The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1857, Page 4

4 EW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIBTOR. wey OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. SARI cash in advan, 148 DALY HERALD, too conde . Fi per annum. Tk WE LE HARALD, mory Saterday, a's ras er or Ainnwan; the Buropean edition. anmon ay rere Groat Bran, or ®5 to ony port of the Continent, both © Trt FAMILY HERALD, every Wednesday, at fowr cents per cs or $8 per anna NOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, gontotaing important moe, from any quarter of the world, be lide Pally paid for’ ag-Our F NDRNTH ARE PAR- poramer 414, LETTERS AND Packauns x0 me taken of anonymous correspondence. We do not C JOB Pi executed with neatness, cheapnees and dee- VERTISEMENTS renewed ; advertisements in- setat te the Waren Heat, Fasut tansy ond othe Tiidernta end Durapean Bottoms. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Kinc Lain—Poor Puzc0per. er IBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Tiaut Ror Fears—M. Divuaouese Parrouine or Bouass. )WERY THEATRE, Bowery—Mrevaentes or Panis— om ov tus West—Kosm Curton, RTON'S THEATRE, Brondway, opposite Bond sireet— Suber tus Eigura—Two Doseanoe ALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway—Tas Invisiece Hos- pee pi a Wioow wire Iumsouta Possassion— OLR FOOTE. ae KEENES THEATRE, Broadway—Tax Sua or ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth strect—ItaLias Oregs TRovAaTORE. AMERICAN MURBEUM. Broadway—After- BARNUM'S Cuosing The Ling—Inism Harmakan, Rvening, ‘3 or Panaira WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 561 and 563 Broadway—Gao. Canis @r & Woon's Minsraeis—Perer Piper Perrek Popox. OLYMPIC, 585 Broadway—Paanpercast's MisreEie— Bivar Darwes. MECHANICS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—Brrant’ —Krutoriay Kocestnicrries—Couonen F nipvst: —~ New York, Monday, November 9, ‘The News, We learn from Washington that the representa- fives of Costa Rica and Nicaragua have received Intelligence that the blockade of the San Juan river by the Costa Ricans was not intend. Bd as a hostile demonstration against Nica- ragua, but as a movement to intimidate the projected filibuster invading expedition. It is stat- ed that, should the transit route question remain an pen one at the re-assembling of Congress, the President will recommend the adoption of prompt Zueasures for the settlement of the dispute. We publish to-day Senator Hunter's reply to the resolutions recently adopted hy the democracy of Rockingham district, Virginia. He reiterates his previously declared sentiments wits: reference to the sdmission of Kansas, contending that the convention an submit the constitution to the people of the Ter- Titory for ratification, or otherw@ke at its option. Upon the point whether be will or will not support the Kansas policy of the administration, the Senator is evasive, and he declares that he will make no fur- ther exposition of his opinions. ‘The crisis and its necessities have been the subject of « maas of correspondence sent to us throughout the past week, and which we publish to-day. These communications contain a variety of suggestions, fome good, some bad, and others indifferent. “Still, pdvantage often results from hints #o thrown out at NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1857. situated on the northeast comer of Seventh avenue and Thirty-fifth street. The price paid was $26,000. The design of the building has been agreed upon, and the work will shortly be commenced. William Hagan, one of the young men implicated in the murder of the Swiss woman in Greenwich street on Friday night, surrendered himself to the police yesterday. Tool, who was captured by the police on Saturday night, will probably be brought up for examination to-day. O'Connell still remains at large, notwithstanding the most strenuous exer” tions to effect his capture. ‘The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 6th inst., amounted to $1,388,521, rhowing an increase of $345,096 a8 compared with the corresponding week in 1856. ‘There was more doing in cotton Saturday. Thoro were several English orders in the market, ready to be filled ag fast as supplies come to hand, and arrivals are commonly sold affoat, having but Little to go into store to be added to our limited stock. The sales embraced 7,000 a 8,000 bales, based upon good middling Gulf cottons, at about 13 3¢ cents, and middling uplands at 1234 cents. There wasmore flour on the market, with increased supplies, which caused pricas to fall off from 5 to 10 cents per barrel. The sales, however, were pretty freely made at the reduction, includ- ing parcels for export. Wheat was also lower for Western grades of red, with increased receipts, while the demand ‘was active and the sales large for export, at rates given in another column. Corn was scarce, with moderate sales of Western mixed at 76c. Pork was quite active, at the decline previously noticed, with sales of about 1,800 bbis., half of which were prime; closing at $15 60.8 $16 for prime, and at $19 76 for mess. Sugars were in fair de- mand, but somewhat leas active, while prices were with- ‘oul change of moment, ‘The sales embraced about 560 Dhds., at prices given in another column. Molasses wore selling more freely, and at rather better prices. Coffee was steady and quiet. Grain freights to Liverpool were higher, and wheat was freely taken, chiefly in ships’ bags, at 9d, with some in bulk at 8c. Flour was taken at 2s. a 2s. 3d., and cotton to the extent of about 600 bales, at 5-324. Financial Panics and Revulstons—A Valuable Chronological History. We present in the HERA» of to-day extended chronological accounts of the financial crises in England and the United States since