The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1853, Page 4

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Hall, 444 Brood wey—Rewiorian Minerk eusy. GEORAMA, 586 Broadway—BarVann's Pavonama oF Hour Lazp. Malls for Burope, HE NEW YORK WEEELY HERALD. ‘She Dnited States mail steamship Humboldt, Captain Mimes, -will leave this port to-day, at 12 0’cloek, for Beuthampten and Havre. Bubseriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Naw Yorn Hunaxy will be received at the following places in Burope — P Lavearce1—John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Lompor—Eéward Sandford & Oo., Corahill. “ Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catharine street. Panw—Livingston, Wells & Co., Rue de la Bourse. “ BEL Reveil, No. 17 Rue de la Banque. ‘Zee Buropean mails will close at half past ten e’eloek ‘this morning. ‘Phe Watary Hmaacp will be published at half past nine @’doek this morning. Single copies, in wrappers, six- pemos. ‘The News. A series of melancholy disasters occurred in our ety yesterday, as will be seen by the detailed reports elsewhere. About two o’clock in the morning a fire broke out ina bakery in the Second avenue. One of the journeymen in the establishment was burned to death; a family in the building were compelled to ‘escape by leaping from a fourth story window, in the Performance of which hazardous feat a woman was instantly killed. Just as the steamer New World was about departing for Albany, at seven o'clock, one of her boiler flues collapsed, causing the death of six persons, and dreadfully scalding two others. In the afternoon a hail storm, ac- @ompanied by lightning and a violent wind, pasced over the upper part of the city, during which anew three-story frame dwelling, in process of com- pletion, in Forty-third street, near the Crystal Palace, was blown down, burying eight or ten workmen amid the ruins, three of whom were taken out life- Jess. Seven others were seriously wounded. To conclude, a man lost his life by the fall of another building in Forty-third street, near the North river, 8 man was struck dead by a flash of lightning, and a ehild of Mr. John Oberbuber was scalded to death— making a total of fourteen persons killed, and as many others badly injured, Many buildings were greatly damaged, and a large number of persons injured by the storm in Williamsburg. See the reports. A telegraphic despatch from Northumberland, Pa, states that the harvests and fruit crops in that vicinity were greatiy damaged by the hail storm yesterday afternoon. Many of the husbandmen, it was reported, would lose their entire harvests. The Jumps of hail there, as here, were of extraordinary size, and thousands of windows were broken. De- spatches from Philadelphia and Baltimore complain of the intense heat. Up to noon yesterday there has been no rain in Baltimore for a month. ‘Those who wish to enjoy a graphic description of 3 truly ludicrous but exciting scene, no matter to what political party they belong, should not fail to peruse the details of the proceedings in our State As- sembly last Thursday afternoon and yesterday fore- noon, with regard to Mr. D. B. Taylor's resolutions endorsing the inaugural address of President Pierce, ‘Tue calling up of these resolutions, after they had for 80 many months lain dormant, seems to have thrown many of the leading barnburners, as well as some of the whigs, into the most indescribable state of confusion. In the midst of the furore Speaker Ludlow called a whig member to the chair and disappeared. As this move ment appears to have been viewed with sus- picion by certain outside hunkers, the Speaker yes- terday morning felt called upon to explain that he absented himself for the purpose of attending a meet- ing of the Board of Commissioners of the Land Office. Very good; but let us see. One or more paruburners, and one or two whigs, positively re- fused to vote upon these resolutions, and yet they eacaped being placed in charge of the Sergeantat- Arms. This is a little singular, especially when it is recollected that during the regular session Mr. Smith, a hunker member from this city, was placed under arrest for declining to vote. This looks as though Mr. Taylor was about right when he re- marked that “the case being altered, that al- tered the case.” Yesterday several members made personal explanations, alleging that they had been misunderstood in the heat of excitement, and consequently were wrongly recorded on the jour- nal, falsely reported in the newspapers, &c. Special complaint was made against an editorial article in the Argus, which we give in connection with the proceedings in order that all sides may have a fair hearng. The hubbub created by the adoption o! the Taylor resolutions having at length died away, Mr. Champlin, the barnbarner delegate from Alle- gany, introduced a resolution approving the doctrine of the democratic party and the inaagural of Gen- Pierce. The reason alleged for this movement, which created considerable debate, was, that the Taylor endorsement was not full and broad enough to satisfy Mr. C. Now, the question may be asked how happens it that a portion of the barnburners, who succeeded in keeping Mr. Taylor's resolutions 80 long in the background, suddenly turn round and aver that they are not sufficiently strong? What has produced this curious transition? Is it because that faction really approves the sentiments of the inavgural, or because the appointments to office are satisfactory? While our Assemblymen have been wrangling on this subject, we observe