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MEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1859. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. AFF, OY gan ‘world, wherever a native of Auld Scotia is domiciled. wre a Wie the scions of royalty and greatness, be was not ush- Our Special AP ~~ ered into this vale of ith the warm and enthusi- | AWNUAL REPORT OF 7° y ‘patie demonstrations of 8 170) J or the loud shout- | “NEW REGULATIONS ae enor a tenant ? Seeriching of trumpets, Toasting of oxen + POR pure PORT OF NEW YORK. Dogsheads of old home brewed ale Both house Aupasrr, Jan. 25, 1859. poor Burns; but he came into this region Mattare of this terrestrial globe was ‘an oproar and upli‘ting of the ele storm swept over the '~ 3 tage gave smutty Une gat © whelter of a “sepa hovel.” Die descript oi hhis Tam O'Shanter adventure:— “yhe wind blew as ra ite Last, Ning shaw’ Fhe railing Teams the darkness twraliowea, Loud, deep and long the thunder bellowed; ‘That night a child mignt understand ‘The de’el bad business on Loni ea would seem to us earthly mortals of the aerial beings bad Seneind Ce Ne a een to contest the parting of a iS raded and hum- from their portals to the earth, to be deg 4 Died, and if vindictive mood had Lestilled egeearrd sure by a salvo of the elements, Such was the introdve. jnto life of the great poet of nature, The popitet estiination of the admirable productions 0! iit impeoy Dard will not deoreane, his transporting Ir Pad cone OF 2 4m its charms as timo advances, i tonsoreibmr ot dren's children will bail with delight and pleasure the ty 1 enthusiasm and joy 8i’ zhig day of Burns, and with equal in ene ke ongs and strain their sides h at his Birth. We Scotchmen may be deemed @ nation of egotists Well, be it eo. Who would not be proud to DF jong toa ‘mation that could produce such a genius as Bur as? ‘The ‘ove of glory,” they say, “‘creates heroes; the contempt of it, great men,” The latter part of the axiom will apply trictly to Burws. He never became great ‘oy the love of glory, for he was the child of impulse “He accom- Pliehed that which ne hero ever d¥d: a bloodless ‘victory, a peaceful cemquest of the, human heart. Born an enthusiastic patriot in all that con- wcerned the glory ef Scotland, ho fancied himself tw his youth a soldier of the days of Wallace and Bruce; he to strut afier the bagyipe and drum, read -of the bloody struggles of his country for freedom and exis- tence “till a Scottish prejudice was ‘poured into his veins That pervaded all his composition to the last hour of his life.” Except Shakspere, none had drawn from life such variety of characters, with 6o much original Dari as our favorite bard. “This ‘has been proudly acknowledged by men who now adorn the of history. Mackenkie, By- ‘ron, Scott, Stewart, Biair, Walker, and a host of others cotemporaneous with himself, besides the most distin- guisbed nobles of our kingdom’ have awarded a flattering tribute to the merits of his matchlees lyre. With no elassical attainments, fostered by no helping hand, with no other assistance than his own bril- Yiant genius and what nature dictated, he produced the most touching strains that ever came from the pen of a human minstrel. Taking the vast arena of man’s social ‘condition, he fearlessly entered the lists, and with no sparing band pulled the hypocrite from his hiding place, aand chased the miser with an epitaph to ai grave. (Ap plause.) The lampoons of our poet are the mos “i the naomi abd the moat amusing of any that have ever been written. His ‘‘Holy Willie’s Prayer” is an un equalled specimen of sarcasm, and we overlook the unin- tentional allusion to the purity of our Christian faith im ‘the dextrous and pointed aim on all hypocrisy. The dig- mified posijion, that all men are born free, found in Burns @ distinguished andbold advocate, for be illustrated in himself a true specimen of the character of an indepen- @ent and an honest man. Burns’ pride was above and of a different genius than that of alord. It cannot be better descrfbed than in his own perfect outlines:— Is there for honest poverty ‘That hange his head and a that- ‘Whe coward alave we pass him by ‘We dare be poor and a’ that, For a? that, and a’ that, Our toils obecure and a’ that; The rank is but the guinea siamp, Tne man’s the gow'd for a’ that. Burns lived before his time, and at a period when talent and genius were crushed by flonkeyismand mercenary services to the creatures of the government—when rank and position were only to be obtained by sacrificing at the alter of favoritism or cringing in servility for office to the great Lord Melville—to the son, grandson or cousin of a baillie or the deacon of an incorpo. ration, whose interests were that of a rotten borough, while trancendant genius aimdj talent of the highest order ‘were left to blush unseen, or take up, from sheer necessi- ty, with the humble employment of an unenviable post of an exciseman. To the credit of a more enlightened and liberal government, and a still more enlightened people, this relic of feudalism and injustice has been carried ‘without a tear to the grave of the Capulets never to be re- resuscitated. The cruel—I | may) say national—nog- lect of Burns, is severely to be reprehended. The epistles of other poets owe ome of their fame to the rank and repatation of those to whom they were addressed; those of Burns were written, one and all. to nameices individuals, without a hope of gain, without any remunerative object, other than that of the gratification of dis own brilliant and fertile genius; and it is a remark- able circumstance that Burns wrote, with a few exceptions, his finest works in his early yeare, while a laborer on a farm—a pursuit which affords bat a few leisure hours either for reading or study. The same tender feel- img that cared for disturbing the daisy in the furrow, or the tiny mouse from its tabernacle of seclusion, could be strung to the highest pitch of the enthusiastic sentiment of a warrior and a patriot. Conceive during the hard contested conflicts in the Span ish peninsula a knot of our countrymen resting on their muskets ina romantic valley, singing with stevtorian Jungs “Bruce’s address to bis army,” and in another quarter @ party enjoying themselves with the memory of a home they never may see, singing the never-to-be-for- en air of “Auld lang eyne.’” Such is the charming and Yefreshing variety of Burns’ productions that they apply with truth and force to every trying incident in baman life. Dr. Moore, the father of the here of Corrana, and tne warm and admiring friend of the peasant bard, knew well the warm patriotic enthusiasm of his mind. This distin- guished and good man inherited euch an one in no stall degree himself, and instilled it into his brave and noble gon, the gallant and much lamented Sir John Moore, the’ effect of which was evidenced by one of the most nerous and magnanimous acts the great Napoleon ever Sid. "On that once hostile shore there stands, to. this da Mat monument, proudly remembered by every heart, with the simple inscription—To a brave enemy.” The poet of the people is a boon to his country. He extols their deeds and the deeds of their ancestors; he lifts them from the mazes and labyrinths of gro: veiling vice to a justifiable sense of dignity and pride of country. “Barns bas clearly carried out ‘this, in the duty of the minstrel of the ttish nation, ‘He has infused into his matchless compositions a truthful picture of our common humanity, with all its mixture of dignity and depravity fapplied alike to the philosopher, the maa of science, the king and the lord, the despot and the tyrant. And if he had a fault, it was’ his chivalrous and gallant championship of woman—his devotion shown in his exquisite lines, both in his epistles and in his songs, to the fair and lovely portion ot the creation, muat com’ mand from our beloved helpmates an endearing monu. ment of affection and esteem. This man was a peasant, and the gon of a peasant—but be was a man. When we know the most distinguished of the literati of our country, the most celebrated authore of the day, the most eminent statesmen and the greatest pulpit orators; when we remember that the giant mind of a late Lor Chancellor of England was enlisted in the roll of such a galaxy of talent, to