The New York Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1854, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6465, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1854. iene eae emeen = Ae SS ae ar THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRION TWO CENTS. BOARDING 1450 GUDGLAG. COUNER OF CLINTON— ‘w of Washington park, eh familie, ose now accare apart manta up peraniapracs, tem. diate spplieatlon will secu BUAP DING AtwY LODGITG OARD WANTED FOR A RESPECTABLY YOUNG Judy in New York or Brovilyn, near the Fulton ferry Private family preferred. Addreis, with partiouiars, tt jerald office, er ae” Ss ms are OARD AT 615 BROADWA BOND STREET.—CENTLEMEN WISHING TO PRO- of rooms, with full board; a pleas: mo will piase caltand se- gentlemen. Keferences required oF bedrooms, u« tivy may desire, whieb will be ~ - SUITES 180, ine rooms for single —— - —DESIRALBLE tial boars OARDING AT NO. 4 ABINGDON SQUARE — AC ee ene: Wakaverecwsst oll: | Osea retices for gentlemen wo thoir wivas wad single nt ation pleasant and epnveniont Dinner at § R BROADWAY.—7\v wives can ve Aavcowws with board, Room» on t ting on Broadway. Likevwiso blo tingle room. COvAIEE,, BOARD AT CARMANSYILLE— 1520 street, first white house from te doput, on the right, easy of ncvess to tho city delightfully lycated, healby d pleayant. None but rst need apply ' ; URTERNTH | (YOUNTRY BOARD mente with foil of ‘for . perma: for slugle gentlemen; location y ROCHELLE PAVILIUN Will Lo ready fur the reception of famitios on or before | the first of June.” Gentlomea will find it very eonveniont to the city, Paotlities several times a day by the Now Haren ears and stexmboat from Rock slip. A large stable on the Premises. For further particusars apply at 29 West ightcentl strect, near Fiith avenue, Now York, orat the Vilion. TNO. LIRVING PLAVE COR: CL street, splendid! may be obitas N or transient, and roous of the finest in the city SMALL FAMILY OR TWO OR THREE SINGLE Hemen ean be agoo iu. ated with i od OWN TOWN ACvoMMO! rooms to let, with or with and their wives. bea ity. Aco d every hour, by | i § THE MOST DESIRABLE AND RESPECTABLE e persons taking boar: decline exposing their houses 5 T ROOMS ON WASHINGTON SQUARE — sh in public, and our medium of advertising becom! a it of splendid rimerts, with new velvet car. niversal, Boarders ean receive every information, pete, chandeliers aud mivt ts. may be obtainoy permancut tely directed to such, free of charge, Office, Clinton | ly bye single rentlemen 0 ine first clans hougo, with Bratt, corner of Eighth strect and Lafayette place. £8, furnace, bathing rooms, aud water closets, near Broad- no May, in full view of the fountain. Location unsurpassed. A FRENCH GENTLEMAN, FROM PARIS, WHO DE. | T?e family strietiy pri o boarders taken, No meals wis! tohaves ices to learn the Enelisu Lu: verved. Address hox *t Office. pleasant m with full board, in a ros table private rend ‘mily in Brooklyn or Jersey \ ity Address on Mon y aud URNISHED BACK PARLOR TO LET TO A GEN Th LL. No. 21 White steoct NY, fleman. without bods Apply at Bo. 269 “Mosene tig A ms street. A FEW SINGLE GENULENEN CAN HAVE PLEA: — sante@nd neat rooms wir) partial or full board, at 233 URNISHED ROOMS TO LET TO SING! TLE. ‘Third avenue, corner of iwenty tirst street. men, at No. 7 Walker street r PRIVATE FAMILY IN NINETEENTH STREET, | P)URNISUED HOUSE TO LET, OR SUITS OF ROOMS, Fetwoon Fourth and Secoud avenues, can furnish a few iuruished or unfurnished, together or separate, at S64 gentlemen with s parlor a2¢ w.joiniug bedrooms, with par- board. ‘The house © all modern conveniences, For particulars, address A. D,, Uuion square Post Ofee OARD.—$60 OR $100 A VONTIH WILL BE GIVEN ra genticman and wife, ina private family: for boar: Handsome furnished second etozy sront room, with be bath ke room adjoining, modern imp ovemonta, Broadway, Union equare URNISHED FOOMS TO LE-T—TO SINGLE G men, with or without hoard. fn the first class how io Sinto wrect, fronting on the Battory; also offices to let at No.1 Pearl street. Apply on the premisos TLE ROOMS TO LET, IN A PRIVATE FA VURNISUED situation betwedn Fifth and bixthy avenue nth | nily, suitable vitemen, with treakfast and Twonty third streets. A private fai | only. Ph y private, aud offer a good oppor- will ind the advertiser | tunity to ho weeks comfort snd good 6 Pant and permanent Loarter Unoxceptionable reverence | ciety: Loe yresaut stroat iven and required. Rooms wisued scout the middle of | Apptications from private families | confi ential ss the advertiser is scekin: for C.C.C., Union | B June or iret of July will be «trict); PURNISHED ROOMS, FOR SINGLE CEN the aceommo square Off. at 18 Tenth street. Broakfast, with break'net and and dinuor on Sunday, if required, Retereucos exehanged CRNISWED FOOM TO LET IN BROOKLYN, T or fifteen minutes walk from Wall street or Sout Ties, to two gentlemen, at $l each perwook. Addro.sG L, Herald ciica. AMILIES AND SINGLE GENTLEMEN CAN OBTAIN rooms, ‘urnished or unfurnished, with board, at the Eastern Exchan, Sand S75 Secondavenue. The house wpplied with ¢ax, water, and bath rooms throughout, asonadle. CBLACRDOCK. tions of a home. Adidres: sntlemen and their VAKD.—A PARLOK a) SEDKROOM HANCSOMELT furnish: 10 ch bvard, ine iret class venue, 8 w. OARD—A FEW SINGLE GENTLEMEN CAN BE A>, sovommogated with plensant rooms, with full oF par: ard, at No. wis place, stroot, corner 0 South Tenth, Wiiliamebucg.” * Beary cA FAMILY IN ‘CLINTON PLACE, (NO. 29) q near Broadway, will let rooms, with or without boa furniture all n ths ond gas. RaM#RCY PARK.—THE NEW AND HANDSOME five story brown stone front bouge at No. 103 Gra p and wi family, or for two single ge meres East Twenty first strect, is now open for the re- Go'slook. " Best reference required. ception of boarders of the fl abitity. Rooms in suits and nit espe! or unfurnished. A very desirable o uitable for a physician, to let. a Oma. FURNISHED APARTMENTS TO . on the Europenn plan, at 776 Broadway. ‘Tho houve is first class, bas all the modern improvenict and is woll adapted fur a family or a party of gentlemon. Also, at ‘No. tJ yee pl ¥ ay street, a splondid suit of parlors, w Boa AueEe. A FURNISHED ROOM FOR A i ‘with board for the lady only, in ', whore few boarders are take neighborhood. Address H. H., Broad- LET, AN AND HIS ¢ Bro but few or no ith board, Locnti “ Peete at eateweracs Hitt: 8 B., box 2,901 Post ‘OBOKE! WO SINGLE GENTLEMEN CAN OB- tain pleasant rooms, with or without board, in fi house it ers Edson strect, near the ferry. No other Address a R. IL, Herald office. oT elena gg FURNISHED PARLORS AND BED. rooms, at No. 89 Prince street, The house is lighted With gas. Breakfast, if destrea, OBOKEN.