The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6723. AFFAIRS IN ALBANY. ‘One Week's rork in the Legislature. Annexed will be found a summary of city, local, and general business, termipated in both branches ot the Taselainre; Eating Sie thied. week of the present ses- IN THE SENATE. Monpay, Jan. 15.—Mr. Wurrvey presented a petition for the passage of a law to prevent the use of the school “funds for sectarian purposes. Mr. Bakk, a petition from William Kent, John Vander- Dilt and others, to amend the charter of the Long Wie Auembiy BLL4S expeilte eho éatrtbn of lain e Assembly bill to ex: as" 8 of Voter i Ln} Twenty-ninth Senate distriet;’ wav prtse fn pita ‘The annual report of the Regents of'the University ‘was received. Mr, T. CLaRk gave notice of a bill for the instruction of common school teachers. Mr. Firxp, of a bill to repeal the third section of the Act relative to the construction of railroads in cities. aa Wurryey, a bill relative to the sale of patent me- ines. Mr. Spencer, notice of a bill to enable the school of the /Five Points House of Industry to participate in the ‘Common Schoo} Fund. Mr. Waker, of o bill to authorize certain towns in ‘Cattaraugus and Chautauque counties, to subscribe for ‘the stock ot tae Erie and New York city Railroad. Mr. LansinG, a bill to facilitate the collection of debts ‘ainst plank and turnpike companies. @ Senate passed the bills to release the interest of the State in certain lands in Rensselser and Columbia counties, to the United States; another, authorizing the ‘Hudson River Railroad Company to convey to the United States certain lands in Columbia county, on which to erect a beacon light, Mr. Srxvcrx offered a resolution, which was adopted, inquiring into the expediency of prohibiting mutual in- surance companies from issuing policies out of the judi- cfal district in which they are located; to prevent com- panies in other States from issuing policies in this State, and to appoint agents to examine into the ailairs of such companies, ‘The resolution offered by Mr. Yost, instructing our members of Congress to oppose the exieasion of MoCor- rmick’s and others’ patent for reaping machines, was J ‘adopted—12 to 9, ‘Toxsvay, Jan. 16.—Petitions were presented against confirming the acts of the Commissioners to locate the public buildings in Schuyler county ; of Catholic German citizens of Butlalo, for the passage of the bill relative to church property ; of citwens of New York, against the distribution of school moneys for sectarian purposes. Messrs. Whiting Putnam aad Z Clark appointed a se- lect committee on the above matter. ‘R petition re- «quiring ferry companies to provi'le life saving gutes. ‘The following bills paswod upon third reading: —Te Mend the time for the collection of taxes in Syrac ‘expedite the canvats of votes in the Twenty-ninth istrict. Mr. Brooks gave notice of a bill to prevent illegal voting in New York. Mr. Hrrcucock, for relief of the Stockbridge Indians. In committee, the bills passed were to provide for the ymeut of land purchased for the manufacture of salt, Several were also passed granting relivf to persons ia Canajoharie on account ot canal damages. The bill to aepeal the act prohibiting the circulativa of bills of banks under five dollars not chartered in this State, was sent to a third reading. The Clerk of the Court of Appesls sibniteed a report tion to the business of that court. ee eectbos offered a joint resolution that the Le- islature proceed to the election of a Umited States tor on the 6th of February. Laid over. : ‘The jowt resolution from the Assembly in relation to emplo ing counsel in the Lemmon case was taken up W ua D3 AY, Jan. 17.—An hour was spent in discuss- ing a resolution to print five thousand copies of the Go- yernor’s mearage, when it was finally adopted. A haif hour was spent in secret executive session; nothing own of the result. att were introduced to rebuild the locks on the Che- mung Canal upon the enlarged plan; in relation to the term of office of the Supervisors of Albany county; rela- tive to the Uni'ed States Deposit fund; to distribute achool moneys to Five Points House of Industry; rola- tive to ferries running to and from New York city; to urchase @ site tor executive mansion; to repeal the law % promote medical science; to incorporate the Woman's Educational As-ociution; relative to accommodations for vals, Oeetens gan: 18.—Petitious were presented for dis. tributing common *chool moneys to Five Points school; against the use of school fund for sectariun purposes; to prevent the New Haven Railroad Company from running ‘carson the Harlem Kaitroad; to preveut banks of dis- count and deposit from acting 48 savings banks; to im- se tolla on railroads; relative to church property to held by luy trustees; German citizens, to prevent ec elesiastics from holding church property; restraining th of church property to trustees. ‘ole Reported Te savend charter of Williamsburg ‘Water Works; for the more effectual suppression of gam- ; to enable the Five Poiuts House of Industry to pat in school moneys. iy ee \—To pay a "Todgment in favor of Horace Hotchbies, $2,180 43—ancther to pay Hotchkiss & Smith $6,327 07 from the Sing Sing prison fund; to pay for Janc usedin the manufacture of salt; repealing the act prohibiting the circulation of bills of banks, under $5, ther States. a peers adopted providing for election of United States Senator on the 6th of February. Another direct- ing the savings banks in New York and Kings county to make reports. Progress was had on the bills to continue the Oatario Bank, of Utica; to preserve the harbor o New York from kiyn encroac! ments; amend the charter of the Grsnite Insurance Compaay; authorize charitable inati- tutions and others to bind out chiliren by adoption. Fuipay, Jan. 19.—Petitions presented containing pro- Is of sub-marine engineers, retive to removal of all obstractions to navigation im the East river near Hurlgate, to prevent the usv of school moar ys for secta- Tian purposes; the amended report of the Northera Dis- pensary was submitted. tices of Bills—To repeal the Inw of 1846, qrabsrising insane convicts ta the State prison 1 sent to lunatic asylums; appropriating money to the Rochester University; to inco:porate the Yonkers ,Water Works Company ; to provide for the examination of the lunatic aylums in county poor- houses, The annual report of th- Executive Committee ‘of the State Normal School was receive, ‘Twenty-six bills were passed to ax many persons claim ing canal damages; also to amend tne Granite Insurance aR int resolution, appointing a committee to visit New York institutions and criminal courts, was taken up and adopted, with amendments ‘Lhe concurrent resolution, petitioning Congress to ‘vide pensions to the surviving soldiers of the Indian ‘wars, was adopted. Ia committee—The bills for the relief of Cyrus Wal bridge ard Gustavus Clack were pas: ‘The bili providing for the payment of a judgment in favor of Messrs Fitch. Hunt and Cooley, against M. J. “Lockwood, Inte State Prison Agent, was i the special order for Thursday gext at 12 A resolution was adopted, d:recting the State Prison ‘Commissioner to send to the Senate the testimony in the above case, Adjourned to Monday, 7 P. M. IN ASSEMBLY. Mowpay, Jan. 15, 1855.