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This beautiful steamer il attracting general attention
her successful trial passage the remark Of every one
She 10 built Of ron and is finished in every respect IN
the most thorough She Is of 1900 tons burthen
and cost 100000 Her saloons are fitted up in the
most elegant style. Main saloon viss in the richness
of it, furniture and decorations with the most sumpuous
drawing room It il filed with couches, covered with
the richest crimson velvet Tho ranelng, ornamental
carved work and figures extremely elegant and with
the mirrors and paintings give most brilliant effect
She il csncher built and double rvetted, has clipper
bow and a handsome billet head. The length OF this
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noble vessel is as follows Keel les fset length over
all about aS feet beam 81 feet depth Of main deck, 10
feet inches height of spar deck. feet inches She
has four Her engines have cylinders 90 inches in
diameter with three feet stroke they rated at two
hundred horse power, and capable Of working con-
sdsrably higher. Her bunken will contain about three
hundred tons Of COAL leaving room to stow one thou
sand tons of cargo Her screw, which has four arms,
is fourteen feet in diameter. When In good working
order she will probably make the eastern passage in
fifteen to seventeen days. and the western In eighteen to
twenty.
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TRUE SYMPA1HY.--We understand that a num-
Der of our wealthy Irish citizens have formed
themselves into a species of relief committee,
for the purpose Of subscribing and collecting
large sum of money for the relief Of their fellow
countIymen in Ireland. We are informed that
already fourteen benevolent gentlemen have con-
trbuted the sum of five hundred dollars each
making seven thousand dollars-and that from
the manner in which they have arranged and are
conducting the matter, there is no doubt that they
will collect some twenty or thirty thousand dol
lars before the end Of next week. This Is the
night kind of sympathy
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LATE PROM CUBA We have received dates Of
the -duvma Of Matanzas from the 18th to the 2slh
ult. Iheie no from the coast of Mexico
with had not been anticipated Several vessels mad
cleared for and arrived from The Mexican porte
standing the blockade. The ejoicings at the roy
RIGGS been terminated. The ball given by the
oficers OF the royal army and navy, brilliant
anoir, attended by the officials and MOBILES the island
the orcgn consuls, officers Of a French squadron and
many English aud American vsiters. Great ndu ence
aud numerous pardons had been issued by govern
menl az Madrid and tensions bestowed on persons VINO
hsd suffered by the civil at which the PEG
PIC OF me island seemed much pleased. There was
s,eet acu'iy In The mining opersiions-Phiiad u s.
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The packet ship virgnian, for Liverpool, will
sail to day at noon Her mail bags will close at
half past eleven O'Clock this morning. Those de-
sirous of sending the latest American news to
Europe, can obtain copies of the Weekly Herald,
in wrappers, at the Office at nine o'clock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-13

STEAMSHIP HlBERNIA, which left Boston on the
1t instant, had arrived at Halifax, and departed
for Liverpool, previous to the 81 inst The Cam
bria is the next steamer due at Boston. She is
now i'll her ninth day at sea. Look ont for the
spectators in day or two.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-13

To Master VaIIOrs-Take NOt1ce that the
Lease and Fixtures Of the Clothing Store the corner Of
Charles and Baltimore streets in the city OF
be ofe for sale auction the the 18th
instant will be sold private sale previous to that time
The about s. feet 'front.' and between 80 and % feet
deep. IL is m the best Possible manner, and It has
the largest cash custom in thar city.
Apply at the stare Richard Il. Shepherd, NO. 30
Che tout street, Phadelphia. Il
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Love ISLAND MAM.-We received Boston pa
pcrs, last evening, by the regular train over the
Long Island route, as early as halfpast eight
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-13

