The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1858, Page 1

| | WHOLE NO. 7809. Board of Aldermen, ‘ ‘The Board met last evening—the President, Jobn Clancy, Baq., in the chair. ‘The Presipenr announced that he had appointed Mr. Peter Ferrita reader for the ensuing year, in the room of ‘Mr. Creighton, resigned. 9 Joseph Elliott was, on resolution offered by Alderman MSrevon, unanimously appointed a Commissioner of Deeds. Several ether petitions for appointment as Com- wiesioners.cf Deeds were received aad referred. ‘THE SANTTART CONDITION OF THB POLICE STATION HOUSES, A communiation was recetved from the Mayor, enclos- lng @ document from the Metropolitan Police Commission eve, to relation to the sanitary condition oi the station inthe city, amd was referred to the Committee on Petice. ‘Bo van HonoRAnLE vHE BoaRD OF ALDERMEN OF THE OITY ow New ¥ . . j—] have received the. commu- ication from litan Po- See District,” in relation to the sanitary condi of the ‘vestigation amd , or that st ir act taken in the premises by the Common Council as the; pace proper. DANL. F. EMANN.” “New Yorn, Jan. 18, 1858. Orrick CommmsstoneRs MrrrorourtaN Pouice, * New York, Jan. 15, 1858, Srn—The Board of Police ba pomp call your - @en to the sanitary condition the station houses in this the Sur; Baye The he eeege vA set police dependent in a gree uy play be ry mod ‘at the station feuses. If policemen are crowded together in small and ‘venti rooms; if they are exposed to the deleterious faftuences of noisome smells or obliged foskep ina damp atmosphere in the Duildings, they cannot perform with vigor. And as a measure of economy ft is important that careful provision be made for their comfort and ‘Mealth ; for if deprivet Clearer | sleep they are liable to eentract disease while on post. 80 become a tax on the treasury. Every consideration, therefore, seems to po tothe expedi rege ed well as justice of freeing the Btation houses from ail objection: ‘a hygenic character. ‘There are two stations in the First Brankiin market, the other in Trinity place. The former {e in good order and adapted for the purposes of a station Bouse. The latter is in bad order, ill ventilated and defi- @ent ‘n the necessary conveniences for the accommodation of te members of the police or the confinement of prison- ers. The Second ward station house is in good order and rly arranged. These wards are under the charge of pec Freligh. Surgeon Kennedy, who has in charge the Third and Fifth wards, reports the station house in the former as in good condition, but that of the Fifth ward ‘as being, from obstructions in the soil pipes and from ether causes, in a very objectinabie state. The Captain Bons. rate report w bouses inthe Fourth and Sixth wards, which comprise his @etrict. He ody Lae mpehosarag inthe Fourth ward ag Deing wholly it for the proper accommodation of pho] It is situated at the end of a long alley @losely surrounded by dwellings, badly ventilated @eficient in the requisites indispensable for the health or the comfort of the men. He is of Re geinrmater pd nes their health and welfare makes it desirable juarters be speedily procured for The station is defective in many re- but the defects may be remedied at but little ex- Seventh and Tenth ward station houses, represent teenth and Eighteenth ward stations, of Surgeon Mott, have been carefully He reports them as being, with slight The Twentieth and Twen- by Surgeon Ranney to ventilation for the members ), as well prisoners and lodgers. The - is"und lapcandae'tt eetasat tne erat: ward, is"under the cl rgeon Ives, is rep- ‘Fesented by him to be well arranged for the health and ne le | @omfort of the men. The building, however, requires re- pair. The Twenty-second ward station Surgeon Ives re- ts a8 almost a pest house. rooms are house 8 grea:)y the health as wel! as the of Surgeon Jones, in his report onthe Ninth and Fifteenth ward stations, makes valuable Suggestions iD respect to Qe propér arrangement of the colls for criminals or lodg- ors. He recommends that tie old buildings now occupied ae a station in the !ifteenth ward be replaced by a siruc- Qure «pecially erected for police purposes. St.rgoon Kim: Dark reports that the station house in the Kloventh ward requires some alteratious in its interior arrangoments to make ‘t auitable for the accommodation of the force. The ‘Bhirteent) ward station, also wnder charge of Surgeon Kkabdark, he reports as requiring alterations in the ar- pacgement of the cells and other portions of the buluting, 6 Woil as repairs to the roof, in order to make it a heaith- fal atode for the men. Jt will be seen, by reference to @o accompanying reports, that there are maay defects and irregularities which itis in the power of the Police Gommasioners to correct, and Shieh will bave their im- mediaty attention, Very respectfully, ear JAMES W. NYE, President of the Board of Paice. COME NICSTION FIOM. TH ‘the foreb."’ W TH Hosonarre Cowoy rs eT transi your consideration the an- Bexed dill for — oT urnished the Fire Department Buthority for the purchase of the repairs to houses, &c., is vested in the Street sioner, who, in a communication, a copy of which is an- ‘mexed, directed that I should ‘and act in the pre: mines, considering that in my official capacity | was better eoqnainted with the wants and requirements necessary to ‘be performed. Under that authority, coming from the Bureet Commiseioner, recognized by Common Council, Ibave acted, and renpectiully present the annexed bill pect action. Respectfully, yours, — a ” enn H. HOWARD, Chief Engineer Fire Departinent. New Youn, Jan. 18, 1858. Commmmsonen’s OFricr, New York, June 19, 1857. } Bixwxy H. Howanp, Esq., Chief Engineer of the Fire De- i rhe at el mse, Saas, births to 2, there being M4, which is an Inorease over 1864 of 2064, MM were reported to have taken place in August (ber than in any other months. There wero Owins end four cases of triplets, 667 illegitimate @ore reported. MaRRiaGes.—12,265 matriagod were 6,818 couples of American birth, 4,898 of foreign, 98 me American and one foreign, 142 marriages pular month mernge wee Nevember. The whole Bumber of men married for the first time 10,207, of wo- men 10,962. IS Tnales were two eet rs, 16; the youngest female was an aio Deamra.