The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK 3amEus GORDON GENSBTT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR @urics N. ©. CORNER NASSAU AND FULTON ore. sere ceeee MGs SES AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Asrony any Cun ovaTna—Diverrisenent—Mrosomm «R Nient’s mea. ¥ THEATRE. Gowery—Afterncon—Equerstaran wances. Eveain:—S¢vsersianise—Guasvian LongLy May ov THe OcEaN, DSI4L0'S GARDEN, Brosdway—Soumanavra. BURTON'S TREATR: exp Lowen Twenty—, WALLACA’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Gentiewan rRow IneLann—Two ro Une— Anrrut Dovces. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Brosdway—Sonamri. AMERICAN MUSBUM—Afternoom and Evering—Luxe He LABomER—Dzap Suor. WO00'S VARIETI£S—Mochanice’ Hall, 478 Broadway. BOCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Buox- anys rian Upena TROUPE, WOON'S MIN>TRELS—Minstrel] Hall, 466 Broadway. few York, Saturday, December 16, 1854. Malls for Durope. SEW YORE EERALO--SDITION FOR EUROS. fhe mail steamship Union, Capt. Adams, will leave this pert to-day at 12 e’elock, for Seutbampten and Havre. The Zuropean mails will close in this city at half-past “ten “clock this morning. ‘The Hunap (printed im French and English) will be publisned at 10 e’clock im the morning. Single copies, in ‘wrappers, sixpence. Burecriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Nuw Yorx Humarp will be received at the following places tm Europe — john Hunter, No. 2. Paradise street. ) Sandford &Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Edwards, “ Wm, Thomas & Co., No, 49 Catherine street, Pan Livingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse. the 10 of the Buropean edition of the Hmmaip ‘will smbrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. ‘The News. Our despatches from Wasnington this mornizg are very interesting, and deserve particular attention. In the'House yesterday, it being private bili day, da’ little of general interest t anapired. The Civil and Diplematic Appropriation bill was presented by the Chauma, of the Comm tiee of Ways and ‘Mean , and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Amon, tbe private bills passed was one app:epria- ‘ting sixty-four theuvand dollars tor tre relief of the heirs of Major General De Kalb, of Revolation- ary memory. The House aijourned till Monday. Mayor Weetervelt presided over @ very large meeting of citiz ns, held in the Tabernacle last evening {> the pur ose of adopting an address to Mr. Smith ‘O'Brien, congra ulating him on his re turn frm Vas Dieman’s Land to Burope, ard en dorely ¢hie political principles aud honesty. Tne Hovotables R bert Emmet and Judge O’Covor edd essed the meeting, as did also Messrs. Mitche!, Meag>er,O’Gorman, and msny of the “ felons” of 1848, Three-moat enthasiastc cheers were given for the Emperor of Russia, whilst the Queen of England and mssy of ber statesmen were treated with little respect. About four thoasand people Were present. An almost impenetrable fcg enveloped the city and rivers yesterday, seriously impeding locomotion and pavigation. The residenta ef the suburbs suf. tered great annoyancs from the temporary stoppake of many o* the ferry:boats. Several serious colli sions occared in the harbor, of which an accouat is given eleewher-. We give the details of the California nevs this mo ning, among which will be found some inteiess ‘was taken to a fair amonnt for L'verpool at 4d. in | the greatest utility to both houses? Farther- | clusion that the f ‘ng against Sewardinthee THE LaTesTt BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPn®. * | bulk, ofl st 176. 64., bef at2 64,04 pork st2e, | more, Mr. Spence, at Constantinople, having | Twenty-ninth district is very strong. Mr. with some lota of cot’on 8° 5-324. for compressed, | pronvanced ur goverament to b:: in ‘avor of | Clark knows this, amd 89 does William H. and 3-164. foy uncompressed. Hon. A. P. Butier was y s erday re-elected to the ‘Un +d States Sena by he Legislature of South Carolia . The attention o cur riders is divested to the interesting . port of the Commissioners of Emigra- tion, relative 10 the diffi ulties between ‘hemselves | and the Board of Ten Governors. The ¢ ort is fall | of hitherto unkno n facts respecting em'grat on to this country. Th- staeme t tha: the passage mo ney paid to shipowners by emigraate «xceeds the | total amount paid for freight in the export trade of | thts country will excite some surprise. We learn that Gen. Comonfort has left town on | his return to Acapal-o, where he will ecommencs | operat ons against Santa Anns, Our readers wiil find a brief sketch of Gen. C. ‘m another column. The Diplomacy