The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Poot AM at Borthwest corner of Hulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, WHE DAILY HERALD.— Two editions, 2 cents per copy—87 taamim. ‘The MORNING EDITION ws published ath ocvock BM. and distributed bejore breakfust ; the AFTERNOON NITION ¢ nbeh d of the newsbaye at 2 o'c/ock. : THE WEEKLY HERALD: for'eir ulation on this Cont nent, te published every Susurdy, at 6% cents per copy or $3 per annum ; for circulation in Europe and printed in French Seg ealok 21 Qa cons ‘Per copy, or $4 per annum ; the Lutter rr the posta ye. “ TTERS by mail, for subseriptions, or with adver fon foto be pot oie, or the p eee on be deducted from money remitted. ITAR Y CORRESPONDENCE, containing important Weraity paia for. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVEN: BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Navar Excacecente— Tom awp Jenny—MiLL or ALDERVON, WAY THEATRE. Rrosdway—Don Cxsan mNGION BY TH MATIONAL THEATRE. Chatham Square—Samsow & Co —Moan uv Catironnia— Woman. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers etreet—Fasr Man—Krvo eo rus Pravooxs MECHANICS BALL, Broadway, near Broome—Cunurv's Mureracis SOCIETY LIBRARY, Brosdway—New Ontnave Senana- pas ALHAMBRA, Broadway, Prince—Bamve, Luwr & Co.'s Auanmay Crscon ZOOLOGICAL HALL, Bowery—Van Ausuncn & Oo.'s Ba AcER LE. CHINESE MUSEUM, 589 Broadway—Onmmesm Ounrosirize. BROOKLYN CONCERT SALOON—Wurre's Senenapers. Slew York, Wednesday, February 28, 1849. oe fo the Public__.New Movement in News- paper Advertising. The extensive establishment of the New Fork Herald $a now complete in all its parts. During the last few gmon the, vast improvements in the construction of new ma:hinery, and other details, have been made, which Imvolved an expense to the proprietor of forty thousand Gollars. Those eminent machine makers, Messrs. Hoo & Co., havefurnished us with this new machinery, on @ Row plan; and it is, we believe, without @ parallel, im sither Europe or America. Messrs. James Connor & Son, type found are now engaged in finishing a new font of type, which will come into operation with the new system of advertising which we are now en- abled te present to the at business community of New York, and to the By those improvements we are enabled to print, with equal fa- oility, a single or a double sheet, at the ratio of nearly ten thousand copies per hour. Our daily edition, of nearly twenty-five th fn about two hours anda half, No other newspaper establishment in the world, with the exception of the London Zimes, can command such machinery, or pro- Guoe such results in daily journalism, ‘These are the means and instruments with which we now go to work, to improve and enlarge the caps. ities of a daily news) ‘We are enabled to offer to the business community of all classes, advantages, 4m the way of advertising which no other journal in the country can present te their consideration. With the present form of our issue—a single sheet—our os- pacity has been limited, much tothe regret of a large portion of the business community, who have, again and again, wished to publish their advertisements ina jeurnal porsessing the comprehensive circulation whieh the Herald has among the mercantile and Dusimess people of the country, not only in New York, ut in every city and State in the Union, and through- out Europe. ‘Wo beg, therefore, to state tothe public, of all classes, that we intend to begin the issuing of a double sheet, ome time in the middle of next week, for which we ehall receive advertisements, af « reductionof fifty per cent from the rates now charged in the single sheet— all such advertisements to be inserted in the inside of the double sheet, slong with other reading matter that will be necessary to fill up that portion of the journal. The existing rates for advertisements in the Anside of the single sheet, and the pian on which they fre received, having received the approbation of the public, willremain as they have been for the last fow months. That this plan and the rates for advertis- Ang in the single sheet, have been satisfactory to the community, we entertain no deubt, from the fact that ince we commenced that system our advertising patronage has doubled, and in numerous instances more than doubled, ‘The distinot proposition which we now make to the usiness community of all classes, will, we hope, be clearly understood. We can publish » double sheet every day, with the same facility with which we now publish the single sheet ; but the introduction of an extended and cheaper system of advertising, which the Goubie sheet will provide, must have a beginning be- boring cities. nd copies, can nuw be easily printed fore its advantages can be realised by the community, and of course we intend to begin the new movement in this system of advertising, by first collecting asuficient number of advertisements at the proposed rates for the Gouble sheet, and of issuing that sheet only when that suffcient number shall have been obtained, By this process we shall first publish a double sheet, with this new class of advertisements, once a week, @ccording to the patronage offered by the public, and as that petromage increases and presses on us—which ‘we have no doubt it will—we shall be enabled to publish @ double sheet twice s week, and gradually extend it, until we ehall publish a double sheet every day in the week. When this point is reached, the New York Herald, double sheet, at two cents per eopy, will be the cheapest newspaper in the world. ‘This we conceive will be the easiest and most prac- tleable method of introducing this extended system of advertising, which we contemplate, to the oonsidera- tion of the business community of New York and the gurrounding cities. ‘With these views, therefore, and with these oxpla- mations, we beg to state