The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1858, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1858. The ball pe’ boart, and Getman fell and lmoes | y=» RK though his insanity can baciig ee ‘considerable Zuteness in ‘his subsequent Droke at onee for the place where he had left bis revolver, and, having in a moment cleared the ‘office, closed the door, which was almost immediately I ned that “ the counter of the pawnbroker’s establishment were lying een e et ris revolvers, all loaded, and with these Reed proceeded to attack the crowd without. Gpeaiig the door y and closing it as rapidly, he fir shot after shot into the crowd, apparently endeavor- ing to pick out the Deputy Sheriffs, who were pushing forward to arrest him Every time he opened the door the parties without fired a volley from six. Shooters and shot guns, but singularly enough no ‘one was hurt on either si¢e except a man named Wilson, who was shot through the thigh, but was not, we believe, Gargerously wounded. Reed fired some thirty shots in all | and at last, when his ammunition was exhausted, threw the door wide open and rushed out. He was at conve struck by a ball which staggered him and turned him half round, when he received another in the side—staggered, fell, and was at once riddled with balls ! ‘Thus ended one of the most singular and tragic affairs that we have ever been called upon to record. We do not, in truth, know how to comment upon tt, and until we learn the verdict of the coroner's jury, will refrain from all remark. Sheriff Getman was a brave man, and & most excellent officer, ana lus loss will be deeply deplored by the people of Los Angeles, who elected him to the position he heid only a few montbs since. Murders and Affrays. An attempt was mace on the night of tho 26th ult. to assazsinate Mr. Folger, local reporter of the Sacramento Union, by striking him with a slung shot. Though se- verely cut on the head, he mansged to escape. A shooting affray occurred in Oroville on the 27th ult., ‘and resulted iu the wounding of five persons, viz. : Consta- ble McLaughlin, Justice Berry, Jack Hunter, Albert Clark and Mr. Brooke. The alfair occurred in the office of Berry, Justice of the Peace. ‘Two brothers, named Robert and Francis Brubaker, were shot on the 25th vit., neat Stockton, by J. C, Glenn. Robert was kille¢ outright, and Francis was mortally wounded An Italian, named Genini, was killed on the 29th vlt., near Georgetown, by Jesse Keefet, a boy fifteen vears of “€X man named James McQuaie was murdered by straug- ing, in Stockton, on the 20th ult, ez¢ was a bloody fight at Snelling’s ranch on the 23d ult., in which Dr J. W E.G. Barclay and Wa Steveus were shot aud Suficides and Attempts at Suictie, A man named Havs Andreas Bing, who is insane on the subjeci of religion, went to the Plaza Hotel, in San Fran. isco, on Thursday, the 26th ult , and bired a room for a week. He was not seen to pass in or out of the room for several days, aud on Tue=day, the 20th ult., the proprie- tor of the holel forced open the door and found Bing lying | op the bed, nearly deac from the loss of blood aud de- Dility. He bad severed the veins of both his wrists, with the intention of taking his own life, but the wounds closed up before his life was extinct. He had tasted no food for five days. He was removed to the county hospital, and will probably recover. 2 quest was beld onthe 2st ult.. om the body of Acolph F. Branda, who committed suicide near Lone Mountain Cemetery, on the 20th uit The jury returned a verdict that deceaseé was a native of Norfolk, Va, aged 38, and that he came to his death from an overdose of strychnine, administerea by his own hand, for the pur- pose of destroying his own life ‘A young man name Charles 0°Connell, a native of Ire- land, aged 30 years, committed suicide in San Francisco on Monday right, the 27th ultimo, at his boarding house, on Bush street, by takiag strychnine. No cause can be as- signed for the rash act. Deceased was well kaown and respected. He had ongaged a passage on the Vaquero, for Australia, and was to have sailed on the next day A woman ramed Mrs. Harris, in Sav Francisco, quarrel- led with ber husband on the 27th ultimo, and attempted to kill herseif by taking « spoonta! of ars: It was dis covered, however, and physicians called to save her life. John Harrison, a ative of Maryland, aged 26 years, a resident of California since 184%, and a man bighly re- spected by all classes of cflizens, committed suicide on the evening of the 26th ultimo, by shooting himself in the mouth with a pistol, the ball lodging in the back part of te brain and producing instant death. Deceased had been a Justice of the Peace in Saute Sruz. aud for vr years hat held the office of Deputy Sheriif under G aad subsequently under Scannell. Capt. Joseph Adams, aged about 55 years, attempted ide on the evening of the 29th ult., by jumping off Pa cific street wharf, 10 San Francisco.’ He was laboring wader temporary aberrat on of mind. As English sailor named John Montebrun, aget 40 was found dead in the rear of @ Chinese house on alles, in San Francisco,on the morning of the ‘A bottle of strychnine was found in his pocket. ‘and tie appearance of ihe Lar j indicated dgath by poison. Mrs. Ann Tims, a native of England, aged 40 years, very suddenly at her boarding house, ja San Fraucis: mm thie Slat ult., under circumstances which imduce the that she had taken some narcotic poison. A gman mamec Charles L. Voorhees, a native of Cincinnat!, who came to San Francisco from Salt Lake,a few weeks ago, died very suddenly on the Is: inst., at the Commercial Lodging House, on Commercial street, under Circumstances which iend to the belief that Le had taken strzchnive German vamed Otto Frank, # native of Altona, near Hamburg, aged twenty-six years, committed suicide on the 24 inst., in San Francisco, by taking prussic acid. He had attempted sn de oace before, by opening a vein in his wrist. was out of business, and suffered from a depression of spirits A Spaniard named Tomaso Guillermo, aged twenty-nine years, committed suicide on the 24 inst., at Richardsov's Fanch, Sancelito, by taking byoscyamcs. He lingered three days after taking the poison. Aman by the name of Richard Bradford attempted euicife in Sacramento on the 20th ult., Ly cutting gashes in bis left arm. ‘The Camels at Los Angeles. Loe ANGEums, Jan. 21, 185% Lieutenant Beale and about fourtees camels stalked into town last Friday week, and gave our streets quite an or! ental aspect. It looks oddly enough to see—outside of a menagerio—a herd of those bage awkward, but docile animals Move About (n our midat, with people riding them Like borsor, aud brings up wierd and far-off associations to the Eastern traveler (whether by book or otherwise) ot the lands of the moaque, crescent or turban, of the pilgrim, mufti and dervieh, with visions of the great ebriaesof the world, Mecca and Jerussiem, and the oy | throngs that bare for centuries wendod thither, of the burning ssnds of Arabia and Sahara, «here the desert # boundless like the ocean,“and the camel is the “ship” thereof. ‘These camels under Lieutenant Beale are all grown and serviceable, and most of them are well broken to the saddie, and are very genta, Al! belong to the one hump species except one, waich is © cross between the one and two humped kinds. This fellow is much larger and more ertul than eitber sire or dam. He is « grizzly-looking brid, a camel-mule of colossal proportions. These ti animals are admirably to the travel ‘cross our continent, and their {mtroduction by our goverpment wae a brilliant idea, the result of which is begiuning most happily. At first, Lieutenant Beale thouskt that the aaimals were going to fail, they appeared likely to give out—their backs got sore; but he resolved to know whether they would do or not. Be loaded them beavily with provisions, which they soon were able tc carry ease and thence came through to Fort Tejon, living