The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERAL ORnDON BENNETT, CRNES OF FULTON AND NASSAU UTS. a riew ¥. , Velunie XIX. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory—Joun Ovens Bospon -Purmam BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Dowestic hoo m¥—Caranacr oy THE GANGES. MARRIED BY BURTON'S THEATRE, Chai gs led Fe ApveRTisinec Fon A W Bu sin ess—On e LHOUSAND MILLINERS. WATIONAL THEATRE Chatham siroet—Afternoon gad Bvoning—Uncix Tom's Canix Rroadway—Bacneron or vives —Wito Sreaxs Breer AMERICAN MUSEUM~Aftorn0on—Gew. Tom Tran Dow Casan pe Bavay. vente A Binsxiy -Ton onus Rose WALLACK’S Ante—Prervy F RATR 1eCk OF BROADWAY MENAGBRIB—Stammse Twos any Witp Emanrs. GBRISTY’S AMBRICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broad vep—Erorean Maropies ay Cniusty's Mivs rants ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS, way—-Erworias Minsr Wood's Minstrel Hall, 444 Broad L8Y BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Brondway—Dvox- uay’s Bruioriaw Orena Tuoure. BANVARD'S GEORAMA, 59 Broadway.—Panonana or rune Dory Lanp MHENISH GALLERY, 603 Brondway—Day and Rvening. GIGNOR BLITZ—87. way. sant Inevirwre, 659 Broad ACADEMY TAL®, 663 Broadwa: mumirion Or THR SeVEN Mine Mi Peruam's Gurr Ex Re OPE CHAPEL, 718 Brondw: BEYAN GALLERY OF CRISTIAN ART—843 Broad Jon gs’ Panroscore. ay, January 14, 1554, One Week's History, Tas Werciy Hreatp, containing a complete epitome of sme week's intelligence from all quarters of the world, will be published at nine o'clock this morning. xpence. To be had at the oounter in wrappers and ready for mailing. The News. Much of our space is necessarily devoted to-day to the details of the awfnl calamity to the steamship Ban Francisco, by which nearly two hundred persons were consigned to the presence of Him who rules all things. The excitement created in the city by the melancholy anuouncement last evening was most intense, and the deepest sympathy was expressed for the many persons who have thus suddeuly been deprived of husbauds, parents, children and brethren Haying elsewhere spoken at length concerning this lamentable affair, we will close this paragraph by remarking that the 8. F. was an entirely new vessel, built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, at o cost of $350,000. Her register was three thousand tons, custom house measurement, and was regarded as one of the most substantial steamers afloat, having been constructed by Mr. Wm. H. Webb, under the immediate superintendence of Com. Kenney aud Capt. Bell, of the Navy, and Capt. 8. Kiddy, of this city. She contained all the modern improvements; had two oscillating engines, each of one thousand horse power; and her ca were superbly farnish ed and decorated, having stateroom accommodations for three hundred and fifty passengers, besides berths for one thonsand in the steerage. Her com- monder, Capt. Watkins, was long engaged in the Pacific trade, and enjoyed the reputation of being an able and experienced officer. As was expected wonld be the cave when the gnestion again came up, the Honse of Representa- tives virtually killed the Senate bill providing tha’ the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury shall be ap pointed by the President, and con‘irmed by the Sen. ate. In the first place the bill was ar ya vote of 96 to 77, so a8 to go into effect when the Assistant Secretary's office shall become vacant; the entire bill was then rejected by 70 to 107, and, fins, ® motion to tuble a proposition to reconsider the vot was carried by 106 to 3 The votes indicate tha there were cither a great many absentees, or else considerable dodgiug The House is at'preseut posed of 157 democrats, 71 whigs, d 4 free soil According to this no less than 97 members were missing on the last vote. In the course of the day resolution was offered coricerning the ex expediency of keeping three vessels, prepared for prompt despatch, in cases of marine disasters, feom New York, Boston and Norfolk. A bill was paved exiending the act for the settlement of private land claims in California till March, 1855. After an ex- planatory speech from Mr. Cutting, a Dill was adopt. | ed investing with citizenship the children born in | Price ended foreign countries of American parents. The second | tection of this act provides that the wife of an Am? rican, no matter where she may have been born, ehall be deemed, and taken United States. The Senate was not iu session. A despatch from Washington informs us that the Pope’s Nuncio visited that place on Thursday, for | the purpose of paying his respects to thé President prior to les country. The value of the patent ex'c before the country is esti- | pus now t mated at seventy millions of dollars, and it is sald that at jesst fifty per lobbying them through Congre: ments in the Toure yesterday, that the application f will not be succve The attention of the reader is directed to the scoond page for a variety of interesting intelligence from Washington, inctuding a letter from Minister Crampton to Sevator Clayton on the Central Ameri can question. Onur State Legislature yesterday received a c.m munication from the Canal Board, the gist of which is, that while Congress is busily engaged in parcel- lieg out lands for the benefit of rat!roads in Western States and Territories, it would be no more than just to set aside a few acres to aid in the enlargement of the Erie canal. With the view of carrying out thi object, a resolution was offered in the Assembly re questing the Congressmen of this State to advozate such a measure. A resolution was also iutrodaced in the Senste, which requests cur national represe tatives to vote for the distribution of the public land mong the original States. We observe that many bills relative to the management of railroads, and Other matters in which our are interes! fre inan active state of forward A bill pro viding for the election of an officer, whose duty shall be to investigate the origin of all fires in this city, is also about ready. Senor Figoniere, Acting Consul General of Brazil, has publicly announced, for the informution of those about embarking in the business of transporting pa rengers and freight between thie port and varioc places on the river Amazon, tbat he has been directed to give notice that no foreign flig is permitted t enter said river. We have received our file of the Singapore 2. monthly Circwar to the 15th Novenber. The in ports of gold dust from the Archipelage