The New York Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1857, Page 8

BR . - Np EE TI 1 THE EXPLOMON I WEST STREET when Hower found concealed tn the City Poltt cs, . made their escape. The barzliars helped themecives free- | yne new consolidated Tammeny Genera! Committee met AAMitional Particulars—Disclosu’ eg py tne | \y to ‘and other delicacies which they pro- dash night ob Tammany Hall to effect an organizuticn. Tt ‘Tho excitement continnes still U0" sated, and hundrode | (embed, Howard was held: Yallim the sum of 67,000 | two og committees, hat the chairman of each should PO 1 were received. ‘ave te be seen coming from all dir” sotjoms to visit the scene | Cuincn or Farms Puarano. Leth Mmonnon was f thevad disaster, A number of mon are busily engaged | bronght before Justioe Osborn, by officer Bploer, on & ‘Be ciearing away the TuDDW, Ramor epeaks very unfe- | charge of having defreuded Mesers. Barnes, Lyman & then appointed, and Ianae Bel}, Jp., waa 0br’sen Treascrer, ‘vorubiy of the engineer’? hapita; be ls said to be & very | Co., of Nos. 30 and 52 Barclay street, out of $1,500 worth | 505 Guowssion was hed 0 to he Fro aty of doing away Smtempernte man; COR quentiy nti to fll the place as. | of Geode by means of false pretenose, |The complainass | Ti.” mary elections ‘altogether, a3, wevied for the Ge. signed 10 him in Y jogo mille, His statement ia of great | S7a6ee that on the Din of Ropetiet detfrecdizg the mid | Terai Commiticea to the Oty Conventions for the Importance, 0s Pe discloven the fart of a leakage in the | frm oct of ihe above’ amount of property. The accused | bersinetion of cn ony ‘A ommmliave wes appoint. woller. He © cpowiedges to have drank spirits in the | Was beld for examination. ed to report "spon the of the General Co amittee warty part ©’. the day, but of course won't criminate him. = takisg this course, after ‘the oc mmittee adjourned. welt DY &” ying that be was intoxiosted or unfit for duty. Ory inestingence. OLD LINE WHIG @ENERAL COMMITTEE. wr not. Everything went on as usual; the engine had seme pounds of steam on; dos’t kaow how muck she (ought to carry; should carry two handred pounds { wel wuih; seventy-five pounds was the most he ove’ made hor carry ; has boon a firing in that mill about three years. He @rank 0 couple of giasece in the early part of the dey. \No other person save Harry over rus the engine get cbarge of it. Some four months ago thore was a leak. ‘age tn the totier; the dotler makers opened ang repatred ‘& ‘They said i wae a strong boiler; ever since then it ‘gaked 2 Ittic near the door, from which some water used “@ eacape. He ‘s very sevorely bruised: has a mark on the left side ef his bea i, and cannot use bis limbs. Two doctors are in eitewdance on bim. He speaks with great difficulty. ‘Vincent contradicts the statements made in the ‘Bewspapert. states the boiler was strongly built; had wth ; bed qvourrence Ber fori ‘moan, as ebamber % Fou! qrnld not come out Believes tw hn cod: wes working as Lice as cver. corner of Fi,bih avenue anc Jane street, when he saw the @remen repping. He did rot bear the explosion at all. None of his family were bart. His father was in New Jersey and his brother was out. While be was speakiog ‘& gentleman came up, sbook him by the hand and raid he Deard that the engineer was drank at the time of the 60 wurrence In reply Mr. King said be could ewear that hs ‘was not intoxicated, as ho say him some twenty minutes Before the exploeicn. Jobn Parker states that he worked tn the Bead nothin umtli he was knocked down. He way ht of nothing, neither of hell Samcel Anderson who wes rescued, died Thursday morning from bis injaries, ‘caves a widow and two chil dren to mourn bis loss. Her effvc's"Fere enirely des. Wwoyed and she is mow ulierly deatituie—quite an obj:ct of LA ‘ax Vereker, a ceoper, escaped unburt. Kale Doggen, bo was Billed, hac her peck broken; her Nef leg sppcars much swollen, and bas & picoe of vone HE CORONER'S INQUEST PORTPONED—CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED. ‘The sorne of the laie betler explosion corner of West and Horatic c.reeta was visited yesterday by Ooroner Perry, preparatory to holding an i2quest upon the body of Mary an young woman who was killed by the explo. Upon renobing the spot @ melancholy spectacie met the view of the Coroner. The reins were crowded with ero eagerly watching the efforte of the daborers 0 clear away ibe rubbish and extricate the doller from beneath the pile of brick and mortar whh which it was covered. Many of the friends and relatives ef the injcred persens were upon the ground and expres. ‘ted lord indignation against manner, and that no expense was spared to have it con- meruc.ed in the strongest marper possible. ‘Upon viewing the scene of the explosion, Coroner Perry Gecidsd to postpone the inquest until Saturday morn ng. ‘Meaawhi ¢ the bolier will be exonvated and examined oy Sas will give their testimony as to souncness, ko. 4 i il ligence. DESCENT UPON A BURGLAB’S RETREAT IN THE BACK- ‘Woops OF NBW JERSBY—RBOOVERY OF STOLEN PRoraery. For several weeks past ex-ofloers Martin, Roe and | ‘thers have been watching the movements of two per sons Swe weeks ago they discovered tha they were @eoreted in the house No. 58}¢ Thomme street, and fovordingly at an carly hour in the morning they @arrounded ihe premises and maie « boli effort to Secure the fellows, bat the latter were apprised of the ‘mevemenis