The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1857, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7451. Mew York Below Zero—The Coldest Day of the Seasen—ondition of the Ferries— ‘The Mails—Miles of Solid fee in the Bay—Rallroad Travel impeded Throughout the Country— Dangerous State of our Sidewalks, Gen, Sie, ae. After the disgustingly cold woather of Sunday and ‘Monday we wore led to believe, in common with our dis- ~tressed fellow citizens, that the thermometer had been depreased to the lowest pessible point, This hallucina- dom was deepened by the comparatively moderate woa- ther of Tuesday, when there were really signa of a thaw. At the same time we received a despatch from Boston— where they get up a great deal of disagreeable weathor— announcing a mild temperature, with indications of rain. fhe water pipes ran merrily again—tho matutinal bath was resumed—chemical experiments on gas motres were 20 longer necessary—the baker and the milkman wore Ghawed out—one or two mails arrived, and one or two railway trains departed with embargoed strangers—the tadies ventured out, and Broadwsy resounded with the music of the pleasant sleigh bells. Tuesday night and Wednesday were devoted to the sleighing carnival, Many were jolly—all were comparatively comfortable. But this was too good to last. Our Arctic instalment bad been only partially exhausted. To use the cant of the Sage of Brooklyn, the cold cycle was not completed. ‘Thuraday night closed in bitterly cold. The fow strag- glers in Brosdway after midnight were obliged te have yecourse to the most violent exercise to keep up the cir- culation, The sky was the coldest looking sky we ever Saw, and the stars were as icy as a prima donna toa Oritiowho bas said that she sung out oftune, The garrote robbers skulked in the low groggeries, and the Policemen lingered by the station house stoves. During the night the cold became more intense. The houso- rwives were again in despair. The erring sinner bad no chance to return, because the gas positively refused to ‘hold out to burn—even the fascinations of alcohol being resisted. The Croton congealed in the pipes—everythiag ‘was below zero. New York below sero! Think of it. ye happy truants ‘who have flown to Havana ana New Orleans—think of it, and give us your sympathy. New York seven degrees below zero! Why, itis an outrage. There has been nothing (ike it witbin our recollection, and we sincerely hope there will never be again, Added to the household miserios was the suffering from frosty noses, frozen beards, congealed ears and icy toes in the streets. How to get down yesterday wasa question that puzzled many a New Yorker. If he took a “stage sleigh he ran the risk of being frozen before he bad ridden balf a mile—if he attempted to waix he found the sidewalks glacé in every sense of the word. The wind ‘was very high and enveloped him in a cloud of fae snow —then be would lose his hat—running after his bat he ‘Would lose his footing and come down plump on the ice, which produces a most uncomfortable sensation; he was obliged to take heed to his steps to avoid falling, thero- fore could not walk rapidiy enough to dispel the of- feots of the cold; bis curling moustache was adornea with ~* pendant icicles—bis nose had that peculiar cold boiled “sportry feeling whish that member gots up when the ther- t.ometer gets down, and his ears burned like the face of @ young Indy when she gets her first Jover on his knecs. Jt was too cold even for the boys who revel in winter | sports—the skates were negiected—the sled grew rusty. There is no adjective that we can remember which can ‘express how cold it was. It was too cold to swear at the ‘weather—too cold to talk about it—the words froze on the lips, and the people with weak lungs must have sufered terribly. New York with two or three weeks of such ‘weather would degenerate !nto an Esquimanx settiomont, ‘and the South Americans would send up expeditions, a li Kane, to find out what we are like. If St is any Consolation to our suffering readers to know ‘that they are not alone la their misery, we will state the tuot that some people area great deal more loy than we sre. In Quebeo yesterday the thermometer marked * ghirty degroes below zero; in Montreal twenty-cight; at Albany tho Logisiature did several cool things with the , thermometer at twenty stx bel at White River Junc- tion, Vermont, they must have needed their extra ! planketa, with the mercury touching the same figure as {at Albany; the Bostonians were punished for thelr * pumerous sins at the rate of sixteen below; corruption at Washington must have languished under the intense cold, for that blissful region, of four degrees below, ‘while here in the metropolis the lowest point touched was four degrees below, and that will do for a beginning. We give below some particulars of the effects of this cold term, The sufferings of mariners and others com. pelied to labor im oxposed situations are beyond descrip: tion, and everything possible should be done to alleviate thom, Tho ont-door poor should not be forgotton, and people who have the common instincts of humanity will make the sidewalks safe for pedestrians, either by re- moving (0¢ or by the liberal use of ashos. - THE MAILL. ‘The business community are suffering from the late ar- syal of the various mails throughout the country, conse- quent on the state of the different railroads. The frie Railroad mall due st 7 P. M. Thorsday, did not arrive im this city until 6 A.M, Friday morning. The Boston > mall duo at 6:15 P. M., Thursday, arrived here yesterday morning at 6:20, and that due in New York at midnight, ‘was only forthooming at 2:20 Friday afternoon, The Southern mall duc at 7 P. M., Thursday, got in at 19:40 P. M., next day; the olber, which should have been in at 0 P. M., Thursday, arrived at 7:18 next morning, and the one duo at 6 A, M., Friday, did not show itself watt! 7:30 Inet evento; “The night express, which joft Albany on ‘Thursday night did not arrive in this city unt} one o'clock yes- terday afternoon, The delay wae caused by tho snow, which bad drifted during the day and night apon the track. The 11:16 end 4:46 expresses, which left Chambers stroot on Thursday, did not arrive in Albany till 10 