The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1856, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7158. ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVER: DAY. NEW PUBLICATIUNS. Pe THIS MORNING, “A REVIEW OF THE Oe ony of American Lite-atre,” from the New York Herald. Price 20 cents.—Numerous app.ications hay'ng bean made for copies of the New York fHeraid, in which this rov view origiraily appeared. after the edilin was exhausted, an impreaeion ork is now printed in a torm suitable for 4 ieee ict we Steey “ta ibe a oud ne! a = fied jirougn Si mENORT & TOWNDEND, 222 3roadway, JHCONT EDITION NOW Ry APY. ADVENTURES OF MY COUSIN 8W0O1H. BY TIMOTHY TEMI'LETON, OF TEWKSBURY, Members of Mr Pierce's Kitzhen Cabinet are respectfully requested not (o read this cork teldom bas a bock attracted #1 much attention in ao short @ space of time. Read the extrac’s from Kogtish and American criticisms. The following is ‘rom one ot our poetical editors:— If you ack me ‘ how in thunder’ Franklin Fierce xo we } succeeded Tn emp: our relations Wib the foreign Courta of would answer, I would te Read ‘Our Cousin smoo h’ Reed our ccusin’s strange By Tim. Templeton indic ed. He, a shrewd and cule Oar Codder, Fresh from Fran}i'n’s Kitcheo Counctle; ‘Fresh from Marey’s Keezta And from Jeff.’s desig’ you, Con festions,'" ventures, “Went to Rurope ard snce-eded In assembling that ‘Convention At Ostend,” Which so bewildered AN the diplomatic gies Ot _Frarce, Austria ind Kuglard. Be Fas bees bebivd the curtain, ‘Knows the ropes, aud can exoiaia them. If you wish to reap instruction, Fun and tholic, man'y doctrine, And an expose o! humbug, * Read “Our Consin smonthis Adventures! By Tim. Temp jet m inoict Suggests to every sensinie acd patriotic American reader “walter tor eerious and humiliating retlection,—N,. Y. Evening sake Be tap ies, Posehn, wee eo pias! eats. Mia amus istory yommey, bis pect ae 7 to the title orihe “rembilog ‘Americus, New York erald. Itis the genera! theme of conversation {n diplomstic circles, — Washing'ot Correspondeut ot the vew York Herald. Keen ard searching, without beiag malisious, and must prove vastly entertaining to alt wh enjoy genuine satire.—N, . Saturday Courier. ‘An ambifious and really man'y writer. who aspires to fill some nitee, according to his t2ents, among those who desire ‘that their namesmay surviveawhile, * * * It «the ples- saniry) p's about us as lambent us summer lightning.—Na- tonal Tuteliigencer. FROM THE ENGLISH PRESS. ‘A welcome guest, healthy of tone. ond generous in sentiment. haries Knight's Town and Country. en yuptry. The plenisnot a bad ore for erhibiting American placo bonters st home and diplo vatic agents abroad, nor Is (t waat- ing iu acidity.—London Spectator. Te know he (the author) is & satirist of no mean order, and that bia book will be thoroughly enjoyed —Lendon Oritic. ‘A curious interweaving of pol tical economy, social morali ty sod taat pithy apothtlematic philosophy peculiar to the [ sbeoell Yankee, blended in a terrible satire.—iondon tc Containing, under the mask of irresistib'c humor, a bitter eatire.—Piymouth Herald. Should be read iz these itmes of war and rumors of war.— Y lera’' Cette trot the Gret dine wo bas wielded pen or levelled ~ withering eaitre,—N. C. Guardian. oe DILURR ORTON & MULUIGAN, Publishers, 25 Park row, N, 1d 107 Genesee strect, Aubura. . Y.5 ane NEWSPAPERS. A. Why in the expected King of alglers like the result ofthe Stig ee YOUNG AMEAICA, For this week, and 9 ealightened. Young Auerica a on independent, ilugtreied nd sattioal Saket: and bs? 52 BraeRONd, 96 Nasan eres RR {\VERYBODY’S BUSINESS —ARTI6TS SHOULD LOOK ‘oat for the flustrated orticlams on the N sonal Actdemy en, PICAYUNE, © Treat (a aay’ The ladien mar not satt seeing the four cuts on the spi fr the same numoer. The grent cher & and Sherp’ ‘ie th and So iene ‘The ep mall tt LS a comment Feopie’s Hall will distend the ‘sachinntory ‘muscles of the Bees, treet wrinstrare old datkor. Profewor Ja lug Casas Hannibal, ls eek up to his ears in * Kiomistrv. To crown ail, tke great origina story, “Doyged stone,” written expresale for the Picayune. by Dovglas Ferrold, come metced in this number Price only Scents. Sold by all news- paper dealers in the States. NK LESLIK’S oe ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, saved to-morrow, April, contains the following splendid Ds Destruction of the Packet Ship jye, the only survivor of the ahia Hon, Edward Everett. ‘¥aitorial Portraits, No. 2- Thomas Ritshie. House cf Prayer. Newark. N. J. Ppletior of the Heure of Prayer—“Instituiion Jeromony.” ortrait of Rev. John Shackleford, ot ackleford. Academy ofJeaiga, New York. Copleso? serea platurea on ~ ex of the King of Algiers. of Napoleon ani Eugente, jew School House, New Yor! ‘ashions for Spring—seven engravings. lava—five eplencid engravings. by an enced editor, and all the news of the week. Continuation: the thrising romance, “The Last of His ‘Ton cents, or $2 per volume. Office Nos. 12. and 14 Spruce street, New York, For este at allnews depots. UBLICAZION OF TRE LONDON JOURNAL IN NEW York —J. SMITB begs to inform booksallers and pu lisbers that ef the Lovdos Journal wii! be issued tals day. April 4, at €0 Nasaau street. Price two cents, N», 579 is the second number ‘also See ee gaara Svinte ‘frat camber, which parfls itned March 27. can be ortained, All commun:cations to be addressed to J. SMITH, 60 Nassau ‘atreat, New York. THE FIREMEN. WARDEN, Be WAT By McDONOUGH, Hose Company No, 25, 070 THE FIbw DEPARTMENT.—GENTLEMER, | WE offer t> your consideration Mr, HENRY LEWIS, of Ea- give Company, No. 41, for Fire Warden. DEY GOUDS, aU. we ‘Pree TRAD Ecce corer ens. AF ss, WORTH $8; binck Chanitily vells, at $5 and upwards,’ Guipure, Ghantihy ond Brussels laces and flouncings; mantillas, stk vels siterns), ai $2 25, worth $4; and plaia neta, for Sargver, just received al’ PETER uae C008, 315 Brosaway. Bers. BANDS, BANDS.—FLOUNCINGS, EDGINGS ‘ad (neertings; figured muslins for basques; embroidered etrly and plain om akirts; plat ins; cambric handker- ip and at PBPES ROBERTS, 376 Broadway. PROXPELES FONT, POINT DYAPPIIQUE, HONITON ‘and Velenctennes collars azd sleeves, in se's, capes, Ce seen ce laces ae poe yes, all a Apert a ls few" assorimmeal just re: Setved af PEt ek ROBERTS! 00,9 M15 Deosdwan ‘AMES A. HEARN J Has opened be SPRING MANTEUETS, For best city wade, At his new store, No. 175 Broadway, above Ninth street. “WV MEKER BROTHERS, G1 AND GG JOUN STREET, up etalrs, Importers and Jobbers of French bonnets, A 8, French flowers, Straw sy, bbons,, Biiks, &c., are Constantiy opening « choice assortment of ike above named el ods, of ibelr own importation, reasived by every steamer, Sitch they’ ctfer for sala at very low prices,” 7 SPRING MULIANKKY, a. WRLINRRY CARD FROM RS. CAR 08 Broadway.—Iu addition i ot 7. a, {0 my spring importation jeapolitaa: ur own importation, aad all of O37 ore ake, and with he ruperior ‘alent always emplozed Stine ostablishunont, and my’ own wel knows taste houses in the business can compete and none cau exoel in rich- Stminees’ tnd cllidren't bonnets in great varieyy, nad Wal Srorthy the stiontion of thowe purehasing. Four experienced CARTER’S Honiton Lace Factory and Millinery, bd 095 Broad way. ATEMOISFLLE BARNETT Has opened NEW SHOW oows, oadway, (ap stairs. 