of the officers and succeeced in mak'ng a safe retreat by « rear alley way before the pciicemen could (Bert an entrance wo the boute. Afler being rooted ou! of #treet, the burglars Detook themselves to the back of New Jersey, about eight miles dimant from Jer- concluded to remain ocon- there 5 & ys & $F the the offlcers: the thieves, ani wishout much wucoessful tp tak 0; Prisoners imo cus i nn iH searching toe pre. uantity of etolen ® valoa)ie horee nd tied win an burgiars bad out short the ani Hil i the Andecn river, if city and Albany fored heavily tn Cone quence. Ih is wuppoeed that ti bare Deen the obief iastrumest la whe fo. wing bur ree — U pon the premises of William 4. Rooney, of Yonkers, | whose store was robbed of $4,000 worth of goodson whe | 2Mh Of Augen Also upon ‘be tables of Mesers. Kisney and Woodref, &) the above pleco on the 16h Aufurt, where a large 4 1an MMty Of vaioabie barnes: wae carried of! Alro upo the sore Of N.C. Hiaavel’, of Spring Valley, Rockland coumy, "hee T1500 worth of property was | nq Ming, where $1 660 bus of tho thieves. Also Algo Upon & dry oC" Bore wt worth of grede Fell into the cine epee the store of Peter Cohen, Us Mloseker street, on the 294 Joly, whee $700 worth oF O° ene carried off Yesterday af ornoon the officers wore (ayaged ia viviting PPrO! | Ufe to witness how the great | 200m extingotshed the flames forty years ago, by Mr. George Hughes, who owned a large amount of property tm that neighborhood, then called Spring Valley, The builder was George Bowman, why also built Castle Garden, &. John’s church, and the Precess of erection. After the workmen had raised it to the height of some twenty fect the foundation failed, and the whole strocture came down. It was then, we believe, 1e@-Commenced on a better foundation, and completed. Ii tood about 180 feet high, and was built of very solid ma rials. It was worked for several years by Mr. MoOul- ough, who now owns the shot tower om Contre street; but he “Wind Shot Tower,” as the one on the East river ie pry ty 8 grag by the firm of T. ee oe tower inside now « compiete ruin; Mterally gutted it of ali the wood work—stalrs, Jeries, &c. The fire originated im the very twp, where it was impossible 0 convey water, or render ‘any effort available to check tho dest element. 02 this floor algo were some twenty wns of | ad which bad joat been hoisted for the shot. Toe 00 well as tensfal when wee A to the scene of the fire lraught rochirg from below converted ihe towor isto a yout fee, ihrovgh which the flames rushed upwards tn the most awful manner. All the energies of the fire oom. panies were directed to save the mo>ine room and rur- rounding buildings, where a quentity of shot «as stored; and in this they were entirely cucocesiul. Quite » panic was created at one time by a foclis. rumor that ‘he oner which was of oourso un rej owas ported reat danger of the brick work of the tower bursting out, From the !mmense combustion going on within 26: romors somewhat diminished for @ tine the labors of the It will take some time io put tho tower tn good 1g order again. It has not been ascertained to a cer. ta'nly how the fire Ree ee, SS eemgneees to Save arisen from a defective flue. New York Hormovircral Socmry.—The annual exhi- bition of the New York Horticultural Society, which has been im successful operation for the last three days in Niblo’s saloen, closed last evening with a grand concert and festival. The flowers “bicomed in all their na‘ivo freshness and besuty;” the saloon presented « britliant appearance, the attendance being very large, and chief, Of our most distinguished citizens. The selocticus of yocs! and instromen‘al music made by the Mendelssobn Union» who kindly responded to the request of she Committes of Arrangements, were choice, and exquisitely per’ormod. Among the audience we noticed Rey. Drs. Chapin and Os , also Rey. Mr. Roach, of the Allen strect Moihodisi joops! charch, who bes late y settled ia this city, and bas the reputstion the membors of that charca of bring as poliehed an orator as the other two aistix, ed divines. A large number of awards as premicms for the best samples of fruit and the cst tastefcl bouquets, consisting of ooriidca'cs, silver cups and medals, were distribated to the su scessfal competitors. Before the concert commenced tie ladies and gentiemen ‘the room and closely ed tue articles on oxhibition, Ose iaty wished to know what the commistee meant by ihe word “festival,” and en inquiring how the magnifiocnt bouquets would be dis. posed of was informed by a member of the commitice ‘hat probably some of them would be distribated at the copcluton of the exercisee—a pice of intell'gence that seemed to ber o neiderable wure. She made no inquiry relative to the disposal of the grapes, pears and fruits that were en exhibidon, for no doubt she remem- bered ine ancient query, “But what are they among 10 many?” At the conclusion of the coroert a member of the oom mittee informed the audience that those having tickels ‘would repsir to the supper room and outsiders oould re- tire. after —— of the Dounteous repasi several ap- prop iste and brief speeches wore deli rered. Rev. A. D. Surry made some felicitous observations. He referred to the interruption in ihe wheels of commerce and to the pristeness of retiring from the bustle of fo to, witness ores «ee were sard. Natare never failed ei a ber cutten om beanties. : see . Oscoon fellowed, and the company separated. delighted with the intellectual and maautery rope w the aoctety bad provided. SevaryFinst Recumer New Yorx Stare Mruma— Avonicay Gvaxp—Rsonemrat Oxpee No. 11.