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a a a a a a a A A A On the 1st of the next November he had ed 8700 for the season, over and above all pences. One morning after the crops were all in, ter found a man walking about over the and as the young man came up the asked him who ewned the hill side, It is replied Peter. The man looked about and then went and on the next day he came again with others. They looked over the place, and seemed to be dividing it off into stall They remained about an hour. and away.

Peter suspected the land was wanted something, That evening he stepped in at post office, and there he heard that a railroad was going to be put through the village as as the workmen could be set at it. On the next morning Peter went out upon land, and as he reached the upward boundary and turned and looked down, the truth upon him. His hill side had a gentle, lope, and the view from any part of it was lightful. A brook ran down through it from exhaustless spring up in the ledge, and the lity was cool and agreeable in summer and in winter. At the foot of the hill, ou the lay a large lake, while the river rau in sight many miles.

soliloquised Peter, 'they this would make beautiful building lots. wouldn't it! Curious that I never thought of that before. And then when the road comes here, people from the city want their dwellings here. But the land is mable. It is worth -let me see say six dred dollars a year.

I can easily get eight nine hundred dollars for what I can raise and I koow that two hundred dollars will me a good rouad price for all the labor I form on it. And then my peach trees grow and my strawberry bede increase. llo -it more valuable to me than it could be to anyone When Peter went home, he could not the temptation to eit down and calculate many house lots his land would make, and found that his hill side would afford fifty ring spots, with a garden to each one. But didn't think of selling. Two days afterwards, six men came to at the land, after travelling over it sticking up some stakes, they went away.

evening Peter went down to the hotel, and firet thing he heard was: 'Aha, Pete, you've missed How sol' asked Peter. Why, how much did you get for your hill What do yon Haven't you sold it Why there was a man here looking at it week or 80 ago, and to day he came brought five city merchants with him and I take any oath that each one of them engaged building lot of him. One of them spoke to about what a lovely spot it was; and I him nobody would have thought of building there till you got the rocks off. But haven't you sold it not an inch of Why, that man told me be had engaged -pay four hundred dollars for a choice lot square Then he will find his lots somewhere else, guess, till I sell Come more conversation was held, and then Peter went home. On the fellowing forenoon the very man who had been the first coine and look at the hill side, called to see Peter, troducing himself as Mr.

Anderson. (Let's see--I believe you own some two three acres of land up here on the bill said, very carelessly. fane wry exactly. yes--well it doesn't make much difference. I didn't notice particularly how much there was, I thought I should like to build there, if you would sell the land reasonable, might like to purchase.

It would be enough to afford me quite a garden, though I suppose it would cost about as much to till such land as the produce would be would depend upon how you worked said Peter dryly. yes, suppose so. But you are willing to sell 'out, I suppose The man's eyes began to brighten much should you want for it he asked. I don't know. What could you afford 'to pay l' I suppose I could AFFORD to pay a great deal more than it is worth.

Rather than not have it I would pay -well, say -two hundred dollars, or two hundred and fifty at the don't think there is much use of our talkting, paid one hundred, only, if I mis-take bad my choice between one hundred dol-lars and the I land, and I chose the latter. But as seem to labor in the dark, I will explain to you. In the first place, there is not another spot of laud in this section of the country that possesses the natural advantages this one can have my early peas and vines up and hoed before my neighbors get their ground plowed so I have my early sauce in market ahead of all save a few hot house owners, whose plants cannot compare with mine for strength and size. Then my soil is very rich, and yields fifty per cent more than most other lands. Now look at this--During the last season I have realized over eight hundred dollars from this land, and next season I can get much more than that, for my strawberry vines are flourishing finely.

There not any two farms in this town that can can possibly be made to realize so much money as my hill side, for you see it is the time of iny produce and not QUANTITY, that does the business. A bushel of my early peas on the twenty of May, are worth ten times as much as my neighbor's bushel on the first of hundred dollars will more than pay me for all my time and trouble in attending to my land, so you see bow I have this year six hundred dollars "Then you wouldn't sell for less than six hun dred, I said Mr. Anderson, carelessly. you sell out a concern that yield. ting you a profit of six hundred dollars a year, for that sum, sir asked f'eter.

'A-hem-well-ah-you -you put it rather I'll put it plainly. You may have the hill side for ten thousand Mr Anderson laughed; but he found that Pe was in earnest and he commenced to curse and swear. At this Peter simply turned and left his customer to himself, and be saw no more of the epeculator. Two days afterwards, however, three of the merchants came to see our hero, and when they had beard his simple story, they were ready to ado, justly by him. They went up and examined the spring, which they found to be pure as erys.

tal, and it was then a dry season they eaw that the supply of water could never fail, and all the houses whieh might be built on Peter's land could be supplied with running water, even in be very attics of the upper ones. The merchanta firet went to the man who owned the land above Peter's, including the ledge and the spring, and be agreed to sell for two hundred dollars. This, to builders, was great bargain, for the stone of the ledge WAS excellent granite. Then they called a survegor and made a plot of the hill side, whereby they found that they equid have forty building lots, worth from two hundred and fifty to tour hun dred dollars each. They hesitated not a mnemeat after the plot was made, hut paid Peter his ten thousand dollars cheerfully.

Ere many days after this transaction, Peter White received a very polite note from Cordelia Henderson, asking him to call and see her, but he did not call. ile hunted up Me. Somers and went into business with him, and abja very day he always obtained the highest prices, for he always brought the earliest vegetables in the market. Somers White do business in that town, and Walter Sturgis is their book keeper. And in all the country there is not a prettier spot thas the old hill-side.

