The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1859, Page 2

A. D. 1868. Twelve Menths Memoir of tho United States. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS. Religious ill amin altel innatis Cable—Yellow Fever in the Séith—Mount « Vernon Fund—Right of Search. LOSSES BY FIRES. LIVES LOST BY FIRES IN BUILDINGS, REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS DECEASED, « THE CENTHBNARIANS. HERALD ALMANAC, Xe, &e., ke. Annual Chronology of Events in the United States. JANUARY. Fxupay, Jan, 1.—Sun rose splendidly, at peace with all the world. Magnificent weather; never surpassed in the metropolis, All male New York in the streets. New Year's cails numerous and full of mirth and joy, although the panic of the previous October oust a tinge of sadness here and there. A. D. 1858, nevertheless, came in bril- Vantly and hopefully. 2.—U. S. ship Saratoga arrived at Norfolk from Grey- town, having on board 155 of Gen, Walker's filibusters in asad plight. $.—James P, Donnelly, under sentence of death in New Jersey, for the murder of Albert S. Moses, at the Sea View House, escaped from prison, but was captured and sent back. 4.—Danicl F. Tiemann was inaugurated and took his feat as Mayor of the city of New York, and Fernando Wood retired from the office....Congress, after twelve days’ recess, reassembied in Washington. Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, introduced a bill in the Senate for the admission of Kansas as a State, under the Lecompton constitution, with reservation re-submitting the slavery clause toa vote of the people. Mr. Quitman, of Miss., introduced in the House a bill for the repeal of certain sections of the neu- trality law .The New York city banks had in their ‘vaults $25,561,946 in specie....A comet was discovered from the observatory of Harvard Coliege. 5.—Mayor Ticmaun transmitted a long message to the Common Council of the city of New York. 6.—The message of Gov. King published in the New’ York papers....A meeting was held in Petersburg, Va., to express indignation on the act of arresting Gen. Walker and his band of filibusters in Central America by the United States naval forces. 7.—Tke President sent a measage to Congress justifying the conduct of Commodore Paulding in arresting the fil!- buster Walker in Central America. 8.—James P. Donnelly, who was convicted of the mur- der of Atbert 8. Moses, at the Highlands, N..f., on the 18th August, 1857, was executed at Freehold. He made a long apecch on the gallows, and protested to the last that he Was innocent of the crime.,...A large meeting was held in Mobile which authorized a comiittee to expel from the city Mr. Wm. Strickland, a bookseller, who was charged with being an abolitionist and having the book called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for sale. .— Advices were received trom Salt Lake that the Mor- mons were determined to stand their ground aguiust the United States troops and open a bloody war. 10.—The Sea View House, at the Highiands, N, Albert S. Moaes was murdered by James P. Donne! set on fire and burned tothe ground. 11.—The annual statement of tue New York Commerc! Agency showed that from December 26, 1856, to Decem- Der 25, 1857, a period of one year, there occurred 5,123 failures in the United States, involving liabilities to the amount of $291,750,000, produced by over trading, and resulting in the ‘panic’ of Sept. and Oct, , 1857 12.—The most intense excitement was manifested in California against the Mormons, and thoasands of voiun. teers offered to join the army and march to Utah Terri- tory. Ty —Tue new Treasury notes, $10,000,000, were issited by the general government... /All the banks of Rhode Island resumed specie payments. 14.—There were one hundred and (hirty failures in San Francisco during the vear 1857, with liabilities amouutiog 10 $2,719,497, with only $271,507 of assets. A deplorable result of over trading and wiid speculation. 1 A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Lock- .—A terrific tornado swept over the city of New Or- leans, Coing great et to the shipping aud destroying number of buildings. Three persons were killed. 19.—Thomas W, Smith, who was charged with the mur- der of Richard Carter, President of the Tamaqua Bank, in Pennsylvania, was acquitted by the jury on the ground of insanity. Carter had seduced Smith’s wife previous to marriage. The murder was committed at the St. Law- rence Hotel, in Philadelphia,...The public school build- ing on the corner of Concord and Navy streets, Brooklyn, was destroyed by fire. There were 700 children in the building at the time the fire broke out, and in their at- tempt to escape six small boys were suffocated + trampled to death, and @ number of others were severel> injured 20.—The jury im the case of Mr. Robertson with an attempt to poison his wife, at Roch brought in a verdict of a 25.—A public meeting we e to honor the return of Gen. Wm. Walker to that city. Tho General delivered a long speech upon Nicaraguan altars and the course the United States government bad taken in arrest charged or, N. Y,, his filibustering movements. .—The flags of the shipping in the harbor of New York were hoisted half-mast in consequence of the death of General Sir Henry Havelock, of the British army, in India. ‘The steamboat Fanny Fern explode? her botler iver, and thirteen persons were kilied and se 30.—The specie in the New York city bi in the aggregate to $31,273,023. Scmpay, 31.—An extraordinary mild winter thus far, dhe thermometer not having been below twenty degrees in New York, and most of the time ranging between forty and sixiy. \jared. ics amounted VEBRUARY. Mospay, Feb. 1.—The steamtug Ajax, belonging to New York, was run ashore in a gale, at Long Branch, and ‘Decame a total wreck. All hands saved. $.—The banka in Philadelphia resumed specie pay ments....The Grand Jury of the United States Court at New Orleans found bills of indictment against Gen. Walker, Gol. Anderson and other filibusters for violation of the neutrality laws. 4.—The steamboat Col, Croseman exploded one of her boilers on the Mississippi river, near New Madrid, took fire and was entirely destroyed; twenty-lve persons lost [ their lives and $100,000 worth of property was destroyed. S.—All the banks in Baltimore resumed specie pay- nents. 12,—The shock of an earthquake was felt in the western part of Pennsylvania, 16.—The steamboat Magnolia exploded her boilers at Whitehall, N. C., killing some twenty persons and wound- ing a nuinber of others,...The wrecking schooner B. Drummond foundered off Long Branch, N. J., and eight persons (being all on board) were lost M.