The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1853, Page 6

‘POLITICS Whig View of Gen. Pierce’s Administration. = @eteh of Hon. John Beill’s Remarks before state Cenvention, at Nashville, Mr. Bell commenced his remarks by stating that he could not refuse to respond to the Hattering call which had been made upon him; and it gave him the more to do so, under the auspicious cir- cumstances of the occasion. He congratulated the convention and the whigs of the State on the har mony which had attended their proceedings, and the unanimity with which they bad nominated the gen- tleman for the first magistrate of the State, so emi- nently worthy and well qualified to lead the whigs to victory. He regarded this as ominous of the conti- nued triumph of the whigs ot Tennessee, as a pledge that the harmony which reigned in the choice of the leader would be found to prevail in the selection of all other candidates in the several counties and dis- tricts of the State. The condition of the whig party | every where required this, and the maintenance of the proud position of the Sanner Whig State of the Union, w! had been fairly won by the whigs of Tennessee, in the late election, demanded this. Mr. B. aid, it might be expected that he would attempt, on that occasion, to give an outline of his views as to the policy and course of the whig party proper to be pursued in the easuing canvass, and more especially in regard to the questions likely to be discussed by the press and pablic peakers of the respective and opposing parties. He was aware that a ious question might be interposed by patriotic SF nage well as by their democratic opponents. Seemg that the democratic party, by a Let rap cand even overwhelming majority, had succee led in wresting the administration of the government from the whigs, and had deposited it in hands of their own choice—seeing that the country was qyiet and pros- peroas, and that from anything yet developed by the new administration, it could not be perceived that any great evil was likely to result from the change of rulers—it a be inquired, whence the necessity for continui: e organization of the whig pert Whence the necessity for this Convention, and the movements indicated all over the State in out separate whig candidates for all the places and stations to be filled under State authority? This question might be essed still more strongly in reference to the Fecided minority into which the whig party of the Union had been thrown, by a combination of causes and circumstances, in the late national election—a minority so small, as indicated by the number of States voting for the whig candidate in that election, that some might be led to imagiue that it could never more rally its scattered elements, and rezain its lost power. reply to such suggestions as those, Mr. B. would aay to his whig countrymen present, and in every part of the State, to bear in mind that there must and will be two parties in every tree country; that it is best for the country that it should be so, whatever evils sometimes arose from the excesses of y- A free country could never be so much in of overnment as when all power is con- centrated in the hands of a triumphant and over- whi majority, confident of popular support, and rec! of opposition; and no human means could be devised so effectual in securing a country from the evils and calamities of the misgovernment threatened ‘by such a majority, as a bold, energetic, and determined spirit of opposition on the part of the minority. Whatever might be the fair promises with which the new administration had assumed the rei; of authority, from the Saeiees ee cies history of that party, ie whigs any See wronine oF confidence in its future course? He would leave that question to be de- cided by every whig for himself. As to the question whether the wag. party of the Union could survive the shock which had been given to it in the late election—as to the inquiry whether it could ever be successfully reorganized, upon such truly national and orthodox rinciples as would ensure its future ascendancy, he had no hesitation in giving an affirmative answer. There were principles and a policy which constituted the chief difference as well as the chief strength of the whig party, both North and South, which lay much deeper, and were des- tined to endure much longer, than any of the issues in regard to our foreign relations or to our internal and domestic policy, which now exists or might hereafter arise between the two great parties of the omer ees and a policy closely identified with permanent success of republican institu- tions, which will survive every defeat which, like the Phoenix, will continue to rise again, however crushing and exterminating their overthrow may sometimes appear. These principles will endure so long as the n Bil endure, and they will continue to be embodied in and represented by a great party, under some denomination or other. Whether that party would continue to be called the whig party or not, was of no consequence; though he saw no cause at this time for a change of name. The personal eloments, tho members of the true con- servative party, like everything else, were necessaril: to change. Let no true whig, then, scppoes that the whig party, considered in reference to ite fundamental principles, would ever become extinct, or that it would never again be able to rise tw 7 ., " i B. said it would be equally unwise and unjust, as well as wanting in patriotism, to assail an admin- istration before its policy was developed, or its course | clearly understood. As yet, we had but too faint lights by which to guide onr judgment as to the prin- anes or the future policy of the new administration. ‘One az these was the inaugural of the President, and the other nis practice in appointments to office. Gen. Pierce had spoken at length of the principles by which he proposed to bv zttided in the conduct of our foreign relations. Mr. Bell fouzd but little to except to in the views the President had expressed upon that branch of his public duties. He had laid down one rule for his guidance which all must ap- prove. He had avowed his determination, that while he would not fail to assert the honor and the interests of his country, as well as to protect the just rights of its citizens against every foreign power which should attempt to trample upon or to invade their security, on the other hand he would earefully guard the national escutcheon against the stain of any violation of the national faith. This was a just and noble sentiment. Gen. Pierce had avowed, also, in suitable terms, his pi to cultivate relations of peace and amity with all other nations. But he h Accompar ied those declarations with another, which was ¢> culated to perplex our judgment as to his tes} intentions. He appeared to be fully possessed ‘uy the spirit of progress, and he soapentalated the upon the successful experiment heretofore made the acquisition of new territories, but at the same time he declares that he will be restrained on by no timid forebodings of the evils of further expansion. This last declaration, considered in connection with the general tenor of , Mr. B. thought of rather questionable , and furnished grounds for an interpreta- tion not very favorable to the peace of the country. His hearers would consider, said pre oe pro- gression and aggression were cognate. if not con- vertible terms; ond when the love of excitement and the spirit of the le and the times were favorable to are Lege! Serr it would be sae icultto prevent the C rogression in EAT ic pool sain fed pty aggression. But time would develope the real invention of the bew administration, and Mr. B. would patiently wait that ordeal before he would condema its foreign Po dadent Pierce had been more explicit in his | inay, the subject of the late compromise prey Sealey Fugitive Slave law. The senti- ments avowed by him upon those subjects were worthy of