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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-18
New YORK, May Is, 1852.
Theatrical md Musical.

BowERY THrATRE-1he attractions for this evening at
The BsTeiy comprise the popular spectacle drama emit
California with Mr. Chanfrau Nose, and the favoritc
drama OF "will Watch" pleasant evening can be
spent at the Bowery to night
BROADWAY THrArRE This evening is set apart for the
ben. Of the officers and of the met
theatre. The play entitled Anne Blake" will be
WITH e face e TO Psr and I Back for T Five Pounds
This is the last night OF tie season.
NBLo's GARDES.--C olmsn's admirable comedy entitled
"John Ball " is 10 be presented al this popular
Monday evening the cast OF which will INTRODUCES Mesr
Burto1, Brougham, Johnston Fisher, Miss T. RAYMOND
Mrs skerrett and Mrs. Hughes, in the leading charac
tiers.
NATIONAL THEATRE w. j. Floren re- the popular
Ysplee oometnne, is to take her benefit this evening
The pieces selected very attractive comprising the
drama of wallace, the neg Irish drama of uncle
Mixes Cabin and the fGvorte uiece STYLED the yankee
Cal" full attendance is certain.
ST CHARLES THEATRE The pieces TO be represented this
afternoon aud evening at the st Charles consist Of the
'Tsgg Ct the Free the ish Lion the Little Devil
and the LOTTERY Ticket"
AMERICAN MUSEUM The comic drama OF Don Cesar de
Bo2au,' with 9. W. Clarke as Don Cesar, will be given
this afternoon In The lecture room of the aud
tie dar Of Luke TIE Laborer" and The Irish Dra
goons' in the evening The Bearded Lady continues
draw large assemblages.
FRANcoSI's hPPoDnoME. Another grand display Of
estIanism WI h many other attractive features are
provided for this afternoon and evening at the Hippo
orome.
WASHINGTON Cncrs The propretors Of this establish
ment adyettie well selected programme of equestrian
feas FOR this afternoon and evening. Nine Tourn,iare
viii appear at both representations.
CHIsTYs oPEuA HousE -Christy's celebrated band Of
Ethiopian delineators give another of their pleasing
tertHipments this evening.
wooDs MINISTRIES whose performapces for the past two
years have given such decided at acton &c an
attractive bin for this evening,
INV 0RiEAss SEESADgHs night being the last that
this highly popular company perform ia this city
large astemblage may D. expected. They give after
noon performance, also at 8 o'clock.
Arm pA,ru Il
tainments to-day afternoon and evening.
PROFESSOR sDGwTcK who was resolved with such de
cided appreciation on Monday and Wednesday last by
ID and fashionable assenblages Is to give usicsl en-
tertsinmtn mt at Yonkers next Wednesday.
Mr. AND Mrs BARNEY WILLIAMS open at Buffalo on Mon
day next
CASTLE GARDES.-The sixth grand Sunday concert this
season, by Dodworths celebrated Coruet Band will come
off 10 morrow evening at this pleasant location.
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Marine Affairs.

