The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1854, Page 4

one ere rre ce sermceat NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNET?, | WVICK N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 8TS. t Terms. cash in advance. u iE DAILY HERALD 2 cents per copy—$7 per annum, a THE WEEKLY HERALD ry 8 day, at 6\4 cents Og bi, $4 per am Sper annum ; th E ply + pled ih yoo ind $5 to any part of ti, part of Great’ Br th to include post Tolume WX. seeee s1Non 132 | AMUSEME“TS TOMORROW EVENING, CASTLE GARDEN—M. Junzrmn’s Concent. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Rrewann II— y Pieasane Neiouwon BOWERY THES TRE, Bowery—Sarvaven Rowa NIBLO’S, Dresdway—Paee BURTON'S THEATRE, anes wo Tea Pity —Asnopees—Laces.no Cures. NATIONAL THEATRE. Ghatham street—Buacksarmnm oy Antweur—Sea oF lex, street Byena | f | WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway—Mercnant or Venico—Iee Remew, AMERICAN MUSBUM—Atternoon—A Capiran Maron Bt enoostine—Bven ag—ANNA, OR THE CHILD OF THE ‘Wuerox. CHRISTY'® AWEKICAN OP: wry—Brimor an ¥ x Cunimey’s Minsemes, ., WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 444 Brondwa: MinetRenty—Burlevts of Uncus Tom's C. BUCKETY'S OPERA HOUSE, 599 Brootway—Buce aav's braiorran Orraa Thoure. ST. N\CHOLAS BE MIBITION ROOM— Iemr12eR ator ov Saxcow RA HOUSE, @2 Brosd- Ernrorian WHOLE WORLD, 7 and 379 Broxdway Bvonneg. Aftornoon and The News. The armist'ce agreed to on the Nebraska bill by the House of Representati at twelve o'clock on Friday night, was at two o'clock yesterday extend- ed to the hour of meeting to-morrow. The mem bers, having enjoyed a brief refrigeration, assem- bled in fuli force, compared notes, and adjourned, with as much joyousness as a congrega- tion of school-boys emancipated from the discipline ofa pedagogue. A caucus of the opposition was probably held last night, and an arrangement made by which the debate will be closed during the week. Of course no objection will be offered to the post- ponement of the P ailroad bill when it comes up on Tuesday, as that question must necessarily be included in any arrangement that is entered into between the par The utter failure of the meeting in the Park last evening, in point of respectability and numbers, cannot fuil to exert a salutary influence upon those members of the House that have beretofore regarded the incendiary appeals of certain journals as indica- tions of popular sentiment ‘inst the Nebraska bill. Suth gatherings, if they have any effect at all, add strength to the measure; and if the journals alluded to desire to sce the majority upon it quadruple that first claimed, they need ouly continue their intem- perate appeals to the meanest of all human passions. Terrible doings are expected in Boston to-day. A fellow named Orr, who calls him the Gabriel,” well known to our citizens as the frequent promoter of tumults in the Park, created a riot in Chelsea, a small town near Boston, on Sunday last. He was supposed to be ‘ possessed of » devil,” and accordingly a number of medical men held an auti-mortem examination, and pronounced him “‘whole.” But instead of allowing the angelic Orr to ruminate for about thirty days within the walls of a penitentiary for disturbing the peace, the au- thorities have granted him permission to renew his Gisturbances to-day, and ordered the military under arms to protect him. There appearsa strong desir to draw the Roman Catholics into a colli! the abettors of this self-appointed apostie, which we hope they will have the good sense to avoid. Our letters and files of papers brought by the Can- ada came to hand yesterday afternoon. The points , ph, have already ence and copious extracts from foreign journals 1 be found commencing on the sev page of to-da paper, are worth an attentive peru: gi he history of affairs in Europe. v a letter from one of the wi r of the her cister in New Hamps! written a tution” of the Mormons. recently occupied a large share of the attention of | Congress, we would recommend them to read this ércckure, that they may the better resolve ‘eir doubts as to the practice of polygamy. The pria ples of the dominant political party relative to ¢ clutive privileges, monopolies, and so forth, quire a re-affirmation—there should be no part shown. The ar lof the steamship Atlantic, news from Europe, may be expected during the dey. | She left Liverpool on the 3d of May. The report of the arrival of the Washington below last evening was premature. | On the inside pages may be found the conclusion | of the interesting paper on the rights of neutrals; | letters from Rio Janeiro, Washington and Mount Vernon; medical intelligence ; communication concerning the New York firemen ; legal news ; th § atrical and commercial inte! By way of Charleston we have later news from Havana and Key West. The conduct of the ©: General of Cuba in the Black Warrior outrag approved of by the government of Madrid. fully agrees with our intelligence by the Canada, and there is, therefore, no doubt upon that poi: it has been alleged that a contract exists with Great Britain by which Spain is bound to emanc # pate slavery on the island, but this is denied by the Marquis de Pezuela, who has issued some new reg lations making it lawful to search for slaves on e + tates, Meantime, the Jesuits said to have re- gained full influence, and are busily engaged in pro- moting an amalgamation of races by marriage. The news from Key West is of importance to our ship- owners. Yesterday forenoon a locomotive and train over took and ran into another train on the Troy and Legislature of | , embracing a wel ment in defence of * As th with later | This Greenbush railroad, by which the lives of forty per- sons were placed in imminenty jeopardy. Fortunately, though