The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1853, Page 3

“ this moment than was Governor Cliff ‘@han’s display of soap and—nothing. He was made to pipe somewhat differently before the exhibition was ‘ever, and so will it be with those who laugh at our ex- hibitiun. Another week will see it in a state of perfec tion, great progress having already been made since ‘Wednesday morning in bringing it to what it should be. It was opened a few deys too soon, and the ‘opening should have been postponed until the 19th, when, with proper exertions on the part of those en- gaged in the preparatory work, it might have been done with decided effect. Some fault is justly charge- able upon contributors, over whose movements the waapagers could have no control. The Fitchburg Railroad Company are making immense preparations to accommodate the business ‘of transportation on their grounds at Charlestown All the old buildings that formerly covered those grounds have been torn down, and the railroad work that was done in them is now performed in neat and eommodious shops at a little distance, and the lands thus made vacant are covered with spacious ware houses that will be filled with articles destined fo ‘or brought from the West and the North. Such con- venierces have long been needed, and soon to be hai. When the company bought the land that it now holdsin Charlestown its mansgers were thought tebe crazy; and yet they have hardly en ough for thair purposes. Land, iadeed, is one of the scarcest of things in Charlestown, and the State government ought to be indicted for not removing the State prison tosome place where mere ground is not in such de. mand. The people of the place are, and have been for years, anxious that the institution should be removed eleewhcre or anywhere, but government, with that perverse obstinacy which always characterizes it in il-doing, will keep convicts near to Boston, where the facilities for escape ure better than they possibly could be made at Quiacy or Laaess0rough. The comunittee of the city government, to whom the subject was given in charge, have purchased the Wheeler estate, on Boylston street, a3 a site for the Arection of a building for the Free City Library. The front on Boyiston street is niuety-tive feet, the depth of the lot is 137 feet, and there are in it 13,000 Square fect. The committee also purchased the boure on the eer estate, adjoining the Wheeler estate,on the east. ‘The price of the lind was $5 30 per square foot. The bargain is yet to be ratified b; the city government. Should it be ratitied we shi have a ibrary well situated. and, if nut in the very focus of fashion, sufficiently near to it to render the Tecation Ca eal tae aor eon Nothing will lie between the City Lib: and that of the Atheamim but the trees and turf and walks of the Common, and a lively imagination can convert that fair spet of -earth into the groves of the Acade- my, and make of it, not of a point of separation, but of connection between two literary institations of the first class. Boylston street is a good quarter for a library, and favors the southern sereen of the city without being unjastto other parts it. “They say” that the old Pemberton House is to @ome down, or ratver to be torn down, and tuat a bleck of stores is to rise on its site. It is on Howard ‘street, 2 place where business has not as yet made such progress as in some other quarters; but there ‘will scon be no partof Boston safe fromits encroach- ments. Since the Howard Athenwum has been in ‘operation the Pemberton has been a great place for entiemen and ladies who live by making representa- ons oF life. Gov. Broome, of Florida, and Gov. Wright, of In- diana, and (but I am not sure of this last being so,) Gov. Gilmer, of Georgia, are in town, ae come on here to attend Andrew Jackson Allen’s ‘Convention of Governors to promote American industry.” These gentlemen have been as completely “sold” eas if they were but common men. As the story goes, they auswered Mr. Allen’s letters with a Parity and a circumstance quite as impos- ing as thore of the illustrious gentleman himself. Allen is the Old Man ef the Sea come to life, and is gifted with a power of boring such as never be- fore was posses ed by any two-legged animal, The Governors d> not admit their having been victimized but everybody gore to be acquainted with the fact. ey had ‘‘ business’ here. Of course they had, for they are too well bred te go where they have “ no business.” Chapman, who murdered the Cozzens family, has ‘been lodged in jail at Concord, and was this morn- ing told, his brother-in-law, ‘'wichell, has also been arrested, and is inthe same jail. Chapman is a emall man, rather boyish in his appearance, and good-looking; quite unlike, in all respects, to the popular idea of what a murderer should be, and seemingly cutout tor a Missionary to the Feejee Islands. It was fortunate fur the Irishman Mra. Cozzens was not killed outright, for if she had been, he would have been taken up for the murder, as every one would have pronounced it a Bs of the Casey crime, perpetrated a year ce. The whizs are in a bit of a stew about their can- didate for Governor. They want a big man, and at the same time a popular man—requisites that are’ ‘united now, of all their leaders, o1 in the person of Rafus Croate, and he jis tor’ fi his party to nominate him. Me has, I understand, two reasons for this refasal. in the first place, his fession, at a moderate estimate, must be worth wenty thousand a,year to him, about all of which would be lost should he be elevated to our chief magistracy, which is costly place to whoever oceu- ies it like a gentleman; and, im the second place, is too well 1nformed not to be aware that a Boston man would stand but a poor chance of receiving a Jarge popular vote, and still less of an elec fo. He nor fay cae whig could not look to do better than Mr. Winthrop, in 1851, when that gentleman re- ceived 64.229 votes, and yet failed of an election b more than 8,000. ‘Ta man of Mr. Choate’s stand- ing—a man upon whose shoalders we all recognise the mantle ot Daniel Webster to have fallen, and fallen worthily—it would be but small consolation, after having been beaten by certainly not less than ten thousand popular majority, to be elected by the Legislature, the majority of which should rep- resent a minority of the people. He has too much self-respect to stand im any such position as that; and that is the most favorable position that the whig candidate can expect to occupy, with the ehances ten to one that it will be, in al respects, much worse. Then the whigs are such asses that no man ought to trost his fortune and repatation with them. . Choate is not a particle more popular at r a twelve- month since, and where is his popularity now? I should as soon expect to hear one of the songs that the birds sung that season as to find that pularity. It has perished utterly. Mr. Choate would. fare no better, if as well. He will hardly make the experi- ment of seeking to navigate that ‘ship of fools,” Known as the whig party of Massachusetts. Mr. Lawrence is also understood to have taken himeeif out of the list of whig aspirants, having probably been frightened off the course by the ghost -Oof the late Mr. Walter Tyler, which he asly in- sulted at the fisbmonger’s dinner in London, speak- ing like a regular flunkey on that occasion. It is unfoitunate for the whigs that they are not to have the benefit of Mr. Lawrence's ample purse, for they'll ‘most assuredly need it before the middie of Novem- ber, Both brains and money seer to. be on the point of leaving them. What is worst of all in this is the proof it affords that the “big wigs” among the whigs are afraid to stand fire. They enuff defeat on the gale, aud are determined not to place them- selves at the head of what, without any figure of Speech, can truly be called a “forlorn hope.” This ‘will cast a damper over the whole party, and there's no occasion for doing that, as a more’ woe. begone set never prepared for inevitable defeat