The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1855, Page 8

8 TUE STANWIX HALL TRAGEDY. ‘The Trial of Louis Baker for the Homicide of William Poole—Concluston of the Testi- mony on Both SidesSamming Up of Counsel for the Detence. TWELFEH Day, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Hon. Judge Roosevelt presiding, THR VROVER VS. LOUIS BAKER, psc. 10.—Crewds egain thronged the passages leading w (he court rocm, which was itself filed to its utmost capacity. George Walters sworn—l known Hyer and Baker; I was at Lafayette Hall the night they had the difficulty at Vistt’s; I think 2 man named Young was there, and some others, ana the proprietors of the place; a Mr. Jones was also there. Q. State what took place between them, Mr. Whittrg objected. (Ubjection sustained. ) Q. Who was in the company of Baker and Turner? A. There were three of them aliogetver; I should think there were not moze than eight o: ten people there at the time; Hyer was there for some hours; I think we all came out together; the Jandlord ha ing put out deaf went howe; Hyer was crunk; he hac been drinking all the evening; he was drunk when I first saw him y had been wrangling iwo or three hours. Q. During that time, did you see Baker go and light his a Mr. ing objected to going ioto the merits of that effair—it was not the matter at irsue, Mr. Bredy contended that it bore upon Hyer’s state- ment, that he did not push Baker when Baker was in the act of lighting his :egar. ‘The Court susiained the objection, Cross-examined by Mr. Waiting -1 think I went out little ahead of Buker; I came down Broadway; i stopoed ‘at Platt’s on my woy down; Byer dit nov-ccme out defore me; it appeared a» if we all came out together; when I ot out to the street they were behind me; 1 went down dway with two men; neither ot them was Hyer, Tur- ner cr Baker, 1 did not sty ia Platt’s cver five minutes; I don’t recollect that ei‘her of them came in while 1_ was there; I then went home; I think I aid not see Hyer, Baker or Turner afte I cawe out of Lafayette Hall tat night; that 1s my best recollection, George W. Hurpel recalied—t recollect Hyer and Baker reecting in yoy barroom; it was about » yer ago. Mr. Whiting desired to know what the de'ence was going to prove by this witness? There were collaverals enough slicady id the case. Mr. Clark piepesed to show that Hyer struck Baker in the witness's bar room, Tue Court excluded the test{- mcpy as sore'evant. Charles Loastr recalled—I could not tell when I was on the stand befwre where I wes shot in the leg. 1 was a0 excited. [tenme in there (sbove the knee), and came out here he ham.) To Mr, Whiting—I was never on the stand before; that was the reason | was excited, I was shot in the leg before I was ehot in the head. To Mr. Brady—l was not st the Coroner’s investiga- ticn, because I was sick at the time. Q. Was it ® bullet or a slug that wounded youf A. It was a bullet. Mr. Justice Brennan recalled, and exami Mr. Brady. (‘the Geporitions ot Mr. Dean prod Wit- wese—That is my came eigned to the jarat. Q. Mr. Dean swore to that before you? A. Yes, sir, Q In waose handwriting? A. The deposition ix in the handwritiog of Chancellor, a former cierk; most of the witnesses were sworn etore they signed them; it mus¢ have been Mr. Cua: celor or Mr Murray that took them, anf the writing is nit like Mr. Marray?s, Crots-examined—As the wiinosses were brought in they were sworn by me and went before the Clerk, who took their depositivns; wien they were taken they were brought to m she jarat affixes. To Mr, Clark. Shay was there in the evening. Q. Was be busy? (\) jected to.) The Mistiict Attuinev said that an experiment had been mace in the shooting gailory unter the St. Nicholas Hotei, on atether coat, in the preseuce of Mc. Whiting and another gentloman. The Court - On a similar kind of a coat ? The District Atrorney—The same hind of lining. He had sent fir the w.tnes+, and he would bs bere in ten or fifteen minutes. Ths Court aske if the summing up could not be pro- ceeded with and the testimony of that witness admitted afterwards. Mr. Clark and Mr, @rady would not consent, Mr. Ciark svid he never heard of evidense for the prosecution being admitted afier the oefence had + ummee up. It was ultimately agreed that the witness should be sent for. Ira Floyd recalled—By Mr, Whiting—Q. Have you a coat cn which come experiments have been tried’: A. Yea, sir; two of them, Mr. Clack vbjected—He thougtt the testimony on the part of the prosecution was all closed. ‘The Court said that according to his undersanding the testimony is admisminle. Witness p-oduces a coat perforated with several pistol balls. Q. Was this coat fired through where the cotton lining is? A. Tt was, sir. Q. Was tha: cont fired at from the outside, and at what distance? A. Yes -ir, at three inches; it was fired from the outside, and fired the Huing on the inslie of the coat; the hole at four inches fired the linew slightuy; the one at six inches was fired, and burved the lining on the inside; the muzzle was placed against the cloth outside, the ball went throngh und set tire to the living inside; we fired through spurber cout (preduced) from the in- ide, placing the pistol close to the lining; it burned the fining inrice in wo places, by the cap and the powder, nnd mads a hole on tee outsiae cloth ‘To Mr, Braoy—The experiments were made at Barn & ack’s shootivg gallery, uader the 3t. Nicholas; I was the firiug at (he two cor the firing at one o' them. Q. Was there any one present om the part of the de- fence? A. No, tir. Q. Was there any one representing the defence invitei A. Not that I know; the experiment was tried with « Colt revolver, same as the one produced in Court. Loring M. Black dep sed—I was present at the firing of the cost, I loaded the pirtcLet tee first tiring; Mr. Black londed at the second firing: the pistol was loaded with double charges, ax such pistols usually are, Mr. Bracy—I desire we say a few words in reference to the final difposition to be made of this case, «o far athe counsel on both sides are concerned. We wish the p cution to state, before any Ktaming up begins, any par- ticular principles of criminal Jaw which they suppose have especial appli ation to this case, As to the general doctrines of the law of homicide we will assume them; but if they meen to claim, in presenting their case to the bat there is avy particular aod expectai rule which & more direct and effective application tw this case than any of thre geners] principles which are always in- veked in the dizcussion of enses of this character, it would be fair tor them to name them. You can seo plainly, fiom what has transpired in the course of the case, tbat there is little difference of opinion among our- aeiver as to the circuns’ances under which, in lew, kull- ing way be considered Justitisbls homicice. | The original intention was that twe counsel on each side should ad- dress the jury. If the counsel on doh sides hed so determined, it wouli not be unreasonable to have atked the Court ond begged the jury to de patient while thix