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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-27

seat Of ali board hs Fremontsas fare refcncef
aai he was sent oa sEors. The BsShaaai mea ace nos
treated ID such board sae North river stsa-
The Baltimore Dersra says tha. go sarcatea dsln,ss
because Of the election Of aay 10 ee Presidency il
such sheer norsence ead folly that has To
talk abost may be safe whale absurdny Is harmiess
but he bas attempts q DO the hiog will die the death of
pirate"
South Carolina Is the only Stale IN the Union in which
the people DC choose electors OF President and vcs
President The Charleston Negs states tina, Adams
will ths Legislature the nrs Monday in Ne
vember next choose electors or the State that being
the day hSed By aw for holding the eectoo Of electors
70 elect President and Vice President OF the Unitea
States In all the States OF the UUio-.
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The Democratic General Committee at
Tammsay Hall.
ruE ptpt

s,senen, purporting 10 contain the proceedings Of
nsectng o( the General Committee n Tammany Hail. 10.
sorsug the omtaton Of Fernando Wood as Mayor a.
regular has appeared in lhe Hssstp and other newspa2
re sor several lays past with attached
.fcfarles.
our name, we're sfxei to ssid statement wihou, our
scthory ami Is bu, partial narrstiye OF the pro-
,es,lng, Of the meeting which refers, AMI omits
spoet material part OF what occurred, deem u
.rsy in this public way, y repuJaie sndio furnish
S.5cursts statement Of what transpred.
will he borne mind that the plan for securing th .
tounaton Of Fernando Wood introduced by himself
n person. the General Committee al Tsmmsny Hall he
svtng procured the resignation OF Custom House officer
xho ned sest In that body, and having managed to oh
ain the vacated seat for himself
The pisu which Mr.. Wood introduced Ingenious.
\ devised scheme by which he Individually secured the
ntre control o the inspectors o the primary election In
very wari OF this city, with. believe, but two ex.
eptons snf placed in bis own hands IL the inspect,
.houd prove true to his dctation, every nomination for
.frce to b. mide for the ensuing election.
The abstract theory of primary election is that af
rts 70 the members o the party by which u ~ held
pportuntty ssiect representatives, IN whom they
dc TO nominate suitable candidates for PARTY support
designed to give 10 the people direct inter snon
n the chocs of their political leaders.
In s purity this system carried with binding force
~hich gave y 4 nomination under the right TO the
1re supp,r, 81 the political organization by which was
resorted TO- Nominations made 10 pursuance Of this
system wee called regular, and when these. elec
,ns were honestly conducted and fairly represented the
~nNmsn's ot the people was deemed an unpardonsole
sonu.h oueoee not ~ support the n"minsuons when
s well known ihs, for many yssrs this system has
a legsner1ng until hal become 80 corrupt as 10 be
mete tnaoane "a the hands 81 unprtnclpst men, ~
~bich they tostei themse before the people nom
ntes o the party FOR ONCE Ia dsaance " public sent
!. ~, Ss :, ,se, ~ WGn w grsysasi sgpsaea'on'
ttfo primary esc tons gou1 uAfnsr1 tsir bse3-s ti
cp3trY a14 te sstlcNmgct III ss, fstpaty, nsrtv :,
60 'yT'em h'' b"e' i6e '1v9 o ~ 1cEcsat dsrgct
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CHARGES AGAINST POLICEMEN

CHARGES AGAINST POLICEMEN.
The Police Commissioners me, in the Mayors onice
yesterday, r ~, TO hear charges preferred ssanst
poliocmtu.
oaccr Fletcher Of he Ninsteenth ward was charged
with being asleep while duty from 9 n. ~ 10 iOP. 81
the 5th cf August last in the porter house Little Tam
many There were afdavts from three persons 10 this
eject One Of these witnesses being present sworn
bit could no, testify that the officer asleep Tor he
~as unable 10 see his Che officers eyes.
