The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1853, Page 1

; WHOLE NO. 6321. (MORE ABOUT THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION IN FKANKLIN SQUARE. ‘The Entire Loss About Twelve Hundred Thqnsand Dollars. HISTORY OF THE OLD WALTON HOUSE. @ne Thousand People Thrown out of Employment, LOSS—INSURANCE— INCIDENTS. &., ko, & ‘The alarming fire of Saturday, in Franklin square, was ‘the principal topic of conversation.yesterday. In all cir- les and among all clagses the dest: uction of the great publishing house of the Harpers was alluded to,and dwelt fapon with much interest. Going to church and coming from church, the loss of employment to ome thousand ‘Souls, and over a million of dollars, was the absorbing theme of conversation. ‘Thousands visited the scene of disaster yesterday. From Garlyin the morning till late in the night there was ons Oonstant crowd in Cliff +treet, Franklin square and the Other streets near by. Onthe site of Harpers’ printing ‘house, yesterday, mothing was le:t standing but one tall ehimuey, which looked like a monumeat among the ruins, ‘The firemen had pushed over all the other walls, to pre- ‘vent socident from the falling. Daring the day a few ‘workmen were engaged getting out the safes, which we: buried beneath the huge hills of bricks Tho entire force of the Fourth ward police were constantly on duty yoster™ ay, guarding the premises ageinst the hordes of thieves prowling about such places in search of valuables. We manderstand that, in spite of the vigilance of the police, ftome portions of printing presses, exhumed books, ko, had been carried off. LOSS AND INSURANOE. . The following are the psrticulars as to the loss of the Messrs, Harpers, and the insurance upon their property. ‘Their entire loss of buildings, stock, engines, &o., {x esti- Mated at $800,000. In the establishment wore thirty. three large power presses, and eleven hydraulic presses, ‘besidés various band-presses and other apparatus for publishing. The loss of the sheet stock, is alone fixed at ‘$250,000—that is, the sheets in the folding room, bound, trimmed and ready for the covers. The Messrs. Harpers are insured for only about $260,- 000. Of this, $20,000 is insured in an English Compan: ‘who have an agent in Bo:ton, and the rest is distributed @mong all the principal companies in the city and coun. try, none of the policies excveding $5,000. We have, yet, been unable to learn the names of these various com- panies, all the policies of insarance being in the fafes, which are yet buried beneath the buildings, 3t {a probable they will be got out in » few days. The wost valuable property of the establishment, the stereotyped plates, we understand, are tm a good state of preservation. These plates are valued at $400,000, and Gre not incladed in the above estimate of $300,000, This Property was stowed away in vaults extending under the sidewalks, both on the Pearl street and Cliff street side, and were blocked up from the fire by the falling of the walls. In consequence of the rapidity with which the flames spread throughout the establishment from floor to floor, nd building to building, very little stock was saved. The Jast sheets of the January numbsr of Harper’s Monthly Magazine were on the press, and the plates in the stereo. type rooms—all these, of course, were lost. Among those plates stowed away in the vaults and saved, were those of * their illustrated Bible, one of tha most important publi- cations of the Harpers. From the following card, it will ‘be seen that but little delsy will be occasioned to the firm, and that it is intended to push on the business in ‘the old way, at the earliest porsible moment :— A CARD. ‘The undersigned take occasion to say, that in consequence of the destruction of their estzbiishmeut by fire tois after moon, they will be unable immediately to fill all the ordars ‘with Which they heve been favored. ‘The shosts, stereotype plates and copy of Harper’s New Monthly Magaziie for Janu ary, having been consumed, 8 delay of a few days wili veldatiy ccour in tre delivery 0’ that mu aber to agents and subscribers. undersigned take this oecation to rotara their tharketo the members of tne Fie and Police Depart ents, and others, who rendered assistance in rescuing per- 8 intheir employment, and portions of their property from business will be resumed at the car- of the firm can be seen strnetion. ‘The most extensive loss, next to the Harpers, was sus- tained by George F. Cooledge & Co, occupying two large eix story buildings, Nos. 321 and 323 Pearl street, and ad- golning Harpers’ establishment. The Messrs. Cooledge have for many years been the publishers of tho ele ‘mentary spelling book, 60 extensively used in the sshoola throughout the United States. They also dil s heavy ‘Dusiness as bookbinders, aud in the manufacturing of blank booka, As faras we have been able to learn, the entire loss of the Messrs. Cooledge is about $200,000. ‘They are insured for about $100,000 in the various insur ance offices of the city and country. Their entire building and stock are in complete ruins. The fire communicated with thi tablishment at the attic stories, and all efforts on the part of the firemen to subdue the flames were in vain, We understs:d that among the other companies which have risks on the establishment of Cooledge & Erothers, is the Jefferson Compsny, which ‘as risks to the amount of $4 000. The building adjoining Cooledge, towards Ferry street, No. 821 Pearl, was occupied as a chair factory and paint atore, The entire stock was destroyet. Tae extent of Zhe loss and the insu ance, not yet known. 2 Adjoining this, as we published yesterday, was No. 319 Pearl stroct, occupied by W. H. Toayer, wholesale druggist. Bere the fire was arrested, and part of this building was faved, but the stock, from the great flood of water poured ‘upon it, is probably a total loss. We are unable to mate the loss upon this building or the insurance ef fected. Towards the north, the fire extended to No. 337, oscu- pled by John H. Hoppela, who was damaged by both fire “and water. ‘On the opporite side of Pearl street, the greatest loss ‘yas the Walton House and the Franklio Square Hotel. ‘The old Walton was the first to ignite, and being dry and combustible, it was soon ic flam The upper stories are entirely burned ont, There is yet standing the front wall and the lower story, but owing to its great age, it will probably never be repaired, but give place to a new building from the foundation. It was kept by J. G. Brown, as an emigrant boarding ‘house. who lost his entire stock of furniture, and was un- insured. His Joss is fxei at $2,000. The builiing was ‘under s loag lease to Philip G. Martin E+q., aud its damage is fixed at $10,000. Mr. Martin was fully iasured. “The basemert of the old Walton was oscapied as a cork manufactory, by Messrs. Nogland & Wiiliams, whose Joss was quite heavy, but who are eaid to be fully in- sured, in the Etna among others. ‘The Franklin Square Hotel, adjoining the Walton, be Jonged to the Bloodgood estate. The building, vith the e@xception of the front wal) and the lower story, was con sumed, It was occupied by John Rucastie, Esq., whose dons is about $3,000. He is insured in the Fulton Insur- tance for $2,600. The loss to the