The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1853, Page 4

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Single copies, in wrappers, wm pepes. The News. A large mass meeting of the City Reformers was held in Metropolitan Hall last night, of the proceed- ings of which we furnish a very full report. What ie not a little cingular, especially when we take into consideration the fect that this reform movement was brought about by municipal mismansgement, the Common Council was complimented. There was & grand row about the Judges, some of whom were @enounced in the strongest terms. A large meeting of merchants was held yesterday afternoon in the Exchange, to express their senti- ments relative to the removal of Judge Bronson by the administration. it is almost needless to state that the fecling was one of universal condemnation. A uumber of resolutions expressive of the opinion of the meeting were unanimous'y adopted. No one will envy the feelings with which they will be read by Mr. Guthrie. As an appropriate addenda to the report of the proceedings at the Exchange meeting we publisha letter from Jnége Bronson, on retiring from the Col- Jectorship, in rep!y to Secretary Guthrie's last epis- tle. The Judge administers one of the most scathing yet dignified rebukes to the Secretary and his spoils- @ividing associates that they have thus far received at the hands of those whose national feelings and principles have been so flagrantly outraged. We to-day give publicity toa very curious chapter of political reminiscences, from the pen of Gen. Daff Green, in reply to an extract from the forthcoming work of Col. Benton, in which the General, though acknowledged to have been Gen. Jackson’s confiden- tial friend and organ, is spoken ®f as the active agent of a secret intrigue to organize an opposition to the Old Hero and his administration. This document fontains some queer revelatious, and will doubtless sttract a great deal of attention. Judge Edmonds has written a communication, to ‘be found elsewhere, in which he succinctly and point- edly states his reasons for declining to become a can- @idate for re-election. The Judge, finding that his peculiar religious opinions are obnoxions to a great majority of those composing the political party to which he bas hitherto belonged, is determined to re- tire from public office. Files of Singapore papers to August 29th state that gold dust continued slightly depressed from the Bame causes as last reported, viz.:a scarcity of money and favorable rates of exchange. Australian gold ‘was valued at $28 50 per bunkal, the highest price, and other d@criptions from $24 to $27. The imports hhad been five hundred and fifty-eight bunkals and the exports two hundred and ninety-five. The receipts of new cotton at New Orleans up to the 29th ult, compared with those to the same date Jest year, are reported to fall short one hundred and eighty thousand bales. Thomas d’Arcy McGee delivered the second of his course of Jectares on the Catholic History of America | true interests, retired from the prominent po- by the Aretic will not have taken the Heratp by surprise. It is { I fact, the confirmation of pre- the truth of which they had every rea- 1 to rely. War declared by Turkey, nobody ex- pected that Russia would recede from her posi- tion, or evecuate the principalities. Nobody fancied that, under the circumstances, Turkey’s menace would prove a mere empty threat. Neither the announcement that Turkey had ordered a fresh levy of 80,000 men, nor the statement that the veteran General Paskiewitz had been ordered to take the command of the Rus: army in the Principalitics, eam have given rise to the faintest shadow of wonder. Enabled as we are by our rapid communication with Europe to follow the progress of affairs almost day by day, and instructed of the de- signs and feelings of the various contending | parties, by the omniscient press, we can almost in every case anticipate the natural occurrence of events, and comment, in advance, on the course to be pursued by the leading actors upon the scene. These advantages enabled us to foretell the obvious issue of the Russo-Turkish difficulty as soon as England and France, realizing their dictions 01 sition of leading mediators, and assumed the more modest ro/e of spectators of the conflict. That occurrence rendered a recourse to war be- tween Russia and Turkey inevitable. Successful negotiation between one power which only aims at conquest, and another which is but struggling for the preservation of her national existence, would be as impossible as a success- ful appeal by a lamb to the feelings of a wolf. The sword was the only mediator left; and now, at the time of this present writing, it is more than probable that blood has been shed and the business of the campaign commenced in ear- nest. As our readers are aware. the Danube lies between the two armies and both fear to cross it, lest, in case of a reverse, it should in- tervene to intercept their retreat, and expose the fugitives to a pursuit from which no escape could be found. The Turkish General has offered to run the risk, if an additional force of 50,000 men be placed under his orders; and, in one sense at least, it would be inlinitely pre- ferable for the Turks to fight in the provinces, where they have no faithful subjects who would be materially injured by the war. On the other hand, a single defeat in Moldavia or Wallachia would probably cause the total ruin of Omar Pacha’s army, and leave the south shore of the Danube without any adequate defence against any of the three divisions of Russians who areen- camped on the north. This consideration seems to possess such weight that one is inclined to view Omar Pacha’s proposal as additional evi- dence