A. M. yesterday. ‘The first through train from Albany yeater- day arrived in Chambers streot about 7 o'clock P.M. Both the morning expresses wore made into one train of cars, Tho delay was caused by scattle train on the main track at Schodack, which lef Albany at LL oa Thursday morning, and was snowed under nearly twenty-four hours. Tho obstruction is now removed, and the road is now clear. ‘The express which left the city at 6:30 yes- torday was delayed two hours at Cokispring by the down express, which bad run into a snow bank, Thuredayand Friday were colder days (on the Hudson) than any pre- vious this winter, fnot forgetting the nights, Tne wind ‘blew a porfect hurricane on Thursday, and drifted the gnew oven worse than Monday's storm. We recelved the following from the New York Post office, Lrerious to going to press — bh (his evening, I would state that the Southern m Camden and Am! boat, at 7:80 thi pad the Wi 4 of the 17th, quae ie from tatermodiare places South ’ ry rempecttally, THOMAS CLARK. THE STREETS. New York was never in & more dangerous state as re garde the sidewalks than yesterday. ‘The previous warm ‘weather had effected a pustular condition of the payve- tents, ond the oruel frost of Thursday night frone the eo- centric surface into multitudinons little black, polished hillooke, over which It waa impossible to walk without slipping. Tt was positively dangerous for pedestrians up- leas groat care were taken; # fact whiob our citizens ap- preciated, and therefore walked with their dorsal columas ent atan angle of something like forty-Ove dogress. Suoh astate of things might easily be obviated by a police regulation, Why are not housshoiders compelled to keep hear tho sidewalks In front of their residences and stores, ‘a8 also to sprinkle ashes on thom, so aa to obviate unin- tentional aliding? There wore but very fow females out yesterday, and thie wae due noteo much to the extreme 901d, aa to tho danger of falling, especially after dark If the sidewalks were in & bad condition yesterday, the carrisgo- way wee still worse, The surface of Broadway, to & great extent, and lose important Woroughfares still more co, wae a Geri of comm Hone) plateanes sod frequent sbytses few whool i’ MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, JANUARY ERALOD. 9 s f, 1857. PRICK TWO OR iy NTS vehicles were out, for the owners knew it would be death to their springs, and sleighs, too, weat along at tortoise pace. Broadway, in front of the Park, was almost impassibie from the above cause, and many were the casualties which drivers experienced thereabouts in the pursuit ot speed under difficulties. We witnessed many accidents to outter sleighs; those very fragile vehicles were frequently overturned by coming in oor- tact with snow hills, their ocoupants being pitched unceremoniously out of them. Gentlemen had better be careful these times; hard frost is favorable to breaking limbs. A heavy full of snow seems to be the only thing which can render the streets comfortable for travel. ling. THE FERRIES. The North and East rivers were yesterday suToring from cssification or something akin to ft, and forry oats, not being amphibious, got out of trim, and finally gave in altogether. On Wednesday and Thursday they bad commenced running, with a strong predisposition towards thelr accustomed regularity, but yesterday morning there came a chilling frost, and many of the ferry houses closed their doors, Even the Fulton line, which has always been the most reliable on the East River, got irregular, and South street in that particular locality assumed a crowded and impassable ap- pearance. Carters were complaining that they had to walt from one to two hours before entering the gate, whilst af other points matters were still worse. A boat which left Atlantic street, Brooklyn, at eight o’clock in the morning, made numerous attempts to got across, and eventually effected it, arriving at the South Ferry by five minutes to three in the afternoon. The ferry master at the Wall street station considered himecit insulted when asked if the boats on that line were running with regularity, and informed our reporter that one boat oaly had arrived there between the hours of one and three P.M. The probabilities aro that most of the ferries will be closed to-day, unless the wind changes, which yester- day waa blowing the ice into the East River. The long- shore men state that they never knew #0 much new ice to be formed in one night as on Thursday, and the flerce cold westerly wind which prevailed all day packed it into solid fields. The bay, off the Battery, as far as the eye can reach, is a level piain, the ico being eighteen {nobes in thickness, whilst on the Long Island shore it is nearly double that, consequent upon its not having been disturbed during #0 long a period. THE ATLANTIC DOCKS. The ebb tide in the Hudson runs nearly two hours longer than that in the East river. The ice is brought down, by the former to the bey, carried round to the latter by westerly winds, always ihe accompaniment of these severe seasons, and floated into the East river by the flood tide, where it blocks up the narrow passage, and closes the South and Hamilton avenue ferries, as also that of Wall street. Business on the Long Island shore becomes seriously impeded, and is occasionally brought to a dead lock, as the folks having transactions ‘at the Atiantic decks know to their cost. From the very pature of things the situation of these docks is unfortunate Last wioter and the winter before, the produce merchants wore subjected to serious inconvenience and damage in their business, by being enable to fulfil their ongage- ments. In the winter of 1855-'66, {these docks were Closed up during two months; this year, they have been shut already a month with little prospect ot their open. ing for some time to come. ‘The same causes which militate against the Long Island shore, free that of Staten Isiand. The attention of partics interested in the storage and business of the Atlantic docks was drawn to this fact last winter, and the possi- bility ef erecting docks at Staten Island was then dis- cussed, Tho bay immediately in front of the Quarantine establishment was clear of ico during the whole of last winter, and this