than the whigs of Massachusetts, Their party’s overthrow in Vermont has made them gloomy enough “the ster that never sets,” (except occasional ») having gone down in gloom, while there is noth’ ing pertionlany encouraging in the result of the Maine contest. Unless they shall pluck up their spirita soon, they'll fall a remarkably easy prey to Henry Wilson, who bas marshaled his forves, and is ready to take them fil prisoners, The Free Soil Convention at Fitchburg, on th 15th, was numerously attended, and was a livel; fair. General Wilson was all but unanimously ni nated, receiving all except five of the 615 votes cast. In thus voting, the Convention only followed the opinion of the opinion being all but unanimous in General's nomination. I have heard of opposition to him only trom one source in hig party, and that Melb aN family, the members of which have ays slowed Ueruseives hostile to him, prodabl. Deeause of his plebeian origin, which, owever, perty which it represented, that | t favor of the | 1850 and 1861 to the Sevate, President in °51 and ’52. In 1862 he was a candi- date for Congress in our eighth district, and lacked only about a hundred votes of en election. He ‘was elected a delegate to the Constitutional Conven- tion by both the towns of Natick and Berlin, and served for the former. He was one of the most prominent members of the Convention, and toward its close, and wh ile Mr. Banks was ill, acted as its President. -Amasa Walker was nominated for Lieutenant Gov- ernor. He is an old democrat, who joined the free soilers in 1848—probably as much out of friendship to Mr. Van Buren as from apy other cause. He was a member of the House in 1849, and in 1850 of the Senate. In 1851 and ’62 he served as Secretary of State. He ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor with Mr. Philips and Mr. Palfrey, and was on the free soil ticket last year with Horace Mann, and shared in its defeat, He waa a member of the Constitutional Convention. A free trader, and a firm but moderate man, his nomi- nation has been favorably reesived, though it was not made without some oppositicn. Rodney French, of Bristol, wanted the nomivation, and some of the friends of Dr. Sabin, of Berkshire, pushed h's claims, but ineffectually. Tbe Doctor was defeated as a candidate fur the Senate in ’62, by a few votes I am not “authorized” to say it, but I do say it. nevertheless, and on excellent authority, too, thut Mr. Ashmun will not accept the whig nowination ia the event of it being offered to him. He has no de- sire to be engulfed in that Serbonian bog to which the whig party of Massachusetts is apparently hastening. Anecminent Webster whig said, day be- fore yesterday, that “Ashmun was not such a — fool as to think of accepting the whig nomination.” I spoke in my letter of the 10th of the possible nomination of Judge Washburn, but I forgot to men- tion one of the best reasons for supposiag that he will ‘be the whig candidate, namely, that he is in Europe. Being there, his nomination would be a safe one. There would be no such thing as writing him no such thing as his writiny letters on any subject. When he left the country it was with some- thing very like a curse in his mouth against Governor Clifford. He was very indigoaut with the State gov- ernment, and did not affect to disguise his feeliags. The temperance question, though it will not ve without its effect. on the approaching election, will not color its results so strongly as has been generatly supposed. The tone of the Stite Temperauce Con- yention’s proceedings, though ultra enough to satisly most Ne, were not of a character to warrant the belief that thé temperance men are determfida, as a party, to ride rough-shod over their political asso ciates merely for the sake of maintaining or improv- ing the Maine Jaw. Itis a signiticant fact thatthe freesoilers, at their State Convention, gave the sub- ject the go-by. I understand that ouly one member of the Committee on Resolutions was favor of an expression of opinion on the Liquor law, and he, be- ing a sensible man, waived his views out of defer- ence to bis colleagues. The freesoilers, more than any other of our parties, have found that the keep- ing of such an elephant as that law is altogether too costly an amusement for common people. Thus far it has trampled down only those who have called it into being—as in Maine, Vermont and Massachu- setts. It will be left to take care of itself, for if the freesoilers, its old (but at present rather distrustful) friends, caunot endorse it, the whigs will certainly shan it, and the democrats will be strongly tempted to give it something even more disagreeable than the cold shoulder. The par- ty that shall show itself most resolute against that atical attempt to control the modes of people’s lives will not on'y do best now, but also have the highest place in our history. It is evident that the reaction against the law has gathered streagth of late, which I attribute to the vexatious proceedings of its friends, who have shown a strong disposition to have all its deformities laid bare to the observa- tion of the world. I have heard that some portion of the democratic arty are for bringing forward a new candidate for jeutenant Governor in place of Mr. Thompson, of New Bedford, who made so greata run last year. It being krcwn that he was opposed to the Maine Law, sans phrase, he received the votes of all those democra s who gave their suppert to Mr. Clifford, and of about two thousand whigs, who were aware that the candidate of their party was a vehement supporter of the law. The con- sequence was that M. Thompson received upwards of 47,000 votes, being about the same number that was cast for General Pierce, and 9,000 more than Jadge Bishup received. Some of Mr. Thompeon’s friends lived for a short time in a sort of fool’s paradise, they believing that he was to be chosen Lieutenant Governor, with Mr. Clifford for Governor. Mr. Thompson himself never believed anything of the kind, having too much sense to be so deceived. The event proved that he was right, for the most rabid rum whigs, aided by the hunkers. went ip and elected Mr. Huntington Lieutenant Governor, though he is an out-and-out and in-and-in aupporee of the Maine igw. Mr. Taompson is charge his democratic opponents with having favored the bol pret | | movement of 1852. They may be right, but they ha better overlook the fact, if it be one, if they have any | desire to win a victory in November. GOMA. The Texas Devt, LETTER FROM GEN. JAMES HAMILTON. | To mm Eprrors or THe @1arieston CouRIER. | Gentlemen—My attention has besn called to the fol- lowing article in your payer of the 6th inst.:— It is suid that Gen. James Hamilton, of this Stato, given the treasury department en opinion of Francis | Cutting, adverse to the desision of the lateadministration, relative to the distribution of the five millions of dolla: has the treasury for the Texas bondholdors. Cutting’s opinion favors tho wl was | voted cown by the Senate at th ." The subjecs is row under consideration by the Atturney Gener: It certainly would not have od my notics but for the amertion that the oploion of my counsel, Mr. Sut- ting, favored “the sealing system of will permit me to remark, is essentiaily uatrue. You | doubtless copied the article from some northern papsr, | and are in no degree responsible for its accuracy; but this dges not rencer the article less injurious to that distingulabed geutieman and accomplished lawyer. _ Mr, Cutting was net called vpon to give an opinion “on the rcaling system of Texas,” (which no man mo-e unrecervedly condesans than himself.) but simply to ex- und what, in his judgment, would be the jast and gitimate construction of the proviso in the boundary act, and whether in point of fect it does endeavor to en- force, rot only an impracticable absurdity, but to perpe- trate an enormous act of fojus ice, unmitigated by a single plea of either policy or expedionce. Yet the gon- tion which the iste administration placed on this Pproviro ‘hath this extent and nothing lens.’’ I was assured by Mr. C:ittenden, the Iate Attorney. General. that he was never cailed upon, either personally or officially, for s legal opinion on the ‘poiat invclved in the proviso on which the iuterests of the government of the United Siates are implicated to the extent of mil- thourands. Certainly a very rewarkable omissicn. ya Tee sesortion la equally antrue, that the Secate, at ite 1 Te ? that beay refused to modify the proviso be. cause, as I bave every rea'on to belisve, it was appended as an amoacment to the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria- tion bill, the passage cf which it was feared, might be long: A this rider by the discussion it would pro- yoke in the House of Represaatatives, Iwas sscured by Mr. Hunter, the Chairman of th Committee of Firance, in the Senate, (who though in favor of the mcdification, was constrained, for this reason, to vote egainat it.) that if the measure had been broeght forward as peraie measure, and substantive Froporition it would, in his opiaion, have passed by a ided mr jority. The only distinct issue whic wan con- temporaneously submitted, was the bill offered by Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, which provided in the form ofa commutation of stock for an avenmption of the debt of Texas by the government of the United States, in sup- rt ‘ — but reven votes could be muswred im the le Thope gentlemen, I am indulgirg no undue levity to: words the late President of tas” Daited States. for whom Tentertain » profound respect, ‘or for his late Secretary of the Treasury. » warm erteem, when I say that the construction if apisced on the proviso, that not one of the creditors xas ehould be periaitted to accept the rcitiement rhe teudered them, untilall should agree to accept and off, wan really not untke the conduct of # horse drover who would impound sixteen hunéred mules, (which about constitute our number) with effectual muzzles on thelr noses, with a declaration that not one of them should be fermitted to driak until they should agree to drink all together I deem it unnecessary to mate any further comments on the subject to which the article in ques'ion rofers, as the point at fenue is now before the Precident and hiy Cabinet—when his decision is reudered, it may become Tecerary that my memorial to the executive with Mr, paige 2 opinion should be made public. It will then be seen whether thie gentiewan is obnoxious to the charge of being a repudiator, or whether with the acumen which belongs to his genius aan accomplished jurist, he bas intrepidiy parers what he believes to bo the truth re- gar dlass whether hia spear tranafixes {he blubber of some Overgrown speculator. who may happen to be rich enough to laugh at the distrevses of thore whom hemay have eorentisily contributed to ruin, and who contemplates a oe ig ic val eae whon ¢till more intense 8 nder bone oe em the easy victims of his un ave Qo Leonor to remata, me . very . fully, your bedient servant,” ee HAMILTON. Sr. Luxe’s Pann, Beaufort Dist., 8, ©, Sept 12, letters about the Maine law, and, still better, | lions, and thore of individuals to thousand: and tens of | (ESS Attorney General has devoted much time to the consider- ation of the law points involved im the demand of Gea. James Hamilton and Mr. Francie B. Outting. attornies for the preferred creditors of Texas, that the decision of the late Executive and Becretary of the Treaaury shall be reversed in this matter. We have no ides, however, that these parties will be accommodated. they hed the Le- giviature of Texas, which scaled her debt ro under their thumbs ss to bave the sealing done for their own inser @st, and to the grest damage of others whose claims were quite as meritorious as theirs, This fact is well understood about Austin. Congress, in appropriatiug the ten millions, ergaged to see that the parties thas injured sbould be protected, if poasthle; and enacted that half the sum total rhould be withheld until they would eon- tg releace ‘Texas. The Finance Committee of the ited Stuter Senate agein and again virtually protested gainst the action of the State of Texas, uvder the per- sussions of these parties, so bent on feathering their own nests: and a messnre failed in the last Congress or)y for want of time which was designed to carry out the views of the Senate’s Fioance Committee, The last administration cecided in accordance with tha well krown views of Copgress, ano we spprenend that the aption of Mesers. Fillmore and Corwin will de emphasically con- fisined in what the present administration may do on the subject. They are under ® pledge to set their faces @xaingt everytoing hke “speculation’’ in connection with their trust: and we are usable to nee the demand that they will aid aud abet the schemes of tho.e wio pro cured the sinister acalivg o” ise Cexaa Legislature in auy o’ber light than ag assisting to a triumpbant conclusion one of the most monstrous end unjust log rolltog opera. tiona known to the history of che legislation of the day Tae FReNCH AND CHINESE Missions —Tt seems thet a formal determination was not reached yeaterday in cabi- ‘net counc!l with reference to the French mission, Gov. ernor Mercy not being pieasat. We ara, however, still inclined to velieve thet informally. the prospects of Mc Jno. Y Mason wore msterially strengthened by the views @licited The sudjact i uvdersiosd to have formed tne matier for most of the loog viiting of the day As for Mr Wm. Allen, of Ohio. he exorensly informs all in or on’ of office who approach bim on the rubjec. that he will tiake % feseral government office, however much hir friends st home may cesire to eee him complimenied with ase wirsion. We do not, however, credit him with 1 inaination te even recurn to the Senate of United States. which he pro‘esnes, Woe are incliaed to beleve that one of his first acts on reaching Washing top was to rigrify to the Pre-ident thet he wanted nothing for him, elf frovw the adalawstration, Secretary Mavcy’s reply to the Austrian protest is protably in such » state of forwarduers as that it will go out by the nert steemer All cumore coacerning its character or ds‘ail are premature, being based whoily on the imsginstion of the wriers. We cnly know that he bas msde the subject one of laborious study and cau- tious delid: op, acd from hia well Known ability as coptroversial writer we expect that when it reas Hight—tbough it sili come up to the mark of the ound progress of ths dey—it will embrace nothiog with vhich the most timid cosservative of tbe lani cad rea- ropably find fault. He ponsexses tact to a remarkable extent. Sc we bave no idea that such a paper from under bis bend can fsil greatly to strengthen, as well as to foreshadow, the ganerai foreign pol! cy of the new govarn- Tsent of the Unived Siates, lodeed, itis to be the first authoritative | howing of the administration’s hand upoa ibsir general interpational po icy, MELTER AND RyriveR FoR THs Branen Mixt at New York.—Dr John Torrey, of NY. has heea appointed welter and refiner of the Branch Mint at New York, TRANSYER OF THE Battle GrounD.