The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1849, Page 2

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From the English, French, and German papers, we gather these significant facts:—That Prussia seems at last determined to carry into effect her long cherished scheme of a German confederation—that she has | called on the German States to elect members to meet ina National Parliament,at Erfurt, on the 31st of Jonuary, 1850—and that the Austrian cabinet has made a formal protest against its convocation. Moreover, the Austrian despatch which contains the protest, speaks of the probability of an armed ‘ntervention to settle the affairs of Germany. If these are the facts of the case, one or other of the parties must bluntly retract, or a European war will follow. The King of Prussia is (with the exception of the Czer) almost the only sovereign in Europe who thinks for himself—who guides his own eabinet. Frederick William is a learned practical | man, and a shrewd politician. He, and his | father before him, had both promised con- | stitutional governments to Germany; and be- fore the recent convulsions of Europe, the present Prussian King had conducted his government oa a very liberal scale. A few days after the full of Louis Philippe, he was driven from the throne, and compelled to buy back his crown by pledges, which he ts now compelled to fulfil. These pledges were made in the heat of the moment, we know; but they were made to men resolved to be free, and | they have been remembered. The day of their redemption has come. Even the upper classes of | Py demand it. e King of Prussia is too liberal a prince to wish to be a tyrant. He has always shown him- | self favorable to civil and political progress. But | | altogether. Nicholas, to the surprise of the world, waived his claim on Turkey, left his imperial threat unexecuted, and ate his own words, or ap- peared to do so. It now turns out that he could afford to give up Kossuth, if he could organize a powerful imperial alliance, composed of Prussia, Austria and Russia, to balance the league of Eng- Jand, France and Turkey. Russia began by re- ducing Austria to a mere province of her empire. Prussia, to counteract this new and dangerous movement, attemps a confederation of the German States, as an offset to. this new hostile combina- tion. In this movement England and France and Turkey must be on the side of Frederick Wil- liam, and out of it a veryfimportant collision is likely to grow. Meantime, the state of Europe is far from being settled. Before another steamer arrives, the ca- binets ef Europe may be in a flame, and who knows, but out of this new agitation the friends of hberal governments may be able to give success to the cause of progress and republicanism? OrGamizavTion OF THE SENATE, AND THE New Arvo.ntments.—The organization of the Senate and the appointment of the committees, bode no good to the nominations which the cabinet will fling by the bushel full into that body. Mr. Mangum made the first movement in the Senate in the committees, and this movement is con- ceived in the bitterest hostility to the cabinet, 10 every point of view. For many years Mr. Man- gum and Mr. Clayton were friends, admirers and fellow-sufferers in the opposition ; but now we un- derstand that Mr. Mangum, with great credit to his segacity, acknowledges the imbecility, folly and faithlessness of Mr. Clayton and his associ- ates, and is now one of the principal opponents of the administration in the Senate. If Mr. Benton should take sides with the administration in the will take his place as the head of the opposition to all the bad, ndiculous, absurd, and unwise ap- pointments made by the cabinet. Yet we don’t apprehend a general cutting off of heads. There will be a deliberate and calm selection of the most obnoxious, most notorious, and most noted appointments, and these will be served without remorse and without pity. This topie will seon become intensely interesting. The administration had no sooner appointed the ca-. binet, than removals, without cause, were made with hot haste ail over the country, to appease hungry claimants—here a sop—there a sop; ap- | pointments the most ridiculous and incompetent were freely made, to gratify the personal spleen of particular members of the cabinet, each member voting for the nominees of his colleagues, that his wn might also pass without objection. Let us state a case. Notice was given to all the principal officers at the Custom House in Philadel- phia, as soon as the cabinet was formed, that they | must resign, or be removed, as a clean sweep of every democrat was determined on. The ap- praisers at Philadelphia were removed with hot haste. The senior officer in that department, Thomas Stewart, received a telegraphic despatch from the Treasury Department, that his removal had been decided on, almost immedjately after Meredith had taken his seat. Remonstrances against the removal of Stewart were immediately got up and signed by all the leading whig im- porters of Philadelphia, beseeching the cabinet not to outrage ;ubli on, and remove a va- luable public er, solely and only because he wi rat; ashe had never neglected his dut the government, nor had he ever pre* side an officer over a public meeting while in of but had confined himself simply to voti a free citizen should, according to the hone cdates of his conscience, it was thought There never was a the Custom House he would be retained. more popular officer | then Mr. Stewart; clear