The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1854, Page 1

HE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6351." NEWS BY TELEGRAPH! INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. ER ORT, MS SPEECH OF PX-SECRETARY CLAYTON ON THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION. ‘Exciting Debates in the House. | Y. LEGISLATURE. PROCEEDINGS IN THE N. Important Bills Relative to New York Affairs, Polities in New Jersey and Massachusetts, &e., &., &e. From Washington. HE GADSDEN TREATY—TI MISSISSIPPC SENATOR- SHIP—THE UNION’S UNAUIHOIZED ABUSE OF RUS IA AND ENGLAND—a RICH JOKE—THB MAG: NETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY—NAVAL CHANGES— CONFIRMATIONS, EFC. Wasmsaroy, Jan. 12, 1854. Notwithstanding the denial of the Union, by authority, of the truth of our eorrespoudent’s statement that Gade- Gen had seut on @ projd of treaty here, aod the abuse and denials of other papers, even the Union is now cou vinoed that Gadceden gent on the prejet, as was stated at ‘the time, end thet, morever, the President has been in- formed by (alsden that he has assurances if the govern- ment in Washington will endcrse the terms of the projet Of treaty it will at orce meet the approval of Sante Anaa, ‘The flourcering of the Wall street papers is perf.ctly Fidieuloue, and a very jittle time will proveths “whole” ‘rath of the origival statement in the Hrna.p—not aud Btaptisliy, Lut ‘iterally. A dispatch was received here to-day ina high quarter, Qnnonncing the elestion of J. tlerson Davis by the Missis- aippl Legivla‘ure, We ca:not, of course, vouch for its truth, The Senate yesterday confirmed Thomas Rainey as Con- pal st Belivie; Wm. Crosby as Consul at Chi e; Wm. F. Giles, District Judge of Maryland; Josiah L. Parrish, In- Cian Agent at Oregon. {IAt a meeting offthe directors of the Magnetic Telsgraph Company from Washington to Now York, the usual divi- end of th-0o per cent was declared, payable at the office Of the Tresiurer in Philadelphia, on and after the 20th fast, Mr. Bodisco and Mr. Crampton, the Russian and British Ministers, called on Mr. Marcy, at the State Departmont, fo inquire if the recent articles in the Union, abusive of their counties, were to be considered as official. Mr. Maroy jnmped up in an indignent manner, exclaimirg, (‘Damn the Union, I bave no.ulng to do with the stupid @onoern; ii’s co more my orgsa than the Naw Yore Dre to have retired perfectly @atified that Maroy’s voracity waa only equalled by his politen-es. F Lieut. 2. K. Davenport has been ordered to the steamer Princeton. Lieut. James S. Siddle, detained in the receiv- ing ship at Philadelphia, is nominated as Light House Jospector, and Lieut. Joha C. Hewell is ordered {o the Secoiving ship at Philadelphia. Paseed dijsbipman Ro ert Clay Rogers has resigned. Capt. A. Henry, son of Patrick Heury, died at Charlotte County, Va., on the 6th inst. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIQST SESSION. Senate. Wasunoron, Jan. 12, 1884, SUTR FOR A WISTRAN MILITARY ASYLUM, The Cum presented @ communication from the Secre- Yary of War, transmitting the report of the officers P= pointed to select site for a western military a:ylum. In the report of the officers on the site for a Weatera Military Asylam, Gen. Twigg and Lawson are in favor of Harrodsburg Springs, and Gen. Jearup is in favor of tho ‘fame. If a branch is to be located in Ohio, he recom fends No:th Bend; but if a more northera place is de tired, he rnys Rock Island, Illinois, is the place. He does Bot contider Yellow Springs suitable. ‘THR JUDICIARY COMMITTER, Mr. Burizr, (dem.) of S.C., said that no quorum of the Judiciary Commiitee was in the vity. He moved that en a didonal number be appointed until the regular members appear. Agreed to. THE NICARAGUA ACCESSORY TRANSIT COMPANY. ‘Mr, Cooprr (whig) of Pa., presented the petition of the Accertory Transit Steam Company, signed by Ofarles Morgan, ita President, asking for the passago of a law allowizg steamers owned by that tine to ob!ain registers im the name of the cempavy. The owners are princi- pally citizems of New York, but the company is chartered by the Stato of Nicaragua, and under the cons‘: uction of @ volume of laws, the owners cannot get American rezis- ters, or sail under the American fing. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, 85Mi MONTHLY Marl. 10 THE PACIFIC, . Mr. Weiter, (dem) of Cel, gave notive of bill extabdiich a semi monthly mail between the Atlantic aad Pacific, by way of Nicaragua. CUSTOM HOUSE IN THR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. x vGuf, (dem) of Is, presented @ petition from the citizens of Georgetown ‘or tne erection of a Custom ‘Honse in the District of Colnmbis. - PwITIOM PRAYING FOR THE PRONIUITION OF SLAVERY IN TER- RITORIUS, ‘Mr, Caasn, (free soll), of Ohio, presented a petition, wigned, he said, by Jobn Jay, @ worvhy grazdson of the former Chief Justice of the Uaited Staie nd Joha Bale, the late distinguished member of ihe Senate, pra: dng for the abelition and prohibition of slavery in ell the tenitories of the United Sta'es He said he would not move to refer it to the Territrisl Committes, because it was opposed to the prayer, and therefore moved that it Be on the table; but he gave notice that at an early cay ‘be would move that it and all other like petitions be taken up aud referred to & select cammittes. TONNAGH DUTIES ON SPANISH VESSELS Mr. Mattory, (dem) of F introducei s bill to re- peal (he tonnage duties on dpanish veasels CAPTORS OF THE PUILADELPALA, ETO. Mr. Fish (whig) of N.Y., »eporied » bili for the relief of the esptors of the frigate Philadsiphia, Several reports, &: offered. SEAMEN NEO IN VALPARAISO. Mr. Burs. {whig of Tenv.), offered @ resolation, agreed to, calling for copies of the co-re#pon tence with the gov- -erament of Chili relative to the imprisonment of Ameri. oan seamen at Valparaiso, CLERKS FOR COMMITTEES. ‘The Committee on Retrenchmeot and the select Com- mittee on the Pscilc ReUrcad were each allo red « rk. mo RESOLVED TO ADJOURN TILL MO#DAY. Mr Banos, (whig ot N. ©), said tha; the Judiolary Committee would now proceed to consider the Vermont Senator's case, and to give them time, and for other rea- fora, be moved that when the Sonate adjourn it be till Montay. Agreed to, CUNTRAL AWERICAN AFYAIES— 208 CLAYTON-BULWAR TREATY, 40 Mr. Ciarror, (wh'g) of Del., oc mmenced at one, in re ply to Mr. Cace. He said tha) after hearing the Sevator from Michigan for ‘ue bal! of the speech, he wae somewhat eurprised to bear him come to # conclosion nesrly identical with bis own, ‘He would cordially stake bands with the Secator upon the recult which be seemed to arrivs at after s review of the whole sutjrct, and would stand by his side in execn ting one part of the treaty, in compelling Englacd to ob- serve ber obligations, The Senator devoted s large por tion of hie speech to prove him wrong, and he feared very much at the time that the Senator would conclude that the whole treaty was, in consequence of what took place in exchanging ratifications, mall and void. But it appeared they agreed in rome things they pow both agreed that the resent despatches showed that Engiand desires to be relieved from the treaty, that she (erired @ new cne, and they both consarred in the opin'on that the ri quest abould not be lim ened to by this wernment; but that it was its doty