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NEW YORK CITY NEWS. for consultation, and subsequently left the Con i vention in diagUBt. Judge Amasa J. Parker wa3 chosen permanent chairman, and made a strong Union speech. By telegraph we shall doubtless learn what policy the Convention is likely to pur fue.

Our Albany Correspondence. Albany, Jan. 31. Our Hotels are more than crowded with delegates to the State Convention. The attendance Is much larger than was expected, and a greater number of prominent citizens, from every section iB here, than was looked for.

The Convention assembles in Tweddle Hall, a new free stone structure, in the main hall of which can be crowded about 3,000 people. It will seat over 2,000, and by 11 o'clock this morning this immense room was filled, while the gallery was flag, and wrapping himselt up in its folds," but no such sacrifice as this (whatever it may be) is demanded of him. let us offer to the South what she may in justice demand an equal privilege with the North in the territories a privilege which Mr. Seward says will be of no advan togetohcr. Congress may refuse it, Mr.

Seward may be too timid to advocate it, but the people, as soon as their servants give them an opportunity to do so, will 6ee that it is granted. Military Fine Nuisance The taw of Libel. There ore two bills before the State Legislature which we hope will receive the sanction of that body. The first is a bill to amend the Militia law so as to abolish the present system of commuting, and to provide for the sum now raised by a general charge on each county. There is not amoreharrassing or odious law on the statute book than that enforcing this fine.

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83 Myrtle avenue near Fulton st. ni3 Sra BALL SEASON. JCADEMY OF MUSIC FIREMAN'S BALL. THE TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL BALL, IN AID OF THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND OF THB BROOKLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT, Will be held at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC. OX MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1861, Tickets can be procured of the following Mahaqeks: This Paver baa ibe largest circulation of any Evening Paper published in the United States.

Its valne as an advertising medium la therefore apparent. FRIDAY EVENING. FfiB.T Senator Seward's Speech. We published in this paper some weeks ago a memorial signed by the representative commercial men of New York and Brooklyn, asking Congress to adopt what is known as the Crittenden amendment as a settlement of our present national difficulties. Yesterday the memorial was presented in the Senate, slightly modified to meet exigencies which have since arisen.

Senator Seward laid the memorial before the Senate, and in doing so he macfe a speech which elicited one of the most important debates of the session Mr. Seward in presenting the memorial said it was of such length that it would reach eighteen times across the Senate chamber, and that it was a document of Blmilar character with the one which he before presented, that together they bore the signatures of 63,000 men men who fair, ly embody the views of the metropolis, and fully represent the commercial element of this country and the commercial interest of the world. liSnc7i a communication," says Mr. Seward, "iivuld command obedience in England, France, Jlassia, JYtissia, or Germany." After such an exordium as this it is nol unreasonable to expect that here in America, much more than in the countries named, this great interest will be heard with deference, and the suggestions offered if not at once agreed to, the men who refuse them will tell us for what good the commerce of this continent nay, the commerce of the world is suffered from remedial causes to languish. Mr.

Seward spoke for three quarters of an hour, and the most careful reader of his epeech can hardly tell what to make ot it, so vague is the utterance of the man who addresses liis country on behalf of that party, which'is about to assume the control of this government. It is pitiful to contrast this reticence, this more than OBAMD STIWET IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. NeBbitt introduced the following bill "An act to open and improve Grand street In tho city of Brooklyn." Sec. 1.

Tho Common Council of the city of Brooklyn shall immediately after the passage of this act, tako proceedings for the opening, widening, grading, paving, nagging, bridging, curbing, guttering and regulating rand Btreet In the said city, as hereinafter provided, from First street, easterly to the city line. Seo.2. Bold street shall be opened from Bushwick avenue easterly lo tho city line, and widened on the northerly 6ido thereof, from Eleventh street to fifty feet west of Sixth street, bo as to make the same of the uniform width of eighteen feetfrom Eleventh street to Tenth street, and of a like uniform width of seventy feet from Tenth street to flfiy feet west of Sixth street; and said Bt. shall be graded from Fourth street to First Btreet, so as to make the same o' a uniform of grade. And from Bushwick avonuo, easterly by tho city line, in conformity with the grade map of that part of Baid city.

Said street shall also be paved with Belgian pavement, from First street to Metropolitan avenue, and Macadamized or paved with ordinary pavement from Metropolitan aYcnue, easterly to the city line, and curbed, guttered, flagged, bridgedand regulated throughout its eniirelenglh. Sec. 8. The sidewalks of said street shall be made of the uniform width of fifteen feet on each sido thereof, from First street to Union avenue, and such portions of Second and Third streets as required shall be graded, re paved and regulated, so as to make the same confirm with tho altered grade of Grand street at their junction with Metropolitan avenue and the expense for tho ereo tion of said bridge shall be charged upon the City of Brooklyn. Sec.

4. The Commissioners Bhall bo appointed upon tho usual notice, for the opening and wideuing of said street in the same manner now provided for the opening and widening of streets in the City of Brooklyn, except that no petition or notice thereof shall be required for tho commencement of such proceedings, and no action by the Common Council, altering Buch improvement or fixing the assessment district therefor. Sec. 6. The Common Council shall cause to bo prepared suitable plans and specifics ions of the several portions of the improvement, hereinbefore specified, and ehall advertise for proposals for doing the same, in Buch sections as they may deem expedient, and shall thereupon enter into contracts for tho performance of the various portions of the said improvement and they shall estimate and determine the actual expense of all the proceedings for such improvement.