care, in ita large merita aod extensivs bearings, hud been discussed oy two counsel on esch sice. Upon a new conrultation, we have come to the conclusion, that in view of the protracted oharacter of the case, it would not be fair to the jury (and peraaps not to your Honor,) to claim or request that any more cou! than one should ce beard on both sices; and having come to that conclusion, I have begged my sso: ciate, who has paid most untiring attention to the caso from the very firet—and I also deem it an act ofjus ice to my client—tbat as he did the first act towards viadi- enting Baker, he should also do the last. The Attorney Gece:sl—I will -ay that I deem it due to myself, and perhaps to the public also, to state the posi- tion in which I have been piaced. In the early part of this case; and, Indeed, cut a few days ago, it was sup: pored that it would rot be unressonad.e that four coun- fel should address the jury. 1° was finally, trom the pro- tracted nature of the case and the continement which the jury have borne so pavien‘ly, determined among ourselves ed it would not be right ‘towards the jury nor your Honor to subject you io the furthor delay of four speeches. It was ‘hom determined bere this morning that two of us alone should address the jary, I have on tered this case as Attorney Geveral, and iutended to sum it up, my feelings being somewbat interested in it; but during the course of the trial my time has been much fea in attending to nme quo warrantos, aud other nent, ‘My earned friend, Sr, wisi address you. He has labored intelligently throughout the cave, and can present the facts more nodersta \ingly and strongly to the consideration of the jury than I can; at the same time that | would not for a moment bare it supposed that Ishrink froma duty, It arives from no snriok- ing from a responsinility, or doubt ms to the re. sult of the mattsr which we hsve in band, or what my duty shovld be in presenting my views of the whole of this tracsection, that Ladopt tne course we bave adopt ed, As to the jaw, as 1 view it, 1 know no. particular rule of law #bich iv to take this case ont of the ordivary courses, Ift were to um up the sare, Lehould commend tha’ it is not necessary tha the aveused should have intended for some time before to Kili Poole, L bold that if those parties went up to stanwix Hali that night with a view to provoke Poole knowing him to bean iraseible, hot tempered man; and If they provoked him by words or by blows to a quarcel, and then death ensued, that was mur- der; 1 maintain i is ‘hat view of the case that we con- tend for uncer the Jaw, it is immaterial whether Poole fired first, or Baber fired first. If they went there for the pur- pore of irritating Poole, and vid eo, nati they pro- voked him to draw a Fe 4, then he firing of a pistol on their part, by which his life was taken, waa not done in telf defence, hey were not ‘in the peace of Godt was murder, | contend that the rioter who jy armed and prepared for a fight, is not ‘in the peace of God,” and therefore does not act in selt de‘ence when he takes hu- man life; that, I maintain, uscer the law, would be mar. der, It will be for you to determine whether the clronmatances of the ca-@ will bear out that position Mr. Whiting jatimates to the counsel for the defence seme of the carer to which the prorecution would refer, vu. to Wharton's American Law on Homichie, pages 167, 198 and 201; The People vs, Suotier, 2d Comstock, 184, ‘and the céclelon of Chief Justicn Bronson, page Mr, Whiting was Mr. Ready, for defence, wou'd refer to 94 Seldon, page 359, He (MF. B.) dis not conceive, ater the mosc minate mination, that there is any conclusive testimony that Baker killed i’ he believed that itis not free from doubt that Poole was not killed by hi friends. That ‘would be argued by bis associate, Mr. Clark, in summing up the the jury. The defence #ould contend that if Bak Yoote, it was done in justification and in self defence, Attar referring to some other points, Mr. Brady ci ed Whorton’s Criminal Law, 362; Shotter and the People. It's vot necesenry that the fact should be that there was imminent danger, if the prisouer believod He asked the Court charge, a# to the alleged pre-conoert, that it was tote lawful for Baker to carry his pistol; neither was it un. liwful for Pore to carry arm. The Attorrey General b-iety replied, «tating the law ay hho bellewec it. If the jary believe thet Raker summoned sj of men snd went to where Poole war, provoked a oer ear, anditn ibet couingvenny tact the Wh ated it is murder. Mr Clark then proceeded to address the jary ia be- half of the accused. He said—Gentlemen, when you asx sumed the office you now occupy, you geve assurance that your minds were in that condition, that, unin fluenced by prejudice or excitement, you’ could rightly determine according to the truth ot the case, the ques- tion of the guilt or innocence of the scoured, npom the charge has beca made agalast him He teasted Fi ‘and now he is content that after you shall have rd the explanations which be alone can wske oe the lips 0” his counsel, that you shoula determine to the momentous question whether he shall live or die, Ané what a question! How it brings in arcay before ug the dread reslities of cternity! How fittiogit is that when such @ theme is to be discussed, there should be silence andattentin! Now that you have become the arbiters of this man’s destiny, it isnot inappropriate that you snould know mean ieiae: of his personal history. He was >orn im Wales about the year 1827. His ‘aiher, about the time of his birth, einigrsted to this country, leaving him —an only child—and nis mother at home, By furce of tbat industry characteristic of the Welsh emig-ation to this country, he earned fenough ima short time to send for bis family, and the accused Grst set his fuot upon oar shores when about two years of age. His mother “ied while he was yet a youth; his father married again and raised another family. He lived at home, in the Bighth ward of this city, until he was about the age of fitieen, when he abandoned the pursuit of bis fther—whioh was thet of a bricklayer—and went on the ses. It is not atallimprobable that some ot the peculiar elements of his character may have derived some tii from that employment of his early ilfe. He re here about 1847, and in the year 1850 was appointed on the police, and remsined in that employment uatil about the time of the affay in Platt’s saloon, when he re- signed, and the rest youknow. He became acquainted ith Poole in lus youth; perhaps he first saw hin, as did the witness Ackersox, engaged iu some atreet fight. But no matter how attracted, at all events, it is a fact that in the early part of hi: life he wae his friend, and that friendship remained unimpaired until about the time of the assault upon the bruthera Mason. We have not a preoice account of ths etcoum. stances which led to the difficulty between them. It fs manifest to my ming, if not to yours also, that Baxer is ‘ free spoken wan, who epeaks fis mind freely; and tiie not at all unlikely that he made some