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MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN UK. COOPER. T. THOMPSON, EtMTOR. TERMS: daily paper $4 00 | triweekly $2 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 18j0. P3- See miscellany on first page. The New Steamers.—From the following eopy of a letter fro* Capt. Lyon, to the Sa vannah Agents of the New York and Savannah Steamers, it appears that the vessels are pro gressing finely. NEW YORK, Fob. 13, 1850. Gentlemen—The weather has been very fine for our work during the last two weeks, and Mr. Webb has improved it. He has about one hundred men at work on the first ship. Tito upper dock frame* are all on; lower deck beuins across; all the clamp and bilge streaks aro in; and soven streaks of the wales are on. So much for the carpenters’ work. The engineers have the bed-plate and pillow blocks nearly moulded and they will bo cast in a few days. The boil ers are also.progressing with the intention to have them ready to go in when tho ship is launched. The keel of tha second ship is laid, the tim bers are nearly ull out, and they will commence putting up tho frames to-morrow. As yet no names for tho ships have been pitched upon. The dimensions, as you are aware, ore length 214 breadth 35J depth 21 j feet. Your:> truly. The New Trinity Church, on St. James Square.—This new edifice, which has just been completed for the Methodist Episcopal Church, is ono of tho handsomest public build ings in our city, and reflects great credit on its projectors and builders. The building which is in a remarkably chasto stylo of architecture, is sixty by ninety feet, and cost wiih the ground upon which it stands, about $20,000, Of this •urn about $2,500 is yet to be provided. The und for tho erection of the church has boftn fderived from liberal contributions from tho members of the congregation,aided by donations from seveial public spirited friends of the church. Tho dedication of tho new Church, which will take place next Sunday, at 10£ o’clock in the morning, will be an interesting ceremony. The Dedication Sermon will bo preached by Rev. A. F. Mann, and Drs. Wiohtman and Means are to be present and to participate in the religious services of the day. The public are invited to attend. We understand that a collection will be taken up on tho occasion to aid in paying for tho building and its furniture, rifoon it is to be hoped that a generous effort will bo made to re lease the church from debt before its final de dication. Senator Berrien’s Speech.—Our Sena tor seems to hnvo lost favor with his northern friends by his late speech in tho Senate on the compromise Resolutions. Tho correspondent of the Newark Advertiser, who in his letter of tho previous day paid Mr. Berrien a high complimont, thus remarks in his communica tion of tho I2th instant: I very much regret to bo under the necessity of withdrawing the brief commendation which I made veBtcrdny of the speech of Mr. Ber rien. Buta sense of duty compels mo to add, that the speech of tho distinguished Senator, taken as n whole, acd especially the concluding part of it, to-day, has greatly disappointed his fiiends, and those of the administration of Gen. Taylor. Its conclusion was by "° "'‘'anijRs conservative and dispassionate us I hud been led to hope it would bo by its commencement. Most fervently Ho I hope that Mr. Berrien will reconsider this speRBh. It is not worthy of bis well established reputation as a sound and patriotic legislator. It furnishes too much fuel to (lie fanatical fire now ruging at both ex tremes of the Union ; and ought to bo counter acted in its pernicious cff-cts by one of those calm, judicious, conciliatory efforts, of which the prolific and disciplined mind of Judge Bor l ien is so abundantly capable. Most fervently do w^e hopfe that Mr. Ber- rian, will not permithims -If to bo eithoi wooed or driven from the manly, dignified, and truly patriotic position he lias assumed off this ques tion. It is not his fault that it i* considered treasonable to vindicate the rights of the south, as guaranteed by the constitution. Whon the statesmen of the north show by their acts and their speeches in congress, a disposition to conciliate and to put a stop to the “ fanatical tire now raging in both extremes of the union,” then it will be time enough for one of those “calm, judicious, conciliatory efforts," to which tho writer alludes. We think the time has come when tho show of a little resolute firmness on the part of the south, will have quite as salutary an effect in quenching this “ fa natical fire," as her past course of temperising concession and indecision, has had in