The New York Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1854, Page 4

aa NEW YORK HERALD. | A a mach corvice Wisin: Sie femde'T ateeud of teoadgliitie. Wile tantbeaiared 10 JANES GORDON SENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND SDITOR. ‘DPFICE 6. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND WASEAD ors. THEATRE, Bowery—La Tovn ve Newa~ wee tons. ee BROADWAY TIEATRE, Brostyey—Tne Wes on CODDY BURTON'S THEATRE, bere stroot— Tre Terres. WATIONAL THEATRE, Chatbam streeb—Attornoes and Uncus Toms Canis WALLACK’S THEATNE, Browiway—Man anc Wire Pas uvore's Wes ; AMERICAN MUSEDW—Afterncon ond Evening—Tar | “Oup BesweRy. BROADWAY MEN4CERIE—Li.use0tiaw KEreo—Maw morn Levy anv Lavixu TRawcp Animals, OBRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, @2 Brond- | we knnorias Maopiss BY Gumwrr's Mimerecus, | WOOD'S MINSTRRLS, Wood's Minstrel Hall)44d Brosd- way—Ernionian MinetREisy. BUCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, 589 Broséwoy—Bvor- uav’s Erurorzan Orera Proves. ST. NICHOLAS EXHIBITION ROOM, 05 Broadway— ‘Wurin’s Szxenavers. BANVABD’S GRORAMA, 06 Brosdway—Paron ama ov wer Hoxy Laxn, RAENISH GALSBRY, 065 Broadway—Dayend Night. YAN GALIZRY OF GHRISTIAN ART--43 Brose PA WORLD—077. azd 579 Broadway—Afternooa 1B Week cnding April 8, 1854. Monday, April 2... Tuesday, « 4 Wednesday, 5 Thursday,’ “6. Friday, cae Beturday, “ 8. ‘The News. Oar special advices from Washington ¢his morn- ing are of a very important.and interesting charac- ter. . We are assured that the State Department is mow in possession of correspondence confirming the ‘announcement made by us yesterday, that 2 project for a treaty has lately been negotiated between Mr. Buchanan and the British government, by which the latter agrees to respect the rights of nemtral ves- wels and the persons and preperty on beard the game. It is gratifying to learn that similer pro- Positions, by Mr. Mason to.the French govern- ment have met with equal success. GQ: re- ference to.our despatch, it ,will be seen that .Mhe administration has already concocted and put afloat a scheme to deprive Mr. Buchanan of » the honor and gratitude he deserves of his coun'ry- men for settling a dispute of fifty years standing— one that our statesmen have hitherto failed to over- , ©ome, and one that still remained:io annoy and hart -©ur pride, after being the main cause ef a war whieh Jasted over three vears. But it is'too late; attemp* ‘to smother them as they may, the facta are known, and Nr. Buchanaz will reap the credit of this bril- | Rant diplomatic acvievement, despite the trickery of the administratian. According to our correspondent, the especial and (leeply interested friends of the (Gadsden treaty axe becoming desperate. Finding that the Senate is ,about to reject the project, they are en- deayoring:to change the current of opinion ¢gainst &t, by intimeting that unless this abortion is con- @rmed, Sante Anna will consider it a declaration of ‘War, and proceed to take possession of the Valley of Messilla. Awful; most awful! Because we see ‘proper to circusavent the nefarions designs of a band of anscrupulous speculators upon our overflowing treasury, by rejecting a proposition conceived in mischief and fostered by trickery, we are threatened with a war with Santa Anna, aided and abetted by conspirztors whose itching palme have thus far been kept out of the people’s money chest. But Santa Anna is teo sagacious, has had too much experience to adopt any such riduculous alternative; besides, he has more than enough to doin endeavoring to restore his rebellious subjects to order. Unless Sante Anna gets the fifteen millions for which he has applied, he will be unable to carry out his great Spanish- American confederation, the avowed object of which isto check the progress ot the Anglo-American race. | ‘The Mexicans are already panting for relief from | his dictatorial sway, and unless bis exhausted treas- ary is soon replenished they will speedily return to a republican form of government. Therefore, for the sake of the principles of both liberty and hones- ty, it is hoped the Senate will remain deaf to the | threats and entreaties of unprincipled speculators, by keeping the key turned on the twenty millions they are seeking te subtract from the treasury. Quite a struggle took place in the United States Senate, yesterday, between Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, who desired the body to go into executive session, and Mr. Bad- | ger, who was anxjous for the consideration of the bill giving credit on duties for railroad iron. The latter motion prevailing, Mr. Douglas offered an amendment providing that duties on railroad iron, in cases where the metal is to be immediately laid down, shall be suspended for a period of three years. A lengthy and interesting debate followed, in which Messrs. Badger, Douglas, Hunter, Seward and others took part, and at the conclusion, the further con- sideration of the bill was postponed till the 21th inst. The Honse of Representatives yesterday received from the President the additional documents rela- lative to the outrage upon the steamship Crescent SLity by the Cuban authorities, These papers do not, probably, throw any new light on the subject All is known that is requisite to bring forward a strong case against Spain; and if she