LlMoft PropHler.PHH.snr.PHis. Samrday, Fe». ».

The oropeH«' Errickson, mom..* between this

,uVt^Baliiniore, wm cutW by the tot«PS last eveni.g. «nd .unk. Sbehad a

J^^aV which it i. euppoaed with the boat

JJJi bet total lo.a._mmm FsgitlTS B,aTe r*"' ,B ,*h,,Äd*'i,,,,a'TBC 1 fjHiinn ¦»«», Saturday, fab. 8.

i« conaiderable excitement among the

SSpoiulation in regard to the caae of Eiphe-^aWu'iiaatt. the fugitive elave. A large crowdm \a«aiWed around the Commissioner a Oih-.-e,

{Jd^MarBhalta Police are on duty keeping the

avaaaea clear. _,_

The Asrora Aflalr.Bi> raha\ Saturday, feb. 8.

Cbarlea K. Gronin who waa held to bail in the

mm of |MO.tO answer to a charge ol assault and

battery on Abraham Smith. «n Aurora, in this

CountT. was yesterday brought before Police Jus

ticeCl.d,1., on a cbarfS of murder, Smith havingsince died. After a W examination the Justicedischarged the defendant, there be ng no evidenceof Mates prepense._^_

PennaylvaaU l.enl»lntHre.Habbisbvrg. Saturday feb. 9.

8I5ATF.The resolution relative, to tbe eatab-lisbment of a line of Mad Steamers between

Philadelphia, San Fran, bee and Chios, Norfolkand Europe has passed in Committee A bill hasbeen introduced to incorporate the Potts villa andh'orristown Railroad.Hoi «-f. A bill was repeated to inoorpo'ate the

tbe Atlantic and Paciü.- Steam Navigati m Com¬

ply- t

Weather Items.Bi Mot,, . IAnt, 16 Wall+t |' Batirday feb. 8-8 a. at.Bt°r11to.This a stlngin«- com Bkaraajarj linavy t*t

lsstnUli. air BOW full of fro^i »»"inj l*reäh from the E;Ther. 12. Baro. 29 70. . .

BotHi .il a-Wlod BE; air keen; Tb»r. 5 above zsro;eleudv. acttl a very cold nlybLAtiBtRN. Very cold but cloudy morning-; wind W;Tber.

S above zero8vRa. SSI .Clear and pleasant liut very c»ld ; wind N W.

Tber. at zoo at 8 ibis u.; .«-

Oswi'.,.. 1'ieesant icon ,c >l .i v rv.udv an<: execs*

alvely«old. Wtad N; Thar 2l».low- t»ro.

Uiic*.Kat'>er cloudy, l>ut v^rv nlsasaat morni^e; veryCOidi Win. NW; Tlier 2 trnXtm aarot Bar 3.Alba a v-Bteutlfu; clear saorain/: lea shtetog >>'o;htly;

keen wlad fromM.; Tbsi » above zeroi Bar. >.>.>>, Mer.In Bar. Ss\Taov-C . ar and beautiful; Th.r. 2" l.elow zero; slight

»liiu Bs l B.W.Moni Ai fine it oownsely cold; Wind

B.C.; Tber K" bslcwSSSOl Rar .»i6i>.Qtaaac .Tber. 17 he.ow In liiw.-r .i»»-n: In im.per town

Sielow, u'ud N. W -.sky clear; ih'a Is the c Meat day©ftlieS"'»Kinuj >.> Wind N. T.; Tl.er z«-ro

ToaOMi -Trylr.if SO snow; Ti,- r I »nove zero.¦vtown.Beautiful clearo.oi-.il,if; Tlmr « halow zero.

¦ranKotoa.flae, clear saomlng and very coit; Ther.llbelu» wind NWhii Iii 1.Tter. 10 l.Wow ; wind N ; vary clear and

plessaimCash 1 Clear and p!eii*a-.t; wind N.. Thar. 10 be-Bp zero

XXXr-i 4 OrVS.lt Iihh_Bcc.ad Me-Nion.¦.a-

BTTtiTT TTi.i.iow Saturday, fei» a.Mr. BlWaJUI presented petitions from New-

York Bad l'tnnsy Ivsnia, in favor of a repeal of theFsgitive Siave Law. Laid on Table, alao a peti¬tion from schaylkill Co. Pennsylvania, praying or

a repex' of all laws authorising Slavey in theTerritories and Districts of Columbia. He movedthe reference of tbe petitiou.Mr. Cm moved to lay on the table.Mr. SlWaJtO asked for the yeas and nays,

which was refused, and tb- petitiou was tabled.Messrs Ciiasx and Hamms presented similar

petition*, which were also tabled.Mr. Ciaf presented petitions in favor of a mod-

Incatinn of the Tariff.Mr. Ju rr.Rsos Davis, from tbe Committee on

Public Buildings, made a report in favor of Mr.Milla's plan lor an extenaion oi tbe Capitol.Mr. Qwta introduced a bill to establish a Branch

Mint in California.Mr. Plant r. reported a bill to distribute the

Annals ol Congress, which was considered andordered to be engrossed.Mr. BaDOIB called up tbe bill, reported ten

days bl'o by the Naval Committee, to enforce dis¬cipline and promote good conduct in the navalaervice of the United States The bill was

amemied by providing that in Summary CourtMartia « when commissioned otlbvrs cannot bedetailed, said Court may be composed of ollicersof or aUive the rank of Passed Midshipmen. ItWas then nrdered to be engrossed.The amendment, providing tost a'l Judges Ad¬

vocate shall bo taken from navul oificers, was re¬

jected.The Senate resumed the consideration of the

question as to Mr. Winthrop's ri^bt to a seat as abenatcr !rom Massacbusetta.Mr. Hale moved that the subject be laid on the

table.lost. There were only U votea in theaffirmative.Mr. Ti KNKit moved that the aubject be poat-

poned, and tho bill to an.cn I the patent laws botaken up Lost.ot.ly H A\es.Mr M lSOS then addressed ti e Senate, and took

ground that Senators appoint, d b> Governors hada right to their Beats till tbur successor ap¬pearedMr. Hai DWIB held similar viewsMr. Hais said there was n.-thing before the

