The New York Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1854, Page 4

EE LEE NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. @FFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. | Vorume XIX. vessssNOe 15 EVENING. Broadway—lsautu—To Panis AMUSEMENTS TH BROADWAY THEATR anv Back rox Five Po hambers street—TeMPesT 1% A VERY ATRE, Bowery—Stace SrrvcK TAOR _ROWERY THEATRE Pinay Pvrmias—Hor Com. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Uscux Tom's ane. aD Fikes WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Numper One Rouxo Tne CORNER—HeARTS AT FAULT—MILEER’S MAID. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—ALARMInG Sacrr vicr—Pavpy Mites’s Boy, Evening—Scuoon ror Scan- pal. CHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broad- way—Ermorian MrLopiea ny Cunisty’s MiN@TRELS. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 44 Broadway, Eritioriaw MixetRersy—Burletta of UxoLe Tom's Canin. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, {39 Broadway—Bucx: Ley's Ernrorian Opera TRovPE. Sr. NICHOLAS EXHIBITION ROOM, 4% Broadway— Wuire’s Seren avena, BANVARD’3 GEORAMA, 500 ov THe HoLy Lann. WHOLE WORLD, 877 and 379 Broadway—Afteraoon and Bvening. JONES'S PANTISCOPE—Aro110 Rooms. Broadway—Panonama New York, Thursday, April 27, 1854. The News. We have given, ‘n another place, a full account of the disastrous (re which occuried in Broadway on Tuesday night. Never, we believe, has the Fire Department of New York lost so many of its mem- bers at one time as it has on this occasion, and we trust that the fearful sacrifice of life which we have recorded will act asa terrible warning hereafter in the construction of buildings. That this melan- eholy loss of life was caused by the defective man- ner in which the building was constructed, a glance at the ruins will satisfy the most sceptical. The number of dead isestimated at from eleven to four- teen, and the number of wounded at thirty. We give elsewhere farther particulars relative to the trial of Mr. Ward, at Elizabethtown, Ky., for shooting Professor Butler. The respectability of the witnesacs, the eminent ability of the counsel on both sides, and the high social position of the ac- cused, the amiable character of Mr. Butler, and the tender sympathy evinced for his widow and orphan child, have combined to render this trial one of the most interesting and exciting in our criminal annals. The-case was brought to a close on Friday last. An immense throng gathered at the court houze, not so much to see justice done, as to listen to the speeches ef the lawyers. We have a full report of the evi- dence on both sides, which we sha!l print at our earliest convenience. Our despatches from Washington are interesting, but we have no room for a more extended reference ‘to their contents, In the United States Senate, yesterday, a report adverse to paving Pennsylvania avenue with the Russ pavement was pyesented. A bill appropriat- ing five thousand dollars to purchase the portraits of the first five Presidents, painted by Gilbert Stuar’5 for the White House, was passed. Friday next was appointed for the consideration of adverse reports on private claims. The Indian Appropriation bill was taken up. An amendment to pay Governor Gorman, of Minnesota, eight dollars per day while investigating charges” against Mr. Ramsey, his pre- decessor, elicited a warm debate; but without coming to a vote, after an executive session, the Senate ad- journed. Jn the House bills were introduced making ap- propriations for the Post Office service and to equa’. ize the salaries of Judges of District Courts. Mr. Bennett's land bill coming up, on the motion to re- commit Mr. B. amplified on its merits, bat without taking the question the House went into Committee of the Whole, when the interminable Nebraska question was discussed. The steamship Arabia, from Liverpool, arrived at Boston’ yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, making the run from Halifax in twenty-nine hours. Her mails will reach this city this morning. We give Some additional intelligence brought by her under the telegiaphic head. The America left Boston yes- terday for Liverpool, with eighty-three passengers and over one hundred thousand dollars in specie. Our letters from San Diego, published elsewhere, contain information of the Walker filibusters in Lower California. The expedition by this time has probably dissolved, and the intrepid but unsuccess- fal Colonel, accompanied by a handful of friends, is now onthe march for Texas, choosing to encounter the rapacions Indians and blood-thirsty Mexicans rather than throw himself on the tender mercies of his countrymen. The ‘New Republic” is among the things that are not, and it would seem that there ‘are no terms of execration that may not be applied to an unsuccessful man. News from the city of Mexico to the 18th inst. is received, bringing accounts of a fight between th» forces of Santa Anna and Alvarez, in which the Jatter was routed. Great was the rejoicing, bril- liant was the illumination, and solemn was the Te Deum, in the Halls of the Montezumas and therea- bouts therenpon—but the story is regarded as a ridiculous Mexican exaggeration. The passport system having been put in operation in Mexico, the passengers of the schooner Arata, fifty in number, not having the necessary documents, were scized near San Blas, heavily chained—as the report says—and taken to the capital. Of the party twelve were Americans and four Englishmen. We have received our files of papers from Costa Rica tothe Ist inst. Nothing new has transpired since the date of our last advices, “An arrival at Philadelphia from Gonaives reports that hostilities were about to be resumed by Faustin I. against the Dominicans. Transactions in produce yesterday were rather limited, as dealers were disposed to await the re- ceipt of private letters due by the Arabia. Cotton was firm, with fair sales at about jc. advance in some cases on Monday's quotations. Indian corn, being in light supply, advanced about two cents per bushel. Good to prime Genesee wheat, with a light supply, was held at $2 30 a $2 40 per bushel. Flour was but little affected by the news, except that, stocks being light, holders were firmer. There was very little flour or grain purchasing for