See. 6. Tbo Commissioners hereinbefore referred to shall determine in the manner now provided by law, the amount of the several awards for lands and buildings taken for such improvement, and shall add to them the expenses determined by the Commissioners as hereinbefore provided, and shall assess the same except the expenses for the construction of said bridge upon the assessment district hereinafter described. The said Commissioners in making such assessment shall adopt tho principle and method now provided by law for commissioners or assessors relative to improvements of a like character, and they shall apply such principle and method to the assessment for the several portions of such improvements, and their report Bhall be made in accordance therewith, except that said Commissioners shall make a single assessment and report selecting all tho expenses of such improvement, and after the making of such report all the existing provisions of law with respect to the reports of commissioners for tho ope ning and widening of streets, shall apply to such reports, the confirmation of the same, and the subsequent proceedings relative thereto. Sec.

V. The assessment district for such improvement! shall be contained within the following limits: A line drawn from the East Elver; through North Third to Fifth st reel, tbenco along Fifth st. to North Fourth to South Second st, thence along South Second street to and across Bushwick avenue to Orient thence along Orient to the easterly line of said city, tbence southerly along the said easterly line to Scholes thence weBterly along ScholeB st, to Union along South Third st. to the East River, and thence northerly along tho East Itiver to the place of beginning. Sec.

8. Said commissioners shall assess one half of the expenses of such improvement upon the several lots of ground fronting upon grand St. and the other half upon the remaining portion of the lots in said assessment district; and they shall make and file their final report, within six monthB alter tbeir appointment, and shall receive no compensation for any services rendered after that period. Sos. 9.

The Common Council of said elty may, if they shall deem it expedient, abandon tho opening and im Erovement of that portion of said street lying oast of letropolitan avenue, and in that event tho assessment district herelnbf fore mentioned shall not extend easterly beyond Porter avenue. Sec. 10. The Common Council of said city are hereby authorized to direct the issuing of bonds of said city for the whole amount of the expense of such Improvements, except for the expense of constructing said bridge, nnd such bonds 6ball be payable, one fifth in each year, commencing with the year 1863, with interest thereon payable semi annually at 0 per cent, which bonds shall be called tho "Grand street improvement bonds," and the proceeds thereof Bhall be applied solely to the expenses of such improvements. Sec.

11. The assessment hereinbefore provided shall be a lein upon each of said lots of ground, and such assessment, with the interest to accrue thereorrfrom the time of the completion of the same to the time of the collection thereof, shall be included in the assessment taxes to be levied upon said lands, for each of the four successive years, commencing with the year 186 3, and one fourth thereof, together with such interest, shall be collected annually with such taxes, and upon default in the payment thereof, the same nrocecdjngs shall be had as in default of payment of such annual taxes. Sec. 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

TBE LECTURE SEASON. P. B. Anderson. John Caehow, J.

B. Leggett, A. F. CampbeU. J.

C. Roach, Vincent Tilyou. P. H. Taws, Felix Campbell.

Joseph Reeve, T. H. Shankland, A M. G. L.

Haight, Edwin Hillyer, Alex. Mulr, R. A. Williams, C. S.

Langdon. I. D. Velsor. Wm Brown, R.

R.Story. E. Underbill, J. W. Underhlll.

Probable Fatal Stabbing Affray. About IX o'clock this morning Stephen Goodwin, tailor, in company with four other persons, entered the drinking saloon ofEdward Duryeo, No. 203 South street. After taking a number of drinks, a disturbance arose between them, when they adjourned to tho sidowalk. Nothing is known of what transpired there, but in a Bhor' time all tho party returned except Goodwin, who, after depositing a Bheath knife with some person behind the bar, left the premises.

In about half an hour after they had left, officer Bode, of the 4th Word, found Goodwin on board the ship "Charles Hill," lying at the foot of Catherine street, badly wounded, a cm in the breast and two in the side. After a search for the perprotator, officer Blair arreBted John Jackson and William Eobinson, who were with Goodwin at the time he entered tho drinking saloon. Tho wounded man was taken to the New York Hospital. His recovery is doubtful. Horse Taming.

To the Editor othe Brooklyn Daily Eagle Deab Sib, After looktog over your valuable paper the other evening, (as I invariably do after dinner) I was as onished ond amuBed at seeing axard from Mr. Calvjn itty, of Nevins street, stating some or the injurious effects of Mr. Earoy's system of horse training; Mr. C.Wlt ty's ability to do with any horso anything that Mr. Karey can, by a better process.

Such presumption is really ridiculous. We would advise Mr. C. Witty to give an exhibition. One on reading it, is led to inquire, why Mr.

Calvin Witty, of NevinB street, don't demonstrate his powers on his own horses? A Sodbceibeo. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Sib: In nnswer to tho appeal of M. In yesterday's Eagle, for aid for the family of "Mr. an engineer, If he will enclose to my address, box 810 Brooklyn Poat Office, an endorsement of the character of Mr. by any one of his employers named, cold and hunger shall be strangers to his house, until he can oarn sufficient to procure tho necessaries of life.

