The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1854, Page 4

one meee Ser ne emcaaie. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, | PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR BETICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS | Superintendent of the Printing Department. To Country Advertisers. We frequently receive letters from the country, en- elosing advertisements, but without any remittance to eever the price of their insertion. As our advertising Business is conducted on the cash principle, we cannot insert these advertisements. Our country friends must enclose with their advertisements the sum of money they wish to epend in advertising, and they will be inserted as often as that will pay for. Our system is such that ‘the matter can thus be managed as satisfactorily as if the advertiser were here in person. The New Our despatches from Halifax this morning furnish acomplete summary of the Buropean news brought by the Canada. The advices, although one week later, are comparatively unimportant. Their most salient feature is the statement that Baron teuffel, in his speech to the Prussian Chambers, had definitively announced that Prussia was acting in perfect accord with Austria and the Western Pow- ers. Asasort of counterpoise to this information, we learn that the resignation of the Chevalier Bunsen, the minister to the court of London, had been accepted, and Count Bernsteff, the present minister to the court of Naples, and who is known to be thoroughly devoted to Russia, has been nomi- mated as his successor. We know not how to recon- ile these two statements. The example of England and France as regards ‘the rights of neutrals has, as was to be expected, ‘been followed by Russia. Decrees have been issued dby the Emperor, according to French and Englis wecognizing the inviolability of enemy's property #m neutral bottoms, and according to subj Neutral Powers found on board enemy's s! same privilege. French and English vessels are al- Towed six weeks from the 19th of April to escape from Rassian ports in the Black Sea, and six weeks from May 7th to leave the Baltic ports. These measures only carry out the enlightened spirit of the armed neutrality code promulgated in the year 2780 by the Empress Catharine, and which was sug- gested by the independent action of this country. It was the combination of Russia, Swedenand Den- mark, effected under the provisions of this code, which first effectually broke through a system that had inflicted incalculable injury on the commerce of the world. A French imperial decree allows Rus- sian ships which are in ports in the Baltic aud White Seas previous to the 11th of May to unload and return unmolested to Russian or neutral ports. The Madrid correspondence of the London Times, mnder date 20th of April, professes to give a de- scription of the character of the diplomatic notes exchanged between our minister and the Spanish government in relation to the Black Warrior asfuir some severe strictures are passed in thia let- ter on the conduct of Mr. Sowlé, and it is added that the Spanish government regard the American elaims as overbearing and exorbitant. These state- ments are, however, to be received with a qualitic tion, as their accuracy depends on the correctness of the sources of infirmation open to the writer On the Sth, Mr. Soulé was present at a dinner given by Lord Howden, at the British Embassy. The British Parliament re-assembled on the 26th, after a short recess. In the course of a debate res- pecting the progress of hostilities, the Barl of Cla- *rendon stated that he had received a despatch from the British Admiral contradicting the accuracy of some of the details published respecting the burning of fortresses on the coast of Circassia. The Greek insurrection appears to be making formidable progress, and the allies are likely to meet with more trouble in that quarter than they expected. The whole of southern Thessaly is said to be in arms, and the Gulf of Corinth is guarded by French’ships of war, which have effectually cut off all communication with the Peloponnesus. It is clear that the sympathy of the Greeks is enlisted on the side of Russia, and the recent expulsion of the foreign residents of that nation from Constantinople will only have the effect of still further inflaming that feeling. Marshal St. Arnaud has at last embarked for tle East, with the fifteen hundred bandboxes and pack- ages whichit seems this redoubtable commander and Madame la Marechale deem essential to the successful carrying out of the Turkish campaign. Prince Napoleon had touched at Malta on his way to the East. The Russian Minister to Persia had returned to St. Petersburg, and was not to be replaced. The re- port isagain renewed that Dost Mahommed seeks an alliance with Great Britain. From the Danube there is a report of a sangu’s nary engagement near Kalefat, and it is added that the Russians were withdrawing from before that place. It is also stated that they had sustained a defeat at Pattschemaroda, and had evacuated Little Wallachia. The allied fleets were at anchor off Odessa on the 26th of April, so that we presume an @nmediate attack will be made on that port. Its defences are not as strong as those of Sebastopol, and its total destruction may be looked for. 20,000 French and 8,000 English troops have arrived at Gallipoli. Sir Charles Napier seems to find the Russian ports in the Baltic not quite so accessible as was supposed. The last account reports him at Stockholm, whilst his fleet was about fifty miles off. The American Consul was about to send from London to New York eight seamen of the clippe ship Sovereign of the Seas, for trial for mutiny. The relatives of the men had petitioned Lord Palmer- ston to prevent their removal. The news by the Canada exercised no influence of moment on the prices of wheat or flour. In combination with greater supplies on the spot and arrive it tended to depress the market for corn, which receded 3 to 4 cents per bushel for all kinds save prime Southern yellow, which was scarce and firm. The shipments included 20,000 to 30,000 bushels to Liverpool at 7d. per bushel, which exhi- bited a further advance in freights. Cotton was steady, with an active market. The sales embraced 1,315 bales for export, and 1,021 do. for home us There continued to be a good demand for deal freights to England from the British Provinces. A verdict of manslaughter in the first degree wasrendered in the case of John O'Sullivan, whose trial in the Kings County Court of Oyer and Termi- ner, forthe murder of his wife, was brought toa close yesterday. A large and very enthnsiastic meeting of the Convention of Delegates from the United Liberal Society was held last evening at Pythagoras Hall at which a vast amount of business was transacted and a hostile feeling towards the Maine liquor law expressed. Be rnburner State Committee met y