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great progress In the asttwo weeks Tho western and
southern rooted in about hah Of the entire
roof and Of the nsor is down. about the proportion
OF the sasbss are In, the painters and decorator
are a. work inside and the whole work il moving rapid
~ and steadily A will be elsewhere the
citation give notice that they win receive American goods
on the 10th Of this month net however, including
chnery, agricultural implements and pictures, for
which large additional building Of two stories being
constructed in the rear Of the palace.
large portion Of the counters are made, and Others
being made and goods to be received on the
10TH suppose may look for the opening Of the ex-
hibition by the 18th Of June, or whereabouts.
Every psrssn who the building il delighted with
it's beautiful proportions bids fair to be great per
manent ornament to city. Mr.. Hoggs gardeners
occupied with preparing the two tnanges Sixth
for the reception of the horticultural floral
contributions.
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The Cry stall Palace.

The progress of the construction of the Crystal Palace
on Reservoir Square, attracts much attention. The
great ring Of the DOME consisting of enty four co
luns and twenty four huge wrought iron trusse all
erected and In its place. This in fact constitutes fourth
story Of the building % this ring, which il bundled
feet in diameter placed the thryteo bed plates of
the DOME from which The ribs spring These bed plates
weigh each about a ton. There consequently rcmaias
nothing Of the main iron construction Of the building TO
be completed, except the ra,ng Of the ribs Of tho dome
and the lantern. The lantern is done, and stand on the
ground in the centre OF the building the workmen being
occupied in putting in the finishing rivets The thirty
two dome ribs also completed and Tho ground The
lantern is to be swung aloft two great spars 70 is
proper height about hundred and fifty feet stayed IN
ts position and then the ribs after another to
be stepped into their places This operation vhsh win
be Of great interest, viii take place next week.
IN Lie "e~Dti-e, tie rss Of tcs suijsiD: has eide
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The News

