The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1854, Page 4

ups and Cowns, ins and outs, and hopes and fears | we have alluded above. After every great fire, NEW YORK HERALD. of the rolitical tricksters at the capital. and often after many of the small cnes, the JAMES GORDON BENNETT, As far as produce was concerned, the private let- | families of firemen are called upon to follow to PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. ters of the Arabia, received yesterday, were less | the tomb their nearest friends. There is no lew, {allot the curtain, Mr. Lester paper that the comedy ‘would be given ar 4m this evening. The characters are well drawn, and t! se dialogue is smart, but neither the langua ¢ nor the pl’ is natural. Theauthor’s name is not given, but the p) sy is said to have been the @FFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON ST3. | No. 116 | "AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. { BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Row wr—Vaint Heart Naver Won Fain Lavy BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers etreet—Temrrst is 4 7—The TemPesr. | Boaxp Jui | —Tue Two Gent, re —Biack Damon anv wis FRIEND PY puias— mest. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Uncax Ton's @avin. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Prisow «wp Pat- son—Hearts at FAuLT—A Parrry Pimck OF Business. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon. wice—Pappy Mives’s Boy. Evenin; pan LATaMinG Sacnt JOM J0L FOR SCAN CHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HC,USE, 472 Broad way—ErimoriaN Muvopies py CHRISTY’ § MixwrREL®. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 444 Bro adway, Ernrorran Mimstreisy—Burletta of Uxcie Tom’ # Cavin. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 538 Broadway—Bucw aev's Ermorian Orera TRovre. Sr. NICHOLAS EXHIBITION P,00M, 49% Broadway— Wurre’s Seren avers. BROOKLYN ATHENAEUM—B,yscn's Gn ayy Concert | BANVARD’S GEORAMA, ev tux Hoty Lan. WHOLE WORLD, ing M0 Broadway—Panorana and 38) Brosdway—A on and JONES'S FANTISCEPE—Avorro Roons New York, #riday, April 25, 1854, Nothe to Advertisers. immense edition and the pressure of advertise- ments-on our columns have become so gré@at, that itis abaghutel wary to refuse all # sements coming aftdr te ‘clock #t night, except those which from their mature cannot be sent in earkier in the evening, such as Jooses, accidents, deaths, &c. All other advertisements must remain. over until the next day, unless sent in be- fore the hour apecitie Our nece: Malls for Europe. TRE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION ¥OR EUROPE. The Collins steamship Arctic, Luce, will ave this port to-morrow, at 12 0’clock, for Liverpool The European mails will close ata querier before 11 ®’clock to-morrow morning. The Waxkiy Herarp, (printed in French and English,) will be published at half-past nine o’clock to-morrow morning. Single copies, in wrappers, sixpence. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Mew York Henaxp will be received at the following places im Europe — Laverroor. John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Lenpon... .Edwards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catherine street. A startling thunder storm burst upon our city and neighborhood yesterday afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, accompanied by vivid lightning, a fu- rious hurricane, and a deluge of rain: mingled with stinging hailstones. We are aceustomed to witness similar disturbances of the elements at this season of the year, but the suddenness of the transition in this instance from the luxurious balmy softness of ‘one of the finest days of spring, to a roaring, pelting, pitiless tempest, with terrific thunder and sharp, blinding lightning, was enough to appal the timid and disturb the equilibrium of the calmest mind$ Of course the telegraphs knocked under—their sup- Ply of electricity was nowhere—not a line in the city was able to work, and we are therefore minus the most important of our despatches this morning. In another part of the paper may be found a graphic account of the disasters caused by the storm. ra} lives are known to have been lost. The calori ship Ericsson, when off Jersey City, returning from a trial trip ed trom the force of the blast, and one of lier throwing ashes overb being open, she filled with water and sunk, her crew and guests barely-escaping with their lives in the boats that had put out to render assistance. Other accidents occurred in the rivers, ef which our reporters I d the fullest perticulars. The thunder Wednesday evening was A barn in Upton, Mass., was struck by Ughtning, and two oxen, five cows, and a quantity of hay were con- sumed. At Newark, N. J., a large stable was set on fire, and a horse killed by the lightning. A large ‘tree was also struck. At Schuylkill Haven the rail- road bridge and several houses were unroofed, and aframe building completely destroyed by the vio Jence of the wind. The storm, it will be seen, took an extensive range. A meeting of the Board of Foremen of the Fire Department was held in the City Hall last evening, to make the necessary preparations for the proper celebration of the obsequies of the firemen who lost their lives by the late terrible disaster in Broadway. The funeral will take place at one o'clock on San- day, and it will be attended by the whole Fire De- partment. The Coroner's jury are determined on investigating all the circumstances connected with the calamity with the most rigid and searching | Scrutiny, and for this purpose have subpaened a Jarge number of witnesses, including builders, ma- sons, carpenters, and other mechanics acquainted with the construction of buildings. We give the interesting letters of our corr pondents at London and Constantinople, and ar les from English journals, brought by the Arabia, in to-day’s paper. They contain a week’s history of the siate of Europe and the war, and should be attentively rad by all who-desire to keep pace with the march of events, Our letters from China verify the accounts previously publis: f od of the success of the Russians at Japan. The ports of thé ‘slands are to be opened on the Ist of January next, to a tions who choose to treat with the Emperor. | new American consuls for Shanghae and Amoy, | Messrs. Murphy and Hyatt, arrived