The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. NASSAU AND FULTON #78. No. 342 AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Bros¢way—Poor Prixicoppy —Mipsummar Nionr's 92zam. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Equmsrnraw Penvonx- amore—NATURRE AND PHILOSOPHY—PaRexcuTED DuTcu- MAN—CATARACT OF THE Ganezs. : WIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway—Lucy oy Lauuxnxoon. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street— Sumsi zmoven Tux Crovps—Aroiio in Naw Youx—?rvine a On. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Equestaian ‘Pamrormances. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Gustiawan FROM ImELany—Two ro Ona—Anrrvr Dopern. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Bros¢way—Souamrt. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon and Byening—Avorr- =p Cuip—Youne Wirow. WOOD'S VARIETI£ES—Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 589 Broadway—Buox- Bar's Evmortax Orsna Trovure. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Minstrel! Hall, 444 Broadway. New York, Wednesday, Decomber 13, 1854. Mails for Kurepe. MEW YORK HRRALD—BDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘Hho Cunard mail ateamship Africa, Capt. Harrison, will ‘Rave this port to-day at 12 e’clock, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close im this city at half-past @en o’clock this morning. ‘The Hunatp (printed in French and English) will be pablished at 10 o’alock in the morning. Single copies, in ‘wrappers, sixpence. Bubscriptions and advertizements for any edition of Whe New Yoru Henirp will bo. received at the following haces in Europe :-— Barvaxroor.. John Hunter, No. 2. Paradise street. Bowpon, wards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. “ Wm. Shomas & Co., No. 19 Catherine street. Pams.......Livingston, Wells Co., 8 Place de la Bourse, The contents of the European edition of the Hxzatp ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, aud to the heur of peblication. ‘The News. The steamship Pacific is now in her fourteenth @ay out from Liverpool. From her non-arrival it ie surmised, in som quarters, tha’ the day of her @eparture was changed; but the probability is that she has encountered severe storms, such as have lately prevailed in this latitade, which tave retard- ed her progress sufficiently to delay her arrival for a day or two. Our special despatch from Washington contains some interesting developements respecting the ob- jects of the Conference of Ministers at Ostend. Read it, by all means. In the Senate yesterday but little of general in- terest transpired. Mr. Jones gave notice of a bill aliewing railroad companies three years credit for @uties levied on imported railroad iron. Session after ceesion this eubje.t has been urged upon the attention of Congresa, but so ‘ar unsuccessfully. Pertivacity, however, may eventually accomplish the object. General Shields’ Illinois River aud Harbor Improvement bills were appropriately re- ferred. The bill reorgan'zing ‘he judiciary system was made the special order for January 2. Mr. Seward’s joint reeolution providing for the election ef.cheplains, gave rise to a sharp debate, during which Mr. Slicer, the present chaplain of the Senate, was warmly defended aga'nst the denuncia- tdons of the abolitionists. The resolution was fival- Jy amended so as 'o provide for the election of a ebaplain of the Senate. This being agreed to, Mz. Blicer was chosen by twenty four votes to six- teen. The Senate then held an executive seasion and adjourned. In the Honse yesterday Mr. Peckham moved to reconsider the vote of the day prsvious, whereby the President's meerage was reterred to the standing committees, with the view of reopening the debate an politi «1 rantters which bad been so promptly aad judiciously closed. The motion was laid on the table. The Sevate bill providing for the better pre- servation of lite and property f:om shipwreck on the ovasts of New Jersey and Long Island, was takoaup, and after some unimportant remarks from severa! members, passed by the very decisive vote of one bunéred and tweuty-six to forty five. Consideriug the iumense dertruc'ion of homan life recently o2 there coast-, it ix surprising that evea forty-five members could be found to vote against the bill. In Commute of the Whole, the [avalid Pen sion bill being in order, Mr. Welbridge delivered a spee b on ‘re prop nety and necessity of the immedi ate repeal of the duty on foreign coal. We publish the speech in its proper place. It speaks for itseif, and it seks weil. After gome remarks from sev:- ral of the Pennsytvania members relative to the eauses of the prevailing high prices of coal, the eommittee rose and the Invalid Pension bill wa- passed. A memorial of the American Philosophicai Bociety in aid of the vroposed relief to the Kare Aactic expedition was presented, and the House ad jeourm d Late and interesting news from Mexico is given ‘ender the telegraphic head. On the 24%h ult., a bar fe was fought at Morclia, in Michoacan, between the government troops and toe rebels, in which the latter were routed with great loss. It is beileved, however, that, notwithstanding this reverse, the re- vobotiorists a e gaining ground. The election wis progiessing, and Mexico avd Vera Cruz ba decided fm favor of Sarta Anna with great unavinity. A mupber of Boulbon’s followers have been released. Another banking concérn—the Central Bank, o' this city, was yesterday ‘counted out’ at th- @learing House. Tune they go