The New York Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1854, Page 3

Interesting from Turks Island, OUR GRAND TUBK CORRESPONDENCE. Gand Turk, May 25, 1854. Outroge on the American Consul—His Imprison- ment in the Common Jail— History of the Case— Appeal tothe United States Government. Having been for the last seven years 4 constant weader and admirer of your paper, and having seen both the feeling and ability with which you have vindicated both your country and its subjects in time of need, I came at once to the conclusion of ad- dressing to you afew lines on avery important subject that has just transpired concerning no lesa ‘a@ personage than the United States Consul, John L. Nelson, Exq. As the same vessel that brings this, brings official documents, you may perhaps hear something of it from the State Department at Washington. Mr. Nelson himself intends to lay the Maatter before you in detail, but at present is too much occupied with papers to lay before his gov- ernment; and being a sincere admirer of America and her form of government, is my only excuse for addressing you on this subject. To-day has witnessed here one of the greatest in- walts.ever offered to the American flag by any na- tion. The Black Warrior case is not a circumstance to it. To-day has witnessed the imprisonment, in the common jail,of John L. Nelson, Esq., the United ‘States Consul. And for what, you would ask? Itis @ question that is Spot to be answered by an: except those whodidit. The only way I can at qlear up the matter is, that having been brought be- fore the Supreme Court from the Police office, for am alleged assault on one of our yes, (for which he was punished at. the Police office, by paying @ fine of £2); but in order to carry out ‘designs of a few persons, who have the law in their kanda, they bave stretched it to the greatest extent, and afterhaving punished him once, by some means or other—no one knows how—they got him be- fore the Supreme van aps without even trying him s him to pay £27 13s, 6d., which he at once refused to do, considering it an ition, as 20 does every one else here except a few—say seven or 't-who belong to the clique. Bad same man, whom ts Relea Lied brought uy assaulting, a weeks ago fio @ man unl ‘the blood ran down to his heels, and it was with the difficulty that the Pact man could get satia- ; and after all, the defendant only had to Rey 13 shi) 5 aed new dchinsemsanen- bel age Ms son into court, and makes him pay £27 13s. 6d. for only an eo assault, not one single word of it roven- fe have no lawyers here, but one or fre clever men say the whole proceedings 1. In the lace, they have committed him to jail forever. That 1s, the committal says un- ti the fine is |, and he says he considers it such @ downright ition that he never will pay it, and, of course, must remain in jail forever. 4s another {instance of the manner in which jus tice is administered here, immediately after Mr. Nel- son's sentence was passed, an appeal case came up from the Police court. The defendaut, R. W. Dar- Fell, said the reason he appealed, was because he considered the fine too heavy. The offence he com- ‘was to take up a stone and strike a consta- in the discharge of his duty; and it was proved br Ft if witnesses that he did. so. And what do you thin! bad to pay? Six ‘shillings sterling and costs, amounting in all to £1! acer 2 of the wa} Seon in isminieiared by on canmusable @ set of of- Wi a spite against him, Gir, N.) is because the other day the achooner Ba- danco was wrecked here, ted to swindle the captain out of $300 salvage, the ex-Consul, B. Everett Smith, rather than pay let it go before the court, and, of course, lost it. Mr. Nelson’s arrival here, he saw the imposition attempted to set his countryman right. To this y took umbrage, and ever since have been en- voring to ruin him. If you could only be on the and see things as hag ra and re; nt them, Spr gr scree & t the Tur! toy sare never forget you for. Every one is greatly . these rad conduct to Mr. Nelson, a3 oy, & man as ever consul for the Ui States, and belongs to one olcest families in America. The vesvel that this goes to Boston with salt; the captain has his Mr. Nelson writes the partment by her, and aleo to his father; and you any way doubt this statement, get your Wash- ington wn ph to apply either at depart- it, or to his father,for ‘necessary information. have seen him this morning; he says if the ves- ‘wait he intends to write you himself, but his friends to do so, at any rate. I shail liberty to send you another letter, to kee. advised on the subject. I see nothing it prevent your t from de- both damages and dismissal of the faise im ment, as he has condemned i period of time, 80 anxious were him fast. And now, my dear sir, let me do the case justice. It is @ most vil- of business. ‘In the opinion of arse worse than the Black em the inhabitants from taking your z ‘The reason they have such roeyiaebezel | Bi rs y SSEEE_t ist s EF; Fy s et } i 2 judge. Dancomb, the Queen’s advocate is Francis Ellis, and the police eataress William Hamilton. pro gems “gion as bad asever; the schooner Abbie Forrest {s waiting for Mr. Nelson’ despatches. She goes to Boston. Last night we ‘were near having an insurrection, in order to pull take out Mr, Nelson; but it was assured that the American the insult. The people loyal a peopie as any the ‘waves over, but they hate oppres- that thelr principle lence , they do not hy MT eonsul thus treated by these of Wr. HM your government wil not give satisfaction, let a filibusteros come over, and the Turks ders will receive them well, and show them on hom to be a d. Wiha enotber Instence of their being bent on oppres- es ee oe gg some = an court. man was a on the high ecas, w ch he admitted, or fas for toa san eck with the Chagrea one (it was ing a man sic e Testi te ved tan ‘£2 108, with costa of court and so tech pay it. aa iin Ge sentence wa jay it immediately, or go to Common jail; and He Cooree he was iuepristied forth- mt does not revenge this insult, come to the conclusion that you are for the case seems as clear a8 possible that ean be brought for false imprisonment, not only that, but is considered a villanous out- rage. An ENGLISEMA&. LETYER FROM MR. NELSON. Cowmos Jaw, Turks Island, May 25, 1854. Jamms Gorvon Bexnerr, Esq., WOTTON OF THB KEW YORK MFRALD:— ‘My Duan Sin—I was in hopes of being able to furn'sh you in detail an account of the persecutions, &c. of our £ citizens at this place, by agang of villains, and which | ave led te my being imprisoned ; but! find I have not time, as the American schooner Abbe Forest sails ina few moments. I will, by the next vessel, send you the ek. Lhave been persecuted to the utmost. The iate eaare of my imprisonment is for an illegal fine fmppesed upon me against law aud justice—it is nothin; mere than persecuti As you will doubtiess near ‘thie matter, I hope you will do me justice. Things in ‘thie quarter must be Our master mariners are wobbed under the garb of law, consular functions set at mavght, and no redress can be had. Affairsare horrible. You shall hear from me soon. ‘Yours, very respectfully, JOHN L. NELSON. Our Virginia Correspondence. Bucxtnenam Mrve (Va.), Jane 1, 1954. State of the Weather at Buckingham Mine—Injury to the Wheat Crop—A Short Yield Expected— | Scarcity of Tobacco Plants. ‘We have had a long spell of dry weather in thie meighborhood. On Tuesday « thunder storm, and | en the whole of Wednesday a fine rain which was much required for vegetation. The wheat, where well managed, has been look- tng well, but now is attacked by the bug and joint- worm, which is doing much damage, The complaint is very general, au miles round will be bad one. Tobacco planta and cabbage plants are scarce, having been injured by frostin the spring. M. £. a’ Sroxness on THE Western Rivers—We learn that among the deck passengers, emigrants chiefly, from New Orleans, a great deal of sickness pre- vails, icularly on the boats bound for St. Louis, The J -naoes ig a apecies of ship fever and cholera combined, which is very fatal. In St. Louis there is aleo a great deal of fatal sickness prevailing. On the Lexington, that arrived from New Orleans yes- terday, there were many emigrant deck passengers among whom such sickness prevailed, and nine of them died during the trip. Among the deaths were & amily of Swiss, the parents and three children, Jeaving one little child, which was sent to an orphan asylum. At Hickman and other points on the Mis- sissippi, there is said to be much ness prevail- ing, though not very fatal. The sickness on the river, thas far, ia confined to emigrants who have the seeds of disease in their systems on their arrival at New Orleans,and are generally shipped off up the river in droves, at cheap rates, and are crowded to- le gether like sheep —. r, dune 8, ad the ctop for ‘The Hock Island Excurston. OUR SPECIAL EXCURSION CORRESPONDENCE. Gauana, Ixx., Jane 6, 1854. One Thousand People en Trip to St. Anthony's Falls. The great excursion fleet left Rock Island last evening at eight o’clock, amid the illumination of rockets, roman candles and other demonstrations of rejoicing. The steamers chartered are the War Eagle, Lady Franklin, Sparhawk, Galena and Golden Era. They crossed the river vo Davenport, in Iowa, a beautiful and thriving village, opposite Rock Island. The guests amount to about a thousand in number, one half of whom are from the city of New York, and among them many ladies of the ‘‘ upper ten” from Broadway, Fifth avenue, and other resi- dences of the merchant princes. Ample accommo- dations were provided, though a number of exceed- ingly particular gentlemen, very reluctantly surren- dered their quarters in staterooms for the accommo- dation of ladies who were unprovided. Supper tables were spread on all the boats, and in the course of an hour the whole party replenished the inner man to their great comfort, having mostly fasted since seven o’clock in the morning. Though all the boats were Freatly crowded, and one-third were un- rovided with staterooms, still the officers of the fans with the aid of setiees and mattresses, very soon provided couches for all. The water in the Eien! fed ph and the prospects are that we shi to reach within a short distance of the Falls of St. Anthony to-morrow. About nine o'clock this morning the fleet left the main waters, and entered the Fevre river, and in one hour we landed at Galena, the steamera coming in near each other. Upon the hill the Galeneans had mounted a six pounder, which, upon our approach, blazed away in thunder tones; while the house tops, bal- conies, hills, streets and wharves were filled with thousands of resident citizens, welcoming us with huzzas, waving of handkerchiefs in fair hands, and various cer sone demonstrations, while the bands upon the various steamers pleased the people with their musical strains. A delegation from the cit; made their appearance, with invitations to our whole party to step ashore and partake ot hospitalities. any availed themselves of the kind offer, and others took carriages and took a circuit among the lead mines which are here so bountifully provided by nature. While the boats were lying here, parties whe had unavoidably become separated at Rock Island, had a mutual ing, and by making ex- changes, many who travelled together from New York to Rock Island became re-united at Galena. After remaining there three hours and ‘iving all time and opportunity to view the city, fhe fleet returned down the Fevre river to resume its course up the ippi. A more magniticent excursion than this is contemplated to be has never been undertaken. The expenses are srl borne by Messrs. Farnham & Co., the constructors of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, and the Compa- . The road is still in the hands of the contractors, who will realize a fortane before the directors are entitled to possesaion. The directors, stockholders and others interested in the Rock Island road, proceeded under escort of acommittee to the court house, where the visiters were fe received and congratulated by one of the officers of the city, and responses made by ex- President Fillmore, Gen. Dix, and others of our party. Several sentlemen from New York City, stockholders in Galena mines, visited thie cit: and their property for the first time, and so gratifi are they with a personal inspection that they have determined to increase their stock and enlarge their mining operations. Our San Francisco Correspondence. fan Franeisco, Cal., May 15, 1854. The Value of Real Estate in the City—Immense Im- petus to Trade Expected, T have obtained the following accurate and com- prehensive report of the value of real estate in this city from Mr. M. A. Sarles, real @state broker, of No. 161 Montgomery etrect. As it is reliable, I send it to the Henatp :— Notwithstanding the present dulness of trade, ty in certain localities has steadily advanced at aratio equal to 5 per cent per month, unless upon forced sales, which are invariably unfavorable to the holder. A 50 vara lot on Folsom street, between Second and Third streets............... 10,000 2100 vara lots on Folsom street, opposite Russ’ Garden, Nos. 229 and 238. . ++ 20,000 100 vara lot, 283, on Market stree' vee 10,500 1 lot corner of and Minna streets, 40 ose 2,800 and 2,500 900 3,500 ani Ny 50 vara lot corner of Harris and Mission.... 