The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. SAMES @ORDON BESNETT. PeOPRIETOR AND EDITOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER Volume XXI AMUSEMENTS BROADWAY THEATRE, Bresdway.—Mrsrax4—Mo vine Tate. BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery, Buzzards—Tnisn BLUNDER: ~-Rermisunon—-Twe NIBLO'B, Brosdway.- Hamiar—Sromep Curtp. BURGON'S, Chambers strevt.~-Tus Taurzer—Movs- ‘Tacne MANIA. =! NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham vireeh—-Macoern - —Wizann’s ume bine WALLACK’S THEATRE. Bros@way.—Loxeen Acwz- ance—Mx. anv Mas. Wurre. METROPOLITAN TEEATRE.—Javx Suns Mewcanet Bouacunpy. RICAN MUSEUM.—Afverncon Tryine tr -ow—To ofan jones Evoning-kerip Me Five Sumirses « Maw anv THE Macrrs. WOOD'S WHITE AND RTHIOPIAN ENTERTAIN MEN TS—Mechanioo’ Hall, 472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 639 Broadwa7—Bvenx- Levy's Grnorian Orsna TRC urE. WOOD'S ETHIOPIAN MENSTRELS,-Macmawses? Hatz, 472 Broadway. PERHAMW’S SURGESQUE OPERA TROUPE-—Eruio- Pan Penrommances, CASELE GARDENS. vrstnias Penromuance. ————————————————— New York, Thereday, Octebeor 26, 1854. eee The News. LATE AND EXTERESTING FROM EUROPE. By the arrival of the steamship Washington a ‘this port, und the Niagara at Helifax, we have new ‘to the 14th inst. from Liverpool. We-give elsewhere eopious details of the intelligence from the Crimea, ‘the point to which all eyes are now directed, and in an editorial article we have given our views of the ‘ aspect of affairs, to which the ettention of the reader is invited. The Western Powers have addressed a note very energetic in its tone to the Prossian government, demanding @ less equivocal mttitude in the pending struggle, end it is believed that Prussia will soon assume a position tdentical with that of Austria. The contemplated convem tion of American ambassadors is alluded to by the London press. The object of the meeting is said ‘to be to consult and report te #@r gcvernment on the state of affairs in Europe, witha view to the protection of our interests in any.new arrangements growing out of the existing state of things. Mr. Buchanan lgft London oa the 11th/inst. for Paris, where he had met Mr. Mason and Mr. Soulé. The Tartar hoax has been traced toythe Paris Bourse, and Napoleon has threatened pa ment to its authors, for whose detection an in vestigation has been ordered. Tue remains of Mar. shal St. Arnaud were to be interred at the Invalides with great pomp. The diseaseof which he died was disease of the heart. In comtaeroial affairs the effect produced by the recen: failures had somewhat subsided. The demand for cotten was moderate, without change in prices, while breadstuffs were firm and provisions without material alteration. American securities were firm and advancing. We are under great obligations to Capt. Lines and his assistants for favors exten ied to our ners agents off Sandy Hook Tuesday night. Tho Washington was boarded by the news yacht of the associated press at about 104 o’clock, and her news was promptly transmitted to us over the Sandy Hook magnetic telegraph line, whict—by the way, has of late been of signal service to the press and the commercial public in having furnished us with European news ‘9n several occasions—so that we have been enabled to lay it before our readers one publication earlier than we could otherwiee have done. The obligine and attentive manager of the line (Mr. Lewis) ¢- Berves, and we trust receives, the warm support o: the merchants, insurance companies, &2., of thie City. . THE RECIPROCITY TREATY. At the opening of the Legislature of New Bruns- wick, on the 20th instant, the Governor of the pro. vince strongly recommended immediate action on the reciprocity treaty, and expressed his readiness to co-orerate in removing existing impediments to ita full operation. It appears, however, that the politicians down there have some trifisg disputes of their own to settle, which will probably somewha: delay action on the treaty, although there is no doob: but that it meets with decicea favor. THE LIBEL SUIT. The libel case of Thomas J. Barr ageinst Henry Erben, which has created so much interest among politicians during the past week, resulted in the jury being unable to agree upon a verdiot, after de- liberating nine and a half Hours on the sxbject. The jory, it is said, stood nine for plaintiffand three for defendant. FROST AT THE SOUTH. The Charleston papers are rejoicing over the ap- pearance of the white frost. One of them exulting states that on the 20th instant the weather was so cool as to induce the belief that in a day or two the announcement would be made of the entree of Jack Frost and the exit of Yellow Jack. DEATHS AT SEA BY CHOLERA. The ship Edgar P. Stringer, arrived yesterday from Havre, reports having twenty-three deaths on the passage from cholera. The South Carolina, also arrived here from Rotterdam, had fifty deaths on the voyage. MISCELLANEOUS. A fire took place last night in the storage store of Mr. Merle, No. 291 Water street. It was discovered in the fourth story of the rear building, amongst wome feathers. An account of the fire will be found elsewhere. The expense of quelling the insane riot at Boston, on the occasion of the rendition of the fugitive Burns, amounted to twenty seven thousand dollars. The bill secularizing the clergy reserves passed to second reading