—FURNISHED APARTMENTS IN GAR- den street, be ay gentiemen, in a’private family /ARD.—A WIDOW LADY OCCUPYING A SPACIOUS Boe house, delightfully located noar Broadway, with br stand it required. For card of addr aprly at 12 Newark street, or direct to C. H., Post Office foboken, Boars, GENTLEMAN AND WIFE, ALSO A beng hd WANTED.—COMFORKTABLE QUARTERS for lodgings wanted, where there are no boarders and cant be Socommodated with board in inquiniti ts, on the went side of Broadway, bo- 1 family, a¢ 49° cast Twentioth street. References | Pion bignth and ‘Twonticth streste, Addecos De w., @ od. Union square Post Office. go Oe aR tage PuEssanr ROOMS, WITH BREAKFAST AND TEA gad WIN, oF » widow lady, can be accommo ‘and dinner on Sunday, for gontlemon with families or where there are no other boarders. Acdress Mrs. M. | siogis gontiomen, at No.4 Fourth street, convenient to the “D., Broadway Post Othice. Bighth Avenue Rai:road OARD WANTED—BY TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN. | yr eAsanT ATTIC KOOMS TO LET—To SINGLE up to’ sebone F ban ote} stent and Tye of Bere hb ee ‘tlemen, with breakfast and tea, in a small qu ee, statiog 4 Tocath t feo rooms to let on the second floor with break pate = abantnis he vba A a. REEDS tea, oF without Ye deieod, where they . " OARD, NEAR ST. JOHN'S PARK.—VERY PLEA- a Poly ® we sant and cumfortably furnished rooms, with s family reecive but fe ere. second my Aaa parlor a or shied ‘tro 5 for s gonticnan ERSONS WHO aia preter ms ho Lwe large parlore on the Sst floor, improverne.. ct ‘ure of @ food rervant, also two furalshed hed 2° boarders rent in advance, Retere ‘Apply at 96 Fourth avenue, for hairy LEASANT ROOMS TO LET-WITH oR wiTHouT doard, in a small, quiet family, at No. J Niuth streot. 2 ST RRUGEATE: THE COMFORTS OF in ‘the use of the ‘Warm Apply at : ROOKLYN—WITHIN FIVE MINUTES Bown Si yditon oc Was pire fercien very deuratie 1, lighted with ga: “f ‘Poo! suit of rcows on first also parlor ARLOR AND BEDROOM FURNISHED OR UNFUR- ble for gentleman and wife Dedgeom on second floor, euita sans Totusien ite Plas: Led, to let—to one oF ture pend men on second story ricate family. No, 53 or & single gentioman; ‘of » modern built hose, ocenpied by a small apple street. References Satisfactory references required: 7 apply Pr SPR gn gpa — for f Sixte OARD CAN BE OBTAINED FOR GENTLEMEN AND Tyesty fourth streot. cnet of Site avenue 0s their wives, tlemen, in # pleasant house Rez. FOR GENTLEMEN MAY GE HAD, AT NO. 2 id ‘W ashingta: re A) td 7 - exchanged. West veu, BE e m, containing all the modern im Thee tas fet of Maye Por further S Sp itn Bae West Twouty fret ya OOUS TO LET—AT NO. 2 UNION PLACE. PARLORS and bedrooms, on the firet, second aad chicd Moors. OARD IN BROOKLYN—BRTWREN PIER! pied ‘Also rooms for single gentlemen: breakfast if :equired. ‘ond streets, and witht inutes wi F the factual Sed fitter rca ange | Hetevacecasbaneed call Us sere — OOMS TO LET—TO ONE OR TWO SINGLE GENTLE- Apply at 130 Henry street, Brooklyn, men: APleusant room, nestly fornished with eas and aces oe _ Smmgpennan . without board, in a private family, and ia VENTH STREET.—ROOMS ON | [S2ttY Atiacte®) © ~ “ CARD Lamar eayen a boat The Tre vicinity of Bowery aud Broome str. pleasant front attic room, Ad 86 Florence, ments. “Inquire at No. 18 Broadway and University ae all iu ‘Woot Eleventh street, between WANTS nicely farnished room. in « hot ts. a botweon Amity a th avenues. RD—A GENTLEMAN AND LADY CAN BE AC. aad with » handsomely furnished parior, (full See er ea. ta Misen gece. cTia uoebe ine gue and ern q taut, Adubess, ©. F.C, Broadway Post Ofte UTH BROOKLYN —A FEW GENTLE: ae ihe socommadated ‘with god board inn private 4 tren forr; je Brediviely CB Sy Herald oles, References exchanged. | JOHN'S PARK.—FURNISHED aes drtmelienibe, wid besaktars nud tea (donee om Sunday), in ‘class house No, 13 Variok street; bath aad gus. hoferences exehsnged. stating terms, Rb pein OOMS IN BROOKLYS,—ELEGANT FURNISHED Tooms to let, to rinzlo gontlemen, in a private family, with partial board ina pleasant and healthy location, oot wanding a fall view of minutes walk from Wai office. INGLE GENTLEMEN CAN BE ACCOMMODATED, With rooms and full boar!, also a intge pleasant room that will accommodate a party of four, at 122 Chambe: eet. First eloss boarding house. Day boarders can al pe accommodated. street forry. AcdxeesK, Herald 2 OARD IN SANDS STREET, BROOKLYN.—A GEN- | GyeRat, NEATLY FURNISHED ROOWS ON THE OF tt Je gentlemen, can Miva *tesbal 1 sf srB, to entior Be temag ant hy i f Trent rooms, B 2 fret, second and third floors, to let, to soieman, or Daelacd and wifo: the first floor may be ove: toel business, if desired, at 20. G White street, a few from Broadway, west side. 10 LET—WIVH PARTIAL BOARD, IN A HOUSE vith all the modern improvements the socond floor, Well furnished, to single gentlemen or gentlemen and their ato, am office suitable fora dentist, physician or Vest Twenty-seventh street, between 8 Fulton ferry, Ap- Migibly located near tho family. ¢1 jocated near tho Spat bo Sands sttset: Brooklyn. D IN BROOKLYN.—A PARTY OF SIX GEN or thrce gentlemen and wives, can be accommo- wives; artist, Apply at 200 Bighth and’'Nintn OARD WANTED—BY A YOUNG LADY, WEST OF oadw in semal!, quiet a te small room anewer, either furnisheu or not. W pay in advance ME VICINITY OF NEW YORK itsaited. Address Agnes, Br y Post Ome OARDING.—TO LET, A BACK PARLOR ON THE first floor, also a room for si tlemen. For par- Yioulars apply at 47 Bond street. a3 ENTLEMEN CAN BE ARD AND LODGING —TWO GENTLEMEN CAN DE fate family, with good location, with or without board, for gentleme: only. Apply at No. 16 Bond streot. ANTED—DBY A QUIET GENTLEMAN, IN A PLEAS ant borhcod. near the North river, conti:aous and within thirty miles of the city:apact onsisting of parlor and bedroom with break: J. G., box 3,119 Post Offee. ANTED—BOARD IN THE COUNTRY, OF PASY mand wile, ina quict. boalthily situated. A good Addzes4, with particulars, et, Brookl, ier, 764 Broadway. ‘DING.