The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1857, Page 8

The in Court. ACTION ON AN INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE LOSS OP MUNITIONS OF WAR INTENDED FOR THE INVASION OF CURA—TESTIMONY OF GENERAL GOTCOURIA AND STPERIOR COTRT—PART SECOND. Before Hon. Judge Duer and a Jury, Mezender Hitchcock and Wm. Burroughs, Jr., vs. the Atkantic Mutual Instrance Company.—This case has been Defore the Court for several days, and its history already reported inthe Henan». Several witnesses have been examined to prove the allegations set forth, The bark Victory, which was freighted with ammunitions of war alioged to have been intended for the invasion of Quba in 2854 65, and is claimed to be owned, together with ber eargo, by Appleton Oakemith, who insured her with the @fendants company for $15,000. The Victory was wrecked, and plaintifis sue as assignees of Oa) . TESTIMONY OF APPLETON OAKSOIITH. Appleton Gaksmith, examined by ex.Jndge Dean for Plaintits, deposed —1_ am the person who was the owner of the Dark Victory. (Policy produced.) That is the policy amsured by the defendants’ ; [iiret heard the loss of the Victory about the iin Fegmary, 1855; Tsaw some ef the officers of the defer company within tive or ten days afier that; on the 1éth of February Isaw the Atlantic Insurance Company and made the en- @orsement on the protest; the inveice and Dill of ladin; were presented 1th February; Mr. Jones said nothing, but asked some particulars sbout the loss, and asked to see the captain; the bill of lading was exhibited in con ‘ection with the invoice; an affidavit was made to supply afidavit which the company had lost. Cross-examined—Mr. Jones requested me to send the captain of the Victory, which I did; T algo seut him the carpenter and my account; T handed papers to Mr. Jones; ‘be said he could not give me acheck until the time ox- ; it was a day or two after handing the protest; he id not say be would send the check in a day or two; he 4 for affidavit at the time of the prot on to the Joes but in asking for the papers connected : when I first presented preliminary proof heasked we had some conver s Toth of February, 1855; mes; I talked principally with ‘Watter R. Jones, but that interview did ot last a great with for invoice and bill of lading; sation they wanted further proof, and he Said uo; that is al! 1 reo Thad instructed the captain to ge'to the Insu- rance Company , but do not know whether he went or not; nothing was sail by Mr. Jones as to whether the captain carpenter bad been there looked at the bill of lading and invoice; be endorsed it, and returned it in :1 took it to the company to get other endorse- tifled, and said that Mr. he could give tim any money eration: gave them tho- and asl roughly apd arrange for the discount at any early day: he he company were having a great many d could not discount the loss; 1 saw or = three ot he d Vtold him » the company paid 1 should have to st payment: he asked mo up stairs, and { remained with him the vreater part of the day, I told him the compa iy were triting with me, and that I would uot leave until | knew what they were going to do; I loft withont a settlement, und took the papers to the office of Mr. Donobue (partner of ex Juige Dean). Proot of the loss of the Victory was then put f exception, and Mr. Dean read the deposition of Cap fon, taken Marsh 8, 1858. Nicholas Lawson, shipwright, deposed that he was in- structed by Mr. Oaksmith to examine the Victory in De ember, 1854, which then lay off the Battery; found seve- ra! of ber spars gone, and that she was leaky; told Oak smith ebe must zo to the dock: he introduced me to Capt. as to act with me. (Witness then described was put on the dock and repaired, felted nder ~ Ma ‘amined on various points as to the nature of the cargo, capability, and as te whether any of the car- joved before she left this port. There was a great dee! of conflicting testimony. TESTIMONY OF DOMINGO Dk GOICOURIA. Domingo ce Goicouria being sworn, and being a foreign €r was injormed by the Court that he was not bound to answer any question that would cgminate himself. He was then éxamined by Mr. Lord, for the defence, and de wl. —I knew the bark Victory, I chartered her through che ok & Co.; Ihave eee party in my pocket. uces it; dated June 18, ade through Oak amith, Huchcock & Co.) I know of 9 ppedon board Board tne V: tcheock & Co. furnished me witha list of goods shipped; I have invoice not that list court; Hite of the cargo, but not i imterested in the vessel or me with the good were not At us agents, having which | paid for before the = the charter party made? uled.) A. It r By account ft to Hitcheoe! k BIKh bad no interest in her cargo; I uever transferred my interest to him; the cargo was not put in Oaksmith’s mame io my knowledge; the cargo consisted of arms, am. munition, provisions, clothing ald ove hundred and fifiy tons o coal; it was intewied to employ the brig Abrasia Defore the charter of the Victory; she wa: ot used; 1 paid $2,500 to Hitehowek & the whole of the cargo, according to my instructions, was put on board; a portion of the goods I Kept here; there was one travelling forge in ‘the cargo, | contracted with Liitcheock & Co. to Larmsh it; that forge was in the invowe of goods shipped by the Vio- tory as to the make of the car. ie longer than usual; | believe ctory sailed on the 12th or 1th of July, 1864, and she returned on the th or 7th of November; | knew of bor gowwg (o sea the second time; il was before the lous; [ kpe® che Was going to St, Thomas, but I did not know the day sbe wns start; Thad various interviews with Oak T think I gave direction boxes; they were mi a eet wmith at that Guat; 1 fret heard of the loss j of the Victory by the mewspapers; after hear- g y 2 called apon “Onkanith Of } if the goods on board; he said he ne gcods on board the Victory; be made to the of the Amelia; it was to be ory charter; | waz to pay $1,500 of the use of the vessel as long as T pleased; that tained ia the charter party; it was agreed that T | would jay $1,500 por month ater the three months it | was with Bitebcock & Co. and Oaketnith: apd 1 wae to pay that or take the Amelia at a valuation of $5,000 or there- abouts. Mr. Oaksmith afterwards furpiehed me with a list ef goods shipped on board the Amelia; be was my agent | ‘mw etupping the cargo. | think it is in my possession, I have part of my papers in New Orleans and part in New York: T found the listof the Magn ; Lhave a copy of the two invowes: Mr. Oakemith did not tell me of the insurance: I id not know of it, and I gave no directions for the in surance, | would not sign any paper giving Hitchcock & Go, or Gaksmith any tmerost in the cargo between the shipping of the frat and second cargo; Mr. Hitchcock trst employed Oakem ith @. iow did the inv invoice of the Victory’ & proponition a ‘@ cont:nuation of the @ of thy (0, Amelia ected tained.) Witness continued—I am certain I received an invoice of the cargo, but do not know where it ia now; I employed one supercargo of the Vietory: there was me supercargo of the Amelia there were some of Sharp's carb’ the Vietor: they were purcimased of i purchased 1,000 of them; T believe | did reject Dw count of their being Maynard’ prime’ tell how macy | rejocted—abous 200 or 300; 1 re nard's pritners, Sharp's rites were to for th Treserved something lke 2 600 were shipped by the Victory, I did. ign 's petition to be discharged thirds fact; at that time J can't say how much he owed me; at the Line of the first sailing of the Vie did not owe Oak famith I was here the first time the Victory sailed; I be eve | wae here when the Vietory sailed; I have no Knowledge of the purchasing of any goods shipped by the Amelia Onkemith told me that be replaced the same that were on board the Victory; he did not state that se replacea the 190 tons of coal; the Vietory being lost, Oaksinith said be would replace the goods; 1 gave lum no ity to inmre the cargo To te Court—I believe by the statement of Oakemith ‘Uaat he would replace the goods, that the goods are all now in New York, depenuing the lawsuits, some of the goods are in the store of Stuers & Mr. Lord Juces in evidence aiuday it of dir. DeGoicu via, dated Feb., 10, 1857, which be reads. ‘Witness,—The $26,000 «tated in that takes me by sur Mr. Oakstnith certainly does uot owe me over 400 . | did not read it, and I signed to acquit him; be not owe me $2,500 Cross examined by ex Judge Dean—Mr. Oakamith