The New York Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1867, Page 5

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Veto om the Resolution Giving the Common Council Badges. The Board met at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. In the absence of the President, Alderman Loew was called to the chair, A communication was received from the Mayor veto- ing a resolution adopted to provide badges for the mem- bers of the Common Council, The Mayor assigned as his reason for vetoing the resolution that the re-elected already received badges, and he saw no Teason why they should recetve new ones, Aiderman Nortox—Did the Mayor get a badge last Alderman Loew (in the chair) Alderman Coman—I desire to know if the Mayor has not accepted a number of increases to his salary lal if he has, did be veto the; resolution authorizing ¢ veto was then laid over and’ the Board adjourned, BOARD OF COUNCILMEN, Proposed Purchase of # Complete File of the City Library—Adoption of the iditton of Eighty-six Thousand THE COURTS. UNITED STATES. COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Charge of Forgery. Before Commissioner Osborn, Jobu Russell and John Mathews were charged with making false discharges from’ the army. Tae Commis- moner held them for examination, which he set down for Friday next before Commissioner Betts. John Gibson and John MoeGaby were brought to the office of the District Auorey at three o'clock, and the officer whe bad them in charge said they had been taken vefore Justice Jogan om acharge of representing them- selves a3 detectives, aud dotnanding adualasion tothe cvllar of @ lager beer house keeper in Centre street, Justice, on hearing the case, directed the officer to bring tho partios lo (he United States Commissioner's office. G bgon, in. reply to Mr. Joseph Bell, Assistant District Attorney, said he believed the keeper of the iager beer house was carrying on an illicit distillery, and his object in wanting to go down to tl age at Getto, was bo, u upless the parties were government officers the: could not be-charged under the United States laws, and wt ane la et ee a ees ‘ and arged un e Stato lew with aitemptii x HA prisovers were then ken dealt wiih by Jastice Hoyan. SUPREME CoURT—CiAMBERS. Interesting Matrimonial Recriminatiens—Mo- tion for Alimony. Before Judge Ingraham, Anna L, Murphy vx Daniel 2 AMurphy.—This caso, s_) which bas boen fully reported, so far as it has progressed, 4m the Hugacp, te an action for limited divorce, on iho ground of alleged cruelty, and has been pending in this court for about twe years, The defendant was formerly ® partner in the firm-of Grant, Murphy & Co,, doing busl- ness in Hulion street, and is reputed to be worth abput $600,000. A short Lime sinvo he left thiscity and sailed for.San Francisco, but is at present traveiling in Europe. Yesterday the case caine up before this court on # mo- ‘ton for alimony, the plainti alleging that she is appre- benstve that her husband may al some time choose to withdraw the allowance be has hitherto voluntarily made, and that suo, with her family, comprising seven children, the oldest of whom js about ten years of age, may there- by be rendered utters: ‘An ailidavit, made read, setting fortir thai @uch payments premises of the County Court House street on the east and on the west fouse, may designate, shal ated for an addition to the site of the Court House. The Dill algo aughomzes the County Treasurer, rection of the Board, to borrow on the county a sufficient sum to pay the amount of awards for land takem and the attendant ex; ‘donds, in the form prescribed by the ment of the same, with inter as the Board im: jons, which it is Court of Oyer and Terminer. Ajibert and Justices Hoyt and Voorhies. “Oyer and Terminer, March term, opened Yesterday morning, when the following Grand Jury was impannelled:--Timothy Nostrand, foreman; Jacob Ga. ‘olk, William A, Mundell, John T. Rich- , William | Brown. braham Liv! ‘Edward Sinith, C Frazier, B. K. Babbidge, udwell, Gilltam on. bert then charged the Grand Jury, briefly ex- Plaining the duties required of them, aller which they retired, briel, Jense M. Fi ards, John A. b> be transmitted to the Legislature, Supervisor Macnatn, of the resolution to the effect that $15,000. be paid’ to William for work performed by him in tho construe- It was subsequent! to pay bim $7,000, on condition that execute a general release ’of all claims against the com- pervisor ScuOLES, of the Nineteonth ward, offered a preamble and resolutions remoustrating against the ro- of Education in tueir requesting egisiature to authorize the raising’ of $450,000 the bonds of Kings county, payabie by the current taxes: of 1867 and 1868, and asking the reprefentatives of the county at Albany to endeavor to bave the time of pays ment of the bonds to be issued for building public schools extended over a period of fromi five to seven years. They ' of the Eleventh ward, offered the \—I believe: he did, Fighth ward, offered a the Court ‘House. ho cellar was to give Infor- COURT CALENDAR—THIS BAY. Cmcrr, —Parr 1.—Nos. 1405, 1267, pocepeh wipe rr 1011, $09, 1015, 1073, 1075, 1089, pt petal apd iow, 1098, 1696, 1162, 610, 130, Pane’ B =Nos,. 