export, al- though freights were lower. There was a good de- mand for deal freights from the British proviaces to England, and two vessels were taken up, one for- eign, at £6 10s., and the other American, at £7 10s The fifteenth annual exbibititn of the school of the Mechanics’ Institute was held at the Broadway Tabernacle last evening. The proficiency of the pupils was strikingly manifest. In the Board of Education last evening, the Pre sident, who had previously intimated his intention of leaving shortly for Europe, was nominated a dele- gate from the New York Board of Education to the educational exhibition of all nations to be held in London next month. The propriety of sending models of books, schoolhouves, &c., to this ex! tion was mooted, and referred to a select comm tt of seven. ‘ The trial of Dennis O'Connor for the murder of Michael Conroy, took place yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. A verdict of “mans'aughter in the second degree” was rendered. Delegates from the railroad companies between New York and Montgomery, Ala., mt in Philadel phia yesterday, to agree upon a plan for transport ing the mails and passengers between those p hb A jary recently rendere ! a verdict of fifteon thou- sand dollars damages against the Worcester [ail” road Corporation, at the suit of Mary BE. Shaw, for injuries received. The National Scientific Society met at Washing- ton yesterday, and, after choos'ng Professor Dana, of Yale College, President, an | otherwise perfecting an organization, adjourned for the day. A violent gale visited th» ieg'on of Detroit on Tuesday evening, causing much damage. Several vensele were seriously injured. | | | Progress of Tnhdellty In the Untied States The cbuse whieh has been recently showered upca the trustees of Columbia College would not perLaps be worth notice from the press, if the grounds of complaint alleged did not them- selves call imperatively for comment. In the fulfilment of the duties of their office, the trustees have just elected a professor of chemis- try in the room of the late Professor Renwick. There were two candidates for the post; the gentleman who received the appointment, and a Dr. Wolcott Gibbs, an alumnus of the Col- lege. friends would feel somewhat annoyed at his de- feat ; though perhaps they would have consult- ed their friend’s dignity and his interests better by submitting quietly to the misfortune. In- stead of anything so prudent or so becoming, a crew of partisans of the worsted candidate have fallen tooth and nail on the College, on the trustees, and on all concerned in the election, i and revenged their bitter disappointment in language both unclassical and impolite. All this perhaps, as we said, would hardly have been worth noticing—unless it were as a fresh evidence of the fact that scholars like other men are not proof against rebuffs—had it not been for one of the arguments advanced on the side of the vanquished candidate. His friends tell us that he is a Unitarian, and that it was on this ground that the trustees refused to ap- point him to a post for which he was otherwise eminently qnalified. His parti- sans further allege that the College char- ter forbids the enactment of any by-law or ordinance “excluding any person from any of the degrees, immunities or privileges of the college on account of his peculiar tenets in matters of religion” ; and that the whole tenor of the laws of the institution are framed on a basis of universal toleration. Weaving these two propositions together in a syllogistic form, with’ more skill than candor or honesty, Dr. Gibbs’ friends charge upon the trustees an iu- fraction of the charter of the College, anda gross act of intolerance. Of course it would suffice for the present to reply that until some evidence is adduced to show the truth of the assumed grounds on which the accusation rests, it amounts to no- thing. The public has no reason whatever to believe that Dr. Gibbs’ defeat was due to his Unitarianism, beyond the bare assertion of a few spiteful supporters of his, And it will be time enough for the College to take up the cud- gels when the charge is made in a more tangi- ble shape, and with a more substantial basis. But if it were true, as Dr. Gibbs’ friends as- sert, that the trustees of Columbia College had refused to appoint him solely because he was a Unitarian, the former would still need to estublish some material points before they could arraign the Board successfully either on a charge of infraction of the law, or on an in- dictment for intolerance. It would, for in- stance, be necessary to furnish at least some presumptive evidence to show that the char- ter can be read in so latitudinarian a sense as to include infidels among those who were to participate in its privileges and immu- nities. We can easily understand how the framers of the charter under George II. de- sired to admit all the various Christian sects— Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, Presby teri- ans, &c.—into the college they founded ; but we should like to see some very unequivocal decla- ration of their intentions before we construed them as extending the same favors to infidels, pagans, atheists ordeists. If Dr. Gibbs’ friends could discover any such declaration, their charge of illegality would rest on a better foundation than now supports it. Another point which they must establish be- fore than can induce us to listen to their tirades is that a rejection of Dr. Gibbs on avcount of his Unitarianism would have been in itself an in- tolerant act. This, we apprehend, willbe found a matter of some difficulty. If Dr. Gibbs had becn re, ected because he was a Methodist or an Episcopalian, or a Baptist or even a Roman Catholic, the act would obviously have been in- tolerant ; but there is a wide difference between these sects and the Unitarians—so wide in truth, that we can only explain the sympathy felt for Dr. Gibbs in many quarters, on the hypothesis that the character of Unitarianism is very im- perfectly understood among us. In plain English, a Unitarian is one who does not believe in the Trinity, in the divinity of Christ, in the inspired character of the Bible—a species of infidel known by the generic name of Deist, as believing in one God, and thus oppos- c@to Atheists who believe in no