The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1853, Page 4

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The Africa, from Liverpool, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, brisging our London letters and files to the 16th isstant, with the latest ajvices from the Continent of Europe. The news by this arrival is of the highest and most serious importance. We Raye a confirmation of the late naval defeat of the Turks at Sinope, with the details of their great loss both in men, money, and munit.ons. Their gallantry im the fight is a's> attested. In addition to this reverse we have intelligence of two other battles—on land—in Asia, in both of which the Russians were victorious. One was fought at Akalsik, the other took place near Adfunople. It is said thatin the former the Turks lost four thousand men, and in the latter forty thousand of their troops were routed by the soldiers of the Czar. To add to the embarrassment, Persia has declared war against Turkey, instigated no doubt by Rassia, and is about to march an army to the frontier. Owing to a complication of gy itical difficulties, the British Minister bad left the Vourt of Teberan. But it is from England herself we receive the an- nouncement of a fact the most significant of ali. Upon the 15th of this moath Lord Palmerston re- signed his seat in the Britis Cabinet, and the minis- try of Lord Aberdeen, it is thought, will soon be diseolved. To this grave point we bave directed attention in an editorial a The Rossian manifesto of November first had caused great excitement in Athens, and in conse quence the government of Greece had adopted the most stringent precautionary measures with regari to individuals crossing the frontier into the Turkish provinces. We learn from Copenhagen that very considerable excitement prevails in Denmark, owing to the ex- istence of Russian intrigue in the matter of the sub- ject of the whole State legislation, by which it is thought thet the important territory of Schleswig Hoistien will soon fall under the dominion of the Emperor Nicliclas. An important Bourbon movement ‘s goisg on in Spaia,and it is said that the newly “fused” princes are ambitious eneugh to hope for an approach to that ancient crown. Mr. Soulé’s hesith was im- proving. Our Madrid advices state that Archbishop Bedini, now in this country, has been appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the court of Queen Isabella, aad ‘that be would soon assume the fauctions of his new ofliee. There is no news of local political import from Paris, but we publish a very full review of the state of trade both in the capital and proyinces ot the emp're. The speedy withdrawal of the Austrian and French soldiers from Rome is expected, as Pius the Ninth is apxious to again trust bis safety to the loyalty of bis own people. It is said that news had been received in Dublia, upon the night of the loth, of the escape of William Smith O’Brien from Van Dieman’s land. We have anxiously looked over our letters and Australian files brought by the Victoria, bat donot find any allusion to the fact. A chronology of the most important events which have occurred witbin the United States daring the year 1853, is given in our columus this morning. In veferring to this chronicle we cannot help reverting to two or three events which we think ought not easily to be forgotten, if by keeping them fresh in our memories similar horrors can be averted, and the reenactment of similar scenes guarded against. Itrequires no great tax upon onr recollection to bring to our minds the frightfal nurning of the steamer cepy— 7 per ommus Saterday at 5% conte | street Masks AnD | a | In the Board of Assistant Aldermen, last evening, an wmjenction was read from the Seperior Court, re- straining the Mayor, Aldermen aud Commonalty, | from granting to any company the right of laying | downs railroad track in Broadway. But this order | was modified, as far as the Board of Assistant Alder- | men was concerned, by & subsequent rale of yester- day's date. The ordinance fora railway along Broad- | way accordingly pessed the Board, as was ex- pected. The priviege of constructing it will be | sold at public auction, on the 20th of February next, | With respect to the Harlem Railway, and the ex- tension of this liue through Crosby, Elm, Bieecker, and other streets, the action of the Board of Alder. | men was concurred in, and the privilege granted. We learn from Washiogton that sailors resident in California are to receive their extra pay there, in- stead of being put to the trouvle of sending to the national capital for it, Gen. Houston has arrived, and will take his seat iu the Senate next Tuesday. When he passed through Cincinnati, the other day, he is reported to have worn a wildcat skin vest, and looked as fresh avd vigorous as a youth, instead of a veteran whose locks have been bleached by the snows of seme seventy winters. Very little was cone in the United States Senate yesterday. Numerous petitions were presented, and notice was given of oxe or two unimportant bills, after which the body adjourned till Tuesday. ‘The House adjourned from Wedsesday till to-day, bat it is donbtful whether a sufficient number of members will be found to form a quorum. Our special correspondent at Alvany writes that many legislators have arrived, and are already ea: geged in caucussing for officers of both the Senate and Ass The Governor's message—which is very lengt nthe bands of the printers, and will be read: delivery to the publishers in this city the moment that it is presented