The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1854, Page 1

THERE NEW YORK HERALD. —— : = a a = ——t ——eee — — = ~ = crs ae WHOLE NO. 6371. »* MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1854. PRICE TWO CENTS. __ SPECIAL orice, (NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. ate Wit be Held at the Rapoettory, | AFFA“RS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. home (ibursdey) \voning, Feb-uar; Yorcloes. Members sre requested to be punctaa RENSY M Records 6 Sooretary. | The Disenssion of the Temperance Bill in the Legislature. N BAND, AT the following re- Lis band bo and are (horeby eur cordial re 2 and i cute on oor serenade, om Pridsy, ak a pin ete | The Proposition to Create the Office ef Super- .B Howe Baq, Chas, intendent of Common Schoels, | js MD. J. Yl yar “al sd. tre. W: G, Jones, Meuse a. pea a ‘Thad s copy of this resolution be transmitted to | Oneh cf the abova, avd be pablichod in the Now York Horald, ¥. 8. From Albany. KOPP. Lenior | LEGISLATIVE MATYERS—BILL To sEPARM@R THR J. Herbert JM PLOOTON. Di eotor. ap | SOPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS PROM THE 4NK OF TH ITY OF NAW YORK, OFFICR OF SkORRTARY OF STATE—THEORHTIOAL Sot oe Fn id Senenaes eee ae ECOMOMY—PRACTIOAL LIBBRALITY—THK TEMPE bank iil open lle oifice fer tbe roocption of dep i BANCK QUESTION, RTI. all oteeot (bavemnous), bot woon the hours of uo amd she : i Seloce he Sp ater ‘Of the Directors, eed SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aunany, Feb 1, 1854 D. ®. HI TCRUOOK, oes —REW YORK, FRS. \, 1854. COLUMSIAM When Christopher Morgan retired from the offies of FPouudry, ~pri¢tore of the Columbian F | Sreretary of State, two years since, Samuel 8. Randall, will contiave ® Qi abat |uaue ay Deputy Superiniendent of Common Schools under him retired #!s0, and took an inferior clerkship under the late Whig Seovetsry of War at Washington Upon the retarm 0: the whigs to power in this State he immediately re- gumed, uncer Mr. Leavenworth, his former position. He penned a document, which was presented to the Lagisla West Killivesiy. Gt, a5 Phis company ture of 1851, urging the creation of the office of Super NAIER, Sreacuscr RO. V.U. RR Co, | tatendemt of Common Schools, to be indepentent of peercaras ————————— | the Secretary of State, That has beem in his mind ever since; acd vow that bia party have the power a Jaw has been inircdnoed anthorizing the present Legislature, bs b & fect! ¥ opp ane willbe SPyy tO reocive vraers ebinery and milietones. ROOK Kiv Se VALLEY UNION New ® 27 1854, ob purcharing any bonds S1 for oe Lurteand dolisrs cach pay- 1872, with seve. per cent interest warcanta mabered frm 921 to 960 ino'veive, heid by the AUTION.~-OF Pl. S Ksiiroad Crm 1LM BROKER od the the wig. exchange, toe pi ONGERY.—10 BaNKEh: thers.—Nc ti « ‘Nhe Het endoreor dare cf whied = 8 bel dau 5 f ‘ < offi Pills is Siopped a cesaingly ich Nov eee iaca JH? | "fore the péjournment, to create cuoh office, Avit isa Broger, of Keil, om Smith, Payne & smth, of London for | matter concerning all the people of the State, it is £500, the dete, w the order of J H. payable at three m . 13th Nev. mbar 150 —Au thor bil of sane date, for | thought proper to present @ copy of the bill, as introduced All prramnet> whom the | tn the Senate this morning :-— F negotiation ate re mmunicare (orsbwita | AN ACT CREATING THE OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT Policy, Old Juwry, oF common if "3 | ho people of the State of New York ang Assembly, ¢o enact as follows: — Section 1, There shall be chotsn by joint ballet of the d Assembly. om the first Tuesday in A) Rann OF SOUTHERN NBW YORK. I 0, of G. Fe—Av wojourned mucting of tho Graad Ledge Wil be bela at v- ’ ellows’ Hall, corner ot Grand and icd you fter, and as often as & Thu e $734 oalock. shall ocour in anid office, yuperintend bess Sane ay whnaes (+e ee ere I hold his office for thres a hall she power, perform all ubject to all the responsibilitier mow conferred - pored by law npon the Beoretary of Siase in his capaciay of Superintendent of Common Schools, se 40. 2. The Superintendens so appointed shall enter imme- diately upon the discharge of his dutios, aud shall bo assign- ed euita se axd convenient rooms in the State Hall, to which all books, papers an¢ documents, now in the office of the se- cretary of Btate, and pertaining to he Common School De- OTICK.—THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR DIRRO tors of the Secoud Averue Kalrond will be bold at the Piles of the compwny, ours er of Buwery and Waiker stro On Monday, Fobrvary 6, betwoon the hours of 12 M. and 2 P. u PHILIP 0. ROGBES, B.0’y. OTICR.--THE SPANISH GAS LIGHT CONPANY OF ‘Havana, having opened aaoifive of agenoy and trans: feheagtes mal tanelvacon wannal Sor at the Merchants’ Bank, in the city of New York, hereby ih eg makes kn all whom it may cogvorn, thas ia fasare eetings of the company in Havana will be through the New York papers, in erder & shareholders may, in pecson id mecting or failing to mt the sharoholders preseut (aigned) 4, SEOANK, Sooretary and Treasurer, Havana, Jap. 6, 1554. BW YORK FLOATING DRY D: January 20th, 1854.—a mectiv paw y' will be held on Matt compensaton of such d puty and ¢ throo thousand dollars in apy one year monthly bygihe Treasurer en i Lr ane tho certificate of the Saperiniendent. Bee 3 It shall duty of the State Superintendent, as soon as may be practiosble afver the ormmenormant of ‘his official term, to devise a |, with suitable inscriptions avd dovios, a cesoription of which togesher with an impression Eas Brow? way i thereo! 1 be filed in th» office of tho Secratary of State, ration the pro pri of taorensing the fy thereafter be vhe official seal of raid Superin- ‘vouscls. By order 1. V_ MASON, Soort ch seal may be reuowed from time to time as y be neces: opiss ef all pepors deposited OTIOR.— TAK UNDBASIGNED WOULD RESPECT. | or filed inths office jd Superintondons, jaud all acts, folly inform bie f orcers and d.cisions made by him, may be authenticated more iu employ of Chas. EB Carman, and asilorders for | under euch seal, and when #0 au tod shall, be him for coal must bo sont to 623 Groenwioh strvcs. Hespeot ly bnd im like mar ner with the or ginal. fally, 4OHN J. RABINEAU. bo ‘he duty of the State Superiate »eont to NEU Bagh 3 Perr (OP eeng Tn CoN eee aE! be practicable such axd #0 mauy of ‘OTICE—TO BUICHERS.—THE BUTCHERS OF THE sondemies, and othar literary inetiva city of New York aro requosted to attond « mocting of f the State, as he may deem expedient, to inquire into office of the tance to the 1 Sethuecs re Mel ‘oa, corner of Fifth 5 of inetruction, manage sent and discip ins of such y Bide aud Melting asrociat Btrect and First avenue. on Thuriday, Feb. 2 at 3 o’clook institutions, ard to report the results of such visitasion and fnepcetion annually te the Logisiature, with such recom oem suitable P.M. It is earnestly req il the batoners of the | mr ndatton 1d sugges sions si city will attend, and none but ootohers are invited. By order Bee. 5 The State Superintends be ex of committee. THUS. YP. WaY, Chairmas. bor of the Bcard of Regents of the Lee f Josgru W. Cuixcn, Secretary. ¢ abe ene ae Aegis! of the Board ef Regents of tie tate Norr ool. ERHAM GIF i8.