known them both for rome time especially Kennedy. He was exceedingly devirous on the trial they should have a fair avd impartial one. Tre charge of the Court on that oc was decidedly in their favor. The presumption of t! w was rather in their favor than against them. He ehorged the jury that they were in th presumed that they were rightfully in entered it openly ' ‘Ihe jury could onl, testimony adduced on the trial If Mr. taken in bis eviderce it lies between his conszierce and his God. They had hoth of them his sineere sympathy, but from the testimony elicited at the trial, he could not see bow the jury could tind avy other verdict than the ore ‘hey found. ‘hey were tho conservators of pubkie peace, ard were there to protect the lives and property of the citizens while asleep. Mr. Yevlor, who bad his fuspieions aroused, swore that he heard the door un yocked, which was strong evidence against them. As fer as the Court were concerned, Ser would bave shrunk from the duty 1mpo-ed upon them but their | stern duty compelled trem to do te tark. Bnt they had jurt regard for their families aud should time even tuslly discover their innocence certainly no one would take’ a quicker advantage of the facts to prore thete ia- pocevee than the Court would, for their tamilies sorely needed their help. ia conclusion, he would say that tho sentence of ths Court was, ‘That each of you, Jobn T Smith ard William A Kennedy, be imprisoned io the State prison at Ming Sing for the period of two years and two mouths.” ¥x Recorder Tallwgdve, counsel for the prisoners, then roce snd aid that they were found guilty of burzlacy by what was caileda jury. He came there merely to an mounce that sincs the trial they bad obtained several witnesses whose testiz ony would give a very dierent view of the case, xo matier what jury should be em pacelled. All he rose toask was thst until an anolica tion had been wsée to the executive at Albany the pri roners shon!d remain in the city, and not be conveyed to the State prison, as the affidavits he had in his hand woutd, he bad not the slightest doubt, procure thoir par- de from the Governor, aud entirely clear the mystery that over-hadowed the characters of those innocent young men. ‘ Judge Beebo said that it wes notin the poner of the Court to keep those parties in the city, bat they would request the sheriff to do so. The Court then adjourned sinc dic New York Common Councll, forrictat } STATED BEBSION. Boakb ov ALDRAMEN, May 21, 1568. Present—Richard T. Cowston, Exq,, President; Alder- men Moore, Haley. Sturtevant, Oakley, Brisley, Smith, Tiemann, Bard, Cornel}, Alvord, Doherty, Peck, ‘The minutes of the meetings of May 18 and %& were read and approved. FRrITONB By Alderman Prck--Pi!l of Dr. Kiersted for medica! at- terdance atthe Trentie'h ward station house. To Com- mitiee on Police. By Alderman Sarrn—Petition of Francis Henderson to have sunken lot No. 216 Eleventh sizee: filled in, To Committee on Public Health. By the ssme—Petition of G A. and G. D. Secor, to have fence in Eleventh street, between Dry Dock street and East river removed. Prayers of pecitioners granted, By the Preeinent—Petition of cartioen employed in the pavernent of streets for an inereare of pay from $2 to $2.60 per dey. To Committee on Salaries and Offices. By Alderman Waro—Petitition «f &. faleot and others to have lumber wegone, &e , 1emoved from Fourth street, between Macdougal eireet and Six:h avenue. To the Cor- poration Attorney. By Alierman Counni—Petition of Lioyd W Wells, for permission to place a verandah in tof house No. 117 Second avenue. To Committee ow Streets. INVITATION. An invitation was received from Col. A S. Vosburgh to review the Seventh Regiment (Rifles) on Tauraday next, 26th inst , at 444 P. M., in front of the City Hall—which ‘was accepted. RESOLUTIONS. olved, That the Street Commis- directed to Lave crosswalks jue with Stanton street. By Alderman S97- siover be, and he is h leid across Margin st To Commitice on Street: By the same—Resolved, That Maogin street, from Riv ington street to Sjanton street, be regeaded and paved, and thitit be referred tothe Committe on Streets to prepare an ordinance therefor, To Committse on Streote. By the eame—Rerolved, That the crosswalk on the south side cf Rivington street, in Columbia strect, be re paired and thet the Commissioner of Repairs and