The New York Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1855, Page 1

MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, AUGUST Il, 1855. ‘ARPER & BROTHERS— Pearl street, Franklin square, publish this day; 1. MISS BFECHER’S LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE. Letters to the People on Health and Happiness, By Miss Catherine EK. Beecher, With numerous flustrations, 12mo., paper, 373¢c.; muslin, 50c. This work asaumes that the American people are now pursuing a course in their own habits and practices that is destructive to health and bappin2ss, and that they are aystematically educat- their children to become diseased, deformed, and serable, as much so as if it waa their deliberate aim. ‘The work points out the methods by which this is pur- sued, gives statisiics to show tho shocking resulta, and then points out the remedios for the eyils already done, and the methods of prevention for the future. u BUNGENER’S COUNCIL OF TRENT. History of the Council of Trent. From the French of LF. bungener, author of (“Zhe Priest and the Huguenot.”” _ Edited trom the second edition, by John M’Clin- tock, D.D., 12mo., muslin, Moat deme know that the Council of Trent was uct of the Reformation, ~ but comparatively few, we suspect, know much about ita history. ‘Those ‘who wish to know (and itis a matter > worth’ Foowing) will find ample means of information in (this volume. * * He (the author) is clear in state- ment, subtle and consecutive in his logic, and steers as oom duliness ‘as from sourness.—Perthshire Adver- ser. Harper & Brothers, have now ready— 1. WAIKNA ; B witha mapof tl ui jore, and sixty ori- gina! lustrations, 12mo., muslin, $128." és Mt. THE HEIRESS OF HAUGHTON; Or the Mother's Secret. By the author of ‘Emilia ‘Wyndham,’ ‘“‘Ravenscliffe,”” ‘Aubrey,’ ‘Castle Avon,’” &0 Bv0., paper, 3740. mm. KIRWAN’S LETTERS TO BISHOP HUGHES. Letters to the Right Rev. John Hughes, Catholic Bishop ef New York. By Kirwan. Revised and enlarged. 12mo., Muslin, Te. Iv. ¢ JARYES'S ART-HINTS. Architecture, Sculpture and painting. fom Jarves, author of “Varisian Sights and French Prin- éiples,”” &e., &e, 12mo., muslin, $1 25. ¥. CONSTANCE | HERBERT. Anovei. By Geraldine E. Jewsbury, author of “Zoo,” <The Adopted Child,” &. “8vo., paper, 373Z¢. Mee OF JAMES GORDON BENNETT AND HIS TIMES, : POSTPONEMENT .O¥ PUBLICATION. ‘The publishers have to announce that they are roluc- tantly compelled to postpone the publication of this -anxiously expected and important work. until WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18. The demand for the book has already exhausted two ‘Large editions, and a third edition of five thousand copies ional is now in press, which will enable us to pub- lish on the above-named day without fail. Inone elegant volume of 488 pages, embellished with a fine medallion portrait of Mr. Bennett. Price $1 25. STRINGER & TOWNSEND, Publishers, 222 Broadway. ‘NN. B.—Orders should be forwarded without delay, to secure a prompt supply. Circnlars furnished on ap- plication Rony iti BIOGRAPHY.—THE AUTHENTIC BIOGRA- iphy of Mile, Rachel, with cotemporary criticisms by ‘most eminent European writers, and analytical no- tices of her most celebrated characters, beautifully ilua+ trated'with superb portrait on steel, ‘executed by the coo ee rocess in Paris, Price 25 cents. Orders to be addressed to J. DARCTE, at Hall & Son’s, 239 Broad- way, New York. BVENGE, AT FIRST THOUGH SWEET, Bitter ere long, back on itself recoils. THE STOLEN CHILD, A Srory or REVENGE, Now Publishing in the SUNDAY COURIER, Catnot fail, from ite absorbing interest, to attract univer- sal aftention. It is, without doubt, the most exciting ro- manct yet given to the public by the weekly presa; and its palntui details of the wrongs inflicted upon a poor and lovely girl by her wealthy betrayer—her mysterious dis- ‘ance, the devp-laid plot to accomplish revenge on t of her sister, its attainment, her flight, and sub- re-appearance overwhel with remorse, and rious career of the ” STOLEN CHILD, present ascries of vivid pictures of the most startling ebarat a romance reader procure the open- ing rs. In addition to this new attraction, the next a ag the Courier will contain the continuation of e CONFHESIONS OF A SATANIC WRITER, in which the sceret machinery that governs the flash pa- pers of Boston is fearlesely exposed; THY CONFIDENTIAL EXPERIENCHS OF A SPIRITUALIST, written by o physician, in which he explains his experi- ments with spiritual galvanism, and describes an inter- view with the spirit of his father, the various circles in the elty, sailing of a table in the air, spiritual lights and spirit hiads, and other wonders of these exciting pheno- mena; TOWN FACTS AND FANCTHS, consisting of loca] sketches und news paragraphs ALL SORTS of anecdotes and satirical synibs; CRUMB AND OUTRAGES at home and abroad: BPROLAL FORKIGN CORTESPONDENCE, CRITICISMS, LOCAL Price {aree cents per ' mighont they, Brockiya:Serecy Oly, bor bon nt the ci jr je ity, &c., &e. Umea or pandicatlonr No. $f Upruce street. : PIRITUALISM.—REV. THOMAS L. HARRIS WILL lecture at the Stuyvesant Institute, 669 Broadway, on Sanday morning and evening, at the usual hours: Conference at 3 o'clock P.M. Seate free. Lost, on the morning of the Ist of August, containing about five thousand dollars, im one hontired dollar bills, principally of the city banks. will be pal, and no questions whatevei ¢ money to GEO. W. BEERS, hind feet, it cracked ‘und. now street, New York. the property, by applying at 11 eet New Yo Ora. Tong black tai; one fore foot white just over se oe ard will be paid. iy tance Fitepatrick, fe rewal Bist street and Sixth avenue, Harlem. ‘ REWARD.—LOST, ON TUESDAY, A WHITE BULL terrier, with black spot over the Ts and ears not Whoever will return him to No. #6 East Twenty- street will receive the above reward CARD TO THE PUBLIC.—BEWARF, FOR HE comes like a thiefin the night.—Whereas, some person is in the habit of circulating anonymous and false communications about me; and,whereas, same person, Uke a midnight assassin, is afraid to sign his name, I therefore o reward of ten dollars for any informa- tion that wil lead to his detection. WHITE, hene and lamp store, 218 Canal street. ‘ARTMEN—$10 REWARD.—THE ABOVE REWARD be paid to the cartman who carted nafe 6,885 from 810 ay, last fall, for informa@on where IBwas taken. The cartman who took it from 370 to 310 cut. a first OST—ON THE 8TH INST., A PORTEMON! ® check, drawn by John Caswell & Co., on ion bank, for $405, payment of which has been ; @pmall amount, ‘principally in $1 bills, on the [J sabenu Hank, together with papers of no value to any a but theowner, The flacer will. be liberally re- varde’ by addressing a note to box 3,146 Post Office. ——— OST—ON THE 9TH INST., (NEAR THE CORNER OF Fulton and Greenwich streets,) a leather bag, con- ging wvernl memorandum bovks and papers of use to the finder. A Mberal reward will be paid by jeaving said bag and contents at 160 Wactiagwe street, orner Cortlandt J. HM. HINES, ‘OST.