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The New York herald., 1851-08-19

CooNEL BENroS WAKrNo UP.-Colonel Benton,
late United States Senator from Missouri, has
beer living ia Washington, for some time past IN
avery quiet and retired style. He was heard Of oc
cssionally; but he has rot made the fact OF his
still being in the land Of the living manifest by any
net Of his own II has been reported that he Is en-
gagged in writing history Of Congress for quarter
Of a century past or more, and that arrangements
for the publication Of TIE work have been entered
into with New York house.
The Colonel, however, bas at length walked, and
convinced the world that he is neither dead nor on
tonbed lie recently addressed a letter TO toe Pre-
s;deut Of he Pacific Railroad Company in snswer
20 In invitation sent 20 him to astcnd shc ceremony
Of besinpirg that work The i tier will be found
IA apo,her part Of to days paper. The Colonel i'
will be seen, oprosss tbe s,yc'al projects wh'ch
have tssn s,a,, ID Of late years for building rail-
road to The Paeac. lie sbara .tsrise' then as 'pee
aistion schemes. and insists that the ~ok should
be undertaken and pros, 'eutcd By the general 60
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
From Louisville, Ky.

ABATEMENT OF cHoLEHA-sToRM AT ST. LOUIS
FRhsHEr IN fowA--LoSs or LIFK-PROPERrY
DEsTKoYED, ETc.
LouIs,ILLE, August Is, 1851
The cholera is abatng here, only one new c.'e oc-
cured to day There we're fourteen deaths on saturday
ana sunday Most of the under treatment,
is thought, will recover
The weather Is cool and cloudy.
Au.at storm occurred at 81. Louis on THURSDAY The
steamers Planter Alex snder scott and Western World
br, Ne from their moong The Planter lost her cabin and
ohmnes sustaining damage the extent Of w 800 The
steamer MouBsine-r lost hcr chinnts ana phot mouse
several RATS completely broken upi many iHn'
bud,n.s .nd sh.d, wyre destroyed and fences, trees
aud e., % eere lev,ied with the ground
ices 81 life and Destruction q property occurred
at Mucatipe Iowa the l1th instant by fre-het on
a creek which occurred at night Houses we're swept
on ard ia one a woman aud her three cnicren we're
drowu.d The loss to public wot ks aoneE eiOvI
rain sorm in Desoto and Marshall counties, Mssis-
sippi has dan az, d the ere - seriously.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

TIE NoMlSATIoS or THE CHIEF OF POLICE
Tm DEBATE IN TIE BOARD or ALDERMES.-lt will
be .een by reference TO our report Of the proceed
ings in the Board Of Aldermen, last evening, that
the majority and minority reports on the subject Of
Mr.. Matselrs nomination rs Chief Of Police, were
peesened by the committee and that an interest ting
debate ensued, in which we're stirred up the bitter
es. feelings Of partisanshp, and the President Of
the Board descended from bis chair TO the floor, 10
take a part in the strife, and was, In fact, the
leader Of the party in opposition to Mr.. Mat
cell. It was the hottest party fight that has
taken pla.e in the Board for many day.
The matter remains just where it stood,
and is postponed till next session. Bu., IL Mr.. Mat
sells friends had only followed up the victory they
won when Alderman Conkn arrived, the 10 ni1a-
tios would have undoubtedly been confirmed; but
the other party out generallei them by turning
around and proposing tue very postponemcnt ths,
themselves opposed in the beginning Of the debate
II seems the whgs, since they adjourned, claim tha
the nomination is rejected. There was very nearly
being a terrible scene, for Alderman Franklin ex
pressed his determination to ordo the refractory
members, who refused b vote, into the custody Of
the alarms. It is the first time, in the
history of this country, that an act was pastel by
the Legislature, single out an individual Tor party
prescription.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Mov.r.n,s Of D,s,,nuu,sh.a Ipdiv,dua,.