pay a flattering tribute to the memory ‘of our favorite bard, well may we be proud that Scotland Produced such aman. (Applause. ) “The Queen of England” was then given asa toast, and drank with three enthusiastic cheers. Immediate! ‘thereafter “God Save the Queen” was played on the dul- cimer. “The President of the United States” was then drank amid cheers, with applauding cries of “Cuba.” “ The Star led Banner’ was then given on the dulcimer. «The land we live in” was the next toast; it was drank with the usual honors. “ Hail Columbia” followed on the same instrument. “ To the Press” was the next toast drank. On its being responded to by a member of our office, three enthusi- astic cheers were given the the New York Hexarp, ‘The gentlemen present then joined in singing “A man’s aman for a’ that.” “The braes o’ Birneboozie” was then performed on the dulcimer. «The memory of Sir Walter Scott,”’ the next toast, was reaponded to by Mr. J. D. Muir. He complimented the Scotchmen generally, and Burns particularly. Jersey City, he thought, owed much to Scotchmen. ‘He closed by offering the toast— Scotland and America~ May amity and good faith ever exist between them. (Loud cheers.) “The Land of Cakes’’ being given, was responded by Mr. Cane, by the singing of “My heart is in the high- 8. Scottis! Mr. James Lawson, by request, then sung an original BoD, appropriate to the memory of Burus, which was re- ceived with ioud applause. “The Judiciary of the State of New Jersey” being offered, Judge Nexrvs responded. “Sir Colin Campbell,” now Lord Clyde, whose dis- tinguished services in India bave received the just praise of all civilized nations, and particularly of Scctia’s sons, was drank with applause. Mr. Jas. Suirtey followed with the rior, Rest.’ Mr. Wittiams sung ‘“An’ sae will we yet, plause. The Carman then said:—Gentlemen, I want you to drink to the memory of one of the most distinguished war riors Scotland has produced, whose first deed in arms was ip the very graveyard where Burns’ remains now lay. It is a most singular and remarkable coincidence in history that Burns’ remains lay in the very same place where Robert the Bruce first distinguished himself in arms. The memory of the great warrior was drank in silence, Mr. Jases Lawson sung ‘‘How are you a’ at hame ?”’ At this time our reporter left, it’ being after twelve o'clock. The rest of the night was passed in agreeable exercises similar to the preceding. THE FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON. Wasmrncron, Jan, 25, 1869. ‘The one hundredth anniversary of the birthday of Robert Burns was duly celebrated here to-night, at the a ‘National Hotel. Senator Pearce presided over the gather. fing, and speeches were made by Speaker Orr, Mayor Ber- ett, Gilbert Cameron, J. M. Carlisle and others. THE CELEBRATION IN BOSTON. Bostow, Jan, 25, 1859, ‘Tho one hundreth anniversary of the birthilay of Robert Burns was celebrated by social gatherings of the poot’s edmirers, both at the Parker and Revere houses. At the Parker House nearly @ hundred partook of a banquet presided over by Gen. John 8. Tyler, President of the lab. Among the speakers were Gov. Banks, &. Hillard and Ralph Waldo Emereon. A poom delivered by Dr. O. W. Holmes. The party at the numbered, about two hund?ed, mainly Seotchmon, carried out the spirit of the oocgion with character: ine sociability and eloquence. song, “Rest, War- amid ap- RE Le 4 of the Legy ature were engaged to-day in Rot very intere’ sting to the public. Several un- impbriant bills were pr seed in committees, to which there ‘Were no objections, ‘The Senate is not full yet. Mr. Stow ls still detail 14; wr, Noxon is at the bedside of his sick wife; and M' .. poherty is not in sufficient bealth to Bive his attend’ noe to business very regularly. No re- portfrom the roppy Committee; neither has Mr. Spino- la’s Mandev’ 16 Committee yet given an inkling of what testimeny they have discovered. The Senate will find it much €9 jer to oust Gen, Mandeville than to fill his seat. The ‘ ollowing report and Dill, sent into the Senate by Gov.” Jorgan, is the most interesting affair of the day:— Nov The provisions of the law with reapect to fish poles, which bave been a great obstruction in the harbor, have been enforced by the Commissioners, They gavezimely and full notice, in such manner as seemed most those who had offended, but the notice bel Tidding the waters ‘the harbor of these annoying and pernicious interruptions The Executive of that State, after deliberauon and is oflcial legal advisers, ‘declined to act In Commi or to act the matter atall. The work af removal, within the undoubted jurisdicuoa of this * tate, was entered upon the Commissioners, and performed un der their persoual supervision. CLEANING AND NEPATRING PIERS ‘The plera and wharves of New ‘York are. in a coudition which fasts dlaeredit aud disgrace upen Our cy and Sia Wille millions of dollars areaguanderedin uncloss and naa ing expenditures which do not tend to advance the valve or security of property, our docks and wharves are suffered to Eo todecay and ruin ‘withoutan efurt being made to remedy the evil. ‘The powers of the Comuisalouera under the present law are limited to requiring the lessees or occupants of public piers or bulkheads to keep them in repair, aud in defwult of mmpliance with the notice’ the proprietors are made lable to Aline of twenty ve, dollars for every day during wi is neglected. ‘This power is practically of te ‘aval. Few ‘The public piers are under the control of the municl ities, and r ir failure to cauee them to be re} i ‘The Com greatest importance, requiring careful consideration, and the Yesting of suficient' power in proper hands, to prevent the contiauance of a state of things which retlects discredit upon the commerce of this city and of the State. EXCROACHMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES ON PIERS AND WHARVES, #and wharves of our city are all needed for our e harbor masters have the greatest difficnlt¥'in rths for vessels, owing to the crowded state of the {tho ships were Kept properly dredged out, and the left free for the purposes for which they are built, this 41 would be remedied; but a persistent course of abuse of the piers and bulkheads bas been carried on by owners and occu- avis of many of them, in erecting and keeping up shanties, Eoouts and other buildings, built partly on the plers and party leased to dealers. 4 ips. re over the water, and which are i wo in fish, bles and other ‘commodities, thus diverting the only pliftes in odated from thelr proper which the shipping ean be accomm bi 80. ‘he Commissioners have endeavored to correct Ibis evi; thelr power is limited by the law to the collection of fines, dey have no power to remove the buildings thus erected and kept on the piers. They have commer a number of suitsfor the collection of such fines which are now pending. Moat of the defendants put in a defence, founded on the allega. tion that the piers occupied ty them are private peers. and are exempted by section 19 of the law from operation. This section, if thus construed, would virtually license the abuse. The Commissioners recommend such a modifigation of the law as shall leave no room for distinction between any piers—all of them being alike necessary for the accommoda- tion of the public. TATE OF New York, Execorive bape ta ALBANY, Jane24, 1359. To THe Sewate :— I transmit herewith the annual report of the Commission- ers of Pilots, vette om of an pid tani Birr eae they deem needed for the proper enforcement of the existing aw. tA B.D. MORGAN. To THe HONORAPLE THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE or New York :— ‘The commissioners appointed under the act entitled “ An act to establish regulations for the port of New York,” passed April 16, 186i ant amended, April 16, 1808, respectfully ro- port—That during the past year they have endeavored faith. ully to carry out the intention of the Legislature, as expressed in the act extablishing regulations for toe port ot New Yorke a amended at the last session, both by personal at.ention to tae duties imposed upon them,'and through the agents appolated by them to detect and prevent violations of the law and enforce its provisions. ‘the Commissioners beg to call the attention uf the Legislature to the fact