in some out of the ¥ 1 in Alb hold t mon the 6th of 1 that the } ny, the mu Jay in the Court miner. y rendered a verdict of n -” We give a full report of the proceed ings, including Judge Ryoseyelt’y gharge. t Latener y MB was to be expected, the enemies of the Ne- braska bill in (he House ) esterday resorted to every conceiva le move ‘o stave off act‘ou on the measure. | A regol:tion y as offered atthe opening of the ses- sion totcrminate the debate at twebve o’clock to- day. On this the struggle cmmenced in earnest, | anda motion to lay the resolution on the table was negatived by a vote of one hundred nays to ninety- five yeas. The House numbers 24 members. After subtracting the 15 votiny, and the 22 that have paired off, thre remain 17 ubsentees. So the strength of artes on the bill is indicated with al- most positive certainty. Our report extends down to half past one o’clock this morning, and the con- test was still going on as spiritedly as could be de- sired by the friends of either side. Whatever oppo- sition may be made, the passage of the Nebraska bill at the present session may be regarded as cer- tain. But little business has been transacted by the Senate since the commencement of the exciting de- bates in the House on the Nebraska bill. Yeeterday an effort was made to supply the Sentined newspa- per with additional patronage in the shape of a contract for publishing the debates; bat the motion was laid over, thus saving the mortification of a plump rejestion. A resdlution of inquiry asto the expediency of completing the fortifications at 'Tor- tugas and Key West was adopted. Ia view of the critical posture of our affairs with Spain it is im- portant that Key West should be placed in a preper state of defence, as its proximity to the island of Cuba im the event of hostilities will render it a point of great interest. After a speech from Mr. Badger of two hours duration, sustaining the constitution- ality of the Indigent Insane Land bill in oppos' to the veto of the President, the subject was post- poned tilt Monday. We give elsewhere graphic reperts of the pro- ceedings of the different societiosthat held .meet- ings yesterday. The radical abolitionists continued their ribald blasphemies in the church of Dr. Cha- pin. The American Bible Society, congregated at the Tabernacle, rejoiced in the inerease of the re- ceipts, bemoaned the darkness that prevails in the world, and agreed that “humanity is now awaking to a consciousness of its necessities.” The Ameri- can Missionary Society, with 2 commendable desire to awell the flood of “light” which has poured forth from this city forthe past week, anticipated its an- niversary about.tbree months. This society, to judge from the romarks of the speakers, is nothing more nor less than abolitionism, scantily disguised with religious tracts,in imitation of Mother Eve in her first attempt at dressmaking. The annual meect- ing of the Central American Education Society was held in the new Bible House in Astor place. The report of the Treasurer was read, from which it would appear that the fivances of the society are in a very flourishing condition, An abstract of the paper, with a list ofthe oficers and directors for the coming year, is given in enother column. The an- niversary of the American Temperance Union was held at the Tabernacle. The rally in behalf of the Maine law was enthusiastic, and the speakers were confident and funny. Our report is crowded out. A fashionable audience assemiNed at the meeting of the City Literary Union, and the affair went off with élat. The anniversaries are rppidly drawing to a clase. Yesterday the calorie ship Ericsson was raised to the surface of the river, and towed to the flats on the darséy side. Her hull and erg‘nes are compara- tively uninjured; but the damage tc her furniture and ornamental fittings involves a loss to the owners «ud underwriters of about thirty thousand dollars, ‘The evidence before the court martial in the case of Major Wyse closed yesterday, after the- pre- sentation of additional testimony for the defence, and the court adjourned until Monday next in order to afford the defendant time to prepare 2 written statement. The Nebraska Bill and tts Opponents. The vote taken yesterday to lay on the table Mr. Richardson’s motion to close the debate on the Nebraska bill this afternoon, mayprobably be regarded as a reliable indication of the passage of the bill. Not long after these lines are read, constitutional principle will probably have triumphed, and the struggle which has con- vulsed the country for the last four months will have ended in the victory of reason and loyalty. It is not to be expected that the van- quished will at once resign themselves to their defeat. A call for a mass meeting in the Park to protest against the repeal of the Missouri compromise has been issued by a few free soil- ers in this city; and it is quite likely that some other spasmodic throes will precede their re- lapse into their normal state of quietude. We have no wish to hasten the transition, or to deny them a decent period for mourning: but we cannot help thinking that a few moments calm reflection on the contents of another column of this journal would tend materially to soothe their wounded feelings and allay the disappointment under which they are now smarting. By a singular coincidence, we are enabled to publish side by side with the closing debates on the Nebraska bill, the proceedings of its leading opponents assembled in exclusive conclave. At the very moment when Mr. Richardson was moving the termination of the debate on that measure, the American Anti-Slavery Society was in session celebrating its twentieth anni- versary. The intense height which the slavery agitation has reached, the tremendous efforts which have been made to defeat Mr. Douglas’s measure, the age of the society, and the con- spicuous position which many of its members have long occupied before the public, all com- bine to give to its latest proceedings a peculiar significance. Rightly regarded as the nucleus of the anti-slavery body in this country, the so- ciety over which William Lloyd Garrison pre- sides may be fairly considered as the organ of its principles,the executive of its government, its type and its head. It took the lead in the opposi- tion to the Nebraska bill, all the other movements which have been made to check its progress have been merely modelled on its course, and subordinate to its policy. Had the Nebraska bill failed, the members of the American Anti- Slavery Society would have been fairly entitled to claim the event as a triumph for them: for the adventitious support they received during the campaign from parties of nondescript strag- glers was only effective inasmuch as it was con- founded with their efforts, and contributed to swell their strength. The proceedings of this body, therefore, at so critical a moment of their