The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1853, Page 4

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Although there appears to have been considerable wpeechifying, but little actual business was trans- acted in either branch of ourState Legislature during the morning session of yesterday. The Senate, in eommittee of the whole, passed the bill appropriating “Safty thousand dollars to the Society forthe Reformation ef Juvenile Delinquents in this city. A bill was reported complete relative to the Brooklyn and Wil- liamsburg Water Works. It is gratifying to observe that our neighbors on the opposite side of the East river have adjusted their difficulties, and are now working for the mutual advantage of each other. By- the-way, this water works question reminds us that @ proposition has been made to the Legislature for the enactment of a law authorizing our city to purchase one hundred acres of land on which to erect another reservoir for the Croton water. The extremely rapid growth of our city warrants the belief that such a reservoir will, ere many years, be absolutely neces. gary, and itis considered expedient that the land should be purchased while it can be procured for something like a reasonable price. By reference to the letter from our special correspondent, the reader will find a verbatim copy of the petition of Mayor Westervelt and others against the Jones’ Wood Park scheme. In the Assembly, notice was given of a bill to amend the fire laws of this city, and a bill relative to the reissue of bills of expired safety fund banks was reported complete. Canal Commissioner Mather sent in a communication vin. dicating himself from the clarges made against ‘him towards the close of the regular session. It is said to be a spicy document. After it had been read, the canal question, being the special order, was taken up and debated till the hour for recess. Owing to the storm, which interfered with the ope- rations of the telegraph, we were unable to ascer- ¢ain what was done by our legislators during the afternoon. From Washington we learn that the cabinet had & protracted session yesterday, but what was the nature of the discussion has not transpired. Lieut. Whipple, with several assistants, last evening left the national capital for Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he will organise his expedition for surveying the Albuquerque route for the Pacific Railroad. Our despatch contains the names of four or five new ap- Ppointments, and also states that, after considerable ‘talk on the part of the lawyers in the Criminal Court, it was agreed, if there were no jail cases on hand, that the trial of John Charles Gardner should be proceeded with this morning. According to the latest returns of the recent elec- ‘tion in Virginia, the independent candidate for Com- missioner of Public Works has been elected over the regular democratic nominee. The whigs are report- ed to have made considerable gains in the State Le- gislature, but it is doubtful as yet whether there will be any political change in the Congressional represen tation. Recent accounts from Africa announce that the British naval officers were actively engaged in en- deavoring to prevail upon the principal negro chief- tains to abandon the traffic in slaves. One of the hitherto most notorious and successful dealers of the kind, the King of Kabendi, had been induced to sign a treaty pledging himself to give up the business. The Engliah cruisers were on the Jook-ont for a vessel engaged in the slave trade, walled the Camargo, which lately made her appear- ance off Zanzibar. A person named Backus was barned to death by the conflagration of the Railroad Hotel and depot at Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday night. The case of Jane Trainer, the colored child, was at last brought to aclose yesterday, by Judge Duer, who decided that he, as a Commissioner, had no jurisdic- tion, and that the child was free to go where she Pleased. He did not give her to the petitioner, nor yet by his decision did he remand her to the care of Mrs. Porter, her mistress. There was a large attend- ance of persons present, black and white. A rescue was anticipated, but there was a formidable array of +gwhite Union men present, headed by Captain Ryn- de, "5, and there was no attempt to violate the law. Jane therefore remains with Mrs. Porter, and left the Court clinging closely to her. A spe “ial meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last evening, Alderman Compton presiding, pursuant to ® requisition of his honor the Mayor. The chairman ead the report of the Finance Com- mittee of the yeax 1852, recommending the levy o £129,971 91, to meet the draft of the Superintendent «4. Common Schools, in order to pay arrears due th | evening. department. The report was accompanied with an ordinance authorizing the levy. From some delay which oceurred between the Board of Supervisors, the Comptroller's office and the office of the then Secretary of State, the ordinance was not acted upon at the time. The Finance Committee of this year reported upon the subject last The report concluded thus :—‘ Your committee, after a full examination ef the subject, adhere to the former requisition of the, ; Comptroller, and the making an appropriation of $129,971 91 to meet the draft of the Superintendent of Common Schools.” An ordinance similar te that of last year accompanied the report. After a few technical remarks from the Aldermen of tu’ , Third, Fourth, and Sixteenth wards, as to whethe r the de- ficiency was really incurred in the ye ur 1851 or 1s ‘as stated in the ordinance—the re’ jort was ac- cepted, and ordinance adopted. The “meeting then adjourned. A meeting of the members of the New York Ma- sonic Grand Lodge was held in th’e Medical College in Croshy street last evening, te give expression to their high esteem for the charae/.er and