and myself bare some law suite. (Affd: shown and recog wed, ahd the amount, $25,000 written therein.) The af Bdavit was brought to me filled up; the petition 7 have Bot seen before. | was not aware that Towed him $25, though I heard that Oakemith made statements outs! te, but | put no confidence in them ; my signature is to the petion . I first became acquainted With Oakemith at the time of the chartering of the Victory ; I wae introduced to him by Hiteheock ; at that time! made the contract my- felt. | object toanw other persons were con. nected wth mi the cargo myself: 1 did not far hoock when the bill of sale plicate bills were made go by the Victory did not in Lt. T purchased some $170.000 to $190,000 ‘goods part went iw the Victory ; I was not ent when Mr. Hawker drew wp any paper to trausfer property w Onksmith , the first time the Victory | went out she cate back, and that war the end of my cou nection With her. the second time the Victory wentout the was seat to St. Tuomas on his ( tli's) own ace count, don tremember that | objected to sending the cargo. the promise e cargo was made befere | mailed Ube se: ome Was present but here, and when | the « Mr. Gakemith t « weized, and if br aud any sble at St. Thomas it to be sold om my account el went with Wy consent to sew, On that ¥ ae loat, and he afierwarde told me he would r # mith acted solely as my agent; Inever saw the Victory, ‘end I never saw any of the goods after they were put on beard of ber, | saw samples; I saw some of the boxes Which the goods were in. I eaw different packages while Deing packed in ft the balance in the hands of Fitoheock & ¢ see that there was about half poton board the Victory, and the balance, with other paced on board the Magnolia the Magnolia was taken ie by the United States authorities ; lsaw her after she was seized: « great deal of her cargo was transferred to the Amelia, ihe Magn: led, 1 think, in February; 1 bought 2.000 in all of Sharpe's rides from Mr. Penfield; sbout 1.900 were pot on the Magnolia. I claim to own the Amelia and ber cargo, ond ako the Magnolia and her cargo. | did not furnieh any funds to Oakemith, [ ander- #tood that Oakemith claumed the cargo of the Amel 1 tended to have the wenefit of it: Tknew t the cargo of the Magnolia, 1 went to Mobile, | aaw Usk emith there at the time of the seiore. Mr. Sidney Oak emith. his brother, was in Mob: i the time, but I do not | know that he wae present: 1 do net rem weraation in which Oak=tmith was made he absolute owner of the Victor emment wag net the same as that between to the carp Magnolia; Onlesmith was not acting as my agent wnt the iret Cuyage of the Vietory: when she went out first The was acting on his own er he did not be would consign the cargo to bie brother. 1 ebye mber any eon. | admitted to be to an ewer why | did pot intervene and clam 1 aAmeua that the cargo of the Arne aed thet Onkemith bas iotervened and | J beveve ) Gaye pote Whe Suna & company of Col. John Waters, who left ¢ on the 4th inst., in the steamship Mexico, for New Orleans, ‘They are bound for Mobile, where they ex) NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1857. see the ofa im this port; I can’t recollect except what have stated as to the interview at the Bait!e House, Mobile; 1 never transferred the cargo of the ‘Victory by word of mouth; be said he some bonds, and allowed him to send the Victory to Thomas. juror—I authorized him to do what was beat; I authorized him to send her to St, Thomas on his own ac- count, and atter the vessel was lost 1 called on him, and he promised to make the cargo good. Re direct examination—There was no other paper at- tached to the affidavit except the petition. To a Juror—Before the vessel sailed it was understood that Oaksiith was to be responsible. _Re-direct examination—' second thousand of car- bines was purchased about the sailing, or after the sailing, ofthe Amelia; l can’t tell when Lheard of the tran:hip- ment from dhe Magnolia to the Amelia. Re-cross examination—Part of the two hundre! rifles were sent out of the conntry, I believe, before the Victory left; 1 did not go with them; 1 told a person to put them on board the Victory, John N. bverts d ed that his business was freighting on the North rive is bowt is called the Erie; took mpods down the river in July, 1854, on his vessel to the Victory there was a forge among them, two carriages, gun car- riages, boxes-—but don’t know what they contained; pat all on board the Victory. W. A. Leflingwetl, keeper of records in the Custom House, proved the clearance of the Amelia in 1855, and the clearance of the Vietory in July, 1854, by Capt. W. H. Dean; also the clearal of the Victory ‘4 December, ‘1854, by Oni ih. The case likely to oceupy some part of next week. Curlous Letter from General Golcouria—First Kate Notice for Commodore Vanderbilt. New York, Nov. 20, 1857. Senor D. M. Jerez: —esteemed General—in the beginning of October I sent you another letter via Greytown, in which I gave you positive informotion of the pre rations Making by Walker in these States, To-day the thing is a reality, and the annexed paper will inform you of the de- tails of his departure. It is a positive thing also that the administration i= opposed to him, but notwithstatwling you Must propare yourselves to make greater efforts than the last, otherwise you will have to suffer much. My principal object in addressing this second letter to you, is to recommend to your eare #nd particular atten- tion my friend Mr. Atlen, who has gone to Costa Rica, and must now be with you to arrange the difficult: question of the Transit. Mr, Allen} Know bas orders from Mr. Van- derbili (his father-in-law), to finally settle this question with you in a positive and lasting way,and I, knowing that this gentleman is the only one who ‘bas meaus, abd (hat he ongbt, in justice, to obtain again what he has lest by reason of the infernal machinations of Walker, am of opinion that you ought to attend to his propositions. The present treaty made with you, after the recognition of Nicaragua, is @ matter tha! yon may change as you please, for T know that Buchanan has made it only forthe purpose of effecting a speedy arrangement, subject to amendments, but fur the purpose af inflicting a blow on outhern pariy who have facilitated the departure of Yaiker for that country, On this accoun: I deliev> that you may or this treaty as may be most convenient for you, ding this with the advice of Mr. Allen, and if you'con acnd at the same time a Nicaraguan as minister to Ubis country with the new treaty, 1 am sure everything will be obtained as you dosire; but it is necessary that Mr. Yrissarri should not be left representing you, for rea- sons which it Yy to perceive are injurious. Prinei- pally because he is pot a Nicaraguan. and he is looked on in Washington with distrust in whatever he may do, as he believed to be under English influence @ud in favor of Guatemats; and, above all, because he is associated with Mr. J. White, Parker French, and other needy fetlows who have made an instrument cf him in order to speculate with the granting of the Transit as soon as they shall ob- tain it from you. On that account, T repeat, there should come & Nicaraguan, disconnected with the factions who labor only to speculate with Nicaragua, without affection for these principles that can benefit the re public. Mr. Vanderbilt is the only person who, of himself alone, can establish the business’ immediately, and who is in a position to wake sacrifices, because otherwise he would sustain very consideradle losses, and on that oc- count he will make a mutually advantageous bargain with you,to which Teall your particular attention as a good and disinteresied patriot, which 1 know you to be. I nutist now repeat to you again in substance what I told in my first jetter and which you have not answered: y ‘That when | took part in the events of that country it was with the good faith of @oing good to the cause of liberty, his dW which T represent; butas soon as Walker changed lities ¥ proved to you by facts that 1. full Itold you in Granada, ina conversation whi you before accepting the place which T occupied among you. And it was that I should be the first to turn against Walker if he did not maintain the principles le represent ed, which J did, and it contributed not a little om defeat and lors of character, on which account I think N earagws -ateful to me and should reckon on me he t Twill