fanning it into existence. The U. S. Steamship Susquehanna is ex pected to be launched at Philadelphia on or about tho 27th of March. She is of enormous site, and lias to wuit till then for the high tide. Tho cylinders are daily expected from the foundry of Messrs. Murray & Huzelhurst, of Baltimore, who are the contractors for the en gines. [Correspondence of the Mcrning News ] WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. It is expected that Mr. Calhoun will follow Mr. Berrien to-day. Mr. Berrien closed an ar gument of great power yesterday. He re marked, thut tho North would not abolish sla very if they could, for, upon slave labor they depended for their commerce, navigation, and manufactures. Ho did not apprehend a disso lution of the union, but ho thought tho South might resort to it, as a desperate remedy for grievances, and, in that case, he declared that his heart and his arms would bo fur the South, where ho had cast his lot, Mr. Webster, I notice, £ preparing to re ply to Mr. Berrien. • The message, communicating the California Constitution, is expected to-day. Henceforth, the question will be, what shall we do with California? The Northern men are prepared to odtnit her at once. The South will not per mit this, unless territorial organizations be also provided for, and in the same bill. Mr. Dou glass, will soon present a plan of accommoda tion from the Committee on Territories. He is sanguine of organizing a bill that will settle tho territorial question. I fear he is too san guine. There are many northern members who uie willing to evade the Wilmot proviso, but if territorial bills bo brought forward, they must vote for the restriction of slavery. A conciliatory temper prevails hero among the northern, and many southern men. But much is uppreliended front the Southern Con' vention. That body, it is said, will demand certain guarrantics, and lay down a line beyond which the north shall not pass. Thoy will, it is said, make preparations tor resistance, in case^of certuin events. Tho pride of tho south will not suffer these pledges to be unfulfilled The question will thet\ be whether the north will assent to and adhere to the propositions thus made. If she uO not, then tho responsi bilities for consequences will be wijh her. Unlos3 Congress shall, before June, adjust the territorial question, there will bo trouble. I am informed that tho commercial community of New-York begin to look with apprehension to results, and that it causes hesitation in busi- The Athkn.eum.—A large and respectable audience woep present last night on the occa sion of the opining of this establishment, for the dramatic season. Tho play of tho Stran ger was Vwl susainod throughout, and tho de cided manifestations of approbation on the part of the audience, could not but have been highly gratifying to the company and the management. W<|,ha& not time now to speak of the^vnrious characters, and will only mention the ladies. Tho personation of, Mrs. Haller by Mrs. Lov- 2T. ; was a truly finished piece of acting,—up to nature, and not beyond it. Tho pleasant vi vacity of Miss Carpenter, was well suited to the character of the young and sprightly Coun tess Winterson, while tho perl Charlotte, found a faithful representative in Mrs. Fen- A discerning public will not fail to appreciate nud reward the exertions of the managers who have brought upon our hoards, a company so respectable in numbers and talent. The popular play of tho Lady of Lyons, is to bo performed to-night. Cy* There have been great freshets in the Hudson and Delawave rivers, which have bro ken up tho ice. At Albany nnd Troy, the cel lars and lower floors of the stores on the wharves were flooded with water. 13F The ship Russia, which was entirely destroyed by fire at tho Belize on the8th inst., was insured in New Orleans to tho amount of $133,000, on vessel and curgo. Tho Picayune says, that four or five of her croiv were lost with her. L : y It was understood at tho Isthmus that Baring &.Brothers, of London, have taken £50,000 in Panama Railroad stock. It is rumored that a movement will be made at the pvesent session of Congress of New Grenada, to transfer the seat of Government from Bogo ta to Panama. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. The Nicaragua Affair.