abilities of their Brother Mason, Dr. Kasre, who sails to-day in the brig Advance, for the Atctic regions. The pro- ceedings—a fall report of which will be found in ‘another columm—are excéelingly interesting. The officers of the Newry York navy yard last ere- ning entertained the officers of the Sardinian frigate Sen Giovanni, at a splendid banquet at the Metropolitan Hotel. We give a report elsewhere. The Methodist Bpiscopal Conference held three sessions yesterday, at their church in Allen street, when the testimony in the case of Rev. Mr. Pease vs. the Rev. Heman Bangs, was concluded, and the Rey. Mr. Pease summed up. See the very full report in another column. A city reform meeting of the inhabitants off the Eighth ward was held last evening at Colon’s Hotel, No. 100 Wooster street, where a series of resolutions were unanimously adopted, resolving to appoint a Committee of Vigilance for the purpose of prevent- ing any iHegal voting at the election next Tuesday, when the amendments to the city charter will be submitted to the people. Several gentlemen made short speeches on the occasion. The annexed is a brief summary of a portion of the contents of to-day’s inside pages :—Translation from the government organ of Spain, El Diario Espanol, detailing the objections to the receptien of Hon. Pierre Soulé as Minister from the United States; curious statistical and other information respecting the island of Jamaica ; late news relative to the gold regions and the recent floods in Texas ; Very interesting letter from our New England Cor- respondent; Woman’s Rights Convention in Ohio ; Depredations upon the lake fishermen by tke Mor- mons; Commercial, Theatrical and Miseellaneous Intelligence, &c. The News from China—Conquest .of the Southern Provinces by the Rebels. We devoted a considerable portion of yesterday’s paper to the progress of the Chi- nese rebellion. Our readers are already aware that the insurgents, having gained a firm footing in the southern province of Kuang-cee. and reduced the central districts of the south to subjection, advanced north- ward till they reached the river 'Yang-tse- Keang. Having divided their forces into two wings; one struck the river near longitude 119 degrees. encountered the imperialarmy, defeat- ed it, and captured successively the populous and wealthy cities of Ys-choo and Nan-yang, whilst the other marched directly against Nan- kin. Advices by the last mail from China con- firm our previous intelligence of the fall of that city; but those who are best qualified to form a judgment on the point seem to think the an- nouncement requires still further corrobora- tion. However this be. neither the intention of the rebels to march on Pekin, nor their evident superiority to the imperial troops in the field, can now be questioned. Nor can any reasona- ble doubt be entertained of the ultimate over- throw of the reigning dynasty if foreign powers do not step in to the assistance of tho Emporor. From the documents published, it will be seen that existing misgovernment is the chief grievance put forward hy the insurgents in excuse for their rebellion. Unfor- tunately, the want of anything like specific charges or substantial evidence—a want that is ill supplied by an abundance of flowery | apothegms—prevents our attempting to form a judgment on the merits of their cause. We know, from recent works of travel. that the charges which have been made against the Em- peror are substantially well founded, and that | others of a still more grievous nature might have been safely added to the fist; but we con- fess that, with every desire to sympathise with the reformers, we see nothing in their progla- mations that would warrant an anticipation of achange for the better if fortune favors their cause. Successful revolutions, however, geno rally popularise the institutions of a country, and in the absence of more reliable guarantees we must trust to this general proposition. So far as we are individually concerned, the news received yesterday affords ne ground for altering the opinions already expressed in this paper. The appeal of the Intendant to the for- eign consuls at Shanghae has spread consider- able alarm among the European and American residents, and the want of sufficient naval or military force to take an aetive part in the struggle seems to have increased the uneasiness of the merchants. Their persons and their property will of course be secure from injury; but it is by no means egually clear that the crops will escape devastation or the foreign trade a most fatal check. Commerce has already been paralyzed at Shanghae. and it is exceedingly doubtful whether the arrival of a force from Bong Kong would restore ani- mation and tranquillity. Whether the rebels purpose destroying the tea fields or not iea matter of debate. Merchants who have teas to sell are confident thet such is their intention; buyers ask, with obvious ju: , what purpose such an act of folly conld serve? From all we can learn, it seems thet the rebels have not been over punctilious in dealing with person and property on their march northward; and the natives of Honan compiain bitterly of the exactions and reckless devestation committed by the imperial troops. Neither party in a civil war contemplates, in ¢old blood, the de- eC, struction of property; but few insurrections have heen queiled, and few dynasties over- turned, without considerable damage. The mail by the Arctic brings no intelligence from China in relation to foreign intervention that was not fully recorded in our former spe- culations on the subject. We learn, however, that the feeling in England is decidedly op- pored to anything of the kind; and as no one has seriously proposed that we should intermeddle, the circular ad- dressed to the three great commercial powers is narrowed down to a prayer to Russia alone tor succor. Her decision will decide the fate of