Senate. Mr. KantoCI. was not here, and Mr.WtWTHitoi' bad gone; n ibody e'aiiced the seat,and tbe Senate were eaajaged la nbstractious.oa an axiom of law tt at was for the decision ofa court. Tbey Were undertaking to decide upoua case that waa not be'ore them, and their author¬ity would be binding on no one therefore, anydecision by the Senate would not bind the Senatehereafter' It might be true, as the Senate badauch abundance of time, and no public busiuesato transact, that Senators could amuse themselves

by discussing abstract <pae»tion». He renewedhis motion to table the whole aubject, but with¬drew it at the request ofMr. Bkntos, who said it would be better to

have the qnestiou brought pra -tically before theSenate; it would be b. tter to lay the subject on

the table Let Mr. Winthrop resume his seat,and then let some one raiae the question ol bisright to vote. Tho subject was laid on the table.Yeas, 19 , nays not countedThe bill granting land to Missouri for the Han¬

nibal and St.JJoseph Hailroad passed.Tbe lull to pay Ore^ou the expenses incurred

in the Cayuse war was returned by the Houseamended. Tbe Senate assaeanesl in the Houseamendment, and the bill passed.Mr. BaMLIB moved to take up the bill limiting

the liability of ship bwoera. Atter debate it waslost.A bill granting the New London Railroad Com¬

pany tbe right of way across the Custom Houselot in New London, waa paasedA communication was received from the Trea¬

sury Department, falattve to domestic produce,lumber, and ores, imported koss i'auada during1849 and 1*50. The printing waa Bettors**.

Mr. (lu i.v moved lor an I xe.-utue aesston..Lost.Mr. SotT.i called up the joint resolution au-

thorizipr the Treasurera of tbe M'nt to appointtheir own Clerks, and it was euer.,««, ,).Various motions to take up dim rent bills were

made and lost.On a motion to postpone orders to take up the

joint resolution making M. itarj li >unty Laud-W arrants assignable, no quorum voted.A motion to adjourn was lostOu a aesssal vote, a motion was I oat to take up

tbe special order.Tbe Kill for the relief of the captors of the frig.

Ste l'hüa.t. iphia wee uktu u..Mr. BtKUitfi oftcrcl u ..,..., i.,)t., t dividing

Com. Decstnr's share.oue thml 10 *o to bis wid¬ow, anr tae balance to bis nieces

After ..'ebate, the laasadaaaal was a*rr.>ed toTie b-.l was subs, [seal j - oesed, t»-. vets 17,

saysThe Senate then adjourned

¦ODO Of UPRESENTIXIYBB,Mr Mits 11 i. aekco h it dial aot .. . Hi,, :,,,v,,,,,

.atroilucei a resolution mstr i t for th.> tVxnrnittecob Asrrieultare to inqaire ii the - *i ediancv ofeatablisl.ing an Agricultural Hur. au. and also intothe expediency of pu--basiic toe M issat Vceaeaaestate I r bo Agricultuial Bohooi or M lei FarmThe House went into C u i of the VVhole

on the I oil to establish a Hoard of A.-.- .u..tsMr. Me Lsak (Whig) of Kv em'inued his re-

mW i yatSSaej, in f^v«'.- of the bill.Mr. Batut (Opp ) of Va. called attention to tho

ehort time remaining of the se«. .n m which totrai.aa. t the public husinear and rfaa e notice thatoa Monday he should make au , dort to have theappropriation bills made th. .j.^. iai order until«aposed of. But one only had paasedMr. Damil (Opp.) of N C opposed the hill.Mr Kwi-o jopp ) of Teno, advocated the pas-.»£. of tbe bill r

The j.neral debate cans. I at 8 o cl.k-k, butPp was inctdeetal diecaaaion for an hoar and a

¦Mf ¦ to what the salaries of the three Coot

toissioners shall be per annom. This was occa¬

sionally varied by a few remarks on tbe merits ofthe bill.The Committee rose, without amending the first

section, and the House adjourned.

CITY_ ITEMS.Scprime Cocrt.Admission* to the Bar .

The following gentlemen, after examination on

Friday evening, were duly admitted as counsel¬lors and attorneys: Horace Andrews, Hiram J.Beake, Wm. H. Bull, Causten Browne, TheodoreB. Bronson, Wm. C. Carpenter, Charles Fraser,Louis N. Glover, Robert Giilen, Wm. Hopkins,Francis 8 Hoffman, James llulford.John H. Platt,William CrOger Pell, John E Parsons, Henry C.

Smith, Otis Dwight Swan, Augustus F- Shotwell-Benjamin C. Wetmore, Tompkina Weatervelt,John 8. Walker.

Heavt Damages..In the Common Pleas, inthe cue of Taylor, Hall d} Murdoch vs. SheldonP. Church, Saturday morning,the Juryretaroed a

verdict in favor ofthe plaintiffs for e>;,000. The suitwas fork libel, the defendant having published a

statement in regard to the mercantile conditionof tho plaintiffs. This verdict, if sustained, willtend to break up the Mercantile Agencies, as theycannot go on if they are liable for every statement

they may make.

Improvements in Park-place, Mlruay-st.,ftc.-Wc hear of several important changes aboutto be made in the region west of Broadway, ex¬

tending from Park place to Chambers st, aud

formerly the fashionable locality of the City..Messrs. Tracy and Irwin have purchased the

building now occupied by Thompson's Confec¬

tionary Establishment, in Broadway, near Park

place, together with a building fronting on thelatter street, forming an elbow to it- The pricepaid was t-u,000 for the building on Broadway,and $'20,000 for the other. They are to be thrown

into one, and turned into a large drr "roods store

J. L. Platt, dealer in plate glass, tV , has pur¬chased a building in Park place, and intends open¬ing his business there. Hlgfing & Co., carpetdealers, have purchased property in the same

street, for a similar purpose.In addition to these, other purchases have: been

made in Park-place, and others are now under

negotiation, all with a view to establish businessfirms in that locality. Sales for the same purpose have also been made in Murray, Warrenni.d Chambers sts. The whole neighborhood willsoon lose its old, quiet air, and, in the course of a

few years, become as stirring a locality of tradeas Bread or Pearl sts.

