The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. saNKH GORDON BENSHTT, PRorsibiub 4nD EDITOR, )aNER OF WASNSD AND POLSON OTE. 7 oni, the Conts ESP ONDENCE, containing impor Sat news, soli iter from say yuorter of wee te Mberolly pi) for, GQrOUe PonRiGn Lome esrowD- ¥ KaQuEsren ¥0 oxen 011 Lar Tana axn Packac ar 4LL LETTERS vil for Bubscréptions or with Adver- semnents (0 be post paid, or the postage will te dedurted/ row money remt ted keen of anonymous commustcations We de oo wo yore Bet return thos tel, (PRINTING Checuted with neatness, cheapness, and hag *DotErfisemenr owed every dey AMUSEMENTS THIS SVENING. BMOADWAY THEAT srosd way—PLessant Neen- Ber—Sen Nivrias—Vevir's in it BOWERY PHEATRE Bowery- Equasrniay Panzonu- axce Lowery May or THR COMAN. SoRVON'S, Chambers sreot—Tue Urren Tex ann Lowsx Twenty. AAvIONAL TAEATRE, Chathsm etreeh—Tse Rraor Geri s Davonemn, #SLLACK’S THEATKE, Brosdway—Loxpow Assun ance My *1re’s Saconp Foon. s@TROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway--Tonresa— Saerenrs in INpra. wERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon ~ Tr @exoa Stare Sronets. Bveeing—-Cai —<eaRI. WILDS VARIETIES—Moobs 8’ Holl, 472 Broadway. A TLOUSE—539 Broad- 20 MinaTRELaxy, AVCRLEY’S ETHIOPIA ‘ey Boniesque Urena SOGPE CHAPEL, 720 Baowar Peavornances. New York, Thursday, } The News. THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. According to our table, which we corrected last night by th> returns received, and again publish this morp'ng, Mr. Seymcar is still ahead, thong) hie vlorality \s slightly reduced trom yesterday. We have vew the offiiial returns from fifty counties, leaving but nine tc be beard irom «Micially, and five of these, as far as returns huve been received, give ® wejority for Seymour, und four for Clerk, 80 that we thivk now there can be but very litde doubt of the re election of Horasiy Sey nour. We have st no time previons cla wed a majority for Mr. Seymour, Bor have we dire so for Mr. Clark, but have simply given the returns as they came to us without veo ta ing to} redict which of the two cand:iates would prove mecessful in the end. By faitafally resord- ing the vores as they came in, we sometimes bal Clark abead, as oftes would Seymour's star ascenvant, but we think now the d, snd Seymour ia the auceesafa Seymour's plur THE KNUW SO” Oar tolegeoprre ¢ cb from Ciucienati, pal lisked wrsier the polite aJ, farrishes additional information r gsfciog the propo ed Kauow Notaing Cr verwon & be held in that otty tod Our vor respondent presents a skeleton of the prograsm of operaiione, from woich is appears that Gen. Sain Houston, 07 P xas, will moat Ikety be selected a+ the future standard beares of the Order, G Houston is undsub edly tae foremost maa amo de i them ao}. He certainiy pos ea elements boat Peeulierly fit Lim fer tne post to waich le wili in wl vrobebility be this day assicned. In his edly aniags is which is diretted tae vizo Order. Ox the avore of na niy have no superior, a8 he has the aborigines themaclves -be n of wipwams as i m Houston appear ve shall see if the re igicus pri Bic we the ciples be is very dev areby t tivty Levan or been naturalize is equally ex the organiza tobe the man for th times are for ibe man. THE ELECTION IN DELAWARE. ue ele tion in Delaware has rezulte i ia another Nothing vi tory. Peter F. Caasey is elected Geveroor, and Edeba D. Culen representative in Congreve. THE COUNTY CANVASSRRS. This Bou met yesterday, anda fall report of She proceedings t# given in to-day’s paper. Tac comm itice appvisi d to sacertain the powers of th- Board ©; cerning the protested returns made a petial report, waich, afer # spicy debate, was ao- Cepted. Tie committee wili contione its dplibara tions and inquiries, Tue contest is becoming in Wreniog and amuse ne. THE CHOLERA IN SICILY We have rews from Palermo t» >: i7th Septem: ber, and the accounts of the horrible ravages of tho cholera throughout Ficily exzced all boliaf. At Messina the disesse caries off from eight to eleven bandred per day, and it bad even attacked the do mertic animale. Half the population hid fallen climes. A‘ Palermo tiers were about three hun dred sod fily deaths per day, acd it was estimates that at leact fi'teer ms had digg, 4+ “Naples, ous to Augast, handed per day was abcvt-the number, but the dweass had oF rapidiy decreased at thst poiut. MORTALITY ON SHIPBO ARD, The shi, Corquerct, arrived at tala port yeater- @ay from Liverpl, lost forty o° her passengers @arit g tee voyage from illness. JHE CARTHAGENA (N. G.) AND MAGDALENA CANAL. Tee project of ajacet.oa cans! bet cera Carthage 1a and the Magdalena river wesazain brought be fore ameetirg of the merchints and other goutl: amen in.erested iu the trale o’ Now Granada, whic! was held yesterday, wt the Merchants’ Exchange. The report of the committee ay ww to examine the documents pe c#!i-5 ates ielaiing bo the proposed Nbucrtaking, submitted by Mr. Vensrzes, was read aad & highly favorable to it. We shall publish it ts ictenso % Mot.ow, with euch remarks as it May eur bess. it LATE ILEGE AT OXPORD. The Re+. Mr. Cailex, Roman Catholic pastor of the church of Chewango coon'y, New York, an- nounees t! reoovered tre “yix” which was jon: }y #tolen from bi neoh on the night the ele. tien. LOCAL A ae The Board of Coun cot last evening, but the proceedings were of no gone-al interest. A re port and ordinavce relative to the juticionsness of imooring a liecse on cam run upon the ratiroads of the city was received and referred. There are one bundred and sixty cars now in operation, from which mo revenue is derived. it is proposed to levy a tax of fifty dollors on each pot on theroads Taos board will mees brreafter at five, iastesd of six o'clock. Judge Beebe yesterday sentenced John Hoxer, convisted of rowdyism, to the penitentiary for twolve months. A few more pun'e)ments ot this chars?