to business mon of all kinds— merchants, ebippers, jobbers, (general or particular) guarine and insurance companies, associations, book- sellers, venders of medicines of all kinds, dry goods dealets, fancy store keepers, and in fact all classes en- gaged in the diversified business of New York—that we ‘are now prepared to receive their advertisements at our Office, om the northwest corner of Fultonand Nassau A Orteis—1s there Hope for Cal is tnere None? ‘The latest accounts from Washington brought to us the gratifying intelligence that an attempt to provide a temporary goverament tor Calitornia had been successful in the Senate. We allude to the adoption, by a vote of twenty-nine to twenty-seven, of an amendment to the geoeral appropriation Sill, introduced by Mr. Walker, of Wiscoasin, pro- viding for the application to the territory west of the Rio del Norte, acquired by the treaty with Mexico, of all those Congressional eaactment® which have been heretofore adopted for the govern- ment of the territories of the United States, and authorizing the President to prescribe and estab- lish all proper ana useful regulations for the en- forcement of these laws, the preservation of order and tranquillity, and the establishment of justice. Not at all to our surprise, this movement has elicited a howl of indignation from our socialist sensible friend, and mileage cotemporary, of the Tribune. He denounces the whole scheme, and, turning up the whites of his eyes, expresses the fervent prayer that the House will tack to atthe Wilmot proviso, and defeat the measure entirely. The zeal of these “friends of humanity” is amazing. They are so much afraid of the ex- tension of slavery to the shores of the Pacifie, that they are prepared to abandon the thousands of our fellow-citizens who have reached California, and the tens of thousands who are destined to fol- low them, to all the horrors of anarchy and murder. They are so much in love with freedom, that they will permit the work of rapine and assassination to proceed unchecked in California, until their dar- ing abstraction receive the sanction of Congress, Can the public be any longer blind to the hypocrisy and wickedness of these miserable abstractionists —these mileage drivellers of the press? No man pretends to believe that slavery will ever insinuate tself into California; and yet these scheming, cold-blooded politicians exert all their energies to prevent the establishment of regular government there, unless the act be accompanied by a pompous and uameaning prohibition of that institution. Nothing could more intelligibly indicate the hol- jow-heartednees of Greeley and his associates in Congress, than this desperate resistance of every attempt to avert the calamitous state of affairs with which California 1s threatened. What do these men really want? Is it their de- sire that Calitornia should be converted into a pan- demonium? Or do they seek to precipitate its disruption from the territory of this Union? Al- ready we have had tearful admonition of the evils which are the natural result of the diserganized state of society on the coast of the Pacific. Every week—every day—the necessity of the establish- ment of some settled system of government be- comes more and more urgent and erying. Were that region an unpeopled wilderness, we might be- hold unmoved this quarrel about an abstraction. But when the national character is at stake —when thousands of our brethren, bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh, who have just gone from amongst us, are threatened with all the horrors which the unbridled indulgence of the worst passions of the human heart can inflict upon society, 18 it not fitting to implore all good men to unite in defeating the aim of designing and unprin- cipled demagogues, who, for paltry and despicable ends, now attempt to deprive California of the in- estimable blessings of regular government? What, in the name of common sense, has the Wilmot proviso to do with the establishment ef government in Califernia? Slavery can never em- igrate or exist in that region. The safety of chlorofom—the squaring of the circle—perpetu- al motion—the doctrine of tree-will—or any other abstraction, might, with equal propriety, be at- tached to the appropriation bill, or be connected with the organization of California as a territory: Very transparent is the insincerity of all this op- position to Mr. Walker’s amendment; ner will the sneers of the Tribune seriously damage that gen- tleman. Mr. Walker 18 a practical man. He knows something of the privations and difficul- tues of frontier life. He can well estimate the dangers which threaten California, and proprely appreciate the importance of congressional action. He at least has discharged his duty. It now emain to be seen what the House will do. A fearful responsibility rests upon it. If the abstrac, tionists, be they stupid or blind, designing or unprincipled, be permitted to defeat this measure, it is impossible to forsee the weight of disgrace and crime which will, through their fatal success, press hereafter on the name and fame of this Union. Tue Recent Stats Evgctions ror Senators, —Several elections for United States Senators have recently taken place in the Western States— in Ohio, Illinois, In¢iana and Michigan. The election in Michigan resulted in the choice of Gen. Cass ; but it was not effected without a con- siderable struggle among the new and old party elements of that State. General Cass’s election to the United States Senate may be considered more in the light of a compliment than as an in- dication of any string purpose, im the Legislature of that State, to endorse the opinions and political views with which he has been identified. The elections in Ohio and other Western States are, however, strong points from which to deduce im- portant conclusions