The New York Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. samns Seno one: ‘QvFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STE. VWelume XIX.. Hew York, Saturday, May 6, 1854. Malls for Europe. zOROPE. WME Wew YORK BEEALD—EDITION rOR The U.S. mail steamship Union, Captain Adams, will Jeave thiv port to-day at 12 o’clock, for Liverpool. | The European mails wit! close io thin city at ‘half-past ten o’clock in the mornmg. ‘he Wasxry Hanar, (printed in French ané Roglish,) ‘wo droop, owing to the seagcity 2f breadstaifs. Ships | first occasion on for Liverpool found it difficult to engage freights except at verylow rates. "Yo flour was offering, while only about 10,000 beshels of corn were en- | gaged on private terms, supposed to be at a fraction under 6d. There was & gw64 demand for deal freights from the Canadian provinces to English ports—two | yessels were taken wp yesterday to load at Bis, (river St. Lawrenge,) for London at £7 5s. The Witchcraft, for Qelifernia, was filled, leaving eny seven ships, (all diippers,) for San Francisco,*in- cluding the new <lipper ship Ocean Telegraph. The Un ted Stav:s Senate yesterday, after am in- effectual attempt'to suspend the niles, proceeded to the consideration of private bills. Twenty-two bills awere passed, including that to pay for tobecco de- will be published at hal/-past nine o'clock, Single copies, | stoyed In Maryland by the British ; tweaty-four We wroppers, sixpence. Subscriptions and s/vertisements for any sfition of the www York FLenay will be received at the following places im Europe — Lavexroor. John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Lexpow.. wards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Wm. Tuomas & Co., No. 19 €éiherine street. Pams......Livingston, Wells & Co. 8'Plase de Is Bourse. The News. The arrivalof the Africa puts rs in possession of a number of *vague rumors and speculations, found- ‘ea on the movements of diplomatic and royal per- nonages, but of few facts having a decisive bearing | ‘on ‘he progress and prospects6f the war. Ansther attempt at mediation, on the part of the King of Prussia; is spoken of, and the statement wears an air of probability, from the fact that the Count de Hatzfeldt had an interview with Louis Napoleon on ‘the 19th, in which he presented an autograph letter * to the Emperor from his master, The departare of the Duke of Cambridge for’ Vienna, instead of his taking the direct route for his destination, by Mar- seilles, had created a favorcble impression on the Paris Bourse; but it is probable that his visit had no more important object than that assigned to it, namety: to present a letter of congratulation from to the Emperor. iy arrival we have received the text of the treaty of alliance between England and France hich has just been ratified in London, and which eorrespouds in all important particulars with the description forwarded to us by the previous steamer by our Paris correspondent. As far as words go this instrument seems to promise the continuance of | ® good understanding between the two governments; but a lengthened occupation of the Ottoman territo- ies will open up new chjectsto their ambition,and the “direct interests of England in connection with Egypt | will in all probability eventually render it somuch waste paper. It is also announced that the treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, which was ne- gotiating between Austria and Prussia, was signed at Berlin on the 20th. We ave not, however, as yet im possession of its details. Notwithstanding the Jast protocol signed by the four Powers, and the treaty which binds Austria ar 1 Prussia te 2 common course of action, considerable uneasiness seems still to be felt both in Paris and London as to the sinceri- ty of purpose that animates those governments. ‘The progress of eventswwill akone decide their course. We copy from the St. Petorsburg Gazette two documents that will be xcad with interest—the one 4 vindication of Russian, policy in the East, and the other the Czar’s explanation,4 for as such it may bo Tegarded,) of the secre’ coxr?spondence with the British Court, respecting he qondition and heritage of “the sick man.” In another part of our gaper will also be found an article from the London Gip'v, (ministerial pa- per,) on the rights of neutralg,dr which the writer makes the slight, but no doubtjjrtentional, mistake of putting forward the New, York Chamber of Com- merce as the representative of the opinions of the American people on this question. The conduct ef this body in taking a purely commercial—and cov- sequently narrow—view of it, and,in abandoning the really vital principle at stake, docs not entitle them ‘ such a distinction. The spectaci» of the first Rus- aan prize towed into an English part was presented to the good people of Portsmouth,on the 21st, and Shrew them Jn? of attend” G0 tona, eden with salt. From,the Danube theve is nothing «” importance. A report by Omer Pasha gives a somewhat differ- ent version of the detailo of the parsage of the Danube. by. the Russians faom that published in the official organ of the Czar. In the Baltic the squa’ron uncer ¥ir Charles Napier has wade a good many prizes amongst Russian merchentmen, but 29 collision hes as yet taken place with any portion of the fleet. diness on the pert of the tire-esting old Cor-modore is explained by.a report which he has addressed to , the Admiralty, in which he confrms the logal diffi- culties that it anticipated he would lave te con- tend with in the Beitic. The French Baltic g aad- ron has sailed from Brest for its destinaton. It is affirmed, bat the statement wants confiyna- tion, that Denmark, Swedeny an’ Norway have executed a2 treaty with Russia, biné’ng themselves not to permit more thon four ships te enter at ene? any of their harbors. The news from Spainin connection with Cuba is of great importance. We refer to it at iength in an editorial article. Another illustration of the financial shifts to |; which the European goveraments engaged in the | present struggle will be driven, by the hegvy drain on their resources, occasioned by the extensive scale of the armaments which they have been com- pelled to set on foot, has just been presented in a quarter where it was least expected. Notwith- standing Mr. Gladstone's recent confident staten in the British Parliament of the sufficiency of the | financis! measures which he then proposed to meet the present exigencies of the war expenditure, he has deemed it necessary to resort other expedi- ent to provide against contingen ,» Which, we presume, lie subsequent experience has shown him