The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1853, Page 1

FAL STT THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1853. WHOLE NO. 6340. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Asnirs at the National and State PROOREDINGS OF 1U@ UNITEO STATES SENATE The Extra Pay of Sailors iu California, Legislators Assembling in Albany NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA, THE COLD WHATHER. Large Pires--Shipwrecks--Ruilroad Accident, &o., &e., &o, From Washington. BAILORS IN CALIFORNIA TO R&CSIVE THEI® EXTRA PAY WITHOUT TROUBLE, BTU. SPECIAL CORRESPOUDENCE OF THK NEW YORK HERALD, Wasmxatow, Dac. 30, 1858, The following letter has been received by Senator Gwin in reply to his urgent solicitations to have the extra pay due to sailors resident in California paid to them thtre, instead of putting them to the trouble and inconvenience Of sending to Washington. It will be 1ead with interest by your California readers:— Treavury Department, Dec. 21, 1853. ¥ &ir—I have the honor -to inform you that I have con ‘versed with the Secretary of tha Navy respecting the pay. ment in California, of the extra compensation due to persons resident thero, and that an arrangement will soon be made fer that purpose. It is pro »osed to place money from the proper ‘und, inthe hands of the ‘gent at San Francitco, and'to faraish him with the rales ited for the direction of the agéacy in Washington. [pon application being made to him by « resident of California, he will cali upon the agent here for a transfer of the account of the applicant, upen the arrival of which the necessary evidence will be received and the claim be paid at Son A, 0. DAYTON, Fourth Auditor. To Hon. W. M. Gwin. The Iatest evidence of aberration on the part of the ‘Ondon, is found in that paper this morning, which quotes Mr, Sumner’s abolition speeches and labors to identify Mr. Eaward Everett with them, because he and Mr. Sum- ger voted for the Sentinel for Senate printer. N.S. javy GEN. HOUSTON—CONSUT, RESIGNED. YROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT, Wasaincrox, Deo. 30, 1853. Genera! Sam Houston arrived here this morning in good health. 8, M. Johnéon, late editor of the Detroit Free Press, has resigned the Consul: 't Homburg. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SRESION. Senate. Wasincton, Dec. 30, 1853, THE COAST SURVEY, ETO. Ths Cua laid before tae Ssnate the report of the Su- perintendent of the Coast Survey. with a statement of persons employed in his ofllce. Ordered to be printed. Numerous petitions were prevented. It was ordered that when the Senate Adjourn, it be till Tuesday. BANKING IN THR DISTRICT OF OF COLUMTIA. ‘Ms, Fisa, (whig,) of N. Y., gave notice of a bill autho- sizing the business of barking in the District of Colum- bis, and regulating the issuing and circulating of notes as currency. SENATOR MALLORY—ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Haury, (den.,) cf Me., eid that Mr. Mallory was Ocnfined at his lodgings in consequence of ill health, and bad requested him to move that he be excused from serv: ing on the printing com nittee. Agreed to. The Senate then adjourned Interesting from Albany. ARRIVAL OF LEGISLATORS—THE GOVERNOR'S MES- SAGE—ILLNESS OF SENATOR BARNARD—DBATH OF MONCRIEF LIVINGSTON. SPNCIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aunany, Deo, 80, 1853. About thirty members of the Legislature have arrived, and are engsged in canvaceing for officers of both Houses. Governor Seymour’s message is mostly in the hands of ‘the pyblic printers, It is quite lengthy, and will proba. bly cecupy some nine or ten columns of the largest Albany papers. Copies are to be furnished the New York papers, ready to be iesued on the commencement of its being resi in the Legislature. Mr, Bacnard, Senator elect from Columbia, ie quite ill at bis residence in Hudson. Monerief Livingston, one of the oldest branches of that family, died at Clermont yestorday, at an advanced age. Ww. THE GOVERXOn’S MESSAGE—CANAL AUDITOR. FROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT. ALnayy, Dae, 30, 1853. The Governor’s Message now extends to about a document pages, but is to bo somewhat razeed. It fi nevertheless, handy ed ey last ze alt daaiatec j. F. Bruce, of Madison county, has been ate ed of Mr. Newell. Mr. Bruce was Canal Auditor in pl the unsuccessful cand le for Senator in Madison dis- National Democratic Meeting at Phila- delphia. ’ THE NATIONAL CABINEST—GOV. BIGLER AND THE - GUAGE LAW DENOUNCED. Puapetrata, Deo. 30, 1853. The meeting of national democrats opposed to Gov. Bigler’s renomination, this evening, was attended by about 1,000 persons. Resolntions were sdopted depre- eating the interference of federal officers in State or local @lections—condemning dictation on the part of Cabinet Officers, 48 usurpation and tyranny—condemning the Wi ton Union, ani applauding the Sentinel—de- meas Gevsrem’ Bigler for sanctioning the guage law, &o, Speeches were d:livered by Col. all, Gustavus Berak, and others. Mike Walsh and F, B. Cutting declined to speak, in con- sequence of the denunciations of the gus 7 Very Interesting from Mexico. MR. GADSDEN'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH SANTA ANNA: Cnarimron, Dec. 80, 1853, Letters from Mex!:o of Dec. 17 have been received at the Courier office, Our Minister, Mr. Gadsden, was making favorable progress towards an amicable arrangement of the disturbing questions between the two countries. ‘The extravigant habits of the nation, together with the exhausted treasury, ae said to be the principal obstacles to the immediate ajjustment of the difficulties. Santa Anna bad beon misled relative to the excitement in this it the Py ‘to believe ccuntry about pies er ‘that the government would ps: the of way if he enly held ont. Mr, Gadsden has been otfered a cross of the highest order of Gaudalupe. Marine Disasters. VESSELS ASHORS, ETO., OFF BOBTON. Boston, Dec. 30, 1863 The followi: Nth cg or prmes I mao S Le oareig Water Witch, from Savansah, on Ye Monto Christo, ‘from St. "g, On "No liven lont. large ship, aj ntly, is ashore off Cohasset Tue brig Galote, from Baltimore, 1» ashore on. Stormy Beach, and the brig John G Faxon haa bilged on Long Beach. The crews are all safe, but are much frost bitten. ‘The outer marine station reports two versels cismanted off Cohasett rocks. A bark dismasted close to the rocks, Also @ dismasted schooner ashore north of Cohassett rocks. LOSS OF THE SCHOONER FAWN. PorTLAND, Dec. 80, 1853, The schooner Fawn, bound from Philadelphia for Porta- mouth, N. H., with coal went ashore on Thursday night, off Cape Cottage, and is now a total loss, The crew