Our Washington Agent, WIN. Adams, No.
Eliott's Buiiings, Penn,yvsnia avenue, Washington
Agent the District for the New York Herald" Those
Wishing have Herald" regular and early must leave
their address above. lw
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CosTs AT LAw.-TheTe is a great evil in some of
eur Courts loudly complained of, and we think,
justly so. We allude to the enormous amount Of
costs often expended to recover traing sum.
Instance the cases agains. the Corporation,
brought by the lamplighters, where the amount
claimed was few dollars and the costs, which,
in Justices court, would have amounted to about
800 or $50, in the Superior Court, amounted to
about $4,000 to Sl2, 900, and this was, because
by orr wise law, no Corporation could be sued
in Justices court. Our new constitution has
remedied this evil, by allowing Justices courts
now to maintain suits against Corporations.
This heavy taxation of costs in suits for small
sums, is nowhere greater evil than in our Ad-
nliralty Courts And this offers nducement to
Irresponsible persons to prosecute claims there
against responsible ones, for the mere purpose of
driving them into a compromise, rather than 60
10 the expense of defending suit, to gam which
will cost than TO settle in the first instance.
This is particularly the case in suits brought to
recover seamen's wages, where, in addition to
other means to harrass the ship owner, the
party can libel the vessel This is generally
done when she is on the eve of sailing
and the merchant must pay up, or have
his ship, her cargo, passengers, &c, all detain-
ed for some paltry claim. This is wrong.
All these inferior claims should be prose-
cuted in inferior courts; and where the owner
resides in the place the suit is commenced, his
individual responsibility is sufficient to secure a
small demand for wages; and where the owners
are non-residents, by the law of the State an at
tachment may be issued out Of the inferior courts,
and so much only ofthe vessel, her tackle and APP
parel as may cover the demand, may be taken on
the attachment. We see by the papers that Con-
gress has the subject before them; and a bill
remedying the evil, has passed the House, and is
now in the Senate. We hope it may become
law. Those mostly Interested in it are the ship
ping merchants and sailors; those interested to
oppose it, proctors in admiralty, clerks and
other officers of admiralty courts, and the land
lords Of sailor boarding houses, who profit largely
by the present state OF things, at the cost OF the
sailor and ship owner.
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Philadelphia Agents for the Herald.-G.
B. ZlEBER CO. Ledger Bulldog, Third street, be:
low Chestnut Those wishing TO the Herald served
regularly their and dwellings, will please their
names above Terms Is per month Single copies
for sale daily. Price cents. j3l lin
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I'm portant War News Expected.

II will be recolected by our readers and by the
public that the first intimation they had of the
contemplated attack by our military and naval
forces on the city of Vera Cruz and the Castle OF
ST. Juan de Uloa, was in article published
in his journal some time since. We received our
information from source that entitled it, in our
opinion, to implicit confidence, and we published
it accordingly Il ispretty well known now that
it wss correct, and that our government are en-
gagged in making arrangements for one of the most
brilliant demonstrations that the United States
ever took part in.
Indeed, there are indications all over the coun-
try that of themselves sufficient to lead this
conclu sion, for we read of immense quantities of
bomb shells being manufactured in our foundrios
THAT the larg- gun the Columbad, recently cast
1t Boston. and which is capable OF throwing
bail of immense weight distance Of tour miles.
rs well as Commodore Stockton's two gigantic
guns-the Oregon and the PeacemaKer-being
sent there--the great activity at BRACES San Jago
the mastering into service and sailing Of the
Massachusetts regiment, as well as he departure
OF General Scott-al these things ind cate that q
movement is on foot that will, probably, end in
a Tremendous, and, perchance, a decisive blow
That all these mighty preparations refer to We
III cruz and San Juan de Uloa, there cannot be q
possibility of a doubt II, however, there were
any, the delay OF the Secretary of War to produc'
the correspondence between the War Department
and Generals Taylor, Jesup, DC, is calculated t.
remove it. This correspondence cannot, as WI
are informed, be at present made public, withou
causing great damage to the interests of the. coun
try, but that in ten days more it can be produced
without causing any evil consequence l. IT, O
course, then natural to suppose that all these pre-
parations have reached focus, and that ever
thing is ready to strike tremendous blow.
In about one month from this time we may cx
pect to hear news ofthe utmost importance apc
if, at the end of that time, the city Of Vera Cruz
and the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa, ara not in
the possession OF our arms,we shall be much mis-
taken.
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Religious l Il tell. gence.

UxIrARIANIsM IN New YoRK The FIRST annual report
of the Unitarian Association OF the State of New York.
says: As yet We number IN the State but ten socie.
ties, viz two in this city and in each Of the cities
and towns of Brooklyn, Albany Troy Trenton Vernon,
Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo"
Unitarian society has been formed at East Boston;
and Mr. Lvermore, of the last class at Divinity School,
Cambridge has been invited to become their pastor.
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will be seen that the greatest increase In 1870 was
in cbssse Indian corn whea. and hour Up to sao hsre
had b,op no importation Of Indian and in tibet year
Tho receipts rsschsd nearly two millions bushels w hr
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Movements OF Travellers.

