The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1855, Page 1

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Sadresser 245 sure ruc, entre la Yume Gt lowe avenue, pour deus jours, MORE OF THE ARCTI The Esquimaux Indians and their Habits of Life—Curious Hospitality of their Wo- men=More Interesting Particulars. One of our reporters has had a further talk with one of the officers of the Kane expedition, and has learned the following facts relating to the Esquimaux Indians and other matters -— ‘The first time that the party came in connection with the Fsquimaux was in March, 1864, about the time when the long winter night comes to a close, and when there are two or three hours of natural light in the twenty- four. The ship was visited by nine of these Indians, each driving a sledge drawn by ight or ten Esquimaux dogs These ledges are of peculiar construction. They are between four and five feet long and fourteen inches wide. The body is made of pieces of the walrus tusks and ef the horn of the narvahl or unicorn, cut into pieces of about an inch long, and lashed together by sinews. The runners are faced with the ivory of the narvabl’s horn, The Esquimaux are very ingenious, and manage to bore holes by means of a drill worked ina hole in the front tooth. The sledges are thus, on ac- count of the labor bestowed on them, very valuable, and are bequeathed from father to son as # most precious legacy. It is no uncommon circumstance, when the community want to get rid of a bad and lazy member who has a good sledge and team of dogs, to induce him to go out on a hunting expedition, and when at a great distance from land to take away his sledge and spear him. These Indians who visited the Advance had some walrus meat to dispose of, which they did for jackknives. They were, however, very shy and timid; but Dr. Kane and Mr. Peterson, the interpreter, went out to meet them, apd at length overcame their timidity, and indueod them tocome on board, ‘The Fsquimaux settlements are some forty miles apart, and generally consist of but two or three huts, contain- ing « population of some eighteen or twenty. ‘These huts are generally built of massive stones, some of them seve- ral tons weight, and it is a matter of surprise how they could have possibly got them up. Like the sledges, the huts are handed down as most valuable property. Somo of them have been seen built of whalebone—probably from a fish taken by them after being killed by whalers, In summer they form tents of skins, and, at a pinch, of snow. They are hospitable, and fond of visiting, and so these settlements keep up an interchange of communica- tion and live very happily. Their huts aro heated by means of stone lamps, cut by themselves out of a sort of Soapstone, fed with blubber, and with wick of ground is. By this means they manage to keep up a tempe- rature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit, while the temperature out of doors is a8 many degrees below zero. They usually eat raw meats—the flesh of walrus and seal; bat when they do cook any thing or make any soup—which they make very good—it is by means of these lamps. ‘Their ileeping places ate platforms, built of stone, raised some eighteen inches from the floor—so as to keep in the warm atmosphere—and covered with grass taken from islands at a distance. Their clothing consists of fox skin jumpers or coat, with an inner jumper of bird skin, the feathers inward; bear akin trowsers, bear skin boots ond bear skin gloves. The dress of the women is similar to that of the men, except that the former wear boots extending half way up the thigh, while those of the men do not extend to the knee; and that the ladies also wear a sack to their hoods, which they call nessak, in whieh they carry their children. The men are of a me- dium size and stoutly built, while the women are of smaller stature and slighter. They do not practise the Mormon habits of polygamy, but are, on the contrary, extremely particular about their matrimonial relations. ‘This has been the universal testimony of travellers who have visited them, As with all savage nations, the onus of the labor devolves upon the women. The men come in from the hunt, throw down the prey they have se- cured, walrus or seal, and the women have then to go to work, skin the snimals, prepare the flesh for food, extract the bones and prepare the sinews for sewing purposes, One of the ordinary acts of hospitality or civility on the part of the ladies is to take a fowl, or piece of meat, chew it up very nicely, and hand it to the visiter, who is expected to be overcome with gratitude amd to finish the operation df chewing. It would give them dire offence if there should be any failure to do due honor to this act of hospitality. In all other respects they exercise to @ remarkable degree the same virtue, The Esquimaux of the Northern regions profess to have a dread of going to the Danish settle- ments, leat they should be eaten up by their Southern Urethren, while these last entertain the same dread, and with more reason, of the Northern tribes, Those tribes, however, which live as high up as the expedition pene- trated, seem to be becoming gradually extinguished, and we understand that Dr. Kane haa formed the philanthro- pic scheme of collecting these people together. He pro- poses, we are told, to gather them from the most North- ern regions and bring them down to the Danish settle- ments, where they can enjoy more comforts and be sub- Ject to less vicissitudes. The Esquimaux have a priest, whom they call Anjekek, who performs marriages and burial services, and ts sup- pored to have some influence over the heart. When a couple is married, their friends have imposed upon them, for a certain