wore eaved. Rallroad Accident in Ohio. CINCINNATI, Deo. bea tive of & freight train ran into the down- wes econo ears on the Little Miami Railroad, this morse, between Loveland and this city. Several per- fons were injured, but none fatally, Commutation of a Sentence of Death, nae MILWavKia, heck beg Governor Farwell bas commuted the sentemce of Me- a who was to have been hung, to imprisonment for life, Arrival of the Alps at Boston. or ips ‘The screw ateamship Al; . {th morning. fhe below on ‘Wodnsday sigh The Weather. SXOW STORM AT BOSTON—TEAINS DETAINED, ETO. Boston, Deo. 80-—M. The weather here cleared up at ten o’clock last night. Noi the steambost or land trains dae yesterday from New York have yet arrived. The ny mails received since Wednesday night are those from Fitchburg, Concord, N. i Worcester, locomotives and bundreds of mea were em- ployed during yesterday and last night to open the rail- Toad tracks, Bosrox, Deo, 30—8 P, M. The thermometer this morning was down to zero, and it has been extremely cold all to-day. The trains from New York vin New Haven, due at 5 and 12 o’clook last night, arrived about 1 o’clock to-day. The Sound steamers Have ‘arrived in their docks at Stonington, Norwich, and Fall River, and all the trains will probably get through this evening The steamer State of Maine, from New York on Wed- netday afternoon, reached Fall River at 6 o’olock on Thureday evening. The train connecting with it left this morning at 7 o’clock, and reached here this evening, » snow plough and three engines being required all the wa: Te reeommenced mowing here’at 6 o’elock this evening, with every prespect of a liberal supply. Atnayy, Des. 80—P. M. It is snowing here, and the weather {s growing milder. TKE WEATHER AT THE NORTH WEST. Ciucaco, Dec. 30—11:45 A. M. ‘The weather is very coli—thermometer five degrees be- low zero. Three inches of snow fell last night Derrorr, Das. 30, 1853. The snow here is now éight inches deep. Tae weather is oold, with s strong wind from the west. Cirvetanp, Deo. 30-—11:50 A. M. ‘This is the coldest day have bad this season, The wind blows s gale. We have but little news. Craveranp, Deo. 30—T P.M. It has been snowing here all Cay, and there is now fine sleighing. SNOW AND ICE AT PHILADELPHIA. Puttapgirsia, Deo, 30—5 P.M. A regular snow storm prevails, and from appearances, travel by land and water will be considerably checked be- fore many honra transpire, Already much floating ice has appeared in the De.aware, but of no strength to offer any obstruction to navigation. The city ice boat has been called into requisition, and theg flying’ of = hundred steamers up, down and across the river, cannot but keep the navigation free, not only uow but during the winter, PHILADELPHIA, Deo, 30—3 P.M. Two inches of snow fell here this afternoon, but it has moderated now and is thawing. . SNOW AT THE SOUTH. Wasninatow, Dec, 30—M. A snow storm commenced during the night, and conti- nued until ten o’clock this morniag. It is now three ioches deep. Bartimorm, Dec. 30—M. A snow storm prevailed here during the night, but has stopped now. Destructive Fire at Ogdensburg. OapensuurG, Deo. 30, 1853. A fire occurred here Ist night, destroying & row of wocden buildirgs on Ford strest, occupied by the following parties:— Thompson, bonnet roms; Chaney, id shoe dealer; J.8. Wooley, grocer; Green & Co., bat Thornton, millinery; Byington, book store; Mori iat; Judd, auction rooms; Child & Fawoott, shoe and er dealers: Aaron, clothing sto e, The fire originated somewhere on the premises of Green & Co. or Mra Thorn- ton, who eaved only a small portien of their stocks. Mcst of the others lose heavily on their atocks, but are insured, & Fawcett’s extensive stock of boots and shoes was mostly saved, in a damaged condition—pro ably covered by insurance. The total loss will not exceed $16,000. Woollen Mills Burned. Hanrrowp, Des. 20, 1863, Atan early hour this morning the Lake Mills, at El- lington, about fourteen miles from this city, were entire- ly destroyed by fire, together with the contents. Loss about $75,000, Insured for $60,000. Fire at Cambridge; Ree 30, 1853. The Se Hall, at Cambridgeport, with the dwelling of EXfjah Lake adjoining, was destroyed by fire last night. Sudden Death of a Negro Abolitionist. Pirrssvra, Dec. 30, 1863, J. B. Vashon, the well known oolored abolitionist, died very suédenly last night, of apoplexy. at the railroad depot. He was about starting for the East. The Southern Mell. Bartimorx, Dac.30, 185”. The New Orleans papers of Saturday last bave arrived, but contain no news of interest. Mark«ts. Naw ORLEANS, Dec. 29 Cotton—Sales to-day 7,000 bales, at steady pr: has advanced with large sales of Ohio, at $6 75. at 700. Freights to Liverpool are steady at 3{d Stevling exchange dull, at 9c. Ciarteston, Deo. 29, 1853. ‘The st les of cotton to day were 1,5:0 vslas, and for the week they foot up 5,500 bales, at prices ranging from 86. 2.8%6., closing a shade lower than last week. Middling fair 19 100. Receipts of the week, 11,800 bales, Stock en band, 46,600 bales. ere Cixcwart, Des. 30, 1853. The market for hogs is firm at $4 50 a $4 60. Atpany, Dec. 30, 1853. Dreesed hegs are in large supply, aud’ sales have taken Place at $6 a $6 25. City Politics. Mionxc oF the Democratic Commfrrars —The free soil committes held their meeting last night, at the coal hole, in Tammany, and at 765 Broadway. There was nothing done at either meeting of any importa:ce, other than arranging for a ball to be given by the “soft” young men of the party, Police Intelligence. A Charge of Forgery—Yosterday s man named George , Tibbs, rae at 190 jbo battens higvea was rested by the p slice en jarge of forgery, consisting, as is ‘alleged, in the forging of the name of Mrs. K. Stilweil to an sgreement of lardlord end tena: seems that in Joly Jast, Mr. Tibbs rented the premises 160 West Twenty-first street, of Mr. Ralph Glover, but before Mr. Glover would consent to lease the house he required as security for the payment of the rent that Mrs, Stilwell, the mother-in-law of Tibbs, should place her signature to the agreement. Tibbs took the agres- ment away with him, and in a cay or two returned it to Mr. Glover with the name of Mrs, Stilwell attached. The payment of rent was not made, anda suit was brought egainst Mrs. Stilwell, when she swore that the sigaature purporting to be hers was a forgery; that she never signed the agreement nor did ever authorise avy one #0 to do. On thia state of facts a complaint was made by Mr. Glover before Justice Stuart, chai Tibbs with the forgery. trate required Tidbs to find bail in $500 to spawer arge. Charge of Robbing his Employer.