building is not estimated. It is fully covered by insurance The damage to ex-Alderman James Kelly’s extensive Dahory, is fixed at $800. Ie is insared for $4,000 in the “Continental Company. On this side of the street, Nos. 382 and 334 were occupied by Frederick Hemmell, sailor boarding houseand clothing store, Ths principal damage there was by water. His lons is about $1,000, upon which there isno insurance, No. 323, oocupiad by the Mariner’s Industrial Society, was mach damaged by both fire and water, but to what amount we cannot say, The fire on this side of the street was limited between this point and Alderman Kelly's, On Cliff street, besides the entablishment of the Har- pers, was also consume! No, 92, ocoupied as a large car- penter’s shop, by Mr. Albro Howell, whose damage is not kaown, Om the opposite side of Clif street, Nos. 79 and 81 ‘were on fire sevsral times, but extinguished with but lit tle difficulty, the wind fortunately blowing from them. ‘These buildings belong to the Harpers, but are leased Ont to other parties, who occupy them. The upper Stories were mush damaged, but we are unable to say to what extent. Mr. Goo, F. Bunop opeupied the lower story of No, 321, a brick edifice. fift) . with MORNING EDITION asa card printing office, which building is of the number One of the most melancholy reflections of thi: catas- entirely consumed. cannot estimate this loss. Having thus given the particulars of the loss ani insur- ‘ance, #0 far as we have yet been able to learn, in detail, ‘we recapitulate the same in the following table:— HARPER AND BROTHERS, Entire loss on buildings. stock, &c. Insured in various companies... Total 1068...........05 COOLLEDGE AND BROTHER: Entire loss on buildings, stock, &o Insured in various companies. Total loss,, +e eeeee+$100,000 Alderman Kelly— loss. $800 John Rucaatle & 8,000 Frederick Bannell ‘“ 1,000 Philip G. Martin.“ 10,000 —— $14,800 Alderman Kelly—insured, . » » $800 John Rucastte * . 2,000 Philip G. Martin‘ 10,000 —— $12,800 $2,000 W. H. Thayer, 100d; Estate, Albro Howell, Loas..... + $200,000 Geo. F. Bunce, Jobn H. Hoppel, and others, The insurance of those last named we do not know, bu it may equal the loss. These are the full particulars, so fer as we have yet been able to ascertain. THE WALTON HOUSE. We yesterday wrote a brief sketch of this venerable building, and to-day give its history more in detail. It is a centenarian, and has passed through « memorable career. The following account ofit we cut from Valen- tine’s Manual of New York for 1849, which, no doubt, wil be read with interest:— What citizen or stranger has ever passed through in this city, without gazing with interest: three story edifiee, built in f the last century? Tt is called the ¢ it was erected by an sristocratical English- man of that namo, nearly a century ago, and has ever since Femained in tho family. Tho entrance hall is in the centre ilding, with large, old fashioned parlors and drawing eh ‘side. The portal is in. fi ing with the rehitecture, which then distingui: from the plebeians. The wo fluted columns, and surmount ings of the Walton family mchly carved id ornat Dut, like all insignia of nobility on this sido the Atlanti somewhat the worse for wear. Were wo conversant with the technica of heraldry, these arms should be desoribed ; but, boing totally ignorant of the mysteries of that profound Boience, we sre not competent to the task. ‘The pride of an- cestry is a kind of pride of which we know nobaing, although We have read much ; and go long father did his duty in the revoluti certificate of approbation from e Washington, we are not nt WI ashamed of him, and feol quite indifferent whether he in- heritod ‘‘the blood of all the Howards,” or whether one of mote progenitors actually tured the spit whi h fe heard the when she day. ‘The Walton Ho treet, in tho midst of ® most dense population ; but, when it was first oracted ral t, wi there was but one Suilding on thatside of the str: Peck S¥p and the commencement of heres, sl tl eet, ft squaro. For many yesre afterward, that re:ion, ‘an? at present the populous streets called Roosevelt, Ja Oliver ‘a theri: ind Oak, tosether with Batavia lane, was ated “Swamp Meadow,” being ‘wish stagnaut water, holding commu- jeck by astream which crossed Uhatham it. at soction of the city which is still called the “Swamp,” frtentiog from peckaae to ign Cyd ves ia jiteral ® swamp, being s wet, bo ‘waste, covered w: rf Where wild birds bulte their wosty and ald they fondly thought, far from the invasion of boys, who learacd their ab, abs, some where in Hero, also, did sportsmen resort for gsme here ¢id whol» herds of swine, not then employed as cit; soavengers, oarn their own living by rooting w, pute nd here were luscious blackberries plenty thi tisfactory ons for winding rl street round the margin of this quaxmire. The natural course of Pearl street from Peck slip, is Cherry strest. But the whole city (modern improvements always excepted) is » labyrinth— riddle—incomprohensible to philosophers of the yelling house was, in its day—indoed, stilt ie— cimen of English architecture @ century ago. It is feet in front and three stories high, built jolland bricks, relicved by brown stone water tab’es, ith walls as substant! 2 B ‘8 noble 8] » bY ace as dark as obony, would nos diszraco a nobleman’s “went up from Harper’s rui palace. It is the only relic of the kind that probably at this period remaing in the city appearance of which-affords an air of grandeur net to Le seen ia the lighter staircases of modern buildings ‘This venerable mansion is one of the very few remaining in ‘uninterrupted succession in the family of th: inal pro- illism Waltoc, Esq, lor, aud bequeathed by bim'to his Hon, William Walton, whose sn advanced in years, now ‘The family of Walton, ot English ancestry, te 01 most respectable of this city; we know not whether allied to the Rev Izaak Walton, of angling memory, whose delectable on the ubject will be rend and ésteemed by he reo. lino and hook, 61 ng an waters flow and trout swim. ‘'se first Wil- Hiam was distis guish od by the appellation of 1 ss Walton, by way of pe eminence. The ti by apprentices and subordin: is Dutch, avd givon even now to their principals and pests “Boss Walton was a merchant, and resided in Hanover square mpl; fortune by an advantageous contract with rome Spamards of St. Augustine, which on abled him to build by far the most expensive, capacious and e’egant house at that period in New Yor. Whon tho fouada- Vion was laid, his fellow citizens all wondered that he should choose a aite vo far out of town, it doing tiem almost at the eastern eatromity of the city, but at toe pr it time is con. siderably west of tho centre, betwen the Battery and Corlacr’s Hook. ‘This edifice was the pride and admiration of our plain citize days, and childron-~as the writer of this article well remembers—ay an ince itive bebaviour through the week—were treated wits a walk on Saturday afternoon to sce and admire Boss Waltou’s fine hous Bo s he could weil afford, the most sumptuous entertainments of any per- Fog in those piaia but bonntital daye, At the wermination céthe old and last French war with this connt:y, ia 1759, (which was crowned by the conquest of Canada, whareby tho British colonies of