—By the arrival of the Cherokee, sundry papers, officinl and un official, are received, which give a little farther developement to the species of farce that is going on in various ports of Central America, Mr. Chntfield being the principal actor, and our Mr. Squior lending a hand occasionally. The amount of the recent information appears to be thut Mr. Ohatfield has taken a sober second thought about the Tiger Island business, and that the island has been evacuated by the Brit ish force*—whilo on the other hand the same Mr, Chntfield has cooked up some kind of trea ty with the state of Costa Rica, in fulfilment of which a SenorMnrahas been elected President of that staje, who is closely identified with British policy and interests, or what aro assum ed to be such, and the state itself has fallen un der what is called British protectfon. It seems to be understood that Costa Rica nnd Nicaragua are at issue generally, nnd about the oceanic canal in particular; Nicaragua claiming that tho rout of tho canal is in her territory, and tlmt she, therefore, bus the exclu sive right to grant the privilege of making it, &e. &c.; whifb Costa Rica sets up some pre tension to the same right, the nature of which we do not well understand. At all events, Mr. Chntfield has thought proper officially to notify the Government of Ni caragua that he, on tiro part of Great Britian, bus made u treaty with Costa Rica, and that Great Britian must be consulted in r.ny adjust ment thut may take place between those two states. Meanwhile Mr. Squicr, on the other hand, has notified the Government of Costa Rica tlmt the Uoitod States have taken the Nicaragua canal in band, and Nicaragua mat ters generally, and that ns between Nicaragua and Costa Rica no foreign intervention will be permitted. Our private opinion still is that both Mr. Chatficld nind Mr. Squier aro making them selves a great deal too busy; and that they would do better to let Nicaragua and Costa Rica set tle their foolish squabbles for themselves, the best way they can. The evacuation of Tiger Island is thus an nounced: La Union Deo. 26th, 1849. 1'othe Commissioner of San Salvador, in Nica ragua: Sir: At about 8 o’clock, this morning, the British war steamer Gorgon arrived off the port of Amapolo, (island of Tigre), with the object of tuking ofl'the forces left there by Mr. Chat- field, and immediately commenced embarking the artillery which had been left. Upon the arrival of the steamer, the commander ordered the flag of England to be hauled down, and that of Honduras to be raised, which he saluted with 21 guns. Ho also sent a messenger to General Guardiola, requesting him to send garrison to resume possession uf the island. I am, sir, &o. &c Congress will pns9 the fugitive slave bill now before tho Senate. But it will bo of no avail, unless the State legislatures enact laws in aid of it. A gentleman here, from New Hampshire, who is un Ex-Senator and Goverror of that State, informs -mo that the existing law of that State is treasonnblo'to the constitution, and that it pussed without consideration once by the vote of both parties. Neither tho people nor their law givers, he soys, understand the question. They have forgotten the constitutional compromises. But passing events will bring them to their knowledge. All the Washington world thronged the houso of Secretary Ewing last night. He gave a ball and supper. Some five hundred persons wero present. UNION. Appairs in Havana.—Tho Correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing under date of 3d inst., stutes the case of another Ameri can who was recontly imprisoned by the gov ernment without cause. The ’writer says tho affair has caused much excitement and some official discussion, and involves principles af fecting every American resident. The Pro clamation of President Taylor in relation to Don Carlos de Espana, fulls as a blow upon the highest official dignity of the island, and lias caused much disquiet and uneasy conver sation in the Palace. Her Majesty’s only frigate, the Tobasco, had arrived at Havana, with a full complement of men and armament, with 500 marine recruits for local service. The process of strengthen ing for the struggle, says the writer, goes slow ly on. S^A line of steam propellers, to run be- tvwiien Philadelphia aud Richmond, Va., is shout to be established. Mr Levi Eldtidjje.of Philadelphia, is at the head of the enterprise. The bark Harriet T. Bartlett, which arrived at Boston the 3.1st. inst. from Smyrna, had on board as passengers Capt. Gieonna Tuorecollo and Professor Pietro IIoral—two i who fought under General Bern. I helped on to Smyrna by the Turk- Ca, t. Baker gave them J. CASERES, Commander at La Union. Ship Clarendon, of Boston.