serve her canse and not men. ou have an apportunity,1 beg you to send my remembrance to your mother in law, to whom I owe favors and attentions while I was in Leon, which I do not forget, and you in particular can command me as you ase, sure to find me your freend, affectionate and sure ant, pOM 0 DE GOICOURIA. Another Company of Nicaragua Volunteers. ‘The following are the names of the men comprising the lveston, Texas, at et to meet the amer Fashion, Which will take them to Nicaragua:— Henry Rottey, John Martin, John Nuner, A. 3. Crow, George Arnold, J. W, Stevens, Patr W. D. Davis, —— Muyer, C. C. Burns, Chas. D, Hathaway, Henry Bolden, War. Suith, G. W.B. Ryan, Jobn Cunningham, Chas. Hogan, fon § . A. B. Byrd, & © Whittng, Geo. Rob x00, Dane) Queen, John Prown, Jas. S Merman, ‘Thos. G: James Lenock, Wm. Deboyce, John O. Grady, Vat. Murphy, Jae. Nobles, ©. B. Murmuriy, Thes. Davis, B. 5. Petute, Shaw, —_—_——___— Captain Van Vitet’s Movements. Pr hs Louis Republican, Dec 15.) Capt. Van Vliet, United States army, arrived in this city 03 Saturday morning at 4 o'clock, breakfasted, and was ‘of! ngnin for the West at 8 A. M.,on the Pacitio cars, He was just from Washington, and the presumption is that he did not etop a moment on the route, Such rapid move: ments have, it may be, reference to the operations of the army marching against Utah, although it is possible that tay be the bearer of instructions to General Denver, the see etary, or to General Harney, in command of the United Plates troops in Kansas Territory. ‘There scema to be a very general concurrence in the propeicty of the recommendation of tbe President, that fan addtonal military force should be raised and organ- ized, with a view to the suppression of she rebellion in Uueh Territory. We see no peition trom any quarter, and we doubt whether any will be made, to the formation of such an army as will enforce respect for the laws and the civid authorities in Utah Territory, and in a little while we shall nee evidence of preparaton for the march. The sooner theee preparations are begun the better it will be tor the shoves of the expedition; and it may be that the pesition of Col. Jobnston’s army in the passes leading to Great Salt Lake City will imperatively ee ae march of troupe for bis relief. He has said that he wil not fall back from the position he now occupies, but he may be prevented from going on, and succor from this quarter ill be absolutely necessary. It should not concealed from the ‘that his command is ina on of great danger, liable to constant assaults from t epemy, and still more « to «uffering from the snows and cold weather, and, if the Mormons should be success- ful in cutting off the eapplies, to starvation. ‘We presume movements will at once bemade to concentrate an army of at least five thousand men at Fort Leavenworth, with a view to an early spring campaign. If #0, there will be etirring times in this State and along our frontier, from which a grtat portion of the supplies must come. A Man Murdered by a Catholic [From the Richmond South, Dec. 16.) On Saturday night last, about 73, o'clock, the dead body ‘of a man war found lying on the pavement in front of the residence of the Rey, Daniel Downey, of the Roman Catholic church im Staunton, Va. je man Was at first uppesed to be Intoxicated, but upon closer examination it war discovered that he had been shot in the breast with ‘& pistol bail, and was dead. He was recognized ae Wm. Mullen, a vetive of Ireland. He had alwaye borne a good characier in tLe community in which he lived for honesty , induetry and sobriety. The biood was traced to the front door of Mr. Downey's residence. From the rumors afloat in regard to Mullen and @ young woman, Margaret Leigh, a resident of Mr. Downey's house, it was «uy that he had been red in the house and subsequently drag. fc at on the pavement. It is said that Margaret aigb #2 who” now supposed to be eneiente, bad instituted itiagainet Mullen, some days before, for a breach of yf marrioge. When the officer of the law arrived at the howre, he found the front door locker, but finally effected an entrance by the rear of the building. Blood wee found at the front door, inside, and thence traced throngh the paceage and front room to'a small back room on the firet door, in which, near the hearth, was quite a pool of blood Upon searching « press in the corner of the room next the fireplace, one of Colt’s five-shooters was found, two barrels of which were loaded and three diecharged. Mra. A. Crickard and Dr. Downey were the ouly persons found in the house—the latter prostrate on the floor, apparently in profound slumber, but, in the opi nicn of physicians t, thoroughly intoxicated A jury Wae immediately’ summoned, and AS. Oarber, Req, proceeded to take such testimony as could be obtained.’ C. P. Wood was first sworn and examined. He knew nothing ig régard to the death of Mullen; had seen the deceased [on Saturday morning and conversed with him in relation to the girl, Margaret Leigh; Multen had told him poeitively he would not marry her. Another withers testified Mullen said he intended to marry ler. Marshall MeAlear was next ¢xa mined Te, accompanied by deceased and Thor. Honthan, went to the residence of Dr. Downey. When MeAlear entered the house, Downey, Mrs. Crickard, Miss Leigh and the little hoy were in the front While he (MeA.) was playing with the little boy, IF. Downey and Mullen went inte the back room, In a khort time the former re turned, and taking « book. returned to the back room. A few moments afterwards the report of a gun oF pistol was ard, On the witness entering the back room, he saw Mullen in,a reclining position on the floor. Witness and Houibi dragged decessed from the house out on the pavement. MeAlear te that Dr. Downey was sober. Dr, D. wae not in the room after the shot Thos. Honihan cerroborated the testimony of Mr. A. Messt:, Case, Risly, Smith, &e,, were also examined, but ho further information was elicited from them. The’ jury brought in e verdict in aecordance with the above fieta, and the evidence was deemed gufficiont to justify the ar t of Dr, Downey, He was committed to jail about Iweive o'clock Saturday night chy ‘Saue or Jewsiry By Covtom House Orricens—A large collection of costly jewelry was seized on board of one ct the European steamers on her arrival at this port, and has been for several days past on exhibition at the Cus- tom House, preliminary to the sale, which is to take place at ten o'clock this morning, as announced in the adver- Usement. The Custom House officials, it appears, were apprised of the fact that an attempt would be made to avoid the payment of the duties, which aro fixed at thirty percent. This information, it appears, was given by par- ties on the other side of the ocean, but the exact amount and value of the jewelry were not stated. On boarding the vessel the officers foudd, after a brief search, that it had been carefully stowed away in the pockets of old clothes, and that the parties in whose pogzession it had deen placed for safe keeping were not aware of the true character of the property entrusted to their charge. The whole collection, embracing almost every variety, is worth about thirty-five thousand dollars, but will proba- bly not bring more than two-thirds that amount ai public auction. Among the articles is a ificent bracelet, set with diamonds and sapphires. is valued at twenty-two hundred dollars. Then there are some very fine pearls, six of which attract attention by their size. Of gold rings there is a large number, and no end of cha- telaines, brooches, earrings, studs, crosses, chains and watches. Among the diamonds there are some large and deautiful specimens, There are also quite a number +meralds, one of which weighs five carats. According 1 law one-half the amount realized by the sale of goods sorfeited by an attempt to evade the payment of duties Yelongs te the government, while the other halt is di- vided as prize Kone Sovagen the officers by whom the feimure may have been made, each of whom receives & sbare pri ed to his official position. As tw the ald themselves nothing we believe is ever done with them, the penalty consisting in the forfeiture of their property. c Winennc or Reare Srraer.