many were terribly ma d, no lives were lost, so far ertained at last accoun The cars of t train were shattered into frag: ments. The escape of the passengers with life is miracle. Mi Capt. Macdonald, of the ¢ Er arrived yesterday from Grand Turk, (T. 1.) in us that, in consequence of the heavy rains, there was no salt to be had at any of the i At Gra 1 as just coming in and selling at 18} cénts p Our correspondence from the Falkland under date of March 17, and which will be another part of our paper, gives the pa of an outrage committed on one of our whal sels, the’Hudson, by order ¢ frivolous charge brought killing some wild hogs on or rant was not only issued for the arrest Clim, but a Briti New Island to cay them into Stanly bor. This ontra proceeding was fully wad Captain ¢ appearance b iste the latter place h 18 £580 upon the char >t ia 4, for the purpe 0 smmodore at Montevi of it the occurrence, he immed | ae « p-of- war Germantown to i i. o the facts; and all the papers in the ease w liately forwarded to our ¢ at, in ord 1) at it may demand reparation for the inault to ow {», Jand compensation for breaking up the ver | has arisen ly of the fikhery of those islands. By the offica report of the City Inspector we learn tnat there were 434 deaths n this ¢ ty during defence of the voluntes he week ending 13th inst., being an nerease of hirty-three on the week previous. O the total number 251 were children under ten years of age— an increase on the previous week of eighteen—and must be settled by the gentlemen to whom the ninety-five were inmates of the severa’ charitable | and pena institutions, leaving but eighty-eight | deaths for our entire adult population. Taking into Branch’s “arguments.” account the season of the year, and the influx of emigrants from foreign countries,a large propor- tion of whom are, when landed, suffering from de bility oceas oned by a protracted voyage and tn- sufficient and unwho'esome food, the exhib’t of the Inspector is no less astonishing than gratifying. Of the 18 Ciseases seven were Pexy, fifty- seven consumption, five bronchiti twenty-five dropsical complaints, fifteen congestive diseases, twelve diarrhea, twenty-nine fevers of various types, thirty-three inilammation of the lungs, and twenty- two of other inflammatory complaints, eighteen smallpox, thty s crotp, seventeen. m mature births, twent four al casualtie: Two hundred United St land, Yive of § three of France. ‘Two were arrested in Boston posterday, charged with smuggling from seven to ten thousand Collars worth of watebes and jewelry by the steam- i da, on her recent voyage from Liverpool. ce at Petersburg, Va., on Friday, re- edin Fanny Fern beating all competitors—two mmile heats: time 3:46 and 3:43—the quickest ever made in Virginia. ntile,) eleven pre- nine stiborn. There were one mura ad two suivides. re natives of the ninety-five of Iveland, nine of Hag land, thirty-five of Germany, and The Mecting In the Park Last Ntght—Wind up of the Agitation—The Capitol not to be Burnt yet. Anniversary week is over, and New York is quiet again. It closed, most appropriately, with a meeting of anti-slavery agitators in-the Park. After the spirited addresses we have had during the week from Theodore Parker, Wendell Phil- lips, William Lloyd Garrison and others, it must be -confessed that the speeches delivered last evening were chiefly remarkable for their We are really ata loss to discover any individual sentiment or any particular speech which merits special comment. The whole performance from beginning to end, so far as the speaking was concerned, was a mere rehash of the anti ery doctrines which were bugled forth during the winter evenings to a dreary audience at the Tabernacle, The respectable men who had signed the requisition were not to be secn at the meeting ; they had perhaps grown weary of the part of dupes, and having given the sanction of their names to the move- ment, left the part of action to those who had tamenes | really something to make by fomenting sedi- tion. meetin It would be erroneous to say that the was On the contrary, as a disunionists, we regard it as emi- nently successful. There were fully one thou- sand people present, which is rather more than half as many as assembled to clear away the mud from the streets of New York. One nd traitors, ready to advocate the disso- of the Union, and the destruction of the pitcl by fire, are quite as many as the most sanguine Sewardite could have expected to fiad ina city ef six hundred thousand inhabitants We hc pe Mr. Seward is satisfied with the aus- pices under which he is presented to the people of the Union. Supported on the one side by the American Anti-Slavery society, which pro- claims disunion dnd infidelity to be the trae platform for rational men to occupy; on the other hy the Hon. Horace Grecely, who de mands that the Capitol be burnt, and the mem- bers of Congress murdered in a body ; chape- rone his candidateship by such well known Wendell Phillips and Theodore and such estimable citizens as Mrs. Abby Kelly Foster and Lucretia Mott ; we re- gard My. Seward’s chances of succeeding Frank- lin Pierce as remarkably promising. They would have been brighter, perhaps, had M>. Grecley's suggestion been openly adopted at | the meeting last evening, and a committee | of incendiaries directed to proceed to Wash- ington all to burn the Capitol: but, after the discretion which his party has deter- d to preserve may not prove the worst policy in the end. When the telegraph an- nounces to an astonished North that the anti- Nebraska party, led by Mr. Sumner with the Tritunc in his hand, have burnt that buil jing | and caused the death of their leading adversa- ries in the flames, Mr. Seward’s position may possibly