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Supreme Court-General Term.
Decision by Judge Campbeu

Decision by Judge Campbell.
Ocr. 30.--The deed from Nicholas W. Stuyvesant and
wife 10 Reade and Hall conveyed the legal title. The
rusts were good before the Revised Statutes If valid
onveyance not afterwards made by Reade to Hook
e and by Hooker to Hail. and then by Hall to the
poaton then the legal title would remain in the heirs
of Rcade and Hail. and the heirs Of N. W. Stuyvesaif
would not be adjuged to have taken such title, the
thirty years have not expired They therefore, may be
snoined. II the deeds from Reade and Hall vested
lie legal title in the corporation, then there end OF
he natter and the injunction should issue restraining
he defendants
The question Of dedication is OF interest II the
deed Of Nicholas W. Stuyvesant and wife did not con-
vey the legal title to Reade and Hail. II such legal H.
lie conveyed aud afterwards the passage of the
Revised Statutes reverted 10 Stuyvesant still the orig
nal deed Of stuyvesant is very strong If not concu
ve evidence Of the intent OF the granors to dedicate
devote the property to public Mr.. Stuyvesant
lived eight years after the execution delivery and record
u that deed, and several after the passage of the
revised statutes. 1t was executed simultaneously with
other conyeyances OF large amounts Of property by the
same erancrs to the same grantees II the partition
among his heirs the piece Of land in suit laid down
pen space where two principal streets unite and
such streets and their union at such open space
laid down on the partition map This map signed
by all the heirs In various places and sealed and
manics an act Of great deliberation The subsequent
map which is referred 10 generally in their
and formed a part Of them. This partition map was
years III seems 10 shoulu De
considered str, ng not conclusive evidence Of ratiAca
ten d the decd Of the ancestor If Of dedication on
the Iart of the heirs themselves.
In each aspect OF the case therefore, that there
should be perpetual Injunction If the deeds Of Reaae
and Hall did not convey the legal title, then such title
would remain In their heirs II the corporation became
vested by Of the conveyances from Reade and
Hall then such public " the property has been or
dered by them designed BY the original grantors
and specified in such original deed II neither Of tho
propositions be correct and the legal title vested In ths
defendants the death OF the ancestor then we thnl
Il very manifest that the defendants devoted or dcdcat
ed the property themselves 70 the public use We thnl
ao that the defendants precudcd by the proceed
ing In the Supreme Court taken for opening this plac
public square, The judgment OF the Special Term
ananned with costs
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WILLIAMSBURG POLITICS.

An adjourned meeting of citizens in favor of pro.
hibtory law held last evening in Williamsburg, at
which the following nominations were made
Mayor-George Hall.
Citp Judge-C. u. Culver.
Conptroller-Wm. b. Lewis.
Treasurer (endorsed)-J. s. Mckay and Crawford G.
Smith
Auditors--Danel L. Northrup.
Colector-Horace Thayer.
Chief Of Polce-.ohn s. Folk
Ward Officers Thirteenth hWard.-Alderman-John B.
Wells.
Excise Commissioner-Joseph H. vandewater.
Assessor-Joln W. f. Smith.
Fourteenth Ward.-Aldermen-Wm. H. Hiccocks, -
Pink.
Assessor-James Salter.
Captain rolce--Iames Galaudett
Commissioner Of ENcise-Wm. A. Campbell
Ccnstable-Georgc Young.
The liquor dealers held meeting last evening at the
Odeon at which addresses were delivered by J. H.
Bowie, Chairman; Mr.. French OF New York, and Col.
Gardner Resolutions also adopted in favor Of sup
porting Gov. Sey mour for the gubernatorial chair
wHlG NOMIN ATIONs- -FOURTRENTH WARD.
Supervsor-Chas. H. Henry.
Aldcrmen-Wm A. Guischard, D. II. Brown.
Assessor-Zacariah Colman.
Police Captain-Peter Bennett
Constable--ico. Young
Excise-John f. Watson.
INDEPENDENT NOMlNA I0Ns-FIFrMNTH WARD.
Supcryisor-Wm. Woodruff.
Aldermcn-Jos. w. Burden, J. Nesbtt.
Assess"r--Mils T.. Baker.
Captain of Police-Henry Boyce
(.nstable-Wm Sheldrake.
Ixcise-G urdon H. Barter.
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TO rHr EprroR OF rHE HxnALp.