of the rash impetuosity which has already been imputed to the Turkish forces. Shonld the Porte be unable to furnish the required re- inforcement, or should Omar Pacha think better of the project, it is not unlikely that the deci- sive battle of the campaign may be postponed for the present. Hitherto, Marshal Pa&skiewitz: has been chiefly remarkable for the science and prudence he has displayed in his movements in the field; and these are qualities which his ad- vanced age will rather have strengthened than effaced. He is far more likely to entrench | himeg@lf in his present encampments, and ‘to | await the advance of the Turks, than to cross the Danube and risk the fortunes of the cam- paign in Turkey Proper, unless) his chances of success are such as to amount toa positive certainty. i All the other European powers have acted as it was obvious they would some weeks back. The British Cabinet preserves the most cautious silence with respect to its intentions. Lord Aberdeen is sorry that war should take place, but by no means promises to interfere. The Times is studiously obscure, and occasionally inconsistent. In point of fact, the state of pub- lie feeling in England is such that an open dis- regard of Turkey’s fate would not be readily tolerated by the people ; while, as may have been gathered from the extract from the Stand- ard, (Lord Aberdeen’s organ.) published in our columns yesterday, the government is fully alive to the folly of stepping in, at the risk of a war, to rescue from ruin a power that must ne- cessarily fall to pieces, ere long, from its own inherent weakness. From France we have the usual budget of contradictory opinions. Those journals which are supposed to speak the sentiments of the government refuse to credit the rumors of war. They will not believe that peace has been dis- turbed until a few thousand men haye been killed in battle. It is needless to add that this affectation of disbelief is but a cloak. or a pre- liminary for. unconcern. On the other hand, Louis Napoleon is represented as being ex- tremely anxious to avenge the old affront he endured at the hands of the Czar when the lat- | ter refused to acknowledge the Empire and his | marriage. We are not prepared to vouch for the authenticity of this statement; and whether it has any solid grounds or no, we are loath to believe that even Louis Napoleon would carry despotism so far as to sacrifice the real inter- ests of France to private pique. So far as we can judge, France. like England, will remain neutral for the present. A similar course has been resolved upon by at the) Tabernacle last evening. His subject was “Marquette and the Missionaries.” He traced the advancenent of civilization among the aboriginees of this country directly to the agency of the missionaries of the Catholic Church, and particularly to the per- severance of the Jesuits, foremost among whom he placed the zealous Marquette. The “Moral Significance of the Crystal Palace” formed the subject of a sermon by Rev. Dr. Bellows on Sunday evening, our report of which should be attentively perused by all denominations of Chris- ttians, and particularly by the industrial classes. It is a beautiful tribute to the hab ts, skill and enter- prise of the American people, and is well calculated to arouse all to a truer sense of the incomparable blessings they enjoy under the republican govern- ment of a great country. The testimony in the trial of the owners and offi- ers of the steamboat Henry Clay, charged with causing the disaster by negligence, &c., terminated sesterdsy and will bo summed up to-day by counsel. Considerable business, most of which cannot be classed as of general importance, was transacted by the Common Council last evening. As usual, various fire companies came in for a share of attention, and resolutions were adopted for the building and re- pairing of houses, engines, &c., and for such other necessaries as may conduce to the usefulness of this patriotic and indispensable clase of citizens. Quite ® spirited debate took place in the Board of Assistant Aldermen on the question of concurring in the resu- tion from tae upper board granting the sum of forty ‘thousand dollars for cleaning the streets, This pro- position was rejected, together with an amendment making @ special appropriation cf fifteen thousand dollars. The details of the proceedings, including a eketch of the debate, is gi en elsewhere. Our telegraphic column contains a great variety of interesting news paragraphs, to which, as well as to a Jarge amount of other entertaining matter, we ea500t afford space to refer particularly, Prussia and Austria. The former elaborately defines her position, and after showing that she has really very little apparent concern in the fate of Turkey, avows her intention of attempting to mediate. Such attempts, after the sword has been drawn, are but a poor apology for neutrality. Austria has acted without speaking. The reduction in her army is the best evidence that could be obtained of her determination to stand aloof from the fight. For the present, therefore, Russia and Tur- key bave the field to themselves. Should for- tune favor the latter, and the Czar be driven to abate his pretensions. the Porte will proba- bly be conceded the whole glory of the vic- tory, and none of the other European powers will have any motive for molesting her. Should Russia be the victor, as seems most probable, her troops will not have advanced many miles south of the Danube before Eng- land, France, Prussia, and probably Austria, will shake off their present semblance of le- thargy. and notify the conqueror that he must advance no farther. Negotiations—and these failing, war—will then be undertaken, The re. sult will be either the establishment of a new