The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR | OFFICE HW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. | BRMB eh im ora ue. HLA AL iow © per om | or with Adver- | pe deciucted from money remiticd FOLUNTAKY taing tmypor- Rent newer ruined wed will fe Mberally prvi for ’ MBTHOPOLITAN DALL—Jvxiisy's ComcERT, BOWERY THBATERS. Bowory—Aficrnoon - OreDnEN IN arp THe Beast. tus Woon Born Sxvecren—Be Bvenise—Evaone—Twe vs. BROADWAY THEAT way—Two Buzcanps ~ Barsnscr or rue Gave: WRTON'S THEATKE, Chambers sxreot—-Masxe AND Pacer Youve AcThes!—BLack axw Warra. Brontway—Oro Time AND y Hicu Live vezow srains Rosy ov Krrnick Dave in the 4 gt.2 and 4 oPolock in the evouing. nd 8) lock in the eveping. ALLACK’S TITEAT Rew Toe Love ann Me AMERICAN MUSEU morning, at 10 o'clock, Romimsom Cavsox BROADWAY MENAGERIE—S:auxsa Twixs anv Wino Duarte ee | ble feast. | white kids cemy part ef the | + RY AMPHITHEEATES, 37 Gover QU ROT RIAN MEFOR MANES. 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Bor European wm te three o’cloek to-morrow afternoon. The Wawnry Hunan wil) be publiehed at eleven 0 close to morrow werning Matbour. Fi ¢ the following places radise Btreci. o., No. 17 Cornhill. js will close in this city ats quarter Ii will contain all the news up to Th sixpence, The News The excessively crowded state of our columns witb highly important matter of every description, ecmpels us to be brief in our allusions to the leading features of the news this morning. The document which will probably command the most attention is fhe annual report of the Comptroller, which affords @ complete view of the financial condition of the Btate ut the close of the last fiscal year. [t will be found replete with inctractive acd valuable infor- mation. We have today minaged to spread before our seaders most of the remaining statistics and oth faete connected with the history of the year 1 We furnish a retrospec’ of the leading evente in all parte of the world during the last half century; Statistica of the city—-embracing the mortality re ports, decisions in the Jaw courts, and commerce of the pert; trade of the canals; names of Congress men, State Legislators, Counc and Aldermen Officers of the courts, city prisons, end other functioneries; sketches of our State Senators, Kc. The whole ferming a most invaluable record fir future reference. The attention of the reader is directed to the very full report of the grand banquet given to Gen. Wool by the citizens of Troy, prior to bis departure for €alifornia. The speech of the veteran hero, as well as the speeches and letters of other gentlemen on tbe occasion, will be read with grest interest at tais particular moment when people are casting about for candidates for the Presidency. The report may be found on the second page. One of our special correspondents at Washington has furnished an outline of what may be expected to transpire in and out of Congress in the course of a few months. The Unionista o! both the South and the North are said to be growing more free in their expressions of dissatisfaction with regard to the inet, and will undoubtedly soon make a Il astound the coalition faction headed by the Secretary of State. It is understuod that the territory of Nebraska is to be admitted into the con- federacy upon such terms as will leave it at the op tien of her people to make it either a slave or a free territery. It will be seew, on refereace to the recent news from Cubs, that the Captain-Ceneral has issued a decree declaring his determination to suppress the slave trade, but authorizing, a3 2 substitate, the in- troduction into the island of free Indian laborers Asiaties or Spaniards. By telegraph from Boston we have further ac. @ounts of the deplorable sufferings of mariners during the recent storm at the East. A large number of vessels bave been either wrecked completely, or else | @ismasted and driven ashore. The most melancholy portion ofthis sad intelligence is that a great number of lives are known to have been lost, aud it is believed that some vessels have gone down with all on boari. Probably the mosfbeartrending disaster occurred to Capt. Stout, of the schooner Elizabeth. His vesvel was wrecked off Yarmonth on Wednesday night. He succeeded in getting his wife ashore, wut abe died on the beach in his arms. His child perish- ed while lashed to the echooner. There seems to be little animation in cotion & either our own or the New Orleans market. The stock on band atthe latter place is set down at 225,000 bales, and the decreased receipts at all the Southern ports, as compared with the resurns of last year, amount to 519,000 bales. Jadge Kane delivered an opinion in the United States District Court in Philadelphia, on the 50th alt. which will prove of some importance to owners of vessels bringing emigrant passenger to this couc- try. The facts of the case on which the decision is A. D. 1854. year! “T'was born yesterday; but the iquetie and the rules of Christianity effected @ postponement of the day, and for the t time converted New Year’s into ® movea- We keep it today. Keep it with and patent leather boots, sadly and splashing in the soft snow. Keep teacant dinners round “the old maho ” and joyous assemblages in noisy d ing rooms, "mid girlish laughter and boy- ish pranks, with a polka rattling trom the of firs | plano, many « cozy flirtation in shady cor - ners, and perhaps an old fashioned, mislet ye ambushed in some treacherous passage. K’ sep it in our hearts, as one more step towards } jfe’s end—one more reminder that, spite of onr- selves, we are growing old, and shell soo’ y have to render some account of our employr gent of the talents, the energies, the opportuni’ ges, and the means allotted tous inthis world. Keep it asa notion, as the commencement + st- another year, in which we shall be required to confess all that we have done in the past, * md prove to the world that our progress shall ever be com mensurate with our increase in yé ars, progress, and wealth. Keep it as members. of the great family of man, and mark, ere an gther year rolls over us, what unspeakable rev elutions the in- serutable agency ofour