The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1855, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, Marcy, Secretary of State, to Mr. Soulé, and a joint com- @aunication from Messrs. Mason, Minister to France; Bu- @hanan, Mivister to England; and Soulé, Minister to Bpaia, were sent into Congress by the President. They Telated to the acquisition of Cubs and the affairs of Spain. Sunvay, 4.—The Tnirty-third United States Congress @based to cxist at the adjournment of both houses, a few @inutes before 12 o’clook M. 8.—Bill Poole, who was shot in an affray in Broadway, Now York, on the 2th of February, died of his wounds. 9.—A fire broke out at Quarantine, Staten Island, @hica destroye’ seven buildings and property to the @Bous: of $25,000, 1(,—Fies were raging in the woods in parts of South Werolina, North Carolina and Georgia, which destroyed Sane bee and turpentine, to ‘11.—The funeral of Bill Poole took from his resi- ence ia New York, and was attended by about five taow Band people. About eighty thousand persons were con- gr in Browdway to witness the procession. —The Legislajure of New York naving taken a re- ese for six dayy, most of the members visi ed New York wity, aud were entertained by the Common Council, .—A terrible accident happened at Meredits, N, H., ‘which was caused by the giving away of the floors of the owphall in woich wore ated some eight hundred » who hac assembled fur the purpo-e of voting at te election. Five persons were killed and over @nebuntred more or less injured. Not less than fifty were cripplid for life. 16,—The President of the United States issued a pro- lamation, declaring the Reciprocity treaty between this Country and Great Britein, udaacucg in articles, the roductiona of Canads, New Brurawick, Nova Scotis and ince kdward Isiand, free ot duty, to be in fuil force from this date....The Coroner's investigation of the Causes of the death of William Poole in New York, closed witha vercict of wilful marder, implicating some six or Beven inaivides! _Stxpay, 18 —The clipper bark Grape Shot sailed from New York iu purauit of Louis Baker, the murderer of Bill Poote, who it was ascerained had embgrked on board the brig leabella Jewett, for the Canary Islands. 19.—The steamship Northern Light, of the Nicaragua Mine, artiscd at New York, haviog, ia conjunction with ‘the steamship Uncie Sam, on tre Pacific side, made the passage from San Francisco iu twenty daya aud oue hour, quickest trip on record... 1he Midlothian coal pits, at Coecterfeld, Va., exploded, Killing nine white mea and rty-three negroes. About ixty persons were in the pits at the time of the explosion. £0,—The navigation of the Hudson river opened. The B@teambcat Oregum went through from New York to Al- bany. 7 he voty of Miss Fmma Moore, whose sudden dis- Appeararce from Rechester oa the 14th of November, @avsed gieat excitement amovg the citizens, and fur whore recove.y large rewards were offered, was found 10 B miil race by a bey, but whet er sho committed suiciie Or was forcibly drowned will prubaoly never be known. A Gi.cworks manufac'ory st Hergen Poiat, N. J., ex- Ploded, causing the deatn of seven persons. 22.—Recruiting stations foc the purpose of enlisting men for the british army were discoy-red in New York and Philadeiphis. They were priceeded against accord- to law and oroken up. .—The steamer Builetia was burned on the M’ssis- #ippi river, near Vickeburg, and the accident causei the : @acrifice of the lives of twe.ty-three persons. 29.—A decuion was made in Ciocianati sy Judge Par- Ker, in the case of a slave girl arrestes as a fugi.ive, who had been brought into the Stste by her owner, that whenever e slave, by consent of the owner, sets foot on Dhio soil, he or she becomes in all respects free. APBIL. 2.—A glace factory in the town of Progress, N. J., was blowa down by 0 gale of wind, and twenty-five of the (workmen were buried beneath the ruins. Eight were ia- atently killed and a number of others were seriously in- jured...,The municipal election was held in Cincinnati, @nd-eerious riots occurred between the American and Gormaa citizens. Cannon was brought out by the Ger- mans, which wore taken away from them by the Amori- ans. Pistols wore freely used, acd some eight or ten in- Gividuals lost their lives in the melee..,,The race horse Lexington ran four miles over the Metairie Course, a New Orleans, in 4 1ace against time, io seven minutes mineteen and three-quarter seconds. The rece was for twenty thousand doliars. 3.—A bill to amend the charter of New York city was fintrdduced in the Legislature. The bill provides for changing the Board of Counci’men and making it the hhigber branch of the Common Council, and to be com- posed of twelve members. It also proposes to have four Police Commissioners, one of whom shall be the Mayor, @hose duty is to supervise the Police Department and ap- en....The Prohibitory laquor law passed ‘New York Senate, by a vote of 21 to 11, with amend- ments, and was sent to the House for concurrence. «, sin consequence of the tine rt of illegal votiag, and Ghe destruction of som the ballot boxes during the @leetion in Cancinna' people became excited and or- @arized wto riotuus a8, the German citizens on one @ideand the Americans on tne other. Tne Germans in One part of the [A imrsne the streets, and armed theme! ves with sll js of deadly weapons, expecting to be attacked, and processions of Americans who ventured toonent the barricades of the Germans were fired into, fend two persons were killed and five wounded, 4,—Two distinet shocks of an earthquake were felt in Bt. Louis, G.