—There is much feeling among the property holders in the Fifth ward against the widening of Reade strect, which they say will be but the beginning of a series of questionable improvements in the way of widening strects which will bear hard upon the owners of pro . Tothe wicening of this street, there- fore, thore will be & most decided opposition, but as the majority of lot owners on that street desire it, they will doubtless carry itthrough. All the parties who have re- cently built on Chambers street have fine fronts on Reade street, and A. T. Stewart is building a marble front of 200 feet on this street with the expectation that it will be widened, Still there will be a strong fight on the subject. Of one fact the Fifth ward property bolders may rest as- sured. Nearly all the streets below Canal street and run- ping down to the North river wik be widened within a very few years, Trade is fast encroaching on that ward, and with trade will come fine butidings and wide streets. - must be @ dull reasoner that does uot see this is inevit- able. A Hist to Tre Avtnorims.—For the past three days there has been a large hole in Warren street, of capacity enough to admit any private vehicle, thereby endanger- ing the lives of apy citizens passing. Various methods have been resorted to to attract the attention of the proper authorities, but to no effect. Some person erected a pole, which, in itself, served to warn sers by of their a js pole a sign board was placed, where- inseried, “Private entrance to the Street Commis- sioner’s office."’ This remained buta*few hours, when one of the Metropolitan police came along and tore down the “warning.’’ ‘This is but one of a number of city nui- sanzes that should be abated. There is very little atten- tion paid to the neglect of builders to remove rabbishjand provide proper pathways in front of newly erected edifices, Frevca Baygvournt Socrety.—From the annual report of this society, it seems they have spent $3,739 62 during the past year: applicants were furnished with money to the amount of $1,218 12; ng fo persons were sent back to Europe at an expense 3 $1,770 was paid for 29,400 bbis. of bread ished to the poor. Louis DeComean is the President of this society; A. J. Marion, the Trea- surer, and U, DeComean, Secretary. Tar Ovt Door Poor.—The number of daily applicants for relief to the office of the Superintendent of Out Door Poor, in the Rotunda, in the Park, varies from seventy five to one hundred. Last year at this time there were ouly an average of about twenty daily. These poor peo- ple get from fifty cents to a doliar, according to their ne- cessities, and the utmost care has to be taken that impro- per parties do not vet the money. There are, however, fewer applications for relief now thau there were a month since, owing to the fact that a number of private charities are now in active operation, and the weather hag so far been mild. The Almshouse Department will not begin to give ovt coal to the poor until after the Ist of vanuary. It is furnished to them in quantities never ex coeding a quarter of a ton—a wise precaution, as it pre- vents waste. Tre Counen Camper To pe AtteERED.—The chamber in which the Councilmen meet will have to be changed, so as to accommodate the new Board of Couucilmen and Supervisors. A plan bas recently been left with the Clerk of the Board, which will be submitted for adoption. Ac- cording to this plan a partition will be run throngh the room, and the side toward Broadway will be the now Council Chamber, which is to accommodate@wenty-four members. This room will be 4tfeet 3 inches by 44 feet 10 inches. The room for the Supervisors will be 29 feet 5 inches by 41 feet 3 inches. Tuis Board is composed of twebve members. This matter cannot be definitely set- Jed until the new Boards sit. Fic Lap Accivest.—The alarm of fire last night, be- tween eight and nine o'clock, in the Seventh district, was caused by a fluid lamp accident at No. 27 Roosevelt street. A young woman, named Anna Mankin, was filling a fluid lamp from a can while the lamp was burning, when the whole of the fluid took fire, burning her severely on both hands and face. Luckily ber clothing did uot take fire. | No further damage. CoutsioN ON Tie East River.—About six o'clock last evening the Hamilton avenue ferry boat Whitehall and South ferry boat Brooklyn came in contact midway in the river. The Whitehall had plank shear stove in, part of wheel house and wheel broken, also ladies’ cabin con siderably camaged. The Brooklyn sustained no damage. Assistant Diererct Arroxxey.—Mr. Peter B. Sweeney, | the District Attorney elect, has chosen Mr. John Sedg- wick for his assistant, Mr. Sedgwick at present holds | that position under My. Hall. Tux Brooxiyy Feeney Compaxy.<-This ferry rans from James slip to Williamsburg, Tt was thin company’s stock which was sold on Thursday at 70; and not * The Union Torry Company of Brooklyn,” a# supposed by some per- sons. Tur Firm Accipest in Minucan Piace.—Mr. McKeon claims the credit of extinguishing the flames on Mrs. Toole, caused by the burning fluid accident, Mr. Toole not arriving until after the fire was put out. Coroners’ Inquests. Svrresen Ronweay axp Munxper.—Coroner Hills was called upon yesterday to hold an inquest atthe Sixth ward station house, open the bedy of a man named Daniel Gitroy, lately residing at No. 123 Mott street, who died under the follow ing suspicious circumstances About 12 o'clock on Thureday night policeman Osborne, of the Sixth precinct, found the deceased lying insensible at the corner of White and Centre streets. He wae stripped of his boots, and appeared to have been severely cut about the head and face. The policeman had the deceased = i to the station house on a handeart, where he was kindly taken care of by the sergeant in command. But the de- ceased continued tovink rapidly, and during the night of injuries. Peter testified City Politics. TEE YOUNG MEN’S DEMOCRATIC UNION CLUB ENDOKS- IN@ PRESIDENT BUCHANAN’S ACTION ON TEE KAN- 8A8 QUESTION. A meeting of the Young Men’s Democratic Union Club Was held at their rooms, corner of Mercer and Broome streets, last evening, for the purpose of taking into cou- sideration the late action of President Buchanan on the Kansas question. L. F. Harrison presided as chairman on the occasion, A series of resolutions, backing up Mr. Buchanan's administration and expressive of the sense of the club on the Kansas question, were pagsed by an almost unanimous yote. The resolutions read as follows:— Whereas, the Young Men’s Democratic Union Club, oon- sistently adhering to U great and immutable principles of right upon which the democratic crak, Ayes founded, and on which it bas formed and controlled the policy of this government from 1801 to this time, has always been among the are carry out those principles on all nation- aidesolved, That the p ved, That the people of the United States have good cause to ratulate themselves upon the popular wisdom which, in a time of uncxampled passion and ex- citement, calmly selected James Buchanan as the Chief @ nation. That his whole course of na- tional Dole, marked: as ithas been by patient wisdom, statesman) sagacity and unwavering firmness, has added to the honors of a long life of political useful- ness, and given new reasons for confidence in his wisdom and suy of his administration, Resolved, That the President’s message commands our approval, and should meet that of every well wisher to bis country ; that its doctrines and its policy are eminently sound and democratic; and that its suggestions with re- rd to the Territory of Kansas,are wise and conserva- well calculated to meet the exigencies of the case, the support of honest men of all parties and the Union. Resolved, That to the general confidence in the wisdom and fairness of Jamee Buchanan, inspired by the manner in which his administration has been conducted, we owe our success, a8 a party, in our recent State election, and that the triumphant result of that election assures to him: the cordial support of the Empire State and the active sympathy of its democratic masses. Resolved, That we congratulate the country upon the eleotion of james L Orr, of Svuth Carolina, as Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives, as of a democrat whose na- tonal views are as broad as the Union, and as conservative ‘as the constitution; and that the democracy of New York tender to him their profoundest acknowledgements for the marked and impartial manner in which he has aclected the committees, with reference not only to the best in- terests of the States, but to the commerce and importance of this, the first commercial city of America. LAS? MEETING OF THE OLD AMERICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE. IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS—THE ADMINISTRATION AND TAM- Many HALL Prrenkp ryTo.