amounted to one thousand and five bancals, and fales were made at $28) per buneal, chiefly for shipment to China. The exports were three thou rand four handred snd fifty-three bone MiThe whigs of Rhode Island met in State Conven tien on Thursday, ani nominated Wm. W. Hoppin as their candidate for Gover H. is the nominee of the temperance party. We elsewhere publish a ve ‘ormation connected with i Erie ver fi From the move- is thought by some ox the renewal of Colt's paten itizens Mr alae restin embracing a letter from our corre circular from New York merchants tacts, Ac. It appears that the riover las concluded to cease their hostilijies, ad that jw) road comp. ny are now relaying their k oF abe disputed ground, without molestat.on, By te D. | to be a citizen of the | The House sdjourne} till Monday. | | off a bundred person ns are expressly engaged in | graph from Mttsburg we learn that Judge Trwio, in the United States Circuit Court, bas decided against of Ira Sherwin and three others of the , imprisoned for & contempt of Court rshal in the discharge of his st despatch foom Erie states that sled States Marshal and his aids have heen smpelled to give bail in the sum of five liers each, for having taken into custody the petitic | alleged rioters isting the sted wad thousand | the United States Judge at Pittsburg. It will thus be | secn that the disaffected, though quiet at present, are determined tw give all the trouble they can. The schooner Wave, which arrived yesterday, re ports that the yellow fever was still raging at Vort &u Prince on the 24th ult, The Coroner's investigation with regard to the murder of Dr. Lutener was continued yesterday, The evidence adduced was of a very curious charac- ter, and exhibited a remarkable state of affairs. A | full report of the proceecings will be found in to duy’s paper. Mu Tre trial of Theodore A. Rossie, the accused party in the recent Post Office robberies in this city, was concluded yesterday. ‘The evidence was very volu- minous, aud the case has attracted considerable The prisoner is a young man of respectablo connections, and had previously sustained a good At eleven o'clock last night the jury sent word to the Judge that they had arrived at no agree- bably never would. delivered the first of a series of lectares ence, on European History and Politics—a subject of great interest at this particular moment. was to prove that Catholicism and absolutism are charac teristic of the Romanic snd Celtic races, and that stantism and republicanism are only cherished among the Germanic or Anglo-Saxon people. Our report of the lectare is crowded out. The Cunard steamship Europa is nearly dae at this port, with two days later advices from Karope. The mportance of the news brought by the Bultic canses additional information to be looked for with consider- able anxiety. On reference to our commercial columns it will be seen that the suspense concerning the actual state of aff with regard to the Tarko- Russian war had a very depressing influence in the stock market yesterday. The offerings were small, and sales were generally effected at a decline. Little was doing in cotton, but prices were rleady. Bread- stuffs were rather firmer in price, and in better de- mand. The day’s business reached some eighteen thousand barrels of flour, fifty-two thousand bushels of wheat, sixty-e:ght thousand bushels of corn, and between six and seven thousand busbels of rye. The suiling of the steamship Nashville, for Havre, via Southampton, has been postponed till Moada terest. cer. The lecturer's 0 The Kate of the San Franctsco-The New from the Wreck. The copious details which will be found on the first page of our paper this morning, con- cerning the wreck of the steamer San Francisco, will be yead with painful interest, far and wide, The loss of nearly two hundred souls, washed overboard. or killed, or dying from the exposure, sickness and hardships of the wreck, is the melancholy feature of the story; but the saving of from four to five hundred lives by the Kilby, the Three Bells, and the Antarctic, is a matter for sincere congratulation. There wi chance that all might have been lost—the ip, and every soul on board —leaving, as in the case of the ill-starred President, no vestige afloat to tell the tale. While we lament, there- fore, the fearful loss of lile from this last fatal disaster, we rejoice that so large a proportion of her passengers, soldiers, and crew, were spatehed from the hungry waves. Ji will be seen that the fatal storm struc « the hip on the 24th December, two days out from‘ this port; that on the 25th, (Christmas day,) she was rendered wholly unman froin the on of her hinery and her rig- ging; that on the sume day her decks were swept clean by a heavy sea, carrying away all the upper saloon, and the mass of the people who were lost. On that day the ship, but for the extraordinary strength of her hall, have gone down, yet she continued drifti Gulf ream, and under a succession es, almost unparalleled on oar Atlan- tic coast, still inhabitable though unmanagea- ble. tili finally relie oned on the 6th of January. Perhaps there is not another steam loat that could have withstood, in her dismantled condition, the buffeting of a fort- night's such wintry storms in the trough of the ge able net win 1, and abi When first struck by the galo, on the night | of the 24th, the San F rancisco was but one | bundred and fifty miles out from Sandy cfook when abandoned, on the 6th inst., she was or seven hundred miles hay floundered away to that distance, at the mercy of the winds, the waves and the Guif Stream. On the 28th of December, (after having pre- viously spoken two vessels, which were lost sight of upon the heavy sea in the night.) the bark Kilby, of and for Boston, hove to, and took including the women On the Jist. the British | ship Three Bells, of Glasgow, came up; and on | the 8d of January she ned, while lying | by the wreek,by the ship Antarctic, of this port, bound for Liverpool; and on ihe sth, between | the two relieving vessels. the wreek was re- | lieved of every remaining soul on board, and left in a sinking condition to her fate. Last evening the Three Bells arrived off the Battery, and the following modest report is from the log of her captain : British ship Three Bells, (of Glasgow,) Creighton, Glargow, 45 days, with merchand se and 16 pasgen- gere, to McDonald & Co. Des, 41, 40 12, lon, 6% 50, spoke the steamship San Francisco, of New York, Capt. Watking, hence