and decisive in matters of business, his department moved like clock-work. As a judge of goods, he is considered to have no im the generel alarm which blanched the cheek of every sovereign in Europe, he fell back —he recoil- | ed—he retrograded. As soon, however, asa period of reflection came, he began to recover his ground; and feeling that all his subjects are with him, has recently resolved to take the bold step of calling a general parliament of the German States, which, in its federal capacity, may enact laws end consiructa league of unity and power for the ceutral nations of Europe. This 1s «sort of Fourth of July proceeding oa the pert of Fredenck William, and its conse- quences are likely to be serious. There are about as many Statee in Germany as there are in our | confederacy, with a vastly larger population. They are es essentially one race as we are—they are as deeply imbued with a republican spint. To them ail the Fatherland is dearer than life; and but for the game which despotiem has been play- ing since the Congress of Vienna, the United States of the Rhine would long ago have been a contederacy, which would have held the balance of power on the continent, and dictated terms even to combined Europe | Before these recent revolutions, Austria was in favor of come such movement, because she could head it and control it herself. Once more the peror of the Hapeburgh house would have been the elected emperor of Germany. Bat Austria 18 now opposed to any such policy ; aad the reasons are obvious—First, the Emperor and his cabinet have made themselves odious beyond measure throughout Germany, by crashing the Italians and slaughtering the Hungarians. It was not enough | to outrage every compact and vielate every priaci- ple of good faith with the ancier* kiagdom of Hun- gary, nor to lay waste the gardea-fields of Lom- | bardy. She must eummon the aid of the Cossacks And when the victory was won, martial law was proclaimed in the conquered country, and the mo- blest blood of the nation was poured out in a deep stream, to glut the vengeance of the Emperor of | Russia. From the moment Austria made this ha- miliating and bloody league with the great foe of Kurope, she lost the sympathy and respect of Germany end the world. Lverywhere her name was given over to execration and abhorrenee. She could no more favor a German confederation, for she could 10 more stand at itshead. Desdes, such a union would compel her to adopt a more tberal pohcy, and abanden the bloody butchering she has sanctioned under Haynau and Radetsky. Ruesia, who is now the supreme dictator of Aus- tia, could have no foe so formidable ppe with | asa German United States; and Nicholas ie not only the author of the protest againet the | convocation of the federal patliement of Ger- many, but he is prepared to enter the field | once more agrinst Europe, to crush any eombina- tion which threatens to rouse a apirit of nationality among the German nations, or oppowe this progress to universal empire. Fouled for moment in-his plot against Turkey, repulsed fre ond driven back to his northera home, he is bent | upon accomplishing his object in another way. If he loves his prey in the East, he will make up for it in the South. He has fastened hie gras) o1 Austria, and now dictates her policy. Ie forbids her from entering into the German Union, for th would interpose too mighty a barrier against the *pread of his dominion. This is, without doubt, the secret of thie recent protest of the Austrian cabinet against the convocation of a German Part+ liament The only question now is, will russia be driven | {rom her purpose—will she he forced into a humi- | Jiating concession? For many reasons, we think not. Towards Russia she occupies tie eame pori- tion thet Turkey did two months ago, when the demand was made for Kussuth and his aovle com- Fatriots ; and sustatned as she will be by the force of England, France and Turkey, and the sym. thies of mankind, and above all, having thirty Ger, aman States to stand by her, ehe cannot retreat Tt 1 cleer that Russia is playing a deep game, ad bas outwitied the British and French cabinete | equal in the country. Having been many years in office, he had acquired a vast store of knowledge | of the cost, at the place of manufacture, of all articles paying ad valorem duties; and as millions of goods are determined in their value by nice distine- tions, unobservable except to those who are cri- tical judges of the particular fabric in question, the government absolutely requires officers in that de- partment trained to the business, or they can rea- dily lose, by fictitious invoic sands in amonth. The honest importer and the manufacturer have a vast interest in the com- petency and integrity of the appraiser. We are authorized to say that the principal manufacturers of New England petitioned on behalf of Mr. Stewart; but no! Mr. Meredith made it a personal matter with the cabinet to con- cede that removal to him, and fer what cause t Simply to gratify a personal dislike to Mr. Stewarts whose politics were ¢iametrically opposite to hi own, and the force of whose influence he had felt, fer years, in Philadelphia. His competency, in- tegrity, attention to his duties, were never called in question, end have not been, to this hour, William M. Meredith removed Thomas Stewart, to gratify a pereonal feeling of hostility, arising solely trom hie polities, and without any othercause, or shadow of cause, and we defy the administration to deny it. And