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G00'r. to her maid Rose. There should be alsoabout 300, 000fr. ou her own life, with reversions ou her childrea, Dut it is not known if the proper forma have been regu larly complied with. It is supposed, in fact, that the of Mile, Rachel will in one way or other give rise to ‘The remains of Mile. Rachel have arrived in Paris, hav been accompanied from the south of France by her | Sarab and several friends of thé family. MAV » bead of the Jewish consistory at Nico, has write to M. Alphonse Kerr's journal, the Terre Promise, ‘wlaring that deceased in her last moments had the con- | plationsof the Jewish religion, and that when she was isited about two months back by some members of the ewish Benevolent Society of Nice, she expressed her rm determination to die in the religion of her fathers. The London Times says:—A funeral service, according | -Cthe Jewish rites, was celebrated at the Marseilles rail- | way terminus, where the remains of M’lle Rachel, which arrived at thai city ou Thursday, had been deposited. In compliance with the wishes of her family, tho prayers of the Hebrew liturgy were read over her coffin, which was borne by Jews to the carriage race for it. The mem- bers of the family of the Grand Rabbi, accompanied by the chief officiating ministor,the members of the Jewish Consistory of Marseilles and the Administrators of the Synagogue and of the Jewish Charitable Society, attended the ceremony and rendere1 a sincere tribute to the me- mory of the illustrious tragedienne, THE FUNERAL IN PARIS. (Paris (Jan. 11) Correspondence of London Post | At 11 o’clogk to day & considerable crowd collected at the Plaee Royale to pay their respects to the memory of ‘the late fan aaah Rachel, and to accom; the body to the grave. The immediate triends of departed were admitted to the room where the body lay, and where the brother and sister of the deceased were in attendance. ‘The two children of Rachel were also there to attend the funeral ceremony, which was formed according to Jewish customs. The procession to move on about 12 o'clock, the cordons being held by Alexander Dumas, pere; M. le Baron Taylor; M. Auguste Maquet, president de la Sociétée des auteurs dramatiques, and M. Geoffroy, sociétaire de la Comedie-Frangaise. An immense crowd followed the body to the grave, ‘amonget whom were MM. Scribe, Alfred de Vigny, Sainte: Beuvo, Emile ‘Augier, Legrouvé, Viennet et d'autres mem. bres VAcademie-Francaize; MM. Camille Doucet et Cabanis, du Ministére d’Etat; MM. Felix Solar et Emile de Girardm; MM. Halévy, Alexandre Dumas, Mery, Léom Gozlan, Theophile Gautier, Paul de Saint-Victor, Charlies K , Adolph Dumas, Au = ye, Ed- bier, Fiorentino, Mario Uchard, Arsene ouard Houssaye, Louis de Ratisbonne, J. Lemoine, Paulin, Latour de Saint Mychel Levy, Arm. Baathet, Henr! Murger, Aubryet, Taxile Delord, Bell, 1 Edmond Texier, About, Alberic Second, F. Girard de Jemessant, Monselet, Emile Fontaine, Villemot, &c.; MM. Alphonse Royer, Nestor Roqueplan, Marc Fournier, De la Rounat, Montiguy, Hostein, De Beaufort, Dormeuil, Harel, Sari, et les autres directeurs des théatres de Paris; MM. Duprez Roger, Bonnehée, et la plupart des artistes de py ig les artistes de la Comédie Francaise, Mmes. A. , Fix, Favart, Emilie Duboia, &c.; M. Mocker et la plus grande partie des artistes de’ l’Opéra Comique, nes. Lefebvre, L’Heritier, Lemercier, &c.; Mme. Albo- ®@ , Milo. Farguell, Borghi-Mamo, &c., &c., as well as a od number of persons connected ‘with the theatrical rid. The Rabbi having verformed the usual Israclitiah ‘emonies, orations were uttered over the grave by MM. guate Maquet, Jules Janin and Bataille, The mortal remains of the deceased were deposited in t Jewish burial ground of the city of Paris. This even. wg the Theatre Frangars is closed. so tm, Commercial Intelligence. LONDON MONBY MARKET. The Rank of England had reduced the rate of discount to 5 per cent. Messrs. Baring Bros. quote money plenti- ful below the bank rates. Consols for money, 94% a 94%, and for account 94% a 94%. The bullion in the Bank of England had increased £714,000. Bar silver, 665. 14d. Mexican doWars, 5s. 034d. ‘Eagles, 763. 24d. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1858. — The Operation of West India E: LECTURE BY REV, C. W. DBNISON. Rev. C. W. Denison, formerly United States Consul in British Guiana, lectured to a very small audience last evening, at Shiloh church (colored,) corner of Prince and Marion streets, on the workings of the English Eman- cipation act in the West Indies, The reverend gentleman, after preliminary devotional exercises, and some remarks deprecating the small at- tendance, commenced with some observations concern- ing the importance of the subject. He thought it was much misunderstood. Attempts were made in the public Ping ‘and otherwise, to show that the Emancipation act ved a failure. He should combat this idea, not serving any party, but leaving facts to 4) for them- selves, He had resided at Georgetown, in ih Guiana, ‘and had opportunities for investigation, having access to all necessary documents and free intercourse with the people of every class. He had done this with the design of correctly informing his countrymen of the truth, he hoped to be able toutter to them. First to be con- sidered, were the difficulties which had to be en- countered by the act. There was the fear of a recent outbreak at 8t Domingo. It was expected, ©: among those who examined the subject, that the act woul Prove a faiture. The £20,000,000 compensation to the owners of the slaves was another difficulty, and it was natural when such a vast sum was t0 be ac- counted for that great results would be attsined. in- fluence of this emancij compensation on the slave ‘was to prejudice their minds it, because none of the money came to them, but all of it went to their op- pressors.. Then there was the sense of power on the part of the proprietor, and the sense of helplessness on the part of the slave. The emancipated slave could not have that sense of the boon of liberty as could be desired. There was the disposition to withhold on the part of the plapter, and to revenge on the part of the slave. The act Went into operation on the first of August, 1838. He would not attempt to describe the moment of the emancipation of these 800,000 human bei Ww that at first the act was received, not with rejoicings with bonfires and shouting—but' on their bended knees in their temples. Truc there were afterwards, but in a very short space time they presented themselves for labor. All, he thought, who had been accustomed to labor before, pre: sented themselves for hire after emancipation. 3 came the conflict for wages, for which the act had not provided. The master, not accustomed to any wages, ‘was, of course, averse to paying much, ile the workers, who had all along been cheated out of their due, were wanting to make up for lost time. During the discuasion there was but little work done. The report went abroad that the negroes would not work, but the fact was they would not work for nothing. But a plan of wages was settled upon finally, aud the negroes did not refuse to work for the wages agreed upon by the planters. Then there came, by a mysterious di ‘of Providence, & great drought—the fields were all parched; then came disease—in some instances laying waste whole sections where the people were engaged in labor. Thus, at the very outaet of the act these calamities operated to its dis- advantage. Another noticeable fact was the plan of employment. The resident planters were not owners. The owners were resident, nearly them, ia England or Scotland. The agent system of operating the act was a great disadvantage; but when all these drawbacks had been partially removed, or entirely 80, what was the result? He would say that the emancipa: tion act had wrought well, and any other statement was not founded on fact. He would not say it had wrought perfectly well, but ithad wrought well The first pro! he adduced was that both the planters and the people were contented. He had tested fairly, by formal inapec- tion, the feelings of the laborers, and he had never mot ‘one man or woman among the thousands that he saw who wanted togo back. But were the planters contented ’ He assured them that every planter with whom he had conversed expressed satisfaction with the working of the act. He quoted, asa fair specimen of the feeling of the planters, the sentiments of the Chief Justice of British Guiana, who had lost by the act £50,00, but said that he {From the Times (City Article), Jan. 16.