the es- tablishment of the first regular banking house in London and the first issue of paper money —colonial bills of credit—in America. The American chronology gives the principal facts in relation to the earlier financial struggles of the infant commerce of our country; the dis- tress occasioned by the hard fought and long continued war of the Revolution ; the panic of 1798, caused in part by the financial troubles of England during the same year, and in part by the suspension of amicable relations between the administration of Mr. Adams and the French gov- ernment; the revulsion of 1808, caused by the Jefferson Embargo act; the prostration of trade and destruction of values occasioned by the war of 1812-15; the flush times of 1825, leading to the wildest speculations and mad stock gambling, which brought on the panic of 1826; the ter- rible revulsion of 1836-'7, beginning with Gen. Jackson’s war upon the United States Bank, and closing with the general liquidation under « the Bankrupt law of 1841 ; the railway smash of 1854, the Schuyler swindles, and the hard winter of 1854-65 ; and finally the revulsion through which we are now passing. Our aim in presenting this chronology in a condensed form is to give not only a complete Tandom. One of these communications points out i city whi j Sertcen bs roe Notes peat or opti | financial history of our country, and thereby nd to the immense benefit of the laboring poor. | to inculcate valuable lessons for the guidance ‘There seems to be no sufficient reason why some at | of our merchants and financiers, but to prove east of these works should not be prosecuted im- | also the soundness of the theory which has been TMediately. Another correspondent reads a very good | often pronounced in these columns, that such ture on the all-prevailing habits of extravagance, | are the wonderful resources of this young na- 4 recommends the prohibition of all imported | tion, and such the elasticity and vigor and per- Brticles of luxury for ten years. Another gives a | severance of fhe American mind, that any pros- record of the most important facts in the Bensible rebuke to the violent threats indulged in at | te recent workingmen’s demonstration. Another puts in a plea for the dry goods clerks. Another for | the proprietors of tenement houses; and others re commend emigration to the South and West. give all these communications for what they are ‘worth, An interesting affiir has been brought on the apis | by the issue on Saturday, by Judge Davies, of a ‘writ of babeas corpus in the case of Anne Bassett fmith,a young lady who, it is alleged, has been for the past seven years an inmate of Sanford Hall, | ® private mad house at Flushing, which has recently been brought to the notice of the public. Moral insanity is the pretext assigned for keeping the lady in question in dureas for so long a period. Fur- ther developements may be looked for shortly. The next news from Europe will be brought to this port by the steamship Arabia, which was to leave Liverpool on Sst of October, and will be due next ‘Wednesday. It will be highly important in both a nancial and commercial point of view, as our advices will communicate the effect produced in England nd on the Continent by the report of the general suspension of the banks of New York and the other States of this Union—a fact which was taken out by fhe Arabia on her last passage. We will also Dave interesting and exciting news from India. ‘The mails, with dates from Delhi to the 10th, Calcutta 24th of September, and Bombay 3d of Octo- der, should have reached Suez on the 28th of Octo- Der, when the news would be telegraphed to Lon- don by way of Trieste. It will be recollected that General Outram was to join General Havelock at Cawnpore, from Allahabad, on the %th of Septem- Ler, and the united command was to march to Lack- now. Allababad is one bundred and forty-three niles from Cawnpore, and Cawnpore is forty miles from Lucknow. There was a mail every nine days from Allahabad to Calcutta, a distance of five hundred ‘and forty-four miles; and knowing as we do the energy and rapidity of movement which have characterized General Havelock’s advance hitherto, we hope to bear of the relief of the gajlant garrison of Lucknow. It is also probable that we shall have intelligence of tthe approach of some thousands of English troops to Calcutta, and of the arrival of several ships at Point Ge Galle, containing additional reinforcements to well the ranks of the British army which is Gestined to avenge the treacheries and cruelties of the Asiatic, We may also be able to inform vr readers of the fall of Delhi immediately after the Birival of the Arabia, aa it was expected that the English assault on that city would be made on the 24th of Keptember. ‘The annexed table shows the temperature of fhe ere in this city during the past week, cor | | periods daring each day, viz.: at 9 A. M., and 3 and | wid the state of the weather, at three 9 o'clock P.M = m4 ene WO sapwowrg Tpeoasoyy | © vo | ry | Rar » ain we 27/49, NW 180. Z7h48|N wl 40) fon | 1S aN Ww SS Solas 8. W. | solani. we ry on | 280 galasis W. fpo-oniags We, }B0 Gales) we | 330. Ww. 30.55/52 8 Ww BON © we mia) W it no, We 50} 40/8. We b wR sa] 49/08) 8 Bas zr wm * Ww 30. is. W. 0 les Ww \" & (ose! N REMARK riay—Mor ning and afternoon overcast, with light F. night cloudy \ay—Clear all day, night clear and moonlight ‘onday—Morning clear; afternoon overcast ; night « sad moon light day "eur Wednesday —Morning, overcast ; Ay, night, bright moonlight. “ afternoon and night, r Thursday—Morning overcast, afternoon, olemr ; light uring tight ay —Overcast and sultry all day day Clear d 1¢ Commissioners appointed to select a site for a Arvenal, in place of one recently located » the Central