America, and capocially the province ef New York, were r of form Walton was very hospitable, and gave, ved tr'm the incutaious and aggressions ¢ Freheb. aad the dreadful terrors and suffriage by tho awk and scalping knife of ago ilies, (ths In- every demonstration of joy vinced by the good citizons of Albany ai w York, ‘The Brivish army, on its retura from Canada, was hailed and treated wiih “the most profuse prodigality, Amoag others, Boss Walton entertaine nificent manner. the cuief offivers, ia a ad with the sparnling with ¢ board groaned with the one of your tine l, d mock the eyes of modern i fameat manif mag. choices’ His tab! After t ence of 17 £ng ish F ita intention of taxing the colonies, for the ng the debt incurred by the recent war Ti ° yurpose of refuad- e colonies had no ctions to paying their liberal quota of the exp nso, but wished to do it in their owa way, throush the medium of their own le re beet acquainted with tao cir- cumeta d ageing “taxes ;’? plomding, moreoror, that the colonists harassed by long and sanguinary an¢ exbeusted—which was the fact. The piet a rebutted in Parliament, by an appeal to the elecent enter: inments given by the citizens ot New York to the othe of the British army, and the dazaling display of silver t their dinners. equal, ifnct euperior, to any nobleman jity and exiibitious were adduced as profs of and prosperity of the colonies. But every colo- ‘Hose Walten—the generality of our merchants id but netindigent. Remoastrances were vain- the ministry persis‘ed—the stamp act duties on teas, Ao., were soon enacted, which led t) discontent and riots, and oppcsition to the mother-country onsuod. ‘The Boston port bill and reinforcement of British soldiors in that town followed, which led to the battles of Lexiagton and Bunker Hill, ion of Independence, and s seven yosr's war, that ultimately termini in ive acknow- iment by the British King, and th ipation of these United States from forcign thraldom and subjugation, Long may they exist, free from domestic strife, and in their happy enjoyment of civil and religivus liberty. As we Fnid yesterday, in latter years, the fine dweiliag of Boas Walton, aa he was called in old Duteh parl.nce has been ured for hotel purpores, and as strange as it sway reer, has had ita Gay in that line, as it first had as & private residence. In Goodrich’s picture of New York, published in 1821 wo read the following notice, under the head of “Principal Hotels” in the sity:-- ‘Walton Hou-e, No, 396 Penrl atreet, betwaen Pook slip and Dover street, in Franklin square, kept by 3. tion wit } poll Backus, Prices, $1 per day, $5 per week, $260 per year.” For the last few years this once famous place haa been ared as an emigrant boarding house, and ite stately balls, orce tred by thore in one veins flowed the bicod of the nobility, have resounded with the revelry of noisy foreigeern, and been darkened by the Aomosratic smoke of huge Duteh tobacco pipes. It waa yesterday made fuel for consuming flames, and nothing of it now remains but the ruins of what it was.—Requies- cat in pac, ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, ETC. We have heard cf no accidents further than we recorded yesterday The young Indy who jumped from the window wes named Eliza Totten. She had her limbs fisctured as reported, but we understand she is now in « fair way for recovery, There have been various rumors of other acci- dents, but none that we can place reliance upon. This escape from such a terrible disaster without loss of life, is truly miraculous, At the time the fire broke out there were some s'x hundred human belnga in the establishmont of the Messrs. Harper, men, women, and children; andim- mediately upon giving the report of fire, the greatest corsternation prevailed—every window was filled with frantic souls crying for help. We are told thera was abun- dance of time for every one to come down stairs safely, but in the terror of the moment all rushed for the win- dows, The firemen immediately mounted their ladders, and brought all down in safety to the ground, perilling their own lives in doing s0. z : The report of Saturday, as to the origin of the fire, was generally confirmed yesterday. It ook place by the ex- plosion of csmpheme or aloohol im the engine room, where these liquids were being used for washing the trophe is that so many beings are thrown out of em- ployment. In Harpers’ establishment there were em- ployed some six hundred people, and Coolidge employe’ sbout two huzdred. The total number deprived of work will probsbly reach a thousand. To be deprived of the means of subsistence, just as winter Is setting in, is de- plorable indeed. ‘We cannot refrais again from speaking of the noble conduct of our firersez. Amid crackling timbera and hissing flames they forced their way, regardless of every peril, in their efforts to roll back the billows of fire, Some idea can be formed of the degree of heat, consider ing-the fact that it was diMcult at times to besr it even in the upper part of Franklin square. Yet, amid all this, for three long hours, the heroic firemen worked at their engines, and yielded not tilt they were masters of the angry element. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 was the second apparatus on the ground, and by means of their ladders several of the girls made their escape. Several'of'the members of the company directed their efforts to rescue the Messrs, Harpers’ safes. Tae larger one, about seven feet in height, was got out in safety and left upon the sidewalk. Mr. James Harper waa present, and requested them, if Possible, to rescue # smaller one, which, he stated, wa: near the front of the next building. They made an effor’ to do so, but the flames swept through the building with such intensity an to baffle their endeavors. Hook and Ladder Co, No. 6 had the job of throwing down the walls on the Pearl street side, and performed the work ina satisfactory manner. Oa the Cliff street site No. 11 had the same labor to perform. Nos. 2, 8, 4, 5, and 8 were at work ip different parts, while all of No. 1’ Jadders were broken by the fall of a portion of the wal in Cliff street. Tt was for a long time thought that many blocks would be swept away, and for a great distance people were in the greatest state of excitement, heaving the furniture gut of the windows and piling 1\ in thestreet. This ac. “tion ex‘ende¢ all along Peck slip, Dover, and other streets in that vicinity, By no means considered by some the least item: in tho history of this great conflagration was the destruction of the new manuscripts of embryo Walter Scotts and Byroas, and historians, the fret appearance of which before ths public eye was looked forward to by their anxious aut bors, asthe birth of their immortality. Who can say how many new Harriet Beecher Stowes or unfledged aspirants for literary fame, had an anticipated fatare of soatiansl sunshine suddenly turned into dark and dismal night, clouced and overcast by the columas of smexe which manuscripts were the les nights and yeara of temple-scratebing which, when comp'eted, received the full and which were with on air that said, “Just ¢ public, aad, I trust, I shall When we coanider these bligat- geht men obscured, the airy castleg vanished, the literature consumed, the