of the Administration—Dis- covery of a Perfect Gold Mine inthe State Department. Our ‘elegraphic advices ‘rom Washington, which we publish to-day, d sclose the discovery | of a perfect gold mine i. the State Department in relation to the di, lomacy of the Pierce admin- istration and the deing of it M.nisters abroa . This discevery eh .uld c mmsnd the immediate and per-evering sttent on of both houses of | Congress, with a view to enlightened and ja dicious legislation upon all th: various questions which may come up fcr their action or discus- sion in connection with our foreign affairs in all quarters of the world. It appears that no less a personage than our Minister to France, in a letter on the files of our Premier, corroborates all that we have said touching the agency ef Belmont in the experi- ment ofa loaa from the Rotheokilds for the benefit-of Russia, and that the negotiations to this end were detected and stapped by the French government. It also appears that the elder or younger Soulé had incurred the espe- cial displeasure of the French imperial courc because of certain alleged disparaging remarks concerning the “mpress. And this is probably all that the world will be permitted to kuow for sometime.of this letter, which em- bodies the cream of the rupture between Soulé and Louis Napoleon. It is laid by with the of- ficiul narrative and correspondence of the ob- jects and the doings of the Ostend Convention. A peremptory demaod must be made for this information, or Congress and the country must continue in the dark. The correspondence of Soulé in reference to his official travsactions at Madrid, it may be wise to withhold irom the world for a season. When he shall have acquired Cubs we shall, no doubt, get it all in black and white. Bat we protest against the poverty of the Message on this subject, when the State Department was so full of it. To be sure, the President could not very well have said that Soulé went out with peremptory instructions concerning the Black Warrior and other cases—that he acted upon those instructions, giving twelve hours’ notice for an.answer—tbat he received a flat negative, and was about to pack up and pack off, when the Espartero revolution breaking out he was induced to await the apshot.of the -explosion—that he did wait aceordingly, and received, mean'ime, softer iastructious from ing itema; but bothing bad occurred during the week previous to the sailing of the steamer worthy of any particular notice, except the movements of the atlied fleat, woich bad been iyiag in the harbor of San Francisco for som? tims. Tne miners con- tinued to do s prosperous business. notwithstan iin: the want of rain, and some new miues bad been dis eovered ; but trade did not seem to wear as bright ap sepect ae onr previous dates indicated. We have advices from Caracas (Venezaela) t: the 4ih nit. The cholera had been introduced from Printoud, and wae gradually spreading throughout ‘he country. Ip the space of a month more than fiften hundred persoas had died of the pestileace. A decree pardoning parties implicated in the lat» revolt bad been issued. It excepts, however, cri- tnina)s, emi vloy 4s of the government, end the leai- 220 of the movement. By reference toour telegraphic market repor's it will bs seen that the recently received Enrosexn news bas created quite a panic in the cotton mark«". a9 Charleston, and that prices have declined one haif to seven-eighths of a cent per pound, as com- pared with lest week's rates. Two of the most important cises that have ever bern adjndicated in our.courta were decided yeste:- day by Judge Ingersoll. One relates to the steamer A‘ps, now a travaport of the British government 2° ‘he East. She was seized for smuggling, and boade: for $75,000—E. Cunard snd Samuel Nicholson boius ahe sureties. The charge was sustained, and the vearel, therefore, declared forfeited to the Unites Btatesn. The other case was that of the steamer Washington, of the Bremen line, also seized ‘or amngeling. She was bonded for $30,000—Shep- herd Knapp and Christian 8. Sand sureties. Te thie instance the libel was susteised in its princip +) inte, Pavowbere May be found the particulacs of a de. atevctive fire in Philadelphia yesterday morning, involving a loss of property to the amonnt of hall a milhon dollars. This is the second extensive con flagration that has occa red in that city within « bay Post Ofice employé was tried yeaterday in the United States Ctreuit Court for embezzling letters in the New York Post Office. The testimony was closed, and the case s‘ands over on @ question of Isw aa to whether the accused comes within the Jegal conateaciion of the act, the letters