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Our Albany Correspondence. Albakt, March 1st, The Pro Rata bill constituted the absorbing topic of conversation in the hotels and about the Capitol last evening, and speculation is rife as to The New Covsix Committee. We observe by an advertisement in another column, that the new Democratic County Committee meets this evening; It is said, though wc are not aware of the character of the authority for the assertion, that the new organization is about to nominate a complete local ticket. Admission to the Charleston Convention is the great pom', at issue, and it is said that if each section of. the Democracy shall nominate a ticket, the number of votes received by each will be a good index of the side to which the rank and file belong.

Should double nominations be. made, however, much more will, depend on the character of the nomincss than the influences by which they may be put forward. In local elections the people look more to the cha. meter of candidates than any other consideration. We liave seen of late years candidates elected from regular and stump Democratic tickets and some from the Opposition ticket at the same time.

The people exercise the privilege of selection, and whoever wishes to receive a majority of their sweet voices must keep this fact in view. Whatever incidental political interests miy be alfeetcd by our Charter elections, the good government of the city is the paramount and only legitimate consideration. To secure a calm consideration of the character of candidates and the interests of the city the Charter election has been separated from general polities, and as the separation costs additional expense to the city and trouble to the voter, the counterbalancing advantage of calm deliberation and impartial scrutiny will nM be iost sight of. ARRIVAL OF THE EDI BURG. f.

The screw steamship Cant Kennedy, which sailed from Livcrpoolat 1 P. M. on tho 15th February, and from (Jueenetownon the following day, arrived at Sandy Hook yesterday morning. Owing to the fog she could not come up last night, but the newsbe at brought up her files. The steamer Anglo Saxon, for Portland, loft Liverpool about the same time as the Edinburg.

Tho Africa, from New York, arrived at Liverpoolat one o'clock ou the afternoon of the Blth of February, having been detained outside for several hours, owing to low tide. Proceedings in the British Parliament. In the House of Lords, on the evening of the Mih, Lord Eluiry, in presenting a petition from the vestry of St. Ceorge's in tlie East, complaining of the grievance's under which they labor, traced tho origin of those grievances to the appointment of the present incumbent, who had alienated the feelings of his parishioners, once so "remarkable for their attachment to the parish church, by the adoption of ceremonies and dresses not iu accordance with the Church of England. He trusted that Parliament would provide' some means by which such unseemly disputes between a clergyman and his parishioners might bo avoided for the future.

The Bishop of Exeter denied that the Rev. Bryan King had acted iu opposition to the law on the contrary, he had only fulfilled it. He considered that before a remedy was applied it would be. necessary to show that a remedy was wanted. He strongly insisted upon the necessity of putting a stop to the violence of the mob, which other vi.se would gather courage from impunity, and finally, perhaps, lie led into excesses similar to those of the No Popery mobs of I7S0.

Lord Brougham said, what ho meant to have stated was, that at all events, the law must be put force, and that, at all hazards, this great scandal was to be put down: but, when he spoke of shutting 1111 Ihe elmreli. he eleariv misnit. ant tt without stating that they were an incorporated company, and If not an incorporated company, they cannot hold property; 81I, lie ought to havo'been sent to the jail, in. stead uf tho Penitentiary. The prisoner sunleuoed to pnv a fine of $00 or to be imprisoned In the Penitentiary for liny days, or until the One bo pnld.

i contended that the prisoner was not IIS? TO.tto if imprisonment cidi'on Sftas ni cas tobc JU' The Judge said that It was his impression that tho pris oner was wrongfully detained and that he could not be committed to the Penitentiary under the cireumstanccs. lie would however reserve further consideration of the subject and the prisoner could be remanded In tho mean time. "While in the Penitentiary ho would not bo able to steal. AKS.U"I,T WITn INTENT TO KILL. Mr.

W. llritton moved a postponement of Ihe trial of James Lcnry, on the charge of assault and battery, with intent lo kill, in consequence of the ahsenco of John Fcehan, the principal witness on the part of defendant. The trial was set down for the 13th hist. BIGAMY. Counsel for liichard M.

Smith, indicted for bigamy, applied for delay in consequence of the absence of material witnesses set down lo Thursday of next week. Counsel then moved to quash the indictment found April, the ground of defects. Motion denied. Charles Landers pleaded guilty to intoxication in tho public streets. He stilted in extenuation that ho got drunk only once in live or six weeks, and then staid drunk only for a day or two, and sometimes onlv for ono night.

Wcntcneed lo pay $11 no. or to be imprisoned for ten da; s. ANOTIIMi: ASSAULT AXI) HATTKUV. Patrick hearon beingarraiirned for assault and batlery pleaded guilty. The complaining witness was Francis Jlollohun.

He stated IhalSjhcnronnskcdhim for a shilling he owed him, and not beins able to pay, one word brought 011 another and Shcaron knocked him down twice. Hol lohan's wife came to his aid, and Shearou bit her finger, while another party was holding his (llollohau's) hands. The defendant keeps a porter house iu tho ward. The debt was due for liquor. He was lined 'l) or 2i) days imprisonment.

STK.U.IXr; a cow. liichard Hoorimi pleaded guilty to an attempted petit arcciiy in stealing a cow from Peter Harby. The cow was returned 10 the owner. The defendant was sentenced to the Penitentiary for an days. HOW AT MVltTI.R AVKNl'K I'AKK.

John (Iriunen and Jacob ltrowcr were, placed on trial 011 llic charge of commuting an assault upon an oiliccr iu the discharge of his duly The complaining witness is Policeman T.atinvillc, of Ihe Kiislcru District. There was a German pic nic at Myrtlu Avenue Park, iu August of last year. Latinville was on duly, and seeing a fight, went to suppress it, when lie was; assailed by defendants, who beat him, blacked his eyes, and injured him considerably. Mt James Troy, for defence, called a witness to prove that Latinville was with a crowd who were drinking, and lhat he himself was engaged iu the muss as one of Hut parties, fast on. lecture by Holland.