Park grounds, have selected a lot re Bu wit We | the barometer, the variation of wind | | tration of commerce here must be only tempo- | rary. If the republic in its earlier days could | struggle through such times as those of 1798, 1808, 1812, 1825 and 1837 saddled with debt, without revenues, dependent upon foreign countries for almost everything except the absolute necessa- ries of life, how much more able are we now to contend with the effects of extravagance and wild | speculations growing out of unbounded pros- perity, an overflowing natfonal treasury, an amount of revenue far greater than is required for the expenses of the government, an annual | yield of gold to the amount of fifty millions, and the product of all the great staples increased tenfold? Such is one of the most important lessons to be derived from a careful examina- tion of the records of the past. Our history of English panics is the financial history of England itself. Although but an abrégé, it comprises every important event occur- ring in the financial and commercial world from the year 1667 down to the presentmoment. Be- ginning with the establishment of the first regular banking house in London, by Mr. Fran- cis Child, it carries the reader, in chronological order, through all the monetary disturbances which have deranged the operations of trade during a period of nearly two centuries. It explains the origin of these crises, their effects upon the public interest, and the measures re- sorted to to arrest the progress of the disorga- nizing influences from which they sprung. Thus # glance of the causes that led to the suspension of specie payments by the Bank of England in | 1695, and again in 1797, and the narrow escape | These points of history have just now a power- | ful interest for our community, as the circum- stances that created them bear a close analogy to those which have placed our own banks in their present discreditable position. In every instance it will be seen that these suspensions by the Bank of England have, as with us, been preceded by a reckless spirit of speculation and adventure on the part of the public. Thus, the suspension of 1795 was brought about by the multitude of visionary enterprises to which that and the preceding year gave birth, and amongst which the great Darien scheme occu- pies the foramost place; that of 1793 was caused by the increased number and reckless opera- tions of the country banks, one of which had been established in nearly every market town; the critical position of the Bank of England in 1825 was as certainly occasioned by the eager- ness with which the public grasped at the tempting baits held out to them by the proprie- tors of South American mines, as well as by the vast number of joint stock speculations that were set on foot in the two previous years. The dangers to which the country was periodically exposed by this rage for speculation on the part of the public, resulting in most instances from the superabundance of unemployed capital, led to Sir Robert Peel's celebrated currency mea- sures, and his modifications in the bank charter of 1844. By this latter act the bank was pre- vented from issuing notes on securities beyond the fourteen millions to which it was ordinarily restricted, and it was provided that every note is- sued beyond that sum should have its representa- tive in an equal amount of bullion. The object of this mensnpe, we need scarcely explain, was to arrest the drain of gold from the coffers of the bank when the foreign exchanges became unfavorable, or when the rage for speculation oe uundred fort iu length by two Luadied ia depth, ' caused too great a prevseure for accommodation our readers will be able to inform themselves at | | which it had froma similar necessity in 1825. | on its resources. That the measure partially failed in effecting its object during the great revulsion of 1847, was owing, not to its own in- herent inefficiency, but to the want of judgment exhibited by the Bank Directors in not taking early precautionary measures when the second failure of the potato crop, in 1846, rendered it manifest that there would be a steady outflow of bullion to provide for the extensive importation of foreign breadstuffs required to make up the deficiency of food caused by that unfortunate visitation. It is only now that Sir Robert Peel’s act can be said to be fairly put upon its trial; the Bank since the commencement of the present crisis having taken measures in time to guard against the danger of another suspension. Up to the last accounts these precautions ecem to have been attended with the best effecta, but of course it is impossible to foretell what may be the necessities imposed upon them by the news of the general suspension on this side, the effect of which we have yet to learn. From what we have stated it will be seen that at a time when our financial and commercial condition is as critical as it well can be, and when our legislators will have to devise mea- suresto guard against the recurrence of the evils from which we are now euffering, no more im- portant or valuable chapter of information can be presented to our readers than that which will be furnished to them by these chronologies. If history teaches by example, then let us hope that the instructive lessons which it contains will not be lost upon the consideration and future action of our people. Licentiousness and its Fruite—Incidents of a Single Day. Thousands of years ago one of the old classical writers expressed the idea that the direst cause of war was woman. Since the day when Virgil bore that testimony, society has made great pro- gress ; and Christianity, with its virtuous teach- ings, is generally supposed to have effected a salutary change in our moral nature. But