hon Daniel webster. accompanied hy his Fistcher
Webster. and VI Blatohfofd. left fraIklio " III. on
the 18th inst for tour around the White Mountain
lie travels In hh own carriage and will probably be alb
sent fer several veehs lite health T. mush improved
end IL is said he vi not return 10 Washington for
ncntb. unless called upJn business q Importance.
Hon Henry Clsy though in very feeble state ~
health rode ght miles through ths rain to the polls 10
vote at the late election In Kentucky
A T. Bowen. Capt J Yates 4 G.. g. l.. Dimon +,
Conn l. Lincoln. Mass, W. Gilmore. 81 Louis. a ID
Bull Fla v McCullsy. do. A. Brown y v. wero
anscra ths arrivals yesterday at the Clinton hotel
Isduyi-. Porto Rico; v Greenfield. Mon
trial: T P Grabden ana lady Tennessee: Joseph J..
Gardner BotoB; A fufEerSon, -c 7tlsnd. W Laigh,.
TIilad.lt hia Mr. Gardintr, lady. aud child Ling
ff'srd and W II Newton. Cincinnati we're among the
afrivals yesterday ut the Union place Hotel
A. sirnti on. COinmbus Mis- v Can-th and lady,
Winsis. Rice New Haven; ! d. smith u ntfeai
q Ed X Csmrh,L Springfield. M BoTies aud
a6y sriirpfsId hsss; q. GeBe. Cincirna'i; T.
va. Nciitampton. MsFs; " Uydc Idy ard ser
vsrt. w. tinorr pureess. Ohio; Or II dfay Sy-iue
l'ld Nats spd v ~ prtsbsrd. waterbury Oon were
ancrr tl' aIi.vsls ysstrIds7 % ne Howard iJ..l
- tia.t. Irfrl. Hflrn T . W Dn r.
> D sur,u. Csuads. = Conner. sen fmnci go
irrfg. c.ft.s. crf tiop - BufrYNs Albion, arfvs1
Ftsfffdf at ftr Iltirg ffruc
hbr Hfne', s.pausl Rcam1u8 ?. g..
~ l..i'p. , L'.ar. gi,sfieiton. : RIBBON, 0e0 3
q Jtlaui' tcn. W ar9C Euterts Oon, w.re among
ihe aifirah Jeaitftay a. he Asttr llcasc
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

BALLS AND YETEs-THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENcE
PRINCE DE JoINvILLE CANDIDATE FOR THE
ASSEMBLY, ETC.
The visit of the Mayor of London and the Commission
ers Of the Exhibition to Paris has nearly turned the
heads Of the Psrissns and the public journals are filed
with voluminous details Of the splendid balls and fstss
which follow each other In rapid succession In that city
In the nesntime, politics are ut q discount.
The Committee Of Pernanence, consisting Of thirty
Eve members has been chosen The all Of the
highest class, and the members are those most disin
snsbtd for their wisdom and moderation.
The correspondent Of the London Daily NewS, writing
from Paris on Wednesday evening says
The orlesnists about TO bring forward the Prince
de Joinvie candidate for seat In the Assembly
following In this respect the pursued by the Bo
napsrtsts with respect TO Louis Napoleon who
.cted representative. while In exile Rumor states that
the Prince will become candidate TO represent the
Seine In place Of the present iueu nbent The subject
u giving re good deal of talk In the Assembly but
nothirg is yet definitely agreed upon.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
DOUBLE SHEET .
Summsry-Three Days Later
from Europe, &c.