--Severe snow storm in New York....A gas explo sion. occurred in a Methodist church in Cincinnati which neay ly demolished the building and seriously injured se- "Pea! persons. Pas 20.—First sleighing of the season in New York....The Pacific Hote}, in St. Louis, a large catablishment, was des- troyed by fire, and twenty-one of the boarders who were unable to escaj rished in the ruine. meted pac Ly steamboats were burned at the wharf in New Orleans, embracing « loss of $70,000.,..The large ship John Milton, over 1,400 tons burthen, commanded b. Capt. Ephraim Harding, from Chincha Islands, loaded witl jwano, ran ashore in a snow storm near Montauk Point, far Island, and became a total wreck. She had on board ‘Detween twenty and thirty persons, not one of whom was left to give an account of the disaster. Most of the bodies of the urfortunate crew were washed ashore. 22.—The anniversary of the birth of Washington was celebrated in Richmond by the inauguration of the eques- trian statue of Wasbington in that cit; In New York the ‘weather was wart and clear, and the was observed by the usual display of the military... ship Howard arrived at New York from Hamburg, and reported having Jost thirty-seven of ber paseengers from a resem. ag oe ie |.—Hon. James B. Clay, son of Henry Clay, and mem- ‘ver of Congress frem Kentucky, and Wm, Cullom, late Clerk of the House of Representatives, left Washington to wettle certain aifiiculties in accordance with the ‘“‘code,”? Before meeting, however, mutual friends interfered aad the dispute was amicably adjusted. The alfair created considerable excitement. ‘Sunpay, 28.—Rehgious revival meetings were held, creating A“ great sensation throughout the country. Prayer sprung into existence in private houses, stores, shops, , and even in lofts and cellars. MARCH. Monnay, March 1.—The steamer Fliza Battle was burn- 4 on the Bighee river, in Alabama, and forty persons lost their liver, most of whom wore frozen to death. 6.—The Grand Jury of the District of Columbia, under the law of Congress to punish for contempt of the autho- rity of either house, found a presentment against J. W. ‘Wolcott, the recusant witness jn the case before the in Parting committee of the United States House of Repre- { | | 9.—Good sleighing in New York; NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1859. ee sental!7ea, istituted for the purpose of iaquiry into the charge that money was used to influence members of Con- gress by the Massachusetts Bay State Mills to secure the passage of the ta: fact. 6 —The United States steam frigate Niagara left the port | of New York, bound for England, ont besecond expedi- ton to assist ‘p laying the Atlantic telegraph cable t suow storm visited New York aad vicin!- aad the snow foll to the depth of nine inches.....The Florida war was officially declared at an end by & procla- | mation from Col, Gustavus Loomis, in command of the | Miltary Departinent of Floriaa, ‘This war lasted nearly | tw Fears, and cogt the government an average of two millions of doliars a year. All that was re- to be done at the start, was the removal from that Q State of less than dive hundred Indians. nd carnival, every- body or runners. 18.—The specie in the banks of the city of New York amourtet to $32,961,076. Sonoay, 14 —Tho religious revivals continued to i oneal aad were tak:og place in all parts of the country. er meetings—conyersions of actors, drunkards, prize dghters and sinners gen y were the order of the day. : as yt *< revailed = New Ba on Aug Island Sound. ie steamer Empire State, bei to the Fall River Line ef Bostou boats, ran ashore at Matin: acook Poiwt and sunk; all the passengers rescued. The steamer Worcester, another of the Sound boats, ran ashore, and after being got off was taken into New London in a disabled condition. Numerous collisions occurred in the harbor of New York, in some cases doing serious dam- age.....The American bark Adriatic, Captain Durham, ar- ived at Savannah. She had been seized aud confiscated im France on a charge of running into and siaking the Freuch steamer Lyonzaise, on the Atlaatic ocean. She made her escape from the authorities, and was pursued by a French war vessel, but succeeded ia escaping and in snag this country.....The Hudson river opened to any Sunpay, 21.—The religious revivals continued, and eaused the greatest excitement in ail the Northern and Western States. The country one great continual prayer bar, 26.—The steamship Moses Taylor arrived at New York, bripzing the California mails, in tweuty days and fourteen hours from San Francisco, being the quickest trip ever rformed by the way of Panama. The passage down rom Sa> Francisco was made in tweive days, by the steamer Golden Age, which was the quickest ever made on the Pacific side. APRIL. Fapar, April 2.—The steamboat Sultan was burned oa the Mississippi river, near St. Genevieve, and from fifteen to twenty persons lost thelr lives. 3.—Oonsiderable excitement was caused at Paducah, Ky., by the arrest of a man named Edward Desling under » who was charged with the crime of forgery The people took the part of Des ling, and he escaped extradition. He shortly afterwards died. 6.—The New Yors Hgrato of this date contained thirty ren columns of closely printed advertisements, which, with the news matter, formed twelve pages, four pages by added to the usual size—or seventy-two columns in .-A contract was signed by Mr. Washington, the owner of Moupt Vernon, oblgating himself to transfer the estate to the Ladiea’ Mount Vernon Association on the receipt of $590,000, 12.—Both houses of Congress adjourned in order that the members might attend the funeral of Hon. Thomas H. Benton..,.The banks of Peapsylyania, under a law passed by the Legislature while in extra session, resumed specie payments. ‘ 15.—Brevet Major Persifer F. Smith was ordered to take commana of the army in Utah. 19,—The New York Legislature adjourned sine die at 10 P.M. The one hundred days during which the constitu- tion allows the members to receive pay, expired on the 16th. Three iundred and seventy-six acts were passed. 20,—The New York pilot boat Jacob A. Westervelt was run into and sunk, Outside of Sandy Hook, by the new Hamburg steamship Saxonia. One of the pilots was drowned. 23,—The new Quarantine buildings at Seguine’s Point, Staten Island, were destroyed by fire. 27.