—The House of Represez tative: of the State of New York concurred with the amendments of the Senate to the Probibitory Liquor bill oy vote of 80 to 45. The Dill previously paseed the House 9.—The Governor of New York signed the Prohibitory Ligaor bill nnd made it a law. i.—the Church Tenure bil, which puts the property of all religious denominaions in the hands of tras-ecs, ws siga d by the Governor of New York. W—1be Prohituwry Liquor bid of Pennsylvania was ed by the Governor ana became « law. 4.—'he New York Legislature adj uucned sine die, after being in session one hundred and three days, Sud passing five bundrec ano sixty-nine acts... The depot ot tne New York aud Erle Railroad, at Jersey City, together with eight paseenger acd baggege curs and four ‘reight care, were destroyed by fire. Loss $50,000... A riot cecurred in Parkville Mo. during whica the printing office of the Parkville Luminary. an adoiition paper,. was destroyed, and the press thrown into the Missouri river. The rioters hreate, ing to lycch the edito-, and to tar and feather and hang all Methodist preachers Who should visit the lucality ee 17.—Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York, and George Hail, Mayor of Brooklyn, both guolistied addresses to tue assering their determination to carry out the rowiden« of the Prohibitery Liquor law....The New Fok tmmanp of this date contataed thirty shree columns of advertwements, which cumbered over one thousand two hundred, and yielted an average of twenty-five dol- lars @ column, making eignt hanired and twenty-fvo dollars worth of advertisements in one day... The fastest time ever secon was roace by & horse caliec Henry Perritt, Metairie Course, New Orleans, he haviog accom- mi ¢ in the second heat in one minate forty-two @nd « baif seconds. i 18—A cloud passed over New York city about haif- t eleven A. M., which caused a darkness almost equal night. A newspaper could not have been cord in the atreet. It was ascompanted with thunder and lightning Qn} some rain. In other parts of tne State bilistones fell-fuil seven inches in circumferences... The ceculta ion Of the planet Venus by the moun, cecurred at § o'clock gn7 46 minutes P. M. ‘QA riot cosurred in Chisago, T., betweon e party of ‘mans and the poiive, in which one min was killed number of others injured, The riot was caused by poilce interfering with a procession wht sb was got ap Os 6 demonstration against the Prohibitory Laqnor law. 26,—Colonei Kinney and his assoctates were indicted in ‘New York by the Grand Jury for a violation of the neu- ‘trality laws, in enieavoring to organtze an expeditin to ral Amorica Yim—A fire oeerrred on Battery wharf, Boston, which Gest oyed and damaged buid ngs, yrasels, aod other pro- perty to the amount of six husdred t ani dollars. Svenay, 20.~A meeting of the Cuban Junta was helt in New Orieaas, at which Gen, John A. Qaitmen grve ta his resignation as Commander-in Chief of the expedition Which had been organized to operate against Cuba, MAY. 1,—The eclipse of the niooa, which was visible 1m near. Iy ail parte of North Awerica, was plainly seea in New York. $.—The Probinitory Liquor lay went {nto effoct in Delaware. 9.—Henry L.. Kinney acd Joseph W. Fabens, who were Andicte? in New York on a charge cf violating the nea Sality laws, wore discharged on theic own recogaizances, —Tho powder mills sitmaved about five miles from Rochester exploded, killing five men. This is the foorth Sime the same mills here been blown up. Tho Legislature of Massachnretts, having sent an « to the Governor asking the removal of Btward G, Loring fcom the office of J: dge of Probate of the © moron. wea! b, for surrendering in bi capgel y of Caled States clave Anthony Barns to his he Governor refused to comply with the requet he advona and sont a deeume i if tl I 16.—A fire occu: ina Maiden lace. New York, cu ane losion, by which a man in the 4 19, ened Dexier, esboemaker, and People were ssounsl tom tele boda, were afraid to retire egain. JULY. 4.—Independence day was celebrated in grand style in every section ot the ccuntry.... Hom. Edward Everett de Livered an oration at Dorchester, Mass., his native towa. ....A tiot occurred in Columbus, Ohio, between # society of German Turners and some citizens, in which two per- sone were killed and a number wounded, Suspay, 8.—The yacht Grace W. Kerr upset and sunk in New York harbor, and three men, oue of whom was the marine reporter of the Journal of Commerce, wore drowned. 