Rev. Dr. E.C. Holland, delivered his lecture lost, evening on Humboldt at the R.D. Church, cor.

of Southed ahiUth E. for tho benefit of tho Industrial School. There was a fair attendance, considering the weather. The lecture was a discursive essay upon the life and writings of the Nestor of modern science, as the lecturer termed him. Humboldt was born September 14, 1700, at Berlin.

He belonged to an old aristocratic family, of large landed estates, and had the prestige and advantages of such a connection, which whatever we may think of aristocratic privileges, iu Europe it confers a power and position we can form no conception by comparison with anything existing in our form of society. It is one merit of royalty that it fosters the arts and sciences, while popular governments like our own leave them take care ot themselves, numboldt had the aid and co operation of government in his scientific researches; observatories were erected by the King of Prussia to aid his first investigations into the variation of the compass; and his works were published uader oyal patronage. Humboldt's father who served under Fredrick the Great in the 7 years war died in As was the custom in noble familics.Alex mder Humboldt and his brother "William were educated at home by private tuitors, until they were fitted for college. Alexander as a boy was very slow in his studies, and seemed to have no aptitude for learning, while his brother made rapid progress, but the race is not always to the swift. At the ao of Humboldt, and his brother William went to the.

University 1 Frankford ou the Oder, and subsequently to Hamburg, and Gottingen, where their studies were completed. Humboldt at an early age. to display his love fur science, and the study of nature, and prefcrrecHhis pursuit, to tho one he was intended lor, the civil service of government lie journeyed through Germany, Italy, and Spain, making" researches in mineralogy, and botany. In 1S04, he sailed to the Madeira Islands with Bonpland, aud asceuded Tenerille. From thence he sailed to Spanish America, and spent five years in his explorations and researches in South America and returning homeward he passed through the United State's, visiting the principal cities and becoming acquainted with most of the eminent men of the day.

He returned to Europe with a mind richly "stored with the results of his researches, with which to enrich the world of science. lis had climbed the highest peak of Chimborazn, he hud scaled the loftiest Alps; he had explored tho volcanies of South America, Itily, aud Sicily, he wa3 omnipresent in his travels. In his Cosmos he had given to tbc world their fruits. It was a work not merely or natural sciences, but or all sciences it was study oT a lifetime as it had been the labor of a lifetime. After spending some years in Paris after his return to Europej he at length returned to Prussia in 1S27 urged again and again by the King.

In ltfO at the invitation of the Emperor Nicholas, Humboldt explored the Unil Mountains, extending his researches into the mountains of Asia. In he was sent bv the King of Prussia, to Paris, as a "representative of his government to do honor to the accession of Louis Philippe. From ISil) to 1S 1S, Humboldt resided alternately at Paris and Eerlin; in that era revolutions, he became permanently settled at Berlin, aud there spent the remaining eleven years of his life. The lecturer then described the personal appearance aud traits of Humboldt's character. Physically he was rather below the medium height and size, with a head none the largest, but finely moulded, aud an eye which was the index to his mind, bright, clear and penetrating.

Ho was one of the world's noblemen, simple and unaffected in his manner, courteous and affable, and a brilliant conversationalist. Tho result of his labors in enlarging the boundaries of knowledge, is scarcely calculable not a public school or an educated man in this community but is indebted to tho labors of Humboldt. He was the first to promulgate tho volcanic theory of mineral deposits, disproving the theory that they were created by the action water, or the. Nc.ptunic theory. He discovered the geographical distribution "of plants, and the laws which govern them in the different temperatures of the air.

He has shown that while the animal and vegetable kingdoms differ in every part of the world, inorganic, mat ter is ever the same granite is granite, limestone is limestone, herever found. The lecturer, in conclusion, alluded to the absence or religious reflections in the works or Humboldt. He accepted creation as a fact, and did not account for it. He read the history of the world on its own tablets of stone, layer upon layer, where is recorded all that it has passed through the earth has been its own secretary but the lecturer thought there was a higher Cosmos to be written than the Cosmos of the material world, the Cosmos of the mind as mind is superior to matter, and science though it might be sceptical for a time, would return to the high temple of the Living God, and there be received with songs and chants, and rest there for over after. Court of Sessions.

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but as a guarantee hi gooil faith. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2. Public Markets and I. Railroads. '1 lie bill now before tbc Legislature to provide for a Public Market in Brooklyn was so amended yesterday as to make one market in the Eastern and one iu the "Western District.

Each section of the oily seems enlilled to market accommodations and unfortunately both labor under the disadvantage which, unless remedied, will prevent the full realization of the benefits a public market would be calculated to afford. The location of the market intended to supply the wants of the Western District, to which those best qualified to give an opinion on the subject point, is along the dock between the Fulton ami Catharine ferries. This location will secure a water front, and so invite the introduction of produce from New Jersey and various parts of our own State, But the fact is beyond all question that, if a public market is to become successfully established and accomplish the object of its creation it must derive its supplies chit fly from the interiorof the Island. It is almost impossible to hope for the realizition of the advantage; to be derived from a siicscssful maiktt of this description to which one pouud of the meat, or butter, or vegetables raised by The tanners of Long Island, can never find its'wav. Yet if the insane policy of cutting off all communication with the Idaud is carried ofit the produce upon which a public market in this eitv ought to rely will be as much beyond our reach as that of Pennsylvania.

A few farmers bordering the city line might car; in their commodities, but such a suppiy would be no more than a drop in the bucket. Steam seems to have been ell'cctuaily removed 'from Atlantic street, or at least the arrangements for its removal appear to be on the eve of finally securing that consummation. An ellbrt is being made at the present time to have the terminus of the South side Railroad located in Brooklyn, and the success of the attempt, ought to be an object of the deepest interest to every one interested in the prosperity el" the city. "We may choose between quiet and'fostilised isolation or the teeming bustle astivc business and the prosperity that follows in its train. "While wo had a Railroad depot iu the city we had no market to enable ua to retain the produce that passed through our streets, and we were forced to follow it to a neighboring city at great trouble and expense, to recover it back.