all commendation. There were but two | other subjects alluded g's Gen. Pierce, in his inau- importance carefully observing the itation of the eee Be the a aa powers granted it, and the principles whic! should govern him in appointments to office, and in the distribution of patronage under hiscontrol. Mr. i B. saw nothing ularly objectionable in the | views of the ct ate aon avec ean The interpretation ich mig) iven em in prac- tice might grounds ef exception. From the | practical a) which had already been made of his ‘upon the subject of appointments to office, an might be drawn of his futare policy, and the pro! nthe a his (ce sean in other departments e ic service. Gen. Pierce had surrounding himself with | the polic; the eel anertnk materials—the extremes of the different factions which had combined to raise him to + This was a hazardous experiment. I¢ had of suoceas as often as it had been tried in the of this and every other government. He , at his council board, the free soiler North and the ultraist of the South—better in the party language of the day, as the fire- of the and with them a proportion of or middle men, equally opposed to both the Mr. nted a ludicrous picture of the and em! first | rrassment which must have attend- meeting of the heterogeneous elements new cabinet. He was reminded of a descri; hich Mr. Burke had given in one of his fa- mous speeches, of a British ministry similarly com- He amused the audience for some time by dialogue which he supposed might have taken between gentlemen so strangely situated, upon face to face unexpectedly, and in speech which the President felt it his duty to address to them, at his first Cabinet Council. Among other things, said Mr. B, the Prosident, & trust and confi and and South, a bo shia fo win and their renee lowers over to more moderate and patriotic courses, and blend the dis- cordant elements of which the democratic faith—into at Union-loving and Union-pre- serving ae ff this was the motive of the Presi- dent, said Mr. Bell, he was entitled to his respect, and the experiment would have his hearty prayers for ite jes Bat, while he (Mr. Bell,) could excuse—while he could be thus charitable to the mo- tives and soilers to placesof high public trust and influence— the democratic party. in Tennessee occupied a Pipe tion which soe 4 it impossible that they could for- give, or extend equal indulgence to General Pierce. They were in a condition which denied them the privilege of a charitable construction of Gen. Pierce's course, There were many leaders of the democracy in this State, of high intelligence and ability, for whom he (Mr. B.) entertained great respect, and for some of whom he had a sincere personal esteem— | gentlemen of proud and elevated character and stand. ing among their countrymen. Mr. B. would not sa: that he commisserated their condition. The sent! ment he felt and would express was more respectful, and he must say that he thought they ed whig. They must necessarily be put to the se- verest trial in the struggle between their consistency and self respect, and their allegiance to their party, | and to the administration of Gen. Pierce. They were in this dilemma: they must either disapprove his policy or condemn themselves. We have the demo- cratic party of this State in the Candine Forks. We have them hemmed up in a defile from which there is no escape. What were the facts which defined their | present position? Throughout the severe canvass in Tennessee for State officers and members of Con- gress, in 1851, it cannot be forgotten that the demo- cratic party waged a fierce and unsparing warfare against the whigs for their alleged Thee connec- tions with free soilers of the North. ey were de nounced as the allies of Northern free soilers. Some of the democratic journals and orators: went so far as to declare that the whigs of this State were trai tors to the South for admitting any party association | and Sropareaon with free soilers, and in sustain- ing an But that was not all. In the late Presidential elec- tion the democratic journals and orators, without ex- ception, so far as he (Mr. B.) knew, pursued the same course of bitter and unmeasu invectives against the whigs of Tennessee, appealing to every interest and prejudice by which it was supposed the people might be roused and excited against them, not cause Gen. Scott was believed to be unsound upon the sectional issue, but because it was more than probable that he would, if elected, elevate some of he distinguished free soilers, his supporters, to places of trust and influence. This was more than the patriotic democracy of the State could then en- dure. But even Mr. resolute determination sustained the compromise measures, and in doing so felt it his duty actually to | remove whig free soilers, whom he found in oifice, | thereby exposing himself to the resentment and re- lentless hatred of the whole free soil North; yet he could net escape the reproaches and condemnation of the democracy of Tennessee. He was unworthy of confidence because, at some former period of his life, he was supposed to be tainted with free soil sen- timents. —more eminent for his ability, experience,and public services—Mr. Webster—he could not escape the con- demnation of the intolerant democracy of Tennessee. It was not enough that, by his support of the Com- promise, he bravely bared his bosom to the enve- nomed shafts, the inveterate hate of the free soil leaders of the North—a hate that pursued him to the grave; he had once advocated free soil doctrine, and that was sufficient to consign him to the lasting displeasure of the democracy of the whole South; nor could the whigs of Tennessee be pardoned for | their support of such a man. These attacks upon the whigs of Tennessee, on account of their past as- sociations with free soilers, were persisted in to the close of the election which terminated in the eleva- tion of Gen. Pierce to the Presidency. Yet Gen. Pierce not only appoints distinguished and notorious free soilers to the highest public offices at home and abroad, but takes some of them, one at least, into his confidence, to be his cabinet councillor. The Pare of this State will soon assemble in convention, by their delegates, in this city. Will they pass a resolution ppproving the administration of | Gen. Pierce? Will they dare to do so? Yet how can they avoid doing so, without renouncing their allegiance to their party? Will the delegates dare to emerge from the hall in which they sl Pierce’s policy in his appointments to office? Will they evade the question? Weshall see. Mr. B. said he had before stated, the whigs of this State had their opponents in the Caudine Forks. The allu- sion was to a well known incident in Roman history. The General of the Samnites, a people of Italy, who long defended with obstinate bravery their liberties against the ambition and domineering spirit of Rome, in one of their frequent wars enclosed the Roman army in a defile of the Appenines, known as the Caudine Forks, which allowed them no alter- Native but to submit to the terms of the Samnites, or be cut to oo by their swords. The consuls agreed that the Roman army should pass under the He agreeably to the custom of the times, and en- red into atreaty with the Samnites, so mortifying to Roman pride that the Senate refused to ratify it, and from of public morals, among writers on public law, whether Rome, upon the rejection of the beef was not bound to send back her army, and restore things to the status , or to the condition in which they were when the treaty was made. The democratic journals and speakers of this State by their incessant denunciations of the whigs, and of their candidate, up to the close of the late election, on the ground that he was supported by the free soilers of the North, made a powerful impression against him everywhere. The result was to deprive Gen. Scott of the vote of every whig State of the South and Southwest, except