The railroad depot is near its font, and it is ocenpied by sumptuous dwellings in which live merchants who do business in the adjacent city. One thing Peter missed -that he did not re serve a building spot for himself. But his usual good fortune attended him even here. A wealthy banker had occasion to move to anoth er section of the country, and sold his house and garden to Peter for just one half what the building cost. So Peter took a wife who loved him when for her he and dug in himself the earth, and old hill found a place upon the side, And now, reader, where do you think the bill side is? Perhaps you know, for it is a veritable history I have been writing, and the place have told you about is now one of most seleet suburban residences.

clear Peland, stranger away, two they for the soon the flashed ensy dean logswarm left, for think And railwill ral. hunor here, pay perup; is resist how he he look and That the a and can a me told to of in- or he I be in till A be for ate ble of for his and tion of the half just tain thus ling. si ble ling is the of his before punity in alien stance, cial fecting which its of the Brooklyn Gurning Star. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24. 1857.

3 American National Council. The Congressional Distriet Committee, and where there are no Committees, the County Deputies, in the several Congressional Districts of this State, are requested to call a Convention in their respective Districte, to elect a Delegate to represent them in the National Council, which is to be held in the City of Louisville, on the FIRST TUESDAY in JUNE next, and all the American papers in this State are requested to publish this notice. JESSE C. DANN, State President, C. D.

BRIGHAN, State Secretary. The Rights of The rights and privileges of alieus seem to be most convenient for "business" purposes, we are to judge from the number of which the plea of non citizenship or exemption, is set up as defence against tions of "sharp practice." An interesting is now before the courts, in which the a foreign power, resident in New York city, cupies, if we are any judge of the matter, a questionable position, to say the least. following are the facts, as presented in port of the trial, which was commenced Wednesday in the U.S. Circuit Court: Graham vs. Meyer Stucken.

-The of this case, now pending, were given in the ly article of the business of the law courts in ber last to the following effect: -The suit was merly commenced in the Superior Court of this but the defendant, Mr Stucken, being Consul al of the kingdom of Hanover, a plea to the tion of the State Court was entered, the was transferred to the federal authorities. too, Mr. Stucken demurs, and says the States courts have no jurisdiction over a foreign sul. It appours that in December, 1855, Meyer Stucken agreed to loan Grabam, $100,000 for months on the security of the steamships Ocean St. Lawrence and the 'United States -worth which loan he was to pay a bonus $25,000.

The loan was to remain in the hands defendants, subject to the drafts of Graham in favor mechanics and others who held liens on the Graham then preeeeded to Havana in the St. Lawrence, where he sold the Ocean Bird 8250,000, aud returned to this city on the 18th March in the Cabawba, with the Spanish purchaser, and letters of credit on Duncan Sherman to for the ship. Mr. G. then demanded of the eventantes to him, intent, the defendants claiming that the advanced by them was not a loan, but was for purebase of these three steamships -the Ocean $55,000, the St.

Lawrence, $35,000, and'the States, in all $100,000. The fendants' lawyer wrote a letter to the Editor of Herald denying that they put in the plea of privileges, yet it now appears that that plea in the present suit, which will be resumed (Thursday) morning. llere is a singular line of defence, which commends itself to the consideration of shrewd lawyers disposed to release their clients from common liabilities. An American citizen, the owner of three steamships stated worth a half million of dollars, finds want of money to liquidate certain held by mechanics and others against the sels. lle applies to several moneyed men necessary funds, but fails to obtain he FORTUNATELY, in his necessity, meets foreign consul, doing business in this country, obtains the accommodation" of $100,000, the loan of which he pays the very of twenty five per cent.

Believing the loaning party to be an honorabusiness man, he agreed to give a bill of the steamships, instead of a mortgage or tomry bond. Ile then sells ONE of his vessels 8250,000, but when about to deliver property for CASH, which will enable him to debt of 8100.000 and the snave of $25,000, still leave him worth $125,000 and the remaining steamships, he is met by an exhibiof the "bill of sale," and an assertion complete ownership on the part of the creditor, ALL the vessels. Now, can any one believe that (as argued foreigner) the owner of property valued a million dollars would part with it enough money to enable him to pay off claims against it! He might, as well, give the steamships away at once, save himself all further trouble-or let the liens swallow up the property, without putting himself to the trouble of sel The case, in equity, seems to be a very ple one; a and we cannot, see how any tenaargument can be brought in favor of the claimant. It may be said that undue confidence was exhibited by the owner in giva bill of sale, instead of a mortgage; but such confidence as is, or might be, common between honorable business men, and, though technicalities of law may assert the validity Stucken's claim, the justice of an award power would be questionable, from all that to sustain his demauds. case is not an isolated one.

Many citizens, this, have bad reason to deplore the imwith which aliens can transact business our cities, and shield themselves behind irresponsibility. At any rate, in this in there are questions other than commer ones, involved in the -questions afthe consular position of Mr. Stucken, demaned a full investigation into the mer the case, not only by our courts, but by general government, Important 10 Policemen. It will be recollected that, some three years since, New York policeman was discharged by the Police Commissioners, on the ground of disobedience of orders, in refusing to wear the uniform prescribed by cer sin regulations made by those Commissioners, The case was finally heard in the Marine Court, before Judge Thomp son, last week, and the policemen sustained in his position, with an award of 8500 in his favor. The grounds of Judge Thompsou's decision are peculiar, and, at least, show all acquaintance with the significance of English words, which are quite creditable to his die tionary lore, to say the least, He contende that the right to establish rules for the discipline, conduct and government of policemen gave them no authority to establish a uniform for the members of the police corre.