—A LARGE GOLD RING, WITH A CHANGEABLE blue stone, cut in the shape of a monkey's thee, A eral reward will be paid for its return to the owner, dress box No. 575 Post office. ph ta teed OST. ~THE LADY WHO PICKED UP AN INLAID TOR- tolse abell serpent broach at the corner of Broadwa ‘1 Waverly place, yesterday (Friday) atternoon, wil pe pleased to return the same ac 105 West Thirty-tiret treet, and she will be suitably rewarded. °KETROOK LOST-—ON THE EVENING OF THE 7th, between Claremont and Burnham's, » pocket- Fook, marked ©, Hunt, containing from $40 to 860, in Any one —— same, ond turning it te Whiting & Co., 271 West ty-Birst street be l/berally rewarded. years old, by th » jacket and vert, and ing him to bis DUANE 3 He = E a 2 By James Jack- MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. The Board metat 5 o'clock last evening, Isaac 0. Bar ker, Fsq., President, in the chair, The minutes were read and approved. REPORTS ADOPTED. The report of the Conimittee on Streets, non-concurring with the Board of Councilmen, (o flag Twenty-third street between Madison and Fourth avenues; adopted. Of saine, non-concurring to fence Second and Third avenues, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets; adopt- ed. Several similar reports, non-concurring with the Board of Councilmen, were received and adopted. The eport of the Committee on Public Health, in fwvor of concurring to allow the trastees of the Congregation Sheareth Israel to remove remains from the burial place, on grounds between Oliver, Madison, Chatham and James streets, concurred in. Report of Committee on the Pub- Mec Health, in favor of concurring to sell the right to all che night soil removed from the city, and providing the manner of its removal, concurred in. ‘THK FIRE DEPARTMENT. Cn motion of Alderman Howarp, the following resolu- tion was passed:— Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and he is hereby, au- thorized and directed to lease, for the term of ten or t ty-one yeurs, the premisey known as No. 12 En street, for the use and occupation of Howe Company No, 60, if he shull deem it tor the benefit of the city. ADDITIONAL AFPROPRIATIONS POR THE PKPARTMENT OF RE- PAIRA AND ¥ ‘The Finance recommend, as further appro- priations for the Dey nt of Repaigs aad Supplies, the sum Of $55,861 for the payment of contracts for the erec- tion off pul buil , made under euthority of the Common Counell by the Conmisedoner of Repairs and Fupplies. That the sum of $32,900 bo appropriated for the pay- ment of expenses incurred in the repairs of public build- ings, and in furnishing #u) in accordance with ordi- Papat the suay of $28,000 be appropriated to p at the #um of appropriat pay any ex- penses that may be necessarily incurred in the of pavements and streets for the remainder of the year 1855. Thut the sum of $15,000 be appropriated for the repairs of roads and avenues.” Total, fea hot. ‘Adopted. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONKR OF BTRERTS AXD LAMPS. Mr, Enua, in answer to a resolution of the Board, ask- ing him by whose authority the space under the sheds around Clinton market is occupied by hucksters’ stands, to the exclust6n of country peuple, states that after the paseage of resolution of 6th April, 1855, he instructed the Superintendent of Markets to have the stands removed immediately, for the pur, of room for the suid market gardeners, which instructions the Superintendent reports he has ‘complied with, and that there ix now, and has been, plenty of room on the Spring street side of the market for the country le to extend their produce for sale, and that for five days out of six the sidewalks are principally vacant, as Saturday is the day that the gurdencrs generally come into market. Referred to the Committee on Markets. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE LAW DEPARTMENT ON THE MMWACE FROM THE MAYOR RELATIVE TO INFORMATION ASKED AS TO THE NUMBER OF POLICEMEN APPOINTED SINCE sax. 1, 1855. ‘Alengihy document from the Committee on the Law Tepartment was presented to the Board, respecting the Mayor’s answer to a resolution of the Board, calling upon his Honor to report the names of all persons appointed to the Folice Repartment since the Ist of Jamuary, 3855. It will be recollected that the Mayor refused to comply with the request, and denied the right of the Common Council to interfere 1 the norainations made in the Police De- partment, of which heis the head. sg ‘The committee. contend that the Mayor, as the head of .the Police Department, is bound to re- port any’ such information as {s called for, the charter requiring each head of department in the city govern- ment to report information in relation to said depart- ment when called upon in due form. The committee refer to the principle established yy, the Mayor in his all last spring on the Governors of the Almshouse for information. The committee sey:—‘‘If the head of the Police Department may deny the authority of this Board fo ask for information, so may each of the other eight departments. ‘The refusal may extend to every request made, and the result would be that two branches of the Common Council could obtain no information whatever froim the executive departments, except with the samo form and delay ax in the paseage of ordinances. The in- dependence of the legislative portion of the city government requires that other portions of the Tnessage should. recetve, 9 paming ee * © @ ® Your committee believe ‘the first instance on record where an excentive officer has o+- sumed thus to constitute hinisélf the role judge as to whether the Legislature, in the performance ot its duties, really requires information on a certain subject or not. ‘This doctrine once admitted, and the Street Commissioner and the head of every department and bureau in the city government may, with just the same right, say in anawer to # resolution of inquiry, “That in our judgment the information you ask cannot be required to subserve apy legislative object, and therefore we respectfully de- chine to give it.” ‘It ia believed that the bare announce. ment of such a doctrine is sufficient to secure its univer- sal condemnation, and that further comment on itis unecessary. The committee, after further argument and quotations of law, offered the following resolutions :— Rerched, If bly