The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1857, Page 1

‘ WHOLE NO. 7780. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH STAR. THE MONEY CRISIS IN EUROPE. THE WAR IN INDIA. THE NICARAGUA QUESTION IN ENGLAND. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. SPEECH OF COUNT DH MORNY, &e., &eo., &e. The Vanderbilt steamship North Star, Capt. Le- ebre, which left Southampton on the 2d inst., ar- rived at this port at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. ‘The North Star has brought $50,000 in specie. ‘Three days later news from Europe had been rev ceived by the arrival of the Canada at Halifax, a te- Jegraphic summary of which appeared in yesterday's r. Our files by the North Star are dated to the day of her departure from Southampton. The London’ papers publish full details of the In- dian news, the prominent items of which were pre- viously received by telegraph, as reported by the Europa. We have also more extended reports from Austra- tralia, dated at Sydney on the 15th and at Melbourne on the 16th of October. From Fraace we learn that a portion of the fort at Vincennes fell on the afternoon of*the 29th ult., killing eighteen soldiers and injuring several others, The French Legislative body was opened on the 28th ult. for the verification», powers, &c., after which they would adjourn till Wie 18th of January, for the despatch of public business. Mr. Migeon, whose election as Deputy forthe Haut- Rhin, bas acquired notuxiety from the recent pro- ceedings instituted against him by the French go vernment, had sent in his resignation as a member of the Legislative Corps,and intended to again present himself to the electors. He had also determined to take legal proceedings against the Prefect of Police for defamation. A duel with swords was fought in the wood of Vincennes on the 28th ult., between a French mili- tary man and a Neapolitan baron, in which the lat ter was killed. The Paris Moniteur publishes a decree nominat- ing M. Dupin to the rank of Senator. A son of Gen. Lamoriciere had died in Paris. The young Spanish prince was born on Noy. 28, at ten o'clock, night. A letter from Berlin says that the firm of Joel, of Dantzic, had suspended payment. The amount was for 3,000,000 thalers. ‘The Bank of Prussia had been empowered by the Minister of Finance to advance loans on merchan- dise. A Prussian royal decree of the 27th ult. sespends for three months al} legal restriction on the rate of interest. The first ice on the Neva was witnessed on the 10th of November. A despatch from Vienna of the 28th says that the ordinance for the execution of the monetary law in Austria was to be forthwith submitted to the Coun- cil of the Empire. The Prince of Prussia had invited subscriptions throughout the kingdom in favor of the sufferers by the Mentz explosion, and had himself given 10,000 thalers, At an extraordinary meeting of the Hamburg Civic Council, held on the 27th ult., it was unanimously “agreed to accept the proposition of the Senate to create Exchequer bills to the amount of fifteen mil lion marks banco, to be lent on the security of im- perishable merchandise, State bonds or railway shares. A Berlin paper says that Lord Clarendon has de- clared the complaints of the Danish Duchies to be well founded, and that the Germanic Diet is called ‘on to redress them. The London Observer questions the accuracy of the announcement made by the London Times as to the abolition of the East India Company, and says that up to that date (Sunday, the 29th ult.,) no de- cision had been arrived at by the government. A disastrous storm had occurred off the Banfishire coast, Scotland, in which forty-two fishermen were drowned, leaving a number of widows and orphans. ‘The following is a summary of the entire losses that occurred within seven miles of the coast of Banit shire in a single day :— Fishermen's So- ciety, while only three of those lost at Buckie and three of the Portnockie men were members. —_— Condition of India at the Last Accounts. rereahy cen folows verstraived expects A lack ‘overstrained ex; tion, and it is natural to disregard (he éetalle of ae we u for ual maccention of the interest. wits, wHiCD the nation hes the Indiau struggle. Not but that the great events both past and to come wil! receive their due share of attention; the heart of the country is with those who its battles, and no deed of arms will be ne ‘But the intorest will now be in the an in details. The first surprise is over— detachmenis of cur countrymen bave been enemy no longer hold the yreat arsenal of Upper India. Neither is the power of Eugland serious. ly Ghreatened, nor arc the lives of Pnglish women and children in danger. The insurrection has been im every part of India except a certain district on the Upper Ganges. Hither the mutineers are every quarter, and while they think they by uniting their forces, they are in us & more and casy Victory. illow the narrative of ‘an indian war, like the other wars which have gone be Some 60,000 Asiatics hold the kingdom of Oude. kingdom we bave to conguer as if it had been till now perfectly independent. w long it will take to eocomales thie we may judge fom the history of former wars. le fore’ now rmen uD yninst us is not raore formidable than | Sura and will be aa easily crushed. \ topeans are yrought into the count.) . ys which { of Dethi The qvsoribed in full by our Gu 4. 01 and by the lution Te will be remembered tha: (ve matineere who evacuated the city on the 1th of Septeiuber, marciod some of them eastwards towards y, but the greater rt to the southward, in the duc DMattra and Agra. ‘ Teo days afer the Anal oseusaticn of Deiti, Col. Greaahod went in pursuit with 1,600 infaniry and 590 cavalry, with 18 guna. He seems first to Lave moved on Auopshabur ‘and halted on the third day at Sectndorabad, which had been quitted by the fugitives, tand whero wore found, it i¢ said, erticles of European use, and parti ‘enarly ladies’ clothes—a sign that sogne a had been trated ca the spot, As a punisinent Secunderabad War at once barn tothe ground. On the 27th Col Uheatbed come up with the enemy at Bolundshvhur, about 15 mites further on. The Pel! people had been joined by a ge of the Jhansi ineors, bad taken up & strong position 1. However, our artillery and the cavalry dinished thew discomfiture. ‘The lost of the euemy does not seem to have been large, since they cought safety in a syoedy fight; but keven guns, twenty-five boxes of powder, to gether with other atomunttion, were taken. This affair does not seem to have been merely & combat with the rear ward Of ® retreating enciny, Sut a real pitched batile, wight against the whole force which the mutineers coult ee tour. Two days after the coltinn came upon the fort of Malaghur, abandoned by the cuemy. Tt was blown wp. The affair is remarkable omy inasmuch as it cost the life of Lieutenaat Home, of the cngiavers, the ge tlent off cof WHO WAR OMpPloyed with Lieutenant Salkeld in blowing open the Cashmere gate of De®) On tho Sth the column reached Allygbur, which it captured, cutting to pincer the defenders; shirmiching parties thon swept the country, destroying the maraudera of the Gwalior Contingent wherever they wore to be found, Now, however, it was necessary to re for another foo. Veihi haa Been taken, ita defenders, scattered, th onuntry cleared for Ofy miles, and R seemed likely tat Boon there Would not be A rebel between the Jumoa aud i the Ganges. But the and Malwa people were strong is the south, Falladore’ wetinests had marched northward until they had reached Dholpore, and from this point communication with the Delhi and Oude rebels was not difficult, It