amount of Property destroyed, the numbers thrown out of employ- ment, the Walton, “ anothér revolutieuary hero gone,” and reflect that ali this came from setting off a gill of camphene, how uaturally ocmes up the words, “ behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth.” It has been a time since s conflagration auch as this took place, Jon, andmay it be» longer time be‘ore we are called upon to record such another. e The Railroad War at Erte. BURNING OF A RAILROAD BRIDGE—STOPPAGE OF THE TRAINS—INDIGNATION MEETING OF THE PASSEN- GERS—CAUSE OF DIFFICULTY. On tke night ofthe 9th inst., when the western train ar rived at Harbor Creek, a few miles west of Eris, it was compelled to stop, im consequence of the railread bridge being on fire and fast tending to destruction. Upon invertigation the passengers found that for the distance of seven miles the track had been torn completely-up, and the rails acd slespers dragged for some distance from the line of tue road, and at each crossing of the turnpike the grouad had been ploughed up and seraped off, so as to materially alter the grade. Immensggtrains of cars. had collected on each side of the town, anable to proaeed, in conse quence of the depred:tions, above moutional, aa the mails and other articles which had been en trusted to the company, to coavey betwean Buifslo and Cleveland, were detained at this polat. The passea ra of the train ebove mentioned, when they ascar:ainad ow matters stood in the losality where they were thus prevented from pursuing their journey, called an indigas- tion meoting ‘and pasted a series of resolutions, which sevegely condemned the authorities and citizwns of Eris, for their lywleas proceedings and called upon the govera- went to put a stop to the depredations, which, if allowad to proceed, must end in so ne frightful catastrophes. We have xoom only fer the following, which wers among the resolutions pan: ed:— at the citizens of over? Stato in this Union, deep interest in having the missreanss of Eris visited with the vengence o! tho law, in «uch terrific form as will forever detor them, or any like people, if such like oan @. be foun Resolved, That owing to the lawlessness of the population, who couraged ay the Mayoz, they have deemed it their policy to wantenly destroy the tailroat bridges and track, thereby causing creat inconvenience and suffering to Passengcrs, expraed to the right air, borides exira ex enser, ‘we deem it our duty to caution il persons qoing cast or west “from using any road connecting wish Bris, until euch tines aa arrangements shall bs perfooted, for s safe and quick paer as heretofore advertised, and further solved, That the railroad compxny justly dsserva rent ensure for not forwarning the pubtio cf the danaqo done 0 the road, and, at in not properly caring for tie passen- gers who entrusted them: to their ents The Boston Daily Aarertiser thus explains the misunder- stancing between the citizens of Erie aud the Railroad Company :— Evlo ls situated in the northwestern extromity of Penasyl- Tania, Lordering upon Lake Erie betwoon the Stator of Ohio and New York. The gauge or distanoo between tho rails of the traek on the Hudson River Railroad, from New York to Albany and Troy, and on the New York Central Railroad, from Albany and'Troy to Buffalo, is the same of the railroads in New England, it feet half inches, From Buffalo the rails are laid thrvugn Dun- kirk to the Ponnsyivanis line, noar Rrio, on a guage of four not long live unknown. ed hopes, the would-be feet ten in: From this poivt west to Erie, a distancs of miles, the guage ix now six feot, ard from Ei ay to Cincinnati. the gu ige is four feed ten agen the connecting railroads in 0 pponrs that ficight might be transporte from Ohio to tidewater, through, with but « ein Buffalo, whore the change is from font feet ten inches to. four fret cight and » half inches—if the eighteon miles ia Penney! vanis, east of Erie, were changed from the nix feet guago to that of four feet ten inches. Uni h ohange is inade, it is necoary to make three b firs feet ten inches to six feot; next, at the Penns; York ling, irom six feet back to fonr {eel third, at Buffalo, from four fect ten in and a half ine Th® utility and convenience of such a change are so ob rious that ibis aurprising that any rerious obj-étion ta mado 4) is ‘The directors baving control of the cighteon miles of railroad in Penny! are desirous of making tho chango; but tho people of Erie oppore it on local grounds, thioking itadvaata- Keous to their city to have the o: there, Rev. Chas Van Receselaer, New Jersey; Hon, A. Allen, hwetts; Samuel Getty, Fxq, Louisville, Ky.; 8 ge, Hartford; W. A. Barkwdale, T. M. Taylor, St. Louis; Thomas Heaton, Eoglaod, and Coionel 8. farner, Louisiana, were among the srrivala yesterday at the Metropolitea Hotel. Jobn Mitcke!, the Irish patriot, has accepts! an invita tion to dine with his friend, Tomes F. Moagher, next Thureday, a} the Metropolitan Hotel, in company with General Sandford, ex-Mayor Kicgsland, and several other friends. ARRIVALS, From Liverpoo}, it thosteamship Ar itic.—Mesars C B Bab- cock, Chas Topham, H hawe, ED Garesche, HG Bly He Wiles A W F Peckham, T D Howell, ion, Thos Hiller, JW Lyman, H A Crrrett, Lindly Hairos, Benj Sharp, Me and Mrs JH Schuyler, Mrs Craig, Miss Edward, Mr aud Mrs Alex Kirschner, Messrs D D Schsnc?, Wm T Wilcox, Wm Wight: man, Lefferts G Coles, J 8 Wiilinws, Jamon Pearson, Mr aud Mrs Henry Evans, and Mrs Moller. Me James H Woods, DrAd PHN SN, Mowrs Wo B Hook, Joseph Moore, CA Barriore, PG Pavy, Mr and Mes Wm Carr, Me Morita is Pauline Michael, Miss Jane Woods, Mosers Iby, John Featherstone, Thos Worth, John Bram- well, James Sullivan, W W Caldwell, John Potter, De Thos J Cogley, Capt and Mrs ES D sNolson, Mr A Coher and servant, Mesere Arthur W Listle, FM Jo B Davi atches from the Mabel IF 0 tions at London and Parié, Mr Ardrow Combro, D Naplir, Wm Brown, Kebt Burlew, G F Dale, A F D'Costo, JS Mo- Donald, Mrand Mrs T Psasott, Miss Brooke, Misson A an M Burt, Moreen PL. Frenean, Geo Louig, F and H Sebmidt, J uF JG Silkenstadt Robert Smithers, Senor Benito fdren and servant, fonorita Magdilena Koen, Mr ‘m Churchill, Jr, Mossra Lowis Wo d, i H Wallace, Campbell Petrie, Herman Bein, Gouverneur Kemble, Solo: mon Gimmerman, Roderick B Porry, HJ Wall Wa Boaler, Frederick Renter, George Jones —Total 93, From Portsmouth in ship American Congross—Mrv Wilaon {ldren, Williamsburg: Mrs Ledger and child, N Mr and Mrs Stante don; Ferd Rage, t MeCor- if Baird, Mr Selby, Mr Dun 4 wos'nen of tho US ship Williamsburg City Intelligence. Finemen's Kiot,—About ten o'clock on Saturday evening & most dirgracefal riot: courred in Graud street, between Evgine Companies Nos. 1 and 7, a4 they were returoing from « false alarm of fire in'the Firat ward. Stones, clubs, &e., were used in abundances, thas endangeing the lives cf all who chanced to pass in that direction Officer Adama was struck with » «tone in ths brews’, and severely injured. Officers Donevan, Murphy, Ste-ritt, and Henry, arrested five of thote alleged to have been engaged in the fight, pamed John Rodger, Leonard Castman, Lane Storer, William Dawber, and James Browa. The two lan’ named were held in $1,000 bonds to appear for trial remainder were re-committed for examination to-morrow. At time the above riot was under way, a disturbance took plece on the corner of Four.h and South Second atreets, between the members of Eogine Company No. 2 and Hose Company No. 3, but by the imely interference of. officers Chi:hester, 'Doxie, Austin, ond. Fletoher, nothing of s serious naturg occurred, r “MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1853. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From Washington City, ARRANGEMSNT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. Wasnixaton, Dec, 11, 1853. Mr. Houston, it is usfm'stood, will be chairman of the Committee of Ways and’ Weans;and the last committees of both Houses will be gexenslly re-appointed, so far as the members of them are [n’ the preseat Congtess. Admiral Seymori’s Successor. Bosrow, Des, 11, 1353. Rear Admiral Arthur Faashaw haa been appointed to sucered Sir George Seymour, av British Naval Com mander on the North American snd West Indian s¥a- tions. The Boscawen eeventy-four i@ bi' flag-ship. New Orleans and Oupelousas Raflroad, c&e. Baxrimory,; Ded. 11, 1853. The New Orleans mail of Sunday last iv-received, The opentog of the New Orleans and Opelousas Railroad’ took Place on 34 inst , and was celebrated with'an excur vion, apeecher, banquet, &o. Gen. Robles, late’ Secretary’ of War in Mexico, was one of the gue Markets, Nuw oKte4Ns, Dee, 1%—Noon, Onr cotton markt is steady, and the sales th's morning Teach 4,000 bales. Provipanor, Dee. 19; 1853, Cotton remains firm, with a steady demand and moder ste sales, In wool there han been more activity, at about the same prices as last week, The sais have reached 171,8(0 Ibe. No printing cloths in raerket. Prices are frm and gales amounted to 26.300 pieces, Citanrastoy, Deo, 9, 1853. ‘The salex of cotton to-day wore 1,700 ‘bales, at prices ranging from 8¢. to 100. i ‘Will of the late Russel H Nevins. In yesterday’s paper we published o list of the prizel- Pal legacies Je't by the late Russel A. Nevins. Tne f2i- lowing is the will, entire:— In the nawe of God, Amen. I Russel H. Nevins, of the city and county of New York, being of sound and Gispoxing mind, memory and understanding, but con- teious of theuncertainty of human life and destroi of making a suitable disposi'ion of ali aech worldly @: tateasT may leave bebind me, have thought proper co make, execute and publish and in and by these pre rents, Inow do make, execute and publish my last will Ano testament as follows; ‘hat is to say:— Firet—I hereby order and direct all my just debts and funeral and iestan entary charges to be paid as soon after my decesse a4 can be conveniently done. Secon¢—I hereby revoke and annul every other and for- mer wiil'and testament. ard codicil, by me: at any time or times heretofore made, executed or publish -d. Thiid—I do herery nominate, constituie, and appoint my brother, James Nevins, and my neghew, David H. Ne- vins, Frederick ic wusend, George Tuwnsend, also Henry W. Bellows, the busband of my nice Eliza, or snou of them as may qualify, to be exeoutors of this my last will and testament, and the trus’eey of the several trusts hereafter created and established, and I hereby author- ize and empower the majority of tuose who quality to do fo im ali cases whatever the whole might Jowfull Fourth—I hereby give and dequeath to my by ter Kliaabeth Towagend, the wicow of Elisha Toansend, Geceased all and slogular my wearivg apparel, books, pictures and furvitare of every name, usture, or kin and also my horres ard carriages, inclading harness an other appurtenances thereto, and ‘and singular mny live stook, farming and gardeaing utensils and imole- ments, provisions, fuel, and groceries on hand at the time of my death for her own proper und exclusive use and bea. but should she die before me, I herebygive and th ail and whatsoever im above given. and be questhed to har to her children who may ou:vive me Fhare and share alike, to be held ant enjoyed:by them as they or a mejority of them may determine. Fitth—I-do hereby give aod deliver unto my said sister, Flizabeth Townsend, my house ard lot knoap aa No®s6 Uniox Place in the city of New York, and tho adjoining Jot on Siateenth street, to have and to hold the same to her and her assiges, for and during the residue of ber natural life, to aud for her ovn separate and =xelusive uve and benefit, and upon and afver ber decease I order and direst the said boure and lot to be sold aut conveyed by my raid exeoutors, and the procesds thereof to form part and Fareel of my residuary property aud estate, and to be inpores of ax such remduary property and- estate are heseatter disposed of. Sixth—Igive and bequeath Eben Townsend, of Henry county, Diinets, $300. Seventh—I vive and bequeath to Caleb Atwater fown- send,and Nanay, his wife, of New Haven, as follows :— One hundred dcliars to her, and two hundred to bia. Kighth—I give and bequeath tomy nieoo Anny, dangh- terof my deceased sisier, Frances, six thoasand’ dollars, and I gire anc bequeath to my niece Kitza, daughter of my deceased Fister Frances, two thousand dollars. Niatb—I give and bequeath to my nephew, David H. Nevins, ten thousand dollars. nth—I give and bequesth to the Union Theological Seraipary in the city of New York, one thousand dollars. Bleventh—I give and bequeath to the Demilt Dispensary, fiiftees huocred dollars. Tw ifth——1 give and Se to the. New York Juvenile ss ‘ifteen hundred dollars, jrteenth—1 give apd bequeath ta the American Fe- male Guardian Society, one thousand écHiars, Fourteenth—I give and bequeath to the Association for the relief of Resvectable, Aged, and indigent Females, cope thousand dollars. Fifteenth—I givo and bequeath to the Northera Dis- pensary, One thousand dollars. Sixteenth—I give and bequeath to.the Prison Associa- tion of New York, forthe ust of tue Xemale Department, one thousand dollars. nd bequeath to the Colored Home Seventeenth—I giv one thousand doliars. Kighteenth—1; give and bequest to the New York State Cclonization Society three thousand dollars, Nireteenth—I- give and bequeath: to the Sccisty for the Relief of Half Cephans and Destitute Caildren, oae thoa- send dollars. ‘Twentieth--I give and bequoath to the Treasurer of the Society for the Rel? ard Empl yment of the Poor, trust, for the uses and purposes of said society, o: thourand deilars. (The Twonty first and Twenty.second have been erared ) Twenty third—I give and bequeath to the Society of the Newport Hospital five thousand dc lars, Twenty fourth—I give and bequeath ty the American Bible Soaiety, formed ia New York in 1816, two thousand dol'ars, Twenty-fifth—[ give ond bequeath to the American Tract Society, two thousand dollars, Te onty-sixth—I give and bequeath to the Treasarer of the American Home Missionsry Society, formed in the city of New York ia the year 1826, one thousand dollars 'wenty-seventh—] give and bequeath to the New York City Tract Society, two thourand dollars Twenty eighth—All and singular the rest, residue, and remainder of my property and es!ate, real and personal whateoever and whererosver rituate, (including may sai house and lot, No. 36 Union place, and the lot oa Six- teenth street, from and after the decease of the said Hizabeth Townsenc,) I give, device, and bequeath to my execu‘ora herein before named, or to such