—A special meeting of the Ame rican General Committee was held at the cpraer of Lispe” nard [street and Broadway last evening—Zophar Mills, Fsq., President, in the chair. Most of the evening was consumed in settling up the business of the year, with a view of adjourning sine die. After settling up all bills and claims against the Com- mittee, upwards of $250 were found to remain in the hands of the Treasurer, which was turned over to the incoming General Committee, to be used by them for the best inte- rests of t! After di ing and referring various matter to the Order and to next year’s commit- tee, Mr vynolds presented the following resolu- tions, 6 vnaninously adopted:— Resol at while the American General Committee desire wid bop to see the true, competent and worthy members of (Le Urder elevated to posts of honor, protit and trust, and on all suitable occasions will labor to the attainment of this end ,.nevertheless, the Geuecral Commit- tee carnot but hope that the organ of the American party in the city of New York can best discharge its duty hy keeping its officers from employment during the period of their membership. Resolved, That the American party of the city of New York is not’ composed of ignorant and servile serfs, who will vote for the ‘devil incarnate’ if he were nominated for office, but hold those pledges on its own party as bind- ing only when men are presented for public trust of un questionable integrity and honesty. Resolved, That while the American party of the city of New York teels that it nas abundant labor before it in fol lowing up the true reforms in the municipal affairs of this city, and will not ground erms till that work is accom. plished, that, nevertheless, it cannot be indiiferent to the general American public; end entertaining the doctrine that according to the provisions of the constitution, and ia accordance with the best u<ages of the government, when the beaple of a Territory have attained a population en- titling them to admission as a State into the confederation, that they shali be free to form their own constitution, ard shall be admitted into the Union with or without domestic slavery, as the free, untrammelied, unaided, undictated voting of the sovereign American citizeus of the Territory shall for themselves determine. Resolved, That the baneful influence bearing on the independence of men ns Heiner in general committees is strongly exemplified by Tammany Hall at the present time. Holding, as its members do, many of the most im- portant offices in the city, that committee does not give ‘expressions to the honest sentiment of this community, by passing without qualification the truly democratic Ame- rican sentiments of the above vlutions. ly after the adoption of the above, adjourned sine die, @ American General Committee for 1858 is to meet for tho 1st time on the 8th of January. The Police Commissioners. LODGINGS FOR THE HOUSELESS POOR—WHO IS TO PAY?—THE DETAILED POLICE—THE USE OF STEAM ON THE FOURTH AVENUE—CHARGRS AGAINST PO- LICRMEN. The Board met yesterdy afternoon pursuant to adjourn ment, all the members being present except Mayor Wood. Mr. Bowen submitted the following reply to a communi- cation which be had addressed o the Comptroller: — Cowrrnorumn’s Ovrice, ) New York Dee. 16, 1857. 5 The vommittee, James Bowers, Esq. :— Deak SiR—At this time there is no appropriation to meet the expenses referred to in your letter of the 14th inst., for renting places for the accommodation of lodgers. The estimate for the appropriation for 1857 is now before the | Common Council, and sneb an appropriation as is required might be added tofthe ordinance, by the Finance Com} mittee of the Board of Councilmen, to whom the ; same been referred. fourteenth section of the act organizing the Metropolitan Police dis. trict requires the Common Council to furnish all necessary accommodotions for the lodging of vagrants and disorderly persons. All matters connected with the ‘building and furnishing of station houses, renting tempo. rary houses for this and all othor purpotes, ie generally | dorie by the Corporation, through the Corporation officers. The Common Council usually passes a resolution that the thing shall be done, and.tmakes the necessary appropria- tions for paying the expense; the rest is performed by some one of the executive rs. The appropriation for the Police Commissioners is sanctioned by a board of auditors, and does not contain any objects contained in the resolution of the Common Council. If the expense is incurred, can the Treasurer of the Metro. politan Police pay for the same from any funds that shall come into his or can the Common Council pay directly into the hands of the Metropolitan Police any mo- for the payment of these expenses? if the Common Council will make an iation for the object, arrangements can probably be made with per- fons who will fit up, as for as procticabie, the station houses for the of lodgers, and wait for their pay until the appropriation is legalized. And in re- to additional rooms, if au iation is made for object also, buildings might be rented by the Fimance Department for a few months, and payment could be made at the end of the term before which the tax bill would post mortem examination of the body, a Bised wound on the left side of the head. On ee skull a large clot of coagulated blood was foun Fae | upon the brafn. The doctor was of opinion that died from compression of the brain produced by violence, No teetimony going to show that deceased received a injury at the hands of anybody in cular could be el cited, but the presumption was that deceased wae at- tacked and robbed by some of the numerous thieves living in the immediate vieinity of the spot where ¢ was found by the policeman. The jury in this case rendered a verdict of « Death by the compression of the brain—the reeult of violence, but how received the jury are unable tosay.”” Deceased wae 55 years of age, and was a native of Ireland. Farat Fatt Coroner Hille held an inquest at 147 Fleventh etreet upor the body of a woman named Mary McCarthy, who died from the effects of mjuries received by falling down stairs at her residence as above on the Thin inst.” Verdict" Accidental death,” “Deceased was a native of Ireland, and was 90 years of age. Aw Incident of Mormon Life + (Mo.) Gazette publishes an extract from a letter by a former resident of Salt Lake, in which he de- tails bie adventures in that city. He eaye:— Turing the winter, which was severe, he lost his hogs and eatt He made « short visit from home, and on his return was informed that bis wife had died and was buried. He built himself a house in the spring, fenced in about twenty acres, planted it in wheat and corn, but the crops failed, and himself and children were, he says, “ com- Hed to to live on boiled greens and weeds—somotimes & Pitle bran or shorts. In this way we rubbed along anti barvest.”’ His children were now all taken sick with the measles, and he himeelf prostrated by we typhoid fever. For two week« there was little hope of hie recovery, and he was persuaded to give his two eldest daughters to a neighbor, who ved to care for them. ey would not receive the children, however, until deeds of gift were given to them Te wae now left alone, with one small sick child, and had it not been for the kindness of a poor neighbor, he would have perished from hunger and neglect, and aa it was, this child, the lastone of his family rematning to him, died. ‘was determined to escape from the valley, but was yet unable, on account of health and means, to accomplish his purpose. He returned to his house, but ‘wae too unwell to cook his own vietuale, and a woman came and mixed up @ little shorts and water and baked it, as he eays, ‘ns solid as ever you saw bricks, and hal to get a hatchet to out it to pieces. On thir and two quarts of buttermilk he lived two weeks. He now found Mat his wife was not dead, as was told him, but a prisoner closely guarded. He contrived means for her eecape, and hid her at the house of a friend until he could make arrangements for leaving. Ry trading off his farm for a wagon and twe mules the means were procured for conveying his family out of the Territory. He first en deavored to cecape by travelling North, but was intercept. ed