thatthe duties they, are required to perform consist chiefly in the prevention of the mischiefs and abuses which the law in question designed to prevent. ‘The great and crying evils which the commerce of this city and the public at large have suffered, in consequence of the im- proper and reckless manner in which the harbor, Sips and plers of New York have been appropriated to private ust nd made the dumping ground for all the refuse ashes of boats, the filth and rubbish accumulated ina great elty, and the loose materia) disc from vessels, have been ar. rested and remedied by the preventive measures established by the present law, and carrled into effect by the Commission. ers. ‘Ibis isa great work. It cannot be estimated in Agures, or mnade the subject of definite statistics. The encroachments which have been made on our harbor, and the abuses which have been Peer yey t of oversight, and a ventive ruled, to pu and the Commission of pre- end to the evils which have existed; have great sstisfuction in reporting that the following abuses have thus in agreat measure baen aup, pressed, to the great benefit of the public:—The throwing of ashes in'the waters of the harbor; the dumping of night soll and rubbish into the slips; the deposit of mud and sand ex cavated from slips into the waters of the port; ‘the improper \d reckless lauding of coals, ballast, &c. In regard to these acd the others prohibited, in the geet majority of cases anotice to parties of the provisions of the law hss proved sut ficient to tecure its observance. The Commissioners bave, however, to report ibe following number of suite commenced, and fines’ and penalties imposed and collected:— AVEKAGE DEPTH OY WATER IN SLirs, The Commissioners caused esreful and azcurate soundings to be made during the month of December, 1858, of the slips on both the North and East rivers. The result is given in table annexed to this report, which exhibits the depth of water a8 compared with that ascertained by the Harbor Commis sioners in 1856, ‘These soundings show an average decrease of depth in all the slip: rly two feet. In some of them there jepth, caused by the action of the tide. The necessity of a constant and uniform dredging of the alipsisstrougly exhibited by the siatisus thas jorded. AMENDMENTS TO THR LAW. The Commissioners further recommend that some of the provisions of the law be amended, 80 as to give greater effi- ciency in carrying out the intention of the Legislature. The alterations proposed are not so much for the purpose of con- ferring any greater power on the Commissioness, as simply to give facility ang prevent delay in executing the ‘powers’ they bow porsess. Many of the violations are by lighters, bar and other transient vessels, which eseape with impunity owing to delays in serving process, which eunnot be avolded as the law now stands. The amendments proposed are with a view to correct this and some similar difficulties, which can thus be obviated. The Commissioners beg to State that, although the law as amended at the last session, fixing thelr amount of compensation, and provided for pay: ment of the compensation of the Board and their expenses, ho appropriation was made therefor, and the Commissioners have been obliged to advance all the sums required for carry: log out he law, relying upon the necessary appropriation belng made according to its provisions. ‘They respectfully ask that such appropriation be made. The Commissioners here with submit a draft of an act embodying such amendmenta as ‘Commissioners, This wa copy of the bill:— AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH REGU- LATIONS FOR THE PORT OF NEW YORK, FAssED APRE 15, ‘The people of the State of New York represented In Senate and Amsembly do enact as followe:— Bec. 1. Bi 5 of chapter 226 of the Seasion laws of hereby amended 20 as to read as follows of every owner, master, mate, or oth charge Or management of or into which, con, cinders, brie tes, dune, Or ‘any ‘loose ‘matter ot thing ‘shail be conveyed, to fasten caivase, mata or clothe between the pier or bulknead and vessel, and between vessels lying er, which such ballast or other loose shall be conveyed, so a8 to prevent any part toereof fal'ing into the waters of the port; and if It be landed, to place tuch material at least two feet from the edge of the Her or bulkhead, under the penalty of ten dollars for the vio from wi rm of any of the provisions of this section, and. for each offence to be pad to be Commissioners; and mich penalty smalt a lien un paid on the veasels, anc éach of them, from and into which snch ballast, coals cinders, stones, bricks. tiles, dung, OF olher matier oF thing shall be so conveyed or landed 3 fourteen of said act is hereby amended #9 as to read as follows:—It sball be the duty of every owner or own- ers of frery lighter, which te pngaed exclusively in the busi bess of lightering tn the port of New York, to cause the namo and Cg mainess of one of the owners thereof to be paint ed, in letters at least three inches long, on the sides of his lighter; and in default thereof, he shall fortelt and pay vo tue said Commissioners the sum’of five dollars; and (reich and every week the owner of said lighler sali neglect to cause his ame thus to be painted owthe lighter, after having beeu not fed, he shall forfett and pay the #um often dollars, which aball be a fen till lighter, Re teen Of said act is hereby amended so a8 ‘Ali the fines and pensities incurred wnder ble by, and in the name of, the Hoard ig. In’ all cases where the fines and Rimalues prescribed by this act are made on property, ‘hey shall be enforced by attachments issued out of the courts where the sult for the recovery of such fines and penalties sbail be pending, to the ollicers to whom executions of courts are insued; and ull «uité for the recovery of fines enalties under this act shall be proceeded in, all attachmente issued therein ehall be ‘enforced ant die. charged in like manner as in eui's and attachments against nou resident debtors; and no security shall be required of the Commissioners upon the issuing of auch attachment; and the said Commissioners aball bave power in (heir discrétion to re mit any fines and — incurred under this act For the purpose of this act, all piers and bulkheads ahall be deemed adjoining streets in the rear and taken aa extending into the through 4 distance of ten feet. Sec. 4. It hall not be lawful for any person to build or rent ther erection ia the port of New York or in extend beyond or infringe upon or in any manner interfere with th ate, oF Along, the water fronts of the cies a Wen eRe rooklyn, ag Fe 4 occurs in) % Seo, 6. This act shall take effect immediately. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Aunawy, Jan, 24, 1859, ‘The bill to incorporate the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Company was reported favorably. The State Engineer reported, that the expense of length- ening the chambers of canal locks, #0 as to admit the pas. Sage of boats of 180 feet long, would be $1 )264,000, and that it would take three or four yours, if practibable recommends rather an extension of the foun- | Leeture of tals ad eb the headwork, which could be ‘Telescope. one, as es pat . Last evening Professor Mitchel delivere ‘eb. ‘Mr. Parmnson introd: a bill providing nore ica the atthe, “ aie ‘ sued, ;yeardien the expt of he ‘The building was crowded to ¢20008, and 1°.9 Jecture was term ~iyced a bill to require the session laws to | Tecelved with great applause by OD IM>‘icont and appro- im? wo newspapers of each having | clative audience. F_, gyid.