Maker shall have occa- sioned in our midst. Let those who may keep Njew Year asa time of festivity. "Tis right that -we should rejoice that we are permitted once amore to inaugurate the renewal of our lease of “ this beauteous, bounteous earth.” But nobler. higher far is the enjoyment of him vsho, raising himself by an effort of the mind from the world’s surface. looks dewa upon it asit revolves, and measures with a mathematical eye, the progress and the extent of the mental changes it is undergoing. Last year was but a preface, an exordium to this. Look at the facts. Last year Europe was quiet, Austria and Russia prepared their d sigus against Turkey, and foreshadowed their execution. This year, they will be fully ac- complisbed, for evil or for good. In 1853, China was convulsed by a revolution, which, hitherto has brought forth no tangible fruits. In 1854, it may be that the Celestial throne may be filled by a liberal sovereign—that Christianity may replace hideous paganism, and that foreigners mey be freely invited to partake of the treasures of its se Last year Japan was a sealed let- ter. This year it may be an open book. In | January, 1853, President Pierce was the most popular man in the United States; in January, 1855, he may not know where to bide his dimin- ished head. Last year, Mexico was a republic. This year we shall see it an empire, and pos- sibly again a scene of frightful discord and anarchy. In 1853, the British possessions in India were placidly resigned to the British sway. In 1854 we may see them throw off the yoke of servitude, and assert an evanescent independence. Last year Australia was a prc 3- perous colony, without hopes of rising beyond the rank of & province; in 1854 we may yet witness its declaration of independence. in 1853 the republicans of Europe were = crughed and silent faction ; in 1854 it may be that their foot will rest on the necks of kings. A hundred problems, each involving the hap- piness and prosperity of a large -portion of the dwellers on the earth, will be solved this year. Some will have a portentous influence on the progress of civilization and che well being of humanity. All will call into play the highest attributes of the historian and the philosopher. The men who live to see the Ist of Janu 1855, will have wherewitha! to stir old m« ries and fire young hearts, if they but wate) carefully the momentous course of the year 1854 no Our Municipal Reformation—The New Com- mon Counctl—The Mayor's Meseage. The Common Council of New York, which closed its official career on the last day of the old year, had the misfortune of earning for itself throughout this community a character for the grossest corruption and perversion of its responsible trusts. Throughout the past summer the popular odium which attached to the proceedings of the Aldermen and Assistauts was intensified to its highest degree, and found vent not only through the columns of the journals, but in mass meetings of the citizens. The natural consequence of this state of things was the giving birth to a new municipal politi- cal association, which assumed the title of the | Reform party, and under whose auspices the | State Legislature passed a bran new charter ior the city. This party finally ingratiated | itself in public estimation, and so succeeded in having a large proportion of its members elect- ed to discharge the duties of Aldermen and Councilmen for the next term. Out of the | twenty-two Aldermanic representatives of the same number of wards, one half were returned | the strength of the reform principles; and | out of the sixty councilmen, just two-fifths | came into power on the like popular fiction. | To-day this new corporation enters upon its | official existence, and the experience of a year will show whether or not this community has placed too much reliance in the claptrap ery of reform. We ourselves have very little confidence in that cry, or in those individuals who are ever ready to take it up. We have had some experi- ence in these matters. We recollect. not many years ago, when the Common Council of this city was installed under similar pretences; and we know that a more corrupt and profligate se never disgraced our municipal records, from the days of Peter Stuyvesant down to the era when Broadway railroad schemes were so reck- leasly and fradulently patronized, and witha! so successfully defeated. The reformers, who to-day enter upon the task of winning back for our corporation the fair fame which has been o late so tarnished, may, and probably will, veri- fy and strengthen our prejudices against such as attain power under such auspices. They are composed of portions of the two old political given are simply as follows:—A ship boand from | parties-—of men who having been, perhape, de- Cork, Ireland, to Philadelphia, took on board a num- ber of emigrant passengers, witb the stipulation tha’ en the arrival of the vessel at the latier port they should be forwarded to New York free of expensj When the vessel arrived the owners refased“te com- ply with the stipulations, alleging that the captain bad no suthority to enter iato ench arrangement. ‘The verse! was subsequently libsliel by the British Consul, in behalf of the passengers, and the Jadge held that the suit was well founded, on the ground that the master of a vessel was the authorized agent of the owners, and tie vessel was consequently liable for any agreement the captain might enter into io regard to the vessel under his corimand. We shal! publish a report of the decision in full at the earliest opportanity. The steamship Ilinols is over due froma Aspiawall, with the details of one week's later California news. She wil) bring the mails and passengers of the wicked steamer Winfield Scott. No paper will be issued from this office to-morrow morning. An edition will b¢ published at ove o'clock a be serpocn. feated in their ambitious projects under regular organizations, came as a dernier resort, to identify themselves with this new third party so brought into existence. We theretore do not expect from them any better government thax that which they have supereeded—and we will be both