—Petitions were presented to incorporate Indian orphan asylums, Indian boarding echoo!s, for the church tenure law, for a free bridge over Newtown creek, relative to the Leak Eacheat, to remove the quarantine, for the new county of Canasteo, The following bilia were psssed ia committee :— To extend the term for the ccllection of taxes in Syra- use. To confirm the official acts of Thomas H. Clowes, trea- rer of Queens county. To ies the besten of the village of Norwich. To amend the charter of the New York aad Shawan- nk Mi} Compan; eto pavres 5 for Me education of the children of the Oneida Indians. E ‘Authorizing the Supervisors of the town of Waworsing +0 borrow money. Rey |.—A bill to amend the charter of the Brook- jremen. Wt amend the charter of Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Flushing. To amend the bill in relation to the New York ine- Iriate arylum of New York. To iucrease the Common School fund. To w the Common Council of Brooklya to borrow To amend the charter of the Bushwick and Newtown Road and Bri Cor '. To construct a free bridge across Newtown creck. In relation to usury on promissory notes and bills of To provide for the conveyance of land in specific per- ' “formance of contract by a deceased party. For the erection of a monument over the remains of ol, Baxter and others. ; A resolution autuorizing the Committee on Privileges and Elections to send for persoos aad papers in (he case of the contested seat of Mr. Selden, of Oswego county. Tomspay, Jan. 16.—Petitions were presented asking nid to New York Volunteers; against the Harlem ‘bridge monopoly; to restrain mutual insurance compa- nies from certain unlawful practices; several for church law. “tens vil to prohibit the sale of intoxicating beverages was reported. Mr. Aitken read a counter report. Bills passed.—To ainend the charter of New York and ‘Sha ‘ank Mining Company, to authorize the Super ‘visors of Waworsin to borrow money; to provide for tue -education of the Indian chiliren on the Oneida reserva. ti urnpike Jaws; to consolidate the stock ami bow {it Worthern Halltoed Co., and to provide for the | ration o° the owners thereof; to incorpor Granada Cenal and Steam Navigation Coy York. for the relief of Gilbert L I to provide for the adjustment aud payment of claims upon the State of the militia of 1812: relative to roperty aad money taken from persons arrested and g of crime in the city of New Yors. in reiation to fon of witnesses to repeal the act provining for of nen-resident lands; to amen! the act os tablising Uulon Schools; relating to certain brilses ¢ Harlem river Notice Ay { bills to be introduced:—To redoce the seve ow York court sets intoone net, for an appropri ral em the crate Axjlom for Sdiobe: relate to J. ticew’ foes in civ'l cases, for s Inw Hbrary fp the anathera tier SHeoustics, to borrow money to efeet aew county balid- MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1855. ings in Westchester; to lection of taxes in this ferry bricg WEDNESD. extend the time for the col- State; for life saving gates at nd on ferry bouts. » Jan. 17.—Petitions to close canals on Sundays; in behalf of the New York Hospital; for im- boty ent of Black harbor; for the new county of nisteo; relative to the water line in Twelfth ward of Brooklyn. ‘The census bill was introduced; alsd, bill to authorize the building of docks in Twelfth ward, Brooklyn; repeal ‘the law exempting certain veesels from quarantine; to reduce into one act all the District Court laws of the city of New York : requiring New York ferry companies to pro- vide life saving gates; to extend the time for the collec- tion of taxed in the Btate, exoept cities of Now York, Fess E* ud +o & law library lig i outh ther iF Mout 4; to authorize supervisors: ir Yoder citer to ereet obey b ¥mppropriation Sgommiete Miah Ras tre; Day ahs e tats eps he ‘The resolution against McCormick’ pte, ‘The resolution proposing ro to- amend t] stitation | as to restrict the right of sul ‘to naturalized citizens bos palais years, was called up and laid upon the Notices of Bills—For the election of certain judicial officers on a separate ballot; relative to Genera Sessions in Queen's county ; to’ abolish alll foreign lan- guages in official proceedings; to pravent. th ilk; to increase the pay of Com: to prohibit Justices in Justice nd Marine Courts and their clerka from acting as Commissioners of Deeds; to amend the Revised Statutes in relation to de against ships ; to amend the militia law; relative to the rights of married women ; to compel Justices of Genera} Terms to give decisions within thirty days, ex- cept Court of Appeals, to establish aa Agricultural Col- lege in Seneca county; conferring upon Justices in West- chester the duties of coroners. Bills Introduced—For the better security of lives of passengers on ferry boats; to authorize building docks in iwelfth ward, Brooklon; to repeat certain sections of the charter of New York Stage Company; for the election of tax collectors in Oswego. In committee, the following bills passed:—To legalize Bille introduced.—To amend the plank roel aod | - | kK assessment roll of levy for 1862; to authorize the Com: mon Council of the city of New York to tate teatimony in certa'n cases; to amend the act relative to the public healih; relative toexcavations for buildings in New York and Brooklyn, Tuurspay, Jan. 18.—In committee, was to regulate excavations in New York and Brooklyn; to amend the assessment act. [This is an important bill; it provides that all persons and associations doing business in the State of New York, as merchants, bankers and others, either as principals or partners, and not residents of thie State, shall be taxed on all sums invested in their business, the same aa residents in the State.