1h & varied’ welection of PAUIS MILLINERY, Mmneny aoona— MASTuporiert und Jobberg rs and Jo! Have opened in tho!r new store, 264 Broadway, corner of Franklin atreet, The ‘and moet ive aassortinent to be fonnd tm the Stiy, to which they invite the attention of raliliners and dealers. FRENCH STRAW AND PATTERN BONNETS, ARTUFICIAL FLOWKAS, RIBBONS, SILKS, RTO, Ww HOLESALE AND RETAIL MILLINERY FMPO- rinm.—C. BELL & CU,, No. $ Catharine street, near a 4, Crape, Tuscan straw and lawn bonnets. The most beautifil assortment of French and American millinery dor the eprirg trade ever offered to purchasers, on the most advantageous terms. N. B= Ladies’ and children’s basque, ewaist and mantilia patterns cut in the latest sivie Msrchanta and miMipers thould give us acall betore purchasing olse- where, Remember, No. 3 Catharine street. 8 BELL & CO. sa EXPRESSES, — GAREEMAN & COS EXPRESS FOR CALIFORATA, Cregon, Sandwich Islands and Pacific coxst of South merica, vid Panam, wile dlypaiched per United Staten mail stearelip Uinois, on Saturday, Avril 5, at 2o'closk BM." Preight taken at Feduced raves Unt 10 o'clock on day of et Ac. received until 1 o'clock. falling, Smell parcels, 1e TH EWAN & 00., 09 Bross Gay. ATRG REDUCKD~SPEED ACCELERATEO,—PACTFIO TR Tifress Company, Broadway, oomner Cola sireet, wilh iorwer) express matice by steamer GIO. LAW, on Saturday, Aprils, for California and Pacific Corst. Freight received {intl (Ovolock, parcels and laters watil 1 o'clock oa te day of deperiure, WH, H. HAUL, Agent, THE CONTESTED COMPTROLLERSHIP. Giles versus Flagg. TUE CAGE IN THE SUPREME QOURT. Before Judge Emott, ORD var. ApRiL 3.—The examizaue. ov Daniel W. Fiteh, why was sworn immediately before the adjournment yester- py, was proceaded with this morning. Ie testified us follows:—A couple of weeks bef ue the last eleetion, I had nothing to do; my genera! occupation was that of a car- riage painter; Mr. J::eoh Taylor was my ‘avorile can Gidate; 1 voted the American ticket; I firat koew Giles four or five weeks ago, 1 was present at the can of ibe votes till near the er; I was there till 2 or 3 o’clook Wednesday afternoon; I kept a mémoranaum of the votes while the canvass was progrossing; T'took it aa they enlJed it off; I took the Stae ticket on & rmal) piece ot peper, aad the city and county Ucket fn ® small book; I don’t know where the book is now; I have looked for tt, but could not find it; J kept a vote of the canvass of the whole of the Comptroller's ticket; 320 were cust for Giles and 186 for Flagg; I got that from hearing it caled out, and from yrows account, Q. Bow d:d you make that count on the regular ticket? A. I kept it in fives making one mark for every five votes, and making five marke cne tally, which waa twenty-five votes. Crova examined by Mr, O’C.nor—{ reside at 160 Forty-first street; I last auw my bock at home, cn & small workstand; I saw it there a dey or two after the election; I don’t know how it wes lost; I was oalied upon ond aeked did { keep tally; 1 said I did—tnis was the first time [ hoard of the mistake; Iwasa member of the Banner Associs- tion; Mr, Mulls was also a momoer jof it; { doa’t know thatit waa plecged to the sapport of the american ticket; I attended the polls at my owa wish; I attended election polis two or three times before, but not in tais city; Idid not watch particularly to #3 thst the clerk kept the tally correctly; 1 was particularly interested ia the election ¢f Mr. ‘fayior, because he was @ personal ee | of mine; J bad no other personal friend oa the ticket. To Mr. Brady—I made the remark at the time the re. sult was made known, that it wae strange Mr, Giles ren so much ahead of Taylor, ani Mr Ra’ke replied that it Mr. Flagg ran as far behiad Mr. Gites 1 other diatrieta he would be badly bea‘ea. Jobn Burke sworn, testified as fallows:—I was one of the imepsctors at the time of the election; I was emp'oyed before that about two month in the County Clerk’s office, aesorting old docaments; that is my sigoature to the returm male to the Aldermen; I was ‘present at tha whole of the canvass, but'msy have gyne out for a few minutes: Mr, Rich waa asleep for two hours, and was absent about two hours more; this was towards the latier part of the canvass; he was absent when the voe on the county ticket was announced; Mr. Ketchum caled off the most of the ballots, and I called off a part; I aut behind Kesch- um, apd looked at him and the clerk a3 the votes were called off; T voted the half shel ticke; {d(d not belong to the Banner Association, mor any ass.ciation of the kind; I ‘happened to bevborn in Ireland; (laugater); the number of votes cast for Giles was was 316, and for Flegg, 186; Mr. Ketchum aznouny resuit; T was stanoing behind him, watching to ses if he would an- novnes it correctly; 1 watehea him closely during the whole of the canvass; when the announcemsnt was made somebody mace the remark that Mr. Flagg wasa ‘skin flint,” and T said, ‘If he was beat all round ay he was beat there, he would be no where;”’ [ took a note of the reeult right away from the tally list; these three papers are the tally jist; [papers A, B, C, already referred to, wee shown to the wi:crs,) thet is the paper from which I made the memorandum; this is the bock im whish I made it—[book exhibited)—the ballots were put back jm the box after the returns were msde out, some beizg kept out as specimens of the tickets; I did not know Giles at that tame; my attention was drawa to the error in the returns on Friday after the elestion; I met Alderman Herrick in the City Hall, an@ he teld me there was some error, as his return and that of the County Clerk did not correspond —that Mr. Gamble’s vote for Corcner was not on his return; Immediately Crandall Rich came along, and we went into the Court of Common Pleas office, and there corrected it, putticg in the number of votes Mr, Gamble received; I think Alderman Herrick putiton, there was no other alteration made at that time, or any other that I know o1; that error excited my suspicions, and I waited a good time till I saw the retura in the County Clerk’s office, when | saw on it 316 for Mr. Flagg; I teought that could not be so, reeollecting the remark I made, so I took out my memorandum book end locked at it, when I saw the return wa wrong; there were others present at the returns, but Ican’t say who they were; I noticed the fact to Alderman Herrick; the entry on this page was mace when I discovered the error. (dame book shown to witnese.| Alderman Horrick asked me why did we nd- jonrn before signing the returns; I said I wished ws had never signed the returns; I seid then that there was a wistake in Fiagg’s and Giles’ vote, that they were trans- pees and that I wanted it corrected; be said he would ring it up before the Board of Cou: ty Canvassers; that he could not part with it himself; that it was unlawfal or something to that effect; that was all that occurred at that time; I mentioned it to Hugh Herrick thatafternoon; the returns from all the wards Were not in; I don’t know that there was sufficient in to show what the whole yore for Comptroller was; 1 asked Herrisk for the tally said it was at Boleter’s: he said it was an error, and I told bim I wanted to have i: corrected; I waited for the action of the Board of County Canvassers. and as I saw they would not go behind the re- turns, { made an affidayis to induce them to go behind the returns; I told Mr. Patterson, who was my par:ner at tne time, and he said by all means to have it cor- rec'ed; Mr. Banks drew up the aflidavit; Mr. Her: ic clerk, waa with me: after this I went to see Mr. Ketcuum and bave him make an affidavit, which he did; Mr. Rish was present when the return of Alderman Herrick was