The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1853, Page 8

‘THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. Operat: s of the City Temperance Alliance — Prog: ess of the Maine Law, é&e., de. THE THIAD ANNUAL MEETING OF THB NEW YORK TEMPSKANCE ALLIANOK WAS BBLD NOVEMBER 30rm, 1853. The following officers were elected fog, the next year: President, Charles C. Leigh, 232 Bleecker street; Vice Presidents, Noah Worrall, J. P. Simp- son, 8. P. Townsend aod James O. Bennett; Trea- surer, Alfred Brush; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Charles J. Warren, Office, #61 Broadway; Recording Secretary, John Wellslayer. ‘The City Alliance is composed of five delegates from each of the twenty-two wards. The above- named officers and one member of each ward dele- gation constitute the Executive Committee. THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. EFFORTS WITH THE LEGISLATURE. Seon after the assembling of the last Legislature, the Alliance addressed them a memorial, urging the probibition of the sale of strong drinks, and followed 1 with suc influence as they couldcommand. Dur- ing both the sessions, copies of the Alliance were sent to all the members of both houses, and constant efforts made for the enactment of the law. After tne bill passed the Senate, another menporial was sent to the Legislature, and a special committee em- pos ed to obtain the concurrence of the Assembly. Ye are assured that good results followed all these eflorts. THE BOARDS OF EXCISE. Early in the season a formal remonstrance was presented to the Mayor and Aldermen. against their granting any liquor licenses, on the ground that all the licenses given for some years past, and which they now proposed to give, were not in accordance with law, and consequently null and void. To our grief, we found that neither these legai arguments, nor any woral considerations we could present, would deter the Boards of Excise from doing as others had done before them, though many of the aldermen acknowledged that it was following a mul- titude te do evil. Some requested us to apply for an injunction agaimst their proceedings, and others thought that nothing could be done to arrest the evils of intemperance but by a law of prohibision. THE SUPERIOR COURT. To arrest these proceedings of the Boards 0! Ex- cise, which were believed to be not omy injurious but illegal, application for an injunction was made to the Superior Court. The case was argued before Judge Bosworth by Hon. E. D. Culver, and was op- posed by R. J. Dillon, Exq., Counsel to the Corpora tion. he Court decided that they had no jurisdic- tion in the mater; that they could not abrogate uor restrain any authority the Boards of Excise had“to grant liceuses, towbatever extent, or in whatever manner they use that authority; and that while the stavute remains, the only redress is to prosecute for a violation of duty in giving the license. This deci-ion of the court leaves the people entirely at the mercy of the Boards o1 Excise. Whateverthe number or the character of the places they license, there is no power to restrain their acts. The excise boards are an absolute sovereignty, whose proposed acts, however destructive to the interests of the city or of individuals, are not subject to be even reviewed by sny tribunal. And this shows the «bsoiute ne- cessity of an entire abrogation of the whole system of licenses, and the enactment of a law of universal prohibition. Wethank one of our highest judicial officers tor saying, ‘‘ The Maine law is the best in- junction.” TENT OPERATIONS. In April, the Committee, feeling deeply the im- portance of employing the tent tothe best advan- tage, engaged Rey. J. H. Martyn to take charge of this matter, to superintend all things connected with the tent, and to conduct or provide for relizious meetings on the Sabbath, and temperance meetings other evenings. The tent has been located ia differ- ent parts of the city, a large part of the time in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace, and was kept in ope- ration till cold westher. Excellent meetings have been held on the Sabbath, and a good attendance on other evenings. Rey. Mr. Martyn has preached every Sabbath morning, and many of the city pastors have kindly given their aid each Sabbath afternoon, and have preached most acceptable sermons to nu- merous and attentive audiences. The Saboata school held in the tent each Sabbath mornivg and afternoon, has been managed by a good number of pious and efficient teachers, and attended by from fifty to one hundred and fifty childrea. These children, mostly gathered from the streets, have been taught the great principles of truth and duty contained in the word of God. Papers and tracts, in variety and abuadance, have been distri- puted among them, aud the lessons of morality and religion unparted may save many of them from vice aud crime, and make them hereatver virtuous and useful citizens. All these teat meetings appear to bave been followed with most hopefal results, HE NEW CHARTER. When a vote was about to be taken on the amend- ed charter, the Alliasce removed the tent from the viciuty of the Crystal Palace, and located it where it would well accommodate the people of the Eighth, Ninth, Fiteen hb, and Sixteenta wards. Most entha- siastic meetings were held there every evening for a week, aud were addressed by some of our most able and eloquent men in favor of this movement. These meetings we trust had no small influence in securing the overwhelming majority in favor of the new char. ter, and laying a zood fouxdation for the great work of reform in the city government. THK RECENT ELECTION. Prior to the recent election, the Alliance printed and sent into nearly all the wards 50,000 copies of an ‘Appeal to the Voters,’ in favor of temperance and city reform; and we refer to the results of this election with feelings of great satisfaction. A ma- jority of both Bvards of the next Common Council are believed to be substantial friendsof reform,elected for that very purpose. We trust that the course which will be pursued by these gentlemen ia the future administration of our city government, will justify all reasonable expectations. Ot the delegation from this city to the next Le- gisiature, we may weil feel proud. Last year there was but one of the twenty memers of both houses from this city who lifted bis voice, or gave his yote in favor of any temperance measures, We honor Dr. Jacob 5. Miller, of the Ninth ward, that he was found faithful to his esered trust, though he stood aloue. This year we suppose we may safely rely that seven members of the Assembly, aud two, perhaps three, if not even all four of our Senators will vote for the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating drinks. The election of Charles G. Leigh, Bsq., the Presi- dent of this Alliance, to 9 seat in the next Legisla- ture, we consider a signal triumph. Mr. Leigh was first nominated by the reform pariy of the ward; but on further reflection, that it was not the intention of the re‘orm movement to affect the election of any but charter officers, they virtually withdrew his no. mination. Mr. Leigh was not even nominated by the ward temperance alliance. Each branch of the democratic party had a popular candidate : and the whigs had a most