of them as shall qualify #: joint tenants and not as tenanta in com- mon, to and for the several uses and purposes, that is to eay:—Torell and convey either at public or private sal sll and singular my real estate, (excepting the house aod 4ot No. 36 Union place and the lot on Sixteenth street, which ix not to be sold during tho life of my eatd sister, Elizabeth Townsend, except upon her written request, and sbe uniting in the conveyance thereof in case the fame be sold,) and to give good and sufisient deeds of ance therefor in fee simple, and to conv peri preperty into money, paying all nrcessary charges and +xpenses, to div net proceeds of my raid resi¢uary estate, (inclading the proceeds of the sale of the house aud lot, No. 36 Union iaer, anc the lot cn Sixteenth street, whenever sold,) to ten equal shares for the purpose of distrioution as hereinafter directed, that is to ray:— Twenty-vinth—Two of said shares [ orderand direct my executors to invest and keyp iaver ted during tue life of my sister, Eizabeth Townsend, and to apply the interest and income thereof te ber we during her life, and upon her death to pay over and divide tite prinotpal of said two «aares and all unappropristed income to and amor then living and lgwul issue; her childeen then living taking equally, and the issue of any decease. child of his that ehal. have died ving lawful inaue, taking by re- prerentstion the abare their parent would have taken if lising. But in case the said Elizabeth Townsend should die leaving no issus her surviving, then upon her death to pay over and divide the said princips! sam to the childrea then living of my six brothers, the children of each brother taking together one equal aixth part thereof, and the issue of my deceased child of either of my ssid brothers that whall have died leaving issue thea living, taking together the share their parent would have taken it Lving. Thirtieth—Two other of said shares I order and direct my executors to pay over and divide unto and among the children of my sister Elizabeth, that shall su me, and the iarue of raid child xr childres of hers as shall le hefore me leaving lawfal isaue. each then living child of hers taking one equal share thereof, ani the i my decessed child tuking by representation the share their pa ent would have taken if living; and I give and bequeath *he said two wbares in manoer aforesaid, ‘Thirty fi Ox @ other of said shares I order and direct in the name of Iavid H. Nevins, if he and, i’ not, then in thename of my exeou- tors, or the survivors or survivor of thom, and the in- terent and income thereof to be applied to the ave of my brother, Henry Nevins, Curing his natural life; and, upoa his death Tgive and bequeath the principal of eaid lant wenloned share, and all unappropriated incom, to his lawful iexne then living, each theo living cnild of his takirg one oyual share thereof, and the irsue of any de ceared child of his that shall have died leaving Ia fal issue then living, taking by revresentation the sare their parent would bave taken if living. Aod | order and direct the raid David H. Nevins, or my executors, in whomecever's name the said invertment hes beea made, r and distribute the ame accordingly. soond—I order and direct my exoutors to in- vest the one equal third part of one share, and of one quarter of a share, and to apply the interest and income thereof to the use of my nephew, *illiam R, Nevins, son ot my deceased brother, William’ Nevics, during his life; ‘and, upon his death, to and distribute the op and all unapp cpriated to and rete. Lying lawful issue—enoh then living chi.d of his taking one equal ehare thereof, and the iasne of any deceased child of his taking, by representation, the share their Parent would have taken if living. But, in case the said William R. Nevins shall die, leaving no lawful issue sar. viving, then, upon his death, to pay over said priocipal tum snd unsppropriated income to his two sisters, equil- ly, share and share alike. ‘Thirty-\hird—-Ove equal third part of one share, and one quarter of ashara, I order and direct my executors to pay over and deliver to my niece Anna, Seughter of my deceased brother William, te whom I ‘give and be- queath the same. Thirty fourth— One equal third part of one share, and of one quarter of a share, I order and direct my execu- tora to pay over and deliver to my niece Louise, daughter of my deceased bother William, to whom I give and be- queath the same. Thirty fitth— In case of the death of either of the raid Aupa or Louies before my decease, leaving lawful iasuo, such issue shall take the share their pareat would have taben if living; and in case either of them shall die be- fore my decease, leaving the ether surviving. thy sur- viving sister shall take the share of the one dying. ‘Thirty-sixth—# order and cireot my executors to invest one other of said rhsres, and to apply the interest and income thereof to'the use of my brother Samuel duriog his 1 atural life, and upon hig decease to distribute and Fay over said principal sum, with all usappropristed in come, into and amcng his then liv’ lawful issue, each then living child ¢f his taking ove equa} share thereof. and the sue of aay deceased child of bis taking by Fepresentati nm the share their parent would have taken nz. Thirty seventh—One other of spd shares 1 give ani bequeath to my brother James Nevins, and in crse of hin deash prior to my desease, I give and bequeath the same to his iswful issue, each then living child of hiv taking ove equal abare hereof, and the issue of any de ceased chil of bis taking by represeatation the share their parent worl, have taiten if living. And I order and direct my exvoutors to pay over and dibtribute the same aceoreingly. ‘Dhirty e'ght—Three equa parts of onc other of said shaves I give and bequeath’ to the children of my de- ceaved brother Rufus L. Nevins that shal) survive sae, and the lawful ieaue of any of ouch children as shall hove dies leaving Iawfal issue then living, each thea living ebild of bis takin gone equal skare thereof, aad the iasue of avy deceared chifd of his tek!ng by representation the share their paren3’ would have taken if livivg, And order and cirect uy executors to pay over and distribute the sarse according ty. Thirty vinth—I jive and bequth one equal fourth pert of ome «ther of mid shares to Mrs. Jane Nevins, the widow of my late brother Rufus L. Nev: and I order and direct my +xecutors to pay over “he samme accordingly. Fortietb—One equat half of one cther of said eaaes I qe and bequeath to the children of my deceased txother, ichard Nevins, that rhall survive me, ard the lawful ikeue of any cf such children a shall have died, loaving lawful int ue then living: each then living child of tak ing by reprorentation tio share their parent would have taken if living; and I ovder and direct my executors to PAY over and gistribute the same accordingly. Forty first--Mive and bequeath one equal fourth part of one of said shares to Mya, Loulsa Nevina, the widow of my deceased rother, Richard Nevins, and I order and Cirect my executors to pay over and distribute the same accordingly. Forty eeoond—It is tay will, and I order and direct that the provisions given and made by this my will, to females, be jakeu and held by them