— the va Fee hen Cor” cajeus placed by, sun in thocentre, and when Soper Aupawy, Jan, 25, 1850. Mg promulgated Dis mighty laws, tt seemed aa if the The bill to increase the powers and datigs of the Public, Administrator was reported wig 0 oe . Fors introduced a bill requiring ait county err, Foam (oP tho County Clerk's ofoa, all papers to trust funds belonging to infanta, The vi y Probib''.ing the admis- (4, was ordered to a I Atpary, Jan, 24, 1859. ‘The speci.) committee to investigate unclaimed divi- dends of savings banks (Messrs. Opdyke, Law and Pond) reported that the New York State Savings Bank, New York, reported their unclaimed dividends, with the ro- mark that some of the owners were known and some un- known. On motion of Mr. Law, the report was ordered to be re- turned, with the reply that it was evasive, and requesting & proper answer. . CONKLING gave notice of a dill to repeal the act ap- pointing the Commissioners of Record, New York, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Jonxson—To amend the General Banking law. It provides that the stocks hereafter deposited shall be New York State stocks, equal to five per cent stock, or ‘one-half United States Stock, taken at par value, and that stocks of cities, villages and towns, at seven per cent in- terest, may be deposited ag securities to half the amount of the securities, By Mr, Conn—To authorise the construction of an inter- sectional railroad. The corporators are J. W. Barker, £. L. Viele, J. R. Briggs, H. J. Irving and G. W. Warner. The road is from Grand and the east streets along East Broadway, Canal, Washington, Greenwich, Cortland and Weet streets. By Mr. SctoLerme1p—To amend the law allowing parties to be witnesses, 80 that such testimony shall not be given when the adverse party or person in interest 1s living, nor where the opposite party shall be the assignee or legal representative of a deceased person. Mr. Renmty—To incorporate the New York College of Dental Surgeons. : By Mr. Graves—To limit the number of trustees of each school district to one. By Mr. SuAw—To incorporate the Union Dime Savings Bavk, New York. By Mr. Suaw—To amend the charter of New York. creates Aunany, Jan. 25, 1859. ‘The House was occupied most of the morning seasion in discussing the bill giving notaries and counsellors-at- Jaw the power of commit ers of deeds. ‘The section conferring such powers on counsellors-at- law was stricken out after a long debate. The general orders have been alone acted upon to-day. It Samet MARK’s CHURCH IN THE Bowenry.—Amongst our historical reminiscences of last week, this venerable edi. fice should have a place. The spot on which the church row stands originally formed part of the “Bowery,” or farm of Governor Stuyvesant, now forming a large part of the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards, and a portion of the Sixteenth ward. It was the site of a chapel erected by the Governor for his family and neighbors to worship according to the Dutch Reformed Church. This edifice becoming dilapidat- ed, the great-grandgon of the Governor, Petrus Stuyve- sant, in 1798, donated eight hundred pounds and a pieco of land one hundred and fifty feet wide and one hundred and ninety feet in length, and, in co-operation with the vestry of Trinity church, took measures for the erection, upon the same site, of an Episcopal church, The corner stone was laid on the 25th of April, 1796, and on the 9tn of May, 1799, the present building was consecrated by Bishop Provoost. At the first election for wardens and veetry- men, held on the 18th of October, 1799, the following gon- tlemen were chosen:—Peter Stuyvesant and Francis B. Winthrop, wardens; Gilbert C. Willett, Martin Hoffman, Wilham A, Hardenbrook, Mangle Minthorne, William Ogden, George Turnbull, Nicholas W. Stuyyesant, James Cummings, At that time it was decided to establish the name to be known by law a8 ‘The Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Mark's, in the Bowery, in the city of New York,’ which occasions the oid title to be kept to this day, as “St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery”’—when the location {a, in fact, at the corner of Stuyvesant street and the Second avenue. ‘The first rector—Rey. John Callahan—was called in 1800. The second was Rey. William Harris, called in 1801. ‘The third reetor—Rey. William Creighton, D. D.—now located at Tarrytown, N. Y.—was called in 1816. The preeent ‘rector—Rev. Henry Anthon, D.—was called in 1836. Many honorable names have been at different times connected with the vestry of this parish. Besides thoze previously mentioned, were Nicho- las Fish, in 1805; Peter G. Stuyvesant, 1806; Clement ©. Moore, 1816; Jacob Lorillard, 1821;’ Gideon Lee, 1821; William Neilson, 1830; John L. Lawrence, 1832; Hamilton Fish, 1883; Francis U. Johnston, 1837; and many others equally respected. The recently’ departed and respected Gerard Stuyvesant was also ove of the vestry. There are several monuments or tablets on the interior walls in memory of departed worth, and on the outer eastern wail is a venerable tablet to the memory of “Petras Stuyvesant, late Captain-Gencral and Governor- in-Chief of Amsterdam, in New Netherlands, now called New York, and the Dutch West Incia Islands; died August, A. D. 1682, aged 80 years.” The building bas very sub: stantial walls, the mason work having «been of a solid description; but, of course, with the inpse of time, other parts have required repairing and altering. During tho past year & beautiful and substantial iron porch has been erected, which bas been, together with the entire outer walls and spire, painted and sanded, to resemble the greenish drab stone now considerably’ in use: and with theee improvements, together with the beautiful grounds and the old trees surrounding, establish the locality, with its interesting associations, as one of the few remaining venerable landmarks of our widespreading metropolis, and it is to be hoped will long remain ag euch, L KEEPER DEAD. Mr. Tuomas Ratey, an individual of gome note, especially among old New Yorkers, now or formerly residents of the once fashionable quarter in the neighborhood of St. John’s park, died last evening, at his residence in Varick atreet, at an age reaching nearly three-score years and ten. fle had been ill for a long time, Mr. Riley was es} noted for his connection with the Museum, or Fifth Ward Hotel, a popular evening resort before the beauty and fashion of New York had gone “uptown.” ‘The bar-room of the Museum Hotel contained a large numbe of curiosi- tics of all kinds, of which the collection of colus was most y ese curiosities gave the name to the hotel. The remains of a Statue, said to have been that of William Pitt, together with some fragmentary portions of one of George III. , erected in Bowling Green, and thrown down on the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, were, and, we bélieve still are, to be seen in an area adjoining the hotel. Personal Intelligence. Miss Harriet Lane, of the White House, it is rumored, will shortly be married to a Mr. McGraw, of Baltimore. It is understood that Governor Newell, of New Jeraey, had nominated Abraham O. Zabriskie, (rep.) of Jersey City, ae the successor to Benjamin Williamson, (dem.) in the office of Chancellor. There were expectations that the Senate would withhold confirmation, The Springfield (Mass.) Republican of the 24th inst, re- ports the serious sickness of ex-President Hitchcock, of Amherst College, the eminent geologist. He was attacked some ten days ago with the symptoms of lung fever, but on Friday last his disease had assumed a complicated and threatening form, his lungs having badly congested, with Pneumonia and some inflammation of the kidneys. "The: Was a consultation of physicians upon hig case on Frida: evening, and much anxiety was (elt ag to the termination of the illness, A letter foom Rome of the Sth instant, says the Ameri- can Minister, Mr. Stockton, had the veto of the police put upon big bail at the Simonetti Palnce last. Monday, on ac- count of the floo being pronounced unsafe, Americans in Rome, Italy, registered at the United States Consulate, I 1868! Hon. John P nd family, United States Minister; Horatio 'D. N.C United } tates Conaul; Henry A. Stove and family, Wiliam R. Story nnd family, Nathaniel Bawihorne, L. Hanan, Piuwil m Sergeant, George Jones, ds, Christopher Crane! wiord Mra. Fanny Hr: D. Kiripe and family, Dr. Bernard Joseph Longworth and family, H. Caidwalder, Mortimer Brown, David Eckley, G dward Kins, Theodore Bronson, J. Ward, Hon. J i filiem D. Pickman, John Pres ‘ston, Charles Pet Capt. G. Navy: Lieut. Van R. Morgan, Navy; Mra, ise Labranehe, H. Denny, G. L- 0G. H. Clarke, ‘Thomas Farrell, H. . M, Gacle, J.’ Albu, . Kolgers, 7, B, Key's |. Sheate, G. F. Lawrence, Mrs. Fauny A. Keg wen Jos Riggs und fa B, Kellman, J. A. . Boyd, B. 0. ix MeCown V Smith, Miss A. J.U'bs timitay free ‘A, Sexbous, man, Mrs. Thayer, A. jotat q Wg. Pile ite Tora, errian, Rev. Mr. Amot, B. R. jnrmendia, John B, Diamond » Vaine, Mrs. ©. A. Snelling, reen, Mra. M.'A, Dorr, Miss Healy, Mra Mary A 0 Spalding, M. ©. Dicklo re Lot branche, Fdwin Goodwin, W. Problem of the starry heavens could receive no further solution. The human eye is the most wonderful instru. ment of which we have any knowledge; its beautiful con- struction, and the distance it can reach are marvellous; but its power has a limit, beyond which is darkness, and nothing for its keenest vision. Before we can go beyond this limit, therefore, one of two things is necessary—either man must go outside, and, soaring into the depths of of space, mark the heavenly bodies beyond the ken of his naked eye here onearth, or he must in some way bring down those orbs from their spheres. How hopefoss the accomplishmentof either! How can man lift himself up to the heavens, and behold revolying worlds in close proximity? How can his short and puny arm bring then down? Impossible. But when human genius is excited by it objects, it seems to elevate itself in operon, and nothing is beyond its ao When the eye could no further go, genius prepared an instrument of such wonderful power as to reach immensely far beyond. It is the telescope, an instrument with which we are all now so familiar that we are apt to underrate its capability. But if we only had such an instrument to aid the other senses, what would be the result? If, for instance, we an instrument of proportionate power for the ear, we could hear from this spot the debates in Congress, at Washing. ton—nay, we could hear the speeches made in the British Parliament. But who could attempt to carry the human senses beyond the limits God has assigned them? Yet it has been given in the case of the human eye, and the tele- scope is the instrument by which the wonder is wrought. In the ‘Arabian Nights” we read that ho who placed his foot on the enchanted carpet could be instantly trans ported to any spot-he wished; 80 he who places his eye to the magic tube of the telescope is transported at once into the heavens, measures the moon and the inequalities on its surface, and, more wonderful still, goes from planet to planet, till'he penotrates to the outgide of our system; and hence arithmetic cannot compute the distance, nor even thought grasp it. The lecturor then proceeded to point out the difliculues to be contended with. The ob server was located on a globe which was not stationary, but revolving at the rate of a thousand milesan hour on its own axis, and travelling at the game time around the sun with a speed of 67,000 miles an hour; then there was difficulty to determine some point absolutely fixed by which to ascertain the distances aud motions of the hea- venly bodies. But he would be asked, why not refer to the fixed stars? His answer was, that the fixed stars were not fixed, The telescope had discovered that not arolitary one was absolutely fixed. In order to Ox a point two elements were necessary, like latitude and lon- gitude, and these were the vernal equinox and the North pole, but both these points were continually shifting, and it was necessary to inake allowance for their variations, which were even not uniform, but of great complexity. When a star was exactly overhead, as determined by a trangit instrument, it was then said to be in the meridian, and every hour and minute it passed, that mmute was called so much right ascension. For instance, one hour and ten minutes after it passed overhead was Called one hour and ten minutes right ascension. By another instru- ment its polar distance was found, and thus its place in the heavens was calculated. These difficulties being mas tered, there was to place the instruments exactly horizon. tal or exactly perpendicular, and if they could be 80 placed to keep them in their ‘position, The instruments were contmually shifting. The telescope did not retain ita oxact figure—it was ever changing by change of tempera- ture, These errors multiplied in propor tion to the delicacy of the work. But, again; suppose the instrument per- fectly adjusted, the light is bent from its lineal direetion by its own velocity and the velocity of the carth meeting each other, The ray is, as it were, thrown off the track. Further, the observer ig not in the centre, but on the surface of the earth; and, therefore, must see a heavenly body at a different angle from the true one. This the Jecturer illustrated by a locomotive and any particular tree in a forest through which it passed, both the tree and jJocomotive shifting their places, in reference to the other trees, as the train moved on. The earth, too, was not moving with uniform yelocity—it was’ nodding, as it were—and the North Pole was not where it might be ex- pected. ‘Thus there was complexity upon complexity. All that science and skill and ingenuity contd do was exhaust- ed on telescopic instruments; but the chief ingenuity was employed in the construction of the pivots, the great. est mechanical difficulty which was ever overcome. Twelve years ago he had been at Munich, and had seen one of these pivots in a wondrous lathe, with the workmen employed upon it. So fine was the; tool ho used, that he Gor M.) could not see it, but was- told it was the point of a diamond. He saw coming of the steel a shaving as thin aga spider's web. But could a perfect cylinder be made? He answered no. When the instrument was mounted, and gcience had done all that it could do, astronomers had to begin where the construc: tors had left off, and to determine the variations of the in- strument by appealing to the stars themselves. So with the division of a circle into degrees, minutes and seconds on an instrument. Astronomers had to begin and calcuiate the errors of the instrument, and then, and not till then, could they apply it to the observation of heavenly bodies” ‘Then there were the magnificent equatorial instruments, of which he had not time to give a description to-night, but would proceed rather to show what the telescope had accomplished, and he arked the audience to accompany him to the celestial regions, that they might see the space penetsating power of this magic tube. In order to deter- mine its power, be must fix upon some unit, but it could not be a mile, for that would be of no use. He must take the velocity of light, which was found to be twelve milhons of miles "jn a minute, and was first accidentally discovered in observing the satel- lites of the planet Jupiter and their shadows And this led him to another problem of greater grandeur. the distance of the fixed stars. To have some idea of t Jet them consider that the earth, at one part of its orbit, is two hundred millions of miles distant from what it is at another part, and, consequently, its axis must point to two places im the heavens, two hundred millions of miles distant from each other at these two periods; and yet such is the distance of the fixed stars that the axis of the earth ever appears to point to the same spot, and the two hun- dred millions of miles shrink into a point. Not even with the telescope can it be appreciated. Thus we get some idea of the distance of the fixed stars. The lecturer then went on to describe the fineness of the instrument used to fix a point. Across the glass two threads of a spider's web were drawn at right angles. The point of intersection enabled the observer to fix a he said a spider's web he meant no poetic exaggoration. . Tt was literally ¢0. Agtzonomers had to appeai to tl spider to fx a point, and the spider gave them its web. 1G George Keibiand, Miss Elin Hond. J. J, W. Wa J.C. Eeleston, R. HH Allen, Lopen alee bard, Wi. Reynolds, Mrs € Mise 'Emma Page, Wé Fekley, Miss Lander, Mics Davis, Rey. 6. ©. Hall, Mra) Hilla, R. J. Pi K, Tilbeu, Mine’ Kno) Jr. J. 8, Phillips, W. When a star crosses this point the line is marked down by touching a telegraphic key to the one thousandth part of agecond. He looks through the tube, and a visual ray shoots up—in six months he looks again to the same point, and another ray shoots up. ‘The earth is two hundred millions of miles trom the Place where it was six months before. Surely these two rays converge. They do converge, but the convergence cab not be appreciaied, and there is nothing to show that they are not absolutely parallel. The lecturer then referred to the experiments of