LAUNCH OF CLrrrER To DAy.-The clipper ship Sweep.
stakes, of eco tons for the California trade will be
launched from the foot Of Houston street. O'Clock this
afternoon.
TIE STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON, Captain Fitch will leave at
her usual hour to day for Southampton she had about
hundred passengers engaged yesterday.
THE NEW STEAMBOAT JAMES CHRsTopHAR, intended to
between this city and Shrewsbury, made her trial
trip yhurtday last and understand proved salts
factory 10 all concerned Her hull from the yard
o. Messrs. Lupton & McDermott, Gresnpont, ADD her
machinery from the Fulton Iron Works Of Pesse Muir
ply, foot of Cherry street, East river
A BEAUTIFUL CRAT-The pride of the Seas a
schooner just completed by the Messrs Steers is to be
launched from their yard this afternoon and in
beauty of outline, durability and convenience she is
certainly beautiful craft floats upon waters
Though designed for the Of trade she pre- ents the
appearance of pleasure yacht and have doubt that
when her sailing qualities tested she will prove worthy
of the fame of her young and snterPriing builders Her
Messrs G. and G. Fox and C. Scofeld, who
have evipced great liberality in her structure Her
dimensions foows-namey, length Of deck, one
hundred and FIVE feet width of BEAM twenty six feet
and depth Of hold feet and in carpenters measure
ment is about two hundred and fifty tons. She has
flush deck With trunk cabin, twenty two feet long
tainirg six state rooms water closet pantry &C. The
house amidships contains caboose and for the
mates, cook and steward. She has billet head and
carved trail beard gilt eagle her STEM and coppered
to nine feet aft and eight feet forward, and copper
fastened to eleven feet water line She is designed for
the Australian trade.
MARINE SmP BUILDING "A correspondent Of the Bidde.
ford Journal, writing from Richmond Me, says
Since last fall six ships and schooner have been
launched from the yarcs In Rchmond, and
ships commenced. 7. j. Southland occupies the
lower ysrd. He built this winter ship of about $50
TONS and has medium clipper ship commenced, Of
about 2, 600 TONS Spear & DnsmoIe occupy the next
yard. They launched this spring ship of 74o TONS
They have the stocks two ships Of 600 and 500
tors. Harrison Springer launched, few days since,
schooner Of about leo tons. and have commenced ship
Of $50 tons. Patten sturevant built ship of GAO
TONS ard have nearly ready TO launch full clipper
of $50 tons. The clpreris intended for the California
trade and estimated to cost 500 600 The yard is
Geo. Ii. FERNS He has just launched ship OF 500
tons and laid the keel of another medium clipper OF
500 tons. Allen Co who occupy the next yard, have
launched within few days ship Of about 700 sons and
are shout CONNIE, cling one Of 100. spear Toothaser
have just launched a ship Of 700 tons, and are com
mercipg another Of COO or 700 tens,
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Court of General Sessions.


JUNE lin consequence Of the execution of Fitz
gerald the court did not convene until O'Clock The
Grand Jury not having a quorum business Of any
iT poranc. transacted. The jurors d char ged
until Monday.
CONVICTED.
AsoaN, Nth Tntent 10 kiH James Graham WAS placed
at the bar, charged with stabbing named Thomas
Murphy with knife, in the breast, which the
q nesry depIivrg him Of his life
Thomas Murphy, beirg duly sworn, deposed that be
lived at Il Orange street. that he Murphy beating
old man witness reproved him for striking him; the
pr&Aer then TUNED the complainant and struck him
with his hand both Of them theR fell to the ground and
in the ARRAY Graham stabbed witness in the left brea st.
and said that he wouid fix him before he let him CO. wit
then removed to the Hospitsl where he re-
NAMED for time in very weak state has known the
prisoner about months and thinks that he would
not have assaulted hiro with the knife.
The Judge then charged the jury TO bring ia verdict
Of assault and battery only who, without AIRY delay,
rendered verdict of guilty Of assault and battery
only"
Grond Larceny Samuel Marcus was placed ut the
bar charged with stealing gold watch and chain from
Louis Bohorp who testified that he entered
OF the cef. pdspt No. Thomas street. and while In
pany with harcuss reputed wife, he missed his watch
entered the ioom and in bully ing wanted
70 eight with witness tsd he trying to eeuce his
wife and after scung he left the house having at
the time lost his watch and chain which worth
about $50
Officer Maynard deposed that he found the watch chain
the person Of Marcus also pawn ticket by means Of
which he recovered the watch.
The Judge then charged the jury who after AZ
teen minutes deberaton said that they unable to
agree The Judge then ordsred them TO be conducted to
the where they remained up to Late hour last
evening, unable TO agree.
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Supreme Court-CircuIt.

