The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1854, Page 4

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Evoning—Youno Wipow ion Tavas i ORN BROADWAY MENAGERIS—Stamuse Twins axp Witd s9s ARISTY'S AMERICAN OPRRA MOUSE, 479 Broad 2 @ay—Prvioreay Muvovies wy isry's MIverR ers. WOOD § MINSTRELS, Wood's Minstrel Hall, $44 Broad Bay Een raw MinsrRELS BUCKLE 596 Broadway—Bucw aav's Evie BANVARD'S MA, 596 Broadway.--Payonama or rue Hory Last WHENISO GALLERY, 4 Broadway—Day and Brening. BIGNOR BLITZ—Sruvvesanr Lvstirurs, 659 Broad way. ACADFMY ALI, 66% Bri mmpiTioN OF THE SEVEX Mi away.—Penuas'’s Cirr Bx Minnow. HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Brosdway.—Jones’ Pawroscorr. The News. The reports of yesterday’s Congressional procee }- mgs are of more than usual interest, and as they re- Tate maivly to the foreign policy of this country, wili of course command a large share of attention, both at home and abroad. The Senate had under coasi- deration the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, on which Gen. Cass delivered an elaborate and carefully pre- pared speech, which we give in extenso. The vene rable Senator remarked that in the discussion cf this subject which tock place last Maren, his views bad been so greatly misunderstood and misrepresented that he owed it to himself to set the matter rzht; besides, recent disclosures hed given the whole mat- ter an additional importance that jastifled its fall ex, amination. It will be sesn that he maintains that the treaty, as it originally stood, without the codicils, was correct, as the efieet would have beea to deprive England of her power and influence in Central Ame- rica; but thst the appesdages, or notes of explana tion, were coniplete derogatio in direct violativu of the established policy cf this government, as ex- pressed in th: Monroe doctrine, and such as could not be honorably acceded to by a great and indepen- Gent nation. None shonld neglect to carefully pe- ruse this important document. Mr, Clayton has the floor to day. The House was engaged most of the day in discuss ing the Ingraham testimonial resolution, at the close of which the measure was passed, by the overwhelm: ing vote of one buntred and seventy-four yeas, against only nine nays. This resolution, it will be recollected, eays nothing concerning the nationali ty or citizenship of Koszta, but merely tenders the thanks of Congress to Captein Dancan M. Ingraham, commander of the United States sloop of war ‘ Louis, for bis judicious and gallant conduct on the 2a of last July, in extending the protection of the American government to Martin Koezta, by arresting him from forcible and fllega! seizure and imprison ment on board the Austrian brig of war Huazar The resolution provides that the President shal cause a medal, with suitable devices, to b8 made and presented to Captain I., as a testimonial of the high sense entertained by Congress of his or promptness and judicious conduct on the occasion alladed to. We learn from Washington that the rumor re specting the election of Mr. A. G. Brown as United States Senator for Mississippi, is generally discredit- ed, and that Secretary Davis himself believes that he bas succeeded to the station. It is also asserted that should Mr. D. go into the Senate, Col. Clemens, of Alabama, will assuredly be placed at the head of the War Department. Mr. Redfield’s appointment as Collector of this port was transmitted to the Se- nate yesterday, and will probably be confirmed in a day or two. All doubt as to the reception of Minis- ter Gadsden’s projét of a treaty with Mexico has been removed, even from the minds of those who most inveterately denied it, backward as they may bs in acknowledging it. How mortifying and ridicn- Jous must now be the feelings of these lumbering Wiseacres! Though no business of actual importance was transacted in either branch of our State Legislature yesterday, the sketches of the proceedings and inci- dents furn'shed by our special correspondent and in the regular reports will be tound highly entertaining. We understand that a large number of petitions are pouring in relative to the liquor question, the railroad laws, various matters connected with this city, con. cerning the parks, the encroachments on the harbor and the action of the harbor masters, praying that the Chief of Police sball be made an elective officer, &c., all of which are likely to undergo consideration in due time Mr. A. B. Dickinson appears to be making himself one of the most conspicuous mem bers of the State Senate. He yesterday oc- copied much of the time of that body in an endeavor to gain the privilege of replying toa communication from Mr. Glen, ia one of the Albany papers, in reply to the charge of Mr. D. that he had been the at about one-tenth price, of a nantity of lands belonging to the school fund. purcbaser, lars Mr. D vson also introduced a bill, which our cor- reeponden’ gives in fall, proposing to retaliate upon the State of Pennsylvania for the acta of the railroad rioters at Eric. He desires to make it unlawfal for any wew railroad track to be laid down in this State within fifty miles of the city of Erie, until the Stete of Pennsylvania sball authorize an uniuter rupted track to be laid down. ot the gauge of four feet ten inches, across the county of Erie, so as to connect the Buffalo and State line road with that of Cleveland Dnring the day the Governor sent in the names of a large number of notaries, loan commissioners, Xc. wat it is undersood that none of the least political imy e will be confirmed. Assembly notices were given of bills to pre vent encroachments on our harbor, to give addi- tional magisterial powers to the Chief of Police, to e'ect jurors in this city, and to amend the law authorizing park to