The New York Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1856, Page 1

. WHOLE NO. 7191. ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY. 200 LATE VOR CLASSIFICATION, Q { 2y TO LOAR— $ 9.500 Sear nag, DUMOKRE, we, awh Tic 7, ES DUTT Soar 896 Broadway. TO LOAN—iN ONE SUM OR IN T PBodses ing, morigagen ned aoe ton ee oor Masuattan Laat Sites, 484 Fourth avenue, ;-70 LET A FINE THRER STORY HOUSE, WITH 600 nur ardta tron, modern tmprovomsntt plownat Also other desirable houses at low rents, Pply at the Manhattaa Land ollice, 434 Fourth avenue, 130 FRANKLIN STRERT, CORNER OF VARICK aes frogh, yous, u he Beaten ut board, itlemer, entiemen Reterences required. bias i W&ST TWENTY-THIRD STREKT.—TWO SELECT 55 tamiliea aad two or three gentle of the firs: respest ment bility can BOR be accommodated wi'n sulis or ingle rooms, with, that eligible brown stone building which ia de Y located between Filth and Sixth avenuss, M, CRISTALAR, AUCTIONEER—SALESROOM NO. + 23 Bowery — Ass O, wil sell, Wednesday, the 71 tines, &c, of the Knglish sil 8 . Omprising every article wich can be,found in any first class aufsclory, aida warranted Tpetion to the majority of Amor can Piaied ware, Bea'tes the stock, will be sold the ures of siore and the whole gold aud sliver solations, Acids, batteaes, baths, Ac, the plating department, to manufacturers and others a rare le.—. O gold burting anchors, full jewel he an- fully ‘fold caca; wreo 9. huatiag, saamelled ho 1 jewelled, gold tase two .pea face enameiied and gold caps, and two open lepines. &c., &c. By order of N. P. O’SRIEN, attorney for mortgagee M, OBISTALAR, AUCTIONEER—SALRSROOM 23 » Bowery.—Pawnbroker’s sa'¢ of watchos and j2weley— ‘A.M CtiSiALAR will eell on Thursday, 8th inst, at 1 asaortme ine funy and plats, 88 Hester strest’ AUTON NoTIC#.—THOMAS BULL, AUCRONKER.— By Boil 4 Bush. ‘This day, at 10% o'clock, in the sale- Fooms, No, 12'North Wiliism strect, will be sod a large nasort- Ment (of E004 household furniiaré, of all descriptions. - Also, ee reat a lasses, bureaus, wi 124 }, 8O- fas, &o, Also, four wouth American birds, zs A UCTION NOTICL.—THOMAS BELL, AUCTIONRER.— ‘By Bell & Bush. Thursday will be continued and closed, neog, mh eal apg ped No bt . North Soe strest, of goods, fancy articl +5 COM menced on MOraay. if = i ee eee eee Aeron NOTICK.—THOMAS BELL, AUCLICNKER.— Teoma, ho, 12 Norn Willams sy Set wii Dost x'euporiot vo 0. ry 1 be gold # riety rd houseboid furniture. Also, a choice collection o: dna 8 and engravinas, of which particulars wii be given. TA MARTING OF THE YOUNG MEWS DEMOCRATIC ablicanGeneral Committes, he d Hor va- Gin inst the iolowing rescludoay, oferod ei 5 ” 01 \y "8 Hr Weeks, Bear’ were ansnlssousty edonteds- fbereas. iff desirable t eecure union and hermony in the 1 Counstis, by 8 free anu candid interchange of the views of' the immediate representatives of the de- el d, That Kew ‘or! Bers gia auh Causa Gn felt ht emoersiio principles ard. insure the triumph of iho ie party at the vext Presiceatial election. Budsequently, » motion was adopted, Bog of (tis commitice, to be » a ee peek ward a pe bames members chosen t) act as le; ‘tnnati Convention. cae Negation trom rom, thla commi'tee, to consist each of 8 Cin- On motion, the eter oh arped until the 20:h fnst., at half. Lg OLUMON B. NOBLE, Chairman. Bows tuarsosy’ $Se7retarjes. GENILEM4N AND HIé WIFS OAN HAVE A N@AT- ly turniehed room; algo, a tew single gentlemen may have rooms, With good. oard, wm & private American “ eking @ qu‘el permanent ry ‘at 37 Hester street, sear Norfolk. of RX PERSON HAVING A SOX aT THE POST OFFICE. A for which be has no further use, will find a purchaser by Madrossing BF. A,, N. ¥. Poat office, sting price. N $2PRENTICE WANSED-10 LEARN DREGS- taading, Gvod, quick sewers preferred. Appiy at 153 sh. between 9 and 3. A QBADUATE OF OXFORD OR CAMBEIDGR, THO sinus hear of an advantageous sliusdon as private ‘ur, ear of an adv! ous situation as priva: ' By addrensing M.-A., Sindiaon square Post oflics: HANDSOMPF FURNISHED PARLOR AWD BEDR00K tolet, with fall or partial board, Apply at No. 1 Garden 20W, corner of Bleventh street and dixth avenue. a SIX DOLLAR MaNFILLas— Soe entirely ned 3@, entire! - |ANTILLA EMPORIUM, No 361 Broadway. ne LACK MOIRE ANTIQUE MaNTIULAS, AT EIGHT DOLLARS. Resliy besutifu! A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT THIS DAY, At BULPIN’S. 351 Broad way. OARD.—& GENILSMAN AND HIS WIFE, OB ONE ortwo singie gentiemen can obtain handsomely furnished with ful or partial board, and superior acyommod: -dst'ons iu every respect, by application at No. 72 West Fou teenth street, References exchanged. PARIS —_*. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, ILL], IRVING, hi A Co. will stair tl suit carved Fowteeg Stier Sot me fterniture, a vlack walnut ard rosewood, cane and fis; feat chairs; «flee chairs, deaks and stools, W 4NTD—IN A CORIOm FacroRy Iw fRUNROIEE ‘® boss carder, Address box 2,786 N. ¥. Post office, eye ROUNG LUZ. 70, eas A Fates ai '} reference: . iv at ny Lory ees! rear, A BOLLING. averua, ANTED—A GT: TO DO THE HOUSEWORK OF A femt!y; must good washer and ironer, aud no’ ‘afraid of wor German girl preferred, andone with good fer 1) A.M, at49 Domintok st, te SPECIAL NOTIOES. AMERICAN INSTITUTE.—AN ANNUAL BUROTION for trastees, managers and committees of this (astituta, eg hie oe | ay 0 A . posoaty P.M, By order of the teus'ees. reference only need apply, A’ THE ANNUAL MBETING OF TIE NEW YORK ‘Law Iustitu‘e. held at their Lit No. 45 Unam- tens street, on the first Monday (éth) of . }. the follow. dent—Jobi Au- 4 gcflcers were unan: ‘elected:—| then; lst Vice Preadent-James T, Brady; 2d Vice Freald! Miluam Curtis Noses; 3d Vice it — William ‘Treasurer—Charles O’Conor; Becordirg Secretary —| hmmmet; onding Pecretary—Benjamin ‘Silliman; 1 ibrorian—Charlea Tracy; Library Commitiee—Prederict A. ‘Tal madge, C. Bain! mith Worthington Romaine, Hen- ry A. Cram; Committee on Jurisp: udeace — William M. Kvarts; Jobn W. Rémonda, Lorenzo B. aard, Edwin W, ered Fenty H. orange, ANgoms W. Cl . Baindridge Wende }, Kiesam, Henry D. Sedgwick. SPECIAL MERTING OF THE STOCKHOLD#RS OF {A the Breckenridge Cannel Coal Company will be beld at the cflice of John i hompson, No. 2 all street, New York, on les ?oth inst at S34 ofeinok FM. for the purpose of cowsid ol er ing proposition for the purchase of the Hreckeuridge Ott C roperty at Olover Port, Ky. B ‘Touisvenck, Bay %, 2806 vw Weadwne President, JUXTENSION OF PRANKLIN STRERT, FROM Bax- 4 ‘tor, lateUrange, to the hasd of Catherice street.—This meeting’ will take p'ace at 4 v’clook, this, (Wednesday) afer roon, at the Couneiimen’s Chambers, City Hall. The attend- sce of all parties interested is requested, ‘Ihe map is ready, ard will be there J ORN B GOUGH WILL DELIVER THE ADDRESS aT the twentieth anniversary of the American Temperance Union, at the Academy of Music in Foarteenth atreat,on Thurs day ovening, May 8, 8t74 o’alocx. Fils gros: powers, It is ex. reoted, wil! bi this occasion. Doors ‘opea at 634 o'glock. ‘Tickets 25 cents [ARS ONTARIO, AUBURN AND NEW YOYE Bali 4 road.