NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 749, 6 October 1852, Page 4

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.

[From the Sydney Morning Herald, September 3.] In New York the choice of delegates to the district conventions to select delegates to the National Convention resulted in a majority being elected who are in favour of Mr. Fillmore for President. The result was, foi Fillmore, 57; Scott, 46, and Webster 5. On the 10th May a very large meeting of the friends of Mr. Fillmore was convened at the Chinese Assembly Rooms,, and much enthusiasm prevailed. Daniel Lord, Esq., presided, assisted by one hundred and twenty-nine vice presidents and fifty-four secretaries. Letters were read from Hon. John M. Clayton, J. M. Berrien, Walter Brook, and other .distinguished person* ages, approving of the nomination of Mr. Fillmore. In the State of New York, nineteen Congressional districts have declared in favor of Scott, and seven for Fillmore. The Brooklyn primary Whig election resulted in the choice of a delegate favorable to Scott. The Committee of arrangements for the Democratic National Convention have established tbeir head quarters at the Eutaw House, Baltimore. Hon. Isaac H. Toucey, (Dem.) was chosen a United States Senator from Connecticut, on the 11th of' May, in place of Governor Baldwin, whose term of office expired a year ago last March. In the House the vote stood as follows: Isaac H. Toucy (Dem.) 124 ; Roger S. Baldwin, (Whig) 84 ; Francis Gillett (Free soil) 6 ; Samuel Ingham (Dem.) 3 ; H. S. Beardsley, (Dem.) 1 : la the Senate, Toucey, 10 ; Baldwin, 6 ; Gillett, 1. 3*he Democratic State Convention which assembled, at Springfield 111, on the "28th of April, made the following nominations : Governor Joel Matteson ; Lieut.-Governor, Gustavus Koerner ; 'Secretary of Slate, Alexander Starae ; Auditor Thomas H. Campbell ; Treasurer, John Moore] ** Iou," of the Baltimore Sun, says that Mr,

Fillrnore will have 156 votes in the National Whig Convention at the start— 4o fram J the North, and'ttie balance from the South, which 1 - it is said will be enough to secure his nomination — 149 being a majority. \ A grand Legislative banquet was given to Go* yernor Kossuth on the 30th of- April. The following account is abridgedifrom the Boston 1 Commonwealth :—: — z The Legislative banqueftook place last evening, according to previous announcement. Promptly at half-past six o'clock the procession moved from the State House to tljre' music of the Corbet Band. Ths Hall was spread with ten tables lengthwise, and two tables' for the distinguished guests across the Western .end. The gallery was filled wjth ladies, interspersed with a few gentlemen, who s lookcl as though they thought the material part of the festival of no particular consequence compared with the mental. The appearance of the Hall when the guests were seated was exceedingly brilliant and festive. On (lie upper (able at the centre was seated the Chairman, Gen. Wilson, with Gov. Kossuth on his right and Gov. Boutwell on his left. To the right of Kossuth sat M. Pulszky, his Secretary of State, Capt Kalapsza, ex-President Quiocy, Major Seaver, &c. Oa> the leit of Gov. Bout<well sat Capt. Grecfoenek rind M. H«djnik,,Kossuth's Treasurer* "members "of the Governor's Council, t&c. After, the, J^ivine blessing had Been. asked by Rev. Mr. Burton; Chaplain of the Senate, justice was done to the bill of fare provided by our friend John Wright, " caterer to I the state," which was abundant and served with ; satisfactory promptitude. After thanks had been returned by Rev. Dr. Beecher, in appropriate and earnest words, Col. Schouler announced the officers of the evening as follows ; President. — Hon. Henry Wilson, President of the Senate. Vice- Presidents. — Hon. N. P. Banks, of Waltham, Speaker of the House ; Hon. Francis Brinley, of Boston.; Erastus Hopkins, Esq., of t Northampton, Hon. Whiting Griswold, Greenfield, Hon. Anson Burlingame, of Cambridge, William Barney, of Nantucket, Hon. E. D. Basjseft, of Barnsttable, Hon. I. W. Beard, of i Lowell', J. Humphrey, Esq., Hon. John B. Ailey, of Lynn,. William Ciafiiu of Hopkington, |R. W. Holman, of Boston, Hon. T. G.- Ctry, of Boston, Hon. Isaac Davis, of Worcester, Hon, E. L. Keyes, of Dedfaam.

Another fearful slave case is reported from Columbia, The following is from the Baltimore Correspondent of the Commonwealth: Palicer officer Ridgely of this city, was the person. w?ho shot the alleged fugitive slave, Smith, at Columbia yesterday. He was pursued by an excited crowd, but succeeded in reaching Shrewsbury during the night, and arrived here this morning. He says after he had- arrested Smith, in, order -co intimidate him es well as the crowd of blacks by whom he was surrounded, he fired his pistol. The negro however continued to resist, and in the scuffle got his (Ridgely's) fingers in bis mouth, causing him great pain — when under a sudden impulse he pulled the trigger, and fired, the ball passing thiough Smith's body, and caus-' ing instant death. He escaped with difficulty from the "infuriated crowd, and is now seeking legal advice. The negro, Smith, killed at Columbia yesterday, belonged to Mr. Stansbury, of this ci'y. Ridgely alleges that the shooting was altogether accidental, Philadelphia, April 30. — The ball from officer Ridgely's pistol took effect, and the negro fell dead on the sgot. Upon the result becoming known, Ridgely said he would give himself up to the authorities, but upon the arrival of the officers to arrest him, it was ascertained that he had escaped. Mr. Shider, who was co-operating with Ridgely in the arrest of the slave, took the cars for Harrisburg, where he was temporarily arrested, but subsequently liberated without any examination. Deputy- Governor Fisher held an inquest over the dead body of the slave, and the jufy returned a verdict in accordance with the facts before stated. The deceased leaves a wife and two children. He had resided in Columbia 13 months. There is great excitement in the neighbourhood of Columbia, and it is alleged that the shooting was intended by Ridgely. The Governor of Pennsylvania will make an immediate demand upon the Governor of Maryland, for Ridgely's delivery, as he must take his trial in this State for murder.