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WHOLE NO. 7205. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN, ‘FOUR DAYS LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE. Zmproved Condition of Financial Affairs. | CONSOLS 93 7-8 a 94, Improvement in Cotton—Decline im Breadstuffs. Additional Accounts of the Fighting at Lucknow, Arrival of the American Minister at ; Hong Kong. PREPARATIONS FOR AN ATTACK UPON CANTON, BURNING OF THE STEAMSHIP SARAH SANDS. ae, &., a. Portiayp, Jan. 14, 1867. ‘The steamship North American arrived here at 8 o’clook Wis evening. She sailed from Liverpool at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 30th ult. Her dates are four days later Man those aiready received. ‘Tho North American brings 75 passengers. She w¢s off } (ape Race at 40'clock this morning, and Captain Grange ‘Brew overboard the news parcel for the associated press. ‘Thero is scarcely any news of general interes: in this : macrning’s journals, The Cunard steamship America, from Boston Dec. 16, ‘Barived at Liverpool at 6 P. M. on the 28ih. ‘The transatlantic steamer Jason has been chartered to senvey troops to India. ® PINANCIAL AFFAIRS. Saturday, the 20th of December, was observed as a Boliday in monetary circles. ‘The Bank of Ireland has followed the example of tho Bank of England, and reduced its rates of discount tocight per cont. On Monday, the 28th, the funds were very buoyant, prices advancing nearly one per cent. Tho best paper ‘was readily negotiated in the discount market at 734 per ent. The demand for money at the bank was moderately ative. The bullion was rapidly augmenting. On the 29th money continued to grow easier and there was every prospect of @ further reduction in the bank Fates. It is stated in the Times City Article, of December 30, that tho day previous two suspensions were announced— ‘ho drst being that of Tupton, Hooton & Co., an old house @f good repute in the Manchester trade, with liabilities for about £32,000, while the other is that of Hinton Bros. & Co., of Old Broad street. In neither case, however, are the prospects of liquidation unfavorable. ‘Tho Times City Article, of Dec. 30, says:—“The funds opened steadily and showed a tendency to increased firm- ess during the whole day, until after regular hours, when a sudden decline took place, which was attributed to ope- rations in connection with the failure of the dealer an ‘mounced yesterday, Money was in rather increased re- mest, consequent upon the approaching termination of the year, but there was a full supply for lodns on government vecurities, at 41; per Cont, and 7 a7}, per cent in the dis- ant market. About £40,000 in gold was sold to tho Wank to day, and there was an arrival of thirty thousand sovereigns from Scotiand.”” ‘The Daily News @ity Article, of Dec. 30, says:—The funds to-day were principally affected by considerations connected with the position of the accounts of the large @perator whose faiture was announced yesterday. The ‘markot is forthe moment quite deranged by this evont owing to the belief that the defaulter bas transactions pen to the extent of considerably moro than a mililon, ebiefy in options. ‘At the Bank of England the demand for money to-day e@ontinued very moderate, owing to the fact that good bills are readily discounted in the open market from 734 to 7 per cent. The amount of gold purchased by the Bank of England today was £40,000, inclusive of the £9,000 or £10,000 in bar gold ana United Mates coin per the steamer America, but ex- @usive of £30,000 in sovereigns received from Scotland. A large quantity of sovereigns ex the America ‘ere understood to have also been sent to-day into the Branch of the bank at Liverpool, “As money becomes easier in this market, and com- mercial affairs resume to some degree their nominal aspect the exchanges between this country and the Conti- went centinue to droop. This afternoon the rates were quoted lower for bills on nearly all the leading continental markets.” ft a announced that at the close of the year Mr, David Barclay Chapman will retire from tho firm of Messrs, Overend, Gurney & Co. THE WAR IN INDIA. ‘The Bombay mail of December 4 had reached Eng- wend. ‘The Calcutta mails of the 2th November had arrived at ‘Trieste, and were expected in London the day after we North American sailed. The news of the relief of Luck- now is confirmed. The enemy fought desperately. The rebols had not evacuated Lucknow. Sir Colin Campbell ‘eaks for a rcinforcement, although hie force is computed ‘at 12,000, in fino order. Tho women and children and the sick wore conveyed safely to Cawnpore. The fighting defore Lucknow was very severe. On the 16th theenemy suffered enormously. The fight on that day was one of ‘the severest ever witnessed. On the 19th the enemy ‘were flying in great numbers from Lucknow, and the @ring had noarly coased. After tho fight the bodies of ‘180 Sepoys were counted in one place. The latest accounts are not very intelligle. Two tele- graph clerks had been murdered near Alumbagh, the own being thereby stopped. When Sir Colin Campbell eft Cawnpore, on the 1ith, he rode forty miles at a @rotch. In his engagement he relied upon the artillery ‘ea much as possible, thereby avoiding an unnecessary deve of men. Nona Sahib, with all his men and baggage, had joined Ge rebels. The Gwalior contingent was at Callipee—di- vided counsels, it was stated, being the cause of their inac. ‘tion. It was reported that the King of Dethi’s sonjand two nephews, after being tried by military commissioners, bead been rhot. ‘The Dafly News says that the rebels of Oude have placed a boy upon the throne, and keep him in state at Fyzabad, a city of 100,000 inhabitants, which is defended by a large fort, with a walland ditch and round towers ‘and vew entrenchments. ‘Three companics of the 34th Native Infantry had mati. nied at Chittagong, and marched to Dacca. One hundred had been sent to intercept thee. ‘The Jawnpore territory was threatened by a large force from Oude. Berlous disorders were anticipated in Rajpootna, and Raropean troops were urgently wanted. The Calcutta markets were almost unchanged. The money market was improved. Exchange, 2s. 1d. a ‘Ma. 2d. Freights were unchanged. ‘The steamer Khersonese