M. soys feelingly, there aro "many proud hearts Buffering in sileneo'to tho lost pang beforo they will let their wants be known." Upon proper authentication of such caseB, aid, such as may bo required, will promptly be given, whether it be by A. II. K. or some other kind hearted man, when the fact is mado known.

If Mr. L. be a good engineer, and in health to labor, two years is a long time to bo outof employment. Doubtless there is good and sufficient reason, else ono who writes so feelingly as A. M.

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130 The Po web op Medicine ovbb Disease We know of no better Illustration of this than the wonderful effects of the OxyRenated Bitters In eradicating from the system Dyspepsia aud all functional diseases of the stomach, as wi 11 at restoring impaired digestion For sale in Brooklyn by Joseph W.Hayes. J35 lvr graced by the presence of two or three.hundred Jadies. The morning session was occupied in the presentation of credentials and in perfecting a temporary organization. I am quite confident that the proceedings will be harmonious and characterized by unanimity. As I have before written, everything indicates that the Convention Will take a position in favor of leaving nothing untried that may tend to re unlte the States, and if all efforts fail and a dissolution is inevitable, then the secession shall be peaceful.

In conversation with many of the delegates, I learn it is their opinion that this platform is in consonance with the views of at least five sixths of the people of the State. The meeting of the Convention absorbs almost every public question here. There are barely enough Senators and members of the Assembly in their seatB to transact business. The rest are at the Hall, among Republicans evincing as much anxiety to obtain tickets of admission as the Democrats do. In the Senate, Mr.

Spinola introduced this mornirjg the Brooklyn Revenue Deficiency bill, a copy ol which I sent to the Eagle a day or two ago. The amount called for is not yet fixed, but I am told that the sum needed is something less than $30,000. Why is it not named in the bUl A favorable report was made on the bill for the completion of the State Arsenal in Brooklyn: also on the bill to incorporate the Bay Ridge fire company. If thete are any Republican young gentlemen in your city who have nothing to do, and who can overcome any squirmish objections they may entertain with regard to the immorality of the connection, they should hasten to Albany, and present tbeir claims for a clerkship on the standing committees. The Senate is making positions for such young gentlemen, from other portions' of the State, at the rate of two a day, and there is no reason why Brooklyn should be overlooked.

Applicants need notbe particular astoprevious good character, as references are not exchanged, and qualifications not required. By way of a hint, I may state that having been a captain of some wide awake company is considered the highest recommendation. The select committee on the Virginia resolutions were in consultation all the morning, and finally agreed upon commissioners, but not until the Senate adjourned for the day, so that they cannot bring their report before that body, until to morrow. The following is a list of the gentlemen designated, together with the names of the members "of the committee who designated them David Dudley Field, by Mr. Camp; Wm.

Curtis Noyes, by Mr. Fierce: James S. Wads worth, by Mr. Abell; James C. Smith, by Mr.

Hillhonse; A. B. James, by Mr. Finch; Greene C. Bronson, by Mr.

L. Varian; Erastus C6rning, by Mr. J. McL, Murphy; Addison Gardiner, by Mr. Varian; Wm.

E. Dodge, by Mr. Camp. It remains to be seen whether the two Houses will confirm these nominations. The general impression here is, that they will.

Ik Assembly. The House in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Moore in the chair, considered the bill to alter the Commissioners's Map of the city of Brooklyn, by extending St. Felix street, it wasreported to the house without amendment and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The same committee took up the bill to increase the salary ot the City Judge of the City of Brooklyn.

Mr. Catlln of Washington, msved to amend the bill by making it effectual immediately after its passage instead of May 1, 1861. Mr. Provost remarked that the obj eet was to increase the salary of the incoming Judge, but not to interfere with the salary of th present Judge, Wh06e term of office expires May 1, 1861. Messrs.

Fisher and Andrus hoped the amend ment would not prevail, as it was not desired by the citizens of Brooklyn and the present Judge was elected with a distinct understanding as to the salary he was to receive, and therefore it was not wished or intended to increase it. The amendments did not prevail, and the bill was then ordered to a third reading. Mr. Com6tock's bill authorizing and providing for the transfer of certain actions and proceedings from the City Court of Brooklyn, to the Supreme Court was also considered and ordered without amendment to a third reading. DIVISION OF THE ELEVENTH WARD.

This is Mr. Andrus' bill to divide the 11th ward and to create a new ward in the city of Brooklyn, and on whose motion it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Andrus said the reason he desired such reference was, that it was claimed by certain parties, that a legal question was involvid in it. It provides asfollows The 11th ward of the city of Brooklyn shall comprise the following district Beginning at a point whole the center lines of Fulton avenue and Bridge street intersect each other thence running northerly along the centre of Bridge street to the centre of Johnson street, thence easterly along the centre of Johnson to the centro of Navy thence southerly along the centre of Navy st.to tho centre of Myrtle thence easterly along the centre of.