The law defining their powers provides that policemen shall wear a suitible emblem or device, to be prescuibed by the Commissioners, under which clause they ordained that members of the police chould "wear a frock cont of navy blue cloth, single breasted, collars made to roll or stand, nine buttons on the breast, two buttons on the hips, also two buttons at the bottom of the skirts." But Judge Thompson decides that in this they have transcended their limits, and that therefore their orders, in this respect, were null and void. Ile says: The term "discipline," as employed in the act of 1853, means simply "instructions in manual exercises, evolutions, and subordination." The expression "conduct" signifies, personal behavior or deportment. The word "government" imports the exercise of sueh authority as is necessary to direct and control the personal actions of the members of the police force in 4 manner best calculated to render them prompt and efficient in the discharge of their duty. It appears, therefore, very evident that no power to establish a uniform is derivable, by implication or otherwise, from mere authority to prescribe rules for the discipline, conduct and government of the police. But do the commissioners derive the power from their right to prescribe an emblem or devico for policemen.

The term "emblem" properly means "an inlay -inlaid or mosaic work--something inserted in the body of another." The word "device" signifies "an emblem intended to represents a family, person. action or quality, with a suitabie motto; used in printing, sculpture and heraldry, it consists in a metaphorical similitude between the things representing and represented, as the figure of a plough represent ing agriculture Garments are not, ordinarily, alluded to as emblems or devices, except that in sacred meetings white robes are sometimes referred to as emblems of purity, So, it will be perceived, that policemen may wear whatsoever they please, in respect to clothing, so long as they exhibit their "star." They may go in their shirt sleeves, if the weather per mits, or adopt the Georgian costume on summer evenings, of a clean collar and a pair of spurs. New YORK VERSUS BROOKLYN TIMES." "When doctors disagree, who shall decide!" Our fellow citizen of the Brooklyn Times, who purchased his citizenship at a great price. ($3) while we were born free--contends that the Irish are worth paudering to, because they also are $3 citizens, and can vete-glorious privi-while the New York Times, as will be seen from the following item taken from that staunch Republican journal, is willing to cast off and cut loose from the foreign vote. Poor old "Democratic" Virginia seems like a sick man who is obliged to take a dose of either one or the other of two nauseous medieines, and after making sundry wry faces, she has concluded to take a dose of Irish Democracy, and waves away the other nasty dose with a motion of ber emaciated hand.

She fears the latter would prove an emetic, and induce the black vomit, We wish her joy of her choice, and think, inasmnah Damons. 80 dearly. that she should be compelled to take a good large dose of the foreign article. Read the following A STRANGE TASTE EASILY ACCOUNTED FOR.Our Virginia neighbors are still in a sea of troubles about the Homestead Emigration Society," and strictly insists that none of its members should ever be permitted to improve the soil of the Old Dominion. But, if the low priced lands of Virginia must be sold to the highest bidder, the South, Mr.

Pryor's new paper, decidedly objects to their being purchased by Massachusetts speculators. "If we are to have emigratien," say: that journal: Let it not be composed of the constituency of Sumner and Wilson. We prefer, instead, an importation of vigorous muscle, generous blood and brilliant intellect from the Emerald Isle, which has already supplied us with so large and precious a proportion of our population." Dirange as this preference for the sons of the Emerald Isle may app.ar, in a State which contained manv Koow Nothings, it is very easily acccuuted for. The sons of the Emerald Isle have always been the staunchest supporters of the peculiar institation" both at the North and the South, nnd nothing can be more natural than that the Virgiuians should prefer thew to emigrants from New England. HEAVY New York Independent its weekly list of failures for the present week reports New York City, suspended; assets said to large; good dividends expected.

The City Chamberlhin, A. V. Stoat, Esq. President of the Shoe and Leather Bank, having advanced already about $1,500,000 to 'help us has declined 'go it blind' any further. Ho's right.

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. -The American District Convention which met at Clarksville, Tuesday, nominated Major Gustavus A. Henry, Congress. Despatches stato that the greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and that the nomination was hailed by acclamation by the convention and citiZens THE GADSDEN PURCHASE -The Washington Union says that a letter has just been received that city from an officer of the army stationin Arizania, New Mexico, which states that Arazania possesses one of the finest climates in world, and is rich in gold and silver mince, THE ILL-FATED The French courts, the action brought against the captain of the barb Adriatic, for collision with the steamer taken a widely different view of the case than would supposed from the exparto statements by Lieut. Luguiere, and his companions in misfortune, on their arrival at this port on board the Elise.

Capt. Durham, of the Adriatic, is not merely found innocent of causing the collicion, but fully exonerated fro all and every accusation of inhumanity in not remaining by the Lyonnais after accident. PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Coun have agreed to fix the tax rate in that city at $2 the hundred. ARREST OF AN IMPORTANT WITNE4S IN THE BURMURDER CASE FOR ILLEGAL -John Farrell, the man who swore before the Corojury in New York that at he sat upon Burstoop adjusting his shoe, when a man to the door and ordered him off, was res arrested in New York for illegal voting the Sth Ward last Fall, and this morning he brought to this city. While on his way up river he told officer Keef that he was advis.

Mrs by a well known citizen of that ward to run died We state this fact simply for the purpose fore proving that that glitters is not gold fell that these who pretend to be more hones: others need as much watching as those had speak ill of. This Farrell is an important and witness for the people in the Burdell murder if his testimony can be relied on. But we from oficer Keef that the District Attorof New York indoreed the bench warrant his arrest, and made no objection to his bebrought to this city. -Albany Journal of Thursday. WoMEN's Rien1s -The Committee on State affairs in the Michigan Senate, has reported favorably as to extending the rights of suffrage to females.