yesterday in the Canadian parlia- ment, by a vote of ninoty-three to fifteen. At Keene, N.H., on Tuesday night, shocks of earthquake shook the buildings, but‘ho damage was experienced. The publication of the report of the trial of Ni- eholas Beehan, for the murder of the Wickhams, is continued in tc-day’s paper. STATE OF THE MARKETS, Flour was again firmer yesterday, and closed at fn advance of from 12}c. a 18jc. per barrel. A car- goof duty paid Canada wheat sold at $2 15. Indian corn sold at 79¢.a 8lc. Pork sold freely at $12 37 for mess, and $11 31 for prime. Cotton was quiet, ae dealers were disposed to await the receipt of the Niagara’s news. Sales of pepper were made at 10}e. a 11c., which was an advance over previon There was considerable activity at several of the large auction rooms yesterday, and for lines of sta. ple and seasonable goods full prices were obtained. Messrs. Van Wyck, Kobbe & Townsend held a arge sale of ribbons, silks, ladies’ trimmings, &c., which went off very well, and many lots of the ribbons were duplicated. The catalogue comprised 1,209 lote. Messrs. S. H. & C. W. Foster held a special and peremptory sale of shawls. The catalogue em braced about 6,000 long and square Vienna ani Paris broche shawls, of the importation of Messrs. Hennequia & Co. The whole were sold. The prices for long shawls were at about the rates ob- tained at previous sales, while the square shawls were heavy. Mesers. Wilmerdings & Monnt held a catalogae wale of stuff goois, which embraced 625 lots. Th» sale embraced a line of seasonable hosiery and woollen under garments, which were sold a} about ten percent advance on previous saies. A mode- rate ling of silks also sold well. The staff goods, with a large line of shawls, did not vary materially from earlier sles of the season. Some few lots oi each, however, were passed. Mr. Robert Haydock offered a catalogue of 200 crates of earthenware, all o whic’), with the excep tion of a few lote, were sold, and at about the ave +48 prices of th: season. ‘The War in the Crimea—Prospects of tha Campaign. The intelligence received from the seat of | war by the simultaneous arrival of the Wr,sh- ington and the Niagara, although one “week later in date than our previous advicey, alters in no material respect the position of the belli- gerents. The occupation of Balaklivais offi- cially confirmed, and the investiture, of Sebas- tepol by the allies is alse placed beyond doubt. The bombardment of the town.end fortress is stated to have commenced on“he 5th, but up to the date of the latest despatches, after an interval of two days energetic operations, no impression seems to have Heen made on the Russian defences. Owing to some difficulties that had net been forseen the original plan of attack has been altered, and instead of its"being directed from the north and south, as at first contemplated, the besiegers have invested the town on its southern and eastern sides. The motive of this alteration is perhaps to be found these pecple to swell their already enormous gains by taxing us thirty per cent in the shape of a duty? It bas been a question with some whether, were the duty removed, the colliers of New- *castie could afford to send coal to this country ‘as cheaply as wecan mne it bere. That ques- ‘tion, to our thinking, concerns the people of Newcastle, not the people of he United States, If the former cannot make money by exporting coal hither, they will not do so; and no harm will be done. If they can, we shall not pay $7 50 a tom for the article ; and our colliers— whose ingenious combinations to sustain prices have endeared them to all classes—will be forced to content themselves with something less than fifty thousand a year a-piece. It is our opinion that if the truth were known, it would appear than out of the seven do'lars and akalf we are now paying for anthracite coal, from three to four dollars go n’‘o the pockets in the fact that Prinee Menschikoff still keeps the field to the north-of Sebastopol, 'in expecta- tion-of the arrival of the promised reinforce- ments from Anape,and of the large force which is on its way from‘ Odessa under’Generals Lu- ders and Osten-Secken, and which, by private advices received'by some of the Greek houses, is stated to have already entered the Crimea. The fate of Gebastopol, and indeed of the campaign itself, as far as the present season is cone:rned, may therefore be considered in a great degree to rest upon the timely arrival of these forces. From present appearances the capture of ‘the Russian stronghold does not seem likely to prove a work of as easy accom- plishment-es the previous successes of the al- lies had led people to expect. The preparations made forthe defence of the harbor indicate that a desperate and protracted resistance ie con- templated by the garrison. Vice Admiral Dundas reports to his government that the Rus- sians had sunk eight line-of-battle ships across the entrance to the harbor. Eight sail of the line have been moored east and west inside the booms, and three of the ships have beer heeled over so as to give their guns sufficient eleva- tion to sweep the land to the northward. When, in addition to these facts, we take inte account that twenty thousand of the troops that took ,the field under Prince Menschikoff had been detached to reinforce the garrison previous to the arrival of the allies, there