The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, ‘OrrUyE N. W. CORN AU AND PULILON STs. mm atwance, HERALD 4 conte par come Y MENALD eve urd « at i LOI, cos WE DALY both Loretta e pasta T ESPen ining émgor world—tf used a J Te PARTIOULANIY BRQUR ied =p Packacrs ExT vn ALL LETIERS by Mau for Subseri Meomcnts 10 be i paid, or the postage soney reimtite WO NOTICE taken of znenymous commsnicate met return those rejected. JOB PRINTING with neatuess, cheapness, and WER TISEMENTS renewed ery | ms or with Adwor | be deducted from | | We do day. AM THIS RVENING. CASTLE GARDEN—! Puniran:. BROADWAY THEATER, Brostway.--Ornerro-Two Bozranne BOWESY THEATRR Bowery—Rosracts Prevty Ginisor SriLeERy, SEMEN? AvDTN AIBLO'S, Broadway Caverto~—Asraonen, Lowe BURTO: —Now-a-Dave-a as two P sl BATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham stroet-Tvsracns, me CONDEMNED Fasten Avp Pamrxa, —_— e WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brondway—TPic Souorsan— By Coun» Gen aan. BETROPOLITAN TERATRE.—T ir 6 WesriskuenT--AGwES DE VERB, ‘8, Chambers str: s. erm «D+ AMERICAN MUSEUM--Afternoon Cook CmiLDoRey~ Bumr Man oF WANcursTek Evening Bvsracne, WOOD'S MINSTREL HAIL, 444 Brondway. Gawereersy ayy GURLESQUE Orem, BUCKLEW’S OPTRA HOUSE, 8&9 Brosdway—Bvoa- aur’s Eruiovian Orena TRovre. ‘Woows EfHIOPIAN MIN3TRELS. = Mrcuaxioe Marz, $72 Broadway. STUY VESANT INSTITUTE, 650 Brondway—Sawproen’» Benne TRovre. FRANCONI’S HIPPODROME, Madison Square—-Bauver- ares PenvoRMances. York, Monday, September 25, 1854. Mails for Harope. NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard mail steamsh'p Nevar-, friteh, wR leave Boston on Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock, !or Live rpoo’. The European mails Jose in this oity at half-pagt two o’ulock to morrow u/terno on. The Lexa (prmted in Frens> aati published at ten o'clock in the morning. f@ wro pera, sixpence Bubseriptions ard adyertisemerts for soy edition of the New Yonk Hxraip will pe received at the following Places in Kurepe:— Lryrrreot hn Fur arlish,) will be Single copies a Bours. m of the Hers and telegraph at ous woes, and w the hour of Tne Nowe, NEWS FROM CALIPORSIA AND MEX(00. A brief telegraphic despatch has reached us from New Orlears, announcing the arrival yesterday at that port of th: sicamship United States, with ad- vives ‘rom San Francisco tothe 1st inst.--two weets Tater. Nothiog of particular interest had taken place in Culifornia, The markets had slightly im proved for some articles, and Mour is quoted at $12 50 per barre’. We bave as) by th’s arrival some important intell'geuce regar he movements of the Mexican insurvents, T are to the 5th inst., a ch time it was rep that Alvarez was progressing rapidly towards the capital, the governme’t troops being in full retreat No important engacem wt ed taken place beta the belligerents. The steamship George Lav lef Aaspinwe!) on the 17th ixst. for this port, with nea ly two million dollars, the semi-monthly mail, sod a fall cemplement of passengers, brought dowa the Pacific side by the steameliip John L She will prob arrive during to-day, shall receive the details of the news. LATER KOM JAPAN We have received advices from the Amoricaa squadron at Japaa, to bhe 2d of Jone. The letior of our correspondence, given elsewhere in today’s paper, will be found very isteresting. In connec tion with the accoun's rece'ved by us, we give also, the sailing directions to nivigators ia the Japan waters rec mae puo'ic by the Navy Dep yrt- Ment. These directions are of vast importance, e- pecially to emen. INTERESTING FROM HONDURAS. We publish to day a letter from oar correspond: ent at Belize, (Hon.,) dated Augua 1th, in which, after alluding te the ravages caused by the cholera, yellow fever and locust plagues, he givet a vivid and harrowing dotail of the rive and progress of the late fire, by whica nearly one half of the town was Jaid in ashes. A re-apitalation of the numboy of stores destroyed, the names of the principal own ‘era, with an approximate average of the aggrecaic Joss, are also gives. By this last visitation a vast aumber of people are reduced to extreme want. We give the names of the committee anthorized to re- osiye subscriptions for their relief. It was univer wally cousidered that the bombardment of Greytowa wasan act unworthy the dignity of our rationst government. FE. C. Christy, Esq., ® merchant of ever thirty years standing, had died at Belize. A marke: report is given. THE STEAMEHIP CITY OF PHTLADHEPNTA. Atthe time of our paper going to press the ani- val af this vessel had rot been announced at I’hila- delphia. She left Liverpool, on the 30th ult., and of course is much over due. There is, however, os yet no réason for supposing that anything of a serious nature bas occurred to ber. A Boston paper thinks it probable that » steamship which was seen ashore wm the coast of Newfoundland, near Cape Race, on the 15:h inst., is the missing veasel. If such had deen the case, the faet would most likely have been apnonnced by telegraph from Halifax by this time. There ie much greater probabi'ity that the screw steamer seen by the Arabia on the 19t) inst. may be the expected vessel. If she bad met with any accident to her machinery, her progress wonld be slow, as her port of destination is some two degrees soath of New York, her non arrival may be account ed for supposing she was the vessel seen, The City of Philadelphia is a euperior new steamer, on her firet voyage, and built expressly for the Atlantic ‘trade; and as derangement in the machinery of new vessels is an everyday occurrence, it isat pre ent altogether prematnre to indulge in gloomy forebod ings 2s to her fate. She will doubtless