—The ship Clarendon, Eastcrbrook, arrived at New ‘York on Monday last, from Canton. a be left that port in December, 1846, and has been absent nearly thilry-eight months. She has visited the following ports, some of them a number of times, viz: Liverpool, Batavia, Singapore, Pen ang, Akyab, Macao, Whampoa, HonglKongand Amoy. 8he has goneinto port, including this last entry, 23 times, and has sailed 75,492 miles, being nearly equal to four times tho circumfer- oncc of tho globe. She has worked down the China sea twicp, against the 8. W. monsoon, and has made tiire# Eastern passages to and from Singapore aval Amoy, on the East coast of China. During her whole voyage she has not lost h man by dvst-a-e or accident. We understand (says the National Intelli gencer) tlmt letters have been received at the Navy Department from Commodore Jones, dat ed the 31st December, 1849, in which it is stated that “the Preble has just anchored (near him) in twenty days from Oahu, the health of officers and crew improving.” The rumor of her loss in a gale of wind, by going ashore in the harbor of San Francisco, on the night of tho 19tli. is therefore unfounded- Canada.—Advices froth Toronto to the 13th inst., state that the annexation association have published a manifesto to the people of Ckumda. It states that the case of Canada presents the conclusion that tho only remedy that con re lieve the people from the commercial nnd po litical disadvantage* imposed upon them by the nature and citcumstances of our present posi tion, is to bo found in tho friendly separation of this province from Fngland audits annexation to the United States. No reference whuteveri* made to Lord Gray’s dispatch. The government organ threatens to call down executive interference upon all annexationists. The Hon. Mr. Bolton, late chief justice of New Poundl&nd, pronounces the proceedings’ of the association strictly constitutional The spirit of annexation seems to Be rapidly spreading, and it would seem that nothing short of this Will give satisfaction. Z E xtr aordi n A R Y Acci ait NT.—A singular and fatal accident occurred at MfcConnellsville, Madison Co. on the 0th inst. Iljlr. (Seorg< Wilbur aud Mr. Nettleson, two residents of the villuge, wero frolicking together, when Mr. Wilbur playfully snatched a frozen fish from sleigh near by and threw it at the othte. The fish struck ^lr. Nettleson on the cock, killing him in«j*;|t!_v. He groaned once or twice and exuiruljj 9 [Correspondence of tho Morning News.J NEW YORK, F«b. 14. Tbo Hngue-st. explosion affair lias terminated, and the jury find thatTuylnr & Co.,tho proprie tor* of the boiler are, censurable, as being the di rect cuuso of tho disaster,in using too mucli steam; Milligan <fc Walker the contractors, ditto, for allowing it to be used, knowing it to bo imper fect, and Pease & Murphy, ditto, for selling it, with all its imperfections, after it lia^T lain for a year exposed to tho open air. Now it those parties are blameublo, should thoy not bo punish od? Aro they not all guilty of a reckjess dis regard of human lifo, and liable to indictments for different degrees of manslaughter? Itseems to me that tho safety of the public nnd justice itself, requires un example, and now is the time to do it. But this is tho last we shall hear of it probably, and the “nine days’ wonder" will pass away, or yield to another excitement. The logs of the steamer Rhode Island, tho account of which reached herefrom I’rovidonce, whore twelve of the survivors were conveyed on Tuesday night, hus caused o painful sensa tion; and us tho fate of the thirty two who were left on tho wreck, is still uncertain, the feelings of their relatives must he distressing in the ex treme. Hero is another instance of highly criminal recklessness on the part of the per sons who sent tho steamer out, for it was next loan impossibility that she could weather a storm of only moderate violence. She bad been altered, repaired and patched, until site was hardly fit to run in the Sound, and it is a positive fact thut tho underwriters refused to risk one dollar, cilherin the boat or cargo ! Tho Ohio sailed yesterday, with about 250 passengers; they will bo transferred together with the mail to theGeorgia at Havana.and pro ceed thence to Cbagros. The Cherokee leaves on Saturday directfor thatplacc. The Hermann for Bremen and Southampton, and tho Europe for Halifax and Liverpool, leave hero on Wed nesday next. A disgraceful outrage was perpetrated on the sailing of the now steumer New World for Sun Francisco. It seems that certain parties had a claim against her for $50,000, and a writ of re plevin was issued, and the Sheriff sent on board one of his Deputies to hold possession* untilthe umount was discharged. But his au thority was laughed at, the steam was raised, and site proceeded down the bay; the officer however, was landed oh a part of Long Island, nnd she went on her voyage. Tltb Sheriff of coarse becomes liable for the claim, although it is said, that the owners hold him harmless.