The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1854, Page 8

AFFAIRS IN ALBANY, EAERESTING LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Excitement in the Assembly Relative tothe Nebraska Question. ~~ Besolutions Adopted Protesting Against the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise {REPORT ON HARBOR ENCROACHIENTS, IMPORTANT BLL ON THE SUBJECT, &e., ke, &k Affairs at the State Capital, BPEBRASKA—-MAINE | AW—BARBOR BNCSOACHMENTS BROOKS’ BILU WITTEN BY JOUN C. SPENCSR— MR. CLINTON S PROTKST AGAINST THE NEBRASKA BESOLUTIONS— AGRICULTCRE—-SHANGHAEG, ETC. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCES OF THE NEW YORK ARRALD, Aunany, Feb. 8, 1854. This bas been a day of exciting interes! among leg Bors and outsiders upon various topics, expecially a bras pgricultural gentry. In the Senate quite a respectfal de. Bate sprung up on ® motion to refer ths tem peragce bill Ro ao committee to report complete. Every Senator io place to-day’ professed himself anzions for a law to Prevent intempersnoe, bat scarcely half « doran could Bgree upon a plan to aco mplish the object, Finally Biter « very friend'y interchange of sentiment, the sub- Ject was postponed Mr, Brooks introduced » bill this moraing in relation to ‘hho harbor of New York, whisn is = eabstitate for the ne reported yerterday. It is from tha adle poo of John BD. Spenoer, ard in sooordonce wish thy wishes of ths Now Work Chamber of Oor merce. cl inm of New Work, Brooklyn, and ¥ abura is Cesply interested ia the matter, it int to Iay the entire Dill, as Jong aa it 1s, before rh tthiaesrly inoment. [It will Be found attached ty tho report of the Coumittes ia the sproper piace.) ‘An invitation was receiy-d inviting the membera of ths Logis ature to acteod x Missouri compromise meetiog in the city of New York When the Nebraska resolatioas, House under whip ond eur, wera announced in the Bonate, the Prisid-ot sate’ that as they ware coneur rent, the role roo'vd them to lay ovar gne da} Mr Poteam, who inows ths manner and mathod oy which they were (riven throogh tha House, moved to Bo into their con ieraiion f{unmeciately, | This was Btropgly oppose by 4r. Dickinson, who prafsrred to ‘Bttexd upon the 1 question of slayer Host by a single v b Zbreugh the Legislature, th ugh hich pased the ession has got is now early half spent. How is it poeiole for th w York Xepreseptatives in Congre:e to know how to vote upon Douglas's dill, uptves toe L-gislature assumes the autno- xity of dictating to then? ifr Lonier, in the Houre, ea!led up the resolutions of: Yered by Gem Ha)yis several daye since, im relation to Zhe Nebraska question eral Harris opposet takiog p bis Own reslulions a: tnacsllot any otaer member, he desired to excertain the views cf the Senate upoa Zhe resclutions of ihe same cheracter now pending in Rat body, Neveriheless, Mr. 9 P, Wood rose, and ia a Joud tose of voles, drowning tha: of Gea Harris, moved Zo substitute those cifered in ‘be Senate by Mr. Pickiason. A oonsicerable uproar occurred among those whigs who were not in the secret, and ths p: tion of Senator Potvam was offered ins’ad; but Mr. Senediot, who knows Quite well how to queil lions eptrits, obtained the floor. and move: the previous question, which was sus Bained. This oat cif all ameatments, and those silver Brey w> ue whO proposes Mr. Pa nari’s series were tan wonipeiicd to vole ckin-on’s, Tais Mr. Banetict well kcew, andthe obj-ot was accomplieisd. When Me Ulinton’s mame was caiied he informed the Spsaker thet jhe was oppored to the resolutions ard wirhed to protest pgainst them ip writing oaxer Praya decided Bela: the right of any membar to enter » protest of tha Kind, The following Sir . wishes placed upon the jour That the prineiples of the yross in 1850, known as tt tically Spproved by New York, : 24. That among the most promineat of the principles in Wolved in thore measurce, was Bny tight cr autho ity ty interiors by lor slatfon wth any Constitutions right which the civ vonjof any Stato may 508 fos of property x ised by the con f tac ad the disa- 4a to control the ao- a territory, to de ornisod by sho nin ite limit 19 dis .vowal by Congress of eld a as cardinal formity with Btetes and the firm and Beatin to the peace such. Bod to the perp.tuation of Bileotasl means ot Bra io Legitiatures, » Bhe judicial deparsment whole community, and the only Conzress and ® velouging to whioa nevor Be ire surrender of moral Herthin admitting that y de et ard righteous vy inal $b ing > tho arbitrament of exjovinert of the rights of property 2 the constitusion. That these provi ions wore on th porary expedionre, and are ag Gertitute of moral oblicntion aa they sre of eonstisatinaal @ffcary upon Any sue cing C That, thereora, they Ought to be declsrco isop al auth ies relieved trem te o> b osens to a ta, and jostexp 5 Pat wi Ftrio} acoord: auey Best Fower cf Congress, | Wisione in those me Bs woll as the prov that ary Terrisory sha Witrout refere ce vo its i That the ssiom into the vo preverida ths 4 action at the essed of tha sub. atioa, and i: iteol Aunie 4, And ap the corstitotion ef the Taited States has Piovied & tribucal for tho ponceful disposition of ail questions arisine under is, the aption by Congrom, or by es, to determine such Quesiions, will assays linc, has horetofore done, Zo unnecessary agitition and exsicmen), terminating ing of revtional hostility, try and the stability of ths engeud iin no other result ‘han t Songerous to the perc « Toaion, as 9 ecro ex bus; and shat it seems ho legisiative departmonts of te governm to agivate, ms hich they sre incompe ay ee ata the. tan arrived when tho porple of the Dnited indignantly upon the efforts of demacog it pr liMesl prosensions by involy Hog their fellow c.tizons in d epntes which oannot be settled By ballot, but muse be dovormined by that tribanal to which ail have sarced w refer the fasl arbiteamert of constitu Zional questions, and Ly whoss deci-ion we are bound to bide. i megs twelve o'clcck the Sate Agrionitural foolety ovgan Yued in the Assembly chamcer, There was quite a nnm- ber present, mostly though appearing with kid gloves \d patent Inathes garters. The real ploughmen, as nd propristors of hotels, who sunaaliy aasam ole to con: 4 com- tend for the Fair. ext place to hold th mittee or two was appointed to selm pociety adjourned until (our o'clock, when the will deliver the sonual address aod tye committee will report cfhoers, ano the plan for the asxt annvel Fair ‘The wipter exhibition prow open at the Agricaitaral Rooms, presents nothing above, sor more interesting Shan on former occasions, if as m ach. The State Poultry Sceiety, another fancy caneern, have rooms in Van Vechiro Eisil, where uite a ocliestion of wolsy Shaoghses, sod other of the cocks comb fraternity, eopup an intermisadle crowing ‘aod cackling, altogs her drowning ths boastful praises of thetr delighwed his exbioition {s uriqae Admission ens collar, cultural Soe: bave desided to hold Mhe next fair in the ciuy of New York. Wiliam Kelly, of Robinebeck, is the President for 1854. » There will rot be much important matter touched Ouring the remaining two days of the week, as many gmembers are already co their way home to ‘save the @anals”’ on Wednes’ay rext. THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AND POULTRY EXAIBITION. FROM THE ARGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT, Atnayy, Feb 8, 1854 Onur city is now the centre of attraction for agricul Barists, the annual merting of the S:ate [Agricnltaral Bociety and the Poultry Frbibit.on calling from all parts wfthe State gentlemen interestel in such matters. The Exeeutive Board of the Agricultural Soclety met last pre tion of business, Their proo: The permanent location of the jerstoed, wiligbs brought ap to-¢ ay for action. made a liberal offer for a Ave y , but it isdeubtful if it will be agree ire, it ie a mse bi ‘The exhibition of fat cattle aod swine, as well ay graia, to 4a very large, sn‘ highty creditable. Tae sbow of f. mts, a wen an vegetables, will be opened at the agrical a On jo morr Afthe try show the dirplay of imported ant domes Lic fowls has never been equalled in this State, and the om petition ts ver) apirited The State cultoral Soetety met in the Assembly Chamber at coon and the attendance of membore fs Iarger than on sry previoas ocession Toe Treasurer's Teport was read, x0) shows the recetpte of the past yaar do have been $12,c84 mren $11 88% 09 ‘The report cf the bx en, which is quite Slaborate, WAS & Verwarce re KEW YORE. LEGIKLATURE, Ainaxy, Feb, 8, 1854 BILLA REPORTED, To incorporate the Sicg Sing Savicgs Bank. To lay a railroad track in Division avenue, Brooklyn, For the preservation of the Harbor of New York BILIS PASSED To amend the charier of the American G»ogesphical | and Statistical Booiety. THIRD READING. ‘The bill to anthorise the Myrtle avenue road to erect fol! gates, was ordered to s third reading. 