corrected; I gave the ballot box to a policeman to car: to the station house after the canvass; I think it was Wed- nesday or Thursday night; I never saw i: after tha ot the ballots, think, were destroyed, as I battevs the law requires they’ shou'd ‘be, after tha canvass js comp'eted; Mr. Ketchum made the Squring on the tally list after the votes were carried out; I thought he voted the American ticket; Idon’t know that he watched me s> close as [ watched him, for I watched him mighty close (laughter); I knew Ar. Flagg personally at the time, and I had vot fer him one; I keep » butoher’s shop in the Sixth ave nue, opposite the Crystal Palace. Mr. Brady read tae votes of Gites aud Flagg from the Bou an offered it ia evidonce. It was admitted by the Jourt. Cro--examined by Mr. O’Conor—The ballots were pat back in the boxes after they were couated, and the boxes ‘then Iccked up; ou Wednesday I attempted to lock the city and county box, but could not doit: I thiak it was on Thursday I sent it to the station house; L intended to have the ballots counted again, but Sheriff Willet told me it was of no account in law as J had let the box oat of wy porsessicn; he to.d me that on Thursday morniag: on Wednesday I intende: to have them counted over again, and told Mr, Willet the next morning; | recounted the charter box and intended to do so witn tne city and coun- ty box; there was no one I took a particular interes: in a I would rathor have scen Engs elected than Flagg; 1'Gid not express any partisular pievenre in hoar- ing that he was beaten; I did not sal him ‘old Skiafliat;” Iirnid “old Fiagg,”” thet was all; I don’t recollect aaying that I would rather see @ negro elected; I never said #0 to John Egan; the Sheriff raid I might count the ballots over for my own satiaiaction, but I had no time to do 80; told Mr. McSpedon that the bx was at the station house and could Db examined there; I have known him sdout sixteen Y ars; he keeps a printing establishment with Mr, Baker; 1 don’t know who appointed Bolster; I swore him in; | an incebted to MeSpedon; my indebtedness commensed about eighteen months ego; he furnished me the means of commencing the butcher business; I was not absest at any period while the votes on the city and couaty ticket were being cailed off; I might have been, bat think not; I don’t reeo'lect’ h.ving sworn to Me. Rich that I would have the returns altered; [ think he said he thought they were all rigat, bat of that [am not sure; Hugh Herrick and Alderman Herrick are brothers; 1 don’t know which ticket Hugh voted; Alderman Her: rich was opposed to Mr. Fiagg ia that election; it was Hrgh Herrick who told me we oould get the affidavit drawn up at Mr. Banks’, who yas the law partner of Mr. Glover; f was present af the meotiog of the ward can. vassers; it was about the time of that meeting the turns were signed; I don’t remember having refasei to rign them; I don’t recollect having anid bafore that I cid not intend to sign them till I had the votes counted over; I never voted in the Seventeenth and Kighteen h wards at thesameeiection (laughter); I know Thomas Halpin; I don’t xecollect reeing him in tne poll room on Wednes- diy; I don’t recollect teiling him on that day that Fl wis ahead; Iam not in the habit of tollis Ties, and if told bim wo I lied (laughter); I know I ‘ger Dolan: 1 kaow James MoNeszie; | don’t know that I told him that Fiagg carried the district; I don’t recol ect having any conver- ration with him; I know James Saxton and Wm Roche: I had no conversation with Ruche in the presence of Sax. ton; I never said to Recde if he had electionsered as he ought to have done for the democratic ti sket with Giles and Taylor on it, (ilea fwould not have been defeated; 1 have seen Captain Woodruff before; I never railed before him againat Hage. To Mr. Bracy= I remember having seen in the box some licketa partly written and partly priated; [ could not ssy how mavy were seen in the box; Mayor Wood dismissed me from the police for alleged intox‘cation; there was another complaint for being offmy post; John Egan keeps a gcocery store; he fs on every side of politics ex- cept the Know Nothing side; I recognise this paper (8 piper on which the tally of charter was kept}; Halpin, nm and MeNespic were supporting Tammaay Hall ticket with Flagg on it; Mr. Sax:on supported the Tam- many Hall ticket. The Court took a recess of fitleen minutes, at the termi- nation of which Horatio N. Carr was sworn, He testi fied as follows :—I was employed in the County Clerk's office last November; 1 attended the proceedings of the Board of County Canvassers as avsistant clerk, and took the minutes; the Board hold its first meeting on the 13th of November, and its last on the 4th of Decem er; Mr, Giles presen’ ed a protest on the 14th of November; atti ‘iavits on both sides were subsoqaently given on the 28th of November; the Supervisor of the Righteenth ward pre. tedon that dey varions aTidavits, and the Saperyleor of the Fourteenth ward presented others. Here the wit- ness read the minutes of the Board of the 28th of Novem: ker, showing that it refmsed to go behind the returns of the Inspectors of Election of the First distrist of the Nineteenth ward, and that they also rejected the aficavite, He then continued his testimony as follows: — The whole vote for Comptroller, as certified by the Board Of County Canvarsers, aod deolared by them, way 60,445, THE NEW YOR MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1856. of whioh Azsriah C, Fag: reovived 20 314; Johu 3. Gt 20,184; Philip W. Engs 15 302; Robert J. Hawes 8.63 scatterirg 68. They aiso declared that Azariah CU. Fiagg received the greatest number of voies was duly ed Comotrol‘er of the city and county of New York. Jason Milla recalled and identified specimens of the American (1), whig (2), hard soell damoeva'ic (3), ce- form (4), the peop'e’s (6), and the sof sheli (6), tickets as having been vo'ed at the Jart elestion ia the First district of the Niseteenta ward. H- also identifiel sno- ther (7) which was filied in. §aTo Mr. O’Conor—The first ticket was the regular Ame- Tioan ticket, and was marked as such in our tally; there may have been tickets Mke No. 2 recetved, No. 3 wouid be the regular bard shell ticket if it bed not Gres fasted of Engs; don’t know that any such tiske: was recrivad; if it waa it would be put amozg tho eplits; I don’s re- cegrize No, das the regalar tloket of woy pariy; it was called the reform tirket; I should term i-a ticxet mads up of different parties: I can’. state prsitively that any of that licket waa raceived; I thak No. 5 was mete u like No, 4; it is mot s regular ticket, it is @ mixture; could rot swear positively that any such ballot as that wes received; { shonid think No, 6 was the regular soft shell ticket, except that it hss Mr, Giles mame on it; these were counted among the splits; I sa 7 some faty of No. 7 amovg thore counte: ; it was a full ticket; Glies was on all those, and it was counted as regular. Mr, Brady offered m evicerce the tally list of the other tickets—ihe charier, the Assembly aud judiciary, whish were sémicted. Henry C. Banks waa aworn, and deposed that he had drawn ‘up the affidavits cf Barke and Ke‘chum. The Court then adjourned till elevem o’cloce to-morrow morning, Use or CoiLonovorst As AN ANASIHETIC AGENT.