- ter may perhaps check the rowdy epiat whiecd prevails so alarmingly among us. Wiliam North, @ poet and anthor, committed suicide by taking prossic acid, yesterday, at nis to gidence in Bond street. Reverse of fortune was toe inducemert to the act. In the Board of Education lat evening the report of the Committee on Salaries, recommending a pla» for the c assification or grading of the s*aties, ani eteo the teachers’ salaries, in the common ashore of the city, was adopted, For particalars, port in anctoer colomn STATE OF THR MABKPTS. Common brands of State «nd Canadian fi» were firmer yesterday, and ome 5 000 4 6,000 bb's were por hased for export— including # part of: t: @snadion in bond for Newfoundiand, Synther wands of flour were in good demand, at prev 01- patos. White Goncsee wheat nold at $2 27,000 froe Caredion wheat at $215. Indien corm wae un after ae A SOF ee ea RE the world-<f used { ebanged, while ‘ales wee heely ~ a%e—'adlu ling ‘puhe xo ob E.. aod aad to , Praree. od a $13! Coon was s'ealy, w acutlOObe—& + export, wh CK CF Yne SuIP NEW BRA, Into?ay> pa w publish she 0} particulars of the cistre:sing -bipw: c. of | e@ Nw Era on the Jersey eoast | by w cle rumber of souls oo bowd the vesse) at the time she strucs was about four bundrs,ctwi: nyone tadr so & ty-fiva inculn ‘b- fiers nd crew,w’ evaved. From theatetene of Cap mn Hemy! appears he was dese ted by bis crsw-conalt rt ¥ #~lat anded. Toe vessel streek «m Mouday cormng, at six o’cloek, » d the «ngers t & Wre-aved were not javded ili Tues! y. The Coroner bell an im quertucoite’oh-, and ni theuine grave yod a) lorg Ban. 4 jarg:: moun of money and viluabe trink-c- were ound pos t e corpecs, which ars now in -h- hard-o the Cororer. The surviving passengers com: toN .v Yuk on Tuesday and yeste. day. >1WS FEOM RUROPE. ‘Tre st-om-bp Asis ‘eft Lverp20l for this part the 4b inst. Sho is therefore fully dae, and her ar- | rival c ay teexcect da avy momer. By her wo | phall prebably 1ec ive ome deci-ive news irom the Crimea; 98> omttym, 1u th-riela ‘ve :o the Os | tend conferens« a d he , urchase of Cuba; likewise | addwiona particulars »especting the pos.tion of Minis er Soulé, eech 0° wh ch 1. therubjeco of great | intercet just at t.1s time. i NEWS FROMM XC % | Aévices from the city of Mex co to the 4th inst. are received. A battle had taken plac: at Campo de Guerrero, between the revolution sts and the ° feated with great ives, asisreported. These trifling affsixs are of little importance. The fate of Saata Anra’s dynasty is sealed. In place of fighting his | countrymen, he will shortiy have an opportanity of fightasg bis battles royai io the cookpits of Cartha | geva, as fornerly. Gen. A'monte, Mexican Minis. ter at Washington, has been appointed Ambasaa- dor at Vienna. Senor Arrangois takes bis place. LATER PROM HAVANA. By way of Charleston we have news from Hivana schoopers at Baracon created quite an excitement, and Ge: eval Muieesno, -econd in command to Geu Concha, bad been despatched to iuveatigate the watter, The two Crev'es who ere said to be toe leading @, irits of the enterprive were, it is report. ed, pardored by Gen. Pezuela. A popular ontbreak at Punto Principe vas reported, bat tre pgarticn: las had not triacs red. Hveryth'ng considered, were is every prospess of Gen. Concha’s reiga proving ast E The Boule £ jal State of Affairs —Necesstiy of Popular Action, Our ioegepse advices from Washington, pub.isbot yesterday, touching the Soulé di:ti culty are very significant. The administration ig perplexed aud knovs no what todo. Marey istghtre:peviing Soulé, “We have had enough of this’ Mibusteriog refugee. Let him be re- Lu there isalack of harmoay in the Pierce hesitares. “No sach man us thers may be explanations. Let < And oll ine woile tie affair, in teh. of Soulé, Sickies, Belmont and compuny, is in danger +f being ec mpticated ints a case of war, with such s chain isi and fing lai disasters (0 us as this coustry hag never yet experienc. d. Jn view of this critical state of things, aud the impote wy aud indccision of the Cacines, it is the daty of the American people to cali public m_etings, with sack pro- ceedings as will result im ging tee needifal advice and encouregem nt to the administre- tion upon the sudject. How stands the case? The administration organ at Washington Hatters itee lf with the delusive idea that there hae Leen tume misapprehension in the matter of this late warlike difficulty between the French Kanperor and our Minister for Spain, and that there will be @ speedy reparation. We appre- hend thet the sequel will prove that the refusal to allow Mr. Soulé to pass through the French territory has been a deliberate act, and that a rupture with Frauceis more likely to follow it than anything in the way of s satisfactory re- paratiin, Tbe immediate provocations for this bold pro- ceeding on the part of L wis Nepo'eon may be | gathered irom tle Eaopea: reputation of | Pierre Sculé asa Gliiuster—from his avowed | sympothes wth the rod republicans ond ao- | cialists of the O: ntinent —frow th se“ affairs of } honor” with Monsieur de Torgot snd the Dal | of Alba—‘rom the mysier’ us Coagress of | American diplom a Ostend—from the letter of Geor_e Sanders to the French republi- | cans, and the subse went intimate intercourse | of Soulé with him aud other kindred spirits at London. Yoking atl these things together, they, no doubt, furnish the immediate reasons for agsox of Lou's Napoleon in the | prem But it is Bol Likely that a step so daring and | defiant as tulsa: been taken by the caleu- | lating Empercr of the French withont som> object or objects in view justi'ying oven the risks of a war with the United States. The nephew, Like his udele; has a colonia! ambit! See his late movemonts in Western Mexico, the Pacific Oceon, in Yo, ti, aud in the affair of the Tripartite traty. He is in.a positioa to count upow the ulilmate expulsion of the Bourbons from, and the reinstatement of the Tonapsrte family ia Spoin, which would melnte ihe islagd of Ciba and all othor Spav'sh colontes. Th's is anestimate pliuthl+ i practicsb’e, ani ‘ustifyin, a little risk for 2 The United States is the + most immediately to be foared ia refer ence toGuda. The