The New York herald., 1845-12-05
Clfv El,teIllrence

thing years sufhcientIy them
on any particular spot and attach them to the service
which they may be employed on their arrival
city intelligence.
THAsxsGIviNo DAy.y es.erday was Thanksgiving, and
despre the miserable sloppy weather overhead and un
derloot the day was kept in true thanksgiving style In
the morning We took look round the city, and found
OF the stores and Offices closed Even Wall street
that busy mart which daily teens with life men and mo
ney was well nigh deserted; and the noisy argon OF
Farmers Loan" Life and Trust" Morris Canal"
take 'em"which is daily heard at the brokers' board,
hushed and the halls dedicated to Mammon, were
ly mo al and pous deuizens Of Wall street They are
very conscientious class OF citizens and slways avail
themselves of every opportunity 10 leave their business
on days set apart for worship, by God or man The
churches were open in the morning. and were toerably
well attended Thanksgivngs were offered up, and re-
vereni clergy of the different denominations
But the most substantial part of Thanksgiving, and
the dinners. Everybody had turkey goose-or duck
or fowl, OF some kind We poor fellow, who
Park about 10 o'clock, bending under the weight of
huge turkey that he had hung on his umbrella which
he had thrown his shoulder Before this time HIM
self and family and many other honest mechanics and
their families have eaten to the full Of the luxures OF
fowl. plum pudding and the other fxins" We should
think there would for time a. least be great scarcity
among the cackling, Growing gobblipg, and quacking
in this city that each lnxurated upon turkey
yesterday there would be 10000 turkeys consigned to
the tomb of the Capnlets" Then looking over the
whole State, among the FIVE hundred thousand families
who probably each had fowl of some kind for dinner
and wha. OF slaughter presents itself Probably
io'per deed has not been perpetraed throughout all
the year
Several companies turned out and marched through
the city in their uniforms. Among them were the
Wright Guard, the Turkey Hunters, (who, by the way
have been very numerous within the last few days the
Peterson Blues and Company No 3, of Brooklyn.
There was to have been fox hunt at Hoboken but
owing to the weather, il was postponed
The Rev. F. H Chaplin of Charlestown, Mass, preach.
ed in the Orchard street Church
The day closed with many private parties and
public balls and body went to bed in high spirits
capttr.r ytnca .hn haJa tan M mi cb fnrk row
ouR CRY Counrs.-Nonc Of the cher courts were
in session yesterday they adjourned till today
For the past and present week, our criminal and cv
courts have been unusually occupied with trials Of some
consequence The calendars have borne fruitful tet
mony Of accumulated number of cases and earnest
disposition manifested by the presiding Judges TO nrng
these litigatons TO result clearly and conclusvey
proving that in the discharge of their official duties and
an unweared patience and toll One of the
most annoying perplexities which waits upon the dis
pensaons of the bench is that requiring the exercise of
its arbitrary prerogatve restraining the ingenious de-
vices of counsel employed on either sde when inter-
taking pons to the declared views Of the Court,
raising useless questions of law confusing and discon-
cerng witnesses ard by too frequent indulgence in
personal abuse which bring stain upon themselves and
contempt upon their profession Repeated instances
Of this nature require prompt interference OF Judicial
authority.
HoRRIBLE ApvENTuRE-Capt. George w. Taylor, the
inventor Of the sub marine armor, with which ne ex
poes the bottoms of rivers to yesterday orc
OF the most horrible store that we ever remember to
have heard He has just returned from the Chesapeake
payt "heic NC mas VIC ii"A sio. '"o
Canton, bound from Havre-de Grace 10 Boston, which
sunk in sixty feet of water, about the lst OF Sep
arrived there, the captain went down first himself and
after clearing the quarter deck by cutting away the
very expect diver He, after dong what the captain
had ordered him, began to look round for plumber He
tains watch but coming up said to Capt. Taylor that
the captain had been too sharp for him and had taken
the seerage for the purpose OF picking up some OF the
sailors dunnage He found quite number OF old hats,
while he had been picking them up his back was turn
ed to the companonway. But when he had got his
hands full he turned round and put one foot upon the
first step OF the companonway ready to ascend when,
10 horror dead man, dressed in tarpaune and blue
Jacket seemedt to rise up before him. and there he stood
with arms extended, opposing his entrance The
poor fellow was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to do he know not.