That the administration entirely disapproves OF
Governor Lanes fllibustero movement in New Mexi-
90 there capnow be no doubt whatever. Our special
Washington correspondent writes that Hon. David
Meriwether of Kentucky, is to succeed Gov L. i'm
mediately. This prompt action ON the part Of the
President will not only tend to aay the excitement
that has been aroused to the highest pitch among
the Americans and Mexicans on both sides of the
line, but may also in some measure facilitate the
settlement Of the boundary question between the
two nations. We observe that several postmasters
and other public officers were appointed yesterday,
but nothing was done with regard TO the foreign
missions The board for the selection of site for
military asylum adjourned yesterday. The result Of
their labors has not TRANSFERRED
The proceedings in the Gardner case were Of
rather an important character yesterday. JUDGE
Crawford gave decision ruling out the PRINCIPAL
letters purporting to have been written BY John
Charles Gardner, brother of the defendant.
Two more fatal railroad accidents are recorded by
telegraph from Philadelphia to-day. A little girl
zen years of age, was run over and killed by a train
q ear 10 orc Of tic streets o. La city yesterday
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MALIGNANT Observation-Disclosures Tue eVi-
dence taken before the committee now sitting
at the Astor House. we find that we have been
charged by the editor of the Times with ina
ignantly misrepresenting' the nature Of his
relations with the Art Union. What we did
cay was that moneys collected from the sub
scribers to the Art Union, and entrusted to the
managing committee to be employed for its
benefit. had been expended in aiding to estab-
lish an abolition journal, namely, the Times
the editor of the abolition Journal being himself
member of the managing committee. Such
conduct we deemed disgraceful to the COM
mittee, and we think so still.
So far as the facts are concerned the editor
of the Times has, in his evidence, kindly sup
piled US with ample proof of the truth Of our
statement He says--and we think perfect re-
lance may be placed in his veracity-that when
the Times was first established the Art Union
committee purchased II, 800 copies Of the first
weekly number, at One cent each, and paid half
the postage on $4,000 copies Of the specimen
numbers" of the weekly and daily which were
distributed throughout the country-thus con-
tributing s404 SO towards defraying the ex-
penses contingent upon the establishment of the
new paper. These expenses the proprietors of
the Times would have paid themselves, out of
their own pocket. had the Art Union not
obligingly consented to defray them. 1t has been
suggested that the Art Union received an
equivalent for this donation to the Times in
the publicity given by the specimen numbers"
aforesaid to their appeal for encouragement;
and the members Of the committee seem to have
been delighted to find that some excuse for
their liberality had been discovered. 1t will
not serve them much. Had they desired no
thing but publicity for their appeal, they could
have obtained far wider and more useful cir
culation for it by inserting it as an advertise
ment in any one Of three or four established
newspapers at a cost Of few dollars, than they
secured by ENGRAVING it on the prospectus of a
new journal No one knew this better than the
members of the committee.
So much in vindicaton of our statement. On
what basis and with what intentions the Times
was started, or by whom the funds required for
its maintenance were supplied, are matters of
no Importance whatever. We should never
have divulged the secret Of the Times postage
bill had it's eleemosynary resources been
wholly derived from private individuals. It
was the incorporation Of the funds Of pub
lie institution that called forth our censure We
have now the testimony OF the editor of the
Times to show that that journal received
s404 so from the Art Union and gave no equi-
valent therefor. BY what process of reasoning,
with such evidence before us, our charge can
be assailed as Misrepresentation, OF charsc-
terized as malignant, we should be happy to
learn.
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On the day previous man named John Heck ioss
his life by being run over while walking on the
track near the schuylkin Falls.
Rev. rhos. F. Davis, Of Camden, was elected yes
terday to the vacant Bishopc Of South Carolina by
the Convention assembled in Charleston. The high
and low church parties were so closely tied that
twelve ballots were had before the contest was de-
cided.
A person named Miller yesterday confessed to the
Grand jury at Cincinnati that he drew money from
the various banks in that city last winter, upon
forged checks which were executed by Nicholson,
who il alleged to have been implicated in defrauding
Insurance companies by the destruction OF the
steamer Martha Washington
The European advices brought by the Baltic
cansed cotton to decline onefourth Of cent at New
Orleans, but the news subsequently received by the
Asia had no observable effect on the market. The
article was in good demand there yesterday morn
ing. The increased receipts at all the Southern
ports over those of last year at this time is reported
to be two hundred and seventyseven thousand bales
but the stock on hand at New Orleans now only
amounts to two hundred and twenty-five thousand
bales.
One of the New Orleans papers learns from gen.
tleman conversant with the facts that testimony has
been brought to light which goes far to confirm the
allegation that Rev. Eleazar Williams is actually the
Dauphin Of France.
The Committee on the Art Union Investigation
met yesterday at four o'clock, P. NJ, at the Aston
House, and the cross examination and re-examina-
ton of Mr.. Joseph Monk was concluded. The COM
mittee stand adjourned until Monday next at ten
o'clock when Monk will be again further cross ex-
amined by Mr.. Fullerton. See our report in another
column.
The Supreme Court Of general term yesterday af-
frmed the sentence passed at the Sessions on the
Tammany Hall rioters, and returned the case for
judgment.
The twentieth anniversary Of the New York Medi-
cal Asylum held yesterday, in the new edfce in
Eghty.eighth street. The Treasurer's annual re-
port represented balance of 80 81 in the treasury,
after an expenditure of $2,353.
To-day's inside pages contain a graphic report Of
the speeches, &C., at the Hale banquet in Boston,
last Thursday; the official reports Of the proceed
ngs in the Common Council yesterday; CONNER
cial, Judicial, Theatrical and Miscellaneous News;
Advertisements, &c.
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Markets,


