The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. Orrics N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND (ULTON ST3- No. 294 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway--Macsera, WIBLO’S GARDEN, Sroadway~Miss Pyxe—Rir Van Wun. BOWERY THEATRE, Sowery—Deme Bes—Sepsstoror, BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street~Tue Sxriovs Pamu.x—Tun TOODLES, ‘WALLAOR’S THEATRE, Broadway—LavaTan—ASMODEUS: How Szour You're durrina. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—VintaGE OF Mekes--Sikoe OY Sanacossa, NIRLO’S SALOON, next door to Niblo's Garden—Couins’ Hew MiscersNxovs AND CHARACTERISTIC CONCERTS. WOOD'S MINBTRELS, 444 Broadway. AUCKLEY’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad: @my—BUKLESQUE Oreua AND NeGuo MINSTRELSY. MSCHANICS’ FALL, 472 Broadway—Pror. MacanuistEn’s ‘Becmars Macigurs. ‘MPIRE HALL—Toor or Evaorz—Siear or SesasToron. New York, Tucaday, October 23, 1855, Mails for Europe. YEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘Mee Cunard mail steamship Canada, Capt. Stone, will Jemve Boston on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘he Furopean mails will close in this city at a quarter 0 two o'clock this afternoon. Fhe Hraary (printed in English and French) will be gwblished at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, ‘tm wrappers, sixpence. Sebrigtions es advertisements for any edition of the ‘Sew You Hxnaxp will be received at the following places ia Burope:— Ssrmroor,.John Hunter, No. 12 Eechanes street, East. Lanwon... Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhi es avingston, Wells & Co., 8 "lace de la Bourse, ‘Phe contents of the European edition of the HersLp will ewbrace tho news received by mail and telegraph at ‘he office during the previous week, and to the hour of padlication. The News. ‘The national democracy held a mass ratification meeting, to ratify the county and city nominations, at Metropolitan theatre, last evening. The attend- ance numbered some three thousand. Speeches were made by Horace F. Clark, Judge Bowne, of ®tsego; Judge Capron, of Brooklyn; and Mr. Rose, of New York. We give a full report. A whig meeting was held last night, at the Broad- way House, in support of the candidates on the eounty ticket. The meeting, although not very mamerons, was enthusiastic, and there was not a @isentient voice raised against the candidates. Mr. Peter P. Voorhis presided. Addresses were made by Messrs. Smith, Tomlinson and others, and a se- ries of resolutions, expressing the objects of the meeting, were adopted. Our despatch from Washington states that it is rumored that Mr. Crampton, the British Minister, asserts that the recent attempt to convict him of vio- Jating the neutrality laws is a conspiracy on the part of foreigners to embroil the two governments, and he promises to substantiate this at some future day. 3¢ ig also stated that Mx. Crampton has intimated that in the event of his recall no successor will he appointed. ‘The case of Alderman Herrick, accused of civic corruption, came up yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The whole of the day was spent in ewpannelling a jury, some forty-four persons having been set aside on account of entertaining opinions or impressions in reference to the guilt or innocence of the accused, and twenty others having been chal. Jenged peremptorily. One of the curious features in respect to this case is that the Hon. Judge Roose- yelt, who presides, has been subpoenaed as a wit- nesa on the part of the defence. An effort was therefore made, but without success, to have the trial of the cause assigned to another Judge. The ase comes up regularly for trial this morning. The court room yesterday was uncomfortably crowded, and it is probable that the attendance to-day wil! >» even more numerous. We give areport of the pro eecdin. s thus far. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, and took ap the report reducing the appraisement of the Third Avenue Railroad from $1,170,000 to $370,000- ‘The great disparity in the value of this property, 28 estimated by the assessors and the committee, was the enbject of some debate, and various amendments were offered. They were, however, defeated, and the report was finally adopted by a vote of ten to nine. No other business of importance was traus- acted. Jn the Board of Aldermen last night a communi- eation from City Inspector Downing was read, io which he protested his innocence of whatever charges of corruption may haye been alleged against him, and urged a prompt investigation of the affairs of his office. The Special Committee on the Rey- nolds offal contract made a report, proposing to give Mr. R. $51,266, provided he withdraws all elaims and suits against the corporation, and re- Jeases the city trom the purchase of Barren Island, Alderman Briggs expressed the hope that he should be able to present a report relative to the Chief of Police xt the next meeting of the Boar In the Board of Councilmen there was no ex- citement about their newly indicted members, al- thongh there was a large lobby present during the evening, auticipating some fun, The session was @ev.ted to the third reading of bills, and the Board, adjourned to meet again on the first Monday of, No- vember next. Cana Mr. Thomas Vrancis Meagher delivered a second lecture in the Broadway Tabernacle Jast evening, taking for lis subject “The present prospects of Treland in connection with the national cause.” The building was never so Crowded on any former occa- sion, About thiee thonsand people were present, whilst a targe number could not find an entra from the outer hall. Mr. Meagher’s sketch of the present political condition of Europe was given in a truely masterly style of oratory. His conclusion was to the cifect that when the prophecy of tho great Napoleon should be fultilled, and that “Barope would be all republican and not Coss Ireland would be found placed as the foirest of one of the European free States. From information received from Squan Beach, N. J., we learn that the schooner Judge Baker, of Hack- *ensack, N. J.,was driven ashore there during the storm of Friday night last, and went to pieces in a few minutes after striking the outer bar. All hands, including the captain and mate, are supposed to be lost,.a8 nothing but a few scattered remnants of the y wreck came ashore the nextday. The wind was blowing from the southeast at the time of the ca- -lamity, ond ox the swf was running very high, very little hopes are entertained for the safety of the officers and