for San Francisco, hav ing on board United States troops. The 8. F. being in a disabled condition, having had decke swept, &: , and wanting assista: concluded to lay by her which we did for six cays, and succeeded in ge \ting on board two hundred and thiity of her passengers, and brought them to this port. of, and children on board. ras j This is, we repeat, a modest report; but Capt. Creighton has not told all. Those from the lost ship say that the Three Fells was leak- ing all the time, had to keep her pumps going constantly ; that the ship had lost her sails, and was short of water and provisions. But in this lest item, the Kilby, the Three Bells and the Antarctic were plentifully supplied from the abundant stores of the wreck, or they could not bave carried off eo many passengers with any other prospeet than immediate starvation, To the captains and crews of the three reliey- ing ships, though they simply discharged their duty in the premises, something more than or dinary credit is due, for the case was an extra- y one in the labors aud hazards of the e. Our government, as an act of recipro- city and of sound policy, should approve the gallant conduct of the relieving parties, and especially of that genuine Jack tar and bis crew of the British ship Three Bells. It is estimated that the Antarctic carried off for Liverpool some two hundred passengers soldiers and crew-—-that one hundred were tak en to Boston or Bermuda—as she had a leading wind for that island—by the K and two hundred and thirty were brov to this port by the Three Bells—making « totel of five hun- land th The San Francisco safl ‘ with an estimated total of se cred persons on board, so that perhaps one rese rty saved ed henc veo hun- s held for contempt ot Court by tie | hundred and seventy have been lost from the thip. This is melancholy; but stili the five Lundred aad thirty saved call for our congra- tulations. It may be asked why Ceptain Watkins took the Antarctic tor Liverpool, when there was the Three Bells bound tor New York. The answer ig that she latter ship wagfirst entitled to and first received her complement of passengers trom the wreck ; and that, as in duty bound, Captain | Watkins and his officers were the last to leave it, and so were left no other choice than the trip to Liverpool. The force of the late gale which broke down the San Francisco may be conjectured from our details of the disaster, and from the report of Captain Creighton that he passed, on bis way in from the wreck, some halt dozen vessels aban- doned or in distress. In view of such disasters along our stormy Atlantic seaboard, we are glad to see that it has been proposed in Con- gress to hold in readiness at Boston, New York, and Norfolk, each, a public vessel to meet such exigencies for the fature. Muropean War Prospects. A careful perusal of the newspapers bronght by the Baltic invoives the European war ques- tion in greater difficulties than eyer. The de- termination, now reiterated afresh by the Porte, to listen fo no negotiation which does not stipulate on the immediate removal of the Russian troops from the Principatities—the un- disguised avowal of sympathy for the cause o! the Czar by the Austrian Cabinet—the pro gress of Russian intrigue in Sweden and in Asia—the declaration of war by Persia—the rumored movements in Atighanistan—-and, finally, the return of Lord Palmerston to power, and the unequivocal tone of the Paris and London press—all these symptoms indicate plainly enough the approaching outbreak ofa general Huropean war. Were we to judge hastily, and seek for no deeper meaning than appears on the surface, we should unhesita- tingly infer that the peace of Europe was not likely to be maintained much longer. It is to some such conviction that the decline in the British and French funds mnst be ascribed. But we must guard against rash judgments, Carefully analysed, the symptoms of war which we have noted may possibly appear less formi- dable than they seemed at first. We knew all along that the Porte insisted on the evacuation of the Principalities: had the Sultan consented to place this point in the background the difi- culty would have been arranged by diplomacy long since. We knew, also, that Austria bad secret leanings towards the cause of the Czar: the newspaper announcement of the fact is neither unexpected nor curprising. These two features of the war prospect may, therefore, be set aside, as Uiey were not formerly deemed seri- ous impediments to a pacific solution of the difti- culty. What the Persian monarch may think fit to do, or what the barbarous Afighans may plot, can have very little eflect on the action of European governments, A few regiments of disciplined European troops would be more than a match for all the forces Persia and Affghanistan could bring into the field. Of the movements of the Czar in Sweden we have no other guarantee than the affirmation of the London press. ‘To our mind the statements of the British journals must be received with the greatest caution. It is just as likely that their warlike tone may he assumed as that it springs from a set resolved to proceed to extremities. When the british press announces that hostilities are inevitable, that merchants must beware lest their goods aro seized, end that British artisans and me- chanics new si9h employ must hastea home, one can hardly help thinking that a fair proportion of this is mere bluster, intended to operate on the mind of Russia. To that empire ibe loss of ber entire trade, and the withdrawal of the British mechanics who are now at the head of atl of her factories end engineering establieh- ments, would be a severe blow ; and the iutima- tion that such would be the carliest fruit of a de- claration of war would probably exercise & pow- crful influence on the coarse of the Czar. It is not impossible that the articles iu the Eaglish journals to which we refer may have been dicta- ted by this motive. In like manner, it is quite probable that Russia will persist ia her arbi- trary couise to the last moment. Each of the contending parties is trying to frighten the other into eubmigsion. Neither desires war— neither has anything to gain by war. Acei- dent may force them into it; cach may adhere obstinately to its purpose til some overt act o! hostility precludes all chance jor retreat. But without some such contingency we are loath to believe that either Russia or the Western Powers would willingly embark in an enter- prise eo