will be remembered that, two mails since, Agra was said to be threatened. The fear was in- 8] by this stropg levy at rien, and the event showed that it was well founded. wever, the attack resulted in one of the most brilliant victories geet by the British arms throughout the war. On the of Oc- tober Colonel Greathed seized Akburabad, and the next day reached Hatras, half way between Allyghur and ‘Agra. The enemy had retreated in a somewhat dis- orderly manner, and now entirely disap} |. The column entered Agra on the l4th, and were right Jad of a litle rest in the captonments. Bat they did not frow'thet four days before the rebel force in the south had broken up from Dholpore and was in march on the place. Our men were gcarce'y encamped when they were attacked by some 6,000 of the enemy. Some fa- natics rushed in and murdered an officer, and one of our uns was actually taken before the men had recovered from their eurpe . We need not descride tho battle, which is narrated elsewhere. The Sikhs fought with their usual spirit; the 9th Lancers charged in their shirt sleeves. The eacty were driven buck, routed and pur- sued for miles. They lost 600 men, ail their guns, bag- gage and ammunition, and only escaped by gett across the river Khara on their road bask to Dholpore. ‘We now come to the close of Colonel Greathed’s known movementa. Having dispersed the Delhi fugitives, driven back with slaughter the Indore invaders, and saved Agra, he turned his aitention to the relief of Lucknow. On the 19th he had marched 22 miles in a northeasterly direction to Mynpoorie. After this we have no certain information of his movements, but it was expected that by the ond of the month he might be in a position to render Sir Henry Havelock some axsistance. No words of ours are yeces- eat'¥ to ingure due honor being paid to the officer who has accomplished thig extraordinary march, Through @ coun- ‘swarming with enemies the little ‘of Colonel pe Aesey bas trate’; marching almost incessantly for sixteen days, fighting two bat!leg—not to speak of amallor actions—and destroying several thousands of the enemy. Such achievements speak for themselves. We must now turn to Lucknow. The position of the British commander is singular. Between the 20th and ‘26th of September General Havelock had marched from Cawppore to Lucknow with a force numbering less than 2,800 men, Tho fighting during the march was not con- sicerable, considering the number of the exétiy and the weakness of our force. The mutincers, however, had thrown up works at a place called Allumbagh, three miles short of Lucknow. These were mounted with fifty guns, and were taken after a stubborn resistance by Ge neral Havelock. Finding tie place of sufficient strength, the General left a party of the 64th in it, with the sick aod wourded, and himself pushed on to Lackoow. A plain, traversed by a broad canal, separates Lucknow irom Allumbagh, and as Havelock crossed tho bridge over the cauai’ it was broken down behind bim by the enemy, who hung upon his rear, Then followed the attack on Lucknow, which was .ar- tially taken with @ lors on our side of about 600 \ led and wounded. The Residency was relieved, and ‘eneral Havelock established bimself there. Then follows the strange part ot the story. The rebels have placed them selves on the plam between the main body of English and the party of the ddth, which holds Allumdagh. The whole extent of country between Cawnpore and Allumbagh is clear, and a quaniity of provisions, convoyed by only 250 men, bas got in with perfect satety; but to Lucknow itsel? it was impossible to penetrate. The commander must therefore maimtam himseif as he best can until Colonel Greathed makes his appearance, or suiflicient reinforce ments are sent up from Calcutta to enable him to act on the offensive. Delhi and Lucknow have been the two centres of the revolt, but henceforth it is with the latter that we shail be almost exclusively concerned. India in general is re- turning to a state of tranquillity, True, the central re- gions, where the English residents are quite unprotected, may furnish some new horrors, like that we publish to- day of the slaughter of Captain Burton, the political agent at Kotah, and his two sons. But we trust we are nearly at the end of these trials. jIt is even said that our country- men at Saugor are safe. So we may, without too great confidence, cousider that this vast insurrection which few montus since threatened to wrap all India in its folds, is Dow confined to @ litle space in the northwest coun- try. Towards Delhi there is probably not a single band of mutineers west of the Ganges. In the opposite direction the country below Cawnpore is free from disturbance, and small bodies of men are sent with perfect safety to that city, lately the scene of so terrible a calamity, but now the ‘basis of our operations against the motineer army. Oude and part of Rol nd are the districts held by the enemy; they are, in fact, hostile countries, and the war must be carried on in them as if we had never set foot there before. There must no doubt be much hard march- ing, if not hard fighting. ‘The population is computed to be the thickest in india, numbering more than three hun- dred to the square mile, a density unknown even in Eng- land. The Sepoys, too,are at home oere, Oude having been our chiel recruiting ground. We may expect, there- fore, that if the rebels will fight anywhere, it will be in the region towards which they are now flocking. But that they may fight is exactly what we ough: to dosire. Bot- ver far Wat should be cut down im batve than that they should disperse themselves o murder and rob, We may re B whole brood in the toils. That the sympathy with them is pretty clear, aud thei son to believe that whenever they are struck disband and re reat to their own homes, the country peo- ple will bo gad, for a reward, to bring them in w the authorities. The’ day of retribution for all their unpro. voked atrocities will then have dawned. EXECUTION OF THE KING OF DELHI'S SONS. = (Oct. 15) correspondence of the London News.) ‘oof the King’s sons, the Princes Mirea Bucktawur Shah and Mirza Mendhoo, were tried last week for aidi and abetting the mutineers. One of them was appoint Colonel of the Lith native infantry, and the other of the 74th; they were tried by a military commission of five officers, with Brigadier General Chamberlain 4s President. Evidence was produced before the court, principally do- cumentary, consisting of reports, returns, &c., bear the prisoners’ seals, showing that they exercised comman of their regiments and acted. In their defence they pleaded total ignorance of the intention of the sepoys to mutiny, and said that when the Meerut mutineers first reached Deibi, on the Lith of May, they (the princes) thought it was a Russian invading army! They were then summoned to an audience by the King, and a few days after were appointed colonels of regiments at the re- quest of the sepoys themeelves. The court, however, found the prisoners guilty, and gentenced them 10 dénth and, wccordingly yesterday they were shot bya party of the 60th rifles, Detach- ments of rifles, artillery, swpperé and Gourkbas were present, and a’ great number of spectators, The bodies ‘were cast into the Jumna river. STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE CITY OF DELHI. ‘The city continues empty of all its former inhabitante, though many are attempting to negotiate with the prize agents for the ransom of their houses and property. It is — ‘8 large amount of prize money will be collected. Nothing retained 1 ae yet is known as to whether this place is to be as @ garrison or