escapes onthe last count—the Black Warrior affuir—it will be mainly owing to the fact that the owners and agents of that vessel, feeling that no dependence could be placed on the promises of the adininistration to secure tie rights of our citizens abroad and maintain the honor of our national flag, deemed it advisable to compro- mise the difficulty by paying, under protest, the fine of six thousand dollars. However, now that Con- gress has taken the matter in hand, and has in its possession complete evidence relative to this and numerous other indignities and injuries heaped upon our countrymen in Cuba within the last few years, it is hoped that our representatives will not drop ‘the subject until they have made arrangements to secure ample indemnity for past occurrences and practically provide against a repetition of the offences. The House passed a resolution calling on the Sec- retary of the Interior for information respecting the pension frauds mentioned in his annual report. Mr. Bennett’s bill providing for the distribution of land among all the States came up in proper order, and @ motion to lay it on the table failed by sixty-five to seventy-six. The further consideration of the sub- ject was then postponed for a fortnight. On going inte committee on the General Appropriation Lill, Mr. Cullom, a Tennessee whig, spent an hour in do- nouncing the Nebraska project, its author, and its friends, and particularly the wavering policy of the administration. This was a very curious and remark- able speech, and as it was the first Southern voice that had been raised in the House against the meas- ure, it was but natural that he should be warmly greeted when he concluded. Progress was reported on the bill graduating the price of lands, and, after the appropriate reference of various Sena’e bills, the body adjourned. We have repeatedly called attention to the fact that the people of the Sandwich Islands have for a Jong time been vainly struggling for annexation to this Union. Our Washington correspondent now ‘writes that startling developements may be expected with regard to those islands in @ few weeks. Let wa have the developements. The members of our State Legislature resumed their duties yesterday morning, and the large amount of business transacted in the course of the 440 | with marked attention by husbands. and wives character, causing a decline in British stocks end amenced".he bill for the consolidat'un of Brooklyn, | Williormburg, and Bushwick, by "providing ' any interference with the rights ¢? New York, and particnarly in relation to the waters of the Eas’: ver. | Nur rons important bills were*acted on, andamo >: | others one was parsed by the Assembly to inco. | porete the Atlantic and Pacific Canal Company. | Both bodies held evening sessions, but owing to the iuicness of the hour we were unable to procure the proceedings in season for this edition. It is under- | stood that the flunl adjournment will net take place | Ul next Tuesdey, some of the members being ®anxious to make up for lo¢t time. Abolitionists from all parts of the eountry’an re- | ported to have assembled in large numbers at the | annual convention which commenced its session at | Cincinnati yesterday. "Vhe chief feature of the day \-appears to have been a debate between Fred | Douglass and Miss Luey Stone, relative to the merits | of our national constitution. Fred upheld the time- | honored document, while his fair rivel endeavered to demolish it. At last accounts the fight was still bravely maintained. ‘The telegraphic wires leading te the South must be sadly out of order. Nota word has yet been re- | | ceived concerning: the great Southern Commer- | mercial Comvention which convened in. Charleston | en Monday. A shocking aceient occurred-on the Hudson River Railroad last Monday evening. The train of cars in which were the members of the Legislature, when near Seventieth street, ran over a man sup- posed to have been a pediar, and Jiterally crushed and tore him to atoms. Several very important trials ave progressing in the different courts of this city, as will be observed by our reports. Judge Roosevelt, of the Supreme Court, rendered axiecision yesterday respecting the rights of married women that will.no doubt be read throughout the State. The Judge maintains the independence of the woman intact; she may dispose . of her property, either with or without the consent »of her husband, and all moneys due must be paid to ‘ther in person or upon an order from‘ier. She may sue in person, or her-husband may or may not stand ae her “next friend,” as she may select. The friend of the newly arrived «stranger from foreign climes caunot fail to take a.deep interest in the trial new proceeding in the Court of Sessions, in which Isaish Sdlover is indicted for having sold. worthless and fraudulent passenger tickets for Chieago and the fart West. ‘The Universal Repubhican Democratic,Society held a regular meeting last evening, at which a variety of business, reported e’sewhere, was transacted. The American Geographical and Statistical Soci- ety held its usual monthly,meeting last evening, at the University, where there was a full attendance of members. A paper was read, giving a geographical account.of Natal—a South African colony-written by an American missionary stationed in that far off region. “We