The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1855, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1855. AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW BVENING, BBOADWAY THEATRE, Brondway—Rivasse—Beavry ee @S RDN, Broedway—SoLvmat—Tuiae Naw Gains cr 7 anaes BOWSKY THEATRE, Bowery—Hawier—Bax rus Boar away : BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers sireot—Ax Ieronane pert aay Pastenocs LLACK'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Pavuine—To Pa- AND GUARDIANS. WOoOD's MINSTRELS, ? 44 Breadway--Brcioriax Pus Bemm ances, BUCK. NYS PURLPSQUE OPERA HOUSH, 589 Brond- wiy--Buvumegoe Oruta Axo "raKO MUNSTMELSY. AOADEMY TALL, 668 Hrosdway—Ermortan MUSICAL AND CHOREAN WNTUTAINNENTS, MAOH ANICS’ HALL, 472 Broadway Arcmican Joven Bes Kinarks any Vocauuens. age Ry Mow Worm, Sunday, ‘The Nows. ‘The United States Senate did not meet yeaterday, baving adjourned over till Monday. In the Howe ‘the monotony of balloting fora Speaker was diver wified by a spicy debate upon a propdsition—pre- sented by Mr. Hickman, (dem.) of Pennsylvania— that alter the sixtieth vote all but the two highest candidates be dropped, and that one of these two be ehoeen. Of course the motion was rejected. There are no reports of new combinations. Col. Orr is 2 regarded 28 an available man, but the time to try him has not yet arrived. Probably the medita- ‘Mons of the Sabbath may lead to something better than the caucuses of preceding days. Who knows? The Washington Union of yesterday contained the following interesting item of intelligence:—“We are informed that a person who desires to remain wpknown has addressed to the chief of the Rassian legation a check for four thousand dollars to be transmitted to his government. The unknown donor, who euly signed the initials M. Y., states in his letter that, full of admiration for the gallant de- fence of Sebastopol, he sends this liberal sum of money to be distributed among the widows and or. phans of the Rassian soldiers who fell bravely fight- img for their homes aguinst foreign sgressors.” We publish elsewhere the call of the soft shell democratic State Committee for a State Conven- tion, to mect at Syracuse on the Sth of January, to ehovse delegates to tie National Convention at Gincinnati. The Board of State Canvassers have certified to ‘the election of Samuel L. Selden, as Judge of the Court of Appeals for the long term. The fact that g@ome extensive inacuracies in the spelling of Mr, Belden’s name had been discovered, led ‘to the ap- prehension that he would be ruled ont by the Board. ‘The vontest for State officers in Wisconsin, on the Gth ult., was a very close one. The election of Barstow (dem.) and Bashford (black republican) ‘has been claimed at various times by the papers udvocating the principles of the respective candi- dates for Governor. Yesterday, however, was the time fixed by law for the State canvass, and the following telegraphic despatch, giving the result, was received in this city last evening from Hon. A. €. Gray, Secretary of State :— In a)l the covnties in the State Governor Barstow’s raa- jority iv one bundred and forty-three, Captain Haven, of the bark Chieftain, arrived at this port yesterday from Aux Cayes, reports that when he left, it was very sickly at that place, espe- cially among the shipping, as all the vessels in port had had more or less sickness on board, and a great many deaths had occurred. Samuel B. Haven, ge- ound officer of the Chieftain, and youngest son of the ¢aptain, aged twenty years, died on board, of fever, on the 11th ult. Oliver King and Warren C. Ayres, the first named weceutly a hotelkeeper in Lowell, Mass., and the Yatter formerly a broker in Boston, were arrested on Priday night at Lewrence, Mass., charged with hay- ing committed the robbery of Afty thousand dollars in gold from the American Express Company, while im trancitu hetween Dubuque and this city. Two other persons are also in custody upon a similar charge. The Henry Clay Fire Insurance Company, of the city of New York, after an investigation by Mr. Barnes, under the direction of Comptroller Cook, has been “found wanting.” Consequently, as in the case of several of its bogus cotemporaries, its doors will be closed. We give in another column an account of an ex- tensive conflagration which occurred yesterday morning at Nos. 17 and 19 Canal street, whereby pro- perty to the amount of upwards of one hundred thousand dollars was deatroyed. From the official report of the City Inspector we tearn that the whole number of deaths in the city during the past week was 346, namely, 59 men, 60 women, 137 boys and 90 girls—a decrease of 22 on the mortality of the week previous. There were 8 deaths of bronchitis, 41 of consumption, 19 of inflam. mation of the lungs, 2 of bleeding and 2 of conges- tion of the lungs, 5 of diarrhoea, 3 of dysentery, 1 of cholera, 8 of inflammation of the bowels, 6 of con- gestion of the brain, 10 of dropsy in the bead, 5 of divease of the heart, 5 of inflammation of the stomach, 7 of typhus fever, 4of palsy, 37 of con vulsions (infantile), 15 of croup, 10 of debilivy, 32. of scarlet fever, 4 of hooping cough, 15 of marasmus, (infantile,) and 2 of smallpox. There were also 4 preryature birthe, 31 cases of stillborn, ud 7 deaths trory violent causes. The following is She classification of diseases :--Bones, joints, &c., 2; brain and nerves, 66; generative organs, 3 ; heart and blood vessels, 1°; lungs, throat, &c., 105 ; skin, e., and eraptive fewers, 37; stillborn and prema- ture, birth ; slouch, bowels and other diges tive organs, 42 ; uncc Vtain seat and general fevers, 28; urinary organs, 6; oid age, 1. The nativity table gives 256 natives of the United States, 64 of Treland, 16 of Germany, 2 of England, and the re- mainder of various Earoywan countries and British America. The sales of coaton yesterday footed up about 1,200 bales, the may ket closing quite steady. The stock at thie port q ntinued to be qnite light, and osactiont » Uloar was without change of