Kentucky and Tennessee, and thus subjecting him and the whig party to an over- whelming defeat. If the democracy of this State shall now approve the policy of Gen. Pierce, in the appointment of distinguished free soilers to office, it will become a question of public morals what repa- ration they are bound in Justice and good faith to make to the whigs for the grievous wrong they will stand convicted of having done them. It would be but just that they shall restore the whigs to the con- dition in which they were before the election; but that measure of reparation was forbidden by the constitution. Gen. Pierce was now President for the next four years. Could they do less than recant their errors. and make an open acknowledgment of the er they had inflicted upon their whig countrymen’ Mr. B. said he had before adverted to what was said in the inaugural, and which he approved, with some slight exceptions. The exceptionable paseages he thought rather significant, but while a great deal might be meant by them, but little might come of them. Mr. B. thought the inaugural quite as signifi- eant, and more remarkable for what was omitted in it than for what it contained. One would have sup- d that the tariff, or the policy of protecting the ator and capital of this coun against the redun- dant capital and pauper labor of Europe, so long the be ne of difference between the whig and the demo- cratie party, would be deemed worthy of some slight notice in the inaugural—an address in which, from general usage, the public expect to see shadow- ed forth the policy of the new President upon every subject of prominent interest to the country; but not a word is to be found in it upon this subject. River and harbor improvements by the general go- vernment, the limited system of internal improve- ments advocated by the whigs, was another subject of great importance Oo tae 4 to the commercial prosperity of the We The expediency of this policy had dong been the subject of animated con- roversy between the two Veal 5S in the country, and it was strange that G Pierce did not think it worthy of mention in bis inaugural address. Mr. B. regarded his silence upon this subject as ominous, A year ago, many of the democratic members of the Inst Congress yielded their opposition, under a sense of the necessity of doing something for the removal of the obstructions in those channels of commercial and social intercourse with which nature had so bountifully supplied the valley of the Mississippi, and some two millions of dollars were appropriated for that purpose. This was the only appropriation to such objects for the last eee or ten years. Lt would be remembered that Mr. Polk vetoed every measure of the kind during his administration. Would Gene- ral Pierce follow in his footsteps? Would he veto any fature appropriation for such a beneficent object? ‘This, Mr. B. was sorry to say, might justly be appre- hended. But why would General Pierce suffer the country to remain in an uncertainty upon so impor- tant a point of public policy ? Another subject of even greater importance, Mr. B. said, the President had not condescended to no- tice. The equal and proper disposition of the public lands, since the late and vast acquisition of new ter- ritory, had become a subject of great and bevel interest and importance. Many millions of acres ha; of late heen granted to the new States, to enable them to construct railroads to connect them with all ~ onbtleas, reminded them that he had brought to- gether to aid him in the public administration, gen- t! men who had long been estranged from each other !» a mutual misapprehension to some extent of their 1 eotive iples and sentiments, and he did | « doubt that a more jast appreciation of each | cos’ merits would follow from their further ac- | tanoe and association as members of his cabi- | ae - ter all, Mr. Bell said, he must not be understood 1 condemning the policy of Gen. Pierce, in bringiog vite lis oabinet, or promoting to ote hlic olices OF Wats, cliber he Leo eviee of Whe North of tue N the great channels of communication both with the | East and the South, and the propriety of making | similar grants for the benefit of the old States, or, fuch as had no public lands within their limits, had been scrionsly agitated for several years. A bill for that porpore had actually pas resentatives, Yet no trac of Ger venti 3 upon the subject was to be or Was this by ac sid it honestly conciliating | promoting | ce in the hitherto hostile factions party has | lately been composed into one sound and orthodox | licy of Gen. Pierce in promoting free | ere entitled | to the deepest sympathy from every generous heart- | inistration which appointed them to office. | ‘ilmore, who with a bold and | Even a more eminent man than Mr. Fillmore | assemble | Withont taking ground oither for or against General | it day to this, it has become a question — Xot in whet part of Ho cenettiution be found any restriction bg wer bution of public lands just and reasonable? The constitution simply required that they should be disposed of for the | common benefit of all the States. The people of Tennessee, and of other States, were now subjecting and responsibilities in What forbids that they | should be relieved in part from the burthens of taxa- tion, and be put upon an equal footing with the new States, in receiving their — proportion of the public domain? Was Gen. Pierce cone to this | poker nies and equitable in itself ? He has left us | In the dark upon this subject. He was silent as the } we. A railroad to the Pacific, Mr. B. said, was | justly regarded as one of the most magnificent pro- jects of the wr peg one notless important, asa | Measure of defence and security to our ession3 on the Pacific coast. It waq demonstrable that the cost of construction would fall far short of the | expenses of any war in which we might be en- | gaged for the protection of that coast, without the advantages of such a mode ef transit between the | valley of the Mississippi and that distant frontier. In a war with any great maritine power, in fact, all other means of access might be impracticable, or only practicable at an insupportable cost. But such a work was demanded by other considera- tions than such as were merely military and defen- sive. It was important and indispensable to the ull developement of the resources of the country. t was a work likewise of political necessity, if | we want to consolidate and perpetuate the union between the Atlantic and the growing com- munities on the Pacific. It was a work of incal- culable interest to the inhabitants of the entire valley of the Mississippi especially. Theenterprising young mer of the country—men with or without families— possessed of small means, but of laudable ambition of improving their condition, could not now reach California but by a tedious overland journey, ex- posing them to great privations, or by a voyage of thousands of miles, at a cost exceeding the means of many, and always atthe hazard of contracting the diseases of tropical climes. Construct this great road, and this hardy and enterprising class of our population could reach this new land of golden pro- mire in eight or ten days, and after trying their for- tunes there, filling their pockets, if Siay ane indus trious, with their fair proportion of the public plun- der, now thrown open to all the world, if they choose a could return again to their native homes. ut with all the interest with which this great work is invested, and even after it had become a sub- ject of universal attention, Gen. Pierce thought it of too little importance to find a place in his inaugu- ral. Some suupee that this great road could be constructed by the aid of a donation of the public lands alone, but Mr. B. thought it could never be accomplished without liber grants of money from the public treasury; and it was upon this point that he regarded the silence of Gen. Pierce