The defence that the blo,icr book OF the station
house ,ho~s that the accused In the sta
uon house Al =. " u the evening specified and
a. a vas mile and quarter from Little Tammany, "
must have taken twenty or thirty minutes for the officer
10 have walked that distance and therefore the statements
u the WITNESSES could rot be correct The question thus
turned Up on the point which was most entitled is ere
eetce, the posc ecorc or the aaldavts.
The htuisEsrt who made the entry called for. bur
rot being present the adjourned h Friday next
whom his hstm0Dy will be taken.
Captain Ru,sel, OF the Thirteenth ward, charged
xih having ordered policemen, on the 10th 81 June last
e eesis nom breaking up house Of prostitution, ~hch
house in operation 10 this day, Notwithstanding
numerous complaints have been made against A. For
want o. some witness the case was adjourned without
any final action upon A.
Various charges which had been preferred against
police officer VIM y. lOwery we're taken up, hat the
complainant earnestly desiring the case 70 be put Oh for
week the officer and Commissioners reluctantly granted
H. nissc of long standing, aud will be hnaly de-
cided on Friday next.
First ward police and other officers, but none or them
being present, though they had been subpGnaei, the
Commissioners decided that unless they present
their meeting the charges would be taken for grant.
ed end the officers turned out.
The Commissioners then adjourned I'LL Friday, the "a
NJ October.
POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
william joyce was appointsi AMI sworn in By the
Mayor, a hs oGcs yesterday Captain u the rwent
,th r,ri police Tue place Of CAPTAIN Thomas Isans
ean ~
F'1..s'sr vn reasp,a:ei Fjrs, Lsu,sa1a, Q, Ia,
safns Wte
uotfan NIB a- nsg p3,ecuca vtte a., sc,.1.sl
fgs gtFe .a. gRfaA
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p,xnc.ratic Republican General Committee
Election OF Chairman.

meetay u the Democratic Republican General Com.
unaee vas beld last evening Al rammsny Hall, for the
-urpess o, eectnx Chairman 10 al the vacancy caused
~ ths iea,h ol Lorenzo B. shepard Isaac Y. Fowler
scupei the chair during the evening. On motion, the
convention proceeded to ballo, Cor chairman when was
teary apparent that " the csndidat received
rs,osty of the votes second, third and fourth
,llo, had but without any better and the
Convention obliged to adjourn without making q
orustoa On the last ballot the vote stool As oilows'
wilson Small. wood msn) ~
r5orace r. Clark (ani WOOL -
gathering ~
Sccessasy 20 a choice. 81
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There was an American couvsn,ou N delegates from
each ward held At thu corner d iepenari street and
Roadway, iast nghI The Convention decided 70 meet,
on he 9Th of October At the sams place for tbs nomns
ton u Guy officers.
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Hon Dsnei 81 Rarrrngcr, OF North Carolina, an old
line whig and late Minister 10 Spain under Mr. Fillmore
administration, has abandoned the Know Nothing csndi
date, and announced himself N favor OF Buchanan.
The Newport Nses, which endorsed the nomination o.
Nr. Fillmore Immediately af,sr his nomination at Pnls
ielphs but refused extend the righ, hand Of fellow
ship 10 Mr. Don,lsop has finally concluded TO 20 the
whole ticket
The Know Nothing state Certrsl Committee Of MARY
land bave issued address 10 the people, which Of
course, 10 Fillmore throughout II treats NJ Buchsns
10 few paragraphs, which are OF IN the following
Style
He IL the candidate Of party who have given their
unqualified endorsement OF the repeal of Missouri
compromises compromise which owed ~ existence 70
their votesand the opening Of the agtatons that
distract the country He has endorsed the odious prin
cple Of squat,er sovereignty, with ts resulting oatrage
uron the sprt 81 our government and the rights Of
southern States and IN direct Violation of the Ina settle
ment o the slavery question 10 1850 The South
trust him. and the North viii treat with disgust his
mssrahle attempts 10 conoiae feeling Of confidence
home. while be g hugging 10 his bosom the cold. and
BE own conscience crushing panss Of The pro slavery
Platform. Can hgbm.rdec, Independent men excuse IN
degrading humiliation which be has broug upon himsel
by his denial 81 his own identity. in the declaration tina,
he no longer James Buchanan, but the miserable image
that has been fashioned by the bungng scup,ors Of III
democratic Convention
In the official returns OF the iowa state election Calhoun
county stands bsnA-no returns received. The Iowa
RTortr thus sccoua,s for THE oi,izens Of Calhoun
sOury coming together 10 vote last august for the rsi
time, wire interrupted before they got BY drove Of
ck. aner which every man, deserving the polls gave
chase and hack exercise the elective fran
ch,se."