io the Legis- latare. Abont one thousand national democrats met in Philadelphia last evening, and passed resolutions ¢- nouncing the Cabinet at Washington, and all their ion, free soil, spoils-dividing coadjutors, inc!ud, ing Gov. Bigler. According to the latest advices from Mexixo, Mr. Gadeden, our Minister, was making favorable pro gress towerds an amicable adjustment of the territ J rial dispute with that country. He had been ten» dered across of the highest order of Guadalupe. Santa Anna's treasury is bankrupt, ours is overflow | ing—he bas more land than he can properly take care of, and will probably be happy to dispose of it on moderate terms; consequently there is little otf struction in the way of settling the national dif} culty. Mr, George W. Howeil was thrown from a wagon and killed at Richmond, Va., on Thursday. He was chief operator at that place in the office of the Washington and New Orleans Telegraph. Captain Partridge’s military school at Brandy? wine Springs was entirely destroyed by five last Thursday, The scholars were mostly absent for the holidays. The additional tall! of snow in this vicinity yes- terday rendered the sleighing superb, but had the effect of blocking up most of the roads and railway tracks to such a degree as to make them impassable by wheeled vehicles. The city has been in one con- tinal jingle of excitement for the last forty-eight hours, and is likely to continue co for some days ‘@ come. All is life and animation; almost everybody is charmed with the music of the bells; money § circulating freely, and poor people are gratified to find that the sun, despite the cold, has thawed ov § went fourteen or fifteen centuries ago. It re. quired between three and four hundred years for Christianity to permeate the minds of men and upset the Roman empire. Despite the change of circumstances, it would seem that its progress is no faster now. Full three centuries have elapsed since the first missionaries set foot on Chinese soil. Their teaching has only begun to bring forth practical fruits during the past year. Christianity has germed for three bundred years and more in the Sunday schools and the churches on the coast; and now it bursts forth, just as it did in Europe, assumes a poli- tical character, and meets idolatry and in- tolerance with the sword. The aged Roman rent his beard with grief at the spectacle of the broken statues of Jupiter and Diana—we can well imagine the horror-struck countenance with which some noble Chinaman watched his disgraced idols float down the stream of the Yeang-tse-Keang. ‘Twas but the repetition of a tale we have all learned at school. Christian- ity. freedom of conscience, morality, social liberty, commercial prosperity, are all borne in the womb of the Chinese revolution. Nor does it stand alone. Japan awaits in fear and trembling @ similar convulsion; “and the Bir- mese and Affghan races, thrust accidentally into contests with civilized nations, are prepar- ing unconsciously ior changes of full equal sig. nificance. Chinese, Japanese, Birmese and Afghans, have all alike struck the first blow this year, for freedom and the rights of man. Exrope has been the chief theatre of the se- cond class of rev clutions—those in which civi- lized races have scught a higher degree of po- litical freedom than they previously enjoyed. Their outbreak has assumed a purely accidental shape. The masses of Europe had, apparently, nothing to do with Russia’s demands respecting the Holy Shrines; but out of those demands has sprung a quarrel which must ultimately bring the friends of liberty to a direct issue with the established despotisms. Napoleon IT} has already assumed the title of leader of the democratic host ; and Lord Palmerston’s resi; § nation, which is obviously based ona difference of opinion between him and his colleagues on the Eastern question, shows clearly that Eng- land will eventually assume the same ground. The ultimate issue of the Turkish war, so far as the interests of humanity and civilization are concerned, can be nothing but the overthrow of the established despotisms, and the cor: quest, in some shape or other, of practical liber- ty by the masses of Europe. The war in Wal- lachia is a far more direct step towards this consummation than any number of outbreaks at Milan, Berlin, Vienna, or Paris. In like manner, the incessant rebellions and petty wars which the past year has witnessed in South America, are mere symptoms of a fermentation which must eventually result in the establish- ment of free governments throughout that con- tinent. Just as the present dispute in Europe seems to invoke no higher interests than the sovereignty of the Porte and the dominion of instead of congealed, the charitable dispositions .