The Cunard steamship Canada arrived at Hall
fax, yesterday morning, at six o'clock, bringing
three days later intelligence from Europe There
had been slight advance on the lower and mid
ding grades of cotton, the higher qualities remain
ing unchanged. Provision market heavy. The
political news is but of little importance
The Queen, according to appointment, had pro-
rogued the British parliament till the 4th of Sep
tember, thus adjournipg session at once tiresome
and Improbable to the British people, and silly
and impotic in its bgoted and narrow minded
Legislation upon matters of conscience. At the
same time, it may be some comfort to the tax.
payers to learn that there is surplus Of three mil
lions sterling in the Treasury, unless the whole Of
1t should be absorbed by the war with the Cadres,
which is by no means improbable.
The Paris papers were rejoicing over the splendid
entertainments given in that capital in behalf of
What is called the Grand Exposition of the Industry
of all Natiors in London, from which it would ap-
pear tha. the entente cmdials between the two ma
tions Is on the most agreeable and friendly footing
Certain official movements in the various arrow
dissemeats of the French republic had the appear
ance Of concerted action in favor Of the revision
of the constitution the reelection Of Louis Napo-
leon, and the restoration Of the empire. The As
sembly Committee Of Vigilance will, however.
doubtless see to It that mischief to the republic
hall result from these proceedings.
Such il the sum and substance of the political
news by this arrival, embraced in our advices Of
Last night, by telegraph from Halifax. We may,
perhaps, have something further to say.
Our intelligence by telegraph is not very i'm
portant We shall soon, no doubt, receive exciting
Intelligence from Cuba, and the expedition under
L0pes, as well as from other quarters. BY the
vay, our accounts from that island are IS contra
dietory and unsatisfacto'y as ever. We learn, by
our despatch from Charleston, that quiet prevails
there; and, by another, that the insurrectionary
movement is going ahead with rspidity. We
shall know the truth in . very short time, for We
shall soon have an arrival from there.
1t appears that Mr.. Rust, one Of the parties who
we're instrumental in procuring the arrest and ex-
tradition Of the fugitive slave Daniel, In Buffalo,
has been arrested, and held to bail in the sum Of
one thousand dollars, for assault and battery
on the negro. The prosecution has, no doubt,
been instigated by the abOli.ionis,s.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

Mas MowArr.-This actress, who has attained wide
celebrity in both hemispheres, makes her re-sppsar-
ance at Nblo's for the first time, this evening In
her own play Of Armand. She has returned, after
an absence Of some years, with renovated health
and crowned with the professional lsure she has gained
In foreign land We shall have an opportunity Of wit
Messing the improvement which the careful study and
culture Of four successive years passed abroad amidst
the highest models Of dramatic art have produced Al
though her talents for the stage fairly developed
when she embarked for Europe yet think the change
will be found TO be striking The press in London have
been warm in their eulogies OF her acting Her recep-
top there has been enthusiastic and she has crs
sted sensation dramatic circles rarely apred 70 or
attained by their great actresses at home She
stood the severe Of the London critics and darmed
all prejudiees while her popularity was only equaled By
her fame She had the most successful engasements ct
the Marylebone and Princess theatres, and drew
mis- htiy crowded audiences. But . greater triumph
may be said TO have awaited her at the 0lym-
pic, where she sustained, through two successive
seasons the fortunes Of that house BY her own talents
for she there the star In the ascendant But
while her reputation As finished actress extended she
was no ess caresed and respected In the highest circles
Of ,ocety In England Her respectable connections at
home her talents writer, her unblemishcd private
character and lad,iike department gained her access
and welcome to all that brilliant and intellectual
in the great capital Her literary claims rest mainly on
her dramatic productions Fa,bion the first of these
a tupg,nt satire the times, which had successful
run in this country, and the Lond, n boards Her
Armand blank play Of much higher order, and
of far pretensions well known TO our readers
OF this may speak in detail hereafter At present we
have only TO that Is hersiied by the warm ar
probation of critical su licences at home and abroad IL
esnno, fail to command and be an su'picou'
pioneer brilliant in this country In her act
rg Mrs Movatt unites great caey and refinement OF
manners to the most profound sensbiity Her imagna-
on fervent and easily excited and she t the creature
of impulse She orgets herself In the emotions OF the
character she personate and hence IL becomes an EN-
,dment of singular nsturalness fire. AMI ease TINS
Is the secret - fuccess in all acting aud she smizeutJ
posssssss it Her form IL slight and interesting aud h@r
mvvsrsrts fuli # esss and grace Hsr vpic. - ~
srd ~-ffu chile her face IL ma s-d by h "a
and ,sli expression. In short shs has All me
e M tfs hue actrsss: and In her u my b. tray ID
that art ~. iesut ~ study and training 10 The
highest scht has nu-tured into surprising exc' nee
the rich endyvm-uts q nature We wish her tuceaes.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

