The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1853, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7627. MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1853, NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Highly Interesting from Washington, SPRCLAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. GFFECT OF THE NEW YORK £LECTION—THE COURSE OF THE UNION DISAPPROVED—TdE CABINET IN TRIBULATION—ANNEXATION OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS—THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE AND OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS—SENATOR GWIN AND THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, ETC., ETC. Wasuinaton, Nov. 15, 1853, Notwithstanding the assumed indifference of Marcy at the recent defeat of his faction in New York, it har made @ deop impression upon the President, and greatly shaken his faith in the political astuteness of his Secretary of ‘State. He has also publicly stated his disapproval of the course of the Union in its shameful personalattacks upon Jeading national democrats, and some of his best friends ‘ave advised him to refuse it his countenance for the fu- tufe in any way. Some members of the Cabinet, who, previous to the New York election, sneered at the idea that any disantis- faction was felt at the coalition doctrine of the adminis- tration, except by » few insignificant individuals who could easily be crushed out, have, within a few days, ac- knowledged there was trouble ahead. We hear much less prating jately about the want of influence of the Hxnatp, amongst the hangers on of the Cabinet. The announcement first made in the Hrnatp, that the Gnnexation of the Sandwich Islands would be favorably noticed by the President in his message, has as usual been seised upon by other papers, who now profess to know all about it, but who singularly enough forgot to mention the fact till the Huratp had given it to the public. T understand that there has been no regular cabinet meeting held for some time, and that it is probable the President will take all this week for the preparation of his message, with a view of submitting it to the cabinet this week. It is known, frem tho President’s declarations, that upon the subject of our foreign relations the mes- age will fully emphasize the inaugural. There will be 0 unsecessary squeamishness in stating the simple American truth with regard to the nations of Europe— that whilst we seek no quarrel, we entertain nelther sym- pathy nor love for any of them—not even for England, the country which always fawns on America when it is her interest to do so, but never loses an opportunity of injuring or maligning our people when it can be done with impunity. Very few membera of Congress have yet been here, though several have engaged rooms at the hotels, for the 20th inst. Senator Gwin had an interview with the President, upon the subject of his Pacific railroad project—a very different affair, however, from the scheme in which Robert J. Walker is interested. It is-exceedingly doubt- ful whether Doctor Gwin will be able to smooth away the | irregularities which the Presideat sees in all the Pacific railroad schemes yet presented; and unless some plan can be hit upon, by which nothing will be aeked at the hands of the government, I think the executive will come out flatfooted against it. ASMODEUS. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS—THE SPEAKERSHIP AND CLERKSHIP—ARRIVALS AT THE CAPITAL—U. 8, AESENALS—COLLECTOR THOMAS NOT KICKED OFF THE PLATFORM, BTC. Wasuincton, Nov, 15, 1853, ‘There ia no doubt that the President has an upon | {he Sandwich Islands, and you may anticipate some strong recommendations in his annual message, upon the sub- dect. What is the commerce of China and Japan without the Sandwich Islands ? ‘The Cass men will rally upon Disney, of Ohio, tor speak- or, from present appearances; and Forney, for Clerk, has yet no formidable rival. Among the late arrivals are E. K. Collins, and Cling- man, free trade whig, from North Carolina, supposed to be looking after stray chances for Speaker. { Gov. Steele, of N. H., Chancellor Walworth, Col. Steptoe, U.S. A., of the Commission on Arsenals, are here. The question be- fore them is whether United States arsenals shall be under civil or military superintendence. It is a vexed question, and may detain the Commission several weeks. Collector Tnomas was not kicked off the national demo- cratic platform last night, but pushed off. The national democrats have, nevertheless, resolved to report this con- duct to the President, PETER. MEBTING OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATS—TREASURY DRAFTS, ETO. FROM THE NEWSPAPER AGENT. Wasnincrox, Noy. 15, 1853, The Union of this morning says nothing about the ational democrat demonstration of last evening. The Sentinel styles it a “great national demonstration,” and gays the resolutions ‘‘were passed by an overwhelming vote, and that the epeakers were enthusiastically cheered, Every allusion to Dickinson, Bronson, and other mationa’ Gemocrats, was met witha hearty response, notwith- standing the efforts of a few persons, employes of govern- ment, to embarrass the proceedings. The amount of drafts registered in the office of the Register ef the Treasury for the week ending Saturday, the 12th instant, was:— 477 95 Sete 9 92,925 41 19,467 86,171 65 25,148 80 $1,127,256 66 Death of Senator Atherton, Mancurstsr, N. H., Nov. 15, 1853. Hoa. Charles G. Atherton died at ene o’closk to-day. New Jersey Election. Trevton, Nov. 14, 1863. ‘The official vote in Bergen county, gives Price 1,090; Iaywood 649, ‘Whig Nominations in New Hampshire. Concorn, N. H., Nor. 15, 1853, ‘The Whig State Convention assembled here to-day, Icha- 90d Goodwin, of Portsmouth, in the chair. Hon. James ‘Boll, of Guilford, was unanimously nominated for Gover+ gor, and William Whittle, of Manchester, for Railroad “ommissio Spirited addresses were made, and good seling prevailed, Flogging in the Navy. Provipryce, Nov. 15, 1853 ‘The United States Circuit Court met in this city to-day 'Judge Ourtis delivered a charge to the Grand Jury, in which he dwelt particularly upon the law of Congress forbidding flogging in the navy and in vessels of com- merce. He said that the flogging which is prohibited by this act is only the flogging that had been practiced in the navy—that is, with the cat. The law does not pro- (bit any other mode of correcting seamen. Freshet in the Penobscot—Great Damage. Porttanp, Nov. 15, 1853. There is the greatest freshet inthe Penobscot kaown cor twenty years. @ boom at Veazie has given way, *ad a great number of logs are floating down the river. dam has been carried away at Kenduskeag, and that village is badly flooded. A teamster named Day, was @rowned in the road at Kenduskeag by the overflow. The allls and dams on the river stand firm as yot, though sey are hard pressed. ry ‘The Shooti ‘ase in Cincinnat!. x" ree Cixcannart, Nov. 15; 1869, In the case of Dr. Ames, charged with James C, Hall, the jury this evening brought in s verdict of “Not guilty.”” Marine Affairs. ARRIVAL OF THE 8OUTHERNER. Cuaruetox, Nov. 14, 1862.9 The United States mail steamship Southersor, Captain ‘na, from New York, arrived here at 7 o'clock yoster- y morning, VESSEL ON FIRE, sixonerrowy, 5 ©, Nor. 1, 1858. chooner 8, J. Mayo (or Moye) from Apalachicola R. rae York, loaded ish cotton, took fire in the hold no date) and was runashore near this place, Markets. Ontaans, Nov, 13, 1858, em 000 baler. "Prices. arm. lasses de- range 1,000 bale, at ea, onthe better quali , 0, @ 