- THE UND*SSIGNED ON BEHALF Seo. 6 Thir act shall take effect immediately. ot the Commitire of Ticket ere in Ferhsm’s Gift Huretofore the whols business of the office has brea ‘enterprise, Wouls caution the holvers of tickets wgainst tae attempts now m do, or that may be wade, to ceecve them | done by ihe cepnty, ata aslary of m thousand a year, by misc . ve the pres aye of tho a vi 7 4 é ‘ ~ Tay Goan catboun’ tickets are | NOW, it iv ths prisetpal tweety five bao. wemonts are m gel aisiribu ted & year, ec mptroler and Sscreta y of Dw y sathorisy wilt tate, logs ther with adepaty avd thrwe olerka et Lares bousend dollars more, ampuslly; making an increas of four th wrens Colla's yearly xoded to the exponee of that depariment. Mr. Ravéall will pe veleoted an the mao propored i the bill, without having s competitor, As be ts universally known to be hostile vw the interests of ori and the higher institutions of leay ning, and op powad ma, tt will be agen nds of that class will relish bis appoio want for three years, ae the Supeiiuwencent of Commoa Schrovs. AT Though profe:sing strict economy, and constantly leo ing of a tow frionds of the late Patrick 0’ Vonoh»e, held | turing the late barpburner a mini#iration for ic« extrav- 3s Captain Kerrigan's Hendquaters, Ne. 22 Whitv treet, it | gangs, tho party pow in power have sireacy signal zed ‘Hotolved, Taal en appralin tehelf of bis v dow and.abid | COCR Liew te awove auperia'sacent a high salsris be made to those rittoed, and that xmesticg of such fiends | Officer, bu’ have roma law throush both braaches of the Ind otbege (which is vereby requested) Leginatnre, adding 0x0 theussrd‘doliarg.e year tosalogle Dove of making sera ne 00 enazy ene shes onjecs. isaset Set in, = empty terarary ! a Be De RMT Beer eT wes ODoa HO Meee The Sehate being nearly fall this morning, it was 2 "he ie thought best to spend an hour esiding whether the . LL nblic expense. co go ‘navurtise in any of the ity, cr Sountey preventation himeelf, if the Senate should s0 ealare, thou eharge, aK. Raverdgomente at, and having thera snewered through tue | Tether thaa violates statute by e simple resola! Jong diseussion ensued upon this very sinall matter, when CO ee ee ane Le majority finally determined to furnish the keives’ Hav ing deen thus liberal, it was then thought proper to take np the Maine liquor bill, «hich in ali essential features corresponds with that in the Honse. The firat petition was under discussion. Mr. Wh'tney, of New York, remarked very srverely. upon the Datch larger bier establishments in thateny. He Gy mae them as being the Worst nuisances, expe siaily on Sandsy, aad desired that some State law might be adopted which stellexterminate them He considered them the worst kind of ¢ram drinking places in the city, and urged very strongly the ne versity of breaking them up Me. W. did We pot hte gh contd tag bine bill, ae oF at his residence. ¥ | bis remarks to dencuncisg the Dutch liquor retailers. Yo ican te els tere ch Several Secatory showed-tbeir hands for the fret time-— Mr Be! snd Mr. Bish off in favor, ir. W. {LADIES AND GEN | Cory, Hophizs, scé Paroam ir opposition. The vote ‘wili be extremely olo.e ip che Senate. Without agreeing upon the first section, the Sena ¢ adjourned. A report was received from the Trastees of the Green- wich Savings Peok signed dent, sed W K Vermilye, and John Randall, Secretaries. ir ending lst of January there were 12 694 whem 5,166 were new depositors, the re c itor Tha total sum deposited is $974,204 87. There have been 7 060 drafis, smouatiog to aaa $713,086 69 Toe depositors are 409 single womea, 363 EVSk KNOWN —THE SUB- | married women, 188 widows, 114 minors, § apprentises, ook of ¢ry goods on hand, | 10 colores persens. The investments are in some thirty os of the cher of New York | aifferent binds of stovke Cash now in Greenwich Back, b Mer Company and Mercantile Bauk, $305,606 12 “ tian 12 aed apg Tees ouy | The benbing house at the co-ner of Fourth street and vmonth, i AN, Jm., Chairman, Rost. Buarry, Jr., recretary- NEW YORK BUiLv ECOKD Size nd annual meetins ot ulding adeeeia tion, will old samen er volock. Pun Vice Presiden’ 4s5001sT.0N.— York LATE PATRICK 0 DONOHO: A MEB?- ole at she same "clock, for the pur- OLOTHING.—#2,000 WORTH WANTS: 8 oneb rice will iberail; \y givow, | m curren: esa u jostrest OFF CLOTHING AN 2 FUANITUKS WANTED. — Ladies i baving any of sue sbove artiocate cam obtain the highset cash price by sending hom M’3 Pie ie THOSE ¥ une g'olock aud continue each day 10,000 yards Merrick Db Sennel. 2+ 8.d79 64; 25000 yards do jainos and | Sixth avenue, is valued at $16,874 35, and the one on the SE 3 Thi ovense, ‘between | corner of Waverley is and Sixth aveans, in progress of ‘and Tonth avenues. exection, $55 174 64. The entire amount invested and otherwise i» $2,412,446 11 The Sepate held @ short executive session in seoret, and covfirmed » number of notaries previously nomiasted by the Goverror. The House o-eupied the morning session in third reai- ity of unforportant bills, and took an early adjouroment, tm order to prepare for labor ow the temperan.e biil in the evening. re was nothing peculiar in the debater ng, the majority voting dewn every proposition nd witbont giving any reason whatever, showing Mr Littlejobo well posted when he raid no m0 toms! amenc im pt to the bill would be permitie’. Mr. Morris of Brookiyp, and Mr. Baker, from Montgomery, ted the opporition last ever There were very few lad! prerent, owing, it is sup powed to the manner in which Mr.C C Leigh depicted city life the evening previous. This is mach to bs re- gretted, sa tbe presence of ihe fair rex is an incentive to moe among sowe of the whiskered gentilewen cf the It ts now theught quite certain that the Legislatare vill adjourn over ‘or a werk io order to allow members the pe-vilege Of attencing the constitutional election. The xational cemocrsts will present counter resola. tiona to those of Senator Dickinson om the Nebdrashs [etna takiog ground, we understand, with Senator gies om the comprom! 1860. Ex Governor Huxt visited the Legislature this morn ing. He has notentirely recove red from his late alsrming iligess, bat appears at well under the ciroam- stances, He ts on his way to Wasbington. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. PRNOBK WU8s, CIN UINNAYA, ORJO —IT RAVING deam euggertes vo fT prietvors of the above setablish ment—Msasrs (0 Ce, ‘Moore Was sevoral youre compocted with tL6 !.uinvi iv Hotel, Joumyille, Tints ats! cf marni ade, ve be wneacepeionsblt ee 4 furnished with wai. or plesrare may Iood thet tc Cincianati, promising make tl oUrn eatisisct a stent ___ BO. Moone & oo, weir POSSENGSAS FOR OU 54. THR KEVERS HOURS 8 el ons, owt airy, > ove $oecr‘fa Havana in the im * the Gun. aad Intendente’s palnos, sho Ci um bus Plase de Armas, Oustom Hout . fy Minnier’ walk or Si athaite aa AUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—LOST, ,MISLALD, OR stedem, bond No 110 Michigan ‘Sonthers Ralitoed. Pr ainst 1 ¢gotiating for the same, as ~ enya teh sopied. ‘The ey ae, or re _. Atnany, Feb. 1, 1856, ¥ his. at ‘sthoo, No. u Wail ouces. %. & LUDLOW. bat pe he presented for an sppropriatien to the UARY of mail from New for Wind SE PAD, Authorizing railroad corporations to mbecribe to the capital stock of the Alleghany Railroad, Pennsylvania. Authorizing savings banks to deposit their surplus fan 1s 1 trust com, CoNrERITED, The following vominations the Gevernor, together with others, were conirmed ty the ‘Senate on 45th Jaan ary '—Land Commissioners, Onel(a county, Wm. Koight avd Clart Potter, Notary Public, Kings county, Taso- dore A. Myers. THE SUPRRINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS. Mr. Ronyatson, (dem,,) of Westohes'er, presented a sritien repert on so mach of the Governor’: message as relates to the separation of the office of Supetinten ieat of © mmcn Sobools frox the office of Seoretary of State, ard by bt erecting the offloe cf Yate Superintendent of ores, £0. :—Note 0: ‘the vo the ord arGaem vame. AD* person comin, Commor Beboots enccowely rovarted ‘on leaviog wera HOUSE OF RRFCGR—GREENWICH SAVINGS RANK. with M. A, Myers, Th. fifth auaual report fthe of the Western SIXTAENTH Hons of Rafoge was also, the annual report of O8T-IN CUING " | pinzette to SLi toenth street the Troatees of the Greeneioh Sevicgs Bank. Wo! we Miva ta hh hse fon wi The NOTICE, FTO ‘be suitably rewarded by leaving it at 61 _ Mr. Purwam—A b1ii to ae porate the Forest Laon anh strest bas owe : la Conlenty somaotion STRERT TO ave by William Mandeville, Presi-- By Mr Praxcxr—A bill to arent an act for the axseee- ment end olirotion of taxen in New Yors city. By Mr, Horxine—A tii] to amend the Code of Procsdare Ip relation to the docketing of jargments. TUN LIQUOe WILL wea then taken up and cisoussed uotil the adjournment, Assembly. Aunany, Feb. 1, 1854. RePORTA The opening of the session was oovapied {a receiving re ports from committees, embracing & large number of looal bilis. BILIS PASSED, The folowing bills ware paused :— To authorize the Opdensvarg and Marlae Railroad to borrow money. For the relief of Wm. 0. Buchanan, For the reliet of Thomas Goodell. To charter the Howard Water Works By Mr. Cumwacne RODUCTION OF nites, y Mr. Cimo0n—To incorporate the Pean: Bask, New York. ‘iit iebacis © Comming—in relstion to the offies of Register-of Deeds in the city of New York i ae Harnis—Te reguiste tare on raw cotton sold im en, Sr, Stvm.k—In rotation to the residences of the Justices ot the Supreme Court x, CUMMINGS-—To relation te the construction of rail jar Atetion to the United States over 9 Mr, PeKGEN—To avicnd the charter of the Marine Say- ing Tnutivution fe the eity of New York ur. Burwert—For the better protection of holders of nrgotisble paper. To enable the Supervisors ot New York to raise money by taxea. Mr, MaLLORY—To provide for tha detection of inoen- Gisries. Acjourned till 7. M., whem deoate will be re- sumed am the Itquor question Non-Arrival of the A lola. Hairax, Fob, l-=11 P.M. Tre steamship Arabia, with on» week's later now? from Europe, is now in ber twelfth day out for this port, aad may be expected at any moment. There ere no signs of her up to the present tim Later from the Cape of Good Hope. Bosros, Feb. 1, 1854 Tho bark Tally Ho, from Caps To #n, Cape of Good Hops, December 6, arrived here this mornivg, Leftia port bark Kirkland, from New York for Ascension Bay, four days. ‘The barks Riensi, and Southerner, from Boston for Austra Va, had arrived, with thelr captains sick. Bark Martha Anus, for Ba)imore, ssiled from Saldaahs Bay Dee. 3. ps Town papers state, that with continued peaca the country wes prospering The prics of wool had greatly declived. Traders were arriving from the interior with large quantities of ivory and other products. Rie! mines of copper were being worked, act one huatred aad fifty tone of the ore had reached Cape Town. Troeps wore leaving the oouat and the land of the Kafire was nettiora, for India and home, ing parcelled out to Distribution. of Rewards to the San Fran- Cisco Rescuers. Pwtcapeiria, Fed, 1, 1854. The committee of distributuoa of tae San Francisco Tercuers fuad met to-cay, and dect‘ad ov the following Ginporal of the fund, namely :—To Capt. Crighton, $2,000; to Capt. Low, of the bark Kilby, aud Capt. Stouffer, of the Antarctic, $1000 each; to Capt. Feadleton, of the Luy Thompson, $250; Capt Matthewu, of ‘the steamer City of New York. $500 and a service of plave; to Lient, Murray, $500, The balance is diatributes amovg the off, cera and crews of the three rescuing slips. Tae whole amount collected was $10 000. Csptains Crighton and Lowe were received by & som- mittee of the town meeting, at the Girard Hoase, this evening, and wore addressed by Johm 0, Montgom:ry, who el quently thanked them for their noble cenduot They will be publicly received in Independence Hall a; noon to- morrow, when the testimonisls will be pr From the Soath. KOFZTA AND CUBA—FOUNORY 8UKNSO—HBAVY VERDICT AGAINST A BAILHOAD—RETUAN OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE, ETO. Bartrwor, Feb 1, 1854 Resolations have bern ntrocuce) into the Louisiana Legiriature approving the “intervention” of our govern- mene in the Kurzt> cose; also declaring ‘nneailed for,” and “‘uaAmeri¢an,” sad “ioexpediaut’? aoy efforts the (eGera) goverrment may think it te cu y to mabe wita A view TO pul Cony movements suxpeciea of baring the liberati » of Cuba in v ew The Missouri Irom Works at Wheeling were eatirrly Ceatroyed by fire yeutercay. The los: isin the neighdor- hoed of $60,000. ra We learn from New Orleans that Mrv. Laodreanz has obtained, tp one of the courts there, a verdict of twenty: housand dolisrs sgaiast the New Urleacs Railroad Com pany, The soit wae bronght for ‘amages sustained in the lose of her husbend, who was killed by an accident on the rose 1 question, A Deputy Marshal from New York hes arrived at Norfolk, having in custocy a fagi-ive alave who was taken from » vessel below New York. The Ma:ylaxd House of Kapresentatives bas pr <sed to a third reading the bill authorizing the city «f B tine to loan $5,060,(00 to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com The bill had previonsly passed the Serate. The Curtis Creek Railroad bill has also been passed