The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1853, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7628. SPROIAL FOTICES. eee HAPTER, NO. 15, 0. U. A.—THE MEM- to meet at Chapter Chapter are requested, m a OF NEW YORK cuaPTi their attomdance at the cet Pri. Sretber Bi 0. Jadeon jook P.M. Members of the od to alten: NIPESTATION® —MR. CONKLIN MAY SUN 5! Howard street, « few doors cast A from 'S to 5, and 7 to ements made for im all eases, be od ou lock. Ad miesi Spirivesiim He SCHOONER Yack f BLIPTIC- BUILT BY JAMES Hows, uncer Lis patens, i¢ wow om Mesara, Hal- Trek 7 strest, Bast FS ip building aca « ‘4 Voart's balances tor inspeotiom, and Shee! tore \o east and cxamice Ber ox WATCH AND CLOCK Rarat som competent to rcpair Frenes an clocks. om be tharungbly Desa, ond to willing to atteud to » Apply .mmediately at 127 Atlan’ RERS.—WANTED, A Speie. pt Amer y INCH, TOOLS, Ting om the wath rhe shop is woll lo- M , Post Otlice. 1 NTZED—A GOOD JOURNEYMAN BARDSR, AT aT ee mateerelt street, ND. Fer sole, Lauck’s hair ‘The best and ebeapest for barber's use, iain CHINIST AND ENGINEER, TO il, ab the Jouth. the bers of towti Apply to J. R. He CLAN ENO, Be, VLOTHING AND FURNITERE W On zentlemon having eny to oasis price by sending to the eb place, cear Canal strovt, and [2 Wi ter, rR addressed to 5. COHR) by wee. bo TED —LADIRG URE WANTSD, t Opp’ OFF CLOTHING 4ND FU —Ledies or geuttomen having hy —_ the wanes price by geatia hie residence, of a Line through the pow. Whim sires. N.B—Lacios sitvences by Mee. Dusseldorp WORTH WANTED ity given, in carr i pf good left off elothis of eh poet, of call om SAMBS MO- uy sveh to dis fer the subscriber a LM. D epsons WHO CONTEMPLATE BUI woll to call st our irom ror: examine our stock of window Hate! and sil p. re prepared to execute orders from four ont peteeras of window Lintels, elaborately vai ia style, a8 8 cost of shout on’ cut in same manner. ino bt Seen in the fol ailding, 167 Groonwie! ng. Twenty-second atrest Denk butldim =W ‘ fooper atrcot; rus Poter buildings, 125 sireet i | corner Church end. Vevey sirceis; Now | Milis, commer Broome and Lewis streets; ito maarbio front building, 16 Dey street: ings, Jereey City; P, (the Odeon,) ror ‘York City Flour | See ici is. ee migaue 8 JACKSON, ERO THD shire Wo Nos. G5 57,59, 61, 63, nut 6 Goerck sires, nese 207 ‘Ctrees. cy PRR THAN EVER.—” SEN AMELLED Gate, ENAMELED jo. 646 Brondway, next door to the Drsscldort Galt bere im. Now Yk, Bote thon ¥-FIVE and THK TY wT T, ‘oan be foand anywhore ciee, all m: fem dried Ly ‘inieheth out; all made at our Green: momen EoD WE ILLIZS & BY! b, Enameliod Furniture Warehouse, 646 Brosd: ow tous above Spring st.. next docr to De Chapia’s o! FANCY FURS: Rn NY Oey EGULAR FANCY FUR STORE—ESTABLISHED ns —GEORGE 8, MAWSON & CO., man a of ‘furs and have coi on bands assortmont of As rine, A a , y as, glovi dey de,, wholsenle and reisil, 4436 faa especially invited to call and cxamine their extensive ite equal to any im the trade, and all man Me promises adios that we were ‘e remi e fur house in the United States that received » ‘orl ‘air 0! onty London W f 1561, whieh can for our furs at the Lon: : RAMERCY HOUSE—CORNER OF BROADWAY AND Twontieth stract. ‘The new addition to this house i all co} and fiirnisned in & passod, engage board for tho ance wusur: jos wishing to Also, some tine single rooms for singlo gentlomen, may i itn or without. board ‘The proprietor assures his patrons ‘that his exertions will wpremidtiog to furnish tc able witht luxuries and all Vie other personal comforts they may desire, z L. DONADI, Proprietot. Ho AND RESTAURANT.—THE SUBSCRIBER bogs loave to inform 1: fonds and the Public, that be 0 ai has leased for a term of years, nilding, contain: ing 12) roome, in Second avenue, noxt the corner of Twonty> 4 street, at the juncticn of the First and Second avenue eailrosd, and will open on cr befyre the first of Dooomber, the Eastern Exchange H . Limee of oi in Je gentlemen o Sovommodated with furniehed roctua, with or without board, ‘the m iboral terme. om the promises. re LURPBLAKELOCK, Proptiotor, ‘OTE: BRODELEE.. AND ni -TOYNBEL'S MOTEL loptagne etreet, onc door from Court street, ‘three minutes’ frem the Wall street ferry, and situated 4m the most contral part of the city, will be ope: 8 the 1th instant. This establishment is entirely ne ted ing superior marner, with all the modern improvements, and will be conducted upon the Euro- pean plan. Familioe, transient boarders, or dinele poet nen wishing a ploasant bume, will do well to visit this Bor HOMAS TOYNBEE & JOSIATl HOPKINS, pro- public on Saturda: nd 7 8. lar with wines of the uret quality |For meatness md attention to guosts the Cooper Hvuse shall be second to mone in the city, while ite central pos tion in the groat sho- roughfare gives it attractions porsessed by fow othor ‘The charges aro fixed at # goale that gives entire aatfatacti A. J. PEASE & BROTHER. —TOYNBER'3 RESTAU door from Court steoet, rday oth i nent fitted and arranged, ing of the Now York. Supver jes, alao for partios (flue, THOMAS TOYNBEE & JOSIAM HOVKINS, proprietors. stan MISCELLANEOUS, anne nen nnn OARD—AT 648 BROADWAY, FRONT ROOMS, SUt families. Al: for vingle tlemen m: ot tilths modern improve. , 7! R WANTED—IN A. CASH BUSI- Soe dae pare wae, profits, not bring loss than 2) pec Fea ae re area t «Govt 50d fer ont oF ts 12 it vow for wm ee ceca tineeoerily, Addsese f A. D., Brookiya Post os. ie SPORTING, Se. SALE—A SPLENDID GREYHOUND, 0. yurret i — 5 hetongh bees Serzier, 9m ,e A 12 o’elee Ml, o. Oe Ritieentls ‘street, Between tie. Bisth ues, ‘ALIAN GREYHOUNDS, KING CHARLES AND lenhoim spanidls, Seotsh English terriers, New: inters, setters, trusty watchdogs, £0., Shang ) lok eale at 205 Water street, oor PORTIN' THE LARGEST AND BEST bred Newfoundland coc to be found anywhere: also, ‘o highly bred Scotch terricre—good ratiers. Apply at 95 th avenue. THE B. SEASON. 