length of time, abstinence from cer- tain kinds ot meats; and when a young man or & young woman dies, all the young men and young wemen of the settlement are condemned to the same sort of abstinence. The priest ia believed to bave power over the walrus and seal, and in a time of pressing ecarcity to be able to call them up to the surface of the water. Their faith in the Anjekek is the only ap- proach they have to religious bellef. They spend their Jong winter of four months, total darkness, in sleeping and eating, never going out to hunt unless pressed by ne- cessity. They have no sort of amusement except singing and an accompanying motion of the body, which can hardly be designated dancing. They do not use tobacco in shape, nor do they smoke any other weed or root for the purpose of stimulants, nor would they allow any +moking in their huts. The children always get a name se- lected from whatever subject happens to be on the tapis in the paternal but when they are born. In Leavely or Godhaon, island of Disco, the population of 260 or 300 is composed principally of Exquimaux, pure and half blood. They manage to keep up » good deal of social enjoyment by means of dancing, singing, and music. They have a peculiarly good ear for music, snd can manage to play on the jewsharp or violin any air they hear. The women are said to be great rogues, if not in stealing gentlemen's hearts, at least in pilfering tin pots nd plates, and anything of that kind. We saw one young gentleman bennected with the expedition, who had no less than three specimens of the hair of young ladies of Learely. One of them is dark as the raven's wing, of the silkiest texture, and came from the locks of ‘a full blooded Esquimaux; another is dark brown, very fine, and belonged tos balf blood; and the third, of golden color, ond of equally fine texture, showed unmistakably the Danish blood of the Indy’s sire. We presume these love tokens will be duly treasured, though not in the National Museum at Washington. This same gentleman bes ® quantity of skins and furs which he has brought home with bim as reminiscences of Greenland. But they will have to be fumigated or to undergo some other pro- cess of purification, for the Fequimaux ladies, who have the tanning operation in charge, not being able to precure bark, have recourse toa liquid which answers os well, but which careiul chambermaids do not t )lerate the presence of in a room. The Esquimaux never resort to the barbarous mode of cutting off frost bitten limbs. They apply to them a picee of rabbit #kin, and always with good offect, We are forry to see that one of the expedition lost his life by the amputation of a frost bitten foot, and that three others have had to suffer amputation. It may be a fact worthy of notice that Dr. Kane went to the Arctic regions provided with daguerrotype appara- tus and plates, but that from the peculiar nature of the atmospyere no impression could be taken. These, and a valuable collection of specimens of nataral history, geo- logy, end caste of the Esquimaux, with the libraries of Capt. Kane and officers, had to be left behind; bat the drawings, reports, instruments and documents of the expedit were preserved. ‘The highest acknowledgments are paid to Dr. Kane, for the skill, ability, resolutencss and care of his men which he exhibited. When out on sleighing excursions, he took his place in harness as wellas the meanest of his men; ond when the Advance was finally abandoned, he supplied them wiih bread made with his own hands, tra- velling buck to the vessel to bake it in the stoves. ‘Thi, c EXPEDITION. he eontinued during the whole thirty days that the party was en route to the open sea, and he has travelled in his dog sleigh no less than eight hundred miles on a stretch, calling on his way at an Esquimaux hot, in which four of bis men were sick, and depositing bread with them. ‘These same individuals he afterwards carried in his sleigh, one by one, to the main party. Nothing was toe high for his scientife research, nor too mean for his humane action. He proved himself, in- deed, a model commander; and the following form o prayer drawn up by him, and usedon tbe starting and return of expeditions, will show thut he did not neglec’ the spiritual welfare of his men:— A PRAYER, TO BE USED BY THOSL ENGAGKD IN THE ARCLC EXPEDITION, A.D. 0, Almighty and Most Merciful Lord God, who didst ere- ate the heavens, the sea and the dry land, and hast given to man wisdom’ and skill to plan and to work, we, thy siuful and epee ereatures, would ever seek thy par- dou, thy », and protection. We confes it we have clten i thy laws, abused thy favors, and forgotten thy watebfal care over us. ‘e humbly Frames saquiceb'um, Westpaaten, those be toeieeka ct tay brance against us, but mn them for the sake of Son, our Daler iene Christ. Preserve usin our pre- sent voyage from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, and from all fata} injuris. Make our way prosperous, and help us in the great work that lios before us, so that our labors and hardships may be rewarded with a good measure of success in necosapliaing the objects of our undertaking, to egery of Th; ly name, Leave us not, we beseech , tO Our OWN Conn), but strengthen our varicus faculties, bring all needful things te our remembrance, and in every dauger give us presence of mind, skill, und power of arm to work out @ deliverance. And do thou, © Yord, our Guardisn and our Guide, grant that we may all return in safety to onjoy the blessings of the land and the fruits of our or, and with a thankful remembrance of Thy mercies, to praise and glorify Thy holy name, O, Heavenly Father, we would call to remembrance be- fore Thee, and commend to ‘care end tavor