nevertheless, the testimony in regard to the in- fluence of woman is as true now, snd as applica- ble to the present day, as it was in and to the days when the confederate Greek Princes laid seige to Troy, because the fast and fascinating wife of one of their number had taken it into her head to levant with a young Trojan coxcomb. Woman, is now, as she was then, the teerrima causa belli, and if her light behaviour does not so often now set nations by the ears, itis none the less potential in arousing the bad passions of men and giving rise to contentions, heart pangs, violence and assassinations. But a few days ago the morning news- papers of this city recorded no less than three exciting occurrences of the previous day in which a woman was either the principal actor or the chief element. Of these romances of daily life, the scene of one was laid in no less sacred a place than a court of justice; and the case was certainly as re- markable a one as ever transpired in such a presence. We doubt if there could be found in the whole history of judicature another case in which a person, appearing in the character of a seducer, had the brazen effrontery to ask a court of justice to order his victim to be taken from under the protection in which she had been placed by her much wronged husband, and to deliver her up to his care; and yet such—neither more nor less—was the applica- tion in this extraordinary case; but no less ex- traordinary was it, that for several days this application was seriously entertained by a highly respectable and able Judge, and that finally the fast young gentleman who made it, was permitted to depart from the cour: un- scourged by those on whom he had breught such dishonor. The cause was heard as coolly and deliberately as if it were a mere action on a promissory note, and’ was only withdrawn on the appearance of the lady’s brother, who came to bring her back to that paternal hearth to which her conduct had brought sorrow. The individual who had thus trumpeted his own libertinism and his poor victim’s frailty to the world, was al- lowed to go off without the ruffle of asingle feather. We hear that his chivalrous ccnduct in the matter is about to be imitated in regard to another lady, whose eccentric course hés also led to her being placed for safe keeping in an asylum in the vicinity of this city. This is number one of the newspaper romances of a few days past. 2 The second romance that was chronicled the same morning bad a more bloody ending. The scene of it was laid in a hotel in Philadelphia— the same characters of the faithless wife, the wronged husband and the alleged heartless se- ducer, being represented. The circumstances, as narrated by one of the principal actors, showed to be, if possible, a viler case on the part of the it seducer than even that of romance number one. | The faithless wife is represented to have stood in the relation of adopted daughter to him who betrayed her. His crime, therefore, was little less in heinousness than that from which Beatrice Cenci saved herself by the assassina- tion of her father. His penalty was the same— death—death by the hand of the husband. The apparently calm and unexcited appeal which the latter seems to have made to the des troyer of his peace, is said to have been met by the brutal answer that his next advances would be, not to his wife, but to his sister; and that answer sealed the man’s doom. A pistol ball through the heart, followed by other three meesengers of death, sent him unannealed to his last account. The third incident of the day was not of such a tragic nature. It was nothing more deplora- than the fact of a fast young blood being soundly horsewhipped on Broadway by @ fair dameel, with whose fame he had allowed his tongue to be too flippant. She rode down in her carriage to the neighborhood of where the youth was sauntering away a sunny hour, and having administered to him a salutary castigation—from which he was fain to flee —ehe re-entered her carriage and rode off amid the plaudits of the spectators, ‘These records of a day go to show that, after all, human nature has not undergone much change in the lapsed ages since the siege of Troy. The only difference between the past and present is, that the consequences of man’s libertinisem and woman's infidelity are not now to be seen in cities overthrown and provinces laid waste, but rather in desolated hearths, ruined hopes, and acts of wild vengeance. Courts of justice and newspapers are now the forums in which these wrongs are exposed. Of late years libertinism and its fruits have fur- nished the most thrilling romances of every day life. The murders of Dr. Lutener, in Grand street; of Dri Burdell, in Bond street; and of the Frenchman, L’Angelier, in Glasgow—each by his reapective mistress, as was supposed— have excited more interest and attention in the community than perhaps any other events of the times, The Woodman cas in New York, and the Carter case in Philadelphia, are the most recent, but not the least remarkable de- velopements of the kind. ‘The French Slave Trade—Negro Hunting in 2 Africa. ‘The new French slave trade seems to be pros- pering very well, notwithstanding the noise made in the British Parliament lately, and the assurance given by the British Ministers on the occasion of our denouncing, some months since, this new system of slave importations into the French Weet Indies. We announced, some weeks since, the arrival at Martinique and Guadaloupe of several cargoes of negroes from the coast of Africa, and the announcement of the Governor of those colonies that the measure was intended as one of per- manent relief to the planters. Several months ‘ago we exposed the whole scheme, and the con- tract of the French Minister of Marine with the house