not. The country is about set- tling down, and the people becoming wonderfully civil. SHOOTING OF H1S ELDER SONS AND GRANDSON. the London Times, Dec. 1.) ‘The following particulars of the floal operations at Delhi resulting in the capture of the King and the execution of ‘two of his elder sovs and a authentic, and effectual! ‘of the charge of trea- chery attempted to be it against Lieutenant Hod- son — On the morning on which the city and palace were finally evacuated the whole of ‘the “available cavairy moved out through the suburbs in the direction of, bat Se eee and marched to sungioe t on whieh stands “Redgah,”’ thence overlook: camp Bareilly and Nusseerabad mutineere under “Ge- Bocktowar Khan, quondam Subadar of Artillery. It Was soon perceived, by unmistakable signa, that the camp was being evacuated, and soon after a loud explovion took place, which (old to oars that the rebels were blowing up their ammunition previogs to a flight, and Hextson's messengers com! Dreathlesaly in at the moment confirmed the fact. Hodson immediately got leave to report it 10 the general, galloping on bis Way Tight along the front of the city, to eee if this was cicar also. He then obtained permission from the general to g0 (0 the rebel camp iteclf, to see how the land lay. He started at once with his second in command, Mac dowell, and seventy-five Sowars, and rode ri round the city to the Delhi gate, having but few shots fire! at them, ‘and clearing the road of stray rebels as they went along: they found the camp all but empty, (they soon made it yuite 80,) and the Delhi gate epen. y brought away Siree gune left by the ensmny, aud mude arrangements for bringing in the empty tents, &e. They recovered the moss plate of the Sixticth native infantry, their standard— stripped, however—and band instruments, polishing off the big drummer, who, with bis mnyrmidons, gave some trouble. Next day Hodson asked and obtained permiasion to go. after the Ring, whose cay it dat of his favorive wife, (mother tothe heir ay he successfully accom plished st the cost only of vaet Migue, some fighting, aud imminett rick. Tie majesty was courteously disarmed, and then es ofted into the eity. Karly the folle wing morning Hodson sot to work to get the Princes, greater, because more active, yillalns tLan thelr father. I ted with Macdowe! (second only to Dis commanding officer in all soldierly quaitiog) and une hundred men tur romb of the kmperor Humaycon, where the raseals were concealed, He took measures to cut off all access to of egress from the building, and then sent in one of the Megitimate scions of royalty (who had saved his own life by turning King’s evidence one-eyed Moulvie, Rijud Ali (one of the } Henry 'awrence’s most trusted emissaries) the Princes After more than two hours of anxiety, stra’ small practice of the arts of offence and defer peared, and wore immediately sent off in at der a small guard, towards the city, Hodson, the remainder of his men, entered the enrein tomb, and found certainty’ not less than from ¢ 6,0000f the ecum of the rity and palace congregate? |! ce, armed with weapons and missiles of all descriptions, It wae indeed an hour of trial; when a bold front and a deter- mined voice were of more avail than even a sharp sword. Wonderful to say, not a man o¢ the gallant little bend was’ hit, and on Hodson sternly reitorating bis demand for instant surren der, they began to Ia down their arms. 600 ewords, ant tivice that number of Gre-arme, besides horse: , elephante, &c., were collected in leer than an hour sede half, with out another blew veing struck. Hodson and his mon then moved warily off {to the city. Ata short dir ance from the walls they found the “bhylie” was halted with much rabble collected around, who t.rned on the little pariy as they rode 1 Thie was ro time for hesitation or delay, Hodson dashed at once into the midst—in few but ener. gotic worus explained ‘ that these were the men who had fot only rebelled against the government, but had order ed and witnessed the massacres and shewe‘ul exposure of iunocent wemen and children; and that therevore the government punished such traitors, taken im open re- fit tance’’—shooting them down at the word. The effect was = instantaneot another and wonderful. Not hand was raised; not another weapon levelled; and the Mahomedaps of the troop and some influential Moulvies among the bystanders exclaimed, as if by simul- taneous impulse, ‘Well and done. Their crime Das met with its just ity. wero ve the signal for the d of helpless women and outraged decency by the e: and pow a righteous judgment God is » The remaining weapons down, and the crowd slowly sad. quagpeaeresd. The ‘bodies were then carried into the city thrown out on the vs where the blood of their innocent victims still sf the earth. They remained there till the 24th, when, for sanitary reasons, they were removed from the Chibootra in front of the Kotwallee. The eflect of this just retribution is as miraculous on the populace as it was de- served by the cri The lar wish now is that ‘Hodson, the avenger of blood,” should be gent with a strong force at his back to find and execute the like justice on the arch villain Nena Sabib. May they both receive the reward of their deeds, THE NEXT NEWS FROM INDIA. [From the Londen News, December 2. The Appon, with the heavy portion of the Indian mail, ‘was to leave Malta on the 26th ult., and may be expected at Southampton next Friday or Saturday. The Ripon wil bring home the heavy portion of the Australian packet Emeu’s mails, which was delayed in the Red Sea. This portion consists of upwards of cighty boxes of lotters, ‘he next Bombay and Calcutta mail packets should arrive at Suez next Friday, with dates from Calcutta up to No- vember 10th, and from Bombay up to the 17th of that month. Telegrams of this news, which will, of course, be of the greatest interest, should reach England to: morrow week. The rainy season is now over, and nu- merous sailing ships and steamers must have arrived at Calcutta with troops. The next news will also bring the result of the trial of the Great Mogul, a matter of great tore importance in India. Our next Indian news will ring intelligence from Galle up tothe 18th November, by which we ehail have interesting news of the troop ships. DEATH QF LIEUT; SAHBREP, By THR BARG DF DELHI. [rom the London Times, Ded. 2. . 4,Our Tenders. will learn with much regret the death of Lieutenant Philip Salkeld, of the Bengal Engiueers, who recently pages oa such daring and gallantry in firing the Hage Wain at the Cashmere gate of Delhi. ito gradualiy sunk under the wonnds which he received on that occa- sion, and died at Delhi about the 10th of October. Philip Salkeld was a Dorsetebire man by connection and parentage. His father was the Rev. R. Salkeld, who was fome years ago resident at Servan, Ie et Vilane, and his fon was born on the Lith of October, 1830, so that at the time of bis death he had only jdst completed the 27th year of his age, He obtained his uomination to the ser- vice from the late Mr. Willia Astell, father of one of the present directors of East India Com pany, and received his early education at the Royal Military College of Addiscombe, where he was selected for the ineers jn 1847, and presented at the same time with the highest prizes in mathe. matics and Freneh, On quitting Addiscombe be went to the Royal Engineer establishment at Chathum, where he remained for nearly two years studying the theory of en- gineering and fortification. He quitted that institution in January, 1860, aud arrived at Calcutta in the following June, When he joined the corps of Sappers and Miners. In June, 