our rela- tions and friends everywhere; our benefactors, and especially those whose benevolence, liberality and energy have planned and fitted out this éuterprise. And, finally, we beseech Thee to comfort and succor all thoxe ee bos in trouble, sormaw need, oe other adversity, especially such as may be exp e Fag ing of tise seas or dangers and privations amidst Om snows and ice. To all travellers graut a safe return Lome; to all who are at sea, that they may reach their destined port; and to all who are tossed upon the waves of this troublesome world, that they may come to the haven of salvation and the land of everlasting iife. A)! this we ask through the merits and mediation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in whose biessed words we sum up our petitions, 5» c= Our Father who a:: in Heaven, hallowed be Thy vame; Thy kingdom come; ‘Thy will be done on earth as itis in heaven; give ws this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we ay Ang those who trespass against us; aud lead us not into Payer bat deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. We gave in yesterday’s Heratp an account of Dr. Kaue’s fight with the Mexicans in 1848. He still pre- serves the jacket which he wore on that occasion; and when he had to abandon other things of real va'ue in the Advance, he would not leave behind him that old memen- to ofa hard-fought field. A weekly newspaper, under the title of The Ieblink, was published on board for some seven or eight weeks. Tt was in manusertpt, and its motto was, Jn tenebrit ser- tare fidem—Sustain your trust, even in darkness. A copy of it will be a historic memento worth preserving. ‘The expedition bas only brought home two dogs—oue of them an Esquimaux, who was the leader, or boss dog, ax he was called, of Dr. Kane’s stedge; the other a very intelligent animal of the Newfoundland breed. Several good stories are told of the xagacity of these animals. One of them isa very hard one, and we will not vouch for its veracity, It said that ‘the boss”? would ait quiet- ly looking at the other dogs taking their foed, when he would walk over quietly, seize one of the best crammed by the back of the neck, and make him disgorge, and then indulge in the fruits thereof. If any one coubts the story he may go over to the bark, inquire for Toodla, and satisfy himself. The whaling boat which the party carried across the ice has been brought to New York, much the worse for wear. One of Francis’ metallic Ife boats which was presented to Dr. Kane, proved to be of great service, and was finally broken up by the natives to satisfy their cu- riosity as to what was contained in the air chambers. The India rubber boat waa aubjected to the same analy- sia. Great crecit is due to Captain Hartatein for the inter- est he exhibited in executing the duties and attaining the cbJects of his commission. He happened to »prain bis ankle on the outward voyage, aud when unable to mount the rigging he had halyards rigged out, called “the captoin’s balyards,”’ by which he would have him- relf hoisted aloft, where he would sit for hours sweeping the horizon with his telescope in search of the lost navi- gators. Altogether the developements of these expedi- tions reflect honor directly on the men who took part in them, and indirectly on the nation at large. We hope that Congress will mark its sense of their services in an appropriate and becoming manner, taking Into conside- ration the fact that officers and men were obliged to abandon all their valuables on board the Advance. We trust that they will be liberally compensated and duly honored. The following account of the reported death of Dr. Kane appeared in the Boston Daily Evening Travelir of the 11th inst., and would have caused the greatest grief among his relatives and friends, had tt not been contra- dicted by hia fortunate and timely arrival in our city. A fishing vessel which arvived here to-day, brings us news of the expedition sent out in search of Dr. and the melancholy intel ice of the death of t trepid pavigator. “The fishing vessel reports having spo- ken, in lon. 64 40, lat, 42 60, the rego! r Arctic, in com- peny with bark Relief, one of the ‘is having on board the remains of Dr. Kane. Disturnell, the map publisher, has prepareda very per feet map of the Arctic region, showing the «pot where Dr. Kane was compelled to abandon the Advance; also other interesting places in ice-land pot on any other chart. City Intelligence. Fam or THe Auenican Ixetrtute.—This exhibition con- tinues to increase in attractiveness, and the Crystal Palace is well attended, notwithstanding the unpleasant weather we have had lately. The machinery is well worth’careful study by our mechanics, as it is by far the mont varied and complete exhibition we have ever had in that important department. The silverware department is very deficient, as is also the compartment asdi to Ary goods; but in India rubber goods, woliural imple menta, fruit and miscellaneous articles, this fair far e cele ite predecessors. We are unable to give, ax yot, detailed account of the curious inventions on ¢ xhibition, but will do so when we have room. Toe Fourrn Avesv® Stack Company axp re Commerrme on Stueris,—The Committee on Streets, consisting of Al dermen Briggs, Paird and Moser, met on Thursday to he. r arguments of the parties in favor of or opposed to the petition of the company running the Fourth avenue lis e of stages, asking permission to take off ten of their stages from that avenue end to run them through Rivington street to South ferry, instead of their present route ty Jervey City ferry. Alderman Baird was not prevent, but the committee proceeded without him to hear the parties interested for and against. Mr. ©.T. Marshall, one of the proprietors of the line, was in attendance to advocate the claime presented in his petition; and Ludlow and Siney, owners of the Bowery and Houston street line, Mackerell & Simpson, of the East Broad and the Grand Street Stage Company, and three of owners of property on Ri cy in opposition. Alter hearing argument on bot! |, the committee de- cided that they could not take any action on the matter or make their report to the board, antil such time av a. received 9 Larger ee ar holders on Rivington atrect, stating their objections prayer of the petition, if they have The committee then adjourned till Monday next, at 8 o'clock P. M. ‘Tan New York Mumicar Cortpce.