The New York Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1848, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, Borth-went Corner of Fulion and Rassan ste. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. DAILY HERALD—Ev: day, (Sunday inciuded.) um—in the United Cites Bigtin Stee Sco" comm cling rotors : Saturday—Price 6! en . SE gr peg yn United ‘Sous Berepean thecribers, by # ding The poate feamship, $5 per annum, inclu- EKALD FORK EUROPE—Every Steam Packet Day oPrice 4 cents ner copy-89 per annum, including post- age, oF $3 25 exclusive of postage. Sub ions and ad- werfisements will be regewed by Mes a ms, 18 rue ‘enne. Paris; PL. sumonda. 18 Cornhill, and John ler hookselier Henrietta street, London RESIDENTIAL HERALD—Every Tuesday—@One mpaign MENTS (new every morning) at reo- sonohic prices; Cobe writin tna plain, legible manner — Th * not responrible for errors in manuscript. PUINTING of at! kinds executed Meautifully and with derpatch. til orders at the Publieation Office, corner of Fulton and san streets, ‘ L LETTERS by mail. for subscryptions, or with advertisements, to be post pai, or the postage will be de- ducted from the money rem tted. VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE. containing smpertant news, solicited from any quarter of the word and if used will always be isberally paid for. NOTICE can he taken of anonymo insertion must be authe if the writer; not necessa * of his good faith ke to return rejected communications PAY MENTS to he made in advance. — = = AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. PARK THEATRE—Sanps, Lent & Co.'s American Circus, in their varions performances. BOWERY THEAT Bire—Bettie of Mex HATHAM THEATRE Bowery.—Tuaning tHe Ta- Chatham street.—AGnes re Vv Tusno Jum—Kemr’s GemnasticsMopen Antists— Posroninc. kc ~Loay or 4 Lover. BROADWAY ODKON, Broadway —Ventritogy —Grecias Exencises—Mover ARTISTS. MECHANICS’ HALL, Broadway near Broome—( hristy’s Miustre s—Ersiorran Sin Beniesque lancira, Xe PANORAMA SMALL, Broadwa: VARD’s PANORAMA OF THE Minstaalr near Houston —Ban- IVER TABERNACLE, Broadway —SrevenmanniscHe Must cat Company's tenth Grand Concert, SOCIETY LIBRARY corner Broadway aad Leonard st.— Mr. ARTHURS N’s Soiree Musicale. "New York, Thursday, January 20, 1848, {kg Advertisements reccived for one insertion only. Noth We are authorized by Mr. Bennett, the editor and proprietor of this journal, to state that he has commenced prosecutions, both civil and eri- minal, by private suit at law, and by indictment before the Graad Jury, against two persons, called Witiiamson and Burns, who have published, in a Sunday paper, in this city, aseries of most gross, brutal, fa’ and sce ndalous libel his wife and family, during the last few months, since their return from Europe. In birth, education, high moral and intellec- tual qualities, Mrs. Bennett is a lady equal to any one in this or any other city, and has no other feeling than that of supreme contempt for such cowardly and brutal slunderers, their aiders or abettors. Mr Bennett has borne such at tacks for nearly fifteen years past, with equal contempt and indifference, but both Mr. B. and Mrs. B. have a duty to perform to their position, to their family, and to sociecy at large, in bring ing to condign justice and punishment those slanderers, who have not the slightest excuse or apology for their malice. For several years past, a certain small portion of persons connected with the New York press, have made it their business to defame, in the most brutal and cowardly manner, Mrs Bennett and herfamily. One of those pereons was convicted, but escaped with a nominal punishment, through the mistaken clemency of two weak judges, one of whom is now a weaker member of Congress, and the other a Custom House officer. Another lies at this moment under several prosecutions, some of which are nearly closed over his guilty head. Mr. Bennett’s extraordinary success in estab- lishing a journal, the greatest on this conti nent, may ‘excite the envy of rivals—but no envy—no rivalry, should excuse the perpetration for years of these most brutal, false and scanda lous libels, and he means to punish these scoun- drels to the fullest extent of the laws. a gainst Telegraphic Intelligence, Notwithstanding that the wires are still down between this city and Philadelphia, we are en- abled to give our readers this morning, the pro. ceedings in Congress yesterday up to a late hour in the aiternoon. The report was sent from Wash ington t) Philadelphia by telegraph, and dee- patched to this city by the night mail. Mr. Foote, of Misstasippi, was speaking on the Ten Regi ment Bill, and in favor of the war when the despatch closed. Later intelligence from the Brazos, was also received by an arrival at New Orleans From Albany, we have the Legislative pro- ceedings, and the meeting of the State Agricnl- tural Society, held yesterday afternoon in the Capitol; the report of which proves the society to be in a highly prosperous condition. Before adjournment, that body decided upon holding their Annual Fair et Buffilo. A list of nomina tions of Notaries Public wes sent into the Sen- ate for confirmation Dr. Seth Geer has been appointed Resident Physician of this city. The business transacted yesterday, both in Congress and our State Legislature, taken es # whole, was, however, of but very little impor- tanee, and will prove of trifling benefit to the sovereign people at large Our telegraphic markets reports will be found nteresting in a commercial point of view a! this juncture, The Financial Aspect of England What 1s its Exact Condition ? The financial and commercial news brought by the Cambria, from England and France, is extremely interesting. Great anxiety existed in this city to ascertain the general facts on this question, and greater anxiety still exists to un- derstand, or measure, what this news exactly means The bullion in the Bank of England has reached nearly twelve millions sterling, and is still in- creasing, by a flow from every part of the com- mercial world into London. The bullion of the other banking institutions of Great Britain is more than two millions, being much larger in amount than it has been for some time past; and it, too, is still increasing. The aggregate cur- rency of the banking institutions is less than it was last year, by a sum of five millions sterling, or over. The rate of interest has fallen to five per cent on bank loans, and to a proportionate rate on private and commercial loans. The price of cotton is now, within the fraction