Myrtle ave. to the centre of Portland thence southerly along (he centre of Portland through and across Washington Park to and still along the centre of Portland av. to tho centre of Atlantic tnence wtsterly along the centro of Atlantic av. to the centre of Fluttmsh thence northwesterly along. the centre of Flatbush ave.

to the centro of Fulton and thence wtstorly along the centre of Fulton ave. to the centre of Bridge st. at the point or placeof beginning. The 20lh ward of tho city of Brooklyn shall comnrisB the following district Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the centre lines of Portland and Atlantic avenues, thence running northerly along the cciire Of Portland through and across Washington Park, and still along the centre of Portland ave. to the Eait river and Wallabout Bay to tho centre of Washington avo.

or to its intersection with a line in continuation thereof, thence southerly along said continuation line o' Washington ave. and the centre erf Washington av: to the centre of Atlantic ihence westerly along tho sentro of Portland at the place of beginning. All that part or the city of Brooklyn hereinafter described and being a part of the Eleventh ward, as herttoforo bounded, viz. Beginning at a point where the contre line of Johnson intersects the centre lino of Navy Btreet, running thenco northerly along the centre of Navys treot to the centre of Nassau thence easterly along tie centre ol Nassau Bt. to the south easterly cor er tf the TJnitcdJStatcs Navy northcrlv along tb.t same to the East Eiver and Wallabout Bay to tho centre of Portland avenue or till it intersects a line as continued thereof thence northerly along the centto of Portland avenue to the centre of Myrllo avenue, thonce vcsierly along tho centre of Myrtle avenue to the centre of Navy and thence northerly along the centre of Navy, at, to the centre of Johnson st, to tho place of boginang, is hereby added to and shall form a part of the Fiftli ward of the city of Brooklyn.

All officers now elected or appointed in tho Elivonth ward of said city as heretofore existing shall coitinue such offices until the next general election held ii said city for municipal officers. It shall be the duty of the Common Council of tho city of Brooklyn immediately on tho passage of thli aot to divide the Eleventh and Twentieth wards crated by this act Into as many districts as msy bo proper, ind to form a district or districts of that portion of said EaventU ward as is by this act added to and made to form a part of the Fifth ward, and to appoint places lo hold cUuni therein. The inspectors and district canvassers electei at tho Inst general election in said Eleventh Ward shall Bveral ly ba entitled to serve as such in. the several disMots of the wards in which by this act they rcspectivelj reside, and for all districts so by the Common Council created whioh shall have no Inspectors and district carvassers, or either elected at tho last general election in sild city residing therein, the Common Council shall Immiiiatoly appoint Inspectors and district canvassers who ab.ll have tho same powers as if regularly eleeled therefore! An election snau te neia in anu lor me saw novenin and Twentieth Wards, at tho, next election held'ln sold city lor municipal officers, on tho first Tuesday April, in the year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty.onc, which election there sh 11 be elected for each of Bald wrds, ono aldermai, one supervisor, ono constable and oie assessor; the aldnnsn so elected shall be classified a Is provided forth alassiflcation of the aldermen of tb city of Brooklyn in title second, section fourth, of th oltyof Brooklyn, as amended by chapter 879 of the lata of tho year and the assessors shall he classified Is provided for tbo classification of tho assessor of tb city of Brooklyn in title foor, section twenty eight of th charter of the ealdcuy of Brooklyn, all the provisions of law relating to the usual wards of the city of Brooklyn hat 1 use for as they may be applicable, apply to th Twentieth Ward hereby created, and. all laws nowji force, regulating tho election of charter officers In sad city of Brooklyn, and the canvass estimate and rcturairf votes, shall apply to all elections held la and for the Irentlolh Ward.

The Twentieth Ward hereby orcnted, shall cotlnuo to form part of lho Second Congressional Diatrlt of this Btato, and of theFlral Senatorial District of Kin? County; and together with that part of tho Eleven! Ward, which Is hereby added to tho Fifth Ward, shall rm part of the Fifth Assembly District, and with tbo Elotnth. and Tenth Wards shall bo entitled to oloct ono hkmbor of Assembly. This aot shall tako effect immudiatoly. five is obliged to turn out once a year armed and equipped as the law directs, or by paying seventy live cents escape that necessity. The poor and the rich the man to whom the loss of seventy five cents is an embarrassment that prevents him for two or three weeks from making both ends meet, and the men who has a million dollars worth of property to protect, are taxed equally.

It is not Decessary to dwell on the injustice of this. The law gives extreme, tyranical and unusual power to the tax gatherer. The Legislature in its mercy and wisdom exempted a certain amount of property of each resident from exectr tion, even for debt but, in this case the chair the poor man sits on, the bed he rests on, the clothes he wears, can be levied on and sold to satisfy the claim. That this is not often done, is due solely to the fact that public sentiment is much less brutal than the law. If the law was calculated to foster military cistipliDP, there would be some ground for placiDg all classes on an equality.

But the law has no such tendency. If the farce of general trainin' is not calculated to bring soldiering into disrepute, nothing is. A dozen rag amufllns and a hall a dozen tough headed men who hope to be rewarded in the next world for resisting what they conceivo to be a swindle in this, march, around the city yearly, and are equipped about as soldier like as any fantastical troupe that ever excited the risibility of the populace. This tax is levied in a hap hazard manner, and no proper account iB ever given of it. We arc informed that the entire income from this source accounted for in this city, is under $5,000 for the past year.