—Organizalion oi the New Company.—Notice is Eats a & general meeting of the suocscribers tothe ia the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York &al road, Wil be held af Stanford Ha. in th clty of Auburn. oa Friday’ the 9th day of May next, at $ e’clook P.M, for the purpose of taansferring their names to the articles of association, and to slect thirteen directors to serve for ‘he term of one year pur mnant to the act yy the Legisia‘ure o/ the State of New York Apeil 5, 1854, chap, 82 of the, law of 184. Tea per id ‘iy 4a oouforiaty with tha ag! passed ave S155, chap, paid fn, in conformity wi as! 2 , chap. iio NATHAN C. PLATE, Pi if reiidsat, Joun C. Kayser, 8ec’y, B.D P.O. AvnuRN and Nrw Yorx, April 28, 1856, {IVE POINTS MISSION, OLD BREWaRT—tak Twellth Anniversary of the Ladies’ Home Missionary Social; ill be held at the Broadway Tabernacle, on Friday, the 9! inal. at 7i¢ P.M. Addresses willbe de ivered by Hoa. HL. W. Billiard, , and Rey. W.H Milburn, late Chaplain to ress. Bev, W. O. Van Meter will relate several interest. tog incidents connected with tha chlldzen he hse placed {a god homes. Singing aed other interesting exercises by the ren of the bive Points Mission, ‘OTICE—ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIWS AGAINGE Nae esiaie ot Snesb an Wi Mt wre beredy offlse of! : hours of ‘the the ALBX. M, LAWBENOE. ILOIS, CAPTAINS OF VESSELS, AND Se ta puts enbless Foo‘ mane fishermen and others wil! covfer a great shore, @ prominent ould "the reap be ‘hors, masters ef vessels Wil) confer @ great it off with aa little injury as posald'c. MEMBERS OF MERIDIAN LODGE, NO. 42, £. 0. [Pro F. wre requested to attend on Weaneeday evening, May 7, as bustneesof vita! lesportance wil rd can Tract Scciety will be held this (Wedneday) morning, the Broadway Taveruacl st teu Oelock. The seakers yf THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMKRI at, Ps ee to take part in the exercises are Rev. Dr M. B. ander=, of Rochester; Rev. Dr. J. M. on, New ; Rev. Miron Winslow. Missionary to India; Rev. ‘Budi, ton, of Brookia, and de pate, ‘The business meailng of officers, wi'l be held at the Tract House, at nine o’cioek. Bev. J. Jenkins, of Phia- ‘of the society. for the e’estion ‘Nassau atree!, B. VALENTINE BIMBELF ALONE, This (Wednesday) evening, in his inimitable LOR ” BNT“R NT, At 663 Broadway, Academy Hall, opposite Bond strest. Peraaw’s Girr Tickets Apxit Four Prxsows. ENTIFTRY.—DB. BENJAMIN F. ADAMS RASPHUS- D Nty informa bis friends and the public that he has re- 4l Berclay st. to 122 Chambers st., w! he will all operations ia the most perfect manner, and on very Reasonable terms, Satiatac ion warran‘ed. EE OF OHARGE—TO BOARDHES 8ERKING Wrari(sceaces, given. Leredus wishing Doaiders may fecences, given, Persons 7 my offices with respeciab'e boarders. An express ‘with my cies for the accommodation of the pub- A.J. BASSET, Propristor, No, 4 Astor place. a A tent Bebabe tenet Esmee Stes dD LZ—A SPLENDID NEWFOUNDLAND SLUF, ALIS months old, well broke and s large size. Oan be ‘at 56 West Twenty-third street, in blacksmith’ 1T—ON THE KVENING OF May 5, de ATI TaE orm Mulled a coanecied te. NTEO—CARPETING AND OILCLOTHS IN EX- rt for boerd, with a handsomely furalshed room. Appiy at 239 Fourth avenue, REWARDS. \() REWARD,—STOLEN, A TIN BOX, FROM WO. ibwirx prombory notte Peter Vooruies' no's, ved april aa: —Peter Voorhies’ no’e, da’ i ZUrIEse 6 months, for 8600, endorsed oy John Sralth and Wa. Farrell; H. Roberts’ £0 ¢ in tavor of Kobert Johnson, aud ea: dorsed by him, for $230; Saml, Churchman’s order on Courch- man & Koberis, in favor ot J. &. W. O. Frost & Co., f r $65, Teabave Popurd wil be paid. or $85 for the notes and papers rt @ paid, or $25 for the no! . ‘he above Fowant EW: ct FROST & CO. ab Water evroet BAWABD —LOST FROM ON BOARD THE BRIG $10 Cleo, pier 21 Nozth river, on the 4th inat., ons boat, b ack cottom, and brown and black streak on the top, light lead Ee a Dg wore a ig 5 ROBES TAS West street. and contents ‘Broad’ hirteeath ati ad Wer Fontana ares wanton, Tunas | BL.) MosAraunie wa wars be Nowy anne nto it, “A aniiable reward wil be given by returning the | isi; 4 dozen silver table spoous, mirked F.. stamped Bail seme to io. 10 West Fourteenth street Binex & Co.; half @ dozen tea spoons, marked F., stamped yew STtiLa saAwis Ball, Biack & Co.; ha fm dozen tab.e forks, marked F’,s'amped ‘AT REDUCED PRICES, * Black & Co,; one miver mug, marked 83; one al'ver mug, Tha shawl season being advanced, ‘aged seven years, marked V, F.; one dessert Sposa, aged OUR STOCK IS KRDUCED TO Cost. reven years; one fork, aged seven years; ones ry ladle, BULPIN’S, Sol Broadway. | Pawnbrokers are requested to stop the above if offered, RTLW AND BEAUTIFUL MANTILLAS, REWARD.—LOST, OM THURSDAY EVENING, May the ri ee shapes, I Get ve and other lace, Tn real Gulpy "rd moire tone, ‘A most supen, variety, at BULPIN’S, No. 361 Sroatway. S“onl0k 10 THEATRIOALS—.”° &, FISH, TREATAL- ‘OTICE TO TREATRIOALS,—», cel wig maker, removed (0.67 Frans. nerest, three doors iway, and oppzelie Taylor's Salo J KbLLY, 4 UOTIONRER—WILL, YOMMERUE ope Milles, this dny, at (orcigok, at M Catharine mPet,& ecnsignment o! wis aud . ress goods, iaspor'. presen’ epring and summer t:ade. Also the stosk of a reta.'@r, fo ing everything in the dry goods ling, in lots to suit pur. ra. ERBAM'2 GIFT TICKETS Acmit four persons this (Wednesday) evening, to LBNTINE'S PARLOR KN E Be ea Re and 7 cock. while oomiog trom he Jersey 1, between teint yap, galley wiht yeliew opis; of r i slut pup, white, Si Er. Sta? cone os 88 pa che Coltvering ibd sua. (° 4. ¥- Albeo, 876 Bowery. RD, — LOST, suc MOVING FROM Brondway: conor of 4Siry Sratatraat 179 sden ot wi return them to 36 Grex whet they oan be found, any give in‘ reward. REWARD.—LOB?, MONDAY — Ar “£RNOON. abcut 5 o’c'ock, at Dorion’s ovater saloon, Fu."0o Mar Ket. ov im passing through the market and up Fulton st *t.(0 the United States hotel, » set upper doubie teeth, on po'd pia. 40. 62t Of lower tee'b for one sige with one tooth om the other ridq The above reward will be paldon returning them to A_&P Dorion, Futon market, 2 REWARD WILL Bé PAID TO ANY PEASON WdO0 2 will retara two white poodle dogs to the northwest cori er of Canal and Green streets, eatrance ia Green street. fe MKTALN MEN, Al Academy Ha'l, 663 Broadway, opposite Bood sti Blagis adeaissioa 26 cenis, Cominencing at 8 o'clock. UNIS MORBELL, AUCIION#4R.—SUPERIOR CBI’ net furpituve, &.