down, one after the other, like the card houses of childreu. For tunately for a portion of the pub:ic, by a wise pro- vision of Jav, the bill holders are secured against more than a trifling loss. By reference to our cit pitelligence it willj be-seen that the panic in mone tery affsirs is widening and Seepening, and that mechanics, Jaborers and chawbermaids have com- menced withdrawing fromthe savings banks the sums pat by for a rainy day. It is believed, how- ever, t at the priccipal suvings institutions are pound, ard that there is no. »od reason for the aligh'es: afprebevsion as to their integrity. By reverring to our police reporta in another column, our readers wil! be surprised at the alarm- img in ‘reaze of crime in the metropolis. It will be seen that sesessins, burglars and thieves are not at all deterred or intimidated by the severe penalties that follow the comaussion of crime. Tae boldness and recklessness with which some of the most yeeert crimes have been perpetrated shows a great want of activity among the police force of the city, and call for some speedy action on the part of the wathorities to check the fearfal atate of matters at present existing in our midet. We published lately the Canadian act restvicting ‘the sale of intoxicating liquors, and expressed our @pinion that, owing to the stringeacy of th» bill, it ‘weald not meet the approbation of the inhabitants ef that Siberian climate, and would probably ba vetoed by the Governor. We omitted to state that the bill has not yet passed the Council, or sesond branch of the Legislature, where, according to the Kingston Whig, “ Tne seription will be passed, during the present or the next session of the 'Provincial Parliament, but ies provisions will be more rational than the one in question. Flour was in fair demand yesterday, at steady | prices, and closed firm. White Michigan wheat sold | at $220, Indian corn advanced to 95c., at which, | 6,500 bushels were sold, afloat, for distilling. This | vies checked sales, and prevented engagements for | export. Pork was lower. Sales of mezs were made | at $13 12, and at the close it was freely offered at | $13, without buyers. Lard sold freely for export at | #¢ sales reached 1,500 bales, m>tly for export. The | sliog, at about Sic, . or P.orida, 84. for Mo: ! bile, and Sjc. for New Orleans. Sterling exchange | and constitutes one of the chief ornamen's closed at 1060. a 108je. There were some bill. equal to first clears, quoted a; 106c., the highest price ob- tainable. Rey. Antoinette L. Brown last «vening, at the Broadway Tabernacle, delivered the third leetare of the course befcre the New York Anti-Slavery Association. Our report is unavoidably crowded | out. ‘ ‘The Fire King seems to be busily at work all over | the courtry. We this morning publish accounts of | confiagrations at Columbis, 8. C., Baltimore, Sa: | lem, Ala, Troy, Belleville, N. J., Poughkeepsie, Hartford, Philadelphia, and other places. The most | disastrous of these events occurred at Philadelphia stan early hour yesterday morning. The exten sive establishment of Cornelius & Co., together with fifteen or twenty dwelling houses, was destroyed, involving a loss of property to a large amount. The Board of Aldermen—The New City Hall. Those who have never witnessed a meeting of the Board of Aidermen of ‘the city of New York can form no idea of the singular picture it presents when # question of any interest arises, Other assemblies have their bores and their merry-makers, their heavy artillery, and their light skirmishers: but those who per- sonate these several characters in the Board of Aldermen leave all rivals far behind. The oldest Congressman might search his memory in vain for a parallel to the monotony of Mott: of Paris. The matter will now rext with the Aldermen and Councilmen. Of the former we have spoken. The latter may he triefly described as a disorderly bedy of individuals, who meet to chat w:th ome anot.e*: who ki.w nothing and care less for tbe busin ss they transact ; and who are cay: b'e of passing a dozen ordi- n.wces without unders‘scding one, in half an hour. will be secn from tbis that the pros- pect of a right juigment in this matter depends mainly on a judicious exercise of outside pres- sure. ‘ Proclamation of Mena:chy in Guatemala Intrignes of Santa Auns. In the general iuterest created by the:course ‘ot events in E.rope the public mind has been diverted from what is occurring nearer home, and waich, under otter circumstances. could not fail to arrest a lure chare 0: attention. We have bad frequent occasion to point out and reprobate the curse of sffaire in Mexico under the malign influen.es + hich have brought. it to the very brink of irretrievable ruin. The Quixotic Dictator of vhat uniappy country, in his insane ambition fo: reg.1 power, bas not only broken dewn tne few remaining bulwarks of liberty, but in servile imitution of the ex- and no mountebank that ever flourished on the greasy “boards” of a country circus could compete with Drake in buffoonery or impudence. What may have been the object of the electors of the Twenty-first and Twenty-second wards in bestowing’ on these gentlemen the title of Aldermen, it were no: easy matter to determine: so far as the interests of the city are coneerned, they had better be serving in the armies in the Crimea, for, then, the public business might be despatched with speed and regularity. But, in truth, the interval which separates them from their colleagues is not so great that it is quite worth while to