moment from the previous day’s quotations, while sales were modes. ate. In wheat, the views of doyers and sellers were separated by about four or five centa per bushel. Beyond a cargo of prime Southern while, ot 2 20,for milling, and a small lot vuthern damaged, .vo eles were reported. Corn was withont change ¢ (moment. Coffee was steady, restricted & witha vale of 1,000 b sys Rio at p.t Sugars were quite steady; bat sales were without importance, being checked by the { ‘clemency of the weather. Preights were steady, . \ vessel was chartered for Londonderry direct, to lo Wl with flour and grain, snd another to Antwerp, t ® load with flour, grain and cotton, ut fall rates. Tur Pouce Corrvrrroy %—The trials of Svdge Stuart and Baker, , Wd the investi- gation lately in progress be fore the Legis- lative Committee, have let pec le into some secrets with regard to the p: Wice force in this city. Eleven hundred mei there are, more or less, among us, drawing a Wlary from the city for their services as keeper ¥ of order and enemies of vice and crime; it becomes quite curious to know how many of th'em are thieves, how many leviers of black mail, how many professional “ suckers, On the Stuart trial, is came to light th’vt members ot the police torce, were*feiends ana’ ssrociates oi the worst claes of thieves, They koew them familiarly, went to their houses, as- sociated with them, «ey Wpatbized with thom, and spparently rejoiced when they escaped the hands of justice. On the Baker trial, the line be- tween the professional fighting man and the po- Vieeman, was drawn #0 narrow thet they blend- ed together, till it became almost imporsibdle to fay where one began and the other ended. It appeared that men wearing the police uniform engaged in fights with reguiar shoulder hit- fere—not profersionaltights in the discharge of their duty as police officers and for the preservation of the peace; but fights of the very kind which they were paid fourteen dollars a week to euppress. Finally, the investigation before the Legislative Com- miitee discloses an utter rottenness in the police arrangements which even surpasses all former disclosures in infamy. It appeare that many of there paid guardians of the public Peace prey like valtures on the unfortunate women who are outlawed by modern society, tax them Sur presents when they go out on tar- get excursions, tax them for presents at New Year and Christmas, levy toll upon them when businece takes them that way, and extort money from them when they meet, the whole being in conrideration of the high and mighty protection of the rascally officer, who can obtain a dis- charge for an unprotected female when arrest- ed and taken to the station bonse, and who, when required, can drop in discreetly and ter- rify an ineubordinate girl into submission to her tyrannical mietress, We likewise learn that besides these pariahs, not a few of the force are in league with a parcel of sharks who hang about the Tombs in order to prey upon the criminals and prisoners. We are told that it is usual, a daily practice, which has existed for years, for keepers and “officers at the Tombs and other station houses to sell to cer- tain lawyers the monopoly of the cases of ihe prisoners under their control for a remuneration equal to from thirty to forty per cent on the gross amount extorted from the poor prisoners, One lawyer—of respecta- ble standisig—tells us that he used to do this, but when the police raised the per centage from thirty to forty per cent, he retired from the burivess, as he did not care to pay so much; and now, he says, no matter how ardently a prisoner may desire tohave him for his counsel, it is impossible for him to act, for the keepers of the prisons will not allow him to communi- cate with his client. Now, we ask the Legislature at Albany whether these things can or ought to be tolerated? Was there ever anything worse than the facts we have related, in the most corrupt city of Europe in the most cor- rapt age? Was there anything worse at Rome at the time when even the vigor and the venom of « Tacitus failed to depict the corruption of the place? And what shall we deserve if we submit to this and allow this legislative session to pass without the enact- inent of a new charter w&h wholesome pro- visions? Lord Palmerston and Mr, Marcy, Now that the war rumors have passed away, and Englishmen and Americans have ceased to think about cutting each others throats, it is curious to note what share in the business of embroiling the two countries properly belongs to the leading statesman of each. It so hap- pened, curiously enough, that at the time the misunderstanding took place the leadiog statesman in Great Britain was a thorough political adventurer, who has held all sorts of offices, and professed all sorts of principles, for the sake of office and power—namely, Lord Palmerston; while the leading statesman in this country was Mr. Marey—of all American politicians the one to whom the epithet of ad- venturer most appropriately belongs, and the one who has shown the most conclusively in the course of his political career that his ideas never rise above the spoils, and that he too is ready at any time to form part of an adminis- tration with men of any, every, and no princi- ples at all. Neither Palmerston nor Marcy are men whom the public voice called to the position they oceupy. Palmerston is an old hack politician, trained to the regular routine of British Cabi- net business; all who take an interest in Bei- tish politics will remember the murmurs of disapprobation which came from the British press and people when he last took office. They wanted a strong man, fitted to grapple with the difficult crisis in which England was placed; but, owing to the peculiar organization of the British Parliament and executive departments, they could not find any one with strength and connections suflicieat to form a government; and therefore old Lord Palmerston was pitched upon, as a ministre de circonstance, Just in the seme way, Mr. Marcy was the