Thk Northern Disim nsaut..Tho sixty-firstAnnual Report of this Institution has been com

p'eted. The annexed table, compiled from the

Report, shows the number of patients treatedduring the year pant i1WO. Out Door. In Door. S'.rp-ry. VaSStSatsA

Stnrtfci in,, less. Us. Wmm. Mu. fUÖ\ an Pa i

Jany.. 1IM> 11 iJ 513 543 150 2no 21 19

kKel/v. P57 1020 329 406 107 253 4G IMandl. 1021 1188 324 43S 150 343 53 74

April.. 108.5 891 301 404 136 300 182 IUMay... 935 1391 S18 593 143 31» 211 231June.. 9J-7 laaS 288 375 185 314 IJ0 141July... 1094 1453 260 411 137 274 24 18August. 915 1513 272 889 15! 320 16 lfi

Sept... 71.3 920 257 333 136 341 51 J7Oct.... 8(6 1020 2)0 31.5 114 306 .56 57Nov... 875 BfJ 325 4(2 181 300 85 100Dec... 701 935 316 359 143 265 75 73

Total.. 11,599 13,734 3613 4.823 1,713 3.570 956 1 027

There have been prescribed for at the Dispensa¬ry, 30,416; at home, 8,436; vaccinated, 1,930; to¬

tal, -jo.pjT.. The places of nativ ity are as follows i

I'nlterf States. 8,922Ireland.28,175England, Scotland and Britiari Possessions. 987Germany. 975Other Countries. 211Colored Persons. 842

Total.40,M.5The great increase in the number of patients

has rendered it necessary to alter the buildingsheretofore used, so as to increase their capacity ;

and, in addition to these alterations, a new four-

story building has been erected.

rjsr*" The Board of Aldermen have instructedthe Counsel of the Corporation to apply for a law

authorizing 8pecial Committees to send for persous and papers. We trust the Legislature will

grant no such power. We have investigationsenough now, that amount to nothing bat a pretextlor draining the public Treasury, and wc cannot

consent to any increase of the powers of CommonCouncil Comndttees. Uy the way, we slioul.l

like this power to send for persons and papers to

bo applied by a proper Legislative Committee to

the passers of tho Gm Contract in the Board ofAldermen. We will wager a trifle that some

fourteen members ofthat honorable body would u't

say ''persons and papers" again in a hurry,

New Bank Building..Tho Diroctora of theBank of the Republic, of which G. B. Lamar,Esq. is President, have purchased the property on

the corner of Broadway and Wall st. The lot is

forty-eight feet front on Broadway, and the Bank

pays 1110,000 lor it. The building at present ontbe ground will be taken down, and a new aud

magnificent building, suitable for the purposes oftke Bank, will be erected.tbe upper portions to

be finished for offices. During the erection of thenew building, tho Bank will temporarily occupyrooms in the Exchange formerly occupied by the

Bank of Commerce.A CARD.

Being about to depart from New-York to thenew Hungarian settlement in Texas, accompa¬nied by some countrymen, tho undersigned feelsit to be bis duty to express publicly his warmestthanks for the sympathy and friendly receptionwhich he and his fellow-countrymen met on theirarrival in the midst of the respectable communityof New-York, and particularly to Mrs. Griffin,Messrs C. S. Woodhull, M Van Sehaik, GeneralSaudford, O W. Blunt. M. H. Grinnell. M. Mor¬gan, 8- Draper, Jr., Mr. Coleman, F. Breisacb,Horace Greeley, Gerard Halleck, J. G Bennett,J. L'bl, Wm. Schluster, and the other Editors ofjournals and all who so generously endeavored torender aid to the Hungarian cause and its exiledrepresentatives in this country.

In the hearts of the Hungarian colonists inTexas the remembrance of their friends in New-York will last till their hearts ce-ase to beat.

Cot* JOHN PRA'MY,Late AS;t (Jen In the Hungarian Army under Kosauth.

A'«fc- lot*. Primary 8, lf-51.fjF We commend the Colony which Col. Pra-

gay is about to found in Texas to the friendshipand cooperation of the citizens of Galveeton andother parts of Texas. We hope to hear the bestaccounts of its prosperity and enlargement.OAaULXaa Diumno .A female was run over

by sn omnibus on Thursday night in Broadway.nearFranküc-st. We could not learn the extent ofthe injuries inflicted. How many more peopleare to he run down, before the police teachdrivers to be a little more careful in their move¬

ments Ia

t\y The House Carpenters' Association met at

their rooms in Wooster at. on Thursday eveninglast. It was a large meeting, and much businesswas transacted. This Society is laboring steadi¬ly for the advancement of the trade They holdmeetings every week, and are efficient laborers inthe great held of Labor Reform.

City Ho>puai ..From the monthly report ofthis Institution, we learn that the number of pa¬tients admitted during the month of January was'224, wLicb, with those remaining from the previ¬ous month, make a total of 455. The number dis¬

charged was Ukaj leaving 273 in the hospital oa

the let of the preeesU metUa.

Another Batch..Twenty one penoru appliedon Thursday for admission to practise in the Su¬preme Court. They were examined by a Com¬mittee, and a report ef their competency will hemade this morning. We wonder what they ex¬

pect to do.Board or Education..E. C. Benedict, in the

Chair.Application was made for a new school, to be

located at Carmanaville, in the Twelfth Ward.Referred.The School Officers in the Eleventh Ward made

application for #1,988, to supply deficiencies forSchools in that Ward to February 1st.The Committee, on an application, a short time

since, from this Ward, granted all that was askedbut £-00.One ground of defense was stated tobe the expense cansed by taking school houses fortemporary hospitals in 1848.Commissioner Cary offered a resolution, that

the application be referred to the Finance Com¬mittee, and the Committee report how much ofthebills remain unpaid for expenses arising from thecity taking a school house in the Ward, for a

cholera hospital and how much has been paid or

agTeed to be paid, by school officers of that Ward,to February 1st, for teachera' salaries. Adopted.Commissioner Charles J. Dodge, of the Eleventh

Ward, was elected one of the Executivo Com¬mittee of the Free Academy, to fill the vacancyoccasioned by the resignation of CommissionerJames G. King, Jr , appointed Supreme CourtJudge.On resolution of Commissioner Brsdish, the

Controller, wu requested to deposit 8.1,000 tothe credit of the Board of Edncation, for the support of the Tree Academy.

Air. John D< .Nichols was appointed an assistantin the department of Mathematics, in the FreeAcademy, at a'salary of 8900 per annum.Messrs. Wm. B. Silver and Oliver Wetmore,

Jr., were appointed assistant teachers at the FreeAcademy, at a salary of ..r ',00 per annum.