—As we predicted yes- teidsy, the cars of the night brought us Messra Juha Cocn ane and Feroanto Wax, onthe part of the New Yosk softa; Messrs Charlea O’'Coner and C ©, Bare be- 10g the most noted of the seceeding wing now in Weshing- ton, These soit leaders reem to re in bigh feather. Mr. Woed wae chairman of the committee reporting four ferty” resolutions of the so!t conveatiou. e orginal Cass and Butler msn. Mr. Cochrane was the barnburner who. in their private caucus, coaxed aod raved even Martin Grover intoa bearty support of the pl.tform He war, howaver, aided py the effective fiat of * Pricee John’? whe sonounced thet the time had come toco the deed. Messrs. Wood and Cochrane came to Worthington, wevake itfor granted, to explain tothe Pre:ident and Cabinet » hundred nterestiog pointe in the unwiitien himory of these now celebrated conven- tions. Of course. as viewed through their ap*ctacies, they were very different thin, oti the same occurrences as :egn through those of Me O’Coner and Barr who hed their turo of explanations yesterday. It will be for- tura‘e. ft etrikes us, for the pablic business, when thia New York ‘ musa’? shall cease to be araaitar of prime po- litical fmporispee. Indeed, it atrikes us that from tbe 4xh of March last up to this period, at least oue teath of the whole wide awake time of Geseral Pierce haa been almost forcibly occupied with the con-ideration of patro- page dispensing quections growing out of the state of the “barmonicus”’ there [From the Evening Star, Sept. 21} Tar ATTITUDE OF Rus#IA, PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA TOWARDS THE Unitep States,—That the National Intelligencer of this morvirg in giving currency (through its colamus) to the +tery that France and England have joined the three governments named shove in protesting sga‘nut the conduct of Commander Iograham, commits a grave blunder, seems to us most mavifest. We should have noticed this story some cays since, but for tbe fact that it struck us as too idle to be seriously treated. That Russia, Prussia acd Austria should rignity their divratirfection with Ingraham’s concuct is the most naturel thirg in the world, Their disinclinetion to ap- prove the internatioual poliey of @ govecnment founded on the principles of ours, should be as a mere matter of moonshize in regulating our conduct To please them in such @ question requires an entire abandonment ot avy policy which looks to a defence of our political institu- Yona, as involved in our right. coromercial and personal, beyond our own limits. This isa self evident truth. Rus- fia, Proreia avd Austria corbin it wili be recollested, in the dismemberment of Poland --the moat flagrant and high handed mearure of naticval usurpation ana robbery known to the history of modern times. Under the iron red of Rursia’s overwhelming infiuence, hor two allies bave labored with her focesrantly to interpolate the prac- tice of governments ever since into p: ta to justify them in treating other surrouctding countries as they treated Polacd; Austria aiming thus to absorb Switzer- land, Rureia sttiking for Turkey, and Prussia for one or mere rar gry surrounding German Siates, The im. ortance nce to Engian up to this time kept er fiom taking active measures agaicst the ineh-by inch innovations of there robber States, and they have, until very recently, cheated themselves into the belief that they may. with impunity, tread on the toes of all other governn ents in this work cf theirs. They had matared « scheme through which they expected very shortly to ob tain entize and unquestioned control over all politioal refugees in Turkey—vide the Baron de Brunck’s recent demand that the Turkish government should order them hither and thither at his master’s nod or beck. In pursuance of this ach:me Korxta was seized. The act was clearly a feeler to ascertain how far the United States were inclined to foliow Englana’s example ia vir. tually admitting that they bad ne rights out of sheir immediate jurisdiction, when those rights conflict with the purpores of the allied rebber powers. Besides, the grave question of the duty of this government to pro- tect him 4 so incipient American oltizen, under the Jaws of Turkey Koszia possessed unquestioned rights to the protection of the American flag to @ certain extent; while under those laws Austria was without a shadow ot right to veize him for av offence committed in the Km- peror’s dominions. These facts are manifest in Turkey's eubsequent demand for the recall of the Austrian covaul at Smyroa, and in her profusion of thanks to Iegraham. The scheme to kidnap him was a cunningly devised plan to initiate a sytem of proceedings towards us which have been submitted to by other powers. This eystem, if enbmitted to, would work {incalculable mischisf to Anieriosn commerce. Ingraham deserve: ord from Congress for chocking it in the initiative nt Raaszsia, Prursia and Austria may rave to their heart’s content abcut their dire :pointment. But there the muss must erd, a8 they well know if our people generally do not, that the American cavy, even without the equadron of Perrs, is at thin moment competent to sink every vessel of war of the three powers The Hon, D 8 Gregg, of Tl., United States Commin- loner to the Sandwich Islands, is in Warbington, in at: tendenoe at the State Department, whore he i+ receiving hus instructions, AN IMPORTANT PREEMeNTIAL APPOINTMENT,—The Hon. Taaac Davis, of Massachusettx, bas been apooinied As sintant United States Troxsurer at Boston, Masa. Tne Cracvix Crait.—We presume that the Secretary of the Loterior’s final decision upon this important case will be rendered in the course of the coming week. A New PostaasteR ror Boston, Mass —We have ree- fon to believe that it bas been cetermincd to appoint BE. C, Bailey, of Boston, Postmaster of that city, and that hin sppdiatment | will be made out within twentyfour jours. Mr. B, been the eliief clerk in the office for No serious epposition was made to "ghee | we favoy, It ts jusi reward for a long, faithful, and satisfactory public service, Bryrnty Tvoxer, Esq=(In edvanoe of the Mails).— For ibe expectal benefit of our brethren of the press, who get up important telegraphic news, we authorize them to announce that Goneral Tucker is positively to speak in Tammeny Hall, on Friday night. May he calm tho troubled waters! A New Peston AGent ror Bostox —Isanc 0 Barnes |. bas been appointed Pensioa Agent at Boston, Mass,, vice Fravklin Haven, removed Crossing tHE StreetT—Leoat Drorston—At ene of the city courts in Cincinnati, a few deys since, a driver was fined $25 for rupaing hia wagon agaiast 9 pe- estrian who was crosming the street. The Judge de- cided that at all regular atrest crossings pedestrians had the right of way, and thst the law requires a driver to hold un when he sees a foot panrenger crossing in front of his team. The same principle of law holds good else- where, and is worthy Gecaae worthy the uotice of both drivers and po- Two Murpers tv Ankansas.—John G. Paschal of Pope county, Atkaneas, was recently murdered ‘and bis body thrown in the Arkansas river, Wm. 0, Wilson, ayeslthy planter, of Conway cdunty, with «ou : ® quarrel, war arrested on suapicion of committing the murder, Ou the night of the 26th ult , Wil.on ome Pringn. some unknown person while in DEATHS IN THE MINISTRY. Rey, Mr. Hughes, ot the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in Mobile, of the prevailing epidemic, on the 13th instant. Rev. A. H. Powell, of the same denomination as the above, a young man of much promise, died in Mobile, of the prevailing epidemic, on the 4th inst. Rev. Mr. Patterson, an Episcoy eel tre died Lal, week of the prevailing pain at ‘icksburg, 8. Rev. J. B. Escoffier, a Catholic priest, aged for ears, died last week of the prevailing ‘iptiomieth New Orleans. Rev. Mr. Baraneau, a Catholic priest, died last week at Vicksburg, Miss., of the prevailing epidemic, Rev. Charles Freeman, the well known pastor of the Congregrtionul church in Limerick, Me., died on the 19th inst. He was a son of Judge Freeman, a distinguished citizen intimately connected with the early cflicial history of Portlaud. NEW CHURCHES, The corner stone of the First Reformed Dutch Church, to be built in Grand street, Jersey City, was laid_on the 22d inst. The address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. De Witt, of this city. . The corner stone of the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, Covn., will be laid with appropriate ceremovies on Tuesday next, 27th inst., at 3 o'clock. The corner stone of St. Mary’s Church; in Roches- ter, was laid on Sunday, the 18th inst. The corner stone of the Twelfth Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, was laid on Monday, 19th inst. The ceremony of laying the corner stone for a new Methodist Episcopal Courch, which is to be erected | in Winchester, Va., wi!l take place on the 28th inst, | A new Episcopal Church