¥ those who have an abundance and to spare of the world’s blessiogs. Travellers, it Q troe, are disappointed in not being able | continue their journeys, and persons expect ing remittances regret the failure of the mails; bat so faras news is concerned the non-reception of jetters and papers is of small consequence. Tie telegraphs supply the ceficiency, and keep us fully posted in advance relative to all matters of im- portance throughout the country. By the way messages were received dircet fron Chicago yes'er- day, via the Morse New York, Albany and Buffalo line, end we learn tiat hereafter despatches will be regularly transmitted between this city and Chicago in a single circuit. The investigation with regard to the robbery of the Mecbanics’ and Traders’ Baok of Jersey City was conciuded before tne Recorder of that place yes‘er day, and John W. Fox, the teller of the bank, was held te bail in the sum of eight thousand dollars to answer any indictments thet may be preferred against bim at the next April term of the Court. The Board of Supervisors held their last meeting yesterday evening; and having transacted all the business before them—which will be found reported ‘on nother column—adjourned sine die. Alderman Peck, after some opposition, was appointed to the office of Receiver of Taxes. As usual, our columns contain a greet variety of interesting reading t> which we capnot afford space to refer particularly. Bee the telegraphic columns for various m rine disasters, destructive fires, railroad accidents, &c. A D. 1853. This day last year, after scanning the events of the preceding twelve months, we character- ized them as a period of reaction. We saw on every side, in 1852, the necessary consequences of the unsuccessful attempts at revolution which took their ri8e in 1848, We have now a different task to perform. The year which ex- p'res to-day has witnessed a revival of the revo- lutionary era. The scenes of 1848 sink into utter insignificance beside those of 1853. The whole of this small planet of ours has been convulsed: it is hardly possible to point out a single State which has escaped the universal earthquake. Independence, on the 16th of February last, while on ber passage from San Juan del Sad to San Francis- 0, by which catlastrophe one hundrea and twenty human beings lost their lives by fireand flood. Tne Norwalk tragedy, which occurred on the 6th of May, is another of those awful events, which, however painful the r collection, will not readily be forgotten; by this sad accident forty-six persons were hurried Jato eternity, and twenty-four others received wourds, the effects of which will probably accom peny the most of them: for the remai their lives. On Sunday, the 15th of August, ninety perrons in the city of New York and thirty-seven in Brooklyn, died from son stroke—a great number o whom, while,perambulating the streets in thea J parent enjoyment of health, dropped lifeless upon the pavement. The opening of the Crystal Paia exhibition, the scenes between our courts of justi and the Common Council on the Broadway railroad ease—which, by way of parenthesis, we might say are about to be reenacted; the great destruction of sbipping which 0 lately occured at our wharves, are events a parallel to which a centory might not be able to introduce. The year has left its mark upon the city of New Orleans, and will be long remem- Dered as the great yellow fever year—apwards of twelve thonsand of the inhabitants of that city having died during the last summer, most of whom ‘were victims of the epidemic. Storms and eartl qmakes, fires and freshets, rivts and catastrophes politics and progress, ali are recorded to make up a Jeitbful index of the year’s events, Amongst the statistics whigh we spread before ‘lic world in this ¢ay’s Hexanp,are the very elaborate and carefully compiled tables of the business traas- acted in our Jaw courts during the year 1853; recor of crime, embracing the number of persons convict #4, executed, and imprisoned; names of the officers of the City Prisov, the Alm=house Department, &c the whole afforiing much valuable information with regard to oor city’s history. The venerable Monorief Livingston died in Cler mont, Columbia county, on Thursday. He was on of the oldest members of the apoien! fanuly whose name he bore. Men’s minds seem suddenly to have real- ized the impossiblity of enduring their past condition any longer. From North to South, from East to West, one gen- eral, unanimous acclamation for change has been heard. In one continent, reli- gion bas combined with political discontent to subvert the established authorities. In another, the ambition of despotism has antici- pated the revival of the democratic feeling, and bas invited the friends of libesty to renew the struggle. Ina third, various epliemeral causes have given birth toa revolution and discon- tent, where, a year ago, a halcyon era of peace and tranquillity was foreshadowed. Through out the globe the same spirit has prevailed, though in different degrees and different forms. Over the whole earth a revolutionary and a progressive movement has been at work, vary- ing in its symptoms, its characteristics and its tendencies, according to the degree of enlight- enment enjoyed by each separate nation. The revolutions of 1853 may be divided into three classes. In the first and highest must be ranked the peaceful revolutions in public sen- timent which are taking place in nations «| ready in porsession of full freedom, and which only tend tocure temporary evils in their gov- ernment. In the second, we rank those revo- lutions which are taking place in nations al- ready civilized, and whose object it is to substi- tute a more liberal and freer form of govern- ment for the one now existing. In the third, we place the revolutions which are being wrought among races only half civilized, and which aim at introducing civil, political, reli- gious, and svcial freedom among nations that have never known liberty in any shape. For an illustration of the latter class of revo- lations we must turn to the Asiatic continent. There we find a nation of nearly four bundred millions of souls plunged in anarchy, acd uo dergoing the same process which Burope under- the Principelities, so the disturbances in Vene- zuela, Bolivia, Peru, and the Argentine States on a superficial glance, appear nothing more than personal or dynastic