—We ee it stated that the anasthelis agent used to facilitate the as- coucbment of the Fronch Empress was chloroform. Such waa not the fact. It was sulphuric ether which was ewployed. It is a very common misteke to coafound chloroform with sulphuric ether. The former contains dea@y and dangerous poison, terme’ ter chloride of amyl, cr amyl compound, whereas sulphuric ether, after undergoing a certain purifying process, and with » due admixture of atmospheric air, may be inhsled into the lurgs wi hout the least risk to Ife. The proofis that while numerous accidents are daily occurring from the use of chloroform, not ons has resulted from the use of pure ether under the conditions established by Dr. Jack- “aon, The following extract from communication from this gentlemen to the French Academy of Sciences, which was read at @ meeting of that body on the 26th of Feb- ruazy last, will show the influence of shloreform on the blood:—‘‘I lately had occasion to anslyze, by the direction cf the Coroner, the blood of a woman who had succumb- ed under the effects of the inhalation of chloroform, and I discovered that the blood was decomposed by the chlo- roform, and that the ter-shloride of formyle (chloroform) had been changed into ter-oxide of furmy!e (forme acta), which I withdrew from the blood by distillation, The chlore was combined with the vital fuid, which had lost the property of coagulating, and also, that of redden'ng by exposure to the oxygen of the air.’” Brrroy’s TazaTRs.—‘‘The Queen of Spades,’ which was presented for the first time at this theatre last even- icg, is @ translation from a clever ¥:each drama, Jat Dame de Pique. The play is not at all improved by i's Foglish dress, the tranalator having done his work rather clumsily. He bas simply retained the very effective stu- aticns, but the lavguage is the baldest commonplace. ‘The scene is Jaid in Rusefa, and the mato plot illustrates the smoura cf a young lady and a yonng gentleman, the Inet mamed person belng outrageously persecuted by « very atiff Russian Prince, played in the regalar cast iron style, It would not. be interesting to cetail how the young lady humbugs everybody, her lover included. Mra. Howard does it much; more nicely than we could tell it The plece deserved much better treatment at the hands of some cf the actora, It was played too slowly, and there’ did not seem to be that intimate acqualatance with the words which is so desirable. In consequence it dregged o little at times, but was, novertheless, a re- spectable success. Mes, Howard, Mrs. Parker and Mr. Setebell.acted well; Mr. Perry made his part aitogetuer too ruffianly, and made fices aa damnable as the wur- cerer in “Hamlet.” The pisce was well mounted, and the last coone bad a yery pretty ensemble. Personal Intelligence, Mr. John Eston sails hence to-day for Santiago de Cuba, He has been engaged as Chief Evginetr of the St. Jago ard Sabenilla Ratlroad. A large number of North American engineers are now employed abroad. Citiz ns of the United Statee are to be found superintend- ing all the great public works in Central and South Am = rica, There are also many American engineers employed in Enrope and Asia, and they are everywhere preferred on acesunt of their ackno wiedged augeriority. Among the passengers sailed on Wednesday ia the Versia was Duane Williams, Faq,, bearer of despa'ches from tho Secretary of State to the United States Legation, london, Among the passengers by the Star of the West yester- cay, waa Judge Heydenf-ldt, of the Supreme Court of California; Captain Hamilton, United States Army, and C .ptain Hardy, Nicaraguan navy, Mrs. C. N, Sinclair (ci-devant Forrest) was to seil feom san Francisco om the 20th Marou for New O:leans; she intenéed to play there, and from thence to New York. It has been generally believed mong the friends of Bishop O'Reilly, of Hartford, that the reverend preiate was @ passenger on board the ili fated steamer Pasific. Alet‘er frem Ireland, received three weeks after the rois'ing steamer was due, stated that he was to leave Liverpool on the day of the departure of the Pacific, aad the inference was that he sailed in that steamer. The New Haven Register haa the following paragraph on this subject:—Bi hop O'Reilly was in Ireland fourteen days after the sailing of the Pacific. This news was tele- graphed to this city to-day. The Newport News of the ‘Jet ult. says:—We are happy to announce that the Rev. Mr. O'Reilly, of this city, received a despatch yesterday afternoon, announciog that hia brother, the Bistoo of the See of Hartford, wa3 in Ireland on Ash Wednesday, the GthcfFebruary. This is very gratifying inteiligence, as it was feared that the highly esteemed bishop was ou board the Pacific. It will be remembered that the Pacific tailed on the 234 of January. Capt. H. W. Benham, of the United States Corps ot iogineers, was _ Soe to Queen Victoria, by Mr. Bu- chanan, on the 13th ultiao, The wife of Lieutenant Dawson Phoenix, of the United States Navy, a Chilian lady, lost her father, mother, sis- ter and niece (her whole tamily) by the wreck of the Chillan war steamer Cazadore, which was noticed a few cays ago. Thirty men Jeft Manchester, N. H., on the Clst ult. tor Wisconsin and Iowa, In the same train of cara was ex- Govervor Baker, with some twenty or thirty others from Concord and vicinity, for Clinton, Iowa, Governor Clifford snd family, of Massachusetts; Dr. Valentine Mott and Indy, of New York; Hon. George W. Dobbin, of Maryland, and Com, Ingle, United States Na- vy, are'in Washingtcn. Hon, James C, Jones has returned to Washington from a brief visit to Tennessee. Hon. Wiliam Smith, of Vieginia, is ati unable to ap- pear in his seat in the House of Reproseatatives, in con- fequence of protracted indisposition, ARRIVALS, At the Metropolitan—Hon. D, 3. Bickinson and femily, Bingham‘on; James A. Maron, Balifer; A. G. seamen, Af Same! @. Savage ford; Ooi, LF. Faller, i Dr. Hammond, Harrisburg; J. B. Viada, St: Jos. P. Marine, Arkansas; K. A. Pollard, Onlifornia; ‘H, Beore, Buffalo; Hon, A, Police Intelligence, Rowan AN Express WAGon.—Wednesday moraing offi- cer Allason, of the Chiet’s office, discovered @ suspictous locking individual followizg one of Kinsley & Co.'s ex- press wagons from place to place. The de‘ective watched the fellow clorely, and arrested him just as he was wak- ing his with # packsge of hosiery, valued at The prisoner, on being taken to the Mayor's ‘office, ga bis rome as Alexander Lacleaur. He was commit: trial by Justice Osborne, Some da: valued at $400 was stolen from one of wegons, and it i in the robbery. A Ciry Farner Hep 10 Axswer a CHARGE or Assact. ‘xp Bartery.—Councilman Edward McConnell wa teooen before Justice Connolly, at the Lower Potice Court, Wednesday, on @ charge et assault and battery preferred ‘inst him by Kate Wilson, an inmate of a questionable house in Duane s{ nd was held to bal in the sum of $200 to answer the chi Hovey, 3yracuse, @ pack: Monsre, Kinsley's upposed that Lacleaur was implica’ AWFUL GARDINER AGAIN IN TROUBLE. yy atter. oon Awful Gardiner appeared before ce Welsh, a the Lower Police Court, and proferred a charge of asaaal and Dattery against @ man named Cornell whom he charges with havi A war- ng, sseanlted him with a knife, rant was issued for @pprehension of Cornell. javal Intelligence, Tho United States steamer Daspatch wae yeaterday taken into the large Seotional Dock to receive peller. This was fitted fo the afternoon of the evenicg or tomorrow morning she will proceed to Wash- irgton, where she was ordered rome time but was deayed by the breaking of her props! is a list of her offioers:—Thomas M, Ci commanding ; Young, John J, Cornwell; Assiata: Suprome Court— special Term. Before Hon. Judge Davies. THE WIDENING OF BEEMAN STREET—THE REMOVAL OF DEAD BODIES FROM THE BRICK OHURCH. Arnit 3.