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8 THE BRIGGS INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Me. Commissioner Branch’s Report of his Mis- sion to England. ‘TURULING ACCOUNT OF His ADVENTURES. The Parson’s Housekeeper and the old Iron Chest. Sew Gh Black Whiskers Frightened the Children. Remarkable Personal Appearance of Rector Warren. ‘The Baptismal Record of the Matsell Family, aad lateresting Reminiscences Thereof. WHO BADGED THE PAUPERS? &e., &., &e. « The committee of the Board of Alderman, appointed to investigate the charge of alienism preferred against Mr, Chief of Police Matsell, held o session last afternoon in the City Hall, That is to say—Mr. Ald. Briggs, chairman o the committee, held such session, though none of his col- leagues, Mr, Matsell, or any other person apparently in- erested in the matter, save himself, were present. It seems that Mr. Branch, the private secretary of the chairman, and who bad been appointed sole commission er to proceed to England in search of evidence agains, ‘Mr. Matseil, had returned from that errani, fortified with inconteatible proof of Mr. Matsell’s English birth. It was to receive his report that the committee was summoned to meet at 3 o'clock. At twenty minutes after the appointed hour there were some eight or ten persons loitering about the office of the clerk of the common council, exclusive of as many gentlemen representatives of the presy. Of the former Ald. Briggs was the leading spirit, but he was evidently a very restless one. He pulled out his watch, and declared his determination to wait but ‘en minutes longer aud then go ahead with the investigation. After the lapse of fat time the loiterers and reporters aforesaid proceeded mto the committee room and took their seats at the mble. Alderman Brices (loquitor)—It is astonishing that [ tannot get a meeting of this committee. (The reporters grin.) It is something which I cannot account for. (General impression of mysteriousness.) I saw both my associates last night, and both assured me that they would be hore to-day. (They did not keep their word though. Itis now about hualf-past three, and neither of them is present. (A pause, during which Mr. Briggs smiled blandly on an official on either side, prepared to execute bis behests. Well—he resumed, unfolding a roll of manuscript—I will proceed to the investigation, and “take the responsibility,” as the immortal Jackson said. (The reporters laugh, and the ollicials look impressed with deep respect.) Iam sorry that our private secre- tary (Mr. Commissioner Branch, it is presumed) is not present, but he has handed me his report’ respecting his mussion to England relative to the Chief of Police of this T ask—handing it to one of the officials—that it be ‘The gentleman to whom it was handed—Mc. Cooke— proceeded to reud, to the intense amusement of all present, including even the Alderman, the following report:— TO ALDERMEN WRIGOS TUCKER AND HOMFMIRE, OF TLE SPECIAL POLICE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, Gentlemen—I left East Boston in the steamship Ame- rica, July 18, 1855, at 1234 P.M.. for England; reach Halliax, (N.&. at 4 A. M., Suly 2; stopped about ono hour and arrived at Liverpool July 29, 1855, lett Lyver- pool in Che atl cary July 30, and reached Brandon, ng c land, July 31; saw Mr. f ‘, the parish clerk, and Mr. lark, the postmaster at Brandon, both of whom told me that the Rector of St. Mary’s church of Brandon (the . Mr. Warren) had gone to London; left Branton for London July Sst, and arrived’ at midnight August 1; saw Rey. Mr, Warren, and got trom him the following note to Mr. Farrow, the pa- rish clerk of Brandon. ‘Mr. Farrow will you go to the rectory with the ‘bearer of this note, ase dirs. Nuon go up, or go up yourself and find the register of bap- tists about Sty years back. ‘They are kept in an icon chost, in the closet at the back of my room. You copy ut mbat registers he requires, and send them up to me by him, and I will sign them. ' Yours, &., Samuel War- ren, , Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1855." I returned to Brandon, and went to the parish olork's residence, but was informed hy his wi that he had gone to Berry, fif- feen mites distant. I then went tothe Rev. Mr. Warren’s reaidence, in the suburbs of Brandon, through meander- paths, passing through the churchyard of St. Mary's, and by the graves of a thousand yeags. Saw Mrs. Nunn, who superintends the Rev. Mr. Warren's residence daring his absence in London. ‘Told Mrr. Nunn that! had a note from the Rey. Mr. Warren, addressed to Mr. Far row, the parish slerk, who had gone to Berry, and w! would no: return until 8 P.M; that inasmuch Rev, Mr. Warren had mentioned her name in the note re- epecting letting me see the baptismal records, and inas- ciuch as Mr. Farrow was absent from Brandon, that i could not aee any impropriety in her opening the note She replied that she was no scholar, [then told her if she would break the seal that I would read the note to her; abe did «0. 1 then read the ,note, after which she went with myselfup stairs, through a very large room, into a large closet, where was a massive iron chest of great antiquity; sho opened it, and began to take out the bound books containing the baptismal, death and marriage records of several hundred years. The first baptismal record that she handed me were from the fif- teenth to the sixteenth century. After getting down to 1300, she nally handed me the records from 1801 to 1812, when my heart began to beat rather lively—my hands became nervong, and I could hardly hold the book ; but her head was turned and she did not discover it. I thea begun to examine the baptisms, and soon said to ber—“ Sirs, Nunn, as it will probably require some time’ to overheul these books, Twill ‘not dctain you.” As 1 anticipated, she evidently liked this, ‘and ceturned to the floors ‘below in the more domestic apartments of the rectorial mansion; I at the sawe me accompanying her as far ne hall on the first floor, where, at a marble table aud much excited, 1 seated myself for my researches, after the infantile bap- tism of a man who sworn when he became Police Justice and subsequently Chief of Police, that he waa a citizen of the United States, and before the Special Po lice Investigating Committee, (Aldérmen Christy, Voor- bees, and Wakeman, being present as spectators, and saw him kisa the Bible. they having come to No. 8 City Hall to hold a session of their committee respecting Commis- sioner Furey and the Fighty-third street affair); that the oniy evidence he had of his birthplace.was that his mo- ther told him he was born in America; that his name was George Washington Matsell; that he did not know where his father resided before he came to America; that he was born in 1811, &c.; a man whom I had long believed wa: a perjured alien’ and had bamboozled the Amerigans towards a quarter of a century: who had always in his high official position sympathized with foreigners to the exclusion of Americans, wise sacred rights he had long trampled in the dust—who ‘bad, in fact, been the Mayor and Chiet of Police under Wocdbull, Kingsland and Westervelt, and others who Pp Woodhull—and who had illegally ruled the eity bf New York like a British jdespo' for a long term of years, and did 50 now—1 ho was always leagued with a villains—who had often evinced the coward in the hes jarge of bis official duties, and through whose cor. supt connection with the primary and legal elections was Jo be aeoribed every evil under which the city of New York groaus and is made to bite the dust, With those exciting facts whirling through my bra\ search and turned the leaves of the Brandon 1 tintil I came to the baptisms of 1811, where, running my glaring eyes down the third page of ‘the baptisms of 1811 Tiscovered the following:— “George, son of (icorge Mat- sell and Ellzabeth bis wife, was baptized privately, Oct. 10th, “and received Dec. 26th.” If a supernatural bei were wielding m; nm at this point my feelings “might posstbly” pe acscrtbed; ‘and yet think net—I remember a sudden reclination in my chair, and soon such exclamation as ‘good God! Is it possible!" and I also, clearly remember the cold » it roled down my brow and cheeks omy mouth, {had just emerged from a house on fire; after wiping 1 face ngain and again, I arose, paced the hall some mi- nutes, and finally walked to the beautiful lawn in front Of the rectorial mansion, where, amid some noble forest trees and the exhilirating air my blood assumed its wonted circulation, [then returned to the mansion nnd began my search for Augustua and Elizabeth Matse!l, which I fyund in another book, under the baptisms of 1813 and 1817, both of which will be found below, precisely as ‘they are recorded in the Brandon Parish Books, and this ‘waa confirmed, every word in the memorabie affidavit of Letitia Milligan, of Geneva, New York. After taking co- pies of the bapticmal records, I called Mrs. Nunn and told ber that she could replace the books in the iron best, which she did, and after gazing, at the request of ‘Mra, ‘Nunn, from second ‘story’ window of the piendid }, at the extraordinary beauties of the sur- yeas eet’ I departed tor Hrandon proper, some ‘o milos distant, telling Mrs, Nunn that | would return etSP. M, with Mr. Tarrop, the parish clerk. Soon alter through the jorial iron gate inte the forest ‘and females winnowing wheat, (the residue of last year’s crop.) with little children and screaming, ‘Wb! see the whis- 0, see the black whisker man! I scated the ence and a hed them, to see the operation of the ‘wheat machine, and then ted tor Brandon proper, athe «pot where I then was having been the site of jon many centuries since. I had net proceeded when, on reflection, Iconcluded to return to the rec mansion and request Mre. Nunn to let her bus Bend accompany me to London, by the 6 o’closk train of | yp aoc reing about § P.M. She said that be was work A a ori rmer, ake feared he "would love "ee weelts ‘wages time week. i i ler her from the field; and, after audience, being rather ill, and never having pea London, ai a native of Brandon.) he con: citied togo. She fl him some tea, and we de- go, with the parish } Roross the Belts to the de~ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1855. rrivel from Thel t, getting there just as the: trai ford and Norwich, on its way to Londo: We arrived in London ut 11% P.M. On the morning of August 2, we took # carriage ard went to the Pey, Mr, Warren's, who was greatly surprised to see Mr. Nunn in London. ‘Tex. plained the cause of his coming, and he was much pleased with my course in not coting with the parish rogister without Br. Nunn, as it might have involved him in difficulty. He then gave me certiticates of the baptismal records of George, Augu and Fliga- beth Matsell, as they exis* in the pai b be found embodied in thia report. I thea req le! Mz. Nunn go with me, with the books, to Sir. Bue the American Minister, in order to get hi the contents of the register of I baptiems of the Matsell family. H first hesitat but finally consented, saying that he would like (0 have a gentleman named Packham accompany me with the »oks, who had been connected with the London Post office during the past forty years. I readily consentes, of course, and we dogarted in a carriage at 10 A M., for Mr. Buchanan's, whom addressed thus: 41. Buchanan, after you have read these two lines (directing his eyes to Mr. George Matsell’s baptism in the parish register of nan, cortitiente of reapecting the andon) I will respectfully request you to certily to the ekistence of George Matsell’s baptism ax it ix here re- corded in the Brandon rogister.’” He replied {hot he was not appointed for that purpose to represont his country, and desired to know my motive. I told him that I had been appointed by a committee of the Common Council of the city of New York to visit Brandon snd ascertain if the baptism of George Washing‘on Matsell the Chief of Police of the city of New York, was recorded in the parish books; thatgl had at considerablefexpense aad inconye- nience brought the books to London to obtain certiticates from the Rector of the Brandon church, who was at pre- sent in London; that! bad procured tie certificates of the Rector, and now in order to strengthen the existence of the record in the eyes of the Americans, I respectfully desired him to give me a certificate also, which would go far to convict Mr. Matvell of perjury, who had return- ed Limeelf in an official document to the Common Coun- had sworn on the Holy Evangely |, that the only evilence he had of his was that his mother (who dicd. only two or ars since) hnd told him that he was born in America; that he did not know where his father resided in England prior to coming to America, that his namo was Ceorge Washington Matsell, the very reverse of all which was proved by the baptismal record in the par- ish books of Brandon, now before the eyes of the American Minisier, and which he had just read. Mr. Buchanan turned over the loaves agi and read and re-read Mr, Matvell’s re- sm, and seemed almost parniyzed with I then broke the silence thus:— Mr, Bu. chanan, do you remember of my travelling in the of yourself and Colonel Wim. P. king, of Alaba- Inte Minister to France, Vice Preaident, Senator, Sararoga to New York, in the year 1848.” ‘i said Mr. Buchanan, ‘and 1 recognized your y. but I should not have recognized your face, because you have culti- vated a moustachejsince I last saw you.’ I replied that T was obliged to cultivate my moustscho, because there was no barber in the British steamer fa which I cams from Boston, and that he must have a very keen sense of sound, to remember the human yoice so long, to which he very modi assented. Mr. Buchanan thea said, “Mr, Branch, I would not desire you to return to Ame- rica, without incontrovertible” evidence of — the fact’ that Mr. Samuel Warren is the rector of St. Mary’s Church, at Brandon. I think that Mr. Warren’s certifieate would convict a man of perjury in England, but that it would not in the American courts, ‘unless uncontrovertibly sub- stantiated. You had better, therefore, consult an emi- nent London solicitor, and ask him how you shall prove in an American court that Samuel Warren is the rector of St. Mary’s church, at Brandon, England.’’ 1 thanked Mr. Buchanan for his’ suggestion, ‘and asked him if he could recommend me to an able and reliable solicitor, and he replied that he had employed Messrs. Atkinson & Pilgrim, who had been the solicitors of the American Le- gation during the past quarter of a century, and immedi- ately gave me their address, I then rose'to leave him, when he again sald, (Mz. Branch, Thave just reo card from Theodore Sedgewick, who is in t ment awaiting a interviow with mo; I thi ter show him there books containing the baptismal regis- ter of the Matsell family, and request him to give you a ‘tifleate as to Gecrge Matsell’s baptismal record in the Brandon register. ™ would like to do it myrelf, but I fear it might receive the dis- approbation of my country, as it does not come amazement, do, sir, voice on your entering my presence to- within the range of my legitimate duties. Tagain cordially thanked him for his happy suggestions, adding that Iwas a renident of the city of Washington when he was an Ame can Senator—that I had often heard himin his s sions with Clay, Calhoun, and Webster, who were mem- bers of the Senate in those days; and tat from the know- ledge I then gbtained of official circumspection and desire to sarve his country with fidelity and propriety, T anticipated bis refusal of my request; but that his dedli- ration received my eordial approbation. "He thanked me for my liberal coincidence with bis views, and we went together into the next apartment, wheresfier Mr. Buchanan gave Mr. Sedgewick a very warm reception, and requested htm to awalt his turn in the ante-room. Mr. Buchanan returned to the reception room, leaving Nir. Sedgewick and myvelf together with the Brandon parish