available candidate, who was also endorsed, recommended and gupported by the Liquor Dealers’ Society, publicly and privately. The election of Mr. Leigh, under these circumstances, by a major- ity of about two hundred and fif:y votes, shows the extent and strength of temperance principles in the oe and the popularity of their respected Presi- We have also great occasion to rejoice in the re- sult of the election throughout the State. Letters have been received by our corresponding secretary from most of the Senate and Assembly districts,from which we gather thut about two-thizds ot both houses of the Legislature are in favor of a law simi- Jar to that which passed the Senate last year, MEMORIAL TO CONGEESS. In consideration of the noble efforta of the people of Washington city to rid themselves ofthe dram- shops, the Alliance resolved to petitien Congress in their behalf. A memorial has been forwarded to the President of the United States, and to each of the Senators and Represeniatives in Congress. The G. W. P. 8. of 1. writes us from Washington: — We trust and pray that similar mem rials will come from every part of ourland. Ivis whatwe asked for in the significant vote of the people in this city in June last. Let the voice of the nation be heard, as you have spoken from the New York City Temperance Altiance, and the friends of temperance here, though few in number, will give good account of oursel must devolve on he Chy £oeaet. Let there be, = lack of “ mat a fond ge oor ae, su; our agencies, employ our press, and we Sea cee ak ae dencl aa, ean it shall come, will be to mary eneeen verona | families a day of joy an to the city the com- mencement of a of peace and prosperity os How Tork bes newer — ee In behalf of the New York City Temperance Alli- ance, C. J. Wannen, Cor. Sec. DONATIONS TO THE NEW YORK CITY TEMPERANCE AL- LIANCE, FROM DEC. 1, 1852 To nov. 30, 1853. Some of the large donations here acknowledged were made in quarterly payments, and some others were paid at two different times, or to different per- sons. If any persons do not find their donations cor- rectly acknowledged, they are requested to make known the fact to the subscriber, at the office of the Alliance, 461 Broadway. C. J. Warnen, Corresponding Secretary. William W. Cornell.$225 00 John Darid Wolfe... $25 00 2 Sieg: P. Loriliard......., 25 00 y Joba Englis 25 00 + 100 00 Joha Dimon. 25 00 Friends of Reform, * AC Bell.. 25 00 by Thos. Si 100 00 25 00 75 00 25 00 5 00 25 00 25 00 50 00 26 00 5 00 25 00 50 00 25 00 Wr. Dovglesi 50 60 . 25 00 A A. Alvore 60 OO Cummings H. Tucker 25 00 50 CO Bates, faylor& Co.. 25 00 50 00 Goodhue & Co.. 20 00 - 6060 F.§. Littlejohm..... 20 00 Friends of Reform, L. 3. Ward. 20 00 by James Boorman 60 00 Joha Dowley. 20 00 Chauceey Shaffer... 40 00 Win. H Smith 20 00 » 8000 A.A, Deoman 20 00 + 25.00 John Stephenso: 20 60 Charles Parner. 25 00 Colyer & Dugard..:. 20 00 George Bird & 25 00 Wm. Winslow,..... 20 00 James Brown 25 00 20 00 R. H MCardy.. 25 00 ® 00 Ww. B. Crosby ..... 26 00 20 00 Moves H Grinnell... 25 00 20 00 Wim Smith Brown,, 25 60 15 00 A. T. Stewart & Co. 95 €0 15 00 John Jay... 15 00 1) 00 Cah, POM 15 00 Richard Moore...... 10 00 Washinton Smith. 15 00 W. W. Campbell aad Wilson G, Hunt 15 00 father. .......... 10 00 R. B. Cornolly . 15 00 George B. Hartson Simeon Draper. 1000 &Go............. 1000 Wm. Colgate Wm 00 A Decker... G &E Greene .. Novelty Iron Works 10 09 Jobn 8. Church.. N. Bleeker ...... 10 00 Mott & Ayres. Meckerell& Simpson 10 00 A friend of tempe- Jcbn H Farle, 2 rance.. -. 1000 Cyrus W, Field L Colwell ss Clark, Wilson & Hogg & Delemamater W. A. Haines....... Jerei sh oe Wa, Walker.) D. C, Newell. Wells, Bro. & Go J. W. Savi Charles Morgan J.P. Cummi M rgan Iron Wor! John Slade Youngs Cutter... 10 00 Jonathsn T; Jobn K. Moyers. 10 00 City Flour Mills A.A law 10 00 8.1. B. Ward, Joseph Rogerr...... 1000 B, HL Field ‘A 3 & D Sand 10 00 S.C. Herring. Werley Smith 10 00 James Crawford 10 00 Milton S. Smith. 1000 ©. F. Fransis....... 19 00 Trad Hawley. 10 00 Cunsingham & Bel- J.8. Jackeon: 1000 knap........ 10 00 S, Bugs 10 00 Stephen Beil . 1000 R J. Brown.. 10 00 Ferris & Taber ..... 10 00 10 00 J, M@Masters. + 1000 J.N, Woo Tugnot, Dally &Co.. 10 00 ‘A, Brand... Guibon & Beardman 1000 Lent & Muiford J.0. Keete.. 1000 A, Cumming S. R. Mabbatt : 1000 Dudley Haley. Daniel P. Ingraham. 1000 Wm. M. R. L. Mabey........ 10.00 James Davoe.. W.N Seymour..... 1000 Wm. A. A. 8. Marvin.. J. Etwards Henry Wils Ckarles Sutton SSSSSSESSSSSESSESSSSSSESS S Foster & 4tephenson Sturgirs & Shaw E 0, Benedict David Magie L. B. Woodruft E.P. Barrow... Dr. J. 8. Miller. Soha’ Glosson... sssssssss s $s aes Rebert Spier, Jr.... 00 J. ¥F. Williams. . 10 00 Cash by J B Martyn 00 Geo. F Redmen.... 1000 J.C Meeker oO HR, Dunbam&Co. 1000 D. C, Curtis 00 Crarles Crane.,.... 1000 ©.J3. D. 00 Joseph Lonking. Hill, Bide & Co. 00 John V_ Gridley. J. Mid: « . 00 Henry Volk... . 00 J. W. Howe. 00 A. R. Wetmore. 00 Jobn King... Daviel Eoogm: Doubleday & Pratt. 1000 James Lawrence.... James Martiv. . 1000 fr. Bepbura., Jemes Lindmark... 1000 William Milne... Cash 10 00 Mrs. M A. Wilsoa., J. Watta. . . Ge Walker,.... V. Elliott... JM Boagi Jobn Pull Oharles (rrin 0. 3. Holly. Hubbell & Patt C 3. Benson. S: C.M.K. J. Perigo D.S, Williams, James Earper Thomas Psge SSSSsSSssssesss Thomas Bruce D. Harris J DEO OR OO OF OF On or OF OF NOH OV KOHN ON OF OF TOW 00 00 00 00 Daniei Pike... 99 J, M. Hubbard 90 R. Pegg... 09 J, P Oarom, 00 John Hooper 00 R_ MeCls lan 5 00 W. J. Decker... 5 00 Jimmerson & Bee 5 00 trand C.R. Robert... 500 J A Van Riger... Sac low & Siney 500 ; Three, three dollars A friend of temper: each 3 PCR aS St te et RS nD BOS BD BO HDD ND BS BS BD HDHD AS BD ED BD DED BD ED ES Ge C3 ED C5 60 C9 €9 ED Eo He Mee OH OE ON ON ENN NO NA OEE MAO TTD eS oS S SSSSSSSSSSSssssssssSssSSsSSsessss|es 500 Five persons, two F. A Conilio $00 — dollarsench...... 1 Charles Little.....: 500 Twenty, one dollar Brooss& Cummings 500 each’............ 20 Davis, Bears &Co.., 500 Bight fem Harlem. 8 00 GN Corvieg 500 COLLECTIONS. Hiram H. Perry. 500 Ami'y street Baptist | H. Baylis 500 ~ ebarch........... $29 00 R. 8. Kirnam 5.00 Ant by indivicuals. 36 09 Asabel Jones. 5 00 Oliver atreet Baptist Willlam Field. 500 — church seuss O16 J. M. Mille 500 Ard by iedividuals. 13 00 A. W. Morgan. 5 60 Willet street M. E. 3. 0, Baldwin... 60) chureb........... 18 65 | WL. Kin, 509 Eastern Congrega- | B. C. Wandell. £00 — tional church 6 45 | C. Hetzelberger .../ 5 00 Received for papers. 65 0) Wm. Phillips 5.00 Received for adver- J.A. Cun. 500 — tivementa...,.... 119 90 | J.B, Towrserd..... 5.00 Various collections 5 00 imthetent,...... 241 25 5 09 Collected by J.Biack | 500 = mer, no names re | 500 _ ported... 128 09 625 Ladies HM M &. 10 — church, fur use of 100 the te:t.......,. 