The seventy five cents Is handed in to the Tax Collector's office the first place by those who choose to pay it; after a certain day an additional fine is imposed and the matter is handed over to the military officers who hold a sort of drum head court martial, and use their little brief power with an insolence that has often been exposed through these columns. The money hardly ever goes tothe benefit of the rank and file ot our militia, and if it did so paltry a sum would be of but little moment. We will venture to say there is more ill feeling engendered in the collection of this paltry sum of $5,000 than in the collection of all tho other taxes together. The law is a nuisance, tyranical, partial, unjust, irritating and calculated to bring military training into ridicule and to embitter the relations between the victims ot this universally recognized swindle and the militia for whose benefit it is ostensibly collected. There is no more popular act before the House than that which provides a remedy for this state of things, and we hope when it comes before the Legislature we shall find the Kings County delegation on the right side.

There is another bill which interest all classes, for all claBses read the newspapers. The bill contemplates an alteration of the law of libel so as to make those who believe they have any just cause to apply to the courts, give security that the expense will not fall on those who know nothing of them, never injured them, and never inten ded to injure them. As the law is at present, a thin skinned Individual may run off to an idle shyster, orsome young Blackstone, anxious to get his name in the papers. The limb of the law of course pretends that a cool ten thousand can be made oat of the newspaper proprietor for damage to a character that not probably would not represent a three cent drink in the corner grocery store. A suit is commenced, of course it his to be defended, and a lawyer engaged for that pur pose; the valuable time of three or four persons is takenup for a week or two in waiting for the case; it comes up, and the jury considers the plaintiff entitled to six cents damages.

The plaintiff goes out of Court swearing at the Bhyster who inveigled him into the suit, having lost time and temper. This is all well enough, so far as it goes. Bnt the defendant also has lost his money and time, and business that knows not any tomorrow interrupted. The Court, to be sure, may make such allowance as it in justice may deem proper, but the probabilities are twenty to one that the plaintiff like the lawyer went into the case as a speculation, and all the Sheriffs in the State could not satisfy a five dollar judgment against him. The new law proposes to remedy this, by compelling the plaintiff before commencing his action to give security, that if he has no ground for complain iog then he shall reimburse those' he harrasses and annoys.

The law will relieve the courts of trying frivolous libel suits, it will discourage shysterlng, and it will protect newspaper pro. prietors irom vexatious annoyance. No neWB. paper should be screened from just responsibility, but it is not fair that its proprietor should be at the expense of proving to every man who complains of an Innocent paragraph that he has made a fool of himself. Both of these bills are eminently just in their provisions, and we hope they will be favorably considered by our legis lators.

The Senate was occupied yesterday in debate called out by a memorial from. aiti. zens of New York, aBking for the adoption of the plan proposed by the Border States as a settle, ment of our present difficulties. A sharp colloquy took place between Senators Seward, Mason, Pouglas and Wigfall. On the whole the tone of Mr.

Seward's speech indicates that the Republican party will not be able to resist the desire of the people for a peaceful settlement of our difficulties. Mr. Douglas took occasion to recommend his popular sovereignty doctrine and Mr. Wijall seized the opportunity to remind him that if it had not been for that specific all the prssant trouble would have been avoided. In the House of Representatives the Judiciary Committee was instructed to inquire whether Martin F.

Conway has been legally and constitutionally elected a Representative to Congress from that State. The Committee on Ways and Means non coucuAed in the Senate's amendment to the Deficiency bill, appropriating $800,000 to ratify the provisional contracts with Ambrose W. Thompson to secure the United States certain valuable privileges in the province of Chiriqul The Senate amendments to the deficiency appropriation were taken np in Committee of the Whole bnt without any Concluding action on the subject, the Committee rose, and Mr. Adams (MasB.) made a speech on the Report of the Committee of Thirty three. The Chiriqul amendment to the Deficiency bill was again taken up and Us passage urged by Mr.

Sickles. At the eveniDg session Mr. Farnsworth (111.) made a speech on the crisis, and was followed by Mr Avery (Tenn.) and Mr. Edgerton (Ohio.) Only about a dozen members were present during the evening session. The Democratic State Convention, called to de.

liberate upon the critical condition of our nation, al affairs, convened at Albany yesterday. Lieut. Gov. Church was chosen temporary chairman. A resolution was adopted admitting all delegates and alternates claiming seats in the Convention, without determining any question of regularity of organization.

The Tammany Convention retired cowardice, tnis worse than jugglery, with toe decided and manly tone of the men "who formerly met the great crises through which this country has passed. Can any one imagine in such an emergency as this Webster, or Wright, or Clay or Calhoun, getting up in the Senate and Bitting down after three quarters of an hour's speech, leaving their colleagues and their country in doubt as to the position they occupied. Webster knew the sentiment of New England, but he did not hesitate to brave it. when his country's peace and interest called for it, and to come before his State and defend his action. Would Clay have spoken so vaguely that his speech might be interpreted to suit the exigencies of events, or the change in popular sentiment? Bat Mr.

Seward, like" the delphlc oracle, speaks so that his generalites can be interpreted one way or the other. The memorialists go before Congress and ask lor the adoption of a plan which they hope will restore peace and prosperity to our country. They are men of business, men who mean what they say. Let us see how Mr. Seward represent3 them.

In presenting this memorial, he says "I have asked them also, in return for performing my duty on this occasion, that, when they have arrived at home, they "will act in the same spirit, and manifest their devotion to too Union above all other interests, and all other sentiments for the Union, by voting for the Union, if it ehonld be demanded hi lending and even giving their money for the Union, and fighting in it as the taxi resort for the Union inking cure altcays that speak in gaen lief ore voting, voting goes tiefore giving money, ami all jo itefore abattie, which I should regard ax hazardous and danger owt, and therefore, the last, an it. olild be. the mod painful measure to be resorted to for the saltation of the. Union." Was there ever language used, less befitting the occasion They ask for the adoption of a well defined measure, and Mr. Seward tells them to go home and vote for the Union; but Mr.