MONDAY, August 5-6 Il NJ.
The stock market slightly improved to-day. The
transactions large, and principally for cash The
probability Is that the advance Is merely temporary We
foundation for the reaction aud look upon
Of those movements usually realized during period
Of depression Erie Railroad the most active railroad
fancy the list and the Of stock put upon
market caused decline ff the opening price Several
other fsncies fell Of from the opening prices and the
market closed weak.
The receipts at the Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port TO- day amounted to seo payments s1o2
33G ~ Balance, So 369,lT7 16.
The Canada at Halifax from Liverpool brings three
days later intelligence from all parts Of Europe The
news Is Of rather unfavorable character All
Of our staple products continue very much depressed
and there sppsars to be very little probability cf
an immediate improvement It is impression that
the advances financial and commercial ad-
vices from Great Britain will be gloomy and de-
pressing Money vas daily becoming valuable In
London The depreciation in stocks shows ths and IL
the Bank of England does not In way the
steady drain Of bullion from its vaults, the
quence must BE- most disastrous the commercial classes
We shall look for later accounts from England with
good deal Of interest antepaons not Of the
mot favorable character.
The amount of United States stock Issued 10 foreigners
during the week ending the 18th inst ss7 600, Of
which $50 600 q the loan Of lsi7 81 Of 1ss
Bids for the canal loan Of million Of dollars will be
oron,d by the comptroller Of the State at Albany to-
1t is the impression in the street. that bids will
not vary much from par. Their being receivable for
bank Issues in the banking department gives them an
artificial value, and the whole amount will undoubtedly
be taken.
The current quotations in this market for foreign and
domestic exchanges for money and for specie
are ~ annexed -
FonuoS EScssrsr
Vn London VI a lOiA In Amsterdam. .f0k an
gn psrs. h.l.11sa Mll,. On Hamburg. 30 aSoa
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Destructive Fire at Fulton, near Oswcgo-
Loss SlOO,OOO.

OswEGo, Aug. ls, 1901
nre breke out about two p NJ yesterday in the vii
sse Of Futsu destroying property TO the amount Of
about 100000 II originated In the barn belonging to
Gspers hotel The nrsmen Of this city hastened to the
pOt by the cars but not able to reach there till the
progress Of the fire checked and large portion Of
the village reduced TO ashes About fifty families
burned out The Fulton House all buildings In the
block upon which Stood aud all the stores and dwell
ipgs the west side Of First street adjoining the canal
were destroyed.
insured; W. Il. Emerck leather store, stock mostly
burnsd W. II. McKrachen, dry goods, partly insured
c. Church, hardware, Insured SHEPPARD Babcoek,
meat market; r. Fullerton Co, dry goods, mostly
bsrned Fulton House, insured, $4,000 building and
$1,000 furniture. The total loss Is estimsted at
sioo 600, only small portion Of which Is covered by
insuranre
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Shipping Intelligence.

Arr from New YvIL Aug S-KinE Oscar, At Esneur Vic
M.rseiie.; .tb washington. the Ciyde Powell DaslIni
5tb south Carolina Deal: Sardinia Liverp OIL sth Eliza
beth mari Queenstown; stb, Huguenot and Hungarian.
LIVERPOOL sid for do Aug Australia and Memphis.
from Liyerpool eth, Jersey. do.
from Boston-July d. kinoua at Gothenburg; 9Th.
Akbar Cowes Sid for do Aug WIN Wirt and DEM mark.
from Liverpool
from New Bedsord-Aus Anselique, In the Texel
Arr Cbarleston-AuG 7, Csrnstic. ut Liverpool.
Arr from wiminston-AusA Geo Besumaris, and George
Thoie, at Bremen
Arr from New oriesns-Aug6 Old England. at Liverpool
Sid for do sth, Forest King from do.
sic Tor lphia-Aug TIst from Liverpool.
Sid Tor Baltimore Aug Gdw Everett, from Livsrpool
PLYMOUTH, Aug 6The Derby arrived from 81 John. NB
with pumps choked. hound Ia London.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