49.00 100 Qolisetiona by 0. C 100 Laighss.....c.455 99.00 THE LEGISLATURE—THE SPEAKER, The Journal of the American Temperance Union says:— The first game, it is reported, to be played at Albany, will be to secure an Anti-Maine law Speaker of ron ‘We have supposed that as there will be very little, if any, opposition in the Legislature to the canal enlargement, and no great question cf national poli- tics to be discussed, the principal measure of the session will be the enactment of a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks. This measure no- standing, as we do, in the pass of Thermopylae. Another memorial has also been prepared to for- warded in due time to the Goveruor of this State, and to the Legislature soon to convene, COLLECTING AGENOTES. Immediately after the last annual meeting, Mr. H. Bent was engaged to labor as a collecting agent. Mr.Bent bas faithfully cischarged his duties, and his services have been of great value, The Vorrespond- ing Secretary and Rey. Mr. Martyn have also been employed a portion of their time in raising fands. These agents bave kept @ record of the time and amount of each donation, and the names of all donors. The entire amount received the year is four thousand five hundred dollars, all of which, excepting o email balauce, has been sppropristed for publishing “ The Alliance,” and for other printing purpcses; for sala ries and agencies; tor repairs and other expenses of the tent; for counsel fees and costs in the matter of the injuoction; and for reut of office, furniture, fue! stationery, postage, and incidental expenses. A full and detailed acknowleagment of donations is ap pended. LCaTON, © ‘We cannot close this report without exhorting the members of the City ond the Wari Alliances, aad throngh them the friends of t mperance generally, to make renewed efforts in this noble work of teut- perance reform. The Maine law is to be passed at the coming session, and !t will doubt!sas_he submit. ted tothe people for their a:prove’ The dsy of tiisl end of contlict, and we woe ear we leeds Lae viky Likes WO tuum, hue tet, mand he Lebor, i Let the dkection ul chis whole matics, ryotory ia thing shouldbe permitted to obstruct, and nothing neglected that can facilitate. The welfare of the State demands such a law, and the people have elected about Ca ag Pym ting 3 of the Assembly who are presumed in its favor. Surely, then, no side issues, no local interests, no personal or party considerations, should be allowed to throw un in- fluence into the hands of the small beim of op- Vege to this law, by which they may be able to de- feat, or even endanger, this most important measure. In many districts, the friends of temperance wisely and patriotically laid aside their political preferences in the election of the Legislature. Members of both ecoee parties in both houses have been elected by the yotes of their political opponents. The per ple expect their representatives to follow this noble example, if peceseary to give adecided majority in faver of she proposed temperance lay. Happily, however, there need be no occasion to resort to such a coalition. More than three-quarters of the dominant party in the Assembly are believed wo be in favor of the Maine law. These could almoas elect a Speaker, in spite of all other parties. Several {these gentlemen have been named, whe, by long experience inthe Assembly, and among mackind, are eminently qualified for tae office of Speaker. They ere sound whigs, true to their principles, sad ony acceptable to their party. They were in last Assembiy,and there ably advocated and faithfully voted for the bil that passed tae Senate. Te it consistent with the Teapect — cage Ue! lect a Ipeaker who has rae st best but to them topsss them by sniel n‘ortaly been an aaerrer Wiha ih besed 6 LL ung Laban he Gael wage givem ble dues aad votes s0Oppwer ary la Lane a againet every | achic sansigis of 0 tive people nicinng, in lamiul aad | Kemi seal ts yocmoteey sett aos q stages and con- nected motions. y ii If one-third only of the Assembly were opnaaed to the canal enlargement, would the friends of the canal permit this small minority to have the Speaker on condition mecaly that he would give them a favorable committee ? ‘ould the whigs, with two-thirds of the members in their ranks, and no question likely to come up that would affect the distinctive principles of the party, themselves choose a democrat for Speak- er, on condition that he would puta majority of whigs on each committee ? R What else could any 8; er do than to constitute the committee with a majority of the friends of the proposed measure, especially when the friends of that Measure compose a decided majority of the House? It is nota foregone conclusion that the temperance law will pe at this session. The bill must be fought through both houses, and a more fatal delusion could hardly possess its friends than to suppose it will be enacted without a struggle. Can, then, the friends of temperance in the Assemply consent, for any con- sideration, that any other a decided, certain, tmed and found faithful friend and advocate of the serene no law shall be elevated to the Speaker's chair WHO SHALL BE SPEAKER? We ask tae most careful attention to the article we copy from the Albany State Register, under the above heading. It involves a great subject, and evolves the only line of duty for the friends of tem- perance in the Assembly. It is clear,comprehensive, and convincing. The Register is entitled to many thanks for its many able articles in favor of tempe- rance. Only a few such leaging public journals as this, in the great centres of influence, would soon so enlivbten the path of politicians, that the Maine law would sure)y be enacted, and surely sustained. The Register seys :-— ‘here is more involved in the answer to this ques- tion than most people are aware of. The trouvles, the disorders, and contentions which characterized the last session and made it a memorable epoch in the history of legislation, are pregnant warnings in favor of a caretul selection of theoccupantof the Speaker's chair. There are other qualifications, be- sides experience and urbanity of deportment, that should be looked to in mak: the selection, The power and influence of a Speaker over legislation is well-nigh potential. In the formation the com- mittes slone, he has power beyond that of anytwenty other members of the House over any and all measures that may come before it; and beyond this, in his decisions, by his efforts in favor of or against bills that may be up for legislative action, he can ex- | ercise a controlling influence. It cannot be concealed, and should not if it could, that there are some gigantic powers that have grown up in the State, some within a short period, and others that have been growing for years, that are every session before the Legislature, seeking tavors in the shape of protection, building up their influ- ence and strengthening their positions by legal en- actments. Among these are the rai'rosds and the banks. The former of these, in an especial manner, likea mighty Colossus, bestrides the State, over- shadowibg the Legislature, and controlling, to a large extent, its action. These railroad corporations, | Scattered all over the country, extending from Wi street, as the great heart and cen re, to the remotest parts of the State, having their agents and corpora- tors in every city, town, and hamlet, can and do bring to bear every session, upon the Legislature, an influence that is exceedingly difficult to resis:. This railroad power should be carefully watched. It is essentially selfish, as all corporate powers usually are. It has no thought, no volition, no motive or Jaw of action outside of accumulation to itself of dol- lars and cents. ‘This railroad