sre strong grounds for believing that the place may hold out until the forces from Odessa end Anapa have had time to jein the Russian commander- in-chief. Everything, therefore, hinges upon this possibility, over which, it is true, some doubis are thrown by the ignorance which seems to prevail as to the movements of the auxiliary forces. If the statement at- tributed to Omer Pacha, that the Russian rein- forcemerts from Bessarabia could not reach Perekop before the 15th of October, be correct, they may arrive too late to prevent the sur render of the fortress. Wecan hardly believe, however, that in presence of the dangers that menaced this, the most important of his fort- resses, the Czar could have made such a mis- take in his calculations as to have ellowed such a long interval to elapse without giving orders to put these troopsin movement for the Crimea. The magnitude of the expedition fitted out by the allies, and its point of operations, were known to him sufficiently long to provide against the results of Prince Menschikoft’s de- feat in the field—a contingency which he must have had some reason to apprehend. The pre sumption is, therefore, in favor of the statement that the expected reinforcements are already in the Crimea, and that they will soon be able to effect a junction with the force under Prince Menschikoff's command. Admitting, however, the hypothesis that Se- bastopol is taken, and the Russian fleet anni- hilated, will it bring us any nearer to the solution of the difficulties that have given rise to this murderous war? We apprehend not. There is only one state of things under which the allies can hope to hold possession of the Crimea during the ensuing winter, and that is in the event of the native population being favorably disposed towards them. It is true that the Western journals have been indus- triously circulating reports confirmatory of this assumption; but we daily see how littte re- liance is to be placed in their statements. From the descriptions given of the country, all bear- ing testimony to its prosperous and comfortable condition, the inhabitants of the Crimea do not seem to have such reason to complain of Rus- sianrule. Notwithstanding the assertions that are made te the contrary, they may have sense enough to question whether they would better themselves by a change of masters. Their con- tentment with their formidable visiters may be, and very probably is, merely. the hypocrisy of fear and the discouragement arising from the consciousness of weakness. Let the Czar throw sufficient forces into the Crimea to hold the allied armies in check, and we may see this al leged sympathy for these invaders converted into active hostility. Should this prove to be the case, any long tenure of the Crimean peninsula would becom? impossible to the allies. With the compara- tively small army which they at ‘present pos- sess in that country, and the obstacles which the navigation of the Black Sea would present to their receiving reinforcements during the winter, they would soon be overwhelmed by the forces which the Russians would pour into the Crimea. Under these circumstances the only alternative left for them, after the destruction of the town and fortress of Sebastopol, would be to evacuate the territory which they had so dearly conquered, and withdraw their fleets from the Euxine until the return of the spring. This would leave the Czar leisure to prosecute & winter.campaign on the Turkish territories, and to alarm Austria by a demonstration on her Gallician frontiers—objects which he is stated to bave in immediate contemplation, and which assume an air of probability from the extensive movements ot troops which are taking place in both directions. Repeat or Tae Durtes on Coat.—A petition to Congress praying for the abolition of the duties on coal is now going the rounds of Mas- sachusetts, So oppressive has the present price of the domestic article become in that region, that the people are unwilling to await the operation of the reciprecity treaty, and de- mand the total repeal of a)l drawbacks on the importation of foreign coal. There cannot be a question of the justice of their demand in point of principle. Coal has no claim what- ever to be protected by duties: it is rapidly enriching every one concerned in its produc tion, and pouring wealth into the lap of those who are even incidentally concerned in the trade. The Reading Railroad is said to be doing an enormous business, and earning large profits simply from its coal freights: and the righest men in the country to-day are thos of the miners and railroads as net profit; and we are perfectly convinced that were the door “opened to competition, the price would fall to that amount without depriving either miners o carr ers of their just revard. We should, one and all, follow the example of the people of Boston, snd petition Congress on the subject. To wait for the operation of the reciprocity treaty is to waste time; any obstinacy or blunder on the part of the colonial legislature may delay-it for a year. We can- not submit to the present price of coal a twelve- month longer. The following few lines will answer the pur- pose, and should be held ready for signature at every public place :-— To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: ‘the undersigned, People of the United States, and re- sideuts of the city of New