1853, he was selected to officiate as executive en- gineer at Meerut, and in the following November was transferred to the charge of the Grand Trunk-road, on which he was coutinually ey bog down to December last, when he succeeded to the office of executive engin- eer of the Delhi division. He joined the force before Dethi shortly after the death of General Anson, and was spe- cially thanked by General Sir Archdale Wilson for bis daring exploit in blowing open the Cashmere gate—an operation equally difficult and dangerous, and for which he was rewarded ov the spot with the Victoria Cross. We cont regret that the name of so able, intrepid and i promising an officer as Lieutenant Salkeld should have been added to the already long list of those who have paid their lives as the price of suppress the Indian mutiny and of re-establishing our Indian empire on what,we trust, will prove even a firmer basis than before. The American Treaty with ia—Neu= trality of the Transit Route and Walker's Chances. {From the London Mercantile Gazette, Dec. 1. If we may rely upon the Wi correspondence of the New York journals, a new means has been adopted of securing the neutrality of the route across Central Ame rica through the territory of Nicaragua. It appears that a treaty has been actually concluded between that republic and the United States, by which the Transit route is thrown open to all nations on the same terms; and in the event of the Nicaraguan government being unable to maintain the neutrality, by reason of “foreign invasion, civil insurrection, or other domestic causes,'” the service will be performed by the troops of the United States. It is also stipusated that there shall be a free port at each end of the line. The conclusion of this Convention—which, of course, supersedes 20 far the treaty of 1860—is to be fol Jowed by the appointinent and despatch of a Mintster for , Who will go out, Weare intorme?, with Sir W. G. Onseley, who has Leen appointed, as our readers are aware, Wy the government, to negotiate the final settlement of the Central American and, as ‘Lord Napier and the Count Sartiges are bar prepared to co-vperate cordially in this matter, we may to bear shortly that the three maritime Powers at least have been placed on ® footing of perfect equality, as regards the Transit route through Nicaragua. This, 80 far as the contracting parties were concernee, was the force and intent of the Bulwer: Clayton treaty; and, as the arrangement entered into involves the virtual abrogation of that treaty this govern ment will, of course, see that the principle ou which it rested is fully respected in apy convention to which it gives its sanction. There are two points of considerable importance ‘n volved in the announcement to which we have referred, apart from the mere fact of the conclusion of the Conven. tion. These are, the formal recognition of Nicaragua, in the reception of its accredited minister, Senor Yrissarri; and the formal rejection of Walker, and the denunciation of his designs upon Nicaragua. It is said that these events have been hastened by the sudden departure of Walker from New Orleans, and the report that he was em barked once more in an attempt to kindle the flame of civil war in Central America. The policy of Mr. Bu chanan’s goyernment in recognizing Senor Yrisearri puts, as the New York Hekatp very properly says, an effectual quictas upon Waiker’s claim to the Presidency of Nicara. ; the ua, and Peige american government to. regard im as a be found, and tw Slates, It is a matter of secondary consideration on whom {the choice of the Nicaraguans for the chief ma istracy may fal According to the latest accounte ¢ ari bad the majority restion—we should rather adventurer long since. It is true that Mr. Buchanan's ad- ministration are pot so much to blame in this matter ax thelr predeceesors, who openly recognised Walker's Pre- ire Vigi ridency by receiving the envoy; but far too much lenity bas been shown to this Affairs, we are told, are setting down in Nicaragaa. The troops of the neighboring republice, whose presetice ia Nicaragua was the result of Walker's attempta to subja- gate thowe States to incompetent sway, were, accord. ‘ing to the jast advices, ee el, withdrawn, and bh Costa Rica claime right bank of the river San general arrangements by which the San Juan will yet be f'n ih ae te km "At al eventa the in: nee interesting and as bearing important pon the future facilities for commerce, that a been concinded such as, it is hoped, this go vernment can acquiesce in, whereby the neutrality of the Transit route across the Stato of Nicaragua, from sea to ‘sea, shall be thrown open to all uations on the same terme Opening of the French Legislature Message Bs: from the Emperor. At the opening of the French Legislative corps on the 28th of November, M. Fould, Minister of State, read the following comman ‘cation (rom the Emperor GextiJaney Deretixe— According to the terms of the 46th article of the constitutun the Legislative body elected after a dissolution must be convoked within the term of fix months, It is in accordance with that law that his Majesty calls you together to-vay before it wae pons complete the preparation of the bills that will be brought before you. The Emperor bas ordered verifleat oh of powersyanc the tive body will be object of the Jative corps will then be prorog next for the despatch of public b In the name of the Emperor I deciure the Legislative corps for 1868 opened. SPRRCH OF COUNT DE MORNY. vat de Morny, President of tue legislative didressed the agsembly ax follows — tlemen=-1 am hoppy at finding myself once more Jon. end proud at being again called to chit chair, if the choice his Myesty has made of me mests me approbat on. What greater happiness can there at of presiding over an assembly which dis- e fre i conscientiously the laws of the country, and especiaily when that country is France?. (Applause.) In like manner as the finest builtiags are best viewad at a certain distance, 80 it is in like manner, at a diegance from France, one is best enabled to judge how great ix her position abroad, and what admiration and respect the sovereign who governs inepires tw all men. (Loud ap- plause.) The loyal, aud at the same time firm and niederate policy Which bas Been followed bas replaced alrew! the old prejudices which were entertaivad towards tus by eo" fidenoe and by sympathy, so that if aysence hae it sor rows, consolation may yet be found while a in that mae to inform yor that the onetitation of the I firet meeting. Th d to the 18th of Js exsion of the body, pent of ational pride which tr Frenchman carries in his heart, (App ) At home, baving #0 ly traversed severe trials when peace was established, the eeriog of bad harve ever were about to give U8 repose and prosper the reaction of an unexampled financial cristx fallen upon our labonr and industry, The esta Tuent of credit and French commerce now prove their solidity and gather the fruit of their pradence. France, after three successive loang—after three years the execution with Eine a Aertae and must give te the whole world a idea of her . Let us hope that this crisig will be of short duration. solicitude of the Emperor for the cannot fait to ; the Emperor must also rely pa ‘Was it not we who seconded his efforts in days difficulty? we vote all the mea- Let us remain faithful tothe princi hich ihe ie wi preceding Legislature; let us aot asdae from Une tee the programme of which was that real independence does not consist either in blind approval or in constant tion; the harmony of he great powers of the State primary Condition of pud.ic quiet, and that the most per- ject constitution caunet work without the wisdom of man, 1 |.) Gentlemen, nations at times award Py its Of favor to those who flatter them; but they oy binge lasting gratitude to those who serve their true reste, This speech, says the Monitewr, was followed by repeat. ‘of “ Vive 2 9 7 ed cries 7. {From the Times, Dec. 1.