The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1857, Page 2

2 THE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIO Mr. Perit takes his Seat, and Energetically Advocates an Immediate Filling Up of the Foree—Interesting Debate as to the Eligt- bility of the Old Force to Reappointment— Mayor Wood Defends the Municipal Police— Action Deferred until Thursday next—Dona- tion to the Police Insurance Fund, de. The Police Commissioners met adjournment, at 2 P. M. Pres: Powell, and Mossrs. Bowen, Ny. Strat and Pelatiah Perit, the newly electe. 1 m Saturday Mayors Wood and an, Cholwell, aber. The minutes being read and approved, the Chairman | presented Mr. Perit’s letter of acceptance, which was read | ami ordered on file DONATION TO THE POLICE INSURANCE FUND. Mr. Bowsn stated that he had received from the Cashier ‘of the Seamen's Savings Bank a present by that institution of $100, to be applied to the Police Insurance Fund, as ‘a token of the estimation held by the officers of the bank of the services of the policemen recently on duty at the bank during the money pressure. He offered a resolution accepting the donation, and tendering the thanks of the Board to the bank, which was adopted. PROTECTION TO PERSONS KNTERING THE CITY. Mayor Woop then offered the following resolution, which was adopted:— Resolved, That the General Superintendent be directed to afford additional protection to the passengers arriving At the several railroad depots and steamboat landings of ‘the city, and to direct the arrest of all hackmen, baggage ‘agents, runners, and others who illegally interfere with the free ingress of persons arriving at New York. Mayor Woop offered @ petition of citizens of the Seven- teenth Ward for the suppression of various nuisances, which was referred to the General Superintendent, with directions to abate the same. Mayor Woop also presented complaints against several ‘officers, and petitions for appointment, which were referred to the appropriate committees. DENATE AS TO THY PROPRIETY OF FILLING UP THE FORCE, AN D THE RUGIRILITY OF OLD POLICEMEN TO RE-APPOINTMENT. Mr. Bowes olfered the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the minimum stature ofpatrolmen to be sppowted sball be 6 feet 7 inches, and their age uot to exceed 40 years, Resolved, That the Committee on appointments and re movais report to this Board, as soon as may be, the names ble persons to be appointed as patrolmen. Resolved, That the names of persons reported by the Committee on appointments shall be published in two or more newspapers, for ten days, previous to their consi deration by this Board. Woop said he had prepared a resolution of a somewhat similar character, and would offer it as a sub- stitute, accepting such parts of Mr. Bowen's resolution as were consistent. He read the substitute as follows :— Whareas, the present police force of this city is eutirely inadequate w a proper protectign of the public interests : ‘And whereas, under the laws a large additional force can be appointed by this Board And whereas, it is desirable for obvious reasons that the Department shonid have the advantage ef the expori- ence and efficiency of many of the old municipal police: therefore, Resolved, That a select committee, consisting of the Mayor of New York, and Messrs. Perit and Bowen, be and is hereby appointed to examine, select and report to this Board the names of a suflicient number of the officers and men of the lat icipal police as may be required to nll the existing vacancies im the metropaditan police of this cit Wir. Bowns said there was standing Committee on Ap- pointments, consisting of General Nye, Mr. Stranahan and use Mayor. He thought it better that that committee should have charge of this whole subject, a3 they hitherto had. The Mayor of New York was, very properly, a member of that ittee. Mayor Pown whether, as that committee had not done much work, it was probable that a new committee ‘was not advisable? Mr. Cuotwrt: wanted the resolution laid over to Wed- nesday, to give him time to think. Mayor Woop had no objection; but would state that probably there never was a time when the full quota of ie force Was more requisite in the city of New York than now. There were, he believed, according to the last re- port, but about 850 men on the force. They could increase it; and it was certainly desirable that this great city, with its pumerous population, should have a full and efficient police force Mr. Pxart would enquire whether there was any com- mittee ready to report to-day? Gen. Nye said the committee was ready to report alarge umber of names that they have before ihem, for appoint- ment in the Thirteenth ward. Mr Cnonwext understood the substitute not to require apything at the hands of the Committee on Applications and Removals; but simply to enquire as to the manner of dismissing the old force a Mr. Bowen said—Oh, no. There was a Committee now having that subject in charge. Geo. Nyx repeated that the committee on applications and removals were ready to report any day almost a suf ficieot number of names to fill the force. Mayor Woop said that the Mayor of New York had not purstwam to | been consulted on a single one of these names. Gon, Nyx said the Mayor forgot that at his own request he had been furnished with @ copy of the list, and had promised to show that there were a number of improper persaus in it, which he had never done yor Woop thought the Chairman’s recollection was in fault’ When he came in the Board the committee had thirty names which they wished appointed without in vestigation, He asked for @ list, which two weeks after- wards called up, and be stated that from the information which he had obtained he was not prepared to vote for thave men. There were several very exceptionable men. The committee had never consulted him. Before he wi prepared to vote be desired to have a proper examination nto the qualificatio these men for the office. He was ng that the till the next meet- should lay « yjec ng. It was proper that the force should be filled as speed- il possible. He thought it desirable to fill all the va cancies, and have a new committee, which might be pre- pared to report next Tuesday a large number of names. All be desired was that the force should be filled with ef- Aicient and desirable men Mr. Puursaid he came up on a suggestion to adjourn. He fy here with the intention of devoting several hours to the Mr. Sreawar examied some four bundr: no. and from that number tad selected for the Thirteenth ward some thirty or forty names, and for the other wards he thought y enough to fill up the pal of time had 2 Spent in the examination of these men. If the labors ‘he committee were disregarded a great loss would sustained. Mayor Woop would say thatfhere was not one of these names that the committee proposed from the old munici- y inexperienced men. law expressly for: ad been dismissed, ptible ofany such plications ha e-appointment of th ‘Woon said the law was not sus interpretation General Nye said it was explic’ derstood it Mayor Woon reiterated hie opinion that the law meant bo such thing. Mr. BowEn would suggest that the committee on ap- pointments proceed to report to this Board the names of persons suitable for officers. The Mayor of New York waa a member of that committee. It would be improper hitn (Mr. Rowen) to be on that committee because he re presented Weschester county Perrr said he did not come to-day, intending to say on that point, ae he un- much asa new member. But he was opposed to delay, ‘and knew that public sentiment demanded immediate action. It was necessary for this Board to proceed to fill the vacancies in the fe He believed that they would We held utterly inexcusable if the work was not done within a reasonable time. If there was a committee they should go on, and the Mayor could object to any names he chose. He thought it wag time to begin making ap- pointments to Gil up the fFce, and hoped the Mayor ‘would Consent to proceed at once to the nominations. Mr. Bowxs thought there was great force in what Mr teaid. He de e should be filled up. publication cants would deter them from making bad appointments in ignorance. He proposed that the names reported be published Gen, Nrw would suggest that the list for the Thirteenth ward had been published in accordance with the rule for u number of days. Mr. Bowxs said if they were republished on Monday, ‘when the question camé up, at next meeting they would be prepared to act Mayor Pownit said there was one objection, that so far ne this committer were concerned, the ‘majority of this ©mnmittee had come 4o ths conclusion that they had not a right to appoint members of the oid force, while the May New York on the contrary claimed that not only is it right, but that it is a duty Mr Bowry.