Now that Hie prospect of a market salutes us no railway accommodations exist to fill its stalls with the articles our citizens require, first we had the horse without the stable; now that a stable is proposed to be built, the steed is gone. There is something so anomalous iu the exigence of a ycat and rapidly growing city sitting in the very pathway by which the produce of the fertile island on which it is situated must lind a mart or exchange, and yet absolutely and resolutely turning aside into inconvenient and unnatural channels the very stream ivhose passage, like the freshets of the Nile, contains the elements of abundance, that we doubt if any other city iu existence presents a similar spectacle. We hope that such a condition of things will not be of long duration, and that Brooklyn will invite business rather than repel it. The of 'ew Yokk Cm ax Statu in thk Nomination kui: The City of New York as the great centre of navigating and commercial interests is most intimately connected with the fortunes or the. S'Uith.

New York as a State is rapidly developiu'j; her manufacturing resources. The city i. ths channel through which the products of the industry of the entire State finds an cutlet to a greater amount lor the markets of the South than to all others besides. It is equally the channel of communication with the same markets for the vast surplus of manufactured products of Connecticut and New Jersey. All these interests concentrate in the city proper and constitute one of the principal elements of its prosperity whi.

15 by its reflex influence essentially identified with tho wealth and glory of the State at large. It is obvious therefore that the policy of the City and State would clearly favor the nomination of a President whose enlarged views will enable him to comprehend and stimulate all the reat enterprises of a National character the encouragement of which will tend to advance the destiny of this great country and consequently of the Empire State and City. Have we not in Mr. Dickinson precisely the man familiar with and best capable of comprehending and fostering all these complicated material interests which constitute the life blood of our community. These industrial sources of general prosperity differ only in degree from those oT Pennsylvania and the laborious classes of the East.

If in Mr. Dickinson we find not only a candidate who knows and comprehends the value of all the innumerable interests of the mechanics and manufacturers of this and adjoining States, but also a man whose past political life has shown! him to be iu principle and in sentiment a firm, constant and able friend of the South a man to whom of all others at the North, the South looks for the advocacy and defence of her constitutional and legal rights. Should it not be equally a matter of duty and policy to lay aside all purely personal feeling and to unite cordially in effecting his nomination at Charleston and his subsequent election State pride, the obvious interest! of every branch of business at home, as well as the prosperity and peace of the Southern States and the repose of the whole country, should inspire cvety legitimate and honorable effort to eil'eeta peifect harmony among all the different shades of the Democracy to bring about this paramount object. Let but the united voice of New York at Charleston call tor tho nomination of Mr. Dickinson and it will be done by acclamation.

Should Mr' Dickinson receive the honor of a nomination he can carry the Slate of New York against anv Republican candidate who can be brought into the Held against him by a very large majority. AH the business interests of the city and State are more than ever alive to the importance of the election of such a and are prepared to take an active pait in the coming contests. In general business men eschew all political association but on the present occasion thev feel that their future welfare is at stake, and thev will be found the most active auxiliaries of the democracy in the great struggle before us. Let not the present occasion be lost to do honor to our S'a'e to ad yancc her manifold interests, and to conciliate the Southern members of our confederacy, by bringing forward the man anion" us in whom they justly have the most confidence and thus tend most effectually to guard, protect and harmonize the varied interests of "capital" and "labor." The A runs and Atlas is informed' that Hon. Henry S.

Randall, former Secretary of State of this State, and well known to the literary world as the author of the life of Jefferson, has in prepa rato a Pohtical History of New York. To aid him in Ins purpose, valuable hoards of private StTafSett: lot 3,018,094 hales, and says the grand Total'o Tth season will be 4,400,000 bales. The value ofthU product is tw lpnuhr'1 Millions of what will be its fate in the Senate. Who can tell, to a certainty I believe that the sentiment of the majority, if uniutltieueed by any pressure from outside, is against it. That such is the ease no one, in fact, ventures to dispute.

But there I is a strong outside influence here in favor of the scheme: to the surprise of many the lobby in i that interest is stronger in numbers, and in purse i too, it is said, by those who pretend to be. behind the scenes, than the force sent np by the P. lil i roads to combat it. Notwithstanding all this pressure by representatives of Pennsylvania and Canada routes, and the friends of certain canal transportation lines, but sixty five votes out of one hundred and twenty six could be got for it, and it is notorious that some members voted for i it with great reluctance. No doubt it will cause wonderment in Kings County, as it has here, that one 1 if her representatives has deemed it his duly to vote for it, against the interests of his sec lion of the State, ami to the pecuniary interests of 1 thousands of laborers whose daily bread depends upon the work furnished them by the immense through business of these Heads.

But this is a matter for Mr. Piaher and his friends. There are many ways of accounting for the pas sage of the Pro Rata bill in the House. At the commencement of the session ils peculiar friends claimed for it ninety votes, and this ha; dwindled down to sixty six, although its advocates have modified its provisions so much, and made so many concessions, thai it can scarcely be recognised, even by its warmest friends. I have said that many voted for it reluctantly, under what iu i llueuco remain to be seen.

Besides the ackuow lodged Pro Rata Lobby or Clinton League at work here for it all the time, it had the Mlciit eo operation of the professional lobby. Why some may ask. because they were paid for it? No; but because they were not paid to wgrkou the other side, and if allowed to be defeated iu the first tlouso.all hopes of a job would fall to the ground, It va to their interest, therefore, to have it pass and go to the Senate. Once there, they have reason to anticipate, employment, audas the chances of tho success of the scheme increases, their charges rise, for. like other drabs, thev have a slidimr scale, of prices.

