The New York herald., 1846-03-04

AMERICAN SHIP BuILDNo.-The new ship, Mar.
mion, Captain Edwards will sail to-day for .Eiver.
pool. She is splendid ship, and will undoubtedly
prove herself to be swift sailer.
This fine ship was built, we understand, under
the surerinendence of Captain Edwards. favoraby
known as recently the commando, of the famous
Sea; and from his well known character az skiful
seaman, 1t is fair to suppose that the Marmion will
not make longer trip over the Atlantic than any
other ship. She sails to-day in company with a
packet that has made several quick passages; and she
VIII also have to compete with the Joshua Bates OF
Boston, remarkably fast sailing ship. 1t will be
worth ones while to ascertain which of these three
packets will make the shortest passage to Liverpool
II any one doubts the capacity OF Americans for
superior ship building, let him set his eye upon the
Marmion as she passes out TO sea to-day.
The PILoTs.-Our readers will fnd, in another
column of this days paper list of vessels that have
been poted into this port by the New York Pilots,
taken away from them and given to the Merchant
Pilots to pilot to sea. This list comes from the
Commissioners Office of the latter class of pilots
and be expected, therefore, that none of the
M P.'s will deny Its correctness And will any
one, in the face of this list, say that the New York
Pilots are not prosecuted Z There are great num-
Der OF vessels brought into port in SAFETY by one
GLASS of pilots, and then taken from them, against all
custom and usage, and given to another class. We
hope that this fact will be taken into deep consider
alton.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE INCOME OF THE LITERATURE
FUND.--The income of the Literature Fund for the
last year was distributed among the eight districts
9Th IF Eah asr No
to which the rstdistrlct il entitled, was distributed
among the following named academies:
Erasmus Hall Academy. ......... SsSa o.
Grammar School OF Columbia College. ... l.l49 se
Grammar School of the University Of the city
New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb ia4a ~
Rutgers Female Institute. 1854 IA
$4,000 90
The whole amount distributed was over $40. 900.
and affords considerable relief to the several instu-
tions to " hich il was given.
The FoREIeN MAILs.-We have received the fol-
lowing letter from correspondent in Boston, con-
tanning the intelligence that the whole mail, which
left here on Saturday afternoon, did not reach Bes
ton in time to 60 in the mail steamer Cambria =
Bosros March 2, ls4o.
fo Lverpoo and for H.sa Amons n the
former. were Prince Joseph Napoleon Bonapare, and
Mr. N c. Poor of this city bearer Of dispatches She
who had paid their passage money, and
about ten thousand letters, and large newspaper mail
Steamer, which sails on the ist proximo. pro % ~ ' -'
One half the passage money will be paid back to those
left behind or the privilege OF taking passage in the
Capt Judkins sailed promptly at the hour, P. NJ.
there being no authority for dstaning her moment at
ter the time had arrived for sailing unless from the Brit
The mail from New York Saturday evening, by the
night hoars after the Cambria had the tms
the Herald Express beat the Holy Alliance" in the
late contest between this city and New York in the fa-
at p. in the midst of storm, and
as far Sands Point, anchored and remained till o.
clock next morning. when she left and arrived at sto-
nington before p from thence to this city, in the
usual me the tracks Of both railroads being clear Of
snow.
The letters, thus left behind, will 60 out in the
packet ship Joshua Bates, which leaves Boston to-
morrow for Liverpool. All the dispatches from the
British Minister, and from our own Government.
went in the Cambria. They reached Boston on
Saturday night.
ANTI -RENTIsM-A convention Of anti-rent dele
gates assembled at Albany on the 9th Of last month.
REPRESENTATIVES from New York city, Albany,
Rensselaer,, Schoharie, Columbia, Greene, Sche-
nectady, and Montgomery counties, were in At.
tendance. Several speeches were made, and reso
lutions passed, in which the position of the party
was defined The following are the resolutions,- -
Resolved That interrogatsd to what measures Of
relief PROPOSE that 10 the duty OF the
Legisature when petitions are presented setting forth
the compl,in OF the petitioners, few or many, to sx-
into the origin and nature Of those complaints,
and If well founded to devise the appropriate remedy
Ackno evils ought speedily to be removed Our
government prossses to give and secnre
TO ALL equal rights, privileges and immunes H. then,
portion Of \: ,s sud o.
and hsmpsred by many disabilities and no relief can Dc
found in legislation the government fail. OF m profss:ed
object and end But will state that the laws which
We ask for measures of rslisi are -
lat law taxing the rents issuing out Of real estate
2d A Law aboshing the legal remedy Of distress for
rent
3D. law prohibiting the creation Of any lsasshold
estate for term exceeding twenty years
%th. A Law allowing tsnant In all suts upon leases
in psrpetuity for life for term exceeding twenty
years show want Of title 10 the grantor and thereby
defeat q recovery.
sh law prohibiting the devise oflsassbold estates
but requiring them to BE- divided among heirs according
to the general law OF dsscents.
Resolved, That We are in favor Of taking from the
Executive Of this state the appointing power in relation
cd with the Executive department. believing that th ,
people Of every locality the best and most appropr
We can see no good reason why tho people cannot
select all officers safely and 6ttingly they elect
Resolved That in the opinion of this Convention the
Legislature ought to pass law setting at liberty the
who been sentenced to State Prison uoder the
Statute OF lsa3 against appearing disguised and armed
we have read the testimony light in the Of Mr.
Boughton and the men convicted at Delhi i.they all
only technically guilty of the offences for which they
suffering punishment, and we believe that their
sentences greatly dproportionsd to their offence
excessively and vindictivsly severe. We think that
they already suffered too long under the penalties
Of aaw which bears too close an analogy to the old blue
laws Of Connecticut
Resolved That all useless ofces at present existing
In the State ought TO be at once abolished, and the
creation of such forbidden herester and that the vel
fare respectabily, and in deed, peImsnance Of the
Republic ands that public services ought not to be
requited with a larger amount Of hire than smilar
services would command in the ordinary business Of
private life.
Resolved That the aggreg Of large quantities Of
landed property in Individual bands to the
welfare of the Republic and that the forthcoming State
Convention should take means TO disc the
future accumula ulaton of such large landed estates.
Resolved That hat is good Tor state good for
Nation and is therefore the opinion Of this convention
that similar sction should be taken by Congress in