be laid out in the Nineteenth ward, the progress of the action upon all which w) be watched with much Interest. Among the bill, bronght ia was one proposing to legalize primary elections. Mr. Daniel W. Clark, whose seat, by the way, is contested by Mr, Patrick Maguire, moved that a select committee of five be appointed to ex amine and report upon the public parks in this city, Should this proposition pars, Mr Clarke would pro bably have a life situation as chairman of the com. mittee. Mr. Bene offered an amendment to the constitution, farther providing against bribery and eortuption at el s. Were it possible to effec tually carry out the proposed provision, there would be no more work for the var'ous political clubs ani cliques who have of late years mostly controlled the results of cD eleeticns. be c’ se of the railroad rioters at Erie was again brder investigation nm the United States Circui Court at Pittsburg, yesterday, as will be seen by a telegraphic despatch, The Marshal and nis deputy repeire | to Erie on Tuesday, for the purpose of en- joreing the order of the Court to repair the road and see the injunction obeyed, and also to serve notices of motion that various persons stand com- | mitted of contempt of court, in resisting the Deputy | Marshal in the performance of his duties. At ® caucas of the members of the Pennsylvania House of presentatives favorable to the Maine law, fifteen were disposed to submit the question to the people, and seventeen for uncoadition ul legisla- tion, It is believed that the latser proposition will be sustained by @ larg jority. The Senate of Massachusetts yesterday approved the selection of the lower house of Hon. Emery Wash- burn fer Governor, and Wm. C. Planket for Lieute- nant Governor. The question testing the eligibility of Rodman M. Price to the Governorship, was under consideration in the New Jersey Senate yesterday. The main charge against Mr. P. is that he bas been a noa- resident of the State for seven years, Governor Ligon, of Maryland, waa inaugurated and delivered “his message yesterday, The chief points of his address ace recapitulated under the telegraph head. The whig candidates for Mayor in Pittsburg and in Allegheny City have been elected—the former by a wejority of one thousand, the largest vote ever given to a whig in that place. Coroner Gamble yesterday commenced the investi- gation in she case of the assassination of Dr. Lute ner. The evidence of two witnesses shows a remark- abie state of facts, and in a measure implicates the wife of Hays in the homicide. A report of the case will be found in to-day’s paper. Up to the hour of placing this sheet on the press the steamship Baltic had not arrived. She has now been out from Liverpool nearly fifteen days, provided she sailed on the regular day. The Cambria is also behind time in reaching Halifax, from Havre, via Southampton, for this port. Centval American Affaics--the True Policy of our Government, Last spring Re hada very learned discussion in the United States Senate upon the affuirs of Central America. On that occasion the country was largely iuminated, and the seri- ous attention of the British government was drawn to the explanations of Clayton, the re- searches of Douglas. the views of Cass, and the beautiful diplomatic reasoning of Everett fresh from the State Department. But at the end of this learned and comprehensive debate the exact condition of our relations with the Central American States remained as much a puzzle to the public as before the debate com- menced. We rejoice, therefore, that the Senate have resolved upon another trial, still further to enlighten the country upon this great sub- ject. With the opening argument of General Cass, with the more extended explanations of Mr. Clayton, and with the more elaborate range of the general discussion, this time, we expect such a flood of light to be thrown upon our Central American diplomacy as will render the entire business perfectly legible and intel- ligible to the whole civilized world. But with all this, we are quite certain that this web of inexplicable embarrassments will remain at the end of this debate as full of en- tanglements as ever, for the simple reason that nothing bas been done to cut us loose from Mr. Clayton’s unfortunate entangle- ment with the “protectorate” of England. True, Major Borland, an ultra advocate of the Monroe doctrine and “manifest destiny,” with a general roving commission, as our am- bassador to all the Central American States, is there; but it appears that so far from having done anything to relieve us of our “entangling alliances” with John Bull, he has permitted the intrigues of British agents to widen the rupture, among the States of the late federa- tion into the most horrible scenes of savage warfare. This isa state of things which, in the name of humanity, calls loudly for our active interposi- tion, insuch measures of neighborly policy as will restore harmeny and union among the mem- bers of the late Central American republic, while inthe larger view ofour political and commercial destiny the call is equally imperative fer such action as will put an end to the pretensions and intrigues of Eogland in that quarter of our continent, and establish those relations of amity between us and all the States of Central Ame- rica so important to our free navigation of the seas on both sides of our overland communica tions between them. Passing briefly over the history of Central Anxrica for the last thirty years, we shall see the straits to which the culpable negligence of our government. in reference to the active ia- intrigues of England, brought us, down to 1850; but we ehall also discover that all previous negligence was “masterly inactivity’ com- pared with the blundering concessions to Eng- land in