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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12
Grs IN New York and Philadelphia.

TO THE EDITOR or TIE nEEATD.
1nelosed are reports relating to the Philadelphia ga-
wets. from which you may lssrn the important fact
that It Is now. and Away. has been In hourishi ng
state, notwithstanding the pubic lamps have been
lighted at expt Of 81 IS per loo feet the
district CT Spring Garden at 81 Is. and private
consumers at 50 IS PER 1000 feet. / say, Ia the
face of there prcts, the company are paying
fund from the proits. which will. in few years,
sxttnguish the debt. and EI0rI a great rsduc-
tion Of The price of the article to As
living essential 20 the prosperity q city IL be-
comes the interest Of eVsry Householder to cheaper
every artcls Ia general use It appears from th-se
ports that the average cos Of IN New York Is
than double that in Pkladelphis IL 1, said New YoYk
gas IL better than Phs3spbis but th. Is utterly de-
MED by the citizens Of that place and the officers Of
the Philadeiphia company have no hesitation la say
made But IL sAj the hes. evidence IL the light and
the bills which altogether In favor OF Pha phia
The report Of the Corporation Committee said 70 be
bsssd upon statistics furnished by small company
for the supply OF OF the suburbs Of phaielphia
and that the New ork "a. Company furnished u to
them asa Philsdelph report The New York Gas Com
psny aeoordnx 70 fr Childs letter have nuats Cd
surplus Ct $4,000, which they have invested
in MAIN. by this means they have deceived the pub
lie. who have been made 10 measure tbs profits Of
the business By their 6ivdends vhlch have been rel,
senable enough. The eompsuy's capital is $4,000
Mr. Chiis rays they have over I0 900 in vested
Their own statements TO the knowing ones Is over
flc00CFO.
The Phiiadelpbia Gas Company are now about issu.
ing report, which they say will convince everybody
that the gas at the present prices will discharge all IL
abilites and produce large revenue to the city In
very few years. The true plan for this city II to pro-
vide is own gas The present company have purposey
managed the IL businsss In such way 70 deter com
petition They have At all times concealed the truth
not only from theft customers but from such ~ their
stockholders as they could not rely upon. BIB
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The Italian OprIa.

TO Iht IBfroE Oh THE HERALD.
In your news from Havana by the Georgia. you
mention, under the head Of the italian Opera the
name OF signor Nicolsi, composer ct " vi Trmpara.n
as not well known in the musical world Allow I'll
you, that although he may not be known here In Ger.
many his ZANE Il certainly well known Edward Ncos
was born In Vienna, and wrote three opera. OF well
known fame, viz rss Exile. :" The Templsr" and
the Merry Wives of Windsor'-ths last Of which, he
finished while he was the conductor of the Royal
Opera In the city Of Berlin Prussia which OF itsef Ia
proof that be was musician of no common talent,
for that city can boast OF good musical knowledge
Unfortunately, Edward Nicolai personal friend OF
mine, while about TO finish another work fef great
merit vas relied with apoplsotc Ct Ia the latter
part 81 the summer OF 1919, and died halt hour
afterwards having couversed with him nos two he
before. Edward hicolsi had received the admiration
and love Of the orchestra OF the Royal Opera at Bsr
lin and was ranked among tho most eminent con
ducors Of that justly celebrated body Of artists The
very dsy Of his death, he had been chosen mani
mousy an honorary member OF the Academy q Arts
and scisnces Ia the city of Berlin. Mr. Nicolsi was
about rs year. Of age at the time Of his death leaving
large number of professional and privsts friends to
mourn his unit nelly loss. N. A H.
Nav onE. Feb 10. Is5l
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Police Intelligence.

Charge Of Forging Checks--A young man, by tho
name Of John Turner was arrested yesterday, on .
warrant issued by Justice McGrsth, wherein he
stands charged with the forgery Of two checks-one
on the Merchants Exchange Ban TX and the other on
the Mechanics Bank-purporting to be signed and
los Wall street IL seems that the accused rendered
check Tor the sum Of 500 dated Dec. so, 1852 pur
porting to be signed by Mailer n Lord to Adolph r.
eesstedt, of No. $50 Broadway, and asked Mr.. g. to
change It, at the same time saying he sent by Mr.