is about to be organized | in Cavandaigua. The dedication of the new Presbyterian chapel, in the village of Roseville, Newark, N. J., took place on the 21st inst The new synagogue of the congregation of B’Nai Israel on the comer of Sixth street aud Broadway, | Cincinnati, erected fur divine worship by a congre- gation of the Jewish persuas'on, was dedicated on the 14th inst., with appropriate and imposing cere- | monies. The synagogue is of a beautiful and chaste order of architecture, and the interior is tastefully decorated and comtor‘ably arranged. A large con- course of people were present, among them many divines of the Christian persuasions, and also tae Judges of the several courts. The corner stone for the projected Methodist church at the corner of Broad and Christian streets, Philadelphia, was Jaid on the 19th inst. MISCELLANEOUS. The Methodists of Mameare taking measures to raise $26,000 for the estublishment of a female col- legiate institute. The Rev. Joseph Bixio, 8. J., assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church, in Alexandria, Va, has been transferred to Syola College, Baltimore, and his place supplied with the Rev. Peter O’Flanagaa, late of St. Joseph's, Philadelphia. Tae Metuovist Boox Concery.—A most striking illustration of the wonderful increase of Methodism in the United States, of the euergy and vitality of its ministry, of the effurts which they are making to extend their do2.rinal and denominational views, a3 well as_ tv promote a healthy moral condition of s0- ciety, is to be found in the extent and success of their publish ng establishments in this city and Cin- cinvati, known as the “Methodist Book Concern,” and the large circulation of their various periodicals. Since the commencement of the Rock River Conter- ence, now in session in Chicago, Ill., reports have been made to it by the respevtive agents OF the New York and Cincinnati establishments, setting forth their condition and the extent of their business for the present year, from which we obtuin the follow- ing. inte: ig figures :— the total assets of the New York establishment amounts to the very large sum of $706,733 05. Its realestate in New York, buildings, and the requi- site materials for printing, binding, &¢., amounts to bess 947 $3. It has invested in public stocks some {ts present cash assets are given at $16,- Its books and sheet stock on hand is worth $176.130 35. There are due in notes and accounts, $210,207 10. The liabilities are only $29,858 56, which, deducted from total asseta, leaves the actual capital of the concern $676,874 49. The sales during the past year amounted to $182,757 80. The sum received for pericdicals for the same time was es 77. making # total of $252,648 57. The Cincinnati establishment has a capital of $242,802 69. The value of its real estate is put down at $65,000. Its stock on hand, materials, &c., are estimated at $60,853. Itscash and stock amount to $22 044 15. Its notes and a $111,417 26. The liabilities are $16 530 91, leaving as the net i of the concern, $226,271 78. The aa tad ay the year euding March 31st, 1853, were ,068 26. Jo addition to these two immense establishments, the General Conference has published, much under its immediate supervision, a Pepe at Pittsburg, at Buffalo, at Chicago; a Sabbath School Journal with an immense circulation, a Quarterly Review, and two Monthiies, al! of which are selt-sustaining enter- prises, we believe. For the various paper® thus issued, as well as for all the buoks publisned, each travelling and local prea sher of the denomination isan authorized agent, and the Conference expects a commendable activity on the part of each iv procuring subscribers for its various hebdomadals, monthlies, and quarterly, and “in disposing of its books. In the sale of the latter, we believe, a small per centage is allowed, for the purppse of covering cost of transportation, and the lors of an occasional bad debt. By this sys- tem it happens that every Methodist within the hounds of the different cinferences, whether the denizen of the city, village, or even the most remote backwoods settlement, can supply himself with any book pablished by the Generat Conference. These books are not altogether of a denominational charac- ter. Standard historical and poetical works, and biographies of men remarkable for piety, benevo- lence, &c., &c., comprise by no means an inconsider- able share of the books which are thus aown broad- cast over the country. At the last session of the General Conference that body very wisely determined to make Chicago a base for newspaper and book operations. Accordingly a branch of the Cincinnati Book Concern was opened in this city some ten months since, under the charge of Mr. ie, al a most efficient business man. On the first of January the Northwestern Christian Ad- vocate, under the admirable editorial supervision of Rev. James V. Watson, was also established. By re- ports made to the Rock River Conference during the present week, we learn that the sales of the first have already amounted to $19,000, and the circulation of the latter has reached 4,200—proof conclusive as to the propriety of its establishment, and of the sagacity of the general conference in its selection of an editor properly fitted for the Fo Compared with the im- mense establishments in New York and Cincionati, the Chicago Methodist Book Depository seems to be “the day of small things,” but when we consider the rapid increase of population in the extensive re- gien that must ultimately be supplied from this city, and the energetic character which Western Metho- dism has ever maintained, the conclusion is not an overstrained one, that the day is not very lar distant | when around the present nucleus will have grown | up an establishment quite equal to its two stately | predecessors. 2. Hornis.e ATTeMPT AT MURDER NEAR ALBANY. | —Morsre, Wm. Arms and Isaac McNutt, while bunting in the woods xbout # mile below the toll gate on the Bethle- hem Pony k road, yesterday, came upon the boy of a res table looking nen, lying Mm the bushes near the road, insensible and with blood. On examining the ‘body it was found that the throat was cutasif witha Gull instrument, and horribly mangidd. After the body was conveyed to the house of Wm Winxe, Mr. Arma | seved up the weund, and immediately despatched a mes rerger to Dr, Swinburne, who, with Dr. Webb, soon ar- rived, Dr.S. at once dressed the wound ly, and | on making further examination of the ly, two gashes | were found on the ride near the region of the neart,which | appeared to have been made by a knife striking upon the riba. After being thus attended to, the unfortunhte man wan partly’ restored, to consciousness. On being ques- ticned ar to who had infisted the wounds upon him, be said, with difficulty, “A big man Inet night.” It further | apyeare thet bis nemo is Charles Snyder, a German boot- maker who had worked in the city until Wednesday Jert. He ig about five feet ten icches im height, ‘ard abcut thirty years of agé. Tnere were no indications of artroggle at the place where he was foand. The only acditions) clue to mystery yet discovered Is the fact | thet he wan reen, on Wednesday afternoon, in the lower | pda of the city, in company with @ large msn, who looked like a German. Ho was conveyed to the Hospital last evering. His oondi:ion is extremely critical, and but faint hopes are enteriained of his reco’ r ce Ransom was errerted in Bethlehem. last night, at the in- e of Dr. Swinburne and Mr. Winne, on the snapicion | tesg the murcecr cf Charles Scyder. He was | brovght defore the Justice at that place avd was aubse- quently direLarged, not being the right person,—Albany Journal, Sept, 23, Nis.0’s GaRvEN.