to inrist apon Eog- nd’s observing faithfully the stipalations it had ecter- For two hours yestercay, be bed been chided by the Senator, after which, ha was told (hat he done right. He was reminded by the Senator pecod of en incident of rch. ot boy days, where a boy was scolded and flogged by the master, for half an hour, atter which the master eaid, all that you did, you dog, right, bat you did'nt intend it, you were only right by accident. ‘The Senator's whole effort was the result of an error, He comwereed in error, on the Oth of January of lest ear, when he contended that the Central America named Inthe tresty Included the settlement at Belize, com monly koown as British Honduras; that origi the Senator had juently repea' and ev insisted on it, The tor had produced no new aatho- rity to sustain him in his error, unless it wae the authori Eogiand. He PE ital ay hed taken place in the Ministry, of = error called to office ti mistake in there recent denpitehea Hy hadjaddresagd @ | wcte to Mr, Crampton. ashing him if there was not a vo take im there despa'ches: or was i: poss b's that tha Bo tich government sapposrd vow, that Biidish Hondaras fowed part of political "+ntral America’ me Campton hand rer)ied to him frankly, stating that he way not sd- vired officially of what the view e! the government was: but did not teifeve itever invendei to be understood as mesrirg that Zon‘urss was in Cantral America, (a the contrary, he believed the Belize was in Mexico. Io the Ceapatedes allnded to, be thinks it was ths intn ion to use the term Central Americaasa gesere! geograoidsal Geroription of the central part of the conticsat. ani not is tis true polivealsence Mr Crampton says he has rene gon ts believe thet the government of the [a'tal Sta’es conceded with him in this view. He, Mr Clarton, wadar stood the Serstor a8 conterding ‘that Coatral Ame rien, as teed im the treaty, must be taken in i's geopraphical sense, Hy examined this point lav Warch and he thovght that hs had shown by autno- rities and argument, the contrary, Suill. notwithstanding the Senator had had ten menthas in which to examine the maiter, he appeared to be as confitent as ever {a hls error. The ferator had rot pretended to raply to or ceptrovert ‘he suthorities he hed thera exbidital, nat simply confined himself to @ repetition of his postulate. It was trne that some gazo'teers and sors atiasses de America a8 embraciog the Salina; ia * of them put down the limits of Csntral inela¢ing Texas and California. O eof the maps fabtiohed by tbs Socie'y for the Diffusion of Useful Kaow edge, dencribes Central Amtriea as inclating ali of Mexico, Texer, and Cslifornia, ond positively wxclu tes Costa Ries: snd it was on such s map as that that tne Senator as a staterman, relied, If the Senator relied on such mapa hat, to show that the Belize was insladed (n Cantral Ame Hen, be most acmit that the geographisal desarlption of Centia' America thereon is correct; aod aa ha asyas he voted for the treaty because it exeluted the Usted States ard Great Britain from eolorizinr, cosapyins, or fortifying any part of geographics) Central America, be must admit thar he voted for aftreaty putting Texas avd Califorsia out of the nin. y Serator vote for toe treaty under aush impressiop? Did the S-na'ors from Texas, mn voting ‘or it, suppose they were voting to put Texas, er >raced ov this me p as part of Central \merioa, out of thx Unious uch & map was en error, xno altogsth+r unworthy to b+ elie: on by any one profewing to ne « sateaman. To ascertain wi xt waa Central America, he ra- ferred not to such mapa as this, but to what was consider- od'by this government ag the true political C-urrsl Amer- ica: this he found laid cown in a treaty mae by this gor- erument with Central America itself, and in that treaty evtral Americs was defined to be foalaced within the fire States constituting Cestral Amerive, in the trae, legal, Pilitire), and diplomatis eerce, He read the treaty. and said that when this political definition of Central America wag abandoned, then they would baat sea in the raarch for wtrve ore. He regaided the Senator from Michigan as placing himrelf on the British side of this question, and 89 against the porition of the American gov rnmant, He is seeawirg that the Bellz+ was exclo2ed from the treaty by the exchange of ratifications. I hold that tha Belize if ® part of Coatral America. The Senator {a mls- taken in rupposing that the British geveraneat azrea with bim fp this last partionlar, Take from the Sao tor’s «peech the assumption that the sa Uoment at the Belza is treed in the Central Ameriss naroed in the treaty, and he (Clayton ) might afford to atlow the Af- teen columns of the spevoh o go unanswered, even full of err ra aa thay were. The greatest pert of the epyrca is foonded with the very erroneona assumption that the Biitish government admits that the Brlizs i+ incta ied in the terms of the treaty dens) ibing Cent-l America. Let the Senatcr precuce the authority of a ingle American Sicretsry ef State—lot him produce the authority of Wiliam’ Maroy, to rustain the position taet ha wattle. ment cf the Belize is included by the treaty, and he (C ayton.) wenid abandon the controversy and admit the Sexator to be victor. He referred to cts by Soxratary Barhsnsn which be found recorded in ths State depart ment, which folly sutained bim fn declariog that the gevtiemon thought as he cid on thts aahject ‘The tendeooy of the first twelve colums of tha tors ereech was to procues that which Greized was no title to rovereignty or dominion; it wea a setile ment there which rhe held by the same tenure as the gentleman did bis farm—the right to powess use, and oreupy; but without any supreme poli'insl power or do- minion The title to Roatan was di she was porserred of absclate politic: a much 10 a8 im the city cf London. Sensor from Michigan would parciet in viewing Rostsn as one of the dependencies of the Belize. With as much propriety might he call Jamaica @ depan- dercy sf come private gentleman's settlement. He de teribed what the depercenciee of the Belize wars. Tay contisted of ap island enllea George's K-y. w ¢ small cluster of islande where Eogli-h ebipping conld ba re ed, &e., at times when the main lacd could not be riached for thet purpr@ These de-esdancies ware neretard <r soribed in the treaty of Loado> aad, Io bis counter statement to Bulwer’s Cecluration, he coafined the vependenoies to mors pariicular oves. ‘The Senator, iv bis Cesire to mate hiw out wrong bad involved him: rif in abeorcities which mizht bereafcer prove em ar. raeirg, It he rat down, tha Senator seid he wan too stor, Ifhe stood up the Se-ator thought bim too tall, In thoexchange of rstifisations of tie tra.ty Balwor de- cla ei that the Belize and ite depandenciss were not ia c.dd, He an-wered that Central ame.ica and its de> ndensies were included: What was gained or jest here by either party? He put it to any ore as & question ef jaw in ogatrover A d slsrea, { c'aim all White Ac-e and ite sppu tent aud B, seys, I claim ail B! 308. lack Acre and its appurteasae: Neither party rights will te affected by their declaration han the care comes in'o court. At the tims he received Bulwer’s Ceclsration, hew as mush anaoyed by it,and said that he would not exchargs ratifieations with him on the treaty; but friecds finally persuaded hia that he would be doing