} To amend the ‘act consolidating Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Bushwick; to amend the charter of Brooklyn firemen; to amend tke charter of New York Inebriate Asylum; to amend the charter of Bushwick and Newtown Road and Bridge Company; giving juris- diction to the United States over lightuouse lands; ‘mak- ing provision for taking the State census in 1855, Fhipay, January 19 —Petitions were presented rela- tive to tenure of church property ; to dissolve the Empire Face Brick Company; to repeal the usury laws; to com- plete the upper level of the Crooket Lake canal; fora bourding schvol in the Allegany Iadian reservation; to re-orzunize the military department. Bills Introduced—To amend the Revised Statutes in relation to the time for sending in academy reparte; pro: viding for the instruction of common school teachers; to allow Port Richmond Fire Engine Co. No. 3 to increase their number of members; to amend the act for incorpo on of religious societies; Brooslyn school bill; to establish fire limits in Brootlyn avnnal report of expenditures on the canals was ed. Bille read third time—To autkorize the Common Coun- cil of New York to administer oaths in certain cases; to amend charter of the New York Inebriate Asylum; to amend the act to incorporate the Brooklyn firemen; to amend the act to consolidate the cities of Brooklyn and Willimpsburg. ‘The fourth annual report of the State Idiot Asylum was received, Adjourned to Monday, at 12 M. Our Albany Correspondence. Avsany, Jan. 16, 1855. Tactics of the Sewardites—The Know No- things and our Ministers Abroad, &c., §c. Fortunstely for an obscure indiviiual in these “hard times,” I occupy a very hamble but not la- boricus situation at the Capital of the Empire State, and having much leisure time, have conceived the idea of making one effort at correspondence with the New Yorx Heraup. If it is acceptable, of course it will sppear; if not, not. In the latter event, I may turn lobby member; and if you bave any derire to save a fellow man, and an Amerisaa at thet, who has heretofore labored to be as honest 4s circumstances would permit, you will publish it, even if it coes not come up in merit to the standard of your regular correspondence. The proceedings in the Assembly this afternoon are to-night the oply theme of conversation. Tae name of Seward is scarcely breathed, even by those influences surrounding the Executive whom Ham. mond, of the Albany Register, nameleasly painted in such bold relief a few days since. Although no one here sympathizes with the editor of the Kegis. ter, it is but justice to his article to say tat be dcew out their characters with such masterly toaches that the eye of a stranger after one hour's stay in the bails of legislation, can reacily detect them. Their policy to day is, and will be for eome days to come, t keep ellent on the question of the election ot a United States Sena‘or, at the same tine to vo lnctarily, but moderately, advocate tae native A ne- rican Coctrines. Toe Assembly eet apart this afternoon, apparent- ly by commen consent, for tce consideration of Mr. eed)y’s resojutions instra cn our Senators and requesting our Representatives ia Congress to urge the enactment of 4 law protibising the sp voint- ment of foreign born citizens as ministers to foreign governments. [he mover, very such in the half Dovel, half historical style of nis “Napoleon aad his Marehals,”’ and in the long drawn tone of some coaa- ty parson, delivered himself of « writtea apsec3,dar- ing whi h be seemed ready to melt from toward zeal for his country and his native fellow cisizeas; and strange as it may apyear, the Seward section of the House alone manifested symp%ma of the gea- tleman’s would-be contagious inspiration. He was followed on the same side by a sersible, well timed and earnest speeca by Mr. Waterbury, of Westcnes ter, who, I believe, is commandant of the Bsxter | Blues, of your city. Still the champions of Seward were studicusly silent. exhibiting the seif-satie- fied composure of a trader who has made @ profit. bie bargain, and tne consideration money paid. If tue resojuticns aod the bringing them forth were the offspring of the Know Nothinge solely, they would be entitled to great credit for their tact. Bat ox | were not. The tuckle wes all farnisned and the b bsited by the friends of Seward, end such Kaow No hings as Heaaley and Stebbins are angling uader thetr ivs:ructions and control. When Mr. Waterbury ciosed, Mr. Mavday, a very young, but by uo means scaly, member from your city, replied, avd you coali see in the conctenances of the arc tacticians evidences of delight at a nibble from the desired quarter—a friend of the Pierce administration. Not content with their suc- cess, the red and ine fell into toe hads of Mr. Steb- bins. who wade a h in about the same vein as Mr. Headley, which brought abont # tremend ous bite from Mr. O'Keete, whose legisiative experience eheuld bave tanght him firet to have looked sround the corner for a ‘woolley” in “the fence,” and not ‘to have been drawn into the discussion. ‘The truth ir, the ca:ds are about all played. and the game is, the whig Know Nothings in the House, wits very few ex eptions, are traveferred over vo Seward, aud the resolutions, aithough correct, are designed, ioretber with the bigh sounding speeches leadley, Stebbins avd others, to cover their ba- trays! uf will of that portion of their coasti- tuenta, at least, who elected them. The result of the afternoon's discussion is, the su porters of the national administration are already driven wo the untenable aud unpopular position, taat it is preferable to oave foreign born representatives at foreign Courts, while toe Simon Pare Seward whiga «ill Pre with the Know Nothings for the re soluti ns to @ man ; and when the time comes. and Seward iselected by the votes of the whig Koow Netbicgs, the o¢iam which shoutd rest up om their assed a bill re The treachery will be sougotto be oiled over by refe - ring t» combined vote of the Know Notnings and Seward wigs in favor of Headley's resoinioas, | apa the axtagonistic position of the duviples of St. | Tawmary. wereby hoving to convert Seward aod Die friencs ia pubic estimation into pramble Kaow | Nottings—as the ast was transformed into # loa by purting on a lion's skin. he inéu ements held out are tempting, it istrne; but they can fardish no +xcose for a violation of Hghred faith. Mark the words. Open treason to er pier ges will characterize the course of the pow Notbicg whigs in the election of United Ss ates Senator ; but the fate of each, in epite of all dodges or attempted diversions, will be that of a | traitor. Snob, at all events, is the ovinion 7 AM. Heavy Damaors ror Breact OF Promise.