Eefofe Hon. Judge MOTIFS.
JUNE 17.-John H. De Muller Us. John s. Keetos.-Ac
ton for assault and battery, alleged to have been
United the plaintiff in September last at Richmond
staten Island. The plaintiff and friends q
hoctpg party, and the defendant charged them with be-
fused and they we're expelled by The defence
that the plaintiff being and about 10 present
his the defendant when ordered 10 leave the force
used in expeng him justified. Verdict for plaintiff
$3.50 and costs.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt.
H1y C0urson Isaac Cours0n and scife-This pro.
case the particulars of which been sesdy
reported submitted to the jury. IT viii Do recollect
ed that Is suit for divorce brought by the mother Of
the male defendant the ground that ne lunatc
at the ~ he contracted the marriage with the female
def ndaA The jury agreed sealed verdict at eight
O'Clock,
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Court Of Common Pleas.
Before Hon. Judge DAILY.
OPEN TRAP DOORS ILLEGAL

OPEN TRAP DOORS ILLEGAL.
JCNR 1.-THE Mayor, DC u.s. Ebenezer Cook.-Tl. was
action to penalty Of $50, under ordinance
ef the Corporation which max it offence 10 keep
doors OPEN In stores, warehouses; &C. after the compile
ton OF The business OF the We
this ordinance passed In consequence Of the number
Of accidents that 10 remsn and others
ing premises on the alarm Of fire. On q Sunday in
November last FIRE broke out in Washington street. and
fire warden found the scutle of No 279 Washington
street uIfastened he went down through II and dis
covered that two Of the trap doors not closed Ia
the defence the witnesses testified that they had closed
the lowe, hot way on te Saturday night previous, bat
they could not rscoect thsy had closed the the
upper story, and ottendcd that II that only
open did not within the provision OF the ordi
The jury unable 20 agree but the nubc
.bo lLOs Lsl the r marty iSr - ScO.
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Reply to Talk on 'ChanCe

TO THE EDIToR OF THE HERALD.
In your "Wednesday article you referred to ths exten
pursbsse Of fats on Jersey Shore south Of Jersey
and that tie company claimed wa .er rights nearly
to BesoSs 1ssnd, and that they proposed to build
piers and fill them up, having docks between them
that fears entertained to the result. II
these flats had been formed by deposits OF mud brot
down by the Hudson river, the water forming sorI
eddy over the fats had caused the sediments to sd
on theD-that IL was fssr red that should these aat1
filled up the usual deporits would settle some where
to the detriment Of the habor These fears are EMIL
erroneous As a matter OF fact portion OF these
we're once csversd with marsh grass, and were d
above ordinary high water mark. And within ID
years some portions Of the meadows extended at
four hundred feet beyond the present line Of shore
some OF these fats which now from two to four
under water, forty years since covered with I'd
And 1t lisa fast that there is greater dept1
water between Beslows Island and the shore than
merlyi but the averags depth does not exceed three
half feet at low ~ater. II Is impossible that !
fats could be flled up from the sediment. Supp,se|
whole flats were Allied up from Hoboken TO Jersss a
and frcm Jersey City to Raven Point, What would be
coEsequtncef Simply continuation sf the HutI
river to the Nayows-in fact the same az IL ia NJ
Hoboken. And there woold be as much pronrietl
saying the sediment would stop above Hobokenj
below. The fact Ia, as every scientific man know
river having well defined md comparatively straI
shores TO the sea, will take the sediment "a vol
winter TO the OCEAN river with straight shoreI
really 9 self excavatpg machine These I'm proyems|
II n-acs, would greatly benefit the -sole L.r s,r
New is,k has NJ jsrisdscscn now on Jssssy sids. n
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La Cronica ana Peter Hicks

A gentleman has shown ettey from his friend in
Havana bearing date the Sth Of June, 1853 froH which
We translate tbe following paragraph
S. Martin t6tor of tie CTonicd Of NeS York, is at
present in Havana and ill return to New York BY the
vessel y bch carries this. If not mistaken he ia
eurg 20 give the dr to La Croicd after his arrival
hut tuppose that If Mr Ldsyesse desires TO continue it
and he is already in Mr. Martins absence, at its head
-ar Martin all cede it TO him with mach pleasure, as
there IL not much benefit accruug from the enterprise
Still Mr. La5evesse has neither funds the love to
Spain which be fegns in his Peter Hicks letters to
pend in such way"
Arroaos of the foregoing, dnd in e, Filibsero of
this city, the following letter from Mr.. stoughton,
Spanish consul in Nev York, to the present Captain
General Of Cuba, while holding official position ia the
home government. -
New YORK, May Is, 1852.
Sir, "A short time before closing my despatch of
to His ExcelleIcy General Caned0, Senior Ladevesse
b. ought me the enclosed paper for you and to inform
me- that this very moment, Don Gaspar Betancourt
Csneros Don Domingo de Goicouria, and DR.. Nren
president of the Lone Star Society left for Wash
10 carry their operations for the expedition should
add that the facts in my said communication Of to day
His E1celency TIE Captain General have been communi
Gated to me by Ladevesse. Yours,
FRANCISCO STOTGUTON
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BROOKLYN City Intelligence.