wrong, and woud be greatly binued if he permitted cuch # matver to cance the loss of the last chan-e of gettirg clear of British infiuence ia Central Anerica, This consi l+ration indaced him to reostre the Geo aration, and to rate s conater cn°,informing Bulwer that it was not to be replied to. Ia this counter declara- von be stated that the treaty was ro: ‘o be con tiired altered or charged by it, and he told Bal- wer further that he (bulws) had no power to pro- jose any chargs in the treaty, ell of which Balwer assented to andacrmitted exchanging rstificstions oa it To sbow furthrr, that Great Britaia. before the treaty, wir wade thoroughly to underatard that she was to agree nut to colonize, occupy or forti’y auy part of Can- tral America, he quoted from the report of an in‘orview telween Lord Palmerston and Mr Lawrence, in 1849, and from correspondence betweer the sama Since the treaty Great Britain hss made a like declaration and he was rorewhat sur, d to find Lord Clareadon asserting the right of Great Briiaia to continae her protes- terate over the Morquito coast. Be thought that Curing this controversy the Sopstor bad felt the fall force and weight of precedeat whioh stocd in bis path, but in respect to which had said rothing, He meant the protocol to the treaty with Mexiao. The Mexican government regarded that protocol en restoring the treaty to what it was before amended by the Senate, yet President Po k did not send it to the Se- nate, ncr dd be make it public for a year after, when it was sent to the House ia scswer to a cail, and scoops nied by hia reasons for not regarding it'aa valid. Polk Cevied the validity of the prstorol, or ita binding courre on the United St , 88 Commissiozers had no power to charge or alter a treaty from whatit was when ratified ty the Senate, Ho (Clayton) afterwards had oxeasion to cent Presi¢ext Polk and Lis Commisioners from the charge by the Mexican govern ect of wanto faith in disregarding that protee:| Would the Senator ventare the asrertion that that protccol changed or altered t: Mexican tr:aty from wha: it was as ratified d7 the Senste, or abrelvet Mexico f/om ob igetion to abide by its stipu- Istions? He mede po protocol with Balwer—nhe received s ceclaration from Balwer, and made a counter one. Could they affect the treaty? Oa the 6th of Jauuary last year, it wae sald in the Senate that be had had ac interview with W. R Ki-g. who demed havin, made aay such statment to bin (Jaytn,) as wai contained in bie derpsteh to Bulwer. What a ringuler position obim in, It represen ed bin a» haviog made atement in s yrare diplovatis despateh. He ome at the tive aed remove from » post office and beard nothing of {t ontil «he Friday efter when be telegre phe d tothe National Intelligencer the words used by Kirg to bim, whish was pablished on a Saturday. Oa h would have d ne him jus into the Senate and reiter- King decied having writtoa apy euch vote Should not the Senator have done him justice? The Sevator says Le did mot agata visit Kiag; but ovght ke net to bave dons so, and have relieved thet gent!yman also from injustice? Howsould he vepest fa ibe Serate the enserifoa that King told bim he had not written the note, when the nota wes pabivhed in this city, without deirg King great irjusties? Be has repest- cd it again and again, and asser « it yet. Mr. Cass—Of course I do. Mr Crayton then read and commented upon Julze Bragg’s podl’cation in behalf of Mr. King, ax to what took place between bim and Case, and denied that Cass had done justice either to him or Kiog The Senstor’s decla ration that the Senate, ta ratifying the tresty, under- dit ar theaning phical Central America, doubt embittered the ying hours of Mr. King He thought to bave seen Mr. Kiog before his depar- ture, but did not. He thea letter 'r Wr. Rodney, Coorul at Matar: at Mr. Kin, mas, who, request, rend to him Cayton’s speech ia March Last, in which letter Roduey says, that Mr. King’s attention was called to the attack on Mr. Clayton, who had been dene great injustice, Mr Kirg said great injustice hud beea done in ths debates, and shed tears. He uncerstood Mr. Cass ing bi if be tol! Mr Clsyton the Senate bad uader- stood tbat the treaty admitted the British title at Belizs, but he never denied having toll Clayton that the treaty did not ineluce (he British settlement at Belize, Mr. Ciavton paid the highest tribate t» Mc Kiag’s honor and patriotism, and then, withou: concludizg, the Senate adjourn sd till Monday. House of Representatives, Wasutxorow, Jan, 12, 1854, THE FISHERY QURSILON, The Sreaken Iafd before ths House, in reply to the reso: Jution of the 2d of January, s messsge from the Presideat of the United States, communicating the letter of the Seo- retary of the Navy, and the orders to our naval officers connected therewith last year, iasued in relation to the tection of American fisheries on the British coast. Yala on the tadle, and ordered to ba printed the cocaments is a letter the Amo! MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, JANUAKy 18, 1854. Briain, he says:—“lfon any ocaarten yt elooove: tempts making to deprive any of our citizens of their j rig hts w Tes welfaliy, Dat Grawly remonetrate god if pe sisted im you will take suca etep4as in your jaig mrut wil, bs beat calculated to check and prevent the im: terfrerc@ never resorting to vinlanse excep: as @ matter of of defence apd necersity. All courtesy and ra pact Will be shown to the armed ves #ls of Eoglandaad France’? Og Sept. 24 the reoretary writes to Commoao # Shuprick— “Your accorné ef the rquadroa ander your commend Dave been perused with much satifection. fhe vrompi. ry energy, end ches fal aval eauinited by youself sad ail uncer yoor command r fleot eresit on ihe services, and Sutitle yeu io the commencaion of your goveramgat.”” THE CRNSCY. The House resumed ths ration of thy resolution reported yestereay fom the mittes on Printing, pro posivg to priat fifty thourand cools of ths Compaadium of ‘he Census, to be prepsred by the present Saperintend- ent, provided it hail oe printed in soyaloctaro form, and not excerd four burdred peges. Mr Meacham (hig) of Vr.,roved an amendment, pro viding for ons hancre’ thousand copies. Hy sald the crnrusinformation hed besa collected at m cos: of o milloo and e half colars, in a large book form which Lob ose person in ® thon. can +e, de, therefore, Wishes to give the proposed compeadiua tue largest oir culation. Eam™. i (¢em.) of Wis, opporod the am-n‘ment, ue large Voluins was Inilof errors, as fae at lon extea ed, Se would mention ons, Che disiiet, wileh be rep esate, coutains sixteen cour ties, but the censoa gives it but tea, The population of 1850, Aut cou ty, was 16,000, but the census gives only pins thous five sant Mr, Wa hig) of TN. who repraiented = dia- ackat woetner the geatio og tO show the value of the vk t tet aCjotuiog Mr mina bas ot aineral prod: ¢ tons of that section, Mr Eastman replied te fad pot raid there #ngle Baure to show there ise pig of lead o: miineralin Nirihera Wiseowsin or liltaols, (oem ) cf Ky, expleines f industry ace Tatt census baw a overed suy Tha atatistion vembacd'io Ube printed census, the ‘ uced them, 4, the census is ‘all of errera. If, age, ‘there exurot by too mash 00 thing to there cannot be too Ii tls of a bad FLL (dem ) of M1 might be fall of errors, it Gocume t heretofore or her wirhed the information