make her appearance in a day or two, safe aad sound. THE COAT TRADE, We p blish today, onder the above head, tro in teresting letters on the all important su ject of tho present demand for coal, and the existing moaus of supplying it. The first communication shows tha as much as four hunded and thirty thonaand, nine bandred ond ninety-one tons, wore sont t € dates from Acapulco nd ov when wi to mirket from the Cumberland (Pa.) regions alone, since Jannary last, and that fifteen thousaad tons 8 week are now drawn from the some source. This return appears satisfactory for the case of the consumers. ‘The second letter, signed “ Junius,” we der our unvarying iule of audi alleram parton, although the writer shows sone ingenuity in bis en deavor to prove that the capacities of our prson coal transport lies are now worked to their full oxtent, and that more cannot be snpplied by then and also that the recipro ity treaty will only tend b increase the price of the article of coal, re are no st all clsposed to re-ede fh our originel position on the subject. “ Janias’ adds that“ when the Creator stored the Alleghenies with fuel, ho cer teinly intended that it should be bronght to mar ket.’ This ia quite true, but he mover conton Plated that his benefloence should be po abueet s+ spat a few speculators in mines, railrvats, and oa ale should be able to ¢r; thie peor ive the br ke NEE Sao tee ER ad Se eee aE ES RR a REE ee eae an Rena SO mTNE ant =» g =: “it € Se ce em OR ce the use and comfort of all. AN EDITOR CHALLENGED. James Cooper, United S'ates Senator, of Penm sylvavia, recently sent o challenge to ficht « dust to Mr. MeMichae), edivor of the P iadelp ia North American, which the latter, sfter dae consideration, declined tovccept. Toe quarcel grew outef cer m | ta'n et ietores of the editor upon the consnct of the | managers of tho Erie sud Snobary raltroad, of whieh Me. Cocper is President, retative to the snb- s ription of the eity of Philadel hia to the stock of the compeny. Witam Gust Jobnson was the bearer of the belligerent missive By this act Mr. Oooper has rendered himself liab‘e to a forfeitare of his civil rights. TH® RACING SEASON. We pnblish in another part of today’s paper a g7a) hic acc unt of the sports st the National race courrenn storday. It was the lust racing day of the reason, ard ac immense throng congregated to witness te contesta, that p oved far more interest- ing end exciticg than on any previous occasion. Three matches were run, the details of which are vividly described n the article referred to. The Crops of the United Staces—-‘mportant Taformauon, We publish to day a series of letters from our correspondents in various States of the Union in reply to « cirenlar addressed to the Gov- ernors, Secretaries of State, and gent emen ea- gaged in ogricniture, requesting in ormation reeprcting the effects of the late drought on the crops of the United States, These letters, it will be observed, are from sections which em- brace a Jarge proportion of the area of the grain growing States, viz: from the Western States of Kentucky, Ohio, Towa, and Wiscon- sin, and the Territory of Minnesota—from the Southera States of Virginia and North Carolina —from the middle States of Pennsylvania, De- laware and New Jersey—and from the Eastern States of Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island. The letter of Mr. Hiil, published in the Boston Times, which we have added, is important as giving a general view of the crops of all the New England States. We have still to hear from the great wheat and corn growing regions comprised in the States of Indiana, Mlinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Tennessee, besides most of the Southern and South Western States, where the principat dependence isin the crop of Indian oora for vegetable food for-man and beast, We hope scon to be in possession of fall information from there States, and to receive more minute intelligence from the States partially heard from. We shall lose no time in presenting the resulé of our inquiries before the readers of the Teravp. Considering the great apprehension which was felt with regard to the falling off of the crops duriag the drought, about a month since, we have every reason to congra ulate the pub- lic oa the more cheering prospect which the letters of our correspondeuts generally pre- sent. These letters are from gentlemen in whom the public will have full conti- dence, most of them occupying high offi- cial positions, and others being private citi- zens of high standing, particularly among agriculturists, in their respective States. The information \hus obtained must of course have more weight with the public than that collected by individuals for the purpose of private spe- ewlation, The deficiency which exists in the crops of wheat and Incian corn in some of the States, it is believed will be ins measure made up by the abundant supplies expected from the Bri- tish provinees, particularly from Upper Canada. This jact isa fine wheat growing region; and we nncerstand that the crops there the present year have yiclded larger returns than on any former cecesion, and the supplies for exporta- tion (o the United States will be large. The crops of the United States, according to the census of 1850, were as follows, for the year 1849, since when there has been a large in crease, from the additional lands placed under cultivation, and the improvements in agricul tare within the last five years, viz.:-— Bushele. Whoat......... +++ 100,485,944 Indian corn. + 592,071,104 R + 14,188.85 + 140,684,179 ‘i + 6.169015 Buck wiea +++ 8,096,012 Of potnioes, the qnantity produced was as follows Bushels, Irish potatos. 