controversies. To the eye of the statesman these unimportant forms vanish, and the real issue and the real result looms out in imposing significance. Of the first class of revolutions witnessed in 1853 the United States and Australia afford the most striking examples. ‘A year ago we chron- icled as cheering events the election of General Pierce and the unparalleled unanimity with which the people of this country had resolved to sustain the integrity of the Union against its enemies. ~ At that time not a voice was heard to disparage the President elect. Twelve months have elapsed, and now not a voice, save those of hirelings. utters a syllable in his praise. He has forfeited the esteem of a whole people, broken every pledge he gave, violated each separate promise of his inaugural, trampled on the sentiment which elected him, plunged the country into disorders whose issue appals the most stout-hearted. and for all this has earned the indignant reproaches of an injured nation, His government has fallen lower after ten months of office than any of its predecessors ever fell in four years. - A complete revolution, that will be terrible in its effects on the President and his advisers, bas been effected during the past year. There has been no bloodshed, no’ popular rising ; but, asis the custom in highly enlightened communities, each man has peace- ably and quietly made up his mind. and resolved to act at the next election. Soin Australia. No sword has been raised, no shot fired; but the colonial authorities have been simply or- dered to obey the voice of the people, and, with unusual gocd rense, they have submitted with. out a murmur. In both countries the bloodless revolution will succeed, and the popular will prevail. The state of Mexico and the Sandwich Islands approximates more closely, perhaps, to that of Europe and South America than to that of the United States and Australia. But the issue of the transition state in which they are now placed will raise them to the level of the latter, So eventful a year, on the whole, has not passed over our heads for many @ century. It opened with bloodshed in China and at Buenos Ayres. Directly afterwards the President o! Mexico resigned, and the king of Ava was de- throned. War raged in Montenegro, and Turkey was reluctantly forced to accept the terms foreed upon her by Austria. An insurrection at Milan again smote kings with terror. Aut- breaks at Venezuela and Bolivia distracted the continent. Great Britain giuttonously swal- lowed Pegu, and thrust her soldiers into the pestilent marshes of the Irawaddy. Battles ia Birmah succeeded battles at the Cape; and the cannon’s sound was re-echoed from Buenos Ayres to Nankin, from Nankin to Rangoon. A ministerial crisis at Madrid followed a ministe- rial crisis in London, and constitutional impedi- ments alone prevented a ministerial crisis at Washington. Com. Perry forced an entry into the port of Nangasaki, while McClure was forcing an entry into the Polar ice, and Gortschakoff was crosting the Pruth. Within a few days of each other Monagas saw the bulk of the Venezuelan people take open arms against him, Urquiza, baffled by intrigue, resigned the Presidency of the Argentine Confederation, and Santa Anna rifled Mexico of the last vestige of her liberties. The sequel may be rapidly told. War on every side—filibustero expeditions in Southern Cali- fornia—new victories over the Arabs in Algiers ~the capture of Shanghae, in China—the re- surrection of Dost Mahommed in Cabul—war on the Danube, war at Erzeroum, war on the Black § war in Birmah—everywhere pre- parations for terrible, bloody war. Amid the clash of eteel and the thunder of cannon the feeble voice of the Muse of Industry, whore triumphs have been celebrated during the past year in the United States, in Ireland and in Chili, is overpowered and silenced, Important from Europe—Lord Palinerston’s Resignation. The news by the Africa, in its general fea- tures, from the seat of war, is of very consid- erable moment, and in one particular cireum- stance, concerning the British Cabinet, is of some puzzling embarrassment. That circum- stance is the resignation of Lord Palmerston, Secretary of the Home Department. The alleged reason given on ‘Change next morning, (the 1(th,) for this act of Palmerston, was, that in the meeting of Parliament on the third of January, it was understood that Lord John Russell, (backed by all the other mem- bers of the ministry, except the retiring min- ister.) will bring into the House of Commons a bill for a very liberal extension of the elective franchise, upon the basis of what is known in Englaudas the Household “Buftrage. This is the reason given out on ‘Change and in the London journals, originating. ne doubt, from government agents, with a view of quieting the public curiosity. But it seems that the people, after a half day’s reflection, rejected the ex- planation arising from the instruments of Aber- deen, and adopted the more rational idea that the retirement of Lord Palmerston was the re- sult of some ministerial disagreement concern- ing the policy to be pursued by her Majesty’s government upon the Turkish question, Thus the Commercial Daily List says: “Although the impregsion on the Stock Exchange appear- d to be that domestic politics influenced Lord Palmerston’s withdrawal from the cabinet, a different feeling was prevalent in mercantile circles, and the belief is, that his lordship would not have taken so decided a step, perilling the existence of the ministry at such a critical period, were he not actuated by higher motives