f! eo aa tobe breaght to the level of com preheorion thre ut ths couutry, aad therefore favored the pending amendment. Mr Srracn, (sem ) of Pa, said bo coal’ not vote for the propo: ion anles# tae mine.al projucti ia whier more than half the States axe interes.ed, shel, de @ braced in the compendium. said that thoagh the corans 4 AS correct a4 any similar orto be pudlaned. He Mr skevtox (dem) of N. J, sév.exted the amend Ment He wai opposed to the cistriont! among Members, ix any form, but was fevoranle to the cistiibution of the largest emount of intelligence among the people Mr. Frovence, (dem ) of Pa., was in favor of the amend- ment, and psid # high compllmen: to the former Costus Superinterdent, Mr, Keore’y, He took oceasion to ax be was Getaiced from tas Hiase yesiwedey by intinpe present. he shoold have voted for the henke acd a medal to Iogesham, The amendment wan sgrerd to, by yeas 114, cays 64, Bud the reo ution was adopted. THE PAY OF SENATORS. Mr. Bovetos, (dou) of Ala, fem the Committas on Ways aud Means, reported beck, with amocd ments, the Serate bill in jelation to the mode of payiag Seuators; they mske tie acoounts cracitarie at the Treasury De- jartment, instead of by # committee of the Sanate, Mr, dayty, (d-m) of Va, favored the Senate bill, and eaid, conidering the relations of the two houves, this Losy ooght not to aeume guardiensh Pp over the Senate ay te the meds of auditing Lbs contirgent fund Mr Jovms, (‘em ) of Tenn, in resly to Mr, Beyly, said the Civileoc Di,tomatic A;propria ion bill contatas an arp opriationcf two buvdres aud s*vaate ht taousaod Hare a6 a costiogent fund of tay Ssnate. If the third action of the bill ow befo e them should be passed, that whole amount wou 4 be taken from tte control of the as- counts g officers of governme:t, aud a new board of ax- Gitore inrtituted, to pa # on Cisbarsements of the Secre- tary of the Senate Air, Mac. (Cem ), of Is, epposed the Savete dill. Ho was against the loore mode of | gisistion propoasd by the ate, According to its man might be a‘lowad for s puitcf clothes or a bugvy. Fiva taousan’ dollars were allowed for the entertainment of Kossuth, out of the 33- rates contingent funcs end one hun red thousand, he suppored, would ba drawn for the entertain meat of Kos. fur. They were all honorable mea, but yet legislactoa should be wi bh a view to prevent fraud. Mr. TayLor, of O raid, in consequences of the Hours eley mg toact on this bill, Senators have uot besnadle tochow thelr pay Thers was god sense in ther of the gentlemen fron Virgiria (M.. Bayly) on chis anb- oot. ‘Ihe bil popored to wake tha Secratery of the Sroate the disbursibg agent, and requiring him to give tends ned sdei ional ecmpenration for acoh tke Cmmittee on Ways acd Menus say, in offs Sire erhelinot pay tts own officers, and roq air Seorttay toco his Coty for not.tag. Tne Honee beter reform at bome before guisg abroad to tae Senate, ere not sve vy hat objection Ube e ould ne te tay: I : Ceobate it was ead that the retary of the S rate received 2 salary of three thiueaca collars, ant the C erk trteen b onde d, the Jetter alwys baving per treed tle Gishureing duty for wich it was now pro- pered to pay the Sesretary a thousand doll) br. CUNGMAN (wa ©, estd if he wera a Sens- tor, he shou d vote sgaiast the bi!l Fla waa oppowed to acy clange, ant wes willing the money should romaia in the trearury, to be Crawn cut ss now insieed of belag at the command of the Secretary The Seaste should be peid off as the House me abers are. When the first amendment wae about being voted on, Mr. BaY.y remarked, as thore was to be aquarrel hatween the two hoases, he wanted to se¢ who would make it, and therefore called for the yens and nays. Mr, Rocstoy replied, the ¢ is so quarrel. The Howe struck our, by 1.6 to 04, the following fe tion of the Senate bill: — ‘That the aovourts of t' @ Seoretary of the Senate of hia dis bursements cf money, o account of the contingent fun}, Wren pased by the committee to audit and conirol the ex: penses, and certified ag saving been,eo pm sedj yby tao chaic man cf the commities, shal be deemed concluelre ou allot cors of the Treasury Department The cther amendment was adopted, ard the bill passed, Adjourned, zth Affairs at the State Capital. WOrK LAID OUT—BLECTING COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION—THE HARLEM KAILKOAD—-NEW JU- DICIAL DISTRICT—THE PARDON OF KENNEDY AND SMITH PUPLIO PAKK3—HAKBOR ENOROACEMBNTS —HUISON RIVER NAVIGATION—IDWT ASYLUM— NO MORE BOOKS FOR M¥MBEES—SENATOR DICKIN: BON ON THE LATE STATE ADMINISTRATION, ETC. EPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Aunany, Jan 12, 1354. ‘The men: bers cf both houses are engeged in laying out & programme, which even in the rehearsal wiil occupy the greater pertion of the hours yhich are not oconpled inseasicn There are daily, resolutions offered making inquiry im relation to the conduct and certain specified transrctiors of the iste State offivers. ‘The report eabmitted yesterday to the Senate, in obedience to & resolution asking information of the trearwer what amount of fees Chatfield paid over to the State while Attorney General, amount to just nothing at all, as very little was ever ratorned by that late «ficial So it will be with regard to Randall, who, it ie al eged, gave hundreds of volumes of books be longing to the State,to personal and political favorites, before retiring frum the office of Secretary of State, of which tropsec fon vo reecrd was kept in the officr. Whether any better sucsess will attend the offorts of Sea- ator Dickizron, in endeavoring to ferret oat to whom the Janda tel nging to \heechcol fund have been sold for & mere nominal eum, remsing to be seen, thoagh, by law, the Commis jonere of the Canal Faad sre 60 ope! to keep c} record of all theie prooeec ings. sera were brought to the con ator Barr, ba ing aware th required in the Gfice of the Commisslonera of Emigration, gare aotice that he fatenced to introduce s bill raaking provision fur tie eleotion of those publis ofiioers by the pyopls. Tie immense patrocege in their henc#, acd the mung thoa serds of dellsrs of emigrant fun# which jars asauaily in why 0) trol of certaia ebi,owuers in the city of Yew York in the election cf Commissioners cf Hmigration, The same Senator stated that he should introcace a bill preventing any other cars rupning on the Harlem rasiroad exs#pt those of that company. This seems to bea dash at the New Haven read. Wha! moans it ? ‘The resi’ents of the Twelfth, Niastesnts, sod Twenty: seoond wards of New York are in want of more jostioe than they now posers, ard Senator Brocas hes kindly consented to sccommotate them, for he this mornin, in'roduced a DO] making those wards w city jatici district, and provicing for the election of « Justice of the Peace snd a Police Jastice thereto. The seme Seastor has asked the Governor :o inform the Senate why he ex tended the executive clemency to Kennedy sod “mitb, late two police officers of New York, aad by what sa- thority they were detsiued in the city prison, iastesd of being sent to Sing Sing in pursuance of the sentence of thecourt. The reply will be loteresting Mr. Brooks also introduce! s bill amendieg the sct of lost session, creating pudlic parks in the city of Ne Yorke An “he bal ined considerable importance, [ here i 0) slows :— wits exclose a copy, whieh i Basin i Jan sors natlio park ia of ‘ork, aad Commonaisy ia relation er hereto. The poople of the State of N York, reprovented ia the 8 bly, do ensot as follo ##:— Brest Seton one ot the act hereby amended shatl amended as follows: —'Tt shall be Iswinl for the ssid court ing in the secon 99 Of Babi secti firicken ous, and the words “it shall be tho covrt” substituted there: Section e act hereby pos tenlont of suid len (pro: i jon of #1 confirmed, and if the ssme thall not be ov after ivshall be conBrmed by she court.) 