The New York Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR FICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON ©F% 2 NO. 8 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Uroue m—Oun Gar—Bansey rue B BURTON'S THEATRE, Paxrrcris ; BOWERY THEATRE, How Warnn Wircnes—J ack Sumer NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham sireet—Uwene Tose Canin WALLACK’S THEATRE, Grondw aor—Hranrs av Pavtr—Pontun AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Taviwe Te ow BacuyLon’s TOuMENR+—Zven ng—MAlOR Jowee evar mur THe Pare XOMENON CHRISTY'S AVERIOAN OPERA HOUSE, 2 Bread way—Erinorrmas MeLopers ny Cuniery's Mivernene WOOD'S MINSTREL WALL, 44 Brosdweay, Eravercan Manstx xisy—Burletts of Uvcie Dom's Cawiw BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOU 539 Broadway-Evem- uxy’s ErHioriaw Orena Tro BROOKLYN ATHEN ARUM- BANVARD'S GEORAM ov wire Horny Law: WHOLE WORLD, 57 and 379 Broadweg-—-Atiorncen and Bvening. JONES PANTISOOPE—Arot.o Reows + etreet-Pact Pav = —Tue Dawes or Lire= PARD Pursow awn Pei re vacn 6 Onanp Cov ent New York, Thursday, May 4, 1#™. Matis for the Pacific. TRE NEW YORK TERALD—CALIPORNDA BDETION. The United States mail steamship Minis, Captain Hit'istein, will leave this port to morrow afterneon, at two e clock, for Aspinwall ‘The mails for Catifornia and other parts ef the Pacific will close at one o'clock, The Naw York Waexcy Herat, Califorainedities, con- taining the latest intelligence from all parte of the world, will be published at ten o'clock to-morrow morning. Singlo copies sixponce. Agents will please een in their crdere as carly as possible. The News. Onur news from Washington is import The President's message vetoing the Indigent insane land Dill sent to the Senate yesterday, and our readers will find it under t propriate head. It is a tedious perfermance, but will, nevertheless, cre- ate a prodigious furor among the land schemers. It is believed by many that the Lill will pass not withstanding the veto, as the philanthropic object sought to be accomplished has, through the exer- tions of the benevolent Miss Dix, enlisted much t sympathy. It passed the Senate bya vote af to twelve, and the House by nea Whether the administration has suff infuence over its adherents to bring them square up to the ns to be see: se an i his mark rem subject After exprese of the mea the conclusions of Congress, and giving a synopsis of the Lill, the President enters upon his « to the principle involved, contending that if it is proper for the general government to make provi- sion for the insane, it is also proper to vide for every benevolent object of character, and he cannot find any authority in the constitution for making the federal government the great almoner of charity. The grounds of the vego ave simply the inexpediency and uncon- stifutionality of the measure. We have neither time nor space to go into an analysis of the points ofthe message at present, but shall prebably return to the subject in our next issue. In the course of the debate on the motion to print the message, a “dead made upon Mr. Douglas, to entrap him ito an expression of opinion on the Homestead bill, but although he acknowledged that he nidly to the measure, le dexterously avoided making the admission that he sh i vote for it. The Little Giant knows very well that, when in parsuit of a political object, it is most advantageous to secare the “sweet voices” of sane men. The friends of the Neb hundred and twenty votes and ten ainst the bill, vided the Clayton amendment struck out. The greatest activity prevails among the whippers-in at the capital in beating up the str » Bat we cannot help be- lieving that this “born zeal on the part of the friends of the Nebraska bill, is only a ruse to enable the House to enter upon the consideration of and press the pass; cy bill in the inte- rim which wi »se before the decided move on the Nebraska question. The delay in furnishing the government the requisite means has seriously interfered with the public works, and if persisted in nut it is certain thad tl elaborate debate in the S: pro- ill count upon one nd one hw i will greatly embarrass the administration. Hitherto | the discussion of the Nebraska question has gone on by consent in Committee of the Whole under the D ficiency bill; but if the House will only pass the ap- propriations it may discuss Nebraska till doomsday if they please. in the United States Senate yesterday, the Jadi- ciary Committee reported that it was inexpedient to legislate on the subject of having the United States statutes revised, corrected, and collated. ‘The bill confirming pre-emption rights to lands in the Maison Rouge grant, in Louisiana, passed last week, was reconsidered, amended and passed. A resolution to amend the rules, so as to admit any amtndment to the Appropriation bills intended to | carry ont Habilities resulting from existing laws or treaties, was adopted. A motion to add half a mil- lion of dollars to the Indian Appropriation bill, to pay the friendly Creek Indians for certain lands, elicited a speech from Mr. Walker In its support, but, without coming to a vote, the bill was laid aside. The President's veto message on the Dill appropriating two million acies of the public lands for the benefit of the in nt insane, was received and read. On the motion to print ten thousand copics of the message, a spirited debate sprang up, which was itinued until half-past four o'clock, when the Senate adjourned. In the House ions petitions were presented praying for the est schools for seam as stated that no chools for uittee had ¢ In the trainix Committee of the Whole the ration of the dillestablishing the office of S eneral of New Mexico, and granting lands to actual settlers there . the question being on the cr r yd section so as to read that ‘grants si made to every white mal citizen, or e of citizen.” seems to have complete of the House, for the “bell-wethers’’ the flock pounced upon it with a veugeance, and t sued one of the silliest discussions that we have ever been compelled to place on record as part of the proceed- ings of Congress. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill aid aside to be reported to the House. The bill to amend the land laws of Oregon and ex tend their provisions over the Territory of Wash- ington was then debated. We learned yesterday, from the agent of the late Mr. James Holford, deceased, banker, of London, that there was no truth inthe s‘ory that he had willed his large property to the Prince of Wales. The lawyer of the deceased had informed his agent here that he had left his estate to his nephews and neices, the sons and daughters of his brother, pre- vionsly deceased, and who resided in England. The will hag] been proven in court. Accounts from Nassau, N. P., to the 26th ult., give the particulars of several disasters to vessels. The Bremen ship Augusta, from New Orleans for Bremen, arrived at N. on the 20th, having been shore on Memory Rocks two days previous. The wreckers were awarded $20,000 for their services. $29,000 as salvage was accepted in the case of the ship James Wright. Governor Bigler, of Pennsylvania, was yesterday at‘acked with sickness, and is confined to his bed. twenty-one years tions to become a re word “white” sted the abolitionists » who The repetitiy ¥ anc a similar | | The 4 scr yesterday, ty Fort Columbas, Gover por's The charges upon which be is tried ace, b « refeeal te go on beard the steamer Falcen, and coodvet enwerthy of an offcer and a centte- man. The only witmess examined was Colonel Themas, who produced the orders which had been erved upon Major Wyse, and the correspondence that pessed between them in relation to the charac- ter and quality of the steamer. Among the letters is one in which the Major reviews the whole dif- culty, and appeals to the facts for his jastification, | Tt wee written evktent!y under consideratie warmth of feeling, amd is exceedingly teteresting. A full report of the whole proceediage will be found els- where. The trial of Clara Hayes, « young and interesting woren, wife of a member of the New York bar, charged with the murder of Doctor Lutener, by shooting hime i= bis office, en Broadway, is now oc- cups ing the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The pro- ceedings are painfully interesting, and as the facts are juvelved im mystery, the evidence, which is en- tirely cireunmstantial, may perhaps develope soue- thing like a romance of real life. Mrs. ilayes, who hoe been suffering mentally and bodidy for some Months part, was so much overcome yesterday in court that she was obliged to withdraw from the bar, aud wer placed on a coach wear aa open win- dow, where she remained all day, in a state of ap- parent stapefaction. After the adjournment of the | Court abe was removed, by coment of the District Attorney, to the Irving Howse, under the surveil- lance of offcera Knight and hetts. The Board of Aldermen did mot tranmet mach Dusiness lust evening, The Committee on Ferries | report verse to a numervurly the inhabitants of South Brooklyn, praying Us. Ferry Company be compelicd to accommodate by o'clock, inute the Board » i igned petition of hve them rensing one ef their boats ou that line until 2 | of 12, midnight, id alive to saklyn and doing business in York, but Qhe majority telt otherwixe. The of the petition, though ave comparatively important. The com # Wcalthy The Board of Counc: met lest evening disporcd of a large number of petitions, remonst. ces and resolutions, mone of which, however, of great importance. The only matter of any inter- est whatever that came ap was the report of the Committee on the Fire Depart now in the Senate and awaiting t signature, creating five all compl and grievar Department showd be made lebate, was rejected by a two-th d report of the procerd ‘the Seven members 0} and ay favor of the Governa's commissioners, alast ti sof or ag The report adjourned until er Hilton yesterday afteruoon concludes the | in the Broadway calamity cave, mitfed the whole affuir to the jary for their deter mination. A recess was thea taken aatil 10 o'clock this morning, when the jury mee ! verdict. We give a report of edings in another part of the paper. The Coroner yesterday held an inquest on th of a German named Nolting, who deliberately oyed his life by taking laudanum. He left a curious letter to his friend, ing to him ebout three hundred dollars. A copy of the letter is published elsewhere, under the tnquests. No very important business was transacted by the Board of Education last evening. Our rt of the proceedings will be found in another column. The light stock of flour, with delay in the op ing of the canals, caused continued firmness in the market yesterday. State brands ruled at Gj to 124 ceuts per barrel higher. The chief demand was for the eastward. There was nothing of moment doing | for export. Among the sales were 500 barrels Bran dywine, to go to Philadelphia; and 2,250 barre Haxall were sold at Richmond for shipment at 5 Prime yellow Southern corn sold at one cent per ba ance. Wheat was scarce aud firm, Cotton was dull and the market unsettled. The recent flood has not caused so great damage to the Delawar anal as waa at Gret supposed. It is thought that the canal will be in good navigable order in about a fortnight. Throughout Maine the injury to mills by the breaking away of dams will be very serious. The water having receded, the trains between New Haven and Springfield are now running as usual. The New York and Erie Rail- road trains 1an through yesterday without a trans- fer of passengers. The repairs are now nearly com- pleted. All of the trains due at Jersey City, except the express train, arrived before midnight. The unpleasantness of the night rendered a slower speed than usual necessary. The General Assembly of Rhode Island convened at Newport on the 2d inst., and Henry Y. Cranston was clected Speaker of the House. William W. and w onlera proce ' | | sonal popularity. ) Wy court martidl Wa® ) iim epeak, und ‘having heard him, have re- | turned home highly satisfied with his senti- ments and his tone, This is the gravamen of his injury. This is the wrong he has done: and hence the tears which are flowing so abun- dantly from the eyes of the tender-hearted or- gane of Mr. Seward. The other gentleman whose fate is moving their sympathies is Mr, Crittenden, who was a prominent member of Mr. Fillmore’s Cabinet, and whose distinguished abilities have earued him a high and honorable place in his party. He bas had the misfortune to have been the counsel of Matthew Ward on his trial for murder; and hence, in his case, the renewed lamentations of the organs aforesaid. Such a course of proceeding, pursued in pre- cively the same style, in two cases so widely different, must appear inexplicable to a casual observer. the Seward sheets weep; Crittenden discharges an ordinary professional duty, and they weep again with redoubled virulence. The apparent discrepancy can however be easily explained. Since the death of Mr. Web- ster, the two most prominent men of the whig party have been Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Critten- den. both ere men of tried abilities and large experience; both are sincerely attached to the Union; both enjoy a considerable share of per- Under ordinary circum. stances, the folly and corruption of General Pierce's administration must raise the whig party to great strength meguitade before the next election. Lt is dail, increasing with giant strides ; and if a divis iu the party can only be prevented, the chances ave that the election of 1856 will be a counter- part of that of 1840, and that Pierce will be defeated as Van Buren was, and for precisely the same reasons. The bulk of the old whig | leders, including Mr. Everett, have been killed off by the Nebraska bill. Mr. Everett's chances were very good some time ago; his abilities are undoubted ; but his course on that measure has +o far diminished his prospects of success as to render him at the present moment by no meens a formidable rival. So it is with most of those who have had anything to do with the Nebrorka bill, Ameng the prominent whigs who have not been victimized by that measure, *. Filimore, and Mr. Crittenden, who have both witnessed the battle from the safe distauce of private life, have the best chances for ob- taining the nomination, From preseat appear- ences, therefore, it seems quite probable that, if no disturbing element intervenes in the clec- Von, the contest among the whigs, who promise to be the dominant party, will be between these t o. ‘This of course would be highly detrimental to the ambitious bopes of William H. Seward. A union of the whigs would leave him no chance whatever for the Presidency. In fact bis only bope is in an entire demolition of the present parties, aud the construction of a wew Northern party om a purely anti- slavery basis. If this could be managed, ‘he Southern whigs left by themselves, and the democratic split kept up, Mr, Seward’s friends believe that his anti-slavery standard would command a sufficient numerical strength to place bim in the J’residential chair in spite of the South. But to do this, the whole North- ra whig vote must be secured. Such m Mr. Fillmore must be destroyed. All recoll x Joun J. ties must b laced by torturiog an ordinary profes;ioaal Mr. Seward’s organs a ae sion © enden’s als And this 0 acrime. cess Will attend their efforts. rience of the last few days we cannot a loubt that eome few etaunch Uaion whigs will be led away ly the device, and will find them selves assisting to slay Crittenden for the benefit of Seward. But the bulk of the party, we ven- ture to think, have too much common sense for anything of the kind. So fur as Mr. Fillmore is concerned, the assaults of the Seward organs have not as yet assumed any formidable shape. It will take something more than a few silly sneers to destroy the practical effect of the demonstrations which are now taking place Hoppin was inaugurated as Governor with the usual ceremonies. The two houses afterwards met | in grand committee, and ciected the following offi- cers, in default of an election by the people:—Johna J, Reynolds, Liettenant-Governor; William R. Wat- son, Secretary of State; Christopher Robinson, At- torney General; Samuel R. Vernon, General Trea- surer. The Connecticut Legislature met yesterday at | Hartford, The State officers not having been chosen at the last election by the people, the Senate and House will meet to-day in convention for the pur- i of choosing those office 1 it is expected the new Governor will be inaugurated this | afternoon, when there wil! probaly be a military | parade. | The steamship Africa, from Liverpool, is now | fully due. The news brought by her will be very ; important, particularly in a commercial point of view. Our files from Havana are to the 28th ult. No thing of any political importance has transpired since the date of our last advices. The letters of our correspondents will be found in another colamn. | | i} Trials of W. H. Seward and his Organs. The anti-slavery organs of the Hoa. William | Il. Seward are again in sore distress. Their | life, to tell the truth, is one unending tale of woe. Apparently fulfilling the primeval curse in its most literal sense, these highly philan- thropic and moral journals are always going through unheard of sufferings on somebody's account. They have wept and groaned over the blacks at the South till fatigue itself “for- bade the righteous tear to flow; and now that nature can endure no more grief on this head, their silent melancholy is as moving, perhaps, as their former lamentations. The Union hw been sorrowed over as well as the constitation. Serious arithmetical calculations have be made between paroxysms of wailing; and the leful philosopher has discovered that the bond which our fathers styled the palladium of our country costs us Northerners 340 a head, profits us 40 cents, and is therefore a dead loss to us of $39 60. Over these thirty-nine dollars and sixty cents, our knights of the sorrowfal figure have indulged in fresh and heart-rending cries. Turning from the contemplation of thi aflecting topie to more pressing and imaginary s of grief, Mr. Seward’s organs are now plunged into the deepest misery in con- sequence of the proceedings of Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Crittenden. The one has been ful- filling a promise he made some time since when he was President, and travelling through the South. Every city and village on his way has received him with acclamations, Honors acl dom bestowed on any citizen have strewed his path. Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Louisville, Savannah, ard Charleston have vied with each other in the warmth of their weleome. Everywhere the masses have crowded to hear a less our throughout the South; and as Mr. Fillmore, unlike some other eminent whigs, has said aud done nothing during his tour whieh could afford a handle to malice, his enemies must be at their wit’s end for romething effective to say. Nor can Mr. Crittenden be permanently injured by the contemptible slanders with which he has Leen assailed. A meancr instance of dema- goguism thon the recent attempt to damage his repusation because he gave bis professional as- sistance to the ron of au old friend, we never remember to have known, The chances are that these tricks will strengthen the hands of the Union whigs. Conroration Prisrive.—On the fst of May, instant, our contract with the Corporation ex- pired. Previous to that day, we had sent a note to the committee entrusted specially with the control of this business, stating the terms on which we would do it in future, To that note we have received no reply and we have accordingly terminated our connection with the advertising business of the Corporation. | We cannot let the matter pass withoat noticing the negligence and carclessuess which it evinees, and which are now the most prominent charac- teristics of our present reformed municipal body. Judging from present appearances, our Corporation, which was elected wader a farious ery for reform, is turning out one of the very worst of the many inefficient administrations this misgoverned city has had. We have al- ready scen the citizens of Broadway driven to organize @ voluntecr «yrtem of street cleaning; before the reformers go out of office, we fully expect to see a greater amount of negligence and mismanagement than cver marked the his- tory of the city. If the present Corporation want to advertive in the New Yorum Henaue, and certainly thie is the beet mediam for com- municating their movefients to the community. we ise them to pay come attention to the rules of business, ond to take a lesson from the jaily practices of the shrewd morehante of the Martne Af@fntrs, Tux Prkamanr Arta, Capt. Lott, left at ID e'eleck yer terday, for Liverpool, with 166 passengers and 6668, 77 in apeete. action for (an em net aclt aod battery, beougint by the io 2 fornitare store, 466 ives! nt, © tif, reet, ogi ival house ne t " nm the month of December, 5 erely injured, and one of pieiathd was oe was brokem ja the was tried last month ia thie Le hove defendant, = srart, defendaat (and present wult arises out of the sume aifray ts which 6 verdict Was rendered for the plaintul tor Ravelry and ‘to threats Wey comme vad compention ip business engendered hoatility Lg pon hl — ©") it was alleged, passed, amd af Verditt this morning. Fillmore is féted and honored, and ; i } \ | Dr. Abbott's Egyptian Antiquities: | MEETING AT STUYVESANT INSTITUTE—LECTURE BY | REV. J. P. THOMPSON. | Rev. J. P. Thompson delivered a lecture last evening, at Stuy verant Institute, in relation to the proposed pui chase of Dr. Abbott's colleetion of Egyptian antiquities, tonfulland fashionable audience. Mr. Thompsen said that he did not come here to avouch for the genuineness of the colleetion—that was acknowledged by the Euro- pean savans. He hoped that this collection would be preserved in New York, as it was made by an American citizen, and contained specimens which are to be found nowhereelse. It should be preserved for the sake of art, histery and religion. Egyptology has now become tobe an important study for theologians, as it confirms seriptural history. The question is whether we shall give to students the power to pursue this study at home, or whether they shall be obliged to cross the Atlautic and trust to the courtesy of Queen Victoria or Louis Napoleon. We have first to consider the value of this collection as throwing light upon the history of Egypt. We bave but very meagre details as to the his- tory of this great nation. It is very evident that the ancient Fgyptians were acquainted with the art of writ- x. The speaker referred to an antique image on the taple to show that the roll of frequently appeared at an un! period. We also know, he continued, that at Thebes has been, found the remains of s library which existed in the fourteenth century before Christ. It is upon these monumenta, bearing the names, portraits, accounts of coronations of kings, that we must learn the history of Ezypt, as yet unwritten. The monuments are allin excelleat preser- vation, on account of the preserving influence of the cli- mate. ’ All the savans agree that the Egyptians were es- pecially industrious in carving and securing these monu- mente—the climate being especially excellent for thia purpose. The lecturer went into @ critical analysis of Mr. Foole’s theory of Egyptian dynasties, which he held to be correct and sustained by the Fzyptian monuments, and which carry Lack our dates to 2117 B. C., in opposi- tion to the opinions of Lepsius and the Chevalier Bunsen. Mr. Poole coes make the era of Menes anterior to that of his does not militate against Biblical chronology, us that is not always well founted, aud there are disagreements between (he Septuagint and the Hebrew text. ‘These disagreements may be reconciled by the fact that the first was protuced at Alexandr’>, aud the learned men at work upon it had all the advysaotaze of the monuments. To show how Scriptural hisiory is sustained by the Fgyptian monuments, the lecturer’ in- stanced the obelisk at Heliopolis illustrating incidents in the life of Jeseph. We can also trace the history of ‘Yophnes, the Pharoah of Exodus, the second monarch of the