- A | Mr. Brown, of Krovidence. be been muleted in five thoveand collars damages for the breach of an implied promise to marry & Miss Clarke, Ne a tual promise wa proved, but it'was proved that Browa was engaged t) another lady and that Miss Clarke knew it: stil! they found bit guilty, inferring he had mate her a promis» of warringe from hit waiting on her to church and con corte, a onding her presents, ex -hanging miniatures } tings, ete., aud being the father of her baby Observance of the Sabbath. MAYOR WOOD AND THE LIQUOK DEALER9—TH® PUR- SUIT OF STRONG DRINK UNDER DIFFICULTIES. The appeal of Mayor Wood to the liquor dealers, pnb” lished in Saturday’s Hanan, to respect the laws in rele- tion to the Sunday liquor traffic, has had the desired ef- fect. Nota porter house was te be seen open in any direction, and for a wonder we have kad one Surstay in New York without its usual accompaniment of dranken men parading through the streets. Everybody was ax tonished, The age of miracles is evidently not yet past. New York bas had one Mayor, at least, who is deter- mined to enforce the laws while they are on the statute’ book, aud cempel obedience to their se There $re some sanguine enough to believe that even our dirty streets will atiome future day,be purified, and our city tendered a fit abode for acivilized people; but whether our’ Maybe ean accomplish this, i6@ problem yet to be solved. last young gentlemen,who seretbk ce uit cblensing om i Sunday as being especially devoted to genteel spreeing, |! were quite disconsulate yesterday liquor selling. ‘They might three an¢ four passing from one grog shop to another, to see if they couldn't “ Wet up,” as they termed it: ‘the day was damp and wet, and they felt that they ought to keep up @ corresponding moisture inside. But their efforts were unavailing. Corner after corner was visited. Suspicious looking places up stairs and doubt. ful looking places down stairs were tried im vain. Front doors and side doors, back doors and hall doors were shaken and knocked at, but without effeet. Some few oyster cellars were open, and to these they repaired, with the vain hope that they might there— Keep their spirits up By pouring spirits down, Sut gua eaten Tae barkeepers turned a deaf ear to their entreaties, and woulc not let them ‘«mile,”’ howsver much they might coax, and so the day passe. Business was unusually dull at the police offices, which, as a general thing, have more to do on a Suaday than on any of the ordinary week days, The large hotwts—ine Astor, Metropolitan, St Nicholas, and others, alk refused torell liquor to transient customers, supplying only their regular boarcers, It is to be hoped that the Mayor will unsparipgly prosecute those who may ba: vivlated the law, and teach them that while we have laws on the statute books they must be enforced. IN BROOKLYN, The law against selling liquer on the Sabbath was as strictly observed yerterday as on the Sanday previous, ‘There appears to be a general disposition to kexp clovel omtbatday. Very few arrests were made by the police ouring the day or evening for druckenness, ‘The wtreets were quiet, and order prevailed, IN WILLIAMSDURG,. Yesterday was a temperance Sunday in the Eastern istrict (late Williamsburg.) The fear of the law is working wonders. The police of the Foorteenth, Fit- teenth and Sixteenth wards report all of tho porter houses, corner groceries, segar stores, &e., closed up. The same is true of the Thirteenth ward, with one ex- ception. Some of the restaurants had up pla ‘No liquor sold here to-day.’’ The result has been vo drupkenness,and consequently peace and quiet prevailed, and the day was @ model one. IN JERSBY CITY. In conformity with the resolution adopted by the Cemmon Council, on Tuesday evening last, requiring all places of buriness to be elosed on Sunday, votice was given towards the close of the week, to the proprietors of places of business usually open on that day, to that effect, and yesterday the order was generally vbserved. Some’ few, however, disregarded it, amd it ix probable that measures will be taken to enforce universal obe Gience to the rule, or punish all who viehite it hero- alter. seen in groups of CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN G00BS. About two weeks ago the silk store of Joshua Tilden, No. 8 Dey street, was burglariously entered, and a large quantity of sewing silk, weighing about 200 Ibs., and valued at $1,100, was carried off by the thieves, no trace ot whom has yet been found. Search was made by Mr, Tilden for his’ property, but without success, until with. in the past few days, when he was informed that a man ramet , living at 169 Rivington street, and representing himself to be a dry goods merchant, bad sold about two hundred dollars worth of the stolen silx to @ person named Henry Silverman, residing at No. 369 Grand street. fhe complainant appeare1 vefore the magistrate at the lower police court, und there made a statement of the fact that he had jast heard in respect to the whereabouts of his property; an! accordingt Sergeant Mansfeld was entrasted with the matter. Gaadt was arrested on Saturday, and taken before Jus- tice Connolly for examination. Here evidence was adduced going to show that the prisoner, on the 10th inst., sold twenty-one pounds of the sewing milk te Mr Silberman for $176 50, which was valued by Mr. Tildea at $242, The magistrate committed Gunst for trial oa the charge of receiving stolen goods, and fixed the bail at $1,000, which bemg forthcoming the accased was set at liberty. In the examination of Gunst, he said he was not guilty of reve ving the goods knowing them to have been stolen, He asuitted selling the property 10 | Mr. Silberman, but stated that his innocence of the | charge preterred agatust lin would be made manifest on | A THIEF CATCHING A TARTAR. Yesterday morning, about 444 o'clock, officer Filker of | * the Twenwieth ward police, was attacked by an unknown map, with the intention, no doubt, of robbing him. The | officer grasped his assailant, and in doing 80 exposed his | emblem of authority, which speedily ind to let go the officer and howe Se ake a retreat. d him closely, and followed bim up *faras tb'rty-third street, where the | low made bis escape. In the pursuit the rascal fred reveral stones at the policeman, to deter him in chasing | him, none of which, however, struck the officer. | ARREST FOR BURGLARY. A young man, named Thomas Quinn, was arrested by , officer Holden, of the Fourth ward police, yesterday, | charged with having entered the premises of Patrick O'Brien, 163 Fourth street, and stealing from the money drawer $25. The accused, it appears, while making his | egress from the building was observed by the officer, | who'thinking bim to be rather a suspicious character, ar- rested him and took him to the station house, Upoain quiry and investigation It was found that the accused had slipped into the premises previous to the store being | shut up for the day, and secreting himself until all was | quiet, stole Gown stairs and raasacked the money drawer of its contents, After pocketing the cas he purposed | to make hisexit, but found to is surprise that the key | had been taken from the fastened door, and that nothing remained to him to make his escape but to break open | the barrier. In effecting this, the attention of the officer | was attracted to the spot, whoarrived just in time to | arrest Quinn, who being taken before Justice Connolly, | yesterday, was committed for trial, in default of $2,000 i, ver, CHARGE OF BURGLARY. Yesterday morning officer Filker, of the Twentieth ward police, arrested a young man named James Welsh, charged with having burglariouely entered the premises | of Fobert H. Goff, of No, 229 West Thirty-fourth street, | by forcing open the hail door with a jimmy, and stealing from the premises about $75 worth of plate, and other | ble articles. ‘The property was found ia his posses sion wheo arrested by the officer, and not giving any ratiefactory account of the possession he was taken to the station house, The accused was taken before Justice Davison, whe committed him for trial. ARREST OF A DANGEROUS LUNATIC. Officer Miller, of the Eighth ward police, was called upon yesterday to arrest a perron giving his name as Beekman Lafaye, who was amusing bimself by flourish ing @ dagger of great beauty and excellent material, and threatening to take the life of Maurice Malt, of 21 Mercer #treet. The occurrence took place at Jacob's store, 409 | Broadway, where Lafaye was arrested. On being taken betore Justice Davison, at the Secon district police court, he stated in wild and incoherent language that he wan a millionaire, going to Rurope to #pe thi money and would, before bis return, marry a woman worth $400,000. He was detained by the court for « fe until his friends would convey him to a lw | UNLAWIUL DETENTION OF & YOUNG FEMALE. | Yesterday & man named Anthony Sweeteer, keeper of | lager bier saloon at 143 Houston street, was arrested | by officer Davin, on a warrant issued by Justice Wood on the complaint of Josephine Grauser, a native of Ger ho charges the prisoner with having enticed house, under pretence of employing her as a | i then committing an indecent » It nd likewise compelling her to sabrait to the | same treatment af toe hands of other parties, all ot them strangers to her, and that when she desired to leave the house of the accused, to avoid his ill treat nent, be refused to allow her to depart Another an! arimilar complaint wow mate against Sweeter by « woman named Anns all who deposed ti was nent to the hour of seertzer by some pers Dr. Sm th onder th: \reteuce of getting he tion. and that while there improper overtures were to her by the prisooer and ethers, which she repe! with great cournge. Sweetuer w fn before the ma gistrate yesterday afternoon, who committed him to prison for examination , Obituary. Conamander Jouiy, late of British schooner of war Be muda, bas died on bis passage from Jamaica to Eng\ar He was transferred at St. Thomas's, from the royal m steamer Derwent, to the Atrato on the evening 16th December, in a very precarious state, sn-i ven on the evening of the 10th. Tt will be remenbe that commander Jolly was the British officer why tested against the bombardment of Greytown, by ( Hollins Berorax Emi@natiow.—Io 1854, 24 430 emigrants for the United States! they esm= to oar bosrd ninety five ships, i at the suspension of |, | manded by C | the Hercules,) baving being thoroughly overhauled dur- | dosen colored persons THE TERMS QF THE MEROH ANTS ACCEP TED. A meeting of theWtongshoremen was beld last ¢vening, at Tammany Hall, to hear the report of the con ‘mittee appointed at a former meetinggto wa't on the merc uants and inform them that they were williog to compron ise, by reducing their former rate of wages one shilling , eT day, which was one-half the amount demanded by them(e ‘There were about six hundsed prevent, aud the proceed. ings were conducted in the most orierly manner. The meeting was called to order by the Irevident, Mr. Wm. A. Hall, who stated the ob ect of it, after whick he made the following report, on behalf of the committee:— At a meeting of ‘lougsiorewnen held at ammany Hall, on Thursday evening, ‘toe Lsth inst., for the purpose of endeavoring to urrange with their eroployers about their wager, it wus decided that a eompromive should be offered by them to the merchants by coasepting to ac- cept a redvetion of one shilling, inatesd of two shillings per day, im their daily wages; aud » committee was ap toconvey \o thew through their chairman, B Morgan, Esq. the decision of sokt meeting, and io- structed to report to this body the result of their inter- view. Your committee accardt waited om that gon- tlewan and communicated to him the object of oar v. He expressed bimsel’ ay very favorable te our 3 but stated thet until he had had au opportunity hoon sulting with the merchants i Goould give no deetatve apswer. Having called again at an spponted hour, we were informed by him that ‘he merebaets were ave to our proposal, that they refused to eve listen to any- thing of the k-nd, aud that nething short of their own terms would sutisty them, The reasous assigned for this course were first, the large amount of unemployod labor now afloat enabled them to procure a® much as they wanted at she price olfered for ours i ness was dull and ti reafon would that our lab valuable at $175 perday, and still more so at $1 62); aday—the wages we agreed to by the compromise—than the labor they mow employ at $1 50 per Consequently no pecuniary disadvantage weuld be sustained by them in agree.og Ws Our proposal, but the chief chjection was that they did mot wish to recognize or sauction any right whatever on our part to propose terms to them—to a4k any more than they were diepoted to give was looked upon ax an attempt on our part at dictation, ‘This cerwinly was new to us, and excied our surprise—and if mere workmen have the right ts nay sv—our indignatio Inj the meantime, we cannot forbear expressing our warm thanks to E. £. Morgan, Raq., for his gentlemanly and courteous manner towards us, and the liberal view which he took of the matter. We had hitherto thought that honest labor was not considered a degrading call- ing—we had supposed + person might endeavor to Tn an bovest livellhoo}, evew at the lowly and labo Tious occupation to which we have been accustomed, without ceasing to be a man or fore ting any of his rights; but it we have a right toa remuneration for our labor adequate, or nearly so, to our wants, and proas that right, we Ought moi to be told that our alaim is tau- tamount to dictation. We aim at nothing of the kind— we ask for nothing but our clear rignt. We have shown that our earnings at this season of the year is po more than $6, ut fourteen shillings per day ; on less than that it is not just to ask us wlive We have agreed to make & sacrifice—to work for thirteen shillings aday. We are refused that. Why? Not because we are not worth it— not because it cannot be afforded us—but because we bave dared todemand it. The public will judge whether we have been fairly dealt with or not, and decide upon the sincerity and consistency of the benevolence and humanity, for which the New York merchants are so distinguished, which would contribute liberally and freely