The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1856, Page 1

, ‘ THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7195. THE AMERICA’S MAILS. Additional News from HKurope. ‘Whe Aurion. arrived at Boston abont twelve o’clock yesterday, Hor tails wore despatched in the afternoon train, and reached this city at midnight. Our files fur- nih tome additional matte,”* of interest. @rear Barr IN. ‘The proceedings in Parliament bay? been of great in- terest. Lord Dezby had asked Lord C,are..don when he would Jay on the table of the House of Lords the psper; relative to the Central American question, and a.'60 thos regarding the en'istment of soldiers in the United States. He aaid the importance of the subjest demanded that no time should be lost in giving fall Information to both houses. Hs cherged that Lord Palmerston had repeated- dy promised that there should be no delay, but no one ‘was more ingenious than he in protractiag the produs- tion of unpleasant ecrrespondence until it besame im- possible to Cisouss it. Lord Clarendon, (who was loudly cheered on his re ‘@ppearance,) replied, bis firstact on his return was to Jay the Central American pa ers on the table, He would have the Enlistment dosuments ready in a few days. Lord Palmerston likewixe had jaid tne Central Aweri- can correspondence on the table of the Commons, and gaid that the Enlistment papers would be ready faa fow dsys. Sir E, Bulwer replied, sayivg, that on an early day he “would give notice of the exact terms of the resolution on Qertcan ateirs. Tord Lyndhurst gave notice that onan early day he would tay before the Lords # report on the state of ‘Italy end its continued ocsupation by Austrian troops, thereby causing discontent, disturbing the political equilibrium, aud en‘angering the peace of Europe. ‘The Marquis of Clanricarde moved for a copy of the ‘consular correspondence ~espesting Austrian interference in Parma. ‘The Far! of Clarendon said the newspapers exaggerated “the condition of Parma—the battalion of the Austrians Deng merely called in to preserve quiet. When Lord Lyndhurst’s motion came up, he would give further ex- planaticos. Lord Malmesbury stated ttat on Friday next he would bring forward his postponed motion applauding Genera; “Williams for his de’ence of Kars, but declaring that the fall of that fortress was owiog to the blunders of the British governmen:. Other motions are before Parliament by Mr. Otway, respecting torture in India; by Mr. Heywood, for an ad- dress to the Queen for a new translation of the Bib‘e; by Mr. Laing, asking further explanations as to sending trcops to Canada. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE PEACE CONGRESS. It is reported that Napo'eon’s impatience broke up the ‘Conferences earlier than was intended—hence the un- finished state of arrangements respecting the Danublan Prinsipaiities, SWITZERLAND. The President's Messege has been published. The foreigd relations of the republic are represented as entirely eatirfactory, except the dispute with Baden re- specting the convent property. Baden refases to submit to arbitration. ‘The neutrality of Switzeriand was respected by the belligerent, ard mo proposals were ma‘e to her to express ‘an opinion on the war. ITALY. The State of Northern I'aly continues distracted. Apart- ‘ments are being prepared in the Quirinal at Rome for the Empsror of Austria, TURKEY. A teleg:aphic despatch trom Constantfaople states that “the Graad Ott:men Courcil had decided to dismiss the Hoppodacs of Molcavia and Wallachia, and appointed ‘Gdet Effendi a3 Ottoman Commissioner. Mshemet Ali or Redshid Pacha will go Minister 10 St. Petersburg. The Sardinian Hospital at Constantinople had been de- wstroyed by fire, but the sick were saved. The Sultam hes sent a magnificent present of pearls to Victoris, sad jewelled swords and agddles to Napoleoa. Prince Caliemachiz desliver the offer of being Minister to Vienna. Piinse Mensobikoff is relieved from the post .of Governor of Cronstadt. Prince Gortschakoff, it 1s re- ‘ported from Vieana, will be Prime Minister in place of ‘Dount Nessirose, Prince Dolgourouski will goas Minia- ‘ter to Paris. Meesrs. Drssen’s commercial report, dated St. Peters- burg, Aprii 12, saya there is but little immediate demand for imports, aad mot much produce at the ports for ex- sport, except of grain, of which there is sufficient to keep ‘Geigh’s high. LATEST FINANCIAL NEWS. The Daity Nas’ city articte of Friday evening say! The funds showed heaviness to-day, and the market closed at the lowest point of the day, ani %{ to 24 worse “than Thursday. The depression was main\y attributable to reports thst a new government loan will shortly be wnnounees. According to rumor, the amount of the loan will be ten millions sterling, in addition to a funding of five million pounds in exchequer bills. The expectation that the bank returas would exhibit considerable decrease in the bullion also assisted the prevailing tendency dowowards. The retarns of the Dank confirm the report, the desrease in the stock of bullion being £222,935. The government balence ia now very small, and affords countenance tothe belief ¢hat anotber foan is near at hand. City Politics. DELEGATES TO THE KNOW NOTHING NATIONAL CON- VENTION. Fovrra Ditaict.—A Convention assembled on Friday eventng at the corner of Lirpeaard street sud Broadway, eompoisi of five delegates from each of the Fourth, sixth, Teath and Fourteenth Ward Counclis, which -compriaas the Fourth Corgressional district, to elect o20 delegate and two alternstes to the Grand National Coun- -eil, which is to meet ia this city on the first Tuesday io June. Georgs W, Wheeler, of the Tenth Ward, was called to the chair, and W. F. Gould, of the Sixth Ward, officiated vas Seczetary. The first ballot for delegates resulted as follows ie "Gorreliza Coreon...... Thomas H, Wainwright. Mr, Corson was then Unanimously chosen delegai Mr. Gresa, of the Fourth, and Mr. Hancock of the ‘Sixth wards, wore chosen alternates, Mr. Corson, on being notified of his nomination, an- saounzedguia fatention of supporting Filmore and Donel- son, for confirmation, Sixt Disrnict—The delegates from the Sixth Cor eszicr al diatrist, comprising the Twelfth, Kight ineteeath, mt ‘Twenty: first and I'wenty-seoond Ward coun- sted James Ovens, of the Iwen'y-firat ward, ond Mescrs. John W. Reed and F. L. Seeley, as first acé eecond alternates, respectively. The Spruce Strect Cowniding Affair. TO THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. ‘It iswomewhbat dificult to treat the communication of your bombastic corresporceat, Lyste:, seriously, yet, as ‘there msy be thore who will attach some importance to tt, permit me, briefiy, to answer it by pointing cut his mis-statemaata. His story that Lia blows were applisd to my back ts ‘untrue, they were aimed at my face; I ¢id not ery ‘Help, murcer, &e.;’ there were not ® dozen printers who rushed ia, for not more tban half that number, insluding ‘Office boys, were at work on the day the arsauit was nado; they were not armed with ‘mallets, planers, shooting sti and other eriisles usually found in a printing office,’ for thone attracted by the noire, who entered the editorial room, were without a single artle!e of any Cescriptionghis friend Walters did nov exhibit ccolne, but on the contrary showed every fucisation 0 fear, though armed witha pistol, which did not go off