} The attempted assassination of the Emperor Napoleon ‘caused flatness in the funds to-day. The Stock Exchange rate for advances remains at 3 per cent. At the bank to-day applications were rather more numerous, In foreign exchanges this afternoon the rates were gone rally slightly lower than at last post. About £160,000 in gold was taken to the bank to-day-—£100,000 Australian, yy the Teviot, and the remainder Russian. (From the Daily News (City Article), Jan 16.] ‘The decline in the fonds to-day was chieily caused by the attempt on tte Emperor Napoleon's life. There are no new features to notice in the money market. AMERICAN: SECURITIES. Mesers. Baring Brog. state the business small, but prices firm and all qualities slightly advanced :-— United States 6's, 1867-68... eusy Pennsylvania 6’ ‘Virginia 6's, 1886. Virginia 5's, 1888... o Pennsytvania Central rst mortgage. Pennsylvania Central 6’s, second mortgag New York Central 7’s,. Erie third Tiinois Cent Michigan Central 8's, 1860. é Messrs. Bell & Co. report the market quiet, but slightly jearer. » bonds Pennsylvania 5's, ex-dividend Virginia 6's, 1886... yo. B's, 1888, . vois Central shares, discount... 0. do. Freeland bonds and bonds of 1875 % ® York »o 4 Central shares jo. Do. 7's, convertibles... Do. 34 mortgage bonds, Do wins ing fund. Penneylvania Central 6's, Ist mortgage...... 81 The London papers report the business of the only in linois Central shares, at 6 discount LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKRT. The Brokers’ circular states the sales of the week at 86 000 bales, including 1.400 on speculation and 4,000 for export. Fair and middling qualities had declined \;d., while the lower grades were less affected, owing to scar: city. The sales of Friday were 6,000 bales, including 1,000 on apeculation and for export, the market closing quiet, at the following quotations:— léth as Fair. Middling. Orleans. oa : oun Mobiles. 6% 66.16 Uplands . . 6% 6% STATE O¥ TRADE IN MANCHESTER. The advices from Manchester are unfavorable. There was but little inquiry for goods and yarns, and prices were barely supported LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. The Liverpool brendstuils market was generally dull, With a declining tendency. Mesere. Richardson, Spence & Co. quote flour very dull and prices barely sustained. Western canal, 23s. a 23%. 6d.; Philadelphia and Balti- 246.; Ohio, 278. a 288.: and 258. for choice from New Dricane. Wheat very dull, and 24. lower than on . Red, 6s. a 66. 4d. for Western, and 7a, a 78. 84. for choice, owing to scarcity; white, 7s. a 7s. 7d., and 7s. 94. 6. for chowe. Corn dull, but steady. Mixed and Zellow, 32s. 64. a 328. d.; white, 268. for new and 37s. or o) LIVERPOOL PROVIBION fanker. Messrs. Bigiand, Athya & Co., Richardson, Spence & Oo. and others, reported beef steady, with an improved demand. Pork dull. Bacon quiet; old nominal. Lard steady, but quiet. Tallow—Quotations were barely maintained, but the market cloned firmer. Butchers’ 668. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Brokers’ and other circulars report ashes steady, good business, wi £28. Gd. a Sis. for pots, and 31x, 64. & 328. for pearls.’ Sugar in improved demand, but =~wtations barely maintained. Coffee firm. Rice in little 1) juiry and prices weak: Carolina 178. a Iss. 64, Tea me- ©; Is. 13¢4. Rosin steady, common 3a. 11¢.; * @ 168 Cod oil £27 10s. & £28. Seal oti unchanged erm oil scarce, and would fe'ch £24 £3 — ten higher joes. Linseed oil quiet at 30d. a Bis, Spirite turpen- € stendy at 32. a 32nd. Bark steady. Philadelphia "£94. a 98. ; Baltimore Ts. a 78. 6d. Cloverseed in good mand at 60s. a bis LONDON MARKETS. Mesars. Baring Brothers quote breadstuffs dull Gull, and English Is. a 2s. lower, White American, 46s. a 486 | red, 42s. 0468. Flour, 248. 0268. Iron tirm, at £6 6.0 £6 10s. Pig iron steady, at 65s a 6s. 6d. ‘Sugar Grm. Coffee advanced 1a. a %., chiefly on fine qualities, and firm. Sperm oil in better demand, at £76 a £76. Lin feed oil steady, at 308. Rice dull. Saltpetre unchanged. Tea firm—Congou Is. 14. Tallow, quiet—Petersburg, 63s. 94, Spirits turpentine steady, at ‘Bde. HAVRE MARK: a [For the week ending Jan. 12.) Cotton tends downward. Sales of the week, 5,500 bales stock, 87,000 bales; New Orleans trés ordinaire, 95 france. Breadstuif; quiet. Ashes quiet. Coffee buoyant. Oils an- changed. Provisions dull. Rice nominal. Sugar buoy- ant. Tallow slightly higher. Lard dull. Whalebone neglected. Obituary. Died, at Boston, on the 25th inst., Avnnew E. BeLewar, Faq., long « merchant of that city. He was the ron of the late Jeremy Belknap, D). D., pastor of the Federal street cburob, (Dr. Gannett's,) the well known writer and hia borian Died, at South Farmington, Mass.. on the 26th inst., Zenmoee Coox, Faq., aged 72 years. The deceased was & native of Newburyport, and was widely known from his La with insurance companies in Boston and New ‘ork Gol. C. A. Jowm, of Rochester, died on Monday, aged 51 Hix death was induced by disease contracted white so: Journing at the National Hote! at Washington last winter Hon. Puxatian P. Harnaway died at his residence in Freetown, Mass.. on the 234 iumt., after an illness of seve. Fai months, aged about mxty yours Arrest or THe Gosnm~ Bank Rorexra._The Geveland /laindealer saye:—Sometime in November the Goshen Bank of New York was robbed of $30,000 in Dills of that Bank. Hearing that money of this description to quile ap amount bad been offered to some o ers, officers Galagher, White, McKinetrey an of Puffalo, looked around for the mysterious floanciors = sort time before the leaving of the § 45 Cincinnati i on Wednesday evening, one of the flnanciers offered « @ this money for a ticket at the office in the officers were op hand and grabbed the man, searched , and found $4,796 in the above described money upon 3 yerson. Hik acoomplice, in the confusion, escaped. 2 ‘morning officers White and Tylor left for New York ®.; with the man Tar Wear Cror.— It is stated that the growing Wheat um Virginia never presented a more encouraging sapert pt (hig pongo of tue ZeRr tga et prertial, Wheat | felt amply recompensed by the increased value of his lands and the contentment and improvement of his labor- ers. In the best days of slavery there had been but 59,000 hogsheads of sugar ced in the country, but the last year he was there there were 62,000 hogsheads of sugar, showing a gain of 3,000 eads of sugar in one year tor liberty over slavery. were more products now; but the reason that the figures of exportation were not larger than during the time of slavery was, that the peo- ple consumed more themselves. This was true in a great measure of the island of Barbadoes. The luxuries and the necessities of life were not now cenfined solely to the ter and his family, but were divided among the poor lacks. Emancipation was not a failure, because it had spread its benefits universally. Another proof of the pe- cuniary advantages of emancipation was that there had been an increase of trade between the emancipated colo. nies and other countries. There were now ten vessels where there were formerly but five. All along our coasts the various exports were largely taken to these colonies. There were two lines of vessels running regularly from New York, Philadelphia and Charleston, and large num- bers of irregular veasels. What did these veasels go out there for if emarcipation wes a failure? Did the Yankees have so much to spend to sead vessels there to bri back merely the news emancipation was a failure? The fact was that the people who uttered this cry from one side of their mouths were with the otber crying, ‘Give us a good cargo.”” Though vessels might come from there in ballast, the captains always brought the shiners for the cargoes which they bad taken there. They had newspapers too in these colonies, and he had actuasily seen r chairs adver. tised for sale. Think of an emancipated nigger rocking his lazy legs in ® rocking chair. They had bridal bonnets, and children’s bonnets too in due course of time. (Laugh: ter.) They used lumber there too, and built their own houses, and