—A slight snow storm occurred ia New York and some of the New England States. . .The Naw Yorx Heeanp of this date contuiued thirty-nine columns of advertise. ments MAY. Saturvay, May 1.—The banks of Augusta, Ga., resumed specie pay ments. 3.—Great excitement in Califoraiaand Oregon and Wash- ington Territories, iu consequence of the discovery of new and rich gold mines on Fraser river, in the British North American possessions, 5.—In cousequence of a suddea rise in the Mi pi river and its tribu , the water forced its way through the banks in various places and inunnated contiguous plantations. A crevasse was opened opposite New Or- Ieans, and the water which flowed throug) age to the surrounding county. 6.—The New York HERALD published a quadruple sheet of sixteen pages, coutaiuing seventy-two columns of ad- vertisements 8.—The bauks of the city of New York had in their vaults $25,453,146 iu specie—the largest amount ever ac- cumulated at any ove time, 10. —The great Southern Commercial Convention assem bled at Montgomery, Alabama. Gver three hundred dele- nolt creek, on the New ¥ ander the weight of two trains of atthe sume time, aud nearly all the passenger cars of one of the trains were precipitated into the orcek. Eight persons were killed Aud fifty seven Wounded. The jury empannelled to inquire into the cause of the accident, returned us a yerdict that the bridge was insecure owing to being decayed and rot- (en, ana that the deaths were caused by culpable neglect on the part of the Ceutrai Ratlroad Company... . Miunesota aad became the thirty second was admitted into the Un State. adverse report to the admission of Utah Terri- State was made in the United States House of es....A severe storm swept over the central part of {linois, doing damage to property to the amount Of half a m‘ilion of do!ars. A number of buildings in Peo- molished, and nearty every house in the place or less damaged. wes received that a number ed upon American vesse! the right of search b giand, Vessels poarded, on the plea of looking for slaves, not yon the Atlantic ocean, but in the ports of other ly Bowlegs aud the remnant of bis party of dat New Crieans on their way’ to of outrages had been b cruisers, the West, consented © leave Florida for eves » great’ Southern Commercial Convention, winch met in Montgomery, Ala., on the 1th, adjonrned to in Vicksburg on the second Mouday n May, 1359... u St. Leuis resumed specie pay elligence was received in New York that the ns were preparing to leave Sait Lake City ina A train of cars were precipitated into a er: ye oad, fy the giv Sto Indians in Washington Territory, and at lasted nearly al! day the Colonel was forced to retreat, with the loss of seven Killed and cleven wounded 19.—Considerable feeling was created in consequence ver of Atuerican ¥ . they forced to submit to a the high seas, ying in the port of Sazua ie Grande, by British ‘The following are tae wames of the Ameri- = that were over! Richmond, Me. Bar! burn W. H. Chandler 8. Bark Providence. 9. Bark Clara Windsor New 10, Bark Samos Boston, 11, Bark John Howe. Ba.fast, Me. Bark Mary R, Barney Warren, K. I . Bark Kimwood. ” Boston. |. Bark Old Hickory Philade!plita Bark —~ — 16. Brig 8. Thurston Searaport. 7. wig Joho Taylor. . Maine 15) Brig George Stockham . Bath. 19, Brig. F. O Brien ‘Thomaston. 20. Brig Martha Gtichriat St. George, Me. 21. brig Elise Merrithew... Searsport, Me. 22, Brig Wingold Hoston 23. Virig Robert W Boson, a # A. A. Cha 5 2. Brig Brownsville New Yors 26. Brig Samoel Churchman New York 2. Brig New Hira Providence. 2. Brig Black Hawk New York. 2), Brig Halesr New York 30. Brig Mianus....... New York. 81. Brig Lilien Bucksport 22. Brig (anknown) = = 33. i= ~ us Hastings, — Boston. 5. Revans,’ New Fork. 6. -Smaliey, w York. 87. Howes, w York. 3s. Brightman, Fall River, 89. Sehoon a Bray, Bucksport, Me. 40. Bebooner Lath Rich......... Nickerson, Franktort, 2 |. Behooner (unknown) 21.—Veesgs of war left the ports of New York, and Norfolk for the Gulfof Mexico to protect t of the United States from British search and outrage, The following vessels composed the Gulf squadron :— Kame of Ve Steamer Colorado. “Steamer Wabas ° Steamer Fulton... diyeess Steamer Water Witch . eee 8 Brig Dolphin. . .—The Navy Committee in the United States Senate reported a bill for the immediate construction of six steam sloope-of-war. SuNpAy, 30.—A destructive tornado passed over a por- tion of [ilinois and entirely destroyed the village of Fill. gon, in Warren county. Twenty-five persons were killed along the course of this storm, and nearly five hundred more or less injured. JUNE. Tuvnrsoar, June 3.—The wife and eight children of the Rev. Horatio Iisley were drowned at Roscoe, Ill., in conse quence of a flood carrying away their house. 4—The [. 8, sloop-of war Macgdvnian sailed from (ha Navy Yard at for the Gulf of Mexico for the pro- tection of American in that quarter. 8.—Nows waa received in Washington that the British cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico were boarding and | Searching American merchantmen under orders issued by the British government in 1849.,,.The schooner yacht Wanderer, owned and commanded by Capt. Corrie, of South Carolina, was seized in Loog Island Sound by the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, Capt Faunce, on suspicion of being about to engage in the slave (ade. She was after- wards discharged..,,.Asailboat containing between thirty and forty persons, on a pleasure excursion, upset in Bos- ton harbor, and seven of the party were drowned. Sonpay, 13.—The steamboat Peuntylvania exploded her boilers on the river, and afterwards burned to Mississippi the water's edge. Ninety-five persous were lost and forty- oue seriously injured. 14.—Intelligence was received pe tani by tho number of forty thonsand, bad ‘Salt Lake City and were on their road to the south, Governor Cumming was in the city and had attempted to the hegira..... The first session of the 35th Congress adjou! . Fifty: two general acts and tweuty-six joint resolutions were passed. 16.—The U. 8. hong) after a cailed executive session of two days, adjou . in New York from Europe in seven 17.—News received days and ten hours, It was brought by the steamship Vanderbilt, which was boarded off Cape Race by the news yacht of the Associated’ Press, taken to St. , N. Fe, and from thence was transmitted by tels yok’ New York....In consequence of the in ippt river the great Yazoo pass gave way, forming a chanuei over thirty yards wide, inundating the whole Yazoo val- 18.