Arrival of the America at Halifax. SACKVILLE, April 23 -Midnight. The severe storm with which we have been visited prostrated the wires between Truro and Halitax, and communication with the latter place been entirely suspended This evoning, however, we r. cuived the bare announcement that the steamship America had just arrived at Halifax; but although cove rat hours have been spent in ende avoring to got ore a few words of her news, we have not been able to aco-mplish it. There is now no current whatever on the lines, and as a rain storm prevails, the prospect of getting anything tonight is entirely hopeless.

The New Maine Liquor Law. This revised edition of the stranded Prohibitory Law of 1855, starts, of course, with a patch of now Commassioners. Commissioners are our Egyptian plague, and as long as we hear this word we may be ware of over-governing, corruption, fraud, violation of constitutions and over-taxation, because, provided the organization of our Towns and Counties are not more sham, they are for ever superfluous in our States. If we are all bad incorrigible liquor imbibors, will the licensing of drinkshops alter if there are only a fow among us possessed by this bad babit, are the elective selectmen, aldermen and supervisors not abla to a simple general administrative law concerning tho trade with liquor? are they not appointed expressly for such purposes have they not all kinds of nuisance and bad things to reinove, or prevent No, our august Legislature thinks three Commissioners of Excise, appointed for each County in this State, by the County Judge, and extra paid with $3 per head por day, will do better than the supervisors. Well, if now His Honor should happen to ba a fro imbiber--judges and even clergymen in this regard no excepti as from the rule -whatthen Why should not the supervisors execute a general law regulating the liquor trade, and the Judge be reserved to look into the matter, when there are complaints, that the law is fairly executed? This would be the natural order of this business, and this natural order is constitutional, and therefore this cise law subverting this order is unconstitutional.

A court is not an administrative but a judicial magistrate. Our Constitution, altho' imperfect in many points, expressly contains an article headed: Administrative, another: Judiciary, indicating of course, two separate channels or branches of busines inere instinct must teach one, that a Judge, as such, has nothing to do with the regulation of commerce or trade, as little as a goveruor, supervisor, selectman, alderman and mayor has any thing to do with litigation or court business Our State is divided into 57 counties, all enumerated in the Constitution, having their own legislative and administrative local governors, called supervisors, elected by the people tor their public affairs. Nownere is it said in the constitution that the legislature has a right to appoint separate supervisors or commissioners for a separate business belonging lawfully to those boards of supervisors; for if such a power should exist, the constitutional purpose of the County organizetion might be entirely superseded by arbitrary laws, and superfluous officials, increasing, for mere party purposes and even for worse ends, needlessly, the public taxes. Moreover tho usual very numerous board of supervisors, springing up from the midst of the County people, must know best what kind of men may be licensed for trading with liquors; while 8 County judge, perhaps a foreigner in the County, may be, indeed, entirely incompetent for the Legislature may confer upon the boards of supervisors, of the several Counties of the State, such farther powers, local, legislative and administrative, as they shall from time to time prescribe (const art. III.

17)," but the legislature has no right to abolish the elective supervisors entirely or pro parte, as long 28 we have counties, and replace them by non-eleetive officers Thus this excise law, a horrible word for all ears familiar with this terrible invention of European governments, is still more unconstitutional than that ever memorable prohibitory Maine liquor law of 1855, since declared uncouetitutional by the judiciary, and now expressly repealed by our august Legislature. YAM. N. Y. East Conference of the M.

E. Church. EIGHTH DAY. The conference assembled yesterday at the usual hour, Bishop Morris in the chair. Several young men were admitted to the conference on probation.

The Stewards made their annual report of moneys received from the various districts for the superannuated fund. There had been re ceived a total of $4,674 56, of which there had been distributed $4,653 03, leaving a balance of $11 53. The report was adopted. The appointments to the various districts, for the relief of superannuated preachers, were then made for the ensuing year At the alternoon session the Conference made the following appointments: LONG ISLAND DISTRICT. -Buell Goodsell, Presiding Elder, Brooklyn.

SANDS Cuuscu-John Wiley, Bull Supernumerary York street, Charles Kelsey Washington street, Charles Shelling: Centenary Church, leman Bangs; First place, Ry. lance; l'acitic street, Kennaday, Camp, Supernumerary; Hedding Miesion, to be supplied William street Bethel Mission, Balis; Carlton avenue, A Hubbell; Fleet street, Wm Lawrence; Dean street, Law; Eighteenth street, Gothard; DeKalb avenue, Inekip; Summerfield Chapel, Studley, Mr Bangs' Mission, to be supplied; South Second street, Mitchell; North Fifth street, Mallory; Greenpoint, Landon; Grand street, A Fran cie; South Third street, Curry; Cook street, to be supplied; South Fifth street, Janes; New Utrecht and Gravesend, Wake; Flatbush and Flatlande, to be supplied; New. town Middle Village, and Maspeth Mission, Miner; Astoria, Dyekman Flushing, TH Burch; Clintonville, to be sup plied; North Hempstead, Houzh; Glen Cove, Platts; Cold Spring, ES Hebberd; Huntington and Lloyd's Neck, Stearns; North Port and Centre Port, Terry; Smithtown, Cheney; Port Jefferson, Booth; River. head, Orchard; Wattaluck and Jamesport, Olmsted; Cutchoque, Jehnson; South field, Reynolds; Greenport, ll' Bangs; Farger; Sag Harbor, Wood; Narragansett Mission, Hilt, Sup; BridgeWake; Southampton, Gronnd, Roberta; West Hampton and Moriches, Worth; Patchogue, Gorse; Huntington South, Codling: Farmingdale, Fanning; Hempstead, Pilsbury Bethel, Raynorstown and Union Vale, to be supplied Rockville Centre, Bouton; Jamaica, Hoyt. Gilder, President, and Gilder, Vice President of Flushing Female College.