Florence Mr.. g., believing the statement, gave the
accused the $50 for the check. Subsequently, It
secertained the check forgery is being pre-
same firm for the amount of S35, dated January 2
1850 This check made payable at the Mechanics
Bank but instead OF the accused presenting the check
at the bank, be borrowed some money on it OF Mr..
John Birch, No 24s West street. This check il like
wise pronounced forgery, by the affidavit made by
Mr.. Samuel p. Lord OF the firm alluded to. on
the evidence adduced before the court Justice Nc
Grath committed the accused TO prison for trial.
n Pioent Assault OGcer-Four men. called
william Brien, James Cunning CHAM, John Mckinney,
and Terrence Cook were arrested Monday night,
charge Of violently assaultng and beating eficer
Adams, one OF the Fifth ward policemen while In the
discharge Of his duty 1t seems that tn. accused
ties were engaged In fighting two dogs in the public
street and the officer ipterferedte prevent tn disturb
The officer took the man thus creating the disorder
Into custody and no sooner was this done than the
other endeavored to their comraie and in
endeavoring TO do so they beat the officer In very
cruel and dangerous manner. Luckily, howsyer, as
distance came At his alarm andthe whole party we're IA
~ into custody and conveyed to the station house.
the morning they we're taken before Justice Lothrop
ties to bail In the sum $500 to the charge at
court trial
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TuxsDsY, Feb. lisp NJ
There va, rot much alteration In the sto,k market
today The transactions principally for cash.
At the frst board Canton Company declined per
cent? Bloomington 3 Mohawk Il Erie Railroad Y Erie
Income Bonds Z. Portsmouth advanced y; Reading
Railroad = Edserorth =. At the second board
Reading Railroad went up ~ H,rism /; Canton 10;
Farmers Loan IL Erie Railroad y aud the market
closed with an upward tendency. Harlem was quite
active 81 the siternoon board. Norwich and worees-
ter vas drm at the sd7aues Elite shares and boads
have been depressed By the announcement that new
issue OF boajs amount to three aud half millions
OF dolsrs would soon be issued for the purpos. Of
paying OF the aosting debt and equipping the road
This has ss'onishei the public generally; but We
are not In the least surprised ss IL coiacidss ex
sotJ With our view in relation t. the hasncisl affairs
OF this company with this issue the funded debt st
the company will amount to about hfteen millions OF
dollar, AMI we have not the slighest doubt but that
the debt sad stock Of the bsiors the road s
completed aud properly equipped, will amount tc
full .rsnty eve millions Of dollars.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
OF this port 70 day, amounted TO $4,000; payments,
ss 3io s2-balance si5e2e73 a.. IL will be sesn By
marine rspott, to day that the arrivals Of Euro
pean packets aud other vessels, have been very pu.
mereus within the past two days aud the payments Of
duties for some days must b. very heavy This viii
sveii the deposits In the Sub Treasury, sud cause q
demand upon the banks for specie
In the Hou.s Of Delegates 81 yirsnia ON "wednesday
Mr. Gusrrant, from the Committee on Banks reported
bill Incorporating the Bank Of the Old Dominion, In
heandsis on the free banking principle, With capt
tai Of not less than 500 900, and not to exceed
sloooo0o
About tso.thiris Of the csnsniAigua and Corning
Railroad has been graded, and are nsv ready for
the supsrstructure, and . large number OF hands
are ct work on the balance Contracts have been
made for the iron snd Locomotives on favorable tsrms
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The ANNUAL REFoET or TIE COMMISSIONERS or
EsloRATioy.-l another part a this sheet, we
publish the annual report OF the Commissioners OF
Emigration, made according TO law, to the Legs
lature Of this State, Albany, and there printed
BY order Of the Assembly. 1t is signed by oaly
seven out OF the ten Commissioners, two OF them
we understand declining to sign it on the ground
that it contained statement. TO the truth Of which
they could not swear, and a7Pending aiiidsyits to
that effect, while al The same time they declared
that they had no interest in the contracts mide
during the year
II will be seen that the report pitches into
the Health Commissioner, and throws upon him
the responsibility Of the loss Of upwards of $1,000,
in consequence Of the insolvency Of a house in
this city, TO which foreign vessels were consigned.