—Will be sold this morning, at 1035 e’clock, a! 59 spacious salesroom, No 79 Nassau street, the @tcek C2 asists of rosewood, biack wainut and mahogany parlor 0, enamelled and otber chamber, dining r50m, altogether from pri customer Ol paintinge, im gilt fre $s, &5 it me ¥ ott and at l2o’clock, eo Naan street, valuable and choice invoice of gold, jew eiry, watotes, &c., equal to Broadway private stores. Ladies Can attend oud make their own se'ections; guarantees given thet the metal, &c, ia genuine, Solid gold chains, diamonds ‘aud ornamep‘s, FXOBANGK FOR 'SOMB GOOD CITY O# COUN. tey of Brooklyn property, some good first mortgages. Also seme fine lots on & wide strest to exchange for iwprovet Brogan. At the Manhattan Land oilice, 434 Fourth LEI—A COTTAGE HOUSE, COMPRISING NIWR 3, with bath, hot and cold fas and range, sit abarry street, Brooklyn; within fire minute! walk oe Wall street ferries, rent $425. For particulars inquire at 85 Fulton street, New York, or 54 Hicks street, Brooklja. Tras oe FLOORS IN THR sOWSRY, FIVE at , 27296 feet, suitable for a clothing or rafiunery estan ment, or auy geniee! business. Also, to leasy, a arm ot rty-twO ‘acres al Mamaroneck, with genteel house, right by depot. Inquire at 257 Bowery. rent, rent, $10, To rooklyn, eight $230. "Apply at 3" = J = TET—YOUR PLEASANT ROOMS ON THE fdlaD us, with gas, &o.; 5 Daly to Fras dugg ae, corner Of Thirteenth street and event i A VERY NEAT THREK STORY HOUSE, IN Ulnirsbis aoa yorhood, containing evary im >rovement, tnd ‘will be let 10” to 8 good tenant, Apple to HENRY PWANKLYN, 71¥_ | Thirty-fitth street. near Brosdway. *RBRIOR CANDIF: ERY fou DROS, LOZENGES, 7 Hock Oaxpy, &o, ‘Wiha iarge sssorine OY CANDIES, At pricss lower by ‘hon the same quality oan’ be found elsewhere, the same ART & BUSING, Wholseale confectioners, 996 Far! treet. ¥, B.-Superior candica, known Superior in quality i kee imate) to any other, at tho lowest mar- Sete” in thirty, Hety and one hundred pound boxes. AND PMBROIDRRY “‘ANTRD— e ty oe ne ladies, 40 make iadien’ and oh'l: « Oreuja bas. tes, ackera aprons, Ae, Nowe bul Ges rate banda Deed apply. to James Madden, No, 6 Astor piace, WATCHES, JEWELRY, &€. WATCHES. FINE GOLD AND sti veR waToaas— ihe largest and most splerdid assortment of watnbes ia the ci y is to be found at ubecribar's. He has been ia buai- a Wall fe teen veare, wad 1s selling all descriptions of gold and silver watches, jowelry and stlverware st much ‘esa than the usual pric Beauil ‘ul gold lepine watches, four holes jawelled......8%4 00 Five gold detached full jeweled... $23 00 Eine go'd hunting lepine, four holesjeweiie $35 00 Gold Sunting case english patent lever $53. 00 Fine goid hunting detached levers, tul jeweled. $40) 00 Gold and evamel watebes for Indies. to $100 00 Oris iedependent second watches, behead Gord it secon WODBi sass teaser dsbe wsbacsa's 890 00 to $250 00 Gold bunting watohes, which run eight daya.$125 00 to $150 00 Gold magie watches, which change into three. different watches. $120 00 to $200 00 Gole Foy nt lever 45 00 to $180 00 bliver ¥nglish patent iever 00 to $43 00 Filver detached levers, full 15 00 to $58 00 Fine gold hunting case railway timekespers.$10) 00 to $176 00 Silver leplnes, four holes } d «; 89 00to $47 00 ‘M.S, Toblas, Harr'son, Rygud G jey, T. F. Cooper, and ull other celebrated make, for asle very low. All watcbes warranted to keep correct time Watches end {Omelry, exchaiged. Watehee Sad jewelry repaired ws the manner, ard much less than ices, sentto all parts of the United States lanade (ree of MFEOROM C. ALLEN, mvorier ot watches and Jewelry, wholesale and retail, No. 11 Wall street, second floor, near Broadway. ‘ATCH MATERIALS AND GO (BENS.—WATCH- makers sed Jewel ere bay ‘og Jodbing materia’ 0218 o¢ }, will do well by calling a stron . Fuiton areaue, Brooklyi.. The advertiser 1s te manafactnrar Above, and ander small exspenees, and can sell for call rote, Peddlers. st plied at whol prices. ARM. ear Cumberlaad STRONG & WILRY, 30% Fulton avenue, street, Brooklyn, late of Birmingbam, Kngland. THE MILITARY. New ore VOLUNTHERS, ATTHATION.—PALO AL to, Resace de ia Palma. ‘the members of this associa, Won will meet at the Mercer Houre, corner of Broome and Mercer streets, on Thurzday evening, May 8, at 8 o'clov celebrate the first batt! lc 410 Wiussaw Pret, Seoretary. COAL, Syokty PICTOU AND LIVGAN OOAL MINwS.— ‘There is a large tock of fresh mined coal st the above named mines. ‘The Lingan ming has been expromsiy tor t Diy Of eoal for eas. Ithas boon tosied by asvaral Bare eee aoe ates Sete BERD, Bo, t Vowling Urges, ? THE NEW YORK . a —E__——————————— MORNING EDITION-WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1856. ‘The Famine tn the de Verdes. THE GREAT TROT BETWEEN LANTERN AND GUZ, |... ''° run sorraname:—9iiss siseree oor OVER THE UNION COURSE, L. I. LOTED—aone, 8 AT THE FORTUGURER CONSUL 'S poo AND ASTOR HOUSE. He A mecting of the Portuguese realiomw: held yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Portuguese Consul, Mr. Figauiere, for the purpose of devising éome means ‘of relieving the natives of the Cape de Verde Is'ands, who are at present suffering all the horrors 0 LANTERN THE WINNER, &. &e. &. fomine. Mr. Figauiere was called to the chalrand Mr. ? “ 5.8. M. Ferrters sppointed Secretary, On taking th» are chalr the President explained the objests for which the Tostoet an, the opontog day of tix” trotting ene meetix g had been convened j= wa’ pélebrated by one of the finest trottn’* "#008 Gentixmes—It being motorious thet the destitution aver tcok place, The race was Adega Lantern Pd raul a Cape Verde Inland affects and b. g Bus, milo heats, best three in Ave, ia ba %*% } asa Forturuess eabjeat Cihtowing te ay tie for ten thousand dollars—being the largest stake ew! | tion). to invoke pi of all Portuguese now present trotted for in any country—and was won by Lanters, } ob behalf of thoas tafortatate inbabitents. Ti the owned by Col. Jos. Hall, in capital style. Buz is owned by a geatieman of Philadelphia, aud was matched im this race by Horace Jones. Lantern was driven by George Spicer, Buz by Hiram Woodrafl, Sumber of our countreign in the United States, and es- yeclally in this cit ny heated 1 believe, potwithatand. ing, shat we, united together, ean do musts in favor of thore destitute inhabicants; and thas we will pey, though far from O8F country, a tribmte to our mationsu! : manifest t2* most’ noble spotiment of the oeart. Great aa waa the eoncourse of people at the Union ‘I propose, theifore, that a aubsoription be Course, it would have been much larger had it not been | taken in favor of tad is = nitania ot the Onpe de Verde generally brown that Lantern was lame. “It appoars | islands; and, as cal acer rely for that on Fitday last, while exercising on a slippery track, set eault of my propossl, ij the wei en gener: ke fell lame in one or bothof his forelegs. It was feared 7 4 | bt ood rfl . tes of five members be appointed to carry into that this miatcrtune would preveat his trotting alto- | effect the object of this meoting, and thet the result gether, and his backe: of-eur efforte and good felt anxioas about the fands they will may be transmitted to our bad already invested. On Saturday