4 4 Thureday aad Friday of | . Dawei lore. | MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, NO NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. INTERESTING FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, LATER NEWS FROM RIO JANEIRO. eee a INTELLIGENCE FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO. Contemplated Railroad to the Pacific, &., &., &e. From Washington. EPRCIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THR NEW YORK HERALD, THE FORTHCOMING MESSAGE—CALEB CUSHING AND THE KITCHEN QABINET—THE CENSUS RETURNS, Itc. ETc. . Wasmmnoton, Nov. 16, 1853. The President’s Message is now nearly finished, but still undergoing revision by Mosers,-Forney and Lanman, who are in daily attendance at ihe White House. One of the most important features of the forthcoming dcoument is that it takes high ground upon what s termed at the South, ‘a strict construction of the con- | stitution.” The recent defeat of the administration in New York has aroused the slumbering energies of the Vresident ané hia coustitutiooa! advisers; so much se, that the spirit of Father Ritchie and the Virginia resola- tions of 1758-'89 have been hovering over the Executive Chamber during the last few days, The Cuba question will also engross s very largo por- tion of the Mesage, in which the President will take an open and determined stand against all kinds of foreign interferanes in the aff irs of that island, and if 1am not wrongly informed, will hint at ths necessity of taking some definite steps towards its anperation to our Union. In view of there suggestions of the pert of the Executive being carries into effect by Congress, the Sec- retary of the Navy will recommend a large increase of our military marine Cushing and the kitchen cabinet are very busy all the endeavoring to counteract the free soil tendencies of Marey, Guthrie, and Davis, the #poils portion of the Cabi- pet. Cushing has much more ability than Marcy for Pring and for comprehenmve work, but he is hardly so | efficient in managing men. Neither of them has any poli- tical honesty, or would hesitate in making a bargain with their enemies, and of cheating them too, if they could make anything by it. Cushing and the kitchen cabinet, of whom Forney, Sydney Webster, and others, are mem- bers, Co wot in thelr private meetings hesitate to denounce Maroy eud the free soil portion, for #ll the blunders they made in New York politics during the last year. Hence | the attempt of Cushing by writing his strange letter to | BMassnchusetts, to correct the tendencies of tho adminis- tration, and to give ita new character ia the South, In furtherance of this idea, he bas been delivering opinions | for come time past growing out of the Fugitive Slave law; but strangely enough these opinions are always handed for publication «pecially to the most vio'ent abolition Sew ard organs of New York, euch aa the 7riluneand Times. What a strange position for General Pierce. The Marcy portion | of the Cabinet have for their organs in New York violeat | abolition journals, such as the Brening Post, while thy Cushing kitcben cabinet portion of the administration have for their organs two of Mr. Seward’s abolition jour- nals, the /rilune and Times, De Bow, & Southern man, who bas been appointed to the statistics of the Consus Department, has also to run to abolition journals of the North to publish such driblets of returns as he gives to the public. But, stranger thea all, Dadiey Mann, the Asristant Soorotary of gtate, though a relative by morriage to the Ritchies of Virginia, and therefore » member of the Richmond junta, is aleo busily consected with the most violent abolitionists of the North, whom he counts his friends and supporters. No* long tivee, Greeley, of the Tribune, gave a lotter of Intro- duction with # friend of his who had returned from fa repe to Mr. Dudley Mana, and Mr Dudley Mann bad in fluence encugh to prcoure ea appo ntmont for that friend of Greeley, the abolitionist, in one of the departments of State. The point of sympathy between De Bow, Dadley Mann, Cushing and the kitchen cabimet—the point o sympathy between these indivituals at Washington ard the abolition journdts of the North, such ax the Zeeniny Tout, the Tribune and the Tines, grows out of their ridioa- lous Buropean French or German democratic opinions, which they possess in common, and which is of that vio- lent impracticable nature as to comprehend in its schemes all colors, from the whitest European race to the blackest negro. VIEW! THE UNION ON THE NEW YORK ELECTION— T OF MR. CUTTING’S SPERCH—MARCY & rRo- PBET—CONTEMPLATED MEETING TO SUSTAIN THE ADMINISTRATION, ETC., ETO. Wasusvcroy, Nov. 16—8 P. M. The Union asserts that the recent New York election was fought wholly on State issues, and that the peopls had no idea of reflecting upon the administration in any way, when they left the free soil vote ina wretched mino rity. To prove this it quotes from Thurlow Weed’s abo lition paper, the New York Time. A reference to the files of the Union itself, leaving out of view Guthrie's cor ‘Ftspondence, is & fuflicient amswer to such impuden' falsehoods. f Mr. Cutting’s speech bas had its effeot here. It * fondly hoped by Mr. Marcy that Mr. Cutting would be friendly to the admiaistration, uotwithstanding his letter previous to bis departure for Europe, as Mr. Cutting was claimed ax a strong personal friend of the Secretary of grees meets that ao dissatisfaction is fuit at the course of the administration; and the necessity for this declaration proves that he has been obliged te turn prophet ia order to satisfy the Prevident’s weakened faith in his assertions. There is some talk among the host of office holders of getting up @ meeting to endorse the adwinistration. This would, however, be worse than the disappointed holding a meetirg to denounce it. Public opinion in Wi is a humbug, governed wholly by the distribution of pap. Mad. Sontag’s concert this evening, at Risley's new theatre, was crowded to excess, dorent of people not bring able to get inside the door. PETER TAR HERMIT. RECEPTION OF AMERICAN MINISTER® AT PORRIGN COURTS—OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN A SLAVE CASE. FROM THR NEWerareR AGENT Wasutxorox, Nor. 16, 1859. The Star cays that government has official advices of the kind and cordial