by a band of Brigham’s minions, who styled themmelves ‘destroying angels,” and had it not been for a band of passing Califognians, he would have been robbed of every thing he possessed.” After many di fieuitioe and dangers he escaped by the eonthern road to California not until be had been despotied by the Indiaue of nearly all bie pro- ‘The St. J * Vielone, be confirmed by the Legislature. Very truly, yours, rae ag — AC FIAGG, ptrollor. ‘On motion, the letter was referred to the Committee on Station Houses, Mr. Sraanstan presented the resignation of Mr. Henry appointed a patrolman . i ie moved =~ Mr. by Jae cobs be promoted to sergeant in the same district, which was carried. : Mr. Bows offered the following, which were adopted — Resolved, That the report of the Genera! Superintendent, in respect to detailed men, be referred to the Committee on General Discipline, with instructions to report to the Board the names of imen to be detailed to places re quired by the public interest or by the provisions of law. Resolved, That the surgeons be directed to report to this Board the names of such officers as have been inva- lided by exposure in the performance of patrol duty, and who are competent to perform special daty, Grex. Nye submitted the following — To Tim How. Boarn or Potice CommissiovEns.—On be half of citizens, property holders and others, a commun cation from me of the Zit of November was laid before you, asking for more definite action of the Board in en. forcing the ordinance of Dec. 27, 1854, prohibiting the use of steam below Forty second street, on the Fourth ave nue. The Board have since adopted a resolntion request- ing the General Superintendent to communicate the action en under the resolution of the Board, on the subject. of Nov. 2, to enforce that ordinance. Mr. Tallmadge re ny ‘at length in a communication which is before the rd, but has not been publicly acted upen by them. ‘The gentlemen I resent are desirons to ascertain the conclusions at which the Board of Police have arrived since the last communication of Mr. Tallmadge to them Allow me to urge the matter on your attention. Vi ally J.C, DEVERE General Nye stated the desire of the petitioners and the action which the Board bad already taken, He suspected, from the argency with which the matter wee prew that there war rome design to entrap the Bonrd, and moved a refercnee, which was carried DISPOSITION OF CHARGRS AGAINET POLICEMEN, The following decisions were madedn reference to th cases named, of chart ainst offcer® —Daniel Harring ton, Firet inet, J » Tisdale of the Fleventh, Hugh Bareles of the Sixth, charges dismissed; J. C. Camp, suepended from one day * log Tees J Quackenbush, sus pended from pay two days; Thomas Maxwell, anepended trom pay ten days: August Lent, Thtrd precinct, sus ind pended from pay ten days: Lents and Biedeall, of Th precinct, suspended from pay five days: officer ‘Third pes , suspended from pay five days; Burdick, sfspended from pay five days; Robert A. Webb, of the Fourteenth precinct, suspended from pay hirty aod ordered to be reprimanded Rogers, Wisebarn and Quin, Eighth precinct, saepended from pay one day each. H. B. Cay, kighteenth precinct charge diemissed. Officers Carland and Qaackenbush, of Fighteenth ward, suspended {rom pay five days. ‘The Board then went into secret seasion, but did nothing that was publicly announced, except confirming the gen tlemanly ebief clerk, Mr. Geo. W. mbree, who has thas far beed acting pro (em. Hie confirmation will greatly facilitate the diseharge of his duties, which are and well performed. A MARRIAGE. Jobn Corgine wae arrested yerterday on a charge committing rape on Bridget Ryan, in Westchester cov Under fear of panishment he consented to marry her, and the knot wae ted by C. J, Warren, the property clerk |, some papers that Mr. Bauks has sent in bis resi Important Decision In Admiralty, * UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Hon. Judge Bets. PHOTAGH—VENALTY FOR REPUSAL—STATR LAW, Dre. 18.—Thomas Leitch vs. the steamer Georg? ‘The lidel alleges that on the 12th of June, 1867, the libel. lant was a pilot duly liconsed and qualified, according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and the statutes of the United States, to pilot vessels to and from the port of New York, by way of Sandy Hook; that being then on Doard the pilot boat Thomas H, Sinith, upon the high seas, aud maritime jurisdiction of this Court, about eight miles off Barnegat, seein: the said ip Georve Law (sailing under @ register) ap- proaching, drawing thirteen feet of water, and bound to port of New York, said steamship not having been before that time spoken by alicenzed pilot, he immedi ately spoke said steamship and ofiered her master his Services a8 pilot, to pilot said steamship into the port of New York as the master of said steamship might di- rect, which oifer and services as aforesaid the master refused, and that thereby the libellant became entitled, by law, to demand and receive from the master and owner of said ship tbe sum of $39 65; that nei- Hi ther the master uor owner of sald ship has paid that sum, but it yet remains, though demanded, and unpaid. Wherefore the libellant prayed pro cess of attachment against the ship, &c. The owner of the ship intervened in the cause, and filed his exceptive allegations to the libel: 1. That the libel and the matters therein set forth are not sufficient inlaw to constitute a jien upon the chip. 2. That the libel does not state an} service rendored to the #hip which constitutes alien. And, 3. That the libel claims a penalty, and that the claim is ‘not wathin the jurisdiction of the Court. 4. ess has not enacted specifle regulations werning the subject of pilotage into or out of the United ates. In this case the libellant was a pilot, licensed ac- cording tothe laws of tho Stats of New Jersey, and « grave question might aps arise whether privi- Jeges and rights under that license are to be determined jn this case the laws of that State or those of New York, as the libel does not aver that the right he sets up here is given him by the laws of both States; but the de- cision wil be placed ip this instance upon other consifera- tions, and that point will not enter into the judgment ren- dered. It would ecem manifest that Congress, in the ! enactments referred to, contemplated nothing beyond the official doings and liabilities of pilots as subjects of r by State laws, which were to be adopted ani enforced, by the authority of the federal govern. ment. It is declared that ‘all pilots in the ports of the United States shall continue .o be regulated in conformity with the existing laws of the States respev- tively wherein such pilots shall be.” Pilots, as publi oflicers, and the acts of pilots, are provisionally admitted to be governed hy the regulations of State laws until Qon- gress shall itself legislate further upon the matter. Sub- sidiary provisions in State laws whfth tend to the advan- tage of pilots in the enjoyment of their offices, would not seem to be necessarily regulations of the ollices them selves or of the incumbents of the offices; they might ra ther, as they purport to be in the laws of the State in question, (Act of April 3, 1857, and of lebruary 19, 1819, sec. 20,) be mulets and penalties inflicted upon third par! ties for acts or omissions in derogation of the policy of the jaws themselves. The allowance made by the State law is not the pilotage—it is a remuneration’ exacted from masters and owners of vessels personally, because pi lotage service is refused by them, and iu that way the reward the officer would be entitled to in compensation for his preparing and offering himself to the pertorm- ance ofthis duty, is withheld, aud thus a provision of law highly important to the public imterests of trade and navigation is frustrated. !t is not necessary to consider whether it be competent to the Legisiatare to impose this obarge as @ lien on vessels. It is ut made such by positive jaw, and it does not become such vy the marine law. The decision of the Supreme Court (12 How. 290), rests upon the doctrine that the State laws are regulations of the subject of pilotage and of the owners and masters of vessels in their transactions in relation to pilotage, and ig no where referred to as allecting the vessels ia rem. ‘The liability of tbe masters and owners in this inulct for a personal delinquency would no way impose a liability upon the vessel to sutisly their obligation, aud as the law does not impose the obligation on the ship, no action can be maintained in rem to recover the demand. Besides, this libet is im personam only. It does not charge « liability of the ship to tho claim, and although it prays. process and a decree against her therefor, there is no averment of a lien which would entitle the libéllant to take a decree in con- demnation of the ship. The exceptive allegations to the sufliciercy of the libel and the right of action axainst the ship upon the avermeuts of the libel are. thereiore, allowed, acd the libel is decreed dismissed with costs Political Intelligence. Extra Session oF THe MicuiGan LvGistarors.