the dynasty. Without enlarging on a theme that is by no means exhausted, we will simply recommend those of our readers whose imagi- nation is suggestive, to measure the relative di:tances of Kiachta and Nankin from Pekin, aud await, im becoming patience, the arrival of the next mail, Mortau’.y on Crry Raruroaps aNd OMNI- busES—J’, ig high time that measures were taken f jy the protection of life and limb in this city, During the last month, scarcely » day has passed without taxing the descriptive P@ wers of our reporter of accidents. Nine- * enths of the cases are those of persons run over by our city rail cars and stages. Oneday it isa child run over by @ stage.fand halfkilled. The day before, we heard of a man being struck by an Eighth avenue car, and escaping,with a dislocated thigh. An old lady had been knock- ed down by the cars in Centre street the day previous, and it was doubtful whether she would recover. This followed close upon the case of a man knocked down and run over in Broadway by an omnibus. And only the day before we had an account of an axletree of a Fourth avenue stage breaking, and an unfortu- nate passenger being precipitated to the ground. The twenty-four hours previous had witnessed the Harlem train run over a man in Centre street. Needless to say that the New Haven cars did not belie their reputation ; within thirty-six hours we find two accidents, both of which were deemed very serious occur- ring on their line within the city. But it were awaste of time to attempt to enumerate or classify casualties. Every one who has walked through Broadway, or the avenues, is equally familiar with the recklessness of the drivers and the perils of pedestrians. If the streets and crossings were solely frequented by able-bodied men. endowed with senses and reason. one might naturally incline at least to divide the blame of such accidents between the destroyer and the victim. But we need not point out how small a proportion of the throng belongs to this category. The crowd that lines either side of Broadway, and is seen rushing frantically across busy thorough- fares, is mainly composed of women and chil- dren. Of old men there are a few. whose hob- bling gait and infirm tread impart a thrill of apprehension for their safety. But the weaker sex and helpless infants constitute a large majority of those who are daily exposed to the results otf reckless driving. It is among them that the bulk of the accidents we chroni- cle occur. They are, in nine cases out of ten, the victims of a carelessness which it is in the power of the authorities to prevent. City rail cars and omnibuses do not rest on precisely the same grounds in this matter. The former are tolerated under special license, and controlled by regulations which were held to be sufficient for the public safety. Their speed was prescribed by law. Complete- ness in their locomotive apparatus was one of the conditions of their existence. Unfor- tunately, it is impossible to foresee every dan- ger, especially when the ingenuity of grasping men is set to work to defeat the law. It was not formally required of the city railroad com- panies that the brakes of their cars should be kept in uniform good order; the consequence has been that Mr. Levi Peck. conductor on the Hudson River line from Thirty-first street, tells us on oath that the brakes of his cars are fre- quently so much out of order that they cannot stop at Fourteenth, Christopher, and Canal streets, as the advertisements promise they will. Such accidents as the fracture of a brake are by no means unknown on the Eighth avenue line. We need hardly point out to our readers the danger of allowing cars to travel through the city at a rate of five miles an hour, without any means of checking their speed: the casual- ties recorded from day to day in our city intel- ligence afford abundant testimony on the point. If no other means can be devised for exacting from our city railroad companies a proper.re- gard for the public safety, we should udvocute the appointment of a public inspector, whose duty it should be to visit and examine every car on the line at gegular intervels, and require the immediate performance of necesssary repairs: the salary of such officer to be defrayed by a special tax on the companies. We are well aware that an objec- tion may be urged against such a course. Some will consider that it is not enough to assail one abuse, when so many others call for legislative interference. Still, we would wish to see the attention of the Legislature and the Common Council drawn to the subject. If we cannot secure comfort and convenience, let us at least try to insist on safety. If this be un- attainable, the sooner the railroads are taken out of the hands of their present owners the better. Omnibuses stand on a different footing. It is hardly our province to call the drivers to ac~ courit for their daily violation of orders—to in- quire how it happens that stages with passengers from South ferry, at 10 P. M., are obliged to wait ten minutes at the door of each place of public amusement, till the driver is tired—to signal- ize similar delays at each corner on the jour- ney downwards—to complain of the admission of improper people, the use of wet cushions and filthy straw. These are, all of them, annoying enough in their way; but we fear we can offer nothing to the sufferers but our sincere sym- pathy. Accidents from furious driving, ‘are a very different matter. Stage drivers are bound, like every other classjof men, to exercise their calling with due regard to the safety of the public. We have no hesitation in saying that they do exercise that calling as though human Life was of less value than the accuracy of their time table. Stopping as they do, in violation of rules, at half a dozen up-town streets, tolook for stray passengers, they are obliged, when they reach the lower part of the city, and