—The autumnal ses sion of the New York Medical College commenced yester day under very favorable auspices, This institution, a! though in its infancy of the most ranguine. The this college {s increasing every day. 7m vRom Vioiexce.—Information waa received at {tp Coroner's office, yesterday afternoon, to the effect it a German, Sivernia Kirnich, had died at Hellevue Hospital, from the effects of « sever beating received, on the 2%h ge at oP J ¢ — 7. dies, in one of the w wards of the city. The deceased war attended "by Dr. Ives soon after re- it was that caused the It has the but it is probable mitiea | the areault upon at the close of the inquest, to be held to-day, some light may be thrown upon the case, and the guilty parties brought to justice. Kevtesxe Excisk No. 6, or New Havex.—in conse quence of an accident to this engine, the company will be unable to visit our city thie week. Due notice of the vieit will be given. val Intelligence. & Tue U.S. steam frigate Saranac, Capt. Long was at Speada gu the My ult, _siders. There was certainly ) rendy CITY POLSTtcs. THE REPUBLICAN CITY AND GOUNTY CON- VENTION. The delegates to this convention met om Thursday night pursuant to adjournment, at 461 Bromdiway, but made no nominations. It wasgenerally known that they would not make their nominations upon this evening, and there was therefore no concourse of outsiders pre- went to express disapprobation. The convention, how- ever, organized and did a little something, Mr. Jame Kennedy, of the Fifth ward, presiding, The committee appointed at the last meeting to confer with « similar committee of the Central Committee, as to the-candidates to be brought forward for city and county made thelr report. ‘They stated that they, had conferred with the other committee and that they had talked over the names of.those deemed most eligible to present at the coming election. These names they had not felt empow- ered to unite upon, and therefore should not then la} them beforethe convention. The report was Prom when on motion, the committee was re-chosen: to confer with the tame committee, with. power to nominate and present {u'} tickets for city and county officers at the next meet There bela no farther business, the se- retary read the letter of Preston King, accopting the nowinatioa of Secretary of State, and also of Hon. Geor Geddes, which was received too Inte to be prosented the ratification meeting on Tuesday evening. Uproarious Applauscl owed the reading of, the lettors, when the convention adjourned, DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS. HALF @HELL CITY, COUNTY AND. JUDIGLARY CON- VENTION. ‘Tha delegates to this convention met last might, pur- suans to‘adjournment, at St. John’s Hall, corner of De- lanoy street and the Bowery. There was a large outside crowd in attendance of dominant politieians and office seakers of the hards and softs, it being known that the half shells would name their c.ndidates from these two factions. A rumor prevailed that an attempt would be made to break up ( » convention, which had the oflect to increase materially the number of out- ry creditable »prink- of fancy ‘strikers, shoulder hitters, other of the belligeremtly inclined, who stood to have hand in whould opportunity for sinew or nerve develope itself. Meanwhile the aitend- ance of Captain Norris, of the Nimth ward police, with his entire force, waa scoured to prevent uny disturbance. Fortunately, their services were mot brought in requisi- tion. ‘The only smashes were brandy amashes at the bar opporite, and these were plontiful. ‘The convention or- ganized, ‘by Joseph H. Williamson, President, of the First ward, calling the meeting to order. Dennis Brown and Ww. Colter, of the Ninth ward, officinted as Secretaries. The rell was called, when vacancies in the different wards were filied. A communication was received from the “ American democracy,’’ announcing the appointment of a Cominittee of Conference with @ simflar committee from this body, which, on motion, was laid on the table. ‘The committee eppuinted at the last meoting to confer with the Gorman Contral Democratic Convention and the Liquor Dealers’ Assceiation, reported having conferred with the former organization, and that they expressed their approval of this platform and promised co-operation with them in the ensuing election. The committee had not been able to meet a committee from the Liquor Deal- era’ Aasoointion, owing to their not having been able to call a mecting since the clore of their State Convention. The report of the committee was accepted, Mr. Danis E. stckiss, of the Third ward, recommended that, inasmuch as & conference had not been held with « commitiee from the Léyuor Dealers’ Association, that they defer their nommations for; city and county officera and the Judiciary until such consultation could be held. He then moved the xppointment of a committee of one from each ward as auch committer, the committer to be empowered to select candidates from the tickets numins- ted at Tammany Hall and Stuyvesant Institute, for tho consideration and approval of the Union Convention. A warm discussion ensued, a large number strongly urging that the convention proleed'at once io make ita nominations. The motion to appoint a committee of conference to defer the nominations prevailed—ayos 90, noes 18, The several ward delegates then named ont delegate from each ward to go upon the committec, when the convention adjourned to Thursday evening next, at 714 o'clock. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CLUB. This Club was to have met at thoir headquarters, Stayvesant Institute, last evening; but owing to the in- clomency cf the weather, and the number of hard shell ward meetings throughout the city, but few were in at- {wrdance, Those present adjourned 19 meet again on Friday evening. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The German democratic delegates assembled last even- ing at Mechanics’ Hall, 160 Hester street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposition made by the Half Shell Convention to co-operate with them and the Mquor dealers in uniting on a strong city and couaty ticket, opposed to the Know Nothings and Maine law- ites. Mr. @, Schoenke, in the absence of the regular President. ‘ted as chairman, The secretaries were Herren Schwartz and Richter. ‘The German committee, consisting of Messrs, Merkle, 1 ermer, Kruger, Leight, Richter, Schimfer, nd Mutachel, a to confer with the half shells, Teporied that the hal ing to adopt Wilhelm and Ganther ia accordance with the wish of the Germans. The half shells would recom mend the adoption of f. Maloney for Alms House Gover- nor, in place of C. Godfrey Ganther. On this point « long diseussion ensued, and ended in the unanimous con rent of all present to stick to their own man, Mr. Gun- ther. Mr. Seunwanz introduce } the following resolution, which ‘was adopted :— Resolved, That in consideration of the noble and straight forward corse Mr. Dessoye has pursued in withdrawing his name for Governor of Almshouse in favor of the acknowledged Ge ate for {hat office, Mr. G, Gunther, the German de ntion, tender a vote of thanks to Mr. Dessoye, and that the same abould be published in the usual papers. The following letter was also read :— Mecuanics’ Haw, New Yona, Fumsy Bvenine, Oct 1855. Jn the name and on vebaif of the Central Gerinan Despo cratic Convention, of the city of New York, assembled this evening in Mechanics’ Hall, to take Into consideration a demo. cratic city and county tieket, to be supported by dhele votes at the approaching November election, we have the pleasure to traneini to you an original copy of the sunjoined resolutions, adopled by acclamation in uit present sesnion of the above commitiee. Whereas, we German American citizen of New York clty Lave remarked with pleasure the noble and steadfast manner in whieh Aldermen Henry Howard, of the Sixth ward of this ling present an city, hae tedly defended the righta and of the Adopted eilzend, more pertieulariy in, the Board of Aldermen, on Thursday evening, October 11, In the matter of a preamble juced into that Board by the ina as It ie my riate and besoming to the true American citizens. ‘Theretore, be i Heroived, That in the name of suatiy rosnend eltizens represented ip this convention, we express io A. How- ard our heartfelt thanks for (ha admirable aad genuine rapub- lean sentiments uttered by him in the Hoard of Aldermen on the cecasion referred to above. And furthermore, be it Herolved That the foregoing preambles and resolutions be published inthe American and German newspapers of thie oly. Wiss great rerpect, we have the honor to be your friend, GUBTAVUS SCHOENKE, Pres't. 17, FenW Anz, Ist Boe wia Riemrrt, 2d Ree’ be rese lutions were 4 amidat the greatest ap- plauee, and several delegates stood up and eulogia larry. Speeches were also made, urging that the Ge man Convention should not commit or pledge themselros toany party, but choose the beat from each party as their candidate, The general sentiment was favorable to thia course. Mr. Worsenet proposed that the German Convention should meet om Sunday evening, nominate a full ticket, and recommend {t for the adoption of the balf rhells and Hquor dealers. This was not agreed to, however, b inrtead, the Convention thought It would be better fi “ conference of nine delegates to canvass the matter amongst themselves, and confer with the Half Shel! Con- vention on Monday evening next. On motion then, the detegater ndjourned to next Tuesday evening. GERMAN DELROATE MEFTING. 4 mecting of German Demoeratic Delegates from twelve wards met on Thursday night. After addresses from Messrs, Merkle, Schoenke, Windmuiler, and others, orging a union among the Germans to support a ticket in their own interest, the following named committee was 0 led to confer with « similar committer from the shell county convention, with a view to having oD expression of opinion as to a common city and county Ucket -—Menars. nels Wutshel, Philip Merkle, 5. Kenibop, L. Ki .Laicht, Richter, Sehumper ‘and Fe ®. After an addross by Daniel Hi. Sickles, {n favor of what is known as the half rbell movement, the meeting ad, red. ‘esterday the Germrn delegate and half «hel! commit. teen met at No. 17 Peekman street, and It i* understood agreed on a complete city ticket, the names of which are an yet kept secret. KIOATH WARD BOPT SHELL CHARTER CONVENTION This convention met last night ond make the foilowing neminations:—Yor Alderman, Albert W. Smith; Anse. ror, Robert Lynn, fehoot Commiveioner, 1. H. Winante; ‘Trustees of Common Fehools, Francis Fleet, George W. Durneke Inspector of Common Behools, George Intrell, Constables, Abram Mores, W. Chambers NOTICE TO DEMOCKATIC CANDIDATES. It