} * * * * * ‘Thie eetimable but not very brilliant or powerful boty has just been addressed by M. de Morny in language which must be very soothing to its sense of dignity. The President has not long returned from Russia, where ho represented to the Crar and his people the splendor and taste of the new empire. But the honors of St. Peters. burg are as ndtbing rod with native dignities. M. de Moray tells bis audience that he is proud of being again called to this chair, especially if the choice which ‘His Mi ty hasmade of me meets with your approba- ton, bi eas of ding over a freo Assmbly, particularly when it legigiates for France, must sui every ottier. ‘The President then states, from his experi- ence of St. Petersburg, that the position of France is in the highest degree majestic in the eyes of Europe. The Deputies can have no idea of this greatness. They, hon- est men, never go abroad. If one of them spends a fortnight at Dieppe in the summer he owns to postic fervor at having contemplated the ocean, anda Hite fin to Switzerland will Curnish bim with topic of couvereai{o® tor he reminder of his days. So M. de Morny is obliged to reveal the full greatness of Fraacg. “As the finest buildings are best viewed at a certain dis tance, so it is i. Uke manner at a distance from France that one is enabled to judge how great is ber position abroad, and what admiration and respet the Sovereigu who go- verns jnapires to all men.” Agaiw anc egain in h.s speech docs the President return to his theme. In fact, the ses. sion of the Legislative body is opened Without one word about auy measure to be laid herr |, wuig the national vanity is appeated to at the close of sentence by an of a pre-eminent pos) in the eyes of the re told that © its soularly of Russ! o firm sjudives enver 9 vy sympauby;”? 0 ila', adds the Presi hy oMusion to hit * absence has its sorrows, con vation may yeb be (ond in chat senti ment of naticual pride Which ever) Freneho Again, the face that though P, carries in bis heart.” bas been ‘endowed with wonderful mont. country has not been toached by the 4isas’ otber States, must “indicate the prod aud give the world a bigh \ This style of oratory is eminent! men and institutions of France at the pr weak Legislavure, a fettered press, and a coe aptly addressed in terms of grandiloquence, Popular feel: ing Mnust have its vent, and t is a na/ural expedient to lead away a nation from the contemplation of its political state hy holding up before it the image of power and reputation abroad, Franzé has, no doubt,a bigh place in Kurope; the efforts and sacrifices made at the time of the Russian war have justly earned it; but, if anything could lessen the prestige of the empire, it would be such eternal self assertion of its glory. When M. de Morny speaks be merely gives us to understand how thoroughly the Rua- sians have suceeded in the part they have played since the peace of last year. 1 flatter a Court it ignores, a society it despises. and tg In it hates, has been the task of Muscovite diglomacy for the last ei ‘months. But its success was hardlf complete until the President of the Legislative body reprevented its blandisbments as the utterence of public opinion in Europe. Symptoms of Deeline in the American Re- jubiic. P . [From the London Times, Dec. 2.) There are different ways of finding out that we are growing old. Onc ia the looking glass; another is the al teration in your absent friend since you last saw hi is the enlargement of your library; another is the of new drawers for memoranda or correspon- dence; another is Jie growth and accumulation of all sorts of rubbish about you that you don’t know how to deal with, whether to bury or to burn; another is the length- ening list of past residences in the memory; change of opinions. All these tests do not apply to all persons, but some to one and some to another, We will add another now to this list of vests of advancing years; ‘and that is the progress of the United States, ‘Those Whose political recollections can streteh five-and- twenty years back cam remember the idea or image of a country which the United States then raised in everybody's mind, It was the (mage of & newly discovered country, for two cen- turies seemed hardly to bave’ made any inroad opop that vast continent of a country that had justfeit the first passage of the plough, of primeval forests, a virgin foil, of cites just rising to the dignity and importance of commerce, abd of illimitable, untried resources, which absorbed the activity of fresh thousands 7 month, and allowed nobody to stand idle for an bour. twas the image of anew world over which the sun rose and set Without teeing want—of a world in ite tirstspringtime and infancy, when Nature repaid a hundred fold the slightest attention, and had only to be asked in order to obtain from her the amplest nourishment, of however rnde and simplea kind, for everybody. That was one great con trast between the United States and England. Another was the immunity of this new world from the per- plexities of diplomacy, the jealousies and rivairies, the encroachments and the resistance to encroachment, in- volved in the European system. In that new hemisphere war was impossible, because there was no foe, and an army Was unneceseary, because there was no war. Thus at one stroke an expense which swelled the budget of every uation of Europe to @ most portentous size was cut ff, and taxation aid not rise above the lowest and sim- plést scale, ‘Thus all was simple and all was primitive in the United States ) polley and finance; there war no- thing of the Old World about them, they ‘exalted in the light atmosphere of national youth, and rejoiced in a com- plete freedom from the gorgeous but onerous trappings of the 4 of the Uid World, their pomp, titles, ceremo- nies, rapke, diplomacy and taxee. Such was the picture of the United States five-and twenty years ago; but any one with moderate political observation will see that this picture ix now considerably altered, The United States are not, indeed, an old nation yet, but there aro signs of advancing time pressing upon them. New York was & month ago the scone of bread riots, That is mark of age; a nation cannot call itself quite young that finds iteelf involved in financial catas- trophe, the effect of an extremely developed artificial currency, and the cause of bread riots. These are fea- tures of an old world, of long established commerce, of population. The city of New York may claim now the rank of one of those vast Concentrations of hu- man power end activity, and condensations of human lite, which constitute the great cities of the Old World,and with the rank it exhibits also the melanchol, ment of such « growth—its large needy, dependent mans. es, living from to mouth, and thrown out of employ, ment immediately by any serious jar in the financial sys- tem. ‘We may now add another sign of poten poy with an unruly dependency—a war accom; by hardships = involving endless marches over ‘Tiffcut and barren ground, where the invading army must carry every whate' ‘with it. American seat of bot when en American arm, its hoatile journey to the Sait Lake City is only begua. Another Journey of 660 miles up the Platte river conducts it to Fort Larumie, and after reaching Fort Laramie a full month journey ewoceede before the Sait