than those assigned. His withdrawal so recent- ly after the announcement that negotiations would be continued by this country, and the almost simultaneous arrival of the news of de- cided Russian successes by sea and land, strengthens the idea that disagreement with the Eastern policy of the government is the true cause of his resignation.” We are thus free to infer that Lord Aberdeen has disgusted Palmerston with his temporizing policy, where bold and decisive action was de- manded. The hurry of Aberdeen in carrying the intelligence to the Queen, at Osborne House, may signify nothing—there was nothing extraor- dinary in the proceeding; but the instincts of the public mind on great cabinet difficulties are pretty generally correct. The crisis in Turkish affairs may have arrived for putting the question of active armed co-operation with the Porte in the Black sea, by the fleets of England and France; and, on the other hand, Lord Aberdeen may have been immovable in his be- lief that a compromise with the Czar is now at- tainable, and that it is only a compromise that can arrest the fearful alternative of a general European war. At all events, Louis Napoleon and the public opinion of England, and, we dare say, this country, have thus far dragged the British Ca- binet after them. Palmerston’s resignation, we fear, is chargeable to Aberdeen’s peremptory refusal to budge another peg fill he shall have tried a little more coaxing with the Czar. The Britieh lion is getting old and circumspect. In other words, while drifting down stream John sexes who, between pride and want, are starv- ing by slow degrees in unventilated garrets and mephitie cellars; we say nothing of these, and nothing of the twenty thousand abandoned | | females of this great commercial emporium. We simply tuke the list of the tweuty thousasd ; absolutely dependent from day to day wpon i public or private charity for thetr existence, and ask our abolition philanthropists where there is anything in the South to compare with | this dismal army of twenty thousand paupers? We have many good people among us—many | benevolent institutions; we bave bundreds of | costly churches, and some religious societies as rich as Jews. Nor is it an unusual thing to see in the will of some deceased millionaire his tens, and twenties, and hundreds of thousands, | j bequeathed for religious purposes--such as the diffusion of tracts and the circulation of the Bible among the heathen. And we have those among our philanthropists and churchmen who are proud of these things, as the ancient Phari- see, who impudently thanked God that he was better than other men. They are distressed concerning the abominations of Southern sla- very; they deplore, they agitwte, they de- nounce, with the venom of their Christian hate, the degrading, the impoverishing, the demoralizing influences of our Southern domestic institutions. And yet these meek and lowly followers of their Divine Mas- ter are guilty of these hypocritical pretences, with more crime, and wretchedness, and demo- ralization all around them, tainting the very air they breathe--more of all this, we say, than they could pick up in a tour of observation from Washington to New Orleans. * Thou fool, first take the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to take the mote out of thy brother’s eye.” The Bible is the true touchstone for this mock philanthropy. Tur Broapway Ramnoap—There is to be no émeute to-night. Broadway is not to be torn up. One of our Judges has nipped the affair in the bud, by the following ivjunction, granted yesterday:— Tue ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHERS, AGAINST 1HE Mayor, ALDERMEN AND COMMONALTY OF tue Ciry or Naw York. An order having been heretofore made by me. re- uiring the defendants to show cause, on Saturday, the 31s¢ instant, why an injunction should not issue against them, and restraining the defendan’s in the meantime, and it appearing to me that the said re- straint cught to be vacated so far as relates to the Board of Arsistant Aldermen, I do hereby order that the same be, and it is hereby, vacated, and the raid Board of Assistant Aldermen are at liberty to act as if it bad granted no such order or injunction, until the hearing, on showing cause and my decision thereon. Jxo. Duzs. New York, Dec. 30,1853. But even a higher law than Judge Duer has interposed. The injunction of our courts has been rendered unnecessary by the injunction of the Storm King. Thus Broadway is saved, for the present, against the expected attack upon the Russ pavement. What a blessing a snow storm is to the metropolis! Reurr or Broapway.—While a powerful combination of speculators contemplate re- lieving Broadway; by a blockade of six months, in building a railroad for its perpetual obstruc: tion, the simplest expcdients for the relief of our great thoroughfare are entirely overlooked. Widen Church street, and run it through to Greenwich, or to the Battery, and at the other Bull will vainly struggle to pull up. He will be compelled to go with the tide. Committee on Territories of the Senate will pro- bably urge the organization of three more new territories, to be carved out of that vast prairie region lying between the western frontiers of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota, and the Rocky Mountains, in one direction, and between the 34th and the 42d parallels of north latitude in the other direction. These new territories are to be called Nebraska, Kansas, and Cherokee, and they will probably leave the northern por- tion of the immense region