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

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7025. THE FREE SOIL KNOW NOTHING CONVENTION. The Northern Seceders from the Phila- delphia Platform. GENERAL COUNCIL AT CINCINNATI. Extraordinary Conglomeration of Political Odds and Ends, Ingenious Plot for Splitting Up the Amerl- ean Party. THE BALL OPENED. OMINOUS PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS, ko, &o., co. SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. os Canciwnant, Nov. 21, 1855, The Kuow Nothing National Convention, called by the bolters from the Philadelphia platform of Jane last, mot this moraing at the Sons of Temperance Hall, Walnut street, The causes which brought about thig demonstration at this time and place are briefly these. On the Sth of June last past, the Know Nothing tional Conucil met at Philadelphia, [he South was strongly represented, and a flere discussion on the sla- very question sprung up on the question of the sdoption of the platéarm presented by a majority of the committee ‘on the rams. ‘The twelfth section, which was particu: larly objectionable to the delegates from New England ‘aud some of the Western States, Indiana, Ohio, Wiscon- ain, Mich'gsn, Illinois and Ohio, was worded as follows:— ‘The American party having arisen upon the nd in spite-ot the opposition, of the whig and democratic parties, cannot be heli in avy manner re- -aponsibie for the obnoxious acta or violated pledges of either. And the systematic agitation of the slaver: question by thore parties having elevated sectional hos- tility inw a positive element of political power, and brought. our institutions into peril, it has therefore be: come the oe duty Ste American A oo vee terlere, tor the ‘ot giving peace to antry und perpetuity to the Union. And as experience has shown it impossible to reconcile opinions so extreme as ‘thore which separate the disputants, and as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the laws, the National “Council has deemed it the best guarantee of common Justice and of future peace to abide by and mainteiu the existing laws upon the subject of gg Cp a final and -conclusive settlement of that subject, in spicit and in substance Ard regarding it the highest duty to avow their opin. sions upen x subject so important, io dirtinct and Suegel- ~yooal terms, it fs hereoy declared as the sense of t! Nations! Council that Congress possesses no power, un- der the coustitution, to legisiate upon the subject of slavery ia the States where it does or may exist, or to -excluce any State from admission into the Union because its constitution does or does not recognise the institution of stavery a3 a part of its social syatem; and expresaly ‘metermitting any expression of opinion upon the power to extabli Sr Coparens hb Ge ae it slavery in ai eri tory, it is the sense of the National Council that Congrons Lovght not to legislate upon the subject of slavery withta . the Territories of the Unfted States, and that any inter- ference by Congress with slavery as it exists ia Dis- trict of Columbia would be a violation of the spirit and intention of the compact by whish the State of Maryland »oeded the district to the United 3tates, and a breach of « the nationa! faith. ‘The plaitorm .with the objectionable section having “been adopted by the Council, a meeting of the Northern ‘de! 3 "ms held on the morning of the 1th June, at which the Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, presi- ~ded, aud H. M. McAllen, of Ohio, was appointed Secretary. The'followig series of resolutions were adopted. The resolutions are said to have been prepared by Hon. I. J. v Gardner, Governor of Massachusetts:— ‘The opsersigned citizens of the various States aasem Died at Philadelphia on this 14th day of June, 1855, fee coustraines, unoer the existing state of affuirs, to affirm “the following princtples:— First. The unconditional restoration of that time-bon- ered compremire known as the Misvourt prohibition, which was cestegged, in utter disregard of the popular “will; a wrovg no lapse of time can Pritiate, and no ples for i's voulfnuance can jcstify: and that we will use all coms\itutions! means to maintain gs! Signe guarantee - of it compact. uatil the object for w! it was enacted has been covaummated by the admission of Kansas and Debracka as ree States. Second. Tust the 18 of settlers in Territories to the free and undisturl exercise of the elective franchise -gweroniced to them by the laws under which they are ‘ganized, sould be promptly protected by the national exe ve whenever violated or threatened, and that we «cannot conscientiously act with those wha will not aid us in the correevion of these national wrongs, and will not coven permit their fair consideration and full discussion. Thicd. We further declare our continued and unalter- able determination to use all honorable efforts to secace such * modification of the naturalization lawy, ailed by such eleva ion of public sentiwrut as shalt preserve (he trns inverests of the nation, and shall guarantee these vill principles of a republican government—spiritaal treedov) wnd free Bible schools- thereby promoting the great work of Amorieantzing America. Fourth, ‘That we invoke the arm of legislation to arrest ~ that wrowing evil, the depor’ation by foreign anthorities “of paupers ond convicts to our shoret; and that, as our na ivna! conrtitation requires the chief executive of our country to be of native birth, we dsem it equally neces. sary and important that our diplomatic representatives < abrvad should also possess n> foreign p:ejudices to bias «their jndgment or to imflueuce their official action. MAPSACHUEETERS, omnio, Henry J. Gardner, Thomas H. Ford, Henry Wilson, LN. Ol Joshua Martin, Maclby, Morton. MeKay, TL M. MeAllen, Jobn E. Rees. MICHIGAN. AL Moses A. SERMONT. TAN Ole. Evelyn Mivepout, W. W. Danenhowee, Joveph HL Barrett, W. H. Young, I Henry 5. Jennings, D, 1. Eastman, 10WA. James Thorington, Win Loughridge. RMODE ISLAND, Jacob C. Knight, Nathanlet Green, Wan, H. Sweet. CONSRCTICUY, David B. Booth, SDIANA. Thomas Clark, Wm Comback, N. D. Spercy. Sehuy ter Colfax, WECONBIY. Coélove C. Orth, B,C, Wood, a. L. Barvey, R. Chandler, F. ). Ailen C. W. Cook. Jas TM Bryant. A Committee of Correspondence was then appoiated. Dutteg the month of Joly, the slavery ivuc was ‘rought up in the Pennsylvania State Council, which