had arrived at Madras, leaking. — CHINA. OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT HONG KONG, ‘Wo have Hong Kong dates to November 15. The Ameri- can Commissioner bad arrived at Hong Kong in the Min- meanta. ‘Tho English fleet was about to movo into the Canton river. The French fleet will co-operate with the English, who were expected to conrmence immediately. ‘The Russian Commissioner was at Hong Kong. Tt was romored that Lord Canning, as soon a trans- ports could be procured, would send 2,400 troops from India to China. ‘ Exchange at Hong Kong wan 4s, 102(4. and 4s. 11d. at Bhanghec. Business in importa was moderate. Kxporte dull. Freight unchanged, Silk had declined ton to fit. toon dollars. ARRIVAL — AUSTRALIA. The ehip Suffolk, with Melbourne dates of Ostobor 6, ‘and 145,000 ounces of gold, had arrived in the English channel. ° MOAN BURNING OF THE SARAH SANDS. ‘The steamer Sarah Sands, whilc conveying troops to India, took fire amd Durnt for fifteen hours. AJ} the after part of tho ship wes destroyed, and she put into Mauri- tius for repairs, The troops showed perfect discipline, and the preservation of allon board was extraordinary. A letter from Capiain Castle, commander of the Sarah Sands, is published, describing the*partial deetruction of the ship, and the escape of the troops and crew. The fire was discovered at 3.45 P. M. The precautions adopted have already been given. The flames burnt through the upper deck, and at about 9P. M. a fearful explosion took ‘place in the port magazine. By this time, says Cuptain ‘Castle, the ship was one body of flame frem the stern to the main rigging; and thinking it scarcely possible to mve her, I called Major Brett, in command of the troops, forward, and told him my opinion, request- ing him to keep order among the troops until the last, but at the same time to use every exertion tocheck the fire, No person can describe the manner in which the men worked to keep the fire back. One party wera bolow Koep- ing the bulkhead coal from burning, several of whom wero dragged up senscless, when fresh vyolun- teers took their places, but who soon in turn again had to be dragged up in the same state. At 11 P. M. the maintopsail yard took fre. Mr. Welsh, Quartermaster, and four or five soldiers, went aft with wet biankets, and succeeded in ox- tinguishing the tlames there, but not until the yard and mast were nearly burnt through. About midnight we appeared to have made some impreszion’on the fire, and after that drove it back inch by inch until daylight, when it had been completely got under. The ship now appeared in a fearful plight, merely the shell remaining. The port quarter was blown out by the explosion, fifteen feet of water was in the hold, and tho ship was rol!ing heavily and taking in large quantities of water aft. GREAT BRITAIN. A Court cirenlar reiterates the story that the King of Holland intends to demand the band of the Princess Alice for the young Prince of Orange, although nothing official has yet transpired in the matter. The Farl of Spencer is dead. Tord Althorp, just re- turned from the United Siates, succeeds to the peerage. Lord Harrowby has resigned the office ef Keeper of the Privy Seal on account of ill health. Lord Cianricarde suc- ceeds him, It is officially announced that the competitive examina- tion for admission to the Staff Gollege will be beld on the Ist of February. PRANCE. ‘The Senate was convoked for the 18th of January. ‘The Council of State, presided over by the Emperor, has declared against the system of obligatory agricultural in- surance. Tho 7imes Paris correcpondent is assured that all the exiled Generals have had permission given them to re- turn to France without conditions of any kind. GERMANY. The Vienna correspondence of the Tintes says, wo Jearn from Hanover that the European lowers are about to make an energetic attempt to get rid of the Stadt du- ties, England is willing to pay some indemnification, but the United States government is not unhkely to act as it did towards Denmark a few months before the Sound Dues were abolished. The same authority gives a rumor that another and more important reduction inthe Austrian army will be made in 1858. THE EARTHQUAKE AT NAPLES. The official report of therevent earthquake says that it was confined to the interior of the Principality and Pro- vince of Basilicata. All the buildings in Patensa are in ruins. Twelve villages had nearly disappeared. There were four hundred dead at Custiiis and thirty at Palla. Sicily had altogether escaped. A fresh shock was felt at Naples on the 19th aud 20th, but nothing disastrous ov- corred. | RUSSIA. ‘The navigation of the Azof is closed for the season. ‘The Circassian chiefs have sent a petition tothe great European Powers praying that the treaty of Paris, which forbids hostilities in the Black Sea and opens the commerce of the Circassian ports, may be enforced against Russia. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MONEY MARKET. The London money market was elightly easier. Consols closed at 93% & 94 for account. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. ‘The sales of cotton in the Liverpool market for the two days succeeding the departare of the Africa—Monday and Tucsday—were 17,000 bales, including 5,000 on specula tion, and 1,000 for export. All qualities have slightly ad. vanced, but the lower descriptions have most improved— say ls. Sd. The market closed Grm. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Messrs. Richardson, Spence & Co. report four very dull, and declined 6d.als. Western 23s. a 24s. 6d. Philadelphia and Baltimore 24s. a 25s. 6d., Ohio 2ée, 2%. Wheat firm—Red, Gs. 2d. a 7s. 3d.; white, ds. 10d. 4%, Corn dull—Mixed and yellow, 33s, Od. a 348. ; white, Sis. a 388, LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Roef wns dull, but with, however, a better feeling. Pork dull. quiet. Lard inactive, and | se nominal. Tallow slightly advanced; butchers’, 6s. 34. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Rosin was dull at 3s. 11d. fer common. Ashes quict, and sales unimportant, Other articles generally very slow of sale, but prices s LONDON MARKETS. Breadstuffs were quiet but steady. Su firm. Rice quiet and slightly higher. Tallow firm at 538.34. Coffee quiet. Linseed oil, 208. Scotch pig iron stoady at Sis. bd. & O2n. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. The advices from Manchester are favorable focling existed in the market. A better Poltee BURGLARIES AND ARRESTS. On the night of the 11th inet. the store of Robert Ss. Stenson, No. 229 Pearl street, was robbed of a quantity of silver ware and other property, valued in all at burglar entered the store the cellar, and then broke open the iron safe in the on the first floor. A colored fellow, who used to work in the store, named Jo- seph Henry Remsen, was arrested on suspicion of bei the burglar, when he confessed hie guilt and gave information as led to the arrest of ? about his guilt, and gave such information as will probabl, to the arrest of two persons who wore concerned in the burglary. Committed for trial. A Borer Gint.—Mary Baker, a girl about 15 years of age, was arrested yesterday by policeman Wileon, of the Fifteenth precinct, white endeavoring to obtain some po- made and cologne water from the store of William Dan articles. she obtained from various ston articles of ladies’ toilet which she banded over “an elder female who ped ta hand to sreceive the spoil arrested frequently, and it was only a fow days ago that she manegod to make her escape from the Juvenile Ae asylum. Justice Qnackenhush committed the prisoner for examination. Garnorine 4 Laoy.—Mrs. Oaroline E. Baghes, a cuest at the Gramercy Park Hotel, was attacked by a gar foter, on Wednesday night, as eho was walking through Fifteenth streot, and robbed of a portemonnaie containing $7. Policeman Goubiestien, of the Eighteenth being attracted by the cries of the Indy, hastened to the SS in arresting he bold highwayman. prisoner gave his name as Henry Watkins. In his possession waa found the portomonnaie of Mrs. Hughes, Justize Quackenbush comnyvwed the prisoner for trial. The New United States Sluop of War. ING * EDITION—FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1858, The Homickte of the Negro Roberts. CEREMONY OF RAISING HER MIDGHLP FRAMZ AT THE | THR MYSTERY SOLVED--ARREST OF THE ASSAILANT WEATERVELT SHIPYARD. ‘Youterday afternoen at 4 o'clock the work of rating the midship trame of the United States sloop of war was per- formed at the Weetervels shipyard, foot of Houston street. A good dea} of interest was evinced on the occasion, Tm mediately previous to the commencement of the cerem?- ny, the United States flag was hoisted on the flagstaif in the yard, and at the same moment a band of music struck Up @ ational air dud continued to perform some excel- Jent pieces during the afternoon. ‘The contract for building this steam sloop of war was given to the Hon. Jacob A, Weatervolt, by the Secretary of the Navy, and the kgel was laid on the 26th of last month, The dimensions of the vessel aro as followa:— Length on deck, 247 feet; keol, 233; $2 feet beam, and #21 34 feet deep from gun deck. She will bo about 2000 tons burthen. llor frame is of the best Sea Island live oak; tho kee) ag wo)! as tho planking and ceiling ia of the best Ohio white oak, and her decks and deck frames are of yellow pine, She ig to be diagonally braced with 434 by X inch gtraps of iron united at the top to an Iren plate extending all around the ship. Her fastenings will ba of the best Long Island locust trenaile and cogper bolts. She is to be full rigged, im addition to having a screw pro. peller. Her machinery, which is to be made at the Ful ton Iron Works, will consist of two condensing crovs head engines of 66 inch cylinders and 36 inch stroke; a pro- peller of brass, 163, feet diamoter and 30 fcet pitch, with asbaft of 14 inches in diameter. Tao propallor can ba howted out of water at ploasure, 80 a5 not to impade the vessel when under sai. There will bo two steam pumps for the purpose of supplying the boilers and fras. ing the vessel water in case of necessity, or for 0: tinguishing 4 fire if such accident shou!a occur on board. Her boilers are to be Martin’s patent, @ith vertical tubes, and will bave 5,00¢ feet of heating surface and 200 square teet of grate eurface. The smoke pipe is of @ new doserip- tion, calied telescopic, from the fact that itvan be raised ot lowered as desired. A condenser capable of maxing 1,200 gallona of fresh water daily, will be on board, whica will be amply sufficient for all her requirements, The weight of her machivery and builers will be 360 tons. A select party of invited guests witnesse1 the perform- ance of the work by the mechanics employed in the yard, and seemed highly pleased with the manuer inwiich it was executed. At ite conclusion they were invited toa splendid collation which had been prepared for them in a. large room attached to the yard. Amongst the company were Captain Hudson, U. 8. N., Captain Rootes, U. 8. N:, Mr. Martin, Chief Engineer of U. S. N., and othor officers; Hon. John McKeon, ex District Attorney of New York with other legal and literary gentlemen, and a number of captains of the merchant navy. When’ amplo justice had been done to the good things provided, a number of toasts were given and Rome excailont speech>s, full of patriouc sentiments, wore made in response, ‘Tho Grst toast was “The President of the United States,” Thon followed in succassion—“The Secretary of the Navy,” “The Navy,” “The Army, “The Builders of tho ‘Vessel’ and many others. The Hon. Jonx McKrox, on rising to reply” toast, facetiously remarked that (he company could si Iv ex pect a speech from a man whose boad had recently .been cut off. This sally created much laughter, and was loudly applauded, After which Mr. McKeon proceeded to say how proud he felt at the compliment paid by the govern. meut to a private ship builder of New York, by eutrust. ing thia_ work to bis hands. He felt assured that tha head of the department would not be disappointed, as he firmly believed that all such work could be dons in a bot. ter manner by this mode of contract than in government yards, @ doctrine which he had strenuously advocated years ago on the floor of Congress. Captain Roores reptied, in very happy terms, on be half of the navy. ‘Dmopors FE. Towrtwsow, Haq. , responded to one of the toasts in a very eloquent Crag a the probablo future of the vesse! about to be ‘built; and concluded by a, that her flag might wave as an embiem of peace, but if hoisted in war it would be always gaiiantiy de- et by the sons of our soil who would be found on her cks. Mr. Cowen returned thanke on bebalf of the engino builders, Messrs. Murphy & Co. After whish the party separated in e\celtent humor. Affairs in Havana. THE SUGAR CROP OF THE YEAR—-PORT STATISTICS —OPERA AND TITEATRES—THE UNITED STATES SLOOP CYANE IN PORT—A RUSSIAN PRINCE ON THE ISLAND. We have received our files and ietters {rom Havana, Drought to New Orleans by the Black Warrior. ‘The news is dated to tho 4th inst, Although later advioes—to 10th inst.