understand that a paper willbe read at the next meeting of this gociety, by Dr. Watts» an English gentleman, on the feasibility of eutting a canal across the isthmus of Darien. The steamship America, about due at Halifax, will bring ene week later adviees with regard to the movemen‘s in the war quarter, which at lat ac- counts had assumed the most imposing and omixous the leading articles of American produce. The .A. will also probably furnish additional information »- specting the highly important project for a treaty negotiated between Minfster Buchanan and the Eng- lish Cabinet, in which this country at Jength gains the great fundamental principle of matitime rights | for which we have so strenuously coptended for upwards of fifty years. Under these circumstances, the coming news hy the America is Jeoked for with a great degree of anxiety. Unfortunately, the wires. were not working beyond Portland lest even- ing, but we hope to be able to lay a comprehensive synopsis of the intelligence before our readers to- morrow. The New Treaty with England—Advanteges of our Neutrality in the European War. We gave yesterday the substance of the lead- ing stipulations of a most important treaty, concluded between Mr. Buchanan and the British Cabinet guaranteeing in exchange for our neutrality in the impending European war, the perfect freedom of our commerce upon the high seas against the right of search or impressment. This treaty, it appears, has been entered into and negotiated by Mr. Buchanan without ad- vice or instructions from Washington. The cre- dit, therefore, belongs to him of settling the vexed question which involyed us in our last wer with Great Britain, and which eyen that war failed in bringing to a settlement. In fact, although the American doctrine that the ship’s | deck ie the national soil was virtually con- ceded in the Ashburton treaty upon the north- eastern boundary, there was in that concession nothing expiicit or calculated to cover the exi- gencies of the present crisis in European af- | fairs. To Mr. Buchanan, therefore, and his | statesmanlike sagacity, belong exclusively, upon our side, the credit and the honor of the emi- nently satisfactory adjustment which he has accomplished of this harrassing difficulty of fifty years duration. And in view of the great prin- ciples thus absolutely acknowledged, and of the incalculable advantages which | will flow therefrom to our commerce in all quarters of the world, this new treaty may be | well regarded as the most ptactically valuable to us of all the catalogue of our commercial diplomacy of the last half century. It is altogether probable that Mr. Mason, our Minister at Paris, is or has been engaged upon a similar treaty with the government of Louis Napoleon, It will be recollected that, in répiy to certain interrogatories put to Lord John Ruseell by Mr. Milner Gibson, upon the subject ofneutrality, ina recent debate in the House of Commons, Lord John said that her Majesty’s Cabinet had had the subject of neutrality with the United States under consideration, but that he thought it inadvisable to make any disclo- sures upon the subject without first consulting the French government, which, from its present alliance with England, was equally interested. From this we may safely assume that France, to the fullest extent, will become a party to the arrangements concluded between Mr. Buchanan our trade, our sh’ps, and our citizens, will compel our Cabinet to submit tot e instructions ‘which they thom elv s have reccived from their neglected Minister at London. Mr. Buchanan has thus been singularly fortunate in his pecu- liar pesition. it is well known that his pre- eminent character and influenc’, asone of our lealing cemocratic statesmen, made it impera- tive upon Gen. Pierce to appoint him to Eng- land. But Secretary Mar.y, with his charac- teristic meanness in great things and small, as if to disgust Mr. Buchanan with |is mission, retained in the hands of the Stat» Department the business of settling the fishery difficulties. This offensive eviden e of distrust at first in- clined Mr. Buchanan to-throw up his commis- sion in scorn; but the coun els of his friends and his better judgment prevailed. He ac- cepted his app:intment—he left the fishery question im the hands of ‘the Premier,end re- solved to-abide the opportanity for something which he-night turn to -the advantage of his country, with or without instructions. The opportenity has served him; he has seized it, and, without in: tructions, has turned it to the highest-advantage. What the results may be in his behalf in ‘he shaping «out the campaign for 1856 ‘time alone can de- termine. It may asufice him for the pre- sent to be assured that this treaty places him “ahead and shoulders” above the administration intriguers and all concerned in their efforts to sink him in diplomatic obscurity. How utterly contemptible, compared with this neutrality arrangement, appears the Koszta letter—hew disgusting the corrupt abortion of the Gadsden. treaty—hew small the little plots and projects of the administration compared with the quiet statesmanship of our Minister at London. Mr. Buchanan has trely seiz:d .the golden opportunity. The war ia Europe now epening, from all its formidable agpects and awful indi- cations, threatens io be the most’ bloody and