that the New Hampehire House of Representatives have quietly adopted resolutions approving the policy of the ad- ministration, after having expunged a whig amend- ment declaring that the interests of the country de manded the acquisition of Canada and Cuba. Considerable discussion was had in the Assembly yesterday upon the articles of impeachment against Mr. Mather, but nothing of special interest was elicit- ed in the course of debate. An interesting argument took place in the Senate between Messrs. Cooley and eckman with regard to the merits of the proposed Jones’ Wood and Central Parks. While upon this subject, we will correct an error which appeered in the original eopy, a8 published in our paper last Thursday, of Mr. Noble’s bili, now awaiting « third reading in the As- serebly. The boundaries of the Central Park, pro posed by Mr.N., should have read thus: “ In the ‘welfth and Seventeenth wards—bounded southerly by buny ish slew, Wud iediy Dy db yd when, Cure ge mes erly by the Fifth and westerly by the Bighth avenue.” The Assembly re-considered the vote on'tke resolu- tion for an adjournment next Friday, and both houses took a recess till Wednesday morning. Again are the cries and lamentations of those who have fallen victims to the democratic guillotine borne to us on the wings of the lightning from Washington. Judge Crawford, apon whom principally;devolved the duty of swearing in the newly appointed officers, is re- ported to have been kept exceedingly busy yesterday. Well, there is no help for the unfortunate gentlemen whose political predelictions do not exactly coincide with the administration. Both the great parties within the last twenty years, have strenuously ad- vocated the principle that “ to the victor beiong the spoils.” The whigs expected a general sweeping out, and now they find the broom in active operation. See what our special correspondent has to say con- cerning the fisheries and Mr. Taylor's resolutions. Hon. Albert Pillsbury has been nominated for Governor by the Maine Democratic State Oon- vention. We this morning present our readers with some columns of intelligence from portions of South America, and from Central America, Havana, and St. Domingo. This comprises a summary of import- ant items extracted from the journals of those re- gions, together with the original letters of our cor- respondents. The whole will be found very interest- ing, and suggestive of the state of affairs among our Southern neighbors. The Connecticut Legislature adjourned sine die yesterday, after a farcwell address from Governor Seymour. The proposition to call a Constitutional Convention was lost between the two Houses. ‘The Railroad bill, as amended, passed both branches. The Governor vetoed the Liquor bill and the bill empowering the Airline Railroad to issue bonds to an unlimited amount, and the vetoes were sustained. The ship States Rights cleared from Savannah on the 29th ultimo for Liverpool, with a cargo of about one and a half million pounds of cotton. Franklin H. Palmer, for several years chief ope- rator of the Morse Telegraph at Utica and Albany, has been appointed Superintendent of the line ex- tending from Utica to New ¥ork. He succeeds Mr. Johnson, who has been compelled to resign on ac- count of ill health. Mr. Palmer will make an effi- cient officer, and will no doubt keep the line in good working condition. Besides much other interesting matter, our inside pages to-day contain interesting Political and Gos- sipping Letters from London and Paris; Description of the Trotting Match, for a purse of one thousand dollars, between Flora Temple and Black Douglass, over the Union Course, last Thursday; Proeeedings of the late City Reform Meeting; Financial and Commercial Reviews; Miscellaneous News, &e. The Furkish Question—Occupation of the Danubian Provinces. The question of peace or war in Europe is | still open. Each successive mail throws fresh light on the discussion, and as the prospects of Turkey: rise or fall in the balance imparts fresh vigor to speculation on the all-absorbing theme. Some days ago. the war party were in the as" cendant. The ever memorable ultimatum of Prince Menschikoff had been sent in, and the Porte had formally declined to accede to its de- mands. Great Britain and France wavered and hesitated. Everybody who pretended to any acquaintance with the matter was then positive that war was inevitable. After the lapse of afew days, however, it was bruited about that the Czar had receded ; that the Western Powers had boldly espoused the Turkish cause ; that Russia was, after all, not so ready to fight as people thought. All the world then said there was no fear of war. The funds rose and merchants smiled as they remembered their former anxi- eties. This was not, however, the last transi- tion in the drama. It was decreed that ether scene shiftings should precede the denouement Accordingly, we now leara that Napoleon is de- termined to regard the occupation of the Danu- bian provinces as a casus belli, while the Czar persists in his intention of crossing the Pruth Count Walenski, French Ambassador to St. James, communicates his master’s designs to the British cabinet, and receives a very civil and complimentary reply, in which Great Britain carefully abstains from pledging herself to regard the occupation of the Danubian pro- vinces as a legitimate ground for a declaration of war. Thus stands the case at present. The intel- ligent reader will readily supply the concealed links in the chain of information. In point of fact, when Prince Menschikoff