NEW ORLEANS, May 4 1853
The sales Of cotton to day amounted to 200 bales
The market has declined fully No. since the receipt Of
the Bacs 10c. Is the outside figure for mddng
The increase the receipts Of last year this date at
New Orleans, now amounts TO 247 900 bales, and the in
crease at all the southern ports to 277000 bales The
stock on hand here amounts to bales Flour has
advanced &c., pork is dull at SIS so SIS prime
GLASSES is selling at zoe.
NEW ORLEANS, Nay 8, 1853
The sales ocotton to-day 900 bales at irregular
prices but without any queabe decline; strict middng
is OF oc There fales to-day Of 800 bags Rio coffee
at So to exc. The Asias advices received of six
O'Clock this afternoon, after business hours
New ORLEANS Nay 6-Noon.
Cotton is in good demand this mornings the sales al
ready reach bales at yesterdays rates strict ad
ding l0c Rio coffee is in active request 1900 bags
have changed hands, mostly at DC.
CHARLESTON May s. 1853.
The sales Of cotton for the week we're zoos bales at
range of TX to 101Sc, establishing a decline of Nc on
the better ard 10 on the lower grades We quote mid
ding fair at 10 to 1OAc The receipts Of the week
7GoO bales and the stock is estimated at 500 bales
Freghts-To Liverpool, 7-16 to IL 80 with only a
small business dongs to Havre, two ships have boon
gagged at L. for square bags cotton to New York. at
40, and rice at 81 per tierce.
CHARLESTON, May @, 1853.
The sales Of cotton to-day 400 bales at range
of So 10Hc. The market shows no change.
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organs nor rank and file, to command the bar
lance Of power in the next general election
Only one thing can prevent it, and that Is such
strong and steadfast front of the administra-
ton upon the Union platform as will rally to
its cause and its candidate for the succession
all the Union elements Of the country ia
pitched battle with the free sellers and their
allies.
The policy Of w. Fl. Seward in relation to
the next campaign is still unknown. he may
not yet have decided upon the course which he
is to pursue. 1t is more likely that he, too, is
awaiting the course Of events, and the develope-
nents which have yet to be made Of the domestic
and foreign policy of Gen. Pierce in relation to
the extension of slavery The leading organ
of the arch-agitator, however, has pretty
clearly indicated that ''the slavery propaganda"
will be required to array themselves again in
the order of battle for the next general election.
The New York Tribune makes no secret GIFTS
opinions concerning the late wing party 1t
regards that party as practically defunct and
is laboring, with a marked consistency of pur-
pose, to organize new party upon the basis of
free soil and the Maine Liquor law. And it, du-
ring the next two or three years, we should
acquire another slice of territory from Mexico,
or an island or two from the Antilles-or if per-
chance. there should come up in a practical
shape the question of the division Of California,
with view to the admission of slavery into
the southern section, or the question of admit
ting another slave State or two from Texas
then we may expect to find Seward, and his
allies and his organs, and Hale and his confeder-
ates, all rallying upon the same platform of
open united and active hostility to the extern
sion Of slavery, and TO each and all Of the afore-
said measures, and any other which may involve
the widening of our southern boundaries.
We doubt not this Hale festival was given
in anticipation of some such combined move
ment against the South, and for the pur-
pose Of reuniting in this interval the scat
tered fragments of the free soil party, and
to show them that the time for their disso-
luton as an independent political association.
has not yet arrived. We cannot regard this
banquet as funeral festival to man re-
garded by his free soil supporters as politically
and hopelessly dead. No such thing. 1t is q
movement torestore him and his party to active
life again. The elements Of agitation still exist
and they only want now some tangible ques-
ton between the North and the South-some
practical issue against the extension of slavery
to bring them fully armed and equipped into
the fore front of the BATTLE" with Seward
his followers and all his mercenaries in the
van
In this view of the subject, it would be we'll
for the administration at Washington to re-
member, of all things, those broad issues of the
Union and the constitution upon which it has
stepped into power. The time has not yet
come for cancelling all lines Of distinction be-
tween the friends and the enemies Of the Union
The free sellers are still in the field.
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The Horrible Railroad Calamity at Norwalk.
We devote considerable portion Of our available
space this morning to the dreadful details Of the
horrible railroad massacre yesterday, at the draw
bridge on the Norwalk river, at the village Of Nor
walk, in Connecticut.
As far as our recollection extends, there has not
been another such disastrous railroad accident since
the first locomotive put in motion upon the first
railroad that was ever constructed. In the entire
history Of all the railroads in the world it is without
parallel The loss Of life from the late conclusion
Of the two trains upon the Chicago road was bad
snough-the terrible descent down mountain prcci
piee Of part of train, but fortnight ago, the
Baltimore and Ohio road, was sufficiently frightful
n lie results but here we have monstrous massa-
ere approxmating in its magnitude to that reckless
and wholesale slaughter of the burning Of the Henry
Clay.
And it appears that this Norwalk catastrophe
is entirely due to the ignorance Of the engineer
h charge Of the train, and to the directors of the
road, in trusting the express line to man who hal
not became acquainted with the signals. The draw
bridge man did his duty, and gave the accustomed
signal; but the engineer, in his over-confdent stu
pidity, continued driving on until it was beyond all
human power to arrest the momentum of the train.
Surely this thing demands the most searching and
rigorous investigation Surely the time has at length
arrived for some action for the security Of life and
limb upon our railroads.
We refer our readers to the melancholy details
furnished by our reporters. Melancholy and sor-
,owful indeed they are. very sad and remark
able feature of this bloody affair is the loss of some
halfa dozen young physicians who had been attend
ing the National Medical Convention held in this
sity and which had just closed its business the
evening before in gay and joyous festival at the
Metropolitan Hall. They wer, doubtless returning
bomeward full Of bright anticipstions Of life Of
useful and profitable labor in the practice Of their
noble profession. And alas how many other homes
and hearts than theirs are made desolate from the
atTocous cruelty Of assigning the control of the
press train to unqualified and reckless engineer.
this hecatomb Of men, women, and chldren-yill at
least result in some efficient action, all the land
for the security Of human life upon railroads, and
for such pains and penalties against the appointment
Of incompetent men to the management Of the trains
as will for the futare afford some guaranty Of
safety TO the unsuspecting traveller. train Of
ful OF passengers is trust rather too important,
and involves responsibility too great to be assigned
TO the chances Of destruction in the hands Of igno
rant, thick headed, or reckless engineers. Fellow.
citizens is it not time at length 70 consider and do
what can be done for the public safety
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City Intelligence.