surprised and gratified if we have oc- casion to change our preconceived opinions in their regard. It is not, however, wholly with respect to the new Corporation that we anticipate disap- pointment to those sanguine spirits—if any sach there he-- who expect wondertul improvements in the management of our city affairs. The new charter would, of itself, most effectually preelnde all expectations of such a character. It has been framed either in utter ignorance or disregard of established rtles and precedents. Under ite provisions no sensible or rational mind could hope for good city government. by little shadow of reeponsibility whigd, uo- der the old ¢Aarter, ai ‘heads of de- partments,‘ by the uew totally swept away; ant, po matter how dereliction of duty “which may be evinced on the part of any m¢gnber of the corporate government, there is no efficient remedy provided, The heads of dep rtments are subservient to no supervision r contro), but are’as inde] of the Mayor ° 9a Common Council a8 those functionaries are of Nicholas Seagrist, the Sergeant at Arms. In fact, the estab- lished by the new charter is # ¢omplete jum- ble, and irreconcileakle with the commonest ideas of order. Whoever e: that it can work well, and that the new Corporation estab- lished under it will intre@mce a better order of things in this ilgoverned city, will find out eve long that he has been egregiously deceived. The best system of city government that could have been adopted would be ege formed on the model of the federal governmeité of this republic, with the Mayor representing the President, its head of depart- ments, appointed by bim by and with the con- sent of the Board of Aldermen, representing the Cabinet, and the two Boaris representiag the Senate and Honse of Representatives. Responsibility to the people would then devolve on the chief magistrate, and he! would then be forced to hold his subordinates to a strict accountability. Now, bowever,| responsibility rests nowhere. It is amistake. too, to suppose that the great outcry in which the popular voise made itsel” heard last summer, was produced by over-taxa- tion. It isnot se much retrenchment in ex- penditure that is demanded as good and efiicient government, such as fs enjoyed by the inhabitants of all the leading cities of Europe. We want for instance, clean, well lighted and wel paved streets. and an effective police. If we were supplied with these great desiderata, our citizens would not murmur at their cost. The city of Paris, with a population about twice the amount of that of New York, expends over ten million dollars a year; but in return for it they get a good city government, clean streets and an efficient police. We expend about five millions a year, but we get no adequate retarn for it. Our streets are uncleaaed for months at ‘a time, and life and property are at the mercy of gangs of ruffians banded together, .and prowling at every corner. Ifwe could procare a thorough reform in these respects, the weal- thy and enterprising commutity of New York would not find fault with or complain about an increased amount of taxation The miserable policy of Comptroller Flagg—so much lauded by the reform party—might be highty com- mendable in village arrangenents, but is total- ly out of place and contempiible as applied to this great metropolis. , The Corporation, however, such as it is, goes into power to-morrow. We understand, from intelligent sources, that tie message of the Mayor, to be presented tomorrow, embraces several points of Importaace. It deprecates the interference of the State Lejislature in matters exclusively pertaining to the city government, and recommends a careful com- pilation of all the acts ané ordinances relating to New York, so as that their meaning may be determined. It reminds the members of both boards of the duties they owe to their constitu- encies, and holds up before them the responsi- bilities of their office. On the subject of city railroads. we believe it will rather favor than oppece them; but it will recommend the ap- peintment of a bureau of practical and iptelli- gent men to report on all new projects. The filthy condition of the streets and Sey state of wharves and piers will be hipted at, aud a word will be said in favor of Russ pavement. We understand, too, that i} is the intention of the Mayor to recommend the sale of the Washington market property, aid the establishment of a large market in lieu thereof, at the foot of Fourteenth street, on the North river. Finally, we learn that the message will be unfavorable to the location of the new parks. We have now expressed our views pretty fully in relation to the reform @orporaticn and the charter under which they are to admnister the city government, amd we have given x com- prehensive outline ef the matters which we be- lieve will be embraced in the Mayor’s message. It is our wish net to throw obstacles in tae way of the new Corporation, but rather to »emove those which we believe would impede their action. Still, we repeat that we have n> confi- dence in the realization of the great promises of the reformers. We want acts, not words. But should they falsify our anticipations, we will be among the most astonished an¢ grati- fied of the community, Let us wait and see. Tur Deciston AGAINst THE ALDERVEN rok Contempt, SusTarvep ny THE Court or APHEALS at ALBANY—THE Provie vs. Oscar W. Srur- TEVANT.-~—A telegraph despatch from Allany in- forms us that the decision of the Superior Court in the case of the contempt of the Aldermen in refusing to obey the injunction of that tribanal, restraining them from the grant of the Broadway Railroad to certain parties, has been sustained. The result of this is that Alderman Sturtevant will be imprisoned for fifteen days, and have to pay a fine of $250. Alb the other aldermen, (except Wesley Smith, who apologized and paid the penalty,) will have to pay a fine of $250 each—no imprisonment. ‘ Tux Trosan Dinyer To Gevenat Woor.