books. Mr. Sedgewick, on reading the baptismal re- cord of George Matsell, was even more astonished than Mr. Buchanan, and without heritation gaye me the following “1 certify that Mr. Stephen H. Branch has day produced before me, at the residence of the Hon. nes Buchenan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister nipotentiary from the United States, in London, No. Harley street, a volume in manuscript, on parchment, which the sad Mr. Branch reprorents to me as being the original register of baptisms for the parish of Brandon, in the county of Suffolk, Fngland, and J furiher certify the roid manuscript volume contains, under the head of Baptisms, 1811, the following words: “George, son of George Matvell and Elizabeth, his wife, was baptised pri- vately, Oct. 10, and received Dec. 26.” Ihave given Mr. Pranvh this certificete at his request. Theodore Sedge- wick, London, Aug. 2, 1865.” I thon departed in my car- riage with the two’ especial guards of the parish books, (Messrs, Munn and Packham,) for Mr. Bu- 8 solicitors, Messrs. Atkinson and Pilgrim. g my interview with them of three hours they direeted me to have the baptismal certificates of of George, Augustus and Elizabeth Matecll recopied from the ‘register by the Rey. Mr. Warren, as he had ed them without making the breviations as they so that I could in the that the certificate of the Mr. Warren was a precise copy of the register; they cted me to sce the Rey. Mr. Warren copy the and after be had copied them to compare his y with their originals as they existed in the register, and io make this composition by reading them together, one reading from the book and the other closely observ- ing the ccpy; and to ask the Rev. Mr. Warren it he was rector of the Brandon church, and if these were the records of the church, &e.; that by asking these questions of the Kev. Mr. Warren (with of course his affirmative answer) and by comparing, with the Rey Mr. Warren, his copies with the original baptismal rs sin the parish books, I would be an incontrovertible witness im the ‘American Courts, judgment on George Matsell for per} d Pilgrim that Mr. Buchanan bad suggested to me the propriety of obtaining a certificate from the Bishop of Ely, that Mr. Warren was the rector of the Brandon church, who re- plied that neither the Bishop's certificate nor the certi- ficate of Queen Victoria would have any legal force in America, but that | was the only witness who could, in an American court, legally prove that the Rev. Samuel Warren was the yector of Brandon, England, through my positive knowledge of .such fect. 1 then suggested to them the propilety or expediency of my going to Bran- don to hear the Rey Warren preach. They smiled, soying that good evidence that he was the or, T fee and departed. Accord- ly Tt seat in the Rey, Mr. Warren's pew, by request, t. Mary's church, Brand Sunday, Aug. 5, 1855, in the morning and afternoon of thal day, and head him preach two discourses, and found him one of the most. pleasing orators ‘I had ever heard. Hie greet personal beauty reminded me of a deseription [ had read of Jesus Christ, by an ambassa- dor from Palestine to the Roman Empire, describing mi- nutely to the Romans the extraorcinary personol attrac- tions ef the Savior, 9s he saw him ia his oacred walks around Palestine. Charles Farrow, the parish clerk of Rrandon, eat in fron! of the pulpit and of the Rey. Mr. Warren, and read the hymns, &c., to the choir, which is a part of his Lduty, On the next day, in'a conver- ration with the Rey. Mr. Warren, as io his being the Ree tor of St. Mary? don, he laughed heartily ‘ int it would only be okstore in Paternoster ow. London, the Ip this book and have brought it to Amorica with me; it has over nino hundred pages, and has ihe following title 56 yoge, whove th and breadth is at least double that’ cf Val es Man and the type of the entire work {s nonpareil: The clergy list for 1605, contain betical list of the clergy in I'ngland cal list of the clergy fi Epiecopal ¢ : alphabeti wns, &c.; cat hedral establishments and collegiate s; benetices arranged under their ecclesiastical ns; ccclesiastical preferments in the patronage of the crown, the bishops, deans and chapters, archdea- cons, universities, colleges and private individuals—to be published annually.” Preceding the last sentence is a crown, and under it the bible, then follows: “London, pub- lished by €. Cox, at the Eeclostical Gazette office, 26 King m street, Sirend, and sold by all booksellers, 1855; price nine shillimgs bound in cloth and board.” Under the clergy list of this great work is the following:— 8. Warren, Rector of Brandon-Ferry, Suffolk, under the ‘ List of Benetices,”” ie the folowing: SIP viel P Isl 2 /Flasb if] a RYT] Reele FoF | | se ; » : Ri : BE i} Prand Bran:|;,, |S War] |T. B.Cart R* Suffolk. .- ‘dou. |2'F-| ren, |=] wright, | 600] 2,215, Ww. Wengtord it.) 4" || kgs, eq. ‘The following are the Rey. Mr. Warren's certificates of baptioms in the Mateell family -— “ Rarrisws 1811.'" George, son of George te Cr ee his wife, was baptised privately Oct. and receive Dec, 26, us baptised privately Ooty TAM PARSON, lector Tcertify that this is a correct copy from the parish register of Brandon, in the county of Suffolk, England. SAMUEL WARREN, Rector of Brandon, England. Li ANDON, ENGLAND, * Sage a di Papticms eolemnized in parish of Brandon, ip the county of Suffolk, in the year 1813 :— Parents! Name. 049 *PBD nay “oH & pater wv 1818, | Augustus} George A 9. 5 and No.4l.| son ot | Elizabeth I certify that this is a correct from of Brandou, in the county of fe “aeeee SAMUEL WARREN, Rector of Brandon, England. Braypoy, Exgiayp, Aug. Sod, 1856, /Matsoll. | Brandon. | jop 37. , a | 1 Baptisms solemnized athe Parish of Brandon, in the | county of Suffolk, in the year 1817 :— | Ea ae A Parents’ Name, zE |- ee 3 Fe 3 : E i FY 2 8 #9 : mend.) Fle | George fe Horn "| ihe en /Matsel!.| Brandon. an Asher | wuzabeth Icertity that this is a correct copy from the pyrisa register of Brandon, in the county of Suffolk, Englund. SAMUFL WARKEN, Reetor of Brandon, England. Pranvox, England, Aug. 2, 1865. I have precisely the same certificates of the bnptism of George Augustus and Elizabeth Mateell, from Charles Farrow, the parish clerk of Brandon, and from John Clark, the prevent postmaster of Brandon, which I emit, in order to shorten the report, but which 'I shall place in hands of the committee of the Common Council. Mr. Clark stamped his three certificates with the Pout «ffice stamp at Brandon. S. H. BRANGL ‘The following is from the teacher and propriator of the schoo! houre where little Gecrge Matsell wont to schual:-— 1, John William Thompson, of Brandon, in the count; of Suffolk, England, do hereby certify that Iwas u yupil urder the instruction of Mr. Edmund Ellington. a school-master of this pai P . 813, when I was placed and afterwards so late a under Mr, William Blaney, another private teacher wlo was shortly after appointad as superintenden of the free rchool of this town, where I continued unti! sometime in the year 1815, when I returned to my for mer teacher, Mr. E. Ellington, with whom T confirmed ‘occasionally acting as his assistant teacher) until he ied of apoplexy in 1822; that I well remember the eldest daughter of George Matsell, a tailor; snd bis son Willlam Matecll, who went to William Blaney’s free school dur- ingmy attendance at that institution; that I remember Susan Matsell coming to Mr, Ellington's school previeus to my leaving there for Mr. William Blaney’s tree school, und T remember Susan after I returned to Me. Fllington’s school in 1515, al! of which is corroborated by the school account books of Mr. Ellington, which I have let Mr. Branch have to take to America’ with him, to show to the amembers of the Common Council and te the editors of the city of New York, the same being in the hand writing of my last schoolmaster, Mr. Edmund Ellington. This book is fifty- five years old, its first date on its first page being 1800. In this book are the accounts of Mr. Snare’s and Mr. Ro- bert Clarks frmilies, and 2 great many other fumilies of Brandon. I married the cousin of Mr. Kllington, and my wife gave me the account book which I have let Mr. Brane' have, my wife haying received it from Mr. Elling- tonat his death in 1822. Town the schoolhouse once owned by Mr. Ellington, and now keep school in it. have children as pupils from two years of age and up- wards, as Mr. Ellington did. Ihave between fifty and seventy-five rcholars at this time. The following a counts were copied from Mr, Ellington’s account book by self, and whose originals can be seen by those who de- e it from the curious, ancient-looking book itsclf, which I now place in the hands of Mr. Stephes H. Branch to be takea by.im to America. | In order to. shorten the report, I will here omit the ac- | counts of Mr. Thompson, whose accounts are during 1812 and from 1815 up to 1822, when Mr. Ellington died. I will also cmift the acc unt of Charles Farron, the Parish Gerk, which extends from 1812 to 1522. 