emerge from the throng of the Park and its vicinity, to drive at fur greater speed than the law allows. Pedestrians must then beware of crossing their path. “Every maa for himself,” is the motto they follow ; if poor child, or a timid woman, or a feeble old man stands in the way. a single touch with the pole and he has fallen; the wheel has passed over his body, and the driver is far away. If death ensues, a shuffling coro- ner’s jury find a non-committal verdict ; if a mere leg or rib or two.is broken. nothing more is heard of it, unless, perchance, some keen re- porter scents the casualty, and shapes it into a harmless paragraph. It is time, we say, that this recklessness of drivers should cease. If it does not occasion the wholesale slaughter of forty-five individuals at a time, its yearly budget of accidents far ex- ceeds that of any country railroad in the Union. On the Common Council, we presume, properly devolves the duty of enforcing caution and prudence. They have not done go. In their default, as the Legislature will probably devote some time to the subject of railroad ac- ______________— ‘Mx. Souis an ovr Revations wits Srain.—It has been known for some days past that the Spanish government had taken umbrage at the appointment of the Hon. Pierre Soulé as United States Minister to Madrid, and that the journals of that capital, representing the opinions of the government, had proposed that he should not be received there in such capacity. The country and the administration have na- turally felt much interested in the question, and have been anxious to see what are the tone and language of the Madrid papers on the sub- ject, since, no official communication of the appointment having been received by the Span- ish Minister of Foreign Affairs, that government could have made no direct representation to ours at Washington. We are to-day able to gratify this general curiosity by presenting to our readers the translation of an editorial article which has appeared in the government organ of Madrid— El Diario Espanol—in which the political character and antecedents of Mr. Soulé are dis- cussed in connection with the question, could he be received as Minister at that Court without a sacrifice of national dignity and self-respect The Diario takes a wide survey of the whole ground, and considers fully demonstrated the negative of the proposition. With such a determined hostility manifested by the government of Her Most Catholic Ma- jesty towards Mr. Soulé, it remains to be seen whether the administration will cancel his ap- pointment, or if not, whether it is prepared to throw down the gauntlet to Spain, and as the first and most effectual method of exacting redress for this and other insults, seize on the ever faithful island of Cuba, to the inexpressible joy of its inhabitants and to the advancement of the cause of civilization all over the world. What says President Pierce, and how feels Secretary Marcy ? Let the members of the Lone Star Association “ put their trust in God, and keep their powder dry.” There are glorious times ahead. InterestiNG Report on THE ISLAND OF JAMAI- ca.—A Scotch society, incorporated as the India Association of Glasgow, have been recently discussing the impoverished and dismantled condition of the British island of Jamaica, and have issued a sort of report, or statement. on the subject, which, as being suggestive and interest- ing, we publish to-day, in another portion of our columns. This manifesto, while tt points out the deplo- rable social state of the island, and suggests imigration as among the most reasonable reme- dies to be adopted, shirks the question of the causes which have operated to this sad deterio- ration of one of the finest of the West India islands. It would hardly look well—they might have thought—in the face of the abolitionist ten- dency of public opinion in Great Britain, to point to the decayed condition of Jamaica and say ‘ ker prosperity was annihilated at one blow by the unwise measure of African emancipation.” And so they dodge the point by saying that it is un- necessary now to enter into the causes which havereduced this once flourishing island to such a position. ‘rue, it would be entirely a work of superer- ogation to make explanations on that point; but we think that ‘the report is well calculated to point a moral; and we would ask the wor- shippers of Uncle Tom, at Stafford House and elsewhere, if their interest in the welfare of our Southern States is so lively as to wish to see them reduced to sucha state of bankruptcy and ruin that there would be “every prospect of the government being brought to an immediate stand-still trom the impossibility of raising the necessary funds for its support,” as'is at present the.case in Jamaica. Perhaps they would, but plain common sense folks will be apt.to think it always much wiser to steer clear of such a contingency. ‘ Ovr CommissioneR’s Reports on New Enc- LAND.—We publish in another portion of to-day’s Heratp one ofa series of papers furnished by our travelling correspondent in New England. These papers are of a most interesting and in- structive nature, descriptive of the scenery, natural advantages, agricultural and manufac- turing statistics, and historical reminiscences, of the various towns and cities visited by the writer. A few years ago we published somewhat similar reports, furnished to us by a special commissioner, whom we despatched to supply us with information about the sugar, cotton, and rice plantations of the South, and whose letters at the time were universally read, and attracted a great deal of attention. We purpose following up this plan of present- ing the public with graphic and reliable tra- velling sketches, and have already despatched a special correspondent to Canada, and in- tend soon tosend another commissioner to de- scribe the condition and prospects of the Great West. We are confident that the carrying out and developement of this plan will be well re- ceived by our readers. Tue Pore versus Uncre Tom’s Cant.