—The farewell dinner to General Wool, given by the citizens of Troy previous to his departure for the Pacific, took place at Troy on Saturday afternoon. We give, this morning, a full report of the proceedings. It will be seen that several of the speakers hint at the prospects of the General for the Presidential chair. Our special correspondent states that the people of Troy were highly indignant at the removal of Gene- ral Wool, and: accredited the affair entirely to Marcy’s influence. ARKIVAL OF THR GLASGOW.—The screw steamship Glens gow, Cept. Oraig, arrived yesterday from Glasgow, whence» d on Saturday the 17th ult.—the same day the sixty steerage pasrengers. On the 30th the Glasgow parsed the steamship Asia, bence for |. verpool. Marine Affairs, Surrnva.orve iN Bartwore.—The new vessela built re- istered and enrolled at Baltimore, during the year 1853, amounted to seventy one, making an aggregate tonnage of 18,591, being an increase over 1852 cf thirteen vessels, and of 6,410 tons launched on 20th inst., at Newburg, frem the yard of T. 8, Marvel, a fore and aft rchooner, called the Abram M. Bogert, to be commande! by Capt. H 8, Wird, andis owned by L. G. Bogert and her master. She js about 400 tons measurement, and is intended for trade. Tas Srmamecr Sovtumen, from arrived yesterday. We are indebted fo the purser pers in advance pf the mail. The steamer left « Thursday, at 6 P.M. but wee fataiond onteide our harbor NEWS PY TELEGRAPH. | mente, and prove to the Preci¢ent how wofally Interesting from Washington City. REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL FIBLD—SOUTHEBN CON- GRSSMEN, THB PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET—TSE ADMISSION O¥ NEBRASKA INTO THE UNION—THE SLAVERY ISSUE, BTC. SVECLAL COKREAPONDENGE OF THB NEW YORK HIRALD. WasuiGton, Jan. 1, 1854. Sufficient time has elapsed since the meeting of Con greus to be able co rectly to arrive at the general feeling of the leacing members of the democratic party brre, ‘end the result is far from favorable to the administration, The dissatisfaction is wide spread and deep seated, em- bracing some of the warmest personal friends not only of the President, but of members of bis cabinet. Distin- guished Southern Senstors and members ceclare that whilst they are unwilling to be driven into opposition to a democratic administration, yet they cannot coatinae much longer to act the humiliating ‘ parthologis:s,” where they hada right to expest they would have boon able to take the high ground of— panegyrists.”” Yet everywhere they are obliged to meet the complaints of their constituents, and to try and induce the belief that the faults which have been and are daily committed are errora of judgment—not crim/nal and deliberate acis. We appeal for the trath of what we state to Southern democratic members themselyser aad all the lying of hireling papera cannot stifle the facts, Ask any South- erp man here what bas been th fect of the abuse of Daniel S Dickinson by the Union, the instigation of Mr Macy, and you will be told that, so far from shacic; the confidence of the people of ths South in that gentle: man’s honor amd honesty, he never stood higher in iber esterm than atthe pregent mor One of the Presicent’s most intimate friends bas de- clared thet the el mof M:, Marcy to a seat in ihe Cabinet ‘was a gr political error, which could never be corrected until he was removed”? Another, that although he bad every con ‘deuce in the President's hovesty of purpose, yet he Cid not hesitate to etate that his idea of » coalition of ail fastiocs by grouping them in hie C.bicet was o violation of the very principles which carried the <lection. That was carzied ou the great fasue of the comprowise mea sures, and although it was not intended to exclude any men who desired to come upon Senipiere yet it was weéver cerigned leading factionista should be selected to form the Cabinet and occupy the highest positions of trust. In this connection a leading Southern Senator rematked tbat, sithough be had acted wich the extreme Southern party, be never approved the ides of the Presi- ent xoing into Misrissippi, where the direct issue of union ana seceseion hac been made with perheps more Gistinetness than in any other State, and selecting for = seat In tee Cabinet the lending sscersionist. Ia » word, tie universal ‘eeling, not confined to any clasa, bat per: vading the whole Southern celegation, is, that in the formation of his Cubicet General Pierce commited an error when ne selected as bis advisers men who repre- rented the very elements which bad been dissarded by the Baltimore Con sention, and which sepuaiation was the immediate and only cause of his having received the worination. * As to the acquiescence of the frea soilers in the com- promise measures, the South ridisules the ides that any credit is due :o men wno simply condesoend to say hey obsy the Jaw; but at the same time no reliance what- is placed in their professions. . ‘Tain will speedily be put to the test, The Seuth are Gotermined in the establishment of the territory of Ne braska, no matter what way be its limite, to inireduce a resalution affirming the right of the peozle of the terri- tory to establish or prohibit slavery as they themselves may deem proper. The North, in tre admisaion of Cali- foraia, practically repudiated the idea of the Missouri ecmpremise line, and the South therefore care nothing im the future for that row obsolete line, They intend to test the broad doctrine of the right of territories to do as they pleave with reference to the © manivipsl regulations of slavery.” This will bring up the issue in w practical she; although the Cabinet sre straicing every nerve it, the Routh, even to the President's warmest friends, feel that too much is at stake to allow any other conside- rations whatever to interfere and prevent a distiact and finite understanding being had now, and at this present jon, of the p:ope: meanizg of the free soll phrase, wiescence ia the Compromise principles? This will re ive ‘he factiomste back to their Ca ee ee. roy hus deerived him into the adoption of the spoils policy, in- stead of siancing wholly upon the broad platiorm of prin- it we hare written derives additional importance from the fect that it comes from gentivmen who are the perrona) friends of the President, and uson