met wt, and there was another seression of that seo- tien of the party, headed by Governor Johnston, who has to Governor Gardner, of Massachusetts, saying that deiegates would be sent to this convention from Peonyivania, The Reading Council proposed that a National Convention should be held; and thé Committee of Correspondence appointed as above stated, issued the gubjolned ose TO THE AMERICAN PARTY. The undersigned, Committee of Correspondence, ap- ed at a meeting of delegates from various States, wo ‘ational Coupeil at Philatelphia, held at the Girard n vm the Mth day of June last, after a full inter. change of a with each other, and upon consulta- tion with fr lends in several States, deem it expedient that « National Covvention be holden at an early day to take such counsel and action as circumstances may require. ‘We therefore recommend that such convention be held in the «ity of Cineinoati, on Wednesday, the dist day of Novewber or X'. . ‘The Committee would urge upon the State Counsel of ° Auproving of our purpose, to take prompt mew te fend a full Celegation to said conventioa, ‘each State electing the samo number of delegates as it in entited to voles in the Electoral College; and in the event thet ong. sie Coupeil or to elect dele- tes, the Committee that losal counetls or indi- jlilusts take euch # ‘the premises as may be neces- o vecure the representation to said conwa thi."ccuyention we carnestly desire to see repre. i esse x as cane Ge cae re ; all who are opposed tical priest- ecciestastieal t = and 6 of thy oppose fae importation of capers and and who favor an exten- ‘of the period required for the nataralisstion of fo- | who are in favor of perpetuat the Caton ‘of thew States, of purifying the batllot-pox, tations) virtue, and of back the government of the country to the enlightened patriotism ot former days; All who are opposes to the violation of nation! faith by the reckless sundering of sacred national eon. p ‘und who ace in favor of the « unconditional resto- Fation cf that time honored compromiag knows ne tue yeohitition, which wes destroged (n -\timr ders tt —. MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1855. gard of the popular will—a wrong no lapse of time can palliate, and no plea for its continuance can “es To the Connldaretien of these and kindred se we bvordi: invite ail, in and e State, to meet b porte ina a, of Bort d, take pores each other. Goptovi % 8. Onra, A. McKay, Ohio, Henry J. Gaxpner, Massachusetts, D. E. Woop, Wisconsii Srvuex B. Smanwiy, New Hampshire, ~ M. A. McNavauron, Mic Josuru H. Bakrerr, Wm, Loveusnipas, lows August 21, 1865, Committee of Correspondence. A careful perusal of the third paragraph of the above call will show that this convention has met for the pur- pote of forming a Northern party, on the ground of oppo- sition to the Nebraska-Kansas act. At the same time, the shrewd politicians, such as Gardner, of Massachu- wetts, and Sperry, of Connecticut, will endeavor to fix up some kind of a platform upon which the Atchison Know Nothings at the South, and the abolition section of the name party at the North, may stand together. New York and New Jersey will not be represented here, The Massachusetts Know Nothing State Council met at Worcester on the 1th November. The following sketch of the proceedings will show that the national members of the party in that State disclaim this convention:— Mr, C, R. Raxsom moved that a committee be ap- pointed to nominate to this Council a list of one delegate from each Congressional ¢istrict, and two at large, to re- present the American Council of Massachusetts in the Convention at Cincinnati. ‘The Hon. Dayixt WARREN, of Boston, moved the indefi- nite postponement of the whole question. Upon this motion a discussion took place on the ques- ticn whether it was for the best interests of the Ameri- can party of Massachusetts to take any part or lot in the Cincinnati movement. Those who participated in the discussion were Messrs. George Odiorne, of Boston; As A. Richmond, cf Adams: Mark Trafton, of Worcester; James Dunham, of New Bedford; B. F. Cook, of Boston; a Baker, of Medford; W. A, Harrington, of Brighton; Geo. W. Warren, of Boston, and Daniei Warren, of Boston. Governor Ganpyre stated that he had signed the call in consultation with some of bis associate dolegates, and had received a letter fiom Governor Johnston, of Pgnn- sylvania, stating that the American party of that State would rend delegates to the Cincinnati Convention. Alderman B. F. Cooxn and Hon, Daxmt Wanrres, of Boston, opposed the sending of delegates as an unwise act, as they believed the Cincinnati Convention was got up for the purpose of once more attempting to make the American party a fasion party. ‘The motion to indefinitely postpone was lost, and that to appoint a committee carried, which committeo report- ed the following list of delegates:— AT LARGE. Dalegates. Henry G. Gardner, Boston, 4. 8° Ely, Newton. Substitutes, Geo. Odiorne, Boston. H. W. Benchley, Worcester. DISTRICTS, 1—E. R. Sawin, Faicheven. 1. Jagraham, New Bedford. 2—J. Buffington, Fall River. S. 0. Dunbar, Taunton. L. W. Boylogton, Uxbridge. J. E. Farwell Boston. A. 0. Brewster, Bostos Deveraux, Salem. ‘J. Fames, Malden. Johason. Holliston. iilaan pen Templeton. , 34S, M. Alien, West Roxb'y 4—J. M, Keith, Roxbury. 5-8. C, Maine, Chelsea. (—A. C. L. Rockp’t 4, » Daniels, Lowell. 9—W.S. Thur-ton, Lancas’r 10-J. Blanch: Sp’teld Jas. K, Mills, Holyoke, 11—A. A. Richmond, Adams Hiram Harrison, Westfield. A.B. Ely, Esq., (hard American,) declined servings as a delegate, and Hon, 4. W. Benchley was selested to fill his place. Capt. W. T. Grammer, of Woburn, was clected substitute in place of Mr. Bencbley, Stephen T. Sawyer, Feq., of Boston, was clected substitute in place of J. E. Farwell, Fs3., (hard American,) declined. Mr. Ely avd Mr. Farwell were two ot the original * na- tives,” und were prominent members of the party during the caittipaign f 1846. Thetr refusal to participate in the doings of thia convention, or to acknowledge the validity of (he call, shows that the convertion is purely on tho abolition platiorm; snd in view of the approach of the Presidential eonvass, ita proceedings have a considerable degree of importance. It also seeks to bring the Northern Know Nothing ove step nearer to the Seward fusiunis' as it seems that in every Northern State, more or less, @ cept New