— We have always believed “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to be a mischievous and heretical book; and, at last, according to our European intelligence, published yesterday, the Holy Father at Rome comes ont and sustains our opinion by the pro- hibition of the sale or circulation of “Uncle Tom” in the Papal States. If this be so, we should not be surprised if Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and suite were to be warned out of the Holy City of Rome should they attempt to enter it; for if the book is so dangerous to the cidents, we would suggest that the working of city railroads and omnibuses be included in the topics of inquiry. An ox weighing 3,500 Tha., and perfectly white, rain 4 in Tllinoin, lve dow, arrived at Wi the 264 ingt., cnroweles toe Would's Tals, ni faithful as to require its exclusion, how much more so must be the heretical individual who wrote it. It would be a strange piece of busi- ness if our government should be called upon to maintain the rights of an American aboli- tionist in the city of Rome, after she has sym- pathized and participated in the fanatical movements of the vilest enemies in England of her own country and its institutions. Yet such athing may come to pass. With one eye upon Uncle Tom, the Pope will, most likely, keep another upon the movements of Mrs. Stowe. Wonder if she is going to Rome? Tue LeGisLATURE AND THE CanaL QuvEs- tTion.—There is a prospect, we are told, that we shall have a compromise of some sort, in some way, at some time, before the adjournment of this extra session. If the Vanderbilt project should fail, there is the plan of Mr. Hadley; if that will not do, there is the project of Mr. West ; and, if none of these will answer. we must fall back again upon Mr. Cooley, of the Senate. We have great faith in Mr. Cooley, and we shall expect him to make his mark upon this canal question. Let us not be disappointed. ~~ arine Affairs. ‘Tim Srxamemr Crescent Crry, Capt. McDonald, left port Phe for Aspinwall, with passengers and mails for ‘alifornia and Oregon, ‘Tre ereamem Fronina, which arrive’ from Sevannah Inst evening. su; plied us with late Southern papers, for which hor vflive.» baye ous ‘Talk on ‘Change. ‘The cotton market was antive, and the sales reached about 4,500 bales, at about half cent higher rates than ruled yesterday week. Breadstuffs were without marked change. ‘There was « disposition to await the reeeipt of later news by the Arabia." Some English merehants on ’Change appeared to feel sanguine that she would be at her wharf, at Jersey city, this morning. It was stated that the Africa, to sail on the first of June, had a large number of passengers engaged, -in- eluding several merchants. Jt was complained that the emigration laws were not properly enforced, and that impositions and frauds were becoming more frequent. Emigrant boarding house.run- uers, in many cases, were at their old trade, in spite of all laws tothe contrary. A Boston merchant was delighted with the remarkably quick passage of the clipper ship Northern Light, which was made in teventy-six days from San Francisco. As Boston was further from the latter place than New York, he considered that it was the quickest trip ever made. She had only been absent from Boston about seven months. Lieut. Maury must have her log and give us the facts. New York must brush up, or fall behindhand. A considerable number of merchants who attend *Change, reside on Long Island. Some of them were in favor of the consolidation of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, &c., and for having horse car ra!lroads stretched through the principal avenues, after the fashion of New York, con necting the ferries with the suburbs of thbse towns; but they wished them leased to the highest bidders, and to let the money go into the city treasury. Private letters from London speak of » tight money market, and unless the receipts from Australia should prove large, and some of the thousand speculating schemes were abandoned. money would become much searcer, and interest much higher. Mr. W. Davince’s Bexeri.—Mr. Davidge, the inimi- table low comedian of the Broadway theatre, who night after night excites the risibilities of the public, takes his benefit this evening. Professor Anderson, the wizard, appears as Rob Roy; Mr. Frazer, the tenor, from London, as Francis Orbaldiston, and Davidge himself as Bailie Nicol Jarvie. As an artist of great merit, Mr. Davidge is entitled ‘to support, but independent of his own per- sonal claims upon the play-going public, he presents » bill of fare that cannot fail to be attractive. ‘The Petition In the Case of Jane Trainer, the Colorea Child, Dismissed. SUPERIOR COURT—IN CHAMBERS, Before Hon. Judge Duer. May 80.—The People vs. Rose Porter.—The Judge this morning gave his decision in the case of Jane Trainer, the colored child, dismissing the petition, and stating that he had no jurisdiction and no power, eitting as a Commissioner, to exercise the right of common law, which belongs tothe Supreme Court. There was great commotion in court, and apprehensiox of a rescue; but the Union men, with Captain Rynders at their head, looked too formidable, and the negro was driven off in & carriage with Mrs. Porter. ‘The Judge said that in the matter of the People against Rose Porter, otherwise Rose Cooper, on the relation of Lewis Tappan, the first and most important question which he had to deeide, was that relative to jurisdiction. Ho agreed fully in the views of the learned counsel for the relator, with respect to that point. He had no jurisdic- tion, The jurisdiction properly belongs to a court of equity ; nor had he any right, sitting asa Commissioner, to exercise the power of common law belonging to the Su- preme Ceurt. The