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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11

large SUE WA subscribed on he spa- TIE Sab
Con mitees have goee ont for more and aIsrge Dsth-
tu'ion Committee las ben app Entsd.
TIE report CT tie Visiting Conm;ttee VISA tist i'm
mediate relief wa required Nearly al the coL yards
IN the sOu'h pert Of tie city are submerged 30 thst
those able 10 purchase coal could 90 So and were
in want Of fuel Il Is now snowing.
TIE passengers who left Ne York BY the Hudson
River Road OF Mohdsv ncrrirg reached here at 5
ooioIk this everirg Son Of ttem crossed the river
in tkf ct great hazard among " hom we're S-nstocs
Brooks. Petty end Kelly. Tie track for niles
ron Albany ia covered, and in soue plsces torr up
The pass.reers &C. 10 Livingston Creek, FIVE miles
moth Of Hudson, and thence most Of them walked to
Oak Hi, where they grt sleiehs for GreeIbush. A
potion Of them went round BY tie vay OF Troy.
TIE weather il oold srd stormy. Lo.a Monies and
her sister, WHO have been playi,g al engagement
here, engaged boaiman today 70 take then scros.
the river in skiff. They were landed safely sffe
bard ard perlous row. They were the fret that have
croG sec TIE river since tie stom On the second trip
scoss the three mer in The boat got exhausted and
were carried sssy down the stream beoE the city.
The FIRE bells rung in order to cal out assistance,
but fortunately, when the men had beer carried SONS
distarce down the river. they enabled to guide
the boat to a pot whore it struck the ice without
Jury ard the men were rescued from TIE Greenbush
eide. They have TO- attempted 70 retun but viii
come by way of Trey. BusiLess is partially resumed
On the south Of Broadway. Much suffering IS antic-
pated from the cold.
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to the Post Ofce COMMITTEE and decided In The affirm
alive bv 20 against a. 49,
The House then went INTO Committee on the Tariff
bill.
Mr. Royce said in June, 1853, there viii be . sur
ps reyeuue OF $43 900 600 In spite Of the erusvsysot
appropriations OF the last ieF yesrs; hence the neces
sty q reducing the He asserted th.s sio>
Is2 tbeie bad been paid snufacurers by indirect
taxa ion, thousand millions Of dOl4rs and earnestly
condemned the protec i've policy. IL reply 70 ques,
ton from Mr. Campbell Of Ohio he said be sovoSated
free trade al direct taxGion and he knew Of notaag
which would cortr butte more TO the gIsnco II o ne
country The substitute which be offered or tne arm
bill was step 10 th4t drestiOn. Two steps more aud
we shall have free trade.
Mr. GRANGER advocated protective ollcy, and
particularly ref ned 70 the Article. OF wood sn1 STEEL
showing that The present ddiies thereon should be
nsiptnireJ Thee distur I'd he esid. the great Ia
bring interests Of the country would be disastrsusy
affected. $50
duced the revenue without removing the public bur
dens, and was highly protective. He advocated a re-
ducion Of the duties In all the schedules Of the act OF
1876.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. KELLY defended the Northern Democracy from
The charges that they did not make distinct Issues In
the Prts6entsl eectiDp AID said that the citizens OF
foreign birth have proved recreant to the lana OF
their adoption while the policy Of the Amerc4 an party
wss calculated TO ALLEVIATE their attachment from the
soil. -
Messrs CAMPBELL fOhio) and KENNETH spir.
iedly responded. The latter oppoeod the Iarlt Dill
particularly in that part reducing the duty on hemp.
Mr.. DAVIS Mass made speech In defense OF the
fxhiDg Bounties Adjourned.
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CANADA.
' INDEX.
but little.