to alleviate public misery, whilst it compelled the honest workmen to toil for a remuneration ‘nadequate pport. In conclusion, yo mittee recom » the beet toing that can be dene under the cir nees, that all honds, or as many ax can find em- ployment, should go to work tomorrow morning at twelve shillings per day; andue doubt, when they can dit, the merchants will advance the sum they now At the conclusion of the foregoing report, Mr. James Kelly offered a resolution to the effect that they suould accept the terine of the merehants, He wilvised ean- ciliatory measures as the best policy, and apoke of the de- pression, of business of all kiads as reason why they shonld give way in the present cave He bad no doubt» however, that the merehants weuld, when the times improved, return to the former rate of fourwen shillings * rive xenelatioh ‘ssherwitn slight opporition when it was the meeting, but it finally wdopted py a then passed rescinding all resolutions which might conflict with it any way; after which the meeting adjourned. Marine Affairs, ‘Tue Seas Wo. Pex, Captain Codman, which wan erroneously reported, a short time back, as lost in the Black Sea, is now running as a regular packet between Constantinople and Balaklava. Sreamsuir Exre—a new vessel for the Liverpool and Portland line—will make her first passage early in spring. —A beautiful elipper schooner, called the about 200 tons, was launched from the at Greenport, L. 1. on | th inst. She is owned by Messrs, Van Brunt & , W. M. Dodge, Esq., and others for the general freighting business, and will bo com pt. D. L. Welden, who is also an owner, Tux SreantuG Hostname, Capt. 0. Morrill, (form ly ot ing the past reason, and having new boilers, cylinder, &e., will make a trial trip to-day, previous to commenc- ing operations, She is now 185 feet long, 24 feet beam, har Sf inch cylinder, and 12 feet stroke. She ix owned by Duval, Marrill & Baggs. Quick Passage. —The clipper ship Panama, Capt. C arrived here yesterday frou St time of 8 days and 14 hours, SUIPPUILDING OX LonG IsLaxD.—The following is x list of the vessels Isunched at Port Jefferson and Setauket during the past year :— fchooners Thomas W. Olcott, 250 tons; Henry Janes 200 thos, A Hamuond, 240 tons; 4. H. teed, 225 tons, built by J. MAC. L, Bayles, Sehooners Jobn L. Ducting, nghue in the very short 296 tons; Naind Queen, 175 Sunny South, 250 460 tons, built by ii & Darby. techooner Inland Belle, 200 tons, built by Hawkins & Brown. Scuooner War Steed, 200 tons, built by John R. Mather. tcbooner Ll, N. Godfrey, 150 tous, sloup Copy, 160 tons, built by Joon BE, Darling & Co Bark Otarles W, Poultney, 400 tons, built by Nebe minh Hand, Schooner Carlton Jayne, 260 tons, built by Henry Tyler. pooner Rescue, 200 toms, built by Wa. Baker. Looner New Word, S00 tous, built by D. B. Bayles Schoouers Orb, 260 tons; Saran A. Falconer, 190 tons, built by M. Dickerson & Co, Aggregate tonnage, 5,120, Brooklyn City Intelligence. Tuk Sour HoUsR AssociATioN —Yeaterday, upwards of two bundred families were furnished with soap at the Military Garden, During the past few days the demand for soup been very great, and is daily increasing. The association made their firat weekly report on Satur- | day last, from which it appears toat 692 families, re presenting 2,697 individuals, of which 1,134 wore auults 63 children, were supplied with soup dering the The quantity of soup given out w: 19 quagts, nufseture of which there has been used 1,220 0 bushela of carro bushels of Is of potatoes, four bushels of ouions onde rice, three bushels of salt and seven pounds be treasurer acknowledges the receipt of ALLOGED PICKPOCKET?.—Two young mea named Wil liam Smith and Thomas Clows, were arrestes by vffioer Harrold, of the Firet district police, om saturday even ‘og ob the complaint of Mrs. Conklin, of Smithtown, 1. | L, who cbarges them with abstracting « purse contain- ing $5, from her pocket while procuring « ticket at the Long Island railroad depot. They were locked up to an- | wer Buoxen Ur ~The Mayor and ( | oa eal gambling Baturcay miytt ineluaing the keeper, who were engages in playing dies Gry Mortaury.—The number of deaths im thie city | last week amounted to a total of £2. of these 28 were " nl 24 females, and of the whoi number 29 were » 102 winors Willlamsburg City Litelligence bonoerve Roneeay or Jeweray of Ww. H. Chamberiin, N. lariounly entered Tie jewelry store 1A Grand street ene robbe! of watches, silver@ure and jewelry, Yelaed at about $1,040, The thieves were fru trated of the n thelr attempt to open the aafe, in consequence skeleton key t t was made we Gread ork, who slew raring Pe of Me. Mayle, in seaty Four “t, 9 Wee eDieres win © She is designed | po | beartly intoxication ly | } Hints on the Hard Times, OUR CORRESPONDENTS AGAIN—FUE UPPER TRN AND THY SICK POOR—-OALICO HOrS—AKE TIMES GETTING BETTKR ? ‘The movements afoot in aid of the poor are atill being vigorously pushed forward. There is no apparent abate- ment of the efforts of the beoevolent, who are doing all they canin an unostentatious manner to relieve the wauts and provide for the necessities of the poor. The impression is gaining ground that the times are getting better, and the slim audiences that now assemble in the Park, to hear the «peakers on the City Hall steps, would 5 vem to justify that belief, _ Another calico hop is to be given next Thursday even- THE | PRICE TWO CENTS. LOSS OF THE BARK HOWGING WIND. | a caotethlins Rescue of the Passengers, OMicers and Crew, by a New York Pilotboat. The bark Howling Wind sailed from Piailadelphia om the 16th January, bound to Londonderry, with » full eargo of grain, and proceeded down the river in tow of the steamboat Uncle Sam, On the 19th, at noon, dis- charged the pilot, and proceeded to sea with a heavy northwest wind blowing. In the evening the wind im- creased, with heavy squalls; furled the ght mallx, and double reefed the topsnils, and at 8 P.M. treed the purpa, and kept them in motion for two heurs, At10 P, M. rounded, and found three feet and a baif of water ing, by the wife of «well-known bank president. We have received the following from our correspondents — AGOOP WORD FOR THE UPPAR TRN, 10 THR KDITOR OF THR NEW YORK MkKALD, ‘The course pursued by some of the unemployed and profesnea’ needy of thiy city has induced me tu make the following remarks:— Notwith, ‘tancing the imprecations which have been so freely pourt forth upon the wealthy of this city, by wome who bsve, I fear, more zeal than knowledge, mach has been and {s4til being done for'the relief of this name j, anv ull Others tm wdigent olreumatances. Many of the upper te¥ Mave fonnd themselves much cramped in their own fin.vecial ators this winter, yot they bave freely given their hundreds for the rekef ef thave ina far worne condition, This monvy has beea