not having been mailed for tranamission, but a8 “decoy ducks.” Judge Betts will ae:ide the question this morning. ‘The Board of Aldermen travsacted a large quantity | of business last evening. The committee oa baild- iag the new C'ty Hall presented their report again which was similar to the former one as regards the pian. The matter was msde a special order fo- Moendoy night. The Board of Councilmen yesterday afterros0 ‘voted, among other apprepriations, the sum 0° fifteen thousand dollara to make np the deficit 10 | the purskase money for Dr. A>bott’s collection o¢ Beyvtian sntiquities. The sum is to be paid when the exhibition ia ready to be opened free to the public. ip the Court of General Sessions yesterjay, George Ott, convicted of attempting to vote illegat- ly, was eentenced by the Recorder to six months imprisonment in the penitentiary, and fined two | hundred dollars. This puvishmest, though severe, | fa necessary to check tho evils that have prevailed at oar elections, and we trast that it will be a wars: ing to others for the fature. | The report elsewhere of the Fire Marshal’s inves: | tigation respecting the fire in the Empire City | Bank, shows that the fire was caused by the heat of | Marcy to re-open negotiations upen the sooth- ing system—that our Minister put these in- structions into his pocket, and was again about comiog home, and this time to expose the sbilly-shally policy of Marcy, when he was diverted from this purpose t» the magnificent filibustering and revoln- tionary programme of the Ostend Conven- tion. It might not have been prudent to say aj) this in the Message; but something was expected concerning the progress of our Spanish negotiations, and so we have felt bound to sup- ply the deficiency. If Congress would keow more let them call for the correspondence, or send up @ committee to Marcy to ask the privilege of a private inspection of the dooumenta, Not a word in the Message was said about Capt. Gibson’s case. Why not? Is it vot abandoned? We are informed that Belmoat, according to his instructions, made a bold de- mand for indemnity, ($100,000)—that the Dutch government were frightenel, and iv their fright delivered to Capt. Gibson all their own confidential, toge:her with his papers, on the subject—that subsequently, either with or without instructions, cither trom design or stupidity, Belmont informed the Dutch an- thorities privately that there was no occasioa for alarm, and that accordingly they plucked up courage, Duteh courage, and plumply re- fused to pay. The President need not have said ‘all this, but he might have said that the case of Capt. Gibson was in a bad way, and that it was too late now to mend it. Upon the affairs of Central America the Mev sage informs Congress that no progress has been made; but we can inform them, from the documents said to be on Marcy’s files, that Ba- chanan could de nothing in London on account of the negotiations of Marcy at Washiagtou, and that in the settlement of the fishery ques- tion the difficulties of settling the affairs of Central America have been increased, and. that the Monroe doctrine is a fable and a fiction. Marcy might also be able to inform any mem ber of either House confidentially, that Soulé, Sickles and Sanders have very much inver- fered in Mr. Buchanan’s diplomacy, and that the Ostend Convention has completely be- fogged him. ‘The Message gives no information about tne Sandwich Islands. Why not? Is it not in- portant that Congress should know that the great difficulty to this annexation is whether the royal family of the said Islands and the na- tives are to be classed among our white or colored population? What tribunal can settle this question, if it is beyond the territorial jurisdiction of Congress? And why has the President, we should like to know, kept back the fact of the mission of | Mrs, Cazneau to the Dominican end of the Island of Hayti? This mission, it appears, comprebends the project of moral and “ma- terial aid” ‘o the Dominicans against the black Emperor of the opposite end of Hayti. The mission involves the contingency of a war on the hot air flue, through the neglect of the porter ‘of the bank in not following the instructions of the | farnace builder in the management thereof. | David J. Peck, Eaq., of New Haven, recently re | tarn+a from the Ea-t, lestared Jast evening, on the allied teoops in Purkey, at Clinton Hall, Astor place. A eketeh of hia remarks is given in another eolump. ‘The flour market yesterday was steady, with a fair amonuzt of sales, including abcut 2,000 barre's ocmmon State for ex ort. White Mica gan wheat auld ot $2.28, and amal lots of Genesee at $2 50. | orp was active and firm, and again slightly ad | vanes d, having closed at 960... 