'I must also Clark’s and Snare’s, and those of other families have given affidavits which will be found below. ive in full the records of the Matsell family, as they exist in this curfous book which I tntend to show to the members of the Common Council, and to the mem- vers of the press of this city. 8. H. BRANCH. . 6 0 6 Tens and ink = 6 0 Carried forward, & 4. ly—Mr. Mateoll.... 10 6 2Mth—Brought £61 26 0 Aug. 8th—L copy book. 10 6 “let—1 catechism 01 Sept. 25th—I slate 0 8 copy 0 6 1 38 1813, February—Reo’d EB. In'the charge of 10s, @d.. in this account, I have no doubt but that at least two of Mr, Matsell’s children are chia ged for instruction. JOHN WM. THOMPSON, 181é—Susan Mateell came , Cet. 1°—One copy book Tec. 4—One do. Pens ond ink. silington were 8s. 6d. per quar- ter for children, and from Ss. Cd. to 7s. per quarter for those more advanced. As this account extends over a period of only two months, the charge of 7s. for teaching necessarily includes George I}, although not stated (from his extreme youth biy,) the two elder, Mary ‘and William, being at this time at free schoolof Mr. Hlaney, as myself ean testify thereby, bearing out and confirming the testimony of Mr, Spurdens Snare. . W, THOMPSON. ‘There ave several leaves torn from this account boo during the years 1815, 1816 and 1817. whieh. in my. oni. nicn. fully accounts for the’ absence” of the" accounts ot little Georgy Mateell, 8. H. BRANCH. Hove follow the affidavits of Spurdens Snare, a sehool- mate .of * little George,” of Robert Clark, who knew the family, and of Esther Hubbard enother acquaintance, but they would be of little interest to our readers, The following affidavits however, are rather spicy to be cut up I, James Ralph, of Brandon, Suffolk county, England, gevore hat 1am a native of Bangay, suftik eoun:y, : that T knew George Matsell, tailor, during his tence in Brandon, from 1808 or 1809, to 1817; that I knew him intimately, and pacsed much time in his socie- ty simost every day; that ho came originally from Bes- cles, which is about geven milos from Bungay, my native piace, ard which is about thirteen miles from Norwich, it Norfolk county; but that Mr George Matsell came diz rect from London (Soho square) to Brandon, in 1808 or 189; that he was emp'oyed by the town authorities of Brandon to make badges for paupers of the town: that these badges were “B” for Brandon, and «P! for poor, and were of scarlet cloth; that the object of the Tadges was to distinguish the poor from those who were not paupers: that when the badges were sewed on the clothes of the paupers by Mr. Matscll, that they wore directed not to take them off, but to wear them on all ocensiens, and to the church on the Sabbath, so that they might be known in church; that Mr. Maisell was often playfully taunted by some of the waggith citizens orBrancen for waking the pauper badges, some persons ing of others, (when Mr. Matgell was near, in » g way, and which Mr. Matsell received in perfvct good nature,) ‘Who badged the paupers, &c!”? that Mr, Harracks was cverseer of the poor at this time; that I was prevent at St. Mary’s Church, in Brandon, in'1811, when George Matsell’s son George was christened and received into the church on December 26,1811; and that I saw Joseph Curson present, sian before the font, with Mrs i anal her son gorge in her arm; that George Matsell, tailor, the father of his son George, was also pre- rent: that. otfier eitizens of Brandon ware’ present; that Willian Parson, rector of St. Mary’s, christenad or re- ceived George Natscll, the son of George Matecll, tailor, into the church: that after the exercises myself and other friends of Mr. Matsell present went with Mr. Matsell to his private abode, and celebrated the christening of -his son George Natsell;that I never heard of any other fa- mily, except George Matsell’s family, of Brandon that boro the name of Matsell; that Joseph Curson, of Bran- don, stood at the font of St. Mary’a Choreb, and acted or stood es godfather to George Matecll, the son of George Matecl!, on the 26th December, 1811; that I saw hit act ch god-father of George Matsell, the son of George Matvell, tailor, of Brandon, England; that Gooige Mat- a pecuniary Jed to leave my hw ell, tailor, got considerably embarrassed way and told me confidentially that he inte Brandon econ, or he would bave to go to p: im get some of his things out of his hovse ina way, and that after taking a glass of beer toge- he left’ Brandon, and I never saw him afterwards, Lough | have read several letters in Brandon that were received from the Mateell family since hey have been in Ainerica, which were directed to John Leach, and to Joroph Curson, who are both dead, but whose ave living in Brandon now. And further this saith not a ALDH. boy, Suflelk County, England, August 6, 1855. 1, Curry Forster, cf Brandon, England, depose that horn in Brendon, Suffolk county, in Fngland, in that 1 was formerly a blacksmith, ' and learned my with my father, whose blacksmith shop was in rd of the One Bell Tavern; that the One Bell Tavein of those days is in Ferry street; that the shop y Bell Tavern, where I learned my trade, is also still standing, which, 1 Visited this day in company with a stranger trom New York, United State: ¥ found it oceupied aa a wood- houré, and prelty well Glled with faggot wood, or Scotch fir-wood, used for cooking; that there ‘was lso rome hard coal there; that I saw the two forges from whieh myself and brother, Williaa Forster, learned our trade atill there; that tie black- smith ehep which There describe is directly opposite where a man lived whose name was George Mateoll, who vorked at the tailoring business; that o tailov stil! oc- , named Win, Lingwood, and works at the same shop window, fronting Ferry street, where I have often cen George Matsell work; that I remember the children of George Mateell, tailor; that William, his oldest son, vat I was much pockmarked; that George was younger than Wiliom; that [ have, in summer time, seen William come into my father’s blacksmith shop with George Matsell, his brother, and ask my father, or the workmen, to let him heat his father’s goose, or pressing Iron, at the forge that not only George came with William with the goose, but his sisters also sometimes came, and sometimes little children would follow them up to the “One Vell Yard” to the blacksmith shop of my father—that it was generally in summer when William and his brothers und sisters and acquaintances came to have the “ gose’? ted, when their father, Mr. Matseil, did not happen or d it convenient to have much fire in his shop—that! have known Willlam and George to come twice a day to have the goose heated, and sometimes more than twice a day—that the goose was suspended from a little iron hook which Mr, Matsell had made asly for the pur- pose of protecting William’s hands when he brought the goose to be heated; that my father kept as many as six men to work for him in those days when the flint trade was prosperous in