It is difficult to" iv whe ther any within the circle participated in the anxieties of the professional lobbyists, and like iheii), hoped that the bill might find their way up stairs, but it. will not be a breach of to say that many disinterested lookers on entertain suspicious tending iu this direction. Iu a few weeks we shall know the result, and at the same time learn whether such suspicious are or arc not well founded. A discussion on the canal appropriation bill, about which the majority is so miserably divided, occupied nearly the entire morning session of ihe Senate. The following is the Substitute, nf Sonnrnr (Ur.

diner, that lie proposes to move for "the present Atlantic St. assessment. Sec. 1 The provisions of tliu act or April far an (lie same relates In the collection, pavment and application of ihe nsseasnicnuherein authorized, are hereby nauhfieil so that said assessment shall be culleeted, paid ami applied as in this act provided. See.

2. When llic contract referred to in the firth section of the act aforesaid is recorded and tho amount of ihe assessment specified in said section is determined and assc ssetl as therein required, it shall be tho rtutv or Ihe 1 eoiiiinissiouurs appointed under said act, and thev arc i hereby authorized ami directed tn execute and deliver to the Long Island It. or its assigns, an assignment of their assessment of all the right of said coin nnssioncrs to receive payment of the said assessment asin said act specified; provided, however, that the saidCoiu nnssioncrs shaft not maKe and deliver said assignment until the company or ils assigns shall have signed and de tivered to the commissioners an agreement, agreeing to accept assignment nud tho monevs to bo received thereunder, iu fieu of the monevs to he" paid iiiem uudor said contract, and agreeing to discontinue the nso of steam within the limits of said city within six month after receiving said assignment: agreeing also tolosc tho cntraucoof the tunnel in Atlantic street, and to rostore and pavo and regulate the same to ils proper grailo immediately upon the discontinuance of the use of steam as herein provided, and agreeing also to lay railway and do such other acts and things as are required to bo dono by said company in and by said act specified in the tirst section thereof, passed April 19.155(1, and'it is hereby made the duty or said company upon exeeiuiu" said agreement to do and perform all the acts and things herein specified and required lo be done. If the said company shall fail to do and perform the the several acts so agreed to he done, they shall be liable to repav all monies received by them in consideration thereof with twolvo per cent and interest at the suit of the person aggrioved and in like manner to pay anv damages which may bo EUMsiined by any person in consequeuce or the failuro of ihe said company to perform ils said ngrecnvirt. Tho said assignment shall vest in said Long Island ils assigns, the right to collect and receive tho amount of Uie said assessment as in this act provided.

I Sec. 3. Tpon receiving the assignment aforesaid, the i said Long Co. or its assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to receive for their own use from each of the. persons or owners named iu said assign ment, or liable to pay any portiou of the same, the amount which such person or owner shall be liable to day as afore I said, and upon such payment being made, the property ui JH 1.

...11 nuixiug uiu snine suau oe released iroin tne said assessment; and.thesabl conipanv.or ils assignees, may extend U10 time of the payment of the whole or any portion of said assessment for such period and upon such torms as may be agreed upon between the said company or lis assigns and Ihe persona liable to pay tho same without prejudice to the right of said company or Its assigns to enforce payment thereof as in this act provided. Ho much of said as shall not be voluntarily paid as above provided, shall be collected as authorized in tho next section. See. 4. In case an assignment of said assessment shall be made and accepted as hereinbefore provided, the said Long Island R.

It. or its assigns, may appoint a collector lo collect so much of said assessment as shall not ho voluntary paid as hereinbefore provided, with thc llke authority and effect as if said collector wero appointed as specified in Ihe seventh section of the act mention ed in tho foregoing first section, and upon such appointment being made and required in said seventh section, the said company may deliver lo said collector a list of all said unpaid assessments, with a warrant under their bonds and seals authorizing him to levy and collect the same, and thereupon tin said collector shall possess all the power and authority for the collection nf said assessment which would be possessed by a collector appointed under the aforesaid act, and hp shall be entitled to collect and receive the same amount of fees for ids cervices. The assessments collected by such collector shall be paid by the same Long Island K. H. or its assigns in event of the amount to be paid them under the aforesaid con Irael.

Sec. o. Nothing in tins act contained shall be construed to authorize the said Long Island Uailrond Co. or Us assigns, to receive by voluntary payment or from said col octor. an amount greater than the amount authorized to be paid them under the aforesaid contract; but it shall bo the duty of the collector to pay to Ihe aforesaid Commissioners for their disbursements and fees, under the aforo said Act, the remainder of the said assessment collected by him after the said Company or its assigns shall have received the amount they are entitled to receive under said contract.

Sec fi Ho much of the referred i first section or this act as is inconsistent with the provisions of Ibis net. are hereby repealed. Sec. 7. This act shall lake eircc! immediately.

In Asskmw.v, Mr. Jones attempted to expedite the passage, of his bill to provide for the widening of Atlantic avenue in Brooklyn, by requesting that it lie referred to the committee on cities and villages, with power to report complete. Objections being made, he then moved that the House consider the bill in the second committee of the whole, but it failed to succeed. An attempt was made to reconsider the vote had on the pro rata freight bill yesterday. As the motion could only be entertained by unanimous consent, it was not received, riagler objecting.

Hie bill will therefore go to the Senate, as a vote to reconsider must be made on the day it was taken or the day following. The Hotise in committee of the whole considered Mr. Darccy's bill to authorize the city of brooklyn to establish public markets. Mr. liriggs moved to strike out the words "one or more, and insert two public markets; and also that otic of them be loeited in the Eastern District and one to be located in the Western District.

