The New York Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1854, Page 8

THE HARD TIMES. Another of the series of meetings, now being held ia the Park, ‘took place yesterday at 3 P.M. The meeting | was quite well attended, and great interest was mani- fested in what was said by the speakers. Mr. Isaac Ratyga came forward at the appointed time, and read the following notice which appeared in the morning Heratp — A mass meeting will be held to-day at 3 o'clock, im the Park, to devise means and enter into such other a: - | monts as may be deomed proper for the immediate relict of the mow suffericg mechanics and working men, and | also for the purpose of taking in resolutions against any | such scenes as were enacted in 1837; but to simply ask from the better portion of the community immediate | telief. By order, Hon. DANIEL B. WILLS, President J, Tuomas Surrn, Secretary. Mr. Ratyea, in the absence of the president, officiated in hia place, He read the following resolutions, and a list of officers which wore adopted:— Whereas, our city, at this present moment, ia visited with extreme stagnation in manufacturing and mechani- cal enterprises, and in consequence thereof there us a large portion of our respectable mechanics and laboring men without employment, and in a destitute condition, produced from excessive speculation and turmoils of | nations: Whereas, all charitable resources are fast be- coming exhausted, and are insufficient to relieve the wants of those most in need, it becomes necessary that some more eflicient means’ should be immediately exercised by the wealthy part of our citizens, in order to lessen the burthens of our city institutious, decrease crime, and preserve the welfare of our city and ite citi- wens: Whereas, the iy government has appropriated ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the relief of the poor, which sum, if properly distributed, would aid toa large extent in spreading comfort to many now a miserable ana desqlate home, by an equal donation to the several clritable institutions—therefore, be it Resolved, That in view of the above facts, we ap- | al,iu the name of humanity, to the merchants, Piokaes, abdiont cttisens. fu gentrak to come forward and relieve the honest, hardy mechanic and laboring man from his starving condition, by contributing their mite, whether it be in provisions, clothing, fuel or money—all, or any, will be thankfully received at the association's depot, 128 Nassau street, room No. 2, by of the officers, superintendents, and soliciting com- mittee. | Resolved. That we deprecate any acts of violence to- | wards any of our citizens or property; but, upon the other hai , counsel peace and good will towards all men; also a atte:npts to submerge our noble cause into any ism or ism, but purely benevolvat on the one part ; and ovr rights upon the other, as we humbly contend | and appeal for. | Regolved, That as the Common Council of our city has appropriated ten thousand dollars for the relief of the poor, we being citizens of the said city aud county, | do most respectfully pevition the honorable Common } Council for a portion of the said appropriati a that we designate a committee of three, viz, Ji pb S. Tay- | lor, William A. Young, and Thomas G. Woodruff, to | make application for the same. Resolved, That in the press of our city we recognize our warmest friends, as they have never been found wanting in the scale of bumanity, and hope they will continue on in the good work which they have so nobly begun by aiding us to carry out the cherished objects of | the institution, namely, the relief of the mechanic and laboring man. Resolved, That the soliciting committee be authorized to procure a large room or store for the purpose of re- ceiving and distributing the donations received by the officers, superintendents, or soliciting committee; that the samo shall be chosen in the most central part of the city, and its location be made known through the | coltinas of the daily and Sunday press Resolved, That all subscriptions or donations received by any of the officers, superintendents, or soliciting com- | mittee, be acknowledged at least once a week through the press. Resolved, That the churches, proprietors or managers of the different places of amusement in the city, are earnestly requested and solicited to give benefits for the immediate relief of the mechanics and laboring men. ved, That our thanks be tendered to the press and others who have nobly responded in aiding us with use of flags, printing, &c. Resolved, That this organization be recognized as the Mechanics” and Workingmen’s Aid Aseociation; and that the following gentlemen, named herein, be also recog- nized as the officers, &e.:— HOY. DAVID P. WILLIS, President. Jacon T. Surm, Secretary. Jo xp S. Tayior, Treasurer. Hoy. Twos. G. Wooprury, Superintendent. SOLICITING COMMITTEE, W. AY Young, Jacob T. Smith, Isaac Relyea, John W, Bryce, W Frederick Gein, ©. H. Wheelton, E. J. Sullivan, Daniel Walford, 8. J. Fowler, Henry E. Rhiel. WARD SUPStINTENDENTS. Ward 1—Thos. Stockley, Ward 12—Rey.Geo. Ambler, 2—A. J. Williamson, 13—Jobn H. Briggs, 3—Geo. R. Pelton, 14—Jos. E. Ebbling, 4—Chas. Brown, 15—Jacob T. Smith, 5—Jobn D. Dixon, 16—Stephen Munn, 6—Daniel B, Taylor, 7—B. F. Pickney, j—Jas. W. Barker, 18—F. Gein, Jr., 8—H. N. Wild, 19—Jos. 8. Taylor, 9—Wm. A. Wood, 10—J. F. Brooks, 11—Tsaac Relyea, 22—Nicholas Seagriet. Mr. Cus. Surri was the first speaker. It was the duty of ail to come forward and help those in distress. Why do not the rich pay some attention to this move- ment! Their presence would be a great encouragement and help to those who were working for the objects of the meeting. The people must have bread. Their wives aad families were suffering, and something must 3be done. No doubt a proper and well directed effort would make those who had the means come forward to the help of the poor. It would be well for those gentlemen who are #0 active in political circles to now show what they think of the wed It is the duty of workmen to help one another, and do something for the cqmmon 20—Wm. 8. Fogg, 21—F. Johnson, good. (Applau Mr. Janis ADLEY was glad to have an opportunity to exprera his views. The calamity that has fallen upon the working people is great, the question is how | shall ve best alleviate the prevalent distress. The past | has been gloomy enough: may we not have lope for the future. Allclaswes should be appealed to, the Chria- tian, the philanthropist, and no Beobt but that food and clothing would be forthcoming. (Applause.) It is not right to discriminate between the good and evil in the disposal of our charities, as our kindnesses