—Messrs, Ho den and B dwell p:rasnted the re port of 8. B. Ruggles, referee, to whom it was referred to report how the sum of $23,000, awarded for the opening of Beckman street, should be distributed. Tae report is very elaborate, The following legal principles are aub- mitted: 1, That neither a corpee nor its burial is legally sub- jeot in any way to ecclesiastical oogn'zance, nor to gacer- dotal power of any kind. 2. That tbe right to bury a corpse and preserve its re- = rj & legal right, which the courts ot law will reoxg- nize and protect. 3, That auch right, in the absence of any testamentary pingesitiom: belongs exclusively to the next of sia. . That the pee ree the mates eres ae prewerve operate 10 selec’ 08 of Sopaiere: and to change it at pleasure. 6, That tf the place of burial be taken for public use, the next of kin may claim to be indemoified for the ex- pense of removing ard suitably redeneexthg $64 remsins. The referee concludes by say: upon proofs pre- sented. and the princip'es refer to, the fund in Court, ot $18,000, with its accrued interest, should bo dis .ribu ted as foliows: ~~ One hundred and thir'y-three dollars to the city corpo- ration for ¢xtinguishment of ——e reut; $8,233 59 to ‘vault ownert; $100 tor the re interment of Mosea Sher. wood, and the residue, atuouvting to $19,533 41, together with the interest secrued on $28,000 ainse ita Coposit in court, Hecustng itp Proper costs ani expenses of the pre- sent re erence, to the trustees of the Brick Presbyterian ebur ording to the prayer of their petiion. They should be requiced to assume the expense of reparately re-interring the remains ot avy of the bodies 10 the other cx, whenever duly identified by the next of kin. The cer tifica:e from the Regis:er’s office, required by the rule of court, shows the interest of the church in the Jand to be free from inenmbrance, The Corporation Counsel took the ground that the referee bad come to the right comciusion. as fares the city was concerned. Messrs. Cnatfield, Marbury, Wright and others appeared for the vault owners, contending that the corporation of New York haviug taxen the pro- perty by compulsory proceedings, was not entitled toany portion of the award, that the churck had no rigat, be cause it hed parted with ita title ve the vault owners, and that they (the vault owners) were entitled to the whole award. Decision reserved, THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY COMPANY. Avril. 3.—Jacod L, Smithand the Staten Island and New York Ferry Company vs. the Mayor, Aldermen and Gom- monalty, and Comptroller of the city of New York.—This waa motion made by Messrs. Van Buren and Robinson, counsel for plain‘iffs, for an injunction restraining the defendants frem seling or granting a lease of a fe from the slip at the foot of Whitehall street, Eat river, in the city of New York to Statea Island, or the ferry sup beweea pier No. 1 East river, cccu; tne United States, and the pier west of pler No, 1, inctuc the later pier, except coctain parts thereof, reserved by a resoluticn of the Commoa Council of the clty of New York, pawed in July, 1855, and thereby assigacd to the United States governmon: forces fr « lending, and icterfering with the use acd enjoyment of raid ferzy and premises by the Staten Island and New York Ferry Compsny, ‘The Court granted the injunotic Marine Court, TSE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Before Hon. Jaige McCarthy. Apri, 2.—Chanson ve. Myers —This was an astion brovght upon two promissory notes, for 690 francs each, made by the detendant, on the 24th Nov., 1846, in Paris, at four months, The plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. T. G, Young, called the defendant to th2’stend, who admitted the making of the notes; that were Que and nover had beem paid; andtrat be resided to Eur at tue time of the msking of the notes. The plaintuil here rested bis case; avd Mr. Morrivon, defenéant’s counsel, moved for a Me J.—The cause of astion having accrued ia 1847, cannot be affecred by tne Cote of 1618, stetion for not Fetro- a rent, would have satisfied the former s! bed the tiff to recover his claim. ing enter some doubts on this poiat on the trial, bnt after reading -he various authorities cited on both sider, and connecting them with the testimony avd coa- doct cf the de‘endant, [am persuaded to give judgment tor the plaintiff. The long undeviatiog course of Esg- Mab decisiors is to tte effect that the admicsion of the defendant that ths claim is subsisting avd unsatisfied overrulea the pica cf the statute of limitations, and ths acmicsion may be express or tacit, to tho creditor or to asteanger, aud itmay be impied from the conduct of the party. The weight of Awerican authority coincides wi h this Jaw, and it is a question of fact, to be left to he jury or the Court trying the causo, if the admission cf the indebtedness, taken with the conduct of the écbtor at the time, did not involve a new promise. Iam of the opinion that they did, and I am also of the opinion that the plaintifl’s clsim was originally a valid and legal c!aim on the defendant. As the evidence of the defend- snt in his own behalf does not make out a defence on the merits, ard for the further reason, that his counsel in his brief bas not adverted to it, I mast disregard it. City Intelligence. — ‘Tne Cry Dumrinc Ground on THE Norra River.—It is well known that pier No. 40, foot of Watt street, North river, has bees for several years past used as the princi- pal dumping ground of the dirt and rofuse matter of the city, Complaint bas been made to the Common Council oy the lessee of the adjoinieg piers that py thus ed dirt, &e., here, the depth st water ab high tide bas besa conside Ably diminished, so much so that large boats cannot now come up to the piers, The special commit- tee of the Board of Aldermen, Mr. Varian, chairman, to whom the subject was referred, met yesterday at’ the City eae etd cffice, and heard the statement of the ecmplaining parties. The committee voted t> visit the piers in question, and take measurements of the depth of water surrouncing the adjacont bulkheads and pisrs, be fcre making their report. Barren Rairroap Conrany.—Me. William J. Campell, who has been connected with the New York and Harlem Railroad, in different capacities, tor several years, ani Guring the last eighteen months been the Assistant Su- mripterdent, was appointed by the Board of Direstors, on the 2d inst., euperiatencent of the road, in plase of Mr, J. Nottingham, rerigned. A New DonGe—A man called at the house of a gen- ‘Jeman living in Thirty second street, on Frsday lest, and stated to the inmates that he waa sent to repair the roof, The rervart girl showed him the way to the roof, when sho was sent back for a hammer, and on returning mot the msn, who had suddenly fo: winked to go after. He Jeft th heardof since. It was afterwards discovered that he had taken with him a wateh which hung in one of the upper rooms, The same trick, we learn, has since been perpe- trated in a house in Lexington a Fink Iv Ouyer Srrmwt.—The alarm on Wednesday night, in the Seventh distriet, was caused by a fire dis- covered in a closst under the stairs on the first floor of an wnoceupied dwelling at No. 63 Oliver street, It was scon extinguished by the firemen. Officer Smith, of the Fourth ward, gave the alarm. The building is under pro- cots of repair. The fire was supposed the work of anu in: cer diary. Damage about $10. Fing in Furry Secosp Street.