797,890 Sweet potatoes, 38,1 Total ce cere 108,006,044 1t will be perceived that by far the most im- portant crop of vegetable food produced in ihe United States is that of Indian corn, the nvm. ber of bushels of that grain raised exceeding that of ail ‘other vegetable food, including po- tatoes, The States which raise the largest quantities of Judian cora are us follows:~ Ohio.... Kenty Min list, the quantity 358,100 bushele—Pennsy1 he’s, and New Jorsey, 04 bushels—which last is a far greater quantity in proportion to the area of Now Jer- sey than that raised in any other State the A eny mountains, The quantity raised in the New England States is 10,17, 5 bushels, which is far less than the amount re quired for the supply of the inhab . Ttts well known that large quantities aro sont from the Southern, Western and middle States to the markets of New England, The States producing the largest quantity of wheat are the following :-—~ tof North Csroli Fenrcesee. New Jorsey.,.... + Leen.190 SWE AS ig setae yee + 1,580'581 Total . 110... evevesvvcoeveeee eeeeereeee 96,589,612 ‘The four great Statoa first named raise more than half of the whole crop. The quantity of wheat raised in the remaiaing States and Ter- ritories, in 1849, was 4, 332 bushels only. Con VENTION: i Monta.—Karly next month ~-the pleasantest month in the year—we may expect New York to be tolerably crowded. In the first week in October the State Agricultaral Convention meets here for the first time, if our memory serves us. A monster Baptist conven- tion is aleo to be held here avout the same time, for the purpese of deciding on the alters Bthie whi Both aesemblages edition of the are SOO ER FT Am mE ee | of the ful eojoy uent of that which he set apart hr | likely to be, wel attended. The weather ‘s de- | ed {0 rovecat» for ‘ie libtful— 40 shoee who have undergone the | “beste’y terms” of Jast sommer—perfectly bea | venly, There is no disease in the city. The | over importatioos ‘rom Europe have had a tea- | deney to cheapen all mavufaceured articles; | end we see on many sides a growing desire to | reduce the prices of commodities which have Ing bern beyond the reach of sma) pursea. V siters may therefore enjoy themselves better and for less money than they have been cn- abled to do for seme ime. Tue Orrice-HoLpeRS ayp THE Know No- ‘THINGs.— As it would be a pity the very dignified and respectable proceedings of the anti-Know Nothing meting beld last week in Washington City should not obtain genera) publicity, we copy from a democratic paper of that place a full report of the o-currences. In: epeadent of the very peculiar sty'e of the reso utious— commonly designated hbiyh-faluten—the ele- gance of langusge indulged inb the orators, and the circumstance that nearly a) the parti- epators belong to that independent class of individuals cailed office holders—the meeting in question derives additional interest from th» fact that it is understood to have origivated in a brillivnt idea of the President’s own, stima- lated it may be hy his chere am», Co}. Forney, over a couple of glasses of Irish whiskey paoch— totbing of home manufacture being now drank at the White House, The President of the meeting is the Wash- ington City Postmaster, and the list of Vice- Presidents and Seerctaries includes the District Attorney, the Marshal, Navy Agent, Naval Storekeeper, Timber Agent, Organ Grinder, &c., the balance being composed principally of clerks in the departments, justices of the pace, (s federal appointment), policemen, and office beggars. Ofcourse such an array of g:ntle- men, having the best reasons for their beliet, de clared unboundcd confidence in “the wisdom, patriotism, and integrity of the administration of Pres dent Plerce ;” and in order, we stp- pose, to satisfy those patriots who were only promised office, but had not yet seen the fruc- titlcation of their wishes, the resolutions proceed- ed to express the hope that the various depart- ments would speedily be purged of all the un- faithful, co as to make room for those whove faith was undoubted, thougn their pockets were at present empty and their credit fast disappearing. We confess it should be a matter of sincere gratulation that the administra ion has at length been properly appreciaird. Who is there so lost to all the finer emotions of the human breast, who can read unmoved the beau- tilul allusion te the “venerated sage of the Hermitage” by the eloquent and amiable Fio- rence, the broad Anglo-Saxon “ defiance ” of the indignant Ratcliffe, or the sapient remarks of Mr. Justice Clarke, eqnal, if not superior, to those of his illustrions prototype Dogberry ? Where is the man who does not blush for the want of common decency in that depraved ky in the crowd, when he iu- sulted, to adopt the Justice’s langaage, the re- presentatives of the nation,by indecorously baw! ing out “water” in the presence of a member o! Congrees? And who is there so unpatriotic as not to rejoice in the idea of sending for the po- lice, and then adjourning quietly without wait- ing for the arrival of those guardians of the peace? Tt anything could mar these pleasurable feelings, it would be 9 fear that something des- perate may happen if the hot blood of the youths engaged in this official battle against the Know Nothings is not curbed. Haye these noble but rather violent young men no regard for th feelings of the elderly matrons of the republic And if they have, why indulge in sach sublim: yet terrific threats, that “in this contest we shali neither cease nor rest until victory perch on our banners, or until the constitution of our country, trampled in the dust by the power of its adversaries, shall become a by word and scorn to the nations