Congress at Ostend may have awakened suspicions of some short and dcelsive proceeding with Spain by our adminis tration, The affair with our unfor Mvister blocks the game, and, in traas.err hia business from Madrid to Paris, relieves the ~panish goverment of eli present apprelen- ons ing land, no doubt, connives at this arrest of Soulé on the borders of France, The policy of Fnglacd is peace with tho United Stat bat she Would have no objection fo emb-oil asia o Fra ce, or In way d mesti> difficulty ebt reew J ih in beesking up tive Unios sing weight acd inflaence 98 a great the nations. Tne moral examole mn lic an! its popular ions are eqaal'y an eyesore to the Britieh aristocracy, tho imperial Fraree, end the royal systems of ths Continest ral, lesides, thers fs @ condition of the rite scheme which virtaaliy binds E with Frasce in the maiatenancs of the guty of Spain over Cuba, f the genera! plan of theis exisii ing the Balance o In confornity with thi; pro the Preseh fleet, about to be from the Bs may, porhaps, f or qnartef® in the Galf of Mexioo. N A we be eurpricad if a portion of N nodron were detailed to the same destination or a chenge of air for the seamen and marines. The present poverament of “pala will ua qnestionably side with Loule Napuigon. It van do nothing else; but It will co-operate with It | nur urar me wr 7 ePrecipitate a war with Fance acd Spain | government troops, in which the former were de; | to the 1ith inst, Tne affair of the two American | drid 'y rea, he mey accordingly expect to be instantly sent b-ck again. He will probavly | notr turn th rt of sme deflaite understand- ing with France. He wild be wise in doing 90; | ba bis wisdom cannof b: ried u on. He mey, under the counses of “Young Ame- rea” and the French refugees in Loudon, | uponus i he | kase. The affair look. suffi- | cienty t reatening asit is, Itdef rs the ac- | qniti ion of Caba indefinitely. F ance has in- | terpcsed and rel eved Madrid of ihe pressing ultimatum o’our administration and its ainis- ter. Our friendly relations with France are to eblp specie to cover ther exchange. The longer the drain continues the less the pro-p1s$ of ite cessation. The war al me is a yaarautee that gold must flow as her-tof we from America to Eoglaad, and from thence to the Covtinen’ and the theatre of hostilicies: the accidental ia crease of specie in the Bank of England, which was announced in the America’s mail, to the con‘rary notwithstansing. We ernnot get money or means from Evrope, for it is qnite clear that all the sarpins means of the European nations will be absorbed in the wor, Not only will a)} the money which would have b:ea ia vested in American securities be appropriated to feeding and clothing soldiers in the Crimea ' abruptly broken off, and war appears to be as likely «8 peace, as far as the temper and in- | terests oi Louis Napoleon are concerned. Such are the practical resilts o the mi era- ble sp is policy of this impotent administra- tion, which sends as it: public agents sbroad | Tammany Hall short boys, English socialis's, | French filibusters, and speculating Jews. Ba: | Marcy has hit the nail upon the head. “ We | have had enough of this.” Let these revola- | tion plo ters and :tock-brokera be recal ed, be- ginning with Soulé. An invitation to Wash- | ington may save him an ignominious ¢xpu!stoa | from Spoin. Or ehould he voluntarily come | home, send him no more to Madrid. If he mast | be employed, post him off to Greytown, in the | ploce of Borlend. 2 ] | ‘The diplomats of this Cabinet have been loag evough disgracing us at home and abroad. | Marcy is quite right: “We have bad enough | of this.” The critical pass to which they have | brovght our relations with France and Spain | sustains the opinion of Marcy. A rupture with France at this time, from its damaging effects upon our commerce, would instantly precipitat: upon us a general financial revulsion, with which, even as we stand, we are so imminently threatened. In this light we must snstaiu | Marcy. We regard him as one of the most cor- | rupt, upprineipled, and unscrupulous of huck- | stering spoilsmen ; but in proposing the recall of Soulé he is right. But Pierce is weak and bewildered, and the Cabinet, excepting Marcy, | are but the puppets of Pierce. In fact, the ad- | ministration wants advice aud instructions from | the people. To this end, in view of our critical relations with France and Spain—in view of the broken banks ard commercial failures thickening aronnd us from day to day—in view of the overwheim ing financial and commercial revuision which would follow a rupture with France an’ her protezé—in view of the dangers of war and our urgent necessities for peace; and in view of the great commercial and financial interests of | New York involved in the iasue, we recommend to the people of this city, without dietinction f party, a public meeting in the Park at some carly period, We recommend for this meetioy the adoption of appropriate resolations touch or the Principatities, bat a large fraction of the ordinary means of the commercial community will be applied to the same purpose. There cannot but be a scarcity of money in Europe during the pendency of the war: it may be greater or less, from @ suspension of specie pay- ments by the Bauk of Eogland to a mere rise ia the rate of interest: but a period of s ringency there must be, and during that period it would be absolutely fatile for us to expect aid from them. All the European investments in Ameri- cas securities during the coming year will not amount to one-!wentieth their usual figure ; those who say the contrary seck to delude the public for their own purposes. Whence, then, is the money to come? There is a striking analogy between the co”- dit on of the United States previous to the ex- plosion of 1837, and our own today. Then as now, ® period of unexampled prosperity had been followed by failares in business, striagen- cy in the movey market, depreciation of pro- perty, and scarcity of specie. Everybody owed money as they do now, and