THE WEATHER Since WEDNESDAY night II has rained
almost without intermisson. Yesterday was one con-
tinued wet day and umbrellas we're fitting about in
every direction The streets mostly wanted watering and
they have had it most boraifulIy Thermometer at
noon out of DOORS in elevated position 51 degrees
in elevated places and where sheltered it at 81
The continued at about this the whole of
the day.
TIE LATE LOTTERY CAsE-The first case OF any note
that has been brought to light since the anti gam.
bling law, and for the suppression Of lotteries has been
passed by the Legislature win be tried Monday, at the
police court Jefferson Market before Jusc3 Stuart
The defendant is Broadway exchange broker, who IL
viii be recoected, was charged short time ago with
vctlmizng clerk belonging to firm n the lower part
Of the city, out o. IS GEO
Down TowY IsPRovssENys long talked of Battery
enlaI cement is in actual progress. An immense
quantity OF stone from the Palisades has been filled in
teImediate space will be open to public for dumping
rubbish, payment OF ten cents per cart load The
is'enus sc , IL - e.peceu wa, 90 amply se'ent
gemt mt Of the Battery On the side toward the South
ferry piles have been driven In to mark the boundary line
THE INV FmRY The new ferry at the foot Of Roosevelt
street did not commerce running yesterday
neously stated by lome of daily coemporaries It
will begin running understand, today This delay
has been by accident TO the fender the
Brooklyn side, which either broken gave way in
to need repairing; that the ope ming Of
this ferry has been necessarily delayed. II IL had not
been for this accident the ferry would have begun
ming on Monday last
srAHDhb sTrEn.--A stranger from Newark. Of
the Ct rhomas Msbop. dangerously stabbed in
the abdon ~ sn unknown man. who escaped before an
Officer had tmc to come up. The occurrence took place
at The 81 Broadway and Prince street. and the
wounded conveyed TO the station house, where
medical assistance was procured.
Run OVER ny A TRAIN - On Friday morning, as an
up train proceeding along the Me- Haven Railroad,
II had the misfortune, when TO FIFTY eighth street.
TO run tho Of its proxi
miiy He very severely injured ADD conveyed TO
he Bellevue Hospital, where be lies. Name not
brown
Fms -Yeeterdsy moving FIRE broke out abou. ten
O'Clock the mandatory situated at IA Stanton street
which was however, ex.inguished without any amount
OF damage having been done.
T,RiY BOAT ACCIDENT The ferry boat oDalaski wac run
into ,es.erdsy morning at early hour her
from Tect flp 10 williamsburg, by schooner c)saing
down the East river. Fortunately personal inary
oecur1sd the damage being ooo6ned 20 Ae ferry b1s.
sios..
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The Rev. Eleazer WILLIAMS.