9,—The Coroner’s inquest convened for the purpose o! inquiring into the cause of the death of John Ro>biss, who was killed in the Portland, Me., liquor riot, after sitting one month, returned a verdict that the deseased came to his death by and through the agency of Neal Dow, Mayor of Portland, in consequence of the rash and illegal order to fire given by Neal Dow to & military com- Dy. PeT—Tos Angeles, Californta, was visited by an cartn. quake, which breke the walls of nouses, threw dowa the Dells of the churches, aud dicpliced asnost every move able object. 14.—Phe steamship Sierra Nevada arrived at San Fran- ci-co trom San Juan, having \os3 thirty-one of her pas- bee ja and crew by cholera on the bry ot —Mr. John H. Elliott, a local Methodist preacher, reidivg in Williamsburg, and hie daoghier, Mary Aun Liliott, were drowned at Coney Island, whils bathing, oy being carried out by the undertow. This tregedy caused an universal amount of sympathy, in consequeuce of the re-pectabili y and stand unfortuuate persons. The young girl was to be married, and her lover, ‘who was prerent, attempted to save her, but the heroic girl, ccnacious could not reach the shore in safety, relaxed her hold of her betrothed, told him to save himself, and then sunk beneath the waves. 28.—-Governor Clark commuted the sentence of Mra. Rcbinson, who was called the veiled murderess, and who Aeshnie sentence of death at Troy, to the State Prison for life. 3t.—The pane ught the former ing been brought to ie West Indies. How fever carried off from three to five per- Gorport and Norfolk, Va., the disease hav- place by a steamer from AUGUST. 3,—The powder mills at Wilmington, Del., were blown up, shattering the buildings into fragments, and instantly killing six persons, Three or four others were slightly injured. 4.—The steamer General McDonald, bound from Phila- delphis to Cape May, came in collision with a schooner, ‘and from ten to fifteen of the steamer’s passengers were swept overboard and drowned. Suxpay, 5.—The steamship North Ster arrived at New York, bringing California news and passengers, in nine- teon days and twenty hours, being the quickest trip ever ma «+The clothing store of Isaac Jacobs, in Chatham street, New York, took fire and was nearly destroyed. Mr. Jacobs residence was in the same building, over the store, and st the time of the fire sume ten or twelve per- sons occupied the rooms, and before they eould be rescued, two children were burred to death. Mrs. Jacooa, another lady and her child, and 8 man in the employ of Mr. Jacob, were so much burned that died shortly afver; making six deaths inall. The other inmates of the house were also seriously buraed. —Serious election riots occarred in Louisville be- tween the Americans and the Irish and Germans, Twenty persons were killed and burned and twelve buil tings were destroyed by fire....A terrible massacre of some of the inhabitants of Pancheria, in Amador couaty, Culiforma, was perpetrated by a party of Mexicans and Chilenos, Five citizens were murdered, including @ lady named Mrs Diamenéd. Three of the murderers were hung, and every Spenirh houee in the place was burned. —A wan named Debar, who had been sonvicted of a threefold murcer, in Wigconsin, was taken out of the baads of the Sheriff while on his way to prison, by an in- furiated mob, knocked down with a stone and bratally beat and mangled, after which he was dragged aver the ground toe trve and hung up by the heels unt. he was ciad.,..The stone cornice of a new building fur the Ohio Lite vd Trust Company, in Civcinnad, fell. instantly lolling eight persons, among whom were the superin- tenden: and master Builder of the house, and seriously Wo nd dx or eight others ock ot an earthquake was felt in Santa Bar- aa, California, 1s'—The Probibitory Liquor Jaw of New Hampsbire went into operation, 20.—The yellow fever continued to rage in Norfolk, Portsmouth ‘and Gosport, and those places were deserted by all the inhabitants who foond saible to get away. Kelief committees were formed in all the principal cities to raise funds to aid the sufferers, ‘The shock of an eartbquake was fel; in San Frau- , which extended to other portions of the State. .—A terridle railroad accident happened near Bur- ogton, N. J.,on the Caméen and Amboy Railroad, A train of care from Philadelppia for New York, in conse- quence ef meeting another train on the road, were ¢ m- pelied to dack, aud in duing so, golog at the rate of twenty-five milcs an bour, the cara struck the horses of & pleesure wagon which was crossing the track. and three ct them, tiled with paseengers, were thrown off and demolished, Twenty-two pereons were either in- stantly billed or died of their wounds shor'ly after the secident, and sixty-reven were more or less injured. Some cf the vic.ims were ermpletely cat in two, and others had their heads taken off, while the arms and l-gs of a number of the passengers were torn from thetr bodirs. This is the most frightfo} railroad accident that ever hay ed in this country, except the Norwalk trage- dy on 1] wtiaven read, which occurred on the 6th ot Mey, 1863, by which forty-five persons were instantly killed and twenty-four wounded, SEPTEMBER. Rachel, the great French tragte actress, made her first appearance on the American stage at the Metropoli- tan theatre in New York jeneral Harney, with aboat four hundred United States troops, had a battle with a Y yan’ of seven or eight hundred Sioux Indians, st Ash Hollow, ona hundred end fifty miles from Fort Laramie. ‘The Indians were completely routed afer an engagement which lasted abont one hour. About seventy Indiacs were killed and forty women and children were taken prisoners. The loss of ths troops were four killed, four woonded and one missing. 