—The Mayor was on the committee Mayor PowEut.—But the majority of the committee is aguinet bim Mr Bowxs.—Then let him bring in a minority report. Mayor Woon —I was as desirous as any man that the force should be filled up, but believed that delay would be preferable to filing up with improper persons, for after the mel had been appointed under this law it was exceedingly dificult to get em out of the department, and the moral 4 physical qualifications of the men should not, there- fore, be overlooked. He liked the proposition to publish he hames, if only for twenty-four hours, that they might have an Opportunity to know these persons. He would repeat that a large body of men, who certainly bad had much experience, were now Claiming to be policemen. Much depended ob the experience of the officers and men ‘There was just ae much difference between experienced ‘and inexperienced officers as between sai n men. As these men were at their doors Obtained at twenty-four hours’ notice, th sould be secured, as their value was recognized by alt who bad known anything of them Mr. Bowny di Uw experience ti of these names on Monday. Mr Penrt hoped it would be added that the Board should | fet upon thein at the next meeting. Mayor Woon would add that the persons be requested | to appear before the Board for examination. Many that hind been appointed were clearly not within the require mente of the law von. Nyw said if they were they had sworn falsely, and uid be turned out ‘The question was then taken on the amended motion, ‘Which was that the names of the Thirteenth ward list be pod! on Monday, that the persons be requested to Bppear before the Board for examination, and that the ‘Board act on the subject at the next meeting. The motion ered oman mously Gen. Ny stated that a complaint had been lodged Against Offierr G leather for allowing O'Connell, concerned Su the tate brotal Firet ward murder, to escape. Bat as he officer had probably been deceived i the appearance Of the boy, and had by extra vigilance recaptured him fhe thought the charges had better be dismissed. The Bow ! coincided, and the charges were dismissed My Gwonwent thought that the charges should hare ' erred against the officer in charge who rent out \ turd atch two other wurderers. was furnished. The subject was subsequently | {0 tit a | Pression which might be gathe mark, i} ; NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1857. G in this Board since its present organization. of the Commissioners. homey that was legal’ Perhaps Mr. Perit would look at Mr. Perrt supposed that the question had been settled or legal advice asked. Gen, Nyx said he had proposed, or was about to propose, that if at the next meocting they could not agree, they | should discuss it, He was entirely satisfied that | they could not appoint them, because the law said so in so | Many words. | Mr. Perry was in favor of immediate action. He came here to-day with the impression that there was a reason | for acting. He had frequentiy heard this question dis- cussed and discussed it himself, and the sooner it was set- tled the better. If they could not appoint the old force it was of course very plain that they would have to fill the ranks with new men entirely. MAYOR WOOD I8 READY. Mayor Woop said he was quite prepared to discuss the question now. Gen. Nyx said he was ready. Mayor Woon hoped that as preliminary to the discus- sion the Chairman would point out the part of the law which in hisjudgment excluded the old force. Gen. Nyg read the following section of the act:-— Section 12. No member of the police force, under pen- alty ot forfeiting the pay which may be due to him, shall withdraw or resign from the police force, unless ho shall en one month's netice thereof, in writing, to the general superintendent of police, and no person who shall ever have been removed from the police force establish- ed by this act, for cause, shall be rea ted by the board of police o any office in the said police force. Mayor Woon—Is that the only authority? Gen, Nye—That is the legal negative. Mayor Woop.—Weil, sir, in answer to the chairman I would state, in the first place, that the old force, or at least eight out of ten of them, have never heen dismissed from the force according to law. The seventh section of the law provides that ‘no person shall be removed there- from except ‘pon writton charges preferred against him to the Board of Police, and after an opportanity shail have been afforded him of being heard in his defence.” This provision shows the restrictions in removing persona from the department, and then on the 4th of May, 1857, this board passed certain resolutions and regulations, govern- ing the manner in which they shall be removed. Charges preferred against any member of the police force must be ia writing, and sworn to or affirrhed to, with the name and residence of the complainant: and if stated on information or belief, then the source of such information and the reason of such belief shall also be stated. But this shall not apply to complaints or charges by any commissioner, or the general or deputy superintendents or inspectors, who may charge simply in writing. All such charges must be filed with the chief clerk, When charges are filed, the chief clerk shall notify the person complained of to call and examine the same; and the were complained of, within two days thereafter, must either dictate answers thereto to the chief clerk, to be by him taken down, or he may prepare the same in writing within the same time, and file them, Now, sir, I am a member of the special committee appointed by this board for the purpose of examining as to the mode of the dis- missals of the old force by this board, and we have not found the first instance in which the requirements of the laws of this board have been complied with. We have no instance where notices have issued from this Board to these persous to appear for trial. It has been proved that these notices were never received by the par- ties for whom they were intended. Now as the law es- pecially requires ‘a notice either written, or by word of mouth, it is not sufficient that the notices should be sent by this Board, but that they should be received. But as the notices were not received, we assume that the men were not legally dismissed. But admitting that they have been dismissed according to law, which I deny—assuming that all the requirements of the law were performed—I then hold that there is nothing in the law, or in that sec- fon which the chairman quotes, which would exclude the old force. Thatsecticn provides that no policeman of the force “ established by this act,”’ shall be removed except in a certain way. Now Tassume that the Metropolitan Police act gave us 4 Metropolitan police force, and the 12th sec- tion provides that no person who shall have been removed by the law from the force ‘established by this act shall be removed,’ &c. But the membegs of the old force were incorporated as existing policemen at the time of ‘the adoption of the act. Then, admitting that these men have been legally dismissed—which I deny—and upon a fair construction and reading of the section, it does not apply tothe members of the old Municipal force, but ap- plies only to the force appointed by this act—these men were uot appointed by this Board, and the section only applies to members appointed by the Board. The last clause of the 32d section was not created by this Board, or changed by any existing laws, only at the first meeting of this Board they were incorporated into the new force In the firet place it is presumed that they hay dis. missed, and that such of them as have been, . according to the resolution or regulations of the Board cannot be reinstated, I will show from the statement of irman that they have not been dismissed. It is nthe act, that admitting that they have been there is nothing in the act to prevent their re- niment, because they were not established a3 po- licemen by this act. [have no doubt that my opinion will be sustained by able counsel, and indeed, I have had the opinion of able counsel upon this subject, and the which I take has been concurred in by some of the A members of the profession in this city. Gen. Nyg—And so has the other view. Mr. CkoLweLi—I am not prepared to yote on this sub- ject. Thave an engagement at 33g o'clock, which I inust attend to. Mr. Peeo—l the discussion will proceed and not be delayed. Tam anxious to be instructed by the discus: sion, and I certainly shal! be excused in saying that the public do expect that this Board will do something imme- ely. If we put off discussion on a preliminary ques ¢ is no knowing when we shall be ready.” Ther: public interest of which I have had the most evidence during the past few days. Mr. Cuoiwett.