career as the present, are full of interest. We learn from them what the true character of the opposition to the Nebraska bill was, what their own views and designs are, and whut this country may expect if the party they lead should ever command a majority in our na- tional councils or sway the government of the confederacy. The proceedings of the anniversary meeting were opened by reading pa from the ing and prayer. One day was 2 without murmurs, but on the digna from Christian me of the leadin ard of such a th sages criptures, sit wllowed to ebap 1 of ee at this ciety never h $ and sneeringly 1 members do their pr Mr. Blackwell was tender of * shock- ing the prejudices of Christians;” but gensured at their meetings,” ommend to at home.” | | | | | the practice of praying. If there were any ad- vocates of the practice present, they were cowed by the universal adhesi n to these senti- ments, With one voice, the meeting repro- bated the use of religious exercises, and tacitly resolved not to suffer a repetition of eo distaste- ful an innovation. This led to scme abstract debate on religion; Mr. Wendell Phillips styled the society “the infitel society” and said it “clung to the appellation.” The ice thus broken, Mrs. Abby Kelly Fester abused the Bible Society, the other religious s0- cieties, and the various churches in good round terms; and proudly claimed for her- self the title of “infidel.” The President, Mr. William Lloyd Garrison frankly confessed th: “he believed in nothing but the slave.” Mr. Foss was not disposed to discard the New Tes- tament altogether; he thought it an excellent “book on the rights of man,” but regarded pul- pits as anabomination. These sentiments were appropriately capped by a speech from Mr. Henry C. Wright, ene of the most able mem- hers of the society; whe pronounced “the Chris- tian’s God to be the most accursed of demons,”’ “snapped his fingers.at the Bible,” and wound up with the blasphemous declaration that “Je- sus Christ knew nothing about christianity.” Mr. Wright, like Mrs. Foster, ‘thanked Goud that he was an infidel.” Passing by an easy transition fram the work of God to the noblest work of man, the society proceeded to revile the constitution in the same terms as it had reviled -the Bible. Mr. Garri- son, the President, proposed the following reso- lution :— Resolved, That the one grand vital issue to be made with the slave power is the dissolution of the existing American Union. This resolution was supported in speeches of great energy and force. The Hon. Edmund Quincy protested that “the constitution dis- played the ingenuity of the very devil,” and delieved “that the Union should be dissolved because such was the opinion of the Society.” Mr. Wendell Phillips avowed she proper mission of the Society to be the furtherance of disunion. Mr. Henry C. Wright, amil great applause, “thanked his God that he was a traitor to the constitution,” and somewhat jocesely added that he would “like to see the President sold as aslave.”’ Even Mr. Bkekwell, whose con- scienee seems to have been more tender than thoge. of his colleagues, coafessed that he “cared nothing for the Union of itself’ The world would -probably have been favored with more specimens of this style of philosophy, bad order been more strictly maintained at the meet- ings. Unfortunately, it was impessible to prevent Mrs. Abby Kelly Foster from ising to.her legs every ten minutes, and other mem- bers, such as Mr. Stephen Pearl Andrews, con- sumed the time of the Society in trying to persuade it to “begin by settling the principles of bauzan rights.” The accomplishment ef this trifling task was impeded by objections from members who desired the Society to con- fine itself to the topic of abolition: but the Hon. Edmund Quincy very justly re-‘ plied that “their meetings would not be nearly so interesting if speeches were confined to the close question.” This view seems to have prevaile@, for the clecing debates were of a rather rambligg character. Towards the close of the second day, Mr. Purvis, a gentle- man of color, being in the ckair, Mr. Irving grew indignant at the floor, which had been denied to him, being granted to another mem- ber and exchimed to the chairman:— You told me the hour of adjournment had arrived! Cuarm.—I did not. —You did, sir. , sir, * * * * Take your séat, sir) —I will not: you told me a lie! These are the leaders of the party which has opposed the Nebraska bill. ‘Bis is a sample of the sort of legislation we&ould have, if an abolitionist majority were sent to Congress, or the spirit of anti-slavery were to overspread the land. More diabolical sentiments have been expressed before. The Hon. Horace Gree- ley, another of the abolitionist leaders, has prayed that “the Capitol might blaze by the torch of the incendiary or fall and bury all its inmates beneath its crumbling ruins :”’ which is probably more atrocious than any of the infa- mies we have quoted above. But the rampant infidelity and foul-mouthed treason of the an- ti-SlaverywSociety can find no parallel out of the ranks of its allies. By their fruits and by their words ye shall judge them: and with the proceedings of this anniversary before them, we do not think the American people can go far wrong in judging the character of the Northern opponents of the Nebraska bill. ProGress oF THE Tripeye PLor ror Bury tHE Cariton at Wastinctoy.—The Tribune appeals to Col. Benton to lead the band of con- spirators who are to set fire to the Capitol at Washington, and destroy all the members of Con- gress in order to prevent the passage of the Ne- braska bill. He is to be offered, it seems, the per- ilous post of chief incendiary. Old Bullion h@ done many strange things in his life, but we hardly think he is prepared for the Guy Fawkes business quite yet. It may be all very true, asthe Tribune says, that “an indomitable lead- er” is all that the conspirators want, and that if Mr. Benton “exhibits on this occasion his rare qualities of resistance,” their aim may be gained, and the Capitol destroyed with its contents ; but Mr. Benton is an old man, too old for that sort of thing. Forty years ago, haa he been inthe Tribune line, we suppose he could have burnt a barn or robbed a dwelling house as well as any of” the editors of that sheet; but a man loses his taste for this sort of sport as he grows old. The Tribune must get some younger desperado to fire the building. Why don’t they apply to the “sons of toil,” whose praise they so sweetly sing, and who act as runners to the fire companies? Surely they might do the job without embittering the de- clining years of poor old Mr. Benton. Trial of John O'Sullivan for the Marder of his Wife, KINGS COUNTY COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER- Before Hon. Jndge Rockell, presiding: Henry A. Moore, County Judge and Justices Stilwell and Stryker. The trial of John O'Sullivan was concluded yester- day. Several witnesses were brought forward on the part of the defence, but nothing bearing in favor of the prisoner was clicited, when the case was given to the jury after the remarks of counsel and charge of the Court. The jury retired at one o’clock and returned at twenty minutes past three, with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, The prisoner, (who was indicted for killing bis wife) was then remanded for sentence, which will be passed this morning. Brooklyn City Intelligence. BROOKLYN r HornevrrenaL XummTION.