upon this subject in his inaugural, as an inauspicious circumstance. Mr. B. said there was which bad excited much attention of which the President had wholly overlooked in his inaugural. Mr. Bell alluded to the policy of giving | a quarterstction of the public lands to the head of | every family who hadthe misfortune to have no land | of his own, upon the condition that he would oon- tinue to occupy it. It was the more surprising that | General Pierce had failed to give his views upon this | subject, inasmuch as his own friends in the North- | | west were the most zealous advocates of the policy. Mr. B. said that public sentiment, in.a large portion ot the Union, seemed to favor it, and he thought the experiment worth making, though he feared that many of our worthy citizens would be deluded by the promise of increased comfort and independenee | which this policy held out to their hopes. He eould imagine no situation more helpless or desolate for a | poor man, without any other means to aid him, than | to settle with his family upon a piece of inferior land, such as the keen glance of the speculator has td rejected, and the thrifty emigrant passed by In scorn. The shoals of foreigners monthly thrown upon our | shores might derive some benefit from this home- stead policy, which the citizen could not. They might osonby exclusively a whole district, and thus form a society among themselves, which would be self-sustaining. Let them come, and enjoy whatever advantages it can give them. But whatever might be the results of this homestead project, it was a sub- ject not unworthy of the notice of the President. Mr. B. said he had expressed a favorable opinion of Gen. Pierce soon after his nomination. He had eonceded to him a fair amount of talents and sound views upon all the sectional questions; but he had expected from him more frankness of character than his inaugural indicated. Mr. B. thought he had shrunk from a disclosure of his views upon man; interesting and exciting questions of the times, an | this he considered a disparagement to his official position. eee: Charge of Murder on the High Seas, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Chief Justice Nelson May 27.—The United Stalesvs. Daniel Mc amd John | Christian, charged with the Murder of Emanuel and Yan- | kea Chap,'om board the ship Roscius, of which Moloney was | Caplain, and Christian the Docter:—On the motion made by the prisoners’ counsel, yesterday, to quash the in- | dictmenta firet found, Judge Nelaod gave ‘the following | decision this morning:— | | Ihave looked into the authorities on the question made by the priseners’ counsel, that the indictments first found, | which have been remitted from the District Court to | thie Court, should be quashed before the prisoners are | required to plead to the indictments since found in this | Court. I find that where a person has been already ar raigued. and has pleaded, snd @ second indict- ment is found for the same offence, the Court “fill adopt | scme | measure to ee Tid of the first ietment, by quashng it or req a nolle prosequi to be entered befere requiring a plea to the second. There isa good reason for this course, If the person sbould be tried on the indictments secondly found, and acquitted or convicted, and the public prosecutor should then proceed to put him upon his trial upon the indict- ments first found, the prisoner peeing sireeny, put in his pss of pot guilty, might have some difficulty in availing imeelf of the fermer acquittal or conviction, as a bar to the further prosecution of the indictment first found. This reason no application to a case like the present. The prisoners have not been arraigned on the indictments firstfound. They have not plead The attorney for the United States claims the right to upon either indictment at election, and to omit any present action on the oth ithorities sustain this position. After | atrial upon tl d indictment, if the prisoners should be arraigned on the first, they could'plead the former ac- quittal or conviction in bar. So they can suffer no pre- judice from the denial of their present motion. The prisoners were then put forward to Pon and pleaded not guilty; their counsel, Messrs. F. B Cutting, ‘ oy an and Geo. F, Betts, demanded separate rials. Mr. O’Conor, the United States District Attorney, with whom was associated his assistant, Mr. Dunning, said that he was willing to submit it to the discretion of the Court. The request has been frequently granted and fre- quently refured—it belongs to the territory of the unde- fined discretion of the Court. As to the order in which the prisoners sre to be tried, he apprehended the court would not entertain that question; to the counsel prose- cuting for the United States, after an inspection of all the and the evidence brought before the Grand & question of nice consideration as to the in which these cases should be tried. If the Court ds separate trials, the party against whom the ac- cusation is made as a principal should be tried first, and unless the Court directs it otherwise, he (the District Attorney) should be constrained to put Capt. Molony on trial at first. He admitted that, in the first indictments feund, Doctor Christian was not included. The first Grand Jury saw fit not to include him; the second Grand | Jury did thiok fit toinclude him, in a seeondary view, and | Capt Molony must be considered as the principal offender. If the care of Capt. Molony was first tried, he (Mr. O’Conor) would not insist upon the objection to his ex- amination as a witness, to which the prosecution would be entitled. He did not object to ne ite tria)s, but he objected to Dr. Christian being tried first. The govern- ment was ready to go on with either case, but they con- tended that the charge against Capt. Molony should be tried first. Mr. Cottixg aid that Capt. Molony’s counsel found that Dr. Christian was an indispensable witness for him long before the Doetor was included in the indictment. the Jucge said he was aware that the practice in | criminal cases was to accede to the motion for te | trials, if desired on the part of the prisoners. It was granted in this Court in cases of indictments for murder ‘on the high seas about two years ago. Mr. Betts.—The case of Douglass and Benson. ‘The Judge said he should therefore be inelined to grant the application. He should say. however. that the ques- tion as to which trial is first to be meved on, does not belong to the Court; that is ® question of discretion, which resta with the prosecution. The Court has no knowledge of the facta of the case, nor means of exer- cising any discretion on it. The public prosecutor alone knows the facts to be disclosed ; he, therefore, ordered ‘an entry in the minutes for separate trials, Mr. Dunning then moved for the trial of Captain Molony for the murder of Emanuel. Mr. Cutting asked for = postponment of the trial, on the ground of the absence of # witness named Henry Lemon, carpenter on board the Isaac Webb, now on her voyage to New York. Lemon was carpenter on board the abip Roxeius at the time of the alleged homicide, and ix an important witness. The Judge dizected the trial to stand over till next Tuesday. Mr. Cutting then asked for the trial of Dr. Christian to be proceeded with at onoe, or that the accused, who in ‘a respectable member of society, and of a respectable profession, should be admitted to bailon his own re- cognizance. ‘The District Attorney objected, and still insisted that it wax necewary fur the ends of justice that Capt, Molony should be tried first. The Judge refused to admit the doctor to bail, and ultimately directed that the ease should stand over until Wednesday next, intimating that unless some nubstan- is presented on the part of the prisoner or States for further postponement, he would expect the cases to goon, and if postponement, of any duretion, should take place, the Court would be com: pelled to let the