was the public good served by such removal ? It was not; for the person appointed in his place, John C. Martin, is aman who did not, and does not, possess the requisite qualifications for that particuler office, nor do his personal friends claim that he possesses one tithe of the qualifications his | predecessor had. Mr. Martin 1s a man of good character, active and industrious—a fair clerk— was formerly a salesman in a wholesale jobbing house in Market street, and after that did a small business on his owa account, in a small way, in yobbing silk goods, and for some ten years past has been the superintendent of the merchants’ reading room, in the exchange, at Philadelphia, keepiog the newepapers in their respective plices on the files, and pointing out to vieiters where they could find them. Assiduous and obliging ia that employment, be filled the position with credit to himself and the subseribers. Bat for the office of appraiser of foreign goods he is not properly fitted, and owes his appointment soley to being the pereooal friend of Mr. Witham M. Meredith. When Mr. Meredith ennounced that he was going to eweep from the cestom-house at Philadelphia every democrat in it, several parties, who were formerly largely engaged in importing Earopean ad valorem goods, applied for the situation of appraiser. Many of these parties were competent, to a high degree, in some particelar branch—not eo Mr. Martin—and yet, to the eurprise ef the mercantile community, he got the appointment. We trust che Senate will examine into thie and numerous other cases, When the subject comes be- fore them, and it they come ¢@ the conclusion that the removals have been without adequate cause, and that the appointees are incapable of doing jue tice to the government, that they will not coafirm | the appointments, but demand from the several De- partments the reaeons that influeneed them in nak ing their removals. reaponde nee, mixctor, Dee Important Cor Ww 5 16, 1840, a Bin—Send me the Herald. the numbers from the 10th f Yours, truly, Je JG, Benwert, Bdior of N. F. Merald Answen.—It Js against our rule to send the Herald without (he money first in hand, But, as the Speaker ia not yet ehoren, and no money ean be legally taken from the Treasury to pay the members, we must ex- qend out feelings of comparcion upon the M. ©.'s, as the worthy washerwomen aod boarding house matrone do, in Washington, We willlet Mr. Morton have the paper on tick fora week; but unless he balps to geta Speaker, we ehall inevitably stop his intelectual re tions after that time.—[Kprron or Herano, ‘Tro Oat boats, laden with dried frait, hides, &e , and ated by Creek Indians, errived at Van Burew, Ark. op thy 10th ult, Senate, Mr. Mangum, an original Taylor man, | , hundreds of thou- | ‘Tue Morris Stare Banx Invictments 1n New Jenszy.—We give in our columns to-day some very interesting correspondence from Morristown, New Jersey, disclosing some further proceedings in the fameus and atrocious developements grow- ing out of the explosion of the State Bank of that worthy neighborhood in our sister State. The facts disclosed, developing the mode of setting a bank in motion, of swearing toa certain amount of cash, and of escaping the meshes of the law, are quite interesting to the world at large, and to the population of the State prison at Sing Sing 1n pare ticular. It seems, from our correspondent’s information, that checks, never to be paid, and Susquehannah Bank bills are consider- ed cash in New Jersey, and are sworn to as such. According to the rigid rules of morality and of right and wrong, such items and such arti- cles would hardly be considered hard money or solid cash in California. It would seem from this that the people of New Jersey have much easier consciences, more India rubber in their principles of morality, than there is even on the other side of the Rocky mountains. It appears from this information,”also, that the judge of the court in question, in Morristowa, exhi- bits strong traits of firmness and directness of pur- pose, highly creditable to his reputation as a public functionary. He refused some of the demands of the defendants, highly respectable criminals, and re- ferred them to the higher court to make their mo- tions. The business, therefore, begins to be com- plicated, curious and interesting to the people of New Jersey, and particularly to Wall street. We trust and hope there is firmaess and integrity in the courts, judges and juries of New Jersey, to do Justice to all those parties, and to aid in putting a stop to those atrocious and rascally bubbles, called banksand insurance companies, which are palmed | on our unsuspecting and thoughtless communities. Such bubbles, when they explode, exhibit their ramifications with similar humbugs and bubbles in different parts of the country, the connection be- tween the directors and managers of various finan- cial associations conducted on similar principles, and the extent of their operations on the people in various States. When the next process in these financial pro- ceedings takes place before any of the courts of New Jersey, we shall take care to have a reporter on the spot, and have full reports made of the deve. lopements that may ensue. Arrroacu or THE New Barris Minister.—Dir- ricurty Angap.—The last accounts from England, in relation to the temper and tone of the British government on Nicaraguan affairs, begins to make sensible people pause, and think, and deliberate. The new minister, Sir Henry Bulwer, has arrived at Bermuda, and will soon be in Washington.