frightful, if not the .most protracted, wkich has wasted that continent through all its eventful history, to the remotest ages. The very fact that England hes now so quietly made these concessions to the United States, which, rather :than surrender forty years ago, she went to svar with us, notwithstanding she was then engaged in a li‘e and death struggle with Napo- Jeon Bonaparte—-the very fact that now she makes these concessicns, stringently withheld or dexterously gquibbled away in her diplomacy from 1814 down to this time-- is proof of the alasm with whivh.she contem- plates the tremendous contest before her. Eng- land feels ut length the imperative necessity of, friendship with this country at almost aug sacrifice. The single article of Southern cot- ton plages her under honds to keep the peace with us. Hence the friendly manifestations in Parliament and from the leading joprnals of the realm towards the United States at this portentous crisis. There is yet another sconideration calcu- lated to exliven the desire ef both Eugland and France for the friendly neutrality of this country through the coming siruggle. The possible gentingency of the reactionary xising of the revolutionary elements of the qontinent, with the first grand outbreak of the regular wae, is suggestive of the most fearful revolutionary changes. As the active ally of Russia we could make but little impres- sion upon the battle fields of Europe; but as the ally of the revolutionary party to the ex- tent of furnishing them with the implements and mupitions of war, who can measure the havoe which might result to the monarchica}. systems of the continent and the British islands. In this view we may, peradventure, account t» some extent for the friendly sympathies o° England and France towards the great Ameri- ean republic. They are entering into a trial of strength with the Colossus of the North for the balance of power in the Old World, ia- cluding Europe, Asia and Africa; and the com- prehensive exigencies and issues invelved dic- tate the policy of securing our neutrality in the outset. Hence the treaty of Mr. Buchanan, and asimilar convention with the government of France. Thus we shall be enabled to contemplate the | terrivle melee in Europe with comparative com- posure, Our commercial ships, in all articles not contraband of war, will be the common car- riers of the belligerents. The impetus thus given to our transatlantic carrying trade will impart a stirring activity to ow shipyards, lumbermen, and all other branches of industry interested in commerce and navigation, The general effect will extend to all the industrial interests of the country. More than this—in the progress of the European convulsion poor old Spain may tumble to pieces, and be par- celled out among the victorious parties, leaving | Cuba, without opposition, quietly to fall into our possession, Such are the reflections naturally suggested | by Mr. Buchanan’s new treaty in connection | with the fearful storm which is lowering over | allEurope. We expect by the next steamer a | copy of the text of ‘hishighly important treaty | from ¢ London correspondent, who is well | informed of what is transpiring in that capital. If we receive the treaty we shall give it to our readers as promptly as we furnished the Gads- den treaty, which is now winding up its inglo- rious career in the Senate. We can afford to be neutral between France, England, and Russia, with the Atlantic commerce of all Eu- rope in our charge. While the bears and lions | are devouring each other, the eagle will carry | off the game. Tae Recent State Exectrons—The Wash- | ington Union says that the Nebraska question did not enter into the recent political contestsat and the English government. We also presume, from the amicable relations which have thus far been happily maintained between the United Stateg and Russia, that there will be no difficulty ina similar treaty with the Czar. His interests, though not so immediately as those of the Western Powers, are so manifestly suggested in such an understanding, that we can perceive no reason for doubting his ready acquiescence of our neutrality upon most favorable footing. With such advan- tageous concessions from the three great Pow- ers in the European war, our eommercial marine will substantially monopolize during the tremendous struggle the transatlantic car- rying trade of all Europe. The immensity of our business interests se- cured against molestation by this new treaty, and their importance to all classes of our people, and to our government itself, are so self-evident that there can be uo question of & prompt ratification of the compact when it stall be laid before the Senate. Though ne- gotiated without authority or instructions fiom Waghington, the administration will the elections in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. In this opinion we are tn- clined to concur. We don’t think the Nebras- ka question or the proposal to repeal the Mis- souri compromise had anything to do with the recent defeats of the democratic party. We trace thore defeats to the connection of the democratic party with the administration and to no other cause : the character of Mr. Pierce’s Cabinet quite accounts for the disasters. So far us the Nebraska question and the Missouri |. compromise are concerned, they are still be- fore the country and will remain so for some time: they will be thoroughly canvassed and discussed both in and out of Congress before a final vote is taken upon them. Oup News.