—This show, which is now being held in the Atheneum, corner of Atlantic streets, is one of the most attrac t has yet been b ban all oth sesterday é » from the ori bal plant, of which the ut four sucsessfully cultivated in this coun’ cimen was cult ted by Caleb Cope, Eeq., at an expense of over thr housand dollars. it was the peculiar structure of iis loaf (bat first suggested the method of constructing th London Crystal Palace; and to see this,plant alone is well Worth a visit to the exhibition, whith closes to-nicht This exhibition, in view of the failure of the New York eabibiton, afitacts many from the metropolig, Marine Affairs. ‘Tum Caronio Sm Ewceson Avioat AGAIN.—After an ar- uous interrupted labor of some fortnight’s duration, the ca’oric ship Ericsson has been raised again to the surface, from herunfortunate submersion. Work was resumed on her at half-past ten o’clock on Wednesday night, under great disadvantages, and she was got afloat about one o'clock yesterday, and towed by the steam tuga for about 1,000 feet from where she sunk, on to the Jersey flats, where it was expected she would float at high water in the evening, and be towed to her dock to refit. The damage to her internal decorations and fit- tings is very great, amounting to about $30,000. Her handsome marble top tables, satin-covered sofas, beau- tiful mirrors, and all the splendid decorations that but a short time back attracted the attention of every visiter, are now jumbled together in a heterogeneous mass, crushed and broken up into fragments, and all covered with mud and completely saturated with water. The machinery, however, does not appear to have suffered any, a good cleaning appearing to be all that it requires to make it as perfect as ever. The apertures through which the water rushed that caused the accident, were the two coal ports on the starboard side, one dead light, and three. side lights. The job of stopping theee before the pumps could work, was at- tended with much difficulty and no small araount of dan- ger. The coal ports, which were covered by the gratings, liad to be closed from the inside by canvass, in addition toa board to fit the aperture on the outside, which re- quired great patience and perseverance. The dead lights and side lights were stopped on the outside by plugs made to fit the holes, and the hawse holes were closed by driving into them'pieces of wood and oakum. This lat- ter was adlifficult job, owing to the,chains being still run throughthem. The divers employed in this dangerous work were Messrs. Jas, M. Glinn, John Henry, and Jesso Talmadge. Attempts were made to close the side lights from the inside, but after Mr. Glinn had descended a winding stairway into f&@ cabin, and chiselled away tho oor of one of the staterooms, to get at ome of them, his progress was arrested by the bedding and ether f<znitare inthe room, which completely filled up the place and prevented his working. ‘This was a very danger- ous. operation, for if any of the lines connect- ed with his diving apparatus had caught in the narrow stairway by any projection in his route, it would very probably have proved fatal to the wrdy diver, Six steam pumps, derrick, and several steamers, were employed in raising the vessel. Owing to the unfortunate accident, several months will pro- bably elapse before the Ericsson will be again in working order, when it is to be hoped that her performences will be such as to deprive the most scep- tical of a chance for doubting the applicabiltty of the idea to ocean navigation—an idea the indomitable pro- Jector of which bas for so long a time, and under so many adverse, circumstances, been working so ardently to carry out, The Convention of Delegates of the United Liberal Societies. A regi meeting of the delegates from the above so- cieties was held last evening, at Pythagoras Hal. It was very wellattended, At a little after eight o’elock, Mr. A. Schenbrenner was called to the chair, and Mr. D. Wiechel acted.as Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. Considerable attention wos paid, on motion of Colonel Forbes, to the discussion of the expediency of the passage of the Maine Liguor law by the Legislature, to the intro- duction of which itavould appear that the majority of the United Societies are strongly opposed, On this subject a series of lengthy ond very explicit resolutions were pro- posed for adoption, of which we give those which are the mostimportant. Thoy read as follow: Whereas, A great number of citizens, both native and adopted, regard the introduction of the Maine Liquor law into the’ city of New York as likely itself to be produc- tive of more mischief than the very evil whieh it proposes to remedy. Whereas, The opinion is very prevalent that eyen if the Maine law were passed by the New York State Legisla- ture, itcould not be enforced, even at the expense of bivadshed and risk of anarchy, since less stringent laws now. existing are a dead letter. Whereas, If the representatives of the people should declare ¢heir constituents to be 60 devoid of self-control, common rense, and discretion—in fact, go crazy—as to require the whole public to be confined in the straight jacket of » Maine liquor law, a aor is at once opened throngh which may be introduced a multiplivity of ty- rannical laws, whimsically regulating the minutest do- mestic habits of the citizens, subverting all liberty, individuality, and the right of private judgment in pri- vate matters—lews which would speedily place the peo. ple under a guspotism far more rigid chan that of Aus- tria. The delegates after a long debate, decided that the paper was worthy o general approval. The members pledged themselves to enpport with energy a wel! regulated liquor license and provision law, if passed. The entire subject will be discussed at next ing. A letter of credential was read from the Central Re form Association, delegating representatives, as also from the Italian and many other democratic societies, making over ten powerful societies now embraced ia the Union. After transacting a large amount of business the meeting adjourned. Extensive Conflagration In Brooklyn—De- struction of Naval Stores. About 6 o’elock last evening a fire broke out in one of a range of sheds in the store yard of Seth R. Robbins & Co., on the wharf at the foot of Irwin street, South Brooklyn. A large quantity of naval