York, the American party inclines more or less to free soil fasion. In fast, it is held by the leading fu- sion delegates to this convention that the matter in dis- pute at Philodelphia stands now precisely as it did when the revolutions quoted above were adopted; and yet it Is possible their beautiful plars for abolitionizing the Ame- rican party may fail in this convention. We shall see. When the Convention was called to order there were about fifty persons in the room; forty of them were delegates. General Wnaiamaon, of Pennsylvania, was called to the ebair. The following was then put and carried:— Resolved, That the proceedings of this Convention shall be kejt secret until otherwise ordered. ‘The reporters and others then withdrew, and the con- vention proceeded to perfegt its organization, Messrs. Walburn, of Panama; Sheets, of Indians; Geer, of IlMnois; Guthile, of Michigan; and Knight, of Rhode Is- land, were appointed » Committee on Credentials, They reported that the States of Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, Rhode Island, Venn sylvania, Massachusetts and Michigan were represented fn the convention—forty-three delegates in a The Committee on Permanent Organization consisted of C. C, Wiek, J. T. Knight, of Rhode sland; Maddox, of Vermont; 8. M. Allen, of Massachusetts; N. W. Wise, Chancey Knapp, and James C, Moody, of Indiana. They reported the following list of permanent officers, which was ra\ified by the Convention. PRERIDENT, THOMAS B. FORD, of Ohio VICK PRESIDENTS, Wm. Sheets, of Indiana, 8. M. Allen, of Mass ‘SRCRETARY, W. W. Deavenhower, of Pennsylvania SERGEANT: AT ARMS, J. G, Sutter, of Ohio. The I’xsewest addreseed the Convention, urging union and harmony in the party all over the country, and at viving the Convention to make no sectional issues, but to endeavor to get the whole American party on national platform. J. W. Dawson of Indiana, offeréd a resolution proposing to expunge the twelfth section of the Philadelphia plat form, and substitute im its stead a declaration that slavery is not » national but a sectional issue, and must be set- ted as such by the States, Mr. Sroonen, of Ohio, moved that this resolution, and all others, be referred to a committee. This was carried, and the fellowing committee appotnt- ed Sheets, of Indiana; Spconer, of Ohio; Geer, of Mil. nols ; Maddox, of Vermont ; Knight, of Rhode Island Keith, of Masrachuset’s ; Sewall, of Pennsylvania ; and Wood, of Michigan. Mr. Goestam, of Pennsylvania, the anthor of the resola- tion excluding the reporters, offered a resolution recom mending delegates of States 1epresented here to advocate, in place of the Twelfth rection, the revolution offered at the Philadelphia Grand Counefl, by Kenneth Raynor, of North Caroliaa, excluding slavery altogether from the platform. Governor Joussos, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Sroowme, of Ohio, also offered resolution to get rid of the slavery issue Mr. Moony, of Indiana, offered a resolution recommend. ing the abolition ot all rituals, tests, &e., and allowing each State Connell to regulate its own matiers, without regard to the National Council. This was laid on the table, and the Convention ad ourned for dinner. AFTERNOON SEABION. The convention re-assembled at three o'clock. Mr. C. Kxarr, of Michigan, offered a resolution ignoring the farnons twelfth section altogether, and declaring that it was not proper for the American party to trouble itself about eciional invmer, ‘There was some debate on this proposition, several of the abolition delegates betog rather indignant. It was closed by a «trong nations) speech from Governor Jobn- son, at the conclusion of which the Convention ad- journed. There is not much doubt but that this convention was called to set up « Northern American party; but the re- sult of the recent elections has killed the movement, al- most strangled the convention, and thoroughly satiefed the leaders that they made asses of themselves in the bolt. There should be one hundred and thirty delegates here from the bolting States, and there are ouly forty. | Thirteen “tates bolted, and only eight are represented. ! There are present only two of thirtees dtelngntes a! in Massachusetts, and Gevernor Johnson, of Pennsyltva- nia, seems to be the only strong man who has yet ar- rived on the ground. Leaving out Ohio from the conven- tion, and we have ouly eiglsteen delegates fcom seven States. The report shows that « national sentiment exists smong the majority. I am informed that there is a large msjo- rity in tavor of Dawson’s resolution, while they are firm in their hostility to the twelfth section. Thereare some who will nll for,the unconditional restoration of the time honored Missouri compromise; but they will be voted down, and then there may be another bolt. The popular plan to-night is to recommend @ specia' +earion of the Grand Council at Philadelphia, on the 18th of February next, four days before the nominating Counci! meets, at which the twelfth section shall be cut alto- gether, and the principle of State sovereignty substituted, allcwing the South to hold niggers in peace, and the North to werk on the straight native platform, without regard to slavery at all, Something liketthia will be done, at any rate, There will be no attempt at forming a Northern party. The chances for the party im 1856 are considered too good to be imperfiled in that way, The convention here is in the bands of men who think their distinctive American principles of more consequence than Seward uiggerism, x. * Marine Affairs, The steamship North Star, Capt, Wamack, which ar- rived early yesterday morning from Havre, experienced very severe weather during ber pursege, and proved her- self a superior sea-going steamer. A meeting of her pas- sengers was convened previousiy to her arrival, at which it was unanimously resolved to present Capt. Wamack with a piece of silver plate, as a testimonial of their es- teem, ‘The proceedings of the meeting can be found in another column, A new packet ship, to sail between Bremen and Gal- veston, Texas, ia to be built at Bremen, to be commanded by Capt. C. P. Deetjon. ‘The slip Clarissa Bird, Capt. Bird, arrived at New Or leans on the 11th inat., from Sebastopol, having touched at Malta, sccomplishing the voyage in fifty-four days. Quick Time.