090 ne sball be stricken out eerie f Bee. 3 Of the sot mate words ject to taxation lying with 19 to any, Wirlin the easterty gi eet river, and the no therly side of Fiitieth strovt, southerly enth atrest,”” oud. therefor, seo 4. Section olvvon of tho aot horeby smondod, shall be amended ss tollows:—Tur words “aud the sum of tan thous and suilars to be aprlios aa rforesais in the reduction of the principal tereof,’ occurring at he ord of eaid section, sball be euicken out, avd vie words, “but the sam of ten tacu and dolinys tobe plied ag aforcenid ia the rodustioa of ths prinoipal thereot, sbail be rsised by an maoual taro. roal & d persoral properiy, subject to taxation within the boua darite, r8dercribed in s-ction three of this act, and fur the d interest of thie stook, taken by victae uf this vooshly pledged " substituted therefor. Be 8. Section f ero y amaaaded shall bo hn jum of tea dof wvid fartier supati- of Fourth avouue and a asily,? ccou-mng at th y wtricken ‘ont, aud the word aun mot eroerding ten siousaud dollars annually, buted s/e rtor, So. 6. The water frout of the lands to bs purchased, or faken tora public park, under the act hereby amended, is hereby set »part tor com st purooses, and itis al vided that a street, or public place, ove himared fect wide, at the ianermost indents ion of the river fron ing o1 Hont, and the paralsl to avenue A, shall be eet apar Ini ont tor poblie use: but the Corguration of tho Now York shall not have the power to eroct warchousss of other building: on thy land so sot apart or laid oat, or ty Girpose of tac same, ortho water-fren', to any other partiss, by Bal) oF otherwise the seid lenes, snd the water-(ront Pherovt being hervvy reserved ior pdolis purpusea aud woes orc ver tor Brooks also brought in # bil to prevent oo ekments (nthe Larwor of New Yors. Thacoaaty wers apointed area G eene Brooson, Jus ph @, Totrep, sud Ru sel siurg', with s compensation of five clare each per Cay. be {dn werovasry travelling ox pines woo maps, p'cfilos, purvey+, Xo, whch may ba required, tu report to the Legi-litura, and te close up tha commiiseien in two years, fhe Dill cuntaics a dogo sections, but ax he ff (h contains the gis of tae whula, i: ds Lere inserted : ~ Soe, 5 Tt rha!l and may be lawful for the yy shail tayo sad prs-ess exclusive power to da terior lines opposite anc along tha water fe ute of the cities ot Nuw York, Brooklyn aad Wil ry ten ado, an tiem shail rot define and spec enlarged or niled w bite, cxtent, and width of ary picra wierves bu othor improvements hercwitor to be mace wishi terior lives, below the line of low water mare opp placer above m utioes; snd to Iay ont. or, by genoral pro- sions. regvlate, limit and preseribe the laying out aud o*- nit a tablisbing cf said piers the appropriation of nfcy thousand dollars, by tha last Congresr.j tawarcs the impzovement of the navigation of the Hudson river, bas beea witobeld, aod Sensier Pratt Cesiren that the Committee of Commerce open a corres FOr dence with the Secretary of War, is «rde: to ortaia why the law cf Congress has not’ been complivd wita. This is an exceil-nt moveaent, and if Mr. Svoretary Davis ean cevcta oxe hour to the subject, the mersaanci and others ia this aud the Western Siates wili ba pleased to learn the rearon why he bas not fulfilled his daty in thir respect ; © There is ecrething hid unter the purchase of a site by the Governor for toe State idiot asylum. stor Crosby, in ir trodueing @ resolation of inguiry, fotimated tuat a course hac beeu pursued rot very oreditable to those hav- ing this water in charges. Ia )t possible that the fand for the support end eomfert of our idios unt rtupates has been misappled? His Eixsellacey’a reply t+ awaited with mneb interest. For tha interest of the office, and tha charitable purpose, it im really hoped that all euspision wil) be wiped '. S-nator Danforth is most extremely anxious to asser- tain what the various opinions of the memyers of the Constitational Convention were. In his revolution, which he called up to-ay, he desired the Stats to pay for thir y- two copies uf those debates, and present them t> each Se. nator, a copy as their private property. Me. Patnam de. tired tbat (ne bocks be prccared, but he wanted them to be p'aced im the State liorary. Mr. Willi Mr. Brooks, Mr. Richarca, and two orthree others, opposed, and t Te olution again tabled. We know not whether a copy of that wo:k ever penstrated the wilds o old Ssho- bsrie or pot. As copies of the work cin be purchased for $5 C0, cash Gown, Mr Darfo th hed better say no more about itinthe Secate. [fotner Legisiatares bave thus iquancered tre pablic funos, that ix mo jastificatioa for the present one ‘kinson took the floor, when the Senate vent He w quite revere on his Exceiieney the G is nOnor the Lise eae nt Governor, sud that portion of the ¢emocratic party bnown as bernburnera aud patties Dariog his aperch he related an aveciote, which for its origiaa! di may be well to insert In aliucing to ihe late State of ficere afd some of | heir acis, he likeoed them to the wil of s tavern keeper in Pepnayivania A travelive stopped at putlic hone im toat State, Alignting from his horse, be stepprd isto the hotel aad iiquired for the landlord. the Isdy replied that he was in the barn, hither the traveller rapsired, bat coul! ses no one bat @ negro engazed ta work, wat re turned to the house, ard informed tbe lan lady tast he could mot Gai the lanclord, and the only person be saw War the ebony alluded to. Why, sir,” #aid sha, “that is my buebard "’ ‘That darkie your husbana?’’ ia quired the traveller, “Oh yer,” the replied; “bat fa warrylig bim did not do half as bad as my siser, o couple of mil-s down the road, who hss cisgraced herself and been thrown out of «li cecent sosiety. by marrying a patty bead from New York.” All the Sanators, ends crow'e auriene? wers thrown into convulsions of laugh- ter, which lasted séveral minutes. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Atnayy, Jan. 12, 1954, THE SEW YORK JUDICIARY-<THe PUBLIC LANDS Petitions in favor of the Maine Law were presente }. Mr. Brooxs introduced a bill providing for the forma tion of a new judicial disteict in New York city. He alto gave notice of a resolu ion {nstruatiag our rap- renentatives in Congroes to exert thir powers for an equitable distritutios of the publio lands among tho ola tes, COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION=-CITY RAILROADS. Mr. Bark introduce? a bill providing for ths election of the Comustarioners of Ewigration by the peoylo. Alto, @ bil to prevent the Harlem Katliroad Company slowing tre ure of their tis.ks in New York city to othor ccm panics THE PARDON OF POLICEMEN KENNEDY AND SMITIN On movin of Sr Brooks, & reaviativa was adopted re- questing en explenation from the Gorecnor why the New York THE APPROPRIATION FOR 11% IMPROVEMRNT OF THK HUDION, Area lution was adopted fastracting the Committee on Ccmmeies to correspond »1'h tho War Dopartmeat as to what was done with the $50,000 approyriated for the im provement of the Hadson river. TUR NINETEKNTH WAKD PARK--HARDOR ENCROACIMIGTS, Buls were introdaces reistive to the Nineteentn ward park, and in reli & to the encroachments on the harbor of New Youk. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGS War ecnsidered in Committee of the Whole. Dir, DICKINSON aiid:ersed the committe at rome length, when the committee reported progress. MOUNT VERNON, Mr. Brooks cal’ed from the wable the resolutions in re lation to Mount Vernon. Mr. Monroe mo rad an a‘journment. Mr. Brooxs eailed for tue syen 2nd noes, and the mo ticn to adjourn prevailed—18 to 11, Adjourned, Assembly. ALnaxy, Jan 12, 1854, The Committee of the Whole resumed the consideration of the resclations referring to THE GOVEKNOK'S MERSAOR Mr. PReEpict eddiesed the committee io favor of the use of city stocks as # basis of bantiog, Mr. Perens spoke sgainst the propos co mmittee rove, jon, when the NOTICHS OF BILLA. Mr. Richarnson—To limit tue rates of travel on the Hud- sop River and Harlem rafiroads Mr, GranaM—To smend the coarter of Now York. Mr. Besepicr--To amend the railroad act of 1853, BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. Writzs--To incorporate an asylam for the Reforma- licn Of Inebriates in the city of Now York: Mr. Bexxnicr-—Levyirg half canal toll on the New York ono Frie, Cenival and Northern railroads. Mr. Ware--To amend the act for Jaying outa park in the Nineteenth ward in the cl'y cf New York, +r. AKin—Relativo to Chiet of Police in the olty of New York. THE TEN GOVERNORS, Mr. Rictarns offered a resolution for «joint committee to examine the books of the Ten Governors of New York. Laid over, MILITARY COMMUTATIONS. Mr. McGraw offered @ revolution directing the Mil. tary C minittee to report on the abolition of ths military commutation tex, and making the support of the militia & charge on the trearury. Adopted. NEW YORK PARKS. Mr. OLARK moved that s committes be appointed to visit the grounds propoved 'o be tekeo for parks {a the city of New York, Laid onthe table on Mr. Conkl.ng’s motion, THY BTATR LANDS Mr. Greason offered @ resolution requesting the Comp- troller to resort the quanti‘ies of land owned by the State in Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer and Lewis, Laid over, The House th: j The Railroad Troubl Borrato, Jan. 12, 105%. The rumor cf fresh riots at Erie is urfounted. The night betore Inet m parcel cf Cranken rowdies want te Mr. y's houre and dewanced to know if he was there, ) olending to bi awatract for his arrest. A report javirg reached Erie that Mr. Kasson was going up the line that might a party also went to the depot to arrest him. There are rnuors current that the Council have sgraed to let the railroad treck be laid to within one hoodred 100 3g Erie and Cleveland road, bat they need coa- firmat! t Eri Strike of Coat Sines, — Set TM Ata The etrike Jamong the miners in ta’ Comneriond ’ gion continues. They demand an advance of five ceots ® ton til the caval end then tem eents additional; conta a ‘The coal trade of last week was moking "Aho have go taal tonight eouth of Washington Non-Arrtval of the Cambria, \ The Cambria bas nt yet made ber appes port. A heavy rain storm ia p evailloz. The New Jersey Leg lature. TOE KLIGIJILITY OF THE VERNOR ELECT, *Ravrox, Jaa. 14, 1894 ‘The day n.*4 Pesed without any movement in sitaer Houre on the gq 'tstion of Mr Prigs’s #lisibility fr tye offi-e of Governur Of New Jersey, Toe Governor elect ia in the city, and the 1" ‘ling merof tis party are pat- ting ‘heir heads rosetnes 00 the sahj-ct, and a move iy hovrly expeoted. Tae iaw gives toa deye for tha mast: ing of the two honses for aelectic if the commities to try the care. Doubts are, bowsver, expressed whether this Wil be the plan by whisk the qnes fom will be dis posed of The pendency of the quession will mot inter. tere with the tosuguration, ehicd, by the constitution, takes piece on Tussday next, Both houses this afier- noor appoioted commi.tees to make arracgemeats for the inauguration, Governer of Massachuretts Inaugurated, &. Boston, yea 14, 180d. Governor Washburn was inaugurated to diy, and de- livorec bis meseage, which is al@ost exclusively Jocs! ia chars: ter, He a.iudes to ths fienerios, and expresags pho hope that Cor gress will protect them; congratulates Car people ov the ttonrixht:g covcition of every branch « commeres, &¢, cus of the State ars ia ae “acore bl+ concition, but increased expensed call for a lyen of #200 (00, to make up a deticit in the year 1853. Ua the L/quor law the message enys:——"That rosiety bas a rij to protect fteelf from ary vice that teude co anderming ite f nucetion, + amaxim which faw would enmtrovart; nor woul! it be more seriously contested, that, if necessary for this pur pose, laws may be aimed at the cause of au «wiedgod evil, instead of dealiog with its effects alore’’ EN. Wright, of Easthampton, w: State, and J, H Loud, of Plymouth, chosen Seoretary of ate (reasurer. Sult Against the City of Philadc!phia. PHILADELPHIA, Jan 12, 1854. Ye anit agsing® the eity for damages oa aonount of the burning of Hart’a building in th- mintor of 1857, en ay ccuntof froze fire plugs, nas termiuated in a yard the city. Ship Ashore at Long Branch. Tus bigdtanps, Jan, 14—Ni A ship, understood to be the Gauzelieroan, or rome si ilar nace, from Liverpool, fa ashore at Long Breneh, ie bins ec me four feet of water in her hold, sad her spara yg so high that sho has not deen adie n the shore mestown ts passing the Highlee%s with afmall boat in tow, supposed to be from the wreck. The Steamhip San v EB Francisco Reported Ashore, werd Walter, Keq., Sesretary of the Board of Under- ved a letter yesterday morning fcom Norfulk, date’ Jan.1, statiog thet a report prevailed thers of « larga steawebip being ashore at Curritack, sippoved to ba the Sen Fravcitco The writer of the letter, however, who is an egect of the Underwriters, doubted its correstness, from ihe fact of no epocial agent having reached him from the beach, TELEGRAPHIC. THE CUTTER WASHINGTON. Wasixcros, Jan 12, 1854, Collector Redfield has forwarded to the Dspartment a repert giving the partioulara of the ursuccassfel cruise of the ou'ter Washington, and raya he bas directed the commander of the cutter to repsir and put to sea again with the least poestble celay. The Supposed Wrecked Ship Constitution of Newbury port. ‘The followlog ia eI wt of the pausmpgers and crew of the sbip Constitution, Capt, Bunting, of Newburyport, sup- poted to be the sandoned verss! paved dy tha Belgian brig Bellona, on the Ist inst, in Is*. 