York, respectfully petition your honorable bodies to repeal all duties now existing by law upon the introduction of foreiga coals. Recent action of the most prominent coal opsrato's in the country has Gemonatrated the impropriety of further protection of an interest abundantly ab’e to teke care of @tself; and your petitiovers represent ‘hat an immediate repeal of the existing buzthensome National Coal Tax, would be hailed with satisfaction by every class of the community not directly interested in speculative com- binarions to raise the price of com. Osiober, 1854. Our State Politics—Tickets and Pari the Ficla. Nominated at various times and places since August last, and by various parties and fac- tions, the following State tickets have been placed before the people of this commonwealth for their suffrages in November:— STATE SCHEDULE. Hard Shell Dem. Soft Shell Dem. Governor,...Greene C, Bronscn. Horatio Seymour. Lieut Gov... Fijah Ford William H. Ludiow, Canal Com...Clark Burnham, Jason Clark. State Pr. Ins. Abrabani Varnam, Wm. B, Andrews. Seward Whig. Free Democratic. Governor....Myzon H. Clark Myron H. Clark. Bradford R. Wood. Charles A. Wheaton Philip H, Macomber. jepry J Reymond. lenry Fitzhugh. State Pr. Ins,Norwooi Bowne. Liberty Pari Temperance. Governcr,... William Goodell. Myron id. Clark. Lient. Gov... Austin Ward. Henry J. Reymond. CanalCom...Jchn C. Harrington. Hepry Fitzhugh. State Pr. Ins.Wm. Shapiestt Norwood Bowne. Saratoga Coalition. Seceders. Goverpor....Myron H. Clark. Myron H. Clark. Lieut Gov...Benry J. Raymond, ‘Bradford R. Wood. CanalCom..,Henry Fitzhugh, Charles A. Wheaton. State Pr. Ins.Norwood Bowne. Philip H. Macomber. Carson League. Governor. Myron H. Clark, Lieut. Gov. |. Bradford R. Wood. Cnarles A. Wheaton Norwood Bowne. Here are ten of them; but it will be observed that the Seward whig ticket is .also the ticket of the temperance party, and of the Saratoga coalition, and that the whig candidate for Go- vernor is also the nominee of the free demo- cracy or free soilers proper, the Saratoga-Au- burn seceders, and the Carson league. To pre. sent the matter in a tabular form, Myron H. Clark is supported by the following heteroge- neous but formidable coalition of odds and ends:— THE CLARK COALITION. 1, The Seward free soil and sectional whigs. 2. The Saratoga anti-slavery tusionists of all parties 3. The free soilers proper, of the Van Buren and Baf- falo school. 4. The State temprrance or Maine law alliance. 5 The ultra Maine law party of the Carson League. 6. The women’s rights women. To oppose this tremendous conglomerate or. ganization, Judge Bronson stands forward with one-half the democratic party, and Governor Seymour with the other half, while the Know Nothings have flung out upon the northwest wind the banner of Ullman and Scroggs. It will further be observed, by looking over the above schedule of ten State tickets, that they are practically reduced to four—the Bron- son ticket, the Seymour ticket, the Clark ticket,-and the Ullman ticket. All the rest are leather and prunella, The Seward organs are struggling to drown all minor issues in a tremendous howl against the Nebraska bill and in favor of the prohibitory, liquor bill. But the “hue and cry’ appears to be very generally disregarded by that class of conservative whigs known as the silver grays, True, these silver grays are opposed to the Nebraska bill, and have steadily denounced it, in, season and out of feason, as a great outrage upon the North. But there they desired to stop; and to give them their due, they have resisted the ef- forts of the Seward majority and the Seward candidate to rope them into the common cause of abolitionism with a degree of pluck and courage which was hardly to have been ex- pected. Now what are the silver grays to do? Who are they to fall back upon? They are opposed to the Nebraska bill, and they cannot, therefore, very conveniently support either Bronson or Seymour, each of whom inclines more or less to the fundamental doctrine of “squatter covereignty,” as estab- lished in the repeal of the Missouri compro- mise. But when the alternative is between either of those candidates, and a treasonable coalition having for its main object an abolition crusade against the South, in the face of all the hazards of secession, disunion and civil war, we should think the only question would be how, and from what point, can they strike this seditious coalition most effectively? We submit this proposition to the judgment of the silver grays themselves, They have no other course left them now than the most de- basing humiliation to the Seward coalition, or active, united and manly resistance to its designs. National whigs, which course will you pursue? If active, open, decided opposi- tion to Seward and his co-agitators, there is no time to be Jost. The election takes’ place on the 7th of November—in less than two weeks, from this time—and the domestic peace of the Union depends on its results. Think of this and be active. Time is short. METROPOLITAN THRATRE.—Mr, and Mrs. Baker have oon- tinued their engagement, aud have delighted large andi- ences by their artistic acting in pieces not quite so vy, and not fo severely classic as ‘Ion.’ Mrs. Ba- ker’s comedy acting is deliciously piquant, and we have rarely aceon anythirg superior to her performance of Paul, in the “Pet of the Petticoats” It was a perfect picture, and though highly colored, it never overstepped the mocesty of neture. Mr. and Mre, Baker will appear every evening during this week, The Oyster Epidemic. ORITUARY. 4 ‘We are again called upon to record the sudien death of three more of our prominent and much esteemed citi- zene by cho'era, superinduced by eating oysters. On Monday last the obituary of Edwin Williams appeared in our columns, and yesterday the obituary of Robert Smith, doth carried off by the eating of unwholesoms oysters, Such 1 regults from the use.of this kind of food ‘should induce all to abstain from its use until chemical investigation reveals the poison that is im it carrying death into so many families. Dr ATH OF JAMB; FOSTER, JR. Yesterday morning at 4 o’clgex James Foster, Jr., sometimes known as Count Foster, breathed his last at his residence, No. 40 Bond street. He ate some oysters at the Club House on Sunday last, ard very soon after he ‘was seized wigh the cholera, from which he died at the hour abeve stated. This sudden demise has taken the friends of the deceased by surprise, inasmuch as Mr. Foster was s man apparently, in the enjoyment of robust health, and in the vigor of his life. The departed has for a long time stood among the first in our mercantile cirsies, aod for many years been ranked among our wealthiest men. ‘He was enterprising and psrsevering, and any uniertak- ing with which he was connected, through his foresight and energy, gentra ly succeeded, On ’Change he was gieeted by a host of friends, and at home, within the Mmits of the domestic circle, he was surrounded bya large company, endeared to him not only by the ties of consanguinity, but by the frankness of his manner and the kindly promptings of his nature. Mr. Foster has been principally engaged in the shipping business, was for many years engaged in the South American trade, and at one time, if no‘ at the day of his death, the ssso- ciate proprietor with E. K. Collins of @ line of pasket ships between New York and New Orleans, and other Southern ports. He was also the main proprietor of the Dramatic line of packet ships between this city and Liverpool, in which line were enumerated such ships as the Garrick, Roscius and others—a favorite line with the public before the regular steamships of the present day monopolized the travel upon the ocean. Besides the above, Mr. Foster was a great patron of the Opers, and a prominent leader in what is termed fashionable life, It ‘was from the position he occapied here that was born the title of “Count,” which by general consent has been conferred upon him by all clesses of citizens for many years past, Mr, Foster was born in one of the Esstern States, we believe in Massachussets, but came to this city at a wry early age, where he at once commenced bis career as & merchant, and which place has ever since been the theatre of his actions. He died between the ages of fifty and sixty, and leaves, we believe, one child, ‘an accomplished daughter, to mourn his loss. DEATH OF MORRIS M. DAVIDSON. In addition to the above we have to announce the sud. den death of Morris'M. Davidson, by the same disease, and brought cn as in the case of Mr. Foster. He was in vigorous health last week, and upto Sunday night we understand, but now lies coldin death from the use of the food at the present time fatal to so many. Morris M. Davideon was ® member of the bar in this city, and, although never having occupied any public or prominent position in his profession, he was always regarded asa man of integrity and fair abilities. The deceased was about fifty years of age at the time of his death, which occurred on Tuesday ¢vening, at 8 o’clock, at his reei- dexce in this city. His funeral will take place to-day. DEATH OF JOHN H. CORNELL. We have still another to add to this present record of mortality, and whose death is attributable to the same cause asthe above. Like the other cases, this is a sud. en bereavement, as Mr. Cornell was attending to his business as late as Tuesday, and on Tuesday nigh: ate the poisonous food which has so soon consigned him to the grave. Mr. Cornell was well known in the com- mercial circles of this city, and for a number of years past has been the cashver of the Mecbanics’ Banking Association. Mr. Cornell wag esteemed by a very large circle of friends, he being a man by nature made to win the regerd ofall with whom he was brought in contact. He died yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock, at his resi dence, No. 101 West Fourteenth street, after an illness of Jess than twenty-four hours duration. He was inthe fifty-eixth year of hisage. The funeral will take place to day. In connection with the above'we may aptly publish the following paragraph from a Southern paper, which throws rome light upon this mysterious and fatal quali- ty in the oyeter at the present time:— A Baltimore correspondent of the National Inielli- gencer writes that it is a singular fact, and one im; ant to be generally known, that the oysters of those waters, thus far this reason, bave proved markedly de- leterious tothealth Persons have taken violently ill after eating them (raw, especially,) with cramp, colic, cholera morbus, &¢., and in some cases death has ensued. Craba, too, have produced similar results. An old and experienced fisherman states that, in his judg- ment, oysters and crabs this season aré impure, un- healthy. agnor ef some poisonous substance, and unsafe to be eaten. In addition to the above obitusries we have heard of three or four other deaths f10m cholera produeed by oys- tera, and all within the past two or three days, This is becoming a dangerous epidemic. ‘Tar Encusn Orsra.