power has its candidate for S; er | of the Assembly—a gentleman of fair character, re- spectable attainments, a considerable degree of ex- perience in legislation, and unexceptionabdle in point of ability. There is another power in the State that has ex- ercised a large influence over legislation. It was at- | tempted at the last session to increase facilities for banking by including city stocks as a basis for bank issues. It was widely talked of to include railroad | stocks also. This latter was simply a feeler of the publ pulse. It was aecertained that the times were | Dot ripe for an experiment of such magnitude, and it was abandoned for the present. Bank corpora- tions, like all other moneyed corporations, are essen- tia'ly and only selfish. Individuals composing them are patriotic, liberal as are apy other individual citi- zeus; but the difficulty with corporations is organic; there is no such thing as individuality about them. {Ley must—there is an overwhelming necessity for their following the law of their being, which is gain, only gain. Well, the bankivg power has its candi- | date for Speaker of the Assembiy—a gentleman, again, of fair character, respectable attainments, a | considerable degree of experience ia legislation, and unexceptionable in point of ability. There is another interest to be brought to bear with intense force upon the incoming Legislature. A erest ae is to be decided ; one that has agi- tated the State for years, and has but now come to a orf. A great measure is to occupy the atten- tion ef the Legislature ; one that is to affect largely tae business and the social polity of the State, and ene that will require a!l the wisdom of the Legis- lature, aud all its firravess, too, iu its proper adjust- ment. We refer, of course, to the temperance is- ‘The friends of temperance claim, and we have no doubt jostly, that there is a large ma ority of the lower House in favor of a law prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating liqucrs. The opponents of the law rgauizing, aud will bring to bear ell their infla- ence ageinst it, Moved by their interests, they will exert all their gated to prevent legislative action upen it, or, at ail events, so to direct such action as to make it powerless. This opp sition to the tem- perance movement has its candidate for Speaker of the Assembly ; a gentleman, we repeat again, of fair personal chsracter, of respectable attainments, a considerable degree of experience in legislation, and uxexceptionable in point of ability. There are, after all, so faras we have kear3, but two candidates for the office of Speaker of the House of Aesembly—the Hon. D.C. Littlejohn of Oswego,a member of the present House, and the Hon, Robert H. Pruyn, ef Albany, who during t 70 sessions was a member ef the House. The latter gentleman isa director in, we believe, two important railroads, one finished and the other under contract, and a stock- holder in the great Central road. He is also a stock: holder in one of our city banks, connected with which is a bank of savings, that mas on hand a large amount of unclaimed deposits. He is therefore re- garded, and that just'y, as the candidate of the rail- road aud banking power, connected with them oy the ties of association and sympathy, and the still strovger ties of personal interest. _ He was supported, too, by the cca arent interest, and 13 pledged to that interest, if act in words, by the very necessities of his position. He was its candidate at the late election. He received the support of t2e antitemperance people upon the distinct understanding, however conveyed, that he was, and in the Legislature would be, opposed to a prohibitory law. He is, therefore, the candidate of the opposition to the temperance movement for the Speakership, The question, therefore, ig, shall these grea‘ in- terests, combined as they are upon a candidate for Speaker, control the organization of the House? Shall Lf have the hig baat! of the committees, through the Speaker thus selected by themsel acd through those committees the practical control of the House during the coming session? These are question of some magnitude, and should be carefully considered by every member of the Legislature. The people will do well to aoe how far it will be wise to trust themeelves and the Legislature in the hands of those overshadowing cor; tions, and the tem- perance people especially, should inquire how far their struggle, spoerenty saccessful, may be shorn of results, by placing in on oer possessing 60 much influence for or evil as that of Speaker of the House, a man who, by the proprieties of his situ- on, by his antecedents, and the circumstances of bis election, will be compelled to use that influence against them. We have no feeling of personal oppo- sition to Mr. Proyn, We have before said, and we fay again, that is a gentleman of fair personal character, ef respestable att sinments, a considerable degree of experience in legislation, and unexce tiovable in point of ability. But in ail theve attri- butes Mr. Littlejohn is his peer. and he is linked to none of these great interests, that, session after ses- sion, and always, wre knocking at the doors ot legis- lation for an increase of privilege and protection. HEPRESENTATIVES OF TUE UNITED STATES ‘The subscribers have the honor to traasmit to your honorable bodies the following revolutions of the New York City Temperaace Alliance :-— Whereas, We have learned that ington city bave, ina legal manner, at the ballot box an by 8 majority of more than two to ous, expres-<¢ their devine that le of intoxicaring drinks rhoali come to an end in thatetty, end by ths vote have re quer ted Congraes to pan euch ¢ the city authorities to suppress that aaie, and the evila it alv ays engenders throughout the clty— Rew lved, That thin Allience sympathizes with the people of Washington in this matter and would en courage this just and lawful effort to banish {rom tust city the evils of intemperance, which have proved in every part of our /and the greatest burden and curse uo der which aay free peop'e aver grcaned. Rerolves, Toatthe frivads of trisparares through the e ive Ct ed “ome jis om OE, Maud gees ts Fou in 4 ton, and to recommend to Congress the yw to enable the people of that city and their loos! au- thorities to remove from them the evils of intemperance, b} suppressing the sale of intoxicating drinks, and that houses of beearnestly requested to enact such a law at an early period of the next session. We trust that your honorable bodies will not feel that, in calling your attention to this important sub feck, we are stepping out of our appropriate sphere. the prom morality public virtue, at the seat of our national it, we have a deep and a permanent interest. in respect to local legis- lation the people of W: ton are not self-governed. ‘Their laws are enacted by Congress, and in the elec- tion of any member of that body they have no voice. They must submi: to laws enacted for them by men whom the States and districts of the whole Union elect for that purpose. So long as the laws of Congress authorise the granting of licenses for the sale of intoxicating drinks, not only will the people of Washington con- tinue to suffer the evils of intemperance, but the peo- ple of the whole nation witl be responsible