ANNUAL STATE TICS -Members, 25.720; Church property-212 churches, valued $980,275 Parsonages, 72, valued at $148,175. Benevolent Contributions Amount received for conference claimants, $3,962 for sionary Society, $14.783 19; Tract Society, 758 25. There are 218 Sunday schools; 3,272 officers and teachers; 21,198 scholars, and 70,651 volumes in library. Increase- Members, 2,129. and 26,213 76 in benevolent contributions; Sunday school schol- an ars, 1,326.

The Convention adjourned sine die. SINGULAR Friday, evening week, Sarah J. Efinger, wife Cohn S. Efinger suddenly in Harrisonbnrg, Va. One week beshe died she lost an interesting little son, who from a step and was killed as the stage was passing the house On Friday evening Mrs.

who been much depressed, heard the stage coming remarking that sho was dying expired in a law minutes. the A late Illinois paper containa the announceed ment of the marriage of It Wolf Mary I. ed Lamb, "The wolf and the lamb aball lie down together, and a listle child shall lead efter a while. not FOREIGN EMIGRATION. -The statistics of emi.

gration at the port of New York for last three months, as compared with that of the cor. responding mouths in 1856, are as follows: 1856 1856 January. 2,244 5,880 February. 2,224 4,321 March. 81 3,315 8,152 13,630 The emigration for the month of March in the present year would have been much larger if there bad been, vegsels enough at Liverpool to accommodate emigrants wishing to take 8 passage.

An immense number are waiting to come over. The prospect now is that the emigration for 1857 will be almost as large as that of 1854- the largest on record- -when not less than 230, 000 foreigners were landed in New York. FALL OF THE GENESEE SUSPENSION BRIDGE The unuch talked of structure at the Lower Falls known A8 Genesee Suspension Bride, fell into the River this morning about 3 o'clock, with a tremendous crash, leaving scarce a vestige behind to mark the spot where it stood. The immediate cause of the disaster was the immense accumulation of dense snow during yester lay and last night. The body snow was perhaps one foot in depth, and each square foot no doubt weighed thirty pounds.

Careful estimates, made from reliable data, fix the total weight of snow on the Bride when it fell, at not less than one hundred and twenty tons, and some as high as one bund ed and fifty tons With estimate, immense load it is in leed strange that it stood as long as it did. As no person saw it fall, we can only -by inference from the manner in which the ruins lie--conclude where it first failed. The rods to which the cables wore attached in the north abutment on the east side, and the south abutment on the west side drew out of the masonary The main cables are still fast at one end. The other ends are in the river, two nundred feet below. It is presumed that the Bridge was so borne down by the weight between the towers that the tops of the cast iron towers were drawn over and broken.

When they fell, tho cables were drawn out of the anchorage by the sudden jerk. The broken towers lay in heaps of ruins. The floor between towers fell into the river and was swept away by the water. Those soctions of floor between the towers and the anchors lie on the sloping banks. The whole scene now presents an interesting and profitabie spectacle for the contemplation of Aldermen, engineers, mechanics and tax -payers generally.

The defects in the structure are apparent in more ways than one. The towers were a ebun, but possibly might have withstood the test to whien they were subjected, had the pressure been vertical, as it would have been, had the cables been laid so as to render, and not so as to draw the tops of the towers towards the river when the weight directly over the stream was greatly increased, as it was last night. The towers were made in an inferior manner, and were not as strong as they appeared to be. We notice that one of the columns broke at a point where it had been patched by a piece of boiler iron, put on the inside and riveted to the casting This piece of patchwork was made in consequence of a crack around the column and to save re-casting. How many more of these columns were thus patched we cannot say.

The history of this Suspension Bridge might be written at length, but we can enly give the of its birth day and its cost. The details of its destruetion are given above. The bridge crossed the river at the Lower Falls, some two hundred feet above the water. It was upwards of seven hundred feet long and twenty feet wide. The towers which supported the cables were made of hollow iron columns about a foot in diametor connected by diagonal braces of iron.

The towers were one hundred and five feet high, in form of a pyramid, some sixteen feet square at the base and six feet at the summit. It has however, never been considered as a finished structure, and has never been formally accepted by tae city. If the city is beaten in the pending suit, the outlay will be some $27,000, for they have left a few hundred dollars worth of old iron, lying beside the at the Lower Rochester Union of Tuesduy ARREST OF THE NOTORIOUS MURDERER, TOWNSEND, AT CLEVELAND. -For the last two years great efforts have been made to secure the per80n of a man, William Townsend, who in the autumn of 1854, caused a terrible excitement in Upper Canada by a series of daring and bloody crimes seldom equaled in the history ot any country. On the 18th of October of that year Dr Hatnilton Nellis, Cayuga, near Grand River was murdered by five men who shot him and robbed him of a large sum of money.

Two of these men were afterwards caught, tried and hung. One was shot by officers while attempt ing to escape. Townsend, who was reputed to be the head of the gang, after shooting three or four officers who were in pursuit of him, and committing several of the most atrocious crimes, burglaries and robberies, made his escape, and although the authorities of Canada offered a bounty of a thousand dollars for his head, and the friends of those murdered added large amounts to the Government offers for bis person, the greatest efforts were unable to strest his course. On Saturday evening, about seven o'- clock, says the Cleveland Plaindealer, Sir. John Iles, who keeps the New London Porter House, on Water street, below St.

