The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1854, Page 1

VHOLE NO. 6433, :WS BY TELEGRAPH, RESTING FROM WASHINGTON CITY. eer Cutting and Breckenridge. IRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS. of the Connecticut Blection. GREAT POLITICAL REVOLUTION, de, den, dec. ‘The Latest from Washington. DPSIS OF THE CUTTING AND BRECKENRIDGE CO! ‘ONDBNCE—THE FINALE OF THE DISPUTE, ETC. ‘Wastinaton, April 4, 1854. iis not intended to publish the correspondence be- mm Messra. Cutting and Breckenridge, such a publi- on not being deemed necessary or advisable. We | read the correspondence, andre permitted to make allowing statement, which may be relied upon as ti 1 Monday, the 27th of March, after the personal dis- ion in the House, Mr. Cutting addressed a note to Breckenridge, in which he demanded of him a with- of the word ‘‘ false,’’ or that he would make such qnation as was due from one gentleman to another, he referred to Mr. Maurice as his friend to act for Mr. Breckenridge replied to the frst part of this , that the word ‘ false’? was used by him in oonse- ace of a previous expression made use of by Mr. Cut- , and until that was withdrawn he could not with- the word complaincd of. With reference to the md part of the note Mr. Breckenridge considered it ballenge, and accordingly appointed Col. Hawkins friend to arrange preliminaries. }}o the following morning, Tuesday, Col. Hawkins met Maurice, and tendered to him a note from Mr. Breck- Midge, accepting the alternative proposition suggested Ar. Cutting’s note. This Mr. Maurice declined, but nted a letter from Mr. Cutting, which Col. Hawkins jidered could not be received, on the ground,that no itional note could te accepted until Mr. firecken. rea} to Mr. Cutting’s challenge had been re- ed by the latter. ‘Thereupon both gentlemen sepa- , and Col. Hawkins delivered Mr. Breckenridge’s Pe to Mr. Cutting in person. pir. Maurice did not deliver the note he held from Mr. ting to Breckenridge. r. Cuttis , at this stage of the proceedings, substi- Col. "Monroe for Mr. Maurice as his friend, who ited upon Col. Hawkins, and demanded the terms of oti i See morning Col. Hawkins met Col. Monroe, handed him in writing the terms, namely, to meet st aflernoon between three and four o'clock, near Mr. ir’s residence, with rifles, at sixty paces. At this in- the position of Mr. Brecker age as the challenged 'y was not called in question, but objection was ide by- Col. Monroe to the hour of meeting, on the nd that weapons could not be procured in time. reupon Col. Hawkins consented to a postponement of meeting till the following morning, and it was agreed t the friends of the porties should meet that evening Le final arrangements. n the evening Col. Monroe presented g paper in writ- ii, claiming that his principal was the*challenged not ts “challc party, and, therefore, had the choice of fapons which he nained—pistols, at’ ten paces. eCol. Hawkins declined to accede to this view of the or yield the right of bis principal to name the time, lace und weapons, as the challenged party. ‘ol. Monroe took the ground that neither he nor his seipal considered the first note a challenge, but asked time to confer with Mr. Cutting. ‘ol. Monroe the next morning stated that he was thorized by Mr. Cutting to declaxe that his first note not intended as a challenge. ‘Col. Hawkins then referred them to Mr. Breckenridge’s ‘st-note of the 27th, in which he declined to make the Hytraction of the word ‘‘false,”’ so long as the cause re- Nsined in Mr. Cutting’s previous expressions. To this Mr. Cutting replied in writing, that the expres- ons used were intended asa criticism on bis arguments, not aa personal to Mr. Breckenridge. Mr. Breckenridge thereupon expressed his satisfaction |); the disavowal of any personal offence on the part of Hi. Cutiing, and willingly withdrew the offensive re- Pinder, remarking that a similar disavowal on the part ’Mr. Cutting at the time would have prevented all df culty. The affair waa there terminated, to the satisfaction o .@ friends of both parties. Z. DIE GADSDEN TREATY—ANTICIPATED OVERHAULING OF THE HOUSE CLERK—SEORETARY MARCY. Pk W. ~~ The debate on the Gadsden treaty wes continued in tive seasion of tho Sonate to-day. The discussion wers the whole ground of our relation; with Mexico, nd the probability is thi& xt will last for some time. rances are against the confirmation of the treaty, niess amended materially, 0 a8 to take in Lower Cali- . Forney’s editorial connection with the Union, and ‘is consequent neglect af the duties of Clerk of the ouse, will probably be met with a resolution of inquiry, ith a view to a new election of Clerk. Mr. Marcy complains that he has been snubbed by the President, and talks of resigning. But there is no danger bf such « national calamity. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasntnaton, April 4, 1854. RELIEV BILL. The Senate took up the bill for the relief of the repre sentatives of Joseph Watson, deceased. N OPPOSITION TO THE NEBRASKA BILL. Mr. FRssRnpEN presented remonstrances against the ybraska bill. ‘ Mr. Scm~ge presented like remonstrances from men fi and women of Southwick, Massachusetts. / REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS, ETC. ‘The bill providing for the settlement of revolutionary claims was made the special order for Monday next. ‘A few remonstrant petitions were presented. BXECUTIVE SESSION—PASSAGE OF TUR BILL. FOR THE CONSTRUC- TION OF SIX STEAM FRIGATES. Mr. Mason moved that the Senate go into executive session, which was agreed to. ‘The doors were temporarily opened to receive a mes- sage from the House announcing the paseage of the Six Steam Frigate bill. < The Senate immediately took it up and passed it. THE PAY OF POSTMASTERS. ‘The bill from the House regulating the pay of Deputy Postmasters was referred. EXROUTIVE SBSSION. The Senate again went into Executive Session, and re- mained so till half past 30’clock, when the body ad- journed. House of Representatives. Wasuineros, April 4, 1854. ‘THE PUBLIC LANDS—MR. BENNET?’S DISTRINUTION PROJECT. ‘The consideration of the bill to reduce and graduate tthe price of public lands was further postponed for one week. Mr. Bawvert, from the Committee on Public Lands, re-. ported a bill to equalize grants of land to the severa! | States for certain public purposes. Ho stated that at- though the majority of the committee are against the passage, they are willing to take the sense of the House on the subject. He was for the same billas he had here- tofore reported, with an amendment made by the com- mittee, He contended the lands belong to all the States; ‘having been purchased for the benefit of all of them, there should some principle of equality and justice. The old States should bh: ir share in the least ob- jectionable form. The bill he introduced last year pro- posed a