the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. In 1821 the six States of Central America—Guatemala Queseltenango, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicar- agna, and Costa Rica—became independent, and were incorporated with Mexico; but on the fall of Iturbide in 1823, they were formed into an in- dependent republic. Barundia was the first President, and was twice re-elected; but soon the emissaries of England scattered the seeds of dissension among the States. Civil wars fol- lowed, and the confederation was finally broken upin 1839, Since that day, Chatfield on the Pacific side, and a certain James Green at San Juan on the Atlantic side, and their agents, aided by English ships of war, when called for have kept the whole country in a state of ip- ment and discord, the resnlt of which has been that by intimidation, protection, or mediation according tocircumstances, Eagland at this day holds the balance of power in all the States of the late federation, excepting only, perhaps, Nicaragua. All this is the result of the cri minal negligence and diplomatic blandering of our government, in overlooking the impor tance of maintaining the legitimate indepen- dence of the individual Central American States. With the acquisition of California, however our relations with the said States assumed the high importance which a highway to our new territories on the Pacific instantly suggested. Mr. Hise, of Kentucky, was accordingly sent down in this view, to look after our long ne- glected interests in that quarter. He made a treaty with Nicaragua; but Mr. Clayton, the Premier of President Taylor, thought proper to smother it, and it was suppressed. Mr. Squier was sent to supersede Mr. Hive, and Squier concluded a good treaty, which was admirably adapted to break up the intrigues and echemes of Chatfield and company, and to open the way for the reclamation of the inde- pendence of the other States of the isthmus. as las Bat the British government lorm, and Sir Henry Bulwer came reseue. He found the Cabinet of Gen Taylor, as he declared it to be In a confiden- tial letter to Chatfield, “a weak government,” ind proved it so in the sequel. THe negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty—or rather the Bul well as Nicaragua took the to the wer-Clayton treaty. It was ratified by the Senate, under the delusive interpretation that it put an end to the colonizing projects of Eng- land in Central Ameriea. But there was uu- happily a private protocol, or codicil, between the high contracting parties, conceding to Hug- Jand certain colonial rights in Honduras; and henee her Majesty’s new colonies of the Bay Islands and Honduras. Furthermore, the treaty in regard to the Mosquito coast has proved a nullity. The Mosquito King is still the protegé of Victoria. Nor is this all. The very act of entering into negotiations with England concerning the canal through Nicaragua, an independent State, was aradical blunder, and the worst concession that could have been made. It was direct aban- donment of the Monroe doctrine, and the legaliz- ing the otherwise illegal pretensions and usur- pations of England. General Cass and others, in justification of their votes for the treaty, may plead their ignorance of the private codicil; but;that does not absolve them from the radical mistake of ratifying a coalition with Waglaad, in palpable contravention of the Monroe doc- trine amd “manifest destiny.” But, looking to practical results, what is our true policy? The Bulwer-Clayton treaty is a dead leiter—let it be formally set aside, and let the required notice to that effect be given to England. Next, let the Squier treaty, or some other more comprehevsive compact with the independent States of Central America, be adopted. *We understand that a special am- hassador may shortly be expected at Washing ton from Honduras, with instructions to enter into a treaty of commerce and friendship with the United States, as a means of protection against all further encroachments of England upon the soil and sovereignty of that Siate Let our government respond to this appeal and following up the example with all the other States of the Isthmus, aid them in restoring the late confederation upon a firm basis ofunion and mutual protection. Let this be done, and let our country stand fast to the Monroe doctrine against foreign intervention, and our true policy will substantially be carried out. Otherwise, the insidious advances of England will continue until we can only arrest her absorption of the whole country, from Mexico to New Granada, at the cannon’s mouth, or at the point ot the bay- onet.—~ Our policy, then, with the States of Cenival Anvrica, is, first—to reclaim their indepen- dene», one and all; secondly, to secure their union upon a satisfactory federal constitution; and lastly, to guarantee the new republic the benefit of the Monroe doctrine against all form cign attempts upon their union or their indi- vidual eovereignty.’ When the Senate, to the extent of its wisdom, shall have enlightened the country upon the whole subject, we hope that something will follow in the way of practical business. There is uo longer an excuse for de- lay, when there is an armistice upon the spoils Our New Crry Leoistatrure—Queerr Stare or Arrains.