946; good Interesting from the Ringgold Expedition, | OUR OCEAN CORRESPONDENCE, Explorin egg me VINO loring and Burveyiog Expeditio Simon’s Bay, O- G. H., September 20, 1863" Believing that some account of the movements of the expedition will be interesting to you and your mny readers, I avail myself«f a moment of leisure to give you ® passing glance of things transpiring on board. You are aware of our ¢eparture on the llth of June from Hempton Roads. The passage across the Atlantic was attended with no particular event worthy of notice. All were busily engaged in systematizing the various duties incident to the service entered on. The naturalists were constantly occupied with the ocean and its vast family of insects, marine aniualculw, &, The officers were diligently employed in the many celestial and other ob- ions. The results will show a mass of matter va luable to the navigator and savan, all of which will be published forthwith. The Vincennes is a fine, comfortable ship. The steamer John Hancock proved to bea fine sea boat, and under canvass, with small consumption. of fuel, per diem, kept ber station. The Porpoise has been well tried here- tofore, and possesses all the neceseary qualities for the arduous service. The Fenimore Coopsr, as you may know, was a crask New York built pilot boat, of 90 tons ‘There were among the knowing ones of the pllots, some who predicted a failure in this beautiful littlgoraft; if they could only see her, as I have, in all the circum- stances of & long and varied passage, they would recall their assertions. No sea bitd was ever more light and graceful than this fine specimen of the skili of our worthy mechanics. She is the admiration and wonder of the whole squadron, and has just arrived safely and in perfect condition, after a passage of fifty-five days from Madeira, We all spent » few days pleasantly at Funchal, Madeira, where we w: , took im fresh provisions, fuel for the John Hancock, and enjoyed the unbouaded hospitality of our gentlemanly consul, Mr. March. He isan American, and a gentleman in every “sense of the word. From thence we psssed rapidly to the Cape de Verde Isles, running closely by the Canary Isles. ‘Twenty-four hours were spent at Porto Praya, where we met old Ironsides, bearing the flag of Commodore Mayo. We gave the ship three hearty cheers, not being allowed to salute, owing to our instruments, and hurried on our way to thia place, the John Hancock in advance, and the Porpoise and Fenimore Cooper in company with this ship Under the equator, for convenience, we separated, and all are here now with the exception of the John Hancock, which is momentarily looked for. Valuable infoumation respecting the winds, currents, and other phenomena of the ocean, has been collected during our passage, and it is understood that charts are now in course of prepara- tion, to be forwarded immediately, in order that they may be published for the advantage of commerce. No opportunity bas been overloozed to add to the facilities of the navigation of the ocean. and it will be found that mapy very interesting results have been secured. rrived here on the 12th inst., and now find our- selves snugly anchored in an Englist coloay anda fine bay; every convenience and facility exist, aud all courtesy shown by the authorities, Commodere Talbot is in com- mand of Her Majesty's forces on this station; hin flag is on board the Meander, 50 gun ship; the Hydra steamer, and several small verselx sre at sochor. This officer, ‘some years since, commanded the Vestal and spent some time in the United States. visiting New York. The station is an important one, and all facilities for naval purposes j have been provided with that care and foresight charac- teristic of England. Mails from all parts of the world are received here In my next I will give you some statistics, and commercial information respecting our own citizens, You are aware thatG 8. dolmes is our conrul at Cape Town, a worthy and experienced man. is will be conveyed to you by the Sumpter, for Boston; her departure has been so sudden and follows #0 quickly upon our arrival, [ have not had time to prepare my letters with that care I cesire. My next will refer to other subjects in regard to tho expedition, as well as some information respecting the Cape of G pF. The John Hancock was seen yesterday passing Cape Town, and will be herein a few hours. ARGUS, Our Rhode Island Correspondence. Provipgnce, Nov. 14, 1853, The Contemplated Constitutional Convention. Next Monday will settle our Constitutional Convention, and the signs of the times at present look decidedly blue for the suecess{ul termination of the project which the democrats have labored so hard to carry into effeet since their accession to pcwer last April. Everything now in- dicates that the Convem ion and its proposed reforms’? do not stand the ghost of s chance for existence, not withstanding the trouble and turmeil which they have caused the dominants, to get their frame of clay ready to receive the breath of vitality from the people. The regu- lar democrats, to be sure, will give the movement their support, in order to save appearances; but the irregu- Jara, or the young democracy, will oppose it with that bitterness which only disappointed and overreached poli. ticians can feel, and will work with good will to defeat the measure, to spite the hunkers, if for nothing elie. ‘Then there are the whigs, who wiil go into the opposi- tion on party grounds, and the Maine Law mon, who feel bound to go against the Convention, because they believe tbat if the Convention is held, and the abolition of the registry tax(which is a popular thing with all partiesin the State) is carried, the democratic party will be strengthen- ed for the next spring election. The Maine Law men con- sider the supremacy of the present party in power as detrimental to perpetuation of their favorite hob- by. Every vote for the favorite measure of the democra- tic party, this branch of the friends of temperance thiuk, will be an endorsement of its previous policy, and asa democratic Assembly has tied » string around the neck of the temperance bantling, they desire 10 prevent its being drawn sufficiently tght for strargulatory purposes, and therefore give their votes against the convention. The Tess radical hag ignened men are stipeed to go for the conveni ion, on the ground that they wish the vexed qu tion out of the way of the next election, because the; rather impressed with the belief that if the convention ia defeate’ and the aboliticn of the registry tax be suffered to become an element in the campaign of next spring, it will prove too good @ capital for the democrats, who will be ple to rally under ‘he La dod ery of lish the reslatey tax,” ‘Thus stand parties in this State upon the convention question. There ia division all around. The democrats are divided ani the pemyeranee men are split, and even the whigs who show the ftont for tLe con- test, have not vivality enough to make their vote ef- fective either; they are powerless for good or evil on this quesion, but their votes wili count against the convention. With such state of things it is not to be wondered at that the interest felt in the question is of a negative rather than a positive character. In fact, there # no feeling exhib- ited which can be called interest, if we except the de- monstration of the young cemocracy. The whigs act mecbanicelly, as in duty bound to be hostile to ony measure which comes from the other side, and the tem perance men mcve in the matter on abstract principles. Our cemocratic leaders in this State, are in a bad way, truly, and altbough their disquietudes, like the sorrows of poor Billy Lackaday, “‘to:ch them more nearly than any body’s else.” can’t be allowed to enjoy them to themselves. The young membe « of the party are in- cle to put their fingers in the political cish, and make bad worse for their already troublec cemocratic com- patriots, The rulers of the party can well stand the as raults of the whige—they have got used to them—and en the kicks of perance men they can get along ith; but the disaffection of their radical brethren is annoying, parsed endurance, since they see in the young democratic movement, the writing on the wall, which pre dicts their dewnfall.’ They have managed badly, very ba‘ ly, for the workers of the party, but well for them- selves. They have secures the vyster of execative power end patronage for themselves, and given the voters of the party the shells of promise; but now they begin to see the end, and trembie at the apparition which they have rai ‘They havo roused the spirit of revenge in the ranks of those who hove been fobbed off with promises; and now the hour bas come fur the radicals to show their power, they feel certain it will be exerted. ‘The effort to revise our constitution is a model spe- cimen of legislation. Last spring the leading demo- erate felt sure the people wanted a convention to make a [new constitution, and they also thcught they could seoure the foreign vote. by extending, under the new constitution, the franchise to that class of the 28th of Jure the people voted titution, but in their vote for delegates se- cured a conservative majority in relation to the admis sion of foreigners to vote. At the last session of the Le- gelature the rulers tried again, and proposed three specific amendments to the constitution, and authorized the people to vote upon the question of convening the delegates voted for io Jane, to consider the expediency of the measures laic before them. These propositions and. the questions connected with the original design of the Convention are entirely d'ssimilar, and the peopte would prefer another set of delegates to consider them. The delegates are now to be elected upon s general ticket through the State, and thus tem men will Gnd themselves voting for men eonservative ip relation to the foreign vote, but anti-conservatire as regards the Maine law and the rum traffic. So with the other parties; each will find something in the delegates to conflict with their political prejudices; and although a en pn of voters may bein favor of the “reforms, soon let them go to another oppoitunity, rather than vote for the dele- gates as proposed to them. The whole scheme isa trick f the democratic leaders to secure power for another year; but their over-real in legislating will tend to defeat their piss. As Father Ritchie was wont to remark upon complicated State afisirs, mow verrons. Massachusetts Election. VOTE FOR,GOVERNOR. Whig. Adm. dem. Coal’n, N dem. Towns Washturn. Bishop. Wilsom. Wales. 2,127 695 144 40 30 083 «1,409 1,200 9 2,665 «1,880 «1,26 12 8110 27a 14 15 7,624 5.493 7,427 866. 8.213 2736 «(1,508 868. 7,018 3'056 8,387 7107 8,929 6,005 4,850 «1,227 4814 1432 «2707-1417 4510 2321 2/10 776 3,084 «= "610 2640435 1,560 928397 1 Total........313 67,045 82,600 28,469 6,067 VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION Yeas. Plymouth... Earnstable,, Total...... 64,272 59,425 THE RESULT. (From the Springdeld Republican, Nov. 16 | The sham reforms attempted to be imposed upon Ma churetts, are nobly repudiated by her people. put away the whole thing. The majority against the constitution—main proposi- five ‘thousand. All the mizor propositions fall We have no space to give the voto upon them incetail. But the people have made clean work—good and bad are swept away alike. We have returns from 313 out of 325 towns in the whole State. All but t+o in the four western counti¢ Those to come in are quite small and insignificant. The total vote for Governor is—whig, 67.645 democrat, 32,690; free soll 48,460; hunker, liquor and scattering, "We have included the scattering vote for Governor with that for Wales, the hunker and liberal candidate, He will have rising 5 000 votes. One half of the Senate —20 members—are chosen by the people. of which 11 are whiga and 9 opposition. e total number of representatives chosen by the peo- ple is 231, of whom the whigs have 144; all others, in- cluding a few nationsl democrats, 87. ‘Vacancies, 190. This pute the State government irrevocably in the hands of the whigs. The opporition cannot recover from the overtbrow of the constitution for the second elections, Owing to “the disarrangement of the mails,” Cushing's “crusbing’’ edict egainst coalition with tue free soilers has probably not been received up in Berkshire ; and through the inactivity of the whigs and the activity of federal office holders, a Van Buren democrat of 48 anda whig fiee soiler turned cvalitionist, are electei to the &pate over the whig candidates, Messrs. Kellogg and Saxton. The majorities are smail, but we reckon they will stick, unless some hunker town clerk, who may re- @ copy of Cu hing on coalition early this week, should happen to blunder in making his returns. HARMONY AMONG THE MASSACHUSETTS POLITICIANS. [From the Lowell Vourier.] In the Lowell American o! yesterday Mr. Postmaster F. A. Bildreth, alluding to the recent missive of attoraey- General Cusbing, says:— ‘The writer is'an enormous hypocrite and scoundrel, and the person he writes to ias paltry, peddling, huok- steringknave, * * * But tais interference with State legislation is a matter which must be immediately corrected, or there is no independence likely to be left. We are ready to co operate with slavobolders ani aboli tionixts, hards and softs, anybody and everybody, to get rid of such a monstrous tyranny as this, = % * But Cushing is.» hypocrite as well as a tyrant. There is not a cemoorat in tais State more deeply implicated in the coalit on with free oilers than he is. He broke with the hunters on taija very ground.”” If President Pierce will continue a man in office who denounces one of his Cabinet thus, and treats with con- tempt like thisa “letter of instructions,” we have been mistaken in forming an estimate of his charaster and cailre. Of with his head, Franky—down with traitors! ‘They Mississippi Election. The Missinipgian has received the re“urns of the elec- tion held on Mo. day, from a large portion of the State, which it eays has gone democra.is by 4 majonty of from five to eight thousand on the siate ticket. The wajority for Wm. Baiksdale, the democratic candi date for Congress for the Sate at large, vill be about the same. His opponent was Rueben Davis In the several Congressional districts the following gen tlemen are eiected:— lat district... « seeeeD. B. Wright. (dém.) 24 do. %. W. 3. Barry, (dem.) 84 do, .0. R Singleton, (dem,) 4th do. W. P. Harris, (dem.) The following is ihe Stave ticket elected:— For Governor... ..