crew of the vessel. _ Mr. Oscanyan last evening delivered his second Wrceture, to a highly respectable andieuce, at the Mer- cantile Library rooms, upon Turkey, taking for his aubject “The Harem ond Oriental Domestic Instita jons.” He presented a vivid and clear idea of the Le and domestic habits of the Turks and their _pecwiarities. The.court martial in the case of Lieut. Haldeman ret yesterday, when the Judge Advocate submitted a Teply tothe defence of the accused. At its con the gefendant asked for and obtained leave to ot in a rejoinder, and the Court adjourned till to- Y, ia order to allow time for its preparation. Additional news trom Mexico, dated to the 9th inst,, has been received by way of New Orleans. Cevallos and Olaguibel were about returning from exile. Haro y Tamariz, had declared in favor of the plan of Ayatla, Strong Buropead intlaenees were at work with a view to nentralize the good effeets of this plan. Tamariz is looked on as the rhe Trench baukers and British i ‘Phe eouservative churchmen ares mpathize NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1855. has published a letter denying that the agents of the United States, or any member of his legation, had lent a hand in stirring up the fermenting cauldron of politica, ‘The Tontine Insurance Company, of No. 13 Wall street, after due investigation into its affairs, has been closed by Comptroller Cook, and the report of the ex- amining Commissioner placed in the hands of the At- torney General for his action thereon. That this com- pany has been fraudulently organized, and has trans- acted its business without capital, is abundautly proved by the report alluded to. Its method of opera- ting was a simple one, and one that has been frequent- ly expoeed in these columns. To enable the officers to take the required oath, the company borrowed John Thompson’s check for $200,000, for the use of which for a few days they agreed to pay $2,500. Having procured a certificate, the borrowed capital was with- drawn, and the company proceeded to transact busi- ness without @ dollar in its treasury. For six months they have issued policies, and now their books show a capital of $6,000, with liabilities exceeding $10,000. So we go. Who is the next customer? Warrants were yesterday issued by the Recorder for the arrest of Wm. B. Reynolds, of offal contract notoriety, Bartholomew B. Purdy, Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies, Francis M. Curry, Coun- cilman from the Fifty-second district, and ex-Coun- cilman Henry Bleakley. The first named was taken into custody and admitted to bail in the sum of $2,- 500. A portion of the presentment of the Grand Jury, developing a system of corruption of stupen- dous proportions, relating principally to the busi- ness of the Street Department, and the gross par- tiality and injustice practised in awarding contracts, is published in to-day’s paper. The case of the United States against Manuel Echeverie, who is charged with fitting ont a vessel at this port for the purpose of conveying slaves from the coast of Africa to Cuba, came up in the United States District Court yesterday, and upon motion of counsel for the defence was farther post- poned. The District Attorney, in the course of his remarks urging a speedy trial .of the case, stated that within a few years past he had reason to believe that fourteen vessels had sailed from this port in ten months to be employed in the above trade. A convention of hop growers was held at Coopers- town on the 10th inst. Reports were read from seventy hop cultivators, stating the actual and esti- mated yield of a certain territory, and showing a falling off of nearly forty per cent in the yield this year, as compared with that of 1854. Agricultural societies were recommended to offer premiums on hops. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,000 bales, and the market closed steady. Flour was active, and for good common to medium grades of State and Western, in many cases 124 cents per bbl. higher. The sales footed up about 20,000 bbls., chiefly for export. The receipts of wheat were large, not" withstanding which prime qualities, both red and white, were well sustained in price, while inferior and common qualities were heavy. For amount of sales and quotations we refer to another column. Corn closed at 91¢. a 92c. Pork was dull. Lard was firm and in brisk demand. Sugars were quiet, without change in prices. Coffee was inactive. Freights to Liverpool were rather easier. 20,000 bushels of grain were taken at 94d. a 10}d, in bulk and bags, and some lots of cotton at 5-164. a 11-324. They continued firm to London and to the Continent. Sew York Polttics—Prince John Van Baren and W. H. Seward—Hard Shell Ratification —Whig Resurrection—Great Excitement. The combustibles are all in a blaze, and the kettle of fish compounded by our New York politicians is boiling and bubbling with as many potent ingredients as the witches’ caul- dron, Our present text is suggested from the stumping adventures of Prince John Van Buren and W. H. Seward, the hard shell demo- cratic ratification last night at the Metropoli- tan theatre, the democratic whig mass meet- ing last night at the Old Broadway House, and he “live whig” State convention which is to meet at Constitution Hall to-day. To begin, then, we publish this morning, at length, the late great speech of Prince Joha Van Buren at Oswego, which is very interesting, as furnishing the offi interpretation of the Syracuse soft shell platform, We now under- stand exactly the meaning of the Cassidy and Van Buren resolutions on the nigger question. rst, upon the presumption that a strict ad- herence to the doctrine of “popular sovereign- ty,” of the Nebraska bill, will secure the ex- pulsion of slavery from Kansas, the softs con- sent to try the Nebraska bill; but, secondly, if that should fail, they are resolved that Kan- sas shall not come into the Union until popu- lar sovereiguty in the Territory shall surren- der to the dictation of the free soil majority of the House of Representatives at Washington. Thus the Prince, with the dignity of the lord of the manor, sits astride of the fence, with one leg on the hard side and the other on the soft side—with one hand raised wloft for the c: promises of the constitution, and the other the old Buffalo platform. He goes for the braska bill—ihat ought to satisfy the hards he goes for making Kansas a free State, how, squatter sovereignty or no squatter so vereignty, and with this the softs are manifest- ly content. Furthermore, while for the comfort