relative to the course of par- ties hereafter. In fact, they are significant in the sentiment that has heretofore prevailed among parties in the free States, either in the East or West. Mesers. Breese, Hannegan and Allen, all of whom are members of the present United States Senate, have lost their re-election, more on ac- count of the position which they maintained in reference to the slavery question than from any local or general cause. They were considered by the democrats, as belonging to that class desig- nated old hunkers—a class of politicians who have heretofore maintained an opposition to the abelition doctrines of the North, in order to con- conciliate the politicians of the South, in connec- tion with the party in power. In this respect, the two great parties of the day seem to be changing ground, and taking a position in opposition to that which they heretofore held. The whig party, for the first time, with some slight exceptions, in fifty years, assume the responsibility of conduct. ing the national government under the Presiden- cy of General Taylor. In all that time they have been opposed to the extension of slavery, and at the same time went so far, in particular States and dis- tricts, as to bear considerably in favor of aboli- tion in the abstract. The introduction of the Wil- mot proviso into the ranks of the democrats, has TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGE Summary of Latest Sows. By our telegraphic despatches, 1¢ will be per- ceived that both houses of Congress are prolong: ing their daily sessions, and evince an earnest desire to post up their business betore the close of the seesion. In the United States Senate, yesterday, the re. port of the committee appointed to noufy Gen Taylor and Mr. Fillmore of their election, was read; and a resolution for the appointment of a committee to make arrangements for the inaugu- ration was passed; the committee consists of Megers. Reverdy Johnson, Jeflerson Davis and John Davis. A bill regulating the payment of pensions to disabled soldiers and seamen, was passed. The appropriation bill was then taken up, and various amendments were discussed, some of which were adopted—among them, one appro- priating $100,000 to defray the mileage of mem- bers of Congress. At half-past eleven o’clock, P.M., when our despatch closed, the Senate was still in session. The House ef Representatives were chiefly en- gaged yesterday in the discussion of the bills pro- viding governments fo1 the territories of California and New Mexico, the former of which was passed, by a vote of yeas 126, nays86. By this vote 1t will be perceived that measures have been adopted in both houses, providing for territor.al governments in California, and only require the signature of the Preeident to carry them to censummation. A bill for the establishment of a Branch Miat at San Francisco, was also debated, but was informally aid aside. We have also despatches from St. John, New Brunswick, giving an account of an extensive con- flagration at that place. The late news from Europe was received over this line of wires—the distance being about seven hundred miles—anticipating the arrival of the steamer at this port about two days: The line 18 now working finely. Wasninaron, Feb, 27, 1849. General Taylor visited Georgetown to-day. He is rapidly regaining bis wonted good health. General Tayior’s Visit to Georgetown. Wasninaron, Feb. 27, 1849. General Taylor has accepted the invitstion of the authorities of Georgetown, to be present, and ailow the people of that place the pleasure of an introduction. ‘The ceremony will take place in the afterneoa to- morrow, under the direction of the Mayor and Couneil. Great Fire at St. John, N. B.—A Large Number of Houses and Other Valuable Property;Destroyed—Several Persons In- jured. Sr. Jonn, N. B, Feb. 27, 1849. A most destructive fire ocourred in this eity last night. It broke out at half-past 11 o'clock, in the rear of the three story wooden building near the head of King street, owned and ocoupied by Messrs. J. & G. Lawrence, as a cabinet ware room, and tenanted by Merrrs. B. O’Brien, as & book store; W. Carville, as o saddler’s shop; and the Sons of Temperance, asa di- vision room, ‘The fire spread with great rapidity, and, ine short time, enveloped the adjoining buildings, sweeping everything before it, until it reached the Ceunty Market Houre, on King’s Square, whom it was fortu- nately stayed in that direction. On the west, every building on that side of King street, as far down as the brick building of Moses Vernon, was consumed; and here the conflagration was happily arrested. A strong nerth wind prevailed at the time, sweeping the cinders and burning embers to s considerable dis- tance. All the houses on the south side of King street were at one time in imminent danger. The cupola of Trinity Church, as well buildings in that vicinity, several times oat At one time we were fearful that the old Trinity was destined to become a prey to the flames; but the stre- nuous exertions of our citizens, aided by the military, saved this edifice from destruction, although the ou- pola, and the pillars which supported it, were burmed off. ‘We regret to state that three persons were seriously injured by the falling of the timbers and pillars of the cupola of Trinity Chureh; but all of them, we trust, will recover. We are unable to give, at this early moment,any additional particulars. * Fire in Milwaukle., Mizwavxre, Feb. 20, 1849. A fire broke out this morning, about 2 o’elook, on the corner of East Water and Michigan streets, and destroyed four frame stores—embracing Alba Kimball’s wholesale grocery ; Township & Cane’s dry goods; J. Smith’s grocery and fruit store, and H. Mabbett’s gre- cery. Total loss in buildings and goeds, about $25,000, Goods mostly insured. Daring Burglary. Cuampensnura, Pa., Feb. 