— Some think that his selection was most fortunate for the fevorable settlement of this complicated snarl into which Mr. Clayton has got with Nica- ragua and England. We doubt very much whe- ther the solution of this difficulty will be easy in the hands of such a diplomatist as Sir Henry Bulwer. What is his history, what are his antecedents, what is his character, and what are the prospects? Nothing very favorable for a peaceable solution of this Nicaraguan difficulty. He is a protegé and toady of Lord Palmerston, who is belligerent on the Nicaragua business, and whose views have not been represented by the London Times, but came to us by the last arrival, through various channels. The stake at issue in the solution of the Nicaragua difficulty involves the commerce of the whole world, which is about to be revolu- tionized by the new routes opening to the Pacific in that quarter. It is a stake of greater and mightier import than any that has been presented to the commercial world within the last three cen- turies, er since the discovery of the American continent. The rise of California, the growth of the United States in that quarter, and the trade already sprupg up with it, have astonished the Bntish people, the British merchants, and the Bri- tish government ; and we are perfectly persuaded that Sir Henry Bulwer comes to us full of the pe- culiar notions of Lord Palmerston and the British monopolists of London, on the subject. But this is notall. Sir Henry Bulwer has been nearly twenty years in diplomatic life, and yet he is a perfect martmet in his way—quarrelsome, in- triguing, overbearing, and vain. lis conduct, when minister to Spain, was so disagreeable to that government, that they had to dismiss him from that country, and venture on doing so in the face of British pswer. We think Mr. Clayton will have his hands full, and that not all his small beer in the State of Delaware will get him out of the difficulty which he has got into. A Funny Court Martiat ; on, Mven Apo anovt Notmine.—By referring to another columa, the reader will find a condensed account of the pro ceedings of a session of a court martial held on Captain French, on Tuesday evening last. Our reporter hes furnished us with a report in extenso, amounting to three or four colams—the pnblication | of which, if we had room for it, would certainly make the parties concerned look exceedingly funny ; but it would be wholly devoid of interest or instruction for the public. It ia, in truth, about he greatest farce we have seen for many a day—a | most ludicrous, laughter-moving attempt to make | little things look big—to magnity mole hills iato | mountail The frog in the table, which swelled | ateelf to bursting, is but a faint image of “the | pomp and eireumstance of war” with which this small case has been invested by the actors in this rerio-comie drama. The first evening's proceed- yng#, with all the mock solemnities of the occa- |, remind one of the couplet :-— | “The King of France, with twenty thousand Marched up the hill, and then marched 4 The second act of the farce, on Tuesday night, | was still more funny. We presume the third and | lest act will be the richest of all. The quotations from O’Brien and De Hart, and the other authori- ties on m-ttial law, upon such a milk-and-water | affair, were very like “breaking a butterfly upon a wheel.” These gentlemen labor under ® most | egregious mietake, if they wmagine the people take any interest in their antion, except to laugh at them. It isall might that our State militia should have skill and practice in the outlines of martial tactics; but to msist, in these piping cimes of peace, upon applying the rigid rules of muditary etiquette, in- (tended only for war, is as puerse as children play- ing soldiers. It is a waste of the public money, time, and patience. The present case might have been settled by sensible men ia five minutes’ | conversatian. There were faulisaa both sides; aad both having the organ of selt-eewem highly de- veloped, neier would yield one jot to the other; #0 there must be a courtemartial got up for the Pepectal amusenent of ell the idle doafers of the It seems that the Colonel himself, was not ty. cache round # ume, ner one half of the compa- | nies. The Majer was not punctual, aad punciual- ity appears to be rather @ie exception thaa the | rule in the regiment. Captain Vincent was absent from the parade; but then he misconceived the order, and made a most humble apelogy. Contr- tion, or the shew of «t, like charity, covers a multi- tude of sine Captain French d, or was slower in obeying than his ected; | but then he was not contrite. word One little would have settled all; but Captain Freoch waa tuo stubborn to utter it, and his com@mandent war etubborn enough to insist upon his o ving 50, or taking the consequences. P The gua milet waa taken up by Captain French, end the wage of war accepted. A Bomb. «tes Fourieso sort of prece was brought out at ‘om Riley's, and drew a considerable audience, Tie drop scene has fallen between the acts, and the’ pertormence is yet unfinished. What the denowe- ment will be, it is. hard to guess. When the whole plot loped, we would suggest to Burton, asa capital speculation, te have it dramatised for his theetre id if he is ata loes for materials to fill up the outline of the faree, he has nothing to do but to soply to our re. porter, who will give him facts en to keep the audience in a roar every might, for