stores, such as oil, rosin and turpentine, was placed there on deposit, which, becoming ignited, caused a dense volume of black smoke, which extended over the entire length of the city in a north. enenny direction, and attracted large numbers of spec- tators from far and near. ‘The destruction of property was not as great, however, as might have been anticipated. The sheds comprised twelve in number, with several more in course of construction, all of which, with a quantity of building timber lying about, were ‘speodily enveloped; and in consequence of the combustible nature of the material on fire, the flames could not be quenched with water, but were necessarily left to bura until that which fed them was exhausted. Several sheds were torn down by the firemen to prevent the dames ffom spreading to contiguous property, and which had the desired effect. The number of barrels stored under the sheds, and lying upon the wharf awaiting storage, reached to about 4,700, valued, on an average, at $2 per barrel. Three thousand were owned by B. Blossom & Son, of New York, and the loss sustained upon them was covered by insurance in the Phenix Company, of Brooklyn. ‘Those under the sheds, numbering some 1,70) barrels, were owned by Messrs. MeCrendy & Mott, of New York, and the loss sustained by their destruction is fully covered in the Mechanics’ and Traders’ and the New Amsterdam insurance offices. ‘The yard and structures were owned by Mr. Robbins who hid but recently obtained possession, and had not ‘et completed all ue improvements contemplated. His loss amounts to about $1,000; no ivsurance. RECAPITULATION. Loss. Inswrance. B. Blossom & Son f $6,000 McCready & Mott. + 3,500 3,500 Seth R. Robbins & Co see 1,000 _ Total... $9,500 The fire is supposed to have been the work of an in- cendiary, as in the building in which it originated there was no occasion for its use. This is the third time the buildings on these premises have been burned within four years. Coroner's Inquests. Scrrosrp Deatn ny DRrowstne. sterday Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest at pier 42 E. R., upon the body of Timothy Gerry, # native of Ireland, 18 yea whose body was foundin the dock at the fc above pier. The deceased, it xeoms, was of very intem- perate habits, and is supposed to have been drowned while intoxicated. He was at the time of his death ia the employ of Mr. Thomas Watson, 276 Canal street, The jury rendered a verdict of death from causes un- known, but probably by drowning while intoxicated. S. Cireult Court. Before Hon. Judge Betts. Conviction of Larceny at Sea.—John Thomas, a seaman on board the ship Sarah G. hae was tried and found guilty of larceny at sea, with a recommendation to e Williamsburg City News, mercy. Common Coven: ITems.—An adjourned meeting of the Common Council was held at the City Hall, on Monday evening. A resolntion was adopted directing the Comp troller to borrow $20,000 on the bonds of the city, in an- ticipation of the taxes for the year 1854, A resolution ras adopted declaring the contract allowing A. T. Smith the exclusive priviltge to lay gas pipes in the streets of the city, forfeited and revoked. A resolution offered, to increase the number of policemen in each, ward to sixteen, was voted down. Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life in Ohio. PArNsvi.ie, Ono, May 9, 1854. The boiler of the steam saw mill of Messrs. Fray & Co., situated about two miles west of this place, tearing the building to pieces and killing the engineer, Mr. Matesop, crushing in an awfal manner, Also bruising ond sealding Mr. Gray, one of tho Iihough it is thought be is not fatally in- Mateson, about two years ol ing missiles and its hopes of iis recovery. A Mr. Whitney in the wpper room, eseaped with slight 28 thrown out of the building on to th 4 engine are entirely destr rubbish. ler, weighing several hundred es of th ¢ found ¢ y rods from the building witnessed the catastrophe, that} piecesof the mill and machinery were thrown hundred feet into the air, and the ground around ig covered with the wreck. Mr, Matezon leaves a wife and two children, It ia suppored that the explosion resulted from the water getting low in the-boiler, but nothing definite is as yet known, TRIAL OF CLARA HAYES FOR THE MURDER OF DOCTOR LUTENER. ACQUITTAL OF MRS. HAYES. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. EIGHTH DAY. May 1!.—The court room was crowded to excess this morning, it having been anticipated that a verdict im ) this exciting trial would probably be rendered. ‘The prisoner appeared very much the same as on pre- vious days. he still occupied her couch, and appeared searcely conscious of what was passing around. Mr. Hayes appeared agitated and anxious throughout the day, and while the jury were out left his chair by the side of his counsel, and remained during the remainder of the time by the side of the prisoner, in the recess pro- vided for female witnesses. The last witness for the defence was examined, as fol- lows -— Dr. William Shelton Mackenzie sworn—Reside at Frank- lin street at present; was in New York Jan. 10th, 1854, curing the entire day; place of business was the Sunday Times office; on that morning was at my then residence 459 Broadway, precisely opposite the corner of urand street; it was on the West side, opposite the southeast | corner of Broadway and Grand street; it was directly op- | ite Dr. Lutener’s office; on the morning of that day I Peard something that attracted m: I went into my front room, whicl wound up my clock; I noticed it was @ quarter past ten; then went to the window to put it down; the window faced on Broadway; at that moment I heard a pistol shot; leoked up to see who fired it; saw nobody; thought no more of it until I heard of Latener’s death; the sound woceeded from Lutcner’s corner; it was not very loud, ut evidently a pistol shot; was ‘subpo:nued at 70’clock last night; never saw Mrs. Hayes or either of counsel till to-day. ‘The case for the defence here rested. Mr. Bustéed, on the part of the defeace, agreed to sub mit the case without summing up, to the charge of the } court. The District Attorney assented, and the usual sum ming up was dispensed with. Judge Roosevelt then delivered his eharge to the jury. His Honor said: — The Ha; and the Lutener familivs lived on tho same Dlock at ‘lem, between the Fourth and Fifth avenves, and 128th and 12th etreets—the intervening ground con -isv. ing mostly of vacant lots. They had been svquainted before the death of Dr. Lutener, some three of four months, avd were in the habit of visiting each other till about four or ive ks anterior to that event, when a disagreement took t the house of Mr. Hayes, about a game of dc ich heand the Doctor were playing. On that oc: bi on Mrs. Hayes sided with the Doctor. And the conseqneaco ‘was—at least such is the fair inference from the oviience— adomestic scene between Mr. and