of the earth?” Good gracious! It is very evident that the crusade against the Know Nothings, entered into by Senator Seward and President Pierce is merely taken up with a view of trying to secure the votes of those of our adopted citizens who it is euppored resemble reeds, to be played upon by any demagogue who brags loudest about “the sweet Irish brogue with the Jarmiu aceint.” As far as the Cabinet is concerned, it is no matter of surprise they ehould catch up any cry, thankful, evn if it brings them no strength, that it at least gives thom a notoriety which will keep them before the public. We appreciate their perseverance, if we casnot their honesty. What single subject have they not seized hold of to try and make a little Popularity, if never #0 little ; and if their suc- cess has not been equal to their industry, are we not told that viriue fs its own reward? The Pacific Railroad, the Nebraska bill, Cuba ard filibusterism, Kozsta and liberty, Sanders and Soulé, Young America and old fogyism, have all been tried, applauded and damned, and yet the administration makes no headway: A good time, however, is coming. With a shil- Jala in one hand and a dish of souerkraut in the other, Know No:bingism is to be speedily crushed out; and in the flueh of victory the administration, sweeping all before it, will find itself as overwhelmingly supported in the ap- proaching elections, as its talents, honesty and integrity deserve. Correprion Brovent ro Ligut.—A most valu- able addition is about to be made to the literatare of this conntry, in the shape of a handsome vo- lume on the subject of municipal corruption~ showing how cities may be robbed, and alder, men grow rich in the briefest space of time, and without any extraordinary display ef genius or activity. The origin of the work is as follows ‘yas the term of the last batch of civic officers under the old charter drew to a close, loud charges of corruption were made against seve- ral of the members of the Board of Aldermen, and at last a formal inquiry iuto the conduct of two out of the number was instituted by the Grend Jury. That body terminated its official existence before the inquiry was complete; and in its presentment the subject was left as a le- gacy tothe Recorder, who was earnestly prayed not to let it drop. Application being made to the Governor, it was decided that the inqairy shonld be prosecnted, at the expense of the State, before the Recorder and several legal gentlemen: and many weeks after people had ceased to talk about the affair at all, the report wasrent into the State Department. From thence it was transferred to the office of the Comptroller, who, in obedience to a requisition of the Common Conncil, is now preparing copies for the nse of the members, It will of course be printed as soon as it is laid before the Council ; and the whole world will know how the old Coun- cil managed matters, Some idea of the charac- er of the work may be inferred from the fact that more than one of the old Aldermen have threaten- very member of the Board of Councilmenta o+e itis pablished. This mevace ts pot likely to avail} suppressing the dccument: aod we shalt be sad y disappvinted if we do pov find it on our ta Je before many dayse apse, if It is not mere than a c u le of years siace our neighbors across the water were horriied by the re-ults of the Parlivmentary committees which investiza'ed the Derby el] ctious. Many Americans still recollect how completely the Tories were annihilated by the crashing evi- dence taken before the Committees: how they were proved to have resorted t+ every form of bribery and corruption; aud how some few of their manager:, such as Major Beresford, popu- lary known by his usua! electionceriag aato- graph of “W. B.,”’ bave been the laughing stock and scorn of En. land ever since. It seems pro- bable t'at we are destined t> «joy @ similar affliction. Indeed trom what we have heard, our “Manual for Aldermen” will be a more com- plete and elaborate perfo mance «han the Bins hook known abroad as the “Tory Voter's Com panion.” The Englishman who received a bribe from an unseen indiv dua) through a chink in a window shutter—his own back being turned to the window meavwhile—is likely to be outdone by some of our highest municipal officera. There is enough in the book, we are told, to show that how: ver skil ut the Englis: may be, the art of corruption has reached its highest perfection here. The Common Council might make a good thing by issuing an edition of 50,000 copies, and selling them cheap. It is sure of a tremendous run, Tue Canpipates For Mayor.—Who is to be our next Mayor? is the cry one meets at every corner, The hard and soft shells have each ibree or four eligible men to present. The temperance party is puzzled in attempting to decide between the claims of its rival cham. pions for the honor. Four or five Americans, 80 true to the Know Nothing standard that they regard the Pilgrim Fathers as foreigners who ought not have bad votes, are ready to serve in tkat and every other capacity. Any number of whigs are prepared to sacrifice their feelings and their comfort for the benefit of the city, and accept the office of Mayor. Finally, the old reform committee which wus believed to be dead and buried, has been galvanized into ac- tivity by the turmoil, and respectfully offers to its Jellow citizens ten candidates chosen out of its own body. As matters now stand, the as- Pirants for the irksome office cannot fall far shoit one hundred. Some ninety-two or three of these will be cut off without redemption by the primary committees: and the balance will contest the is-ue on the respective merits of bard and soft shellism, whigi+m, temperance, civic