last man in America to manage the foreign policy of Mr. Picrce’sadiinistration, He had had no experi- ence in foreign politics. He knew nothing of European affairs. He had never resided abroad. He was merely a fair average lawyer and jndge; but he had, from his influence in his political party, established a claim on the tri- viphant democrats in 1852, which the Secre- taryship of State alone seemed adequate to satisfy. Many better men there were for the office; but New York required to be repaid for her services at the election, and the only mode of effecting this, without utterly disor- ee ng the party, was to elevate Mr. Marcy to the Premicrship—like Lord Palmerston, a ministre de circonstance, The parallel may be carried out stil) fur- ther. Both Palmerston and Marcy are in- trigners, and figure habiimally in one or more characters at the same time. The former isa professed liberal of the largest sympathies. He is all for the people, all for free institn- tious and extensions of the snflrage-in bis *peeches; but privately, he is on very good terms with the court, and pretty much the friend of the aristocracy at a pinch, When he goes down to his constituency, he addresses the farmers in language that might fall from Mr. Cobden himself; when Prince Albert or the aristocracy are aseailed in Parliament, they have no warmer friend or stouter defender than he. Compare Marcy. To judge of his democracy by his speeches and letters, Thomas Jefferson himeelf had not a more vivid sense of the rights of man, or a more thorongh will to abolish all (he abuses of nepotism, routine and personal favoritism. Yet in his acts there is not a more answerving partisan of the cliqne system of government than Mr. Marey, All he does is by aud for a clique. He has round bim a select circle of domineering demo- crate, and will recognise no one who does not bow to them and accept their law. There is got an old nest of nepotism in the country wirich does not rely on Mr, Mar cy for n defence, T)'s fame similarity preys in their poliey, Both are intensely fond of blustering, and, must be added, equally fond of terminating a quarrel by ® profuse outpouring of apologies and assurances of regard for their adversary. Boh are paturally insolent and haughty in their Jangnage and demeanor; but both are accustomed to be set down with marvellous ease, and tulmit with philosophy. Endowed, in short, with no small share of the character of the coward and bully, these two men, finding themeelves in a position of power and aathori- ty, have indulged their instinct so far as to jeopardise the peace existing between the countries over which they are set. They soon perceived the danger and quickly receded from the foolish position they assumed at first: Bat the lesson will not be lost on the public, And when the time comes for the publication of the correspondence, the people both here and in England will measure the expense and cost of indulging themselves in the luxury of ministres de circonstance, by av inquiry into the cost of a war between the United States and Great Britain. ‘The Private Corzespondence ef Henry Clay— Lights and Shades ef Politica, There is a vast amount of interesting mat- ter in what is published as the private corres- pondence of Mr. Clay, liberal extracts from which we lay before our readers. The public mind likes to look behind the formule of official routine and ceremony, to ascertain how the great personages who enter- tain the world contrive to get along with mere private affairs. History is made up by far too much of the movements of armies, the discussions of legislators and the corres- pondence of diplomatists. In this way that which makes history—the whole inner life, the daily walk and conversation—is concealed or counted as unworthy of notice. Instead of tracking out prominent individuals—in place, in fact, of individualizing nations, care seems to have been taken to present the public with nothing but the mere exterior of the castle, the paint and varnish of the structure. Perhaps in no case within the range of our existence a8 a nation could a person be selected whose private acts and associations are of sach general interest as those of Heury Clay. If not the greatest man which our country has produced, he is undoubiedly the fittest repre- rentative of American ideas and life. He was cast in the finest American mould; not whit- tled out and driven into @ place in society, but a full natural growth. As a whole, he was the ablest statesman we ever had. He went off the stage of life nearer than any other as he came on. He was at once the most extreme and the most moderate man in the republic. Mr. Clay was the very emhodi- ment of the constitution itself. In saying this we would not be understood as endorsing all his theories; for mary of them had reference rather to Mr. Clay as a politician, as the leader of a great party, which he was permitted to counee), but had not always the power to con- trol. He advocated the charter of a national bank, a bigh protective tariff, a grand scheme of internal improvements by the general government; but these were projects of a party which was organized in opposition to General Jackson. This is ceen by reference to his cor- Tespondence. It is interesting to observe as late as the summer of 1827—two years after the election of Mr. Adams-—how sensitive was Mr. Clay on the subject of the tederal policy of the elder Pre- sident Adame. Speaking of the latter, he says “] gave all the effect I could in, private circles’ (he was too young to be in public life) “against some of the prominent measures of that ad- minisiration, and what I believed to be its ten- dency, if not the ultimate aim of some of its principal supporters. ButI could not allow myself to transfer my dislike of the adminis- tration of the father to the person and public character of the son.” Mr. Clay was a democrat in its broadest and deepest sense. Previous to what was termed the “ bargain and sale” of 1824, which resulted in the election of Mr, Adams over