4.—The deaths by yellow fever in Norfolx averaged sixty aday, Upwards of revyon hundred were sick with the pidemte in Norfolk and Portsmouth, 5.—Two German young women living in a house in the Rowers, New York, after baving, as was supposed, cause? the death (fa stoall boy belonging to one ot them, crmmitied soleide, and the three were found in a 10a lying €end tegerber. & — The Sopreme Court of Pennsyhvania refase? a weit of habena corpus in the ease of Passmore Williamson, who was incarcerated oo @ charge of assisting in the corape of slaves in Philadelphia 14 —The Nicaragua steamship Unole Sam arrived a “nv Francisco, and reported having lost one hundved ant of her passengers by choler@dvring the parwage. A pomber of sick were taken from oo board the vessel, who fed in the hoepival of fan Franet-o, i—Amaffisy ocourred at the St, Nicholng Hotel, in New York, berwrom Capt, J. J. Wright aod Mr R. 2. com, tn ybich the former was s'abbaa twice by the lat- nilicne woun's that grea'ly endangered the lie of (opt. Wright, The two géotlemen bad previously been ) 1 the purchareo” a ateambont, 17 == The shock of an enrttiqueke was folt in some of the y pot ing f +b bis reavons for the growed he har a 1 The cilpper bark Grape Shot jetarne New Tk, having sw eveded in capturtog the fagtiive Baker, rs} ¢r « f Bill Poo € which virtunl'y reper’ L faites th } r f by m tbo | towne iy Cattaravgus county, N 15 —The netion - vhe Naval Board, wht -b cmvoned at Weslfogtonon dane, was mace paris, by which red that fourt pisius were piaced on leave ne Soi. Hee i ? : i i BY ‘i i which arated caused m3ee pert of Epibetles a ‘OCTOBER. L=The people of Conmectiont voted im favor of on emendnent te of the State, declariog Aba! the elotive eball vot extend to persons whe eam neither read wor write. 2 —Mr Winchester mage @ balloon ascension from Nor- folk (hie and war never after hearc of 4 — The aperversayy of the bettie of King’s Mouvtein (wae cotebreted 10 “ow b Caroline. Fifteen thousand per- mgbiery while were killed am! twenty five wounded 2 Ne ge Lagersct, of (the United States Distriet Court ip Sew Vick. semtenoed Joseph Wagner ve two years im Piet ment and to pays fine of one thousand dulars, for reope 6 he | olted States ior the Briush ser- view 1) —A tain of care war blows off the track on the Harlem Peilroas, pear Chathem Foer Commers. by the force {the wind The ears rotles dows so emubackment Claes thy detondant wot gvihy. 22 Snow Morm in New York oft first of the secon sd — Lhe boty of Mr, ee » of he King's County Howl, at Wiltinasoung, > hed boom Birrlog fr ebows two Weeks, wae hand fo Gowanus tay. The body bore evident twarks © bio baw ing been mus Ceres. zs — oe red De page Soetenm re colli low betwern the free State awe pro: ny parties ot ue Kurean Territory, neer the efty of Lawrence, Wikon Sbanp: ® lesued & pr: Cimue’ on ape ertivene of the by wee peverany o ald im purtlig comm eny outbromk or breach of the pesos. DRCEMDER. 1—The population of the State of New York, according to the State census of the present year, is three millions fiur hundred and sixty-six tsoussna one humtred and eighteen... The population of the city of New York is 6ix hundred and \wen'y-uine thousand eight hundred and tev. 3.—The firet session of the Thirty-fourth Congress com- menced at Warhington. The members of the House of Representatives commenced balloting for a Speaker, with the following result on the first ballot :— For Wm. A. Richardson, of Humphrey pon lgelmici : ‘ jum} ‘pat - N. N.P. dr., free soil K. N., of Mase H. M. Fuller, whig, of ington, whi 5.—The Now York canals ordered feagon. 6.—A National Convention of the Irish Emigrant Aid Society, after being three days in session at the Astor House in New York, adjourned. The object of the asso- ciation appears to ke to favor a movement for the Libera. tion of Ireland. to be closed for t» with forty-one hours, i i ; Hudson Bay Cowpan; further infor i i Bd ished In the manner deseribed by Rae.,..The British bark Resolute, which hed been sent on a Voyage of discovery and abandoned in the Arctic ocean, was brought into the port of New Londo, Conn., having been discovered by the cap’ain of a whale > ip about one thousand miles trom where she was a>andon 21.—The Pilgrim Society of Plymouth, Mass, erlebrated the 45th anniversary of the Landiog of the I grim, with eppropiate ceremonies. 4.—The steamsbip Northern Light, which was to have sailed for Nicaragua with passengers for California, was livelled by the U. 8. District Attornty, on ot ber having on board men and arme deatived for the Sov tagoun arpy. ‘Ibe etesmer, in defiance of the order frum the Presicent of the United States, started on her voyage but after getting into the stream, sbe wns fired late frow & revenue cut er, which bad the effect of bringiog her to, and she was afterwards taken in charge by | mited Seated oflicers and brorgh to anchor :6.