204, 9, 1051, 1144, 1084, 11 422, 1240, 1814) to levy yblack mail. k to the police court, to be Herald for t! T Dollars, &e. This board met yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. Briokman, in the chair, A-petition for the donation of five thousand dollars for the Ladies’ Union Soldiers’ Relief Association was received and teferred to an appropriate committee, The following preamble and resolution was offered and laid over:— 069, 685, 247, 00, 1068, 12s? SOT, a6. "Tarues of law an 1% 36, Issues of law and fact Nos, 181, 123, 124, 135, 186, 146, ase, 171, 180, 181, 184, 186, 288, 199, 190, 192, IAMBERS, —Now, 91, 9034, 10734, 168, Oounr—Cn: 169, 204 . Call commences at No, 214, Sormriog Covrt—Triat Txta,--Pant 1.—Nos. 2963, Supervisor HowEL1, ‘fest That the © La 5 it the: ste a ‘sand Applticati to the Teglalature te directed toldeatt on ute to antowerahe bonds -$25:000 for the iting, Or erecting a sui for Dursery purposes, uperviser Sopencx, of New Lots, offered a resolution diercting the Committee on Laws and Prepare en act and memorial to the Logislatare. for the of simplifying and enforci jevied upon property of The Board shortly afterwards adjourned. COIN AND CURRENCY. that a citizen of this eft C w You 2978," 2984, 8110, 8196, 81 Comson Puxas,—Part 1.—Adjourned to Wednesday. Fant, 1 —Now 1149, 206, 286, 916, 476, 824, 625, 148, 6 People va. John Suilivan, two Wm. Hyland, (aries A. Amos, Ciara ing stolen goods; Sarah the bwenty five years, bound annually ta ook form, which he ts about to disposa.of, and whereas such a collec: Lion: on every imagioable topic or subject ty to de of futeresi to our citizens an weil of the present Wo, generations being, tn fact, world ior tho petlod included between the qe 867—would be an invaluable auxiliary 40 tue ‘und of information now stored in our City Libra posited Should be procured for and de; the collection of road corpovations, 714, 295, 610, 61 py AldDerger, Cian, Hoang, cases, rger, Ciras, Frederick, assault ‘aud Knoelz, Mt. A. E. Danken, J. Loribg, grand larceny; Jas. Smith, receiv im goods; Samuel R. Star Simon Budrow, George Resolved, That tho Clerk of the Common Couneil , authorized and directed t :. owner of such files, ft ecessful he cause them to be Library for the convenieneo and citizens; and that the price thereof shall nos exceed the sum of two thousand dollars, which priated therefor, The Board went into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the Tax Levy. made the foliowing additions to the Comptroller's Cleaning markets......... encies (for arrearages luspector’s office) City Dispensaries John Moore, grand ‘orter, Wilholmina A. Bi jel Duffy, petit tarceny; Thos. rs Place; robbery, fret dogree; Wm, H. Fatconer, Henry Anderson, Albert Lehman, Crrcurr Court, Brooxiyw —22, 23, 27, 35, 863%, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, INTELLIGENCE. AssavtT witn a CLvB.—Yesierday afternoon Patrick MoCaffry, otherwise known as “Soger” Brown, an eml- |. grant runuer asd shipping agent, endeavored to persuade two men named Michael Mansfeld and Thomas McSwigin to ship as sailors aboard s vessel bound for Galveston, Texas. They refused to go, whereupon, it is charged, be assaulted them with a club, cutting beads and faces in a serious manner. arrested by an officer of the rth before Justice Hogan, who commit both complainis. TI dences of having been negotiate with D. A. heir purchase: that RALD, Qepieliad ia Oe On TO THE ELITOR OF THE HERALD, ‘Tho nation and its government present an extraordi- nary spectacle, which mast encourago and gratify the rebel faction here and ther sympathizers in foreign countries, who, having failed to gain their object by re- ‘Detlion and war, bope to achieve # by financial anarchy, collapse and rain. Al} the interests and transactions of the people and the policy and hopes of the government are held in doubt, Political questions have precedence as being most urgent, Financial matters are treated by expedient for the moment, as if their failure might be. ‘staved off, and when ruin came we should agree that it ‘was inevitable, unavoidable, natural, necessary, ‘The war, technically and physically, has closed; the conflict continues, Commercially and finoncinlly we yield tothe policy and maxims dictated. by England, We are awfully in debt, poor, dependent on our foreiga masters for credit for daily supplies of necessary arti- cles and for toys hud luxuries. Yot thore who anpply us at double and irebie prices shout at the top of their voices that we are rich in resources, have hundreds of millions of national bouds to export and uniold wealth If wo will stop our mavu- factures, and send the raw-material to them, where la- bor is cheap, they will supply us, When we can no longer pay balances in gold ft will be ovident that we are poor, dependent, powerless and contemptibie, and they will have to treat ns_accordinsly. We submit to that, and call it sctevce—tiberty —freedom. The commercial and political classes seem generally to be arranged in. two pariics. One of these goes directly and bo'diy for free trado and specie payments, Free trade means that every man in this country (au natural right, everywhere) is enuiled, and secured and protected, in buying whatever and wherever, in this or any other country, he can cheapest, and to: export For @ young, dependent, u amount is hereby y the defendant jn California, was the purposes. the continuance of modicaily a% he bas time wade for their support; that $1, ly sufficient to maintain the plaintiff in position mafort superior to that she enjoyed . before she became his wife; thatan equal sum would be aii that isirequired to deiray, the expeuses. of maintaining the children, and that he is wuling and able to g.ve this amount, and asks the court to grant an order whereby $100,000 way bo deposited by: him for