God at all. The most eminent Unitarian of past ages was probably Voltaire, who may be said to have laid the foundation of Unitarian doctrine in his philosophical works. All Unitarians have not carried out their doctrines as consistently as Vol- taire ; most of them have lacked the wit and the learning which rendered his blasphemies popular for a time. But none of our modern Unitarians differ materially from the sage of Yerney in their doctrines. They believe in one God or creative power; think the Bible an ex- cellent work, inferior to Shakspeare, but de- cidedly better than Plato; and class Moses, Christ, and St. Paul among the eminent men of antiquity. In this State they are of recent growth. For twenty-five years or more, they have flourished at Boston and in New England. | Most of the literary men have become Unita- ns; many of the clergymen have adopted that faith: and doubters generally, shrinking from the stigma attached ¢o the name of deist or infidel, have cloaked their unbelief under the disingenuous robe of Unitarianism. The charch to which Mr. Gibbs belongs has been notorious- ly the receptacle for New England infidelity for a quarter of a century. Now when a gentleman presente himself as a candidate for a professorship at one of our first collegiate institutions, and openly avows this form of unbelief, the responsibility thereby imposed upon the trastees is no light burthen. It is clear that no position in life gives a man such favorable opportunities for proselytizing asa professor's chair, It is die ebvious that the class of proselytes he will make will be precisely the most influential class in the coun- try: young men of good family, liberal educa- tion, and generally with good abilities, whose future is ina word the future of these United States. The question therefore which under such circumstances trustees would be bound to decide would be whether or no they ought by any act of theirs to favor the spread of Unitarianism over this continent. It is hardly, in a strict sense, a question of reli- gious opinions. A man may be a conscien- tious infidel, and yet, as many have done, object strenuously to the spread of infidelity among his countrymen, So an individual may respect and esteem a Unitarian without absolutely liking to give him a chance of converting his children and friends. And 0, the trustees of a college, having to choose between a Christian It was natural to expect that Dr. Gibbs’ | | every essential particular in their religious be- ard a Unitarian, are not necesearily intolerant | beeanee they decline to place in the hands cf | the latter a power for mischief which may here- aftcr make the Lulk of the American people in- fidels. It is abeurd at the present day to quarrel | about creeds. Enlightened men can differ in | lief without being the worse friends on that ac- count. But it is palpable that, at present, the | vast majority of the people of the United States believe not only that Christianity is the best and safest of all religions, but that no other re- ligion can secure either peace on earth or hap- piness in heaven. With this belief, they are undoubtedly entitled by all fair and moderate means to prevent the overthrow of Christianity ; and when they see a glaring attempt made to engraft infidelity on our collegiate institutions, they are fully justified in frustrating it, and preserving to their children the faith on which they have themselves so imylicitly relied. On whatever motives it was based, the rejec- | tion of Dr. Gibbs will always be ascribed to his Unitarianism. Agsuch it will take rank as an important event in the history of infidelity in this country. We bear no ill will to Dr. Gibbs ; but we trust that his rejection may be the first ofa series of checks under which the progress of infidelity in this State at least may be ar- rested for a time. The Disaster in Broadway—More Fruits of Anarchy. Hf any thing will rouse the people of New York, the sight of el mangled corpses of fire- men dug out of the ruins of Tuesday’s fire must have induced those to think who have never thought before. So horrible a death, encountered in the discharge of one of the most arduous and noble duties that devolve upon man, cannot be contemplated with indifference by any. Andif ever there was a- proper and fit occasion for stern resolves and indignant rebellion against the system under which we live, it is now when we see clear as noonday, that the deaths of these | dition of the public mind, we doubt whether men might have been averted by proper muni- cipal laws. The firemen who were killed and their comrades now groaning on a sick bed, would have been as hale and hearty young fel- lows as could be met in a day’s walk if the government of New York had done its duty. Its victims they are; they and those who have gone before them, like those who will follow after, were sacrificed to the spirit of mob law in force in New York. In any other city, the walls which fell and crushed Keyser, McNulty, Diegan, and McKay could not have fallen; nor the floors given way under which-so many other brave fell.ws were mangled. In London, Paris, and other civilized cities, such disasters as that of Tuesday are foreseen and guarded against: walls of high houses are required to be so thick that they cannot fall in or out, and floors are built with sufficient solidity to sustain ordinary weights. There, as well as here, architects would economise at the expense of human life: but the laws interfere, and such a house as stood at No. 231 Broadway could not be built. The police would not allow a foot of such a wall to be raised or such a floor to be laid. Here, we have no laws that could secure us from such accidents; and when we see how the laws we have are executed, it isalmost futile to demand fresh legislation. The dwful catastrophe recorded in another column is only another fruit of the thorough demoralization which so- ciulism, rampant license, and grogshop politics have wrought in New York. There are those who, in view ofthe murders of Tuesday, call for some provision against the placing of safesin upper stories. Others suggest that the firemen should offer no assis- tance to a house where such accidents can oc- cur. These remedies are of no use whatever. People will place safes in their offices if they