division of the lands, one hundred and fifty thousand acres, according to federal representation; but , this bill proposed imatead of land, to apportion land war- rants among the old and the new States, that each may sell out as it chooses. There have been given to the States and territories twenty millions more of acres of land than have been sokl. If New York had received her just share, she would have twenty-one millions ‘of dollars ‘with which to pay her public debts. Was it not just that the old States shall receive their share of the public lands? Before concluding the subject, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and took up the GENERAL APPROPRIATION UILI—DRBATS ON TUR NBBRASKA QUBSTION. Mr. Cunawan, (dem.) of N. C., said he should vote for the Senate Nebraska bill, an’ wished the Clayton amend. ment stricken out, not because it was wrong, but be- cause it would lead to no pract‘cal result, and because it was putin to embarrass the _— of the measure. rMr, Badger’s amondment does ‘not change the character of the bill, which, as it now stands, does net prohibit the people in’ the Teritories from legislating as the con- stitution permits. It does not say there shall be no law on the subject of slavery, but merely that no law prohibitory or establishing it shall be renewed. It leaves the territory as though there never was law there on the subject. This is the best species of non-intervention. It says the people may legislate without the intervention of Congress, or French, Mexican, or Indian law. Therofore it is a better Dill than those establishing the territorial governments ft Utah and New Mexico of 1850, because those bills left the”Mexican laws in force. It is better than the Sie compromise, hecause that left the Mexican laws in » The real point is this, shall the Territory be Exeiting Correspondence between Messrs. pa MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1854. == left open to everybody, or shall the Wilmot proviso be | extended over it?’ In 1850 certain persona to be for non-intervention when they were not for it. The | true friends who sustained General Cass no doubt were | willing to carry it out, but opposition came from | another quarter, where the battle was fought under a sort mask, He wished to unmask the character of that opposition. Every mem- | ber of the old whig party from the free States opposed | this bill. He understood those gentlemen are earnest appeals to certain Southern w not to preas | the question and break up their party. were not | made to him, because for the last four years he had ro- | garded himself as disconnected from those gentlemen. le was pretty much against all such organizations, and was rather independent. To enable gentlemen to un- derstand this matter, and to see how men stand, he re- ferred to the history of the past, saying, am other things, in 1846 the Wilmot Proviso waa brot ht forward, and every Northern whig voted for it. they mere- ly wishod to make use of it to stop the Mexican war and break down the democrats of New York. The war ter- minated, and the first attempt was then made to settle the agitating questions on the basis of the Clayton com- | pro 4 at was not satisfactory to Southern gentle- men; but it is a singular fact that every Northern whig vehemently op; it. The Northern whigs beat down General Cass and the democrats everywhere. If their policy had been carried out with to our territorial acquisitions, your government would not be in existence this day. The men pledged to that policy others tokeepit away. Gen. Taylor’s administration did nothing; but after his death Mr. Illmore succeoded him with a ideral policy, and California was admitted, and all other questions were settled on terms by which Mr. Webster said the North territory got everything. The Fugitive Slave bill, however, received only three Northern whig ndonly one of these, (Mr. Taylor, of Ohio,) has becn ‘returned to this Congress. The Northern whigs stcod on extreme abolition ground, with a view to acquire litical strength in the North. Not one of them ever al- fuded to the Missouri compromise, except in terms of de nunciation, until the present session. He might show that the gentleman from Vermont, (Meacham,) who, the other day, made such an earnest appeal in behalf of the Missouri compromise, voted, in September, 1850, against that line. He might show that Vermont had ,repudiated every compromise, including the Fugitive Slave law, the Tariif, and other measures previously. .On the last Pre- sidential election the whigs carried only Vermont and Massachusetts in the North. This shows there is equity there, and that the principle that the South has an equal right to participate in government, has progressed there in spite of Northern whigs. The National Intelligencer, during the pendency of the compromise measures o} 1850, never came out for the Missouri compromise line, while the South were struggling for it—nor did it claim equal rights for the South. He never attributed to it a love for liberty. On the contrary, in every struggle be- tween liberty and despotism, it has taken the side of despotism. “In every struggle between the United States and foreign powers, it has taken the ground of despotism, on the ground, he sup- posed, that the United States being the most free government is always in the wrong. He proceeded to speak of the tory movements in En land connected with the abolition movements, showing the abolition party of this country pattern by them; and after referring to | their misplaced sympathies for the blacks, spending im- | mense sums of money in that cause, while the white | people are starving around them. He said the Southern system of slavery is a prosperous one, and there could be | no reason why the government should be arrayed againat it. The negroes of the South are ina better con- | dition physically, morally, and socially than any of their | own race on the globe, either in or out of Africa. A great flood of denunciation had been opened | on Mr. Douglas, who reported the Nebraska Dill, by men equally contemptible as malicious, but whose attempts at detraction fall harmless. He is identified with the progress of American principles, and will be carried forward in triumph. Towards the conclusion of his remarks he said that the discussion of this question would do no harm, because the clergymen in New Eng- land have deserted their holy calling to attend to the Ne- braska bill and to fan up excitement against it. Infidelity is getting the mastery of their flocks, and he should not be surprised if missionaries should be sent among them to convert them to the true faith. (Laughter.) In con- clusion, he said he now intended to 'do what gentlemen rarely do, namely, thank the committee for the atten- tion with which they had listened to him. Mr. Wrianr, (dem,) of Pa., had made up his mind