out on the Ich | February. The siege of Shanghae by the impe- sislists was actively kept yp, and energetically on- posed by the insurgents. A custom house has bee established and recognized by the English, French and American consuls. This is regarded as a sin- gular move on the part of these officials, as they had previously determined to maintain a st neutrality hetween the belligerents. We expect to receive another letter from our correspondent “Sam-qua,” which will doubtless shed a flood of Hight on these mysterious measures. The Singapore Bi-Month'y Circular, of Mareh 3, has reached us, The oni) the fortnight were seventy-seven bur Archipelago, and large supply of Au reported #22 25h to $20 0 tow be $28 per buncal for dust. Exy buncals and 1,150 ounces. We publish in another part of to-day’s paper, some | interesting news from the seat of war in Mexi It would seem that Santa An Leen so- marvellous as his organe wish us to b: On the contrary, the reader will see that that; of the country whieh lies along the Pacific in a decided state of insurrection, which will | prove more formidable than we have yet imagined. The town of Warrenton, Ga., was the scene of a terrible conflagration on the 23d inst. The Post Office and Court House, and their contents, together with every business honse and the best private dwellings in the place, were destroyed, the lo amounting to about two million doll. A fire occurred at Warren, 0., on the 26th inst., which destroyed a block of six large stores, with their eo tente. The loss is estimated at sixty thousand dollars. Our telegraphic report of the proceedings of Cou. gress yesterday is very meagre, in consequence vo! the thunder storm last night. In the Senate the business was unimportant, so far as we are advise !. The House was engaged in discussing Mr. Bennot:’s Land bill and the Nebraska question. The de ipa‘ch of our correspondent gives some interesting r ve The ports of gold daring is from the 7 ounces from Melbow tralian was on hand, The and ¢: orta as above—t shave not | lieve. | Jat ong respecting the tribulations, tergiyersation’, | rule, | : Pore ‘" | Mexico, and for the relief of Santa Anna, we | t | favorable than the telegraphic reports. Common £,tate and ordinary extra brauds of flour were some- | what easier to buy at the close. The Eastern de- | mand was less active, but there were purchases | | we believe, to regulate the thickness and | work of Mr. Brougham. strength of the walls of new buildin s, and un- der our present system of city government such Bree’ pray Theatre. A new play, in fou’, gots, entitled ‘ Isabel, or the Fatal made of 5,000 barrels for shipment to Baltimore, and | & law would probably lie dormant on the statute | Mask,” was perfor ea last night at the Broadway theatre, 600 for Philadelphia, where stocks were too closely | sold out. Some re@ wheat was also forwarded | South for milling, It was stated that a vessel load- | ing with flour at Georgetown was unable to com- * | plete cargo, and was consequently detained. No doubt was entertained but the cana! would be | books. We have a number of fire laws and corporation ordinances relative to the altera- tion of buildings, the height of the walls, and so forth, but none which touch the question at issue. Ttmay be well enough in passing, to ascer- for the first time. Qwing to the inclemency of the weather the hoase vas not very full. The most promi- nent character in “he piece is Isabel, Duchess de Longue- ville, (Julia Deas.) a younz widow surrounded by nume- Tous suitors. he professes hostility to all, but seems to haves tender regard for Louis de Charlemont. Char- lemont pley,as his passion, and is refused; whereupon he opened next week, but reports regarding the sup- | tain how these laws and ordinances have been | vows in the most stereotyped style never to see her plies of breadstufts to come forward were very con- | tradictory. Some represented them, with the ex- | ception of Indian corn, as very small, while others | contended that they would be quite large through- out. They were said to be short of milling wheat at Troy aud Albany, and some parcels have been forwarded from ‘the city for grinding. The orders which came out from Liverpool for good white wheat were said not to exceed $1 85 per bushel— altogether below the views of holders. The current } rates of fair to good flour were also said to be above the limits of orders. Indian corn closed easier, | being in some better supply. | A meeting of the members of “The United Liberal Society of the United States of North America” was held at Pythagoras Hall last evening, when a num- ber of German, French, Cuban, and other delegates | Senor Tolon represented the Cuban | Atheneum in an eloquent address. The Hon. John P. Hale, with Mr. McMullen, were named and received as delegates from the ‘ Universal Republi- can Democratic Society.” After unimportant busi- ness havi been transacted the meeting adjourned. ‘A decision was delivered by Judge Thompson, of the Marine Court of this city, yesterday, of impor tance to hotel keepers and traveliers, relative to the liability of th 1 forlost baggage. The mooted question as to w constitutes the personal bag- gageof a tra y was entered into at length ky the Judge. nuff boxes and opera glasses are excluded, while a Bible and prayer book, and a gold letter seal valued at fifteen deilars, are allowed. Judgment was rendered for the full amount claimed, excepting the snuff box and opera glase. Mr. Hugh Jameson, naval storekeeper at Chprles- town, Mass., a brother-in-law of President Pierce, died on Wednesday night. Gen. Pierce and the Lunatic Agylum Land Bul. The bill passed by Congress distributing ten millions of acres of the public lands among the | obeyed, and we re-publish the synopsis of the last annual report of the Fire Wardens, It ap- peared in the Heraxp of the 15th instant :— The nazber of violations ef the fire laws, with their nature, as well as violation ‘of corporation ord re- lative to hoisting, were as Tollows:—Wooden sheds ama other Duildings'erected ane enclosed, 104; wooden over twelve feet high not enclosed, 17; enlarging frame buildings, 20; enlarging “brick buildings with wood, 27; wooen sille'and lintels. 