Seward and his party will take care that they shall not have a chance of voting upon the question at all But they can give tbeir money for the Unioa; i' Mr. Seward will tell them how much, to whom When and where, we will venture to say the money will be forthcoming, if the terms are at al reasonable. The last remedy Mr. Seward has, is war, but this, he says, wit a delicacy of expression quite remarkable, would be the most painfu measure. The most rAreppt measure raid not Mr.

Seward go one step further and tell those men to whom civil war means the Iobs of the fruits of years of toil and successful enterprise that a battle might be painful, and certainly would beimpleasant. Again, Mr. Seward says But it will require a very short time, this Union is in danger, and does require to be saved, for all these interests, all these platforms and all these men to disappear. You, everybody who shall resist, oppose or Btnnd in the way of the preservation of this Union, will disappear as moths on a summer's eve, when the whirlwind of popular indignation arises that shall be excited at the full discovery that the Union is endangered through faction and even impracticability on the one part. "If this Union is in danger!" This is certainly puttiDg the finest possible point upon it.

We can imagine how our fellow townsman A. A. Low and his associate James Gallatin, looked from the gallery as the Senator made the cautions admis. Bion, "If this Union is in danger Six States are already out of the Union so far as the people of Statts can determine that question have seperately prepared for resisting any force that may be used to reverse their decision, and they are about to consolidate their united strength under one government. The vacant Beats of the representatives of the seceeding States proclaim more loudly than the words that these Btatea are "dissevered, discordant," and if the ultra Republican views can be forced on the country, they will be The only hope is that the indignation of the people, to use Mr.

Seward's language, will sweep away like a whirlwind those who, through faction ornnprac tability, would dissever this Union. During the last campaign Mr. Seward stated that the question of slavery extension was practically settled because the south could not settle new territory until it was preoccupied by emigrants from the free states unless the Africin slave trade was reopened. In his speech yesterday he reiterates the same opinion. We quote "What is the extent of the Territories which remain after the admission of Minnesota, Oregon, Cuba (1) and of Kansas? one million, sixty mree thousaud aiid five hnndrcd square miles, an area twenty four times that of the State of New York, the largest of the old and fully developed States.

Twenty four such States as this of New York are yet to be fully organized within the remaining Territories of the United Suites. Now, what is accepted by the Administration and the Government as a judicial decree, up old by it and put in practical operation by it, every inch of tliut territory is slave territory. I speak oi that decision not as I accept it, but as it is accepted and enforced by the existing Administration. Every foot of it is slave territory as much as South ro Jina. Over a considerable portion of it a slave code made by a Government created by the Cnngress of the united States is enforced, so that according to the claims ol those who insist upon their rights in the territory of the United States for slavery the whole of this 1,068,0.0 square miles is slave teritory Jlow many slaves arc there in itV Horn many hate been vrovgit into it during these twelve years in which it been not only relinquished io slavery, but in which the Supreme Court, the Legislature and the administration have maintained, protected; defended, and guaranteed slavery Uieret Twenty four "African siives 1 One slave for every twenty.four thousand square miles One slave for every ono of tho twenty.four states, which' supposing them ench to he of the dimensions of New or Pennsylvania, or Indiana, cover that portion of the area of our Republic.

Sir, I have followed this thing in good faith nnd with zeal and energy, but I confess that I have no fears of slavery anywhere. In the peculiar (condition of things which has existed, slavery has succeeded in planting only one slave upon every 44)00 square miles of territory. This, then, has ceased to be a nraati. caltfutsttim. The main Issue between the North and South is their respective.

rights in the territories. Mr. Seward saysthatall those territories are now as mudh slavo territory as South Carolina 1b, and as much as any part of them can be under Mr. Crit. tenden's amendment to admit part as a fclave tate, and yet the South has been unable to take advantage of this right or privilege, and in twelve yearB out forty four slaves have been in trodueed into it one alave for overy 44,000 square milts of territory.

Can there be any earthly reason then lor refusing the proposition of Mr. If Mr. Seward is right, the North has nothing to lose and tho South nothing to by it. Why, then, should it be refused Mr Beward may babble about "standing by the old WM. BURRELL, Chairman.

G. H. Hatwabp. fal td ACADEMY OF MUSIC, BROOKLYN GRAND MILITARY FETE AND PROMENADE CONCERT. THE ANNUAL BALL or COMPANY B.

THIRTEENTH REGIMENT, N. Y. S. T. Capt HORACE A.SPKAGUE, (Eormerly National Guard, Brooklyn,) Will take place at the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, BROOKLYN, on THURSDAY EVENING.

February 7th, 186L When will be given by the Company an EXHIBITION IN SCOTT'S MANUAL AND HARDEE'S DRILL, (a la Zouave,) In full Zouave costume. THE SEVENTH REGIMENT BAND. Of neventypieces, has been engaged to contribute two equal Concert and QuadrIHe Bands. TICKETS, TWO DOLLARS, To be obtained of any member of the Comoany, and at the principal Book and Music stores, or at the door on the night of the ball. JOS.