themselves or bushes, prickly pears, and whate’ they could pick up on the route. They wentwithout water from six to ten days, aud even packed it a long distauce for the mules when ‘crossing deserts. They were found ie of packing one thousand pounds weight a piece, acd travelling with their load from thirty to ferty miles per day, all the while finding their own feed over an al most barren country. Their dri that they get fat where a jackass would to death. Th “mule,” as they call bh: river for the isions for Lieuten ant Beale and the military escort, who, it is conjecture: will penetrate from theuce as far as poesible into the Mor mon country. Afterwards Lieutenact Beale will return Dy the new wagon route that be bas lately surveyed. tc Ferifyft; aod so on to Washington. reach the capita! “before the let of March, ‘n order to lay his report before Congrrss News Items. Tee Man Cowresct —The Legislative Committee on Commerce and Navigation, after a ression of nearly two weeks, closed their Iabors in San Francisco on the 25th ult. They bave been examining into affairs of the Pactic Mail Steameh p Company, with @ view of memo- rializing C to divide the mail contract between two, aud perhape three, companies—by the Panama, Nica aad (he Tehuantepec routes—thus agua, suring A weekly mali, and aiding to eupport an oppos'tion line, and a reduction of fare i Coxprrion OF Tax Stare PReon —The joint commiitee | of the Legislature, appointed to inquire into the State pri gon affairs, visited San Quentin on Tuesday, the 1th ull , and completed their Iabors on the 234. Their visit was not expected, and they found affairs in s horrible cond ton. Pee were nearly naked, and without shoes; and, on calling the roll, a large cumber wi foun? miasi: Genera! Fatili was absent duriug the of the comt . Births, and Deaths, BIRTHS. Rormow.—tn Alameda county, Jas. 15, the wife of Christian Rotheow, of a daughter Baxses —In Petaluma, Jan. Bares, of @ daughter Banvey —In Sacramer ic 12, the wife of Michael nn. 22, the wife of D. Barney of 8 600 Cannout.—in Sacraments, Janvary 25, the wife of John A Carroll, of a dauguter Fonmas.—ln San Francisco, January 31, the wife cf Wm. Brantiy Forman, of & sn FRaskus.—In San Diego, eo A. Franklit . of a son Gumsy —lo Sad Francieeo Jacaar Franz Gieiny , of & fon Gasman —In Georgetows bam, of a 800 Haasy —At Ide's Ranch, Red Bluifs, Jan of Lawen B Healey, of a Hawny.—in Nevada, Jan. 11, anon %, the wife of Maurice £6, the wife of Carlos Jen. 16, the wife of F Gra 10, the wife ter the wife of Patrick Henry Backert.—In San Francisco, January 25. the wife af | Thos. W. Hackett, of a daughter nas =n San Francisco, February ©, the wife of Mr FP Joraan. of @ daugpter. . t Pune Grove, Jan. , the wife of A. Leon 4, iM. of cross between the came! ¢ Re is expected w | Laomarn.—la be Andres, Jan. 16, the widow of Mr. George Leonard, of Soa. ‘Levy.—In San Francisco, January 30, the wife of Mr. 8. Levy, of # son. Laxuvera.—In Suisun City, Solano county, January 12, - | the wife of A. Lamburth, of a son. Nicuowt.—In Los Angeles, Jan, 6, the wife John G. Nichols, Eaq., of @ son. Parmsox.—in Nevada, Jan, 10, the wife of John Patti- son, of a son. Paxker.—In Petaluma, January 25, the wife of Freeman Parker, of @ daughter. Pavid.—In Sonoma, Jan. 24, the wife of G.T, Pauli, Fsq., | of @ daughter, Sronn.—At Stone’s Ranch, Colusa couaty, the wife of A.W. Stone, of a son. Vannercrs.—In San Francisco, January 31, the wife of J.N. Vanbergen, Esq., of a son. inskTT.—In Shasta, January 22, the wife of Mr. Win- sett, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Apams—O’Briay.—In San Franciaco, January 18, by the Rey. Dr. Scott, William Adams to Miss Ellen O’Brien. ANDREWS—CuiLps.—In Todd’s Valley, January 19, R. H. Andrews to Migs Matitaa Childs. Banine—Fvans.—In San Francisco, Jan. 28, by Orrin foo en P., Mr. J. H. Baring to Mrs. Margaret Evans, of that city. BartieTt—Estau. —In San Francisco, January 20, by the Rev, Dr. Scott, Jonathan D. Bartlett to Miss Frauces R, Fatall., both of that city. CLarke—Preacorr —In Sacramento, Jan. 28,James A. Clarke to Mrs, Helentena J. Prescott. CHANDLER—MoMo1Lxv.—Ia Boston, on Christm Rey. Wm. R. Alger, Mr. Jobn A. Chandler, of cisco, to Miss Lizzie Mcmullen, of Cambridgepot ‘CorriNG—Astii.—In Sacramento, Jan. 25, Hartly B. Cotting to Elizabeth Astill. Coor—Reap.—In Mariposa, Jan. 25, Green Coop to Isabella Read. ‘Covur—Catacarr.—At Santa Crug, January 16, Mr, Jobn H. Coult to Miss Mary Cathcart. Day—Gomnz.—In Monterey, Jan. 9, Thomas W. Day to Dona Maria Gomez. Houns—Srows11.—In Sonora, January 17, Mr. C. H. Hobbs to Miss Amanda Stowell. HARREISON—SkLY. —In Tattleton, January 8, Mr. Alvas- ton Harrelson to Miss Jane Seely. Aexwes—Kewrs —In San Francisco, January 24, by the pod A. Galland, Mr. William Hermes to Miss Hanna Kempa. INGALIS—JonNson.—In Oakland, January 30, by Rev. F. E. Preyaux, Mr. Timothy Lagalls to Miss Theresa Johnson, both ef San Pablo. Jouxson—Woov.—In Petaluma, Jan. 26, by Rev. Mr. Pierpont, Frederick Johason to Miss M. J. Wood, both of Petaluma, Jounsox—Woon.—In Petaluma, January 26, Mr. Fred. Johneon to Miss M. J. Wood. Kimnv—NawixcsaM —In @etramento county, Jan. 21, George H. Kirby to Mary Jane Newingham, Lack—MeDonalp.—In Shasta, Jan. Mr. D. F. Lock y 1, by to Mise Mary McDonald Laveti—Cacary.—At San Francisco, Febru Father Gallagher, Mr. John Lavell to Miss Bridget Cagne: Makovrk—Marccre —In Sin Francisco, January 24, by the Rev. A. Galland, Mr Jacob Marcure to Miss Hanna Mareure ‘Morcneur—Bruuerr —In Sacramento, Jan. 21., Dixon A. Mitchell to Emily H. Billett. Moopy-—Cresketr.—In San Fraucisco, Jan. 11, by Rev. Fdward 8. Lacy, Mr. Wm. FE. Moody to Miss Olivia A. Crockett, both of that city. Maxrin—Mercuik.—At Goolyear’s Rar, January 14, Mr. J. A. Martin to Miss Mary Etlen Murchie. RSALL—WiLusToN.—In San Francisco, January?21, by Rey. B. Brierly, James R. Pearsall to Frances EF. Williston, both of San Francisco. Remty—Hrroy.—At San Francisco, January 31, by Rev. Father Maraschi, P. J. Reilly of San Francisco, to Miss Kaie Heron, daughter of Jotin Heron, Esq., of Phila delpbia. : SanpvorD—CLARK.—In San Francisco, Jan. 26, by Rev. Faward S. Lacy, Mr. Edmund P. Sandford to Miss Jane E. Clark, both of that city. STewaxT—Moorrk —At San Francisco, [bani Me by Right Rev. Bishop Kip, D. D., Captain Joseph wart, of the Third segiment of artillery, United States army, to Miss Fsther Anna Moore, formerly of Mississipp!. SrcaRT—Ciark.—In San Francisc», January 19, by the Rey. Dr. Scott, Mr. Archibald Stuart to Miss Kilon Clark. SHARKKY—GRay —At the residence of Mr Michael Gray, Sutter county, January 21, Mr. Wm. Sharkey to Miss ‘Amanda T. Gray. Saatreck—Krppen.—In Pajare Valley, January 13, Mon- Toe Shattuck to Sallie A. Rudder. ‘Tavgr—Hewemit.—Io Taotursne county, January{8, Mr. John Taber to Miss Anna Bewphill. TuoMas—Suvitz.—At Coon Creek, Sutter county, Janua- ry 1S, Thomas 8. Thomas, of Solano county, to Sarah L. Shuitz, of Sutter county Wiyewuier—Gorip.—In Washington, Yolo county, Jan- uary 19, Joseph Winemiller, of Sonoma coanty, to Caroline Gould, of Sacramento. Yates—Diving.—At San Fraociaco, January 31, by Rev. Dr. Scott, Mr. Jobn D. Yates, of Los Angeles,to Miss Margaret Divine, of San Francisco. piel Arreey.—At San Francisco, January 23, of lung fever, Mary and Letitia, aged 7 mouths and 1 day, twin daughters of Samuel and Jepnet Aitken. Brown. —In Marysville, Jan 29, Charles Joseph Brown, son of Joseph M. aid Elizabeth Brown, aged 4 years and 4 months. Buxrass.—Jpp¥reka, Jan. 19, J. A. Bumpass, formerly of Kentucky, 26 years. Branpak.—At San Francisco, January 20, Adolph F. Brandar, formerly of Norfolk. Va.,agea about 32 years. Crarmay.—In_ Camptonville, January 18, Charies A. Chapman, aged $0 rears. formerly of Monroe, Michigan. we, by Fran. Ciark —In San Jose, Jan. 19, John B. Clark, late of Humboldt Bay EpMonson.—At Millis’ Raneb, Shasta county, Jan. 19, Jehn Edmonson Evrexson.