The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1849, Page 2

K HERALD. Hulton and Massaw ates JAMES GORDON BENNETT, HOPE TOK AMEND THIS SYBNING. NativnaL Tumatbs, ‘rewan squae— Ksr6?—Bauicargem—-Morm 1) Catrounia— Lee, BURTOND THEATKR, <hambers exrest—Tae ToopLes— For ry Winke—Mm, awn Mas, Maceete, MBCLLANLO Wats. srosdway, anne Groome—Ommuerys Geere rss SOCIETY LIURAXY, Broadwi ‘Dans. BROAPWAY ike, mr Raoxs, ann Danaine Proure 607 Grenawer—Honsmanenur, Po- Honsme—By 4asve, ume & Oo.'o BOOLOGIVAL BAldL. sevcry—Vaw Aumunem & Co's Sanscrnce in OCBINESS MUSEUM, 6 Yrostway—Ounrass Ovmromrie. MINERVA 800M8—Mons, Aputes, Macto awn Pureso- mur. PANORAMA GALL, 996 Rroadway—Pawonama oF THE Bupeow Rives. New Vork, Thursday, April 5, L840. News from Europe. Two steamships are now due trom Europe—the Nhagare.at Haliax, trom Liverpool, and the Her- mann at this pert, from Bremen and Southampton. They will bring thirteen duye later intelligence. Whe Charter Eicctiov, and the Amended Charter, Weare on the eve of the charter election. On Tuesday next our citizens will be called upon to exercise the night of euflrage, and to select their servants for auother year, and perhaps longer. For a number of years past our charter election has been nothing but a farce, performed once a year, at a stated time, for the benefit of wire-pul- Jers and politicians, and resulting in nothing but expense to the public. Election after election has been held, revolution after revolution of parties hae been brought about, but with the same result Jpvariubly, no matter which’set ofmen was in the ascendancy. The career of all parties who have gained the control of our city councils has been one of warte, extravugance, and corruption. Tae taxes have wereased from year to year until the patience of the public has been exhausted, until they have reached some three millions of dollars per annum—a sum greater than is needed to con- duct the government of the most populocs State of the Union. Several attempts have been made at yéform. The democrats were extravagant and corrupt, and, on the promise and pledge of reform, they have been turned out of office, and the whigs putin power in their stead. But did we get the promised reform? No, so fat from that, they en- deavorea not ouly to rival but to excel their pre- deceesors in wyste aud extravagance. They in their turn were put out, and democrats elected in their stead. But did we gain anything by the charge? Nothing—except a still greater increase of taxes, accompanied by a still greater amount of extravegance and corruption. Thus have the patent, long-suffering, hard-working people of New York been bandied by both the whigs and the democrats, as well as the natives, for alvng period, aud so callous did the people finally become, that we, after many vain endea- vore to aiouse them, concluded tu change our tac- tics and eupport any party that would promise to rival all ita predecessors tor twenty years in extra- Vagunce, sna swell our taxes to at least five mil- lions ot dollars, with the hope of arousing them. The encuing charter election will be one of the greatest interest and importance. The two sec, tions of the democrauc party, after abusing each other to their heart’s content, have finally conclud- ed to take a drink together aud be friends again. They have accordingly selected one man to repre- sent them us their candidate for the mayoralty— Myace:t Van Schaick, Erq —one of our oidest and moet reepectable citizens, Without such union, the, whigs would undoubtedly have walked over the course at their leisuref; but now the chunces are decidedly in favor ot the democracy It will be an important election, because the people will have it in their power to secure reform by mertly voting for it. The amended charter, which we have heretotore reterred to, and a copy of which we publich in this morning’s Hera'd as an acveitisnent, will be submitted to them for adoption or rejection. If they choose, they can prevent, for all time to come, the extravagancs which has marked our previous history, and secure what we so much need—a government of reeponsib:lity, trom the Mayor down to the sca- venger that cleans the sireets. Noone can deny that our city expenditures need not be near as large as they are, and thut corruption has heretotore al- ways existed in the several branches of our muni- We shull give an instance of cipal government. recent occurrence. It is well Known to our readers, that there has been a good deal of trouble and difficul- ty, for some ume past, in relation to the Wil- hiameburg ferry, in our Common Council. A certain iesvlution, in connection with this matter, having pessed the Board of Aldermen, it was seat tothe Assistants for concurrenes. On two sepa- rate occaricns, the latter body refused to sanction , by a large vote; but it seems that achange came over their minds very suddenly, and attended with euch circumetances ws to leave an impression on the mnsd, that it was efiected by something more than argument, something more sold and sabstan- thal then persuasion; in fine, that it was brought about by bribery and corruption. We do not charge that the Aesistuat Aldermen, or at least such ¢{ them se were formerly opposed to the pas- sage of the measure, and ufterwards recanted, were bribed; but we can think what we please in the matter. We shal! briefly state the circumstan- ces, and leave our readers to form their own con- clusions. This measure, then, which was twice rejected by the Bourd of Assistants, was agitated again on Friday evening last, and after a prolonged discus- #10n, it