please, in spite of ordinances to the contrary ; and though it would undoubtedly be better that such objects should be stored in. the cellar, men will not place them out of their own keeping if they can possibly avoid it. As to telling the firemen not to render assistance to a house, be- cause the effort would be attended with risk, no one who knows the New York firemen would ever think of such a thing. Warnings would only stimulate their reckless daring. If we want to hear no more of firemen being crushed to death at fires, we must build our houses better and more solidly. A house five stories high must be so constructed that the in- side may be burnt without the shell caving in ; and that the fall of one story will not necessarily precipitate all the stories beneath to the earth. Even this law will be of no use unless the whole system of our city government is altered. To effect any serviceable reform we must begin at the root of the evil. We must first divest the people of all the authority they now possess in the way of electing subordinate executive officers. That we must place in the hands of the Mayor, who, with the slightest care on the part of the people, may always be a zealous energetic man. On him will then rest a double responsibility—first that of appointing eflicient officers under him, and second that of seeing that the laws are executed. For, to us New Yorkers, it is a matter of far more importance to see that the laws we have are obeyed, than to enact fresh ones. Hitherto, our municipal statute book has been a dead letter; any one who chose might break any law he chose with perfect impunity. This state of things has growa out of the mob-law condition under which we have been living for the last twenty years. Bad menehave engrafted upon our .in- stitutions socialist branches, called from abroad, or rather kicked out of every other civilized country on earth. These socialist theories taught that all power was and ought to be in the people; and as in all countries when “the people” are called for, no one answers but the rabble; all power in New York has been vested for nearly twenty years in the rabble. This rabble, being impatient of all legal restraint, has managed, by controlling all our elections, to defeat all our laws; and thus we now present to the eyes of the whole world a picture of un- exampled anarchy. If we want to prevent the destruction of life at fires, or any other of the nuisances under which we now sufter, this is the only way to set about the work, M. Sovre’s Trivmrnar Progress iv SPaIN— A ray of sunshine has fallen upon the gloomy prospects of Mr. Pierce's administration, in the shape of flattering news from Madrid. The Spanish government, says the telegraph, has made prompt reparation for the Black Warrior outrage. Before the government organ_throws itself into one of those ecstacies into which the smallest piece of good luck now usually plunges it, we should like to know, in round | figures, how many adult men and women in this country are expected to believe anything of the kind. Will the Cabinet be satisfied if one hundred men, of sane mind, admit that they | loge of practising their new religious principles. place reliance in the telegraphic announcement? Or could it make shift with fifty? Would it be inconselable if only ten believers could be found? We hope not, for in the pyeser con- the number of thore whose credulity will at once accept the telegraphic n ws as gospel, would much exceed that of the righteous men in Sedem. It is quite easy to manufacture | three lines of news in such a place as Spain, and send them on special to appear in the columns of the associated press of New York. Our Minister to Spain understands the business. He must have had comething to do with news- papers in the course of his troubled life ; ‘or a better adept at the art of writing letters for the press, and ;roducing impressions on the public mind through the agency of newspapers we know not. It may be fairly taken for granted that all the Madrid correspondents of the British Journals are welcome at M. Soulé’s table, and as they mamufacture all the Spanish news that ever sees the light, that M. Soulé himself manages all that portion which refers to his own embassy. News from Spain with regard to the Black Warrior cutrage is almost certain to come from the American embassy direct, Now, if we take into consideration the cha- racter, past history and future prospects of our Minister to Madrid, it will appear in the highest degree improbable that he has obtained repara- tion for the Black Warrior outrage, though quite likely that he is anxious that we should believe he has. M. Soulé’s political catcer in this country has been a series of accidents. He was smuggled into the Senate partly by accident and partly by mistake: afterwards smuggled into our foreign, diplomatic corps partly by ruse and partly by accident. The whole country knows him to be an empty- headed, vain, unprincipled Frenchman; and under no combination of circumstances is there the slightest possibility ef his ever attaining any sort of political position again. The last we heard of him was that he was rendering himself conspicuous by his attentions to the shameless Queen of Spain. Taking all these considerations into v:ew, and giving him credit for the personal shrewdness he has displayed on one or two occasions, it seems quite as probable that he would turn the Black Warrior outrage to account for his own interests as for those of the country. He has nothing personally to gain by asserting American rights, his personal sympathies even being foreign; while a settle- ment of the difficulty on terms advantageous to Spain would secure him personal friends, and advance his cause with the Queen. We want some further evidence before we can believe that Spain has made the reparation we require. Marine Affairs. ‘ Lavxca.—Mr. Edward F, Williams will launch from his yard, at Greenpoint, this morning at nine 0’clock, a schooner of 280 tons burthen, of the following dimen- sions:—106 feet keel; 28 feet beam; and 9 feet 6 inches hold. She will be named the F’. Nickerson, and is owa- ed by Dollner & Lotter, and intended for the Southern trade. PRESENTATION OF A SILVER SvBaKinG TRuMPrT.