had a railroad constantly bringing down pro- duce. He wished he could take his audience through some of their beautiful villages, built of lumber, bi it extensively from the British American provinces and from the United States. They had schools too. Schoolhouses were rearing themselves in the most School Superintendem of British G1 he had seen 8,000 children collected together enj in study, and he had no doubt that there were 30,000 of them, bearing a fair comparison with any children for intelligence. The people were also Fay'ng sttention v0 their churches and their ministers. e ministers had much credit ac- corded them for the Emancipa’ were pow providing for them well. He gave a description of one charch where the minister's salary was $2,000 a ear. They were even sending missionaries to the ones - re ~ o SS on account of the in- Wy the English and Portuguese of ardent spi- | rits, and ome of jhe Chief dangers was the eaalg cu | caboaies, near the English colonies. France, Denmark, api even money making ‘land, within a few months, had emancipated their slaves. Would this have been done had emancipation proved a fatlaré or unprofitable? ‘Truly this was a crowning proof, and, if only for that rea- son, he would hope that America would not long stand by the side of Brazil, and as one of the few nations coun tépancing human slavery. Licutenant Humber and his Death—Interest. ing Statement. [Correspondence of the St. Luis Democrat.) Inperevpevce, Mo., Jan. 18, 1954. 1 regret to see by your paper of the 13th instant the an- noucement of the death of Captain John C. Humber, of the Seventh Infantry, U.S A. ‘Captain Humber was a native of Massachusetts, a gra. duate of West Point, served in the Mexican war, and was & mort intelligent and amiable gentleman. On the 26th of October last I met with Capt. Homber at Fort Laramie. He bad started with his regiment for Utah, but at the time wae laboring under a chronic disease which compelicd him to stop at Fort Laramie. He war very anxious to go to his family at Fort Smith, Arkansas, ‘and requested me to give him a seat in my carriage to the States, 1 did #9, and with another companion we left Fort Laramie on the 27th of October. The weather was fine, and although the season was late for crossing tne Plains, we hoped te reach the Missouri river before the winter should fairly set in. ‘On oar way Gown Captain Humber was very Ul, and I was apprehensive that he might die before we reached Fort Kearny When within one hundred miles of that post, to add to our troubles and anxiety, the snow com- menced falling fast, and we were compelled to rau the timber on Platte river for two days. Here the Captain was very ill, and suffered much from exposure and other discem forte incident to prairie life at an inclement season of the yeur On the Sth of November, with @ worn out team of stary ing mules. we resumed our journey, my companion and myself walking through the deepest snow, as our tired imals could searcely draw the carriage with the sick our provisions, guns, &. On the 12th of Novem- team gave out entirely, and the tiv ty, and waik to Fort Kearny bor twenty miles. Exhausted ourselves, and the t in & fit condition to be out of bed, it was a ct. We had not proceeded far when the himeelf on the snow, and said he could urging us to go on and save We got him om his feet, and on we ged, making slow and painful progress through the , Which bad by thie time drifved deeply in our way. very fifteen or twenty minutes the ci in would iay down in the snow and beg us to leave him. We would then take him by the arms, carry him through the deepest drifts; aud in this way we made our weary march until we came in sight of & trading post, three miles west of Fort Kearny. This gave us new life, and after « three | hours’ tramp we reached the place just ae the night set in, and so worn out that we could not have walked a quarter of a mile further We were hiospitably received by Mr. Alexander Con- stant, the owner of the ranche. A m je was rent to the fort, and ip a short time a wagon conveyed us to tne comfortable quarters of Captaio Marshall, the officer in command. We bad every attention paid us, and remain ed three days to recrait ourselves for the prosecution of our jourbey ‘ ‘Our feet were badly frozen, but we had ronson to be thankful for our most providentlal escape from the perils of the wilderness Doubtless the snfferings endured by Captain Humber on thie never to be forgotten 1th of November lied the ef. | fect of hostening him to his grave ry pre Captain Deer at Crow Woxo—Houe-t-tag Day Kinuep —A correspondent several days since notified us of a duel which was to take place at the Chippewa agency on the 2th inst., between a Mr. Siggy, a citizen of Crow Wing, and Hole-in-the-Day, the well known Chippewa Chief. The duel, we understand, took place per agreement, and three shote were fired by each. party. At the first fire both were wounded, Mr. Giggy recoiving a ball in the right side, At the second fire Glany was wounded in the left side, [t was with difficulty that he could stand up for the third fire, but the Indian chief would nag agree to settle the difficulty, and the third fire was goehanged, and Hole inthe Day was shot through the heart ese are the rs, as communicated to some of our citizens in m Crow Wing. St. 2% particu letters: Sunscrrption ror Youna Brsauen—The Ro- chester Democrat learns ‘‘that there is a scheme on foot for raising ® subscription of $1,000 for the benefit of Joseph A. Megier, who was the principal witness in the Robertaon case, add that there ls @ prospect of ite suceessfn| A leading member of the Board of Aldoraren sweee gd Ss wil ¢ 88 to give $109 toward We fund, lous parts,and the — had told him that | ion act, and the people | Other nations had emancipated their slaves in their | ‘The New Granadian Difficulty. NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON ON THE PANAMA ISTHMUB TERRITORY BEEN CEDED Nusinted from Fi Tiempo of Bogota, Dec. 6, for the 4 for New Yous Himuaty . nw ; Already over twenty-five days have elapsed since the beraes (Se Gueings of Washington 096 oar ment, referring to the events of the 16th of April in Fapama, have been in the hands of the latter, and yet the official gazette has not published a word with regard to them. What does this signify? Are those arrangements approved of or not? Let no one that we put this question for the mere pleasure of satisfying an idle curiosity. In repub- lies, where srecrooed even dij xy itself, must be laid open, all ci ve a to know the manner and means tionaries of by wnich pabie sears entrusted to the func- State are administered; any other course does neither honor to those who govern nor those who are governed. y the press should be ernment: and it may be said country followed step by step nt respect; for since po pale ‘the authori- Isthmus speak ‘ally of the re-establishment between the two lately contending govern- 4 what a simple Governor of a State officially cannot be altogether unknown to the President of e republic and his three Secretaries. Therefore, there cannot be any other reason for pretend- mystery or ignorance but an extraordinary adherence to the old habits of administrative rule, which induced gen- tlemen of the government to act in such a strange man- ner. We bave already maintained, and now again main- tain, that republican iplomacy is entirely different from the monarchical system, and that consequently the ridicu- lous mystery of the latter ill becomes the first named. In democratic governments like ours there are no‘other affairs but those of the people; wherefore, then, withhold & knowledge of them from the people? Our Presidents (thank Heaven) are no more than mere public commissioners, who to-day draw up and siga an in- ternational treaty and to-morrow retire into private life, without anybody thinking more of them. Therefore, leave to the European rulers the obscure hints, the de- ceits, snares and affected ceremonial of court diplomacy. A republic has no court. As the pending question with the United States is no party question, but a natonal one, there journal in the country which, le it valued its own credit, and being by its natural miseion on a level with the ques- tions of the day, hzs not occupied itself to a greater or less extent with this matter; but it is not to these that we now refer, but