Was concurred in and passed by that body, much to the surprise of every one who was present by atremendous majority. Now, we would like to Know What it was that brought about this change of opinion—whet influence achieved such an ex. traordinary revolution in the minds of the Assist- ant Aléermen on this eubject. The representative of the Eleventh Ward, Assistant Alderman Miller, can perbeps explain the matter. If report be true, he ustimated pretty strongly that something more than convictiva of the propriety and justice of pass- Ing the resolution, wasit. When his turn to speak arrived, he arose, aud expressed his surprise that men who had on ail previous occasions opposed the measure were then advocating it, and he would like to know what arguments had been used with them since the previous meeting of the Board, when they oppored it. He feared, however, he said, that those arguments which had thus influ- enced their judgments and their votes, could not be mentioned in the Council room, and that he was Justified in thus speaksog, from the faet that he hid been tira,ered with hunself, and had been actually offered & prive tor his vote. ‘Thie is 2 developement indeed—one that we are coufids nt will create some stirand excitementin this community, Lid Mr. Miller mean to convey, that those who opposed und voted against that measure, on two previousoccasions, and voted in{averol iton Friday evening, were, to use a plain term, bribed to change their minds? It certainly looks as if he did. At allevents, we are at a loss to put any other onstruction vpon his remarks. If this be the case —if bribery was charged, we call upon Mr. Miller, fia the neme ot an insulted and outraged people, for additonal partievlars of this extraordinary cave, J! gay member or members of the Common Council hsve been tampered with—if they have received bribes trom interested parties, to indice them to vote as they did, then we say Mr. Miller owes it to his own character and the reputation of the city, to make a clean breast of all he knows of the matter. How often have we charged corruption in our city government? How often have we stated that there would not be such scrambling and fight- ing, and wire-pulling and chichanery, used by poli- ticians to be nominated and elected aldermen and areistants, if ‘heir positions were not lucrative—if the pickings and etealings were not more than an equivalent to a good round salsry? It has, how- ever, leaked out at last. The secret of all these exertions has leaked out, and we now have an mkling of the manner in which our patriotic Com, mon Councilmen serve the people, and evidence of their disintereatedness in serving their constitu. ents without compeneation. It is on the eccre of reform, then, that we take an interest in the com'ng election, and tor the pur- pose ct gettiog it, that we call upoo, as we now do, every tax-payer, every working-man, to vote, on next Tuesday, for the amended charter. We care not what men are elected as Aldermen and Assistants, but we do care about the charter, be- cause st will give us clean streets, responsibility thro: ghout the city government, and economy in our municipal expenditures. Wno First Nominatep GenzRat Taytor 1—In certain states of the human system no medicated cream will prevent pimples; but just as one has been effaced, nextday anether will appear on a neighboring spot. We thought that this very im- portant question—almost equal to the squarmg o! the circle, or the diseovery of logarithms, or tne circulation of the blood—had been settled for ever, afier the long discussions which took place on it, subsequent to the late election. But it seems we were mistaken. In the scramble for the speila of office, this question has been revived among cer. tain members of our frateranty, in this and neigh- boring cities. Some of these applicants for effice having been connected with newepapers early in the field for General Taylor, think that they de- werve high offices because they happened to see how the wind blew, early inthe morning. Oae candidate in Philadelphia, and others elsewhere, put themeelves forward as being the first to nomi. nate General Taylor. Now, it is very easy to set- tle this question. The New York Herald was the first journal in the United States, by days, and months. and years—according to the time of the coming out of the other journals—to present the name of General Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency. This it did on the 25th or 26th of May, 1846, on the morning after the news reached us of the glorious victory of Palo Alto. With respect to expenditures, it is very probab'e that the proprietor of this journal has expended five tumes as much as any one of his cotemporaries, in expreeees, agents, correspondence, and other efforts to put before the American people everything con. nected with the Mexican war, and to fire up the minds of the community—all ending in the eleva” uion of Zachary Taylor to the Presidency. But, remember, although we claim the prierity in this nomination of General Taylor, we seek no office, no favor, no cmolument. We care nothing for cffice, or the spoils of office ; for we have been amply repaid for all our efforts and expenditure by the patronage of the American people. If General Taylor’s administration do not fulfil their pledges, we shall be the first to go in opposition to it, with just as much energy and promptitude as we ever displayed in presenting the claims of the Presi- dent. We ack nothing of the noble old hero now Jn the White House, or of his cabinet, excepi a just and literal fulfilment of their pledges; and in that spirit we remind them that the fact ot being the first, or among the first, to nommate General Tuylor, constitutes in itself no claim to office.