Herschell, who, by his telescope, bad found two stars where they appeared only one to the baked ae and the labors of the German. Hessell, who, by another instrument, had determined the distance be tween these vinary stars or suns revolving around a com- mon centre of gravity. He took star sixty-one in the Swan, and by its means determined the distance of other stars. Light takes five hours to travel from the planet Nep. tune to the earth, but from the star in the Swan ten yeare to cross the mighty gulf of space. Now to come to the telescope, in the improvement of which Herschell led the way. The naked human eye could see stars of the sixth magnitude. By Herschell’s telescope it could sec stars Figg d times further distant. By regulating the power of his glass he discovered 600 fixed stars in perspective, each distant ag far from the other as we are from the bearcst, till at last his eye rested on the dark space with- out stars or light and black as night, the glorious orbs shining from it like so many diamonds. light from the most distant of these would take 5,000 years to reach the observer. But this was not the furthest extent to which the tel Teached. Lord Ross had resolved the nebul@ in the milky way, and found there stars so dis tant that it required 3,600,000 years for their light to reach the earth. There is no end to the infinitude of the stars and universes of God, Bids for the Construction of the Machinery of the New Sloopsof- War. LARGE SLOOP AT PORTSMOUTH, N. H—1,000 HORSE POWER. Morgan Iron Works, New York . West Point Foundry, James Murphy & Co. Allaire Works. Novelty Iron Works. % Woodruff & Beach, Hartfor The contract was awar ford, Connecticut, EMALL SLOOP, NOSTON—750 HORSR PoWweR. Morgan Iron Works, New York, James Murphy & Co., New York Allaire Worke, New York. Locomotive Works, Boston Atlantic Works, Boston...... Woodruff & Beach, Hartford. . Contract given to the Loc Works, Boston, LARGE SLOOP, NEW YORK—1,000 HORSE row! Morgan Iron Works, New York James Murphy & Co. Woodruff & Beach, Hartford, James Murphy & Co. of N LARGE SLOOP, PHILADELPHTA—1 Reany, Neafie & Co., Philadelphia Merrick & Sons. “ Morgan Iron Works, New York Allaire Iron Works, New York, Novelty Iron Works, New York. Murray & Hazelhurst, Baltimore Woodruff & Beach, Hartford Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, IARGE SLOOP AT NORFOLK—1,000 HORSE POWER, A ction. Reany, Neafle & Co., Phila. Wm, Birkbook, Jersey City *tp0's00 Novelty Iron Works, New 25,000 Marray & Hazelhurst, Baltimore. 120,000 Atlantic Works, Boston... 128,000 Locomotive Works, Boston,....... - 120, ‘The contract was awarded to Murray A Tiazethurst, bat, titnore, Court Catendar—Tnis Day, Scrieme Cover—Cirenit.—Part 1,—Nos, 67, 21, 487, 149, ba, 67, 661, 655, 557, 663, 660, 671, 578, 676, 677, B81, FN, ORG, 16, 497. Tart 2.—b48, 684, U714, 614) 452 2, C02, COR, 610, O12, O14, 616, 618, 620; 622) 624) 8, 000, 92. reer Covnt.—Nos, 209, 318, 371, 872, 967, 201, 326, 2, 228, 249, B14, 528, 10h, Braves Diener CovMr.—Nos. 7b, 66, 67,77, 79," 65, #7, 89, 90, 91, 94, a Brooklyn €¢} News. THE WOMAN BURNING IN SOUTH BROOKLYN—CORO- NER’S INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIi¢UMSTANCES AND COMMITTAL OF THE AOCUSED FOR TRIAL. Yesterday Coroner Snell investigated the cause of the death of Ann Jane Dawson, who died from the effects of ‘burns sustained at her residence, in Hamilton avenue, on the night of the 19th inst. She was conveyed to the Col- lege Hospital, where an ante-mortem examination was made by Coroner Horton, She stated that, having been @riven out of the house by her husband, she, with her daughter, a little girl ten years old, effected an entrance through the back door. Being afraid to enter the room: where her husband was (in the basement, where they lived), they sat down at the bottom of the stairs, and both fell asleep. Before she was lost in sleep she heard footsteps approaching and then receding, but saw no one, it being dark. Subsequently she felt a heat about her Jeg, and ascertained that the bottom of her dress was on fire. She ran into the street in flames, and some police- men ond a neighbor extinguished the fire with buckets diately conveyed to tho hosphal, ly convey: e her firm belief that her ewes , Patrick Dawson, had set her clothes on fire; that several times, when intoxi- cated, he had threatened to set her on fre, and told her he would throw some spiritg em her and by that means would avoid detection. The unfortunate woman died the oliowing morning. The husband was arrested, and the davghter was sent to the Almshouse. She was asleep when her mother’s clothes were fired, and so knew no- hing but what she heard her say immediately after the occurrence. Dr. Louis Bauer testified to seeing the deceased at the hospital on the morning of the 20th, and aided in making & post mortem examination in conjunction with Dr. Jobn- son; the cause of death was an extensive burn covering ‘our-fifths of the external surface of the boay; there was nternal disease which arose from the burns, arfd was the result of it entirely; the brain, bowels and kidneys were | very much congested or engorged with blood, the result of Rech. burns; the liver and heart showed the traces of the ill effects ‘of intemperance, but not suflicient to ac- count for her death; a burn of such an extent almost always leads to death; the case was regarded from the first us hopeless. Dr. John G. Johnson corroborated the testimony of pre- ceding witness as to the cause of death, and that the en- gorged state of the internal vessels were dependent en- tirely on the eftects of the burns she had received; found no liquor in her stomach, but she hadaregular rum drinker’s stomach ; she died twelve or fourteen hours after Deing received in the hospital; should not think that in a person 80 weak id prostrate as she was absorption would be suficientiy active to carry off all the liquor from her stomach, provided she had drank spirits freoly just previous to her reception in the hospital. Dr. George C. Ball testified to the correctness of the ante- mortem examination, the substance of which is embraced im the introduction. He stated that the deceased reiter- ated, several times, that her husband had set her clothes on fire, after being told that she could not live; she made these statements under the solemn conviction that she must die. Isaac Davis testified that he resides at No. 8 Hamilton ave- nue, the game house where this calamity happened; was in bed at the time; heard the cry of fire and murder from a fe- male voice and children; this was about twelve or one o’clock on Thursday morning, 20th inst.; I jumped out of bed and went down stairs to see what was tho matter; saw Mrs. Daweon all in a blaze coming up stairs; thought the house was on fire, and Taroused the inmates; Mrs, Daweon ran into the street; I followed and made an alarm, when three or four policemen at once came up; was in my night clothes, and could net assfst: put on my pants and went to the basement ; found the stove in Dawson's room red hot, and no one there; when I first went down stajrs Mrs. Dawson was coming up; the ball was full of smoRe and the children were ery- ing; Mr. Dawson was there alko; he said to his wife, “Lon’t go out doors; I said, ‘Yes, go;”’ he tried to put out the fire when be got on the sidewalk by throwing his coat over her; sew bi 7 ing else, nor did I hear him say how the accidenthappened. ‘overt Stevenson testified that he lived at 64 Hamilton avenue; was acquainted with son four or five years; knew nothing of his domestit_ alfffts; lived next door, the numbers being irregular; as Mrs. Dawson was poate ous in the street I came out to see what the matter was, hav- ing heard the alarm; Dawson was stating by her side on the walk doing nothing; think he was fitoxicated; I took my oilcloth coat and snatched his coat from his hands and e+ them on Mrs. Dawson put out the fire; I was allalone at work in this way; by the time the officers came the flames were out, but there was a smothered fire kept in her clothes; I assisted in conveying her to the Hospital, and took the children to the station house; h: known Dawson to put his wife out into the strect at least ten times within three weeks, and lock the door; this I saw; it is not hearsay; come’ of the nights were very