accitentally, for he throatetied to fire, and dlis0, point- ing it di-eotly at the foreman of our office, who was in spursuit of bim, Ho promised to furnish you with a “correct? sty'e- mext, but omitted to meniion ‘he use [ made of ny walking stick over his head, nor of his cowardly appeal 4o Waliers to “shoot,” while we were stroggiing two- act, and think your readers will require, no bettor proo’ of the ex'ravagant acd unreliable sharay'er of his feoture than is furnished by the composition of tter; and, ast» (he charge that ths announcement that he had Jesigned his commieston for other purrniis waa mvtig mantly inade, I deny, for I derived the fof rmy tion feom aS gentiomen taprey ean hd Pleaser bang Thad aod no m to question, Respect’ully yours, esienitittaie ts 7 JAMES L, SMITH, Buypay Coun Orrick, May 19, 1856, ‘The Missing Steamsn'p Pacific, TO THE SDITOR OF THE NEW XORK HARALD, Satorpar, May 10-4 P, Mf. Your paper witl be the first, after this hoar, that can convey to the interested the intelligence contained In the document herewith. It is, therefore, with one of those farguine impulses of hope suddenly restored, and which ‘catches at straws,’ that the writer hastes, thro yeur journal, to communicate to the despairiog the grain of consc'ation which now enab:es bim to hold a pen upon this melancholy subject. ‘That the steamer Pacific hae been resm by one who knows ber well, and who i4# personal friend of her com marder, there can be now hyt littledoubt. But that the creme friend waa “in need” himse#, and coula not either render assistance to the “ flyiog steamer,” or even communicate with her, can be well appreciated by al! who have ‘ gone down to the sea in ships.’’ «Hope! thou abeet anchor of the aoul, Thou fsil’st me oltea.’’ But when science, weighed in the balance of common serge, has certain data to “goand come upon,’’ the tu. multuous feelings so suddenly aroused are stilled into « resigned expectancy coxcerning the events which may yet eneue from the derigna of Him “ whose ways are past finding cut.” Though the writer, inclose sympathy with many another aching heart, {s now mourning the loss of a near relative, yet there fs ‘ a voice within”’ him that prompt a reliance on Him who “ plants His footsteps on the sea, and directa the storm,” to restore him his son. Feelirg now apart, let us regret that Captain Tacker (or his friend) has not communicated to ua the date, the jatlnde axd longitude, when and where he saw the Pacific. This, however, cannot be expected of London mer- chanta, few of whom ever saw a ship, sven of their own. But Captain Tacker’s vessel was then approaching the ‘Chops jof the Chanzel,’’ and theretore could be no- where neer t! @ of the Banks of Newfoundland. L it was th abled Pacific tha: he aaw ‘driving be- fore the ga'e,”” then both ships must have been so where where hundreds of other ‘orafts’’ were, in rible gale on the European coast, which would preclude a disabled steamer to approach it. ‘This the writer haa ae had experience of in psasing “ this way.”? said region in coming Lonpox, April 22, 1856. Dear Sim—Your letter of 5th Aprii conveys to us the painful apprebenaion un‘er which you labor of the loss ofthe Pacificand your son. It {a vary remarkable that my son in Ohiaa, now a partner ina large mercantile house, should have sent home a ship load of tea in the Swal- low, Capt. Tucker, who saw the Paeific drifting before a terrific gale—he thought, disabled in her machinery. Now, Caps. Tucker is a most intimate friend of the cavtain of the Pacific, who said to him often, “I am « northern bird; J find the degrees less.” On Capt. Tucker arriving he said to some of his consigness that he had evecy rea. ron to believe the Pacific was disabled, and drifing be- fore tha gale, and would be found in the northern point ofGreepiand, Lord Valmerston sent for him, aad he statea hia opinion, when two men-of-war steamers were instantly Sespat aed t> search every part of the coast— one was the Tartar, in which was my nephew, Mr. Har- ford. They have returned. now give up the ship as lcat. He says, in such a gale what @ disabled steamer do? Hv brough: us home 19,000 packeges of tea; but for tea days he said he beliey- ed'bis ship would not ride it out, and such @ storm pre- vented hia on: ikiog off hia clothes, My friond Lawrence is largely interested in this ship, as an underwriter; he feara for the woret. Capt. Tucker says the gale would have blown a dirabled steamer three hundred miles in twenty-four hours out of her course, for they could set 8) little canvass. Now, look at the chart—a gale of wind of nine days duration, a ship like a log on the water, why, where would she be biown to? I cannot he'p believing, ani really hop , the crew are yet safe with the ship on some ot the inhospitable shores of Greenland, and may any day be heard of, or as soon as they cen construct @ voseel from the wreck to bring them away. T shall not, my dear friend, theretore, seal my letter ia black, or assent yet to your forebodings, because I have the strongest impresvion that Capt. Tucker, on the same epot, at the samo time, in the ame gale, must have s great amount of knowledge of the position and powers of @ disabled steamer, and the more so as bis friend Eldridge, if I understand him right, is part owner of his ship; a very clever seaman, and capable of saving a sbip if ary man is. I must, therefore, big of you to join me in’ expressing a hove—I think’ well grounded hoye—that even now all will be cafe, My kincest regards to your family. Most affecti:nate- ly, youra, Tke Pacific, if oxly dismbled in her maobinery, could but “fly before the wind;’’ and ina ‘‘nine day's gale,” whe:e would she ‘etch up?’ Only at Green!and or Toeland! As to sustenance, each cake of foe abounds with seal and fresh water. Let us not yet despair, but hope on. If the letter herewith can convey any “‘fisttering unc- tion to the soul’’ of one of the bereaved, the writer can only now say that a sympathetic string virrates in his own breast. Names being suppressed, those who are interested can eee the original letter from London by calling at the office of the New York Herat on Monday morning. P. 8.—The reason why this letter was not noticed be fore, is that the party to whom it is addressed has not been ‘dows town’’ since the arrival of the Hermann, and said letter was but » few moments ago found o 1 a bis desk, K. a. pt. fucker does not Surrogate’s Office. Before Alex. W. Bradiord, Kaq. THE PARISH WILL CASE. May 10.—In the Matter of the Wul of the late Henry Parish.