to a sinall pamphlet published in Car- thagena, by Gen. Tomas C. de Mosquera, where the sub- ject is treated with sufficient clearness, and from which we take literally the following es, quite in accor. dance with our own article on the subject, published on the 17th of Iast November. It says:— “To cede to a foreign government the right of keeping depots for coal in the bay of Panama, is equivalent to re nouncing ov: sovereignty in that part of the Territory, although it be said that it is done under the nominal rule of New Granada?” * * ae F 3 HW 2 * * * * “The newspapers which are reputed to be the organs of the American government, say that New Granada will not be allowed to impose any tax on the land or the stores or the effects belonging to the American govern- ment. If it is so, this concession precludes the right of sovereignty.” x if x * “We cannot but advise our fellow citizens to be circumspect and firm in the crisis we are going through. Our moderation will serve us for the purpose of awakening sympathies among the reflecting and moral population of the United States, and if finally we should be under the necessity of defending our honor, we must do it with energy, constancy and absolute abnegation. A peo- pit who, for fcurteen years, waged war to the death for their liberty and independence, cannot consent to their rights being trodden down, only because such is the plea. éure of a more powerful government. We have to expect from England to the declarations of* Eng! according Lord Palmerston in Parliament; but the English nation will necessarily have to discuss whether it becomes the com- mercial world to see the Is*hmus of Panama changed into int to life or an American territory. This question, at the which it has now arrived, is to bea question death for Coy nal ‘The Granadian ment is bownd its duty together selves rather than submit to that humiliation and ignominy. ‘We quote the foregoing passages from the pamphlet of josquera, not precisely because they are the most authoritative which have been uttered on this matter, but Ddecause being resolved not to abandon this question until it be settied in a satisfactory manner, we wish to speak to the government in every toue and by every organ. Per- haps the administration of New Granada, ve as it is, will give more credt to the words ofa friend than to those of an enemy, and settle this troublesome question agreeably to the ‘interests of the people which are threatened. We speak thus not precisely on account the Isthmus of Panama, which to us has no more commer- cial importance than any other point of transit whatever, nor in consideration of the great interest awakened in us | by the public conduct of its inhabitants. No. When the latter were wealthy and believed themselves strong, their separation from the rest of the Granadian commu- nity appeared to them as a matter of course and of no consequence. They thought that the inhabitants of the | interior of the republic were Itving on their greatness, + nd almost daily threatened us With their separation and | heir acorn, rejoicing even in the idea of exchanging their bumble title of Province of New Granada for the more pempous one of Star of the Union. | "No, in all this there was but a lesson presented by for une, and which we wish may not be soon forgotten. |. The people to whom we address ourselves form tbe en- tire population of New Granada, whom the North Ameri- ans to-day presume to treat as the rulers of India are ac- customed to deal with the unfortunate and degenerate pa. iahe—a people who know the value of their liberty and heir rights too well to let themselves be subjugated by the traders on the other side of the Mexican Gulf—a peop'e who knew how to conquer the soldiers of the conqueror of kings, and who do not desire life without liberty, bor I without honor. We, on our part, do not for war, but peace; we desire, with respect to the question of the 15th April, only an honorable and just arrangement for both parties; but if the United States should insist upon their unwar. rantable pretensions—if they should abuse their streagth —then we shall be the first to raise our voice, and to call the people to yengeance—then we shal! rejoice in the smell of gunpowder ani the whistle of bullets. Nothing \s more beautiful than a people fighting for their rights, The struggle will not be fruitless; the blood spilled on the battle. ‘eld in defence of national honor fertilizes and | adorns the land. If war is necessary, let war come; and our children, instead of being ashamed of the memory of degraded and infamous parents, will, with the pride of the primitive Romans, exclaim: ‘Our «teers are ploughing the same fields where our fathers perished—excetient fathers, who left us no other inheritance than unsullied national dignity, but that ix sufficient to make us Cn fa If we are vanquished, history at least will speak of us with respect We speak thus not for the sake of a showy patriotism, nor to exhibit a sounding phraseology, but because we insist on our first idea (suspicious of the good issue of the negptiations), with regard to the silence of the national executive is weighs a load of popaiar confidence which, it be deceived, may become pernicious to us, and which for the better taformation of all, we transcribe here word for word. In such matters people cannot be too well informed Here is the article of the law to which the vote refers:— AnTiCL”R KIRST. The executive power is authorized to settie by means of & convention, the said reciamations, which convention may be executed withont the ulterior approbation of Congress bein Decessary, on the sole condition that the right# of nation: sovereignty on any point of the territory of New Granada be not violated Our Minister at Washington must necessarily be acquaint. ed with the teuor of this law, and it is sufficiently precise and clear. Moreover he was uot permitted to enter into nego tiations without baving received instructions from here, which must have been entirely opposite in spirit to what as i# asserted by the foreign press, forms the baais of | the new arrangement. ‘We believe that these observations justify our a hensions, To conclude this article we will remind the Graradian people of the following words in the inaugural address of Prerident Ospina. He said — But if, notwithstanding the continual practice of a similar conduct, the injustice an! malevolence of foreigners should trample under foot our rights and humble our country, then we siiall be forced to net as in asimilar casa an honorable and punctilious man would act to prefer death to ignominy ‘The moment of trial is arrived, and we believe, or rather we hope that Sr. Oxpina will come out of it tri- umphantly. This hope is moreover warranted by the fol- lowing words of the same address: — What I affirm—for Iam sure of accomplishing it—ts that T will spare nether Inbor nor danger: nor will I recoil from any kind of sacrifice in order to worthily respond to the cond dence whieh bas been bestowed on me. This confidence is no other but that of the whole nation. * Naval Intelligence. The United States sloopof war Decatur remained at Panama 1%tb inst The United States sloop of war St. Marys, Com. Davis, remained at Honolulu on the 8th ult The Norfolk Herald the 26th inst. eays that Richmowd has been selected as the name for the steam sloop-of:war now being constructed at the Gosport Navy Yard. Tt is stated that the new sloop-of.war now building at Pensacola is to be named the Florida. ‘The marine guar of the United States frigate Congress, lately arrived at Philadelphia, are now in Washington, waiting to be paid off Marines for the Moited States » be taken, from the Philedeiphia snd Washingioa navy yards. The Colorado will carry sixty rank and file, be sides a crew of four hundred and fifty men The United States sloop of war Savannah has been removed from her position, under the astern Shears, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and removed to the position lately occupied by the Niagara, under the Western Shears. She Will soon be ready for sea. On cxamination of the United States steam frigate Nia garn, in the Brooxlyn Navy Yard dry dock, there is found very little the matter with her. The outward edge of hor cutwater, about ten feet below, and three feet above wator line, is gone. With the exception of a few small chee of copper gone on her bottom, near amidships, will require no other repairs. Her detention in dock will be only a few frigate Colorado will Cumxasten Retyreisc.