the benefit of bis clukiren, the interest of wmch sum shail be devoted to them, and so secured that it shalt not. be applied to the maintepance of any of the children’s ma’¢. na! relat.ves; and adds that all that @ fond and indulgent faiher can do pre: 0 their bappigess and comfort he is will- The Committee Rents (subsequently asked for by t! Street VemeDLs shem about their viva, -$35)000 bY ig added to the Compirolier’s estimates of $11,101,802 62 After the ¢ ittee ros was adopted by a vote of 16 to 8. On siggy @ Board adjourned till Thureday at two to ‘A letter of the Rev. Fatber Demeraire, of Philadel. Was also. read, stating that upon hearing of tho. fully which had’ arsen between the parties, and of their intended separation by divorce, aud feeling moro than usuai interest in the matter [rom the fact that he himself had joined. the: patties inthe bonds.of matri- he had at various times endeavored to effect a iation; that be had found Mr. Murphy willing to restored to bis wife and. home; and that he had procured ao interview between the Plaintiff and defend- @ntat their late residence in Whirty-fourth street, which resulted in their promising, upon their knees, that they would henceforth endeavor to live tn felicity and uvivn; ‘and that upon rising both parties affectionately embraced The letier then went on to state that in about two weeks subsequent to this pacification the old emeute azain burst forth, and that be again came from Philadelphia with the intention of once more repairing procceded 10 the house of tho he encountered a Sire. Corfield, tue sister of the Mrs. Murphy, and with regard to whose resi- dence with Mr, Murphy’s*family the latter gentleman Gieplensed. Mre. Cortield ioformed th» clergy man tuat in order to effect anything ike a peace- fal compromise ‘matiers must first be arranged satisiac- torily between Mr, Murpvy and aMr. White. The rev- Tend geutioman efiected’ this latter~seconciitation, and ‘the three then proceeded tobe house in Thirty-fourtu street, but were informed that Mra Corfeld was * sufler- fag from a headache” und could not be seen. Afver the pap'rw in the case bad been read a ‘asked am adjournment ofthe case by the Court, im order to put certain letters and telegrains in the form @ aftidavice. Counsel forthe defendant also requested @ month in order to allow Mr Murphy. in Murope, in weference 10 the affidavits to be submitted by the e side. The case was then set down for the llth day of him for trial on he prisoner ‘himeelf showed evi- im battle, as his head plotely covered with bandages and stripe of ordinance as’ amended Tae 41tece> Horm Tuisr.—Francis Louis Garston, alias “Ham,” the alleged botel thief, an account of whose arrest, chargeq with stealing Bibles {rom the <t, James Hotel, was published in the Heratp of Sunday, arged by Oscar CO. Quick, of 14 Mac- dougal street, with the theft of a horse aud wagon, w! equipments, valued in all at $887. Garston says he native of France, went; BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon. A communication was received from Coloucl J. B. Meserole, of the Forty-seventh regiment N. Y. S. N. G., requesting the attendance of thi moa Council at the’r armory, Fourth street, near Second, on the evening of the 20th inst., to witness a competition Grillof the two wingsof the regiment. The invitation was accepted by the Board, Alderman Sregxs offered a resolution to extend the fire limits to Washington, Bedford and Fulton avenu ». Tho mater was reterred to the committee to publish the of the Tenth ward, offered the fol- an the bowels of the earth. was yesterday ctr hres years. of bers of the Com- estion a3 to whether ‘he was guilty or ‘the breach, and having He was commitied to answer in default of» Tne Tarors’ StRixe.—A few days since Henry Mat- thews, Samue! Wreath, John Conway, John Eames and James Finnell were arrested for interfering with ceriain parties engaged at a tailoring establishment up town. The-accused are members of the Tailors’ Protective Aa- sociation, and ‘had struck for higher wi they; ae 1s alloged, loite pt and foliowed store for the purpose of mdi cage came up tor exauoation yesterday befure Justice Dodge. Three witnesses were examined, who to having been followed by the and ‘0 having been asked to quit working for lishment the strike: for further examination two o’ciock in the afternoon. Aviagep Lancesy prom Tas Parrsox.—John Higgins was arraigned yesterday, at the Essex Market Police Court, upon complaint of Henry Taylor, No. 40 New Bowery, who charges him as above, under the follow ing circumstances, as related In the affidavit of complaint:— Late'on Sunday night last Higgins came into com; national coin in payment, rt nation like thix xercise of this natnral lowing preamble Whereas an act has been been introduced tn the Legisia- ture of this State to abolish the partment of this city. and substi ja its stead; and wheress the ‘the preservation o amouat or expenditares required for maintenanes, can bear favorable comparison with that of other aity in the Uniou; and rea © simiar transformation of the departinen! ‘an to Invite o repetition necessity, ~ia an oiience to political reconomy. jnbor in. this couutry is two dollars per day, and in ov her conntries bnt two shillivgs, it stands to reason that the pro duets of their labur can ve sold cheaper than hko The laborer bere is bound to know that tt ts bis natural right to lay down bis tools and buy the cheap produc!s of foreign labor, that wili, In the} ng run, take care of itself, need nut by