Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-24
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, July IL, 1851.

OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.
s@,gsg New York. July IL, 1851.
EplroRs OF THE HAwK-EYE:
Yesterday afternoon, the steamship Ohio sailed
from this port with mails and passengers for Ha-
wanna, Chagres, and California; and about the
same time, the Georgia sailed for New Orleans,
Havana, and Chagres. Both these vessels took
out large number Of passengers; but for some
months past, the passenger list Of the homeward-
hound steamships, from California, have always
been much larger than those Of the outward-boand
ones.
The steamship Hermann, left this port noon,
to-day, for southampton and Bremen.
The banks have, Of late, discounte! so freely,
that spapcr," in Wall Street, is comparatively
scarce; and the rates are unusually low. The
notes Of lirst-class Importing, Shipping, and Com
mission Houses, are rarely seen, and are freely Ia
ken at the legal rate. Johbers' 'spaper' always
ranges from to 3 per cent, abosc-only the
very best being able to command 8 per cent?
while Auctioneers' paper falls lower IN the scale;
but, even that, is now readily s'donc," at 9 TO -
per cent.
From the LIST to the Sth inst, twelve ocean steam
ers arrived at this port bringing one thousand
en- hundred and eighty three passengers. Besides
This, the sailing vessels brought US, during the
same period, over six thousand emigrants, from
Europe. Yesterday forenoon, again, five vessels
arrived, bringing 1885 immigrants. Isn't this a
great city?
Among the immigrants now arriving here from
ireland, there are many members of the legal pro-
fession. For the benefit Of these parties, some
yertisement, which lately saw in a western pa
per:
aWAxrEp--l0O able bodied lawyers, to break
ssones. chop wood, and make themselves other
wise useful.''
The report of the Chief of Police. for six months
ending June 80, 1851, was laid before the Com
mon Council, on Monday night; from which it
appears that the number Of arrests made by the
police, during that time, was 1917; OF which, ,
were for mansaughter, for assault with intent
to kill, 2 for bgamy, IL for rape, arson, 5 for
gerry, receiving stolen goods, | burglary false
pretences, - grand larceny, l9s petty larceny,
SOL common assault and battery, sos drunken
ness and disorierly conduct, 3i3 sagrancv, ) vi
olaton Of city ordinances. At the different sta
ton houses, 1873 persons We're accommodated
with lodging, and 40 stray children found and re-
stored to their parents. This is great city!
OF course, you have no Office seekers, out your
way. You are all pure and patriotic. II, how
ever, you can manage to hunt up q stray one, by
advertising, or otherwise. Just make his month
water, BY telling him that the coroner of the city
and county of New York gets s.. for every in
quest he holds; aud that his fees, for the quarter
ending June 30, amounted TO S3,G62 81.
The meanness and positive dishonesty of the
course pursued by the English press toward his
country, since the opening of the Chrystal Palace,
srpasses any thing Of the kind ever before wit
messed; the British journals having taken Excess
sive pains to record ana cxaggeratc every def
cheney in the American department; while, with
few exceptions, they have stmliously omitted
mentioning any of the productions in which we
excel all competitors. But ''murder will oat,''
at last; and so will truth. We are beginning to
have justice done us. The contest bstween Mr..
Hobbs, the agent Of Messrs Day & Newell. the
celebrated lock-makers of this city, and MIR.
lock-maker in the world, in which our country
man came Off triumphant, has led to some curious
Developments, in relation TO the conduct of the
English press towards American exhibitions al
the Worlds Fair. A gentleman. connected with
the American Legation at London, has kinll,
furnished me with the following Interesting ac-
count Of the 'Bank-lock war; as il is called in
that city; to which, have no doubt, wide pub
acity viii be given BY The newspapers es this
country. My informant says:
>'When twas announced, that Il Yaakee' lock
superior to any of Chubb's make, had been place.
on exhibition in the Crystal Palace, aud that
Yankee lock-maker proposed 10 pick ChuhhS
lock, the Only response was shake of John Ball',
stupid head. A Yankee pick Chahb,s lock. I'm,
possible. Mr.. Hobbs, the a.sent of M,ssrs Day
Newell, Of your city, mclestly attempted Il
call attention to the productions ef that hrm; ha
his attempts were unsuccessful; and Ncwel'>
splendid 'Patcnt Parau,cp,ic Bank Lock- VA,
passed by, with saecr, BY English nealemea,
and English engineers. Ii came from Anoriea
and that was enough 10 dana il IN the estmato,
Of every inhahitaat of the British isles. Mr. Hobbs
pa. up with this treatment, rs long u he eo,id
but he got mad, at last, crooked temporary nail
and declared that Chubh's lock should BE- picked
forthwith.
"Mr. Hansman, the chief engineer OF the ma
chincry department Of the exhibition, who had
discovered that Mr. Hobbs was ham of superior
abilities, in his line, bought one Of ChahhsS best
six tamber locks, aud cirenlatela report that the
yankee loeksmith was going TO pick il. This
created quite an excitement, aud Mr. Hobbs soasa
became something Of lion, As SODA as proper
preparations could be made, Mr.. uaasmaa, Mr,
Roberts, q Manchester, who is knowa all over
England, as man of great scientific and mechaa-
zeal skill, Mr.. Uphold, distinguished London
engineer, Mr.. Hobbs, and myself, retired 10 Mr..
Hansman's private room in the crystal palace,
where the vcri,ablc Chahh lock was about 10 be
demolished. Mr.. llansman locked the lock, aud
handed to Mr.. Hobbs, who with his cnr;ea>ly
crooked nail, picked Il il iast scccai,ca miaa'ts..
Mr. Hansman re-lcckcdit; aud, to the utter amase-
mcnt ct every person in the room, Nj Hobbs
picked il again, il less than three miaaiss. Whoa
we issued from The engineers room, large crowd
was anxiously waiting to hear the result Of the
experiment; aud the announcement, that Chahb's
lsek had been twice picked in twenty inmates,
created intense excitement.
:. "On the following day, Lord John Russell, the
Duke Of Wellington, the Duke of Grafton. and
several other mayuates called ON Mr. Hobbs and