SIR-It is with great reluctance that feel myself
compelled to trespsss upon your politeness for op
pcrunity to refute the caumny Of Mr. Tmcres organ,
the Buffalo Commercial advertiser. In that pa
per of the 23d instant in extract rcpublshed in
paper of the Goth, the following paragraph
In Brooklyn, c. j. Jack slippery sort of whig, offers
himself independent candidate for Congress- and Is
fully endorsed by the New York Times. This Jack
the tool at the central clique in their operations at the
up the district representation, and carried it by the
voices Of the bues and State prison underngs with
which the Convention Hall were packed.
Had the Advertiser consulted Mr. Havens, whom it
especially endorses they would have hazarded the
putting forth the asehood contained In this paragraph
deny that he tool Of the central clique in their
operations at the Auburn Convention" and brand
Infamous falschood, having other foundation
than the malice which invented it. deny that
red the resolution referred TO by the voices of bues
and State Prison underlngs and pronounce this
tion false the other; and deny that there
any tbullies in that convention, and assert, without
the Of contradiction that the gentlemen composing
,egrity and political and social influence, with any body
Of who have assembled in convention In this
State in the last thirty years And, in conclusion,
sert that In all did, proposed and carried was
MANS party's, cques tool agent any assertion
to the contrary utterly false If it be any satisfaction
10 the friends of Mr. Fillmore to have been Instrumental
in defeating my nomination, and consequent election In
this district, wish them joy Of it. G. j. JACK.
Brooklyn Oct. %, 1854.
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revolution when in foreign Mnd refused to recognise
countryman and former friend when he found him TO be
intimate with the traitor Arnc and frankly wrote to
lin in terms that should be remembered in regard to
the Arnolds Of our day" The who gives his hand
to that man, in my cpin on, pollates it,"
NAY God in his good providence guide and direct our
counse that uniting the broad principles of freedom
and justice to which fathers pisdged their lives
their fortunes their sacred honors may restore
country to the moral eminence which they placed
but rom which by treacery she has been hurled That
carefully avoiding all encroachment the constitution
al rights Of other States may successfully resist the
increasing encrachments of the national government
sectional coalition which has tramplcd the national
faith, Impaired the bonds of union brought namy
on the American name
Slavery is the element that ever dsturbs cur peace
and threatens stability Originally sectional and To-
cal 1t openly aims to become national and uuiyersal
Of deciding II Ii In your hands. Act the Seuth
clare you will sAucksters in politics-kncck un-
der ~ they predict and hope to the sectional coaion
which having betrayed and defra uded you now seers
at your want Of sprA and all Is lost and most of all
your homer
But act in the spirit of your fathers drive back to ITS
southern bounds the tyranny that overstcppug
our ancient landmark seeks to lord il the cti
zcns OF free States that is corrupng and degrading
politics and extnguishing all that Is noble aud manly in
our land and then freedom, honor, iaith will become
as OF old, the moving principles of our republic.
Let each citizen who has felt the insult and the wrong
Of the Nebraska perfdy remember his personal response
which, gathering from State to State is about to fill
Congress with honest representatives who will convince
the slave power that g there is . NORTH
JOHN p HALE
=. HIRAM BARNEY,
NEw York, October, 1854 JOHN JAY.
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From Philadelphia.
THE CASE OF g. T. BEALE-THB BODY OF MAN
FOUND IN A BOX.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 80. 1854
David Paul Brown, Esq, counsel for Beale, the den
tst, filed to-day fifteen reasons for trial. amongst
Others that the verdict against the law and the evil
dence that the jury prejudced by irrelevant state
ments, and did not find their verdict the evidence
duced before the Court that they indulsed in liquor
during the trial. and that Of the jury declared that
their minds made up before hearing the evidence.
The argument of the counsel will commence on Friday
next before the Court, in banc.
This afternoon, the dead body of a colored man was
detected in box that had been shipped by Adams
press TIE box directed to druggist in New Haven
and it is supposed it is intended for the Medical Unver-
sity, a subject for dissection.
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SlanderIng New Orleans.
TO The RDlTOK OF THE NEW YORK HERALD