—A RESPECTABLE FAMILY HAS TA- ed at No. 9 Ashland place, continuation of Perry stree and would aecommodate Ww evlect TBO with roo and Boeri HANDSOME PARLOR AND BED: second floor of first class brown stone {ror in'Pourteenth stroct, west of Fifth av for pants, SS ‘two months. two ‘are wanted. Prive, eAddreed box idat Post Ofte ).& packet, 01 riifeates in’ ccm wei nection vith Monge se Mog og) Tedionam of Pn a ES y the possessor of one of those 7 RESPECTABLE MEN CAN BE in peyeons worst, $05,000, ‘Aer oor, °. atch TRE goed boned aud comfortavie rome ‘ o'Theodore Lidvetter, 636 Kiguth St COOK'S Temperance Dining Saloon, No 24 Houston | ayenue, will receive the above reward, nee or | Losin O®, THE 2TH OF APRIL, A BROOCH, CON RDIN TOW: 8 a FEO! eness of a isdy. T or ty Pia taten ce, Lemearemartion, | will be sutcithy menriee by resereten ise W6.3 Clie Rall Yo agent ‘wile; also, ® nice room suitable fore | place. or to Myr. Miles, Smith street, between Warren and frnefeman. avenue, aod Four: | Wyckeif streets, Brocklyn, street ‘pass the door. Terms moderate to per manent veansert OARDING.—A LADY Di BOARD AND A t room in & respect vate family, Rofer- B aoe a een iddrceerelh teraaehe. we, Herel ee. OARD WANTED—FOR A GENTLEMAN AND LADY, here there other tt th Fi th B (board for the lad: onl) wi ~ oa 4 returnin eae eeckea, i Ree . S.A, FURNISHED PAR- EIGHTH AVENUE STAGE, oN OARDING.—A HANDSOMELY ORIN | AN a) Bis wpaien cic ae aes | ae nana afl Sat ra street, east of Broadway. House first oles, | free ttth iam Captes will sbly rewardod. = SENT, | LieMaaly MURALI Una ebroe a rat \r by Robert Sinclair, to the order of John Carson, and by hin Ps ; dated January ZI. 184, at four months, for $170. LT Re ae | (entrees irom rolled up ia. be. LORD by Spe, wid oy rege ress ivnagivee 8 TLEMEN— | ehartor and bay and withictwo | | being TRIAL OF MAJOR WYSE BY COURT MARTIAL. E TESTIMONY ARGUE THN FALCON. REBUTTING EVIDENCE OF THE PROSECUTION, FOURTH DAY. The Court met at ten o’elock yesterday morning, and all the members being present, the testimony for defence was resumed as followa:— TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM H. MPRRY. William H. Merry, having been duly »worn, deposed aa follows, on the direct exemination.— Question. What is your profession? Answer. At present surveyor and inspector of vessels for the New York Métua! Insurance Co. Q. Mave you any knowledge of the steamer Falcon, , what? A, T have examined h ; Ihave not made a particular ination of her since she was here; my last date wis February, 1850 ; Inever considered lier a first class vessel; at the time she was built I thought her frame light end unsufleiently fastenea. Q. What would be the natural effect upon the strength of the frame of a sea-going steamer to run her constantly in roueh seas for eight years? A, It would rack her more or less; the effect would depend on her origina! strength ; on auch a vesselas the Fa cn, built as she originally was, it would pretty nearly ure her wp. From what you know of the Falcon do you not re- sme bor a8 pretty much worn out? houle think so. she built originally with her front deck cabin ain deck? ut is the effeet of this dock cabin on her trength and sailing quelities and the safety of her pas sengers? A. it would strain the hull; the hull would feel the ef } fect of it, amd as a general rule these deck cabins are un- safe, even in sailing voarels. Q. What would have been the condition of this steam- er, in your opinion, in her recent voyage, with her en- gines s0 crippled that she could make but four and a half revolutions in a minute, if she had been overtaken sev storm? A. In that condition and with her insufficiency of can- ‘aes, she might have gone to the hottom—in all probabil- ity the would have been lost. Q. What was the reputation of the Faloon as a sea- worthy yessel, among natitical men, previous to her recent return from Fea? A. Ihave heard but little said of her lately, but four 76 ago 1 considered her a doubtful risk; by’ the ma- of surveyors in Wall strect—all I heard express nion at that time—she was looked upon as a sus- ricions vessel. Cross-examined.—Q, Do you know what repairs have been put upon her, or what is her present condition? A. 1 :aw her two months ago; she was undergoing some slight repairs; we have now a surveyor of steam- ers, whose special business it is, and we now do not ex- smine them as formerly; the steamer inspector is Heswell, Q. Are there many steamers of the same structure as the Falcon in the Ailantic coast trade? A. I think not; the Crescent City might be, but I rather think she wasa better built steamer thon the Faleon: T speak of the hull, and not in reference.to top amper. Q. How about top hamper? Are all the steamers like her, the Falcon, in that respect ? A. Yes, sir; Crescent City, Empire City, and may be others; these are all that I call to mind now. Q. In regard to your opinion of her danger at sea in a storm, with crippled engines, did you mean she would be more likely to go to the bottom than other vessels of the like Rind uder like clreumstances! ‘A. Perhaps the Crescent City sight. be tm eo meh ¢anger; the Empire City I consider a much better vessel. Q. Fxplain what is meant in your books by class 8, z applied to sea steemers, 4 Here is a paper which explaina our mode of classi8- cation. The following is a copy of the paper handed by the witness to the Judge Advocate:-— MEMORANDUM OF THE NEW SYSTEM OF CLASSIFIGA- TION OF STEAMERS. Cloce T-sengoing steamers having two engines and suffl- cient spread of canvass, Class 2, reagoing steamers baving one engine and sufi- cient spread of cmv Class 3, seagoing sten having two engines and in- sufficient spread of canvass, Class 4, sespofng steamers having one engine and insuffi- cient sprced of canvass. Cass 5, steamers wholly navigating sounds, lakes, and rivers, or such as by their construction are only adapted to such navigation. ‘The rates in each class to run from Ato A 38, by halves cnly, and to depend on the following conditions, added to those of ordinary consideration, viz.:— Cherecter and condition of machinery. Security of openings in bottom of hull. Security of propeller bearing and rudder post. If the Lull fs coppered. Constructicn and location of boilers. If Stted with bilge injections and independent steam pump: mn underlining of arate by two lines (<=), signifies that the rate is between that and the grade next below it. The rates for security and provisions against fire are three, viz.:—Good, indifferent and insufficient, and-will depend upon the character and condition of lining to chimney rooms, coating. of boilers, use of blowers, and vided with independent steam fire puraps. Notes.