—The pas- sengers of the bark Oregon, which sailed from this port for Melbourne, Australia, in March last, on their arrival at their port of destination, after a short and pleasant run, presented Capt. Higgins, commander, with a beau- tifully chased silver ing trumpet, as a token of the appreciation by the donors of his skill’ as a navigator and his conduct asa gentleman. The trumpet bears the fol- lowing inscription:— eeccocccoccocessecoccsocclS ° Presented by the Passengers on board the 0 Bark Oregon, ° ° On her voyage to Melbourne, Australia, 1853, To ° Carrain Tomas E. Hicarss, In testimony of their high regard and of his skill as a navigator. ° admiration 0 ° eecococce “0 osccecesococcoocc oso esC“S Tur Sur Osweeo, Capt. Williams, which sailed from this port for New Orleans on Tuesday evening, returned jesterday. When off the Hook, a seaman named Robert lamilton, being intoxicated, drew a sheath-knife and stabbed Capt. Williams in the back, under the left shoul- der, He was immediately put in irons and confined iu a state room. The captain then put back to get the advice of a physician, and came up to the city in the steamboat Union, but is not dangerously injured. The vessel n the meantime bas anchored off Staten Island. City Intelligence. REMOVAL OF WASHINGTON MARKET.—The Committee on Markets, composed of Councilmen Clifton, Cooper, Young, Reed, and Wainwright, held ‘an adjourned meeting yes- terday in the City Hall, to hear parties interested in the removal of Washington Market to some locality in the vicinity of Gansevoort street. The chairman said that the committee had in its possession numerous petitions against, some in favor of the removal of the market to Fourteenth street, to Gansevoort street, and one to the foot of Spring street. ‘The grounds urged in favor of the removal, (according to these petitions,) are, that a mar- ket in the upper part of the city was abiolutely required — consumers were more numerous there—and Washington market, as it now stands, is too crowded a thoroughfare and too dangerous for foot PB arepise! The reasons urged against the removal of the market were, first, that it along standing and well established business locality; that it has been increasing for years, and there- fore ought not to be remoy Second, that it is neces- sary for the accommodation of the Third and Fifth wards, Third, that the location is adapted for market purposes, and business men are satisfied with the locality. Fourth, that it has great facilities for removing. and transporting goods. Fifth, that ite removal to Fourteenth street would Le cbjectl to by citizens occupying private resi- dences there, @&xth, that the rights of occupants are infringed by its removal; and seventh, that serious evils would result to the inhabitants of the Third and Fifth wards from such removal. One or two gentlemen spoke both for and inst the removal of Washington Market, but the committee, without concluding the matter unter its consideration, were oblige to adjourn at 4 o'clock, at which hour the Board of Counellmen were to meet. A ara cae eee nt must be eee by many that during Tuesday night, or, more properly speaking, on Wedneslay moraing: a thunder storm barst over our city, and that a peal of thunder awoke mani from their elumbers. The residence of Mr. Patrid Brennan, situated at the corner of Eighty-fourth street ‘and Bloomingdale road, was struck by the lightning, aud, miraculous to relate, the fluid but merely stunned Mr. Brennan and family,’ leaving them stypitied for a short time. Every glass in the building was shattered. It then passed from the house, splitting two large trees; running therefrom toa well, breaking up the platform, and evidently passed down the well into the earth. We were visiled by agimilar storm last evening, about six o'clock, but did not hear of any fatal result. Tor Verena Conrs oF 1812 —A meeting of the Veteran Corps was held at headquarters, 64 Lispenard strect, last night—A. W. Jones, Major commanding; A. Dalley, Jr., Adjutant. A communication was received from the di- rectors of the Cypross Hills Cemetery, donating two lots of ground for burial purposes. No action was taken upon the communication, An invitation was received from the Crystal Palace Association, requesting them to join in the approaching procession and ceremonies, The invitation was accepted, and the meeting aljourned. Tue Mrchanies’ INsirure ScuootmeINTRRRSTING Exim. nox.—The fifteenth annual exhibition of the pupils of the above school was held at the Broadway Tabernacle last evesing. It was a most interesting display, not only on account of the proficiency shown by the pupils, their appearance, and numbers, but also from the fact that the building was crowded in every part. The ladies, robed in white, occupied the gallery’ to the right of the o1 whilst the male pupils were seated on the left. About sixty students of either sex took part in the exhibition, and reflected great credit on their teachers in almost every branch of priamry school edueation—singing, ra- sic, recitation, composition, ke. At the conclusion of the exhibition, a number of handsome premiums were pre- sented to the pupils by Benson J. Losing, Hq.» and pa. rents, ehildren, directors, tenchora, and spectators, went home highly satisfied. Masowro PREwENTATION.—On Tuesday evening the mem- bers of New York Lodge, U. D., F. A. M., by their senior member, C. W. Taylor, Bsq., presented to John H. Mitch- cll, P. M., of Kastern Star Lodge No. 227, with a beautiful testimonial of their reapect for him as. man anda Mason, and as a slight return for his valuable assistance in the work of New York Lodge. Previous to the presentation, the officers and a number of the brothers of both lodges dined together at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Finp—About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a stable in the rear of 140 East Thirty eighth street, which, with its contents, was entirely destroyed. Reircrovs Exirm.—The bark Nacoochee, from Madeira, arrived yesterday morning, brings 158 passengers, who are religious exiles, bound to the colony in Ilinois, already . the Presbyterian religion, and, aa a consequence, have established there. nig have cl Romanism to been obliged to leave the country for a more free privi- Row Oven ny 4 CAvRAGE.