Sup- plier be, and he is heresy, directed i lave the sate ear- nied into effect. Adopted. By the ssme—Resolved, That the Street Commissioner be, and he is hereby, directed to have the Vanderbilt rock off the pier hcad foot of Jackson street, Past river, sur- yeyed, and to report to this Board the vost for whish it Id be remnoved to a suflicient depib for the wants of navigation. Adopted. By Alderman ALvorn—Resolved, That the Coramission- er of Repu’ ice be, and bess hereby, directed to ftupa building cn Seventeenth street. near Fourth avenue, for the purnose of holding the poll at the June election of the Firsvele:tion distiiot of the Eighteenth ward: also, that ahouse be but in James slip, Thi election district of the Fourth ward, and tbat $26 be ap propriatea to pay for the same in each of the above dis- tricts. Adopted COMMURICATION. From City Inspector—Nominating Benj. K. Fowler as Health Officer for the nth ward. ‘ontiemed. KEPORTS. Of Commit‘ee on Ascemnmenta—To eonour to confirm Varivus areensment linle enumerated in minutes of May 19, Board of Avristant Aldermen. Adeptedon # division, vin Affirmative—-Aldermen Moore, Haley. Sturtevant, Oak- ley, the President, Aldermes Smith, ‘Nemann, Bard, Cor- néi), Alveré, Doherty, Of Committee on Fire Department—To concur to con- firm returns of Cbief Engineer for month of March. Alopted. Ci same committee—To coveur to siage of Hore Company No, 11. tuticral vote, Of Committee on Pinance—In favor of refunding money paid by the New York institution for the Instruction of te Deaf and Dumb paid by them under protest. opted By same committee—Adverse to granting relief to Henry Boyland for injuries received. Adopted. Of Commities on Fire Department-—in favor of dona- tion toP. H Mulhall, for injuries. Lsid on the table, On mo'ion. the Beard then adjourned until Monday, 22d inet., at 5 o’elock P.M. D. 8. VALENTINE, Clerk. Corone:« Inqnests. Dram mom IxreMrsrance, at THe Crry Pasox.—Coro- ner Hilton yesterday hold an inquest on the body of an unknown men, at the Tombs, where, it appears, he died about an hour after his admission. The first wit- nese sworn wan Mark Finley, cue ef the odtcers in the city prison, who testified’as follows :—I am on the night watch in the city prison; I came on duty at reven o’olock last (i'riday) evening; ] went round, as is iy cur- tom, to visit the five day cells, when J found the deceased dead: there was another man in the cell with him; he was drunk, but otverwi peared well Wood one of the deputy keepers, deposed that 16 was brought into the priser between five and tix o'clock Friduy afterooon, by two policemen; that when searched, ap ld pocket-book and a eraa)i musiin bag conteinirg two cents, were fone’ upon him; that he wus committed for drupkeanese by ies Bogart, and that be was jurensible when rough Dr. Covi, of the City Prison, who esemmined, tent! that the death produced by intemperance, and that be hed teen fre y cemmiited ordrankeuners be‘ore, He (Dr, Co ered the cell in which the e i WAR Con- tilate pay, for repairs to ost for want of a the Tn st witness the dessared was F deceased diel from ppoplexy, cansed by intemperance. Drain vrom Senove ArortKxy.—Ao in yesterday afterueos by Cor est was held the wody of Catherine Arrortrone, © married woman © twenty years ef age, whore body had ben fac in @ gor: den usar the Tenth avenue and + vet, Ta el, cumstances attend death of this woman er * 4 from the testi be Decaue inem in hiid, and thst, rp to ed 80, He Uasdand est care, but ia apl'e o to escape from ber > . on Wedowsday mor b hone sern iil Friday, a a most melancholy ¢ mony that abou 60 West Twevry ef tree which time yn when abe wae found de in the g € verdict in thie case was—Deeth from Ke-os apo | plexy MAVORE Biwis — The body of m cake chit «ue found on Friday evening floating nose GoyernoratsdonA, dire: Jy in the Hine ef the hh ferry An iognmt cag held yerterday, by ! rARoton, shen o verdict of ' orema tise bade ae renderes Conference of the Methodist Bpiscepal Church. The meeting of this conference re-assembled yer terday, at the appointed hour, but owing to many having left town to spend the Sabbath, the audience was not as large as the day before. ‘The chair was filled by Bishop Simpson. The Rev. Mr. Goodsoe offered up a prayer; afer which the minates of the last meeting being read, were adopted. ‘The