—I will be prepared to come at an carly day in the week and sit a long t Mr. Prurr.—I supposed that the working hours were at least three or four. A proposition to adjourn at 3 o'clock, in the midst of an important discussion, I think does not evince a working disposition. Mayor Woon.—I think it would be well to sit an hour and the chairman hag: Rea a — of the my am prepared to take the sense ¢ Board upon it once. | hope Mr. Cholwell will remain. This Board has brought ina number of the old force, but there area number who have suits for re instatement. Mr. Bowex—I would like to correct an erroneous red from the Mayor's re- There are men of the old police force restored to duty, but the reason was that John Doe was notified as Ricbard Roe, &c. Mayor Woop—Do I understand that you will restore all who have net been notified properly? I will guarantes not to bring forward a man who bas been notified properly. Mr. Bowss—I am pared to restore to duty all those who have been illegally dismissed. Ld Woor—All those who haye not been properly notified? Mr. BowEn—There we should be at iasne. Gen, Nyw—I think the duty of this Board is very plain— Mayor Woop—I sympathixe and appreciate fully the ne- consition of your cave. Twill make a suggestion for fil ling up the force—that a special committee shall be ap- pointed, of which Mr. Perit shall be a member, to report immediately the requisite number of men to Gl up the force. Mr. Cuouwrit wanted the whole discussion laid over until Wednesday. Gen. Nyx had intended to say in answer to Mr. Perit’s Question that this question was settled by the Board of Commissioners before tis Honor the Mayor met with them. They regarded the case as adjudicated, and hence regarded any further discussion as entircly irrelevant with this Board. The judgment had been pronounced, the men had been dismissed, and their places to a large extent filled upon that judgment. They had been dismissed for disobedience of ‘orders and utter disregard in all possibie ways of the authority of the Board. It was np more pos sible to reverse that jodgment than to reverse the judg. ment of a jury. In answer to the Mayor, he said, first, that the men had been legally dismissed, which was an assertion like the Mayor's, and second that they could not be restored. The Committes had, as yet, heard only one side of the stor, By section 82, all of the force held office and did duty under this act; and now that those who were diemissed—no matter whether for political causes or otherwise—tbe law stepped in and said they could not be re-appoiwted, however tnuch the city might lose from their valuable sery ices oes Mr. Pexit thought it would make @ differgnce whether they were dismissed singly or by general resolution. Gen. Nre said that Was the very qoestion=the question of form. The notices were sent as all notices usually ‘were, to the station houses. In some cases they were de- livered and ip some cases they were not. The fact was not doubted, however, that the notices were sent and were regarded by the Board as sufficient basis for a judg- ment. Mayor Woon doubted that the jadgment, if wrong, contd not be reversed by the @ourd iwelf. The law said the men should have notice. General Nvx.—That they bad. Mayor Woon said that in many cases the captains had either destroyed or failed to deliver the notices and hence the opportunity for defence was never afforded. The men were bringing suits against the Board, and they would be placed in a strange predicament if they were to p up the force with new men, and then the courts were decide that they should pay the old force. They would then have to pay the men $300 per year for doing nothing. He thought that where there was an evident doubt about the question the course of would be to Gill up ‘with the old force. Gen. Nye said it seemed a matter of law and equity that when persons abandoned their work they broke their contract Mayor Woop denied that the old force abandoned their ork Gen. Nye claimed that the old foree bad abandoned their poste during the time when the constitutionality of the law was undecided, and called attention to the formal surrender of the force by the Mayor, bolding in reserve | the station houses and the question of appointing a night ‘with the Mayor a& to the value of | 8d day watch. Mr Cuotweut thought the committee on the applications Nx said the question would be on the publishing | Whe old force ought to report Mr. Purrt said the questian was the general question of legality. If they could not legally restore the old force there wae no use in @ Fe | _ Gen. Nye was satis hat the old force was legally and Properly dismissed. There might be exceptionable cases. | | The discussion was continued at some length ina ram- bling way. Mr. Perit remagking that the decision of the Board sould certainly be reversible by the Board itself ii @ mere resolution and not a judicial decision. Mayor Wood denying that there was any proper record of the dismissals, and Gen © claiming that the Mayor had been served with @ copy of the record, The whole subjeot was finally laid over to the next meeting A long discussion ensued on a proposition by Mr. Perit to take legal advice. in which Mr, Bowen stated that he would not pay any lawyers bille, of any of the legally dis- missed old police force, and that if tite Board desired to do these things they would have to get a new Troasurer. The whole eubject was finally laid over to Thursday, to which day the Board w 1 Tar Frantxe Eiert.—The Gloucester fishing ves sels from Bay Chaleur are now arriving rapidiy. They bring information that all the vessels reyorted by tele graph as being ashore have been got off Governer Walker Leaving the Territory— ‘The Constitution to be Submitted to the People, dic., die. OUR FORT LEAVENWORTH CORRESPONDENCE. Fort Lxavenwortu, Kansas, Nov. 1, 1857. ‘Stock of the Political Capitalists Failing—An Unprejudiced Look at the Country—The Slavery Question Settled by N tural Lawi—The Election—Governor Walker's Instruc- tions and Policy—How Kansas has been Treated on all Sides—Special Reports for New York and their Worth— Army Votes—The Sumner Gourt Martial. It is with some degree of satisfaction that the course of events has thrown me for a short time in this celebrated Territory. In common with many others, I have really learned but little of it from the partisan preases of the country. So much has it been bled and mangled by these engines of current history that I wonder not it still re- mains, comparatively, a sealed book to many. It has ‘been a great field for demagogues to exercise their won- derful ingenuity; but the pastime of these gentry is fast passing away. There is much room for rejoicing over this fact. The glare and tinsel of political stage trickery is giving way to substantial legislative policy, and the madness of the actors recoiling upon their guilty heads. ‘Tt was quite a relief to exchange the low valley of the Mississippi for this “upper crust.”” A thril! of pleasure ran through me as, on looking around, 1 beheld a fine rolling country—the almost precise topography, in fact, of my cherished home, the noble Hudson. The conviction was instantancous ’ that here, on this ground, the slavery question ie settled by the Almighty.’ No act of man can change it. ‘hile I think ‘slavery is decidedly preferable, and proper too, in Ala- bama, it can no more flourish in Kansas than tho negro can change his skin or inferior nature. But it exists now, it is often said by sticklers. Such theoretical exist- ence I shall not notice, being more suited to those who delight i splitting hairs between the West and the South- west side. 1say no amount of partisan legislation or “higher law” dogma will settle this negro question. The climate and the soil, or, in equivalent terms, dollars and cents will. Bodies of philosophers, with learned black- smiths at their head, may resolye. and re-resolve from now till the end of time, but still the above controling elements will force a resistless current of their own. Denounce and whimper as they may over the mythical “slave power,” the question is being settled in spite of them. — If they choose not to go with, why then they must trundle along after the progress of events. They cannot, or will not, see that where slave: is more profitable than free labor, there it assuredly wil exist. ven Puritanical Massachusetts—whose Paiteat madness to-day is shown by her four tickets, and who voted to extend the slave trade eight years, while “ be- nighted”’ Virginia voted against it—would at this moment be a