was first sent to Constantinople with demands which the Porte could not grant without surrendering its inde- pendence, Russia was presuming too far on its own strength, and the pacific attitude of the Western Powers. Up toa certain point the Czar’s envoy was suffered to bully the Porte, and usurp all the swagger of a triumphant po- tentate. But that point once passed, France and England shook off their deceptive slumber and announced their intention of making common cause with Turkey. The aston- ishment of the Czar was only equalled by his disappointment. What was he to do? He had pledged his imperial faith that the re- fusal of his demands would be followed by an invasion of Turkey. Was he to fulfil that pledge at the risk of a war with the whole allied powers of Europe? With an immense frontier exposed to the attacks of fierce and hostile Asiatics—with ports which could hardly be defended against the combined fleets of Great Britain and France—with an extensive trade, that a European war would annihilate— was he to plunge recklessly into hostilities, and trust to Providence for salvation? It would be purchasing the gratification of Mus- covite ambition at a terrible cost. On the other hand, could he, in the face of all Europe, deliberately recede from the position he had occupied with such menace, and submit toa defeat not less galling because it was bloodless? Impossible. A middle term must be found. A military occupation of the Danubian provinces would answer the purpose. It was not posi- tively an invasion of Turkey, as by the treaty of Balta-Liman, Moldavia and Wallachia were placed on a quasi independent footing. Though the Sultan named the Hospodars, and exercised a general protectorate over both principalities, he was bound to consult the Czar on the ad- ministration of their governménts, and both Rus- sia and Turkey had a commissioner and 10000 troops in the provinces. The Czar could thus send a few thousand men across the Pruth without an open declaration of war against Turkey, and the movement would save him the humiliation of an absolute defeat. What effect the arrival of a farther Russian force in Moldavia and Wallachia might have on the ultimate destiny of the principalities was not distinctly stated ; but, setting aside similar considerations of ulterior policy, the immediate siep would be plausibly justified by a referenee to the article of the treaty of Balta-Liman, which empowered both Russia and Turkey to preserve tran quillity as well on the frontier as in the interior of the principalities. A better compromise be: tween pride and prudence could not have been discovered, and Nicholas accordingly an- nonnced his determination to cross the Pruth, As was to be expected, the courts of St ‘ferent lights. England, in whoee foreign policy ‘the preservation of peace and the maintenance ‘of existing treaty stipulations are sow firmly settled doctrines, cought for nothing but the safety of the Porte; that secured, she was quite willing that Russia’s pride should be spared any unnecessary humiliation. She was ready to acquiesce in the occupation of the Danubian provinces, provided the Russian army did not advance on Turkey proper. Napoleon. on the other hand, who had in reality a direct interest in fomenting discord between Russia and Tur- key, saw his hopes frustrated by the compro- mise, and, naturally enough, strove to induce his British ally to regard the passage of the Pruth as a legitimate casus belli. Had he sue- ceeded it is more than probable that a war would have been forced on Russia, and in the melee, France might once more lay her hand on Belgium. According to our last accounts the French emperor had not been successful. To his as- surances of a resolution to maintain at all hazards the territorial divisions of 1815 Eng- land replies with courtly irony, and congratu- lates his Imperial Majesty on the loyalty of his conduet. Some quidnunc tells us that the Em- peror waxed wroth at the sarcasm, and mut- tered something to the effect that the occupa- tion of Wallachia by Russian troops would be followed by the occupation of Belgium by his own. We are inclined to hope for better things. No existing treaty empowers France to keep ten thousand soldiers at Brussels; and whatever weighty reasons of policy may induce England to wink at the broad construction which the Czar proposes to put on the treaty of Balta- Liman, there are assuredly none which would induce either Great Britain or Austria to suf- fer a violation of international law by France. The future is big with portentous changes. It may be that among these an entire disruption of the territorial divisions of Europe is in store. But for the present peace is in the ascendant. The Explosion on Board the New World, The New World, which burst one of her flues while lying at the foot of Chambers street yes- terday morning, is one of the most splendid steamers in the United States—she is said to be larger than any other except the ocean steam- ers. She quite recently commenced running asa day boat to Albany. She was built ex- clusively as a passenger boat. and carries no freight. Her size may be jadged of from the fact that she requires, all told. ninety persons to man her. She has not carried many passen- gers, for most of the travel, spite of the dis- comfort from heat, and dust and noise, and close confinement, goes by the cars; and the New World, up to this time, must have been running at a heavy loss to her owners. She went up one day and returned the next, making three trips each way per week, and lying over