also,except last Sunday and Monday, when the northeast wind biew it inshore. Thisisavery unusual ocourrence. The authorities have hitherto beon averse to selling the Lazaretto property, under the im- pression that ita value could not be obtalned, but if made the location of warehouses, its sale would not be otber- wise than remunerati The clear water channel extends from Quarantine land ing round to New Brighton point, » distance of # milo and a half, the toe only lodging a few yards from the shore. The bay, which was comparatively free of ioe during the previous two or three days, became full of it yesterday— even more 20 than on Sunday—and if the prosent woa- ther continues much longer, shall be able to cross from New York to Staten Isiani,as the British army did for- merly. Matters jook that way at present. THE BAY. The Bay was yesterday completely covered with ice, made on Thursday night and Friday morning, and gation became exoeedingty difficult, almost impossible. Ships scarcely made any way even with two steam tugs attached; we watched a large clipper with two powerful tow boats during some time, she hed taken four hours moving out of the East rivor into the commonoomont of the North, #0 great was the opposition countered. ‘The Kills was entiroly closed, and the Now Brighton boats ceased running as also those of Elizabethport. ‘The Water Witch and Red Jacket wore both fozen in, the latter at Shooter’s Island; the steamer Wyoming made an attempt to got up the Kills, but so greatly bad the toe accumulated there she was forced to put back, and effected her return with muoh difficulty. THE STATEN ISLAND BOATS. Tue doate of this line displayed a dogged obstinacy in attempting to keep up their agual-hour and @ balf trips, and partially succeeded through<ut the day. Ladies and gentlemen came down to the Battery and dispiayed « great desire to if the trip could be performed in safety, and entéred the gate with an anxiety oaslly accounted for by the ugly look of the Bay as fer as the oye can reach, Governor's Island is frozen ip, and the ice extends in unbroken {ine right away to Fort Hamilton, and for miles, trom the shore is from two to three feet in thickness, whilst Gowanus Bay doos not appear to bave a drop of water io it, The people of alt parts of Staten Isiand are now oom polled to use but ene ferry, aud Governor Price bas got ‘that ineular concern forcibly annexed, and intends getting a law passed to keep it #0. CROSSING THE ICE. People were yesterday crossmg from Staten Island to Borgen on the joe, and we are in’ormed that teams wore driving over from New York to Randall and Ward's Ielands. IFFECTS OF THE LATE STORM AT SQUAN, NEW JERSEY. Sqcas Vaca, Jam, 91, 1867, We have been visited by one of the most severe snow storms wo have ever experianced on this part of the Jer- fey coast. It was socompanied with a violent gale, and the damage caused thereby is very extensive, and bas been attended with great lose of property. The storm commenced on Saturday, the 17th inst, and continued til the following Monday mght. Dalldings were unrooted, several bridges carried away, and those over Sharkoys river and Cores both of which wero lately orected, com, ly demo! . Of 140 poste there aro only sx or eight standing, The bathing bouses are ais> destroyed, and ail the, vessets in Squan river driven ashore, whore they lio high and dry. Wo bave no mails here for four or five days, and our telegraph wires bavo been biown down. TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Mowrnmat, Jan, 28, 1867 ‘The thermometer this morning registers 28 degroes bo low zero. Quanno, Jan, 23, 1956. In the upper town the mercury this moratng is 0, tn the lower town 21 degrees below zero. Warr Riven Joworios, Jan, 24, 1967 At half pest eight o'clock this morning the meroury ‘was 26 degrees below zero, Taw o’Cr00K P.M. ‘The thermometer here at 67. M., registered 26 degrees below zero. The snow drifted inst night very badiy. ‘Tha train from Rouse’s Point, dus here at noon, has not yet arrived. ‘The northern train for Boston yesterday is in the snow this side of Concord. Boetow, Jan, 23, 1867 ‘The morning train from New York arrived at 10 o'clock Jnat night, and the afternoon train from New York reach ed Worcostor at 11 o'clock thie morning, and will proba. biy get here about two. There is considerabdie drifting on the rod. At 7 o’cleck this morning the standard thermometer st Cambridge Observatory exhibitet 16 degroce below vero. Tho ferrion aro greatiy impeded, ‘and foot passengers crose from the oily to Bam Boxtom, ‘With perfect safety. ‘The thermometer ranged from tea to sixteen degrees below zero this morning. Srauvarip, Jom, 28—10 P. M. ‘Thishas beon the worst day, in many respects, of the season, for railroads, ‘he trains were froven up ia the rifts and the cold was so intense that their res:ue in ome casos was almost impoesibio, No train has yot ar- vived today from Boston or Albany. Probably one hun- dred men on the line of the Western Raliroad have boon frost bitten on their ears, noses, and hands and feet to- day. The New York train due at one o’clock arrived a four, and starts for Boston at five, with Coi. Benton, wh» lectured at Amherst laat wight, on board. Bagrvoro, Jan, 23, 1857. The mercury at 7 o’clock this A. M., was 20 degrees below zero, and at 11 o'clock, 6 below. Provipanoa, Jan, 28, 1857. To-day has been the coldest on record for forty yoars. The thermometer this morning ranged from 14 to 90 degrees below zero ip different parts of the city, ‘AvBasy, Jan. 93, 1857. The thermometer in the upper part of the city at 7 o'clock this moruing registered 26 degrees below zero—colder than it has ever been since 1833, Osweco, Jan, 23, 1357 ‘The weather to-day iscolder, At6 A.M. tho thermo meter marked 14, and @ 11 eight degrees boiow zero. This evening the cold is stili more intense. Twanton, Jan, 23, 1857. The train which leit New York yesterday morning ar- rived here at 12 o'clook today. No trains arrived from Philadelphia this morning. Paitapeirnca, Jan, 33-11 A M. Five mails from Baitimore arrived here duriug tho night. The New York train of last eveuing has we arrived, the snow naving drifted ontho trace agaia Tne Harrisburg road is stil! blocked up and about a thousand passengers