—Shortly after 4 o'clock on Weéresday afternoon, a fire took place in the piano- forte marutactory of Louis Hardman, m‘uated in Fifty- second street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, Damage estimated at about $300, Loaa covered by in- surance. No fire alarm was given by the bells, BURNING OF aw Usocccru Briipivc.—Between 12 and 1 o’elock on Thuraday moining, a fire took place in the revond story of the unoccupfed frame building No. 386 West Forty-seventh street, formerly used for a starch factory. The building was totally des'royed. It belonged to Mr. Frederick Diedrich. Loss about $300; insured in the People’s Insurance Company. A Fineway Rey Ovar.—A fireman, named Simmons, was accidentally ran over by one of the apparatus at the correr of Oliver and Macixom atresta. He was bodily in- jured and was conveyed home ia a carriage by his friends. said to be Coroners’ Inquests. Ax Uxkxows May Fouxn Drowsxp,—Coroner Gamble held an inquent yeaterday, at the Niveteenth ward station house, upon the body of an unknown man, about 55 years of age, who was found drowned in a brook at the corner of Fifth avenue and Kighty-third streo’, It {s sup, that the deceased fell into the pond on Wednesday night, for on that night a woman residi in the rh 00d Leard the screame ofa wan in distress. ‘Verdict, “See, yosed drowning.” Tne decoared was identified by the police as an occasional lodger at the Nineteenth ward station house. Deatit Prom Bunss.—Coroner Convery held an inquest at No, 851 West Forty third street, upon the body of a child, five years of age, named Catharine Donnelly, who Gied from eevers burns, accidentally received her clothes taking fire at the stove, Verdiot accordingly. Fatal Fart —Coroner Hills held an inquest at No. 244 Vast Thirteenth street, upon the body of a man named James Hennessy, who died from tho effects of a fall re- ceived on Tuesday morning, by ee out of the third story window of his residence, while laboring under the effects of temporary insanity produced by intoxication. it~ festa was 36 years of age, aud was a ontive of Ire- Ficat Auslatant Foginesr, Harman Newo! 3.0 |i 2 wrence; irs, A. Bamaay; Captain's € ork, my 7 m—An wert wae sla held "% Jonn J, Ode : . Bile cpon tin Ip OTe ete eee hoe ‘The United States sloop of war John Allume lait Apin f gains hel J was’ paler hy monpe wall on the 10th Vobguscy ‘or Toney), water peor ows { i vie fi ‘ eat Meow bo oWdlng, fal y fees ERALOD. PRICE TWO CENTS. Mocting of the Chamber of Commerce. A regular meeting of the Chamber was held yesterday, at the Merchauts’ Bank—Pelatiah Perit, Esq., in the obair. A number of communications were recsived. among others one from the Champer of Trade of Cincinnati, in reference to the weight of candies. Laid on the table, ‘The Casas stated that Governor Clark had entered into a correspondence with the Secretary of Stite with referexee to the dilapidated condition of the storage buildings on Staten Island, but the government had re- fured to repair them. Mr. Carxn Baretow ealled up the subject of the usury laws, and offered the following resolutivas:— Besolved, That this Chambyp learns with regret tke! the to procure » ‘of the usury laws onve fai ed. nesolved, shat the opinion of thie remelos ua- c great need of the resxttioa asked for in there law», and that ta Ghamber recomend a continuance of edforts 10 disseaninate information aa to vhe evil la- irgent usury laws ‘pon the gieat duancia! move Mr, Barstow paid—In presenting those resolutions I with to acc: mpany them with some brief and concise re- marss tor the understanding of the case, no; only bere nut in Albany. T bave this mornmy mi that our Usury reform bill is Inst for this session. The aten ments and the ‘agw connerxted with toe 19 were all most empbatisa'ly in our favor, but, unharpily, both ar. gumerts ard facts were thrown away. Rezardioss of the ‘aote amd occurrences whieh we cited aa coming up arour d us every day, showing the intoierable oppresioa of this 1aw, we wore only answered by # cold sad dy less vote azainst us. Some of our opponents ara doubt actuated by honest motives in opposing us; o’heca are disepgeouousand unfair in their opporiiion.’ It has been eugxested by parties more skille! ia the movementa of legislation 'bao lam, that this law is continued fa its precent form because its complexities create hi ive business. Now that we have failed to make. riog this cession, the impression w® ceemed ourselves ca. tit'ed to look tor, { would sugges’ that the Chamber refrain frcm sny further action a4 body, leaving tt for some distinct aud properly organized association ‘ grap- ple with su h evil influecces as work in “hedark, Trick and chicanery must certaizly exiat somewhere bebini the ourtein, that might in some measure compromias the dignity of this Chamoer to encounter. The contest in ttore for us ehead may demand the cxercise of a warmth and exergy of action uot altogether convenient for 60 pumerous a body. We should therefore, immediately euggrst the formation of an asscci nin reference 69 this one print of reformirg our usury awa. It has sometimes teen suid that we may bave asked tor too great a reform. Upcn this pofat { wonla aay we have cuncidly svowed the opinions we entertained in favor of an almost entire repeal, and at tho same time have moi- erated our request down to tke smallest constivable approach to reorm. We probably have many singere opponents in the country who have not the faintest conception of the onerous embarrassment it canton to mingle usury qoibbler with daily transactions o! the vast magaitude ours have sttained to. It should be our pletsare, aa it will be our duty, to undo ceive this cies of our citizens. We must, at the rame time, seck with unremiiting zeal to expose and abate all underband influences, to the end thit this miserable evil may ceaze. As chairman of our commit. tee, I have superintenced the rending of more thax three thousand communicatiens into every nook and corner of toie vast State, closing our mervages with an ixquiry ay to bow far the retorm we were ceekiog woald be consur telir by tne leading interssts of the ixteslor. Woe ro- etived many rep ies, hearti'y sanctioning our course, whilst not one word came in opposition to us. I )hera- tore accord much more inte ligeuce to our friends in the country than do eer‘ain editors about Atbany, who ia- durtrionsly cisseminate the false notion, that ‘the farm- @rs@re.unanimousy oppored to ieturbing the usury Jaw.’’ This great city must put forth her enorgies for free?om in this wattor, even if our bre’ hren of ths oonn- tay should prefer logislative guardiaus in thoir caah alfeire. Rovat Pasirs stated that the agitation was almost useless while the preveut ex+outivs was in power. Gov. Clark lad told bim (Mr. Pheips) that he had deca in- formed the atoliticn of the usury laws in England had ralsed the rate of interest to nine per cent, and with the: tact staring him in the face he could not approve the biU., Mr, Vhe!ps assared the Governor that he was mis- taken—that onty two per cent was required; but the Governor would not be ¢onvinced, nor would the mem- bers of the Legislature, Indeed, the lat:or were unier the impression that Mr. Barstow and the committes were a lot of Wall street aaeeg) who wished to eat up the commerciel comm r. (Laughter.) The ‘ deiuded ips termed them, would not be convinced, ‘The resolutions were eventually adopted. Captain, Mausuatt called the ion of the Chamber to the extravagant mee, pala Cor ee ocesn, amd argued ¢ the great expense fol! on emi- B. Marshall, C. H. Dobne: ond Pelatiah Perit were appoint with the Postege Reform Committe. Chamber adjourned. Fire Marshal's Office. ARREST OF AN INCENOIARY—A REMARKASLE CASS HIS CONVESSION OF GUILT. Before Justice Welsh. On Monday last the Fire Marshal srreste 1a young man named William Marx on suspicion of having, on last Saturday night, burglaziourly entered the wood carvirg shop belonging to Mr. Fredorick Bang, on the third floor ot a rear building situated at No. 59 Spring street, steal i g therefrom a set of tools, valued at $15, the property ot Louis Hamerschmidt, one of the workmen cxployed ¥ therhop. The accused was conveyed bofore Jastics Welsh, who committed him to prison to awail an exemi nation, The following cay the Fire Marshal ascert»*ieq W etermporary lodging place of Marx—s Gerrian boarding nose, No, 7 Elizabeth street. Peiore committiog the prisoner, on his person Was found » small key, belonging to bis va ‘ise, and @ brass key which fitted the outer doo: of the premizos broken imto, On visiting his lodging room the valise was found, and with the hey taken from Marx the Marshal opened (t, and there f2und, rolled up in ope of the workmen's aprons, set of tools, whish wrie at once identified by Mr. Hamerichmidt to bo his roperty. Ta addi don to the tools, there were found in the valise 8 collection of books, trom a eye ad character of which the reader can infer the worst tendency likely t> be produced on the mind of « young man. The foliow- ing are the titles of a majority of them:—Harry Clifton, the Man of Many Crimes; Jack Sheppard; Wilfred Mon: treseor; New York Under Ground; The Four sergeants; Mys‘eries of Yaris; Wandericg Jow: O’Hatioran and his Man; History of Kentucky; History of New York; The Jews, by Carl Spiodier. Mr. Hawerscbmidt visited the accused in prison, when he confessed his guilt, stating that he sto’e the tovla and then ret fire to the ahop, with ® view of destroying the premises to prevent detection of the larcony. I: was further shown that the accused formerly worked for Mc. Rang, but ¢n lact Saturday, a week ago, left without gir- ing aby notice. The five dollars paid him for wages be hexdea to his father, on that evening; and noticing where his father deposited it, on the Mongay following be took session again of the five doliars, together wich five cllars belonging to his father, and then absconced from the house, and was not again heard of by them until ar- rested on the grave charges cf burglary and arson. The ironer esvnsaed the name of Watick Von Hyden, at Fis boarding place, and represented himself to be an actor playing an engagement at the German theatre, Dowery. Toate Welsh, on the tes!imony, committed the ac- cused fn fall for trial. Toe accured is rather yeara of age, born in Ge country for some years, English language very it was fortunste cirrcumstance that the window of the shop where ths fire haa been kindled was ing line with the Icokout of the Marion street vell tower, ani the moment the fire began to exhibit itse'f it was detect ed by the bell ringer, who struck the alarm, and the firemen quickly extinguished it. The fire burned two hotcs in the floor and dai the framework of the bench. This shop joins a dwelling house occupied by s number of families. The damage sustained by Mr. Bang amounts to abcut $15. No insurance, Moses H. Grinnell, ommittee to confer x which the EI reporseasing young man, 17 say, but has reslded, tty this He speaks and understands the American Bible Union. The Board of Managers held their regular mosiing on Weduesdsy, the 2d, at 4 o’chick I. M., im the Bible Rooma, No, 360 Broome street, Rev. Dr. Armitage pre- siding. A lnig) number of visiting clergymen were pre: sent, amorg whem were Rey. Messrs. Adait, Beanett and Regers, of Nova Scotia, agents of the Union. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Capp, of Connecticut. ‘The Treasurer, Dr. Eleazer Parmly, reported that the receipts of the’ month had improved perceptibly over thoe of last mor th. Wm, H, Wyckoft, Exq., Corresponding Secretary, read abstracts from feveral hundred letters received since last meeting. Among the letters was one from # distin- guithed mixister and acholar of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who gave in his adhesion to the Blole Union in the following language:— ing euch an outcry agalnst this re i have done, and caretuily sindy Geeaethcear ean er eee y 5 nm the pernsal And thank Cod Yor having put it tut the hearts of Chriatian scholars to undertake the onerous, respousi- ble snd. Ae it appears, not onviable task. May iho Blessing of high Heaven \d all who are on, int Lam neither siraid nor ashamed that my approval of this great and noble urdertaking should be known. A letter from Rev. J. G. Onckon, of Germany, was read, expressing his thanks for one thonsand doliars re- | ceived irom the Bible Union in aid of its Bible colporieurs in circulating the Sertpturos in Germany. Mr. Oacken reports that the preaching stations of the German mis- sion now exceed 500, More then 81,000 copies of the holy Scriptures, and about 700,000 tracta, &c., have been brought into cirsulation, Rey, A. Ma D.D., the President of the Union, having requested a reprint of bis ‘Plea for aitbiul Ver- sions cf the Holy Scriptures,”’ an edition of 1,000 copies was anthorized. ‘Three new agenta were appointe) tor the States af Ohio, Now Joreey and Pennsylvania ro-pectively, Thos. B, Stillman, Kaq., from the Ltdrary Committes, recommended the purchase of a vumberof valuadie work for the use of revisers. Prof, J. W. Mor‘on, of New Jecser, and Rey, ster, of Ohio, wee appoint a ay dategsten onl whieh tw . iat eer 4 won laaveaated WUE Lew reo) RELAD BEI al.s CUE Way Bay AYO OLY AGYL 10 ced they uti Obituary. COMMODORE ISAAC M’KBEVER, U. 5. 5. ‘The telegraph informs us of the death o Isaac M’Kae~ vor, Eaq., a Captain in the Uxite) States Navy. Commo- dore M’Keever died at the naval station of which he wae Commandant, near Norfolk, Va., on the Eat inst., after « brief ners, having been prostrated by sa apoplectic stroke on Sun‘ay last. This ta the fourth officer of the mavy, holding the highest rank kaown to the service, whore death we have been called upom to announce during the past month, Three—Captains Abbott, Morris end M’Heever—were in active serviss, Cap*ain Conser was on the rererved list. AU of these officers have dome good tervice to the country, Commodore M’Koever wae & vative of Pevnsyivania, and was appointed a mldshig- man in the savy on the 1st of Febrasry, 1809, and kad, convequently, at the date of his death, been forty: covem years in the service, He served through tbe war of 1812-15. In 1825 he wes atv ched as 8 licutensat tothe West Indian squadron, them under command of Coramo- dere Warrington. The islands were thon infested wide piratee, and it determiced, by oth American amd British commanders, to root them out. Small veesels only could be employed for this purpose, as the pirates bid themselves in the most dangerous placer, ‘Lieat. MW Keever was given the command of galliot See on a cruise for the some boats of the Britiae. 