whom the @ ministration count most confidently for support. It in due to the Preeideat, as well as the country, that he should know cf the voleaco which is about to burst; and if he continues to believe his Spepeensats, in prefer- ence to thore who ask no favors at bis hands, but simply tel) him truthe, no matter how unpalatable, a for weeks will open his eyes. The eatablishment of s territorial government over Nebraska will bethe signal. Let him prepere bimeelf for the ahosk. PETER THE HERMIT. Distressing Marine Disasters. LARGE NUMBER OF VESSELS DISABLED—TERRIBLE SUFFERING OF BRA-FARBRS—MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A CAPTAIN’S WIFE AND CHILD—MANY PER-+ £ONS DROWNED, ETC. Boston, Jan 1, 1854. ‘The steamer City of New York, Mathews, from Phila Gelphia, has arrived to-day, in seventy-two hours. Capt M. reports that the ship Indesendence, which sailed hence for Valparaiso, is anchored in the vicinity of Cape Cod, with all her masts cut away. The City of New York will iecbarge part of her cargo, and go down to tow her up. Captain Mathews also reports that he saw twenty.on® veesele, mostly echooners, ashore back of Cape Cod, names uvbnown. The fol'owing additional reports have come to hand:— The bark Elizabeth, Stout, from at Yarmouth on Wednesday night. Captain 3. and wife gOt arhore to the morning, but tae Jatter died in his arms on the beach. Their c! was lashed to the rigging, § where be was frozen to death. The crew were saved. ‘The rebr Maid, from New York for Providence, is asbore st Race Point. Three of the uen were drowned NG ONO Was FAYED. The schr E Gray, of Yarmouth, Jost her mate end steward. ‘The echr Water Witch, from Florida, ashore, lost her na'e and one seaman. Brig William M. Rogers, Skinner, is asbere near Race Peint, and it ie supposed will be partially eaved. Capi. Bkivner reports that he saw a schoozer (aame uekaowD) go to pieces. The crew were al lost. The bark Ida, from Phillacelphis, ashore on Sandy Neok, dilged, The I¢e had on board tho crew of schooner Lia net. of Reckland, ashore on Bleck Island. The schooner Emma C., supposed from New York, is slso arbore at Sardy Neck. schooner Commedore Kearney, supposed fron New York, is ators, and bilged. The schooner Willow, from Philadelphia, is ashore on Dennia beach, bigh and dry. The bark Neshua is ancuored in Chatham harbor, with all ber masts cut away, The schooner Ellen Herbert, ‘rom Philadelphia, ie ashore off Chatham, and bilged. ‘The bark Fancy Back, from New Orleans, with a eargo of cotton, hemp and molasses, is ari.ore at Rane Point The park Sylvester Snow, from Cabs, is exhoce high and ary. "Tie sebr Wolcott, from New York, anchored, (where, ted.) wih masts cut away. rebourer Boston, Captain Lashold, from Halitex, ore (where, not at The passengers, twenty: ‘two in number, and crew, were ell saved. The brig Lily, trom St Mary's (Geo), is ashore (whe-e, ted) high ard dry, ‘The following echooners are hore (where, not #tated):--Fmersl4, of Bristol, Me; Caroline Ricbmond frona Fredericksburg; Harman. from Norfolk; Leo, o: Rockland, of New York; Hancah, Joon’ Msrauall, and Fi T Ca wae Tore the prope The Weather and Travelling. Heetox, Jan 1, 1954 Three inches of ow fell this morzing. Tavs’ evening the weather is clear nod moderate. Al the mow bas been cleaed from ths hand wrack to New York, and traine will run without interraption The Now Haven traio, due this morning, come through about four hours behind the regular tims. Pui.apeuas, Jam. 1, 1864. Six irches of mew fell bere ‘ast sight. A bright san to day, and the mow melting fast BavriMone, Jan, 1, 1854. owed here ail last night. This morning ‘there is It fine sleighing. Wasiusoros, Jan. 1, 1854 Six inebes cf snow fell bere last night.’ The sisighing is very good and pretty well improved. Fire in Boston. . Boston Jan, 1, 1854. A fire broke out early this morning, in tudbury street, which destroyed three -bulidings,; complied by; WF Wellman & Co., iron fence billiers, Lawres oa ant! Black mere, painters, and two or three others.” Doss about five thousand dollars, ‘The Southern Mail Failure. BALTIMORE, Jan. 1, 1864. We have uo mail to day south of Wilmington, Markets. New Ontaans, Dec 90, 1863. The sales of cottan to-day, were 5,000 bales; of the week, 44,000; stosk at this port, 226,000, Dacreased re ceipts at ‘all the Southern porta, 619,000. Flour bas ad- . Bales and to day, 34,000 barrels . Bterling exchange dull, ai ight of cotton to Liverpool, farthing». Provipence Jan. 1, 1864. Cotton is steady ard are firm. The for woo! has been good, the sales are generally at satia- factory prices. Fieece is particalarly wanted, but there in not enough in the market to supply the demand. Several large jots are on the way, and will soon be offered. foot up 79,800 lbs, Printing cloths week's . Owl to the bave been limited to a few thou- Arrival of the Black Warior. INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM CUBA. ‘The cteamash!p Black Warrior, Captain Bullock, arrived yesterday from Mobile avd Havans, She left the latter | place on the evening of the 27th ultimo. She brings fourteen passengers weather was charming, and the heal'h of t! markably good. ‘The winter in Havana would be a gay ons. Gays were deing celebrated with all the eathusiasm of the Cubare. The following is a decree in relation to the suppression of the tlave trade, from the Captain-General to the Go- yercors and Lieutenact-Covernors of the ialand:— “ As in the transfer of command from ene authority to another, ‘bose Em in the African slave trade will take advantage 0 is ciroumstance of doubt aud per- plexity whish eaists among the inferior suthorities as to whether the new supreme autherity will adopt messures more or leas rigorovs than others with rezar? to the sup- ston of this traffic, it is my duty to inform yoa, that Pima observe the laws in rela:ioa thereto and shall ex- ercite them upon any perron who may engage in this prohibited trade I saall continus them ia force, and charge their obsorvares upon you; a» also all other instractions that my wortby predecessors have enjoixed -othe treaties’ of Spain, of the 234 of Saptembar, 1817, and 