Mrs. Hayos, after the departure of their .. For, the next morning, (being ‘Thursday,) she despatched a message to Dr. Luteuer, to come over, and then returned with him to his house, where she remained some days, saying to Mrs. Lutoner that Hayes hed given her a doll ‘d told her to leave his house, Some notes passed. Qn tho next, Saturday Mr, Hayes wont to seo Mrs, Hayes. She opened the door. He asked her to go home, Sho refused. On Sunday cveving he called again, She was not in. She remained in town that night, and staid with Mies Shipman, at the Doctor's office, he being at his home in Harlem. ‘On Moaday mora. ing Le went to town and found Mrs. II. with Alice Siipraam at his office. Mr. Hayes came there afterwards. High words took place between them, and threats of shooting—pistols Deing produced. ‘The whole day wasn eoeno of discord. is- ing ill in the evening, asa consequence it may be, of the ex citement of the day, the Doctor remained in town all night, Not coming home, bis wife left for town at six o'clock the next morning, and found him in the office, lying on a couch, Mrs. H. and Miss Shipman being in the room with him—be having, as he said, had fits during the night. In the course of that day they entered a complaint, or rathor Mrs. Hl. did, against Mr. H., for threatening ber life. At three or four o'clock they returned—that is, Dr. and Mrs. Luteuer and Mrs. Hayes—to the house of the former at Harlem. Mrs. H. only a dey or two, when sie was provailed on by Mr. Hayes to go back again to her own home. Mr. Hayos, it would seem, had made some insinuations to the projuiticea of the Doctor, at which both the latter and his wi'e took of- fence. They, accordingly. on. the evening of the day she leit, which {t appears by a written date was on tho #24 of December, being ninetecn 4 the Doctor's doath, ent to Hayes’ houso to demand am apology. | Mra. Ln:encr alone went in: she found there both Mr. and Mrs H. On stating the object of her errand in the hearing of both, Hayes sat down and wrote a note, signed William Hayes, add ed to Mrs. L., stating that’ he “did not believe t heen any illicit intercourse betwern his wife” and Lu' and handed it to Mra. H. who gave it to Mrs, L. n the 22d of December, a date fixed by writ- and therefore important to be kept iu mind. a the history of the eubsequent ninclwon days. during which H. and Lis wife. so called, lived again toxeth= ert 2+ turns mainly on th d efforts of Mra i, ‘and perbaps Mr. H., to re-possess heraclf of certain letters, which she had previously given to, or deposited with Dr. Lutexer, and which he refused to retuen. On Saturday morving, the 7th of January—the death was on the 10ch— hor urgency and excitement on this subject appoar to fava reached their climax, venting themselves in exclamations that she was miserable, and that Hayes would kill and cut her to pieces,” if sie did not get the letters, she spend- ing nearly the whole day in the Doctor's office pleading with Lim. Sho returned home in the afternoon, and about sic o'clock Hayes began upbraiding her for her visit to the Doo- e tenor; 3, as rticular attention; | ‘aces Broadway, and | Miss Shipman the afternoon before his death might,perhape, Bilioneer have throws some ins on site ueeton: bat ee i 6s admissibility wes at mae ry ortal enmity agai hime? The only one proved was b; me witness proved to y have been att from the city. The only one, E we cannot, that the indivi- party to this indictment, His ease is yet to be tried, and vbviously ought not, inoi- dentally to be prejudged, Aud what sane man, it will be asked, or woman either, without an affray,"and hone is indi- gated ty th nee, Would have perpetrated such a mur> der with w pistol in broad day and 1 may almost say, im Broad way, with tho seeming certainty of immediate al Ghd erTest? And how, in fact, if not a ease of self destr rpetrator, unobserved, escape? The room, | h the shot was tired, or rather in which i tock effect, had two exits, one direct to the outer hall an one through the inner consulting apartment. But, ii Way, esbape, cxpecially after che probable alarm of a pistol explosion, would seem ot such am hour litte less than im- possible. ' So ‘ast it must have appeared to mind of ordinary intel gence, not blinded Reeth everwbelming Impulse. ‘The caso on t | in mystery. Hayes. it would see | Saturday night & warm altoroa the deceased, ar d, it is true. in whic! he from 10 to before he met Mrs Hayes at Mr. Hall's of company with bert And when thoy left where and what was the purpose of their interview! continuance of the discusrion on the su’ coveted papers? When did they part with each other, and. 7 did they go, ere & ohe joet of why the message—rather a singular one under the cireum- stances— y herto him a little after 12 o'clock, from the Lotel or boarding house in Cedar street? Where was she, and in what engaged, after she parted with him and be- fore that message? Th blarke it will hay been seen, in the history of t) arive in every view, favorable or unfav oral | taken of it, “It is for you, gentlemen of the Jur; to weigh and apoly the ovidenc so far asit has mit | before nd to determine the usion to which it justly and'fairly leads, giving to the prisoner, as in all other cases of alleged criminality, the benefit of any roason- sblewncertainty with which, to your minds, it may seem ta attended. ‘he jury retired at five minutes to twelve. Shortly after twelve o’clock the following note from the jury was handed up to the Court. Hus Honor Junce Rooszvurz, Count or Over anp 7: MINER:— The jury. in the'care of the People vs. Clara Hayes, moat respectiully represent to your Hon at they desire to Mas Lutener and tie actioe sr tary eng, 1m pomorsion " . reading of which was suppreso: counsel on oth sides in open court. ‘The jury hove wo welt atisfy, but are convia that the pos- nm of all papers fourid, and having connection with the would eee agate their sgreement on a verdict. Jury room, fay IL Some discussion ensued upon hu ccccnicaientore communication. ‘The District Attorney said that any discussion of thia ee while the jury were not present, was cutirely out The Court said the better way would be to send for the jury; and despatched an officer to request them to attend. Ina few minutes the jury re-entered, and took their seats. ‘The Court said—Gentlemen, it appears that you wish to have for your perusal the letters found it ‘posses- sion of Weenie ee The Foreman—Part of the jury wish it, your Honor. ‘The Court—These Papers, gentlemen, were offered in evidence; they were objected to as evidence, and the court formally decided that in law, matter of law, they were evidence in this case. When they were about being read, you will reccllect it was suggested that of them, at allevents, were not proper for the public eye, and the Court was willing at the time to leave it to the discretion of the District Attorney, sche to the approval of