970. Pork wasdall, | and beef quite steady. The cotton msrket con: | tinued to be unsetsled, and sales were snail. Por | wicdling optands tt was ssid that there were more | parermat Ge, which holders re*nsed to meet. Corn ! our part against the black Emperor; whereas, notwithstanding the bombardment and barning of Greytown, the Executive cannot make war upon a nation of whites cr blacks without the authority of Congress, The Houve of Repre- sentatives has the right to know the leadiog | facts of this mission to Domini call for the official correspondence of Mra, Cazneau, who is, perhaps, the very ablest of all the diplomats of this administration. We are sure that her letters wonld prove it, aud for this renson, if for no other, the House ought to have them. Pat, again, whit does either House know of our present complicated rein’ o 1s with Mex'eo? Nothing. Is not this s-ameful, when Marcy has a cartlozd of Mexican correspondesce of a, and shoal? | the cause of Turkey, and Mr. Seymour, at St. Petereburg, having placed us on the side of Russia, is it not the duty of Congress to call ; for these dcuments, so that shey may be enabled © strike the balan ¢ of our neutrality | between them? Cerawly; i+ is aawortby | the dignity of this .rcat nation to pr-cent two faces to rhe European telligerents—one to the | allies‘an: netothe zac Let Con ress call | for the correspondence, and give some definite interpreiation to our policy of noa-iaterveo- | tion. Marcy is said to be in favor of the allies, | Cushing and Jeff. Davis in favor of Russia, while Pierce occupies the exact position of | Austria. Congress must, therefore, decide upon the attitud- of the goverament. The Cabinet cannot do it; and if, to settle this | point, the papers of the Ostend Convention | should be required, let the House demand them. Look at it, turn ic over, examine i; all, and see what a disgraceful mess of trash and rubbish is the diplomacy of this Pierce admin- istration. The flaming, bombastic declarations of the inaugural upon American rights abroad— | the thunderiny gibberish of the Koszta letter— ere openly repudiated and abandoned. Look at the case of Phillips, an American citizen im prisoned for Mazzini in Switzerland, and half a dozen other cases, occurring in Austria, Italy, and elsewhere since the ridiculous fuss and flummery about Koazta. Mark the hereditary prociivities of Belmont, our Jewish Minister at the Hague, becoming a Jewish money changer in behalf of Russia. Follow the will.o’-the- wisp movements of Soulé, from the duels at Madrid to the Ostend Convention, and his quar- rel with Louis Napoleon. Consult the doings of the Cabinet and the proceedings of our whole diplomatic troupe, and what are the re- sults? The settlement of the old clo’ question against Marcy—the abandoument of the inaugu- ral—the repudiation of the Koazta letter—dis- graceful quarrels—unlavful war--the repudiation of the Mosquito King, and the recognitionef the Mosquite King with the speculators that have bought bim out, including the abandoument, out-and-out, of every jot and tittle of the Mon- roe doetrine; backing and filling with Spain, filling and backing with the Durch, the Gads- den treaty, »nd the mission ot Mra, Cazneau to Hayti. Seriously, is it not the duty of Congress to invade the archives of the State Department, to bring out its hidden treasures to the light, and to give shape, consistency, and efficiency to our diplomatic relatieas in every quarter of the globe, and to straighten up all the crooked joints and elbows in reference to Spain, France, Cuba, the Hague, the Russian loan, the Osteud Convention, the Inaugural, the Koszta letter, Greytown, Mexico, the doctrine of neutrality, the Monroe doctrine, the Sandwich Islands and Hayti? Will not some active member of our New York delegation in Congress, in view of these great objects, make a break iato Marcy’s gold mine? ComPTROLLER FLaca anp THE SratioweRry Contract.