—The bodies of 300 dead China men are now lying on one of our wharves, nicely packed and directed, ly for shipment to ir tong home in China The freight money on this lot is #7,509.—San Fran. ieee Vevey Getter, Leahy Letter of Marcus Tullius Cicero Stanley on Reform, with the Endorsement of Mayor ‘Tiemann and Counsel Busteed. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, Jan. 27, 1858, Anerticle in your paper of this day, beaded ‘‘ Mayor | Slemana and the Policy Dealers," doss me the grossest Sse justice. My connection with the present effort of the Mayor to suppress dealing in lottery policies can be very briefly stated, Oa ascertaining that the police had re- ceived orders to make arrests for violation or supposed violation of the laws against gaming, I at once made an affidavit that I had no connection whatever with tho busi- in the city of New York. Accompanied by my coun- pel, T waited on the Mayor and handed to him the \davit, «es, great or small, in the business. All this is absolutely and ‘unqualifiedly untrue—the warp and the woof are false throughout. The whole statement isa malicious li- bel, and his Honor, Mayor Tiemann, if ppl led to, must confirm this assertion. I submit to you, Mr. Editor, that it is mot generous or just (to allow @ man to be nnpaceel. in your widely circulated journal upon no better pretext than that which the malice of his foes may furnish, and I , ‘| to your fairness to correct e wrong and to prevent its repetition. bs a i - M. C. STANLEY. I do hereby certify that the statement of the interview between Mr. her | and myself, as contained in the pro- ceding article, is sul tially correct. DANL. F. TIEMANN, Mayor of New York. I was present at the interview referred to above, and my understanding of what occurred agrees with the state- fA of Mr. Stanley. “Rica, BUSTEED. Work of the ture. NEW YORK HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. Noxon’s petition and bill to repeal the law prohibit- ing the Common Council of New York from granting lands under water, is asked for on these grounds:—That the act of April 17, 1857, confirming the report of the Harbor Commissioners, fixing the exterior lines, did not remove the prohibition contained in the act of 1856, which was to event further encroachments until an exterior line was xed by law. Senator Sloan presented a petition for the relief of Cor- nelius Dubois, who claims that he is immensely by the act of 1857 fixing a permanent water line for the New York Harbor. Mr. Dubois’ property is in Williams- burg. PAY OF ALDERMEN OF BROOKLYN. Mr. Sloan also presented a petition of the Aldormen of the city of Brooklyn to so amend the charter of that city that the Aldermen can be paid for their services a sum not to exceed $500. STOCK TIME SALES. Mr. Mandeville’s bill for the protection of stockholders in corporations, provides that no salea of stocks shall be made on time unless the party so selling shall at the time’ of such sale have the stocks on hand ; the person so offend- ing to be liable for any and all damages that may accrue to the stockholder.“ Any reduction in the price of said stock during the term of said sale shall be deemed to be the damage."” COURT OF APPEALS. Mr. Wadsworth’s bill, to facilitate the progress of ac- tions in which the people of the State are parties, provides that they may be moved out of their place on the calen- dar. In case of appeal by the people, judgment to be stayed and no security to be require: REFORMATION OF JUVENTLES. Mr. Ely’s bill, appropriating money to the erection of the female department building for tho Society for the Refor- mation of Juvenile Delinquents, provides that $37,500 shall be appropriated the present fiscal year, and $37,500 for the next. CODE OF PROCEDURE. Mr. Noxon’s bill, amending the 399th section of the Code of Procedure, is in this wise:—To insert in the eighth line, after the words ‘legal esentatives of a deceased rson,”” the following—“nor when the opposite party I Be an idiot, lunatic, a habitual , OF per: son 0” unsound mind, or a committee or trustee of any such pergou.’” THE AFFAIRS OF CASTLE GARDEN. Mr. Smith (of Whereas, A N. Y.,) offered the following:— » Garden, in the city of New York, has been for several yoars used as an emigrant depot, and un- der the supervision and, so far, control of Commis- siovers of Emigration, for landing emigrants with their e from vessels in which they arrive inthe port of ‘ork, for the of affairs of said emigrant depot, namely:—That the emi- grants are obliged to submit to many ons, such as being us to purchase tickets for inland [meg hey ele er price than said tickets could bave been bought for outside of said either for passage or luggage; and whereas, that they are also charged exorbitant prices for all sions they are solicited to purchase within said depot, being advised and urged not to go outside of said depot to make purchases for themselves; and whereas, it is as- serted that the emigrants are urged and advised to exchange their foreign con for American gold and silver; and also that they (the emigrants) are not allowed so high arate of exchange as they could receive outside the de- pot; and whereas, no persons are allowed to entor sald depot unless said ‘persons are directly under the control 4 —— with those having charge of the depot— therefore, Resolved, That a special committee of five of this house be appointed, with full power to investigate said charges, and to send for persons and papers belonging to and con: nected with said emigrant depot, or the Commissioners of Emigration, and to subparna and examine all persons who may in their opinion be able to give them in tion in relation to said abuses or charges of abuse; and that said committee be instructed to examine jnto the truth of said charges, and report the result of thei investigation forth- with to this house. The resolution was Iaid over, giving rise to debate. STATR IDIOT ASYLUM. ‘The report of the trustees of this institution shows the total receipts for the year $83,908 42, and total of pay- ments $95,000 36. Total indebtedness outstanding $16,701 85. ‘They ask for @ special appropriation of $23,600 to cancel indebtedness of thia and last year, The character and benefits of the institution are dwelt upon, and ite success in the treatment of inmates ts spoken of in flattering terms. The report refers in appropriate terms to the deatn of Hon. William 1. Marcy, one of its origi- nal members, and speaks of his services to and high ap- ciation of institution. They suggest to the Legis- jature the propriety of appointing the Superintendent of Public Instruction as an ¢z officio member of the Board. The number of pupils is 112, of which 20 only are vay pupils. The new pupile received during the year are 31; accepted, but not yet entered, 6. During the year 16 | have been removed aud 4 have died. Of the deaths one was accidental, two from consumption, one from epilepsy. ‘The general health of the pupils has been excollont. Theatrical, Musical, &. Mow Petr, the Virginia authoress, is, we understand, togive a series of Shaksperean readings through the | Southern cities. She cannot fail to make a sensation, for in addition to genius of a high order her personal attrac tions are remarkable. Her face and head are in them- selves a study of classicfoeauty, while her voice has all ‘the soft rich music which belongs to the accents of her clime. Those who ate familiar with that exquisite pro- duction of poetry and passion, “Light and Darkness,” will need no er inducement to attend these readings than the natural desire to behold the fair and brilliant authotess. Broapway Timarre.—Mesers. K. Stone, Sherwood and Hemmings, the favorite riders; Sam. Lathrop, Den Stone and Bliss, the mirth provoking clowns, the Nicolo family, the fearless acrobats, and other good artists are to perform ns to the representation of the spectacle of ‘ Cinde- rella’’ to night Nimo’s Gaxvex.—The peculiar novelties nightly offered by Dan. Rice, the renowned humorist and showman, inva. riably fill this house to repletion. His “Games of the Curriculum’ are as well calculated to astonish as his mules and himeelf are to create merriment. Bowsry —The announcements for this evening consist of the grand equestrian spectacles called ‘ Putnam, the Iron Son of '76," and “ Timour, the Tartar,’ and the ex: citing drama of the “ Miller and his Men.”’ Such attrac tions will be sure to secure a crowded auditory Berton’s —Mr. John Brougham’'s celebrated extrava. ganza of “ Po ca hon-tas”’ is to be produced for the first time bere to night, and Messrs. Brougham and Walcot are to sustain their original characters. Mr. Charles Mathews is ale to porform in ‘A Day of Reckoning’ and “ Tak by Storm.’ Wattack’s—The dramatic version of the “Vicar of Wakefield” having proved highly successful, is to be re- peated, with Brougham's pleasant little comedy, ‘A cided Case,” this evening. These pieces afford Messrs, Leater, Blake, Johnston, and others fair scope for the dis- play of their abilities. Lacra Krew The gorgeous spectacle entitied the “Sea of Ice," is to be performed for the last time this evening, It will afford a rare treat to all who are fond of good acting, elegant scenery and extraordinary mechani- cal effects. Let it be remembered that the annual benefit of Miss Keene is to come off to-morrow evening. It will doubtless prove one of the most brilliant affairs of the searon Amemicas Mesee.—Go when you may to this house, you will invariably find it well flied with persons who seom greatly pleased with the instructive “Aquaria,”’ and various other wonders with which the bailding is literally packed. The ‘Patriot Pioneer” isto be played to-night. Noro Minerreisy. —Various new and old songs, dances and burlesques are offered by the different managers to night, together with the farce of’ ‘‘Toodles”’ at Geo. Chris ty & Wood's, “Shakaperean Readings” at Buckleys’, and e “Rival Darkies”’ at Bryants’, Catrronsta.—Theatricals bad been quite lively in San Francieco. Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne just completed a very suooesefal ‘at the American. A grand complimentary was tendered her on the o' ~~ | night, January 2. Miss Stanvey was playing to crowd: houses at Maguire's. The Pennaylvanian troupe still per formed at the Melodeon. Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, who arrived by the last steamer, were unable to perform un til the arrival of their ), Which waa detaised on the Isthmus. Soto, the dameruse, had commenced an ‘at the American. Porttation or Rocrmerer.—The total popula- tion of the eity of Rochester, necording to the census just alge, G82) La RAE 8°77) arene, 46, ‘Trial of Maurice O'Connell, Charged with the Murder of Teresa Spitzlen. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before Judge Ingraham. Jan. 28.—Long before the hour of opening the court hundreds of citizens congregated in and around the build- | ing, and as soon as the doors were opened it was filled to its utmost capacity. Immediately after the Judge took his seat on the bench, Mr. Clinton, according to agreement, moved for per mission to withdraw the plea of James Toole, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree, he having been jointly indicted with O'Connell for the murder | of Teresa Spitalen. As the prosecution did not interpose | any objection, the Court granted the motion, remarking, however, that such a course of proceeding tended very | much to destroy the possibility of getting a jury. He said that in future he should require very strong reasons for allowing @ prisoner to withdraw a plea of a lesa crime than that for which he had been indicted. i The empanneling of the jury in the case of O'Connell was then led with, About thirty jurors were call- ed, when the twelfth juror was ol |—Francis George, stable keeper, 180 West Broaiway. Just before the adjournment of the Court yesterday, Mr. Richardson, a juror, stated that he bad conscieatious scru- ples against finding a verdict in a cage where the punish- ment was death, and wished to be excused from 4 Mr. Whiting stated that he wished to ask Mr. Richard- son what was the nature of the scruples he entertained. He (Mr. W.) remembered, in the case of Colman, tried for the murder of his wife in Broadway gentleman said he bad conacieatious sc Seat finding a person guilty of » crime ble by 5 but when he was interrogated he said that if the evidence warranted it he could find the party guilty, jurors not havipg anything to do with the consequences of the ver- dict—that being the province of the Court alone. gentleman (said the counsel) did his duty like a man, the accused was convicted and subsequently executed. Mr. Clinton, counsel for O'Connell, supposed it was too late to challenge the juror now. Mr. Whiting read a decision of the Supreme Court in po A his examining the juror, which Judge Ingraham sust b Mr. Richardson then took the stand, and said that his views coincided exactly with those of the Quaker gentle- man, and he was accordingly accepted by the prosecutor. Fl names of the jurors sworn to try O’Gonnell are as fol. lows :— 1, Junius J. Johnson, retired merchant, 86 Sixth av. 2. James R. Taylor, machinist, 89 Mangin strest. 8. Jacob Wall, er and confectioner, 26 Barclay st. 4. Jobn McLellan, Dear ting house keeper, 65 Market at. 6. Fletcher Rarper, Jr., editor, 14 West 22d street. 6. Robert Taylor, plasterer, 100 West 29th street. 7. Philo Richardson, stationer, 1773¢ Fighth avenue. 8. Chas. F. Lr geal gg No. 7 avenue. 9. David Griffiths, merchant, 317 Sixth avenue. 10. James Eadie, grocer, 45 Washin, Market. 11. Patrick H. Noonan, storage, 119 wich street. 12. Francis George, stable keeper, 130 West Broadway. OPRNING OF THR PROSECUTION, After an interval of fifteen minutes, Mr. Sedgwick, As- sistant District Attorney. jed to open the case for the prosecution, giving a lucid statement of the case in a dispassionate manner. He said that the prisoner at the bar, Maurice O'Connell, was jointly indicted with James Toole, Hagan and Tenbroke for the murder of Teresa Spitz- Jen, in a saloon in 32 Greenwich street, on the 9th of No- vember. The case was not a romantic one, but contained the detail of disgusting facts, which would prove that there was a portion of the city of New York where law ‘was entirely disregarded. The indictment contained three counts. First, that the deceased was assaulted by the four prisoners, and with their hands about her throat, choked and strangled her, of which choking aud strangu- lation she came to her death. The first count contained the averment that they did it from a premeditated design toeffect her death. At present the prosecution did not expect to show that there was a premeditated design to effect death in the minds of the defendants. The statute said that killing, unless it be manslaughter or excusable or justifiable homicide, was murder in the following cases: First, when perpetrated from a premeditated design to ef- fect death; secondly, when perpetrated by an act immi- nently dangerous to others and evincinga depraved mind, regardless cf human life, although without any premedi tated design to effect the death of any particular indivi- dual; and thirdly, when perpetrated without any deaign to effect death, by @ person engaged in the commission of any felony. This last proposition of law was the one to which the particular aitentio of the jury was called. If they should find that the prisoner was engaged im the commission of any feiony, and if death was effected by anything doue by him white he was committing that felony, then he was guilty of murder. ‘The counsel then proceeded to narrate the facts which he expected to . Teresa Spitzien, the deceased, resided ina cellar at 32 Greenwich street, character of which would in evidence. She, Mowever, was a mere resident there; was Atty rgears old) decrepid, feeble and hoipless. At the time e homicide there were in the cellar the keeper of it, his wife, the sister of the wife, ‘who was sleeping in the back kitchen,) another man by ¢ name of Winkie, two women who lived in that cellar, who at the time of the occurrence fled to places where they could not see the transaction in all ita details. The deceased was sitting with her hand on her knee, holding her chin and elbow on her knee, seemingly in ‘thought. ‘The cellar being closed for the night, a knock was made at the door, and the keeper of it—Mr. Martiu—biew out the light, 80 that the people outside might think it was shut up, and not desire to obtain an entrance. The front door of