lake ja arrived at. Of this month's journey the whole i over difficult country, and much of it over ground with very little graee, which, little as it is, the Mormonr will, cf course, set fire tw. The Mormons are perfectly aware of the advantage of their po- sition, and meet the iavesion with tusolent detlanee, and, it must be added, bitherto with <wecersful defiance American advanced force under Colonel Albert Johaston having proceeded 260 miles beyond Fort Laramic, i* stopped by a seven inch depth of enegr, combined with « total failure Th apd grase, the Mormon foree having cot of their trams of wagons im the rear, Under these cirenmetances the governinent expedition pauses, and the rebel State has a temporary triumph. Of te transiency of this triumph we can have litte doubt. The hovor of the federal government and the honor of the whole of the United States is now pledged to a suppresson of the Mormonite rebellion; but we have also litte doubt (has the affhir will cost & good deal, and swell disngrocably the United States budget. ‘The United States, in short, as they advance to import wut nity are, also rapidly advaucing \ the cares respor nd expenses of empire. This Mormonite q war is creditable to them; they could not, consistently With the rational Loror and with respeet for their own po sition «0rg Civilized uations, have avoided it. No nation that & a member ef the great circle of civilized nations, and forme a partof the established phalanx of civiMza tion in Le world, ean ¢ » duty of defending the ne cesses) laws of Civilization, ‘That cause is a sacrel and sublime _cotomitted to its trast by Providence, and tt concot avolt the responsibility of it without giving ap ite place in the civilized world, and ite fellowah'p in the ass ciation of civilized nations, The United States acted in cr ney With their position ax a civilized State in refusing to recognise and sanction the aystem of polyea my, which the Mormonites have endeavored to engralt upon the American pational code; and it is this refusal Which hos brought om this war. But, while we give the | United States all credit for not hav ted an hone | bie t wars such we must observe at the san as theee are a sign of anation’s growing yuars. This lv no bad compliment to a country, as it is to an inuividual; the | ace of a pation is ite glory and prite—it is what gives it character, life and weight, Anew nation, ike a new word 9 formless, nondescript thing; it i® hardly @ nation at all i in some Renee AN old nation, till i has a jrat | events te Lek back upon, a histcry to rece!) Gut | the honors of growing antiquity bring their fesponeibiij\ies | encumbr: noes, perplexities and grievances with them, jars euitics of finance, popular axation. The crown of empire, like the brings its cares with itand sits heavily 1 a i It is not for a etatesmnn,” save Homer, to rest all the n'ght—he niet bo wide awake while others are sleeping.” Our tranentiantic kinsmen are in their pri vate business quite up to this duty, aad they will now in thelr naticnal capacity baye more and more to exercize it, Money Crisis in Hamburg, London News, (Cty Article, Tie. 2.) ‘London, was aggravated paisld at Hembury has reached ‘Thie gave risé @ watounded rumors of gold from the Sank of England to that city. The operations {ii he bullion a hago of ‘ohne possessing an acquaintance stem peculiar to Hamburg can fall error of supposing that shipments gold can be made from this side for the relief of the community there. The Hamburg currency is based solely upon silver, and the crash which is now going on amongst ite com- mercial houses, solvent and insolvent, furnishes an idea of the inevitable consequences of a’ panic at @ community who are bound irrevocably in the fetters of a purely metalic currency. Contldence # at an end io Tae money is no longer obtainable, This morning we gave the names of sx large houses which had just suspended. To-day we have to add five more—viz: Mr. Conrad Warnecke, Messrs, Wag- ner & Enett, Messrs. J.C, Jacobi & Son, Messrs. Barbeck & Wall, and Mr. J. P. N. Jahucke. The first four are all in the colonial produce trade; the fifth is # money Ce J ing house. Many more names were freely spoken ol Torelieve the univereal distress, measures are being peopeee for attracting eilver to the city from all quarters, To-day some incpgase in the demand for money was 0c: casioned in the Mindon Stock Exchange, owing to the ope- rations of the foreign bullion dealers, who eagerly bought up for ablpsnan to Hamburg all the available parcels of silver in the market. The General Steam Navigation Com- y's vease! John Bull, which will sail from for Hamburg to-morrow morniug, has on board £81,500 in silver. This silver would probably have been des- patched to the East, and its transmission back to the Con- tinent can searcely be said to form an unfavorable feature for our markets [Hamburg (Nov. 28) Correspondence of London Times. | ‘The freebold burgesses of this city assembled yester- day morning, in consequence of anunusually short sum- mons frem the Senate, to receive and consider important and extraordinory proposals relative to the measures of relief deemed necessary to be afforded to the mercantile and trading community under the existing grisis, After being made Acquainted with these proposals— we.ch werg simply ‘that the sum of from ten to fifteen Lobe Of marks banco should be granted to the govern- ment in the shape of Exchequer nctes or in ready money, for the purpose of making advances upon goods not of @ rishable description, or apon State securities, to be id (verfailtar) at latest by the ond of Julyye 1858, dvances to be from 60 to 66% per cent of the tive value ef such goods and State securities” — the burgesses retired to their respective parishes to vote, and by 3 o'clock they unanimously decided in fa- vor of the Senatorial proposals, Many, however an amen'mentto the effect that the: sum 000, copsidering Uh to meet the emerg ing it, feartul of causing any unnecess: torts to restore confluence wo the pub am happy to say Dave had the desi rable extent e Thames tee of men of high standing will at once jinister the r quarters a wish bas been exp to the amouni in question, or to a greater e bearing a qgrtain interest, had been proposed by the gov ernment as current bance paper, by which diate and direct relief would have been ¢’ placing under lock and key of the pawned goods might have been avoided. However, all are of opinion that “something is better than nothing” under present vircum- stances. ‘AS many as fifty-six firms have decided upon redeem- ing their acceptances due in from one week toa month from the present time, and many among them without even deducting any interest for the time wanting to ar- rive at maturity—others again merely taking a small pominal interest. All these spirited endeavors to support the credit of their neighbors will no doubt be considered extremely praiseworthy. The director of the Austrian Credit Bank, Mr. Sciff, ar. rived yesterday in this city, in order to take 1,000,000 of bills, long or short, out of the market, which will con- tribute also to relieve some houses from the extreme pressure from want of bauco, and in cansequence of this and other favorable circumstances occurring almost hour- ly, the feeling of the public mind ig beginning to assume greater tranquillity, The Committee of the Credit Discount Sosicety has been extremely active, and the number of applicants to have their paper stamped by them very considerable. The bills stamped, however, by the Committee are very care- fully selected. for any Bearing the least impress of irregu- larity upon them are promptly