—So much has beer hoped for by the public from our new charter and our new city legislature, who have been sugared over with “reform,” that a feeling little loss than dis- may has been created by the ludicrous termina- tion of all these hopes, even before our now legislators have got fairly settled in their seats. Something like a plain statement of city affairs, therefore, would seem to be neces- sary, and we have, consequently, taken some pains to inform ourselves of the facts. It seems that the late “reform” movement bad @ very peculiar origin, and was a sort of hybrid, begotten by old fogyism upon the body of rampant Young America, an alliance ef which it might safely have been predicted that “it must not and it cannot come to good.” A parcel of our most respectable population, headed by Peter Cooper, James W. Gerard, and others of that ilk, no doubt with very honest intentions, constituted themselves a sort of “Reform” General Committee, and received the sobriquet of the “City Supervisors,” holding frequent mectings at the Metropolitan, and promising to themselves to purge the city government from all sorts of corruption. Mean- while, the popularity part of the business was carried on at Metropolitan Hall, and other places, where some pure and untainted patriots, just liberated from the penitentiary, stirred up the public enthusiasm in the regular “reform” style. . cow The result of the election was the return of acertain number of “reformers.” some pure whig, some soft shell democrats, and others, re- gular adamantines, to the Board of Aldermen and the Council. The first grand scramble was, of course, for the offices. The reformers hay- ing received their instructions from the perma- nent board of “City Supervisors,” sitting at the Metropolitan Hotel, (where the Maine Liquor law is not yet in force,) settled upon Mr. Tur- nure, former harbor master, ss their candidate for the President of the Board. The pure whigs brought forward Mr. Nathan ©. Ely, a distiller of pure whig spirits in the Seventeenth ward; and the democrats, who, between hard and soft shell, reform, and other devilments, had got completely ent up, united upon Ely, in prefer- ence to being sold out, body and breeches, to the “reformers.” Thus Ely, an anti-reform whig, and his two friends, ex-Sheriff Drake and Wakeman, had everything their own way. and gave the stamp of old-fashioned anti-reform whiggery to the entire action and »ppointments of the Board of Aldermen. So perished ‘“ro- form’ in the upper branch of our city legisla- ture. The Board of Councilmen—a body created by the new charter, as an antidote to the loca! ward legislation of the old boards of Alder- men and Assistants—occupy a new and en- tirely anomalous position in our city affairs. The ostensible reason for the creation of this body was, that it should act as a check upon the corruption and venality of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Assistants, coming from the same wards, elected by the same men, and generally having the same axes to grind, were considered rather as fellow bandits with the aldermen, and experionce showed them quite as purchasable. Asa means of counter- acting this fellowship in official iniquity, the Board of Councilmen was created—compdsed of sixty members, elected from sixty districts, into which the whole city was divided, irre- spective of ward limits and previous political boundaries. The political constitution of the Board of Councilmen is a pretty equal distribution of its members among admantines, softs, whigs, reformers. On the meeting of the Board it was ascertained that the reformers had united upon Edwin J. Brown, as their can- didate for President of the Board. The soft shells were pushing Mr. Kennedy, with all their art and industry, and the adamantines saw that their only chance was to unite with and e the reformers upon Mr. Brown, and thus defeat Kennedy. The conseyugnce was, that here, as in the Board of Aldermen, a whig was elected by the votes of the adamantine democrats. Mr. Brown isa whig merchant, of Cedar strect, re- siding in regular “ merchants prince” style, in the aristocratic precincts of the Fifteenth ward. He professes “reform” as a sort of protegé of the Metropolitan Hall board of “city super- visors,” which we have already described as being composed of a parcel of the most ¢on- servative, aristocratic, and inveterate old fogies that our city can produce. After the election of Mr. Browa, the “supervisors” in- vited the reform members of the council to meet them, and receive their instructions as to what was to be done. Upon attempting, how- ever, to carry out these instructions, the ada- mantines grew restive and obstinate, and the reformers found that they really had no power whatever. The “reform” failure is, therefore, as signal in the Board of Councilmen as inthe Aldermen; and if what has already transpired is to be taken as evidence of what yet remains, our present city legislature will be but a prolongation of that which has gone before, with the sole difference that—like poor Reynard’s new swarm of flies—they are more hungry, more ferocious, and more eager for blood (videlicit gold) than their predecessors. There are numerous plans, schemes and opera- tions already on foot, the clués to which lead directly to our inkstand, and as we develope and expose them in succession, the community will be astounded at its own gullibility, as well as at the audacity of its voracious plunderers. Tur Great M. Sovi_e.—Of all the foreign en- voys we ever had, our present Minister to Spain is certainly the most llustrious and the most notable. Before he left this country he made a tremendous stir with some speeches which would have laid any other man open toa charge of lunacy, Arrived at Paris, he throws that excitable city into a tremendous flurry about his coat, and the dress of M. Soulé. Add to this the sensation produced by his style of conversation, in which he was fond of asserting that he went to Spain with ever so many millions in one hand, and war in the other, and it will be seen that his stay in that city must have been about as startling a time xs that of the aneient Gargantua. He hss no sooner reached Madrid than he contrives to get into a couple of duels—one of them with no less apersonage than the Duke d’Altba—and again produces a world-wide sensation. A letter then appears, narrating the affeir with such ac- curacy and circumstantiality that one is almost inclined to think M. Gaillardet must have been in Neville Soulé’s pocket during the transac tion, What shall we have next? A love affair between the two Soulés and the two Queens? Will young Neville Soulé run away with the bride of some grandee of Spain? Or, what will it be? Something must be done seon, or the excitement will die out. Bank Crepits anp Bank Movements.