Christian power at Constanttmople, ora general European war that is frightfad to contemplate. Such, in our view, are the tn£entions and hopes of the Western Powers of Mmrope. At the pre- moment, the d0inugs of Russia concern them much less, and cause less anxiety in the minds of their rulers, than the growing great- nees and expansion of this republic, with ite millions of freemen, and its terrible moral in- fluence on the masses who are held in bondage hy the derpotisme of Europe, sent The Last Step In the Turkish Beama | i Net Prospects of the Japan Expedition. e are at length enabled to torm something like a correct notion of the chances which await our mission to Japan. We need inform none of our readers, we ey that the want of a sca- port at some interyening point between Shang- hae and San Franéisco, where our future Pacitie steamers might coal and water, suggested, some years ago, to our government, the propriety of endeavoring to induce the Japanese to waive their usual rule of exclusion in our favor, and to allow our vessels to enter one of the ports of their Island Empire. Concurrently with this re- quest, we had a complaint to make to the Japan- ese authorities, in consequence of the barbarous treatment of our shipwrecked sailors on their coasts. These two subjects occupied the atten- tion of Mr. Polk during his Presidency; but it was not till near the close of the last adminis- tration that anything definite was resolved upon, or an expedition fitted out for the pur- pose of carrying the project into execution. It is now mapy months since Commodore Perry sailed. We have tracked him from place to place all through the Pacific, with an interest fully commensurate with the national impor- tance of the object he was sent to achieve; and after his arrival at the Loo-Choo islands and bis departure for Japan has been recorded, we are not exaggerating when we assert that no item in our foreign news had been looked for with more anxiety than the result of his voyage to Jeddo. That result was laid before our readers yes- terday, probably before the Department of State was acquainted with its tenor. So far as it goes, it wears a rather favorable appearance. Commodore Perry has not been fired upon, or attacked, or molested. On the contrary, as soon as the Japanese were convinced that he did not intend to injure them or suffer them to injure him, they seem to have treated him with equal respect and civility. A judicious adherence to the punctilious forms of etiquette on his part, obtained concessions from them which have never previously been extended to any foreign expedition. Nothing practical was done, how- ever. Having delivered his message to the princes who were despatched by the Emperor to receive it, the Commodore took his leave, promising to return for the answer in a few months. Speculations on the subject of that answer, must necessarily, with our limited means of judging, be liable to error. But in despite of the outward cordiality of the Japanese officials with whom Commodore Perry came into con- tact, we are far from believing that the reply of the Emperor will be in accordance with our wishes. The whole tenor of the history of such semi-barbarous, semi-civilized nations as the Japanese, is opposed to the hypothesis that they could-be induced, on the simple solicita- tion of a foreign power, to waive one of the fundamental rules of their political creed. With them. the exclusion of foreigners has been the palladium of their peculiar national institu- tions. Phe law was enacted in order that the Japanese should’ not become “corrupted” by | intercourse with foreigners, and likewise with a view to preserve for the exclusive use and behoof of the natives, the mineral and agri- cultural treasures with which the Japanese islands abound. Whatever reasons of policy dic- tated such a measure two centuries ago, xist with ten fold force to-day, when for- cigners are scouring the Pacific in every irection. Looking at the matter on abstract rounds of principle only, we can discover no easoff that would be likely to possess sufficient weight with the Japanese mind to impel the Emperor, at this particular moment, to set aside a law that has been cheerfully and religiously obeyed by the whole nation for two centuries. Tf, again, the Japanese take the experience of their neighbors as a criterion of the results which the admission of foreigners might be likely to work among themselves, the recent history of China is not likely to sway them in our favor. They are well acquainted, we know, with the history of the opium war} which. as the Empe- ror of Japan informed the Dutch envoys, was | the natural consequence of the folly of the Chi- nese in admitting Englishmen to the country at all. Nor can they be ignorant of the share which English missionaries have had in arous- ing the present revolutionary movement in Chi- na. Both of these events are rather calculated to confirm than to confute the wisdom of the ex- isting law in the Japanese mind. Add to these reasons the well-known fact that the Japanesé have had ample time to prepare for Commodore Perry’s expedition, that they are well acquaint- ed with the use of firearms, are a brave, har- dy, warlike race; and finally, that they are, in all probability, entirely ignorant of the strength of this country, and do not contemplate the pos- sibility of our enforcing our demands in case of refusal, and it must be admitted that the chances are strongly in favor of Commodore Perry’s failure when he visits Jeddo next spring. Such. we acknowledge, is our expectation. We shall be glad to be disappointed; but so little do we anticipate such anevent that we now call’ upon the administration to prepare | for the announcement that Commodore Perry has returned without effecting anything, and likewise to take measures for obtaining by force those reasonable concessions which we cannot secure by negotiation. If the present expedition fail, another must be sent—a whole fleet of war steamers, if necessary, with orders to bombard Jeddo in case of resistance by the Japanese. Having gone so far, retreat is im- possible. We must carry our point, should it cost another opium war. Late News—Ovr Retations with Mextco,.