18; no coping to party and other wails, 18; buildings with eight inch walls over 35 feet Ligh, 35; Duildings ‘with bond timbers over three feet Jong? 7; buildings less than four walls, 38; builddnge with ‘veams swpperted by wooden posts, 7; buildings ‘with walls not started at the foundation, 15; buildings with beam touching on p ls, 19; chimneys not #arted at the foundations of the buildings, 24; chimneysout off below, and not preperly supperted, 14; chimneys, fur- naces, stove pipes, &c., dangerously situated, 73; build- ings With tar and composition roofs, 4; no iron or copper rlvutters on roer windows of store and storehouses over {5 trot bigh, 11; ordinances velative to hoisiways, 27. mivcellaneous, 63—total, 5¢6, Number of violations re- ~moved from puildings by the owners or builders thereof, unon being wotitied by wardens, 449; namber of viola tions not removed, and copies of the notices relative ‘thereto, transmitted to the trustees of the Fire Depart- nent, 50;xumber of violations of ordinances relative to hatchwaye, notices served and ordinances complied with, 24; ordimences not comp'ied with, and cases transferred to the Ovrporation Attorney, 3—total, 648. Number of building examined by the board and reported as danger ous, 42: quantity of pewder seized, 21,200 Ibs. The war- dens say:—The Rosrd are happy ‘to state’that the ord’- nance passed in September, 1850, in relation to hois‘- ways, ‘Aas had the desired effect, arisin; much frem the dinposition of the merchants to render their bifid ings fe to firemermin case of fire as te the stringsrey of the law; but there is one exception, Mr. Stephen Whit- ney, who has Violated the ordinance’ in some thirty: ferent cases, asserting, as a reason, that the law is un com#iitutional. The matter is now before the courts, thedepartment. ‘The board would again, and for the fourth time, cali your attention to the ‘very many? daa gercus buildings in this city, and they seriously saygeat to your honorable body the necessity of taking som > rc- tion in ‘the matter. Your attention is more,partiow lar directed to the great number of old, d#apidated uild- ings, memy of Which are fille) with combustibles atter and situ ated in the most crowded part of the city. The number is grest, and it is a matter of impossibliity for firemer, to avoidcthe many dangers inevitable ia case they s] ould Gre. The Board -bave repeateily re- ported the facts to previous Common Councils, yet no ef- fectives measures have been taken. In the. meantime meny of the buil’ings remain stenéing, and-eome of several States, towards the sapport of their lunatic asylums, has been for some days in the breeches pocket of the President. He is evi- dently in a quandary what to do.withit. Asa hopeful disciple of the strict construction school, he is afraid to sign the bill, and policy whispers, “Look sharp, now. A veto may spoit.a good many other nice arrangements. Take.care that you don’t tramp on the toes of your friends.’ Thus, like the donkey be- tween the two lundles of hay, Gen. Pierce has been cogitating profoundly which side to choose. But the constitution provides him a loophole of escape. through which he may slip, and shirk all responsibility either of vetoing the bill or signing it. The constitution says:— If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sunday excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it,”? &c. This, we suspect, is the plaa resolved upon with regard to this Lunatic Asylum bill. Con- trasted with the vetoes of Captain Tyler, this is rather a cowardly way of doing the busine If Gen. Pierce cannot approve the bill,he should send it back to the House where it originated, with his veto, and hisreasons for the same. But perhaps he may have no reasons to give; or very likely he may have the best reasons in the world for declining to give any ressons at all upon the subject. Were he to send up his con- stitutional objections to this land bill for the relief of the poor lunatics of the country, those objections would necessarily involve all the swindling schemes of the land-jobbing railf®ad speculators. And the kitchen eabinet, for all that we know—Forney, Nicholson, Paul R. George, and others—may have too deep an in- | terest in these land-jobbing projects to allow | the President to open hie mouth on the lunatic | bill. Our readers, therefore, will perceive that the policy of letting this bill become a law by the quiet expiration of the limitation of tendays, | covers three exceedingly important considera- | tions:— First. the President ezcapes the direct re- sponsibility of signing the bill. Secondly, he escapes the responsibility of vetoing the bill. Thirdly, and lastly, be escapes the danger of any written opinions upon the subject, oue way or the other, and thus saves the railroad specu- lators from the perils of a strict application of the constitution. The constitution of the United States is a beautiful instrument. It is adapted to meet al- most any emergency. This ten days limitation, for example, is exactly suited for a mau of weak nerves, like General Pierce; while the plump, honest, flat-footed veto was intended foy such courageous Presidents as Old Hickory an@ Captain John Tyler. Possibly, even Gen. Pierce, may yet “serew up his courage to the sticking place,’ aud send in a veto of the luna- tie bill, with his reaséns for it, according to the rules of a striet construction of the fundamen- | a tal law. Dut our impression is, from the conal- derations of party and kitchen cabinet policy suggested, that hopeful President will adopt the ten day expedient with the lunatic eur at a wise and judicious administration we have enough! After using all his ef- t twenty millions out of the Treasury luced by the Senate to ten.) for the pur- of a railroad route across the deserts of forts to ¢ yet Opany perprexed Upon a hill proposing to grant away a limited portion of our own lands for the benefit of our The railroad land ‘obbers and ind General Pierce constitutio: own lunatics. | the kitchen cabinet know how to manage these 2 things. The Last Slaughter of Firemen—Who is to Bl me? citement relative to the tra- 31 Broadway, 3 The present es gedy which occurred at 2 on * | Tuesday night, and by which ten or eleven gal- lant fellows were hurried unannealed to the presence of the last Great Judge, should not be allowed to die away until something palpable is done to guard against such accidents in future, | As blocks of buildings are now erected in # city, a desire to do his duty, on the part of reman, is but a tempiation to danger and in- vitation to suicide. While we cannot find words to fitly express our admiration of the courage of the department, we cannot bu! denounce the systema which has become general in this | city, and which is one of its peculiarities. ; Among all the plagues which have been showered upon us in conseqnence of bad gov- ernment, grog-shop politics and socialistic mis- there is no Gusse 0 horrible as that to whigh a i them are apt to foli at_any time .and-crush.all wao may be in: ornear thea. The Board would call the attention cof the Department to the following mamed buildings, as being dangerous in case of fire:—Rear of No. 75 John stree’¢; No. 23 Ross street; No. 223 Canal street {308,129 and 1 81 West Thirty-first’ street; Nos. 92, 94, 96, 98 and 102 Clentre street, No. 45 Snn street, (rear); Nov. 48 and 50 Nassau street; No. 62 Nassau strect; Nos: 872 and 374 ‘Hud gon street. 