—The lovers of opera are pro- vided with a fine entertainment for Monday even- ing. A new prima donna, Signorina Constanza Manzini, will make her first appearauce in America, in Donizetti's opera of ‘ Lucia di Lammermoor.” She will sa: the character of Lucia, Salvi as of Ravenswood, Beneventano as Sir Enrico Asbton, Rosi as Raimondo, Quinto as Lord Rucklow, and Signorina Avogadro as Alisa. The Garden will present @ brilliant sssembiage of fashionables to- morrow night. Bueton’s TazaTRE —The manager of this estab- lishment is, as usual, engaged in catering well for hia patrons. To-morrow evening he selects the fine old classical comedy of “ Every Man in his Hamor.” This piece is the production of the brated Ben Jonson, and with the following cast, it will be sure to draw an immense house :—Burton as Brainworm, Barrett as Capt. Bobadail, Jordan as Downright, Johnston as Mathew, Andrews as Knowell, and Mrs. Buckland as Dame Kitely. “ Perfection,” with Miss Doria as Kute O’Brien, concludes the entertain- ment, Nationa, THFATRE.—The game announcement as u-ual namely, the succe-sful drama of * Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” for Monday evening. The house is fillea to overtiowing every night, and, from all ap- pearances, is likely to continue -o for months to come, as the piece is so much admired by the public that many go to cee it every night. Purdy is making his fortune by this drama. Wa rack’s Theatre.—Sheridan Knowles’ excel- lent comedy of the “ Love Chase” will commence the amusements to-morrow evening. It will be pro- duced witn new scenery and the costumes of the period. Mr. Lester as Wildrake, Dyott as Master Weller, Tnompson as Fondlove, Reynolds as True- worth, Miss Laura Keene as astance, and Mrs, Conway as Lycia. a will play several beautiful pi of music, and the entertainments will conclude with the comedietta of a ‘ Handsome Husbend,” Walectt and Mrs. Stephens in the princi- pal characters. MerroreLitaN HaLu.—The musical people of this city will, no doubt, be glad to learn that M. Jullien inter ds giving another series of concerts at Metropolitan Hall, the first of which will take place to-morrow evening. The prozramme contains 9 variety of overtures, waltzes, quadrilles, &c. Mile. Avva Zerr will display her bmiiliaat vocalization in the Hungarian Song, and Mile. Henrietta Bel will sing asweet ballad, “Let Nobody Know ;” Bottesini, the contra-basso performer, will play a solo on themes from Sonnambula ; M. Relckert will play a solo on the flute, with bri lant variations, and the brothers Mollenhauer, vivlinists, will make their first appearance. AMERICAN MusevM.—This establishment was very well attended during the past week, to witness the dramatic eg aod in the lecture room, and to see the living giraffes, which are, beyond doubt, the most beautiful animals ever exhibited in this country. The bill of entertainment provided for to-morrow af‘ernoon and eveviog ccmprices the new drama styled the “Spirit of the Age,” the excellent farces of ‘ Slasher and Crasher,’’ and the “Review,” together with readings by the Boon children. Francont’s Hippoprome.—A very attractive bill 1s provided for the patrons of this establishment to- morrow afternoon and evening. The grand tourna- ment of the “ Field of the Cloth of Gold,” and the nd pageant entitled ‘“ Versatlles in 1664,” are to okeneenead: We know of no place of amusement where an hour can be passed with greater pleasure, Cunisty’s American Oruna Hovss.—Christy'’s polar band of negro delineators announce attrac- fs songs and instrumental selections for to-morrow night. Their hull was greatly crowded all last Woop's Minerncr, HaLt-—Wood’s minstrels were the delight of crowded assemblages every night during the past week. The programme for to-mor row evening is excellent. Buckiey's Eruror1an Opera Hovse.—Buckley’s New Orlears Serenaders are to give, among many or attractive features, “ Bone’s Retarn from Cali nia,” and, for the first time, the “ Mocking Bird y,’”’ to-morrow bight. Oxpnay’s Benerir or THe Prince Street Asy |LuM—The annual benefit of this institution is to take place to-morrow evening at Castle Garden. |The programme provided is unusually attractive. It may be well to observe that there are over three hundred children at present in this institution, and that they are almost solely depending upon the ex- ertions of the Sisters of Charity. Who, then, can refrain ‘rom patronising se praiseworthy an object? It de hapedi the Garden will be crowded in every de- tment. Pep ERE aM’s Grrr Exmnitron of the Seven Mile Mirror of the Lakes, Niagara Falls, &c., attracts im- mense audiences to the large and elegant saloon of the Chinese Building. As a work of art, this series of paintings ranks high, and is worthy the patronage of Vovers of the beautiful and wonderful in nature. By reference to the advertisement in our amusement columns, it will be seen that tickets cost one dollar, admitting four persons to the exhibition, and en- titles the holder to one share in the 100,000 gifts there enumerated. Supvewicx’s APoLiontcon Concerts at Horr Cuare..—These entertainments gave great satisfac- tion last week. A new programme is announced for to-morrew evening. FRANKENSTEIN’S PANORAMA OF NIAGARA is to continue on exbibition at Hope Chapel, in conse- quence of its eae Pavel ek Signor Buitz.—This very popular ventriloquist and necromancer is performing every night with great success. His audiences are large and highly Spl Eaweay and his amusements give great satis- ion. Serr. 21 munutes of the last mesting were read and approved. COMMUNICATIONS, From James Marsh—Declining trustetship in the Sixth ward, On file. From P._B Mead, Chairman, &c—Inviting ths Board to visit the Horticuliural Exhipition at Nidlo’s Garden, Accepted. From E. W. Griffiin—Relative to Pelton’s maps, Re- ferred to Committee on Supplies, From the Clerk of the Board—Showing the new mem dere of the echoole, as per order of the Board, Sept. 14. O:dered on file and to be printed. Fiom the Sehcol Officers of the Twelfth Ward—Remen- strating agaiast the adoption of the report on salaries. Laid on the table, APPLICATIONS, From the School Officers of the Tenth Ward—For aa appropriation for repairs of the schools in said ward, Referred to Finance Committee. From Jchn A Graves and Jamea C Luckey—For ap- potrtment as Assistant in the efile of the Board. Re- ferred to Committee on Supplies. NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Ox motion of Mr ErzvEns, Thomas Denny was appotnt- ed Trustee of Common Sehools for the Fifveeath ward, in place of Dr, Blakeman. ‘On motion of Mr, Coorencs, John A. Gray was appoint- ed Trustee of Common Schools for the Fourth ward, im plase of A. McClure, declined. APPROPRIATION FOR NEW SCTI0Ot.. Mr. Meexs presented the report of the Finance Com mittee, 1eoommending an appropriation of $15 513 06, for the evect-on of « rchcol house at Manhattanville, in the Twellth ward. Adopted. . REPORTS. Mr. Donan presented the report of the Executive Oom mittee on the Free Academy, recommending that the salary of the Jenito: of the Free Academy be increased 10 $700. Adopted Mr. Mrexs precented the report of the Finance Commit- tee, adverre to the application of the school officere of fhe red ward for an appropriatioa to psy for repairs. lopted. On motion of Mr. T. E. Sirra, the report of the fom- mittee om Salaries was taken from the table; aud o mo- tion of Mr, Curtis the committee was increased by the addition of three members, and the report recommitted. Mesure, Murphy, Curtis and Ketchum were added te the Committee, ‘MISCELLANBOUS Dr, Peet stated to the Board that some of the ward officers bad éoubted their authority to audit bills for the expenses of the schools of the late Publis Schsol mee without an official notice that the schools were proper! under their ju) fsdiction On motion of Mr. Murrmy, React officers be requested to’ certi ralaries and other expenses of the ferred by the Public School sep as the expenses of the ward schoo! ‘That the school and audit the ools Intely trans- , in the same manner are audited. The Preewent appointed the follo commissioners as visiters of the eveaing echools in wards respect ively:— “th ward—Dr. O'Donnell. 11th wand-—ir. Dodge. Sth “ Mr.T KE Smith, 12th “ Mr, Keteham. 