of a penny, as ‘ow as it ever has been at any former period There are symptoms, too, of some animation in the manufacturing districts. The price of grain and breadetuffs is on the rise, somewhat; while the wauts cf Ireland and other parts of the coun- try, #ppearto be as great as they were Jast year; but they have only two millions left, of the twelve millions contributed by Parliament to aid in feeding th tarving population. Failaree, however, ar ii taking place, some of them be- ing houses of some magnitude, and others of less Ja short, the panic in} eems to be gredu- ally subsiding, and the same may be said of Paris, and France generally. The specie in the Bank of Franee is as great in amount as been for the last five years, and nperor of Rus tated as being desirous of sia is nvesting hie surplus gold and silver in continental stocks the last statement being that connected with Belgivm These are the leading financial and commer- | cial facts, made up into one group. What do they mean? What ix the result of these facts on the mind! Have commercial affairs touched bot the panio over t= Has the turning point been reached in the pro gress of che revuleion ia Eagland and France ? ‘These are important questions, requiring the cool heads of practical men, as well as the com- prehensive combinations of philosophical fiuan- | ciers, to give an answer to. The impression made on our mind is, that things have touched bottom, very nearly, if not quite. The currents of specie and bullion, set- ting in from distant points of the commercial world to London, may continue to flow ia the same direction for several months to come, until the amount in the vaults of the Bank of England shall have reached fifteen or sixteen millions—as muchas it e. er reached in any period of the high- est prosperity. By the last steamer from here, spe- cie wen: to England; bythe steamer of the present month, our impression is that specie will also go. Suill, it seems to be a rational conclusion to be- lieve that the bottom of the panic has been reached—that the turning point is at hand; and that all the great fiaanciers and speculators who originate, control, and bring about these revul- sions, are now preparing to enter the market with their hands full of gold and silver, and everything else, for the purpose of buying cot- ton, corn, and other articles of commerce, at the existing low prices. The great speculators of London—the Barings, Rothschilds, and others—who understand and control those great movements and fluctua- tions in financiv! and commercial affairs, may probably have made their arrangements, and already sent their agents to this country, to scatter themselves in every direction, and to purchase our breadstuffs, cotton, and other arti- cles, in anticipation of a gradual rise of prices— arise which will be brought about in Europe, through the increase ot specie in the Bank of England, the return of confidence, the prospect of a greater increase, and all those measures which tend to produce a period of prosperity and high prices. If these views be correct, (we shall not say they are absolutely so, until we receive further accounts from England,) but if they should be correct, the present condition of commercial af- fairs may ripen itself into a movements, in combi- nation with the occupation of Mexico by our government, which may create a peried of pros- perity and high prices, in less than six months, aod bring «bout an enlargement of our currency, as wellasan indulgence in every species of enter- prise, activity and speculation ; such a course of things would relieve us of all the difficulty now threatening our banking institutions by the drain of specie from this country to Eogland, and the drain that would soon come on them by the addition of a new loan from Washington Sucn, indeed, would be a fortunate crisis for the administration in negotiating a loan. The rise of prices, and the revival of commer- ciul activity, springing from the increase of specie in the Bank of England, and fresh issues of currency, breeding speculation there, would remove all obstacles in the way of a loan, and postpone to another and more convenient period, any danger of suspension to our banking insti- tutions. These are the most considerate views we cin form on the last news from England. To con- firm them, one way or another, we must receive additional intelligence by another steamer or two. It is probable, however, that our sanguine community will indulge in the more favorable view of affairs, and that efforts will be at once made to revive the prices of cotton and corn, and to spread the idea of additional prosperity, from the favorable prospects coming to us from the other side. This feeling seemed to pervade Wall street yesterday, and to operate in some de- gree on the minds of stockjobbers; and we would not be surprised to see the same impulses applied to other articles and other subjects of speculation. A great sale of real estate, be- longing to the late Henry Eckford, will take place to-day, being property situated in the six- teenth ward ot this city, and within the range of the improvements of the day. The prices which this property will realize at the sale, (for varticulars, and the name of the auctioneer, see the advertisement in another column) will test the opinion of operators on the recent news, as far as regards real estate and local improvements in this city. We are certainly in a very important crisis of commercial affairs. For some months things have been menacing, and in the highest degree threatening difficulty to the banks, and derange- mentto the financial concerns of the govern- ment. From ovr intimate connection with the commercial affairs of England and France, and the extraordinary control which the operations of the banking institutions of these coun lave on our commercial affairs, we watch with intense anxiety every breeze that comes across the ocean, breathing any thing new or fresh, on the prices of cotton, breadstuffs, interest of mo- ey, lucrease or decrease of bullion and circula- tien, or any thing else. For the full solution of these mysterious com- mercial problems, we wait for further advices. Mr. Greenery ano Mr. Wensp—Whuicu Is THE and Mr Greeley, respecting the nomination of General Taylor for the next Presidency, so far as it is confined to that object, we are decidedly ntavor of Mr. Webb. We ere bound in honor to support Mr | conducted with propriety and decency, and honestly made for the object in view, viz: the triumph ot General Taylor. We were the first