draw distinctions. . The whole style of ,traneacting business is characteristic, “You must be very blind,” growls one gen- tleman to the chairman, “not to see me.” Members are freely told by their amiable colleagues that they “must not pretend to call themselves honest men ;” and as for con- tradictions, they fly thick as hail stones, with- out objection or remonstrance from any quar- ter. When the chairman requested Alderman Drake on Monday evening to “address him- self to the chair,” that worthy member of this respectable body sprang forward from his seat, ascended the steps of the chair, and waving his arm triumphantly over his head, began, as he said, to “address the chair” at point blank range. True to their instincts, the whole as- sembly roared with laughter at a joke which would have been hissed at the Bowery or the National theatres. To this general rule there are exceptions of course. Alderman Williamson and one or two others are respectable men, and manage to transact business without joining in the gene- ral endeavor to degrade the character of the deliberative assembly to which they belong They shine the brighter by contrast with their periment in France, which was mainly success- ful from its novelty, has instituted the solemn mummery of an appeal to the people, having for its object the immediate instaliation ot im- perial power. He would rise an impotent sceptre over bankruptcy, universal diecontent, and success- ful revolution. But no possible capacity of Spanieh byperbole can impose the result upon the world as the voice of God. Under the operation of the machinery now at work, this appeal will appear t» meet an unanimous response; but it is questionable whether, even then, it will be available to postpone, for a sin- gle hour, the doom which ‘s settling dark and ominous, not only upon Mexico, but every remnant of Spanish power in North America. For, while Mexico presents this melancholy spectacle of an entire abandonment of even the form of republicanism, we find her unworthy example simaltaneously foll. wed by the piinci- pal State of tne old federation of Central Americ», the sc-called Republic of Guatemala Our lates: advices from the capital of that State convey the intelligence shat after several years of practical Dictatorship, under the de- nomination of President, the Chief, Carrera, has been proclaimed Perp::tual P:esident, with the right of naming his successor; and that, in short, discarding all verbal disguises Guatemala his been resolved ito a monarchy, with hereditary succession in the line of Carrera, the de facto monarch. Before this time the acthas been consummated, with whatever of pomp and ceremony the an cient capital of Guatemala is capable of lendiag to the occasion. This formality alone was want- ing to complete the absolute annihilation of the republic, and her unnatural return to the tradi- tions and practices of a system which the world associates. On Monday evening, for instance, the question of the new.City Hall was brought up on a mo- tion to confirm and adopt the report of the com- mittee in favor of Mr. Thompson’s Martello tower plan. The reader will bear in mind that this plan of Mr. Thompson’s is for two new buildings like the present City Hall, to be located be- tween it and Chambers street—the three to be joined together, like the Siamese twins, by a band issuing from their centres. Ata single glance, any one can see that this plan would be uot only hideous in appearance, but absolutely useless for practical purposes, and before long, far too small fcr the wants of the city, For reasons best known to themselves, neither of these objections occurred to the Com- mittee or to the Boards to which its report was referred. They thought the Thompson scbeme admirable, and it was not till the prees showed them that, though obscure, they were not entirely out of sight of the public, that they consented to reconsider their opinion. On Monday eveniog, Mr. Williamson moved that the adoption of the report be reconsider. ed, with a view to see and examine other plans. Some old fogy instantly started to his legs and argued that the time for receiving plans had expired, &c., &c:.as though, by imposing fool isb restrictions on themselves the Aldermen could release themselves from their responsi- bility to the public. Mr. Mott, Mr. Tacker and others then talked nonsense for some consider able period of time, occasionally alluding in a feeble sort of way tothe “singular expres- sion of opinion in the public prints.’ We are not st all surprised that gentlemen of their calibre should think it very “singular” that the ‘public prints” should interfere with their little sch¢mes: but this is one of the inconveniencies ofafree country, and Mr. Mott must bear awhile with the “ prints.” We Have not done with him yet. Finally after a very dall de- bate, the Board coincided—apparently against its inelinations—in the views presented with equal force and modesty by Mr. Williamson, and the subject was recommitted. Some time may elapse before we hear of the scheme again. Committees are often ‘tomb: ot the Capulets” for projects of this order. But it is well, ere the public mind is diverted trom the theme, that every man in New York should possess himself of the leading features of the tival plans, so as to exercise, in proper time and place, a salutary pressure on the Board shouid a second sttempt be made to give the pre: ference to a bad one. Of Mr. Thompson’s echeme we have already spoken. The best of the otbers—to which some allusion