—The estimated destruction of ty by recent storms and floods in the West is as followers sisah Cotton crop, 400,009 bales Grain crops 10,000,000 Sugar crop, 59,000 is. oe +» 8,000,000 Towxs, buildings, bridges, mills, levees and farming stock... seeee 3,000,000 Railroads and canals, Total.......... 25.—A Masoni ne eeescceeses esas sess en «B3,000 0100 ‘elebration was held in Wellsville, N, ¥., and about seven hundred persons cougregated in the room. of a large hall. The floor being uzable to support the weight, gave way, and about fifty persons were more or legs injured by the accident. 29.—The shock of an earthquake was felt in New Haven and other parts of Connecticut. } JULY. Senay, July 4.—The steamship Jamestown, from New rk, baving om board the remains of ex-President Mon- roe, arrived at Norfolk, and the steamship Ericsson, from New York, with the Seventh Regiment National Guard, of New York city, acting as a guamd of honor to the remains President Monroe, also arrived at Norfolk, en route ins Of ex-President James Monroe, which had been taken from a cemetery in New York city, where they were first deposited, were re-interred at Richmond, Va., with great pomp. sat excitement in St. Pau! of the news received from the new gold discoveries on Fraser river, Companies were formed to take the over- land route for the mines 9.—During the stay of the New York Seventh Regiment in Richmond, while acting as an escort to the remains of ex-President Monroe, Laurens Hamilton, son of John C. Hamilton and grandson of Gen, Alexander Hamilton, a member of Company C, National Guard, was drowned. His body was brought back to New York, attended by a fuard of honor composed of forty-two persons se! fom the various military companies of Richmond. 15.—An accident occurred on the New York and Erie Rajlrowi, about six miles from Port Jervis, which was caused by the breaking of a rail. The tworear a ger cars were thrown down an embankment and broken in pieces. Six of the passengers were instantly killed and forty more or lesa injured 16,—News received that two attempts had been made to pay out the Atlantic telegraph cable in mid ocean. The first connection was made on the 26th June, and the cable broke on board the Niagara after three miles had been runout. The same another connection was effected, and after each vessel had paid out forty miles the cable broke on board the Agamemnon, 20.—News arrived that the U.S. steam frigate Niagara had reached Queenstown, Ireland, witha portion of the Atlantic cable on board. Minnesota, on account Scnpay, 25.—The house known as the “Log Cabin,” the residence of the late ex-President Harrison, at North Bend, Ohio, was destroyed by fire. AUGUST. Tavasoay. August 5.—“The cable is laid. To God be all the glory.’ News received of the arrival ‘of the U. S. steam frigate Niagara at Trinity Bay, she baying performed Lev part in laying the Atlantic cable. She ar- rived on the 4th. The greatest joy was manifested in con- sequence 9.—The rejoicings throughout the country occasioned by the intelligence of the successful iaying of the Atiantio cable continued. Beils were rung, cannon fired, fireworks let off, houses illeminated, all Yankeedom was roiled up inthe British and American flags and nearly ready for a straight jacke' 11. Steam w: pulsion of boats. 16.—First_ my was a despatch from Queen Victoria to th the United States, which was as follows:— To Tar Presipent or TARE Usiren States, Wasitrxcros — The Queen desires to congratulate the President upou the suecesst i comp etion of this great international work, {a which the Queen has taken the deepest interest. : ‘The Queen is convinced that the President will join with her in fervent's hoping that the electric cable whieh tow cornects Great Britain with the Cuited states will prove an addliionst Iink between the nations, whose frieudship is founded upon their common tuterest anc reciprocal esteem. Tae Queen has much pleasure in thus comm inicating with the President and renewing to him ber wishes for the prosperi- ty o4 the United States, To which Mr. Buchanan sent the following reply:— Wasminoron Orry, August 16, 1858, ry VicroRtA, THE QUERN OF GREAT BRITAIN: — nt cordial} veates the congratulations of veces of the great wiernational hed hy tae melee, sk, aud iadomitabie F of the two countries. is & triumph more glorlo mankind, than Was ever won by con introduced on the Erie canal for the pro- sage seut across the Atlaaticcatie. [ President of use far more nsefal to ror on the field of pat sing of Heaven, ndship between ‘ ed by Divine Pro: berty and law through: hristendom spomtaneons- be for eve: ute id Sco mmiaieations shali be he'd sacred in passing to thelr places of destination, even ia the midst of hostilities. JAMBS BUCHANAN. ilumination ia Now Yor ad celebration and consequence of the reception of the Queen's despatch across the Atiautic cable, closing with the accidental burning of the cupota of the C: fall. 18, iy-three deaths occurred in New Orleans from yellow f e , 21.—Three huwired ane ten deaths from yeBow fever oocurred in New Orleans daring the week emding this day 2.—The health of the yellow fever epidemic t 24.—The shock of an cai of Charleston, §, ©, declared that nquake feit in Holderness, N. H.....'The following is the telezraphic gprrespondence over the Atlantic cable between Danie! ¥, Memama, Mayor of New York, and Sir B. W Lord Mayor of Lon- don. The message of Mr. no was sont of the 21st, and the answer received on the 24th: — To tHe Lono Maror oF Lospow:— pon the successfull laying of xentsof Kurope aud Ame w York—the workof Great je and apace—this unt d commercial prosperity, and |: the wortd’s history pregnant w ‘sults beyond t tion of a Suite mind. 10 God be all the praise. ; D. F. TIEMANN, New York Clty. ‘On the 24th, in reply to that message, the following was received (rom his lordship through the same medfum:+ Lonnon, G. B., August $8, 1858. The Lond Mayor of London cortially ceciprsentes the enn ‘eoucep — f the Mayor of Sew York on the sus of #0 imyortant an undertaking aa the laying of the trang Atlantic submarine cable—one 8: Brive tramp of the ag glest credit on the energy, skill ed in the enterprise, The Lord sings of the Al BW. On Lord Mayor of . news received from Fugiand over the Atlantic cable ing is the despatch, as published ia the New Yours Harap— Vat 1A, Angust 28 1868. ater and highly important intelligence has been feceived mm Cita A trenty of peace lad been concinded with China, by whic Ragiand and Frases obtain all their temands, inctading the establishment of embassies at Pekin aud tuderns ation for the expenses of the war, Later Indian wews ta hand, the dates from Bombay belag to the 19th of July. The accounts represent that the mutiny Was being rapidly quelled To day a Loudon papers have along and interesting report ton by MrAbright, the Atlante Telegraph Company s cugineer, 28.