The press ure of important news in yesterdays Hrod
has obliged US to condenss the arrivals at the following
hotels. of the two last days. into one rep orr; wv
AMKn.cAr-A. Flint Virginia; A. Rsynol d. Troy W.
Cooke Princeton; J. Gb6on; Charsst on; B. Phelps
Pniladslphia. p woOdrua. New jersey: worsbugtOn,
T Tone: Phadsa t Gsrr1l PpS,1i
Asroa-J Wilson. Perth Amboy; N. waldron; rhils;
w Wood. New Jersey; Sanford, Albany M a n,ra
England; Col. Dalstt, Oxford Col Cham6srlain, Wor
cester; Richmond, New London; J. H0lls nd nor
Arlington Norfolk; @. Baldwin. New York, a. Tunill
c. Eustis Boston T Potter, Kingston; {: Butler; r.
Rss ps Knott s,0PT Tack
Zones pS rhs Wells NJ barry s9.9n' WslarOn'
Lee, Phila; @. Shaw, Boston; W. Wagner. N. York =,
Kearnsy. N. !; Mr.. Boyd, c Ruser, D. Rhidsbach
Phiia T Rees, CrOton Fall.i Mr. Nye. H. Boorcan. f.
Var short ss Msmps DSsa' Wad Ss' Alien Ed
monds T. weatherly. H. Cony, Pha; J. Host, conn'
Capt pisbrow, n Brunswick; A Gray, Belfast; D Ma,
Dr. Libihorp, Va; Mr. Prudere Albany; J. Trevsrs, NJ
Jersey; W. Hancock Phis; b Hsyt. N J, J. Penny
Rice. & Lane Boston; Mr. Pomsroy, N. Y; D. NewsOn.
Petersburg; DR.. Townsend, Phila
Sands Pittsburg; O. Hyde Charleston; 8 Bsker. Ala
HAYES Albany GoS New Jersey sr K;,f
Belly gate, New Milford; G. Case, Troy.
HowARp w Boyd, Ala; T. Driskell, doj D. Adams,
Geo Geo. Reed, New York; G. Van Wagner, patersoni
B. over, Tennessee; s Johnson Bostoni W Brewster
DO; NJ Bangs, ihomas.on; NJ Thomas do; Todd
Philsd;; E Merrill, Batmors; w McAllister, Phiiad
H. Wiggat Ala: Bradley. Mtdistoni r. Clarke
Maryland; J, A. Reed, Boston; W. H Mcdonald British
Army Aug L. Moore, Canada; w. Rowen New Or
leans J. Gray. Versailles, A. Kevin Boston; NJ kus!
Syracuse; s. Durniss, Baltimore; Hon d d. Howard
Howard Place; ). Owen, Fayetteville; j. Gavoret, Ala
8. Willis Geo; q. Hssher J. flasher, Charleston; :
Gordon, Mass w. Burnley Boston; Johnson, Concord
M Munson, Philad B. Blans, N. O Mcneil rbiiad
w. Cook, dol w. March, Ohio; w. Waugh, Gloucester
L. Branch, Phad.
Jupsor B. Merriam, Waterbury, C. Bosworth Rah
way; A. Littleieh Philadelphia w Griswold, Hart
ford; C. Warren. Springfield; J, Beach, Harlford L
Gowery, Louisville; Whitaker, Norwich; f Marcy
Burgess, 8 Goodridche, Hartford; II stephens, Mon
treal; Gasoline. Manchester Story. Norwich (Esg
land); J. Gardner, Brstol A. Bond, savannah D. Dur
kee st. Louie; Northrop New Haven: NJ Field, BaI
more; NJ. Blake New York; Damon. 8 Hadley Fails
Barton Conn L. Baglsy. Philadelphia; Nolan w
Wheeler. Norwich; Geo Rice. New Haven; J. Stickney
Boston; w Baird Philadelphia NJ Chaplin, Hartford;
knight, Augusta; s. Allen, Hartford; H. Bigslow Ca
NADIA.
RArHBuN's-J Adriance Manchester, New Hamp
shire; W. Van Zant, Albany; D Moseley, w Bacon
Boston; G. Seymour, Ogdensburgh; Mr. Phelps Boston
A. Snit, D Pomeroy, Copaks Iron Works; w Hayward
Kinderhook; C GODDARD Albany; C. Cotter, Syracuse
r Luse, Patterson; J. Elliott, j. Van Wagner: New
Hampshire; 8. Phillips, Philadelphia; Macy, Bait
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Movements.