2,500 The portion of 50 vara, 959, on Market street 68 feet, and on Eddy street 78 feet...... «6,500 This will ivea idea of the ruling prices in various ions of the city. Market street being tro boughs for permanent investment, and iacasly w ght for permanent investment, and is easily disposed of when offered. ’ al estate in the vicinity of Folsom, Mission, Third, and Second streets, is regarded with more favor than in any other locality, as the cost of grad- ing will be cone ing, and buyers can ; estimate with tolerable correctness the exact ex- penses which they will be called upon to inour. North Beach property will undoubtedly advance, but the g renders it difficult to effect sales. The Engmeer’s office is open to all who “look be- fore they leap,” and it is easy for any person to be- come acquainted with the enormous expenses which are asseased upon land in this vicinity. The emereeens that have been made the past six months have brought very desirable property in market, and from the present preparations next six months will be one of unparalleled activity among contractors and builders. News from the Bahamas. By the arrival of the brig Pedrazza, Captain Dor- rittie, we have files of Nassau (N. P.) journals dated to the 31st of May. A very alarming fire occurred in Nassau on Mon- day the 29th ultimo, by which a large house in Bay street, opposite the Ordinance stores, was con- sumed. On Sanday morning, May 2th, the Lighthouse | om Hog Island Point was struck by lightning. The fluid appears to have first shivered the ventilator to pieces, some parts of which were found lying ata considerable distance from the building. It then Jotng the alone wall, and. alighaly damaging ite ne wall, an ng ates face to the foundation. ge the concussion, fifty-two panes of glass on the southern side of the | lantern were broken. His Honor the Lientenant-Governor and Mre. Nes- ‘itt gave a ball on the evening of Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s , at their private residence in George street. A brilliant lay of rockets took — at 10 o’clock P. M., under the direction of | Breyet-Major Bode, N. P. Artillery, and a gun was | nse every tive rockets from the American abip Sterling. At the Governor's Ball, after supper, the following toasts were ere amongst others: Major Mannings proposed the Emperor of the French, which was well received, and most felicitously responded to by Gustave Renouard, Esq., Consular Agent for France. The Queen of & . [Three times three.] Ac- tsa iged by J. Maura, Jun., 2eq., Vice-Consul for 8) MThe President of the United States. [Lond cheers.] This toast was acknowledged (in the absence of the = Statee Consul) by Lieut. Lightbourn, \. P. j itia. The Nassau Guardian of May 24th, says—We are happy to learn that Deput; ‘tant Commissary General Coxworthy has Been authorized by his Grace, the Duke of Newcastle, to pay over to the owners, masters and crew of the Nig te | schrs. Oracle and Contest, six dollars per day for each schooner, and six shillings per our. for each of the men during the eighteen days they were engaged in conveying the passengers and crew of the un- fortunate American ship William and Mary to this | Pot. James Sanderson Garlind wae tried in the | General Court (Nassau), for the murder of Joseph | Patten, whom the prisoner was alleged to have kill- | ed during an affray. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. | Naseau papers of the 26th ultimo say :—The ac- counts received last evening from Rum Cay state that an abundance of rain had very recently fallen | there, and that there was little or no salt on hand. The Nassau Guardian of May 24th has the fol lowing:—A sample of pickle sent from Inagua, with the view of showing strength and purity of the pickle in the salina at Mathew Town, has since its arrival, deposited a considerable quantity of green mucus matter, hitherto held in snapension unsus pected; apd which impurity, though not apparent to the naked eye while the pickle 4 at all agitated, must, donbtless, very much retard the granulation of salt, even when the pickle has attained adeuate strength. Sctorpr or a Snip Carrary ar Captain Samuel 3, Mitch at Algiers, committed suicide by hanging himself to the rigging of bis vearel yesterday morning, with a neck cloth. The captain was a native of Yarmouth, Me. The coroner held an inqnest on the body, and a verdict of “enicide by hanging” wae returned. No reason is assigned for the rash acte—New Or W Onneaxs— » Rinito, lying | feans Delta, June A, Sickness in Emigrant Ships. Sure Cuanias Crooxsn, Orr Long Isuanp, June 6, 1854. 70 THE RDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sim—Having, with much surprise to myself and fellow passengers, seen in your paper of the 4th inst. the announcement of the arrival of the above named ship, in which it is stated that we have had thirty-one deaths during our passage, and those deaths caused by that worst of all ecourges, cholera, induces me to write this letter, trasting, should you consider it worth insertion in your highly and very justly appreciated journal, it may serve to allay in some degree the very natural alarm such a state- ment published by you will create. In order to avoid occupying much of your valuable space, I will endeavor to give you an outline of our voyage, in order that you may judge of the nature and cause of such a number of deaths taking place. The ship was advertised and appointed to sail from Liverpool on the 24th of April, at which time numbers of the passengers were on board. She did not leave dock until the 27th, and went into the river, where she remained until the 3d day of May, on whieh day at two o’clock we were towed out into the Irish channel. We had a very tardy passage thvough the channel, having to encounter contrary winds, and were on the tack all the way through. The ship rolled very much, which caused the majori- ty of the passengers to become seasick. On the 12th the first death occurred—a young man who had been sick from the first; and it was stated by the person who slept with him that he had not been able to taste food for four days. Upon thie young man being taken alarmingly ill, it was found out much to the surprise and indignation of the passengers, that there was no appointed surgeon on board to ren- der assistance to any person who might require med - cal aid. It happened that a passenger (a Dutchman) came forward and represented himself as a medical Man, and was allowed to take the young man in charge, but did not save him. Each subsequent day numbered more deaths up to the 28th May un- til they reached 37, and not 31, as stated in your paragraph. This number in the period of time stat appear somewhat large, and appear to many. as eatin out the of chotera, but I think, by giv: you the following particulars, it will in some degree show, if not positively refute, the idea that those deaths were the result of that disease. In the first place we had 450 passengers on board, the allowance to whom by the ship was, each adult 24 Ibe. navy biscuit, 5 Ibs. oa , L Ib. flour, 2 Ibs. rice, 4 1b. sugar, 20z. of tea, 2 oz. of salt, per week, and 3 quarts of water daily. Now, this 4 Sai @ very liberal and good allow- ance of provisions, and 80 it is, in oatmeal par- ticularly, but not in others, such as sugar and flour, which are the most essential as they assist in rendering the other articles of use. ‘These articles were delivered out regularly, weekly, for four weeks, when the flour and sugar was found to be consumed, and none was given out. Indepen- dent of this there was no salt put.oa board at the time of sailing; the delay at the onset of eight gare had swallowed up the private sea stores of nearly all the passengers, and consequently they were thrown upon the ship’s provisions, which, judging from the quantity of waste in biscuits, oatmeal, rice, &e., and eee and meXpressed by the vi umblest of the st ers, were not of the best or even average eoeig ion. what they might, had to These provisions, be pra be cooked; and when I tell you that persons had to cook their victuals in a close galley, fifteen feet long, two feet wide, with two stoves, one four and a half feet, and the other three and a half feet long, you will see that many had