editor, and the Herald was the first paper, jn this country, that put forward the name of General Taylor for the Presidency, having been more than a year ahead of any other man or any other journal; and in supporting Mr. Webb in opposi- has come into aid usin the great cause. have taken in Mr. Webb as an assistant in the cause of General Taylor; and, of course, we are bound to support those who assist us and adopt our views. But in making this declaration, and limiting our aid to the extent of the cause of General Taylor, we by no means mean to join Mr. Webb against Mr. Greeley, in extrane-us matters, that conflict with reason, propriety, truth and justice. of its characier as a publisher of truth, we think Mr. Greeley and the Tribune, are as truth- ful asthe general run of newspapers, and that | there is not much to choose in the aggregate be- tween the Cowier §& Enquirer and the Tri bune, or between Mr. Webb and Mr. Greeley. Whether Mr. Greeley vepudiates religion in pri- vate, we do not know; but we certainly do know, that he has as much private religion as Mr. Webb has, We were associated with Mr. Webb in the management of the Courier §& Enquirer, and lived on very intimate relations with him for four years; and, certainly, on the score of reli- gion or morals, he hus nothing to claim superior to Mr Greeley. Then, again, asto Mr. Webb's ideas of a ‘‘gen- Ueman,” and the idexs entertained by Mr. Gree ley of the same animal. It seems that Mr, Gree- ley does not believe in the animalat all, or rather he believes that such atwo legged ani- mal is imaginary, like the centaur or the phoenix, hand, Mr. Webb affirms his adherence in this part ofn atural history, and believes that the animal | with two legs, called a “ gentleman,” does exist inthe city of New York ; but that it can only be found in a certain place in Broadway, called the Unioa Clab, and no where else. Now, on this | point, we differ with our friend Mr. Webb. We Vt a GenTLeman *—In the quarrel between Mr. Webb | Webb’s movements, if they are | tion to Mr. Greeley, we are supporting him who | We) In our estimation of the Tribune as a paper, or | | or any other poetical idea; while, on the other | | do believe in the «existence of the animal called | the * gentleman,” both in private and in public; | but'we donot believe that it exists only in the | Union Club. We even consider Mr. Greeley a “gentleman,” notwithstanding the dilapi- dated condition of his wardrobe and tog gery. Mr. Greeley’s word of honor is about as good as that of any other man. Mr. Greeley, according to the best accounts, always pays his debts. Mr. Greeley never took the benefit of the act. Mr. Greeley, if he borrows money of a Now, we think, in our conception of the word “gentleman,” all such traits of charaeter and conduct, as much as telling truth, to be morally essential ia the constituent elements of that de- partment or branch of the natural history of man, called “ gentleman.” On this point, therefore—on the question of “‘which is the gentleman”—we are rather dis- posed, not positively, to take sides with Mr. Greeley, against Mr. Webb ; but after arranging and settling this point, we are decidedly in favor of Mr. Webb, in his movement calculated to ad- vance the cause of General Taylor. it seems, is a member of the Union Club, a pri. vate collection of individuals, who assemble nightly at a very elegant house, next door to the Carlt.n House. These gentlemen (recollect we don’t consider them exclusively so, for there are a few gentlemen in this large city who do not belong to the Union Club)—but these gentlemen, some of them, are very respectable and wealthy men; and others among them have more bra: their faces than goid in their breeches pocket: have all come out in favor of General Taylor, as being the only man who can save the country from its downward tendency—from a suspension of the banks, and from ruin and disgrace. They have mixed in this movement, and will aid in it; and why should we re:use their aid? We cer- tainly «ecept it, and shall be very happy to pat them on the head, and say to those who are | standing aside and looking on: ‘* Come ye, also, | my boys, and do as well.”” Tue Presipent’s Mrssaoe 1N EN@Lanp.—This | important document has been received in Eng- | land, and has been commented upon there in the | real Tom Corwin ultra whig style. The London Standard apples the following epithets—“ un- | provoked and foulest aggression,” ‘‘ atrocious,” | “‘outrage,”? ‘savage prosecution of the war,” “‘robbery,” “love of plunder,” and many more | of the same kind, to the war and the message. Theatricai and Masical, | Park THEATRE —Sands, Lent & Co.’s troupe still keep | up their attractiveness as fully as the first ming they opened, and will doubtless continue to bs as well patron- ized to the end of their stay at the Park, as the attrac- tions they offer are of a sterling character. The ponies. the horses, the riders, the gymnastie's, the whole (roupe, in fact, are first rate. We must not forget our friends, the men in motley, as the bills term them, or, uring the vernacular, the clowns; they ai of fetio re they find so many new conundrums, passes our understanding; that they must ha the Circus Many of these riddles are very good, and Worthy of being recorded. The house last night was | well filled, and by the way of taking time by the fore- | lock, we would mention that on Saturday aiternoon next, at 24 P. M ,an extra performance Is given for the accommoseation of the children; thus, these who have been pleased visiters during the week, can please their children, also, on that afternoon. Bowrry Tueatre.—The excitement kindled at the old Bowery, by the production of Barry’s splendid war | spectacle of the“ Battle of Mexico,” is greater than has | ever before been waked up, even among the excitable audiences that congregate at this favorite theatre. In fact, Barry and Stevens have won a species of theatrical Cerro Gordo, and achieved a real home Chapultepec, having taken the applauce of their immense audiences by storm, with as much completeness as our New York boys stormed the Mexican fortrerses. *It is truly gratify. ing to see the perfect success attendant on this produc- tion, as the time and expense to which the proprietors of the theatre have gone in this matter, to say nothing Hal labor of the four weeks unceasing, unremitting phys! bestowed on getting the piece up properly, worthy of the success they have met with. and t! ple pecuniary reward it will undoubtediy bring in treasury ‘he piece is announced for repetition evening until further notice. CmatHam THeatar.