The Buffalo Erprs says, an cSPresdeni Of the United
states who desires q re election Is using the nansing
privilege in distributing his own Life"
An election for Territorial Legislature will be
held in Kansas Wednesday, next the Is, October
The independence tNo Messenger says that tss election
vii, no, be decided by the bona fi citizens OF the Ter
ruory but by the dollar vc'ers a. by the laws Of In
as fea stature an person vote who Is Ia the Ter
ruory a the time Of the electoa ani has pai poll tax
Arw lays since there was vote taken on one of th
Nsssspp steamers On " passage dovn the river Ther
s.sa naic,lly Tor Buchsaar. quIie uambcr r,r sill
,sstc AL oae 10 fs4e tteo2lg az r,,V, COO
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United States Circuit Court.
Refnra Hon Jud0a Rata

APRIL 23.-7ne Fili1ssrs A. A. Phillips presented
TO the District Attorney afidavits, which satisfied
him Of the intention Of Mr. John Creighton to return
from Nicaragua.
The District Attorney then said that he would not
to forfeit Mr.. C:eishton's recognzances.
On spphca ion Of Mr.. Phillips, m otion to reduce the
rail Of the other parties charged with unlawful expe
diton to NicaI aqua set down for Saturday mex.
CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Inc United States u. Wm Bdston dlids Preston alias
Basgd The prisoner this is indicted for the
murder OF James Reed, the 18th haIch, the high
the chip Victoria BY stabbDg him in the lef
breast with knife The United States District Attorney
ard Mr. Joachimsssn appeared for the and
Mr.. epencer for the defence. witness, named Demp
sey, dept ssd to the transaction, BY which it ap-
peared that the trunk Of the prisoner had been bro
ken oven, and alteration ensued bet ween
him end deceased On the following day they both
IN The oiecsse of the vesseI Bsstcn hsd his knife open,
and Reed standing over him. whom on . sudden de-
ceased cried out :" stabbed" and afer disi
The District Attorney, under the orcumsta would
withdraw the charge Of murder AMI there alb
sssee OF pIemscits'ion, would accept pea Of man
slaughter The oD0rt approved OF the course, and Mr.
Spencer On behalf OF the prisoner, consented.
Sentence deferred
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CITY CONNIE MCIAL REPORT.
& ID

ASHES were q uiet, at So 621S for pots.
BREADsrrFs -Flour-Ihe market was heavy, but ssles
made to fair extent up to the period that the
Al abs was reported below at Halifax when transactions
were checked Tho sales embraced about 900 1000
bss neudirg coDmsn State 20 go.d STATE a. % 40
At The IL hce figures mixed and common Michigan to
coed Western at IS SIX IS 12k; ow to good medium
ests e =. 81 50 and extra S. Louis i 50
$40 % Canadian -four was quiet and falss coIpei to
AGO 800 bbs at - 37 49, the latter figure for choice
~ sales braoed from 200 TO 800 bbs chiefly fancy
ard .xa at 81 50A So IS Choice extras unchanged
Whes'-Tte market for ell except choice qualities was
dull mall ht Of Tennessee red sold at TO- and 500
bushels peor Pennsylvania sold at 81 go. RyeSaies Of
ls0 bu he's New Jersey made at &c., and 600 do
prine Northern do sold al 9Gc CorH-Ths rnarkt was
ul snd lower tie sses moraceds about 20 Is 900
buthsls, including common qualities at Coo 61c., and
gccd sound white and yellow at &c parcel OF 900
bustels Ct prime w'e Southern was reported sold
&C., which criterion CT the state OF the market
Oats were plenty and dull at yeeters sy's p,icss.