remark evinclang the opinion he entertained of the difficulty between Poole and the Masons, and so established the relation be- tween himself and Poole, the facta of which it will become my duty to ley before you. ‘These are all the events in his personal history which I deem it necessary to call your attention to. “Admonished of the magnitude of the task before me—too great, I fear, for my powers—I will hasten to prove to you that my client is entitled to both his life and his liberty, When the 1utelligence of the tragedy burst upon our community, in con- junction, probably, every man who hears me, was horrorstruck—astonished that such au oceurrence could have happened in our midst— that it should have taken place in a city that may boast of its general good order and morality, and which spends over a million a year upon an efficient police— say 1 was astonished that, ut midnight and upon the Sabbath morn- ing, such a transaction could occur in our streets. I was a stranger to all the parties: J had vever heart of Baker —I had heard of Poole; but his was the only name of the partigs concerned that was familiar to my ears. I believe that Baker apd Turner, with a party of reckless men had gone to Stynwix Hall ‘where Poole was enjoying himrelf with his friends, provoked him to a fight and ia the course of it violently deprived him of his life. That was in substance, the ccount of the transection that was then prerented to the pndlic; and almost our whole community entertained about the same opinion that I then did, 1 heard how funeral honors were paid to the remains of the deceased, which up to this day havo ever been denied to the patriots and statesmen of this repub- lic: J heard how the golden form of the emblem of free- dom perched npon his breast, and how the flag of ovr country enshrouded his coffin, whilst the funeral procession traversing our thoroughfares broke the still quiet of the Sabbath day. I did not then imagine it would become my duty to stand up before a jury ané carry them with me through the examination of the vast array of facts—which i: is mecsssary to do—to test the guilt or innocence of the parties im licated in tat affrey. Thwe pussed on. It so happened that the Coroner’s Jury implicated Mr. Irving im the transaction; he was held ly them as an acce-sory before the fact—the Grand Jury followed immediately with their indictment, und the gentleman of the bar, who was then Irving's spe- ciul adviser, culled me in to his aid. It was then I firat examined the facts of the matter. I saw that there was not one particle of evidence to implicate him; on the con- trary, I round that every part of 1t went to exonerate him. 1t was then J began to reflect how easily public sentiment is formed. 1 began to perceive how easy it was to accuse a wan of crime, and at once, without an examination of the facts of the matter, place the public miad in such a porition that it were aimost impossible to give him a folr trial. Wall, gentlemen, I applied in this Court of Oyer and Termine:, to the late Judge Morria, w let Irving to beil; and he, with a fearlessness that was one of the great clements anc dis'jnguishing traits of bis character —though the storm of ion and prejudice was raging wildly without—caid, “There is no evidence here im- pilcating luving and for the first time almost in the story of the jurisprudence of this dtate, e man in ticted by a grand jury for what on first appearance seemed a most divbotical crime, was admitted to bail. I examined further, and | found that as to Hyler, Morisey, Lion and Van Pelt, there was not an iota of evideuce implicating them. Accoré ingly, 1 applied to Judge Cowles to adait them to bail—he is a fearissa man, too—he examined tne case, and be came to the conclusion thatas to Morrissey, Hyler Pelt and Linn, tuere was no justification for the Grand Jury to implead them, admitted them to bail, and they are here. Morrissey 1s by the side of my friend and the others have not left the elty. Gentlemen, I ha: never seen Baker, but about that time a letrer feom bim addressed to my learned friend, who is to follow me, (Mr. Whiting, ) and which tad been probably thus addressed ba- cvuse a paregraph baa been published in which it was announced that he had been retained in bebalf of the parties accused in this transnction—that letter came to wy hard. J rea: it, and never expecting to see Baker, supposing him to bave fled to where nu arm could reach him, undertook to examine his case #lso, and I did ex- amine it with all the care and scrutiny’ chat | was capa- pable of. As I examined it I began to doubt whether ry own first impressions as to the affair were correct, and if this were not a fresh instance of the erroneous- ness of opinions hastily formed. 1 went turther—I vi- sited Turner in his cell—I heard his story acd 1 doubted the more—I saw Van Pelt, and Linn, aud Morrissey, and Hyler, ond heard their version, and their statements were ever the same—they never varied. I examined every feature of the tranraction in its vast expanse, and I ex- amined it with the spirit of a man willing to learn, but with the spirit of a man determined that nothing should revent me from getting at thetruth. I visited in his jenely cell that wayward Noy, Paudeen, whose reckless- vess probably led to this fatal affray; and after as oare- ful a verut i as I had given t» the case—a scrutiny then unbought—I came to the deliberate conclusion that Baker was innocent;and no matter what your Sudiog way be, I will believe it still. I may be mistaken, but tell yeu, gentlemen, that there are hundreas of ‘thou- sands who shore with me in that opinion; and if you were to pronounce him guilty, I would, notwithstanding, entertaining that opinion, ascend the scaffold nnd shake him by the hand a8 I bade him a tast farewell, fhe learned counsel then went on to comment upon some paragraphs which appeared in a cily journal during the course of the trial, In that publication gross injustic he considered, had been done to the accused, and no doubt ¥as written under a complete misapprehension of the facts. He then stated the theory of the defence to be this, briefly:—That Poole took the advantage of the attack made upon bim by Paudeen to take the life of Paker, and that the bullet which ente-ed Poole’s heart was sent there from a@ pistol fired in an mer between armed men, one of whom bat exercised the right he pos- sessed by the laws of God and man—that the pistol was fired in self cefence. There are certain conceded facts in tho case (eaid Mr. C.) to which I would direct your tention. Poole died from a bullet wound receive! in that affray. Did Reker fire the shot that sped that bullet to the heart of Poole? | believe that Baker fired the shot tbat sent the ball into Poole; Baker has always thought sc—he has never hesitated to aay lc thought so. 1 say that from his firet intercourse wih me on the subject he he never hesitated to state it was his firm belief that the shot he fired on that occasion, in self defence, took Forte's life. Mr. Brady—Yes, we offered to prove it, but it would not be