—There was a fair attendance, last nigh',to witness the performance of the last act of “Richard III,” the character of Gloster being sustained by a very clever actress, Mrs. Wilkinson. We have seen this lady in Bianca in the tragedy of “ Fazio, Pauline in the “Lady of Lyons.” in which character she appeared to great advantege; but we must say, how- Clever the avilities of an actress, there is something so much out of place in « female’s personation of this character, that we dislike it. However, she performed it an well as could be expected. Mr. Sutherland, in Richmond, Miss Delorai followed tn vants, which are so: legantly and gracefully that each representation is cheered. The sneceeded, in which Mra. excellent There isa Wilkinson, as Rose R-dland, Very gteat improvement in the management of this theatre, and. -we are informed, appear there next week. This evening is set apart for the benetit of the door ke+per, when it is hoped his friends will rally, and give bm w bumper. Cunisty’s Mixstkeis.—The singing, dancing, ke , of these gentry. give «8 much pleasure every evening to | large audiences asthey have done sny night thesesixtern | weeks. They sing, they dance, they shake the tam- borine and bones. and play on their various instruments | with ae much goutasever. The Polka, by Vaughn and | G_N. Christy, never fails to elicit great applause, It is, indeed, afuuny affair. Broapway Ovron —Valentini, the ventriloquist, is a wonderful fellow with bis voice He can throw it inany part of the building, and produces moet ludicrous and surprising effects. Toe Model Artists here gaging as ever, and tableaux every evening. $ Tur SteveMManKiscHe Musical Company give theit j tenth grand cencert this evening, at the Tabernacle They bave created quite @ revivsl among the lovers of instrumental music. and have crowded houses when«ver they appear. We trust they will have one this evening | MR. Antnurson, who has, on several occasions lately | appeared before the public of New York. and been much: applauded, hae modestly put forth bis programme for « musicale, to be held this evening at the Society Library He will be assisted by Mr and Miss Leach. id several of the most popular pieces fom on jale,”’ the works of Dibdin, Rossini, Balfe, Handel will be sung; among the rest, the famous song of * Down smong the dead men.” Mvapocu. the tragedian, is at present in the city. but contined to the house from the effects of a surgical op eration which bas lately been performed on him ruccess- fully. He will not appear until early spring. when he intends bringing out some new pieces at one of the prin; cipal theatres, Boston Orena—Biscaccianti again Trivmrnaxt— Donnizetti’s world popular’ Lucia di Lammermoor” wae brought out last evening. Signora Bisoaccianti more thi confirming the fevorable impression created by her pi formance of Amina, in “Le Sonnambula”” Her first notes in the opening cavati int ; | but, when the alight tremor she lal beneath the plaudits of the audieace, then she displ | @ soul and on energy which increased in intensity d fervor until tha end of the oper’, The first quality of @ lyrical artiet is the combination of feeliug with vocal power and expression ; and to this faculty, which | the Signors possersen in so remarkable a degree, we would render our first homage; she is not only « thorough actrees. but has the protean power of imparting to her notes, at pleasure, love or bitterness, sorrow or ven- mean To this s! ds an organ ef such touching 88, that a noted Itatian critic spoke of it as « } rano d'un timbro purissimo en argento,” and a re- markable fivriture—pouring forth sustained notes with an impassioned energy.— Boston iias, 17th inst, Mansnis.es, Dec. 24,1847, bank, most generally has paid it back in full. | Mr. Webb, | | INTELLIGENCE BY TELEGRAPH, Later from the Brazos. Pererssuna, Jan. 19, 1848. The overland express, this morning, brought advices from New Orleans of the afternoon of the 12th inst. | The steamer Telegraph had arrived from (irs z08, bringing dates of the 8th. | Dragoons, is announced. The Matamoras Flag reports the arrival of she | steamer Major Brown, from Camargo, briaging ninety thousand dollars in specie, as freight. | State Agricultural Society. | Auzany, Jan. 19, 1848. | The State Agricultural Society met in the hall | of the Assembly this afternoon. | Mr. George Vale, of Troy, was appointed Pre- | sident. Colonel Johnson, the Secretary, read the re- port of the executive committee. Mr. McIntyre presented the annual report. ‘The balance on hand, as per last report, and the re- ceipts during the year, amounted to $6,457 19 | The disbursements during the year, were $5,- 65063. The President stated that the permanent fund amounted to $8,000. Professor Norton delivered the annual address, and in the evening the committee decided to hold the next annual fair at Buffalo Canal Commissioner Axpany, January 19, 1848. The supervision of the Canal has been given to the Canal Commissioners, as follows: Mr. Beach has charge of the first division; Mr. Cook of the second division; and Mr. Hinds of the third. Nominations of Notaries Public, ¢ic. AuBany, Jan. W, 1848, The names of the following persons were sent to the Senate to be confirmed as Notaries Public for the city of New York:—J. N. Clark, J.C. Neibuhr, J. Paris, W. Edwards, §. ©. Embree, W. A. Spies, R. B. Campbell, J.eS. Harbinger, | J. D. Wood, J. B. Stevens, W. T. Horn, E. H Warner, W. Van Hook, W. H. Stogdill, J. Polack, W. Dodge, J. Fowler, H. A. Weed, F D. Hawkins, A. Wheeler, J. H. Lyell and G. J. Cornwell. They will be confirmed on Friday. Dr. Seth Geer was nominated as resident phy- sician of the city of New York. THIRTLETHICONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Wasnixaton, January 19, 1843. Senate, FILLING VACANCIES IN COMMITTEES, After some unimportent business, a discussion took Place on the wish expressed by the Chair as to whether wien he was expected to fill vacancies in committees, eaused by resignations, he was appointed to appoint the Chairman, or merely to fill up the number of the com- mittee. It was decided that he should merely fill up the number. DISTRICT COURT IN TEXAS. Mr. Rvusx introduced a bill to establish an additional District Court in Texas, which was read twice. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENTS. Some unimportant communications from the depart- ments were laid on the table. One from the Treasury Department, to correct an crror in the report of the Se- oretary of the Treasury, caused by a mistake of the olerk. THE TEN REGIMENT BILL. The Ten Regiment bill was then taken up. Mr. Foote addressed the Senate in support of the war. {Left speakin; House of Representatives. POSTAL ARRANGRA Mr. Gave offered a resolution calling for instructions given by the Postmaster General to the Postmaster at Mobile relative to postages by steamboats in employ of the government. Adopted. REPORTS. The various committees were called on for reports. GENERAL LAND OFFICE. Mr. Cotuamer, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported a bill to amend the act to re-organize the gene- ral land office. approved July 4th, 1836. Passed. FOSTAGR FREE FOK SAILORS IN THE GULF Mr. Gocatn, trem the Post Office Committee, reported ‘8 resolution discharging the committee from the further consideration of the joint resolution for allowing officers, seamen and marines in the Gulf to receive letters free of postage, the subject being already provided for by law. Adopted. INCREASE OF THE ARMY, ETC. Mr. Burt, from the Military Committee, reported a bill to increase the efficiency of the regular corps of the army, and to provide for disabled soldiers. Also, a bill to found a Military Asylam for invalid soldiers of the army. GREENPORT, L, 1, & PORT OF ENTRY. Mr. Grinvect, from the Committee on Commerce, re- ported the Senate bill concerning certain collection dis- telots, making Greenport, L. I., s port of entry, &c. DRY DOCK AT BROOKLYN, Mr. Krve, from the Naval Comm! reported with- out amendment, the Senate bill making an additional ‘appropriation for the Dry Dock at Brooklyn. APPROPRIATIONS FOR NAVAL SERVICE. Mr. Levin, from the Naval Committee, reported a bill to amend the act making appropriations for the naval service for the present fiscal year. RELIEF FOR NAVY OFFICERS Mr Stanton, from the same committee, reported a bill for the relief of certain forward warrant officers of the Navy. PROMOTION OF USEFUL ARTS. Mr. Fanneiy, from the Committee on Patents, re- ported s bill to amend various acts providing for the pre motion of useful arts cnutcHeris cas, Mr. Houston, from the Committee on Public Build- ings, reported a bill making appropriations to defray the expenee of lighting the Capitol with Crutohet’s gas. JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT. Mr. J. R. Iscrnsot, from the Judiciary Committee. reported with amendment the Senate bill, supplements. ry to the act regulating the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. LOAN OF EIGHTEEN MILLI0: Mr. Vinton, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill providing for a loan not exceeding eigh- teen millions. The above bills were all read twice and referred. ERECTION OF A TOMB BTONF. Mr. C. J. Iw jon submitted a joint resolution for the erection of a stone in the Congressional burying ground to the memory of Mr. Harper, a member of Con- gress elect from Pennsylvania at the time of his death, which ocourred several years ago. Passed. FRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. On motion of Mr. Brovuxan, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the President’s Message Mr. Tuck addressed the Committee, chiefly on slavery. (Left speaking | (The telegraph between New York and Philadelphia, being out of order, received the above despatches from Philadelphia by night mail. The whole of the The Insurrection. The steamer Maria Antoinette, that arrived here yesterday trom Naples, reports that at the moment of leaving, there was a general rising of the populace. The troops were called out, and the report of musketry was heard in differ- ent parts of the city. The steamer Virgil, ex- pected hourly, will, no doubt, bring further par- ticulars. Tug Weatner.—At eight o’clock yesterday morning the thermometer on the Plains of Abra- ham, Quebec, stood 24 degrees below sero; it is presumed that it must have been 30 at the Citadel. In Montreal on Sunday and yesterdey the weather was intensely severe, The ice has taken en the river opposite the | town, and several partier crorsed on foot to Longueuil | yesterday —Monrreal Pilot, Jan. 11 The thermometer at Amsterdam, N.Y, on ‘Tuesday morning, stood at 36 below zero At Boston, on Monday moruing there was nearly an inch of sue the ground, butit meited away soon rise, und @ warm April-like day ensued At Nantucket on the 15th inat . the weather wan very warm indeed, remindiog one of enmmer. Th harbor wan fr ly mild forthe season, ‘There is The no snow on the ground, an’ the barboris entirely {ree The rchooner British Queen cnme up from joque yesterday with @ load of flour, and the mer Syiph is wdvertined to leave this port to-morrow jorning for Leeds —Kineston Argus, Jan. 4, Aman named Blunt was shot on Friday night while attempting to break into the Schodac dep it, of the Bos- ton railroad company. His Fan off, leaving the dead body of Blunt. 1 Mec leee ee NEW YOKK LEGISLATURE. Aveany, January 19, 1648 Sonate. BROOKLYN CITY CHARTER. The bill to amend the act relative to the Brooklyn Charter Convention, was ordered to a third reading. VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF. The bill relative to filling vacancies in the office of Sheriff was referred to the Judiciary Committee. LUNATIC ASYLUM, Mr. Crarx presented the annual report of the Lunatic Asylum, A NEW CANAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY. A bill was reported relative to the charter of the Long Island Canal ond Navigation Company. DAMAGES BY RIOTS. The notice of the bill to make cities and villages re sponsible for damages by riots, was taken up. TAXATION OF NON-RESIDENTS. Mr. Haw ey ofiered « bill to rutjeot to taxation debte owing by non-residents of the United Stat The Brooklyn Convention bill was ordered to a third readin, Adjourned. Assembly. COMPENSATION FOR RIOTS. Mr. Beacn reported a bill for compensation in oases on riots. PATENT MEDICINES, Bil to regulate sale of medicines and medical com: The death of Capt. John Butler, of the Third | | poudatend a thint time Notion to sesormmit, with | instructions to restore clause exempting prescription sof regular physicians—lost. Vote on bilitaken and reject- ed, 57to 33 A motion to reconsider was made and Tejected ; 80 the bill is lost. TRLEGRAPH COMPANIES. Mr. Brooxs’ resclution relative to telegraph compa- nies, was agreed to PREEMPTION RIGHTS, | A dill to auead the aot relative to sale of pre-emption rights in New York, was ordered te a third reading. STRAM ON CANALS. Mr. Unpennius offered @ resolution requiring Canal Commissioners to report if it is practicable to use steam power onthe canal. Isaid over. Debate on the river and harbor resolutions until 12 o'clock, when the House adjourned to give the State Agricultural Convention the use of the Assembly cham- ber. Buffalo was selected for the State Fair. jarkets, New Orteans, January 12, 1848.