cold; haye never beard Dawson threaten his wife’s life or use bad lang ge towards her; have never known Mrs. Dawson to be in liquor; pever heard her use bad lan- guage towards her husband; Dawson is regarded as an babitual drupkara a all the neighbors. ‘Thomas J. Corneil, policeman, testified that himself and officer Compston came up and saw Mrs. Dawson sitting on the door steps of the adjoining house; her clothes were still burning; she was moaning as if in great agony; T called for a pail of water; her husband told me not to put upy on her; I asked how this was done, when she exclaimed, “Oh, Dawson, you have promised me this some time, and now you have done it.” Officers Thompson and Grogan came up and we took Dawaon to the station house and the woman to the hospital; next morning I asked Dawson bow this matter happened, ’and he replied that she had get firo to herself; did not say how it was done; there was little or no fire in the stove in Dawson’s apartments shortly after the occurrence; don’t know whether the firo had been put out or not. Officer David P. Compston corroborated the preceding witness in all that took place at the house; Mrs. Dawson declared several times while going to the hospital that her husband had set her on fire. She cried “Dawson, God forgive you for thie;” Tasked her what ehe meant, and she said that Dawscn had done it; that he set her on fire with a candle. Mrs. Mary Swain testifled that she resided in the house Dawson did; she re let apartment to them; she was an in- temperate woman, and he was frequently drunk; she was in the habit of lighting herself down the back stairs with matches, by setting them off on the wall as she passed along in the dark. Mre. Margaret Callaghan, keops store next door; fre- quently saw both Mr. and Mrs. Dawson in liquor; heard them quarre) and use bad language; had known Mrs. Dawson to hurriedly fly to her store for self-protection, trying to escape from her husband. ‘Mrs. Mary Woods, who lives next door, testified to state- ments by the deceased and eldest daughter that Dawson bad threatened to set the mother on fire; often heard her complain of ill treatment; saw the deccased an hour or more before the accident, and she was sober; the little girl said her father had get her mother on fire with a can- ale; both said they were dozing in the hall when it was jone. Mrs. Bridget Ryan testified that Dawson was a hard working, industrious and sober man, and his wife was a hard drinker; never saw her sober two days at a time; had known her to take the bread off the table and quilts from the bed to get liquor with; never heard him threaten her or use foul language towards her; had she been a good woman he would have been a good man; heard her say several times that she would poigon him. Edward Kaboy testified that there was a large fire in Dawson’s apartments, a8 himself and others ,put it out with water; found a candle, but no matches. Hugh McNulty, deceased’s brother, testified that Daw- son, ee made attempts to stab her with a knife on several occasions. This concluded the evidence, and the jury brought in the following verdict:—“That Ann Jane Dawson camo to her death by burns, her clothes having been set on fire by her husbund, Patrick Daweon.”’ ‘The prisoner was committed to await the action of the Grand Jury. The children, of which there are three or four, are at the Almshouge. Kyockinc 4 Man’s Eve Ovt.—A young man named Daniel Haratz was placed on trial yesterday in ihe Court of Sessions on an indictment for assault and battery with intent to kill, It appears that he had a misunderstanding with another young man,-named Daniel Stapleton, in Eighteenth street, Gowanus, some time since. Alter quarrelling they separated, and meeting in Haratz struck Stapleton with a hatchet, knocking out his left eye, thus depriving him of its natural use, and disfiguring him for life. The defendant was convicted of a felonious assault by the jury, and sentence was reserved until this morning. Snoormc A SvrPosmn Bunorarn.—About five o'clock yesterday morning Mr. John I.. Lockwood. residing on the corner of Greene and Patchin avenues, heard some one trying his front door, He cried out, when the noise ceased, and he saw aman from the window. Shortly after a noise was heard at the back door, as if some one was trying to enter. Mr. Lockwood being of opinion that he was a burglar, fired a pistol and shot the man in the shoulder, inflicting a serious wound. Officer Balseley, Ninth precinct, came up and took the wounded man into custody. He gave his name as John Cain. He was evi. dently intoxicated, and thought be was at his own door, He is held for further inquiry, Jersey City News, JORIDICTION IN THE Cas OF CARTER FoR Howcion,—Huad- son county Oyer and Terminer—Judge Ogden and asso- ciate Judges Fink and Charles presiding. The indictment of George Carter for homicide is a novel case, and has cre. ated considerable interest. Carter, a resident of Now York twas indicted by the Grand Jury of Hadson_county New Jersey, for killing Jobn Brusinghan. The alfray and beating took place in New York, but the death occurred in New Jerrey. The defendant, by his counsel, pleaded to the jurisdic- tion of the Court over the offence; an argument on the plea was had on Saturday last, and yesterday morning Ju Ogden delivered substantially the following opinion. said that the case involved the settlement of two very im- portant questions: : First—The right of the Sta'o of New Jersey to cnforce the statute of 1797, concerning the trial of murder in cases ‘within the State. here the death . “'Second—Whether the not, Af valld, Ingludes cance of ter, or is confined to cases of murder. The Judge also intimated that the indictment bead ° 0 the offence ‘that opinion could be obtained. case will be fully argued at the bar of the 81; at Trenton, on the fourth Monday in Fel The Court expressed a willingness to rolicve Carter from custody upon bis giving such reasonable bail ad they may indicato. During yesterday the Court was engaged in civil business. Arremrt TO Resour a Nea attempt was made at Leavenwor' Saturday, the 22d inst., to rescue a negro, who was waiting his trial on the charge of being @ fugitive, but the officers having the negro chained, succeeded in repelling the attempt, Mach excitement exists in regard to the matter, and moro bronble ig anticipated, ty Kawsas.—An Inieresiing from Venezuela, RECEPTION OF GENERAL PAEZ—A GENERAL Alewng. TY—THE CONSTITUTION FINISHRD—MAIL Bmax. ERS 10 HAVANA DESIRED, BTU., ETC. fe have received files of the Caracas Monitor Industrigs tothe 21et ultimo, from which we translate the following items:— A despatch dated Laguayra, Dec. 21, saye:—From two letters from Cumana, of ‘the 19th inst., we extract the fol- lowing paragrapig:— is We arrived yesterday at this port. General Paez i¢ getting on well.- Within five days woshall leave for La- gusyra, ‘The steamer with General Paez arrived here yesterday ot2P. M., and this morning he was disembarked in the same bed he had used during the voyage, and taken to the quarters prepared for him by the crew of the American steamer, they claiming this privilege from the citizens Another patch of same says:—| a gio a Debarbiert have othrea the & Sardinian palesea ace i! ca, m ring justrious citizen: from Conan, “ah ¢ wil sali in he morning. patel ‘om Valenci 1e 20th, state that the clored’ “The Convenes, | cussion of the constitution had from the President, presented oy Fgh a : y the four cabinet ministers, asking for a general am- —_. ‘t was read and received by the Assembly with ‘applause, 1¢ Monitor has the following editorial remarks:— When we wrote our editorial Pemeie D we had a pre- Sentiment that the compact of our new alliance was closed, and we stated that the best crown it could have. would bea general amnesty, which would permit the re- turn of all Venezuelans who had been momentarily ban- ished. The copstitution is finished ana we may tate Venezuela upon the fact. * * * For the good of our future public tranquillity, for our concord, and in obedi- ence to principles well understood’and applied, the gov- ernment has gent @ message to the Convention asking for Bgeneralamnesty, * * * We now recommend to the executive power an early and favorable ration of the contracts for mail’steamers, availing