he waa very lame; | ©Toomeny, gentlemen, by atsuring you that indepen. on Sanday, still lame; on Monday, somewhat improved; | dent of my amall individusl oonteibucion, 1 am autnor. aud Mr. Hail expressed bimgelf determined to atart if | 19¢d by the mers of the coromercial house ot which lam as member, to offer free of frieght or any other obarge, a vessel to convey to those islands the proceeds of our aubacription, and of any other that may be ob- there waa a shadow of @ chance of his runaing. Yea- terday moruing he waa driven sharply, and sesmed to warm out of his lameases, and his owner coneluded ae on from tne proverbial generosity of the to take the euances—a fortunate determination on his | AA mre som to thank you beforehand, as the part. representative of the juese government, ia the ‘The present match wad made several months ago, and | "Ate of those sufferers, for the generous assistance or my friends and Saar ay secon now preaent. | shal address the Vice Consule in the other States, in order that they tain similar subscriptions; tue result of which [ mit to the committes that you may appoint, foilowing committee was then appointed: a. S. de la Figauiere, M. B,C. Reis, De Gourea Leal, F. J. de Almeida, J. 8. M. Ferreira. Among the very few Portageoase present the sum of two theusand one hundred and eigaty-five doliary was imucediately subseribed. fheze wars not a dozen persona altogether in attendance, ‘There are many Portuguese reaidenta who will doubt ters contribute when they learn that a begiantng has al- ready been wade, sm¢ the Consul himself told us that be expected the amount would be doubied. MEETING AT THE ASTOR HOUSE. Apreliminary mesting was held last evening at the Amor House, in accordance with the call of Mr, Hackett, who bas taken an aotive interest in the matter, and who wad one of the firat to direct the public attention to the Gave rise to much speculation, Beta to large amounta were ropeatediy Inid during the winter, and up to tha time of the accident, the sum tetal of which muat have reached a high figure, The mateh came very near being an abortion, however, during the winter, from the follow- Ing clroumatance: Tue owner of Lanteru wishing to leave New York, aud desirous of rolinquishing his interest io the (urf, offered, we are told, the backers of Bx $2,000 to permit him to draw Lantern, This was refused, they claiming the whole forfeiture, $2,600. The owner of Lantern would not conaent to pay the additional $500, but recolved tombide the issueof the race, confident of the sbilty of hia horse to win should he be compelled to ap- pear on the turf, After the above match had been made last eummer, a match for $1,000 a side waa made between these bortee, aud illuatra‘es the precarious chances | eufferingsof the antortunate ichab‘tants of the Cape de of winuicg when horses are pretiy nearly | Verdes, Mr, Hackett, it will be remembered, contributed matched. It will be remembered that on thet oscaaion | ihe aid of bis professional abili‘ies somewhat over a yaar lantern woo the Gratheat in 2:32, and the aesond also; but om the cbird heat, having madee bad break a} the bslt mile pole, he was beaten to the score, and lost the heat. A colision which on the second beat had caused a break Im both horses, bad contributed to excite Lan- term, aod make him unsteady.. On the fourth heat, whilst leacing, and going at a rapid rate, a dog go for the rel‘ef of the poor in thia city, and with great ‘uéceae—about five thousand dollars having been realized by the performance in which he “appeared. He now comes furwardegain, con'ributes one hundrey dollars, and effers hia valuable services to any theatrical man- eger who is willing to giv: a ble house for one right to thin noble object. Tae meeting las: night was merely wh réliminsry, atd no dafini’e ac-ion waa therefore taken, Unfuckily chanced to run .ot, Lantern, frightened | £0 sootter'will be hald ina fom days, at which ia ox, tim, aud he lost that heat also, By this time peeled there will be a large attendancs. The;Poriuguese sul was present, and stated what had ba bad become so unsteady that immediately atter start- ing on the fifth heat he broke up, and loat the race and money. His defeat in thia race being looked upon aa purely socidental by bis fcienda, did no} lower him in théir estimation, and keace their willingness to back im in thle great race. When the horses appeared en the track, they were im- mediately surrounded by their adesizers. Lantern’a friends crowded arcund him, and many were the eager inquirien as to the probabiiines ct theaace, They knew te waa lame—they saw it themselvoss—and they wonted to ascertain how far it aifvoted hin, and whether be wes capsble of comteuding in so gte:t ‘& Btroggis. fonfact, extept fetng tame, he never sppeared to greater advantage, His fread was remarkably elastic, and bis coat shone beautifully bright, whilg hin esgle eve, as It glanced around, seamed to inspire hia backers with renewed confidence. Some of hia friexds were a0 sanguine as to aay that, barring hia lameneer, he was at that moment the vary best gelding tn America. The repose enjoyed by Laatern sinc last fall neomed to have invigorated him wonderfully, ant to have greatly increaced bis speed. Previous to being withdrawn from the turf jast autumn he ceemed to have been “trotted out,” as the phrase is, and it became rather difficult to induce him to exert himself beyond a certain rate of speed. He wanted rest, ao necessary to reouporate the vital energies depressed by constant ex- ertica. Of the history cf Buz little ia known. He is claimed as a Morgan—taken from Vermont to Ohio, thence to Phila- delpb'a, where he wont through all the phases of the fast life of a feabionable horse, and showed se much speed on the rcad that his owner concluded to devote him exclu- sively to the turf. He waa brought to this city in search of a match, founda large one, and was beaten, He has been done at the meeling beld ia’his office, and df which we hava giv- ena report Above. Afier some convernation, {i was de siced to await the action of the Chamber of Commerce, which bas signified tts intention to hold moeoting as goon as (t recalved am account of the sufferings at the Cape de Verdea from official authority. As the state- “ment cf the Portugese Conanl must be regarded as offi- cial, we trust it will be he'd without further delay. Every day loat how adds to the sufferings of the famine strick- en falanders, and may be attended with the sacrifice of hupdreds of ures, This is @ matter ia which the charity of People must be prompt ani immodia‘e, to be ef- ve. We trust al! wh oan, therefore, will be preasnt at he next mecting, of which we will give timely no- — —. ity Petites, YOUNG MEN'S DEMOCRATIC (30FT SHELL) QOM- MITTEE. Tho approach of the period tor the meeting of the Na- tional Convention is arousing the city politicians to ac- tivity once more. The young soft shells met