—We perceive that preparations are making by agents of the banks and speculators to apply to the Legislature of the State for the extention of the system which has gradually been enlarg- ing, widening and weakening the banking affairs and emissions of this State. During the pasi year sixty-eight banks have been organized under the general law of the Legislature, and these banks came into direct competition with the other banks organized under the same general law. Banking is very much overdone, and many of the banks are actually losing money, instead of making it. They stimulate all sorts of social luxury and reckless expenditure, and they naturally suffer from the failure among merchants, and the de- faleation of officers and clerks, Itis calculated that the aggregate loss of the banks of this State during the past year, will reach several millions of dollars ; but the accurate facts are concealed, and never made known to the public. The present application is for a law to allow all banks to use city and county stocks as the basis of their operations. This principle already prevails in some of the Western States. There is but little hope that practical good sense, business experience, or public virtue, can pre- vent our Legislature, or any other Legislature, from allowing these gradual measures to widen and extend the system to its farthest bound— the result which will be, one of these days, its utter ruin and desolation. The crisis of 1837 is nearly forgotten Ovr Dirricuuries witn THE Gas Company.— In common with others in this part of the city, we have lately been seriously troubled in re- gard to light, and we published a paragraph to that effect two days since. To show that we are not alone, we have only to say that the gas at Tammany Hall, on Monday night, was altogether insufficient to give a proper degree of light, and that during the ceremonies of the Sachems the lights in the ball room were al- most entirely extinguished. Several saloons in the lower part of Broadway have been obliged to burn candles, and complaints again:t the company are universal. We have had as an answer to our paragraph, the assurance that the company will make some arrangement to remedy the difficulty. One communication slleges that most of the gas mains in the lower part of the city “are much too small to afford a supply of coal gas, they having been laid many years since, to supply about ne-eighth of the present demand, with oil gas. The mains for oil gas do not require to be more than one-half the size of those for coal gas.” It follows that at this time of the year, when there is an extra demand, they will each get asmall quantity of gas, and the light will be limited toa corresponding degree. We*pre- sume that the company will take measures to remedy this difficulty. At THE Conresstonat.—Someboty writes to us a tart communication relative to the Per- ham gift bueinces, and attempts to prove that by advertising it we were aiding and abetting in the illegal act, and that we are equally criminal. We believe it is so; but would asi how it was about the Art Union. We adver- tived that institution, and acted precisely as we have with Perham in knocking it upon the head. When we find that we have, unwittingly, assisted in the violation of law, we are willing to do penance, and to assist in bringing about the ends of justice. Tuar Prosecten Treaty.—Our Wall street cotemporaries are still floundering in the mud on the subject of the Mexican treaty. Day after day they publish letters on the matter, each of which contradicts itself, its predecessors, and the Heratp, A large reward might be safely offered for a plain explanation of the letters in Wednesday's Journal of Commerce. In course of time, we trust they will hit upon the trath; meanwhile, their subscribers must haye pa tienee, Obn COL, THOMAS HANDYSYDE PSREINS, OF MassacnU- SETTS. - ‘Thomas H. Perkins, formerly # Colonel in the Masia- cbusetts Volunteer Militia, died at his resideace, Brook line, io that State, on the 10th instant, aged eighty-nine years. He was born Dec. 16, 1764. Mr. Perkins wag one cf the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Soaton. He s ihe senior partner of the house of Thomas fH Per kins & Co, of Bostoa, They owned the largest granite quarry in Quiacy, and built the Quincy railway, (the fir't in the United Statee—finished in 1827,) for the pur- pose of conveying granite from the quarry to vessels in the Neponset river, This house furnished the stone for the Bunker Hill Monument, Mr. Perkins was, perhaps, the only surviving citizen of “Boston who witnessed the marsacre in King street, on the 5th of March 1770. He saw the dead body of one of the victims, and the blocd frozen im the gutter, Srventy-five years afterwards Le said the remembrance was as clear aa if the event bad happened only the day before, In the war of 1812 Mr. Perkins was one of the leaders of the federal party, and with Sullivan and Otis was a Com- missioner from the State Lagislature to fhe general gov. ernmert, to request that a portion of the taxes collected in the Etate might be paid into the State treasury, for the purpose of the defence of the State, and that all moneys £0 experded should be reimbursed to the State treacury. Peace was soon