Honor the Mayor shall continue in his refusal to comply with the resolution of this Board, passed June 12, 1855, requesting certain information from him in reference to the police department, until the expiration of ten days from the passage of thix resolution, that then, and in fi event, the Counsel to the Corporation be directed to apply for a mandamus, or to take ruch other Jegal proceedings as to enforee a complianeé with the terms ‘olution above referred to ved, ‘Tbut the Clerk of the Board, upon the pas- sage of the forégeing, caush a copy of it to be served on his Honor the Mayor. by ‘Wakxmax moved for the adoption of the report. Alderman ed on. Alderman Ketty moved to have it printed. Motion to print carried, A PROPORED NEW COUNTY 4AlL. The report of the Committee on Repairs and Supplies was received, in favor of concurring to advertise for « lot on which to erect # building for the eounty jail and ‘Third district court and committee state that they are convinced the necessity of immediate action in relation thereto; that the pravent county jail is totally inadequate for the purposes fow which it. 1x 1+ tended; that better and. more extensive ascommodations are needed, with cells, &c. The committee, therefore, in looking for the most suitable accommodations, deem it best to build on property now owned by the Corporation, and situated between Ludlow and Essex streets, and be- tween Grand and Broome atreeta, being 175 feet in length by 9 feet in breadth. ‘This property re most judl- ciously be appropriated for the wants of the city. They therefore recommend that the Commissioner of Reyeire and Supplies be directed to advertise for plans and specifications for a building to be constructed on said property. ‘On motion of Alderman Dnaxg, the report was referred to a committee of one, and that such committee be com- posed of the mechanical art and intelligence of the Alder- man of the Eighth ward. (laughter.) Adopted. SPPCIAL ORDER FOR MONDAY SIGHT. The report of the Special Committee, in favor of femoy. ing the floating dock from slip between piers 36 and 7 Fast river, was ordered to be printed amd made tho »jecial order for Monday night. ALLEGED CORRUPTION OF THE ALDERMAN OF THF THIRD WARD. ‘The Ciumman announced that he named the Aldermen of the Seventeenth ward (Ely), Twelfth ward (Wake man), and Nineteenth ward (Herrick), a* a special com- mittee to inquire into the alleged charges of corruption made against Alderman Moser, of the Third ward. ‘Alderman Horywimr wished to make an explanation. He desired to bo understood ax having said that he had been informed two months ago of the charge alluded to, by a party who he would bring forward, He did not mean to say that he himself could substantiate the aceu- nation. ‘The Board adjourned to Monday, ut 5 o'clock. Voonus thought it should be at once act- BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. This Board met yesterday afternoon at their rooms in the City Hall, the President, D. D. Conover in the chair. On motion of Councilman Ciancy, the Board then re. solved itself into Committee of the Whole, to take up the regular calendar, Councilman Vermilyes im the chair ‘The papers considered were petitions and reports, all of which have been referred to trom Lime to time, as they have come up. On motion, the committee then rose and organized the Board, with Mr. Vermilyea yet in the chair A resolution was offered by Councilman CLANCY, calling for an appropriation of $6,006 45 for the pres of pos lice magistrates for Sunday services from May 8, 1862, to May §, 1865, This resolution was referred to the Com- mittee on Finance. i Councilman Jackson then offered the following:>— Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and is hereby ,req west- ed to publish in hit semi-annual report the amounts paid for carringe hire for his Honor the Mayor: also the clerks in his office, if any, together with the amount and names of ail other persons riding at public expense. This resolnticn called forth some debate, it being con tended that the names of the members of the Common Council were published, while the name of the Mayor in the Comptroller's report, and his car was au] riage hy harged to city expenditures. Mr. Jackeon pall thle wae unbsir, ae he’ had’ underrtond the carriage cha: to the Mayor kmounted to $100 per month. This ddopted jon was ¥ ‘The Board then adjourned till Mondsy next, at 6 o'clock A Fewaty Companion or Mewnor Lowanns.— A wretched rpecimen of humanity wat taken to the Second District Station House an Thursday evening, whose history, if written, would furnish @ volame. She gave her name ss Mary Aun Sherwood. Upward of iwenty years since ave left this city with Munroe Edwards fm what capacity may easily be She war then u fair young girl of 16, but iy hardened i vice. She hi urned to the city, and has been committed for vagrancy. Even now she giver evidences of talemt that might have made ber an ornament of any circle, but leon worse than wasted, aad also now Of her Geet tolae steps, —Atiors New York City Census Returns. SEVENTEENTH WARD. Dutlings. Fiunvilies. Population. 267 4,103 4,787 Districts 1, ° $8 } 1 O67 370 834 m2 ys 2,098, SESE8E8 7 8. 2. 0. eps = Total.... ssc. 3 32283 nzacsm § 2. 3 2 Total..... F & Police Inte! ARREST OF A LARGY NUMBER OF CYPRIANS IN THE YOUTH WARD. On Thursday night the Fourth ward police scoured the wurd in search of street walkers, and succeeded, by great exerticns, in capturing tiirty-one unfortunate creatures, vorying in age from fifteen to forty years, composed of ish, Dutch, English and Americans. They formed @ motley crew when bi ht before Justice Connolly for disposition. They a 44 & general thing, entirely indifferent to their fate, althor some of the foreign portion of the prisoners cried bitterly om hearing that it ‘was the intention of the magistrates to sond them all to the Isinnd. Affidavits were imade lust each of the prisoners by the officers, when Justice Connolly sentenced each of the unfortunates to three months’ imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The Tomba was full of @ low net of lawyers, called ‘‘skinners,’? du the trin! of these poor creatuces. They made a rich haul, without performing any duty, as the girls were all sent up. THE LATE AYFRAY ON BOARD THE SHIP WASHING- : TON—¥URTHER ARBESTS. Joseph Walker, aliak Nicholas Knight, aud Timothy McCarthy were taken into custody by officers Travis and Fitzgerald, of the Fourth ward police, charged with being implicated in the lute stabbing case on bourd the ship Washington, the full particulars of which we published in yesterday's isene. This completes the number charg. eu with the commission of