anticipation concern vimeeh about that, the exports are sho:t let him send the coin, at is gone it Ia the business of the government to pres vide more. and have it ready for export money, regulate the vaive thereof, and fx a standard of _weights and measures,” is ove of the express objects of overninent makes coin for the use people of r.ght use It to pay for Choap things in foreign countries. If the neglects its duty and does not make enoigh, that is their fault, and we mast be debarred from oxerciging natural rient of buying inthe cheapest market, the abstract theory an ghhowohe: of right of every individual, ‘the govern & ent, violate it wit being unj 29d 7 aioe Ie it ts, ‘a right {t is worth detending, and we oucht to ‘Bion fae iy wheo heavily taxed and de‘ hasbeen out of circulation, premium tor years, that cannot affect our right to bay th ogs jo foreign markets, but must be owing to our guilt in coining and using paper in place of me allic ‘The secret must be that not excessive rmporta, , usurping the place o1 the we not sanctioned the use o° shouid have had plenty of coin, and if courage to bauish the paper the coin would of course Tt might take years aud reduce the -price of labor bere to'two sliliings a day; but it would come. Our political economy stays 80. The other of these two parties would curb and res'rain excessive imports, hich iocrease our fore gn debt jay our cote, discourage production at homo h prices fvey cherish the plowing pir jod, if we continne rsons employed at the them to qait work. The seat Volunteer Fire Ve- 4 fire dopai tment pa property from fire: things made here. that the case be irm at whose estab- As to the matter of them to cobomiemdehe wil red. case was adjourned until Tuesday, the 19th inst., at ighLoring ety are ‘not such 01 lation, therefore. ied, ‘That flim Coiamon, Counel).on, behalf of the ‘a, ire Reetdisepprobution of ‘the ‘proposed measure enactment by all The Question of thc Liability to Taxation of VDalted States Certificates of Indebtedness. The People, ex rel the St. Nicholas and Other National Banks, vs. the Comptro'ter, d¢.—The question at issue in ‘Whese cases, as to whether United States certificates of 4ndebtedness are liable to taxation as United states se- @urities, and in which the relators seek by mandamus to ery of city bouds to refund the {axes been argued before the zoverument, The A motion was made to lay the resolution on the table, | of the free people. when Alderman Cassow moved its reference to the Joiut Fire Commitee of the Eastern and Alderman BEercEs estern Districts jatter motion, on the eompel the delive ero dor ‘on the certificates, was to have tutke: he Tat ates ment with Richard ; Counsel eo te ere fon, and Marcus ©. agra ae 7 ye. in favor re city, ‘@ heariag in the Court of Appeals dui Ania city during the prevent month and ip April. ‘SUPERIOR COURT—TAIAL TERM. A City Railroad Accident. , Before Judge Garvia. va, The Third Avenue Railroad Com- pany. —The plaintiff says that.on the 28h of June, 1864, et about six P. M., be stopped the car on which be was riding, but, of getting off, the conductor started too soon thrown to the ground, te injuring and ied that the accident occur: ed, plainti? admits, but says A sealed verd.ct is Department hed been carried into effect there no return to the old Two-thirds of the citizens of be woul ‘ventare to say, were in favor of ‘ARREST OF BUAGLARS. For come weeks past the firm of Mesera. Henry Hea- nequin & Co., doing business at No. 342 Broadway, bave missed goods, which disappeared in a very mysterious manner, and although the firm did everything in their power to discover the thief or thieves they were unsuc- cessful. At length Mr. Richard J. Wheeler, « salesman in the store, ¢alled upon detective Tilley, of the Third jnct, and consuited with hi: store of Messrs, Hennoqui the Sixth ward, Captain J with by. detecti robbed became convinced that some one employed or who was well acquainted with the store, was concern in the robbery. Un caturday night Committee was put and carrie Alderman O’Kesyrs presented the Commitee of the Convention of viting the Common Council to review their parade next, . honor of _ anni’ saint | It was unanimous); Be Com ith tation, and the keeper of the be dispiayed from the Hall on Monday, ihe 18th ‘nstant. Fiemme offered a resolution directing the arded Frank swift tor the removal of dead eoimas trom the city, from the ist of to the 1st of May, 1867. Bergen and HainawaY opposed the pay. ment tor the month of January, ciaim.ng that the work that month. The Samuel Lyons Irish Societies in- tom that at som to have peace avd are economical, we resuine specio paymouis—thas #, ater We bave export. ed a thousand extra tuiilions of our existing foreign debt, of foreign trade in our favor aud exchange below par, thon, If our exporved co'n ts not all melted ap or seques- tered in Egypt or Cnioa, we may buy and import enough to resume, provided the quantity cf paper is suificientiy red fe may allow flty or more years for tts pro- coms, If the South gets in a condition to cotton for export and other nations want ft; ifwi ‘0 Wandsed mi:lious a year for gold reven the matter, he was ‘ Seek oce mee ry ME An examination of made, after which it ig avetred that th eae A Stock Transaction. Wentworth S. Butler vs. Edward R. McIlvaine —The plaintiff's brother deposited with the defendant one bun- dred shares of Smith & Parmelee Gold stock, which the @efendant never returned. The only question on the gia) was for what purpose this deposit claimed that the deposit was made op his ac- with orders to hold’ it, The defendant brother deposited + on his own account, & margin for other transactions, The ase jot for $1,2 Sase.ot $00" the & ‘fhe Dangers of the City Caro. Monell. Francis McMulhen va Frederick .Windisch.