—The California #teamrhip Northern Light having teen searched, and bonds having been given that if conrabend articles of war should be found om board they would be returned, the ver: el was allowed 10 suil for hor destination. £0. —Congresa not yet orgenized House of Re prerentatives ‘siling to elect ® Speaker. last bal'ot stood ax follaws:— N. DP. Bunks, Jr., free soil Know Nothing. ef Mass BM. Fuller, whig, of Penn... ‘ Wa. A. Richardson, dem., AMG Pernington, whig, cf N. J ecatterin ‘ es the members of the The Passages of the California Steamers tn 1895, AMOUNT OF TREASUAE. 3 ; Fy Stor of the West/Nicaragus: North Star....,)Pemenme.. Acitbern Light/Nicaragua, George Law,. ..|Panams.. Star of the West) Nicaragos North Star..,,,|Pemame.. Norteern Light|Niearsgua George Law,...\Paname.. Stor of the West /Mearagus Milnes 4.5. me, . Northern Light! Nicaregoa George Law... (Panams.. Ser of the West|Nicaregua Limes ,..,..../Pamame.. Norhern Light|Ntcaregua fm i a F George Law... \Panama, 4 Tou Star of the West| Nearagua) Ma; js) son 6 Utivots Panawe.. 126,1,146 a4 Northern ja ‘a rl ax of = Weet Ccorge Law... Northern Ligl Liltpois., Fmrire City... [Pa Gegne Lewy... Basis: Waller. Nemhern Light Knvyptre City... Star of the West! N! . } pee 2 Law... [Ps - oat) 7 Northern Light “apt, 20 23) 46L.6a8 Famy ire City, ept. 20 26/1 996,808 Ceorge Law Oot. Of 6/L,670.477 Star cf the West,’ S/det. 6/29) “2t.651 Northen Light rol ~ EmplreCi'y.. 23/1, 054,002 Stor of the Wes 1 pend Gee ov. bl |a174 92 Northern Light Dee. 11/Now. 20121) $26, 00 Frpire (ty... 17] Now. 20127)1,60"' 63 Grorge Law. Bite. 5/21/4086 O2 +. Of the Wes 29 Lee 637, 76 An opm: of trensare brought vis Paoema %,4°0 y cant of treasure brought via NMioaregue. 891'094 Total amour nin the pa ‘ow York from Call an ove 941,98 STATISTICS OF THE LAW COURTS. Some years ago we adopted the system of laying before the readers of ‘(be Naw Youx Hyeatp an svnual tabular statement of the transactions of tne several courts for the previous twelve monthy—end many of our contempora- rive have since followed our example, We are enabled now, through the courtesy and with the assistance of the ‘various officials of the coorts, to spread before the public & Dbirdseye view of the legal business of New York for the yesr 1855; apd we take this opportunity of tenoering our thands to the officers named, not only for their kindness on this occasion, but for the willingness they bave manifested at ail times throughout the year to facilirate the representatives of the New Youx Hurarp. Our present tubie bas been complied with great care, ond will be ‘ound—as far as it at present goes—a perfect numerical epitome of this important branch of our local intelligepce. Jucge? Edwards and Morris, ofthe Supreme Court, died during the past year, as noticed in the table of that court. Sosee of the United States Courts tables are not yet perfected, nut we hope t> be able to publish them to- merrow. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Hon. Semuel Nelson, an Associate Justice of the Sa- preme Court of the United Stater, Presicing Judge of this Court. John W. Nelson, Esq., Clerk; Richd. E, Stilwell, Eaq., Deputy Clerk, ‘There bave been commenced since January, 1855, 231 suits on the common law side of thiscourt, Of these, 146 are suits on bords given to the Collector of the Port of New Youk; 2] suits against the Collestor for excess of duties paid under protest, and 64 miscellaneous, a ma- jority of which are for infiipgements of patents. There have been tried, 21; heard on argument, 29; and dison- tinued, 110, On the equity «ide of the court, 32 suits have been com- menced, 6 beard on motion for injunctions; and 4 dis- Bivved. ‘There bave teen 28 appects in admiralty from the Cntted Stetes Dissict Cours; (0 of which were affirmed end @ reversed, Out of this number, 5 have been ap- penied to the Supreme Court of the United States. ‘There deve been two Grand Juries in session during the pest year; 29 bills of indictments were found, 7 tried and U8 semitted to the United States District Court for trial. On the trial calendar was the suit of Ross Winans, ngoinet the New York and Uarlem Railroad Company for en tnfringement of a patent for constructing eight wheel care which was twice tried without a verdict, and con. womed twelve weeks of the year, The case of James Col- hier, Inte Collector of California, was disposed of by cer- tify ng & belewce of over $8,000 due hin by the United States. The ejectiment suits pending tn this court for the lent Owe yenrs, and c mmcrly known as the Arden estate, worelving many mthons of dollars, have been decided agatnst the plaintiffs, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Soho W, Nebon, eq, and RB, E, Stilwell, Eaq., United States Commicsioners, have issued during the year 1855, 1/6 wervents for various offemoes committed agalnst the lowe of the United States, for murder, emuggling, coun- verfely g vicletion cf the neutrality laws, assaults with dapper Mipons, larceny, opening letters, revolt, Ore wel ond unesusl punishment, obstructing | led States officers, excess of passengers, &c.