3 ‘THR TEMPRRANCE BLL. Mr MB 4 (whig) of Ontario, moved to refer the Tm perance bili to a select committee, to pe ai on Mr, Clark's resolution 0 bab! negroes, Maine law isebriates, Shanghso breeders, aad | , do not mingle with thess city and village farmers, | THE NEBRASKA RESOLUTIONS, The same as Mr. Dickinson's, were received from the Asvombly Mr, Prrsan (whig) of Erie, called mp his substitute, to be adopted in place of Mr. Dickinson’: Mr. Diccassom, (whig) of Steuben, opposed this move. ment. He wauted t> dispose of the Assembly resola- Hous at the same time as the substitute, Mr, Horkiss, (whig) of Washington, moved to lay Mr. Potpam’s motion om the table. Carried, by 14 to 13, Adjourned, Amembly, Auuany, Fob, 8, 1864. TALIS INTRODUCED. To amend the charters of Buffalo, Rochester, end Syra- cuse. Ia relation to the Register of Deeds in New York. Incorporating the Mariners’ Savings Institation. ‘THY NEDRASKA BILL. Mr. Lorin, (whig) of Livingston, called up Gen Har. ris’ resolutions in relation to the Nabraska bill. Mr. D P. Woon, (whig) of Onondaga, offared « aubsti- tute, being thone ollared by Mr. Diceinson in the Sonat Mr. ANGLE (hig) of Monros, offered an amend mont, being thove offered by Mr. Patoam in the Senate, aa adopted by that body. Mr, Srssions, (whig) of Chautarqne, was in favor of the early adoption of the resolutions. Mr. Brwxnict, (Whig) cf Oneida, was {n favor of the original resolutions, and called for the syes and noes ou the amendment Mr D P, Woon eaid he wanted the Senate to under- stand that the Houre was anxious to have this quosion acted upon at once. Mr. ANGLE did not s¢@ that any objections could be off-red to the emendment, His amendment was that which bad beeh adopted by the Senate after a leogthy | Giscussion, snd fer preferable to those offered by the gentleman from Ocordage, (Mr DP. Woo.) Mr. WH, Woon, (oat. dem.) of Cattaraugus, aall he was opponed to any dirturhasoa of the Missouri compro- mise line Hy was in favor of the eimsmdmeas. Mr. Borst, (#hig) of Bwex, said the aub tance of the controrerty ia the United States Senate was that the Mis. rouri compromi.s was inoperative. These resolutions devy it, and negative the povition taken by Mr, Douglas aod his friends in the Uoited States Senate, We gay it Dis now al the force of a eo: tutional provision We need Fo* go into ® lengthy debete, but merely negative thet which the friends of the Nebraska billeon@:m. Bat be did not ‘elieve in th ine of inatra tion, a8 con- tained in the rescluti tring of dictstion to le our constituents want Will nerd ua, Mr. Banxpict, to ent off debate, moved the previous question, Mr. BCRNrr eallel for the qnestion oa the resolutions eozh he was ia favor of the spirit of the not yots for the instru stiona ked to be exonse otexcnsed and vot ‘ on wae thea takea on the first three resolutions as fol. Orn Yras—Merers A win § Baldwin, Bas Roaréman Hn ‘waa opponsd to ‘the dos- ra at Washington, When voices to be heard there thay . Reiley, Raker Baokus, & J Balt- ow Boers, Benedict Bonnots, Barge ». Boyd Burgess. Burnett, Chesebro, Cook, Col ling, Con dling. Qumaming, Dewey, Fiero Germain, Gorham, Gort, Holl, Marpur, Harris, Gat bh, Howell, Hoyle Hull, Mathias Butobinson, Mooliy Hutchinson, Jenkins, Joy, Kinney, Kirkiand © Maliory, Martin Mathe L Miller, 8 F Mi Palmer, ‘Payn Leish, Littlefield, Littiejoba, Lozter, . May. McGraw ‘MoMorray, G Miller, cr Mishel Montiort, Munroe, Neilson, Peters, Randall Richards, wicharde Robertron Rows Rowland, Savage, Seott, Sessions, Shi EAL Speater, Sterling, Thorn, Townsend Unt erwo Weed, Wilder, Wiilis, JB Willis, Wions, DP Wood NAvi— Messrs, AiTKEN. BARTON, BAUSUS, BRUAT, Clark, Crinton, Cusutan. Doncar, Edwards, Grins, Glossy, Horreyyren, J Lew, Legg, Mus, Nowe, Onett Sean ing Seeley YY, Stor Surrvgean, Williams J'S H Woon Wize in roman, frre poil demoorate in itslios, and lemocrata in em*ilonpitals.] estion on the two last re ultel as followm— Angle Bailey, Baker, Backus, R J. Bald- rs, Benedict, Dennett! Bergen, Boardman, erebro, Cook, Collins “Osnklin, Gum! 1 Glotaon, Gorham, Howell, Kay's. Bull, m) Harris, Hatch fon. Mcroley Hutchingon, Joy, Kinney, Kiraland, ©. C. Leigh, Littlefo ittl john, Lozier,’ Mallery. ‘Martin, Mather. May, me * urray G Miller, ZL. Miller; 8. F Miller, Bitonell. Mortfort, Munroe, Patmor, Payne, Yetors R ds Riobardaon. Robertson. Ros», Rowland, Savage, Seots, Sessions. vill, Speaker Sterling b Towns nd, Urderwoot, Ward,’ Weed Wilder, D. A. Willis W D! P. Wood, W. HW 7h. essra. 8 Banron, Baveu rete €1nns, £0 rir, Oper FERN, THONPS Mr ‘Crintox, ( from vo'ing ‘nnd gave his excuse in writing and req aest- ed that it be read. I/acided to be out of or SAVINGS BANKS. The resolation for a.general bill to incorporate savings banks was lost, CusumAan. De Ler ‘THN TRYPERANCE BIL. War mae the special order for to-morrow afternoon; after which the body adjourned, The New York Harbor Encroachment: e Joint Committee of the Seuate and Asrembly ap upon the harbor of New York, cn Tuestay made the fol- lowing msjority report to the Serate, through Mr, B:ooke, ‘the Coairman:— Toe Commitee on Commerce and Navigation of the Senate and Avombly, having been direoted by a resola- tion adoyted in Senate end Assembly. Janusry 26, 1864, “to proseed immediately to the citise cf Naw ‘York, Brocklyp, ard W.liiamebu'g, and examine the encreasn merits that bave made upon the harbor of New York, acd the encrcachmen's now being made npon the fame, aud report the result of their examiastion to the Senate anc Aseembly immediately on their retura ts the capital ask Jeava co rubmit the following report: — ‘he Jomini'tes et in the city o’ New York on Mon ley the 20th of Januery, and prooeedted, iv company withgen tlemen representicg tha general guvarnment, and with thore who were both o fiictally oonnected with the eities of Naw Yo to exam me, on boar! ef a steamboat the & the Brooklyo, Wil Nemeburg, and New York shores, as far up as tho Navy d the Nor’h river as far up as Thirty eesond etraet, r waler cenmination as complete aa poasidle, from # hasty view of the river, the pilot directed the boat tostop at all pointe where extented piers ha* been built, and where the ilegea were med of going vher into the river, under what is regarded the.» of Stave law. Tue views of all \uterssts were fraeiy can vanced, and frreiy exprerse’. The predominant interest | during the first Cay’s excarsion was conascted wita the olty of Tre € Cemmerce, a commercial institution of the citr ef New York, crested by the voluctary associa. tion of the ending merchants of the city in 1768, obar- ¢ Jil. and from that tims to the presen tke commerctel intarasts of the city, war largely repreren’ed, and ia deeply ioterasted in the tuccess of the bil! which'a majority of tne Comumit- teas on Commeres in bo'h Houses have agreed to report. There wes also on bosr: ¢ mmit‘es of-the citizens of New York, tieoted to reprerent the common interest 0: the city in the preservation of tie harb«r of Naw York’ Gentlemen of eminent skill and ex series rome of them in the rervice of the United S:etes