Brandon, which is now neac- destroyed by the invention of the percussion cap, that Mr. -Matsell would sometimes come over him- se and, bring half » jon of beer at the ‘ One Hell Tavern,” which adjoined, or was directly in front of my father’s blacksmith hop, and Mr. Matsell after baying the beer would tell the bar ae to carry it into the Diacksmith shop end give it to the men for heating the geore or iron tor him, at various times; that I re- member teell’a eldest dat I being about their ho Mateti prandon wiih hee tthe er ith With and Susan; that I remeraber the of Letitia How: ard and James Milligan, #ho now reside in Geneva, Ne York. United States, who were highly respected by t people of Brandon; that Ihave not worked at the black emith business for seven years past, but ] am now employed as railroad messenger, to carry the mail bags from the Brandon Post office and back again; that I was appointed by the Postmaster General at London, and was recommended to him for appointment by Lord William Powlet, of Downhem, which ia two miles from Brandon, on the Thetford road; that John Clark is the Postmaster of Branden, who suceceded Mr. Webb, who was Poafmas- ter when Mr. Matsell resided in Brandon; that Mr. Webb, the lute Postmaster, owned the house in Brandon where Mr. Mateell resided when he first came to Brandon, which is just below where he resided when I used to see William snd George come iato my father’s blacksmith shop with the goose tobe heated; as Mr. Matsell resided then in another house, which was only a few steps from my fa- ther’s hlacksmnith shop, directly opposite the “One Bell Tavern,” whicn adjoned my father’s blackmnith shop, on the opposite side of the street, and which is still atand- ing ana is only a tew rods from where I now reside; that I never heard of a family named Alatsell, except the family of Ceorge Matseil, tailor, who once resided in Brandon, Fngland; shat the Rev. Samuel Warren 13 the rector of St. Mary's Church, Brandon, whose church I sometimes attend, ond have often heard him preach at St. Mary’s Church, in Brandon ; and further this deponent saith not, except that I have held a long conversation with my brother Willian on yesterday, who 1s one year younger than myself, and he told me that be remember- ed all that I bave here stated to be true. CURREY FORSTER. The next affidavits in the report are those of Charlea Farrow, the parish clerk of Brandon, who recollects the whole family history, of Mary Smythe, who knew “little George” in Brandon; of Edward James Smythe, husband of the for of Wm. Hy. Ramsay, cabinetmeker, who bad the request to stand godfather to George; of Wm. Mortlock, who knew that the Matsell family came to America; of Janfes Ralph, testifying to the same fact; of George Cross, the younger, who was @ schoolmate of the young Matsells. ‘Yhe narrative is then resumed, and reveals the follow- ing interesting incidents connected with the school days of Mr, Matsell, and “the spot” where he used to ait in. the littie school room:— 1. visited the Ellington schoolhouse, and found it crowded with about sixty children, from two years of age and upwards, I saw the spot where little George Matsell used to sit. At my request, Mr. Thompson, the present teacher, measured the two apartments on the first floor, with the following result: front room thirteen feet long, ten feet wile, seven and a half feet high. The rear apartment is ten feet long and seven feet high. The front room has two rows of desks on either side, running lengthwise: there is a stationary writing desk, extendi trom the floor to the ceiling, a little grate fireplace, ai the floor ix paved with brick, each being nine inches uare, ‘The exterior of the schoolhouse is composed of flint stone, with which the country abounds. ‘The house in which little George Matscll was born, is on Ferry street, near where the old Post Office was, and is a two story building, about a third larger than the Ellington school-house, whose dimensions are above des- cribed; its exterior is of flint stone; there are three rooms’ on the first floor and four on the second; two rooms on the first floor front on Ferry street; one was used by Mr, Mateeil as a general sitting .room, and the other as bis tailor shop, and which is still used as such by an old man who is near his grave; the rear room on the first floor way und is still used as a kitchen; the four sinnll rooms on the second floor are ured ax bedrooms, The basin of the font before which little George Mat- sell was christened and received into the Church, of St. Mary’s, in Brandon, was measured at my’ re- quest, by Mr. Farrow, the parish clerk, and is 15 inches deep, 9 feet in circumference, and 33 feet high; the basin of the font is composed of stone, and is lined with metal, being originallyfeupported by eight stone pillars, three of which are gone. The font is eight hundred years old, and the church itself ia eleven hundred years old, being built on the site and in the time of old Bran- don. Before this font, forty-four years ago. Mr. Balph (and others now living in Brandon) ‘stood by the side of Mr. and Mrs. Maisell, with little George Matsell in bis mother’s arms, and saw him christencd and received into the Church of St. Mary's. And before this font, on Sun- day, August 6, 1855, at the close of the afternoon servi- cox, I saw the Rev. Mr. Warren baptise and christen two lovely infants. Afew hours before my departure from Liverpool for New York, I 1corived a letter from Mr. Farrow, the parish clerk of Brandon. ‘the letter has on its exterior the impressions of threo circular metallic stamps, be- sides the paper postage stamp. ‘The first is the Brandon stamp, the second stamp contains a crown and date, and the third is the Liverpool stamp, August 9, 1855. ‘The following is the letter :— Braspox, August 8, 1855. Sir—I beg to inform you that I have according to your request been to Feliwell to-day to get what infor- mation I could respecting the letters that were sent by Mr. Mateell, (aiter lie went to America) to his frlends tn Brandon, 1 saw a person who told me he knew that his father received a letter, and he Ukewise told me one little ineident that was named in it, which was that the whole fainily hud the sea sickness except the old lady. ButI am sorry to say the Ictter is not to be had, for rome time after a person proposed coming to America and the letter was given to this per- ton, that he might be furnished with Mr. Maisell’s addvers, and they never saw it again, But that pa: did not come to America, ‘The man that I saw to-da gave meas straightforward an account of the Matsell family as any I havo heard. I cannot say any more about it now, a8 the post will close in a few minutes. But hose J shail hear from you, so as, if 1 should have to write to you again before you leave England, I may have the proper address, wherever yon may be. Tam, me, yours, truly, &e., CHARLES FARROW, Tarieh Clork, Brandon, England. On August 11, 1855, 1 lett Liverpool, in the steamship Vacific, Capt. Nye, and arrived iu the city of New Yor! Ai st 22, 1855. Respectful: pores STRIP BEN H.BRANCH, Secretary of ‘The Special Police Investigating Committee. New York City, Sept. 4, 1855. 3 Mayor’s Office. THE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE VERSUS THE ASTOR HOUSE—CHARGE AGAINST MESSRS. COLEMAN & STETSON. “ Justice Osborne on Monday last, for the first time, is- sued @ warrant for the arrest of parties charged with violating the provisions of the new statute, passed Apri! 9th, 1855, entitled ‘An act for the prevention of intem- perance, pauperism and crime.’