Adopted. Mr. liriggs moved to strike out the words "one million, and insert in lieu thereof the words llvo hundrcti thousand dollars. "taking the sum lu district marKCt, which tenia c.firfi1 tin. "ItaXKa hCn amcnu sc tL sum of 5 JrJFf t0 a market he appropn i JL' aal'l'' or his amend ment, staling that the Western District contiincd about two thirds or the citizens or Brooklyn, and the Eastern District one third or the citizens or Brooklyn, and that land in the wa considerably more valuable than huhc Such being the ease, the Committee would see the necessity oi a larger market, and as a consequence one that would cost more, than the one required for the Eastern District, lie hoped his amendment would prevail, as it was due to his constituents, and the citizens in both districts, that a distinction should be made.

Mr. Briggs' motion was lost. Mr Darcy's amendment was then carried and the Committee rose and reported the hill favorably. It is stated by a London paper that a marriage is on the tapis between the daughter of Mr. C.

Dickens (Miss Kate Dickens) and Mr. Charles Collins, the brother of Mr. Wilkie Collins i 1 i CpNoKks The Senate veslcrdav passed the bill to extend the benefits of the Swain Land Act to Oregon and Minnesota. Davis modified his resolutions, ami the subst lute was ordered to be printed. Tho bill rcsrulating the collection of duties on imports, wa passed.

A lorn; debate took place on an amendment to the Military Academy appropriation bill appropriating 1,100, 000 for the support of a regiment of 'mounted volunteers to defend the frontiers of Texas. The matter was lirally referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Brawn's were set down for Tuesday: the Homestead bit for Wednesday. A long debate ensued on the bill authorizing the sale of amis to the but nothing came ofit.

In the House, an ineffectual attempt was made to bring up the question of censures cast on the Inauguration Committee. The bill to establish an Assay office at St. Louis was reported back with amendments. A bill amendatorr of the act in reference to the securitv of boats propelled bv steam was reported and postponed for three wciks. The principal committees were authorized to employ one clerk each, at $4 a day.

A bill was reported for the better protection of female emigrants on the high seas. The bill in relation to the. treaties wit the Indians of Oregon and Washington Territories was discussed. The printing question was laid over until Wednesday. After some general discussion, founded on the President's message, the House adjourned.

Pcxitk al. The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention yesterday nominated Henry D. Foster, of Westmoreland, for Governor, appointed delegates at large lo the Charleston Convention, and adopted a long series of resolutions. Amongthe latter was one declaring that the question of slavery in the Territories is a judicial question. The Wisconsin Republican State Convention, which met at Madison on the instructed their delegates to the Chicago Convention to vote for the nomination of Mr.

Seward for the Presidency. A State Convention was held at Jefferson, Missouri, ou the to forward the pretentions of Mr. Edward Bates to the Presidency. A The political friends of General Cameron, in Pennsylvania, are taking time by the forelock in regard to their candidate. They issued a closely printed pamphlet of over thiity pages, rehearsing the KeueraPs caaecr, private and political demonstrating his strong hold upon the affections of the great mass of thr i people, and setting forth tne manifold reasons that exist for egarding him as the only mtu who i can carry Pennsylvania against the candidate of "the miscalled Democracy." lien.

Cameron, it seems from his biography," is a descendant on the i one side of the Scotch, and on the other of the i German Huguenots; he was born in and, i when 17 years old, blistered his feet walking to Harrisbuagh in pursuit of work. The hope is i expressed that 'the omnipotent voice of the'peo i pie be heard responsive to the nomination of Pennsylvania's choice." Y. Taws. Mkt.ant.doi.y Death of a Bbautifuj. Ba.li.bt Some time last August two girls named Calkins, one about Hi and the other IS years of age, came to this city and obtained boarding and lodging at the house of Mrs.

Young, No. 26 West Fifth street. Beth were possessed of good figure; and considerable personal attractions, and were employed from time to time at the different theatres as ballet girls, whenever their services might be needed. During their stay at the house, au intimacy grew up between Cordelia, the cider of the two, and Chaiks Young, a son of her landlady, which resulted in the girl's ruin and death. A week or two since, when it became certain that she was iu a couditiou peculiar to maternity, she determined produce an abortion, with the view of concealing, if possible, their illicit love.

Accordingly, William Young, brother of Charles, at the request of the latter, purchased a bottle of the oil of tanscy, without knowing, as he testifies, what usewas to be made of it. Under the instructions of Charles, the girl commenced the use of the medicine, which, with other efforts of abortion by her destroaer, made her quite ill. For several days she was confined to her bed, suffering the most intense physical pain. About this time Mrs. Young removed to another part of the city, when the sisters Calkins endeavored to secure new lodgings, but f'lilin" iu this, they returned to the house No.

20 Fifth street, in which a young man with whom they had become quite well acquainted with during the winter, had a room. Seeing that Cordelia was seriously ill, he prevailed upon her to occupy his bed, the furniture in her room having been removed. She continued to grow worse, and Dr. H. Y.

Fowler, who has an office adjoin'mg, wes called in to see her. Discovering at 'once what was the matter, he administered some witch hazel and ginger tea to complete what had begun, believing that to be the only way to save the girl's life. The decoction, however, while it added to her sufferings, did not answer the purpose for which it had been administered, and after lingering in great agony till Sunday afternoon, death came to her release. Shortly before her death she grew easier, and true to her nature, exonerated her lover from all blame in the matter, saying that she had swallowed the oil ithout advice or solicitation from any one, and that she alone was at fault. With a prayer on her lip for a blessing on the destroyer ot her virtue, she passed into the shadowy land, where she trusted her soul, though crimson with sin, would yet be made whiter than wool.

"A moment more, and Tin: beautiful light of hor som wing from her beautiful eye." Yesterday forenoon the Coroner held an inquest upon her remains, which resulted in a verdict of death by an attempt at abortion bvCharles Young, to which Dr. II. W. Fowler was an accessory. The arrested parties were before the Police Court yesterday, when Wm.