the double offence of larceny and attempt at murder. Thompson, the wounded man, now lies at the New York Hospital in a very@ritical situ- ation. Indeed, it is the opinion of the doctors in attend- ance that he cannot survive the injuries inflicted, as he is completely covered with cuts and bruises. BREAKING UP OF A DISORDERLY HOUSK. On Thursday night officers Kelly and Marsh, of the Fourth Diatrict Police Court, made a descent upon a dis. orderly house in Forty-first street, near Sixth avenue, and arrested six females und the proprietor of the estab- lishment. The girly, on being taken before Justice Pearson, at the Fourth Distriet Police Court, gave their names as Flizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Nolan, Elizabeth McLlonald, Elizabeth Wheeler, Anna Dolan, Graham. ‘They were all accommodated with a summer's residence on the Island, while the proprictor of the house ‘was held to bail to answer the charge of keeping a ‘dis- orderly house, CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY. Catherine Roony, a domestic lately in the employ of Mr. Peck, of New Rochelle, was arrested by officers Kelly and Mareb, of the Fourth District: Police Court, charged with having stolen a valuable lot of plate, consisting of knives, forks and spoons, the etedtie her ee, ‘The residence of the accused in Fifty-first street, near kleventh avenue, var searched by the officers, when twenty-eight pieces of the stolen property were found concealed on the premises. The girl was conveyed before Justice Pearson, who committed her for trial, ALLEGED FELONIOUS ASSAULT. Jobn Lilly was taken into custody yesterday, charged with having, on the night of the th inst., feloniously aseaulted Patrick Corbett with acme biunt heavy instru- ment. inflicting n revere wound upon the head of the complainant. Both parties were on their return from « fire when the difficulty occurred between them. Justice Pearcy held Lilly to bail in the sum of $2,000 to answer. City Intelligence. etre Garpys Ewonast Deror.—Ov Thursday last the rbip Neptune, front Liverpool, landed 690 passengers a! tle Garden, nearly all Irish. They brought with them $15,229 S8inmoney. The majority of them remainedin the city. Yesterday the Castle looked quite empty ; only four or five emigrants were visible. As some curiosity has been manifested to know how theee people, who remain at the Castle, obtain food, it may be well to state that grants are furnished in the Cas with plent y of good bread, cheese ‘The hip West Point, from Liver with £60 passengers. ‘Tay Exar Gvanpe—A special meeting of the Emmet Guard was held on Thursday night, ot their armory, 361 Brocme street, to elect a Captain iv place of the Hon. John Kelly resigned, and a Second Lieutenant vice Joseph Shi 1 Halsey, of the 10th Regiment presic eunedy wat unanimously electe | Captain, and Mr. James Gallagher Second Lieutenant ‘These gentlemen have the reputation of being well versed in milit: be all their station requires t! ode. After the election there was a col- lation at the Westchestor Howe, a! Which mpepohes were made, Fongs sung. Aid sentiments given. Facration 10 Newnaska Tranrony,—Mark W, Izard, vl, arrived yesterday Governor of Nebraska, has appointed William Clancy, | formerly a member of the Legislature of that Territory from Douglas county, as an emigrant ogent in thls erty, to forward #uch persons as feel desirous of settling in Ne- braska. Those who contemplate migrating to that Ter- ritory would do weil to consult Mr. Clancy, as he is fami- Mar with the topography of the country, and can give much urefol information therev ‘This agency similar to the one established by the authorities of conrin some time since in New York, which has been of great benefit to emigranta. Fine is Wasihxotos Srmze.—About half past 11 0’clock yesterday morning the roof of the dwelling house 362 Washington street wax found on fire. An engine was quickly upon the «pot, but the fire was extinguished with afew pails of water, before the arrival of the firemen. No bell It originated from some «parks r «foundry on North Moore street. The wind way blowing very strong atthe time. There are several dwelling houses on Wash- ington treet, between North Moore and Franklin streets, which are in imminent danger from being set on fire by sparks from the chimney of thix foundry every time there ix wind from the West, ax the roofs are made of sbingles, and very old and dry Daowsen.—As the steward of the schooner Clara Jane, laying at Quarantine, was going ashore in the yaw! boat she was carried under the bows of the steamer Josephine. and, to avoid the wheel, he jumped overboard and was drow ned Physician to the Emigrant Hospital. TO THR EDITOR OF THY HERALD. As the proceedings of the Commissioners of Emigration as published on Thursday, the Oth inst. in several of the papers, made mea candidate for the office of Physician- in-Chief to the Hospitals on Wards Inland, you will oblige me by publishing the following letter :— ALEXANDER F. VACHE. , CON, TWENTY-EIGHT STREET, } w Youk, Anguat 6, 1856. | f My Duar S—Upon the most deliberate reflection I de cline being made a candidate for the appointment of Thyvicinn-in-Chief to the Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, beeause I know that » public institu be properly or ereditably governed unless cluaive direction of one individual. Any other #: must, in my judgment, fail; at all events, | am con that | am totally incompetent to realize, with organization, the anticipations of the Commi migration. For me, therefore, to sasume, with such convictions, so great a responsibility, would be a grow injustice 10 them, as wellas a great injury to myelf in arriving at this conelusion, based on an experlence of twenty years, | am certain that you, sir, will not think me capticus, or that I reek any solicitation to accept #0 distinguirbed an office. With very great, respect I remain truly your friend. ready to aid you, to the extent of my knowledge, in all your philanthropic efforts to benefit. the condition of those “who seek & home in this vast end prosper country. ALEXANDER ¥. VACHE To Axpaew Cammaay, Esq, Commissioner of Emigration Pounrtw aver Marine TO THE EDITOR OF THY HERALD. The disasters om the water, the perile of the see in 1854, present a eal catalogue of death, ruffering and low One of our assistants has been seven momths constantly engaged in compiling the accounts of #hipwreck and lows of life and property on the ocean im the year 1AM. Hie manuscript pages y number twelve hundred amd for ty-Lve (1.245), exelusive of those of a large volume cover ed by the index, The number of vessels which have been injured are five thoarand three