W. HAYES, President. A Ait el, Secretary. 130 7t AMUSEMENTS. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC TO MORROW, (FRIDAY) FIFTH OPERA NIGHT.

CART; In consequence of the immense success which has attended the Opera in Brooklyn, since its inauRuration, the management has resolved to cive three performances this week, the third of which will take place to morrow evening, Feb. let, when will be produced FLOTOW'S GRAND OPERA OF MARTHA. With entirely new and gomeous Costumes, manufactured expressly for tte occasion, frcm the original sKetchin Varls ami the followinjrstar cast: MAPAME PAUUNBCOL90N In her great original part of Lady Henrietta. Miss ADELAIDE PHILIPS as Nancy. liRJGNOLI (original part) us lionet.

SUSINI as Plunket. COLETTI as SirTralar. Director and Conductor Sig. MUZIO. SeatB can also be secured at Sibell'P, 12 Walt street, N.

Y. In order to occommadate the people of Wllllamsburph, Flntbnsh, Greenwood. Bedford, Jamaica and other remote points, arrangements have been made with the Brooklyn City and Central Railroads to have an additional number of cara in waiting for the conclusion of the opera. The City Company will station Its cars at Ihe City HalL and the Central opposite the Atheneum. This will enable the residents of the most dlBtant localities in the neighborhood of the city to reochtheirhonics by half post 11.

j3l 2t ROOKLYN ATHENEUM THE FIFTH ANNUAL CONCERT OP THE TKKS1A1JN IS FAMILY Will take place at the above favorite Hall, on MONDAY EVKN1NG Feb. 4th, 1861. TICKETS TWENTY FIVE CENTS. J3I 4t' TMEW BOWEBY THEATRE Between Oanal and Hester streets. Proprietors Messrs.

O. h. Fox and J. W. Lingsrd.

Orchestra 8eats SO cents. Boxes 25 cento; Fit 13 oonts. Doors open at 7 o'clock; to commence to 8 o'clock. THIS EVENING fhe performances will commence wltb A PEEP BEHIND THE SCENES. lobe followed by VARIETY; OB THE MANAGER IN SBAROH OP NOVELTY.

After which Y0RK AS IT IS. to conclude with CLUBS ARE TRUMPS. AKNCM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM OLD ADAMS' CALIFORNIA MErJAflERTB wonderful and extraordinary collection of Wild Animals from the Rocky Mountains, California, Ac, comprising Grli lly Bears. Cinnamon Bears, Golden Hears, Hyena Bears, Fighting Bears, Dancing Bears, Screecnlng Bears. Climbing Dears, White Bears, and the rr Mammoth Bear, SAMPSON.

weighing near 2,000 pounds, Is added to the Museum, without extra charge. A GREAT OANARY BIRD SHOW, by the Excelsior Canary Bird Fanciers' Association, consisting eicluslvely of Belgian Canary Birds. Positively the last week of A HOTTENTOT, A KAFFIR, A ZOOLOO. A JINGO, AND A BUSHMAN. 160 SPEOKLED BROOK TROUT, WelghingS lb.

10K oz, the largest known. LIVING "WHAT I8IT?" OR MAN MONKEY. THIRTY LIVING MONSTER SNAKES! HAPPY FAMILY. ALL PARTS0FTHEW0RLD. In the Lecture Room the splendid drams, LADY OF 8T TROPEZ.

will beperformed EVERY EVENING 7X o'clock, and on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.AFTERNOONS at3 o'clock. ELOPBMKNT; OS. THE LEAR OF PRIVATE LIFE, EVERY OTHER AFTERNOONdurlngthe week. Admission only 25 centa; Children under 15 cents. Parquette 16 cents extra.

Children under ton, 10' cent extra. UKTI8' VARIETIES, COR. OF miAAriTliJU 00. ISAAC BURTI8. Treasurer L.

B. PACKARD Stage Manager J. L. DAVI8. Musloal Director YONKERS.

OPEN EVERY EVENING. MORE I S. AN ENTIRE CHAKGlToF PROGRAMME. Engagement of Mr. NICHOLS nnd SON, the great Gymnasts and general performers, oppear every nlgbi until further notico Mr.

JOSEPH HART and Miss LEOLAIR appear tonight. JOnN CLIT9KEY, the Champion Dander of tho World, appears Monday night next, BWPOltTBD irr MLLE. LOUISE DAVIS, MISS EM1LV LEMA1RE, La PETITE EMMA, BILL SMITH, Champion Bone Player. J. L.

DAVIS, MASTER CHARLIE. And a host of others. In NEW AND ORIGINAL AOT8. FlEST NIGHT OF THE 8TEANGEK. Stranger Nichols Mrs.

DaviA Admission 10 oeat. Orchestra Seats a) cants. Doorsopen at 7 o'clock performance to oonunenee at a quarter to 8 o'clock precisely. Wt tf USICAL HALL, COR. OF FULTON AND ORANOE STREETS.

THE BOtlEMI TROUPE OP GLASS BLOWERS, Will exhibit. EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK, and on WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY AFTEEUJOONB. VALUABLE PRESENTS DZSTRIBUffiED' EVERY ENTERTAINMENT. THE BEAUTIFUL GLASS STEAM ENGINE, Will bo in full operation. GOOD MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE.