of Regis & Co., of Marseilles, who carry on a large trade with Africa, to supply several thousand free emigrants, who were to be ap- prenticed for a term of years. At that time we showed up the whole echeme as being a worse form of slavery than the system of servitude for life, as it relieves the master or employer from all obligation to support the negro after he expiration of his years of labor shall have left him an eged and in- firm pauper. The British humanitarians and the French Socialists replied to our expo- sure by stating that the negro was to be taken from Africa of his own free will only, and that consequently he would not be a slave; and that the respective governments would see that he had every protection at the time of entering upon his apprentice engagement. Recent advices from the coast of Africa show us how these fine promises have been and are being carried out. The Manchester Guardian contains a letter from Mr. Campbell, the British Consul at Lagos, dated the 13th of September, to the following purport:— His Imperial Majesty of France having taken to. pur- chasing slaves in this quarter, a whole host of unwashed, bearded-faced Spaniards, Portuguese and Americans have followed his example; and if his Imperial Majesty persists in coutinuing to purchase slaves at Whydah, i fear we must say good-bye to cotton from this part of Africa. _Al- ready the Abeokutans have gone to hunt for slaves. The Thaddans, & more numerous and warlike people than the Abopkutans, are proparing todo the same in the Jaboo country, near to | obo Lagos and Whydah, or Ayudah, as it is some- times called, were two of the great seats of the old slave trade, and almost the last places where it was stopped. Now we have to protest against this renewal of the slave trade under the fallacious plea of apprenticeship and free labor. If full grown negroes are to be caught in the wilds of Africa, and brought to America to serve ten or fifteen years, in order to build up the decaying colonies of France and England, we demand, in the name of humanity, that they shall be guaranteed la- bor adequate to their physical powers, and a support for life. The labor of a sugar planta- tion, in any of the West India islands, will wear out the best negroes in ten years; and that he shall have no claim after that upon the man who has exhausted his prime, is the most cruel of all servitudes. We point, without hesitation, to the condition of the aged and infirm free ne- groes in Jamaica, the French West Indies, and everywhere that the mistaken theories of the emancipationists have been put in practice. We acknowledge the great need in civilized Europe of cotton, sugar, and other fruits of the tropical fields where the negro only can labor. We have long kaewn what the London Zimes has only lately discovered—that these fruits cannot be produced without capital, skill, labor and organization ; but the true organization is not one that works out the prime of the laborer, and then thrusts him out to die of disease and neglect by the roadside. In our system of negro slavery @ black pauper is a thing un- known; in the free islands of the West Indies black pauperism is the rule, and is eating out society. Errecr or THe Fuvancrat Crisis on Eaiora- rion.—One effect of the financial pressure and the dreary prospect of the coming winter has been to produce to a certain extent a returning emigration from this country to Europe. So far the exodus has been limited in numbers and confined to the manufacturing towns of New England; and it is very doubtful whether it will increase to any considerable amount as the win- ter advances, It is natural enough that the Irish who found employment in the factories, and amassed a little money by their labor, should be stimulat- ed to return to their native country by the two- fold cause which now presents iteelf—the sudden revulsion of commercial affairs here, and the apparent improvement in the physical condition of Ireland. But as far as the Germans are con- cerned, there is not the same inducement for a returning emigration. In Germany the politi- cal aspect of affairs has not materially altered. ‘Vhe laws ave not less oppressive than they were nine years ago; the petty princes not less impe- rious and exacting; the taxation is not less onerous; nor are the military laws, which com- pel every man to give the best portion of his life to the state, relaxed. Political causes, more than absolute want, swelled the emigration from the German States; while pressing poverty, the result no doubt of political grievances, was the prime motive power in the Irish exodus, That the financial crisis will materially affect emigra- tion from Europe to these shores for some time, is obvious; because, in the first place, the means furnished by the friends of the emigrant from this country will not be forthcoming; and again, be- cause the gloomy prospects of the approach- ing season will deter the timid and the doubt- ful. The packet ships from Liverpool and Bre- men next spring will sail with a lighter load of human freight than usual. But it must not be supposed that our monetary troubles will exer- cise any permanent influence on emigration. The Know Nothing atrocities of 1855—the intelli- gence received in Europe of one such scene as occurred in Louisville, New Orleans, or Cinctn- nati in that year, or of one of the ordinarily recurring Plug Ugly feats in Baltimore—would retard emigration more than the most stringent condition the money market ever witnessed, or the most serious disaster that ever afflicted our commercial affairs. No, there is no fear that we shall want stal- worth arms to build our railroads, dig our canals, raise up flourishing cities on our western prairies, fell the forests, and make the desert bloesom like the rose, Emigration from Europe is as essential to the prosperity of the masses there as the in- crease of labor is to the progress of our vast uncultivated territory. As long a# we have acres by the million demanding the toil of the husbandman, and promising golden remunera- tion for his labor, no temporary reverses, no matter from what cause they may spring, will waierially oduct ewigratign from Europe. InrormaTion Wantep.