Young was discharged, and Charles and Dr. Fowlcr'held in 1,000 each to await an examination to day on the cuarge 01 mansiaugntcr. FrO. A fancy ball is about to be given in Paris, for a novel purpose. The profits are to bo applied to the liberation from the prison of Clichv of as many honest but unfortunate debtors as possible The object is not destitute of merit, but the manner of carrying it into effect, strongly illustrates the looseness of the Parisan moral code.

The whole thing is an attempt on the part of a weekly journal to obtain notoriety, or, in other words is an advertisement. This "journal has undertaken the enterprise, seemed the use of Casino, (a 'ri sctte ballroom,) and issued a programme of the contemplated jubilee. Itisnnt alittleamusin" to note the severely virtuous air with which it is announced that no person, male or female, will be admitted except by the consent of a ri orou, moral committee, and afterward to find that the greatest "attraction" promised is a furious muni), of a decidedly ilo idlri, description bv four of the most notorious and degraded Cyprians of aris The public is gravelylnformecl that this will be an admirable opportudity or witnessing the Terpsichorean exploits of four wretches who would be ejected by the keeper or a Sixth Ward dance house, as ruinous to the "respectability" of the establishment! It is said that there is no doubt that Ihe speculation will be entirely successful. Good people who wish to keep out of temptation and who sav vour pravers keep away from Paris J'olicc. oi' tim: Mahkkt.

Police business isexeeediii'dy dull Just now. This morning there was the constitutional number of old soakers, who go up for 10 davs for diluting their sorrows at cheap gin whenever they cuu raise sixpence to invest in a corner grocery. There was nothing of greater importance going ou iu any or the Coarts. Assaults. Matthew 01 well, corner of Hicks aud Atlantic, made a complaint against Owen Mc.Guire fortirin" three tumblers at his head, tending to a breach or Ha'pence.

Justice M00rel1011.se, who presides in the abseuc of Justice Comwell, issued a warrant for his arrest. John Hcrrj was arrested by officer Croan for throwing his sister in law down stairs, corner of Johnson and Navy sl reels. The stairs being made of sort plank, and Mrs. Ilcrry's head being tolerably thick, no resulted, except to Mrs. feelings, which nothing hut 11.

11, 11.,. I imij.vu.no i uiv oiauuu lllllllM.u Ull illllin Will IIIOI lify. He will be examined before Justice Voorhies. I Assault with a De.uii.y "Wri.vr ox. Francis Yorsan 1 was arrested yesterday by officer Bell of the Cth precinct on a warrant issued by Justice Pvder, in which ho is charged with attempting to strike wilh an axe Mr.

Exam I erFrye. The parlies both live in tho same house in Whipple K. IJ nd getting into a disoulc about snm. coals which they both kept in the same celler, an altercation ensued and Yersan attempted to cut open tho head idhis adversary with an axe, and was only prevented by the interference of sonio of the neighbors. Yersan is said to be an extremely hard character, who has already dona the State some service.

To day lie will be examined before Justice liyder, and in all probability be consigned to safe keeping. A Question or Mary Hannan and Lou isn Thompson are employed at Uaislcy's saloon, under "Washington Market, South fith K. to wash dishes and do other chores as might be required of them and they have hitherto lived together on friendly and amicable terms. But yesterday Mary made an assertion thut Louisa wasn't worth her salt." as she could not wash 11 dish as good as a coat. This aspersion upon her proficiency Louisa repelled wilh indignation, and Mary with a view of puttinga stop to the controvery, broke i wash bowl on the head of her culinary colleague, which so provoked her that she had Maryarrestcdw'ilha view lo mend mutters.

This morning both the girls presented themselves before Aid. Msujer, who gave them a little good advice, aud required Mary to pay the costs of the Court, 1 00. A Black Smitii. An individual bearing the very uncommon though euphonious name of Smith, with the very pretty adjective of Peter, who resides in Smith was brought before Justice Kydcr this morning, to account for the very improper manner in which he treat Mrs. Peter Smith.

Peter styles himself a "gemman of color." but the particular shade to which he can justly lay claim, could only be determined by Iho nicely dis criminating physiologists of Plymouth Church, who can discover tho sixteenth part of a nigger. Hut Peter Smith like the colored gentleman in the play, is of ajealous dis' position, and is likewise addicted to an extreme fondness for one of the most famed productions of New Eugland' ttum. And under its influence ho is apt to commit indiscretions of a serious character, which was the case oil Monday last, when he heat his wife with abed wrench and a potato masher, inflicting injuries which iuoj lusmicii mrs. oiuiiu in preierrmg a complaint against her liege lord. Tlic evidence which she inirodue county jail Apology for a Stutterer.

A love struck poet makes the following apology for his stuttering Dulcinea Yet her speech did break Along her sweet lip's tender rose, As o'er the shining pebble breaks The brook in music as it flows. And as I gazed, I could not blame The eager word that trembled there. And struggled for one moment more Of bliss upon a couch so rare. OFFICE OF THE PERUVIAN SrfiUP. THE PERUVIAN SYRUP Ob Psoikctkd Solution or Pbotoxide or Irox Combined.

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32 Pacific street, Brooklyn. my3tr IIoi.i.owav's Pi u.s Public opinion is thereat tribunal by which the value of all discoveries is judged In verdict on this great alterative, antiseptic and tonic l'nedl. cine, roimdorl on the testimony of rejoicing and graterul thousands, is ruvnratile throughout the world. Sold at the manufactories, No. lime.

New Yorkand No. 214 Strand. London; aud by all Druggists, at 25 cts (2K and $1 per box. seif, JOHN O'MAHONT, Dkalek rs Importko tViNES, Brandies, and Seoahs, Loxdox Bnows Smvr and Scotch Ale. No.