TbePmho usedlsfromJ. B. Dunham's celebrated manu factory, and kindly furnished by Messrs. Grubs Adler, Fulton street. Exhibition cdtnmencesat half past 7 o'clock; distribution atfl.

Afternoon Exhibition at 8 o'clock: distribution at. Doors open half an hourprevlous to Exhibition. Ad mission 15 No half price. iaalw YMNASTIC TO LET AND FIXTURES vr.it ail.w nf flrat clnnn Gvmrfaslnm In Ttrnnklvn nwtnrlotnrla nMllFPlI to alve It UU OU SCCDUnt Of flfchlT business, A good chanco for (rood man. Apply to J.

M. FEltOUSON, 286 Washington Btreet, Brooklyn. 29 81 JOB PRINTING NEATLY snooted a tUUi offloc Warren St. Methodist Episcopal Church. A lecture in aid ot the building fund of this church, of which the Eev.

Joseph Law is pastor, was delivered last evening in the lecture room by Rev. E. 8. Foster, D. before an average audience.

Dr. F. selected fer his subject ''Our home and our neighbors," and handled his theme with much grace of diction and qnaintness of allegory, throwing out here and there sly strokes of quiet humor. The "home" which he treated of, was not the "home" constituted by family ties and relations, nor yet was it our country, an aggregate of thousands of homes. That would be too sad a theme Once we had a country prosperous and happy and we were proud to speak of her in terms of devotion and admiration, afloat and ashore now she was ia weed, and we conld only pray to God that he would not forsake her, when traitors hurled her flag in the dust, and her own sons Btood by and tamely witnessed the deed The.home to which he had reference was our great home the Birth, and the "neighbors" in question, were those abpve us the Stare.

Dr. I', save a very interesting resume of the general outlines of modern geological research and discovery, as enabling us to better understand the various physical changes which have in the ages, occurred in the economy of the Earth's surface, suggesting at the same time that good people shouid not be troubled, because they found by the revelations of science, that the house they lived in was not so new as they imagined. The lecturer indulged in some felicitous of the wonderous wisdom and power displayed hy the great Architect in the economy of the slar studded expanse around us, and closed a happily.conceived, and elegantly wordfd discourse, by advising bis apparently un appreciatiDg audience, that they shouiil be con tented with the good home they hid here on earth, and not envy their neighbors in illimitable space. City Conrt. BEFORE JUDGE FALSE IMPRISONMENT AT THE MAW YARD.

The case Of Thos. F. Armstrong vs. Andrew H. Footei which was partly tried in this court lost Juno, and the plaintiff non suited, 1b now up again, the Supreme Court' on appeal haviDg ordered a new trial.

It appears that this is an action brought to recover damages for an assault and battery nnd false imprisonment. Tho plaintiff Beta up that on the 4 of last April, tho defendant, Captain Foote, being then in command of the Navy Yard, unlawfully mado and caused to be made an assault upon Mm by annmberof U. S. Marines, armed and acting under defendants orders, who arrested him, conveyed him lo the guard house, nnd then kept him under tho guard of an armed sentinel for some four hours, and for this assault and illegal detention, the plaintiff claims $5,000 damages. The defendant denies that lie was in command at the Navy Yard on the day in question, nnd admits that under the direction of the commanding officer there, ho caused the detention of tho plaintiff, to "restrain him from going at large through the yard, for the reason, that on the previous day, Armstrong had committed a violent nssnilt upon John J.

Almy, an officer of lho yard, anil at different times had made thremsagainst him. Tho defendant also contends that Armstrong was detained because he was deemed a dangerous person, and to prevent his committing any further assault against Almy. which Captain Footo apprehended. Andalgo that no violenco was mod' nnd thutbewusonly detained until a warrant could be procured from a Jusiiceof tho peace for the assault committed on the previous day. On the former trial a non suit Was granted on tho ground Hint tho Navy Yard bolng Federal property, an action for lort committed therein would lie In tho U.

8. Courts nnd not in the Courts of tb.eSiato.of Now York: in fact thnttho principle precluding Jurisdiction in criminal caseB also applied to personal antlons. The Supremo Court overruled the motion dismissing the complaint, and thus the case Is on again. Mr; Armstrong' tho plaintiff" was examined at this morning In regard to. tho.

particulars of the assault ard detention complained of, and In answer to a question nut him on eross examinalion, said, "he gave tho lieutenant (meaning Almy) aright good publio whipping, but bad to pay enough for it In otty court." The case Is still on. Mr. James Troy for plaintiff Mooro and Sean for defendant. I Wctbercd et al vs. Parks.

This case, the particulars of which have been published in theso columns, was yesterday given to tho jury, who after a brief absence found for the plaintiff for tho amount as claimed in the complaint 78 75. Daniel Glacker vs. Joseph Thompson. Verdict for defendant and $20 allowance. An extraordinary case of bigamy has jnst been developed in Dublin.

Kate Collins, a ballet dancer, who has for some time been bewitching the residents of tbo Irish capital, suddenly vanished, her bbject being to escape from the clutches of the law; the gentle Kitty being charged with marrying no less than five husbands, each of whom had been remitting her weekly sutns for her support; The discovery, was made. by the unexpected meeting of three of tho duped' Bonedlcts at her residence..