to wait a long time for heir breakfast, dinner. or tea, in fact, many were id if they could obtain one cooled meal daily. uch was the provision madé for cooking, and no wonder (4 gee poe take place nee per- Bons, Use: proper food ani coo! , were obliged to submit to their food | being half cooked or not cooked atall. This was the case owing to eating raw or half cooked oatmeal and rice, with biscuits as coarse as the oatmeal, which re on dysen- tery and weakness of bowels, and terminated fatally, as buch were the symptons of all that died. Indeed, as a proof that it was not a contagious disease, there was not one person affected by the disorder that had slept with, or been in constant attendance upon any of the individuals who have died during any part of the royace and the whole of the passengers now on bo: will say that they never had any heey ed of the disorder being contagious, but treated the whole ag the result of the want of food, care, and attention, so ne- on ship, lcalarly with such as ‘and delicate when coming on board. We have been kept here on board since Saturday last, and were inspected by the medical officer, who selected eight ps fy an fit for hospital, and they were immediately sent there; the rest of the passengers remaining on board all fall of health, activity, and appetite, the last of which they can- not satisfy, having no provisions, and cannot obtain ps heen from the ship but biscuit, oatmeal, rice, and tea; and was it not for the and sympa- thizing feeling which prevails with the passengers who have friends to bring them provaons, by por aaa provisions, many deaths would be added to our previous list through starvation. {can asaure you, sir, in conclusion, that so far as appre- hension of danger may appear to the inhabitants of New York, I can only say, if I had the nearest or the dearest friend or reiative, I should not fear their jassing a week on board, so far I am from appre- ending the least danger. Tam, sir, yours most obediently, and in haste, James Govon. BINGULAR CASE OF ABDUCTION IN NEWARK.—A curious case of abdnction occurred in this city yes- terday morning. The circumstances of the case, as far as we have ascertained them, are as follows:— Some six years ago, an Irish woman named Anno Welch, residing in Academy strect, maltreated a grand-daughter, living with her, in such a shameful and brutal manner that the child, then but six years of age, conceived and effected her escape from the hande of the cruel tyrant. Search was immediately instituted, and every'means were resorted to in order to discover the wanderer, but without avail; and she was final: pe up a6 lost, by all con- cerned. Within the last three years, however, the Irish woman, animated by some inexplicable Pa pose, has uently laid claim to little daughter of Mr. John H. Fenton, No. 103 Academy street, as her grand-daughter who was missed, and on one or two occasions has attempted forcibly to abduct her. On one occasion, the husband of the woman called at the residence of Mr. Renton, and claiming the child as his, threatened forcible measures if she were not delivered into his charge; but knowing the entire injustice of the claim, the family paid no at- tention whatever to the threats, except to warn the intruder against pe in his atrocious | roceedings. The affair passed off thus, and the fami- of Mr. Fenton had almost forgotten the absurd jaime which had been asserted to one of their num- ber, when, yeste morning, the woman Welch, meeting the little rl, (abet ieetve ears of .) in the s' and forcibly ied her to her residence, where for a time she detained her. The father, however, the moment he heard of the abduc- tion, had a warrant issued for the woman, and she was shortly apprehended and taken before Justice Wilcox, who committed her to prision, after exami- nation. She was subsequently released on giving bail in the sum $1,000. The girl was of course recovered. The case is one which e: 8 consider able remark, and is certainly so at curious, There can be no doubt, however, of the total injus- tice and falsity of the claim set up by tl Welch, Mr..I'énton’s afildavit being posi the points involved, He swears to the p of the child—that she has always lived at home, never been séparated for any period of time from the family; and the girl herbal’ dopies all knowledge of the claimants, except as they have appesred to her in their attempts at kidnapping. What could have induced them to proceed as they have done is and must remain a mystery.— Newark Mercury, June 10. Axotnen Desrevorive Pree ar Crow Wine — On Saturday night last the government warehouse at the Chippewa agency, on Crow Wing river, was consumed if fire. With it was consumed about $20,000 worth of annuity goods ower. de J to the Chippewas. The fire occurred about midnight, and is euppored to have been the work of an Indian in- cendiary. We are not in possession of the full par- ticulars, but Mr. George Morrisor, to whom we are indebted for the news, informs us that Majer Herri- man, the Chippewa agent, has written to Capt. Todel, the commandant of l’ort Ripley, that he ha. sufficient evidence to fasten the crime upon Hole-in-the-Day, the chief of the Chippewas, and that ho had accord- ingly been arrested and incarcerated in the guard ‘houte of Fort Ripley. The vicinity of Crow Wing is becoming famous for incendiarism, This is the | fourth building containing government propert: which has been conenmed there since January, 1851, and the second time that the Chippewa warehouse has been deetroyed within two years—S%, Paul (Minnesota) Democrat, May 31. Tun Paw Hanpie Ramroan-——This road, the right of way for which bas been more than once asked and refused by the Legislature of Virginia, bas been made, ind ndent of permission from the Legislature. Th Wellsburgh Herald saya: “The rails are now down for the entire length of the Pan Handie Railroad in inia, extending from the Obio river to the Per nia line, and the locomotive daily traverses it, without let or bin drance. On the Penaylvania portion, operations are , ID p state of forwardness,” Qur Boston Correspondence. Boeron, June 10, 1854, Tdegatity of Mayor Smith's Conduct Demonstrated —Triale for Sedition—The Riot Cases-—The Cochituate Bank Closed—Weekly Statement of the Condition of the Bocton Banks—India Build- ings—Cowntry and Sea-side Hotels—The Man- sion House at Hull—The Long Island House-- Nahant—-Middlesex Hotei, Concord—Cholera— Senator Rockwell—The Franklin Statue--New Publications, &. The Daily Advertise, of yesterday contains a com- munication on the conduct of the Mayor of Boston during the recent slave catching affair here, which, from its signatare, is known to have been written by P. W. Chandler, Esq., until lately City Solicitor for Boston, and one of the first legal authorities in New England, Mr. Chandler shows that the Mayor’s | conduct throughout evinced a total ignorance of his | duties and powers, This exposition of the unfitness of our municipal chief magistrate for the office which he holds, will ‘‘crush out” whatever was lett ofhis Honor’s popularity, It does really seem as if, | in these days, a man has only to get into high offlce | to show that he is an aspiring