reception of all our new forcign ministers, who have arrived at their places of destioa- tion. The Washington Union of this morning publishes a let ter from Attorney General Cushing, in relation to » recent care in Minois, in which ® suit was brought ageinst a United States Marshal for damages for a wrongful arrest ofa negro as a fugitive slave, Mr. Cuching says the case cannot be taken out of the State Courts, but advises the President to employ counsel to defeud the marshal. Union of National Democrats and National naceem, Nev, 14, 1859. The Syracuse of this moraing contains as » the probability of a general detween the national democrats ‘The pational whigs. Balloting for United States Senator in Vermont . Vt, Now, 16, 1868, Three balloti for a United States Senator were ha:d today. On the lest votes tor demoorat, *5 ; 82; Shafter, free noiler, 35; Brainerd, free soiler, The steamship Florida arrived at o’clock this morning, all well. wen Braner’: cotton factory. Fairmoeat. by ie lat ge Lom about 7% Ini from Mexico. THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE SPANISH MINISTER RR- OONCILED—RATLROAD TO THE PACIFIC—ANTICIP A TED FAMINR—THE CHOLERA IN YUCATAN—INDIAN DEPREDATIONS—MAIL ROBBERS, ETO. Naw On Nov. 15, 1853. inva steamer Texas arrived to-day from Vera Cruz, bring- Crus to the 11th. jen from the city of Mexico to the Sth, aud Vera possesses some features of interest. The re- cent dimicalty between a the foxican go ‘papas! ir hac mn amicably settled, and the lat- ter had returned to his post $f A notice had been issued to contractors, invit bids for the construction of the contemplated railroad from Vera Cruz to the Pacific, via Puebla and the city of Mexi- co. The time allowed for the bids is four months. It was rumored, however, that Messrs. Belanger and Ricards, the latter an Englishman, had already obtained the con: Fears were entertained of a general famine, in conse: quence of a failure of the harvest in Durango and other interior provinces, The cholera was abating, and oy & fow scattering case reported, chiefly in Puebla and the city of Mexico. Larraizir had been promoted to the Generalship of a division, for his services in suppressing the recent rebel- lion in Yucotan. The latter State was still ravaged by the cholera. Over 1,700 persons had died in Merida, in- cluding many of the most prominent citizens, The Indians were continu'ng their depredations, and it was reported that they had murdered twelve white men. Numerous mail robberies had also occurred recently Later from Rio Janeiro. ADVANCE IN COFFEE—SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, ETC. Pistapewruta, Nov, 16, 1853. Tho ship Grey Eagle arrived at this port to-day, with dates to the 12th October. The city was healthy. ' Busi- ness limited, in consequence of small arrivals of coffee. Spoke on the equator, bark Ajat, for Baltimore. the Sea Foam for Paltfnore, and’ Union for New York, to rail the 12th. The Wizard, from New York for San Francisco, sailed the 11th, The bark Roanoke, from Bel- timore, and brig Sylvia, from Boston, were discharging. ‘The Water Witch, for Sin Fregcizco, was repairing. A Rio circular of the Sth states that the news from Furope had advanced the price of coffee. Dealers were paying in the streets 4700 to 4/800; in roupd lots, 44700 was demanded, while some withheld their from the market, The stock on hand was 100,000 bags. Some of the new crop was arriving. Philadelphia flour sold for 16|760. Freights nowin From the South. LOUISIANA ELECTION—SAILING OF THE SARANAC— [ABYLAND COAL TRADE, ETO. Baurimone, Nov. 16, 1853. Further election returns make the democratic majority in the Legislature, on joint ballot, thirty. The Con- Seis delegation will stand three democrats to one whig. Ta the Second Congressional district, Louisiana, Hunt, (whig,) is elected by 1,000 majority. The steamer Saranac eailed yesterday from Norfolk, with Carroll Spence, our new Minister to Constantinople. ‘The Marylond coal trade for the last week was 14,725 tons. TLe canal is ia fine boating order. From Providence. SALN OF RAILROAD BONDS—TEMPERANCE CONVEN- Provivuncr, Nov. 16, 1853. The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad Compa- ny sold to day $275,000 of the six per cent bonds of the city of Providence, at 107. A temperance convention waa held in the city to-day, and resolved to make a nomination for Governor and other State officers, Markets. New Ortxaxs, Nov. 16—Noon. Cotton firm, Sales already 3,009 bales, The quotation for m idling ia 9c. to 94¢¢. “Mess pork $14 60, and dull. Molasses 19}¢c. Sterling exchange Se. a 9a, New Onveans, Nov. 16—Fvening. Sales of cotten to-day, 6,000 bales; pricea steady. Sales of tlour 6,0€0 bbls. at $6 50. Rice ull at 4c. Mess pork Geclived to $14 a $14 50, Bacon heavy, Se. for sides. i Receipte—flour 14,000 bbls.; wheat 04,000 bus corn 11,000; onts 6,000; barley 27,000, Thereis a fair demaxd for Western flour, bat the market is without ma- terial change. Sales 2,60) bbls. Corn steady at yester- Gay's rates, with good inquiry, Sales 10.600 bushels. Botley dull, Two rowed 8le.; four rowed 80c. Oats eteady at 480. Later from Bermuda, Haymtoy, (Bermuda,) Nov. 8, 1853, The Fever—Clore of the Legislative Session—Mening of Court Of General Agsize—Navel News, de. ‘Tne fever still lingers in different partsof the islands, Inand, where two sergeants of the Fifty sixth wore yas- terday lying ina very low state. There are two or three cares among the five men left in care of the barracks at Harilton—-one with black vomit yesterday. The true tees of Devonshire College havir g placed the building at the service of the military authori ies, a number of tho Fifty sixth were on Saturday last removed there from the encampment at Prospect Hill; one man was brought from Devonshire College yesterday, sick—probably from fever. Among the civilians there area few caser, but two or three deaths, however, have occurred for a week st. Vioe-Acmiral Sir George F, Seymour has remitted to Major Onkeley, the acting Governor, the handsome sum of £207 Os., being theamount of subscriptions at Halifax, N.S, for ‘the benefit of the sufferors by the epidemic here.’ In a¢éition to this amount, the Admiral had pre. viously remitted the sum of £60 sterling, his excellency private subseiption. estos day huis honor, Major Oak ley, closed a lengthened se ston of the Legisliture with an appropriate speech, This seesion wis opened: by Col. Philpotts, R. fe on which ocession he was accompanied by Col. Robe, R. A. and Lewis T. Nash, Eeq., ox inance storekeeper, and it is aremaskable circumstanco that all three have fallen victimy to the fatal epidemic, The Court of General Assize met yesterday, when his ‘hief Justice, stated, that the apidemic which has prevailed of late with so inuch fatality, not having ritbelded, it is deemed expedient to adjourn the court this Cay fortnight at 11 0’clock. The Admiral was to leave Halifax this week im his flag ship, the Oumberland, for the West. In mour and family, who have previous! in Bermuda, in consequence of the unhealt! Idend wili remain at Halifax, The Admiral ‘pect visit Bermuda on his return from the West Indies. The mailjsteamship Celypso, Capt. Forbes, arrived bere fcom Halifax, on Saturday last, and left on Sunday for the West Indies, During her stay here she lay at Murray's anchorage, and her communication with the shore was entirely by means of tel hic signals, The beng steamer _ Com. ry, left Halifax for wl Fi . on the Duke of Newcastle has appointed Dr. Morgan, Sur- geon of the 67th regiment, to be Medical Superintendent of convit these Islands, in the room of Dr. Hull,twho, — a ned term of service here, is about to return Tie eepoetee that the 56th Regiment will return to Frglond next spring—they will be relieved by the 44th from Malta, isaac fe Massachusetts Eleetion. All but four towns have been heard from, and the re- turns show the following result, comparing the vote with that of 1862 VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. Whig. Adm. dem, Comtition, Nat. dem. 29,587 6,871 626 89,880 = CONSTITUTION. 402 if 67,144 piper sivire GTOe Majority against the cooztitution. REPRESENTATIVES. Tae following table shows the number of Representa- tives elected by each , and tl i Cowntics, wi Coalition. Nationals, Mase | 2 - ot 8 1 at a 1 2 6 = pty 8 - i w = 8 7 1 ll 1 1 lL J 1 8 6 1 12 3 =- 2 - 1 - BM 7 184 ‘There ere teveral cases at the Military Hospital, Post's: TREMENDOUS GATHERING IN METROPOLITAN HALL, Barnem Outdone by Perham. Assembling of the Shareholders of the 100,000 Gifts. THE EXPECTANTS IN COUNCIL, ke, de, do Tho gentleman who has recently distinguished himself by Bernamising the public out of nearly $100,000, by a ssheme called ‘ Perham's Gift Enterprise,” which proposes to distribute among those who will “go im,’ $100,000 in the shape of farms, trotting horses, old pazoramas, pamph- leta, pianos, and almost everything else which is to be bonght at an auction, provided a sufficient number of tickets are sold at one dollar each, to realise that sum, by the proprietor, called a miss meeting of those inte- rested in the scheme, at Metropolitan Hall, last night. The gathering, for numbers, was without @ precedent in this city. The entire ball was literally jammed from floor to dome, all ytanding in a solid mags, and the srowd ex tended down the stairways and through the large en trance of the Metropolitan to the sidewaik, and even the street around the entrance was rendered almost im passable by the great crowd who could not obtain ad mission, Tn the crowd there wasa slight sprinkling of women; but’most of them as soon as they saw how matters stood, had the good sense to lewe. There were some in the house, however, who, before they knew it, were a0 com pletely jammed in, that they could not got out, and wer comapelied to witness the entire performance, The call anpounced that the shareholders should mee' for the purpose of deciding upon the mode aad time of Gisvribution, and also of selecting from their number & committee, under whose supervision the distribution should take place. This committee waa to distribute the gifts by lot or otherwise—as the shareholders might decide, Mr. Per- ham, evidently app: eciating the sentiment, « music hath charms to sooth the savage heart,” had taken the pre- caution to engages bant ef musicians, and in the midst of the greatest confusion they were ordered to “ strike up,” wheo their blastsQgenerally would produce the effect of “oil upon troublea waters.” All sorts of noises that the human voice ix.capadle of, were in concert, pro ducing the most sublime discord imaginable wh entered the reom. Considering the crowd and tl ings which animated ech, we cannot be surprised at the confusion. ch one was certain to win something for himself, and in every opposition to his individal views, however trilling, he saw “humbug,” sn ‘intestion to gol! him,” and some secre’ contrivance, which be was realy to yut down at apy cos’, physically or mentally. In the inind of every one present, every proposition foreign to his own was sure to be “something previously agreed upon,” and fn mediately hix blood was up t» boiling heat, having t eflect upon his physical erganization, of shaking his clenched fats around his head, in a manner territic to be held. In tais vast assemblage, every body saw an eaomy anda cheat in every body else. Of each we can sar, “his st was aguinst every man, and every man’s fist was against bim.’? When the time arrived for organizing the meeting, about adozen gentlemon were proposed for President, Mayor Westervelt among the rest. After much uproar, tae Hon. Goorge Briggs, of this city, ex-member of Congress, was elested Prosident, and ert Beaty was appointed Secretary. dames Srarcer Esq., the private secretary of Mr. Per- bam, was then introduced by the President, reed oa bebalf of Mr. Perbam, a statement to the effvc: that this gentieman was ready to deliver into the keeping of any commi tee which the meeting might agree upoa, tho property for dis'ribution. This aonoucement waa received with great applaxse by the swaying mnss, and there were loud cries for ‘YPerhaun,” “Perham,” but that genleman kopt bis reat upon the stage, trusting the pubis speaking $0 his secretary. Here me one in the crowd sung out “fire,” “fire,” aud the scene that ensued was beyond description. An immediate rash was made for the doors, mingling togeth- er the screeches of women, the bellowing of men, and the yelling efcbildren. In the confusion they tambled over one snother in perfect reckleseness—‘ Tak» your el- bows cut of my riba’? “stop shoving.” Fall back. “You're squeezing me to death.’ ‘That's better than being burn: d to death,’ and such phrases, were louder than any sentences of conciliation. After a great while, the tumult was allayed, and business was proceeded with. Agentleman then came forward, snd tried to speak. “Put bim out,” “give him a# tosa,”’ ‘get down, old blup- ber head,” were the only remarks which his presonce ox cited, Finally, the Chairman got an opportunity to speak, an¢ begged leave to introduce thin obnoxious gon tieman as Mr. Evans, of Washington. Cries, “that’s all right,” ‘we'll hear him; we only want hisrame,” “spit it oni, Mr. Evava,’’ be. ‘This gentleman tben stated that he had come all the way from Washington to attend this meotiog (a remark which seemed toexcite the admiration of the audiance, for they pave him three chears). He hoped they woul: all go on peaceably (great confusion). He proposed that a committee of thres should be app«inted, who should re- tire ano report a General Committee, in whose hands, in trust for the shareholders, should be plaged the pro: perty to be distributed Great disapprobation—“‘ You can’t coms that game over us!” “No three men shall regulate this affair !’” “You didn’t get up early enough, old hops !’’ ‘The motion of Mr. Evans waa put and lost. ‘There were at last as many motions made at the samo time as there were ai to be contended for. Hvery- body appeared to have come armed with his own resolu- tion, which he was bound to push at all hazards, ‘The Craisan tried to speak. It was no use. He waa silent, as far as we could hear, even when he sppeared to be exerting himself the hardest. He took his seat in ap- parent det pair. Here a furious looking gent'eman rushed upon the stage, and was just opening his mouth to speak, havi obtained silence by the wonder he excited at his personal appearance, when lo! as all things seemed propitious for him, a smash was heard in the farther end of tue all,and allwe gain in an uj A bench had fallen ben®ath the mass uponit—“Stop that row,’’ “What's the matter?” and various other cries, wero heard. After much labor or.ler again restored, but the copfusion had been sufficient to annihilate the “furious gentleman,’’ as he was now nowhere eeen. A gentleman here came upon the stand and com- menced opening ond shutting his mouth to the audieace, After a while it was apparent that vocal sounds were isauing therefrom, and by close attention, afier a little while we beard him say, /‘that it was no use to goin irregularly.’’ He moved thats committee of one from each ward in the city, and cae from each town and county represented, ehould bo chosen » general commit- tee to receive the gifts of Mr, Perham. This was received with great applause. Here several tried to 8; but they were immediately put down. One carotty headed looking gentleman rose upon the bench. and commenced shaking his arms about hkeatree inathunder storm, but he was immodiately saluted with the cry of “Sit down, red head!’ ‘Sit dowa,, eld pudden chops!’ ‘Put him out!’? This gentleman took his seat, apparently feeling thore was a want of apprecia- tion in the crowd. The gentleman who had offered the above motion, feel- ing that he was in the ascendant, then went on ata furi- ous rate, on his own hook, to elect the committee pro- pored by him, of one from each ward. $ For the First ward W. P. Sell was proposed, with many others, and declared elected after some confusion. For the Second was proposed Jcseph 8. Taylor, Faq. The iene lng dg mame Pate ie at satisfaction. jout any op; ion Mr. lor - unanimously elected, and the result received with three cheers. Huadreds asked to get a look at this gen- tleman, considering it a wonder for any one to be able to receive the united voice of such 8 cro vd. For the Third ward was elected the Hon. Thomas R. Whitney. Here the gentleman who had come upon the stage, and was going on to declare this gentieman ele sted, on his own hook, was getting on swimmingly, when all of a sudden he was called to his senses by a cry of ** Whoare you!’ “Eo put you there?” ‘What right have you r- form that duty 1? “ That belongs to the chair.’’ ‘Get off the stand ”’ ‘How much are you paid to be there?” &e. The Preavgst came forwari,and stated that he requost- e¢ thts gentleman to perform this work. (Ories of “who is he’ What is he? Where do you come from?” The int ted then ate; forward and said, {had no desire to take this duty out of the hands of the Prosi- Gent, I put the motion, which you received with accla- mation, and I thought you would have no objection to my acting in can it out. (Cries of “What's your name!”” My name} is Ira Bukman, Jr., of this city. (Great ap- ‘and erles of ““Go on, go on.””) Mr. Broxsan then” in the work of putting the nominations for committee men:— For the Fr urth ward, T. C. Henderson was elected. = Fifth ward, General Hall. «Sixth ward, H. H. Howard “ Seventh ward, Mr. Buckman said:—Gentlemen, Tam not a very modest man, and for this ward I nomi- nate te” (Cries of “No, no;” we can better the no- tion. dozen othera were nominated. Mr. Bockman persisted however, in carrying out his own intention. He pw" « to vote upon Meth ing mada 8 when the ayes » vayes ran about equal. He declat however, with great partiality that the ayes had it, which was vec with applause and hissing. The election then continued. ” THE NEW YORK HERALD.” VEMBER 17, 1858. The musie then struck up, to drown some confusion. The convention then proseded to add to the committee {rota Brooklyn, Will lamsburg and Jersey. There was great confusion attending the election of most of these veer nag men. b an enthusiastic you peationen cane epee: the stand, and tried to 5 bart of “put bim out.’” Kick him out.” “Who are you, old bloat?” ‘ Give Us