NHw YORK Oct. 80. 1854.
Some days since. the Tribune charged the New Orleans
TeItd with having made statements which never ap-
cared in that paper. corrected Greeley in this matter
hy sending him the following note
Nrw YoRx, Oct q. 1854
HORACE GREELEY, ESQ, EDITOR Nrw YoRK TRIBUrg:-
your paper Of this date make the following state
in reference to New to the Delta.
there place where murders are more frequent deny
positively that the Delta published such foul siAuder
therefore will not make further use Of the name q
that journal to propagate such fasehoot God knows
You win refer TO th: calendar Of crime which appears daily
In own Journal modesty have such virtue win
dictate the propey q saying e little abou New Orleans
In the Tribune Of this morning, Greeley
having received the above communication, but will not
publish the same account Of sits impcrtinence" He
also shifts the responsibility of the charge alluded TO-
anoti er paper published In New Orleans. and accuses
with having declared some time since, that the aver
age, murder Is committed in New Orleans every
eight hours" am satisfied that in this instance Greeley
has unfortunate In shifting the responsibility
rroI agang such lie upon another Journal lie
In the first instance upon the Della murder every
eight hours, forsooth! defy Greeley to produce any
Iaper except his own which ever contained such foul
nnd malignant slander New Orleans. I will not
charge his own brain with being the inventor Of the
caumny: but the princirlesa lie well stuck to Is
good as the truth'--in this case, will not
Respectfully, JOHN p. HEIsS.
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Naval Intelligence.

INvAIns FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SQrADRoS.-The
ship Commonwealth arrived at this port yesterday from
Leghorn and spezzs brought home nineteen invads in
charge of officer from the United States squadron in
the Mediterranean. The following their names
George Harrison Hare, officer in charge; John Sader
Mathew Basset, VIM. J. Morris, H. Brummel, JAS Wat
son. John Munroe, Horace Robinson, Jno. Wayland VIM.
u. Whte--the above from the Cumberland: Peter Pol
man, Jas Blake, VIM Groves Samuel Howard. from the
st Louis: John Smith, Francis X. Swain, JAS Knight,
Jno Stewart Isaac Page John Hazel from the saranacs
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From the South.
THE YELLOW FRYER-NEWs FROM FLORIDA, ETC.

BALTIMORE Oct. 80, 1854
The total number Of deaths in that city during the
eek was 247, including los from yellow fever
There deaths in Charleston, from any cause,
on Friday last.
Intelligence from Tampa Bay to the Goth inst. men
tions that the Iadians porfectly quiet Billy Dow
legs had visited Fort Washington.
The frigate Columbia at Pensacola the 22d
instant
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LONDON, Oct. II, 1884,.
The War IN the Crimec-7ne Last Reports Voa
0sten- sten-Sacken-ReinJorcemen to the Auics-TAe Ger
man Po'cers-EngIond and America-7ne Last Nes,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Musical Cossip--Cr,,r,7
u Absconds from Pdrs-The Theatrical Season in Ion
dcm-The Campaign in the Baltic
There has been complete lu in the ting news a
the preceding week. and quite dearth Of intelligence
We have Ast rsesivsd any furthsr news fom ths -.
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NEws FROM THE CAPE OF Go0D Ho%E-The
fast sailing bark Sprngbok Capt Hurd from Cape Town
sept II, arrived here yesterday We are indebted to
Capt Hurd for fle Of Cape Town papers but they
exceedingly deficient In local affairs The Legislature
Was In session, and there discussion with
gard to the voluntary principle in religious matters
there being much opposition towards any government
establishment The vexatious subject Of the masters
and servants b' had also been before the body and
reference made to the home government to the power
Of the colonial government TO repeal Of Its proposi
tons The decision Of the home not to keep
UP steam communication with the colony alluded TO
in the journals with regret Two sckas and laughing
hyens constitute portion OF the Springboks cargo
Boston Courier. OF. 20
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SANDY HOOK Pnors.-An advertisement will be found
in another column, Containing summary Of the annual
report of the Pilot Commissioners to August 1854 Some
sections therein mentioned will be found particularly In
terestng to shipowners and masters
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THE KNOW NOTHING EXECUTIVE CON
MIrrEE

We stated yesterday that Ave Of the nominees Of this
organization members OF the committee that uomi.
mated them thus virtually nominating themselves
We in in regard to the candidate for Record
er, John H. White Mr.. White, have since learned,
is not now, has been member Of that COM
ttee and therefore cannot be considered self-nom
mated candidate.
He is the regular nominee of the whig party, aud
adopted by the Know Nothing party without any agency
of his own.
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BOSTON, Oct. 30, 1854.
The weather to-day has been exceeding unpleasant.
The city is now q NJ enveoped in dense fog Con-
siderable rain has fallen at intervals during the day
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NEWS BY TEL r. CIR A p III
ABOLITION RIOT AT WORCESTER, MASS.
UApfovoked Assault on an Officer.
HIS kALI1EATMENT m FINAL NCAPE.
FHE CASE Of BEAlE, THE DENTIST.
The Steam Frlgate Sentsasts Awarded,
&o., DC, &C..
FINE CASE Of BEAls, THE DENTIST.