+. John MsRae, (dem. Secretary of stat W XH. Muse, (cem State Treasurer :A %. Jackeon, (dem.) Attorney General .»D, © Glenn, (dem.) In the Legislature there is a democratic majority on joint ballot of twenty five. which will defeat Mr. Toote’s election to the United States Senatorship, Important from China. REPORTED FLIGHT OF THE EMPEROR. Afriend has placed at our disposal a letter from Dr. Parker, Secretary to the United States Legation at Can- ton, of which the followi: g is a copy :— Thave what Iam assured is ccntained in a private let- ter from Peking, that Heen Fung, the present Emperor, on the 2d of August, fled to Gehul, in Tartary, and that Prince Wei Chin, fifth brother of Taou Kwang, was left in charge of the empire, and that the insurgent troops were within six days of Peking at that date. ‘This news bears marks of probability, and the source of my information is as reliable as any we can ordinarily get in China. In speaking with the British Consul this evening he informed me that he hearc the same news two or three cays since, which corresponds with the time my inform- ant states the intelligence reached this city. Mr. Robertson seemed to receive the intelligence with some doubt. I can only eay that I think it very likely to prove true, an¢ that Prince Wel Chin is the maa of all others who would be mort likely to be called upon to take the reins of government He is the man who is said to have written Taou Kwang’s auswer to the President's letter, delivered in 1844 Ly Mr. Cushing. Dr. Parker's letter is dated at ‘10 minutes to 12 o'clock” on the 3d of September, and was addressed to a member of tho branch house of's large mercantile firm in this city, in responre toa note despatched to him at half-past ten the same night.—Commercial. Army Intelligence. Two companies of the Seo nd Artillery, left Old Point Com/‘ort, Va., on Friday evemrg, 11th inst, for Tompa Bay, Florida, in the steam ropeller Pennsylvania Off- cers:—Major L G Arnult. Capt. H.C Pratt, Major S. S. Anderson, } ieutenants F. H. Larned, J. M Robertson, and T. J. Baines, all of the second artiilery. Promomions Just Maps iN THE ARMY.—First Dragoons.— Brevet 2d Lieutenant Kenner Garrard, to be 2d lieutenant, October 81, 1853, vice Graham, rerigned. ‘Mounted’ Riflemen.—Captain’ John 8. Simonson, to be major, September 16, 1568, vice Sanderson, deceased. lst Lieutenant Thomas G. Rhett, to be captain. Septem- ber 16, 1863, vice Simonson, promoted. 2d Lisutenant Wm. F. Lase, to be Ist lieutenant September 16, 1863, vice Rhett, promoted. Brevet 2d Lieutenant George d. Cosby, to be 2d lieutenant, September 16, 1853, vice Lane, pro- moted. Fir! Artillery.—24 Lieutenant Wm, Silvey, to be 1st Hieuterant, October 31, 1853, vice Woods, resigned Bre- vet 24 Lieutenant John M. Schotielc, to be 2d lieutenant, Angnst Sl, 1863, vice De Veuve, resigned. Brevet 1 Heutenant George Bell, to be 2d lieutexant, October 31, , vice Silvey, promoted. Second Artillery et 2d Lieutenant George S. Hart- suff, to be 2d lieutenant, June 12, 1853, vice McNiel, de ceared, Brevet 2d Licutenant Wm. 8. Smith, to be 2d lieutenant, July 9, 1863, vice Haines, promoted, Brevet 24 Lieutenant M. M. Bluxt, to be vd lieutenant, Septem- der 20, 1863, vice Hascall, resigned. Brevet 2d Lieuten ant Thomas M. Vincent, to be 2d lieutenant, October 8, 1968, vice Platt, promoted. Brevet 2d Lieutenant Henry C. Symends, to be 2d Heutenant, October 18, 1853, vice Moore, promoted. Third Artilery.—Brevet 2d Lieutenant 8, Mowry, to be 2a iioutenant, September 6, 1868, vice Smith, promoted. Brevet 2d Lieutenant George A. Bissell, to be 2d lieute- pant, October 2, 1863, vice Patton, promoted. Fourth Artillery. — 24 Lieutenant Truman K. Walbridge, to be Ist lieutenant, Ootober 8, 1853, vice Whiting, de- ceaned. Brevet 24 Lieutenamt John Mendenhall, to be 24 lieutenant, October 8, 1863, vice Walbridge promoted. From Nova Scotra axp New Brunswick.— We have full files of Halifax and other Nova sootia Roper and also st. John, N. B., papers to the 11th inst. St. John New Brunswicker of the 10th, says :-—‘'On Sunday lat there was beavy snow alo: the river St. Joh, from Gagetown upwards, on y the sisighing was gor’ in the upper obuntry, the river being fall of ios, and the thermometer, at Frederickton, only eigat degrees above zero The steamers which left Indian Town on Tuesday morning had not reached Frederickton yesterday afternoon. One of there boats succeeded after 5 ling several miles through the ice, in (teeny Taye een, ‘about twenty. mi below Frederickton,) and there (aged her Height. Yesterday we had snow, succeeded by heavy rain, and a ae southerly gale. The rain extended as far as Frederickton. In Halifax, on Monday and Tuesday Jast, the weather was very cold, but on Wednesday became mild, attended with a southerly wind and torrents of rain. The Halifax Chronicle says:—It is understood that the Cunard line of ocean steamers, fearing competition from the line established yan Canadian government between Ergland and the St. Lawrence in summer, and Portland in winter, have decided upon running a branch from Liv. erpool to Portland all the year round. @ Bonaventura fall fishing hae been indifferent one this season, caured by the scarcity of bait and the yl Ts Ouaberta by will not |. M. 8. Cum! leave Halifax to the 25th inst. it Adm. The faheriee ive deem unsuccessful on te east of Prince Edward Ialapg the pea: season, Mechanics’ Institute, The following introductory lecture was delivered set evening by Professor Thomas Rainey:— Mr. Preement ayp Lapies anp GenTLEwen oF Tem [Neri TUTE—My eubject is “Genius in its Aptitades, AMs and Ends’’—addrersed particularly to young men, The world is full of genius. We see its traces in every- thing that man does, or thinks, or feels. Seciety bows down and worships it, while the wiee and graat stop to read its startling developements. Ita champions :ome up to us from Chu: ch and State; from socisty, the arta, the trades, and professions; science and literature s¢nd in their claim and own its untversol mastery. Then, genius rules the world. It therefore becomes important that we know its ample aptitudes its multifarious aids and ob- stacles, and the ends it proposes to the race. Sach being our aim,we have very little to do with the metaphysics of genius, and shall waste bat little time in etherializing and refining its elements or ramifyivg its speculative sus- ceptibilities. T leave its sinuous meanderings, its nice and subtle divisions, to those who, “With metsphysioal accuracy, can sever and divide A bar ’twixt north and northwest side.” Life is earnest; life is real. The age, the very age in which we live, is hurrying us into the widest and most trying realizations; and genius, however born, undying, real, makes us men or “things” in what we do or fail to, and tests us by our fruits or follies. Is genius evasion?—that plaurible capacity which enables us to shan the world, snd lite and real things?—tha airy bubbl* beauty that fcintillates but to explode; a meteoric life that blazes now awh le,then blotted by the merest clond into eterna night? Does genius suggest that we are better than others of our race, and of right must live by their endeavors, like the Spaniard. who ceems himself @ prince, and all men made to serve him? Is genius a series of brilliant reveries—a life of dreams, a constant gaze upon the unsubstantial fabric of a vision? — Must it revolutionize the world, eur- prise the race, upset society, and revel life away in mood. iness? Tanswer, none of these. The problem is society: its tendenoy ; ita aim, theends of life. Genius asks the capacities of the race. What is man—what can he do— and what is placed beyond bis power? In anawerin there genius displays its aptitude. [t teaches us that man can tame the elements of universal natare, and bend the powers around, beneath, on high, to his amelioration that he ean gather all the waters from the little rill and’ pe the flood confluent trom a thousand streams into the: pof labor; can turn the mill, aud move the forge and ease the weary arm of toil; that he can bend the mighty oak and form it into grace or power, or twine its broad and spreading arms into the graceful bark