? The charge fs brought aginst Messrs. Coleman & Stetson, proprietors of the Astor House, by Charles J. Warren, the Secretary of the Temperance Alliance insthis city. The alleged offenders were taken into custody by officer Hope, and held to bail in the sum of $1,000 to answer the charge. The trial is to take place next Friday morning, in the Court of Special fersions, before Recorder James *mith. In his affidavit Mr. Warren complams of Robt. B. Coleman and Charles A. Stetson, proprietors or keepers of the hotel, called the Astor House, situated on the west- erly side of Broadway, opposite to’ the southern end of the public ground known as the Fark, in the city of New York, for selling intoxicating Kquors, and for keeping them for sale in the barroom of said hotel, contrary to the provisions of the statute entitled “ An’ act for’ the prevention of intemperance, pauperism and crime,’? passed April 9, 1855, and without having complied with the provisions of the second section of the said statute. And the complainant saith that as he is informed and believes the said Robert B, Coleman and Charles A. Stet- son have in said Astor House several servants or agents by them employed to cell intoxicating liquors. contrar; to the provisions of suid statute; and that on the 7ti day of July last they did, by their servants or agents, sell intoxicating liquors, that is to say about half a gill of brandy to the raid Robert J. Cowen, in the barroom o% said House, and did then and therereceive paymen’ therefor from the raid Robert J. Cowen to the amount of 124 cents; and that on the same day they did ax aforesnid rofl another quantity of brandy, being aboub ‘one-half of agill,in eaid barroom, to person whose name is re- Ported to ve Williamaon, nnd who then ox there paid therefor the sum of 1235 cents; and also, that on the same day the said proprietors or keepers did sell as afore- said brandy, being about one helf of a gill, severally, to each of three other persons, whore names are to the complainant unknown, and did reeoive pay therefor. Deponent further saith that the facts and ciroumstan- ces inducing this deponent’s belief of the preceding state- meni are that he has been intormed by the said Robert Cowen, of the facts in the said statement contained; thet deponent is acquainted with said informant, and has entire confidence in the correctness of the statement contained, and moreover deponent knows that intoxi cating Hquors are kept in sald Astor House; that it has e bar and attendance thereon, and that within the bar aye many @ecanters having Hguors therein, which resem- We in coier and appearance intoxicating Nquors, and divers persons are frequently seen by deponent to go in and out of said Astor House. which in all ite arr re ments bas the appearance of a hotel or tavern in which intoxicating liquors are sold and kept for rale. Wherefore, this complainant prays that a warrant may 0 ies inet the said Robert B, Coleman and Chas. . Stetson, that they may be apprehended and held to ewer therefor according to law. CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY. Officer Devoe arrested yesterday morning a man named John Chambers, on a warrant issued by Justice Osborne, charged with having stolen from the possession of Austin R. Miller a eplondid gold watch, with chain and key at- tached, valued at about $145, A witness named Allan Lawson swore that he had engaged to bu , & wagon for the watch and chain, which answered number ond description given by Miller. In defwult of $500 oil, Justice Osborme committed the accused to pri- son to await @ further examination. DratH anv Rowancy.—The Coroner held an in- quest yesterday on the body ef Jacob Hill, whose death by suicide we mentioned yesterday morning. (n the in- quest some interesting iacts were developed, which we were unacquainted with previously, and which lend a most romantic interest to the affair. Farly in June last Mr. Hill's wife died in childbed, and the mother and chili were buried in a lot in the German Protestant grave- yard. Daily since then he has visited the grave, often spending hours there. He had enclosed the lot with « fence and profusely ornamented it with flowers. Ons turday morning he visited ft for the last (ime, and afi tracing on the tombstone an inscription with a pencil, laid down upon the grave and blew his brains out with a istol The inscription was in German, of which the fol- fowing is « tranelation:— “Flow soon are the ties of love rent asunder! ‘Teavest, bow fondly bave I loved thee! “«L Jost my alleyou may know now that I love her «’ 9) My heart is too sad—thevefore, oh, death! full yin) fate, and soon unite me to her, and to love's etern gy pout, + | depart from the sweet habit of existence. Gojt ie at the grave alone man learns the tr’,¢ yalne of love, =eSt, Louis Democrat, Aug. 28. age’ The Lockport Courier says that for ‘diree nights that vicinity has been visited by frost, and cabideranis oat has resulted therefrom. Tt, {éarns that along the Tors, and on all low lands ir, that vicinity, the corn and buckwheat have been rericasiy injured, Sehr T; * Behr Globe, Pain News from the British West Indice, {From the Bermudian, Aug. 29.4 Br te arrival of the schooner Karl Dundonald, Capt, Willisms, from Demerara, we have received a file of Koyal Ggzette of that place, to the Mb st. Jones, New Bedford; June, Tracy, " Lune, Bonnell, aud cen. Pea + garnet Yates, aud Celia & Hi Wi , en et 4 4 iby Whicon, Walton, Broo, He! Obica elena Wont ay We regret to learn by these that the ‘‘seow Cid brig a, Hamblin, ; A Hayford, Phomas, Bam- of the treples” —the yaliow fren iva trokes coo vite "9 ches W Byron, Nickerson, Feurl Brows. reat virulence at the idland of Bartmdos, and at the | Glouccster Point; Henry May, “kom Curtis Witiaean, utch colony of Surinam, Capt. WilHomrs states that | Ton, Teland; sarah & Elizabeth, Yat, and Py md just before he lett Georgetown, Demerara, on the Ith ‘esicot, Boston. inst., information was received from Bari that ae the Ceaths there, from this dreadful disease, had reached | Scar Jtuer, from Calais, Tying at Bow Point wharf, Provt- the number of thirty a day. dence, was accigentalls run lui on 24 test by schr Robe ¥ ‘The Demerara Royal Gazette of the Tth inst. atatés that | Btockiou, from Philadelphia, aud had stech stove, dec. ‘The lat- ad, aud received othettrifliug ter vensel loat cat i the tever was raging ‘‘with still greater virulence at Suri- bam.” Sonn §.X Suita, from Philadelphia, WE comic to an an ye following paragraph is from the Barbados Pat | hor IN Hostou Narbor ou Saturday, was sun iule: by sche ee ed we sloreabere wator His, ed a al We regret to learn the deat lackburn, of the firm of : Atkins & Co. of this ety, a young man ‘recently trom | also" sustained some damage about te bow; It Wil Cost abou for her repairs, Scmm Coxpxita, of Islesboro, before repcrtéd ashore Tuckernuck, has heen sold for $150, and the pusthaser has alse’ one half the coal he saves, Arr at Sag Harbor 24 inst bark Noble, Nicoll, South Atlantie” ia St Helena, with 700 bbls wh 250 do Ibs bone. Big d stees ‘380 bbls wh and sp oil, and 10, bone om: eens. England, who died to-day, after an illnesgof culy. Cares days, of yellow fever. There are, we are sorry to nev Cases of fever in the ety. the weather is ‘exeeedingiy suis, and after the heavy rains there is a molst damp atmosphere, very trying to the constitutions of Europeans, Lemerara is reported to be unusually heaithy. The new sugar crop bad just commenced, and a large num- bee of veesels were lying in the Demerara river, waiting for cargoes. ‘ ‘A cenled hottie drifted on shore at Bailey's Bay en tho: Id at NBedford'Sd bark (late ah 20th inst. On being opened, it was found to contain.a | cific Ocean: bark (late BAS ry ee Me ty Clatieh, des written paper, which bas been forwarded to us for publi- | bark Gate ship) Zone (of do}, Fish, do. cation. ‘The following is @n accurate copy of the con | con, 0 Sd ships Alexander, Benj Tucker, Cowper; bark. tents of (he paper taken from the bottle:— SOTTLG PAPER. U.S. Steawen Jony Hawcnce, TPM: June 28, 1908, Latitude 458. Longitude W. 36 30. Whoever fins this wiil please forward it to Lient. M. F, Maury, Superintendent of the National Observatory, Washing- ton, D. G.. United Sates of America, with a elateient of the: fatitade and tongttude wherein found, (Signed) WM. KING BRIDGH, Acting Lieut, U. 8. N. KATES. Arr at Holmes’ Hole 31at uit bs ama fant), Cof- fin Atlantic Geean, with 60 bbls mp hearse oe pee r to reptirn. New Bedford: lat inst, ad sent house on the at New v Lat i re 382 bbls sp, 288 do wh ofl, and Ibs bone. “Atkeychelles fay? Willany Lindgren ; United States, Hicks, Westport, and Dolp! iny Guuler, of Wasren, Capt Morrison, of bark Active, of NBedford, 22, reports her hmving taker bbla wich’ Islands. Reports: aatled trons: The Order Un pte bell thelr ae i ts ber At # tai rage pm sly 2 init t + 8 Ia ., , ’ of United na cir yearly session Ag 6, ta Jon ;ith 278 ble wp alt om last Monday evening, at America Hall, corner Broadway and Grand street. The attendance of delegates from all parts of the State was very large. We annex avlist of the grand oflicers elected for the ensuing year:— Grand Sachem—F. C. Wagner, of Jasper, No: 35, Grand First Chief—J, C. Helme, of Continental, No. 12. Grand Second Chief—E. J. Knight, of Ironsides, No. 47. Grand C. C.