—The number of in wae 90,734, af which number 10,261 were males, oo females, end jn 138 casea tho rex was not naceriained. The aggregate ene 485 individuals amounted to 652,481, an ave duration of Wife of 26,97 years. in thoee parte of the whielt are cee Paneer eines there i 0 exoch greater mortality among young ren than in those two . was born in Ireland. The others were reapectivel Se yer 11 months, 103 years U1 months 3 days, and 10 years 1) months and 10 days, NEW’YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION—TURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1858. PRICE TWO CENTS. Alerming Increase of Burglaries, WHAT THE POLICE INSPECTORS SHOULD DO. Reactors of our police intelligence from day to day can- not fail to have noticed that the crime of burglary has ‘Deen alarmingly prevalent for some weeks past, and that lately scarce a night passes without several houses ant stores being broken into and goods taken avvay, while in most cases the rogues escape detection. A few evenings since the store of Howe & Co., in College place, was robbed of $6,000 worth of goods; and yesterday our columns gave a detailed account of the remarkable robbery of the store corner of Church and Duane streets, where the police suc- cveded in arresting two notorious burglars as they were about making off with $5,000 worth of silks and laces, ‘There are, however, hundreds of robberies of which the public never hear, the sufferers being the owners of private residences in the upper wards, who either do not wish to go to the trouble of notifying the police, or who are satis- fied from past experience.that such notification is of very litde good, and only entails unnecessary annoyance, with- out effecting a restitution of their property or the detection of the thief. ‘The fact is, there should be a complete reformation 0” the manner in which the police captaina and inspectors manage these matters; and it would be well far the Police Commissioners to take this subject in hand, and see if the Police could not be made far more efficient than they are in the recovery of property, if they cannot prevent its being stolen. The apathy manifested by Police Inspectors atthe burglaries committed within their respective pre- cincts is as surprising as it is discreditable. The person whose house has been broken into, on making applica- tion to the station house will find that he is expected to work up the case himself, and after he has found the rogue the police will arrest him and take all the credit of the act. The proper method to pursue is that adopted with such sigual success by our efficient and vigilant Fire Marshal in investigating into the origin of fires. He never thinks it Deneath his dignity to visit the place in person, and to note every circumstance that would give a clue to the incendiary, if any there be. Every witness near the scene of the occurrence is examined and cross- examined, until all the facts are brought out. By this Means ne has been enabled to diminish to a surprising degree the number of incendiary fires, and has succeeded in creating a wholesome terror among the dangerous classes by the vigor with which he follows up all whom he has good reason to suspect of the crime of arson. The example of the Fire Marshal should be the model for all Police Inspectors. They should visit the premises where the robbery has boen committed, examine every person who can throw any light on the subject, visit the domiciles of all the suspected rogues in the ward, and commit whatever testimony is important to paper, for the benefit of the detectives at the police headquarters. That such is not the practice at nt is notorious to every person who has had any dealings with the Police Inspec- tors. Will the Police joners be good enough to issue an order on this subject? anny City Intelligence. Mayor Tremaxy axp THe Crry ConTractors.—Afdeputa- tion of property holders waited upon Mayor Tiemann yes- terday to complain ef the manner in which the flagging contract in Fifty-fourth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, had been executed. It appears a resolution passed the Common Council March 21, 1856, directing the Street Commissioner to that block in the ordi manner. is were invited for doing the when three were received—onefrom Daniel er, at 20 cents per square foot; one oe oo We yen Foot, “the contract waa awatded to Mr Gallagher: ‘but it seems Mr. Mount did the work and received the 75 cents per foot, and the property bolders complain that the whole thing is a job; that the work could be done at a fair profit at 13 centa per square foot. The difference be- tween the money paid and the contract as awarded is as Price ‘at 16 cents per square foot, $5,268 75 Fees and expense... 433 67 Price at 20 centa 1,389 00 ren 438 57 Total... eoee 1,827 57 Difference jers, $3,820 00 Mayor Tiemana 1 ‘with the compla:mants that the caao was # hard oné,and he had no doubt but that there were hundreds of jast such cases, If rty holders would only andeavor to acquaint with the facts, he promised to do all he could to abate this nui- sapce. Asorvensary or tits Birtupay or Bexsason FRavk- uin.—The New York Typographical Society will this year, owing to the dulness of the times for the past few months, omit their usual public festival in hanor of the anniver- sary of the birthday of Franklin, which occurred on Sun- day, the 17th of January. At the pa mee y ny of the society on Saturday evening the subject of the festival was alluded to by Mr. Edward M. Ski of the Finance Committee. He stated that the society had, & previous Meeting, concluded to dispense with the pub- hl en AT net be ters” Froe > rs of other ited States, he sal wand abe in better , and he was glad to learn that a number of their benevolent institutions had announced their determi. nation to any banquets in henor of Franklin on Monday night, the 18th inst. As they were on the eve of the an- versary—it occurring on Sunday this year—ho po ‘that the society could take notice of the event in advance, Remarks on Franklin's life and cl ir were then made by James Nerine, Treasurer of the society, William McCrea, Prerident, Charles McDevitt, Oliver C. Fisher, Thomas ¢, Faulkner, , and other mem: vers of It was urged by one of the »: that the printers of New York, as muggested by Mr. G. P. R. James, the novelist, at a festival of the society held at Niblo’s Garden a few years a6, should get up a aubscrip- on towards theerection Big irre, Genpite poaies cnt antes res. The Memory of Franklin—May the Bright precepts of the hero whore form is now locked ap in the embrace of copied by the fraternity, and may we all take note of bis unparalleled