—The police yesterday arrested Jemes Hanson, resently in the employ of Henry M. Wierman, boot and shoe dealer, No. 110 Green wich avenue, charged with stealing from his employer forty-eight pair of gaiter boots, valued at upwards of $50, A portion of the property was found at an auc‘ion sto! where it had been taken by the wife of the aecused. Hi son devies all knowlecge of the manner his wife came into so and of the proper‘y. Justice Stuart required him to find bail in the sum of $600 to answer the charge. gy Ses of Passing Bad Money.—Sergeant Mansield, of the er police, yesterday arrested a man named James O’Brien, charged with passing s counterfeit three dollar bill iting to be geonine, om the Merchants’ Bank of Naples, Ontario county, New York, on Jasper Burtch, s countryman, who sold’ poultry to the accused and received the said bill in payment. The accused was taken before Justice Osborne, who detained him for a farther hearing. Feonious Asaults.—A Frenchman named Felix Le Gros, late on Thursday night called at the porter howe of Philip Schaffer, No. ¢4 Greenwich street, for nome refresk menta, but before leaviag, ot into an altercation with the proprietor, when thi iter, asstated by his wife and two men, rushed upon him and beat him most cruelly with various kinds of weapons. The First ward police hearing of the disturbance. arrested all of the assailants, and they ‘were locked up by Justice Osborn to wait examination, Destructive Fie i Troy.—On the 29th inst., the furniture establishment of Daviels & Hitching, ia River street, caught fre, and wae totally destroyed, Some damage was also done to the adjoining buildtags. The building in which the fire originated is owned by Ralph Hawley, Eeq.; lose $1,000; insured for $2,500. Daniele & Hitchins’ loss is $0,000; insured for $5,200. Buliding next north is owned by Amos 8. Ferry, Bea. loas probably $250; fally insured. Robinson & Griswold, éruggiste, the ocoupanta of this building, pat thelr lost pie commge to the Bulge building, (No. 197 Ri e damage e ing, iver sireet, bout $250—ocoasioned principally by the cracking the north wall. Building owned by the Buebley estate; insured. 4G. kwood ia damaged to he extent of abcut $300; ©. L, Mearthur’s Joas sbout $300; insured. Toe CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY DerartMxnt.—On the 28th of December there were of treasury warrants entered on the books of the depart- ment— For the redemption of stocks. $101,189 97 For Treasury Departwxent,exel 1,975,901 16 For the customs.............. 149,666 53 Covered into the Treasury from customs 11,294 14 For the War Department..., 97 347 36 For the Interior Departm ent. 67,044 77 ARREARAGES OF Pgnsion.—It ia held at the Treasury Department that the grandchild of » deceased penrioner cannot, in any case, claim to receive of the Pension Agent the arrears of pension due the pensioner at the time of his death, If there be no widow or chil dren surviving the pensioner, to whom the arrears would go, under the law of June 10, 1840, payment ean be m only to the executor or administrator of the deces pensioner, in accordance with the law of March 2, 1829, Sinqunar Farantyr— During PR) enies Ld an ra the Attorney General’ ice, cm it three clerks from ‘argo, op the Western Railroad; Bamber, killed by the or; of ry ‘of aloohol; aad Tom Eyck, who loot his lite by » The New Jersey Bank Robbery. EXAMINATION OF JOHN W. FOX, RELATIVE TO THD ROBBERY OF THE MECHANICS’ AND TRADERS’ BANK OF JERSEY CITY, IN JULY LAST—CONCLUDED. Yesterday, at 10 o'clock A. M., the examination of John W. Fox, Teller of the Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank, of Jersey City, concerning the robbery of that in- stitution, and the money secreted in his fire hat, was re- wamed before Recorder Cutter, of Jersey City. Ason the day previous, Insane W. Scudder, attorney for the bank, sppeared in its behalf as prosecuting attorney, and Cort. land Parker, of Nuwark, and David Gould, of Jersey City, for the defence, and «# large audience filled the court room. Michael Malone aw said—I keoy in the Mechanios’ and Traierg’ Bank; I check on that bank on the third day of Oecember inst. for $400; I do not recollect ever hay drawn a check on that or apy other bank for $400. Cross examizei—I +peak from recollection and memo- ronda; Iknow that I never drew the checks; I hav bookkeeper who draws my checks and I sign them; a; 1.40 not beep in my’ own ‘weliog al, moored oe $ not keepin my own tis memoranda of the checks which I draw, | hhoukkeoper tear be keeps them in a check-book; I have kept # regular check- book since Dec. 1, instant, up to this time; I never kept a regular check-book untill made the deposit, (Deo. 1,) when the money was wrongfully charged to me; I have had no difficulties about my checks before this; there was a check drawn by my: man when I had not money enough on deposit and the check was refused; I have bad no dispute with the bank in which they said I had drawn checks, and which 1 denied; I always sign my checks myself; I drew check of $200 on the morning of Dee. 16, aod when I cawe bask in the afternoon Mr. Fox drew one of $150 for me; that same afternoon I told my man of these checks, and he en’ ; Tam nota very good scholar. Witness read a memoranda o! a de- pont of $1,260, made Dec 1. Direct resumed—I signed the check drawn by my man; at the time,there was no money there to my credit; T have had no dispute or dificalty with the bank upon Say other subject than this check, only thera wasa mistake made in my books by my man, Croas-¢xamination resumed—It was about the 15th Deo. inst., when I discovered that this $400 was charged to me; 1 made complairt to Mr. Bentley, the Presicent of the bank, an¢ it was laid before the Board of Directors; a committee of the board visited me, examined my books and decided that I was right, and teld me to draw my morey;I gave a check to Mr. Cassidy, City Clerk, for taxes, dated a cay in advance, which was presented that afternoon ani not Reins if he had waited until the next day it would have been met; he had no right to present ieuntil the next day; it was @ check on the Fradson aunty 5 John Cullinan, sworn, deposed—I am employed by Michael Malone ; (Mr. Malone's check-book shown to wii- ness;) I made thei tried in his check.book; Mr. Malone signed all the ob t drawn; I drew the body of all of the checks except one; that one was said to be drawn by Mr. Fox; Mr. Malone told me to enter it, Crose-examined—I sometimes sign Mr. Malone's name on bills; I have never vate his name to checks; Mr. Fox told me I did not keep account correct, and [ thought to make sure I would keep this bank ; he teld me