indicated still open tothe Indians and the buffaloes. But as the territories to be formed will involve ,the Mis- souri compromise line of 36-30, they will bring up again in a tangible shape the broad issue of slavery or free soil. Undoubtedly the free soilers, upon these ter- ritories, will revive the pestilent Wilmot pro- viso. Another party will propose to leave the question of slavery to be determined by the people of said territories for themselves; but as this privilege will open the territories to the people of Arkansas and Missouri, with their slaves, the plan of non-iatervention will be stoutly resisted. Another party in Congress may propose the continuation of the Missouri compromiee line to the northeastern boundary of Texas; and between these several proposi- tions we may count upon another general agi- tation in Congress of the whole merits of the slavery question, In this controversy we shall probably dis- cover whether the Cabinet is a unit or other- wise in the general issue; whether they are for the compromises of the constitution and the precedents in law supporting those compro- mises, or whether they are simply for the spoils, regardless of consequences, The free soil proclivities of General Taylor’s Cabinet came very near bringing the Union toan ab- rupt dissolution. Now we shall soon see whether our present administration is better or worse on the slavery question than the free soil spoils Cabinet which broke down Genera Taylor. The Cabinet organ, instead of this eternal whining and growling about the Senate printing, would be doing a service to its friends by defining the position of the admin- istration with regard to the question of slavery in these forthcoming new territories. Otherwise, the Cabinet party of the House and the Senate will have to fight their enemies in the dark. Does the new construction of the Baltimore platform apply to these territories? Does the free soil amnesty extend to them? Does it exclude slaveholders from these terri- tories, or does it admit them? We call upon the Cabinet organ to answer. Socrat Evris—Norrs ann Sovrm.—There are six thousand people subsisted upon the public charities of this city of New York—the mase of these poor creatures being helpless paupers: young children, decrepid old people, lunatics, and so forth. In addition to these there are, we venture to say, at least ten thou- sand more, the victims of poverty and wretch- edness, who are entirely dependent upon pri- vate charity or benevolent societies. That is to say, there are in thie rich and thriving city of merchant princer, with their streets of splen- did warehouses and their avenues of brown stone and marble palaces extending for miles— there are here among us twenty thousand peo- ple supported by charity, who, elsewhere, might now, to a great extent, be supporting themeelves. We eay noibing of the thousands of beth end_ widen Mercer street, and run it through to Union square. This would afford great relief to Broadway. Then, on the eastern side, widen Elm street and run it through to Chambers street; and on the same line, widen Crosby street. and run it through Lafayette place to the Bowery and Union square. These two lines, thus opened and widened, would answer the purposes of a Broad- way railroad and the mass of through passen- gers between any point above Union square and the Battery. Do this,’ and put the fare be- ‘ween Union square and the Battery at three cents, and the omnibusses may be ruled off Broadway by the simple rule of more attractive competition. We submit these projects of sub- stantial relief to Broadway to the wise heads of our new set of City Fathers. A Dreaprot Smash Ur.—The summary pro- ceedings of the authorities with Perham’s gift exhibition, and other lottery swindles of the same pattern, is a terrible smash up to the ai3 ticipations of green goslings, and ambitious servant girls, concerning those farms on the Delaware, those splendid pianos, gold watches, and so forth. Eighty thousand tickets sold by Perham and the cash pocketed! Why did the suthorities permit this? Perham may now snap his fingers at them; and his poor silly dupes may whistle for their prizes. But better late than never. A dollar for Perham will be useful as a warning for the future. Marine Affairs, DETENTION OF THE StxaMKR GLASGOW.—The ssrew steam- ship Glargow, Capt. Craig, would not leave the Clyde for New York until the 17th December, in consequence o¢ getting fool of a vesre) in the river, and carrying away foretopmant, jibboom, Xo, Naval Intelligence. The frirate Savannah, from Hampton Roads September 14, arrived at Rio Janeiro November9. The sioreehip Relief, from Mcntevideo, arrived st Rio November 4. City Intelligence. Fiern.—A fire broke out yerstercay moraing im anew building in Thirty-fourth street, between Seventh and Eighth ues, it is supposed to have originated from « fire in the beck basement, whish some workmen had kindled to warm themselves by. Ths daniage was about $1,500. ‘A fire oceurred on Thursday nizht at 69 Hudson street, which wan 6xtinguirbed with trifliag loss. AccpENTS.