itself of the oppor- ‘unity Celepriar ie ies Ocean Bind, the. Tapa convenient. et present a cheap and regular communication Sith the Antilles, and with Havana above all, The Order of the Friends of the Country has been re« established, and tho following officers elected President, General Soublete; Vico Presidente, Guillermo Bapino and Juan José Romero; Secretaries, Francisco Conde and Manuel Cadénas, Important from Kangas. A SHARP FIGHT IN LYNN COUNTY—ONB MAN KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED—GENERAL JIM LANE AND GO= VERNOR SAM MEDARY—WHAT MONTGOMERY AND BROWN ARE DOING—UNITED STATES TROOPS RE+ CALLED, AND MEDARY LEFT IN THE LURCH. [Correspondence of the St. Louis Democrat. } Lawrence, K T., Jan. 10, 1859. A detachment oftroops has just been sent below to tha disturbed region of Lynn and Bourbon county, News has been received of the action of the Missouri Le; ure, and also that the President offers a reward for arrest of Brown and Montgomery. These things create a sympathy in favor of these men, Another fight occurred near the border, in Lynn county, geveral days ago, Aparty from the State came over to hunt for Brown or Montgomery. They were met by asmaller party, and retired after a sharp fight, Their logs is not known. On the territorial side one man named Develyn was killed—shot through the head—and two wounded. Gen. Lane, assuming to act ns Major General of Militia, sent a letter to Gov. Medary otluring to mediate the diffi culties, and to bring Brown and Montgomery before the Legislature, or such tribunal as he might degignate, Tha Governor replied to “Jas, H. Lane, eq.” and declined the proposal, Secretary Walsh threatens not to pay any republican printer the Legisiature may elect. ‘There is to be 8 codie fying committee appointed to act with the Judiciary Com- pp - both “ihe in enieg a ie, The Governor to send a special message to (he Housg to-day in rela. tion to the goutbern difficulties, va Lawkince, K. , Jan. 18, 1859; Governor Medary sent a special message to the Territc: Tial Legislature about the troubles in the gouth. He wanted the responsibility of action thrown on the Logis- lature. Tho Legislature, after a day’s discussion, report, assuring the Governor that they will aid bim in ever legal action he may take to restore order, or to aniake marauders from either side of the border. A bill hag = the House attaching the counties of Bourbon and iynn to Douglas county, as a judicial district, Judge El- more presiding. A terin of the court is to be held at once in Lawrence, and all cases originating in the southern difficulty are to be tried. i Mr. William Hutchingon, from the south, reports all quiet. Montgomery i at work on his farm, ‘Brown and Montgomery expressed indignation at plundering parties, which acknowledging no leader had made the troubles an occasion for plunder, and were getting them charged with it. They both offered to give their aid to arrest them, Brown in a letter admits that he bad a hand in helping ome negroes to run away, but says they sent for help, and as they were to be sold, that it was fair retaliation for the recent attacks from that quarter. The troops that had been sent south have been recalled and have gone to Fort Riley. ‘The administration refused to let Medary have them, and are using him as they have done the rest of the Governors. The Governor has the proclamation from the War Department offering a reward of $260 each fe Browa and Moutgomery. He is taking into consideration the expedicncy of publighi mn, He feels that it is a stupid step, a ae aaa SEES Surrogate’s Office. - Before Edward C, West, Surrogate: WILLS OFFERED FOR PROBATE. ‘The following wills have been offered for probate in tho Surrogate’e Office -— Charlotte Skirtland—Citation returnable March 3, 1859, Apne Wilsoa—Citation returnable March 9, 1859. Alonzo Hoppe—Citation returnable Feb. 15, 1869. Ann Hand—Citation retarnable March 10, 1859. George C. Leathe-—Citation returnable March 15, 1850, Anthony Schumpf—Citation returnable Feb. 4, 1889, Jobn Pausen—Citation returnable March 16, 1859, WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBATE. The wills of the following deceased persons were admit- ted to probate :—Charles Murray, Catherine Wells, Jano Eliza Wade, Patrick Bagley, Carl Gotlob Geschiedt ana Henry Robinson. THE WILL OF ALEXANDER KIDWELL, DRCRASED. This willeame on for probate, and Jobn’A. Bidwell, ono of the heirs at law, and next of kin of the deceased, ap- peared and filed an answer, in the form of allegations on the will, on the following grounds:— 1, That the deceased was not a resident of this county atthe time of his death, and that the Surrogate had no Juriadiction to abe the proof of the will. » That the will was not executed according to the laws of the State of New York, 3. That the deceaged was not of sound mind. 4. That he was under restraint and undue influence. a The trial of the several issues was eet down for the se- cond day of February, 1869, at 11 o'clock, § ipreme Court, ACTION FOR THE DETENTION OF FREIGHT. JAN. 25.—William W. Todd and Burton C. Crossett ve. The Bushwick and Newtown Bridge and Turnpike Road Company.—The plaintiffs are lighterage merchanta in South» street, doing business under the firm of Todd & Crossett, On the Ist of January last they sent the lighter Alpha, with a cargo of flour, to the mills of which D. Morrison is t, on the Newtown creck, above the drawbridge of the defendants, When the lighter arrived at the the defendants refused to open the draw, and neglected. open it until several days aftorward, Mr. T. on the part of the plaintiffs, brings an action for alleging that during thie detention severe cold weather tet in, and the lighter was frozen up. The carted over two miles by land, and out of the creek until the 17th, eleve Imeonsequence of the negleck of the defendants to oper e draw, Before Hon. Judge Thompson. LIABILITY OF COMMON CARRIERS FOR LOSS OF BAG~ GAGE OF PASSENGERS, } JAN, 25.—Thomas Gillhooly vs. the New Pork and Sa.) vannah Steamship Company.—On the 16th of September last the plaintiff took passage at Savannah on board the steamship Alabama (belonging to the defendants) for New York. He had with hima trank containing $100 worth of luggage. ‘The ship arrived at Quarantine on the 18th of the same month, when the plaintiff, betn; » Was taken ashore at Staten Island, and some days after came up to New York in another conveyance. The ship was detained at Quarantine several days, and when she came up to her ‘ berth in the city the plaintiff called for his trunk, bate whan, to have been lost,and he has never acen or hoard of it since. Upon these facts judgment was given for the plaintiff for $100 and costs. _ er OO Theatrical and Other Amusements, Broapway.—Mr, Eddy and Mme. Ponisi will to-night represont the chief characters in The Stranger.” dashing romance of ‘ Mazeppa’’ follows, Bowsny.—The versatility exbibited by the Miseos Wes- tern, combined with the fine su; ey receive from the company in the ‘Three Fast Men,” have made the piece a fixtur Burton’s.— Temptation,” “In and Out of Place,” and. the ‘Irish Tiger,” will be performed this evening, with | Miss Julia Daly and Mr. G. C. Charles in favorite characters, PR rh tan this night and enjoy the uneu cous Scenery, costumes and appeint delicious music in " The Veteran.” Lavra Keeve’s.— Our American Cousin,” whoae im- mense ‘ity seems endlegs, is to be by the sprightly farce styled “ Aunt Charlotte’s Maid,” Rane tarts bong Aethnod millions of animate and in- animate cur! les, visiters are now entertained Ethlopianiem in the ‘afternoon and evening. yen Coors Orgra.—The rorniesly emablihed and hight Popular halls of minstrelay will doubtless be fall ion, ag usval; therefore it is only requisite to mention that Wood’, Beyante or Saif are: fl ant lo the Went 8, rants’ or "8, are they have hitherto offered.” ihe bad ® MISCELLANEOTS, Dogar ue or, ust be cleared by the frstof next month; else averat eplewe rifle, le lot of q did fall pear! sets, at taining tome acticiew of mantchieas bonaty ty, lena ber e of an inspections "Ml. UNGRK, be found well by 512 Brondway, o} Bt. Nicholas Hotel. N. B.—Remember, up two pair of stairs. Owe ne INSURANCE COMPANY, } No. 6 Broad’ stroet, N.Y. oo sat neisana di Janvany 11, 1869, HARRY. QUACKRBNBOBS, fecretesy.