and State goveramenta, were also present; and the uniform teetimoay of every pereon comeul ed was, that there had been encroachments upon the harbor of Naw York, whieh ought to be srreet: ed. Among the large mmber repros*utiog the city an thorities of New Yor®, aad the oemmercia! interests of ‘be city, no man presented himself a9 the defender of thore innovations; aud those of your committee who im mec hately represent th» clty, have only to expross thoir deep regrys that the State of Naw York, thore who more immediately represent that city im’ its lecal coun. cils, should have cuileved these iaterests to become thus imprired. On the 2let of Januazy, your commitiee accepted an iovitation of the Mayor and Common Counoi) of the city of Brooklyn, and ceveted the dey to an excursion oa the Eat and North rivers, and upon the waters surronundiog the cities of Brooklyn and New York. Every facility was afforded the committees to arrive at a just knowlacge of the real and allege! grievances of all those who ress, fi any maprer, to disturb the grants made by the Legl ture of the State to ‘he city of Brooklyn. Myps, survaya, printed laws, were all spread out before the committee, with accurate drawings cf what hed been done is tha as- tablishmeat of a permanent bulkhoad line on ths Esat river, in front of the etty o! Brooklyn, se anthorized by an act parted May 27th, 1836, (so Sesefoa Laws 1838 page 730—neo Appendix A’) The # ifested no apirit of encroachment upon the harbor of New York, but expressed a geveraland earcest desire for its prerervation, ar wel for their own intera 8 for the commen good, It was the ja¢gment, hows of these gentlemen or of a large majority of tiem, that the re- commendations of the oorem\sstoners appointed uoder the act cf 1866, already referred to. au’ the authority ‘to fix ‘8 permanent line of pierheads for the city of Beooklya,” pareed May 24, 1963, would not materially iojare the commerce f the portof New Yors, aud that additional piers on the Brooklyn ebora of the East river ware abso ately estential ‘or the wants of commero than an act of justion to the peopla o! Broo! On these prints it became necesrary to have ths opt rions and testimony of persons competent, from their ex- peri in rangation, and from their ecteotitic attain mente, to instruct the Committee; and, aceordingty, foar sessions of the Cemmittos of the 4 Aonea bly. acting joiztly together in the co: a of this whole subject, ae they do in their report to the two branches of the Legislature, were be'd in the city of New York on the evening of the Sist of Jannary, asd the day and eraning o' the Ist of February, Emlaent counsel appeared for both cities, Syme of the ol lest citizens of the Sate, in clading with the trade acd com merce of New York fora periot of nearly sixty consecutive ara, velantarily presented themrelves as witwesses of what bad beew done either toimpreve or itjure the her bor, during their memories -of, an] coonsetion with the trade and growth of the elty. Among those coanec'ed with the general government who thus appeared before the joint committee, were the goverment Saperistendent ef the Light Honore department, (It. Case of the U.S Eagineer corps, entruste erpment with the expenéitare of the appropriations by Cor grees for the tmprovewent of the H sdsom river, Mr. Blunt of the U8. Coastenreey, Prof. Renwick and capybie tlemen conneo'ed in varions cepsctiies with the cities of New York and Brooklyn, Tacee #ho have served in navigating the Fast river as yf sleambonts fore great cum 6, taoee wad be’ beem ship masters and harbor wasters, sll pave their testimony fully and intelligently and with a euflicleney of fact sad detail to enable the joint ermmittes to arrive ate just conclatioa upon the reepectiv# polr ty set forth im tho bill which ac- this report the general testimony of ali that there should the act cf May last to be untousbed, no forther encroachments upon the East river, and your con mittes would make a unsnimons report upon the necessity of a commission to establish an exterior water aé on both rivers, and all sides of the hardorof New York where the State is? jariediction; but for the fact that there 1s, on the part of the Ssnatorand member of Assembly from Brooklyn, an apprehension that the powers and rights conferred ander the act of May last — be tatersored with. the to give Ag statements ‘Ene before the volaminous te ; Snes pet ye Ro hima es nl , commission which esas favliep; tageh of Tt alee aa te the subject ted to investigate the encroachments being made | matter before the committee; but all of it went to show the neomssity of the sppointment of « comm! of t State, with ample powers to recommend to the Log #! proper exterior water line for the bar or of New dof suspencing the power acquired uoder pre York, viona acts of the Legia’ature in regard to the extension of piers, until euch commision can examine and report whether stich extensions will or will not bs dangerous to the great commercial interests of the State ‘The Joint Commitvee is aware of the great importance to the city of Brooklyn of being in possession of their pier privileges and of the mueh smaller means for the acoom modation of sbips there than ia the city of New York, even if all the piers granted by the ast of 1853 should be bullt and completed. Brooklyn ia already » city of 130.000 psople, sad when the consolidation of Brooklyn, Williamsburg Bashw ck, Butborized by the lest Cegirlature, shall be completes, as we onderstard it will be on the firat of January next, there will be nearly » qua:ter of a million of psople within the corporate limits of Brooklyn. No part ot the United States is now receiving & more oertaia, healthy or permanent growth. Thoussnts of people hourly flow to and fro between the two great cities, and almost with the rapidity of the tice which forces its way batween them, Tho interests of both New York aud Brooklyn are oae. Many of the merchants, traters and lsborers io tae one city axe residents in the other; and eo identified have been these great social interests from year to year. that it har often been the earnest wish of citizons of eath to vee them incorporated under ore form of goverament But in reference to the direst subject before us, msay citizens of Brooklyn fee), as has peen said, that they have both Irgal rights and local necessities paramaonat to all other interests, This is especially true of tho owa- ing bulkheads and baviog pier graats of which they de- sire to aveil themselves. Upon the general subject of the encroachment! upon the harbor of New York, it is in evidense before us taat they have been going ¢n from year to year, and that mea- Fures have received the sanction of the Legislature of the State, and of other prarches of the State govers ment whic 6 believed to be v injurious to the commer of New York. Colonial legisla: harbor of New York cated as far back as 1697, wh aot was presed regrlating the building of streets, 1s wharves, docks, and alleys of New York; and your com- mi tee bave examiced upwarda of thirty acts subseqaent- ly parsed by the Legislature, and relating to the harbor of New York alone; while in ths last twenty years, no lew than twerty Sta'e acta have been pseed for tha ecefit of the city of Brooklyn and Williamsourg, acd all granting privileges to erect docks, p' wharves, bulkh+ais sad ‘basins ip the harbor of New Yok In addition to these fi'ty sc's, forty of whish are dated since 1800, and the most imporiant of which bear s mach Jater date, the Comm int ra of the Land Oflica have mace grante of Jaod under er ia the harbor of New York, a8 is believed in violation of the enarter of Naw York, «nd certainly most detrimental to tha public inte. rest. The powers embocied in the charter of New York, between hi-h and low water matk, as claimed by New York, acd admitted by Brooklyn, so far an the sudject bar come befere your Comm ttwe, and are annexs.i to this report. The sttizsns of B ooklyn, indes!, claim their water privileges in view