From Our Op. Corsspondeat
TORONTO, Feb. 4, k-57.
The oue.tieu Of a canal 10 connect the waters Of
H. Ontario with those of the Georgian Bay. has
a,'ita5 interest as well in the Western states IS In
hi, section of Upper Canada. The PROJECT Is zen
rasr. old; but the movement which has resulted In
.nryry only dates back to The fall VI loo. AZ that
,;ps a convention of delegates IN which chicago,
Milwaukee aud 0sweg) were represented Vac held
In This city, and suryet Of the route was al once
undertaken. OF hi. survey preliminary report
h.s lust been made, and the project is declared
nrsctcabe. The canal would be only ~ miles IN
i,nstb lis southern terminus being at Toronto. IL
wonId be- led by Lake SINCE; and tie primer pal
A 5eulry 10 be encountered would be the deep
cutting at What are called the Oak Ridges
But il seems that greater feats have already been
r-rf,rmed il that line, on the Weuand, the DesJ1r,
ain,. the Chesapeake and soule EngI-sa canals aud
that difficulties Infinitely more icsupersole MI nave
10 BE- encountered IN the proposed zap cana! rom
tie Allap:c 70 the Pacific. The sVTTe! u ho' quie
completed and therefore estimate oi Co.'S 81 Ise
work Is given IN the preliminirr-TrPor' IA .lS
n, Al the. there are movements al -lniliar slD'
go,ne On at other points The people OF Hamilton
ca, zee reason WIS their eIiy should no' ce me
starting point of the canal; AID al the inhloi'au-
on both bsbks Of the Ottawa, bacArc Q! 'ue -!
of Montreal ara eager for Canal 70 conueV ~ =
Ottawa With tie Georgi-B Bsy. Il IS que Lar.
,hat sen ethir IL GENE our 81 tbrse NOV -As
Ard ihs, in few Years W. Gay jig ano'h-t ~ =
canal. either from the Ottawa or nea LAC VI
tsrio, to tss GeOrsisn Bay. a..
The cHstcIns revenue Of the preyI'es 'of -
exceeds that Of the previous YEAR by 80
| $40 C. 2d. TIE respective 1Wod.'' sc.I.
| fl669.0li lls. "a. ard E.29 "a 81. 20. Al ta'
| AS, session q .ss PrQvi.c.I Parliament nc Gus
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rNITrD STATES SUPREME COURT.

" ASHlNUION, WVnuHy, t w TO -
Case M 5o-Tbe United Ststes vs. the City Bank
Of Colrmbus Argued by Attorney General Gushing
Tor plantiiYs and by MIR. StanbeIry for defendants
Case No. il-uoIsiio X Slater VS. Charles liner
sp. Judge Mclean delivered decision REVERSING
he Indictment of the Circuit Court Of the nIted states
for Massachusetts, with costs and remsnding the cause
with directions to award rcaire fac'Gs de moro ~
Csse No. 25i-N Clark We. Il. {. Clarke ct. a. ,-on
appeal from the United States Circuit Court oil New
Hampshire. On motion OF COUNSEL Tor Tue sPPe"'e'
tie case was Sock e.ed and dismissed with costs
Csse No. S55--ln the matter OF Ferdinand CisIk, a
Bapkrupt-0n appeal FROM the Circuit Court OF New
Hampshire. On motion Of counsel for the assignee
se appeal was GTSAsI'o o ana mnSc Vim.
eepie Peralts Argument commenced FOX appellants
md continued for appelee
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WHAT We WANT IN KANSAS.
F,,u Ts.Larre,s, E<,-II q F,~sss


Our s,ienG. in the Free States have noby responded
20 the cal ic- aid: and by the oppoitune arrival q
etching provisions. Sc wari, witch had look ed IL
upon many prsirie home. bas been driven back, sad
tie " lnieI viii be passed in conpNslse comfort by
those VITO would olherW have sSfe:td. III. failure,
However las 10 b Looked ~ ss well the preseat
srd propose 20 suggest few steps 10 our Ezstsrn
capitalists a. 70 what Kansas needs. ana the way TO
help be- citiZtls 10 help theGselNes.
We sLAl b enabled T. get through the Wi.ie. With
tie preset sd h-t l. the SPrirg. when tie ~ CT
s,e1s end emigration GENES pouring IN upoa Us soue-
thing meet be done toward provi1ing suitable emioy
sbt ior the c0ner well cr tie o!c settlers
Buildipg material vii be Z demand household fer
uiturc AID ell the AIRED G.ticlcs IecesssTy fox 10
uskirg G. . new LoIe 70 rev country, viii Dc
wsrted
AT prssert We are derente.t Sha Missouri ior oui
s7ppiss 2: Ucs iAas' tssss;sy ioy 'as sss AID COO
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NFW-UAVFN RAILROAD