—Two or three weeks ago a report was made to the Common Council of this city by a committee appointed to inves- tigate its financial affairs. That report revealed a state of things that was utterly disgraceful to our officials, and showed how the city has been defrauded to the amount of several millions of dollars. What we now want to know is the fate of that report. What has been done with it or about it? Has it been abstracted or put in the grate? Certainly there has been no at- tempt to answer, explain, or refute its state- ments. It stands now an untried indictment against many of our city officials, Until some show of meeting the indictment is made they must remain incriminated. Are they content to remain in that position, or is it feared that fur- ther investigation will lead to further expo- sures? We demand, in the name of the people, that that exposition of affairs be not smothered up, but that either measures be taken for acting practically on the report, or that the committee be continued. Pouice Errictency.—One of the most loath- some and diabolical crimes that ever brought disgrace upon a community was perpetrated on Friday night,in this city, by three ruffians. One of them, by some sort of accident, fell into the hands of the police. He offered, if an officer were sent with him, to point out the hiding place of the other vo. The offer was accepted, ands—as was to be expected—the ruf- fian made his escape from the policeman who had him in charge. That is the story told by the police. Can it possibly be true? Is it credible that a man accused of murder, and said to be well known to the police as a lawless character, would be afforded this chance of es- cape? And how was the arrest of the other two deeperadoes to be effected by this single policeman? These are questions which will suggest themselves to any one hearing of the circumstance. They raise strong suspicions as to the complicity of the police in the matter; and if there was no such complicity, then it is quite evident that the officer in charge of the station knew nothing of his duty. Which was it—connivance at the escape of a man charged with murder, or most shameful dereliction of duty? THE LATEST NEWS. Inte: frem Washington, CENWRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS—EXPLANATIONS RE SPECTING THE BLOCKADE OF THE SAN JUAN RIVER —THE FRESIDENT'S FUTURE COURSE REGARDING THE TRANSIT ROUTES, ETC. Wasnrvaroy, Noy. 8, 1857. General Irissari arrived here last evening. His visit at this time has no reference whatever to his recognition by our government as Minister from Nicaragua. He came to confer with Molina in regard #% the present position of Costa Rica. The information received by these two geu- tlemen by the last arrival is, that the proclamation re- cently issued by Costa Rica was not intended as a move- ment against Nicaragua, but for the purpose of prevent- ing the threatened filibustering invasious and to seoure the San Juan river. Despatches from both Molina and Trissari confirm this view of the case. Ifthe Nicaraguan imbroglio remains in statu quo until Congress meets, the President will recomménd prompt and decisive action on this and all other transit routes. This you may rely on. Senator Trumbull, Thomas L. Clingman, of North Caro- lina, Daniel E. Sickles and Surveyor Hart, of New York, are here, stopping at Willard’s. ‘The official majority of Governor Brown, of Mississippi, i 10,772, ‘The Maryland Election—Attempted Assassi- nations, dé. Baxriaone, Nov. 8, 1957. The election returns are all received, and show the election of James L. Bartol to the Beuch of the Court of Appeals, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the appoint ment of Mr. Mason to the Collecturship of this port. The democrats have gained largely in the counties, and one in Congress, by the election of J. M. Kunkel to Congress from the Fifth district. A man named Boose was shot while standing in the door of his own house, situated in the eastern part of the city, yesterday, but was not serio wly wounded, An attempt was made to assassinate another man, named Craggs, when ou one of the most public wharves, but it failed. The funeral of the “rough skin,” Pier day with great parade. The coflln was American standard, and was followed by several Know oe seven or cight hundred per- sons. ‘The assassin has not yet been discovered The city has been quiet to-day. The Columbia at Charleston; Cuaniesros, Nov. 7, 1857. The U.8.M. steamship Columbia, Capt. Perry, trom New York, arrived here at nine o'clock Inst evening The Georgia Election. Mnaxponvitse, Ga., Noy. 7. The democratic nominees are ali elected. Toombs is elected Sepator; Watkins, Secre of State; Thwe: Comptroller; Trippe, Treasurer; Greene, Surveyor Gene. ral; and Lumpkin, Judge of the Supr« me Court. Markets, Bervato, Nov. 76 P.M. Flour unchanged. Sales 2,000 bbls. at $4 75 a $4 80 for super Wisconsin and Indiana; $4 37 a $5 25 for extra Ohio and Michigan. Wheat not so active and favors parchas. es 60,000 bushels at 80c. for Chicago spring, 9c. indiana, and $1 12% for white Canada. |Cc 000 bushe! Oats nominal at 34 Py nominally 190. «. 