your name.” Here there was every symptom of a row, = the difficulty was finally ended without serious conse: A resolution was then passed that the committee elect be empowered to fill vacancies. A resolution was then offered, in substance, that Mr. Perham should not be atharebolder to any extent, and that the to be dist:ibuted should be placed in the bends of committee appointed, to be held in trust for the shareholders, they ahould plepge their exe tions to dispose of the t wenty-five thousand tickets re- maining unsold in the hands of Mr. Perham. The excitement was here renewed to the fullest extent, and it was impossible to tell whether the above resolution pessed or not. Loud cries of ‘* Humbug,” * That won't do, Barnum,” “Try again,” “We are wide awake.” It was then moved and carried that this committes meet within this week, aad publish the proceedings in the daily papers Moved and carried, that the committee be empowered to receive the property to be distributed for Mr. Verham. After this there was great noise gpd confusion, in the midst of which the aucieaes dispersed, and so ended the proceedings upor this new game of the age. The Lecture Senson, LEOTURE ON GEOLOGY, BY REV. KR. S. FOSTER, D, D. Last evening, Rey. RS. Foster, D. D., delivered a pre- limtoary lecture of a course on geology. in the Gresne street Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is the Pastor, ‘Ihe course is to consist of five lestures, for whieh the charge is a dollar—single lecture a quarter. ‘This course excites morethan erdinary interest, from the fact that a clergyman has taken the side of the question in geology usually adopted by those who reject the Muraic ac- count of the creation, and who are generally denounced by ministers cf the gospel as infidels. The attendance ' last evening was goot, and included a larga number of ladies, The lecturer had an orrery, globes, geological charts, &., to which he pointed in illustration of his ws. The lecture was a general statement of the theo- ries he intends to prove ia the future lectures, He com: menotd by combatting the theory that the universe was created only six thousand years ago. He said that some of the fixed stars which had recently made their appear- ance, were so distant from the earth, that calenlating the velccity of light, it waa impossible for the first ray to reach this planet in a much shorter tine. If light travel:, Jed ut the speed of twelve millions of miles in % minute, the light of these stars would zot reach usin six thousand years. This, therefore, was parheps his first rash as-er- Vior—that the universe was not made «ix thousand years ago He then proceeded to Ftate the nebulous theory, and applied it to our folar system, He said the sun was originally a nebulous formation, avd by its revolution it ‘acquired density, snd tarew off the plonets, which were all liqdid at first, and Decame rolidified by time. It is found, he said, that all the planets are oblong epheroils; thoy ‘have a long dia moter aud a sbort ciameter. ‘The cath is shorter in its Ciameter through the polo than the diamoter through the equator, by twenty-sic miles, Saturn i# shorter ia its polar than in its equatowui diameter, by 7,500 milos, and Jupiter by 6,000. But then these plinets aro very Jarge. Whatis the reason of this? Why are the planets notanexact sphere’ The theory haa been laid down, aud I see no reason to that the planets wees originally tivid. This account tor what we eee. If theearth should suddenly stop its motion, the wateis at the equator would overflow the poles ani de luge them six muex deep, Thera is another fact which favors this idea, The planets revolving rouad the sua wake their revelutions all in the same plane; from which it is inferred that by the revolution of the great centre each planet has been thrown oll, from time t tima, in the same cirection; and, moreover, it is fouad that the planets incresse in denrity as they are near the sun— the lightness of thé bodivs increasing an they are dis- tect from the central body. They increase too, ia magnitude, inthe ratio of their Gistance. The belts of Saturn, also. go to establish the game theory. Saturn bas two nd it ia supposed that Noptuas has two also 4 inner velt is 19,000 miles distant } lava. from that plauet, and 17,000 miles wide, a pretty broad ribbon, (laughter,) and 100 miles thi uter belt is 10,060 miles forther, and 7,000 miles wide, and 100 miles thick. Both belts inove along with the planet around the suv. This theory explains the phenomena we see. Bot a theory may explain all the facts and yet not b true. But then on tbe other hand, it may be tra Whether true or not, it ia not unfavorable to religion, an it is just as good for God to make the world in that way ac sny other. fe then proceeded to discuss the igneous fusion of the globe. This theory is, that the earth was at first, ‘a Iiquid mass of fire; that it cooled on the outer sur- face first, which consequently became a hard cruat, while inside there was, ard now is,a flory ocean—that the crust is only a hundred miles thick. In favor of this theory is the fact that if the earth were a tiynid mass ia the beginning, the very appearances we now see would exist. The volcanoes on tuo earth’s surface, amounting to about 490, al'e favor this theery, being so many safety valves. Some of these voleanoes have poured out tor- rents of Java sixty miles broad and sixty miles deep, fill- ing up the entire rpace between two mountains. We can (ell how old the hiils are by these volcanoes. They are said io be everlasting. We shall tell their date in the next lecture. Farthquakes, howe: ‘ garded as the results ofthe same action of central fire, operating from within, outwardly. An earthqu: the rame undulation on tho surface, thas water produces when it forces up ice. Karthquekes, therefore, which shake the earth’s crust like broken ice on the surface of undulating water, can Leexplained by the theory of a central ocean of liquid fire. One carthquake has shaken the globe for two-thirds ot the way around its surface Another fer 12,000 miles, and over a apace in extent of 7,000 square