bound East are detained at Lancaster and Har risburg. Some bave passed over the Auburn road to the Reading road, and reached the oity by that route, Tes o'Ciocx P. M This mornirg about daylight the thermometer ranged from 6 to 10 degrees be.ow zero. Barrmoss, Jan, 23, 1857. Toe train from Philadelphia started Beemer | ao o’clock, reached here at 11 this morning. Too Washington train which left at 6 o'clock jast evening has not yet ar. rived, This ia the coldest day of the sosson thus far, The thermometer, at 7 o'clock A, M, marked 6 degrees below zero, Wasuinoton, Jan, 23, 1857. No trains from Baltimore arrived bere last night or this morning. The laborers employed in clearing the track left of work at midnight, and started again at seven o’cleck this morning. The snow dave fallen ia heavily. No mail from the South bi ‘ived. Tne Bal ‘more ning train is frozon up at the Annapsiis janc on. The train which left Washington terday arrived back st half-past © thi night and this morning were the coldest o! ‘season, The thermometer at 7 this A. M , marked 4 below zaro. ‘Tas o'Cioog P, M ‘The Baltimore train bas arrived. The Washington train ‘will start at the usual bour, The Spanish Coin Excitement, SPANISH QUARTERS, SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCRI— HOW TO AVOID UNNECESSARY LOSS IN PARTING WITH THEM. Although the jaw before Congross fixing tho value of the above pieces of coin at twenty, ten and five ceuts, at which the government is to receive them in payment of Pablic dues, bas not yot finally passed, we perosive that many railroad aad omribus \ines, ferry boats, grocers, &c., bave prematurely, perhaps, aoted on the proposed government measure, and refused these Spanish pieces except at the large reduction stated. This cause \s ope- rating oppresstyely on the poorer class of people, who ‘vous find their siender means for procuring the necossa ries of iife, at a most inclement sesson of the year, aud denly and serjously cut down in their value. ‘We wish to tell all such that several brokers, including Mesers. Wm. & John O’Brien, 29 Wall street, and Mir. Be. bee, 47 Wall street, purchase all such Spaniel: pieces at the following rates, viz.:—Quertors, 250.; shillings, Llc , aod sixpences at five cents. If but little worn aad pillars dis. {imet, some purchasers give a trifle more. The balance of trade with Cuba is so largely against this country and the exchange on that island so high against this city that, within a month, these same pioce of Spanish coin were purchase! by sugar importers for remittance to Cubs at 3 per cent promlum. And we wish ‘BOW to state to the public that tnere is a iret class suger importing bouse in South street, snd south of Wall street, which purcbeses al] those Spanish pieces, from whch the Pillars have pot been obiiterated by long use, at par. We do not give this information for the benoit of ferry ‘and other corporations who refuse to take these pieces et 20, 10 and 5 cents, and their rocalliug them either at Par or 23, 11 and 5 conte. The law should not go into operation without sixty or ninety days previous noties, from the fact that the government itself hes for several years through its "ox? offices, custom houses and land offices, disbursed large quantities of these coins among the people: and suddenly to refuse to recetve them again In payment, except at » discount of 20 per cent, is equivalent to a tax or a shave on the people of that amount, ‘Tho law should also authorize directors of mints to pu» ohare these Spaniah piece: for thelr intrinsic content|. and value tp silver in exchange for ber silver or bullion, which would bring the lees worn pisces to par and the worst among them approximately so. Tats exchange could be made at little or no expense to the government, which bas been a party to their circulation a par among tae People. Spanish pillar dollare of no more fineness in sliver than pillar quarters, shillings and sixpenay Pleoes, (umefaced by wrar,) sell at heavy promium. Exchange in Havana against New York racges from 63; to 7 per cent; hence all this Spanish coin is wanted for remittance by mercbants {mporting sugars, tobacco and segars from Cubs. Henes, aiso, Spacieh doubloons sell at the enormous price of $17 55, and Pa triot do. at $16 56, which is at least one dollar higher each than former current rates, And what makes the matter worse, the Spaniards in Cubs will not restive American gold in payment for their produce, but require Spanish gold of silver coin, or bills on [London at losing rates Hence, just at the time when Spanish doubloons have be come scarce and high, this same Spanish government, with jts characteristic wisdom, bas suspended their oge in Spain. Tas Apvtemation OF MiLx.—A Case OF ScuMany Posmeewayt ov FRavct.—The prompt and effective which they bave in France of punishing viol@igns of the Jawan regard to the adalteration of articles of food may be seen from the following sentence, which was pro. nounced by one of the polles courts of Versaities, in the caso of « milkdesler who had been convicied of sn offence against the law — Louis Charles Jerome Oriol, aged thirty two, a milk dealer. born a) Auvergne, arrondisement of Pontoise, Se creat core sweeeatays Ucipate tn ihe 4 Condemned ts tres moaihe tm ‘be pudiiehed in the Consfisussonnel r nauz, and besides that twenty five copies of the said tentence be posted in divers conspicuous places. to wii three at Epone, ten at Mantes, twelro at Batignolic Moiceacs, one layoraity in each of these piaces, and oe on the door of Orio 's own dwelling All these expones, as weil as the legal coats, to be borne by the oftendor. Soeh js the stringent m: In which offendors of this obaracter arc puniehed aot only in Versailles, but ia Paris, and we believe in a.