to stricken out. He did not, however, make this a sinequa non, but he knew he could not vote for that clause and sustain himself at home. He had a pledge from the Chairman of the Committee on Territories, that so far as he is eoncerned it shall come out of the bill. With that clause out he was willing to sustain the bill before the country, because it involves a great and mighty princi- ple, and is a question of State rights and popular sove- reignty. He would rather be stricken down as an advo- cate of the bill than to be returned to this House having opposition views. Fortunately or unfortunately his dis- | trict adjoins that formerly represented by Mr. Wilmot, the father of the Wilmot proviso. Last Tuesday Mr. Wilmot went into his district, and delivered a speech at Carbondale against the bill. The first intima. tion he had of this was the reception of these memorials, signed by leading and prominent citizens in favor of the pill—so it appears that the inpression made by Mr. Wil- mot in Carbondale, did not come up to the expectations of the enemies of the bili. He proceeded to show that there never has been an ir crease; of territory acquired it severest position to ft—he had hi 2 the strongest opposition. There never application for admission into the Union but what it has met with the same opposition. If, Spain were to giye as ‘a deed of cession of Cuba, and her Britannic Majesty gave usa similar deed of the Canadas, East and West, there would be a party here voting against it. He contended that the Missouri compromise has been a dead letter for thirty years. He belonged tothe progressive party. The man who does not, is so far in the rear of that latelligent power which is govern- ing and guiding, not only the destinies of this nation, but opening the eyes of the whole world. ‘Mr. Marresox, (whig) of N. Y., said if ony spology were necessary for his rising to speak against the bill, 1t would be found in the fact that the New York Legisla- ture almost unanimously had spoken on this subject against the repeal of the Missouri compromise. lieved that the whigs in that body, and nearly all the democrats, voted for those resolutions, at least all who profess to be friends of -the administration and the admirers of Governor Marcy. After saying he represent- ed a democratic district one thousand strong, he alluded th the numerous large and enthusiastic meetings held therein, in which the whigs, hard shells and¥oft shells, participated, including the editor of the administration organ at Utica, who enjoys a large patronage from the ernment—all strenuously opposed the repeal of the Giissouri compromise, and who bed signed the memorials accordingly. He exhibited some of these numerously sign- ed memorials, and showed a broadside of three thousand names calling an anti-Nebraska meeting. He read some of the resolves passed, and mentioned the names of pro- mincnt administration men taking part in the pro- ceedings. In the course of his remarks he read the circular signed by Clay and others in 1850, pledginy themselves not ‘to eountenance the re-opening of the measures settled by the compromise, for men who would re-agitate. Not five years have passed, he said, and yet in terms the most unprovoked, we find those si; very thing which they at that time condemned over their own signatures He examined the provisions of the Ne- braska bill, and replied to the remarks in favor of it, ex- pressing a wish to know which one of the compromise measures makes the Missouri compromise inconsistent, or repeals it. The plan of Mr. Douglas in reporting the bill was to do indirectly what Mr. Dixon proposed to do di- rectly—namely, repeal the Missouri compromise. In conelusion, he would not lecture the gentlemen, but he would tell them, if the Territory shal will be @ cry go up for repeal. As was said by Mr. Bar- bour in relation to another measure, ‘before passing the dill, let us adjourn, go home, and consult our constitu- ents” The committee rose, and the House adjourned Hendrickson, the Murderer. ALBANY, April 4, 1854. The Court of Appeals have refused to grant a new trial to Hendrickson, convicted of the murder of his wife. American Vessel Attacked by Chincse Pirates. PusLapenrma, April 4, 1854. The ship Fr ve Bird, arrived here from Manila, re- ports having been fired into by a Chinese piratical junk, off Pulo Foly, and being chased for ten hours, but escaped. Opposition Telegraph Project Rejected. pebigiaal od April 4, 1854. A special committee of the Maine Legislature, to whom was referred Sie anita a and ig hg favor of granting the right of way for an opposition tele- graph line from Portland to Calais, reported to-day anani- mously against the project. The promoters of this at- tempt to get up an opposition line to Halifax were un- sparing in their denunciations of the present lines, and of the arrangements of the Associated Press} but the de- Hberate judgment of the committee, after a patient in- ‘vestigation of the whole matter, is, that the present lines Ave well and fairly managed, and that the arrangements of the Associated Press for getting over the European news, are, under all the circumstances, best calculated to afford an adequate reyenue to the lines, and to protect the commercial public from the depredations of specu- ators. : Pennsylvania Grand Junction Railroad, HaRaissune, April 4, 1854. ey bill in relation to the Pennsylvania Grand Junction R ad—a matter of some interest to New York—was taken up in our State Legislature to-day, but no action was had upon i "Five in Hartford. } Hartrorp, April 4, 1854. The sonp and candle manufactory of Messrs. Humphrey, | Seymes & Co. was entirely destroyed by the fire this | morning, * lalla a Arrival of the Jas, Adger at Charlesto y Cnarumston, April 4, 181 The steamship Jas. Adger, from New York, arrived Monday night, at eleven o'clock, on es | The Florida at, Savannah, VANNAR, April , | The steamship Florida has arrived nae (Rng | York, after » passage of fifty-six hours to her wharf, vote for the Nebraska bill with the Clayton amendment | He be- | nor vote | ers Who are now in Congress doing the | be enslaved, there | NHW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. ALBANY, April 4, 1854. xEw The New York ies ate bill wan” passed, ¢ New rou! was » with a mringent personal Letilite clause. HILLS REPORTED. The Mariners and Seamen’s Fund. The Inebriate Asylum. The Atlantic and Pacific Canal Company. ‘STOCK IN THE SODUS RAILROAD. The bill authorizing towns in me county to sub- scribe for stock in the Sodus rai was made the spe- cial order for Friday. * ORIGIN OF FIRRS, Mr. Spsncar introduced a billin relation to inquiries into the causes of fires. BILLS HASSRD. The State Prison Management bill. The bill to allow safety fund banks discount on their pu: e bill making appropriations for Sing Sing prison. Appointing comtmistoners