BALTIMORE May Q, 1858.
New Orleans papers Of Saturday have been received
Rev. Mr. Hanson, of Bourbon notoriety in New Or
leans. The Bulletin says -" We learn from gentleman,
himself conversant with the facts that important tes
mopy has been discovered in this city respecting the
mysterious Of Rev. Eeazer Williams which 60 far to
confirm the belief he indeed the Dauphin Of France
It is derived from person who in close intimacy
with the Bourbon family in the early part Of this century,
and entirely sustains the arguments presented in Put
aannn,s
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Mails for Europe.
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD.
The U. s u steamship Humboldt, Captain Lines, viii
hAvs this port o-day, At Il O'Clock, for Havre.
Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the
INV YORK HERALD win be received ct the following places
n Europe
LyRrooI-John Hunter, No. Paradise street
LosDoN-E Edward Sandford Co., Cornhin.
VIM. Thomas Co., No. 10 Catharine street
PARE-Liyingston, Wells Co.. Rue de Ia Bourse.
B. Il. Revolt, No. II Rue de Ia Banque.
The European mails viii close in this city At half past
ten O'Clock
The WEEKLY HERALD will be published at half past nine
s'sosk this morning Single copies, in wrappers, six
pence.
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The Protestant Episcopal Bishspric OF South:
Carolina.

Carolina.
CHARLESTON, May 3, 1853
The Protestant Episcopal Convention had seven ballots
for Bishop vice Gadsden Thursday, and then adjourn
ed till Friday The two highest Candidates were Peter j.
Shsud, of Columbia high church, and Edward Reed oil
Flat Rock Bunkum county, low charch. The contest Is
very close, and great excitement exists.
CHARIEsroN, May Q, 1858.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention to-day on the
twelfth ballot elected the Rev. Thomas F. Davis Of Cam
den, c., to the bishoprc vacant by the secession Of
Bishop Gadsden,
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John Heck killed yesterday, at the Falls Of tbs
schuylk by being run by train, he was walk
ing On the Reading railroad track
Rebecca Moore. aged ten years, was killed at noon
To-Day, IN sGnuyH corner OF !nso ana asmn tS
track for q Blu cket of water.
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Disaster on Lake Ontario, sc.

ROCHESTER, May 6, 1858.
The schooner Vincennes, from Sandusky TO Oswegop
loaded with wheat -four and ashes went ashore the
piers at the mouth of the Genesee river yesterday, and
her cargo much damaged.
The Directors Of the Conhocton Railroad Company, at
their meeting yesterday in Avon, resolved to continue
that road to Buffalo.
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Powder Mill Explosion.

B0sroN, May Q, 1885,
The powder mills of Messrs. SWEET Davis IN Camden.
Me-, exploded on the I'd inst, destroying the cylinder
and corning mills, with about 200 kegs Of powder No
lives were lost. Damage estimated at 81, 500.
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National Typographical Union.

PTTsBURG, Pa, May s, 1883.
The National typographical Union in session here
will coEe their deliberations tomorrow morning. Tbs
following officers Of the Union have been elected for tbs
ensuing year.
President .......... Girart Smith of New Orleans
First Vtce President. Andrew McCoubsry Of Boston
Second Vice President A. Albaugh, Of New York
Recordtng Secretary. H. Whitec0mb, Of Buffalo.
Corresponding Secreary...J Woodbury.. Of Chicago.
Treasurer. ............M Brown. Of Philadelphia
The next session Of the society will be held 1t Buffalo
the first Monday in May next.
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proposed 10 aak him, defendant and his brother boz
being present which he saw ct AszatlaAf
Objected TO, but DIGESTION overrulsd.
The question put and witness answered-" Saw ID
accused: never knew his brother.n
The witness then cross examined.
The witnesses Bowers, Jones and Lewis were also re
called and All positive that George Charles Gardns
was the person they saw. They each examined u
regard to various matters before terrified 70.
Mr.. Partridge was recalled to identify copy Il tn
mining title
The Court then adjourned
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Bosros, Nay ., 1863.
81, Jonn IN. b. papers Of the 9Th inst received
The Legislature was proogued by the Lieut. Governor on
the ID inst In his speech he said the subject Of thu
fisheries and trade with the United States had been
mitted by him to the Secretary State for the colonies
and he did not doubt that the loyal sentiments OF her
Queen