admitted. Mr. Clark, continning, passed on to the question of character, ax involved in tle issue before the jury. He assumed—ard he ventured to way the counsel on the other side would not deny it—-that Baker hai al eet through life, up to the time of the fatal aff wring the c! er of an ivoffensive and men. He did not contend that Baker was defencible in everything; he did not undertake to defend bia aaso- ciations or habits: but he could, with an entire convic- tion of justice and truth being on bis side, defend him against the charge of having wilfully taken Poole’s life. In this connection Mr, . referred to the testimony of the daguerrecty pist whe resent at Stanwix Hail when Poole made the attack on Baker, and who, surprised at his ferbeorance, asked, “Who is that men’? and als al- ded to the quietness with which he bore the vartous pithets bestowed upon him by ‘ost and his frie As to the ‘Threat mado. by Baker, that he ‘would hoot Poole sa soon as he would’a rat,’ it was no. thing more than what any men, Ilabori under eprrebensione in reference to a known reckless and vincietive evemy, might make, and it was only made in reletion to elt defence, in case Foole should attack him. Mr. C. then drew attention to the testi- mony cf the witness Vandervoort. wherein the wi'ness siated that, whilst hunting up reports for some city px per last January, he was told by Baker of his design to vecntstuate Poole, He stigmatized the story as most umprobable in all its bearings, especially s9 from the tact that be was not at all acquainted with Raker; had rever been introduced to him, and therefore it was inlikely Raker would make a contident of him had he en- tertained such an inteution. The testimony of other witnestes produced by the prosecution relative to the character of Boker asa peaceadle msn, was thoroughly sifted by the learned counsel, and be argued that it was entirely vague, and was not gir as of the personal knowledge of the witnesses. The introduction of testi- mony as to the affray in Platt’s caloon was the next topic atlemaaly siinded to, He had ecnsicered at the time that tt should not h been admitted, for the issue wWoich the Jory was to pase u, was not between Hyer and later, but whether or na Poole’s death war justly chargeable on the accused, But, even taking that testimony as it was given, it decidedly wont to sbow farther the forbear ing character of Baker, who, though armed, did not use = Qgeinet Hyer more than to strike him with it, affwir at the Gem. the fatter had Turner The e, were then referred to, counrel contending that throughout he acted in no aay bat kind heared man. Mr, C. thought that Baker was a fool for not baving used his pistol w Poole roade that murterous avnatt apos him ia 1854; had he done s0 many 4 devence'ess, harmless citizen would have been unmutilated-- many a valuable life nn- Stuart, the sugar refiners; alee lot of cigars from Mr Samanor, tabacce denier, It ts needians to way thet the fellow is 8 ewindler, as there is no person commceted with the Hixatp office named John Huésep. Thin, mo dead! is the vame fellow that offered to write biographical o> tices of wealthy men, and attem i small longs of tous vied to ler to teehee te tee, ‘We trust tbat the next time he sends eo order for goles measures Will at once be taken to arrews Bim, ‘Tor Fink ty Broan Star —The fire at No. 48 Breed street, which occurred on ist Sunday morning, har been investigated by the Fire Marshal, and, sscording to the evidence, its origin was doporiting wood ashes taken from eren packing case on toe pert) Soo to stock amounts to about $700, building sbow $200. ibe 1 @ list of atock — United States... ....810,000 Wash Fireman's Ins. Co.., 10,000 Howa: 10,000 5,000 ‘The building is owned by Mr. Joseph insured for $15,000 in the National and Jefferson le surence Companies. Fine ry Foutos stumaer.—The fire which broke ovt at No, 90 Fulton street on Sunday night, destroyed the ibree upper floors of the building, The fol). wing i» an estimated list of the damage done to xoods of occupants by fire and water, and the insurances, as near as can be acer tained: — ‘The store on the ground floor of No. 90 in occupied by ©. W.Hunt asa hat and cap store, Ho estimates loss on ttock by water at about $200, He is insuret for $400 on stock in the Wasbington Insurance Company, The second flcor is occupied by F. G. Ford, teory and bone turner. His loss could not be ascoriaimed. He i insured for $2,000 in the New York Equitable an‘ $1,000 in the Manbattan Insurance Company. The third floor, on which the fire is supposed to have originated, is occupied by Stern & Co., lithographers Loss and insurance could not be ascertained, a+ none of the firm had been at the premise? since the fire, The fourth floor was occupied by Henry Wenzel, paper box manufacturer, He es.imates his loss at about $700 No insurance. ‘The fifth floor was occupied by Jus. 8. Magnics as a fing manufactory. He bas an insurance of $1 200 in the Lenox Insuraice Company. He estimates his loss at about $1,4V0. Mr. F. Dodd occupied the store at No, 68 Fulton street, asa boot and shoe store. His stock ix dat d arout $400 by water. He has un insurance of $1,700 on his stock, and $300 on his fixtures, in the Mechanics’ Insu- trance Company, (Stopped. ) ‘The second stories of Nos. 88, 86 and 84 Fulton street, are cocupied by John B. Packs as a book bindery; he has sustained damage to his stock and tools, probably to the amount of $660. He és insured for $1,000 in the Howard Insurance Company. The third floors cf Nos. 88, 86 and 84 are also occupied by Stern & Co., Lithographers; damage by water, very ‘light, Br fourth floors of Nos, 88, 86 and 64 are occupied by Frederick Selchow, a8 a paper box manufacto'y. Loss about $1,000; insured for $3,(00 name of companies not known. The fifth floors of Nos. 88, 86 and 84 are fomtd wont 4 Gilbert. Gatces. as a book bindery. Loss about $700; insured $1,000 in the Ocean, and $1,260 in St. Mark's Insuravce Company. Wm. H. DeGroot &Son occupied the stores Nos. 84 and 86 Fulton street, as the Oak Hsll clothing warchoute. Their damage will be about $500 by water; the insurance could not be ascertained. ‘The buildings also belong to De Groot & Son, and are damaged about $1,500. ‘Tue Sovnp Steam BoaTs.—We have recently had several instances of the narrow escape of Brooklyn dud Williamsburg ferry boats from the most frightful dis- asters, Within the last fortnight or so ore ferry boat has been sunk by the Sound steamers aod anotber run into and grestly damaged. Suppose theso two ferry boats to have been sreighted with the usual thousaud parkengers, and that seme hundreds of them bad been crowned by the collisions which have recently taken place, would not our clty authorities have been greatly to blame for not having foreseen the probability of such an occusrence? Most certainly there would have been but one ofinion as to the criminal neglect of our city fathers for not having provided for the stoppage of the Sound boats on the Kast river, above the bend of the reat. thoroughfares between New York and Brooklyn. et the ercape to which we have alluded be turned to profit. It is time the Sound steamers should be provided with suitable accommodations for land pusael and goods high up on the East river. if this 4 not done we may at any time be called on to record more whole- sole digesters in the way of loss of life than have ever yot been heralded in the pages of this or any other newspa- r. It makes one shudder at tae very idea of the sink. ing of a ferry boat with a thousand passengers on board; and yet such an event may be expected to happen on any day of the week. Firkin Scamoet. Streer,—The alarm of firo last night between 10 and #1 o'clock, in the Sixth dis:rict, was caused by g slight fire tabiug place in a tenant house No. 4 scamnnd street. Tywas extinguished with a few pails of water. Memiopier ACBNCTS IN IRELAND.