CofrfE-A taie Ct about 700 bags Ri, was made by
auction at 10 2sc, ayefage about IL 6s GOO mats
Jsvs 70 the rse, so,d at 15, 100 bags tsge and La
gusyIa private terms, ana 800 do. Rio at 1l1c.
Co1ToN The sales embraced about coo bales closing
frm ST abb n iAc for niodling Uplands.
FRIloB1s -FDgsgs nehts Moderate while to Eng.
lib tie there a rather frner feelIg About O00
ard loO bbls pork st 2s. Sd bacon reported u ali
up at rather easier rates; cotton At I'd 3-16d
asfed square bsles, and 30 bales Sea and
taken st I'd; fer gram 4sd. in bulk dema ndsd
To Have cotton was at 10 q re. To Glasgow, $50
iierc,s teef etgsged At private terms Rate,
ErrrT The sailed embraced 500 boxes NJ ras.rs. a.
as 26 500 Dc. halves ard GEO quarters DO, at about
half and quarter the price, 500 boxes Of layers s,h
az 10 and SEQ do. prime Vslenciss a. 81 20.
BAY --lhe alket ranged from zoe. &c., with mode
rate sales -
az a 4sc the latter for chit Ice quality.
NAVAL STORES we're quiet and prices unchanged.
ppsyrsoss - PORT OF $50 300 bbls, we're
ACE, a. tis; While prime wss a. sD.'6a tls asked
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ARVIVALA.

From Havre and Southsmpon In the seaaship Arago-
Hon Blu ,bsnan late Mir ser Plenpoen'lsy the
Court OF 81 James and servant Dubois Minister from Hol
land the United States; Mss Lu'z, Mr. Ber.h Louis
Brd re- George Kreiper, A Asso ant Woodbexry Mar
unez Livingston Mrs Reynolds r AncJ. Reiners and
lady @ Dckenson and pephsw Tucker. Dub is lazy
sr a hrse children Cohen and ady Or Adams Ring,
Mrs Cohen and nx children, s.oesse. schsfer Bau
din Car!gny HennseY, Macadam, knge bard, Il
lea l. Olivier Preterre, Desuls Alexander. Mrs
Dnprez and Ave children, Wyttsn5ach J Norrsh Pen
uinsn norman, Wsddeli, o Going MRS Dodge York;
Dr o lufouI Auesteer, New Orleans Kern1ur. Gre
DIN lady AID child 1hebaud and lady Bogue lady and
child Fossai Lady and child Launay isdy and child Ms
Oente and three children. Mrs Book and tso CHI
Gn, mas Drsy Mis- cpMs. s M; oes1 Fssnps
~ schuisbers and lady Hiss achmd Duclose agirch
Psyisr Rhsn Pepper n Teub, Germany; Mrs Pa and
ssryan facazard lady children and sery ant SPAIN
sspSa Fanwe, fIhsr, W Harris " ogilve, Foster;
ii Barnard, lady and children GDlebrsnd, Engano
r Ilopelau New York. Total, 129 =,
From Rio Janero, In the bark Lancaster Com III
Borrien end Ridsely late Of the Brazil sqnadron.
Prom Liverpool in the sip Fmerad-Cspt X Cook Jr L
achhdren John Foster Mr. wsd lady and chid Mr. Green
TrSw Iondon In heehip Palestine Ms. Jane Davis Miss
.ss. Curtis Dr Malett, Capt Ralph Bales, DAVID
- Icsv Uoda0u Louis kicker.
49, fortune Island, In be brig Bohio-MrsJ Laushtsn
ri sht,d a Stephenson, Thos Matthew'S, @ Armour.
go DEPARTURES
- r,rsolh Ac In the steamship Roanoke jacob NOTING
- r. = Smith q McReely George Gaewood and Ia
~ L,s 1ovIe Bellies, SApleHn,t Nv Lauhrop sea
men sId ID In the seeyaRe.