fraught with injury to their best inter- ests as a European war. “Tan Wan at Erim—Ansisrice D ecLaRED— We give to-day a letter from our special cor- respondent at Erie, Pa, the scene of the late disturbances so disgraceful to the State and the nation. It appears that peace has been pro- claimed, and that for the present order-reigns in Erie. The warlike venders of candy, pastry and pea-nuts, have not only laid down their artos, but have consented to allow the company to lay down their rails at the point where they have several times been torn up. We trust that this pleasant state of things will continue-- that the good sense of the rioters will tri- umph over the promptings of avarice and the vagaries of passion; then the people of Erie may regain their good name, the lustre of which bas been foully tarnished, if not alto- gether obliterated. We are glad to see that the citizens of Erie haye finally been aroused to the universal feel- ing of indignation which their acts created among all the civilized people of the United States. And, though they were a very long time at it, we rejoice that the leaders of the dis- turbances have ascertained that they carried matters too far, We trust that they will effect such an arrangement with the railway agents as will settle the question forever. The people of Erie have succeeded in making themselves intensely ridiculous ; the whole country has been held up to the laughter and scorn of Christendom by their recent acts; let us see whet reparation they will make in the future. It will be observed that the present is only an armistice—a temporary cessation of hostili- ties; they may break out again at any moment. We hope not. A very little pradence, forbear- ance, and good feeling on either side, will settle the whole affair. Prosrrets or THE Mare Ligvor Law.—We anderstand that there is at present very little prospect of o Maine law this yes About one half of its advocates in the Legislature refuse to support It unless it is submitted to the peo- ple, and the others refnee to have anything to 40 with it if {tis eubmitted. So, between thom both, tbe prospects of topers are rising. ey etait pn \ SNEWS BY TELEGRAPH Interesting from Washington and Albany. BUSINESS IN T-E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defeat of the Bill to Make the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury a Presidential Appointment, Proposition to Provide Vessels to be lu Readi- pets in Cases of Marine Diststers, Important Bills Before the New York Legislature. Frethet in the Hudson and Hobawk Rivers, &e,, doy, Ke. From Washington. PATENT EXTENSIONS—ILLNPH8 OF .MAJOR HOBBIE— THE POPE'S NUNCIO. Wasuinatox, Jan, 18, 1854. The question of the extension of Colt’s Patent received something of a rebuke to-day. The friends of this mea ure bad determined to effect its passoze throngh the Hours, but sigvally failed on a motion to go into Commit tee on Private Ciaime. The report that the administra- Yon are in favor of the whole system of patent extension is not generally oredited. The estimated valus of the patent extensions now before the soantry exceeds $70, 000,000. The friends of one of these achemes--Colt’s pistole confident of passing their bill, There Te at leat fifty lobby members engaged in patent ex. enrions, The anticipated protits oa the pistol patent ia ever $5,000,0¢0, It haa already been ® moncpoly for rearly a quarter of acentury, and expires, unless now enewed, jn 1867 Ma,or Hobbie, the Agelstant Postmaster Genoral, {t is é,'now liek in a dy ing condition. M. Bedini, the Pope’s Nancio, visited Washington yon- terday, for the purpose of tabiug leave of the President ‘efore departing from the United States. 5 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIKST SRSSION, House of Representatives. Wasnincton, Jan 13, 1854, VESSHLS TO RE READY IN CASE OF MARITIME DISASTERS, Mr, Drum, (dem ) of Pa., asked leave to offer a resola tion irstructing the Committee on Navsl Affairs to inquire into the expediency of authorizing by law the Seoretary of the Navy to keep three public vessels—one at New York, another at Bortoa, anda third at Norfolk—to be prepared for prompt despatch in case of maritime disas- tera, Mr. Joss, (dem.) of Tenn., objected to the reception of the resolution, . CALIFORNIA LAND CLAIMS Mr. Laruam (dem), of Cal., from the Comantte on Public Lancs, reported a bill extending until March, 1855, the act to ascertain and settle private land ¢’sims in California. He said the commission was ap printed in the spring of 1851, but way not orgenized till Jinuary, 1852, Beiween 600 and 900 claims have been filed, embracing @ miilion acres of land in California. The commission have cisposed of about 300 cases, aod about 200 cases have been argued and sabmitted to the Board, but remain undesided Jt was desirable the bill should be pasted at once, to prevent loss to the govera ment and to claimants. ‘The bili war passed. TEE HOMBSTBAD BILE. Mr. Corn, (dem ) of Alx., from the Committee on Pab- lio Lande reported back the Homestead bill, with ame> ments. Referred to the Commities of the Whole oa the State of the Union. TRE CIWUENSEIP OF THR CHILDREN OF ANMRICANS BORN 19 FORKIGN COUNTRIES, €r. Corma, (dem.) of N. Y., from the Committee on the Judicary, to whieh the subject wae referred, reported a bili providing that persone hereto‘ore born, or who may hereafter be born, out of the limits and jatisdiction of the United States, whore fathere were, or who shal! be st the time or their birth, citizens of the Unitsd States, shall bs deemed end considered, and are bereby deslared to be, citizana of the United States; proviled, however, that the rights of ciizensbip shall not descead to persons whose fathers never revid+d in the United States, The second tection resds—“ Any women married, or who thall be married, to # citizen of the Uaited States, shall be deemed and taken to be 4 citizen. ”’ Mr. Cormine derired to explain to the Hruse the legis- Jation necessary for the protection of that ioteresung porticn of the peoila eupporet to he a part of our popu: jetion. Jn order todo tastit was necessa: y for bim toad- vert to (be state of be law as it exinted, independently of any lecitlation By the common la # the betier opinion al- ways wao, althorgh some cicta to the coutrary, that the ebii@en cf # sultjeet berm ont of alegiance to the @ under the allegiance of another dominion, tothe former, and were sabjecta of the Iat- tet, secordirg to the muricipal legislation