23 M.vrtte nveiuicnenr Fulton st. 06 Ir S3 6 A I AN 08 7 JAMES E. LENT. Havlngbeen appointed hi the manufacturers, Stodart A Morris. Sole Agent for the sale of the above justly celebrated Instrument for Brooklyn, begs to Inform his friends and tho public thritte is prepared at times with a full assortment 01 all slaes an' styles, which he is enabled to offer at the lowest manufacturers prices .1 I deems It quite unnecessary to refer to the merits of the STODART PIANO, as it is weft known by all makers and dealers, as well as by thousands who own and have used them for the last quarter of a century, who will testify that they are beyond all doubt one of the best (1! not the very best) Piano Fortes ever manufactured jus'b known as the sweetest toned and the most durable.

The manufacturers can with pride point to every Piano as an advertisement, unci claim every owner as a friend Parties desirous of purchasing on time can beaccommodated by adding Bimr interest. Also those who wish to hire can always bt suited 1 both tn nrlce and and style of Instrument. JAMES E. LENT, 339 Fulton street, tw oupoalte City Hall. KTEit Lynan, WnoLi.vLB'Airr KBTxin should be done by legal authority.

There was great exciluncnt on the subject, and, if not put a stop to, it would spread. There was nolhiu" more to be deprecated than the introduction iuto this country of that which in the United States had not yet lasted long enough to have received Ihe name of a domestic institution ho meant l.ynch law. (Hear, hear.) There were instances of this excitement extending to the west end of the town. He had received letters from Kensington and parts of Maryleboue ou the subjectsome of them anonymous, but others bear 111 uic signatures 01 very respectable persons In on laugh.) and in another with bei'mr no lommr ug .,3 Luajguu Him uciug a rioinaaisi; fa 1 find tn rmi 1 lncnd oi liberty, because he had "happened to state that the gen ullexions and turniug about of tlic' "lei'S'y at St. Genrge's in thc East might be right or they might be wrong, but that he" could not presume to blame any person who believed it to be his duty to perform those evolutions.

(A laugh,) He did not say those practices were right or they were wrong; it tvas no business of histo do so; he. had no fight to censure any person for having recourse to them. All he said was, that whether the rector of St. George's in the Iiast was right or wrong was altogether immaterial that a mob had no right to Interfere, or to resort to pnysieai ioree unuer tne circumstances. (Hear, hear.) The Bishop of London stated that the disturbances in St.

George's in thc Enst had ceased, but he was sorry to say that the mode by which that ovent had beeu brought about was 'bv the presence of sixty policemen inside of the church. After a short conversation between hord (irau ville, the lord Chancellor and the Pishop of Exeter, the subject dropped. Lord Ebiiry's motion for a statement of all tho alterations made iu the Book of Common Prayer by the Queen's Printer since Easter, 1859, bv whose orders they were made, was then agreed to. Iu the House of Commons Mr. Cochrane called attention to the relations with Chiua.

Their demands, in 1ST)7, he observed, were limited to the fulfilment of the treaty engagements and compensation for Brili. li but, unfortunately, in February, ISot), Lord Elgin took step further and demanded from the Chinese Government the right, to have a British Minister resident at the Court or Pekin. He took a lenient view of the proceedings or the Chinese authorities, who looked upon tlic officials, not the British Government, as in fault, and he ridiculed the idea that the Kus sianshad assisted the Chinese as absurd and a bugbear. Sir M. Seymour expressed regret at the absence of some documents which, he said, would have enabled the House more completely and im partialis to view the subject, which raised a very large question.

He deprecated several measures towards China, which was, he said, a very weak State. He believed that it had never recovered the effects of the first war, and if hostilities were carried beyond the necessities of the ease there would be reason to deplore it, since a shock might be the result that would cause desolation and ruin to that empire. Lord J. Russell observed that he doubted whether this was an opportunity upon which the House could conveniently discuss the whole mat T.cr; but he could not refrain from making some reply to the attacks of Mr. Cochrane.

He accordingly proceeded to justify the conduct of Mr. Bruce, who had acted, he said, exactly accordin" to his instructions. He had no reason to belieyo np to the moment of attack that the Emperor of Chiua had any objection to his proceeding to the capital; and supposing the Emperor to havo been willing to ratify the treaty, there was really no reason whatever why ho should have objected to Mr. Brncc's proceeding by the shortest route. Mr.

Bruce had, without special orders or instructions, to decide the question whether he should pass the river by force, or desire the British Admiral to retire from a fort which had been taken with ease the year before, and thereby afford to China and Europe the spectacle of an English fleet shrinking before a fort so easily taken. This was an alternative of great embarrassment, and without decidine which course was best, there were infinite difficulties on both sides, and her Majesty's Government felt it their duty to tell Mr. Bruce that their conlidence in him was undiminished. He agreed with Sir M. Seymour that it would be wrong to press too severely upon China, and that their business there is commerce.

At the same time, everybody ho had consulted was of opinion that they should show that they were treating on equal terms with tho Chinese, and were able to vindicate their honor. After tho arrival of the next mail, which was shortly expected, he should be prepared to state the exact course which tho Government proposed to pursue towards China. Sir J. Pakiugton observed that there were several reasons why this was not a convenient moment to discuss the relations with China, and tlic assurance giveu by Lord I. Russell was an additional reason for refraining.

Hehopod the course taken by the Government wan Id be one of moderation. Lord Palmerstou recommended the postponement of the discussion until the arrival of further accounts lrom China. SirC. Napier, Sir .1. Klpbinstoue, Admiral Walcott and Lord Paget continued the discussion, which was at length allowed to terminate.

Trldge across the East ltivec 7b Ihe KtlHi.r if the KitrjV Dkai: Si The remarks of your correspondent "Danger" in last evenings issue recalled to my mind the project which was some lime since talked or, or a bridge over the East River. There are thousands who would prefer to foot it over a bridge in time of fog and ice, than experience the delay and danger the retry boats. A bridge con be built, and I think any or our scientific civil engineers will bear rue out in the assertion, with, out any inconvenience the width or the channel is no objection, as many longer bridges have been, and will yet be constructed nor is it necessary to extend the 'cw York terminus to Broadway as has been proposed, in order to affoad an easy grade for vehicles. Start from the top of the Heights, foot or Montague street if you will, run the bridge over on two piers, with sutllcicnt elevation between to allow theDassao of Mm tallest. mast, and let terminate abruptly on New York MMy for r'cngersV and a for vehicles, similar to those" wh eh may be seen in operation at any time lowering good's from the sidewalk to the cellars of wholesale houses in Pulton, Beckman, John, or any business street.