should fall alike on the just and the unjust. (Applause.) Here the Chairman, Mr. Danm B. Wiis, made his appearance, and after apologizing for his absence, ex- pressed his willingness to do all he could for the object ‘they had met together to inaugurate, He had no doubt but that the rich would respond to the call. Mr. Willis concluded by introducing Mr. Josuri Stursoy, who remarked that he all his life belonged to the working classes. It is @ great mistake | to suppose that the rich would not respond to an appeal | made to them in a proper manner. It would be well for | the working classes to abstain from strong driuk, and | look to themselves. No man in this country need ever beg, if they manifest proper industry in busy times, and abstained from strong drink. Let us take courage, and | do what lays in our power tor oneanother. (Applause.) Mr. Evoxyk SULLIVAN bere announced that a meeting | would be held next Thursday evening at Hope Chapel, | and he hoped that the wealthy who live in that neigh: borhood would be present, and give the movement their countenance Mr. Taomas A. Devyn was the next speaker who addressed them. He had been for a long t'nm conning over the objects that had brought the meeting ther. | It was possible for the poor ¢ on a poundof meal ; aday. He, the speaker, bad doi One of the re: lations parsed in the Park the fore (Christmas) declared that the landlords shor not dispossess the | poor if they could not pay their rent. Now, it would be a Rood plan for the city authorities, in view of the pre- valent distress, to make the landlards reduce their rents one half. The’ pressure of the times would justify it. Mr. D. alluded to the causes of the present distress—it was land monopoly. Ii the people were sent to the un- | yeoupied lands of the West, there would be a great re- | def afforded. (Applause.) The people should take the | ‘and, squat on it, Irthey cannot gett from government, ind maintain their right to it, if necessary, with the «word. (Applause.) Once having a foothold on tho oil, they can raise grain and provision enough for their wives and families. This ie the only way to permanently benefit the working claseze. (Applause.) Mr, Ia4a0 Ravyea said that the meeting had been con- vened for the purpose of talking over the best means of helping the poor, not to discuss abstract ques- tions in reference to the hte and wrongs of . was not willing to endorse everything that was caid on that stand. Every man expressed his own views, and wae responsible for them; but the purposes of the organiza- i been effected there was to ark the weal- thy to come forward and lend a helping band to the The rich have made their money the labor of the poor, and should not now refuse to contri- bute their mite to the exist distress. The city has given $10,000 to help the laboring classes, but how that money is to be spent no one k Mr. Wast was the next speaker:—Were the audience from the rich? (No! no!) @ little now and alittle had been interdicted ya some of the abstract causes of the present misery. The — have not the and therefore they have not the of raising they require for their use, as it is all monopo the speculators. But the greatest speculators of all are the federal and city governments. Let gov- ernment make we of the money it has locked up, it for the benefit of the poor. There should be an 4) fation of two millions of dollars to settle the people on the Western Terri- ‘Applause.) It is time that the rich Were told have duties as i in favor of sed ebePnaeeRS iriif ist Hie i P i | the charge of our most experienced visiter | the misery referred to in the resolutions. ter. Instead of to the rick, vernment, and sak them to make use money have stored up. It would be well for the wes treat the rich with confidence; let them ( heart and not the passions. Though there j a mow in the city, next be more work had for the eens ihe ot Se coming. This evil is not w attending good; it | ‘be the means of making working more cau- in future; they will not spend so much money | some time, aod concluded bis remarks amid considerable motion was here made and t cusried to adjourn to | meet again uext Thurs evening at Aitee the vepulne ‘oabestaes Nee alieeaneee” Sears: Commerford, Coles and others addressed the crowd ho still remained behind, nor did they disperse antil Inte in the evening. AA mecting of the committee appointed at in the Park to-day will be held at the Chinese bly Rooms to-day, (Wednesday,) at oP. M. ‘The Board of Ten Governors. | PROPOSED ACTION TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AMONG THE WORKING CLASSES. A meeting of the Board of Ten Governors was held yes- terday, at 4P.M., at the Rotunda in the Park, After the transaction of some unimpertant business, the fol- lowing was offered by Gov. Waet,and carried :— | the chair, and a querum present, The minutes of th® lish; The gailant Councilman continued in this strainfot J | missioner of Streets and Lamps report to this Board, at the meeting | nue; and at what time he commenced Asae: Resolved, That the President and Secretary of the | Board draw their requisition on the Comptroller of the city of New York, to issue his warrant, payable to the order of our President and Secretary, for the sum of That the President and Secretary of the ard draw thei city of New York, to ze his warrant, payable to the order of our President and Secretary, for the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, on account of the Almshouse Department for the year 1855. Jovecnor TowNsENg offered the following preamble and recolutions from the committee on out-door and ia-dvor poor— ‘The pressure for relief on thia department induces us to bring before the Bard of Governors the reasons for the necessity of distribut: food during the months of Feteuaty and Mare. Tus avesh antatog ‘ng amongst a class who never before have iei from public charities, and are now com- pelled to co se, only for the reason of being out of em- ployment to obtain the means to furnish the necessary tood for themselves and families, induce us to believe that it is necessary to resort to extraordingyy efforts to furnish the relief that the large and deserving portion of our fellow-gitizens require. Your committee after having given this subject a good deal of consideration, with a view to adopt a practical mode to give the relief, as well as to prevent imposition upon the department, have come to the conclusion that a temporary department, to be under , to furnish food to those that are found destitute, is practicable Connected with the department there should be say ten visiters, whose duty it must be to visit persons applying for relief and