at least a week in eneecestion, We are really serious; it would have oo immense run, if got up with even a mode- rate degree of ability. No Speaker Yet—Great Fan and Some Folly at Washington. The highly respectable mob of players, who now give day performances (and thus save gas light) at Washington, at the cost of $3,000, to the people, for each day’s doings, had another turn of it in the capitol yesterday, as will be seee by our re- port in another column. No Speaker yet. This amusing but expensive farce, in several acts, was gone through with in the usual style, varied only by an attempt to get a prayer from Father Mathew, who appeared in the gallery asa spectator. The honorable and sober members only want a prayer, not a pledge, for probably they are past the latter point of morality. What a spectacle! What a scene! What an ex- hibition for a sensible people, represented by their best and wisest men ! During the last three weeks, a very exquisite piece, called the ‘Serious Fami- ly,” has been played at the Bijow Theatre, in Chambers street, in which seriousness and sim- plicity, philosophy and fun, morality and mischief, are mixed up in equal proportions, all ending ina pair of serious speeches trom Burton and Brough- am to the pit and boxes; & speech is dialogued, that makes them all laugh and come again the next evening. The farce of electing a Speaker to the House of Representatives of a nation of twenty- five millions, is beginning to encroach on the rights and privileges of Burton and Brougham, in the re- gions of dramatic literature. As yet, however, Mr. Aminidab Sleek, alias “Old Pepper and Salt,” has a little advantage over Father Mathew in the gallery of the house. Let Burton look to his lau- rels in farce and fun, for the House of Represent- atives 1s his only rival. The Senate was yesterday fully organized by the appointment of all the committees; and these committees are more theroughly and decidedly democratic, and hostile to the Clayton cabinet, than ever the Senate has been organized towards any administration for the last quarter of a century. Benton and tree soil are completely gone in that body, and Clayton and the cabinet are hard on their heels. TELEGRAPIG INTELLIGENCE. Our Washington Correspondence, Wasuineron City, Wennespay Nien, Dec. 9. No Speaker yet; the House had its fifty-eighth ballot this afternoon. It is said that the whigs, to-night, in caucus, will take up Morehead, of Kentucky, which will secure the Georgia whigs. I have just learned that the democrats have 1n- vited the free soilers to thier caucus to-night. This is not véry likely, but it is possible. Mr. Clayton 1s ina snarl. Mr. Clay has fallen out with him. The Secretary (Clayton) has been with the Pre- sident all day, and called down to see Mr. Clay this evening, at his hotel. It will not do to lose the eupport of Mr. Clay on the nominations. The executive session of the Senate to-day was on the commercial treaty with Brazil. No nominations have yet gone in. The depar- ture of Mr. Power, of Pennsylvania, to Naples, without weiting for the action of the Senate, will tell against him. The Home Secretary, Mr. Ewing, spoke in the Supreme Court to-day, on a Missouri land claun. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. ‘Wasuineton, Dec. 19, 1849. Benat E Father Mathew appeared in the Senate, and was in- troduced to the Vice President and ethers. Mr. Dovar, of lows, offered @ resolution in favor of admitting Father Mathew to s seat within the bar of the Senate. Srvenat Vorcvs—* Let the reselution lay over.” Mr. Warxen, of Wisconsin, said that the House had just adopted a resolution of a similar character, and he hoped no objections would be interposed. Mr. Cass taid that he could not perceive any good Treason im asking for delay. Mr. Be in withdrew his cbjections. They were again renewed by Mr. Clemens, when, on motion, the consideration of the resolution was postponed. Mr. Mancum moved that the Senate proceed to an election to fill up the standing committees. Ho was authorized to sey that Mr Seward's name had been omitted by general conse Mr. Sewann eald that he felt authorized, under ex- isting circumstances, to ask to be exoused from serving of the committees. He was isfied with their organization, and would always willingly co-operate with the whigs of the Senate; but he thought be might | p | dest serve the interests of his constituents by remain. | ing 1n an independent position | | On motion of Mr. Maxcuot, the Senate proceeded to | fill the Standing Committees—no objection being the following named gentlemen were clested to fill the Tespective committees, viva voce Relations —Messrs, Foote, Webster, Benton um Hunter,Phelps, Douglassand Pearce. | Soule, Davis of hiss, Dodge of Manufactures Messrs, Butler, Clark, Jones and Up- am, gricultureMesers, Turney, Spruance, Walker aod Corwin. Military Afferis—Mesars. Borland, Green, Shields and Dawson, Militia—Mersre, Dodge of Wisconsin, Morton, Cle- ment and Sprusnce were! Affairs—Mesers. Mason, Badger, Bright and er Public Lands—Messrs. Borland, Underwood, Shields and Smith Private Land Cloi esera Whitcomb, Davis of Masenchusetts. C 4 Badger ot North Carolina. wintien Afeir Sebastian, Bell, Rus« aad a | Cleims—Mesers, Whitcomb, Underwood, Stewart and Beldwin Revolutionary Claims—Meners. Norris, Upham, Dodge of lows and Cooper. Post Office—Messrs Upham and Soule | als—Mesers. Atchison, Greene, Foote, and Spruance Pex sions—Merere_Jonen, Phelps, Stewart and