| the towns of France, Te [aris they have a devane, or municlpa) custom house, through which all the milk must pass before the dealers are pormitted to ell it (n the city, and any attempt at smuggling or adulte- ration is punishable with a heavy fine, Here in \ow York, however, where the yearly sales of milk amount to about six millions of dollars, and the consamption of the article is estimated at thirty seven mifions of quarts, ‘wo either have no such law, or if we have it bas entirely obsolete, [t appeare that mearly two thirds of the milk consuined in New York is adulterated, and of this the largest portion is the product ot mii! and slop- fed cows, almost al! of which are ins diseased state. Now this (# clearly © legitimate sobject for logisla- Hon, and it i# one in which ail milk consumers are deeply \mterested. The protection of the pobiic beaiih, sad par- tloularly the health of children, against the injary which reaalte from the use of adulterated articles of food, should be ensured by the passage of « law somewhat similar fto that existing in Vermnilies. A bill was pre sented fome time ago in the Lagisiature of this State, with a vlew te the correction of this groat eri, and we trust that (twill meet with that attention which Ite im- portance demands, It i# enough to state, as aa incentive prompt action in the matter, that over two thousand children die ia this Clty every year from diseases baving thetr origin in the use of adulterated of awiil milx Two “Garrote’ Robbers Tried, Convicted and Sentenced—Warning to the Nest of the Gang—Presentment of the Grand Jury. COURY OF GENERAL #ESSIO%S. Betwre Hon. A, D. Passel. Jam, 23.—Wmn, Adams was tried for asseaiting James Mines, on the 26th March. The jury convicted him of an ‘assault, and bis honor imposed a fino cf $25. PRISHNTMENT OF THE GRAND FORT. The foreman of the Grand Jury baadod the filowins Presentment to the Clerk, whieh he road amidst profound Alionce:— The Grand Jury having dispomd of the various cases brought before them for their ovnsideratioy, and being ‘about to close thoir session for thi) present torm, preewt to the novice of the Court-—That @iey have ‘uvestigaied: the c! Of the escape of Cosgroye, and his liberty in the city staco his trial and sentence, and find that he way Sentenced to the penitentiary on the Sih of Ja:mary, re Mande to the city prison, and rengsined there until the lath of the present month, when Mo was duly sent to Black we!!'s Island, and there delivered to the antaorities Of the penitoutiay, and bas been i Coniinemens there ever siboe; and that at po time since the date of bis sen- tence has he been at large in the city; that ois detention in tho oity prison four days prior to his betag sent tc the penitentiary was by the written authority of the Oity Judge, directed to the warden of the oily prison. The Groma Jury also present that tt has appeared ia evidenoa before thom that officers having charge of prisonors from Prisom to court, or oa their rewurn to the prisom, bare Not unfrequently permitted them to visit pisces of ro- freabment, aud to associate with thew eompanions, ir~ stead of taking them without delay to the proper Place for sale xeoping; thai such proceeding can- Bot be too alrongiy condemued ss wos only inter. fering with the safety of prisoners Oat on ‘variance with every principle of proper police regulat! ‘The Grand Jury also presoxt, that in tae case of tt Complain againat the oxaibision of mode! artisw at 2! Grand etreet, which compiaint bas been passed upon, appears that the conduct of Sergeant W. 4. Letterts, u rs Under bis command, as well as those under whos: author ity they acted, in Pes Sarah Jane Pionigan and (ther women, known as model artists, froma the pisce of expibition, 147 Grand street, to the station bouse ia Prince street, on the night of the 14th of Celober art, ‘Wrovgh the rain, without permitting them to ciothe them. solves in their ordinary dresses, is deserving of censure, sud was entirely unwarranted by the circumstances of the case, and that the exposing thom for the aight without ire or any covering was cruel and unnecessary. ‘Tho Grand Jury also call the attention of the Court to the careieeaness of notaries public and commismoners of deeds in aifixtog their official certificates to may papor without epfflcion: proof of the iientity of the parties maxing the ackoowirdgment before them ‘Tbey ais0 call the atiention of tae proper authorities to tbe want of protectioa aforded to pastongere on most of our city railroad cars, on account of the want of gates or other suilicient safeguard to euciose the ‘reat piat form of the cars, so a8 to prevent stepping on or olf while the cara are in motion; that accidents of serious character, sometimes terminating in the joss of life, are of frequent ocourrence, I is therelore recommended that such regulation: be made and such peaaitics imposed as wil! more effectually prevent this evil. ‘The Grand Jury have visived the city prison, in Coutre street, and take pieasure ia speakivg favorably of the oleeniimess of the }, the care takea of the prironers, aud the wholesome regulationa of the prison, os far a5 met thelr aitention, ‘They also vigiteo the Kidridgo strost prison, and fool bound to condemn tn the strongest manaer the ond gion of the apartments as batly ventilated, as appareatiy io teoure, and in every respect unsuited to the neaith and ratety of sbose within its walls, avd, therofore, presen \t a8 @ Dulsance and w disgrace to the city The jory also present that an aggravated case o fraud in the selling of passage tickets having Deen brought be fore them, they deem {t their duty to call the otten- Vion of the Court to ihe practice of selling second class pasesge tickets, both by steamers and ratiroads, at Grsi clase |. That there are numerous ollices ia this oity tor this purpose, which they believe are tamiliar to the police, and are also known to the severa! railroad agen and steamers. ‘The jury deem tt their expecially duty to present tis Fil, Owing to sno fact tbat (be evidence of eucd iread is often with difficulty obiaised, as it is usually preeisal Upon passengers who are compalio? to loave the city, tho small amoun« of the {reud not being of su'‘licient ameunt to tndece them to completo of tho ollesce. ‘The attention of the Grand Jury bas been called to cer tain practices alleged to be carrie’ on by some of the beads of departments of the city government, vy which the iaws are evaded and the city is charged exorbiimat Prices for supplies furnished, and tbe citerenca between the fair market value Doing shared with conto These Noes Wore distinctly referred to in the ‘ate Mreegage Of the Mayor; they have been matter of rews psper comment aod public rumor, and caanot fa! to 'm