of whut they allege t’ be pur- obsser of water rights from the city of New York, and for which they have paid, or do pay, ratuable considsratio: in movey. Supporting, however, New York to have made & rurrencer of crrtsio rights to Brooklyn. it is motto be suppored, in regard to great commercial privileges, that they could have been parted with on the one haod, or re ceived on the other, without the sanction of State law; or, that they could have been received ia violation of the gens: ral goed, which the State, the common guardisn of all interests, fe bound to superintend and protect ‘The giants from the Lana Office which have come under the supervision of your committee, thry believe to be in entire cis:egara of those geverel interests, and withoat authcrity of law. They conflict with the chartered rights New York, which are fully reoos oizad in the S'ate con- nd the powers conferred on the Lind Offixe by aud bave met with no defence or pailistion whatever except fom one of the parties fur whom the dexefit wae made, They corfiict, moraover, ia the jadg- ment of your committes, with the general commercial poner conferre¢ on Congroes, inasmuch aa, if persevered io, they wonld interrapt one of the great thoroughfares ofcommerss and wouid obstrnet the high to and from the United States Navy Yard established in the East river, It is to be remembere?, also that tke general govern- ment, as the eucerintending power over c-mmerce, and of ite Brooklyn Navy Yard vate ishment, for which seve- ral millions of dollars bave bsen expended, demands a free ingress and egress to ite cwa property, aad that interest, itis proper for your committes to state, h been manifested to the extent of givisg instructions to the United States Distriet Attoraey for the Southern dis- trict of York to ee, ia regard to the navy least, that the rights of ihe general goveromsat are pro tected; and accordingly an iejaustion hae been served against making the very encroachment which the Com. | mirefocers of the Land Office authorized. Your committer, under the direction of Commodore Berman, of the Brooklyn navy yard, Captain Hadion, of , the eame yar’, and for searly forty years s resideut of Broeklyw, and other eminent spd capable gentlemen of professional ekill acd large experience, were enabled to make thorough examination of the effect of this Land Ofiise grent to ar. Henry Rugg!es Noeuck grant of Isnd usaer water could have been mace by the State officers, with a kaowledge of the cha racter of the prcperty ap 1 privileges ceded; aud this ex orcies of official power either supposes t neglect of 'y onthe partof the Lend Commissioners mseing it, : went of koowlcye as to the nature of the grant which they courented to part with in the name of the State. Without commenting upon the motive of the act, your committee sre of the opinion that sush an admiats ‘vation of public affairs ought for ever to rerve ar a warotcg forall public affeirs to be thoroughly conver. sant with the importance of the powers entrusted to them by the people, before consenting to yield such great thetr own private advantace. But these are not ali the encroachments whish have been made he Larbor of Now York, ia the exercise of legislative aod aduitoirtrative powers, In the city of New York both bracchea of the Common Council have, from time te time, pasted numerous acts, inane’ s and reeclutions-which are also belitvad to 68 nest Cet: imental to the commerce o! New York. Ia many hese acts, in the judgment of your commlitse, tha public good bas been eacrificed to private advantage; exd it is alwaya true, thot nothing azort of the utmost vigilance on the part of those repressating the ptopls inable to compete with the still greater watehfulness of those who bare their own interests to serve Some of the pier extensions in the harbor of New York, it will be ren, are made by diract State authority, some dy city ordinances, and rome eveo, the coimmiites are foformed, in yiriue of grenta to avctent corporatiors— #8, forexa« ple, to the Richmond Turnpike Company, a6 fer back a9 the adminis'ration o' veruor Tompkins, on the shores of Staten Island, and on the line of the Narrows. Hera, we are informed, there is a pier extea- sion, under the grant referred to, eleven huadred fest long, and rucning four bucdre’ feet into tho bay. This in but one of mary changes incidest to the facrensa of business acc the growipg valas of property on the shores of the New York harher. It is important that ~athority thould be given to report whether those grants are in- fractions of law or rot, ard peed ion haa become necessary in relasion to all the grastrclaimad, from the fact that, cnless they are checked, it will become diffi cult, if net impoasibie, hereatter to remedy the evils now apprebenced. As to the fact of the injary to the commerce of New uniform voice and feeling, that ite harbor of Ne has been eerioasly hurt by the repeated encroasbinen’ upon it, in the extending ef piers end other ebitrustions into the channel of the Kast river. and they entreat the Legicleture to establisa.a commission to fic sod dater- mine a water line for the shores qf the harbor of New York end Brooklyn. ‘Tne New York Uhamber of Commerce, at their January mesting, drew up & petition to the Legi Jatare, which bas been laid before the Senate in which they deolere th “the extending of long piers inte the Rast river, and the narrowing of the river, bat crsaced the current io many placer, enc rendered navigation ¢ifisult and trou blerome: and ifcontioued, will very seriously and very injuricusly affect this importamt harbor; and one of the evils to be spprebenced is the formation of shoals in the river wholly stopping the passage of large vessels at tome places where the current may be singgi#h.”? They further pray, “that s law may be immediately passed by the Legis ining all and every encroachment, by Elling waters of their harbor ond that a permanent water line may be fixed and eatad- lished by a comm! sion of rolentifie and practtoal men, to be created by the Legislature.” Regn Delateld, of the United States Eogineer pt ol who bss resided for many years at Staten po bars who is thoroughly and practically acquainted with harbor of New York, wrote to the President of the Board of Ua- derwriters two years be’ore the passage of the act of t! Inst Iegielature, granting the privileges to the elty of Brooklyn, already referred to, that the effect of narrowing the Mast’ river oy frequent crew and lengthened pi built om each ei’e cf it, was very pernicious, The ‘itfeck of encroeshing into the river from year to year, he al- Jeger, and others have saserted the rame thing, and ex- amination would seem to seme exent to crnfirm the trath of what is claimed, has been to change the original line of the current, the conzecusmors of which are sosm as far as the bar and chanrel at Sandy Hook. Tag farther opinion of Major Delafield, end it has an important bear: ing upon the rubject at 1, is that the effect of there innovations sre ceen from Sandy Hk to distances above the city, both on the North and East rivers, The com- mittee make the following extracts {rom this important let ery cuble yard of water above low water line, that is displaced by earth or other solid matter, desreases the quantity of water to the same extent that otherwiss wonld come in from rea through the chennet at San’y Hook, ‘ard, a8 & necean ornrejnence, decrease either t pth or the width of these cuannels un ‘il an equill- brinm is restored. “On reference to @ survey attached to a deed on the files of the United States Fagineer Department, made by J. Mareobalk, elty surveyor, ia 1761, ef a plot of four acres of ground at San¢y Hook perebaced for the L'ght 6 distance from the Light House to low water lin, is 18° yards; messuring the distance on coast survey map of 1848, a lant having gatued 986 yards on the hty eeven years oa this lice; and to the extreme point of the Hook ‘esent, a little to the westword, a cistasce of 1,548 ya: more than