—<‘Maritana’’ bas been highly suc Ceesful. It filled the Broadway again last night. It is to be performed to night and to-morrow night. On Sa- turday “The Crown Diamonds is to be produced, for the benefit of Miss Louisa Pyne. Marine Affairs. Tur Bains Steamer Jura, reported by telegraph- as being due at Boston from Liverpool, it is stated has been withdrawn for several weeks, so did not leave on the llth inst, the advertised day of her intended de- parture. Tue Steamer Parmerto, bound to this port from Charleston, about the safety of which some fears were expreseed put into Norfolk 284 for a supply of coal. Quick Trir.—Schooner Marine, hence for Wilmington, N. C, arrived out in 65 hours from dock to dock, said to be the shortest paseage on record. TELEGRAPHIC. DEPARTURE OF THE EUROPA. Boston, Ost. 25, 1854, The Cumsrd steamship Europa, Captain Shannon, sailed at noon to-day, with 86 prasengers for Liverpool and 15 for Halifax. Amongst the former was Mr. E. Stan- Jey Rogers, of Baltimore, bearer of despatches to Lon- ¢on, Also the Bishop of Montreal, and M. Isnard, the French Consul at Boston, and family. She takes out $226,000 in specie. . SAILING OF THE BLACK WARRIOR. New OmiEans, Oct. 24, 1854. The steamship Black Warrior will leave here for New York to-morrow via Havans. LOSS OF THE SCHOONER MATTAPONI. PHILADELPHLA, Oct. 25, 1854. The schooner Mattaponi, Conary, from this port for Boston, struck on the ice breaker on Monday night, at the Brea\water, and in a short time filled andsunk. The captain and wi’e and four men were rescued by the pilot boat Leonidas, and landed at Lewis. Our Bermuda Correspondence. Hammon, Bermuda, Oct. 9, 1854. Arrival of Governor Murray. His Excellency, Lieut. Col. Freeman Murray, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over these islands, ar- rived here on Tuesday last, the 84 inst., in the steamer Curlew, from Halifax, accompanied by Mrs. Murray. ‘On his landing at the Market square, St. George’s, he ‘was received bys guardof honor of one hundred men from the 66th regiment, anda salute was fired by the royalartillery, stationed om Barrack Mill. His Exce!- pag bo Me | dey attended at the Council Chamber ‘= , when the oaths of office were administered The drought, which bas visited Bermuda during the prey ped ee on Friday night last by a "The Legit ture a still in session; it will probably be Her Mojesty ’s ste: Devastation, Com. De Horsay, left this port on Tuescay lest for st ‘Thomas—her pre: sent cruising ground. }er "8 surveying vessel Scorpion, is still at Ireland I—the Sly ame of war bere at present. Admiral Fanshaw is expected here from Halifax in the Boscawen. Foragries 1x Vermont——The Woodstock Age that 6 dari operations im the forgery line past been discovered in that vi- inity. It reeme that Mr. L. A Lillie, of Bethe}, has by the use of other ni drawn to the amount of $16,000 from several of the banks. He is now in custody Gther forgeries are known to heve been committed by Warren L. Golden, a lumber merchant at Sehaylerville, and it is understcod that he has been carrying on his nefarious practice for years. Previous to the discovery he abreonsed. after making an assignment of his pro- perty to his father. Tue Rev. Antoinette L. Browne Not Manartep. The papers have been making themselves merry for covers? tape over the alleged commission of matrimony by thir sturdy advocate of woman’s mghts. We did not join with the Decaure we doubted the story. it ‘torns out that she ie not married; indeed she was in this city yesterdey, and bed just heard tho startling intel- ligerice Every woman is entitied to a hushand; aod we grieve to learn that Mire By most eseovtial flem in the — Rochester Union, Ud, 24, ¢ bas not yet secured that catalogue of woran’s rights, INTERESTING POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY POLITICS. ‘There being two democratic nominees for Congress in this district, mapifest daty to the perty requires that one of ue should withdraw. As this course is in full | 4ers eopeurrence with my personal wishes, I hasten to be ‘the first'to avail myself ef the privilege. I take this occasion to express miy obligations for the confidence beretofore repored in me, es by my first election as by my re nomination. I have done my best to show that it was not misplaced. ‘WM. a. WALKER. — En must tnd seme other or inde- en’ ours tespecti . Ost. ‘26, 1854. JOHN G. SEELY. THE CANDIDATES OF THE PRACTICAL DEMOCRATS ‘Nuw York, Uct 25, 1854. enti ak renee a Pernt ‘ear Sir:—By an announcement in your paper Gate I am inf for the first time that I have be: nominated by the practical democrats for the office of Surrogate As it was through the col: per that I was informed same channel your pomination. I most cheerfully endorse the plstform of the practicals, but [Eere follows a puff for a candidate already in the field.