slave State if her barren soil cowld have made the system most protitable. The certain elasticity of the Mas sachusetts Yankee’s conscience where @ dollar is con- cerned, is a good proof of this. It comes with a bad grace from these people to be per- petually foaming at the mouth over this “curse” of their Southern brethren. There is, in truth, but one effective argument against fanaticism—gold and silver, or a good paper currency. say Kansas is now, always was, and ever will be, free soil. Its latitude in a meastire, but its topography mostly, establishes this beyond the temporary shifts of mortal strife. I am reminded here of the heartrending tales made in my county last fall by Ward Beecher and Curtis ; and while the world gives them credit for some talent in other matters, I am inclined to think that, in poli- tical affairs, they are most genuine fanatical quacks. As Kansas negropolists, they lack common honesty or com- the late rohan Bony off ble as in old e late election off as peaceable as in older com- munities. The administration has given Gov. Walker full wers, if not positive instructions, to give every citizen jis vote, fair and square. I believe is a deter- mined, honest man; that he is the fn the right place, finishing steadily what Geary | ‘eto accom- plish, and deserves the hearty thanks of @very American patriot. Noparty, clique or sectrules him. With the germ of the organic act as his polar star, he rules with a firm but impartial hand. This Kansas Governorship is no bed of roses. It requires unremitting labors. Moreover, no ‘man could nore denunciation. Our Saviour could not suit many Ni rn people, unless tinctured highly with abolitionism; neither many Southern je, uuless im- bued with the 0 ite ultraism. But such men do not trouble Gov. Walker. He regards them as sores on the bd politic, destined soon to slough off by their own virulence. The recent contest was between the slavery and free soi! sentiment, and the result is not only publi to the world, but the unavoidable cotsequence of the controlling causes already specified. I am no politician, but sympa- thise with the democratic oy f I believe it nearest right, and, therefore, beg leave to say to the Con- gress soon to assemble, to admit Kansas with any other than a free State constitution, is labor thrown away. The wishes of the people come now through other the Topeka farce. Democracy to be good must be practical. Tapprehend the path will be smooth enough. The conven- tion at Lecompton will soon adjourn, [since agree and Goy. Walker told me yesterday that he thinks it will submit the constitution to the people. Kansas will thus: be admitted under that terrible monster, James Buchanan, and also the Kansas-Nebraska bill. Cold comfort this to republican orators. No doubt many disreputable scenes have taken place in Kansas, though highly a. ‘To say that either side ig alone to blame is wholly untrue. No doubt, also, ‘the real instigators were securely housed at Boston, New York, Charleston, Mobile and Chicago. These were the wirepullers—the seltish intermeddlers who sowed dissen- sions broadcast, and bled the Territory till the process be- came a byword among men. They are at it yet, but the people are beginning to see too plainly the trail of the ser- pent. Some other issue is evidently necessary—say the extension of green cheese in the moon. I reiterate that people have been much misled by parti- ean presses, Between ‘Slave Power, “ Border Ruillans,”’ “Missouri Invasions,’’ “Emigrant Aid Societies,’’ “Blue Lodges,”’ “Blue Bellies,” ,”” Bogus,” everything ‘and so On, ad nausrum, they can hardly picture the peace and smiling settlements within the Kansas te ner It must appear to them as some wild region peopled with monsters of every shape and disposition. In New York a certain radical sheet been indefatigable in dissemi- nating early and reliable intelligence. It has a special correspondent here, who keeps it far abead of any body else, and is truly a wondertul man. If republicans depend on him for truth, God help them; for he is an unscrupulous and unblushing romancer. From top to toe, inside to outside, and outside to inside again, he is satu- rated with it. Every letter bears internal evidence of it. The deception is so stadied—such absurdities and contra dictions does he fall'into from very hess to conceal or distort, that be must & singular estimate of the credulity of his readers. In order to vi: the entertain. ment, ho sets the troops to robbing free State hen roosts ‘and pig pens; while recently he one whipped with fifty fades for merely saying he would not shoot at a free State man, when the fact is, that the articles of war most Pm ewe f prohibit a soldier from being touched by a lash. except for the high crime of desertion. Column after column of such romance is spread before the public, and the nearer an election the more be exaggerates. ‘The Tribune itself scarcely needs comment. Ite faithfal correspondent affords texts from which commentaries are daily made. The last copy here is the 2ist ult., in which the New York voters are plied with some eight Kansas horribles, all entitled to equal credit. One is, thatGoverner Walker urged a Missouri resident named Herndon to vote at Kickapoo, and then not to mention his complicity in the affair. Now will any body tell me that Mr. Greeley wrote this innocently— that he for a moment believed the Governor capable of an act which, in his high public trast, should consign his name to eternal infamy? Will Mr. Greeley believe me when | inform him that on my showing thie paragraph of his paper of that date to Gov. Walker be at once pro- nounced it au infamous falsehood? Will he believe Lieut. Carr of the army who stood by at the time and says the same thing’ Will he believe the Herald of Freedom, which ts honest enongh to admit, unequivocally, that the story was simply got up for effect? Of just such a nature are the great majority of the cha ly bached and re bashed in the Tridune, and intell people urged to swallow them. Many have swallowed them ; but the wires are reporting thousands of sick stomachs. In the name of common deceney can there not be a limit to such partisan shamelessness? Cannot Ho- race Greeley in an insane hatred of slavery distin. guish between the statesman and defamer? Can he not eee that he has been in reality © millstone around the neck of the republican party, which, like the poor traveller that canght the enraged bull by the tail, feared! equally to hold on or Jet gor But the Kansas hobby is about ridden to death, and with its eternal decease the people will continue their estimate of the character of this philosopher. The story of soldiers v at Kickapoo, whieh I doubted at frst, is very true. It seems they were resi- dents of the Territory as well as soldiers, oF becoming such, and therefore bad the aame right that any other citizen had. The laws of New York permit the same thing. It is also true that they voted the free State ticket, a t which, had he but known it, would doubt- lease have changed alt er the criticisms of Mr. Greeley. The Court Martial on Col. Sumner commences to morrow ‘The charges are for investigation by a court of both rank and talent. The Fourth Regiment of Artillery will probably winter at Jefferson barracks. The younger offvers are in ecata. cles, since St. Louis is noted for pretty heiresses, and ten miles is a capital flirting distance. It is doubtless far more delightful than hunting that scamp Billy Bowlegs. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. {Correspondence of the St. Louis Democrat Leoomrtor, Ney. 2, 1867. Governor Walker left here some days ago, nominally for Lawremce, but, as is affirmed, en route for Washington, ala Geary. You will recollect that when that gentieman left the territory, he represented to his friends that he was also going to Lawrence, but when he reached that town he bay out for Leavenworth and thence to St. Louis, and finally for the capital. Governor Walker, it i# aald by pro-slavery men who are in the secrets of the govern ment, has, by hie honest conduct in throwing out thé Jobneon county votes, brought down the vengeance of the strabismuseyed President and bis Cabmet upon bis head He is said to have recently received ord Washington, there to receive ritorious act he bas perfor: Kansas. The of his having left this town is, in itself, somewhat unaccountable, if his movement ix at tributable to any other cause than that I have assigned. The State Convention was in session when he left, and the United States army was guarding its doors. This move. ment, it is said, wee made by Walker, not exactly to proteet that body, but to watch their movements, and be prepared for any action which his pro-siavery enemies might make against himself, This ie not, in my opinion, the true cause, It is a well known fact, there is no more actual necessity for the army in Kansas than there is for it in Missouri, bapa 99 = as i Lat ga men have a large majority in the Legislature, they will repeal every obnoxious we bow in existence in the Territory — that they will consequently di every offlosholter un- der those laws, and that euch sould be the case, ule it undoubtedly will bo, then there is cause to fear « Yo those’ woenes which disgraced would have been on their way to Utah. Thave reliable authority for stating that Walker's de- cision upon the fraudulent vote of Oxford precinct has been denounced by the President and his cabinct as in di- rect contradiction to his instructions, and the express un- derstanding with the South. Walker has thus become a doomed man—a price is upon his head—and I doubt whether he is personally safe in Kansas, You may ¢x+ pect him in St. Louis in a day or two, ‘There is an opinion prevailieg here that the constitution which has been framed will be presented to the people. T understand that those who have seen it state that it will contain a slavery clause, which will make it objectionable to the free State men, and that it is entirely too liberal to meet the ‘al of pro-siavery men. You may rest as- sured that has not witnessed with. indifference the last efforts of the President and his Cabinet, and his mi- nions in , to fasten upon hor fair territory the curse of slavery. But we have no fears of the ultimate result. Let them do their worst, she will soon elect her own executive; and then the agony will be over, and doughfaceism and ruffianism will be banished from hor TB. ro is a wheel within a wheel, and George Sanders, of diplomatic notoriety, is now in the Territory. What does it mean? Ishe to succeed Walker? You may hear of something important in afew days from We » in connection with these matters. ‘Trial Trip of the Valparaiso Stcamtug Inde- pendence, A new steamtug, named the Independence, intended for the harbor of Valparaiso, which, has been built under the supervision of Capt. Ezra Nye, formerly of the Pacific, went on her trial trip on Friday and proved herself a worthy representative of American ship building. She is owned by Capt. Nye, and is to be used in the harbor of Valparaiso by his son, W. F. Nye, and Mr. Santa Maria, a citizen of Chile, who have by government contract the exclusive privilege of towing in that harbor. She is from 360 to 400 tons. Her length is 140 feet, and beam 26 feet 5 inches, with 10 feet holfl. She has two beam engines of 82 inch cylinder each and 8 feet stroke, built at the Mor- gan Iron Works. Her engines can be connected so as to ‘work together, or disconnected so as to work separately, in afew moments, and by anew and improved plan, which ‘was successfully demonstrated on that day. The cut-off is on Winter's patent, the principle being that of a revolving can, This cut-off is adjustible, so that the expenditure of steam can be regulated according to the roughness of the weather, thus saving a great proportion of steam. The old cut-off was not adjustible, and consequently a great amount of steam was wasted. This cut-off has been ap- lied to but two other steamers, one of which was sent to ina and the other was the weil known Fulton. lis" ope- ration yesterday was perfectly satisfactory. The water tanks are capable of holding 5,500 gallons, and are tied and exbansted by one of Worthington’s largest pumps, which is capable of discharging 600 gallons per mia These pumps are to be used for pumping out ship, of img decks, in case of fire on board ship, and also ih case of fire in Valparaiso. The pumps were tried yesterday vat hose, and satisfied all on board that any or- ry fire could be extinguished in a few minutes, by means of the four lengths of hose which can be at tached at a moment's warning. The ship is heavily tim bered throughout with strong lodging and hauging knees, and is double braced diagonally, with heavy iron straps, fore and aft. She was built by Sneden, of Green Point: The engines are at least twenty-five per cent heavier than any of the same power ever built. Her shaft is as large as that of the Star of the West, a steamer of at least four times the tonnage. The great strength is necessary to drive her immense wheels, which are twenty-four feet in diameter, and to prevent all possible bre: e, as repairs in Valparaiso would be very expensive. She is to start for her destination on Tuesday, and will be commanded by Captain Terry and accom) by Mr. W. F. Nye. It is intended to step, if possible, only once, at Pernambuco for jy ben tes of taking in coal, and is expected to take about 45 days on the passage, without the use of her sails, which consist of a jib, foresail and mainsail. She will go through the Straits of Magellan and up Smith's Sound. She may stop at Loti to procure a cargo of coal. ‘The trial aS Friday was from the Morgan Iron Works, foot of Tenth street, to a litle beyond Sandy Hook Lighthouse and back, and the average spéed, with but 25 pounds of steam and a cut off at half stroke, was fifteen miles an hour. There were on board a number of the contractors for the construction of the ship, gentlemen of the navy, and others, all of whom were made as comforta- ble as ‘ible a An itality of Captam Nye and his son. It is to be hoped ‘and believed that the In lependence will do credit to her country in the harbor of Valparaiso. ‘The Mormons and the Wagon Trains. ‘The following important news appears in the St. Louis Republican of the 1th inst. It will be seen that news had reached Lawrence that the Mormons had burnt seventy-five government wagons. We regret to add that a letter was received in this city yesterday from an en- tirely reliable source confirming the intelligence :— . Highly important intelligence has just been received at Fort Leavenworth, by express from Fort Laramie, with advices of Oct. 22. Lieut. Col. Cooke’s command of Second Dragoons were four miles this side, and had en- countered a snow storm five days previously. Colonel Albert 5. Johnston was last heard from two hundred and thirty miles beyond Fort Laramie, and snow was seven inches deep one hundred miles this side of where the ex- press left him. Owing to the slim supply of corn and en. Ure absence of grass, the teams of the entire command — horses of the Second were failing rapidly. jews had reached Laramie that the Mormons had burnt three government trains (seventy-five w: ) near Green river, ninety miles behind Colonel Alexander's command (10th Infantry), which constituted the van guard of the army. Ii was rumored that the 10th and 5th Infantry and the batteries of artillery would go over and take possession of a Mormon village on Bear river for winter quarters. It is said that the dragoons had a month's supply of corn, at half allowance, and not a par- ticle of grass. With snow on the ground, at that, it seoms like madness for them to beyond Laramie; cer. tainly such a step could only be justified in view of the Prospect of actual hostilities this winter, of which no one at this distance can judge. ‘There was probably never before any portion of our army subjected to such privations and to whom the future presents such a gloomy picture as is the case st present with the “army for Utah.’ And it can be said without disparagement to others that no [eon of our army could have been better selected to le with the hardships of a campaign, which more than al) others proves the soldier, than the ‘army for Utah.”” The commander, Col. Albert 8. Jehaatn . Of the 3 Cavalry, sande among the inst Mm ability in army, with the indefatigable Major Porter at his elbow, Under his command, ‘and emulating him in the patriotic zeal of warriors, are the respective commanders of the 10th Infantry, Colonel Alexander, and the 6th Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel Waite; while the trying duty—the alinoat hopeless task of conducting the “rear guard” (the six companies of 2d Dragoons) through a snowy path to its distant goal—rests with Lieutenant Colonel Cooke. No one familiar with the operations of our army for the laat twenty years will fear that any of these officers will prove recreant to the im- portant trusts confided to them. We may rest assured that if, upon Colonel Johnston's arrival ou the verge of the Salt lake valley, circumstances urge the propriety of im- mediate action, offensively, towards the is, it will be done with a bold and decisive hand, Certainly no act is better calculated to hasten the inevitable doom of Mor moniem than this attempt, on their part, to destroy the army supplies. Nothing #hould