power delegatod to them to furnish orders for food, ‘The same authority to give orders for food abonld be delegated to the super- intendent of out door poor and the visiters under him. We believe that we are not fegally called upon to yoluntecr to load this department with new du- ties, which are severally onerous; but thrown constant. ly a8 we are in Contact with hundreds that are suffering even for the want of food, we feel it our duty to present to the Board, and through them to the Common Council, the alarming fact, and ask for an appropriation of money—twepty thousand nish nutritious food to those who, npon investigation, are found destitute, Therefore, Resolved, That Application be made tothe Common | Courci, asking for an «ppropriation of twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of organizing a temporary de- partment, to be under the charge of the Board, for the porpore of furnishing nutritious food to those who are | found destitute. Resolved, That the temporary department be closed on or before the 20th of March, and that a record of the names of all persons relieved, with their residences and places of nativity, be kept, the quality and kind of food described, as well asan accurate account of the money expended, which statement, at the closing of the depart- ment, shall be filed with the-clerk of the Board of Alder- men. Governor Draper was opposed to the adoption of those resolutions. For one, he doubted the stories he had heard of the suffering among the poor; no doubt there was much ee ray in the rumors afloat, for one he feared that any action that might be taken by the Board would tend to create unnecessary alarm. Governor West was in favor of the immediate adoption of the resolutions. He believed that much suffering did exist, snd if anything was to be done it should be at- tended to immediately. Governor Suir was op; matter lay over until the next meeting would he prepared to vote upon it. He sed to hasty action ; let this and then he had not seen There was always wretchedness in this city ; it could be seen any time. It is possible that he might vote for the resolu. tious when they again caime up. Governor Duke was in favor of the resolutions. He believed that, the rumors were not exaggerated. He had been im the homes of the poor, and the wretchedness he had seen he would never forget. Immediate action should be taken, as the need is great. After some further debate the resolutions, by a vote f five to three, were made the special order for the next meeting, when final action will be had. From the weekly statement it appears that the tetal number of inmates now in the city institutions is 5,967, being an increase of 84 over last week Relief for Females Out of Employment. An informal meeting was hell last evening at the Broadway House, for the purpose of devising means to aid that portion of respectable, industrious females in our city that are out of employment, and destitute of means to procure the necessaries of life. “Mr. Elias Fountain stated that there are at the present time about 27,000 females out of employment, and wholly unable to support themselves, in consequence of the general depression of business. had opened a subscription book, and had already ob- tained signatures of some of the best men in the city for over $2,000. It is proposed to raise from $20,000 to $80,000, for which gdp itis necessary that a num- ber of well known gentlemen shall take the matter in hand and solicit subscriptions. In order to carry out the Proposed plan, relief committees, should be appointed in each ward, whose business would be to ascertain and report the names of those females wortliy to receive aid; to these he proposes that checks shall be given, on which a certain amount can be drawn each week, until such times as those holdi: hem obtain employment or until the funds are exbai The mecting was ad- journed ta@he same place this (Wednesday) cvening, when it is Roped a large number of our citizens will re- spond to the call upon their benevolence. Among the ames on Mr. Fountain’s list who have made liberal donations, we noticed the following :—Wm. B. Astor, Stephen Whitney, Roberts & Williams, Oli plnnt andsXons, N. & H. Griswold, Wetmore & Cryder, Grinnell & Minturn, Lowe & Brothers, Sturgess & Ben: nett, Geo. W. Brown, Peck & Todd, F. Cottena, H. An- derson, the proprietors of all the principa) hotels, and sonm twenty others. Movements at the Corn Exchange. An adjourned meeting was held at the Corn Exchange yesterday, N. K. Wolf, Esq., in the chair, and Mr. Bar. ret, the secretary, was also present. The Cuam ctated that the object of the meeting was the forming a plan, by the appointment of committees, &c., toraise means for the benefit of the poor. He said, in 1847 we had sent liberal aid to the famishing people in Ireland and England—that now it was our own people who were suffering, and we were called ‘upon to be as charitable at home. After some prelimmary remarks the business of the | meetin g was gode through with, when it adjourned. Help the Poor. A meeting of the citizens of the Twentieth ward will | be held at Mullman’s Long Room, corner of Twenty-sixth street and Seventh avenue, on Thursday evening, 28th December, at 734 o'clock, for the purpose of devisi means by which the poor and necessitous of the wai may be relieved during this inclement season. friendly to this object are invited to attend. Relief fer the Poor of Jersey City. Mayor Manners will call a meeting of citizens this week, as requested by the Common Council, to devise measures for the relief of the poor. It will probably be held on Thursday evening. The ladies of Jersey City have been requested to assemble this afternoon, at the ‘oung Men’s Christian Association, at two jae means for furnishing clothing for the Citizens xpected that they will meet on each Wed- oon for the feame pu: , at the same place, the association having ten the use of those room. Efforts are mak! get a soup house in opera- tion for the relief of the hungry. A benefit will )ba- bly be gootten up for that erpore immediately. i Meeting in Ald of the Poor of Brooklyn. A meeting of prominent citizens was held in the office of the Nassau Fire Insurance Co., in Court street, corner of Remsen, yesterday morning, for the purpose of de- vising means for the relief of the poor. Hon. George Hall presided. A meeting ha: reviously been held Tiert it wee decided to eotatiionng soup bouts, the. ont” mittee then appointed to procure a suitable bui reported in favor of the hall in the rear of the City Hotel, as the best place ‘that could be selected for the purpose. The same committee was continued, and empowered to rent a suitable place, procure the neescary appara- tus, and employ a mt person to take charge of the establishment. committee consists of Mesars. curred in. | of Aldermen in favor of gravelling 14: requisition on the Comptroller of the | jollars—to enable this Board | to establish at once a sufficient number of depots to fur- | and | He stated that he | MUMICIPFAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ‘Twmpat, Dec. 26.