—L. A. Cohn, of Wayne, No. 62. Grand C. of the C.—H. 8. Bancker, of Payonia, No. 32, Grand F. C.—J. J. Shelly, of Nathan Hule, No. 72. Grand ©. of the J. Dickinson, of Alpha, No. 1. Grand §. of A.—T, 1”. Healy, of Empize, No. 55. Grand Exeoutive Committee—D, D. Conover, of Ameri- can Flag, No. 84; F. M. Butler, of Union, No.. 45; G. H. | 25, lat 2433, lon 86 20. Ravens) of Manhattan, No. 4; A. C. Page, of Warren, i Ry Dency, Averill, from NYork for Cadiz, Aug 25, iat 3834, No. 3. a “Grand Representative to the Arch Chancery of tho | Baus Emme ¥ Chase; Bdmonds, from Porland for Havaus, United States—W. W. Osborn, of Washington, No. 2. ‘Schr Mountain Eagle, of Rockland, 12 days from Norfolk for Cadiz, July 17, Int Ton 40 25. 62 Doisett, clean: 7th, lat $1 84, lon 51 57, achr Rie Pro- ‘vinectown, oil not stated; same da‘e, Altamaha, F can, do; Ith, lat $1 28, lon 52 25, Orray ‘Tait, Cornell, NB, : sp; 24th, no &c, Towa, Merrihew, FH,’ 100 ap 400 wh alt told—bad not taken @ whinle since Dee ‘lasts ‘oth, lat 37 32, lon’ 89:15, Messenger, Holmes, of Salem, n0 oll. afhip Medford, Gray, from NYork for Buenes Ayres, Sune 1S, t ton 29, Ship George Evans, Cooper, from Alexandria, DC, for River St Lawrence. Aug 28 lat % on 70, Ship Albatross, of Boston. 47 days from. London for Caloutta, Suly 6, lat 1103 8, lon 34.32. Ship J W Faunin, Leddy, from Galveston for NYork, Aug Crean CoLbars,—Tar CoLuar Business IN, ‘Trox.—The Whig gives the following statiaties of the col- Jar manufacturing businoss of Troy:—There are 20 persons engaged in the collar manufacturing business ia this city. 5 Pet . These dealers have capital, ranging trom $500 to $10,000, | _f,fDIm, ANE — Art bts Bea Fon, Moore, Myo 2 aay Noyes, for do and amounting in the aggregate to $187,000. ‘They give | Equity, . employment to 2.100 hands, in the various branches of | —f. uaioum, Hy Aug 11—Sid ship Hampton, Humphrey (rom ana), Arete! the business 4550 are stitehers; the remainder being en- m. gaged in turning, button-holing, and sewing. bands upon ee, eae ‘pt. Botiar Frances, Crocker (from the collars. The number of sewing machines used by ee itr 10—In port brig Emma, Pitts, for NYork, unc; them is 250; these are worth, in the te, $17,500, ie Guayeaie SIE Gece noerueslonties eotoeESE A) On ee hy the persons who work them. ‘The amount of business is $800,000 per annum. Amount of wages paid, $157,000 per annum, MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. Movements of Ovean Steamers. FROM EUROPE. Leaves Fi Havre.. Fore! Ports. Apex, July 2—In port bark Said Bin Sultan, Ward, for Muscat Foon. BeNncuria, abl July 5—In port bark Goldfinch, Lovett, une. flome Ports. ALBANY, Sept $—Arr sehr J 8 Harned, Robbin, Baltimore; sloops Gen Lewis, Canfield, Huntin ; Bpeny, Carn, Phila deiphia, Cid schrs Wiliam Bacon, Hulse, Baltimore; Edward, Ener; Bravo, Lovel; E A:Stevens, Bacon, and Copy, Sturgis, Boston; ‘Thetis, Nickerson, Salem. APPONAUG, Sept Are wcht Filza, Baker, Philadelphia. BOSTON, Sept $—Arr ships Hortensia, Hathaway, July 31; Daylight, Watson, Antwerp July'17, Flushiug 20th; Town, Pettes, NOrleans; "Wild Ranger, Sears, Al rigs Judge Htathaway land, Cardenas 29th. iC: Lu i bi ‘ardenas: terson, Georgetown, ibec, Pressey, Rondoul; schr’' Har vest, ‘Townsend. and Lamartine, ‘Brigis, Frank Herbert, Mayo; 8 H Risley,'—, atid Mary £mith, Philadelphia; steamer City of New York, d, brig Pilot Fish, from —. Cid ship shall, Collins, NYork (with of her inward cargo from Val- paraiso); bark Daniel Ryder, Baltimore; brigs Oan- dace, Matthews, Baltimore; J R Rhoades, Matthe' ; sors. Renown, Crowell, NYork; J P Wetherell, Cott, Chi 28th’ brig Galveston,’ Fleming, Mobile; 1st, ship 4 Morse, NOrleans (with her Inward cargo from Trapan)... Bld, wind N to Eand SE, steamer Eastern State. Bar! taxing pepeired, went to sea on Sunday. Star of the West. BALTIMORE, Sept 3—Arr ie (Brem), Muiler; Bre- Geo Law. men; bark Fame, Spelghts, Rio de Jauelros brig, Klize Grieve Black Wi if t Johns, NF; sohrs Ann Maria, ), Brien, 81 y , Ponce, P . 16th ult—(left brigs Maria White, and Steplien Young, bots ldg for NYork); Ellicott, Kingsland, NYork. Cld steamer T ‘THE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND CHINA. flow Macias ts itae wikebate oe ‘Jobuzon, NY or) fankes, Poland, Portland; aches The following may be of value {0 those who have correspond- i 5 othe mall exves South he 4th ofeach month, and SHARGGE, Aug MMecla bie klmts’ Fre Michaels; ‘The mail leaves Southampton on the 4th ofeach month, ani . y Frene! Arrives at Gibraltar on tie Sh or ame month, Sept, sehr valine Treat, Phibrook, Piiladelphiar Brutus: rrives at Malta on the Lit e same month, vell, i Arrives at Alexandria on the 18th of the same month. CALAIS, Aug 22—Sld eee ‘Tibbetts, NYork; 30th, Leayes Suez on the 20th or 21st of the same month, sehrs Martha a P Per ers ote! doe Arrives at Adoe on the 25th or 26th of the same month, CAST GREENWICH, Sept2—Arr schr Lake, Lake, Phila- eaves Adee on the 26th or 27 of the same month. i. . y y ont 5 ‘ALL RIVER, Sept 1—Arr brig Rolling Wave, Davis, New Tlavee Bombay on the samme das we Mowing month. | york: schra Daniel. Brown, ‘Heald, Baltimore; Richard. Bor- Arrives at Point de Galle on the 6th or 7th of the following | den, Ketiey, Philadelphia; Sterling, Hayes, Albany; 24, Train Smith ‘Crowell Alexandria; Mincrva, M'Givera, Balt” month, Leaves Point de Guile on the 7th or 8thof the following month, | more: Ocean Bird, Gibbs, do for Providence; John Rogers, Kl- Arrives at Pulo Penang on the Lh or 18h of the following | lott; 8 Rockhill, Bragg, and Martha Wrightin, Wi 4 wee Koviea, Bennett and ann B Halises, Hammond: York ves the 18H Louisa, Benne! oy , Hai ¥ mAitives at Singapore on the 16th or 16:h of the following | Louisa, Bennett and Ann B Holmes, Hammond, NYO. iver port. mAtzives at Hong Kong on the 224 or 284) of the following | Plt veonon, Aug 2—Arr ship Wm BT. coe York 18 days, M, Aug 01, rm—Arr brigs Surf, Carleton, i Fortland STEAMER 70 /AND FROM MAYAN, plOLMR QL, tect Aged Taansi—From Chariesion 19th and, dui, due At Maven 908 “4 ‘ead gous, ave at New York 17th | Philedelphia; Abby Taylor, Worm mn. for N York; snd Brom Maa eR New For Te | eet e Dacia: wraith do tot Wachagion Doraces TB aban Crrscext Crrr—From New York 2d, arriving at Havana sih | Vortland, Ct, tor Boston; Wilmington, New. Yank. for 4 and New Orleuns 10th, From New Orleans 20th, Havana 2d, | Grecian.’ Bangor tor NBedford. Sli brigs Waredale, due at New York ico, izing Cloud, Condova, Chimboraco, Lidia Wrances, Ewrme ‘Wanderer (Br), Fmeilne, L_ Copeland; schra. Citizen, Theresa, Orry ok New Guaxapa—From New York 17th, ar- riving at Havana 23d New Orleans 26th, From New Or- Jeans Sth, Havana 8th, due at New York Brack Wakrion—From New York 9ta, arriving at Havana 14th and New Orleans 17th. From New Orleans 28tby Havana, 2th, due at New York 2d. (, Helen Nar, Rainbow, RG Whilden, J Codwaliads ler, Ve~ locit, ma, Hey an, % a2 al ‘ Rebekah, Foss, OK. Josephine, HD Grindle, FB Abell, and imington, Arr Sept i brig Frances Jane, Coffin, F Darien, Ga, for Porta- ‘Cinawaa—From New York 25th, arriving at Havana 30th | mouth; schrs Neptune, Anna Kliza B, and Wm'H Dennis, Phi and New Orleans 24, From New Orleans %h, Havana 12th, | ladelphia for boston; 6 Chamberlain, Albany for do; Pequon- due at New York I7ih. Rock, Philadelphia for Salem: Arno, Rappahannock River for ¢ Bath: Boston, Fouth Amboy for Gardiner; Oregon, NY y eget ad Rockland; James & Lucy, Cold Li, jelphia: Fawin R Ben Black New City. War'or. Isabel. Gra’da. Ca"ba, Toad), 2 9 15 7 25° 80 | Isabella Thompson, Bosion for 7 8 «W ‘8 12-8 | nett, do for NYork, Electric Light, Po for Phiisdel % = 5 9 = | Lady of the Ocean. and Laguna, Calais for do: Algutzar 17 1_| George for do; Harriet Ann, St Jobn, NB, for New York; Dyer (Br), Hillsboro, NB, for doy Volunteer, Cherryfield for do; Charles William, Millbridge, for do; Sarah Ann, Camden for do; J H Counce, Thomaston for Richmond. Sid brign Olando, Mason B Davis; schrs Broadfield, Gre- cattroad bank HH Kalght, 1a Havanaifor Boston; ya suscomb, Hay s brigs J D Lincoln, Webber, Mletee dor (Br), do for do; Philip Larrabee, Auld, Savannah for do; Edward, Delaware City for do; Caroline A White, White, and Philadelphia for go 2 a 13 fall on Sunday, the New Orleans as near § A. M. aa tide Uy Hii should beealeds Port of New York, Septembor 4, 1855. Sharp, Charles Parker, Challenge, and A for doi J Williamson, dr, MB Mahony. fins do Be os Narrsgaceel, Abeamarie be Saleray fi , da for do: Narragans xan\ mi; nah, Philadelphia tor do (with losa of foresail); Ald, Ann, and Alice Lea, do for do; J 8 Wheldin, ane and Loduskia, o CLEARED. Steamship Pacific, Nye, Liverpool-—E K Calltns. Ship Black Warrior, Murphy, San Prancisco-Sution & Co. Ship St Denis, Follansbee, Havre—Boyd & Hincken. Brig Lucie (iden), Banke, Port au Platto—Moiter Brig Romeo, Rogers, Jacksouvilie—Peak. & Church. Schr Wm Smith, Sweezy, Savannah—McUready, Mott & ( Schr L A Edwards, Douglass, Georgetown—Dollner & Potter. Schr Mary, Robbins, Newbern—Davis. . Henry, Nelson, Let ao 9 Ge Lowden. ‘athevine (ir), Sneligrove, Halilax—J 8 Dealey. fonder, French, Bristol—Master. Riera. lem—R W Ropes. Schr Louisa, Norris, Boston—8 W Lewis. Propeller Totten, Morley, Baltiaore—Cromwell’s Line. Propeller Mars, Nichols, Philadelphm—J & N Briggs. ARRIVED. Steamship Florida, Woodbull, Savannah, 60 hours, with mdse and passengers, to Samuel I, Mitebill. 3d inst, 1 AM, off Hat teras, exchanged signals with sicamsbip Alabama, hence for Sayenrab. e 4 Nasgow and Greenock, Dunham & Dimon! Ship President Fillmore, Nelson, Aug 1. with mdse and 177 passengers, to Aug 29, Int 48 20, lon 60, spoke ship Daylight, of Cobasset, from Antwerp for Boston. Ship Martha's Vineyard, Pember, Liverpool, 48 days, with con! and salt, to Dunham & Dimon. Bark Kanawha, Towne, Buenos Ayres, July 11, with hides, : hafr, ac, to Carlisle & Zimmerman. Left Point India Jily 15. : at night, lat 23198, lon 4310 W, while hove tovin a 4 y gule from NE, lost quarter boat. davits, and evesy' coming tn. is ped. The next morning the wind hauled suddenly to BW, ‘The Baltimore steamer, from Baltimore for Roaton, rua f Jew alunos! a hurricane; the va being then so beavy from | a bark in Vinevacd Sound and carried away hic seri, Ate ao NE. could not keep away until towards night; during it | reported.) Particulars not received. 180 shipped a sea while runhing which started the larboard " OBILE, Aug 28—Cid sbip Martin Luther (Br), Mekioe rofl irom staunebeons 6 inches, breaking it in two amidships. | Liverpcol. July 81, lat 15 68 8, lon 34.20, saw a large ,, showing « si MYSTIG leste, Iban; nal. blac with red border and fone white letters, witch ap. MITAS hee hone hog MACHIAS, Aug 20—Sia brig Condor, Cai se, NXGck: panned like Fame. B Coffin, Huntley, d sehr Park Nazarene, Smith, Bonaventura, Canada Kas, 12 days, | itt, Mary "Norton, lor Work Lirbtenh, Pree er, wig wih deb, to MM Back " R NEW ORLEANS, Aus’'26—Arr steatossips lite, or, Time. Brig Lady Ohapman (Br), Frith, Bermuda, 6 days, in ballast, | son, Brazos Santiago 9th, via Galveston, futh, Zim! ) Thomp- to Wm M Sint, bilt, Farwell, Key West 19h, via St 3iacks, Tr © Vander. Brig Rosal'e (Br), Holmes, Windsor; 10 days, with plasier,'o | Peraacola. “Helow, coming tip, stens cle 8 Bay ane DR DeWolt, Indianola vis Galveston 2, Lawices, Huig Abcona, Whaling Eastport, with fish, ta Jed Bry. nett, Boston, Cid 28th shi ay ad Witeae mery, Dea. anonds, + Havre; z brig Forvest, Brown, Cherrytield, with lveaber, to Smith & Parthenon, Mob 3 a a Gl ‘Alliance, Pembroke, Ocracoke. oy ‘ships i ccs, Lewsey, Jedi ‘la via Galres- Schr Almeda, Dickerson, Fredericksburg, 9 daya, , Havana. Below. coming ap, brig on; Venter Beh mma Wilgon 2 Lgoastrcet, Virgina vich, Hav . ddays. Cld Gali Stre 1 Figeon, a. chr Catharine zebeth, Smit) aia. ol, med tosea ship Monigomer; HY A Schr Squire & Brother, Jobnson, ‘Virghala rutin sigs Rogerlim and Schr ca Bird Nelson, Virginia, LONDON, Sept 1—Aw. 8 Schr HX Barges, Pembroke, Virginia, Washington, NO, for Boston; Viciar, Pigs A, Biliott, Kelsey, Schr Wm Clark, Thomas, Virginia delphia, ‘on for Fehr WF Leggt:, Gibson, Baliimore, NEW BEDPORD, Sept t—Arr # Behr ¥ iil, Arey, Picton, 6 days, wilh coal, to J Powe. (under charge of mate, Capt fren PY & Broadield, Norfolle Hate, Machine. fonds, of dysentery): 24, Caribageng 4ving died at Hampton Machias. NC; Geo C ipbs, “Ginbs, “Pratad 1 ising ton, Se achias, slodp Helen do. ‘Sid St vehr Henay ia: Augusta, New York: *: Volunicer, Browa, CherryGald, NANTUCKET, Aug Sh—Arr Clay, Delano, Albauy. Scur October, Wail, Bangor. Philadelphia, Sid'schr R BSwig “LB W Gardner, Bourne, ida, O'Brien, Lubee. NI Albany. ~ sebrs Kossuth, Churchill, i Ri . od Sehr Ninevta, Jewett, New Léndon. 24, brig Brookilne, Leighton, ‘mith, New London. Rae Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA, Richardson, Calais; Sarat i inn, Hiosion Ceo hawark May ot ‘im! ¥ H |. May, do; edie inieat Bite’ Fear ese, Peer ae manth, NH; Abt Morey "Kelly, Plymouth; May Queen, Ba- F A Stevens, Ocecon, Lovell, Albany for Boston. Join A'slaniey’, Simons, Patchogue, LT. Sloop America, Sturges, . foe! Hall, Coe, Portland, Ct, ° BELOW. Be ats, ‘Two shipsin the Kastarn offiag at sunset. ana XET, Sept® -Arrschr ER Diverty, Shields, Phita~ SAILED. OVIDENGR, ana: MRED FST et Smee ges Aen a r 4 bs ne: Daas 7 Reppahannork; Emeline jer, Brow ‘J jum Reindeer, Jarvis, Philadel Sar a ineiseo; Samuel M Fox, tle; Cohtmbis: Llverpoohs dear Wiaus ming, Rio Grands; Norumbega, R 4 Calvestouy nud, ethers + Brewster, more: Pina, Perrine, Port Hien Ge, Wind light f pow SB. by ay A Beebe, ‘Hendon: Set "f Vega? ; oom sland, Hall, NY? Liuxeny A Black Rock, Conn, 20th uit, the cl ae ‘Wasa, “Philadelphia; sekes To fant brig Irene, Wass, (new, of BrcX8? ence, 200 tons), Rich, Albany: C BiMeF va, Beckwith, NYork; sloopa Po ‘owlers Mey find Charles, Tietson, dne New York, Fergees C Wm P Ritchie did not saiion Sunday'for SD. Neptt—Are bark Loxtes Raton, Adie, Havana, Wappoo, Coombs, NYork; sehr Don Nichola, Pct, Beir, ow Yee rr bark Chandler, Trapani July 13; brig Geo Ae Ward," Rade) ferire Toase Leben, oege M York: Coral,’ finskell, do. Sid brig Com Stewart, Bish- PARRA RMGS ech Sen Bird, N Fes wen Beer on NAT, Ana gu- Arr sch Belge, Downs, New York. py, ar cand, St lo, France; Central Ama~ 5 per bark Courier, 61 400 tone. The intended for one of Dunham & Dunou’ ¢ ine of New York and Charleston packets. tele b)—Arr FV SOLMES'S Ht Sent ¢ (per Cope, C ogran)— r Ces Sitka, from Alexandria: ‘Token, im, pol 2 o'clock AM, 8 brigs' and 44 schooners. Wind Novihwest. He NEWPORT (Mercury ee), Forest, sr Nibridge for ——; Molupkus, Bailey, » for i ‘in NB Bot = I Bra Howton for Plaadel- 4, Smith, bee “Anr'nenrs 3 dome’, Beat Philadel © ng, Pe terson, do; Ashiand, Poland, Bosion for Wilminriea; RL. & A (ret: Ligear, Phadelphia; Lake, Parker, dy. A smalls, Bnutih, Delaware ity. oan nem seuraade an ee oe sopreek A, Sept 4—Arr steamer Palmetio, Baker vailan, Thoma, and barr 4 ner, Crowell, do; Bplarain ‘Aisha: Wesieont nh, P Corbi, Ross, How: + Ohumbers, Mediors, Me,’ Van Bleed,