trials go over until the next term The listriet Attorney—The prosecution will be ready. ‘The sccused parties In this extraordi case are both | young men of gentlemanly appearan 6 accusation | igninst them is having caused ihe death of two seamen hy tying thers in the rigging and inflicting punishment from which death enened. ANOTHER INJUNCTION. Judge Nelaon yevterday granted an injonetion prohibit- : Mr, Max vwti, Ie tor of this port, from paying peenived wf f my y the tartar 1848 eunury or ve bho OMveca claiming any portion et another a epee | late—but | Religious Intelligence, SERMONS. The second sermon on the subject of “ Memory, the Soul’s Bicgrap ee will be peseched this even- ing by Rev. Dr. Van Arsdale, in the Reformed Dutch Church, in Bleecker street, corner of Amos. The usual sermon will be preached by Rev. A. E: Ford, this forenoon, in the New Jerusalem Church Chapel, in University Place, between Waverley Place and Eighth street. ORDINATIONS. George T. Rider and Wm. K. Douglas were ad- mitted to the order of deacons, and Rev. Henry Mc- Clory was admitted to the priesthood, in Christ Church, Hartford, Ct., on the 22d inst. Mr. Samuel H. Partridge was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Hillsboro’ Centre, N. H., on the 10th inst. Mr. Wheelock Nye Harvey, late of the Union The- ological Seminary of this city, was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry, and installed pastor of the Connregational Church and Society of Bethel, Ct., on the Isth inst., by the Consociation of Fuir- field East. INSTALLATIONS. Rey. William Davenport was installed pastor of the Congregational church and society in Strong, Me., on the Sth inst. Sermon and installing prayer by Rey. Dr. Tappan, of Augusta. On the 12th ult., Rev. Wesley Taylor was duly in- stalled pastor of the United Reformed Dutch churches of Esopus, by a committee appointed by the classis of Ulster for that purpose. The Rey. Mr. Earle was installed pastor of the Church of Catasaqua, on the 3d inst., bya committee of the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia. INVITATIONS. The Calvinistic church and society in Fitchburg, Mass., bave unanimously invited Rev. G. Bucking- ham Wilcox, to become their pastor, and he has ac- cepted the invitation. Rev, William Horton has been invited to become the reetor of St. Peter's church, Salem, Mass., in pine of Rey. Mr. Babcock, resigw@d. Mr. Horton as supplied the pulpit of St. Peter's for about six months. ACCEPTANCE. Rev. James Wheaton Smith, of Lowell, Mass., has accepted a call from the Spruce street Baptist Church, of Philadelphia, to become their pastor, and will enter upon his duties the first Sabbath in June. : DISMISSED. Rey. H. H. Saurflerson was, on the 26th ult. dis- missed from the pastoral charge of the Congrega- tional church and sosiety in Ludlow, Vt. DEATH IN THE MINISTRY. Rey. Luther 8. Gibson, a commissioner from Bra- zos Presbytery, Texas, to the O. S. General Assem- bly, died in Philadelphia, May 17th. The Rey. Dr. Tomlinson, 8 Methodist minister of high standing, committed suicide at Neville, Ohio, on Saturday night, 14th instant. He had premedi- tated the act, the cause being a general depression, tending to insanity. Died, in Stillwater, Saratoga county, N. Y., 15th instant, Rev. David King, pastor of the Presbyterian church of that place. NEW CHURCHES. The Bethlehem Baptist Church having completed the erection of a house of wes at New-Hampton Station, Hunterdon county, N. J., the dedicatory Be 3 will be attended, Providence permitting, on Tuesday, the 7th day of June next. The new M. E. Church erected at Ellicottville, N. Y., will be dedicated to the worship of Almighty God, on Wednesday, June 8th. The corner stone for a new First Presbyterian church was laid in Pittsburg on the 17th inst. The corner stone of a new Presbyterian church in Schuylkili Fifth street, Philadelphia, was laid on the 21st mstant. The First Congregational Church at the south- west corner of Dupont and California streets, San Francisco, is to be finished, except the spire, before July. The building is of brick, in the Ionic order, and when finished will make a fine apeearance. The size is 60 by 90 feet; the height of the story 28 feet- and that of the spire is to be 120 feet. The Unitarian Church on Stockton, near Sacra- mento street, San Francisco, of brick, about 65 by 100 feet, is now being completed. The taste of the frcnt does not please us, but the interior will be fine. A Catholic Church is to be built on the north-east corner of pupeps and California streets, San Fran- cisco, of brick, in the decorated Gothic order. The centre of the arched ceiling will be 42 feet from the floor. The height of the spire will be 192 feet. It is the intention to have the ehurch ready for use be- fore Christmas. Workmen have commenced demolishing the old } buildings on the Loring estate, Bumciect stivel, Bos- ton, preparat to erecting a new edifice on the site, for the Pint Baptist Chureb. St. Mark’s Church, Baskinridge, Somerset county, N. J., was consecrated on the 20th inst., by Bishop Doane, with the accustomed services. A new Catholic Church is about to be erected at Broad and Catharine streets, Moyamensing, Phila- delphia, under the direction of Mr. H. Foresa. The ceremony of laying the corner stone will take place on this afternoon. MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev. Joshua Phelps has declined the eall which he recently received from the Presbyterign church at Burlington, Iowa, and has accepted the office of President of Alexander College, recently tras by the synod of Iowa, at the city of Du- que. A thousand dollars have been subscribed for build- ing a Protestant church at Roma, onthe ‘Rio Grande, where only four years ago a union Sunday school ‘was organized nea the Texas agency of the American Sunday School Union, and an evangeli- eal minister of the Gospel is e: ly desired sought. The Methodists of Cincinnati, Ohio, recently com- memorated the fiftieth anniversary of their first and church organization in that city, by resolving unani- mously to contribute $50,000 objects, viz : Ist, al it $6,000 to bee the German churches out of debt ; 2d, about $10,000 or $12,000 for the female college ; and 3d, the remainder, or about $32,000, for Sunday schools and church extension among the most needy. Rey. Mr. Bell, who has lately arrived frem the East, and who intends making California his perma- nent home, has been settled over a new church in Oakland, Contra Costa. A subscription is now rais- ing for the erection of a church edifice. At a recent Unitarian convention, held at St. Louis, the following preamble and resolution were referred to a select commtttee, who are to report to the next conference:— “As there is a misunderstanding of the views of Uni- tarian Christians on important subjects, it is deemed proper to make some declaration in reference thereto : Rerolved, That we regard Jesus Christ not as a moro inspired man, but as the Son of (od—the meni ir of the Father to man, miraculously sent—t madiator between God and man—the redeemer of the world—and that we regard the miracles of the New Testament as facts on which the Gospel is based. The Northampton Gazette says :—The clergymen of old times were blessed with health and length of days far beyond their successors. The following in- stances, all in one family, are remarkable:—The Rev. Solomon Williams, father of Hon. Eliphalet Wil- liams, of this town, preached his half-century ser- mon. in Northampton; Rev. Eliphalet Willtams’s randfather preached his half-centi sermon in Fast Hartford, Connecticut ; Rev. Solomon Wil- itams’s great dfather preached his half-century sermon fn Tefancn, Connecticut ; and Rev. William Williams's great-great-grandfather preached his half century eermon in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Mysterious Abandonment of a Young Lady. [From the Brooklyn Advertiser, May 27 Some two woeks since @ young girl appeared at the Third district station house in Court street, and informed the officers that she arrived in this city that dey, Peekskill, with her unclo, William Hague—asta own name as Frances Hague—and that on landing from the boat at the Hamilton avenue ferry he left her, pro- mistog to return in a few minutes. After waiting for some hours she made known the fact to » policeman, who took her to the station house. Here she selated her story, and Assistant Captain Van Orden, taking compas- sion on her, took her to his home, where she spent seve- ral deys with his family, and deported herself in an un- exceptionable manner. She stated that she arrived in New York frem Charleston, South Carolina, some days previous. Her father baving died about a month before, and her mother being dead alvo, her uncle sent word for her to come North, and make his house her future home, When she arrived at Peekskill, (she had mistaken the pame—it should have been Fishkill) she was met by her unele, and the following morning they departed in a steamboat for New York, for the ostensible pur- we of visiting some friends. Arriving in Brook- lyn, sho was al an above stated. Cap- tain Campbell, being anxious to ascertain the truth of her statement took her to Peekskill, and there, acciden- tally, met « man who bad seen the girl take a boat at the Fisbkiil landing, in company with her unele. They con- sequently proceeded to Fishkill, bnt could obtain no fur- ther information about him than that such a man had lived there and was a widower ; but where he had remov- ed to no ove seemed to know. Through tie influence of Justice King, of this city, & home was procured for the girl at Mr. Van Wick's, who resides on «farm about six miles from Fishkill, where the fil now is, and appears very well patisfied. Her father, it appears, was the owner of some property in South Carolina, and she is the only heir ; her brother, # small Jad, who forme:ly set type in the office of the Southern Literary Messenger, at Charles. ton, baying died some time ago. In case of her is provided that the property falls to the next nearest relative, which is the uncle; and if the girl’s story is true, this latter consideration might have had something to do with her aban¢onment in a large city, and among entire strangers, Mr Van Orden received » letter from her a day or two ago, in which she expressed ber thanks ta his family for the interest they took in her behalf. The let teria Indicattye of & cultivated wind, The government of the Netherlands has awarded a gold medal to Larran, of the J » Baoqneise, of Bayonne, ing frem eminent danger the crew of (ue Lytod wading yoasod tao Cords, Gays. Zollivg. ‘an Naval Supremacy. ‘A work has recently been published in London, entitled ‘The Resources and Settlements of Amer- ica,” from the pen of a British naval officer, Cay McKinnen, which bears direct and emphatic - mony as to the superiority of the United States ocean steamers over those of Great Britain. This officer, in the summer of 1852, made a trip to this country in the Cunard steamer America, and re- turned to England in the Collins steamer Baltic, and in his account of the voyages he institutes a can- did contrast of the performances and qualities of the two vessels, In onder to give our readers a trae no- tion of the conclusions arrived at by the writer, we cannot do better than quote a few paragraphs in his ee yg Embarking at Liverpool on the 10th uly, he says:— Although every arrangement in the America was substantial and good, and the captain an experienced and able officer, there was a degree of pompous mystery in the arrangements of the vessel very much in contrast with the Yankee steamers. For instance, it was impossible to get the ship’s daily run or any information of her position. If a passen- ger ventured to ask a flag from one of the offi- cers, he met with a sullen reply. A part of the up- per deck was denied to the oer pe unless especial friends of the officers. These trifles caused a certain degree of restraint, and formed a topic of conversation among the American passengers, who could not fail to see the contrast thus afforded to the universal and cordial civility and attention in Yankee vessels, The America, although one of the oldest and slowest of the Cunard line, is a very good vessel. Upon starting from Liverpool deeply laden with cargo and couls, her speed did not exceed eight and a half knots per hour, which gradually increased to nerly ten, as, in proportion to the consumption of her fuel, her weight was diminished. Nothin; could exceed the smoothness and beauty with whic! the engines performed their work. Fortunately, the ocean was smooth as glass, and the Paeenaes: after meeting twice at the dinner table, became sociable and friendly. Never had a steamer a better chance for crossing the Atlantic, as the sea was as smooth as a sylvan lake. In cight days, the usual aie indicated the approach to the babks of Newfoundland, and on the tenth day the rugged coast of Nova Scotia announced our vicinity to Halifax. From this town the voyage is short to Boston; but the weather still continued cold and foggy. On entering Boston bay the chill atmosphere rendered warm clothing necessary; tpg upon landing, the heat was most oppressive, the thermometor standing at 97 degrees in the cool- est place. It is impossible to give an adequate ac- count of the enervating effect of this sudden change on the frame. " On arriving at New York I took passage in the Baltic, for which I paid $120, about £24, and now proceed to give a description of that vessel. The American nama Baltic, belonging to the Collins line, was built by Jacob Bell, of New York, ata cost of $710,000, equal in round numbers to £142,000. She is bark rigged, and can spread about the same quantity of canvass as an ordinary sloop-of war. In smooth water the wheels average 15 revolutions. Her average steam for the last year, 15 inches; limit ermitted by the company, 18 inches; but it is sel- jom reached at sea,as the cylinders consume the steam faster than it can be Late . The highest speed ever made at sea is 15 knots per hour, and the Ieast run last winter, for 24 hours, 167 nautical miles. None of the vessels of this line have been caulked outside since they were launched, or were ever hove to at sea from stress of weather. Three thousand pounds, or fifteen thousand dollars, are expended to supply the passengers and crew for one voyage to England and back. Wines and liquors are not in- cluded in this expenditure, and are a matter of ac- commodation to the passengers, as no profit is made, only a sufficient advance upon prime cost to cover lostes from breakage, &c. The officers of the ship are charged the same as passengers. I ean answer for the goodnessand cheapness of these articles from my ownexperience. Mam only doing justice to these magnificent ves- sels in feats that they are beyond any competition the finest, the fastest, and the best sea-boats in the world. Iam sorry to be obliged to say this; but, as & naval officer, I feel bound in candor to admit their great superiority. Their extraordina1 ess in a sea cannot fail to excite the admiratien of a sailor; I never beheld anything like it. There was none of that violeat plunging, that sudden check, usually attending a faege ship in a heavy head sea. The elen; ated bow dipped gently in when a vast, wall- sided, and threatening swell appeared overwhelm- ingly to rush upon he ‘he whole fore-length of the vessel appeared to ik gently down until al- most level with the water, and as gradually to rise again after passing. Most wondrous of all, no sea ever came on board, and the foaming and angry waters appeared to glide harmlessly past her peal and uaruw bows. The eatruorainaty difference in this respect to the America was most marked, as a very ordinary head sea would dash angrily and with huge volumes over her bews. I attribute these admirable qualities to two