—Heangvar- ans, New York, Sept. 28, 1857.—Tnis regiment will pa rade ip fatigue dress, b!ue pan‘aloons, on Monday evening, October 6. The line will be formed in Bond stro, right on Broadway, at a quarter past § o’olcck. Tho dram corps Will report for duty at the regimental armory at half ‘o'clock P.M The Quartermaster will furnish the seve- ral companies with a sufficient qvantity of the ‘ Maynard imers’’ for use on parace. By order of A. 3. Vosburgb, jone] Sewenty-first regiment. A. G. Demarest, Acjatant, A Crniovs Mcgee TaaL—A very intererting and rather remarka>le murder trial, which hae coon pie the | attention of the September rm of the Court of Oyer and Terminer held at Milford, Pike county, Pa., last week, has resulted tn the conviction of a man named Ma Gulrk fr the murder of James A. Waddell, youth o° tiztesn yoars, ‘nd son of James Waddell, of Brooklyn, 1.1 The cacte was tried before Hon. George R, Barrott, and bir aro ctates, John H. Brodhead and Jobn Geller. The scouss!, who was an Irirhman, wae ab!y defonded by F. M. Orans, Kaq. The clronmetances of the case are pecatiar, and |) ls needless t> ad¢ that the citizens of Pike coun y, and indeod of the wholo State, were deeply interesied in the progress of the trial. It seoms that Mr. James Waddeil is a rosi- dent of Brooklyn, batowns © farm in Blooming Grove, Pike ovunty, Pa, and that while bis son was ternporartly staying there be was murdered in am nuaccoustavie men ter, by Ma Goirk, who wae employed om Mr. Waddell prem'ses. The ludictment wh'on the Grand Inquest of Le county foun’ against the scoured sewerted that os tae 13.0 of February be killed young Waddell, wih a rife, pluol or axe, of that he deathoyed his body ‘by Durning it; or by | Somme weapon to the jsrors nuknown. The suostance of ibe ¢videcce opoa which the jary rendered a verd'ct of “Guilty of murder in the seooud degree,” and upon which Ma Guirk was rect to the ou ae for six yours, was tha: toon after young Waddel was missed, on belug asked if be (Ma Guirk) knew where he was, he replied thet “he bad Sxed tomy #0 he wocldn’t trouble any one eny ’ that blood wes found om the wall paper of Wad dedrowm. and ela) upoe both sities of the Greplace; &! abes and bones were found in the chimney, and hat | Whe prisoner at wiervals voafemed to havig commiited | the deed. It red, Mowever, on the bial, tbat mpi had been reoen'ly killed, ead blood was soatlered aroun the premisen, and the joal €xam‘netion of the | Di od, aches and bones, by emiceat Ph iadelptia physi | C'ams, sbowed that the bicod m'ght be that of atime, | and that the sabes and bones were not neoormarliy (hoe bormap being. At ope ime Ma Gulrk ovafested that body was burned, and at anciber that |t was nt He abo ate ted that acim’ b nes Could be found in an adjoin'n; fires; bat that conforsion wee sobrequemtly cont ait by facts. Altogether the cage is involved Ip inyevery, aad i tm not probabie bas it wil! be epeodiiy unraveled Finn im Baxxwax Sreawt —Bhortly before 9 o'clock Inst nights fire broke out in a clothing store situated at No. 38 Peckman street, hept by William Patten, The firemen Damage to the rtock and Aixtores will smouni to about $700. Un the stock Mr. Pat- tom bas an insurance of $2,760 in the Boek wan ins \ranoe Company. the orgin of the fre wili be & matior for the Fire Marrbal to investigate. Fina im Front Sruxer —Between one and two o'olock yor tercay morning a fire broke ovt in the smoke houre of W. A Work & Son, provieion dealers, No, 20 Front rset. The firemen soon arrived at the premises and extinguished the fam. es gineer Done yan tocidentally fell from a shed roof by thermoke houte, a distance of veer twenty feet, inflicting a flesh wound on he different places for revel ving #olen goons fer Y rm reoovering some of the stolen property set tirert, next door to the stile of the old Rrewor; quite ® eoene covurred upon the entry of the oMoors Tee wile of the recei-er batved menfully with the police, and the right thigh severely bruising the musciet. He ‘was con reyea to his residence im carriage by bie frien is. Fras mm Tarte Avance —About half-pes) six o'clock on Wednesday evening & u. Droke ont in the stable, No, 038 Tenth avenue, copavies and owbed by James Barry, endeavored to destroy & valuable gold hanting watch | Siig cts wets header Eas, | Wt wee tte SIT we fae Y ; , chains, er, togeiher | oy s with several bundles of nln ‘wore weintd By ae | adjoining, on the corner of Thirty-fifth street, w i fe Po'loe Court. Tas A Benoia® Carronm David Hownrd wae arrested by Mice Shaw, of ibe Righteenth ward, on charge of having burg iariously eptored tbe premises of George B, Alley, MoGin, and oooupled by James Kier" an ag bea i one lm! wae Wa The lon of Mr. Kiernan of hie Sloat la not A Hany Casm—There was quite a furry in the Mayor's: Office yesterday morning at nine o’olock. A poor German ‘Woman wae token with isbor pains while making applica thom to Col. Min cooly remean for suitable quarters. She was im modi. about $260, 7 an officer te the City Hospital, as the mret com is froamed remanence to tying i. 1s appeared ihe dis. Novmuxe To STM. It ie romored that one of the mem. bers of fhe Common Ooaneti of this otty, who hae not been mitted om the plunder commities, is abont to write « m with tbe