propositions for which the counsel for the defendant contends, are, first, that the Court has no right to act at all, except to relieve the party from illegal restraint or imprisonment, and when the illegal restraint or imprisonment is ratisfactorily denied, the jurisdiction is ended; ad secondly, whether the fact of imprisonment or restraint is established, that this Court has no power except to discharge the party from the custody in which she is held, If these propositions are correct, the neces- sary consequences would be that he had no power where a child was disobedient and refractory, and refused to live with its parents, if brought before him to compel it to live with its parents. He did not understand the rela- tor te contend that be(the Judge) had any other juris. diction than that given himasa commissiover. He had examined the subject with attention and diligence. The Judge then gave sn claborate review of the law and ‘the origin of writs of’ habeas corpus, in which he referred to several authorities, amongst which were the King agaiust Clarkeon, Ist Strange, p. 444; the King vs. Jobnson, Ist do, 578; do, 582; and the King vs. Sir Francis Delevall.’ Having ‘alluded to these cases and read them, the Judge remarked that Mrs. Porter, in her return. says the child remains with her without amy restraint, but stays with her from affection; that the child is fiee and there is no restraint. Waat evidence has been given, to show that the child has been rertrained? There is no evidence that the father ever applied to Mrs. Porter for the child. He (the Judge) could say no more than thatthe child was free. If the testimony of the father was uncontradicted, the Co: would have no beritation ia saying that he was entitled to the custedy of the child. He decided, however, that the child had not been unlawfully restrained, and that it is free to go where it pleases. He could make uo order for the child to be given to the parent. Mr. Culver—Nor to the woman? Judge—Nor to the woman elther. He would not permit Charles Trainer to go and take the child against her wiil. Mr. Brady hoped they would not be fools enough to attempt it. Mr. Culver thought that the caution would be as necerrsry for the other side. After some further remarks, the Judge said that he had consulted with Chief Justice Gakley, Judge Bosworth, aud others of his brethren, and ‘that they agreed with him in the conclusion to which he had come. Mr. Brady ssid that the law kad been vindicated, and though his client would not yield her right to certain clamor, her sole desire was for the prosperity and provision of the child; he would make an offer on be- balf of his client. She had resisted. and successfully, the attempt to take from her the thing that was bound to her by the ties of affection. He (Mr. Brady,) on be half of his client, was willing that the child should be transferred to the care of Mr. Benjamin Newhouse. The case was now atan end Mr. Trainer, the father, had no other tribunal to appeal to, as the general term of the Supreme Court was not sitting, and if the petitioaer would consent, the child should be given to the eustody of the gentleman he had named. The Judge did not think that Mrs, Porter should have the selection of the guardian of the child, but if both parties would consent, he, the Judge, would select a per- ton who shoula give.ample security for her eare, protec tion, and education. Mr. Culver wouid like to know who Mr. Ne xbouse was; whether he was @ oclored mau or a white man. Mr. Brady—He is a respectable white man Like your- self, (Laughter.) Mr. B then said that he would con- sept to place the child dn the careof Mr. Lynch, the clerk vof the Superior Court. The Judge here calied the child on the bench and in- terropated her privately, after which he said that he cauld do nothing without the consent of the parties. Mr. Brady said be would give his honor an answer at thase o'clock; but at thet hour no consent being ziven by Mrs. Porter, except wast her counsel had previously offered, the matter remains as directed by the court, and the child centinues under the care of Mrs. Porter. [We understand that several spplications were made by the abolitionists, before other judges, for a writ of pebes corpus, but without success, as far as we could earn Reform Meeting. A meeting of the inbabitants of the Eighth ward, in favor of amesding the City Charter, was held last even- ing, at Colon’s Ho'el, No 100 Wooster street, j Geo1ye Pauldiag was chosen President ; Jacob Anthony, Hevry Edsworth, famuel B. Althame and Michael Gross as Vice Presidents ; J. N. Philips, W. B. Aitkin, H. M- Wild and Robert Henry, as Secretaries, on the occasion, The Carman then’ called the meeting to order, and asked what the pleasure of the mecting was? A Vorck—I move that we now adjourn, Gries of “ order.” Orcer was then restored, and the following proamble ce resolutions were then read and unanimously adopt- ed -— Whereas, experience has demonstrated that the pre rent charter of our city isineffectual iu affording that proper legislation in our municipal affairs, and that ade quate protecrion is essentially necessary to the safety, comfort, convenience and interests of ite inhabitants; and whereas, with the view of remedying existing evils, an act amending said charter has been passed by the Legis lature to be submitted for the confirmation of the people on Tuesday, the 7th of June—therefore Resolved, That we do cordially and warmly approve of raid nmended ebarter and believe it to be well eslculated materially to advance the interests of the city, the pro- tection of the citizens, and to afford that good and faith ful management required inthe administration of our local government. Resolved, That as citizens of the Fighth war¢, deeply interested in common with our fellow citizens throughout the great metropolis, in having wise and wholesome laws, and these