respectively, for their sole ex- elusive and seperate use, ree from the debts or contre! of apy present or future husband, ¥orty-thiri—In case either of my executors shall be indebted to to me at the time of my death the amount of ‘h indebtedness shall b+ deducted frem te amount or re bequeathed to them respectively. In witness whereof I have herennto set test hand and sea) this third : ay of November, one thousand eight han- dred and fifty three. RUSSEL If, NEVINS. Child Mardor at Morrisania. On.Wednosday last, says the IWesichesler Gazelle, this villisge-was throws into excitement by a: report that s child-murder bad deen perpetrated upon the premises of 8. T. Wright, Exq, The body of a newly born infant was found in the vault of the backhouse on Mr, Wright's premires, with ita throat cut. Circumstances Jed to the srrest of his servant girl, and an inquest was held before Coroner Johnston on Thursday, At the instance of some neighbors, Mr. Spratley undertook to watch the proceed. ings om the part of the accused. The following is the material portion of the testin ony:— Cloe Meriek depo: room before seven get M’ Brice what to bush, aud said, “nothing botwoen eight and xing d el with what I thon, she had done, and che d + thon req ted M Wright to go with we and examing tho privy; ent, tought wo saw a child in the fiith; I wentiato her room and saw there had beon something: prisoner eaid 6! id mot but it was not what [charged ‘indisy- bat led you to ask her question’ ApemerHooause her licks showed i; she must ave had ao ‘ : Mr. Findlay—Did. sou charge her with what had kappen- s was ia the room; « Ane.—Sbe deniod it; the things in her room indicated 1); hor room could nob have bern so without such # oage having happened iit occ ing; aw hor the morn- et re; she ti! ferent. Dorinds avorn, ssid —The prisoner 2 o’olog” in the morning; L got up about 5; [went down to the barement aud. atkod her what was the matter; sho eaid, “nothing moro than eom- thon,” I tcl {her to go back to her bedroom—that she was not in & Fituation to be whrre she wi went-to her bod- reom to bid; an hour. and shal’; Twentt» hor; sho thin resent when the i induced to the mething wrong. D Henry B, Todd, Justice of the Peace, dopssed—Complaint ante fo me fowterday, oad a body that it was likely to have been placed th y mother. ths prisoner; | issued a warrant for the arrest of the Prisoner; oho was arrested, and Lirocesded to examine th privy; 1 turned the Privy from its position, and sew the haa and postezior of a child; 1 took it out carefally, by slipping noose over the band, and, up om washing is, [ tound it to be a malo child, with iis throat cut; it ia the same child ao hae beonshown to the jury; 1 told the prisoner #f the ruspioion against her and she denied it; I traced marks of blood from the stoop ot the house to the privy, where thesvereate, poke} peed tho privy had the sppearance of having slenned wi ortly before; the prisoner told mesho was noe id’ her sho was worse than I had thrown her shild into the for sho bad not onl hed cat its throat; d hor for that purp was wet, ae if just hed about the child; she Dr. Andrew Naw ain, bein, post mortem examination of t born infant, snd found it to he throat was badly cut, the incision extending from a little be. bind and below the right oar, and extending upwards and forwards, covering the external jugular vein, and dividing the jaw bone in two different pli atirely separating one side cf the tongue from its attachmont, and splitting the right che to the anglo of the mouth; the incision was fog av the tinc. and I think was Mann and mysolt procceded to ¥; We found them healthy and din & basin of water, floated buoyant. the 2, which waa attached to them, and of precosded to inflate shem, and found them orn, said—I hsve mado a body of the dooeased now- ‘ently of full growth; very dilateable and cloar of any obstruction whatever; in wy cpinion the child was born alive or perfectly capable of living, 40 far as ite Langs wero concerned, it having evideatly rentho Other witnesses were examined, but their testimony did not differ materially from that we hay The jury rendered a verdict, that, in their opinion, the child ‘waa born of the body of the prisoner, of full age aud alivo; that it came to ite ‘h from wounds inflicted with an instrument by some person unknown. and that strong sus picicns were entertained that raid injaries were inflicted by the prisoner, th» mother of suid child. After the rendition of the verdict, Justice Todd com- mitted the prisoner for trial. Mam. Beuxzp~Great Loss or Bagoacz.— About six o'clock this mcraing, a car containing maila apc baggage, coming we. t ou the Michigan State Railroad, a few miles from Ainsvorth station waa dissoverod to be oud:e. The trsin was irumediately stopped, and every available means ured to eatinguiah the flames, Th greatest exertions, however, succeeded in rescuing but = tmall portion of the contents of the car, #0 thoroughly on fire had it become before the alarm was given. The ‘an contained in five er six canvas and leather bags, ter srffering most severely. The postmaster sud his clerks are now at work with the charred and hal burned fragmenta of the lettera and packages, portions of which can be cecipherec, and will reach their destina- tions the largar share are hopelessly destroyed. ‘The car containea some thirty or forty trunks, most of which were consumed, or so badly damaged as to be nearly va- lueless. The origin of tho fire is @ mystery, though ‘here is reason to beieve it was caused by some cor bus- libles improperly contained in the passengers’ baggage.— Chicago Journal, Dec. 6. Heavy Farivre anp Reronrep Forasry.—The Norwich Weekly Courier states that Me. Abner T. Pierco, of that place, #ho has been largely engaged in the manu- facture of cars in Norwieh, and also at the eastern termi- nus of the Erie Railroad, has been obliged to suspend payments, To this announcement the Courier adds the following painful statement:—We learn that the failare of Mr Pierce has brevght to light another and more fact, viz: that he bas been engaged in forgeries iount—not Jess than $90,000 of his spurious ng been found in the banba of this city. Mr. Pierce has meanwhile disappeared ft Norwich, and it ix conjectured that he has left the ccuntry. Tne hour at which nd our paper to press precludes further de- tails to-day, farther than to add that before leaving ,Mr. Pierce executed mortgages and made Eppa ng ed arm tially protecting some of the partios most largely involved in his ruin. Murper in CLevinann.—Yesterday afternoon between two and thieo o’clock, an Kugiisiiman, Richard Wert, a blacksmith residing upon Orange treet, shot Jo- sph Thompson. a young man in the employmen: of Dr. 1. 7, Seelye, of the water cure, West had shot a turrey, raid to belong to the establishment, acd when Thompson, Darker aud Hagbes met him and insisted upon payment. he refured, threatened to shoot the man who approach him, cocked both barrels of his gan, and finally shot Thon pson in the groin, so injuring him that he died soon efter, West was secured and is in jail.