career, and follow the copy which be has set us. The Printers’ Composing Stick—The only thing that diseeminetes know! apne aga the world, which be locked up with troth, and the impression be engine of power, which may they for the purpose of extending knowledge to the citizens of New York. Our Honorary Members—Fsteemed and respected by the profession, way their liberality be continued during their existence in this life, to the support of the Printers’ The N York ‘Typographical Society —May it Inf ew in la. ence be felt in the formation of good will and boge the of the Empire City and of the worl and maken favorable impression on e public mind: and may it continue to flouris! iI the end of time puts a full stop to ita career. Genuax Society. —The annual mecting of this society took place Inst evening, in St. Matthew's Church, Walker street, the President, Frederick Knapp, cccapying the chair. The society's report showed that thore were 800 membere of the association last year, and as $2 had their names enrolled Inet evening there are now 852. It also showed that there are more Germans emigrating to this country at the present time than any other people, and that the increase in German emigration within the last Tear ts No lose than 96,000, From the Treasurer's report we learn that the for the year were $9,564 85, bE) yes a the same br Py? only x ver 8 on hand of $1,496 75. Afier fourteen enening year were ew Trustecs for the elected, the meeting, which was very large, adjourved. Cot ms Tnoat.—Alexander Lawrie, a printer by trade, committed suicide last evening at Wood's printing oe. ie more than six feet at low tide. deemed severe by the fishermen, who have the Harbor Commiesioners to drive their poles at the south: end of Ptaten Ieland, and at anch other places aa will not interfere with the navigation of the men and backmen who bave not taken out licenses, is pro- coeding vigorously at the Mayor's office, Bat compara. not write more than one prescription tively very few of tho mmbliz vebicles wore liconsed og the law directa, but the policemen who were detailed for ‘dat duty are fast bringing all whe recusants up to the mark. ‘The Mayor's office was crowded with ca>mon and cartmen taking out licenses from Marshal Stephens. Fins Bria. —The city fire bells will hereafter be rung regularly every Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, 30 as to no- tify children of the time the Sunday schools open, and the firemen of the several engine houses that it is time to turn ‘out of their bunks. Singular and Fatal Mistake by a Physician, Coroner Gamble concluded an inquest yesterday at No, 201 Seventh avenue, upon the body of a child two years and seven months old, namad Sarah M. A. Brow, who died from the effects of a doee of narcotic poison admin- istered to her by her mother through the careicesness of Dr. .H. D. Ranney, tho attending physician, It sppears from the evidence adduced before the Coroner, that the physician while writing outa prescription for deceased, alo wrote one for an eklerly patient of his residing in the neighborhood, which he accidentally left behind him on taking his departure fram the house, The mother took both prescriptions to a drug store and administered them tothe child. The one intended for the adult patient was a powerful mixture of laudanum to be applied externally for neuralgia. The mother not knowing:the fatal mistake that had been made, gave her child four doses of thus medicine, which soon brought deep sleep and death, The following is a report of the proceedings as they trans- pired before the Coroner :— Catherine Brown, being duly sworn, deposes and says— 1am mother of the deceased; she |; twe years and seven months old; she was taken ill on lay last a week ago; I called Dr. Ranney to visit hor the follpwing Friday; the doctor said she had worms, and heer me to give her some turpentiné and castor oil, aed I did 0; I also gave her a little powder proscribed by the doctor; the doctor came the next day; stie appeared better; on Sun- day evening Dr. Ranney said she had symptoms of scarlet fever; on Wednesday last the doctor saw her and pre- scribed an ointment for a swelling she had under her arm, he wrote the prescription for the ointment in my room and handed it tome and then went out; when I came back to where the doctor had been writing I found another prescription on the table; I supposed it was for deceased, and I sent it and the one for the ointment to the drug store corner of Twenty-fourth street and Fighth avenue; my messenger brought back a mixture an ointment; as the doctor bad said nothing, I did not give deceased any of the mixture; when he called again the following day, I asked him ‘if he in- tended I should give the decease’ any of the bottle, (I showed him the bottle;) he said ‘Yes, give her a tea- spoonful every four hours; 1 repeated his directions, when he said, “Then half a tea speonful will be sufficient for her:” I gave the mixture about four times; after the first dose the flushed up very mush, and soon after became drowsy; after this she became better, but when I repeated the dose she became drowsy again; she slept heavy during the night, and died at 83 o'clock yesterday mor- nitg;a few minutes before ber death Dr. Ranney came here and gaid nothing could be done for her; Dr. ney wrote both these prescriptions at the same time, in my room. Rameay Black, clerk in the drug store already referred to, deposed that the prescriptions sh »wn him were put up by him; both —— had attached to them the initials of H. D R., which I recognized as those of Dr. Henry D. Ranney, haying frequently put up prescriptions for him before, Henry D. Rapney, M. D., being duly sworn, deposed as follows '—I keep an office at 192 West Twenty-fourth street; Iwas stending a patient at 210 Seventh avenue, named Henry Marshall; he had typhoid fever; I came to this house on Friday a week ago, and was requested by Drs. Brown to visit deceased; I found her with symptoms of worms, and prescribed accordingly; I saw her again next morning; on Sunday I found deceased had an eruption in dicating scarlet fev on Wednesday I found her some- what beter: and ha’ a lump under the ear, I prescrib- ed an ointment, and while heme 4 01 remembered havin, it im my mind to give deceased tincture of bark, but di at that time for de- ceased, and this was for an ointment, which I handed to the mother; I came next day and saw deceased; the mother handed me @ bottle containing