—havo reached us by the Isabel at Charleston, we have some interesting itoms reported by the Black Warrior. The Havana Prense eays of the actual state of the sugar market:— ‘The stock of sugar at present on hand between this city and Matanzas is estimated at 72,000 boxes and 1,600 hogs- heads, Of the new crop very little has yet arrived in our marret, and that little has not found a sale. Nothing is said, indee4, of contracts, which, in ali probability, as compared with previous ones, will thia year be very 1, on account of the low prices which obtain, and the fears of epeculators, as well as the want of capital. ‘The same paper rays:— According to the best information we have been able to gather, the incoming crop, or that of 1868, will be an abundant one. And this cannot fail te be the case, unless unusual ee wots —" rains sbali intervene to interrupt we , The number of vessels arrived at the port of Havana the past year is 1,005, with a 1,815 in 1856, wih a tonnage of 128 vessels, with a tonnage of 23,940. ‘The general news still concerns the gay, musical and theatrical world. The Le gent of visitors to the a = ‘very large, and the opera and concert rooms aro nightly crowded with the most fashionable audicnces, Among the celobritics daily oxpected was Thalborg. D. Antelmo de Villacsouss has beon named the political and nowspaper censor for the present year; D, Federico Calgadilla, censor of the theatres; 9. Constantino Valin, of. books and literary publications. ‘The new Bourse was tw be opened formally on the 7th instant. The United States sloop of-war Cyane, Captain Robb, had left port. ‘Our Havana correspondent, writing on the 34 instant, says:—Commander Robb came on shore here—went to the opera, wearing his side arms, but did not pay the usual official visit to the Captain General. The Captain late on the subject. Colonel Blythe sent an py gs ing his belief that the customary je nextday; but the ensuing morning, the wind ‘boing fair, the Cyane pursued her voyage to Norfolk. Tn sending @ boat on shore for the of conveying the United States Consul General on the Cyane, onty a Lieutenant was scnt in charge, and Mr. Blythe did A new Spanish screw steam frigate—the Rerenguela— iy al days ago from Cadtz, via the Canaries and 1 tind in a the name of the Russtan Prince Heil- kof, Iwas he is a relative of the present ‘‘Cyar of all the Russias,” and that he is quite a modest, unag- Affairs tn Chile. OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE, Vatranaiso, Noy. 29, 1857. Cave of the Ship Sporteman—All Redress Refused by the Covernment—Captain Thompson's Bovements—The Local Nothing of importance has transpired since my letter of the 16th inst., except that this government has in tho ‘Most dogged manner refused to admit the claim of the captain and owners of the stip Sportsman, seized at Santa Marie; *0 the result bas turned out just as I had expocted, ‘and the matter is to be submitted to the home government. Tits is in all probability the end of the affair; for the course of the American government in such matters ie well understood, and no apprebension is felt by the au- thorities here that # will ever trouble them. Captain Thompson, at tho suggestion of the Minister, leaves in a few days for Caldera, where he will take his ship and seok charter. An American makes nothing in asserting his nationality in this part of the world; he might better hail as a subject of bis Hawaiian Majesty—or even of bis ‘Satanic Majesty—for in either case he would have the ad- vantage over ® citizen of “the great American nation.”’ Our diplomatic system is a humbug—a weak, miserable and inefficient branch of government. Of what use or benedit is Governor Bigter, or any other man in his city, without the su of his government’ He hee done all that be can do in the premises, and now refers the whoie to Wi ton. A consul, or even the cons’ of the ship, would have done the same thing with quite as much certainty of obtaining redress. this there is scarcely an item of news that would the Ameri- can reader. Preparations are being made for the election of deputies or re} ives; Duta such proceedings are under- Sood to be 8 more matter of form in this country, they excite no gr i} Interest. The candidate i* named by the government, and #f all the votes in the universe ware led him he would be returned. poll have @ of stuffing ballot boxes that would mot suit our ndtions Of liberty or republicanism—a form peculiar ty this gov ernment, witch, however, does not intorest the foreignor: it is a fatnily affair, Business is still inactive, and in freighta there ie abso Jutely nothing doing. Some three or fore American vex- eels Toave to day for tie Coast, secking Dusinew—having exhausted both patience and money waiting here for to turn up. The new Consul hax not yet arrived. { understan’ be bas a large family. if so, { am sorry for him; for | do not believe the fees of this Consulate will supp at a family reapectably. Kverything pertaining to living is 50 to 100 per cent higher than in the Vnited States. —QORONER'S INQUEST— VERDICT OF THE JURY BX- ONERATING THE ACCUSED--4 CASE OF SELF DE FENCE. The mystery ationding the homicide of the negro Jamea Roberts has boon cleared up, Tho assailant, a white man, pamed Dr. L. M. Phillips, wae srreeted on suspicion dy Policeman Bell, of the Sith precinct, whem he con- feszed baying committed the fatal assault, but averred that he killed the negro in defence of his own life. From the statement made by the prisoner, which appears to be correct, be wasjattaskad by the deceased aud @ whiteyman im Ann strect, pear Nassau; that they each struck him in the face, and were proceeding to follow up the blows with further acts of violence, when be drew a dirk knife from nis pocket and mado a pass at deceased, The sight of the weapon frightened tha, fellows off. Deceased, who was wounded by the knife, ren towards Broadway, pursued by Phillips, who cried “Stop thief,” and “watch.” Tho negro to clude his pur- surer in the midst of the throng on Broadway, and it was while he was running along the sigewall, op ite the Astor House, that he foil, faut from the loge of blood. Phitipa, not think'ng for a momon: that he had inflicted & fatal wound, turned on bis hoo! when he got to the corner of App styeet and Broadway, and went towards his office in Chambers street. On his way be met policeman Bell, wn, noticing his burried manner, and seeing blood uy his Bands, asked him if he bad been in arow. Phill replied that he had, and producing the dirk knife remark- ed that if it had not been for that iastrament he would have ‘ost bis life. The pairthensey . In the morn- ing tho poticeman read the account of the negro’s death, when he became cenvineed that he had been killet by Philips. Acting under such belief, he went to the office of the latter, and charged him with the homicide. Philips acknowledged that he had stabbed doceased, but main- tained that the knife wae used in seifdefonce. He waa thereupon taken into castedy, and lockad np in the Sixth precinct station house to await the action of the Coroner. CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Connery held an inquest upon the body of de coased, at the Third preeinct station house, No. 79 Warren tad Foreman residing at No. 69 Bedford street, de- posed that a3 he was passing up Browdway he saw a crowd collected opposite the Astor House; npon gong up I saw @he deceased lying upon the sidewalk bleoding pretty freety; I heard the policeman ask deceased how he was siaxbeu; decoased made no answer, but pointes to his right side; [ then passed on, and saw traces of bivod as far as Vesey ttreet J... Ut, being duly sworn, deposod that ho was at. tached to the Third precinct police; about 94 o’cloek last evening { saw deteased lying upon the sidewalk in Broad. way, near Barclay street; he wae then bleeding freely; I spoke to him, but conld get no answer from him; | asked dim who stabbed him, but be made no repiy; I then asked him where it occurred, but ho made ao reply, be was un able to speak; } thon rapped for assistance, and had de- ceased conveyed to the station house; he was dead before we arrived at the station house; I eudeavored to find out who stabbed deceased, but could not succeed in doing 80. Thos. Bell, of the Sixth precinct police, deposed as fol- lows—About nine o'clock jast evening | was on duty at the corner of bers street and City Hall place; the roundsman rapped for mo about half past nine o’clock; I went down and saw the prisoner standing with therounds- man _ on the corner of Duano street and City Hall place; 1 saw blood on the prisoper’s bands; when I said, “ tis the matter?—have you been in any muss?” he se “Yes, a little—as I was going down jassau street I met two white men and a negro, and they would bave killed me if ithad not been tor that Kuife;” the prisoner drew the knife out of his pocket and showed it to me; I chen said, “You did not use that knife, did you??? * No,” said he, * but when the saw the knife they ran across the way towards the Astor House; | fol- lowed them, crying ‘Stop thief! but 1 lost sight of them at the Astor Honse,” I then looked atthe knife, and flud- ing blood upon it, said, “ Doctor, you must have used this knile—thore is blood upon is;” “Ub, no,” said he, “ if 1 bad not had that knife they would have killed me; he asked mo to walk up Chambers street with him, and to have ap oye to his ollice, No. 25 Chambers street, as he expected they would attack it the night; | walked up with to his office, when he ualocked door and walked in, 1 beard no more until this morn- ing, when I saw the account of the murder im the news- papers and made up my mind that the prisoner was the man who killed «eceased; I arrested him accordingly, and took him to the Sixth precinct station house; when 1 ar- reated him he asked me why ! did so; I replied that it was for the little muss that be had iat night, when he ex road?’ I said, “Yes; bo he-dlie, when I told him they found bim dead; the prisoner then suid, ‘I done it in self. defence; when I aaid there was blood on the knife, the vow stated that it came from his nose, which he said been bled by the men who had him; when I came up to the nee i and cooy wang prisoner, the lat- ter appeared confused; there was then a small speck of blood "on, his nose; that is all I know about the oscur- Lithy being duly sworn, depofed as fol- m a clerk in the emr! mt of the prisoner, used to take care of his office, and wou! rence. Sinclair lows occasional Y, post some bills up for him; I have deen with him about three or four years; he is a peaca- ble man and seldom qvarrelled with me or with others; I was in the grovery store, corner of Bleecker and Mercer streets, about 10 o'clock last evening; Tam employed to close the office, bat do not always do so; betwoen 1) and 12 o'clock last I came down town for the purpose o: sleeping in the office; Mr. Philips was in the office when | there; I awoke him, when eee me in; the prisoner went to bed in the office that " he had his pants on when he opened the door; he me where I wae; then he told mo that some men attacked him as he was to get his coffee, he said he had been attacked by one of the men before; that a white boy struck him first, and that afterwards @ colsred man came the © was struck; | saw no blood w no bloody waterin the office, MEDIC TRITIMONY. Thomas ©. Finnell, M. D., being sworn, saye—I havo malo a mortem examination of the body of deceased at the rd ward station house; I found two incised wounds in the axil region; the first one was euper- ficial, involving only #kin; the second one was about half au inch in width and one inch in depth; the axillary ,» Vein and bracaial plexus of nerves were com- ‘opinion that the deceased y hemorrhage from tho axillaey diood vessels, the