—On North Fork of Cottonwood, Shasta coun- ty, Jan. 20, of asthma, Mr. E. L. Epperson, aged 63 years, formeriy ot Washington county, Va. Fox —In Los Angeles, January 4, Joho Lawrence Fox, aged 43 years and 3 months. PRNwick.—In Mrs. Alexander Fenwick. Guicos. —At Mark West Creek, Sonoma county, Jan. 21, Laura Maria Griggs, aged 2 yoars and 6 months, daughteg, of Joseph H. Griggs. Gamack.—In Placerville, January 19, Mrs. Sarah Mead Gamage, aged 29 years, leaving @ son 22 months ands daughter 16 days old. Hasry.—At French Gulch, January 18, Henry H. Has- sey. of New York city, aged 61 years. kRISON.—In Sap Francisco, Jan. 28, John Harrison, formerly of Baltimore, Ma., in the 29th year of his age. Huwit.—In San Diego, January 6, Jobn Haight, aged about 40 years Barkis —in Vallejo, Jan. 29, of croup, James, infant son of Johu and Mary Jane Harris, aged’? moths and 25 days. Tauwunt.—In San Francisco, Feb. 1, 0f 4 fever, Frederick Cebnert, a native ‘of , Hanover, aged 29 years. Mavriy.—In Santa Rosa, January 19, of ty id fever, R.A. Maupin, Esq., aged ‘about 35 Me, Maupin leaves @ sister in Louisville, Ky., the only noar relative how living, to mourn his loss. years, jormerly of Pennsylvania, Manerav —In Shasta, January 12, Mrs. A. Manseau. Mclytosu.—At San Francisco, January 20, Wm. Henry, son of Dr. Robert Mcintosh. aged 6 years. O'Const1t.—In San Francisco, Jan. 27, Charles 0'Con- ative of county Clare, Ireland, aged 25 years. —Atthe Canyon House, Shasta county, Jan 12, William, son of William W. aud Harriet Tracy, ‘acter.—in San Francisco, Jan. 28, at the private hospital of Dr. Zeile, of consump ion, Absalom J. Vanvac- tor, of Harper's Ferry, Va., aged 25 , Amador county, January 14, 1, C. L. Voorheos, of soa of Thomas P. and Permelia aged 2 months. i—Ip Shasta, January 9, Joseph Young, aged 26 At Red Bluff. Jaouary 16, James Henry, son and Luciuda J. Yokum,aged 2 years 2 months Markets. THE MONEY MARKET. [From the San Francisco Shipping Register, Feb. 15.) The receipts of dust trom the tnterior continue limited, ‘nd the indirations are that the shipment of treasure by this steamer will eearcely amount to the usual average. The genera! operations of our mining population are being prosecuted under the disadvantages incident to the season of the year, not enough rain having yet ‘allen to 1 enable those fn want of water to work their claims to ad- vactage. A change in this reapect can, however, be anti cipated during the present month, and @ consequent more abundant supply of money. During the past fortnight money bas been scarce in trade, and, the obligations contracted for thie steamer og limited, the demand in the market is not urge pation in both business and finance being the featu of the day. The coniition of our State finances must prove of conti- | nued interest to those holding her securities, and it is gra- tifying to notice the prosperous state of the treasury, demands are paid in cash, and the odious sy’ | tem of scrip no longer in vogue. The best assurance | that bolders of California's ind ness can have that she ie in earnest about meeting hr liabilities must consist | im the fact that the State is now on the cash basis. There | an entire conviction that the Executive and Lagisiatare | now in session will suffer no act to that will have « | tendeney to impair the present judicious condition of Ginance, while very many old evila are being eradicated. judice against money lenders has in | The popular pre | duced some members of the Legisiature to offer and ad- | yocate a law to prevent 1 wary ane appropriate bills bave e | j been referred to committ should regard the pas. sage of an act on the subject ae unfortonate. The i ton to what are considered unjustifiable bigh rates of in rest prevailing in this State mast naturally induce @ » for their abatement, leading some logisiators to advo cate the fallacy of restricting the operations of borrowers te re hould S® no great anxiety on the subject, how- ver, aa it iw searcely possible that California will ‘make | euch @ retrograde mevement in political economy. | _ There is some prospect that the present unjust law of attavhment will be modified during the present session. i dently strongly in favor of providing for an equitable dietribation of the astets of involantary ingolvente. and bills with that object in view are now in | the hands of cemmitt Rulkhead projectors are overwhelming the capital with favorite echemes, to the effect, thus far, rather to excite a repagnance to any legislation on the subject. It | We one of euch importance aa to prectude any other then proper action, publ attention to the matter having been | tally aroused by the graod struggle among the different competitors for the work. It is doubifel whether any- thing will be consummated during the present session. » funding of the outstanding city scrip, iseued by the | old city corporation, and once rejected by the Randolph Commissioners, is receiving attention. It is believed that the neceseary Act will be passed shortly. An effort to | close up the dale of what is known as city slip property made im December, 1863, if being mate with promise of success The disappointment of the holders of San Francisoo Fire and Civil bonds at not being paid their January coupons te stipulated in New York is muck to be regretted. Their bon payment was in coneeqnence of jn ficial roseetings Lostitotad by the Fund Commissioners against the Board of Supervisors, The court thus far have sustainéd the action | @ the latter body, and over half the Uuterest las been ficur and w! upon the quotations our last summary, the receipts from 01 scarcely a noticeable increase, leading us to that the farmers now hold but little wheat of ides The demand from the for goods limited character through the past two weeks, there not having been a day within that time characterized by an active jobbing trade. The reason for the prevailing dull. ness in this respect ia furnished by the scarcity of money among the interior tracers, who cannot be expected to come forward for fresh supplies until the groat bulk of the miners get steadily to work, when, very speedily, the increased pield of gold will be felt in ‘every ramification of trade shout the State. An abundance of water for prevent uses has fallen since the advent of the rainy season, but in some districts it still rests upon the hills a8 suow, and in other localities the streams and ditches are rupping full, but are part of the time frozen over, hence, with a few exceptions, the miner cannot as yet work with savantage mare thas half his time, and spins the retin 4 ’? or piling up “‘pay dirt” ready for ng, when mild weather shslihave set in, These remarks, however, have no application to quartz and tunnel mi- ning, which methods of gold seeking are prosecuted with as much activity and success at this as at auy other poriod during the year, and probably the greater portion of the presics metal praduced Just now is envoived by those methods. ‘We have again to perform the unwelcome duty of earn- estly representing to parties in New York and Bostoa that they are shipping goods here, according to advices by the last two mails, in quantities altogether exceeding our re- quirements, either present or prospective. During the fortnight ending January 5, it seems that six vessels cleared from home astern ports for California, and ten first class sbips were on that date either advertised or taken up to follow them, and from all accounts, the ma- jority would have quick dispatch. It is not improbable ‘that during the month of January there cleared from New York and Boston, for San Francisco, more than half the entire number of vessels which were advised as on the way hither for a period of two or throe months together last year; and yet if Eastern shippers will look back to the recorés of our market during that time, they will tind that consi¢erations of tbe small quantities of many goods in transitu had ecareely an appreciable influence