hundred and eighty 9h). exclusive of steamers and boats ow the inkrs and ivers, yet to be added, which will swell the aggre gate to about wix thousand (6,000). The low of life has wen very great, nnd will exceed nine thousand (9,000) person® and the lowe of property may bo estimated in pund numbers at forty tatilions of dollars ‘The reveral and respective cases of lows are being clasel embracing bas combanthn bom, by wtorm, tated as to pre ed under reparnte hea x from lightotng rm other om fire by pontanec on, oma by bee, by cx be eo arranged and PRICE TWO CENTS, Alleged Attempt at Wife Marder in the ‘Thirteenth Ward. About 914 o'clock, last night, the inkabitants of Goerck street were thrown into a great state of excitement by an attempt at wife murder, perpetrated by a man named Owen Murray, residing at No. 70Goerck street. It up- pears, as far as we could ascertain, that on Thursday -afternoon Murray was attested at the instance of his wit, Mary, on « charge of disorderly conduct and drun kenness. ‘The prisoner was brought before Justice Wood, at the Facer Market Police Court, where, unluckily, he was discharged on his promising to “go and fin no more.” Murray, it is said, awore vengeance on hia unfortunate wife for incarcerating him, and declared that just as soon as he got home he would chas- tise her. On Friday (yesterday) afternoon, being lbe- rated by the justice, he made his way home, and com- menced, it ix alleged, abusing his wife for disgracing him, 08 he termed it. After a bitter quarrel of words, Mur ray, as it is charged, drew out @ large jack knife, and commenced an indiscriminate assault upon the poor wo- man, stal her inthe sbdomen, chest and lower ex- tremitien. ‘The crieqof the woman attracted the atten. tion of one of the occupants of the house, named William Roberts, who rushed into the room, and endeavored to reseue her from the grasp of her infu- rated husband, when the latter rushed upon him, and assaulted him with the knife. He then started out of the house end ran down the atreet, endeavoring to escape; but Roberts, although severely wounded, Bopt close behind him, and did not give up the chase until the arrival of some of the Eleventh and Thirteenth ward police. Came to hix nid. ‘The accused wan captured and laken to the Exsex Market juil, to await an examination, The wounded woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital for medical treatment, where she now lies ime critical xitua- tion, Mr, Roberts will not suffer long feom the eifcets of his wounds, as they are, fortunately for him, not very severe. Fire in City Hall Place. EXTRAORDINABY DARING OF A FIREMAN—SEVERAL PERBONS SAVED PROM, SUFFOCATION. Yentorday morning between 4 and 6 o'clock, « fire broke out in the basement of house No. 82 City Hall place. The firemen werd very quick at the premises, and extinguished the flames before they extended beyond the basement ‘Two families occupied the upper part of the house. ‘The third floor rear was occupied by a German and family, consisting of bis wife, three children and maid servant. Mr. Charles Neary, foreman of fire engine 21, resides in the immediate vicinity of the fire, and no sooner was the alarm given than he hurried to the scene. Ho found tie entry of the house #o densely filled with smoke that it wax impossible for persons to make their way either up or down stairs without suffocating. However, Mr. Neary thrust a handkerchief into his mouth, and like « fire demon foreed his passage through the entry into the yard; here be found a piazza, extend- ing near to the second story window, and haying been in- furmed that families were in the upper rooms, nount- ed the fence, and from thence to the roof ot the piazza. In the second story room he found o female greatly alarmed; he conducted her to the front window, whence she was conveyed down the firemen’s ladder toa place of nufety, Mr. Neary next directed hiv attention to the third floor back window, and to reach it he readily seized hold of the window blind of the second story window, re moved it fram the hinges, and placed it ‘inst the wall of an adjoining building, the roof of which extended to about the centre of the third story window. On this Diing he clambered up, and, by hitching his feet into a crevice of the brickwork betocen the two buildings, ane cceded in reaching the roof of the adjoining house. He wax now ina we ‘tion to give assistance to the afftighted family in the third story, and one by one he extrieated them frem their perilous situation and landed them on the roof of the adjoining house, from which they were conveyed safely by ‘ther firemen to the street. Mr. Neary is u tall, athletic coprage, being evidently unwil fearing iv might arrive too la suffocate, he xelzed the only which he carried out most suc the imminent peril of his own lif ok wt the place, since the vecurrence, peowle would think it impossible to PY tuch & Ratyged ds doubtful tf the anme Nd be again pei |, uulesy under similar ex citing circumstances. ‘The damage will it to about $150. There is an invurance on the h 5 fi $2,500. in the New pany, in the name of John Schoenfeld, who gage on the property for $2,000. The origin of the tire isut present a mystery. The case will no doubt be tho- rouglily investigated by the Fire Marshal. The Prohibitory Liquor Law. ARRESTS POR INTOXICATION YESTERDAY. There wae a marked decrease in the number of arrests for drunkenness yesterday, ax will be secen from the fol- lowing figures:— rome mas, full of daring ling to wait for » ladder, nd the human belugs na within his po: full; 1 that, too, Magistrate. Commitments, Justice Connolly » duntice Peare: 0... Justice Wood, , First distriet Police rt Fecond do, Third do. do. 4 Total... ‘The police of the Western district of Brooklyn made sixteen arrests for intoxication on Thursday night, Only two of the number paid their fine, The remainder were committed for ten days. First district... ceemnd v Third - Fourth od Tod. creersesses tees 16 Mayor's Office. THE DANGER OF BEING IN TOO GREAT A HURRY. Notwithstanding the precnutions taken to prevent the recurrence of accidents from jumping on the front of railroad cars, and the frequent warnings given to people kearcely w day passes over without our having to ehronicle some dreadful casualty, caused im nine cases out of ten by the stubbornness or heedlews conduct of the sufferers themselves. Yesterday a Mr. Rooney, while it the act of jumping on the front of one of the Alban: Harlem ears, at the bandh Contre tA was whirled by the mo under the wheels 4 his leg severely injured, the calf being horritdy mangled. He was taken up by Capt. Kiem ured medical assistance, and, after bi