—We publish elsewhere another cu- tious exposé of the “ penny wise aad pound foolish” principle on which the financial affairs of the city are conducted. We have already seen some notable proofs of it in the cases of tbe Reynolds contract and of the unpaid offi. cials, who have been left to the mercy of that strict constructionist, Mr. Comptroller Flagg If anything were to be gained by the litigous and obstructive epirit displayed by this func- tionary, be might claim some credit for his af- fected conscientioueness, But the only results that are evident from bis management are that the public service is hampered and impeded by his crotchets, and that he is fast establishing for our city government the reputation of the Trish squire, “who could never pay when he would, and would never pay when le could.” And it is impossib'e that it should be other- wise. If the Comptroller’s contracts are all of the same character as that for stati nery, the details of which are given in the document to which we refer, we can only say that, like “dicers’ oaths an lovers’ vows,’’ they are only made to be broken. No wonder that he shouli find an extensive field for the exercise of his irs genuity in the discovery of frauds and ' @ evasion of the obligations of his departmeut, when the contracts framed by him are dictated in such a miserable, huckstering, | niggardly spirit, that neither the public officers nor the contractors can keep within their limits. In the contract entered into in August last with a New York firm, for the supply of ac- count books and stationery for the use of the Common Council, Board of Supervisors, Board of Health, and the bureaux dep :rtments and offices of the city, it will hardly be believed that out of ninety-six enumerated articles, eighty-seven are set down at one cent cach. Some of these cent articles, it is stated, are worth from $40 to $50 each, so that an honesi compliance with the provisions of the contract isentirely out of the question. The impossi- bility has of course farnished the occasion for the discovery of another of those mare’s nesis of official conecientiousness on which Mr. Flagg bopesto build up a political reputation, and which involve, in the charge of improper collu- sion with the contractors, the officials of some of the departments. If the affairs of the city are managed in this way, it is evident that nothing but trouble and expensive litigation can come of it. An honest | Comptroller, in these days of general corrap- tion, is a very desirable officer; but a Comptroller who exhibits a feverish anxiety to establish a reputation like that of Casar’s wife, and to impress all the world with a notion | of bis superior tntegrity, will be found practi- cally unfitted for the duties of an important office, which requires a we!l balanced order of mind, which is neither over-sensitive as to the opinions nor jealously suspicious as to the mo- tives and conduct of others, The public can afford to pay fur being properly served, and it | is not by a miserable parsimony which lacks | both discrimination and decency, that their in- | terests or their wishes are to be consulted. | x | Tae Reason way Myron H. Crank Dors Not Resten--A Sewaro Trtok.—-The | Twenty-ninth Senatorial district of this State | of which Myron H. Clark, the Governor elect, is the representative, is composed of the coun- ties of Ontario afd Livingston, In these counties, at the present time, there is a decided Know Nothing and anti-Seward majority, they baving elected to the next Logislature three democratic Assembly men—all of whom will vot» against the re-election of Seward to the United | States Senate—and one whig. In both of the above counties the Know Nothing vote near- ly doubled that of either of the other candi dates, and was almost «qual to all the others combined, and thue we are bronght to the con Seward, who »ouv:els the new Governor to witbhold bis resigna‘ion until the last mo- ment that time shall not be allowed to order @ epecia! election, and the » w Senator reach his seat ' efore the Legi+!a ure is brought | to ® vote u om the selecti ». of a United States | Senator, thu- precladiog «: e vote in opp»sition to the re-ele:tion ot Sewar'. This i- a higher law trick, an!, so fur as depriving the Twenty- ninth district of a vote in the choice of a Unit- e6 States Senator, it will, no doubt, prove suc- cessful. ‘The Case of Dr. Beale—Revelations of the New York Dentists, For some dys past, «: ee ings have been held by the de tists o: New York, with a view to elicit facts bearing on the recent case of Dr. Beak, of Philadelp ia: - nd in the p oceedings of these meetings, wh ch have obtained a wide publicity from the ; ress, revelations of the most ster'ling und unexpected character have been made. It seems thit th» use of chloro- form and ether, in a majority of ca:es, has been followed by the most unpleasant and shamefal consequences. Dr. Barlow te-tifies that “he has known ladies (un:er chloroform), of course unconsciously, but seeming'y not seat the mo- ment, divulge their dearest and most delicate secrets,” Dr. Castle “is satisfied of the in- fluence of ether over the reproductive system.” Mg, Francis declares that a lady to whom he gave ehioroform “used language ef the most ridiculous, prefane, and even obscene descrip- tion.” Br. Hazlett confesses that a