— Capacity and integrity alone are the true qualifi- cations. So the President has himself declared, and he must abide by that just and elevated posi- tion. Smvao.ina ny Amgrica~ DipLomatic AGENTSIN Evrorr.—Official intelligence 18 new, we under- stand, in the hands ot the State Department Washington, confirming recent newspaper stories accusing certain diplomatic and consular agents ofthis government of having been engaged in smuggling, and also getting into debt and leaving their posts without settling accounts. Ia elation to the case of Mr. Ellsworth, we are informed that the State Department has received an official com- munication from the Swedish government, making arepresentation adverse to the gentleman ; and also, that the official journal at Stockholm has publithed this statement, which 1s now in the Lands of the President. It 1s said that the articles emuggled were silks and laces, and that the amount of duties accruing was equal to twenty thousand dollars. We think it due to the charac- ter of American diplomacy abroad, that the go- vernment eheuld do something promptly in refe- rence to this business, and at once punish or acquit, as the facts warrant. In its arxiety to get at the truth, the public attention has been directed to the correepondence of the Philadelphia North American, which 18 believed to emanate almost directly from the Secretary of State ; but that cor- respondenoe is written in so vague and incohe- rent a etyle, that little reliance is placed upon it. Tue Nationan Wuic.—This journal appears to be very unnecesearily offended by some remarks which we made the other day. It 1s quite mista} ken if it imagines that we do not wish 1t all pros- perity. It haa always been conducted with a spi- rit of liberality and candor, contrasting strongly with its contemporaries in Washington. We sheuld Le glad to see the Whtg in possession of the government patronage, and sincerely hope it may get it. But our contemporary was not justi- fied by the facts in impugming the accuracy of our statement relative to the cabinet discussion on the subject of proscription. We have taken pains to investigate that matter thoroughly, and repeat that the accuracy of our statement is beyond all quesg tien. We do net know the exact character of the relations subsisting between the cabinet and the Wihsg, or on what authority it contradicted our statement, but we are perfectly satisfied that the cabinet had a discussion on the question of pro- scription, and the result was precisely as was stated by us. Tur Taratricat, Prizk-Fieat.—The friends of the “ great tragediant,” Forrest and Macready,are trying to get up an excitement and row, which the good sense of the public, we ate sure, will not per- mit. Why net adopt a practical plan of settling the difficulty? Let Forrest appear at the Bowery, and Macready at the Broadway, for six nights, and jet the price of admission be raised to one dollar, Then let him who can show most dollars be ad- Judged the Thespian crown, and the other be for all ume eet down as nobody, or, if Forrest likes jt better, aga “iar.” Thisis a sensible plan. It recognises the grand principle of the “ almighty dollar.” It ie, besides, a mode of settlement which must be equally agreeable to both parties—actors, and managers, and friends—and neutrals, toe,who can keep their meney in their pocket, Large From Port av Pace —Capt. Wheeler of the schooner Arietas, which arrived yesterday from Port au Prince, informs us that the President of Hayt: has raised an army of about 12,000 men» and marched on the 10th of February against the Dominicans, but with what suecess had not been eece:tained when he Jeft Port au Prince, which was on the 17th ult. Business dull and quiet, on account of the mo- nopoly laws. Coffee and wood scarce. Steamphip Europe, Captatn Lott. frem Now York. March 7cb. for Liverpool. was spoken March 7th, lat. fae jon 8902, She reported having seen two ioe- 78. Mong Important DeveLorgments ov Tax PuLicy OF THE ApminisiRation.—It is very evident that the Natronat Inte'ligencer is the organ of the cabi- net; and, now aod then, some quite tmportaat dis- closures are made in its columns, giving us ink- \ings of the policy which they intend to adopt in relation to certain great public questions. The other day we had one of these semi-official hints, with regard te the free soil question, by which we were given to uoderstand that the President would put down the free soilers, or “frown” them dowa in case they proceeded too far. Ti with Seward’s certificate, of course, became a very curious subject of agitation and discussion. In Virginia, where a State election seon takes place, the democracy regard this developement as indi- cating that the new administration has partially compromized with the free soilers of the North, while 1n the Eastern States, the opposite inference igdrawn. This contranety of epinion was proba. bly not altogether unexpected. Whatever may be the real sontiments of the cabinet, on this free soil question, we find that there can be no mistake in an intimation just given ot their views on the tariff. We fiad, ta the Jntelddi- gencer, the tollowing significant paragraph :— “The American System,” advocated Ks the whig party. is unquestionably the true policy of the country, and it ebould be the permanent law of the iand, with some modifications. ‘I'he turf of 1842 was not a perfect one; that of 1846 ie