reform, and native American It is our opinion that if any prominent citizen were to staré on an independent ticket, without con- ventions or primary committees, or anything of the sort, his chances of success would be better thon any of the regular nominees. The Boston Postmaster and the Eastern Matt. Several days since we stated that the Pos master of Boston had promise to expedite the daily mail to New York, and thus enab'e our merchants to get their letters one ortwo hours earlier thaa they were previously asens- tomed to receive them. Our authority was one of the Boston papers Itapnears by the following note from Postmsster Bailey that the statomont was incorrest:— Post Orrick, Bostoy, Sept 22, 1854 Drak Sin—I find the above paragraph, in refat on to the mails, in your paper of the 2let instant. Will you permit me to eay, in reply, that] um not aware that any 1omise was ever made by me to deliver the Eastera mail in New York city at any particular hour, for the very good resgon that 1 have no authority or power to oarry any such promise iuto executicn, had I made it. ‘The railroad companies bewern the two cities hve centractec with the cepartment to transport the mails within certain specified hours, and if they fail to deliver the mails at Now York within contract time the Post. master at New York can report the facts to the depart- ment, and it 1s for the Postmaster General to rectify the ‘evil, and not the Postmaster at Boston. Very reapectfully, your oo’dt servant, F. C, BAILEY, P. M. Editor of the New York Bray, New York city. ‘We regret that Mr. Bailey bas not the power to dis- patch the ma‘ls. It would bea boon to usto get our letters and papers one or two hours earlier than we now Go, The Boston Post Office is considered a model office, and if Postmaster Bailey had some contro! over the East- ern mail we should have reason to expect more reguiari- ty in its arrival here. Police Intelligence. Grand Lavceny.—A man named William Fothergill, ‘was arrested on s charge of s‘ealing $600 worth of plate, paintings and household furniture, the property of. Wm. Williamson, of Williamsburg. It is alleged by the com- plainant that tho acensed, who resides in Brooklyn, re. moved the property from the hons» in Williamsburg ené stored it in the store No. "286 Water street. Hoe was takem before Judge Ciarke, who held him to bail in the “Change of Hi i Rothing —Offiicer Sutte f the Teird arge ote: ing —Officer Sutton, of 9 Thin. Distrist Police Court, arrested a man named Wm smith at his residence, 862 sixth street, who is Cg with having, whi'e boarding he Yonkers Hotel, Yonkers, entered the room 6 @& fellow boarder, and stoal- ing therefrom a lot of 3, private papers, and $11 in money. ‘The acoused, along with his wife, were taken before Justice Clarke, ¥ho committed them to preparatory to theix being coryeyed to Westchoster ooun- ty tor trial. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK AERALD. Captain Hopkins, of the Third ward police force, has had the addrees to introduce himself b-/ore the grand jury now sitting, and to procure an indi:tment against me for an alleged aesnult and battery committed on him, inmy attempt to legally release @ respectable citizen, ag Loontidered to have been improperly arrested by The whole matter out of which this arose has been fally investigated by Indge Besbe, and no one who has beard the testimony can have arrived at any otber toneluaion on the matter, than one certainly not fayor- able to the temper, Ciscretion, or jadgmert of Captain Nopkins in the maiter of Mr. Eckhard, whom he arrested, The memes of tho grand jury were, vo doubt, un- aware of this investigation, and of the fasts it disclosed. Nor 1 presume, had they a view of the statute, provid ing for a prelimina’y investization in all etiminal eases before a magistrate, and which was intended to prevent esigning and welicious persons from iutending thora- selves before agrand Jury, to present ex parte state- ments, on which to form the grouniwork for an indiot- ment. It has olwaye been my maxim in office tv consider that the citizeu has some titie to protection, even when Tis acautiant is e:ther a policeman or a police captain ‘These weeful servants of the public, the polive force, re- quize restraint ag well as protection; whan they act right they should be upheli, if wrong, fearlessly con demped, On any other Privelpia the police fores, instead of being a heneBt would be most detrimental to the public interest. It fs needWwss for me to ci°e casos, for they are notorious to every observing man in the comaunity, in which citizens bave beea grossly wronged and ineulted by unworthy members of the force, and have foual it tppostible obtarn redrors or satiafaotion; the [he tion afforded to these privileged place boiders being too powerfu) to admit of iow of the ordinary current of justice, No one can estimate more highly than myself the utliity of @ well organized polloe force, acting under pro per restraint, or the good conduct of & large majority of the members of the present foreo: but im so large @ boi; men wil always be found whose private passions an interest predominate over a sense of duty, and such men yequire control ‘akirg these views as my guide, I cannot, on reflec. ticn, regret the occasiou which bax given rise to this av tack on me through the Grand Jury, Lt is yet to be vern whether Mr be Hookins will be enabled to rauade a court and jury that a magistrate in the jonest exercise of his duty to relieve a citizen from an unjust imprisonment, and who. in that attempt to per- form his cuty, is attacued and insulted ki 4 the captain on duty, has committed any error, and is liable to egal condemnation on the evivence of the party thus vi ting his duty, ae well towards the citizen a8 towards the authorized ofheer of the law. ia ‘our very obedient rervan' be D. W. CLARKE, Police Justice, Jersey City Intelligence. Serremamn Term or THe Counts.