—We learn that a son of Mr. Atwill, United States Inspector, a bright little boy, aboat | ten years of age, was ran over in ker street by a | Kney coach, a few days ago, and very narrowly escaped | Heath The wheels of the coach passed over his breast and We are glad to be able to state that the Jittle enfferer ie vow in o fair way to recover. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. ADDITICNAL FROM EUROPE. Movements of the Allied Forces. PROPERTY OF THE BRITISH MINISTER SEIZED. Threatened Attack on Sebastopol OPENING OF THE PORTS OF JAPAN. THE LATEST FROM WASIIINGTON, eens PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. Reported Battle in Mexico. THE HAYTIENS AND DOMINICANS AT WAR, &k., &e., &e. Arrival of the Arabia at Boston, Bostow, Apri? 26, 1854. The steamship Arabia reached her dock at East Boston at 4 0’clock this afternoon, making the run from Halifax in 29 hours. ‘The mail bags for the South were forwarded by the evening steamboat train, due in New York early to-mor- row morning. There is but little news in the English journals, addl- tional to the Halifax despatch. THE WAR IN EUROPE, ETC. The following is among the latest telegraphed from London to Liverpool: — ‘The news of the defeat of the Greek insurgents near Janina, in Albania, is confirmed. The Greek commander, Grivas, was retreating. ‘The relations between Austria ond Russia were daily becoming more distant. It was thought that Austria had proposed to Prussia a German ultimatum, demanding the evacuation of the Danubian Principalities by Russia. Advices from Odessa of April G, state that Omer Pacha has received instructions from Constantinople to under- teke no important operations until the arrival of the al- giish end French declarations of war were read to the troupe at Kalefat on the 6th, and received with tremendous apy lause. Accounts from Varna to April 1, state that the British squadron having landed the Turkish troops, proceeded in the direction of Sebastopol. A large number of the English troops at Malta had sailed in steamers for Constantinople. A despatch from Malta of April 9, says that it was re- ported at Constantinople that the Russians had been driven across the Danube. Accounts from Copenhagen state that the Danish Min- ister of War had resigned, and that the naval armaments were on a larger scale than neutrality seems to require. ‘The London Times says :—‘‘ We fear there is no doubt of the fact that the Emperor of Russia has seized the property of Sir H. Seymour, the British ambassador at St. Petersburg.” ‘The Vienna correspondent of the Times says that the Turks charge that the reason Mustapha Pacha was obliged to evacuate the Dobrudseha was the failure of the promised aid of the Anglo-French fleets, and adds that the reputation of the Turkish General has suffered less in the matter than has that of the allies. THE RUSSIANS AND THE JAPANESE. The China Mail says that they do not doubt the accu- racy of the opening of the ports of Japan. The Japanese officials stated that all the ports might at once be con- sidered open for supplies of wood and water, and for re- fitting; but that a year must clapse before any treaty or privileges of trade could come into operation. From Washington. NO PROVISION FOR PRIVATE CLAIMS IN THE MEXI- CAN TREATY—WILL THE HOUSE VOTE THE MONEY ? Wasninaton, April 26, 1854. ‘The Mexican treaty, as amended and ratified, of course makes no provision for the settlement of claims of American citizens against Mexico, all that pdrtion of it having been struck out long ago. A difficriity is anticipated in the event of Santa Anna’s accepting the treaty—which, by the way, it is certain he will—that the House of Representatives may refuse to appropriate the ten millions. It certainly will not be appropriated until after a full investigation of all the circumstances connected with the negotiations, and the publication of all the correspondence. THE GADSDEN TREATY-NEW VICE CONSUL FROM ROME. The Washington Union says the Gadsden treaty, rati- fied by the Senate, arranges the Mesilla Valley difficnity, provides am eligible route for a railroad, abrogates the 11th article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and recognizes the interoceanic transit granted in 1858, over Tehuantepec ; for all of which $10,000,000 is to be paid. The Union intimates that the treaty will lead to a speedy restoration of amicable relations between our goverament and Mexico. The President recognizes Geo. Allen as Vice Consul for the Pontifical States at Philadelphia. AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. The eighth annual meeting of the American Scientific Society commericed to-day, at the Smithsonian Institu- tion, Prof. Dana, of Yale College presiding; Prof. Lawrence Smith, Secretary; Prof. Lovering, of Cambridge, Porma- nent Fecretary. There are present a large number of scientific itlemen embracing some of tho most eminent in the a ‘The meeting to-day was exclusively for the transaction of preliminary business. The session promises to be ex- tremely interestirg and beneficial to science. Senate. Wasnineron, April 26, 1854. YETITIONS AGAINST THE NEBRASKA BILL. Mesers. Szwarp, (free soil) of N. Y., and Sumner, (free soll) of Mass., presented remonstrances against the re- peal of the Missouri compromise. PAVING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. Mr. Norris, (dem.) of ‘N. H., from the District of Co- lumbia Committee, reported adversely on the petitions for paving Pennsylvania avenue with the Russ pavement. POKTRAITS OF THE FIVE FIRST PRESIDENTS VOR THE WHITE HOUSE. Mr. Prance, (whig) of Md., reported a bill appropria- ting five shotaced Diets to Bands the portraits of the five first Presidents of the United States, painted by Gil- bert Stuart, to be placed in the President’s mansion. After a few remarks from Messrs. Pearce and Hamlin, the Dill was passed. PRIVATE CLATMS. On motion of Mr. Fisu, frig) of N. Y., Friday next was fixed for the consideration of adverse reports on pri- vate claims. Agreed to. The Indian Appropriation bill was then taken up. THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. was then taken up. Mr. SnasTiay, (dem.) of Ark.. moved an amendment, that the President be authorized to change the locations of any Indian superintendencies. Mr. Stuart, (dem.) of Mich., moved to add the offices of Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Minnesota be separated. ‘After a long debate, Mr. Stuart’s amendment was re- jected. The original amendment was amended by adding, that the Presicent may separate the two offices in Minnesota, in which case the Goverror’s salary shall be twenty-five hundred dollars, and then adopted. Many other amend- ments adding appropriations to carry out treaties lately made with the Apaches, Camanches, and other south- western Indians, were adopted. Mr. Serastian offered an amendment, to pay Governor Gorman eight dollars per day while acting as Commis- sioner to investigate the charges aga‘nst the late Gover- nor Ramsey. Mr. Bricivr, (dem.) of Il, earnestly oppased the amend- ment, Messrs. Cooper ani Sebastian supported it, and Merers. Hunter and Chase opposed it. The amendment was rejected—ayes, 3; nocs not counted bs The further consideration of the bill was postponed, and after an executive session the Senate adjourned. House of ntatives. ASIINGTON, April 26, 1854. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Mr. Housiox, (dem.) of Ala., reported a bill making appropriations for the Post Office Department service for the next fiseal year. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. SALARIES OF U. 8. DISTREOT JUDGES. Mr. on (whig) of Ind., reported a bill to equalize the calaries of United States Dintriet Judges, Referred to the Judiciary Committee. LAND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, ETC. ‘The House resumed the consideration of the motion to re-commit Mr. Bennett's bill equalizing grants of land to the several States for educational and internal improve. ment purposes. Mr. Bmawerr briefly explained the bill, insisting on the right of the old States to enjoy the benefits of the public lends in common with the new. Without taking the question, the House went into committee om ‘THE DEFICIENCY BILL. Mr. Harris, (dem.,) of Miss., resumed his remarks from Monday, opposing the Nebraska bill on legal grounds. Mr. Hi whig) of Pa., said the proposition to ro- peal the Missouri compromise is of recent origin. Like a mushroom it had sprung into existence, and undergone mere changes than the moon. It would have fallen still- born bad it not received the countenance of the Presi- dent. He declared his willingness to abide by the com- promise of 1860 in all its originel propositions, but with- out such interpolations as is proposed in the Nebraska Dill, which he at length opposed. jr. Tavtor, (whig) of' Ohio, said, instead of - ess of the country, the hands of Con- the Nebraska bill which was not intro- juced by the whig party, but by tho administration, to retrieve its fallen fortunes. In proof of this he referred to the Washington Union and to the remarks of Mr. Smith, of Virginia: that he believed it to be an adminis- tration measure nd that all democrats would sup- port it. If you, he said, repeal the Missouri compromise | you will set's precedent by which all other compromises | Will be repealed, and thus leave such action to a numeri- cal majority, not to the patriotism and good sense of the country, fe was for sanding on the compromise of 1850. ‘He believed the bill will never become a law with the clause aes Missouri init. Af- jer fran Te his reasons at len; ‘the bill, Committee rone and the House . Late and Important from Mexteo. GREAT ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SANTA ANNA AND» ALVAREZ, ETC. New Onueans, April 25, 1854. The steamship Texas, from Vera Cruz, has arrived at this port, bringing dates from the city of Mexico to the 18th inst. Agreat engagement had taken place hetweem Senta Anns and Alvarez, in which the latter was routed, The vietory of Santa Anna was celebrated at the capital with great rejoicing. A general illumination took place. Other accounts that the victory is a ridiculous exag- ie is repor' it the fifty-one persons recently ar- rested in the schooner Arata, Be San Blas, for lowing without passports, had been carried, heavily chained, to the capital. Among the prisoners ‘were twenty native —_ Americans, twelve adopted citizens, and four English men. The bark Grapeshot is still below this city; her desti nation is a mystery. ‘The steamship Empire City leaves here to-morrow for Havana and New York. The Black Warrior, for the same ports, sailed from Mobile to-Cay. The Arabia's news was received here at four o'clock: this afternoon. HAYTIANS AND DOMINICANS AT WAR—RALL- ROAD CONVENTION. PHILADELYMA, April 20, 1854. ‘The brig Whitaker, Handy, from Gonaives, arrived here to-day, and the captain reports that hostilities about to be resumed by the Emperor of Hayti against the Dominicans, ‘ A meeting was held here yesterday, of delegates from ~ railroad companies from New York to Montgomery, Ala., preparatory to a convention to be held a month hence in | ashington, the object being harmony and union of — action relative to the transportation of the mails and. passengers. — Violent Gale—Murine Disasters. : Derrorr, April 26, 1854. This section of country was visited yesterday afternoon. with the severest storm of wind and rain that has been experiencea before for several ye and considerable damage was sustainee by vessels in the river. ‘The schooner Oleander, lying about a mile above the city, was dismasted. The bark Canada, at the mouth of the river, was driven ashore on Fighting Islind. The new steamer Illinois broke loose and was driven ashore on the Canada side of the river. THE From Boston. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES AGAINST A RATL PANY—DEPARTURE OF THE AMER Bosro, April 26, 1854. In the suit of Mary E. Shaw against the Worcester Railroad corporation, for injuries received by an accident on that road, the jury to-day rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, fixing the damages at $15,000. The royal mail stegmship America, Cap‘. Lang, sailed at noon to-day, with 86 passengers for Liverpool and 18 fer Halifax. Amongst the former is H. B. Northrap, of New York, bearer of despatches to London. She takes -out $106,500 in specie. SINKING OF A STEAMER—THREE LIVES LOST. , Lovisvinik, April 26, 1854. The steamer Tribune ran into the steamer John McFadden, eight miles below here to-day, and the Intex sunk, Three lives were lost. Northwestern Navigation. ? ~ eae CuicaGo, April 28, 1854. Loe propeller Forest Queen and steamer Globe arrived here Jast night from Buffalo. They report ‘8 good deal of ice in the Straits, and it is supposed that sailing veasele will find it impossible to get through under a week or ter. days, with favorable weather. | alge From the South. Bautmor, April 26, 1854. _ The loss of the brig John Williams on Aransas bar, with ‘a large cargo of government supplies, is coniirmed. Ex-President Hitimore left Savannah on Tuesday for Charleston. The Augusta at Savannah. Savawnak, April 25, 1854. The steamship ele has arrived here in fifty-eight hours from New York. Markets. New Orteans, April 25, 1854. Our cotton market has been somewhat easier to-day Bales 9,000 bales. Flour is dull, at $6 75 for Ohio. Corn sells at 58c. Lard is firm, at 9i,c. a 93¢c. New Ortgans, April 26—Noon. Cotton has advanced 3c. under the influence of th Arabia’s news. Sales morning 5,000 bales, at 83¢ 834c. for middling. The decrease in the receipts at ali the Southern ports is now 503,500 bales. The Japan Expedition. OUR LOO CHOO CORRESPONDENCE. Loo Cnoo Istanps. I will give you a little information about the move- ments of the Japan squadron. We are all at these islands at anchor, with the exception of two. As soon as the Plymouth and Saratoga arrive we shall proceed to Japan, The steam frigates Mississippi, the flag ship of Commodore Perry, the Powhatan and Susquehanna, the frigate Macedonia, and sloop of war Vanialia, the store ships Lexington, Supply and Southampton, are all here. At2P. M- we received orders, and prepare for sen on Monday, the 96th inst. The natives are friendly, and only for one thimg we should get along very well : that is, the mandarins, whom the Emperor employs as spies all over the island, keop close watch upon us. en any of us go to the market where the Japancee fe congregate, they run away, and the mandaring placo themselves directly in front of us, to see if we touch or, give them any money, They don’t know the value of silver or gold; the only money they take is Chinese money. Personal Intelligence. On Tuesdayevening Mr Schell entertained avout two hun dred of the hardshells at his residence. | The occasion of this 5 rdshell General Co: were invited, and with scarce x which Mr. Shell pret single exception w sent. Of others also present we can name 8 E. Cooley. Indzo Beardsley, Judge Bosworth. of our Superior Court; Charl O'Conor, ‘Abraham T. H. Wardell, Gen Ward, D. B ‘Taylor, Col. Soueph Cornell, &e, After partaking ‘of th Was bountifully provided, speeches and sevtiments were given by Messrs. Dickins Cooley, Beardsley and 0 thers. J. J. Foster, Utica; Mass., H. Rogers, K; McHenry, Baltimo: 8. N. Taloott, Albany; B Allen, Perry, Ban Francisco; Geo. > |. H. Shi Alby Capt.’ Palmer, Stonington; Downes: Philadelphia; J. J. at the Prescott. F. M. Wynkoo xico; Paran Stevens, Bi of. Doubieday, U. 8. A., were among the a 4 city of H. King, St. Loui arrivals yoster ik, G. ; D. Peck, Albany; J St. Char . Wagner, Poughkeepsie; J. R. Boston lowland and ily, Auburn; RL Louis A. Bigelow, Boston; G. Howe, Balti- ville; L. A. yesterday at ¢! ARRIVALS. bd From Charleston, in steamship James Adger—Miss Keough, Miss Cadwoll, two Misses Morris and servant, A Reese: Mise EM Dowton, Miss Pringle, B Pringle Buxton and ladv, J Ashmer and lady, J T Bradshn Indy, SN Barritt and Indy, Mrs Marston, G Silsbe Indy; Mre Saltonstall, Mrs Crocker, Mrs Morris, J Mi and indy, Mrs A G Park, Mrs Fong Aree, Re Wilson, I Pujol. G Harvey, F Robbing, Hammond, G W Hammond.’ P W Porter. T Hind, T , LS Littlejohn, JG Gray, A V Strat. Dr D'S Hall, M ylor, WH Hudeon, Master Mills. HB Plant, O Chaffee, W 8 Volling, J Lawton, F Hallock, G Tash, aud 110in the steerage. rom Savannah, in the Knoxville—Mrs Fink Mrs Bemming, Miss Bommin ner, RK Hunt, Master Hunt, Burns, Miss Burn HH Starr, more, arrived 1@ Astor Honse. ym shij Read and Indy, R Moffat, G C Gordon, ds. and Indy, Mr Livi andy, marque Mant lomarane, LD) Homarque, M Mi ‘dlow, Masters E Band BN ivgaton, Miss F Livingston, Mi Lansing, Me 8 irs Reed, Miss Reed, Mi Mrs Wilder, Miss Mrs 'G B Chamberlain, W D Wi en,” Mary he at ; 1, in shiy ‘iy Franklin—Thos B Whitlock,. N Moore, New York; Miss Mary A Condon, | hip Ashburton—Ed Hofman. ily De Witt Clinton—Rober Davis. in Br brig Clarance—Mr Williams and DEPARTURES. For Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond, in the etoamship Roancke—Mier J t Fri Michigan; Limerick, Fi Li White, Mrs Wi E_Werckmutter, R Schuyler, Mr Moore and son: John B Deneman. Mrs MC Potter, Mise 1. Potter, Chas Potter, Robert Potter, E D Potter, Wm L Solomon. Mare ine Stod Smith EC ‘rome, Mrs Caro dard, Miks MG Smith, Jano E Gowry, Miss MG R Dawson, USA; Geo Hen pt HAlmy, ker, Thomas Lawler, R F Heyden in the eteerare. Coroner's Inquest. ; Fatan Rattroap ACCIORNT at Jaan Crry,—The coro- j ner yesterday held an inquest at the New York Hospitat the body of. Jeremiah 0’ twenty years, native of Treland, who ied in the Septal from Injuries received by run over by ® locomotive on the rail- | road at Jersey City, on Tat afternoon. A verdict =~ was rendered ‘accordingly. Jersey In jersey telligence. Location oF A NaTIONAL Fouxpry.—The Common Coun cilof Jersey City, at its meeting on Tuesday evening, mou: ted a resolution, offered by Alderman: garters ap to invite the commtt- recommending the Mayor tee appotated by ‘the Secretary of War to select. site for a nat foundry, to visit Jersey City and examine its superior advantages as the site for the foundry. Common Councn. Mastixc.—The Board met at the Ly ~ ceum on Tuesday evening. Carberny, the watchman who, 9 few weeks since, arrested a citizen named Keeney, in the night, and carried him to the station house in his night clothes, was dismissed from the department thero. for. The Chief Engineer sent in his yet! of the Fire pepe A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. | Betts, President of the Board, for the manner in whic), he had presided over thom, and to Mr. G Cassedy for the manner in which he had discharged his duties. Adjourned to Monday evening next, at the Glerk’s office. Intent moe. N The United States ship Jamestown sailed on Mebraary 16 from Montevideo for Iphia. Unitel States The’ ae Torcunah, cat voig'Datalriige ee same e same date at Montevideo—all well. tpn.