Clair, who has been an officer in Canada, and engaged in the pursuit, recognized in one of his guests the notorious Townsend, who had given so much trouble. He was sure of the identity of the visitor with Townsend, and gave information to Officer Gallagher, who called upon Officers MeArthur, who arrested him during the evening. He was told that he was arrested for stealing a trunk at Buffalo, at which he said they must to be mistaken. A revolver loaded was amongst his effects. He is a smart, well formed man of 28 or 30 years of age, and seems not to be easily scared.

He claims to have been a sailor in 1852, on the brig Powhattan, with Capt Turnbull, and calls himself Robert Mae Henry. He has a sear upon his face, and answers to the descrip tion given of him in the Canadian circulars. Several persons who knew Townsend give their opinion that this is the same man, yet the identity is not fully established. He has just returned from Walker's army, to which he belonged. While in Nicaragua he fought four hard battles, and deserted with thirteen others, after great hardships had been encountered, and no pros pect of an end to the war.

Communications with the Canadian police and others have been had, and all doubts will speedily dissolved. It the prisoner proves to be the murderer, there will be great credit due to Sir lles and the officers, and a reward of $6,000 to be divided. ELOPEMENT IN was great exeitement in Pittsford yesterday, 88 we stand, caused by the sudden disappearance under. couple residing not a great ways from that quiet village. The particulars, as we learn them, are about as follows: A few days since a man came along and hired oat to a farmer, whose name we did not learn.

Ouly a few farms distant resides a person by the name of Cook, who has a wife and four children. This hired man has been a frequent vis itor at the house of Mr. Cook, and has probabip employed his time to ingratiate himself into the affections of Mrs. Cook. Sunday, as the story goes, Mr.

Cook, on returning from church, found this hired man and Mrs. Cook in a room together. On demanding! explanation, the than put on bold front, and said that Mra. Cook was his rightful wife: that he had married her some fourteen years ago; that he had the best right to her, and was going to have her. Mrs.

Cook took the part of her newly found husband, and told Mr. C. that sbe was going with the hired man: that he WAS a bold sailor, and would take care of her. Mr. Cook expostulated with his wife and pointed the man to his four children AS proof that the woman was his wife; but it was of Do avail -they were bound to go, Mr.

Cook then went out some distance from house to procure aid, but when he returnthe pair had flown. He immediately follow in pursuit, and traced them to Pattaford. The same evening he met his wife in the street, but refused to go back with him, sod would tell where her paramour was Mr. Cook let her take her course and continned bis search for the seducer, but unsuccessfully, Mrs. Cook found him, however, and they left the village for parts unknown.

At the lust accounts they had not been heard from. As another version of the affair, we hear that the guilty pair had fled white Mr. Cook was at church, and that he followed them to Pittalord, where the above scene took Rochester American, LOVERS IN A FIX--SINGULAR SCENE AT A WED- DiNG. -The Dendridge (Tenn.) Statesman of last week announces the marriage of Mr. Ben lus key, to Miss Susanna Parker, both of Sevier County.

We learn from the Statesman that rwo expectant bridegrooms were in attendance at the auspicions each elate with the pect of duplicating his existence. seems that the fair deceiver had so wound herself into the affections of the two, that when 'popping' time came round, she was unable to resist, so urgent were they in their glorious cause. cording to time set, both gentlemen were at the appointed place, both anticipating the brilliant good time coming' with apparent coolness. The Squire announced his readiness to tie the de sired knot by 'lead your partner out on the and to the great astonishment of the as sembled lookers-on, two grooms advanced with eagerness to grasp affectionately the fair hand of the cruel hearted and bewitching creature.After a somewhat animated discussion, frustrated and almost prostrated aspirants to matrimonial honors concluded to let the lady make a choice. it one she could effect, between them, which she soon accomplished, and was married to the one she most admired.

Verily, the tortuous course of true love will never run smooth the pheelinks' of the disconsolate, outraged lover, who turned his steps homewards, with his license in pocket -and bis adored one in the arms of his rival. Happy Ben Huskey! A ROBBER'S CAVE -GREAT WEALTH DISCOVERED IN -We eltp the following wonderful story from the Louisville Democrat of April 14th It reade very much as had been prepared ae first of April hoax: It has been known to very few persons in this city for some time, that a discovery great wealth has been made in the interior of Ken tucky, on the line of the Louisville Railroad, by a poor fatnily who formerly lived in this city. The discovery was made by a young man while plowing in the field, about six months since. As he was plowing leisurely along, the earth suddenly gave way under his feet, and he was pre eipitated into an immense cavern. Much injured by the fall, the young man in casting about him for some means wherewith to get out, discovered numbers of iron safes and strong boxes, which upon investigation were found to contain gold and silver coin, jewelry, and other valuables to a fabulous amount.

The plantation on which all this treasure was found does not belong to the fortunate discoverers. who ouly lease the property, and from motives of security they have kept the secret of their good fortune to themselves, An eminent legal gentleman of this city is about interesting himself to secure the fortunate family in the ownership of these great treasures, the result of whose labors, in conneetion with other particulars, we will give in few days. HINDOO WIDOW BURNING. -A clever epigram is said to have been written by Canning, the celebrated English statesman, poet and wit: As in India, one day, an Englishman sat, With a mart native lass at the window Do your widows burn themselves Pray tell ine that Said the pretty inquisitive Hindoo. Do they burn they do!" the gentleman said; With a flame not so easy to smotherOur widows, the moment husband is dead, Immediately burn- for another!" Damage TO THE CIGAR TRADE.