59 18, lon. 70 37, as previcvsly repor ed in the Hrratp :— CARIN PASSRNG SNS, Mr J. Tangston. Mr. Kelly. ¥r, Churebull STEFRAGH PASS NGRRS, Mr. Zimmermann end ¥ te. Mr. Browsil, Mr. Myer Mr. Dsato Houreel pa Mr. V. Gandram, ur, ownolner. Mr. Gd. Aeteman Mr. A Obepelin 2 A. Rash naan, NAMES CF TME CREW F.W. Talborg.o Boxton — Henry Reaver, Connectiont. J. HW. Sirona W. Lb Jchnson, Coansaticut. Join J Dewar, Ni Gorge B own Now York Jobo Coombs, Pene W. A. Walsh, Philedstp dia Fm Mei rmoit, Georgia. Jes MePaerson, Boston. Jobn Peters, Denmark H.W, Goopen, Now Orieans, J. Rovertion, New Yi rk Peter Oolman, New York. Christophe Dr dze, Virgioia. R, Eller, Kasi rt, Me. 8 muel Rusaell, Boaten dha Wilton, Noresy, Jares MocB:sde’ Belfast Hins Maller, Sweden 5.8, Lawson Bargor, Me. Jha Downing, Provitenos. St pben Mor gor, Eog aud She slso carried two mites, whose names ve were ua able to get e All on board were probably teken off by an eastern bound verrel, end we ball likely hear of thetr transfer- exes to acctber !oméward bound, or of thelr arrival at some Earopern port. The identity of the Constitat’on, of Newburyport, with the wreck fallen in with, is Coubted by ore of the owasrs, from the fact cf ber having joicod hands carved om ber catheads, inatesd of astar as described by the Belloos Ovhor parties in this oily, prewmed to be acqaaiated wih th see) affirm thetehe bad stars apd that che ogrees allogetber with the v-ssel Cescribad, except in tha copper'ng; out thry acount for thet discrepancy in the +et of Le Newbury port vssel having her bottom paiat 1, of & col-r similar to that o' copper, and whish might very easily be miriaken for it at a cistangs. Martye Affe Tn Loes or THe Starrourttkl @ uaterstead? that a ifex paper of the 6th inet, was received in the city Y, contatving eome particulars of this melao choly thipwreck obtained from one of the shipwrecked en, who wae in ihe hospital at Halifax It ia tated thet the ebip struck on the south side of the Blonte rock on the night of Dec 49, and came off leakiog very Uadly; after proceeding abont five miles {t became ev - Cent that the hip could not be kept afloat, and prepa- rations were made toshandon her. The boats were got reacy, but the passengers conld not be induced to goin them, considering that the chsnces of thelr perisbiog ia the bonte were an grest a if they remained on board the hip. One woman. ho was Kavad, foreibly pushed from the gacgway on bord the b Captain Richard- son, who was burt previously by fall from the mizea rigging and was helpless, was tai from his berth, aad Ted upon a table prepsratory to hiv being removed to a boat; but the ship went Cown so sucdealy that he oo not be removed. Sie sunk in twenty five fethome w several of the crew were badly frost bitten. —Boston Ad verticer, City Intelligence, St Gxoncr’s Socury or Naw Youk ~Oa Tuesday eve ning thin S ciety te’d a mee ing a the Astor Houve, when the following cfise # wers elected for the eneaiag Pre ident, Wiliam Young, Beq; Firet View Peat Doctor Bradshaw; Secowe do, Toomer Viares. &q.; Tresenrer, Robt. Bag: Soeretartea, Sd eard F. War, MW. B. Barner Chaplains, Right Rev. 9: t, Previrtomal Bishon of Naw York, ant 5 tewarcs fer Angoual Fovtival, M. 8. Barnett, B.P Guravy C @ Bork: Francis Ri¢er, R. Balnoridgs, J T. Tapsoott, Eeqra Dr, Beales, who has so eatisfactorily hlied the ebalr of the Society for macy yrars, declined « re €lection. Frsscas or Tam Frosr—Tix Paviiox Borat, Rockaway. —From the rapid thaw a1 youloc’ay morn bg undermiciog the brick work of the now west wing o the abeve Loiel, which was ® ovildiug about ene haw red feet long, tbircy Give wide, acd tures stories high, gave way beiorsa southeast gale, sad fell wisha tre wmendous crarh, Toe builders aad a few mioute ' a0! lcs, and it is belivved every map escaped tme, Tae doild. ing bas beon three wooths in progress, and was ready for the sbirgios The Vaseraont, which was washed down, elya (eet bigh, aad sisteen inch wall, aod the entire building was of the bert aad heaviest materials. The Joes will be Jargs ané all falls oa the owner, Mr. Bainbridge, of New York, as he was buildiog at his own risk, not having contracted for any of the #xtensions ant new buildings raired there since last ressom. The ro buuldirg of the part dowu will be immediately proces ied wita, enc completed for rext seaan. This is { au it contains the billiard rooma, bar room, pri rooras, and some thirty or forty bedroome, &3, Love or Lire ny Drownna.— Yesterday morning containing reven laborers engaged in the Ordi stwent oo Governor's Islard, wes crossing trem Beouk- a to the isinnd, the boat espaized by the sail jib'og, when three of tha mea were drowned, The rest were picked up by a water boat, aod afterwards transferred to n doat belorping to the island, where they were taxen, very exhausted, The names of those lost are Jas. Lynch, who ieaver a wifeand threo chiidcen, William (wife aud child) spd Michael Lynch, } Ramos AveDENT—A bay mine years ef age, wamed Hogd MoNamee, while erossing the track of the Hatroa Liver Railroad at Thirty third rtreet, in advence of a car, was socitentallr ran over, and fu@ained a fractars of the th gh He was immeciately coareyed to the York Hcrpital, ye Grvt, Torsey City Intelligonee, Fata Raunoan socipmyt—The docy of Patrick Ssarf on the gr und close to the railroad track and Elisabech‘own, sear the Elizybeth tewn road, ard in the vicinity of the toll gate. His skall was broken in, bis brains were scattered over his coat and face, his bedy was dou>ied up ins maaner which ia ical that he had been killed being struck by the cow-sstcher of a locomotive The facts relative to his sath are undergoing Investigation by tha Caroner. PRICE TWO OENTS. The Purn'vg ef Metropolitan Hell, INVESTIGATION BaeORE JUSTIO“, BTUALT OF Tad CHARGES AGAINST JA BEB NUGENT, FOM ARSOD TESHIMONY OF Fine 4207 S8COND DAYS, Tle tovesvesion of the char ves sgainst James age waicbman of Metropolitan Heli, for eetivg fire tw tast boderyg ow Savurday wight last, was Commenced on Wet bercay, before Jeatow Stuart, Tuerd #64 ® large crowd «arcs during the inver tiga ; ‘i engaged as prinsipal eook at the La. 8 wave the followlag teetiaon'y WY bis afl la Vito the eveuing of the fice, @ few uu.rzted belore } o'clock, at night, ne was sittiog at bia widow, ia hie bow in Meccer stiees, iramediately im rear oi Matropoli ten Hal; he wae reading = pewepaper at ae time; of « encoeo he was atartivd by ut im the room uf tho M \ropoliten Hall, over thy ciciog room; he and ity wile iit; the firemen were so00 rhe gave the Sref eloem J fire bell bad sounded, he saw the » James Nogeot, come from witcia tae bailling with sJactera in bis hanc; the leneru was a saall 036; be ssw wo person go into the builiing velors this; he wae quite certain the prinocec bad not got into the building at avy time afer the fire had commenced, ana be‘ore ne faw htm coming cutof tho nullding with the light in bis hand; the witiess thought there vas uot time for Nuge. to cme trom his house after he first exw the tire, uatil Geponent raw him; he raw Nogent next morning, aod Couverted with him be raid to Nugent, “You did nor opea the green cocr ior the fremen fom withiu, when the fismen firet broke owt, and ecve taam the trouvle of kro king itdown;” he ssid nw» tried to co #0, bni the swoke prevented bim; Meyer was quite positive that Na- gent was on the builling when the Ore broke ont. Capiain George W. Diao, of the Fifteenth ward polion, teeuned thet by cenvernd with the prisoner about tha ore, 1d that Nugent raid be was at home and astesp when the tire bioeout; his wife woke bim at the alara of fire and when be easw che ftlimsa he thought it was MeCarthy 's blackswith shop, in Meroer street, Which waa buruitg; Nugens lives a litus over a block distent from the Hal, Noyent aadd, on tne fire be took his Iaaterd and} is kitle bey amd wectrourd to the Bail; sad this was ail the p thon ew about the fire, Bere ibe J. ntioe ® j-urned the prosesdicgs till ; ester. sy efternocn, at 2 o’cloar. SECOND DAY. ‘This case exeites