—The schooner Edward Kidder, of Gilmore & Co,’s line of Savannah packets, arrived at that place onthe 20th instant, in seventy eight hours from this port, ‘Tay Loss oF TUR Waatesnie Mononsaunna, oF New Bup- FOuD, MASHACHUSEITS.—A letter was received by the Secce- tary of State from C. B. H. Fessenden, Collector of Cus- touis at New Bedford, Masachusctts, dated December 4, 1864, stating that toe whaleship Monongabela, (Jason Seabury master) was aes to be lost on the Fox islands in the autumn of 1863, as when she was last seen she was attempting to make her way tl the Se- venty-second Passage” (ws it is termed,) in longitude 172 degrees west, the atthe time blowing « gale, and ‘ing that search be made for the officers and crew of this fl fated vessel, who wore supposed to be living upon rome of the above named isisnds. Instructions were is- sued from the Navy Departipent, in accordance with the above pamwed request, to Lieutenant John Rodayrs, io commend of the United States parver ing Sxpe. tion, to Behring’s Straits, North Pacific, « Thing seas, who ave the necssary orders to Acting Lieutenant Wiliam tibson, incommand of the United states schooner Feai. % We give the result of the search in Lien- n’s own words, The despatchfrom which we extract is dated Sam Fraacisco, the 11th ult :- Woje Id yet bo retained ia regard to th cern aud crew of the whaleship monongub: la, I ain grieved that what I have to re; ranat forever extinguish it. No part of my instruct was I more solicitous to Gl than the instructions to search and in- quie for the survivors from this vessel I communicated with ihe Superintendent ofthe Russian Arasrican Gom pany’s settiement on the islana of Atcka, At that place are Aull keveral water ca ba, peegored to hive belonged to the Monongahela, and I have fn my possession @ gilt cabin moulding obtaived there. Fi ite of a wreck or wrecks have been picked up oa the sltores of Aula, Atcka and Kassatotchy islauds, from the winters of 1855 and 1854 up to some time in the surrent year. The con stant communication by baidars with all parte of Amis end Atcks, anc also with the lalaads Slestty grouped tw tuo westward of Atcha, makea it impossible that 7. thip- wrecked crew can be there at tate day. Hoaring that since the fall of 1853, no inte had been re: ceived at Atcks from the. aad fata, which lie eno on each “Seventy- pas Tran closely along their shores. Of Amoughta we with a num of Creole and Aleutian fishermen, from whom my information was positive that the:e were no wri ched mariners on pools or on its neighboriog is- lands, Tech+goula und Unaska. Neither were tuere aay on 1, which they had visited before coming to Amougl fa. Tis, coupled with our own cunstings exa:ninetion« in that vieinily, forces upon us the melancholy conclusion that all on board the Monongahela peri! with her. At Attun, the first Alentian folsad on our track, T heard of the loss off ew Redford oa the Simicht Islands. in crew had been for m time at Wort Mf, had left ina passing whaler, which they pulled off to'in a laidar. The company’s superintenden there knew no‘hing of the Monongahela. From the Ale tian Islands we procesced, via the Choumagine group, the port of New Archangel, in Sitha, where we arrived on the 19:h Of September. From Governor Veogodsky f obtained a statement of all the information in his Excel lency’s possession relative to the loss ot a vessel in the tall of 1853, near the Aleutian island of Atcka. The gilt letlers of & vessel's name being taken on board the Rus sion American Company's brig Ochotsck, aa stated in pepers accompanying this letter, bas doubtless been the wenps by which the wreck is tentided at home; but both at Sitka and Atcka the name of the Monongalels was onknown, * Poltee intelligence. CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER PALSE Pair TENCE, Charles G. Thompson, a brokec doing business in Nassaa street, was taken into eustedy by officer Ross, of the Lower Volice Court, charged, on the complaint of David C. Reid, » Canacian, with having obtained from the lat ter $150 by means f felse pretences and froudalent representa'ions. The complainant, who is Iately from Toronto, but at present reciting at No. 41 Marion street, alleges that be app.ied at Thompson's for » sitaation ; that the latter engnged to employ him as a clerk, giving $160 9 year nud board for his services, on condition that Feld would lend Thompson $160, Farther, that Thompson agree! to keep the complainant one year, and that whenever he demanded the restitution of leaned money, defendant would ee oe comply with nls request. The complainant alleges oll these represe tlone to have been falvely made, for the parpoxe of cheat. ing bim ent of his —_— The accused was held to on over the charge hy Justice Connolly. ARREST OF ALLEGED PICKPOCKETS. ‘Three young men, named Wm. Hagleson, “how, Mullias and Che, Mullins, were taken into eutody by the Fou ward police, cn charge of p'ching a wallet, containing $54, fromthe poeket of Captain Mraneta A, Wyman, of the ship Sultan, whie the latter was walking aloog Chatham m Tueslay night, The complainant alleges th he was proceeoing along this thoroughfare in co: pany with a friead, he was jostled agains! by the acey who hugged him pretty atfectic relieved bir of bis wallet. , he felt bis poe! uu waa quickly giv myty. 3s when the polices arrived. ded in taking all three of the gentry into custody, The money was not rocovered, havi Coubt passed into other hands icruediately atter the wallet was ¢xtrac'ed. The prisoners were eot- mitted for trial by Justice Welsh, on charge of grout lareeny. ASPAULT UPON A POLICEMAN, Four men named James Tobin, Daniel Sallivan, Darla Donavan, and Fatiick Sullivan, were taken into custody on charge of committing sn assault apon officer Mefoa- nell, of the Fourth ward pollee, hile the latier was pa trollirg bis beat in Boutl street om Cueslay night. the cause of the attack has not yet beon discovered. The as- cused guve the vllieer a severe beating. They were looked up for trial by Justice Weleh. A POLICEMAN IN THE HANDS OF THE PHILISTINS. (Cn Tuesday night as Sergennt Mansfield, of the Faeex market Police Court, war escorting « thief to the court, be was attacked by 8 party of young vagabond in the Bowery, who, with sticks and siones, rucceeded tu resea- fag the prisoner from the hands of the officer. Sergeant Mansield, alorg with several policemen unde: his command, inade # successful foray upon these youn scamps, and took some twelve or thirteen of them into custedy, They were all committed to prison as vagrants by a Brennan. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. we young Se eer eee Cansip, leety in the em- opment Of Mra, Delaney, proy ress of a grocery store £426 Houston streets was Fealay arreste! on charge of em pent, The accused, It lk alleged, was sout to collect # bill of $95 from one Jacob King, and, as it ix ab deged, emberzled $15, by returning but $80 of the sum collected. He was brought before Jnstice Brennan, at the Third District Poliee Court, where be was committed for trial on the above charge. CHAROR OF FYLONIOUB ABBAULT. at 146 Mott Seizure of Huropean Mails. ILLEGAL TRANSMISSION OF FORRIGN MAILS —I™- PORTANT SEIZURE OF LETTERS BROUGHT vROX HAVRE BY THE NORTH STAB, BTO., ETO. One of the mail bags brought by the steamer North Star, one of the Vanderbilt line, from Havre, was seized youterday morning by the agent of the Post Office Depart- ment, upom the ground of its being fraudulently appro- Printed by the agesta or employés of this vessel. The whote story is as follows:— ‘The Vanderbilt line, since it was firat established, has been bringing letters from Havre under » general act of Congress, permitting veosels and steamers to carry coean letters, provided they deposit them in the Post Office immediately upon their arrival in an Ameri: can port, and upon making «uch deposit auch carziers are entitled to two cents from the Post Office for every letter +0 delivered. Heretofore, all letters so dep sited here for places other than New York have bewm distri buted in this office, umd forwarded to their respective places of destination by the regular mail, It has lately deem sacertained that a large number of letters tor do- livery im this city, to merchants and others, have deca brought under the general act of Congress above sated, by the vessels of this line, but (with « single excepiton) have not been deposited ia the New York Post (fico aceordirg to law, but have been delivered by « private hand, and the government rate of postage collected there. on, The mode adopted ia the transmission of these letters it seems has been to enclose them in separate packages of (en or u dozem euch, under cover of » priaied envelope, addressed to D. Torrance, kaq., the New York consignee of the steamers, ‘Thi enclosure of letters in packages to Mr. Torrance 1s a violation of another United States law, besides the above requiring all foreign letters to be deposited in the Post Office, namely—A law which provides that letters addressed to different individuals cannot be enclosed ia one envelope, under a penalty of $40 for each violation of the act. . ‘The Vosimaster-General has been made aware of these alleged frauds upon the government, and instructed the tof this city, and ne special agent of the Post Ttment to use eve. y effort in their power to put '® stop to these #nd other :.milar violations of the lows The officers of the Custon + of this city were also instruct- ed to search for and » ‘ze all letter bags and letters illegally appropriated. Upon the arrival of the North Star, yesterday morning, Mr. Holbc ok, the special agent of the Vost Office Department, went on board the steamer, and being unknown to the officers, kept strict watch of the movements connected with the delivery of the mull bags. The purser of the stip was directed by the Custom House officer in attendance to send all the mails brought by the ship to the, Post Office, aad five letter beg» were accordingly put in charge of a mail enrrier, unterstood to be employed by fis line, After the mails had been placed upon a wagon, Mr. Hol- brook followed in a carriage at a short distance, to see if the mails were carried in good falth to the Post Ofiice, Upon Jeaving the wharf, the mail driver was joined by another person, and both proceeded on their way through Greenwich street; but fustead of going directly to the Voat Office, they drove to No 4 Bowling Green, the office of the steamship company, were one of the persons in possession ot the letter bags, alighting, conveyed one of the bags into the office, and the other man drove on with the four remaining bags, to the Post Office. Tho spectal egent then immediately confronted the man remaining at the office of the company, and not rec- fog the bag in hin possession, demanded to know what dixpesition had been made of it, and received for anewer that “it had been handed t) another person in the office, and he did nut know whece it had been taken to.’ ‘The ygeut then iaformed this man he was under arrest, and must come along with him, The man, being considerably alarmed at this, replied, “If that ix the care, I will get tho bag and take it to the Post Office.” , ngin demanding to know where the beg was, the > am was Informed that it was bebiad the door of the Main ball of the building, where the agent found it eon- ceauled, and, taking possession of it, conveyed It to the Post Office, The agent, upon arriving at the Post Office, found the party who bad conveyed there the four re- maining bags from the office in Bowling green, and ques- toned him as to Lis route fom the steamer, and was told by this mall driver that he had come directly to the Post Office, and he ‘most solemnly denied that he had stopped anywhere un the way. Upon being queatioaed about the fifth letter bag, he eald that it had bten taken vy the other porter, who jumped off fhe wagon in Green- wich street, and he saii he did not know what had been dene with it, thus attempting to screen bir acta by nisrepreven'ation, he vot knowing that the agent had been watching his movenen's since he had lett the oteomer. Subsequently, the bag of letters which had been seized in the oitice No, 4 Dowling green, was taken by the Post smarter, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Cochrano, the Surveyor of the Fort, setung on behalf of the Castom House, and the special agent, to the office of the steamship company, Mr. Torrance, the consignee, was requested to open it It was found to contain eighty-four packages, addressed to that gentleman, who broke the seals of each package in the presence of the above named officers. Upwards of eight hundred letters, directed to merchants and others in this city, were found, only owe of which was for Me. Torrance, or contained his address, or that of any other fleer of this steamship cempany, The letters were then taken back to the Port Officer, to be legally delivered ax chip letters. It is proper to state that the person who took the bag of letters to the private office of his employer claimed to have seted under the digection of the purser of the ship Tho Surveyor of the Port, Mr. Cochrane, wo under stand, has rendered the Post Office Department all the aid in Lis power in enforcing the Post Office laws, by specially instructing bis offleers upon this subject, and miving his personal attention fn the case above stated, We understand {tis the intention of the government to prosecute the parties implicated in this and former pro coedings of the same kind, Considerable exeit iwaniferted yesterday among the merchants In cons quence of this peizure, and not a little dirsatin’a expreseed by thon interested in thee wore regular and logal course had not been & Le transmission of their correspondence ‘The regular charee upon fore'gn lette the ost Office is twenty-one cents. 