—Steamezs on the run to their intended ronte will hereafter receive a rate for the sea risk, in addition to that cue to thelr proper route, In the case cf steamers upon Ccistant station isting character of the security and provis! fire must necessarily be known, CHAS. H. HASWELL, Surveyor. Testimony resumed—Q. What is the class of this steamer your books? 1!s, with two dashes under the 3, w! she is between that and the next lower, with the remark, “security and provisions against fire indifferent.’’ ‘Q. When was ehe marked in your books as A134? A. When new; I never considered hora first class veasel; Ireted her A134, but in reality conshlered her no better | than A2; tho sca steamers were yhen fn their infancy, and at the time I rated her I did not wish to insure her; this was in 1# 18, Q. Do you know how many steamers are in that line, from this port to the Isthmus? ‘A. I don’t know; seven or eight, or more: Q Do you know how many, if any, of thom rank on the insurance books at or about A 14; ! A. I thivk none of that line stand A 1 in Haswell’s clarsification: the Illinois stands A No. 1 with me, in my rs | judgment Was the classification of the Fatcon on your books | Q. mede on any application to your offi her? A. No: our batsiness is to get the information, so aa to be ready if application ior insurance should be made. TESTIMONY OF JOHN BR. CRANY. Jobn R. Crane being sworn for the defence, testHied ns follows on direct examination: — Q. What is your profession? A ntan inspector of the Astor Insurance Com- pony for marine insurance. Q: Hove you any knowledge of the s\eamer Faleon’—if fo, what? A. Iknew but little of her till 1851; she was on the dock repairing and metalling: 1 thought her then as not mere than a second class yereel; T examined her miaute ly, and found her slightly bailt‘and lightly fastened; she Lad lorge hips or logs on her bilges, and large upper for insurance on cabins on her upper deck; T considered her a gecond rate | veesel, and classed her A‘ 20n our bocks, In Novernber, 1861; I bove seen very little of her since that Lime, Q. From your own knowlodg, not regard her as pretty niueb worn out’ A. should think Q. What was the reputation of this steamer among nantical men, ass sea-worthy vessel, previous to her recent return from rea? A. Well, they considered her a very bad risk they think she stands a lew os any steamer of that line: tuat is her general reputation; I know no steamer that stands lower. Q. Lo you know when this steamer wna built? A. Not of my own knowledge, but from hearsay she was commenced in 1847 and finished in 1847. As the defence stated at this s' of the examination that they had no citizen witnesses in attendance, and ae they bad other testimeny to present, the Court anid that rebutting evidence would be now offered for the prosecu- tion. The witnesees being in court, the examination was proceeded with in due form. TRSTIMONY OF JOHN DIMON. Jobn Dimon, witness for the prosecution, being duly sworn, testified as follows on his direct examination: — Question. Have ever done any work, as ship car- penter, to the Faloon’—if so, when and what was hor condition when she last went to sea, so far as you know? Answer. Ihavedone work on her as ship car, for several years, since 1950; last time previous sailing on ber last went to sea in (good com é Blops 4 FH FI Ls og 3 i # i FS i 2 4 = ‘ a & E ue fly 3.2 . e 2 i rH i 4 F z I | 4 d # 3, i j i habit of visiting each ovhers’ yards to scrutinize the work of othera, Q. Do you repair all the ships of this line when they nega it in this port? A. Allof them, for the Iast throe or four years. Q@. Did_you ever discover that her knees were sprung, or that che exhibited evidence in any part of her frame of having been stroined? A. No, air, z Q. Did’ you examine her carefully, and were you care- ful to discover such dofeets, if taey were material? ‘A. Yes, Ato the springing of the knees, it is very } common with vessels trading in hot letitudes; the wood shrinks, especially if uot well seasoned et first; when the knees spring, they are wedged; you cannot’ take them out; itis not neccmary; they are made tight and strong by the wedges Q.—By a member of eourt. How did the Faleon, pre- vious to her late voyage’, compare {n scavorthiness with the other steamers of tift'sawe line—the George Law and Winois, for example? A. Well, sbe compares well; hor construction is such as to make her very safe and casy, TESTIMONY OF ISAAC NEWTON. Isaac Newton, a witness for the prosecution, being sworn, testified as follows, upon his direct examina- tion:—~ Q. What fs your business? A. The building and running of steamboats; principal- ly, on the North river at present; 1 have built and ran sea steamers. Q Are you requainted with the character of the steam. ship Falcon, and if eo, what is itt her situation at the time of this ¥o; it vas all prior to that; during her construction I was building a ship in the samio yard, at the same titae: my s ip, the Cregeout City, was completed in June, 1848; the Faleon must have been finished after that; I recollect we had the Crescent City framed and preity’ well under way before the Fal- con was started. Q Isshe in strength of timbers and the general cha- racter of her construction yound as is common, with sea going steamers from this port? A. I thought her s¢ at the time in material, workmn- ship, mode!