reasons :—First, the long and gently graduated bow ; and Lowen the light- ness and buoyancy of the fore part ef the vessel when relieved from the rit. This bowsprit in the Cunard line prciecs on derably from the bow, and its weight is greatly aggravated by the lever- age caused by its projection. I am not aware of its exact weight, but it must be enormous, particularly at the extremity. The most experienced sailor would be very much deceived in forming a 3 ent a the seagoing qualities of the Canard and Colli steamships from a mere outside inspection; and I acknowledge that at first I could not conceive the Collins line to be so safe and easy in a sea as the Canard line. Frem a considerable experience in all classes of steam-vessels beside the Cunard Ame- erica I advisably assert that the Baltic is out and out by long odds, the very best and easist steamship I ever sailed in. I cannot refrain from calling the attention of steamship builders of England to the uselessneas, and even absurdity, of a heavy bowsprit to a vessel that mainly depends upon her steam. It would be con- sidered an absolute absurdity for either of those ves- sels to attempt to beat to windward. Before the wind there is little doubt that the Collins would run the Cuuard out of sight in a dozenhours. The vast and heavy bowsprit of the Cunard line is therefore an absolute excrescence—a bor panes » Speed- stopping, and sees eee and absurd acquies- cence in the old fashioned prejudices about appear- ance, and what the old school attempt to swamp all argument by condemning as not ae safe. Pshaw! What confounded stuff! This is the sort of feeling that prevents improvements, and allows Brother Jonathan to build the finest seagoing steamers in the world, which the Collins liners undoubtedly are. As some slight proof of this , let me de- scribe what took ney in the Baltic on the 6th and 7th of November, 1852, on the passage to England in about latitude 48 degrees N., longitude 18 At 10 A. M., on the former day, this vessel was pi ceeding with full power, at the rate of thirteen knots, the engines making sixteen revolutions per minute. At this time a light breeze was blowing from the southwest, with a slight swell from the eastward. About noon the swell inereased, and a very douse. dark, coppery sky was perceived at the starboard bow, bear sontheast: ‘he barometer, which had been carefully noted, had been ually sinking for thirty-six hours, but still the southwest wind ever and anon breathed hoarsely into and filled the flapping canvass. The stormy indications inthe southeast gradually increased in intensity as we rushed forward at the it velocity ‘before described—namely, thirteen knots. At two P. M. the barometer—that faithful and va- luable monitor—sank considerably. CoP Comstock, the experienced commander, invited me into his cabin, and began to discuss the now clear indications of an approaching storm. From the various signs afforded by changes in the direction of the wind, swell of ocean, descending glass, and other infallible tokeng known énly to experienced seaman, we speedily came to the conclusion that the Baltic was approach- ing the course of an Atlantic cyclone. From the po- sition of the vessel and her rapid motion, we mu- tually agreed that the easterly breeze, which had suddenly set in, indicat that we were rapidly approaching the northern edge of the cyclone. jis will be plainly understood by the lansdmen and uninitiated when I explain that the cyclones in the northern hemisphere revolve against the sun with a LAS Sieg th motion towards southeast. The easterly breeze, therefore, could only strike the ship in its northern extremity. If she had beer for instance, at the southern extremity of the rotary storm, it is clear that the wind would have been’ southwest until the vortex was passed, when the southeastern course of the circular or whirlwind storm would have struck the ke Although we were confident that our theory was correct, yet Captain Comstock, like a prudent, care- ful and able commander, as he is, made every pre: aration to withstand the worst weather. At this ime the barometer bad sunk lower than I ever ex- perienced, (28 40,) even in the most furious storms, and the ‘atory motion of the tortured and fra; mented clouds in the southeast showed to the prac- tised eyes of the seaman that a fearful war of the ele- ments was going on in that direction. The eastern swell was now rapidly rising into a heavy and per- ndicular-sided sea, whose solid looking curly tops hreatened destruction te all that opposed their head- Jong course. The wind likewise increased in strength, urging on the too willing waves, until they were lashed into apparent destructive fury. Let us ascend the bridge, between the paddle- boxes, and try to describe this sublime scene. A fa- rious gale wasraging, and wind and waves combined were hurled with gigantic force against the poor Baltic. To avoid rushing madly against the fierce watery barriers, the engines were slaokened to nine revolutions, and the brave vessel atill held her course at the rate of eight knots. Although the heavy spoondrift in @ moment drenched everything ex- pored, still the ship held on with the most extraordi- nary ease. At intervals a mountain would appear approaching, giving the idea (often felt by the most experienced) of a gathering power in advance that nothing could withstand, Onward it rolls, #0 high that trom your clevated position the horizon is con, | cealed—it is upon us with a crash—nothing cam avoid the ernianche of water—the decks are inun- dated fore and aft. $ Not at all, the noble ship rises gently, just suffl- cient to clear the orest of the surge; her bulwarks are even with the surface of rolling water, but not a drop comesin. Again and agen did this happen; and although we were drenched to the skin by the spoondrift, we were fascinated by the wonderful tri- umph of the ship's course over the madly vexed wa- ters, and remained in our exposed situation spell- bound at her easy performance over such rough and formidable obstacles. Place a Cunard liner, or any vessel, in this position with the present lines of English ocean steamers, and they would ship tons and tons of water. The heavy bows, bowsprit and all, would plunge into the sea with a crash anda bang that would shake and strain a ship to her cen- tre. On raising her forefoot from her watery bath, the bowsprit, enveloped with the gear, would visibly bend with the jerk. This is the main difference between the ocean steamers of England and Ameri- ca, and we strongly advise the builders of England to wake up from their lethargy, half composed of prejudice. I tell them again plainly, however un- pleasant tomyeelf, that there are no ocean steamers in England comparable with the Baltic. It iq the fashion in England, amongst a certain class, unhappily too numerous, to shake their nod- dies when these steamers are mentioned. ‘‘Oh,”’ say they, “these steamers are all to pieces; they will be done up in a short time; they won't pay.” I beg to disabuse their minds—the minds of all persons in England, who have not had such an opportunity as mine to judge for themselves. ‘These steamers are as good and as strong as ever ; they are as well officered and manned as any ships afloat ; they treat their peman gees with as much, or more, civility and attention than any other line ; and, finally, their food and wine, and all arrangements of the table, (at least in the Baltic,) are as good as any poe can require, even if spoilt by the Sybarite luxuries of the great metropolitan cities of the world. The last day’s steaming of this beautiful vessel was the absolute poetry of motion. At three o'clock P. M., she was off the western extremity of Ireland, exactly three hundred miles from the light-vessel, at the entrance of Liverpool harbor. The weather was beautiful, a light breeze from the northeast, just sufficient to ruffle slightly the glass-like surface of