Ihe bridge would be a nrolitablo investment to all concerned; it would not interfere hum me ici rics nor with their receipts, because ol the increase of population which would en sue; thousands would bring their capital and business to Brookh who ill not at present.sole ly because they nill not be bothered with our miserable ferries. Now, I for one, and I know many others who do, hope, and lully expect to sec, and soon too, a a good and substantial bridge over the East Bivcr one that shall boa lasting monument to inc. skill ol our engineers, and the enterprise of our citizens. Fellow citizens, please ventilate the subject. LnooKi.i March 1, 1SC0.

Mecha nic. It is said thai, owing to scarcity of labor in Bermuda, the quantity of seed potatoes planted this season will be fully 1,000 bbls. less than last year. BBFOUE JITDGR GARRISON. ANOTHER rorKBMASTEE IN" TROUBLE.

George Morrell was poundmaster of tho 11th ward in July Inst. He has a son whose name is the same as his father. He is a young man about 21 years of age. Tho indictment is against the son, who is charged with eom niillinga violent assault upon John Flanagan on the 13lh of July last. Thewholo affair is fully stated by the witnesses.

John Flanagan testified that he lived in the last house in Tillary and knew George Morrell an'd his son Ceorge. I will tell you all about it it was in July last last summer when the flood came, on the 13th of the month, and my stablo was all full of water I turned out the horse and the cow to bail out the water, and told my boy to watch them so that the boys would not take them to the pound, as I wanted to use the horso the same day; it was not five minutes after lhat the boys came six boys and drore the horse and cow away to the pound and I ran after them and picked up a piece of dirt and throw it at the horse, and he broke loose from the boy and ran away; this boy (defendant) then camo and struck me in the corner of the eye, and 1 fell down and could not sco for three minutes I was laid up for three weeks. He struck me with something hard it was not his list, as he could not have struck mo so hard with it I bear tho mark yet. Another witness testified that tho assault occurred in Divison and Hint Morrell drew something out of his bosom about the size of an egg, and struck Flanagan in the face. Mary Jordan was next called and spoke in such a racehorse style and with such a rich accent, as to the audience and jury into frequent bursts of laughter.

The substance of her tcstimonf was that she saw Morrell draw something out olhis bosom'and put it back into his pocket did not know what it was would not tell an untruth for the whole Court House saw Flanagan Ivingiown and everybody said he was a case. James McKccvcy. called for defense bv ex Morris, testified that Flanagan had a stone in his hand at tho lime. "Willi this evidence Ihe ease was submittal to the jury under the Sliarge o. the Court.

A verdict of guilty was rendered. After the verdict of the jurv, ex Judge Morris assured tlic Court, upon the statement of the prisoner, that ho made use of nothing more than his fist when he struck the blow, and in support of tho probability that such was the fact, instanced the trial of Patrick Lilly for the killing oflieorgc II. which occasion so eminent a physician as Dr. Ay res testified that a fracture such as deceased had sustained could be caused bv a blow with the naked fist. The Judge replied that the fallacy of medical testimony, as shown iu thai case, was pruveu by Ihe acknowledgement of Lnlly himself, alter conviction, that ho struck with one of those instruments called a false knuckle.

He did not believe nor the jury did not holievo but thai some substance harder than the nuked fist was used in striking the complaining witness. The prisoner was thereupon sentenced to llic IVuilcn tiary for forty days. A or.l'.ATIUSAI'l'olNTUKNT. A young mail, enjoying in a groat degree the quality of seir possessKUi under "adverse circumstances, named (icorge Jvlgttr, was arraigned 011 1111 indiclnientforpollit larcetij It appears he lives in New York, and camolo this city for the purpose of.pilfcring. Kcing impressed with Hie belief that he was lawyer enough to manage his own case, be approached the District Attorney and cooly inl'ormeil him that he was willing to plead to'an atleuqit at petlit larceny.

That official cogitated a moment ami agreed to accept ii. "When called up ho replied to tho questions of the Judge, that he lived in New Yorkand came over to this city to buy a horse. To steal a horse, yon mean," responded his Honor. "The sentence ofthis Court is, thut you be imprisoned in tlic Penitentiary for Ihe term of ninety days." Kdgar evinced great disappointment and sat down'withoiit saying a word. ASSAULT AMI n.vrn'.r.V.

Catharine Fox pleaded guilty to an indictment for assault and battery upon another woman, whereupon she was fined or to be imprisoned for ten days. LAMIIKIITSON. This prisoner slill remains in Jail, and the fact having come to the knowledge of the District Attorney, ho mndo a motion lhat the sentence of the Court be forthwith executed. An order to lhat effect was made by the Court and entered upon the records. Tho prisoner was "laken in," this morning by Deputy Sheriff liirkbcek, and Jail Keeper John Voorhies.

lie was in a carriage siuokingu cigar, and itppeard as contented as a man can be under such disagreeable circumstances. This Morning. uaiieas coiicus, George back was brought before tho Court on a writof linbens corpus, on the application of cx Morris, and his discharge applied for on the ground of imperfections in Die commitment. The prisoner pleaded guilty to petit larceny, baring been nrreslcd on the charge of stealing a quantity of copper pipe from the premises of the Brooklyn while lead factory. The grounds upon which tho npplicalion was based were: 1st, That there was no allegation that the copper was first taken from any person 2d, The properly was lated to be that of the brooklyn White head Company, oince corner ofF us 1 ni! Brooklyn.

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