female patient of bis, “as she gradually felt the ex- citement caused by the ether, caught himround the neck in the most endearing manner.” Mr. Hurd had a lady under the influence of ether, “chase himself (the operator) round the room affording most unmistakeable signs of perverted fecling. so much so that her mortified husband begged him not to give her any more.” Other medical men gave testimony to the like effect. These revelations have taken the com- munity by surprise. Whatever may have been the motive of the New York dentists in hold- ing their meeting and giving publicity to the facts elicited thereat, it is something very strange that a practice fraught wita such abominable effects should have been in vogue for so many years without a single attempt to expose or discard it. People have been sending their wives avd their daughters to the dentists to take chloroferm ever since iis introduction, and though, according to -the concurrent testimony of the most eminent practitioners, it has hardly ever been adminis- tered without causing the ianvcent sufferer to violate the laws of modesty, no one has ever heard a word on the subject till a dentist is sent to prison for an indecent assault on a young girl It Dr. Beale had not happened to be tried on Miss Mudge’s evidence, the chances are that the public would have remained in igneracce of the evil effects of chlorofyrm, and ladies would have continued, as, according te the dentists, they bave done heretofore, to betray them- selvesin the most shameful way, till the ead of time. The dentists will have some trou- ble in clearing themselves from the imputations which are a io- ference from this fact. It is impossible to discard the suspicion that they have not discouraged the use of chloroform as they ought. to have done; but that on the contrary, in the bande of unecrupulous men, it had been largely used as an instrument for the gratification of the vilest of purposes. Had the professional men who met the other day to declare the fruit of their experience of chloroform been im- pressed with a true sense of their duty to the public, they would have told us long ago all we know now, orat all events they would have re- fused unequivocally to use so dangerous a drug io their prastice. Having failed to do either, they must bear the consequences and blame themselves if their character suffers. Hereafter i; wi'l not rest with them to dis- card chloroform in vectal practice. Nu man who has read the statements already published will allow those under his authority to subject themselves to so intamous an experiment in future. Women especia'ly will bear in mind that the first practitioners in the city have avowed that iemales under its influence act as no pure woman could bear the thought of act- ing. Whether Dr. Beale was or was not guilty of the crime of which he has been convicted, is a matter which rests with the consciences of the jury before whom he was tried, and the Governor of Pennsylvania: the public at large have no right to interfere therein. Bat his case entirely sets at rest the question of the use of chloroform in dental practice. In truth, there is no necessity whatever for the use of any pain-killer in dental surgery. Io operations where the bistoury and simitac in=‘ra- ments are used—in the extraction of a tumor, the amputation of a lim», or certain cases of lithotomy—it may possibly be still regarded as safe to use ether or chloroform, But no such excuse can be urged for the employment of these agents when no more terrible operation than the extraction of a tooth is to be borne. Pecple who cannot submit to have a tooth dyawn without chloroform, should make up their minds to suffer toothache in patience. Sam Green Reptvivus.—As will be seen by reference to another column, that shrewd Yan- kee though eccentric writer—“The Man Wot Nominated Frank Pierce”’—has returned to the capital, and writes a farther sketch of his ex- periences. Some such eaustic visiter was much needed at the present time. If Mr. Green’s health remains good—and his friends allow him to continue to write, a flood of light will be thrown on the doings of the President and his friends during the winter. Gavazzi’s Retorn.