26th of June 1836, relating to the slave traflic, an the observance both in the spirit and the letter of tae pe ‘pal law of the 4th of Msroh, 1845, Bat as the total ex- tinction of a traffic is difficult along these vast coa' that is supported by the strengih aod vigor of interest The holi- perties,and as we have seen the inefficacy of the employes merous cf our feithfal snd powerul ally, in its cruicers,and of our own, and as recert retaros he & grent mortality among the slavew it seems to that some substitute should be introdu tl Asiatios, and Spaniards, since it {s th razent that, without exception, but, , without any privilege, all the under‘akings and | cert rooms to pi; ht—Obrist, friends, and the black Then there’s the Im Driesbach, the Siamese end s great deal moi Toe Menegenie is at No. 337 Blitz at Stuyvesant Iustitute, will receive New will undoubtedly be visible, Twins, Bi Year's callers morning 0, and ev aad we Pave po doubt that they will be well entertali . Excellent programmes are announced st all the eon- ‘s Minstrels, st 472 Sroad- 444 Broadwa); and Buckley's. at 630 y himself, They sre all worthy of patronage. ‘We ray votariew of plessure will see by the above thas’ the manajers are all ready for them, smd the entertain- ments at ail the thea'res seem to be of the light and pular character appropriate to the ‘ merriest day im year.” Mrs. Barrow (Julia Sennett) had a complimentary ben~ efit at 0, Mbnois, on the 17:h. She Pauline in the French melo drama of that name. i é The Riot in Cincinnati. THE BEDINI BXCITEMENT—sDDRESS OF THE FREEMAN ASSOCIATION—DEATH AND BURIAL OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS. Tee arrest on the 26th ult of sixty-three members of the German Roe a Upon te ealled —_ — following eard from that ovganizal explanatory their meverenta ond their hatrod of Bedial American Crnvexs:---The arrival in town of the Pope’s Noxcio, Cardinal Bedini, broug.t smong us patufal re- collections. The name of Bedini called tocar mind the tyramnioa} death of Ugo Basri, the free and sloquent Italian monk, who, by the authority of the aid Becini, while Governor of Bologna, was Geprived of his liverty and soon after of bir life. Ugo Basti was not the only Italian patriot who rncrifice to the despotiem but like him, many « brave map, for having to utter the words of liberty aud freedom, was hanged, ed (thrown in the castle of St. Angelo, there to os lingering death, or to livea life of torture and euf- fering. ‘arerishas Citizens. of whatever persuasion you be, yoa know the b story of the Popes and of the Obi of Rome. It is written with the blood ef millions ef the contracts that‘are under the guardiansh!p of the govern ment, shonld be fevored.”? The Diario de la Marino, of the 26th December, gives an official announcement of the st«tue to be reiced io the placa of Havana, in honor of the Qaeen. City Intelligence. NEW YEAR'S DAY—THE LAST SNOW STORM—THE OITY YESTERDAY. Farth was decked in white yesterday, to greet the New Year on the first morning of its existence. It was fit- ting garment for the season, whether we regard it as em- blematio of the old year, just departed, hoary with age, or of the birth of the new one. Whoever passed near the Park yesterday morning, as the light of the year 1854 dawned upon the world, mast have been struck by its peouliar and pictarerque ap pearance. There was a certain postry about the scens, though it waa in the heart of a great commercial city. The ground covered with newly-fallen snow—ths City Hall lorming through the fog—the whitened trees droop- ing almost to the ground—gave us a picture of winter- oged as he is always represented, reminding us of those exquisite lines of Spencer :— + Lastly came winter, clothed all in frize, Crip og teeth for cold that did him ehill ; Whilst on his hoary beag@ bis breath did freeze, And the dull Sree that from pugernle dill As from @ limbeck did adown distil Jo his right han staff With which his feeb! still, For he was faint w with ‘That scarce his loo Table was to weld. Broadway presented an unnusual appearance before people hegsato moveabout Tne snow was at least s foot deep. Inthe Bowery and avenues it was late in the morning before the tracks were sufficiently clear tor the cars. The whiteness of the morning’s snow soon vaa- ished, however, and # mild, besutiful day overherd, brought with it the misseries of slushy streete—helf snow half water—a sort of cay in whieh school boys glory. There urchins were to be found at every coruer, throwing mow-balls at passengers, regardless of age or sex. We might be tempted to pardcn them on the ples of their youth, remembericg tbat ‘Christmas comes but once a Speedie ire pe og heey have bagel) yungster sev an ext meseoger WhO Irjected to the bridge of his nose bain breken by a snowball But whea men with beards—chi dren of » larger growth—have a propenrity for this antusement, at- rg women and chil’ ren in omnibuser, we do ark, what are the police about that they will not puts stop to it? We are unsilling to interfere with the innocent resreations of either ef these tro classes of childrer ; bat our duty to the fair sex demands some noties to be Bete ef their amusements, when they become @ public nuieenes. Sleigh were to be reen in Broadway yesterday, filled, as usual, to overflowing with many patsengera holding on by the sxin of their teeth, spparently sati-fied if they could find s square inch on which to rest the soles of their feet. Even this was preferable to wslkiog on the side was yerterdry, serious injury may ensue from suc! Gents. In several caves ve Lave known Of peopl: k in this manner. The fastivities of ths tease will b The warf re with enowb. flas for the unprotected females ic op-n and then Police! for heavea’s sake looz sharp, am! slo aleighs ! at your di ty Bince the above was written, wo bave ascertsined t + following facts om the effeo's of enow-daling which ould be » warring to those who are partial to suo it o'clock in the afterucon, a garg of Towdies was collec’ed at ths corner of Eizabeth and Honston strests, and were ama themoives by snow-balling among.t themselves, and oocasimmaily toe parsers