of the Sachems of Tammany and the Custom House, the Prince endorses the Pierce administration on such measures of its foreigu policy as Grey- town, Cuba, and the Koezta letter, and its bountifol expenditures for the spoilsmen, of from seventy-live to eighty millions a year, be it understood that the softs do not approve the conduct of the administration in reference to Kansas. Nota bit of it. On the contrary, as the policy of the softs is to make Kansas a free State by act of Congress, if the thing can- not be done by the free soil squatters of the Territory, the Prince logically argues that it is perfectly absurd for the Buffalo democracy to be rupning off into the ranks of the black re- publicans in the dastardly way they have been doing for the Jast two or three weeks, Such is the cream of the Prince's official exposition of the Syracuse soft shell platform. Let the hards and sofis read and inwardly digest it, and see if they cannot consent to fall in behind the Prince all in a row, with a leg upon each side of ihe fence. What's the odda, so that hards and softs are of the same mind in regard to the Know Nothings and the liquor question? The Prince says be does not want any office from the people. Give him, therefore, a chance in the Legislatare for the United States Senate, and he will be satisfied. In this light, we dare say the hards will see the necessity of joining with the softs, in the elections for the Assem- bly, without further explanation. Meanwhile, however, W. H. Seward is not idle. Last Friday be made a speech at Buffalo, resting (he whole brunt of the battle npon the Kansas question. He has thrown off all dis- guises, and speaks, for the second time, direct- ly to the point and to the purpose of an over- whelwing Northern avalanche against South- ern slavery, Union or no Union. He does not, like the Prince, stop at the half-way hoase of the Nebraska bill-—he does not propose to give that bill a trial first, and then to fall back up- with tho foreigners against Alyorc”. Con, Gadadeg / of Comgress should squatter sovereignty fail to expel slavery from Kansas; but from the jump, he insists that Kansas shall be free by act of Congress, and that there shall be no more slave States, come what may. In sub- stance the platform of the Prince appears to be about as good for the Buffalo democracy as that of Seward; and then, as the Prince at sures us that the democracy in this election will carry the State by an unprecedented ma- jority, it is about time that the desertions from the softs to the black republicans had ceased. But there are two or three other parties ia the field, as appears from our text; and the re- ports which we publish to-day of the meeting of the democratic whigs last night at the Broadway House, and of the hard shell democra- tic ratification at the Metropolitan theatre, will explain to some extent what these other parties are. There is also to be a “ live whig State convention” to-day, of the real true blue Clay, Webster and Fillmore whigs, com- monly known as national whigs or silver grays. First, then, the genuine national hard shell democracy will understand from last night’s hard ratification, what they are todo. Secondly, the “democratic whig” assemblage at the Breadway House fore- shadows, perhaps, the action of their eleventh hour State convention. The call says it is “to take such measures as may be deemed advisable to maintain our integrity and honor.” That cannot mean a fusion with either Seward or the softe, Perhaps it means a separate whig State ticket, or peradventure a fusion with the Know Nethings or the hard shells. We await the results. As for the election, there is plenty of time yet to speculate upon its probabilities, the results of which, in any event, will require a regular and definite reconstruction of parties in 1856. We have never had so many parties and factions and mixed principles and politicians at work, and never a smaller promise of any great achievement, than in this forthcoming November election. Let us console ourselves as with a quack panacea—that if it does not cure the patient, it won’t kill him. The Chevailer Wikoff—His Enlarged Ficld of Labors—His Forthcoming Book on Anglo- French Diplomacy—His Present Mission to Russia. We received the important information, in a letter from Paris by the Atlantic, that the in- domitable Chevalier Wikoff was in that city on the 4th instant, en route on a volunteer ama- teur diplomatic mission to St. Petersburg. We are also informed, from the same reliable source, that the industrious Chevalier, mean- time, is busy at every available interval of re- lief from other duties, upon his great book on the mysteries of English and French diplomacy under Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon, in reference to American affairs, and that the said book will loom and bloom upon the world simultancously with, and as welcome as, the flowers of May. These lofty landmarks give us such a wide sweep of the political and social horizon of the civilized area of the globe, that “we are constrained to pause for a few passing observations. It is one of the distinguishing characteristics of true genius that, under all circumstances, propitious or adverse, up or down, it always finds something useful to do. Thus Napoleon at St. Helena gave the world his invaluable commentavies on the great events of his won- derful career; thus “the nephew of his uncle,”’ in the prison at Ham, studied out his “ mani- fest destiny” in the restoration of the Empire; thus, wen all the lights of the Roman revolu- tion of “48 were put out, Garibaldi, in exile, established a candle factory at Staten Island ; and thus the Chevalier Wikoff, through all the vicissitudes of his active life, on both sides of the Atlantic, has found some field of useful employment advantageous to himself, and be- neficial, more or less, to the great family of manking, As a newspaper editor, as a tea merchant, as the successful empresario of the American campaign of Fanny Elssler, as the American diplomat of Louis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston, when France was in a tran- sition state from social anarchy to imperial or- der; as the persevering and romantic lover of Miss Gamble; as the victim of the British Consul, Brown, at Genoa; as the author of “My Court- ship and its Consequences;” as the Talleyrand of the Opera in New York,—in fact, from the outset of his public career to the present day, he has proved himself one of those remarkable men who can turn bad Inck into active capital, and gather