are near at hand. ‘An official notification from the Treasury announces the issue of three separate sories of exchequer bonds, amounting altogether to $30,006,000, and terminable respective- ly on the Sth of M 98, Sth of May 1959, and, 8th of May, i860. a will be understood to be but subscribers will be al- aying money in lieu of exche- quer bille upon paying one ehilligg for every £100 80 paid in money. . The explanation of this measure isto be found in the fact that, owing to the Con- tinentel demand, a heavy drain is taking place in the bullion of the Bank of England, the decrease for the week ending April 15 amounting to no less than £629,729. If this progresses in the same ratio it is evident that without some extraneous aid, such as is Now propo-ed, the resources of the Bank would be in- sufficient to meet the temporary requirements of the government; and asa measure of precaution it reflects credit on the Chancellor's foresight. As this issue will, from its action on the money market, assume some- what the character of a government loan, Mr, Gladstone has pradently chosen a period for its emission when the popularity of the war will ron- der it easy of operation. It is not presumable that his recent calculations have been founded on ench incorrect data as to leave him in any present wont of funds; but the events of the next few month might possibly place him in that position, and ft is better to be prepared for such a c ontingency than to be compelled to appeal for assistance at a time when unexpected reverses and calamities might ‘were postponed; four House bills were rejected, and seventeen remain not acted on. The Senate ad- journed til Monday. » the consideration of the bill creating’ the office of tual settlers, the question being the niction to. strike | out the proviso providing that the benefits, of the bill shat! not extend to polygamists in that '‘seautiful ‘Territory. It was urged on the one hand that poly- gamy is a purely religious matter, end corsequently that Congress has no power to pass a faw on the + while on the other hand it wes contended that it isin the same category of crime as ether peatitontiary offences, and that if Congr ess has power to legislate on the one it may also legisla se on the other: After much discussion the bilbwas lid aside, with the recommendation that itdo not pass. The bill ng the people of Sregon to frame a itution and to admitéthe Territory into‘the Union as a State was then taken up. Mr. bane st.ted that Oregon now contsins between sixty and seventy thousand pepulatien--more than either Florida or Mlinois haé wher admitted to the Union. A sugyrestion that, en atevunt of the importance vof the matter, it be postponed, was concurred in. ‘An atausing scene wecurred in the House after the cadjousnment was:eanounerd, which will be found evaplaically described under the telegraphichhead, The whole of the third day of the trial ef Major Wyse was consumed in the examination of witness for { he defence, in the course of which a great deal of ineportant information was elicited in relation to the quality of vessels employed by the government as transports. One ofthe witnesses, speaking of the Falcon, said thet the San Francisco, in 4 storm, was a perfect palace to-hcr, and all agreed in stating that, her reputation among nautical men was bad. subje ‘The House, in Committee ef the Whole, resvamed | Surveyor-General in Utah and granting lands to ac- | needed by his country, we find him creating a | rumpus out of which it is hardly possible that any good can ‘come. An adroit diplomatist, -rtainment—traced, ‘dealing with eo simple a case as that of the | (¢-and and com'e,) and ballet. The proprietor has always posed to such incapable | @ndeavored to make the public comfortable, and he has ne ee of Spain, | deen du'y rewarded by the public. There is no theatre | antagonists ag the present Ministry might easy have succeeded in effecting a satis- factory settlement of the difficulty. It may yet be failed; the negotiation at great disadvantage, and tha that disadvantage arose mainly from his own defects of character. ‘bat it is certain that he has commenced Im the second place, we can no longer doubt, } desired to atill further merit the confidence of the pubiic; from’the language of the decrees recently pro- miiigated in reference to the condition of the tlaves in Cuba, that British inffuence is once ‘more paramount in Spain. It will be remem- ‘bezed that shortly after the declaration of war by France and England, some sert of applica- \-tion was made to Spain for an expression of jractive or passive sympathy with their cause. “The reply was not considered satisfactory by the British government; and a retort, {hrowing in the teeth of Spain thé voluntary proffer of British and French protection for Cuba, ap- peared in the British journals, The Spanish premier Sartorius is probably anxious to-re- move the unpleasant feeling to which this occurrence may have given rise, and has accordingly adopted a scheme whose pa- ternity is considered to belong to Lord Howden. On the face of it, it seems te be nothing more than a fresh guarantee for “ihe suppression of the slave trade. Spain requires, that all the slaves in the island shall be x¢g1s- tered, and refuses a register to any negro freshly imported from Africa. She deelares that after a certain date all the negroes ‘found on the island without registers shall be free. At the same time, in order to prevent the sud- den decrease of the slave population, provi- sions are inserted in the decrees for the pur- pose of encouraging negro marriages. Of these enactments the last is the most important. If it were sincere, the others would mean nothing new. Unfortunately no one who is conversant ‘which his services were really | Niblo’s @arden—The Recent t | ture comforts dispensed in the elegant saloons during the Improvements. Niblo’s Garden has always been one of the most popu- lar places of amusement in New York city. The pabite have *'nere been rogaled with every species of theatrical env, ly, comedy, farce,vaudeville, opera, | \ | in the United States so popular with all classes az Niblo’s; | ‘and in the summer months, generally the most disastrous season for the staze, Mr. Niblo has reaped his richest har- to say that M. Soulé ‘kas | yest, ‘The light, pleasant entertaimnen's, the cool, | fhe breezy promenades, the spacious lobbies, the many crea- | entre-actse—all these have been duly appreciated by the New York:public. Mr. Niblo, however, was not satisfied with all this. He and after Maretzek’s opera season, which closed some ‘six months since, he commenced the work