Dayton. Patents—Messrs, Norris, Wales, Whitcom) and Daw- . | ‘Retrenchment— Mesers. Houston, Mangum, Fiteh and | | Clark. | Lebrary—Meeara, Mason and Davia, of Missisaiopt. | esruaive Bu Messrs. Davis ot Mississippi. and rk, Contingent Exp nses—Meesrs, Walkerand Baldwin. | Enrotied Bills— Mr. Badger BPngroseed Bills—Mesera Corwin and Sebastian, | Pronting —Mesera. Hamlin and Smith. | Objection being made by Messrs Hale and Chase, to , _ the election of the following committees, by motion, they were filled by ballot, as follows: — | ee Downs, Berriea, Bradbury and ayton | riet of Columbia— Messrs, Yulee, Miller, Shieids and Berrien Tervitortes —Mesers. Butler, Underwood, Houston and Cooper Qn motion of Mr. M exeoutive business, cum, the Senate proceeded to subsebuently adjourned. | Mouse of Representatives, Wasnisaton, Pee. 19, 1949, INTRODUCTION OF FATHER MATHEW, Father Mathew came into the Hall this mort When the Howse was called to order, Mr Niinole, offered a resolution that he be invited to take | @ seat within the bar. It was adopted, and Father | | Mathew took a prat. Mr. Joussow, of Tennetee, offered a resolution that minirters of diferent denominations be invited to at- while the House comtinaes in a disorg ved atate. | and to make slocere prayers to the © Giver of all Gcod’’ for & *peedy organization, and dispatoh of public busi- ners. Mr Kavresass, of Texas, moved to amend by adding, nd that Father Mathew favor us with the first prayer”? Mr Hitisno, of Alabama, ruggested an amendment, te say “ unorganized” mot “ disorginized Mr. Canven, of Obto, asked whether all ministers ‘Were to be bere at once. Mr. Jounsow replied. that it was not their intention Mr. Vievow, of Ohio, waa oppored to the rpecifoation in’ the resolution, that we should organize the tiouse wi bout prayer. Hovsrow, of Delaware, moved to amend by € Cut #0 much a4 relates te an “ unorganized ‘The reg lution was then laid on the table, A STRMPTA To ORGANIZE THE HOUSE. Mr. Prex, o.' Vermont, then offered a resolation to medify the ree lution restricting debate till the } » sai logs of deck low | sengers | from New York, b Parced an act for the election of the entire judiciary the people. lutions looking to thet result. Mr. Kaurrman moved to amend, by putting in the words “ previous question,” to cut off long debates. Mr. Peck accepted the amendment. On motion of Mr, Evans, of Maryland, the resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Jounson, of Arkansas, then sought to repeal the resolution which restricts debate till the Speaker is elected. It was laid on the table. At balf-past one the House proceeded to vote, with the following result :-— Fifty-sizth Baltot, ne ” 84 Baker, whi Winthrop, MeClernand, Mr. MeMutuin, of Virgin that the delegations of the ral States be authorized and directed to sppolpt a committee of one member each, to report measures for the speedy organization of The Hungarian Exiies—Our City’s Guests, _ Governor Ujhazy, Miss Apoloaia Jagelic, and the company of Hungarian heroes at the Astor House, were. | extensively engaged, all yesterday, im receiving the | numerous calls that were made upon them, by people of | all kinds, and from all corners of the world. A great number of Poles, Germans. and Italians called: to see them. General Avezzans, the hero of many» Roman battle against the treacherous Ficneh invaders, | under Oudinot, called also to see them. The meeting was one of great interest The venereble General Ujhazy and the noble italian general embraced and kissed each other, after the coutinemtul fashion, with deep feeling and cordiality. A long and ardent — converration ensued between them, in which they mutually condoled witb wach other upon the losses of both their countries, and the unhappy s | both of them. They seemed to agree tn ho fact thee, i remotely, at least. Louis Napoleon was the moving i cause of the ruin of the Hungarian and Italian cause. THE GALLANT REPUBLIC OF VENICE. For @ long ti the city of bridges an = dolas, and mus formerly the grantee pine rium of comm ‘ope, held out maofaily agai: the House, He hoped that the House would indulge bim in the yeas and nays on the resolution, Mr. Ince, of Alabama, raised # peiut of order, that under the resolution adopted a few days ago, debate and resolutions, until the Speaker w. lected, were not admirrable, He bad no objection to a general discus. sion, but insisted on the point, while the resolution was ig force, Mr. Levin, of Pennsylvania, was convinced that every resolution put the election of Speaker further off. If gentlemen continue to vote, an organization may soon be the result. Mr Sranron, of Tennessee, said that it was perfectly idle to rit and vote. ‘The resolution was laid on the table. Mr Bownon, of Alabama. then endeavored to ha’ the resolution which precludes debate until a Speaker be elected, rescinded. It was agein laid on the table. The House again voted:— Fifty-seventh Ballot, 88 James G. King, whig Wintbrop. whiz. MeUlernand. dea. H Cobb, dem. Julian, free soil, Strong, dem... .. MeDowell, dem. Scattering Necesrary to @ choiow.... +++ Highest vote. (Winthrop, whi; Mr, Julien (free cil) arrived this morning, and voted, Mr. Burier asked leave to offer @ resolution that blank and blank be appointed a committee, who shall each select and write down the names of ten members. Whereupon said committee having each a selection of @ witness of thelr proceedings, one member not named, shall draw by lot the names of twenty members on the list. Whereupon, the committee shall cause the witness to retire and strike out the names alternately on the list, until but one mame shall be left, and the name of the gentleman so reported shall be declared to be Speaker, avd the oath then administered to him. ‘A quention of order was here raised by Mr. Ince, of Alabama, that it could not be received. The House decided that it could be received; and, On motion of Mr, Kavrrman, of Texas, it was laidon the table. At three o'clock the House again voted:— Fifty eighth Ballot, Winthrop, whig...... 86 Strong, dem... Mo! lernand, dem 46 Boyd dem Julian, free soil 5 MeDoweil, dem. H. Cobb, dem, . +. 