the cellar was broken in by Tenbroke, who pro- eeeded from the front door through the p: let in O'Connell, Hagan and Toole by the regr door. About 9 o'clock the defendants stated to Blackburn and Divine, witnesses for the people, that it was their intention to “burn the cellar at No. 82,’ the meaning of the phrase being that they would rob the place. Mr. and Mrs. Mar. tin, the keepers of the house, would be the principal wit. nesses, who would prove that the prisoner Lad forcible | connection with the old woman, and caused ber death by strangulation. KVIDENCK AGAINST THE ACCUSED. Martin Divine, a youth, was the first witness called and examined by the Assistant District Attorney. He testi. fled as follows:—I reside at 34 Greenwich street, uext door to the cellar where Teresa Spitzien was murdered; ama boatman; remember the night of the occurrence; know all the prisoners; the first ore of them I saw on that night was Tenbroke; I was standing at 36 Greenwich street; saw Toole next, and then the prisoner, and after that Hagan; keow Mr. Blackburn, a witness in case, saw ‘Sailor Dan’! go away somewhere, but did not see him come back; this was about 9 o'clock in the evening; Mau rice O'Connell said, * Come on the burn,"’ which means to get segars or lager bier without "paying for it; he meant pt Ng nd No. 32; two er three of them were satis- fled at that, but [did not pay much attention to them; “Sailor Dan’’ said, “1'll get Martin to open the door,’ when Sailor said that he went down and knocked at the front door of the cellar No, 32, and told the otbers he would let them (the other prisoners) in the back way; “Sailor Dan's’ proper name is Teubroke; saw O'Connell and Toole fo down the steps, but did not see Hagan; Sai. lor knocked a few times at the door, and I believe he got the man to open it; after they got into the cellar, Black- burn and I remained outside together; O'Connell, Sailor and Toole came out of 32; I heard some noise when they were in, but was not sure whether the parties were hing or fighting, I was standing by my door when o" ell said there was three of them at him, and had like to bave kiiled him; they were all laughing; the prisoner's coat and white ebirt were torn, and he ap- peared to be sweating; | cannot think of what the other prisoners said; | went towards the Battery and believe that they went to a Dutch music house; that same night I saw O'Connell and Toole in Morris street; a person said that Toole would be arrested; did not hear 0’ i say anything; I left them there and went with Blackburn to Rector street; did not see them again that night; I did not see O'Connell after that until I heard be was arrested. * Cross examined by Mr. Clinton—tI think the houve kept by Martin was a house of prostitution; Sailor Dan said he ‘was acquainted with Martin's house, and waa in the habit of sleeping there with one of the inmates; I am certain I saw O'Connell and Toole go into the cellar; I was stand- next door, talking with my sister at the time. irect examination by Mr. Whiting—I never was in the = 82, but heard from the boatman that it was a bad use. Leslie Blackburn deposed thus —I live in 28 Greenwich street; am in a store with my brother at 196, know al! the Prisoners, have known 0'Conpell a b time. remember the night that Teresa Spitzien came to her death; think it was a Friday night in November, saw the prisoner near the cellar that night about § o'clock, I wae at the corner of Morrie street when I first saw him: I think Toole was with him; Hagan was with mé@ when O'Connell cressed the street with us; we remained about ten minutes, and Ten broke came up; I think O'Connell said “let us go down to 32)" Divine was there at the time; | think E said “let us go down and get coffee a * when they said that they were only two doors from the cellar; think three of the prisoners went down the back way, and Sailor Dan by the front way; do not remember any more of the conversation before they started to go: can- not tell what Sailor Dan did when he went down the steps, about fifteen minutes after [ saw them go down I was standing there and heard loud talking, after which I went down into the basement; I saw the keeper of the house standing behind the bar with his wife, but do_not recol- lect seeing O'Connell at all, 1 saw Hagan and Toole in the basement; saw Toole ina room on the left band side on the body of a woman; I then came out to the street and think an followed me; I next saw Toole on the corner of Morris street and then Hagan; | walked round the block, and ©’Connell came up Morris street and said “there is a woman dead in the cellar; he addreased him- telf to Toole, saying that theyf{would’ be arrested; we all laughed, I do not recollect that any of them said anything more about the transaction; O'Connell remained with the other prisoners and ay about fifteen minutes, and do hot remember what they said about the matter; a boy named Smith met us in Morris street, who said that there wasa woman dead in the cellar: do not recollect that O’Cenne!| made any remark about the affair at that time Q.—Did he say anything about having connection with a woman’ Mr. Clinton objected to the question aa being leading. Mr. Sedgwick urged the necessity of asking the question on the ground that he was an unwilling witness for the Prosecution The Court differed with the District Attorney and there- fore sustained the objection. Witness resuming—I saw O'Connell arrested by officer Gilfeatber about half an bour after 1 heard of the occur- rence; Hagan was just coming out of the little room when I was about going in, saw Toole, as I said before, having connection with a woman i that room. Frances Martin was the next witness. wae 6x: Amined through an interpreter and testified as follows:— My husband's name is Christian Martin; we kept the sa- loon 82 Greenwich street;] was there a month before the ocenrence. She said that the floor was divided up into «mall rooma; there was a barroom, aud on cach side two small rooms and & kitchen; remember the night Teresa Spitalen died; did not see the prisoness come in, but was in the basement when I saw them; I first saw them in the barroom: I was sitting on a couch inthe barroom when they came in; 1 Arap on the door and afterwards a sthen my husband blew the light out and told them they were going to bed and they could not come in; about Sve minutes after Sailor Dan came into the room; fhe was dressed in a white coat and red shirt, and long boots; Sailor Dan wea in the barroom when my Durhaod reli ae light; there was rapping ig hq , Of Teresa; when she was asked by the boys | | | ro way and | name of Maurice, a littic mam 1 got hold of the deceased, ; Maurice was in the room, bug ithe boy with the hairy come , the deceased hairy coat dragged her ‘the way leading into the ‘Conaolt wan in the besrvem at the time, doing nothing; 1 thet went out to look for the police, and was absent fifteen minutes (the boy who wore the hairy coat was James Toole); ob my return I saw the Sailor boy go out, amd Blackburn in the barroom; I took a light, and oa te one of the rooms saw O'Connell, the prisoner, on top of Teresa Spitzlen, the deceased, having his hands on’ her throat; saw her trembling, but could not see her face, oa account of O'Connell having his hat on; he remained with her five minutes, and then went out; I then saw the deceased go out of the smal! room into the barroom, and afterwards into the kitchen; the deceased looked very white, and her mouth was covered with froth; did aot see anything particular about her dress, but her eyes rolled; the deceased threw herself om the bed in the kitchen, and expired in about ten minutes ; deceased told the ‘witness on one occasion that she ‘was forty years old; she wore an old frock and apron; she did ecrubbing and gene- ral housework for a doctor on the corner of Cedar amd Greenwich streets; the decessed was known by the name she would allow them to take liberties with her she told them ahe don’t take no money, don’t take no men, and was a decent woman; the deceased spoke that German; she (the deceased) resisted by movements; when they were drag. ging her into the room she was quiet; before the occur- rence took place two women went away; their names are Louisa and Mary; when I went out for an officer I did not see any women; after the deceased had died my sister and Louisa went