las! night at Tammacy Heil, and had a targe and enthusiastic meet- icg. Hon. Solomon B. Noble ocoupied the chair, and Mesere. Grant and Timpson acted as secretaries, A some of the celegates from cortain warda were remiss io their sttendance, Dovg'aa Taylor, of the Twenty-first ward, moved that 8 committee of one from each ward be appointed to fid delegations, and havea tull committes frelectionesrizg purpcses during the coming campaign; taid committee to report on the 20:h of the present month. This motion was carried, aud the committee ap- peinted. Stephen H. ieeks, of the Thirtesnth ward, moved that a committee of 22—one from eash ward—be appointed to proceed to Cinctunsti, and do what thay could to promote the union of the democratts par:y. This was cerried, when the committee adjourned to rset again on the 20th inst. New York Alstorical Soctety, The regular monthly meeting of this Society waa held last evening in the York University Chapel, Hon. Luther Bradieh, President inthe chair. Lieut. Strain, “ ‘ ith peed, pepinche pias Ts Pesos than | U:8.N., announced to reada paper on the “History probatl te ase piiote #0 He SAMBA, owing |-24 Prospecta of inter-Vceante Communication by the American Isthmus,” it waa stated waa prevented from t by indisposition. nt acknowledged tho reception from Gen. W. H, Sumner, of Boston, of a variety of old ant interest- ing biatorical documents re‘erting to the early history of ihe coun which he trazaferred to the sedety. (ho same were ordered to be piaced in the archives. Frederick De Payater, Esq, on behalf of Mr. W. A. Qinton, son of De Witt Clinton, presented two original letrers of Gereral Washington. One cf the letters was the letter written the day tollowing the discovery of Ar- nold’s treagon, and was in allusion to that subject. It was stated that Mr. C:inton would rollow this pre- sentation with a donation of a large and valuaale collec- tion of eriginai letters and other historical documents, 23 soca as be bad completed the biography of his father, upon which be was enga; Tae Secretary, Rev. Osgood, presented a report, embodying £0! account of Motley, the historian, of Lamartire and his present pecuniary disabilities, and the Maryland Alstorical Society. Reference was also made to the large number of manuseripts in the British Muse- ttm remsug 17 18? colonial history of the United States, and recommending That sotsé efforts should be made te obtain pessession of the ame. After some unimportant miscellansous busingss tle meeting adjourned, to co fault on the part of hia driver, Buz is a very stylish horse im appearance, with a quick and vigorous sep; but when coatendicg with such a horae as Lantera, the defects of Iask of biood are evident, Lantern ia a well bred horse, being sired by the famous Black Ba- shaw, baa a long stride, and a remarkably easy gait, There seems to be no tire about hise—his fastes: gait acema to be merely exer to him. In point of time, this race may ba looked apoa as the quickest that ever tock plecs so early in the seasou—2:35, 2:3214, 2:3244, ‘The betting, on the ground, owing to Lantern’s lame- ness, was one hundred to fifty against him, and it con- tinued po after he Lad won a heat, After the second heat, the betting seemed to stop altoge:her, aad no ons appeared to have a dollar to invest on elther side, The track was in capital orter, and the race waa properly conducted throughout. The followivg is an account of the race as it occurtedi— .,Fitit Hom 20st Sinsldorad’e scoring they got off well gether, Buz on the icaide, Lantern took the icad as they wert round on tho upper tura, and got about a lerg’h On reaching the half mile pole, Buz maie ead indian ieee me a vigor to pass him, but wasunszccessful. Ho Board of Ten Governors, t a 1, but could get uo farther, Laatern The Board metjat the usual time—Simeon Draper in ihe chair. The Presipan? omied the attention of the Board to the fact that many of the idiotic and diseased ohiliren under their charge might find employment and care if sent out im the country; and he deemed it a matter of sufficient importance to attract the attention of the Board. Acommittee was appointed in accordance with the pursued the ¢ven touor of his way, aud reached the score Shout two lengths abead, in 2:3 Sond Heat—Lanteon now had the inside, At the word ther went away I'ke rookets, the pace being quicker than in the ding heat, Lantern led to the quarter pole, - when afer making a mighty effort, passed him, He retained hia adysutage until they entered on the home stretch, when Lantern increased his pace, lap- ped him, and they came to the stand togather, in 2:3247— a dead beat, Third Heat.—This waa a spirited and well contested heat, end waa doubtfal almost up to the laat moment, Lantern led cf, ard at the quarter pole waa about » lengih abead, They continuse im this position, notwith: s‘ardieg tho repsated and vigorous brushes of Buz to change places, aud came home, Lantern in front, in 2:32 ¥9. ‘Hicrth Heat Lantern had already won two heats out of three, and eoemed aa fraah and vigorous after the tre- mendous struggle cn the Inst heat as if he were juat en- tering on the contest. His lameness did-not appear to affect kim apy more than at first, and [pen ed wore altogether in his favor, They got off at the word well to- gether, but as they rounded the upper turn Lantern ap- peared in front, Ho increased his aistanca 9 couple of lengtha, and there remained during the greater part of the race. Buz made toveral frattiess efforta to ap to him, but it was as much as he could do to save hia dis- tance, Lantern came home an easy winner of the heat ane money in 2:87. The following is a cummary:— Tvaspay, May 6—Trotéing mateh, $10,060, mils heats, suggestion. -¢ FARE OF PAUPERS IN THR (NSTITUTION, A Cobate arose as to the quantity of brandy and spirits physicians, whens curious state of affairs t. Governor Drarer said that within a few years, the ex- pensoa of the physicians bad increased from’ $1,000 vw sree per year, and he wished to know how it ec- curred, Other Governora ceuld not se9 the necearity for the use of brandy at all, even in entering the fever wards. ‘Wasuinctos Satrt said that when he was Alderman in 1846-7, the doctors im Bellevue, ordered spirits by the pipe, and had as much as they wanted. Bas. ¥, Treman paid that when he was Alderman in 1887-8, he was chairman of the Committes on Bellevue, and then mo such power was given the doctors; this abowed how corrupt the city government was getting to Mr. Surra called the attention of the Board to the fare preeertbed by one of the doctors ton female patient in ward 27, Bellevue Hospital:—"White bread, ab, 1i).; one best three in five, in 1838, egg; One bottle porter; four ounces brandy; one pint of G, Spicer named b, g. Lantern +1 0 1 1 | milk; one-quarter pound ot ham; two pints of tea.” H, Woodruff tamed . g. Bi 2022 there was some laughter among the mem- bers, and cries of ‘name tho which Mr, Smith refused to do. ‘The Committes on Bellevue waa instructed to inquire into the matter, and it was made the special order for next week, Time, 2:55 VIRGINIA, Broap Rocx, May 2.