Gen. Jack- eon, and the appointment of Mr. Olay to the post of Secretary of State, then supposed to be in the line of safe precedence to the White House, Mr. Clay had been the acknowledged republican leader in the national Legislature. He was reared in Kentucky, a frontier State, where they made nothing but liberal, patriotic men. There were no disunionists in those days. Even Colone) Burr, who was believed to be a traitor to the Union, writes to Mr. Clay as carly as 1806, and having been charged with origi- nating a scheme looking to a dissolution of the States, says: “I have neither published a line on this subject, nor has any one through my agency, or with my knowledge.” The truth is, Colonel Burr, in those times, could hardly ob- tain a hearing amongst our black sepublicans, on the basis of what he did in opposition to the government. Traitors then were rare pro- ductions. Mr. Clay was Colonel Burr’s coun- scl, and believed his client guiltless of all dv- signs to impair the integrity of our national compact. We can readily imagine that amongst a people like those of Kentucky, bold, daring, chivalrous and patriotic, it would be difficult to understand how an American could devise means to sever the bonds that bound us toge- ther as one people; just as difficult as it is now for a true patriot to comprehend how an abo- litionist and negro worshipper can be anything elee than a traitor to his country. Perhaps no man in the United States ever passed a prouder, a more cloudless career than did Mr. Clay during the first twenty years of his public life. He was the observed of all observers—the chief object of attraction by all parties—the nation was literally waiting for a few years tobe added to his youth to crown him with its highest honors. The great secret of his strength was, after all, his hu- manity—his pre-eminent social qualities, united as they were with wonderful common sense. He was, as we have said, a natural growth—a full grown and well cultivated man by the pow- ers of his admirably balanced and intuitive mind. He waa no student of other men’s thoughts; he always relied upon his own, and he was safe beyond any man of his day in do- ing 80, It has always been a marvel how such ® person became intimately associated with Mr. Adams, and a violent opponent of General Jackson, There is one marked resemblance between the latter—they were both distinguish- ed for self-reliance, a characteristic which made the one the most distinguished and suc- cessful statesman, and the other an wasuc- cessful leader of a party. They were new stateemen— Western men--a portion of our country hereafter more than in the past, which is likely to prodace our best wartiors and our most acceptable political guides, Mr. Clay wrote to F, P, Blair on the 8th of January, 1825—the anniversary of the battle of New Or- Jeans—in regard to General Jackson and Mr, Adams, thus:—“To both of those gentlemen there are strong personal objections.” To the former he was moved by policy alone, as he was a General, and he feared the example of his election as @ long stride towards building ap a military spirit not at all in harmony with our institutione, Three weeks afterwards, in another letter to Mr, Blair, it will be seen he narrows down Gen. Jackeon’s claims, and fixes those of Mr. Adams upon negative grounds, ihus:—“Mr. Adams, yon know well, I should never have selected if at liberty to draw from the whole mass of our citizens for support. But there is no danger in his elevation now, nor in time to come. Not so of his competitor, of whom I cannot believe that killing two thoasacd five hundred Englishmen qualifies for the various difficult and complicated duties of the chief magistracy.” Mr. Clay was no petty office secker. Up to 1825 his public career had been that of a states- man of the very highest grade. He says, in a letter to Judge Brooke, on the 4th of February, ofthat year: “My dear sir, I want no offica When have I shown an avidity for office? In rejecting the mission to Russia and the Depart- ment of War under one administration? In re- jecting the same department, the mixsion to England, or any other foreign mission, under the succeeding administration ?” Undeniably, ’ subsequent to this, and when he had been driven into fellowship with the living elements of the old federa) party, he was compelled to descend to the employment of a litile of the intrigue which Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Marcy were so soon to introduce into the election contests of the country. But in truth Mr. Clay was no politician. He was an open, outspoken, candid man, His associa- tions imposed upon him most uncongenial la- bors ; if we had no other evidence of this fact, it ought to be sufficient that never after his connection with Mr. Adams was he able, as be- fore, to sway the popular mind and carry it with him. Half and more of the power of a leader is in the thorough earnestness and self- conviction of the truth and justice of his posi- tions. He became allied to the banking, man- ufacturing and commercial interests, and he was their idol; but unfortunately they were not as great in numbers as in respectability. They besieged Congress for favors; and this fact alone was enough to raise up against them the great agricultural classes, who believed themselves charged with all the benefits ex- tended by legislation to the former. Mr. Clay maintained his ascendency in his own State alone; but before his death was impressed with the full conscionsness that his errors were for- gotten by his countrymen, and his pre-eminent services and his boundless love of country only remembered. Prestent Prerce’s PROCLAMATION AGAINST ne Nicaracua Firirisesters,—Considering the lateness of the season for the proclamation of the President of the United States against the Nicaragna filibusters, many of our innocent readers will perhaps be puzzled to understand what Mr. Pierce is driving at. For six months past, Gen. Walker has been permitted, withont molestation, to collect his troops in California, and