abouttwo anda half ounces of a dark colored mixture looking like the tinc- wre of bark; I looked at the bottle, but did not smell it; I could not account for having the bottle, know- ing that] had not prescribed it; however, supposing itto be the tincture of bark, and that [ might have forgotten it, 1 ordered it to be administered to the deceased; when I saw deceased pee f morbing I thought there must be some mistake, asl cayld not accountfor the condition of de- ceased; | therefore went to the drug store w examine my prescription, and there found that @ prescription 1 had pone ple EE Peele the neuralgia had been n made up for Mrs. "s child and administered to her a8 before stated ; the only way I can account for this, is that Imi have di the other prescription at the time I was for the ointment for deceased ;I could not think ‘e the medicine given to deceased. Brown, father of deceased, deposed as follows:— I went last evening to the office of Dr Ranney, and told him there must be something wrong about the medicine; the doctor came to my house and wanted to take the me- dicipe away, but my wife woud not give it to him. Drs. Finnell, O'Hanlon and Ferguson made @ mor- tem examination of the body, and testified that bad been caused by some narcotic poison, and that, in their opinion, the medicme administered to deceased was the cause of death. . The jury in this case rendered the following verdict:— “ That Sarah A. Brown came to her death by narcotic poi- sen, administered by the mother at the directions of Dr. H. D. Ranney, Jan. 14, 1858; further, we censure Dr. Ran- ney fur culpable carelesness, in not having inquired into the character of the medicine be ordered to be adminis- tered to the and would respectfully cal) u the Legislature of this State to enact laws compelling phy- sicians in all cases to append to their prescriptions the character of the medicine and the mode of using it, and the person Tor whose use it was intended.” One of the jurore, Mr, Robert Russell, dissented from the rest, and rendered the following verdict on his own account: —' the deceared camo to her death by narcotic poison administered by mistake, 1 am of the opinion that thie mistake originated tn the mother’s having procured medicine on the prescription fpt Eeescased wo by Dr. Ranney, at the same time that I re Dr. Ranney guilty of culpable neglect.’” Upon the rendition of the above verdicts Coroner Gamble announced his determination to hold Dr Ranney to bail in the sam of $1,000 to await the action of the Grand Jury, To-day the Doctor will ae, before the sum, at the Coroner and enter into bonds in the Coroner's office, No. 6 Centre street. Court of Common Pleas, Before Hon. Judge Hilton. IMPORTANT TO CO-PARTNERS. JAN. 18. Augustus Wetter vs. Hermann Schliesler and others.—This was a motion to ret aside an assignment. Tn January, 1857, the plaintiff and defendant formed a co* partnership for importation and commission basiness’ under the firm of Wetter, Sentierder & Hanraus, to con tinue for'three years, In May, 1857, the plaintiff went to Burope on business of the co- hip. Whilst thas oceupied, hie partners wrote to him in October Inst, re- quiring bis immediate return. In reply, the absent part. ber announced his intention to return about the %h of November. On the 5th of December the here made an seeigneent to one resident it of the property . The case came up on a dill in equity to ap- point « receiver, and for an injunction to restrain the aceignor from fulfilling the trost. Judge Hilton, in an a by an ment as ip this case. ® number p ft. — the books Jadge antral the lu tion that the assign! the consent of the pl Plieation similar to the al on different inde. Johnson, one of the Johnson, Brown & Girabeconded. Brown ané the other partner made a og ment to the other defendants, leroy. In November, 1857, the plaintiff recovered Fo yet nnn the partners, and an execution issned, h was returned unsatiefled. He now asks for an in appeared that prior to the ment, the said firm and co- partne of the joint property of partnership. The cave shows no ground for au injunction, ad no reason exists for the appointment of a receiver at thie stage of the action Before Hon. Judge Daly. THE BAN FRANCISCO VIGILANCE COMMITTER. The case of Mulligan vt. Coleman and Trivett.—An ac tion for damages sustained by plaintiff being compelled to leave Sam Francieco by the Vigilance Committee of which the defendants were members, was called on but poned on motion of Mr. A. A. Phillipe, for plainti’, on the ground of the absence of material witnesses, who are expected to arrive soon from California, Tne Honsk Not onieiwaLtyY IMportrp ivTo America From TH” East.—It is well known to our readers that Professor Holmes, of the College of Charleston, has been for many years engaged in exploring the fossil beds of Ashley river. A large number of interesting relics have been collected, and the savans of Europe and Ameri. if great antiefaetion at the results of these explorations. Protessor Agassiz, ina lecture some ne state, Jon enero vent the Ashley with Frofessot « taid “i was the greatest depository of forsil remains he bad ever seen.” Professor Tnomey called it “the Es shark sepulchre of America; and now Professor leidy, the distinguished American anatomist, has pre pared a vaiaable paper on the remains of the and other animale, found foreil on the Ashley, which had been placed in hie hands for examination by Professor Holmes: ‘and it will appear, from the short extract we make, that the investigations sow made in this d of natnral science are developing some curious tl ry Prof. Letty writes: ‘In regard ® the remains of horse, from the facts stated in the account given of them in the Sueceeding pages, 1 think it will be conceded that this animal inhabited the nited States dering te post-pleio- wtene cotemporarity with the , ye, bs “4 rent broad-fronted bison."