—Last evening a public mceting was held in the Methodist Episcopal church, in Duore street, for the purpose of eee collection to onstain ogencies in Irelard. Rey. Robinson Seott, Rey. Wm Arthur, Rev. Wm. Butler, aud others, eater- tained the congregution, which was qui’e nutserous and respectable, with a deecription of their labors in the Fmerald Isle, and related several anecdotes, which ap- peared to afford great amurement. The collection, which ‘wax taken up, amounted to $630, and from genecal repre- rentations it appears an enormous amount has been ob- tutned in the various churches of this and the neighbor- ing States. Mx. Born’ Srxzcu.—Our reporter begs to say, in re- ference to the correction of Mr. Botts, that the error ho refers to was occasioned by the difficulty of hearing hix closing remarks, 07 to the intense and noisy impa. tience manifested by the audience, to whom the ball room offered greater charms than the eloquence of the crator from Virginia. Donanox Party.—The annual Donation Party for the Benefit of Aged Inaigent Females will take place at tue Crabam Institution, corner of Washington and Dekalb avenues, Brooklyn, on Thursday next, 13th inst. Correction.—The friends of Mr. Tamplin, the young man who committed suicide in Jones? woods a few days since, deny that he was buried in Potter's Field, asstated in our ecitlon of yesterday, but say that tho place of bis interment is Cypress Bill Cemetery; and further, that his allegation that his brother-in-law defrauded him out of $10,000, is totally false, a, on the contrary, be was farnihed by his brother-in-law with considerable sums of money on two different occasions to start him fn bual- ness, and lost them by his intemperate habita, Avovt mat Dret.—We have been waited upom by sevo ral of the “‘stars’’ of the Academy, who have corrections and explanations to offer touching the duel that was not {ought by Signors Brignoli and Patania; and we have re- Seived a letter from high wuthority, from which we make the following brief extract:— ‘The affair between Signors Brignoli and Patanin did not arise trom the cause you menuon. offence was of & more se: 40 «nature, would, but from the strenuous exertions fends ot both parties, have terminated aiiereniye nn eave only space to add that we have iutened to three distinet and éifferent versions of this “affair,” and theone we published seemed, st least, as pro’ ci them, We sw , however, tt fe ov more chivalrous in there matters to hav case,” and it certainly would be more about # woman than about # picture.—, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. A paregroph appeared {n your issue of yesterday rorniny nomed Farncy McCadden, and then fled’’—said statement is wholly untrue, and furnishes to your reporter by nome reons unfriendly tome. In justice to ine, I trust, Mr. Editor, you will give this an ‘insertion in your valanble payor. JOHN GRANAHAN, 9% Baxter street. ‘The Indian War In Oregon and Washingion 01 [From the Cleveland Herald, Deo. 8.) jeut. Dryer, of the 4th Infantry, arrived in this city before esterday, Airectly trom’ the Dailes, on the Columbia river. Lieut. D, waa the efficer left in com- mand at the Dailies while Major Haller marched wich his rial party of 102 men against the Indians of Washing- ton Territory, apd wae oreed to cut his way back, of which we have published accounts. Information was re ceived at the alles that immediately after Haller’s re treat rome ovher tribes of Indians, before that time nen- tral joined the war , and now it is estimated there ore at least four Warriors prepared for hostili- ties, Majer Raines, of the 4th Infantry, with ten com; nies of tro Pecight regulars and two volunteers—being snout eigh’ hundred mem, was intending to march from the Dalles against there Indians on the 24 November, ardexposted to meet the enemy about four days march from that port, woe @ battle no doubt would b» fought. rd batile ioo as the Jedians will make one determined stand, as they are wel] armed with the Hud- son ay Company and American rides i#nn eupy to have tion, an on the dead (2 oye gid kill ler, sixty rounds of ammunition wero found. ges have no doubt been preparing for this war for wo or three years back, as they have diven tieic horses and cattle i) ee the Possessions north of Washington Territory. It in wtated that in Ousebita county, Ark., a secret organization, with words, sad grips, has been di-covered among . The murder ard robvery of their masters was to be their ye os Ay t, and then they were to teke flight for @ free State, killing ali who er lady in the ant to figat ity of meiain in the fight with vesinted their rene. About ene hundred were com- cerned in the plot. Eleven of them had already escaped for the North. im which tt is stated “that I stabbed aman | / ‘The wire | ANNUAL MEBTING OF THE BOARD OF KEPRESENTA- | T1VE—TROMTERS REPORT, AND BLBOTION OF } Ornonm ‘Ube sunual meeting of the Representative Board of the Hire Departament wae beld lest might, at “tu: vesant Iust!- tate oke S Tinedale, Prestdemt, im the chair, and Jobo © Releter, acting as Becretary. ‘Ube senesl report of the Baad of Trastecs was reed, frum which we make the feitowing extracts -— | The: effieer bed remelniog im bis bandas, last year, 0 le sper of one thoursad seven handred ana tweaty one S teee end 09S Comte, sinee Which time be has rescived trom werkews scares the vam of ir theasad ‘we beedee sed eben @ Mare ond three ovate, | Shek ke the egerewnte, amounts te five thoa- ty-five in} ‘geod om vc jast xeotlon=, have mot teen unmindfal te gi elhoney and which should Phuc nee hem te ies tbutiom oa ly vup fw teen at you ths hat they bac teen enabled, by the blessing of Provi- cenes, te inerense the amountef the Poo inent Fund; ono } but this year, owing to the unusually be -y expendi- turee, they have bem umab € to do so. * The School Committee of this Board, upon whom de- volves ‘he Cuty of aisterbudl: g ehoes, and euch otacr as nor ae may be required, to the children of firemen attending the publip schools, Lave discharged tacie | euty in lere objects of thei: care with ps | tient ddelity and cevotion. “There have been distriouted queny Sow Seee, and the widows of firemen, #ix- ten bunded and sixty three « Of shoe—a much lerger number than in