Commission Murphy gave notice that he wouldmove to alter the rules, so as to have tb* regularmeeting of the Board on the third Wednesday ofeach month. Ad journed.Heal Estate..The following sales were made

on Friday: Ky A. J Wrecker.House and lot 82 Cedar-at,2lxH4.82«.2V>

Do. ehl Hi>ii»nin-*i, 2isini. |ihv<iDo. iii Kmi Kri wIwiT. MMDo. 792 Wmhinsion-st.. It***. BVBBIDo. 794 rio. t9v'Vt. 3.6V)Do. Se* Rrnnrrif -*t, 23x^4. 7 I onDo. M*Wsnfclnston-st, tfxM. 3isoD«>. laBaak-sa, 17x90. LJN

2 lot* on Jene. t.eer Wnshlneto. *t. M, SSl 17.81,400 MOBft sta.on rear,on Horatio-si., ».2">xfi7.kt.2V) oa... 6.2ioj tto. osi sm at,.r 1st as <-a. Itelo*»-i5^>2ö ea.... |JJMi lotoor KSa*l and let av ,BBxloa. 47"

i ton Bajetatag. Bat1 iio. on fur.j taadJoWna. 32.51 do. do 71 Bi-dford-st , IH»70 . 3.9002 do. no. Tiff) and 8WI tie at. na ItTffl ft.TtrtSB li.tM

HlGHWAT RoBBBRT..A man named BernardDaley was arrested at an early hour on Fridayrrorn'rjg, charrrcd with bJfbwaj robbaty. It appears that one Andrew Uuinn, of No Cedar-at.. was passim.' through the F.ve Points, andwhile in Orange-it was violently assaulted bytheatcDsed, who approached him frort behind,tripped him up, and rubbed him of 81.1 and hiswatch, with which he ran off Quinn immediatelygnve the nlarm, and the robber was pursue I byofficer Kelly, of the Fourth Ward, who arrestedhim. He was locked up by Justice Osborn fortrial.

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aVMB*1 01 PlBBL Thikvks..The police of theThird War Ion Thursday night made a descentupon a gang of thieves occupying the basementof house No. nr. Murray-si., which they used as a

I am 1 crib They found a black thief lately fromthe State Prison named Charles Uuinn. and twomulatto women, calling themselves Ellen Ro¬berts and Sarah Freeman. The plan pursued bythis class of thieves is to allure persons into theirden, and while asleep to rob them, the thiefbeing concealed in a closet in the room. Theywere ail locked up fur examination.

Grvnd LaJJU bbtt..a man named Thomas Pig-gan was arrested on Friday, on a charge of breaking open a trunk belonging to John Trace, residingin Franklin street, and stealing therefrom clothingto the value of 8100. He was taken before Jus¬tice Otborne and held for examination. A man

named Frederick Kent was arrested at a latehour on Thursday night, on sutpicion of stealing a

sleigh which was found in his possession by of¬ficer Hobby rif the Seventh Ward. He was heldby Justice Timpson for examination.

Accidentally Drowned..Capt. NehemiahStokt-ly. ot the sehr. John B. Monroe, was accidentally knocked oil' his vessel by a boom on

Thursday atternoon, whilo she was mooring intbe took, hav ing jutt arrived from James River.Every effort was made to rescue him, but in vain.The oeceated was a native of Sussex, Delaware,cd years of age An inquest was held on Fridayon the body, and a verdict of accidental drowningwas rendered.Arrest for Maiming.A fellow named John

Granaban waa arrested on Firday afternoon,charged with biting off the under lip of MichaelDerian, teticJii g at No. TB Mulberry-*t. The tvo

aret* lighting at tho time. Derian placed his lipin a glast and brought it to Jnttice Otborne.Granahan waa looked upto answer a charge ofmaiming. _

Death of a Chimney 8weeper.A coloredlaJ, whose name was not ascertained, whilecleaning the chimney of house No SB Bleecker tt,on Friday afternoon, was smothered or suffocated,as is supposed, by the soot which he was remov¬

ing. Tbe Coroner was notified and will hold an

inquest this morning._

BROOKLYN ITEMS.Kinos County Board of Supervisors..The

qucttion as to the admissibility of the AlJerma-nic claimants to a seat in the Hoard, is to be deci¬ded in the Supreme Court. On Friday afternoon»an adjourned meeting was held at the CountyJail, at which tbe Committee, appointed at thelast meeting, to consider the claims of the secondclass Aldermen, were to have made their report.But, at the outset of the proceedings. SupervisorCrooke served each of the claimants with copiesof a summons and injunction, granted by JusticeMorse, restraining and enjoining them from ta¬

king their seats in the Board for the purpose of

any action as Supervisors, until the legal rights ofthe parties are determined, by a suit institutedby him for that purpose, in the Supreme Court.There is a doubt expressed by the Opposition

members of the old Board, in reference to the ac¬

tion of the Legislature, in thus enlarging thefunctioLS of the Supervisors of the City of Brook¬lyn. Tbe constitutionality of the act under whishthe claim is msde, will therefore be tested beforetbe proper tribunal.The Navy Yard..The Steamer San Jacinto

ia now lying in the Dry Dock, for the purpose ofhaving her machinery placed in. A Board of En¬

gineers, who have been sitting at the Navy Yardfor the purpose of examining candidates tor Gov-ernment service, have inspected this vessel andengines, ttid approved of them but it was foundnecettary to shift the position of one of the mattato suit the dimensions of the fhor plates of theengine,.which preliminary measure the workmenare now engaged on.

tiT" Rev. A. Waring, of Hayti, will commencea series ot Discourses on the social, civil, moraland religious condition of the Haytiena, to morrow

evening, in the Pierrepont st. Baptist Church..They »ill, no doubt, be highly interesting, as Mr.W. is a citizen of Hayti.Riotous Conduct..A party of eight or ten

were brought on Friday before Justice 8mith, for

fighting, and riotoua conduct at a Ball given at

the Old Sixth Ward Hotel, in Pacific st on Thurs¬

day night. They were all held in recognizancesto appear and answer.

Bursting of a Cami hene Lamp..A housein Myrtle avenue, near Canton st was set on tire,on Thursday night, caused by the bursting of a

caniphene lamp. It was extinguished, with but

little damage, by the Fourth District Police.

|y The trial of Bullock, tbe defaulting cashierof the Central Railroad Bank, commenced at Ba>ranaah, oa Wedneeday last

WILLIAMSBURUH ITEMS.?