be as good as if the nefarious desiza had been openly blazoned forth in the Park. We are not in the confidence of the Nebraska leaders. We believe that more than one of those who originated the scheme, did so from base designs of personal ambition: and we have never doubted that the support which the Pre- sident has pretended to give to the measure from a dishonest desire to cloak the evidences of his former freesoil procli- vities. For all this, we have given our approval to the bill, becau it seemed to us tol in conformity with the constitution, and in pe fect accordance with the ouly principles on which the government of the Union could be stable and strong. A section of the North has opposed it. We have read their arguments with attention, and respect. We have yet to see the first point made to shake our conv What they have said has rely amounted to a diluted version of the reavoning of Theodore Parker and William Lloyd Garrison. * They hate slavery, and would#violate all laws to pre vent the possibi extension on this continent. holding that the duty of standing by the ition i paramount all considerations of indi- vidual predilections, have denounced this posi tion of theirs; and the Congress at Washing taken the view. He upon certain cliques at the Capitol and her bo with iv rag The «8 of legislation has been interrupted, aad of its We, cons' to ton has sane e ave overflowed ne ba for thirty-five hours, our represen’atives hay gone through the ridiculous farce of mak senseless i nst time. A gener madness to have afflicted the an slavery leaders, One wants to fight, wi fists, on the floor of the chamber; anothor sists on a) olivhing the b a third votes i Union down in his pigmy arro, ‘ t memry of cur, for h c for o burn I i only respoe afed them. [a rej A st ht ket would | voyage. ‘The whole proceeding seems to have been | dictated by /ea’ousy, as out whalers have a monopo- Tue Fre Department AGAIN—MR. Br yoy As A CHAMPION FOR THE VOLUNTEER © esp y — We publish to-day a communier’ioy signed | “Stephen H. Branch,” which "qrports to be a T ©ystem. Mr. Branch has a style of hie own—the mock-heroic ; that, however, is a matter of taste, and its merits manifeso is particularly addressed. We inten | to make a few remarks apent Mr. They ace ‘all false, \ though some of his illustrations are %ue enough { and apt ecough. According to “his doughty | champion, there is a conspéracy between the | press, (that is, the newspapers.) the insurance | companies and the politicians to break up the present volunteer fire department. Mark the | motives which Mr. Branch ascribes to the three | powers, The newspapers desire to“ blot out Al- fred-‘Carson,” because “he dared attack them, and silence their libels‘oa his good name.” Mr. Carson was attacked by the abolition press; and fie ought to ‘recover twenty thousand | dollars for the damage done to his good name. Tt is ridiculous to say that the public journals aml the people combine against Mr. Carson ; he must be an important person to be the victim of such a conspiracy, at any time ; at present, we are discussing a principle, not the character or abilities ef'any man or set of men. The insurence corporations are charged with ingratitude. That’s true—they are very ungrate- ful—they wever advertise in the Hurarp, And if they ave so ungrateful to us, is it singular that they should so far forget the past services of the fire department as actually to say that, as it is acknowledged that there are gross abuses in the department, they ought to be | reformed atonce? It is really the most shock- ing cese of ingratitude that we have seen for along time. The “politicians” have joined the conspira- cy against the department, because the firemen defeated the old candidates for aldermen at the last-charter election. Ah! those politicians are a great set of scamps—we would not trust one of them with sixpence ; and for the sake of the “conspiracy,” we regret that they have joined it. Mr. Branch seems to know all about it; and itis to be regretted that he is not more clear in his details. The firemen have never been “ branded indis- { criminately,” either as thieves or anything elee. The bathos about Greenwood would be laughable under other circumstances, and the testimony of the “noble hearted Chief” was given precisely as he gave it before the jury. Some of the editors are sad scamps, no doubt ; but the merchants do not entrust them with the guardianship of their stores, and therefore the comparison fails. As to the paid firemen, when they steal we can punish them—when they ure lazy we can stop their pay or discharge them. Mr. Branch thinks Mr. Matsell desires to be the Chiet of the Fire Brigade. Very likely—Mat- sell is ambitious. Very well. So is Mr Branch, we presume. We know many good citizens who would like the same place. Would Branch object to it? Myr. Brauch thinks that if Matscll were at the head of the fire brigade, and if ,Matsell kept his place as Chief of Police, and if Matsell saw fit, and if the Mayor would allow it, and if a great many otber things should take place, the brigade and the police would be consolidated and use for opened for thé benefit of a vast up-town popula- tion. In 4 word, nothing is done that should be done ta advance the interests of our great me- tropoitan city Talk, talk et pretera nihil. That is the sum total of our boasted reform. ‘Out upon such imposture, Reat Estate Improvements is tae Orry— Unsare BuripinGs.