ignoramus, Presi- | dents, Governors, Mayors, and even constables—it | is all the same. Judge Curtis's charge to the Grand Jury; in the , United States Court, points, it is thought, to the | indictment of such gentlemen ‘as Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker, and others of the high abolition | faith; and the talk on the street is, that there will be & formidable presentation of bills against this clase of persons. It would be a very foolish piece of business, | havn’t any doubt tha: our abolition- ists would come down with something hand- some to get themselves indicted. They have made 80 much ont of the Nebraska bill and the arrest of Burns, that they would bail indictments against their most distinguished leaders as some- thing in the nature of exalted favors. It may be doubted if there ever would be obtained a verdict | against any such men, no matter what the evidence brought forward in support of the crimes charged, in the indictment. Ifany one should stumble upon conviction, he would become a martyr at once and live for a long time in a state of absolute beatitude. i No greater blunder can be committed by a govern- ment than to ge into the manufacture of martyrs, William of Orange once said of one of his most vin- dictive enemies, ‘‘ He has set his heart on being a | martyr, and I have set mine on disappointing him.” The President is, perhaps, incapable of comprehend- ing the calm wisdom of this sentence, but to the Attorney General, who is capable of it, these words ought to carry conviction. All but two of the persons arrested on the charge of having been concerned in the affair that caused the death of the unfortunate Batchelder, have either | been discharged or held in the minor matter of riot. They will all escape. We ehall see the same farces played over here that we witnessed on the occasion | of the famous “rescue trials.” There was then not a man in Boston but knew that some of the parties were guilty, and everybody laughed at the idea of a conviction being obtained; and the result showed that every body was right. This, you may say, is a very improper state of things. Granted; Sut it | might be paralleled by fifty cases from the history | of public exeitement. Neither law, nor gospel, nor any thing else bas ever been able to stand before the tide of popular feeling; and that tide is pretty well up here, just now. The Cochituate bank has been perpetually shut up | 80 far @ the transaction of banking business is con- | cerned, and for the brief remainder of its existence | it must confine itself to exertions having for their end the payment of its debts, if itean. The - ; perpe tual injanction, seenied by the Supreme Court, is universally admit to be just. The concern, even before it went into operation, was in a bad way, and was rotten at the heart long before it suspended pay- ment. No bank that can make a respectable show of assets, ever need to fail here. All these institu- tions are 60 bound up together, and the whole business es is 80 deeply interested in maintaining them in good condition, that funds never can be wanting to carry them through any crisis in their affairs, not caused by their own wilful misconduct. The Co- chituete was not given up by the other banks until it was found that the concern was hopelessly in- solvent. Our banks have been brought under @ wholesome rule, such as, I believe, has long prevailed in your city. The jasislasare, atits last session, passed a law by as ¢ banks to make, through their ofti- cers, a weekly return of their assets and liabilities. These returns are to be made to the Sec of State, every Monday, and are to show what was the condition of the banks on the preceding Saturday. The first of these returns was published last Wed- needay, from which it appears that, including the new banks, and omitting the Cochituate,we have thirty-six (36) banks in Boston, with an aggregate capital of $30,388,000. Their loans and discounts amount to $48,369,492; their specie $2,860,277; their deposits $13,270,002; their circulation $8,277,019. The Merchants has the red capital, amounting to more than one-eighth of the aggregate capitals, and also the och yd circulation. The capital stock of our banks is larger than it was in October, 185%, when the last returns weremade, by $3,317,000. The increase has been mostly made by additions to the stock of old institutions. The loans and discounts have been increased only in the amount of $170,497. These returns will be published, officially, every Wednesday morning, in the Daily Advertiser, aud will doubtless command the attention of your en- lightened financial editor. “ Judea Building” is to be the name of a splendid editice to be erected on the site of Nos. 80 and 82 State street, just above Merchant's row, on your left hand going down the street. The building will be of five , forty-two feet in front, and sixty-nine deep, and will be highly ornamental, The front will be entirely of Connecticut free stone, Mr. James Stargis, who owns the property, will the build- | ta: ing and Mr, Groom, who occupie present bul ding an a hookstore, will rent the cellar, thestore, and the attic in the new one. The other parts of it will be let for banks, offices, &c. The country and sea-shore hotels are fast —- in this part of the world. Mr. Bailey, of Union Hall, in this city, has taken the Mansion House, at Hull, where he has been #0 opular and successful in former years. Hull is a fine place to spend the hot weather. Mr. Morgan has taken the Long Island Heuse, where he will make the experience he acquired at Gloucester tell in favor of those who shall seek for health or pleasure ‘‘down the har- bor.” The new hotel at Nahant, which will be a sort of tram ition of the Tremont or Revere to that celebrated locality, (Mr. Stevens having, I sup- pore, epecially engaged that celebrated pala ze mover, the Genti of the Lamp, for thiy season,) will be fre- quented by all who can get there, fashionable or un- fashionable, whore purses are long enough to admit of their paying heavy bills. The Middlesex Hotel, at Concord, Mave., was sold, | 4 short time since, by Col. Wesson, who had owned it for many years, for $10,000. The purchasers are Mersre. Newton and King. The former gentleman atone time kept the house, and is an experienced | man atthe business; and his partner is a yoann, Tan, ¢on of the late Hon. D.C, King, who en Mr. Saltonstall as representative of the Salem ict in Congress. They are now engaged in making ‘ive alterations and enlargements of the!r hote’. d generally takes her full share of summer cepts from the city, and it remains to be seen whether the recent increase of fare on the railroad will this year operate against her clains. Season tickets have been advanced from $16 to $21 per quarter, and an ad the ordinary charges. It is understood that these changes have thus far worked well for the interest of the railroad company. Tt is raid that we have had one or two cases of cholera, and it is certain thet some have occurred in other parts of the State. People, however, are far from being alarmed, and what would have terrified them a few years ago, now fails to excite even a languid interest, On dit, that Mr. Rockwell was appointed