to examine into tee aifnics of the State prisons. Regulating the fare on the New Haven Railroad. TR STATE PAPER. Mr. Dickinson reported a bill to designate the State pa- per. Mr. M. H. Crar« asked that the biM have a third read- ing now. Mr. BRooxs objected. Mr. Dickinson moved that the bill order for this afternoon. Agreed to. BILLS PASSED IN COMMITTEE. Bia Gene te went into Committee, and passed the follow- ils :— 'o authorize a connection between the Junction Canal and the Chemung Canal, and to regulate tho same. To authorize a survey and estimate for a feeder to the Genesee Valley Canal, from the Genesee river at Wella- ville, to intersect the canal near Wellsville. To authorize the re-building of locks on the Chemung Canal feeder, of an enlai theo, To provide for the letting of certain canal repairs by contract. A substitute offered by Mr. Dickinson was ac- cepted. be made the special AFTMRNOON SESSION. THE CONSOLIDATION OF BROOKLYN AND WILLIAMBBURG. The Brooklyn Consolidation bill came up from the House, and a motion to refer it to a select committee, to report complete, was rejected. STATE PAPER. ‘The bill designating a State paper was ordered to a third reading without amendment. Adjourned. Assembly. ‘ALBANY, April 4, 1854. BROOKLYN AND WILIJAMSBURG CONSOLIDATION. Motion was made to reconsider the vote passing the Brooklyn Consolidation bill. Lost. BILL PASSED. To amend the charter of the Manhattan Savings bank. To amend the charter of the Fire Department of the city of New York. elative to recognizances in the city of New York. The House concurred with the Senate in its amend- ments to the Utica Commissioners. Also, to amend the charter of Ogdensburg; to amend the charter of Lock- port; for the preservation of the public health; to amend the bill authorizing the city of Auburn to take railroad stock; to amend the charter of the Yonkers Savinga Bank; to the bill for establishing s' routes in the city of New York; and to the New York City Tax bill. DEFEAT OF THE NEW YORK POLICH BILL. The bill to provide for the election of the Glgef of Po- en the city of New York came up on its ir, CoNKLING moved to re-commit the blll. This motion was discussed by Messrs. ConKLING, Ma- Guire and Bartow, when the bill was lost, and a motion to lay on the table'a motion to reconsider was carried. GENERAL BANKING LAW. Mr. Cask reported complete the bill to amend the General Banking law. THE CONSOLIDATION OF CITIES. Mr. Backus, under a privileged motion, stated that during his absence the question had been taken on the bill to consolidate the citics of Brooklyn and Williams- burg. He repelled the idea that he had “dodged” the question, and proceeded to oppose the bill at length. Mr. BkRGEN and Mr, Noruis briefly replied, aa did also Mr. Lirrgous and Mr. McGumms. Mr. ConxkLING sustained the motion to recommit, as did also Mr. Burner; when it was lost, 41 to 55. STATE PRISON MANAGEMENT. The House concurred in the Senate’s amendments to the bill relative to the management of the State prisons. ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. At 12 o’clock, the two houses met in joint convention to elect a Superintendent of Public Instruction—Lieut. Governor Church, presidin Mr. Crosby was appointed teller on behalf of the Senate. and Mr. hs on behalf of the House. ‘The following was the result of the ballot: Victor M. Rice.... E. D. 8. Young 1 42 Blank, 2 thereupon deglared duly elected, and the convention adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. BILLS PARSED. Relative to the powers of Commissioners of Emigra ton Allowing certa ibscriptions to the stock of the Puffalo and Pittsbu ilroad. In relation to the Mariner’s Asylum. c SALT. ite teaaeteetate of conte tension coarse LEGISLATIVE VI-IT TO NEW ; A resolution was adopted, to take from Friday to Tuesday next to visit New York. ‘THE REVISED STATUTES. ‘A resolution to supply members with a copy of the Re- | vised Statutes was rejected. Adjourned. provide for the ex- salt. ‘YORK. The Connecticut Election. | Harrvorp, April 4—1 P.M. The returns received thus far show the election of fifteen whig Senators, two democrats, and four to hear from; eighty-seven whig Representatives and forty-one democrats, six whig Sheriffs and two democrats. It is impossible at present to give an estimate of the popular vote. Harrrorp, April 4—10 P. M. The returns of the election are still decisive of a com- Jete opposition triumph, and the administration paper ere concedes the defeat of its party. | About two-thirds of the House are opposition; and of twenty one Senatora the democrats have elected their | candidates in the thirteenth and seventeenth districts, | andy probably the eighteenth and) nineteenth. 5 e successfu ry guns to-night, and pa- | ar the city rtik asic 4 . | Hanrrorp, April 4—11 P. M. Fifteen whig and three democratic Senators are elect- | ed, and three districts remain to be heard from. 124 whigs and anti-Nebraska Representatives, and | seventy-four democrats are chosen, and there are about | thirty to hear from. | Mr. Ingham, the democratic candidate for Governor, | will lack several thousand votes of an election. Congressional Election In Massachusetts, Bostox, April 4, 1854. Further returns from the First Congressional district show the election of Thomas D. Eliot, whig, by about 500 majority. Mr. Eliot is a determined opponent of the Nebraska bill. Judicial Eleeti }UFPALO, April 4, 1854. George W. Clinton and J. A. Verplank, the unsuccess- ful candidates for Secretary of State at the last election, were to-day elected as Judges of the Superior Court. Portland Municipal Election. PORTLAND, Me., April 4, 1854 Our municipal election to-day resulted in the re-elec- tion of Mr. Cahoon, the present Mayor. The vote stood: For Cehoon, 1,568; Neal Dow, Maine law, 1,484. Cincinnatt Charter Etection. Cincinnati, April 4, 1854. Our charter election, yesterday, resulted in the choice of a majority of independent candidates. On the general city ticket, three democrats and four independents were elected. Business in Philadelphia Pumapetvmia, April 4—5 P. M. The weather to-day is cloudy, but dry and ploasat The city presents quite an animated appearanc: business is reviving with wonderful rapidity. Stocks are better. Money is easier, and confidence is becoming daily more general. 1 Western railroad train from here was loaded wit merchandise valued at $1,000,000, principally for Harris- burg and Pittsburg. Whon the cars passed Altona they contained 614 peraons. Markets, New Orreane, April 3, 1854. There has been a large export demand in our cotton market to-day, and the sales reached 10,000 bales. Mid- dling i quoted at 9c. Ohio flour has declinéd to $5 75, and is dull. Exehange on New York ie at !% per cent premiom. Freights have declined. Coroner’s Inquest. A Fatat ACCIDENT on THE Tarp AvENUE RatRoay.