vacancies in the Board of Trostees were thea filled as follows:— Pi Chambers, 3 "kenneey, The proceedings in the call, as to the characters of the members, was then proceeded with. Rev. WILLIAM Noxxis, presiding Elder of the New Haven district, made a verbal report. He stated it to be ina good condition, the people seemed to bo wakening up to the good work, throughout the district the churches seemed to be gaining strength, and at the more important places new churches were being built. i ‘The Elder of the New York district, (Rev. Human Banas,) in representing the character of oneof the ministers, who had removed to his district, stated that he was building « church, for which he was mainly indebted to the exertions of the ladies, for when the ladies of New York took hold of anything, it was snre to be carried through. Rey. Jonny B. StravTon presiding Elder of the Hart~ ford district, reported the condition of that district It was getting tong well, in all respects except in. money matters, in which they were rather back- ca ; ard. The following gentlemen were reported by the Ft- ders as having been admitted on trial during the year, and were accepted by the Conference og pro- bafion:— New York Dietrict—-William Portens, Long Island District—Kd vard K, Fanning, Celbngscod Rutherford ‘thomas ML. Terr} New Haven Disirict—smith H Pistt, Hartford Dirtrict-—Suu uel C. Keel ‘The presiding Bishop, (Susrson,) called the at- tention of the Conference to the fact that there was a great dearth of laborers in the Methodist Ipisco- pal church. He thonglit that sufficient attention was not given to the fuct that young men were just ripe to be taken into the minitry, their conversion. He recommended the appointment of a day of fasting and prayer, on this particular subject, in the hope that, with the aid of God, more of the young con- yerts could be brought into the vineyard. In refer- ence to an opinion which many members had ex. ressed rwerensie men who had a weak voice, ithad een said that some voices only lightened but never thundered, but the Bishop thought that in this cli- mate when the lightning was sharp there would be thunder accompanying it. The Bisnor then announced that it was in order for the presiding elders to recommend to the Con- ference the names of the local preachers it was de- sirable to have elected to deacon’s orders. A resolution was here presented and adopted, making it obligatory upon all candidates for deacon’s or elder’s orders hereatter, to have pursued the course of study recommended by the Conference last year, and to pass an examination thereon. Bishop Janes then took the chair. After an hour was consumed in the discussion of the policy of electing local preachera to deacon’s or- cers, as any teemed to think that it prejudiced the rights of the travelling ministers, the matter waa finally laid on the table. ‘The Committee on Temperance made a partial re- pert, with a resolution that a temperance meeting be eld in the Allen Street Church on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Accepted. Dr. Dursin, Corresponding Secretary of the Mis- sionary Society, addressed the Conference on the Picea of the society. The mode of proceeding py those who Syponioned outthe missionary moneys, was different this year from that formerly pursued. Instead of calculating what each would do, they es- timated what each mission should need, without ference to their ability, and it was found that they would need over $195,000. They had then deter- mined to extend their work and to send & missionary to Turkey, and also to aid the Methodists {n France and several other places; and when this had been added to the other, the amount required was over $200,000. The question then arose, could the churches sup rt this burthen—and there never had been a misgiving expressed that they could not or would not. The amount thos far received exhibits in some ee an advance of thirty-three per cent, andthe advance in no place had been less than twenty per cent, the average advance be- ing twenty-five per cent. One cause of this increase was that the pastors of the churches themselves, took more interest in the cause. They had formerly called upon the missionary agents to do all their missionary preaching; but the agents could not do it all, and consequently ministers had been forced to rely upon themselves, and