DAMAGE ny LIonTNNG.--Yesterday afternoon, duriog
the severe thunder storm that prevailed large liberty
poll standing in front Of houss known the Grscisn
Cottage Bridge street. the dock, struck BY
lightning, aud completely shattered and torn down fall
ing upon the opposite side OF the street The fluid
muncating with the building, ripped the boards from
the oof 10 the cellar where its force spent pile
Of wood which consider ably soatcred The nre bs
- the Second district taiop home alarm but
beside he damage stated, no other injur, ensusd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-18
Army Intelligence.

detachment Of recruits, IT'S in number, sailed yester
day morning. for IndiAnola, Texas to join the fifth reg
ment Of United States infantry. The following officers
accompanied the detachments, vz:-Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel J. " Bomford Captain Eighth Infantry, (com
manding) First Lieutenant l. Elliott, R. H. Rifles and
Assistant Surgeon Volman U. S. A.
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Naval Intelll0ence.

The United States store ship Lexington, with stores
for the East India squadron and to the Emperor
ofpJspan, sails to-day, for Macos via Fuachal. Her
officers are-John J. Glasson Lieutenant Commanding
Reuben Harris, Master; p. Wager F. G. Clarke, r ].
d. Price R. d. winsor, Passed Aidshpmen; VIM A. Mel
son, Surgeon; A. J. Mitchell, Purser.
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Action for Libel.


TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
Sm:-In your report Of the Action for Libel" in yes
terday's paper, Heckers vs. II. A. Smith, you make
Smith the proprietor Of the Scientific American This
an error and yon will oblse by stating that he has
no connection Nth this paper whatever.
Yours, he, MUM h co rrs;rietops
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Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt
United states Circuit Court,

Before Hon. Judge Nelson.
June 17-TRuE BILLS The jury entered Court this
morning with bills of indictment against parties moi
yet arrested.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER.
The Judge directed the clerk TO enter minute in the
proceedings appointing Richard Stilwe Esq, deputy
clerk OF this court Commissioner OF the United States
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-18
NUMBER OF CABINET MAKERS, ETC.

The number of men employed in cabinet making
is about three thousand, but this does not include
those engaged in other branches of the business. In
our account we have enumerated carvers, uphol-
sterers, and chair makers who are all considered as
members Of the same trade. The following table
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-18

contract with workman, has given his work TO
another, who subsequently offered to perform it for
less. In this way the wages have been reduced, for
those shops that formerly paid good wages are CON-
PEELED to reduce them to enable them to sell cheap
as others.
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TRICKS OF EMPLOYERS.