dressed, had him conveyed to bis resid Complaints from epectatore and the officers attached, to the various railroad companies have been very abundant of late, from which it appears that the people themselves are the most to blame. Not very long ago a commanica tion was sent in to the Mayor reapeeting the frequent cidents caused by men and boys springing on the ears of the Hudson Kiver Railroad when leaving Chambers street, in such numbers as to render opposition perfectly ureless on the part of the conductors, wio are Mable to Le discharged if they allow auch proceedings, and yet are held rerponaible for any aceident which might occur if they dincharge iheir duties. The Mayor, we are glad to wee; hue already taken the matter into his own bani, and adopted # plan which, it is to be hoped, will in sore measure check the evil alluded to. Orders have been fanued by him to the police, to arrest all persons discover ed jumping on any of the rallroad cars, unless they be paseengers, Several arrests bave already been made for this offence by the different policemen rtationed along the Hine of the Hudson Kiver Kall road DESCENT UPON AN ALLIGED DISORDERLY HOUHE. About balf-past 10 o'clock on Thursday wight « descent was made upom @ public house sitwated at No. 414 Broome street, and five young girls of doubtful charee ter, together with the proprietors, Mr. Wm. T. Valentine and David Matthews, were arrested, carried to the Four teenth ward station house, and there accommvdated with lodgings for the night. A complaint bad previously teen made about this house, as being a resort for tip- plers, drunkards, common prostitutes and every species of depraved characters; in consequence of whieh orders had been insued to keep a wateh on the place and two make artewts, as above described. Justice Connolly baying heard of the transaction, immediately proceedm from hiv house im Forty-cighth etreet w the station houre, smd ordered the disminal of the arrested yarties, which was instantly obeyed by Captain Kis per. Yesterday morning, however, in accordance with , the wishes of the Mayor, Justice Brennan (erued a war rant for the arrest of Valentine, Matthews aod the five girls, which was xpeedily exeeuted by an efficient officer ‘The proprietors were held to bail each in the sum of $60, but the girls were dirmiseed. as the offeer could to having seem anything wrong in their beha ¢ time of their reat CHARGY OF SWINDLING AGAINST AN LNTELLGGRNCE orrick Tw Bitz and Mr. Meyers, keepers of intel gence offices in Greenwich street were arrested yer day by officer Hope, charged by one Vreterich Hauser aving impored upon him, by promining to get bim situation in three js Ge ane dollar stout tea or twelye js for Hi when Med to get big & situation, he brought by ers, ho kewpent Ol founds man named T. Hitter, a ea brie Cans! enlargement, with when ment (0 oct a* & recond foremen on hie sections aes soficient gumber of workmen coubi be Meyers as instructed by Ritter not to rend until be received further instructions. Ten day Hauser «a0 (old by scape one in Meyer was at Oneida, aod withed him was then remanded Of bias for,» ralirced he paid $6 was also asked for the service cured hie the situathom, whieh he refused t om then he made an engage rintemdent “on qoeared, Hawcer Ritter The Wheeler Slave Case in Philadelphia--. Decision of Judge Kelley. QUARTER SESSIONS —JUDGR KELLEY. 9.—James P. Braddock, John Ballard, Wm, Cus tm, Still, James Martin and Isiah Moore were ar Ay tis, and battery on Col, Johm Wheeler, and all pleaded not guilty, with the exception of Wm. Still, who waa not pre. rent. Mesxrs. Vandyke and Web» monwealth, and W. 8. Pierce for defen Mr. 14 be postponed, beeause the proceedings had bern preased ht upon them with a great deal of hante Grand Jury. ‘That one of the defendants, Wm. Still, was not present, That counsel had not t to igive that consideration which the merits of the caso demande@. ‘That the counsel for the Commonwealth have done their utmost to agitate, and sucoosafully, the public mind upon the issues involved and to be involved, se much wo as war ranting the right of the detendants to have all the time necesrary to counteract an exeited public feeling. That it might be necessary to recure the presence of the wo man Jane and hor two children, though she may be out of the jurisdiction of the court. There wre also witnesses in New York. ludge—When did the parties here enter their recogni- zancent Mr. Webster—On the 14th of July, by Alderman Free- man. If the detence are not prepared ‘to try Wm. Still, we can postpone that Dertioulas case, The defendants? counsel had notice given them that the defendants would be tried to-day. It is necessary, because Mr. Wheeler has orders from the government to leave for Nica We have also witness from New Jersey, and aa t in the army of the United States, who may at any mo- ment be called away. The ground upon which a conti. nuance is asked Mr. Pierce haa never been deemed sufficient by the Court. Be the public mind excited or not, the judge and the Jury are at all times adequate to meet guch exiguncles. ‘The right of challenge can be ex- ercine Judge—I held the Caurt during the present week for powe of cleansing the prikon. If the District At- t will tell me wheth@t this case will exclude tho trial of the prison cases, I will be better prepared to an- ewer the question, Mr. Mann replied that it would not interfere with the prison cases. That he had given the defendant notic that ‘ould call up this case to-day. Judge——The defendants will please put their motion for & continuance upon legal grounda. Mr, Fierce here examined Mr. J. McKimm, who ewore that he had telegraphed to New York to gentlemen wno were cognieant of some of the moat important fact of the care; that he recelved no anawer to the deapatch. Win. Still (colored) was also examined, and said that he had important witnesses who were absent. Others of the defendants testified to matters of similar import. r. Webster suid that not to try the case now would be a denial and escheat of justice, From the moment these parties were bound over, due diligence has not been made to collect the witnesses. Mr. Tierce was nbout to reply, When the Judge declined to hear him, and made a few remarks. He said—In declining to hear the counsel for the application for continuance, I have of course decided the point, and will give my reasons upon which that decision —rewt In. the first place, 1 have mani- fested distinct indiaposition to try this cause at thia time, It is known to the bar that, during the month of July, I have been performing the duty of an invalid brother. The month of July was my period of vacation, and I gave