after declared, and the matier was not pressed. The history of the foderalffts nod the Hartford Convention is well known. Mr. Perkins was identified with all these measures. Tho father of Mr Perkins was an inn helder in King street, Boston, axd in 1767 was licensed to sell wine only. Thomas H. Perkins was one of Bostsn’s most valued citizens, Personally, be was most popular; ho was of fine appearance, strict honor, and with» ‘heart as open as the day to meliing charity,” His was real benevolence —gtnerority without ostentation, He was the fousder of the Blind Asylum, and, by way of example, be gave bis fine mansion house in Pearl street as a home for the pu pils of the institution. He never rested from his labors until be bad placed the institution on # firm foundation When the interests of the institution required that {t should bave a building im s more airy and rus urban location, he secured for it the splendid location on Dorchester Heights, which it now oceupies. He then resid ed in Temple place, and when the frigate Constitution was condemned, he secure enough of her oak for the door of his house. He opposed the war of 1812 from political bias, but no man could be more proud of the victories won by the American troops, He was married early in lite, and one of his daughters isthe wife of Hon. T. G Cary. For severe] years past he resided at his country house, but hia active spirit would not be tamed, even ia his old age. When over eighty years of ago he made the tour of Europe, and returned im fine health and spirite. In March last he journeyed to Washington to see the in- avguration of President Pierce, and though eighty and eight years bad passed over his head, be seemed younger than many who had not attained two score, Loved by all who knew him, respested and admired by the community, the loss of Themss H. Perkins must be considered in Massachusstts as a so rere public calamity. The telegraphic despatch announcing the death of Mr. Perkins coes not give the mame of the disease from which he died, bu! we.presume it was gout, to which complaint he has la‘ely been a victim. We have alluded above to the commencemont of the revolution in connection with Colonel Perkins, The fol- lowing anecdote shows that the military spirit extended to all ranks of the commanity, Colonel Perkins once lived in State street, near Broad street, About the commencement of the revolutionary war, when the Britieh troops occupied Boden, there waz a military company of boys organized in the town, of which James Perkins was captain, and Thomas H. was one of the privates, The late Dr. Ephraim Eliot was also a member cf it, Among a variety of memoranda left by Ir. Eliot, and now in the possession of his descendants, is one relative to this juvenile train band. He says So particular were the British in preventing any kind of mi litary parade on the Common but their own, that admis- sion was denied to a company of schoolboys to enter and parade there. The writer was a member of the company. We then marched to Fort Hill on our next parade day. ‘Thie hill was in possession of the Royal Welch Fusileers, ‘and we were obliged to content ourselves with walking about town. We, however, did parade in State stroet between the Bunch of Grapes tavern, corner of Kilby street, and the British Coffee House, opposite. Both were filled with British officers, and the street with soiciers, who were much amused with the exaviness with whick we went through the manual exercise and performed our evolutions. This company was numerous, and attracted much at tention, Notice was taken of cur parade in the nows papers, James Perkins commanded—now one of tae house of James & Thomas H. Porkins. Cur officers were clethed in scarlet and buff, in imitation of the militis officers, We had an elegant standard, sod were allowed two drums and two fifes, with the musicisns and their dress, of the Boston regiment. Col. Hancock gave to the company & complete stand of arms, made of wood, and painted so as to resemble muskets as much as possible. It continued two years. The first year James Perkins was Captain, Nathaniel Marsten lieutenant, Thomas Russel] ensign; the second, James Perkins captain, Joseph Malius lieutenant, Wjlliam Miller ensign. We turned out four or five times each summer, and often met for drill, Colonel Perkins was intimately connected with the Principal families in New Engiacd. One of his sisters was the mother of John P, Cushing, the well known mil- lionaire; another sister married the celebrated Dr, Ab- dot, of Phillips Academy at Exeter, the instructor of Cass, and Webster, and Everett, and a host of other emi- nent men, A third sister was the mother of R. 9, Forbes, who commanded the Jamestown on her mission of be- nevolence to Ireland. Colonel Perkizs commenced his commerciaP life in part nership with his elder brother, James, who waa a resi- dent of St. Domingo when thé insurrection of the blacks broke out in that island, and was then compelled to flee fer his life, They afterward embarked in the North West Coast, Canton and Calenita trade, in which they ecquired great wealth. James Perkins died about twenty. five years ago, and Colenel Perkins retired from active business « few years afterward. Previous to the embarkation of the eccentric Thomas H. Smith, of New York, in the Canton trade, the mer- chsnts of that city derived their supplies of tea chicfy from the Perkinses and other importers at the eastward. Colonel Perkins was then in the habit of making frequent visits to New York, and for his accommodation he had an office in the lower section of the city, where he tranracted business with our merchsnts. Smith, who was then in the wholesale grosery line, wishing to purchase some teas of Colcnel Perkins, called upon that gentleman at his hotel, and