eighteenth dynasty. He was a great builder of temples, and we find it recorded in the tombs of cotem- yoraries. The speaker showed diagrams to illustrate the brick making process, In this muscum there isa speci- amen af these bricks. Champoliion has discovered the tomb of the Fgyptian king who came up against Jerusa- lem, as related in the Book of Chronicles. We also see representatons of the Jewish captives brought by him from Judea. The slavery, the stewardship and Listeay af Joutsntn bebotinn oe -ypt, may also be traced. We read that Joseph sealed up the storehouses of grain, and in this collection we have one of the seals with which the doors were sealed. We also read that Joseph and his brethren sat at the feast contrary to the usual Eastern custom, and Dr. Abbott has a fine drawing of a chair. Moses was hid in an ark made of papyrus and bitumen, just the material of which the mummy cases are made, in order that they shall be impervious to water. It is also evident that the Israelites learned the liberal arts in Fgypt, and in this Museum we have evi- dence that the Fgyplians were skilled in working in leather, gilding, carved wood, fine linen, embroilery, &e.; and all these arts were used by the Israelites in the making of the tabernacle in the wilderness ; and their proficiency in these arts can be explained upon the hy- pothesis that they learned them in Exypt. The lecturer proceeded to point out various resemblances between the early history of the Jews and the representations upon the Bey ptian tombs. This Museum can never be replaced, as there are stringent laws against the carrying away of many specimens similar to those which Dr. Abbott pro- cured. In view of the various literary and scientific institutions now springing up in this city, this collection is invaluatle. Rev. Mr. Oscoop said a few words relative to American Dag inc on Eeyptian subjects, which he could represent. Tle thought that more light was needed on this subject to bring old Egypt and young America together. Now, our people know so iittle about Egypt that we do not wonder atit. Asa means of illustrating history the col- lection would be valuable, and it was pleasant to know that it would probably be kept among us. Rey. Dr. S:gNcER presented resolutions—first, that the meeting was fully satistied of the rarity and genuineness of Dr. Abbott's collection; second, that it is highly im- “portant that 1 collection should be retained in the city of New York; that the meeting approve of the means already taken to secure subscriptions for the pur- pose of purchesing the collection; and lastly, a vote of thanks to Peter Cooper, Esq., for his generous appropria- tion of room in his inatitute for the permanent deposi- tory of this collection—and then the meeting dissolved. } ! | } Personal Intelligence. M. H. Davis, U. 8. A.; Major Ringely, do.; Major Scott, do.; Major Gibley, ¢o.; Cupt. Porter; Sandusky; H ‘Thompson, Bullalo; Mr. Paigley and family, Canada; D Chamberlin, Hosicn; W. H. Taylor, San Trancisco; Col. ‘Ten Broek, New Orleans; W. M. Lewis, Alaba:na; Col. W. Power, Salem; ¥. J. Carter, 11.; Col.’ Murray and son, Mi _ W. Ross and family, Macon, Geo.; Col. Daw: danglier, Penn.; Capt. Meyer, ship Yorktown, were among the arr ‘esterday at the Astor House, Hon. A. Hyatt Smith, Wieéonsin; Hon. H. H. Heary,Ver- mont; J. Frayer, Canada; Col. W. Potter, Maryland; Maj. John Deane, Mo.; A. K: Taylor, Tenn.; W. N. Gallier, Haywood, St. Louis; Capt. J. 8. Lewis, Geneva; rd, Geo. Hon. H. B. Stanton, Albany; T. B. |, Poston, and 100 Others, arrived yesterday at the Metropolitan Hotel. M. Parker, Philadelphia; Lieut. f. Stone, Philadelphia; £. W. Ham: tson, Utica; H. Scaffer, Richmond, he Proseott House. Dr. Hamel, St. Petersburg; Judge Masten, Buffalo; Major Mortrea, U.S. A-; Joel Rathbone, Albany; Win lly, Enq.» Bilerslic; Capt. J. L Day, ‘Boston; ” Ca Bullock, steamber Black Warrior; T. Cockburn, Valj Trio, Rey. F. P. Stimpson Castleton; Chas. Ma- sen, eq., Weehington; 8. 8, Winder, U. 8. A. Gov. Gibbs, idente; Jnige Garnet, Boston; Jas. Mix, Lafayette; Jobn’s; Hon. W. J. McAlpine, Alba: lifax, arcived yesterday at the Bt. hip Black Warrior— i Ac an, AA irner, M Dana, MM St John, three chil- yy, Mrs S F Woodhull, Davis, Mrs JE Kingsley and ss H Marsh, A C Fletcher and lady, MrePS' Miller, child and s M McCullough, Mra C J Fo ghd, Lewie Went. Sire ¢ Dickia. a Los Don Carlos Corter; Gato, two children of M H Moro, Mrs Capt Serrit Merryman, J ane M and TH Runge, three obildron and two servants, Cora end bowerd V E Schnider, t +o children and setvant, rdon, Migs Van Wyek and Miss Fortes, A Ber: Voldis, Orope Ramirez, L Sorui, Wi 1, 8H qT gorta,M jernandes and feur children eywoed, L Angelo, ta ir children and se: giite. tio daurhters ‘and servant, Inon Niniz, EB Quesada, WS Woolson. DEPARTURES. Tor Liverpool, in the steamehip Asie ~Me and Mrs Sorb; c , two children and maid sorvant, St Louis, Mr and Mrs C 4 Teron ties Pereee, Ireland; Mr Ci '# child aad ad Mrs Lehionier, children and ¥ Mre Gair, two i: < Mr and Mrs Broadwood and Mrs Walter, five chil Mrs Hornblower ‘and two Tintskopf Ciocinnati; J t Bernnig, og! Mr Mr and se , Knglas . New York; ard Master H Il de Goer, N Orle Mr and Mrs A btcreand servapt, New York: Mr and Mre oud ceryant, NYork; Mee Chee¥s and three Iph Roose, Ge ; Richard Roosea, Ar Penrice. , NYork, dir Me adcipbia, Geo Perkins, Toronto, Me Ktherin Mir G Weight dr NY. Maree En, one, Bracth Me Bonafon, Puile 4 Spa Soo Mr Greepverry, London; h, ptoe Nod; Me Hoary, N York: Jos Lawton, Chafloston) : ON FLW 9 Prowel, Ger'y: J HSbro. NO bat, H Kobi Hroody ¥) Me Br Mes K Wer Hestarel: Copt Lawein erty. Trel@ed Mr Vittres Pram r 1.W Johnson, Be tely. Sebastiano Ray and cthere—Tetal IM rod Norfolk, in the stenmabi uM we EL Viele, Mire ‘el Am Povereh # and Ine ne ; 4 1 Tenens Je, nape, lee Reverty. ri Yoweri "ties Decheo 7 1 ke » om Mee Helbrook, A ot W dobanvon, LM Pratt, the eve. and ten im Liout M Hunt. Maren aha Miee Wilson riage, 2 ME Erwin, cold, De OS JCROER Fon CORF OOd ergbtowm te tbe rtoerage Affaire ta Washington. (Cortes jamarnce