The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-20

BosroH March 10, 1854
1He Hesc Hampshire Blertiow-N Potriops Doy-CcWri.
tutio,aI Satisties-7Ae Sxpres Court and the Liquor
Los-Aore "Knosc Nothins' Vioories-Co~grasona'
E,eoicm-"7Ae Barclays Of Boso~''-Chardcr q ne
Work, AVID Characters in the Work-Esrors-Ar eH"-
labo's Ne.1 Book from the 'Partingto" PdPeTs-1seS
and Great Hotel
The democratic breabed easier this morning, on being
assured by the telegraph there majority In the
New Of Representatives IN tneir favor
or ten TO be increa IL is probable to sixteen-a great
thing 10 brag over when recoecs that tho demo-
cratic majority that body last year, was eighty nine
No account taken either of the dozen members Of the
guard who belong to the democratic side OF the
House and who win be very influential in that body 1t
is great pity that Mr.. Burke failed of election
There is not sensible democrat who does not that
his party has been beaten badly. have heard the
remark made fifty times within the last three
days, that the administration has received terri
BILE defeat, procee dfrom the staunchest democrats
in our State. They regret the result deeply, but
they have too much to endeavor to disguise fact
simply because it Is disagreeable General Gushing
universally blamed for having led the President into so
sad scrape that into which he has got in spite Of his
sixteen hundred thousand popular votes and his twenty
seven States. Cushing is in pretty much the cond
the Constable Bourbon after he had deserted
his country and joined the Spanards hated by those
whom he betrayed, detested and dstrusted by those
whom he nominaly serves and compelled to bear the
blame of everything.
Your very clever Concord correspondent, w" whose
letters by here, hit the result
previous the election better than any one else II mas
come out almost the slightest figure as he predicted
II Is rot often that a makes good shot with
grey ooose shaft by which pen Of steel, or sill
gold.
The Irish made parade yesterday though it st.
Patrick's day. If l correctly informed, it was
thought unadvsable TO engage in any public movements
not exactly from fear of the Know Nothings" but be-
cause the rre state or the public mind prudence
dictated q different cannot answer for the
correctness Of this account hut give it as hear it, ani
not caring one straw about The matter
The report Of the Cochua,c Water Poard shows that
during the year the quantity of water consumed in
Boston drawn from the Brooklyn reservoir was
500 gallons. An equal quantity and one hun
bred million gallons beside, wasted at the outlet
dam. The number of water takers, including public
buildings was no The daily average Of consumption
800 gallons, So gallons to each inhabant
The receipts were sls and those Of the present
are estimated s215 ooO The whole cost Of the works
up to january l. 1854 was SIS 574323. The estimated
saving 20 the city, in the fire departments expenses,
through Cochituate water, is $5l ,7o5
temperance people feel worse about the decision
Of the Supreme Court against the fourteenth section OF
the law than they thought could possibly be the
case. had been given out for some days that the
court was decide against the OF
fourteenth section they toleraby prepared
for It; but they not prepared Tor so sweeping
condemnation Of their pet measure came from our
highest tribunal There is much ms nuated against
the whole the Courts opinion that one OF their
number certain that the whole statute will not finally
be cleared away simply through judicial or all
that they value in it. That future law that can be
made viii any better is also subject for them to
think upon with as much GOODNESS as they can Ihey
have been so consider themselves incapa
bic OF doing wrong so long they should be laborng in
behalf temperance holding that such an end capable
justyng hat they scarcely Deieve thnt
their ideas Yet there
is nothing in the language embodyng the decision
of the court There not point made in that decision
tinctness when the law under discussion IN the le
gsature by the press at the same time the courts
language may be critically correct and 1t certainly
is judcally calm but there is nothing in the opnon
that not been sad and over again to the friends
of the law They used to pay attention to It, and now
they compelled to notice it. SO much Tor speaking
by authority. .
stuonal and stringent is now before special commit
Tee of the Legislature. The votes in the House. House
when this committee eop ss can o pretty much
as they please in that body but it is thought
nas st
cordance with the old why paetce psvo"s 70 their
going on with great ,gor which docs not look the
friends of the law felt altogether discouraged STILL
here What may set them up the folly Of the men,
who do not bear Their trump with so much grace as
they ought They do not % hnt TO rsn sns
cure the enjoyment Of the rights of persons and Of
property; So,,;ncs, have been winning more victo
res in Ma achusets The election of Mayor OF Salem
in consequence Of Mr. Newcomb having refused TO take
fbe Mace to which he had been chosen occurred
on the 1eth The wings put up General Sutton,
their most popular man. and who MAD long ana
pleasantly been connected with the military The
other party nominated Gen. Andrews The know sn:.
nothings cast 1851 votes, and the wings 81 majority
of the former 40 which not bad days work. es-
peciaiy as the wings were quite anxious for new hght.
proposed giving their opponents regular oeass
for having 's me Seans place. but the
nine tails was the other hand, and the wings appeared
as Titus Oates, being not their only appearance IN tha
In LYNN the fight much sitter, and the wings made
very approach to victory The largest yS,e eyer
candidate was Mr. Baker very popular man. and his OPP
popent was Mr. Newhall, also wing but whigism Is
would hardly answer to rely upon intensity of mans
previous attachment to the wing party because he had
formerly acted with it, People sometimes leave old and
worn out parties become attached to more healthy
organizations y and a very wise proceeding such
Il s supposed that the know Nohings
Congressional district viii support Mr. Rowland against
s ts election ON the Sd Of Aprto succeed Mr. scud
der II is rather curious fact that the Barnstabe Pa
@ what have seen NJ oher T rSe
highly respectable national democratic journal and
has always been opposed TO coalition; ana ITS clever
of Collector Of Barnstableunder the present admins
traton to which he appointed by General Pierce;
and yet he for coalition for the election OF
whig TO Congress. What is more this same wing is OPP
posed to the Nebraska bill that Of the admins
tratons officers is favorable to the election Of man
who will do all that he prevent the of
measure that the President declares be the very apple
Of his eye but which others call the apple Of dscord
The President and every member Of the Cabinet, ex.
pting Mr. Marcy, have been seeking to get the vote OF
me delegation for the Nebraska BILL but without
uccess There is every for believing that every
member from Massachusetts, will be against the bill
/ have just read Mrs. Harrison Grey Otis's novel,
The Barclays of Boston," which published this
morning. but copy OF which obtained day in ad-
innce Reading the HERaIDs Boston agent The booA
fl probably disappoint many readers for though it
decidedly clever, ii Is not exactly what
pected IL 1 may judge by what was said in
advance Of Its appearance. People looked for
with dcIneations of noted characters, and with
sharp cuts If hard hs at American society an par
aiculary society The picture of society that