—The news by the steamer Caledonia, has caused @ slight decline in . The stock of eugar is light. Sales of molasres {alSigc. The flour market continues heavy — new engagements have been made in freights No alteration in exchange. Ausany, January 19, 1848—Holders are asking @ small advance on Genesee flour. There were sales at $6 12 $6 25, and for Western at $6 a $6 123g Among the sales of grain in the. street, we note barley at 8la 860; rye at 79 a 800; corn at 64a 670, We note an improvement in the price of hogs, with sales at $5 75a $6 12; of butter at 13.a150. The weather is very cold, Burravo, Jan. 19—Sivee the steamers’ rews, received this forenoon by telegraph, sales of 200 bbls of flour were made at $4 70, and 3,000 bushels of Toledo wieat were sold on private terms. Corn—Sales were making at 50 cents for Western mixed. Tne news had the effect ot imparting greater firmness to the market in breadetuffs oar Holders demani better prices, but opera- rs were inclined to wait the receipt of private letters, before entering the market to any considerable extent. Boston, Jan. 19—The Cambria’s news was received here this morning, by telegraph, and had the effect of unset- tling themarket for breadstuffs. Holders of both fourand grain stood out for better prices; but buyers appear don: willing, in the absence of private letters, to offar rats current before the news. Hence, transaction in all kinds were light. Not sufficient sales of grain were made to establish prices, since the receipt of the news Cotton was firmer, but prices were limited. In provi- sions, new pork was in fair requent, and good beef in steady demand at full prices. Prime new lard coatinued in good demand. Frolghts were unseitied by the news, and engagements were light. Shipping Intelligence. « New Orveans, Jan 12—Cld ship Wiscons: bark Macedonian, Boston. New York; Dr. Baird’s Lectures on Europe. Dr. Barrn’s lecture on Germany, took place on Tuesday last, before a numerous and highly respectable audience, in the Female Academy, Jerolamon street, Brooklyn. The lecturer was received with applause, which was heartily re- newed at the termination of the lecture. ‘The doctor said he did not mean tospeak of Germany, properly so called, but the central portion of Europe— Germany proper is that part of Gerinany which belongs to Austria not in italy, and Prussia. The French and other writers call Germany that part of Europe which is included in the Germanic Diet. But we might speak of it in @ more comprebessive manner. We approach a country which was much more anciently oivilizsd than the other nations which we have spoken of The learn ed Dr. here alluded to the mongrel character ot Auetrix, composed of various ill-assorted nations, and said that from these causes Ausiria contained within herrelf the seeds of her own destruction. The firet remark | have to make is,that Germany presents a great diversity of appearance Prussia is # very small nation; but it great- ot increased at and since the time of Frederick the Great, ‘hen he ascended the throne it was about as large as New York, and contained three millions of inhabitants; but it is now much larger. and its population amounte to about fifteen millions. Prussia is,in general, a poor country—but by the industry and perseverauce of the inbabitants, it is well cultivated ; and they have made considerable advances in manutactures and the arts Dr. B. then alluded to the appearance of Prussia, of Germany proper, and of Germany, in Austria, showing that it was agreeably diversified, and, was, in some places, level, and in others, hilly ; it has two very large rivers. The scenery on the Elbe is very beautiful, and exceeds, in my estimation, on the Rhine.— There is also agreat variety of soil; some places are poor, and others rich. I was astonished to see large fields of Indian corn in Austria, when | was there, and they ap- peared to thrive. The ancient bistory of Germany, like ail other nations, is buried in obscurity. It is admitted that the original settlers emigrated from Asia ‘The lec turer here pointed ona large map the route they are supposed tu have taken, aud said it was curicus to ob- serve the various parts which they had settled, and that they can be traced oxactl: manners of the peo) the points where It is from Roman writers we learn the ancient history of this people. It cost the Romans much blood and many battles before they conquered Germeny. They and still are, enthusiastically in love with independet Tacitus’ dese iption of them is applicable to this day. He describes them as well-formed, strong, and handsom~ The Romans did them one good, by quickly giving their laws to Germany. At oue period, Germany war united to France ; afterwards, they determined to have elective monarchy. There were s0 many petty States t it was absolutely necessary for their common safe that they should be united There were no less than 3 governments. As is generally the case, in elective monarchies, they choose their kings out of one family 80 leng as they could get proper men. There were four or five families from which they were chi+fly chosen. That of the present emperor of Austria basfarnished the most. The diet came together every three years; sometimes they had long sittings. Napoleon broke up this state of thi endestablished the confederacy of the Rhine Francie that time, took the title of Emperor ot Germany. At the downfall of Napoleon, there were 38 governments in Germany ; the States send deputies to the diets in pro portion to their population. Dr B. here stated the number each State sent, andgave a minute account o: their various governments ibis diet is kind of Lond of union, but does not accomplish much It has the power to declare war and make nd to say toeach State what number of soldiers it must furnish. in cass of war. Dr B. then epoke of the inconvenience resu'tiny from the di: in regard to the lib rty of the uties on goods Prussia is more liberai nd so On with the other States It is thr with their different custom house laws Goodsim- porte one State must pay the duties in that State, and in all the other States through which they pass The King of Prussia bas attempted to establish a uni- form custom house and laws forall the States, and « number have joioed him. The income