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Theatres and Exhibitions.

We q brief outline OF the muufarous attractions
offered OF excludes detailed parculars-
BRoADwAY.-Mr and Yrs. Barney Williams play IN The lie.
xendary Of the FAIRY Circle and the amusny arces
called I'm and Out Of Place" aud carney the Baron
EBBIos-Tbe Raveis produce their charming panomines
the OonscTip and the Red Gnone and White land
Mile HoteFf app ears In the new Festival pansan,e"
BowrRY.-1he well played and exciting dramas called the
'6urgeon Of Paris and the Rebels Dsugtte having both
been historically received, are 20 be repeated.
Burrows Those stardsrd fsvorites The 6ertous Family
and "1he Toodlesn TO be played together crowded
and delighted auditory will doubtless be the result.
wALArxs -shakspsre's Merchant Of yenice,n Mr.. Wal.
lack khyock and The comedftA called Love and Charity
constitute the bill those who desire seats should 60 early
LAURA KEEss.-1be new drama The Marble heartp vi
be second lime The ewiss Cottage" In
which b lee DuraDd has made quite hit Is the Aerp
BROADWAY VARnIEs Il he drama OF the Golden Farmer
and cpersa entitled the maid of Muner played By t1e
wonderful children are having fne run.
WocDs MSsrREIs tender &c. and the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-24
News frosn Australia.

News fr0m Australia.
III: arrival Of the Red J.skst and fisry Cross q
Fra. tbs Melbourne Argus. January IL, No extract
The yield Of sold steady and insrs.siDg, and the
mining population generally IL In prosperous eeodi-
amounted to iio tor owt. qrs lbs against IS tons
se.t aP lbs for the previous year Tbs ressiDs y
s-osr' and shipments for 1854 and 1856 respectively have
Ounces Ounces.
Received in 1855. go shipped in 1872. sss
We CT msnes the new year with population Of st
Least 32t, 600 souls.
We recorded At various times the progress made
during year in cultivation, and have the
satisfaction of stating that the crops In Of being
srs1ious year To readers Who ar. but little se
quaintsd with agricultural dstrcts succnct stats
ment Of general character will better convey idea OF
agricultural prcgrets than the specific statements which
reach from those localities. II Ia estims ted that
of land under cultivation this year at least double
equal than the quAdruple any one Of hs three
years ceong The proportion OF wheat to other pro-
duce has largely increased and although importaons
VIII b necessary great advance has been made towards
OF bread Independently with the -ssnSion Of cu
vaion Hour mills are being erected In anticipation Of
the harvest, ard the population the gold fields viii
this year draw their supplies partly from the contiguous
sge from Melbourne or Gesiorg We look forward to
still further increase Of cultivation this and already
m seTe places the plough i snsiy at work IN maiden
of small farmers have lately settled land purchased
from the Of their savugs and appear fully
6ed with the results of their st experiment. while
MARI gardeners have this year de lived greater profit
the whole than during last season.
TIE Gas Company fulfilled their promise to the people
OF Melbourne On The ls- of January, 1855 gas sup
piled to all who had made preparations for its The
Undertaking has eeen gigantic one and before the ope
ratioDs completed less than ESQ., 900, it is
calculated, vii. have been expended.
MARKETS.
MELBOURNE Jan % We have no alteration to note In
The gold market The entries for shipment the Custom
he to-day consisted of lao c. dwts for sydney
"a o. for Liverpool; c. for Maurtius, and for
Valparaiso.
Tbs arrivals for the ended yesterday include
ships from the United Kingdom and four from the United
States of America The immigration for the week has
been principally from the neighboring colonies Adelaide
four in coming to hand freely, and, with in
coming harvest must reduce the price to f25 watch
the rate anticipated for the end of January BY well
informed dealers.
The from Mount Alexander and Baarat arrived
At the gold office yesterday at the appointed hour an
brought the following returns viz Gold 40 127 or 10
dwts.; cash, f75,3 44.