9 5< eyghts dull; 16 cents for wheat to New York. imports for the ¥4 hours ending at_noon to-day--2,04 bu. flour, 100,000 bushels Wheat. Canal exports—z,000 bbis. flour, 120,000 bushels wheat, 6,000 busbels corn. Wind north east and there is a small fleet in. Flour steady. Sales 1,000 bbls. ai common to extra State. Wheat a shade Sales 3,000 bushels Chicago spring, at 80° ‘and scarce. Sales 3,000 bushels at d5c. Lake imports to- 000 bush 8,000 bushols barley. Canal bbls. flour; 22,000 bushels wheat; 6,000 er and duil Corn better Cucago, Nov. 76 P. M. Flour quiet. Wheat active. Corn dy, Oats dull, Shipments to Buffalo—No flour, 6 ls wheat ipments to Oswego—No flour; 72,000 bushels wheat Receipts—2,600 barrels flour; 106,000 bushels wheat; 10,000 bushels corn. —_—_ Polttical Intelligence Masur oF Congres rnom MARTLAxD.—The Washing ton States thinks that Congress will reject Messrs. Davis and Brooks, the two Know Nothing members elect to the House of Representatives, oa the ground that they were elected through the intimidation of the mob. The delegation will probably stand as follows:— % vie, KN. <el, dem. 5. JM. Harris, KN. 6. Tax , dem. | In the taat Congress there wore four | vibings and two democrate—the gain is in the Fite wet. MARRACHORETE.—Mr. Banks’ plurality is upwards of twenty three thousand. Orniciat Vor oF On10.—The official canvass of the yote or Governor in Ohio, ehows the following result-— Chase, republican. . Payne, democrat... eenbe rey Philadelphus Van Trump, Know Nothing... .. Peter Van Trump, Know Nothing........... Pe Vhiiadelpbus, Know Nothing 142 MeCormick, whig 3 Robinson, nobody (4 Scattering, somebody. mi CaspipaTes ix ORRGON.—There are a number of aspi rants for seats in Congress under the new State organiza ion of Oregon, prominent among which are Delazon Smith, Judges Williams and Deady, L. F. Grover, of Marion coun- ty; Colonel Kelly, of Clackamas; William H. Farrar, of Portiand; and several others, including Old Jo. Lane, the present delegate. Only three can ie clected—two Sena- tors and one Congressman. Tane, Deady and Williams, or Smith, stand the best chance at present —$—$—$—_—_—_— More Srannree,—Last night, at the lager bier ealoon No. 7 Rlizabeth street, g man by the name of John Creely was dangerously stabbed with a dagger in the forehead, by a mgn at present unknown. No arrest has been made as y Mr. Lush, of the Sixth ward police, sent a force round to arrest the party, but he disappeared before they arrived. Taanxeorvine Day tx Vervort._The Gov of Vermont has appointed Thursday , the 3d of December, Pa A day of Thankagty ing ia that Sine. ‘The Specie by the Canada, ‘The following is a list of the consignees of the about one million of dollars, which arrived at Bostoa id the steamship Canada, on Thursday:— r J. Sherman, South Dartmouth, Mass Minot Titrell . Blake, Howe & Go, Westray, Cobb & Hardcastle, Now York A. W. Tolman, ior Marland, Phillipe & Co., Ne Jas. Lae & Co... W. C. Pickersgill & Co . Gossler & Co . ©. M. Fry & Co. Deshon & Co., New York. Grinnell, Minturn & Co. Dene, Dana Victor Bishop, Homer & Maillard, New York H. B. Sturgis & Co Merchants’ Bank . Geo. McFarland F. Butterfield, New York. Jas. it SR Spat J. B. Derby & Co., New York Cautield, o., Baitimor ————_____ Musical and Dramatic Matters. ‘The prospects for the new Opera seagen are rather better than had been expected. “ Semiramide”’ and “ Rigo jetto” wero admirably sung last week, and the distribu- tion of the parta in the “ Trovatere,”” for to-night, shews that tho company may be ranked with the best in Europe, Madamo do La Grange, Mad. D’Angri, Bignardi, the new tenor, (who mado a sensation in ‘ Rigoletto,”) Ardavand, the new baritone, who will make big débwl, and Gassier aro all included in the cast. ‘The business at the theatres continues to improve. At the Broadway theatre the Ronzani ballet troupe finished a long and succossfel engagement on Saturday afternooa, when an extra performance was given to a brilliant audience, composed chiefly of ladies and children, At four o'clock the company, numbering about fifty persons, left for Boston, where they play this evening at Mr. Bar- ry’s theatre. To-night, at the Broadway, Mr. McKean Buchanan commences an engagement in “King Lear.” He will be supported by a company which includes Mrs. L. W. Davenport, Miss Manvers, Mr. C. W. Clarke, Mr. Davidge, Mr. L. P. Roys, Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Curtis, Mr, W.T. Davenport, Mr. W. Cowell, and others. The after piece to-night is ‘Poor Pillicoddy,”” with Mr. Davidge. At Burton’s theatre Miss Cushman will commence to-night the seventh and last week of her very successful engagement, and plays Queen Katharing ig “Heury YUL", Mr. Fisher plays Cardinal Wolsey and Mr. Mark Smith King Heary. The announcements for the week at this house are very ajtractive. At Niblo's Gardenshe.admirers of the Ravels will have 4 great treat to-night in thé reappearance of Gabriol, who plays in “M. Dechalmeau,’? a capital pantomime. “ Boreas ”’ is as popular as ever, and keepe its plaee in the bills. At Laura Keono’s theatre “The Sea of Ice’’—a very effective drama—has been produced, with such success ag wo revive the fortunes of the house. It is admirably gotten up in every respect, and every part is well played—Miss Keene, Mr. Jordan and Mr. Jefferson being particulary good. It will be played to-night, and everybody should g0 to see it. At Wallack’s theatre we are to have to-night a new comic piece by Messrs. Dion Bourcicault and Charles Seymour, (the début of the last named writer as a dramatic author.) The title is, “ Wanted—a Widow, with Immediate Possession.”” Mr. Lester, Mr. Walcot, Mra, Allen and Miss Gannon are included in the cast, “The Invisible Hus! ? and “Uncle Foozle” are also an- nounced, making @ pleasant programme, At the Bowery theatre the prosperity of which ro- mains unabated, the “Mysteries of Paris’? will be re- vived this evening, with Mr. Eddy in the principal charac- ter, Miss