judicously expeaded for the nesessares of hie, Those Se reat can have them for the asking. Lf any one hasa pride so foolish as to prevent him or her from sealing Me needed relief,certainly thone who provéle for their wantware not aceourtable tur ther satlerimgs. The old adage, * if « thing ix not worth asking for, it la not worth baving,’’ has lost none of its tratdfulness, amd commends (welf to the consideration of the unemploged during the present crisis. Any one who will tao the trouble to look into this subject, or. if they hews read the papers, wilt ee that great and praiseworthy eflurts have been put forti to “feed the nungry,'’ and “clethe tie naked’? But there is +til another command, and bus it been forgot ten’ Does no our care tor the { apprehend but few are really aware of how much department of benevolence, Let us look into matter and see, for such & work beeor y, and the day the deed. ‘There is the ew York, Ward's Tela Yew Yor St. Luke's, St. Vincent's, Ketreat Hospitals. ‘These’ hospitals wards not less than from went care at barge. bemy done io Ubis this have cto five thousand consta the best medical atten i ‘nen, there are seven diapen. ries in different parts of the city, where medical ad- vice and medicioes are free, and thousaads are here re- T u lieved every week Add to all these, the clinic#in con- section with abe University Medical College, Fourteenth street, New York Mevical Coilege, ‘toenth street; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Crosby street; the Veoy'e's Clinie, Greene street; and several others estab- lished by physicians, (a view of the present hard times, and it would seem that full as much care has been ex- ercised in beball of tue sick ws of the hungry, though there has been fur less said about it, Certainly, none need suffer very hong if it be in the power of medical | #kill to relieve them. Those who need medical attend- ange at their hower, if not able to pay, can have t tuitous pervices ef competent men by applying to the dispensary or clinic phyrics In view of micans of relief now offered to the people of thiselty, th reesy ought to be thankful for such munificence, stend of finding fault with what b ing the wealtby, bec they have saved, instead squandering, their money when times were i posing some of the plane adopted are not th , shall we refuse to receive on that vunt? The drowning man will not stop to hold any long argument as to how he shall be rescued; neither will the really needy aud starving be fastidious as to how they receive rai- ment, food or medicine. Keliet—a cure Is what they wish, and when obtained they are satiafled and thank- ful. G. HK. A MECHANIC TALKS KIGHT OUT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MRRALD Please to accept the thanks of a humble mechanle who doen not belocg to the spouters on the City Hall steps, but who is one of some thousands who have not paraded the streets, yet whe bas most probably felt the pr of want move than these would be street orators. thank you, sir, for warning the publle of these lar ed anny in been doue, or cure Ampery nonsense It is all very the poor and needy, but not in this osten- | A pretty figure Europe when t ough the press, as the: almost inclined to disavow pefore them th suredly will, it makes m myself an An done with thin | money that b: me of the poor? | Where will it go want to know? I can live, and 1 will do #0, on bread, rather than degrade myself in countenancing these humbugs. Let the wealrliy give away what they please, but let us have no parade about it, tor that destroys whatever humanity there is in it, and lends to the suspicion that it in all buncombe. Pray, sir, keep a rharp look out on these people, and you will confer 4 favor on many poor mechanics A VOOR CITIZEN AN OLD CITIZEN PATS MAYOR WOOD ON THE BACK: 10 Tk ® HAL I wish through the ar invaluably paper word in prawe of our nee Mayor, Althougul te against him, were the election to be held | n to-morrow he should have my hearty sup | ud I believe that is the sentiment of a large poc- | tion of our citizens, Never before, in the memo | our oldest jubabiiants, have our sidewalks bee with barrels, boxes and bales as at present has the ordinance against Sanday rum sel ling been +o universally enforced, never before have our | pelice heen so allert in the discharge of thelr duties Who that hax beew in the habit of visiting the Post | Ofhice hax not been obliged to take the street, or clim | piles of boxer. to the danger of life and limb, te | notning of spoiling clothing, Ip the streets leading fr | Hreadway Re merchants acemed to consider the walk | t } 1 it wecordingly for which does persevere | ke apd make friends of all whowe AN OLD CITIZEN. MADISON SQUAKK PROPOSED AS A HITE YOR THE NEW OIVY HALL petition isin circulation quite twins merits con ‘To the Honorable the Common Counell of the City of New York ouvrable body to | jon ofa wing of @ new City Hall to be 4 on Madison square, (which was te served by the cliy for this purpose.) fur the accommo dation of the eily government ing the Mayo:, Bond of Alermen and Council, Ayoeduct Department and Executove Ofices, leaving ‘he present City Hall for | the use of the courts, and such offices as can be most conveniently retained in their present locality. Justice ane the cause of good and equal government imperioualy require that the munielpal Offices should be located bearer the actual and prospective centre of this great city, We believe that the ervetion of a new City Hall in thet ceutral position woulé hay sent time, & and inamed Rien pene bout wards, fo the great benefit of the laboring class advantage # city ot large. City Intelligence, Sunday was gloomy and unplessant a cold uncomfortable uring the morning, was con tipaasadie meite) and the light rain queted the mud in the streets very Olthy Tun Wrarnrn. The thy was overe shower came verted Into ice, making th During the alternoon the treete almort h There is every reason to believe that we will soon have clear cold weather. A Wowas Buse Waree Deowe A fire was discovered in the basement of the house No th street on Bunday morning ‘bout 20 The veighbere rushed smoke proceeded, A Snoekiva Conn nto tue room from whieh the 4 there (ound & woman in « ateate of | & on the Boor with On fire, and the fame ment. Beside her burning coals on City Hoey thet while simgaer pg acrome the Boor abe stove and overurped It, and benew the A toy Coomer Lanatey wy mun Farnn vant “A boy nemed | George Dail, aged 12, was brought to the Keventecnth ward ttation house, by two geutlemen a tern mot ergelly used by hie ‘ath | bey oud, fogged one malireated him ehamef | out provinato aver, ihe oe | yt there witha on ow 6 A. ALMOCK —The wembere the Gren ty, a . creed otcwrs of the Con none, will toewt at the bowse of Mr Alfred P Ar r reer of Leulogto avenue aud