The New York herald., 1845-11-27

The PRESENT CORPORATION 1t is acknowledged
on all hands, and conceded even by the friends OF
the party in power that the present city government
Is the most inefficient and at the same time the mi ST
extrava CANT hatwe have ever had while the abuses
which were complained of under former admins
tratons have increased beyond all precedent and the
taxation has increased in the ratio. As an in
stance OF the apathy which has characterized them
In every thing except taxation we will mention two
instances. Early in the year, an attempt was rade
10 burn the old aims house in the Park, and lately
the public buildings on Randal's Island were con-
sumed by the torch of the incendiary; and IN
neither instance was the slightest effort made
having in view the detection of the offenders, either
by the offering OF reward, which might stimulate
the police TO exert themselves, or in any other man
ner-but the Corporation, with the greatest uoncha-
lance, deliberately appropriated an additional sum OF
Sl5O,OO0 to rebuild them. As an instance of in
efficiency, let our citizens look at the way IN which
the street paving has been mlsmanaged. Take
Broadway, the most crowded thoroughare IN the
city. There has hardly been day during the past
summer that this street has not been more or less
obstructed by the Corporation artists For five or
six weeks, the block from Park Place TO Murray
street entirely shut up and TO the passer by the
object OF those engaged in repairing it appeared to be
10 keep il as long as they possibly could impossible.
See the condition 1t is in at present-enveloped in
one mighty cloud of dust from Trinity Church 10
Broad street, causing immense damage to the costly
goods that for sale in that street, and rendering
a promenade through it attended with the risk OF loss
of ones sight.
In street cleaning, their nefficiency is likewise
apparent While the principal streets, Broad
way, Chambers street, and others, of the same
class, are occasionally swept, such streets as
Orange, Thames, Cedar, &c. are altogether un-
conscious OF being visited by the Corporation
brooms. At this present time, the cutters on each
side OF Thames street, are entirely choked up, and
the stream of water which, at time, flowed
where the cutters used 10 be- has now taken course
directly through the middle. Is it not time for all
the residents OF this city, to throw aside politics,
and all party SPIRIT and unite in electng men to car
ry on our city government who will be guided only
by the wishes of the people, and regard for econ
omy
Polly BoDlNE.-The case of this unfortunate wo-
man occupied the time and attention OF our Court Of
Oyer and Termlner for the last three weeks to no
purpose; tor yesterday the Court and the counsel on
eacn side, arrived at the conclusion, that it was not
possible TO obtain, in this county Jury of twelve
men, who had not expressed or entertained an OPT
mon to her innocence; and they therefore thought
IL best to let the go over for the erm-have the
venue changed, and the trial take place in another
county 1t was the opinion of every rational man,
that such would be the result, and the better plan
would have been for the counsel of the prisoner TO
have acqulesced in the opinion which His Honor
the Judge expressed many da rs since-that he did
not think jury could be obtained in this county
and which has proved to be correct-and have thus
saved many hundreds ofindividuas, who were call
ed from their business pursuits to attend as Jurors
serious inconvenience and embarrassment and have
saved this county some 81 900 or $4,000. AS it is,
this has on this last attempt to obtain trial.
cost our county at least $1,000
OREGoN-CALEB CUsHING.-This statesman has
taken his stand on the Oregon question, and is in
favor of the American claim to the whole of that
territory and he has shown his sagacity, while Mr.
Everett and Mr.. Webster have taken the other side
Any American statesman, who does not take his po-
ston tor the whole of that territory, will undoubt
edly be stranded, and cast ashore. Mr. Gushing is
destined TO hold the same influence that Daniel
Webster formerly held in this country.
DANcING-THE PoLKA-Mlle DesJardins has
opened her dancing classes for the season, at her
residence, No. "a Leonard street, where she teach
es ladies to dance the Polka, and other fashionable
dances, in lady-like style-not the common Polka
but the Polka as it is performed in Paris and other
European cities.
SIX YEARS OF PROSPERITY no difficulty take
place between England and the United States on
the Oregon question, we will have for the next six
years continued prosperiy-a sort of rising tide in
prices and in values-and fortunes may be made to
any extent, provided our domestic and foreign poll
tics remain IN quiescent state.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANTI-RENTERs AT SING SING
John Van Steenburgh and Edward O'Conner the
Anti-Renters, whose sentence has just been COM
muted, reached Sing Sing in safety about ten
o'clock yesterday morning.
LATE FROM PoRTo CABELLo.-Thc Caracas ar
rived at Philadelphia on Tuesday, with adyices
from Porto Cabelo to the sth inst A letter dated
Sth, says
Still favored with continuance of fine weather with
the exception OF few partial showers in different parts
OF the Interior which tend to enlven operations in pro
duce. The following are the ruling quotations. viz =
Coffee, u u; washed do, 70 l2l. Indigo-a large
rals per To- f. and in good demand Hides buoyant at 81
asa per lb Cotton nominal at 81, and none In market
Tor sale Cocoa superior quality S23 and other classes
as before reported.
Sporting Intelligence.
MEMPHIS RACES Saturday Nov. l5-Four mile day
for purse of $780, notwithstanding the clouds OF
smoke and dust an immense concoursc of people
bed to witness the days sport The entries and result
were as foows:-
/ M. Morrisons CHI &. Jerry Lancaster, by Mark
Moore, dam by Gohansea, 8 yrs old. 3 | /
j. shye's ch m Motto, i'm Barefoot, out of Lady
Iompklns, years. .............
Col. Geo. Elliots ch. I. Tarantula by i'm Bel.
shaZar, dam by Stockholm s. q
Times 10-S os-S III
Track very dusty and heavy. Previous to the sta ri
ing Motto was the favorite and very large amount
money staked
Movements Of Travellers.
The number of arrivals, yesterday at the undermen
toned hotels varied little from the quantity
during the previous part Of the week We found al the
AMERIcAN-Mr Ryan, Montreal Mr.. Strong, 52d Re
giment British Army Canada; w. d. Davis, ". j.; s
Coley. Mobile; L. A. Clarke j. Paine staten Island