— ae oer iemen _ inquest at the New York lospital on the uis Jouy, aged 20 & na- tive of ‘this State, who died in the ospital’on Monday evening, in consequence of being accidentally run over by one of the Third Avenue Railroad cars. M appeared by the evidence before the Coroner that deceased and his friend, Charles Banta, on Monday afternoon were driving up the Third avenue at a smart trot, and endeavored to pass between the car and a cart, but in the attempt the wheel of the wagon struck against the cart. The concus- sion upset the wagon, and threw the deceaged and Mr. | Banta out. The deceased was thrown between the horses | of the car, and before the driver could stop the car wheel had passed over both lege of deceased, causing a crushed fracture of the left leg and a simple fracture of the right. The unfortunate ma: taken to the hospital, where he died in a few hours after. The jury rendered the follow- ing verdiat :—‘<That deceased came to his death by being accidentally thrown from a Wagon, and run over by one of the Third Avenue Railroad cars. The jury further | soy, that they attach no blame to the driver of said car.’” ) 9 wife of Eliphalet Foster, of Davis county, N.C. r children pt one birth a few days ago, 7” eo" ba ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. FOUR DAYS LATER NUWS. The Czar Refuses to Accede to the Propositions of the Western Powers. IMMENSE WAR PREPARATIONS. annem THE PROPOSED PARTITION OF TURKEY. The Secret Correspondence between Russia and England. Egypt and Candia to be Given to Eaz’and, and the Turkish Earopean Provinees to Rasa. NEW MAP OF EUROPE. THE POSITION OF THE CENTRAL POWERS. THE AMERICAN INTEREST IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE, rrr THE RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS. The New Treaty between Turkey, England and Franee, CONSOLS DECLINED. SLIGHT FALL IN BRE &e., ke. ke. STUFFS, The Collins mail steamship Baltic, Gaptain Briggs, ar- rived at four o'clock yesterday aftérnoon. She left Liver- pool on Thursday, the 28d ult. The Baltic left New York at noon on Saturday, March 4; but in’consequence of the fog,,was compelled to anchor in the lower bay. Got underway the next (Sunday) morning, and crossed the bar at Sandy Hook at 9 A. M. She proceeded favorably until Thursday, 9th, at 5 P. M., when, in latitude 48 80, longitude 47 00, in a fog, she { run into an opening in an immense ice pack filled with icebergs, and, owing to tho fog, was unable to find the way out until Saturday, at noon, in latitude 44, longitude 48 40, having run a distance of over 300 miles to the south and west, between a large number of icebergs and large patches of field ice. On Saturday night and Sunday, 12th; soon after getting clear of the ice, encountered a violent gale from W. to N.N.W. During the remainder of the voyage more moderate weather was experienced, and the ship arrived at Liver- pool on Sunday, 19th, at 3 A.M. On her return the Baltic left Liverpool on Thursday, the 284, passing the Rock Light at 5 A.M. She has ex- perienced a continuation of very heavy weather from the third day out. The Baltic is under command of Capt. Geo. Briggs, Capt. Comstock having left the ship at Liverpool on a visit to the Continent. She brings Liverpool dates of the 23d, with London papersof the 22d, and a telegraphic despatch of mid- night, of the latter date, also from London. The Europa arrived off Holyhead at 230 P. M. on Mon- day, the 20th, but did not reach her wharf until early on Tuesday morning. The Cambria had returned from Malta, and will be again despatched. Itis announced that despatches from St. Potersburg had reached Vienna and Berlin, stating that Russia re- Jeots altogether the ulfimatissimmun of the Western Powers. The Marquis of Clanricarde failed to elicit from the government its intentions with respect to neutral flags in the coming war. His endeavor to gain precise infor- mation was attended with no better success than other inquiries on the same subject. ‘i A telegraphic daspatch from Vienna states that Baron Meyendorff had an audience of the Emperor, which lasted two hours; and it is reported that on the ex tion of the intentions of Austria will depend the stay of the Russian Minister in that capital. Another despatch states that something of extreme importance was settled on Friday, the 17th ult., between the Austrian and Prusian governments, as a member of the Prussian embassy went to Oderberg by special train, immediately after a conference between Count Buol and the Prussian minister. Seventy thousand men had been quartered at Sebaste. pol, and thirty thonsand at Odessa. Between Moscow and Odessa one hundred thousand were on the march. The Russians were preparing chains to stretch across the mouths of the Danube. The Russian subjects in Tur- key, England and France are about to be summoned to return home, The export of gold from Russia is reported to be prohibited. Since the prohibition of the export of corn from Odessa, the price had fallen from 9 to 3 silver roubles. Failures were feared at Odessa. We learn that reinforcements had arrived at Kalefat. The Russians, it is said, will assume tie offensive in April. The French government had received intelligence of the | conclusion of the convention between England, France and Turkey. These Powers bind themselves to pursue no separate negotiation with Russia, and the defence of Tur- key is duly provided for. The aspect of the London stock markets was very flat, and prices were lower, while the tendency was, if any thing, somewhat inclined towards a farther fall. Thore was not a very active business doing in consol, and the quotations were 89 5 to 8924 for money and 89.34 account. Exchequer bills are 5s. to 10s. prem Four French ships of war, under the command of Ad- miral Deschenes, have sailed from Toulon to join Na pier’s fleet in the Baltic. The ships sent are the Auster litz, 100 guns; the Hercule, Duquesclen and Trident Sir Charles Napier, in the steam frigate Valorous, ar vived at Copenhagen on the J0th. The first acts of Fuad Effendi on reaching Janina were to grant a gqperal amnesty, and remit part of the ta: and, secondly, to send a messenger to Athens to demand an explanation of the conduct of the Greck government There are reports of some further difleulties with the Greek insurgents, but they are of no authenticity The Danish ministry remained in office. Abd-cl-Kader has contributed 6,000 francs, at Broussn, towards the exponses of the war. On the 20th, in the Commons, Mr. Kinnaird put the following motion:—In what State the correspondence between the British and United States governments, with reference to colored seamen, being British subjects, on the vessels to which they belong arriving at « port in any of the Southern States, being imprisoned on account of their color, now is; and whether there would be any objection to lay the correspondence