the prisoner’s counsel, to read the letters, making such omissions, as he advanced in the ae he in his judgment deemed the cause of public justice re- quired. After that, another struggle took place in regard to these papers, and by an arrangement between the coun- rel for the people and the counsel for the prisoner, im which the court took no part,a written stipulation was giv- en to the District Attorney, and accepted by him, in which it wax consented, as admitted, that these papers did con- tain matter calculated to produce a strong inducement for their recovery. That stipulation was, I say, accept. ed by the District Attorney, and I confess it embarrasses the Court very much to know whether it is, or is not, to be considered as an entire substitute for the papers themselves. I would like to understand whether, in ac- cepting that stipulation, he considered it as a substitute for these papers. The District Attorney haying signified his assent, The Judge continued :—Well, gentlemen, good’ faith peatires that that stipulation must be taken by you substitute for these papers. You have a right to tak into consideration whatever has transpired here in court in regard to these papers, and consider this: stipulation in its broadest sense. I am constrained to say that I da not admire this disposing of the case pieeemeal, but you have got to make the best of the stipulation, as as the court. ‘The jury then retired once more. Mr. Whiting desired to be informed when it was the pleasure of the District Attorney to try William Hayes? The District Attorney said he could not decide until a verdict was given in the present case. 0 At three o'clock, thovgh there was yet no t of the return of the jury, the crowd of specta in- creased to a literal jam. Hardly standing room could be precured in any part of the court room. At four o’clock the jury sent in the following note:— tor, and in ioud and angry words, to charge her with im- Proper intimacy. The Doctor, it scems on the same day, either before or after his visit to the city, for some reasia unexplained, instead of returning the lettors to Mrs, Hayes, gave them to Sirs, Lutener. ‘This was on Saturasy, What trapepired on Sunday does not appear. Ou’ Monday Miss Shipman was out sowing at Mrs. Thompsoi & lege place. She returned to the office in the and found on the Docter’s desk an open uot vy him to her. If Mrs, Hayes bad been there, Miss 8. did not know it, and bad rot seen her. She told the nurse girl, however, at Inrlem, in the afternoon, bo- tween 12 wud 2 o'clock, that she had been down that’ day and bad ren the Doctor, and that he would not give up the letters. It would seem cloar, therefore, that another altercation between them had taken piace on Monday ino ing. She even threatened. when mentioning it to t tokill the Doctor. On Tuesday morning agai raid she was going to the city—was dressed to go, and dit the go.or did she not, is the question; and ifehe did, ut what hour? In other words, was she in Now York or ifar- lem at the time of the tragedy? Assuming that she actn- ally came to town—of which there can be no doubt—was it before or after that event? The answer to this question de- enes, first, upon her hour of leaving; and secoadly, upon jis hour of being shot. Takin, inquiry first, it ap- ars that Dr. Lutener was on the railroad platform at Hir- fem, seemingly, ready to enter the cars, at about five to ten minlutes pasts, when the curs ware getting underway. M Shipman, in effect, says she was at the Doctor's office, the corner of Grand street, in the city, and saw him there about 9 o'clock. She left him in five or ten minutos, with a newspaper in his hand, reading; and on hor retarn from an errand to # house near tho corner of Fourth street and Seventh avenue—taking, we may suppose, from forty to sixty minutes—ssy about 11 o'clock or before—she Thero can b found him dead on the floor. Hagan. whore acouracy imp’ y the difference of his state- ments, eaw bim also about 10 o'clock, and he thinks after; and Simmons between 10 and 10.20, It would seer, the fo he deceased, whenever or howover killed, w on ired b; iT 10 o’elock, and probably lat Miss Shipman saw bim alive after Simmons, and wi firet witness who saw him dead—saw him dead betw and Io’elock, Such, 1 think, is the result of he: mony, and Simmons’, on her summons, s few moments later.’ Bowden, who was in the saloon underneath, heard of the death five minutes before M o'clock; and the Deputy Coroner's statement, making allowance for the distance from the City Hall, corresponds with tl And if the report heard in thi in question, the deed 01 so BES nutes past 10 It sees an bour and in such a ding was not by any of the inmates, or, if h that it did not attract their attention; and that ‘Mies Shipman, on her return from Fourth street, should be the firet observer of the dead body. The testimon; on this point is consistent with an hour Lefore her return, if later than mi nutes past ton, Assuming then that the within the fo m ed, ee next inquiry is, who was character, was perpstra’ thus bounded and ai or could have bee the bar, it is raid, had a moti shown ther indications hostile to the life of the deceased. These I shall resently, Oh the day previous to the occurren in town, and had a long interview with the dec pleading, with him, urgently we may in- for—and if the papers produced on this trial ‘ame, Tory naturally though ineffgctually, for the restitution o the much desired letters. On the next morning—the fatal Tueeday—she again nid she was going to toyn, and cer tainly carried out that intention, taking, as the evidence indicates, the 8 or the 9 o'clock train. She might, therefore, judzing from the conductor's statements, have reached, it #0 inclined, the prem! jecensed, at the cornor ‘of Broadway and Grand minute’ before 9 or some minutes before 10 o'clock. A pertou—n female—closely yelled, corresponding in apperrance with the accused, was geen to enter the premises about the hour of 10o’clock. A small pistol, corsesponding im appea with one viously seen in tho house of the accused and at fter the death pre ‘her Tusbaid,”? Harlem, was 0 ly like it, As to the female, she me person—so at Toast the witness thinks—whonm Wa week, o a fow weeks before in comp th do- ceased and Mias Shipman, And Miss Shipman si on one ocearicn, at about that tim company to make a complaint before Hayes and Dr. ‘Lutener Justice agninet Mr, Hayes, These appearances, rather dub, cus, are tought to be confirmed by the threats of the accused onthe precedirg day, that #! and by her strong avowed eagerness, Picuously even at this trial, to ropa whic! reelf of the p: not be remin xp which ed, and of the ith Hayes, thi tain parties in Europe. Are 2 the questi —in oe muind, Like her, to be oon: or to be taken in #0 often adopted hy exeiti po bilittes, and even stron Fatty cca cate aang coeeet of an alibi. Mrs. Hayes, it ly explained —was ae