that floats on every sea: can mount the surging wave of commerce, di- rect the storm of war, rise high above the fleecy olvuds, divejdeeper in ethorial blae and penetrate the stars; ox: plore the earth, bring forth its fires, and melt its element- al ors; lick up the waters of the rivulet and move the world by steam; explore the heavens, and set his mile- posta all along the orbit of the skies. that he unbanda the fluid belts of Saturn, and divides the stars;explores the path of every wind that moves a sail or skims the sea; galvanizes the little wire till thought electric leaps along the line, while nations cling to either ond and listen to a common voice, or throb with simultaneous impulse; that he in fuses impulse into universal man; infueas thought; can point to anxious youth the whole, long, rugged path that leada him to the mountain height of power or fame, with destiny and all its aids. Genius expends its efforts on the whole sphere of man’s endeavors, whether in public or private life. peace or war, in the Cabinet or Congress, the pulpit or the press, the arts or the professions, but chief. ly in those mechanic arts wh ch bind the whole toge:he: Here we find its prou jest achievements, its noblest name: Since the days of Archimides history furpishes ua none more potent or cheriehed, or half so suggestive and talla- mar{3to the young American mechanic, as thore who have left their i ed on the times to ars the step of hu- man progress. But progress is a vaunted word,and answors toa thourand absurdities and innovations; but the pro- gress renvlting from the thoughts and deeds of these men was to the progress of those around them as the speed of the railear to that of the slow sailing craft. Moxt men about them lived in thoughts as easy, simple and appa- rent asthe unbidden winds that move the bark. Thus our thoughts, distilled from conflict and experiment in pature’s elements of power, fierce as the flaine that starts reluctant steam to move the rapid car. Our present civilization is the measure of their deeds. Without thees mechanics we take our primeval stand by the poor Indian. He has his ideas, his theories, his super- stitions, Many of them are extremely beautiful. But hie race has no mechanics, and hence no civilization. His light canee shims every stream, but water has for him. no other use; he knows uothing of machinery. His words are plentiful and beautiful, but he bas no printing press to perpetuate his thoughts, or a single art to transmit any notion of exact science, if he had tf He finds idealit; without mechanism useless. Let us look abroad oa all this teeming world, to,see the wondrous works of man. Where is the fabric of the idealist? Is it not the “fabric of a vision?’ Where is the monument of the simply speculative genius? We see a drafton paper; it is a mon- ument of failures, of bickerings, strifos, discontentment envy, jealousy, curses, disappointments, lunacy. All that we see of beauty, use or strength around about us utters the stern, encouraging voice of the mechanic, and stands commemorative of his genius and his power. Genius is not content to know what others know alone; but using all previous attainments in knewledge and art, pusher on to higher progress. It scorns an imitation, but delights in the emulation of a real improvement. Yet there is the genius that is Dareiy capable of appreciating the thoughts and deeds of the more gifted and enlight- , and thus becomes the executor of another's will This executive clas is quite as necessary as the conceptive, and far more numerous. It is always ne cesearily highly conservative, and at times most painfully clogs the wheels of progres.’ Many men of naturally fine genius, never go beyond the merely executive fin life, imply for want of proper instruction in the elements of exact knowledge. A man may have a general ides of engi- neering; ot if ignorant of the use of the instruments fe lores ‘place in life, that, with his natural aptitudes, butasmall of study and practice would admirably fit him{or. A contractor reeing that he he handles his tools well, and is a man of interest, desires him to manage his business at a mach higher salary; but just here he inds his deiciency in some of the necessary principles, is in- capable of making the calculations, although he has a good general idea of what the engine should be. He is unfamiliar with the exact knowledge requisite, and yields his prospects to one naturally inferior, but who b studied and made himself conversant with his busin Thus some young men capable of a high destiny, com mise their honors, profits, and usefulness in life by in- attention at the’starting point, and a listlesa want of that high purpose which first sees the end desired, consults the various aptitudes and uses all the aids. © % 8 & The idea of the age is not what co you believe, but what do Aa know, and what can you do? This quer; pealn with peculiar force to every young man, enters bis trade or profession, and especia'ly’ w! he seeks employment from others. who seldom give their money but for a consideration. A young man who deceives himeelf by suming responsibilities that he cannot discbarge, finds that the failure wounts him for life, and influences every subrequent action. Most young men possess a tendency toward the indulgence of the wildest imagination. ey fontly dream of bliss or power. without making one step toward the attainment of either. They cut themselves fully loose from all the sho. es of real life, and with full sail, without a pilot, no unerris g ocmopass of experience, skim away into the un known seas of speculation and fanoy, reckloss alike of all the breakers that lie aleng the coast of youth, or the fearful maeistrom which ere long swallows all thelr reck less hopes. But will genius always assert itself? be ore intimated that there are two kinds of genius—t creative and the executive. The latter awaits an eppor: tur ity; the former creates it. The latter is too freqrent- ly ccptent with any ephore; the former struggles on from poizt to point, but struggles for the mastery. One end attained is but the stepping stone to get another; and finally, the powers of such ® mind would fully assert themselves had mem not Jost their confidence and with drawn their aid st seeing the unending change which they buow must prevent apy brilliant or permanent suc- cess at apy ntep of life. These are the struggles. the ad- vances toward perfection, the disappointments of genius uncer disabilities. True creative genius when not sup- pressed by poritive disabilities, finds food in the ear aage of the warfare when others have fled, and contending with the warrirg elements, uses the quick gyrations of the storm ond rises the soorer to its destined place on high, Genius knows 10 resting place. Its paths are not the paths of peace, It hae no high impaling walls to shut its sunlight from the world It hordes no power, but uses all it gets in new creation. It sings no syren songs of satisfaction, or of ease, Kternal progress is ite law. How different was the genins of Rome! Directed to the production of unending pleasures, life wae but a sichening dream; genius but the slave of lust. True to himself, his people, ‘an4 the age, the Roman post cried, Let Athens better mould the running masa Of metals, and inform the breathing brass And soften into flesh the marble fuce; Plead better at the bar, describe the akies, And when tho stars descend, and when they rise; But ,Rome, ’de thine with awful sway To rule menkind and make the world obey; Dispose of peace and war, thine own malestio way. Is the attempt or