—Cleve Herald, Dee. 8. John Riley has been sent to the State prison for two years ard @ balf, for sending a letter threatening to de- ntroy the property of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company. The letter was written b: Nok tee of sitter years under gompulsio, i ‘ing ¢ to wr! PRICE TWO CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. VERY INTERESTING FROM EUROPE. Movements of the British, French and Turkislt Fleets in the Bosphorus and Blatk Sea. Position of the Russian and Tarkish Forces on the Damwabe. INTERESTING NEWS EXPECTED FROM? KALEFATe Carlous Diplomatico-Financial Operations of the Czar. Anticipated Duel Between Mr. Soule, -Jr., and the Duke of Alba» THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO DENMARK, Our Relations with the Chinese Empiree STATE OF THE MARKETS. &., &e., &e. 4 The Collins mail steseaship Artic, Capt. Luce, arrived yesterday neon. She left Liverpool at 11 o'clock en Wed- nesday, the 39th ul’. On the evening of the 30th ult., Third Assistant Engineer Chi C. Wiltiarw, while om duty in the engine room, came in contact with the star- board side leve>; and was ixetantly killed. There: is nothing. of importance from’ the Damabe. ‘There were an abundance of rumors :— 1—Of am armistice. 2—Of a renewal of negotiations S—Ot un trance of & British and French floes in the Black: 2. 4—Of tho abandonmont of Kalotat by the Turks. 5—Of a serious comihict between the Servians and Turks, =O & Turkish and also of a Ruselan vievory ia asians These are the important reports. It ie dificult te get at the truth of them, but the most acthentisag- counts inform us that the Turks are strongly posted a& Katefat, and if there be another battle this season, {5 ie likely to be fought between that place and Krajova, the capital of Little Wallachia. Tiere is no positive intelll- gence of an armistice, or of. renewal of negotiations; and it is-probable that-there is no truth in the- repert ofeither, The article in the London Times in regan toam alliance of the Western and Central Powers, had attracted, some ettention, ‘The fmancial operations of the-Czar of Russia te Lon- don, is, unquestionably, a part of his political poliey, Be invested largely im the French funds, and when the revolution of 1848 broke out and the Empire was in pres pect, he suddenly withdrew the whole amount from the Paris Bourse, Abont the same time he invested several millions in the Euglish funds, and now that war has commenced with Turkey, he suddenly withdraws four millions of dollars in gold from tho-London market, It ia supposed to be his plan to causes tightness in the money market, and thus set the commorcisl classes in opposi- tien. to any mo t of the gavernment against bia policy. In both es he failed to accomplish bie purpore.. 4 There has been a diplomatic fashionable emeue im Madrid, between Mr, Soulé, Jr., cf the American Legation, andthe Duke of Alba, which has thrown that capital intoa state of excitement. The Paris correspondent of the London Chronicle, writing on the 7th ult., gives the following particulars :— Private lotters from Madrid eponk of an affair which i ital ou the ete day of Bt. Sina 3) resulted inan # fai day cf St. Bugini honor. Saturday & saint not often hoard Boney eerencam hy grant r 2 Margu's French ambasasdor at Madrid, gave s bail, Whisk ape oe tended by #11‘ hat is brilliant in she Spanisa capitl, in oi wi Ane of nobility.or diplor ‘Among the guists wore Duxo of Alba, the brot law of ‘the Empress Mr. of the newly YY Soule, tb Py ved. Stater course jen'or, while wa! hrou. h the bell tho wife of tre Uni 4 Beare! e Duke of ho bas recently Paris, und is therefore a jndge of Indies des contem ptuc' on the style of dy wife of jean Minister, (motier of ot a 3 that the ‘Indy contume quite a ian that it covered her person up to throat; wheroas the moss approved fashion emont Ne Ae drid dameels is to exhibit ae many ef tho graces conferred: upon them by nature sa come witain tho bounce of dssonege The remark of the duke was, “There gos Mary of Bure gundy.” Mr. Boulo, on hearing’ the contemptucus expres sion, left the Is wth whom he was walking, and ing ul to the duke fafermed him guil etait wne candi, “end ace companied this piece of inturmation with a—push. excitement ensued, and Mr. Sonlé's farh a fered, took away the youn; equ man, wi the duke, which has not yet b found it convenient to regrenent iF ‘which it cortsinly is, if the dress jnister’s wife wss not strictly in fashion. At all events, no fighting had taken place at the period whem. the last despatebes left, but fair was the topio of come Versation everywhere, and the fecling was that Jonathan's Potition in it was preferatlo to that ot the Hidalgo. The following appeared in the Berlioski Times, ef the 18th ult.: ed a challen; “ His Majesty of Denmark received yesterday, at a private audicroe, the Yon nay Bodin, Goa aAtateaot Rxcellenay the Pretident of the ited of Am and Mr Gardner Furs In the brim Kin cinner to the following illustrious circ ‘is ‘ Prines Chri High Prino in of Denmar! rand, His Highness Prince Welheim, igh Frederick of Hesse. Cassel, Hon, Henry Bediager, Me. Gera ner Furnis, Her Lovataan General Hageman, €0., &0., de. The rumor that the Emperor and Empress are about to visit London is again current in Paris, The British Parliament is further prorogued till Janu- ary 3. The steamship Golden Age, in leaving her dock for the river, struck on the wall of Birkenhead wharf, and slightly damaged her cutwater. It will not cause more than twodays detention. The Dublin Freeman, of the 26th ult., in relation to the Golden Age, has the follow. Syntace ir f the Ameri: jteamship Golden Age, pain Portor, of the American steamship Go! ver tised that he will exrry lott apers from Liver. ia free of por'ay diffe f Ancrcte ‘some time past m the English an: yn rece! y, statin: 7 foreem ont of the question would lead to an unpleasant: trove Lroductive of much anno; in Porter f : 16 h pan icatere, Intimates Set will papers for Austral 0c of postage, they are sent direct to the vessel. “7 The Cunard mail steamer Africa arrived at Liverpool, quarter before midnight, of Sunday, 27th ult, The American clipper Nightingale has arrived from Shanghae in 113 dv: 4 THE TURKISH WAR. There is no news from the Moldavo-Wallachian lise, Omer Pacha’s operation had received the entire sane. tion of his government, and discretion was left him te act, where and how he may have best chances of success. Hin retreat across the Danube was in consequence of the concentration of the Russians on « point not defenst. ble, and the step is approved by military men. That movement, not anticipated by the Russians, appears te have baffled Prince Gortechakof, and to have forced him to adopt new combixations, The Russians do not believe the retreat of the Turks as ultimat prevails as to their movements, tomake their appearance at any moment, and at any point on the left bank of the Danube. The Russians ap- pear not to have adopted any definite plan. Theyremaia encamped at Oltenitza, Boudechty, and Nigoyeschti. Rain and snow had been heavy in parts of Wallachia e0 that operations were to a great ox’ent impracticable Prince Paskiewitohi was rome time since reported te heve taken the commandership in the Danubian pro- vinces. Gen. Baron Budberg is now named in connection with that office. Gen. B. gained what experience he pos- seones in the wars in the Caucasus. ‘The Sghting rince last advices bad been unimportaay,