Outrage At Worcester, MAss.-Gsxeat Excite.
mcnt.
WORCESTER Oct 80, 1854.
Asa D. Butmsn, the person who arrested Thomas
Sims and Anthony Burns discovered booked at the
American House in this city yesterday, and immc
diately posted throughout the city. In the evening
vigilance COMMITTEES Of citizens surrounded the hotel and
watched Butman's movements He presented a pistol
at them, and threatened to it, whereupcn warrant
was issued and he was immediately arrested, and this
forenoon brought before the police court charged with
carrying concealed weapons. The postponed
two weeks, and he required to give bonds for his
appearance.
large and excited crowd gathered around the court
room, and it becoming evident that Butmans life in
danger Mr.. George Hosr free soier, and of the
venerable Samuel Hcar appealed to the crowd to let Mr.
Buman safety of the city The crowd gave way
and Butman accompanied by strong guard went to the
depot followed by the populace where the coored
fell upon him, and would undoubtedly have taken his
life but for the interference of Martin Stowe James A.
Rowland, Mr. Hoar, Rev I. v. Hggnson and Stephen
s. Foster, all abolitionists.
Butman placed in a carriage accompanied by
Mr.. Hggnson, and thus escaped with his life. Mr..
Hgginson considerably cut by the missiles thrown
at the carriage and Butman peed with rotten eggs
and stones, and kicked and beaten almost to DEATH
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

Oct.
At the cattle market to-day 200 head of beef cattle
oered1 100 driven eastward and $50 sold at
prices ranging from ~ SO 81 The supply Of hogs
large and sales made Of fat at 1915 So and
OF stock at - as a 81 rs.
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CINCINNATI Oct. 90, 1854.
Some hogs arriving here, but the weather is too
for packing The views Of the packers range be-
low 81 There is relief in the money market. East
exchange Is quoted at "a per cent premium, and
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AMERICAN sTATE TICKET.

At meeting Of the Grand Council Of New York, held
at Odd Fellows Hail. in the city of New York. the 9th
day of October, 1854, it was unanimously
Resolved, That the president appoint committee Of
hve charged with the duty Of preparing address to
the Subordinate Councils OF this State setting forth the
reasons that caused this Grand Council to present
dependent nomination for State officers and urging upon
the throughout their Jurisdiction the necessity
of giving to the ticket their united and VI
gorous support and also Of eectng to the Legislature
such men as Will faithfully carry out the principles Of
this Order.
In accordance with the above resolutions, the follow
ing committee was appointed
g. sAxMoxs Fonda, Mont c. sHArrKR, New York.
gomery county I. SCHSEBLKY, BROOKLYN
4. s. PARSONS, Albanys C. GARDINER, Buffalo.
J. W. BARKER, G. p
II. HARRINGTON, G.. 8. J. 4 EBrIyG G'vP
To THE SUBORDINATE COUNCILS STATE OF NKw YoRx:
II has become the pleasure well the duty Of the
undersigned a committee appointed by the Grand Coun.
GIL to inform you, and through you all the members
our most trusty and well beloved Order, that Amer
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CITY POLITICS.
uKnfNG OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, GENE RAL
COMMITTEE.
large and enthusiastic meeting of this committee
was held last night, at Tammany Hal-Lorenzo B.
Shepard in the chair and Charles H. Haswel acting as
Secretary The only action of the meeting to pre-
pare for the meeting Of the Seymour party at Tam
nany Hall Thursday evening next 1t was half past
IL O'Clock before the committee adjourned.
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THE SILVER GRAY STATE CONVENTION.
PROGRAMME Of Future OPERATIONS.
Appeal Of the Grand Council Of the Know
NOthings
ADDRESS OF THE FREE DEMOCRACY
Meetings In The City and Suburbs,
&C., &C.. a..
STATE CONVENTION OF THE "SrLyER
GRAfS."
xnh DALthFhATIOh AND THE CONCLUSION.
From The Albany Express. Oct. 3O.I