ment our isxes and sorlously to ul depredations of every charscter, and new means of ion are alforded the present lawa should be fatthfully and efficiently sdministerod that f unfaithfal men now bold office, the prosecutiog atiornies, the courts and juries shou!d not falter ip their duty. for the faithful discharge of which they cannot tai! to merit and receive the thanks of every good citizen AMOS J LiATFIELD, Foreman, Epwarp D. Nason, Clerk. Judge Rossel] thanked the Grand Jury in the nawe of the able manner in which thoy discharged this his drst torm of oitlee. District Aviorney, rose aad sald) — perm: of the Court that a copy of this Presentment, or the original itself, be sont by tho direa ton of the Court to the Legislature at —t, I porssive that it relates to @ groat many mattors by legisiaive edactment, amendments of the Revised Statutory ant matters of thatkind, fHtherto presentments andor your Predecernor have been filed in the records of thi and by a lapse of time lostaight of. { desire 7 submit to your Honor whether {| would uot be agood pian to bave it sent to the Legisisture, who have the means at hand io remedy the abuses spoken of by the Grand Jory. Bis Honor and the foreman copourred ia the opinion of ihe Distriot Attorney. THE GARROTE ROBBERS IN COURT. ‘The court room was crowied today by citiross who felt considerable interest in the trial of the allevod high way robbers, whose names appeared on the cailendar, and siso the manner in which the newly elected City Judge would dispose of them. Michael Nugent and George Hyde, young men, wore inéicted and arraigned for robbery in the first aegros. Early on (eat Wednesday morning, |t is alleged, that the aconsed aiiacked Archibald Vallaly, in the Second ave- nue, and robbed him. The (fatrict Attorney, in presenting the case for the stated that he wes anxiour to try this indictment ‘4 much speed as yosridie, for he wanted to mage a pablic yigoners. ia consequence of the manner (2 which robberies id ad of the they su; ne would take advaatage \ndividaal we ge Paya d intoxicated (Vailaly), amd ven to see how be would act. After on and down bearing the “murder,”’ the officers ran to the spot and found Vallaly Prostraic on the sidewalk, and in a very weak condition, attempting to get on hia feet; be was partially Insensible but they jearned from bim that he bad been roboed, en remided aerots ibe streot, After removing him to his Fesidende, they proceeded tO eearch for the perpetrators of thie atrocious deed, and perceiving (resh foot-mar im the snow, they followed ap those cireurstan'tal dences of the whereabouis cf thelr prisoners through ly ie range ng somethiog away. 8 the officers were anxious to secure their prisoners con af posible, they did not atop to examine the beoquenty, however, they re knife, A romarka- observed a peculiar mow, as it It haa been made by protruding from the « the oot. On examin! 's boots it was found one of thes and the leather which protruded ‘their vigilance in traci ‘aa bis opinion that the prosecution had foot chain of PY ‘out the robbers, and giving It mate out s per- the aocused. jery renpered & verdict of Against thom both wit their seats. Mr. Hall aeked that the sentence on Hyde be deferred ‘UU to-morrow, ta order that bo might Dimesll a to bis 8 CBreer. As to Nugent he moved for judgment immediately, for thoy were tired sending bier 1o the penitentiary, NUGENT PENT TO SING BING FOR LIFE—A WARNING TO THR GARROTERS, Judge Russell, in passing sentencs, sal4:—Nugent, you have been convicted of robbery in the first do ARRIVAL OF Viv, ATLANTIV. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. gree, ® very high offence, aud one tuat provais tos | Whe Wevv British Minister to Wasn- very great extent in this community. If any of our cit!- zens are outafier dark, to matter what part of the city tbey may be tn, they ere not sefo—their lives are ondan gered by such ruiliags as you are. Jam determined & prundsh every case of this kind to the uimout extent of the law, Tegavdlezs of the pontion of the offender. The sentence of the Court %, that you be incarcerated in the State prison for the term of your natural iife. ANOTHER CASE OF ROBBERY IN THR FreaT DRGREK— SENTENCRD 10 TRE STATE PRISON VOR FIPTREN YBARS. Jeremiah MeCawey was put upon his trial for tho above offence, oomrmtied upon Mr Bernard Coagrove, of Brook. tym, on Sunday night, 36t2 November last, in Water atroe ‘Tho prisoner, 9 company with avother man, avizet the compia\pant and torew bine down, when prisover robbed iim of his watok and ran away. It was between ten and twelve o'cloc? at night The evidence against the 2ceImed was SoDoI#!VO, ADd (he fury, afer det derating for a {ow mcmonta, found him gutlty, Judge Russell thra proceedsd to pam sentence upon the prisouer. In reply to an iasinuation by counsel for the prisoner, his Hozor remarked that the atmosphere of this Court wus alway? favorable to {unocence, put most severe upon the guilty’, no matter what might be the po- sition of the ouiprit. Every man placed at thot bar, whether imnecent or guilty, would havo a fair trian and de assured his hearers that bo !nuccent man wort ever sufler vMle be presicod on the bench. yet on no coud ration would the guilty escape the punishment of the jaw Addroseing the prisover, Judge Rassell spoke a2 foi. lows —MeUauley, you bare been convicted of a very high crime, and it is necesrary to make sa example of oll cases of the kind brought before the Court, | sval) Dot inflict #0 severe a sentence as | might do, in conse- qaence of the fact that tho affair bad taken place some lime since. 