—The de- Sendant, late in the evening of the 2ist. June, 1865, was riding In @ city car when bis watoh was stolen, Turning en the plaintiff, who isa dealor in Washington market, 04 who stood next him, he charged =e ey the theft, Toone: The wort morning: ote tof the contract aw reduce and paid a lad named Wilitam loved by Captain Jourdan to watch any person came out or entered after yous Rog tm the store), had been closed for the ni half-past seven o'clock, young Riker ea pault (whose father is employed as. George W. Walker and Gcorg: when Reginault took a key from his overcoat pock nich he unlocked the front door, and after allow- Harris to pats inside locked it jained in the street for nearly firteen minates, ped oa the door and was letout, Louis, bes ened with his con- ee and prec enty- iiais lying in that district in Januar, ia chet vot reolivel pipe Swit It we last, which had not been amount due, the city for the removal been removed by finally agreed pay the Gtewck Good watcsalean had” was made, The pai s unearthed resources appear above the surface; if we earn vastly more than we spend, get no more in d happy, wo may inna If any of these things ast time may be thought indefinite. We are without estion was sub- whe jury gave a added an ailow- ‘The contract for furnishing the was awarded to B. Van shortly after adjovraed, ~ Beard of Supervisors. ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon at the county Court House, the President, Mr, William M. Little, of the Twentieth ward, cocapying the chair. A communication was received from Ieunis G. Ber; surveyor, stating that !a pursaance of a resolution ol Board he bad taken levels for a sewer from the county bufldings on the Almshouse farm to Bedford Creek, in {tie town of Flatlands, aud that he is informed that the Prospect Park Commissioners have applied to be allowed to pags the surplus water of the park through the same sewer, An eighteen-inch pipe would be sufficient for ya but if the the creo vaca, et tas deed for both. Im consequence, however, to be taken for sewer ‘with stationery when Hepes tem alter locking tbe fo federates, soon after coin In citeutahod, take whatever further bal The fund of timo used to the operations of oredit and can draw Ppertod of agitation and suspense ‘Cah resume specie payments on any plan yet tried—a period long enough t» try ao oppo- site course. Let us stop the export of specie and niorce the laws, cirvvlate ~ jents, abolish premiums and discounts, treat coin must elapse before Nd and paper aa THE WAON-CLAD DUNDEABERG. ‘The newspapers of this city and throughout the coun- try have of late been giving many and contradictory statements about the final disposal of the iron-clad frigate Dunderberg; some asserting that she is a failure, others that the government has concluded not to accept her as an addition to the navy, and others again that sho bas bech sold to a foreign government. To put the matter right before the public, the following facts have been obtained from an authoritative source :—During the carly part of the late rebellion Mr. Wm. H. Webb, of wes commissioned to build an iron- The Civil War and its Consequences. Before Judge . MeStea ve. Brander.—One of the defendants in this ease, which is brought on business paper accepted or made by the firm of Brander, Chambiiss &,Co,, of New Or- ‘Veana, claims that as such paper'was mado after the act was also fu the boy Regtaault hi three different occamons within two months ,. $21 and $38 from Walker and ‘allowing them to enter and rob store, — dan and detective Tilley endeavored to rth ‘sone with ‘the stolen bad already been too communicative oh the ‘ad coat them their liberty, for the pre- Jearn whet” the shawls, but did cluded £ A Question of Law. Bofore Judge Hearne, del ‘ere these, The plaintiffisa dyer. In August, 1866, he e dye stuff called new green paste be says, represented it to be an aru- In using the paste the of inferer fie detandeny, ci Before Judge Gilbvort, Mary Madden, Administratriz, ox, John J. Merritt,— ‘The plaintiff sued to recover damages in the sum of $6,000, for the death of her husband, Michael Madden, ‘who was killed on the 26th of July last by the caving in of the roof of the buildings 98 and 95 Fu to defendant, the an rman street, be- paneer ty To : Liot nw. comer Wh ae ant on J lot a. #. O6Ap wt, 875 ft, @ 108 AV) “MARCH. 12, 1867,—TRIPLE_ SHEET. OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Lecture by Richard © German. ‘The large hail of the Cooper Institute was well filled last evening on tho occasion of a> lecture by Ri O'Gorman on “Oliver Goldsmith," whieh Was delivered before the New York Young Men's Roman Catholiv Be- Revolent Association. The proceeds of the lecture are to be appropriated to the erection of a monument ia Calvary Cemetery, Willigmeburg, over the remaus of Meir lives while serving Uselr country in the late war, The following abstract comprises the prineipal points of the lecture:— He could not agree with that philosopher who had said It-wasea bed thing to attempt to-day what could be done to-morrow,’* ters om huge posters, one corner of which was obscured by ladies ing in a ballet (lsughter) and the other by words whicl When he saw this Ke set to work to find x subject read the