—The Ist of May has given an additional impetus to the work of extending the limits and increasing the decorations of our city. During the whole of the past year, in all seasons and in all weather, this work has been going on with almost lightning-like rapi- dity, and the noise of rolling wheels, the bustle and din of trade, has been to a great degree deadened by the ringing of hammers swung by the strong arms of carpenters, stone cutters and builders. Mechanics have, as it were, walked through our streets, from river to'river, across the city; and, at their command, have sprung up, as the fountain burst forth beneath the tread of the winged Pegasus, huge buildings and blocks of granite, the living and lasting commentaries upon our commercial greatness. Our “moving” anniversary presses on this metamorphosing of the metropolis even more rapidly than ever. Leases expiring and tenants removing to new domiciles, leave landlords free to tear down and rebuild, which thou- sands are now doing with all the energy at their command. In some parts of the city whole blocks of dwelling houses have been demolished since the first of the month, and stores and warehouses are going “1p in their stead. Workmen, in great demand before, are now still more needed, and almost any man who can drive a nail or handle a trowel can obtain constant employment. Speculations in real estate for the last few years have been very extensive, and the amount of sales under the hammer of the auctioneer, within the last eight months nearly approaches ten million: of dollars, to say nothing of the private sales. This sort of speculation has been found to be very lucrative and very safe, and perhaps, within the last five years, more fortunes have been made from this source than from any other. Men of small capital, but with shrewd business capacities, have entered into the occu- .pation of buying and selling real estate, and are now men of wealth. The modus operandi is this:—A mechanic, with only one or two thousand dollars at co , purchases a lot; by mortgaging this he enabled to raise a sum sufficient to put up a building, which, in the constant advance of real estate, he is almost sure to sell at a great profit. The chances are on the side of success; and, even if the speculator miscalculates, and his property is sold under foreclosure of mortgage, it will always in this event bring its real value, and secure the mort- gagor against loss. If one operation is success- ful, another is attempted, as much greater in extent as the profits on the last will permit; and so the builder, the mason, and the man of only a few hundreds of starting capital, have of late years gone on to fortunes, The assessed valu- ation of the city is the best criterion of its pro- gress. Twenty-five years ago, the amount tax- ed was counted up by thousands, but it is now enumerated by millions; and this island, which was originally purchased of the Indians for twenty-four dollars, is now valued at over political purposes. According to Mr. Brauch’s own statement, this would only be following the example of the volunteers who drove their “aldermanic cronies” back, and soforth.. But Matsell is a volcano,” and the firemen are re- posing upon him, according to Mr. Branch. Mr. Branch makes no more tangible points fa his seven or eight pages. He developes a bad state of things when he says there is a bitter haired between the police and the present fire department, Uneonseiously he gives the ene- mies of the department (particularly the un- grateful insurance corporations) a strong argu- ment. The police and the firemen may fight while the city is burning, and nobody will be left to put out the fires. We feel friendly toward the present depart- ment—we feel grateful to many of its members for services rendered—we respect Mr. Carson, his engineers and his men—probably we re- spect them all as highly as does Mr. Branch; but the system we oppose, and Mr. Branch must give us some better arguments in its favor, if he desires to change our opinion. Rrents or Nevrrars.—In another part of this paper will be found the concluding chapter of an interesting history of the controversies that have been agitated between this and foreign couatries with regard to the rights of neutrals We ap- prehend that the present war cannot last six months without serious di-putes arising out of the British and French manifestoes. We are given to understand for instance that the whole of the Baltic, and probably all the Euxine ports will shortly be blockaded ; and the proclama- tions declare that neutral ships shall not be al- lowed to infringe «an eileetive blockade.” The apparent object of the insertion of the word “effective,”’ was to relieve us of apprehensions lest the old system of paper blockades should be revived: but if Sir Charles Napier throws his force across the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, and Admiral Dundas wakes up suflicieatly to perform a sim‘ feat at Odessa and Sebasto- pol, it will be easy for England to declare that these mancenvres constitute an effective block- ade, “which would at once put a stop to our trade with Russia.” Again, neutral vessels are not to carry goods “contraband of war,” by which war supplies are usually meant. But, if one were anxious to give as much latitude as possible to the former expression, it would be difficult to conceive any goods which might not be comprised under it. For the discussion of any disputes which may arise on these points, we cannot prepare ourselves better than by studying the history of past controversies oa the . ub, ect. Mopern Munterean Revors with complaints of the iner of the present city governnmnt. possible to get any We are overran and incapacity It is found im- g done under the new The reform seems practically to con- ure of improvement Rents are enormou ’rnment does nothi up and sewering new s regi sist in retarding every mes and progre: the city go the nee of the poor anc in compe 15 construction of new the rest: 3¢ rich, at cheaper rates ady built, Hard- re ft a h with hund