The trains of this road all running on time, the
freshtt Lot having done any damage on the road to
affect it, but orders have been received at the Offices
here not to ticket any passengers for stations the
Naugatuck Railroad, account of damages which
that road had sustained. The trains from NewHaven
yesterday reported that come bridges have been
washed away en- the Providence, Hartford and Fish
kill Road.
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SOrND STEAMERS,

Tie idea Of sending out any steamers OF the Fail
River line again, with view of forcing an immediate
passage through the Sound, has been abandoned. so
that, un ess some of the other lines attempt ii, the
public viii have TO wait until thaw and general break
ing up of the ice takes place. 10 the meantime the
Norwich and Worcester line sends out q steamer on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, by the outside
route with freight, which has accumulated IN such
yast quantities.
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ASSE MBLY.
a 81
General OrTpr dav

General Order day.
The Brooklyn Water bill was ordered TO a third
reading.
Several bills of material interest were considered
in Committee Of the Whole.
The bill authorizing the appointment by the Cover
nor with the consent Of the Senate OF three State Tax
Commissioners, taken up in Committee Of the
Whole and progress reported.
The bill to reOrgacize the Wardens office Of the port
Ct New York was then debated.
Mr.. FOOT presented remonstrance against the
bill from merchH Ia ard shipowDers Of New York, and
moved that the Committee rise and report progress
the bill. Motion carried.
No other business Of interest was done.
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HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.

No trains have a, yet been able to get through On
this read since the ffeshet although every possible
effort has been made to fix the bridge at Stockport
temporarily, TO allow the passage Of the trains at
that point, The am. express, and the Gas m emf
grant trai have been discontinued for the present
No trains beyond Poughkeepsie yesterday, and
not likely to do go for a day or two to come.
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RISE IN ST. LOUIS RIVER.