abovi ° candidate For ner erm,” %* A8A Futon Yo bo 8 a Personal Lntelligence, ARRIVALS, Al te Ryeret\ Tomee—Onden B Ble Farah Blows, Rew York: i mere, Great Barrin Ficice, Romnn. Willem J. Marra servant Mobile, Jobo A. Outlier, O 84 Fast M xtee nib ptrest, and stealing therefrom a jeantity Of cho b'ng valued © $59. A private watchman discovered | © Nght ip ite hover, ane mepposing that there were | Borgiars with procured ihe wee'vmare ft tae Foew Mrs shat, Mise Shaw, Miss A.M. Shaw and Mr , De har * 7. Brow wer, nena oe ‘ regen Mis P' Pevers, Boston a! 4 ind rv, 4: Mr 8 Few Yorn, Tha, Wa “ ae 1 ri ie. eae NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTORER 2 swtenane Baeene mt Td“ cavention assemble. ** 9 e/olock yesterday mora 5: roe minates of the previous Gay wa7* 70M O24 OP ” roved, after which additional cer:ifcates of lay tide om alternate evenings, and in norordance wih “nig | rhe roll of delegnien not present OD We Previous oy understanding Wilson Small took the, chair leat ©W ning, was called, when cight of the clevgy and twenty-ceven ‘The members of the several Panding COMP’ 09s were | of the lay delegates answered to their mames. Av,0ng the An ¢:rgunization calling tteelf the Whig General Commit. tee met on Momday evening, at 1¢8 Fonrth avenae, to @.ke nominations for olty officers, Thomas H. Bond co- tbe uniter ¢o. se: Ly upen hho ome {ia Cid position and » gain heoame ® “'p liar of the Fate '” Alrezcy bee thst sl'yirg cry wich fire goun ‘ed in the ex iweme of Be th Rou: b, Fever e aed the ienga nd, gahering sirens Tall e-a ba fe ‘ovly rewipine £7 us, the whly Empire stare 1, 12 & manner impressiv- ge obeering vongh te Union that here the . plrt of Pill tives end Bearte be atin union with their owa © yon direct’), an‘ hy uto be wv bige of 1 hate, We make our J upoa you bs every ram*mbranse of the #10 every rea'ization of the presert and bt the futuro, 10 rems'n true to your pariy ard jour pricyls Let ro {slae issues deotve you. Let no speclous’ sophie ry deiude you Let no hoe 0° in cate Jou to swerve from your Let’ none rho tell you that the whig party and its courase you. That party can never é Winthrop, 3 Hunt ards Granser li recepts of justice of right, of liberty and of bu wi Enve ever b-ro ite glory aod ite pride, are founded upon tve absovnte reqc irs ments of the constitution, ard the neosstities GE he connizy, and must eventually form’ the we.tled polley of 1@ nation Then, fellow whige, stand firm to soar principles, falter not tw your Adel ren: tant whrn tho ea of fanaticlem shal have pacsed away sound commen saree rball have rega'ned the ascendancy over the minds of onr #in plantedis ‘be thickes: of ie fight, and the whig banner gain be unfurled for victors ‘Tuomas H. Foxp. Chairmen, Vice Chairmen. Secretaries. . Levy, Treasurer. AMERICAN SENATORIAL CONVENTION. The several American Conventions fr the nomination of cand'dates for the various seratorial districts of this city and gonnty, astembled last evening as follows:— Fifth District, comprising the Tenth, Eleventh, Tairtesnth and Se renteenth wards, met at “the Capitol,” corner of Eaeex and Grand streets, and orgarized by appointing Jacob D Young, Eeq, of the Sevexteenth ward, Chair- wan, and Ralph Rey pola, of the Tenth ward, lary. Op mo top, the following named gentlemen were ap- pointed @ Committee on Credentials—Mesare Van Cott, of the Eleverth ward, Mason, of the Tenth ward, and Haight, Of the devenicenih ward, who reported t vo sets of dele- ates from the Thivtequth ward. On motion, the O nven- them proceeded to hear @ statement from each of the contesting deievaticns, when Mr. Finn addressed the (oa- vention on bebalf ot the Pelly of regenerator celoga‘ion, Deano on behalf of the regular Gronce P. Brows, Conxiry, £0. Gwrer, ard G © dete- gation. hearirg boh sides, a motion to refer the whele rubject back tw the Thirtecnth ward Council for ‘amicable acjastment was carried. ‘The Convention then edj.urned for one week. Sizh Districi—This district comprises the Ninth, Fit- teenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth wards, The Ornvention, from each ward, met at Vont- copsisurg of five nental Hall, Wooster street. Afier four balio'’s, Henry ny der wes elected Obatrman of the Convention, ‘Taomas MoTaggart was clected Secretary. The following candi. (ates were offered ag competitors for the nomination :-— Daniel Bowley, A. M. ©. Smith, Erastus Brooks, William A. Guest, and Ieaac W. Smith. Mr. Brooks, through a letier, withorew bis name. Afier an informa! ballot, the morits and demerits of th ‘al Cencidates were oommented Eg The folloning is the result of the formal - Och, 7th. ind 5 ee of the seventh ballot one of the Colegates, Charlee Valen’ Guest had been around yesterday trying to buy votes to secure bis nomination. Several members denounced the ats ement as abrolotcly fale. At 113; ?. M., the Conven- D bot baring been sie ty recure an election, tl Wedocaday oven ext ‘ District — ing the Twelfth, TwentyGret and Twenty-tecond wards, met at No. 495 Foorth a and crgan'ved by appolntirg P. J. Monroe, Erq , the coord wrrd, Oosirman, and @. W. Southwick, Ifvh ward, Secretary. On mo ton, Meesre. Thomat S Wittiame, of the Twelfh ward, F ¥. lromonger. FF, were’ Fequoited to lea’ ‘ Jon then procee‘ed to an informal ballot for for Senator, when the following gentlemen ih ward—J. L. Riker, ‘y-firet ward—J. L. Rker and William K. By the Twenty-reoond ward—J L. Riker. On