on the table of the House? Lord John Russell, in reply, stated that there had been a great deal of correspondence, and beneficial changes bad been proposed in Georgia and South Caroli- na, which would soon be carried into effect. He thought it was better not to produce the correspondence, as hopes were entertained that there would be great improvement in the legislation of the States he had mentioned to $4 for Our London Correspondence, Loxpon, Tuesday, 21, 1854 The German Powers — | the Crisis—Rejestion of the Viti matum by the U.. —The Russian Marine—Russian Military Preparations—The Secret Documents—The Christians—New Map of Europe, by Louis Napo- leon—Anniversary of Washington's Birth Day. at Athens. On more than one occasion I have alluded in my let- ters to the very ambiguous line of conduct of Austria ai Prussia. It is now quite clear that both the great Ger man powers are determined to remain neutral~as long aa they can. Now, neuffality at this moment is tanta mount to a declaration in favor of Russia, I do not mean to say that either Prussia or Austria will openly take arms for the Emperor Nicholas; but they first give him their moral support and their political influence, and ltimately God knows what they may not do. [¢ seems SS THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘PRICE TWO CENTS. madness to su; pose that Auste’a will run the risk of a General rainy of her provinces out of fren’ahip to Nicholas; but Auj'ria is not to’ be trusted, ti ough 1 learn from very good sources that Count Buol, the Aus. trian Minister cf Foreign AMairs, has given the moat solemn acéuranc(s to the English government that she has not the slightest intention of giving aid to Russiy, Meantime sho is arming on an extensive le, and her army on)}jthe Servian frontier will soon be 150,000 strong. Similar pre- parations are taking place ‘in every portion of her (o- minions. Austria isa vast camp. The new loan of fifiy millions of florins (five millions sterling) has already been gubscribed. Rothschild subscribed ten millions, and Tina five mill’ons of fiorins towards it. Fancy 150,000 or 200,000 of the best disciplined troops in Eu- rope, sucdenly walking over, generals and all, to the Rus- sians, by command of their Emperor. I do not think, however, this is to be feared. It is from Prussia that the Western Powers meet with the greatest obatacle, or rather from the royal family of Prussia, for the sympa- thies of the people are strong in favor of the Western Powers, and equally strong against Russia. King Frede- rick William, of Prussia, is not a very strong-minded man, and his sister is the present Empress of Russia, who has great power over him. He is continually re- ceiving letters from hia sister urging him to join Rue- sia, The Prince of Prussia is also Russian; the minis- tors, on the other hand, are decidedly anti-Russian. There are symptoms evident in Prussia already of great discon- tent at this sacrifice of the people’s interest to family and dynastic tied; mutterings loud and deep have been heard in the streets of Berlin, and rumors are already current of a military revolution in Prussia ona far larger scale than that of 1848. Another consequence is that Louis Napoleon has resolved to form a French army on the Rhine, aa a precautionary measure. Europe will shortly be the theatre of gecat and extiaordinary events. Aa regards the rumors of uew nogotiations of peace, they are rumors, and not worth listening to. The hour of negotiations is yast. The rejection of the last ultima- tum of the Western Powers by the Czar has been received here and at Paris by telegraph. It has not been yet official- ly communicated to the Forcign Secretary. As soon as it i @ royal message will be sent down to the houses of Parlia-* ment, and the officia’ declara'ion of war will follod: Sir Charlos Napier’s fleet is already in the Baltic. TING English ambossador at Berlin sent him a courier with the news of the rejection of the ultimatum as soon as he received it, that he might a:t according to any previous instructions he might have reesived. The armaments of Russia on the Faltic are on an immense scale, and hard blows will take plac>. The Russian navy can,’ to say the least, show fight. Ih» following statement is,§1 believe, reliable :— The entire marine of Russia is collected at two stations, those of the Baltic and of the Black Sea. Of those, that of the Baltic is divided into three sections, and that of the Black Sea into two. But this does not include the various gunboats and small craft. Each division of the fleet consists usually of one three-decker, eight two- deckers, six frigates, one corvette and five smaller ves sels. ‘Thus, the Baltic fleet would number twenty-seven vessels of the line,including three three-deckers, eighteen frigates, and fifteen corvettes, briga, and smaller vessels, besides « considerable number of steamers. That of the | Black Sea, on the other hand, will amount to eighteen vessels of the line, and among them three three-deckers, | besides twelve frigates, ten corvettes, and several steam: | ers. Hence, the Russian marine amounts in all to forty- five vessels of the line, thirty frigates, five corvettes, and twenty brigs, besides the very considerable force of steamers and gunboats, which the Russlan inspiration places at 400 or 500 vessels. The aggregate of the Russian crews is given at 50,600 men, of whom 30,800 -beloag to There has been sk rmiahing and Sighting going oa at Tbraila and Galate, on the Danube, but no regular Ggiet- ing. It is said that the Russians intend crossing th Danube there; and we now hear that Omer Pacha intes@s Anticipating thom, and will attempt to drive them out of ‘he Principalities. The news of the embarkation of the English troops had reacted Cons antinople, and greatly Pigs aa Turkiah goverrment. The French troops yy com: menced embarking at Toulon aad at The subscriptions to the } oveded 325,000,000 fran, We havethow before us the apsech of Baron Manteuffed to the Prussian C!ambers, ou the 18th inat,, which may be regarded as the offic al statement of Prussia’s policy. M. de Manteuffel alludos to nogotis n’allus‘on td Austria, wit whom Prus- Powers. This ii sia is desirous of {o'ming a neutral treaty, and if poasi- Confederation. teach loan have already ox ble, dragging in the whole of the German A considerable sensation has boon croat lin Paria, im political cire'es, and the sensation will spread to alt Earope, by the publication of a pamphlet at Paris, caller “The Map of Europe.’’ | believe that there is no doubt but that it was written by Louis Napoleon. It waa publishes by his private publisher, and then, on second thoughts, suppressed. Not more than two or three copies escaped. One found its way imto the hands of the Paria corres- pondent of the Morning Chronicle, and it is published ia extenso in the Chronicle of to-day. It is in every respect a most curious document—it i fact a remodelling of the map of Europe, cutting dowm Russia’s power to narrow limits. The document is so important that I annex it in extenso. Louis Napoleon proposes to restore Finland to Swedom, to give Poland to Prussia as kingdom under the sove- reignty of Prussia, to give Lomba:dy to Piedmont. In ia- demnification for the loas of Lombardy, he Proposes giv- ing Moldavia and Pesmirabia to Austria—the Ottoman empire to have the whole of the Crimea and the trams- Caucasian countrica in Asia, France and England not te have any addition of territory. it is 9 bold scheme, aad meets attention. ‘The'insurrection in Greece continues. The anniversary of the birthday of Washington waa celebrated at Athens on the 22d February, at Mr. King's, the United States Consul. Mr. King spoke at‘great 'eagtie. Thave not time to translate his specch aa given in the Greek papers. THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE ANGLO-RUs SIAN CONFIDENTIAL COR- RESPONDENCE ON TURKEY. THE PROPOSALSJOF THE CZAR FOR THE PARTITION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. The following communications respecting Turkey, made to her Majesty's government by the Emperor of Russia, with the answers returned to them, (January te April, 1853,) have been presented to both houses ef Parliament by command of her Majesty :— MEMORANDUM RY COUNT NESSELRODE, DELIVERED TO HER MAJEETY’S GOVERNMENT, AND FOUNDED ON COMMUNICATIONS: RPCKIVED FROM THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA SUBSEQUENTLY TO IS IMPERIAL, MAJESTY’S VISIT TO ENGLAND, IN JUNS, 1844, Russia and England are mutually penetrated with the conviction that itis for their common interest that the Ottoman Porte should maintain itself tn the state of inde- pendence and of territorial possession which at prevent constitutes that’empire, as that political combination is the one which is most compatible with the general inte- rest of the maintenance of peace. the Baltic, and 19,800 to the Black Sea fleet. The grand Russian three-deckers are the Russia, of 130 guns; the Twelve Apostles, of 120 guns; the Three Saints, of 120; and the Warsaw, of 120. Admiral Prince Menschikoff is at the head of the naval staff; the Grand Duke Constan- tine is high admiral of the Russia fleets; Von Kolsakoff and Von Ricord are also admirals. Among the vice admi- rals are persons named Glasenass, Ki loff, Von Berg, Count Heyder, Von Liitge, Putiatin, Karnilof, Ni Kunany, stelichof, onovich, Von Plater, &c. Her land preparations on the Gulf of Finland, are imn- mense. The Emperor in person, accompanied by the Grand Duke Constantine, has just visited all the fort- reases, the three principal ones of which are—Cronstadt Orienbaum, and Helsingfors. The corps of guards ant grenadiers—the first mustering 86,650 effective infantry, 18,290 cavalry, with 2,000 sappera, 3,000 artillery, ant 116 field pigces; and the second the same number of in | fentry, sappers and artillery, with 5,728 cavalry and 112 | field pieces, or a total of 73,000 élite infantry, 19,000 ca. | valry, 6,000 artillery, and 4,000 sappers, making a gone- | ral total of 104,000 in round numbers—are destined to garrison the strongholds, from Abo, in Finland, to the Gulf of Livonia. These will be supported by the special Finland corps of 14,000 men, and by the numerous veteran and garrison battalions, called “Inward Guard,” of which there are about six battalions of 1,000 men each, in the districts from st. Petersburg to Riga, inclusive; so that, at the smallest | computation, the effective force disposable between Abo and Riga amounts to 120,000 men, with 260 field pieces. | It appears, however, that the second corps d’armix, | hitherto occupying Poland, has received orders, and will | commence its mareh to the East forthwith. It isto be | replaced by the first corps, occupying at present the government of Minsk, and by part of the corps of guards. Nearly the whole of the frontier governments of Russia, from Finland to the Prussian frontiers, and thence from Poland to Bessarabia and the Crimea, have been placed under martial law, by a ukase of the 6th instant, In addition to the forees above mentioned, sixty battalions of reserve, consisting of the fifth battalion of as many infantry regiments, have been completed, ani are in readiness to move. The fact alone of these immense preparations will suffice to convince any one that Nicholas will show fight, and from the Baltic to the Black Sea there may soon be heard one continuous roar of artillery.” I believe that Denmark, Sweden and Norway will declare for France and England at the first outbreak. Large sums have been voted in their respective Parliaments almost unani- mously, for army and navy. The Prussian Chambers have | likewise voted thirty millions of dollars for warlike pre. | parations, and the Sardin‘an Chamber the sum of thirty millions of francs. ‘The documents I alluded to in my last—the secret and confidential plans of Russia respecting the proposed dis memberment of the Ottoman Empire—have been present- ed to Parliament and published in extenso in all the London journals. ifany doubt existed in the mind of any man as to the intentions of the Emperor Nicholas with regard to Turkey, these documents will dispel it The proposed dismemberment was indignantly rejected at the time by the English government; but one would think that the knowledge of the fact ought to have enlightened them as to the object of Prince Menschikolf’s mission. It is seldom that documents of this confidential and se. cret nature find the light of publicity; it is a glance be- hind the scenes of the political curtain with a vengeance. Ileave it with you to analyze the documents yourself they are well worth perusal. Candia and igypt are offered to England. Turkey is spoken of bythe Czar as a poor sick man, that may any day slip through our fin- gers, and it is necessary to be prepared with the steps to be taken at his dissolut‘on. The Emperor expresily de- | clares that he would not allow the establishment of a | Byzantine empire. £0 much for the hopes of the Greeks. | ‘The idea that his recent interference was to benefit the | Christian subjects of the Porte, also fails to the ground, | ashe avows his object the dissolution of the Ottoman | Fmpire. As regards the condition of the Christians in the East, a telegraphic summary of the treaty between the Western Powers and Turkey has been received in London. It isas follows: — | | | Constanmxorin, March 9, 1854, Yesterday (8th) a four hours’ conference waa held be- tween the English and French Ambassadors and Resch Pacha, touching the convention between the Western Powers and Turkey. The chief points are:— 1, The Porte engages never to negotiate with Ru without the intervention of the Western Powers. 