—a lerge proportion ef «bich were sent before tue Grand Jury for their ection “hereon. SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. Jodges Hon. W. Mitchell, (presiding Justice ) Hon. Jas, J. Roovewelt, Hom, Robert B. Morris, Hon. Taomas W. Coke, Bor. Juege E. P. Cowles, Ww. H. Dusenbury, Eeq., seting clerk at General Term. Crier of the Sopreme Coort and Oyer and Terminer, Mr. Marry Rertholf. The vomber of cares argved and determined during ths yeer 1666 (inciuding non.enumerated motions,) was as follows :— Cases a and desided, No. ad'mt to a ae 58 Pisces Dave renal Judge Eawards, who would have been presiding justice during the past yeer, died in February, 1865, and Judge ¥. P. Cowles was appointed by Governor Clark to fill the vacaney. “Jucge Morria dled im October last, and Judge Cowles ‘was appointed by the Governor to fill the unexpired period of the time for which Judge Morris waa elected—namely, to the end of the year 1857. Mr. Henry E. Davies was elected on the Kaow Nothing ticket to fill the same vacancy, but the legal number of @ay* not having intervened between the death of Judge Marrts and the general election, the Supreme Court have decided im favor of Judge Cowles’ appeintment. This écclsion, however, will be appealed. . Jemes R. Whiting, Eaq., wos elected Judge, on the de- mocratic thebet, and takes his seat om the opening of the Court. Charles A. Peabody, Kaq., was appointed by the Gover- nor to act as Judge uring the last month, to fill the va- cancy created by Judge Cowles’ appointment in the room Of the late Judge Morris. Judge Mitcheli will be et the Court of Appeals during the yrar 1866, and Judge Koosevelt, being the next senior Judge, will act as presiding Justice. ‘The Judges ot this court preside alternately ia the (yer and Termiper. : SUPREME COURT. SrROIAL THEM. ‘The pame Judges. George F. Alien, Req , Clerk. Jencary—Judge Baweras, Tral of issues of law ba | broke down wenee of pa beejvent oath of Daag taverda Momons bearé aod decioeo at specul term... . us Tevruary—Judge Mitebell. No trials oo ‘hee, o oes . Nach—Juage Micchell, orguments..... 47 pril—Jod . Te ry . - Motions. . . * Nay—No triake motions... . seen Jue —Jndge Cowles, ‘Trials ond amguments,...... Motme... J) }y Ne trials; mothoms ncane Avgest—No trely motions beard et Chambers... ~ ptember—Ne teint, Saterday motion term was ctolehed oboe | motions bave mace bewe heard ot ©) embers. Cot Le —Judge Cerke, Trak ond arguements : Motions... November—Jedge Mitchell, (tevober term cout <) Tright eee mation: os | cmber—ducge Mitchell, Trini« acd anpements Moti me . Tote! .. eereeeere eT) Tovorces grented ty Judge Mitebell ..... ~ e Jnrge Kowere! 7 + by Judge Glerke ‘ Ly dadge Morrty “ by deage Cow len < “by Jucge Peabody Teral. ormeourr. The some Judges Avevew H Ademe, Beg Gerk. The cuaber of comes teed im the Cireult Court ta luting Liq vette aed cieiemls of complaints, war ae ‘lowe — Januar y—Miteheti J Part Let 6 —Menis, J. Pert oa u r ey Hersewelt, J. ee ™ March Oieehe, Bircecses sveeee neeesee eee oo (Tle cnne of Moles ve. Total .. ‘ CH AMBr ne, The some Jorgen aliernatery Ji hare ©. Deamieh, Req. Clerte vb roed daring the Mitions Beard at Chambers Mitehel J 1 ’ SUPERIOR COURT. Justice Hew. Tomas J. Oskieg (Chief Justion Ben. John Deer. Bem, W. W, Comptel’, Hom. Jose # Bosworth, Hoo, J bo Shree aad em Murray f mer ri Geo, T. Mexwett 4 4 ety te ot Pharghae, Commotore Abpott ap b Com tare of wee! B thar comvalower The Unived § vow Vawd lee deft thes for Fu archer view ogo. The Unites Staves tram:port 1 F Bemcety be mevved to the Mnene pace : Utted Puntes or Powhatan u ny, tn ebirg or) 4 term—Wm. P. Brepnas, Esq. ley, Féq. Naturalization Cleri Recoré ing Clerk—Chas. K. Taylor, Hea. Docket Clerk— Geo. Eadie, Esq. ‘TRIAL TERMS. ‘The number of causes tried, referred, complaints dis. missed, inquests and cases settled during the last year, in this branch of the court, was as follows:— i j Janvary..61 20 iL 2 16 February.57 64 9 12 i“ March,,..61 84 16 @ R 202 44 16 il Ww M5 44 4 lo 9 le 4 2 8 = 38 62 20 19 13 43 40 2 iu 2 98 December.44 44 8 20 pt 130 Total......+ scree cree erseeeereeee Ry LdB Judge Campbsl’s term of office expires December 81 1865, sad, he will be succeeded by ‘isa’ Louis B. Woodratt, (setiring Judge trom the Common Pless,) who has beca J elected , Mg years from Janusry 1, 1856. Judge Hoffman, ve term also expires at the end of 1865, was re-elected for six years from January 1, 1850. GENERAL TERM. Clerk, Robert D. Livingston, Esq. Causes heard and decided during the year 1855:— 25 HES] oeugeeowe! SPECIAL TERM. ‘The same Judges. Wm. 0. Brennan, Es3., Clerk. The number of arguments, demurrers and moctious dis- pored of in Special Term and Chambers was as follows:— Digoud of Total... NATURALIZATION PAPERS OF ALL NATIONS. Peter Lemon, 14q., Clerk. January 239 124 d the year 1866, amount to 2,014. Intentions ofall other nations—amount to 4,021. COMMON PLEAS. Jueger—Hen. J. P. Ingraham, (first Judge,) ©. P. Daly and Louis B, Woodruff. Clerk—Benjamin-H. Jarvis Eeq. Number of causes placed on the calendar for Orders granteu in su) Moticus at Special ‘enn. Divorces granted,..... Total... scceeseeseeeevessnessseeasees ‘The above does not inclade habeas corpus, injunction crders, Police law, insolvent proceedings and orders of arrest. Decisions on appeals at General Term...,........ 