—This care was resumed again, Mr. C. G, Havens was called to the stand and deposed that he knew the deceased:—I bad no personal acquaintance with him but a short time before the will was drawn; I knew him by sight and reputation many years; he was solient, asl understooc, of Francis Griffin; could not say how long be was clieat of Mr. Grifin; 1 went with Griffin, as @ partner, in 1838, and before that was there as aclezk; 1 raw him but rarely at the office, and saw the pariners of the Parish firm but rarely; they were clients of Mr. Griffin, who occupied a separate room; I attended to the practice of the office; Mr. Parish went to Europe shortly afer the execution of the will, i: having been drawa and executed with referezce to his going abr ad; I recollect seeing him but twice in tue office after his return; these 1w) occasions were in the same ear of his retura, I think in 1844; he called to see me I make inquiry in relaticn to a codicil for his wili; f never raw bim again to have apy cmversa‘ion with him; Ieswhim in the street occasionally ir that, tut did not speak with him, and don’t recollect that we recognized each other; afier hia attack I only saw bim riding with Mrs, Pariah; elation to the drawirg apd exemation of the wi upen me, as the partner of Mr. ( ing his absence 1, 1 think, Karo; that he wes g ca Europe to de absent some time, aad that Le wished will to bedrawn and execu'ed before he left; wy impresstox is, that bis epliing upon me, drawing, revising and executicg the will, osctipied about two weeks; he gavs me particu‘ar instructions how be wanied it drawn, either by dictating orally or giviog mo & memcrandum; as to which cf the two I am not cer- tain, but Iam quite confident [ requested him t> write down, in his own way aud Ianguege, what be wanted emboried in the will; that he did so, and from that memorardum I mace the ficut draft of the will; I bave not looked for the memorandum ; that draft will was handed to bim and retained by him soma two or three ¢ays, more or less, and some alte- rations or corrections were made by him, or blanks le't were filled in by him; then, f-om that craft the will was copie}, fair copy made, and agala hardea to hit, taken away by him, eudsequeniy re: turned, and from thet copy these duplicates were en- graved aud executed; that was the course pursued, ac- cordirg t my best recolieciion; 1 had very frequent oon- sultations with h'm during this time ioc relation to the provisions of the will; he was in my office almoat daily, taikirg abont until the will was executes; the will was exeouted in my offics, in presence of Wililam B. Sanders, who was the sorivener in my office; Mr. Parish wish: the #i'l to ba executed in duplicate for one reason, that he was gcing abroad, and wished to take one copy with him; Ido not remember any other reason; I saw him subscribe these two aupli wills now before me; he de- clared them to be his last will and testament, in the pre. sence of Mr. Senders and if, and requested us to bee: me subscribing witnesses; we thereupon immedia®: ly plsecd our names as witnesses, in Me. Pat Presence, and in preserce o! each other; both pa; were hanced to s{r. Parich; tsis time bis mind waa perfectly soand; I fay the seme as to hia memory ard understanding in every ‘ot ; he was vader no restraiat, and the matter waa dore with the utmost deliberation and considera iva, much more so then in any other csse that occurred du- ripg my practice; none of the disoosiliona were maa by my suggestion; they all proceeced entirely frora lmuelf, 1 enw bim twice after h's return from Europe in my offic the first time Mc. Parish calied, he stated in su that ke thought of making a codicil to his will changes bad saken place from death dartcg his abseace; but he ha¢not ret made up his mind definitely as'to the Propored alt ho ayid that he would ree ain upon the subjact; ay I had Arawn the wil), he thougtt I had better draw the codisi!, Mr, Francia Griffin hoing egayn absent, I think in Furope; he paid some of the parties baneticisily interested in the will, [ think he sai, had died during his absence; I do not re- ber that ho stated who they werd; he asked me in that atin, whether if the makicg of s codieil wou'd in any way affect the main features of the will, exc*pt as altered by the codicil; be ei/ber stated te ms or I bave a distinet iiprearion from what he seid, in one or both of those interviews, that he did not contemplate anv very wa’erial alteration in bts will; the only subject that I ra. colle articularly cf was the Barclay atreet U place property; I cannot say thst [ have a dis:inet recollection of what he said in relation to these pieces of property, but my impression in very srovg'y this—that he wished to supstitute the Uaion Pye property in ogee of the Barclay street Rroverty in he provisions for Lis wife; this thing was n>t definitely spcken of, because he was to seo me further on the sub- ject; one reason for not ocnatcering it farther on tho first Ocorrion was, besnuse he was going out ot town, to be gore a chort thre; after his rotarn to town he called tgain, ard bad @ very brief sonvarsation with mo npon the eut jest, snd sali he wonld aey moe (urthor, tinis is all T reer | ect im reference to It, ASjourptde i gp DAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1856, PRICE TWO CENTS”: Lepartare of sac Oriz#Ou ee errr TEMPORARY DETENTION OF 745 es BTC., ETO. VOLUNTEERS FOR GENBRAL WAUEA oe a at The steamship Orizaba railed yos“@rday |. agus. about @ quarter past four, for San J NL shree The time announced in the atvertians nt was». ‘o’olock, but she was detained beyond the zpPOinted how by the absence of her commander, Captetr Titklepaugh, | te, who was under trial in the United S'ater Olt;cuft Court on ® charge of oksiructing the United States officers while in the discharge of their duty in the case of tie Northern Light. The jury, it appears, wore out, and he” Was weiting their verdict. This was the canse of the delay ; and aa it became evident that there was no pros peet of their egreeing, ho was allowed to go to sea with his vessel, Aa it waa reported that the Orizaba would be detained unter arrest by the United States Marshal, a considera ble crowd aeaembled on the pier to witness the proceed: ings. They were all, however, very quiet and orderly, and had evidently assembied there from curiosity alone Various remors were afloat among the crowd as to the cause of her detention, Some said rhe had been retzed by the United States authorities, and that ahe would not sailat all; while othors asrerted that she was waiting for two or three hundred volunteers for General Walker, who were expected on from Baltimore. There were otkers, again, who exprested the belief, founded upon re- Hable authority at Waehirgton, that a;telegraphic des- patch was expected from that clty¢very moment, an- nouneing the recognition of the governhont of Nicaragas by our administration; and {t was added that, as soon as thia was received, there were three or four hundred men ready to embark, each man érmed with a pair of revelvers, fa rifle, a bowie knife, and any quantity of ammunition, It is almost needless to «ay that the dispatch was not recolved, and that this verrible force did not in consequence make ita appear- ance. Neither did the expected volunteers from Balti- more; but there were volunteers on board nevertheless, and rifles, platola and bowie knives, notwithstanding the vigilance of the United States District Attorney ana his aseistants, Every effort had been made and every precaution taken to prevent them from going, but they were determined to go, with or without tickets, and they did, At the least calculation apont fifty got away, and acme of these bad been with General Walker before. It appears that the strictest scrutiny was exercised in re. gard to them’at the ticket office, and that they were eub- jected to a regular examination there as to their motives acd objects ic going to Nicaragua. Even their personal appearance wes closely inspected; and if they had on anything that bore the slightest resemblance to a s0 called Nicaraguan hat or cap, they were refused a ticket. Amoustache, particularly if it bore a warlike appearance, was sufficient to disquali'y the