OHSOHhI NIONemcntGs
Mr' george II Gllddon commences course OF lee
evening next, "" '~"'"'
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Superior Court,


FEB. l9--Wm. Jessup Sons Richard HaDktns-
This action Of assumpst to recover the sum Of
$685. alleged TO be advanced to defendant by plaintiffs
The facts followsThe defendant in 1884, shipped
Sheffield England barrels OF jewellers sweepings
be smeltcd and refined Tho defendant quanted
with Mr. Henry Jessup of the firm Of Jessup Sons,
and mentioned to him that he had made the shipment in
agent in Sheffield he would direct Read Lucas
to pay over the proceeds TO him. and he would
remit it to their house in this city, and that the defendant
would receive it from them Shortly after the defendant
ced a statement calculation OF the proceeds OF
the SHIPMENT amounting to flo2 sterling which
was equivalent to $7e5; said he then had occasion
for the money, and requested them to advance it. The
advance accordingly made upon the faith Of defen
dant representations In tebIuary, 1915 the steamer
that then LEFT Liverpool brought out accsuut from
Road 4 Lucas, stating that the scrapings had been
fl5a sterling, and that thoy would in few days pay
it Upon the arrival Of this intelligence the plain
tifs made up account Of the sum claimed by them
amounted SIT co. furnished to defendant and called
upon him to pay The defendant did not pay it, but
missed to do Matters remained thus until the arrival
of the March steamer which brought out account Of
the failure Of Read Lucas, and notice the defend
ant to prove his demand under the English bankrupt
laws against the firm of Road Lucas. The plaintiffs
then claimed the whole amount from defendant no re-
against him but should to the assets of Read and
Lucas for satisfaction Of their demands
The defendant pleaded tender Of $77 90 and to the
remainder of the action set up as defence that the
house of Jessup & Sous In Sheffield had large deal
ings with the house & Reed, that the latter
paid the El52 the former long before their
failure but that after their failure it placed by the
house OF Jessup Williams 10 the credit OF Lucas
Reed in discharge Of the debt due by thesla to the
former.
The cause stands adjourned to this morning. For
plaintiff, MIR. Jas Cookies for defendant, Mr.. Jordon.
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In Chambers.

In Chambers.
Before Judge Vanderpoel.
In Re Patrick Slater-This case came up yeSter.
day morning pursuant adjournment; and upon full
hearing of the matter pleased to discharge
Slater and send him home 70 his wife and children
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Court OF General Sessions.

Before Recorder scott, and Ala. bfady ana w dlRer
John McKeon Esq, District Attorney.
FEB H. TRIAL for Receiving Stolen Goods-At the
opening OF the Court this morning, Petrick McQuade
placed q, the bar for trial on charge OF receiving
stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen.
john w. RemINoroN, on the part Of the prosecution
deposed follows 20 the Goth Of March last boarded
at the Commercial Hotel, No rs Courtandt street.;
blue cloth cloak, worth S23 stolen from the hall
while was at d.nner subsequently found the cloak
in iage then III charge OF policeman the cloak
shown me Is the one lost on the day in question
Officer SPicER exnmined.-l had search warrant
rom tho ID District police court TO search the premises
of McQuade, No 32s Caharine street; several police
men accompanied me 10 the store; We found It to
contain large quantity OF new and second hand
clothing; the goods found in the store were
taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court;
while the accused prison had several CONVERSE
out of his cell order that he might get his dinners he
then asked ii had been down to his store told him
that had and had taken out ohor goods he then want
ed TO know whether the goods portion Of them had
been ideniifei; told MIN that Of them had been;
lie then said that what goods had been claimed, the
could have them he did not want 10 have any
of the goods after they IRON the office scQuads
then sand If | would any body that claimed the
goods he would satisfy tor it as he might as well
pay money 10 the officers to the lawyers, and in
ouired where | lived, &C. He also said that II any OF
compliments had to their goods they might
lake them. asked him then IL he remembered person
coming him about vest pattern he said yes and
inquired he gong make complaint against him.
asked m what had become OF the vest patfens ne re-
piled that he could not say whe Their there were any OF
them in the store not If there was he could have III
also pieces OF cashmere CLOTH If they caimed
and further that If the goods were not there, and the
would make complaint he would pay Tor them
and would get the matter settled he was willing TO
pay me for It,
Ex.Policeman Rosr. s. MARTrr--I searched the pre-
misses of McQuade December 1Sts, or January. lelo
for chest OF teal found It In his store a. also otner
colored fellow brought piece of clotn there to sell
this stage of the trial. the court adjourned until to-
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BREACH OF PRlvILEGE.-On the morning OF the
81 inst, Mr.. Orr fla, member Of tue Louisiana
House Of Representatives., was assaulted in the lobby Of
the House, By Mr. Bsnnet d slmnes OF Avoyeie', the
irish repre- sented by MIR Urfn He severely cut
Ia the face before the assalant could be secured Mr.
SHINES, on the recommen dstioa of a committee Of the
House was ordered TO be imprisoned in the common jail
for ten dsys-the utmost penalty in the power Of the
House to innict From the evidence published by the
committee, 1t seems doubtful who comnencsd the ARRAY
Each used cane
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Mr.. MCKAY moved to lay the bill upon the table.

