Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-20
Correspondence ofthe Eastern Times.
Affairs in New York.

New York, FEB. II, 1851.
There was an unusual thanksgiving yester-
day (the Sabbath) in all our churches, because
of the joyful news of the arrival of the missing
steamship Atlantic at Liverpool.
And now that the excitement is over, an i'm
preston is obtaining that the s.Atlantic" must
have been a first rate storm weatherer, and
under the most skiIful management. Capt.
West will win new laurels by this most happy
termination of his terrible encounter with the
elements.
We are mortified and Inundated to-day at
the news from Boston of the outrage against
law and order, perpetrated in the U. s. Circuit
Court on the 10th inst. 1t was to have been
expected that the Boston authorities would
take the same precautions that were used in
this city, in a similar case, TO prevent the pos
sibility of a rescue. No precaution or expense
should have been spared to secure the suprem-
acy of the law. This is not the first time that
the same thing has been done in Boston, and
from past experience those in authority mus,
have known what to expect
If there are men of property who sympathize
in this triumph of mob, let them take care
that they do not cherish viper that will turn
presently and sting them. With what face
can they, after such encouragement, advocate
the summary suppression of any mob whatev-
err, even though that mob should be pillaging
and destroying their own property. 1t is
shame and a crime in any citizen 20 look calm
ly on, and see the majesty of the laws by which
he is protected, thus set at defiance.
One of our U. S. Marshals has been severely
punished for his good nature in the case of
gentleman named Shayler whom he had ar
rested for breach Of charter-party. Mr..
S. being sick, the Marshal took the responsible
ity of taking bail for him, instead of taking
him before the U. S. Commissioner. The bail
proved strac, and the Marshal has had 10 pay
$500 the amount of the bonds.
| A middle.aged man named James II. Ad-
ans, killed himself at 1874 Crosby ST., ycster-
day, by jumping from the fifth story. He be-
lonsed to a wealthy Philadelphia family.
omitted to mention, in connection with the
Atlantic, that next to the immediate relations
of those aboard that steamer, few hearts were
more thankful than those of certain under,crit-
ers who had insured property aboard of her at
the "scingeing rate of % or cent
| By the arrival of brig Swan, our Bermuda
news is up to the Sd inst. but is not interest
ing. On Wednesday next, i'll all probability,
the Cambria will arrive from Cork. with the
steamer Atlantc's cargo, and news to the 4th
inst. The Baltic will reach here with days
later than that, from Liverpool.
The news from the African colony OF Libe-
ria, and the mess age of President Roberts, just
received, indicate great prosperity in that min
iature republic.
The Redemption System promised to be
put into operation by the embryo Bank of the
metropolis (to which l have before alludSd)
meets with stiff opposition. To compel the
county banks to redeem their notes in this city.
it is admitted would be very useful to the job
bers and others who now have to pay the brok-
crs for rcdeeming them, but would subject. it
is alleged, the banks in the interior to sort of
servitnde to the institution which it would be
thus forced to employ and pay as its redeeming
agent in New York City.
know from personal observation that the
system as conducted by the Merchants and
Suffolk Bank of Boston works very well in
New England, and very summarily blocks the
game of mushroom banks to foist quantities of
irredeemable notes upon an innocent and un-
suspecling community. Still it has its disad-
vantages, and might not work at all in New
York city where the notes in circulation are
not from small portion of the country like
New England, but are the issue of banks
throughout the U. States.
The "busted Bank of Susquehana County"
would never have obtained such circulation,
had it been forced to redeem its notes on the
plan proposed by the projectors of the Bank of
the metropolis. The commissioners appointed
by the legislature to investigate the affairs of
that corrupt concern, report the assets Of the
bank when it exploded, to be $3s,2l4,2 IS. All
| its specie did not exceed $50!
A bad custom has prevailed to some extent,
of selling goods on "cash sales" nominally,
without collecting until some days or weeks
| after the delivery This has left a door for
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persons to obtain goods and SELLING them at
auc,ion) pocket the proceeds. Agents Of Con-
sisnors have been known to connive with 9TH
ers in this way. A similar game was pl aged
by Ray Tompkins with stocks. The superior
Court has just decided that such sales by
agents are void in law, and that an owner can
recover from the agent in such case.
Congress has only two weeks left of its pres
ent sessio n, and has not as yet acted upon a
single appropriation bill. This slowness meets
with much complaint here.
The Omnibus war has attracted the attention
of Judge Esmonds, and he has laid an injunc-
ton upon his honor. the Mayer, to cease in his
bellicose operation agsinst the drivers and stage
owners. If functionary has independence
enough to attempt to suppress any OF the
many monstrous public abuses in this city, he
is certain to get worsted. They go here for