refused. Mr. Charles Heine has received the amount of a million and a half banco in silver from Paris, and Messrs. T. H. Merehe &Co. expect an immediate supply of another mil ion of banco in silver roubles from Russia, which are re- quired to support the present banco circulation here. The two firms of Car] Heine, of this city, and C. H. Don ner, of Altona, bave laid a joitt embargo on the steamer Veyant, in our harbor, to support a claim of 300,000 marks bance, which tho have upoc the firm of Messrs. Naylor, Vickars & Co., which vessel is reported to belong to that house. Letters from Berlin, alluded to in the Handelsblatt of this City, mention the suspension of the corn house of Hirsch, Moses & Co, of Stettin. This failure is to the amount of 1,600,000 thalers, and promises very litle effects remain- ing to the ereditors. Ihave heard from other very reliable sources that no lees than eight different firms have suspended their pay ments in Stettin, and no less than thirty-six houses in Ber. lib, atnong which ix one to the amount of 1,400,000 thalers and the chief partuer of the houge, Julias Cohn, having iorged a check upon the Berlin Money Society ‘(Cassen- Verein) for 18,000, has committed suicide. For the last three days there have been no failures at all,and upon the whole only twenty-two occurrmg, the majority of whieh by no means involve any large sums, being unimportant houses, some of which have been en gaged in “kite flying,” on which account they have been aliowed to fall unaided. Hoa of Specie in Russia. [From the Loodon News, (City Article,) Dec. 2.) Alelegraphic despatch from St. Petersburg mentions a fresh fall in the exchange on London, which bas now de scended to 344yd. As the par of exchange between St. Po teraburg and London is between 37 4d. and 38d. it is easy, to see how excessive a depreciation has occurred, and at how great a disadvantage Russia stands in all ber transac tions with foreign nations. Nothing could set the exchange right but letting #pecie flow out until the balance of trade iw redresved; but this the government obstinately resists, Jealonsly watebing all the while the operations of parties whom they snepect of being engaged in remitting specie abroad. ‘bulk of the gold hutely received from Rus- sia is understood to have been obtained for exportation by favored *. A council of ministers i un derstood to have been just held to discuss the ques- tion of & remedy for thesteady depreciation of the paper currency, which, of course, proceeds passu with the fall inthe exchange. Whether any decision was arrived ‘At has not transpired. Meanwhile there has been a grand promenade from the bank to the fortress of the mass of specie held by the government, which is reputed to amount to some five millions sterling. It is not known it the object of this proceeding was to inspire confidence; Dut It is certain that the bank authorities made the re. moval a pretext for postponing alt specie to parties presenting notes. r some days’ de lay it was found that each applicant would be allowed to receive about £5 sterling in cah, this the sum whieh the authorities cousider sufficient for the require ments of bona fide travellers. Persons lying for larger amounts come wadcr the designation of shi oe epecie, and consequently, which is occasionally very incon veaient, uuder the direct notice of the authorities, Police Intelligence. GARROTING A SAILOR— ARREST OF THR ALLEGED PER- PRTRATORS—A KNOCK-DOWN ARGUMENT IN COURT. Atan early hour yesterday morning, policemen Twad die and Gerroaitt, of the Fourth precinet police, discover od a sailor named James Thomas lying upon the sidewalk at the corner of Water and James streota, apparently in a very bad His face wae pounded toa jelly, and his eyes were e@ much bruived and blackened that it was with difficulty that the unfortunate man could open them. Upon raising the prostrate man, the policemen learned that be had been attacked, garroted, beaten and robbed hy two men, with whom he had been in company the pre. viows night; that, got satisfied with riffing his pockets, they tore off his coat and neckkerchief and carried away the same, leaving him upon the sidewalk jm an almost sensele s condition. Hit aseailante, he said, had just lott him a few minutes previous to the arrival of the polices men, and be had no doubt they were still to be tr n the neighbort Upon hearing this the police started in pursuit of the garroters, and went in differ directions around te Bleck. At the corner of Cather: and Water streets two rellows, giving their names as dobu White and Jchu Sullivan, were artested on susp Upon being taken to the eta avered upon the f being the ofender Louw versou from which the blood could dow, the presumption was that he received the blood apon bis bands while pounding ti sailor. The prisoners were then shown to th ant, when he iommedintety Hentifed them ar th who bad behaves so ungeutiemanly towarde him a few hours previowly. The Kientical neckerchief leet by ‘Thomas was found upon the person of sullivan, thus im plicaiing him th the robbery acive from his ideatitleation by the complainant. Inthe morning the prisouers were ht bevore Justice Osborn, at the Lower Potice A ftich fene ccourred on their being brongbt up for examination, preparatory to being committed for trial. White pleated not guilty to the cherge preferred against him. Sn itivan at first denied bis guilt, bat in endeavoring to satisfactorily wccount for the finding of the complainant's neckerch m bis persia bec vepicion upon his fellow prisoner, and partially a ‘titted bie own guilt by saying that he got it from White, This raise re of Mr. White to a piteh feartnt to contemplate. couched im terme aot « actly in accordance wit ws of achuteh going man eee given vent to at ih y of Mr. Sullivan in the aticrpt to injure the fir ferme of one eo tong and widely known in the classic shades of Water street for honesty Rut when Sallivan spoke ont HI the circumstances attending (he we, th and industry of eharneter and narrated ry, fully eriminating both bimeelf and W Jatter was unbo ed. He apr: Niven, and Would have given beating had it hot beew for the timeiy re lice, Who with great diMealty removed the pink of in nvorence to the cells beneath. Tho magistrate ded to commit the pricone rs Thomar as & Withers to apy jon to do so by the District-Atturney. CENTS. PRICE TW? Sentence of Death upon Jam“ Shephes for Arson in the First De, Yee. The Court of General Sessions waa c. 0wded yestor> day morning to witness the sentencing of James Shep -- herd, who had heen convicted on Monday last of arson : in the first degree, he having wilfally set fire tobie house, when his wife perished in the flames, { sav supoosed that he mardered her before setting fire wr the prewises, as she was a strong and healthy woman, and would have been abundantly able to have escaped if abe had been alive, On being asked by the clerk why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him— Shepherd said:—Well, your honor, I will speak the truth before God and the world. I say and con foes betes God and this ax I will stand before God in the morning of the re- surrection, and God shall judge the thoughts of heart—where there can ie no denial, for God halt see the inmost thoughts of my heart—that Iam in- nocent; I am not guilty of this charge laid to me. am innocent. Recorder Smith proceeded in a lengthy address t > pass sentence, which was as follows:—’ sentence of the Conrt is that you be taken from this place to the place from whence you came; that remain there until the 8th day of February, upon that cay stae you be hanged by the neck until you are lead. During the