to ® third reading in the House, Departure of the Niagara—M. Bedini. Boston, Feb. 1, 1864. The steamship Niagars, Oapt. Leitch, eailed at noon to day, with sixty-one passengers for Liverpool and tbir- teen for Halifax, and $63,000 in gold, Rallroad Extension in Pennsylvani: Haxmispura, Feb. 1, 1854, The opening of the raflroad from Pottaviile to this elty, via the Dauphin and Susqve2anna Oval Uompany’s road, wes celebrated to day. A large company is here from oo who accomplished the distance in three and a alt hours, The Augusta at Sa mah. nn iy} a Senn Jan 81, 1854 ¢ steamship Augusta has arrived at the wharf in Sfty-six hours from New York. ven ae Omunans, Jan 80 1864 Naw jan Fiour bes advanced in our mevast since the receipt of the Atlantic’s cews to $7158 $8. Sales of corn to day were 15,000 lowe, st 830, 9850 Mesa pork ia dull at $13. Whiskey sells at 260. Freights ave advancing. Sterling exchange is dull at 8 premium, The sales of cotton t> day wer «5,000 bales, tregthr ry cotton tr day were 5, at middling lequoted at 9'40. The decrease in the roceipts at all the Southern ports is $17,000 bales. Stor! of cottom now io this port is 233,000 bales. Oaio floar, $780, Mees pork is firmer, hoiders asking $12 60, E: change sre remarkably dal! aud difficult of sale. Ster- Ung is at 736 premium, and New York sight 3¢ per cent discount. sunny begs have advanced to 14. reights are advancing. 4,000 obls of pork were shipped to Bos ton at $1 26. CHaRiuston, Jan. 31, 1854. The sales of sotton to-day were 1,000 osies, at prices Tergirg from 8¢ to 10\o The market is di ani irregular, and quotations snow a ceciine of Ko. Civcmnanl, Jan, 31, 1864. Provisions are firm. Mens pork, $13; buik meat, 50 and bad for shoulders and sides. 8,000 Ibs. prime lard sold at 0. ; Police Intelligence. Seduction under a Promue Marri promie ot ma: pubtared, was bronght up yest -réay efternoon ona hear ing | An arrsy of connor] were jresex.t on both sides, aod nt was placed on the r'acd for s cro1s on Ler original affidavit. The parties con orrned are bos ing 4 Cotter fs not over nineieen years cf sge, and Miw Thomesis not more than seven teem years, sod jovks even younger than thet. She te very pretty, and her extreme juve aile appearance oreater quite @ sympsthy in her behall, to taink ihat gaa so young should be compelled to testify in @ court of jas ioe onder such cnfevorsble ciroamaiances, There wre # pumber of the friends of both parties preseat but the evidence given was nothing more than confirmatory of her previous tes\iinovy case stands adjourved un til thin afternoon at two o'clock. A Violent Assault with a Knife—Offcer Ward, of the ‘Twenty-first ward, yesterday arrested a man named John Cudnry, on a charge of violently sesaulting Ana Hoey, ia fieting @ severe wound over the eye with « knife. The o was taken be ore Justice Stuari, who committed dim to prisom to anawor the chargs. The Mavs Swindle —The tw> young men named Mcik nald, who were arrested the other day undy: the Sstumed mame of 8 B. Mars & Co. charged with the vending of lotiery tickets in this State, have both been liberated from custedy by Justice Welsh, ou bail of $2 00 in exch ase. Ye tarday oe oftoar De Binder received a let. it from a Mr. . Hamilton, fentfield, Chautanqae county, N. Y., enclosing two of the | ashemes which nad been cent to him by thia firm witha view of isduc ing him to ae tickets § Tne joke of this affair in, thet the officer was compelied to pay ten cents for the letter Com} the civeulara, while © writer of the IBtter mkes the fol Seema aermeniaen ong od |. bat I though: forme ou im ® way that could afford to pay It yourself.) . 7 ies Boy Mcmpsnzp 1x Fraxxum, Pa.—On the 19th ult. fe it oat at = aw. EB |, where mee been tor some time, Soha ‘Hoye. be about sevenicne ot eightoon years old, went tothe church and sent a mes- page in to oak stone James Hill, wo was about tae rame ge as pond t ind tight oie be had some }, to come out and thim, Hil, imme diately on rece'vieg the message, went out of the charch. ener toe tats an slley mest by, whee Hi drew a knife and stabbed Hill four times Hill started and ran GREAT FIRE IN QUEBEC. Destruction of the Parliament House and Adjoining Buli@ings—Vatuable Libraries. TSSKGRAPHIO. Quxsno, Feb. 1, 1864, The Parliament House ond buildings at Quebec were extirely destroyed by fre av two o'clock this morning, to- gether with the most of their sontents, including s valus- ble library. The flames wore not ciscovered until they had gained too much headway to be got under, notwithstawding thes & rentinel was om duty near the spot, ‘ihe fire criginated io the south of the” >uildings from te farnace. It is believed that part of the valuavle library was saved, but the Historical Soctvty’s library end apparatuo’ were almost entirely const ced. ‘The menusetipte aro ali gone, acd the Massum is much injured, ‘A part of the records vere saved ‘The furnitere snd all t'se paintings in the Connell amd Assembly chambers were destroyed; but the portraits of the Qneen and Sir Allax M’Nab wore ooved from the Speaker's chamber. ‘The dome fell atball pent six o’siock this morning Inspector Wells offered Atmio!strator Ruwan to two-thirds of the edifloe 1° he would blow vp the rae three city conuncillors Oppowet it, and all waa conse. quently destroyed, The weet wing might hove been saved, but fore lack of water-~thers boiog two engines ‘on the pot and s large concourse of people, Tae troops rendered great aneistance. The buildings were insnred for 220,000, and the provin- cial Hbrary ‘or £6,000, I. is uot yet known which offices are the haaviest losers. No water wea to be had, and it vas very fortunate that the night war calm, ‘The insurances are obiefly in REWARKS CONCERNING THE DISTRUCTION OF Tun PARLIAMENT ROUSE AT QUEBEC. Fow buildings on this continent porsess greater charma for the antiqnary and tle historian than the Parhament House at Quebso, which, as we Isacn by telegraph, was den royed yesterday moring by fire. It was situsted on the first clearance mads by Champlain: in 1608, and some of the stones of tho foundation wero ured to construct the fort he built thore ava protection agaipst the In dians, Soon afterwards, finding a more appropriate site on a more lofty portion of the heights of Qiebsc, the nulitary authorities sbaudoned it, and tho site was taken by the church, ard tha Risrop’a palace erected thereon. A yortion of that palsas stood yesteriay morning, Jt was a magnificent building for the plice and the age Though unSyished, French travellers state that it com- pared favorably with Biehops’ sin Franos §=From private reasons, however, the earlier prolates made but little use of it: the celebrated Bichop ce Laval lived ta the seminary, and Bishop de Sstot Valier took up hia abode in the general horpital, When the Iatendaat’s ps: Jace waa burnt in 1718, Intentaat Begon