to the Senate on condition that he should not be a candi- date before the Legislature for the place to which he has been temporarily sppointed and that it is to be reserved for Mr. Winthrop. There ia nothing improbable in the story, but it is likely that the | details were understood rather than expressed. | By giving the western part of the State a sop | now, the election of another Boston man might be | | Made more ensy next winter. It would be interest- | ing to have Mr. Winthrop elected, in one respect. He hates Mr. Sumner with that calm, deadly, un- changeable sentiment which no one but your re spectable citizen and good Christian caa get up and maintain. The on ly thing that | ean compare each a feeling with is that polsonous water, #0 deadly cold, and yet so acrid, which (reek scandal aid was employed to cause the death of J Now, if Mr. W Intheo could contrive to Renate, he and Mr. Sumner might get into some dignificd quarrels, for the divertisement of the nation, which ia hecoming weary of valgar brawls and bleodlevs duels. Mr. Reckwell ia the western gentleman, name unknown, of whem | spoke, in my letter of May 27, as being on the liet of those from among whom a #cnator was to be selected. | was told, by a prom- inent whig, that the appolatment would be made | frem the extreme western part of the State, but he | ) Would give no name; asd | must confess that Inever | ing been born at Colebrook, | when he si | cially if it dition of twenty per cent made to | * once thought of Mr. Rockwell, while I did think of Governor Briggs, Mr. eee A Ashmun, and f See SS ee 7 ae of our wi sneering! that Mr. is not much known in ‘he eaatern part of the State. This is unkind. Mr. Rockwell was Speaker of our House of Representatives in 1835, when the Boston whigs were seeking to flood | the State with an irredeemal per currency; and he was aceused of aiding them in a manner re- flected little credit on either his integrity asa pub- | lic man, or his impartiality as a presid cer. And now, for the Boston w! to pretend that they do not know him? It is too bad. He was among the most prominent of our young whigs when he first entered public life in 1834; but, somehow or other, .he imappointed the expectations that had been formed im. In Con; he made hardly | a respectable figure, and in the Constitutional Con- vention he was nobody, devolving upon Governor | Briggs the task of upholding the honor of Pitts- field. Mr. Rockwell is a native of Connecticut, hay- | , in that State, on the | 26th of April, 1805. | Governor Washburn is said to have concluded not to appoint My. Lord, because he is not sufficiently dignitied for a Senator; while he objected to Mr. As! re prcanae, of his sechaent to some of the vanities of this our mortal state, where, as the poet hath it— ee ia The flesh is frail, and so the soul undone. Mr. Richard 8. Greenough has been employed to | make the statue of Franklin for this city. Franklin is to be represented in the dress that he wore ed the treaty of Paris in 1783, and | which, it has been stated, was the game that | he wore on the occasion of the attack that | was made upon him by Wedderburn, before | the English Privy Coundil. There was malice in the coincidence, it may be easily believed, for | the great phiioes her loved @ practical jest, old. The menay Ley for the tue’s execution has been raised, but more is yet re- pay for the base and pedestal upon which Ve to ie statue isto stand. There are to be four bas-re- u liefs in the pedestal, to represent, 1. Franklin work- ing at his press; 2. Experiment in electricity; 3. Signing the Declaration of Independence; and, 4. Concluding the Treaty of Paris. When finished, this monument will be worthy of Franklin and of his native city. Mr. Loring’s “Hundred Boston Orators” has ar- rived at a third edition, an honor which it well de- serves. Few books can be consulted with more profit and advantage by those who would become familiar with the history of Boston and prominent Boston men during the last eighty odd years. The new edition contains much new matter. Mr. Banks came home on Sunday last, and wil return to Washington early next week. His con | stituents are very generally satisfied with his course | in Congress, and the prospect is that he will be re- SS Dedication of St. Lawrence's St. Lewrence’s church, which has been opened for vine wordhip since last Christmas, was aed cated to the of God. The churgh; situated at?ty corner of rth street and Fourth avenne, is neat, substantial brick building, capable of hokiing about twelve hundred persons. The architect wae Mr. John Doran, and the interior decorations were superintended by Mr. P. MeAuliffe. The paintings which ornament the walls were a donation from the ladies of the congregs- tion. At about 10 o’clook A. M. some eight hundred persons were congregated together, and half an hour afterwards the Archbishop arrived, when the ceremonies of the day | Were opened with the imposing dedication service of the Roman Catholic Church, Among the officiating clergy- | men present we noticed the Rev. Mr. Quarters, paetor, and the Rev. Mr. Conroy, assistant pastor of the new church; the Rev. Mr. Starrs, Vicar General; the Rev. Mr. McMahon, of the Fiftieth street church, amd the Rev. Mr. Brady. After the dedication, the usual masse was performed; and the musical service, under the charge of Mr. Michael W. Hoey, was executed in a manner highly creditable to the ladies and gentlemen of the choir. The Archbishop preached, and took his text from the Apocalypse, chapter thirty-one, first and following yerser—beginning with the words, ‘(And I saw anew ry re a new earth, for the first heaven had passed Grace spoke from this text substant as In these verses Saint John describes the church, whether in heaven or on earth. makes all things new—its objects are @ new creation. This earth and the blue expanse of heaven above are not the heaven and earth of thechurch. From the nle’s vision, the ritual of our altars ia borrowed, for des- cribes the worship of the saints very much as it is exer- cised at the Christian altar. But it is only ea through a pean cataiy that we see the basen: of kingdom of God. And whet is it that conatitutes the e excellence of this church of ? Whose mind is able to rise to a proper comprehension of the sublimity of the description given? ‘he church presents you &® new heaven. It moderates all the passions of the hamam heart, and there is a new creation resulting from faith. Of course the ceremony of to-day is a small thing incom parison with this church; but may I not congratulate you on your success, and your pastor for his zeal and fidelity? God bas 80 diaposed of the infinite treasures of his mercy that évery man bas the whole. There is no! division. But what are the elements of this new Jerasalem? They are truth, worrbip and grace. There are no two, or con- tradictory, truths It isall one truth, and it does not come as ihe speculations of lenrned men—not as the o, i- pions of one mini'ter to-day, which are. cont by another to-morrow. No, man’s thoughts alone Cane rented to you in the Iatier—there is nothing of im the Holy ‘City. There, ic is truth, eternal, universal. ‘The tenehings of your are the