Sunday. On Wednesday last the Francis Skiddy was placed upon the route, to run from New York to Albany every day and back every night. Her first trip up was against the George Washington, which runs alternate days with the New World, but is a much slower boat. When near Albany, on Wednesday after- noon, she was considerably ahead of the Wash- ington, and we presume she reached Albany at least as much as she then was in ad- vance. Yesterday morning at seven o’cock she was to start upon her first trip in com- petition with the New World. It was in reality the trial trip between the two boats, although no formal proclamation of a race had been made. It was to test the comparative speed of these two rival boats, and we have no doubt that the result was looked upon as a matter of great pecuniary impor- tance by the respective owners of both. But about twenty minutes before the time for her departure, a flue on board the New World burst, and several unfortunate men, employed on the boat, were hurried, without warning, into eternity : and the unusual number of pas- sengers who had gone on board were spared to thank God for their delivery from danger. and not a few of them, we apprehend, to curse the recklessness of steamboa: owners, captains, and engineers. To determine whether such curses, in this instance, are well merited. is a solemn duty which we trust that those to whom it belongs will perform, without fear or favor. A search- ing, thorough, impartial, and unsparing inves- tigation into the facts of the case must be made. We ask for no persecution of any man, but we protest,and the public voice protests, against any cloaking of the truth, aghinst any concealment, and against any whitewashing. What was the condition of the flues? How was it about the supply of water? How as to the fires? What fuel was used? Was the heat raised in any way to an unusual degree? What directions, if any, were given to the engineer, or to any other person concerning this particular trip? All these are questions which must be an- swered ; answered, too, directly and plainly, before a competent judicial tribunal, so that the public can understand the answers, and can feel that they are given under all the solemnity which circumstances can impose. A few per- sons only were killed, it is true, and they were in comparatively humble conditions in life. But as not a sparrow falleth tothe ground without our Heavenly Father’s notice, so the law, seeking to imitate His omnis- cience and Omnipresence, should spread its broad sgis over every human being within the limits of its power. and in its eye the lives of the small and the great, of the few and of the many, should be equally sacred. “ The wrung heart’s anguish” in the homes to which the dead of yesterday have been borne is not less intense because wealth and luxury and pomp are not there. It is for them, it is for the many more who might have perished. and who narrowly escaped an awful death—it is for the great travelling public, for the friends whom they that travel leave at home—it is, indeed, for all that we speak, when we say that no such accident should he permitted to occur without an unflinching investigation of its causes. We have conversed with a passenger on the New World on her very. last trip up the river previous to this explosion. He cheerfully bears witness to the then ap- parently faultless condition of the boat. The pumps were in order, with the hose, some of it of “corporation size,” attached; the lifeboata, and a great number of life ervers, were all ready to provide means of escape; a hundred buckets of water were standing on the deck, to be caught and used at an instant’s notice; axes were put up in various places, convenient to be seized suddenly if wanted. We have been aesured that over five thousand dollars had been expended to comply with the provisions of the new steamboat law, and that all its requirements had been more than met. The remarkable neatness, and the systematic | servable on board the boat, naturally led one to suppose that equal care and attention would be exercised to provide against the oc- currence of accidents. That care and precaution were ordinarily used we believe. We only hope that, under the great temptation to beat the Francis Skiddy on the first day of trial, and to secure the éclat which it was thought would follow such a triumph, did not lead to hasty and criminal impradence. On this point we confess that we entertain some apprehension. Ifthe owners and officers of the boat can pass through the fiery trial of an in- vestigation unscathed we shall heartily rejoice for their sake. The previous complimentary notice of this splendid steamer by one of our correspondents bears witness to our readiness tocommend her merits; but no kindliness of personal feeling, no private regard, can swerve us from the performance of so plain a duty as to call for that rigid examination of the case which the circumstances demand. If there is guilt let it be exposed. If all parties are in- nocent, let that be made to appear, and they will escape a mountain-weight of suspicion now resting upon them. It may be that the dis- aster was purely an accident, which the utmost degree of human caution could not have pre- vented. If so, it is a remarkable circumstance that it should have occurred on the very morn- ing when the steamer was to run for the first time against a somewhat formidable rival. But even thisis not impossible. We only say that circumstances look suspicious. Let those impli- cated have a fair chance to clear up the matter if they can. It strikes us that in the letter to be found in another part of this morning’s paper, from Mr. Newton, that gentleman altogether under esti- mates the importance of the .occurrence. His manner of treating it is too cavalier to be be- coming. It is not really quite so small an af fair as he would seem to wish the public to be- lieve. His statement that “one fireman was killed and the engineer and two firemen were considerably scalded” is undeniable truth; but unfortunately it was not the whole truth. Let the whole truth, whatever it may be, or wher- ever it may bear, be brought out. Cupa anp THE Stave Trape.