—On Cucsday (to moe- Tow mort ing), the Seotember term of the Circuit Cour) and Court of Oyer and Terminer will commence at the Court Bouse. at Bergen Five Corners. Thero will be 9 beavy civil colendar and a large amount of eriminai dusiness, the enunty jail being full. A great majority of the criminal basen are assault and battery. There are no Cares OF capital offence to be tried. AsseeexD VALUB OF PROPRRIY,—-The assoaement lists for 1864 ehow the value of read extate and personal property in Hudeon county to bo $24,897,115, county tax for 1864 i9 $15,000, Theaty*ral and Nusical. Dartug the las: #0 considerably excitement pre vatlol in the dramatic ercles all the theatres and places of amurement were vory well aiteated, aad dountiess the Various mana .era clueed up their accounts in the mos’ Batistsctory mancer with regacd to their purses. The New York Theatre, a magoifis nt builliag, was opened toa very crowded, enthusiastic ant fishionable audi ence The talented Amerievn actress, Miss Julia Dean, sppeared as Paulice in Bu wer’s “Lady of Lyons,” aad Mr E kiddy, as Maude Meinotte Me Kdwin Forrest, the popular tragedien, comm-need, a5 asual, a very suc- cessful engagement at the Broadway Tusatre, appearing as Richelion on the firs: night, and supported by Mr. Conway se De Manprat. He has also, during the course @ the wees, performed the characters of amlet, Jack Cade, Demon, and others of his great parts. 4n entire'y new and aptendid pantimimo, entitled “Aspbodsl,”” was produced at Nidlo’s, for the first time, on Mon¢sy last, and coatinuel threughout tho whele week. Theacenery. meshan'cel changes, transforma- tiona and tricks are excellent, and very well deserving of the crowded houces that have been present on each cocavion of its represcatation. It was invented and ar- rar ged by J. havel. At Burton’s two new pieves were performed, namely, “Suvebine through Clouds.” aai ‘The Filfbaster;’’ and | at Wallack’s @ new coms drame, written by John Brougham, styled “My Cousin German,’? was played with deserved success. The Bowery and National Theatres haves been Zoing | avery good busiaess, At the former of tness theatres Mr. C. Pope had a farewell benefit, and two new aotors, Mr. Arvold and Mr. Doniface have succeeded him. “ The Oorvican Brothers ’’ at the Museum, with C. W. Clarke as Fabien and Lonis Franchi, has drawn very well “Norma,” at Castle Garden, with Griai an? M.rio, was attended sy fall ard highly appreciative audience. Buckley’s and Wood’s minstrels playei-to very good hovser, At Burkley’s the now burlesque of ‘ Lucceris Borgia ”’ has occasioned quites seasa:ion. For the ensuing week « great treat is promised by tie various managers to the gay portion of oar community At Castle Ger en, Belliai’s grand’opera “1 Puritant,’” ia apbounced with Madame Grisi as Elvira, and Sigaor Mario as Lord Arthur. A greatrash may be expested at this cool and delightful temple of the lyrica! drame tht evening. Mr Edwin Forrest will appear s4 Othello, Mr Con yay as Tego, and Mme. Ponisi as Desdowona, at the Broad way, and the successtul farce of the ‘' Two Buzzar:s”’ will be the after piece. “ Eustache Bandin” with new scenery and appoint- mente, and the drama of the ‘ Pretty Girls of Spilsbarg”’ will be performed at the Bowery Theatre. At Niblo’s Garden the now pantomime of “ Asphodsi”’ and the baliet of ‘' Giselle,” with M’lle. Yroea Mathias as Giselle, are the selections for this evening. Anew and original American comedy, written ex- pressly for Mr. Burton, will be prodused this evening at Burton’s Theatre. Tho cast embraces the names of, Mr. Burton, Mr Jordan, Mec. Fisher, Misd Raymond and Mra Burton, ‘The new farce of ‘ Ag Like as Two Peas,”’ will commence the pesformance. “Foustache” and ‘Fashion and Famine’ are an- nounced for this evening, at Purdy’s National. Mr. J. R. Scott, Mr. Barry, aud Mrs. J. F. Nichols will sustain the principal characters. . Mr. Jamon Wallack will make his first sppesrance this season at his neat li:tle theatre, as Erasmus Book worm, in “ The Scholar."* “My Cousin German” will also be performed, = At the Metropolitan theatre the affecting play of “the “Gamester’’ will be performed. Mise Julis Dean will appear as Mra Beverly, Mr. Eddy as Mr. Beverly, and Mr. Pope as Stukely. Aselectand attractive programme has been chosen for the afternoon and evening performances at Barnum’s Musevm. The new burlecque of ‘Robert Make: Aira,” together with cther attractions, will be performed at Christy & ‘Wood’s Minstre’s. At Buckiey’s Opera House the excsllent burleaque on ‘Luorezia Borgia’ will be performed during this week only, to giva place to other novelties. = A good programme is offered by Wood's Minstrels at Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway. ~ Those who have attended the readings of Miss Theresa Esmond a few months ago, in this city, will be pleased to learn that she will give a new series, commencing on the 34 of October. Miss Ramond possesses dramatic taient of the highest order, a volce of rare sweetness, power and flexibility, and a most preposscasing appearance. As an clocutionist she is destined to achieve the highest distinction and success, and could she be induced to go upon the stege, would, ina short time, take hor place emong our first actresses. She proposes to give three readings, consisting of selections from Shakspeare, Hood, Longfellow, Bourcicault, Moore, Hemans, Griffin, Mrs Norton, Scott and others. Among the pieces selected