that he must make the ent in the bank-book; I do not know whether there was any misunderstanting or not between Mr. Malone and the bank relative to his acon: ap account not draw « cheoks: I cannot say whether I went to the 8d of December, or on the 5th, or not; I have no know- ies or recollection of any check except those on that ok. page of the bank book pene shown to witness, he eaid that the writing ‘was not his, on the Direct resamed—The last written P. Lloyd, recalled for further cross-examinatlon—He es Thad occasion on the morning after the bank was robbed to examine the lock and key of the safe; there is an inuer and outer key to that safe; the cash was kept in the inside part of the eafo: the key that fitted the inner Coor of the safe ie a straight, round key; the exd is com- posed of wards, comprising about one inch of the end of key; the wards can be screwed around with the fin- #; in locking or unlocking that safe this key is in- terted into a hole of the 6: size with {t; there is a pring in the look, which ren some effort necessary to eee the key ir; if # novice undertook to open that ook e would be likely to get the key in right and get at the action of the lock ; he might not; the key will not remain in the lock after put ia unless turned ® little te a certain position ; it would be thrown out; the key must be fairly in the lock to cn it ; the stem of the key between the handle and 6 was bent; the stem of the key is not quite balf an inch in diameter; the key is of stecl, I believe; besides this injury to the key there wasa litt! He Ianeceeor in using the lock, which must he been owing to some disarrangement of the lock; that injury to the steuof the ke: been from the applisation o lieved that something must have been put through the head of the key by which to turn it; sither Mr. Malone or his bookkeeper bave disputed their account with the bank previous 10 the trouble about the $100; at the last time thet | examined Lis ecovunt, previons this $400 matter, I found $1,600 charged to him, of which re had Lo account; he at that time professed to keep some ac- count; he drew a check against his balanse aad there was not money ecough on d: posit to pay it; i had con- versations with bis bookkeeper respecting his acount; at the time I made up his ascount I had all the acsount that he kept before me, as I understood it; he kept it in his bank book; in this conversation he disputed the ac- ovracy of the bank account, relative to these unrecorded cbecks. unt] the :hecks were shown; I remsmber no other cificulty with him. Some other evidence was given by this witress of the same import, end the Court adjourned to 3?. Bl. The Court convened again at 3 o'clock. Wm. H. Lawrence, being sworn, deposed—I reside ia Elizabethtown, and was there on the 26th, 1853, and nt at No. 1’s engine-house when John W. Fox took the money ont of the paper in which it was; I stcod close to him, no ons b: tween us, and saw him unroll the mone; and turn over the bills; 1 thought the bills were 380 bills; (two bills of the Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank were shown to the witness;) the $5 bill looka most like those which I saw Fox have; the bills which I saw looked new; there were two or three of the same denomination which le I did not see the letter C on the end of any of the ls. Crosk-examination—I did not see any $100 bills nor any tha louked like $108; to the best of my knowledge and belief I saw the second, third and foarth bills, I wean by the $60 bill that J saw the 6 and-the 0 followirg it; I did not know or suspect that Mr. Fox waa wrongfall in possession of the money; I heard Fox say ‘It is all right,” and did not hear him say anything else; tho bills locked new, asif thi a and the lock mnst have considerable force; I be- roll of billa in his bands. Cross examiacd—I saw the bills in Fox’s hands, one- third of them being in sight; he countea it by throwing up the ends of the bills over his bands; I did not see the top bill nor the last of the bills: I saw the second, third, and fourth bills; I eaw three bills of the denomination of which I have spoken; I think the five was about the size of the largest five on the bill here shown. Mr. Parker, for the defence, offered to show that the $100 bill found on him (Fox) by the officer was in his ersion in May laet, and had Seen ever since, Also by Fox, that she told him te go to Elizabethtown and getthe money, and that on his return she asked him to give her the money, and that he gave her the $100 bill, and that she gave it to the ofiicer; that he bad othe: bundle at Elizabethtown. Raled out. Counsel proceeded to wu.n up, and at n o'clock, their remarks having been concluded, the decision of the Court was rendered. The Recorder, on giving his Cecision, remarked that he had listened to the evidence and to the remarks of coun- gel, ard in his conclusion ahould be guided entirely by the eviden:e rather than by the remerks of counsel. The evidence given by Messrs, Wocdraif, Rolston and Wind, as also that of Mr. Lawrence, ia of such s character that I cannot overlook it, as it bears, to a great extent, on the defendant in this case. Ibave before me his voluater, deposition, which, I have no doubt, was freely give: but he does not — clearly about the amount of mone: which these w: 06 say that they saw in his hands. It would have been well if hehad done #9; but under the circumstances I cannot discha: ge him from custody. The defendant was then held to bail to answer any in- dtotment which may be found against him at the April term of the Hudson County Court, on the 2i Tuerday of April, 1864, as followa, viz:-On the charge of larceny in embezzling money in July last, from the Mecoanica’ and Traders’ Bank, $6,600 bail was required; on the Mpeg of taking the moneys of the Provident Institution for Savings, at the same time, $2,000 bail was give: nd $1,000 additional bail was required, to answer he charge of embezzling $400 be gee by Michne) Malone. rakings totel of $8,000. His father, John 8. Fox, be- came bail for the whole amount, Superior Court--Special Term, BROADWAY RAILROAD. The following ie © oopy of the moditied order of injunc- tion granted by tap We Daer in this case. The argument will be heard this (Saturday) morning:— TH ATTORNEY GENERAT, AND OTITERS AGAINST THR MAYOR, AL- DERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF THE City of New York An order having been heretofore made by me, requiring the defendants to show cause on Saturday, the Sist in: stant, why ae should not iesue against them, snd restraining the defendants in the meantime, and it appearing to me that the said restraint ought to be