of & We mond ASTON, CR Cadden h Commeroad Treaty Tht i ented a Ben Gateden th of oirer | 27, 1856 wh Merce. retarm to popyras and the stylus | ‘nown Affaire In Mexico. OUR VERA CRUZ CORETSPONDENCE. Vena Onon, April 21, 1854. The American Privoners at @uayomar—Opening Prica’e Letters. You will have heard of the arrest of the Afty men at | Guayemas for landing Without passports. They were of | the fehowing nations: twenty native Americana, twelve naturalized citizens, eleven Germans, three Danes, and, / (fortumately for the Dalance) four British subjects. | They were brought inchains to Mazatlan, and the © United States Consul there wrote to the United States Legation at Mexico informing it that these men were under sentence to be shot. The Acting Charge de Affairs, | Mr. Cripps, and the British Minister, Mr. Doyle, addressed ajoint noteto the Dictator demanding that the men should be fairly tried and Punished properly, if they bad committed any offence. reply was that they would be properly and humanely treated; but it is said that | they are ‘chained on a ‘ship, in a hot and sickly port, and many of them must perish by disease. ‘These men landed confidently and unsrmed—or not more | srmed than Californians always are—under the impres- sion that the famous treaty (now perhaps defunct) hat | anaes the purebase of at territ Ja proof of | this they produced California papers stat the fact. | Opening of private letters stil! continues here on the | part of the authorities, No printed Spanish matter is now admitted, and the sight of a Henan is as rare as hens? teeth. i. ae Bie Paget from the lust Hargous packet b; officials, ve not turned ae ee ie ald 1 “y were thrown caemk tent | hope they agreed with the shark that ate them. They | have always disagreed with land-sharks. No American vessels in port but the steamer leaving for New Orleans early in morning. EL GRINGO. New York, May 3, 1854. How Santa Anna Intends Making Use of the $10,600,000, | TO THE EDITOR OF THH MERALD. £—Knowing that information about the ten millions of dollars and the Gadsden treaty will interest you, I toke this opportunity of stating that it will fant | into the hands of a well known ship builder in this city, ‘The egent of Senta Anna in New York—Mr. Carlos it) terfield—contiacted some time ago for two steamers { the Mesicon government, which are to be ready for roa in the latter part of this month. One is called General Iturbide, and the other General Santa Anva. You m easily ascertain whether or not this statement is true making inquiries on the subject. If the treaty had no! been ratified by the United States Senate, Santa Auni’s agent would not have been able to pay for the vosiels, and they were, in that case, to be transferred by secret contract to other parties. Yours AN :RVER OF THE GADSDEN MONEY. City Intelligence. Sr Fs or Rear Estate in New Yors.—We have carefully prepared a statement of the realestate sales in this city curing the past eight months, (says the Commercial ) It will be seen that our auctioncers in this line of busl- ness are in full feather, notwithstanding the stringency of the money market at the present time. ‘The corpo- ration limita of New York, it may be as well to state, extend from the Battery to Kingsbridge, a distance of thirteen and one-third miles, and the width is one mile and three-quarters. Of this area abont one-fifth is com- actly built upyn. By a glance at the map in Valentine’s Vanwal for 1868, ‘wo cbeerve that the vacant or upper yart of the city is traversed lengthwise by seventecn ave- nues, which are again crossed by streets numbering from one to two hundred and twenty-nine. These streets form fquares, which are surveyed for building lots of the size of twenty-five feet in width by one hundred in, depth. ‘The survey of New York was commenced in 1811 by John Randall, Jr., under the direction of Gouverneur Morris, De Witt Clinton and John Rutherford, and oceupied them ten years in its completion. The entire area was originally urchased of the Indians for $24, and it was estimated be worth, in 1862, the sum of $253,278,384. Judg- ing from the sales in this city of the real esta of the consolidated cities of Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and the town of Bushwick. a tract seven miles in length, and averaging three anda half in width, one-third of which has buildings erected upon it, we are induced to believe that the business of buying and selling landed property by auction is yet in its infancy. ‘The annexed table shows the extent of real estate sales for the cight mouths "i ling:— Amount of Sales. $279,550 673,696 444,688 206,022 1,001,829 1,888,635 2)766,149 2,349,424 Total since Ist September... 2.606 .e+. «$9,040,403 The sales of real estate by auction, as a separate and exclusive branch of business, was ‘commenced in this city in the sear 1820, by James Bleecker, under the firm of James Bicecker & fons. Anthony and T. B., the sons, now carry on and have conducted the business in a popu: lar manner since the death of their father. Among the prineipal persons at present enj in the public sales of real estate, in addition to the above, are Wm. H. Franklin & Son, James Cole & Son, E. H. Ludlow, Cole & Chilton, James ‘M. Miller, Adrian H. Muller, and Albert |. H. Nicolay. ‘Tne New Tiree DowtaR Gorn Pirces.—We y¢ day shown one of the new three dollar gold pivers, coined at the Philadelphia mint at 1 o'clock yesverday afterrcon, and brought to thia city by Mr. Ames Fisher— the first one which came into the metropolis. It is in size a fraction smaller than the five dollar pieces, bat not £0 thick. On one side isa raised wreath, formed of wheat heads, eorn husks, and the different grains, ei- blematical of the agricultural industry of the country. Within this wreath is “8 dollars, 1854.7 On the reverse side is the head of liberty, Wearing the Indian head dress of feathers, and around this head, upon a plain ground- work, reads “United States of America.” It isu neat, and will no doubt prove to be a serviceable coin. Top WEATHER AND THE TipES.