27, 1849. The court houee was broken iato last night, the Treasurer’s office was entered|and the vault broken into in which the accounts wore kept—the books de- faced, and» part taken away. The public documents connected with the Treasurer's office were destroyed, the private papers being left untouched. The object of the depredators was, evidently, not to obtain money, for the money was profusely strewn around the room. The Commissioner's office was also entered, and the papers scattered in all directions about the room. Cer- taim persons are suspected. ‘The Southern Mall—T! ate of the Route. Purtavenrnta, Feb 27, 1849. The Baltimore mail arrived this evening at 73 o’clock—it was delayed im crossing the Suequehanns The Baltimore Union L! commenced running their boats this morning, to accommodate the travel to Phila- delphia, The Railroad Company oarried the mail across the Susquehanna yesterday, notwithstanding that the ice was so much decayed as to render the ex- periment somewhat has rdous SHIRTIKTHR CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. Senate. Wasninarten, February 27, 1840. The Senate organised in the usual er, UNftep states aco The bill amendatory to the act for authenticating certain records of the United Staves was taken up, after consideration passed. THE INavoURATION, Mr. Jeryxnson Davis, from the committee heretofore appointed to notify Messrs. Taylorand Fillmore of their election to the Presi: the United States, reported that they had discharged the duty. He also submitted a resolution for the ap- pointment of a committee to make arrangements for the reception of Messrs. Taylor and Fillmore in the Senate ohamber on the bth of March, andto make other suitable arrangements for the inauguration oe remonies, The resolution was considered by unani- Congress, was adopted. An amendment, making provision for an outfit im addition to the salary for the C: issioner tothe Sandwich Islands, gave rise to some debate, and was finally rejected—yeas, 9; naye, 38, An amendment, submitted by Mr. Dix, of Now York, giving to the widow of Commodore De Kay $8,000, was discussed at length, and lost, without a division, An amendment, appropriating $20,000 for the pur- pese of purchasing the papers of George Washington, and s like sum to purchase the papers of the Iate James Monroe, was discussed at some length, and carried—yeas, 22; nays, 14, ‘An amendment, appropriating $300 to pay for cer- tain expenres inourred in notifying John Tyler of the death of Gen. Harrison, late President of the United States, oreated some rensation, but was finally agreed to. ‘An amendment, proposing to increase the salary of the chief clerk of the Pension Offis, called forth a brief debate, when it was lost, An amendment giving to Judge Cranch the sum of $500, in consideration of his series of appeals in the Patent Office, after some debate, was rejected. An amendment in favor of purchasing Catlin’s Gal- lery of Indian Paintings, at an expense not exooeding $50,000, payable in 10 years, at $5,000 annually, gave rise to a lengthy debate, which is still going on as this deapatoh ol It is now balf past eleven, and there are no signs of adjournment. House of Representatives. Wasninaron, Feb. 27, 1849, CONCLUSION OF LAST NIGHT’s DEBATE. In the House of Representatives, last night, after the cenclusion of our despatoh, the discussion on the California bill was continued by Messrs, Monsx, Pau- raey, Venanie, Bennie, Greeizy, and Roman, The latter speaker had not concluded when the com- TO-DAY’s PROCKEDING! ‘This morning, after the usual opening preliminaries, the cemmittee on the subject reported sundry land and other bills. One of them, giving each settler a farm, was briefly advocated by{Mr. Garstey, of New York, and then aid on the tal THE CALIFORNIA BILL. On motion, the House then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Vinton chairman, and resumed the consideration and disoussion of the California Gove! ment bill. Mr. Roman rose and resumed his remarks upon the subject, He advocated the whig doctrine of s proteo- tariff, a history of the mining and maaufac- turing business of England, comparing the same with the business of this country. The result of the com- parison, he argued, was greatly to the advantage of this country, He set down the President and the Se- oretary of the Treasury as friends of Eoglan4, striving to reduce our working classes to the degradation with which they were oppressed in thatoountry. Before he had concluded his remarks the hour of twelve arrived, and the debate was olosed, agreeably to a previous re- solution, Mr. Sawrer, of Ohio, then submitted an amendment to the bill, striking out the 12th seotions which con- teins the principle of the Wilmot Proviso. He took advantage of the rule, and spoke five minutes upon bis proposition, contending that it shoald be left with the people of California and New Mexico to say whether slavery should exist within their territories or not. A ceries of amendments,of various purport,were sab- sequently offered by Messrs. Mo Jlelland, of Michigan; Morphy, of New York: de, of Virginia; Ashmun, of Massachusetts; Birdsall and Greeley, of Now York, and others, which were discussed by the movers in as many five minutes ohes, The vote on Mr. Preston’s bill was then taken, when it was rejected as an amendment only; Mr. Gayle vot- ing in the affirmative No essential amendment having been agreed to, the committee rose and reported the bill to the House, when it was ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Meang, of Vir- ginia, moved to lay the bill upon the table, which was decided in the negative, by yeas 86, nays 127, The question on th e of the bill was then taken, by yens and nays, and decided in the affirmative by the following vote—yeas 126, nays 86, MINT FOR CALIFORNIA, The House then took up