would be well for the friends of the demoeratic can- didates, in announcing thelr nominations, to to what rection of the y they belong, as it is imporsible for the pubtic to tell which of the nemerous shells on doree (hem from the advert te and public notices. Tet us know your conchologies! dirtinetion. gentlemen WHIG MOVEMENTS. MROADWAY HOU® WHIG GEXERAL CoMmITTEE. A very slim attendance of members was at this com mittee inst evening. The committee organized with the ssusl officers—General Wm. Hall, of the Fifth ward, pre viding: Christian W. Sehafler, of the Hixth ward, offered & i Tey aod speciation _ heres, heen reported ( Acleraten 0h toe firecmh Aveembly diarice compricine te Ke aot Twenty fire! wards, bas fm setuh 7 in that Berrier to make » nomination for As wed bare sAyenr ned rime de PRICE TWO CENTS. Yon aball decline to act, that then the deleg t « on, ¢r & majority thereof, ‘lo re organize andmake f nominaon for Awetabiy qvald distriet ‘The committes then adjourned, This Assembly Con vention has met seme half dozen times, the vote being each time five and five, until they finally adjourned sine die, neither ride obtaining » majority. KIGHTH WAKD. ‘The Executive Committee of the Kighth ward whigs met on Thursday night, Androw Blakely in thoehair, Win. R. Eadie propored a series of resolutions endorsing the fasion State ticket, the Broadway House city ticket, and the course of their delegate to Syracuae, all of which ware adopted. This, we believe, is the first ward committe, with one exception, that has endorsed the State fusion NINBTRENTH WARD. It appears the whigs of the Nineteenth ward are in « strange state of confusion just now, growing. out of the present political complications. A meeting of the whig ward committee was held Wednesday evening last, George Conrad in the chair. The following resolutions, propored by Alexander Elder, unanamously, Resaived, by the Nineteenth repudiate the action of our del to abandon the name and princip! Resolved, ‘That we disown the Whigs and republicans et Byrecuse, aia volved, That we recommend the ¢! plea the Tenth Assembly Convention, to bo held at Oonatitutloa Hall in this elty, on the 24d inat ‘The detection on the part of the olf line whigs against the “ black repubs!” seems to be quite geneaal. ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY DSTRICT WHIG CONVENLION This convention met last night, Mr. J. B. Ryerson act- ing as Chairman, and James Lumaden as Secretary, Ed- ward Honter was unaninously nominated on the firat ballot, as candidate for member of Asseusbly to reprosent that district, THE AMERICAN MOVEMENTS, NINTH WARD NOMINATIONS. The natives of tha Niyth ward have nominated the fol- lowing ticket:—For Councilman, fwenty-first district, John Kennard; ‘Trenty-second district, Alexander Hemp- hill; Twenty-third district, Cornelius 8. Cooper; Twonty- feurth district, Robert S. Dixon, For Assesor, Jauves Allaire, For Schoo) Coumissionar, Albert Smith. For School Trustee, W. E. Pater. For Assembly, Sarauel Brevoort. Mr. Brevoort has also the whi It will be seen. that,among the list 1s the ind man Cooper, SIONS. 72 THE EDITON OF THK HERALD. Having sean in the last number of your wite apcead Journal ray naine among the list of persons sominated for Coroner on the people's independent democratic ticket, alike « warm admirer of those principles, and [am sure having many kind friends among the party, I have ) When xpoken to on the subject, expressed my reluctance ty Decne candidate for any public» ry sof professional Mife, as belng to my feelings. Tendering my best ay friends, I have the honor respectfully J. MeNAIR, M. D., 96 Greone street, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I perceive by your columns that during my alswnce from New York my name was presented by Job rang, Fsq., in the City Convention at Tammany Hall, as ® candidate for City Inspector, This use of my name was without my knowledge and lly against my wishes. To prevent the possibility of any mistake some “ays previous placed « letter to (hat eifect in the hands of Inac V. Fowler, Esy., a member of the convention, and whon required to leave the city on the aflernoon that it assembled, informed W. J ik. Bey, ite ebate~ man, that] peremptorily declined allowing my name to be used. I have ever discountenanced the practice of a candt- date running the gauntlet of a nominating convent and taking the chances of each office in success! While appreciating the motives of those who «usta me ,| feel equally indebted to those who, more correctly anticipating my wishes and convictions, voted for other candidates. Justice to myself, a well as to others, com- pels me to make thix explanation. Symacven, Oot, 1, 1605, GEO, H. PURSER. Wooh- Count of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Noosevelt. MORE INDIOTMENTS AGAINST OFFICIALS. The Grand Jury of the Court of Oyer and Terminer have found bills of indictment against some more of our city officials, Judge Stuart has been indicted for reloasing one Mina Levin, indicted for grand larceny. She was confined in the city prison on the above charge, and on the Oth of April last was discharged by the aceused without bail, al- though she had been fully committed (or trial. Justice Connolly, of the Lower Police Court, has also been indicted for discharging one John Hartison, arreat- ed for assault ani battery committed on one William Jobn Davison, without examining into the case or hold- i g the party to bail, aa required by law. The magistrate, it appears, held the accused to bail for good behaviour, and not to answer the charge of assault and battery. Policeman Mulholland, of the Tenth ward police, is also indicted for receiving $76 from Abraham Devis and $75 