—The second edition of the storm of last week was given us yesterday. In the morning the rain poured down in torrents, but held up during the middle of the day, gathering fresh energies for a renewal of the storm in the afternoon. The wind almost boxed the ee blowing between morning and night from every point between southeast and north- west. The vast amount of rain that has fallen has swollen our rivers to near the level of the piers, creat- ing one continual flow to the sea, with scarcely any flood tide. The water in the bay even to the Narrows, is as fresh as the Croton itself, showing a preponderance of the freshets and rains over the salt waves of the ocean. Past the hour of last midnight, the pavements continued to sound beneath the descending flood. Fimes—The ringing of the bells last evening, at about 8 o’clock, was for a fire at No. 31 Cedar street. The fire originated in a eegar store, in the toird story, and was ex- tinguished with trifling damage. Vesexis Neanty Swaxrep.—The steamtug Ocean, Gr Fountain, fell in with the Brooklyn lighter Citizen and a canal boat, full of water, and abandoned, in the lower La yesterday morning; too: them in tow and brought them to the Atlantic Docks, Brooklyn. Anniversaries for May. The following list comprises the varioas societies which are to hold their anniversaries in this city during the present month :— ‘TacRePAY, May 4th, 12 M.—New York Magdalen So- ciety, at the Asylum in Yorkville. Addresses by Rev. Dr. ‘Tyng, and Rey. M.L. Scudder. Frivay, May 5.—Union Missionary mecting in the evening, at the Broadway Tabernacle. : orelock ‘ester- Suxpay, May 7.—American Female Guardian at the Mercer street Presbyterian Church, at 74g 0’clo: Addresses by Rev. Mr. and others. Moxpay, May 8, 735 P. M.—American Seamen's Friend Society, at the Broadway Tabernacle. May &th.—Institute for the Blind, at the Tabernacle, Sono, May” 8.—Anni f Union Theol loNDAY, iy 8.—Annive: of Union Theological Seminary, Mercer street ‘Churehrat 7 P.M. re TUESDAY, May 9, 103g A. M.—American Forei and Christian Union, at the Broadway Tabernacle. Addresses by Rey. Dr. Green, President of Hampden Sidney Col- “< Rey. Mr. Kirk, Rev. Dr. Bethune, and Rev. Dr. ui TUESDAY, May ©.—Anniversary of the American Sun- day School Union. YSDAY, May 9.—New York Colonization Society, in the Dutch’ Reformed Church in Lafayette place, ai ‘744 o'clock. Addresses from R. R. Gurley, Rev. Mr. Peter- sop, lately from Africa, and others. Wepxmepay, May 10.—American Tract Society, at the Tabernacle, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Addresses b Dr. Duff; Rev. Mr. Oncken, of Germany; Rev. Dr. Green, President of the Hampden Sydney Celiege, ad Rey. Dr. Breoke, of Baltimore. Wepxrspay, May 10.—Ameriean Home Missionary So- ciety, at 734 o'clock, P. M., in the Mercer streot Prosby terian Chureb. Wrpxrenay, May 10.—Anniversary of American Anti- Slavery Society, Mr. Chapin’s Church, Brondway. Wenxtepay, May 10,—Anniversary (1st) of American Congregational Union, in Brooklyn, Wepxeepay, May 10.—American and Foreign Anti- Slavery Sociely, at the Broadway Tabernacle, at 734 P.M. ‘Warazvay, May 10.—Five Points House of Industry, in the Broadway ‘iabernacle, at 8 o'clock P. M. Tuvrspay, May 11.—American Bible Society, in the away Tuberpacle, at 10 o’clock A. M. Business mect- t the Bible House at 9 A. M. eame day; after which ety and its friends will take carriages for the Tabernacle. Annual sermon, Sunday, 7th instant, at 714 o'clock, in Rev. Dr. Alexander's church. Fripay, May 12.—American of Commissioners for Forcign Missions, in the Tabernacle, at 10 o’clock A. . Addresses from several returned missionaries and others. Fripay, May 12.—New York Anti Slavery Society, in the Tabernacle, at 75 P. M. Suxpay, May 14.—American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews. in the Duteb Reformed Church, Lafayette place, at 73¢ P. M.. Address by Rev. John For- syth, of Newburg. ss — May.—American Temperance Union. The various Baptist societies hold their anniversaries this year in Philadelphia. A Union ogtnnt meeting will be held next Friday evening, at 744 o'clock, in the Tabernacle. Address by Rev. Dector Dui, Tickets may be had at tho places designated in the advertisement. Police Intelligence, A Charge of False Pretences.—A man named Aris- tides Brrard was arrested yesterday by officer Gordon, of the Sixth ward, charged with obtaining 2 watch move- mentend some silver, from Abraham Posner, of No. 448 Grend street, by representing he was a watch case mater, residing at No. 68 White street, which turned out to be wntrue, as he never had resided there; and on the representation the watch and silver were en- trosted to him, bat he never returned with the sal weeks elapred, and yesterday the officer suc- ceeded in teking him into custody. Justice Osborn re- quired him to tind bail, in default of which he was com- well made and en Court of General Sessions. Before bis Honor Judge Beebee. Pirrt Degree John Wallis, 9 seaman, Pab tn the Piret john Wallis, a My: wae fh on thy owe cberge, in having, it was alleged, Lrecked dewn John Tevstey and stealing a watch and chain valued at 5. who was int ted at the time eq! Counte frit Bills —G hoo? hms 4 pord character having been proved b; Mie fenats from Derishne emu Pia, ao here ong strong yroef of t under the Court, tendered Fret nee ie <a SENTENCED. Borelary in the Third Degree.—James Galor, indicted for worry be tee ees degree, by advice of his counsel offence of in the: pleeded guilty to the lesser burglary third "ake Court his plea, and sentenced confinement in the him to three years and four months colored individ aded guilty _— rentenced’ toe sil lel ¢ prison. —A mon named Edward Geetcher, f ian aviation forthe ofles of M hho q yopers are before was ar- and pleaded not | charge of grand larceny, guilty. His cove was set down for ‘trial on Thursday, Coart Calendar—This Day. ‘Usrep States Diermicr CourT—69, 31, 64, 32, 82, 33 to 87. , fcr Covnt—(Two branches)—Nos. 106, 146, 76, 1,154, 112, 83 {oor's0 300 Bon, fay? 290° 660; 24, 7360, 788, 740, 752, 754, 208, 196, 60, 764, 760, 768, 772, 776, 773, 782, 675. = ul | aah Mestlraat gig = 008, 615, ‘oMwen Pr Par—( Part Secon 08. ] G60, C62 to 670, «BT. per v4 § that better part, ciple-=the Root. When pitts wins how the forest down, nd burl t sir, We Mttlo heod the telapeet'a frow ; ells and joys to see a i9 heiae, around Leaving pretonce and tinge! For sumethivg real » From yeor te veur sue The homare bs er, + found Por rhe, 4 orshipper. | ahted. In him an ardent w Henceforth she shares a double throne; io,nelaces will own heraway— or ‘vermore the chosen ono— er consecrate to-day: and ton; lome, by Root. im Gallery is at No, free, 4 Fair Premiu 263 Broadway, cornce of Franklin street. 