4st the present time this decument.is highly important; and we would request the Aldermen, if they can spare the time wiich is now ocecu- pied in debating questions of order and quar- relling with the Councilmen, to pry same atten- tion to this extract:—* The Board would again, and for the fourth time, call your attention to the many dangerous buildings in the city, and they seriously suggest to your honorable body the necessity of taking some action in the mat- ter.” It does net appear that the “honorable body” thus seriously addressed paid any attea- tion to the suggestion of the Fire Wardens. ‘The calamity in Broadway may areuse them to the necessity of some action in the premises, but there is not mugh hope. The slaughter of Tuesday night forms only one page in a.bloody calendar which has been reeking for years with almost daily accessions. With all these facts before us the peqple of New York should take the matter into their own hands. Let the Ceroaer’s Jury. torre in session to-day, take up the subject and thorangh- ly investigate the mode ard manner of taildtag houses in this city. Sugha course is dup to iremen, is due to the public, is due to them- selves. We call upon Mr. Genin, as foreman of the jury, to attend to this business and see if some remedy cancot be found, some effective remedy, to lessen the number of victims offered up annwuly in this city to the cupidity of builders. The building season will commence | on the first of May, and it should be acondition | incident upon the erection of every building that the work shall be done ia the substan- tial style, which is the characteristic feature in European cities, and which is rarely to be found in New York. The age is so fast, and buildings are run up with such rapidity, that it is positively dangerous far the buildersemployed upon them. Is it at all singular, then, that fires should bring about the horrible results which we are daily called upon to record? The fire | laws apply to buildings as they stand—we should have a law to provide that no buildings should be erected without a sufficient guaranty that the walls should be strong enough and thick enough to be safe un ler any weight. And in buildings w! ere iron safes are used, the supports | upon which the safes rest should be always run | up from the foundations, and thus the safes would be perfectly secure, and the lives of the | firemen would be preserved. Any of our in- | quiring builder. can see this excellent system | at work in any of the Eastern cities, As New York is superior to Boston in wealth, enterprige | and commercial advantages, her builders should | endeavor to surpass the artisans of that city in the construction of shops and warehouses. Now | the New Yorkers are far behind iheir Eastern brethren. ' This useful reform must not be confined to | shops and warehouses, but it should extend to all classes of buildings. The manner in which the “building mania” has been used by knavish speculators and careless artisans, isa disgrace to any community which makes the slightest | pretension to civilization, justice, humanity, or common decency. Wallack’s Theatre—«Hearts at Fault.” 42 “entirely new and original comedy,” in two acts, called ‘Hearts at Fault,” was produced last evening, and weil received by « rather thin house, The storm again. His mother next appears for him, and argues his suit With the Duchess; but with no better success. Whide they are thus engaged, a letter comes from Char~ Yewoont himself, praying for an interview with the latte’: at twelve'o’clock—the clock strikes the hour; at tht ‘moment she rushes to the window—a pistol shot is heard, amd Charlemont has committed suicide. Tt ap- peared from the sequence of the play that the brot).er of Charlemont, Henri by name, (Conway) heard from some of the rejected suitors of Isabel tY.at she had been the cause of hisbrother’s death. He, conceives ‘an idea of vengeance—lives 28 a recluse in ax old castle haré by—employs a dozen ruffians to assault'the Duchess one morning—eaves her from their clutches, and, out of gratitude, she, of course, falls in love with him. The wtene where he reveals his wroth is very fine, and is the frest in the play where there is any relicf from the mo- cotony which is characteristic of the firstact. Julia ~acted her part, of alternate Jove, despair, and anger, to perfection, amd Conway was very creditable. At last, when, as a dernier resort, the Duchess swears that she will deny thet she ever loved him, asnrtain is suddenly raised, displaying: a ‘host of peoplesyho have been wit- messes to the whole scene. Such finale, quite anex- pected by “the: audience, was starfMag. Julia Dean aur- yassed herself here, and came out of the dilemma with great éclat. The principal scene in the fourth act is the Duchess’ masked ball, to witich the title of the play alone is applicable. - Henri de Charlemont is there, and has a private interview with the Duchess. It is her turn now for vengeance; and she reveals to him that instead of be- ing a count, hos the son of a tutor. She then puts on the fatal mask, which is supposed to be covered with and’shere is every p-ospect of its tesmiuuting in fave: of | some ohemica! preparation that will destroy her beauty. Charlomont dé plays the usual amount of magnanimity in auch cases, She relents—the mask bogins to burn— she tears it of, and—it is found to be a humbag. As we said before, the first act {s rather tame, but in the last three the interest is Kept up in a manner that speaks well for the dramatic talent of the author It isan adaptation from the French, and we believe is written by Mr. Bailey, of this city, author of ‘“Waldimar,”’ a tragedy which was so successfully acted at the Park theatre ten years azo, by Charles Kean. Julia Dean recited the epi- logue with spirit; and altogether the play seems to be a hit. The minor characters in thie piece successfully en acted the parts allotted te them. Marine Affairs. Non- ARRIVAL OF THE STBAMSHIP GLASGOW, FROM Gi.ASGew. —Weare informed by the agent of the steamship Glas- gow, that the accident to that vessel, in the Clyde, by striking a sunken rock, ie of auch a nature as will detain her for repairs several weeks. The directors have there- fore resolved to abandon the voyage, and she will not leave Glasgow till ner next day of sailing, viz.:—Ist June. ‘Tae Seuamsnir CiTy OF GLascow.