—The brig Putnam (Echo), in charge of United tates naval officers aud men, arrived in Charleston ©., baying on board three hundred and eighteen Africans, tbe vessel having been coptured a8 a slaver on the Zist off the const of Cuba by the U. 8. brig Dolpain, umder command of Lieut. J. N. MamMts, SEPTEMBER. Wrowzsoay, Sept. 1.—Grand celebrations of tue success ful laying of the Atlaatic cable ware held in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Albany , Schenectady, Troy, Wor cester, St. Louis, Newark and Montreal, and a general rejoicing! was manifested throughout the country... number of the Quarantine buildings on Staten Isiand, in- cluding the smallpox and yellow fever hospitals, Health Officer's residence, dead house, shanties and outhouses, ‘were burned dowa by a mob. All the sick were removed before the buildings were fired. During the progressof the work by the mob one man was killed and flve wound- ed 2,—-Ail the buildings belonging to the Quarantine estab- Liehment on Staten Island which bad escaped the work of destruction of the previous nigit, among which was the Marine Hospital, were burned by the mob. Thirty-two butidings in al! wore cestroved, 4—A Youle tau Who wae shot dur ag the ing of the Quarantine Uuildings on Stateu Lslqud died of his in- juries asian acm Sy ie Naan issued a procenelis 18.—The juartering a regiment ef militia in ee county oe Fighth regiment, from New York city, encamped outside the Qoar | t ne enciosure. 14.—A comet was plainly visible to the naked eye. %4.—The corner ‘Rone of the New York State tebriate ‘tum Inid at Binghamton, in county, eh Cd on the 2d of geptember: bound to, New York. She took fre on the 18:0, and was enurely destroyed. She had on board five hundred and thirty four persons, only eighty. ot whom were saved. 29.—The steamship Prince Ailert arrived at New York, Gazing om Dane wewrek Sap Meme <r, toe Meee stria. OCTOBER. Monpay, Oct. 4.—Intelligence was received that a ‘vesse! had arrived at Quebec having on board twenty- two passen,ers rescued rom the +teamship Austria. ‘They were taken from the wreck after the French bark Maurice had left it. The total number saved was cighty- nine, of whom seven were females. 7.—The great comet, called Donati’s, which presented a brilliant appearanee, was nearest the earth on this day... Snow fell in Hornelisville, N. Y., to the depth of three inches—the first snow of the season. Sonpay, 10 —News received in New York from San Fran- cisco in twenjy-three days, by the first Eastern trip of the overjand mail which arrived in St. Louis, 16.—The U. §. frigate Sabine, the flagship of the Para- guay expedition, sailed from New York, having on board Judge Bowlin, the Special Commissioner to Paraguay. The following vessels compose the expedition:— Frigate Subine (flagship), Capt. Adams; Flag officer, W. Bradford spate, ab icioors; 600 men de 60 guns. Officers. Men. Gun Frigate St, Lawrence, Capt. Hull... 40 500 60 of-war Perry, Lieut. Tiighmam,. 10 80 6 Bainbridge, Lieut. Renshaw, 1 100 10 Dolphin, Com’r Steedman......... 10 80 6 Sloop-of-war Prebie,Com’r Jenkins.. 30 150 16 Falmouth, Com’r Farrand... 200 20 Steamer-of-war Fulton, Lieut. Almy. 12 180 6 Water Witch, Lieut. Pegram...... 10 140 4 Steamer Harriet Lane, Capt. Faunco, 10 80 2 Memphis, Com’r Marchand, 71 60 3 Atianta, Com’r Ridgeley. 60 2 Caledonia, Com’r Case. 60 2 Westernport , Com'r T. [ur 60 2 Southern Star, Com’r Pennock 60 2 30 1 30 1 Storeshi 50 1 Release 50 1 60 i 2,670 186 lerable exe.tement was caused in Kansas and some of the Western States in consequence of the discoy- don the western edges of Kansas and Nebraska, «a called Pike’s Peak. 20—A prize fight for five thousand dollars, between John Morrissey and John Heenan, took place in Canada, wbout eighty miles from Buffalo. Morrissey was the vic- tor alter fighting eleven rounds, 22.—Tne shock of an earthquake was felt in Sau Fran- cisco. NOVEMBER. Mowpax, Noy. 8.—A number of the Southern cities were visited with frost, and the cases of yellow fever greatly diminised in consequence. 10.—The ship Lucas, vound from Victoria to San Fran- cisco, with two hundred passengers on board, when with- in about thirty miles of the latter port struck a rock and sunk. About twenty of the passengers were drowned. 18.—Thanksgiving day was duly celebrated throughout the States of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 19.—A party of thrce or four hundred libusters, who styled themselves emigrants, congregated in Mobile for the purpose of taking passage in the bark Alice Tainter, for Nicaragua; but the general government interfered, re: fused the vessel a clearance, and thereby put an end to the movement. The emigrants were to be under the command of Gen. Wm. Waiker. 20.—News received in New Orleans from San Francisco in fifteen days. brought over the Tenuantepec Toute. The first trip over that route. 25.—Twenty four of the States and Territories celebrated ‘Thanksgiving day.....A grand celebration was held in Pittsburg, Pa., on occasion of the centennial anniver- sary of the evacuation of Fort Duquesne (Low Pittsburg) by the French army... Thanksgiving day was celebrated in California. 26.—A shock of an eartbquake was felt at San Jose, Cail- fornia, which lasted about five minutes. A number of fissures were left, from four to six inches in width. It was felt also in various parts of California. In San Fran- ciseo the inbabitants were aroused from their slumbers by the vibration of their dwellings. “30.—The Grand Jury of Columbia, S. C., refused to find bilis of indictment against the crew of the brig Putnam (Eebo), which was taken on the high seas with over three hundred Africans on board DECEMBER. Mosvar, Dec. 6.—The secoud session of the 35th Con- gress commenced at Washington... .,The President's mes- sage was recelyed and published in tho New Yorx He- aL. 7.—The schooner 4, Capt. Maury, sailed from Mo- bile with a coasting clearance for Key West, with one hun- dred and seventy passengers (filibusters), under the com- mand of Col, Frank Anderson, bound to Nicaragua. Sunpay, 12.