—It is said that Padre or Signor Gavazzi is about to return to this country, and expects, on the streagth of the Know Nothing excitement, to succeed still better than on the occasion of his last visit, Ithis friends have made any representations of this character to him, they have misled him. In the first place, public feeling with regard to illustrious exiles, or distinguished foreigners, has undergone a great change of late. People are not likely to let fresh Kossuths or Mitchels run away with their wits a second time; and Gavazzi, though an adventurer of a different order from these, will share the effects of the feeling they have roused. Secondly, the Know Nothing movemont has ceased to be a sectarian straggle between Protestant and Ca tholic, to become a thoroughly political re- volution, If Mr. Gavazai attempts to interfere with it, he will be put down at once. He has no copeern with its aims or its purposes, and will only be tolerated on condition that he lets It alone. This ts certain. NEWS: THE DIPLOMACY OF THE ADMINIST Arlo — TH BATCHES AND BUNDLES OP DIPLOMATIO OdK< 2s PONDENCE OW FILE IN THE STATK DRPAST LS? ~ OURIOUB LETTERS CONCEMNENG SOULS AN!) HI IN- TRIGUES—BELMONT AND THE KUYSIAs LIAN 43D TRE GIBSON CASE—MR. BUCHANAN axD CENTRAL AMERICA—MBS, CAZNBAU AND Hay{, 270, °C. Wasutxoton, Dee 15, 1854 ‘You are aware that the House resolutions ea!linz fir the official correspondence touching the Osten! diplo matic congress has beea referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and that Mr. Bayly, Chairman of saii committee, has intimated that he intents to keep sail resolution in his breeches pocket to the end of the sex- sion. Undoubtedly Congre<s and the people will thus be deprived of some of the most interesting and extraori- nary and revolutionary confessions that have ever vc- curred in the diplomacy of this country But the fact that Mr. Bayly bas suppressed this par- ticular correspondence, will not, as I understand, iuter- fere with other calls for a variety of other diplomatie correspondence in the keeping of Marcy. The State De- partment is = perfect plicer in its batches and bundiea Of precise and inside information touching our foreign | affairs in all quarters of the globe; and you may ex- pect some calls to be made for some of these bunsles and | parcels before long, with the view of enlightening the House upon the exact condition of our foreign relations here and there and everywhere. The shelves and drawers under the charge of Dudley Mann are literally groaning with their masses of letters, filled to the brim with rare kxowledge, of which Congress ought certainly to know svmething. For example, there isa letter on file from Mr. Mason. touching the Soulé business, from whi_h it appears tha in the conferences between Mr. Mason and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, the latter informed our am- Dassador that Mr.Soulé, or his son, had been making himself too busy with the sucialist gossip of the cafis concerning the Empress Eugenie; and that Mr. Belmont had been detected and stopped by the French govern- ment in his attempts to negotiate a loan with the branch of the Rothschilds at Frankfort on the Mains, for the benefit of Russia; and this financial intrigue is com- plained of as an affair not exactly consistent with the friendly relations subsisting between the allies aad the United States, nor with our neutrality in the present war. This letter ought to have been sent up with the Mason correspondence to Congress; but, being witheld, it will probably be called for. Next, Marcy has on file a spirited and warlike list of letters from Soulé on our Spanish affairs, including the Black Warrior and ether outrages, which would throw = flood of light upon the prospects of the ‘‘re-annexation”’ of the island of Cuba, and the way in which Marcy and Soulé, and the Spanish Cabinet and foulé, have come to loggerheads about it. This cor- respondence is worth its weight in gold in view of Con- gressional legislation upon our affairs with Spain. Next, there is the Belmont correspondence in the Gibson case, showing the filling and backing of Marcy cr Belmont, or both, on that subject—very iateresting. It would be a windfall to the Jews of Chatham street to get hold of this correspondence. There are, also, in the Department, some interesting letters from Mr. Buchanan on Central American affairs, showing how Marcy has completely blocked him up on that subject ; showing, also, very clearly, the fallacy of the Monroe doctrine. Meanwhile, the Cabinet organ here is doing the same thing, in a virtual recognition of the right and title of the Mosquito king ; for the Union ad- vocates Col. Kinaey’s filibustering project, which is to settle a colony of Americans on a tract of land bought of the King of the Mosquitos. Them there are some curious official letters from Switzerland touching the proclamation of George Sanders to the Swiss republic, aud other subjects, which ought to come to light. The most curious aud funny correspondence of all is probably that of Mrs. Caeneau, late Mrs. Storms, for fifteen years past one of the most active, sagaciour and