—Charleston Mercury, fan. ‘The Amphitneatres Last Night. “OPN DERELLA” AND THE HORSES AT THB BROADWAY “DAN RICE AND HIS RHINOCEROS AT NIBLO'S GAKDEN—EQURSTRIAN DRAMA 47 THE BOWERY, ANP THR PURE UNADULTERATED CIRCUS AT THB NATIONAL GARDEN, The admirers of equestrian and gymnastic shows—of performers on flying wires—of jumpers and .eapers and contortioniste—of wonderful wild animals and beautiful young ladies on good terms with lions and tigers—of fairy spectacles, sagacious elephants; of diminutive ponies; of people who climb to the tops of poles, stan? on their heads and bold two smail children in their teeth; ot young ladies in short petticoats who vault through paper balloons; of equestrian Indian chiefs, with much paint and many whoops; of gentlemen of a logitimate turn of mind who ac “Falstaff” on horseback ; of clowns wBh numerous jokes, old, new, good, bad and indifferent, are likely just now to have quite enough of it. * There were lest night no less than four establishments in this city open for gome form of the entertaiament above described. This, we believe, is unprecedented here. In Paris there are but two—the Cirque Napoleon and the Hippodrome; and in Landon, Aatley’s Amphitheatre keeps the field to itself, excepting an occasional irruption of ap American company into Drury Lane. It has been found here that the horses will draw when everything @ise fails, and during the past five or six weeks, when all the other thentres have been living “from band to mouth,’” the Van Amburgh company, at the Broadway theatre, has been making a great deal ot money, giving eight and sometimes nine performances per week, and always hav- ing good audiences, which include all classes. With tho children this exhibition is as popular as it is harmless and amusing. When so much public attention is given to these exhi- Ditions it is no more than proper that the press should cali attention tothem. We therefore devote some space to- day to the horses and their riders. We have before described the principal attractions of the company of Messrs. Van Amburgh & Company, which is giving exhibitions at tho Broadway theatre. the pro: gramme for last night was very full and interesting, in- cluding equestrian performances by Mlle Virginia, a dashing and piquant rider; Mr. G. W. Sergeant, Mr. Shor. wood, Miss Ida, and others known tofame. Likewise the exhibition of the elephant Tippo Saib, the most extensive and sagacious animal that we have seen, and the per- formance of Mr. Van Amburgh’s animals, of world-wide renown. The novelty of last night, however, was the production of “Cinderella,” the famous fairy spectacle, which was performed by seventy-five children, many of them talented—all interesting. The well known story has been arganged chiefly as a pantomime, and it is per- formed in the arena by the juvenile artists above named. The dresees, appointments, properties, &c., ke., are all new and beautiful, and the performance was quite suc- cessful. It is a capital idea—the performance of a piece so entertaining to children by actors and actresses of their own agé. The transformations were well done, especially that of the chariot, which was drawn by four Shetland ponies, The driver had a mishap, which only reeulted in @ barmlees upset. The training of the children refecta credit upon Mr. J. M. Nixon, the stage director. The per- formance given last night to a full house will bo repeated every night this week, and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. ‘Cinderella’ was a success, and will havea Jong run. NIBLO’S GARDEN. This pleasant resort was opened iast night with “Dan Rice's Great Show,'? (we quote the official title.) The per- formances included the usual equestrian entertainments, with some new features, among which was the exhibition of a trained horse, a beautiful and sagacious animal, which under Mr. Rice’s direction performed som* novel foate, with a pair of mules likewise well trained and very amus- ing. Mr. Rice, who is a famous clown, was received very warmly, and seemed to please the audiences which led the theatre. As we were not near enough to hear Mr. Rice, we cannot ray this morning whether or not he has a. Tight to wear the title “The American Humorist,’’ which he bas assumed. Our impressions, however, lead 1s to believe that Mr. Rice's ‘show’ is a good one, arid it is quite certain that the performance of last night was a success. It is announced for every evening, and on Star- day afternoon. BOWERY THEATKE—-FQUESIRIAN AND DRAMATIC AT- TRACTIONS. Not to be outdone by tho “West Pn,’ the Bowery con- tinues to rival Broadway ig ejvestrian attractions, and the patrons of the Bowery theatre continue to rejoice in tho wonderful feats of its magnificent stud of horses, The reproduction of “Rookwood,” including the marvellous exploits of the renowned Dick Turpin, and other startling effects of blood, mystery, love and revenge, drew an overcrowded house last night, e:pecially as the sprightly favorite, Miss Sallie St. Clair, commenced a re-engaqe- ment. The pit was overflowing and e\uberant with joy, and some of the boys so far forgot themaclyos in thoir excitement that they clambered over into tho orohestra reats, for which manifestation of absence of mind they were kindly escorted to the strect. Misa St. Clair was flatteringly recetved, and i# no doubt destined to acoom- pany “Rookwood” in a “long run.” HOOPS AND MUSCLE AT THM NATIONAL CIRCI’S. At the National Circus in the Bowery, where the aristo- cratic price is twenty-five cents, the programmes are printed in German and the performer speak High Dutch, Low Dutch and broken English, the combined attractions of horses, muscle, humor and dexterity draw crowded houses nightly. Mr. Seagrist knows well how to please bis audiences, and affords them the funniest clown, the strongest man, the most excruciating contortionista and most expert riders at prices which the most democratic must enjoy. To be abdle to see a man lift four men on his shoulders, @ fifty six pound weight in each hand, and one between his teeth, at the same time walking l#ieurely about, besides feats of horsemanship, borsewomanship and sleight of hand, with facilities for procuring lager bier and cakes without leaving your seat, are attractions which few eane men or women having 4 quarter to spare could resist, consequently Mr. Seagrist finds his bouse full every night. ‘Tre OrrRs —The second “Don Giovanni’? was “as- sisted” by a greater bouse than the first. The announce- ment, “ standing room only,” #0 agreeable to the ma- nager, but *o uncomfortable to the pablic, was posted in front of the box offiee before the performance commenced ; apd balfan bour afterwards there was not even standing room to be had in any part of the Academy, the capacity of which was well tested. The performance bas been fully described, aM we have nothing to add to what bas been previously eaid im the Hxeauy. It is altogether the best “ Don Gfovanni"’ we have had here. The opera will be repeated on Wednesday, the farewell night of Mr. Ullman’s present season, which he cloves after having had an unprecedented euccess in every way. Tonight the “ Barber of Seville’ will be given. It is one of the low priced mghte, with the admission fixed at fifty cents to all parts of the house, and no reserved seats. Mine. de ja Grange sings Rosina, and Formes Don Basilio, He does all things well, and thie particularly so, This evening and to morrow will cloee the opera here for some time, a fact which all the habitués will do well to bear in mind. Superior Court— Part Second Before Hon. Judge Bosworth. ACTION ON A POLICY OF INSURANCE. Jas. 10.