6th “ = Mr. Vulte, 18th “ = Mr, Wiliams, 7th “ Mr. Leveridge, Mth © Mr, Davis, 9th “ Mr. Russell. lith “ Mr, Stevens, 10th “ Mr. W. Jones, 16th “ Mr. DeLamater. Mr, Hipnarp announced that it was the desire of the Ruperintendent of the Crystal Palace that the achocls eet down in the programme to visit the Palace in the after neone of certain days should visit in the morniags of thore days, together with the schools already appointed for {He mornings. On motion of Mr, Monrtry, referred to the committee on that subject. ‘The Boord adjonrned to Wecnesday next, the 29th inst , at 6 o'clock P, Cur Boston Co:zeependenes. mightily resembles at Se cae senate (rremtbe Brenig Star, Gent. Rev. Bam. Alex. ton of General Amem-| Bowsay Tnearae The excellent: management were hoe Judge Michell Boston, Sent. 17, 1853. | Their oppeeition Set of the momines's™ vax | AMmmcaw epxernyme An80a — For scr bly of the Presbyterian church in Ireland, of Mr. E. H. Stevens has established this theatre as a THE MORRISANIA PROFRRTY, chanics’ Fair—Improvements by the Fitch | “ot, his x the tererary of the Treasury ie underrtosd to preach to-dey, morning and afternoon, in the Canal | favorite resort. His dramatic selections are capital, | _ Serr. 24.—Jn the matte of the pet wn of Wiltiam The Be i" popularity with party. Hig rise has been « erdeavoring to obtaio information necessary to street Presbyterian Charch. avd afford the to the audience. Morris and his to land: burg Railroad at Charlestown—Site for tne City |. singular one, even in curcommunity, where ee many | Sim to rely « to the resolution of Senator #:od- sepuee The pieces anvounced for to-morrow evening are the | by James Morris, deceased. —The petition im this Beivary—Demalition of the Pemberton House —A | acse ne Pe aes abnel fats roe | aaa Season nats One Tes Bovererent Mo dsy, afternoon and | Grete of “Nick of the Woods,” the fairy spectacle | matter sets forth’ that James Mora: deceased, late ‘Drie of Governors “ Sold” by Andrew Jackson ‘ 4 : ‘to his eiroulara to thet end . ma of the “Mountain Sylph.” ard the farce of the | of Morrisania, other devises iy his will, dated * » ae since, of very Parents, having had no mesns of | about seven hundred replies to his» ORDINATIONS. o am Me, £ Eddy, Mr. De Bar, and | 1825, gave certain de in Morrisdbia to hin ee | Mllen—The Whig Nomination—Mr. Choate, Mr.) edueation, and compelled to labor from his wit Ree ceed net iE bas ts snconoter the now sere. | _ John B. Pitman was ordained to the work of the | yiss'Vallee <e leading characters. ‘The beneat of | ccutors in trast to allow his son H. Morris. Buwrence, and Mr. Ashmun—The Free Soil Con- | ehildhood, in order that be might live, General Wil: | slined to beHeve Much in'crmation which heco | Christian ministry in Lakeville, N. Y.,on the 13th date kt ot ch theatre, Mr. Waldron, | to take and receive the rents, isewep and profits of vention—Henry Wilson—Amasa Walker—Judge son Dea aes Aa attaining to his majority. oe ae pred cry Hy his predeceseo ove | instant. takes Signa rh Loci area: Let him have a | the cmtate, without impeachment of waste, daring Washurn—The Temperance Question—BMr. | Te rE pas ier epee ltr io than epprosimate oetimates., Many presidents of ral | Mx. Henry L. Myrick, of the Cambridge Divinity | bumper; he deserves one. his pataral life, giving also to bis afi aon a power Plowgsen, ete Tckot aaa oh ti rs ave | Metimsduce tee Runes, Ws eee | Hew, Drenda ofthe Mint Charen Pymotthy | gy ah Ny Matra! galt at yes | tee soa ean cane aa aula fo make Mhe opening of the Mechanics’ Fair, on Wednes | $1590 mon who early favored the nomination of Gen. | ihe common indispesition of men to Mass., on the 2ist instant. trd'many persoda were compelled to return to seit | Such, will then the premises to. go to: bia, ablldren ted, and was the re- | i was | ¢xact condition of their bu: INSTALLATION. homes, not being able to procure seats. Tomorrow ly; andin case of his death witlmat leaving cer nt AUN tinge open space | made the iAidaGe Mr. Wilson became a whig, | #ulat will shortly be ued from the devaruoent, which, | Mice Antoinette Brown hus. been installed in the | eveuing Mr Tratest apfecrs im eho charactor of | cbildren, then to go to Richards a » verse of brilliant. There was as much vacant space Whig candidate Mr. Wilson became a whig, | fi oped. will rerve to awaken thove who as yet refase torate of a church at South Butler, N.¥. Gi thello, Mr, Consey sa*iana Pi Mad. | Copy of the will annexed to the. rican department of the | nd acted with that party for some years, being no, to the fact that the pablic interest Is deeply in. | Pastorate »N.¥. Ger- | Othello, Mr. Conway as lago, Pope as Cassio, vars to have been a charge of” as there was in the American dep alittle induced 90 to do by their loud declarations | reply. to the fect that the pa Congresasnd the ooantey | Tit Smith, the deacon of the church, and ethers, | Ponisi as Desdemona, and Mrs. Abbott as Emelia. | 9 ‘iviagy Hl Morris’ share of Kis fat er ‘London Crystal Palace, about which we used tohave | in favor of anti-slavery sentiments. He served for | Jonble atetiarice poventclte the condition of our feaasial | t0OK part in the servizes, ‘This cast will be sure to draw an immense audience. tion farther vated that ‘acting wh ear minds exercised on every arrival of the English | several years in the Legislature as a prone | relations with Burope. press everywhere should 5 RESIGNATION. Miss Price will dance, and the amusements will close pes he was thie owner ‘ fee in said premises, Sls; Mr. Bull, with that regard for the feelings of ; Whig, and did not leave that party until 1548, on the | urge prompt and full complignce with these requests of | Rev. H. N. Brinsmade, D. D., has resigned his | with the new farce of “ The Gout,” with Davenport, | it yr Myr eo WHEr OF no Moaxiencia eee by hich ae always been one of his chief charac- | °° Gen. Taylor's nomination. In 1349 he | the government for neeessary information, charge as pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church | Davidge, and the Misses Gougenheim, in the leading comedndethe t ‘ae at present, sold Seristics, making all manner of fun of Master Sonn | Taro’non thet so tre escter od etteh body te waa | saan Sores Fenn ar S600 500 Weare ean | 2 Newari, N. J. gid many lots of land in those premises, giving warrantes for some and contracts to sell for others, and that the fact of his being possessed of a life estate only in said premises has only recently come to light, after a vast number of lots has been sald, imprevements to a very large amount made thereon ; and that the premises in question adjoin ether yil- lages in most all directions. And the petition farther states that an act of the Le- geeiare was assed at the dari s session, suioreing jupreme Court, on proper facts being tothem, to order a ale of the lots so cold or eon tracted to be sold, to be made by a referee act in behalf ofthe children ot William A. Morris, and to be given by him and William H. Morris. Sueh salea to be made at the just and fair valuation of the land, with the improvements to be submitted to and firmed by the court. The prayer of the petition con- forms to the act. The petition is lengthy, forth all the facts of the case, and details of sales, &c., and stating further that Richard L. Morris, mainderman, had released a!. his interest to the said William H. Morris. This morning an application was made to the Spe- cial Term held by His donor Judge Mitchell, in pur- suance of the prayer of the petition. The case wad opened by Mr. Robert C. Eubree, attorney for the pe- tioners, and argued by Mr. George Wood, counsel, who, in the course of his remarks, stated that he bad examined the actof the Legislature, and was satis- fied that no constitutional objection whatever existed. in the act, and that any relief granted under the act would vest a good title in the purchasers; in which opinion the late Judge Jones and Mr. Charles 0’Co- nor fully coincided. He therefore moved the court to grant a reference to take proof of the truth of the facts stated in the petition, and if the referee should be of opinion that the facts were sutliciently id, then that he proceed to take proof of the values o! the respective lots for which he should have offers ta porte and report the same tothe court. Mr. Wood also stated that Wm. H. Morria had been led into the belief that he had full power to dispose of hia estate in fee from the fact that it amounted to what ‘was about equivalent to a fee for every other purpose than that of selling, and had probably been informed that he hada {fee trom the $10,000 charge oa his estate. But as the difficulty had originated throught his mistake he proposed to save the purchasers front himself harmless, by paying all moneys required to be invested for the benetit of his children under the act. Order granted as applied for. E a 3 U: 8. Cirenit Ceurt. DECISION IN ADMIRALTY ON APPEAL, By Ubief Justice Nelson. Serr. 24.