from The Albany Express Oct. 3Ol
Ihe gentleman who hands : the following assures II
tnat Is an authentic report private meeting Of pro.
inent silver grays, held in this city early last wees II
an imIor'ent item Of political news which we publish
Mr. EpwARDs-The NKw Yonx HERALD, and number
OF other apers in this State, lave specuang of
action OF the national wings silver grays as they are
called IN The present canvass They all in the dark
authentcaily precisely where this class Of wings stand
sow and where they will BE- found the 7 of Novem
In view of the new issues Of The and
the perplexities they present number Of the
conservative politicians Of this State assembled early last
that should he pursued.
was agreed upon all hands, that the national wings
at Utica eS e
and with Frank Granger at their head laid down their
memorable platform. This being agreed upon unani-
stWben shall we actO An eminent New York 'e ety s
yer gray counseled the immediate publication of an
all the weight was capable of upon the issues of the
present struggle This proposition voted down and
it was finally and unanimously resolved that address
should be prepared forthwith, setting forth in full the
views and position Of the national wings of New York
and that It should be circulated simultaneously with the
result OF the coming election and not in order to inter
Ido not doubt from all this but that this class Of uAigs
triH repndiate The Syracuse nominations, and ro~ their
votcs IN fdr0r of DGnil UIlmdn.
The meeting held at Congress Hail. and embraced
the principle leading men among the national wings.
10 proper pace, " lp0S also
solved upon to call coarenioa assemble IN Albany
carly in January to reisote the Whig party its old
platform.
The address that will be issued will plainly declare the
principles of the whig party express decided opposition
to the Nebraska bill violation Of the Mirsour
p1omise stand by the whg principles established by the
National Convention at Baltimore in 1852 and pledge
the party to opposition to all propositions for the f
sion of the wing party with any other for sectional
party purposes based upon the agtatons of the day
1t is thought by the friends Of this important political
movement, that the time for decision has arrived and
f1Q MT yltoh
national party shall to exist Yours, truly, p T.
ALBANY, Oct. %, 1854.
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The Machinery OF the Steam Frigates.
WASHINGTON, Oct 80, 1854.
The contract for the construction of the machinery Of
the remaining steam fgaes has been awarded to Ader
son, Delany 4 Co., Of Richmond, Va.
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Business Matters.
COMMERCIAL EMBARRASSMENT.

COMMERCIAL EMBARRASSMENT.
BALTIMORE, Oct. so, 1854.
Messrs. Hambeton Son, extensive dry goods
house in this city, this morning that owing to
the failure of other houses and the srngency Of the
money market, they have to ask extension from
holders of their paper but hope eventually to meet all
their obligations. During the day arrangements
made to meet all their liabilities, and they will continue
business heretofore.
THE sACKETTs HARDOR BANK.
BUFFALO, October 80 1854.
The suspension Of E. G. Merrick Co., does affect
the Sacketts Harbor Bank of this city, Merrck having
resigned the presidency before his suspension.
TEE CREDITORS or p. B. MANCHESTER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20, 1854.
The creditors Of p. B. Manchester met to-day and
pro rata dividend of Ave cents the dollar was declared
by them.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
ABOLITION RIOT AT WORCESTER, MASS.

Uaprovoked Assault on an 0hicer.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-04
st. Johns School,

RI. Rev. II. F.. DAVIS, d. d., Ex-onicie
Visitor.
-Itev. J. d. MCCULLOUGH. A. NJ. Rector
and Instructor i'll Christian Science and BE lies
l,rItrcs.
WM. B. LEARY, A. NJ, Vice Rector. aud
Instructor in Ancient Languages and History
ID. ID: ROSA, Instructor IN Mathematics and
Natural Science
Rev. Il. a. WAGNER, Instructor in English
Department.
s5itlE Exercises of this Institution will be
Resumed on the Cd day in FEBRUA-
RY next
Boys are admitted over the ase of seven wears
and prepared ibr the Junior class in College; or
ih:y 'hay receive a thorough a.adcmcal course,
either classical or English.
There is but one session, divided into two
'"!ms g! five months each beginning on The I'd
of February and ending November 3o
TERMS FER SEssIoN.--For Tuition and
Board, including washing, fuel, lights, &C.,
S2s3 payable scmi-anuiaHy in aduancc.
Entrance fee S25, Tor which books and sta
tioncry furnished tho s,u,lcrl: So long as h.
may continue in the institution.
Advanced students desiring private rooms
will bc allowed them (at the discretion of the
Rcctor) for an cntr;, ci.urgc Of Sl5, to pay for
fuel, lights, &c,
For further information apply for n .'Prospcct.
lis 10 tho Rector, ut. at...Spartanhnrg H., S, G.,
Dee: ii, 1913 t,hn