transieried nis perates to the Bikbop’s palace. At ths conquest, the batiding and its cite were preserved to the Roman Catho He Church, and some ecclesiaati te ocoupied it till, tn 1704, the first copstitution wae graute? to the province of Lower Cana’s The Bishop's pslace one then taken aaa honie of meeting for the Legislat ve Courcil and Asteca-ly, and ep anual 0” $4,000 wi paid to the Bishop for the we thereof. The change of cooupaute led to « change of name, ard the old familar tite ‘ Palats de VEvéque,” gradusily drcpped toto oblivion, Uauil 1883 the ‘Perlisment Gouss,’’ an it was called Curing this century, was the evene of all the parliamentary debates ard copfiicte which Ulnetrate th= bi-tory of Lower Oacada. In thoce wails it was that Loais Joseph Papineau gained his feme: that the Go Stuarta—Janes sai audiew— earned the reputation” sich now baiiows theic memory. Tm 18.6, Che Chatew’, whl jwas the reailence of the Governors, was burnt. The Parllsmeot House, being tna eply public building in the city that was not ocoupisa by troops, was appropriates to these of the Governors ; it wes from thenes that Lord Durham launched his thunder. bolta, and in its halls that he wielded hia brief despotic sway. From 1838, when the constitution was suspended and the Parliament of Lower Canads abolished, to 1853. when the Parlisment of the united Province of Canacs was convened at Quebec, the Parliament House enjoyed fourteen years of ignoble repose It was the refage of olty cupoiilors, municipal officers, and » variety of semi- public semi-private institution-, for wiivd ic served the purpore of a tort of founcliog hospital. In 1863, the neat of the Canadian government being transferred to Quebec, extensive repairs wore made to tue Parliament House. A cade bad erectedjnany years previous at an expepse of $64,000: om this osca- siop, ® much larger #um was expended ia comploting the southerm wing, anc fiitiog up the building for the recep tion of the two houses of Parliament, Compstent jucges peid bigh compitmeais to the arcnitest on the comp tion of bis task, The legislative council chamber way prorounced t» be the ficest hall cf the kind on thia con- tinent, pot excepting the Senate st Washiozton, The library was efpec! admired. Mr. Fari- beult had spent twelve months im Earope io pur. chasing @ collection of works, 10 replace thove burnt at the fire at Montreal in 1849; and vo expense had been spared to make it choise andoomplete. The collection of ka on the history of Canada it is believed, aari ‘Volied. The new building--for nothing of the old save the walls was preserved—wss opened in 1862 It has thus served the public some eighteen monibs, It hes been expected that the Canatian Pariiament would asa mble soon as Lord returned in the ra of the building in which they were to bave met will probably ioterfere with tre open- See a8 Quebec contaios no other build- can be used as @ Parliament House, may ne- fresh removal of the seat of government. Bedini in Boston. EXCITING DEMONSTRATION—THE NONCIO BURNT IN EFFIGY. (From the Boston Commonwealt, Feb. 1} rrival of Komaignor Gedini in tne city yesterday, incognito, to take passage in the stea~e-, to-day, for Ka- ro} ‘as known by some of the German Lape who v9 sepool compantes. ba’ » Informed of all hi vements since he left Cinctonati ; and last evening they took measures to ex: ae their cpinion of the marder of Ugo Bassi, and other Ita‘iea revolationists, Accordingly, Inet evening, secret mestiogs were held in various Geinan beer how es, and (t was cotermined to meet at sbout tra o’clock on the Common, when, after sperches, an effigy representing the Nuncio should be burnt, The arreogements therefor were ail duly made, and great interest end enthusiasm attended the proceed- ings. Sy the hour asrigved Jarge crowds of the Germans a4 rembled cear the large elm on the Common, when nome six or eight brief speeches in their langue ware made by different speakers, frequently interrupted by the “braver” of the cempany, watch could not nave nam bered Jens than four or five bnadred. The tenor of the scoresses Wan recitals @ tbe atroclttes of the Navslo, with withering execrations upon his name. ‘A: sbout haif-past elevea a hege eftigy of Sedini, crowred with ® cardinal’s hat, and clothed ta sosriet and purple, was brought by some dozen men upoa the grvnad arcep edily affixed t of the guide doercs ov te moll eading trem Wort street to the large Elia, absat widway (rom Trew on’ Fie was applied to him, aring formed of the ‘ators, avd his combustios, of the crowd, s.evdily fol- W was well saturated with alcohol, sad mace & bright light for large distance, Tae Geruaa participators seemed frantic with delight. ‘ay vast crowd them moved off amid cries of ‘Franklin ntreste”” aud proceeded to Mishop Filzpstrich’s house, ccrvor of Feeoral and Franktin streets, whero the Nancio ts sto»ping. Reachisg the reel ence shoats, \ ee ories, xicaus, aud ealls rent che air for eome balf su hoar, when the crewd moved cf wih variour exclamation apoo the “Bulober of Bolegua,’’ &o., &c Boou afier wicmight ail wns quist Earker io the evening, another concourse visiled the Bi hep’s premisrs ond salaied bia geet ta the same manner At net her virit wes any violence sitempts Large ourabery of the wateb quietly boxed on at the firat vel!, but bo violence being manifesied, no arrests were mado, Indeed, the watch seamed to enjoy the : port, rather, af they soghed and chatted about the aileir as if & plea:ao\ + pinude of thels customary duties, TELEGRAPHIO. Bostos, Fab 1, 1854. M. Redini’s rame is pot among the itst of passeagers by the Niagara, and it is said he did uot leave. It is in fact a matter of Conbt it the Nawoto has been in the alty at all, no. withstanding the domonstration last bight. Bostow, Feb. 1=8 P. M M Bodici bas net been in Buston. Toe burning ia effigy and ether proceediogn Jast night, were caused, it is noid by & telegraphio deepateh from Oincinaatl, that he would arrive ia the day train from New Yok. The intimation te the police authorities of what was going on, wan the illumipa fon on the Common when theefligy was burnt. The Looting and yelling demonrtra'ios aronad Bishop Fitepatrick’s reaiderce in universally condemned. Rar-aoaD Orxnivc.