12+ circumstances of the cate are not 30 cpgra. wating as to leced me to send you to the State prisom for tafe Brut Dunil semtonce you for the Jevm of fife years and sm mmomths The Court adjourned tii! LI o'clock this morniog, whon one forgery case wtil be tried, and a number of sentences passod. In It Safe to be in the Streets ay Night? TO THN KDITOR OF TAE HERALD. Knowing that througo the infiaence of your valuable colamps many of tho evils and abuses in this city ere cor. rected, and that your columas are always open tothe publication of thems, I bog leave to cal! your ettention to & very serious one which exista in this city at present, and which, if not checked, will eventually lead to scence which must prove am indelible disgrace to one of the greatest cities tn the world. [allude to tho fart that re- spectadle quiet men cannot walk in this city after dark ‘Without covstant dread of betag kuosked down and mati- ated, 208, as bas hitherto been the complaint, by rowdtes, but by a now gang wnich scems lately to nave sprung up, whose mode of living: ts to attack gomtiemen for the take of thotr watobes of jowoiry; and there ts no posal! protection. We have walsed ail over the city a1 nigni, ta alt the moat reepectavie parts of the city, bain long nod short distances, and pave looked tn vain ‘or policemen to protect us, Dus not ene could be seen. WS also know of, ip the last two weeks, uo jess than f OWD Acquaintance WO, sometimes houses as ourselves, between quict, respectabie citizena—ba' mutilated by these mon. the reason that our city, whi of the flaest in tbe wort, #b: Were we in San Francisco we should (ool no more dread @od aor 40 much, as the occurrences of the Iast two weeks bave mado iis feel, in stepping out aftor dark London, tmmediatcly on the discovery of those tnis the police, already numerous and vigilant, were do afer dark. ia Pacs—{n the respectable parts—a en! et any time bring asataianoe; but in New York, in tne mont reapeciad!y parts of the city, @ man is Krooled down and mutisted. Now; sir, Laek you as one of tho men whos influence over chia city is 20 great, aad whose efforme Ghrougn the medium of your valuable paper tor its welfur aouec® Dave becom for this’ and if not stopped, what must it leat to' We know no mao tm this c Lot too willingly give a dollen, and ei propery prowcled when out 1p the oven) aud te cn be #9 unprctected. iat staining them, there are no poll them. We can prove that for uine blocks o| 3 populated pisce—t ¢, Third svenue—oa no aight or 1a the oroae streess, Policeman to be fouad; at least we Dave walked the same disiar oe (wo or three limesa weuw for iwo months, and have never seen one. If you wii bring ibis matver before the pudlic, you will obiige sad Depodt s numerous and reepectabie body of (ahanitacts. AS OLO INHABTANT Poitce (ntelligence, Dame. Bows) Rommart —On Toureday ovenirg Legh O’Harran, of Messachusctis, from which State he had arrived the a‘ternoon previous, was passing the corer ‘of West and Roviosoa streets, when three men approachot him from bebind, and he was instantly sotned back ct the Beck. tripped up aod dashed upon the pavement. Toe robbers thea plundered bim of $107 to baok bills aad fled, Harran made his way to the Third ward petioe Mation, when he gave « partial description of tha rou. bers, and the following morning Officors Kidor, Ayres and Arrosted James Kelly, a youth oignwon yours 0: 4 Jona Clark, so Irish wajtor, as being two of oven, Ciark wes idenitied by Harran as the one who hold bim down. and Kelly wea recognized by bia ag the one who rilied his pockets The prisoners wore locked up by Justice Connuily for trial. Auarer oy Aliacen Sor Lirrans—Teo UCermans tamed Oo Schroder and Charies Segmund, yostorday entered the store of F. M. Jones &.00,, No. 7 Warren yurchase of #\.8 and sation, apa while at th , Sohroder waa, t« is al leged, teen to steal aod seorete ander his overcoat two jeces of vesting, valued at $40. No notios apparentiy an taken of the act by the in attendaace, bai ia formation was sent to the office of the Chief of Police and officer Voiiran proceraed wo the store azd errosted the Germans before they bad stolen enough to saiisiy them selves. The vesting was found in possession of Schroder and he and bia (rend was locked up by J astoe Brenneo. Tas Pase. Gawy —Loate and Aan Welsh, oocapying the premises No. $3 Crosby street, were yeetorday ar. rested charged with ;obbirg @ southernor, cailiog him. self J. ¥. Henderson, of $95, by the pane! process. Hen Gerson, \} appears, was acoosied by the woman Weict je the street, and went to her apartments with hor ‘While there together « third party crept toroagh « seeret window and abstracted the money from Hender son's veat, which was lying apon achair. After Hender son bad caused the arrest, he wae unwilling to proseccte further, and the evidence against the prisovers aot belo. jpg to hold thom, the magistrate, justion Wood, jet them go Tut More Staset Anson Cask ~In tbe case of arson penaing againet Francis Yoing, charged with Sring the apartments of Robert Sling, eiinated in the tenement house No 262 Mett street, the ovidencs was yostorday concluded by the Fire Marshal beforo Justion Wood, tho main facts of which have already boon published. The scoured, ia bis evamination, tald he was a ca Troland, about forty years of age, aod by trade a bu er. In reterence to the ebarge proverred against bim. he said ho did not recollect vnything about 't. Justice Wood committed the accused to prison for trial. Marine Court, Before Hon. Judge Thompaon A RET ON THE RSSULT OF THE LATE PRESIDENTIAL RLECTION--MR. BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT ELECT, TO BE A WITNS89 FOR TRE DRFENC Jan, 38 —Orlenriat 08, Mel-an —Thia sotion te browght to recover $800 bet on the inet Presidential election. Mr. ‘Tay lor moved to ad@pura the cause on the part of the to. fondant, stating that ne should be ander the necomity of asking for ® commission t oxaming James Buchanan, Deata yRom Fxrosvas.