lecture of Aagseais, men Were men oF monkeys (laughter), and went to the Legislature, bat found some hard-suhiects there (luogh- tor), and thot, against the advice of his physician, read the Congrersional debates (laushier), aud jndiser)ai- nately used the ardent newspapess which were so apt to class of men inevery nation whigh were similar in clar- acter, but were differently named, In America, they wero called loafers, But in Ireland suob a man was called a genius. (Laughter.) Of one of thi class ho would Speak—Oiltver Goldémith, > After narrating some of bis earlier incidents of life, he remarked that when a boy his face waa pale, very ugly, and was deoply pitted with smallpox. His temper was firful, for the moxt part cheerti) and gay, but oceagionally moody on small pro- ‘vooution ; Jory in petulance, or sinking into sullep gloom, Attiat time mental little mise of re ege, instead oi compose aipret bailads, which hosold for five shi And then used to seal out at night to hear bis | own productions sng tirough the dimly lglted streets of Dublin His tonderness of — Lear | knew no bounds, In a paroxysin of pity ho once gave hie coat to a poorr wretch than Bimeo!f, whom Clinne d to meet, aid’ on another oceas.on gave bk ©. hes away'nad then sewed himself amoug tue feat of his-bed. (Laugiter.) ile became a tutor in a geutle- man’s family, raised thirly pounds and got a horse, and intended to begin life on bis own account; but stopping ab Cork on the way, whose society was genial, climato tild, port wine generous and abendant (lausbter)—if it was pot differont in 1751 from what tt was in 1846—he there spent all hig money and had to dispose of his horse, which was desicnated its owner ag Fiddleback. (Laughter.) He became a student at Jaw in London, and then stadied medicine end gave tuitions—his characieristic unsteadiness and improvidence following and thwarting bis beat parposes, « Starting from Leydeo, he travelled Kuropo for twelve months, playing bis iagical flute for subsistence, which lost {ts magic, however, when be played to cultivated ears, as he did’ not bande it well. Years afterwards le used to make fashionable society ebuddor, when at their feasia he would begin a story by saying, “When T used to live among-the beggars of Axiay.? He then became a proof reader and corrector of tue press to Richarison, author of “Clarissa”? Ho then became usher in Dr, Milner’s Academy for Boys, and While there, happenihg to engaze ia conversation with Griffith, of the Cr tical Review, the Intter saw his iweniwandeugaged bin as a liwrary dradge on that eriodieul. He Was at ibis time twenty-nine years of His letters about time to Ireiand were cheor- a3 No seemed to be eatisiled with bia sow pecuniary success and looked forward to. larger gains, witle he would often be writing for bread and exyecting to be dunned fora inilk score, (Laughter.) He then wrote an ‘“{nquiry into the State of Literature,” for whieh he long vainly endeavored to tind a pubiisher. He thea appiied at Surgeou’s Hull for a position as Los. piial mate on a man-of-war On the record of bis ex amination was the fuilowing entry :—“Oliyer Goldsmith, rejected—not qualified” (Laughter) These frequent d¥appoitwents bore down his. spirit and covered a poriod of eight wretched years, in which he had achieved nothing im Uhe pecuniary sense. Soon aftermurds he met Sam Johnson, a rough, uncomth and tyranowa! mao, yet tender, simple and alfectionate in imanty, dignified, of a correct sense of wrong, siurdy in integrity of character, aad im epite of wll bis eccentricities, tyrough these qualities, a pov or ng the men of his di With this than Goldsuilth me nequainted, through Thomas Percy, aut “The Betica of Anciéut Pueiry,” who drew Johoson's attention to the literary meris of some of the povt's writings, and aequainted Dim with bis needy circam- stances, Johnson sympathized with him with alt the vigor of hw lore heart, Their friendship Jasted :hrough Nife, Goldsmith, im the meantime, king Oot a uving by writing esaaye, biographies, histories, &c. ‘The tec- vurer then narrated some incidents tu the lives of Wil- Nam Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kamond Burke and ! sir Jobo Hawkins, on whom Goldsmith wroie a; ao epitaph:— ra Here les Sir John Hawkins, Without hie shoes or atcokigs. Laughter.) These were membors of a coférie which Jolusmith and Johnsen attended, and ata time Ww the great statesman and orator, Edmund Burke, was re- forred to ag “‘a mer. Irish adventurer, who only tatked his way Uhrough the world.” (Applanse.) In this club Johnson was the taikor, but Guldsmith did not fidure much, though be was at work during theagyeare. Visited on one occasion, lie was found near his desk iry- ing to make a dog stand on his bind legs, (Laaghter.) ‘The paper on the desk contained these lines, of which the ink was stil wet:— . sporte like these are all their cares begulled— He sports of children wativfy the ont He was then writing the “Travoller,” and afterwards wrote books Natural History, of which be knew nothing. (Lavghter;) The +*Vicar of Wakefield’? was af. terwards bronght to light accidentally, through a suit brought against bim for ‘arrears tn reat. This wae his m % imple, charming narative of bis own vicisauudes In 1) ibe **Meserted . Villaze’’ and. tho “Good Natured Man,” a ha Mae 3 comedy, which brouzht bim £600, next followed. The play, “she to Conquer” he next wrote, and was a great his. Through @ ite of forty-tive years his life was ‘@ constant struggle with debt; and though care and sor- row darkened many a day to his eyes, it was a consola- tion and recompense that be possetsed so large a capace ity for inteiiec’ ual enjoyment, aud was blessed with we companiouship of (be great men of hie time His famo was growing brighter and cfearer, and, as Johnson raid of him, “Lot not his frailties be remembered; be was a teat maa.’’ (Appiause.) NEW J+RSBY INTELLIGENJE. dorney City. VICLATION oF THE Sanbati—Ivcnkass ov Dauxkine ness. —The number of cages brought before the Recorder yesterday moiuiog for drunkenness on the Sabbath ox- ceeded by one-baif that of the week previous. Az usual most of the subjects were from New York, the induce ments heid out to them by the abseace of an excise law in New Jersey being too powerful for trail haman nature, Tue Reourder inilicted the pevalty of whic!) he had given notice—five days’ imprisonment in most cases. A depu- tation bas been appointed by the temperance societies to“ proceed to Trenton and urge the pavsage of the Excise bill. Oxz ov tue Ferry Exriorn’s Drowxen,—Patnck Langan, a bridgo tender, in the employment of the Ferry Company, was found drowned by two watchmen, about three o'clock yesterday morning, at the foot of Greene etroet, He worked all day up to seven o'clock on Sunday evening, when some one remarked that he appeared to be under the influence of tiquor, He was not afterwards seen alive. His age was about fifty-five, and he leaves @ wife andtamily residing in Cana! street, Furi0vs A:saut? with ax Axz.—Jacob Reck, of Hud- #on City, was arrested yesterday on the charge of strik- ing a blow at the head of Robert Leemana vyenyin sy Pe for the iatter, missed the part ai at. e parties liad a brief dispute proviously. Newark, Masoxs on A Steint.—Nothwithetanding the offer made by the master masons to pay their employts $4 per day on and after tho Ist of April, a oumber of the latter turned out on ‘strike yesterday. Saveral of the employers bi submitted to the demands of the workmen, while othera intend to stand upoa their offer without relaxation, Orange. ‘Tas Casnrer Execrion.—The election for city officers of Orange takes place to-day. But little intercst has been manifested in the result, the two parties placing the names of Edward H. Ensign upon their tickets for Meares. No definite idea can bo given of the result, which depends altogether upon the success of either y in the Second ward, no republican ticket being ran Feito Third ward and no democratic in the Fire. SHIPPING NEWS. | ALMANAC TOR FEW YORE—THIS Dav. Sou sare. Til sees: Geres"...ccaore 18.00 PORT OF NEW ‘ORK. MARCH fi, 1987. Cleared. eens Louisiane (Br), Harrington, Liverpool—Nauion- \iteamehip enry ‘Chauncey, Oray, Asptnwall—Pucitc ee ST ate, Ryder, New Orleans—C K Garri- pity Lawrence Brown, Pierce, Melbourve=Mniller, Lord ‘Brem), Bi Callao—Fabori & *Gark Drydens (Br), Bilt, Ltmerich—Peavody, Willows & atly. B » PE Recta AEE tai wit Amar (Rus), Tengetein, Nantoe—Fuech, Meincke & Warrior (Pr) Montevideo via St John, NB. anes Behrman, Rio Janetro—Funch, ws Crow, PRP Co, ne mat ‘* witaeceM ter said rson, Buenes rr array, Be bi ere. ee Genin naa chard | former members of the society, many of whom lost i Yet it was only withina few | days that he was surprised to soe -his name in large let- Said something About a carnival of crime, | lie which explained whether | crente a rush of blood to the head and sn insane idea of | knocking tings abouts (Langhtor,) There was a certain | ™ 5 geht Ha Reymond, Pusworts, Baltimare—N L seCready Sebr E Brainard, Wells, Wrtfort—Smith, Browa @ Co. Arrived. Steamship Clty of Baston (itr). brooks, Liverpool and.Queeastown Mth, with 1 senge: Dale, Maren 3, passed stea: for Liverpool. eo C of B Feb m, John @ 1, henes of Sandy ), Bamondson, Liverpool Fob 36, and 2th, with mdse and 244 passengers, to Cu. 6 FM, paneed steamship Malta. going into cd Steamship St Pi cl Mae tied enet of Bandy” ook days, with mdse and ; he was devalued of Mfrshman, New Orleans March 2, via ott retry ns Hook 14 hourg by fog. se | mabip Meola ( nerd. Av erpool bound W | Jnsnen a nip Raleigh, nates. with mdb . March 7 one birth an ch thick wi oe els f wid showtn B igtier aoa i morning. paseo herm brig showing a-biue cuales tail flag, wil car Han it, Swamahiv Monterey, Edwards, Now: Mi it ds ge y, cK dy Now Orleans Merete on 19 ucker, : Steam ade, Holmes, New Orleans Mareb 8, ‘B'cromwell @ Go. Ow the with mdse and passengers, to H Mi and 9th inst expecteuced very heavy NE gales; 10tB, / nisita, bound N, Bak a :, Baker, Savanpaby with ion, Fox fe Ca Was dae vy dense 4 ol a of floating basen, ie Bones Souder, Lockwood, Charleston, with cigors, so Liviggston, Fox & Co. maankp Sioge. Kan ottcumond, ana’ Nortel with vassongore to @ feinektn & Palin ship Albemarle, Bourne, fie mont and Norfolls, se and pessenaers ox & Co. 1 Champlin, Sehr M R Oorligle, Sheldo Sloop Phos Hull, Hull, Ps mise BI Morme Disasters. 8 #, Suitthwick, from Liverpool for Now ¥ Mel wes aanora at Seoshnartin Rook, neat Belfast, 1, was towed lowed back to Liverpool 26th ult, Bure Rrackenor, from Georgetown, DO, for New ¥ wit put Monroe’ 11th’ inst, baving k Ih consequence ot a callisions soma Mana D axp, from, New York for Savannah, it into Fortre. ith inst fn a distressed condition, $ in lat 41.N, lon 88 W. Orcadian, Allen, from Liver. h struck on a rock about half kar, iy h toll wreek, and from her position ¥ Httle will Le saved.” ‘The crew landed here Jn the ship's bosts, with the exception of one man (Charles o« Tnfinn) who is lost, a Winwixarox, NO, Mareh 10—A ti on) New TMilet. Bank. Thomas, from New Lo prove a total wreck. masted schr isaabore & osed to be tho: Alf: 1a cargo of tee, and will been beard from, The crew hav Mincellanco Purser J E Huertas, Hq, of the steamship Eagle, from Havana, hag placed us ufider obligations to him by the prompt delivery of our files and despatches, and for late Cuban papers, prices current, &0. Our ship news collector desires to thank Captain James Bratated, Jr, of “the steamboat Westfield, for his assistance to him tn fortwarding the papera by the steamships City of Boston, and Hecla. Scrtn Axcrune Vanctrar, of Providence. 