upon prices and did not proveke a — speculation. No stronger roof could be adduced the extinction of specu- lation in this market; and if no movements were bazarded under the most favorable circumstances which ever existed here, it is hardly to be presumed that parties will be found to come torward and uphold prices in the spring, when we seem likely to be overwhelmed with goods. This market is now governed absolutely by considerations of supply and demand, and for nearly a year past has been affected as little by influences of a oy culative character as that of any other city in the world. If geods pay a handsome profit, it is only because stocks are exhausted and the fresh importations arriving are wanted for immediate consumption, as happens just now with regard to sugars and butter. If there exists two or three montts’ supply of the most staple and desirable ar- ticle, which is kept iy by regular arrivals, nothing but unbending and steady firmiess on the part of every indi. vidual holder will suffice to obtain covering and the greatest caution has to be observed that the quantity of goods put upon the market does not exceed the current re- quirements of the trade. Where goods are in excessive supply and sales are pressed, we have only to instance quotations for candles’ for many months past, as to what prices have to be submitted to. The truth of those re- marks is incontrovertible, and bg al worthy of consi- deration at the East; we trust and lieve, however, that the advices which went forward from here in December and. or operated to diminish shipments ot very g sales are dull at previous quotations, Wheat—Sales of 95 bags at Sc. ; 60 do. at 63¢c.; 150 do. at do. on terms - Potatoes—Sales of 200 bags and 100 do. at le. per Ib.; 700 do. at lc. a Lge. Lard—Sale of 150 cases Alden’s, in 10 Ibs. tins, cn terms beef sold 10c,: 60 cases 100 bags Rio sold at 12c. cash. Sugar—Sales of 200,600 Ibs. Manilla, ex Rebekah, at 13c.; 800, Formosa, ex'Jacatra, on private terms: 175 New Orleans to-day at 150. ¢ 100 dozen Kensett's sold on terms not stated. Candles—Sales of 486 boxes Macy's adamantines on chemical sperm, at auction, at 24‘<c. B. & B’schemical olive sold on private terms, Pure spi- rite—75 bbls. California sold at 40c. per gallon. Brandy— 50 octaves New York low proof sold at 60c. Civil War in Sonora—Attack on Guayams. Captain Walsh, of the schooner Menterey, which arriv ed at San Francisco with news from Guaymas to the 29th ult., reported that Sonora is harrassed with » civil war, which threatens great disaster to the peep'e of the State, servforce of taqul, Pine and, OpataTosians, aad have large force of Saqui, Pimo an ians, a conmaned © t the author! ries of the Sate, Fey make the war support iteclf, an e 4 habitants. On the 16th of December a party of the rebels, bumbering 1,200, defeated 300 government im bat Ve, and immediately after made an attack on . Th were only 180 efficient soldiers in the town, but they fought bravely, and after two days fighting the as- sailants were repulsed, On the ‘h of the rebels, the women snd children and many of the private citizens of Guaymas, to the num- ber of more than 1,000 in all, went off to the islands in the bay and remained there until fhe Gghting was over. e rebels, when defeated in their attempt on Guaymas, in the direction of Hermosillo, and it was the field. It is feared that the Indians will attack Capt. Stone's surveying party. News from Oregon. Wo have dates from Portland to the dLst ult., but there was no news. From Olympia we have dates to the 23d ult. Leshi, the Indian chief, sentenced to be hanged on the 224 ult, wae not (nage peer the Sheriff could obtain no effard to aasist on the occasion. Gov. I bas issued a proclamation notifying all the world that persons mining for gold on Fraacr's river must te oti mara ‘The mines are said to be rich. . Bills Before the Legislature. A RAILROAD CLEARING HOUSE. The bill of Mr. T. Jones, Jr., to establish a railroad © earing house in New York, provides for the appointment of perintendent and chief clerk, for two years, by the Governor and Senate—both to give bouds, and be liable to removal for misconduct. The salary of the superintendent to be $6,000, and the chief clerk $3,000. The expenses to be paid by assessments on railroad companies. Quarterly and annual reports to be made tothe Governor of the State. The whole bistory of the financial condition of railroad in the State. to be fled at the Clearing House eworn Wo by the president and cashier of each road; also, copies of trans ter books, and the superintendent to have liberty to ex ‘amine al) transfer books at his pleasure. No stock certi ficate to be negotiable until surrendered to the « uperin tendent, who shall register and cancel it, and issue a new certificate. Provides that no proxy shall be used except for the one election for which it is given. No railroad officer or employé to be directly or indirectly interested in any railroad contract, under penalty of miademeanor. Impores ‘8 tax of $5,000 quarterly on a!! companies known to violate or allow the w iw. Provides that all roads of other States keeping transfer books here, evading the law, shall be subject to asitnilar tax Tmposes a quarter mili tax on every $100 stocks and bonds of railroads out of the State. that keep notranfer ageut bere, sold at the Brokers’ RAILROAD PREIGHTS. Mr. Parsons’ bill, regulating raitroad freight, requires all roads to pablisb's full tarifof charges on freight car ried by them, fixing « uniform rate that shall not de alter ed. from April 1 to November 90, and from December 1 to March 30; the latter not to exceed 20 per cent of the. summer rate. The tariff to be published in the State , and way tariff pot to exceed the rate for the whole dis- tance except when carried fifty miles or less, when 18 per cent extra may be charge! Forbids the chartering of any freight car to any person at a price above the rega lar rates, or any rebate or discount therefrom. The pe- palty for violation to be forfeiture of charter. Cotton Manufactures tn the Louisiana Pent- tentlary. {From the New Orleans l"icayune, Feb. 20.) We have received from Raton Rouge the aunual pamph- let reports of the condition of the State penitent The financial results are very gratifying. 8; aa of the lesaces, we learn that the net profit of the yusiness for tbe last nine months have been $48,664 90. To accomplish this, the laces bave added a large addi tional stock of new machinery over that resetyed from the State, Thore enable them to rum in the factory 5,682 spindles, 200 looms, and the necessary carding machines, with the capacity to consume about fifteen bales of cotton, arda of cloth daily. This pew machinery cost $12.7 , and they are necessary fixtures for the inrtitution, and will revert to the State at the end of the jease. The foard of Control recommends that the State’s share of the prsfits during this and the pext year be set aside to discharge the debw. The State will then be in possession of complete cyripments for a factory capable of prodocing an annual profit of # ‘There were on the Sist of December last 337 prisoners in the penitentiary. The number received during the previous year was 106, ard there were discharged piration of se ntence, 86; pardoned, 17: dead the Williams’ negroes, ublawfully imported.) discharged ty the Governor. Total, 119. Of the 387 now in couflae. ment, 282 are white maics 4 white females —296 whites ‘nd 89 colored males, and 12 colored females: total, 101 colored. Of the 17 pardoned during the year 9 were con vietions for murder and & for manslaughter, the others were—felony, 1; attempt to poiron, 1; attempt to fire, 1 wounding her mistress, 1; and robbery, 1. The great jerance of convictions is for erimes against the person, the reanite cf violent temper and irreguinted pax sions. The number of marder cases (s 63, manslaughter 46, aganite and stabbings 90. rane I: poleonine § If we add the convictions