The New York herald., 1845-04-22


PHILIP HONE, r. N. HAvKrs,
STEPHEN ALLEN, ANsoN 9. PHELPS
GEORGE GRIswoLp, GEORGE H. NKwBoLD,
JAMES BRowN, PETER CoorER.
Committee of Arrangements.
New York, April 10, ls45.
We mean to go to work without the machinery
of public meetings or committees. We have OPEN
I'd subscription at our office, and headed it with
our own donation of $lOO Let all who have the
means Of aiding their suffering fellow citizens SUBJ
Scribe without delay.
ANOTHER NHw YORK DELEGATION TO WASHING.
TOMAS we have again and again lntimated, the
hungry ofiice-beggars OF the metropolis are deler-
mined to be unto the President of Yankee.doodle-
dom, as patient Job says, "a continual dropping
in a very rainy day." Delegation after delegation
has proceeded to Washington for the purpose OF
convincing Mr. Polk that :" the party" will be des-
tr0yed unless the New York appointments be at
once taken up. He was most solemnly assured
that the city election could not be carried unless
charge was made in the Custom House
To be sure the prediction not exactly VERIFIED
but the danger is as threatening ever. A "Com-
mittee of one" has just been despatched. rather
has started off on fresh misslonto to poor Mr. Polk.
Eli Moore has gone to head quarters, after having
registered an oath that he sswould speak in tones Of
thundersto the Presidcnt''-instIuct him in New
York politics, Of which he is go amentably igno-
rant-and convince him that he must in return for
all this, give s'the Committee" something-the
Surveyozship, or some miserable little morsel like
| that. Mr.. Moore then goes to work in earnest
''Sharp stomachs make short graces." We await
| the report Of the "Commiitee of one."
ACCOUNTS OF THE MIssNa PAcxErs-We have
at last, probably, received tidings Of the miss
ing packets England and United States. They. Of
course, give us no hope of ever seeing these uu-
fortunate ships again, yet there is painful satis-
faction in knowing that even piece Of them
has been seen.
We learn from Captain SPAWN, of the ship Nor.
man, arrived yesterday from Mobile, that he was
in the terrible gale of the 18th of December, while
on his passage from New Orleans to Liverpool !;
that on the 2Osh, IN lat 50 lon. 3 he saw the sky
lights, bulwarks and BOBBY hatch, painted green,
drifting on the sea- From the knowledge he
has of our packets, he supposes that they be-
ionged to one OF the missing ships. Indeed, he
feels sure that they did, At the time he saw them
he thought they belonged to packet ship
These factshave been in his possession since the
10th of December. but he did not have them pub.
shed, because he has been at sea part of the time
since that date, and because he did not wish to
create any unnecessary alarm. That they we're
part OF one Of the ILL ated packets there is scarcely
| doubt
| MAILS FOR EURoPK.-The fine packet ship Lii
verpool. Captain Eldridge, for Liverpool, and the
Toronto, Captain Tinker for London, will sail to.
day-the former at noon and the latter at 10 A. M
The steam ship Great Western, Captain Mat.
thews for Liverpool, will leave on Thursday after.
noon at z o'clock, full of passengers.
ELECTRIC TELEeRApH.-Why does not Cave
johnson, who is, thus far, doing SO well, engage
The invaluable agency Of the electric telegraph as
extensively as possible in the service Of the Post
Office Department? Private enterprise is engaging
in this work in many directions, but the public in.
terest would be much more securely promoted if
the government were to undertake the arrangement
and control of the lines OF communication. All
the chief cities Of the Union ought to be connect.
ed with the seat of government by these lightning
! conductors
The SPRING TRApE.-The wharves and business
streets OF this city presented more bustling
and gratifying appearance than at present. On all
hands the greatest commercial activity PREVAILS
| Our workshops too resound continually with the
cheerful hum of prosperous industry, and every
| thing betokens an era of great prosperity.
DEATH OF ALDERMAN WILLIAMS. David T.
Williams, OF the 4th ward, died at his residence in
Oliver street, yesterday at o'clock, at the age Of
81 years, of hemorrhage of the lungs. The Alder
man has left widowed mother, and a wife and
large family OF children to lament his loss He
died universally esteemed and respected by very
large circle Of friends, for although politician he
had no political enemies
The PIRATE WEBSTER. The man who has been
arrested as Webster, the accompice OF Babe, turns
out TO be person named Veil, sailor. He states
he will make most triumphant defence, and has
been identified by the captain of vessel, by whom
ne was engaged some six weeks previous to the
piracy and murder OF which Babe has been con-
victed. He still remains in custody. The trial
| will take place next week
Nav STEAM BoAT-The fine new steamer Rio
Van Wlnkle, will be launched at nine O'Clock this
morning, from the ship yard of George Colyer,
foot Of 9th street.