—Governor Binguam, of Michigan, has issued a proclamation calling upon the members elect of the Legislature to convene in extra session at Lansing oa the 20th ef January next. ‘Tu Resignation or Mn. Bayks.—It has been etatod in ignation of his office as member of Congress, to take effect January 1} ‘Such is probably his intention, says the Boston Traveller, 7 no such document has yet been received at the State lous MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. ar rea packages and letters intended for ihe New Yous be sealed. D FOR NRW YONK—TuIS DaY. 7 19 | Moon sere CLEARED. Steamship Philadelphia, Boggs, Havana and New Orleans =M O Roberis. Stearaship Gen Concha, Reimer, Havan: Steamship Magnolia, Jones, Berwick B: rbilt. Van- Snip Empire, Coombs, Liverpool—Zerega & Co, Ship Sultan, Berry, Now Orleans—W A Sale & Co. Ship Win Jarvis, Ballard, New Orleans—N [Bri Ship Columbus, Hupper, Mobile—J W Elwell & Co. BarkjMalina, Glikey, Cieniuegos—R P Buck & Co Bark Sarah, Stevens, St Pierre—Vose, Livingston & Co. Bark Itaska, Brown, Pensacola—C H Pierson. Brig Dunkirk, Gritlin, Neuvitas—C & BJ Petors Brig A} Ross, Sweetzer, Cardenae—R P Buck & Co. Schr A Chase, Brevoor, Lagnayra—B F Stanil. + Schr WA Henry (Br), Mariel, Halifax—A Leary. Schr W T Grice, Rogers, Charleston—Dollner & Schr Hunter, Pelton, Smithtirld, Sehr E I Pratt, Whilden, Philadelphia—J Hand & Co. Schr Ocean Bird, Nickerson, Danvers. Sloop Brazilian, Worden, New Haven—J B Ewdards ARRIVED. Ship Samuei Russell, Kennedy, Foo-chow-foo, sed Java Head Oct 1, Cape Good Hope Oct 20, m0 otter. luator Nov 15, with was, dc, tA A Low & i | lat 4 108, lon 41.05 W. ke hi b Le time, saw Be ' erpool for Melbourne, Kobi incor, bound 8; F mil Cape Charles, 9 ed the mast head of a ¥essel, apparently the topmast | head of a large ship; 17th, lat 37 50, jon 7410, saw ship Iip. gritte (of Boston), ‘Howes. from Phitadélphia tor Hong | ‘ong. Died on board Oct 30, of dysentery, Charles M Maury, | third officer, aged 19 years, a native of New York, Ship Hotspur, Potler, Foo chow foo Ang 28, pi Good Hope Oct 31, Rt Helena Nov 10, with. teva” ae Cready & Winner.’ Sept 9, lat 0608, lon 194 34'R. w whaling Srig Vernon, of Sydney; Sept 26, in the Allass, spoke Br burk Kar! of Hong Kong; Oot 12, lat 25 21 Ida, stecring N. with Jong of r spoke Br brig’ Bessie Pea! ny %y Mauritius ‘for Tabi lized Br bark Suliau, 5 27th, lat from Gene Ke Fi ms ont; Nov 23, lat 2425 N, , Spoke at night a Hamburg brig, underatood to be the Apollo, from London for Vera Cruz, 33 days out iat 28.90 8 'W, spoke whaling bork Favorite, | ‘The Mi has experieneed Ught weather on the passage. Ship Nicholas Riddle, Lierpoo! Sept 10. and Ragval Nov 20 (where she put lu in ai ith coal, ty Tayld Merrill. 16th inst, Yat ship Tonawanda, | of and for Hpbi " } Brig Bonito, Upton, Burnos Aosta, Oct 21, with mdse, to | Brig Poseidon (Old), Kuhn, Angostura, Nov 15, with hides, | to Oelrichs & Co. Brig Atlantic cof New Haven), Merrill, Port Spain, Now 2, | in to master. Is bound to New Haven. ith inst, Int | 32.20 Jon 67 10, spoke bark Chilton, Pennell, from Harana for | Brig ide Raynes, Amidon, Maracaibo Nov 25,, and, the fustle, do, to Btetson & Co. 7th inst, ‘lat 19 29, spoke brig A! hence for Port au Prince: ras in compan: bark Velocity, of New York, steer: iGth, Int 96 40, lon 74 85, pasaod Schr Tagomar’ ster. fog NW. Tuc I D has experienced very heavy weather on Fig Mirs W Holt (of Biuehil!), Cousins, Matanaes, Gth inst, F, to Walsh, Carver “ | M Mayhew, Hall. Bermuda, 40days, in ballast, to lone. |, Hatch, Philadelphia, 3 days. for Boston. Schr Pedee, Baker, iio Janeiro, Nov 4, with cofey D Murray. Deo 14, Int 8450, ion [115, spoke ship § Kames, 89 days from Bombay for Boston. shr Cortes, Townsend, Gaboon, WC Afrien, Now 1, with er with wiz Be palm oll de, to BA Mumford & Bros. | 12th inst, Int , Jon 70 brig Ci , steering 8. Sehr J Vail (of Sippican), Gray, Sisal, Nov 20, Mad hi tes, $e, to master, Sth inst, ta! 30, Jon 77, apoke brig Bede Poole, . from Jacksonville for St Kitts, who kindly supplied as % provisions, Last night, while at anchor at Quarantine brig Abby & Flizaheth, bound to during the heavy blow, t Richmond. |. dragged her anchors and came the JY, OD ie auaster raul, ee ee no \ je towing tp ti esterday | meno stearmtug Wm Buek, went ashore ‘on the te B » but rl f ceeded in pron getting off withont recetving any dam ze. Sehr Leocadia (of Baltimore), Jacobsen (inte Darrington, who died at Wilmington, NC), 8 Anne Bay, Ja. via Wilmtag ton, NC ¢where she put in in dint Oth insi, with pimen to, log wood, Ae, to Kibby & MeKee Rebr Tomah, Nelson, Cutler, Me, 15 days, Sehr HK Dimton, Love, Bastport, 10 days. © Schr 8 8 Lewis, Flowers, Belinat for Norfolk Sehr Delaware, Bride os, Rorkland Bteamer Curlew, Williauss, Providence, BELOW. One ship and brigs, noknown, SATILED. Steamship Philadelphia, Havana and New Orleans, ship American Congress, London; brig Flora, Port au Prince. ‘Wind during the day SW. Herald Marine ( ECs LEWES, Del, Dee 17,8 AM—The ship Margare', for Orleans, went to eea yeaterday forenoon. brig F o, has received orders to proceed to hange of wind. ‘of sehra atl remain in Miscellaneous and Disasters. BB See Port arrivals. ‘Tne Corrven Sere Twittent—All those whe bave not avail: ed themselves of the opportnnity of xeeing the beautiful ape men of naval ardhitecture, called the Twilight, now lying wt the foot of Wall street, had betier do so at once, before her departure for San Francisco, The Twilight is sapplied with four of Emerson's patent ventilators, besides having all the other modes of ventilation which are to be found In the hes! ships Puilt for the California trade, in addition to which her between decks are 8 few! 3inches from floor to floor, whieh warrants » conident sup hereargo will be tnrned out in as good condition as I it possitle to b vesseb 4 through the troplen. Thy appro, inte fignrehead which adorns the prow of the Twilight Is of elf an object of Interest. A fall length female form, elegant ly carved im wood, holds in itgextended right hand a star, while in the left is seen a glided flambean, thos expressing the fources from which we receive light after the sun has get, This noble veasel is now loading in Coleman's Ualifornia Line, SteawnoaT VoreTOwN—The officors of the Galveston, at New Orleans, reports that on the morning of the 8th Inst, passed he wreok of the ateamboat Yorktown, at the Barrier Stoke, Tindolo, from Attakapas, loadod with sugar 9 Ineses, ‘The Galveston brought the crew of the Yorktown to NO. Rank Canstor.s—Long Branch, Deo 14—The bark Carniol, Capt Hopking, from the Coast of ‘Airies, with dye stuff, de, hound to New wen? athore at Shirk River this morning ath o'clock; leaking badly. (By (etneraph to Ellwood Wal ler Hoy, Reeretry of the Board of Underwriters.) (The chp Ww | York. Sid 15th schrs Worth, Allen Nornyn left yesterday afternoon to the assistance of tha bark Carniola.) Baw Erewaxno still remains ashore on Saybrook bar, 175 bbls of pork, 19 of 12 cases of lard, 25 boxes caudles and tS bbls of flour have been saved. were to #8w up the. decks on the 1th, kad get ont the remainder of the cargo. Scur Lecy Aatrs, at Bath from Chickwhominy River, #4 nleak 9th inst, and beeame waterlogged; was towed ino Newport by schr Mountain Bagle, where she probably made temporary. repairs. " Blok Tat fd com ume sinee, aod oe au Newport, is now fitting for sea, bavinj ree paired, furnished with a new keel, &c, She bas been pur- chased by Capt John D Northman,’ aud will hereaiter bait from Newport. Bark Leander, of Mystic, which was reported in the Ochotale Sea about the ist of Oct, with 900 bbis oll, Is now at Mystic, ep At Mystic Bridge, Ct, 16th inst, by Mesars Geo nnn & CO, a spiendid ship of 1500 tons. Mer iength on dock