for consideration the bill fo" the establishment of a branoh of the United States Mint at San Francieco, California, The bill was then laid aside TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEW MEXICO, The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr, Cranston in the Chair, and took up the bill making provision for the government of the territory of New Mexico. Mr. Vinton, of Obio, offered an amendment, giving the eettlement of the boundary question to the Su- preme Ceurt, and offered a few cogent remarks in sup- port of it, Mr. Greever, of New York, made a speech in oppo- sition to the amendment, on the ground that the ma- jority of the judges of the Supreme Court were slave holders, and in favor of the bill. Mr. Toons, of Georgia, made a vehement speech in opposition to the bill, replying to the remarks of Messrs. Vinton and Greeley, with much severity. Mr. Scuencx, of Ohio, followed. His remarks were Mstened to with marked attention. H nied that Texas had any claim upon New Mexio nounced, in strong language, the whole annexation bus ness, He was opposed to Mr. Vinton’s amendment. The committee then, on motion, rose and reported Frogress, when the House adjourned, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, SENATE. Axnanr, Feb. 27, 1849, AGRICULTURAL ScHooL, Mr. Busn, of the Sist district, reported a bill for the establishment of a State Agricultaral School. REDUCTION OF INTEREST, Mr. Coxe, of the 28th district, presented adverse report upon the petition praying for a reduotien ofthe Fate of interest im this State, to 6 per cent, SUPERIOR COURT JuSTiCRS, Mr. Wixxix, of the 9th district, reported a bill to increate the number of Justices in the Superior Court of the city of New York, and to extend the jurisdic- tion of th PROTECTION FROM FIRES. ‘The bill to afford a ae effectual protection to the lives of persons in the oity of New York, ‘was read a third id passed. TR ARSENAL, ‘The bill relating to the State arsenal was also read a | third time and parsed. GENERAL DANKING LAW. The Committee of the Whole took up the bill respeot- ing the general L penn | law, and made some progress ther«in, and bad leave to sit again. On motion, the Senate then adjourned. ASSEMBLY. Aunany, Feb. 27, 1849, RAILROAD, Mr. Vanxum, of New York, reported a bill relative toa railway from Buffalo to Howellaville, RELIEV TO FERNANDO woop, The bill for the relief of Fernando Wood was taken Up, read @ third time, and passed, GOLD MeDALs, Mors Orgra Lisex Surrs.—In relation to the Italian Opera, we find the following curious article | in the Courter and Enquirer ot yesterday :— many operas the performance, but that carioatured without apolli of Poliione 1s not one of them. It the musical critigues on Mr. Fry’s manage- ment, which have appeared 1m the Herald, are libels on that manager, then, certainly, the above para- graph, which appeared in the Courter and Enquirer, ‘cin large editorial type, and not in the usual theatri- cal column,” ia a most atrocious attack and libel on poor Laborde, for his performances in the character of Pollione, to say nothing of the libel on the peor devils of the orchestra, who come in for their Share. Laborde has been considered, in his own country, an artist of great respectability. He 1s not a debutant in his profession, as the manager was in his. His singing and his acting are the bread and wine of his existence; and to pass such a criticism on his performances is certainly more libellous than any thing we ever said of the Opera codfish coterie, or its management, Such being the case, in this era of libel suits, 1s it not probable that Laborde will at once commence an action against the proprietors of the Courier and Enquirer, and lay his damagay immediately at twenty thousand dollars? H¢ $a an equal cause of action against the Courier des Etats Unis; but as that isa smill concern, he may be moderate, and consent to lay his damages at only ten thou- sand. Benedetti and Truffi, against that and the other journals in the interest of the Opera salt pork aristocracy, have like causes of action, and we pre- sume they will take those matters into serious con- sideration between the acts, and bring all their libel suits before the bench of justice and the big world, in a lump, so that the whole matter of musical criticism, operatic excellence, codfish and sait pork aristocracy, new social habits, the morality of the polka, the decency of fancy balls, and the price of tickets, may be all determined and decided upon aceording to the evidence in such cases, and the new code of New York, before it bursts up, by an independent and intelligent jury of the ceuntry. The rights of critics, of ma- nagers, of editors, of newspaper proprietors, and of the Opera aristocracy, should all receive a judi- cial decision together. Fashionable society must be set on its legs, and hereafter be able to walk on its own upright pins, or to walk out of its legiti- mate existence, or go forward to California, or back to codfish. Some of the journals, in annou:cing the com- mencemen! of the suit against us by Mr. Fry, stated that Prescott Hall, Charles O’Conor, J. W. Gerard, and we don’t know how many other lawyers who attend the Opera, are engaged on his side. We shall meet them with only two or three, such as Ben. Galbraith, Esq., our able attorney, E. Sanford, Esq., whoso ably conducted the defence in the suit brought against us by Clark, of 27 Beek- man street, and last, John Van Burea, Esq., who, we believe, has been heard of in this community more than once before. In naming these distin- guished counsel, selected to fight the battle of Waterloe, on the great questions of opera, salt pork, music, morality, codfish and fashion, the public can see at a glance on which side the Napoleon of the New York bar will take up his headquarters. Veve la renublique! Con. Fremont’s Exegpition 10 CaLirornia— Moxg Travers in THAT Reaion.