tae op. Vacant lots ] tain open as a resort for algar rowdyirm, de Pp m nd promises for reform. wers call the public health, and the int 1 for by of tax pay- we can now recommend for the | ers, are neglected by the stand still policy of »pponente of the Nebracl 1 cur rreeent’ dormer awe Yaericith opponer f the Nebraskg b!ll, | ur present qdacraca, No aew waske® are} three hundred millions, This fact, that speculation is the principal in- fluence now at work in raising buildings and improving real estate, impresses upon us the great importance of a strict watch being kept by our public authorities upon these buildings, to see that they are put up with a proper regard to strength and public safety. Speculation is selfish and narrow-mindgd, and looks not beyond the moans and chances of pecuniary success. It is not the spirit to be depended upon, for doing strong and substantial, instead of weak and deceitful work, when the latter sells as rapidly and brings in as much. Three-fourths, perhaps, of all the houses now being erected, especially those up town, are in the hands of these speculators, who build to sell, and have no further interest or care. Many of our large down town warehouses, to which we have already referred, particularly need looking after. Although huge and mag- nificent in their appearance externally, we fear they will not bear too close inspection. Upon these, also, speculation has been at work. The merchant contracts with the builder to put him up a store of certain dimensions for a stipulated sum. Of course, the contractor goes to work, with the one absorbing idea, to make the most possible out of the bargain, and naturally enough, durability gives way to cheapness, and care is lost in the hurry to complete the job. Monstrous buildings go up around us, with a speed that is in keeping with this telegraphic age; but a close examination turns the towering block into a ricketty pile of timber, bricks and mortar, floors imperfectly laid, walls about as thick as a sandwich, with an external veneering of marble or stone, alto- gether a capital contrivance to promote the in- terests of undertakers and grave diggers. In consideration of these facts, we call upon the fire wardens to examine closely every new building. Let the policemen, while oa their daily rounds, keep their eyes about them, and immediately report to the proper authorities any house work which they may consider un- safely performed. It is a good old saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure;” and while we lament the loss of those who were snatched away by the late Broadway calami- ty, let us show the sincerity of our lamentation by doing what we can to prevent the recuwr- rence of a similar eatastroghe. Let these un- safe buildings be reported and razed to the ground; and but a few lessons will be needed before speculators and builders will learn to pay some regard to strength in rearing the walls to six and seven stories. This is the reformation most important at the present time. Marine Affairs. For Evrorr.—The steamship Pacific, Capt. Nye, sailed at noon yesterday for Liverpool, with 218 passengers. Qvicx Work.—The screw steamer Star of the South, Capt. Marks, left this city on the 20th ef April, and ar- rived at New Orleans in six anda half days passage; sailed again, and arrived here yesterday, in six anda half days, with a full cargo and passengers, thus making the voyage out and home in twenty-two days, which may be considered pretty expeditious work. che will leate again tor New Orleans next Satarday—her regular cay. Superior Court—Spectal Term, before Hoa. Juwige Clerke. CITY NUTSANCH. Mav 10 —Theodore Van Brunt and Charles 8, Watrous us. Thomas A. Downing, City Incpector.—This was an ap- lant, made dy the Corporation n restraining that officer he foot of Lighteenth etree, between th avenues, in accordance with ihe orders of the Board of Health, made on the 234 of February last. The Court refused to make the injune tion absolnte or to interfere with the Board of Health from abating an i es. May 18.—Francis Wright vs. George M. Chapman.— Order appealed from. Affirmed with costs. Gerardus Clark ts. William C. Farley.—Order appealo faym, Adirmed with covets. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. GREAT EXCITEMENT ON NEBRASKA THY PROGRESS OF THE COMBAT. Later Intelligence from Havana. MARITIME NEWS FROM KEY WEST. ANTICIPATED RIOT IN BOSTON. TERRIBLE RAILROAD DISASTER, &., &, — & From Washington. THE FIGHT UPON NEBRASKA—THE RULES OF THE HOUSE—THE MAJORITY EXHAUSTED—AN ARMIS- TICE TILL MONDAY—GREAT ISSUES INVOLVED— CURIOUS STATE OF THINGS—BAD EFFECTS OF BAD BRANDY—TALE OF A COMPROMISE—VERY DOUBT- FUL. ‘Wasuincton, May 13, 1854. The proceedings in the House of Representatives since Thursday, though apparently very silly and ridiculous, have been of the intensest interest and importance. The object of the majority was to bring the Nebraska bill toa final vote before Tuesday next, on which day the Pacific Railroad bill comes up as the special order of the day. The resolution of the minority was to stave off the ques- tion upon Nebraska by motions to adjourn, calls of the House, &., and the yeas and nays upon each motion, every call consuming at least half an hour. Under the rules, one-fifth of the members present, by rising, can demand a call of the yeas and nays, upon any motion and, as there are seldom over one hundred and fifty members present at any time in a contest of mere physi- cal endurance like this, it has only required about thirty of the minority to be on hand to keep the majority busy. Thus you will perceive that the minority have been ¢2 abled to divide their force into relays of thirty or forty men, while the majority have been compelled to remain within