—Thursday morning about six o'clock, Mr, Jchn ©. Bencel a baker, residing im Forty-firot street, rtarted to go on his rounds, and while driving down the Eighth avenue, be drove into a sewer about being con streeted in Tairty-ninth street, in consequence of there Veing no light. Mr. Bendel wae thrown from his wagon and be: ly hurt. 4 boy, Thurrday morning, xbovt sixteon years of age,’ pamed James Conlin, wi ooked ¢owa and rua over by stage No, 279, The boy was at the time orcssing Chatham kreet Be wae badly hurt and taken to the City Horpitst Peter Wood, an linglicbman, on Friday night slipped and fell on the rlippery pavement at the oorner of Madi- fon and JJinton streets, and broke his leg, He was taken to the New York Hospital, Joseph Clapham, & carpenter, working at the new butiding No. $7 Reeknan street, fell from the third story and was reriously injared. He eas taken to his home AJad named Roe, who was looking at a fire in Divi- siow street on Thursday night, was knocked down by a horse attached to a cutter, acd was seriously injared, He was taken home to 84 Amon street. United States Circuit Court. Befors toe Hou. Judge Hell, Dre, 80,—Sentnes.—Elward MoGaw, convicted of larse- ny on the high reas, was sentenced to sixty days bard la. bor in the Penitentiary. Thomes Sin cocks, Hogh Salley, Charles Danesport, Fa- ity of endsavo ward Leary, end Thomas Kane, found 1) Was sontenced ring to wake a revolt, were Aned $i2en Ann Lynch, for passing connterfeit mon to two years in the State prison. Political InteDigence. James C Pettigrew has bees nominated as the demo- oratle candidate for the office of Mayor of Pittsburg. In the fitth legislative district of Essex county, New Jersey, Jowatban Cory was nelected as the candidate of the whig party, Axouition Vote in New York.—The official convess ehowk the following footlogw for the candiiates at the receut State election :-— Compiroiler=Seib M Attorney Ge Treasurer. 1 rel—John Jay,. than Sonle ..... fe Pron Board | days to come leigh riing and f seldom witnessed in our city. Carnival Season in New York. THE SLEIGHING AND SNOWING OF YBSTBEDAY. The street mosie of ‘Thursday was kept up yesterday witbout intermission, Tke thermometer in the morniag: stood at sixteen degrees andin the eveniag at twenty six, showing that the weather bad muck moderated from wha¥ it was the Cay before, At noon yesterday the white fiat es Dewan to fall again, and continued for the ysmain~ der of the day, Tre ecld weather has prepared s durable | founeslion for all )be white coverings of the slouds whio's | the clerk cf the weather may choose to spread over the earth and there is row every prospect that for many ing will bo all the. go The greatest novelty in there times is an unused or an urcalled-for sleigh. Anything with rangers on it is. just now s most difficult article to bire, or borrow, or pur> chase, inthe metropolis, The cars yesterday found i> more ¢ifficnit than on the day before to travel on the tracks. Ox most of the tracks omnibus sleighs were sub- stituted, and a few of the railroads kept a few cars rund ping for the xecommodation of the old fogy portion of the community, who look with borror upon the jolly oompa~ nies, yelling, ringing ond shovting through the streets, and freeze at the very idea of facing a stormy notheaster in an open sleigh up as far asthe avenues. Ubrellag were also in preat demand yasterday, to keep off the blinding Fleet that came directly in the eyes from every quarter, Broadway was, from early dawn to midnight, the «cene of a great carnival—~all hiods of characters, fas) hones ard fest men, gamblers and politicians, rish and poor, women and chillcen, were all out in this great ar- tery of the city, during the entire day, Thera were sove- ral beavy swells inthe shape of six horse turnouts and twelve-horee turn outs, four tandem, and im ell the varie ~ ous other ways of gearing up the prancing ateed to the geily painted sleigh Women played their part also im the carnival : coiting here and there, as numerous almost a6 the Gescending fiakos, were single couples, the woners and the wooed, old and young, the gay Lothario and the vererable graybeard, all wrapped up in thelr own warm buffeloes and jolly sport. Bat how diferent are the sports of sleigh riding in the city to the game amusement in the country! There such sport is fall of feeling and meaning. Tho merry chimo sounding through forest and over field is in keeping with happy reflections and jleasing merriment Bat in » crowded metropolis there ix Lhe bitter with the sweet, as well in tlsigh riding as in everything elee Look at those lean, lank, aterving horses, upon whose hip bones yoa eoul& beng your hat, strnggling and groaning under the load of that noisy crowd of bachansls, There are six horses, to be eure, nnd a spavbing new sleigh; but near a hun- dred mortals have clung to it, making some fifteen or twenty for each horre Aa they train along, the oracking whip urges therh en, wh ile every step sunders one of the life-strings of these noble snimals, Are these sighte calculated to excite pleasurable emotions, or should they be arrociated with the honest laugh of friendship, or the merry music of sleigh bells? Again, such a crowd Who do you rup against in ycur excursion? The honest, frank, and uncontamixated son of the rural clatriste? No! More likely the villenous debauchee, who offers his hand while he woul@ pick your pockets, and jingles hio glass with your's while revolving a plan for cutting your throat. These cre not reflectiors such as ought to pos- fess the mind of one upon a merry sleighing party, where his heart onght to dance to the musieal bells, ang his thoughts roam free as the whistling wiads. The boys kept up their sport of snowballing yesterday, and played with much zeal their partin the carnival. Taken alto- gether, such scenes aa those of the present time aro Coroner: Inqu Metancnory Scicipe.