Mr.. MCKAY moved to lay the bill upon the table.
The SPEAKER ruled the motion out Of order it having
been before made, since the previous question
moved, and rejected.
The bill amended in Committee of the Whole was
then ordered to be engossed and engossed and read
third time
The question stated, Shall the bill pass when Mr.
BRINKERHnFF moved the previous question
Mr.. McCLELLAND moved that the House adjourn. Dis
agreed TO- :%.
Thcprevious question then seconded and the main
question ordered viz: Shall the bill pass
The question was decided by yeas and nays follows
YEAS--Messrs Arnold Bell James Black, Brinkerhof,
3rodhead, Buingon John H. Campbell Carroll Catheart,
ham, Dixon Edsa Ellsworth, Errmsn, john II. Ewing, Pa
Foot, Foster Galyin, Goodyear Grover Hamn, Hem
ley, Elias B. Holmes, iunserlor, Charles J. ngersa Jo-
Long, MCLEAN, MeC.ate, Joseph j. Mcdowell, Mcvaine,
Marsh, Newton Ni,en, Perry Pollock Ran,sey, Rahhun,
man Smith, Albert Smith, Stewart, strohm, Sykes James
Thompson, lrumbo Wentworth, Wheaton, White Will
hams, W,imot, Wood, Young Yost--6s.
NAvs-Messrs. Abbott, Stephen Adams, Ashmun Akin
in bIE n fsyey benser BsHon Bgs' James A.
chapman Chase tt%aa Gafts o5Ga eaet
Darga, Garrett Davis, Delano, nobbin Doskery, Drom.
S,oe Elicit Edwin H. Ewing Fieklin, Fries, Gentry, Gid
iaiqanson, Harper, Hastings Henry billiard Hoge Isaac
r. noaes Hopkins Hongh John w Hauson, George s.
Houston, Edmund w. Hubbard, Samuel d. Hubbard Hudson,
Wash,ngtor Hunt, James b. Hunt Hunter, James il. john
son. Joseph Janson, Andrew Johnson, George W. Jones,
Seaoorn jones' kaufman, Kennedy Daniel Z. King Thos.
Butler h,ng La"reee Leake, Leher LtSere, Lgon, Lump
kin Macl.y MeCielAd, McClerand, Mcdaniel, James Nc
nowsii Meeaughey, -'eienry Mckay, John p. Martin,
Norris, Owen, Parish, Payh, Perr, Phelps, Pilsbury,
Reid Ritter, Roberts, John A. Rockwell, Root Runk Saw
yer Scheck, Seaman, Seldom hexander d. Sims Leonard
II. Sims, Simpson, Caleb b. smith, Robert smith, Stanton
Strong, TLbodeaux Benjamin Thompson, Jacob Thompson,
Winthrop, Woodruff, Woodward, Woodwork, Wrght-ls6.
So the bill rejected. .
Mr. ROOT moved to reconsider the vote on the passage
the bill. .-
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved to lay the moion to recon
slider on the table
Mr. WOODWORTH moved that the House adjourn Dis
agreed to.
The question then put on Mr. WESTwoHrH's motion
and agreed to, and the motion reconsider laid OF
the table.
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TERMS

Two DOLLARS year One DOLLAR for the first regular
session each Congress PIFTY CENTS for the final
sion of each Congress and the for each Extra Se
tion-payable in all cases in advance