latter part of his address his Honor's voice was tremulous, and it was evident that he, as well as the crowded audience, which listened to’ hia vemarks with great attention, felt the solemnity of the occasion. When the Recorder had concluded, Shepherd ex- claimed: “ Thank God, I am going home, and I am going home innocent.” ‘The Clerk then handed the death warrant to his Honor, who, after appending his signature to it, re- turned it again. As » 98 Mr. Vandevoort had finished reading the war * execution he gave it to Mr. Willett, the Sheri! .o was in attendance. The prisoner was remo.ec by the officers to tho Tombs, aud was followed ly the curious multitude. ‘The Court adjourned till Monday. Th: Central ‘Demoe! THR ADM. \ RATION SUSTALNED—BRE VRATTORS TO REGUL: > OMINATIONS DENOUNG RECOMMEND A~ TION TO MRKEONIZE THE FEDERAL OFFiCKie WHO OFVOSED MAYOR WooD. ‘The Central Demovratic Club held a régatar meeting lass night won Hall, No. 163 Bowery. Vacancies ocour officers of the Club, Mr. ©. H. Brackett was ident, James Mul! yan, Vice President, and R. Treasurer A comuittee on resolutions was , and, after deliberation, the majority reported the following:-— wived, That the Central Democratic Club was honestly d, irrespective of all previous dissensions in tho demoeratic party; and that to sustain the principles of a common cause, a rigid adherence to regular nominations is absolutely necessary, and that men who desert our tlag in the hour of its peril do not deserve and will not receive the approbation of this organization. Resolved, That the administration of James Buchanan is wortby of our fullest confidence, and that whether ax- sailed by open or secret foes, we pledge to it our united, hearty aud steadfast support. olved, That though betrayed, we are not dismayed, and that the tan who bas been felled in the recent con- test for an honest defence of the peoples? rights, has pecu- iar claims np: rand tm future we will remem- ber and do justice v tering advocate of democracy. Resolves, That tt xpresses its warmest thanks to the House of sentauives for the wisdom expressed in th ‘Hon, J. 8. Orr as Speaker; and this club congrat 1e democracy of this city and the Union on the app tof the Hon. Joho Cochrane as cl of the Come (ive of Commerce, and another of our mem- bers, the Hou. Jobn Kelly, on the Committee of Ways and Means—two men of whom’ New York is proud. After a lively debate the club refused to accept thia re port, and ‘cepted the following repert of the minority Whereas, @ mase meeting of the democracy was Caited by a large body of loyal democrats, to be held at Tam many Hall, on the 17th inst., for the purpose of endorsing Mr. Buchanan's policy, embraced in his first annual mes- sage Congress, and, whereas, after all the arrange- ments consummated incidental to such meeting, the Sachets refused the democracy the use of the said hall, for the purpose of causing a failure of such meeting, to the ‘detriment of the administration and the delectability of the Diack republican press, therefore Resolved, That the action of said Sachems meets with our unequivocal condemnation, and ag most of them hold federal offices, a be punished hat aiminis- tration they bave thus insulted and eee Resolved, That thore political Cains who carry the marks 2 Lope oe been ade viz: —Sickles, Gaather, Sauo Jers and itter wor juld meet the summary MeKeon forthwith, eat Resolved, That we endorse the whole and nothing but the whole of James Buchanan's recent message as sound democratic doctrine of the Jacksonian type, and that with 41,000 sterling, unflinching democrats in this city that wilt sustain him, we dety bis enemies, whedher under the guise of democracy of open black republicanism, or Know Nothingiem. Ki ‘oadern the system inaugurated b; ral Committees of '67 in polocting delegates cA conventions, and will sustain no delegates: ate from the democratic electors. The club debated both sets of resolutions at groat length, and Gally the wholesubject was referred to a new committee and the old committee was discharged. The commiltee rej the following :— Whereas, at the opening of the present Congress an opposition Was manifested against the President's 4 and, whereas, the said message foreshadows the prineipies and wise policy of the present administratioa ; therefore, solved, That the administration of James Buchanan is deserving Our fullest confidence, and that whether aagailed by open or secret foes, we pledge to it our united, hearty and earnest support, Resolved, That we regret the dofeat of the Hon. F. Wood, the regular democratic nominee for Mayor of the city and county of New York, and we deeply condemn the action of those democrats whowe defection contributed to his defeat. ‘These resolutions were adopted unanimously, and, after appointing & finance committee to collect fands, and trane- actibg some minor business, the clab adjourned. banner of the club i# now in limbo for debt. Marine Court. Before Hon Judge Thompson. ACTION FOR A MURDEROUS ASSAULT AND BATTERY— DAMAGES AWARDED TO THE EXTENT OF THR JUKIS- DICTION OF THE COURT. Dae, 19.—Henry Heat a. Lorenty Crest.—On tho 234 of November last the parties met ata liquor store eo tho corner of Cen‘re and Hester streets, kept by James Gar- lish. €reas desired Hess to purchase a ball ticket. The latter replied that he was not able to do so. Cress then of fered to pay one-half the price of the ticket if Hoss would buy one. Hess still declined for the same reason offered be- fore, wherenpon Cress called Hees a “lamp”—« German epithet of a very offensive signification. At this point o¢ the com\ersation Hess stepped forward and put bis ban i on Cress’ breast and pushed lim away. The parties thea lefteach other. Hess went and eat mon an ice box, while Cress went into the street. Cres» soon after return- ed and desired Hess to step into she street, which he declined doing; whereupon Crees called Hees a* lump’? Hess then came from the ice bex and pushed Cress away. The keeper of the store, at this juncture of affairs, came forward and stood between the two parties to eeparate them, when Crees drew from his kets large kpife with a blade eight or uine inches and with right hand made a plunge with it at Hess The knife penetrated his abdomen, cutting a gash about an inch and a half long, but not very ). nately the knife did not sink deep to life bot a farge amount of blood issued from the wound and the esaanited y was confined to his house days thereafter ¢ parties were Not at al! intoxicated, been friends for some time, and were meu of reepec: ' fendant ca owner of ovosiderable Eres! 5 ibis cese, Judge Thompson raid-— ders an’ riots ® severe avd rigorou + speed Ly the ministers of the law Le pepalties attached ase defors Aitempt Ww take toe Vt nly thwarted by per. but fur that ed on As itis, Fw) tics Judgment for plas lence 80 justly deserves everedt penalty in, Wy power. Uil for $600 and costs, te — The Pabdite Adminivrator, Law Daraerwesr, Cory of New Ornice ov tHe CO” eR. TO THR CORPORATION, 237 Broadway, Dec. 16, 1857 j (Ch agums A. May, Baq— We Pasn ein For reanoan whieh 1 do ot deem it nodes assign, you are hereby removed from Administrator of the gity of New York eory here of. 9 of Pw Mr. T Folds ts this day appu.nted in your pi Tow ta wn to say that your removal is not canted by ony Want of confidence i Yoor personal integrity, 'n which I have aadiminished con Mence, Reapectial®, yuu RICHARD BUSTYFD. Supreme Coart, Teo 1Q—Apmeon To Tet Ran —The following gentle . men were sdmitted to practice at the bar by the Boorman, Joseph ©. Car! Pendleton, Stephen Whitehorn nV. N. Baltwin, Hiram W. Colw broee Giiehrist, Robert Owen, (