—It was stated by a party jesterdsy, who hed reoeived intelligence of the that the Wilmiegton an¢ Manchester Railroad was completes, apd commenced carrying the great Southern mail yre- terday. The Wilmjogtom boats are hauled off, aad are ‘be sold in Charleston mext month, soundings. He could only speak with reapect to the en- croashwents. The first was that at Corlier’s Hook, at the foot of Grexd street, It haa been exten ted #o fer that 1+ 4s <ifficult for versels to land there. There was such haste in extending building Jote that proper drains were not made. People ebtained lote for aolid bul The encroachineats ia the lower parta of the eity have beep principally im the Gling up of slips and im the erec~ tion of piers. which he thought, for the interest of eom= Encroachments on the Harbor. CONTINUED INVESTIGATIONS GF THE OOMMITIER APPOINTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURS. The committee met yesterday morning at 10 o’olock, and proceeded with their examination of the contitioa of the harbor of New York—Senator Brooks in the chair. Capt. Name being eslled upon by the committee, gave a brief view of tidal operations, He quoted from meron, should be ranean To f api aoe ae York in relation te their efoot aad | COerG° is very dificult, It wa that tag bles Cone ote to a work known ag | P'8%# 12 Brooklyn can be ‘ound for this pursose mualt more easily, though the accommodation: what they cughtto 'e, He bad been } coast survey for thirty ba * Lawa of Nature,’’ and the duty whion devoived on legis- tive bodies to shape their Jaws in acvordance wih the pare, He referred to the port of this sity, and boped that every good citizen would oppose any encrorehment, Col, Maxwert believed that by enlargivg chores aad rarrow!ng rivers tides are impeted io some places and accelerated in others, He ognld resollect whe» the present site of Pearl street was ® line of bench ; whan people could lend there from ships, and did land, witbout any dools whatever, There bas bees alto an immense enc)oschment oa Broosiya sive, Wusens burg, tuo, bas been extepded; mud the covey ince of thie ta that the quantity of water Lu (ax ounaned aa ity velocity, have ivcreased. Ticie was when the water poed toiice 10 the frst strest below tus Uustom House, bas this ovestiow never takes vlads uu Tut varcr, LOT ever, from .he woreased preasure must ourst on sw where, and itdss oat Buttermilk cuacael I: o.nlt remember the time wher this channel could slwost b+ cromed on (ot In the ciden time the Battery wad no go large asivis now An teiand ured to bs t where on (he line where #ront sirest now atas was foolishly built cpon it, avd must aud ener ‘0 coilect. A bridge war thea built tron shore. Ife lla ors em Jeckeon ard Folton ferries to. thet ltwe at 1 be exoredingly dificalt for veasela to Tr is diltleulé Row for a vessel to gat omt, ir wind cid ot think that the current of the during the Inst ty youre, nd did not Delieve that the navigation of the sive: was 8 between South ferry and Fulton fa ry; he would ba sorry to nee the plera extended bay in ive established by the law of 1863 ‘The Cuamman intimated to the meeting that the eome ities were perfectly scquatated with all the facta of the case, and wirbed to know whe\nerc the parties had aay- thing forther to ray. Mr Waxiva would only refer to some anthorities on the point of vested rights which he alluded to the evening previue He would aend im = written statement ef thems jlo the committee at Albany on Friday next. The committee adjourned st ton o'clock, Cuban Affaire, LE?TER FROM AN INDIGNANT CUBAN. To James Goxpon Brwwert, Esq = Daax Sin—The Now York Hagary belog the most valas so)e and widely cirowlating paper in the Union, I hope you will not )efvse to give this a place in your columns. The politionl condition of the Inland of Cabs has called the chenorl there sliogsther T pier collect the mud and «1 n iu Live pool rapning prrallei with the an opporite éffect, Hs conn! tere) that there wi Tage growna CO Twenty taird scraat, o attention of the people of this Union for the last few © igcreared rapidity of the cur: whioh carries | 1 mented am exit % vlitbegronad, I’ the evcroac ‘ti te tne | JESTS, and bas orested au excitement and strong feeling of sympathy in the breasts of ell citizens, withon’s dis tinction of polities! opinion, ail being in favor of Cubam York abore ovetioue, the water wil go onrising from the presture, and «ventaally fad tts esniest Ni Aimb y {t in ® faot that the laud Js being redused avery | 2eans of obtaining its desired end, Expeditions have yeas.” Be (col M) had is to by t been sent out at av immense cost and labor, which have Seay eG? thos in the Loot Aig cases We Clifersnse | urrortunetely resulted ia a completo failure and the two feet. He could reovllect when a fri ate was brou eacrifics of agrent many very valuable lives, Hundreds of families and individnals have been banished, theix Fear triggdies Ievvith meaaboalmontte property confronted, and are wandering now dis Lieut, Cast, Superintendent of Lighthouses, would over the Union aud other couatries, ex oll the sivniiva of the committee to steamboats, | jowed to many herdships, ufferiags and pele from which the coals were raked out as they | privations whilst many of our unfortunate brethren are passed up aud do+n the river. A few stoar boats sdop’- | een nena ett tas : ing this praciice would bo of trifliog importares; bat | ‘*poved and docmed <o dreg out ther crual existence im Wien there were hurcreds, it cacy to be a serious evil, | the ebain gang of Cale. Notwithstandiag all tassos ¥fab The coals and ashen aus throwa out collect together, ad. | eelamiticn aco misfortunes, the ship bas mat bos givoa here ia a mage, and make # great gu:hericg of mud aad | UPi ii Heats yet, thoush stripped of part of iis sails, and nd the tide ves uct sizoog enow h to oarry tt off, | tose about in the wild, raging seas, the hall te sourd MORGAN Was furé that Lo ove coald douds that eeepc fore, 3) enc ek pepe oes that Rela eas wR eBells yale ine ohRD eu Sch eae Brother Jonatha, God will permit us to weatne: the Every one recoects the storm and resch the safe haven of cur political salva- tion Tbe work’of cur recemption ig slill acing oa; no- thipg Js 1oct untried, aud nothiay is teftundons. Hecs #6 heve a Jonta which is to represent our astional iutersste (if cas J Those io for me ta inquire.) alll know, it nina Cubsn effairs, at Gi goves fail (ue revoarces seat from the trlard, and the! it hee more than onee promised through its organ, La Verdat to nocom pliah wore certul things, and ralveo Our hopes of apesdily ending all onr troubles and apflerings by the comiog of the Mesal end a well organized reveration, Aud benal:, fa th wumber of La Verdad, af the 40a of this mouth, wk esiorial, heaced, SAwmesty,”’ in whivh, afer great a of nuise and Dlustericg, ani s great volley of high oun ing and bi mbastio phrarra, it stvooates ia very plain terme ® grperal amnesty! 1s thisto be the great revolytion La Verdad ») yompocrly wed to tals abou ? Are we te koeel down beti re the moat ec: 1 anc Geonses throne of Spain, acd erava for par’ os te hundred times we repeat no! @ will Boeel before toe throns of the Aimighty aod ask for forgivesess and for hin meray; we will pray to Him to deliver us from bondage, and to grant ud the blessings of m froe and enlightened goverm ment, We wil kneel at the elser of the Lord of Honts and there in bis presence renew our solemo and reared oath lo epste BO bor, and t> saarifias every- weoa | 218 iu Ste hcly cauee of our Deloved gountry. 