Drafts or Citt Charter..The drsfu of

the Committee, claiming to be delegates from tbedistricts, was read on Wednesday evening, at a

pablir meeting held at Trustees' Hall. It propo¬ses to pay tbe Aldermen f 100 a year each | estab¬lishes different departments designates the sals'ries; provides that no sale for assessments shallbe for more than twenty years: allows live yearsior redemption, on the payment of If per cent, a

year. The present excellent arrangement of a

Hoard of Finance, which is provided for in thecharter of Trustees, is omitted. Jurisdiction as

to civil and criminal business, is to be divided, butthe system of fees is to be retained. The Trus¬tees held a meeting on Tuesday evening, to re¬

vise their draft of charter, when it was decided to

give more power to the Mayor, than the originaldraft allowed him, by requiring a two thid vote,instesd of a majority of the Aldermen, to pass a

measure vetoed by the Mayor.MA&ieiotTI Valextinks..These missiles are

in some of tbe shop windows, ready to be boughtby persons disposed to wound BBS feelings of oth¬ers, and do them injury. They will, in all proba¬bility, eventually destroy the system of Valen¬tines.

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Drown e r>..Capt. Stoothoff.ofthe schoonerJohnB> Moi n e, was knocked overboard, on Thursdaymcrnirg, as the vessel was working into thoHouston-st. Ferry. Effort was made to save him'but without effect.

Ferry Accident..A lady, in attempting to

step from a Houston-st. boat, on Thursday morn¬

ing, fell into the water. She was rescued by per¬sons near. A gold wstch she wore was broken to

pieces.kTsTSI BhoIIXI .Engine Co. No. fl,accompanied

by a band of music, proceeded to the factory inNew-York, on Thursday, for their new engine..The\ au-. r» nrds gave an entertainment at theirhouse in Ainslie st.

LAW COURTS.Supreme Court ...Faituv, Feb. 7.

Before Judge Duer.ColdtteJlva. Murphy and Karmas-h..To re¬

cover for death of child and injury to plaintiff, byupsetting of a Harlem stage. This case will beconcluded this forenoon.

Before Jud?e MasonIjccdtand Thayerva frrfB D. Dunn.L. and

T. in 1841, put up an order from John H. Wood¬cock, of Mobile, Ala, for about 91*400 worth ofdrugs, gar o n seeds, Ac. Mr. Dunn, in a letter,offered to become guarantee fur payment, in caseMr. W. did not pay in six months. Mr. W. nothaving paid, the present suit was broi^ht. Itappeared that the seeds had been furnished at 1

months etc lit. and Mr. W. contended this brokebis gnarartee The general term of this courtheld, that dividing the credit destroyed the guar¬antee. A nonsuit was asked for, and granted.

Supreme Da*SI'S....lATtraoAT, Feb. 8.trr.clAL term

Derision* by Jud^e Kdwards.BmUoM vs. Lh PejtUr, Young, vs. Ifo'U'iter,

Ulanen vs. Same, Wood\%. Same..Judgment fordefendants, on demurrer, with leave, Ac

The People, et. at. vs. Smman, IMtitjohm vs.

Droitn..Judgment for plaiutilh* on dr»ru«»rivr.

rlrralt t'Ottrt.... .FRIDAY, Feb. 7.Before Judge Milch«!!.

Murphy vs. l.'pdike and Staniels..To recover

tbe value of a horse alleged to have been im¬properly levied upon as the property of James C.Larkin, already referred to. Verdict for defen¬dant.

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I . H. .yinrahnPe Olllee....! ridav. Feb. 7.

Air. Mtvjjeldt, charged in relation to an invalidpaper, as to a soldier's pay, sent to Washington,has been discharged on his own recognizance, theDistrict Attorney considering there was doubt as

to his being a party.I . S. .llnrahal'a OffJce....SATi roav, Feb. :.

Airest of alleged Counterfeiters..Six men andthree women wore arrested by ,L)epnty Marshalsiimklewitz and De Angelis, ou Friday evening,at the old Brewery, Cross st. charged with conn- Jtcrlciting and altering American quarter dollars.The implements, including metal aud a die, were

lound i also, on one of them, a number of counter¬feit quarter dol ars. They were committed forexamination.

Court of Common 1'lens ...fatBST, Feb 7

BOOSTS Judge Woodruff.Taylor, Ha!, \ Muido-k vs. Sheldon P.

Church. Action by merchants at Columbus,Miss., strainst a mercantile agent, for publishing a

notice concerning them, in connection with a

number of other houses, in what was called"Church's iteports." Tnis case was concluded.Tbe Court, in its charge, stated that any person

is free to write ni:d publish of another whateveris true, and no action can be sustained for it in a

civil court. A person requested by an individualinterested in the business or otherwise of anotherto afford information, is privileged to answer saidrequest, confidentially, and although the state¬ment may be true, if he does not show It to a

third party, and he honestly believed what hewrote to be true, he is not responsible.

If a person volunteers to write in regard toanother, and what he states is untrue, he isequally liable with the one who publishes.

In regard to the present case, it was said Mr.Churth was employed by :t"> firms to proceedWest, and give information as to business men,the names of several of which, in whom the par¬ties were interested, were handed to him. HadMr. C. confined himself to writing, as to thoseparties, as respects each case, to the particularbouse which required information as to that in¬dividual, it would have been privileged; but hewas not authorized, in law, unless true, to communicate to the whole 3.*. intormation as respectedthe whole of those about whom he was to in¬quire, as each of the 35 were interested only inparticular parties.As the claim here is for publishing, and not

writing, tbe letter, if he was privileged to writeunder the above rale, and others betrayed hisconfidence, if they did so by publishing, he is notliable.As the action is by plaintiffs jointly, the rule of

damages, if any, will be the pecuniary amount ofinjury done their firm. 8ealed verdict this fore¬noon.

Before Judge Ingrsham.Halitead and Halttead, va fVc. ley .To recover

a claim to wbicn a discbarge under tbe two thirdact was set up, already referred to. The Jurycould rot agree, and were discharged.Coart of Common Fleas.Satcbda y,Feb 3.