was treated rather cavalier- ly—Perkins giving him to understand that that was not & proper piace for business transactions, and that he had .an office down town where such matters were attended to. Smith, who was of an irritable temperament, was greatly incensed by this rebuke, and swore that be would embark in the Canton trade himself, and renier New York independent of Boston, Bo kept his word, and ina few years became one of the most eslebrated Canton mer chante in America. Colonel Porkins haa visited Earops several times, and, while in Paris, more than fifty years ago, participated with another worthy Bostonian, Joseph Rueseli, in liber. ating from the conscription, in which he had been en rolled, George Warhington, the eliest son of the Marquis de Is Fayette. No American ocoupying o private sts tion, has probably ever been treated with such marked attention by the highest nobility and gentry of Great Britain as Colonel Perkins has been. A Hit—A Parrante Hit.—We owe the Tri- dune one for the following hit at his cotempo- rary of the game faith—the Times :— A writer in the Daily Times laments the growiog increaye of cases of ysis, arising out of excessive mental exertion, and ferven rays he may be delivered from eo fearful a mslady. Judging from his article, we think the author is Marine Affairs. Dararrcne ov THe A¥nica,—The R, M. Steamship Africn, Capt, Harrison, left yesterday for Liverpool, with ninety eight passengers. no danger. City Politics. Annexed is the reau't of the electicn at Tammany Hall, lant evening, - phase, Bigntorate, oe * 5 a teenth ward, Chairman. Chae, Harwell Twenty first ward, and Miles B. An- drews, Thirteenth ward Secretaries. Flijeh F. Purdy, Tenth ward, Treasurer. Charles Mills, Sergeant at Arms, mm Nuw York Cextran ‘eso peg ig Democrat rays that the accident which happened on the 20th ult. will prove more serieas fo some of the injured then wasat frst hoped. Some twenty in all were seriously hurt, two or more of whom eannot survive, Mra. Payne, the lady who hed five ribs broken and was otherwise injured, has sisce died, She was married in Buffalo on the day of the acci- and hed started on her wedding tour, which bar Jed to her grave, e ‘The Steamship San Francisco. THE RETURN OF THE REVENUE CUTTER WASHIN The revenue outter Washington, Commander } returned sesterday from her search after the ship San Francitco. She left this port on Thursda by erder of the Treasury Department, and sailed to t] tude and lorgitace whers the steamer was last soe there springing » leak, ehe was compelled to returr was uofortuvate; but it is questionable, should sb found the wrek, whether she could have render assistance tothe passengers cn account of her rin In addition to the vessels already noticed dev. earchirg for the San Francisco, the Collector pert of New Loncon has been ordered to deupat revenue cutter on that station to join in the work would rail 88 soon as possible, The steamshty Union, Capt. Adams, was spoker o’clock yesterday morning on the bar, on her v in quest of the San Francisco. ‘TuraTees asp Exuimirions.—The great press of upon ony columns this morning, compels us tw or usual theatrical notices, Under the usual head claims of each establishment is set forth. There + pieces at Bnrton’s and Wallack’s; the ‘Cataract — Ganges”? at the Broadway; anda well arranged the Bowery, The render will undoubfealy select ing to his taste. City Intelligence. BXTENSIVE HOBBERIES IN THE OUSTOM HC During the Isat few days, oonniderable a: ment has been munifested among the Custom Hi taches, respecting extensive larcenies perpetrated Custom House within the] Inet few weeks. Qapt: and shawls bave been extracted from pac amount, aud the space filled up to their origic’ Surpicion bas bien directed towards certain perm: ployed ia the department, but up to last everiing | ot learne | of any arrest having beem made, a0(w!!_ irg some of the skilful government agents are bu geged in the search MxeriNG of vimy SyMPATHizsR8 WITH Ta” Lawite’ LavakGk Hovse --A general meetiog of the fri ‘Wright, Lanier & Co, lerssex of the late La! will be held to night, at Metropolitan Hovel, granted by the Morers. Leland for the purpose sympathy bas deen excited by the heavy misfer there lersees, who had the accumulation of yea) away by the late corilyretion, and no doubt number of friends willbe oo band to —— b evince their sympathy, not merely by soundin and empty resolutions, but by 89: 1g Substac material for the sufferers, Tur Marine SociaTY.—The annual meeting of rige society was helo at the United States Hotél « cay evening, when followmg officers of the were elecied for the enaving yesr:—W. ©. H. 3 President: Jobn M. Ferner, first Vice President, thaniel Briggs, second Vice Proeident; Henry Raw ret janes Coptland Treasurer, and Daniel Ty torney aud Counselor. During the evening,s eplen: Piteher was preees ted to Capt. Henry Russell, the ry, ‘oken of the esteem in whish he was hei society, of which be nas been an officer for the |: ears. The treasurer’s report shows that the re ae society Curim: the past year have been $/ On ihe penrion Let trere ars ffty-eyht widows whom tLe sum of $3176 bas been Cistributed. expences of the past year have been $4 136 18. mains ip the treasury, of the last year’s insome 56. This eocivty bas exerted a great deal of gco: the destitute, and is worthy of the best supp. philanthropists, Rurcers IsevitvTs.