applicant; and all who did not give a satisfactory account of themeelves could not procure tickets, But after all, Walker’s friends were a little too smart for them, and despite the efforts of the United States officals, they left in the Orizaba. Among those we saw on board was Mr. J. C. Hemmiok, who had been under trial for the terrible offence of try- ing to go where he pleased, and who informed us that for asserting bis right to do so, and also for refusing to give certain information, for which he was offered com- pensation, he had been locked up in Eldridge street jail. We also saw,Capt. John W. Rider, ofthe Nicaraguan army, and who was with Gen. Walker when he first entered that State, Some of the volunteers had, as we have said, ticketa, and some bad not, but the latter secured them through their friends, who farniehed them before the departure of the steamer. In addition to these, there were come ten or twelve men who had bsen employed on the company’s works in Nicaragua, and who had come on to this city to get their pay. One of there said that the Nicaragua Transit Compény owed their workmen nine or ten thousand dol- lara, and that it was impossibie to get tho money or any portion of it from them; that they had applied to the company's sgents here; that they had refused, and that they were now gcicg back to Nicaragua, to sve if their demanjs would not be satisfied there. Although there was much dissatisfaction among these and some others, on account of the treatment they had received, no disorderly or riotous mazi‘estations took plece. They were all preity free in their expressions of indigratton and contempt for our government, and ais. played a laudable desi.e to be informed whether Amori- can citizens were to be prevented from going wherever ‘they p'eased, and alao if there was any Jaw in particular which sta‘ed that they might go to any other part of the world but Nicaragua. Complimentary allusiona were also made to the capacity of the President and Secretary of State to fill thei: respective stations, and the wish fre. quently expressed that they might be continued in office tor another four yea! Ushers wanted to know if jour fellow citizens in Nicatsgua were to be shot down with Britith guas, and i? » war of extermination was to be waged egainst our countrymen, and our gov- ernment stand as a guard along our sea coast to prevent aseisiance from reaching them, The indignation, though quietly expressed, was no less deep toned, and was a pretty fair indication of the state of public feeling throughout the country in regard to the conduc} of our goveroment toward Nicaragua. ‘About four o'clock, Capt. Tinklepacgh made his ap- eracce on the pier, and greeted with three cheers, '@ went on board immediate r, gave orders to detac! the steamer from tthe pier, greeted with three cheers. guo was d, and from her maiimast was displayed a small flag bearing the ixitial let.er ‘*W.,”? which some said was intenced fir Wa ker. A few lingered on the pier till she was nearly cut of sight, end in a few miautes all was as quiet as before. Many'a beartéelt wish was expressed for the succers of Walker and the welfare of bis new recruits. One of tae volunteers, who was not over twenty years of and who made no secret of his intenticns in going to Nicaragua, told us he was going to fight for Walker, because he was his countryman, amd because he saw that bis own government had 'eagued with Erg'and to put him down, “But I tell you,” seid he, ‘that 1 am bound to atamd by him, if nobody else does. You'll bear of me again,” he added; “I’m not the boy to show the white feather.” A Funeral Hpmn for Ogden Hoffaian, BY WILLIAM 2083 WALLACE, L Let bim wko, in some gloomy hour, Mey hold the human heart But a mexe w1ack of Fien, where Love's blcacoms aela.m start; Who cannot see within ite maze The frequent gleam of glory’s rays, Or hear beneath its troubisd zone, Affection’s sweet, eoft uncertoce— Let him but mark the tears, the sighs, Whenever comathiag noble cies, tt ‘Thine, Hoffman! thins the glorions lot, When wahing auch # wo, 5 To prove how sales the ozeed that veils From va the otarry glow: Fach tear bas sova bow brightly stall In man, despite all eloudy il, An argel yearcizg ever mounts To drink at Glory 's sbining founts, ‘As tho struck engl from the plain. Will anaward torn his eyes agala. m The gray-haired hero a'00d bestia The coffin wet with 1aa:4, to the yourger soldier told y" valiant early years, g with the Panym foe, Thou gav’st for us tho ceadly blow Or when thy falchion from tue wall Leaped to a threatened country’s call:— How thril.ed the listeping soldier there, Even in Death's sepulchral air! AL iv. The pe janirg by the hearse, Mused prously cn the time ‘Thy voice a no's music gave ‘0 rouse or calm his olime— Now thunderous as the harp whose stricgs Seem sounding to a storm-god’s wings; New sofias magic fates that breathe Where my rtles in the moonlight wreathe:— How will tt at patriot gather power From honored palianc burial bour! © 7 Bu‘ Death oor grandest state revoaled, When, robed in funeral gloom, A thousand weep'ng mournora stood Beside thy tr. phisd tomb, Ard mhispered to themselves how oft Thy voive fell tearfully and soft Oa pale Misfortune’s kaggard check, Herself too sad or proad to npesak— For Pathos from his gentle throne Had fondly calied thee fer his owa. vt, ‘Then raise to Death a joyous hymn, And o’er the hallowed grave Let Spring, mo longer awod by griet, Her emerald banners wave, While thus amid tho fragrant bloom She tenderly sheds on the tomh— An tf twas atso hers to kaow ow dear to ua tle dust balow— coltizg we can stand and an rownu yat on our Homaatty { a Kops, Mey, 1964, | the scumfe; when the pistol was Gred Herbert was The Late Shooting Affair in Washington, [ATION OF WITNESSES. it the Washiegton Sar, The examipa: was oni upon PM, yesterday, im the guard room of the jail, before Justices Smith and The guard room and the hall were densely cro by on anxious and excited assemblage of zens, Californisna, members ot Cmgroas, &s.; aud at the windows outside and in front of the were col- ory Inigo number Of persons unable to gain entzance, Dat » "0. Hngered in the viemity, aad contented them: wales Bim. ae Bais litious peeps as wo.e odtaina cle the bet owe. ‘privonor éniered, accompauied by a numbor of mem! ors Of Ccngress, Californians, and othsrs, He 1s "a medfen.1 size BAD, out compactly built, with a ‘ut aaa eat, and 94 ba pretty determiaed look. Xsmall plore: of Wack cur: olaster wa observed upon his nose, and & sf Ut ssratch upon one cheek, and his clothes were cousitiers, "7 sotled. The District Attorney, Mr. Key, appeared for govarn- ment and Mosars, Bacls, ¥ 82d Ra:clitfe, Senator Weller of California, and Jucge’. Pliliips ot Alabama, appeared for the defence, bid i were calle] for the United o& @ Fabrig hs, Charles Quinn, “ro ty, J. De Veno's, Micnsel nry. 4, Willard, John Reiig, uixiee, ? “The iollowing witnevses Bates Thoms Brodit jexty Riordan, Mlohae! ¥ Correll Pa:rick § Ker‘ing, | ‘rancis mard, sed James Qui) s Thomas Broduok, eworn,—Is a wa, iver at Willars’s; Herbert hit Keating with 2 chair; bet * tae room then. Jobn Fabright, aa elderly maz, sw %-—1a @ waiter at Willara’s; was in the dining reom wirea Uerbert ordered a servant to brin breakfast. The serwa, 1 answered that be could not withut an order frometite ofa '*; Herbert then told the sexvantgo