—The New York canals closed. During the last ten years the canais have opened aud closed as given tu the following table:— Closed. . 9 “5 “ou ae oe « 99 « "3 Nov. 22 Dec. 4 oe “ 2 thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight persons of yellow fever in New Orleans, between the 27th of June and this date. The vighest number of deaths in any one Week was dufing the seven days ending on the 10th of September, when four hundred and seventy-four were carried off by this frightful disease. 13.—A — was current in the Southern States that the yacht Wanderer had landed a cargo of slaves from Africa somewhere between Florida and Georgia. 17.—The yacht Wanderer was seized at Brunswick, Ga. , by the United States Marshal, on suspicion of being en’ gaged in the slave trade. 78.—A personal rencontre took place in Washington be- tween Hon. Wm. H. English, member of Congress from Indiana, and Wm. Montgomery, member of Congress from Penusylvania. 29 —Speeimens of gold from the newly discovered mines at Pike's Peak, in the western part of Kansas Ter- ritory, were brought ‘ew York and pronounced of the finest quality... ..N ached New York that the steam. ship Ariel, belonging to the Vanderbilt line of European steamers, had arrived safe at Halifax after having been tsen. It was reported, however, that Capt. Struck the sbip....Jt was reported that currents were again passing over the Atlantic cable. ‘21.—The President re nominated from the retired naval officers three captains to the leave pay list, and one to the active list; three commanders to the leave pay list, and one to the active list; nine iientenants to be commanders, and four lieutenants to the leave pay list and thirteen to the active list,thue ending the great naval reform initiated by the famous Council of Fifteen. 23.—A new railroad route ugurated. The new from New York ei, thence to New London, crossing the Thames river to Groton, then to Stonington, and from there to Bos- ton. In this way there is a saving in distance of twenty miles, which is nearly equal to one hour in time. funpay, 26.—The religious revival meetings again com: menced, Dut were uot attended with the same excitement that marked those of the previous season. 27.—A schooner left New Orleans haying, as was sup- posed, a party of filibusters on board, bonnd for Nicara- gua. She was pursued and fired at by a revenue cutter, but she succeeded in getting olf. 28. —The brig Anglo Saxon arrived at Boston, and re- ported that she had been searched by the Britisa war steamer Ajax on the Coast of Afriea.,.,The New York State officers, by a unanimous vote, adopted the report of the Quarantine Commissioners. The report ahowed that ‘an isiaud of five acres could be constructed on Old ard Shoal, in the lower bay, fit for all the purposes of quarantine, at’ a cost of $135,000, and the commisaioners recommended the construction of this island, and the immediate ercetion thereon of suitable quarantine build- ings,...A New York State Canal Convention was held in yracuee, The object was in favor of protecting he gi orks of this State as the legitimate resources of the public revenue, against the power and policy of the several lines of railroads connecting the seaboard with the West. 29 —In the examination of the case of the yacht Wan- derer, which is charged in Savannah with bringing a cargo of slaves to this country, enough transpired to eatis- fy the public that from 150 to 800 Africans were brought ly some vessel and landed on the shores of Georgin, 81.—A portion of the militia of the city of New York still encamped at Staten Island, for what purpose no one etends to know. It is stated that the average cost tothe ate of keeping the soldiers there has been ive hundred dollars a dmy.,,.,12’elock P. M., rained all day im New York and the year closed, LOSSES BY FIRE DURING 1858. The following is a record of all the fires, together with the value of the property destroyed, which have occurred in the United States during the past year, where the loss has been estimated equal to and upwards of twenty thou- eand dollars: — JANUARY. Date, 1—Hownieville Cal8500,000 40,000 20,000 A 50,000 16—Lynehiarg, Va. 25,000 16—Waterford, N.Y. 20,000 18-—La, sugar house, 30,000 19—Brooklyn,.....+ 20,000 19—Philadelphia:;. 90,000 M—Chicngo........-_ 26,000 21—Dubuque, towa..100,000 50 50, 70,000 x 24,000 11—Kalamazoo Mich 32,000 24—Nthfenningt, Vt 30,000 T!,, 80/000 24—Bridgeport Conn 35,000 lew York.".....100,000 25—Los Angeles,Cal. 50,000 16—Boston . . —_—— tal. 000 MARCH , Me... 000 22G'd Rapida Mich 20,000 3—West Farms, 40,000 22—Elizap’hCity NC. 100,000 isville 45,000 25—Baltimore ..”... 30,000 Xe bing Bu"? 38,000 S0-Dubvque iowa, 20/000 4 que, Iowa. . 18—Pittsburg, Pa. ..100,000 —— 19—Princeton, Ky.;; 25,000 Total.......... ..15598,000 ‘APRIL. 2—"urlington, Vt.$130,000 _9—St, Louis.......$40, 3—ambr dge)Maas 80/000. 10-—roreet Oily, Cal179,000 iT iericon, Wises, 20'000 Ig—Omenets + 35,000 pa relpa N.Y. ame 11—Dettoit .... .... 20,000 7" iilamspori, Pa 20,000 Ba—ee howe 27° Tooee 8—0 d Rapids, 50, 2 34}000 9—Brookiva....... 25,000 pantie tdates ‘Total... es $824,000 M $250,000 50,000 25,000 22-1 20,000 22—Cinoinnati.. |... 20,000 10—Bristol, Va..... 21,000 22—Stafford, Conn’. 25,000 14—New ‘Alnaay,, in-250,000 22—Nevaria, Cal... 220,000 7a. x 31,100,000 16—Rock Island, 111.$30,000 22~—Nebraska City.. 40,000 23—Albany .. - 50, 14—Leavenworth, - 490,000 Kaneas.... 14—Gaiveston, Texas 26,000 2\—Buffulo » 70, 256—Two Rivers, Wis, is... - 80, 6—~Pottaviile, Pa... 6—Louisville .. 26—St. Lor 000 Totah sy... 6 dssese oo oo eeis seevecdebeoceseedl $658,000 AvGusT. 6—Waterbury, Ct.. 8—Warcham, Mass. 43,000 9—St. Louis... 23, 16—Georgetown,Cal.100,000 17—St. Joseph, Mo. 30,000 H1—New York’... 70,000 12—Niagnra ‘Fails, 7—Rochester.. | .. 175,000 b Ae 100,600 18—Rocheste1 . 30,000 18~Oswego, 75,000 19~Stroudsburg,Pa. 25,000 14—Pottsville, Pa... 40,000 20—Chicago + 20,000 Total...... ; 1—New Orleans. 18—New York... ...$50,000 21—Greensburg, Pa, 30,000 22—MyatioBridge,Ct, 50,000 23—New York..... 80,000 18—Weston, Mo. 25—Oloveport, Ky.. 50,000 15—Chicago.. 26—Cincinnat!. 28—Near Richm: TOBER. 0—Watorbury, V¢..$25,000 22—Dover, Ky”... 40,000 000 27—Lowell, Sass... 25,000 6—Jamestown, Cal.250,000 28—Madison, Ini.... 50,000 7—Cincinuati.. 000 — 8—New Worcester, Total... . 81,435,000 Mass. 20, NOVEMBER. 1—San Francisco,.$30,000 17—Corunna, Sich. .$50,000 8—Natchitoches,La 35,000 19~Norwalk, Conu.. 75,000 9—New You 60,000 20—Columbus, Kz.. 25,000 19—Mcon, Ga... 20,000 20—Memphis, Tenn. 60,000 ster 'y de. f 24M sees 15—Providence; KX200'000 a mR te 17—Berlin, Coun.... 40,000 ‘Tota! ...........