-Some lady who Has more reverence for the inspiration she draws from Helicon than for that imported from Havana, comes down in the following style upon the ratrons of the weed. Let her prayer bo answered and large dealers in cigars must hedge on Maccaboy or cave in. May never lady pross her lips, Ilis proffered love returning, Who makes a furnace of his mouth, And keeps its chimney burning! May each true woman shun his sight, For fear his fumes might choke her; And none but those who smoke themselves Have kisses for a smoker! Marriages, In this city, (n the 22d of April, by the Rev Dr. Taylor, William A. Gellatly to Anna daughter of James Burt, Esq.

In this city, on the 22d of April, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Edward B. Versfelt to Mrs. Jane Lindsay. At West Islip, L.

at the residence of the bride's uncle, Josbua Willette, on the 22d of April, by the Rev. Dr. Munday, Victoir B. Bergen to Cornelia J. Udall.

At Flushing, L. Thomas Stillwaggon to Mary Elizabeth Roe. At llempstead Branch, L. Isaa V. A.

Paynter to Cherrie J. Downing. In New York, Christian F. Reynolds to Martha R. Jones S.

W. Hawkes to Cornelia A. Roome Wil liam Ketchum to Helen M. Darke Theo. F.

Beers to Jane Horton Thomas C. Derby to Maria C. Edwards. Deaths, In this city, on the 23d of April, George Henry, son of Geo W. and Henrietta D.

Child. In this city, on the 23d of April, Bridget Casady, aged 24. In this city, E. on the 231 of April, Mrs S. Morris, aged 63.

In this city, on the 22d of April, James Meagher, aged 30 At Flushing Alley, L. Bonjamin Lowerre, aged 70. In New York, Mrs. Mary Brown, aged 92 Mrs. Phoebe Black, aged 48 Eliza Ann, wife of G.

W. Geer Marius Imbert, aged 29 Mrs. Mary Kurtz, aged 20 Elizabeth Lockwood, aged 99; Mrs Margaret Bagley, aged 59. STEEN BROTHER, NEWSPAPER AND PENIODICAL STORE, corner of Henry and dagh street, one block from Fulton st. ap24 THE ANNIVERSARY SERMON OF the Brotherhood of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Brooklyn will bo preached by the Rev.

HENRY E. MONTGOMERY, (late of Philadelphia,) Rector of the Church of the Incarnation, New York, Sunday Evening, 26th instant, in the Church of the Holy Trinity. Services to commence at half-past 7 o'clock. A collection will be made for the benefit, of the Charity Fund of the Brotherhood. IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE NOTICE belonging to the City, known as Mill," will be let from the first day of May next.

Apply to the Compiroller at the City Hall. Brooklyn, April 23d, 1857. By order of the ap24 td WATER COMMITTEE. SALE Execution, -BY VIRTUE OF TWO CERTAIN writs of issued out of the Supreme Court amni County Court of Kings County, to me directed and delivered, I will sell by public auction, at Montague Hall, Court street, (opposite the City Hall,) in the City of Brook1en. on the 9ta day of June, 1857, at 12 o'clock, noon, all tire right, title and interest which JAMBS McARbie had on the 9th day of January, 1557, or at any time thereafter, in whose hands soever the same may be, of, in and to, All that certain lot, Powers piece or parcel of land, situated on the westerly side of street, between Atlantic and cite streets, in the City of Brooklyn, bounded, described and containing as follow at point on the westerly side of l'owers street, distant sixty (60) feet northerly from Pacific street; and running thence westerly and parallel with Pacific street, seventy-fire (75) feet; thence northerly and parallel with Powers street, twenty (20) feet; thence easterly and parallel with Pacife street, seventy-live (75) feet, to Powers street; and thence southerly, along the westerly side Powers street, twenty (30) feet, to the place of beginning.

Hated Brooklyn, April 23, 1557. ap24 BORDETT STRYKER, Sheriff. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN AESOCIATION GRAND CONCERT, AL PLYMOUTH CHURCH, TUESDAY, APRIL 28th, 1857. The New York Harmonic Society, full Orches. tra of forty performers from the New York Philharwonie Society, airs.

BOSTWICK, Miss HATTIE ANDEM, WILLIAM MASON, Mr F. J. EDEN. CONDUCTOR. Mr.

GEO F. BRISTOW. LEADER Mr HI. C. TIMM.

PROGRAMME. PART 1. Overture Mendelssobn New York Philharmonie. 2. Chorus the Glory of tho Handel's Mesiah New York Harmonic and Philharmonie.

3. unto Handel's Messiah Miss Hattie Andemn. Pastoral Symphony Handel's Messiah New York Philharmonic. 5. know that my Redeemer liveth'.

Handel's Messiah Mrs. Emma Gillingham Bostwick. 6. Chorus- For uuto us a child is Handel's Messiah New York Harmonic and Philharmonic. FART 1.

Overture Rossini New York 2 Chorus gentle Spring." (The Seasons Haydn New York Harmonis and Philharmonie. 3. March and Finale--From the "Concertstuck Weber WITH FULL ORCHESTRA. William Mason 4. Aria "The Echo Bishop Miss Hattie Andem.

Flute Mr. F. J. Eben. 5.

Overture Weber New York Philharmonic 6. Valse brilliante Venzano Mrs. Emma Gillingham Bostwiek 7. "Grande Valse di William Mason. William Mason.

8. Chorus- Handel's Messiah New York Harmonic and Philharmonic. The grand Piano-forte used on this occasion is from the Manufactory of Hallett, Davis and is furnished by T. S. Berry, No.

458 Broadway, New York ADMISSION ONE DOLLAR. Tickets to he had at the reoms of the Association corner of Court and Joralemon streets, and at the principal Book -stores in Brooklyn, and at Wm. Hall Son's, 239 Broadway, N. Y. Doors open at Concert at 8.

ap24 4t if cases in diplomatic allega case consul of very The a re on AMUSEMENTS. DURDY'S NATIONAL THEATRE. -DRESS circles, 25 cents: Pit, 124 cents Orchestra Chairs, 50 cents -THIS EVENING. BENEFIT OF Mn. F.