three- quarters of a mile. Toe question then erires, what hae ured this great costraction of the outlet of Hadson rive “Originally the fi-od channel fille’ the spree tar, Hackensack tide through the Sandy Hook ed by the eb> tn the Reri- ®, Hudson and Eest rivers, Point ) throwing i sud out every currest of corresponding velocity, ® Msient to 6) all those rivers, with their bays, creeks and inlets, and toereby keeping open ® the Hook corresponding with the movenent of But ies the ter ‘ants cf commerce eommeneed to quilibriam established by natura, we bave Kost river against the free movement of the flood and ebb, abontone fourth of the entire distanoe, and an @ consequence prevented the flow in six hours of the quactity of water that formerly prssed to all that river, Bushwick, Newtown and Lunawick Creek, and with its creeks and inlets; the result of Floshizg Ba) which must ene 8 Bae eens rem to fill these See aoe Bandy Hos! but is received from Sound, causing s meeting tides at some pola’ Sia slice 0, Tasogg's Neck, , public benefits to ‘persors who seek to fecnre them for | ter levels on all the water cou: ses referred to, shuttiag 4 water way to an incsloula>le amount of which was formerly filed by water coming through the Sandy Hook “Now it is to is Sine ap 6 the water way. or the space toto which the tide ebbs azd flows, that I ascribe jo & great measure this immense change is the construs- Rat the mouth of the Hudion on entrance iato our “The existence of such & does not rest the survey for the Datinonte in 176] for authentication. It is folly confirmed by the surveys of Lieut. Hill, private draughtemaa of the commander is chief (et the English army), in 1762 and compliations in 1776 from the ‘sur- voys of Capt. Garcoyne,’* Jacob Fisher,’ ‘Jagd dlaney,’ and other oar ofiicers and pilots in his majesty’s ‘ser- vice,’ (in the iibrary of the Historical Sooie:y,) ani more particularly from the surveys of Mesars. Blunt of this city, in 1843, the survey of Major Le Vompt, of the topographi- os] engineers, in 1819, and the eoast survey of 1835, '42, ’44 and '48—these last five being expressly to ascertain the changes of Saudy Hook ‘They established the fact of am extraor¢inary extension ard regulariy tocresstng encroachment of the Iaac upon the cianzel way, ard a total extension of the Hook, of upwards of three qaarters of & mile, (or 1,648 yards,) at high water. “Seoondly. The next great cause for changsin the Har- bor is the alterations in the directions of the currents of both tbe ebb and ficod tide, by ths present sysiem of dock pg and the irregular mode of extending the docks” Your committee have before them @ great amount of evidence as to the magni! ude of the evil dome by the acts which bave been passed at Albany, and of the stil! great er amount of injury which will be inflicted upon the com- meroe of New Ycrk, unless the Legislature of the State promptly imterposes its power to arrest further mischief. Between thirty and forty memorials and public paps are before your committee on this one subdjact. They come from organized bodies, like the Caamber of Com- jerce, the Bard of Underwriters, ths Pilot Commisasion- #, fcom the Marine Surveyors o’ the port of New York, from the Mayer, Comptroller, and Racorder of the olty of New York, from committees of mercheots and citizens relrcted 10 urge the Legislatare of New York to save the harbor of the great commercial metropolis of the country from destruction, from the presidents and vise presidents, of all the various iosursnoe comp and from citizens geverally Merchants of the highest iatezrity, the longest rervise, and who pre eminent in the community for their private virtues and publie spirit, all speak in one voice of complaint agains: the wrocg which has besn cone, and urge the L-gislature most earnestly to preveat its comtiousnce by the strong armof the law. Millions of property are representeo by the petitioners, and through there millions many burdreds of thousands of dollaré in that taxation which goes to the direct support of the whole civil government where they reside. Bat the petitioners are pot conficed to one class of citizens, What injores the ehipowner injares the farmer, mechanic and mavoferturer 4 it is imporsible in a commercial city 8 of one class of citizens without Garosging the whole local community. The true welfare of a greet city like New York, also ex- tenda far beyord ite borders, and reaches direstly the whole State, and peieeeny, the whole country having ia- tercourse with it The ships im port are freighted from the products of the eld, the forest, the workshop; and as a committee representing the commercial and navi gating interests of this Stata, we know no distinction be- tween the welfare of the seaboard and the interior, or be- reater ovean which separates mmerce is the !riend of agri- us from foreign nations. culture, and the handma(d of every industrial pursuit om land; ad the raw material of ships of wood and iron, hewn out of the forest or dug from the bowels of the earth, seom as if designed to illastrate ths Provideatial Cepencence of the eea upon the lard, A nation without con merce wou!d present the picture of a country without civilization; for the reason that commerce, correctly tood, embraces ail th ise clasres of pro‘essions and enployments sbich spring from a division of iavor. The port of New York is alike the nuclans of ships and com! Foreign and domestic tra‘e centre there. At allt ir the flegs of almost all the civil- ized nations of the world may bs een floatiog there. The general government receives as much revenue from daties on foreign gocds imported into the country. as from all the remaining States of the Unnion Whatever en- croacbes pon its means for the accommotation of ships, whether coming from sbroad, laden with the preducts of the old world, or sent here for cargoes to be carried acrosa the ees, or from one domestic pert to another, is an inju- ry to every State and national interest. In seeking, there- fore, to protect tbe harbor of New York, we aim a: eecur- ing @ benefit which af peals not less to local and State in- teres‘s than to the public welfare. The importsnt question presented to us for considera tion, was whether any isjurious ensroschments have been made upen the New York harbor; whether any ad- ditional encroachments are authoriz2d ; and if so, what is the remedy. As to the injuries ione snd contemplated, we have no doubt, As tothe remedies, they lie within reach both of the city and State. So fer asthe slips and docks of ‘the port of New York are injured by sewerage, and #0 far as that evil may be corrected by the cleansing of se 7- sera and the o'e:ning of docks and hasins from the deposl- tory of the conten:s of the city rawere, the remedy in a Jocalone. Bat it is only to the State an appeal can be made io bed alfof the moze important remedy to be found in the establishment of a1 ‘terior water line, fixe! far ea peesible fer all time, and beyond which local authority rhall be forbidden to g>. Tae State has been the instrument hitherto in permitting the unfortunate innovations into the chanzel; acd the State, as far as it has the power, cucht to correct the evil resulting from its own exerciae of powar, On the North and East rivers, in the space of sbout fifty years, the docks have besn ex terded, it is eid, mere than to thousand fest. As the lines of docks aad piers have been thus pushed out ia one Girrotion, etreets parallel to the great thoroughfares of the city bave been made in the other, until all th landmarks of the city in its most valaable business neiga- borhoods, have been lost. _The ir jury which now threatens the harbor of New York, end which will certain[y accrue unless arrested by State law, has already bappened to other cities and States, Occurrences on the Delaware and Mississippi cught erpectaily to warn us of the conseq eness of care- evs or indifferent legislation upoa a sudjsct of so much mportenes. The barbor of New York at the close of last year ‘was graced with the presence of one of the noblest ships that ever floated upon the She bore the name of the Great Republic, and in her name not inappropriately illustrated the commerecis] growth and greataoas of the ecurtry which she was built to honor, Though of an Dousual tonnage, ard with rather the appearance of a wagniticent national yesssl than of « private ship, sho was peveribelers built by # sidgle citizea for indivieasl benefit, avd designed, if enccensfa}as a pioneer of @ line of vesrels te trade between the World and the Old. ‘The suppored expacity of the Great Republic was equal ousand barrels of flout, or more; of egress from tha’ port, th neceesary care of the chip in the harbor, the narrownes cf the river—which it is proposed still further to cixcum- seribe—the owners of the-Great Repudlic, as well as the pilots and irsurere, deemed it unsafe to load this noble verse] with more than three-fourths of a cargo. Ths Ra- public, built st a eost of $169,000, and freighted at an ‘expense nearly equal to the balance of the ship and equipmenta, lies a wreck at one of ths docks of } York; and three bundred and twenty-five thoasan. d Jare have recently been paid in New York fur losses a tained by the New York underwriters, Bat from ruise other ships may rise, as spacious and imposing, and which will command ss great a depth of water, and more rcom fer eafa and easy management. Recent ad vices .rom Great Britain assure us that they are pre- pacing theve to build a steamer for the New York trade, ix hundredand fifty feet long and eighty fest wide, wbioh fs more than double the size of any verse] now floating upon the waters of the world. Waether or not bip can or shall be built of this extent, it is certain order of naval architecture has been adopted. 4 that chips cf two and three thousand tons. will become as common as those of fire to eight huadred and cre thourend tons ® few years since, Shipbuilders, both in the United States and Europe, are making important experimenta in the character and capacity of vessels, acd the endenoy is to iscresse their sapacity and speed. It is the policy of » goversment like ouie to be prepared to meet theee improvements. I’ it were possible to buifd @ sbip of a thousand feet in length, it ought not to be enid that, in agreat commer- cial \horougbfere like the port cf New York and the East River of that port, where he ghee the larg est ships of the coustry anc the world, and om the dor- ders of which are built the larzest mercantile warehonses of the city, there is not room for the safe anchorage and easy and convenient management of such « veseel, It is raid, however, that without addijioms] piers ia the harbor of New York, it will be imposible to afford ac- commotations for the ebips arriving there from day to de, But your committee are of the opinion that farther up the Kast River, on the North River; and, if need be, on cther psi of the Brooklyn side, there is room for giving both shelter to vessels, and the moana of dis charging their cargces with couveslence and despatch; but even if there were necessary celsys, which need not be the care if dcche and piersare erected in the proper localities, delay in tbe cischarge of a ship's eurgo is & we conrideration to the sacridcs ef those com- mercial facilities wbich would bs the certain consequence < ® fart! innovation upon the waters of the bast ver. Your committee have no doubt, however, that there is ample fen room and accommodation in the harbor of New York for & hundred ycars to come, eran though the cities and towns of ita magvitic¢nt bay and rivers shoaid increase in population ax they bave grown in saplesdor and magpificerce sicce their foundations wi tablish ed. This karbor was the gift of Providence, and has contributed more than anything ele to make the city of New York the great commereta) metrcp'ts of the Union, end the Staterf New York the Km sire State of the Re pobho, To destroy or sori'ge, inany rosoner, this commercial sverué, on which at times hae brea sen more than two hundred asi! in one day, bearing t> and from the ocean, bringing and bearing the proiuots of cur own and every other clim*, would be to aid to the irfiletion of ® great public wrong the criminality of local raicice Bat who rball stay this enicidsl hand, already raleod by relish hearte to commit the threatenod act of azgres won? Who, if there is wantirg the proper public apiri: tocorrect the evil in the commuuitine where it exists, can ascomplish thie but the State of New Yerk, acting for the eommon goo? of the whole people, and doing for theinhab.tente of ite reat and bonored cities what they are unable cr ue wiliieg to do for themesiver’ Yonr committee ask for ® comwmisefon of competent mee to examine the harbor of the port of New York, acd that they be clothed wih powers to defiae brandaries, beyond wh er docks nor pier be bully, eivher by New York, Brooklyn, Williams ourg, Rishmond, or by ery per Or pereons over whom the State has control. ‘Toey eek, ateo, that until euch commission sbell report. ell previous powers shall bs stayed; and that if,io the o:folos of qch commiesionors, or a majority cof them, piera previourly authorized by law may be ex tended wihout Injury to commerce, that, to the extent thus reccmmende3, and po further, they may he bails, witout tse aathority of the Legislature hereafter eured a With the view of secnring thers desirable objects, the majority of the Committes on Commerce and Naviga! in Sewate and ey eet the me report, ark Jeave to introduce bil ‘An Act for the Preservation of the Hc of New York from Fnercachmenta and Ubsiructions of te necessary Naviga- Wosceas, lis roprounted to the Logislatare that the harbor of New York bas been erestion of piers, wharves and bu! ‘causes, and that grents of righte ite waters have been made, and without sufficient information of obtainirg the proper information to enable the Logisla- ture to control such erections and prevent Cty ‘The people of the State of New York, re 2 Sense ‘aad Anombiy, do enact as follows:— Sec. I A Board of Commissioners, to consist of the five citizens of the United States hereinafter named. and of the citizens who shall be appointed in their places, is hersby created, who shall have pewer and whese duty it oball Ist, to cause the surveys and exami- wations ef the said harbor and the adj lends, to be wae by skilful persons, and to obtain all needful infor- mation from other source., in order to ascertain the pre- sent condition of the said harbor, cutarly whether the seriessien: thereof is improperly obstructed; and whether, in reference to the present and probable fatare convenience of the citizers of New York, Brooklyn and Willismaburg. any further extension of piers, wharves or bulkheads into the said harbor ought to be allowed, and to what extent; and whether any grants siready mace by the Legislature or the Commiesioners of the Land Office, or Common Council of the city of New York. for the filing up of any land under the water of the eaid harbor, will, if executed, impair or obstruct the Becersary pavigation of the said harbor 2 To report to the Legislature from time totime, and as soon as practicable, and at least by the first day of Javusry next, the result of the i2formatien thus ob- ‘tained, and the evidence upon which the same shall be founded. 8. To submit ard proj to the Legislature the estab- Hsbment of such exterior lines in cifferent of sail harbor, and opposite and along the water fronts of the cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Williamsburg, im the county of Kings and the county of Richmond, ba mr which no erection or permanent obstruction of any should be permitted to be made. 4. To recommend to the Legislature euch provisions as fash Commicsioners"deem necersary in respect to the en- largirg or filling up of slips, coves, and recsases; the size, poation, ‘and extent of plere, wharves, bulkheads aud other erection , or improvements within the ex‘erior wa- ter line, end the laying out and establishing such p! wharves, ana the leaving of open spaces ween an under them, and in respect to any and every mattar aod thing calculated to preserve forever the free navigation of the said harbor. 