by. Astranger parsing, was struck on tre fue with a snow ball, the emart of waich #0 enraged him that herurhed in amongst thecrowd. and, with a ire kn'f+ which he had taken from his pocke!, stabbed Peter Mc- Keon. gah (oe is unknown, and 6 supposed to a Spaniard fter he had given the blow he made his escape. The irjured boy was taken te his boarding house, No, 228 Elizabeth sireet, when a physiclin was sent f r, but none coming, he was conve; to the New York Hoa. pital, There is an internal hemoirhage, and the physi- cians have but little hopes of his recovery. The man per- petrating the offence is unknown. The police, from the slight description they have received, are endeavoring to find the man. ‘Tue Errecrs or riz Corp WratHer —Oo Fritsy evening. the Croton water pipe in the premises No. 16 Cnestaut street burst. and before the accident was discovered, the store of Mr. Swift was partially footed, ‘and some of the gocds very much damaged. The store was entered ia the rear hy Capt. Ditchett, ef the Fourth ward police, who stopped the flow of water from doing any farther da- mage. Tin bancres aNp DRUGHTS OF SLEIGHING.—At half past six o'clock P. M., on Fridey, as Taomas Carlin was driviog down Broadway, ner Fifty-first street, he was thown out of hia sleigh by another vehicle of tha same deseription, going on a tour of pleasure. and his sleigh was smarhed to pieces ; but luckilly, he escaped any serious injury, ex- ‘cept a few al’ ght bruises on the legs and arms. Fire.—Yesterday morning at an early hour, # fire broke out in a frame house, two stories Deb, situated in Eleventh aveoue, one door from Forty ninth street, and before the efforts of the firen'e~ could be of any avail, the building, tozether with the corner store, was entire ly destroyed. The premises were owned by Patrick Tracy, Frat Rath bse about $3,000. is The gop igo ‘ward police were proraptly on the groun¢, sud ren- on what acsistance was in their power to «xtinguish the fismes. AcapENT—SnooTinG Arvain—On Fridsy eveoing, as a colured mac mamed John Brown, residing at No. tl An- thony etreet, was passing through West Broadirie’, near York street, be was shot in the face with a pistol by some person unkrown ; bit aw there was no ball in the wea- pon it is auppored to be the work of ascident. The wounded man was Fea f burned about the heal, His wounds were dressed by Dr, Kilbourne. Musical and Dramatic Matters. ‘The theatres, exhibitions, and so forth, im the city, are all doing very well indeed, and the sleighing seems to have no great effect upén them. Various novelties are anpounced for this evening, and we proceed briefly to no tice the principal places of amusement. At the Broadway theatre, ‘(The Cataract of the Gan- ges,’ which bas been played to good houses during the week, is to be continued. It will bs played this evening, preosced by Morton’s last new farce, ‘‘ The Two Buzzards.” Beth pieces have been noticed at length in the Hraaty. Jullien gives a concert at Metropolitam Hall this even- ing, with a well selected p ogramme, embracing a new grand Christmas nympboay and the American quadrilles, Asan additional inducement to lady visiters, every ons who cesupien a reserved seat is to be presented with o copy of Juilien’s “ Musie for the Million,” embracing all of his popular quadripies, ets. At Borton’s theatre, Mies ©, Mitchell, aanouneed as from tke London theatres, has joine! the company, and wppeared as ‘Peg Woflington,” ia-a new comedy calied “Maske and Faces.” It is to be piayed again this even: ing, slong with two other comedies, in which Barton, Miss Robertson and other popular artists, will appear. At the Bowery theatre, Yrs. Hamblin appears this evening and plays “Bvadne,”’ Mr. E. Eddy and Mr. J. R. Scott appear in the piece. The “ Boone Children” also appear, in a scene from * King Lear.’ Thee is to be & capital afternoon performance on Friday next Miss Ger trode Dawes, one of the most popular actresses at thie theatre, bas a benefit. At the National theatre to-day, " Unole Tom's Cabin’ in to be played morning and evening, and the new “ Hot Cora’' piece in the afternoon. Miss Cordelia Howard, Mr. Prior, Mra. Prior and other favorites at this house, sustain leading characters iv each performance, Along and intersting bill is presented at Wallack’s for to-night. The holiday piece, “ Old Time and New Time,” i* first to be played—then the comedy of “Love and Money,’ and then the popular farce, “ High Life Below Stairs.” Rverybody can find something to be amused at tn all this. At Baraum’s to-day, five p rformances ars to be given, at hours which are expressed ia the announcements. ‘Robinsoo Crusoe’ is to be presented. peare to have retired this eatabish nt and bie Cabin’ ie probatly ‘to t tos single lemen.’’ The Broadway Kersgerie w'll bes great of resort topay. The big Ergal tigey will bo Yo pee bi Ugiously observed to day. will, no doubt, be carried out vigorou,ly iv ths streets human race, barbarourly murdered, burned, hange!, pol- soned and other wise’sacrificed to those ever blood: tira tyrants. We say ever blood thirsty, because the iaquisi~ tion, the m«ssacre of St. Bartholumew’a day, the sssassi> nati ns aud puisonings of Pope Alexander the VI., (Borgia, and the havgings of Gregorius the XVL, did not suffive quer ch the thirst of tho-e seeker: after torture and blood; but not to ray a word of many other: of thovs Romaa Popes, we point out Pius the Xt. to you, who, calling in the bayonets of those whom ine terwed infidels, caused those he calls his children to be batchered, go-\ threw himself into the arma of a crowned sseassin ho, like himself, ordered in the street of Naples the macsacre of bis peop’e, without regard to sex, age, or condition. The year .849 ls more eloquent than our words may be. ‘Accustomed to live in th'# our adopted conntry, under the protection of your free imatitutiona, and bound to you, by reciprocal ‘and social obligations, and by the common ties of brotherhood, we could not see a Jesuit like Bediné sert froma despotic king, an emissary to this country under the closk of spiritual guise, 10 incite among a por- tion of our citizens aod fellow couctrymen