PITT.BrRGH, Tuesday, Feb 10 ls57.
The St. Louis River bas rifen Is feet since Saturday
morrirg and is still rising. Immense quantities of ice
are floating in II Missouri, which is open to above
Jefferson City pouripg out high hccd.
TIE Illinois is open all the way up and has ri'en /?
or IL feet at Peoria, and Is still rising. The Upper
Mississipp r-iDg but do not know how far 1t is
oper. Heavy rains have been general throughout the
West, and numerous landsdes have occurred.
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TIE BOND STREET BUNCHERY
ELEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Gwoali seen tia Considerable porioo a a
couuuiy tavs 10 ether available plsce at which !.
spsn5 Inert ne thss Bond street. Every mo<ciax q
runber of p,isons appear IN in ut Of DR.. Burdsrs
b,se totA stes OF the street, msniestns cocsit.
trsb'e snltty. The ssme persons are TO be DAG
AFTER Day, their orly apparent, mctNe being teaisg
desie that the Corotsr h jury and aids wpo,d draw
the iqres. to eiose and inform the puesc whetAG
DR.. Bnieeg WAS murdered OF not and Il CO. who y he
murre
Owrgto the impression ,ha, the pre.eucs Of Mr..
Eck,l frquerty necessary, in the course Of the es-
sutatcc, these people pour into BOND street in hopes
Of steir this remarkable perop.
Yesterday i; did Become necessary 70 have Mr..
Eekel before the Jury, for the puposc Of ksowiaSR
swipeIs (Mr Farrell could identity him. Ecke, w.
brought ir;o tae house without observation the p1
Of the outsiders. but on his exit he was recossred
by the crowd, which manifested their dsspprobs;iA
by shower Of groans, which must have been say.
q ing but ocmio,tug to the suspected man. number
Of usn and boys followed the carriage shs distance
hcoiipg ard Kissing as they went
NJ. Eoktl WAS placed in the btd-chsmber Of Do.
Buiees sId had the choice OF any petition he peasco
20 take org the Jury, reporters and others who
press IT. lie asktd 10 appear bis shirt sleeves
tie persots sardipg abound bin pearing 10 Ike msa-
Ter. Tln however he refused to do The Others
Il en- put On their coats, TO give Mr.. Ecke far
chsncr. He assumed leaning attitude against the
bed. Mr. FaIItl was then brought into the room. and
after lCok aruund four five tmes each time paux-
irg more particularly at Eokel he at last confronted
him. kok,d 8; him clos. and turning to the Coroner
said that was very Ike the man--he certain As
was the man. So far then. Eckel has been identified
a. berg the house and awake at the time that the
shi,k Of urttr was heard outside. This testimony
srd upsopt istica.ed HIS story straight forward
ard corrected. yet told with caution. He would, 60
cordipg 10 lis own statement, have volunteered at
earlier stage in the examination, but for the intmidst
irg course which has been pursued by the Coroner.
and the fear Of being kept away from his family.
In the sheuoon gentleman presented himself q
the hall dor, representing himself physician whs
had Travelled from Wateitown, $50 niles from this city.
for the express purpose Of visiting the scene Of this
horrible murder. He gained sdmiitance, and looked
aruLd with great interest.
Miss Isabtas Bauford another witpcs,, wss unable
fully to identity Mrs. Cuupinghsm as the lady wAs
called wiki man at Cl,de & Blacks store and Do
sred a care with short, sharp and strong sword
She thought that Mrs. {. was very much like The
lady.
The esm ony yesterday Is the weghtiest yet gives.
and fr.ab,e goes far to sustain the suspicion which
from tie 6ist has rested upon the inmates OF the
house.
The 'rquest WAS resumed at II O'Clock, Judse
Capron conducting the examination for CorsA~
Connery.
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The CAPITAL of the Company, which, previous to that
time bad been $l96,OUO, was then increased TO
$4,000 and per cent dividend has ever since peen
paid upon that amount.
According 10 the accounts Of the Company, the re-
CENTS of the seven Ferries for the year endiog May
1856, $6i92i, ard the expenses are charged a.
s577 1876 in which is included dividend ON capital,
s6i 6CO.
TIE final result a. claim cd by the Company, is that
they have been eseIs by the four srres 70 TOE
of sbout goo 900 up to the let of May, 1886; bat 1t is
insisted on the other side that the alleged losses con-
si.t cbi fly Of the dvideIcs made upon Fictitious
ts-tbatis to cay ttat exclusive OF such DIVIDENDS
charged against the respective ferries, Aere mas oeeh
Lo considerable loss.
Btt whatever may have been the private arrange
ueuts Of tic parties Mr. ID said that was Incredible
that gentlemen 70 well known tor hnanclai aoiity as
were uaDy OF the Directors OF the CJmpeny could
ever have been entirely misled as 10 take property
BY bona ide purchase at price OF more than hsli q
million Of dollars, which, from the time Of the pur'
chsse produced nothing but was daily involving them
Ill heavy loss 49,
Eeucb loes hsd in fact occurred il ought TO be met
by creased tfors 10 increase tue value vi the losing
feres at the temporary sacrifice Of the Company, In
stead of chsrgrg IL upon the pubic that there VAS no
Justification in raising the rates OF teagc and refusing
CO muutation merely for the purpose OF giving " the
propetors Of the ferries dividend upon an unproiuc-
tive capital 1900
As 10 communication it is provided ID the lease OF 1911
that the essees 81 all not during tie continuance OF the
letse raise II rates of Communication above thc lc1
had been beore charged, a. per echodde annexed 10
the case. The Company take the ground tat although
tty are rot to rase The price yet they may refuse to
10 commute altogether AZ the lease c)ntains no pro-
yison for oreit1ie or any other penalty for nonig
elment Of this covenant, il perhaps cannot b.,
enfoTccd bat the moral obligation exists, and
the Legislature ought to be appealed to for law
which shalI secure the right Of Communication and
protect the public from the corsequssces OF care
essress on tie part of the Corpo ration Of Ne~-York 10
II granting Of leases and from disposition on the
part OF ssets TO eysGe the fair Performance OF their
agreement
Numerous other statements were adduced ron the
scouts Of the Company and other public doca mems,
chow pg that the conoton Of the ferries WA not such
o. to Justify a change IL tie rate OF charges.
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By Telegraph.
THE FRESHEr AT OSWEGO.