—The most transparent farce of the last year or two is the humbugging game now going on in Cuba, of a pretended co-operation of the Spanish authori- ties of the island with the British cruisers in the suppression of the African slave trade. Spanish vessels of war are actively cruising along the coast in search of slavers from day to day; but they have not yet, as far as we are informed, brought in any prizes, or reported any captures, or any suspicious ships stealing into the coves or creeks of the island. We are not aware that a single slave trader has ever been molested in his piratical calling by the Spanish fleet or by the local authorities. They are all in collusion with the Queen Mother, Christina, whose perquisites from the landing of a cargo of Africans are more a matter of personal interest and official duty to her daugh- ter’s agents in Cuba than good faith in the suppression of this outlawed and detestable traflic. ~ The imprisonment of Zulueta in one of the forts of Havana for his participation in the car- go of the Lady Suffolk, isa most unblushing piece of mockery. He is treated more asa favorite of the crown than as a slave trader and yet his imprisonment it is thought will serv to blind the eyes of John Bull to the trick. We shall be disappointed if the experiment succeed England is evidently pushing this question toa final issue. The local authorities of Cuba are vainly endeavoring to shuffie out of the scrape In the meantime, we are informed that the ad- ministration at Washington is watching the movements between the Spanish officials and the agents of England with anxious vigilance. Spain must stop the African slave trade with Cuba. That’s flat. But if in doing it she at- tempts to substitute the British emancipation and apprenticeship system our government may be expected to put in a word or two of timely warning. Thus the destiny of Cuba is approaching its final solution. Great events are at hand. Wovunp Ur in A Fanpanco.—Aecording to the intelligence from New Mexico which we pub- lished yesterday, Governor Trias, of Chihuahua, had softened down from his very warlike de- signs in reference to the Mesilla Valley, and the entente cordiale between the local autho- rities of both nations in and about El Paso, in- cluding the United States forces, had been fully restored. Governor Trias, from the refasal of Colonel Miles, in command at Fort Fillmore, to co-operate in carrying out the filibustering proclamation of Governor Lane, being satisfied of the honorable inclinations of our government» the war, for the time being, was declared at an end. More than this, the hospitalities of El Paso were tendered to the gallant colonel and his garrison, which he and some of his officers accepted, and, as the record goes. ‘ the hatchet was buried amidst the hilarities of a fandango which lasted for fourteen hours.” so that our officers, in all probability, had to “ Dance all night Till broad daylight, And leave for the fort in the morning.” What a pity that all boundary quarrels and all other disputes, between jealous and belligerent nations, could not thus be adjusted in a fandango. It is better to dance with the dark-eyed senoritas of the Mexican persua- sion than to fight the yellow-skinned troops 0 Chihuahua. It is to be hoped that neither Mr. Meriwether. the newly appointed Governor of New Mexico, nor Col. Garland, who goes out with him in charge of that military department, will do anything to disturb the present beauti ful state of things at El Paso. Let them fol- low the example of Gov. Trias and Col. Miles, and close up this boundary dispute, if possible not in a bloody war, but in a series of fandan- goes from one end of the boundary line to the other, from ocean to ocean. Dancing is a much more rational amusement than fighting. ‘Hands all round” is decidedly more agreeable than “charge bayonets.” Immortalized be the late international fandango at El Paso. Let it be affirmed. Waar 1s In?—We see it announced by the Washington correspondent of one of our blanket cotemporarics that the fishery question is in a fair way of final adjudication, and will probably be settled upon ‘the Fillmore basis.” What's that ? : Drerrvucrion or Saut at Tonks Istaxn.—Qnptain Larkin of the brig Typee, arrived at Philadelphia ®th ult, io nine days from Turks Ieland, and reports heavy rains there, which had destroyed about 150,000 to 200.009 bushels of salt, ia consequence of whicl the price of the article had materially advanced. A* U»ptain Larkin’s departure it was held at fifteen cents. there were bat ttebory, and On1o Rrver—On the Let instant thirty-two inches water in the channel «+ Cottector Bronson’s APromrMznts—Home Vauvation.