—The Tribune yesterday gave us a column of important State secrets connected with the Gadsden treaty, the substance of which, and a great deal more, was published in the Heratp several months ago. Two or three months hence they will probably discover that Mr. Buchanan has made an important treaty with England, Our philosophers mast whip up. ¢ reeeu bospitdilty of this city | dary dare to lift « finger e:o'nst it, on the | The Oxar and the Coalition—Their Respec- tive Resourecs. To judge from the rhodomon‘ades which are daily uttered through th: medium of the Engle: press, public meetings and din- ners, the British lion has only to make his grow! heard on the shores of the Baltic and Black Sea to frighten the already ter- rified Czar into conditions. We still see | this foolish vanity pushed to extremes; and yet if ever th re was an occasion which called for serious und anxious reflection, and for a re- liance rath:r upon the wisdom of Providence than upon the short-sighted policy of man, it is the present. All the facts and circumstances that m»ke up the hi tory of this Eastern com- plication would go to prove that we are on the eve of one of those great political and social convulsions which form distinct eras in the pro- gress‘of civilization. What its immediate effects may be on the fortune: and destinies of particu- lar nations, God alone can foresee ; and it is only a tempting of his vengeance thus confi- dently to anticipate his designs. The disas- trous precedent of 1812 ought to have taught more humility and moderation to those who are about to run their heads against the same rockupon which the fortunes of the fir-t French empire were wrecked. But are there really material grounds for this .oonfidence that the Czar will be compelled to enccumb to the power of the coalition? It is singular enough that in all the controversy which this Eastern question has excited, no at- tempt should have been made to estimate with anything like accuracy the military resources of the belligerent powers, and to base on statis- tical proof the opinions that have been so abun- @antly ‘advanced on either side. We have heard enough of the ethics of the dispute, (and pretty ethics they are, if we may judge by recent disclosures,) and it is now time for us to ex- amine it in its physical aspect. We are not quite sure that, viewed in this light, the Czar’s position is so forlern and desperate as it is re- presented. When Napoleon decided upon the invasion of Russia, he did not disguise from himself the magnitude and difficulties of the enterprise. He knew that a country backed by frozen seas and howling deserts could not be easily subdued, and that it would be impossible for him to pur- sue its army and government if they fled before his eagles to the Oural. He felt that his only chance.of reducing it Jayin the fact that in proportion as its power was vast, the more it depended on iis sentre of life. Now, that centre was Moscow ; and by obtaining porsession-of it he calculated upon being able to reduce the Russian Emperor to terms. The calamitous results of that ill-judged expedition will, we think. effectually discourage any second attempt of an invading force to penctrate into the interior of Russia. Uneble to reach the kReart, the coalition will endeavor to cripple the extremities of the Northern colossus by closing up his frontiers and blockading his ports. They will not be able to play long et this game. They would exhaust themselves in the effort, and still leave the real strength and power of Russia untouched. The Lendon journals lay great stress on the assumption that the suspension of the foreign trade of Russia would cause her great internal embarfyssment, and speedily bring abeut a convulsion. A glance at the fol- lowing table—which shows the relative re- sources and indebtedness of Russia and of the nations that are cither actually in arms against her, or are likely to be drawn immediately into the struggle—will at once demonstrate the fal- laciousnesss of this argument:— Revenue. Ezpendive. __ Debt. , Noreturn. $320,584,424 88,622,000 $33,644,000 No return. 268,442,864 247,686,220 3,862,500,004 262,660,856 264,460,856 1,069,127/472 123,750,000 161,028,854 '562,760/000 71,180,755 73,681,703 199/840;745 8,500,418 No'return. 66,018,750 7,796,019 8,480,170 Noreturn. Population. _ Imports. . 65,931,970 $75,184,419 $78,758,538 35,350,000 1f8; 000,000 44,000,000 2 12 |. for "| 2 27,075,324 Val feet" 412,799,261 95,781,628 — 300,000,000 300,000,000 36,514,466 87,425,470 57,666,125 16,346,625 No return, No roturn. 