was made on Monday-~is that which recommends a three-sided building to be built along Broadway, Chambers street and Centre street, so as to bound the northern extremity of the Park. But one solid objection has been urged against this pian, and that is ite size and expense. With regard to size, it must be borne in mind that it would be far smaller than several public build- ings in London, Vienna anf Paris. The Lou- vre, which, in its former unfinished state, would bear the closest resemblance to the propoped building, was four times as large as it would be. Several public edifices in London are Jarger. Nor would the number of rooms it would con- tain seem too numerous for the waats of this growing city. It must be remembered that we want something beyond council rooms, and offices for municipal clerks. Public librariee—public lecture-rooms—halls for meetings—rooms for public societies and associations of various characters, should all be located in some such central building as this would be; and besides these, it would be optional with the city to make the edifice seif- paying by disposing of the ground floors and only occupying the upper stories, The Palais Royal—compared to which the building we speak of is a mere nwtshell—is thus utilized, supposed had been banished forever from the soil of North America. The announcement of this event in the official gazette was appropriately coupled with a lead- ing article denying what it contemptuously styled “the sovereignty of intelligence” a- the source of power, and replete with those puerile sophisms upon which the advocates ut oligarchy and monarchy rely to support their systems of government. The tenor of this arti- «le will sufficiealy appear from the following extract:— The declarsticn of the exercise of perpetuel au thority in the Repubtic (!) by General Carrera is fact .onsummated. Neitner the cor, who have wrought tna charge, nor the object of thi- demonstration of unlimited confidence himself, have power to revoke it, nor to make that not to be, which sctualiy is. Resistance will entrench itself behind censiderations more or lees frank, more or Jesa resonable. All the important reforms whic. bave been made in this country dt fifteen years, have been met by this same veto of the sectaries of “the sovereignty of intelligence.” Yet everything good bas been carried in spite of them, and that too unéer the auspices of a power without li:arary pretensiups, but well-intentioned and decidec. The countsy has reaped the fruit of , nd ope will emphatically condemn both the prv- leste and protestors. The significance of this paragraph wiil be more apparent when we mention that the change has been effected against the opposition of nearly all the educated men of the State, whose protests were utterly disregarded by Carrera and the oligarchists and priests who are his adberents and advisers. Carrera himeelf, it will be remembered, is an Indian, and twenty years sgo was an illiterate pig driver. He arose to notoriety in the war of castes which desolated Guatemala in 1837, and which was incited by the priests, who persuaded the In- dians that the cholera, which prevailed in that yesr, had been caused by the government of the republic and the foreigners, who, they al- leged, had poisoned the waters. This hostility of the priests arose from the suppression of the conve: ts and abvlition of tithes by the govern- ment.. When Carrera entered Guatemala at the head of bis Iudian hordes, his banner bore a death’s head and crossbones, and was inscribed “Death to Whites, Liberals and Foreigners !”’ He was immediately taken up by the priests and soi-disant aristocracy 8f the capital, the debris oi the old Vice-Regal court, who suc. cessfully used his power and influence to sweep the liberal goveroment out of existence, and to bre-k down the federation. They let down letters {rom the roof of the cathedral at night, ‘n the presence of thousands of excited Indians, purporting to come from Heaven, and com- missioning Carrera to exterminate the liberals as enemies of God, and deelaring him to be an incarnation of the Angel Raphael, by which designation he was afterwards impiously called, Since the disruption of the old republic these design ng men have made constant use of Carrera to farther their own desigas, one of which was the subjugation of all Central America to their policy. Their s’rongest effort to this end war made last year, in conformity with a plan concerted with Santa Anna, whereby Central Ame ica was to become aggregated to his proposed empire in the fagm ofa Vice Royalty, with Carrera at its head. This scheme was defeated for thy time by the stubborn resistance of Honduras and the revo- lution in Nicaragua, the President of which, Chamorro, had teen seduced into concurrence. The plan, however, has not been abandoned, and Carrera’s investiture with absolute and perpetual power is jn comsonance with the policy and movements of Santa Anna. The relationship between the events which are oc- curring in Mexico and Central America, as well as the history of the pro-eedings in Gugte- ma)a, will require a recurrence to this subject. Meantime it is enough to know that Guatemala has surrendered even the form and name of republican em. paralyzed industry, national’ ‘Tus Last Know Normwe recent triumphs of the Know Yiothing ticket in Boston shd Wore-ster ure more remarkable than any «f the ; revious : uccesses of the party. In Boston, the Kuow Nothing candidate for the Mayoralty was oppesed by a'l the old parties, aa well