it up to the public, and resumed the duties of my brother Allison, who is camfined to hix house hy » xevere afllic' The only possibility of vacation for myself was to make next week, and that the public might not suffer, and that thone who were @ titled to an acquittal should be relieved, 1 took it myself to call upon the reporters end request them rert in their respective papers that the Court would aa usual, on the firkt Monday in August. Having been frequently called upon by members ot the bar and inter regated upon the question, [ lave uniformly stated that Devbuil caves about be tried in exclusion of prison eases How far that might have had its influence in inducing romewhat bad practice, in reference to this or any other care, Tdo not know, but it bas certainly had the effect of making the Court look with » favorable eye upon the ap- plications for continuance in ball eases. Ax to the question of excitement, I feel none, nor do I think any juror in that box would feel it, Iti+an ordinary case whet a certain number of colored persons eoimmitt tain offence, alleged in the bil of indictment, persone treme opinions are excited about it. The great mass of the community are free from excitement, but e are two circles who are no doubt a geeat deal excited, and who do not comprise the great of the people. Tberefore, the question of excitement has no em wy mind in a inotion for the continuance of legraphie communication, 1c There should have telling before informed othing | wil and first le sider the ground presented b Ul, or rather the appl He fv in the Mill of tnd is asked, rhall the eare be continued, because four o fendani» ray that one of their number, who will be acquitted, and whose Der will be divelosed rhowing that he is entitled to euch anquittsl clearly that will bean finportant witness for them? Now the question was put from the bar aa to whether that point had been decided. Teannot point to any decivion, but Lean recur to the fact and the daily prac tice, no’ often reported, but which {# alwaya printed on motions for continuance. It is not uanal for applications to be made to this Court upon precisely similar groandy the alleg: being that the witns hat bes em. braced In the bill for the purpose of excluding them from the witness stand, and that they had 4 with the intention of trying (sem. Attorney Leccmes impressed w truth in that, he may either ent promqus the alleged witnesses, or put all the parties on trinl at one tine; or, on the other hand, whore they are tried se- arately oné party can be a witnesr for the other hesiden Still baa been about the city during the tn- ferim between the commission of the alleged offence aad the present time, and hag not Leen arreste’ upon oy warrant issued, and therefore he is not prepared for hia trial, and should have that thne given him. But this continuance dors not rest om that ground although it has ite weight. The other defendants «wear distinetly their inability (o prodace their witnes y, Will be important to their de and ey cannot nafely go to trial « bound to make preparations for pro r time than next Tues hey did begin. In atrietaess of 10 be ready for trial when ree of the term: but a thi thelr witner + given the party until the time of thereabouts, or at any until th vanced, to bring in thelr witnes practicc—such was (he practi ition cecupled Mr. Mann's position—and euch is Mann's practice. unitormily sanctioned by Court. There was a prison care up only a few days ago, which, on yunt the absence of some of the Commonwealth's witnesses, was pestponed for two days; and when called on the third day, and the Commonwealth was ready to pre rose in bis plac raid that Important witnesses for him had not been brought in. The quertion way asked why he had not mentioned it on ene of the two previous A the prisoner days, and he ansigned « plausible reasor " wan then given him, with an « serve it, although he bad had two day* within which ntion it, aed we indulgence is alwnys practise! during the first week of the term. Bat ngulr A bound to peep not been net wuld not be tried * ed through the and when they for trial, because they papers that bail case Lon Tuesday, they A faiths for trial. Again, the District A\ yt defence that the case would not 4 therefore he war pot bonne athe ia net im rt te continued. pwealth, who may tnust bear bape in that it te bet in the Comm wit , not embedied ne the law, statute law ter that win hould excape than that ene inner ‘The cas poned till Monday, 27th inet Theatres and Exhibitions, Broavway Taran —Thie theatre le er ning by very fashionable sudien ks beautiful danseuse, receiver the pantomine uf © Hobert Macaire A, with (Gabriel Ravel as Jacques # mnry Wells wa Kubert Maraire, Vente on two lar ropes by Mhillip, Julien and Uguacty Mar'b The laughable piree calle no be od every 1 Celeatine merited ap brlek as Bibi and Nino's Ganon. #101) the lovers of song and @ + theat matic performances continar to crowd & abways leave highly delighted with the then of Mine Lerwinn Pyne, and the gr My. Burton, Thix evening Mr. Burton ap Linge, in the “Wandering Minstrel ' ond the smwaing plece called “The Toodies He will be ae wisted by a very goad company of rometiane hywrer TneaTea.—Thie evening ix announeed ax the lest of the engagement of Mr 6 W Giron amd Mr. Freak ‘The drama of the Last obip | will commence the uremente—Mr Johnson a bem Trenmet, Mr. Glenn n Lousterewivel, and Mr. Drew a4 Nicholas Nivble ‘The drams of Kovert bammet’ will fol —¥ rank Drew Lerty (Gall, and Mr Grifiths as Wbert Vaumet jew these there will bes variety of «04 dane (ileun deserves s bumper—iet bite have one TAs That The ballet troupe of French dancers, under (he management of M. Fist f neh Yeudev ie Cnnyeny, are every night re 4 vith enthosiaem by Mgy Tengeeta tae « ne amusements commence With the vaudeville of | le Perthe after which the Hysabsh ballet of will exhibit the teeutiful dancing of Hew foe Vranek, M.Careme Tilman set reat celebrity. The phen calle! © te Malfater," and © ballet dive the arn aseenente CLv'* Pree ssn —This bend bas bree ver n toelr operatic representations thr quest the ‘They open in Boston, on Monday erewing, 16 a leaner Upere of Seam te me l@ke AW Gomme has last 9 morn! wide one raigned on the charge of riot, and committing an assault ce, counsel for defendants, asked that the case That the bill Against these parties was found but yesterday by the SUMMER RESORTS. Life at the American and Engtisb Watering Places. INTERESTING GOSSIPING LETTERS PROM Nevasink, Long Branch, Red Bank, Quogue, Bath, Clarendon, Newport, New Rochelle, HSUMMER RETREATS ENGLIS Loweslofft, Yarmouth, Walton on the Nase, Weymouth, the Isle