of the coun- try 10 whien the birth took phioe. Ha thea traced the history of the legiel giand ‘porn 1340 to 1844 wi the Hoguen Par- joel toot children of Evglish mutuerv shall have the righis and privileges of Eoglish subjects, though torn out of thee vn'ry ot allegiance. Toe same condi- von of the statute «f iegisiation prevails in France, aad as far 82 his obs:rvation extends, in every civilized coun- try, protecting the children of their surjects, woo may happen to be born out of the country. In 1790, Congrees Jepinlatedon this eubdject and in the aot providing for the beturalization of aliens, & section was introduc:d pro tecting and securing the righ's of American children born sbroac, snd the provisions of that section were eatirely euflisient to meet every exigevey which at that time existed, because it applied mot only to children whose ps repts were then hivieg, but te children of parents who were afierwards born, The act of 1790 eoatiaued in foree ae respects this branch until April 14, 1802, when the bole series of naturalization Jaws were by ons blow re- ealed, ard ® rudstiiute paesed by Congress. Jn legis tig upon what seemed to be @ minor consideration to re-enacting that small portion of the act of 1799 which was derigred to provide for the security of chiliren of our own citize 1% was embodied in « fora of ex prevgion so loose and sambiguove that was ex ceedingiy difficult to gather ite true senss aod mean ing. in the act cf April 14, 1602, thece way a vital Gificulty. It seemed vaatonly the ohidren of parents were embraced withing its provisions whose parents were borp on the 14th April, 1802 or avy time anterior there to, Every ore borm a mioute after that on and since that time, abrond, whose family was trey: Iling a road on & viet of pleasure, or purposes of trade or business, or for the kogber parpose of spreacivg the Gospel—all cbil dren of such person, whatever might be the objects or motives of their pa:eats, if bora soroad, were ailene to their country, Ini» inequality was not manifested for » lorg period Cf time. Seme teu or twelve years ago the eificuitieaard emborrarements were oxpecienced, and a f the evilexpres ed. Io 1841, a $ me AS this, wes introdused iu to a tuird reading, A ately ord but somehow further ection was not teken upon it. committee cf the House reported @ simi! went to that common receptacle of all thi rt, ly, the Commitieacf the Whole State of the Union, And if th » bill abould be ref rred to that committee it would not probably be again reached. There was no matter of legislation which could appeal more strongly to the pat riotiem and sensibilities of the House, thau thia, for rea sons whieh he stated. Tue second section of the bill was taken from thr ish set of 1844, aod it provides when an American 01 a women, & foreigner, the politionl character o' the wife shal! at ones ccnform to the political character of the husband. It wae a remarkabl- ‘sot that hile jand bas been in antsgonism against the great pricciple of paturaiization prevalent with us, she was foremost in protesting the tnverest of her Walia a nens, And hap pe: woman is matiied subject, she herrelf Detter un¢ erstadd her dut: inde of her children the princtplea of the country in whish she haa cast her fortune, Mr. Fou eee Me., pete his State somo difficulty bad arisen want of such a isw ae that pro. pored, and therefore hoped the bili would be comidered. Mr. Corns resumed, raying this mbjrct hae receatly rons who felt they affeoted the minds of many worthy were in @ condviion tp which 1 cught to be pro tected, and their chiltrem naturalized. fhe State of New York ha been obliged to pase epecial ots of reef in csees where property has come trom des:ent, and which would have been escheated because the persoa otherwise entitled was born abroad. For five or six year he Legislature of that State had been parsing acts pro iéing encheate. He had recently bad rent to him a ampbiet, writen by s most emicent lawyer, whose fame # known from ove end of the country to anoter, (Ho rece Binney.) drawitg attention to thie yjsct, and to whieh he (Mr Ontting) had directed the atteati-n of the How ‘pm conelneion, he simply sppesled to the patri otiem and renee of right of every member to pnt the bill on its pasrege without delay. It would be a reproach to the Heure not now to ast upon It. er. Daca, (dem.) of Pa , wae desirous the bill should de rent to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, to meet other difficaltiss in naturalization. ‘The bill passed, under the operation of the previous question. THE PRAETVENT'S MERAGE—TONNAGE DUTIPS, Frc. After an ineflectual effort to take up the private bills, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, on the rerolations to refer the various parts of the President's mesa ze to waves riate committees. Mr. Ewine (whig), of Ky. ® apeech _— ‘the im of tonpage datien, a ja the President's mer+egs, and heretofore advocated in a ech by Venator |).uglas He then proceeded to chow that such a aystem was not only unoopstitutioaal, but an fomovation that inpeced an unjust and intolerable system: of taxation. If it were proper, he should say Mr. Dougias Dad almost committed @ moral tre when he came forward to reeemmend such unja rdens as would be im; by the measure, at which the West would revolt. Mr Karrt (Cem.) of 8. ©., ootained the floor, but aa he ‘was vot prepered for e speech, the committes, to accom. modate him, rose, ‘THE ASSISTART SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Tho Houre resumed the comideration of the Sauate bili previeing that av aveists nt necretery of the abel, from the passege of the act, be ppointed by tee President, by end with the advice and convent of the fer le Onn, (dem.) cf 8 C, had heretofore moved a sab- stivute for the above, making the propowed Jaw applicavle dereafter, whe» the office spall od vacan' Thin wae adopted, by 96 agains ‘The bill, as amended, was then rejected, by 70 egainst 107. ir. MacrowAnD, (dem.) of Me., moved to reconsider the You and lay that wotion on the table; whereppom mo ee REDS ANRC SRR RTE ERT SNE ETT TY OE SCS Oe a TY SS SS ST TES A AL! ST, AE ET A a ., tloon were veverally nade to adjonre ap’ for s call of the House, both of which were voted down by yeas aud nays, The motion of Mr. Macdoosld was agreed to by 106 against 30. Whereupon the Boure adjourze’ till Monday. Mr, Wheeler’s us 109 was omittes iroin the vote on the Ingraham resolution, He voted ip the