tof Nassan his m of whom had an 9 rning, and whose punctuality to a minute The time by three watches, as woll as the re positive that she came in within twe th five—minutes after 10, Halts port ppointment o’elock th was veriigd a chureh cideky eer) in- or thre nly Teas tha ayes, Who had not yet come down, and fauing. fet patta the lamer room to nwalt his arrival, "And t int] mained, Mr. Ridgway swears, till some time after 11, hee the ae rscta, during the interval, being absent only ton minutes. Hut, admitting the hone and minute, was the day certainly the eae 10th of January! The Surat, a it is called, of the petition which t to ewear to—or rather the tro jurets, f ecrminiesioners, in that respect ferent Voth corresponding and bearing ‘the same date—sonolurively rottle that point, and leave no room for di as to the Who then wa: a with qonnte co veiled, that at 1 the stairs ne londing to Dr, ly soon in th Why has not it.was possible for hi But what mot And why, * elected & pistol cor. | “8 ing in ell respects with the which a fow wees | before be bad soon in Hayes’ banda, instead of his own fine | eapyed and ready loaded revolver within arm’s roach laying | in bis dgawer! ‘The paper which be wrote end pderessed § | His Honor Ju: Roosrvert:— The jury most respectfully represent to your Honor that {here in no immediate prospect of thelr agreeing on a ver- ji detire, if your honor please, that somo dinnes or ment be sent to thom, or that they be allowed to go ovt and procure it. H. C, SPERRY, Foreman. Jury Koom. This request was acceded to, and the jury’s dinner was sent in to them. Ata quarter to five o'clock the Court took a recess until halt-past five. At five o’clock the passages leading to the court room were crowded to overflowing, the excitement appearing to increase every moment. The doors were besieged by a crowd of eager applicants, and when they were finally opened at twenty minutes to six, the room was imme- diately filled to repletion. Soon after the opening of the doors Mrs. Hayes en- tered, assisted by officers Knight and Ietts, and was placed in a recumbeat position upon her couch. At the entrance of the prisoner the spectators arose en masse togeta glimpse of her face, which was closely veiled. ‘he was attended by the nurse, Mrs. Burrel, and made as comfortable as circumstances would permit During the recess she partook of a slight re, in her own room, at the Irving House. Her general health, we were informed, was somewhat better to-day, and but for the agitation peoiest by the lengthened absence of the jury, would probably have been able to walk. In ¢onse- quence of the exciting circumstances in which she was placed, however, she suffered from extreme debility throughout the day, and the officers were obli to cal er bodily both to her room at the hotel and back to the Court room. The sultriness of the weather and the crowded state of the room made the protracted sit- ting of the Court exceedingly unpleasant, both to coun- sel and spectators. Att ay minutes of seven his Homor entered court; the District Attorney and the counsel for defence enter- ing at the same time. At a quarter of seven the jury entered. The usual question was then put to them:—Gentlemen oo i jars, do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty or guilt; The foreman of the jury then handed the following to ‘the Court:— ICT OF THE JURY. fro rmx Hox. Janka Rooskvass There has net been any evidence before the jury that Dr. Lutener committed suicide. Further, the ay, believe from the evidence that Dr. Lutener came to his death by a pistol ball fired by the hands of some person, with the small pistol that was found on the floor of Dr. Lutener’s office. ‘That after a careful examination of the whole of the evidence that was allowed to come before them, the jury have come to the conclusion that the evidence is not oe es eae the prisoner, pedis hon |... Sperry, foreman, , 4 ”-¥dward Latham, Jearea Manabill Jobn Flan! james Mandeville, jo fe rabess Jess Lynch, James P. Brennan, Lewis W. Dunham, Charles Griffin, W. H. Conklin, Jobn Scott. ‘The Clerk.—Gentlemon of the jury, do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty? ‘The Foreman.—Not guilty. Mrs. Hays during the rendition of the verdict exhibited no external appearances of agitation. Her cheeks re- tained their color and she met the gaze of the hi of spectators with calmness and confidence. There was no demonstration of any kind among the crowd that fille@ the court room, but the general impres- sion seemed @ be that the verdict was a just one from the nature of the evidence. The District Attorney said he was bound to state, that the verdict met a os ae Maven ‘Mr. Busteed—That is entirely — - dict of the jury nat guilt; a This is not a Scotch verdict but an American ic ‘The Court called the gentleman to order, and said they were not now summing up. There being no other business the Court then ad- Journed. Mrs. Hays wo understand, returned to her apartments at the Irving Mouse, where she remained during tho night. THE DUANE STREBT POISONING CASE. While the jury were deliberating in the case of Mrs. Hayes, Andrew Williams, indicted for the murder of his. wife, Rose Williams, on Thureday last, court. The District Attorney set d ‘Thursday, the 18th inst, was brought into lown his trial for Court of General Sessions. Before his Honor Recorder Tillou. The Peopli nt Wallan “Murray, Hi and ic fe against William Murray, Moony, Ww item Terger. tn this case, when toe det ts were charged in the indictment with having, in Novem- ber last, as a Board of Inspectors in the Twentieth ward, made o false and fraudulent retarn of the number of votes polled during the said election, Mr. McKeon, counsel for the defendants, made a motion to. quash the indictment, want of certain flaws con- tained in the same. He ed that the defendants could not be indicted jointly, but should, if at ail indicted, bo indicted separately. He cited several authorities sup- porting his argument—among them 5th Sum. Reports, page 492, < Te @ourt, after listening to the remarks of the coun- rel, denied the motion to quash. Mr. Hall then said he would move for trial of the do- fendants, if the counsel on the other side were ready. Mr. MeKeon—We are read, The empannelment of the was then commenced, After several challenges, the following gentlemen wera duly sworn to try the case:— rch. H. Woodruff, foreman, Martin Hitt, jam F. Elliott John P. Daly. Elliott, D. Hopping, Howard Jacob Men, Peter Lorseher, Henry Meise Thomas r the prosecution was then oper iewed the cave in an able man uo, raid he, for the jury to try, was uestion of guilt or { avery simple ono 1, They had me ind whether a certain uber of Votes under fift by the defendanta n election held in the First district of tho Twentieth were genuine tickets or falso and fracdulent, ag chorged in the indigtment, The fret count gharged them to his mi nt ithor