last year was from 25 to 30 millions, and is a wise resolution. Ger- many is a couatry rico in minerals and poseesses all the necessaries for a manufacturing people. She is advan. cing quietly but surely in manutscturing importance ‘She bas not @ large sea coast. Germany hasgreat facili- ties for inland navigation, and the Germans are particu jarly fond of the Rhine. They call it ourriver. Their roads are very good—are ali Macadamiz:d. Our Eng ish brethrea, in travelling, certainly don't find the accommodation they have at home, and are therefore displeased, and grumble; but if they or any other party are disposed, they may be very comfortable in Germany We have never given the Germans the credit they de eerve, We have looked at them through English eyes and considered them dull and stupid This is not the case, They ae e, perhaps, slower than some others, bu’ they are anything but stupid. They ure very honest. apright and careful Were I @ stranger, | should far sooner go through Germany not knowing their lan- guage, than any nation in Europe. (Great applause ) To be sure there are some things not so pleasant; their amoking is diagreeable, but they are polite and gentle- manly, and if made aware vf its being annoying, will desist ‘at once—although from the expression on their counte- nancr#, it is hard for them to doso. They are making considerable progress with railroadsin Germany. Their oarri are superier to ours e Rev. Doctor then spoke of the cities of Germany, their population, trade. sustoms, &e., aad the various worth seeing. He related a very interesting anecdote of the Peninsular war, told him by Sir B. Wilson, Governor of Gibraltar; tioned very particularly the universities in Germs ny. the number of students, their manners,&ko. At one of their cities he hed seen the students, theological ar well as others, after class hours, emoki and drinking beer at grog shops; but as ro were inthe class door, they were most attentive; ail listened with the deepest interest to the lecturer, with their note book: dums. He then spoke of the ion. how admirable it wal d the success which had attended it; and said it was rapidly extending thronghout other parts of Germany. Germany will not be long as it is—there will lution They are advancing rapidiyin know ident they are panting after more it king of Prussia certainly bar given his people a constitution, but they are not satis fed with it, and it may become, shortly, a serious ques tion what they wilido. The Prussian Minister at the Court of St. James, told me prepared a constitu. tion, out the king declined to adopt it, as being too libe Police Intelligence. Arrest ona Charge of Fraud —OMoer Crosett, one of ttaches at the iower police, arrested yesterday, on & warrant, issue) by Justice Drinker, man calling himself W. W. Grey, keeprr of a sort of intelligence of fice, ora kind of shop, located at No. 542 Broadway where he purports to procure situations for clerks and servants. In the above warrant, he stands charged with obtaining $5 from @ young countryman, by the name of Cyrus N. Smith, under the pretence of pro- curing him a situation, which he failed to do. Atter the matter was investigated by the magistrate, Grey war held to bail in the sum o1 $200, for bis appearance at court for trial, in default of which, he was committed to prison, but subsequently bail was procured by hir iriends, and he was liberated from prison, A Dishonest S-reant.— Officers Lawrence and Buch- anap, of the 2d district police, arrested yesterday, & Wo- man by the name of Alice Riley, a eervant in the em- ploy of Mr. Jonathan Leech, residing at No 16 Abing- don Square, on a charge of stealing « gold watch, valued at $100, The officers on searching the premier frequented by this woman, recovered the watch, which they found secretrd in the ashes in the under cellar, where it had evidently been placed by this dis- honest ssivant, Justice Merritt looked her up for trial ~ Mail Fatiures. ‘ The Eastern mail failed at 8¢. Louis, Dec. 29 “Northern “4 New Orleans, Jan. Sand 9 be 18 ew « # Richmond, ° 1 “6 & Charleston 4 “ Raters “ * © 8, Loule, * gendd Hat CAs The Ganeice ¥ Devt, iwered, ean ba keen af 1 ft Steers, havin ain 16 & ais street 2 : Friday, 2ist instant, rod oa Satur day frenoon at the staH, Nos 13 aud 14 Ceutre market. Als: Ww si ised by Me. Li ad Clift, We te. BRYANT LAWRENCE, Nos 1s and’ 1 Market. oe i Daguerreotype of General Taylor.—A true t jast—Mr. AN’ ry New Onl fi 4 wi copy of the original may be seen at Mr. Brondway, where early impressions of secured, ‘The “Richeiteu” Diamond Pointed Gold Pen, $2 ouly.—The fact that these Pe is the best guaranty of the larity ‘they have obtained. } oir Uiertes a ee ee oF ; o. f cand J. ¥, Savage, i Fuiton st. Gold Peas and Cases of ‘at the lowest prices: Pens repaired or ex. thy le every description wholesale wnd retail, Gold Pens at $1, $12 aad $1.50, ‘Gold Diamond Pointed Gold Pens—Purchasers of Gold Peus will bear ia tod thet all makers 2G hletiaina’? gud achee et amps on thesr seeotd “ Chieftains.” and other fictitious | st * On i inferior qualities. JOHN W. GREATON & Cedar street, fall the mak X how se!ling at reduced prices. ‘The Hens ard Cases others vertise (0 sell.as the best in-the eity, for $% they sell for id pens re- 59, only, end others low in propoitioa A Warning to the French.—If they don’t reduce the price of their Boots the day of their fortune isatan tnd: for ons friend Yousy, apposite our office, te selling the best quality of Freneh Calf Boois for $4 50, such as are soid ia other stores {or $6 and $7; he has gotauice Calf Sewed Hoot (or $3, usually $5 n other stores; with a splendid assort meut of patent lesther Boots aud Congress Gaiters. Don’t for get, small profits isthe motto of our friend Young. on the corner of Fulton and Nassau. Cail inand see him—the Doc- tor. Dr. Bostwick’s ir jew Medical Book, with hints to the youn published by Burgess, Stringer & Co, 222 Broadway. his is the best proctical work iliustrates with plates, ever before published, aod should ds of every phy mm, Young man, and all guard! MONEY MARKE Wednesday, January 19.6 P. M. There was a slight upward movement in stocks to-day’ but it did not amount to much. At the first board Harlem advanced ‘4 per cent ; Long Island, 4; Canton, 4g; Farmers’ Loan, 4; Reading, %; Morris Canal, %. Reading Bonde fell off | per cent ; Indians 6's, 4; United States 5’s, {. All others closed at prices current yes- terday. The news by the Cambria has had no perceptible in- fluence upon this market. A slight improvement in