as the temperance, free coil and Garri- | sonian organizatiwe ; his success, in the face of such op; ositin, is the strongest proof we have yet had of the power of the party which supported him. It is, 0l:0, a verification ef the doctrine we have always endeavored to incul- cate—that the old parties have become dis- tasteful to the people, and that they have now commenced ‘o ‘ree themselves from the chains which have bound them so long. The Know Noihings have commenced at the root of the tree. They have formed their party by the aggregation of units, b, ‘he banding to- gether of men for the avow.d purpose of bring- ing about certain needed reforms, each member of the party being pledged to carry out to the fullest extent its pricciples and its discipline. No great and cuccessful purty has ever been built up in any other manner, as the lessons of history teach us. It was by these means that the American Revolution was made succesefal; and the democratic party in the time of Jeffer- son was formed in the same manner. These are the two great «vents in the political history of the United States, and the future qill shew that the rise and progress of the Know No- thing party is the third memorable epoch in the career of the republic. The chief objection to the Know Nothings is founded upon their seeresy. It is alleged that they hold midnight meetings, that they have certain hidden matters which the public must not know upon any account, aad that they have positively arrived at the conelusion that they have a right to transact their business without taking the trouble to call io all the world as witnesses. We should be glad to know how this feature can be properly made & matter of censure, when every political or- ganization that ever existed has pursned al- most the same course. Every party has its secret caucuses and clubs, ita close committees and its private basiness, to the meetings or the knowledge of which none but the elect are ad- mitted. Ifthe secret history of the democratic and whig parties in this country was fully | raz CANADIAN PARLIAMENT—LORD BLGIN’S RE- written, we apprehend that their existence, now hanging upon a very slender thread, would be cut ehort at once. We have previously alluded to differences which have arisen in some of the Know Nothing lodges in this State. No danger is to be apprehended from them—for the present, at avy rate. Like all other powerful parties, the | joraship is expected to leave America by the steamer Know Nothings have certain excrescences— | Arabia, which is to sail from New York on the 27th of certain decayed politicians—certain allies of | December. Seward—who have insinuated themselves into | PASSAGE OF THE RECIPROCITY BILL IN NOVA S00- the lodges ia order to subserve their owa ends and those of their master. The late difficulties have occurred ia consequence of the efforts of | tive Assembly by a vote of 32 to 10. the Know Nothings proper to rid themselves of these pestilent members, The process of pur- ‘Vewronres.—The | dlendishments of the “Court.” Let the resolution be speedily reported back to the House, and the President either be compelled to lay the result of the conference | before the country, or confess"that"it is of too impor- | tant a character to justify its publicity at present. One thing is certain—if Soulé could be got rid of, the | President and all the Cabinet—even Jeff. Davis, who pro- | cured Soulé’s appointment—woull gladly welcome his | | return to the quiet insignificance of # New Orleans | avocat, But they dare not quarrel witl him, because they know all his filibusterism has been according to | instructions issued here, and they feel that if they try , to save themselves by sacrificing Monsieur, his Gallic | blood will not tamely put up with the injustice. He | would publish to the world hisinsteuctions, and show in ftp tene salon. tae: Selene emactir ef the “st | ministration. PROOBEDINGS IN THE SUPREME COURT. ‘Wasurngrox, Dec. 12, 1854. James Hughes, of Wisconsin, was admitted as a coun- | sellor ia the Supreme Court of this city to-day. The | | case of Battins vs. James Taggart, is stillon. Mr. Dal- | las has concluded his argument for the plaintiffs. ‘The Sentinel is not to be discontinued. The proprie- tors state that there was no foundation for such a re- port. Later from Mexico. PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTIONISTS —THE PRESI- DENTIAL QUESTION —REPORTED SALE OF TIGRE ISLAND TO THE UNITED STATES, ETO., ETO. New Qeuzans, Dec. 12, 1854. ‘The steamship Orizaba has arrived at this port, with dates from Mexico to the 6th inst. In an engagement at Morelia, department of Michoa- can, on the 24th November, the rebels were entirely routed, and three hundred -of them killed. Gen Rehagary, the Governor of the province, who commanded the government forces, was also killed. The election as to whether Santa Anas should con- tinue President of the republic, was progressing. He had issued a decree making it compulsory for govern. ment employés to vote, under a penalty of diamissa from office in the event of a refusy. ‘The revolution appears to be gaining ground, notwith standing the abovementioned reverse. It is said that the government of Honduras has agreed tonell Tigre Island to the United States for the aum of $20,000. The ownership of the island 1s, however, dis- puted by the government of Salvador. One hundred and sixty of the compatriots of Count Boulbon have been released by the order of Santa Anna as a mark of esteem to the Emperor of France. Five civil