861 NATURALIZATION. Number of persons naturalized about........ ....8,200 DECLARATION OF INTENTIONS. Of citizens of Great Britain Other countries, a ir office ex] on of igen 1855, and he is Poveda by Hon. John RB. Brady, who has been elected for six years from lat of January, 1856, . MARINE COURT. Justices—Hon. Florence McCarthy, A. A. Thompson, Charles E. Birdsall, ‘Clerk—Moses D. Gale. The whole number of processes issued, ineluding sum- monses, aliases, attachments warrants for assault and bastery, slander, &c., &c., and warrants for assault and bettery om the high seas, and for seamen’s wages, from lst January to 3lst Deoember, 1865, was. . 7,74 Number of, jndgmenta reversed.......... see Settled, dismissed en return of or dis- continued by the parties.........ss-scevesreee 5,181 Hon, A. K, Maynard was elected for six years at the last election, and takes his seat as one of the Jus- faces of this court, on the Ist of January, 1856, in the room of Judge Birdsall, who was appointed by the Gover- nor to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Alfred A. Phillips. The returns from the following courts were not ready for publi -ation:>— The United States District Court. The United States Commissioner's Office. ‘The United Staten Marahal’a Office. The Untied States District Attorney's Ofiire. ‘They will be prepsred to-day, snd published to-morrow. iuvemere'sFaileay Guides Janeary, 1800 m Dinemc re’! way Guide, January, 1 afer iewing octaty of ter talvoesita vere] States st the commencement of the years 1855 + 4 1806 reepectively, ond exbinits also the increase of relironds in the past a Mm, wrerte, Lheore blend, Conner ieut.. hew You’... Rew Jerey J eeney ivaita Delaware .. 92 1780 307 590 63 2,216 323 46T 272 we le 67 67 8 8 Total... 10,804 25,242 8,408 The following table exbibity the progres ive ananal in. crvese of the railvond unileage in the whole Untied States sivee the your 1828 .— Deore Mita, Years. Miles, ee a 184,. . 4174 8 184. 4311 " i the above tables it will be perciewed that withou denbie wna treble tracks, we have now in the M42 wes of ratirond, and we have probs! while treck, making in sil more than wer way or lengta more than sufficient gets st the equator. Withia ten years th bee Leen quadrupled, and wince 1860 sione Ht will also be ween that tre anoual increase thipled. ‘bee heew fe am inereming ratio, and thar this increrse ie to be continure im the future, it need only be stated Hat there are cow at least 6,060 miles ia process of cow sr vetion tbat vill be in ure before the end of the year 107 Troly this ie @ wondecful age, and whet may aut anc ther quarter ofa cemtery procuce seeing the grand rveult of she pest quarter! | Valuing the completed rail ode ot 80 Ot per mile the capital now Lavested in thi« The Greviend Prond of China, of Jetober 15 rays:— We veew from the Uni es Mares squadron tne’ the Maco i ! in Haul a I i : i ryitie u ik . 3 i ib iF | 3 i i i ti 5 i i | i i if F H i &F 2 if tit ie Hi i rit i i 5 ie & t t i i ip ( i ia E 2 fi ? i F 5 Hy | i i H ire j 3 : i iit aA tr FY i in ! é i i i i tb tt 2 F iz H 5 i 5 F Z ; £ afi ity sith A ub e for de purcanern tendered thele money ; and, moreover, ax Weare the performance had ade been lea to i x Modame Jenny Lind has already been heard in “The Creaticn;”” but es that otherwise comparatively feebie work (the rmallest ot those which, coming from & ‘‘elas- sical” source, have been stamped and passed current as “great”) contains some of the mort effective, it not ab- solutely beautiful, airs, &c., fur a soprano voice that the -whole domain of sacred music can farnieh, ber choice cam hardly be pronounced otherwise than discreet. Her singing, for the greater part—we may as weil at ovce—was wonderfully five, and no in ignificant A of its attraction was traceabie to its unadorned simplicity. In escred muric the most cifficult thing to attain fs this: to sing, as it were, with # reverence tor the text; te make, without apparen’, effort, the siguitication of the worcs moire clear and emptatic through the of their musical expression; to forget, in snort, mere artus- tic acquirement in rendering art subservient to « higher purpose. thon alaplay, should be the sim or every. sloger, who whhes 10 excel im sxcrod mutic. This entire command of mechacical pow- ers, this oblivion of the artist's self ia the task set Gown, this art of concealing art where its egoustionl exbibition would, to a pure sod candid mind, oe ir-eve- rend, ica gilt so ree that we cap scarcely remem er to haye roted ii in more than ove or two. But Macame. Jenpy Lind possesses it in a remarkable degree, seems 80 well to unders’and its value, thet she uevee, ia