moticn, tho Convention then adjourned, withont going | into a regular ballot, until Saturday eventng, the 10uh inst. Brooklyn City Politics, Dexoceanc Atsaxniy Noxumarion —The Democratic Convention of the Fifth district, comprising the Ninth and Kieverth wards, have nominated Supervisor Folix Campbell as can tidaie for the Astembiy. Union oF Tue REPUNLICANS AND AMERICANS —I) appoure to be generally undersiood that the republicans of Ki county hare made @ proffer to the Amerioans to the effoot ‘that If they allowed them (tbe republieant) the Sheriff and one Senator, that the Americans might have all the other | Rominations. This is all onteide telk, but it is quite likely thet 90 arrengement wi!) be effected on ome such basis. The Amer’ ~* will hold thelr primary moot Moa. day evr nig xt, sod the republicans will bold their Prima 9 on the rame evening. Brooklyn City News. Senove Prannive Arraay —An affray occurred at the foot of Bridge street about 12 o'clock on Wednestay night, in which © man nemed William J. Potts was 1 joverely Mabbed (hat bis life is despaired of, Ik appears the Poter Dawton, George Newion and John Carey had boon in a porler house In the vicinity ome time previous, end somo Mttle diMculty occurred. Dawson and party bired a car riage to goto New York, and before gotting in Dawson mys that Potte strock bim on the nose, and that fs all he Knows about it. Newton came upto make matters right, and was stabbed in the arm an? had one of bis fagors seve ely cas Potts bad been stabbed in the meantime in three piscer—in the abdomen, arm and aboulder. Th pany Ao £01 into the carriage and drove to Now ¥: And Potts was condeoted to his home, ai 165 Willocgh abect they say they Knew nothing of the injuries re ceived by Pots; bet Potte stated tm the examine ion taken at bis beuse yesterday that Dawson used the kaife, ‘and that he enw the biace giisten in the moonlight. Daw. fon keepe a porter boure at the corner of John and Sridge mredte, ae anlar ertablishment a & oa ec\, New York. Hoe was arrested ai the Initer place about moon yesterday by officers of tbe Seonns Precinct, Brockiyn, and conveyed 0 the County jali to await the reeult ** ange All the part es, together with tho > ve the injuries. James Conley end Jose iy) “Tore of the carriage — by Juntos Corn — were bold as witaernce ts at to his rooovery. He jae atiended by two physicians, who ae yor Pi 0 an opinion as to the actual ésteut of ee wena” Homany oF 4 Jawarxy Brons—The jowelry store of Obaries Molermott, in Atlantic street, was robbed of about twenty seven watches, several bundred gold rings, brooches, Ko,,om Tuesday night last, in all valued at nearly $1,000. A young man employed in the store has fre Poet Ornce—Mr. William H. Peck, the nowly appointed postmaster of Brooklyn, asenmed the duties Or his office yesterday. The clerk: ring Mr. Ven Voorhi incumbency will be retained for the presen, although tome changes may be expected after a litse thne, Toe Lars Fem iy Hicks Sreart.—Tho following ie a fst of the insurances on property destroyed and damaged by the fire in Hicks street on Wednesday morning last:-— Ipeurance Comoany, $2,700; Hamtiton, $1,800 $600; Falton, $3 600; Brorkipn, $3,560; Raoe} 1,000; Rutgers, $600; Astir, $1,400—Total, $14,400, sesvred that the time is not far dis- and ! eople: that the weig standard will be | latter waa Washington Irving, the eather. ANNUAL ADDRYS OF THR HEEOR, Bishop Porrsr, at 10}¢ o’clock, commented the daltvery of bis annusi address. He invoked the Holy Spirit to at- tend on the deliberstions of the Convention, and. gvide the members in the dissharge of their duties, He would be and the Church would be prevented from falling into nar row views. But minute details could mot at present be given. He would, therefore, give the following summary of the work of the year:— I bave visited for various 160 of which I bave preached; ministered times; the number 2,01 which is above the previcu i The Bishop dwelt earnestly on the importance of great care in distributing tho alms of the churoh, to have spir- itval comfort go with it. There was too much promisoucus giving. The churth should have more institulions where charity could be systematized; schools might be sepp-rted by the larger churches, and thereby the charch might so much more towards the relief and resoue of the poor and aided by it, tm the necessar: enrvred The importance djmipwhed by the prev: bio cbiforen of degradation were to be o.eansed, rescued from degre dation; their parents copcllinted, for ec or a'ion, so \has their tesohers woulda not with beir loathsome wretohedness. Tho influence of the cbtio war feelingly demonstrated, and the tmpor'ance of excroue feelingly urged. He be the churches, ex abled £0 to do, should sustata « Christan tcboo!, it would be of as much benefit to the parishes as travagant drers or adornmert contribu ratrmert of he times, might be jad! there sehcols. To his bre bren of the clergy, in view of the dismal ospect of the ocomirg winter, the numbers of the work g clases to be unemployed, and the poverty apd suffor- } ing which might reasonably be ex, he would address a Obristien + of pal werd, Why was this? No doubt many foreign causes existed, but there were many domestic canses—the love of excite- F eat—of irregular mean: of obtaining riches—of perilous adventures in business, and general reckless extravagance One great cause was the wice spread extravegance of w)- wer, end