Judges had been suspended from their of- || recei fices in consequence of having made disrespectful com- munications to the President. The plague walling great ravages in the interior cities. é The cities of Mexico and Vera Cruz have voted almost unanimously in favor of continuing Santa Anna as President. From the British Provinces. SIGNATION, ETC. Montreat, Dec. 12, 1854. ‘The Canadian ministry have just announced that the adjournment of Parliament will take place on Friday next. Lord Elgin will give his assent to the Dills for the se- cularization of the glergy reserves, and for the abolish- ing of the feudal; tenure, and immediately afterwards resign in favor of his successor, Sir Edmund Head. His Tl. Hauax, (N. 8.) Dee. 12, 1854. DEFEAT O¥ THE KNOW NOTHINGS AT NEWSUBY?O! ‘Bostoy, Dec. 12, 1854] In the Municipal election at Newburyport yester’ the Know Nothings were eompletely routed. Mo! Davenport, the “ people’s candidate,” was elected May! tilso a majority of the city council om the same ticket KNOW NOTHING VICTORY AT LOWELL. Lownut, Dec. 12, 1854. The entire Know Nothing ticket for municipal offi in this city was elected yesterday by a tremendous jority. The vote for Mayor stood—Lawrence, Nothing, 8,652; all others, 469, ected Roesch SNe Navigation on Lake Erte. Cuxveanp, Dec. 12, 1854. Five propellers, loaded with 3,000 tons of goods f Detroit, are Srozem in here, and the propeller Bal which left for Detroit this morning, has been obliged return. She reports solid ice as far as could be se from the masthead, at Put-in-Bay, Movements of a ABRIVAL OF THE KNOXVILLE AT CHARLESTON. CHARLESTO: . The steamship Knoxville arrived here to-day in s' hours from New York, with all on board well. ABRBIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY AT NEW New Onumans, Dec. 11, 1804, ‘The steamship Empire City, from New York, arrived this port to-day. New 01 Dee. ew . The cotton market is ‘qeeks coe 5 7,500 bales. 8 declined at Exe. “Stonling Jard is nelling’ 6% @ 7% per cent premium, ki Caarumron, Dec. 12,1854. The sales of cotton to-day were 2,100’ bales, at pric ranging from 6%c. toSXc. The market is easier, bi not quotably lower. Flour.—There is & moderate and eales are The stock in store is mil demand, 850 bushels red Indiana ar siT9, and 360 bushels cago at $1 55, and 5,000 bushels Wisconsin. Corn.— Corn is quiet and nominal at 70c. Rye—Rye: is firm Sales 1,600 bushels at $115. Barley.—Bariey is held a $1,12. Oats.—Oats are selling at dle. Whiske =| Whiskey is quiet and “on ae 35 barrels at Stee There were no arrivals by lake to-day. Personal Int - Senator Douglas was in New Orleans on the Sth inst. ving calla from a large number of citizens. He wa tohave a formal reception by the democratie party deliver an address. ward C. Delevan » bas purchased from Mr Smith, of Rochester, the house No. 6 Elk street, Albany by the late Samuel Stevens, for the sum o Mr. Delevan intends removing at once from Ballston Spa to Albany. The bargain was consummated by telegraph. in an hour; neither of the parties hav’ seen each other before its conclusion. Among the distinguished -now.in Washingtor} are the J. W. Davis, formerly “of the House} of Representatives, and Hon. ©. we Wickliffe, Esq., ex- Postmaster \. ] RRIVALS» m. E. C. Delevan, Albany; Col. +, Newburg; J. B. Gordon | , Pittsfield; dison, Sah Franclecds Siiey, Buffalo; W' fe Irving hers, & Wolly ‘Bulsio; Yon. J. C BP. 8. Wel ; Hon. J. a. Dred, J. Monderno, Materiay itev, dames Wa ade, Mathew Hale Smith, ‘uller, Ct.; Hon. M. Clark, Vt.; Rev. 0. . baker, N.H.; Col. C. Vig Cap, & Wilmart Bovton; Hien. A. Wheeler, Albany: W. H. itant Ga; Hon ‘Stephens Wilkinston, New Oslesns; Philo Hurd, Net joseph Chamberlain, Cleveland; Wm, H. DeFo San Juan do Nie fohn C. Hughs, San Francisco. .- MeDonald, Va.; Rev. Edwards, Mich.; 6. Wwe 1 J. 8. Heating, dider, San. Francisco; N. The Reciprocity bill passed yesterday in the Legisla- THE WEATHER—NAVIGATION—MARKETS, ETC. Toronro, Dec. 11, 1854. ‘The weather here has moderated considerably for the gation is now going on. The Seward men may last dey or two, The Niagara and Hamilton boats sre rest assured that it will be thorough and com- | now running again. plete. Tax Unrrep States 4 Mepiror 1x EvroPgan Arrains.—A proposition has been laid before Congress recommending the employment of the good offices of this country in the adjustment of the difficulties which have involved several of the European nations in war, and which are likely to lead to a more extensive embroilment. The project seems plausible enough, and there isno reason why it should not prove feasible. Congress might authorize the President tosend There is but little doing in flour, the demand being chiefly for retailyat 378, 6d. 0 388. 0d. Wheat is 7s. 6d., with but little arriving. ARREST OF A HORSE THIEF. Ber, Dec. 11, 1854. A horse stealer, who gave the name of Barnabas Burs, was arrested here last night by the head Constable of Cobourg, and lodged in jail. He had stolen a pair of horves from the township of Perry. MARINE DISASTER. - Sr. Caruarine, Dec. 11, 1854. The schooner Minerva is ashore near Niagara. From Upper Canada. three or more of our most distinguished statee- | 1088 OF THE BRUCE MINE STEAMER—ROBBERY, ETO. men to Europe on this mission of peace. We cannot see why this great republiy, which occu- Borraro, Dec. 12, 1854. The Bruce Mine steamer, belonging to the Montreal Mining Company, .has been totally lost on the Upper pies so leading @ position amongst the civilized | Lakes. She had « valuable cargo on board, in which nations of the world, should not have as much | wasincluded a large quantity of gunpowder for the influence in the settlement of these unhappy differences as either Austria and Prussia. It would at all events possesss this great advan- tage over them as a mediator—that its mo- tives would be above suspicion. Axnexation Runnrve into tie Grounp.