from Morris Goldstein, who are charged with burglary, for procuring ball for them when they were arrested — the said amount being received without the sanction or knowledge of the Mayor. Pench warrants have been issued in those cases fur the arrest of the parties indicted. The District Attormey informed the Court that there was no farther business for this Grand Jury, and that « new panel bad been summoned for the Seasion’s Grand Inquest. Jndge Roorevelt saying — At the commencement of the term, gentemen, the Court charged you upon various matters, which it w made their dut: en, to bring to your the result aby most to their suggeatic four ine igations, however paiaful the task, have extended alike to tle lofty and the lowly, Neither fear nor ti vor, nor hope of seward—unlesa it be the reward of « good conrclence—has seduced or deterred you from ful. filling the solemn obligations imposed by your oath: ‘The bench (teelf—although no doubt you deeply regret. ted the occasion for \t—bax not escaped your fearless and impartisl vigilance, You bave tly ju that, whatever else may bappen, the fountalo tice, at all hazard, must be kept free from even surpicion of corruption, Without euntidence in ludiclary there can, we know, be no respost for weeand, without respect for the laws, gover fn e community like cure becomes dead lette anarchy aesumes ita place. In thes observations I de Bot wirh fo Le understood as intimating, ever so re motely, any cpinion of the guilt or innocenes of the an- cure, ‘ibat, in the present stage of the proceedings, is your exclusive province, You, accordingly, have ex pressed your oplnion—it is, ax yet, (ax we all know and an the law regards it,) but an optoion, that the bills pre rented by you are ‘true bills,’ and that there are grounds guilicient to demand « trial, When that trial (ne it soem will be) shall have been had, and the wit newres for the defence shalt have been heard, ands vor dict upon the whole evidence shall bave been remiered —ond not (ill then-—the Court and the comtunity may with propriety form and express their opinion, A rus Jon Ul) then is the right of the scoused, and the daty, except the accusers ot inust be excepted—for unless they believed in they could not be expected to manction the as ‘Tho Court would now thank you, gentlemen, ent and faithfol attention to the pabile ins then addressed the Grand Jury, Vay add, of all others necemit ite trut there is no further basinens demanding the immediate attention of « Grand Jury, would discharge you for the term. The panel of Petit furore will be tinned over till Monday, when the casos set down for tri il be revomed. Pollee Intelligence. CHARGE OF GRAXD LARCENY. A wowan named Bridget Deulo, reviding at No. 0 Cherry street, wae brought before Justice Weleh, at the Lower Police Court, charged with stesling 690 (rom Jemes Pheridan, of No 4b James street. The complain ant alleges thet on Thereday the accused called st his ore, amt saying that che had family secrets of import ance to communicate Am private pediense with bit in an vuihouse attarhed to the premise aay picked bis porket of a wallet comtain oe A certified check to the amount pe 8} On infortaing officer Renter of ie lone seme: wae for the parm Sagres when the was found, 0 of the mi money was found In ber pomserion, while the ebeck Was dincoveres bi) y im the freplas The pri eoner was committe’ for in detaalt « CHANGE OF BOM John Anderson was taken into cantedy by officer Voard, of the Fourth pleint of Patrick Darey, with having burglarlously en tered the boardlog end dwelling house No. 282 Froat street, with steal therefrom. The ¢ naplainant Ie that about frar o clock yesterday morning he wow SUE ty the servant girl, whe tad hina there wes a thier the howe, He immediately arose drenset himuelf on going Gown Maire ew making bia * from the basement door. The alarm wer given, aot Lo) sarge was arrested. in his pocket was rund the ye ck which had beem taken from the baccmen’ tour + ter Viet x The seemed war bromgirt Vetere Jurtwor bat the Lower Potion ge mmunitted for exami et) 1, where b ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE. INTERESTING COBBESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. The Russian War and the Re-mapping of Europe. The Defeat of the Engtidl at the Redas, and the Feeling in Engiand, ko, &e. he, Our Parts Correspondence. Panis, Sept. 25, 1856. The American Minister, Mr. Mason—The Judge Turned Diplomat—The Wags on his Ignorance of the French—The French Governess and the Washington Union— Mr. Mason's Late Iitnese—~ Report that it has Disqualified him for hie Off cial Duties Refuted—The Force of Comman Sense, even in Diplomacy—The Soulé Case-—The Dillon Affair—The French Despatches from @e- bastopol—Terrific Scenes in the Town Negotia- tions— Austria's Proposition Scouted— English Workmen en route for Sebastopol, §., § ce. When, something less than two years ago, the Honorable J. Mason was appointed by General Pierce's administration Minister at the Court of the Tuileries, and it became known that, occupied duving the greater part of his life in the study and practice of civil jurisprudence, he knew {little of @- plomacy, and stil! leas of the language of the cous- try with which he was called upon to negotiate, a very natural prejudice was raised against his ap- pointment. Men laughed at the notion of a barty Judge all at once metamorphosed into a sleek, alim, slippery diplomatic ambassador, who could “amile and smile aguin and be a villain,” who, among nation schooled in the Machiavelic doctrine that language was intended to conceal rather than te convey human thought, could not utter a word of French. Some wag swore that the hapless Minister, driven to his wit's end