E. AIKEN. KARMEL, THE SCOUT. Karmel. J.

H. Allen Van Ruter L. Fox Rosalie Miss Hathaway Fanny Herring THE ROSE OF SHARON. CLAM-EEL. L.

Fox Armand. Miss Hathaway To conclude with RORY O' MOORE. s024 tf particulars monthDecem- for- city, Gener- jurisdic- 1 Hore, United four Bird over of of the of property. steamer for of pay defendbut money the Bird, United the consuis to reall alien to himself claims vetso for them, with sale be bot the to pay two in on of for by at for cer10 and ed and he the in have made it bark is in the cils on DELL. L.

ner's dell's came terday in was the ed away. of and than they ease, learn ney for ing SPECIAL NOTICES. LOT LIFE ILLUSTRATED, THIS WEEK, IS capital number. It has eight Engraved Illustrations, and an excellent variety of matter, among which are: Perils of Aretio Navigation, with four spirited' Engravings; FARMERS' WIVEs, showing their true social their homo influence Poem -The Gambler's Fate Influences of "Homce as they Should Be;" A Trip Over the Alleghanies; A New Wind Mill, with Engravings; A New Patent Plane Illustrated and Described; Speaking in Publie; The Bread Question; Crinoline Controversy The Bedottites Bogus Ticket- Venders; A Strong Man Wanted; News of the Week; City Gossip; Familiarities; Poetry--Home; Sleep; Love's lay; Information; Personal Intelligence; Literary Notices List of Patents; Notes and Queries; Dempster the Vocalist, with Portrait; State Normal School of Trenton -History, Engraved View -of Building, all for 4 cents. All Newsmen have it.

ap23 $100 ing REWARD. of Brooklyn A Engine SPECIAL Company MEET- No. held April 17th, 1857, the following preamblo and resolution were unanimonsly adopted Whereas, some evil disposed person or persons did, on the morning of the 14th set fire to the building known as the Duffiell mansion, whereby two members of this Company were very seriously injured while performing, their duty in endeavoring to extinguish therefore, Resolved, That the Foreman of this Company be and he is hereby authorised to offer a reward of one hundred dollars for such information as will lead to the detection and conviction of the person or persons guilty of firing said building. Attest, HENRY V. SUYDAM, Sect'y.

In accordance with the above resolution, I do hereby offer a reward of One hundred dollars for such information as will lead to the detection and conviction of the party or parties guilty of said of. fence, to be paid under direction of the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn. WM. BURRELL, ap20 Foreman Engine Co. No.

17. OFFICE OF WELLES Works, CONTRACTORS Brooklyn City Water 353 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. April 14.h, for laying pipe Brooklyn Water Works. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until noon of Saturday, May 9, 1837, for the tion, furnishing all material (except pipes, stop cooks, hydrants, ,) and laying 120 miles of iron water pipes for these works. Plans and specifications will be ready on and after the first day of May at the office of the Engineer and at our office, when full information will be given.

ap15 3w WELLES CO. WE notice, THE that we will UNDERSIGNED, make application HEREBY to GIVE the Commissioners of the Land Office for grants of lands under water in the State of New York, situated and described as All that land lying below high water line in Gowanus Bay, in the Twelfth Ward of the City of BrookLyn, bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point in the center of Ried street, 100 feet southeasterly from the southeasterly line of Conover street, running thence southwesterly, parallel to Conover street, and along the land and building of E. Denningter and Daniel Richards, about 455 feet, to the bulkhead line designated by the Harbour Commissioners and established by the Legislature of the State of New York; thence southeasterly, along said bulkhead line established by the Legislature, about 2570 feet, to within 300 feet of a line westerly from Columbia strect, and to land claimed by Daniel Richards, John Schenck, C. P. Smith, Win.

C. Martin and others, said land being in front of, above high water mark, owned by subscribers. The adjoining land is unoccupied except on the southeasterly side, where John Schenck has erected a building. It is low and nearly on the southeasterly side. On the easterly and northerly there is a high ridge, owned by subscribers.

There are no docks built on the adjoining land -thence northeasterly, and parallel with Columbia street, about 400 feet, to the high water line, and to land now, or late of Daniel Richards, thence norther along said lande now, or late ef Daniel Richards, to Dwight street, thence along the southwesterly line of Vandykes reetto the center of Richards street, thence southwesterly, along the center of Richards street, to the center of Elizabeth street, thence northwesterly, along the center of Elizabeth street, to the center of Van Brunt street, thence southwesterly, along the center of Van Brunt street, to the center of Ried street, thence northwesterly, along the center of Ried street, to the place of beginning. The quantity of land applied for is abont 42 acres. WILLIAM BEARD, ap22 6w V. T. HALL.

DRESS Basques, CAPS, Illusion and HEAD Mourning DRESSES, Goods, LACE Flowers, Ribbons, of new and benutiful styles, at MR9. VAN BRUNT'S, (from Mrs. RICHMOND's, 597 Broadway, N. ,) 235 Fulton street, posite Clark, ap23 Brooklyn. IQUID STOVE POLISH.

-JUST RECEIVED fresh supply of that valuable article, used without sunoke or smell. J. DUNCE, 94 Fulton ec15 tf corner of Henry, 55 to cle spe the tov his pri he ker bee Sufi Ros WE ly wist lical invi guir coul it, not tear mit! refe ter rule purs calle or sell i store prop ho are clari Cout ing a but Weel a hea a fi gl en, till sure and.