ship them off to caragua, in that great enterprise of the libera- tion and Ameriganization of that benighted country, and of the equally benighted regions that surround it, Why did not the President issue this proclamation of his six, four, three or two months ago? Why does he issue it now, when it is like locking the door after the horse has been stolen? Cui bono? What's the use of a proclamation after Gen. Walker has conqueréd Nicaragua, and secured North Ame- rican troops enough to conquer all Central America? We suspect that Mr. Pierce does this to throw dust into the eyes of John Bull and ‘the slippery Northern democrats of Con- gress. To the former he desires to show how scrupulously our neutrality obligations are re- spected, in contrast with Crampton’s enlistment outrages ; fo the latter he desires to show that he is really opposed to the filibustering subja- gation and absorption of Central America and Mexico for the benefit of the South. Further- more, we imagine that this proclamation is in- tended as a gentle hint to Col. Parker H. French, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Gen. Walker's govern- ment to ours, that he can’t come in. Certainly, for all other purposes this dainty proclamatioa is behind time. It comes out after the filibus- ters have gone in. Fashionable Intelligence, OPENING OF THE SRASON—GRAND ENTERTAINMENT BY THE SAINT NICHOLAS ASSOCIATION. ‘The ball season was Inaugarated on Friday evening, by the brilliant soirée of the Saint Nicholas Association, at the Chinese Assembly Rooms. This ie the second annuc! entertainment given by this association, which is com- posed of the employés of the hotel. About four hundred persons were prevent, including many of the distingaish- ed guests of the hotel, and was as well dressed and well bred an assemblage of the same kind as we have ever seen. Ex-Governor Seymour entered the hall about ten o'clock, and was received in the most cordial and enthu- siastic manner. Judge Ingersoll and other distinguished persons also participated in the festivities of the evening. ‘The music was furnished by Manahan’s Band, and tho following is the NESTE CION ILI EE LON LOONNNODNNNE PLDC ORDER OF DANCING. : eee. ere Do. 4. Waltz and Polka, . Spanish Dance, Quadrile, Cheat and Do do, . lo. 8. Schot. Polka Redowa.. »++.-Acker’s Set. . Wiiteomb’s Coming. . Satteriees’ Choice. a ‘o. Ie, Sehottiseh, Waltz and Polka Te, Mesouri and Folia Redowa 318, Spani+h Dance, 20. Quadnile. 2. Do. 7 22, Virginia Reel Waltz, Kedowa and Schot, Fred Pass the Bottle. 3 2, Quadriiie Walt Martin's tes ‘ Webb's Tight Artiliery. Finale s...Home, Sweet Home, aeoeerer stores corner eroreernnnneerrere® The affair thronghont was a splendid success, Among he indies present we noticed as pre-eminent for beauty and taste in dress the Misses Prts, daughters of the Pre sident of the association. Every arrangement wax mado to facilitate the enjoyment of the guests, and the re-union was a most plessant one to all eonverned. Mesers, Milla and Peiris were particularly affable and graceful in the discharge of their duties. Coronexa’ Inquests. Ay Uxkxows Man Founp DRowep.-Coroner 0’Don- nell held an inquest on Thursday at the foot of Warren street, upon the body of am unksown man, about 26 years of ge, who wae found drowned at this point on Wednenlay afternoon. The deceseod had black hwr and ayes, no whiskern: was dressed im a black frosk goat, overalls, Canton flannel drawers and undershirt. Io lie poseeasion were found three small pass books, showswg eviently that he had beea engaged 49 a foreman, atrves 4:4 or coal passer on board one of thy steam hips. The body bad not been im the water more hag 48 hours. Tae | jury rendgred @ verdi¢t of death from rownlag. Olty Intelligence. : ‘Lavan vaow ree, Vanpmamr,—Mr. T. B. Parker, one 0 the Hel gate pilots, passed vy the steamer O. Vanderbilt, ashore at Ward’s Island, on Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, and he reports that she was then sunk and full of water at high water, This was confirmed by reports of propeller Wertehester, which arrivod here at 5 P. M., from Providence. Steam tugs Huntress and Hercules got off wort of the freight and furniture, aud brougiat it tothe city. Nothing remains on board that can in- jured by salt water. the stesmtugs returned Friday evening, with asteain pump, &c., tor relieving the C. V, ADVENTURES OF A NiGHt,—About 4 o'clock last Sunday morning a gentleman, lo¢girg at the St. Nicholas Hote}, was alarmed by the neise of footfall near his bedside, and on locking ap, saw the Ggure and face of a man on whish the light from the baliway fell distinotly. With great presence of mind he Iny perfectly still waiting until the fellow got past him, when he intended to jump up and veoure the door #0 that he could not escape; but instead of walking past the bed, the iatruder step;jed gently to the side of it, and piuced bix band upon the face and neck of itn oceupant, who, fearful that the follow was abzut to out his throat, sprung to bis feet. The supposed robber fled for and out of ime dor, the gentleman, miaus his 4, and in garmen’s approximating in scantiness orn by Adam in his deys of innocence, bolted after bim atan astonishing ra‘e of locomotion. Up stairs, through balla and corridors, dashed the affrighted thiet and bis exated porener, till the former disappeared through the seuttle of the roof, The cool nir restored che gentleman to a tense of the scantinoss of his habilinenta; #o he etopped and called for astistanee, when an old man, near [0 years of age, was found ou the roof of the hotel, who could give no account of bimself, and who had no money on bia person. The man was’ secured, and, on Tuescay, on being taken before the magistrate at Jetfer- son market, was discharged, as no gords were found in a perseasion, and, therefore, no charge could lie agalaat in Sickness avd Dram ar Ses.