— But so fur as the outrage upon the law is con cerned, regular advices have ben sent to the Government officers at San Francisco, and the Captain and pilot will on theirarrival be placed in cus'ody, and sent back with ail despatch to take their trial, perhaps. The subject of organizing a “Light' Depart ment” has attracted tho attention of the city Fathers, t da special committee has been ap pointed to report upon its expediency. The vast operations of our Post Office, we pre- sunro few persons had im gined ; no less than 4,480 mails are daily made up, so that about 7,000 mails are made up for separate places daily, and these are deposited in 260 separate pouches under lock. About 200 large cunvnss bags of newspapers are despatched daily, and twice a week 250 extra bags are despatched. The number of letters received at and sent from the Post Office daily averages between fifty nnd sixty thousand, and of newspapers, 112,000; and there are seventy six clerks, and thirty car riers, with their assistants, employ in the estab lishment. The above work is exclusive of that consequent on tho arrival of mails from Europe and California; the Europa for instance brought 55,000 letters, of which 20,000 for this city. To-day is “Valentine’s Day” aptly termed “mating time,” and letter carriers particular ly of the city dospatcli posts, are going about with their arms full of tender anonymous mis sives. The store windows of fancy establish ments have been filled of late, with picturesque doggrel billets of tho patron saint of the day— until skewered, bleeding hearts, havo be come quite unpleasant to look upon. The News-boys had a quiet meeting in tho Park yesterday, to adopt measures to oppose the movement of certain parties, to stop the calling of Sunday papers in the street on the Sabbath, The ragged, dirty rascals, were out in full force, and judging from their gambols in the Park before mass was commenced, they did not take tho matter much to heart. The meeting was really a very, orderly and renpec table one, and the resolutions wero powerfully and pointedly written. The following one, which ir to tho purpose,and administers a wall de served rebuke to certain Christians in word but not in deed. That, when a tender shall havo been made to us by the said pious divines an<^ their worthy confederates, of equally certain means of sup port hs our present culling atlord* ; when we see that those who, in the language of the anti Sunday newspaper selling meeting, wish to- enjoy the sacred stillness of the Sabbath, are no longer disturbed by the clattering horses and rumbling carriages, which hear to places of worship the followers of the moek and lowly 6uvioup—when we see that the magnificent temples, carpeted und cushioned for such oc. cupants. and their own private palaces, no long' er receive the sanction of reverend teachers but the money superfluously spent on such structures, pud tho roligious and social habits which- are coincident with them, is given to pro vide houses for the homeless, clothes for the linked, and fflod for the hungry—-when wc see that the men and the women, who are horrified on a Sunday Morning by tho voice of a poor news boy,, having yet to earn his cold or scanty dinner, while their servants are swelter ing In kitchen* to prepare for them if fat of tho land—whon wp soe these m'* and women abate a single one of sensual practices—when wo gee them nounce any luxury in order to aid the fell creatures wild arc destitute of the necessarj* of decent existence—when in a word. w« . e< «nd cqllars, in lanes nnd alleys, to those who li« a neither books to instruct them, nor the kniis'l" edge, nor the leisure to road them, and foreoi " the vain glory of standing in silk rohes bchinf velvet cushion*, to preach the gospel to heare 3 who wear purple and fine linen, nnd who f/' ..... A .1.. minnt II- . . ,llr ® sumptuously every duy, whose lives give the H to its maxims, and whose example would »*. rant hard working poverty in ceasing to bo tiont, and in seizing from the many their sh* of the good things of this world, which t h^ beneficent Lord of alt men intended to be heM by the few—when we see all this, then, an ,i then only, will webeliove thut a true love"f iir tho sucred stillness of tho Sabbath” actuates the men who are now endeavoring with prayers and resolutions'tfnd committees; to take away an im. portant part of tho nows boys’, little gains, sad to deprivo them, and those who are dear them still more of the few comforts which con° stant toil and an unrighteous system of societ" accord to them. ’ The receipts of the New York Bible 8ociety for tho month of