The report, however admits that the duty Of hunt.
ing W Hsolyent houses, and making them pay
down promptly, is I" not expressly required OF this
officer by law" What lie more, the law gives him
no authority TO enforce payment. It IL tn. bls.
ness Of The Commis sioners, and their general
agent, IN the Park, to whom Is paid s2,J00 for
looking after all such matters and things, and il Is
idle to attempt to shift the responsibility OIL their
own shoulders, az they were cognizAui, or ought
to Be cognlzani, Of the fact Of the accoun. being
hlloNen 70 run Tor I'VE months, When the law re-
quires tie payment be made In three days We
have not heard what has become Of the resolution
pending in the Board to compel the general agent
to refund the money for his neglect The report
suggests that the health officers salary Of 81 500
ought 70 be got ri o. Would not the suggestion
be more complete II It proposed to get rid also Of
the $500, paid for the service Of general agent
The proposed reduction of the staff OF assistant
physicians, at Staten Island, is about the mos,
"penny wiEe and pound foolish" scheme ever
Con,rved. Why, the latter end Of the report i.sef
ccatradicts the assumed data upon which the adj
tocated reirencbment Ia based. II says, the hop.
the Commissioners began to indulge is vain, and
that The number Of patients have increased from
ebout I7j to more than 800. Why, il would seem
that it Is more help that is really wanted
This increased sickness Of the emIgrants ar
irving, furnishes curious comnen, upon another
part Of the report, which speaks Of a change for
the better ia the ventilation, provisions, and ac-
commodsion afforded in the passenger ships
With regard TO the illusions made TO The expo
sure given in this journal to the horrors on Wards
Island, we have only 10 sey, that we were more
han borne out BY The Published rspcH Of one Of hs
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The Assaults AND hoBBERIEs IN COLUMBIA STREET.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion OF making
the attack on Mr.. Rebeau and Mr. Sharpe in Columbia
street, on Saturday night third attack has been
made on the captain OF the bark TO whom alluded
in Mondays Herald but he again repealed IL to
make his sssailants glad to retreat. These gentry
i'll certainly be shot some fine night.
BUSINESS IN THE CRIMINAL CouRrs.-The number OF
term is unusually great but the gentlemen posing
that body have determined to make no presentmsnts
till they have got through with their investgatory
labors The consequence is, that the Court OF Oyer
and Terminer and the City Court stand adjourned,
having business before them upon which proceed.
with between three and four hundred sgnaturss has
been preferred to the Board Of Excise by the dealers
In this city praying that the charge be reduced
from S25. rs now fixed, to the same that made In
larged to the LIST OF May Up to three o'clock yester
day. about four hundred applications lad been made
for licences The Board met yesterday afternoon TO
consider these applications but the roceedngs
carried On with cosed doers reporter and all others
being directed to clear out +" Among the proscribs 81
was eroye OF the advocates OF temp rance whose
object understood to be to urge the refusal of Ii.
cences in toto, and explain the Law the subject.
The meeting was adjourned TIL Thursday the Goth
instant, and the applicants and petit all Ain
unanswered. The termer each req uired to giro
two sureties that their houses VIII De conducted in all
rNpects comfortably to Law.
FIREMEs's BALL The proceeds OF the late ball in
aid Of the widows and phans Of deceased fremen,
amounted to the handsome sum OF So 200.
BROOKLYN "KSocKISGs. ~ Since the appearance of
an article In the Herald Of Monday last. the state
OF the Sixth ward IL has been remar ked that the
knockipgsn (by the officers etaves) within that To-
cality, have sounded with extraordinary regularity
II the motion since introduced in the Common
Council to increase the force b. carried the article
above referred to will have "done the state some
service
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12

10 I'VE LAlIDE W THE HERhtNs
In your paper OF this morning II Il stated that "ths
fis In Greenyich avenue vas sNtinguished By Hose
Company No. ii, and not By the Ninth ward Police !"
Tae true facts are thsss A gentleman living In the
upper part Of the houfe where the Gre vas came to
the Station Uou.- and stated to Assistant Captain Be-
bring that he believed the store under where he lived
wss on Gre. ssrzssBts Sanger and Van Baskr rere
Immediately despatched. and broke open o. ioor,
and with one OF t-o pals Of water extingushtd the
Gre before the tower bell struck aud before TO IL Hose
arrived The man With the pipe told that the ere
was out although there remained considerable smoke
In the store; bot n1ous to stick the absent mem
bers With double ane. for other cause. the
water vas turned on We do not wish 10 take any
credit from the sremen when they dsssrv. u, but ve
DO In justice ask that yhen taots stated on our
returns, that they msy not be oostradcted. Yours,
respectfully, WA. TAFT
Assistant Captain Of the Ninth district
EiN1H wAED STATION HousE, Feb. IL, 1851.