any year, Besides tai-, there have been di ari thee hundred and thiery temsof coal. Henn readily bet bow much rea 1 bee been gecow oy the department fund, when the severity of the past wunter is taken fate cva- tion nisdere Jt gives the Trustees much to wtate that, by the recent appots tment of Fire (mats. ners, woder tne law passed oy the Legislature at rte inet eon m, tre de vient bas teen benefitted fo an cent more favors le ‘ban even ite best friends could have hype! for, The comminedomers were eloced tn the Hvaih uf May bot, by firemen themselves ant the effect oi Lote derkious, an Dinseed by political prejudices or prcl@nstome Das cilen- tualiy rie the eternt of the 1 t90- ant nor derty which bas, at this moment, planed § te « vo ivon mot pot oply worthy of ite Best days, tut in steamers, of eleney, dine and good order, £6: or bene nutpessel Thee repereth® of the depe:taent tro the pol oat & tion of the Common Coupell, we trust wil forever ef clude the SS and every or her rioter (row one reoke. jonger embo.dem or pi eet iiite, revulring every fireman, when on duty, te weer & badge oF fire cap, and but Gremen from wearteg them, wen’ tnt. opera! oT y month The intention of the law is to keep all pereuns bot fremee from the vielaity of ver and other bad characters, for ite power of arrest and expulsion, and it carry it out: but it is that co-operation whic. xp ct, ond the orcers of real measure disregarded. department witl Feng o ¢ their duty; and itty to be former will mot be hele uch thieves and vage! vl permit to prowl around the neighbor fires. tuits beve been commenced, and are still + rgainet the following foreign insurence agents, for retus to pay the tox for the benefit of thée department, passed by the Legisiavure, vie i--Alfved Peli. the British agent and resident secretary of two hoglich insurance com- panios—the on lorated in Lents, 6 end the other Stinw pool: and yet the agent ve a se Lammeaew Waites: base, amd Giitiiey tecae ‘ore aw ng ite foreign swokboliers, sod sharing in the ample provection of be fixe department, refuses to comply with The provisions of e most just aul righteous law, passed to sid the fire department of the city, is wapport of thelr wicow and orpbaos’ fund. The other deliagueuts, be- sides Alfred Vell, are Age ~ aud James Wright. All the other compepies, with these exceptions, bave faith. fully complied with the law, ihe Firewen’s Bal Committee (fl contioue their in. detatiguble exertions, and realized trom thete let aanual bell, at the Academy of Music, the very iarge sum of three thousand nine hundred and Ofty-six do'lerd and ‘hirty-tour cents, which was duly peid over to our Tren pore and suitstly acknowledged by bim through the Indy papers Hanesome donations have been reerived from the editors of the Nnw Youk Hiwasp and other public joar- bre for which the Depurtment ix under many tiene, After the above roport was read accepted, the Board | proceeded to elect officers for the ensuring year, with the | following result — Prisident—Wiiliam D. Wale, of No. 31 Hose Go. Vic-President—Jobn S. Belcher, of No. 2 Hydrant, Secretory —David Milliken, of No. 40 Hove Ca, Treasurcr—Jobn § Giles, exeuapt. Callctor— Davie Thiel, exempt. Trustees—For three years, in plaee of James ¥, Wat- bins, John 8. Feck and James Kelly, the following named gentiemen were chosen—Aivert J, Delatour, How 48; James Keliy, Fogine 42; James Y. Wetkine, Hos» 60. After the officers were elected, sundry unimportant Tesolutions were passed, gfter which the Board ad- Journed. g : i SEDUCTION AND SraBBine Ix Sr. Lovrs.—Yester™ day evening, s wan camed Jeremiah Konklin, who re sides at 17¢ Fourth street, near Morgan, was carcied to the office of the Board of Health, wiih a severe wound in the neck, giveo, u* he says, with « knife, by a woman pame* Bliza Morphy. The origin of the affeir, as detailed to ux by Konklin, was as follows:—Some months since he was living in New York city with his wife and family, when an intimacy grew up between himself and Mise Murphy, which resulted in her bearing the premonitory symptoms of maternity. So soon as t! ot was apps revt be removed with bis family to this clty, where be hes resided ever rince. By some means the frail ic ciscovered bis place of retreat, and followed hin where she arrived yesterday. On meeting wita him, sue clamed that be stioul make provision for ber aupport, which he refased, and she then attempted to take his life hy cutting his throat with aknite. The woman, being within # few hours of her confinement, ard in a destitute condition, wes rent to the City Hospital.—St. Louis n- tellagencer; Dec. 7. THAT ELoprment Case Not 80 Bap As Rerowtep. —We statec on Wednesday, says the Troy Traveller, that a woman recently arrived at Chicago, from Kansas, with the dead body of her hurband, which he wax taking kas! for burial. And that on the route abe jellin with « young man, and on their arrival at Chicago, they went off together, Jeaving the dead body of the husband in the ot. But it seems that the iatter part of the «tatement Say lant, Brovklyn City News. INTRRFETING avoUT FUROPR—i't, Baird, who has tre velled over Eerope a number of times years, and bas talxed.with more ¢ meny people are aware of, beging « this evening on Europe, the war, dc. United States Utstrict Court. Before Hon. Judge Betts. Drv, 10.-~The United States v9. Michaet R. Watgon.——The defendant tried for obatructing a Custom Howse ofl. cer (W. T, Weeks) in the exerution of bis duty, oo board ‘he Amerizan sbip Texas. Guilty. ALS. t Whi in = ay) lorida—G 8 Whitesey. lady Mekieny Hs ood. wh Dowel WH Mangos, james Butler —# in the sincrage DEPARTURES, For Sax Franclaco, tn sesiusblp star. of hn " Wing 4 Co's messenger, Wells, Fargo & Co's er Hon TM Cocmps Gen HW Carpentier, A P Moore Moore Miss EU Meore, Wm Dennis and wile, 0 Poism Mra Law rence and infant A H Parmiee L Heard. | L Keech, «ie and CK Goddard pert are yl em ‘On. 4 J Leo. Chas » Figen. uneeD P Fekh. WA Felch, B Pisner, WK Dotohue, 8S ilarri | Vaueniine. 3 Lewis, Mr Lagis, Mine Lewis, J lates In H Coleman, L South snd wife, Misi H Nobis, PS Kenedy, Mir & kennedy, Mies J Kennedy, Mica ® Ken OW Walking and HOT Ramsgate LP Brown, 00 Dnight M A, J Athofe snd with, W Hosiinger W t ‘ockar. Nichol, J MeClare M Allen and wife, b Keenan, h Pe! There 8 Boze 4 ob dren, Ione, ed q a , suiby. Thea ¢ ° ‘wife and son, B Gearing aod infant ber, BA, oie. 8 Sanit, & wate snd in fant, Jerry. Judge Pee. ‘an No » Thos and Fam wife and 800, t's Lavine. SS herent *Y Chetanen Charberwet, 1: Dubois, ke i Ales: ay | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1855. Supreme Court—General Term. DROISIO! Hon. Judges Mitchell, Clarke and Cowles detet'o nad cartalo, cad ¢0 sirlka ont pasts hte 'e to af out 3 asics 17 Denied. withous costs, ont fi judguent we pico i br fon thereon }, without eoste; tiff to move to make avswer more definite and cole. Bonnell vs. ~~ Sedat pe effi: med, wita costs. Balk = oar oer ¢ Bpeciel Term affir: - vs, @.: her of with outs, its fern to be mdified; Mabedant Soees leave to amend in twenty daya, on payment