va- cated no far aa relates to the Board of Ai it Alder- men, that the same be, and it is hereby, we Board of Assistant Aldermen nt jor ott clon New York, Doo, 30, 1868, The Gift Exhibitions, SECOND MASS MERTING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN THE PBRHAM LOTTERY. A meeting of those interested in the new scheiue of Josiah Perham, known as the “ Perham Gift Enterprise,” met last night at Castle Garden, in pursuance of the fol- Towing notice :— Great mass meeting of the sharcboldors in Perham’s Gift a8 Castle Garden, this evoning, a mittee in’ refurcnce to’ distri vuting dhe 100,C00 New Yoar’s gifts. A celebrated brass band will be Present during the evening. The meeting was not a very large ene, owing to the very severe weather, which, to some extent, cooled the ardor of some of the speculators, and induced them rather to stayat home bys cozy fire chin to face the freezing winds of the Battery, for the eake of all their charces in the new enterprise. The meeting, neverthe- leas, was quite large enough to create much fun, noise and confusion. Dodworth’s celebrated band was engaged for the occasion, and struck up, (no doubt as per agree- ment,) some of their finest when the uproar begsme too great, Taken as a whole, meeting was arcreti- tion of the mass mecting the speculators lately held in Metropelitan Hall. The object of the meeting, as given out in the call, was to give instructions to the committee in reforence to the distribution of the pro) in their hands, As might have been expected, object would create an; rain but harmony. Exch went to the meeting with » plan of his own, intext upok forcing it through at all hazards, poveg ld apres was encount wita the Serceness of men who looked upon the succe:s ef such opposition as the certain loss to them of a large farm worth over twen ty thousand dollars, or “faut nag,” @ panorama, or sometbing else upon the gift programme. Every speaker who rose the floor was applauded seed, Ee and defamed. There was no respect of persona. ich mapfwas competed to stand upon his own individnal merits, as could only ‘te expected uch an assemblage, where the only known friend waa te The hootivgs and halicoings, yellings, and different noises, would fill columns were we to record tkem. The meeting passed the following resolutions, presented by ex-Alderman Feeks :—- ‘Whereas, the committoo appointed at the mesting at Mo- tropclitan Hall to reseive from Mr. Perham the 100,000 gift articles, and hold the same in trust for the shareholders in bis gilt enterprise, have publicly announced their reoaipt of ‘you oceasary vouchers for the same; and whereas, this ing approve ihe action of said committee in the promis Therefore, be it tho wish of the shareholders to ter- Resolved, That it is minate thelr joint ownership in the said property at the ear- Meet practicable period. Therefore, the oemmittos now ho ing aald property in trust, oF 40 many of as sent to act, be and are hereby, authorized and ompowor: thod, time an to Place, for the'division or dlstri- ame as will, im their opinion, ratory to all concerned. mmediately on the adoption of tho plan, be the ms: , and the consummation of sl , that they proceed to divide or di: nd announce the resalt at their carlioss o neosssary sibute 8h ni ‘The meeting ,! no futher instruc! than contained in the above resolutions to the commit: tee, who now have the pro, in their hands. Alto- oe this gift exhibition is a transaction original, rich, racy. Board ot Supervisors. Deo. 80.—His Honor the Reourder in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. BILLS PAID. To Richard B. Connelly, County Clerk, $51 37, for post sgse for the year 1853 fo Hsnry Vandervoort, $180, for farnishivg Secretary of Stato statamen's and trausoripts of convictions for 1868: several small bills, amounting to $508.77, for serving’notioes on persons who bad not paid u taxes, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING, A resolution wes offered, reoomme: the it of the following bils to Bemapepers for, adver the official statement of Caunty Canvassers. Tothe New York Demccrat wud Slaat Zetung for the sum of $40 each; the Vo Democrat, $35 e@ Allas, $25; the Suyervisor Boyor asked how it oscurred that some Papers charged $25 and others $40 for the same thing, ‘he Chairman ofthe Committee (W. Smith) said that he sapposed the charge was regulated by the circulation of the pager. Supervisor DENMAN moved that the bills be either re- acee to one price, or tha: the other papers be paid $40 each. Supervisor Boycr did not see how that was, and was of opinion that they should not be paid in their present form. There should bea uniform charge. The RecorpeR—It is all very well to make an agreement beforeband, but if Bion send am advertisement to the nowapapers they will make their regular charges. et ee said there seemed re be no law or settle lo as to news: charges. bills were ordered to be paid. ee EXTRA COMPENSATION TO JUDGRS. The following resolution was offered by Supervisor. Srvnrevant:—That there be raleed. by tax on the real and posal property of the city and county of New York, for the year 1854, the eum of $8,500 to pay the extra as'ary ol the Justices of the —— Court resident in the First Judicial distriet{of this State, and such Justices of ey Supeerns Chai reciieniaena ee of the State as may ja general or special terms urine Su e Court «ppeinted tq be held iu sa‘d Firat district of this State, as euthanized by the ao: of the Legislature of the State of New York by act entitle ‘* Ap act in relation to the Supremes Court of the Firs Jucicial diatriot,” passed April 16, 1852, and directed by ect or resolution of Board of Supervisors, passed Dec. 27, 1862, The resolution was laid on the table by a rote of tea to nine, SALARY OF COMMISSIONER OF JURORS. Supervisor Wesiry Sarr offered the following:— Resolved, That the salary of Commissioner of Jurors be, aud is hereby, fixed at the sum of $2,500 a year. The sexcluticn was laid upon the table by a vote of éleven to eight. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER OF TAXES, On wotion of Superviror Oaks.ey, the following resolution was taken from the table:— Resolved, That William J. Peck be, and is hereby, appointed Receiver of Taxes, from lat yaruey 1854, in the room of John B, Delamater, whose term of office expires. Supervisor W. Smitn moved that the name of John 8, Giles be substituted for that of Mr. Peck. Lost, by @ yoteof 14to4, Mr? Surrn then moved that the name of John B, Delamater, the present incambent, be substitut ed for that of Mr. Peck. This war also lost. Supervisor Bagg moved the pame of Mathew T. Brennan be sabsti. tuted for that of Mr. Peck. This was also lost. Supervinor Bustay moved the adoption of the original rerolution. Superviser Donrrty, ia his ueual strong terms, opposed the resolution, and desigeated it a crowning act of shame of this Board to elevate one of their own members to the office, ané charged that every maa who voted for the appointment was as guilty as Mr, Peck himself, of pablic Celinquenoy. Supervieor SrcrTevANT thought that as @ Board of Su- bobby oe they ahou!d discuss the merits of each candi- ‘ate for cfiicein the language of gentlemen, and not in langnage which is a di-grace to reapsctadle society, and would get the person using it turned from the meanest barrcom in the city, He asked Me. Doherty if he recol- lected that Alderman Pesk, whom he has now villided, sustaimed him (M*, Doherty) in his seat at that Board, which he had no right to, which he holds by donbt- ful tenure; but it 1 said, “Man's inhumanity mourn.” Mr. Scurte- vant paid a high compliment to the character and merits of Alderman Peck, and then moved the adoption of the resolution, The question was put, when Alderman Dayan begged to be excused from voting rvisor Suri and others said the gentleman could not be excusec. Aléermen Tween and Stvntevant said, as Alderman Decsman was bount to Mr. Peck by ties of consanguinity, he ought to be exeused, Tke Recorper was of opinion tbat the gentleman was keg to record his vote, but he had no power to com pel him. Alterman Denman was not pressed to vote, and the resolution was carried by a vote of eleven to six. COMMISSIONER OF JURORS The resolution to increase the ralar; of Jurors was again taken from the tabl e¢ by & vote of nine to seven, Some petitions for the remission of taxes were received ant referred. ‘The report of Committees on Annual Tases,in favor of re- mitting erronevus asserements on several persons, was adopted. of Commissioner le, and was adopt: SALARY TO THE SERGEANT AT ARMS, A resolution in favor of paying Nicholas Seagrist the sum of $200 for services rendered as sergeant-at arms to tho Board of Supervisors for the Jast ten years, was unan- imously adopted. COUNTY CLERK'S BILL. The bill of the Rey Clerk for $2,508 06, for extra ner. v from January ’63 to the present month, was taken from the table and ordered to be paid. The minutes of the present meeting were then read and approved, and the Board adjourned sine dia, Personal Intelligence. De. Bridges, Boston; M Bridges, Worcester; G. N. Squires, Vermor nada, Waskington, wer® among the arrivals y¢ Cooper Houre A correspondent in Rome usder date of Noy, 14 says: —We bave here Dr. Dorr. of Philadelphia; Hugh open | Faq, of President Van Buren and son; at are looking for the Brow sings, Mr. Thackeray, Mr. Diok- ens, Mr. Lever, and a host of other celebrities, Mr. Cass is daily expected. Captain Benjaiwin Trayton, Fall River; R. M. Griffin, Albany, N. ¥.; Wim | Vaux, Philadelphia; John 3. Perey, ‘Albany, N.Y J. ¢ pland, Philadelphia; and J. B. F. Daviege, Washingiva, armved at the Prescott House yes- terdsy, ARRIVALS. rey ant in the steamship Afrioa—Mr Malehier* Cher ‘into Pixoto and lady, Mr DP hy i PMB andfiady, Dr Cooper, Mr K ris, Mr dorville, Mr Leal, Mr Duncanscen, L Sonntag, W mana, A Cartwi of Cadnlozo: Mr Bonne: Mr Barboor, Mi leton, Me Mai Mr DL Mr Johnston, J: ) A Muling, ¥ 3 B Str Dobbe, J W aah ‘an Buren, & Walker, Houlding icbmond, &o., in at-amahip Jamestown—Mrs MD ildren two oh Capt Dani Townsend, WP O'Neal, Edwin Meade, Frog Henry, Wm O Leigh, Martin © MoDeat: moh, Mrs MO Briggs, Mev ‘J Wm H Binglen, Mat ¢ Dougherty, Dr Southgate, Jamos F Robinson, Jas Ht Bal iat J Vannamo, Robt Nj James G S; Chas G Stevens. Jos G Sinclair, T'J Clarke, ESR URNSL adios Cheah are PRICE TWO CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. TUREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE, ANOTHER RUSSIAN VICTORY. Mag nnn The Turks Defeated at Akalsik. IMPORTANT FROM ENGLAND. RESIGNATION OF LORD PALMERSTON, MINISTERIAL €RISHS. THE SEA FIGHT OFF SINOPE. American Negotiations for Foreign Islands. Mgr. Bedini, the Pope’s Nuncio, Ordered to Spain. Reported Eseape of Wm. Smith O’Brien. IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON, The Cunard steamship Africa, Capt. Harrison, arrived at half-past ten o’clook Friday morning. She laft Liver- pool on Saturdey noon, the 17th inst. The news from the war quarter is unfavorable to the Turks. A telographic despitch dated Vienna, the 16th inst., announces that the Russian General Andronikoif has totally defeated the Turks ins battle at Akalsk, on the borders of Turkish Armenia, and that the Turks left four thousand slain on the field. Another despatch, from Odessa, states that the Rus- sians bad also gained a victory at Agur, in the Caucasus, and got possession of the Tarkish baggage. ‘Two English and two French frigates, which have been sent from the combined squadroa to Sinope, went nomi- nally with medical aesistsnce to the wounded. A bul- Ietin has been poated at the Bourse at Odessa, announcing the victory gained over the Turks at Sinope, It states that the Turks bad five thousand killed, and many taken prisonere. Osman Pasha is also said to have been wounded. ‘Two Russian steamers were cruising off Varna, to cut off the Turkish reinforcements, It appears that the nows of the disaster at Sinope was known at Constantinople on the 3d, and created the greatest excitement. A Grand Divan was immediately held, at which all the foreign ministers were present, ‘and subsequently the English and French Ambassadora bad an audience of the Suliap, when it was at onee agreed to cespatch two steam frigates from the combined rquadrons to Sinope, and two others to Varna, for the purpose of procuring precise information. ‘The latter may have been taken for Russian steamers, aa reported im the previous paragraph. Upon the return of there vessels it was thought thatthe whole of the com- bined fleets would enter thé Black Soa. It in stated that Persia has, at the instigation of Russia, declared war sgainst Tarkey; and it was believed thata combined Russian and Persian force would shortly march on Erzeroum. The British Minister at Teheran has broken off diplomatic relations with Persia. ‘The most important news by tho steamer {s the reaig- nation cf Lord Palmerston. Although the London Times and Chronicle state that the cause was a domestic one— the reform questisn—yet it was generally believed that foreign politica bad tha most todo with the resignation, Our London correspondent gives a very clear view of this ministerial movement. The Madrid journals of the 7th inst. ammounce that Mer. Bedini, Nuncio in Brazil, and charged with a mis- sion to the United