—A aweepstake for three year old jootor,’’ ‘‘name him,’’ colts and fillies, mile heats, $500 entrance, $100 fortett. ihe Beard e0da after edjoained, te meet at Bellevue Mejor Thos. Doswell’s ch. f., by Rev: next week. rah Washington, oe 11] oR from Ward sm up as follows:— Cavin Green's b. c., by Glencoe, dam Darkness, Number remaining A 25, 1856, by Wagner., s deveiebartintse 2 21 Admitted Aurelie Jas. Talty’a oh. ¢., by Taliy-Ho, dam Betasy White, 3 Wm. H. Gibbons’ ¢. ¢., by Taily-Ho, dam An- Total c., noes, by Rowton of $200, mile heate, best Time, Ss00n0 Rack.—Cttizoun’ purse three in five Jamee Tally’s g. h, Enginer, 4 years old, dam Aodrewatta,.. 2111 — gh, Union, 4 years old, N&WFOUNDLAND Sxaw Fisuery.--We lave news dam Lily.........,...... 2 8 8 8 8 | from St, John’s, N. F., to the 19th ultimo, The seal ort ‘a's br. m. Augusta, 6 years firhery had #o far been pretty good, About forty veasela sinderby, dam Princess 7 ‘one-fourth of the whole * about ) 23, wt or 00,000 sonia. Tt waa fanred, however, tha’ the cemala. V0) N56 1 GDL 5S 256 mk 57, Ge Bad not mot with like aaocens, 9¢ this city wa | great state of yey 5 VE, MURDER AND SUICIDE. 1o/Dont © o'slosk on Monday night, ‘the inmates of No. Leonard street (colored People) were thrown into a excitement and alarm, domestic tragedy, where from the’ throat. the arms and face, ‘end as acon as the policemen made their " of recovery, Suoorinc Arrnay—Ons Max Dancenorsiy Wouspsp. — About 9 o’clock on Monday night, a man named Owen Duras, residing at No. 248 Ninth street, was taken into custody by Captain Hart, of the Sevezteonth ward police, om charge cf felcnicualy a@saulting T. R. Janett with a pistol, and severely wounding him in the breast and shoulder. It appears from the report made to the Chief ot Folies, yentarday worming, in retation to the aifar, 8; by Capi ‘that the prisoner and complafnant hays resided together ‘or some time tioned house; that question, es Bur: past in the above men. bout nine o’s':k on the evening in pitting some wood in the cellar, Janett descended pa with @ lomded horse pistol ia his bands, av if to make an attagc mpon Burns, Too latter, it'is alleged, grappled with his foe, and in the senfile the pistol went off, taflicting a dangerous wound upon the person of Janett. Dr. sheppard, ot the medi- cal staff, waa soon on ihe spot aad rendered what aid ha could. Four sluga were extracted from the body of the injured map and bis wounds were dcessed. The com- plainant uow liss in a critical cmdition, but will, in the opicion ct the physician tn attendanze, recover from the eflecta of tke wounds. Burns, ou being taken before Jas: Biencan, at the Essex Marke: Police Court, said that ‘be acted impelt de’ence, and that i? he hea not shot the complairant he might have lost his own life, The of the quarrel ia onknown, 7 Uity AnteLigence. PRoeremiry Or TaueGRaPH Live3.—We leara that the present season far exceeds all previous years in the amount of businesa transacted by the various telegraph lines out of this city, and the profits or the company are Correspondingly large. The met income of one of tha Southern lines, witha paid up cath eapital of leas than one hundred thousand dollars, haa, we underatand, reached as high a4 five thousand dollars per month. [1 would ihua appear that there isan ample eld fora new lune to the South, and we are gratified to leara that the public will socn be favored with greatly incieased tele- graphic facilities ata large reduction from ths present exorbitant rates of tariff between this cl:y and Wasbiog- ton. The three heavy English cables destined for tne new Soutbern Jine, which bas been in courae of construc: tion for six montha past between this city and Philadel- =. were Jaid down succesefully yesterday—frat at the arrows, from a point just north of Fort Hamtiton, Long Tsland, to a print on the northerly aide of Fort Richmond, on Staten Island; cevond at Heli Gate, betwen the ferry oips; end the third at the Kiile, between the aisamdoat hs t Bergen Point, New Jersay, to Port R'chmond, 8 aten Ielend—thus secur: cirest connestion bei ween this city, Astoria, Willia 1g, Brooxlyo, Fort Hemti- ko, Staten Island, Jersey City, and thence by Elizabeth town, Doyies.own and Norristown to Phitadelphia. Tao new line will be opened about the middle of the present month, and will be worked under the Hrghes patent, which ia believed to exiracrdinary a vantegea over all other releareabie ier entioee, priating the mes- esges unorringly oorrest and ia Bane Roman eapitala, nc capable of transmicting intelligence at the rate of adcut 5.000 words per hour over one wize or 2,600 words from each end avd at the same ins time Jougxrywen House Pamters.—The operative house peinters held a meeting in Military Hali, last night, to totmen agecization for their better protection again ‘the cupldtty oi their employers. They comp!ain that they are not paid ibe proper wages, and that ai! thay want !s a proper orgavization. A comtti:utionand by :aws were adopied, and over 70 names enrolled as members of the “New York Hoxse Printers’ Protective U1 term themselves, It is purpcsed to orga thorcugh'y. The fcliowing pamac gent'emen ware elac'ed officers for the year:~George Stewart, Presitent; Ralph Fatrbrother, Vice President; George Sons, T:eaaurer; Gregory Foley, Recordirg Secretary; Arch’d Ro'l, Fisan- cial Seeretary; Robert Stewart and J ha McKeuns, Trostees. Tox IspusteiaL CoxGreas—Maxmine oF Tux TIVE ComMriTEE.—A meetizg of the Executive Committee of the Induatria! Congress was beld at Fratkiin Hal, Phila éelpbia, on Monday last. Mr. Sheddon was elected Chairman, and Mr. Braidwood, Sscretary. Mr. Shecdon submitted a draft of esil forthe Eleventh Industrial Congress to assemble at New York, Wednesday, June 4, pen ee was unasimously adopted, and ordered to bs prin Court of General Sessi Before Recorder Smith. May 6 —At the opening of the Court this morning the Clerk called the roll of Grand Jurors, when the fi gentlemen scawered to their names and we: aworti— GRAND JURY. G, M. Cearmen, Foreman, Bevj Archer, Joba W. Bivinton, Abrabam M. Binuinger, Dunesn F. Curry, Wiliam Forbes, Rocert Henry, Calvin W. Howe, Wiliam H. Hajgat, George Starr, George T. Jackson, Euliots Walker. The Pecorder’s charge to the Grand Jury was ve'y brief. He eaid the duty devolved upon them of inquirin; into all complaints of crimes, of every grede, committed with'n the city and county of New York, We have sight police magistrates In the city, whose duty it is to take complaints avd send them to the Grand Jury for their action. It has been thecustom in some instances—ous- tom whish is entirely iwprcper, and should not bs toiara- ted= to present complaints, in the first instance, to the Grard Jury, or the District