from defeat and disaster the ele- ments of success, We have given our readers heretofore some inklings of this forthcoming book of the Chevalier touching the inside peculiarities of the highly important diplomacy between Louis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston, when Napo- Jeon was in the unnatural position of the chief of a French republic. We have shown that the great object of Wikoff. as the amateur American mediator between France and England, was universal peace upon the most solid basis. We have shown that, while to this end the Chevalier projected an alliance between himself and Miss Gamble, as between John Bull and Brother Jonathan, he undertook the beautiful diplomacy of a match beiween the Prince Napoleon and the daughicr of Mr. Lawreace, then our Minister at London, as between France and the United States; and we have also shown that, had these splendia schem reded, the next step of the gallant Chevalier would have been to Russia, in reference to some binding inter- national matrimonial alliance with the family of the Czar. Thus the diplomatic programme of Wikofy, if carried out, would have bound the three ruling Powers of the Wastern hemisphere in the golden bonds of a lasting peace with the great republic of the West. But this golden chain was broken oif at the first link at Genoa, through the mysterious enmity to Wikoff of the Britith Consul, Brown, and throagh the in- tractable Miss Gamble ; and the consequences are before ns in this horrible Ruesian war, and all its dire calamities—social, political and financial. All this and much more, curious, interest ing aud important, will, doubtless, be dis- clored in the forthcoming book of the Cheva- lier, explanatory of the aforesaid inside, occult and astounding diplomatic movements be- tween Louis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston and Wikeff, in reference to European and Americen affairs, and the “ balance of power” in both hemispheres. {n relation to the exact drift of the present diplomatic mission of the Chevalier to St, Petersburg we are not enlightened. We ven. tare, however, to say that, from all his diplo- matie peace-making antecedents, his mission to the Czar is a peace mission—that he goes out as @ yolunteer American mediator between his old friend Louis Napoleon and his late friend Lord Palmerston, a bearer of the olive branch, like the dove returning to the ark. In this broad and general view, for all that we know, the Chevalier may have important despatches to our Minister at St. Petersburg from Secretary Marcy, as well as some confi- dential hints from the Tuileries and from Palmerston himself. In fact, this trip of Wikoff to the Russian capital, upon the heels of the destruction of Sebastopol, very likely in- volves a more direct movement for peace than anything embraced in any of the quibbling conferences of Vienna. Perhaps the Chevalier in this connection may have something to pro- pose to the Czar touching the projested mar- riage between the Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the son of old “Fritz,” and the Princess Adelaide Victoria of England; for this would be a diplomatic delieacy precisely in the Chevalier’s peculiar line. In any event, considering the man, the crisis, the extensive ramifications of this European imbroglio, and the financial pressure which is coming upon all the belligerents, this mission of Wikoff to St. Petersburg must be an adventure of no ordi- nary moment. Consequently, in conclusion, we commend the Chevalier Wikoff to the hospitalities of the Russian capital and all the Imperial fa- mily. He was accused by the London Times, on his last return from Europe to New York, of being an emissary of Nicholas; who knows but that now he goes out to Russia as a mediator from Marcy, a special agent from Victoria, and by and with the advice and con- sent of Louis Napoleon and the Empress Eu- genie, in behalf of peace? Let us hope that the return of Wikoff, the publication of his great work, and the end of this terrible war, will all be celebrated together. Saith the good beok, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the kingdom of Heaven.” THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from Washington. THE BRITISH MINISTER'S EXPLANATIONS—ALLEGED CONSPIRACY OF FOREIGNERS—AN IMPLIED THREAT —THE COURT OF CLAIMS, ETC. Wasnincton, Oct. 22, 1855. It is reported here to-day in diplomatic circles that the British Minister asserts that the late attempt to convict him of a violation of the neutrality laws of this country was the result of a conspiracy of foreigners to embroil the two governments; that at the proper time he will show such to be the Furthermore, Mr. Crampton inti- mates that, should his recall be consummated, no suc cessor would be appointed in his place. Inthe Court of Claims to-day the case of John C. Halo was argued by Hon, F. P. Stanton, The claim is for the tract of land on which are situated the celebrated hot springs of Arkansas, valued at one hundred thousand dollars, In the cases of Lydia Shreeve and Joseph Nock, the Court directed testimony to be taken; but without expresring any opinion as to the merits of the claims. The United States Circuit Court for the District of Co- Jumbia is now in session. General Webb and Postmaster Fowler arrived this evening, and are stopping at Willard’s. Hon. Jacob Broom, of Pennsylvania, is stopping at Guy’s National. The Virginia Know Nothing Convention. Baurimons, Oct. 22, 1855. Aconvention of the Know Nothing party in Virginia, was held at Lynchburg, last week, and finally adjourned on Saturday. Resolutions were passed, fully endcrsing the Philadelphia platform, especially that portion of it in relation to slavery, aud’ recommending an open organi- zation. It was also recommended that the nomination of a candidate for the Presidency should be postponed to a period not later than the lst of June next. Passmore Williamson Again in Court. PaLAvELrata, Oct. 22, 1855. In the District Court to-day, a petition was presented from Passmore Williamson and partly read, when Judge Kane said that Williamson had a right to apply to the Court to purge himself of contemp!, but this must be the first step. The petition not being such purgation, but apparently a kind of remonstrance against his imprison- ment, he could not receive it, but upon reasonable notice would hear counsel upon’ any preliminary question. After an argument by Mr. Meredith in behalf of William- von, to which the District Attorney replied, Judge Kane reiterated that he could receive no communication