2,450,000 40,864,817 19,112,823 4,702,274 26,985,700 26,055,000 In the above calculations we have purposely omitted the new loans about to be contracted for war purposes by the different Powers, and the results of which cannot as yet be obtained with any degree of exactness. It is estimated, however, that the aggregate of these loans will add little short of $300,000,000 to the financial obligations of the countries above enumerated. Tt will be seen from this statement that, com- mercially speaking, there is no country in Europe more independent of other nations than Russia, With a population more than double that of Great Britain, and nearly double that of France, her exports are only in the propor- tion of a fifth of the one and a fourth of the other. Of these, cereal productions constitute a major part; and as the large landholders are in fact the producers, the loss arising from the interruption of this class of exports would fall entirely upon them, and be little, if at all, felt by the great mass of the population; but, put- ting this consideration aside, it is a question whether the withdrawal of such a large propor- tion of able bodied agricultural laborers as will be required for the service of the vast armies that the Czar will be compelled to keep on foot will not in itself sensibly affect the amount of production, and keep it within the limits of home consumption. In any case, although the suspension of her forciga trade would no doubt cause considerable inconvenience, and perhaps even distress, in some districts, it would not be of a sufficiently general and pressing nature to influence for a moment the policy of the gov- ernment. But in calculating Russia’s power of endu- rance under the pressure of the most adverse circumstances in which a continued blockade might place her, there is’one important element that must not be lost sight of, and which must in the end react fatally upon her opponents: Her public debt amounts only to about a twelfth part of that of England and a third part of that of France. As long as she con- fines herself to defensive operations within her own territories, her expenditure will be com- paratively light and will be met by issues of paper roubles—the usual currency in which her troops are paid until they cross th€Trontiers, “Thus situated, she can afford to wait patiently the course of events. Time will do for her more than the most powerful armies or the most lavish expenditure of money can effect. What Moscow proved to Napoleon, the system of blockade, if persevered in, will prove to the allies. It requires no prophetic eye to trace out clearly the results of this suicidal system of warfare on the part of the coalition. They may, it is true, interrupt the trade of Russia, anni- hilate its fleet, and perhaps succeed even in burning ite capital; but will they have thereby curtailed ite real power or advanced by an hour the objects which they have in view? To doall this they will be compelled to keep up enormous armaments at a distance rom their own terri- tories, and that, too, for an indefinite eriod of time. Every day, every hour, lost in this fruit- less contest, will be adding to the heavy bur- dens of their already over-taxed subjects, They cannot, like the Czar, pay their soldiers, sailors and° contractors in paper money. They must carry specie with them wherever they go. This continual drain of bullion, increase of taxation, and consequent depression of commercial in- terests, will eventually produce misery, discon- tent, financial and political explosions, both in | England and France, and thus of itself will dis- solve this apparently powerful coalition, whose magnificent armies and fleets are just now ex- citing the admiration and terror of the world. So much for the system of blockade, which appears to be the present plan of operations de- cided upon by the coalition. We have shown that unless bent on their own destruction they must soon abandon that line of tactics; and then comes the question whether they will resort to the only other alternative left open to them— namely, to carry the war into the interior of Russia. Let us see how their chances of suc- cees would be increased by such a movement. To obtain the elements of a correct opinion upon this point, we must again have recourse to figures. The following table shows approxi- maiively the military and naval resources of the different Powers who will figure immediat:- Jy upon the scene :-— Corvsttes, Steamers, and 215 266 35 No return, : 5 6 99 Sweden & Norway. 1€8,346 10 454 It is necessary to observe that the landwehr is included in the above estimate of the Prus- sian army, whilst in the return of that of Den- mark itis altogether omitted. After the Russian the Austrian army stands highest as regards the number of its effective troops, the estimate above given including neither militia nor land- webr. Now let us see how these figures will work out, stratagetically speaking. When Napoleon invaded Russia his army amounted to little short of 500,000 men, about half of whom were French, and the remainder troops composed of half a dozen different nations. Such a mass of combatants had never been assembled under one command since the great invasion of the Cimbrians and Huns. Now, leaving out of question Austria and the other German Powers who furnished these contingents, and whose co- operation is not only doubtful but may at any moment be thrown into the scale against them, can the coalition hope to concen- trate for the invasion of Russia anything like the number of troops which the first Napoleon deemed necessary for an expedition of such difficulty and magnitude? A glance at the above table will at once show that they cannot. The present effective force of the French army is, in round numbers, about 500,000 men, that of the English 142,000, and that of the Turkish 450,000; giving a grand total of 1,092,000 men. Even admitting that the new