1 eight handsed letters is one hundred ans sixty ol¢ lara, quite an item for the upoh each arrival of one of # pont was at a oning th: vagh spon 44 riies in‘erestet to make steamers of this line. Superior Court.—Part Second. Before Hon. Judge Carp bell LARGE AND ANCIENT PROFERTY SUT Novemrse 2—John Motany: er. Daly, —Thbe case wae up before the Court on a former ocenston, when averdict was formally rendered for defendant. it ie an sotlon to recover a lot of land situate between Fifth and Sixth evenaes, and 200th and 10th sires, and claimed to have been granted by the Dateh rnor, two cente ries ago. The testimony, which ix pally documentary is very voluminous, Teaches as far back as the year (47, and inelades reeords in the The rewuit is looked to with much importanc Volves the title to an immense t a6 jacent to the East river. The plaintiff clsims the property under & grant to his ancestor Johannes De La Moutany: |e contends for bis title and traces d it. The de fendant elaims om fox © series of years, sufficient to give blu a title. The testimony war opens and the cause ls Ukely to occupy the Court rome days. United Mates District Court. Before Hon. Judge Bette. CHARGE OF PITTING OUT 4 FLAVER. Novesam 21,—Mr. Win. Evarts made an application for the postponement of the trial of My. [ascalia, charged with fitting cut ® vessel at this port for the purposes of (be slave trade. He was entitled to the delay, ne thin was the first term since the finding of the indictment. The United States District Attorney oppored the io- fers £0 ee Ae & witness on behalf of the governtment Mr. Bvarts would consent to that witness's teetimouy being taken dle bene exe. ‘The trial was ultimately ret down tor the dret Thareley fn Decem ter, the Jary were discharge for the term ANNIVERFARY OF THE JemeeY Crry Hume Ao very. ~The Jersey City Bible Boeiety held i aoniversry last eve Wing, at the Second Reformed Mutch Church, in Wayne street. Op seeount of the anpleasantnenss of the weather the attendance was not large, The report of the Feere tury farnisted nothing of expecial interest. The of the Tres warer, Mr. A. &, Jewell, ehowed that the re cripts for the past year had been #408 67, all of which Sed boom disbursed The ftems were given in the ren ct Iotererting ndAremes were detivered by Rev. Mr fmt le Voy. Mr. Whitecar 1 ete weet for the cow year wre, Ti t end, Se pe on City Eateligence. BEAVY ROBBERY ON THE ERIE WAILROAD—xr, Ox the Ist inst., Mr, Horace Billings, am extensive pork dealer, of Mineis, while proceeding frou New York to Dunkirk, on the Erie Railroet, waa robbed of $2,000 in ‘bank bills om the Brattleboro’ sad Orange County banka. ‘The pickoooket, it is supposed, got out at Hornelsville, Seay iy safety with the booty, All the bftls being ir. decided 4 Esbee Of the polite, The ans were notified of and when Mr. frowr New York tc ae a he ‘ven ‘on the end“ Guilfomt;” ‘ms they can be had ih, € me Pasa St Or ny lo 3 wn, The matter was placed W. Merritt, of the mere tracing rome of the »t ville D. W. Powers, broker, of Rochester. These bills had been sold to Mr, Powers nome #ty on the Srd instant, and were forw: in the course of trade to the American Exi ye Bank, of this city, From this they found their way luto the Suff lk Bank, where be- coming be eee) with other bills, they were for a tine lost, but eventually were sifted out, and sent back to Mr, Powers for redemption. In this manner a large amount of the stolen money har been recovered and res to the owner, 38600n the Orange County Bark in “teas and $950 on the Brattleboro’ Pank in “fives! a “tens,” making in all $1600, hax been, after a great de of labor and not # little ingenuity on the part of the officer, recovered, and forwarded to Mr. Billings, ‘Tuy Wanton Four Ssow.—Yesterday was moat dinegreeable and stormy. It bogan early in the morning to snow, but nosooner had it fell than it way melted, end mingling with the dirt in the street, formed a most uncomfortable slush, that made walking a very onerous x § the possession of Mr. duty. It stormed dixmaily for the rest of the day; rain and hail and cold winds prevailing up to st appears ® snow storm is raging all over the Northera country, and we got our share ol it in the form of rain, ‘The cay wan a dreary one thro suicide and evil deeds generally Merrie or Comsunsionnes yor Tar Creerran Pany.— These Conmissioners held a mee‘ing yesterday at their rooms No. 110 Broadway, to hear objections to the Cen. tral park. The Cow misrioners met at 10 o'clock in the morning, there being present Hon. Luther Bradish, Judge Ulishoeffer, Robt. J. Dillon, and Warren Brady and the sitting was continued till the afternoon, Durtvg thoday a number of property holier, on and a ound the aves of the propored park came before the Commixsioners and prevented their pro vats to thir project. The day was taken up in recording the names of the protestants and the amount of the property they represented. Committee os Sewins —This committee from the Board of Councilmen met yesterday afternoon, in the chamber of the Board, for tho purpose of transacting business, ie, lo hear persons tuterested in the construction of sewers, receiving basics or culverts, and all other mat ters connected therewith, The only businens cousidere| woe the petition fora sewer in Fourth avenue, between Thirtieth and Tbirty-firet streets, and nother in Ka Brosdway between Market and Catherine streeta, N> action Wax, however, tnken respecting them, as thete was not ® full attendance of the members uf the com- mittee, Wivows’ Reuey Assocation —The first a the Widows’ Relief Association will be heb! a nacie on next Thursday evening, Nov. 22. hout, and suggestive of Spoukers will Le present to commend the oujects of the arsoclation, which are said to be exsellent Fata Acewest os tum Hepiox Riven Raunoap.