from a party in contempt. The first step must be an applic tion for leave to purge himself of contempt. That done, would be reinstated before the Court and have the rights as before commitment, If counsel ciffered with the Court, it would willingly hear any argament on that point. Kan: Politics. Sr. Louis, Oct. 22, 1855. The Kansas correspondent of the Missouri Democrat says the returns from twenty-two precincts give Reoler, for Congress, 1,925 votes. There were still twenty-nine precinets to hear from, and it was thought his vote would exceed 3,000, The election passed off peaceably, anid yp persons were pertnitted to vote unless they had been actual residents of a city or town for thirty days ing the election. ‘The free soilers are getting up documents wherewith to contest Whitfield’s seat in Congress. They protess to ve uble to prove that there were onty four !ej voters at Franklin, while Whittleld rece there; that out of upwards of 200 votes cast for Wh at Wyandotte, only 80 were legal; that out af 230 crst at Mis. Osawoiamie, not over 60 were legal; that at Baptis sion, which gave Whitfleld over 109 votes, but 17 legal voters and only 15 of them cast ballots: aa in fine, that not 1,000 legal votes were cast for Whitield throughout the whole T Delegates to the cheven. ‘They will form a State constitution for Kausas and opply for adwiasion into the Union. Mr, Reeder will be the bearer of the consti/ution and petition to Wash- ington. The United States Agricultural Exhibition. Boston, Oct, 22, 1855. Our streets have been thronged to-day with fast horses, splendid cattle and fat hogs and sheep, for the grand agricultural exhibition, which opens to-morrow. ‘There are about 200 cattle already on the ground, besides quite a number which are atabled in diferent parts of the cily. The entries of horses number between 900 and 400. More entries have been made to-day than on any pre- vious day, and at dusk the secretary's office was thronged with persons waiting to add to the list, ‘The grounds are in splendid orcer, and upon them, in addition to sta and stands, there are six large tents, Everything bi fair for a magnificent exhibition. Rachel’s Debut In Boston. Boston, Uct. 22, 1835. Malle, Rachel fhade her first appearance here at the Porton theatre to-night—weather very stormy. The re- coiptanre about three thousand dollars, All the erfsto- cracy of Boston attended. Rachel oye Camille very finely, and received a great deal of applause. Ail the Dest seats are taken up to next Saturday night. The Texas Debt Biil Defeated. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20, 1865, It ts now ascertained that the Texas Debt bill of the Inst Congress was defeated in the late election in Texas by 8,000 majority. Wreck of the Schooner Jadge Baker—AUl of her Crew Drowned. LoxG Baaxott, Oct, 22, 1855. ‘The schooner Judge Baker, of Hackemuek, bound from New York to Philadelphia, is ashore half ‘a mile below Squan. She is broken up, and her crew are all drowned. Her eargo, consisting of ‘pearlash, crates, logwood aud bags ot barley, 44 stiewed along the shore. No bodies have as yet been found. Lake Disaster. Racing, Oot, 22, 1955. The schooner Dean Richmond is on the rocks near here, and full of water. ‘The crew, consisting of nine men and @ boy, have been rescued. Fatal Rallroad Accident ‘Wuirr River Jexcnox, Oct. 22, Mr, Winson, conductor of a cattle train, was kill is evening at West Randolph, Vermont, by having his foot gaugh' in the “frog.” “The whole tain passe over is head. The Onto River. Pretencno, Oct. 22, 1855. ‘The river at this point measures four feet tinree ine Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHULADELPINA, Oct, 22, 1856, Tennrylvania State 6%, 84; Reading, 461: Long island, 19; Morris Canal, 14; Pent sylvania allroad, 4336 | NeW ORLEANS, Oct. 20, 1855. ‘The males of cotton to-day were 4, Dales, at former rater. Flour is a trifle lower; 3, ‘tile sold at 84.25, New molasses sells at Be. Flour dyill; rales four rowed, at $1 3: Cats, d60, The Free Lovers. MEETING OF THE CLUB LAfT NIGHT. The Free Love Club, so called, met last night at its headquarters, No. 655 Broaiway. The attendance was large, there being some one hundred and fifty persons present, of whom about sixty were females. Appreben- sive of some difficulty, the Jeaders declined admitting all who presented themselves, and only allowed those in the room who had an invitation, of which the following is a copy i— THE evn, r New Yoru, Oct. 20, 1855. Mr——: You are hereby invited to attend’a select meeting of the clubon Monday night, the 22d inst., at No. 635 Broadway, You will be admitted for Monday night only by presenting this circular at the door. By order of THE CHILE, During the evening, a curious crowd assembled at the oor, but no disturbance took place, mor did Captain ‘Torpbull or the Deputy Coroner make their appearance to annvy or molert the free lovers. Mr. Albert Brisbane was present, but 8, P. Andrews was not. All the other leaders, however, were on hand. On the whole, the company reemed pretty comfortable; some played cards, others checkers, wl the majority amused themselves in conversation. Through some in- advertanceon the part of the officers, there was no music provided, and the light-heeled tree lovers were in despair, aa there was no prospect of a dance, The chief of the order of recreation was started out to procure inusic, but returned unsuccessful. It appears he found a ol Apollo in Prince street, with whom he had the follo’ conversation :— Crizr—I wish to employ you this Were? there isa social guthering in this neighborhood, and they require a jolinint. Couongy Guxtimiax—Oh, certainly; my professional abilities are at your service. To where am I to go? on y, 10 No, 655 Broadway, at the Free Love Coxoren GentixMan, (horror stricken)—What! to the Free Love Club? 0 nd, wir, St would never do for me to go there, as I would lose standing and my character would be gone forever. If any respectable person were toxee me enter, what would they think? The Chief tried to convince the colored was mistaken; but the latter fearing, doubtlees, that the female free lovers would seduce him from the paths of virtue, peremptorily declined. In the absence of any dancing several comic songs were sung to melancholy tunes, and funny stories told, at which no one laughe@ but the teller. Mr. EF. F, UNDEREGLE was called upon, and responded in 4 speech, duricg the course of which he quoted from a late leader in the bany Register, fully eno ‘the Free Love movement. Mr. U. denied that the press of this