Straus vs. May.To recover 11,200 and inter¬est, alleged to have been lent, but deemed al¬ready referred to. Verdict for plaintiff, $1,319.

Court of (.eneral Sesalsns ...BaiOAT, Feb. 7.Before the Recorder and Aid Franklin and Dooley.Tnalfoi Forgery m the Second Degree..Da¬

vid Crawley, an old acquaintance of the Court,who has served one term in the State Prison, fora similar offense, was tried and convicted of for¬gery in the second degree in forsing the followingorder end attempting to pass tbe same.Mr. Ili.«by J. Mkylr riease lead me*;oor$25 until

eveniDu and I will call on jou and return the same.1 havebeen buying U.iuors ard am *2s »bort.and oblige,

JOH« HAB&1JON. Northern Hotel.The Court sentenced him to the State Prison for

4 years and 6 monthsTrial for tirand Larceny.A young man

nan.cd Richard M Chapman was tried on an in¬dictment charging him with grand larceny, in steal¬ing about tcoo from bis employer, Thos Evans, drygoods merchant, of 07 Catherine st. From theevidence adduced it appeared that the prisonerwas in the employment of Mr. Evans 'or some

months previous to the commission of the larceny,after which he was discharged. Soon after bis dis¬cbarge it was discovered that sundry- money bagskept in the desk had been rifled of a part of theircontents. Mr. Evans employed officer Josephs,who arrested the accused, who confessed his

guilt and accompanied Mr. Evans to tbe BowerySavings Bank where he had aboutMM deposited.He bad lost bis book, bat gave an order for thisamount to Mr. Evans. There was no pro.>( thathe had taken more than A«5 at one time. The Jurytherefore convicted him of petit larceny and re¬

commended him to the mercy of the Court. ^"*P"man was remanded for sentence. Adjourned for

the day

LATKR FROM HAVANA....

Arrival af the (iearela....-

Tbe Ü, 8. M. steamship Georgia, Lt. D. D Por¬ter Commander, arriv«d at an early boor on 8aturday morning from Chsgrea, via Havana, with ''>."'

puiengeri and the Pacific mails.The Georgia anchored inside the Hook on Friday

night, bat could not get ap on account of tbe ice.The Georgia brings BlOo.OOO in gold dust,

.700,000 in the hands of passengers.The steamer Columbia had arrived at Panama

from the United States.The Georgia sailed from Chagres on the 24th

with Sie passengers. Transferred Ml to theFalcon at Havana for New-Orleans. Arrived atHavana on the night of the 1st, but could not en¬

ter until morning. Sailed again on the night ofthe 3d, at j o'clock, by special permission, andmade her run to New-York in 4 days and I hours.The steamship Pacific was to leave Chagres for

New Orleans on the 28th, with 100 passengers.The steamship Pampero arrived in Chagres on

the 27th, and has commenced running betweenthat place and San Juan de Nicaragua, to bringup passengers.The rainy season waa at an end on the Isthmus

The Gorgona road was open, and people crossingwith great facility. The railroad is progressingrapidly, and there are now 700 or (00 people at

work on it. Chagres was getting more healthy,but there were still tome cases of fever when theGeorgia left.Died at sea, Jan. 30, Saml. Kenyon, Ellisburgb,

.lettereon Co. N. Y-; Feb. 5, Clement Norton,Martha s Vineyard, Mass ; Feb. T, Henry Smith,New York City.Everything was quiet when the Georgia left

Havana. Jenny Lind was to take passage in theFalcon to New-Orleans, with many other personswho had been waiting at Havaua for some timepast endeavoring to get away. Every hotel iscrowded, and it it difficult to find accommodations. The Falcon goes to New Orleans full ofpattenrers.The Ohio was to sail for Chagrea on the 4th.The Georgia made her run to Hatterat in t;0

hours, the quickett run ever mado by any steamship. Before doublirg Cape Hatteras the en¬

countered fresh gales from the north an l wett,which lasted up |o Rarnegat.The following is the Georgia* specie manifest

Wm Bega Ca ....fia.aaj m O Roberts. i.nooVVUns a Co.M,w*| W. p. Faratsa a Co.. V**<J A W. N. Y. i ce-thn. Bradley A Co.. St,'»*!

Total.liaajJtaThe following it a list of the pussengers by the

Georgia iAi'ker. Jos O'.fiord. Mrs R;chtrdton,MraCapAdrema J O" tld. Dr Richardson, HBurrows, E Haight K Richardson, J WBotir'h, Wm C Hstretel, E II R'chardion, W TBradley. J Hum My, J H Rose, JasBradley. J I! H10.O1ts.JS Simon, M L. andlesson, M Harr. Hon E H friendBe MrsM A..\son H o.i Jr, Isaac Bni.ih. L M. A lalyChilds, M Mlnriae, R tenth, Rtfus NCauer,Caaa Jackiln. P s th, AustinCurlit. W JohuM>n, S H Swan, HowardCurtis, A KtldUB*. V D Bha»p. 1'liillpTChadwick, OW K.-ene,C«pt Swift, ttClarke, Baa W boeg, R BJ 8w.fi, JCroshy, B S" Lamp, OK Stevens, MrsCoddinglon. Motes Loi'aiul. Capt J A BB'1'.' s *tDouner. Ueo fc-sB ¦oe.Ä Slewerta. ADa*g, Mr-gen, A Thorner, J EDean,Wm H Merrltt,HB Talman, EaekDean, Oeo Merrill, W H Terry, ADowns, Chas Mowrey. C Truman, L-snderDver. Oeo f Megarty.A Toitea. tienF.ltder, M Norton, Richd Turk, KdwsrJWlswonh. O Ifeprlf, John Turner, DrKasinian.M Owens. K'rhd Toms, A CPreach, CO Parlasa,WB VenAuken, PllFame. M Potsdamer. T Wnetmore, J BKuiler, WmO Per OS, D W right, VVmPleating, Wm Palmer. H WyiTe, MrsKrank. O Pool«, Hphm Williams, T 1>George, W Porter, A A Wtiliamt.CaptThotOalloi y Campos, Praeria, Nicolas Williams, RBernan'o Perk, Capt I R Winters. Owen

Oihhs, SB Peterson, H L Wood, ColAnd 2Vi In steerage.

FROM WASHINGTON." Higher I.aw" nt the Homh The Tarlfl

.Mint Hill, A c.Washington. Friday, h ob 7.