—Daniel §. Dickinson proved his tagacity in refusing to accept the responsibility of dividing round the spoils of our Custom House. He prudently declined the trap. Judge Bronson is, perhaps, beginning to realize the fact. The True National Democrat, a sort of mixed organ of the filibusteroes and soft shells, has already turned State’s evidence against the “fierce democracie” of this metropolis, and rasps the Collector without mercy for certain appointments which he has made. Hear this “true” organ of the national democracy :— We presume that Judge Bronson will not misun- derstand our words or misinterpret our convictions, It is not of himself we speak, but of some of his ap- pointments. We care not by what influence they were made, or by what course of investigation they were chosen, we pronounce some of them discredita- ble to New York, discreditable to the Collector, dis- creditable to the democratic party. * This true democratic organ has much more to say of the most violent Tammany Hall slangwhanging, the whole secret of which is that Judge Bronson, after all, has been giving the lion’s share ofthe plunder to the hardshells, Such is the harmony of our New York demo- cracy. Things are in a beautiful state of for- wardness for another precious row in the fa- mily; for if such things are witnessed upon the heel of forty or fifty Custom House appoint- ments, what may we not expect wheh the whole seven or eight hundred places are filled up with the same sort of men? Hardshells, stand fast. There is treachery in the camp. Brrus, Marriaces anp Deatus.—Yesterday the new law providing for the registry of births, marriages and deaths, passed on the 2d of last April, went into operation. It re- quires the “ clergymen, magistrates, and other persons who perform the marriage ceremony in the city of New York, to keep a registry of the marriages celebrated by them. which shall con- tain the name and surname of the parties mar- ried, the residence, age and condition of each, whether single or widowed.” Physicians and professional midwives are also required to keep a registry of the several births in which they have assisted professionally, with the name, time of birth, sex and color of the child, the names and residence of the parents, and to re- port the same on or before the first Monday of each month to the City Inspector, by whom it must be recorded in the order in which it is re- ceived. The violation of this law will be at- tended with a penalty of fifty dollars, one half of which goes to the Corporation and the other half to the party making the complaint. We have long felt the want of such a law, for in nothing are we more deficient than ina knowl- edge of the great question of population and the laws by which its growthis governed. On this subject, as on many others, the census re- turns are very unreliable, whether from the carelessness of the men entrusted with the col- lection of statistics. or the defective arrange- ment of the whole work, we will not undertake to determine. If the new law, however, is strictly car- ried into effect, it will do a great deal to- wards remedying this evil. at least so far as our city is concerned. The City Inspector publish- es the number of deaths which take place in New York every week, the ages of the deceas- ed, their place of birth, and the diseases of which they died; but up to the present time we have had no means of ascertaining accurately the number of births and marriages, and by comparison showing é¢he increase of our popu- lation. The Board of Supervisors are empowered to fix the amount of fees to which the City Inspec- tor shall be entitled for recording each birth, marriage, or death. while the clergyman or ma- gistrate is to be paid one dollar at least by every happy pair whom he unites in the hyme- neal bonds. but out of this sum he must pay the fee for recording the marriage. ~ Talk on Change. Cottan sold to the extent of 1.000 bales, without change in quotations. Other artieles of produce exhibited no alteration of moment. AGerman merchant, who held some bonds issued by the city of Albany, the coupons of which were payable to-day at he Bank of New York, on calling for his in- terest was surprised to learn that the bank had no funds belongirg to that eity with which to pay interest. The only recourse, therefore, left for him was to place the bonds in the way of being protested. It was presumed that there had been some informality on the part of the eity authorities of Albany which would be speedily re- medied. The credit of that city ranked with the best, and po question was entertained but she would meet all her lisbilities without further delay. Yet this blunder exbibitec a want of proper care in some quarter, and its occurrence was to be sincerely regretted. The course indicated by the Reform Committee regard- ing future political action under the new charter was considered judicious. Some personal friends of Dr. Vache, of this city, were pleased to learn that he had received the appointment of physician at quarantine. This was a post the doctor had filled before, acd, it was said,. with satisfaction to the public. He was well qualified, both by education and ex- perience, to discharge the duties of that onerous and re- sponsible post. It was hoped that, as only a few days were left for legislation at Albany, that they would be devoted to use- ful purposes, The water line boundary of this city, with other important public measures, should elaim attention. There were.reveral others that should not pass, and others which should be postponed. It was always better te let measures of importance go over toa succeeding Legislature, than to hurry them through with log-rolling tid, amidst the confusion attending the closing scenes of a tedious session, In this way many objeciionable