for ali there evils, and for all others that may result from the pe eam workings of these laws. And the pe ~ this State, and of this city, cannot be free m the guilt of all the evils of intemperance as they are now, or he: may be, in tentold terror, experienced in Ws city, unless they strive to have the laws whica protect and justify the liquor troffic in that city repealed, and wise and righteous prohibitory laws enacted. It is not strange that the President and members of Congress, abeorbed as they must be by the mo- mentous affairs of the nation, should have their at- tention but briefly turned to the Jocal matters of the District of Columbia andj the city of Washingtoa. Yet we are compelied to feel that the same direfal woes of intemperance that prevail every where else, are to a lamentable extent experienced in the cap- ital of our nation. We will not ask you to examine minutely the pious that might be drawn of taese evils, as they have often been exhibited in Wash- ington. We turn with horror from the contempla- tion of the personal degradation, loss of character, self-respect, and public esteem, the domestic wretch- edness, the profanity and licen*iousness, the suicides and murders, and the awful deaths by delirium tre- mens, caused by this one prolific parent of vices aud crimes. From an abundant share in ail such evils of intemperance, no city, no state, no district in our sate pespie of Wi shington city ha all th ie le ot Wa: n cil ve seen. 1886 terrific eviis rioting in their midst, and they have traced them all to their one only source—the retail traffic in intoxicating drinks. And as freemen they have, by direction of their constituted authorities, at the ballot-box, solemnly declared ther desire that Congress should free alaw by which the dram shops, those open fountains of pollution, vice and crime, may be at once and for ever closed, and the venders of intoxicating drinks eompelled to relinquish their corrupting and ruinous trade. Itis not, however, oy for the people of Washing- ton that we plead. We feel for the honor of oar nation, tbat has been already tarnished by aietibers ance at the seat of our national government. e plead for the safety of the visiters to Washington, during the sessions of Congress, from every part of the Usion, and of strangers from every country in the world. What a just pride would swell the bosom of every American citizen and patriot, who could point the world to the city where our national Con- gress meets, and say, “ Behold a city, beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, free—entirely free—from the evils of drunkenness, and all its at- tendant train of vices and crimes!” We plead also fcr our own hovored fellow citizens, deputed to Washington, from this and from other Stutes, to fill various stations in the public service, many of whom—alas, how many !—are unable to stem the torrents of intemperance that flow around the Capitol. Many such are hurrying down the slippery path already trodden by some from amon; the brightest of our ‘“ sons of eloquence,” to loss character and loss of ixfluence, if not to the deepest degradation, and an uvtimely death. The prevalence of intemperance among great men, and especially among those distracted by the cares and ensnared by the temptations of high political life, is proverbial Even in our own country, men of brightest promise and of brightest hope, and origi- nally of greatest worth—orators, counsellors, judges, statesmen, governors—have, icought intemperance, given occasion for the ration’s saddest wail, “ How have the mighty fallen!” The immedia‘e and absolute prohibition of the sale of intoxicating beverages throughout our whole Union, and the confiscation and utter destruction of all such liquors now in exittence, would be an offer- ing far less than might moss worthily be made, it it could save but one man, ore such as some, who by this monster vice, intemperance, and before they had reached even the meridian of their days, their use- fulness, or their honors, have been suddenly stricken from their country’s diadem. In view, then, of all these to us weighty considera: iovs, we do, in bebalf of a majority ot the voters, end avast majority of the virtuous citizens of this reat commercia! metropolis, and in accordance with the wishes of by far the largest and best portion ot the ;eople of this great repuolic, most earnestly call upon the Congress of the United States to listen to the prayer of the people of Washington city, and at an early pericd of the session to enact the law their wishes have indicated, and which their urgent ne- cessities demand. Inthe name end by direction of the New York City Temperance Alliance, Cuarrxs C. Leian, Pres, C. J. Warren, Cor. Sec. New York, November 21, 1853, THE MAINE LAW. (From the New York Kvangelt+t, Dac, 15 | The Maine law, we believe, took effect in Michigart on the let inst., with good promise of success. At Detroit, nearly or quite ail the grogshops were closed at once ; the propriet.rs of the Biaaie House, Na- tional, Exchange, Andrews’ Railroad Hotel, and nearly all the respectable hotels unqualifiedly closed their bars. It is represented that a general ae pervades all classes that the law shall be obeyed. Such being the temper of the city, tae country vil- lages and towns may be expected to experience an effectual relief from the burden and oppression of tbis most unequal and iniquitous traffic. Tke Vermont Senate made a desperate effort to overthrow the Maine law in that State, but utterly failed. The House was decidedly (riendly to the law; and if the repeal had passed, it is not probable that it would bave obtained the Executive assent. Considering the strong preponderance of temperance men in that State, we are inclined to regard this as tte oying struggle of the rum interest among the Green Mountains. The present law for restraining the sale of alcoho- lic poison in Inciana, has beeu pronounced by the Supreme Court of that State to be unconstitutional. The law was not the Maine law, but one giving to each town and county the right, by the vote of the people, to exclude the sale, or to subject it to such Testrctions as aa liked. The court says that if li- juor can be legally sold, with license, in one part of e State, it may be in all; andthe law that would mske distinctions of this kind is unconstitational. The question then is reduced to the alternative of free traffic or no traffic—an issue which, as the pas ple of that State have several times voted against license, we are very glad the court has made neces- sary. With all good will towards the rumseilers, the worthy Indiana judges have made the Maine law certain. It would seem to be cne of those cases where the devil outwits himself—as he did in the seduction of Judas Iscarict. Coroners’ Inquesta. FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY IN FOURTBENTH STREET— EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE AND ROWDYISM. Shertly after 12 o’clock on Saturcay night s young man, nan ed Michael Conroy, was shot by the keeper of # grog- ery in Fourteenth street, between avenues B and C, and lied from his wounds about half an hour afterwards. He had gone with a couple of friends into the groggery for liquor, but the keeper finding he could not then pay for | refused to supply him aa