—everyihing that conatituies a ship a very superior vessel. : Q How long do so such bulls last in sea service, with proper attention and repairs’ A. So far as our experience goes here we don't yet know; yone of them, to my knowledge, have yet mate. rially decayed. Cross-examine’—Q. Was not the building of steam- ships for sea in its infancy in this country at that time, and have not great improvements been made in them since ? A. The Southerner, built the year prior, was, I think, the first successful sea-going steamer we had, and the Crescent City was next; Tam not able to say ‘positively gbont the ‘rsprovements; some larger vassels have been built, and some of the same sort, not so good as the Fal- con; the only material improvement that I know in the contruction of these sea steamers since the Faleon was built is the introduction of the iron diagonal bracing. Q. Do you meanto be understood as saying that the frame of the Falcon was originally built of uncormonly strong timbers? ‘As T think they were stionger thin usual {a the aver- age of railing vessels, and as strong as now used in the consiruction of steamers of her size and model. Q. by a Member of the Court—Was the safety of the Falcon, as a sea going vessel, ‘mpaired by the after addi- tion of ‘an upper deck cabin’ A. should not have supposed it would have any effect upon her. 1G. In regard to her construction, how did she compare with other steamers on her line, up to the time she sail- ed from here? A. I consider her as aafe a steamer as there is on that line: what her situation now is I do not know. Q. by Major Wyre—Have you ever inspected this ves- sel since she was launched, and if 80, whent A. No; have been on board of her a number of times; but never paid any particular attention to her. TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN E. GLOVER. Stephen E, Glover, betug sworn for the prosecution, testified as follows on his direct examination:— Q. What is your business ? A. A mariner, by profession, anda ship master, and now “n inspector of the Hudson River and Franklin Fire and Marine Insurance. Q. Do you know the Falcon ? A. Very well. Q. Did you see her when she was building? A. From her keel upwards till she was finished Q. What sort of a vessel is ehe, in material, workman- ship and model? A. Very good. Q What is her present condition? A. Very good for her age. Q. Have you inspected her recently ? A. Some time about the first of acd Texamined her closely with Captein Wetterby, a gentleman from Canada, who wanted to buy her, or some other steamer. He did not buy her—she was too costly for his purpose. Q: What effect has age and service bad upon her sea- worthiness? A. None at all. Q, What elect has the upper eabin, or saloon like hber’s, on the seaworthiness of sea steamers ? ‘A. Nothing periicular that I know of; they can knock it away if necessary; it is only a light deck. Q. Is such kind of steamer, with the saloon, common inthe trace? A. Yes, all have them, more or less.’ Q. How does her provision in respect of masts and sails compore with the other vessels of ber line? A. They comrare xery well in proportion to. her ton- nage, whieh is sbout 960, custom house meagurement. ). What is her reputation in comparison with the other steamers of that line, as 2 sea steamer! ‘A. Equal, secording to her size. Q. by Major Wyee—Do you know who superintended the building of the Faleon + A. Coptain Low, now Inspector of the Comzacreial Insuranes Company for marine Inserances. TESTIMONY OF W. 1. ASPINWALL. Witiam H. Aspinwall, witness for the prosecution, worn, testified as follows on his direct examina. de tio Q. Who made the contract with the United States for the trensportation of the four counpanies lately, from New York to Unlifornin? A. aid, in belialf of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com } pen Wlatarrangement, ot net contract, did you make for this side of the Isthmus? A. 1 Lad no contract on this eide, ond 7 arranged with the United Siates Mail Steamship Company to take the troops to the Isthmus in their mail steamer connecting | with the John L. Stephens. Q. Why Was the Falcon substituted? A. The Faleon was substituted in consequence of my | application to them to know if the troops could not go ina seperate vessel, to meet the wishes of Gen. Jesup, a8 expressed to 106 last fall, when he stated his wish to have the treops in such cases carried in transports sepa- rate from citizen passengers: and I was assured that the Faleon, though not as fast, was as safe as the rail steamer. Q. Was this swbstitution as saying, or convenient, or | expensive to the company ? | A. Tt was an additional nse of several thousands, because the mail steemer could have taken the troops and the passengers. yg wes it intended to transport the troops on the cific? A. In the John L. Stephens; I noticed in some publica- (ions that there was public rumor to the contrary, but of this steamor, do you | the rumor wes untrue—nothing as appeared in the tumor was ever contemplated. @. Is the Falcon amail steamer ? | A. [have nothing to do with the management of that | line: 1 think she is temporarily excepied. TESTIMONY OF HENRY B. RENWICK. | Henry B. Renwick, witness for prosecution, belng aworn, testified as follows on direct examination :-— Q. What office are you in? A. Loma U. 8, local ins; ‘tor of steamers for the port cf New York, and was the first officer here appointed uncer the law creating the oflice, in August, 1852. Q. What is the duty of that office ~ A. My duty is this:—I have a colleagne who is 9 ship | buflver: Tam a mechanical engineer. Our duty ts jointly (o inspect every passenger steamer which takes out hee papetsat this port—the law makes it our duty to go | wbeard and inspect carefully paeenger steamers arriv ing one departing from this port, wich may take out their inspection papers at other ports. @. Did you observe the Falcon when she came round from the Fast river, previous to her late voyage ? A. lobserved the Faleon just when she came here from the South, some months ago, 1 saw her under way and remarked t! she went well—ngain on the 12th of April, I boarded her and made a casual inspection of her, at the law requires. She had her inspection papers taken out from New Orleans. Q. What do you mean by easnal inspection? A. j mean an oceasional inspection of the nature of a general examination; not so thorough as the law re- quires, once a year, when the vessel receives a certifi- cate; the law