believed to be the most i a feot one we ever bad. A tariff of duties betwoen the two would operate beneficially, provided the duties be pecific, and, by consequense. prevent fraudulent in- voloor, or. in other words, prevent the foreign abippers frem estabishing our duties instead of ourselves. Whilst duties continue advalorem, the foreign ship- pere do not care much whether we hat high or low tariff. There 18 a large margin between thes wo tanff systema, and it is difficultto say yet how farthe administration may proceed or where they may stop. But itis evident that the subject already oc- cuptes the attention of the cabinet, and ao doubt after disese1on,a change of the tariff and a return tothe tariffot 42 will be recommended. This will open the whole question ; and on the opening of next Congress we may expect to see the agita- tion of the subject of revenue, manufactures, free trade, and 80 on, once more 1n full blast. Ia such a state of things, it would be well to asceitain the exact cendition of the manu‘acturing and commer- cial interests of the country, and we shall endea- vor to devote a good deal of attention to this mat- t-rdurmg the summer, and up till tae meeting of Congress. Buxsres Burstina.—The free soil bubble is bursting everywhere. In New York and Connec- ticut they are all free soilers, or anything else you please. In fact, that platform 1s demolished. Mr. Benton has been making a convulsive effort to eupport himself in Missouri by this free soil bub- ble, but it won’t do. So with Mr Clay’s emanci- pation letter. Both Clay and Van Buren destroyed themselves by opposing the annexation of Texas— the naturul policy of the American people. These gentlemen, like many others of our great men, did not understand the genins of their own country, The only mode in which this slavery question will be settled, will be by time and a natural procees Already in Maryland, ard in portions of Virgiaia and Kentucky, the system of slave labor is thus naturally coming to an end. As for public meet" ings, and conventions, and political achemes, they can do nothing with the slave question. They only blow bubbles, as short-lived as those with which the school-boy amuses himself on a fine summer morning. Samano or THE Sreamsuir Canava.—Thesteam- ship Canada, Capt. Judkins, sailed yesterday, at noon, for HalifaxjandjLiverpool. It will be seen, on reference to her passenger list, that she took out a large number. Another Awful Tragedy, About four o’clook, yesterday, the inmates of How- ard’s Hotel, on the corner of Maiden Lane aad Broad- way, were alarmed by two reports of a pistol, which were beard by net only those im the house, but by the neighbors at a distance of several houses from the B01 of the f ightfal drama which was afterwards dis- covered. The facts of this dreadful occurrence are, as near as our reporters could gather them, as follows :— A few minutes after the usual dinner hour, man, apparently about forty five years of age, stature, and beld-headed, presented himself at the of- fice, accumpanted by a lady about fifteen years bis ju- nior, not particularly handsome, but of an attractive and prepossersing sppeara The gentleman en- tered bis 0 as Mr. Lal Eastabrook, and the party were shown into one of the parlors of the hotel One of the waiters remarked to the gen m2 in charge of the books of the office, that the lady seemed to be Jabering under an unusual degree of agitation; and it had not escaped the penetration of the experienced clerk, that there was something unusual in the alr and appearance of the new arrival. The dinner was quietly proceeding, of this well erdered hotel were undisturbed by any apprehensions of a tragical oeeurrence, when two re- ports of @ pistol, in quick succession, reverberated throughout the building. Of course, the greatest alarm was immediately felt by the prop: and waiters, who all rushed simultaneously to that quarter of the building from wh‘ch the report proceed- ed. Lhe se which was now presented was tragic and alarming in the extreme A gentleman, apparent- ly in the last agonies of dissolution, lay extended on the carpet, which was bedewed with his biood; and a lady, who seemed to be in a swooning condition, had just fallem into the arms of one of the waiters. Of ‘courre, the constern: ef the numer pectacle which was preeet inquiry proveeded from Whi apparently ima dying condition Supoostaxy tl to be beyond the reach of medical resenoe of the Coroper was demand pol mediately with promptitude left, in order to si that ¢Moer to the rcene. In the meantime the je- map, Wbo, it now seemed, been wounded oaly in the ecalp. which had been merely grazed by a bullet, revived. and the lady recovering from her awoon, the bystanders were evabied to ascvrtaie the pa tioulars of the melanobcly occurrence. aad to adopt such moa- repriety and the ciroumstances demanded opfasion which vaturally encegh that the lady had disap; 4, es our reporter was inbease, jorities. and held to aaswer been vpwards of ap bour in duratt afterwards she left for Aibeny, with A few days afterwards, she re-appeared at the same ho- tel. and gave come intimations that she was endeavor- ing to optain @ divorce from her husband, to mn she bad been married only three moaths. This ia all that in known of the lady’s history, uatil the ooourrence of the unfortunate tragedy of yerterday From what we learned, it appears that the wou ed man touk bis position before the looking glass, Pd Leet o d in the presea: oe right tem onvsing the throvgh his ip oy! be ii ood “1 am glad of » obe; she started into the street, hurried dence steamboat, which left at five mow on her way to thet oity. with belief thet her better belf is im the iand of “kiogdom eome.”’ Onthe wot-rded man belng restored to bis senses. officer Lso- of the chief's aida comveyed bim before hie he Mayer where he stated that be bad pswaed bia watch thet day. in order to obtain money to bay the purpore of self dvstenotion. As 20 hat he hed attempted the life of —in evideoos of oft: bin wife, Lut o ter Leobard pred Boston by the woighs 4 ounces, end ia, TELEGHAPUlG UNTELLIGHN CR. A bumber of very ivteres:ing telegraphic dee- p tches, from various sections of the Union, will be found below. In the New York Legislature, in Senate, a large number of important bills were passed, of which the following 18 a synopsig:—The Panama Rail- ond bill, itcorporating Mesers. Aspinwall, Ste- hena, and others, acompany for the purpose of c netructing a railway acrose the Isthmus of Pas nama, with a capial of $1,000,000, with the priviz lege of increasing the same to $5,000,000; also, a bill authorizing Commissioners of Canal Fund to borrow money; a bill makiog an appropriation for the Genesee Valley Canal; and eeveral other bills making appropriations for various sections of the New York canals; aleo, a bill amending the charter of the Nautilus Life Ineurance Company, anja bill making it a punishable offence to keep aay gunpowder whatever in New York city, south of 46th etrvet. The ciseussion of the Marine Hosyital bill cceuned a considerable portion of the session of the Senate. Ia the House of Assembly, the following bills were passed:—To alter the map of Brooklyn, with sundry amendments; the New Yok whai- fage bill; to incorporate the New York and L'- verpool Mail Steamer Company ; a bill granting privileges te the Court of Appeals; and a bill ale lowing fees to be taken in the New York Marite Court. Our despatches from Connectizut and Rhode Is'and give the latest returns of the elections in those States, end will be louked to with interest, From Washington we publsh several de- spatcher, giving the latest appointments. The Collectorship of Philadelphia has been awarded to Peter Sken Smith. By the Eastern line, we are put in possession of interesting iutelligence, giving an account of an insurrection in Bahia Rhode Island Kicotion, Paovipenon, April 4, 1849, ‘We give you the resulta of our election, so far as we havoreceived them. Providence olty gives Anthony, (wbig.) for Governor. Sackett, (demo: rat) “ Harrie, (free eoll,) C Scattering King, the whig Congressional candidate, is undoubt- edly eleoted from the Eastern dirtrict, SECOND DESPATCH. Paovivence, April 4—11y P M. Annered are the returns from Washington oounty:—_ Antbony. (whi; js oeeohay gree ts) George G. Kin, the Eastern d‘strict. All but four towns in the Western district have oted to Congressin beem heard from, which indicate th top, (demoerat,) by @ very close vote. The returas from Kent county are as follows:— Anthony. (whig,) for Governor Sackett, (democrat,) Harris, (free soll.) Catal THIRD DESPATCH. Provipence, April 6-124 A. M. The latest accounts from Providence county are an- pexed :— Aptbony, (whig.) for Governor... Sockett, (democra:,) ved Harris, (free soW,) « ‘267 Scattering ....+.seeeeeee 1s All the towns in the Western Congressional district, exoept Jamestown and Newshorebam (not heard from). give Sherman (whi.), 1903 ; Thurston (demo- erat), 1980 ; Hall (free soil), 150; Scattering, 24.—Pro. bably no oboice by the people. Col etiout Election, Times Orrick, Hantroap April 4, 1849. ‘The demoorate have 111 representatives; the whigs 108; free soll 7; and 1 contested seat. In the Senate, democrats bave 7; whigs 14; this is complete, with the exception of 1 members. SECOND DESPATCH. Nw Haven, April 4, 1849, It is Impossible to eay who will be Governor. The Legislature is yet doubtful. The Senate is believed to be whig by two or three majority. The House, as far as beard from this af:ernoon, stands 104 whigs to 96 locos and 18 free soil. It is probable that the whigs carried the Legislature. Three loco Congressmen— Waldo, Booth, and Cleveland ; 1 whig— Butler. THIRD DESPATCH. Haarvonp, April 4, 1849, As fer as heard from, the House ds 106 whigs to 95 democrats, and 12 free sollers. Stonington, Wilton: East Fiaven, Middlebury, Warren, and New Canasn, are yet to be heard from. The whigs have 13 Senators certain. Letter fro: jeotion of Thurs- 603 235 33 2645 2008 Cass lenge, &e. Wasninaton, April 4—P. M, Mr, Foote, of Mississ'ppi, has, to-day, received a let- ter from General Lewis C: Gated at Cimsinnati last week, in whieh be demies most emphi ly that he bas ever received or charged either pay or mileage for the regular session of Congress, and that he has reqotv- ed nothing fer any services but those rendered at the extra session of Congress. The certificate of Asbury Dickens, Esq., Seoretary of the Senate, will be published in the Union this week. to this effect. Gen. Cass says that though his political course fs nearly run, he does not wish to for- felt the good opinion of his rriends; hence his letters Appolnatine, y Bile Wasuinaton, April 4, 1840, The Hon. Walter Forward’s friends say emphatical- ly that he did deoline the Postmastership of Pitts: burge, and that he did withdraw his papers. The Hon. George Evans, of Maine, bas accepted the appointment ef Commissioner on Mexican olaims. It ‘erumcred that no more important offiees will be filled or appointments made tor two weeks. Bailic Payton is said to be otill the most prominent man for the Mexican commission. Alexander Irving, of Clearfield country, Pe , hasbeen appointed Marshal for the western district of Penney). vania, and Mr. Snetrer District Attorney for the same diatzict, The latter resides at Pittaburgh. It is romored that Thomas Fitmsn, Eeq., has been appointed Werden of the Washington Penitentiary. STILL FURTHER APPOINTMENTS. By Wasuinoron, April 4, 1849, In eabinet council, to day, the following appoiat- ments wero made :—P. Sken Smith, Collector of Phila- jus Mudd. Commissioner on Public he is the father of Mr. Mudd, the Reading Clerk of the House, who was a very active Tayler man daring the campaign) ; Thomas Fitman, Warden of the District Penitentiary. He is an iris! was decided in his hatred of Polk, for giving and supported General Taylor, as am independent Taylor men. His Threatened Insurrection at Gania— Late Nows trem Pernambuco and Cape any tien. Boston, Aprilé (so By ap arrival at thie port, we have detss frem Bahia to Fed 16th. Signs of an outbreak among the repad- , the goverament took apnedy quickly The latest accounts reosived at Bahis from P. buco, represent the country in « quiet condition. Brosil generally wes in a troubled state. From Campeachy—March of President So loque against the Dominicans, with an Army ef 15,000 men. Boston, April 4, 1849. An arrival from Cape Heytion states that Presidnt Soloque was marobing, with ap army of about 15000 men, 'o a'tack the Dominicans om the eartern portion of the I'am. Every clerk im the public stores had been treseed irto t'e army. The monopoly law was workinz bady. Soloque was engaged in buying up provisions to feed the army, who wore deserting for lack of food. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, SENATE. Avnany, March 4, 1849, MARINE HOSPITAL BILL, The important bill providing for defined commuta- tlon of the tax paid for Marine Horpital purposes, for further settling the powers of Emigrant Commis. slomers, as reported yesterday, was ordered t) i+, third reading. Mr. Coxe alluded to the confused mi rt in which the accounts sere kept relative to the Marine Hospital and other establishments on Staten I-land. which renders it diffieu.t to decide what was the pecuniary condition of this branch of the public service. Mr. Busw moved to amend the bill, so that the Emi- grant Commissioners should have charge of the es ab- Hebment at Staten I 4, exoept im regard t» the sanitary treatment thereof; but it was lost. A discussion ensued as to the conduct of the Health Officer in taking the passengers of the “ New York” into the Marine Hospital. Mr. Bus defended Dr. Whiting. It was his duty to detain those passengers. He had acted in accor. dance with the statute. He had acted as the poe; New York had desired him to act, and the He. th Commissioners bad been unwilling to psy their board, The duty of these Commissioners, and that to which the Jaw bad assigned them, was to protect and provide for the emigrant, and leave to the Health Officer their eanitary treatment. Mr. Connwece said, if legislation was not inter- posed there would be s perpetuation of quarrels bs tweem the Commissioners and the Health OMicer.— There was an abundance of duties for the Healt: O’ fices—as much as any one man can attend to, vis :— visiting the vessels, without attending to the patients in the hospital. Mr. Jonnson said this was not a local lew, but a ge- neral one—one which provided a guard to the interests of the whole State, Mr. Connwet said there were no party purposes contemplated by this bill, though there were persons. professing to be the life and soul of the whig party, who would have it #0. Every effort bad been made in the designation of Commissioners, and in the laws to keep party distino- tion out of it. Mr. Bust said he did not believe the bill had any scrt of obance of passing. Mr. Connweit thought the contrary, and said such was the cenfidence entertained by the ship-own- ere, that, without any compulsory lew, they already paying the commutation provided for by this en- actment. BILLS PASSED, The Paname Railroad bill is passed. It incorpo- rates W.H. Arpinwall, Jno. L. Stevens, and others, $0 make @ railroad soross the Isthmus. The ospital to be $1,000,000, with the privilege to imorease it to $5,000,000. A bill, remodelling the privileges and immunities of the firet divisien of militis, passed. ‘The bill bas paseed authorising the Commissioners of the Canal Fund to # $200 000, if necessary, to pay damages that have: warded. Also, to allow the bundling of the Crooked Lake Canal Lock, at Seneca Lake, of stone. Also, re-appropriating $128,000 to Genesee Valley Canal. Also, appropriating $320,000 for thet portion of the enlargement between Albany and the west side of Onvids Creek feeder; $200.000 between that peintend the whige of Washington ; but it pleases the [rish ; it neutralizes the Having waited to hear from Connecticut, the adminir_ tration are now golog te work. Proposuls for Mall Contracts, Wasninaron, April 4, 1849, To-day until 9 A. M. was the last for receiving pro- posalsfor mail contracts in New England and Ne York; the proporals altogether were not se gre they wera four years ago, They have just comm: Opening them, and will be engaged in this duty, registeriog the ame, for several days Later News from New Orleans—Sevore Fire, ae. de. Wasninoron, April 4, 1849. The Southern mail has arrived, with New Ori dates to the 26th ultimo. The Picayune contains later news from Mexico, which is unimportant. General Wool had arrived at New Or James Porter, a prominent resident at Oak Lawn, near Now Orleans, had died suddenly. A fire ooourred at New Orleans on the 27th, which, before it could