much inter crows present at the y ay. At the time CeeCID gS F0F8 of Lh witovasae were prosent, and if be aftermoco belo.e the exacinatoa of other parties commences, ‘he first witvers examtued waa orthedgr, who testified as follows:-—Resides corner of Thirtieth wireet and Sixth avenue; | am a coa- feo icner; on the morning after the fire at Metropolltam Hall, J met Jumen Nogen: about ten o’ctock, at che cor- ner of amity end Mercer strests, and spoxe with him about the fire; T asked bim (Nugent) how the fire origi+ pated; he + how it origins tad, but he said he left the building st elevea o’ciozk thal Fight (the night of the fire—Satarday nigh!); ha sard thet nbew he left the buiding he veut around the bok ard did not see any one; that ne thea wsot home and ask. ed 1 iy wife to get bin some Lot water to shave with; and then he safd he coramenced to clasn his doots, aad ag this time he heare ap glarm of fire; be seid his wite woot to the windos and locked cut and saw the light of the fire in the direoticn of thy Hall; that he then went down ateira op the sidewaix, and his kon pasred tim on the nduvale, going to the fire; that whan he got there, the conse: room and the dining room vere allon Are; he std that when he first saw ihe fiza, at his house he thought it wor'the blacksmith ebop. Tita i xbout all that oncarred at tiis conversation, Iu shout an hour afierwards, I met him sgein. and in further cooversstion on the aime subject, hw stated the seme thing, ereept that be at this time said he left the building at about twelve o’clooig, inatesd of eleven o’elcck; Lam engsged at the Hall ascorfectioner, aud I krow that Nacent bsd no ba- viners at the Hallexcept in the day time; I know that the Hall «as mot opened at al for uoy public purpose on Saturday night; I let the Hstl at about six cele’ og Saturcay: Nugert wax not atthe Hall whem T Jefe at tix o'clock; bis Outies at the Hall had censed and }ehsd coneavay; | never knew bim to be engaged at the Hailater night time; he, I suppowe, vinies Che F when concerts wre there be Keeps the keys of the Hall; There ia no otber way to enter the Hall excopt to pase through tha doors of which he keeps the keys; Nagent Das the heye 0! the room over thedinieg room, where the lire was fost seen, but he hed net the keys of any eloom beiow i netagy freia 1% ot h tt the range in uh ay. Lem poritt Pp for heaving toe e moert r walk in the street; the concert room is heated by stesaa from steam pipes; the concert room is put heated by any heat but by stem from the eu under the walk; the concert roCm is where the fire is caid to have origiuated, Ic being now abont tive o’closk, Jastice Stuart adjourm- ed the tiU three o’cl ck this afternoon, woe Wiliisaa . CLO Of the lessees of the Laferge Louse, will be exsmined. MERTING OF BYMPATHIZERS AT METROPOLITAN HALL dast ngbt quits a ia ge mee ig of ths friends of right, Lavier & wey helt at Metropolitan Hotel, to ide What was Lest to be cons tosi! thes geatlemen ip heir presen’ misfortuce On moti no Simeon Lelagd. ty Hotel, q., Osp‘ain T.T Faas, called to the ohatr, but decitatog, Mr, Seorstar, F was elsctes in bis 6 r of the ooramittes of five appointed at the leat neoting, waa then read as follows: -— REPORT OF THE COMMITTER Tho commitieo have made inyuirise into the affairs Wright, Lani + 2nd fin linhil. tier too groas to tempt torn to pay theit errdivors, bw to their fewilies is very much needed, mn! committee of filty persons be appointed t> bebsif. ‘Tho hotel keepers will take an sclvor, At ia recommended that epecified who for, tuatis w. oc Me. Charles Wright, fog the two Lanicrs, Mr. Jobnson, or Senator Barr. Oe morton, the report waa adopted ‘ Mr. Hope, chai:man of the commit oe making the above rerort, raid that be thoursht the friends of Wright, Lanier & Oo, monet depend upoa themeelves, The com- mittee bad called fopon several merchants, and foand hry mostly regarced this asa failure of decsra Wright, Lenier are Co, iney were no more disposed to seis: them than ary r bankrupts. This eatement was not well receive? by the company. Many cali they krew that huncreds io New York wore reccy ia anvist these unfortunate qactivmea, One ateted that he knew of an promised to give $1,000 &: y rds aiding them, Other statements of the sane osture were made, which cailed forth much applauee. liere a letter from Jobn Higgens & Co. waa read, em- cloring $25 The committee of five were thea discharged, and, ae- cording to tke provisions of the report, « comuittes af tfty of the citiaens of New York appointed to collect sub- criptions, " that ® lictt aid im thelg ‘beoription among theme 6 smouat given shail be COMMITTEE. J J Weftatt, Veter Gooper, W. Niblo, J Campbell, Jz. himeon Leland, 2 © Kingsland, Curtis Judeoo, Echan Allen, W. Hi. Burroughs, Moses A. Grinsell, breton H. Heeger, John Wheeler, RK LB Colewan, George 3, Batler, James Gerdon Bennett, TT. Vertis, John P. Treadwell, W. A. Deaper, W. Hd. Mormot, Jones Walled oe Coerter Drigge. Heory J. Rayme W.E Barton, Phil. Pritebard, Datban ©. Fly, J. Pressout Hi I-gue M. Phyfa, Proprietors Oooper Hoare, J Elward Rill 4 Arnovx, Jr. W. bs, Astor, H Watermen, Jr. Jobn McCloud Murphy, JW Bistehford, Olver ©. Potnam, Jaunws Parker, Fhilip Barrougha, Joseph As Weidls, G, B. Lamar, W. T Beer, W. J. Howe'l, - Mr. Atams, Albert Degrout, Mr. Clark, Wio Bartieit, Mr. Davis, Win. Morebead, P.T B.raom. A A. Pard: Cimtae DaIGes Eeq., then took the floor, He said he sic he thought chi) meeting commeaesd with considera- ble ecl'ness He thought the way was not to pass reso- lutdeus acd + ppcint committees, but to come out them- s-lves and put dowa the cash, to the amount of thelt rympathy. (Appleose) No man knew hor tbise with the unfortunate till they mest Ubemeelven. fe had he of & stock cor y to ake tock enough to secure the erection of the hotel, He thought thin was s good idea, Anexylanation was here made to the effect that Mr. In Farge rtated that if the friends of Mr. Wright, Lanier & Co,would secure $150,000 towards re-ers the buildit and assume the balance of the ex- ‘8 $150,000 waa not to be given ass present, but to be subscribed by diferent parties, who would form a joint stock company, secured by mortgegs upon the bull ling, ard who should receive. at the expiration of five ge] the amount of subse iption, with interest at the rate feven per comt per annum, It was then asked if Mours, Wright, Lanier & Co, furnish tho hotel if reduil’. La reply it waa stated, th the furnishicg of the hot-l was ro difficult matter; the only thing to seoure was its re erection, Mr DsaGs—Then, to set the ball in motion, I take $1,009 work of stock in ysis, the hotel for toe benefitcf Wright, Lanier & Co, or I will give $10) oct 4m! Catto thers gentlemen. (Applawe ) Mr. Nuto~I wildo the same. (Renewed applause ) Lye motfon, & prearable embracing the ides of a jvint rteek com pany, as above stated, was then drawn ap, ard the following sums subscribed towards rebuilding the hotel for the benefit of Wright, Laster & 02 :-— Chester Digg F100 J. & T. Doealdson,, ..91,000 Wm. Nibl>, 1,000 Anthony Arnoux, J: wo Re bert Orr, 25,000 W. J. Howell . 600 Mann & Spr 600 James Stewart ...... 1,009 EW, Hutebi + 1,000 Do. (will resetpt bill). 1,300 Wm, Hatebin 1 15000 Joseph Ws ibel.. {009 Now York City Guard, James A. Clark .. 0.6 (pez capt ‘erris).. 1,000 Guilles & Aller, (in D ley ecee 600 WOT eee ec eee