before the crash come, everylody said that if they could only old out a few weeks longer, they would su:- vive the storm. Then every one had his pock- ets and trunk full of worthless bank notes: now we are overladen with equaliy trashy certifi- cates of railroad, mining and other sham stocks. Then the trouble began by a merchant ora small bank breaking here or there: we have already seen this act ofthe drama. In May, 1857, in the opinioa of the shrewd finan- ciers of that day, the tightness would have passed over, and fair times return; just as, at present, we are told that in February, 1855, all cur sorrows will be cured, and money will be plenty. It was at the very time fixed for the promiged restoration of confidence that the erarh came in 1837: we are notin February yet. There is yet another analogy between the two periods, which is more striking still. In 1837 there was an accumulation of some thirty | millions of dollars in the treasury, which would have embarrassed the government had it not furnished them with an opportunity of gratiying their corrupt propensities. This tum would have relieved the commercial ing the recall of Soulé and bis filibustering and stock Jobbing confreres at London, the Hague, and elsewhere, and the appointment of w committee to carry these resolutions to the White House. Let us have a mass mecting in the Park on the Soulé diflivulty and the Cuban question. It may contribute much to relieve the Cabinet of its blunders and embarrasements, and the country from the perils of a rninous war. Gav Kinencial PositionThe Acttou of th: G Sub-Treasury. ‘the steamer which eniled for Murope yester- day took out some thirteen hundred thousand dollars in gold bar-.. Add this to the former ehipments of the year, and our gold expor since the Ist of January cannot fall far short of forty millions of dollars, which is neariy nine more than we exported lastyear. Tur increase is not due to enlarged receipts from California, for we have reseived less, while we exported more. The city banks have not lost much. In July, 1853, when the first weekly statement. wos made, they had in their vaults $12,174,541; on the 7 h of January, 1854, thoy bad $11,506,124, whch was swelled by the Mexican deposi.s to $15,720,309 om the 22d of Ju'y. Most of shis surplus ha: s'nce beon ex- ported, and we estimate the amount now in uand at about $11,500,000. Tie Lulk of the gold that has been ost has come out of the hands of merchants aud individuals, who arc proportionately poorer. Hence it is, in part, that we are in dally re- ceipt of alarming commercial news from the West and the country gencrally. Failure after failure is reported in the Western and Southern cities: in come of them, suc as Cincinnati, trade seems to have been brought to a com- plete standstill by the wani of baaking capitel. One authority states positively that all the pri- vate bankers of the Wes: have either suspended payment or refused to undertake fresh risk-, Hence, manufacturers and merchants, deprived of the accommudation they require, have been |- obliged to follow the same example and sus- pend. Hitherto, these disasters hav» been maialy confined to the Wes'. Tae failures that have oo- curred in the cities of New York, Boston and Philadelphia have not been so irequent or 60 important as to juetify the assertion that we were in the midst of @ panic. Siill, we have enffered, and that severely. The game began vith the stock brokers ond bull operators in etocks, a fair proportion smong whom broke some weeks ago. Then some importing houses failed; and the auctions of dry goods at 30 per cent loss brought down two or three respectabie firms, Then the bears in stocks were choked off by a sudden rise, and they failed. Finally, some half dozen small banks in varioas parts of the State found it necessary to saspond pay- ment, end wind up their affairs: being mostly like the Eighth avenue Bank, in debt to their depositors and having claims oa their directors for cash advanced. This is as far asthe revulsion has gone in this city. It is far enough. Money is worth two percent a month. Half the business men in the.city are struggling might and main to weather the next few months, in the hope thet February will bring with {t some relief for their present sufferings. We expect no such thing. In February many debts mature which mast be renewed o: paid. Our cotton crop, which is mow pretty certain to fall below the average, will not artile our forelgn account. Specie will etil go abroad. In February next, tho Erie Rail- road must obtain four millions of dollars or it will break : the Hodson River cfght bun- dred thoneand, or it may do likewise; the Cen- tral three millions, or it must again pass the dividend. Other claims will Ikewise crowl upon us at the same time: we mast either pay them or fail, Where is the money to come from? There is no reason to suppos>, adging from past years, that the specie ship- mente will fall off for many months to come In the general want of confidence, many: mor- chants will continue under any circumstances world and might have averted the ca- tastrophe : but the Van Baren dynasty could not spare it So now, there is a surplus of twenty-cight millions of dollars in the treasury. Twenty-cight millions in gold poured into the banks and among the commercial com- muvity would not only remove all present em- barrasement, but would most likely avert the crash which threatens us. Our railroads could obtain money, our merchants sastain them- selves, and the perilous period through which we are passing might be weathered sately. But this money is under the control of the admiais- tration, Mr. Pierce and his Cabinet were tolu last year that the condition of the country was such that we could not afford to lose twent;- eight millions of specie, by handing it over to the sub-treasuries: and several schemes were then proposed to relieve the government and the country. To none would the admiaistra- tion consent. They wanted the money for the'r own purposes: they wanted it to buy support, and corrupt politicians: and the eonsequence is that the clearest of our present prospects fur the future is one which no business man can contemplate without terror. Tax Trmpx or Russia IN AOcoRDANCE wirs Prornecy—A learned Hebrew has jest published a book to prove that the fall of the French and Ottoman empires, the occupation of Egypt and the Holy Land by the British, and the formation ofa Russian Latino-Greek confederacy, by which Egyot, Palestine and Jerusalem will be in- yaded and conquered, are clearly laid down in prophecy, as the events .which are to preced: the long-expected deliverance of the Jews by the Meseiah, his subjugation of the worid through their agency, and the consequent es- tablishment of the kingdom of Israel. If this interpretation of the Scriptures be correct, the Russian war promises to be a tolerably long one. Turonraxs Corrscuioy.