%655,000 DECEMBER. 30—~Tansingb’g, NY.840,000 000 17—Boston. 17—Utica, N. 18—New York. 3 20,000 RECAPITULATION. The following table shows the above losses during each month, compared with those of 1857:— 188, ——1857-_-___. Months. No. Fires. Loss. ‘No. Fires. Loss. +25 $1,095,000 21” $1,012,000 . 28 1,180,000 19 798) 598,000 241,765,000 824,000 = 8-——«1000,000 1,109,000 18 698,000 ‘985,000 18 1,094,000 658,000 15 1,887,000 806,000 19 1'310,000 935,000 19 +1 245,000 1,485,000 16 1,511,000 656,000 = «241,597,000 681,000 9 435,000 Total.........186 $11,561,009 280 $15,792,000 increased to probably twenty millions in 1857 and to six- teen millions in 1858. . The following figures show the losses by fires where the damage has been twenty thousand dollars and upwards, aud the estimated total loss by all fires in the United States for the past five years:— ‘ Fires. loss twenty thousand Tova loss by dotiars and upwards. all fires. 1854. 20,578,000 $25,500,060 ‘ 18,049,000 17,000,000 21,159,000 27,000,000 » 15;792,000 20,000,000 » 11}661;900 16,000,000 LIVES LOST AT FIRES DURING 1853. The table given below exhibits the number of lives which have been lost in buildings which were destroyed by Gre during the past year, in this country:—~ ——it8—_, ———1857 -—_, Months. Fires. Lives Lost. Fires. Lives Lost. January 6 iv 8 18 9 4a 6 9 9 % 9 i 7 ib 8 32 3 ub 8 12 3 4 5 & 4 5 2 7 —_ = 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 9 8 52 7 B 9 16 4 8 - - 53 152 72 168 past five years the number of lives lost in burning buildings has been as follows:— Fires, Lives Lost. 1854... 83 ivl 1855. 119 1856. 183 1867. 158 1868. Pps 162 REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS, Died During the Year 1858. JANUARY, Names. 20.—Gideon Bentley. 4.—Jobn Titus. 9. —George Wells 19.—William Tukey 10.—William Matteson 14.—Thomas Knowlton. 19.—Charles Garman. . New York. ..- Connecticut, . Tennessee. 21.—Rovert Gallup. «New York. 1,—Elisha Mason. . Connecticut, 21,—Zachariah Greene New York, 25.—Abrabam Rising. . Massachusetts. 17.—James Frazee... OCTOBER. 14.—Rey. John Sawyer... 11.—David Davis..... 8.—James Bushnel... . ‘The Secretary of the Interior, in his last annual report says there are yet two hundred of the patriots of the Re- ‘volution living and receiving their pensions, The Secreta ry further says that fifty-three years after the war five thousand widows of Revolationary soldiers, whose mar- ringes took place prior to the declaration of feace in 1783, were living, and that nearly one hundred of them still survive, THE CENTENARIANS. ‘The following is a list of persons of one hondred years of age and upwards who have died within the United States during the year 1958— JANUARY. Date, Names. 5 Age. J1—David Wright, colored New Ygrk. 0 17—Abigail Brown... MassacMusctte, 104 20—Gideon Bentley cose Now York... ot B—Yre. Wiunie Lavuiswr..... Florida A 5—Abram Kirk, colored. 6—Jobn B. Led 1—Revy, Ethan Osborne. 9—Barah Marsh. . 14—Peter, a slave 20—Nancy, colored, i—Elista Mason. 22—Elizabeth Parke JULY. 11—Micah Balooma ao seeks. (a 13—Betsey Willams, wed... District ot Gotu ue 14—Margaret Host . ot. Keutueky....... 1i—Jonas Frazee. 18—Mrs. Ludwics Sn, x Ponnsy!van'a. OCTOBER. 16—Elizabeth Arthur ee New York .... lor 16—Rey. John Sawyer........ Maine . 20—Placido, an fudion + California NOVEMBER. U—Dayid Davis... » Wow York .......... 108 = rt DECEMBER. + 106 THE LAW AND CRIMnvax counts, Diary of the Proceedings of the Law and Criminal Courts of the City during 1858. THE DIARY OF THE LAW COURTS. JANUARY. 2.—Hon. Edwards. Pierrepont, the nowly elected Judge of the Superior Court, took his seat for the drst time. The vacancy was occasioned by the death of Chief Justice Oakley, which occurred in May of the previous year. 4.—There was au interesting application made in the Su- preme Court before Judge Davies, at the suit of Wilson Eyre aud Luisa Lincoln Lear Eyre, his wife, against the Rev. Dr. Edward J. Higbee and Fanny L, Higbee, his wife, for the possession of a number of unpublished letters of George Washingtou—Mrs, Eyre and Mrs. Higbee claiming their rights as collateral descendants of the first President of the United States, The letters were written during a pe- riod commencing in the month of September in the year 1790, and ending in the year 1799, and treated of a variety ‘of subjects, many of them of public interest aud of great interest 10 the descendants of Tobias Lear; some of them treat of the arrangement of the house and household of Washington, in Philadelphia, in the early part of his Arst Presidental term ,and are valuable and curious ag ilius- trations of peculiar phases of his character; some of theus treat of foreign politica! affairs, some of questions of do- mestie politics; some of appointments to office; some of them relate to the navigation of the river Potomac; some to the preparation of Washington's addresses to Congress, and some to his own domestic and individual business; many of them relate to the private affairs and business of Tobias Lear; one of them is a voucher belong- ing to Tobias Lear, bearing date 25th day of March, 1793, aud attesting to the settlement anid accuracy of the ac- counts of ‘lobias Lear with General Washington. All o€ them have an actual value to their owner, like any other personal property, and have an intrinsic value as curiosé- thes, and as important illustrations of the history of the country and of Washington, and us contributions to history of that time; in fact, thyse letters possess @ value of a character that no money could measure. The matter merely came up on demurzer to the complaint, which was: overruled, Judge Davies, upon the application of the Corporation Counsel, granted an injunction resiraining the Comptroi- ler from paying Devlin or Conover, the rival Street Com- missioners, or their deputies, any salaries pending the action of the Supreme Court on (he writ of quo warranto; alsO restraining all the Street Departinent peopie from tor salaries ped ing Sid action on the writ. 5.—Mr. Meyer, co-defendant with Mr. Stucken, Coasul General of Hanover, was arrested Judge Ingersoll, United siates Circuit Court, at the suit of Mr. Gralam, in a long peugiug disputed claim agaist the defendants, arising out of the sale of three ocean steam- ers. Bail was fixed at $300,000, Judge Ingersoll subse- quently discharged Meyer (ou the 13th) from ball, do- cid:ng that he could not be held iiabie in anaction of tort for a violation of the law on the part of Mr. Stuckeu. 