—Capt. Hampton, of brig Abby Taylor, arrived yesterday from Aspinwall, reports:— Died at sea, Nov. 20, Bernard Daily, of Providence, R. I.; also, Nov. 24, John Flanigan, of Charlestown, Mass. Both of the above men were taken on board for charity eake, and were very sick, and destitute of everything, Eastern papers please notiee. The friends wishing any further information will apply to Francis Spie, No. 78 Broadway, where they will find @ earpet bag, containing sundren," Tho, died Rov. 2, Mula Benny poarna, working his paswage. longed Taland. Capt. HL also reporta:—Four of hia men were tick the entire pertsee, and being short banded, tried to put, into Ke fest; but it coming on to blow, was compelled to wor the vessel home with but two ollicers and two seamen, Capt. Haven, of bark Chiettain, arrived yesterday from Aux Cayes, reports:—Died on board, Nov. 11, Samuel B. Haven, of lever, seoond officer, and youngest son of the captaia, ‘eged 20 years. He also reports that. when he Aeft it was very sickly at Aux Cayes, expecially among the phi) Tern eurred. Tas Boxpsp Warrnovses 1x Broapway.—The large bonded warehouse in Broadway has recently been con- verted into fine stores, the government goods heretofore kept at that place being scattered thronghont the lower ait of the elty in private establishments rented hy the government. ‘The new stores will be very fine ones in their way, and will vie with any in the lowur part of the city. They are to be cozupied by Messrs. John Gihon & Co., Mr. Frederisk G. Swan, Mesars. Mitchell & Pott, Mesure. Wm. Brand & Co., ‘and Messrs, Sturges, Shaw °. New Station Hovars.—There are two new station houses now in the course of erection—one is at Fasex market, for the Tenth district, and one in the Twelfth ward. They are to be large and commoiious, and will have forty cells, separated from each other, and farnish- ed with all proper accommodations for holding courts, with apartments for captain, &c. As general thing, the station houses in tnis city are in excellent condition, and much taperior to our pol'ce courts. Tue Sixo SING Frmuxy.—In the account given of the fing Sing prison fire, it was stated that one of the engine companies refused to work until paid therefor. We are informed that this is « mistake; that the engine referred to—No. 3—was out of repair, and not ins condition to take part in puttirg out the fire. ‘That, however, did not prevent the members of the company from Moe as they did all they could with the other engines. We mention this as an act of simple justice to the Sing Sing firemen, to whom we make this amende honorable. ing, as all the veseels in port have had more or mess on hoard, and @ great many deaths had oc- Theatres and Exhibitions. Broadway Tirearas,.—The pieces annoanced for Monday evening, consisting of comedy and burletia, are auch as cannot fail to please the visiters of the motropoli‘an the- atre. Mr. Marshall bas always contributed, by every meaue in his power, to give satisiaction to bis patrons. ‘To-morrow evening Sheridan’s comedy of ‘Tne Rivals,”’ with the spectacular extravaganza of “Beauty and the Beast,” are the fentures selested. The juvenile eoma- ans are now favorites, aud require no more than the above announcement in order to secure @ full house, Niwio’s GsRpen.—It is almort urneceasary to announce any programme from the Ravel family. as they are justly auch favorites, having always, by thelr light and umus- ing performances, given entire satisfaction 1o the patrons of Niblo’s theatre. To-morrow evening they appear in the comic pantomime of the “Soldier for Love,” and the fairy pantomime of “Medina.” No doubt the House will, an usual, be srowded. Bowery TwraTae.—Mr. Waldron, always dectrous of contributing to the pleasure and amusemvnt of the pat- rons of this old and favorite resort, announces for to-mor- Tow evening a 1ich intellectual treat, Mrs. T. 8. Hamb- hip, an actress cf unquestioned ability in the dramatic art, sppears asthe Prince of Denmark, Mra. Jordan as Queen Gertrude, and Mrs. Ward as the Ghost. ‘The nau- tical drama, ‘Ben, the Boats vain,’’ with Mr. KE. Eddy in the principal character, concludes the performances. Burton’s THEatre,—The comic piece called an “Impu- dent Puppy, or, The Man who Follows the Ladies,” now playing in London with great success, is announced for to-morrow evening. Allof Burton’s excellent company appear in the cast. The American comedy of ‘False Pre- tence,” which has received the commendations o! all, ‘will conclude the amasemenir. Those who wih to while away an hour or two in pleasure should visit Burton’s theatre, Wat.ack’s ToeaTre.—The great success which has attended the production of the romantic drama of “Pane Hine,’’ induces the m: ment to continue its represen. tation; convequently it will be prevented to-morrow even- ing, with the same attractive cast, and the entertain- mente will terminate with the much admired comedy of “To Parents and Guardians.” The manner io which the drama is conducted in this establishment requires no further comment from us. Woon’s Mixerams.—The new Hall, 444 Broadway, is nightly crowded, owing principally to the excellent ma- pagement of Mr. Henry Wood, The programme for to- morrow evening, consisting of megro minstrels, and the farce of the “Mummy” will sezure a full house. Pucerey’s Sexevapers.—The burlesque operas of this celebrated company have given them a notoriety whith their hall, from respectable audiences, proclaims. To- morrow evening they give their ustial negro minstrelay, together with the capitalfouriesque of “Lucrezia Borgia.’ ACADEMY HAtt.—the receipts of to-morrow evening are for the benefit of J. W. Raynor, tho great prima bassu, wel known 8 a favorite among the patrons of negro min- strelsy. The prograume is oue of variety, ux regards nd instrumental performances. : os’ Hart.—The juvenile bell ringers and vocal- ists, a company conristing of children from five to six- « Fae of age, are giving every evening amusements whic give great pleasure and delight to the audiences. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. At the Smithsonian House—Major Baton, U. §. A.; Captain Porter, U. ¥. N.; Captain Bunter, U. 8. N.; Professor Packard, Bowdoin College; A. Ul. Mann, ore; Mr. Peabody, Lam don; J. Tucker, Philadelphia; 0 fh Gis Captain’ Kus sell, U. 8. A.; 5. C. Ogden, biq., Stockbridge, Masa, From Barannah, in steamship Auguste—James Campbell, C D Washburn and Indy, Dr L Payton, Henry Wallace, Mies C Harrington. N Cadaigo, Miss Hamblin, Gen JA Dix, J Lovett, E A Stevens, W Halen, McLeod King—20 in the steerage. DEPARTURES. For Havre, in steamehip Union~Francois Schwarbel, Con) Fremon, Capt J O'Conner, Laurin Jetumart, H Kanster and Wife, A Alemand, Chs Powres, P Gerard, Helos: Lawion, Mre Rovot and girl, Chs Dichter, Ed 1 Biepben, A Gormoud, J F Berghott, G Gra Mrs Meggard, Hi Manfred, Mrs Mayer. Jaco Marteni, veroio: wlio Merelo, Alex Levy Hy Pleifer, & Martenl, G Pelegreri, A Pellegreni, N Preiere, For Richmond, &c., tn the steamship Jamestown—Mew All- rieht, W 8 sdwards, RB Jones, William W Hunior, C8 De Burg, RE Robinson, JG Juckson, As Wedewerth, td Lamitert, George Mead, John K Dodge. Indy and ohtid;) Ht Geodell, Mesers Williams & Pike, Capt John Burhank. OL Thorndike, James Farrell, Mrs Z Wowes, AM Goodwick, A Hobson, F’ Aiberis—and Min the steerave. For favannab, in the steamship Florida—-Mr Welch, Mr F'm- erson, AC Folsom, U Tl Butler, James A Boorinen, Joon Kae Habertbam, William H Oliver, Thomas Hi Leggett’ and lady, Mre Samuel Thompson, Miss Ehzabeth I homp» Re knap, Kev G susheriaad, Mra Satherland. ander W Skinver, Uriee King, O King, Gillie and Indy, J 8G. des ) lady, 2 ebildren aud amy - vant: B Tarbox and lady, HW G@ Clements, Capt # P Grin. Willinen H Pett Wikon, A W Wilson, Rev. Miles T Mac win, lady and chi'd; Mrs Siock#, Mrs Catharine Murray, Job Dennis, J & Chap, Mrs Dimond and 2 children, Mise V) dette, FS Bopardus, J Man, F OR Ev Dorion, 81k Read, Willis J Martin—and 45 im the sicerage, ONONDAGA Sat SrRinas—Operations have closed for the season. The water was suat off onthe Iet instant, and nearly all the manutagtarers are closing ap their blocks. The Syracuse Journal «aya the amount of ralt inspected on the Onowdaga Sait Springs Reservation for the four weeks ending December i, 1855, was ax fui- Own 0 pected 1865, to December 1, 1855, tv. The whole ameant during ‘the Wb vis. sevese vs 5,760,698 Increase... News by the Mails. A locemotive, attached to the freight train from Au- Gusts 1o Atlanta, Ga., exploded on the 7th inst. while going at rapid speed down grade, Mr. J. J. Crawford, enginoer, and Mr. Jemes McGuire, @reman, were both instantly killed. A renpecta ile man and valuable mechanic was last week taken So the insene department of the Erie county (N. ¥.) poor house rabidly insane, a fresh victim to apl- ritoaliem, ‘The population of Providence, R, 1., according jo the etmaus jurt token, ie 47,786. THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPH, Jadge of the Court of Appeals, ALBany, Dee. 16, 1866, ‘The State Canvasrers certify the election of Seldon as Judge of the Court of Appeals, The American Express Robbery—Arrest of the Supposed Guilty Parties, Boston, Dec. 16, 1855, Oliver Kirg and Warren C. Ayres were serested last night in@awrence by Messrs. Ham and Savage, Boston police officers, charged with robbing the American Ex- press, at the West, of fifiy thousand dollars in gold, belonging to the government, tho particulars of whieh were publithed rome weeks since, The secused were arraigned before the police court this afternoon, and committed for examination on Weduesday. Their bait was fixed at thirty thoussnd dotlars, Ayres was recently broker in this city, acd King @ hotelkeeper in Lowell. Nothing in yet made known of the evidenoe against them. W. C, White, the express messenger, who had charge ofthe money bébween Chicago and Detroit when it was stolen, is ulso under arrest, and circumstances strongly implicate bim with the others, A fourth person 4 alsa in custody, White, a short time after the robbery, left the employ of the American Express Company. Officer Best, of Buffalo, was instrumental in bringing the mat- ter to light. The Amoskeag Veterans. Baxrotons, Dec. 16, 285 ‘The Amoskeng Veterans, of New Hampshire, arrived: here this afternoon, and were received by a large mili- tary escort. They are quartered at the Gimor House, A bangnet will be given them at the Assembly Rooms to-mght. They leave for Washington on Monday. A New Trial Granted a Marderer. Rocnvsren, Dec. 15, 1855. Martin Eastwood, who has been under sentence of* death for tome time, for the murder of Edward Brieston last spring, which caused much excitement, and whos execution hud been stayed by order of the Suprenn Court, was granted 2 new trial to-day. State of the Weather, Dernorn, Dec. 15, 1855. It rained here all day yesterday. The weather today is dark and cloudy, with pros co's of more rain. ‘Toxo, Dec. 15,°1855. ‘The weather here is alittle cloudy, and quite cold Wind westerly, Ctuvetann, Deo. 16, 1855. Weather mild and springlixe. Wind southerly, Burrato, Des. 16, 1855. Weather quite moderate, but cloudy.’ Rained all last night. Aumion, Deo. 15, 1855. Lockport, Des. 15, 1855. ‘She weather is clear and cool here. There was a slight fall of mow last night. Rocuseran, Doe. 15, 1865. Weather beautiful, and more like September than De- cember. Port Byron, Dec. 15, 1855, Weather clear, and rather warm for this time of the year. Wind southwest. Weather warm and ctear, Syracumm, Deo. 15, 1855. Weather quite warm this evening, and thawing, Pros- pects of more rain. Unica, Doc. 15, 1855. Weather mild and cloudy, with the appearance of tain. ALnany, Dee. 15, 1865. Weather mederately warm, but cloudy and misiy Wind east. Troy, Deo, 15, 1855. It hax been raining, snowing and hailing here. 