5 To have prepared, and submit with tneir by cae wr of the said harbor, exhibiting the exterior lines recommended 14 pea and the lines of existing piers, wharves ard bulkheads, and cf any grante of land wader in the nald narbor, which bave not been ocsupies, and alec the original shore line, as far as the sams can ‘be secertained, accompanied with such field notes, mes- surements and elucidations as they shall deem ne’ to » full exporition and understanding of the andject. See %.\ Tae ssid Commissiocers shall report to the Le. jslature, as soon as practicable, and at least by the frst ‘sy of April next, upon the matters in the last question Specified, so far as they relate to that part of the raid barbor in front of the city of Brooklyn from the United Staten, navy yard to Atlantic street in the sald city of D. Seo 3 No grants of land under the waters, in respect to which the said Commissioners ste herein required{to re- ‘t, shall be made by the Commissioners of the Land Brice, oF by the Common Couagil of the city of New York, or by any board, officer, or corporation, until the farther direction o! the Legislature in the premises; ard the said Commiesioners may, by their order in writing, restrain ond stay all proceedings until the further direction of the Legislature, by virtue of bot he said waters hereto‘cre m: per: erections in, or obstructions of, the said waters, which in their judg- ment may interfere with or embarrass the establishment of such certain lines as they shal érem it proper to recommend to the Legislature, which order shall be en. forced, and disobedience thereof rhall be investigated by the Sopre me Court in the Second judicial districi, at any special or gereral term therecf, in the same manner, and to the seme extent, as im case of an i>junction issued out of auch court; and aoy permanent erection or obstruo- tion made contrary to any such order may be removed and abated by the said Commissioners. Seo. 4. The said Commissioners shall take and file in the office of the Secretary of Siate the oath of office prescribed in the constitution, bs‘ore entering upon the duties of their Sppointment; they shall not be or bscome interestad. di- reotly or indirsotly, ia any water rights, to occupy land under water in the raid harbor, nor in ey real estate thet can in apy way be benefitted or aflectei by the es- tablishment of the said exterior lines, or by any measures they mey recom: ; and on proof ‘being made to the Governor of any of the said Commissioners being £0 inter- ested, anc upon @ hearing ef the party eharged, he may be removed from cffice by the Governor. Sec 6. Any vacanciesin the Board of Commissioners, caused by removal Segt pee refasal to serve, or other: wine, shall be filied by the appaintment of the Governor, of 2 citizen not interested as aforesaid. 8ee.6 The acts of a majority of the Board of Commis- sioners, at every meeting of the whole rumber, or at an} meeting cf four members, held pursuant to adj uroment shall be deemed to be the asts of the board, aud shall be valid ag such. Seo 7. The said Commiesientrs may employ surveyors, egents, workmen, and others, necessary to the discharge of their cuties; and they and their agents aud servants may enter upon any land for the purpose of surveriag ce ebtaink g any info:mation on the subject of their appoint- mer See. 8. Each Commissioners shall receive five dollars for every day Cotten employed by him in the duties of his sppointment, end his actual travell’pg expenses when ebsent from his residence. The said allowance, together with the bills for the services of the surveyors, agents and other Saye by the Vommissionera, and all other ex incurred by them, tbe correctness of which being certified by ® majority of the borrd, snall be au- éited by the Comptroller and paid on his warrant, by the Treseurer, out of any emey Neee to the general fund not otherwise aprrepri Seo. 9. The following citi are bersby appointed Commissioners under this act :-— Joseph G. Tottem, Alex. D. Bache, John C. Spencer, Greene O. Bronsop, Joshua A. Spencer. Sec. 10, This act shall take effect immediately. MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Marine Disasters. WRECK OF THE SCHOONER LIBERTY AT LONG BRANCH, Tun Hicstarng, Feb. 8, 1854. ‘The schooner Liber of Cape May, from Richmond, Va., for New York, lode’ with coal, consigned to James Hunter, went ashore at Long Branch at 3 o’closk this morning. The crew were eaved, but tne vessel ia going to pieces, WRECK OP THE BRIG CZARINA. Bostos. Feb 8, 1954. The brig Cearina, from Sarlram for this port, went ashore en Sundsy night at Chatham. Captain Lewis and tbe crew vere resoued after forty hours exposure on the wreck. The vessel will prove a total Jo The Cold Weather. SNOW STORM IN THE NORTH AND EAST. Boston, Feb. 8, 1554, Another snow storm commenced here early this morn: ing. and hax continued without fptermission up to noon todsy, Severs] inches have fallen, The weather is mild, Moeerrnat, Feb, 8—10 A. M The thermomater hore is now threa degress below zero, and a heavy snow storm prevails. Toe wind is north. Quenzc, Feb. 810 A. M. The weather is clear, The thermometer in the upper town is eight degrees below zero, and ia the lower towa two degreee below. Wind northeast. Pmianevpaa, Feb 8-5 P.M Tre weather has undergene a great change since yes tercay. This morning, at two o'clock, it com neoced enowing, which did not cease agtil five, and was susceed- ed by rain, which ecntioues, rendering the streets almost impsrsable with slash, From Pittsburg. DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILROAD COMPANY— JEWELL, THE MURDERER. Pirrsacra Feb, 8, 1854. Before Judge Williams, this morning, McCloskey’s ad- ministrators obtained s verdict against the Pennsylvania, Railroad for $4,500 McUloskey was conveying horres from Pitteburg to Philedelphia, when he wea killed in March last, by a collision, near Newton. The defence set ‘Up was that be was on the wrong car at the time of the accident. Considers bia excitement exists here in consequence of the extraordipary proceedings of the Legislature in refer- eves to Jewell, the murderer. The papers conjemn the attaods of members upon Jndge McClure, and there is a strong feeling in the community agatast apsotal astion by the Lrgilatare in this case. It is reported that Gov. Bigter will not sign the bill, if passed. Jewell is to be hung on Friday. Murderer Convicted. New Havas, Feb. 8, 1854 fepnings, charged with the murder of Mre. ley, of North Haver, on the 24th of Jaly Inst, convicted in the Superior Gonrt, now in seesion in the city, of murder im the first degrees. Jennings in- filcteé over fifty staba u bis victim. He is about elghteen years of age, and hie father, from Breoklyn, was at bis elds durirg the trial. Markets, Crxciwmatt, Fob, Provisions are firm—balk mea’ ders ard 60. for sides; the week 3,000,000 Ibs, Mere perk is firm at $13, Barrelled lard fs at Oe, Flour $7, The receipts of hogs up to this date amount to 408,000. aractions foot up Domestic Miscellany. In the Senate of Missiesipp!, on the 20th Ji Jobneon introdneed a bill ‘to regulate the ature of Mirsierippi.”” The bill propores to make “lobby mem- bere’! a co-ordinate branch of the Lezisisture, A Ssotenman named James Gilchrist diod at Clinton, N. ¥., om the 95th alt, from wounds received at the hands ef Timothy Broderick, A macs meeting is to be held in Philadelphia on Satar- eny evening next, to rebuke the conrse of cartain United States Senators in relation to Moms, Bedini, the l’ope’s Nuncio. ‘The Hedron river is frozen over sa far down Dobh's ferry, At Tarrytown, on Saturday, teams wet crossing tho river on tbe joe, The Virgioia House of Delegates bave rajseted the bill sppropristing two millions of dollare for the extension of the Ohio ané Covington Railroad $217,000 have been rubseribed towards building # oanal round the Ohio Falls at Louisville, The Ei eetneeista the $5,000,000 Ioan to a more and Ohio Railroi the land Legislat on Saturday, Feb. 4, er ea The Niagara river is now frosen G Island shorema olroumstence curred for thirty years, ‘ary, Mr. from Tonawanda to whieh bas pot 00- Ship Geo W Morton, Tallman, Havre, Boyd & Hinckes. a! Pavenstecs # Sobumeshen eee Bark RM Deute Tottce more Brig Vernon, Celitas. Mostevidee JB Wo Bats Wanderer (Br), Allen, 8t Joba, NB, 7L&D RB De- Brig Amonocsuck, Munsell, Galveston, Wakeman, Dimes Brig Bohr Ji Robr Emperer, Ob Bohr Col Simo: M Bohr Me} Elisabet! Une, johu O Wel Steamer Georges C Coal Company. Bhip Harmenis, Do gore. to Bark | daze, wi Bark W se Bayan the pass Hei tay 3 randy, obi u th molasses, es Gray poke. rb, lx, Portage abam & dren. Stetson (of Boston). 