—Ed. Henatp). ‘Thanking the practicals for this mark of their esteem, I remain yours traly, BENJ. PRICE. candidates. Not desiring to have honors thrust upon me In this manner, however grateful the compliment may bave been intended, I desire through you te an nounce my declination. At the sme time entertaining ti Deitel u the practical commit- although wholly unsolicited and unauthorized by me, was prompted by feelings of personal kindness, en- tirely unmindful of party polities, Ttake in thus esrly affording them an opportunity to the your ticket occasioned by my declination. We be the nominations of the and county officers, We have since been (nformed that these rominations were incorrect, Kg that this party have not yet selected their MANIFESTO OF THE KNOW NOTHINGS. Orrice oF THE Graxp Secretary, No. 128 Nassau st, New York, Oct. 17, 1854. Bromers—The report having been industriously circu: lated that the State nominations were not fairly made by ihe Grand Council, the Grand Officers feel it their duty to make the following statements, to wit:— First—That when the test roger put, Pies mm ‘los, was car: y at Fecozd—That, when the vote was taken, each aubordi- nate Council was called by the Secretary, and that the TR. Whitney, 45; pbell, 1; Wedgewood: ndent nomina’ a majority. following was the vote thus polled:— For Governer—J. W. Lig by 114: Babcock, ¢8; J. B Williams, 6; Cam 8; Wood, 1; M. H. Clark, 35; G. C. Bronson, 1; Uilman, 256. Total number of votes cast, 514, After the above resul: was announced, s motion was mace that the nomination be declared unanimous, which prevailed without a dissenting voice. ‘The Grand Officers, therefore, every subordinate Council that the nominations honesty and fairly mace by s mejority of all the repre Gextatives present. ‘the g's: cils for fonds, by way of donations, to put forth by his order. Our bai to the breeze; we have no outside org: :. funds to support and establish the American in this State Will our brethrem throughout come to the rescue? We levy no tax, the sup] will ect promptly and liberally. and liberal, and s glorious vi awaits you and us, © The report, aleo, having been dili ciroulated mies— nies , ep pe prsyies our 1—enemies to 180 Of try—that our candidate for Governor is birth, each snd ail of the undersigned beg mit the following statement in reference to mann:— a er He was born in the city of Wilmington and State of Delaware. He has never been absent from the United Psaapeed infene OS oy ; 20 also were his parents and grandparents. father and father took an active part in revolution on the ’. G. P. JO3BPa E. ESLING? G.v.P. JOSEPH 8. TAYLOR, G. T. Benny Farrieron. G. 8. The following is the correct ticket:— FOR GOVERNOR. Daniel Ulmann, of the city and county of New York. Ro [ANT FoR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Gustavus A. Scroggs, of Buffalo, Erie county. YOR CANAL BOMMISSIONER. Josiah B. Williams, of Ithaca, Thompson county. YOR STATE PRISON INSPECTOR. James P. Sanders, of Peekskill, Westchester county. OONGRESSMEN D YMEN. [From the Buffalo abate. or free soilers, or is the most fitting term to ated in the to spare neither abolitionists, or whatever deaignate that body of men who were re Saratoga and rag ai Jerse genre int money nor labor feat every national cat theeatee This has been : on’ a game at elec. tion for pep oc and its repetition ought not to excite the least >. vice of crying “stop thief,” to divert sus) themeclves, has been resorted to, here but the triek is absurd gapbleabout a “ eaudl- ‘reachery,”” &c., uttered to cover the scheme of duplicity in which people only excites derision in the minds of eenrible and intelligent men. Nor are their places about “fidelity to the there are common uttered with ow) be pen and , any more deserving of attention the dark, charge a like inten tion upon us, in the of their characteris. tie . More three months ago the Albany Journal intimatea that Mr. Haven thould be defeated, in care bis constituents should again meke him a candi- date, The threat was equally gratuitous and insolent, as it was compelled to make an occasion for it by ‘impising in Washing. stereoty ped a fa) |. We published a letter written ton by e most intelligent and discriminat com &@ spontaneous tribute to the ity and ser- vices of Mr. Eaven, with some observations, naturally suggested by the subject, setting forth the advantages reevltizg from continuing competent and faithful repre- sentatives in Congress so long as they might be wiling to serve. Wemade no comment upon the Ietter—cid not hint at the probability of Mr. Haven being again « candidate. ae ane with that malignant vigilance for which it is distinguished, seized upon the cir pretending to ri the latter as an editorial artiole, and after ut 1g some im; about Mr. Fill- more, Png: us to understand ite wrath would (all ‘upon Havon, in the event of his a candidate for re-election. And even before this out in the Journal, we heara from Wi that one of its pets in Congress had assured his acsociates that Mr. Ha. ven was to be run out—that epee more. AX this we received without surprise or di tent, for it coincided with the course of the Journal its editor on similar cocasions of the same kind; and were Well persusded then, as we are row, that if the whiga ot feet the Sones Mr wo for their repre- eontatRe, neither fournal nor its contemy here would be able to thwart their wishes. pen hom from the Albany clique has . room in this city, that $25,000 be sentin to this county to aid in defeat ng ‘Mr. Haven. if that would be of any avail But ail this is of little intrinsic