'The weather wus @aoderately warm this morning, but thin evening it i# colder, and it will probably frecxe to-night Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Pamamaruia, Dec 16, 1866. Stocks steady. Pennsylvania S.nte b's, $4; Reading R. R., 4576; Long Ielayd R. R., 123; Morris Canal, 123: Pennsylvania R, R. Fires in New Yorke EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION—STBAM SAW MILL, MAHOGANY YARD AND FOUR BUILDINGS TOTALLY DESTROYED—LOss ALourT $110,000. Between four and five o’elack yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the steam saw mill of Lyman & Uo., No. 17 and 19 Canal stroot, Before the firemen arrived the fire epread throughout the rear buildings, and in ® very short time the whole mili wus enveloped in flainos. The firemen soon arrived, but from the nature of ho mate- rialon which the flames fei, the fire for somo time de fied thelr efforts, and fears weref seriously entertained that tho whole block through to Walker street would be burnt to the ground. The dire, it is supposed, originated from overheciing # Jornal of the msebinery. Oa ths 16th of August last the suine premises took fire from that caure. Lyman & Co., who owned the stock of mahogany, fc., in ‘the mill, estimate their loas at about $30,000, on whick they have no insurance. The machinery belonged t» Geo, Bruce, and was valoed at about $12,000—total loss snd no insurance. The buildings Nos. 15, 17, 19 and 21 Canal street also belonged to Geo. Brace; they were wsti- mated as being worth $20,000. ‘There is an insurance of $5,500 on the buildings. ‘The names of the companies we conld not learn, David Sweaden cecupied a room in No, 17 ag « tarner’s his stock and tools are totally devtroyed; lose about $500; no insurance, Wm. Dewire cecupied @ room in No. 19 for seroll saw- ing. His loss in tools ant stock will be about $1,000. Wo understand he js not inrured. The second floor of No. 21 was occupied by J, T, Well- ing, a8 @ peching box manufactory—loe# about $200. In sured for $500. The third tloor of No. 2lwas oceupied by John H. Mead, turner—loss about $000, covered by insurance in thi Mechanies’ Ineurancs Company. (Faltea.) The fourth floor cf No. 21 was occupied by A. Ibbert- son, manufacturer uf table knives—lose about $1,000. No inurance, Building No.2 is ocenpied by Joseph Applegate nxn. mahogany yard; he matained about $600 dammag mae 30s bas Loltdins t No insurance. ¢ building is owned by J, B, Cornell, and is damaged about $100, No insurance. ! Building No. 15, on the oorzer of Elm street, wat ecou- pied in the basement by W. Ructhy, cutler. His loss will be aboat $500, No iusurance, Wm. Crawford, blacksmith, alvo occupied part of the basement. fils ‘loss will be about $100, No iosurance Tne frst floor was occupied by L. Frost as store. His stock was somewbat damaged by w Dreakage in remcving it. He es‘imater bis oss $500. He bas $2,000 insurance in the National Company. The second floor was occupied hy Henry Fling, brass founser. He estimates his oes om stock, patterns and machinery at about $20,000, on which he has the {ollow- ing insurance -—Harmuny, $2,000; International, $1,000; Beekman, $2,000: St. Nicholas, $1,000; Hamilton, $2'500. Total, £8/000 Mr. klipe bar made such arrangements ax will enable iim (o execute all orders left with him, ‘the third door was vccupied hy James Stewart, machi- nist; his stock, tools and patterns were totally destroyed, vaived at about $8,000, on woich he hag an insurasioe of ¥5,(00, as followe:—St. Moholas, $1,000: Pacific, $2,000. The fourth floor was occupied by W, Woodworth, es » bog manufactory, He estimates his Joas at about $9,000. no insurance. The fifth floor was unoccupied, ELM STRRET. Tron and steel store, kept by J. 8. Scott; totas t $6,000; fneuret for $4,000 in the Mechanica” ny, (failed). ~sesond, third and fourth floors oo cupled by John Butsixefer'as a plano manufactory, da~ mnaged by water probavly about $200, Insured in the Bamiitob $2,000, and the Metropoltian $1,000, Ne. C8-—-Upper part cecupied by G. W. Williams, cabt- peimaker, Ices about $15, by water. No insaranes. How n & Mrother. mabogany dealerr, Nos. 88, 90, M Walker #irest, susialned some slight damage by water to thele stock, probably $100. The buildiage sho belong to Honehton & Brother, and are damaged about $160. There is un insurance of $5,000 an «tock aad oulldings, equauy divided fu the Astor and Lenox Insu rance Companicr No. 106 Mr. Stewart, 1 get comple!ed a perpet mac! Sng the iuventor, Mr. y great ex eed in saving the ma- chine without dame, we Laman doubt that pos- terity wil! fe it wel a9 the owner, who thinks that be bins at last succeeded te producing the long look i for power, FIRE IN LEOVARD STREET. About 6 o'clock yesterday morning # fire broke out ir the six story dwelling known as No. 60 Leonard atrost, occupied as @ house of Ml-fume, formerly kept by Kate Hastings, but recently by Ellen Mamilton. ‘The alarm called « portion of the firemen from the Canal street fire, and in a short time it was extinguished. The loss wilh amount probably to about $1,000. The fire originated from a defect in the furnace heaters, There is an insurance upon the furniture to the smount of $7,000—84 000 of which is in the Lorillard In- surance Compyny, and $5,000 in the People’s Insurance- Company. ‘The loss on the building is aleo covered by insurar ce It appears that Elen Hamilton, the landlady, first dis covered the fire by waking up almost suffocated by smoke. She slept in a back room, second floor. She ran inmedi- ately to the front window, and called out “fire” to m it policemen rtanding opposite, He her, w close the wistoye she ae B ‘coun! ing, (the fre in ¢ street at the time made quite a light over the ety). No, said #he, the houre is on fire, and continued to rcream out the alarm, and them woke up her femalo bonrdera. The nes the doors with the alarm of fre can te more readily imagined than described—the male visitern seizing wp their inexpressibles arf other articles of clothing, amd auch a Reampering for the street can well be anderatood. The girls seized the first article of covering handy, and burried down staire haif suffocated with smoke, to the police station across the street, where they were met uy the obliging pelice e-rps, who dit all they could to moke them comfortable and allay their frignt. Aman by the name of James Johneon, who acts as a kind of eT eR a a ee a ee eee