the attainment of high life, and ease and notoriety the end of genius? Suppose that you auc- ‘ceed in amassing a fortune. Is it that fps may build a palace in the Fifth avenue, give splendid entertainmenta, ferget your old friends and associates, and knock spasmo- cically and unsuccessfully, until the day of your death, for admittance into what you falsely im: the only so- ciety of life? Do you there find any real sympathy, or the rmalloet attentions of life, that your money lisa. not hought? Does your paper go any better than the intelli gent mechanic's, who lives near his shipyard or his foundry, and seeks the society of those who are con- genial? nm Ue have failed in ee pet gh rp and show, how many a; ic tears do your Tentatious neighbors shed? Could yon not, in fact, alte ‘hele good « pinions on the surface of » sixpence? Asa mechanis, you are an intellectual Lag Pre com: pelled to ‘thlox, and ial you seldom dwell long on the rurface of things, ‘the airy bubbles and sen- timental, sickly dreams of society satisfy a nature accus- tomed to the sternest thought and tothe verities of life? How long could yeu live on the senseless twaddle about vome new Italian opera. as w = 8 Seen Se tee “man in the moon?’ reverend clergy tell us that if a sinner were transplanted immediately into the be would his heavea « pursue go more successful THE NEW YORK HERALD.: . PRICE TWO CENTS. hia shop of honest toll, and transplant him immediately into the full tide of up-town a ee ee Young gentlemen, ft becomos you to Iabor. Idleaess in apt to pictare to you that ‘zoo time coming,” when, free from toil and care you ean learn all things as by b-peipacoed be déceived—that day will ier coms. umust gather the gems of knowlege as they are turned up day by day by the plongshare of experience end toil. Ambition, too, beeomes you. It is your privi- lege, in our beloved ceuntry to do whatever man has dove or man may do. It is right that you should realize your privilege to tread in any path that leads to great- eas Cr renown. And now the qnestion reverts, does so- ciety need there geniuses ? There is but littl apparent difference between great ard smal men. Prepossession is frequently in favor of the Jatter. But as deeds alone will beer the test of time. the faithful mechanic has nothing te fear. Iknow that the young mechanic fre- ‘quently feels disheartened. He enters Ife without a lourish of the “family” trumpet. He bears no faming letters of introduction all relative to what his father, his uncle, or someene of the same name, was, or did. He is to be the architectof hisowa fortune or fame, He is a stranger, and frequently feels like a pilgrim, too. Ho ia a foreigner, for he comes up from the unknown: walks of life; and thank God for these and such. He is not cova pelled to fritter andwaste his genius immolate his life in family pomp, parwie and importence, in the genealogy of & defunct family, and bend his mind to science rather than to the mysterions genealogy of a “coat of arms.” A noble spirit moves him—is soul is nerved by truth and thought But society discourages his approaches, although it toierates him in the abstract. Its language to him ie— “Horor and wealth: Srom no exertion rise; Cheat all you can, nd tell as many lies.” Society, inotead of surrounding him with its real 6 pathies, teking him to its honors, and familiarizing him with elevating and ennobling associations, keeps him at & distance, until by act upon act and’ triumph upon triumph, he has struggled up and fought his way iato Usefulness and renown. And it is truly painful to seo how" wany young men of glowing souls, thus discarded from the society of the virtuous and gocd, turn, almost by in stinctive necessity, to the downwagd path of ruin, and exd the lives of wsefalneus and honor which they have proposed to society, but which it has rejected, in looss Abandonment and shame. But be not dismayed, youn, man, when society leaves you alone. It thas rejected very one of the bright names that glow on the history of greatness, While the rejection bas abandoned. or ruined thousands, it only nerved the ambition of the earnest few, and the more certainly hurried them on to greatness. Nothing is stable but labor. The follies of two, or at most three generations of those you envy, will, with un- erring certainty, bring themito the lower side of the wheel ain; until thelr sons and grandsons coming again from the unknown walks, without family preaige, feme_ or wer, sball turn to henest toil to gaiaa name. You ave genius, my young friend, but I have not addressed ita follies. Ihave endeavored to address you only in the words of truth and soberness. Ihave not attempted to wreathe the sword of truth with the fading garlands of eloquence, or to cover your yath with the senseless flow- ers of fancy; for when the tall grass is growing o'er the parent's grave, where your friends and flatterers have all gone, departed, end forever, and the flowers of hope and fancy lie scattered and withered around you, and when you turm to count the jewels that here and there you ave picked from the pathway of life, ’twere far more pleasing to me that aay of you should trace one triumph to this night than to receive any of the shouts or the praises of the people or the pres#, Then shabe off, I im- plore you, the dewdrops of genius that glitter om your outer garments, and adorn the interior temple of the mind, your {intellectual “‘holy of holies,” with those porer gems of value, and the ray serene, distilled from the crucibles of honorable effort and eternal purpose. Taital of Louis De Corn for the Murder of Eu- gene Melville. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before Judge Edwards. SECOND DAY, Atan early hour yesterday morn'ng the court was filled with s crowd of anxious spectators, a large propor tion of whom were French and German, many of them friends of the prisoner. De Coin appeared perfectly calm, and showed no aigas of emotion throughout the proceed- Before the opening of the court the Jury wers conducted to the rcene of the homicide, the store occupied by De Corn and Giraud, corner of Reade and Greenwich streets, which was carefully ins pected, Pierre Giraud sworn—I was the partner of Mr. Da Corn when Melville was shot; I have been engaged with him since last year, in the butter business; we used a patent process, invented by Mr. De Corn: I was in Cincinnati, an knew him there; be came from Virginia; I also knew Mf Melville at Cincinnati. . Q, What was dis character there? Mr. Blunt objected to all questions except as to genera reputation. the Court—The question hore refers to the disposi tion of the map. The question is not aa to his general reputation, Wut as to his actual disposition, ¢ District Attorney—I o} ject to the specification of any particular aot ef violenoe. itr Frady referred to pages 254 and 817 of “Walton’s Crimirol Law’ in supyort of his opiuion. that general reputation could not be pleaded in extenustion of the cused, but that acta of violence on the part of the de ceased were necessary. ‘The Court—The question to be ascertained by the jury is, What was the state of mird of the prisoner at the time of the commission of the homicide? If it be shown that the general reputation of the deocased was that of » pas- rionate and violent man, it will go toward showing the state of the prisoner's mind. If these acts of violence can be shown to have been committed, it would be proper to give the testimony. The defence may give evidence of any particular acts of violence, the knowledge of which ‘was possessed by the accused. Q. How did Mr De Corn