they gene- rally preached better missionary sermons than the agents themselves. He mentioued a circumstance to show that the best missionary preache:s were the pastors, they having so much more influence with their congregation. In conclusion, he stated au- other reason to be the production of o regular set- tled ee inthe discipline, which, if followed up, would produce continuaily larger contributions. ‘The appointments were then announced for Sun- day. The following are those for this city, morning, noon, and night, in the order named :— Jobn street—Mo-es Hul. L Carpeoter, B Gondset Rutgers Institute—Dr Mitchell, ——C. W. 5 Forsyth street— Bishop Waugh, B. Gooset, px bsriner’s Chureh—Chas. Gorse, J. Edison mith. Willett Street—Ira Abbott, W.H. Bangs, David Buek. pest street—Bishop simpson, Davis W. Clark, Morria Norfolk strect—H. Slicer, J_B_ Glover, Dr. Mitehell. ‘eccnd street—David Buck, G. Hollis, G W. Woodrotf. Eeventh street—S. W. smith, H. Slicer, Chas. Fletcher. Tiiskest, GO. Save Sipe, mes Basch. Et th street—William Laurence, J. tea. Twenty.seventh street—J. B. Stratton, D. Curry, J. B, Merwin. Vestry street—J. A Edmonds ——, W. ©. Hoyt. Muiberry street—E KE Griswold. Greer e street—J. B Glover, ~—, S. F. Jobaron. Eighteenth street—Gilbert Hobbell. Thirteenth street—S H Smith. Bedford street—3. F_ Johoson. Yorkville—John A Sellick. Twenty third street—J. H. Smith. Sixty Feventh et cet—C, B Adame. Fifvieth street—W. W. Brewer. els meeting adjourned till Monday, at nice o clock. SERMONS. The next sermon of the Sunday evening conrse by the Rev. Dr. Vanarsdale, will be delivered at half- past seven o'clock this evening, in the Reformed Dutch church in Bleecker street, corner of Amos. The subject will be:—‘ Memory, the Soul's Bio- grapher.”” Rev. Mr. Little will preach in the Cana! street Presbyterivn church this morning, at half past ten o'clock, and the Rev. Mr. Cleland in the afternoon at half past three o'clock. The funeral sermon of Mr. W. T Mackrell will be preached by the Rev. Mr. Inskipt, this afternoon, in the Ninth street Methodist Episcopal church. ‘The new Episcopal church in Fulton Hall, corner of Fulton avenue and Elm place, Brookiya, under the pastoral charge of Rey. W. Tolford, will be opened for divine service, and sermons delivered, this day, afternoon and evening. The seate in this church are free. O™DINATIONS. On the Sth inst., Mr. John L. Nevine, » licentiate of the Presbytery of New Brunswick, was ordained as an evangelist,in the expectation of going to one of the stations of the Presbyterian Board in China. Mr. Jacob Kirkpatrick, Jr., who has been called as assistant pastor of the first Presbyterian church, (Dr. Breckinridge’s,) Louisville, Kentacky, was or- dained to the spel ministry on the 20th uit., by the Presbytery of Raritan. Rey. Horatio Gray was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Potter, in St. Andrew's chureb, Phila- delphia. On the 15th inst, Sherod W. Kennelly was admit- ted to the holy order of Priests, in Savannah, by the Right Rev. Bishop Elliott. Mr. Kennelly will conti- nte as missionary to the colored population, a station in which his services have been eminently nseful. An Indian was ordained to the work of the minis- try by the Baptist Home Missionary Society in Troy, last week, who, to attend the couvention, walked six hundred miles in snow shoes, accompanied by hig wife and child. INSTALLATIONS. On the ‘th inst., Mr. Robert Watt was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, to the work of (he Gospel ministiy, aud installed pastor of the West- minster church in that city. Nev. Jolin Steele waa installed pastor of the Second Reformed Dutch church of Coxsackie, by & committee of the’ Classis of Greene, on the 28tl ultimo. ev. Stuart Robingon was caly Scat pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, of Baltimore, on » 12th inst. . Trev. A. B. Faller is to be installed as pastor of the New North Religion: ety, Hanover street, Bos- ten, on Wednesda: rat day of June next. INVITATIONS. * Rey. J. Kirkpatrick las been called to the Third Presbyterian church, of Trenton, N. J., in place of Rev. 1. 1, Cuyler, resigned. the Third Congregational Society in Pair Haven, Connecticut, have aaanimously tnvited Mr. Wm. By Ice to become thelr paster, and he haa a Roy, Mr. Farnsworth, of North Chelsea, chaplain , pred. |