clear out of the roonr, na 4 called hin a ‘dam ed Irish gom of a bitch’? ‘ston 1 about three yards from Horbert. Herbert turnot ani said the @ thing to bim—to clear out of ther 0m. Wit- ‘ood in the centre of the xoom, axxt cola’ not hear the reply of Keatirg: then Herbert stood op am! # rack Keating’on the back of the neck with» pisto} “esti went bask of one of the round tables, got » piace an made two attempts at throwing it, but paused; Herbert tren tock up aehair and threw it at Keating; Kestiog then threwa e at Herbert and came around the edge of the table; Herbert and Keating met at the side of the table ana jostled tcgether; the plate thrown by Keating he took from the table at which Herbert was si:ting; saw then s gentleman exme in and struck Keating with a chair and broke xt; th it sugar bowls and pitchers; aro, and the brother of the deceased, came in; Her- ct Isia hold of him, and tock out a pistol; Pat took old of the pistol and held it avout a minute, while they jostled together ; the other gentleman (Herbert's friend) followed up ‘and struck Pat. Keating with @ chair upon the head; the two gentlemen (Her- bert and his irieud) were engaged with the two Keatings when tbe French cook came in and separated then, jostling Pat Keating away so that he le! go the barral of the pistol; with that Herdert caught hold of the collar of Thomas Keatirg’s coat with his left hand and shot him ‘with his right band; deceased told witness that ‘‘ he was dend;”” saw the blood rush cut of Keating's coa:; saw no knife drawn; the room during the whole affray; saw no one strike Herbert; took n> hand in the business when the shot was fired went over to the aseiatance of the dece ; sew Mr. Herbert’s friend throw two or three pitchers, ana another friend came in and cried ‘‘shame;” witness Wilard’s going on ® month; the tal twelve yarda from the door; they all mot the door; nota word passed between Herbert and four of them were engaged ia the aonille; Pat came in the door and turned at the table, and Mr. Herbert was tyirg to get his pistol ont; Pat, only, had hold of Her- bert; deceased was three or four yards bebied; no con- versation d between Herbar: and Pat; Pat, bad hold ot Herbert the time Herbert was trying to get his pistol out; Pat had hold of the muzzie ot the pistol with rght hand, and his left hand was upoa the bask of Herbert's neck. The ceccaced at this time was in front of Herbert; Herbert’s friend at this time waa whipping ¢eceas*d with a chair; as soon as Pat Keating let go his hold of the pistol Herbert stot Tom Keating; Pat's hold upon the pistol was broken by the cook and by the gen- tieman who came in; Pat Keat'ng was abou: five feet six ivches in height, and weighs about 180; the de. ceased was more bulky, but weakly; witness thought Herbert ought to be able to whip both the Keatings, becauso he (Herbert) waa a well fed man, was not overworked, and hed full use of his lim>s; the Austrian minister was sitting Igoking on at tne whole affair; he eat still until the man wal shot, and then came up to eee if he was dead; Pat had a pitcher of mo- lasees im hts band, which was broken in the straggle; by the stroke ot a chsir by Herbert's friend, and by the interpcaltion of the cook, Pat let go his bold; Pat went away at the time of the shot, but came bask to help car- ry his stairs ; the soutile was not five minutes Charies Quinn, sworn—ts bead waiter at Witlard’s; waa passing Mr. Herbert, and heard him say, “Get my broak- fast, damped quick; neard » ountusion, and looking sround saw Herbert strike deceased in the face with a hapckerchief or papkin; Herbert then went back to his place at the table and picked up » chair, and Keatiog ran to the sideboard avd picked up something; witness could not say what; witness then ran out of the room, and when he got back Keatirg was shot; Pat Keating was in the room when witness went out; Pat was coming, walk- apc: the room towarcs where Herbert was standing. trick Keating, brother of the deceased, was sw 2rn— is face waa bruised and much ciscolored under the eye and upon the forehead, and there was a bruise upon one his hands; witness waa iu the kitchen at the time the effray commenced; several came and told him that Har- bert waa beating his brother; he went in tosave him; Herbert was at ove of the round tables, fifteen or tweaty yards from the door where he entered; when Herbert taw witners coming down the room, he turned upon wit- ness and struck him with @ chair, having a pistol in ore hand; from what witness had heard of Herbert’e charac. ter, he believed Herbert would shoot him, heed bade the pistol. [The witness here displayed a wound in the of hia which he believed to have been mads yy the muzz'e of hapa A friend of Herbert, a tall gentleman, th sandy hair, interfered, and witness lost hold upon the pistol; defendant then fired one shot; witness then turned to his frierds and cried murder; wit- ‘Devs then went out of the recom, aud when he came back his brother was shot; when witness first entered the room, Herbert struck him with a chair; was positive that the first sbot didnot kill his brother; dian’t recollect throwing any- thirg at Herbert aa he entered; he had picked up ths mo- Jasees or milk pitcher to pacl y Herbert, understanding ‘that he was dissatisiiad with ‘not gettiog his breakfast; id allhe could to give satisfaction; Herbert advanced in a fighting position, with » pistol; didn’t see any psraon stzike Herbert; the pistol went off in tne struggle; wit- rees went into the room solely for the purpose of getting Hexbert’s break/ast, and pacitying him and making peace between Herbert and his brother. per Riordan was sworn—Is a wall Mr. Herbert and another gentleman came in for b: tast after 11 o'clock; witness went to them and ry them what they would bave, and brought part o®thsir breabiast to both of them; Herbert then sent witness back to the kitchen for the rest of the breakfast. Tae head cook said it was after broaktast hourr, and told the witness he wuld bayo to go to the office fur an order; witness coming back met the secon! head waiter and asked bim the gentieman’s name, and he told him it was dir. Herbert; witness then went to the office for an order, and while the boy in the office was writing it, he heard dishes flying in the cintng room; he can and saw Yat, Kea ing and Mr, Hersert tangled together, jostling; vhe other gentleman came up and struck Pat. Keating ~ijh a chair, acd then he sa% deceased going up where iLoy were; Witzovs skw Pat, Kenting lay hold of it by Ss atarcing up clinched with Pat, Keating, Thomas Keat- ing was behing them, and Herbert’s friend was striking him with a chair; at the time deceased waz shot he was vot tovebing Mr. Herbert; when he was shot ke put his hend to bis breast; Herbert got the pisiol from giaep and tarned and shot Thomas in the broas: ncbidy but the four men engaged in the struggle; two shote Were Bred—was positive of this; deceased wa'ked abcut two yards and fell; when t! st thot was fired witnees wad ptandizg just inside the diniogroom dorr; 7 the smoke offoth shots hae} Dougherty sworn—Was in the pantry; a boy told him there was murder inside; rap in and sew the two Kaatings, Herbert and his friend, all citnchei to- gether; Herbert's friecd struck Pat with a cha'r, and then witoses heard 9 pistol fired; Herbert hai hold of him for Drs. Stoze am‘ Risig the. table where Herbert