shield them from the just ribution of an ontr: qrveramon. We doubt if Colonel Johuston will be able. when his whole force is concentrated, to muster over one thousand men for duty. Such an army, so far from the base line, tw too smal! to cope long with vigorous resistance. ‘The Inside and Outside of a New Connecticut Bank. THE GRANITE BANK OF VOLUSTOWN. From the Hartford Times, Nov. 18.] Jot ¢ bundle of bank charters loosely by the last Legislature of this State, was that of the Granite Bank of Voluntown. There was something remarkable tn the fact that a bank should be wanted at all at that place. It is a sparsely populated town, its entire list of taxable property being than the capital of a good sized bank, and the business of the piace being unable to sustain a banking institution of the most . The i i £ z z parts of the country. Five thousand dollars in bills were taken by a man who was to circntate them in Ohio, ‘This man left a receipt for them, and verbally promised to send on a note when he arrived in Ohio. The assets were between three and four hundred dollars in coin, one dollar bill on the Windham County Bank, and a second iron safe, not yet paid for. Also the receipt of the Ohio man for $6,000 in the Granite bills. The Commissionera at once ied to Judge Butler, who was holding a court at lyn, for an injunction, which was granted. A Receiver Was appointed, but for the life of us we cannot imagine what he was to “ re. ceive,”’ as there appear to be nonotes or evidence of debt, except the receipt of the “Ohio man.’ Amos D. Lock: wood, of Danielsonville is the Receiver. ‘The Commiesioners aleo caused the arrest of Roswell C. Peck, of Hartford, formerly of East Haddam, and —— Miller, of Buffalo, who are directors of the bank, and have taken steps to insure the arrest of the President of the in stitution. who is now {Il in New York. The directors ofiered bail, but Judge Butler would not accept it yester: day (Nov. 12), but directed that a further hearing of the case be had to-day (Nov. 18) before him at Brooklyn. The arrest are made on the charge of fraud. The Granite Bank is strictly a bank of oirculation,”* to relieve the people. About two hundred more such inate tutions in Connecticut would make business lively. Discovery or a Comer.—-The following is a copy of a letter from Lieut. M. F. Maury to the Seoretary of U Navy = Onexevatory, Waemvatow, Now. 13, 1857. Mr. Van Aredale, of Newark, New Jersey, discovered err) te s comet on the 1th inst., at 7h. 8Tm., P- North deo., 66 deg. 20min. AR., 15h. 86m. Tt was o! served here last night with the large equatorial, Y M Ferguson, at 6h. 63m. 366., in north dec. 63 deg. min. ‘81 sec, 44, and 16b. 22m. 16s. 47 AR. ly, having, since eure chan fo i A deo. Ldeg. B see. 06, i im. 158. in ¥. MAURY, Lieut, U. §. Navy. THE SHIP GREAT REPUBLIC. OUR FALKLAND ISLAND CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Srantey, East FALKtanp, Sopt. 16, 1857. Isend you an account of the disaster to the clipper ship Great Republic, loaded with guano from the Chinchas, bound to London direct, and will give a few days’ report of the‘log as kept in our memorandum book previous to the accident. We sailed from the Chinchas August 12th; had very moderate weather, light head winds and calms until Au:. 29, in lat, 42 deg. south, when @ heavy sea set in with squalls from the southwest, not very heavy, making a run of 233 miles past twenty-four hours. AvG. 30.—Wind the same direction but increasing. Tpok in lightest sails. Run 294 miles. AvG. 81.—Wind northwest, blowing hard, rain and hail. Running before the wind, very heavy sea, Single reef in mainsail. Run 295 miles. Serr. 1.—Wind west, continues strong, hail squalls, blowed away mizzen topsail; took in topgallant sails, sea still being heavy, which interferes with our headway; in latitude 52 degrees 33 minutes; made 260 miles. ‘Serr. 2.—Wind sonthwest, heavy squalls, hail and snow, sea increasing; saw a sail to windward laboring very heavy, with doubled reefed courses; in two hours passed her and were out of sight; shipped asea on poop deck, which stove in three cabin windows and flooded the outer cabin with water; in latitude 65 degrees, longitude 75 degrees; distance sailed 294 miles. Suet. 3.—Wind west; had hoavy weather all night, and this morning the sea appeats still higher, if possible; heavy squalls of hail, rain and suow, but the ship, although shipping’ seas constantly and drawing twenty-five feet six inches, rides like a cork. At six A. M. made the Diego Rameres Island and run to the south of it. Passed the latitude of Cape Horn at 12M. Saw a sail to leeward, lying to; our decks full of water all day, notwithstanding the precau- tions the captain had taken ‘previously to cut two large ports in the bulwarks to free the decks in heavy weather, and the height of the ship out of water. Sailed 295 miles: ‘This afternoon the squalls come in gales and the surface of the sea looked like hills of drifting snow. Shipped a sea amidship which carried away bry beped steps and three spars that were lashed on the top of the galley and engine house; washed one man overboard with them, but fortu- nately the returning sea to the leeward washed him on deck again. At2P. M. the gale is increasing, glass going down to 2860. At4P. M. the gale is constant, and nothing but one continual how! and cracking of ropes; sea boarding us with great force. At7 P. M. the crotehet blew away still heading her course northeast; 8% P. M. forosail blew to pieces, and now the howling of the wind, cracking of ropes and slapping of tattered sails and blocks against the rigging, and the hollow, monotonous sound of the seas tumbkng on deck was frightful. At the same time the fore royal was blown from the gaskets, and the gale ap- pearing to inerease until 244 A. M. * Friday morning, (Sept. 4) the men on watch saw sea toppling over from the height of the main yard, (as they relate it) which they called a sugar loaf sea. It ap. peared to come over, without touching the bulwarks, on the deck, amidships and by the side of the main hatch on the port and weather side with one tremendous crash that made the whole ship tremble. A wild, hoarse scream seemed next moment to be blown over the whole ship; there was a sudden sensation as if if the succeeding wave were too light to bear up the noble ship and she were going down, when a mighty shock, like that of an earthquake, came on. She tumbled and buoyed herself above the water again. A fierce burst of water and a gurgling sound was heard to rush down be- tween decks. e deck fell in the size of the main hatch, pressing down one side with it, which is fourteen fect Square, and a rush of Water that was shipped at each succeeding sea. The second mate rushed into the cabin and said the decks were stove in and the ship filling with water. We pulled on our boots and overcoats and went on deck, and soon found it to be as he had, stated. ‘Keep her before the wind, for God's sake,” cried the mate, “or the ship will sink” “keep her before the wind’ was the common shout. “Keep her before the wind it is, sir,” answered the Quartermaster at the wheel; but now the sea boarded hor aft and on cach side, which kept the deck full of water. “Keep her on the wind, and obey my orders,” shouted the captain, or the ship will go down. This order ‘was obeyed, and the seas did not board her so frequently. To render the es stil more doleful the mainsail gave way and was blowing to pieces, which, with the gale, caused so much noise that orders could scarceiy be heard the officers. The scene was awful. Some of the men were crying, some planning, many running to and fro, al talking and conjecturing. ‘Orders were given for a spar to be lashed fore and aft over the break, and sails to be placed ever it two or three thicknesses and tacked down to the deck, which kept out much of the water that was shipped, for she was shipping seas fearfully yet; flve or ‘six men with buckets stood by the place to bail the water ff that settled on the sail, the ship now appearing hi; the crest of a wave then diving again intg watery abyss, her timbers creaking as she heaved to the force of the sea, as each one would drive over ler til ‘weather bulwarks. Long and anxiously did we peer forth, ory minute ex pecting to feel the ship go down under us. The upper be tween decks were about half full of guano, piled or combed up in the centre to the deck tapering down nearly to the fioor of the between decks, and a bulk head made of bags filled with guano in frontof the after hatch. The space aft of this was reserved for stores, lumber, spars, sails, hawsers, coils of rope and a variety of other things. In the centre of the ship, under the engine house, was