honestly executed. we will give our earnest an‘ energetic efforts in promoting the adoption of our city charter, and to that end call upon all the good people of the Empire ward to rally in support of sound laws, good government and faithful representatives. Resolved, That this meeting will appoint a vigilance committee, devoting its exertions at the polls, on Tues. dy, the 7th of June, in striving for such a triumph and overwhelming msjority for the new charter, as will em- phatically show @ determination of the people that the period for an honest and faithful city government shall not be long delayed. Resolved, That the officers of this meeting, with po: to adé to their number, be requested to adopt the necr sary measures for ensuring the success of the new cbar- ter, ard that proper persons be stationed at the several is in the wards, to distribute tickets, and to prevent egal voting. Trint a copy of the proceedings of this meet- evolved, be signed by the officere, and published. A vigilance committee of twenty-two persons was then appointed by the Coad Bed which several short Bpeecher de by - psa ng were mat xy the several persons there as. The meeting then adjourned, Case or Migs Many A. Wuee.er.—The jury inthe case of Miss Wheeler, who has just been tried in Milwaukie for the murder of her reducer, has haan discharged, being unable we learn that there to ij were ten ih favor of wequittal’ A new trial was to have yesterday, ‘Williamsberg Cit Surroemp Fara pws tad — Setwoen twelve o'clock on Sunday evening, disturbance between Jobn & porter and lédg- of ;houre. at No. 18 North He ond one his boarders, named Patrick MoUuire, in whieh the Fee. & pis ing able to overtake him, he relinquished the concealed himself in the entry, with a loaded cane in hands, until McGuire passed, when he him head knocking him down, and inflicting a very serious on wound on the side of hix hoad. Officer Le! hearing gEEy him. He however succseded, with some arresting and conveying him to the eells, where he ia now confined, to await the result of MoGuire’s injuries. ANOTHER.— Abont seven o'clock on the same evening, & Second street, near is statement, i seems, that he met Knowlton in a vacant lot on Nesta Seeond wher some words passed between them im reference to some pig rens. when he (Duffy) struck Kaowlten with his fist, and he (Knowlton) picked up a large stone, and retaliat- ed by atviking him with it on the head. Officer Sterritt succeeded in arresting bim after a hard chase. He found him secreted in acloset in the basement of » house in. North Seventh street. Duffy remained perfectly insen- sible up toa late hour yesterday morning, when he showed some symptoms of convalescence. Knowlton was released on bail yesterday forenoon. Court Calendar—This '. Umrep Stars District Court.—Nos. 25, 49 to 55, 24, 56. Supreme Court—Circuit —Church ease still on. Soprrior Covrt—(T0 Branches.)—Nos. 613, 674, 605,, Eh ea 685 to 693, 63, 696, 698 to 701, 704, 705, 707 to The ificent Crayon Daguerreotype,, made only at ROOTS Gallery, No. 363 Broadway, is still the delight and admiration of all true lovers of art. Exa- mine it, by all Roots Rooms easy of aecoss. Pio- tures taken in any weathe Meade Brother’s Daguerreotypes.—Stranger® visiting the city should not fail to visit our gallery, now one of the lions of New York. Weare making Dagucrrootypes nearly life size perfect. Rooms, 233 Broadway, first floor, up stairs, dizectly opposite the Park fountain. New Daguerrean Gallery.—The Undersigned respectfully inform their friends, and the public in general, that their new gallery is open for the reception of visiters. Portraits taken in every style of the art. DOBYNS, RICHARDSON & CO., 303 Broadway. Six Hundred Daguerrcoty| taken Dally.— REES & CO, will soon complete theit German improvements of machinery, und can take six hundred pictures every day in astyle of superior excellence unknown to the world o| art, and at prices not in the power of rivals or imitators to equal, at No. 280 Broadway. Smith’s Melodeons—These Meloaecons are tuned the even temperament, like the Aolian piano and organ. , This makes the harmony equally good in all the keys. They have not the harsh reedy tone, like the sera~ hene, but are voiced like the flute, and are faperior to an: frre: For sale, ‘wholesale and retail, at the plano. an music store of HORACE WATERS, 333) of Anthony street, The Last Opportunity to Secure Shares in the Rosevale village lots and farms.—The books will close Broadway, corner this day. Every citizen who is paying enormous rents, and living i althy and crammed apartments ia thie city, to read the following notice:— $13,000 worth of el distributed among igible brilding lots and farms will be Hix hundred | subscribers on gthe Slst of May. Each subscriber will receive a warrantee deed for four building lots, 25x100 feet, or a farm of"from two to twon- ty acres, and all for $: Wh These lots ure st Rosevale, ‘ul location gn the Long Island Railroad, near the cel Lake Ronkonkoma and the village of Lakeland, where hundredg of pur @tiaens aro now maklg_ great improvements in bu indgion cultivating farms, &. Anew chuich hasjuat been ¥erected. No more delightful or bealthy location can Qe found within the city w York, Fora share apply at once, (as nearly all are engaged,) to CHARLES WOOD, No. 208 Broadway, where mups and pamphlets can be had gratis. The Knox Hat.