7.—The King of Bavaria obtained a verdict of $15,738 in the Superior Court, before Judge Woodruff, in az action for money loaued Jacob Newstadter, formerly a suiject of his Majesty, in Baride, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, 8. —Judge Iograbam, in the Supreme Court, granted a writ of error and stay Of proceedings in the case of James Rodgers, convicted of the :nurder of Mr. Swanston, by: stubbing him in the public streets when returning Lome with his wife. A motion was made in the Marine Court, before Judge ‘Thomp-on, on the part of Philip Aaron, to dismias a sum mons und complaint served, upon the ground that he 1s a Jew—the service having been made on bim on Saturday. Jan. 2, 1853. The service was made atthe defendan: store, which was open, and while he was behind @ counter attending to his ordinary business, as upon other days of the week. The Judge denied the motion, Sunpay, 10.—Chief Justice Durer, of the Srperior Court, ‘on lesving the house of Judge Woodruff, one of his asso- ciate Justices, between five and six o'clock in the evening, lipped ‘on the hall door step, and, failing, broke his rigat igh. ‘neodore Sedgwick, Esq., the newly appointed United States Distiict Attorney as suce:ssor tothe Hon, John McKeon, was sworn into office in the United States District Court, before the Hou. Judge Betts. Mr. McKeon was re- moved by President Buchanan becunse of bis opposition to the re-election of Mayor Wood causing disunion in the democratic ani & of this city, 12.—In the Supreme Court Judge Davies denied a second application for an injunct.on to restrain the Cor- poration from transferring the block of land granted by the last Common Council to the Remau Catholic Orphaa Asytum. 18.—The Court of Appea’s ordered a new trial ia the of Cancemi, the Italian, condemued on his second trial, to be executed for the iex of policeman Eagene Anuergon. The Supreme Court, general term, confirmed the deci- sion of ex-Surrogate ford, giving the large estate of Mme. de Lax to John P. Ferrie, a barber of Cincinuati. 14.~A vereict for $36.541, at the suit of the City Bank of New Haven against Suneou Perkivs on a number of promissory notes, was entered in the Superior Court, sub- Jeet to the opinion of the Court at general term. Au action for breach of promise of marriave, at the sitit of Esther Leopold, an interestiog young Jewess, against Morris Meyers, a merchant in Mississippi, was tried before Judge Daly in tbe Court of Comtnon Pleas, aw a verdict of $2,000 for the lady 15.—A young German lady, named Louisa Woifsobn, contived ds a lunatic, was Drougin before the Supreme Y a writ of habeas corpus, but after two or three examinations the writ was discharged and Miss W. sent back to the asylim, 2, habeas corpus, at the suit of George T. Taylor, for the restoration of his alieged wife, bas beew before Judge Sutherland, of the Supretie Court, for seve- raldays, The joner, it appears, claudestinely mar- ried Fimma Hawley, daughter of a Mes. Wright by ber first husband; the young lady imtnediately regeett step, and having bea interrogated by the Judge, express- ed her determivation not to leave ber mother. “The bride of an hour’? was. then permitted to return to her ! roof—a maid, a wife aud a leg: “widow. —Maurice O'Connell, one of « vand of javentle des- =, was put on trial for the murder of ‘Teresa Spitz- poor German woman, whom the party had previous- ‘The trial lasted some days, and on the 2d of jury, who had been tn deliberation for twen- pera jen, ly violated. Febrnary th ty-one hours, brought in a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. The sentence of execution Was subsequently commuted to ten years’ imprison- ment, by Governor bee Two of the same gang, James Toole and Daniel Tenbrook alias Sailor Dan, on the 10th af Febrvary pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first de- gree, and were sentenced, the former to twelve years and three months and the latter to ten years and two months’ imprisonment. VEBRUARY. 3A motion was brought before Judge Sutherland, by Appleton, Oaksmith & Co., for an attachment against the Cosmopolitan Art Union, which was established in June, 1854, under charter granted by the States of Ohio and Penogylvania. The object and plan of this concern are very situllar to those of the defunct Art Union of this city. Subscriptions of three dollars are required as a basis of membership, for which one of the leading three dollar monthiies is given. In addition to this there is » distribution of pictures, paintings, statuettes, &c., by lot, among the subscribers, It is stated that during the first year of the agsociation’s operations 22.418 persons me subscribers; faring second year the number increased 10 24.088, and on the third year 83,027 subscribers were «ntereg on the books, The plaintif's, who are proprietors Ce Bison's @ Putnam's Monthly, complained that the /ssociation agreed to take nine hundred and fifty copies of their magazine for one year, and that they neglected to iy for them. The defendants prs security for the amount, and the matter was settied. 6.—Judge Sutherland, in the Supreme Court, dissolved the temporary injunction restraining members of the Board of Education from purchasing certain property in the Fourth ward for the purposes of a schoolhouse, The injunction had been issued on the alleged ground that the purchasers Proposed to pay for it some eleven thousand dollars more than it was worth, which sum would gventually find its way tate the pookets of the members of the Board. 6.—A meeting of some of the most prominent members of the New York bar was held in the Superior Court; a ++ 180) Supreme Court. Lntuxication of the acoused at the series of resolutions condempatory of the it want of accommodation for the transaction of the business of the passed. between Chas, Devlin, the Street Com- by the Mayor, &c.,and D. D. Conover, the nominee of the Governor, was 80 that it should go to the Court of Aj formal verdict being entered in the Supreme Court for Mr. Conover. 10,—Judge Betts, of the United States Court, rendered a decision in the case of the bark Pauchita, which waa selaed on the coast of Africa by a British man-of.war and beseere etter yee’ a chy Lom mad and subee~ juently Jed as een engaged in the slave trade. the Fudge ordered that the tibet be dismissed, 16 —A motion for a new triat of James Rodeers, th | convicted mugderer of Mr. Swanston, was argied ih the > as ee