act towards him? A. Well, Mr. De Corn is very different from me; he is an amiable nd would not offend any one; he would say, “Oh, he ia a stranger, and may learn to do better”; about two or three weeks before bis marriage Mr. Melville said he was going to be married, but I did not. believe him, until alter Mr. De Corn inquired from Rey. Mr. Verren: Mr. De Corn and I went ae witnesses to the marriage; I did not see Mrs Melville before her marriage; never sa « Mr. Mel- ville binge cane with him to my store; I saw Melville come several times to Mr. De Corn, snd take him aside; Mr. De Corn told me he wanted him to go seea young girl; once Melville came and told De Corn that he wanted some money badly—that his wife was of family, bad property, but that he was out of money, and had net sufi cient to provide her, andshe threatene { to leave him; that his uncle was coming from California, and would bring him monty; be asked De Corn for a loan; this De Corn told me; on another occasion Melviile bronght De Vorn to see his fo, who he said was sick; she told De Corn that Melville ted her very badly, spent her money, and treated her ill, and entreated Mr, De Corn to lend her some money, that she might provide for her wants, and seck for a di vorce trom him; Mr. De Corn lent her some money ; he told me the subject of the interview, and I approved of what be had done, for I considered Melville a great villain; af. terwards, Mr. De Corn became afraid of Melville, and told me he would tell Melyills what he know of him, and that he knew it through Mrs Barker, ard then keep him from coming to the store; Mrs, Barker entreated us not to tell De Corn, that he would kill her; Mr, De Corn appeared very much afraid of violence from ‘Melvillé, and he boaght a pistol to protect himself; on the morning Mr. Melville was shot, dir, De Corn and I got upacusual, about sfx o'clock; after bresk‘ast, Mr. De Corn went to lock after business; Iwent out to buy some butter, and om my return I saw Melville look ing very pale, and ina sitting position; the boys in the store told me that De Corn bad shot him. How did the boy Streman ccme in your employmeat? Be was recomme: ded by a friend. Q. What was his co duct to Mr. De Corn? A, We raised bli wages on one oc- cation, and since that he thought himselt «‘somebody,”’ aud would not work. By the Disttiet Attorney —Mr_ De Gorn fold me chat Mes, Barker bad told him to be careful of Melvilic, and not let ville know that he lad belped his wife, or he might kill hun; that was before he got the pistol. ‘Mra, Barker examined by Mr. Blunt—Q. Of what age did Mra, Melville appear to be? A. About tweaty-cight; she 7 raid shee was niceteen; I was at the Wallon douse tae night before the homicide; Mr. De Corn was going out of the door when I got tuere; he was in the coor of hi reom, she was in the rcom; the dressmaker wat in there, though it was 8 o’cl.ck; I went with him to Broadway, anc he parted from me there; ths next day I there after dinner; I found her putting on her hat; she told me her busband was shot, and that De Corn had done it; Thad heard of it before; ‘when we got into the carriage, we went to the corner of Greenwich and Reade streets; f was very much excited; Mr. Ruecastle got cut to see if he was dead snd then got in amd told us; Mrs. Melville then began to scream. George W. Houk sworn—I reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was an attorney there; I was very jatinately ac- quainted with the prisoner; his deportment eas that of a gentleman and he visited the mort respectable families in the city; he came there for the purpose of practising medicine, but gave lessons in French. Cordelia Francis Grey sworn—I have resided in Grand street since November; I have been visited by Mr and Mrs, Melville; I have seen Mr. De Corn; I was in want of & physician, and Melville recommended De Corn; he brought him and he prescribed for me; he did not come to my house more t three or four times afterwards; on each occasion they came and went away together; (never saw any intimacy between Mrs. Mel and De Cora, ond they appea to be only alight acquaintances. Cross: ies be 4 yy Mr. Blunt District attorney— Uhave a brother named Samuel Gray; Mra, Melville occu- pied the front parlor on the second floor; my brother seldom visited the room; a Mr. Sullivan also came some- times. Jotn M. Carnochan sworn--(Mr. La Roque read the tes- timony of Dr Finnel)—1 am ® physician in this city and have practised bere for ten years Iam connested with the New York Medical College; I should judge from the wound on the body of Melville that the parties were three feet distant from each other. Cross examined.—It does not follow that at so short a distance any powder would be seen on the cloth closer the murzle of the pistol to the breast bone, the more direct would be the courre of the ball. Jared Lindsay—I am a physician in this city; I visited Mrs. Melville on the 8d of April Lis) street; I found her threatened with abortion; my impression was that she was between three and four months pregnant; I with ow aecges in his opinion about gun- as my experience goes. 4 Biunt—I was attached to the the same effect; it might at the distance of twelve, would not peustsate the bons bus wont gone Bo would off, Mra. Howlin sworn—I reside in Greenwich 1 resided last May at 120 Varick street; Mr. and Mrs, Mel- ville lived with me in February they were with me about two weeks; they came frem Grand street; Mrs, M. was unwell while she was there; [know that Mr. De Cors was brought to my house by Mr. Melville; I never oaw him except when medicine was prescribed; at those times Mr. Melville was there all the time; Mr. Melville's conduct to his wife was very kiad in my presened, Mrs, Ann Purdy, sworn—I reside at No, 18 Grand atreet; Iam the mother.of Miss Gray; it was at my house that the Melvilles resided; Mr. to my house, but never except when brought by Mr. Melville, and they always went away together. gton Sanxy examined.—I am a counsellor at law, and reside in this city; [have seen Mra. Melville at my office; she called in company with Barker; they represented that their ebject was to take proceedings om the part of Mrs. Melville against her husband for limited divorce, and also for forging her aame to drafts; before this event occurred I saw ber two or three times; after this occurrence I saw Mr. De Cora in the Tombs. Josheph Laws sworn,—I reside at No. 256 Broadway; E recided in Cloeinnati up to last September a yoar ages Eugene Melville was there at the tiue 1 was there; Ise: sided with him at the Burset House. Q. Woat occurred between you and Mr. Melville? A. I received a note from bim whieh was slipped under my door; it was full of swearing, and I could make but little of it; it was signed by’ his name; the neat morning I loft for New York, and was absent five or six weeks; one day after I retursed I was stacding in the doorway of the Burnet Houre, ard Melville passed and wae pointed ont to me; on the next occasion I met tim in the utreet_ and he followed me; when I saw him follo; turned around and looked at him, and he ceased; made severe! demonstrations as if he wanted to fight; em toue occasion I met }im in the hall with pistols in his hand, but he did not, follow me further than the door; about a week afterwards, I'was passing opposite the Bur- not House and I was atrack a very severe blow; I turned around and saw Melville running: away; I sent for a doe tor and was confined for some time from its effects. Cross examined.