— Our latest intelligence from Mexico, by the way of Vera Cruz and New Orleans. informs us that General Gadsden has opened his budget of propositions to Santa Anna. We can readily guess their tenor. We, in fact, have previously referred to what we knew would be the propo- sals of President Pierce, by our Minister, Mr. Gadsden. The latest authentic advices confirm our original prognostications. We are to get rid, if possible, of that mal apropos article, the treaty of Guadalupe, which N. P. Trist, (a very sad name in a French dictionary point of view.) saddled upon our government—we mean the eleventh. What is the amount intended to be given Mexico for the recession of the article from the treaty? Will it entirely “deplete” the surplus treasury of Secretary Guthrie, or willit not? Who knows? The amount is yet a Napoleonic secret in the city of Mexico itself, but information thence reports it “large.” How large? And what is the extent of the pro- posed sop for giving to ws quietly the Mesilla valley, or will it be given at all, or has any proposition been made respecting it? We said there would be, and there has been. We will probably get it on the conditions of Mexico, without incurring another one hundred and fifty millions of war expeneer, And what are to be the conditions of Mexico? Can any one tell us? On that matter a pleasant anecdote is going the round of fashionable circles in the city of Mexico. At asocial diplomatic banquet, in which the President of Mexico figured as one of the distinguished, the humor of conversation turned upon the Mesilla valley—during the passage of wit on which question, our minister, Gadsden, in a jovial manner, said to Santa Anna, “Oh, but, General, we must have the Mesilla valley.” ‘“ Indeed, General,” replied Santa Anna; “how are you to getit? You cannot annex it without consent. It will be an act of war.’ “Good for our military profession,’ General,” said Gadsden, laughing. “ One hun- dred and fifty millions war expenses for the Mesilla valley will be paying dear for it,” re- turned General Santa Anna. “ True, your Ex- cellency, “war is a more expensive game than a game at bowls,” said Gadsden. “ Well,” re- turned General Santa Anna, “I make your Excellency one little proposition. Your own government may keep seventy-five millions of the one hundred and fifty, for internal improve- ments within its own limits, and I will take the other seventy-five millions for a similar purpose within Mexican limits, and Mexico shall give you the Mesilla valley at one half your proposed venture for it.” At this re- partee, our minister, Gadsden, is said to have opened his eyes wide, and good humoredly filling his glass, arose, giving for a toast, “Pros- perity to the United Mexican States.” Santa Anna immediately after gave for a toast. laying special emphasis on the word united, “ Prospe- rity to the United States of America” The whole subject was then passed over in the midst of uproarious mirth. Our spoils and abolition Cabinet will thus have to look ahead, or we shall certainly be out-generaled by the pleasantries of these keen- witted Mexicans. By some mysterious influ- ence it would appear they have quite abandoned | all notions of “the Empire.” So, also, of the * Spanish Alliance”—it is repelled. The Spanish Minister is reported to have retired in dudgeon from the Mexican capital ; and the iatermina- ble swagger of war preparation turns out, at | last, a mere Mexican mode of expediting peace in the broadest sense of that term. Well, it is wise, if not cunning. We cannot knock a man down who is so very polite in his diplomacy as to prevent our becoming angry. Mexico would thus constrain us tobe friendly, whether we will or no, protesting she has no other intention but that of being herself a good, just and friendly neighbor. Our latest intelligence from the city of Mexico tells us. also, of an embryo proposition, in the shape of an inquiry by Gen. Gadsden, as to whether, if our government determine to construct a railroad near to the demarcation line of the two countries, but within United States limits—whether the Mexican government will be disposed to be friendly to such an under- taking, and aid it, so far as is necessary to grant the “right of way” across—in other werds, permit it to cut off a point here and there in the boundary line, to enable the road to go like ourselves and our prosperity, straight ahead ; and whether such boundary line points, severed by such a road, would be relinquished for the equivalent of a few millions of Uncle Sam’s California dollars. It is plain the favor- able reply to the embryo proposition embraced in the foregoing questions, will, in a great mea- sure, be dependent upon the contingency as to the “number” of points the plan of any such road would necessarily intersect. But Mexican letters and papers of a still later date are now on their way from New Orleans. When they arrive we shall have something further to say on all these interesting subjects. Probable Loss of the Steamtug Ajax. The steamtug Ajax left this port on the 23d ult., for Boston, for the purpose of towing the new clipper ship Edwin Forrest to New York. On Monday noon, the 24th, she was seen off Chatham, about two miles east of Pol- lock’s Reef light, and about seventy miles from harbor, deep in the