The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-21
Our New York correspondence,
NEW YoRK, July IL, 1851.

passengers for Havana, Cha9res, and Call1or-
mia and about the same time, the Georgia
} sailed for New Orleans, Havana, and Chagres.
Both these vessels took out a large number Of
passengers; but, for some months past, tie
passenger lists of the hemeward- bound steam
Ships, from California, have always been
muchlatger thant nthose of the outward bound
ones. N.-S
The Steamship Hermann. left this port at
noon to day, fer Southampton and Bremen.
The Banks have, Of late, discounted so
freely, that "paper" in Wall st., is compare
lively scarce; and the rates are unusually low.
The notes of first class Importing, Shipping
and Commission Houses, are rarely seen, and
are freely taken at the legal rate. Jobbers'
"paperp always ranges from ! to 3 per cent.
above--ynly the very best being able to COM
mand 8 per cent.--while Auctoneers paper
falls lower in the scale; but, even that, is
now readily ''done,n at 9 to Upper cent.
From the lst TO the 9Th inst, twelve Ocean
Steamships arrived at this port, bringing one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-three
passengers. Beside this, the sailing vessels
brought us, during the same period, over six
thousand cmigrants from Europe. Yester-
day forenoon, again, five vessels arrived,
bringing 1885 emigrants. Isn't this great
city, ~
Among the emigrants now arriving here,
from Ireland, there are many members Of the
legal profession. For the benefit of these
parties, some Of our city apers should copy
the following advertisement, which / lately
saw in Western paper:
"Wanted.-l00 able bodied LAWYERS, to
break stones, chop wood, and make them
seves otherwise useful" ~
The report of the Chief of Police, for the
six months ending June 30, 1851, was laid
before the Common Council, on Monday
night; from which it appears, that the num-
Der of arrests made by the police, during that
time, was 1877; Of which, Q were for man
slaughter, z for assault with intent to kill,
2 for bigamy, IL for rape, for arson, 5 for
gerry, 2receiying stolen goods, | burglary, S
false pretences, % grand larceny, 1893 petty
larceny, 504 common assaults and battery,
508 drunkenness anddisorderlv conduct. 3l3
vagrancy, 5 violation of city ordinances
At the different station houses, 733 persons
were accommodated with lodging; and 40
stray children were found and restored to
their parents This is a great city
OF course, you have no office-seekers out
your way. You are all toe pure and patriot.
ic. If, however, you can manage to hunt
up strong one, by advertising or otherwise,
just make his mouth water, by telling him.
that the Coroner of the City and County Of
New York, gets $5 for veryinquest he holds:
and that his fees for the quarter ending June
30, were $1,000, ,933.
The meanness and positive dishonesty
OF the course pursued by the English Press
toward this country, since the opening of
the Crystal Palace, surpasses anything Of The
kind ever before witnessed; the British Jour
nails having taken excessive pains to record
and exaggerate every deficiency in the Amer
lean department; while, with few exceptions.
they have studiously omitted mentioning any
of the productions in which we excel ali
competitors. But murder will out . at last.
and SO will truth. We are beginning 10 have
Justice done US. The contest between Mr..
Hobbs, the agent Of Messrs. Day & Newell.
the celebrated lock-makers of this CITY. and
Mr.. Chubb, hitherto considered, in England.
the best lock-maker in the world, in which
our countryman came off triumphant, has
led TO some curious developments. in rela-
ton to the conduct Of the English Press TO-
ward American Exhibitors al the Worlds
Far. A gentleman connected with the
American Legation at London. has kindlv
furnished me with the following interesting
account OF the "Bank-lock War" as il Is
called in that city; to which, | have no
doubt, wide publicity will be given BY the
newspapers OF this country. My informant
says:
when 1t was announced that ''Yankee
lock, superior to any of Chubb's make. had
been placed on exhibition in the CRYSTAL Pal.
ace, and that Yankee lock- maker proposed
to pick Chubb's lock, the only response was a
shake Of John Bulls stupid head. A Yam
kee pick Chubbs lock? Impossible Mr..
Hobbs, the agent of Messrs. Day & Newell
OF our city, modestly attempted 10 call at.
tentlon to the productions of that firm. .but
MS attempts were unsuccessful: and Newel's
splendid Patent Parantoptic Bank Lock- was
passed by. with sneer, by English noblemeu
and English Engineers. 1t came from
America and that was enough 10 damn il
IN the estimation of every inhabitant Of the
British Isles. Mr.. Hobbs put up with tbis
treatment as long as he could; but he got
mad, at last, crooked a tenpenny nail. and
declared that Chubb's lock should be picked
forthwith" , sA'.f f's
'Mr. Hansman, the Chief Engineer Of the
Machinery Department of the Exhibition
who had discovered that Mr. Hobbs was
man Of superior abilities, in his line, bought
one of Chubb's best six tumbler locks. and
circulated report that the Yankee Lock-
smith was going to pick it. This created
quite an excitement, and Mr.. Hobbs soon be-
came something OF lion. AS soor, as prop-
er preparations could be made, Mr.. Hansman.
Mr.. Roberts, of Manchester, who is known
all over England, as man Of great scientific
and mechanical skill, Mr.. Ap6old, a distin.
guished London Engineer, several other cele-
brated Engineers, Mr.. Hobbs, and myself
retired to Mr. Hansman's private room IN
the Crystal Palace, where the veritable Chubb
lock was about to be demolished. Mr.
\ Hansman locked The lock, and handed il 10
MIR. Hobbs, who, with his curiously crooked
nail picked itin Just Seventeen minutes. Mr.
Hansman re-locked it, and, TO the utter amaze
ment Of every person in the room, Mr..
Hobbs picked itagain, in less than three min
ates! When we Issued from the Engineers
room, a large crowd was anxiously waiting
to hear the result Of the experiment; and e tbee
announcement that Chubb's lock had been
twice picked in twenty minutes, created an
intense excitement"