call for fear, af they were to allow a suffieent number of absentees, the minority at any moment might catch them napping, and lay Nebraska upon the table. The effect of this disadvantage to the majori‘y was manifested inthe adjournment last night. The ma- jority were exhausted. Thirty-six hours answering yea or nay to the calls of the Clerk, without sleep, is about as much as most members of Congress can stand. Na- ture, in the human constitution, makes no especial pro- vision of extra capacities of endurance for our legislators upon Nebraska bills, or any other. Hence, thd majority, under the disadnantage recited, have had to succomb. Hence the adjournment last night, and the adjournment to-day till Monday, for it was well understood that withthe arrangement of al- terrate sets of thirty or forty men at a'time,the minority were prepared to worry the majority, the Speaker and the reporters, day and night, until Tuesday, under the idea that then the Nebraska bill will be superceded by the Pacific Railroad bill. Great and numerous are the interests involved in Ne braska. Itis the shibboleth of the admistration. Pass it before June, and it may save two New Hampshire Sena- tors to begin with—hold it over and they may bo lost. A number of Southern men of both the old parties are intent upon a new party, founded upon the consti- tutionel issue of the Nebraska bill. Paas it, and their new party will be organized, superseding the old democratic party, and leading necessarily to an entire reconstruction of all the political parties in the country. ‘The administration, excepting, perhaps, Governor Marcy and one or two others, expect to use this new Southern p'atform party, while the leadezs engaged in organizing it expect to use the administration. Strange as it may ap- pear, it is quite probable that Nebraska will carry Marcy over ogain to the inflexible NewYork hards, and,stranger still, it may result,in a New York fusion of some of the hards with all the softs, upon a free soil platform. Some men expect office, others hate to lose the offices of the administration. Some expect that this bill will aid in killing off a good many schemes of corruption; others think it may help them; but a large proportion of the majority believe that the bill will settle the negro question upon a constitutional basis, and open the way smoothly for the admission of Cubs or Canada, with or without slavery, 28 the people thereof may decide, be- sides clearing the track handsomely for a conclusive Pi sidential fight with the anti-slavery societies of all sorts in 1856. By keeping the question open the agitators are supplied with capital. Pass the billof repeal, and the thing is done—they are used up. Cn Monday, of course, the fight upon the bill will be resumed. Supposing that the struggle will be continued up to Tuesday, the question arises, what then will be dene? The friends of the bill say that they cannot go into committee upon the Pacific Railroad, or any subject, while there is a question in the shape of this Nebraska affair before the House; but that that affair must first be decided. Should the Speaker so decide, the test of mere physical ondurance may be kept up another week or so, and may possibly be closed in downright fighting on the floor, @ la Tammany Hall. We had some signs of this sert last night. Some members on both sides, believing in the virtues of bad brandy, had been drinking pretty freely. There was an abun. dance of refreshments in the various side rooms around the house, including liberal supplies ef liquors and se- gars, both of which are too often productive of mischief. Hence members became unduly excited, and there was some hard swearing, and badly disguised indications for fisticuffs towards midnight. Had the adjournment been delayed an hour longer there might haye been a jolly row. Things were beginning to assume that complexion to an alarming degree. There is considerable talk of a compromise between the majority and the minority, such as will secure the early passage of the bill, and thus’ remove this bone of conten- tion out of the House. Ihave but little faith, however, in any satisfactory arrangement with the minority, for some of them entertain the idea, and do not disguise it, that they intend to defeat the Dill, even to the extent of doing nothing else during this session of Congress. Considerable reinforcements of outside politicians hay- ing been pouring into the city during the last few days, and from the present aspect of things, it would be folly to count upon anything but the renewal of the contest at the exact point where it was suspended on Friday night. Upon this single bill hang the issues of a radical and complete political revolutfn. THE PROBABLE COURSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE NE- BRASKA BILL—MR. CUTTING, ETC. The adjournment to-day was based upon the under- standing, that the opposition will arrange by Monday, some terms of agreement by which a day will be fixed for the closing of the debate either the Thursday following or Monday week. A caucus of the opposition was held this morning, but nothing was done, members being 60 fatigued. if the minority consent to Mr. Richardson's amendment to stop debate upon an early day, it is ander- stood they will alo offer no opposition to the postpone- ment of the Pacife Railroad bill, Until the time for closing the debate is fixed, it will be out of order to move togo into committee. When in committee, it is understood, in accordance with precedents, the Chair will rule that a majority can postpone the Pacific Rail road bill. The majority have, evidently, the best of the tactics so far, It is believed that Mr. Catting, who to-day took no part with the opposition, will yet anite with the friends of the bill. It cannot be, after the speeches he bas made, that he will ¢o far disappoint the just expectation of his friends as to be fouud acting with the free soilers. a ________]} to Tuesday, and demanded the yeas and piicurn ‘y, Ordered and taken. Before the result was Mr. Huyr, (dem) of La,, rose to a personal explana- tion. He an article in the Union of this morning, as follows :-— mand unex} clove. it erat men in the e' Mr Hunt, fom # of the bill, rose in his ‘vliom, of Tenn., and others of maforiey that, inasmuch as b did (not derire to be m part of the friends of t'.9 pill” on,bis motion. the “rouse adjourned til Td crelgck tor Tay, Mr. HUNT recoarked:—This article is a total misrepre- sentation of my feelings and conduct. I find, ‘in this morning's Glove, a report substantially of what I did say. Mr. RicwaRpson, (dem.,) of Il.