—Various conjectures are being circulated by some of the papers of this city and Philadelphia, regarding this unfortunate vessel, aris. ing from a communication from a passenger in the schooner Canton, from Jamaica, who saw, near Castle Islands, Babamas, a large three masted steamer, answer- ing somewhat to the description of ihe City of Glasgow, Some time since it seems a British surveying steamer was sent to the neighborhood of Turks Islands, from Bermu- da, to superintend the erection of some fortifications, and in all probability her officers and crew were on shore which gave rise to the belief it was her. Lost OvrkROARD.—The ship Java, arrived at this port yesterday, thirty-eight days from Glaszow, lost over- board 20th March, in lat. 52, lon. 37, seaman, of Ireland. He fell from the cross-jack yard while the vessel was under close reefed topsails and the wind-blawing a violent gale from the westward, with a high sea. Alife buoy wus instently thrown to the un. fortunate man, but although it fell within a few yards of hini, he was unuble to get hold of it; a small boat was then lowered, monned hy seven of the crew, who gallant- ly risied ‘heir lives to save him, but without success. Scaecxer SruveK wy 116 The Mobile Tribune the 10th inst, has the folic P scheoner Nebras o'clock, when withi west of Ship Island Shoals, the J. Washington, from Port’ loaded with some ipo sae ed eres cotton, wool, hidgsgmolasves, &c., while lying in a heavy squall from norfiienst, was struck by lightulng, which shivered mate, mast atid’ descended to the hull, thence running each wey, fore.and aft, setting fire to the cotton in its course, the whole length of the vessel. The flames immediately bursting through the deck, rendered it impossible te tave the vessel. Ihe crew immediately repaired to the boats for safety, with such provisions as they could pick up around decks, a: the emoko and flames made it impos- sibie to go below. They lay by the wreck in their boats for the space of ‘two hours, when they discovered a sail bearing down to their relief, whieh proved to be the Martha Jane, Capt. Chase, from Port Lavaca, bound to this port. ‘Ilvey were taken on board ¢f the Martha Jane, and every attention was given to make them as com. fortable as possible. We learn that the Nebraska was insured for $10,000. Humane axp Gaur axt Cospvcr.—Captain Furber, of the American ship Isaac Webb, one of the Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.’ Old Black Ball line of packets, has again succeoded in rescuing @ number of ship-wrecked emigrants, under circumstances most praiseworthy. In Intitude 46 16, longitude 8111, the chief officer descried two ships under easy sail. Captain Furber bore down, and_came up with the Russell Sturges, from Liverpool for Boston, which ship the captain reported in a sinking state. The other ship, the bark Rainbow, for Alexandria, had laid by the former for three days, but from heavy weather was unable to launch a boat,'nor had the ship rovisions or room for those on board. ‘fhe Isaac Webb's lifeboats were speedily got out, and in four trips 50 pas- sengers, the master, and others, were rescued, and ulli- schooner Nebraska, Capt. , bound to New York, | mately landed here—the captain and crew preferring to go in the Rainbow to America. With 50 additional per- fons space was required, and Captain Furber removed of the cargo to give room between decks. This is he third body of men that Captain Furber has succeeded in relicying within a short time. Indeed, such are the energies he has displayed, that we trust their recognition may be the jeast reward he merits. Before leaving Liv- erpool, the rescued passengers presented an ad iress to Captain Furber, expressive of their thanks for his hu mane and gallant conduet.—Liverpool Mail. AWFUL SurvERNG aT S64.—The ship Cambria, Captain Perry, of Bath, from New Orleaus, arrived at Queens- town, Ireland, on the Lith inst.; had on board Alexander Ross, of Glasgow, and John Ramsey, of Dundee, two of the crew of the Pritish bark Westminster, Capt. Smith, frem Honduras for Cork. She was fallen in with a wreek, on the 28th of March, in lat. 48 26, lon. 445. ‘Three men weré tkahed to the mastheads, and swinging their hats as signals. With much difficulty they were got on board the Caiabiti, 6ne of thes”; William Carr, having died be- fore he reached the vessel. The satvivors reported that the captain and cight men lad previously t¢ft the ship in the small boat, the chief officer and cignt men romain- | ing. Of these five, James Vincent, F. Smith, A. Fleming, 7, Cowen, William Lloyd, and John Josephs, died pre- viously to the encounter with the Cambria.’ The sur- Vivorg were twenty-two days on the wreck, and sustained their lives by cating the flesh of their dead companions. The men saved were in the last stage of exhaustion when nght on borrd the Cambria, but gradually recovered the careful end judicious treatment of Captaia ners’ Ingues is 5 Suicwn py Taking Lavpanum.