175 tons, now measuremont, now at Providence, built at Newburg, NY, $n 8 boen sold on private terins to. Capt Curtis t..7 port = and others, of Eust Greonwich, Itt, from. whi wil hereafter hail, under command af One S20 wuniemen, ¥ ada eb 19, sehr ‘man, Steed, from Prov- dermis whalitg cruise, in distress; lost boats, stove ulwarks, and lost twomen. Hare Martha Wrightington, Turner, of Nantacket, was at “iL well, with no oil on board. ff Vor Itico, sehr James Hi Collins, At- i: Cut, clean. 9 Ble m San Francisco for Cork, Bark Martha Bravo, OVI, Oc! Fe) 6, lat 7 308, lon 34, Chip Cowper, from Liverpool for Bostoa, Feb 18, lat Sl, Jon Ah. oisris Julla E Arey, from Wilmington for Barbados, Feb 33, lat $290 lon 77 2 “Sahe Fisher, from AMiragoune for Boston, March 1, ut $8 1%, lon 73 20, foreigu Porta, Rani eb 23—Arr Meabe (1), Hall, NYork. Bae Feb 23—Arr Attantle (s), Hoyer, NYork, Chtovtra, Feb 17—Arr abip Joseph Holmes, Crocker, Bos- ateh I—Atr bark Quindaro (Br), Stanwood, Lon rey, Mobile; ath, bark Aley- York Mary A Ricu, oss, Boston, ‘sehr Hatrlet Maria, Hanis, % port ‘north, of Hattsrans brigetllen O Phinney, Bosd, Pordlaads, Nelie, ‘eke ‘a port north, of Hatteras: 4th, natlow, Ho: ovige Wellington (Br), Active, Boston; Tucker. Tueket, Portland; xechrs Baltic, Grant, « part aorth ‘ava Anna, Chase, NYork. ‘Onxrvucos. Feb —Arrachr i & L Cordery, pinwail: Mare 1, bark St Audrews (Br), Rove ork: schr Subao, Samaou, ‘do. Sig ker, Barnard, Boston: Ll Wadsworth. Bailey, and Anna, Fontan (ity Parker, York; March i, Renteth CBr), 49s Oentaar, Boston, ‘Dnaty Feb 25-814 Tuntre-s (from London), MO: Seen ee a eT oer uh frome Shiota for Ror: Giamaiaam, Fob arr Bessle © ote MeAliser, mn Or ew mma. Te teuns, ‘ub MeeOid Anne Mari ia, NY. “0 Fou g ep Tinson. ¥i mery, Mo- brige eh arenes ge Minow Yoruuads Charlotte pia; Kenmovec, Mimoyt, 1 ‘ . Bae ylow N¥ork. naa, Sh ig Gipsy Queen, York, Portlan chart, New Orleans: bnig Ki rigs Attie Durkee. Cana, New ¥ ‘eve Crost, Philadelphia; sclr Ph avpRroL, Feb #8—Art City of Baltimore (s), Wile and wld 4th bridge, and Wave Crest, ¥ Gnariedn’ ca ng ay Orleans; Cum- ee Bid Eng. land, savant Priaress, ‘breen, Baltimore; * “Wfarkér, end Charlotte, Lindea- ris) a fraud enaiged tr ROtente nn oo Loxpox, Feb S—atr Queen of the Usk, Scantlebyry, Bos- ‘oFut ont 98th, Salem, Dixon, for Philadelphia. Norma, fob 22-sid Buren al Howe, Bost Nor 2h, Thoone, ti Bele: Fmao Miragd, Feb 2-Cld varie sles (Bre Be «, Maroh B-AIF beiga Mow role! Maty'A Chase, MeDousld. Portland: 4x, Geo® Bradley, Wiscasset, American Culon, sinith, Pi haat Hh, Mee ui Marrinan, Niork: Lule, Hooper, és Fe Arr sehr Herbert, Fougeron, NYork. sen PO ATs Natio “Sara lamburg |r N¥orke ale of Wight 2ath, Galen: Hamburg for NYort. Hr dace veva sd bare ‘Jomo O Polut (ie), Bmbres; ceo -Arr Evelyo, Jeuking NYO, Pea NORTH AMERICAN, AT PORTLAND. Are front ow Yore-waward Hill, av amyreey Mayfewer, at Dav pmol 4 in Wr ‘al ins ‘Arr front American Ports. LEXARDRIA, March 9—sid sobre Enoch Pratt, Baker, wth Seale Li Hered Elita, Providence. te STON, March 9, PM—Old steamer Ni ine, Bi r. NYor sets Comet (Bt) U4 2 urnsa W Bowley, Alon; nd; Joe Hooker, Tall, Norfulk, vie! WOch—Arr barks Mariano, Messina; Fury, Wilson, lo; harah Hobart, Crosion, ‘Buanos Ayres; sobre R MAL, Poem ‘Bt Mare Cyn L, A Swett, Howes, Tan- Paine, ‘sland. er ALA LWeies, March Oar. sreatner Liberty, Be New ‘Urieans via ana, chr Jobn » Myers, Van N York®. ‘ton, from iio Santo. Cn eon Vemarara; George, from Atroyo, Cid 3 ( he At jatar Ramet onga tts il el Obar! Ny ; A Cobb, Boslon; T J Trafton, 4 Fovatont No ei a ‘Bredshaw, Jeanie a petit ate ‘arr weber , Stevens, DHAdaLES LON, March T—Cld sobre, A: Me. 1 EN ayal Soraiton, Lowden, N York?) Lilet, jchrist, Satille River. achre Ti Wm Flint, NYork. Sid aaa eee teiek StS Pi he ¥ALL KLV Lib March 8—Hid sehre Joba Oroskford, Jones, jd tae Hi ', NYork (or Portland), Elleabeothy bp, Henley NY ork (or iz YOO INES MOLE, March S—Art bark © W Molbrook, i briges Bi sania *errmaet, Masanssefoe Por iT do; J i (ir), Plumer, for Port- Mans Afton thr), tardenas for Boston; Victoria, Anderson, do fur Y¥ WEST, Feb 2—Are steamer He New oe oiwal, ncabicen for % 5 P Brown (from NYork), Galveston. ba brig 8 P Brown, Teady for sea, to sail In f Pinta soure'bareh Blleo, for Guid ports, to seul same i ina i ra to ect et-amship Geo Washin, NYork. Below * wariae Sale mee Sbhrore, aren bart chre Jona Nye, Wiley, pand B + Lew POE, March e—Agr sebe Freie it tae feet eee aes care schr Geo W Reymond, Hawley, New York for areburn. sOHSA th MMe ett ia Tad artimea, Nort, athe Bena, Vina, ewion, Prondener: Cant iy (an) oe Su triaiet Spt Se eee ae Boul Tor hte. o ise. for * jiegeisier wane fe en ing A spaint B A for Guaniserah B Hale, Hutohin- in egos be 'RANCIBOU, A 8, Maret SAND King, sD saga crn Trkst ‘Serene, Rew Lenton’ Ci eM fin i me Obarles (Br), Oe i te sarah 661d sobt Fakir, Saunders, NYOH tym, vork