OswIGO, Tuesday, Feb. IU, Io1''
The ak vessels which were loOsed from their moes-
e on Sunday morning by the feshet and driven into
the Lake were found Port Ontario and five OF
them brought into port this morning. The BE lie Ad-
kins and Wide Awake were nearly full of water, and
in coming into the harbor touched bottom when the
former sunk in deep water. The Wide Awake was
thrown on her beam ends by heavy sea and has
gone Ashore near the port. Both viii be total loss
The Virginia at the last account was 10 the ice below
Ontario. The wind is now blowing heavy gaze.
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FROM RIO JANIERO.

BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Feb 10, 1857.
by the arrival of the bark Blue Wing we have Rio
Janeiio dates to the 9th of December The stock OF
-four then on hand 81, 600 bsrres and il i'm.
possible 10 force sales at any reasonable deduction
Moderate sales Of coffee making at previous quo
tations the market continuing 10 gain strength, but
without any actual advance in rates. The brig ia
ponics sailed from Rio Janeiro oil the 18th for Phlla
delphia and tho B.isantinc Forest for New York on
the same day The bark Virginia also sailed for New
NOfE on tho ord
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ERIE RAILROAD.

No further particulars relative to the damage done
or this road have come TO hand. No trains came in
from sny point beyond Lackawaxen 10 miles from the
city, at which place both railroad and Geographic com
munica,oD is interrupted. From the conductor of the
train which arrived from Lackswa1en last evening we
learn that there expectations Of being ena
tled to make transfer of passenger from one train
TO another each side Of the breach in the course of
10. day or 10 mOiIow.
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HARLEM RAILROAD. ~

No distinctions TO the movements Of the trains on
this road have yet been occssioned by the freshet
The mail trains hence for Albany, aud the mail train
from Albany to this city made good time yesterday;
and i, was stated last evening that of the mails
usualy sert out by the Enc Railroad, as well as the
Hudst River Railroad mail to Albany, will be for
warded this morning by the Harlem Railroad.
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NEWS FROM THE PLAINS.

ST. LOUIS, Monday, Feb. 9, lSbI.
Additional advices from the Plains have been re-
ceyed The mail reached Independence on the Both
ut, after detention of eight days, owing to terrible
storms and intensely cold weather. The coaches had
to be left on the road and the mail brought consId
enable distance on mule back. The passengers and
men suffered greatly and the outward train wss com
peled to return. A large party of kiowas had gone
attack Benls Fort and troops had been sent to pro-
tect It. The party cent in search OF Indian Agent
Dodge had returned without tidngs. The Indians re-
Port him Killed.
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NAVIGATION AT BALTIMORE.

BAITlN0RE, Tuesday, Eco. to ~.
The steamers Whitney (fom BoStool aud Georg.s
ron Norfolk arrived 10 day. The Georges reports
SAs vessels in tue lower bay 10 safe conduon;
Ne ship Samuel Russell has been got oil aud toNed
se Ilsnp,on Roads Our haroor Is noS inuy oiensu,
ssSye steamers went out TO day, inclucing t.o ior
sw yO,k and one ioI Beaten. The Norfolk boats
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MARINE DISASTER.