their reckless indulgence in luxary, dress and adornmenis. If the soperticous finery of this great city , he proceeds would pay ite debts. Such wo mep might co much by retrenchment te remedy thie dif foulty, and perhs ps ocntribate much to the amelioration of tofferirg ie ‘Ould Bot re] the insoceat—their suf- rings would show in glaring lights the evils of those on tore account they suffered. He would not adveoate too mnch ord rrewnne on the oxcitement of the times, pay enn oy much good m'ght be done by the clergy in this or! ‘The ceficienos in the fards of the diocess for missimary purposer reosived much atention. The deprerated that while splendid equ'pages and profuse private expendi- ture cbaracterized the liv: if many of the members of the diocess of ining alove the of the ear, the fund still remained wanting. The popu- ‘DB, how increasirg to such « great extent in this city, opened a now field for the missicpary, and he recom: mended \hat two German laborers be immediately em- ¢ Buhop rotioed with mach feeling the dea’hs in the molnietry, and of the late Chief Justice thos. J. Oakley, nich Waa, On MOvON, Ao r61ed 40 ben proceeded w elects Missionary Por the Missiomary Commitiee —The Rev. William Oreigh- top, D. D, the Rey. Semuel R. Johnern, D.D, the Rev. William Watscp, the Rev. Isaac H. futtie, A M’, the Key. arris, D.D , Charles N 8. Rowland, Faq , Oy , Robert B Mintur:, Eq , stephen eahivgton Irving Esa. | report. The inc k of means 'o remuverate all the laborers, Vhe evlargement of the missionary field, wae at Grat no th The inr ease of parishes qithi short 1D, Aha b50 fact de preoak thas other o> joo # sWtiae effort wore allow ed to take precadence of ul onary labor, There were 70,000 im ihe midet of receipla were $9 760 48—excetding he receipts of 1866 by | $1240 48) Last year there w 67 missionaries ia the BD, now there were 61 The report was so ed. “Ter. Dr Haut, from the committee @»pointed at the last opvention to report om te subject uf the proprsed | amendment of article 8 of the con.tivuson of the ai re; or ted the following amend mer. printed witb it, and the alteradons TRE PRESENT ARTICLE ‘The Conventi*n shall 06 composed o( the offi daling minis- tere. bein jiited acl settled ty some church tne ds b is in clon wit» hie oovendon: nd y member 1c of not exosec ing Ubree delegates fro.e ence eho: be rhoren by the vesir, oF congre@ntion; ard cle ncmp oved se meniomariee ued 7 the Slreatirea this Conver dom, a fDmeged as or Inairoetors of youth ia any cole, Reademy OF Renera’ semi Bary Cf learnibg, duly incorporated, may be members of the Convention. THE PROPOSED ARTICLE. ‘The Convention shall be composed of the officiating minis. ters. betrg regulary admitted and setled ip some courch ® ithin thie diocess, which is in union with thie ‘onvertion ; of ae emp!oy ed as miasiovariey under ‘he é)reci on of (his {ct cleresmen regularly eogeged ts min sterts1 or uty. wih the sanction of ihe eseiesta-tical amho Closes, and who deea canr resident engaged a* afureea'a for the space of one year, of bo, arouge Age infiraliy, bave be- gome incapable of minisiarle] duty and who, at ie Une of Weir becoming diss bed, were entlt)-d to seata in the Coo van tin.) ando’ lay members onesie of not exceeding throe 4+ ‘enn to ard clergymen #1 educations’ Hy of the Qeretr, legates from ¢acd ch don.) to be chosen eearon who cannot, wider OF cor gre ation. shail be a member Dr. Hacer supp ried the ameodment in Rev. Mr. Laowaxp, of the Church of 8: Georg? tyr, wae Bex! speaker. He bad propored io reroluiion cpon which this report was vir’ wal) iden tbat the men of J thi of Paria! ‘which did he repress nt? evtablisbod was tbat the ‘without remedying , be fe ree hp Comaeaee, ata mere measure expediency. lie offered as an amondmont ‘ug emendment offered by him in 1856:— Pew * mmves, Tet aaticin # of the tution be amanded b: pyAne om Tt ahr cng roa tm of.” in the frat me, and ing ing: “al in manding w be resident te tha Resting of the Conveati m, enema without NNerar, 4 thoes, under Vor the General Convention of T85% ard Of Iay membere, consiat DO eroneding three de from every ri in unto with thie to be chosen by the ‘oF cong regati yn.” the o! adjourned at two o’ ‘to meet at ce. ven P.M EVENING BRASIOV. ‘The Com mittee on Insorporation of Churches reported that St. Mary's church, Morrisania, was duly incorporated end upom motion, that charch was admitted to the Conven' ton The following Standing Oommitttee was declared elected for the ensuing ~~ Rey. Wm. Berrian, D. D; Rey. Jobn MoVioar, D. DY Rew Bon}. L. Haight, Rev, Sami, Johnson, DD. Laity--Hon, Hoffman, Floyd Smith, Raq ; Gerrit 0. Van Wagenen, Haq; Gouverneur x Ogien, “4 ® ee the proposed amendment was then oon- nued, Hon. Lovvam Bearer spoke against the amendment of Mr. Leovard, Ee] <8 5 i ; Jenterday for Hamburg, with 60 cabin and 63 steerage passes, fotruat the = ae The steamship Oity of Baltimore, Capt Leltoh, sailed yester» Sate pe oiling their ‘MER Gnoncs’s Capex, Morley, which sailed from Obi 4 more, sali Keser aah ikon ae ASHORE—The bak a oars Metab eet ois ake tet with such hook on ihe L bt sam the Bidirg bearing from her abouws cause ed eld at Clinton Hall last evening, P. Perit In the obalr, and Lloyd aspinwall Secretary pro im. The following perscns were eiccted members of the (Chamber :—Daniel 8. Appleton and Aiwin Schieisher. Com. | | Missrxa Vessa1—The sshr Visi'er, Capt Davis, sailed from sie en est a