—Some singular intimations have appeared in various quarters, relative to the motives which hurried Colonel Fremont to California, immediately after the last court martial. According to the last accounts, he took the Southern route to that regien, and by this time is probably near the head waters of the Gila. It 18 surmised that Col. Fremont, in his various peregrinations in that region, made many curious discoveries, not only ia gold mines, but in other mines of equal, if not greater, value. tis said that on returning from his last expedition to that country, he brought with him a number of beau- tiful emeralds, of immense size, some ef which are in the hands of jewellers in this region of the country ; and it is supposed from that, that the ex- pedition in which he is now engaged, has some object in relation to emerald hunting 1n Calitor- nia, if not, also, gold hunting. It is a curious cir- cumstance in the history of Col. Fremont’s ex- peditions, that on no occasion did he put forth a statement, or even a whisper, that would lead the public to believe that California possessed any mines of any value atall. Hissilence on that parti- cular point is now considered by some to have arisen from the desire to obtain what he had an exclusive knowledge of; and his haatening to that country, with the various circumstances attending it, and the mystery thrown around his movements, leads one to believe that some new wonders have been discovered, and that the present expedition will give them general publicity at an early day. What truth there may be in those surmises we cannot tell; but certainly there 1s some ground for believing that strong inducements of some kind must have led Col. Fremont so soon to his old camping ot in California, and the new reute taken indicates nothing le Gotp Ming in Maryianp..-We mentioned a report, a few days age, that gold had Ueen fonnd on the farm of Mr. Ellicott, in ontgomety eounty. The Advocate, published at Ellicott’s Mills, adyar— We have information from a ted Mr. Si eres, for which Mr. BE, gave $10,000. He had $20,000 bid for it on and $30,000 if its supposed mineral wealth shoul: realized, A company is about being formed, with a capital of $100,000, to purchase the farm and work the mines, G@ity Int Fatat Accwwent —The C te hold an inquest on board t! States, on the body of Thomas K itive of Scot- land, aged 36 co ho met with hit ih by falling down the fore hatchway isto the hold of the shi; De- coaced was employed as a laborer en boerd the Tinted States. A friend of his, who was present at ,the in- west. stated that deceased had a wife and five obil- ren living in Scotland. He received a letter from them on Monday and expressed himself highly delight- 1g heard from his family. It in supposed that he fell through the hatchway by accident. his body was discovered it was quite warm, and his en er, whieh he brought on board, was lying by his igence, was yesterday called steamship United ‘Will the Doctors Permit Or. Brandreth th, and entitled by a sAMin of Medicine and of Clinteat neylvanta,” fo Phila ted the elt wr Bi Practice m the Unwersit; deiphia (nthe year 1794, I'sua | and the debility exweme, cser, » bem ‘he paleo has reator UnGLDE 16 9e otous qu A Romtos lie eee deowune this aysiom of prastie: ‘ 0 be woo invorutable ‘or the compr-henaion of any bab Dean ormsianing of want uf bavines, conta 2 actitioners are mating fora: “betteaclasioe Siyhie to wom and cbill-are se What this vuts contectou baat the public ui fitted by the ol ‘agaioat the purgati reasou to compliin ofa want of practive, for, im aud would Qe full of work, and they would say tom #o productive to theiruwn pockete, Thur ud @!Ougated bu! bringell their objeetinas Fepoto; bu 008 oun cry. uy and the lanoot are using every through the Legislature ‘entirely to prevent sho hur such ag they shell iu force im the Stabe of myeterious ani ‘themee ves, har rhilee with all dages to be at lerge are thet Af it were thor ro woud bave no exertion to obtain the pisense cf New York, haviug ths intenti of this State from wing auy nedic: ibe, Such @ law did pass and Iaine for one year hut the next Logisiature repealed it, and why? people found it a most ty:mnnous a c4 to bo perinitted to have ihe priv dhoines Breidcs, a bex of Brandi to do gooc, while the doo a By circumstances expensive to the poor, Should this law pase {a Alboay thie wirtersit will be repesied uexy; on this. the dest I tell them thi the fort, tors may dey A restrictions, 0 ins 16 putlio welfare are teel the lives and pockets of the oommur ity for benefit. can have no just sppreciation of the intelli. Gold Pens and Watches,..Persons going to California should by ail moans take with them one of the oale- brated Richelieu Gold Pens, which are od to wear five we for sale, together with a large of Gold and Silver ‘atebes, by J.Y. SAVAGE, Jr, 16 Wall st, The Hat for 18 , 214 Broadway, Will cffor the hat to Lis ous tomer ureday, March Ist ‘The came ekill that bis earlier creations manifested will be entieien® evidence thas in the spring style for 1:49 he has lost none of that originality of conception which has heretofore distinguiabe « Fire Arms!—Fire Arms!