lie dared not retreat proceed he stood pinned to the
spot for moment, when gathering all his courage,
he seized the dead man by the middle and giving him
In, hin body to tho top of the water The sailors
above horred at seeing dead body arise instead
Of their messna.e. But he, without waiting to give
signal cast off his weights and as quickly as posi-
sleep wink all that night, and the next morning the
captain could pc ruade none OF the men to go down. un
dead bodies. The body, which that of
q the sailors who had probably been caught in the
companionway when The vessel was sinking but which
could not be Identified seut by Captain Tay lor
70 Baltimore, where after undergoing an inquest i was
soon forget this horrible adventure.
SrEALING sPEcrAcLEs-A pair OF gold spectacles
stolen few days since, from No 56 Wall street, by
who entered the Office Offering matches for sale He
requested leave to show how nicely the matches would
light aud while the owners back was turned he took
the spectscles.
CoRoSra's OFFICE Dec A-Noticc was given to the
Coroner yesterday afternoon of the death of coored
woman by the name of Eliza Smith aged SO lying
at No 100 Anthony street caused by disease and want Of
medical attendance The Coroner will hold an inquest
to-day
Also, Robert G. Folger &C Suffolk street. 56 years Of
age, native of Nantucket Mass found dead in his
room this morning. apparently fell in ht while sndea;
yorng to go to bed He was employed at No $50 Pearl
street. An inquest will be held to-day.
FRENCH OPINION ON PoLK's MEssAGE-The fol-
lowing remarks on Mr. Folks Message are trans
lated from the Courier des Etats Unis of this city
Let US simply state, then, tina. it Che Message) will
disappont the expectation Of those who expected to find
in the language of the democratic President eccentric
icentous rudeness, such might help give food
TO the passions OF party and le the provccaon and sig
nal for international struggles We do not to say
thgt the Message is not stamped, in all the questions
upon which il touches with irsnness and with vgor
winch give TO il powerful interest," aud terrible
imP.ifarce. One may almost hear in reading il the
growing of the thunder, which has been threatening
Ur 30 long time TO burst over the peace of the world
disguise in surprising manner the energy Of his
IDEAS, and the auiacy (or boidness) OF his intentions,
under forms full OF moderation, tact and courtesy For
grea many years past me peoPe J me bntfed States
hace held forth to foreign poweS iaaguage proud
and ye, calm If there Is not justice least there is
always some dignity la complaints accompanied with
menaces. France comes in for her share Of these
plain,s take them her behalf in good part; for il
r Polk has reproached her with inaIicren in the
tortuous business If annexation, which he preends to
take hostile to the United States, though not contrary
TO the rights OF nations which in realty
was mere bungling piece of business) yet, at the
time, he has given this reproach with expressions
of regret for the Imaginary interrupton Of French and
American (franco aDtericane friendship and with hopes
and wishes for its establishment all which affords
guaranty that (when he shall cease to make mis-
takes upon French politics, aul the sgnifcaton OF
the American Balance Of MIR. Guizot at which he
made apassing aingthen the President will entertain
nothing but sympathy and good feeling towards France
Also, let thank Mr. Polk for the strong recommends
ons which he has addressed to Congress in favor Of
important branch OF French commerce. which the tariff
OF lsia has completely paray yzed. We the imta-
lions Of the wines OF Oporto
lie comes next to the famous Oregon question, and
gives its diplomatic history abooe-from its first CON-
EXPLAINING that since 1918, the parallel Of
the d degree of north latitude has been three or four
times offered TO England that this has always been
fused and that after having himself repeated this offer
with restrictions which made It more than yer