Sten simmer othe wlonttns tn he tot August for New Grenat, oeo wile mittee of Abitration, rt Pears aro enter aino’ Mr. Pamir announced that he bad reostved valuable for her antety tne baa no Pasecagers, "Her ‘crew coasisiod charts from Oommander J. J. Page of the Panama, Saiato | 4 report that ahip Kae Hunter, at New Orleans als and other South American rivers. Placed on file. atin bad been orr ered to bostow, 1s tnrorreot, she ‘Mr. Pauir stated that tho Chamber was in tho posres- | ig be: cvrgo at New Oriraus, ‘whero will is sion of namerous valuable worke, and patutings Soy wal sakes beige Li ay (hg faksnithes ich ahould have some par joular lvcation, se tnat mem rs cau eter wo them. He moughi would be good | iach Maneluks, former of New Tork, whish smoges {ime to take ihe matter up. present year revories tor Mozsmbiqae, and Wobtia, soeme a Lge ae beeper yeaa geod a scaigo of 1egroes near bahia Honda, Ouba, aboud ‘some regular place of meeting of their own, 4 merebanis could weil afford to put up a handsome Dulldiag. Ore hf of abip National, of Bath, has been partes There was much money 5; Any Building four and five ta the \clyand to (aps as nora ottiactaets we ia to i '@ of no use, he w >plalon col ral rat +00. ational first. tbat ave prensot eanetal difioutes wer> o> ia nome | ease stp of ie tno, bail abot your singe by Mean er t to spending money uselelessly for G: as ; deon Prso miior wes Saally ld over, The: © o3: asin | «.LaCneuRg;=AL Formmonih tent 8 by, Geo-ee Barnes & meeting and no.bing to do the Ubamber cd oatly | Gwned by Meas KH Tucker Ka Tacker Ue, Pa We tes, Ro, and Capt Georg: W Chapmsn, who ts to command her— all bel neg io Wisceenet, we At do, by Mesa’s Tebey & Litt efield, @ staunok and band« scme ship of nearly 10.0 tons, calied the R a Pucker, in honor’ of cne cf ber owners, whose Dus: is esrved upom ‘the stern mouldiog She fs owned by Mras's RH Tucker, 8 H usher — D Bwne, and isto be commanded by Capt Joseph Jersey City News. Munuzy Vier ro rus Stare Fau.—The Washington Grays, of Hudson City, accompanied by the officers of the National Guard, Hoboken, and the officers of the Jersey r, City Con'inentals as gueste, made an excursion to the Stato | "The abip at the yard of Messrs Marcy & Pettigrew, will be fair, nt New Brons. om Thursday. Isciohed in Peturéay nest She le called the Sarah A Poui- sbout 1800 tons, and will nai! from New Ouleans, ACcePrap.—Captain James T. Hatield, of Hoboken, who where aré Mesers Peter Marcy, of Mew ‘aud & Pettisrew, Pr ter Jenpers, Troe Ww ‘Bat acd Wash: ‘was recently elected to the vacant Brigadier Generalehip, | Maro ington Wiliams, of Por caused by the promotion of General E RV. Wright, fe bip ro Sampenire, 81 Ca : Samuel Bedger’s ie bas formally accepted the position, and qill enter upon | also avoui iy, acd will ‘Drobaoly ‘be la pen bpcrecrdaarsssaayde = Notice to Mariners, OxerRuCTions On BIDEWALKS,—The 6 # ordinance relative ‘CMANGS OF Lach, to the removal of obstructicns from sidewniks In Jorsey | | The followirg notice to mariners hes been recetvet from Gity, has gone into operation. It provibits the obstrac- Miuremson A tenrowee rin Fone oy sma {ion of the walks with barrels, boxes and ober rub ish, piece ot she present ight uy on the tower salaer) and tbe street Commissioner expresses @ dotermiaa‘ion t) | (4,58 21 91," And loa 18 i¢ 4) & from ihe meridian of Parla), pL a8 heen Cy po Wd hy wil show @ re varied re G sm The above nl be lighued from aud The bin Fly of f. metres jaare base, the read fey the entire belg y sedate - oct big y- 1 be elevated 40.77 metres above the level of be fea, and may be seen \weive mi'es (of alxty to the degree), Sid from New London 29ib, jtezuma, Homan, pilides Zew jon ship Mov! Horus ‘Ole at New Bedford $0th, ships ‘Thomas Nye, Holley, Nortts Pacifio Ocean: Adaline Ginbs (of Fairhaven)” Whhingtou, de rigi¢ly enforce ite provisions. George We hington ‘arebam), Brightman, ao (0; bi Paulipa Sie "| ms Fuilipa Seen, dodo; Ri hmoad, Hussey 8 AUaase Bie from co $012, ship Eliza Adsme, N Pacific Ooenn. Ship Atdison Gtryert rom St Joke, Londoa, wae erl, St paseco aug 3, tat 48 lon 18. oe phig Aqui for ROr eara, Se; ‘the a ‘aed City. Btovena, Tous Liverpee! for nt ariaar, Fuller, bexes for Kingston, Ja, Sept 14, Ports, Brexos Avams, Avg — port echr Pedee, Parker, for Bip Grane; Aud others as 6. ‘are Haytign, adout # pt 15—In port sehr Mary Cleave- land, Gootridge, from aad for : ‘i nd ee, ‘Boston; and others (anforta Star of the West....New York. Oct. Havana Bp 19- Cid tchr George Amos, Merrihew, Bos- 0 a ermaains 70 axp ynou BAVANA. | a . anale, Martin, J scasoavile (also reported ak) Purape.rniu—From New Yor! arriving at rane 7 and New Oricata llth. Prom New Orleans ah, Havana asd, | py or eoceree Dg ly mag Bl gg = arriving at New York 28th. x CrTy—Prom New York Tth of each mon Mobile ah. “From Mobile Cinawna—From New York 12th, arriving at Havana 1 aod New Orleans 10th,” From New Driccsa itis, Havens Sa: arriving at New York 34. 