eyes by which you can see the new heavens the newearth. The teach. ings of your faith are a light to you in the darkness, Im elected by a large majority. At the request of seve- ral gentlemen, members of different parties, he ad- dressed a public meeting last evening at Waltham, | on the Nebraska question. The meeting, I am told, was very large, and his speech was tle well received. The postponement of the choice of Senators until Friday next, by the New Hampshire Legislature, is thought by most people to indicate that the demo- crate are likely to have a hard tiv» in waking choice of their candidates. ALgoma. ‘Temperance and Maine Liquor Law Items. | THE PENNSYLVANIA PROHIBITORY STATE CONVEN- | TION. | The Prohibitory State Convention assembled at | Harrisburg on the 7th instant, and Crpanizes y tho election of the Hon. Eli Slifer, of Union, as Presi- dent, with a number of Vice Presidents and Secreta- ries. The interrogating committee submitted a number of letters, and among others, letters from Gov. Biglér, Judge Pollock and others. The follow- | ing are the interrogatories of the committee and the | replies of Governor Bigler and Mr. Pollock, the | whiz candidate for Governor:— INTERROGATORIES BY THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW COMMITTEE. J. Do you believe a law, prohibiting the manu- | facture and sale of intoxicating liquors, except for | sacramental, medicinal, mechanical or artistical pur- poses, to be constitutional? and would its constitu | tionality, in your opinion, be affected by a submission of its repeal to a vote of the people, provided a ma- | jority voted in favor of the law? 2. In the event of your election, should the legis- lature enact such a law, will it receive your executive sanction? | GOVERNOR BIGLER’S LETTER. HaRrrisavna, June 6, i804. Gentlemen:—I have been honored by the receipt | of your communication of the 18th ultimo, propound- ing tome certain questions touching the subject of | @ prohibitory liquor law. ‘o your first inquiry, I reply, that the Supreme Court of the State have repeatedly held, and [ con- evr in the doctrine, thit the Legislature exercise all law-making power not expressly forbidden by the state or federal constitution. Under this construc- tion, I believe the Legislature bave authority to con- trol the manufacture and sale of spiritons liquors; but in the nee of that power, it must he obvious that a law might be passed, which, in its details, would be @ manifest violation of the constitution, and bence the Haipeseihialty 26 answering your qnestion be clenaas'/ without seeing the exact terms of the propored law. As to the second point in the inquiry, it must be hag? Rd that a law, constitutional in itself, would not be rendered otherwise by allowing the people to decide by vote whether the Le; ure should re- peal it or not, no matter what that vote might be. To your second inquiry I answer that I ergs deplore the evils of intemperance, and am now wil- ing, a8 I have always been, tosanction any measure to mitigate, and, if possible, entirely remove the vice; but I cannot pledge myself to sanction a law the details of which 1 have not seen. The terms of the constituticn and oath of office would seem to | forbid this course on the part of an Executive. He should he free to judge of the constitutionality and wiedom of a preposed law after having fully ex- amined and considered its provisions. Very respectfully, your obedient, Wm. Biot en. To Stephen Miller, Jas. Black, Jas. Piper, John Jones, Geo. W. Stanton, s., Committee, JUDGE POLLOOK’S LETTER. MILTON, May 30, 1854. Gentlemen—Your communication ‘in references to a prohibitory law has been received, and in reply 1 say that the constitutionality of a ig onapes law, similar in its essential features to the one referred toin your interrogatories, having received a judi- cial determination by the highest courts of several of our sister States, and the sree ps paving. been recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States, I am relieved from the responsibility of a first decision. These courts having affirmed the cooetitstionallty of a probibitory law, and being of the highest authority, I believe, upon principle and authority, euch a law to be constitutional ; and its constitutionniity, in my opinion, would not be af- fected by a submission of its repeal to a vote of the people. mh 6 measure of moral or political reform, aanc- tioned by the rej ntatives of the ple, within the limits of the constitution, should receive my official sanction. The expediency and propriety of such laws are for the people, through theirrepresen- tatives ; and their will, constitutionally declared, should be respected by the Executive. [ff the peo- pie demand, and their representatives enact such a jaw, their will should not be resisted by the exercise of the veto power—a power purely conservative, and only to be exercised in cases clearly unconstitution- al, or exhibiting indubitable evidence of hasty, in jurious and imperfect legisiation. Such being my views of official duty in the premises, should the Legi-lature, the constitutional exponents of popular quent and | with the jus the city of God, there in he hae adoration. If you take away the altar sacrifice and priesthood, what remains to you to adore your God? True, there are prayer and songs of praise; but these are not supreme adoration; they do not form apy essen‘ial part of the worship of: God as God, in hin tabernacle among men. What them remains? There is the socrifice on Calvary. Your Re- instituted a sacrifice which is renewed every day | through the hands of the priesthood—a sacrifice for the | sins of the world. Here is Bapreme worship. There is no | division of this priesthood—there are many priests, but | only one’priesthood. Poor sinners that you are, you have by the means of rogteoany 3 to God something worth: of his acceptance. This was foreshadowed in the Leviti-- callaw. How feeble are you without aid from God ¥ But if God have his with you, bow intimate ip the relation you Goal When you find yourselves overtaken by and our heart is burdened, do you mot come heré to Beoumma accusers of yourselves? What is this but the light of that new heaven and that new earth to which the Apostle refers? Again, hus not the communion beem instituted for the strength of your soul? In this place you think of the end for which God created You reflect upon your duty, feel your wants, and it is here ‘that you can come for consélation. And under these cir- cumstances may | not congratulate you on the success of your undertaking? Finally, let me beseech of you te suk- deeme | tain the principles of the church, and become models to those who are outside, and who do not understand them. Tt did not seem to us as if the Archbishop was in 4 fect health, for he spoke only for tweaty minutes. ae ceremonies were conch ‘at half-past one o'clock. Political Intelligence. ANTI-NEBRASKA MEETING IN DETROIT. An anti- Nebraska meeting was held in Detroit on the | Tth inst., at which the fellowing resolutions were | passed :— Resolved, That by the act of Congress latel; Peseed, respecting the isdouet compromise, 1d openlog te od very ® vast temritory solemuly dedicated to by