a large coal box, containing 15 tons of coal. The sea came in with such force and quantity that it broke down the bulkhead, set the stores adrift, barrels of beef, pork, rosin, tar, bread, meal, &c., rushing fore and aft, from side to side, as the ship was tossed by the waves: the coal box was soon washed down; the barrels and boxes, stoves and their contents washing about with the floating mass. There was found to be four feet of water in the store room. It was impossible to save scarcely any of the stores, as every- thing was rushing from side to side with such force that it was dangerous to venture down between decks. The ag were manned, but soon chocked; the men were ept. by the break in the deck baling constantly. There was now only one pump that would work, which was kept going. Nothing conld be done below by baling, until the sea and gale ceased sufficient for the batch to be taken off with safety. We all expected the ship would go down, as she was taking in water by the deck if it could not be ascertained how much she was making from below the tloating mass ip the between decks. The seas were still boarding the ship by the stern and amid ships and we began to prepare for the worst. Demi Jobns of water, bags of hard bread, blankets, &e., were packed and ready, The captain's wife, nicce and two chil dren were on board, with the men sixty-two souls, all told. Weall dressed for the occasien, as warm as possible and were ready for the boats. The youngest child (abont three years old) when wrapping him up was happy and playful, and asked his ma if they were going to take a’ ride in the boat as they were accustomed to take him with them when visiting the shiping at the islands, which he was very fond of, We found the oars that belonged to the boats were all below in this confused mass of floating stores, crashed to pieces, except four emall ones that belonged to the small quarter boat. We thiak the boats would have been of little use; in this heavy sea and gale they would doubtless hare, been swainped in putting them over the side of the ship. Never was daylight looked for more earnestly ana the time never eres longer; but unate- ly, ® lithe before daylight the gale began to " @ small hatch that connects with the store aft, on the poop deck, was faken off, lamps were hung to light it, and all the men that could be « from the pumps and hole in the deck were set to work with buckets to bail out the ‘water (or guano thortar) which was now the consistence of mortan At 6 A. M. the gale had lulled sufficient to head the ship for the Falkland Islands and get ander the lee of Staten- land, in order to break off the heavy #ca; at daylight they took off the after batch and hooked up everything they could reach, coils of , some light sails, &e., hoisted on deck and placed ail to the windward in order to trim the ship as much as possible, for everything between desks ‘was to the leeward, pounding and beating the side of the ship, and causing her to list very much. The ship now ed horrible; the decks and ropes were covered with pee pmo ng it was almost impossible for the men to or walk. To renew the excitement, the men all The ship was put on the other Chea part cf eagle 3 doe had sh it over; but had such a list, the sea running eo heavy, , and were at work ight, and the hausted: they would Saturday morning found us at work the same, the wea- and the sea not so heavy. At6 A.M. made Beanchew Island, and ran up the enst side of East Falkland for Port William. The day was al ‘most calm, and could not make port before night. Hove the ship to until morning. '¥ morning it commenced blowing ® eg gain moch. al eiving e st to one side, and covered with haif worked had we double in making a tack, she would not or yon hor, when it was impossi bie to hold the wheel; one of the rounds gave way, and it flew to atoms. Myself and the were assisting the quartermaster to hold it; ft pulled. one of my some bruises; t broised the captain's hands, struck — the narter master in the forehead, cut @ frightful gash and cansing ‘slight fracture of the skull. The helm had now to be worked with tackels, and had to wear ship instead of tack, which caused us to loose ground. At 12M. get signal for pilot, but it was blowing euch a gale he could not board us, We could see his boat Inying under the lee of the land, waiting for the gale to subside. ‘The courses being all blown away and no others to bend, they had to do the best they could with what they bad. AUP. M. the men could dono more. They had worked like t) withont sleep, with scant provisions, wet and cold, and feet swollen, raw and sore from the effects of salt water and guano, all had been at work Ming the ropes—etewards, cooks, mess room Bove, carpenter and engineer—and all were tired out: the ensign was now hoisted union down, which was signalized from the light house to the settlement at Stanley, when the American Consul, Captain Smiley, mustered a crew and started in his schooner for us. In the meantime the wind lulled sufficient for the pilot to board us at 6 o'clock P. M., but nothing could be done in the condition the men were in hut heave the ship to for the night, The American Consul came up with us at 9 P. M., spoke us, learned what we wanted (provisions and men to work the ship in), which he returned with 7 in the morning. After being out all night in his vessel, without food for himaelf or men, he then started for pro- visions, and for which too much praise cannot be rendered After beating ship all day arrived in Port William Bay at 41. M., where the ghip was qompelled to lay ow iiza'te dropped anchor in ianley barber ot 6 Avia removing the batches it could be seen what was and had we not seen it no one could make us believe possible for the sea to break such large timbers witheus foundering the ship. The bulwarks were not injured i ‘tha least; there were four large deck beams broken im three places, 11 by 16 inches square, and one cartine beam of the same size, running in the timber frame ef the mnin hatch, ané the ends of oak knees, cer- res] ing to them, Were also broken. carline beams between each nee Eee, Se eee ee See Besides the large hole Fame of share, the lank were caved in the length of 54 feot;so you cam judge there must have been of a sea aad ‘wind to raise a of water in weight clear of high bulwarks sufficient to cause a break of this tion. Had tho gale lasted nothing could have saved ship from filling with water and going down, or had the lashings of the lee ports chafed off and given she must have went down in five minutes; but luckily the roles of large sails were stowed fore and aft close by the ship’s side, along by the ports, which became soaked with water and guano, and did not float, and protected the from the floating barrels and boxes chafing against ‘We think upon the whole the sea could not have struck im ‘a better place for the safety of the ship. Had forward of the main hatch it would have been between the galley house and bulwarks, and with such would [deg have broken in the more, and swe the galley overboard through the lee bulwarks, aud caused a leak both on deck and outside; and the same would have occurred to the engine house aft, as it was be- tween the two houses. It spent its force on the dooks, slid over the main hateh, and over the lee rail. The deck was full of water to the leeward constantly, and, in conge- uence, did not injure the lee bulwarks. It was found that the lower between decks and hold were dry, none of the water finding its way below, except between the ceil- ing, to the bottom of the ship. The ship was found to be ag tight now as before the accident—not the least work of a joint or a seam can be found open. This break in the deck ii is all the injury she has sustained, and had her owners taken the precaution to have had staachions placed under the deck beams fore and aft, as there is in lowor be- tween decks, all would have been well, as bat Me ee 4 the width of beam she has, I think, requires it beam being 53 feet. She is a noble ship, powerful and strong, and well it was for all of us at this time that she was, otherwise she never could have weathered this heavy soa and gale. I will say a few words in relation to what owners aad underwriters should do for their own benefit and the welfare of the human hem ¥ that are on board their ves- seis, and if they do not do it Congress should pass a law compelling them to at once. They should have a certaim number of men (not boys) to the tonnage of a ship, an@ good boats sufficient for this number in a heavy sea and two sets of oars to each boat, one set lashed in the boats and one set stowed away. Good aps in different places: in the ship, and a pump well made