stocks, no'iced above, was the result more of the fact that the steamer had arrived and further suspense was at an end, than from the nature of the accounts receiv- ed. The advices are not of acharacter calculated to have any immediate effect upon commercial affairs om this side of the Atlantic, although they were rather fa- vorable than otherwise. Everything connected with trade and commerce on the otber side was, at the latest dates, quiet; and very little disposition was exhibited by the commercial or manufacturing classes to engage in @ny new transactions to any extent. We look for great stagnation in every department of business for some time; and @ recovery from the revulsion which bas been s0 ge- necally experienced must be very gradual. A rayid im- provement would be attended with a great deal of dan- ger, and a relapse would be attended with the most fatal results The policy of the Bank of England is to prevent the elighteat attempt to an expansion, although the bullion 1s rapidly increasing, and the amount already in hand exceeds eleven and @ half millions pounds sterling. It is evident that prices have not become depreciated quite enough yet; that the bottom has not yet been ‘ouched. We cannot be far from the lowest depths; but when we arrive there, many will be satisfied to remain fora time. It will be seen by the quotations for cotton that prices ruled within one eighth of » penny of the 1owest point ever touched; there is, therefore, not much margin for a further decline, and we may soon see bot- tom, so far as this staple is concerned. Asregards bread- stuffs, prices may not change ‘much from those now ruling; it appears difficult to get them down much, in the face of the known deficiency in the harvest. Within the past few months prices have fluctuated a few shil- lings, but the tendency is upward, and any improvement in the European money markets, would inflate prices very rapidly. When the time comes, when there is no possibility of pressing prices any lower, there will be, without doubt, «simultaneous movement among those speculators who have, for some time past, been accumula- ting funds for the purpose of taking advantage of the first movement. ‘The list of failures has been increased, by the addition ithe names of several American houses. This is not un- xpected; but they are the closing scenes in the drama, vr the present. A suspension from time to time will be ‘nnounced for some time to come, and it will bea long time before the vestiges of the recent revulsion disap- pear. The annexed table exhibits the number and esti- mated amount of liabilities involved, which have been reported since the Ist of August last :— Mercantine Faicunys ix Great Britain, Avoust lat a ‘R Lith, 1847 Amount known, £1408 858 6 745,854 4411075 2854 464 893 000 150 000 2,368,251 Grand total... 192 £23,799 502 This is for Great Britain and Ireland alone. The fail- ures from December 1th to January Ist, will swell the list to more than two hundred, and the amount to more than £24,000 000, equal to over one hundred and twenty millions of doliars. The capital of the 16 insurance offices in Boston is $4,575 000; of the 13 offices out of Boston, $1,250,000; total, $5.825,000 The amount of fire losses paid the last year by the Boston offices is $189,692 85; of marine losses , $1,542,791 67, The amount of marine losses paid by the 13 offices out of Boston, is $194,296 48. The following is a table of the circulating notes which the undermentioned banks have returned to the Comp- troller, and for which stocks hay en withdrawn. It should be remarked, howe’ that about one-half of the stocks withdrawn were past due, and, of course, had ceased to pay interest : Uireutatina Nor GeneraL Returxep py Bangs unpeR THE NG Law, uP To Jan. 18, 1848, Chautauque Co... Amenia Bauk Dutchess Co... Bank of New Rochelle . OK eevee ok, Cattaraugus Co d Mechanics’ Bank, Mechanics’s Banking Associati Mechanics’ Bank, Merchants’ Bank, Erie Co. New York, Stock Bank. Patchin Bank... Suffolk County Bank. Warren County Bang... White Plains Bank . Franklin County Bank Champlain Bank .......- Northern Bank of New York. . Bank of Bainbridge... ... Farmers’ Bank, Chautauque Co State Bank, at Saugerties. Bank of Cayuga Lake . Rochester Bank .. .. Northern Exchange Bank. Total... + $450,233 This contraction is still going on, and is ane cf the principal causes of the scarcity of money. In cone- quence of the recent panic among bill-holders of the free banks, they find it dificult to get out «circulation as \arge 88 they previously had, and have sent large sums into the Comptrollers, and withdrawn their securities. A meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of the United States, was holden at the banking house in Phila- delphia, on the Ist of January, inst., aud the annaal re- vort made at that time has been published. At that meeting @ resolution was offered for the purpose of learning if the funds already collected by the second and third trusts, were not sufloient to discharge all the deposits unpaid, the post notes, and outstending circu- lation of the bank. It is stated that the second and third trusts have ample funds for the liquidation of all these claims, and that the directors, for reasens best known to themselves, profess to have no knowledge of the matter. Theamount of these claims, on the Ist of January last, was $1,100,000; and the funds neld by these trusts, $560,- 000, leaving ® balance of $040.000. There isno doubt but that this baleucs is alrondy liquidated. The amount of bank notes supposed to be in circulation on the Istot January, inst., was the balanoe of the aggregate circula- tion of the haak since its firat formation; and as these bills were current in every part of the world, and were used as remittances toan immense amount for many years. it is probable that full half » million have been lost, burnt, or destroyed in different ways, and therefore it would be safe to estimate upon that basis. Should such be the case, it will be perceived that the cash funds in the two trusts, are sufficient to liquidate all these claims, and relieve the stockholders of the bank from these liabilities. In addition to these funds, these trusta have a large amount of dividend paying stocks and city real ostate, It is in the power of the stockholders of this institution to clone up ite affairs, or at least to reduce the exponrer very materially, and reserve tor their Wenetit the sums which are annually paid to the trustees, whose objet ‘ see 10 000 Ogdenburgh 102.087 OM ve uses ey 86,502