intends, I understand, a check to see met ee vessel is kept in good order, has life presery- ers, Ke. Q. What was your judgment of her at this casual in #pection? My attention was chiefly confined to her machinery : far os 1 could j from such an inspection, her ma- ebinery was in good order; the only thing which I noticed that deteriorated from that, was that her engine room was dirty; the law gives me the right to inquire of engi- neers the condition of their meg and oilge ‘santo ; I asked what repairs answer all reasonable questions were doing, of to be done to the engine, thit was neces- parts of the Tknew had not sary; I deen cetptnelly SA ar, such asa cent jothing of th weeb in reegh 48 of tho Falcon and duty? my duiy. passed the wats sateen sree, 2S, h knowledge, in i ogincer i nh agente fr j Re eons thet iy baw annual in- sub- A. €o far as I know, it is good; I had no knowledge of | | ingon Si ’ vigorous application of water, the fire was arrestod. worked, and where it works badly; these defects he cor. | reci#, and then he is satisfied of her working. Ax to | new engines, trial trips are always muade—sometimes | more than once—and wegenerally manage to be on bourd { The law at the thorough annual inspection leave: it to the discretion of ii | require the engine to be put in motion. These trial trips they in ,ough water? A. No, sir; the prectice is generally not t rough water.’ They go out to sea, but general weather. Q. What is the rate of the Falcon as to speed’ Ps No great things; she is rated about an eight kuot ip Q. As the Inspecting Engineor of this port, what is your judgment of he sea going steamer? A. Well, as far as safety is concerned, I had as lief make a parsoge in lier trom here to tho Isthmos as in mto in fair and the IMnois. . Your reasons for that opmnion? steamers are that eross the Atlantic, and it is not consi- dered, and it iv net found nevessary, to buiki such ves rels for the ccasting trade. Vessels that ave in this trade would not be fit to crores the Atlaatic. Cross-examined —Q. Did you, in this casustexamina- | tion, cee the valves of the engine? | ¢ the valve stem is too long wad’rests in the | the steam chest, and when coll what is the { conrequence? | Ae ‘Ihe consequenee is that the valve leaks badly if the | expansion lifts the valve off its seat; the engine woul! mere steam and do lew work. Q. Is it not proof of great carclesmess comewher>, to | ren€ 9 eteaine stem so Tong as to | 1cst when cold on the boitom of the steam ches*? | A. No, sir; T could not call that grect carelessness? | Asthe hour of three arrived betore this question y answercd, the court adjourned till Moadty mora’ 1W o'eleek. at Lorible Conflagration in Frankfort—Tke | irinebpal Square on Main Streetin Ru | [Lrom the Fran} fort (Ky.) Commoawealth of M ‘The heaviest calamity Prankfort has ever kn upor her on Friday night. i'rom Coil. Browa’s new Clair street, around the corner of Main ant St, Clair, and up Main’ to within one house-of the resi- deree of the late Dr. Price, every building is in ruins. f The fire wan discovered ‘about half past ten o'clock on | Friday night, in the large grocery and confectionery es- nent of Gray & Todd, at the corner of Main avd W itu. | Lewis streets. It spread so mupidly that Mr: « Sthreshly, who wad sleeping in a room over th Was compelled to escape by jumping out of a s dow In a few moments the flames were & window and door and from the roof. ‘hey spread rapidly to the adjoining house, occupied by | Meek & Milam, watchmakers, and from that to the next building, oceupied by Dr. Mills’ drug store, In the meantime the fire had extended across Lewis street, and the vacant corner building, formerly oceupied by ir. Mills, wasin flames. With great rapidity they ex tended down L s street, and enveloped the residence of | Mrs. Blackburn, (formerly J. W a street, unt'l the building’oc P tailors, and those formerly occupied by Banta as store, ‘and Henry Ev a hee store, were all in a Maze. ‘The Games being supposed to be under eontrol at | Chiles’, tho chief exertions of the fireien were directed | to arresting them at the point they had now reached, —Henry Lvans’ old stand. With great exertions. this was accomplished; but in the meantime the fire had | broken out with fresh fury below—passed the fire wall | at Chiles’, and rapidly advanced until all the buildings | down to the corner of Main and St. Clair were enveloped in one raging, roaring flame. The only bope of stoppin the flames now was in makiog a gap abead of them, ‘apa a number of citizens set to work to pull down the small frame buildings oceupied by Henry Sainuel, bazber, and Harkins, tailor, &e. Here a successful stand was made, and portly by pulling off roofs and tearing down fences. | and other wooden conductors of fame, and partly by « While the houses between Chiles’ street and the corner | of St. Clair street were im the height of the fearful. con- flagrotion, « 1h1ge mass of dry goods which had been car- ried from the store of Messrs. Chiles, Belt, and Moore. and placed upon the opporite side of the street, took fire | from the cinders and intense heat, and burned up where | they Iny. | Soon after the fire broke out several loud explosions | took place in the store of Gray & Todd, caused perhaps, vy ister or two of powder, or by ‘casks of liquor, ‘the hea tof these occurred just as three or four gen- tlemen were enteriug the front door to carry some goods | out, and the concussion was such as ta. throw them | violently into the sirect. They were alfmore or less bruised, but none of them reriotsly injured A ist of the sult highest point ven thus:— formerly oc- | tirely destroy- | beine-—brick house ad- iy occupiod b yea ; insuved a! vans hoe store—tot. leasb'in part, protably fa full. ~ Casticmu: —thiee br’ destroyed, viz : Banta’s old and the cornerformerly cccu except Gillesyic & Hetlner’s—no insurance known. Swigert and Wingate—two brick houses occupied by Mrs. Blackburn, (formerly J. W. Allen)—totally destroy- ed—Insnrarce $1,500. j Burs. Black burn—a large portion of furniture, &c. burn- | ed, and remainder more or less injured by removal—no insurance. Addicks, Van Dusen & Smith, of Philadelphi t building occupied by Gray & Todd... No Insurance known. 