affirmative. } Affairs In Albany. LEGISLATIVE BUSINBSS—THE CANAL AUDITOR—rile | RAILSOADS—COMMISBIONER OF FIRES, Bre, SPECIAL CORKEXPONDENCS OF THR NEW YORK HERALD, Aumany, Jan 18, 1854, During the last session of the Lazislature, several at- tempts were made to introduce bills providing for the election of Auditor of the Canal Department by the peopla, instead of sppointing him by the Canal Board, Those who bad that object in view hai epeci+! purpose to ac” complieh ;bat when they found that their object oculd be accomplished, (which they fally discovered previous to the clove of the extra sessiun,) at the election then coming, the idea was abandoned. The responsibility of the ‘oflice, and the capacity required for the proper perforwance of its dutie, are great, if not ors important, than that of any State officer. The of: | fices o° Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Treasurer, bear po comparison with regard to duty and Iabor, with that of Auditor. It is an office of the highest grade, sud the incumbent should be be elected as the Sts te olficers | Y are, and rot bold a sabordivate position, ani subjact to the whim or caprice of three or four tadividuals. We see that senator Hopkins intends to introdso9 « bill tnereas- ing the cor peneation of the Auditor, which is now fifteen bundre¢ collar:—and be should siso elevate the grade of the«ffice by makin, the incumbeat a State officer, ard biepuial-y elected a4 the others are. Will Senator Hop take this matter into cousideration in connectiva bill which ne intends to introtuce? roads running betweeen the capital and city of ‘are peculiarly apnoying to certain honorable if the city delegation. A day or two siacy, ons very gravely gave notice that he ded to Dill regulating the fare, or price of passage, op the Harlem and Hudson River roads, The bil has no? yet been ushered into light, but it is supposed the purpose is to cow pel thons companies to tame por! pas- engers at avery low rate, Those companies have been alicwed by law to charge two cents s mile, but they have led themselves of the right wich the law al m-—-having uniformly carrie’ muck below that nge, and do so stil. This species of specie: legislation canpot prevail; tne bill must include every road in the State, itany. Mr’ Ware to-day gave notice of « bill which he is pre paring, eorpeliing the Hadeon River Company t» uso hotr ergipes no further in the city than 175th street | he citizens and cor porstion of the city of Sew York are ati: fied with the present arravgements of the compsny, and ae that question has been decided by the Commou Couneil, why the necessity of asking further Scate legiels jon in'the matter? Let the losal authorities, as they have the power, deal with the Se pany a may dest com: port with the wishes of the citizens of New York who are tlona futerested, and will soon enough decide whether the lecomotiven eball be permitted to run to Thirty first street, or arrested at 126th street. ADill to prevent the issuing and circulation of the notes of fafety fund banks whore charters have expired, ‘will be brought before the House to moirow. There are teversl barks which hyve coutinned business under genera! banking law, arter the expiration of theirs fund cbarters, whose cid bills are daily reissued aad and for which the bill holder 2 reonrity whatever. Such a law is Rigby neces ary, andit is hoped the committees on banks in both houses will speedily recommend a» striagent law ‘upon the subject, ara prohibit at once the circulation of this kind of paper. Mr Frecerick A. Conkling, of the House, fron the Thirteenth district of the (city, has preaentedgfor the contideration of the Assembly a very important bill, whish the citizens of New York will no doubt rejoice to fee adcpted into the statutes of the State. It is for the election af ® commissioner of fires, whore duty shall be to inve-tigate the origia of all fires which ocvur in the city. The frequent recent destructive] conflagrations, caused in some instsnces doubtless by incendiaries is a perfect justification for crea ing such office. Below isa copy of the bil :— An act to provide for the election of 3 commissioner to in- vostigate the origin of fires in the city ef New York, and pre scribing bis powers and dutics. The people of the Siate of New York, repretonted in Senate and Assemb! + do enact as fo lows:— ext obarter election to be held in the ity d ut every chsrtor election to be hold next ing the expiration of the termto f office cf the commis. crein mentioned, and whenever @ vacancy shall exist 1 be elected @ person boing a citizen ‘& resident of said oity, to be known emuissioner of Fires, to invest gate tho causes of all ity, who shall hold hls office for the \d-#)1 Fprevisions of law applicable to gato of the oousty of Now York shall tion of such commissioner. mumissioner elected und:r this act shall ontor anne of his duties on the fret Mondsy of Janu- next enecceding such elcction, and sball receive ouch com ation, nov(xceeding the sum of fifteca hundred dollara per annuni, as the Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen of ssid city by ordinance shall direct, and which shall not bs paid out of the city treasury uxtil such commissioner shall entes upon the discharge of his dutice; and wh: said omes, the dutics of 5 — by one of the Aldermen of said city, to be fe Mayer of taid city for that parpos on in su of desigpated by ti See itebali be ‘ner to inquire tay all fires woich @ city ew York ag soon as may be aiter the samo thal occur, P & tecord of his proceedings and of the evidence in each case; and whenever he slall ve satisfied that acy crime cr offence against the lawsot this ate has been committed in any traremit the evicengo thereof to the G and county of New York for their activa ec, 4. A fourth, cha ter 8. upon the cficere . conferred e to the datie re ‘The proceedings of oaid Commissioner #° ali at all yublic ag those of the courts »t justice in this Stnts, ‘i nt of said Cominissi mer, icmay be of crime, to keep the same secret of the enid fisyor, Aldermen ly to provide an office for tha sa onvenient discharge of the duties of a sioner, for t! and it'rhall beshe duty of the Chief of Polloe of smmediately on the Beppeving, of any irs thereli to m report thereon to ¢nid Commisnioner, and ef all inform sti he may obtain ference to the 8 thereof, and to aid said Commissioner in making tie investigation rey nited by 8 no It. Bee. 7, This act shsll take effect immediately. Governor