ics. et was a round table, m“* James Quinn, eworn—de,¥ Herbert get on hi ” t | ° | PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNON. 90 com other gentieman om? UP and atrurk ‘chair; witness ‘hewra {0° Feporl of a he lett the room; hearn Dut one shot the parties wore all in a scuffle togethe:’ when the istol, and then pistol was fired. The United States evidence was here concluded, Mr, Bois, the Minister from the Netherlanas, who had been summoned, not being prevent. s Col. McKay was sworn for the defence, Waa sitting in the recess of the entrance-room of the hotel; hoard a crah of chitaware, followed by a falling of something as of chairs; supposed at first if was a table upset; heard another crash, whicladuduced htm te go into the diuing- room; he walked up the dining-room some seven or cirht feot, and saw six or eight persons engaged ina acuitle; supposed at first It was. a general fight among the hots! servants, and was about retiring; he aaw Mr. Gardaer crossing the hall; one of the servants seized a chatr and struck Mz, Gardner, knocking him dowa; in the act of his rising @ plate or «ish was flung at bial; he dodged the blow, and caught it on hia hand; witness saw three men striking one man, whom he did not at first recognize, but afterwards ascertained was Mr. Herbert. ‘The deceased held Herbert by the right arn, s man in the rear held him by the lett arm, while another of the ser- Pan struck Mr. Herbert with a chair, and the chair Thcmas Keating by the collar when he fired; the three were clashed together. J, Devenoia syorn—Is the French cook at Wiilard’s; while eating bis breskiass he hoard a moise; on entering tho ¢iping room saw Merbert run after Pat and his brovber; Herbert track Pat on the head with a piato!; witness caught Pat to save hin, and at ths same time Herbert placed his pistol to the breast of the deceased, ‘and fired, the blcod gushed out like a spring; only toree were engaged in the scutlle; Patrick had not hold of Her- ‘dett at the time Horbert shot Thomsa Keatiog: Thomas had bis bands thrown up in the attitude of Lee | hiorelf when the chot was fired; witness bad got Patri Kepting out of the way to rave him; only one shot was fred, The wi ness here arew @ dit am of the dining rem to ahow the position of the tabley, and of the par- ties engaged ia the affray. ‘The breakfast hours at Wil- Jard’s were trom 6 o’clock to 10 or 11 A. M. at the istest, and after that an order from the office was requisite, BR Michael Carroll, sworn—Is afjwaiter at Wiliard’s; was ma room next the dini: ; heard the report ot » piatol; went in anc raw Herbert strike Pat Keating with achair; saw Thos. Keating holding his hands to his dreaat and bleed flowlog trom it. ; Henry Willard, sworn—In ore of the proprie‘ors of Wilard’s hotel; #aw nothing cf the ail Charles Quinn was reesl'ed by request of Mr. Bradley, who questioned him in regard to a red mark upon his forehead and how he came by tt; witness answered that t had alwaye been t! John Riley, sworn—Wae stanci the digirgroom; beard » noise, av’ ings and Herbert ina} 4 of clinch t her; anovher gentleman, a friend of /}. , bert’s came in, andastruck Pat- tick Keating nine or ten t mes with @ largs stick; Hor- bert had a chair striking Keatiog; Herbert fired ove snot at Pat Keatiog, and missed him the French cook, went between them to s+ held the pistol to Thomas Keating’ vb two shots fired, and saw thom fired by Herbort, Frensin Maynara sworn—Was in the diotng room be- fore ths shooting; heard Herbert call ttordan ‘‘son of a biteh,’”” Riordan went afer the breakfast, but cou'd not wet it withont an orcer; Thomrs Keating, tne desenaet, had votbing todo with the breakfast, it not being his wateb, bat oame up the room ergaged about his worl, it the entrance to w the tro Keat- , #elzed a second chair; Herbert's arms at this tine wore pinioned; witness seized a chair to befend Her- bert, who was being beaten by three men; the three were evidently endeavoring to hustle Herbert out of » side door; by the time witness got withta six press lie heard & pistol fired; Herbert was fairly beaten down in a Coes Bonet a Lr! oe not Progr ioed Herbert ver the pistol was discharged; the deceased retired be:woen the tables; after the firing he got Herbert away aud went with him toa mu; te, when Herbert ds- jivered himgelf up; at the time of the shot Herbert was im acrouckirg position, and must have fired upward: the deceased bad hold of Herbertin fronc: the brother of the deceased had ‘hold of him trom behind, ami another aunvant was striniog Herbort with a chair; was positive tha@ the pistol was fired while th ri e ecufling ; witivees saw the pistol; it was ‘ng'e barrel, what cole fo oaae eee had no ee pistol out Bim, and Gardner none; niost positively on!; one shot was fired, iain iid 0 it, AN mith sworn—Was at Willard’s at the time of the affray; heard crock breaking and cay a confuricn of people; heard a pistol; when he got to the door saw Mr, Herbert in confilet with fonr or five rer- sons, some striting him on the bead, as witness thought, with plates; witaess went down and peremptorily de- mandod that they should let him alone; as he waa going in be saw the deceased with his hand to his breast; wit- nen passed Col. MoKay, who was standing with a chair 1n bis hand, Hop. James Bishop sworn.—Was going into Willard’s at about 11 o'clock, A. M., and as be passed the dining room he heard a rapping upen the table that induced him to look in,and he saw Herbert ‘ted at a tadle with two gentlemen; witness passed to the office to inquire for a gentioman, and while there heard | a fracas in the dining room: witness entered the room and saw Herbert engaged with threo or four pe-sons, who were Lethe i him, and appeared to be beating him, witness hurried towards them, and when half way in heard the report of a pistol; Herbert avemed overpow- ered by numbers, and other servants were rushing to the spot with upil{ted chairs; witness knew none of the par- tien except Herbert; after the shot the parties seemed to seatter, and Mr. Herbert stsggered out of the room, ap- parently much exhausted; he heard but one pistol; report of the pistol was heard while the melee was going on end while Mr, Herbert was being pressed down ; he noticed blood on Herbert's cheek; could not awear posi- tively as to the position of Mr. Herbert at the precise moment the pisto! was fired; his docided impression was that the cook could not bave separated Herbert and Pat Keating prior t> the firing of the pistol. Captain B ancig sworn—Was standing in company with General Peraifer Smith, at the office of the hotel, at the time cf the affray: went to the ding room, and ssw crockery flying, and several persons engaged ins violent struggle; the persons were so bent dowa that we c uot £68 distinetly who they were; he afterwards aso tained thatjthe person beat down was bir. Herbert; wit- ness caw Herve: et Gown in this woy at the time the pistol was fired. Capt. Dupcnt was sworn, and gi tory of the above. The examination now having oozupied from 4 o’clocs P.M. to halt-past 9 P. M., was adjourned untit this af- ternoon, at haif-past4 P. M., the prisoner being held, meanehile, in the custody of the United States Marahal. TELEGRAPGHIC, DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATES IN THE CASE OF BERDERT. Wastnctox, Bay 19, 1856. Jus'ices Smith and Bishop delivered their decision this morning im the case of Herbert. They say:—'‘ After a carefal examination of the evidence, we feel it to bea duty we owe alike to the defendant and to government, that the ends of justice may be fully met, to send this matter to the Criminal Court this Distrist, that tribu. nal being, as we conosive, the proper one to grant or refuse the application of the defendant for disshargs. As to the application for bail we are divided in opinion, and we therefcre commit the defendant to the custody of the Marshal, until he be discharged by due course of law.’