—-Jae, Nesmith “and others we. the Clinton Fire Insurance Company.—Thia waa an action for $6,000 0n a policy of fire insurance on a verse), and there are twelve other policies for @ similar amount each—making in all $65,000, which will abide by the decision in this case. An insurance was effected on the ship Acorn, built by Ewin Acorn & Son, in December, 1854, at Waldoboro, Maine. The insurance expired on the 84 of January, 1865, at 12 ovcicek, and the vessel wae cd ed by fire on the night previone. The defence set up is Mr. Acorn induced the watchman, tamed Ween, to vera the ship, and Wat. son made two Javits in the iminary proceedings stating that the yeasel took fire by accident, and that every care and precaution were taken to prevent fire. Subsequently, however, Watson made a deposition in New York, stating that Acorn had induced him to set the ship on fire. The testimony 1s principally documentary, and the case will probably occupy some da: Mesers. F. BR Cutting and es. Judge Dean appear for the piainuite; and Mr. ahe and his brother, the District Attorney of Vermont, for the defendants, page in Chambers, Jax. 18.<dn the Maiter of ‘he Betate of Samuel Brad. hunt —Order confirming of referee granted. Mary Duffy et Bernard —This was a swit for all- mony, the plaintiff and detendant having separated fom incompatibility of temper. Order to bo entered directing pF pk Plainti of $25 as s counsel fee, and the $5 weekly the commenceme this action from mt of for her support, and the amount which has accrued te be paid whhin ten days, and the residue in monthly pay. ments on the lst day of each month. News from Honduras, OUR BELIZE CORRESPONDENCE. Betws, Hooluras, Dec, 29, 1857. Sad Effects of the Money Orisis—A Dreary Christmas and Dull New Year—Trade, Theatricals and Public Amuse: ments at @ Stand Still~A New Catholte Church and New Stores— Elections for the Legislature— Business Before the Assembly— The Law Code and Administration of Justice. The all absorbing topic of conversation by all parties is the scarcity of money in Belize this Christmas. This ia the time when the old year’s business is settled up, the ol year’s hands paid off, new hands hired and advanced for the coming year. These causes usually set a great many thousand dollars afloat, which soon finds its way into the hands of all classes; and heretofore Christmas—or {rom the 10th of December until the 20th of January—has been in Belize a carnival, where all, high and low, rich and poor, according to their means, have let loose their de- sires, and indulged themselves’ in al) that their saw or their hearts desired. The poor would manage to get andthe rich would have all they wanted— money flowed like water in the river. But, alas! umes are ead)y changed, and Christmas day was silent as a Sunday in June—the dullest part of the year—and a general glsom pervades the countenances of all except our officials; they of course, are all right. While enough revénue is col- lected to pay the salaries of the public officers, hard timea cannot reach them. It were well if they all would recol- lect and pay their debts as regularly as they recollect the Public Treasurer on the first day of each month; aa very fow of them never, if they can help it, pay their debts, and those debts their family expenses. ‘We had promises and fair prospec's of a lively season a few weeks since. The Superintendent gave two balls atthe Government House, one or two pic-nic parties up the river ‘and at the Cay. Several weddings in high life were to have come off. The young men got up amateur theatricals, the first performance at which was well attended; the second did not draw, and the third has not made its ap- pearance. So with the weddings—they have eitner been put off or eise been privately performed. A report was circulated that the Superintendent was to have a grand assemblage and dance at the Government Hoage on the 31st, and another on the two succeeding Thursday evenings; but thay are taken out of the programme, and ‘dail times,” “no cash,” ‘no fun,” substituted. 1 bave been thus particular on this head for th'g reason —when the news of the ic in New York and elsewhere in the United States reached us, in Octoder and November, Yankees were loaded with all sorts of reproaches; swind lers, rascals, rogues, and cheats were freely applied, and in some cases by our Principal dealers. Now the tables are changed, and the Yankees, having got throygh the woods of their distress—with good crops, honest hearts, untiring, unwearying industry and perseverance—can afford their help and sympathy for their distrested neigh- bors, and I hope they will bestow it. ‘The Catholics have just completed a very fine church; it is built of brick, with a slate roof, and {s’ an ornament to the town. James Hyde & Company have completed two large brick stores. Theee stores and the Catholic church make a hand. some appearance, and, besides being an improvement, are an ornament to the north side of the town. A new election for members of Assembly hag just been held. The men known as opposed to the government all received the highest votes—while the men called govern- ment men received much lese nel Squire Pluses, the police magistrate, a freah Jaméfea man, received only eight votes; and, if he can take it, he now has a hint of his popularity among the respectable portion of our com- munity, for all the voters in this county are property holders, and have t possess property qualifications. The Assembly will meet early in January, and amon, their other labors they will have to revise the tariff o fa Both ager sp ge ficient current the now to provide Payment to the owners of the lote which have been taken by the public to widen the streets and improve the town, and algo to build a new bridge. As @ large number of new men have been elected to the Assembly, some of them our most practical merchants, we are looking forward