of remodel- ling and re-decorating his establishment. During the pro- gross of the work we have frequently alluded to it, and yesterday one of the HERALD reporters was detailed to make a critical survey of the establishment in ita pre- sent condition, and as it will appear to the public next Coroners’ Inquests. SUPPOSED MUBDER OF A FEMALE BY BER HUSBAND. ‘We published yesterday, the death of Rose Williams, at No. 68 Duane strect, who was supponed to have com- mitted suicide by taking poison. It now turns out to be ‘a supposed case of murder. The poison is said to have deen administered to her by her husband, Andrew Wil- liams, a seaman belonging to a California vessel, lying at pier No. 6, North river. paint aap: reg ; but on jus rumor tobedt on invest; hat Cn Here b cnep aoe akc mortem examination be made, and the contents of a for several year ths 1 and he left pg ae then 0 Se cent againgt him for abandon- By Mier to sins pores ioraria” her apne Recently ma returned from a sea vo; support. Recently Williams and called upon his wife, exhibiting a dis up with her. OnSaturday, a week ago, she went on board the ship, by invitation, to see him. there complaln- ed of being unwell. He advised her to take some medi. cine, and prepared some for her to take. She took it, and soon after was taken with violent vomiting. She went Monday evening. His report is given as follows:— The main improvement in this heretofore commodious theatre, is in the extension of public accommodation. Since ite close the whole interior has been remodelled. ‘The upper boxes—decidedly the best part of the house for ocular and auricular purposes—have been so far ex- tended that one thousand persons may be comfortably seated, in addition to the number heretofore accommo- dated. Around these boxes have been erected ten pri- ‘vate boxes, for the accommodation of families and paz ties. Anew proscenium has also beenerected. From the base, on each side, rises a light arch, enclosing a pri- vate box; on each site stands a life-size figure, Cary tide, supporting a pediment on which repose two Cupidons in true relief; above the pediment, an- other private box; above, a richly mount#l cor- nice, from which rises the main arch of the prosce- nivm, having a space of fifty-four feet front. The pro- seenium decorations are magnificently gotten up. An entirely new ceiling and dome have been erected, and decorated al fresco, alternate panel and medallion work. ‘The walls are also panclled from the floor to the ceiling, between lofty arches, embellished in gold and scroll work. Thecimensions of the house haye been so much in- creased by the addition of a new tier of upper boxes, thet thirty-two hundred persons can now be accommodate with seats. Thirty-six orchestra seats have also been added to the parquet, and, from the survey of the es- tablishment, it seems that every merit which Mr. Niblo claims for it has been fully established. It has the most perfect acoustic qualities, and a full and perfect view of the stage from every part of the house; third, thorough ventilation; fourth, solidity and strength in every part with the tenor of British policy in relation to | of the building; fifth, casy ingresS\nd egress for the au- slavery can suppose for an instant thet any | dience, and comfortable seats for them while they remain in the house. We publish elsewhere e report of the missionary | British ministry would assume the paternity of This tar- | amecting held last evening at the Tabernacle. Every seat was occupied—there was not even standing room in the aisles, From the crowded state of our columns we are only able to give a very brief ab- stract of the elequent.2dJress delivered by the Rev- Dr. Duff on the occasion. The Board of Aldermen transacted a vast amount of routine business'last-evening. A very lengthy report in favor of the :extension of Albany street through Trinity Churebyard was presented and ordered to be printed." Three hundred dollars were received for the friends of the sufferers by the late calamitous fire in Broadway. A motion was made | 10 appoint a reporter to report the debates, but was Jaid on the table, as was also a resolution directing the Comptroller to advertise for contracts for puis lishing the official proceedings and advertisements, and specifications for building a new City Hall was daid on the table until Moméay. Several suspensions aud twoexpulsions from the Fire Department were reported and adopted. \ The Board of Councilmen met last evening, but noibing of interest or impertance transpired. Jt being Friday night, under tie rulesall reports were ordered to a third reading thet required an expen- diture of money. Consequently nothing new came up. Towards the close of ,the sitting the Bord wen. iuto the Commitéee of the Whole, whep a number of reports were adopted. Th tea third tading, to take place on Friday next. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday after- noon, but adjourned after & very short session. A peamble and resolution were intretuced by the Suv pervisor ofthe Seventeenth, app ng @ committee of three to visit the county jail, with a view of in- 3 the premises, and to repoyt he same to the Board otan early day. The Coroner was yesterday called upon to hold an imquest on the body of Rose Wiliams, whose death ts said to have been caused byser husband giving Ler poisen. It is avery curiqns case. We £ ut of the rumored facts unter the ap- propriate head elsewhere. The of Mrs.#layes was postponed yesterday until Monday morning, in consequence of ihe serious indisposition of the prisoner. Tn the case of the Waited States agains! Mr. Col- lier, late Collector at $1n Francisco, the jury retarn- ed a special verdict, by consent of both parties, sub- ject to the opinion of the Court. In the United States Commissioners’ Courts, John S. Vem was | committed for tialon a charge of murder,gn the , high seas, and Chas. Hamilton was committed on a charge of stabbing the captain of the ship Ogvego. feveral bills of indictment were rendered by the Grand Jury yesterday in the United States Circu't Court. ‘She steamship Clespatra, from Liverpool, arrived at Portland, Maine, yesterday. She had very bad weather on the passage, end experienced considera- ble damage. On the 20th ult. the Cleopatra took | off the captain and crew of the British bark Bellona, | from Cerdiff for Quebec, she having been completely } disabled in a heavy gale. | John Hendrickson was executed at Albany yes- terday, for the murder of his wife. An account of the proceedings may be found elsewhere. acc Progress of the Black Wartlor Negetintion= ‘Tromble in Spel Mr. Sou ttentions