3 lost a very large stock of goods; also a | z in rear of their stoxe, used aa a bake shop. Totoloss over 220,000 ; insurance $10,000.—Theix “safe”? | proved a chert and afaiture,and $100 i k notes, about $800 in checks, many valual , contained in it were xed. Their led | some $15,000 worta of accounts, was sayed in sucha con- | dition that a port of it can be read. | | businass honses totally | ‘l, Gillespie & Hoffner’s, «1 by De. Mulls, all vacant, James Milam—lost two brick buildings occupied by Meek & Milam, one {n rear of the other, Insurance | $1,200, Meek and Mile, watcbroakers, fost a large portion | of their valuable t chinery—no inso ce. Wm. 0. George CURE OF do by Dr. J. M. Mills, totally cestroyed, 1,5 J. M. Mills, druggist | r re fixturer—saved most of his fancy y insured. | tion of goods con- | w. ¢ y gO sumed and damag Insurance $8 | W. C. Ch A. Thomas ing oceupied | by W. €. ¢ ped. Tn ” | Joha L. goods—lost brick building and considerable portion of goods, Insurance on house, $1200; none on goods. | & 1 Bett—ary goods, lange part of stock destroyed. Book 0 No insurance. safe wore saved. Jesse §. Sin Stamping Ground, brick house, oo eup ©, &.1. Belt, consumed. No insuranee known. | W. P. Loomir—watch maker and jeweller—house oc cupied by self, consumed—insurance $1,200. Greater | part of goods saved—toss fully covered hy insurance. | 0. G. Gates—house oceupied by Evans & Co. consumed. | Tnturance $2,000, | Evans & Co.—hat, shoe and book store—goods mostly | saved. Loss fully covered by insurance. | Cannon & Gatner—druggists—partial loss of goods, | Fully insured, sand « large amount of money in | = | The Fishery Question. } [From the London News, April 22.) Tn another column we give a list of our reserve naval force. The catalogue is long and satisfactory s0 far as it goes, but it would be still more so if the ministers increased it at once by calling home the | ships now wasted on needless services in different | There aré, for instance, several vessels engaged ng the American fishermen on the Scotia. Out of that “service” there m: come a quarrel, and, it ma So untoward, yet so likely, an event ce establish a quarrel between John | ad Brother Jonathan—a thing at all times to cred, but trebly unadvisable no The ships ¢ put in their present position during idministration of the Derby-Disrae- be de} we reier to ¥ the injudiciou lites. Would not the present Cabinet be taking a pra- cent step if they ordered the veasels on other and Letter duty than supporting an illiberal tory view of t ng treaty which slept in peace for years until nd had the iil-luek to be afflicted by a “ Pro- nist” Ministry. Althongh we have ‘heard no- thing lately on the fisheries question, we think there is danger in leaving it open, inasmuch as disputes are likely to be constantly rising out of it. In this it resembles the queetion of the northeast boundary, | which, after having repeatedly brought us to the | verge of a war wit ‘dmner A, was settled by the | uppedantical common sense of Lord Ashburton in a week or two. Might not the fishing squabble be ar- | ranged by the citizens of the United States being | allowed to use our fishing grounds as freely as British subjects (home and colonial), on condition | that the British fishers are allowed to carry their fich to American markets as freely as American | citizens, and to fish the American grounds as freely | as Americans do ours? Sorely the affair might be arranged at once on come such basis as this? Lord Clarendon should see to it. The Late Freshets. ‘TO THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL. ere New Yorx, May 6, 1854. | 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERAL Having just rned from the Lackawanna being romewhat surprised that no account damage by the freshet has reached you from that ter, [have dropped line to three months must elapse pector whether or not he shail | any ship of any of the three Lines, except the George Law apes A. The George Law and the Illinois are built as Mic | | ments have been made in | years, the re | tainly with any. viowe of profit. | legal tender. The Chin's Revolution, EMPEROR “ RAISINe' THE WIND” BY FareR MOND. From the Pekin Gazette, Deo. 6, 1853, im the Nortig Sai China Herald, Jan, 21, 1854.] K"hing hwuy, a Tartar of royal extraction, re- ; commends to the Emperor the issuing of to assist the people ont replanas military THE money, in ord the royal treasu: He says, ever since | Operations commenced, the expenses of the goverm- | ment Lave been immense, and the Board of Revenue | have been ordered to consider the propriety of issu- | Ing paper money. At pissent the insurrection ig still unquelled, and the circumstances of the country are becoming more and more straitened. The me- morialist thinks, therefore, that the way to relieve government, without distressing the people, be issue a paper currency. This fs an expedient, he says, which should be resorted 0 only when stern necessity compels; but when the necessity arrives, the best method of car- tying it out should be taken into consideration. The difficulties of the government arise, he continues, from the scareity of silver; but if paper and silver be put upon a level, thie government will be bene- fitted im an incaloulable degree; while the conyeni- ences of a perer currency muy Tead to its being pre- ferred to silver. But how is it to be brought abont® Pint, by receiving paper, as well as paying it, im order to awaken the confidence of the ‘people; se- | erndly, by promoting commerce, im order to rescue tle people from from their distresses, and thirdly, ly giving out all accumulated stores, to supply the people's necessities. How wiil the jiret appear? Hitherto when pay. in return, which has in- paper, there have cruples about receiving | duced suspicion, and paper has therefore been at & disce i Fronv henceforth, therefore, in e vin i department, lot the lund-tax and salt~ together with the customs and duties, in~ species of payment made to publi¢ n notes. Ih the course of a few pts and payments being all made in notes, paper will become the only medium, and sil- ver will go out-of cirenlation How will the second object proposed to beef fected be accomplished? In this way: long aw the rebellion continues, the merchants