long established and time-honored comj the slave power of the country has thrown down geantiet to the North, and Lee tntered upon an aggressive war for the extension and perjewuation of human bondage; and have effectuated the mischievous scheme without pre+ vious public discussion, claudestiuely, and oe regard to the public opinion snd ieelings of the 4 esolved, That as portiow of the North, open vy undying atlachment to liveriy, ana desirous of perpetu- ating the union of these United States upon a tablished by the constitution, we uccept the challecge, and hereby declare our urutterable determination, by every means in our power, to resist the extension of davery, and to drive it back within the Hmita originslly marked out for it by the great national compact. In this contest we adopt the motto, ‘‘What has been pledged. to freedom, shall be forever free.’” That by this late act of high handed aggres- ted im violation of plighted faith bea y inise pretences on the part of its Northern ape- logists, and accemplished by the aid of traitors to free- dom, won by the corrupt appliances of a Northern “dovighface” adminiatrution, slavery has t to 8 close the era of compromises, has iteelf revuea the spirit of agitation, and in open violation of ite pledges at the Baltimore Convention of 1851, foreed upon the North an issue involving not only her own equality in the coun- cils of the nation, but the hichest interesta of humanity. Resolved, That justice and equality are the only manent foundations of free inxtitut and thas Nebraska bill, providing as it does for the indefinite tension of slavery and slave representation, is at equal rights of the free States. endangers the Union; and that all who love the Union basis ea | and desire the permanence of our free institutions, ought to unite in procuring the repeal of the obnoxious clauses it contains. The New Hampshire Legislature have reselved to go into an election for United states Senators on Friday, he 16th inst. The following rerolution has passed the Connecticut Legislature by a vote of 120 to 68 :-— | . Resolved, That thin Genera! Ansem! of the recent legislation of Congress, Tyee the ee rection of the act approved a very ix the territory ceded by France, north of 20 min., was declared inoperative and void. Superior Court—Speeial Term. Before Hon. Judge Campbell. Jexw 10. the Matter of the Alleged Lamacy of Thomas ox 10.—In fp. Dunlap.—The writ of babeas us, feretchots Se Wing halves the erent Dui : ie bad van Sese seven weeks in Keing’ returnable this morning, Meseres Blan! Park appeared on benalf of Mr. , and Messrs. Nelson & Reed in opposition. The retura t Hi writ, alleging tho regularity of the proceedings upon quoi lap was committed to the asylum haviog 2 made— Mr. Blankman insisted that, inasmuch as the re omitted 10 state that thesubject of the petition was alleged to be now insane, he should be , an thie defect in the return to the writ should bes for the immediate discharge of Mr. Dunlap, who was, always had been, one of our most respectable ond ‘st the Immediate cause of Mr. Danlap’s lunacy, as he believed, was. that certain persons other motives than those stated in the return. The Court suggested that the p: Le gular in the Supreme Court, an spplication better be je there for his discharge. Park insisted thot if that course were pursued, —- will, enact a Jaw, it would, in the event of my election, receive the Executive sanction. Yours, very respectfully, James Poriock. The business committee in the afternoon a series of recolutions, approving of the lette: the whig and native candidates for Governor, ng it inexpedient to nominate a can: They deem the letter of Goy. Bigler unsatisfactory. The resolutions were, after a long dix nd the Convention, at 11 P. M., ad) Trurerance Coxvextion IN LowEtte Lowell Courier rays :—Our temperance friends making the most extensive arrangements for the grand State Temperance Convention to be held in this city, commencing on the evening of t! th of this month, and continuing through the 2Ist lay and evenin Eminent speakers will be ee It will probably be a monster voy A ‘he cars from Boston, and nearly all the trains leading into Lowell, will ran for half fare. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rey. Dr. Cleveland, of Northampton, Rev. Dr. Gannett, Rev. A. A. Miner, Rey. Rafae W. Clark, Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher, Rey. Dr- Lyman Beecher, and Deacon Moses Grant, of Boston, will be present. PMIGRANTS IN Canana—Upwards of 900 emi- grante arrived in this city on the 3d fustant, by the Magnet, from Kingston. "A few stopped at Darling- ton, Cobourg, and this city, but the greater portion went on to Hamilton, An emigration agent has recently been sent up from Quebec to await the ar rival of emigrants in that city. The majority of the emigrants arrived as yet have come from Germany, and large nombers of them were wending their way for Buffalo and linois.— Toronto North American A New Frature.—Four canal boats—the FP. Ros coe, Capt. H. C. Smith; Old Oak, Capt. William Smith, and two etherr—left the creek today in tow of the tng Hamilton Morton, for Grand river, where they load with lomber for New York, proceeding by way of the Welland Canal into Chippewa creek to Chippewa, thence to he towed by sieamer to Tona- wanda, where they enter the Erie Canal, and pro- ceed to New York without trdnshipment. This is the first trip ever made by canal boats from this port by that route. The tonnage of the hoats reaches about | 400 Wit bey ade Commercial, dune ‘ Mr. Dunlap was to be remanded to the asyl subjected to the treatment he understood he @, he would probably be @ prisoner for he intended to question the whole ich he was eommitted; and that all Mr. , Was enfficient time for his counsel to examine papers, but he protested against his remanded the ow quarters be had for the past two months oceupied. Mr. Dunlap said that when he was taken to the asylum he was lboring under the effects of inflammatory rheu- mativm, contracted, as he beliew: white Lebel jeror inthe De Corn murder case; and efter s brief statement of his confinement, a that ff 3 life; wt an? woe sati lap with his neseay next, Important to Forwarders and Others. + The foilowing circular, furnished ua by Hon, M, Schoonmaker, Auditor of the Canal 5 published for the information of others at Troy, West Troy and this bg wee ALBANY, June 9, 1854. u To the Collector of Canal tolls at New York, and the in- spector of Canal Boats, &c., at New York and Brooks lyn: Gentlewen—t am informed that mach 4 in the inspection of canal voate arri and Prooklyn, by reason of additions goes in thie sity or Troy. It will be ly to charge toll as having passed from the point from which the boat all property found upon the boat and clenrance, unless you are furnished ene Dill of lading, rettled—or that the articles (described rt of waid r ihe arrival of the boat h li, upon all others, not included invariably be exacted, Yours, &e. M. SOHOONMAKER, Auditor, A keeper of the Sing Sing State pri wood, was stabsed on the 9th in Marray, and so seriously injured that his life is des of. Mu fap Aeaperate charscter from New Yo had just been set to work in the hat shop,