ordered him out of the store. They then went into the street and fired several bricks agsinst the building, when the landlord and some of bis friends came to the docr aod the former shot him. The evidence, which we give below, shows thrt he was aided in the deed by his brother and the barkeeper. All were arrested and held to await the homicide, Thomes Conroy, of Brooklyn being sworn, sald—Tne deceased waa my brother, and « bricklayer by trade, and bearded wih Patrick Murphy;I heard at3 o’clock this morning that he bad been shot; I immediately went to see bim, but found bim dead. David Ledgerwood sworn, ssid—I reside at No. 806 Kast Four eenth street; I was sitting in my boarding house, twodoora from where the oscurrence took place, with Mr. Farrell aud @ man called Charley, about 12 o'clock Jast night; I heard some persons on the walk talking loudly; om looking out of the window [naw decease: and @ young man named John Hogan on the sidewalk talking to two men; I went to the front door and saw Hogan and deceased ; Hogan asked me to take @ dring; he then went into the store © Dennis O'Connor, clore by, and Ceceased asked Hugh Onnor for something to drink; Connor ealled to the landlord, Dennis O Consor, and be came from # rear room avd went behind ‘be counter, and poured out some liquor in @ giars, but before handing to deceased he asked it he was going to pay for it; deceased said he bai no mcney, but would soon pay for it; the landiord said he could not have it some words then passed, when 0'Con- dor ordered deceared out of the riore; deceased aad O'Cont or then went out; I remaiked to the lendiord he must have no bard feelings about it; the doors were then closed; O'Coppor uaid to me, * Yor one of the party;”’ [then beard» stone come against the door, I then started to get out of the back door, but was siopped by & ran who was in the back room; I then went back into the store, and immediately a whole brick was thrown through the window over the di or and fell on the floor pear me: some LJ alled for jam wae brought, O'Connor it and o it; Tarked him not to load it; he then asked me if | wes going to interfere; some one then took me by the back of the neck and told me to keep quiat; by this time another atone was thrown sgaiast the dogs, wad O’Counge Pad WHO US We ER Ure Upeend Ue Guy fo MDelL i i and Jer ging others to come out and fight; stone or brick was thrown which ; that I heard another stone thrown, and I the report of agun soon after; I lo ked out of the window and saw deceased falling: he said ‘Lord Jesus have mercy om me, Iamehot,’”’ he was then carried up stairs. Chas. Seymour, being sworn, ssid—He saw stones thrown by one of two men sgainst the door of the store, end saw O'Connor shoot the deceased when the distance was only six or seven feet between them. This witness lived directly opposite the store, and saw what occured while looking out of his w ndow. Policeman Campbell, of the Seveateenth ward, testified that while on duty at the corner of avenue B and Four. teenth street, with officers Brewer and Tierney, be heard the report of a gun, and on learning the place from which it was discharged they went to it, and arrested Dennis O’Convor, Bagh Cones acd John O'Connor; the former comfessed to having fired the guu, while John O'Connor said that Hugh Conner fired it; the police took their prisorers to the station house, Dr. Ub] made ® post mortem examination of the bojy, and found one or more shot bad penetrated the heart; he also found shot wounds in various parts of the body; and on the left sice, above the hip, from sixty to seventy shot holes, These wounds were the cause of death. The tes- timony here closed, and the case was given to the jury, who rendered the following verdict:—‘*Tnat the deseased, Micbael Conroy, came to his death by a gunshot wound, inflicted by Dennis O'Connor, aided and abctted by John O'Connor and Hugh Connor, and others to the jury uo- known.”’ Upon the rendition ef the verdict, Coroner Gamble committed the prisoners to Tombs to await anexamination. The deceased wasa native of Ireland, twenty years of age, and boarded at No. 302 Kast Four: teenth street. He was unmarried. A Coup Kittxp py Faiung into 4 Live Kit.—Coroner Hilton yesterday held an inquest at No, 254 East Fifteenth street, on the body of a child named Patrick Meehan, ged three years and seven months, whose death was caused by burrs received by falling into « lime kilo situ- ated in ith street. ‘Andrew Tyns sworn, eaid—I reside at No. 188 Eleventh street; at about 10 o'clock on jast Taesday morning, the deceared was playing around the pit of the Hime bin in East Fifteenth street, near avenue A; when he fell into it, Limmediately ram to his assistance, caught him by the hair and pu'led bim out of the bi pis; his clothes and hair were on fire; I pulled bis apron off, when he rushed from me and ran iato the house of his parents; it ise Tg pit, with nothing around it to guard against accidents. Lov f Meehan, sworn, ssid:—I am the mother of de- ceased; on last Taesday morning the deceased went out into the street; in a few minutes after I heard him screeching; I found him in the hall way coming in with his clothes on fire, and two or three childrey were ran- ning after him: I tore the burning clothes off of him; he was badly burned over the thighs, hips, back, arms, and face; be lingered until seven o'clock on Friday, and then Dr. Chasteney made an external examination of the body, and found extensive burns, as stated by the mother, see st opinion that death was caused from the burns spoken of. The jury rendered the following verdict:— “That de- ceared came to his death by burns accidentally fall- ing into s burning pit of a lime kiln in East Fifteenth street, near avenue A. further, we hold the aE rietcr or proprietors of said pit highly culpable for the dangerous ape up) ted manner it is kept, and we call upen the City Inspector to take immediate cognizance of it.’? Deatu By Expiogion oy Burninc Ficvin—Coroner Wil- helm yesterday beld an inquest at No. 117 Eighth street, on th of Mary Ann Battersby, aged twenty-five yam native of England, who oa oe to her death from urns accidentally received, caused by the explosion of a burning fluid lamp. It seems the deceased was, on the 16th instant, setting on the sofa with her infant in her the hns- lap; the lamp was on the table close by them band of the deceased was also seated on the tubes of the lan-p was out of order, which cauned the explosion; the burning fluid spread itself all over the besom of the dece: ;sbe threw the child on the floor toeave it, and in an instant her own clothing wasin a blaze. Mr, Battersby took a bea quilt and wrapped it around bis wife, and thus exti:guished the flames, but the injury proved to be of ro serious a nature that she died yesterday, he jury rendered the following verdict :— That deceased came to her death from burns accidentally received by the explosion of s burning fuid lamp at her house, No. 117 Eighth street, on the 16th day of December, 1863,” iron Ponape ey ¢ of 1 Goods Cle k-Hecovery of a Large Quantity 0} the Stokn Silks -eIp Sunday’s Bxratp oe noticed ieee Test of a young man named Theodore G. May, on suspi cion of having stolen a piece of brocade silk, valued at about $60, which he « flered to sell for $20. taken to the station house, he deelined to a1 he obtained the silk; but after a few hourd’ aolitery re- flection in a prison eell he disclosei to Captain Brennan the rame of Tim G. Hammond, one of the clerks em- pet in the e: sive eatsblishmeat cf James eck & Co., y. On this information Mr. Beck was sent for, who, om examining the riik, ecognized it as baving come from their store. Odi cers Jordam and Dowling were thea ordered to arrest Hawmond, which did, ard conveyed him to the station house, when he became alarmed, and made a fall confession of ‘his guilt, informing the police where the gren'er portion of the stolen silk could be found. The young man, May, was employed by Hammond to sell the rilks, receiving, of course, a per centage. Some tw: lve or fifteen pieces of silk have already been recovered, aod it is supposed that upwrds of s thousand dollars worth have sbatr 167 from the store. The msoner of effecting the embezzlement was by making the silk wu, otering the same into the de- the same to rent persons nation. Arrest of Passers of Counterfeit Money.