1, tm S$ | came of all patriotic Gagsms in the feised, here fo te cletee, &pc In tar name of thors of our brethren in the ‘uvgeons of Spain and of Cuba most solemaly and strongly protest and cimavow the septigeats expresasd is bald editorial of La Verdad, a8 unworthy of true Coban feelings, The only {wiinz which animates our into tbe East river witu the utmons « to wait for tides, ard even when thess favorable, perted at the people of New York en- tered upom this question with feolings of hostility to werce the people of Brocklyy Such is uot the care Their role interest ic thia matter iv to press ee iotuct the herbor of New York. Fo: veark individuale owaing water right, hays gone on mak)” g lend fai toer and forther inte the river, In the case of Hicks the corpora. tion gave e great to rua a ferry boat from Uatay ine street and market@tsiry, Hick» proces ied to work, suak Dis dcok, and ran it cu’ to the Salt hea. for the pur yose of mahivg a lancing. Measures wars taken Lo preveut it; sp injunction wre issued, and there the matter aisuds Hicks was arrested directly i. was known wh. guing te do. He, (Mr. Morgan ) said this to show chat the eyes of the pple of New York were ovsnes; iguce {tis Dot from aay MeL ven of Dostlity that ihe peopie of New York bave tern up this question again tt © people of Bro klym, As to the buikheae line, the aot of 163d ever gave perwisrion to erect piors thereon If it did, why go tothe Legiciatuse to mek parataion gow? [t muet be remouered ost im the aol 186 end 1889 there ste provisions that the sriguts of the cit zeun of New York musi be rerpacted. Aa ther he waa ple of Brevtly n. to bs glad to wae (he day whe: » “ould be entirely @ city ol a ser “ br , the only hope we cherish, is to crash our tyren’@ CF a eee: Sond beam snd warenowse. Sr | acd break the thacklos which bind us 10 our despots, ta Saree ie ences hee our beloved tslond five, and that we may soon. form the pardor, Hy» veli-ved it a corse to New York thot si eave: paries witir hee rights the cupivivy of individuals would not ther b vs opsrated £0 injnriously upon her commercial faiwtents as it bas dene— these encroachmen's would pot have besa mee The favre commercial g-vstmcrn of tative ty iM wadeais ble. Of what importance, then, is ic thet tar harbor shoal be preserve inteot! If tiers was a doub. ta coe uid of the committees s4 10 thes iTsate of then anc mevts, that doobt should be giver in favor of our com: yur. mercial pros; He hoped tha: the committee wou, xot be inflaraced by supporrd hardships inflie‘ed on prt- vate incividusls, when public intoreste were at stake Mr. Cou, ferry boat pilot, being cailes oy Mr. Waring Soting for the interests of the citizens of Brooklyn, testi- fied substantially followe:—He believed toa: neitner the course nor tb in the East river pert of the happy faoiily of thts great aad blessed Uniom, Let manifest dextiny and you ¢ America take its 00a; and it will soon be un fast accompii GUILLERMO, New Youx, Jan, 31, 18t4. The Execution of Hoare, LOTTER OF GOVEKNOK SKYMOUR STATING HIS REA o SONS FOR NUT EXTENDING THE CLEMENCY PRAYED State oF Naw York, Execcrrye Darartwest, ALnANY, Jan 26, 1854, Jouy Orsxr, Fxq., Sheriff of the City and Cor York:—Numerous and pressing applications been so.de to me to commote to imprisonment for life the pam- ishment of James 1. Hoare, who ts asetenced to be xe onted to morrow have ebavged in t! ; the navigation of | yood ob: a ferry boat from t) ia very | of the petitioners if I could do #e constatently difficult; he had bee 1886 to 1850, and bad | sense of duty. Afier « careful examivation of the erts Genoe pr sented on the trial and the statements made in bebelf of the privoner, I have decided not to inter- tere with the sentence which has been pronounced against bim. The testimony sdowr that at the time the marder wae pilos fr thorough krowle¢ ge of the tid had been no difference durin; the depth of Butterm Ik ch: fers alovg the docks now established between Red Hoo ‘ojnt and Fulton ferry woud not tojwe the harbcr, if they did not go ovt too far; building these onthe New York shore would not injure the tides; the strongest point of the tides, either flood or ebb, at the Brovklya side, is at the Fuiton ferry; the ide continues abd in the North river lopger than io the East river; the tide of the former afleota the tide of we latter at Buttermilk chan- nel; the oon roliixg winds in the bay frem November to Aprilare north and westerly winds; when vessels, with these winds, Ne at bulk-hesds, tae danger from ioe in great; be had been obliged to myigate the East | the prisoner to the door, with » knife in bia upl river in thick fogs, but never met with any accident. | band, as if he desigved io strike anvther vlow. Tne He navigated both by compass snd current—chielly by | wound proved to bs fatal after the lapse of afew days, the former, He considered that Taorne’s pier threw the | and Hosre was oonvieted of the crime of murder: strength of the tide off from Fulton ferry. Toe navigs- While it is conceded the jury coald render no other tion of the river wae neither easier ror more difficult | verdict, it ban been nrged that {fall the facts could be than it was iwenty yesrs sgo—it remains in satu quo | shown the care would present @ different aspect, and thad Vessels uring this time have alwsys been towed up | the declarations of the ceceased woald abow the act was The average tonnage of ships twenty years ego was | committed understrong provocations, These declarations six hundred—now ships are over 2 500. “Ooasters (fore | were rejected by the Court, on the ground that they were and aft schcontrs) which trade between this city and | not legal evidence under the circumsteuces. I have ree Norfolk, North Caroline, &o., were never over one hun | ceived from the District Attormry, aed fromthe couusel dred tons formerly; now they measu-e some three hun. | of the prisoner, stat ments of the declerations of Sasam dred. To this da} they navigate the river fres!y, without | MeAupany, races snort time previous to her death. 