is a ecene from ‘King John,’ (Sonstaree, Salsbury, and Ar thur,) “The Building of the Ship,” “The Bridge of Sighs,” seene from ‘London Assurance,’’ ‘‘Reauty an? Gold,”’ “Bingen on the Rhine,’’ ‘Trial of Queen Cathe- uine,’’ and “The American Flag ’’ New York Politics. CONVENTIONS, RATIFICATION MERTINGS AND JOL- LIFICATIONS. The Free Democratic Convention to nominate State officers #ill be held to-day at Auburn. We have been enabled to obtain the names of but very few of the de- legates, but those that we have will be found annexed:— MONROR wa Focraten bets Abram Wright, piles Fe and 3; ogewell; 2. . re . Starr, R, 3 mo pton ant 3. W. stebbina, ee 3 NEW YORK, Hiram_Rarney; 2. «. F Churéh; 3. Samuel Leeds; 4. Wm. B. Whising; 6. Charles E: Whitehead; 6 Rev. D. M. Greham; 7. David Marah; 8. Wm G West; 9. Monroe B, Bryant; 10. Dennis Barris; 11. Sigismund Kauffman; 12D. Db Mershall: 13. Wm. Jay; 14. Henry B. Daw son; 15, Dr. Thomas Hitter; 16. Jo! ONKIDA. 1. Dz. Phileo. oswrco, 8.0. Huntington, ©. G. Care. ONONDAGA. 3, Lyman Ringley. ROCKLAND. John W. Ferdon, John I, Sufforn, Danie! Tompkins and George A, Allison. ST LAWRENCE. 1, Joel J. Emmer, Thomas C, acheson; 2. James Re- dington, Benoni T. Koty; 8 8. W. Davis, H. R, Ames, The adjourned Saratoga Convention will meet at Au- burn on Tuesdsy, the 26th. ‘The Yass Convention of Independent Voters will meet also at Auburn on fuoséay, the 26th. ‘The State " emperance Convention will meet at Auburn on Wecnercay, the 27th. The Maes Temperance Ratificstion meeting is called by the rame committee for Thursday, the 28th, at Aubarn. ‘The Liverty Party Convention will meet at Syracuse on ‘Thursday, toptember 28. ‘The semi-annual meeting of the Garrisonian Anti-dla- Bei framed will be held at Syracuse on Friday, Septem- The third annivereary of the rescue of Jerry will be celebrated on taturday, September 30, at Ryracuse. It in understccd that the Grand Council of Know No- things is to meet after these other conventions are held. City Intelligence. Roman Catnouic Onrnaw AsYLvMs.—On reference to our advertising colamne it will be seen that the annual fes- tival in afd of these institutions will take place to-mor- Tew evening, at Castle Garden. We understand that no expense has been epared to render the ceremony an un- veually interesting one. We trust that the attendance will be Jarge, inasmuch as we are led to believe that the rmates of the institutions are in a roost deplorable con dition, and at the mercy of those who may fee! churita bly dieposed ip their behalf. The orphan’a destitution and misery claim the sympathies of all, irrespective of sect or creed, . Tarorr Excursion — Com; A, Jefforson Rifle. men, of the Fifth regiment of the N. ¥. 8. Mts, com. manced by Capt D. Westfal, op their fall excursion to ib: 's Pavilion, Shrewsbury, (Hig) lence) acoompanicd by Wannemecher’s brass bana, on ‘Thureday, 2ist instant, returning the cay after. The ccmpany did ample justice to the goud thisgs, both eclids and Jiquids, provicea by Mr. Thompson, who 18 a6 much ‘a favorite of this company as be is a warm friend of the some while the tacgut beers evidence that the Jefferson Rifles ave firet-rate martemen, and a good number of them were awarded prives by tho Rigi for thia o3a- sion, to wit:—e gold bunting watch, won by Orderly.rer- jeant John Mangels; a gold drop chain, Private a. Beck: ermann; @ gold jaties’ watsh, Private C Reimers; a gold fob chein, C ral Jobn Zettler; six silver table roca Private John Otten; a gold locket, Private John jen- kamp; a gold fob chain, Private Win Vonstaden 3 six silver tea spoons, Private 1) Maller, six silvertes spoons, Private A. Vibe creed six silver hats atten a V' id pencil case, Corporal H. Hu Ts fave Private Herman Devormen 3.8 td ‘osiman; @ wal jet 5 | a vet of old etude, Private le Tebbenholl; @ set of gold'studs, Private Bl Foldtmann; « gold tien vato F. Michel; a gold pencil, Ist Lieut. John F, W. Man- gels: @ gold watch key, Private Herman Ottoa, ; ® gold cil-case, Private Andrew Maller; a gold or frivvte Charles Obtock; @ allver napkin Ting, erjoant I, Hravy Loss—An enormons locomotive, with feet drivers, and weighing thirty tons, intended for the 5 and ‘Temne" wee while vite transferred from @ vessel to. canal boat in the James river, at ette, on tho 11th inet. fell {orn the tim per ured to sustain [t ant unk to the botiom, carrying the Dont with it, The cost of it wae over $%),000. Street Preacaimy Yesterday. { GABGIEL IN THS PARK. | A larger crowd thon usual ansembled ia the Mark yer , terday afternoon, it havirg been previously announced | thet the votorious +ngel Gabriel had returned trom hie Eastern visit, and would give his hearers ao aseount of” bk tour. Precisely at 3 0’clock, as appoiuted, the Angell ' mse bis app- arauce—trumoet and all—and commenced operations. Be was rather shaboily dressed, and wore a tarpaulio seilor het, with » black crape band around it, The burden of bis ducourse was the horrible treat.nent he had received ut the bands of the public authorities of Charlestown, Massachusetts. It seems, from his state me: ts, that he bas been robbed in prison, starved, and simost murdered, by these holy by pocrites, as he styles the ‘The Apgel was upable to call forth any enthusl~ erm. He is now beginning to be an old story, and is fast | gommg the way of ol bumbugs. Do and say whist he would, the crowa listened with stofeal and | Gispersec without any row, which was an atter defeat to | the pescher, Tbe Avge! occupied the stand for a long time, be: be wos yas ble to get up any ercitewent Tra or threy other spexkers fullowed him. bat with no more | nvecess than be wet with, The audience disper aa har~ moniously. On the Hottery