be subdued, consumed 40 hoases near the railroad depot. : The steamer Columbus, from Philadelphia, arrived at Charleston; and alse the steamer Osprey, Arrival ef the Steamship Onerokee, Ba t, April 1, 1849, ‘The steamebip Cherokes, Capt. Lyon, artived morning from New York, after @ passage of 63 hours. the east line of Wayne county; $360,000 from that point to Buffalo, Also, to lengthen, temporarily, the looks in the Brio Canal, between Syracuse and Rochester. Also, providing for using the Conesus, Candice, aad Honeyce Jakes for feeders. Also, maki: ppropriations forthe prosecution o¢ the work om the Genesee Valley and tse Biaok River canal. A Dili was pasced, making it a punishable offe: to keep apy gunpowder whatever im NewYork olty, south of 46th etreet. AMENDMENT OF THR OONSTITYTION. Mr. Wirxin laid om the table a proposed amendment ofthe oonetiiution. the offlorrs who shall sucoced the Governor in case of his {aability to serve, ‘The order of succecsion by it would be as follows: the Lieutenant Governor, the President, pro tempore of the Serate, the Speaker of the Assewbiy, The Rouse’s Point Bridge bill was erdered toa third a passed amending the charter ef the Nau- tilus Life Insurance Company. ‘Ihe New York Tax bill was reported on fa AFTERNOON SESSION. The private claim calendar was considered. ASSEMBLY. ‘Avaany, April 4, 1849, BILLS PasseD. The Albany Basin bill has passed—ayes 77—and is sent to the Governor. Mr. Brexman offered @ resolation for a select com- mittee to examine {ato all the facts in relation to the very heavy expenses attending the confirmation of the assoesment for opening the Bloomivgdate road. ‘The bill has passed for giving full authority to the elty of Albany to procure a sufficient supply of water, It authorices the city to raise money by bring in the water, if necessary, from the Mohawk at Cohoes Falls. bly. THE NEw copa. The code of the law revisers, was communieated to the Legi bly not be touched till next winter. . im. SPECIAL sessi Mr. Sweer offered @ resolution for Of the Legislature; but no question was taken, and it fa not at all probable that any such movement will be made. The bill passed concerning the two railroads con- Beoting at Schenectady. No progress was made in the Syracuse and Roches- ter direot or parallel railroad bill. APTERNOON SESSION. The following bills were passed :— To siter the Commissioner's map of the city of Brosklyp, with many amendments, making it very dif- sorent from the Senate bill. The New York wharfage bill, excepting canal boats and river oratt. To incorporate the New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamer Company. To allow Court of Appeals to hold their terms when they dboore. To aitow fees to be taken in mew Marine Court of New York, Cinciamari, April 3. 1848. Fieur—The market is bravior ¢! dey, and the burinese doue in at a email decline. Sales of 1 000 bbls. at $8 B75 to $3 44 There in good foqatey for wheat for milivog—raloa at 700, to 760, Urooeries are quict and anged in price, The demaod for whis- Rey ia fair, with enles at 145¢0, to 160, to New Orleans, for flour. ts 830. pee bbi.; for whiskey le 600,, end for pork is 480, ve form Mayoralty Convention a arn ick for Mayor, on Tuesday e: ning ) eVeuiow th ouuty judges wil be nominated. says that the Marquis estate, one ot the fines pionemre ya the I-laud, and wich 17 years Aye renebt £50,000, had been sold at auction to £3,600. THE HERALD DOUBLE SHEET. worn The fourth double sheet of the Heruld will be pub. Nahed oo Tuerday next, in an entire pew dress, trex the foundry of James Connor & Son. The publre like these doivie sheets, They emabi advertisers to eproed their business notices widel) b tore the people, and g ve our subror hers an inéress ed smount of reading matter. The price of eset double sheet is two cents only—the same as that of th: It 1a the cheapest pap+r iu the werld. The circulation of the Herald is equal to that of th ~ leading ccmmeroial papers of New York, Bosto: Philadelphia, combined. Arrangements for advertising can be made at th deck, The Bud is os rapitiy disappearing from single sheet, tho streets, an Knox e Feausitul Hare of th ingest apring fashion are vamoring fom his you wruld ‘su Unequal Td artile, hasten to thy "Har Depo ” 1'8 Fultou streat, Who 1s Your Hater? Kspenchted, ot course: for bie Hatanre tie ne plus nitrs oF te uty and tanto He rells them for only $3 St, call and examina h les you do not find them e andi toany $5 euea, and fac suo rer tc . take nyou coh tae out bat, “We. paicon Gentn’s Spring Style of Huts for 1849 — id than ‘There usrival od + a the subroril Cee fdadeer( 2 enabled to be-p his stock constantly ecersarily heep it oor alanis ar in greater dem: ar before foi oh that be tt ful: and bis immenes sales NIN, 214 Broadway. Plumbe'’s Lik-11ke Dazuocrreotypes, are Juatly cetottated for thelr apraking ex prods on wave Ls & strong raat t Just come to Hand, 500 Mress Coats, One iE ML-Kd, OME Funk, Soto $i 2 Mecha tof jun Mipacs Costs nd ers tonm atresia Gold Pens and Watches.—U: Gismo: d-panted Kicholieu Gold “ens, wa years. in qulé aud sliver 1d pancil onses, cogetaar with sa. Gleesntserrtment of fine Gold and Silver Watoane for sale b; 4. ¥. SaVAGB, Juv. 15 Wallatreet, Watshes and gold pene repaired oF «i Great Derreciation — The Barbados Glo — Calltornia toots for the Gold Regton 3 alsa” « Lo. g bez Kiding Boots (or those going *ha Over a a be toune at Governor You g's commer Fulton and Naga five French Cait Boots $4.50 fine calt from $3.50 Leather Boots, Gaite.s, Slippers, Shoes, Re. eyn Ms In THS DO-TOR, «4 Others— The md oribe a. useful arvio en ta the wuallort ‘#rpece, ali of whrch aro werranted, A m J. SAUN DBRS. [ir Breadway, corner cf Liverts street, and 387 Broadway, Oalfornia.