miles. Tho spheroidal form is also in favor of igneous fusion. But the moet important fact ie, that wherever you bore the earth to 100 fest or more, you find the same temperature, and the heat increases jast in roportion ax you prozeed deo,er into the earth. And if the heat increases in the same ratio for fifty miles it would meit iro& and at 100 miles it would discolva any substance found in nature. The next fuct is, the com- erative density of the earth, ‘Toe earth is only Give and S-halt thmes as ense as water. I it wore all solid it would be a million of times denser. For instance, air at the depth of thirty miles in the earth would be heavier than the water we drink, by reason of the great ressure of the upper strata of the atmosphere upon it, e earth, therefore, is not solid. There ia a ball of fire in the centreof the earth, burning and sargivg up for Tuillions of years since the earth was formed, and whist } will continue for millions of years,burning, without cooling, just as an immenre cancon ball, formed of melted iron, ina foundry, would cool first on the outer surface, and if oat through would be found liquid within. It is ko also with A man can walk over the crut while the liquid burciog mass is solling beneath his feet, The last fact in proof of this theory is that all the original rocks are o! an igneous formation, and these go all around the earth, All thatare not 20 areon the outer surince, and have grown since. All the rocks underneath are chrys talized, and therefore are the result of fire, The lecturer then went on to the primary and secondary formation and poixted out, from colored charts, the action of liq fire upon them.’ This was visible in the very stones that constituted the pavements of cur streets. He cid not think there was anything in this theory oppoed to reli- ion. li ‘The reverened gentleman concluded by « benediction, Personal Intelligence. Hon. T. W. Bartley, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohioy ox-Governor Steele, of New Hampshire; Chancel: lor Walworth, of Naw York, and Judge John A. bell, of the Supreme Court of the United States, are in Wash- ton, mE no, L. Sellman, Maryland; H.C. Smith, Virginia; F. Lombard, Boston; Maj, "I.. Smith, Texas ;' Frank H. Stockett Matyland; Capt, J. Livingston, Louisiana; Judge Brown, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; Zieut. § Tattle, Pennsylvania, arrived at the Prescott lionse yostarday. ‘Among the arrivals yesterday at the Coopor House we notice the names of b, B. Church, Taunton; M, Widekind, Philadelphia; Chases Orgaod, Norwich, sod Hion, Henry L. Ellsworth, Inte Commiscioner of Patents. Arrived yesterday at the Metropolitan fotel—Hon. Wm. M.Gwin, U.S. Senator, California; Hon. R. J. Walker, Washington; Hon. J. Pbilip Roman, Maryland; Hon. D: B. Miler, Vitginia; Dr. M,C. Way, Klmira; Thos. Paton, Montreal; John H. Keddington, Boston; J. G. Dodson, London; 'E. D, Stockton, U, 8, Al; 8, Williams, Philadel” p. Sullivan, U.$ Consul,’ Bayou, Egypt; Hon. J. ima, Louisiana; C. Driscoll, Boston, = $ ‘Among the Averican visiters at Florence, on the 20tn of October, were Hon, John A. Rockwell, of Connecticut, and Mr, 8. Abbot Lawrence, of Boston. Rev. Mr. Prime, of the New York Olserver, left on the 20th, for Rome, en two young gentlemen ven, accompanied ite for the Nile, fet d one from New fem Newark sn: galt RS a ue Wad ee and a |, Now Yor ; Mra Trvdan, H Cohen, BY Alburtus, 5 aren, Soa vor ot dewpatches to Paris, New Yorks Ht Wade, ay Me 4, Kngland: § © Donaldson, Bali 4 w York; Mr Kennedy, Mr Grat: 4 Boston, J Stotsheimor. New York; J to; Sir H Caldwell, Bart, Col Williams, R Rinden, New York; Mr Cringan, Hi Lempitite ‘ite Vail, W Tait, Mr Bail N York; tom [i Kittaly, iM tintzon, Liont Col Tofloch Mi eh re Ai , Jas Copeland, F A Guna, Mi Ses a aceteny tee Cevteaes 2 £ OB aie Date f MoCani 3 Tan Y¥; won, Ireland; Jas Washiagton, RX ae Brnieslon Me & Mev thon Jumea aad tres ‘uidren: a ist, Mr Dui , Mr Sam Sanimond, Box.: Mr Groves: Mrs Westoy, ie eka Mr Carroll, D; J Ritsnt, Pran x eo; F febeter, Kr Dietrich, Mr Sobmider, Mr Cun- : ARRIVALS. t big in the brig Bormada—Mr Yardburn and item janx, in tho bark Globe—Charlos Fey, Oharies a t—Major Bennet, US wh im the beig Talbot—Major Coneul Dsgr 8xow.—The Cleveland Herald of Saturday the railroad track c vered, and goods keing transported ecens the poriag: 8 cyMReT, PRICE TWO CENTS, POSTSCRIPT. HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK, A. M. Destruction of the Empire fron Works Two Blocks of Houses in Greenwich and Wash ington streets in Buins. An extensive conflagration broke out .this moraing, completely destroying the extensive concern known a@ the Empire Iron Works, foot of Twenty-third street an® East river. Whilst the above was raging furiously, an alarm was rung fora fire in the Third fire district, The block of houses in Greenwich street from Troy to Jane, and ram- ing back to Washington street, was entirely conaumed,ia- cluding among other large establishments a ssah an@ blind factory, a firearm and other manufactories, When our informant left the scene, the flames wore unsubdued, and the adjoining blocks were in imineat danger. The loss of property by these fires must be immense. but we could not, for want of time, obtain any farther particulars, Our evening edition will contain all the facts of this terrible calamity. Further Particulars of the Flood in Come necticut, [From the New Haven Journal, Nov. 16.] MOST EXTENSIVE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY —THE GREATEST FRESHET EVER EXPERIENCED—R&OQ@- VERY OF TWO BODIES. We are enabled to give this morning further accounts of the great freshet on the Housatonic and Naugatuels- rivera, gathered from an extra Waterbury American and from other sources. ‘The following we taka from the Amé- rican, recelved ut this office last evening:— ‘Teespay, 8 P. M., Nov. 15, 1853. Never has it been our duty to record as heavy and sud- dep a calamity as that which has befallen the ople of Naugatuck vatiey, in the partial destruction of their rail- roud, and otber damuage, by the deluge of Sunday last. It