—Joseph & oma | Importers, manufacturers, and deaicrs in every description Fire Arms; also sole sgente f Carbines ‘called by some Ball's) are better adapied fur the Calitcen ae v portabie barrel, only 21 nob arranted to sheot 206 . Can be loaded witn great repidity, with either shot or Sau “Light im weight, ana are highly valued by the United Staten a SE ara e JOSEPH & HART, 74 Maiden lane, lo of North's coleveated the break, ade than any known millions of dollars, for any tuture loans n No Californian ought to go without one of them Five Dollar Suite. You oua sell them tor six times thelr value, and if you do nvt soll them you can wear thom, Thoy consist <f a fine oloth ovat, ceswimere pant: and fanoy vests. Five Dollar Suit Store, corner Nassau and Be:kman st, A Card...Thomas Hyer respectfully ten. dors his thanks to the citizens of Baltimoreand Pnilade'phis, for have toani in his bebaif during his reoemt rm dejermination nevor again counter, hopes leng to mezit COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. MONEY MARKET. Tuesday, Keb, 27.6 P.M. Tho upward movement in stooks was renewed to-day, and all the fancies advanced: The balls appear to be too strong for the bears nin the face of the large deposits of specie in the Sub-treasury. The prospest of a distribution of the government funds, as soon as the appropriation bill passes both houses of Congress takes away all the horrors of the operation of the In- dependent Treasury system, and relieves the market from the depression which would otherwise be expe- rienced. At the first board to-day, U.S. 6’s, 1862, ad- vanced 4 per cent; U.S. 6s, 1868, %; Reading Bonds 1; Farmers’ Loan, %; Canton Company ; Morris Canal }4; Harlem X; Stonington 3; Long Island 5; Reading Railroad 34; Pennsylvania 5’s fell off por cent, and Erie Railroad {. The transactions were large, and the bulls are in fine spirits; The bears have, within the past day or two, been buying in thelr shorts; many of them not daring to risk it any longer, Some of the bears are purchasing fancies at’ prices six and eight per cent higher than these they sold at, to eliver at the maturity of their contracts, or in anti- cipation of their expiration. If nothing transpires te disturb the upward movement in the fancies, the bulls will drain the bears of all their profits of the past year or two. At the second board there were large sales of the fancies, at an advance on prices current in the morm- ing, varying from an eighth to one anda half per cent. Treasury Notes went up 3 per cent; Erie Railroad 4X; Harlem 1; Canton Company % ; Reading Railroad 13g ; Farmer's Loan ; Long Island X. The Seoretary of the Treasury has issued new in- structions relative to bonded merchandiee, He has decided that all stores may be considered public stores and the addition of th stom house lock is all that ig necessary to mal 80 stored and se secured, in full possession of the government. The Committee of Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, have mado a report upon the subject of American manufac’ &o, in connection with the operation of the present tariff act. This report condemns the present act as a revenue wure, and eays that it has failed to answer the purposes for which it wasintended. Asarevenue measure it may have met the wants of the government, but it has failed, it is aid, tohave met the wants of the people, by not pro- teoting, sufficiently, their industry and most important Interests, The committee recommenda modification of the present act, with a view to imcrease its protective features. There is no doubt but that the existing act is defective—that it is not sufficiently protective, andjthat it is by no means perfect in the provisions re- gulating the levy of duties; but we do not admit that it should undergo alterations to the extent proposed, asthey would make such changes as would give usa new system, upon new principles, Sntirely. The report is lengthy, and brings forth all the old arguments te Prove the strength of the position assumed, It is not propoeed to make the rate of duties as high as provided by the tariff of 1842; but such discriminations are re- Sommended as will, withour increasing much the ave- Tage per cent, give better protection to domestic in- dustry, and « more equitable jom of levying those adopted. The extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Rrailrs from Cumberland, its present western termi tier to the Ohio river, has been finally determined upon, the question of route disposed of, and contrac 5 are about being entered into for its completion. It*ises- timated that the cost of the road to the Monongshela will be $4,500,000. It is further estimated, that, when the road is completed to that point, the gross income of the road would be increased one-half, er would smount to $2,163,743, equal te 9 per cent om the v7 Bragate cost of the line. The five per cent sterling bonds, amounting to $3,000,000, would yield $2,700,000 The revenue of the road, during the process of exten- sion, would prebably amount to $1,300,000; amd it is caloulated that $600,000 can be raised from the oiti- sens of Baltimore. This would make the sum required— $4,500,000—to carry the road to the Monongahela rivers Provided its revenues kept up to the point estimated. The entire debt of the main stem, after the road was completed te the Monongehels, might be put down at $3,200,000. The entire oap! imvested im the road, thus extended, would be $13,000,000, from which de- duct the debt, and there weuld be a basis of nearly nine ecensary te complete the road to the Ohio river, independent of the subseription of $500,000 from the oity of Wheeling. year 1794, 1 find quot f pl jon of the gre onerated It therefore ars mous consent, and agreed to, ion at and justly venerated Dr. Paanxut a appears that the resources of the company made a wonderful revolution among them, and it 7 : P pe A resolution was offered for the presentati Portance of repented jurgation as are ample to ete me- atzeots ; ouch advertisements to be inserted on the inside Presentation of gold | foedate of 174\ and altiough it hae jo te complete the line, and it is full time ao: : : 1s probable that the democrats ef the North The Chair appointedyMosers. Reverdy Johnson, Jef- | medals to Majors Taloott and Smith, whioh Jal i i thing was done to i th ; orth, now A was laid 1s e towards carrying out the plans pro» of the double sheet, at fifty per cent lesein price than out of power, will