is 202 feet, width 42 feet wud depth of holt 24 feet, Sho is owned by the butiders, and has not yst been named. ‘Whalome: In Ocbotsk Sea Sept 22, Condor, Whiteside, NB, with 1500 bbls oi! this season. In do Sept 22, Fra Henrietta, Drew, NI, having taken 26 whales, about 1300 bbls, this season. en, * Sehr Augusta, from Trinidad for Jacksonville, Dec 7, off Key West. wich? Bitort, from Attakapas for Charleston, Dec 9, off Key c Ports. port brigs Jenny Lind, Grant, ‘nrietta, Wobh, diag; Avonetta, Tueson, for NYork 4 days; fitania, ‘Appleby, trom Balu more for Demerara. CatLao, Nov 12—In port ships Therese, Holmes, for Hamp- ton Roads (noi England), ready; Wisconain, Scott, for Oowes 5 days: and others. Nx®, Nov 19—In port bark Zotoff, Clark, from and for Berwvpa, abt Dec 13—L from Machias for St Thoma z= ‘Savanilla abt Des 10; only Am vessel. Havana, Dec 10—In port ship John 8 Harris, Prentiss, for Falmouth, gets £210. Hauirax. Dec G—Arr brig Ann McKean, Riches, NYork; 7th, schrs Hero, Crowell, and Morning Light, Swom, Pbilas delphia; 8th, brig Franklin, Cox, NYork. ataNzas, Dee 7—In part bark Meldou, Ring, for NYork, to load sugay at $250 pembhd. Maracatno, Nov rt bark Five, Foster, for NYork 2 days; Venezuelan brig Hinline, put back with masts sprung and leaking Leng Pruxaxsvco, Nov 7-8! (not in port 9th) bark Conrad, Sals- bury, Rio Jantiro. Pakaiza (not Pernambuco), Nov 9-In port bark Julla Cobb, Ross, for Liverpool, abt'ready. Rio Jangimo, Nov In port ship Revere, Rocko, from Newport, ¥; brig Cynthia, Rakeman, for Cape Good’ Hope; and other's as before. Sid 3d brig Tallulah, Plummer (report= ed Lewis), NYork. St Jonn, NB, Dec 10—Arr brig Forward, Coalfleet, NYork ; gchrs Nonpareil, Gilliat, do: 7th, barks Mansanito, 'Caatin: Mary Leouard, Pordand. Cid 1th brig Tybee, Cartwrigl Falmouth, E, Srsat, Noy 20-—-No Am yeseel {p port. Tawrico, Dec $—In port schrs Red Fox, from NOrlean: Gen Taylor, Vrisk, from Mobile; Columbia, Smith, icom a Union, Webb, from Pensacoln, Vina Crvz, Dee 7—In port barks Rapid, Marschalk, Bence, disg; HE Spearing, Rodgers, from NOrleans, [Pex Stzawsmy CaNava, av TIAGPAX—TELEGtarnic.] Arr from NYork Noy 25, Auantic, at Bremen; Bremon, at Bremerhaven; 27th, Edward, at Bremen; Dec 1) “Arrage.” Gravesend: Ciiy of New York, at Liverpool; 24, Constantines and Constitution, at do. Arr from NOrleans Dee 3, Express, at Liverpool. ‘Arr from Boston, Western Sea, at Liverpool. Arr from Charleston Dee 1, Yeiaasee, a: Liverpool. . S ‘ork Dee 2, America, and Yorkabire, ieom Live: trom Mareetiles; Tst, Aurora, from Liverpool; °, from Palermo. NOri¢ans Dec 1, Wim Wirt, snd Tempes:, erpool; 4th, Ames, from to. Sid for Mobile Dee 3, Cornelia, Lawrence, and Middlesex, from Liverpool. Sid for Savannah Dec 2% Atlantic, from Biddeford. Home Ports. APALACHICOLA, Dec 4~Arr ship Eliza Morrison, Carre; Beltast, 1; brig Monseratte, MeDouald, Gnantenamo, Cy 7th, ship Sarah Judking, Smith, NYork: brig Ausiralia, Ho} ing, Carderas: Bth, bark Chevalier, Knight, Por‘lant, In'port {ith ships’ Finland, Post,'for Liverpooi, ds Grittin, Fark, and Livingston, Griffith, from do, atag: Sweetland, Bartlett, from St Thomas, wiz; Lizzie Drow, cy, trom Boston, do; Eliza Morrison, Carrey, from Belthst, Ty disg; Sarah Judking, Smith from NYork, do. barks Exchange, Jones, from NYork, wig: Chevalier, Knight, from Portland disg: brigs Monseratie, MeDonald, from N\ 1 tralia, Hopitus, from Cardenas Wn, for NYork, ldg; Jas Miller, Wing. Dayts, from do, disg. ATTPAKAPAS, Nov %—Arr schr Nighingale, Baker, Balu- more. BOSTON, Dec 17—Signal for two barks. Cld shipa Chate- worth, Horhe, San Francisco; Lady Blessington, Young, New Orleans; barks Bristol Belle (fe), Sponagle, Liverpool; Orchilla, Devereux, and Isnardon, Douglas, Moblie: Ellen Btevene, Howe, Portland; brig Melvin, Partridge, Havana; schr I. 8 Barnes, Rogers,’ Portland. Sid from below, dark om Liv Mary F Slade, wind SW, light, with thick weather. Brig Gea ‘Washington started from below, but returned in the after- noon, id anchored, IMORE, Dec 17—Arr steamer Jas Jerome, Jerome, New York: vijot Joat Canton, Ashcomb, from ship Eva Doro- thea, with passengers: ngage. Ci steamer Morley, N¥ork: brig J P Hooper, Dison, Proviience; schra [5 J Warren, Warren, Deer Isle: R 8 Miller, Henderson, NYork. Bid bark Tahi:', Davis, Boston: Br brigs Clio, Delany, Harbor Grace NF; Ranger, Paynter, Halifax: sehes’ Lane (Br), Sher= man, Fahnouth Ja; Enterprise, Pendieton, N Bedford. BUCKSPORT, Dec 14—Arr sehr Sarah Ann, Bensen, New York, f RRATH, Doe 16—Arr sohr Lucy Amos, Ames, Chickaboming ee ASS RIVER, Dec 16~Arr schr Gazette, Crowell, Philae HEVERLY, Dee 15—Arrechr Norman, Col! Philadel- ER, Dee 16—Sid schra John Compton. Sharp, 17th. Lucy 1. Sharp, Weaver, Philadelphia; Oscar ley, Racket, NYork. YANNIS, Dec 12—Arr schr Shade, Baker, Norfotk, Sid 0. (back date)—Arr steamshiv Gal i Mth sehr Clara, Croweth, di EW ORLEANS, Deo veston, Leddy, Indianola via Galvesion, ships Ksther Bar. ney, Barney, Boston; Magdaline (rem), Hank, Reomeny bark Vinneita, St Jago; schrs Cuba, Newton, Minatitian Drift, Smith, Brazos Rantingo; Rafael (Mex), Campeachy. C14 steamsmp Cen Rusk, Sinith, Brazos Santiago: ships RL Gilehrist, Hewes, and Jobannesberg, Ulrich, Havre; Sp brig Nueva Casemira, Mataro, Bi 1th, P M—Arr ships Mountaineer, Wilson, Boston; N Lars rabee, Orr, Kingston, Ja: BS Kimball, I Bockland, Me; Ben Bolt, Loring, N¥o sont barks Cophaa Sterrett, i Dizer, Thom a Lace, Rockland. Belize, Honduras, vie Ruatan Inland. ziens, Key West, via West Florida Andover, ery, NYOrk. I—Arr ships Wild Cat, Morse, Granada Taland, W rood, Jourdan, Thomas'n; barks Leighton, Auater, ’ farcia, Blanchard, Boston; brigs Teronles (Mex), Pamarino, Alvardo, Mexico; Transito (Span), Havana. jow, coming ships Forest Eagle, rocket Eng; Byzantium, Hitton, from NYork: sel trom Vi Cru id Ca menag 7 ‘Tygas, Talbot, veston: Indianola; be. 2 Allegapion, Robinson, Havre; bark Washiag- on Buteber, Collin: janty. ‘Towed to aea 4th ships Ola Rngiand, and Ocean; bark Thoa bone; brig Putnam, port, previously Galveston morning of 81 NORFOLK, Dec 16—Arr achr Davidson, Ship Hy Clark, Brown, from Kenne- jed at the bar wig orders, sid for A bu Abrams, NYork. Cid ship Ocean Ranger, Knowles, Jamaica; brig Ellen Ann, Windies; schra J M Fora, Providende; Donna, Jones, Fall River; 8 C Jones, Seaman. NYork. NEWPORT, Dec 17,8 AM—In port bark Imey Ann, Carti- in, for Havana, about read, 5 : and Warren, do. PORTLAND, Doo 16—Arr brig AK Dealiny mon, Bangor for N’ bourne, Spear, Roekland for do. Merryman, : Gor’ Parris, Mowns, Havens, PROVINCETOWN, Dec 12—Arr bark Ida, Kelley, and ald 4th for Cape'Haytien); i4th, schr Baton, DEN i7—Arr steamer Pelican, Aldrich, N v0p J fodson, Fire Taland, Lf. Cid sche id weber rn Mork cht tod et niforde, Crt barks? C Alorander, Boators hina for crf, Sop ua. sAnn. fm! Pame Cape May: Fe Fink, Hong hy and Lt if ork. LAD Dee 18—Are. bri; ¥, Egg Harbor; PHL Ann Elizabeth, Tay lor, Bosion; schrs Bay State, Clarke, Finathaven: M ington, Wrightington, NBedford; Glasshlower, Payne, pleton, | Cid stenmer brig Ge Jameson, Mayaguez PR; schr © A Stetson, *y TICHMOND,, Deo 16—Arr schr Crenshaw, Moss, NYork. SM NE ERANCISCO: Nov StnTs ‘port ship Sierra, Nevada, BY y yi wl ter Penhatiow, chartered for Blide sland, Lower Cailtorniay 10 } no at $15 te Lar? Cayenne via 3 on. Ter Ib—Are brig, Frederic, Brown, Provincetown, in ballast. Cld bark Flro Fiy, "Cana, Afriea, 01 schr Sarah Woodbridge, Uiggins, N nn AVANNAIL Dec titi pire ‘Howard, Hava- STONINGTON, Dec 17—Arr brig’ Randolph, Lufkin. Phi ladelpbia for putin for a harbor, PRESS s ip Roston—| , INGTON, Dec l4—Arr sehr Ji nd Adele, Corson, New York. _____.——d RELIGIOUS NOTICES. ene porns ered IPTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH —PREACHING to morrow, December 29, at 103, A. M. and at 735 P. Mug by Rev. Sidney A. Corey. eee ‘OHN STREET FIRST M. F. CHURCH, JOHN STRERT— e) Preaching to-morrow morning at 10}, o'clock. by the ow Wm. If, Norria, PK. Th the afternoon at 3 o'clock, by request, the Pastor, Rev. Charles E. Harris will preach to the veterans of 1812, Tn the evening at 7 o'clock, Rev. Alex- ander McClean, Strangers are invited to att Seata free. EMORIAL € —REY. DR. VINTON WILL RI thissermon on "The Religions Aapect of E to-morrow (Sunday) evening, in te church corner of Ham- i girect and Waverley place. Services at 10S: A. M. and id 734 P.M. Keats free. 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