cumeé upon the people like a thunderbolt—for no one wha retired on Saturday night with tho moon shining bril- Hautly overhead, was prepared for such an appalling re- action in twenty-four hours. The railroad had just beon put in complete order for the approaching winter, and nover was a track in better trim then it way on Saturday last. Mr. Hurd, the super-” intencent, that afternoon remarked that the road wae never before in £0 perfect a condition, or gave such evi- Cenoes of future permanency, But how vain are the celculotions of man when depem= dent upon the mighty and stormy clement: of naturef Never did the sun risa upon such a scene of desolation aa that of Monéay morning to the inhabitants of Naugatuam valley. From exrly dawn until Sunday night the raim poured down in an almnort unceasing torrent of waters, creating a celuga in the Naugatuck mever before «1 notevea in 28UL. called the Jetfersenian flood, to wiles the the itest inhabitart had been acuustomed to refer ag west On record. The flood reached its highest m at this place about six o'clock on Sanday even- pg m four feet above any previous freshet o tow ratlroad was constructed, Apprehensions were at the first entertained that come siderable damage was sustained by the works of the Mankan Co., Brown & Brother's Rolling Mill, Benedtet & Burnham's do., and the iron foundry worka—but upom aclove inspection the injury was found to be comparae tvely trifling—none of them sufferir: bat a few hours. suspension. The tail race of the Manhan Co, was badly washed, 28 also the levee between the river and tha® of Benedict & Burnham. And although there has been individual loss, and the towns on the will sustain very considerable da in the destruction of bridges, injary to roads, &c., great balk of tie dawage falls upon the Naugatuck’ radle road corporation, ard at a season, too, which imparts te the calamity an inereared expense for repsirs, as well a an untimely interruption of its business. It is impossible, ot thia early stsge, to compute the. amount of Gamage done to the railway, or the J time it will tuke to put it in running order. To the um experienced eye, ihe road irom Derby to Waterville com veys a look of utter devolation, ‘The damage eustained above Waterbury station te Wole cottville, greatly exceeds that on the other part below, every brie ee being swept off except that at Wolcottville, viz ; the Waterville ridge over Hancock brook; Him chiff's and Jerico over Naugatuck—the bridge at Wol- cottville and Waterbury bsing the only two lett standiog on the whole route. The track from Waterbury to cottville is also badly torn up in many places and the emt. benkment undermined. From Wolcottville to Winstead: the road is uninjured After passing Waterbury Dridze south, the two prim cipal bridges are that over Hop Brook, near Nangatadhe and the one over the Naugatuck at Humphreysville, of which are gone. The track from Waterbury to Am- ronia bas suflexad consic orably—how much we are unable tosay; from Ansovia to Derby the embankment is washed, away, and the track is a confused heap of wood, irom and rubbish. Beyond Derby to the junction everything is sound and safe, The aspect of Waterbury station now ouly romaios te be ment oned; and gloomy enough it was. The water ram over the platform of the depot, but we believe no wae injured. Considerable wood and lumber was flooded, off, the latter belonging to the lumbercompany, The embankment south of the lumber company to the treasell work near the bridge is badly washed, but can be re- paired ina few days Above the depot similar damage. in sustained fora hundred rods or more toward the Mame ban Factory. We lenrn that the great bridge opporits Reynolds’, Plymouth, is carried away. Considerable dam core on Winsted Main street, by the sudden over the river. A sinall building was e‘arted from its founda- tion at Naugatuck. At Waterville, three miles above this city, families in the flats had to be taken from their dwellings in boats. We learn that the bodies of two ef the unfortunate sons lost by the washing away of the Ansonia ridge. were recovored yesterday, just above Derby. ‘They were recognized ag the bodies of Miss Bartholomew and Mr. Allen, who was in company with her on the bridge. Mr. A. was ergaged in one of the factories of Ansonia, and had resided there but a weeks, When found they were locked in each other's arms, The bodies were taker to the «tation- house in Derby, where an inquest was held, after which they ware conveyed to the fo of Miss Bartholomew's mother. ‘The Recent Freshet. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Ovrice oF THR Derwy But.pixG Compan, Drruy, November 15, 18: I ‘ceive in your issue of this day (15th,) a dunench Which pute Gown Our loan Gy the’iate fechenes $20,0€0 or $30,000. Will you please state in it newt sed that amount, sin wes low of i ivsne ‘bat it will not exceed one tenth of say $2,000 or $3,000, and this may be reduced by the quantity of lumber resovered. Yours, res A B. DE FOREST, Secretary and Treasurer. Police Intelligence. ‘Ths New Pouce Usivons.—The police appeared yester day in their new dress, and attracted much attention We have already published the full particulars of this new lem, which we hope will have the salutary influ- ence iv our city government that {t now promises. The blue coat cannot be bid so easily as the a! and i tar, ter our citizens can readily distinguish an officer in the tine of necessity. and made a complaint against John formerly a tea dealer at 88 Kghth av that on the Ist of August last, Henaty, he then war, called him and had heavy debts sgainst him’ ¢oon money to meet them, and bis store, ane cbtain the m ineured. offered in the enterpris but he thing to do with it. The seoused nomber of boxes and packages stead of containing tea, wore filled be piled up in the centre of the Inced # large number of ne {i hited candle, about eight tno! the pile, in such a wanner that sumed its flame woull communicate bles pear it. At ten o'clock that ev: and at three o'clock the i ; fl eft SF fy ie tt 33 ee | # : i HH i i | 2) i i | - E, tf ui i i i H i i by fi rt a? i