New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-07

e Hon Joha Mclean, one OF ,he Justices Of
the Supreme Court las been chosen President q lie
American Bible Society.
~ TIE NewJersey Pilots, ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
the Of the month brought into por, dur
pg Febralfy - vessels q which Il were bearded cut
side q Sandy Hook and plotted on, s..
- I, j. stated ths; s I per hour was chsrssdapa
received ~ sore of the extra hands employed in e!s.
lag the Railroad between his City and Philadelphia after
the storm OF Sunday.
EE~ Died. on Thursday March 9Th, John Whit
hs:,d. aged 90 Mr.. whi;ehand OF the odes,
butchers IL TIE City he resided IN ne Tenth Ward g.
years in che house de volunteered bis services the
lime OF he Wax al! member 0. lie Fire D.p..t
rnent n 1886.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Ths Court adjourned yester
day sine dis. TIE aeAt term viii commence MoOday
after being ,ae ,srd Monday Notes OF issue must
be i'ed on o. before Wednesday. ll,h.
TIE SuiPw&Ecx SOCIETY AND THE Pust;c-Ay
Editor It is due eqaaly the public and the Ship
wreck Society, say nothing o; humanity. that the
statements made in the Journal OF Commerce and
quoteG commented apoa In your paper OF yeste,
day IN reference 10 tie wreck OF the John Minurn
should not ~ before the public uncontrsdieted; for
nothing car De untrue unGs, than ;hs material
statements there made and the differences 20 De
forced upoa the public by the article in question tho
following facts viii clearly Show. Your own CONCLUSIONS
drawn very naturally, from that Article, are proof in
point the eject it calculated produce, if suffer
- Z, pass uncoutrsdicted ana with the desire which
you no doubted the truth should ee known in ;hs
case ana that wrong should rot De done 10 the caase Of
hun. 4ny 10 the Society or 10 Toe public Il IS respect
faly hoped tina, vow vii! give publicity TO the isets on
the subject in reply
Tho Socetv sd no other object in asking for .nfor
ms-ioa subject OF TIL wreck and the loss OF hc
man life the occasion than tslt without Tesar: /, the
personal interests OF any person or persons N'h this
and otner object in view the committee 81 toe Soce
" advertised IN the public newspapers calling on III poe
ses-ug ,nortsston the suoect of me wreck, Iae
melancholy o LIE and the disposition OF the bodies
ani rhc property the unfortunate sufferers on the
occasion oil this disaster. favor them with their
evidence. This advertisements II Appeals. was seen
hv some Of the Survivors from the wreck ~ The srE
eys Of me rsssel and by the pablo generally and,
coroIncly some siN or seven OF the survivors came
before the Committee AMI voluntarily gave The
particulars in their respective a;hdavtts made &c
the meeting oil citizens called BY large number OF
wealthy and Influential ucrchssts These par
tculars when taken down repeatedly read 10 the
persons communicating them. snd aiter"ard readily
sworn 20 before the Mayor and Chief Justice Jonei-
On the testimony thus given by those living who only
could know any hing Of the material facts IN res,on 70
the wrcc! and loss Of life the Committee incdenty re-
marked in their report the meeting that Ia reference
TO the ship John Mnturn constrained sy sense
OF duty TO say hs, testimony cdrrdHfed belize
IN, thai she uot IN condition 70 navigate the coas,
AZ this Indictment Seen Of the survivors concur
IN their testimony that her sails vera defective and thai
there spare saiis on board The Witnesses were
al marners some OF them OF much experience. &c.
To this part Of the Committees report the Journs OF
Commerce .ties occasion 20 make sane very unjust
and untrue remarks IN relation to t1e Cormitteerha;
thew il nos call the owrcrs ut the snip that they
careless of the simplest form OF procuring teu
mony DO they 70 have had tho testimony OF the
only surviving officer OK the ship wltnout noue1t 70
the owners &c, e" II obey had called on The owners,
Sc Sc. Nowthc Committed dia cal on ihs o"nera o.
the ship aud beside This they Informed them 81 ad
versemen They cerccareiu! in all forms VI procuring
testimony the is scen by tile puoc uouce The
rem carr fl manner which they took do ~n and re-
pstedy read the testimony gwen ny the SURVIVOR
aud had the deliberately sworn to by tnen Ine
Committee too did have tho testimony OF The only
surviving olicer of the ship. He came before the
Cotam..tee with his comrades, and deliberately de-
clared, after the evidence was slowly and distinctly
read TO him. inst n the particulars thus read to him and
stated by his shiprns,es true aud he mantuy aud
voluntary subscribed them with his name, sc AS to
the assertions without notice 10 the owners III they
had called on the owners, sc. frequently urged By
the Journal % Commerce, II Is cure THAI there IS nots
word o! truth in tGcm, Tor OF the owners stated 70
the Committee thar they had notice that they saw Tue
public advertisement ct the Committed, which was the
only and proper notice which the Committee couldc
be required a. give to any and all tbs parties IN
t.tested This notice the owners acknowledge
they saw well the survivors OF the wreck but
utey did not regard this notice which the sur
vivors aud others did add gave iheT evidence ac'
cordingiy i;ut more this the Committee took tue
additional pains call on the owners mad iniom them Of
the facts Ia the casetha Of inc witnesses had
sworn the tscts the Of the John Mintrrn,
OF which they and the Journal OF Commerce nov coW
plain ana the Committee invited. nay desired them 70
cal and the testimony given by the witnesses In the
ca aud also attend the pubic meeting at wblch THIS
testimony read But one OF all these notices did
the owners regard thus leaving IL be supposed Of
course they had objections 20 the testimony Of
the Witnesses II they had that they deemed itotno
consequence 10 them. Now. what more - notice" was
dcsired or what should be required of the Com.
mitteet
The afidavi,s being long for publication
any one who may feel interest in this see
them calling OF the Committee ,he American
institute when will be that the testimony in the
goes far beyond what the committee have stated or
alluded In their report and hs' In relation TO the
particulars respecting the John Minurn. the survivors
concurred with the only surviving officer Of the ship
Notwithstanding all these facts. however. II Is not
the desire OF the Committee that any injustice nhouo DC
done the OF the ship by the testimony oil the
witness-s-very far from IT, They desire nothing but
the truth aud II the witnesses have done eucn injustice
by their testimony tho Committee will be most hsppyto
aid the owners in establishing It, They have not pro
cured publication Of any of the testimony nor even
of the report of the COmmiree bat they will take spe
cia pains couneract any wrong impressions or tss,t
sony the calculated effect interest OF
concerned The Committee have been guided alone
BY the evidence before them aud by dictates Of duty ant
humanity OSE OF TIE COMMITTEE.
e A man in Nassau street adyertises for thin
coat makers. We aaver knew a coatrnaker who wssat
thin lah.