water, with @ strong list to starboard. It was blowing bard at the time from E.N. EB, and during Monday night there was a heavy northeast gale. As no- thing has been since heard of her—now upwards of eight days—it is the opinion that during that severe gale she must have foundered, and that all on board perished, The Ajax was the pioneer of those large class tug beats which have recently rendered such signal service to ves rels in distress near the entrance of our harbor. She was owned by H.R. Dunham and-others, was about four hundred tons burthen, and was built in 1848 by W. H. Webb, and furnished with machinery by Mr. Danbam. Her crew ordixarily consisted of seven men, but on her mirrion to Boston, for the purpose above mentioned, she had nearly double her usual complement—there being thirteen persons on board. She was commanded by Capt. Gregory Thomas, who was at one time a Sandy Hook Pilot, and who, it will be recollected, some years ago was nominated as a candidate for the Assembly in this State, in view of his proclivities to the interest of the pilots, and his opinions favorable to the laws which it was then desired should be enacted for their protection. It will alo be recollecteé that Captain Thomas took the steamer Goliah, « boat similar to the Ajax, around Cape Horn to Son Francisco, which was at the time an enterprise that few thought would ever be accomplished. The following persons, with two exceptions, compcsed the regular crew of the boat, and were all on board. As the remaining five were men procured but a sort time previous to her sailing. and were engaged only for the trip, eur endeavors to ascertain their names have thus far proved of no avail:— Captain—Gregory Thomas; bas a wife and six children. Pilot—Richs rd Lee; has a wife and famil Engineer—Joseph Clark; has a wife and Cock—Charles Anger; has a wife, Deck bands—P+ter May, who has been three months married; Patrick McAnaney. Fireman's name not recollected. Captain Timothy Baker, coast pilot, of Boston. William Skidmore, a Hellgate pilot, family, TELEGRAPHIC. Bostoy, Oct. 31-9 P. M. There appears now no doubt that the steam tow boat Ajax four dered in the gale on Monday last, and sunk with all on board, Marine Affairs, ComMERCE OF THIS PoRT FOR OctonEn, 1853.—The follow: ing is the number of vessels of each class arrived at this port, with their tonnage, for the month of October:— No. of Vessels, Ton , Steamers A 16 27,809 Ships. : 94 57,487 Schooners 1 88 4)887 Barks . 53 13,942 Brigs... 79 11,556 Total........006 eee eee BO 115,181 NATIONALITY. United States. 89 104,312 British , .a 6,194 Bremen... + 68 2,103 France... 3 632 Norway 1 290 Hamburg. i 428 Dutch .. 1 155 Portuguese. 1 148 Sicilian, ~~. 161 Mn name 1 4 in a Chili... . 1 194 Total....... . 280 115,181 roners’ Inquests. Fatat, Acctogyyr ox THe THIRD AVENUE RAtLROAD.—Coro- ner Wilhelm yerterday held an inquest at the New York Hospital, on the body of Henry Soutz, aged eighteon years, a native of Germany, who accidentally fell from one o| the Third avenue railroad oars, on the 2ist instant, and received an injury which resulted in death yesterday at the Hospital. “A verdict was returned according! Death By DRownixG.—Coroner Hilton yesterday was called on to hold an inquest on the body of Jam rnes, who accidentally fell from pier No, 12 North River, and was drowned before assistance could be rendered him. The deceaned resided at No. 19 Albany street, to which place ‘the body was taken, The Fire at Fowler's Bulliimg, DETAILS OF YESTERDAY'S PROOEEDINGS— RECOVERY OF MB. O'BRIEN’S BOHY—OCONTINUED SEARCH FOR OTHERS.~MESBKS. SALISBURY AND ARROWSMITH’S BAPE FOUND. We published a very full report of the rise and progress of this destructive conflagration, up to the period at which the Hxnarp went to press yesterday morning. A short time before that time the mutilated remains of Mr. Carman had been received from the ruins, and the fire- men continued their search for the bodies of others sup- posed to have%een killed, with unabated rigor. About five o’clock in the morning the body of Mr. Michael O’Brien, a member of Hook and Ladder No. 11, was covered. The unfortunate man was horribly mangled. From the appearance of the body it was thought that a large portion of @ wall had fallen upon the deceased when he was in # stooping position, and that the weight forced him into a sitting posture, and then crushed his body almost flat to the earth, be The bodies of both men were carried to the Second ward station house,and the Coroner notified for in- quest upon each. Mr. Burke, foreman of Hose Company No. 6, was carried home suffering from very dangerous contusions, but did not die as wan previously represented. He was in very much pain during yesterday, but it is expected that he will ultimately recover. Mr. Carman was aa insurance watchman, and an honorary member of Engine No.5. He has left a wife and child, the later being but three weeks old; they re- side at 46 Watt street. In his pocket were found a gold watch and $9 in money, which he had received on Satur- day evening for his services as watchman. He was twenty-five years of age, and born in New Jersey. Mr. O’Brien lived with his brother and sister, at 44 Gold stieet,was a single man, and but twenty-two years of 2. yon five o’clock, A. M.,the bands of firemen and volunteer workmen continued to relieve each other during the day, working in the still smoking ruias with hods, handbarrows, shovels, picks, &c.; but up to the time this sheet was put to press this morning, no other bodies had been found. About four o’clock, in the afternoon, the men the men had penetrated into the cellar of Mr. Rogers’ house, which adjoined the house No, 98 Fulton street, oceupied by Mr. Strong, Here they found the safe of Messrs, Arrowsmith