Seymour's firet pariy is being held this evea- ing; it isa very brilliant aflsir; nearly every member of the I+gislature. all the State officers, editors, reporters, and the elit of the city are partaking or the horpi alities of his Excellency, Patrick Burke, of Brooklyn, charged with an ontrag cous crimins) cffence, was arrested in this city lact even: ing and taker to that place. Governors Bouck and Seward were both in the lob- bies of the Legislature this morning. Ww. SEVERE STORM—ICE BROKEN UP, BTC. FROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT. Ainany, Jan. 13, 1854. ‘We bad one of the most severe storma cf the season lest evening, accom with lightning. Tae water ia the river has sizen about rix feet, and is still rising. Tae Mobswk river agzd Schoharie creek were very high this merning, but the ice bad not broken np at #ix o'clock, el — it was thought it could not held much longer. ‘the ice in front of the city commenced moviog about helf-past eleven o'clock. The Hudacn river ard Boston Pailway ferryboata, were in the middle of the river at the time, and at the present time lie in a precarious sit vaticn, the ice being jammed up around them. As the ice started, the Boston byt being above the Hadson river boat, was carried with great force against the latter, causing a terrife collision, and doiog considerable dam age to both boats. boat brooke loose at four o'clock, and drifted among large fields of ice down the river. Hundreds of eyes were gazing upon her uatii dark, when she Cs miles below the city. It {s not kpown that she lodged anywhere. There are a dozen men on bosrd, and her wheels are broken snd her oabins be Pieces, Passengers now cross the river at Balk- bath. The Boston ferry boat was released from the blockade about $34 o'clock, and is now safe in her slip. ‘The ice is now moving freely, and the water covers the dock. Pi A little boy named Lawrence Ruby reven years of age, wea run over by the cars in Spencer sti to-day, ai instantly billed. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. Aupany, Jaw. 18, 1354. NOTICES OF Bri Mr. Mornor gave notice of a bill to provide for the aa- nual visitation of academies by the Regents of the Uni- versity. ‘Mr. Winrsry gave notice of a bill to provide for the tax- ation of the property of non residents in the city of Ne York, LANDS WANTED TO AID IN THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE CANALS. The Presineyt presented tke following preamble and re- solution from the Canal Board:— lands il railroad: rs ble for bui ate ; ena on co the Woatern States orril : reveral other properitions are n: Facets head ® + pate in & fair distivution ie wea eee e ado} sy Congress to grant improvements pes other pablie pur ent, in whioh CT. B the cupeen rane are Fuserene A ‘an object worthy of consi- deration in any suc! ation. ‘Therefore, lved, That this Board deem it dient ree’ that he Legislasure make au application ‘te Se eee clas Whe enlargement of the Te Genel 3 prante are jade to other States for similar objecte ved, That a copy of the fi preamble and reso- Intlen be furnished Seis Clerk of ia Bourd to the Sonate and Assembly, and speedy action upon it be respect- wees 1” s resolution inetractt . Brooxs introduced & reeola instructing our Ropresenantives in Congress to vote for a distribution of the public lands among the original States of the Union. Lies over. DIVISION OF THEMXTH STDICIAL DISTRICTS Mr. Too KH introdaced @ Dill to divide the Sixth Jadi- cial district of the city of New York. ‘The Senate then adjourned. Assembly. Same Avnany, Jan 13, 1854, ‘THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Mr, Gunmis reported favorably on a Dill to amend the charter of the New York Chamber of Commerce, LANDS POR THE CANALS, A fimiar communication from the Canal Board, as the one presented in the Senate, was received. Mr. SxecioNs offered # resolution requiring our repre- kentatives in Congress to ure their efforts to procure & donation from thi Caited States government, of Tanda for cf niding We enlargement. Laid over, wa- Toe @ Tule, | THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD, Notice was given of a bili to prevent thi Reilrcad Uoimpany from ransing locomotives below atest. Ap journed, Rhode Istand Whig State Coaventior Paovivenor, Jaw. 18, lt The Whig State Convention was hekd last evening, following ticket was nom nated, being the shine ae year :—For Goveroor, William W. Hoppin, of Provid for Lienterant Governor Semuel Rodman, of | Kingston: for Secretary of State, Willian RB Wate: Providence; for Attorn¢y General, Chrlatopher Robi) of Cumberland; for General Treasarer, Samuel 3. og \ of Newpor:, Mr. Tuppin is also the candidate of temperance pariy. Mysterious Death, Por.apseyma, Jan. 13, 1f Dr. R. G. Smith, who hes been missing sinee the of December, wes this afiernoon acsideatally disoov” dead, in AD Upper roemon Exchange place. The was locked on the iuside, 2 quantity of rags had burned 1m the rocm, wod it ts supposed the smoxe © cated the decearod I'r Smith wae formerly Barr | Eo in New Orleauy, aad bas @ daughter marri: | New York. Loss of the Schooner Reindeer. Bauirimokk, Jam, 13, 16 The schooner Marcia, at Wilmington, N. C., fell ip , leaking at the and both mests heavy gales them into Wilmington, Navigation of the Ohic, PITISHUKG, Jan. 13, 18 The river messuren six feet eigut inches in the oha and is rising fast. Navigation is resumed, and al steamers sre receiving freight. The steamer Ali last night, and tue Ameriens to-day, with heavy car Waasuno, Jan. 13, 18 The Ohio is clear of ice below but is closed a.0% point, There are seven ieot seven inches of water i obannel bere, The Union line of steamboats are me preparations to re ume their trips. fhe Falls Qity | to-day, snd the nore to morcow. A leige amou freight is being Giccharged from boats. Mari.ec Affairs, A Rrwarxants Passack —The yacht schooner Pri the Seas, built for Messrs, Fox & Scofield, of thia city George Steers, made her trip from this port to Melbo in eighty-six days Hor Csptsin, Lewis B, Hodge presses the bighest ratiefaction at the manner ia w his beautifol little craft behaved herself, and states the parsage from the Capes to Melbourns wae the as" est, by two days, of apy om record. This is au stdit” riumph for the architect of the yacht America, in w the liberal-minded owners of the Pride of the Seas very justly participate. ‘Tue Sreamstuy Puscapstrnis, Caps. Budd, left yeste for Havaaa and New Orleans, SamxG oy Tix Nasuvitue Posrrornp.