conse- quence; and we mention it froth of the proposition with w ile It seems hardl, to refer to th Convention and ite eajeareeh in aubera, arene the scheme of zing the wi of & new one, on a #03! single p And so far as the action of tion can accomplish that ‘result—a convent proceedings have been sanctioned by the Journal and Las ytd esate, by hy candidates nomina- —the whig party is dissolved and merged in the fusion organization. Is there no evidence of con. spiracy ae Principles to bediscerned in these notorious fac From va)ious sections of the State we hear of com- binstions to t national whigs, who have been re- gularly nominated conventions repr whole party. In most cases the arrang its are majo without any pretence of a concealment fact, the free soilers, in most places where they are ing ty, on they inthis Congressional district, have ao beritation in avow'ng their determination to ¢lstegard a)) party obligations, and to bargain with the demo. ‘8. hard ox soft, to acaieve the defeat of all candid- ates who are not of their stripe. In the Canandaigua district a national whig is up forthe Assembly. He was fairly nominated by a convention regularly organ- ized; but the Seward H. Clark’s 9} gan, bar Hy ES jonal district, Mr. Seeley, of in the T wen Congress: Baad +4 Yater county, has been nominated; but he happens’ to be s tru ig, Opposed to the abolition, fusion schemes cen earatogs, and ia favor of sustaining the ar ao of the mo and therefore he is under the or. prem his ele fon, a confidently predicts his pan he Albany clique InBeheneo acy, Stephen §, Ritgs has taken the stamp and repudiating the whig conventions aud their nomi, nations, puts forth bis own platform, and intends wo run- ce D. C. HENDERSON. yablished yesterday be g what purported to to assure each- and were rinci ple e Ftate rat do affection- ately ark of each and every subordinate Council, that it will immediately contribute as liberally as possible to of our ticket. All remittances should be made without delay. We confidently believe that all . We are satisfied that with a few thousand dollars we can triumphantly carry this great State. We have but three weeks to organize— to work. Brothers, be Lark fad active, be determined, y leave to Ad Daniel Ull- SCHEMES OF THE SEWARDITES TO ELECT and Assemb!; Siateceneee year The clumsy de- from might extend this list stances sdduced sre sufficient THE POLITICAL LIBEL SUIT. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Before Hon. Judge Da!y. ‘THOMAS J. BARR V8. HENRY ERBEN. Ocr 25.—At the ovening of the court tl Mr. Brady rose and said that Mr. Erben had ») him the foliowing letter, which he asked leave t Dew Yorx, Oct. «, 4 a t yesterday when being in cour iy 3 to what Mr. am informed that peak on Sevpeettully. yours, He (Mr Brady) considered: it the parties to mske any ex! they m' nece! . He bad not aid that Mr. Erben si Mr. Whiting to make the remarks he did in the Catholic Church, but he only said that they came with an ill grace from the counsel o! fendant, who, it was well known, had entert! prelate to whom Mr. Whiting alluded. The jury in this case, who retired rday | M., were discharged at 1'A M. being unadie upon a verdict. We understand that the ju they first went out, stood six in favor of » vi laintiff and six for defendant. They then took for Camages, which resulted in ten cents damages and six cents costs, and two for mages and costs, One of the latter was in fav: ting with the ten if they would vote in favor ¢ ing the costs against the defendant. ne Court then adjourned for the term. WILLIAMSBURG POLITICS. >. | DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. ~ ‘The Democratic Committee of the Fourteer, have made the following nominations:— Bupervisor—Eusebius Hopkins. { Aldermen—Geo. W. Baker, Joseph Smith | || nominated, i Assessor—Edward Murphey. if Captain of Polico—Hugh O'Neil. i Commissioner of Excise—Jas. H. Wg hee Inspectors of Elestion—J. Holmes, J. Mudge, , BROOKLYN POLITICS. | SECOND AND THIRD BEMOORATIO ASSEMBLY 7 CONVENTIONS. } The Second Assembly District Convention, } county, assembied at People’s Hall, York atree! Ligeti en tem ag oslo re e vote stood, for G: A. Fearing, 7; sag 1; and George W. ‘Stilwell, 6, the convention until next Monjay evening. } The Third Assembly DL t_ Convention met! steff’r, in Myrtle avenue, and renominated © Morris, who was a member of the last Legislatc! ‘WARD NOMINATIONS. The wi of the Eleventh ward have nomi: following ticket:— | tere to TELEGRAPHIC. SOFT SHELL CONGRESSIONAL NOMINAT) ALBANY, Oct. 2! The soft democracy of this Congrersional diy minated to-day Jobn V. L. Pruyn, as their c, He is the Treasurer of the Central Railroad Co: ar Pa Police Int 5 Counterfeiting —Un ht pamed Patrick James and John Maat Sexgeant Van Gleason and officer Wi office, on Coy of bein; ‘ipg of and si‘ver coi format given by Mesars. near Fourty-f¢ Se ces BS ee of Tenth nue, formed the authorities at Ane accordingly, th that if af OMcer would be would rhow Mr, Mateell full of this and other 3 ite = iE 4 i Fe fe i : : [ h ‘world. Ready, Ready, Ready, and where. —' he ‘Wide’ Awake? for this week, ae of excellent articles, ¢: on id severs] ‘Trwth, from her Residence at the Bu of a well, demands five lines epace in the Horak | to state that the fashionable fall clothing at | BROTBE 122 Fulton street, is unequi din? work: ip, and cheapness, re 4