—Me, Wm. P, Pepper informa us of & fatal accident that oo curred at Knox's deck, near Bytown, on th» line of the Hudron River Railrood. It appears a womaa named Sul livan heard that her husband had been drowned, and ran to the dock ins distracted mauner ly ascertain the truth. ‘The flagwnan warned her that the rain waa near athand, but she heeded him not, and the trate dashed arvund the curve ran over aud killed her before the engineor hud time to warn her of her danger. Her little girl, who waa with her, fortuaately escaped Fire ix Wittia ptiiaer.—About nine o'cloek yesterday morning @ fire was discovered in the Lhird story of build ing No. 107 Willlam «treet. The Srewea were soon on the spotand extinguished the tamer, The fire origio from « carcless adjusticent of stove pipe in tho premises of Blementhal & Co., on the secon! floor, The building belongs to Mrs, Williams, and is damaged about $200; folly ineured, The third Moor is oeenpled by Jesse Wot- On asm watch ec manufactory. He extimater hiv lo at about $500. le it ineored in the Lorillard I Company for $1,01 by water; po insurance. William seha aker, cecapled a huck room on the third tock is damaged by water to wh 1 prured in the Hamilten | n occupied 26 by water ny for $1,200. by Neilly & te weby, nan water ts trifling; no Fire ix Braver Srner.—Shortly bef the alarm of firo in the Seventh district was caused by a Ore taking place in the stove No. 88 Beaver street, oo by Mr. Willian P. Wright, cotton breker. The fire curred amongst come ratnples of eutton on & counter Lhe firemen were soon at the premises, and extinguished it, The origin of the fire, »« represented by Norman I George Ackero 6 o'cloek upied Camp, the boy having charge of the store, was by rub Ving © mateb on hi one to Vght himself out of from the mateh & bundle it on tire: from ama ge of wine ance ay evening w hands mm and valuable medal was Moleha Ducker, by the Firat Tre te, Third Regiment. The medal ts of gold i froma pin compered of & gum, fabre and other mnilliary equlpinenta curieurly wrought together, The medal fs sarroanded cath ant the following = 'Vre macker, by the first company ot ra, Tiled Regiment, Novert Tho reverse represented a Huvsar fu full ¢ Garden ta front le alike to the allop, followed by a company, the € he whole ls very pretty, and ere givers and recetver Accpest.—Yorterda, 112M, wiigger (name aot hnown), *bile employed om board of the brig Elabeth Main, at the foot of Pine street, Kast river, fell from the head of the fore topgalient mast, ao elevation of ab rixty feet, Cown to the deck, He strack in bi ain and main topmust stays, which denar roke the fores fall, v0 th recelved no greater injury thar is left f and f This was caused by wtriking the edge of the long beat. The mast was vor Geil. wl Wat the o portion of it betng p ood 3 A The beek vtays were adrift, and the mart broke Af near the yrs when the man waa being ¢ t yar’ elyards fromm the deck, He aes he [oepitat Avrart oy as Iscexptany Pavers ne nud two o'clcek on Monday morning « fire wee discover +f uncer the dry goots store window, oveupled by Hobert ». 201 First ovenue. it way soon ext! nguich ed by the pole end the oecapant ve atore. It» that the Ore hed bern inserted thr 8 hole under win low, evidently the art of am (n: ry. The case |x under investigation by the Fire Mare Vaien At About six o'clock Tuesday moraing so alert of Gre waa given for the Seventh dlatriet by the burning of « ’ gi inding es Tux Lare Smcwe oy Heneow Greet. —Corner Hilton conclude the inquest yesterday upon the boty of Janey Caffray, residing st Ko, 516 Hudson street, who commit ted wuichte by taking & dose of areenie, on Monday even ing lant. The evidence takem on the oeraston showed clearly enough that suie'ie bad been committed, but ibe cause for the rash act till remains veiled in mystery appears that, about an hour previous to hie death, de couved wae ) commencing {to PEplaim the cane whieh led him to commit euielde to Dr. Doyle. who attended hitn when the entrance of hie wife into the room prevented bite from revealing the secret, for immetiately «pom oom ing ber be excia med, ‘1 will tell nothing more he twin the room.” evidenes of Jecenserl to show thet, on the fatal night be returor) heme after rbuttiog ap his store, le complained of beim unwell, ami Doing pick at the stomach be commmenced ta vomit very violently. and egg ‘ was cullet im: the f * tempter wuiekde on « 1 tani (Cherem Wels mee ) preserthed the proser sptidete Yor the patient, Wat he vdually grew worse, sed st 6 o'clock on the next morn. dhed, bn gr In anewer to some questions put Lise by D> ctur deceased oud thet he was determ 10 Cte, and ¢ vole exposin tele remmoms for the commdesion of the ant Tie sermon perfectly moe up to the the of bie dissolu- { peyton be regret whatever for what he hal oe Tt bionel wales putt mortem amination upon the body Of the Grecased, sud yee anatyving the oon fowls 4 the omnes decoverth the presence A wrvenie Tie fory tn this case rendered @ verdict of Hulekte Lacomeed war 22 peare f age, ond war a native of irvine’ PRICE TWO CENTS. A RACHEL GLIMPSE AT NEW YORK. Interesting an@ Spicy Correspondence’ Dertes — Rachel — American Nowspapaper Critictam, d&e., &e. Ove of the privetpul artists of Mademotselle Rachel's dra- muatic troupe has been conveying to the renders of te Paria Figavo the impressions which our metropolis hao mate upom himself and the rest of the company, The letter of Moasieur leon Benuvallet is prefaced by the editorial remails, that somebody was right when he advised Mlle. Rachel, if she wished to nucesed in America, to eonny tight rope deneing. Hut here is the corres pondence —~ Mx Draw Rouxn—i hod not the oppartunity of ahakbe, bands with you before my Gopartars for yt Per. mit me the pleasure of that exerciass over the wide seas that separate us. Now letus haves chat, What ac you doing with that work which you know? I wager, pothing. Endeavor, then, to think « litte about ition my absence ; if not for me, at least for Porcher, Write ts me, will you not? Ido uot hide trom you that | phall be as bapey as hevernl to gloot over seme yours. Oh, you only knew hew ba Tile piscease Thave had in Young America! Lmagine to ourself, my vear Koger, that for newly « month it I have been in New York 1 ha night. civud of musquitoes, gnats, and venomous iasects, whack have selected their domictle in my hotel, and which feob me from morning till srecing It is intolerable, bathy of ted sicohol. My coom has the wt- of the Raspail pharinecy, Thess scouudsela of musquitoes are not content with attaekiing thome, Itnd them everywaere—in the street, te «country, in the theatre, The other evening, while & » playing Hippolyte, at the Metropelitan proven ‘Aefn tes midst of the diciaration of the second act, | was bittoe on tre very top of the nose, You may imagine very perplexing condition, Luckily, they tell me, that all thos ix nothing compared to New O:leans and Havana, whers 1am geing betore L atop, Vleasant perspective! And to get bere what happy moments I baveapent om the Packiog the Vaeific—bitter derision! Ab | my friend, it t» the fimee time that | croared the Adautic, but Fawear that | shall aiwaye recollect it Out of the leven daye that d have «en on board that veasel | was tlek for eight at lenet, living on iced water and fried potatoes. ey wore the only loxuries | could permit to tinyself, So lam this— | thin enough to drive a nail to distraction, Byete - nately, towards the clove of this interesting ce was tble to absorb some bottles of levd change a That ts the only thing which set me up again « Uitte. At length we doubles Cape Kace after having gone one dag: through the fogs of Newtoundland, (*here I may . renthetleslly, I have pot seen even the tallof * dug iba name ) and we entered gaily into the harbor of Now York in @ glorious wunrise which scattered. abroad fwatantes hues, and made the stare and stripes still mere bei Mant, On my honor, it was guperh. Add to that, the gone of the Vacitic raluting the battery and the Quarea tine fort, and you will have tho mig en scene complete, By my faith, ai tb Leonfoss to you, 1} bed for gotten acventures. At 9 quarter to eight k morning we placed foot on tha planks of the pier It in w od that I shall not attempt any do« f New York, You ought to koow re At oll ev there is the traveller's guide which you tay eons It is good to read—apake use of it, There is one thing, however, which 1 cannot avord tin, the disproportionate nnmber of fires thir capital Tt (ka weakness, a mom, ‘even, elght en er éay! Whe hardly credible, In fine, they } tved at that potas that fn every house there are rope indders amd other sult able instruments, No one can lie down without having an intimate conviction that the house will be on fire tu five House burning has grown to be one of the institutions of the country-it I¢a habit, a custom, {¢ there wert no fires, people would be dleappointed. It tx one of the most joyous pastimes of the lower class, The boys of the neighborhood Coreg round the engine houges, to be wure not lo mies & single Gre. Aod there's where the row la when a fire bewnks out anywhere, They werk, they shout, the alarm bell rings, and all the bella are tolles! it is soxwe'liing diabolical. What » funay country’ Yesteday, at the Pt. Mieholas Motel, twa young men bed a discussion togethor, As anual, {t emt ed to ku ives being a One of them had the'stomscls pierced and ming {(Ceptain Wright with probelly be making a call on the nervous litte Fremah man tor an spelogy fur killing him off in the Agaro.! Taye 0 chat with’ these geutiemen, and you find thea gay. Alter midulybt they practiee assuesination freely in the atreets. And they o robberies. It ie admu- rabie, (ne would net think bs in the new world { A thing tn reference to fires man, *bo hes just aerived from France, goes to hire a vlan from one of the maguiac turers In the peighborhord. They agree about the prtee, that & yom know what the y friend whall lasure the 1 rieb? Sti another ¢ my fiiende, a you fabulous thing i the dearness of carriage leaving ‘he Pacific's dock we hired a sort @ k) 10 go to the hotel, Just guesa what we There wore ti ve ten minutes. They te Wat the ride war but | rarded nin forty-five franse, Theat ia n t * om thet t Kaphael lerent fr th tines wish Jénwy Lind " effeot in the efty. st heave been taken to the ema! lat Of those ‘ Adrienne,” © Marie Stuart," owded halle, Ae to # it wes complete, The Ameri chel—end oursetves ala, os @ tb the reewip eruvequence—in an entirely charming manner, The e press bas been excellent, lu Amerion, ot t there ix no need of waiting, o9 at heme, for the of cnet week to have a ert jem of the pertorm The day after cach import And whe “ wo OF ares cclumns, iy the be nowe ~the place of bene Ah, the Aw thes 0 in olemt aa ours. and tn spe of & selons performance they brave aight. That is in exquigie ” + Is that not trae? ay to Wim of La Patri, that bis comedy uf oon Shree iemen play ot Teves hed with y @en't Bed that io shores step, as comer to be ertet ie draus, whieh | have 1, the Independence of tt will make ta goed . Lehall end yoru the cigars, Awerice accept the sugury. 7 Tam getng to vielt the Fu apeblie or something © whieh | will send ye Fyery one hete 'N. B—The tam-tam, or Chinese gong. ls 0 Lewe for he or bell. This reminds me of t egeard of a dew) ovmmiag om tether irheke ol the bands you two Vogiiwh words, (iy meet have, and eo lemma ) They are the do better ‘ham wre thew homer N WEAUY ALLER, New Yor’, Volted tates, ra Vngtast Wi ce Tet 40 JCP Thee trot between the Hone Witinm Tell sod Jupiter, witith war to bere tas « ou Tuesday alteraqcen wre: the Conterile Grass te motigestion The baaher« of Jupiter thioking bin oot quite ap to the mark, to al the sed paid forte! a rece, Add that could be dewiret Hes cont oe aot te ferted the utmost ereditoa lu traseer ond v0 tatims’ > vatistartion to bis friewts, «lo eres lo Wark him et 4 Liberal fds, CONN BOTIONT Tren aso Pavone 00 tHe are V6 4 Gotta Ae Wap, Nov. 19-—TraAving wnteb for s | aren beste, best (bree le Ove. in bas seme D, Mace’s br. m. Country (iri A gai Lee Kobert’s ter. mm, Lilly Deke ? oi Ames Monroe's Mi. wm Kate : 7 ae ene, BS’ ns Mt b teeond Race Fenng © oh fr s pares of OM, is tlle hewia, bert three | gre ta harness . i Mherwort's ar B® Y aay (in, B Hart's bit. BRP ny Welding wes Ss Thiet Rate? eotting match Gor ren of 800, bewte, beet th dy ©, I hearin, lat wien Blk ae. mend te, o Lilly Dele, which was won |