—An account of this ocourrence mever sppeared in any paper except the Polio: Gacote; all that appeared was that a difficulty oocurred between us, and {t defined us ro that no one could mistake; I did not make any complaint to the police. By Mr Brady—I do not know Mr. De ora by sight, Alexander the’ t len sworn.—TI was in Tomes & Sone’ cues ee } there was no conversation except intol, P Mra. Barker re-examined—I went with Mra. Molvifle when ehe called u, Mrs. Sanxy; the result was com- municated to Mr. De Corn; when I tcld Mr. Melville about the proceedings about to be instituted against him, he: did’nt care, for his wife had no prope: ty. Francia Charlot sworn—I went to the house. corner of Reade and Greenwich streets, on the day of the murder; I discovered Melville lying on the ground; I asked the the matter; he said Melville had ile hada cane in his right hand; . p he was not dead; he had hold the stick as if prepared to fight, ia the manner called im ce “atick fight.” William Hahan swora—Q. Is this a self cocking pistol? (pirtol pornad ineourt.) A. It is nota self cocking pistol; it is Colt’s pstent; Iam a gunmaker, in the em- ployment of Blunt & Simms; I am familiar with that kind of pistol. Q. Is this an unusually large charge? (showing, witness one of the charges from the pistol.) A Yes, it’s a big charge. The court then took a recess of an hour. AFTRRNOON SESSION, Mr. aes oy examined by Mr. Brady—I am one of the counsel for De Corn; Iwas the first person employed aa such; I saw Mrs Melville after the oscurrence; I last saw her about the Ist :f November; I sa» her Inst in this olty, about the lat of October; she procnisod to be here te tend this trial: I saw her in Philadelphia, but she refused to come, absolutely and positively; that was the frat thme she refused. Q. Did you urge her to come from Phila- delphia for the purpose of being present here? A. Yes ; Igot up from @ sick bed for 0 Purpose, Q. Did yeu. make any effort to get consent to exai this person? A. Yes. Q. Was it ever your intention to at from being here? A. I never made any her to return. Mr. Blant.—Q, Dia Cross: . Bluat.—Q, uu notify me that ehe intended to leave the city? A. Nour. You ‘oy Mc. Braly---0 You bad done everything’ ta ir. .—Q. ‘ou lone ev porter to com vi her attendance here? A. 1 Replied te William B. Read of Philadelphia whether she could be compelled to testify under a commission. He thought not. The court then adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning, Police Intelligence. Stabling Affray.—Abraham Edwards, keeper of sa oyster and fish stand at the corner of Fighth avenue and Thirty-seventh street, was stabbed on oaday by one Thoms Higeins, and dangerously wounded. gin s went into his place and took a fish from the when Edwards ordered him to put it down, He ref to comply, and Fdwards seized him by the collar, aad Eiggine then took up an oyster knife and plunged it tate the back of Edwards. He was arrested soon after, bi officer Donnelly, o' the Twentieth ward, anc taken Justice Stuart for examination. The wound of the in- jured man was dressed by Dr. Horsefield, who proaouncea it very dangerous, The knife penctrated about an inok and a half. : Arrest of a Fertune Telter.—Mrs, E. White, « self: doctress and lady of information, living at No. 124 Woose Jer street, was arrested yesterday by officer Bell, of the Mayor's office, charged with being a fortune teller. Hiram Petit, a'young man living at No, 204 South Sixth street, Willlamsburg, is the complainant, and stats tha on Monday last he called npon this “ lady of information"? to be enlightened as to his fature prospects. She cut @ pack of cards several times, and preteaded to tell hin fortune, He then narrated to her a mm, which she im- terpreted forhim, She then gave him certain numbers ona plece of paper, ond directed him to purchase ab pelley office, in Meroer street, tickets having these num rs upon them, and he most assuredly would draw @ house and lot. For all this service she chi bis twenty-five cents, which sum he paid; but believing him- self to be hambugged by her, he caused her arrest. She wax taken before Justice Osborne and locked up for ex- amination. A Shoplifter Caught in the Act —A youth, of eighteen years of age, named Albert Wyman, yesterday entered the store of Tiffany & Co., Broadway, under Pym lad purchasing ; and, unperceived, au he t, slipped agold wateb, worth $60, into his t. The aot however, observed by the clerk. who detained him the arrival of officer Latty, who took him before Juaties Osborne. The watch was recovered and the thief lockeiup. Charge of Picking Pockes,—A yousg man, Tho- mas Dera, x rested at the fational theatre on Mom- day night, charged with pickirg pockets, Several porte- monpaies and pocketbooks, which are supposed to be stolen property, were recovered by officer Duffy, of the Fourth ward, who msde the arrest. They can be seen calling upon Jaeut, Baird, (Aldermanelect,) at the Four ward station honse, Driving Over a Child.—Eaward Shanley, driver of No. 8, Kipp & Brown's line, was yesterday arrested , officer Toline} of the Firat ward, charged with driving over a Spanish child, ten years of oe, Ruth Julius, who with her father was crossing aye near Fulton street, at the time. The child was taken the New York Hospital severely injured, and it is will never wholly recover from the effects of the i The driver was taken before Justice Osborne, and com- mitted to await examination. It is stated that, at the time of accident, he was not driving at an unlawful speed. Brooklyn City Int ‘ ‘MELANCHOLY Cans" oF Suicips.—A mao named A, Stowell, aged about thirty five years, terminated his istence'on Monday, by hanging himself with a xtrap, which he had fastened to a low-post beds' his res‘denee, No. 120 State street, Aboat noon the family opened his bedroom door and found him ded det The bed post not being enough, he evidently peed the nore about his ‘and let himeelf drop, as he was nearly in ture, with bis legs extended, when discovered. man of family, with » wife and two children; a gir] about fourteen years of age, who is now in attending schcol, and a little son aged about fc The deceased had formerly been engaged in the tile business in Boston, in which he became invol\ finally failed, when he remov time he has been employed se a salesman in the straw goode store of A. Leland, No, 171 Peael gt New York. What makes the circumstance Ny the fact that shortly after the wan discovered, dead the wife gave birth toanipfent. The causes which ee the deed were doubtless business diffi 5 ltt i AU His Nov. 14—The minutes of read and approved. The bill of Robert J. Brown and Joseph Keefe, expenses in going to Philadelphia om a warrant for was ordered to be when verified. Referred—The ‘ite of vy gp ra for adver- tising panel of jurors, from January to July, 1863, $21 08, were eters te Comal tee om Oncaty Otfsee. The sum of $650 was oxi ® complete net of ai eounty of New York. BILLS, ‘The bills of the Coroners, for mort examinations made = from July 1 to Det. 1, 1958, (8396) were dijouraed 6 Monday next at 4 o’eloek or Yanxes Scuiiva—Yonkee boarding at Lenox for a fw daye who has been jing a! 0 of the State, was on took tee on Eat y evening Sheriff Pease; of Les, and was quite a lion the pe en for b 5 ‘astonishment of the short lived. as one of two of his friends from Tom Byer, among whom was vow York State, =~ el vary mae oa ves ed thems: lasrachusette, bot neg! to wuld make thelr here again. seen ety che ond of retributive justice for the Bostom Me Sulliva: past. at i. 5 i i 5 5 i 7 ‘skimmer; but the two kinds have ome similerity—they pay both made ca purpose. Springfield Republican, wm .