laws ‘were often smuggling upon the statute book from which it became very difficult to remove them. Musical. Ameng the recent arrivals in town we notice that ofthe Baronees de Berg, who is considered the greatest female pia- nist by Lirxt, Thalberg and Lecpold de Meyer. This lady is a native of Vienna, where she received instructions from some of the most celebrated music masters. She studied comporsition under the eminent counterpointist Lechter and took lessons of the inimitable Heuselt, who is now in St. Petersburg, where he has been received with the ut- most éclat, The Baroness de Berg’s classical compositions have created great sensation is Vienna, and were pronounced the best ever made by a lady. When four years of age her native musical talent was so much developed that she could play any melody that she heard on the piano. Particularly remarkable is said to have been her memory for muric, being able to play any composition of Thal berg or Schulhoff after hearing it twice. In consequence of har frequent practice with Mr. Liszt, who is quive an evthuriast for her great talents, her exesution on the piano received so high a degree of finish that che has been called the lady Liszt in Vienna Baroness de Berg embled all the eminent artists amd connoisseurs d herin Vienna, who listened to her performance with admiration. A pianist who has received such homage in Vienna, the centre of the most eminent musical talent in Europe, and who bas decided upon making her first public appowr: anee in America on the recommendation of Liszt. Thal- berg, and Leopold de Meyer, will no doubt receive all the eveowngement her great talents entitle her to, and all the support the peculiarity of her enterprise in making her début tv this country deserves, where-rhe has hopes of gaivleg the first laurels in her artistie career. SARATOGA SPRINGS. Visitors are beginning to arrive, and the fashionable reason may be noted as having thus early commenced, Oo the 30th ult., one hundred and thirty eight guests quartered them-elves at the varions | hotels Mm the villege, for the balance of the season, New. CALAMITIES YESTERDAY. SHOCKING DEATHS AT A FIRE. Brplosion on Board the New World, and Six Lives Lost. ee eee TREMENDOUS SQUALL AND HAML STORM. One of the Buildings Near the Crystal Painee Blown Bown, Seriously injaring Seven Persons. Another Building Blown down--Man Killed, HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, The Effects in Williamsburg and Elsewhere, ke, ke, Se. Explosion on Board the New World. SIX MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS SERIOUSLY INSURED—TBE CAIEF ENGINEER BADLY SCALDED. A few minutes before seven o'clock yesterday morning the Albany steamboat New World, on the eve of her de- parture from the dock, foot of Chambers street, collapsed one of her beiler flues, thereby scalding Mr. Washington Hawes, the chief engineer, and several other persons em- ployed on board the boat, five of whom have already died from the injury and one man, « waiter, jumped over- board into the water, since which time he has not been een, thus making, up to ® late hour last evening, six deaths; others, who are badly scalded, may die in a day ortwo, The following are the names ef the killed and wounded :— KILLED. Eli Buel, fireman, aged 22 years, resided in*Albany, John Reid, frewan, aged 27 years, a mative ‘of Beot: Jand; died in the Hon. itel fs john nnelly, fireman, 4, ears, born in Ireland; died in the Hospital.” ne Fees “ . James Porter, flreman, aged 26, a native ef Seotland; died in the Hospital eman, aged 24 years, born in Ireland; John J aifohn Fortes weiter, aged 28 jobn Foster, « waiter, ears, in hi the time of the platw ei patae, (Pes i ad drowxed. The body was grappled for, but had mot been pare up te last evening. He leaves = wife and three ren. Joseph opdiak | fraeans 001 gaara! ob dent fore) ‘ordiek, fire: ears of resic New ‘York, badly fealded. ss nasi im ‘ashington Hawes, cl engineer, 28 years of native of New York, seriously scalded’ about the fee tad arms; may possibly recover. Others were more or less scalded by the steam, but not bad enough to be sent to the Hospital. ‘The cause of the explosion cannot be precisely deter- mived. It appears, from what is stated by the ehief engi. neer, to have been caused by a defect in one of the fuey, which, bowever, wan not visible. Fosdick, one ef the firemen, who now lies at the hospital severely sealded, was in the boiler Thursday night, after the boat had ceme to the dock, for the purpose of cleaning it, and did not ob- serve anything wrong. At the time of the explosion the steamboat was just about to start, and there'was the right q ity of water in the boiler. The steam wae being worked at & pressure of from 30 to 35 pounds, when one of the flues, of which there are fourteen er fif- teen, suddenly gave way, as if rent, indicating from this circumstance a defect in the material. The engine was made by Seoor & Co, and was placed in the boat four years sgo, in 1849. It is stated that the Francis Bkiddy ran in opposition to this beat; but how far this circumstance bad a bearing upon the ac- cident we would not venture to say. It is pos- sible that a somewhat higher pressure of steam ‘wae raised on this account; but from the statement of the chief engineer it does not appear to have been ex- cessive. There are reports that some of the passengers jumped overboard and were drowned; but as we heard nothing to that effect on which reliance ean be placed ‘we would vot wih to excite any undue alarm by putting out such a