Thirtennt ot P bus afters te proce . A Arwost, the gee the Ory How | year | eit in the hold, At 12 midnight sounded again, and found the leak increasing. Close reefed the sails, keeping the pumps constantly going. At 2A. M. brought the bark by tho wind, heading to the northward, with the hopaw of making some near port, and turned to heaving carge overboard, Workea until 8 A. Mf, By that time had thrown overboard about #ix hundred bushels of corm. During all this time the pumps were kept constantly tm motion. Sounded the pumps aj and #till found the water \sining on the ship. The weather began to mode rate, but the leak did not decrease In the fore part of the day madea brig to windward, heading to the north- ward, distam) about nine miles, We hoisted mgnals of distress, but the brig did not seem to notice us. At noon, found fre feet amd a half of water in the held; got the boata clear for launching, with water and provisiows in them Ati P. M. the second officer and four seamen Valuateered to try and overtake the brig with one of the boats, At the time efits Inaving, the weather was quite calm, aad the bark settling fast. Launched the long- boat, aad got provislors and water lato her, no as ta be ready to leave at auy moment. At dark the boat re- turned t the ship, not being eble to overtake the brig. At the snene time the pilotboat Aathony 8. Neilioa hover in wight; a light breese at the time, In a short while she was alengride, We now fouod the ship had become completely waterlogged, and the weather looked throat- ening. Al hopes of saving tho bark had been given up, an her pumps had become choked with corn, although: tho pilots ofered to render us every possible anvivtance, We suspended pumping, and concluded to abasdon the bark. We got our cloth ng into the pllotboat, and laid by the bark watil 5 A M., when she went down, M. O PORTER, late Master of bark Howling Wind. A CARD: The undersigned, officers wnd passengers of the bart Howling Wind, take this o ideon May i R B. Neilson, for their gone+ They have our sincere wh and readiness to serve aa, Had it not been Sorthetr opportune aid, we all must tn evitably bave perished M. O. PORTER, Master RAYMOND PORTER, Mate, JAMIGS DAVIS, Second Mate, MARY KEED! - CATHARINE Fl ou, } ta Oy Pollities, PRIMARY ELECTION OF THK MARD SIELLA—A FRM FIGHTD—THR NON-FUSIONIBTS TRIUMPHANT, At the lant meeting of the Hart Shell Democratio Committee two delegations appeared, both claiming te represent ‘the Fourteenth ward. As it was suspected that one of the delegations waa in the interest of the Custom House, the committee declined recognizing either of them, and reterred the whole matter back to the hard pbell voters of the ward, and designated three of their number to actfas inspectors, This action of the General Cinmittee exeated consiterable feeling in the | ward, and strenuous efforts were made by the partizaae of both factions to drum up recruits to carry the pri wary election, which was held last Fridny evening, bee seven, at the hall, corner ef n eld under th rvision of Michael Ryan, K W. Glover and Jotin ' election was held it waa had arsembled that the contest would be quite exe 3 Boon afier the poliimg commenced, an elloet waa eveat certain parties trom voting, This created @ h soon became general, and the polling awh lea scene of greatconfusion. In the od tables were broken, and the pieces used as weapons A tan pamed Keonan, from the Seven- teeeth ward, was struck on the jaw with the logofe table and severely injured. A rush was made for th ballot box, but the Inspectors ¢ good thelr encaps to the station house where they counted the vi safety. There were two tickets ia the fh ae the Whelan ticket meiée chair otem knows aud the other as the Tow ticket ‘The latter, which borw the caption of “Ne Porion,’' was the suecesstul one by « vote of 8Li to 182. The most singular part of the was gotten up by vutelde ward at all ® number of Inborers, government, were in at- ttee—¥. T, Suydam, Patrick Barnes, Committer—FAwan! Cavanagh, D. Me Fay, Hugh O'Drien, PML MeAwoy. . THE BOFT HHKLI. GENERAL COMMITTER—KL.KOTION OP PEAMANENT OFFICERS A meeting of the Soft Shell Committee waa held laa Thursday evening, in the coal bole, to perfect thelr or ganization for the coming year. The attendance was quite full. Mr. Lorenzo B. Shepard officiated as tom- | porary chairman Anelection was immediately gone into, snd Mr. Robert Kelly, of the Kighteeuth ward, wi Lnounly elected ebairman. He made a speech on taking the enalr, im whieh be declared bimerl! iw favor of fusiom, He alee Gov. Feymour, and avowed his hearty approval ren if the ational aimiuistration, “the wae loncly applauded at the close of his remarks Mevers. James I. Bent adopted thanking Mr, Stepant, the 4 the presiding fiom of lat Journed Bishop Potter tn Canada, VIEWS OF THE PROVINCIAL RINNOF OF NEW YORK OM QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE WAR IN KUROFE. (From the Montreal Transcript | THE CHURCH BOCIRTY. tempo opened with Hishoy congratulated agein spared to em le well ae on the the members of t semble at the increased Interest aire the ive the amount of subseriptions am rece) they beard with pain the occurrences which place on the other side of the Atlan tie, it mort be with sincere pleasure they would take *, whiet bad the welfare tielow men in view, not ler ity, . ‘se . Vight Key. Horatio Porter, DD, Provisional Vor’, moved the second resolution, em- i the thankfulness of the at the amity oristng between the two churches, sod tte be part io and beet time only, but alvo for et ‘The Be sald be apeees thank their own P " hop far the honor be hed done him. i the Awer ean oh it coming, upon = late leon the When yerteroay morning, little after he had come out of his conan + face to the North. in the teeth of a be brethren here aot expecially for well presides over the affeire of this dlowees. And, after i), be had found the plearure greeter tham the suffer ive (Cheers) It om 7 sreciour Way He bea prayed tor her om the lend the ma ant hoped to do eo» spain She mpathy, bie deep ey ‘s the nobhe maving © time to power American faling, and American sentiment im regard That he wana tell Wa lor at, 1f the porople of Canada wished to ry, they wnat mot gearch (led cheerv) unt go chergy Of tha Chew ta thaws and Milton, eri 4 th - ered Ln) and om the wy vogle and datly off up heir pragere Jorher maces (Comore) The tal couse exber of the Chureh to retos thee ‘ritule Vowards the tnnintennace of this pire Mowey ene *eR', and aavietance wp war the work that w herr death bode, © hour, bok beek upom with joy follwing Was among Me revtutions passed on %, ine Right Rew H. Potter, 1). D. Previebonal Vor by Hon. George Meitets. Iprees {1g 4) sas(dinewe waere of anity between the ye (wateh oot te , terougs him every part Laer ingrcaeed mieriowary eu: ris