— | According to information said to have been de- rived from the delegates of the Western Territo- mines. Her crew and passengers were saved. ‘The gang of murderers and robbcrs, who have com- mitted so many crimes lately in Canada, recently broke into a house at Galt (C. W.), and robbed it of a quantity goldand money. A traveller on the road was fired up? the same dey, and it was supposed by the same gang. The Wikesbarre Fugitive Slave Casc. % PHILADELPHIA, Dee, 12, 1854. Thé case growing out of the arrest of the officers en- ties to Congress there will soon be eight or ten | £4604 im the attempted capture of Bill Thomas, an al- applications trom said Territories for admissi o as sovereign States into the Union. In adai- leged fugitive slave, at Wilkesbarre last year, was before the Supreme Court this morning, and Chief Justice Lewis gave the decision of the court. It will be remem- tion to these, we are likely to have an immne- | pered that the officers engaged in the attempt to capture diate application of the same sort from the the slave were arrested on a bill of indictment, found by Sandwich Islands, There will be sectional | th Court of Luserne county, for assault and attempt to questions and issues involved in these applica tions, more particularly in regard to the Sand- | of the supreme Court, wich Islands, which will give to the general kill, but that Judge Kane, of the United States Distr ct Court, discharged them. They were re-arrested by order and while in the custedy of the sheriff, were taken before the United States Circuit Court atcussion of the subject a higher pitch of excite- | on ® writ of habeas corpus, and on hearing the testi- ment than any previous agitation of theslavery | ™°2Y Judge Greer ordered the sheriff to discharge question which has taken place for many years past, not excepting even the perilous contro- versy upon the compromise measures of 1850. THE LaTEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from Washi: FURTHER DEVELOPEMENTS RESPECTING THE OBJECTS UF THE OSTEND OCONFERENOE—WILL THE COM- . MITTEE ON FORBIGN AFFAIRS DO ITS DUTY, ETC. Wasmnaton, Dec. 12, 1854. The conduct of the administration in compelling its friends to stifie the investigation into the Ostend con- them. He obeyed the mandate. The present action ‘was for an attachment against the sheriff for contempt of court. The decision declares that the United States Cirenit Court had no jurisdiction, and that the sheriff ‘was guilty of contempt in obeying the order for the re- tease of the officers ; but as he acted through ignorance, the attachment is not granted. REPORTED DESTRUCTION OF THE LAUMANN HOUSE, Burrato, Dec. 12, 1854. It is reported here thatthe Laumann House, at Por- tage Falls, was eutirely consumed by fire this evening. ‘We have not yet learned the full particulars, FIRE AT HARTFORD. Haarvorp, Dec. 12, 1854. About three o’clock thia morning # fire broke out in ference, is creating a inuch more serious impression as the ki part of the United States Hotel, in this city itehen b , to the importance of that meeting than was at first en- tertained; and it is remarked that while members in the House flippantly spoke of the absurdity of consider- ng the matter as of any consequence, and toady corres. ‘pondents profess to, doubt whether in reality a meet- ing took place at all, the Union does not dare officially to deny it, or to call in question the complete and entire correctness of the announcement which originally ap- slightly inj and it being of wood it was mostly consumed. The hotel building itself escaped with but very little injury. ‘The large barn and livery stable adjoining it, oceapiol by A. E. Clapp, was entirely destroyed. His horses aad carriages were saved, but his stock of hay and grain, ‘and ® quantity of his harness, were copsumed, The property was in great danger, and is jured, but was saved through the exertions peared in the Hmnarn ae 10 the result of that confer- | seine Aremen, The loss has not yet been ascertaine:|, ence. ‘We have now to state in addition that there is evi- dence that the conference at Ostend met in compliance with instructions from Washington; and it was only in consequence of these instructions that Messrs. Bucha- nan and Mason were induced to become parties to it. The conference was held to comsidor but one subject: the Cuba question. The report is on file in the State and is but partly insured. COTTON MILL DESTROYED. Bostos, Dec. 12, 1854. ‘The cotton mill of William H. Cary, at Medway Village; was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Loxs. $14,000. From the South. Department, and it ia precisely what the Hznaxp, at the ARRIVAL®OF THE SOUTHERN MAIL—DEBT OF SELDEN, time of its reception in this country, announced :—that the moment had arrived when it became the United States to declare that our safety required, and our in- terest demanded, we should obtain possession of Cuba, by negotiation and purchase if possible—by force if ne- consary. WITHERS & 00. * Baurmore, Dec, 12, 1954. By the arrival of the Southern mail, as late as due, we have received New Orleans papers of Wednesday, but they contain nothing of importance. ‘The