The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-23

Mr. Cook manages to hold on 10 the treasuryship,
despite majority of voters JUICES, 50. The case
win now be carried to lie Court Of Appeals What
next
The boilers Of the steamer Princeton, it is re
ported, have been condemned consequently she can
rot proceed on the Japan expedition.
81 telegraph we hare the melancholy Information
tba. six persors have lest their lives by Gre within
the last three days A Mr. Dougherty and his mo-
Their were burned to deash in their own dwelliog,
at Waynart, Pa last Saturday night. Early yes
terday morning, the jaib at Worcester, Mass took
fire. ard before the prisoners could be all got out,
four insane persons were smothered to death The
public mind is frequently shocked by the announce
ment that some poor maniac's life has been destroy
ed by fire Is there no way of elsctaally guarding
against these lansntable casualties-especially in
p,rolic institutions
Accounts Of several destructive fires in different
cities will be found under the telegraphic head
Among them is a report that seventy five thousand
dollars worth Of property was consumed at Cincin-
natl, on Sunday
The bark Fl. Chaplin, which arrived at B Alti-
more esterdey reports that tho American hiiing
brig Gem was lately chased for six hours, in the
vicinity Of lat 10, lon 81, by a Spanish vessel.
supposed to be a pirate Would it not be a. well
to have few more naval vessels stationed in that
region!
Some fifteen or twenty Germans amused them.
selves ny getting up promscuous fight in Troy on
Sunday afternoon, and the consequence was that
five or six of the party were severely injured.
Two resurrectiopists were caught at work in the
Catholic grave yard, near Troy, on Sunday night.
They had already dug up one body, and were endea-
voring to secure another. They were lodged in pr-
son.
Joseph Shuster and Fl viner have been arrest
ed at PHILADELPHIA a charge Of having, in ,nnec
ten with hers committed forgeres on different
banks to some~here near the amount of twelve
thousand dollars, within the last two and half
years judging from the large number of arrests
recently made. Philadelphia must be swarning with
forgers and coanterfeters. Let our citizens bs on
the look on. for those among them who may have
found our sister city too hot for them.
The Inhabitants of Holmes county, Miss, have
almost unanimously decided to subscribe two hun
dred thsusand dollars to the Mississippi Central .il-
road This exhibition Of enterprise and prosperity
is good omen for the holders of the repudated
bonds Of that State.
It will be perceived from our City Trade Report
tDaV Inc s'dIcty VI Nesstls,
higher for Liverpool, yesterday. Sd. per bushel
paid for wheat, 3s Sd for rosin, and s. 7I6d for
cotton At the close, 10d. was demanded for wheat,
and 3s. IS Cd. for flour. These rates caused
breadstus TO rule Their heavier than at the close
of last week. and that in the face of the ex oectsd
Interruption 10 canal navigation. They, also check
ed tran sactions in naval stores. Mess pork expo
rienced an advance OF 80 to 75c per barrel yester
dsy. Beef and lard were likewise active Coffee
was Grmer, and sugars comparatively quiet.
Among our lecture reports this morning, we give
q brief sketch of that delivered by Mr. Thackeray,
being the second of his course, on the Humorous
Writers of Queen Anne's Reign Some Of our CO.
tempora,ies seem 20 think that the publication of
there any other lectures against the consent of
the person delivering them is an Illegal interference
with his rights Of property; but such is not the law
in this country The question has been tried aud
decided against that view, the courts holding that
any such discourse, after having been spoke, ceases
to be exclusive property, and may be published
without the consent of the lecturer. We do not,
however, any great temptation 20 lead US to dis
regard Mr. Thackersy's request that literal re
port should not be given
Mrs. Cakes Sldth delivered lecture yesterday
evening, in Hope Chapel, the title of whi:h was
"Woman Considered as Inferior to Man."
The Board of Supervisors adjourned last night to
meet upon the frst Monday in December An ap.
propriatioh of fifty thousand dollars for the endow
nent of an asylum for Juvenile delinquents was
voted similar amount has been raised by pri
vate subscription for the same purpose. The corner
stone Of the asylum viii be laid on R,ndalPs
Island to day. The steamboat Ravenswood leaves
from Peck slip.
In another column our readers will hnd full re-
port of the New York Bible Society, which held its
anniversary meeting last night.
The report of the City Inspector shows that two
hundred and eighty two persons died within the
week ended last Saturday. This makes reduction
of twenty deaths, when compare the gross amount
with the aggregate number for the week ended upon
the 18th instant. During last week fourteen per.
sOps died of apoplexy, fortJ-tTo of consumption,
and tsepty.six from fevers of various classes. The
cold weather, which seems TO have been very f4'al
to patients laborirg under consumption and inaam-
nation of the urgs, has acted benefcaly in check
irg the progress of cholera infanum, as there are
Only four Of death from that disease reported
One hundred and sixty children under ten years of
age died IN the week, and fourteen persons be-
tween seventy and one hundred years. The health
of he city is very good
The steamship Hermann, with four days later
European news is about due at this port. The
Cunard steamer America may also be expected to
arrive OF Halifax to-day, with one weeks later
advices.
See the inside pages for the late news brough'
from Havana by the steamship Crescent City, to
gether with account Of her reception at tina
port ALTO, very interesting intelligence rels
tive to the Slave Trade of Cuba; TRANSACTIONS from
the Havana papers, concerning the Critical Condi
tion Of Mexico; Affairs in South America; Genera
Shields Address to the Irish Delegation At Provi
dence Description Of the Amazon and the Atlanti,
Slopes Of South America Dedication Of the Albang
Cathedral Incidents connected with the late Mr.
Webster Report of the Almshouse Governors; Pro