—The Herarp of yesterday was in error in stating that Mre. Henry Moly zs, late of San Francisco, was the well known poctess. Mrs. Heary Meigs, of New York, is the lady ve. ferred to in Giiswold’s ‘Poets and Poetry of America,”’ ‘and ber husband is cashier of the Metropolis Bank of this city. His brother, Mr. C. A. Meigs, is cashier of the American Exchange Bank, and his father, Henry Meigs, Esq., is the well known Secretary of the Amorican Institute, This family, slihough in no way related to the San Francisco finaucier, and although names are digerently spelled, has becn frequently gris when for thatef Nenzy and John €. Moigga, whore rec on! operations shook the mercantile world of California to t: foundations Sravtoy’s Fioats.—The attention of nautical mon is directed to an advertisement ia the Heaarn of this d.te, relative to the new lile-hoats invented by Mr. Penfield, and supplied with Stanton’s floats, A large number of testimonials, from high suthorities in such matlers, have }oon given in favor of this invention. Marine Affairs. ‘The Berrtse Srtameure Anam, Capt. Judkins, otlet yesterday for Liverpool, with 76 passengers. Her specie Lint was $1,261,667, and £200 sterling. ‘TrraL Tr.—The new and splendid steamship Cubs, recently built for Jas. L. Day, Esq., leaves hor pior from the foot of Thirteenth street, East River, this morn'ag, at 634 o'clock, on an excursion to Norwich and back, before taking her regular route between New Orleans and Mobile. Her hull was built by Samuel Sacden, at Greenpoint, and her engine and boilers are from the Fulton iron works, foot of Cherry stroet, East Kivor (Pease & Murphy), We are informed no expense has heen epared in her construction by her enterprising owner, and that her farniture ie af the best atyle and richest kind. Lacxcw.—Mr. Abraham ©. Bell will launch, from his yard, foot of Houston street, on Saturday noxt, the ciipper abip Adelaide, She isa sharp, handsomely mo- delled ship of 1,800 tons, built for Thos. Wardle’s line of San Francisco packets, and will be commanded by Capt. Hamilton, late of the Eelipse. The vessel t# narmed in honor of the wife of the builder. TELEGRAPHIC VOR BRIG RUBSRLL ASHQRr. Boston, Nov. ih, isof, The bdrig Russell, from Richmont for tolem, with a cargo of flour is ashore near Tarpaulin Cove, and lias bilged, and only a portion of her cargo will be saved. LORS OF THE PROPELLER PENINSULA, Dwrrnorr, Nov. 15, 1854. propeller Ponimaula went ashore to-day at Kagle river, Lake Superior, and has become 4 total loss, she ‘war owned by Sheldon & McKnight, of Detroit. ee RR NEE I OR A REL TE ot RENAN RR Mm oe NS CSS TT * gatistaetien. Bho Id Mr. Soul getara to Ma- Political Items. - : ‘The next J egiclature of Massachdvetts will contain bat few members who have hol legislative experience. The Fenate will contain vo member who bas ever served be- fore, and pot more than twenty of the thre huntred and forty-eight members of the House have ever been elected before. In the Legislature of Florida the democrats will have three majerity in the Senate, and probably five in the Houre. There is said to be one whig elected to the House who is pledged 10 yote for a democratic Unite! States Benater, and for Judge Douglas for President, against the world, ‘There will be three brothers Washburn in the noxt Congress—Israel Washburn, Juni, from the Fifth dis triet of Maine; Elihu B. Washburn, from the First dia- trict of Minvis, and Cadwallader C. Washbura, frum the Second district of Wisconsin, The only previous occur- renc@of such an incident was in the Congress of 188-27. The brothers then were William an! Jobn Findlay, Sena- tor and Representative from Pennsylvania, Findlay, Representative from Ohio, Salin, from the Third» district. preacher, are ministers of the goapel. | Governor of New Hampshire by the free democracy. Mr. Fowler was formerly a partner of President Pierce. Vora, secretary. After discussing a variety of propusi- the action of the convention, the meeting was xdjo1rn- ed to Thursday evening, the 28d inst., at seven o’elock, at the same place. + Brete Murrixc.—The Bible Society of Essex county mt in the Firat Presbyterian Church, in Elizabethtown, on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Dr. Heather, the Gec- retary of the Home Missionary Society of Ireland, and Receip:a other gentlemen, addressed the meeting. during the past year, $4,360—e large increase. ‘Williamsburg City Intelligence. THE OBSEQUIES OF JOHN H. SMITH+ The funeral of JohnH. Smith, who died on Monday night from injuries received in the election riot in the Fourteenth ward, took place yesterday afternoon, at hia late residence in Eighth street, near North Second street. Notwithstanding the unfavorable state of the weather, about two thousand persons, many of them females, congregated about the house. The representatives of the Fire Department, several fire companies, and a large | number of firemen, turned out to perform the last sai rites to their departed brother fireman, Engine Com pany No. 8 (of which deceased was a member) took charge of the obsequies. Religious services were conducted by Rey. Mr. Gorse and Rev. Wim. H. Johnson, Rey. Mr. Gorse read