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VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE AFRICAN
STEAMERS Great enthusiasm prevails in the State
Of Virginia, in favor Of the proposed line OF steam.
srs TO Africa and The Med, errsnean, NC. Seven
eighths Of the Gsseral Assembly and Of the Reform
Convention have memoianzed Congress on the
subject. The Governor of the State, the speakers
Of both houses-n short, almost every Of posi-.
non in Virginis-seem to be in avor OF il, without
distraction Of party. The Reform Convention in
Maryland, hss also expressed similar views. Nor
d this feeling at all sectional. A memorial has
just been presented TO Congress. by the Legislature
OF emmy lyans in support Of the plan 81 COLOMBIA.
tion recommended by the Naval Committee Of
the House Of Representatives at the last session,
and Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode
Island, and other States, have lately spoken = the
same effect.
We have repeatedly shown that the free Sides
are interested IN this matter quite as much a. the
slave States. II il only by means Of line Of
steamers tina. the colony Of LIBERIA can be
strengthened aud encouraged a. to become "a
asylum for emancipa.ed negroes, and sufficiently
attractive = induce emigration on large scale.
The emigrants will open UP an extensive trade
with the natives, and the steamers will carry oH
10 the bes. ports of the world the productions OF
Western Africa. The commerce Of Liberia being
thas stimulated, and a quick and pleasant voyage
secured for the eHigrants from this country, we
anticipate that the colony will soon he capable -
receiving any portion, however large, Of the AM
can race now among us, which IL may be found
desirable TO settle there.
A few sltras IN he south oppose the project, on
the ground that some Of the middle States nigh.
- induced to abolish slavery, Il the blacks could,
on being emancpated be settled In Liberia.
Fierce assaults are made by these ulras on Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Stanton, and other prominent advocates
Of the proposed line, who happen to be slave
owner, and they are treated traitors 70 the
cause OF the South. We canno, discover any force
IN this process II reasoning. Each State should
pursue such a policy on this subject az Il may
deem best, and most conducive to the general well
fare.
We are decidedly in favor Of the project recon-
mended by the Naval Committee The proposed
steam ships will form an important addition to our
reserved steam navy they will open up valua.
Die trade with the Mediteusn an, and on their re.
turn trips they will bring the European mis-,
which are no, AZ yet transmitted often enough by
American vessels. Above all, these steamers will
facilitate and encourage the migration Of free
blacks 10 Liberia.
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MARErzEKs COMPLIMENTARY BsNEFIr.-The emf er-
tainment to be given to- night at the Aston lace
Opera House, will be- in every respect, the mr.
marksbls operatic performance yet known IN this
city, If we may judge before hand Of the over Of
Parodi in semiramide :" Added to this the event
itself will be Of great interest and ~ usl to that
which will distinguish Parodrs last appearance on
Friday night next The opera season rs drawing to
close and the brilliant In which 1t has been
conducted through another year, ny MAretzsk, has
established him as q marAger whose jud yment gees
hand in hand with his talents. New York looks 90
him the only person likely 20 carry through an
other and another season, and happy to hear
that while he entertains wild and crude Theories he
Is get prepared to enter upon another campaign n,
backed his many by powerful friends.
We have heard it suggested that the excavation OF
tae Aston Place House in order to double its size will
enable Maretzsk to venture upon lease for term of
years; and such project seems quite feasible. The
vacant lot between the Third and Fourth will
be occupied, presume, for the Mint-an institution
much more likely TO have q supply of gold than any
other establishment which be erected upon it.
However, Marstzsks benefit now engages the public
attenton-snd when have all settled that and
taken our last look at Psrodi, we will take all the
reasonable musical enterprises into consideration.