States, has been nominated Nuncio at Madrid, in the room of Cardiral Bruselli; aud that Mr. Soulé, the United Slates Minister, had completoly recover ed from the ixdispusition which had compenea yim w keep his room, It is reported in England that negotiations were pro gressing in Hcnduras for the cession of the island of Tigre to the United States. M. de Mosquera, Archbishop of Bogots, who hsd ar- rived at Marseil with the intention of embarking for Rome, but was prevented by illness, died on the 10th. It ia reported that intelligence had reached Dablin on the night before the Africa sailed, of the escape of Wil Ham Smith O'Brien from Van Dieman’s Land, bat we find no notice of it in our files or the letters of any of our cor respondents. It ia stated that the information is pub- lished in the Dublin #reeman’s Journal of the last date. The United States ship St. Lonis arrived at Alexandria, Nov 26, with Mr. DeLeon, the American Consul General, on board, Anpnexed is ® list of Amerioans register Wells & Co.’s, Paris, on the 14th inst. :— Mis. Drake Mills, New York, U. H. E Boyden, Boston. jonell and family, | J.B. Adema, Jr,“ at Livingston, ¥, Hopkin Dr. J F, Mason, Virginia, a; W. Provufoot, “ W.E Johnston, M.D., Ohio. Francis Tryon, bes J. A. H. Bel, Brooklyn, N, A. Griswold, «“ —-4B'8. Taslor, Baltimore. J.G. Adame, MD, C F, Barvey, Mobile. J. K_ Bridge, hee Walker Fearn, ‘ Dr. 8. H. Wheatland, Sslem. John Wilkivson, Syracuse, ‘The market for United States securities had been very dull throughout the week, and there was no change of consequence in the quotations, which were as follows, on the 15th inst. :-- United States 6 per cent bonds, 1868 ...... United States 6 per ct. insor’d stock,1867-8.140 Pennsylvania 5 per cent bonds, 1877...... 8 Maryland 6 per cent sterling bonds 95 Virginia 6 per cent bonds, 1880 Boston city 6 per cents, 1883. Boston city 445 per cei Montreal 6 per cent, 1 New Orleans{6 per cent bonas, Belvidere, (Del.,) 6 per ct. Ist mt. co Cincinnati ana St. Louis 7 per cent Ist Chicago and Mississippi 7 per cent ditto. Penna. Central RR 6 per cents, 1880 N.Y. and Ene RK.7 per ct Ist mort., 1868. Do. 7 per cent 2d mortgage, 1859 Do. 7 per cent Jd mortgage, 1882. Do. 7 per cent convertible, 1862.. THE TURCO-RUSSIAN WAR. Our London Correspondence. RESIGNATION OF LORD PALMERSTON—THE EASTERN War. Loxpon, Friday, Dee. 16, 1863. The great feature of the news brought by this mail is the resignation of Lord Palmerston. Viscount Palmerston has tendered his resignation of the office of Secretary of State for the Home Department, Lord Aberdeen went down to Osborne yesterday to make the communication to the Queen. The ground upon which Lord Palmerston ‘is said’’ to have resigned is his opposition to Lord John Russell’s new Reform bill, which comes under discussion next session. Now, Palmerston wae quite aware of the terms of this bill before he took office, The 7émes and Chronicle, who alone knew ef the resignation last night, devote each a leader this morning to the subject. Both distinctly affirm that Palmerston bas not withdrawn on any question of foreign policy. Without wishing to make too bold an assertion, I sim- ply hazard the opinion that the “ Reform bill” is thé mask or reason Palmerston wears on leaving office not too much to embroil the government st this critical mo” ment, But quite snffictent has transpired to make it known that Palmerston has not agreed all along with the vaci lating polfoy of the cabinet in the Fastern question. The murderous slarighter of (he Turks at Sinope led to a Cable net Cownetl here. It was after that Cabinet Council that Palmerston reigned, A courier was alto despatched imme- @iately to Constantinople. I told you some weeks since that there was a oplit in tho eabinet, and that the resignation of Lord Aberdeen was not improbable. Many persons rogard this as the preliminary step, and say and hope that Palmerston will shortly return to office as Premier, with the foreign port- folio, under the existing circu nata nces, Nous verrons, I will keep you informed of what ls going on, ‘The affair at Sinope ie fully confirmed. The telegraph wan net fall enough. As yet the details have not resched us; but authentic information,.by telegraph, direct from Constantinople, states that the Rassias! squadron consisted of three three-deckers, four two-ande a-balf deckers, six frigates, aad four steamers—in all 17 vessels of war. The combat lasted four hours—not one. Durirg that period of time 7,000 Turks were slaimy ‘The unfortunate men fought gallantly against the over- whelming numbers and overpowering artillery, A Russian three-decker was burnt. All the Turkish ved’ fels were destroyed, burat or sunk, (many of them were fedl of soldiers, in transport,) with the exception ef the Taif steamer, which effected her escape and brought the disastrous news to Constantinople. As might be expect- ed, the greatest indignation and excitement prevailed at that capital. The English and French ambassadors af once sent two war steamers—the Terrible, (English,) 2B guns, and the Mogador, (French)—to Sinope, to ascertaim the trath of the affair, It is to be hoped now that Eng- land and France will aet. There {aan frmense amount of palace inti on. Leopold fears that if there Pople will lose Belgium; he is & Coburg,and has considerable influence here. Austria desires peace lest abe should lose Lombardy and her other subjugated Provimess. In fact, there are so many contending interests that it is very dif. ficult to say how all this will end. The affair of Sinope must keock the accord of the four Powers on the head, The Turks will ecarocely listen to terms now, The reports from Asia are very contradictory, The Russians, (according to‘one Sccount,) have been beaten im two or three engegements, their retreat eat off, and Tefis surrounded, Schamy! {s hard upon them, and le said to have defeated 15,000, in » regular battle. Accord- ing to the Times, the Russians have gained s great victory. But it comes from a Russian souree, The Persians have, it is said, joined the Russiane against the Turks. I need scarcely conclude by adding that we are as far off from peace as ever. According to advices from Athens, Greece is in a very excited state. Petitions and addresses are sent im to the King to declare war against Turkey. The hand of Russia is again visible here. The Emperor turas the orthodox Greek faith to some account, I mentioned in my last thatthe United States had of- fered to advance s considerable sum to the Porte, om condition of receiving an island in the Archipelage, I now learn, on pretty good authority, that Mr. Buchanae has been engaged in the preliminary