of costs on the demurrer avd cn the appeal. THE KIOTS OF FOUKTH OF JULY, 1853. The Pople we, Chat tre and The defend ints were founc gutity, in the Court of Sessions, of a riot on the 4tu: ot July, 185%, arisirg out of # difficulty which occurred between »p Irish avd nn Aterican party, The deci:ion of the Supreme Court is that the Court of Sessions erred in refusing to compel the juror Black to answer the ques- tien, whether be avy Cay ni or bias against Ro- man Catholics, The quesiin should bave eon permitted. The ques'ien to the witness West, “ woether he velonged to the O: ser of United Americans,”’ should have boen per- mitted by the Court, for kod it been shown by vhs wit- neea that be did, end that such Order was established with prejudice ngaicat, and to oppose, Irish and Roman Catholics, such fact was proper for the’ jury to recelve to ensbie them to determine how much, if any, the wit- nese's evicence Won warped by the principles of his Order, Judgment of General Sessions reversed, aud new trial to be granted at the Sessions. mer vs. Church —Order of Special Term, refusing to vacate attachment, reversed without costs, ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR. The fol'owing gentlemen wo admitted to the Bart. Semuel Boerdwan, Job. Cisri, son) ne, Alois J. Dy- rt, Aloxencer Gardner, Walter T. Jackson, Luke A. pekwoos, Edward R, Morton, Wa: ington K. Nichola, Jomes Ward Smyth, Hoory De Vey ster, Willan Farley, Adams S. Hil!, Willism J Johnston, James G, Jeaokins, ‘Thomas McMahon, Harwood P. Dy Severe M. Rea. ame Court aejourned to Monday, Becember 17, at 10 Supertor Court—Special Term, Belore Hon. Judge Dusr. Deo, 10.—George W. Costar and al., vs. The New Yay and Brie Railroad Company and al. murrer to com- plai ant allowed, and judgment for defendants. arid Rewlani vs. James Phelan and al.-—-Demurrer allowed; pleiutif! at literty to amend, on payment of cots Benjamin Noyes vs. Milton St, John and al.--Motion to continue injenction denice; temporary injunction dis- solved; $10 costs to defendants, t abide event. Henry C. Gray vs Salmon S Child.—Motion to vacate order of arrest grantec, No costs to either pany Tictert J, Murray vs. Jacob Sharpe et al.—Motion for allowance denied. Covoner’s Inquest. Dean wy Drowstxe.—Coroner O'Donnell held an in- quest yesterday upon the body of Edward Barrett, a na- tive of Ireland, twenty-six yoars of age, who was acci- dentally drowned while intoxicated, on inst Friday night, by tailing into the dock at the foot of Seventeenth street, Fast river, The Gecensed revided at No. 288 Seventh grenue, where he has left s family. He was a cooper by aide. On Saturésy, Dec 8, by the Rev. Jobm Brash, A. M. his reridenco, No. €0 twoltih street. Mr. Aurcawpan Gat- Er te Mis» CaTnazine MoDonap, all of this city. On Fifty evening Dee. 7, by she Rev. Henry M: Beare, Fows Bay Side, Long Island, to HL, Mickle, of this ety. med, On Menday morning, Dec. 10, at eight o’clock, B.S. Homann aged 56 years. bis tuseral will toke a nt ten o'clock this morning, from Jobnson's Hoel, No. 8 Warren sreet. His friends re fovited to attend. Op Moncey, Deo 10, afior a short illness, Juncns W. aged 4B years. The friends of the femily are tuvited to attend the fane- ral, from the residence of his brother, No. 203 West Twen- ty recone myeet, this afternoon, at three o'clock. His yewsins will be taken to New Milford, Ct., to-morrow, fur inverment. , Dec. 8, Axartive Oxnacioui, daughter of 2a Ceragivli, re iuterred fa Greenwood Cemete-y. on , Cage heart, Axx, widow of the & Hamditon, aged 75 years. and the friends of the Eimily, are respect- fully iovited ‘tend the funeral, from the residence of ber som, George J. Haxotiton, No. 180 Fast Twenty-first on Satur Charles sno Her remaiv: ‘ec. Vien oo, to perrow hy ony at oon guia. Bay is Of are widow Emus Euuaot, 0! , count Leitrim, Deland, sped 6i aetcpee Het rowalps wi) be takes from her late resi¢ence, No. ‘810 Mett etert, om Tharsday morning, at ton o'clock, to Greenwe emete’y ‘or toterment. ay, Dee 10, of a consumption, ApaLink jer of the jate Marta R. Demilt Hojer and aged 19 years and 7 mouths, take ne from Blaekelock's Hotel, No. velatives and friends of the to attend #; halt-past one o'clock reat cf her uncle, Rev. Thomas Towel, bauty #. Rasron, aged 16 y respectfully invited to at ‘The friendr ot 1he tempol tence tle funeral, trom Cal Chared, to-morrow morn- ing @ ten o'clock, The body will be taken toGreenwoud Cometery for interment On Memeay, Dee. 30, af congestion of the brain, Romert Firwwinue, in the Olet year of pis age. Mie friends, and those of his rons, are requested to at- tend the funcrai, at belt past one o'clock this afternoon, trom the residence of bie son. No, 86 Bidri street. Op tatarday Lee. § Bis amin Pouury, ship carpenter, in the 52d year cf his age. Hie "ends and usintances are respectfully lavited w attend the funer from his late residence, No. 68 Jackson street, without further notice, this aftergoon, at one o'clock At Meriem on Sun by sty Dec 9, Jonaxa Dary, Imly, aged 66 yearn, ‘the ‘munily are ve. requented wisow of the late Timor The relatives omd freuds ot iavires to atend the funeral, from ber laty in ith street. between Thisd aod Fourth avenues, this af- feTDOCM, aL One Och eh. bl in Brooklyn, Dee 9, of conrumption, Natuay Coys, *. iy tumeral, frem the of W. Colt, No. aid Atlantic street, Brook © o'clock, without farther favi Marrach uretts penne A ue tee te , tee 10, at whe reeldence of his 0. parents, street, Cosme Kicnanp Manan, only son of Atved ane Lucy Aone Marsh, 6 years. Tne relatives aud friends of the are respectfully twvited to attend the funerat from che roskdence of tis rene atber, Mr Charles Spalting, No. 8 Degraw place, rooklyn, to-morrow afternoon at two oloboes witho rt further i.vitation The remain» will be interred at Green- wood. On Tueday, Dec 4 in MoXiboln street, Brooklyn, F. D., Jacon Hommn, ged eure The remaine were interred in the Cemetery of the Ever- Seocnd #tree',’ pear Seuth Seeond street, Williamsb«: te morrow, tumediniely afer the celebration of mare for the dead, whice will be commenced at ten clock A.M ,, Dee 0 of conmamp- Luther Ko Morebouss, Warbingon street, corner steno 55) Her remains wil be saben to Gusbernili” Betebors county. fe vepeie and New papers please copy.” On y morning, lee 10, Lowma C, deughter of — snd Levine Kuteomeyer, aged § years and 7 m “he fiends and relatives are moet rempestfally invited to pttend the funersl, thir afternaom. 