—The President, Alderman Ely, in PETITIONS. : Of a large number of property owners and other resi- Gente on Orange street, to have name of said street changed to Mariop. Granted. Of Hudson K. Laforge, to be appointed clerk in Police justice Court. Referred. RESOLUTIONS. By Alderman C. H. Tcoxen—Resolved, That the Com- ite next meeting, by wnat authority he charges and col- lects rent from the country hay wagons standing on the atrect at the junction of the Bowery and Third ave- ‘to charge for the collected and the use age Ro“ gg Pome amount name e coviector. pted. By Alderman Waxkman—Resolved, That this Board | have the power to proceed to agpoint the e1vil and police clerks, notwithstanding the absence of the Mayor, he having been previously invited to be it and parti- cipate therein pursuant to atatute. by a tie vote: Alderman Heakicx moved to confirm the nomination of Mr. Towle by the Mayor, as Clerk in Civil Court. The motion was laid on the table, Rca A the whole subject with it. The matter will now joubtedly be decided by the new board, a majority of which will be whig. REPORTS. In favor of purchasing a set of Nile’s Register, and appropriating two buncred dollars for the same. Con- with the Board street, from the Bloomingdale road to the Hudson river. Concurred in. Of Committee on Roads—Concurring with the Board of Councilmen in favor of paving Righth avenue, be- tween Fifty-third ana Fifty-ninth streets. Concurred in. Ta favor of concurring with the Board of Councilm in making an appropriation of $750 to pay the expens of the reception of Ex-President ore. Con- curred in. ; Report, non-concurring with the Board of Councilmen in their action increasing the rent of Wall street forry from $6,000 fo $20,000. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Adjourned till to-morrow. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. Dxc. 26,—The Board met at 5 o'clock, pursuant to ad | journment—Edwin J. Brown, President, in th» chair ‘The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. PETITIONS REFERRED, Of members of Franklin Hose Company—For relief fo Patrick J. Carney, who had his arm broken at the fire in Warren street, on the 8th Dec. inst. Of Henry James Anderson—Against opening Walker street. Of Committee on Roads—Concurrin, RESOLUTION, To appropriate $3,000 to remove the ruins ef New City Hall. Referred. PAPERS FROM THE ROARD OF ALDERMEN. Report of the Committee on the Fire mt—Non- concurring with the Board of Councilmen to organize Jas. L. Miller and his associates into an exempt engine company. Concurred in. Report of Special Committee appointed relative to the rebuilding of Catharine Market—Recommending that the within communication from the Commissioner of Streets and Lamp, in relation to the erection of sheds, be referred to the Board of Councilmen. Referred. Petition of property owners and residents on Orange | street-—To have the name of said street changed. Re- ferred. Petition of the Church of the Redeemer, on ere 8 fifth street—To be released from tax, adopted in Board of Aldermen. Referred. ; Report of Committee on Arts and Sciences—In relation to the purchase of Abbott’s collection of Egyptian an- | Sunienes A committee of conference from each Board | appointed. H esolution to procure a portrait of the Hon. Jacob A. Westervelt, Mayor, amended by inserting $250 instead of $500. THE INJUNCTION AGAINST THR COMMON COUNCIL. A communication was read from Robert J. Dillon, an- nouncing that the injunction issued in the suit of Russ | & Reed against the corporation was dissolved on the 2lst inst., at special term of the Supreme Court. LAND ON WARD'S ISLAND. A communication was receiveé'from A. McCotter, re- | questing the privilege of withdrawing his pfoposals for | selling the lancs situated on Ward's Island. Granted. THE RECEPTION OF EX: PRESIDENT FILLMORE. The Board then went into Committee of the Whole, on | motion of Councilman Frre, for the purpose of consider- ing a resolution appropriatiog $740 to defray the ex. penses of the reception of ex-President re last summer. The resolution was adopted in committee, or- dered to's third reading, and subsequently passcd by | the Board. CURIOUS COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMPTROLLER ON AP- PROPRIATIONS—MONEY FOR OFFICERS WITH SALARIES, BUT ‘NONE FOR TRE LABORER. FINANCE DEPARTMENT, COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, ‘New York, Dec. 25, 1854. To Tae Comaion Covnci. :— ‘On Saturday an ordinance, duly authenticated, came tothis department, providing for a deficiency in the appropriation for paying the members of the Common Council, and for any deficiencies there may be to pay Cae officers of the city government to the close of 18¢4. Several of the assessors, whose compensation was in- creased $50 each in June last, and who have not receiv- ed the increase because it was tot included in the ap- ropriation for 1854, have called at the department for their pay, under the very natural suppos tion that their case was covered by the ordinance appropriating $50,000 forthe payment of ‘‘salaries.”” But the as- sessors draw their pay from the appropriation headed “officers? fees.” This appropriation includes also pay to Supervisor, County Canvassers, serving subpcnaes, and witnesses’ fees in Court. of Sessions, &c. ‘The ap- propriation made last year was $35,000. The sum ex- ES - the llth day of December instant was ,096 7 There is another class of claims of most pressing ne- cessity. A laboring man called at this department on Saturday, and stated that he had worked on the streets ; 88 a paver for a number of weeks, for which he had not been paid; that there were many laborers in the same situation, and he desired to know when provision would probably be made for their payment, as their wants were very pressing} being without work, and having little means for the support of their families. I told him that the appropriation which had then just come to hand, made provision onl; for paying the members of the Com: mon Council and the officers who received salaries, and that the only aid which I could give him was to ask the Common Council by a communication at their next meet- ing, to do for the other branches of the public service what they