10 Scattering. . Necessary to a choice... +++ Highest vote, (Winthrop, whig). Mr. Woonwann, of South Carolina, offered a resolu- tion that Linu Boyd, the senior member, be chosen Speaker pro tem ; and that the House then proceed to | elect a Sergeant-at- Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster, &.; and afterwards vote for a regular Speak. In the meantime no committees shall be appointed: nor any resclution, bill, or petition, be presented. Mr Srevens, of Pennsylvania, would suggest in the place of Mr. Boyd, that the name of the Clerk be in- rerted, for he bad never seen @ better temporary Speaker than the one who now occupied the chair. (Laughter.) A motion was made to lay the resolution on the table. Decided in the affirmative, 116 to 103. At twenty minutes past three o'clock the House ad- journed. Another Bank Kobbery. Pritaperenia, Dec 19, 1849, ‘The cashier of the Burlington Bank wa: robbed, this morning, on board the steamer John Stevens, of six thousand dollars. Salling of the Steamer Europa, Bosrox, Dec, 19—P. M. The steamship Europa, Capt. Lott, sailed to-day for Liverpool and Halifax, with sixteen passengers for the former port and seven for the latter. Shipping inteli Arrived—Ship Ohio, Apalach raw kfort, to tnish loadiag for Califo ult; bark Porn, ‘a; bark Turk, Phila del Cieared—Steamer Europa, for Liverpool; bark Lacy Al- len, Barbadoes; brige Wa v “arlann, Havana; Georgianus d Emma, S York. rit, De * Deamark, ia, c Mth—Park Henry Warren, Havana; 15th, brig Gen Marion, do; 17th. +l . Mobile; Ellen Maria, Sa~ Ba ived—Drig Wm Crawford, Baltimore; schi r | vanmsb; brig Julia Mouleo Sid ship Delaware, Charleston, Pp Arrived—Schra Don Nichslas, Norfol York. Cid, Cc a en, Carden: Matanzas; Onceo, Bal eh Viet s Cleared—Rark Loree, Zanzibar, Sid bac piech, Buenos Ayres; brig Romo, Porn k Edward Kop= boo. w Broronn, Deo 13, timore fe a. wit for Bovtan. Wel, LW mil next day. x, York & reridue, do for ft « blown off and returned with Sebrs Mai St Martins, 26th ult, for Bosto: Eliza Merithey, amd Shakepes 4 and Catherine, NYork for Yar- Prinve for Boston. Roston for NYork: (or Bath; Ocean rt rigs Sam Sime in; the ockers have “| PRovinexce, ard Joa Tw Arrived= ra Reeamond, Den'l W edeter, ond Cleopat Pi acd © © Zobrie) ie, MYerk: elec TB Bayh: + Williams, and Pri fe Sailed—Bark Lac NYouk. inda Maria, Maven MIRCRLLAN EONS. t from a letter coted Key West. Degcnber Bt, ad~ Fin ood Walter, Faq, See Boned of Under wri tao ef the brig Stare is landed im forme tor that his veseel is irom ts wnpa Bay, teen tho 2th’ mit; Mortrvmero, Oct 18—The port lest evening, frow the Fs 4 19 of the erew of the ehip ti 1 Exstward of the Eastern ung of the 1ith of Auraut ia ok Felk- d suction, for the be men have been provided y tro Baevos Ayrer, where abips may °. Ful total the powerful army of Austria, This gallant re soles whitber Avazzana fled, after the ‘reno into Rome, under Oudinct and where he fought with them till she fell, was the only state, republic aad pation iv the world that ecknowledged, formally aod ly, the independenow of Hungary. The Hunga- riaps bave not forgotten thie magnanimous conduct. Where was our cabinet. ana what were they dreaming. about all this time? Have they done honor to the American name in Rowe or Venice, or anywhere ?— Say, or in Nicaragua? ANOTHER ARRIVAL. Carl Usnul, Captain: tioneer of the Hungarian army, arrived yeeterday from Hamburg, in the mann, and joined his old compaotons of Astor House, Several more, we learn from him, are om their way, and may be rhortiy expected, the committee, whick metat the Astor Hol been inactive in ita generous deeds of preparation.— Already. we are informed. several thousands have been: collected in aid of the good came. BOSTONIAN HOSPITALITY. Colonel Pragay and Maj wt, of the Engineers, arrived afew days e Governor Ujhaxy, in the Europa. at Boston hey both speak in raptures of the kind reception they mot with trom the Bostonians, and express the warmest feelings of gratitude to the people of Boston, who treated them so well. They make especial mention of the kiad attentions of Mr. Swith, a broker, bei , at Boston, who made them stay at bis house, aud also of the kindness of Mr. Amos Lawrence, and of the proprieter ofthe fremont House. ‘THE ESCAPE FROM EUROPE, By the capitulation of Comorn, they escaped the fate of Kossuth, and bad liberty torun away. During: ail their journey to Hamburg, they were treated very harsbly. “at Berlin. a policeman was set over them, to watch their movements But when they arrived at Hamburg, the scene changed Here the citizens came forward to meet them, end almost fought at the railroad cars, when they descended, on the question of who should take them tothvir houses till the steamer was teady to curry them to America ‘the Governor and party did not go out all yester- day, but were mostly engaged in receiving visiters. Several ladies