to the Queen of Spain do not seem to have been of much use to bim. Our last aceounts from Madrid not only contra- dict the story thet the Black rrior difficulty had been setiled, bnt repr the negotiation as weoring a very threatening aspect. Mr. Soulé’s demands, we are told, were of such a character that the ish Ministry govid not in honor agree to them; and the first chock seems to have roused all the impetuosity of our What were the precise age he used, mation, though Minister’s character, mensures he took, or what the la we have yet to learn; our infor derived from a rource usually re’ able. is oaly of a vague and general character, and we mus} nounce a formal opinion on his conduct. There are two points, however, on which we are now enabl€d to speak with certainty. We know in the first place that the Spanish Court is not disposed to be one whit better disposed towards us now, than it has been in former times, All the expectations which were based on the superior ability for which Mr. Soulé was given credit have been disappointed. The opinion we formed at the time of his appoint- ment has in evexy material point been entirely have damped the popular enthusiasm and produced | Justified. His career at Madrid bas been pro- a depressing influence on the money market. The markets fof breadstuffs and provisions con- tinued firm, but cotton was subject to slight fluc tuations. The foreign news had no effect of moment on our flour market yesterday. Qwing to the light stock and a good home demand, prices continued to rule above the limits of foreign orders, even at the advance bronght by the Africa. Prime white wheat ‘was scarce, and held entirely out of the reach of or- ders for shipment. Indian corn was one cont per bushel dearer; round nerthorn yellow brought 90c.; axye was also higher; cotton wag dull and incline cisely what might have been anticipated from his antecedents, He has contrived to make a noise in the world, and to obtain notoriety for his name by a duel with a noble foreigner. He has allowed himself to be gently chided for his gallantry to that paragon of women, Queen Isabella. He has done and said enough to make those who knew him twenty years ago in Paris congratulate him on his personal suc- cess in life. But he has done nothing more. Ilis vanity and ambition satisfied, he seems to ‘ave considered his task complete ; gnd on the A resolution directing an advertisement for plans | wait for further advices before we can pro- | port of the anniversary meeting of the Mag- a measure designed to facilitate the increase of slavery in Cuba, The provisions ‘respecting slave marriages were obviously a mere blind, inserted to conceal the real purpose of the de- crees. Even were they intended to he: really carried inte effect, it is quite obvieus that nothing is further beyond the reach of legisla- tion than the object they apparently seek, ° It has been proved over and over again that no such laws can operate to swell the ordinary in- crease of any race. Setting this provision aside, therefore, as in- sincere and unreal, the others are revealed in the light of disguised measures of abolition. It is quite clear that in many cases slaves.will not | be registered: and equally so that.as the | British authorities in the island are sure to have a hand in the execution of the decrees, a large number of slaves will be emancipated, under their operation, through the neglect of their owners or some fraud of their own. By this means the long cherished object of the British government will be attained, and a large free negro population settled in Coba. It remains xfer us to meet these schemes in the mauner . they deserve. a2ak Spire Rappers as Errpewic Menta. That learned body, the American Association, of, Seence, have made a great discovery which throws a perfect flood of light upon the hitherto mysterious spirit repping phenomena. Accord- ing to these learned pundits, the delusion is an «epidemi, governed by the same natural laws as the cholera, yellow fever, or any other disease of ihe sore nature, which is extended by con- tagion ors peculiar combination of atmospheric gages. New, we are obliged to the Thebans who Jately.oat in the convention at Washington, even for thie hypothesis; but we are sorry to ce that they have, as usual, merely laid down a series of prepositions wholly unsupported by tangible proofs, and that again following out their time-honored custom, they have been satis- Jed with doing. their best to frighten the people into comsulsions, without making any arrange- ments to hring, them out again. We would respectfully inquire of the scien- tifle savans why they do not suggest a remedy for the “epidemic? Learned physici when they deseribe cholera as an epidemic, give us areason and a remedy, and so with similar matters. Now,let the Professors put their heads together, and give us a remedy for the spirit rapping epidemic. Jndge Edmonds would doubtless give himself up asa subject for ex- periment; and by a course ef fumigation, cold bathing, bead shaving, Ac. e., what wonderful results might ensue ! We commend this subjeet to the attention of those “spiritual” leaders who bave a small modicum of sense remaining, and suggest a com- mittee of conference with the philosophers of the Sejentifie Convention. Let us have some “quick drug” for the “ rappers.” May Awyntversartes.-- These anniversaries are usually celebrated early in May, and the public look forward to such oceasions for a fair representation of their present condition, their past usefulness, ard their future prospects for doing good. It is but natural and proper that | the supporters of charitable institutions should | know how their money is expended. Now, it is | impossible for all who are {nterested in these societies to be personally present at their anni- | versaries, and the duty, therefore, devolves upon the managers or directors to afford the | information required, throngh the medium of the press. Qn this ground we must ask why a dalen Society has not been allowed to be made public ? American Bible Society. The regular meeting of the Board of Managers was held on Tbursday, the 4th instant, Hon. Luther Bradieh in the chair, assisted by Dr. Thomas Cock, Hon. J. Bruyn Hasbrouck, Penjamin I. Swan, and Francis Hall, Five new auxiliaries were recognized—one in each of the States of Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Ohio, and Wis- consin. Letiors were received from Rev, Crew Wing Mission, Minnesota, in Testament; from the Rev. J. i. Ri Pore Mission; from the Rev. A. G. Mal Portuguese, formerly rniesionary in Teneriffo, in relation toa Por- tuguese and English