for mutiny and actempts at inawe rection, It will fad that about one haf of the conic tous were for of yiolonce against the persou, J. the ra. . Our Londen Correspentence, | Lonvow, Fab. 0,868. Intended Application on the same Subject to the United States Government—The Waterloo Bridge Murder Con- nected with the Late Attempt on the Emperor's Life—The ‘Theatres, de., de. J ‘The Alien bill is the all engrossing topic in Londen at Present. At the Clubs andall other places of reunion disgust is pretty generally expressed at the audacity of Louis Napoleon’s demands, and the poltroonery of Lord Palmeréton in introducing such a@ bill atauchatime. As I told you (and on excellent authority) France is half in- clined to make a similar demand of the government at ‘Washington. Things have indeed come to a pretty pass if the government of one country bas to alter her home laws at the dictation of another, Lord Panmure, in the Lords, and Lord Palmerston, in the Commons, would have passed their vote of thanks to the army and navy in India with unequalled éclaé, if it had mot been 80 com- prehensive, for e much to thank Lord for. The convict Sattler, whose dangling ‘waa post- pone till after the Royal wedding, was hanged yeste! morning. He died repentant and with face uncovored. Although the day opened bitterly, for it was cold, and a fellow being was to be executed, crowds, priocipall, ‘women, were preeent. After the fatal bolt was drawn, the executioner appeared on the scaffold, and was received with a united yell of execratio. ‘There is not the slightest doubt but that the suspic:ons of ‘the Man in the Streets”? of the Morning Star, touch- ing the Waterloo Bridge mutilation case, were correct. If Louis Napoleon’s spies had only been on tbe gui vive the monstrous affair of the Rue Lepelleticr have been prevented. The victim of the bridge murder was a woulda be French Mouchard, and the murderer (although such has not yet been elated in print) one of the assassins now under arrest in Vari. Our good Queen has boen unusually gay since the de- parture of her eldest daughter—doubtless with a view to dispel her sorrow at her loss. She has been the round of all the theatres, aud to the Princess’, although it was asterted she never intended to put her foot into her box at that house again. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Willams have returned to town from Portsmouth and Southampton, having levied heavy but Pearily pomerietee taxes from the play goers of those hy oy e indefatigable and attractive twain appear ‘at the Adelphi on Monday. Balfe’s ‘Bohemian Giri,” Italianized under the name of “(La Zingara,’’ has met with an unparalleled success at her Majesty’s theatre, and Mr. Lumley qill not have to change his bill for the next moath. Malle. Piccolomini as the Gipsey, and Givglini as her sweetheart, made all the old popular ballads tell with more than their wonted ef- fect. The Pyne and Harrison party cf first class English singers have had a most successful week at Fdinburg. It is rumored that we are to have the Theatre Francais troupe at the St. James theatre in the course of next month. AtLeeds, Mr. W RS Markwel’s five act play, the “Northern Star,” has fiad a successful run. The Christy Minstrels are’ doing right well, for even our “haw era swells think them funny and crowd the stalls nightly. ‘ie and Chappell have already realized £5,000 profit over and above the purchase money and expeuses of pub- lication of Balfe’s last musical chef d’wuvre, the “Rose of Castile’ Mr. Ba'fe wili no doubt soon visit America, with bis accomplished and pretty daughter, Mademoiselle Victoire. Our Madrid Correspondence. Marup, Jan. 29, 1858. Transitory Character of the Present Ministerial Arrange- ments—Bravo Murillo the Coming Man— Violent Stric tures of the Spanish Press upon the late Address of the French Emperor—the General Tenor of his Government Denounced—The Winter in Spain—Reparation of the Celebrated Roman Bridge at Alcantara, dc. Since the recent change of cabinet there has been noth- ing of political interest in Spain. Th@present state of af- fairs is regarded by all politicians as merely temporary, and the men now fn office have been called to prepare the way for Bravo Murillo ultimately to take the head of the ministry. His admitted great abilities, his moral courage and his particular distaste for military men ren- der him to some extent popular even with the liberal party. You may recollect his treatment of Narvaez, Duke of Valencia, when one day displeased with him he or- dered the latter jnto Austria for the study of fortifications, and tho Marshal was only saved from that journey and occupation by the clemency and consideration of the Queen. Not lees bold and frank was his conversation, at the same time while at the head of the government, with ‘a General said to be a Viceroy now beyond the seas, who, presenting himself in uniform hung with orders, re- moi with the Minister about something improper for one of his rank and positionto do. ‘Look you here,”’ said the formidable absolutist,‘‘!, whe am dressed merei: in this plain frock,” (shaking the lapels of his coat wit a thumb and finger) *“could thoot six of the best of you in ‘an hour.’? The newspapers of Spain have with unanimity cen- demned the late attempt on the life of the French Empe- Tor as most atrocious, and have dwelt with care upon every clause of the address that followed that act. ‘The strictures are made with reflection and great good temper, The writers, with little exception, have not hesitated under their names to declare that, vile and horrible as it was, execrated and condemned as it would and ought to be for ite wickedness by the civilized world, one voice should be uncomplaining and silent on this foul means of ridding public liberty of @ traitor—the Emperor of the French, bee ony designor of the coup de état. The declaration be that with his life his dynasty would not have been oxt ied, but would have been perpe- tuated in bis son by the voice of the army and the people, is denounced as and hypocritical, as exactly heeds posite of that happy and feeling address to the distinguish. d personages in at the announcement of the birth f that infant, when, giving utterance to the feelings fafather, he spoke of the dil of a line where other royal families had not been able to ‘tain themselves, with all the prestige and of time. When his , they , is without control, and the wa enacted to subserve found inadequte to in itthat he complains of the insufficiency of the laws for his safety and yet declares such complow machinations ap yway’ They remind him of the tecurity of the sovereigns of England, Brazil and the liberty of the people in their kingdoms, and that io his human weakness be grasps at pretexts for the infliction of freeh tyrannies in the hope of rising to a safer, if posaibie, and certainly to a higher perch. In their con- tompt of the great king, and suspicion at is thoughts may go beyond the I , they have qui couplet, like @ thong for bim, bom tab ‘vorse of Gongora:— lames swelling little river, ther would you’ what to be? Thou to be the Guadalquiver— Guadalquiver to be sea! The cold continues to be remarkable for severity through- out the In the southern Provinces it prevails to a degree that is said to be unknown there before. At the North, from the failure of rain, the temperature is bf aad ae, Sous ving some damage from the hail that has lately . The season is otherwise in the country between these extreme provinces. In the Castile the wheat Gelds are juxusiant, promising an abundant harvest. ‘The arch of the celebrated granite bridge at Alcantara, sixty degrees to the west of the capital, which was blowa up with genpowder by the Spaniards in the war of Inde. pendence, to cut of retreat of the Freneb, and which stands at a height of full two bundred feet above the Tajo, at ordinary seasons, has just been repaired by engineers. Little remains to make it as passable again, after