Attorney, or the Recorder or City Judge. Tn such cases the person compiained of has no cpportunity to be heard, aud it frequentiy happens that an igdigtivent ia thustoucd upon an er parte hear- ine, which catnot be sustained upon the trial, and the time of the Ccurt is wasted to no purpose, Though I thik the ends ot justice would love nothing by having S31 complaints hesrdén the firet instance before 5 m3, {,. trate, so tbat the peracn aconsed may have aa opporiu- nity to present his defence, in complatate ot false pra. tenoes, which are becomit g quite common, fou had det- ter in all cases consult the District Attorney, who tho- roughly findératands the law applicable to such cases, and whore advice may be beneficial in saving your ows time and that of the Court. Such complaints are always nade under the influence of strong feeling, a3 well aa in- terest, on the part of the complainant, and should be cautiously investigated, And in all cases, before finding an in@ictment, you should be satisfied that the evidence is such aa, if uncontradicted, will be sufficient to ccnvi the party before a jury, No indiotment ehould he found by you iz acase where, if you were sitting a3 patit ju- ry atthe trial, you wou'd not convict the party, You should require the ame evidence to warrant an indict- ment as you would if you were aittirg as jarors on the rial, The Reccrder then brie‘ly onlled thelr attention to the election laws, the law against lotteries, the ummry Jaws, the law relating to extortion by public «‘tisers, and the Prohibitory Liquor law. With regard to the iatter he would esy that it had received auch a conrtruc'ion by the Court of Appeals as rerdered {t unecessary for him to charge the jary upon it. It was merely a misde. did not come within the jurisdiction Thomas Christy, Wiliam Gale, Robert G. Hanford, Tneapor, aud ea such of the Court. ‘The Recorder having concluded his remarks, the jury retired in charge of an officer. A young mas py the rame of Rufield was then put upon trial under an Indict- ment for recelving stolen gooda, but the evidence for the proseeuiion proved insufficient to sustain the indistmeant, ‘anc the charge was dirmissed without going to she ju thus affording an immediate illustration ot the Recorder's remarks to the Grand Jury relative to the evidence no- eersary to warrant irdictments. The Court then ad- jourmed to Wednesday morning at 11 o’elock, Personal Intelligence, Hon, Edward Everett, in reply to an invitation to de- Hiyer his letenre on the character of Washington, in Charleston, 8. C., sys:—If my health permits, and no unforeseen clroumstance occurs to prevent It, I propose, next autumn and winter, tomake s somewhat extensivs tour South and West, and ahould {t then be desired, [ sball have much pleasure in repeating my discourse at Charleston. Gen. Sam Houston was in Louitville on the 2d inst., cn route for home, having temporarily vacated his seat in the Senate, Another person, made celebrated by the Texan war of independence, waa also in the city om the same day, being no ‘® person than the daring Com- maxder Moore, who was the head and front of the navy of the infant repubiic of the lone ‘The accidental meetizg of Moore and Houston, at the Galt House, where both siopped, could not bave been suggestive of very ween’ reminiecerces to either gentlemsn. a have ig been bitter enemmes, houston having, during hia Presidency, proclaimed Moore aud the men sailing under him pirats. ARRIVALS. From Savanneh, to Jemos Sulth, DB; Bowden. Wm Dicken, © Angttn, Miss Buckser, J 8 Dobdeon, Mi Witerel!. Misa Wood, Jao AQ) Whe TRENT food asd indy, Mise L Soencer, rw MoKiasaok, aad ERALD, PRICE TWO CENTS. THE WAl. “22 AID MOVEMENT. Preliminary Meeting . in Hew York—Arrange> ments for a Mass . A meeting of the friends of ass niee bry gd those who sympathize with his can, ia this elty wae held Jast eventrg, in the St. Charles Sa, 0% Brosdway, pursuant to the following ca'l, which was, #0a "sed o@ the bulletin during the cay :— TO THE FRIENDS OF STRUGGLING BEPUBLICANISK IN” NICARAGUA. A preliminary mecting will be held at this piace oe Tuesday tant, to make arrangemeata for evening, 6th i @ public expresticn of eympathy for the causeot +: Waker and liberty to iBe cppressed !? and in denunelation of British oppression and ‘sesret interference om thie oaats- nen! At about eight o'olosk P.M. over fifty gentlemen had assembled. Alcerman Clancy, of the Sixth ward, took the olakr, and Alexander Robinson, q., acted aa Secretary. Af er a few brief but exthusiastic remarks on the mule Ject alluded to in the placard, a resolution was passed tor he effect that a mass meeting of Central American re Fathirers be held next Fric?y eventog in Nativaa! Hat, Canal street, at eigat o’ciosk . A committee of arrangements waa eppolated, to carry out the objec adjourned, Hnthuslesiic Meoting at Hew Orieans—Speoeia of Hon. Pierre Soule and Col. srencn, de. (From the New Orleans Picayune, April 29.) Last night, as it was previously understood by pab- lic notice, Hon. Pierre Soulé meta number ot hie fellow eitizeta at the St. Louis Hotel, in ordar to lay te- fore them hia views on Central Ameriean affairs Aw immenge crowd assembled. There never was bafore 6 Jarge a meetitg in tha rotunda of the hotel and gallery. The sa'misst days of old whiggery and democracy never collected on that old “stamping ground” auch a wens of the ‘bone sud cizew of the land.” We regres that our account of the affair ia obliged to be b: Tt was thought In the first place there was a mistar 4, rome (amd properly) to be an informa meeting this end invitavions were sent out to veriors gantiomen to be present. On the other hand, and on the coumwney, toouuards assembled at the Louis ard filled it frou toe Kp to tke lower door. mé seventy five or one hucdred peracns were invited to be present. Whoa the crowd assembled in the jower retun¢a—the bar room— they were told that the meeting (tor a few) was to ba im the geptleman’s parlor, there was a rush of hna- dieds up the stairs, and in a moment taat apsrumeat was filled to overflowing at least s dozen tines. “Such s getiin’ up statrs I never did aee.’? was ovicent Afr, Soulé expected no susn a gather He was sutrounzed by a clamorous crowd. One id that. He was tadead oversome— “‘noise and confusion” about Lian. A motion was made that the multitude repalr to the ro- tenda below. Acclamation carried the motion. 