—Coroner Gamble yester- } my it at No. 317 Water street, on the body Brien, wife of a sailor named Thomas 0’ Brien, who came (o her death by taking an oyerdose of Innda- num. It scems t mé from in the ship y evening 2, “Tom, I willgo and get some mediciae.” He ed her what medici She replied jalap, with just enough land, nto make her sleer giuntght. She then went to McKenzie’s drug . No, 47 Cherry street, an? brovght tack *y. weaicfne in a tambler. ‘She wanted Lez aworher te take come of the medicine, which the ago her h probably prevented a large number of the regular patrons of the theatre from assisting on the interesting oecaston. The scene of this play is partly in London am partly in Berkshire. The time—the present. ‘Tne hero, Captain Hawke, (Lester) is a misan‘ntopic you and gam- bier, who, having been jilted by Lacy Lurewell, (Mre. Hoey,) Tcolves to revenge himself on all man id Womankind. He falls in with Bob Sparrow, (Vincent,) son of a wealthy farmer, Mr. Sparrow, of Berkshire, (Mr. Blake,) and introduces the young man to a career of drinking, gambling, flirting with the ‘ladies of the ballet,’ and other eccentricities in which ‘fast’? young men delight. Bob, being’ plunged in debt, is denonneed by his father; but the “Gover. nor,’’ meeting Hawke in London, is euchanted with his brilliant conversation—Bob is pardoned, end the whole party—Mr Sparrow, Emily Fern, (cousin to Bob, played by Mrs. Stephens, ) Lady Lurewell, (who is a neighbor of the Sparrows,) Bob and Captain Hawke—go to Berkshire together. Lady Lurewell is a widow, and Hawke designs that she shall marry Bob, and that Emily shall become Mrs. Captain Hawke, But as the hearts are at fault, and the people intended for exch other do not love each other, the Captain tude that @ great deal of difficulty is attend- ant on the accomplivhment of his plans. Ladg Larewell Mhally succeeds in captivating Hawke, and Emity marries her cousin Rob. The first act is capital, and was honored with any amount of “laughter and applause; but the second is not 0 interesting. The parta were all weil played, and the piece was put upon the #tage in the capi- ta riyle for which tbip house M geiebenies, ASOT W iether re ty todo. She then endeavored to induce her and to take some. He Just, touched his lips to it, lgave it back. She thea drank down the whole of it, Soon after rhe become sick, and, notwithstanding medi cal aid was procured, she died the followiag morning at about five o'clock. ‘The evidence before the Coroner showed that she procured 122, cen.s worth of laudanum, telling the druggist that it was to mix with some vinegar for an external pplication. It is supposed that the deceased intended to poison her family and then de- siroy herself, but finding they would not take it, she be came desperate, and swallowed up tho fatal drug herself. A verdict was rendered of “Death eaused by an over- dose of laudanum.’”. A Cunp FRU. Ovt or A Wixpow axp Kitign.—Coronor Gamble yesterday held an inquest at 07 Charlton street, on the body of an infant seventeen months old, named Richa:d Briggs, who accidentally fell from a third story window of said house, to the pavement beneath, causing instant death. It appears by the evilence that the parents of the chili leit the room for a few miautes, and during (heir absence the littie fellow clambered upon achair at the window, and pitched out before they te: (urned. A verdict of accidental death was rendered by the jury. Wilttamsburg City Intelligence. Firk—About 9 o'clock lact evening, a carpenter shop near the Greenpoint ferry was destroyed by fire. Aman was arrested, cherged with having set fire to the building. Dencrans.-During Wednesday night six attempts were mide by burglars to enter houses in the First ward. Mr. Hartwich, residing in Division avenue, near Kignth, wan awakened about 1 o'clock, A. M., by a noise, and on rais- ing a window, two men with a dark lantern, made their escape. el Pretexces.—A servant gir] named Sarah MeCor- mick, residing jn Powell street, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Capt. Ponevan and offteer Sherman, on # charge of obtaining goods and groceries om the account of George Proeton, john McDonald, | i —THE KITCHEN ¥.oVEMENT—TUR SENATE AnD tan PRESIDENT, ‘Wasumwarom, April 27, 1854. There is a deep ‘feeling of secret hostility between Cushing and Marcy, w),ich can hardly fail of a terrific explosion, by-and-by, %/ the fermentation goes on. The misfortunes of the Ne? raska bill have only increased the troubles of the President and the jealousies and hostilities among the mer bers of the Cabinet. Cushing and Jeff. Davis whee? led Pierce into the support of the Nebraska scheme 8 9'a administration measure, against the wishes of the ot’uer Cabinet members, who smelt the rat. The main ‘object of Cushing in this was to cripple Marey, get him out of the Cabinet, and get into his place. But the de- feat of the Nebraska movement has only served to aug- ment the trouble all round—in the Cabinet, in the Kitchen Cabinet, and in Congress. Marcy, however, sticks fast, in epite of Cushing and company, and will stick as long as poesible. Should he be compelled to abdicate, he will pull the whole building down about their ears, and thus “erush out’? the whole concern. Meantime, the Presi- dent is supposed to have written a number of letters to various leading democrats in different sections of the country, holding out lofty expectations to them in view of the probable necessity, before Jong, of a reconstruction of his Cabinet. It is generally believed that Mr. Charles O’Conor, of your city, and Gen. John A. Dix, are among the favored individuals thus addressed. Perhaps this may account for the quietness of these gentlemen through the late stirring events. They may have had their hopes for the future excited through the delusive medium of a prospective cabinet appointment. ‘The Kitchen Cabinet has lately been thoroughly organ- ized by the introduction of Forney into the Union estab- Hishment, which confirms him as the Premier of the kitchen. The other two leading members of the Cabinet down stairs, arc Paul R. George and Captain Whipple, the latter being in some way connected with the Buchanan interest of Pennsylvania, The President and Forney, during ail their leisure hours, are together. It is believed that their plan of operations Is to play off Buchanan as their candidate for the succession, against Marcy, Cass, Douglas, and all others. Gen. Pierce seems to have had enough of it, or to bave found out, at least, that he is 80 completely Tylerized as to be entirely out of the pro- gramme. Cushing is for himself—first for Marey’s place, and next for the second-hand contingencies of 1856. Henee, you may imagine the discords and bitter jealous- | ies which prevail between the Cabinet and the Kitchen | Cabinet. They hate