water. Onwards she rushed with headlong speed, her ponderous engines revolving at the rate of nine- teen revolutions a minute. So clear and beautiful was her shape, that she appeared to glide through the water leaving hardly a ripple behind, Numerous steam vessels, likewise running up the Irish Channel, were passed as if at anchor, and, in twenty-tvo and half hours from making the land on the previous afternoon, she had achieved the three hundred miles that separated her from her home. Reader, this is a wonderful performance, and what I fear cannot be rivalled by any English vessel at present. The whole thing is obvious to the meanest understanding, and may clearly be traced to the un- equalled beauty of the model. The English engines are allowed by the Americans to be superior. A therefore, should we allow Brother Jonathan to beat us on our own element? The reason is piss enough, and patent to the whole world; and is summed up briefly in one sentence :—The British model is far inferior to the American. I say this in sorrow, and jealously; and investigate calmly and dispassionatel, this momentous question. When once inquiry Soroashy aroused in England, I do not fear the re- sult. If, however, obstinacy and pride are allowed to blind our ship builders, they will richly merit the fate that will inevitably befall them—namely, to be soundly beaten by American naval archictects. We arrived at Liverpool ten days anda half from New York, during which time the engines were eres stopped, and not the slightest accident hap- pened. A correspondent of the Washington Union, refer- ring to the book from which the foregoing quota- tations have been made, ventures the prediction: — That ocean steam navigation, under the auspices of the United States, would be so perfected in five years that a pemeuaer might attend Sunday morning service in New York, and afternoon service in Liver- Reet the Sunday following. If Messrs. E. K. Collins Co. were furnished with sufficient means to build such a steamer as Capt. Comstock and Mr. Robert- son (chief engineer of the Baltic) are desirous of commanding and propelling, Iam aur confident, when the winds are not unfavorable, result may be attained. The Central Park. Naw York, May 27, 1853. TO fUE EDITOR OF THH HERALD. As a New Yorker, allow me to express my pleasure at the ground you have taken in favor of a new park, of such dimensions as will give New York a park, and not merely another ‘square.’ The designated tract petween Fifth and Eighth avenues is unques™ tionably the location. The “lay of the land” is of such a nature as to fit it for such working of art in conjunction with nature, asa great park demands, Imitations of the graceful, picturesque and romantic styles may all be wrought out there on a scale rival- ling the enlarged work of nature. With respect to the absence of the quantity of large forest trees ex- isting in the rival locality, Jones’ Woods, this isa defect that art and avery few years of time will remedy more easily than is generally imagined. Dur- ing the last autumn, I transplanted from the forest into my lawn over one hundred young trees, two of which only have died, and those the smallest in the collection. These trees were many of them from four to six inches diameter in the trunk, and from thirty to forty feet in height. I pruned them but slightly at the close of winter, and they now retain all their natural Gameetl of form, yielding a shade quite ane? and imparting a degree of pleasure not I tifying to the rural taste than would an equal number of full grown trees. There is a beauty in the very process of their growth not inferior to that of the aged trees whose years are on the decline. We want a central park, the focus drawing health- fol airs from the heavens into the heart of the city, thence to radiate to the extremities, accessible wi coos ease from all sides of the thickly populated island. The 759} acres, the breadth of | a mile and the length of two anda quarter miles, afford room for a park rivalling the pleasure grounds— magnificent as they are—ef London and Paris. The drive around its outer carriage-way will exceed five miles, and twenty miles of carriage-way may mean- der through its fimits, no point of which need be visible from another half a mile distant. The irre- gular and rocky nature of the ground affords ample scope for the best efforts of art, in introducing most beautiful and refreshing views of cascades, wa- ter-falls, rivulets and fountains, whilst the new reser- voir, located within its borders, will afford a lake view extending over a placid surface of one hundred acres. . In three years our island will contain a milliou of inhabitants, daily panting for a whiff of awecter'than bouquet de gutter. Now is the time to begin the work, that they may enjoy it. If the Le gislature make the grant at the present session, next autumn may see the plans drawn, and thousands of forest trees transplanted, ready to = @ year’s growth of beauty and strength. Now is the time for a atep that will cause succeeding millions of genera- tions upon generations to bless with every reviving breath they inhale, the New Yorkers of 1853. D. P. B. Second District Court. Before Hen. Judge O'Connor. LANDLORD AND TENANT CASE. Mar. 2.—. against Buckhow and wife —This was an action to obtain possession of premives 61 Bowery, under the Landlord Tevant Act of Summary Proceed- laintif sought to obtain possession by virtue lease, executed to him in waiting, in March last, by the landlord, J. H. Graft, through his agent. The de- fendanta a hat the landlord himself hs4, sonié time In February last, made a verbal agreement that Buckhow abd wife should — snother year from Ist of May, at the same reat. the part of the platatiff it was contended that a parole demise, to commence in fu- turo, was void by the statate of frauds, citing 7 dour, Crandall against Crane. and that in consequence the present tenants had noexist right to the premises, they having no written lease for the term. 1 Judge held that the tenants, Buchkow and wife, were fully and legally entitled to possession of the pre- mises, that parole lease for one year, to commence im ‘uturo, was not invalid; that the statute expressly ae- nowledges as of binding foree parole leases for & not exceeding one year, without any restriction whatever; that the statute ‘of frauds relating to executory agree: ply to contracts relative to lands, but to goods, chattels, and choses in action, The warrant of possession was therefore denied. Minor Pranets.—In the National Intelligencer of the 29th ult. a catalogue was published of minor planets known at present, and arranged in the order of their discovery, together with the other knowa planets of our solar system. The insertion of two others, discovered prior to the compilation of that catalogue, would prove interest- ing, and render it useful and valuable as a reference. Next after 23, the Llebba d two are in order:— Name Fring hae Date of dis- which planets \ ly covery. 24, (Not vamed.)..1868 Ap. 6. De nape’ of Naples, |. (Not ni p. 5. jasparis, of Na, 2. Shear 1863, A) Chacornas, Marseilles, Hic Prices ror Mo; in Kentyoxy,—The Western Citizen reports the following sales of mules at the May Court in Bourbon vo Kentucky: 89 mules at $107; 24 do. at $70 25; 46 do. at 42 do. at $76 76; 22 do. at $80; 75 do. at at $78 50; 23 do. at $65 75; 20 do. at $71 90; do. at $88 75; 9 do. 98 75; 63 do. at $100 05; 18 do, at $103; 45 d 99 75; 69 do, at $100; 46 do. at $88; 1 do. at $111 50. At these prices the Hea of mules would appear to be a profitable ness, SunpAy IN Coonom, Buurr City, Towa.—On Sunday Inst, we had an exbibition of Indians, by wa; nee and songs, in the centre of this city, Phie our prejudices as to the Sabbath. On one sida of the street we have preaching, m the other side the modest game of ewcher and poker, and in the contre we have wer dascing aud songs, aad yiacr wild din; a —Watern Bugle, May 4 ~~ lay