New Testament; from the Rev. Dr. in regard to the extensive use 07 the Apocra- sin Germany; from the Rey. J. R. Roberts, in merly religious teacher of Tai Ping Wang, the giving some account of the religious move- meng in that country, and from Rev. Dr. Bridgeman, of shanghoe, in regord to the progress of the translation of the Seriptores into Chinese, and suggesting the publica- lion, in successive portions, of one million Bibles for that country. Grants of books were made to the Methodist Mission- ary Society; for the German mission at Elizabethtown, Sherman Hall, of the Intion to the Ojibwa of the Lac-qui- | bie as Adele, :f we except a shght affectation in delivery, To these we add another pleasant feature—a strict regard to the highest principles of art and beauty. The decorations of the ceiling, the walls, the fronts of the boxes, the proscenium, the private boxes, being all in the richest style and the most perfect taste. Mr. Joseph Allegri has painted a new act-drop, which will, we think, secure the admiration of artists and ama- teurs, A rich crimson drapery being raised in heavy fes- toons, discloses a pure white curtain fringed with gold; in the centre of this curtain isa tableauz—‘‘ American Progress.”? In the centre is Liberty, supported by Art and Industry, On the right we behold Commerce re- warded by abundance and prosperity in the sunlight of Freedom. Agriculture and Horticulture display the earth’s products, and near them we see the arts of Music, Sculpture, and Painting The Genius of mechanic skill is seen surrounded by industrial implements, anda model of a steamship bearing the name of Fulton, typifies naval architecture. Such ia a brief description of Niblo’s theatre as it is. ‘The alterations have been as thorough as ifva new thea- tre was to have been erected, and the expenses have already reached twenty-five thousand dollars. The public will have an opportunity to judge for itself, as the thea- home, and on Wednesday evening following he called at the house to see her. She still complatned of being sick. He then told her she must take somo more medicine, and, if she would consent, he would give her a new silk dress a mantilla and bonnet. She consented, after a good deal of persuasion, to take it. He then sent Mra, Campbell, the landlady, to the grocery store for some port wine, | and during her absence Williams took from his pocket & paper containing a Ped re? which he mixed up ins cup, and just as he ad finished doing so Mrs. Campbell re- turned. ‘The deceasnd somewhat demurred w medicine was offered her to drink, but, on the assurance made by him that it would do her good, she drank it down. Shortly after Williams kissed his wife, and left the house; he had left but a little while when the deceased was seized again with violent vomiting; s: cion now ©: ved that the medicine given to her must have been poison, and medical assistance was procured tho deceased said the medicine given to her by her husband had a gritty taste, and so stated in the prezeace of her husband, who remarked that it had not; the grit- ty taste came from the sugar, which he had put into th medicine; she continued to vomit and became worse un- til she died,at 3 o'clock the following morning. The above story was told to the Coroner as facts, but how far they will be corroborated by affidavits on the inquest, remains tobe seen. However, on the suspicion, officer Mahan, of the Sixth ward police, arrested Williams, who was de- ained in prison to await the result of the inquest. FATAL LEAP OUT OF A WINDOW. ” Coroner Hilton yesterday ‘held an inquest at the New York Hospital on the body of Hugh Kelly, aged treat, - three years, a native of England, who came io bis death by jumping out of a third story window, falling on the vement, causing an injury which resulted in death. The deceased, it seems, was under the influence of liquor, and wanted that day to goon board of a ship. His friends refused to permit him, and for the purpose of keeping him safely, locked him up in the attic room, the window of which being open, the deceased sprang out, and thero- by caused his death. Policeman Maguire, of the Fourth ward, heard the deceased fall, and picked him up and conveyed him to the hospital. The jury rendered the following verdict :—“'That deceased came to his death by a fracture of, the skull, from jumping out of « third story window during a ft of temporary insanity pro- duced by intemperance.” Police Intelligence. Obtaining a Check by False Pretences.—Yesterday officer Devoe, of the Chief's office, arrested a man named Henry G. Heartt, charged with obtaining a check for $650, from Robert McCerren, of No. 35 Wall street, by representing, as Seog that he was the agent of Hargous & Co. It seems, by the affidavit of Mr. McCerren, that the accused came io him on the 19th of ‘April last; and represented that he had that day to make a payment of $2,300 or $2,500, ana that, as it was then near three o’clock, and not time sufficient to allow him to go to the office of Hargous & Co., he therefore asked the loan of Mr. McCerren of $650, he being that amount short. MoCer- ren, believing the statements thus made, and from the tenor of his conversation supposing him’to be the legal agent of Hargous & Co., gave him a check for $650 on the Bank of America, with the understanding that on the Monday following he was to return it by a check from Hargous & Co, The money was obtained from the bank, but on applying to Hargous & Co. it was ascertain- ed that Heartt was not their agent, nor was he author- ized by them to borrow money. ‘These facts be- comin; known, the Poli Court was sought for the purpose of bringing the accused to an account for thus falsely representing himself. On the complaint, Justice Clarke issued his warrant for the arrest of Heartt, who was duly taken into custody and conveyed before the magistrate, who committed him to prison to await a further examination. hs ni tre is to be opened on Monday with a grand patomime and builet by the Ravels, and the new French company, the members of which recently arrived in the steamship Nashvill®, under the charge of Mr. Corbyn, Mr. Niblo’s agent. ‘The prospects for Niblo’s season are brilliant. After a short season, Ot ane pe ARS tablet ete iedane Sontag succeeds in securing « good English opera compa- ny in Euroye, she will commence her series of English operos at Niblo’s. This active manager is early in the field, and from his past successes we may «afely predict” his future triumphs. Burton’s Theatre—Two New Piays. Two new plays, a drama and a farce, were proiuced for the first time in America, at Burton’s theatre, last evening. The first is in two acts, and is called ‘ Mar- ried Unmarried.’’ In its present form it was firstplayed at the Princess’s theatre, London, March 26th. It has been previously played on the English stage under ti name of “The Mason of Buda.’? “ Married Unmarried” is adapted from the Frengh, by Morris Barnett, of «+ Se- rious Family’’ notoriety. Appended is the cast of cha- recters at the English and American theatres :— Characters. Princess's. Burton's. Calonel de Malfi. ..Mr.Ryder. Mr. Fisher. Juan de Vilmain Mr. atheart. Mr. Holman. Colin Mr. W. Lacy. Mr. T. Johnston Adele Miss Heath. Miss ‘Raymond. ‘Toineite Miss Murray. Mrs. Burton. The scene is France—time 18@6. Colonel de Malfi is an Italian, who has been made a colanel in the grand army, and is.warried to Adele, who has.a “ swain of her carly days,” Juan de Vilmain. The Colonel is of the cast iron order, and the play opens with a shorp combat at worde between him and Adele. Juan, on pretence that he is a lnborer in love with Toinette, Adele’s maid, is received on the Coloned’s estate, and thus gets an interview with Adele. The Colone! receives a letter with a green seal, and this falling into Adele’s hands, she ascertains that he has another wife in Italy. He rides away to answer the letter, and she sends for Juen to tell bi the news. While she is telling him her plan, which fs to ran away | from the Colonel and meet him (Juan) in Paris, the hns- | band returms, Juan is locked up ina closet. A ladder | at the window, together with other circumstances, | raiser the Colonel’s suspicions. He calls Colin, the | meaeon, and orders him to wall up the closet, where Juan | is, Adele having refused to give up the key. There is a | series of strange situations. The gendarmes enter to ar- rest the Colonel for bigamy, Juan is released by Toinotte and Colin, and everybody is happy except the Colonel. The language is decidedly dull and common-place, and the piece is as heavy asthe masonwork iu the second act. The parts were ail well played, and Mr. Fisher's perform- ance of the Colonel was capital. Mrs. Burton w and piquant in Toinette, and Miss Raymond was ai anda strong disposition to overact her part, which is suffictently melo dramatic already= Mr. Johnston was clever as Colin, and with the lines “1 walled him up on one side and let him out on the other,” brought Jown the only applause given to the piece. Altogether, the peo- ple were not highly pleased with “Married Unmarried.”’ The second novelty is a farce, “Away with Melancholy,”’ adapted from the “L’Homme de Deux Aira,” by John Charge of False Pretences Dismissed.—The com) pending sgainst Charles H. Clark and Sanders N. Rowe, charged with purchasing goods under false pretences from the firm of Ketcham & Owen, was fully examined yesterday before Justice Bogart, and, on the examination of Mr. Hamilton F. Ketcham, the evidence did not sus- TRIAL OF MAJOR WYSE BY COURT MAR THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFEN'! Interesting Testimony Relative to Steamer Falcon, hie, ity bee THIRD DAY. suant to adjournment, and all the members their names, the examination of witnesses for fence was resumed. In compliance with the req Lieutenant-Colonel Swords, the Court allowed that o to explain and correct the record of his testimony. Swords then made the following explanation.— I stated in my testimony, day before yesterday, the Interview I bad with Colonel Thomas, in referes the traus| tion of the Third Artillery, was on the of April; at the time I thought the question of the Advocate had reference to the employment of the} gure ee ern had one oF two pre terviews 5 Judge Advocate.—The question had reference time when you re) to him, or informed him, the commander of the four companies had not uisition for the transportation. When was th *Tnswer. x pole Ed taterriet Siena pec that purpose— purpose him mock requtasian had been made; the interviews im, it is probable, at eac! that the requiition had not yet been received by m When were those interviews % One was on the dd of April, the other between 8d of April and the 1ith—the date I cannot fi cisely. TESTIMONY OF LIEUT. VAN VOAST. Lieut. Janes Van Voust, of the Third Artiller,; sworn a8 @ witness for tue defence. He testitied lows -— Question.—When you left home on the morning off ef April, 1854, with Lest Lowes, for the ste Fal ‘ou not carry with you, r boo the orders in reference 10 the ‘movement of the d ment of the Third Artillery, composed of compani os in thi book of Co: nswer.—Yes e com) of Comp ali the orders I knew of. Bid Q. Do you know or remember the contents of a o: order given to Lieut. Loezer on or about the 14th of Ae ee Major Wyse? A. No; Iwas not then at the Q Lock upon this report, and say if yon signe? it 11 Sia theta Ghaceta tiated ora ta ooaerting: te best of ion knowledge and belief? (showing of the rd on the Falcon, published in yest Herat.) A. Yes. Q. You state all the orders you know of one there in reference to companies G and San Diego, and D and K, at Benicia? A. Yes. Cross-examined—Q. Was this letter of instructif dated the 10th of April, from the Headquarters of Amny to “Major Wyse, on the company record spe of ? ‘A. Yes; I think it was. Q. The other orders you speak of, about nies destined to San Diego and Benicia—are eee special orders Nos. 51 and 57.) A. Yes. TESTIMONY OF ELBERT LATHAM. Elbert Latham being sworn for the defence, testific What it le it 2 js your employment A. piel of the b ion Mutual Insurance Com: for marine insurances. Q. Have you ever inspected the steamer Falcon; if when was your last inspection of her? ‘A. Yes; my last inspection of her was about years go. Q. Describe her condition at that time, and state rank she holds in your company books? A. At the time I went on board of her I examined -very thoroughly; I think the house that she had on 4 made her unsafe for passengers and freight, much m so than previous to the putting the house on dec gave her too much top hamper; I rated her on th count A 23g, and wrote at the bottom of fair risk in good weather and smooth water.’” When asked the meaning of this expression, the ness said he meant he thought she it £, safe in weather. In bad weather considered her a very risk. ‘Witness resnmed—I now say in my testimony hi that that report expressed ny true opinion. Q. How do you rate vessels: A. The best, ANo. 1; next class, A 134; next, next, A g—g meaning good; next, A’2},; last, A3; that we mark them out. Q. What is her clasa on your books?. A. AQM. Q. What, previous to her late return from s general reputation of the Falcon among nauti: ; Was not 1 stoppia these repo tain the accusation, and the magistrate dismissed the case, and honorably nequitted the defendants, ‘Honorabiy Acquitted.