city had acted unfairly to the club, for although the riune and ‘Times pretended to be opposed to thelr doctrines, during the last few days they were actively at work denounce the police, and actually giving the free lovers aid an comfort, tn a forcible peroration, Mr. Underhill pre; dicted that the doctrines of “attraction” and “affinity”? would spread, and yet be universally received. Mr. W. J. Oxssty followed in # speech, during the course of which he sung a comic song, and told several stories that were highly relished by the free lovers. He also defended th me and ‘mes, and argued that they were good er ough free love papers, iusky CLAPr,Jr.,denounced the press, Tt was a weather- cock that turned in uccordance with public opinion, and in this respect was like the pulpit. Ho did not thank the press for the course they had taken; they could not help it, Mr. Clapp then announced that hereafter the club would hold its regular meetings ou Thursday and Monday night, aa uxual. "The Chief of the Order of Recreation here announced that » violinist had arrived ‘with u violin,” whereupon the company betook themselves to dancing, and our in- formant came away. On the whole, the affair wos a pleasant one for the free lovers; and hereafter they expect no more disturbance, as they have provided aguinat any occurring. itleman he CONTINUATION OF THE EXAMINATION BEFORE JUS- TICE OSBORNE. Mowpay, Oot. 22—The Mayor’s office was much more crowded to-day than on Saturday, the interest appearing to increase as the examination proceeded. It was com- menced about half-past ten o'clock. Dr. Isaac Cockefair was the first witness. His testi- mony was as follows:— 1 was precent on Thursday evening, Octobor 18, at 555 Broadway; I think it was about 8 o’clock in the evening; on my way up town I saw some fifteen or twenty people on the sidewalk; I stopped and asked the question, what was the matter there? | was answered by some one whom Tdid net know, that there wasn little of every thin golng on; “Well,” 1 said, “\f guess Vil go up and. sev; started up and got on top of the first fight of stairs into ahall; there was no light in this hall; Tgot my hand on one side of the wall, aud a mon said, “Pay bere,” in an under tone; at the kame he sutd, * Fifty cents,’ and I hauded it to bim; he said, “Don’t stop at the upper door, but walk right in’? (laughter); I went on up until i reached a light; I ture? to the left and saw a door part- ly opened, inside of which was a large number ot men— about as many as there are here at present—all with their hate on; the light was not snffisient for me to dis- tinguish whether I knew any one or not; I went to the door to walk in, when @ man seized me by the shoulders with both hands; this man said, “You mustn’¢ go in there.”? Ju? ge—Who was the man? Wirnese—I can’t say; I don’t know him, but I saw bim here this worning, Judge—Look around well, and see if you ean identity the man smong any of those prosent. Is that the manf (pointing to Mr. Harland). Witness—Ah, yes, that is the person: [could not see him before, on account of the obscure light her; sm eyes are growing old and weak; well, I told bim I had ready paid to go in; id, you ain't oaid me yet; put my hands up and siezed him also; Mr, Carpenter said, “Cock? fair, thatis the mau to pay,” “very well,” l replied, and I paid him the money; at that instant, Capt. Turnball came Out of the door from the room into the hall where I was, and asked what was the difficulty; I replied thit 1 paid twice, and couldn’t get in then; “this man,” point ing to Harland, Traid, Cassauited me as I was comng inj? Capt. Turnbull tien said, ‘this is.a disorderly house, if you make a complaint against this man, I will arrest him for aseault;” [replied I would; this all tock place ia the space of a minute or less; Capt. Turnboil then said, “this rovm must be cleared,” and laying hia hands on Harland, he told him, “consider yourself under arres*;”? when Capt. Turnbuil did this, two or three men whom I didn't iow, siezed the captain; the captain said to them, “keep your hands off me, I am’ in the dischargs of my duty,’’ and turning tome, “you go around to the sta‘ioa house and tell the lieutenant to sen laround some mea?” I raid I would, and went immediately; as | got down tro steps in the dark, some one kicked moon the leg or the thigh, evidently intending to kick me in the side; after I was at the station house two or dive minutes, the capta came in with three or four nen in custody, and after di poring of them he said to me, “you be bere at 7 o'clock in the morning? 1 said 1 would, and was there; 1 saw no one there, however, so I went about my business, Capt, Turnbuil—I would like to ask the witness if fask- ed him especially to go aound after men to the station Witness—You did not ask me in particular; you ad- diewed yourself to tho e around, but as no ote mored or seemed willing to aid you, I yolunteored mysel!. Ur. Lapaugh—By whove direction did you go to 655 Broadway that night? Witnest—By ‘whoce disection’ Well, 1 guess I aida’t go by any one’s direction, Mr. L.—Betore proceeding to 555 Browlway, froin what did you immediately comer itnese—Well, | came feom either Wall or Chambers street; I think it was from Chambers street, No. 37 Cham. bers street, the Coroners’ office, on my way home. My. L.—Did you drink avy spirituous Iquors on that aayt {tnese—Well, I believe Tam in the habit of takiag a little Otard now and again. (Lavghter.) Mr.1.—That is not the question, sir; 1 asked you whether you had drank anything that day previous to going to. 565 Broadway? Witne!s—I did drink something at Delmonico’s about 11 o’elock; I can’t say whether I drank more than once. Mr. L.