* Mr. Herbert waa brought before Judgs Crawford this atterncon, ons writ cf haboas corpus, his counsel pray- ing for his dissharge. The examination of witness ceoupied seven hours, but the testimony is about the same as that Celivered before the police magistrates. ‘The Judge will give his decision onfMonday. The under- standing with both parties is that the Minia‘er for the Netherlands may then be examined, should he assent to the request to appear as a witness, evidence confima- Personal Intelligence, The followicg gentlsmen were presented to Queen Vio- toria, on the 15th of April, by the United States Minis- ter:—Mr, John M. Bixby, Mr, Frederick M Keily, and Mr. 8. K. St, George, of Baltimore, ‘The Queen Dowager of Sweden will set out for Paris abovsthe 1th of May, Prince Osoar, third son of the King of Sweden, will afterwa'ds proceed to London, pre- paratory to his marriage with the Princess of Cambridge. ARRIVALS, Atthe Clarenden Fotel.—Smith T, Van Buren and family, Kincerhcok; George Parish, Ogdevadurg; James C. Dunn. G. G, bubbard, B. 7. Bed, N. Morton Bosion; Key, Charles D. Sire paon, Mo.; K. Coilin, P. B. Tucker, N. ¥. At the St. Nichola Hotel.— Among the arrivals yesterda; was Jobn Biocdgood, Kaq., of Mobiles 6, From Charieaton, in steamship Marion —Miss Trenholm, Mias ETyenho.m, Mra Morris and three Misses Morris, Misi 6 @ Richards, Mrs Bmith, Miss Smith Miss Hart © D Wright and lady,"H Leidng.lady acd nurse; G A Trenholm, & Men- love, Georse Morris, ¥ Clapman. O Patclexenverg, Oaptain Jeesler, HP Wid, A L Bisel, F Burke, [Sauen, & M Cooper, ‘AP Methot, and 74 in the steerege. ae tae pe For Liverpool, tn wleamahip #ricsgon—David Henius, Mc and Mrs Geo Falr ard two chidren, Mr and Mrs IL Brenvaa, four children and aervant; ES Kirkpatrick, Mr acd Mrs Bod: Chillard, ott Bello, Mr ard Sirs Brausoh, child Mr and'Mrs M B Uox and chi! M oes, T Farmelee, rigues, ard servant; Revirro, sm Jas Baguo, Mr at Bridget Sane Capt Jack, Gec Jones, Cesar K*kenbaugh, @ ‘or- win, Mrard Mrs J Brown, four obiidren and two sery nis, Hert Richens gel. hamburg; Mrs J Sinthorn end three chil dren, NX; Miss Mason, Edwa Sait, Arkameas; Veter Doyle, Mo; hire Lawrence, 8 Loula “3 For Havre, Soathsmpton aud Bremen. x steamship North Star—Mr Lewis Koppman, Mr Samuel Koppmaa, jady avd granddaughter, N ¥; Geo Mine. wite, four chiidres and tw) Servants, do; AJ Lacder, Brootlya; B Kdwards, NO; 8 A Napier, NY; Mra Bourne, servant and child, J @ Wendie, Louis Mayer. J W Da’ sion and wife, NY; Rey & Nawill, DD, NY; M Carral and i? Havre; BG cei Valie, Havana. Ny; di jarrate, Jose Elizazian Nv; Fev'® § Coo, sei iady, dor D Aoranser child, N ¥; Bev S00) a % Y Y child'and servant, San Francisco; Maurice Grillet and indy, Master and Mins Grilet, Barnard Brugos, NY; Mune Muy ‘Augt Grattapan, Juan de ia Rive, M Sartati Opp renege io ie, ‘a 1 itn Van Keen. two cuilares NY; Miss ire Van Kieex. two y ard cervact, New York; Morris Stunbart, § Churchman, Mins ‘Mra Ide Giddum, Octavins Biokes, Sam Francieco; Kew Xctx, Mrs K Burwell and child, @ A Mecolemas, Indy, seven chiidren and servant: u Falkemen W Morton, adolt Glazey, A Dick, & eth a Heh, J Brows FB be Corte and indy) J Bald J ¥ stages chi'd; Mrs Truckelsee and child, Kitza Harris, H Ri four 'J Bobrt. Chas Szafreata, Johi Morr tot, Bisa Jane Hobe eve Kein, B Renezer, A itlohmidt and lady, J'D Kea't ot) be rh ph L Fire, J Provet, E Guardeeprey, chicren; Carl Gaets, J Lew, & Stern wie P aliman,’ wife gui two mn," wife an’ er and wife JB fleck, JB Heck, H Be wwiera, J Piimroli and Mis Piimroll, Montreal; & J Snea- nn, Mra Hardenburgs, C Seblapboust, San Francisco, . Total : For ‘ omas Ac, in sieamer Tennewee—A A De Mens, lady ard child, Porto kico; Msdame de Villiers and tworcnil- dren, Madame’ Ne Pau'r'ze\, Paris; Mra © M Webber, New Yors; Messrs Thos McOreery. st Louis; Migue! Zapata, Lo- Pe Gaalon, C ickinsan, St reczo Gatyis, West Indies; Chas I ‘homes; John HVan Ishyn, Peto Keo; Jolin Jedray, Jos F Cantbway, mAs. r@, #0—Mra Le wis and four children, Mr J Hogg ard lady; Mr Louis Renchawo, Venezue a; Commodore V0- miingo Dias, Venezuelyn Navy; Mr Wauria Char es, Fraace; AP Callodovieh | Po'and:, F Bons and Jady. nome; Hypolite France; James Swan, John P Hickey, James Bheppard, New York; Antoin a cla, Posto Biv; @ Wailuuisserm, Indy and three chiidr South Ameriss; Joan Butchiakie Martin Mettler, Gaspar Behenck, Curacos: Dr Jacob A Ftcrck, Total, 65. For Savennsa {1 pteamship Alabama—@ K Gray, Willlam W Pearce, ME Wilder, J Rosebank, WK Cornwall, M A Ke'th, BH Merr'man, GJ Merriman, William Whitney and lady, Mra Robert Powell, Jr, William Abboit and Jedy, H For Lagu preparing for dinner; Herbert said to tho deceased ‘cleat ont, Ged damn you; 1 don’t want any son of a ditch areund me;’” yt ewe no raply; Herbert rose with a pistol im his loft bard and a chair in his tight hand, aod atrack Keating wih » cbair; witness ran to informa M: Willsrd of the affair, and met bim on the stairs, but woes ke returned ts was allover; Mr, Wiard then aay , Sinsey, JW. Meller, B Sanches. Wisiats H Wout pints gg, Willa Haversham. John T Allen, Oo EE eene a bari drone Hee Mii J 4 nin T Heed, Famiuel J Henla, WRears, J ietman, HP Hor: ron, in svearpahip Nashville J M Bixby, 8 Mbet- Ws Slosre, Chas Mcore, Mra Baraott, Bia jaien anc wile, J © Merrill, A Gtuendel, OA Warner, JH Btaphard, Dr Geddings W Lirbenaie'n, D Barret Geo Onterhout, ‘Thomas R Free: Mra Baiter?, BS Cassels, F MJ Bradshaw, & G@ Wena a GW Birds, GB Bicout, WD Le Motae KM Yarwood, bp Yilerorgse, WE Lchousco, NN Warroo, aad 1) ta the Cee al MAYOR WOOD IN VIRGINIA, Address in Aid of the Fund, at Richmond. | The Life, Times, Character and Genius of Alex- ander Bemiltor, &e., &., &s. Special Coznspondence of ths Now Yorks Heraid, Excuanc? Horm, Ricamonn, Va, May 9, 1356. The arrival of your Mayor, Fernwwto Wood, Key has created considerable sensation anwagst the goo folks of Richmond. The abSay and exergy display. ed by this gentlemen since ke tas been chilled to pro side over the municipal affairs 6? New York, and his readiness in complying witis the recrrest made te him by the committee of the Ladies” Fand for the pmchase of Monat Vernon, to deliver an eidrery here in atd of ite naturally ensured him a cordial and disticguichied re- ception. The Jamestown steamer, by whicl the Mayor and bis lady arrived, not reaching her dosk tw this city, lay down the James river on Mondsy {cronoon until the tide would serve for her coming up: When her poet- tion was noticed, a delegation from the city, at the head of which was the Mayor of Richmond and Mr. Ritchie, obtained boats and went on board the Jamestown to receive Mayor Wood, and essorted Lim in the same boats to the city, where he waa the guest of the Corporatio and the Mount Vernoa Com. mittee, in whose favor that honor was waived’by