5 . M'Keever joined oom; with these boats, and afters sharp fight the) capt tro pirate schooness manned with erior foro@ Com~- M’Keever was wade a captain in 1838, aod wae the »inth on the list. He hax been at ssa twenty-three Jeers and teu months, and has been employed twelve yeazs on shore duty. He was an exceilent officer, The funeral of Commocore M’Keever took place at Nor- folk on the 24, and was attended with toe ceremonies and bonors due to bis position and his long services. About two thourand persons followed the remains of the gallant veteran to bis last resting plac DEATH OF GLDEON A. WORTH, ESQ, Gideon A. Worth, President of the City Bank of this city, died yesterday morzing, of inflammation of the Jnngs, in the 73, year of his age. Mr. Worth was bora mm Hudaon, and begen life as a merchants olerk, in thet city; ke then became clerk in the Bank of Hudson; after: wards Cashier of the Mechwnics’ and Farmers’ Bank of Albany; then Cashier of the United States Branch Bac + of Cincinnati; and afterwards held the same position a the Tradesmen’s Bank ot this city, from which ha vse transferred to the City Bank, with which institut ‘was connected as Casbior and President for over thicty years. Mr. Worth was a man of marked financial si sy, acd wes much esteemed among thore who kcew oim best. He employed his leisure hoars in literary oxupe- titiens, theug none of his produsions, we believe, were ever published. Mr. Worth’s ancestors eame from Van. tucket, amd were among those who founded the ctiy of Hudson. Ono of his sisters was the mother of Joba W. Edanenda. of this city, and another the mother of T. W. O‘eoit, of Albany. The deceased leaves four sons and :wa caughters, Corporation Sale of Docks and Slips SALE OF THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY LEASE POdT- PONED. At 12 o'clock yesterday the right to collect and rotate the wharfuge for the use of the folloning docks and alips for the term of five years from the first day of May, 1866; was sola by the corporation at pudlic auction at the City Hull < EAST RIVER, Fier No, 37 and bal€ the buikhead between Noa. 3¢ and 88, and 446 foot of the bulknead enesst side, ber tween 87 axd 96, foot of Market alip, H. A. ‘Wa- liam. air +s 2 000 and b bulki and 37, foot of Market s'ip, Geo. Brown,.......++2,25@ East balf of emall pier No. 62, Gouverneur street, Jotuading Jackson ferry, Russell Sturgia.... :. 3 Bast ide of pier No. 64, and hul¢of bulkhead be. tween Nea. 64 and 65, en Roberta... foot of Jackson sweet, Steph ‘ Weat side of pier No. 65, and halt ot ‘tween Nos. 55 and 54, foot of Jacxson street, re serving the right for the pilots to use the same free of whatfage, Richard Squires os North faif pier foot of Stanton street, C. Scuth side ct pier No. 61, and fifty feet slorg Lompkins W. H. Brown. + . t, for one sear 7 oa it te Pier toot of Twenty-fitth street, Charles Schults. Pier foot of 106th trees, Hi , Wan withdrswm, in consequence of said pier having been entirely cariied away by the ice during the past year, NORTH RIVER, North half of pier No. 24, foot of Harrison street, now undergoirg repuizs, J. Sporks.. ......e0000. 2 North half ot pier No. 52, ai reet, snd haif the bulkhead o ei #18... ..-. sees eee aa Bulkhead f.ct of wenty-ti-st SNR pense seorccenne age ms ier foot of Thirty tixth street Mehael Rowen 6 Pier foot of Forty-ceventh street, War. Myers. Pi cal Mer tcot of bif'y Gh street, Jas. J. Warner... ..-, 08 b:.. pepet ; sa $16,038 The rale of the Staten I+la-4 Sorry lease was portponed until the first cf May, in cons:queace of an injunction baving beey i#sued restreining the corporation from self- ing 3% loose, Committee on Croton Myucduct. TBE STRERTS TO BE SPRINKLED DURING TBE ENSU- ING SUMMER. The Akerren Committee on the Croton Aqueduct De- partwent, Mr. N.C, Fly, Chairaan, met yesterday at the Rotunca, The only business of public faterest tiana- acted was ® decision to report in favor of sprinkling the streets of the city the ensuing summer with Croton wa- ter; acvorse to the recommendation of the Mayor to sub- stitute salt water as more heathfal. The-e was a peti- tion before the committee, rigned by a large number of physicians and others, retving forth ths detrimental effects that would follow the substitution of salt water. It wan stated that enlt water was used to sprinkle the streets prior to the last vitftation of the yellow fever, and doubtiess prepared the way for increased virulence ef ths epidemic. Brooklyn Ciiy News. Kincs Covaty Town Eixcrioys.—At an election for town cfiicers in Flatbush, on Tuesday, the following ticket was choren, there being no opposition:—Super- visor—Jame sV. Schoonmsker, demceret. Clerk -Jokm L. Lefferts, democrat, Commissioner of Righwaya, Jaco’ Marteuse, whig. Overseer of Highways—Jeremiah Van- derbilt, whig. Assessor—John J. Vanderbilt, whig. Collectcr—Jobn C, Vanderveer, whig. Justices of Peace—John Hess, whig; Francis I. Datlon, democrat. Coratabler—Peter Williawaon, whig; Benjamin S. Nei- son, Jobn Totton aud John Hegeman, democrats. Suppen Deart.—A painter, named John Wiliams, em- pleyed on a vessel at the foot of Gold street, diel sud- denly Wednesday morning, while st work. The Coroner's inquest resulted tn a verdist of “Death by painter's cclic.” Deseared was 64 years of age, Maru Ropperirs iN tHE West.—A regular s: tem of mail robberies seems to have b:ea pianned put into suc sesaful execution between this c:ty and of the Atlantic, We learn from Col. Armstrong, master at St. Louls, that the mail made up for Boston on. the 26th January, the mail of the 27th ef same month for Washington, and the mail of the 7h of March for Phila- deiphia, are’all missing, and have fallen into the hands of rebbers. Tbe matier is one requiring instant investi. gation by the Post Office Department. These mails oon- tained morey and large aniounts of dratts, and it seeme strange that they should have been stolen without dis- covery by those having them in charge. From the mo- ment that they leave the St. Louis are in the charge of a mail agent. The agent from this olty to Vincennes, where the mails are entrasted to anot mesenger, and so on until they reach their ultimate des- ination, These sgentsare bea for the spesial pur- pore hod Senha | and rafely delivericg the mails, and if the bras-lock beg. always containing(the valuables and money, is missing, they ought to know what becomes of it. It they do not, the special agents appointed to watoh over this department ought to set themselves to work Cetect the depredators. space of six weeks, shows a deg:ee inexcusable, If the Department cannot of these agents, we su; the empl: some man who will find out the redatore, mails, erdin» rily, pass trom this city to Philadelphia and New York \n three days, and the robbers, whoever they may be, musi: be pretty well ported up in order t> acsomplish thelr ob ject ro successfully. St. Louis Republican, March 2. 4 tft #3 Forsion Coins in Ciryrianp.—By a notice given by all the banks and bankers of Cieveiand it will ve seen that the following value is to be given to the foreign tilver currency fn that city :—On and after Tusnday April 1, 1856, the following foreign cous will be received at rates annexed :— The Spanish, Mexican and South American shil- The Spat ish sixpence The Spanish pister German guit German half, . French two franc pieces. French one trane pieces. French half frane pleces Vink i Crxcinnatt.—The fire yesterday was in the upper part of the store No. 0% Main street, oocup sa an a wholesale clothing extablishment by Messrs, Spr & tr Their entire stock, amouniiug to about thourand dollars in value, was destroye’. They haye oa insurance of eight thou and dotlars, Tha lower star oupled by Means. Fries & Co,, donlers i ani regare, Thote etock was damaged, p we er fom the ecgines, ty the am wnt of ts a Thee wea to” ! by favwrat on, Nad Gen, Ms Gi Os