—Did you go to any other place before guing to the Coroners? office? A. Yes, I went to the bank, and to Old Q. Did you drink anythiog at Old slip? there was nothing good enough there. Q. Did you go to any other place? A. Ican’t say; T had quite a number of places to go to; I wasat the May- ows office twice; T was also at the oifioe af the Chief of 0 2. Tala not Q. Did you drink anything after leaving Delmonico's until you reached the Coroner’s office, and if you did, do you think yon could remember tt? A, Well, { have a pretty gait rocolleetion, and T think 1 did not. ‘The st iime | left the Coroner's office was about 6 o’lock— shout dark—when we usually close the allice, Udon’ recollect drinking after leaving thore till I reached 655 Broadway. Q You ray that, you placed your hand against the wall; now, do you think that it might not have been for suppert, to keep you from falltugy A. Well, 1 think it would take 9 pretty smart man to make mo fall (laugh) at the time. [told yeu before that there was no light in the hall, and that [placed my hand on the wall «0 as to find m, up. In the hall I pald fifty cents to a man not here; J can’t ray whether muy porvon was with the person who asked me for the fifty after pay ing it, I went to the top of the house—at least | constlered it near the top; I met men on the stairs as I was golag wp: they didn’t say anything to me. (Q. Are you a policeman, Mr. Cockefalr? A. Tam not sir. Q. Well, are you what f# generally termed a shadow A. 1am not; I dou’t know what « shadow is. Q. What was your object in golog up stairs oa that evening? A. Thad no other object than that watch you or any other man would have—merely to see what was going on, having heard of the “Freo Lovers; I went through mere cuilosity; | saw @ great num- ber of persons who appeared to be respectable —were well dressed’, thin and hairy. (Laughter.) when J got close to the door I looked in; the doorkeeper did not ask me for fifty cents till he drove me back; he put his hands on me rather heavily, and told me I uinst ay, Which I did, and then did not got in; this oconered ‘n bout five minutes; I don’t see any one hore who wat present at my difficulty with Mr. Harland. | After loot ing around fer a moment, the witness resogatzed a man, however, named Lathrop, who was present at the time.} Captain Turnbull was the first person who told me that 566 was a disorderly hduse; I don’t know the Hendersons, Fxamined by Mr. Harland—After I got to the head of the stair [turned to the left and looked in the door, mhen you topped me; Captain Turnbull came out of this same door. Mr, Harland—Did you pass through any other door? A. Well, 1 guess I pasred through the door at the street: 1 did not try to break open the door and get through in spite of you, but I should have done so had it not veen for Mr. Carpenter; when the cap‘ain came out you had held of me; after your arrest by the captain I did not ae what became of you; I arrived at the station house be- fore you. Q. What was your conduct at the station house? A. ‘There was sore one assaulted me, and if 1) had not been for the Hontenant, Tahowld have fixed hie. Q. Were you drank on the day of the isth at aly A To you think me sober now? (angrily) [Mr, Harland nods bis bead ip assent.| Well, 1 was jyst about ae drupk as Tam at thi« present what bay 9 consider drunk; Harland) | may bo drunk on somo matters (laughter); a par- son may pa drank on horse-tscing or po as far as Kenness goes (more larghter); nO conversation after —leay tle station in relation 10 my belng Sean ‘re tag was very much ited rat mistaken, and that it he know bottor he would’y say bo. "| Q. Was there apy one who knew were several persons who appeared especially the reporters, who, I su; copy, and some sort of a cock-and-a-tnll story out of the | affair, \ Dr. Cockefair’s testimony was then ereluded, and ‘Mr. Lewis Carpenter was the next yitness. He de- posed as followe:—I-ive at No, 903 Hou: Breet; Twas resent at No. $55 Broadway on the P'was inalde the room; T heard a noise fa te entrance in the ball; I wen out aud saw Mr. Cockehj: and the doo. keeper wrangling; I asked Mr. C. what ts the matter: he replied that the man wanted him to payiwo shi and that he had pafd ft; T asked him if be’ r Mr. Harland); he suid he bad not; T then salt fo him, * pay the man, make less noise, and £ in? I td hia there was no use in making a noise; he pet bis hind in hls pocket and pulled out the money; 1 don’t «mow whi he then paid Mr. H. or not; #0ut this ‘me Captain Turnbull came up; I think Mr. Ockefair told he captain to arrest him (Mr. H.), for be had assauled him; Captain f. then asked me‘ what ny name was, ad | ie it; he then said, ‘ Carpentr, I want you 9 assist to clear this room or quell the riot; tere was 5 general rush from the room and strect into be hall; [ couldn't tell where tho people came from; I thin 1 told the captain that if there was wy riot { would stay by him aud assist him; but! did not see any Indications of ua riot ‘at ge time; he then asked Mr, Cockefair to take charge/f the pri soner—that is, the doorkeeper; Mr. C, took bld of the prisoner by the neck or collar; Iran in and tdl_him noi to choke the man, he should not abuse him; tht instan; Capt. 'T. came out and took charge of tho Driamer, aud wut him into Capt. Kismer’s hands, who outs it’s about all I know of the matter; I heard one, don’t know who it was, say that the place was’ for- mal indictment. Examined by Justice Osborne—When I went tut Cocke- fair had hold of the doorkeeper; at my suggedion ho let go and paid the money; I told Mr. U. he was ou of order. By Mr. Lapaugh—! did not see Mr. C. pay th monoy; 1 did ‘not Kee the difficulty when it first o between, Mr, Harland and Mr. Cocketair; I was inside; been lags taoghisng ‘ebistliog and Rallontng, but l sp aothing A tT wi a ya not IMG @ Hoty ts. Cockeluis, 1 think, “was unde the ine | fluence; I did not remonstrate with Capt. f. on his Foughness; [told this to Cockefuir; I saw noting in tha ect By Mr, Harland When T fist came out yuu (to Mr. H.) aad Mr. Cockefuir were clinched; I tat there wan more danger of his broising you at the tne tham your bruising him; Teame between you to stopht; I did not consider Cockefuir was a fit perdon to take ciarge of | Mr. H., inasmuch as you and he were fighting; § far aa | T saw, you needed protection; when Capt. T. ceméout he said, “Cockefair, Keep your hands off him? I hard no onecall before Capt. . came out. Mr. Win, Taylor, of the saloon 555 Broadway, ms next ealled up and testifiec:— was present last Thursday evening; I was standing on a ‘and looking nto the entry; this was in the room where the disturbarce took luce, on the fourth floor; | saw a disturbance in the hall; he only parties whom I knew were Capt T. and Mr, Har- land; it appeared that Capt. T. was endeavoring 1 arrest H., and that the latter was making rosistance; otler par- ties unknown to.me, were assisting Mr. H.; 1 then left the room; before this Capt. T. came into my store, and L | proceeded up stairs and introduced him to Mr. .; the ‘about 7 in the evening, I went to the Righth: house, [ told the gentleman I found there that we had a free love meeting at No. 555 Broadway, and requested him to be there to prevent any disturbance. Mr. Lapaugh—I went to the station house about % o'clock in the evening; this was before introduving Capt. T, to Mr. H.; it waa about 73¢ o'clock when first Capt. T. came to the