a portion of Scripture—the four- teenth chapter of Job—after which he made some appro- priate remarks, in which allusion was made to the late drendiul riot, in which deceased was fatally injured, and also made « ions in regard to the correction of those evils, The services were closed by prayer by Rev. Wm. HB, Johnson. The procession then formed in the following order, un- ger the direction of Chief Engineer Talbot, assisted by Assistant Engineer Meeks:—Citizens generally; Lott Av- sociation, about one hundred and fifty in number, (re- céntly Deputy Sheriffs:) Engine Company No. 9; Hose Company No. 4; Hook & Ladder Company No. 1; Fire De- partment Banner, borne by Engine Company No. 8; Representatives of the Fire Department; Engine Compa- ny No. 3, with s mourning banner, on which was in- scribed, ‘ Good Intent Engine Company, No. 8, of Wil- Kamsburg—We mourn departed worth!” Hearse, with six pall bearers; carriages containing mourners and citizens. ‘The procession was very imposing, and extended nearly a mile in length, The procession marched up Fighth street to Grand, down Grand to Fourth, through Fourth to South Fourth, passing the house of Engine Company No. 3, which was appropriately draped in mourning, and over the entrance was the Jollowing inseription:—- * “In life we honored him; In death we deplore his loss.’? The procession passed up South Fourth «treet, And from thence to Cypress Hill Cemetery, where the re- mains were to be interred. Flaga were at half mast from the various engine houses, and re bell was tolled during the march!ug of the procession. Deceased was a good and upright citizen, highly os teemed by his brother firemen and all who knew him, A wife and two children are left to mourn their loss. City Intelligence. ‘SHQ-CKNTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE [1iTORIOAL Soctcey ~The semi-centennial anniversary of the New York His- torical Society will take place at Niblo’s, to-day. A large number of delegates are expectod to be present from all parts of the Union, The afternoon will be spent in hearing the address of the Hon. Geo. Bancroft, aad transacting some of the business of the society. In the evening, a dinner will be given at the Metropolitan Hotel, where @ large number of distinguished persons will be present to enliven the occasion with their coni- pany. Gaston & Jonxsox’s Map or Our Covytry is one of the most splendid maps of America which has been :8 yet publiehed. It is compiled from the United Statoa government surveys, and shows all the counties, em- bracing those of Kansas and Nebraska, recently forme’, in separate boundaries and distinct colorings. In this way it exhibits every county, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in the States, Territories and British provinces, with an accompanying table, giving the population of every county in the United States, from the census of 1850. The work is elegantly colored, and mounted in a durable manner; its size is about #ix feet square, show- ing more territory, on so large a seale, than any map ever before published. Those interested in the internal improvements of the country will find faithfully deliae ated all the natural and artificial routes of travel be- tween the two oceans, together with the various pro- jected railroad routes in the old States, and those con- templated across the vast rogions of the West to the shores of the Pacific. In the southwest corner is placed & map of the ou ‘on Mercator’s projection, so arranged ks to show our porltion ina commercial point of view. tOn this map the location of every nation of the earth is given, all the great sailing and commercial routes of the world, the route of the United states Ex Expedi- tion, Ke., &e. It is wold only by specially appointed teavelling agents. ‘The Wreck of bo pees Jewess=Plunder the rom the Philadelphia Ledyer, Nov. §5.] ‘We obtain from Mr. Rnfus D, Pitcher, who was on board the United States mail steamer Jowess, which was wrecked on Brigantine Beach, N. J., on Saturday last, the following particulars:—The veseel, it appears by the statements made by the captain, waa going at the rate of eight miles an hour at the time she struck, It was very foggy at the time, and soundings had been taken of twenty-tour fathomg tio hours before she strack. ‘The vessel went broadside on the beach, Am attempt was made to back her off, but she had sprung at the bows when she riruck, and began to Jeak very badly. It was evident that the vessel would go to piecés, aad thecrew then began to prepare for leaving the vessel. The crew congisted of forty persons, Thero wore also two pasten- Guido Pengrota. There was a considerable swell, andthe wind fresh Irom the southeast, The crow and paseengera succeeded in landing in the life boat. They saved nothing scarcely but the clothing they had on. ‘hen Mr. Pitcher left the Leach (at Brigantine) on Tuesday morning, nothing re- mained of the steamer except her stem and sternposts, and tho engines which served to anchor the balance of the wreek, now Is ing within filty yards of the beach. The cargo, which consisted of 800,000 oranges, 2,000,000 cigars, 66 bales of tobacco, and 200 boxes cf sugar, has been utterly dostroyed and strewed over the heach—the oranges lying slong the shore for at least three miles. Every exertion has been made by My, Isaac Holdaskom, the wreckmasier, for the preservation of property, but Mr. Pitcher and Lhe crew were obli on one occasion to take ‘ne and drive of the plunderers. ile Mr. P. waa on his way to Atlan- tie City, (a distance of ax miles,) he informs us he past heveral baat loads of oranges, which hai been stolen from the wreck, and a greet portion of which, be has no doubt, are now offered for sale in this city and New York.’ A carpet bag of Mr, Perez was also found on the Yeach, cut open and rifted. The honest and well dispos- ed portion of the inhabitants should endeavor to discover the authors of this outrage, Captain Wright, Mr. Das- ton, the purser, Mr. Percz, and two seamen, as stated in our issue Of Monday, left the wreck on Saturday, and arrived in New York the same evening. Mr. Pitcher brought up with bim the steward and steward 0 are also bound to New York, Al! the rest of the cre remain at Brigantine Reach, where they have been most kind)y entertained at the houso of Mr. Holdzsom, where 2 meoting of the officers was held on Monday evening, 18th inst., at which resolutions were pas pees in the highest manner of the conduct of Capt. Wright, who was the last man to leave the wreck. Also, & vote of thanks to Mr. George A. Patterson, (formerly mate of | the bark Charlotte Wynns, which was wreeked on the Pahema Banks on the 2 s seamaanlike condact on board at Nassan, N. P.,) for his and valuable assistance. Also, a yote of thanks to Mr. Tes jaekom, for his aanifeem kindness to the ship- wrecked crew, i James There will be a good aprinkling of clergymen in the Thirty-fourth Congress. James Meacham, from the First district of Vermont, isa clergyman, and so is Alvah Ebenezer Kpowitony from the Third district of Maine, is a Free Will Baptist | Prom the published accounts of the Join J. Pearce, elected in the Fifteenth dis- trict of Pennsylvania, Robert B. Hall, in the Virst dis- triet of Massachusetts, and Mark Trafton, in the Eleventh, ‘Asa Fowler, of Concord, has been nominated for | Tus Generar Rattnoap Convenrion.—A meeting of the members of this body tovk place yesterday at the Astor House—John P, Jackson, Esq., president, and Gordo 1, | tions which were laid before them, and which called for gers on board from Havana, Mr. Rafael Porez and Mr. 4 The New Granada and Magdetena Ageveral meeting of the friends of the project of re} open ng the junction canal between Carthdgena (Ne an the river Maglelena, was held at Exchange last evening. The immediate o! ject of the assemblage was to hear the report of a com, mittee appeinted at a meeting held on the 3d instant and to receive any additional infermation concerning scheme, The report was a very voluminous document, in whicl the project was recommended ia very strong aod urgent terms. ‘This project was the one propored by Mr. Venarzes, long a resident of Carthagena, for reopenii the canal so as to connect that port with the river, From the papers which Mr, Venarzes aubmi' to the meeting, it appears that the canal is proposed to be rendered navigable for ninety-two miles—tha' the same canal was built two centuries ago—that iv the war of 1810 it was blocked up hy ihe Spanisl government, and was reopened in 1844 by the proving government of Granada, under the direction of Colonel! Towten, the present engineer of the Panama road, and that it coatinued in suceessfi operation until 1860, when a portion of the ar- tificial works gave way, rendering it agatn usele: ona vi Company for 1850, dpring w! | Saoal'vas navngrvte for bonte. cf Sue Sandted Gabtver | | then, the profits given were unprecedented in the annala, of inla Little time would be required to, put the canal in order; little capital would be only re-i tis cer nites asioos ct (by ions teen one tad immedivels beveftied also by the auccesetul re-opening? ihe Oa Consul from New | | Granada to the United Beaters General Bante Rats, of | Mees) and other high personages, in favor of the pro- ‘Lhe repert and documents will be published, and stepa | immediaiely taken for the formation of a juint. stock. company-to carry out their recommendations, The meeting then adjourned. Affairs in Wi ‘I VIBWE OF SECMETARY MARCY ON THM SOULE APFAIR. {Corresponcence of the i’hiladelphia er) it “Wasninron, Noy. The French Government and Mr. Soul—No Sormation as yet-—Phe Case no Casus Belli— denis Message and the Keports of the Secretaries—Ex- | pected Chanyes in our pape Agents Abroad. ‘the conduct of the French government in refusing Mr. Soule permission to return to tpain through France, is - varfously commented upon in political aad diplomatic circles; but I doubt whether the government here has as: yet received official notice of the fact. Therefuxel to re- "| ceive a minister, or the dismissal of one already received, is in itself no cause of war; much less is the refusal of third power to grant a passport to a minister not acc: | dited to herself, a case involving the peace of the coun. | try. We must not forget that Mr. Soulé is originally « political retuyee from France, and in consequence a cause suspicion on the part of the French government. If - Mr, Soulé is suspected of intriguing t the Emperor aud his measures—if he is supposed to be in correapond- + ence and close communion with the enemies of the pre- sent institutions of France—the French ment would have an undoubted right to refuse him admittance to the territory of France; and this, perhaps, would be a sive ston that to detain him there, or send him x hurry his passage through the pay o Iknow, urse, nothing as te the cause of suspicion roused against Mr. Soulé; but as he has, on a former occasion, been permitted fo sejourn im France, and commune freely with kindred spirits, it is but fair to presume that the Ivench government must since have changed its resolution, and that the step was not taken withoat, at Teast, some plausible excuse for it, Witnout such an excuse, the comity of nations would certainly require an apology irom the French government for so violent an the President’s message is nearly, ite, ready —£0 are some of the secretaries’ re] the whole executive machinery will soon be ready for action. Quite a nuniber of Representatives and Senators are already in Washington, and there will no doubt bea quorum on the very first day of the session. It quite cerrain that what the present Congress faiis to a: complish, will not be done by the next, which will be a coalition Congress, bent raiher on givifg direction to the next Frexi canvass, than on legislating for the immediate benefit of the country. New parties always require one or two sessions of Congress before they can act hormoniously, and it is impossible to change the lexion of the Senate so as to harmonize if not an ove rious Pi Es Bd tear rage wits effected