reunite all the fragments of pits ferson Davis, and John Di s the committee. over. posed. This valuable and important work has lingered along for s0 many years, id its securities, particularly ita stock, have become so much depreciated, that those interested have lost all patience, and almost despair of the road being completed to the Ohio river, from which point it must draw an immense amount of business. It is estimated that the mail contract of the company those which we publish in the in of the single sheet—e reduction which is of the greatestimportence 4@ the businers classes of this great city. Those ad- vertisements will be displayed ina reasonable way, calowlated to attract the attention of the reader. The RENEWAL OF PATENTS, The bill giving authority to the Commissioner of Patents to.renew patents within three years after the expiration of the same, was considered, and, after a brief discussion, laid on the tab! PENSION BILL. SYRACUSE AND ROCHESTRR RAILROAD, A motion to put forward the bill relative te the con- struction of @ railway from Syracuse to Rochester, was made and rejected. SAVINGS BANKs, Mr. Van Nonpen, of New Yerk, gave notice of his in- ties in one general movement, hostile to the ex- tension of slavery in any direction whatever. This question has certainly been the cause of the de- feat of Messrs. Allen, Hannegan and Breese, who were formerly leading democratic Senators. Hun- fest double sheet to be issued on this plew, will appoar om Tuorday or Wednesday of next woek, or earlier or Later, sosording as the advertisements come in. Tux Tariry Question —We have received the report of the Committee of Ways and Means of the House of Representatives at Washington, on the eubject of the tariff, but we cannot make room for it. Im regard to manufactures of cotion from abroad, the committee think a specific duty of from twenty-five to thirty per cent on the usual prices is necessary; and the duty on woollens ought to be between thirty and fifty per cent specific. The result to which the committee have arrived is, that medium duties, between those provided by the present tariff and those of the act of 1842, should be imposed on all foreign importations. This re- port is the beginning of the agitation on the tariff question, keriem in the democratie party in the free States, may be considered as nearly at a close. Herea(ter we have no doubt the party willfreunite under the cry of free democracy, as understood by the Wil- mot proviso and its affinities. Thus we go in the natural process of revolution. The whig party will have much to contend with ia the manugement of its sentiments among its sup- porters at the North. It has to conduct a/ popular government, and must, therefore, combine ite strength, both atthe South and Noth. The de- mocrats are new thrown into the opposition. Ia this State they will become the agitators—the ul- tras; and there is every reason to believe that the free soil party, as itis called, will hereafter attract to itself all thetremaining [fragments ef the demo- cracy, of every shade and form, and concentrate themjin one strong and powerful party for future action. The reveiution which the Wilmot proviso commenced among the democrats, 18 still going on, and janes will not cease until the whole is leavened with the same feelings on the subject of the entension of slavery, ~ 7 The bill to regulate the allowance of pensions to Officers, soldiers, and seamen, who have been disabled in the public service, was noxt tak ip, debated, and passed. THR GRNERAL AP PRO Was then taken up. A proposition to inorease the ralaries of ministers to England, France, and Russie was submitted, and advocated at some length. The members who took part in tho debi generally “dmitted that an increase in the compensation was peoestary for the missions to En, Russia, They also contend TATION BILL ut were agreedin the it as well go over te the next Congress, when the whole system, in refer- ence to the salaries of ministers, could be)revi end freely considered. The Senate them proceeded to the consideration of various minor amendments, several of which wore sdopted, An amendment, appropriating the pam of $100,000, tention te introduce a bill Sovipeaaanne Felative to the formation of Mr. Conn Prevent the sale and use of al 0 rt yae§ motion, the house then took @ recess till after- AFTERNOON SESSION, DIVORCES The Committee of the Whole House took Up the bill 1d discussed the same at consi- ai A test vote was ti to grant leave to sit agein. ar by a large majority, te ‘The House then adjourned, fi $5 & $6 1236. Amel sale of rye flour at $360. For wheat there is but deman les of corn are very large at 400. for prime 600. for prime yellow. Im provisions there! 10 je to . Btooks disease, proceed: ralecied tre and other omrupt ti on other overs 7 rit B; bis overd ing from the putrid very the aera form ting with the ors of the body, is always minal visors ‘on which doro, aa it wore, niprit in especially the stom: the al from the Ohio to the Chesapeake, would be equal to eapital of $2,000,000, at the present maximum of 9300 per mile, The agreement between the Boston and Worcester and W.wtern Railroads, for regulating the rates of fare and freight om the joint line of the two roads, as well as the mapner of 00; has subsisted for the three last years, has been re~ newed, with some inconsiderable modifications, joting the joint busi ness, which Om pleted tothe south line of Vermont, 52 miles, at » cost of $1,686,874. The stook amounts to $1,207,870, The receipte of the last year wore as follows :—For parren- Gers, $68,637; freight, $71,007; mails) express, ho. $4,708—total, $165,242—exoseding the receipts of 1847 by $41,200. The oxpenses ha swelled by the inor’ ase of business, necessarily been 807 have beon $63,668 have been expended for engines. These, and ether expenses for