It appears by letters from New Orleans, fromboth private, and public sources, that the four jury¬men who stood out against the conviction of Gen.Henderson of the fact of pu-chasing the Creoleand taking part in the Expedition against Cuba,did so under the impulse of " higher law'' con¬

victions It will be remembered that the purchaao of the Creole, the pay ment of llO.oooincath, and the balance in hit own notes, was dis¬tinctly and umieniabiy proved againtt Gen. Hen-DtRSOK. The ju.-ort had sworn to find a accord-ins; to the facts. Eight of them saw no escapefrom a verdict of conviction.the other four refused to agree. These tour gentlemen now aaythat they had no doubt sithe participation of theaccused, but they would not convict him, fVniBBithry approved of the ohji-rf of the Expedition..Isubject matter upon which they were not ofcourse calied upon to give any opinion. This israther" Ili^lur Law" than Gov. Seward was

accused ot inculcating. It is hoped that on thesecond trial now pending against the able andestimable, though misguided Henderson, thejury will be composed of wiser and more honestmen than those who have thus disgraced the jurybox.The New-York Mint is not entirely annihilated

after all. It will be recollected that, accompany¬ing the able R.-port of Hon. .1. P. Phoinix on thissubject, from the Committee on Commerce, laatsession, was a bill for the establishment of a Mintat New-York, pure and simple. This bill nowstands on the Calendar of the House, not far fromdaylight, and when it is reached it is not impossi¬ble tbat, under tbe more favorable circumstanceswhich will then exist, it may be carried.Large numbers of Tarif}' men are here, endea¬

voring to obtain some action in connection withMr. Hinters Appraisement bill. Tbe omens,however, are not favorable. A Committee istalked of, to take evidence, and concoct some¬

thing, during the recess, which will unite all in¬terests upon a permanent basis. This kind oftalk affords pretty strong evidence that nothingwill be done.The Silrer Gray members here strangely insist

that Hamilton I'i-h will be elected to the Sen¬ate, and some of the most conservative aay theywould vote for him. Most people have given upthe idea that there will be any election.

WOLTER VON TWILLER.

MOBIL K.

Amin Bey-Ohle Railroad Man In a Bex.Correspondence of The Tribune.

MoBii.e, Wednesday .'an 29, MLAmin Bey, tbe distinguished Ambassador of

the Sultan of Turkey, has been with us now for a

short time. He came, with his suite, from New-Orleans. He returned laat evening from a visitto the Government works at Pensacola, withwhich he seemed to be much delighted. He visitsand inspects almost every place and thing of note,and though he looks in upon, he does not seem t >

have quite such a monomania for prisons, pigs,crime and filth, as Boz. I won ier if he will write"Notes for General Circulation.''The Mobile and Ohio Railroad ia rising fast into

notice, thirty-three miles of rail will soon be laidand the cars running. Government have giventhem alternate sections of land on the whole line;the right of way and sites for depots cost themnothing, and it runs through the richest cotton andcorn country of the South. Still, some men even

of this age doubt iu ever being completed , theysay there is not energy and enterprize enoughhere. What would Northern men do in such aease ? Money is very hard to be obtained, andbills on New-York at sL'ht are selling at 1$ and 2

per cent, discount Cotton ia very dull and tbemarket depressed it is likely to continue so tillMarch.A large auctioneer house, a few days since, re¬

ceived a box, consigned to them aa merchandisefrom New-Orleans, for sale, for which they gavetheir receipt. When it was turned on to the sidewalk, a noise waa heard within the box, and a

crowd collected. Tbe box was broken open, andout came, not a black, but white man, who ran offas fast as his legs would carry him. It eeemssome wr | had picked him up drunk on the wharr,and boxe.: and sent bim there as a joke.

' Spring is out upoa aa ia freahaeae and beauty;

bad*, and leave¦ hens green on tbe tree*. riebblossoms tend forth their sweet perfume, Natareia awakening from tbe a)e*p of Winter, aad aaweet and balmy fragrance tili« the air.

Respectfully, a. C J.

Error» Excepted-Carol from Tlr. shell.A»«*m*i v CHiMBaa. I

Ai.ba.mv, Thursday. f*t> 6.1361.1T» tfcs Jtofor */ ra* TV*m«.Dfar Sir : 1 fiod in joor paper of Wednes¬

day. Feb Mb, tbe following..Mr. Shall of Heratmer, a free Soil Democrat, appears

tn hare voted for t.ov Fish, a* he bad veted with the WaUphalanx oe eome former BSSfShaas."

I with to isy that I did not vote for (Jo*. Fish,neither have 1 st any tims voted with the Whlssupon what I considered s party question. Myvote for Senator was given to John A.. I)ix.Will jou pleaae to favor me by inserting this

correctbja I Yours, Ac. Daxikl Shall.

Certainly. Mr. S. Motion* to amendare in order, though wc had already cor¬

rected the Telegraph's mistake as to yourvote. Ed.I . 8. eteaatsrehlp-t ard froiai Hen. I.. Harris.

Ai.iiany, Thursday, Ken. S.H. QRSXXSl &V i I aee by your Wednesday

Tnluhf that you have put me down a* absent andnot votii z for Hamilton Fi»b. I beg leave to aaythat I not only waa in m\ aeat but voted for Mr.Fish, and very much regret his defeat, by the maafrom whom we had aright to expect better things.But if the Administration wishes to take issaowith u* let them, on them reitsthe responsibility.It Mr Fish is defeated we know who defeatedhim. but we will keep cool for a few daya and pa¬tiently wait the reauit. Youra. truly,

LEW HARRIS.|y We had already made the correction

of the Telegraph's blunder..Ed.Trace .rlemertala In the Senate.