—Andrew Dedehan vs Fruncis Voss et al— ‘This is a libel vo recover freight of she sbip Brodreno, for the conveyance of bundies of nailrod iron trom Ne# Cag- tle upon Tyce to the port of New York. The bill of in Ging is deved 15th May, 1850. and contains at the foot of it the excepti.p, ‘not accruntadle ror ross.” Oa the Gischarge cf the cargo, a portion of ths iron was found in- jured by rust, and the consignees caimed 6 deduc tom from the freignt of the amount of Gamage 7 the ioctl was refused, and thia bel flied claiming «he waole amount. The answer sets up that the damage was occasioned by bad stowage; that it was sola #t auc.ion after noties to the agents of the ship, aud the loss eczasioned by the rart amounted to one bundred and sixty-four doliers and four- teen cen’s; anda tender, of the smount of the freight over spd above this sua, and the money bought into court. Evidence was taken in the court oslow ia respect to the stowage of the fon, by whict it appeared 3 the portion damaged by rust was stowed at tre bottom of the ebip, under a large quaatity of coal, sud that the rust was occasioned by this stowage. Tne cours below held the tender sutlicient to cover the the belarce of the freight, over and above the damage, and dismissed the libel with costs It bas been urged om the appeal that the exception in the bili of Jading ex- empts the owner from responsibility for the damage, pte the rust be attributable to the defective stows it. Teannot ngres to this doctrine. Even in the of the u ualexception of éaqyers of the nea, if it ¢an be shown that the goods might bave deen waved ty the due snd proper care and diligence of the master ax crew, notwith:tanding the ;eril the ship is answerable for the loss. These exceptions in bills of lading do mot cover negligence, or want of care or duty on the part of the osrrier. Whether the carriers or their employes cam stipulate for negligence or unskilfulness in the fuldiment of their undertaking, within soand principles of pape policy, ie, perheps. not exactly jadictally settled; Dat, it may at least be safely said, thas if oe such right cae ‘be ect up, it must be in parsvance an ¢xpress and positive agreement to that effect, or what may be the same thing. neceesary sud ucavoidadle ircpiication. Nothing of the kind appexrs in the bill of ladtag. in this care, it is conceded the rust was occasioned by noegli- gence or unrkiltalness of the stowage. The bucdies of iron ttowed upon the top of the coal were discharged im good order; those undor it, at the bottom of the ship, more or jens damaged by the rast. The carrier, there- fore, wan clearly liable for this damage. There is a litte difficulty upon the question of tenders, en account of the confusion and want of precivion in the evidence rotied on ‘to establish it, There ie no doabt the respondents are entitled to an abatement of the (reig' aimed 10 the extent of the loz3 upon the fron. order to avoid being charged with costs, or, at least, to entitle themselves to coste, they must maintain a tender, or what, in the admiralty, will be revarded an eqaivalent, before suit brought. It is in proof, that an offer was made receatedly before suit to pay the baisnce of the freight, deducting this loes, to be sscertained by arbitra- tion, or sale of the damaged iron at ion, which was refused and the whole amount of the freight demanded; also, that, after this, a + auction took Pisces with notice to the ageats of the ship, and the amount of the loss in this way ascertained. But there reems to have been no offer actually made to pay the b- lance, after thus ascertaining it tili made on the @ling of the answer. It is quite clear, however, that tender again would have been a mere matter of form, as the agents bad refased repeatedly to accept the offer abortly before the auction sale took place; and, foraught thatap- pears, they neglected to attend the sale, or take any notice of it, thereby lesving the implication that they still refused. to adjust the dispute in thatway. And if thie conctusion can be progerly maintsined, the tender on she on of the anewer was ail that conld be essential this branch of the defences. If i iter the balance was ascert: would be free from difficult, cd, i= the condact of the agents fairly authorizs the conctusion, that the repe- tition of it would have been but an idle ceremony, from the offers and refusals that previously took place, (hen the case must be regarded a9 standing upon the same footing. I admit this tender could not be metn- tained according to the strict principles of the common law. Indeed, as the sum in comtroversy sounds in damsges, it could not have been the enb- ject of a set off at all in an action at law. It have been given in evidence in abatement of tI amount of the freightclaimed. The doctrine, however of the Court of Admiralty on this eudjest, is leas atrin- gent. Tender may be made in salvage cases, where the amount in controversy is quite as uneertein and indefi- nite as bere; and will be upheld even whsre there has been less formality in making it than is reqaired by law. The Court look to the sub-tance and good faith of the traneaction, rather than to techaical ferms ef prooved- ing iy the matter. (2 Wm. Rob, 176, 180, and pp. 383, 334, 3Ibid, 117. Orosby ve. Grinnell, M.S, before hunk Judge Betts, March, 1851. 1 Haga, 218,'4. 0. gen br. 582) cm the whoie, taerefore I decree below might and should be affirmed. The Mall to West Farms, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wasr Farms, Sept. 23, 1853, Dear Str—I observed in your paper of September 22, that you noticed in your paper of that date that there was no mail between New York and West. Farms since Thursday last. Will you be so kind aa nform the public that the mail is regularly received at this office at half past eight o'clock A. M., and hat your paper has been regularly received-and dis- tributed to all of your subscribers at this office, with the exception of Jonathan J. Coddington, who has not received his paper since last Thursday; why his per has not come in the package with the rest of @ papers sent to this office you can best tell the cause. His paper did not come this m and ou Will please see the cause of it not being sent. $y giving the above matter public notice in your er, you will yeatly oblige, yours &c., 2 dled Samusu M. Puapy, P, M, Our Port Jefferson Correspondence, Port Jerrerson, Surroir Co., L. ht September 22, 1853. Fownd Drowned, ‘ An inquest was held to-day by Coroner Wm. 8, Preston, on the body of aman which was found floating in this harbor yesterday. On the bn! of deceased were the names Henry P. Howard, Sylvia ; Howard, Deer Isle, Me., together with’ varions divices in ink. The bas interred in the M. E. grouxds, in this ee lyraTeny aT ALBany.—The of & PP iy of age, was found in the river thie morning near the landing of the Meiden iene bo ta on Fast Albany side. There was a severe turned inside mt. The on bo oa No one 8 pernon bearing L Lip which is to 1a dollar, twoer grees boxes om him. Tae vordis: o? the jury waa, Dlows infiirted by some ont wh; Sept, 23 fi bie name, A ‘were siso four “Came to h's death hnown.”'—Alany Ai