of Wight, Cheltenham, and Bath, &c., &e., &e CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK NERAUD. HIGHLANDS OF NEVASINK. Tuomrson's ATLANTIC PaviLioN, Hroncanvs or Nevasinx, N. J., Aug., 1855. A Grave and Melancholy Chapter of Life on the Jersey Sea Shore--Narrow Escape from Shig- wreck—Hops, Concerts, Balle— Pattening for the Winter Campaign, &c. Two things break the monotony Of an Atlantic trip; *! you whip e nes, nd sometimes see m ship. And various things break the monotony of life along these Jersey shores-—the morning boat down from New York, with the Hema, and a new act of visiters—the morning boat up bearing some of the ol onesaway. The afternoon boat down, with till further accessions, and the evenipie boat up with other de- partures. As in the es Pernatural panorama of Mac beth, they-— Py Come lit shadows, no depart | these waters and the varie And such is life away from home-—fidgety, fussy, restlese—wi ie same succession of expedicats te kill time, bees the long and lingering day. And that's w ¢ Vulgar practice of eating forms euch « conspiénous and important item in the day's bia tory pt our summer resorts, Here, by the rowring the salt water, the ocean air, the fishing, aad ing, and explorations on foot among those wood- land hills, give a keen edge to the appetite, which makes even delicate people eat ax fast and heartily as wood choppers. ‘This landing of the Highlands i« some six miles south of the extreme point of the isthmus ef Sandy Hook—that fs, six miles, more or lew, according to the state of the tide. Last Gfater day, Yor example, it was equal to thirty, from our detention in a sand bar. It was the steamer Ocean Wave, with about five hundred passengem, somewhat behind time in getting into this inlet, for the tide had run out. We “got stuck,” as the news- boys have it; when soon came a little auxiliary sterm chaser, like the Three Belly, to our relief. Bhe rounded to, and taking off about two hundred pas wengers for this locality, set off straight over the shallows for Thompson's, three miles up stream Drawing only thirteen inches water, the captalm seemed to rely upon his boat and to have no fear ef the perils before us, but he was mistaken. Getting into twelve inches, he scraped the bottom, anda ten was fast inthe sand. He backed, and twist ed, and pulled ahead, but it was a dead halt. There we were. Night came down upon us with a thander storm, and the sail boate that endeavored to react: us ran aground, and bad to haul off. Suppertess aod hungry there we were. But there iva tide in this river, which, taken on the rise, leads up te Thompson's; so at length we got into port, withowt shipwreck, or the loss of waingle pasenger, killed, wounded or missing. The captain of gur little stern chaser, as the dark ness Came On, Mepped over the taffrall, and letting himself down into the water, waded about for some time to try the soundings; then, making a bee line, he struck for the nearest shore, half a mile off, was lost sight of in the gathering gloom, and we have not seen him from that day to thie, Perhaps he may have gone “a clamming,” bat they do say be shipped aboard again, and brought us up to our destination, Certainly, it made us feel bad to think that» sea captain, with hin vensed stranded, could be #0 barbarous as to desert his pas sxenger, roll up his breeches, and with bis coat upow his arm, deliberately walk ashore. But the terrors of the night were softened dows on arriving at Thompson's, where upwardeof « hua- dred of the rescued wat down to a solid hot supper, including among the brofled and fried, some of those rare blue fel, weak Beh, and “sea-taseto-pall,”” with which these waters abound. The rest of our five hundred followed us up in the Wave, and were die posed at the Sea View, and other places bard by, ar en route to Long Hiranch; some eeven miler below. Alter supper we had » hop, one of thowe spontaneoar hops, which, Uke a rattling off-hand npecch ate ofen More interesting than a regular deliberate affair of dress and ceremony. And bere, fresh from the ktorm, and our narrow escape from whipwreck, the charms, the «miles, the wiles and graces of the “women folks” were ag grateful ax the roay light of eunrising to the bewildered mariner among the breakers. The hop was kept 3 till midmight a neat an we could gue; for the clock had ran down, the watches of the company had ped, and we could not beer the pbrill clarion of the warning footers in the back yard, for it wae drowned to the roar of the winds and waves, the cracking of jokes, the popping of champagne, the scraping of slippers and catgut, and the fan and frolic that ruled the passing hour What « change! What « contrast with our position of a few short hours before, when the captelo left o* eranded sad coolly walked asbore! On Friday night we had a concert: a free colored American planiet—« Hon of ¥ Afries, and bis two musical brothers regaled as operatic gems and plantation choruses in very good vtyle. which ehows that the masteal capalsl aA the Ethiopians are pet limnited W the banjo. Ow Thuredey evening we had « tall.not e hop, bate ball: end from the Bea View, Behenck's, Jones’, Klean», the Ocean Hoo, Port Washington, Rice ville, Long Trench, and all the country round about, w journers and citizens, expecially Une ladies, came to the rewwe. Blondes and brunettes, married and eagle, tall end slender, and short and plump dey vos sve comecutive nighty after dite ult, » verily Umpamdile t ebe but wreathing ertnn wn mingled in the dance or ph fem, of among Ube vines of France of ‘thet kind. And Thompe i “he gin « treat.” Aud we owe im one urton, { think }t is, who, a* the onfortenate Toodles, ls pera cuted by & certain Thompeon, and Toodles it tw, who, | Yinax of rage, exclaios “damn ey em Ripe that bell, with » giameof the “Doe de Montebello” in one hand and a plate of soft erate in the other, would have eried out, “hartah fur Tho la the number of fat e— good, genial, wholesame fat people about Chie hows anwwer for Thompson. Like John Handolph we pay as we go,’ and are om der wo compulsion Wo wtay, Lat we stay in the bope of getheay t and good natured. and hope to eee coed. Three iebes of fet on the ribs will carry one throwgh « winter campaign in New York: if we fal etting it, we phall at least denerys soccem ¢ have pow for ell August, from the foot of Jay te morning boat, the Ocean Were, dows to Dreneh, retorning in the event’ lout, the James Christupher reteros tn the morning; and we have stack bat once thie which was on the perilow and ewfol night we have decried. Another lighter or tweto ron the ab howe plank road slong the rend epit trem Kandy Berk ap, would ¢ é #8 phung whee