sufficient strong to re- sist the shifting or knocking of the cargo against it, that the condition of the ship load be examined at any time, and each pump well screwed to prevent being choaked! and each sbip should have, by all means, a pumber of shifting pumps of large calibre to put down the hatches between decks to pump them out, and see that the oe which runs through many ships to wash decks with is well secured and protected from the shifting oargo floating barrets; for if this is broken off the ship woud sink in ten minutes; even if it has a stop cock at the bot- tom, this is apt to be left open attimes. Every ship should have one or two oa wheels, for they are apt to be bre- ken, and see to it that they are made for strength as woll as beauty. The ports should be fastened with iron and lashed with rope also, and the last, though not the least, every ship should have at least two axes and sledge hammers on board, for carpenters do not always have them when they come on Board. Such 1, ae times of accident, are very useful. These are the hints I wish to give at present—though feeble, I sincerely hope they may be us 5: Ls me heaps ha C 4 settlement should be] —— jedged great obligations for {the promptness and libe! 1 which all the ship’s edd a re were supplied. Obituary. DEATH OF GENERAL CAVAIGNAC. A telegraphic despatch dated Paris, October 30, and published in the London papers of the following day, an- nounces the sudden death of General Eugene Cavaignac, caused by aneurism of the heart. This distinguished man was born in Paris, December 15, 1802, and belonged to a family that was always noted for its strong republican principles. He was one of the officers in the French expedition to the Morea in 1828, an@ after his return to France, took an active part in politics. During the revolution of 1830, which cost Charles X. his throne, Cavaignac was among the foremost of the French republicans, and while in garrison at Motz, refused to fire upon the populace in case of an insurrection. For hie refusal he was sent to Africa, where despite of the oppoai- tion aroused by his well known political principles, he ob- tained high distinction and rose rapidly in his profession. Tn 1836, having been left in charge of a captured Algerine town called Tlemecen , be gave proofs of extraordinary cour age and energy, and throughout the whole of the Algerine war did mach by his military skill and tact to promote the snecess of the French arms. He was Appointed in 1847 to the command of the province of Oran in place of Lamori- ciere, and occupied that position till February, 1848, when he was sent out by the Provisional Government to Algeria as Governor General of that dependency. At this pet he exhibited the same excellent qualities which he displayed in whatever station he was called upon to fill, and such was the popularity to which he had attained at this time that he was elected as delegate to the National Assembly from thef departments of Lot and Seine, In the tame year he was raised to the rank of General of Divi- sion Cy mK Minister of War. The last named of- fice he declined, the government having refused him per- mission to concentrate a large military force in the capital. He afterwards accepted, the or seeing the ne- cessity of investing him with the necessary power te protect itself against a premeditated ri of a dissatisfied portion of the — populace Paris. ‘The desperate etforts of the cofmmunists and the su a ers of the ateliers nationaua in June, 1848, to oracles the government, showed the wisdom of this precaution, and the policy which decided them in placing the whole military power in the hands of Cavaignac. ‘By his admira- ble management of the troops, 265,000 of which occupied the city—190,000 of these being National @ards—he suc- ceeded during the four days’ contest, which raged with fearful violence in the streets, and in which Arch- bishop of Paris was killed, in not only defeating the insur- oe in completely destroying their organi this action he had rendered himself the first maa in France, and bad he proved fulse to his trust might have succeeded in maintaining himself in the position of mili- tary dictator of France. But Cavaignac wasa stern re- publican, and the moment he had restored peaoe he re- signed bis command, He was subsequently appointed President of the Council by the people, who also conferred: upon him the power to nominate his own ministry. his appointment he accepted willingly, and proceeded a& . ‘once to the selection of the members of the Council, wi was composed of moderate republicans—men who had taken no part in the doings of the socialiste and the mon- tagnards. His next step was to increase the garri- son of Paris, to suppress the national works! and to youre the ‘of a decree ing three mil- ions be hee tion, ¢ state of siege under which the city wns placed at the breaking out of the fnsurrection was, kept up tilt the 20th of October, up to which time eleven were suspended, and Emile de Girardin, the editor of Ia Presse, imprisoned for eleven days. It now having been decided by the National Assembly that an election for President of the French republic should be held, Cavaig- hac was put forward as the candidate of the moderate re- publicans. The result of this election is fa- milar to all who took French Revolution of 1848. Louis Napoleon waa elected by a vote of about five and a-haif millions, Ca- vaiguac having received about a million and a half. yoy ot ao 2, 1851, placed the nephew of his uncle in possess supreme rer, and Cavs having rendered himself obeoxious tothe usurper te he stern republicanism, was imprisoned by his order in the dungeons of which Louis Napoleon himself had been an inmate some years before. Cavaignac, however, was af- terwards liberated, and at the election, which took place some ume ae chosen Member of the Na- tional Assembly the Inst elec- by hie oo he Aa tion, a few mont! oe, ¢ was returned to the same post, jo thoes f ‘hot convened, it was not known whether he would stil! refuse to take the oath. His death, however, has put anend to all doubts npon the pon phe ay TY one of her most honest ir and most inguished generals. His obsequies took place in Paris on the 3ist of October. me Judge Thompson and a Jury. a FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Hersch vt. Carle Hobitch.—The parties in this case are Germans. The plaintiff sues for an aasaule and battery, and also charges the defendant with a crimi- hal assault upon her person. Fanny Hersch being sworn, deposed that she is twenty- four years of age and knows the defendant; first got ao- quainted with him about six months after abe landed ta this country; she came here two and a half ago; became with defendant in Seventh avenue, acquainted between Twenty sixth and Twenty-seventh streets; was servant of Mr. Dykeman, 150 Seventh avenue, just above defendant's drug store; the first time she was sent to de- fendant’s store for oil, he locked the door and e the light down; he took hold of her by the arms and held her so that they were biue; he then drew her down on the floor; she cried and he then put a handkerchief in her mouth; he broke her pitcher; she cried so much and made so much noise, kicking with her foot, that he let her go and pened the door, this was the middle of January Inet; this occurred in the front room in the store; never saw but one room; a family lived under the store; bad been to defendants three or four times before be took hold of her: about three or four days after that he had connection with me at half-past 10 o'clock, and I became pregnant; I was pressed in the connection: Twas leaving the counter when he threw me on the floor and then succeeded in hie witness subsequently told a female friend of hers ‘was going to bave achild: the defendant twelve shillings a month as long as the child lived: it died at eight months of ; Went to defendant after that for money; he anly had eqnnection with me once; I never Wied fe get him to marry me. Car! Hobitch, the defendant, was examined and deposed ‘that the intimacy he had with the plaintiff was with her consent, that she naed to come to his store sometimes with ry, under the instructions of the Court, w dered to bring in a sealed verdict. yenmeer Nov. 12.—Verdict for defendant, that “th ee The Now Rodford Standard says a colored woman named Patsy Castelew died in that chy, 08 the 4th inst., at the age of one hundred and one years. She was for about seventy years the slave of Mr. Alexander Gliff, of Hanover county, Va., and was by him set free at his ‘death. She continued to fevide la Virginia wntit about fou i since, when she moved to New Bedford, where aided with a daughter watil ber death. , bec