—Om Thursday evening s man named Henry OC. Harley was found insensibie near Falton ferry, and taken to the Second ward station hovse, Ho ‘was there pinced in a cell, acd in the morning, being uo- pier No. 11 North river, upoa the body of James Seldon, an Fogiish sailor, forty years of age, whose death wee caused By tracture of the skull, sustained im conseq' of a Dick having fallen from the of the ship Ty phon upon his head Verdiat, yok: dena. ington. Bssassinatiow of the Archb’shop of Paris. THE ENGLISH WAR IN CHINA THE BSLGRAD BOUNDARY QUESTION SETTLED. Austria to Evacuzte the Prinoipatities andthe English the Bleek Sea. THE TREATY Of PARTS TO BE OBSERVED. A New Mediator betwecn- Swit zerlamd and Prussia THE SWISS WUESTION, (MPROVERENT 11 COTTON, &o., Tho Collina stoamalip:Atimatio, Catan Elder t er from Liverpool 4 o'clock 0% tke afwornoon of Wotaos!ay, the Tth tnat., arrived at thicport at 6 o’cio~m teat evoaiag. ‘The British mail stea=r Adrica arrico# at Liverpoot as 6:30 P.M. on Sunday, the te» nat. Lord Napier, a2 before mremsioned in m Hmzaco, 's ap. Pointed Minister to Washington. Tho second Peace Con‘erenee at Pare hat not mt second time, The delay ts mtrtbuted by semre to the ime required for drawing up tho protegol, a-@ by others ww dif'grence In opinion as W>the compencntioa Wy be prt to Russia, Although some ‘iste anxisty i> fot to 299 ihe matter settled, yet no apprehemnou is e™ertalool as la any other than pacific reach. ‘Tho Swiss difficuity romaice as before, b-s expectaueas- of @ peaceabic settlement increase 4 favorable auguey ia drawn from the circumstaces tba: the | mpsror Naper leon gave an apperently coral reception so ts de envoy. The state of Switrerland mokes Piua | solato, “20 numorous are the oworom authoriies on the rights of the cl bishops and servants '’ Alter Duriing hi thote priests who obey the laws of tho sountrion im whied they live, rathor that the lostructior forwarded to them from Rome, ine boly “wher ontresta the Moe? Higb to enlighten the minds of raem, and to bring bent {howe who have gone antray into-tne right pate In & seoret conciave held at Rowe oa the Lith of De cember, the state of the Roman Casbolic cheremia Morte, Bouth America and Switzoriaad, wne taken in ration; 80d an silocuuion snes prbiaded by hi a Considerably fers in those couotres than tm thie Tae Pope complains bitterly of the now government of Mexioo, which has compiotely et wide the eoclomannoes jurisdiction, and nequestered the property of ity Weare told (oat tue monastic cstabiiabments dav to permit the + visitation’ of tue bé#hopa, sad (dat some Of them bave, in open deSance of the canons ices, sate Part of their property. The perm'ssion given by the go- Verument to al! sects publicly to practice their vei gions Fives, ia denounced a ‘an abomiaable measur, hom i calculated to undermine the most holy “omee Catholic roligion."* After summing up be cartons backalidings of the Mexican govorsmeat, us Sone declares ail the measures which |; bas taxeo ag it the authority of tho apor land rod, The Moxican statesmen nf that. the chorch has the powor severely to panis' 0 perses who disobey her bebests, That the bebaviour of ine Majoriiy of the South Americaa States towarta tao church does not give satiafaction, will be-seen 0 lowing addroes to the bishops:—\ou wilt see, brethren, that we must necessarily condama aot abhor the attempt of the clyi! power to overthrow all ep rttuad authority and discipline, and to ineuitthed gaty aa@ might of the apostolic chair The Archbishop of I’arts was areaaginated on (he owee- ing of tho Od tnstant, by & vlsobarzed price samed Vorges, of the diocoms of Meaux, The Archbithep wee performing rel'gious sorvice in the onurch of St. (tiwoae du Mons when the assassin, (0 piaia clothes, story rd and, lifling aside the preiate scape, plunge ‘am knife into bis besrt, exciaiming * ) bas ia dors *? (down witn the goddess |)—an expression which ‘ue mar- dorer afterwards expieined to refer to the doriroe of we immaculate conception. The Archd'ahop fall to the pare- ment, and ‘sintly motiering “f+ maihcurcua””’ sapirod Advices [rom Madrid of January 1 may — The Mexican Gonersl, Cortes, baa written setter te ceny that he was charged by General Saute Ange th Lom the arst-taxce of the Spsnish government ia re-cs\an\ ing movaroby in Mexico A letter from Marts states posit wernment has decided to abarder Ta ly aah the Sronch ge #. The colony, 4 ‘tAld, Costs 4 great Coal, acd produces aothiag, The Paris Pays 0! tho'éth inst. says.— squadron. Our private | They stete that Rear A board the \ French an a detecnmen: Of 75 mon that this bumase oe of the ogee Admiral, atop, proc uced excelent renuits ‘The Brasses correspondent o' the Maachotter Guar dian, writing on the 4th instant, saya — M. Moxbet, formerly Belgian Consul General at New York snd Singapore, has recemtiy boen som by the ao Konsin, to study the com. Aotaring resouress of that veat report open for porumal at tae for Commerce, sad contass mater of the commercia! world of ail countries. to morrow, merely observing this Jerepoe that exiss of ex porta and imports be.woen thie country snd Ruswa The amount, tor instance, oxported from Russie io Belgium is set down at twonty seven me. Nion franca, wbive tooss Of Holgiou to Rusia do aot om: ceed 4,660 000 frame ‘The London Tacs of the Sth inst. says — On the arrival at liverpool on Priday of the Ameriwan ship Potomac, "rom New Orieant, a mnmber o! seamen proeeedet to the police ollloe and charged the second nite With bayirg cause. the domh of ono of (he bands, 6 man pamed M Mahon, during the psesnge, They elea compiained 9 gross (ll lreatment of themselves, sad eoma Of them bore marks of bratal violence upon their feces and beads. The matter will be brought before we Ave riean Cour al Nathaniel Hawthorne) for toe purpose Of sooing What steps ho wi)! tako ia the mattor ‘The money market was in an easy porition, and the supply is becoming more plentiful, Good commacial bila are done freely at 5% per cent. Console were quoted at 93% = 94 lor money and account ‘The foreiga market presented no mow feature. Rail- ‘why shares Grm, without much doing. The ‘eropese And Indian Junotion Telegraph Company hes sdtained from goverament a subsidy of £19,000 per aniem, being equal to 6 per cent on the capital. Foreign exchanges enow | (tt): ioe. Quotations of cotton are 7% for middling Orleans. a0@ 7S; for middling uplands. ‘The negotiation for some timo in progress with the direetors of the General Sorew Company for a tranater of their Seet to a new company bad been satisfactor'iy coe. claded, The veesols to be (ransforred.are oight in auc. ber, of an aggregate capacity of 18,0€3 toms, at s nominal ‘value of about £390,000, to be paid & shares, The a company ia to be under the s9'¢ management os Mr. Croskey, Who ls to receive #0 remuneration watil ihe sharehohders gt 6 per camt and ihe lines to be coouned are beiween Bremen and New York, Havre aad New Yor, end Hamburg and Brasl)—Southamptoa io sect 7.90 being the port of cal! What Should be Done With the Rerolets, [From the London Timose, Jan 1, 1857 | The Resolute Arotic dwoovery ) Which as cong Belgian =goveramea