2 H Brodie (of Mystic) Crary, Mo! e. $0 Sturges & Co, Experienced ie “i Rel ‘the JG experionced heavy weather north waenab, J © DeMier. ‘Brews 8 Hosni Baker. Philecelphin 3 am, East rook, Powell, Glasgow, Deo ane, Claenew Hyd with mdse and Your Coaths om = Basetord, Cieafueges, 22 to Cabrllos, Pader & 12 days, with beavy weater oa ‘owbt Cheever, ADOC Rmaghe Fees, 100 38 90 Low om Elizebeth, of Calais, hence Hatteras wane Metis (Span), Raleares, Tarragons, 66 days, with ini Brig Rend: if RD, Orane. Ca) Hayton, sn 8 7s from Net che on e Ae wr Lig Wailtnere Expertenoed heavy weath "oat deck 4, split sails, The R oN peal ate, tor cottor, do. Brig Lincoln waster. ith navel julia Moult jorfelk it sk: lost r f Marks, wita 6 Mystie iurray, Bt » Jan 17, tes. (ot Buth), Perkins, Wilmington, NO, stores. to Croft & Roe, ton, Smith, Boston, 4 days, in ballast, te Sobr ‘London (Br), Dinstal, Kingston, Ja, 24 days, wAR Experienced mdse tol W 28, went ashore on Cora Bi near mars, but goto without receiving Burnham. bea weather, | Jam 'y other material da> hy mare. yp hoht Monet (Br), Griffin, Halifax, 10 days, with fab, te Bohr Plandome, Brown. Savannah, 6 days, Behr Del igo, Bobr Ccquette, Sobr Treasure, Wale, an Viteinie Saye n, 0 Baltimore, (dares more. 8 days. laware. BELOW. Sobr Elizabeth, from St Marks. BAILET. The Br steamship Curlew, Sampson for B Themas, tailed fror 4 Quarantine ths a mail Wind at sunset s gale ‘rom SE. Monday to Mesar: $14 500, Bho is deatine Bhip Java, o! been purshis (By Sampv Hoox Paretiwe Tetsearn.) ‘Tux Hicniaxns. Feb 8- eee yi ae the was ia, 5 oola Thos & R Netioon, of Philsdelphis. to for the West India trade. Bedford, from Ts bes ethan ‘Chuseh, ‘key, ‘Falsuavens te ba mn pu) continued in the merchant service, Lavycuen—At Canton, near Baltim peantifal clipper ship ooze. foes beam, and 23 foot Hooper & Co, and inte: Hereld Marine C PRILADELPSIA, She measare: Teh fy the 1 nae of the Soa, ay caute Fosher a leer see fe ous over at 4U6 arty own Jor the Obiag trade. = Cld steamer Dela: ull, Thompeon, Charloston. BE Bet telegraphic co umne Rg Woxr, hence for Naples, whi fash ements tangs s low: egain driven of, The crow then saved. Bark the guano {land in more ith @ Sth inet in ship Jur Bane AMANvA, would be got off aft 1d go to her asi A sour (fore and siter), unksown, Marine Telegagoh to fe lends cartl-a away by sho ice; had jib and forosmdl opla, Bpoke». Bbip Syron, Alien, from Now York (Nov 20) for San Frag- cisco, Doc 30, lat —'8, lon 30 26. Fore! crow wel charging in! b foecheind Jann, st Baltimore from M: lenoe. 1b 8, 4 PM—No arrivals to . Clark, New York; schr it Inca —The jaker, ter discharging. ta Ci Disasters. ry uJ woul mast in, white 3 , the crew of whioh Velocity on the 24th Jan, las 43, lom 64 into Hal N38, before reported, lett on the 124n; ¢: a severe gale on her rudder wi red. On the 234 a the fale, whioh disabled rudder al part of On the 20th was coming in & fair wind, whi NE, an very atri up all ho} rigrivg of this vesrel, lost om ile and Carribean Sea, wore taken to Baltl- hore at Marehfisld, it Btes jaker arrived at reports that be had Ho made the land rack, unable to do duty. Boston on Tussdas e driiting Ports. Borrravx—In port Jan 17, Fe chip Euphroryne, for Phie Isdelrbia soon. Carpenas—Ia Boston next ds; inslo' takes port Jan 27, brig bark Yuba, Rod rigs LR Palmer, Parke, for yw, for Philadelphia (one agocuat molaisen at $3. 14, barks Mary, ¢" Thomas, for do une. port Jan 12 brige Nereus, Small, fm Bos: fon, arr Sth, disg, une; Maida (Br) Coombs ‘fm 8+ 'Joha, N B, via Boston, arr 7th, unc, wasrepairing, ing sprang bowsprit on the passage, and during a Kot fou ot Br brig Rebeoca, in the hsrhor, when rooek dtmage. The wind wee SW, Dlowiog hoary on the 12sm There had been no easterly wind siace Deo 29; time blowing = ge} to load (Br) T Morrii (from G: tP At Poi Taso w Agatemnon, Au ne rt Draper, (or Grows) dieg; Ashburtoa, T: re Bava: Bouth Carolina, do to load for onth, and orders, chi raicle Hoxie, for N NA. ton 14 da, only Am ves: Boston, Maranzas—In port Jan 23, bri; Philadel phis, ide molazsoe = 33 pe Isola, Park, for Boston 2 or 3 days; Northern port. Maya neevi By dleg, tor Boston a! foen, Maraca—In Boston, Yerk 1 sobre J asa ( for Philade)ph! ‘ard, Bi 25 per bi iad mol: been gales y—In ports 3) ‘ow) for N wA—In pol a for 3: hd, and $l ry $3p In port ltimore. seiLiKs—In port Jan vk, ub 4vb ilte, for ne brij Tea i'¢, for San Francisco Id; brigs Cordolis ork do; Exemplar (Bi). to lead for Boston. Gurexock—In port ris, ost (Br) In othe from ths Jan 20, parts of the wos to 10h January. ips Inveatigstor (Br), (Bt), Viokery. do do: Bi elip Mary on. Br ships Arg®, Mitohell. for Mobil fritetiegr ihe 81, ships Bumpire Quosn (Bt) anes Y Jan 17 York; barks Sao Karsten. for artered at £4 Se, if ww Yo mith; Mary Ano, C! Eks‘on, and Ophir, @: do; James ®, to load sugar for Now York at Per box for small patty with erbhd. Sli Jan 21, brig J Moat 4 rnolasser for Baltimore or PI 4 and 23d, bark Homer, Carlisle, Sa , ke er bhd; Al- York a3 $7 80 p 3 29, not jadelphia): echt Wi -? ‘ork at $6 75 molseses, on Jan 2, bark Wildfire, Parker, for Bee Sid 7th, brix Panama, Lavender, Emeline, Farnham, for hhd; o Condova, Arthur, ay vez—Arr about Jan 25, ® sobr, name unknews, 16, ebip Joshua Mauram, ld; barks ors, Son insd; Fruiter, Dawes, for ‘ Jan 10, barks Pautilus, Bury d wind; Clarissa, Chass, for d, Smith, , for do, lading; 8 M Wi foe for do. bd Slime, G Hucvorrsrcvs—tn port Jan 13, ship Leila, Stators. Beltimore, prevented i nder charter to load st R f: ixoha, Newcastix—Old Jan 13, ship Sarah joston * lerk Yor! Anonimo 4 bri incorrestl Young Amrricn, ey , for Bosto Bolo (tic) for N York; Gaoti nvo—In port Jan 9, ship 8 (Sic), to load for do: B Lh eg from Marseilles iy reported from Rotterdam te for Boston. and Margaret (Beh jamatra (Si a Pee do Tyee 4 Sic). for for do (wae as if direos for NY‘ 10th; Blise y leo from resohis from M anine ( Carolina do; Mery 4 Forest, Forest) for Baisigore, Bld De tark rot Ginmons, "Philedclphie, (previously preerved Ponape ice acntara' reach eat 5 iA 0). i, robe Woretingten, Froeman, * 8th, NYork. RN AMM CO—In pord Jan 12, scht Rosamond, Bilis, usta ALEXA’ xa. —Went rd, Bos on. Smit) Fall Ri ki bs srke Roc to sea Deo 25 from below, John NDRIA—Arr i . Sid Art T ket. Woodbarn. New ¥ Winthrop. ne Pienky Mart—Are Jan 8, brigs Wm Moors, Batoms: Frankfort with love of wAvby Thaxter, oF Tr. — Is ' Jan 9, bi , Howes, ca Ta eet oe ark Saxony, Hi ‘une, was load; 13th, Abby Thaxter, Steeles e Ports. Fob 6. sob: MO Durfes, and New York. x Toraer, 3 ‘a Ruseoll, w Orlenngs ‘ord, Tetadey Bh onc: Marshail, Bowd rs sobre Chall Jeomel; Julia arn h ridge Indianola; Casharin Loring, Phi 1d bark Dan! Webster, brig Fraye Jaro, and from bark Oorinthi ie Sean. Ship colombia and bark aucbored ia the % Beets, Fall othe bi Ca RHA. slit A " 5, sloope I Le Are Feb 6 ve Isaac H Bordon, howoe tog or; Ow. 5 MOMILM—arr Fed 1, ship Greencok (Br), Macphorsem, Moes, and ADEL! oat ‘am, do do. oe (Br), ny ay via onneylyanis, vimore: Danl Webster, Prentice, N¥orn; sloop Balch, for Havana, o i fx GATT ESh, hele May Seats * tr er oe