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Prime mess quiet, Bssf was duh, ond prices had
tendency lower srss Of 800 300 bb were reported
1t o. cav % for prime; and at es Is 80 for msss do
end 81 SO Is e13 for repacted Western. Beef hams
and prime we're unchengsd Cut meats armer,
7kc. IKE. and hams at exc. Bacon WAS arm, with
.ses of2to 800 boxes 100 % arrive By NE river ana
arm, with sales Of 200 800 bills. ct okc. loo while
strictly prime held for 1910. Butter and cheese
were stesdy, without change In prices.
RcE-Tbs market steady, with sales Of about 200
. $50 esiks, at axe. Axe.
suGARs-Tbe market steady, while sales footed mp
about 800 600 hhcs. Cuba muscovado, ct exc. &C.;
40 boxes at 7xc asHc.; 80 Porto Rico, ct Ike, and
wasRE1-saiss Of $50 200 bills. State prison we're
ms st 26c.
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gERESDA, April ANschr nspSsea saox Requires
BIG Keopns Green has been hove out stripped and will
Brig Pauie Lawrence Is dseharging 80 tons Of her coal
s ~ sss
leak BE- u d me s IN n VII have . s
c ca bound 70 Boston ~ cargo 81, ana Vine ono
bs s & s.
scs. media thorough csuk q sowsPs pfung and sSms
Bound Ti pIoSsby DO ready IN .sn days
IS shs =
ard came in Der. isaEy:s - -, - :
s ss e.. I st
q hp Her dsch 4 hove " n
a Is h%ve worried and he fastening
sa sssP
~ With Vi
h Hsds y: and os ss s % sas for
olemas tpruDg and calls gonel
and sh ss md
New York and win be ready TO About wees
arrival sse are ~ sS 70 S ~. ss
PeIts islsnd and has been discharged and thoroughly
Brig Prpcpe of Savannah Crawford, having repaired sail
afaas ss n
E
Can't Wife of trig Rope reports that Fort Charlotte at the
s: IS e e. S fs o
II powder, escaped.
be crew ave convassconi that EMP viii soon leave
ere Ter halifax.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2s-Arr brig Henry Lawrence,
Wliaupon wenrmoro, Boston sarah Sparks Iakip and
law a. Lupont Corscn Work Sarah l., Smith, Newport; Eh
atetA Arcularius Elleme FraLklin, La
bark Pow haar Aim London; briggs Wingau Hancock
NaIhrique Henry Martin and Chcopee Howes,
Boston; Martin Wainwright Portsmouth, Nh Trea
az Ian Of dupont Coren Boston; Hanna Grant Newn an
p1wbury port: N Ross, Miller. West Farms, ny.
Miscellaneous and OlsasterS.
ACARp-U. g. NJ eesmer Arago, New York, April g 1856.
Carl David LnesDear 5ir The passengers In tia Arngo
from Few York saDsot IN justice . their own feel
m sepre CT your conduct he comanaer of this noble
sse amer throughout the last Whust
have ipred item with the csnhdence your Kindness
ard manly bearing in our social have made
Nc ali cur personal friends. We wish with all our hearts
feajth prosperity ard happiness. would be unjust were
stl with which and have At al times obeycd
yeur commarc 1rdeed there could not be better ordered
sbn and this under Providence has produced perfect
of Security In all OF US amid the dangers OF the sea- Yours
Buchanan Henri Charles Dubois George ckinssa
I q Adams + ckipson, Livingston w Tucker, 6Axf
Penpmap Louis BAge, Kreser, and all Me passengers
The schooner Carrie Sanford Capt McMurn, arrived yeser
sav rom Cmacoa with full cargo In the unprecedented
passAxe of tsn and . half days.
Tho brig Gem, Of Salem purchased by Mesrs Tapscot
Co, on private terms
acs Metora 200 tons months old bnH Dsmaxscot's
yNs sold ty apIlion a. Boston "a, Ior t9QS CASH