2, Amelioration of the condition of the Christi ‘A separate treaty is annexed, for the following four | ointe— Pe Abelition of the poll-tax (haratasch.) 2. Right of Christians to be admitted as witnesses in vial proceedings. nationality or religion | 4, The ‘civil rights of the Christians admitied in the | army and the civil service. | ‘The destination of the English and French forega is to be left to the decision of the Sultan. | You will see that the Christians are well provided for. | The same telegraph says:— Russia has prohibited the exportation of corn from lesan. Turkey haa also prohibited the The Porte is preparing an ex General Burgoyne is gone to Sob: | would remain nothin, Right to hold landed property without distinction of | the maintenance of the balance of power in Being agreed‘on this principle, Russia and England have an equal interest in uniting their efforts in order to keep up the existence of the Ottoman Empira, and to avert all the dangers which can place in jeopardy its safety, With this object, the essential point is to sufter the Porte to live in rerose, without neodlessly disturbing it by diplomatic bickerings, snd without interfering with. out absolute necessity in its internal affai In order to carry out skilfully this a bearance, with a view to the well under: interest of the Porte, two things must not be lost sight of. They are these In the first place, the Porte has a constant tendency to extricat if from the engagements im, pon it es which it has concluded with other pow- It hope on the mutual jealousy of the Cabinets if it fails in its engagements towards one of them the rest will espouse its quarrel, and will screen it from all 8 to do so with impunity, because it It thinks that respensibility. tis essential not to confirm the Porte in thia dela- sion, Every time that it fuils in its obligations towards one of the great powers, it ia the interest of all the reat to make it sensible of itserror, and seriously to exhort it toact rightly towards the Cabinet which demands just reparation. Ax soon as the Porte shall perceive that it is not aup- ported by the other Cabinets, it will give way, and the differences which have arisen’ will be arranged in con- ciliatory manner, without any conilict resulting from m. e1 There is a second cause of complication which is inher- ent in the situation of the Porte; itis the difficulty which exists in reconciling the respect due to the sovereign au- thority of the Sultan, founded on the Mussulman law, with the forbearance required by the interests of the Christian population of that empire. This difticulty is real. In the present state of feel- ing in Europe, the Cabinets cannot see with indiffer- ence the Christian population in Turkey exposed to fla- grant acts of oppression and religious intolerance. It is necessary constantly to make the Ottoman m‘nis- ters sensible of this truth, and to persuade them that they can only reckon on the friendship and on the sup- port of the great powers on the condition that they treat, the Christian subjects of the Porte with toleration and with mildness, While insisting on this truth ‘it will be the duty of the foreign representatives, on the other to ex- ert all their influence to maintain the sub- jects of the Porte in submission to the sovereign au- thority. It will be the duty of the foreign representati guided by these principles, to act »mong themselves perfect spirit of agreement. If they address remon. sirances to the Porte, those remonstrances must bear a real character of unanimity, though divested of one of exclusive dictation. fy persevering in this system with calmness and mode- on, the representatives of the great Cabinets of Eu- will have the best chance of succeeding in the steps which they may take, without giving occasion for com- plications which might affect the tranquillity of the Ot- toman empire. If ail the great Powers frankly adopt thie Ine of conduet, they will have a well-founded expecta- tion of preserving the existence of Turkey. However, they must not conceal from themselves how many elements of dissolution that empire contains within itself. Unforeseen c?reumstances may hasten its fall, nout its being in the power of the friendly Cabinets to prevent it. As it ia not given to humon foresight to settle before- hand a plan of action for such or such unlooked for case, it would be premature to discuss eventualities which may never be realized. In the uncertainty which hovers over the fature, « single fundamental idea seems to admit of a really tical application: it is that the danger which may result from a catastrophe in Turkey will be much n the event of ite occurring, Russia and England have | come to an understanding as to the course to be taken by them in common. ‘Thet understanding will be the more benefi inas- much as it will hove the full assent of Austria. vr and Russia there exists already an entire conformity of nciples in regard to the affairs of Turkey, in a common: rel of conservatiom amd peace. 1 order to render their unton more efficacious, there to bempaired but that shoull be seen to associate herself thereto with the same view The reason which recommends the establishment of this agreement is very & é On land Russia exercises in regard to Turkey a pre- ponderant action. On sea England ‘te od the same position. Isolated, the action of these two Powors might ¢o mucis mischief. United, it can produce a real benefit; the advantage of coming to a previous understanding be- re ree gan ty oni daring the is notion was in principle agreed upon dari Emperor's last residence in London. Tho result was the eventual engagement, that if anything unforeseen oe- curred in Turkey, Russia and England ‘should p concert togather as to the course which they shoul ursue in common. rime object for which Russia and England Fas, to come to an understanding may be expressed Mf the fol- 1. To seek to mainta empire in its present stat Jong as that political com- 2. If we foresee that it must crumble to , to enter inte atte concert as to everything ake the estab- hich now exists, and, in conjunction with each other, Weel that the change which may have occurred in the affect either the security. of th Nights which the treaties assure to them res tig femog existence of the Ovtomam bination shall be possible. | Tichment of a new order of things, intenled to replace that | interno] situation of that empire shall not injurionsly: rope. For the purpose thus stated, the policy of Russia and of Austria, as we have already said, is closely aS od the principle of tidentity. If ind, an - ¢ ipal maritime power, acta in concert W! ith them, it is te be supposed that France will find herself ol to act in conformity with the course agreed upon between St. Petersburg, ni 1, It is to secure this object of , that, aa the Bmperor Mocenty's Ministers during hie agreed with her Britannic residence in England,