1 Darks Cornelia, Barmsister, Ww; btep! Larabee Bation, for NYoru ite: sirt Canned m hore eee Or Leng out ay I Pee Sner, erkins, and Gambia, Kes a oa Kiama ter Kelley, for Palate do: its sa, tor A ‘raza Wi iemoyes, Morrow don ‘Havana From New York 1 at Havana 2\4, port sehr allay, Collins. Rid, From New Orleans bis, Havana Sib, | for ® York ane - —— z 01 . Port av Piary, Sept 13—Ii jon—From New York arrives at Havana | bever, for Hembure ‘brige Ve 4 fea hones er: Heit srriving ot New york ion, Uith, Havans | 34 for emen; “uas on,” Rurmelacr fur Bremer uh, erriving at Ne 4 from #t Thomas tor Hambarg yi ‘lesion «th and 1th, due at Havana and 23d. Prom Havana lth and 2th, die at New York Slat, ‘When the above dates fall on Sunday, the steamers will sail on Monday, except from New Crieans, n, Baker wth. (sk arrived at NYork Sim ws from ibe above port, “Jone, NF soyt ¢—asr brig Jemee B George, Atwell | Sept 28—Cli ver. vook, Lew Covw fe: burn, Loa¢on "sree Orem, Nake isuanns, Sep: 17—In port brig Harp, Munroe, trom THE OVERLAND MAIL TO [NDIA AND CHINA, Home Ports, wach cod, en Senemown en Re Gh oat er ewh) atax aD Ess, Beet M—Arr ache “Athol, Parr, Windsor, Arrives at Gibraltar abont the th and 38th of same month, | NS Hid schr BM Price, Pall Rive Arrives ai Malta about the 14th and 30th of same mon h. BOBT x oArrives at Alexandria about the 1b of seaie and 440 of fol- Poms”, 4 ing month. “i . Leaves, Suez about the 20th or Bist of same and bib or Gun of | Cordery, Babsoom. Phlindels Nore, Ole follov ing menta. ab’p J hin Spear, Sear, Obari sion, barks Yarri Arrives at Aden about the 28th or 26th of same and 19th or | (/0rham. Cunstanticople: Glowier Pillsbury, and Navid « 12 of foliowing month. | dal. Ames Mobile, brige Williaa A Brown, Bicker:on Aa Leaves Aden about the 8th or 27th of same and day of ar- ; Usroline, tb! Remedios schre Henry Paysoa, rival for Bombay, ned Tith to Sethe Chinn he: 40, Phila 'eiphin J ® Weliea Ami b. Wiimingion Del Indian Mwey er arrives at bomubay about the 84 9 ih, | Bid, Wind W, ship! Purtston, brigs Coqueue, Orimes, Leon and 192 to Slat of following month. tine Bhip Hampden eid 2vh P. and ©. steamer arrives at Point de Galle about the Gh or | 9 Oct '—Arr bart Laconia, Hearse, Baltimore: brien Indiag folio month. Queen, Mod: do Bere. yer, jy ln for Palo P the same day, if the 3 m amer ‘arrived whick taken ihe mail su. about ihe Bh or iBth and 2th or ‘about the Lith or 16th and Slat or Ist of es bout 13 houre after arrival. Arrives at Fong Kong about the #34 or 36.8 and 8th or 10ue of follo #ing mon! wen next dn; yi ‘wo mails jeave Kngland—one om the 8th and %9th of exch month—via Marseilles, and arrives at Alexandria about the fame time aa the Sou bern mail, | au and letters intended for the Maw Yi Ba All packages oun fansiro Nerpriae Leeman, Bost 5 ‘Bn 2. Alexancer Halifax, Kleoriy Light, Lyer. do Bept 39The. tollowte pe Fae ¥pt 29-The follow! 8 are in the Ba: trom ‘e Bal pound up:—Kaip Ransher, Wingnie more; bark Justice sory, Atkins, from witb lows of main ‘opgalinnimnn: Fom Foro kico, for Balumore: 108, and several schfs, all beating up. BANGOR, i, Att bilge Anaandals, Hagtes, . Hiller, NYork: schra Oaroline Sone, a : ‘ana Fotomas ¥; Bh, brig RO Dyer Tarcer, Phi- Inde poia "Soombe. York, I Lane sobre Mary & Pearson, Badger. Gar) NYork. Rio Janeiro ( tom (OF ial CLEARER ae Mw pire Biate, Briggs, Live:pool—D & A Kingsland & @ toh 8) 1 Arr al.op 2. ‘ hip Konanth (Pr), Davidson New Orleans—' 49 CHA ATOM, Sept $3— Arr steamabip Mashville, Rhip Joba & Aloert, Crowell, Rew Orieane—| ie & Hae | New York brig « Vinton Dewbarst do. Cia week Lest teker sid bark Jarper Bennett, NYork; achr Paor™ war Meridian (Srem), Bosse, Akyab—Henrings, Muller & 1 Crockett, ® 2 orvmern port St Sinctnp NUH: Sept 29 —Sla sobr Jas K Stone nck. Bor fie taoeta.ctin Ratatat, tt ans | MPL PUNE tan ler, (thew, ‘aah, we ie. Aly hh it Arr sckr Bmeline Rickey, Tice, Brig © Perkira, Brown, Havane- J P @eete. Bristol Pa id to: Rg Brig Brillast eigsby, M Jago, Cubs—Pairallo & Rech FM Fores tarts ee cree ese aaa veria, tobrs Zarr'ah, Dinsmore, 1 Sy), CMaholm, & Johns, NP—J # Desiey. York: Salimore * bo fact ante Jah, ROD DeWolt | "Hie" form Fey, BAIT Schr vergiade, Wood, Bre » Play: “tor Balimore, leah, = ere & Oo Binen.. = q Bile ten, v jude Sot A ohne Sone Keune ¥, and eee febr Tari . Rohr ‘Sor Lent M— Arr brig Thot Louyn, Bostor - Bebr Cid sehr Urba, Ne wion, Onatzecca' coe anc’ fot Rete—Arr bark Viciorine, Buckley, Naa. @, RP; brig Je tet se ‘om, Havana “sr Golden G's, Weeke Bomon—L Kenny Naw OR Bay ‘eer Febrarks, MeLangtiin, Balimors, ber, #Y. 4 fo Heer Tatoos Onlen : jer Valens, Phuiace'phia, Mazeis Greenlen’, Merryman, acd Al ‘Bail, Paige trom, paverpont bare Berrie ior wa ter, ip Ones D Merwin, . Rotierdam, Aug M1, with | 2) William & Jane, Cobb, NY Old mdse and 6 pean od toy oe. Fe none Rareelone. Ate- John’ M Amit 2°00" opt He, Bh aud of isteran, ex. dn Bell, Pigg, Liverpoots Serves york evar fer nced very revere wea ber from NE, was compelled to | Wiliam & Jane ‘Gob! jt Hasouise, Drink ester, re to ie the Gulf for 48 I 0B; Bele lenry, Yous) dell pb XJ aps dnee (Ota Cr Hapa ape wang: | Werce, okie ea, eben. om Senay Perea s ; Young. Fort ea Yoh N hl lenmond White Clana, Rew bus fan Says. ir 7) a Seb Bergen, Mi ety ey ES Hy Rick. to (oe Row Verh) fant Haha, Brown, & Rake besth, Pandata inry Remaws, Johrer. par ‘ ", Soope Bowen, Balloo, Antesatent, Racket. Rehr tnd B Sprague. Gibdbe do sale iO} D, Arr steamer Lenry B Beach, Raw Bieamer Rennebeo, Hana, "7 Bremer Weneecca’ Wren ow Beton, inGninatox, Rept S0—Arr sobr Richard Law, Lampbear, ieamer Pelican, Aldrien, Providence, TAUNTON, Hep! 38— Arr pobre Charlee, Onieman, Misabeth- Barlow 29th, 8 Waahborn, Thacher. Phiiade'phin Hhip Adonis, Doses, of and fom Bremen—By pilot boat Vir ABKEM, Sept —to ri ahr Angeneiie, Binokwell, (cy giv’ Ney Darien @ 0, \ joad for Ber