had done for themselves and for the salaried officers of the departments. In another case the bil! of a mechanic was pre- sented by an alderman, and strong circumstances urged in favor of | oy oteonl But there was no appro- pogo and the person who had earned the money was isappointed in the receiptof it. This is only one among many cases of -a similar ter. ‘These are arre: ages where service has been rendered, and the claimant is entitled to remuneration. But there is another view of this subject, which ought | Rot to be lost sight of. Last year the Romig (ag tions, which theretofore had always been made by the Common Council at the close of the year, were left to be done by their success@rs. ‘The first “pay” for the year in the Comptroller’s department, was on the 11th day of January, 1854. The first «pay’? in. 1855 will be om the 10th day of January, and if the general appropriations are delayed as they were last year, the embarrassment will be more severe than it mwas. At these semi- monthly ‘pays,’ the bills of laborers, mechanics, con- tractors, and nearly all payments connected with the various branches of the public service, except salaries, are presented for settlement. Ali appropriations un: = J end tele the breed r li : If, ont fore, the general appropriation ordinance is not the Finance Department, with a large amount ‘ot meas, in the treasury, will be forced to withhold payment from | those having just claims on the city, ant this, too, on the very day Ly arr by the Comptroller to them. Respectfully submitted. ‘’. 6. Praga document was referred to the Committee on the Finance Department. REPORTS Of the Committee on Finance in favor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen in the matter of erroneous taxes against George Warner. . Of the Committee on the Fire Department in favor of substituting ‘ resigned” for “expelled,”’ in the Fire- man’s Register, opposite the name of Wm. 0. Bishop, of Hose Company'44. Adopted. DISBANDING OF ENGINE COMPANIES 18 AnD 30. A neg discussion took pln this high oe and it was ultimately resolved, on a division, to disband eaid THE FIRE TELEGRAPH. companies. ‘The Board then took up the report of the Committee on the Fire Department, to whom was referred the pe- tit‘on of William ©. Russell, and also the petition of James Bulkley and others, relative to the Boston fire telegraph, and Praying its adoption in this city. The Teport was recommitted. REPORTS CONTINUED. Of Committee on Repairs and Supplies—In favor of confirming contract for building house of Evgine Com- pany No. 37. Adopted. . THR RUGS AND REID CONTRACT. The Beard then took up the report of the Committee on the Law Department, to whom was referred the re- port of the committee of the Board of Aldermen, and other papers, relative to the surrender by Russ & Reid of their contract. This committee d for - tion the following resolation:—That this Board do con- cur with the Board of Aldermen in accep! the sur- render of the contract made by Russ & Reid for paving, &c., as expressed in the resolution of the Board, 28d October, 1 The resolution was Beard, pesped vote ef 42 to 2. The Beard here resolved iteelf into Committee of the Whole Numerous bills were then ordered to a third reading, after which the Board adjourned Jersey City News. Dirricuty 1x THe CaTuoic Cacren.—There has been trouble for some time past, between the priest of the Crawford C, Smith, John Studwell and George L. Shaw. | Roman Catholic church in Jersey City and some of its A committee, consisting of Commodore Hudson, U.8.N., | Members, and on Sunday last it came to an issue. The | and David Cooke, was also appointed to devise and ma- | priest had written a note to Capt. Farrell, commandant | ture a plan of operations, Ss pepenleer mapa &ec., when | of the M be pt ate dt ar he Lope yay the meeting adjourned til y evening next, | scoany SH pew in that church. Holding a receipt for peaherinanasenraaian nists, | Capt. -dattabbath took hin wat andthe pra stated Brooklyn City News. | that he would not proceed yntil he left the church. Some TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. | excitement ensued, and oe, F. was prevailed upon to In the report of the suit of “Wesley Sandfora t | out, but others persuaded him to return, when the Frederick Eiwards,”” in the King’s Corfe, ta et Seats retueed Sree: Fioally Capt. F. re. ur edition of this it is stated that the de- | fired, and mass was It is Satersteed fondant is the proprietor of the. “hotel ia Centre stroet, | that the difference is based on an ob; to Young known as Harmony Hall.”” It should have been bar- | Irelancers instead of a goon as the proprietor ab- Sait Pox.—There have been some eases of amall ee eee awe peg PR several eka pa and te ane until over —Respestialy yours, is 0 80 on lacrease as to require pub- Sis Kom; Bey 8% Uhh td | Uo attention. or any one of the other candidates furnish of continuous residence within the exceed two or three years, and tha! the applicants was un) with conduct or character, even that in nat tion force, and under which the courts derive their jurisdic- tion Lhe! in at are so imperfect 80 that the statutes of the United \y administer- States have little 7 provisions. By the laws to estal naturalization, avy court in the State, mon law jurisdiction, a seal anda the powers of admitting aliens to judges of these State courts, familiar only with the laws of their own State, have their time occu- pied by attending to what they regard as Judie duties, and permit, if they do not order, applications’ for naturalization to be made to whose knowledge of the laws is de- rived from the printed 8 which he and = ge on ep ity | jello which, on ind is gel ,, certificates ab cttkonshin are issued indiscriminately and iMegally, without a compliance on the part of the alien with any of the requirements of the statutes, except taking the oath of al janse. The first section of act of 1809, to which I have referred, contains the fol- lowing provision :— “Any alien, being a free white person, may be ad- mitted to become 4 citizen of the United States, or any of , on the following conditions, and not other- wise: “Ist. That he shall have declared, on oath or affirma- tion, before the supreme, superior, district or circuit court of some one of the States, er of the Territorial dis- tricts of the United States, or a circuit or district court of the United States, three [this, by an amendment, is now <‘two”] years, at least, before his admission, that it was, Hee ide, his intention to become a citizen lance and Aelity Zo any” foreign prince, polentsts, iance an ce, ntate. State on sovereignty, Whatever, amd’ partionlacly, by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty where- of such alien may at the time be a citizen or subject. “Qdly. That he shall, at the time of his application to be admitted, declare, on oathor affirmation, before some one of the courts aforesaid, that he will’ support the constitution of the United States, and that he doth abso- lutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, State, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, State, or soveteignty whereof he was \ are a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of thc Court. “Sdly. That the court admit such alien shall be satisfied that he has resided within the United States five years at least, and within the State or Territory where such court wat the time held spent beg at least; and it shall further appear to their satisfaction, that during rhat time he bas behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States, ahd well di to the good order and Despuens of the same: Prov taat the oath of the applicant shall, in no case, be allowed to prove his residence.’” It will be seen that the court, and not the clerk of the court, is to admit the alien. And yi as the court, be- fore admitting him, is to be satisfied of certain facts, it follows that wers conferred upon the courts are judicial and not ministerial or clerical and uently that thece powers cannot be delegated to the clerks, but moust be exercised by the court and requires an exami- nation into each case sufficient to satisfy the court of the following facts:— 1. Five years continuous residence of the applicant within the United Ligne and ons ycar of like residence within the State or Territory where the court to which the application is made, is held. 2. That the applicant Wuring the five years has con- ducted himself as a person of good moral character. 8. That the applicant is in principle attached to and yh ciaces towards the constitution of the United ‘continuous’? residence would not perhaps be necessary from the language of the section I have uoted ; but an amendment, approved March 3, 1813, by ident Madison, provides :— «That no person who shall arrive in the United States ‘rom and after the time when this act shall take effect, shall be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, who sball not for the continued term of five years next ceding his admission, as aforesaid, have iesided within the United States, without being at any time during the said five years out of the territory of oe Lia 4 ma es amendment is now in force, except the “witheut being at say time during the said i a out of the territory of United States.” These words were, in 1848, in ‘‘an act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the United States,’ struck from the section. The object of the eR ee ee ee Ks ggeee Ww t = ee ge a vate ian of the United » their business were necessarily beyond the limits of our territory, to avail themselves ef the naturaiization Ta ut the person drawing the clause made i instead of an exception in their favor. Wheth- e 88 should not restore this provision, making an exception in favor of the seaman and the soldier, it is not for me now to say, as lam inquiring only what the law is, that it may be administered correctly by this Court. From the parts of the laws 0° Cor ‘to which I have referred, I think there can be nodoubt of the cor- rectness of the position I have taken on this subject, and that the | spud of the cletks in issuing certificates of citizenship without any application to the Court and on proof of residence only, is an abuse which needs to be corrected. It was never intended by those who enacted the act forthe naturalization of aliens, that filemon! who had been transported for crime—that those who came over here merely because Eu: was too full for them—but who retained their loyalty of feeliag for the monar- chies they had left should, because they remained here for the period of five years, be entitled to admission to citizen- ship. The intentiom was to permit those who came here from abroad seeking a nt home—who, . by ». The five years of continuous residence, manifested that in- tention—and by good behavior d all that time, and- an attachment to republican principles, which could be proved to the satisfaction of a had shown them- selves worthy recipients of the benofits to be derived from citizenship, and safe depositories of the powers it confera, to be admitted to these rights and the exercise of there powers, by an order en’ im open court after an examination into the facts of each case—and a judi- cial decision upon the application—an examination which should be conducted with the same care, and a decision which should be made with the same delibera- tion and solemnity as that which should accom- pany every other judicisl act. Those courts ra instead of administ this law, have y their negli and inattention practically re] it, admitting thousands to the rights of citizen- ship who want all the requisites to entitle them to such admiesion, have been guilty of a gross violation of duty, —— avy the law ae pga in public oo wisdom or propriet our present, or of any naturalization laws, it is a my business at this time to ak; my duty now is to administer the laws as they are. iam compelled, for the reasons 1 have stated, to haf the praycr of the applicant, and also to forbid the clerk from, in any manner, exercising the powers con- ferred by Congress upon the Courts. This is all that is necessary for me to say in deciding the the Court; but there are other provisions of the natural- ization laws which are loosely in‘ |, Or wholly mis- understood. By the act of May 26, 1824, the Detween the declaration of intention and. certificate of citizenship is reduced from three to two years; but this in no manner affects the lens who arrived in this country prior toattain- the age of eighteen; it is:— Any elien, being a free white person, and « minor, under age of twenty-one years, who shall have resi- pak yd the peg ae see, siae 9g and hee all at one who ¢] Saveonaionel fo pies thestio ie tie tus he may pplication to citizen thereof, wt , be ad- havin, condition isan gene : Provided, Suc! juired therein ‘at the the eridenes in eaves in naturalizat in foree thoes ‘antl 1898, when these Far ive Teno ao registered at the banking office of Livings- Americans ton, Wells & Co Dec. 7, 1854:— A i Si Revalee |B Norrlaces Fat EB, Wheatine. ass. Johnson, Jun. E. P. Brow: Va. T. B. Broadd A. G. Powers E. B. Crowell... 