result of a stab in the right arm pit. The cently nen ‘was then examined by the jury for the purpose of seeing whether there were any marks examination Scuba ets waren hte y a on Rowe, be if from a Tecem blow : After a fow remarks from Coroner Connery the case was given to jury, who, after due deliberation, rendered the VERDICT. We, the jary, believe that James Roberts came to his death’ at the hands of M. L. Phillips, and that it was done in self defence—he previously being attacked by a party of men, one of whom was the dleveased; and that we, the jory, think bim justifiable in so doing. John F. Lyman, foreman, ‘ohn Campbell, John 8. Johnson, ‘Thos. H. Doubleday , Wm. B. Freligh, Voter MoCann, H. L. Lounsbury, Joseph Wickham, FAward Latham, William C. Thompson, William Wallace, William M. Stout. expressed himself satisfied jury, but nevertbeless felt himseif to bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. Bail in tye ‘gum was of $1 has been procured, the dirharged trom cusety, Personal Ini Walker, of Ncaragus tine; arrived. ot Rich- Washi afternoon. On Tues- ington on Monday " ‘8 visit (o the Senate and House of Delegates. . E. D. Morgan and Col. of New York awin Croswell sod Augustus Stell, are in Washington,” haa an announcement of the elécticn eau th the Provincial Parliament, over the Ministerial candidate. Mr. Papinean was one of the ‘“ro- bd 1837, and goes strong for a republican govern- mei Governor King has ited Charles King, of New York, Horatio Se: iT, of Utica, and Caristopher Mor- gan, of Auburn, to examine the accounts ‘and affairs of the New York Tnstitotion for the Instraction — Deaf and Dumb, under the laws of 1867, chapter Tt has been stated in the papers tha Gen. Pillow was the law of the late James K. Polk. Mr. Pillow was of Mr, Polk. When Mr. never partner Polk retired from the Governorship of Tennessee, he re- tarned to Columbia, and there formed a law pariership with James H. Thomas, feq., which continved@atil Mr. Polk left home to assume the duties of the Presidency. Atthe Clarendon Hotel--tir Ghas, For, has, Dourina F yt ndon Hote! L ‘om, Loudon, Eng., Baron R, le, Nelgium; Mr. and Mra. Marcus be Sori Mine Fo ‘and two servants, Phila- PP perioes, eR, Richards, Miss. A For Lvorpont, in the entathp Ninarm, from Boston—Mrs or 1 ., Jaron, Te toy Ps Meares michael Doherty, W ugh, of Roston ; ren Porter, Jr, Danvers: ig Baker, Kir ion, Mre Onok, wn i Hasoam, Mra ‘aod infant, James Diggs, Jon Parker, Charles Ler aud P Rell, New York; in and Ann AT Halyta, | ers J K Sanborn Lg ilies Chien: Pind Mrs George B Snyder, st ‘iia OMe Mra George er, John. 6 By Seek’ te ‘Thayer, Jr, D Lewiea Rober Hite’ ip 1, Oilve %, ‘Reward Mackay, A Prebost, Who, GH Baht I. AThibonstdaue, 1 E Hrocvonn, a PF Garnean, Mra Garncan, ne: Mesars Joh Patterson, Pherson, A Halitax, T Charles a dart ty john P William Cunard, fail, Shettio Liverpoo; fi ‘or Ha~ifax Capt A Adama, Mam Cretis and child: Masses New ¥ et Tynes; Robert i Johie! Bishop, dame and Danie) in Alentt and Hort, Lingard, B,J Hamilton, Bolumore; Warden Rend, Stephen a4 Corn maliiny Me ‘John, Kerth, Halifax; Albert € fava Reotia, Hie, Warwick, Caiter, JB Seotty Herber ap Alcott, Rivgh aud Ries—9y. Total 99. OMy Polttes, MEETING OF TRE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE. ‘Mo People’s Depwweratic, Rapudtican General Committee “met last evening, pursuant to a call from the Chair, in the ladies?’ parlor at Tammany Hall. The ationdancs was very full, and, indeed, respectable. The proceedings were orderly and quiet throughout. Capt. Dax. Wrrrens, Chairman pro tem., called the meeting to order. Mesers, T. W. MacMahon and John i. McCunn acted as Secretaries, The following resolutions were offered by Mr, Ducaye, and unanimously adopted — ' Resolved, That the ward committees lected by virtue of the elections held December 30, in those wards in which an organization has not already been perfected, be re quested to meet for such organization on the 28th day of Japuary inst , ond that when such organization shall have been perfected, the name and address of each officer be to the chairman of this committee. ed, That it shall be the duty of the members of this committee, for the respective wards yet unorganizod, to notify the membre of such ward committee to meet for organization, at the place in such ward at which the election of the 30th Decomber was held, on the said 28th dey of eer Rey l between the hours of 7 and 9 P. M. paolved, this committee recommend that each ward committes acting with the Democratic Republican General Committee of the city and county of New York — regularly elected bythe dovracy in primary election assembled on the 30th Deow ib: ‘oT —orgenwee & ward association, Resolved, That for the purpose of producing uniformity, secifving the rights of each individual democrat belonging to the ward, etre: ning the alliance between men and principles, and unit.og every element which association and fraternity of interest can consolidate, that a com- mittee of one from each ward be appointed by the Chair, to report at the next meeting of this committeo a plan to be recommended for tho organization and government of such ward associations, In the matter of contested seats in the Fourteenth and ‘Twentieth wards new clections were ordered. In the Se- vonth and Nineteenth wards the deiegates having the oer- tifleates of the inspectors were admitted to seats in the Convention. “ae McM.now offered the following resolution, which was lopted :-— Resolved, That this committee shall remain temporarily organized, as at present, until the commi'tee is completed by the election of dolegatea from the Fourteenth and Twen- tieth wards, now contested, Board of Aldermen. ‘the President, Jobn Clancy, Ksq., in the chair. THE MAYOR'S MusaAGE, A regolution was adopted referring the message of Mayor Tiemann, in sections, to various committees on the ditfe- rent subjects treated of in the communication. A sum of $100 was appropriated for putting the clock of the City Hall cupola in order—that institution having re- mained dumb and 2! a stand still for the last week or ton days. A NEW COMAITIEE. Alderman Owens offered a resolution that there be added to the list of standing committees a Committee on