18 the assistance cf ateambosla The Leconte J sine is true, he confessed & wish that tae prisoner should & vensei Gf 2,500 tons at the poiat epposite Fulton ferry, | not be punished, and a’ated that he had always treated (the marrowest point io the river,) a: ordinary times aad Uses, aiises ‘rom the strength -of the current and narrow space of the river. It waa very common, | rationa rhow that the provocation: to the act did not 0% tury poate ogo. to have the river obstructed with ios | curat the time the wounds were ixflicted, but grew out ~-noW it is ure: mmon, This is owing to the fact that the | of Ler improger intercourse with the prisoner and otheg gieat number of steamers break up the ice and cut it to | persons, pm ig perhaps, from ber intemperate habits, 8. His (ir. olen’) knowledge depended solely on | They also show'that weapcn with which she was Bile is prastionl expsriet oe. He cid mot believe that damage | ed war never in her possession and negative to the theo bad bern done to the tiler by the pisrs in the East river. | ry of hi ce on the trial, she bad attacked him Narrowing » )iver, if dore to s great extent, would, un- | with it at the time the fate! blow wan struck, doudtedly, increase the current But be did not believe The testimony sleo rhows that the weapon was never that the depth of the Eset r: bad brea changed in tue | before seen in the store of the prisoner, and the infersnes last ten or fiften yes Buttermilt channel hei not-| ia iy reeistible that he carried it about hia person, and it cbergee in the Inst t y five yours, He believed that | did not come accidentally into his posession a} the mo- ir, if itcle pot go beyond the line of Fulton jerry | mept it was used. All the proves that his con- Id not injure the uartgation of the river vet on the occasion was deliberate and collected. ny. thi ee yea of age. He vas inNew | fore be conid use the weapon, it was necessary for him to 174 On the north side of Water | open the biace of che knife, and there is no evidence that there were only s few stores. H» use io | the act was committed under the in faeces of any sudden ‘om Peok slip to Brooklyn whens boy Tos | or unexpected provocation. The prwoner denies that he re muoh stronger than they wore than. [the | denignec to destroy the life of the deceased. It ia impow Jing of water remained the seme ss when be wate boy it | sible to determize hia motives except dy hiscoucuct. If sould be urquestiouably better for the harbor of New | (ke wespom used bad been lors formidable in iis charac- York. He bad seen ix British live «f batde abips, (thres | ‘er there might have been some coloring for this plea. dvohers,) darting twenty-four jeet of water, ealer the | Chore who are convicted of orimes of violence cannot be berbor Now pilots will not take vensels drawing twenty | permitved to wey they do not dovign to produce the ioju- oon feet over the bar wi hont a tug steamer. He kaw» | rive whioh foliow from the use of dea"!y weapons, The parson who ovee walked scrose Batteriuilk caauarl w | intentions of the sconsed mast be trfs from hi’ acta. Goverser’s Lien’ it hae also been argued, in behalf of the prisoner, that in On the committee asking for farther experience in this | other and similsr eases the execut!ve has {nterered to matter, prevent the execution of the sentence of death. The Professor Rexwick said that he bad rerited in the olty of New York for thirty-nine yrars end his reooliestions he believed that there last twenty years ia the effect of axteodin commitied the deceased wasin the prisouer’s store, and that without any apparent provocation, he stabbed her jo the neck with the dlsdeo! a clap knife, waich was attached to the side of a pistol. The weapon used was .of an uowual ano dangerous charscter, causing a wound tbree or four inches in Cepth. lt appears that after this blow the weapon was partially with irawo, and another wound, runping im a different direction, was tntlicted, The deceased ran out of the store, and was followed her kindly, while Ler e uduct bad beta of & character to ini and apnoy him. Oste other haol, her decia- faota io each instance of erie differ n> exsentially that they afford po precedent for the establishment of any were veerly-es long. He kaew well the Eset river, He | rule, bad @ mep before him of the date of 1769. Hs could As this case bas been oarefally examined ani def- recollect that in the year 1199, th nitely decided by me, I can neither commute (be punisir wo.den buildings between Front etre ment nor portpone the day of execution, Yours, &o » Ia the same year he raw a frigate hailt on the norta aide of Cherry street. The distance thea soross the river, from Catherine street to fulton ferry, was 2700 fert. Ia consequence £ u roach ments te the it river ibe atream ta ray vp to Alban; tide ia ss forth river is'high an how? voner than itis in the | burned en Monday night > a ae in bade Fast river, and the com equenos ts thet the current from | ‘be stove st which she bad orseit, On dinding the forme: to the letter carries roand the ios, which | bereelt ip Gamer she rancut into the street, where her often remains stationsry there antil the turn of the tide. | fittation was discovered by @ neighbor. who poared a Too frst injury to the harbor of New York was the eres- | bucket of water over her persen, but with bo irl 9a tion of s fort at the point of the Battery, for the bridge | (flcer Marphy, of the Third distriot police, hasieus! to built from {t to the mein land enbseq the Kpot, proceeded to tear off her cress, aad took in, and became filled up with sand ber = - me ee and ib y ts feared she of A Li] yey Be omrce Pate by 4 Yesterday morning, Catharine Mandey, who bad false be tekrm out—the rysiem used mow erroncous, | **'6 p at ber revidenca, No 37 Tulary street, war badly He eousifeed that tbe correct fas Map Suiding piers | Dorved by ber clothes tab! fire from «lamp which wae wrnid be by chain bridges. - If tho presoat piers were | *t*nding om & table beaide Het sitaation was rose built out to the Iike of 1853, the immesiate consequence | Ciscoversd by her soreams, avd a physician wae ae would ten sepitity In the flow of the carrent, alti. | (9 tober relief. Hr injuries are of a se’ions character, mately would te dry lard. Sai G Ligvor Wirnovt Licessa —Seren parsons were ammanam ToRNUKR, Harbor Master, has had setual ex- | sither convietsd or —— qaiity to indictments for sell- Fer ence cf navigating the rivers from 1816 10 1898, The | ing Nquor witheat Hoenea, in the Court of Saeslons yet. HORATIO SEYMOUR. Brookiyn City Intelligence. * Diermrrisg pretend wy Toray oA yoaug lady, named Mary Creamer. re ts Kelsey's allay, wae teiguttally Ok ay fo the Kast ris hed been very great during | tordey. Wm. Shaw, Henry Harris and Th More this time. For twenty years he had brea be gre to ox- | were fined $10 each, vat 2 dition ae to ten tending the pier: there, and corsidered that if they were | Gars tmprisorment Jacob Ware wan enced ie exterded to the line of 1853, the oifficnity in pavigation wae fined $10, dey imprisonment, denry H. Wirbash would be very much icereased. He believed it impossi- eed . B Pn “! was ficed $5 and sentence! to tea ble to turn mehip cf fifteen hundred tons (even #ith a | days imp: steam boat pice) in the river at the foot of Dover 4 sata City, N. C.—On the atreet. It is is costomary for ships to ie at the eatrem. Bourauaay esas . o ty of plor heads and if the latter exend far into the vigation seriou ipeded. ‘broken open, and wa’ spouses, age ant pai dom the Cem wena orcasunt of #2000, Comes