THE BRooKLYN BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE
ORPHAN AsyLuM-We publish this day the hpal
decision Of the Supreme Court on the claims OF
the two Orphan Asyums of Brooklyn to q share of
the Common School fund. The case involves seve-
raj questions Of much interest to the public, and
has been contested with degree of vigor, and per-
severance, corresponding with its Importance This
is the fourth decision that has been made, in the
course Of the tigations, upon the various matters
involved, and it is to be hoped that now the
conte st will be put at rest. 1t would certainly
ceed all reasonable limit Of their 6duciary power,
if the Board of Education, after many arguments,
and decisions, should prolong the litigation by an
appeal to higher tribunal. 1t would then seem to
be strife for the qualification of personal feel
ing, only. Their trust for the benefit Of the pub
lie, if there any probable cause for doubt
in the 6rst place, required nothing more than to
submit the question for decision to compe-
tent court. That decision having now been finally
made it is to be presumed that hereafter the cause
of education will not be made to suffer by dis
sentions among the public officers charged with the
administration of the funds for its support; and
that the Asyiums will be admitted TO the full en-
joyment of the rights which they have been de-
clared entitled to by law.
The claim of the Asylum is founded upon an act
of the Legislature, passed in lSiS, which gave to
them a distribu,ive share of the school moneys
raised in the city of Brooklyn, in the same manner
and to the same extent as the common or district
schools in the city.
The Board of Education, it seems, denied that
the law was constitutional; they also insisted that
if the Asylums were entitled to anything, it was
only TO so much Of the Commen School fund as was
collected by special city tax and not to any part Of
what was raised by county tax, or received from
the State.
These and other questions have been examined
by Judge Brown with great ability and fairness, and
he comes to the conclusion that the Asyluns are
er titled to participate in the entire fund distribute
able by the Board of Education, from whatever
source derived that the ratio Of distribution is the
proportion Of the number Of children in the Asy-
lum, between the ages of four and sixteen, to the
| average attendance of children between the same
age in the District School, and not in proportion to
the whole number of children in the several districts
of the city, as contepded for by the Board of Educa
| tion.
He also decides that the Asylums are entitled to
| be paid the amount that should have been paid to
them in the years lSis 1919, and 1880. Aperemp-
tory ,nandanus is ordered to enforce distribution
| upon the principles thus settled
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
From Buffalo.

TIE FUGITIVE SLAVE cAsE-nURDERER RrPrED.
Buyy.Lo, August IS, 1851.
Benjamin Rust, the slave catcher, 10 day bound
over for trial In the q 1000 to the ehnss
Of assault and battery In striking the dave Daniels with
piece Ct wood.
Knickerbocher, who was 20 be ung TO morrow, has
been respited By Governor Hunt until the % o Octobe
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Alabama Leai.lature.

ss.rr OF the Senators elected this year, twelve are
Unicn men and six secession democrats Ffteen mem
bers hold
HorsE o. RrPnrsrvrArvTs-rbisbo body consists Of one
hundred members. OF the members heard from, hfty-
nine Union and thirty t~o secession democrats
Only uire members remain 10 be heard from.
These returns show that Alabama Is decidedly In favor
q the Union this L. giaure has been ell eted with
reference 70 the question Of Union secession.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

vernment. and the public lands devoted to the pu'
pose. We are much inclined to think that Ooionel
Benton is correct in his views on this subject; aud
we do not believe that railroad communication Dc
tween San Francisco and The Mississippi will ever DC
constructed by any other means or in any osher
manner than that proposed. We hope Congress
will give some attention to the matter during 'ne
naxt Sc ession.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Father Mathew /.