to their meeting wth much anxiety. ‘On the adoption of the new constitution in 1852, new Supreme Court was formed; lately a new code of prac- tice, roles and process. Those were drawn up by the At- smaney-General, remodelled and anwented by the Assom- bly, md now work very badly; in ‘act, they don’t work atall. Right cannot bo had nor Justice done, unlesa you have the money topey and are fortunate cnough to secure the service of the Attorney-Genoral, when you are are tosnaceed. This is. a had state of things, and cannot weil be altered until honest lawyers can be imported, which, Tfear, is fur distant, jidging from thove we have had heretofore. Nothing new fram Ruatan, Hon since my Int. lura@ or the interior Police Latelligence. ARRRST OF ALLEGED COUNTEMPETTERS AND <EIZURE OF SPURIOUS COIN, DIES, HM \n important arrest for passing and manufacturing spo rious silver coin was ind yesterday morning by police- men Devoe, Wildey and MeCord, of the Deputy Superin- tendent’s otice. Joho Frednach, proprietor of the porter house corner of West and Harrison streets, and his bar- keoper, John Haggard, were taken into custody on the compigint of Samuel Govderson, of No. 285 Spring street charged with having uttered and manufactured bogus half and quarter dollars and ten ceat plecw. It appears, as far as we could ascertain, that ia the month of October last Gooderson, who !s « tin roofer, was employed by Fredmach to ropair the roof of the building in question, About two weeks ago Frednach: tade & partial payment for the work performod, and in ‘The latter one in exch . doing 80 gave Gooderton @ bad two dollar bul returned the bili and received a good girl a number of the pieces of silver inatroctions to proceed to the market and buy a Sunday dinner. What ee eee ieee finding tMat the coin was all bogus, that he had been imporod on a third time by Frednach. He determined not to let the fellow escape this time, and be wont apd gave infor- mation of the occurrence to Roberta, of Righth precinct. Roberte communicated the facta tothe effice, when Messrs. Devoe, Wil ‘and MeCord were de- tailed to work up the case. The proceeded to and called for barkeeper a dol- ‘aoe Sei alias Daniel Hepburn, alias Yankee Dan, was arrested on Saturday evening on suepicion of having robbed one of the guests at the Gramercy Park Hctel. The accused, it ap- tie oieman, when hadron for wae opened by means Legislature of Wisconsin on the 12th inst:— Resolved, That we, the democratic members of Logisiature of the State of Wisconsin, in convention = sembied, have an abiding confidence in the ability, integ- et eee pepe ‘the administration of James Bu- sustain those 8 to utmost of our ability. Resolved, the principle ‘of popular sovereignty aro as old as of our government, and was re cognized in the of Jefferson, and will ever remain one of the cardi Principics of the democratic one no constitu ee ae ae been first iy and wabestliog to the qualified voters thereof, for oF rejection. Personal Hon. David S. Reid, one of the from North Carolina, has been conlinéd by severe {liness for ponrly two weelsp, at Richmond, Va. {while Washing. ton, accompanied by " a ARMY ALS. From Charleston, in the steamabtp Oakes, ? J , erin, TF Relenon, J Habergon, ong Ht Mal pM Monty . qisieg) Hastie, Min Lacan 9 H La Rus, and 20" in the ee From New Orleans, in the brig Awrate—Mr Reekerson. ~ ADDITIONAL FROM MEXICO THE TRIPLE-HEADED REVOLUTION. COMONFORT’S SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT. Suspension of Relations with England PRONUNCIAMIENTO FOR SANTA ANNA, Coalktion of the States Against Comonfort and Santa Anna, &e., OUR VERA.CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE. Vena Cruz, Jan. 7, 1868. Desperate Position of Comonfort—What he May Do—Tha Partisans of Santa Anna—Arrivat of the Engineer Corps, dc., do. Since my hasty lines of the 3d instant matters have noe improved. Indeed, nothing could be more uppromising: ‘than the present aspect of affairs. Comonfort still bolts the reins of government, but it is said he does so per forca —not being able to effect his escape, nor to induco any re- sponsible person to relieve him of the cares of State. Ho propored to abdivate in favor of Sr. Juarez, but this later declined to accept. How he will relieve himself of hia “present embarrassing and dangerous condition I have no idea—unless, indeed, he pronounces against his last pro- nunciamirnto, and comes out strong for the Constitution and Congress. ’Tis not improbable. Stranger thi have bh ned—are happening every day—in this most extra- y country. Meanwhile the conservadores are making hay while tha sun shinee—the cry of “Viva Santa Anna’ having been raised by Qsollos and Miramon at Tulancingo, which i# a6 no great distance from the capital. [tis sid that Mejia i in possession of Queretaro, and Cobos of Oaxaca. All four of these generals are Santanistas, and of the rank known: in this country as Generals of Brigands. To turn from this unhappy theme to @ more pleasant subject—we are congratulating ourselves just now upom the arrival of a formidable corps of eogineers, &c., for the preliminary survey of the route for a railroad wo’ the capital—a consummation devoutly to be wished, Such a road would centribute more to put an end to strife than the presence of 50,000 foreign mercenary troops. May we soon see it under construction! : Vera Crez, Jan. 7, 1868. Relation of Vera Cruz to the rest of Memico—Parrodi and his Furce at Guadalajara--Probable Result of a March on Mexico—Defection in the Army—Position of Comon- foht—Robberies—Railroad Enterprises—Cot. Taleot and Party, de., &e. You have probably received from other sources the news with regard to the pronunciamiento of the State ot Vera Cruz against the preseut Comonfort government, which took place on the 20th ult. At the present date matters are still in statu quo here. The State ot Vera Cruz does not acknowledge allegiance to the general government, and still remains an indepen- dent State. This isa very severe blow to the Comonfors power, destroying, as it does at once, his financial re- sources, and injuring irretrievably his prestige; fo®the Custom House at this port bas always been his most important source of revenue, and the opinions and deci- sions of this State carry great weight throughout the republic. Jn addition to the difficulties in this quarter, in- formation reaches us daily of the existence of a similar state of affairs in other parts of the country; and