We believe there is no trade or occupation in
New York in which some frauds or petty tricks are
not practised upon the workmen by their employers
If there is, the cabinet makers are certainly not
among those who are exempt, and we would not be
acting Justly towards them If we neglected to men.
ton some Of the most common. In justice to the
majority Of the employers, we must say, that those
who resort TO such practices form small proportion
of the whole number. The most common trick il
the payment of the workmen in uncurrent money, by
which the employer makes two and three per cent.
Some boast that they have, in this way made enough
10 keep them in spending money during the week,
without bestowing thought the loss that the poor
tradesmen have suffered. It would be impossible to
calculate exactly the amount Of money that is taken
from workmen Of all trades by the means of this
fraud, but we know from rough estimate that it
must exceed a hundred thousand dolars-a sum
sufficient TO establish and maintain four hospitals
In some Of the first class shops another dishonest
trick is practised upon the workmen. In these
they have generally quantity OF furniture made
in different styles, which they use as samples Of
the various kinds of work made by their hands.
When a trsdesman applies for employment, these
samples shown 10 him, he is told that they were
made at such price, and the same terms are offered
DR. work Of the same character and quality. Now,
the price stated s considerably less than the actual
rate, % that, tie applicant ACCEPTS tic work he is
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about tH eny five years ago was nine dollars while the
average ROW is not more than six. This reduction,
as we have shown, was produced mainly by emigra-
ton aud the system of striking which compelled the
manufacturers to resort to some means in their own
defence. It would have been much better however,
at the time, if the parties had compromised the
matter for it resulted in material injury to both.
common laborer earns more in a week than a cabi-
net maker can, although he may work seven days
trade certainly must have sunk very low indeed,
when the average wages are below even the common
standard prices paid to bod carriers and sewer dig
gers Tie cabinet makers, however are not the only
tradesmen whose wages have been reduced within
the last quarter Of century to little better than
starving prices. The taiors, and many others, have
been also most nunousy affected by emigration and
competition among themselves, The competition
among the cabinet makers in particular may
be justly considered as the principal cause
by which the great reduction in their wages
was produced; and, in many cases, il has been
pursued to an extent that could not fairly be
sdered justifable OF honorable. The tradesmen
themselves are willing to admit this fact, for they
know how much they have suffered from the practice
The competition is too frequently carried on without
any regard to fairness until it has at last been con-
verted into regular system Of undcrbdding in which
the contendng parties seem to lose all sense 81 honor
or Justice We do not, of course, intend that these
remarks should apply to the whole trade nor do we
mean TO say that majority Of the employers would
encourage such system, but If only out Of every
three or four do So the injury inflicted the whole
body thereby is incalculable. We have heard Of
casea L VI. i tic tmi!cyc, afte. Le A4G lE.le
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-08
Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, October :, 1853.

BALTIMORE, October !, 1853.
observe that the Postmaster General il very pro-
perry endcaVorng 10 improve the mail arrangements
and obvIate, a. far possible failures and other
annoyanccr III his highly important departments Dne
Improvement lie proposes IL, to convey the great
southern mail over the Manchester railroad to and
from " IlmlDgton, y. G., thus avoiding drtcntions
occarloncd on the route TO Charleston. This Is
all very well, a. far "a goes. There little pod
dug wheel hoTs" al new paper editor in baltimore
whose business has been TO study closely mail ar.
rangements mishaps, &c. for fifteen wears who
knows probably more about these nIatters-or as
mucf-aS any other man in the United States He
possesses fund OF facts, which, If developed, would
br Instructive To all connected with the Dcpar mcnt
MS same parsonage informs that in his expert
cncc and observation, two thirds of all the southern
mail failures occur north OF Wilmington. IL must be
then that there IL something out OF joint between
warrington and the point above named. Peters
burg >hould be looked 10, and other places. There
has u Il conceded, been very serious Interruptions
OF the southern mail Our merchants complain
loudly. NV own practical experience * Droof 10 the
effect.
Whilst referring to the subject, may "a well saw
word or so in reference To the northern mail. For
three months past the mail from Boston due here
ely CLOCK III the morning, has failed with astOnsl
ing regularity. 1t never reaches Baltimore before
SIX IN the evening, being just twelve hours behind.
The Postmaster General would therefore do well to
turn All eye towards the north II he calls upon me
] can post hln with some valuable informa;ion
Many of his new deputies have not yet gotten the
hang OF matters, which is the OF some annoy
The Mechanics Fair present, gay and delight
fui scene IL Is crowded nightly with visitcr-. On
the occasion of Mr.. Cushing's address, on Monday
evening, there will, doubtless be brilliant assem-
blage.
Observc, among those recently returned from
their summer excursion, Our highly esteemed Citi-
zen Col. Isaac Munroe, formerly of the Baltimore
P'driot. He looks well, and enjoys good health
doubtless knows that happiness aud tranquility Of
mind winch an editor, free from forty years turmoil
III 4 daily political paper. must feel
The Germania Concert last night Was filled tn
ovcrfiowing with n brilliant audience. They give
another entertainment to-mOrrow night. This ad-
nl'abie band hold deservedly high reputation.
learn that young Robinson, who wa, shot few
evenings ago by some rOwdies, is not expected TO
recover. The perpetrators of this offence are still
az large.
The Democracy in Baltimore have fairly opened
the campaign, and now getting up steam rapid
~ The Cold Water army, however, muster
ing large forces. RopERIcK.