ERir, August II, 1851.
Father Mathew arrived here saturday and assisted
In the eopsecration d . church In this place. At
the close the services crowds Of his eountymen hocked
around the altar TO receive the pledge at his hands
dinner is TO be given In his honor this evening.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Ernm the south.

BALrtaoSE, August 10 iooh
The Southern mail has arrived. =.
At Richmond the Grand Jury have indie 81 John VI.
Daniels for sending a challenge to Mr. Johnston, the
editor of the Wig
IL ~ reported that wr Seddoa democrat nominated
NJ Ricl mond Con will decline In consequences
of ill health. - - -
DR. Mccormick. of the Une@d states Army, vas So
rioufly injured, at New Orlsa1s. ny fail
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

MONTREAL, August 10 IoOI
The Boston Railroad Committee arrived here ON sa-
turdsy evening The municipal authorities received
them, and grand entertainment followed large
delegation from Montreal will attend the celebration ia
Boston appointed for the IL h September On satur-
day passenger train for the hrs time the
ChampAfn and St Lawrence Railroad, which completes
the railway communication between Montreal and Bos-
tor
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
n, ities Ia Nova scotia.

UsIIFa1. August 10 1911
The reltcal excite ent D. running pretty hith mere
inst nos The nomna ion o. candidate. will be msde on
Thur,da, aud th. tec ion w takc place on the thurs
dsy fuiluwing naitrity IN favor OF the f@irOan u
cor 6deutIv expected.
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

Urea, August Is, 1851.
Jerry Blake, clerk in the store of T. Claassen OF TINS
city drowned at the foot Of the first flight OF stairs
at the FAILS this afternoon He there on visit,
with his wife, who was ascending the stairs littls be-
fore him and upon turning around to speak to him se
discovered him struggling in the water from whcn was
mnossble TO rescue him His body has been recovered
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
spain.

The Spanish Chambers were prorogued the 9B,h
while quietly preceding with the public business by the
authority of her Majesty the Queen Several regiments
being formed in spsin fer the PHILIPPINE Islands
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Another Fatal Accident.

H.RRIsBuRG. August Is, 1851
On Saturday afternoon young man named Hyde,
from womesdorf Pa, engaged in painting the State
building fell distance of City feet. He broke both Of
his thighs, and several Of his ribs He fingered In tho
relieved him OF his fuderinQs
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

A DRAS.-The Michigan conspiracy case drags
along very heavily juryman was sick at the last
account, ard the last proposition from the prosecu-
tion to 60 with eleven being rejected the court
adjourned. We shall probably hear next that the
whole business has been dropped, quashed, or in
defAately postponed
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
Rame.

There Il nothing of mpo ,anee from Rome Reinforce
mens Of French trcops finding their way into the
city Arrests political grounds continue TO be made
The New York herald., 1851-08-19
TO CONTRACTORS.

Two RAIlh 1AD Contractors THE NEW YORg
aud Le'gh coal COMPANY invite proposals. for grading
about three aud qufrer tal nies - rar1ad trsck ir
Carltu Ctutfy Ierrsyvara, adjoining the lends of ths
sun nit toal ompauy ~ Je ntve and % conpect WITH
tie Beaver scadow hailrosd. To above pl conprise
about u tu yarls ~ excavation 3 m yeris oi emSink-
ment 60 yards rock ~ about 1p ysrds % Masonry IN
brdgs AZ oulvort For further Information, apply 70
hNlOUNG HazletoD, Fem, or W N. 4. HOSkCks
II Wall street
The New York herald., 1851-08-19

There is very little news from Germany. The Aus
trisn minister IL about TO contrsct q about 5000
oCo forms The terms to be- about e3 or 81 Tor q
Eve per cent stock, by subscription either home
abroad