if half. the reports we hear are true, the Comonfors dynasty will s00n come to an end. Thave just beard, from a very reliable source, that Gen. Parrodi is at present in Guadalajara with a force of ea thousand men subject to his orders, and was expected to march against Mexico shortly. Such a force, with the Present disaffected state of tbe army, would find n> difl. culty whatever in overthrowing the present government, and setting up in Camonfort’s place any one they might select Comonfort is almost powerless to subdue revolu- tions of to repel an attack, He has already sent military forces to points not far distant from the capital to quell diaturbances, and | the soldiers have gone over to tho revolu on masse, leaving their offers © Make tho best of thew way back to Mexi20 along. It ts reported that Comonfort has expressed iia wisher to resign in favor of Juares, the Chief Justice, who ia now in prison, but he hae refraimed from doing 60 by tho earnest solicitation of his best frienda, end by the refusal of Jusrer to accept the position, unless Comonfort ‘v4 gipliver himself up a @ prisoner, and t to c jal for the dictatorial d'etat, ners! opinion i# that Comon- we is inisbed--in fact, that be bas hardly a ghost of a chance of maintaining iis position as Dictator. Thardly Untok , however, that is so badly off. Should he pur- #uo & varil/ating or intermediate course between the two i ies, I fear that it would so encourage his enemies thas is downfall would be certain; tut, om the other hand, s bold and fearless policy, carried out with deter- mination apd vigor, may carry bim through all hie diffl- culties. If he does succeed in maintaining bis position, ho will deserve more credit than bas been given him hereto fore. Robberies, of course, are rife during this state @ affairs, and the “gentemen of the road’? do not confine themse strictly tw the road, but are pees tk Gen in the cities and suburbe. Mr. Letteom, the British Charge de Affairs in Mexico, who was fired upon Iate!y by robbers, and severely burt, is fast re- covering. Senor Fecandon, a wealthy citizen of Mexic offered a large reward for the recovery of the lus American mail (per steamer Tennessee) which was taken by robbers between here and Mexico, and ia ia said that it has been obtained, although the report is rather doubt- ful. This is the first occasion for some time that the mail has been robbed, but now that they have got into the way of it we may reasonably expect that the operauon will be |, particularly as such a good ransom is offered ab once for ite recovery. Mr. Hamekin's railroad to Tecubaya is now in opera. tion, and promises to do a very good business. ua. daloupe railroad js also doing a geod business. Thone roads, though very short and comparatively insignificant, are giving aa impetus to railroad enterprise througt. out the country. A A large party of engineers arrived bere by the Tennes- nee on her last trip. They are under the command o€ Capt. Talcott. and number about My men altogether. They bave encamped at a short distance from the city, and proceed at once to make the necessary surveys for tha location of the railroad hence to Mexico, under the Recan- The party a to be 8 very efficient one, and is ably command that expect something positive will soon be done towards the building of this long. contemplated road. . OUR MONTEREY CORRESPONDENCE. Mowrexsy, Mexico, Deo. 21, 1867. Character of the Government—War against the Savages— Mining Operations —Gen. Vi tawrri— Accusations Against Gov. Garra— The Spanish Invaston, do. , de Hoping that this may reach you in time to be of servieo, I willeend arynopeis of the doings and sayings in thie section of the God and Liberty”’ republic. By way of Vera Cruz you are aware of what ie taking place in the interior of Mexico, aa also of the absolute power with which Congrem: has constitutionally inverted the President. Such policy most seem strange to men who can always find power enough in the-law to rule and govern; but in Mexico our rulers form an exception, and become bewtidered tf they have to rule under the provi- sions of constitutional law. The history of this unhappy coun. try provos that even those who have been raised to pow er ag the champions of public freedom, aa soon aa they took the oath of office, commenced a series of unworthy intrigues for the purpose of being invested with what we here call extraordinary powere; that is, with the authority of doing whatever they pleased for the purpaee, of course , of saving the country. However, in the present case, Comonfort may not venture te abuse {t, as ho \s well aware that @ majority of the governors of the States are ready to bring him to righte, in cage he makes the least attempt against the liberties of the country. It pow remains to be seen if the reactionary movements on foot will effectually succumb under the unlimitet power now in the han’ of the executive. The majority of the present cabinet are men of the proper stuff, and the minister of erpment, Juarez, may succeed in tnducing Comonfort {abandon his thiserable half-way measures, which aré, and have been the real cause of the numerous assassinations and robberies committed by thn numerous banditti who style themselves the pretecters of religion, and who are protected in their atrocious crimes Dy some of the clergy and many of the subjects of the Queen of Spain, residing in the interior of M ‘The Indians coatinve their numerous depredations in this section of the country, and the absolute want of funde psa the goverament organising » force sufficient to them at bay. Governor Vidaurri haa, by making in credible sacrifices, succeeded in detaching a considerable force 't them, and they will for the present succeed in driving these American Arabs to their mountain homes. Nothing effective, however, will be dane until a organized force is kept in the feld at ail times for f pose of continually carrying on hosted agninat tress children of the desert. The mining fever i¢ now the rage im this section of the country, and the cag ‘tof of the lands within which the mince in this State have been discovered, ‘will, aa | understand, shortly visit the United for the purpose of raising the necessary capital with which to commence operations. Experienced miners have examined the ore, and they are al of opinion that princely fortunes will be realized if they are worked. Within the mining district is an abu of wood and water for carrying on operations, and many 2 i