on his arrival, by the blunder of his own selection, absolutely placed himaclf im statu pepillari with a governess, who mado him sweat through those dreadful auxiliaries the verba etre and avoir, and that, confounded by her utter want of guccess and the discordant sounds which proceede: im his Transatlantic mouth, she deliver- ed him over to the state of the unfortunate wretels who, finding his house swept and garnished, took to himself so many other devils that his last state became worse than the first. Whereupon the Wash- ington organ lashed itself into a fury, and wasted much valuable powder in thundering forth a fact which had. never been disputed—that the United States Minister was tho most virtuous of men, amd moreover that he would no more condeacend to par- ley vous with a French governess than would the Washington organ contrive to write common sense, or use language worthy the wise, discreet, far-sight- ed, world-wide embraciug First Magistrate it called on all men to bow down and worship. Leaving, however, the Washington journal ite em- questioned right to indulge its leisure in tilting a windmills, and defending the United States Minister from impurities and all uncleanness and charges which the uprightness of his whole life would give the He to, if any one was silly enough to make them, I de think it but simple justice, as the Independent eer- respondent of the New Youn HexAvo, a journal of the largest circulation ia America, to come forward and defend Mr. Mason from » charge which has been very industrivusly circulated in Paris—so im- dustriously, indeed, that it ix difficult to conceive there has not been a sinister reason for it—a charge which does not confine itself to alittle good-humared bantering, intelligible everywhere except at Wasa ington, where from President Pierce downwards, clouds and obscurity eeem the order of the day, bat which strikes at the very root of the United States Minister's efficiency a4 a public servant. It has bees: vaid that the severity of Mr. Mason's late {lines hae #0 completely attenusted and honumbed his faculties that he is utterly unfit to have the charge of State affair. Thave myself not the honor of Mr, Mason's ac- quaintance, but it does so happen that I am fre- quently thrown into situations where I have an opportunity of hearing discussions with which the United States Minister ts intirn: ately anwoc\ated, and which call upon him for a Incidity of jadgment, am activity of intellect ond keenness of apprehenslom sufficient to text the very «trongest faculties. Enter- taining, myrelf among others, from his antecedenta— I should more correctly say, from ignorance of diple macy of France, and the French language—a low opinion of bis chances of suceess in the difficult post to which he was appointed, I have fre quently been astonished at the superior, nay, tri- tupphant manner in which, on all these occasions, he has acquitted himeelf. Sringing to bear on the novel subjects laid before him an enlightened com- mon sense, exercised in threading its way through the meshes and entanglements which gather like fungus around the great principles of equity, be has been able to brush away diplomatic cobwebs and while gaining the good will of all with whom he is brought into connection—eapecial- ly of the Emperor to whose court he is accredited — hia judgment haa vever teen once led astray, With a memory unimpaired by the winters which have caat their enowy on hit head, he has obtained a know- ledge of French which ix wufficient for all diplomatia porpores, and, en passant, it may We raid, a certain degree of ignorance which is not altogether without {ts advantages as affording a convenient reason for pot understanding ce:tain haly-«plittiogs of language when plain, straight forward matterof fact words are imperiously required. Of this, Mr. Mason gave a striking proof in the late difficaly about Mr. Soulé, It wasa case that reqtfired the nicest jalgment, the most perfect far- bearance, a real tempered with the utmost disore- tion. Hygones vhould be bygones, and I will not distort the ashes of the past, but I know from sources which cannot for a moment be questioned that the manly, @tralybt-forward, clearvighted conduct of the American Minister was declared to be shove all praise by liv codiplomatiots, and eloited expres sions from Napoleon which he is aot asaally in the habit of lovishing pon any one, Ignorant of the langvage , \itUe secustomed to diplomatic usage, with out for & moment compromising Mr. Soulé, who, mad oF pot tad, was then an American representative, Mr. Mason upheld the dignity of his countey, pro coved an explanation, if not an apology, from the French government, and so calmed the swelling wa tern of political tarbalence, that jn diplomatic cir cles le was hailed ax Neptune chiding the storm which Motus the Soul/ of bia day—had excited hy letting loore the winds. But recently the American Minister has givens still greater proof of the clearness of hin inte leet, in the manner which he bas dealt with the Dillon affair, one whieh for five yours haw puzzled the heada of experienced diplomatirts, and on which he hes exercised a power of revearch, a pationce, and scee- racy of discernment, which show that on the bench be must have been one of the mundeat equity jadgex. He han threaded his wey through a maze of rubbiel carefully collected by Mr. Dillon, and finding the apple, has cat down to the coreso cleanly and neatly that Provident Pierce's sdminivtration, who have throaghout made euch a time of blunders, may weil take comfort to themselves that bitting in the dork, apd by good jerk, not their own, they for once pot the right man in the right place A» Letated shove, 1 know not! ing & sal