aringe instance, ‘alls to follow 1; as a guiding rule. Hence smeng otber less eminent qualities, her exeel- lence 88.8 performer in sacred Ora’orio | The grest re- citative avd air, “With verdure clad,’ showed at once that Ma isme Lind’s voice was what we remewber it—the upper notes bright, ie ae) and powerful: the middle forcing their way (like Masio’s) through what musicians new] ically term a veil, which esnoot bide beauty; the lower somewhat weak and toncless. It has changed neitaer for better nor fur worse, but exercises its ancient fascination to the full. In her vocal execa- tion (we have said enough to suggest that we her style and expression i:reproachable) Madame Lind exbibi s the same manifold excellencies. and the same ove defect—if a certain heaviness in the delivery of forid divisions. which fa peculiar] called a defect. ¢ntonat E f t Benijah J. Burnett, of New York, N. Y., for improve- George Bvl of Rochester, N. Y., for improvement .Y., for inay wget cali for improvement in double peg fh brake, : ‘Thomas Crane, of Fort Atkinson, Wis., for improvement in rotary pom ‘Thoms Danlorth, of Roxbury, Mass, for improvement sn window shades. bangin [sane of Mechanictburg, Ohio, for improvement in Inachinesy for wh neha , “ Soraxus Dupbam, of North Bridgewater, Mass., for im- proved method of barging saws, ee Henry F. and Louis A. Gorsin, of Thibodeaux, La., for improverent im stcem boller furnaces. lobn Griffen, of Sate Harbor, Pa., for improved manu- fag ure of wrought iron cannon. Eishop J. Harris, of Auburn, Pa., for improved mode of so, mill stones for scourmg and hulling buek- wheat, &e. Reuben Hurd, of Spring Hill, 11h, for tm peodiogmuecbinas, Ms As Regir sa ngves Jno. P. Hule, of Kanawha Court House, Va., for tax rrevement fo tpparatus for maisog salt - Hill, of Keehester, N. Y¥., for improvement vei ates » , for improvement in ertel W, Hurlbut, of Boonville, N, ¥., for improved ncthod of henging circular saws. ” a oe Alex. Leighthetser, of Redding, Pe., for improvement in machines for winciog meat. Ww. H, Merrill, ot Taunton, Mass., for improvement fn Doing block. Chas. Mvier, cf Carroll township, Pa., for improve- ment in hullirg machines, Henry M Farkhurst, of Perth Amboy, N. J., for tm pcvement in proportional cividers. Aiclphe Pecout, of Marseilles, France, for combined keg and sounding lite, Newell A. Pricce, of Brooklyn, N, Y., for improvement in fountain pena, ara Ripley, of Troy, N. ¥., for it ment ti for falusing ral, ‘ke! ond pies Jnmes Kobb, of Lewietown, Pa., for tmproveme ecdatnes eu wietown, Pa. for improvement fe E. K. Reot, of Hartford, Conn., for improvement in ta- volving firea ms. Gecrge W. Smith, of Mauch Chunk, Pa., tor improve. Gilbert Sunt of Butteganle Pa feaprove. r , Of Buttermilk Falls, N. ¥., for mint fo breveh loading firearms. ‘ y os. Bs, Stout, of Yd 4 iad ea eyport, N. J., for improvement in 1 Sticks ey, of Concord, N. Hl. prove: hora reed plant p MER Saag ebalig 2 Jesse D. Whecleck, of Maysville, Wis. muent in gad irca heaters, Sirgen gees ate evn ‘m, Wilbur, of New Orleans, La., for tmprovement hydranite oil presves PAR T. Chavles H. Butterfield of Neshua, N. H., to An ory Houghton, of Boston, Muss., for improvement in fugrds for an'erne be. Fvens, of Charlestown, Masa., assignor to hitaself, and Geo. K. Gocdwin, of Roxbury, ‘Mass, ocowe: hentia revolving gioten abe Fcinues.—Wm, C. Primes, ot Philadelphia, P Proverent in syark ariescers, Patented Fe aries T'. Martin, of Mass... for i in rofe Leds tead. Patented Jobe 6, 1854, ere Draiin—2-n W. Gerdver, of Shelburne Falls, Masa serigner to Lamecn, Goodnow oy Of BARE design for iable knives and forks,” re — A Mevaxcnony Cass ay Vinotsta—On the ‘41b ult., Jane Anderson ‘and her infant, two joauane Bere fovrd crad on armetrong creek, Fayette county, Va. It eppeora that the gfrl Lad falies, and het beoe for some time with Charies Payne, bor aduear, exerted ber, und with her {fant in ber arma sha woiked to ber step-fatber's, He indigner tly epurned her from bis door, and the poor woman rtarted to cross the teountein, wich the intention of searching for Payne. Her strength gaye cut in the attempt, wed with her cist vhe sek down fn the cold and gloomy mountain pate. ond breathed her last. Her body and that o*the tafant wre not found for four weeks afterwards. The belies were Cecently interred, Payne, who was formerly of Bedford ccunty, has boen sriested and fm - Tre Lemmon Suave Case—In compliance with the} int revein'ion adopted by the Geue al Assemly ta Ibi the Governor hasappoinies Anérew stevenson, fsq., wocinte coursél, with the Attorney Gem “ efore the Sapreme Court of the stm ie. by whieh Jon othan Lemmon, a ciizem Vir ints, Geprived of his It le undecstood th Gove: wor of New Ye det & rexcturion of the lotove of that State, b epointed the Hon KD. end Joseph Blount, seociates wito Hon. Og tea Aff nan, A tomey Geve ai of New York, to waunge the esa o@ t helt of the apyeliees. Che is 8 reewrvet com we the court, and wil be ready earneot int fm tem, whfel will commence on the first of Jwn Mr. Sta: vensen. {tts onderstovd, bus accepted ARLE ae mond Be » Da. 2.