—1 would say, with the permission of the gentleman, I have not seen the Union Se ee Bh ba spiceied ppose Mr. Huxt— ou! e asl to su anything to do with the article. ‘iam ir, RICHARDSON—I would state, before the gentleman. made his remarks I moved to adjourn. Mr. Huyt—That remark stamps the falsehood in the right quarter. I stigmatized none of the opponents of the bill as factionists. I expressed no indignation, di- rectly nor indirectly. My remarks are substantially re- ported in the Globe, as follows:— The friends of the Union and constitutional liberty are anxious to bring thi: amict ty nm, AS one of them, tis ti wish of my beart, “It gow will adjourn. em unti bales 4 a, will give us! time for confe with our friends. long to ne clique. 1 am arsociated wi Ihave no factious feel in my bosom. Is try. “If you will the same men’ terscvodete shat iti men, to aceode to that sition. Mr. Hont, after reading the above said, The House in- dulged me last night, and I thank them for hearing me now. The time ullowed has not been sufficient for ascer- taining opinions to regulate the course of action proj to be pursued. If the House will allow me, I move that the House adjourn. ‘The Sreakxr said, such a motion was already pending, but the last vote was not announced, Mr. Cuurcuwett, (dem. of Tenn.) I merely desire to ask a single question. Mr. Or objected. Mr. Cuurciwett—I don’t design discussion. The SreakeR—There being objection, the gentleman cannot be indulged. Mr. OrR—It will give rise to debate. Voicrs—‘‘ Better not allow it?’— Proceed with the business.’” The SrEAKER announced the result on adjourning till Tuesday.—Yeas, 52; Nays, 139. The question Was announced as the motion to adjourn. The yeas and nays were demanded, but the vote was taken by tellers, who reported the affirmative side 89, when oie difficulty arose about counting the negative wide, and there were calls for the appointment of other jers. The question to adjourn was decided negatively—80 against 95. The call of the House was refused—yeas 65, nays 124. Mr. Haven, (whig) of N. Y., moved that the House go into Committee on the Private Calendar. He. hoped the House would go to work. ‘The motion was negatived—yeas 23, nays 09. Mr. RICHARDSON rose. Mr. Saar, (whig) of N. Y., objected to debate. Mr. RICHARDSON’ said he wis not going io debate, and ae various cries, stated his motion, which was to ad- journ. ‘the yeas and news wore demanded, but refused by a large majority, and at 2 o’clock the House, amid ap- planse, clapping of hands and laughter, adjourned. Later from Havana and Key West. THE CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN GENERAL IN THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR APPROVED BY HIS GOV- ERNMENT—THE JESUITS REINSTATED—MARINE IN- TELLIGENCE, ETC. CHARLESTON, May 11, 1854. ‘The steamer Isabel, from Havana and Key West, May 8th, arrived at this port to-day. News had reached Ha- vana from Spain, that the Spanish government approves of the conduct of the Captain-General in the Black War- ricraffair, Pezuela had published new regulations, mak- ing it lawful to search for negroes on estates. He also de- nies that thereis a contract between Great Britain and Spain, by which the latter is bound to emancipate the slaves on the island. He also makes very severe remarks relative to the introduction of m into Cuba. - The nits are again in full sway, marrying whites to blacks. Artisans are forbidden to carry knives, or any pointed in atgument of their trade, ‘upon their persons. e brig Amesbury, of Gardiner, Ke. from Attakapas for New York, went’ ashore on Tortugas shoals on the 2oth ult., and arrived at Key West on the 234, in charge of wreckers. Salvage awarded, $3,740. The schooner Peedee, of Rockland, Me., ran ashore on American shoal on the 28d, and arrived at Key West in charge of wreckers on the 24th. Salvage, $1,878. The - Peedee sailed for New York May 6. ‘The ship Sexony, previously. reported, was still ashore at Hillsboro’ Inlet} the captain and crew arrived at Key West on the 26th. A steamship had beom sent to the wreck, but it was doubtful if she could get thes. off. ‘The brig G. Anderson, from NewYork, arrived 25th ult. The ship Caleutta, from Dristol, Englani, for New Or- leans, ran over the reef on the 27th, and anchored. She was extricated by wreckovs, anil arrived at Key West tho same day. Salvage, $1,500; total expenses. $2,087. She sailed forNew Orlenns on the 30th. ‘the British bark Snowdrop, from Havana for, Trieste, ran ashore on Pickle’s Reef 'on the 28th. ‘The captain refused assistance, and by throwing overboard from 800 to 1,000 boxes sugar goto‘, and sailed on the Ist. By refusing assistance he lost over $10,000, besides to his vessel. The brig Mayflower, of and for Portsmouth, N. H., from Matan as, ran ashore at Carysfort Recf on the 28th. and was hauled off the next day by the U. 8. steamer Cerwin, receiving apparently