88 three o'clogk, from her late resioence, Ne. ait Wayne street, abowe Vevick erect dere city At swempaoctt, Macsechunette, on Theretay, Dee. 6 done Barros, omy Te of jnuee Barton, of Strat ford cotinty of Terth, Canads Wet. aged 17 years ond & mente meh beloved by « large cirale of Intemds and we- Geen bees whe mewn bewe Tnantries rosthud papers phone copy MARITIMNG INTRLLIGOENG ae A my on eons w & Hew Tow fuasnse rom youn Te Bay ee A ee waren, Port ad Bew Vert, Devember 10, 1660, He ert ‘Vropelier Nebraska, CamAlfl Phitadaiphia—W 1 Thompson, ARRIVED, Steen ship ¥ Sarannah, % howrs with mda and Pacwengere to Bark Gariend romed Ctorenas Os i, to vt tod Grice. beary ener, lowt ying head of foretpmnaet went aebore on vow ‘at Wo O'clock, Ee fly ey Lal wean tag Capes Parka, “arg Pa (new), Laman, Newbaryport, 10 days, with baiinat, Ree Heer Serre, Ome, ats, 1 aay, wn Sehr A Pir, O Marts, 26 days, with cotton, Be, to : H iy BEL Sbip Lucy Th: Pendleton from wih w dee abd paceetuccrs, to Samal Tt Ship American Engle, Moo: ee 7 ates being i Parent Ne Ba aymiry seria Meamiog Titan, Oapt yr nevis ‘ore bark upkuorn. The chip South Carolina, reported as below 7th yetarrived, aud wae not in sight ast nights yi a a Stipa Guy Mant 1» Liv x ps tering, Liverpool; Yorktown, Londen; Me- Ship Kepcrter, for Ban Franciseo, has auchored at Quarem- ‘Wind during the day, WSW and fresh, The pilot boat Mary Taylor, No 6, spoke Dec 6, igume “outh of Sandy 1) ebip Jchp Hei (ot Bath) cam ABOWErE (since'ecrtteo) whe Tehed er ‘The Sbip List states that shi Sobaro, ), 1258 tona, uriton, " month, NB, on private terms * Lauxcnep--At Rockland M lt, echr called the Excelsior, owned By pares i ft Fg trade, and to be cominanded by Capt At Newport, BI, 6th inst. by Movers S H Cottrell & Go, finely modelled brig of about 180’ tons, wing, he commanded ty tepe EP Gardner. reaping bd ili Marine dence. : ? Herold FHILADELPHLA, Deo 10—Arr. , FOR, Ni Bl : ence, '» Hens son Crocker, New ‘Morland Jom; 2d vin Reed, Green, L oy Nor peg Cd ‘ Clark, Carter, Mersbali, Piermon(; q ve api ile Ato Catia") a Brviskoos Nvorns Cid rieamer Delaware, Cores. NYork; bark Union, Howitt, 1a sehra A’ 5 , Boston Star, Nickerson Provi- shues: Booster, NOriesuss = linsamend, Pains Seeiaa, Sead 1 a leans; A 5 oT f Hecves, shaw, NYorks Gco Bugs Fisk, Bonen. — Disasters, &c. Sm Carcorra, inant from New Orleans for Boston, into Provincetown iost. On 0th ed Jat 37 36, bon encountered u heavy which threw the ship on her beam evds; was obliged to throw ove: board some of the cargo. Bark Nasnva, Lewis, at Philadelphia from hes ox” hb £' the Gul three times; on the 20th ult, was hove down and lost close reefed perlenced heavy gales and beer blevn into maintopsail and foresail, had decks swept, lost bulwarks, && Bria Xenoruon, Sweeser, from Savannah tor Boston, put into Holmes’ oi 7th fost. having on the Zith ultin a heavy squall carried away main yar¢, split salle. &e. Brig Venvs, before reported asbore a! Holmes’ Hole, was got off 8th inst. and will have .o repair before leaving port Br Bric Mama, from Boston, arr in the outer roads Monteviceo, Oct], snd anchorec. In the night a pompero came up, ed’ber anchors, and both masts were cut « to prevent her gotog ashoro, but without avail. Crea ali sat ‘as alo part -of cargo. The hull of the vessel’ gold as abe f tor $1000. The Matiida was a bsndsome fart railing brig of 936 tors, less than two years old, and {3 insured in thls olly tor . Her carzo covsised princtoalls of lumber, ice, rome Tefrigerstors, &c, which it fs presum d 1s aso insured here. foun Gnack Caroune Dill, which sailed from Provinse- town 7th inst for Fairbaven, put back 8th inst with loss of masts in a storm off the Race, ‘Tne squall of last night was not attended with any disasters schooner weet that we have yet learned of. A fore and all ashore on the ouside of Coney Ieiane Sunday morning abd ap- pears to be tuil of water, She is one of the U1 Bp" hettcee Coney Talend aa the Uinet Bonk, wits vettnas ay. between 18} land an wi ~ chorwcown, Wind fresh from West, = Notice to Mariners. ‘The Vine: Light verse! was moored at her station on the "Sow and Pigs” op the evenir g of the 6th inst, hadhian gba) pincwe Soar aarceces Boston, Dec 6, 1865. . sii 8 en, poken, de. Bark Rose Standish, 16 days irom NOrleaps tor Becton, New lat 23 45, lon 82 45 5, Haneen Grenary, from NOrleans for Genoa, Nov M4, ERE Atsentine, trom Salem fr Zanalbar, Nov 17, lat 86 18, Bark W A Ravina, from Bio Janeiro for Norfolk, Nov 11, Pee erin Gibbs, feces Charleston foe. AVabapes, eretla, CAbbs, Nov 29 of SE Pass. Schr Moxo, from Foston tor Jeremie, Nov 19, off Cape S Ml- colal Mole. Febr Gen Veazie, from Jacmel for Boston, Nov 21, off Urodk- ed Irladd. Sebr Malvina, frora Washin, NO, for Guadaloupe, New ‘24, lat 19 54, lon 62 41 ee a4 re! Ports. Axtwerr, Nov 2l—In port ship Merrimac, Bray, for NOe- Jeans 21th. Campers, abt Nov 36-—1n port ork Marta Horsey, Crete, from Portiand, g range, Maxey, from Newport, do; Kato Heath, Phllnpn, for NYOrK 10 tn Gonaives. Nov 9—In port whrs American Chisl, Pressey, for, BYort 9 aye; John klot, Wood, for Hoxton, unc. ie, Nov ip t Benver, ‘1D, tor Boston 1 chr Duxbury, Cliford, tor do 8. Pa 10, Nov $-Sid Lark Tally Ho Dearborn (\ate Lee, de e 0) oD, Gloves, Nur 18~Arr brig Tsadcre (of Pro Dates, NYork, with lone of foretopgal ant mast, and other er'Foun RB. Dee fC brig Bosiea. Heckel, Philadel y r % Wheipiey, sydhLb) dom, Blase, Boston. iow bg eee Br mtg Sete a Gel W— In vi judge Biases, Wells, ne yaork ew Powter bad sid proviows for ALEXANDRIA, Doct Arrechr Matthew O Durfee, J 1 all River; ib, schre Talend city, NYork, Iraca Stnlth, Pad River. Old 70 schrs Ephraim & ‘Anna, NYork; \wind, ©; *th A Somers. Co. iON, Dec 8, PM—Arr steamer Enoch Train Henoes- vey, NYork. Cid big Weunas Baich, Green, Matanzas. ‘Bb— arr bark Whitty Wind (ue), Haylayof ad from Biuebiil; brig Ciara Ellen, Haskell, York; achr Piying Fist, Berry Jeremie. at quarantine ‘stip Daniel Webster, Put nar, from Liverpool. Sid, Saturday, wind WW to WNW, tse brecere Meamers Win Jeukiog, Palmetto; ship intend jueen Darks Sicilian, a) enn, Pieanig; bien De vin ascharsd Basse, 10 load Nght, Le and, D Duff chat inthe stream on Priday), Chatham, JM. laDn. gold, schra New Zeninnd, Anve Gardner. z salled, wind BW in the morning, with bail ahd rain, latter BE, er BALTIMORE, Dec 8 a 9—Arr steamer Locust Point, Preach, NYork ‘Mary A Forrest, Gayle, Rio Janetro. Dela iiardine: Charleston, eich Comet (ir), Nombotd, Reiataakt schrs White Feam, Milikin. Providence: Pond, Crowell, 1, Cid th steamer Piedzont, Pos, NYork; brige Lenk, Leeman, Gaives cn, Meteor, Anderson.’ Havana; Time (Sr, O'Brien, Demarara; 3-L Bowman, Wooster, West In OMinPABT Nov Stage one tna, W Angier, Toothaker, } Nov 31—Arr nels \ €, Bangor tor, Penmeoa, schre, Juge Bakers Poothaxer: Dix Iriend for do; Dee 3 Jenny Lind, Combs, York; 4th, bark Krupette, Lapeaster. Savannah. BATH. Dec j—sid ship Washington, Norton, N York; Gee CHAULESTON, ‘Thee 6—Azr ship Caroline Nesmith, Ken- Fist" cht Timer Unie Wie Hate how: ooo Dr kw mer briee gecene Harford, Aspin rnd Heyward, MoDouge., Havana, Amerious, Van- brigs Souther, Nelon, Boston; Mary Cobb, Arr echrs John Compton, ,Philadelpbing a 4 Dale, Ne De Maukews, do. Bd; brig’ Lodi, Plaker, Net ieetn eae RAVER, Dee Arr ecty Wm Brown, Bourne, Ar tom FIOWN. 80, New cd 1. wer Trenton, Dolliner, Finns ep, Deseo: ‘ie Potneett, HIN, do: : Dee}, PM—A o brag. e, eas 3s o 0 fot: bre SYok Dee - cons $ FORDON, Deo T—Arr sehra Joseph Lawre Teswm for Papteth: bead Brome, agers, Toveastienee dhe Nea far NYork (aad al » Dee 6- Arr sches Mis, S Yor; 7th, W Konne- ane - 3th Eisks 337. se « Ps > 7 ” a ? ei : ie