—Rosina-Sachs, » German woman, keeping a foe bier saloon in Cit: Hall pmce, who was i oe 2 Tahoe ante ie, on a charge of rob- ting'Henry Drehe, were examined before Justisn Bogart, and honorably acquitted. Violently Assaulting a Policeman.—On Thursday night, two fellows, called Thomas McCarty and Willinm Gray, made a desperate attack on policeman Barrett, of the Sixth ward police, while on his post in Mulberry street. ‘They seized hold of him, knocked him down, beat him about the body, and inflicted no less than seven cuts on the head. On the alarm being made, Sergeant Baker, of the Sixth ward, and Sergeant Neal, of the Fourteenth ward, took the assailants into custody. The noxt day the accused parties were taken before the Court of Special Sessions, and sentenced each to the penitentiary for six months. x City In nee, Fine in Boxuxe Sur.—The ringing last night gbout seven o'clock for the Seventh district was for a fire Which ‘was discovered in the fourth story of the building on the corner of Burling slip and Water street. The flames were put out before much damage hid been done to the preatines, which are covered by insurance. _ Fine at Harkm.—A barn, belonging te Mr. David Aus- tin, Jr., situated in a field at 112th street and Seeond avenue, was eet on fire about eight o’clock on Thursday evening, and was entirely consumed. Loss about $500. firemen prevented the flames from extending to the buildings in the vicinity. Extensive Fire.—A fire broke out on Thursday night about nine o’elock, in the foundry of Stephen A. Dai situated in Thirty-third street, near Eleventh which was entirely consumed. ‘Damage $10,000, f sured in the Brooklyn and Firemen’s Insurance Com- pauies. At the samo time, the adjoining four story brick uliding, owned and occupied by William Wall, was dam- aged by fire and water to the amount of $300, Board of Supervisors. ‘The Board met yesterday at 4 P. M., his Honor the Re- corder presiding.“ The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. REVORTE. Of Committee on County Offices—In favor Dill of Win. E. & J. Stbell. “Adopted. RESOLUTIONS. By Supervisor of the Third ward— * Resolved, That the Commissioner of Repairs and Sup- plies is hereby directed to paint and clean the office of the County Clerk, and that the same be done under the r of paying | was meo| a seaworthy vessel? A. Very bad. ( ccune ‘those deck houses you speak of sill dA P ? . A, [have not paid the least attention to steamers! the Inst two years; E have uot examined her lately; i ef not evy if they are there. Cross-examined.. vessela rated A 2% eq monly sent to sea and insured at insurance offices ?1 A. Oh, yes, they frequently go to sea; at our office do not take insurances on vessels so raed generally; may insure them for a trip or voyage, but mot on thn speak of eniling vessels; we would not insure steamers, rated at all at our office. Q. Ave steamers so rated commonly sent to sea? A. Yes; steamers rated A 8 go to sea, bit 1 suppd they cannot get insurance on Shem; 1 know that th cannot get insurance on them; 1 know they cannot us; J cannot speak for other offices. * sstion by the Court—\Were the facts you bave stat} communicated by you, either tas ed indirectly, Major Wyse before the sailing of the on ? Q. I never saw the gentleman, that I know of, ti to-day. Q. By the Court—Do the houses oF top ha ; Falcon, of which you. speak, differ free tied wa ots steamers of the same class? and if 80, in what? A. I think them much slighter than those of other sels in that trade; they are not strongly enough ed with the frame work of the steamer; Tmean that the are liable to be swept away by a hurricane. Q. By the Court—Does this make the vessel the hull—or oo —- the de Paks, only the deck houses and the passengers A. The passengers up there are unsafe, and the hamper wrenches the vessel, and makes the hull safe; I consider the hull itself slightly built, in the fi Place. Q. By the Court—What was the condition of the hu and engine of the Falcon at the time of your inspection? A. I considered her a very unsafe boat in bad weather as to her engine; Iam not well enougit pre with engines; my rating had no reference? Q By Major Wyse—What is her A. Thave forgotten; 950 tons; we never get the cor. rect tonnage of these steamers, Q. What ought she to draw when loaded? A. Fifteen feet, louded; plenty of water for her. TESTIMONY OF ALEXANDER B, CLARK. Alexander B. Clark, witness for the defenve, havi: been duly sworn, testified as follows:— Q. What is your employment? A. Inspector of the Sun Mutual Insurance office for marine insurance. : direction of the County Clerk. the Supervisor oft the Seventeenth ward— hereas, The jail of this county is in a dilapidated condition, und the accommodations furnished there for the inmates are alike disgraceful to the city and revolting to humanity, therefore, Resolved, That a commitice of three, of which the Re- corder shall be one, be appointed, whose duty it shall be to investigate the matter and to'report at an early day ion is necessary in the premises. Adopted, and Supervisors of the Seventeenth and Kighth wards ond the Recorder appointed members of said com- The Board adjourned to Wednesday, at 4 P. M. Marine Affairs. SmirweeEce aNp Loss or Lirk—The schooner Jersey Oak, Captain Roe, from New Orleans for New York, with a cargo of molasses, hides, &., went ashore during the fog at 4 P. M., on Saturday last, on Barn Island, near Rockaway. The captain's wife and child were lashed in the rigging, but were so overcome with the cold that Mra. Roe expired at about 9 o'clock that night, The child expired at 10 P. M., when it was washed away aod lost. ‘The life boat went to the assistance of the crew on Sun- day morning, at 11 o'clock, and brought the survivors ashore. The captain’s wife was buried in Brooklyn on Tuesday last. ‘The J. 0. was an old vessel, of 160 tons re- Medilison Morton, first playod at the Princess's theatre €n the 18th of Mareh: the onste at the Princess's and Burton's are as follows /-— Character: Princess Burton's. Windsor Brown, Mr. D. Fi r. . Jordan Mr. Trimmer ‘Mr. Meado Mz. Johnston Kitty Miss Daly. Mrs. Burton. This is @ very clever little farce with hardly any plot, but “no end’? of funny situations. Mr. Brown is @ fas’ young gentleman, in love with Mra, May- nard, a dashing young widow, who, ignorant of Brown's whereabouts, has made an engagement with Mr. Trim- mer, a very slow individual. Just as the marriage is about to be consummated, Mr. Brown and Mes. Maynard mect; she agrees to elope