—Kuox, of No. 128 Falton strect, always produces something new and elegant in the hat line, at each season, that sets all the world @ talking about it. inmer styles that Knox has just got out, we aro certain, will be in everybody's mouth, as well as om every- body's head, ere this month is numbered with the past. ‘To ee vulgat expression, they ‘take the rag off” of anything in the hut line we ever saw. Noone should purchase a fummer hat till he has seen KNOX’S new styles, ming the Hellespont g: "as. modern poet names him—im- perambulating throngh Broadway The Feat of Sw Leander—‘wet Le mortality, yet the ta: amid all itt dangers and annoyances,, to say nothing of its nojee and confusion, is not repaid by a “fame that never dies,” though all who desire it can xecure a hat, distin- guished in style, and a perfect ronlization of beauty, by yeaching the hat warchonse of KNOX & JAMBS of the Pros- cott hat Store, on the corner of Broadway and Spring yerect. “The present popular Hat is the Rocky Mountain. jeaver Light Hats for Summer.—Warnocks, 275- Broadway, Irving Houso, aro driving @ great business in light hate’ If you want ‘a choive whito beaver for a dr. hat; a soft felt, igh or low, for riding, lounging, or country; a Panama, Canton, or senctt, for sun or fishing, WA NOCKS' is the place to get them. 0! Daguerrean H«ts—Have your Likeness In your hat.—RAFFERTY & LEASK, hatters, No. 57 Chatham street, opporite Chambers, will put itin, free of charge. and ive as good a hot for the money as can be bought in New York, of forfeit the price of it. ‘Call and see. Spread your Lather, shove your Razor and. srap your shears neatly, ekilfplly, selentifieally and phre~ nologically, says HILL, the inimitable cutter of hair and whiskers to sult every persou’s head, face and gencral ap- earance, that nature's best appoarance enay be nobly set forth by art. Callat 45 u strest, corner Liberty. Making Both Ends Meet —Some tradesmen. find it difficult to make both ends meet. Not s BROOKS. ‘The tides of custom from both ends of the city meet at his- splendid central hoot and shoo store, 575 Broadway. His. stock, for both sexes and ail ages, at that © palace of trade,’ has never been surpassed in this country, Smith’s Ladies’ Shoe Establishment —We opine that the ladies sre discovering the advantage of not purchasing their fect covering ia Broudway. Those who ave not made the discovery shonld visit SMITR’S, No. 86 Bleecker {near Broitway) where they will get slip Fers, gaiters, ties, &c., equal in beaty, superior in quality, Aud twenty per cent cheaper than those of the fasitonails thoroughfare, The Best Place in New York to Parchase shirts, undershirts, drawers. &c., is at M’LAUGHLIN’S, His shirts are for city trade, and warranted not tisfaction. 292 Greenwich street, corner of Chambers. manufactured expr only to fit, but to giv measure in the best Shirts made to Almost any Shit Maker will Tell you fits will occur.” They cannot occur at GREEN’S, No. L Astor House. His measurements are founded on mathe- mutical principles, practically applied. Failures are there- fore impossible, Tt would be a for the calculator ef an eclipse to fail. All orders a1 with rigid punctuality, Mourning Silks.—Bartholomew & Weed are now exhibiting the most elegant stock of mourning silke ever offered in this ot at extremely low prices, at the new Mourning Store, 551 Broa@way, between the St. Nicho- las and Metropolitan Hotels. Unprecedented Bargain Bardctt’s New dry goods store, 191 Grand street, corner of Mulbe: Centre market. $5,000 worth of dry goods from auctio Very heavy two yards wide table liven, only de. a superfine double damask d 4i 4e. (i rd; beautifu t 138 8 ‘gmowdrop and dam: joren; | size ti large size counterpanc a huckabuck, toweling a io plendid linon handker- and Sa ee chiefs at Jawns at 1s. a yard, warranted 6 lot of drapery muslin just re- low prices. Ikan Great Evil in our ity, and many a worthy citizen suffers from it; but drivin furious trade fs a praiseworthy evidence of success, whio! has been pro-eminently attained by H. L. FOSTER, whole- wale and retail clothicr, 27 Cortlandt atrect, who offers great inducements to Furious Driving World's Fair and Cry Broadway, for the prising the largest fered, cont below the usual retail price. Please call for yourselves, at JONES'S, 421 Broadway. Palace Depot, 42% And gxiters’ com: in and examing Diamonds, Watches, Je’ diamonds in the rings, oerring importers’ pri silver ware at manufactu corner of White street, up Safes, Gayler’s Pa~ isthe sole m: Goflin’s Impenetrable Defiance Locke, the locks combined in the world. Depot No. one door below Maiden lane, formerly No ‘Window Shades —Best Assortment in the world, at KELTY & FURGUSON’S, Nos, 28014 Broadway and 64 Reade strect. Lealers supplied from first hands. Shades warranted to stand any climate, and sold lower than at any other establishinent. N. church, and other shades, painted and le to order, in supo- rior #tyle. Superior Friction Matches that, will stand anyclimate, in blue boxes ‘Those who wish a zood article for retailing oF shipping will flvd these matches superior to any article now offered. Sold in quantities to suit pur- chasers by BUSH & GALE, wholesale druggists, 186 Groen. wich strect, the old 6 Bush & Hillyer. Splendid Mere catty for Sp: Sales, 1853.— SMITH & LOUNSBERRY, No. 448 P receiving in storo, per late arrivals, a I tapestry, \Brussels, three-ply and ingrain oarpeti of chaste ‘and elegant deri havin purchased, provions to the recent enabled to offer at very great iudu Crystal Palace Carpets, at Hiram Ander fon's eight spacio ‘coma, 09 Bowery.—Magniticont mosaic, royal velve trv, Brussels and imperial throe- y carpets, imported for exkibition at the New York Crys- al Palace. ‘Tremendous Barg a ii in EXnglish thi M ANDERSON’S, 99 Bow- in carpeting, at 250., 30o., 40c.,, ard, of elegant new spring Carpets.—Up-town for Retail Business has facility of cheap rent, » very important item, and from uporiority of locality has much the advantage of down- town. Tho \t oxtablish of WRIGHT & BAILEY, Bow ) combines the two above axioms, and, ality of took is not surpassed, we commend thom to ail. Machines, which a new Stitch beauty, (pstonted February 22, 1353,) annihi- iMcultics #0 nniversally expericnced in maine shuttle haia stitch machines, from tho wenknossrand Linbility of the seams to rip. Price $00 to $100 Pamphl sea GOV Abas SCS,