negotiation for the pura chase of an island im that sea for a naval depot or arsenake Tt is deemed necessary by the United States government to have a depot there or in the Mediterranesn, LETTER FROM MR. SANDERS. Loxvox, Deo. 16, 1888. James Gorpon Bryyett, Esq. Dear &R — The commerce of America involves the interests of our people in the war row actively progressing in the Kast, Our government may advantageously seize the opportas nity it offers to greatly extend our trade in the Black Sea We bave ships, guns and munitions of war, out of date, which will never be used by us, especially the steamers, which could be exchanged with great gain to us for com- mercial privileges. Let Russia occupy Conatantisople, and not only will American trade be excluded from the Bleck Bea, but Russian restrictive policy will triamph alt over the Old World, This is probably the last battle which will be fought for many years between the autccratic and democratie forms of government For to that, however begun, the present war directly tends. Should the former now sue- ceed, the liberals of every tongue will be driven im myniadsto our qpuntry. Their )ives in Europe will be- come so intolerable to them that none will stay who have: the means of escape. The voluntary emigration of three. or four hundred thousand per apnum we can receive with advan‘age for some time to come, But the drives millions pouring.in upon us at & rush will become a very serious circumstance ia our social concerns, America, should encourage a voluntary, but wisely provide against, & forced emigration, The Russo-Austrian telegraphic despatch from Vienma claims ® victory, with four thousand Turks killed, om the field cf Akalsik; if true, showing great valor and qbsti- nacy in the Turks. You will also have telegraphic ae ccunts by this steamer of several important engage ments in Asia, ail of hich go to establish the fact thas & long and sanguinary war has in earnest begun. Schemyl, the daring Circassian chief, acting in concert with Selim Pacha, bave taken all the fortresses m their line of marcb, a0 woen 19st ueurd from had surrounded Prince Woronzoff at Tiflis. The evening tem graph may bring news of the Prince’s capture, ‘The Pertians, sixty thousand strong, hold a doubtfal, if not a threatening attitude, on the frontier of Tarkey, which embarrasses much the movements of the Tarkish army, The Affghans, eighty thousand strong, are moving rapidly to co-operate with the Turks. It is believed that the Persians will quietly retire before this warlike nation, or may possibly be led to join the Turks themselves, Kossuth bas at lant been invited to Constantinople by the Porte. He goes, I believe, in the steamer of next week. Several thousand Hungarian deserters from the Austrian army of observation are already at Widdin. A few weeks more will find all tne republican leaders in Europe im Omer Pacha’s camp. They will prove to be powerful allies to the Turks, causing by their presence increased desertion from the Russian and Austian armies, composed largely as they are of les, Hungarians, and Italians, In taking a bird’s eye view of the subject, it should be bore in mind that the comparative strength which Rusg sia and Turkey can bring into the field in a war ir notte be measured by the comparative proportion of the popus Jation of the two empires. Out of the seventy millions of inhabitants over which Russia ostensibly rules, spread over an immense territory of more than 1,600,000 square miles—s third of which 1s teo cold to nourish a warlike race—there are millions of men who are but nominally ” subject to the dominion of the Czar, and who constitute no active element of hisarmy. [athe more reguiated portions of his dominions serfdom is the normal condition of the masees; and the brutish condition of the people, undermined in strength by the intemperate use of liquor, creates a mortality 2 2-5 times as great as in all the rest of Europe, which is, of course, accompanied by a com- paratively larger amount of sickness and bodily defects, Besider, all the rule of Russia, resting on military despot- ism, has to be carried on by military power. Where there is no garrisen in ® province, there is ne authority and sq reverence; therefore, government. must be carried om everywhere by military pow Every line of its frontiee has to be guarded by soldiers; and several conquered pros vineer, such as Poland, Finland, and Tartary, can only be secured from rebellion and kept in submission by strong garrisons. Neither a common national spirit, nor e com~ mon religion, nor affinity of language or race, nor the common interest of political freedom, unites this vast as semblage of populations. It is a heterogenous aggregate, with inherent tendencies to decay, held together for the while only by the actual pressure of an irom banded rule, Thus it is that Rusaia, out of ite thirty-five million of male inhabitants, could never raise am army larger than seven hundred and fifty thousand men, (one out of forty- six,) a large portion of it existing, too, only on paper; for it passes imagination, say the best authorities, how the cemmanders of distant military cistriots rob the trea- sary by false returns. Out of these nominal 750,000 men, Russia cannot rea- sonably afford more than 200,000 men for a foreign war, and it is only by bringing the war on the Caucasus, (whisk, for nearly thirty years has kept in unavailing servies fifty thousand Russian soldiers.) within the scope of @ foreign campaign, that her egaressive strength oan be raised up to 300,000 men; one fourth of whom will always be hors de combat, sick, or at best, convalessent and disa- << it was that Russia, having despatched three army: divisions, (one hundred and twenty thousand men,) te Volto Wallachia, and one and « hslf divisions, (sixty thoursnd men,) to Asia, was obliged, on account of the extensive line of operations, to reserve forty thousand to pe kept in the neighborhood of Otenss, #9 a9 to serve om requialtion, either the army in Asia or that on the Danube, ‘Yhe forces of Russta in the principalities cot ld not, theres fore, have been rained abore eighty tyousand men, nomi. cally; from which deduct-the sick, (slways very numer. cus among the Russian soldiery,) and the indispensable garrison and detachments and General Gortechakofl is by no skill able to concentrate on any polat more than forty theurand men, ‘This explains the exovedingly tame bebavior of Gortschakoff, in contrast with the haughty bragging of Russia; which proves to be but an empty boast ao 00m as ite prestige fails to prevent its being brought ts the test. In fact, the Cear was compelled to strain every serve