and Salisbury, it having broken through the floors and sunk into the vault underneath A chain was immediately placed around it, to whicha rope was made fast, with @ pulley attached. Another rope was thrown over one of the door sillsof the burned building, and after a long and strong pull on the part of all the crowd, the safe was brought up to the street. This safe was filled with the valuable jewelry of Mr. Arrowsmith, and it was given into his possession, Upon being opened, the jewelry was found all safe inside. ‘As night came on, the people lighted fires in the ruins, and the work of search was still carried on. In addition to the losses reported th the Haratp of yes- terday, we heard ef the following subsequently;—A. A. Lansing, wood engraver; loss about $500; no insurance. Messrs. Phair & Co., job printers; loss between $2,000 and $3,000; insured for $1,500 ina city insurance company. Messrs. Bain & Brinkerhoff, manufacturers of surgical in- struments; loss about $2,600. We received the following letter during the day:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Nuw York, Oct. 31, 1853, bis day, in giving an ac- by individuals by Dear Sir—In your paper count of the several losses the late calamitous fire, you have the following item as regards us:—“Bunnell & Price, $2,000.” We beg leave to trouble you with the following correction. It should have read—Loes, $8,000, and only partially insured. Your cor- recting the same will oblige yours, respectfully, BUNNELL & PRICE, late of 121 Fulton street. Large fires are burning, to give light to the men who are in search ef the bodi In reference to the power of the fire engines brought to bear on the fire, the large engine No. 42 was ordered by the Chief Engineer to play on the Herat building, and threw a stream of water considerably above the roof, and was enabled to extinguish the flames arising from the gutter and cornice, which the engines of lesser power were unable to reach. Our building is five stories in height. Amongst the many who labored manfully to extricate the dead from the ruins, was Charles T. Byrnes, of No. 52 ‘Thompson street, an exempt fireman, who kept closely at work from the time the bodies were buried under the ruins until they were extricated the following morning. Mr. William Rich, who was published as a policeman, and escaped from the rvins, belongs to Fagle Hook and Ladder Co. No 4. He is not a policeman. INQUESTS ON THE BODIES OF MICHAEL O'BRIEN AND JOBN 8. CARMAN, THE TWO FIREMEN KILLED AT THE FIRE IN FULTON STREET. Coroner Gamble yesterday held an inquest at the Second ward police station, on the bodies of Michael O’Brien and John S. Carman, who came to their deaths by the falling of the building at the corner of Fulton and Nassau streets, on Sunday morning last. Jamer 0. Scott sworn, said—The deceased, John 8. Car- man, was brother-in-law; he"kas a wife and one child residing at No. 46 Watt street; deceased was on duty as an insurance watch under Capt. Craig; he was also an honorary member of Fire Engine Company No. 6; at the time the fire broke out deceased was on his way home; he returned, and was endeavoring to save pro when the floor above gare way and buried him with others in the ruins; I was present when the body was taken from the ruins this morning. James Leonard, captain of the Second ward police, aworn, fays—That between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday morning I was on duty at the fire corner of Ful- ton and Nassau streets, with # police force, endeavoring to save property; I had just got out of the building when Thearda crash, and the same instant ome of my men came to me without a cap, and stated that while Ae in the building the floors gave way, and must have buried up several persons in the ruins; that he had but just time to make his excape;I was present when the dedeased was taken out of the ruins; at the time the floors fell there did net appear to be any danger of the building falling; the immrnse weight on the upper floors must have been the cause of the floors falling. Daniel O'Brien sworn, eaid—I am the father of Michael O’Brien. the deceased a single man and lived with me = ie st Gold street; he belonged to Hook and Ladder ‘0. No. 11. James Russell sworn, said—I am foreman of Hook and Iadder Co. No. 11; on’ Surday morning the truck w: rolled to the fire, corner of Nassau _and Fulton streets; deceased belonged to my company; I was on the fourth floor cf the building destroyed when one of the engineers gave orders to the men to Fave Probert : the deceased, amongst others, came into the building for that purposa; soon after the floor gave way, and decased was buried beneath the ruins; the body of deceased was taken out: about five o’clock this morning. Dr Ubl testified that the death of the deceased was evidently caused by the injuries at the fire; the body of O’Brien was nearly burned to a crisp, and the body of Carman was burned almost as ‘The Jury rendered @ verdict as follows, which answered in both cases : “That Michael ©’Brien and John 8, Carmancame to their deaths by injuries and burns accidentally received at the firey corner of Nassuu and Fulton streets, on the 80th of October, 1853. The Jury condemns the course latterly pursued in placing heavy safes on the upper floors of buildings, and would earnestly recommend the proper authorities to pass an ordinance compelling owners of property where safes are used, to_place the same in the ‘we lls.’” Mr. O'Brien was twenty two years of age, and a native of Ireland, Mr Carman was twenty-five yearn of age, and a native of New Jersey. MEETING OF ENGINE COMPANY NO. 5. At a meeting of Protection Engine Company No, 5, held at their ergine house,on Monday evening, ollowing preamble and resolutions were adopted :— Whereas, the Almighty in his infinite wisdom has sad denly removed from our midst, in the prime of manhood and useful: our late associ and brother fireman, John 8. Carman, while in the discharge of his duty at the fire crnorof Nasauand Fulton streets, on Sunday morning, the 3th Rerolv lost one worth, hi it , ‘That in losing our esteemed brother, we ha: cherished by ‘Whose memory will long b uniform kindness, and th jm, to us during Our long ved. ‘That we condole with the famil ved: That we will wear the usual b " nt ved, That we will w ual badge of mourning, and that our engine house be shrouded with crnpe for tho space of thirt} us for }) Resolved, T! opy of these resolutions be the family of tl 1 and that they be pub! it “Shad M. Gorman, a W. C. LYONS, Foreman. MEETING OF THE FIREMEN. A meeting of the engineers and foremen of the different fire companies was held last night, at which the follow- ing resolutions were adopted:— therefore. Resolved, That in the suddonidoath, (caused by of the floors of the store corner & Fulton and Nassau streets, on Sunday morning, October 30,) that overtook Mr. John 8. Carman, member of Ei Co. No. 5, Mr. Mich O'Brien, member of Ho. called upon to mourn an untimely a1 trophe, that has ceprived their families of their solace and aid, and the Fire Department of two active, honorable and sealous members, Resolved. That to the sister and brother of the late Mr. ry Michael O'Brien, of Hook apd Ladder Co. No. 11, who has been cut down at the commencemont of a useful carrer, upon which his carly manhood had but jas begun to dawn, we offor our heartfelt eympathy and condolence; and that as keenly as they may fcel the blow the berearemen: eed them, they have the consciousness of knowing that victim to the Professicnal ardor that ever characterises r ed flreman; and,with his late Bony an pao a ty Pye tae me areat terms in which ‘press sufficiently our feelings relativ the loss she cmsnnel or a talthfal husband, one tow. she bad been wedded but a few short months, and inw! ciety she fondly looked forward to’ 1 y God of the widow, and father With hie aged parents, whose comfort he » a 10 him } prompts « “oage 4 ok oe Parent’s beart towards a ¢ ely sympathise. And pport which they had fond steps to the close of rth, we point them to on offers a safe haven of rost to the “we: Yor the loss sustained by his tate ilo men be a . efter ship, @ OMED togethe: —- the publie goed, their lost 0, and basere 94 f vold in their company that will be sut partly oblitar . 02 by the hand of time; he who was evor on thealert t» tend manfully with the fi nt, has been sudden! -r down in the midst »f his .. In conclusion. ae manfully w GI d whilst. givin comrade, an mei ig fore y of the fo ‘4 minutes, 6 of regret { a tribut . a with oar’ co ‘ usual badge of mourn! ‘ be ‘olved, That a co im one o: copy, duly suthentioated b transmitted tothe familie a jeconsed, 1a IN, Chief Engin: pe Seni. CARSON, Chief Engin Unciz Tom’s Canty, a drama founded on Mre. Si novel of that name, has now run upwards of a hun =< nights at the National theatre. The fact is worth attention, If the unusual success of the play be d the sentiments and tendency of the novel, then 4. Seward and his party have been more successful ‘1° people imagine in discriminating among our citizens th abolftionist principles. If, on the other hand, this run a hundred nights can be clearly traced to other causes, wholly independent of the great chimera, it is well that the public be guarded against ascribing it to the progress of abolitionism, and that good citizens be spared the grief of supposing that treason is so rampant in our midst. If we were to attempt to describe succinctly the mate- rials of which the drama is composed, we should say that stale jokes and vulgar balderdash comprised about one-half, and a very sad mimicry of religion the other half, of the six acts in which it is represented. Slavery is oply incidentally alluced to. The strong points made by Mrs. Stowe in the argumentative portion of her work, are judiciously avoided : the word “slavery” is men- ioned as seldom as possible ; and except at the close, when Uncle Tom is killed by a blow of Legree’s fist, the drama contains no situation which could not have taken place ina society where slavery was unknown. This dis- cretion, so far as we can judge, was not so much due to the spontaneous prudence of author and manager, as to the well ascertained temper of the audience, We noticed many passages where George or Uncle Tom exclaimed that ‘he was a free man,” that ‘‘he stood om free land,’’ that ‘‘he would be free in the grave.” Now, any one who knows anything of’ theatres will see at once, that,) in an ordinary drama, as, for instance, if George and Uncle Tom had been workmen in 4 British factory, Legree a tyrannical manufacturer, and the slave- catchers policemen, these exclamations would have been “hits,” and would have brought down the house, In- stead of this being the case at the National, they all fel} dead, one after the other. A few claps, probably from friends of the actor, were promptly silenced by the audience. Nothing was plainer than the determination on the part of the latter not to applaud or countenance the anti-slavery portions of the play, but rather to regard them as incidental matters, which it was well to tolerate for the sake of what followed. The acu‘est analyst of feeling could not have detected any liking for abolition, or any dislike to slavery, in the interest aroused for Klige, as she crossed the ice with her babe in her arms, in tho pleasure with which Georze’s escape was witnessed, or in the sympathy aroused by the despairing wail’ of poor Canay, or the dying groans ef Uncle . ‘The issue, ao it appeared to the people assembled at ‘the National, lay between suffering innocenco on the one side, and hideous, loathsome vice and tyramny on the other. Slavery had no more to do with itthan Methodism. Thus far, then, we think we may safely conclude that William H. Seward and his theatrical friends have lost their time. We said that there were two main elements in the piece—buffoonery euited to the atmosphere of Chatham street, and stage religion. The former is undertaken by Marks the lawyer, (Herbert), Phineas Fletcher the Quaker, (Fox), neither of whom bear any resemblance to the characters so named in Mrs. Stowe’s book;'a sort of clown originated by the dramatic author, and baptized Gumption Cute (H. Stone); Aunt Ophelia (Mrs. Myers), who knows but one epithet, ‘shiftless,”” which is indis- criminately applied to men, women, dumb creatures, and inanimate objects; and Topsy, the most amusing charac- ter in the piece, who is really admirably rendered by Mrs, Mack. These various personages occupy the stage during one half of the representation, and cut poor jokes, to make the Bowery boys laugh. ‘The remaining portion of the play resembles the old ‘ Moralities’’ in which the gospel history used to be acted, with a stout mam ferociously bearded to play Pontius Pilate, and a lady of light character to do Mary Magda- len. The Seward ergans have asserted that the patience with which the disquisitions on religion were heard by ‘the audience was cheering evidence of the progress of piety among the poorer classes. We fear that they aro as far from the truth here as in their other deductions from the play. So faras we could judge, the religious element was only rendered supportable by the acting of little Cordelia Howard. When that infant phenomenon told her father and Uncle Tom that +he was going to die, all the tender hearted women in the boxes and parquette Straightway melted into tears; and if, under these eircum- stances, she had disgourred on geology or spiritual rap: pings, instead of religion, the effect of emotion would have been the same. The truth of this view of the matter is shown by the conduct of the audience when the piety was done by Uncle Tom and St. Clare. There was nocrying, no breathless attention,n0 mute emotion depicted on the faces of the audience then. On the contrary, on every side ladies were removing, with the aid of their handkerchiefs, the traces of the feelings that Eva had aroused; some were blowing their nores—others were shifting their pe- sitions to secure additional comfort—and others, nearly all the mén, were commenting in audible tones on the previous scenes, Yet the sentiments put in Tom’s mouth were even more true and more forcible than those ex- pressei by Eva. Wedo not think that the cause of true Teligicn will gain one Prorelyte by the production of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ at the National; we can only trust that the irreverent manner in whieh sacred things are therein spoken of will not lead men who now believe to scoff. Itspoke well for the audience that in the many portions of the performance where ludicrous faults of gtammar were mingled with solemn sentiments, the re- ag due to the latter prevailed over the mirth which the former were doubtless calculated to provoke. City Intelligence. ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTS DURING THE LAST MONTH, aT THIS PORT. ‘The following table comprises the foreign emigration te this port, from the various parts designated during the Jast wonth past: British 14.426 Italian..,.. 4,627 Chinese, 6 2,937 Portuguese .. 9 66 South America, oo 18 : United States... + 2,614 see enee erence ee Mj TBS: ‘D Borers —It was announced last week, in one of the mofning papers, that a meeting of the ship borers and fasteners would be held last evening, at No. 131 avenue D, and accordingly we despatched one of our reporters to the above mentioned where he was informed that that body of men held no meeting there that evening, nor could he be informed where or when they met. Exreysivk Bayk Rosnery.—About two cl noe afternoon thirty-seven thousand Ly hui and ten dollars of the bills of the Bank of the State of New York were stolen from aaid bank, of various denominations, av described in an advertisement in this Paper. Banks and brokers stould be on their guard to detect Ud baad parties when any large sums of said bills are offered, Railroad Accident. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEBALD. In reference to the railroad accident at Yonkers, om. Saturday evening, it doos seem turprising that a me is not ted on our railroads for renting those acci- dent: from the carelessnens of switch men. the Eag- lish railroads, almost universally, they ure self-adjusting switches, which right themselves. When a train re- quires to be “‘shunted’’ on the “‘lie-by,” the switchman. holds the lever while the train passes lever to its right place. In the above cannot happen. It will ost much more to repair the damage of Satur- day night than would put self adjusting switshes all the way from New York to Albany, apart from the loss of life and limb—which in this case was small by, the mereat. chance—some empty baj breaking the force oF the train and preventi it running into the creek. , Yonkers, Oct. 31, 1868, AN OLD TRAVELLER. Mz, Perham, proprietor of reno’ “ Seven Mile Tiss in betas Ses asics Pine puch Bis frionds, four admission! haley mand fu 100,000 gifts, Amongst the n' is oved, worth $24,000, which somel a hey mleeht Ws Eaocth nets ate oer article i ihe ne Of times the price of « share tick ‘Wo! bokete at on Notice.—Should this Advertisement Meet tho eye of Frederick Watts, his sister, the subscriber, who bas fust a who ‘is now staying at Pou ived, ai Dutchess county, would be ‘to #008 Froeicpetes taliean Souci rer