levies may bring the effective of the French army up to 730,000 men, there cannot, in presence of the events that are likely to render a large standing army at home necessary, be spared for foreign ser- vice more than from 200,000 to 250,000 men. The activity of the revolutionary party and the demands of the African service will find full employment for the remainder, to say no- at 63 ae 4 tion on the part of the three governments will! be an effort to crush him. Judging from the preeent equivocal attitude of Prussia, and its- coneequent influence upon the policy of the Cabinet of Vienna, there isnothing extravagant in the speculation that in the year 1855, as in 1814, we may behold the spectacle of a north- ern coalition thundering at the gates of Paris, whilst the incumbent of that “baseless fabric’ called the imperial throne of France, is putting a fitting climax to his career of avuneular imi- tation by signing the abdication of his functions on the famous round table of Fontainebleau. Nothing more likely unless Louis Napoleon to save himself from ruin in time, should head the revolution, and abandon the English alliance for asudden compact with the newborn democ-- racy of Europe. Tue Frenxcu at Haytt.—We published a few days since full details of the difference between his sable Majesty Fanstin the First and the French Admiral at Port au Prince, which was near leading to open hostilities. In another part of our paper will be found a letter copied from the Courrier des Etats Unis, which secks to establish a different version of the story, but. which, it will be seen, substantially confirms it. It is not long since the Courrier endeavored in the same manner to qualify a statement trans- mitted to us by one of our correspondents respecting a similar attempt on the part of the commander of a French ship to bully the gov- ernment of Santana at St. Domingo into a com- pliance with his demands. We thought that we had administered a lesson to our contemporary- on that occasion that would have effectually prevented his attempting again to impagn the "| aecuracy of our information, It appears, how- ever, that the French government organs here have too strong an interest in m'srepresenting and perverting the facts at present transpiring in the quarter referred to, to render it scrupulous about the trath $f what it pub- lish. The recent occurrences at St. Domingo. and Port au Prince show pretty clearly that France has ulterior objects in view with regard to the island, which it requires but a favorable opportunity to develope. Tur Awerican Dramatic Fun Association—— Irs Ontery anv Ossects.—The “American Dra- matic Fund Association” celebrated its sixth anniyersary by a public dinner at the Astor House, in this city, on Monday. In reading the published reports of the festival it has been. a matter of surprise to many that the actors did not join in this demonstration. None of the. managers were present, and but one or two pro- minent actors sate at the banquet. Some ac- tors who would have attended were, no doubt, prevented by business or previous engage- ments; cthers do not believe in the efficacy of” these dinners, where glorification and jollifica~ tion form the staples of entertainment; but, with all this, it cannot be denied that there is in the profession certain serious differences of” opinion as to the Fund and the managers thereof. It appears that about six years since several. gentlemen connected with the drama concelved. the idea of establishing here a Dramatic Fund, on the principle of the “General Dramatic Fund” of England, and they with others were ineorporated “by the name of the American. Dramatic Fund Accociation, for the purpose of raising by subscription, donations and bequests, from members thereof, and others, by thea- trical benefits and annual festivals, a fund to be devoted to making provision for the support of members thereof, who, by age, sickness or accident, are incapacitated from pursuing their professional calling, and for the support of the widows and orphans of members thereof, thing of the not very improbable contingency that the French Emperor may before long be compelled to provide for the integrity of his own dominions. England cannot contribute at the outside, more than from 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and Turkey cannot spare a sin- gle man for the purpose of an aggressive moye- ment into the Russian territory. Now, the re- gular peace establishment of the Russian empire is about 1,006,000 men, including the military establishment of the Emperor, military ser- vants, invalids, &c. To meet the invasion of 1812 the Emperor Alexander only deemed it necessary to call out a levy of 3in 500 of the population ; whilst to meet the present emer- gency the Emperor Nicholas has ordered a levy of 9in the 1,000. This will produce another million of troops. With the ordinary estab- lishment, after supplying with their full com- plement of troops the corps of the Caucasus, Siberia, Orenburg, Finland, Lithuania, the military colonies, the cordon militaire garvi- sons, &c., there still remains a disposable force of 86,000 men, so that after fully providing for the defence of his frontiers and the internal se- curity of his government, the Russian Emperor will find himself, with the new levies, at the head of a moveable army