with him oe hour previous to the time that she is to make Trim- mer happy, and the signal is to be the singing of the air ye built at Amboy, N. J., in 1837, and uninsured. ne cargo, consisting of sugar, molasses and ides, is fully covered by insurance in Wall street. Both voasel anil ae 8 fo loss. She was consigned to MoCreidy, fort & Co, Erlesson. w Yor, May 2, 1854. J. ©, Bryyert, Bag. — Sim—The serious accident to the calorig ship last Thursday has deprived me of the anticipated pleasure of inviting You t witnést the performance of the now machinery of this ship. Previous to the untoward oc- currence, Mr. Kitching had cheerfully to my proposition of making a formal trial trip this week, to afford the New York press an opportunity of witnessin; the practical operation of the new machinery, and of hearing my explanation of the important changes which have been made in regard to that motive power, which a year ago was heralded to the world by the distinguish- ed press of New York, ina manner altogether unprece- dented in the history of mechanical progress, “Away with Melanchely’? under her window. Brown forgets the air, and in the endeavor to catch it sings snatches of various airs, while Trimmer hits upon the correct tune. The lady is inclined to favor Trimmer, but @ diversion is made in Brown's favor by the appearance & pastrycook, between whom and Trimmer been a flirtation. Kitty, incited by promises of “no end of new bonnets’? by Brown, makes violent love to Trimmer; Mra. Maynard gets excessively indig- nant at his perfidy and accepts Brown. Kitty is re- warded with Trimmer, who has all along had a weakness for her, and who only desired to marry Mrs. Maynard as ® mercantile speculation. ‘The lenguage of this farce ix in the usual happy vein of Morton; it ie not positively witty, bat it is odd enough and smart enough to provoke a laagh at almost N-J.; for the French mission at Detro 4 mission at Carbondale, Pa.; to the Americans Tract Soclety; the Lac-qui-Parle mission, and to the Rev. J. G. Oncken’ Baptist missionary in Germany, with several others ——_ amount, including two entire Bibles for the a. every speech. At Burton’s full effect was given to thom by the Indies and gentlemen who played the several parte os designated above, and the farce made a hit. Both pieces will be played again next Tuesday evening. As soon as the ship and machinery are again in_ser- yiceable condition, I shall not lose a moment in perfo:m- ing the agreeable task of rendering the proponed ‘ne- count of the invention. In the meantime, | have to state that when the noble ship went down the motive power had proved completely successful, The engines had not been put to anything like maximum work, and yet we attained a speed of more than eleven mile: hour, with @ consumption of fuel which promises to render ocean navigation, in point of economy, what it alrealy proved in ‘peint of celecity. I am, ver fully, your obedient cervant 7. ON, Ob In our notice, published Facurtay morning, of the deaths which occurred at Callao up to the 2th of ‘h, © mistake occurred in transcribing the report, which bag caused uneasiness to the frien is of Captain Cutler, of the ship Fides, of this port. It was announced that Cutler died on the voyage from Callao. The re- rt reads thus — Ship Fides, Cutler, Cumeny Cham- pion,) for New York direct with guano; Capt. ©. died at tea, mate in charge,’ The Captain ©. referred to is Mr. Champion, and not Captain Outler as stated. The mis- take ocenved from our correspondent mot writiog the pame is fol, } Q. Have you ever inspected the steamer Falcon? and i hen’ was your last inspection of her? A. Yes; my last inspection of her wasin January, 1854. Q. Describe her condition at that time, and state her the habit of surveying steamboats—the machinery—once a year; I was at that time- ship, wherever I could get, toexamine her Tfound in many places marks of strain . found agreat number of her knees started out of their places; the hurricane deck, or satoon, is not a fixture to the ship; it was put on after she was built— some three or four aig after; [mean it was net built up with the ship; it isa temporary al er; this hurricane deck is on her now, or was lii '. Ses on wag hers dwoe | I consider that saloon as ing her unsafe for seagoing veagel, altho: well enough for smooth water: she ha, without a pa of upper Works and decks as her frame or hull’ was fit to bear; I Jon’t know if there was any rotten timbers in her, but suppose it must have been the excessive upper bamper that had started and strained her timbers below; after that inspection I rated her so low that our office would have nothing to do with her. Q What was her general reputation among nautical — asa reehivya-s vessel, previous to her recent return rom sea A. My knowledge wos not beyond the inspectors of the insurance offices, with them her character was very low. Q. What was her siding upon her main deck, and had it strength to resist the force of a heavy sea? A. I suppose (I never measured it) an inch and a quar- ter or an inch and a half stuff; it had not force to resist a heavy sea. Q. What is her class in your books? A. A 2 with dash in regard to her hull. Q. What is her draft of water at load line ? . A. Fourteen and « half feet; fifteen feet is as doep as rank on your books. A. Tam in hull, not the all over tl she ought to go to ea, I think, with safety. Cross-examined—Q. How deep did the Falcon go to sea? Do you know ? » No. Q. How long has the Falcon had this top hamper you speak of ? A. I think since 1851. . Q. What has been her employment or service in that. ime’ a A seagoing steamer from this port on the Atlantic: coast Q. Had she been repaired after you inspected her in January? A. Nothing material that I know of. g Has application been ‘made to your office for insu- vance on the Falcon? y : /ESTIMONY OF JERPMIAH LATHROP. Jerentals Lathrop, witness for the defence, testified as . Did you goround with Major Wyse, at his request, to introduce to the gentlemen Lester! of the insurance offices in Wall street, that he might have access to books, to learn the condition of the steamer Faleon, and was not this about the 14th April, ewe, On or about the 14th Aj I went with the Major to the Atlantic Insurance office and to the offices of several ship brokers; I don’t recollect that he calie1 at any insurance offices besides the Atlantic; the object of the visits was to learn the character of the steamship TRSTIMONY OF CAPT. ELDRIDGE. - Asa Eldridge, witness for the defence, deposed os . What is your profession ? Tetwar, Fobewing ibe sve—ahiy master, Q What was reputation of the steamship