BosToN, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1851.
lrived-the bark Oceanus fr I'm Surioam also, the
bark D. Godfrey from Galveston The Godfrey was
sshore on Ram Head, but got of this morning by
TIE aid Of a steamtug.
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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN
EDITOR.

PATERSON, Tuesday, Feb. To, ISJ',
Mr.. REYNOLDS, editor of The Democrat left this city
ON SATURDAY last for New.York, bu mess. aud de-
aligned returning on Monday ornng. lie left avery
Hotel In Be- kmsn street, early on that morning but
has not snce been heard of. Any information OF nun
will be most thankfully received by his family here,
and by the proprietors Of The Democrat.
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CAMDEN AND AMBoY RAILROAD.

This read, between Camden and Bordentown, con-
iDues TO be impossible for tracs, and all passengers
for Philadelphia conveyed by the other route, on
the opposite side Of the Delaware The quantity Of
ice dred OIL the track between BordeutOwn and Cam
den is said 10 be very great.
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FROM ALBANY.

ALBANY, Tuesday, Feb TO- 1857.
Thers Is doubt but that Governor King has
vetoed the Supply bill Of 1856. His Message an
nouncing the fact will probably be sent in to morrow
II Ia probable that the Assembly may put the bill
through tho Governors Veto but it is not likely
10 get wo-thirds vote in the Senate
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FROM MEXICO,

NEw.ORLEANs, Monday, Feb. 9, 1857.
We have dates from Vera Cruz to the Sd February,
and the City of Mexico to January %. Toe Potosi
insurgents had been beaten and dispersed. Strong
fears are felt in Lower California of another hlbuster
nvssion from San Francisco.
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uin resume their ttpe tomorrow. We have received
mail froc DE Esss tc-dsy, the Susqushsnsa being
iupsseHb%.
Nc nsd lee been received 10 day south Of wstiag-
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cmIIsoN ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.

st. Louis, MOndsy, Feb. y, 100.
collision occurred on the Pacific Railroad on Sat
urday night. One passenger car was demef.hed and
sGeiman boy killed. Several Of the passengers were
morn or less Injured.
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GREAT FIRE AT MOBILE.

MOBILk, MOOuay, tVU. y I0'''
The Shippers, Planters, Hunts aud Montg9meer cry
oOttonprcsses were burned yesterday and from
10 l50NO bales of cotton consumed. Loss about
fC0 OOO
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MARINE DISASTER.

CHARLEsTOs, Feb I, 3D..
The chip J. II. Whitney, from New, deins for Lv
e,pool wss sp1ktn Yesterday of st Helena dtuastNd
sLd leaking badly The steamer Dudley wa sent to
hfr hEsStALCe
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LiyERFOOt \. g., Tuesday, FEB. ~, 100.
TIE shlD Hezeki.t Wi hsu,s With valuable cargo.
from Liverpool England 70. Ptilsdephis went ashore
on Saturday light at Poft hi. She bIged. and her
mssts se gone. The crew were ssved.
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TIE BROOKLYN FERRIES.

our report Of the citing of the citizens of Brooklyn
in reference TO the ferries published in Yesterday
paper, was necessarily brief We furnish corrected
relcrt of part of Mr.. Dsnas remarks that will lbe
interesting to those who Nsh information on the subject
Of these ferries:
The present. Company have the propretorship Of
seven ferries three OF whichyiz.; the Fulton, South
spd Bamilton-they bold under lease for ten years
from the let Of May, 1851, granted by the Corporation
of Ntw-York. The other four-Viz.: Wall suest,
CaiLarine Roosevelt snd Gouverneur street ferries
were ob,ar ed by purchase from other parties in De-
cember. 1853. Tie Gouverneur-street lease has re-
Ger y, expired, and has not been renewed
The prices at which the four l~t-named ferries were
purchased were 81 follows;
RGpsey.lt-street Feuy..,...,....''''''''e!R 10
Wall street Ferry l.o'"
CaLaIiue and GouyeI neur........'.''''.' lcb"V