greatly exceeding in amount that of the combined forces of the co- alition. Assuming, of course, the neutrality of the German Powers as the basis of this calculation, we think that it demonstrates pretty clearly that the Czar will be able “to hold his own,” and bid defiance to all the efforts of his ene- mies, But there is another and equally pro- bable view to be taken of his position, which suggests the likelihood of his adopting ere many months a more active plan of operations, and of his endeavoring to cripple the power of his adversaries by carrying the war into their territories. We have assumed, for argument sake, a neutral position on the part of Austria and Prussia; but we have never attached any faith to this hypothesis. The sympathies of those governments are known to be arrayed on the side of Russia, and it is only temporary considerations that induced them to evince a disposition to act with the coalition. They are Russian by the affinity of their political sys- tems, Russian by their alliances, and Russian by their antagonism to the progress of liberal principles. It is only their dread of the revo- lutionary element that has kept under restraint for a time the active demonstration of those sympathies, Who can doubt that the moment Russia brings into a state of efficiency the vast armies that she is now organizing, and is prepared to aseume offensive operations, these powers will throw aside the mask, and cast their prepon- derance into the scale on the side of Russia? Then we should probably see realized at once the famous Cos:ack prediction of the first Na- poleon, and the project at one time seriously agitated between the Derby Cabinet and the Northern Powers—the dethronement of his nephew and succesjor. As the French Emperor has been throughout the prime mover in all these complications and troubles, and as he is regarded by the despotic governments of Bu- rope as a sort gf political les, who is likely to them in perpetual hot water, it ie certain that the first result of combined ac- and for the purpose of defraying the funeral expenses of members thereof, and for such other similar purpoees as the said corporation shall deem meet and expedient.” The Assembly made a provision to this act, that before it should go into effect a fand of twenty thousand dollars should be raised. At the festival of 1853, it was announced that $18,700 had been collected, and the remainder of the sum was immediately contributed. The association now numbers about two hundred members, its capital is about $24,000, and its income about $5,000. In case of illness, any member, after having paid three years dues, is. entitled to ten dollars per week, and at the age of sixty years, if a male, and fifty years, if a fe- male, he or she is entitled to an annuity of five hundred dollars per annum. This is a fair statement of the general fea- tures of the aseociation, although there is much detail about it which is altogether superfluous. The next question is, why does it not receive the money and sympathy of all the members of the profession? There are one hundred mana- gers in the United States, and nearly four thou- sand persons, male and female, who are entitled to membership. Of all the Managers, we see that but one isa member—Mr. Burton—and we learn that he has withdrawn from the associa- tion; and of the four thousand persons eligible to membership, there are only two hundred. who see fit to avail themselves of the privilege. At the annual festival the chair is filled by a gentleman not connected with the stage in any way. Not one mana- ger is present. The eminent actors are unheard of, and but two actors are present at all, excepting the ladies and gentlemen who are engaged for the music, The natural con- clusion of the public is that the actors have really but very little to do with this Dramatic Fund, however paradoxical the assertion may seem. In the profession the complaints against it are various, and personal feeling, no doubt, i at the bottom of many of them. Mr. Forrest has been tendered the presidency of the association. and he positively refuses it, because he says it is. controlled by foreigners. Mr. Burton, who is a thorough scholar, a capital actor, a good busi- ness man, and a master of his profession, does. not approve of the manner in which the. fund is managed. Mr. Wallack pays his yearly sub- scription, and that is all. We have no infor~ mation as to the opinion of the other managers. They certainly do nothing for the fund. The young actors say that they do not desire to pay their money into the fund; first, because it ic controlled by a clique; second, because they do not think it right that they should pay forty or fifty years’ dues, and thet others should come in and enjoy their money by joining at the age of forty-five or fifty; and third, because they have no voice in the government of the associa- tion unless they are residents of New York. The election of officers is held in May, when most of the theatres are open‘ and the actors in other places cannot be present to vote. We notice in the pamphlet of the asociation that nearly the same persons have officiated as the ruling powers of the association since the pe- riod of its incorporation. It is alleged by the friends of the fund that if these persons are unpopular they could easily be removed. They