Richmond Whig says it is currently reported that It seems incomprehensible that the President should use | the debt of Selden, Withers & Co. to the State of Vir- his personal influence to prevent the passage of a simple resolution of inquiry, which he could have answered, if he did not chooge to reveal the facts, by stating that the public interest required it should be kept secret. But nevertheless, the whole power pf the administration has been used to send the resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in the hope and belief that 1s will never be heard ofagain. And certamly the sleepy inactivity of this committée last session gives pretty gool assurance that such will be the case. Mr. Bay ly, the chairman, a man of talent without doubt, does not take kindly to his position, and the consequence was that the committee hardly ever met, and when it did no business was transacted. We say this out of no spirit of unkindness towards Mr. Bayly. Our duty is to reeord facts, and what we have written cannot trath- fully be questioned, It remains for publie opinion to force members of Con gress to do their duty, notwithstanding the seductive | extensive circulation. ginia is very large—some estimating it as high as five hundred thousand dollars. Extensive Swindliag Buffalo. Bewmao, Dec. 12, 1654. 4 man named William Martin went to Ontonagon, Lake Superior, in August last, and started in the provision business, pretending to have contracts for supplying the mines, on the strength of which he drew Jarge drafts on Adams’ California Expreas, and the Ridge, Cortez, Arctic, West Minnesota and Shawmut mines, which he got cashed, On the 16th ult., Martin slipped over to Canada, when the drafts were discovered to be worthless Transactions to the amount of over $50,000 have alrealy been discovered. Counterfolt Bills in Maine. PontLaxn, Deo. 12, 1854. Counterfeit bills on the Casco Bank of thia city are in .¥.; J. White, Mass.; F. R. Whalock, ton. From Savannah, in steamship Augusta—D Arnold, Griffen, T W Jenkins, S H Fe fen jenkins, Ormsbee, G H Leinhass, From Liverpook, tm ship Henry Clay—Mre Fraser, New | irs a Qrleabs: Mise Caulkins, Now York; J Johnston, Australia| Geo Ma! Mis a Dr Caulkins. DEPARTURES. For Punts Arenas, in the steamship Star of tho West— Adams 2 Co's ee a Wells, F: LA Williams, Mrs N85 Si cy Mrs R Fw Hedaine, Mrs" Z Clements, Mies Marie Sohaltaes J tay ‘wife, servant and wife and infant, Mrs Gill: ELD: Infante H Harmon, ET Steaderd, Mes HA" Stedaera: thoes children and servant; Miss S Stoddard, and wite, H M Bonnett, BS Woodworth and wife, Mrs Jag ner, oy Ma- Tobins, Mrs Catharine Kash and infant, 8 Hf 11, James Cook, Mrs Auna Cook and ‘two children, Miss = ‘ook, James Mitchell, Wm Jones, K Cochran, Geo MoCrof= m8 core ee alte? Reco Bay, Wee 4 Ls y ol est ‘ueach, M ‘and wife, Mra. Mer B W Britton, Mr Goldbourn, Wm Smith, Sohn D James and son, Thos ard B Thomas, D jessie Carmichael, Samuel Hyslop. John Jand, FW Sibley, FL Stone, Was Wiliams, ‘Tho cs Wm Francfs; J Danser and wife, J Coin J Budington, J Culver, J Snyder, Me Woales M Lovell, Hitaskely, wife and ewe Walker, Jaa Carroll, H Parks, James ; JP Atherton, B Pollard, R Weymouth, C F Brown, Miss M Rox, | Miss Ellen Sheenan, 'G J Van Dusen, Alex » Jas En: + dey, John Endey, H B Dewitt, J Foley and ite, CE Elli- one W B Knight Q erray, Hobe Young, Mrs btitipe ‘and | Wittioms, aud others in the stecrages sn) ConG™ Thos psc reinioallaee he 0 Political Intelligenee. ELECTION IN BOSTON. The Know Nothings have now the control of both branches of the city government, elected their ae, Fs bashed nae pot Aldermen, three-fourths of ‘ommon Counci is the See ies ogee The following official K. N. Dem. Smith. Adams. Scat, 644 3 10 701 a6 —_ 611 52 1 389 - 34 6 526 30 10 622 27 7 256 23 ~ 380 37 5 513 31 5 563 a 3 41 37 1 781 234 1 6,427 703 59 Whole number of votes.......++++-ss0+5 Whig Ticket. Know No 4,377 Charles reir Thomas 4,857 J 4,370 Sd ‘At the election iu Roxbur the 11th inst., there el ion in on 1e : were two tiekets in the Aeld-the Know Noth #, head- plc's ickets hendes'by Joh 8’ Sleepers The. renult °o 8 ticl john . The election is as follows: ‘af 24 Total. Ritchie’s majority, 303. Where were the whigs and democrats? CHARLESTOWN ELECTION. The ¢lection in Charlestown, on the 11th inst. resulted in the choice of T. T. Sawyer for Mayor, and the whole Citizens’ ticket” for Aldermen, Councli and ward off- the vote for Mayor:— a ae 3 al ests cers. The following is Ward. hole No. Mr. Sawyer is nexation to Boston. The Boston Poff, the organ of the administration, speaks of the election as follows:— ‘The first municipal electfon under the new charter took, excitement y 5 it was manifest- ed among the Nothing ~ ar sy ak Se Cee ethene 8] great indifference as result, Even fetthe Gall the oy ieee Seems y fa Badttgls ent apna to the mayor, out u ie tn's short speech in which he spoke he had had to perform—he prt bo me obstacies in his way than any other me bo ever }; that he should al- vue go for the eeneee of law; that he called out the militat ¢ Hiv to rave the lives of the eco he might not have to do it 6 ing large sympathy, but he Chis support of law. He returned stand in the way of for the favor shown him, and busing the time being up. = Members of the successfal party. in the evening parad- ed the streets with mosic avd shouting, a ie them~ elves jolly at the victory they had achieved, but many J of them didn’t seem to know what it was all abuut, aN ere aT erm nes esteem SOND NER ISEE NNN