Correspondence of The TribuneWamiinuton, Wednesday, Feb. v

1 happened to be in the Senate Chamber to daywhen Mr. Foots, from the Committee on ForeignRelations, reported, in reaponie to a petition fromtbe American Peace Society, and several hundredother petitions from various and widely diitant

parts of the country, tbe lollowiiig preamble andresolution, which I deem important enough to

transmit for \ our column*Hnrrr./i. Appeals lü ihe sword f«r the deierrnlnaltoo o'

national contruver»ie» are n)wav* productive of Isssasasaevtl«: snd whereas, the spirit ami enterprise nflhe .««. buticoie r.pe,!« ^ tne genius of our own Ooverninenl, ehe

bsl Its ot .no people, and ibe holies' asraaaeat prus-^rtivofoar Republic, as v.e 1 a* the elanns of liumaauy and the

precept* of our lioK re <lnn. a ! rei;iilre me adoption of ever\ lr»»il,.e measure col auaSBI » Uli [lie 'lailoriu, honor andlaeaecurit) of uur rights, to prevent as far as possible, thelecurr. ric- ol w »r SSSOSSlSI Therefore,

ftr»,./i mi, That, in isejudaaseal of this body, it would t>e

proper BSS de»itnh ». lor Ilie l».»veniti'e-,i of 111« I'titteSBlnir». S b*revel piei lüf Sil S, to secure. id :.. irrsliea, v.libOther nations, * ptOVMoa for referring hi Ih* d"«-lsli»n of

Umpire* « eilurn nusuiiderclandlns* that r«nnm - saiu-

fs.-iorilyadjaaaad l>> aailawhla negotisuon mibe first tu-Staara.tirhifi' . resort to hoeMÜtles »bah Ire bad.

Mr. FOOT! said the Committee were cordialand unanimous in recommending the moasure,

and he presumed*the 8enate would adopt it with¬out objection. It will probably pass, with littleif any oppoaition except from a few such fieryspirits as the Mexican War baa foisted into tbe8enate and, if ever adopted bv our tiovernmontin earneat for the prevention of war, it will go farto avert from ua hereafter that terrible scourge.This simple measure may become of vast impor¬tance, as an eutt ring wedge, to subvert or super¬sede, in time, tbe monstrous practice of settlingnational disputes by the sword Let a few h-ading powers adopt this easy substitute, and theirexample might before long grow into the custom¬

ary grade of determining all controversies amongnations.

I have had the curiosity to inquire into the Ais-toricnl claims of our Republic to take the lead inauch s step for the improvement of internationallaw and I find, in the records of our diplomacy,moat ample proof, that our Revolutionary sagesand patriots, more especially such men as .1 arPKK-son and Franklin, tailored very earnestly toameliorate the practice of nations oa points likethis. Theireorrespondence is full of it; the instruc¬tions of the old Continental Congress are to thesame effect; and our tirst Treaties with France andPrussia in particular, the first so early as February,177g, are imperishable monuments of the wisdom,liberality, and paeiiio apirit which distinguishedthe founders oi our Republic. Theyjust endeavoredtn cany the apirit of our Government at home intopolicy with other nations and, if any people areentitled to tbe honor of taking tbe initiative, iaauch measures of peace, it certainly is ours

WlLhlAM PENN

The Wreck of a Steamer found off" Cape Hat-tern*-Supposed to be the America.

Balti.mobs, Friday; Feb. 7.Tbe Savannah papers, received here this morn¬

ing, contain the following |"Capt. Rhodes, of the schooner Worcester,

anivtd here yesterday from Fall River, reportsa. ing seen on Thursday last, aoth ult., at a

o Li it in tbe afternoon, ('ape Hnttera* Light,bearing NW. by N., the hull of a steamer, ap¬parently blown up, as all tho top works were

gone."The fragments of the wreck consisted of a

mahogany steerage wheel, and furniture, such aschairs, tables, and other articles, indicating thatit ha<l been an elegantly furnished ship, driftedin every direction about his vessel. CaptaiaII bodes thinks that the wreck could have occur¬

red but a short time previous, as the fragmentsdid not have the appearance of having been longin the water He distinguished, among other ar¬

ticles, a board painted white, with s time pieceon it, surrounded by a line ot gilt stars He couldsee no one on board, and the hull, which had sunkto the water's edge, appeared to be going dowa.

" We are unable to conjecture," continues tbspsper from which I glean tbe above, "what ves¬

sel this can be, but entertain fears that it may bethe steamer Cherokee, which left New York oa

the --th ult. with 170 passengers for Chagres, andwhich would have been otf Cape Hatte ras on

Wfdnesdsy night, the 20th. The steamers Pro¬metheus and Falcon also left New York for thesame port on Monday, the U7th, at 3 in the after¬noon, and it is possible that it is one of these."Tbe probability is that it is one of tbs New-

York and Chagres steamers, either on their oat-ward or homeward trip, as there are no othersteamers answering Capt. Rhodes' description,which would have been in that latitude, at thattime. Both the Alaba a and Florida were ia

port on Thursday, as well as the Southerner."[The steamer above alluded to, i* doubtless the

wreck of tbe steamer America. It will be recol¬lected that she wss wrecked on the night of tbs

Weather ist .Tlinnraotn.

A St. Paul's correspondent, whoae Politi¬cal information has been anticipated, givesus the following account of his Winter ex¬

perience at that rising capital I" I bad anticipated much very co d weather ia

this latitude, but am agreeably disappointed infinding that to be truth *vhicb I bad taS-n f »r fie-tion, viz That the climate of Min- esota Is the

finest in the world. We have bad barely emutcSsnow forsleigbintr. and SSMIBTSS atisafraesall OSes'daj s during the Winter, sod yet the atr ts «I wayscold enough to prevent Ihaavlafi * 8S*s\eSe*Jr,bracing atmosphere, aud tl . * i ibmiof as pleas¬antly as io May. It .¦ a Ijaury to live sodbreathe such long food Dartaaj our coldest

Weather we observed tbe snow bow spoken of

by vour Arctic correspondent, a cu ioo* and in-

tere*ting spectacle The tl t-rmometer has onlyfallen a* l«w as'-'O1 below zero as yet, althoughit has been known to stand for a day or two at

4 baavS*, aad we may probably expect a few such

days before tbe close of Winter."Our river ts and has been for some wests

our grest highway, affording a level and smoothtrack for cur sleds and sleighs, for a hundred milesbelow and above as, thus partially compensatingfor depriving us of stesm navigation."

fF" Thi Rochester American in responsi¬ble for the following atrocious insinuation :

In the 16th chapter of ad Chronicles, msy bsfound tbe following severe allusion to a profes¬sional failing which, very incorrectly, wsprsaume,is supposed to bave aa existence at the present

*lttH is disease waa eireerilay treat; yet to hU disease be

sous ax not Iba Uird, bmt u tWa^V^m AoS Ass atarv

wiTM mi* raratas"