in our corps diplom ue in Rurope, but the; ‘will not be made before the end. of next Febraary. Out diplematic agents abroad have, perhaps, been too zeal- ous, (‘point de zele”’ was always the last-word in Talloy- rand’s instruceiona to young diplomates, though the Emperor was certainly no old fogy,) and men of a little more calmnessand discretion would certaiuly do no |, harm at some of the Courts Icould name, An excess of. patriotiem, espectally of the noisy kind, is the moat dan- goers thing in the intercourse with foreign nations, an- rt it iy well epucealed by th diplomacy. Military Parades. ‘The Independent Musketeers, H. F. 0. Lone, Captain, went, n their fourth annual target excursion on the 15th inst., to Hoboken. The following were awarled prizes:—Joha O’Erien, John Tucker, Capt. 0. Lone, James Barry, Jax. Kavanagh, Michael O'Neil, John Breunan, Bernard Cun ningham, Alexander Goddes, John Flinn, Riehord Byrnie ward Goodwin, Wm. Farrell, Philip Murphy. ‘The Close Guard, Captain Geo. W. Loans. This eompa- ny went also outon the 16th. It is called after the prosent orethan of Americus Engine Company No: 6. The fol- owing prizes were awarded:—P. J. Sheravin, $4 suit of clothes ;-P. H. Granger, $18 pin; P. W. Otis, ring; P. B. Ballou, silver cup; B. H. Mackey, silver portemonaie; M. Normad, goid medal; C. W. James, gold wateb; J. Kirke, gold medal. Naval Intelligence. September 9, nt 10.A. M., the United States sloop-of- war St. Louis, appeared iu sight of Palormo, and after being boarded and receiving the news, filled away and proceeded to.Naples. - AFFAIRS AT THE Navy. Yarp.—The entire frame of the pew steam frigate Merrimac is now raised, ami the rest of the work on her is rapid!y Progressing. She will be roa to launch long betore any of those at the Southern yards. A quantity of timber bas been selected at the Charlestown Ain for the frigate now building at Brook- lyn, and it will be sent on there.—ioston Chronicle. Coroners’ Inquests. SUICIDE OF WILLIAM NORTH, THE AUTHOR. Yesterday morning Coroner Wilhelm was called pon to hold an inquest upon the body of William North, the poet and author, who committed sui- elde at bis late residence, No. 7 Bond street, by taking « quantity of prussic acid the evening previous. The deceased about ten days ago came to the house of Edward P, Banning, at the above place, and took board and lodgings. During this time he was heard to say that he “was going on a long journey, and that his friends would never see him again.’ On Tuesday morn- ing he was found quite dead in his room, having com- mitted suicides few hours. previous, by administering to himself a dose of prussic acid. The following facta rela- tive to the death of the unfortunate man were elicited on the TRSTIMONY. - . Ann Duffy, residing at No, 7 Bond street, being sworn, says—I am employed at the above house ; I liave beon in the halt of seeing deceased daily; yexterday morn- ing, about 934 o'clock, a gentleman called to see Mr. North, and I went down to his room and told him; he came and spoke to mo; I went-up to his room again in about two hours, to make up his bed, &¢., and think- ing ho had gone ont, [looked through’ the keyliole, anid / saw him lying on the bed, with his legs hanging over the side, as they now arc; Isaid nothing, but went away, and eame back again for the same purpose about 3 P. M., when he was still lying in the same position; i eaw nothing of him until about 5 o’elook, when I gave light to Dr. Hemple, and went in with bfm and found him dend. Charles J. Hemple, residin (0. 54 Bond stzvet, be- ing sworn, caye—lama physician; | have been intimately acquainied with deceased fur ihe past three months; sleceased frequently spoke to me of committing suicide, and night before last he bade me goo bye, witch somo of his friends who were with him undersiood ta mean for- ever, for he bad then bought the bottle af praseic actd; Tealled esterday morning between 9 10 o’elock, and say him; he said, “This is the first aet of cowardice Thave been gailty of in my life; I too chilly to swallow this prussic eoid;’ he py he would not kill himself; I called again at 5.o’eleek-in the afternoon and found him dead, lying on ® portion of the contenta of the bottle gone. Edward P. essing ee svotm, reside at this place; the deceased, William North, ‘one of iny rooms for the last ten 3; he Vast Saturday, and yesterday a! sgtvant girl told me to comme up, to Dr. Henle we Shere 7, who said went up and fou rae room, me, « Good God. Doctor! t is this?” found Mr. North ying ‘across the dead; pele was & bottle prussic acid scraps Of writi thd loftors addressed to aii fons, with di jons that they should be forwarded im- my tel T left everything in the condition I fuund it, ee 3 ite Les | sworn, says—I am an artist, residing at No. 68 West Was! nla, I have beon acquainted with the deceased about six months; he is an aw ‘by profewsion, and Ep beet ealled 1) me; uring this fall he freqaontly declared he would commit suicide; he said fe was a failure, and had no desire to live; on evening I met him at the Ieving House, at which time he took a very affectionate Jeave of mo, and raid he was going a long journey; ho telling me where, but said I would never see him again; yesterday morning about 9 o'clock, I called at his house to see him; the servant girl told me he was in; I followed her up stairs; she ew! rogm A announced my name, and I keard Mr. North say, ‘Tell Mr. Stearns fam engaged this morning,” I have not “aria Unt ss belrat physician, residing at Ya sworn, says—T am & ¢ No. 5 Pond street; 1 Lave made an external examina ion of the body of Witliain North, now lying dead at this Demeseie ORCART ston, wnee | fishin of seus taper ei te peacunan, ton, wi the hist 0 er Pane ph Ayn is ruznees, Ot eiegioe sai Jack, Xa of the opinion that th was caused by prunsic nrday. ‘The building was 2 | acid. oa, toget oe on ie nodal of the statue of Jackson, The body was found lying seroas she drensea ‘The lows is heavy, and there is ne insurance. nbdiack, with black On the was | \