—The steam Nashville, temporarily placed on the Havre line, wil! sai] until 12 o’c ock on Monday, instead cf to-day, as intended, LAUNCH OF ANOTHER CaltroRNIA Steamsuir,—The ste ship Orizaba, of 2,800 tons, built by Howland & Ar wall, will be Inunched ‘rom the yard of Jasob A, tervelt & Co., foot of Houston street, this moraiay No’clock. THE SHIP CHAUNCEY JBROME, JR. ‘Tur piGhLanns, Jan, 13~1 P. . The ship Chauncey Jerome. Jr , ashore at Long Bra appears to be in the came porition as last reported. T lighters and the tug Titan bave been alovgside near The sea breaks over her badly. The fitan bas just ieft wreck, and is making for the point of the Hook. The sevgers are passing the Highlands in stagos, going to point of the Hook, where it is probable they wil shipped for New York, ‘Tua Biamayns, Jan. 13-—-Snadow The ship Chauncey Jerome Jr, lies in about the s. position, aud the sea runs too high to make any us the lighters. Most of her passengers were taken n the city to-dey by the steamtug Titan, [The Chauncey Jerome Jr, wasan A 1 three deck 5) of 1,150 tons, built at Kast Heddem ia 1861, and was ued at about $50,000, Her owners were Kagle & Haz Capt. Cone, (her commander,) and others. She ia: to be covered by insurance, partly in Wall street, na: her freight money, £1,800. Hor cargo is valued at at $150,000, slso stated to be insured here, The lest counts from the veesel state that she had bilged and back brokes. She lieson a hard sandy beach.) City Intelligeneo, Free. — About rine o clock on Tnursday night firey discovered in the swokehouse of mr EAward T. Crag 162 (aa street, The fice origioated from the roppipg from the paus in the fire. , about 2600. ¥ eee Tne Dx Conn Carx —A letter arrived by the Baltic Thurecay evening, addressed to Monsieur Le Presid Cour d’Oyer and Terriner New York, Amerique, s bearing a post mark, Parix, Decer. 23. The letter is m — to contain some information respectiog either er Meivilie, whom he shot; but as the Oyer and 7 miner is not now in session, nor wil not be until A) next, it must remain a “regled letter” until then, us » special term of that Court is convened, Dasramate Atreurt ar Sviciox —Tharsday forenoon . cob Jonasses, » German, a stam scourer and and clea: of soiled clothing, residing at 306 Ninth avenne, ina p tially deranged state, caused by excitement ani driv ise has istol Jonded with ‘small shot into his fa: rd of ifahouse The aig is destrored, aud his face genera It is epppo: juries are of a mature termivate fatal'y. It ia said he had some domestic é ferences, which it fr supposed induead the unhappy a He was removed to the City Hospital, and attended Dr Agnew, who is under apprehension that some of t shot have penetrated the mau’s brain. A Way to ror pows 18 Exis Ruorera.—A circular fs n¢ 'g the rounds of the mercantile community reoeivi sigvatures of our principal citizens, pledging the: telves to Celiver freight uroa avy polat of the Ohio a: Mississippi rivers as safely and cheaply as it was pr vious to this outbreak in K:ie and without going | wey of Phila eae by & route entirely independe: of the city of ** brotberly lve nts have be. made with « line of steamers to Baltimore, which wi, leave bere daily, aud with the Baltimore and Ohio Rs® rend, whereby this will be accomplishe!. It is a mo. excellent movement and cannot fail of proving effectur Personal Intelligence, H. Pomeroy Brewster, London, England; Willls Shoyer, Wisconsin; D. Lane, Boston; Captain’ L. Lewi Copan, M. Brintpali, Troy, N Y.; and@, F, McCallman Philedelph:a, arrived at the Prevoott House yesterday. H, Brigye, Pittsfield: 0. Bigelow, .; Ges, Leonar Troy; J. Viatt, Oswego; J. Edwards, Albany: J EUiot Boston; H W. Soule, do., and J.P. Maury, U. 8 Nar. arrived yesterday at the St. Nicholas. Mr. Seward has been called home from Washington, 0 account of ricknese in his famiiy. A deapa'ch from Richmon¢, ia the Petersburg Democra ® at ihe vereradie Thomas Ritchie, late editor « the Washington Union, is lying ill at Brandon, the resi Cenes of his daughter, on James River. by ee U.S A, and Dr. Buel, survivors from th Sap Francisco; E Petrochoekin, Eog.; Geo, L Todd, Paria R. W. Wilson & Co. Canandaigua; W. H. Derby, wati; Mrs Barney and daughter, do,; Hon. ‘ard, mon gy ‘m. H Thompron. Ciccinnati 1, Zerustem and Loca: loff, St. Petersburg—at 5 Greenwol rived yesterday at the Astor House, The last three on thie list form a deputation commis tioned from the Court of Rusia, and ordered to ina the building of the war ship now in progress by Webb, the eminent Amertsan shipbuilders. From Charleston, in sareeet Masher D ip le—D Smi in Mirs Bates, Jas Torry. W BT TM 3 Kellogg, dr, acd Iacj—sie in tae sleerages wet Suockine Casvaury YR Bon. Buurrs City’ Iowa.—Four children were 10 death on the nigh’ of the 24th inst. Mr. Wm. N Hathaway, !living abou’ eight miles northeast of this city, after asring placsd hi chiléren in bed and put out the fire, with his attend ed s party atashortcistance, About 11 o’closk the house Wan direovered to be on fire, and the children alread: burred to desta. The oldest was @ boy eight years ad ‘et other two were severally fire and two years old, 4 deugbter o’ John Langston was also lost at the same time. age po reers. The boy, (‘he ol es:,) when left was is a bed by self, and the cthers occapied another bed but when found the bones were all together. It is Noumander ee bam Naval Intell of war St. Lou! U.S ek rewalned at Alexandria, ist ult. Court Calen@ar—This Day. Couvos Pixss.—Part First— Nos, 191, 193, 196, 197, 221, 222, 995 226 82 183, 184, 266, 266, 267, 288,’ Part Se. eord—Now. 2/4 to 164, 83. ‘The otber Courts, motions and decisions. pe for 25 09046, and caving all above he ald mthout getting one vo good. y REES & CU., the original Germ ah ors, 289 Broadway, ani penis g new year, Nolte to theft model estes! een years, (four years in Knowledge po su; ae fgets beautifal colored ted, they will continue to es, oases and lockets of C— Andupwards. Artiste an loors above the Astor Houss; | ourK. New Music.—<Little Baty’s Voice,” (as sung by little Cordelin How srd with immonss applause, in the moral drama of “ Little Katy, or the Hot Corn Girl,”) by G. C. Howard; 25 conte, HORACE WATERS, 333 Broadway. The Good for Nothing Polka, vomie vienottg of Mics Annio Lvacdale, in hor grows ont FO in . ‘Good for Nothing,”’ ub! by iOaace Wa fT. Gihert & Co.'s Superior Planos.—A fino ene . aud sale very low. Also, el: ‘ot «fe peng at low i.