0} pen free, evening. Dagucrreotypes, crayons, crystatot Peete ry! yes ant stereoscopes taken in any weather. ¢ World of Fashion, pnd promised faultless by " tablish style of bate laughs ment, 083 Broadway, At Brady’s Galle: 205 Broadway, corner of Fulton street, pstnien tea sow aeianinee for fifty conte and ene della ud iufinitely better pictures than are mad ie eleowhere at th rates.” The finest collection of histo vical portraits iv th: pst are for exhipition at Brady’ é in gallerior, 250 and 205 Broadway. The pri: i) arded in Londen, iu 181, and at the Crystal ew York, forthe best daguerreotypes to M. B, guerreotypes. Professor Reese & Co., the only original 23. daguerreotype takers, 2°0 Broadway, have completed their latest improvements in mactiner: and now offer the people fret class daguerre Hy 12)g conte, the size conte. Pianos.—T, Gilbert & Co.’s World’s Falr feet janos, with or without the wolen, with iron mies and efreular scales; Horace Waters’ pianos, with di onal scales and goid steings; 's piano: (er the old. firm of Hallet & Co vied to all e Feputaion of the uume); Gilbert's boudelr pianos; wl alo and retail, at prices low aa at the factory. ine pianor Faent Secone band pianos at great barcaine, from $90 to . HOLSCK WATERS’ Pianos 333 Broadway. N. B—To acecuanodate some purchasers, monthly pay- ments take: Secondhand Pianos at Great for $30; ove for "$40; uve for $60; one for $75; one far $1: one for $115, te. & 0, one of T, Gilbert a 00.8 an pianos, seven octaves, carved loge, fret deak, and Fy ‘ehtel rill be Pant ry, low. sia ti J HORACE WATERS, 32 Broxbwa Kelotcons.—Gvodinan and Baidwio’: argam. or double t avlebrated molode of tome these two only oner toed in the eq sil other stylee the factorics. Tickets of Aduiission to the Crystal Palace to be had of Mr. BORACE WATERS, 253 Th person parchasing one dvilar’s worth of + piteepted with any 26 from his catalocue, which is one of thet lected in the city,’ Tickcts 25 conts eneli. Albert H. Nicolay holds his byt ne “48 — Sond RS at Et the Merchants’ Kzchange. his advertisement in another colummy bat Jewelry, Bracciets, Brooches, Ear-rin; chatelaines, rtuds, buttons, seals, charms, lockets, poor rivgs, chains, dc, dc. Mosaic ‘and lave ear-riny brood Jet, cornelian, ngate d hair bracelets, &c.. at 0: TOWNSENDS, 527 Broadwa; der the §t Nicholas Hotel. Now Reedy, an Extensive nt of i lotbing, of the best mate- eaaie wpe a srtcomsiy Ine oes, antecd. "El " thing Emporium, 106 Fuiton street, Great Bargains from Auction.—20,000 paire Jaceand muslin eurtaing, cold much lower than importing 8: nsparent shades, ang- Slt corni ko, W. , Seton anhetaseee re A New Pianet has been Discovered Mars and Jupiter.—The fae has _— tise to quiries and 5) lation. One of the questions is whether | any individual in the pew orb can make such #! as are manufactured Ly GREEN, No. 1 Astor House, and if so, whether ke eends them home as punctually. tar Semi- lock, 124 o'el cf many en- Palace Opening.—Notice to Visiterse. | =D: ell, and to a for s Lttle money, nine DRUMGOLD' & PROCH, 13) Fulton street, “eir stock 12 superior to the goncrality of ready made clothing sold. This store will be open from 6A. M. till 8 PM, F Removal.—Paper wholesale and fetal, at 257 Droudway-— Thos Fag ateot Thos, Fare 6 Pearl street, and formerly of Paros & Pays, 379 seal Seeds telat tal “hos Wale NEY, 5 Broatway, opposite City Hall. | 420,000, Yards Engiish Medabiton Velvets, ne roost re Habvwilt be sold ‘ac wonderfully lew Tyee, at lt aM ANDERSON'S ten 6) salesrooms, wery. Buy- ers will pleace exam! Wonderful Reduction in Prices of Carpets! —HIRAM ANDERSON, No. 99 Bowery, is rolling Englich ete at lis. 14s. and 1os., tapestry at Os. On ils. and Ils, a as 3a, 44, 58. 68, aud Te., oil clot | a 6d. 3a, de. Se a wido, gold window shale: ‘nglish oil cloth, eight yarde sd ritie easpete, vay ene Office of the National Fire Insurance Com= pany, No. 52 Wai! ctrect, New York, May 2, 1854 —A A semi annoal dividend of ton per cont has thie day been declared by the board of directors, payable on after Thursdoy, the ilth inst. The transfer book will be cloesd until that date. W.C. KELLOGG, Beoretary. Sewing Machines..We not only Make and best sowing machines, but we own tho old. eral of thé most important seveng Dave commence’ ofensive operations wioe, ond will demonet ‘them ami to : Fowswing machine worth using can be-made without in fringing upon ovr exelucive rights, and that our figlts oan- not be violated with ftapunity. ‘Tho sewlbe machines abut Which there ja No controversy are the improved eiagle Thrended tactine, softy unr TNGEN &CO., 223 Broadway, €autlo wine Machines.The most relly Grover, owe, American agree Bey Sewing Machine Company, Ne J. W. Boon, \. tiunt, Boston, Mase; Worcester, M: y sm, W Hood, Battell & Co. sro, Wooltredge, Koono and Moore. an A ger a Tisonse 4 ‘ a. BLA: Patenter of the original sewia nine, street, boston, and 45 Broadw New ‘ork. Broadway Merchants’ Billierd Rooms, 313 Ccntlemen can amuse thomeclves day and evening at the hotle game of Lillinrds, |The bert abtantion Is patd fo theiy comfort at the above name BS: Peopewvors, KIVFITH & DI Piated Ware—Consistii of Castors, Calc barkets, coffee urn ae Cyt vi , sugar basins ° a ¥ aitk. 199,000 having) youre provos that iss ad | ‘oportion os it rk place, role agonte 140 Regent street, 94 1d 75 Cheaps: Elegant French and India W ane vieiti engraved and printed in tho lates: style falls Rat ac eaten ty 1o