store; that ‘was the first time I saw him that day; I don’t know which of us spoke first; 1 am the proprietor of that, saloon in Brondway; I newer | was at a‘‘free love” meeting bdofore I ‘went ta the station house; there, had been @ disturbance | there before the 18th, on another evening, when I went on the top of the stairs to the room, where j found the men soufling in the bull; Thad no particular object in intro- dueing Capt. 1. to Afr. Harland: my object in going tn on the night of the 18th was mercly as a casual observer; I can’t say how long J remained; there was a great crowd about the entrance, hallooing and making fistarbancen in a manner likely to interfere with my own business. By Mr. Harland—The crowd was so H ae at the door that it would be impossible to state the mature of your Fenistances you were trying to get away from Capt, 7 0 had bold of you; thore is a door between the" plac of the seule and the head of the stairs; the door is to the right going up; I don't know r; Leam’t say whether he was the man who was at the station house when Capt. Kissner brought you t ‘The testimony of Mr. Taylor was then concluded, and as Justice Oxborne stated that he was not at liberty to devote any more timne to it for the day, no more witnesses | were examined. ‘The cave was then adjourned till to-day, at 3 o'clock, P.M. CAPTAIN TURNBULL AND THE FREE LOVERS. 10 THE EDITOR OP TIME HERALD, The statement in several of the daily papers, to the effect that 1 have omitted doing my duty with reference to the gambling houses of Hall, Hearn, and other impro- per places in Mercer street, ts calculated te leave the im- Presslon that I have taken no proceedings against those places. I have repeatedly made arrests of the proprietors of thsce places by order of the Mayor, and I um informed | and believe that many indictments are now pending ogainst them, and as my power ceases upon arrests, which can only be made upon affidavits and warrants, it is impossible for me to do wore, and it ig wrong to maka | me responsible for the continuance of such ¢ ments, which are now in the hands of the — autho. Hities.’ “As to the freo love establishments fa alway, U am conscious of having done my daty and nothing more. ©, 8. TURNBULL, } Captain of Eighth District Police. City Politics. Alexander Bates received both the whig and soft shell nominations for Councilman ia the Fourth district, Third ward, last night. W. H. Patton was first nominated by the whigs, but declined the honor. Notice to Electors, The Counsel to the Corporation has advised the Cleric of the Common Couneil that it will be safe and judicious to adopt the following form for the ballot for Judges of the Court of Appeals:— A. B.—For long term—eight years, ©. D.—For short term-—to fill a vacancy. ‘Tre Late PResentuenr or Tue Graxp Juny.—Among the officers mentioned in the papers as having deen pre sented by the Grand Jury was that of Collector of Taxes. This should not be confounded with the Receiver of Taxes. There was no charge against the latter officer, New Yore, Oot. 22, 1865. Mn. Eprron—It appears that the bearer of this, Charies Mayer, Jr., a well known professor of music, 10 Fourth ave nue, bears the eamne name a8 a young man arrestod last Satur- yy, ona charge of baving atiempied to pass @ counterteit three dollar bi to me, You would kindly oblige me by pro- venting any misundersianding, through publishing a notlee to the public in your valuable paper, stating these lacs. By doing 80, you Will oblige yours, a MANNER, 78 Third avenue. Knox and Mery uart.These Cotempo- — raries attracted great aitention in thelr day. Bat the Knox | upon whom the public eye ts now fixed is Knox the hatter. Cail and get « Knox hat of the latest fasbion, at 212 Broad.a, corner of Priton street, and £83 Broadway, ' There are no ba’ like KNOXS, Cam gucrrcoty pcs—Williamson’s, 249 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Ambrotype Group of Dr. Kane and Com- | panions on exbibiion at BRADY'S upper gulicry, 855 Broad ‘er Thompson's. Pictures on Glass for 25 cents—New Style, called the Lampratypes—twice the size of the oriitinal 2s. pictures, and as large as those others charge from $1 (0 $3 for. Specimens at ihe factory, 20 Broadway. Anson's rreoty pes, large size, for Pitty cents.Colored and in a ies case trice the size others make for fity cents, and equal to those made elsewhere for 82. An son's, 689 Mi posite Metropolitan Hotel, Genin’s Wholesale and Retail Far Empo- rium.—The opening of the fur season at Genin’s ‘ower sore, been signaitzed by the introduction of a splendid variety of Jadies’ fancy furs, comprising mutts, vietorines, cloaks, \ippets, e., Of royal ermine, Russian and Amertenn adbie. ‘ep, think, ehincbila and ober materials, They are mad up after the latest French models, and have bean prrchased under circumstances (bat will ndvalt oj their sale at ver¥ mode- rate prices. GENIN, 214 Broadway, Opposite 8t, Paul's Churea, Mercantile Lt Ansociation.—The Board of Direction have the pleasure to announce that Mr. Wm. M. Thackeray will deliver a conrse of four feorares ou gland, and society during thelr reigns, Stille, Rev. Mr. Chapia’s ahiarch. No. 648, Broadway, tear the Four Georges of Prince street, om 4nd Thursday evenings of each Week, menciag at 8 o'clock, viz:—~ Thureday, Nov. Ist -Georae Pirst, fay. Rov. sith Goorze Sern. joorge Third. ‘George Fourth. $159 idih tek to members. «to now members « Single admisslones.......... ++ . ‘ 7 Courre tickets Cwith reserved seats) can be obtained at the desk of the library. A linited oumber of single adraission tickets can be had at the brary rooms, (unless previously disposed of) at the Hi door. EL. SIMPSON free are Com, JOUN CRERAH, WM. H. WICKHAM, Clifton Property,—A. J. Bleecker wiil con tinue the ele at the Merchants’ Exchange of the valaabie pro- periy of Mr at A, at Clifton, Staten Island. ale peremptory, and to be coatinied unt the whole property is disporet of, The Attention of the Public ts Called to the sale of geniee! hourehold tiralture, at 73 Moriun sivant, | near Hudson, by BAKER & WEEKS, Auctioneers. The wale 10 commence at 10% o'clock A. M., this da} Take Notice.—The Pnbttc are not Aware They can nave oy ats tion kale abla 1034 o'clock, at S- Namsau , Of elawant ad 16, mirrors, oll palntiogs, Ac. Tady weed net fear hor tbe Eaubie, ‘as Ho privats house cam better come by Past Mab tes ingiitrie TUNIS MOE RELL, Auctioneer, The Smithsonian flouse. ‘Ox me Eoworran Praw, This new and ia’ re on wraly Wernisned it ope hotel, newly Mead Wit wall toe tonventencn of the bigness