an inter mission in use of balf a century, as in the seventeen han- dred years that have elapsed from the time of Tri , in whose roign it was constructed. It will again be able, it ia said, to withstand the battling of the elements cen turies, and the wish of the abie Roman architect, Julius Caius , who has left cut upon it the expres- sion of his ambition, the “ Lope that it would leat for- over.” Kings County Court of Sessions. Before Hon. Judge Morris and Associates. On Tuesday morning Levi F. Dean, captain of the brig M. E. Trowe, was sentenced to the State Prison for five years and nix months for a beastly assault on a boy eleven years of age, on board the vessel, while she was lying at one of the wharves of Brookiyn on last New Year's day Bernard Butler was placed on trial for an assault with intent to kill Patrick MoUarty on the 4th of July last. Tho circumstances of the case, aa they appeared on the trial, were that Butler went to the house of McCarty, wo keoys & hotel at Flatbush bill, on the afternoon ot the 4th, for the purpose of retarning @ crowbar which he bad borrowed in the morning. ile there one of his friends attempted to get intoashed where there was a rivate party dancing, when he was assaulted. The de rendant went to save him from being whipped, when the crowd turned upon him, and after ing bim down beat him, In the melee he used a knife upon Francis Ma. bady, inflicting mortal wounds, from which he died a fow hours afer. Vatrick MoCarty was atabbed in the left leg #0 pinay 4 as tc render it necessary to amputate the limb. Joweyh McCarty, a Grother of Patrick, was also stabbed, but not seriously. Defendant waa arrested at the tine or soon after, and the Coroner's invertigation on the body of Mahacy exonerated him from blame. He was after- waran indicted by the Grand Jury for manslaughter in causing the death of Mahady, and also for assault with in tent to kil Patrick McCarty. The prosecution rested with the evidence of Patrick MeCarty as to the assantt—which was substantially to the abore statement—nnd Dra. Cochrane and Hewlet ap to the tent of the tn) 5 The defence set ap i that the defendant was in danger of loving his life by reason of the beating be was receiv- } ‘and that be waa, therefore justified in defending him- sel! Preeztxo or Lana Micmiaax.—On Sanday morn- ing last the Inke was frozen over out as far ae the oye could reach—-no water being visible, Saturday night was by no means ax cold as we bare had previously. The formation of the ice was probably owiag to the stifiness of the waters aod to the Fact that an easterly wind had riven all the floating ice to the shore. It isa phenomenon that is seldom witnessed. A large yaw! mounted on run- ners and drawn by six horses, maie this port from Wao kegan yeeterday. “It wae filled with a jolly company, who were on a novel sleigh ride. The star spangled banner waved gracefully from the atern of the raft After par- jot gg Rt ‘& repaat at the Harding House the company started kK, apparently in excellent spirte.— Kenosha Trine, Fb. 18. —$$>—$—_——_ Aprounrwente nv THe PARSIDENT, BY AND wirlt ‘THR Apvic® ann Cones oF THe SevaTe:—Alona B Noyes, as collector of the customs the district of St Marks Fier'@a, vies Aeph Arch deceaned. Jonathan © incken as Collector of the cuswins fOr the demrict of Beifant, Mai Fpbrain . Smart, whowe on se bas expired. £ Peer ‘Washington’ the New York Historical Society's new building, om Secoud avenue, toe largeaudionce. Hon. Luther Bradish intro duced Mr. Peale by saying that the venerable goptiemaa, though now an octogenarian, bad yivided to the solicita tions of his friends and consented to repeat his lecture on the “ Portraits of Washington,” a most fi ‘and appro- inte subject on the anniversary of hie birth day. Mr. Peale would also exhibit two portraits of Washington not heretofore presented to the public. ‘The lecturer thea jed to say that under the flat- toring auspices of the Now York Historical Joclety he pre- sented himself as the historian of the Portraita of Wash- Chateaubriand had said that there waa virtue in the of agreatman. Henry Ciay deciared thatif he had will every room in the Capitol should be adorued with @ portrait of Washington. Cities may be founded the name of Washington—columna may be erect- | ed—and his be cherished in the bosoms ofa grateful le; there would, nevertheless, be something | wanting. features ‘been more ordinary, and his | expression less d would | listinguished, the rising still wish to know his own peculiar look. But whon it is known and recollected that his aspect was as noblo as his © preaersl Gant bay) beers corresponded with he character, it 15 ible to RUppress @ jotta an Batural desire to Debold an impressive or of that countenance. His portrait was taken by mag) urtists, but there was no one living who could ok of original with more claims than himself on the attention if not the confidence of the rising goners- tion, Washington, ashe remembered him, waa six feet and one inch in height, weighed 240 pounds, and had « florid complexion, ey es of the deepest blue, aud hair brown and . In bis father’s portraits he was reprosented with a short neck, sloping shoulders, limba suougly moulded, and somewhat corputent. In all his father’ portraits the eyes and nose were toosmali. For hisown gratification poely, and without Way recess. to fame or emolument, he painted a portrait Was! which his father, who was long familiar with every 6 aud expression cf the great man’s countenance, pronounced the best portrait him evor executed, and élicited tho spontaneous applause of Wastangton’s relatives aad most intimate friends; and after having been an object of inte- rest in his painting rooms in Eogland, Frauce and Italy, was bought, ip 1832, by an unauimons cesolution of the Senate of the United States, for $2,000. From his youngest days he hada great veneration {9 the charactér of Washington aud always took an opporta- nity on review days to see him and study his countenaace. ‘The first portrait of him was painted by his father, Chas. ‘Wilson Peale, at Mount Vernon, in August, 1772.’ Wash- ington was then 41 years of ago, and is represented in the blue and red uniform cf a colonel of the Alexandria militia ‘The origina) of this portrait belonged to Mr. Custis In 1176 his father painted another portrait for Joa2 Hancocs. la a little farmhouse in New Jersey Washington aat to his father for a mipiature for Mrs. Washington. In this little room the artist sat on the ony chair, whils the illustricus sitter placed bimself on the side of the bed During the sitting Colone! Villghman entered and handed ‘Washington a despatch announcing the surrender of Bur- goyne. Washington in the excitement of the moment banded the open letter to the messooger and exclaimed— “Burgoyne is taken” His father executed, in all, five SS of Wash from 1772 to 1795. Portraits ‘also beer painted by Stuart, Trumbull, Pyne, a pupi! of Sir Joshua Reynolds, and by the Swedish’ portrait painter, Weatmuller. In 1775 Mr. Jaifarsoz had a statue ‘of Washington executed by Houdon, but except in profile the likeness was not good. This statue was now in Rich- mon¢, and Canova’s in Raleigh, N.C. The lectw referred to astatue of Washington by Cerachi, Brown's etatue in New York, acd Crawford's, that day being Inaugurated In Richmond. For « long time his father’s picture was considered tae only \keness of Washington. He stood behind his fatavr'as he painted it and watched every motion of the sitters features In 1790 Washi sat to Savage for a head to be iatro- duced into the engraving of “ Wasbington and his family."" In 1795 @ duplicate was et which is cow in the ii- brary of the New York Historical Society In the Trum bull gallery, at New Haven, is a floe portrait of Wasbing- represent of him as a military hero at the of Princeton. Pyne’s portrait was not good, the head too small, Westmulier’s picture was ted in 1794, and is now in the possession of Uharies