disunion, dis- sension, discord, and hatred against the other poreow, be misleading their thoughts, p isoning their mins, ecrrupting their muersis, to the end that they may be used. #i e fature day, to overthrow the republ institutions of this country, for which your forefathers bravely and nobly foughé, and which ‘noble views of liberty are incompatible, and cen never be reconciled with. the existence and schemes of a despotic pope king, who ig the firm and supercilious, if not the only, #up) and most ferven: apostle of despotism, and withou$ which he cannot s'and In order te to light the character of Bedia, while making hi- flying visit to our city the other day, and let that ‘on of our fellow citizens know his former dotngs, the : *y of Freemea, ga the 25th of Dee mber, stant, resolved upon & publis demo: out in a body ‘x va thei ball, througd Math w fing street Market, as peaceably ss possi! ‘there to read: aloud, in the presence of the effigy of this his mur dersand actions, ani tben quietty retire. Te that end they left their hall at halt-past.10 o'clock, in the evening, and marehed in procession, in an order]; wissen, ustil they. resohed the corstr of Pum = Nintn streets. This demenstration, of course, caused @ large number of ladies and gentlemen to follow with ua mpon tue side~ walks. It was Christmas night, and the streets were well filled with walkers, On the corver of Ninth and Plum streets, one square from the Cathedrsl ard rericence of the Bishop, where Bodiri lodged that night, we were force, one huncred steong. Tue riot an notread, No word of ‘istols were fired, and eixteen of us were badly wound- 0d, and me ipg now at the point of death. No word iven to fire. en this way by surprise, what was left tous butte retreat in the best way posible In! nothing but &® pesoeadle demonstration, and nct having the murder- ous instruments of ceath, which were used by the police toour sad cost, sixty three were then taken and lodged - in the wateb house all ni and com; to stand £0 crowded were the aan ak Bail was econ after offered for the liberation of our ar. rested brothers, but it was declined, aud they had to re- main incarcera'ed there till rext day, when wo bailed them cut in the onornous suit of fve huadred dollars each, $ . Eo In this pacific demenstration age! an Ku on Suadsy we balieved to have had thin ancl) aie tae eaten tee Roman Catholics in this city, whe last summer, and also on Sui made agate dowonstration: without ‘the er the eit ‘ot 0 sine hat y eroge- in the city of Cin ti, that «ee! a tives that every other does not we peek a bie 3 it we live under the control ani government of Jesuits, we want alo to know it. Our conda:t has ‘and shall be, ss besomes free- men and republicans, whose duty is to love and belp our fellow creaturer, of whatever country or denomination. they may be, to observe and support toour ja:t drop of blood the constitution of our adapted coantry, acd to op- pese anything that looks like t; By or Cespotiem. But, as we are in doubt on two last suppositions, pope eile seve Co, that the stars and red striped nol citizen Catholic, peat and call apen thse Anserion consideration, from whom we ex; whieh Lohs a bel baer hen are to expect an lal jadgment. Treewen Society. POWAND STEFFE Cincinnati, December 28, 1853. BURIAL OF ONE OF THE FREEMEN SHOT IN THE BEDINI AFFAIR. [From the Cincinnati Gazette, Dee. 50, Charles Eggerlin, the young German who from the wounds received in the unfortunate attack made on the procestion of the Germaaa on Christmas night, was 2C of age, and born in Rhenish avaria. Six physi- #, Dra, Emert, Sottler, Bettman, Fries, Miller and Topp, held s post mortem examioation of the boty, and gs ve their written opinion that his wounds were received. while he was upon the ground, or in attem] With the exception of # brother in New ceased had no relatives in this country. His funeral terday was attended by 9 large concoaree of German and some few American cliizens, Tae coffin cuntaici , President. e chart sung over the from the garrison, and a rolema body by a choir, A very large number of people, two two, passed the coffin, Fifty of the who berm arrested, released on bail, and who are to be tried thia mornicg {or riot, headed the procession, some of them badly truised. The Freemen Saniety were a attent: ance, with the American flag acd their jasmin shrouded in trape The procession was joined by a large rumber of people, and proceeded down Vine to Thirteenth, out Thirteenth to Maip, Gown Main to Hant, and thence to the Protestant cemotery on Wa!nut Hills, where the body bt og No disorder or confusion ocourred during wareh. Knox, of No.128 Fulton 21 intends that all bis patrons svall appear on New "6 wearing hats lor 080 manulactured by ether retablishmeate in town. Tis sow eth ars rrsceful and ek and add - nity and respectibility to the wearers. assortment of furs, for ladies’ and gentlemon’s wear,is a really macnificon: 01 mner of dol one will not ive him call previous to next Sunday. “i . it is with t} J w she fui ladies. | They [(t .¢ furs) magnificence. thelr Now Year’ Myce neat canny, ane Gerahis on Forte \ No. Bowery. ) aud durab! Pave Ai deautifal and aed fave vera! iy by WEG Wes Secctuae, Uive entece tenodr and bee 3 duplicate, thas you may compare it w'th the one he hopes t@ take of youa Yearhonce. a Worth Se ~+—The most splendid Show fa Lots thi Spar ce ee raat oe Proprictor challenges eriticiam. Call at 363 ‘Broadway. en anguares sens SUG teproetee.afiae wanna eo less than the numerous and superb fume ‘be hao Fee ssn, ster ncn, Sad fo pe i ad Stores le 8 AMting reward Tor arvletie supremay. New Year=You Can’t Spend it morc: ily than By calling at N. B. Reevee's, mi a gettin his inimitable pen aon reeerver, tor Bs esate. NB. Want \errean operators. 00 be N.B REB ener of Urend st, and Bowery. Buckley’s Celebrated Sleighing Song-~ rs a with ggriceess composed Ley ie tetany tale Sepals py abe "= PepUA BRON WATERS, 833 Breadway. Blank Books and Stationery, Diaries and Daily Jouranls, for, 1804, Every at 3 copying prosses, £3. AMY artiol’s iu one lise at at of the K tal yranny ing met bythe . act, ona teens ry