Frands.’” Adopted. AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE FI 11NG. UP OF THE CHANNEL OF TUR NOTRH AND KANE REVENS, ‘The following was presented by Alderman Mcerray— ‘That no pereon shall deposit or cast manure of any kind, dirt, filth, sweepings or rubbish upon that portion of the city known as the Battery, or upon the Battery enlarge ment, under the penalty of $25 for each ofiencs. The Mayor is authorized to enforce the ordinance until a sea wail is built around the Battery enlargement. The poration Attorney is authorized to prosecute for the poual ties. Adopted. DOCKMASFERS TO RE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, The foliowing was presented by Alderman Apams:— The Mayor may nominate, and, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, appoint a suitable person or persons, not exceeding two in each ward, where the same may ‘be neceasary, as dockmasters in and for each of the said wards, respectively, at a salary of $890 a year; such per- sons to hold their offices durmg the pleasure of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen. Referred vo Committee on Ordinances. MORK AROUT THE HATTERY CONTRACTORS, A resolution was offered, to the effect that the Corpora- tion Counsel be directed to prosecute tho contractor or contractors or his or their assignees and sureties, for da a which may accrue from tho failure of the parties to au plete the contracts entered into botween them and the ithorities tor the enlargement of the Battery, they having failed to construct a sea wal! called for in the said in comsequence of which the chanpela of the East and North rivers have become eeriously obstructed, to the great injury and detriment of the commercial into- rests of the city, Adopted. MORK FRAUDS IN THE STREET DRPARTMENT. ‘The following communication was received from D. D. Conover, and on motion of Alderman Mc3revon it was referred to the Committoe on Frauds: — Orrick OF THR StRERT Cowmiesionen, ) New Yorn, Jan. 34, 1553. To - Towona nix rae Common Covycu. ov tue Cry ov New ORK— In accoraance with the intention expressed at the close of his regular quarterly report, made on the 11th inst., tho undersigned haa now further to report the followin care of over payment of an aw: for damage, whi was discovered ap examination of the papers relating to the extonsion of Canal street and the widening of Mar- ket street, and which he deems it hia duty to lay before your honorable body at the earliest opportunity. It ap- pears that the Commissioner reporied and the Supreme Court contirmed the following awards to Heary Erben for damage, viz.:— ~~ Nos. 164 and 166 Centro street... .. $9,050 No, 158 Centre strect............. 6,765 Making the total sum awarded.......... $15,805 From that sum was directed to be paid—tiret, tho amount of two mortgages, beld by the New York Life and ‘Trust Comy 28 the two pieces of property, of $4,500 each, $9,000, leaving a balance to be paid Henry Erben 0! $4,805, ‘On the 10th of the 1805, a3 per joint rece; said Trust Company and Hienry Reber, tie Ce to them his two warranta, viz. No, 1,180, for the sum of, Making an oggreyate, From which the frust Company d amount of their mortgages... 0.4... Teaving the balance received by Frben....... of the balance before shown as due and 6,805 00 Ss making @ difference overpaid of... , 9. * the 000 00 oo ‘that this yey ba by adding the mortgages ($9,000) to the aggregate eum carded, toate of subtracting, and it is pre- sumable thatthis singular error the noties of ail pete the tine, including Mr. Krben, who, no donbt, will be quite ready to return the $9,000 thus over pati, with intorest, when notitied of the error by the Counsel of the ‘ation, The exam:nation of these arin harap A rity bowen < oa = to Raat yet com , od may result in some further notice from the un ters! 4 D. D. CONOVER, Street Commissioner. few hy ge Mey to refer the document re ceive c ‘or at tho last meeting. Also referred to the Committee on Frauds, = Alderman Avams opposed the motion, ag it would be recognizing Mr. Conover as Street Commissioner, and he moved & reconsideration of the reference just made of Oe reeeatt rosslves Gils evening, Alderman Mcsrepow did yt ink that it would be a of Mr. Conover, & paper from any citizen would be entitled to a similar di on. Alderman Tooren said that the exp favored the reference to the Cominittee on Frauds. Alderman Sterixxs would have no objection to recog: the document if “Street Commissioner” was not to the name of Mr. Conover. He had no doubt . Erben, who was prominently connected with tho “reform movement,” would be anxious for an early in- i Brooklyn City FATAL AFFRAY IN THE ELEVENTH WARK About two o'clock ourred at No. 147 Navy street, between two colored boys, named William Allen, aged 16, and Henry Havens, about 16 years, in which the former was struck with @ ert afi: Lil inf venis brain caused by a fractite of the Skul ercaped, bas not yet been captured. was eum ed, and proceeded to make pr: the inquest, and despatched officers for assailant: Havens is a sailor, and had been on board the United Statos steamehip Vixen, but was left ashore on the sailing of that vessel, He is* represented as @ hard character, and has frequently been in affrays before. At a late hour Jast night be wag found concealed in a bay Joft in Chapel street, apd Sergeont Wr: eh and oMeer Waddy of the Yourth preeinet police took him into custody, rs, ERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE MORMON WAR. The Latest News from the Utah Expedition. ADDITIONAL FROM SALT LAKE CITY, Belligerent Speeches of the Mocrmon ee Brigham Young Announces a Safe Hiding Piac for all the Saints—Trouble Among the Women—The Mormon Marseillaise, &e., &e., de. NEWS FROM THE ARMY IN UTAH. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OP THE HERALD. Leaveywortn Ciry, K, T., Jam. 6, 1858. Two men have just arrived here from our army in Utah; thoy are the Messrs. Rupe and Morehead, agents for Russoll & Waddell. They left tha army on the 4th of Da- cembor; it was then at Fort Pritgor, in Utah, 30 miles ba- yond Ham’s Fork, 380 miles from Fort Laramis aud 113 miles from Great falt Lake City. The army was ‘so éno apirita and good condition. The report brought by the nine men who arrived several days ago was incorrect and exaggerated. At \o time they left the army tha cattle were dy ux off very rapidly, perhaps from fitty to two hundred a night, and the troops had beea on partial ro os in some articles fora short period, aod ara indeed at present. The Mormons were also troubling them some; but since the army has got to ita winter quar- ters, and arranged its internal aftaire, everything is in bet- ter condition. ‘The troops think they will be able to winter all the cat- tie that have reached Fort Bridger, Only four traing were. left at Fort Laramie instead of twelve, as previously bo- lieved; so the army has with it eleven trains, notwith- standing the loss of three. This is good news, as \t ahows: there is an ample supply of provisions with the army to last it during the winter. The threo trains do- atroyed consisted mainly of tente, clothes and camp equipage. Tho troops are in want of rothing but bacon and salt. Four companies haye been formed out of the tearusters, and the army, including them, is sai to be over 2,000 strong. ‘The troopa intend to winter at Fort Bridger. The Mormons have not molested them since they arrived there. On the 2d of December six Mormons arrived at Fort Bridger, with @ communication from Brigham Young to Col. Johnston, also a toad of salt for the army. Whether the Jetter was reeeived or not by the Colonel, Mesers. Rupe and Morehead do not know, but the salt wes rot received, and the Mormons were ordercd to leays the camp. with it. They were also informed that if they came to the fort again without a flag they would be fired upon, ‘The army left Ham's Fork om the morniag of the 6th of November, and marched to Biack’s Yorks—a distance of about sixteen milee. On that day the first heavy snow storm pf the season commensed. It lasted several days, and during ite con- tinuance the Mormons ran off several hundréd nead of cattle belonging to different trains, The troops and part of the trains arrived at Fort Bridger on the 17th of No vember; only one third of the trains were able to gob up at a time, the loss of cattle was so great. All the wup- ply truins reached Fort Bridger by tho 224 of November. ‘They were all unioaded and the provisions stored for the winter by the 27th of November. ‘The four ladies with the army are in good health and fine spirits. The Governor and Secretary were at the fort, and intended to hold a court there ia « few days for the trial of such cases as might bo pro- sented to them. The weather was yery Ane when these gentiomen loft; there was no snow on the ground; the temperature was warm and ayreeadle, After leaving, on the dth ult, they travolled along on mules very pleasantly till they arrived at South Pass, where they found the snow very deep, being on an avo- Tage tree or four feet, while in some places it was twelve fect. This condition of the roads coptinued over the Rocky Ridge. To Sweetwater, a distance of from 35 to 40 miles. They were three days making that distance. Between Sweetwater and Fort Laramie the roads were good; thera was no snow on the ground except what little fell in two slight snow storms through which thoy passed, On the 18th of Deeomber they arrived a! Fort Laramie; on Chriat- mat they made Ash Hollow, Gen. Harnoy’s battle ground; on the 30th reached Fort Kearny, and arrived hore this moruing. The roads from Forta Laramie and Kearny are in fine condition, At Sweet Water they overtook the United States mail, and travelled with it to Ash Hollow; there they passed it; it will, however, reach here in a few days. All the Indians on the road were triendiy, and seemed anrious to Be considered so ‘The army had uo salt at all. Captain Marcy and bie company had gone down ino Mexico for calt and animals to move the trains with in the spring, Tim. Goodall acted as guide for them ; they left on the 28th November. Mesers, Rupe and Morehead mot twenty-five mules, packed with salt, 176 miles beyond Fert Laramie, which supply must have reached Port Bridger be’ore this time, The army will remain in its present position during the winter without much, if any, suffering, The want of salt is the only thing that will be felt severely. There was no anticipation of the Mormons attacking the army, or of their retreating, in the epring without fight- ing. The army, of course, #111 not attempt to enter Sait Lake City till they are largely reinforced. TELEGRAPHIC, Sr. Loum, dan, 14, 1858. The Republican has betters from Camp Scott, the head- quarters of tho Utah army, but they contain nothing of importapco in addition to that already published. NEWS FROM SALT LAKE CITY. ‘Wo have received a file of the Deseret News to November 4, from which we make severa! extracta to-day, illuatrat- ing the state of feeling existing among the Mormons at Salt Lake consequent upon the expected collision with the United States troops. The speeches of the loaders are aa Kimball and others, that the ladies of Salt Lake City ara somewhat rebeilions, and disposed to be troublesome. {From the Deseret News, Oct. 14.) All that we auk and all that wo bave ever asked of go- vernment is simply continue ously concocted echemes. With itts, “ hurrah for hell, exterminate the © men, women and children,’ without so much Po Provisions, forage, and ev they for their sus- , in an Je and desert country, and be continually on the alert to keep it guarded on Ase wih ‘all that Ape immense expenditure of the people's Means for the destruction of the innocent, and with ai that vast array of men ordered out to serve the «| what are they after’ Perhaps the ‘rest of mankind "— for the land we ocoupy js public domain, In whose von- quest We most materially assisted. Then, what do our ene ties expectto gain by reconquering it’ They already know that they will only gain a region that all other wh tes have rejected for settlement, and one whieh the Sainte, With the loftiest motives and the Moet tnt industry , are oecay ing in every way et*mpiary to the whole bu ‘Man famliy, But it MAF be that our enemies are hunting what, In their estimation, is & mere apeck in creation. if £0, why can they not understand that religious pereecw- tion has eves increased and strengthened th mnite Then why aid cin to on, ip futile efforts rehrow