statement as authentic. At the time of the. accident the New World was lying at the feot ef Cham- bers street, ieady to start. The Francis Skiddy wasiat ‘the foot of Robin-on street, At the above period, when the accident oecurred, the engive had begun to move, and the engineer and firemen were all at their posts, the latter in the boiler room, which aecounts for so many of them beirg +o severely injured. The passengers were fortunately about the after deck, and near the gargeay, avd have all. escaped injury so far as we could ascertain. Tbe explosion took place in the larboard boiler room, whick was immediately filled with steam on its escape from the vent flué, and from here it made its way on to the main deck and into the engine room, which accounts for the aesident to the chief engiveer, who was at his post, attending to the ergive. Otherwise, to look at the steamboat as she now lies at the dock, no one would imagine that so disas- troux ap accident had so Istely occurred, there being: nothing outwardly virible to give any evidenee of it, and. no one is allowed to go on board at present. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORE HERALD. New York, July 1, 1863, Bear SiR—To prevent exaggeration in reference to an accident to the New World this morning, while at her wharf, I would say that it originated from a small defect in one of the flues, making an opening not more than the sizeof a hand The amount of steam did not reach that ordinarily carried, and at the time the engine was working. No passenger was injured in the slightest degree. One fireman, standing in front of the boiler, was killed, and the engiveer and t+o firemen were considerably scalded. Beyond this there was not the slightest damage to any person cr the boat. Respectfully, yours. I. NEWTON. CORONERS’ INQUESTS AND VERDICTS OF THE JURY ON THB BODIES. Coroner Wilbelm yesterdsy morning visited the‘sceng Of disaster, and on the boat held an inquest en the body of Eli Buel, one ef the firemen, whose death was eaused by wcalds. conrequent upon the bursting ef the steam flue. The following is the substance of the evidence taken by the Coroner:— Rufus Rhodes sworn, says—I reside in the town of Mul- berry, Ulster cour ty, and am first mate of the steamboat New World; I bave been on board the said boat for near- ly five years part, I have known the deceased, Eli for aout @ year, at sbout a quarter before 7 e’elock morning I heaid # rumbting noise about the place where the Jarbourd boiler ix; there was also a little jar; my im- pression at that time wae that something about the boiler had given out, and I went immediately to the ladies’ cabin and held the door shut from the outside to preveat steam getting in and injuring them; at this time there was considerable steam around me, but not hot enough to ecald, in a few minutes I let go the door and went out on the deck, and ina few minutes after returned: again ov bowrd the boat; [then saw the degeased lying in ths chnaway 00. bis ate). lout, tay baed antec hinteen pired; I lounge; just before the jar and was ip the fire room, speaking with the en- gineer, this was only ® minute or two before the ascident happened. the engiveer appeared to be attending to hia business; bix name is Washington Hawes; he has been om bearc the boat ever since she was built; I have never seen bim drink any liquors; he was a steady, first-rate wan, the engine was ia motion at the time of the acti- dent, and had been so for @ little time before; I would ade fortber that I was told last night, and also this mora- ing that as they were ip the firervom — felts jarin the boat during the livghtning storm; the appeared to come from |he lar buard side, Themos Kockieliow sworn, says—I am engineer to the steamboat Issac Neston; I bave known Washi Hawes, ‘he engineer of the steamboat New World, si heed sod have always known him ass sober, as far xs I can learn the pros- e of the accident did not exceed y eight er thirty pounds to the square inch; with » geod boiler » preseuie of seventy pounds to the square meh would be safe, & pressure of thirty pounds, if the bover is in good e pé¢ition, eould never burst; I exam- ives the bouler this merning, and found @ hole tem inches in diameter at the end of the flue of the boiler; permit ihe water or steau to escape; I was told by two wen that the lightning was seen to come out of the furnace dor of the larboard boiler last evening, during the storm, it is my opinion that the lightning could produce a wrenching of the irom, and oause it to give way under said pressure of steam; it would seent im porrible to me toat toe flue would have given way if wot preview 4 by the lightoing mimus bill swo yi—I renide gat Nos 124 avenue D, » # boiler maker ; I made the boiler on bomid the ste t New World when the vessel wag botit. aed repate same about a year ago ; the flae# which are now collap ed did not then want any repair, but on the contrary ax being the smallest it was consid~ eyed the strongest of the flues; Lexamined this day the Jarboard boiler flues #od furnace, and found the three main flues ¢Hapeed : | cannot account for tt, unless the had ~« w do with it; the furnace is rves that there was pleaty of water ot think that the pressure of steam ut the time of the accident could be ve couse of the collapse of the flues; [I should toink that the boiler is pow able to bear double the pres- sue, know that the «ad boilers ve of the bert Pean- Sylvania ire the in 0 the floes, which I supposed murt the sceWdent, might i uhout hang should say the boilers were aiscovert