—On Saturday evening, Officers Mastersun and Kenner, of the detection corps, arrested two men, named Lewis R Morgan, aliss L, R Stewart, and d bak Bills, vi mercial Bank, Gen’s Falls, this State, appear ten do'lar bills; and #0 ir geniously was the altor- gtion made that almost every person to whom oe’ were “fezed in a parment took the bill without any hesi tation. The Officers detect®™ the accused parties at ‘Wood's Miostre!*, where they had just passed @ ten dol lar bill; but Mr, “Yood discovered the error, and went after them They returved to the bex office, and refavded back the mcm+y, The officers being near at hand hearc the conversation, and offered their assistai The mo. ment they did so the accused ran off n went a) Broadway, ané Rogers down. Officer Masterson areved Morgan, and secured bim at thecorner of Grand street. Officer Kenver, who pursued Rogers, caught him in Lis ward street, These men had, during Saturday evon- ig. passed several altered pills of the above named de- scription, at various places of amusement. After their arrest the prisover M cor fessed to officer Master son that he arrived from Philadelphia on Thursday last, and was almost bard up for money, when takings on the Battery, two men addressed him, and asked if he wanted te sell his wateh, and being short of money, he took $80, and received for them eight $10 bills, which turned out to be altered. These bills were passed off by the two prisoners, one at Burton's theatre, another at the Natioral theatre, Fravklin Museum, andother places. The prigoners were before Justice Osborn, who committed them to prison for exsmination. Assault With an Axe.—Mary Shrieve, s German woman, while in the shipyard of Wm H. Webb, foot of Sixth street, East river, on Saturday afternoon, gatheri chips, was aseaulted, as is alleged, by a man name Michael McMahon, who hi ed her down with an At first it was supposed had been killed, but ina short time she recovered ciently tego home. MoMs. allowance and wetee for Ss ore e Brown, Para, iov 10, Bishop Co. yt Jon 56 {oe the outward ys fe ay Maracaibo, Nov 17, to Mait- ry ery, jov land phelps & Oo. : : i Big Henry Marshall, Robbins, Doboy Island, 18 days, to master. Cask Schr Mary [of Newburyport), Bigsby, Jeremie, Noy Tea AO Hosste eo. Di wionectueary Gales; spit, fore and mainsails, lost fiying jibboom, stove WwArks, lost ‘boat, galley, and deok load of 28,000 wood; Nov 20. off Cape St Nicolo Mole, sj ‘Anna\ from Wilmio; , NC, for Gonaives; same Sebr anington, ig rt, Virginia, Sehr Chief, Vaname, Virginia. Schr Caleb Vaname, Vs Virginia. Sebr Martha, Decker, Vi 4 Schr J 8 Curtis, Grisiey, Ot, for Philadelphis, Schr Mount Clover, ——-—, Bridge, 1 day. Steamer Shetucket, Geer, howe” z BELOW. Ship Prince de Joinville, Conway, from Li Ld days, with passengers. Experienced he ther; lost and iplt tals, stove boat &ec. brittnez Miip tatoos Cneper, fe cance; ties “2 ip James mm . ip Isaak Walton, Bursley, from East Indies. Bas} Goo Henry, from ———. Bark t, trom : Mary Brig Garph fren Also seven ships, gallict, unknewa, Steamship Andes, Liverpool; ships Columbia, de; Ba- varis, Havre; Coquimbo, don; Atlantic, New Orleama, Wind during the day from WSW to NW, and very freda. (By Sanvy Hoox Prormma Tarsarrs. Tax Biauampe, Dec 18--Sandows. rpeee tas sto ‘and a gallict are at amchores the bar. ¢ ship I; ‘Walton is at anchor outside the bar. Two ships anda bark are off the Highlands. Two ships, three barks, and five briga ae south of the - Tanda, Bark Henry Elliott, and brig Caryl are passing Hock, bound in, ‘Wind at sunset NW, and fresh. Weather clear. four barks, six brigs, anda Duteh Memoranda. Lavxcoap—Messrs Hayden & Cudworth launched frem their shipyard in Medford, on Saturday forenoon, a modelled clipper ship of 850 tons. She is built of the materials, and in the most substantial manner, and ia named the Director. Brooks & Boston, aie her owners. ‘Telegraphic Marine , Dee 18. Arrived—Ship Franconis, Caleutts Aug 10; barks Sa- lem, New Orleans; Como, Charleston; riga Oarlton, Domingo City; Mary Pierce, Havana; Spit Gonaives; Lexington, Philadely ia; Taratine, Jacksonville. Herald Marine Corre: \donce. Sailed—Schrs Almira Ann, Hari y and Nantutet, rs Almi mony, fant Boston; Caledonia, Bucksport; Elisa Jane, Nantucket. Boop Fee rest, recently reported ashore at Wood’s Hol been got off, and arrived at this port this even- in tow of co monr: (6th—No arrivals at 83, AM. Disasters. rt with an unkown sip, and had larbonrd ede sone B with an unknown ship, wie es Bx Bric Marine, which recently wort ashore at East- ham, was floated off 16th inst, and there being a heat wea on, and the vessel leaking badly, she partly wich water and capsized. She lies heeled off shore, pa eee Prove a total loss, with exception of mate- ri Scur Joun Butz, Hain, 148 tons, from Rook! bound to Fichmcnd, with a of in truck on Newport News and grounded on the 10:h wt three o’clook. Vessel and cargo will probably be Scur Ferner Euza, McGuire, drifted ashore in the Nar- rows, at Cainpobellc, 10th inst, and her cargo of fish and laths bad to be discharged in a damaged etate. Notice to Mariners. LiGat oN Pina IeLanp, Coast oF Varancra, Spare. Official information has been received at this office through the Department of State, that on the first day of January next a fixed light, varied by flachos, will be es- tablished on Plana Islasd on the coast of Valencia. ‘The light house stands in lat 88 1013 N, lond 26 20-9 from Greenwich, The light house {4 621 yards distant from the east polat of the island, and 140 from the shore due nerth of it. ‘The light will be exhibited from an elevation of 92 feet above the level of the sea, and may be seen frem thedesk of an ordinary sized vessel at the diatauce of fifteen nautle cal miles. By order of the Light House Board, THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary. Treasury Department, office Light Howse Board, De- cember 10, 1863, Br ablp Merlin, from Liverpool for Australia, Nov, Jat ir ahip Merlin, from Liverpool for Nov 2 Tu Granada, from New York Liverpool, ip Granada, from New York for Livt Des 3, lat 82.80 N, lon 62 80 W. 5 Bark Lawrence, of Salem, 35 days from New York for Surinsm, Nov 3, iat 3418, lon 28. A large ship was seen 4th inst, lat 26 11, lof 86 11, stecring about E, showing a white signal with a black ete rics eral ‘o UvITA In port Nov 20, bark Mariel, Col arr 49th: brigs Rowland, Fales, do, arr rere} Brinckerhot Faubrook, from New York Dec 4. xreaia—In port Noy 17, achr Joha H Roscoe, from Botton, alee only Am vessel = Pari—In port abt Nov 10, bark Star of the East, Hed- ton, henoe, uno; brig Mary Einily, Bowne, from and for iHaven, in 9 days Brigs Water Witeh, for Salem, sld si &, Isaac Houbeye for face ay 9. 