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Of New York.-The uadet gned had direction of the
Grand Conoer at friplcr Hall. January "A. 1t having
given universal satisfaction, requested BY
large number Of gentlemen (,ee the Herald Of Feb.
o. to Eepeati We esnsentsd and st mado
rab2enens On the oay ready 18th
ment We read the add Of several Hungaan appealing
tothe American public for relief for their fellow patriots
VINO are 70 arrive great number Of them withou
saoDar ana al strangers ia adj accordingly
ehered ha Of the entire proceed pet profits whatever
the Of those exes We adv rtised in the papers,
ana get cut TIE necesa bills and tickets all Of which
pad Tor Instead OF receiving from the
mittee in what. thought, laudabie undertake.
however, founo selves mixed with
Der OF persons who mad desire
ef OF the brave cxiles in the peculiar and
elusive way. Several cards have been published in the
Herald one 30 contrxdietng the other An
mistekeable feeling Of aninosiy that public have
been led to SUPPOSE ii justly. that
humbug and deferred aud afraid TO pur
chase tickets for benefit for the above purpose
Therefore beg leave TO withdraw the concert advertised for
the 18TH int To those gentlemen Of the different hotels
music AND book sores who kindly eonsened to sell tickets
we return our thanks and them ds tho bills
snd tickets In their Thu who have sof tickets
W p ase return the M nY to the purchasers We hope
sohe ing may yet be done for the sxes properly
etuted COMMITTEE which into with
perfect eonhdeuce and in which will always be ready
lend our aid. so far MS our abilities will allow.
MAN Z,AER,
l.. r. uARRtiON,
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d on BLE SH E E. T !.
Congressional Proceedings Yesterday.

We are Inclined 10 believe that very little busi-
ness will be transacted by the present Congress- ia
addition 10 what has already been done, beyond
passing the usual appropriation bill Members seem
10 be Intent hatching political schemes than
n attending 10 the duties which they are sent to
Washing .oa to perform. An effort will doubtless
BE- made 10 amend the tariff, but without success
The coal and iron Interests of Pennsylv AHA are
sepea.edly knocking at the doors of Congress with
sheir petitions fer such an amendment; bat the re-
cent conduct of the representatives of that State, in
Overthrowlng the bill establishing branch min in
shis city, will induce the representatives from this
State 10 decline TO act in concert with them; aud
without their assistance an amendment of the
sarits is out of the question The matter therefore,
must lie over till the next session. All that was
done in the Senate yesterday was to adopt reso-
lnion iEquiring into the propriey of reducing the
standard weight of silver coin, and TO order the
Ball granting millions of acres OF the public lands
70 the States, TOR the support and maintenance of the
insane, TO be epgrSssed In the House, the substi-
raie for the dill for the establishment OF board OF
c,aims was discussed at length, and rejected. A
motion was made 10 lay the orignel bill on the ia
BE, which was carried This subject, therefore
i at rest for the present
There seems 10 be no doubt that the Globe
newspaper, al Washington, is 10 be discontinued,
and Benton organ established in It's stead.
A very important movement has been made in
Abe Legislature of Pennsylvania. bill has been
introduced requiring persons making returns o.
,heir properly to the State assessors, to do so.under
oeth, and providing, also, that the county ire isur
ers shall collect the II this bill be adopted,
Mis- estimated the treasury will gain half a million
Of dollars per snnum. The public debt Of that
State ia forty millions OF dollars, and a savl4g Of
I'VE hundred thousand dollars year would b. en-
item of considerable consequence. We commend
his action by the Pennsylvania Legislature to the
attention OF other States that in debt, especially
80 those in the West. Many ofthe State govern
lents are not as economically conducted as they
might be.
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Couar OF 1NauiHv-The late Court Of Inquiry,
which eat at the Brooklyn Navy Yard the case OF
Lieut.. H. Bier OF the steamship Arctic, have made
report scquitting that officer Of all the charges
brought against him.
United States cutter Forward of the Phila>
delphia station, Comm andsr ii. b. Nones, returned
yssrdsy sre Boston where she had been ordered Ter
the purpose of bringing this city the articles 1t that
place intended for EXHIBITION ct the Worlds Fair
This che did net succeed in doing many of the box
too large to be admitted through her hatch
ways and the amount goods ready to be- shipped-be
ing about 800 tons-vas too great for her capacity
Captain Nones informs that vessel to BE- char
terd in that city capable Of receiving and
them hither The Forws left Boston the It'll and
experienced very cold and bosterous weather during
most of the passage The Thermometer on the frs,
day out, at o'clock A. NJ, was down to and one
man SO badly frozen as to be disabled for duty.
The U. 8. revenue cutter Swaine, was st Vera Crul
18th ut. She to sail for New Orleans in few days
U. 8. surveying schooner Franklin, Com. Geo. ID
WISE arrived at Charleston the 9Th from ths Cspes