from the west ern part of the empire will reftain from entering om any epeculaifon; those in the capital will be con- sequently distressed, and be compelled to relinquish pro cluding. eve offices, be pald g | their trade: those who do not relinquish business will carry it on merely because they are deeply in debt, oud caunot at once give up business—not cer- Lenders will no longer lend, and those who have been accustomed to dispose of goods on credit will do so no longer. This will go on to such lengths, that persons wilt ouly be able to raise one quarter of its value on any bee which they put in pawn. The people not being able te: borrow, and the pawnbrokers’ shops being closed, men will resort te their immediate friends and relations for supplies, who will sce them starve rather than. assist them. Now, in this winter season, the distress is bect more and more intense, and no relief seems at haud. Let the government, therefore, charge the Bourd of Revenue to issue out several million taels of paper notes, some representing silver and some representing copper; and let a bank be forthwith established for the Purpose of lending snms of mo- ney, on the security of high officers .and great pex- sopages. There ate doubtless a number of honest and creditable persons, acyuainced with business, who might be entsusted with this affair. Let these make inquiry a6 to such merchants whose credit is good, let the bosrowers produce these as pane and then let the notes be issued to a given amot Let the loans be made to each for afew months only at an interest of two or three per mille month- thee pa i all makes i of bu- siness, whether for the purpose of purchas! goods or the payment of debts, Tet these notes be made Should any refuse to take them, let thcm be bronght before the magistrates on a chi of resisting the orders of government; should any ue obstinately disobedient, let them be se- ypunicshed. Inthis way the distresses of the utile classes will be relieved, and the cle day be raised ont of poverty into proa- Let bunks fof this kind be established im art of she empire, whose notes shall be made eerily every later< ency much more con- in to prefer it. all the last object Pivnosed be secured 2 In consequence of the impediments to, travelling, yery few goods have reached the capital for Now, silks, cloth, paper, and oilman’s stores, are all indi:pensably necessary to the ; let the gov ernment, therefore, be Taquested to allow of the sale ) of euch as can be disposed of to merchants; and i the -urplos silks, cloths, &e., which are Tee Ly keeping, aii articles of curiosity and vertu, ill be sent to the loom Bank, where a low being dlsponed of to trading | put upon them, they mee be ; the payment of these is not to be made im but in the now- stablished paper cure Also, let all the vacant public offices, and brokém down public buildings, with their sites, be offered. for salc at the aforesail loan-bank, for paper money only. In this way the people will no longer be im want of the abovementioned articles, and an outlet will be found for the disposal of their notes; while the government will be tuning their useless store to good account, and getting their notes into cireu- jation.”” ~ The Emperor's reply with the vermillion pencil, i to the foll: et: —" Let the board in question mode of carryign ‘hwy adds a rider to his memorial, s members of the Eapasiol clan, and th Lanners, with the hereditary nobility bel beth to the Manchows, Mongols, and Chinese, are reduced to great distress, owing to their having freqvently sndseribed from their salaries to the ne- cessities of the government; in consequence of which they have Leen obliged to borrow money at high rates of interest, and their crediters hav! become importanate, they are many of thera pim with cold and hunger. Khing-wuy therefore recommends, that should the Emperor accede to his request for the establish- ment of loan hank, it be allow to these he: nobility to borrow notes from the establishment, om the secury of their salaries, from which dednetions. may be niade periodically. Thus the will be. freed the payment of heavy interest, and board of reyenue will havea er spot os them. To this the vermilion pencil has a reply: “Let this matter be deliberated upon at the seme tim: Discovery of Gold in South (From the Cape Monitor, Feb. 10, It bas been known for several years tl copper to some extent was to be found in the country of the Nomaquas, or, as it is called, Namaqualand, bat owing to the barrenness of the country, the scarcity of water, and consequent difficulty to the coast, it was doubted whether it conld fitably worked. One of our enterprising met firms has, however, tested this, and is ite reward, the ore colleeted and exported to Leing found to be of a very rich description, the diffienities of transport much leas than was at first anticlpeted. This Me ee Oe eee and there is something like @ u for “licenses to sea ch” Ban yt Peomseperaa = which are granted at a rent of . per pur. peveral mining companies ive also been 1, or & the course of formation, 80 scvery prospect’ of large quantities of lic miner! being exported from this shortly. Perides this, it has lately been discovered that ccme of the copper ore collected contains a portion of gold, thus greatly enhancing ite valne, even if the mee iprecions metal “be not found in quantities, as by many it is anticipated that ft w: be. The foregoing remarks refer to the Ni ‘ a country hounded by the South A ocean, the Great Orange river, and the Clanwilliam, and being part of the territory added. to this colony by Sir Harry Smith, in December, 1847. In the Sovereignty, or py ei of Orange river, small nuggets of gold have bees covered in We qnarts — with, which fing? neko abounds, and many people are “prospectt direction; and fa her 00 the north, in the occupicd by the Dutch farmers, whose i hes lately been recognized by her Majesty's sentative in this colony, some similar have been made; but, it is said, a law bas been ed by the “Volksraad,” exeluding all from the right to search for it. Saas tae Capers Wrusungene fhe flowing Tenor = sronth at Apell ine police of tgs ehty wade 280 arvesta:— ‘34; assault with ttempt to 5 as drunk end ible to resume TS. at the ‘ mated. sa - t