8. C. J. H. Millecham “ B. W. Rousse. Jersey. | Mel-sir Cusack and lady, Io 5 l—' an a mney, | Cade: Robert Lament, Liverpool; Hon Daniel 8 Dickix: | som, Binghamton; Hox. H. Murray, Orwogo: ‘8. W. Barnard, | Beary Ent wt, dinbtiae EE aaa | Louis: B.S. Butler, Arkansas; C.F, Ublhoon, Oswego; | Wm. ‘Hopper, Maine, M. E. East ‘Wisconsin; Hon, 1. Williams, Indiana; Frank Haseitine, Philadelphts: Samuci Soees, Son eanere’ Re piteen, Batemans teas , U. S. Army; Rev. A. M. Is A. Jennings, Fhiladelphis; W. B. Anstia, Canada; i, Boston; B. P. Learned, Albany; Rev. 8. B. (: ant cyt Hiiau Hot{t-8.C; Woot, New York; Mer gukias and som, New Rochelle; J Lane and lady, Norwich; Towa: M.’ Fairbanks and Judy, Dobbs St Lo ‘and daughter, Weat Point; J. W. Bel, Baltimore; Captain Isham, Californis; Major A. Leland, Ohio; A.'J. Mo: y, St.’ Louis; W. Mansfield, fornia; Robert Cook, St. Louis; 8. B, Haskell and’ wife, From Port au Prince, in brig Rowland—Capt Hunt and wife, late of sobr Mary 'E True. Eee May Lenk osds WD. Bookla, dus Toerhisy & Bosal Jee McLean, ohn Boolley, Daal Weeks, John i i From Charieston, in steamehi i Southerner ees Lopes, renan, Mr Stoddard, H V Von " Gering, L Armstrong, and Mr Hassell, Misa Br staen, Jobn'Meff, E Currant, JG 15 in the steerage. In New ¥ Sund ing, December 24, b; lew York, on lay eveni the Rev. A. D. Gillett, Mr. D. Guaxe to Miss Many * i >, December 21, by the Rev. Mr. Taggart, 1e re ‘ 3 De La Marer’to Miss Euzsa H., sevond daughter of Abram McBride, all of this city. 7 Tuesday Decem! 1e JN, Marsclas, Mr) WILLIAM. LAWRENCE {0 H, daughter of Peter P, Wendover, of this city. On Monday, December 25, by the Rev. A. H. Wright, Mmizn, Eaq., of ‘california, to Miss Ann Caxp- of New York. in St. Mark’s Church, » F. Peck, WruaM Haxuonn, of ork, ry St. Edmonds, , to Many Sayiiz, of New York, late of Buntingf Esgent. In Brooklyn, on Tuesday, December 19, Rev. L. 8. Weed, Cuanizs R. L counsellor-at-law, to A. AU- avsta, daughter of J. W. » publisher. At Port vase ba Saturday, Rev. James Bro’ Mr. Da’ Staten I blisher. December 23, by the VID M. MERRELL to Miss Jan¥ Amyzia Post, of Island. By the same, on Sunday, December 24, Mr. Joun P. rie earn org siete , both of Staten At Elizabethtown, N. J., on Wednesday evening, Dec. 20, by the Rev. A. H. Mead, Mr. Cuartes H. Cau>wat, of Philadelphia, to Keraxr, eldest daughter of Captain Jobn McGowan, late of the U. 8. Revenue Marine. At Preston, Conn, y, December 25, by the Rev. Mr. Gulliver, Mr. Josxra W. of Norwich, to Miss Saran E. Davis, of Preston. On Monday, December 25, of scarlet fever, Jnsate Liv- rnastox, daughter of William V. and Helen A. Noe, aged 2 thee and 7 months. he funeral will take place this day, from 446 Grand street. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend. “Not my will, O Lord, but thine be done.’? Suddenly, on Tuesday afternoon, December 26, the youngest danghter of Christopher and Gesina Lussen, aged 3 months and 17 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take at two o’clock to-morrow afternoon, from the lence of her parents, 37 Main street, corner of Water, Brooklyn. = — will be taken to the Lutheran Cemetery for qnterment. On Monday, December 25, after a short and severe ill- ness, CHARLES DUSENBURY, only son of Thomas 8. and i Ann Jube, aged 4 years, 11 months and 10 days. is funeral will place at ten o’clock this morning, from the residence of qe 83 Bowery. hevornen i on Tuesda: ber 26, Sous ComNINGRAx, a the the city of Limerick, Treland, in the 83d year of his age. The relniives and friends of the family are respectfully funeral, at one o’clock “ie a invited to attend his ifter- — from his late residence, 71 Beach street, corner of ras! On herags December 26, Ju1z4, infant child of “Allan oe Melville, aged 3 months and 20 days. The friends and relatives of the famil; attend her funeral, at twelve o’clock this day, East ff es Beige street, without further invitation. On Tuesday, December 26, Mr. E. D. Penny, of the firm of Perry, Worthington & Co. His relatives and friends are invited to attend his fu- barat at one o’clock this afternoon, from 12 Lamartine place. Illinois pa, copy. At Clitlor Siete alse, on Monday, December 25, Mrs. Many Wioxunn, relict of the late Daniel H. Wick: ham, years. Her friends, and those of her sons, Rev. Joseph ). and Daniel H., are invited to attend her funeral, from the residence of the latter, No. 131 West Eleventh street, this afternoon, at one o’clock, without further invitation. At Sacramento, ber 25, 1848, Mr. NATHANIEL Cuanuss, formerly of Montreal, Canada, Canadian papers will confer a favor by copying the above. At Nice, Italy, December 4, whither he had gone it ursuit of health, ALurrt G. ‘ZapRIsKiE, of this city, in e 88th year of his age. __MARITINE INTELLIGENCE, almanac ~~ NEw YORE—Tu18 DA’ 8 Port of New York, December 26, 1854. CLEARED. Steamship Pacific, Nye, Liverpool, E K Collins. Steamshij a Cahawha, Shufe | Crocheren Co.” Shufeldt, New Orleans, Livingston, Ship Webster, Lawrence, Liverpool, Spofford, Tileston & 0. Ship Emerald Isle, Cornish, Liverpool, Tapscott & Co. Ship Vicksburg, Putman, New Orleans, Wm Nelson & a. Bark oper, Tucker, Marseilles, F W Schmidt, mane’ Fhide (Brom), Jantzen, Manzanillo, W Loback & Bark John Bird, Ulmer, Cienfuegos, J W Elwell. 7 Segor, Pai: St Marks, Smallwood, Anderson Brig Shepherd (Br), Percy, Bristol, B, @ Gelebrand. Brig E Watee eae Pekee tums z gsi" ea Brig Evergreen, Pottengill, Cienfuegos, Brett, Sen & Co. Brig Euro} pe (Be) Francis, 8, D'R Do Wolf. rig Nara oR, Do lat Sturges & Cl ngiam, Balcino's on. & Slaght. jandford, Philadelphia, Sandford’s ip Anguata, Long, Sa jannab, 56 h L nguat vi ours, to Mitebill. a8 tteras light bearing W by N, gzehangea tignale with tteamabip Kuoxvilie, hence” for ak bateansrnt, ech ats M15 iniles Sof Capo Hatteras, exe abip Ki exvitle, hence for, Savannah; teras bearing N, Gxchanged sigan Adee, ence fog Chasleoten. a 8 New Orleans, 14 ‘with cotton, a 21, lat 32, lon 77 30, saw a vessel, with the lors of topmast and head of mast, 7 Univeston, 14 days, with cotton, 424 c mm, 42 dave, with mdse and ts ders aaah er Bin se rae on vy 5 mene Defore: had wreckers slongeidc. “herb oy each int, ik agua, onrried away fortopeall yard dud ‘Brig Hortense (Port), Mello, Faysl, N to als ‘E Chaus Deve essed‘ an Amn Grig With ous gn su Prince, 26 days, with elfast) At shay Annas Rare company with ship Concordia AN ets ft a Btn Avauete (of “Harrin mn), Coffin, Jacksonville, 15 my Clinton, Thompson, Charleston, with cotton, to G Schr Emily Keath, Penny, Black River, Jam, 18 days, ith Pimento, dc, to master. Fehr Josephine G Collyer, Chapin, Richmond for Boston, Steamshi 2 oe" Beo a, sigmals with i, Cal ip Jas iy steamshi it Amanda, —, J. F Bene abee, 8 dae. Sohr B Drammon ver), from of ship New Bra. Steamer Ovceole, Manchester, Providence: i? S°™ brig Velocity, arr from Port an Princo, inst, in kod Leland bark ten, from Port au Prince Oth inst for NYork. Oot "30, 0% ein lat ‘® vessel, bot- the onter x U Br brig Lady Chapman, fom Boeunte, wipe Wargpa; sbip Bemiephore, Koy Wert, gt cet igs fi i fi ere i] & GI i ei E I i f BE q 5 ft f expenses, Fd ia. No 1 Gallego, from Providence, while st anchor in river ‘suffered from ® collision, M5 late ‘torm, losing will probably some of down to Montevideo to repair. oopper from her bottom. Ba snio Two Lapres, lost on Inagua, bad hor cargo materials sold 12th inst : Scun Mary E Trur, Hunt, before Port au Prince by bark A: ‘wont cea ors ‘Tortngas Ialand, St De ‘and after losing both ‘everything off deck, was ts tow by the bark. The schr has been condewned, and would bo #0 'H arrived here yesterday in the au Prince, being obliged to return count of sickness, ‘The impression that the sehr was lent sorely that the i7tte wien the bare provesly w arch of her.” Capt Hunt, however, mentions searoh 0 the Cobden. Bx scnm Haren Mavp, of Halifex, was the vossol rats ashore near the ahi cy atpak. She was from m am, en and was towed ‘the 25th by the Nokutug leroury, but litle ‘oinagel. | 7 i Bark Sarah Bridge, of P from NOrleane for Bat- timore, in leaky condition, Deo 18, lat 310.N, lon 6530. | Bark Jubilee, of aad from Portland for Matanzas, Deo 21, | Nantucket W 85 miles, Py ny 3 Draper, Ashby, hence for San Blas, Nov 13, Foreign Ports. AmsnizetteT (SW Coast of Africa)—No Am veasel in port ov At Loande Nov 4 brig ‘igeon, Staten, sel Onttrd, Bewloss wage es Tnttartem: £08 United rocAt Benauele abt ‘Nov 1 bark Soa Mew, Babbidge, from Sa- Asrinwart—Arr Nov 30 Br back Lady Berkley (formerty brig Ellen, of Bath), Savanilla; \Hensecrate, Mesaay, inde, to ell 0h fe Savalas “sa “Nov so cont raterman, from Ponsacols, ‘for Jamaion a pore Deo Ai sane Clinton 4 Aux C, bt Deo Pbark J Forbes, for NYork 12 deve; brig Pembeone, Saleh. for Beene I for St Thomas) a6 incorrectly printed); sehr Geo Savery, | ‘nnaen Riven, Jam—In port Deo 9 brig Globe, Roberts, a tatar—In port Nov 19 schr Flach, Willys, for Bostem a Tmacva—In port Dee 12 achrs Meteor, Sturges, tor NOr- gee ge Hehe Witt Ra asus fe ners Poets Ean De 78 i briga Windward, Killman, for do. & Mitton, 3 Bid between bd and 106h Tork Seguolis, Alico KYeck,, waMavcO—In roy oat Ballers Rae fov 7 bark Evelyn, Hich! Ne Pe Mearns, for U: fal it ow, vehvergery Ris Jane Nov 2 ship John Land, 8nay aan ar paragon, Hi a, Tonge: tite brig Ze j00;, $, Crosby, oa.” lowland, Tongoy; llth, (Pax Steamsnie AMERICA—ADDITIONAL.} ANTWrRP—. 6 NYork. Borpravx—In Blonde, icrwuns, raniou, and A man V der Dude; Cindad Biennan; Ke- rth Sea, }; Marschall, and i a Gibbs, and NYork; Denmark, “asle’ Ocean, Svensen; Amerika; ymesen ; Rose h, a fe 3 aafpaltna tases for NOrleans; Margaret, Wood, Phile- abairasr— Arr Deo 4 Jupiter, Matanjasss, NYork; Buenos 10, ‘REnxx—Arr Deo 4 Heinrich, Hachtmann, NYork DArmemwaven-Agr Deol Corlolan, Wall, K York; 34h, *Oibiee Are Nov 20 Julia, Sitches, NOrleans and Vigo; Pate ese, or + oh Drar—Arr Deo 6 P: cet Britheap Baltimore for Bre- men. Sid 7th, J A Hazard, Williams (from London), Genoa; rol for Rott 5 Gravesenr—Sla Deo 8 Architect, Potter, Ho . 4 John Le Gth, Padmore, Bowie: Sax "Bliza, Bunker’ Bost a ore, le, i a, a ’ John Baring, W : ip ton; ) Ward, do, s Huti—Arr Dec 4 Alvarado, Sleeper, Shields for Gibraltar, HAvax—Sld Dee 6 Corint 4 Glenburn, j NY ore: Gosport, Strickland, ‘NOwloabae Gla deb derek: “port 6th Chile No 2, Vue, for San Francisco; Abby Langdon, Hall; Zurich, Rich; Alleganean, Stetson; St Ber, | nard, Mather, and St Grabtres, for NYork;' Seram! | pore; Reeds Judith, Brown; Elisabeth, Blis: nteGurcArs prey to Deo’ DE Kalepe Lorent, VOE: Mt Dee Wilmot, Patiersob NYork. Sid 4th Messtroom,’ Melloma, sTown—Arr Deo 5 Arsbin (s), Judkins, Liverpesly One Re) sw dando, (oh Wests ‘Avorke Blan 7eh Sarak, itd for Sth lime, | | rh ‘xaan Sands, (6), Hisley, Portland. Entd for ldg Evang Fairl and En, Beedie, NOr! n Dana, NYork; MeKensio, ‘Baltimore; ‘Disea? ards Dec 6 Lightfoot, Pierce, Wham- Linnell, Foochow-foo; Hendrik Had- thy Phaeton; Spooner, ana Win Fothérien: ; Spooner, and Win alcutta; Duseandle, San Francisco; 0) via Cardiff to load. LosbOnpasax-—arr Nov 30 Creole, Shields, Philadelphia, a = —eeaioman Nov 2 Martha Wortl _, Greeman,, MARSEILLES—S1d Dec 5 Anglo Saxon, Sullivan, Palermo. PortremouTH—Sid Dec 7 Liverpool, Kearney, NYork; Charity, («) Snell, Crimea. x6 Parekmo—Arr’Nov 21 Maryland, Olser, Boston; 25th, Sigter Rebow, Smith, Messina. Swrsips—Sid Dee $ Golden Era, Thorndike, NYork and San Francisco. Entd out 7th Admiral Von Koss, Will, Ha- van in Francisco Swixeuunpe—Arr Dee 4 Schnelle, Evert, NYork. Rocnarie—In port Nov 29 Comméres, L& Flock, and Ad- vance, Krudrop, NYork. Tnoox—Are Dec 4 Statira Morse, Anderson, NYork for Clyde. Fanux Bay, © G H—Are Sept — Horsburgh, NYork. Vico—Arr Nov 20 Mary R y, Luther, NYork;7th, Julia, Siches, NOricons ld Zist for Cadiz); 6th, Aunie Fisher, Edwards, NYork and old 28th for 40); id, Beverly, andman, do. Warerrorn—Arr Dec 4 Cruz 2d, Poppe, NYork. Liverroo! Le: 5 7 le Win, Pon’ ‘Smith NYrorke Clad out oth,” Pi ti ait of Bramley’ Moor Wook last ight: eet e jas the flood this afternoom, without damage; and from GI the Sth Dec state that ais amaog’ sophie deethbaccatt leans to Greenock, was 4th oni geves ‘vessels were on shore stout ‘Troon, Ar c drossan Loi J—The American shi toot, DON, ba ral igh Lightfoot, Peirce, o NYork from tt age Inte the Lend: dock on Tuesday, put ‘Duck to Block | Toon, antwhile- moored to the buoy, of she eatseee’ te the dock’ at Blackwall, touched. the ground at low water, the unusually low, and th kes. Sho draws twon ground at low water, shi ver Tppear, however, to. have sustainet any of th (rtd pac ae the ag OF ing when she waa m Sept in tat 8, lon i id knocked several ploces off her shoeing, Dec 5—Tho Stat of and from Tort, wae drives on thote heat ‘reon, thie mereien during a heavy gale. A tug has been her assistance. Ri mpi, Dec 5—A bi Jae aes carte oe rae a a A cnska hav i of the orew; sen too high for lifeboats and bee Deo 4—The Ai bark Alvarado, Slee Ebleias for the Vi ica atates, it in hore this having struck ooming over’ Shields’ tar. Sho m A fe = Cordelia ter di, 405 for terke des Sone epee, just arr. sigilncplng [A— Are Dee take Ann, for weet inties, B34 ¥ for NYork. ‘sta ioe brig Baoeh ‘Deo 23 sehr M 16, " nad ee 23 propeller Potomska, Cush- ore. serra eee 3 la, Ms a Ge es 1, NYork, », Cain,, Oct 26, Sift Belfast inning, % Thest ivan? Geo Stock: io Ai taht ta Ritchio, Savew Hu from \ ai ATTAKAPAS~In detphia, 1 frit Bion ALEXA) mineisTOn: to finish i