each other cordially. The kitchen coa- lition has the inside track at the White House, however, and even Marcy feels that he continues to breathe the at- | mosphere of the spoils only through the clemency and | -gencrosity of Forney. Can this state of things continue much longer? Great as he was in managing the little democratic coteries and | plats of New Hampshire, Gen. Pierce at Washington is completely bewildered and befogged, out of his latitude, out of his longitude, and out of his element altogether. The democratic leaders of the Senate have also felt the crippling consequences of the Nebraska fizzle in the House. ‘They charge the whole blame on the President and his bad advisers. They would like to get at Forney if they knew how. The rejection of Angel is but a slight-expression.of the distaste of the Senate for the free soil affiliations of Gen. Pierce and his Cabinet, and the kitchen. The worst of itis yet to come. What a lucky administration was that of Captain Tyler ! THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senat ‘WASHINGTON, April 27, 1854. MAIL FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA, ETC. Mr. Weer, (dem.) of Cal., presented a resolution of the Legislature of California asking for, increased mail facilities, and other local benefits. — . N POSTAGE. Mr. Suxer, (free soil) of Mass., presented a memorial signed by the executive and Legislative officers of Massa- chusetts, in favor of cheap ocean postage. MORE PUBLIC LAND ASKED FOR. Mr. Pratt, (whig) of Md., presented the memorial of the Mayor and City Councils of Baltimore, asking a grant of land to aid in the establishment of juvenile reform schools and houses of refuge. __ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Xr. Frem, (whig) of N. Y., presented a memorial from the Jews of New York in favor of religions freedom. 4 PRIVATE BILt.. Mr, Everett, (whig) of Mass:; reported a bill for the relief of Henry Guntion. St was taken. np and passed. SALARIES OF CLERKS IN THE WASHINGTON Post OFFICE. Mr. Rusk, (dem.) of Texas, presented a memorial from the clerks in Washington City Post Office, for an increase of compensation. PRIVATE BILLS. A bill confirming a private lind claim in Louisiana, was taken up amd passed. s he bill incerporating the National Hotel Company in Washington City, was taken up and passed, THE INDIAN APPROVRIATION BILL was taken up. House of Representatives, Wasuinctoy, April 27, 1854. - MR. BENNETTS LAND Bil The House resumed the consideration of the Dill granting lands to the several States to aid in the con- struction of railroads, and for educational purposes, Mr. Disney, (dem.) of Ohio, spoke in opposition to the bill, when it was Pac precy) and the How went into Committee of the Whole on the Deficiency bill. THE NEBRASKA BILL. Mr. Sarr#, (dem.) of V; ii ve - wane (dem.) of spoke in favor of the Ne- Destructive Conflagrations, FIRE AT WARRENTON, GA—THE TOWN IN RUINS. Cuanuestoy, April 26, 1854, A most destructive fire occurred at Warrenton, Ga., on the 28d inst. Every business house in the place was burned, together with the Court House and papers, and the Post Office aaj contents. Many of the best dwell. ings and a number @f offices were also di Joss is estimated st about $2,000,000. Snore FIRE AT “Seoumat OHIO. ‘ARREN, O.. April 546 A destructive fire occurred here last night, EUR an entire block of six large stores, on Market street. The following are the principal losses:—J. 1. Van Gorden $15,000, insured $5,500; J.G. Brooks & Co., hardware, loss $800, insured for $400; B. H. Peck, dry'goods, loss $5,000, uninsured; J. Marvin, book store, loss $8,000, in. sured for $2,500; G. J. Seeley, druggist,’ loss $6,000, in- fused for $4,000; W. & B. Cranage, bookstore, insured for ; Porter ., druggists, loss $2,000, 5 and others amounting to some $12,000.” Nt sured; From Boston. DEATH OF A NAVAL STOREKEEPER—THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL CLOUGH, ETC. Boston, April 27, 1854. Hugh Jameson, naval storekeeper at Charlestown, and brother-in-law of President Pierce, died last night. Clough, who murdered Mr. Manchester at Fall River, is to be executed at Taunton to-morrow. He still main- tains a dogged ern and all efforts to awaken him to a sense of his condilion are unavailing. A violent thunder shower passed over Boston between 9 and 11 o’clock last night. The weather this morning in delightful. From Montreal. NAVIGATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE—FAST DAY IN MONTREAL. MowtReat, April 26, 1854. Navigation is now all clear to Quebec. ‘To-day is kept es a fast, to pray for the success of the allies against Russia, and for making collections for the families of the eoldiers who have gone to Turkey. A Barn Struck by menor | Urrox, Mass., April 37, 1854. A severe thunder storm passed over this town last night. The lightning struck a barn belonging to Mr. Putnam, setting it on fire. The building was totally consumed, together with two oxen, five cows, and sey- eral tons of hay. From the South. Bautimorg, April 27, 1854. Lawrence Richardson was shot dead at the door of his residence in Savannah, on Sunday night, by some un- known person ‘The late frosts done severe injury to the young cotton in ida. Sale of a Steamship. PaILADELPMA, April 27, 1854. The new ocean steamship Granite State has been pur- chased by 0. P. Jewett, of New York, President of the tLe Parker Vein Steamship Company. Markets, ‘CHARLESTON, April 26, 1854. ‘The sales of cotton to-day were 800 bales, with a dull market and prices irregular, favoring sellers. The United Liberal Society of the United States. A meeting of the delegates and members of the above socicty—which is composed of German, French, and other democratic bodies—was held at Pythagoras Hall last evening. Doctor Aschenbrenner took the chair. Senor Tolen, with che Cuban delegation, attended, pre- sented their credentials, and were received with acelama- tion, They wore rosettes on the left breast, haying the “Lone Star’? worked in silver in the centre. At the request of the President, Senor Toumy read the following address: Crrizrxs—Wo have the honor to appear befo delerates ofthe Cuban Demociatic Athen the Preident, Citizens, the A\ our invitation to join this “* al ‘orth America,’ ex) #0) fiver! in Cavese, «give oney from ¢96 # Doctor Duron wished that united body be taken by the delegates cog ries their constituents, for the better of question. | pa carried, and the meeting adjourned for a f« a s Court. ae - Pia LATE onwsax CALAMITY. PRU. 27.