—A meeting of the steckh« the Rotgere lostitute was held on Momday even: Rey. Ieaac Ferris, D. D., Johu Gray, J. W. C. L Epbraim D Brown, and James Horn were electet for the entuing y: Daring the it year th: of the Ivetitut- has been $18 50 69, aed during time the entire expenses have been $21,129 50, | the treasury « balance of $2,287 09. The insii in avery prosperous condition, and for the pree ‘there are an unusually large number of pupils re Tam Prinzers’ Banquer,—A busicess meeting copnested with the typographical profession was ening at the Printers’ Library, No. 8 Chambe for the purpore of complet their arrangemer lebrate the anniversary of Frank'in’s pirthday on inet by a grand ball and dinner. The committ: rapg*ments reported that all the necessary pre, bad been mace, aud as @ proof of their labors ; ® hbancbill sonouneing the celebration, that t would come off at the Assembly Rooms on Tuas: and giving full particulars relative to the festive Fins — Op Tueeday morning, about 10 o’elock, + Giscovered issuing frcm the third story of the No. 9 Herter street, osu: by s German famil ‘War soon extinguivied, with trifling damage. 4ccIDENT.—On Monday afternoon a man name Murphy slipped on the corner of Barrow a streets, and broke his leg by the fall. He was se; Hospital. It ie diffieult, im the present state of walks, to walk without meeting with a like accid DuatH FROM 'NJURIMS.—Coroner Bilt nm yester av inquest at the New York Horpital upon ths’ Peter Brady, » native of (reland, twenty-six yea who ¢ted from fraciuree of both his legs, reovine Oth ult. by the falling upon him a bank which he was excavating. nea’ Carbondale, Poun The jury rendered « vercict of accidental ceath. Brwark.—Mr, Pease, the superintendent of Po nts Houre of Industry, bas issued ® card o the benevelent against o mtributing their aid tot tution through the medium of individuals not p | known to them as worthy cf confidence, Carrvkg OF Snor.irrses,—Two Germans, named Meyer and Henry Moner, were yesterday arrer of ladies’ gaiters in their possession len f,ow the store of Wells & Christ ret. They were locked up for trial wld tenn anaes Sas et Up, o Ww at store Faynard, No, 74 West Broadway, ort ers ee —— at Nicnt.—Osy Stor @ Sia teen’ tr: says the it pegli manifested by a 11 re eam bec of the eitiosant? trict, by leaving their cours, &c., instances wide’open. during the ni; constantly reporting them, but still they allow | suitor wht pop i= wer a ‘the eves, who go prowling al 1e My fe-to be wunteren: tant they ou clin take advantage of the neglest of the ooc upants, 9 der di ings. We trust ‘‘a word to the wise wil cient’’ in this case. Police Inteli: . Arrest of Uniicensed Liquor About these individusis were arrested yesterdsy in the ward op berch warrants, issuec by Judge Beebe ken befcre the Court of Seesions for disposal. batch will be brought in to-cey. Discovery (f Forgeries —Tt was yes‘erday diseov a noumber of forge.ies had beep committed in t of J. 8 Sullivan, fancy goods dealer, of 14 Joh and puspicion rests upon @ young man named E\ meriy a clerk in his employ, It was ascertained had gore to Phiisdelpbia, aod # telegraphic deep sent there to cause his arrest, whigh was effecte: ‘will rbortly be Drought to this . Forged ¢ the emonnt of $1,900, on various of the city ba: already eee and returned to Mr. S is harge ¢) Preences —Casper J. Steinhein: grocersnd liquor dealer at No. 6 North Williat ‘wee yesterday arrested by officer Sweeny, of t _— court, charged with having, in Sept. udulent Opie obtained on credit liquo value of $260 from Mr. Joseph Nathan. It is the sccused reyresenied that he was worth eee then in his store, and out of debt; but the ie wardreply in debt at the ‘ime, and soon afte ing the liquors from Mr. Nathan, made an asrigt the benefit «f other creditors. He was held b; Osborn tor examipation. Assaulting a Polive '.—On Saturday eveni Understeller. of the bth ward, was called & yang man, named James Colyer, at the hous. ‘ooster street, charged with assaulting a femal Louisa Brighten, by cramiog & pistol and threa\ sboot her. @ officer arrested Colyer, and conducting bim to the station house he drew a #! and attempted to strike the officer. Justice St mitted af to em Ne trial itteg th Arrest of Burglars.—Tao men,oallicg themselve ‘and Jscub Wilson, Bark, were Saturday night by officers Qainn and Kena: with barglarious!y entering t! onse of Patrick No 65 Bayard street. stealing therefrc trunks, containing clothing, valued at $63. Th: parties were taken before Justice Bogart, who ae Ll for I The poli , irrest of Su picious Characters. —' ice of t ict vase 0 Saturday” arrested. tres m6, ae Sib poe ny vote , 0m <7 aving it possession, stolen property, building at the foot of Thirty-third street, Nor The police found sixty barrels of pork, three butter, five barrels of flour. two railroad lam tarrel of rum. On the approach of the offi knocked the head in and destroyed the rum, th away with the Rr te marks which would tend cate them ina larceny. (Owners are wanted for Pelee Justice Stuart detained the par hearing. Commission De Lunatico On Tuerday afternoon a commission was © panelled at the City Hall, for the ote joto the circun stancer preoec: connected d insenity iene Re Kéward Carti a oe Congress, snd Collec jew . Menars. ly sworn of the eomiieion of inquiry, ceeded to hear the evidence — oes effect that for some weeks past aad prowield ‘ | an at Troy to bay several for of expense, so that they were fast day he exhibited symptoms cf eee and ious to going there he inst) upon thin linen jacket, although the weather was o ing the prayer, he looked about as if Teen, He observed a lad ine m where he sat, and cried ous bim, aod op the led sot Rooting Bim, be a coreiderable loudness on the of eaid to have left his houre early of » morning » aman to rel! him his horse and carriage, wh sired, he «aid, to make a present to » party. rapgement, it was said, had been caused t wis of t pine, and usual effects flowing one of the worst kind of difficnlt tiwass both to mind end continuance of life. Hi had been usually mild and ‘bat hee. feeling of violence withia the few alleged that he possessed am estate worth som