—To Trav. fares manntuciured ny Bind ovntaini a :. California Firearms.—Josepn & Hart, 74 Maiden Janv, importers, manufacturers aad dvalere in thcesrma, wish to cali the attention of companies sud others sound for Oa- liternia, to a sup rior arti IY adapted to that trade, Carvines; breeoh. onn be ten: light in we'gh*, and warranted te shoot balle yards. Thoy are uses by the U.S. army and Navy. and bight ralaed by them. This arm onu be used as 8 rifle or aot gun. ng aeed only to b: oven to inenre option. ent atook of fire bane,consit Ta «ted equal to any rflsin use; a1 Allem & Colts revolve 8, carhives, short Darr) s mug poieatews knives, sporting articles, materials for gua emits, 2. Wigs and Toupecs—Bawhelor’s Wig Manu- faotery, at No.4 Wall wreck, Ie wo te ove. th oity where the wv buriness is curried on exctue ea pertct; h'an-wly invonred W ¢ Fair of the Amerinan Institute, COMMERCIAL APPRAIBB, MONEY MARKET. Wot day, April 4—6 P. Mm. ‘There was s moderat. iwpreveaent in the stoo” market to day—not so much in prices as iu the fesling of operators and the indications for the fature. Very j\ttle stock is pressing upon the market, an» the fan- cles appear to be strongly held. This that the control of them is in proper hy yond the influence of the bear party. Stocks geaurs!ly ave been more stromgly tested during the past two ‘weeks than ever before, in the same period, withia our Tecollection; and it was ow at the commencemen' Had prices been intsted the pinch in the money market began, we should Dave experienced a fall of at least fi‘ceun per cent andthe bears would have reaped a rich harvest; as it ‘8, prices rule above those current previous to the re- covered s portion of their los At tae firat board, to- day, Canton Company advanced % per oont, Farmers! Loan %, Long Island %, Erie Railroad 14 ng Rail. road \, Frensury Notes 34, United States 6's, 1887, i. Ajl others closed at yesterday’s prices, The packet thip New York, from Havre, broughy $40,C00 In specie. The steamship Niagara, now nearly due at Boston, from Liverpoo!, will probably briag some epecie, although it is not generally supposed the our- rent will set.vry st.ong this way, until about the last ef thie month, The California gold sent from Boston tothe mint for coinage, has been returned in coin. The smoant ‘was about one hundred and thirty thousand doilars. The bill enforcing the individel responsibility of stockholders im incorporations, has pessed both branches of the Legislature, and only awaits the ex- ecutive approval to become a Jaw. The amount of government deposits in the different Gepoeitories on the 26th of March ast, was $6,035, 400 56, subject to drafts, Of this sum, $1,610,387 wore 42 this olty, $714,827 in Boston, $1,467,032 1m New Or- yeane, $417.364 in Philadelphia, and the rest distributed among the other places of deposit. The value of merchandise and specie imported inte, and exported from, this port during the month of Mareh, im each of the past four years, was as annex- ed — Commmnox or rue 7% New Yoex—Vatue or ND FxPoRTa, ie 18, 160. 876.960 RISISL B65 ALL 4749806 2,988) 3,106.00 SAT BBL Bae8a Bx, imp. over ex., $7,072 926 The balance against this prt on its foreign trade, during March, has been « little larger this yea than Compared wich the same moath in 1846, there bas been a falling off of $3.367,612 The Board of Casal Commissioners of this State have determined to revise and reduce the tariff of tolls Sharged on property trausportedon the canals. Seve- ral important reductions have been determined on, and we have mo doubt but that others will be made, A reduction bes been made on the tolls, of 83% por cent on Indian ccrn and corm me: 4 25 por ceonton barley, oats, and bloom from. The toll last year, on corm and corn moa!, was three miils per ome thousand pounds, per mile; this year, but two milis will be obarged. Barley, oats.and b.oom iron patd, last year, | our mills per one thousand peunds, per mile; ‘this year the charge will be three mills, We are glad to see such a liberal epwit exhibited by our Canal Commissioners; and we have not the slightest doubt bat tha: the ro- vei received from every article the rate of toll on which has been reduced, will show a1 cess on that of last year. We feel conddent it wilion eorn aud corm meal, as the demand for shipment to foreign porte bas increased so idly witbin the past two yrare, and bas already bee: > large. that ta quantities of this description of breadetatfa will be an- nually transported from the interior to the seaboard. Our foreign trade in this article bas beoo dit has become a staple article of consumption in many purts of Eorope. It ts one of the surest, safest, most productive, and most profitable grain orops we oan raise in this country; aad every facility rhould be afforded by those having control of our pab- lie works to bring out supplive from the interior, for the sake of the consnmer as well as the producer points, with reforenoe to protesting promissory motes, bave lately been decided by the Court of Appeals of this State. They are of importance to ondoreers: and InsaMfoiont motice of protest may be aided and betped out by nocessory facta The question whether ao ondoreer of a promissory, as been duly charged as such, does not depead” te was eorreatly Ba) protert. but on the mind or Kaowiedge \doreer. Soul note intended to be protested A notice of protest may vary according te eseh par fi . ?