Gover nor Wise. Rooms had been soeured for him at the Ex- change Hotel, where every tlting was arranged with great tase and splendor for his reception, and where he re- ceived the visi's of the leading citizens and thoit wives. Several members of Cougress came here to hear the ad dress, and the avdience assembicd at the Met:‘*politea Hall last night om the occasionof bis lecture, waa eas of the largest eve> collected within its wails. The following isa verbatim report of Mayor Wood’e oration, which I nsed not add’ waelistened to titrough- out with the deepest attention. It waa admirably dell- vered and enthusiastically received, and in a bold, atrik- ing ard original production—for who c'ss would have come to Virginia to vindicate the memory and fame of Alexander Hamilton* LIFE, CHARACTER, GBNIUS AND PUBLIC SERVIOS# OF ALBEANDER HAMILTON. LADuns AND GRsTixuaN—In accepting the invitation te visit Richmond, and deliver an addross in aid of the high aad patriotic objects of the Mount Vernon Association, f perform a most gratifying public duty, The only cloud which hovers around the effort is the doubt in my owa wind of my fitness and capacity for the undertaking, arising not only from the comple'c occupation of my time in the discharge of official duties, which has pre- clzded the attention required for preparation, but fron: the character of my previous studies, which have beom more practical than literary or historical, I rely upom the liberality and uaiversally acknowledged kindness which so much distinguish the people ofthis clty, for the removal of this cloud, rather then upon my owa abdtilty to dispel it in the delivery of this a¢dross. T have chosen for my subject to-night Alexander Ham- ilton—his character—his genius—bia pudiic sorvicea— a thems which, in its magnitu’e and interest, will supply my own doefisiency in its discussion—s subject which, while it challenges the deopest studies of the early history cf tis country, and calls forth and terivas a recollection cf the sentiments which surrounde! and imbued the fathers of the republis, will alzo make tts ap Plication to many of the public questions of this day and produce reflestions not at all flattering to our owa boasted advancement, superior intelligence and knowledge of government. I have selected this topic besause of its peculiar adaptation to the objects of yourmssociation. It is in keeping with your patriotic design, that imam embly convened to ald in the purchase of Mouat Vernon the subject should be the private and public virtues of one who held the closest official and parsonal relations to Washington bimrelf And if the apirit of the Father of his Country is permitted to guard these efforte of the women of America, it wili look down benignaatly upon this attempt, feeble though it be, to do justice to the fame and vame of Alexander Hamilton. Ts approaching the discussion of the life and charactac of s truly great man like Hamilton, the mind should be- ccmie elevated anc the spirit ennobled. Weshould view the scenes upon which he appeared and the evanta in which he took part, freed from the recollection of us- worthy imputaticns or of the foibles inciden‘al to our fee- ble nature. We should see but the public man—canvess the ability, the patriotism, or the genius which marked his progress through the fitful drama of iife, and in weighing the re- sult of bis exertions, the advantages derived from hia services and the evidence of disinterested devotion to hia coun'ry, forget the aspersions, if apy, originating, it may be, in the jeatousies of rivals and the interests of party. My friends, thore is probably no theme of public dts cusaion more diffisult than that of the character of pab- Ue men yet living or resently deceased. Nor is there Uterary navigation so liable to shipwresk as that which lies through the eddies ard rosks and quicksaads of po- litteal H‘e; and with this cemsciourness of the ombarrana- menta which surround the topic selected by me, I proceed at once to s plain and candid statement of my ows views, ard for which I alone am revponsible. Hamilton waa de- scended from an ancient and distinguished Scotch family, though it has teen well anid he required no illastrious Lineage to give rorown to his memory. He was a native of Nevis, the smallest of the Windward West Iadia Islands. then, aa now, under the dominion of the British govern- ment. At the age of 12 years ho was pisced in the count- ing rocm, preparatory toe mercantile educaticn. Even at this early period hia strong mind and soaring ambition had developed themeeives. Ina letter addressed at that time {o a achoolfellow then in New York, he eays, ‘I contemn the grovelling condition of a clerk or the like, ta which my fortune conducts ma, and would willingly risk my life, but mot my character, to exalt my station. I am confident, Ned, that my youth excludes me from ang hopes of immediate preterment, nor 49 I desire it, but £ mean to prepare the way for tuturity, I am no philoss- pher, you see, and may be justly said to build casties ia the alr; my folly makes me ashamed, and beg you wil! conceal it; yet, Neddy, we hear such sshemes susoosafal whon the projector is constant. I shall conclude by say- ing, I wish there was war.”’ Hore the letter of the boy foreshadows the genius of the man. Three years afterwards he left the counting houre, and was rent to New York, it having been wisely determined by his friends that such a mind should aot mature bereft of cullivation. He was firat placed ata grammar school in the vicinity, but soon after transferred to Kirgs (now Columbia) College, It was whilat a stu- cent here that he gave tho first scintiliations of that genius, energy and courage which ao sigaaliy distio- guished his after life. The times ani temper of the people were auspicious for the developement of great minds ard lofty patriotism. New York at this perio? (1772) no recent convert to the doctrine of the capacity of the people for self-government, was agitated by the increasing cppression of the home goverrment. I say no recent convert, because 68 years anterior to the Declaration of Independence she had procisimed ths principle that the rights of property were instionabie and vot to be eontrolled by government except by the conrent of the governed; that the colonies cou'd only be taxed with their own consent—principles that lay at the foundation of our revolutionary strugzies, From theese poritionn, so early taken, New York rever waverad, main- toinizg them until 1766 and 1765, with andevisting son- sistency, down to the American Revolution; nor did tne repeal of the Slamp Act rerve to chake the constancy of her people, followed as it was by the quartering of Britiah troops upon them. Throughout these aggressions tha colony maintained her antegovism, She held firmly to the declaration of 1708 to the republican ideas. Thos the spirit of the peorle needed little encouragement to arcuce thelr incignation. Indeod, the generation of 1776 in New York bad inherited bos‘ile procitvities to Rogiand not easily subdued, It was quite prepared for rebeltion bafore tie first blow had been struck, or the boldest had corceived it prudent to resist. Such was the generat _ of Fain! eee in i colony wee oe rive jo was partaking spirit. He acknowledged no allegiance to England. He hed never put foot on any other thaa Amerine Gy cr Secetied ary thes Gag Ane le ae, ig