A. Davis, of New York, Inthe autumn of 1795 ‘Washington sat to the lecturer. About ths time also he gave a sitting to Stuart, but his mouth was cistortec by a set of new teeth made of sea horse ivory, which gave him New Patents Issued. The following is the list of patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Feb, 23, 1858—each bearing that date Ahaz N. Alcott, of Gowanda, N. Y., Wmproved apple corer. Na . H. Bridge, of Boston, Mass., improvement in pers. L. ae tts, of Cuba, N. Y., improvement in seed planters, John H., Belter, of New York, N. Y., i ment in the method of manufacturin, forniture aan W. Billings, of Cleveland, Ohio. improved dove- of New York, N. Y., stone dressing ec. machin George E. Burt and George F. Wright, of Harvard, Mass., improvement in the wheel and axle attach. ment of horse oer &eo. David W. Clark, of Bridgeport, Conn., improve- ment in sewing machines. Jacob Coover, of Chambersburg, Pa., improvement in spring bed bottoms. George 8. Curtis, of Chicago, Lll., improvement im harvesters. , of Bemis Heights, N. ¥., improve- Paul Den ment in shovel ploughs. : Eugene Duchamp, of St. Martinsville, La.,improve- ment in cotton presses. William M. Faris of Wheeling, Va., impréved water meter, T. C. Garlington, of La Fayette, Ala., improvement in cotton gins. James Creenbslg Jr., of Burville, R. L., improved expanding tool. " Benjamin D. Gullett, of Aberdeen, Miss., improve- ment in cotton 5 J. H. Ball, Kittanning, Penn., substitute for joseph C, Haines, of Dublin, Ind., improved cuti- nfl ladle. infants’ diapers. 'm. Horning,.of New Lebanon, Ohio, improve- ment in horse rakes. M, W. Helton, of Bioomington, Ind.,-improvement in cider mills. Charles Howell, of Cleveland, Obio, improvement in harvesters. __G. W, Hildreth, of Lockport, N. Y., improvement in seeding machines. David A. Hopkins, of Paterson, N. J., improve- ment in journal boxes. ickok, of Harrisburg, Penn., improvement in straw cutters. Franklin L. Knapp, of Gosport, N. Y., improve- ment in snow ploughs. Peirce Klingle, of Linnaen Hill, D. C., improve- ment in steam ploughs. Zebulon Lyford, of Lowell, Mass., improvement im pickers for looms. John H. Lyon, of Baltimore, Md., improvement im machines for splitting coal. James H. Maydole, of Eaton, N. Y., improvement in macbines for gathering stones. Wm. H. May, of Alexandria, Va.,and Charles W. Coontz, of chester, Va., improvement in ma- chines for sowing fertilizers. Charles A. McEvoy, of Richmond, Va., improve- ment in table refrigerators. Jas. Edward McConnell, of WoWerton, Eng., and Wm. Seaton, of Chester place, Regent's Park, Eng., improvement in the construction of the permanent wey of railroads. Patented in England June 24, Rensselaer Merrill, of Elmira, N. Y., improved de- vice for connecting the panels of field fences. Stephen Morse, of Springfield, Mass.,. improve- ment in railroad car springs. we Moore, of Brooklyn, N. Y., improved fire RS. John McMurtry, of Lexington, Ky., improvement in cotton bale hoops. B. Neal, of Mount Gilead, Ohio, improvemeat in cotton seed planters. Abner N. Newton, of Richmond, Ind., improvement in sewing machines. Pelatiah Osgood, of Waterville, Me., improvement in railroad track clearers. Philander Perry, of Troy, N. Y., improvement in grain mills. Hamilton A. Parkhurst, of Fairfield, N. Y., im- the sypesnense ‘of having his mouth fu‘. of water ta the act of rinsing it. Washington gave the lecturer three sil- tings of three hours each. At the same ‘ime his father eat atone side of him making ancther ‘ikeness, b's uacle James at the other working on @ miniature oa ivor, his elder brother at the same mom was opgaged ic sketching Wasbington’s protils In this age he would state that men wore no lace ruffles e:taer on the shirt bo- goms or their wrists, neither dic they wear beards. ‘Though it was said that the beardei Romans be beardless Greeks and the bearded Go: less Romans, yet the fathers of the American revoluts who were not bearded, conquered aa powe: aseither, With rd to Stuart's & not for the fault of the dentist and a ttt. mence in the eyes, no better Likeness ‘The last time he saw Washizgien was in the spring of 1799, and then his cheek glowet with the ruddy hve of health. With reference to bis own portratt, of which hia father 80 much approved, the ‘ecture: re‘aved the opinions of Judges Marshal), Peters, Tiighmao aud other intimate friends of Washington, all of whom comme. itin highest terms as a perfect likeness fle had painted seventy fac smiles of this picture In conclusion, Mr Peale gave Jared Sparks’ deacripton o” the person aud character of Washington. The lecture was listened to wita profound attention, ant the venerable artist was repeatediy app.auaed. As he proceeded with his lecture he exlibited ‘ac similes of the different portraits alluded to, which formed no small por: Hon of the interest attached to the d'scourse At the conclusion of the lecture Mr Fo!som,|ste tic sts to the Hague, proposed a vote of thanks to Me Pe accompanied by arcquest that he would repeat the Lecture fn the same place on Wednesd evening. Judge Edmonds seconded the metion, and |, was carried with applause AnE View of Affairs tn Mexico. {From the London Times (City article) Feb. 9.) The annexed mercantile letter gives a description of the existing crisis in Mexico, and confirms the view recently expressed that any change that ma; be impending can — only in favor of the bond- holders, whose position could scarcely under any circumstances be worse than at present. The ex- isting government, being the most moderate that could be constituted from the various parties, might ‘ibly have established itself with some firmness, f it had pursued an honest course in finance, but, failing in that, it has lost the support of the only classes at home that could have given it stability, as well as the of foreigners. The approach- ing struggle seems now simply to be as to which party—the radical, the ecclesiastical, or the military under soap pong oye awd UO sad ed fest mo- ment, jer to gain the profil from the sale of the country to the United States and the extinc- tion of the independence which it has di: . ‘The new year opens ominoua!z for Marico, the whole country is iD a state of conrulsion, ana great changes are hourly’ expected to take place. In consequence of the pronunciamicnio on the 17th of December, several Provinces, or rather their Governors, deciared violent op- position to that scheme of governgpont. It was natural to suppose they would do 80, for ingle tormer state of alfa each Governor was s petty rove’ t= his own prov and each little Congress just as ful! of its own importac. snd authority as the big Congress in the cap tal, acd, 96 matter of course, the mititude of offices, with ‘bandao:ae ealaries thus evtablished, added great attraction to sues @ syatem. On the other hand, Comoafort flods himself to a certain degree isolated, and, though be might derive great elements of success from the geseral discontent created by the very system which be bas just upset, it doubted Lay will be able to keep b's staac, stmp!y cause he ee incapable of adopting and carrying out ary deciaiwe measures. Fis favorite tactics consist in coax ing every party and every individual, and being true to none. Thus it is that the Puros, or titra liberals, were bis aseociates in power but a now bis sworn enemies, and are sald (o be making great efforts to drive him out of the palace, ard to rule in his place. Were they to aveceed, the immediais consequence ‘would be the seizure of the churen property—the gulden dream of that party. The Santanistas (Sania Ansa’s par tisans) are mo leas eager to take advariage of tho critical state of affairs to bring back their chic’ cnce more, and ia eaid that the Iatter bad promised to be ready in Hava during the early part of last month. The conservador made up of the clergy, landed proprietors, and people ta sfflvenve generally, would be equally gind to Lave it all their own