the usual crowd assembled, | but good or¢er re'goeo among them. Verily, the star | Of tavee atreet preachers is on the wane. BROOKLYN. There was preaching In the City Park yesterday after noon, as uruel on Sundays, but the number of pers sum awembled together was vot nesr as large as on previous occasions, . few arrests wore made by the specials for disorderly conduct, after which ali passed oif ia 4 perce- able manner. } GBRMAN STREET PREACHING IN WILLIAMSBUKG. Mr. Yager the German street preacher, spoke to some j twelve or fifteen hundred people yesterday sfteraoon, at: the vacant lot corner of Ewen street and Montrow uve~ nue, and was listened to without molestation, After bim Mr Jobn Baber, a german Cathoiie, wol} inowu in the Third ward, got up and spoke in an excited manner im opporition or denunciation (as we were in- sormed) of the first speaker. Ris remarks were loudly cheered several times, to which the special depuciom demurred, and notided a sumber of persons to withhold Leir applause. Shortly after, bowever, the cheeriog. Waa resumed aud the socciais arrested six persons and conveyed them to tie Thira ward station house, where. they were locked up. Overs thousand people gataered around tho steiion house and remaines some time, but no disp »sition was evinced to atiempt radsue. The friends of Mr. Adam Plattey, one of the prisoners arrested, offered 620,U00 bell for his appe.rance iu the morning, but were « psuccessful. There wan preaching alka at the junction of Norte Fourth and Norih Second streets. No disturbances ov~ cured, and but few persons were present. Willamsburg Glty Intelligenos. Dupscation taMon.—The ded'cation'* 22 of the Presbyterian Chapel recently erected: vr treet, was preached yesterday atterncon byt; Wells, The text was chosen from the 4th chapter, 1; 39 of the book of the Prophet Zeeharish, ‘‘ For who hath de~ spined the Cay of email things?’ &¢. The chavel ts m very neat one story and basement wood building, situates on Ainslio street cirmer of Ewem street, dive lots: of d bas -beon purchased by the society for abrat 000, and the building cost between three and four: thousand dollars. Borp Rospeay.—QOn Saturday evening a young man,’ pated George Sbeibel, entered the jewelry atore of Lain Mendel, in Ewen street, and asked to be shown a golil wal While examining it another young man care in and asked to be enown a fob c! , and while Mr. Mendel was gettivg the chain, he snatchei the watotm and ran out, follewed by sheibel. ‘The Jast named per- son was a9 aa accomp ice by officers Cox and Shay, who were near by. ‘Ihe thief escaped. OveRsoaRn.—A German woman,named Mary Rider, re~ aiding in the Third ward, accltentalty stooped off of the ferry bridge into the water, on Saturday evening, at the foot of Grona street She was ressued from drown by the ferry handy and conveyed to the Second station house by o: Sterrett, where she was proper ly eared for. Broomlyn City Intelligence. Tak Liquor Bustwass.—Recent orders require the pollo to arrest sll persons whoare caught violatiag the excise laws by selling liquor without license. To detest thens. in the act is a dificult job for the police, but they have nevertheless taken a number into custody sinee atar- day morning, among them the following:—Daniel Flav- very, Hamilton avenue; Thos Foran, Court street and. Ninth place; James Kermin, corner Jobneon and Prines streets; Bridget Lynch, corner Bay, and Lafayette streets; widow 0’Rourse, Carll, rear Willoaghby streat;; Mrs, Larkin, Hampden street and Myrtleavesuc. ‘They were all held to appear for examipation, - _ BurGiary.—The house of John 4. Russ, in* Washlog- ton avenue, near Lafayette street, was barglarioaaiy entered through the basemeat door on Sataroay night, and robbed of n gold watch, cain, pencti, clotiing ant money. A colored wan was seen leaving the premi-es by officer Powers, who chased him, but the negro being more ficet, distanced ti e ofticer and made ‘his escape. Asraurt Upon 4 CoLoRED Grat —Health werden Wa jay arrested a negro named Abrahain Doris, yesterday, ou = cherge of committing an assauit of an a‘rocious charac- ter upon the person of a colored girl not yet seven yoara cle, named Clara Miller. Per injuries are of such a na~ ture that it is thought serious consequences Will ensue. ‘The accused was locked up for a hi gs. japerior Court. Serr, 20.—Notice.—The Justices of this Court have decided to extend the November Trial Term one week, making it a four weeks’ term. Alero, to bold twe adai- tional Trial Terms in each of the months of October, No- vember and December, to commence on the third Monjay of each month, and to be continued two weeks. Two separate panels of jurors will be summoned when the a os witten 78, 77, 78, 79, 88, orhnta Otume-Cireatt —Adjourned to 2a October. Common Prmas— Trial Term. —Adjoarzed. Common PrRas—General Term.—I'or appeals. 2s. 64, eacl which will be opened on Monday, 25th inst. MADDEN, 573 Broadway, opposite Netropouiten Hotel. Fall le of Haca.—First tn BALL, at his extensive establishment, 413 Broadws; ‘orner of street, 1s prepared to furnish bis ous: tomers and the fashionable pubtic with the latest im the way of a ‘‘erantam ornamontam.”’ Should there ben ip of pgs eateblished in our very public fi S ante fain opinion wonld orer. ‘as the man to fill the vaoaat - Knapp’s Daguerreotypes, 550 Broadway, near Prince street.—Family groups and single prion taken daily inevery style of the art Price, iach fine case, 50 cents upwards. copied, and inserted it bracolet, rit and warranted. KNAPP’S only rooms, 669 Broadway. Melotleons.— The Largest Assortment of Mo~ lodeons in the city, inclu: the sole for 8. D. & @, W. Smith's taned in the ‘acourat loot, &o.,