St. Claire plays in a pioce new to this audience, “The Star of the West,” aud the domestic drama, “Rose Clinton,’’ is to be added. At the Museum the dramatic season was commenced under favorable auspices. The company is a good one, and Mrs. Charles Howard a great favorite already. Tho bill to-night includes “The Rove of Penrith’ and the “Irish Haymaker.”” The colored operas—Wood's, at the new house, which ig & perfect byou; Bryant's at Mechanics’ Hall, and Prender- gast's at the Olympic, all put out capital bills for to-night. The complimentary concert to Miss Simon will take place at Mozart Hall, 663 Broadway, on to-morrow even- ing. Mme. de La Grange, Labocetta, Gassier, Rocco, and other of the popular artists will assist, Mias Simon is a vocalist who deserves well of the public. Deputation of Workingmen to Mayor Wood. A committee of five from the Laboring Class Society proceeded, on Saturday, from the large meeting of the unemployed, held at Tompkins square, to have an intor- view with the Mayor, and learn from him what was going to be done with regard to affording them employment oa ‘the public works. Mr. W. Burke informed his Honor that they werea gation from a number of poor people, who were willing to work if they could get it—that his ‘own family were in great distress, and he wanted eithor work or bread. Another of the committee said that his fumily were in absolute starvation, and he had nota penny to get them their supper. ‘The Mayor assured them that he would do everything in his power to serve them. The Common Council were to meet on Monday to decide upon commencing the work, and their report would be iaid before him on Tuesday morning, when he would immodiately sign it and put the work into the hands of the Engineer. The committee urgenUy pressed for information as to the exact time they gue expect employment, and hia Honor assured them that on Wednesday moruing they would get work. The Mayor begged of them to return to Tompkins square and persuade the people assembied there to disperse and go peaceably to their bomes, and he would do the utmost in his power io relieve them. Mr. Burke pressed his own desperate condition on his Honor, stating that his landlord was demand- 00.9 50 00 Pn wn 1 ns a A PO BI es Ft St tt CNB ing his rent, and that he had nothing wherewith to meet the de i. That he had an old father, mother and to support, and bad nothing for them to eat. He hoped his Honor would consider his in- dividual case. He continued by assuring his Honor that if he would support the cause of the unemployed work- men they would keep him in the chair he was sitting in. The committee then left, and wore greoted on their pearance in the street by vociferous cheers from crowd outside, who anticipated good news from them. They proceeded at ouce to Tompkins square, where Mr. Gordon re the facts of their interview with the Mayor, and was received with loud applause. The crowd then quietly dispersed As an evidence that there are persons taking part in hese proceedings who are vot in want, but have some purpose in getting ap an exeitement, we may wt that during the proceedings of Saturday one ed to address the crowd, who, upon raising his hand exhibited a goodly array of rings, not commonly seen on the rough hand of labor. This was at once ob- served, and the would be speaker was compelled to re- tire, Mr. Gordon remarking that he was not a poor . ing_man out of a= but @ mischief maker. Th ee will attend the meeting of the Common y, and endeavor to press on them the neces- sity of commencing the public once. iy" at the Charlestown Navy Yard still continues active. Up- wards of one hundred workmen are now . the number will soon be materially increased, as the con- struction of the new sloop-of-war will soon be begun. Al- ready preparations are on foot, workmen being busily engaged in clearing the ship houre where the Merrimac was built, preparatory to laying the keel of the sloop. The work upon the vessels of war undergoing repairs at thig station is Eyes with reasonable des} The steam frigate Roanoke, upon’ whieh tn it repairs are contemplated, will not go into dock until the repairs on the brig Dolphin are completed. Sho lies at tho wharf par tially diemantied, and her guns, water tanks, &c., have been taken out, The brig Dolphin is undergoing a thorough overhauling, and it will probably be necessary to keep her in the dock # considerable time longer, The United States bark Release, destined to Spezzin, with stores for the Mediterranean squadron, is und slight repairs, but will probably be ready for sea in a fow weeks, Tho first clags sloop-of-war Macedonian will soon be ready to receive hor masts and armamont, a | umber of workmen being employed upon her. She ia ow in excellent condition, having been extensively re. aired, and in her new character will undoubtedly prove most efficient veasel. Obituary. ‘The Austin (Texas) State @asetie notices the death of Mr. SaMURL Stone, one of the first settlers of Austin. He waa in the Mier expedition, and guffered the: long imprisonmeng, to which the volunteers in that expedition were subjected’ Judge Asmnose Cnaxm died on the 16th ult., in Browne. ville, Texas, Hin death was sudden, and supposed to bo cannes by paralysis. His age was about 70 youre Mr. Wx. E, Wrerr diod in Nashville, Tenn, , on the 24 inet. Mr. West enjoyed & world-wide reputation aa an artit. Most of hie life was sport in Eure Mout of bis 8 pene in Europe, where pe stood his profession. He pai Tord Byron from life," which wuniversally combed to i | one in existence, and which fie artist sold for Mr. Emeveren Romssox, of South Reading, Vt., died on Saturds ¥ Oet a He wee 2 yeare of nee wes 8 ohtion Yolution, and during that war waa (or soue une Dold a6 @ prisoner by the Brivah i —