but Tittle injury. Park Byron, of Provideace, from New Orleans for Bal- timore, ran ashore on Pickle’s Reef on the 1st inst, and srrived at Key West on the 2d. She did not leak and ‘would sail when the salvage was settled. Disaster on the Troy and Greenbusa Rallroad =—Many Persons Injured. Troy, May 13, 1854, At twenty minutes before eleven o’clock this morn ing the locomotive Ariel, with a baggage and passenger car with some forty persons, started upon a regular trip for Greenbush. It was running at its usual speed, when, within half © mile of the termination of its route, the train was run into by the Croton, being the express train from this city to New York. The in ‘tion of danger was the rushing of the engine into the passenger car, scattering the people in all directions. Some were thrown upon the banks over the track on one side, and down the bank towards the river on the other side. Several persons were injured, some quite seriously; and a young Jady, daughter of Hiram P. Hunt, of Troy, was take@ from the ruins very much bruised and helpless. Judge Hunt and another daughter were also on the car, who escaped, the latter with w slight injury. The persons disabled were conveyed across the river to Albany, with all possible despatch, where ‘the best medical attendance was provided. We are not advised yet, of the extent of the injuries sustained by- iss Hunt. What apology the conductor and engineer of the ex- THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives. Wasmxoton, May 18, 1854. Since last night the hall has been thoroughly cleansed of the twodays’ filth. Members to-day are nearly all present. There was a general buzz of voices, and during the reading of the journal, little knots of members ga- thered here and there, consulting as to future operations. PERSONAL RXPLANATIONS—ADJOURNMENT, BTC. Mr. Hexpaioxs, (dem.) of Ind., proposed to omit the reading of the journal, on account of its length; but ob- jections were made by Mr. Cobb and others, who thought | the reading would give gentlemen an opportunity to talk | over pending matte | Mr. Mavnicy, (der.) of 'N. Y., propdted a correction of | the journal so as to {nsert a motion of his which had | Leen omitted ‘Lhe ErmakeR stated the pending business to be on lay ing on the table 3 ardson’s resolution offered on Thur to cl ate on the Nebraska bill in five | » minutes after the Ee of the Whole on the Sts Mr. Waskuuny, (whi Rowse. Mr. Camianit, (/ree soil) of Ohio, denanded the yeas ain go into Committee veda call of the and nays | Mr. liartmox, (whig) of N. ¥., moved that the House adjourr s it. NORTOX, 1., asked for the yeas and saya. Mr. WasimURAR, of Maine, rose to a privileged ques: | tion. Mr Casrrm: moved that when the Hoxse adjourn, it! ress train ofler for this reckless conduct, is not known urely the train ahead must have been seen, as they knew of its departure from Troy a few moments previoue to the one under their control, and the a(uir occurred in bright midday, and upon a straight line of road. The Paesenger car was smashed and ruined, and the Croton considerably injured. From Boston. THE ‘(ANGEL GABRIEL’? SUSTAINED—STREET PREACH- ING—PREPARATIONS FOR A RIOT—SMUGGLING BY THE CANADA, ETC. ms, May 13, 1854. Bosto Every precaution has been taken to prevent a riot to- morrow, on account of the street preaching of Orr. He will be allowed to preach and protected from assault by the authorities. The military will be underarms. if the Catholics make no overt act there will be no trouble. A merchant, of Quebec, and a passenger per steamer Canada, were arrested to-day on the complaint of Custom. House officer Thomas P. Wilson, on a charge of smuggling from $7,000 to $10,000 worth of watches andj jewelry. The parties will be examined before the Unicel States Commissioner on Monday, ‘The body of Samuel Hunt, Secretary of the Mannfac- rers’ Insurance Company, who committed suicide in No- vember last by drowning, was found this evening on the Flats neer Cambridge. From the South. GREAT RACE IN VIRGINIA—PREPARATIONS TO RE~ CEIVE MR. FILLMORE IN BALTIMORE. BAvTmMoRE, May 13, 1854. We have no mail to-night south of Petersburg, Va A great race oceurre ersburg on Friday. aud was run in the fastest time ever made in Virginia. The heats were two miles, and the time was 3 min. 40 sec., and 2 min. 43 sec. The competitors were Fanny Fern, One Eye Joe, Ellen Evans, and Margrave. The first named was the winner, ‘A town meeting was held in Baltimore to-day, to make reparations for the reception of ex-President Filhnore. Much enthusiasm was manifested. A miktary and civic parade, banquet, &c., were determined upon. The Marion at Charleston. Cuanuestox, May 11, 1864. The United States mail steamship Marion, Captain W. Foster, arrived here at five o'clock this (Chursday) morning from New York Dolbenr’s Ac ing, arithmetio. Pr treet. £ finest seadomy er opened in Ameriss. Pupils ro for ladies or gent , for class of private lessons, at ceived this day and the reduced term of the Ameriean Drama, the Janes Connon, Bq. WM. TAYL } ew York and 228 Baltimore «tree timore, Md, Unele Tom in Paris, will be pabl days, Tre Old Established Newspaper and Pert- odien! Eetablichment, Sun lron Building, Baitinore, Md,— a rT, having lave'y purchased the entire intarest of William, vege ieave to inform the ci*':oas of Bal+ ite vicinity, that everything iu the book, n at the old f the latest i years perronal experiance this peeuliar ling, tn this city, Mlatvars himve'l that he is tent to ansieipa I proviee for the want of the ity. He hopes a4 ateresta. to ¢ ‘ He avails bh }yoe-e thanks to thi ages libornily extended during ears, and hopes for « evntinaance of the AYLOK, Now iil Balti strect, and Sun iron Buslding,) York aro De Witt © Derenp Our ag