way; but they form a set eminent! guished in the country for sloth, apatby and eg sequently they are sure to derive Do advan influence they really possess, and to remain as ever, the natural victims of every kind of gove matter what ite political teneta may be Such im the deplorab'e cond’tioa of Mexico yust now It amounts to real anarchy, or rather to a state of confusio: difficult to conceive ¢ roads, a8 usual, are ‘nfested by bands of robbers in every direction; nay, oven at the very genet the capital, for the assaul m Mr. Lett eam, her Majesty's d’Affaires, took place within very short distance from the town, and similar exp.o bave become of every Cay occurrence =A freah scene 0” murder and horror bas just taken place iz the Tierra Oa liente, similar to the Ban Vicente affair. A band of re! bers, taid to be aixty strong. attacted three haciend: successively, and io one of therm most inbuman!y killed ‘a Spaniard, aa it would appear, simply because he was a Spaniard. "A venerable old man, well known ia that dis trict for bis respectable character and lengthened years (M. Ozante,) likewise @ Spaniard, was revereiy beate> and bad @ very narrow eacape. The whole of the United States correspondence, brought by the tast steamer from New Orleans, waa robbed betore reaching Puebla, but has just been recovered Everything seems to annourc> some great change 1% quite imminent; nor would it have toon reasonable to ex pect any Mexican government to last more (haa @ couple of years, Whatever that change mag happen to be, it is waiural to suppose it may be productive of some good simply because nothing could be worse than the presest tate of affairs, particu'ariy with regard totrace To see at the bead of the finasce department for the third time the very man who has rendered himseifso consp'cuous ¢) bie h tions of Ce | and for the immoralay of doctrines with regard to the nations: debt, would create soanda! anywhere except in Mexico, where the “supreme government" reems to consider it aa one of its peculiar prerogatives to trample upon every principie of right } and wee It in considered pa ase great bi Aad pay their debte: nor do they blush to tramMe with the'r Own dishonor, maintain!ng thas ine inwtul and pro per to curtail the amount of iz debts, or to buy ther up at the market price, which in ail cases is extremoly provements in harvesters. Thomas Richards, of Plattsburg N. Y., improved rotary vaive. William Robinson, of Angusta, Ga., improved stave machine. Seymour Rogers, of Pittsburg, Pa., improvement in railroad car wheels. James Rogers, of New York, N. Y., improvement in boxes for receiving money in carriages, &c. Charles Roberts, of Livonia, N. Y., improvement in harvesters. David B. Rogers, of Pittsburg, Pa., improvement in railroad car springs. Chandler Robbins, of Chicago, Ill., improvement in wardrobe bedsteads. Daniel G. Rollin, of New York, N. Y., improve- ment in volute springs. A. ©, Sample, of New York, N. in the fastening of cast iron bedsteads. Leander Shearer, of Duncannon, Pa., improved spike machine. Charles Strong, of Hartford, Vt., improvement im saw mills. Turney Sanford, of Redding Bridge, Conn., im- provement in plows. _ Daniel L. Tilton, of Mt. Carnel, Ill., improvement in seed planters. Hartwick Van Unwerth, of Salem, Mass., improva- ment in garden tools. L. F. Ward, of Marathon, N. Y., improvement ia corn huskers. Charles Williams, of Philadelphia, Pa., improve- ment in whitewash brush blocks. Pe oe haben! fos Boston, Mass. berth me of li gas by electro-galvanic batteries. Aan Woodard of Keene, N. H., improved shoe peg machine. Thomas H. and Daniel T. Willson, of Harrisburg, Pa., improvement in straw cutters. Benjamin Teasel, of Allentown, Pa., improvemeot in harvesters. Jobn 8. Barden, of New Haven, Conn., assignor to himself and Aaron W. Rockwood, of Boston, Mass , improved oscillating steam engine. Joseph Harris, Jr. of Roxbury, Mass., and Daniel Holmes, of Chelsea, Mass., assignors to said Daniel Holmes, improved caret beating machine. John Hartman, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., aasignor to John Hartman, Sr , of aame place, improvement in the construction and arrangement of the we mechanism applied to the carts of coal dealers others. George Hinman, of New Haven, Conn., assignor to himeelf and John H. Pardee, of same place, im- proved scissors #] ner. Solomon G. Hoge, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, ase’ to himeelf, R. H. St. John, of same place, and J. K. Leas, of Dayton, Ohio, improvement in the manner of attaching legs to walking locomotives. John 0. D. Lilly, James L. Vanclain and Jas. W. Lilly, of Lafayette, Ind,, improved arrangement for = off smoke from locomotives in engine Hes, Daniel Lombard, of Boston, Mass., assignor to bimeelf and George F. Richardson, of the same place, improvement in brick machines. Israel S. Reeves, of New Orleans, La., aasignor to po B. Slawson, of same place, improved omnibus fare x. Russel Peck, of Bristol, Conn., assignor to himself and G. H. Wooster, of New York, N. Y., improved lathe for cutting tennons for clock movements. Charles Schroeder, of New York, N. Y., assignor to himself and P. H. Taska, of the same place, im- provement in spring bed bottoms. _ Benjamin R. Smith, of Bast Whiteland, Pa., ae signor to John Hellings, of West Whiteland, Pa., im proved weching maities. Re — _ Foster, of Bangor, Me., im- rovement in mouls for castin, cil sharpeners. tented April 17, 1855. oi Ley P. Gordon, of New York, N. Y., improve- ments in a printing press. Patented August 51,1862. Lucius J. Knowles, of Warren, Mass., improvement 5 — indicators for steam boilers. Patented Feb. , 1857. Conrad Leicht, of New York, N. Y., improvement in billiard enes. Patented May 27, 1856. Stephen R. Parkhurst, of New York, N. Y., im- ee in carding machines. Patented June ). 1848. Desioxs.—E. A. Tattle and Thomas Barry, of New York, N. Y., design for —— stands. Allen Leonard, of Hartford, Conn., aasignor to Rogers Brothers Manufacturing Company, of said. place, design for tea and coffee pots. N. 8. Vedder and Bara Ripley, of Troy, N. Y., an signora A Louis Potter, of same place, design for stove plates, ‘ADINTION AE Iuprovenent.—Powell Griscom and Chas. 8. Denn, of Baltimore, Md., improvements ia ime kilns. Patented Nov. 17, 1867. Ce eee ‘Willtamaburg City News. Senpay Scwoon Anniversary. —The acaiver of the South Third Street Methodist Sabbath school, held on the ng of Washington's birthday, was, on the who: succeasfe! affair. A large portrait of the Fa’ of his Country, encieoled by the national flag, was suspended over the heads of @ number of his children, producing @ pleasing effect, while the programme contained soreral pieces appropriate to the irterssting event. Among the more noticeable features of the ectortainment was the ance of & young gentieman, of about five winters, ho led the schoo! im singing, wielding his baton with ae much Conchaianoe and scientific accuracy as Monsieur Jullien himself; also the maxuer in which ancther Tom Thumb teid his adventures with a mouse, and the indica fons of talent exhibited by the young lady who took the loading part it & well written dialogue, entitied * The Weil of Truth." A duet and aclo by Miss Plumer and Another young Indy was creditably executed; while “Hard ., improvement low, he natural consequence of non band of ) Times,’’ in which a number of and girs Lytey mo thet proverbial ‘courte of dishonesty. Such {amour | was relished by the audience. ie said that the conduct involves queations of great Poagritucs Por the + | Sabbath school, to Grand atreet, it making active prepara merovwelnes af bondhotde-s at home tpdeed, tacir care | tion Ta Gradd entertainment, t> come of early osxy may be consitored as @ hopeless one unlem her Majesty's A copyright mautical piece, a which tho aallers government is induced W iptorfgre ia & muck more appear ia fo!’ costume, i* rehearsed, together with cited , Other original pisces anc pn: .