'ANTA Oc7 (Cubs)—Ia Nov Amonsosnak, Farnbsi, from and for Nyon 30th, ‘ar sour Onativis, Simonton, from do, arr 19th. Home Port: SE taht J = Niok Nicker- som, Boston schrs Arctic, Moulton, Newbut ; Musto, Hall, New York; Elisa, Frisbee, Boston. Cittoria’ Bente? pe bln West Indies; steamer Caledonia, Morley, New York, BOSTON—Arr Dec 17, AM, bark Grand Tark, Hichbora, New Orleans; brigs Fenelon (Belg), Arends, Antwerp; EES Hayward P Cushing, Lancaster, Tats Island 234 ult; wares, Brown, Nassau, ; Saginaw, Parker, Jackson’ % Isadora Bi Savannab; Clement, Mayo. Charleston; Judge Hathaway, Lesod, etowl 8G; ‘Erie, Baxter, and Nora, Besson, Philsdelphis; schre Henry Atkins, Kenéell, Georgetown, 80; Horvest, Willi jarvis; Martha, ( Ann, Wall; ; Wi Romeo, Palmer; Ariel, Lord, and Harmonia, ; Philadelphia; Ospray, Dawes, and Warrenton, Robbins, Kondout; Cabot, Nickerson; Lydia rine, Anderson; Catherine, Mary Mavkio, ‘'Bearse; Ex Sawyer,’ and Mary Brower, Mullan, New York, Glide’ Balch, tresoott, Ma, Cid steainer City of Boston, Fisher, Philadelphia; ‘ship hon was arrested by officer Sutton, who conveyed him | 5, ° » P fle Wing (a w ©) ppor, 1174 2-96ths tons), Llanell, Sas before Justice Welsh, who committed him to prison for | yrenoisco; barks isabelle, Humphrey, \isarlenteat Arrest for Stabling.—A man named Thos. Howes was ar- Tested at 3 ood basse yo morning by officer McPher- non, of the Fifteenth ward, charged with stabbing a fire- man belovging’ to Es Company No. 23 im the arm with a large jackbnite. » It a spears that the accused was conducting in # disorderly manner about the engine house, and’ uy ered off he became enraged and stabbed the person who offended him. He was taken before Justice Stuart, and held for examination. MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, ALMANAC FOR NEW YORKE—THIS DAT, ‘7 23 | moon nism, 14 83 | mam wares Port of New York, December 18, 1853. ARRIVED. Ship A Z (not the EZ, as reported yestereee)s Chandler, Liverpool, 42 days, with 42 passengers, to Zerega & Co a Baitimore; Dan} Webster, Ryder, basa, Littiejohn, Portland, to load for Cubs; brigs Halen Maria, Pitrce, do, do; Patriot, Paine, Cardenas; schrs Sa. rah Frances, Perry, 8t Domingo City; Hamiltoo, Howe. Port su Prince; Homer, Parker, NYork, Sid from the 10a 6 ship Wm Patten. BaTH—Sid Deo 16, ship Saiten (naw, 1200 tans), Beery, St Jebp, NB, LIGHTON—Sld Dee 15, sohrs CR Vickery, Horton, and Jacob Smith, Thrasher, Norfolk; James Neilson, Phillipa, Philadelphia (ail from’Taunton), LUBEC—srr Dec 6, schrs Mary H Case, New York; 9th, Robert Foliett, do. Sid 19th, schrs Melville, Philadelphia; MOBILES-Acr Deo 108 11, bi Leeks, OBILE—Arr Dec 10a 11, brig AG Washbi Bavavs, Cid 10th, rhip Diedens, Myriok New Uciooma, brig Thos F Knox, Philadelphia. N&W ORLEsN&—Arr Deo 9, ships Silas Holmes, Haw- bins, NYork, truscontain, Rew, Boston; Hetlelberg, Sa: Conul (Br), Smich, London 46 days; bak Robert Piso Boston; 10th, burg (Ere) Menke, Bremerhaven Oct 12; !. @ Ba NYork; Charles, Kuark, Bristol, B, 58 day; goy, Havre Nov No date, lat 44, lon 5 passed a ship totally dismasted; | land, Kline, Havana 6 days; St Mary, Mit did not see sny person on board. From the 9th to the | phia; Emma Lincoln, Bartlett, Boston; brigs Mary 30th November, experienced heavy gales from the west- | beth Mctonnoll, Havana 4 days; Kite, oth One do; ward. Kauma (Norw), Brekke, Rio Janetro Oot 20. Oth, Ship Golden Eagle (clipper, of Boston), Fabeus, Callao, | ships Tennessee, Northrop, New York; Algodonera (psa), 69 cays, via Hampton Roads, 4 days, where she put in for | Bertrand, Barcelona; barks Incians, Watts, New York; to T W Riley. Francis Watts, Dapricker, Rio Janeiro; brig Rainbow, Ship West Poiat (pkt), Mulliver, Liverpoel, Nov 18, with ‘277 parrenge a, to tora Carew. Experienced Beary ba i No deaths. Ship Forbes (cl, of Boston), Downe, Calcutta, Aug 29, to Tucker, Cooper & Co. No dale, lat 27 35 N, lop wy W, at 8 AM, fell in with ship Romen, Hepburs, 117 days trem Canton for New York, in # sinking condition, having ea perionces very heavy weather and become unmenage able. Took off the captain, three officers, eighteen sea men, anda few stores. At9 AM the brig Wm Price, from Ro Janeiro for Philadelphia, came up and took off the re- me birg seven seamen und one passeuger. Lay by her until 3 PM, when we left her. The Roman wasan A No 1 ship, belonging to New York, and hadon bvarda valu- able cargo of tens and silks, consigned to Menara, Oly- phant & Sonn, of this city. Bark Lucinds Sears (of Boston), Sears, Sthyrna, Oot 21, to master, Dee 5, int 66 60. fon 66, spoxe clipper ship Ligbifoot, hevee for California. Deo 1, lat 37.08 N, lon £6 08 W, experienced ® heavy gale trom SW, blowing a hurricane; at 4PM while lying to under bate poles, was hove down on her bea nends, where she lay for twenty minutes; cut away the foremast when she righted, with ‘and mizen lower masta hoard bulwark; tried rd labor, succeeded in er; have since rigged jury masta; Deo 7, lat 25, bin be be m with the wreck CRA ied gr! tthe a nm (before reported), waterlogged and abandoned. atrip) of sails, pe pei the foremast was ati Bark Norma (Brem), Horstman Bremen, 40 days, with 181 peaserges, to Puppe & Co Had ove death on the “hk Pacio (C Weiss), Byles, Neuvites, i, da, aa, FP. 2 ian sc sethantes tA AIO ete tt aheo tAC g Aai aains A be tk al el AALS SI NTE Ee ts TES er a ll bP ai Lal abi Bete 2 ON Sh zie York; 10th, steamship Crescent Cit+, Badd, barks Fanny, Simonson, Leghorn: jew York; Antenor (Span), Cheon, ig Merced (4pan), Riooms, Beros- wey, Schnidesa, Havana, ed to sem Sd, ship Primera de Catalona, barke Har. ret & Jeno, Maria Elizabeth, Carmen, brig Fidolia; 4th, z pe Ladians, Houghton, R D dhe- perd, barks H 3 Bradiey, Uhas Thompson, Luoy, brig Avon. NORFOLK—Arr Deo 15, sors J R Vickery, Hortoa, Taurton; Oriéa, Smith, Boxten, Sid schr New isekerson, New York. In Hampton Roads brig J A lang, from Thomaston for Unickohomiag river; pat with cap ain sick. NEW KONDUN—Arr Dec 15, stenmer Chas Smith, Norwich tor New York: achrs Select, Pertnin, Bela Peck, Detlaoy, do do; sloup Gleaner, Geer, New Yor tor Ps ovidence, PORTLAND—Arr Deo 15, brig Celestina, Fickett, Phila. Goiybia; sohrs Eixosl, Hamilton, and Atcturur, Bill, do; & A Herrick, Richards, and Deleware, Jameson, New York; 1 ita, Br steamer Sarah Sanda, Laley, Liver, BAVANNAT—Arr Dec 14, Br Marion, 0’) Liverpool; briga Tallalah Cooper; Philurs, Grafaa, Fogene A’Reed, Reed, NYork; Vesta Ellen, Kitis, Bostom Cid sobra Maria Pike, Aumaok; & J Talbot, Amesbury, aad Feraederdry Tea 16, sohra. Robert Bruce, Rldeidge, ALE M—Arr Sea 16, solare 08, Georgetown, PRI; Atlantio, Ni New York. LOUTH DEN NIS—sld Dee 10, Louisa, Baker, Al- THOMASTON~ Arr Deo 1°, nohr Me'tapon! NYork. a ith rbtps Tupweta, Watts, Mobiie; 12th, Coosa Oniat ot Binge, WAN OBA), F New Octonaa,