called upon Miss Apolonia and the Go- vernor’s lady and daughters Among them we noticed Mrs, James Gordon benuett, who engeged in @ long aud interesting conversation with them, in the French, language, which is partially spoken by most of them. though the German is the tanguage chiefly used. Col, Jennings, from fexas. and Mr. Hoxie, late Justice, were also among the gentiemen visiters, THE FOREIGN NE’ —CROATIA IN MOTION. The news from Europe bas created quite a sensation among the pent. The prespect jar, the probabi- lity of @ collision between Prustia and Austria, the il lowering threats between Russia aod Turkey, all reemed to give them much excite: t and some little 8 By private letters from Europe, they have re- ceived Intelligence that Croatia, a largo province and of Hungery, hitherto favorable to Austria, and people Cpposed to the Magyars, has broken out in open war- jainst Austria, Nous verrons what nous verrons. New ARnancemeNt For Tur Noxtuean Mat..—An- arrangement was yesterday effected, to send the north- ern meil via the Hudson River Railroad to Poughkeep- sie,and thence by stages to Albany. The mail will leave New York daily at 4 P. M., and arrive at Albany at 6 A. M., connecting with the western express train. ‘The retura mai\ will leave Albany at 12 P. M., and ar- rive in New York at 2 P. M., connecting with the mail for the South. The way mails will leave New York at 3 A.M. for the North. The Hotels. ARRIVALS AND DEPAXTURES, §. B. Buckner, U.S. Army; B B. Gander, Lancaster; J. A Thompron, Duchess county; A. A. Ramedale, Croton; C. Hubbard, Boston; Mi. Lamereux, St. Loa! Hon, W, Nicolas, Geneva; Jonas Holmes, Maseacha~ setts; ©. R, Mahony, Dublin; J Helfensteen, St. Loi F. bert, Bargor; Mr. Downes. Boston; B. Fal stock. hiladelphia; Mr. Wheeler, New York; J. Dan~ gerfeld: Virgin‘; ‘J. R’ Bacon, Boston; E. Hopkins, ilwaukie; L. Tupper, Trey, Geo. Hewii é. Maseachu- setts; J Cross, Khede Island; J Weis, Philadelphia; Hon John Mager, Bath; and D, Horton, Boston, havo arrived ot the Irving House. ©. Minor, and J, Dickson, Hones Rochester; ©. Brown, Burlington: 8. Rice, Balti- more; and Jno. Watson, Boston, are at the Howard. M. Monk and M Warden, w Haven; Nat. oe Geo. Raymond, and Avg Olipbant, Boston; W. Judson Andrews, Cobasset; Mr Bliss and Mr. Magan, U. 8, Navy; W. Finley, Philsdelphia; M. Upton, Bose ton; and Ii and F, Fisher, ington, are amongst the arrivals at the American. | Judge Read, Ohio; silos Stebbing, Boston; A, H. | Stewart, N.C ; H. G. Rodgers, Pittsburgh ; Hon | Bigelow. and family, Howton; Mr. Morris and led J. Rouvin F R St: . Curtin, left for Washington. B 5 Dro. 18 —'The following named geatlemen were sworte on the grand jury:—(On the panet being c eleven only answered to their fore, ordered & precept to le him to i the mininuw requi Havemeyer, heq. foremen; William A Cromwelly Richard A. Franklin, ben Alonzo Cushman, Williag: B. Ir Roe Lockwood, Moses Maynard, Joba @, jer 1. Nevius. Lorenzo Peter J Shultz, rd Dugan, Jokm baw. addrerted the prong jury of the onses which wer to stated that an indictment for ao assault with » dan- pon may be sustained, though no personal Deon eflvcted Ly the weapon—thi carried out to the infliction of » With regord to a case cf crvel punishment. which wae inflicted on # eallor on the high sear, the judge said, am act of Congress of 1826 made such treatment | meaner. T that eb is rent aloft in tempe would be unnecessary and them adjourne: sand daoge eruel treatm Court Cotendar—TAls Day. Srrenion Count. ) 10,80, 6 06 78, 154, 1546, 49, 42, 107. 157.141 449 100, 16% 165, 166, 463, 148, 170, 178, WAI, 178, 181, 182, 187, 188, 189. 1091 iy 120, 152. Count or 145, 147. 2 2—Nos. 208, 192, 108,74 y & Dupignac —The Private Supper el to the elegant Restaurant of Messer. northwest corner of Hroadway ° are now ready om Anthony, etlemon desizing and Anthony street, (encran pion of Indica und suppers, lee. —One thing needful, In this City, te nd Shoe French fro Shoer, equally & THB DG | A Cowntry E@itor being asked to show tywpathy for n man who had lost his wife, reptied, “Oh? pire ber she was handsome am 9 pay the some neatest Boote iq thous made by JONES, ry DOTUR, treet bee Presents, Gold Pens and W. 92 Fulton splendid Rich d silver onses, S.C. Metntyre, Doguerrean Artist, No 66% Broadway, fronting Houd street, reapectfully invites the pabe He to cali hd examine speci of Nils new styie of Combs of Choicest tain, whom will be brought at into this port for re- pairs, departed on the Hit Califorain, Brig Emily Frets w, for water, deow stand the bark Charver On ited on Mth fi Palifornin, rk Aroo Iris anchored noor owt port, waiting orders, from Bath, Nothing new of a politics! natere. ae t—Steamship for Bur "f of Boston; WL. Roy, ile, BD Lewis, Livenrco LSse and indy, W ut Aldworth, R cig The lower house of the Tennessee Legislature has mee Buchanan hae addres c ng iL probably be e letter fier the organization of Preminm Shett open. 36. ‘Ihe Indies arm invited to examine ear's Preminm Combs, contirel oe ehatn pat= the new atyle, ory boautiinl. The aseort— Var areortment of he In order to enable bh » Migs Fo) Fri er fait ou urnier will Dye.—Bateheto: bait or whiskers the heir or shin. turbing the color, and has ns hed o. Sppliet. at sold tholoeale ond rot: Bttory,s Wa leand roa at WATURRLOWS Wie Poetory, 2 W, Wigan and Toupors Another deon awarded to Win. Hatehylor, Wie ant ee the bert Wies ha and Tons e®. bhi ii > Bir Bite Ow gt ° all etreet, heape the te Aheoity, Copy the atdress.