January, were $3009. fh, distribution of volumes in that period, amount, ed to 9990, valued at $2,745. Jumc9 Lennox, a wealthy and public spirited gentleman of this city, has purchased tho origj. nal Mss. of Washingtons’ Farewell Addreu for $2,300. Our townsman Moses H. Grinnell, you perceive, has generously offered to provide and fit out two vessels, to prosecute the search f or Sir John Franklin, on condition that govern ment appoint proper officers to command them. I trust that the offer will be accepted. It should havo been done under the sanction of government entirely, long spice; and would havo been but for the opposition of the dolts about tho money department. Lt. Lynch ii mentioned in connection with tho command of tho oxpedilinn. Another of those cowardly officers who ge about armed with Mung shots, was convicted yesterday in the Court of Sessions, and sent to the Slate. Prison for one year and two months Imentioned some time sit^ce that a Mr. ’ Jonathan Hunt, who disappeared from this city some time since,had been seen in LiverpoJ, but his friends.think that it cunnot be him, and I presume, “the wish is father t > tho thought." We shall not receive positive intelligence until the arrival of the next stuamer. from Europe..Ho was worth, it is said, over a'million of dollan, the bulk of which has passed to a mar. named Adams, who married his sister, and to whan he allowed $10 a week for acting as a sort el clerk ; for Hunt was mean and miserly in the . extiemo. Adams hag been squandering the for- 1 tune in bowling alleys, billi ird rooms, gnij) shops,,&c. in which ho pusses most ufUutisis. Ho will have a poor account to exhibit if call ed upon. There is nothing of interest stirring to day— tho weather is dark and gloomy with a plenti- ful shower of ruin. CHALEMAC. Jenny Lind.-—In our abstract of the Furrigi News published yesterday morning we gsn the terms of the arrangement which has been entered into between the Sweedish Nigh- f tingale and our indefatigable American Man ger Barnum. As we doubt not it will? ho ernlifying to our readers to see Ihfterr i dorsement of the matter from under Jenny's i vvn hand we give below her letter, receivdll b; i. Barnum by the lust Steamer. Lubkck, 8th January, 1850. r Sir.—At the request of your agent, Mi. . —, who is now here, and whose object is, R j the f-arlist opportunity, to advise you, 1 beg io state that I have this day concluded to accvft the terms made me for you, By him, to the effl of visiting the United States of America pro fessionally, under your auspices, the details & which are set forth in a formal mutual agree menu and l cannot but express my grutitud* j- for the anxiety you and your agent evince it 1 ender my in-ended tour replete with comfort Trusting the speculation may meet your moil sanguine expectation, is my most ardent d«irt ; and no endeavors to secure which shall be want- itjg (God gtacting me health) on the part A sir, yours, most respectfully, Jenny Lini>- To P. T. Barnum, Esquire, Tranistnn Vilk Bridgeport, Conn., U. S. Prussia the Next Scene of Revolutio.' —The New York Commercial has a verj »•**! eating letter from its sagacious and well iuforn- eH correspondent at Berlin, in regard to whit* it snys - If we are not much deceived, Prussia i be tho ihcHCre of the nexf revolutionary BH*’ ment in Eruope f urn! when it comes it j scurcely beless than an earthquake. The du plicity and litter faithlessness of the King® ' ? rapidly and surely alienating from him end k' government tho hearts of the people; supple''' iug the ancient German loyalty and affectii* with a spirit of tningjej| exasperation and d»- gust. A recent measure, adopted and pro® 11 '' _ gated by Frederick William since the ®'*’| menccment of the yeat, has given deep al jr ™, and displeasure to alt but tho partisans of t® I re-action; and has thrown the Chambers, ft ’ pecially the Second, which is the popular bofl't into a position of direct antagonism. On' j correspondent gives a full, and perfectly ck* 1 exposition of the whole matter, and its pro™ - ble consequences.” A Slavkb.—Captain Easterbrook,of l ‘‘ Clarendon, arrived at New York on Mo®bf furnishes the Commercial Advertiser tbo f"- lowing p j. | , “There arrived at St. Helena, on the 20iAij December, n bermophodite brig having ' ii cn, of New York," on her stern , with 330- ricams on board, a prize to" H. B. M. steam Cyclops. I was informed that the Caseo * , - twice boarded by the offers of the Cyclops » c Jj that the first time she was allowed to P w i .5 molested, in consequence of thorn being hi American in command, and showing the Arv > jj lean flag, papers, &c., and the hatches n' .• ^ under teal.