—Corover U’ Donnell yeaterday hel@ an inquest upop the body of Maris summer, at 633 Nioth esta, avenue, The deceared had been married ten years; about two years #go her husband attempted to kill her ; he was prevented, however, bat not before he had intiicted e serious wound upon her. Ie was sent to a luoatie asy- lum and was afters time releared and returned to hie wife. Ever since hie attack upon her, deceased was sub- ject to low spirits ; much of her suffering was induced by the low circumstances im which they were compelled to live. The hurband wis s tailor, and besides, kepts drug. store, He rtated that yesterday morsing, “I waa pre- paring dinuer for my children; decessed was behind the counter, where some medicines were kept: my back was towards her ; on turnivg round I saw her placing the lau- danum bottle upon the shelf, and then drink ont of the graduating glare ; I made no remark nor did she, and she came ard saton a chair near the stove; I toom her in my armr; she became insensible; I sent for the neighbors 5 she then piaced ina chair and Dr. Edmonda was sen for ; be came #26 pronounced ber in sdying condition ; the died soon sfterwards. I know ro ether cause for ner deuth than that stated above : there are a number of tincture bottles io my medicine shop ; I ata not a regular dvuggist ; Iam e tailor by trade, and’ work at my busi- ness, but when ferrous come for medicine I get off the bench end serve them; [ never stadied the nature of drugs. The jury rendered the following verdict :—Death by suicide by teking an overdore of Iaudaaum, ‘was 59 years of age, @ native of [reland, Scppey Deara.—Henry Robrig, a newspaper carrier, Cropped down dead at his house, 24 Delancey street, yes tercay morning. Coroner Wilbelm held an inqaest upon the bo'y, when it appeared the decensed had been to m ball #t the Shakespeare hotel on Thursday night, and was apparently in good health. bout balf.past 8 o'clock he went home, sn arriviog at the doer kaocked and ‘Emelina, @ en the door, 1am dyiog;’” the door, and found him sitting on *. He was taken io the room, and complained of want of air. Hs then took lesve of his wife and child snd ia ten miautes he was acorpse. Dr, & post mortem examiastion, de. died from congestion of the ieee and of the heart, Deceased was German, twenty-seven years of age. Death By Far.yej Taxoven a Batcrway.—Ooroner Gambe yestersay held an inquest at the New York Hospital, on the bedy of Felix McGahon, s boy thirteen years of age, who came to his death by accidentally falling through the hatchway ef the store No. 164 William street. The deceased was employed ia the book publish- ing teteblichment in the new building; the fall caused fracture of the rku:l, which killed him. A verdict wa rendered in accerdance with the above Untied States District Court. Before Hon. Judge Betts Dro. 30.—Io the case of the United States against Jaques Polack, charged with emuggling, the District At- torney moved that ® nolle provequs be entered, which was sccordingly dot Ov motion of F. R Lameroux, counse} for defendant. the recognizsnces entered into by Polack were cancel! Assignees’ Sale of Splendid Diamond Jew- elry.— ALBERT H, S1COLAY & CO. will sell this day, a ore o’clory, P.M... 8 their sales room, 169 Broad: Cortlandt Ftrect, a large stock of epiendid diamond jewel- te gold watches, vestand guard chains, diamond erosses, ry. egaat enrl, diamond, snd ensmel ed brooch and earrings, opal and diamond brooch, coshines) and diamond lock bracelets Oey vi to tl bidder, by order of assignees; suitabio for New Year gifts, and see the advorties 6 worthy of attention, For nt of the auti ra. nts.-Albert H. Nicolay & Co. their sales*room, No. 169 Broadway eb at 1034 o'clock g of elogant Fi iit and painted Boh near Cortland: fanoy goods, cv rouns and frures, hefield ware, t goods. fine porte Urns, onke and card br Protents, and are wor! dvertisement Elegant Furniture at Auction.—Our Read. ers will pease remember that ALBERT H. NICOLAY & CO. wills ell, this day at 2 o’clock V. M.,at the warcrooms of x Morrell aud Johnson, No, 314 Broadway, noar Peart their entire stock of’ besutifal household furnita ting ia part of rosewood parlor suite, i and fanc ke , &o ner, without regard to expent fold Without reserve, mnt. and tho whole Fox further particulars Perham’s Exh: Mirror coptinues at Academy Hall every aftornoon and o ing asurus! On Vondasy next there will atil A. M.. 2,4, 64; and 8 o'clock P. tions daily during aift tickets will ree exhil P.M. The ed for admission at all timos. 4 Naweou atree! Printing done at GOx DU: 1853 and 1854 —Now Ye: TOW will receive calls His frien vited at the writing parlors, 202 every descr ption of writing All a1 gooe business hi for & few dollars, @npital, to bring out a superior pan, ri Call.—Mr. Bric. In the Notice of Presentation of Silver Plate toM. Slont, Keq., the nam Wrong; it should have been J Bewery, where tho pu’ fortmer't of fine watches, tor the holidays, A Card to the Public.—The Indian in his besutiful gu estive Inn wet ‘but with os it to th that are displayed, ued the tach by expe. 0 purohan ‘ong sho branches of the ; hosiory an , for aduits and o clothing de par 0 the stook of 8 first ine of businoss whioh it Tepresen x magnificent aeloon the Hititor con obeain, and at the Lowes cont, overy artioly which gould bo selected from ning fashionsble stores, situated, por- bape, upon the average, ® quarter oF & he Y Tho saving of time by’ this arrangement i w ENIN’S Boras, 613 Broadway, 8t. nd Genin's Hat Ksvablisimont, 214 Broad vel, Bt, Poul’s Churob. fully Bisc Gail ue Took upon his lave aad i 5 look apon Ane vest sriumph, the sliver pitcher, in iteclt m ohet @ouvre cet les Avidng rowed Yor arustlo supremacy, °°