out to look for a policeman; the body was left m the position which it lay when she died; fifteen minutes after an officer arrived, and she was laid en a ‘straw sack; the room that O’ConneN was in with the de- ceased was the second room on the left hand side; the prisoner wore a black coat. ‘This witness was cross-examined at length by Me. Clinton, but nothing Separtans ‘was elicited different from. what she testified to on hor direct examination. Mra. Martin was nearly three hours on the stand, after which the Court by rape at 44; o'clock till to-morrew (Friday) morning at 10 o’gjpex. Board of Aldermen. This Board met last evening—the President, Joba Claa- cy, Faq., in the chair. Several petitions were received aud referred, among which were the petition of tax payers to erect a wing of the City Hall in Madison square, and the petition of Br. Pease, Superintendent or the Fiye Points House of Indus try, for an appropriation of street manure for agriculture purposes on the farm of that institution situated im the town of East Chester, Westchester county. The product of the farm are appropriated to the support of tho poer o New York. CELEBRATION OF WASHINGTON’S RUCTHDAT. The resolution from the Councilmen to appropriate $2,00 for the celebration of Washington’s birthday was callod ag for confirmation. Alderman Boots moved as an amendment that 4 cum @ ty be eeeee te & new transparency in front of the City Alderman Rkxp moved to add the sum of $250 for th New York Volunteers, to be applied to their sick and des titute. Adopted. Alderman Tucker wished to know how the Board im tended to spend the whole amount of the appropriation So large & sum was not necessary. al some further debate the matter was laid om th: tabie. The report of the Committee on Finance, in favor e granting to the State Woman’s Hospital Society the bleat of ground bounded by Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets and Lexington and Fourth avenues, as a site for their hea pital. Adopted. Aldernmn Boorx offered @ resolution to the effect that is iry be made of the Aqueduct Department by what se ity persons are experimenting on the Broadway pave ment. ON BUILDING THR NEW POST OFFICE. ‘The President announced the special committee oath subject of the new Post office—Messrs, McSpedon, Murray and Tucker. A PATRIOTIC SUNDAY PAPER “HARD CP"? FOR $6. ‘The petition of the proprietor of the Atlas for te sum of $5 50 for advertising (in the year 1853) mittee appointed by the Common Council to 4th of July of that year. Alderman Tucnkr (the watchful ‘dian of cit finances) moved that the petition be referred. There wa something strange ina bill for work done in 1853 bein now prevented. What evidence had they that the bill ws Ps paid long, long ago? Referred to Committee o nance ANOTHER COMMUNICATION FROM THX STREET DEPARTMENT. ‘The following communication was received from Mr. 1 1D. Congver, and ordered to lie on the table. Street Commissioner's OFFICR, New York, Jan, 28, 1968. } Covncr. or Tim Crry or Na ‘The undersigned reapectfully reports to your honorab body that since the publication of his report, made on tt ‘25th inst., he has learned indirectly from Edward Boyt the surveyor who had charge of the work “ setting cur and gutter and 1K four feet wide, sidewalks in avenue fbetweon Sixty: rst and Eighty-sixth stroets, Charles Deviin, as set forth in case 6 of said report, that the surveyor's return of work as therein specified, viz : 4,286 5, cubic yards earth vated, 35734 cubic yards rock excavated, 3,500 yarés earth filing, does not correspond with the return made at the time, as appears by the copy of said retw now in his possession, which he says reads, as these items, as follows, viz : 1,285; cubic cavated, 573, cubic yards rock excavated, cubic earth filling. Now, as the» original’ surveyor’s r turn, annexed to and accompanying the asses ments lists in this case, and being one of the voue ers upon which the said assessment and apportionme was made, contains the quantities first abq apecified, and as reported by the undersigned, it wou be inferred that an alteration was made in the Surv: return, by converting the 1,286 4 cubic yards of e cavation 4,28534 cubic yards, by making the figure into 4; and the 574, cubic yards of rock excavation in 357 ‘cubic yards, by prefixing the figure 3 to the 61° and the 509 cubic yards of earth filling into 3,509 cui yards, by prefixing the figure 3 to the 609. And upon Spection of the original Surveyor’s return such alteration and in precisely the same manner indicated above, « clearly manifest. Again, by reterence to the same ca (6) cited in said report of the undersigned, it appears th the Street Commissioner wrongfully certified that all thr of these items of work were embraced in the contra and at the following prices, viz:—Farth excavation at conta per cubic yard; rock excavation at $2 60 cul yard; earth filling at 43 cents per cubic yard. for aside from the fact that these re items of work we: in any view of the case, illegally charged, not being in t contract, the fraudulent alterations ‘of ‘the amovais work returned by the Surveyor iner the assessme upen the property owners $3,300, as follows, viz-— 3,000 yards earth excavated, at 45 cents ‘800 yarde rock excavated, at $2 50.. 3,000 yards earth filling, at 43 cents... Total i $34 Where, by made is not within the knowledge of the undersigned say, but the transactions would seem to attach either the Street Department, the contractor or the assesso ‘The only thing certain m regard to the transaction is, the amount was paid to Charles Devlin, the contractor, the Comptroller, vir. : on the 18th day of February ¢ 857,mand the same has been against the property owne which axsesement is now in process of collection. specttully subtnitted, D. D. CONOVER, Street Commissioner A petition for opening High Bridge for carr and otber travel was referred to the Committee ‘on Roads. The report of the maj Committee on Finance as the levy tax of New York for 1858 was freceived, and ferred to the Committee on Finance of this Board The resolutions ordering inv into the city counts (reported at the last meeting) were brought and adopted THE DOCK MASTERS, The reports of the and minority committ respecting the intment of twenty two dock mast by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen were called up. debate ensued, in which Aldermen Tucker, Steve Boole, Davis, ‘and Adams took part. de cratic members insisted that under the Montgomery Dongan charter, which recognized the right of the « over its wharves, piers and slips. and which charter —, recognized by recent legislative enactment, Council had the right to appoiat parties to! after its interests, as concerned the wharves, &c., of city. ae minority contended that the harbor masters * by law endowed with all the powers which it was templated the dock masters should exercise; and he the appointment of dock masters would re Be Conflict of Jurisdistion, and involve the city in lit nm. Alderman Davres argued against the right of the C mon Council to appoint the dock masters, and read Pjously from Kent's Commentaries. Alderman Tucker moved to refer the whole matte the Corporation Counsel. Alderman CLancy op; the reference, and contec hat the Common Council had the undoubted right to int @e dock masters. ayy Apams supported the motion of Mr. Tac for a reference to the poration Counsel ‘The motion to refer was lost by a vote of U1 to 6 majority report was then adopted, aud the loard ‘ourned to Monday next at 6 o'clock, the 18th day of, portioned and A New Goup Discovery.—A gentleman resic near Golden Grove, Barton county, informs the edito the Greenfield Southwester that eeveral Frenchmen ! ‘eased a considerable quantity of land in Golden Gr (about fifteen miles from Greenfield,) for the purpos commencing digging for golg in the spring. Very ex sive old diggings are found there; excavations near tw feet deep, ‘and extending about haifa mile in length, banks of dirt nearly as high ae a man’s heed, with t about as thick as a man’s body, are found ing in banks. We are told that California miners have exam these old d| ane one tentang passed over pigsom GS Courter, iday ‘evening, in their atte ‘The Nock a mile 0 more than they flew mech higher ‘usual. Their ia indicative of mild weathe the balance of the winter We hope the pigeons wil bo disappointed