4 after the vast crowé bad reached the rotupds. Mr. Sow for alorg tine, but what i; waa he aaid (from tas post. tion we occupied {a the meetirg,) wa could not hi therefore csnnot report. We presuma, howsver, that his apeech must have been im bis usual sirain of elo quence, a# Lis remarks were frequently interrupted by the I udest demonstra'ions of applause. hile, it is true, we found out that the dte- quent gentleman waa in favor of Nicarsgus sod Gen. Walkec. He advised the merchant to leod bis money te cause: card that the presemt s ruggle by Waiker amd Tis brave men would renuit in their favor, and that the United States would readily and gladly anvex the terrt- tary , and i would come under the protection of our lawa Ba our corstitution, We do not—indeed, we cannot—pretend to aay that'we have given the cratoz's tanguage. But we do nay that if” the brave bearta of the multitude, with their + arms ard stout hearta, present the St. Lonis night, were row wich the gallant Wa ker, in the cause ef Uberty, there would be n) more Schleesirger diagrase- ful Cefeats, nor apy more wa'sacres of Américand 1 sag part of Central Amecica, After Mr. Souls clored his speech, subscriptions im aid cf the cause of Nicaraguan freadon: were opemed; Wat how much mone; 3 subdseribed we cannotaay, But ‘28 good amcunt was put down. wher H. French tubsequently catied aad re-pended elcqently and bapniiy. He spoke in glowing ter ma of praise cf General Walker, Nicaragua and their fulure Centinies. on ail sorta of patriotic and polttiont toasts and sertiments prop sed. Bat the most iemark- able ond significant cf these was by Mr. Seuator Hyena, of this city. Tke honorable gentieman said, on rising ia responae te # call, that ia what he was about to utter be apose iere- spective ot party, and wirhed nut to wound auy gontle- wren’s te He bad two planks which he anoutd ta- sist on beitg Incorporated in any American platform that war to receive his support. He hoped if any honorable gem- ‘lemsn present shou d attend the Cincinuati Convenview tn June, that he would insist on having these two-plaaks piaced in the democratic platform. There p'eoes of thm- ter were, fret, “Nicaregua amd her icdependence:”” amd, recond, deaunificaticn in acil and territory for Amert- cap blocd shed at Panama!’ ‘This entiment cansed the greatest app!anae. Our space forbica us giving » more extended report af these interesting proceedinga. ‘rom the New Orleans Crescent, April £9 | There was agreat meeting on Monday evening to beac Hon, P, Sealé on the Nicaragua question. The following is but an imperfect sketch of his szeech:— Mr. 3. being fatrcduced to the meting, detailed the ces uncer which he had beea induced to give to his opinions, and stated that the astical object in view. He thea proceeded, im hia fervid, emphatic atyle, to ehow the advant pos: sested by Nicaragua, in a gecgraphital poict of view, and. the advanteges that would accrue to this country aad tothe South, end to Louisiana im particular, upon the success Of the present movement under Walker aud Ri- vas. The recent evexta in Nicai canted up- cp; the defeat cf Schlesringer’a Cetachment by the Costa Ricras, he showed, ao tar from being a blow to Walker's prog:¢s8, was only an incident that would nerve him ta more decisive sevion, if porsible, and render triumph certain, Stlii there wera cireumstarces militatiog sgainet him. Tkere was no want of energy, capscity, or of strong arms and brave hearts toatry him through the stroggie in mph; but there was an evil influsnee eee ogainat him st the headquarters of the United States government. The speaker took occasion to ob- serve that he did not consider the Executive personaly reepcnsible for the policy of the governmseat to- ward Nicaragua; the fault lay with the infin. exces by which he was surrounded and con- trolled, Having ehown up the question ia all ite Loge the speaker came to the prastioal part of hia sdiress, whish was, that Walker waa in eeritcal situation in reference to pecuviary matters, and neeced money wheremith to prosecata his war with the Costs Ricans. He had plenty of men at his com- man, all he wanted was money to purchase arms, muns- tions and other nece, asaries, wichout whish a war cou'd. not be prosecuted, was $200,000 or $250,0C0, and with this sum, the speaker proceeded te srgue, with musi forge and rapidity that the war coud be. terminated, by the cobquest ct Uosta Rica, ins very short space ct eer tee bly 9 few weeka, was not arked asa gift, but asa loan, the profitable re- sults of which would bs beycnda doubt. Tae national debs cf Nicarsgua was stated, trom good authority, to be lesa than tour millions, and ber availab’e resources thirty-five miliiona, The virtual eoknowledgment of the ne adage da | the United States, through ita Minis- 4 the formal recognition that would of ascsasiiy pace upon the sycoess of the present movement, Too money tal thority for ng sbould end in Walk é joia with Nicaragut i Costa Rica, acd the four ‘es weuld form @ confederation tnat would in time, under American energy and industry, be- come the eeat ot empire of the commerce ot’ the world. After coscan ting upon the advantages that woulé follow to this country, Sad to the South, and to New .: ns— Hot to mention Nicarsgua herself, and the world at large—upon Waiker’s success, and upon the shame that it would be to let him fail for want of the pecusiary aid now asked, the speaker concluded his address by cali- ing for paper and tok, and opening a for ternal hy oo the spot. Numerous gentlemen thereupon stepped for- ward and put cown their names for various amounts, Vhilst this waa going on, Colonel Parkxe H, Fravon was intrcduced to the meeting. He made an address, driet and to the point, showing up the history of Niea- ita ta < regus sitce its emancipation from the Spa Gintracted and Cocaying condition prior to vhe iavi of Walker into the country; the patriotism, courage snd noble aspirations of Waiker; his present position, his need of pecuniary assistance. As @ citizen, and resentative and sgent of the new republic, he tarned his thanks to the citizens of New Orleans for lively aympatby manitested by them at present, aa as bereicfye. Both Mr. Soule and Colonel French were listened with the profourdest attention, aud cheered iustily at intervals, Before the meeting adjourned, the following gontiomen were appointed # committee to solicit subscriptions ta debalf of Nicaragoa, and to make the needful explame- tions: Col. Slatter, Col. Jacques, Gol, Christy, H. M. Hyams, —— Webster and D.C. Jenkins, [ Tne ALiEosD Rosstan PrivaTese.—A we ince the papers teemed with accounts of an omt- rege committed by British men-of- war upon the steamer Aweriea, tn the barber of Rio Janeiro, She waa el expe- from with beirg a Rusrian privateer, and the captain rfenced great diffiguity in preventing hia vessel being detained, and havicg her dis: the cannen and ammunition, said to be going out Rustions in the Pacific, The cause for sus} America bas just leaked out. It seems that Mr, the British Consul at New York, waa led to euapeot veare] as beirg intended for a privateer, snd at once samt circulars to ail Britieh consuls and sh!pa-of-war on the South American cosat to overhaul! and makee prise her. There now appesrs to bave been no cause for the Coneui’s suspicion, It will be regoliected that about » Fear sqo, an Amorinan abip bonnd ‘or Chine was atoppat mauler complaiat of My. Barclay —Providonce Jowe- & yo ‘