— Warren against the New and New Haven Katlroad.—The plaintiff in this was one of the sufferers of the welt remembered Norw calamity of 6th of on the route from also received bruises on several was cut ans otherwise injured, his Permanently lamed. The defence is a general deni negligence. Adjourned. 9 Pia ‘The Counet}; soreeanee men . Uproar.—What can jotham t . we say, but's love of For ing id obtain and wear on g style, we doubt not it would! ert a mild wmoutzing inf allowed by judgex to be not only nent, btn ple STieeae eas, ara ta the Prescott House, Broadway, fea eee te Hats! Hats! Hats!_The come to thi argo. ember, street, and corner of Chat! Extract from the Courter 18th inst —BIRD’S Hat pa srihelerg cepted Teepee je oeeee oe eet and Nassau streets, has b new stand, No, Sagan street, in @ more building, where, h tanto, avoided all diaplay. He hi Beaty antes as for nearly ty manded the steady eapport of & highly rompectatie tay gustomers, by depending not upon pretence cr self-Inudati but upon the tastofulness and thorough workmanship of 4 menufactures, He has succeeded solely by meriting », cose, Ci nm Daguerreotypes, Orystalot; ; stereoscopes, plain di arreoty pes, locket ore taken in any weather, at the great World's Iais Prem a Gallery, No. 863 Broadway, Ro connection with any other esiablishmente \ Sroxerg | SAMUEL ROQT Worth Seeing.—The Most Splendid Show @aguerreotypes, crystalot; d_ stervosc: fr Biscoustey’ may bo teen a8. NOOTS Walter ory. et Proprietor challenges critici: jt LEVEE ELS 2 Eh Fromium | Gall ‘at 363 Broad Meade Brothers have tastefall; arral their spacious gallery, Intely disturbed by the diet fre, and are again ready to welcome thelr numerous felc and the public to thelr reception rooms, W first foor. The large st establishment. it America. ond i tures taken in every stylo known 1 H | importers, four doors above the Actor a as Cincinnati, Aprii 19, 1854.—James Gora’ Bennett, Eeq. 2 Gilew wate eat attention, through yc yaluable journal, to,the, deguerreot dab tishimodt, jamuel Koot, Esq., No. 4 and meape by whigh Mr. Root produc more a excellent picture: most true a itly taken from life, are rea!!, ‘wond) ‘ul, and must be in order to be appreciated. This viclory—the victory ofarts. Respectfully youre, as : SOHN 2. COLEMAN Professor Rese & Co., 289 Broadway, coy tinue the German system of two shilling picture makin, the old original establishment, where tie best and cheap Gasuerreatypes have peon furnished to the poopie, with gor) Hole ral satiefaction, for five years » HOL EBER, Poppies ae Planor.—T, Gilbert & Co.’s World's F, Premium pianos, with or without the moletn, with ir mes and circular scales; Horace Waters’ pinuoe, with « onal scales and gold strings: Hallet & Cruuston’s pig (f the old firm of Hallet & Co., and justly entitled to + She reputa:ton of the name); Gilbert's boudolt pianos: who, salo und retail, at prices low as at the factory. Fine pian ferent. Second hand planos at great barsaine, from $9 | 150, HORACE WATERS! Pianos, 333 Broadway, A few new pianos for sale on monthly paymeuts. Mclodeons.—Goodman and Baldwhii's Pate, organ, or double bank metodeons; S, D. . i} tclobrated melodeone, tu power taliltanes vad ovens if only ones tuned in ¢ al] other styler the factories, al temperament. All at wholesale or rotail pric HORACE WATERS, Portable Deessing Cases.—The Subsertber: en amas phe tyles phe dosirable f use during ‘ither a 10 SAUNDERS & SON, No. 7 Astor House, ahd Ne, Broadway, Pocket and Penknives, &.—The ee es, low as i Broadway. 4 se signed call the attention of those in it of thi thelr variety, among whieh will be found sor f the re specimens over im; SAUNDERS, No.7 Astor Houses aud 337 Broadway, itre-—These Razors have ni durability and keonnoss of edge; ca SAUNDERS’, No. 7 Astor Housd 01 al in theit in thei btained fonulne at . 387 Broadway. Ess yo Ready—An weld made and superi Ena fuahion able aye ion guaranteed. tmoporium, 100 Fulton street, Fatally Stricken..During the Heavy Storm ing eotevlishmene of DRUNGOLD ee PRA Tae Sey strect, many of whom were s0 truck with their a at te or showy stock, showy stock, that they frecly purchased, giving Just Recetved—A Splendid Stock of Cambri! goods, in collars and flouncings, 01 Sverage twenty per] cent {han prices aaked in othe ablishments. French with other ricl js in laces and ROWERTS, 700 Brvcd whe’ worm Ce Nines Ladice’ Shoe Establishment.—Jeffers, No. 467 Broadway, Now York.—Premium 1o Londea Kxporition. Ladies visitin, 0 purchase an excel. Tent article. ed i an artistical manus \aformed that these celebrated shoes a1 manufactured under Jeffers’ personal supervisio: The Rush of Early Summer Travel is about to commence, and the canals are about to bear on Sond glasey surface the commerce of hi y he ladies’ choo store of J. B. MILLER. jood articles, low prices, attendants polite. Call and ece them. Splendid Carpets of Cur Own Im] Just received, two hundred pi of medallion centre piece TATION! carpets, with borders to match, new spring patterns of royal velvets, tapestry Brussel jets, and magniscent Mosaic and patent ruge and table covers to ma! at low prices, at HIKAM ANDERSON’S, 99 Bowery. Wide Awake—Look to Your Own Intoresp Don’t pay too high priees for your earpety—Notice.— HIRAM ANDERSON, 99 Bowery, is selling heautifa! in- carpets, O8., 48., Bo, 68, ‘cileloths, he in, 48, Se., 8, Enclish yoivets, 13s.,'143.\ 158.; tapestry, £., os., 10s.) er yard. Call and see then. ‘i mers and hotels i China Tall, in Philadel Nn. ¥. , Troy, N. For Sale Cheap—A Ladies’ Shoe Store, 21% Sixth avenue, second door above Fourteenth street; the best viand in the city, Inquire at 467 Broadway. importers of Gilt Cor and sofas, ENGELMANN & Co stairs. ‘These chairs and sofas ate niture in fine country houses moderate &e., PRONE RE is and Olicloth, &c. The Popular Caxpet 48’ Brosaway.— grtablishment of MeGh REY TEL EY nis aemiresl @ i me an cminent tr iam leGrorty, commence rtion of the co nity their pa- ingle ins wet it iaving now. Having t mani riod has arrived wi vom all parte of the Union visit ro tfally urge upon their attention the fact that their pul m them, will =a in the realiss- ‘advantages commensurate with expectations of H jor the most sang