able propagandists of republican principles and ‘“mani- fest destiny’? in all the world. She has of late been ac- tively engaged in a special mission to Dominica, the Spanish and mulatto section of the island of Hayti, Sou- louque’s empire occupying the black end. Soulouque is ambitious for the “‘ whole or none,’’ and lately rumors of an intended invasion on his part of the Spanish and mulatto republic led to this mission of Mrs. Cazneau. Her plan, we understand, is to turn the tables upon him, put him down, re-establish slavery, and annex the whole island to the United States. To this end, asa beginning, she is said to have already bought a seaport @ naval rendezvous for squatters and filibusteros, according to the original plan of Gen. Duff Green. Marcy has the documents, and Congress ought to call for them, or we may become involved ina war with Soulouque before we know it. Then, there are some very funny tetters on file from Gen, Gadsden and our consuls in Mexico, and from the Sandwich islands, and from Constantinople, and St. Petersburg, and China, which would be very useful to both houses, and ought not to be wrapped up among the cobwebs of the State Department. Taken all together, this varied and extensive corres- pondence shows that the inaugural was a fiction, that the Koszta letter was 6 farce, and that the Monroe :loc- trine, like the Baltimore platform, is repudiated and abandoned. Look out for acall, or a series of calls, for these voluminous, diversified, curious and important budgets and bundles of diplomatic correspondence, illus- trative of the foreign policy as conducted by the diplo- mats, male and female, of this model administration. BELLIGERENT ATTITUDE OF THE CABINET—CUBA AND CANADA—GEN. CUSHING BRUSHING UP HIS RUGI- MENTALS—SAVAGE TONE OF THE GOVARNMENT OR- GAN, ETC., BTC. Wasuineton, Dee, 15—8 P. M. It is believed in well informed circles that a portion of the Cabinet are in favor of adopting hostile measures towards Spain, and incidentally having a brueh with England. ‘the theory of this policy would be the annex- ation of Cuba and Canada at the same time. Mr. Cush- ing is the master spirit in this movement, and if he succeeds in getting the President to adopt it, Marcy will have to leave tle Sate Department, tomake room for the fighting Brigadier. The Union, this morning, in an article apologizing for the Greytown outrage, takes occasion to pitch into England savagely. The article is understood to be from the pen of General Cushing, and is in harmony with his views publicly expressed. Gen. Cushing is smart enough to be convinced that nothing but saltpetre can save the administration; and as self-preservation is the first law of nature, he is wili- ing to sacrifice the true interests of the country to fur- ther his selfish ends. The programme does not include the necessity ofa war with France, for it is supposed the temporary and un- natural alliance now existing between England and that country will soon be abruptly terminated. SUPREME COURT PROCEEDIVGS, Wastxaton, Dee. 15, 1854. The Wheeling and Belmont Uridgo Company case was further argued to-day by Messrs, Stanton and Johnson. The case of Robert Wickliffe vs, Thomas D. Owings was argued by Mr. Preston for the appellant. ARRAIGNMENT OF WENDELL PHILLIPS POR PARTICI- PATING IN THE BURNS KIOT—ARREST FOR MURDER —THE STORK MILLS AT MANCHESTER, ETO. Boston, Dec. 15, 1854. Wendell Phillips, Esq., appeared in the United States Cireuit Court this morning, and gave bail in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to appear ia March next to an swer the charge of resistance to the United States Mar- shal at the time of the Burns rendition. At his request the following persons were allowed to become his bonds- men:—Messrs. George W. Phillips, H. A. Bowditch, R. BE. Apthorp, Samuel May, C. M. Ellis, and Franeis Jackson, Isaac Smith, a shoemaker by trade, was arrested here this morning, on a chage of murdering his illegitimate child, and was committed for examination, He is a mar- ried man. ‘The Stork Mills, at Manchester, (N. H.,) eanght fire in the pickers’ room yesterday, but by great exertions the fire was put out, after a loss of about $1,500, From Charleston, PATLURE- 10N OF A UNITED STATES TOR. Conumpta, 8. ©., Dec. 15, 1864, It is hore reported that the large cotton hoase of Dulin, in" the city ef Charleston, has farted for half a million of LARGE Ifon, A. P. Butler was re-elected to-day to the States Senate The Reciprocity Treaty in Nova Scotia. Flartrax, Deo, 15, 1854. The Governor of Nova Scotia has issaod his proclama- tion, admitting certain American goods, under the te- ciprocity treaty, free of duty. i Provipece, Dec. 15, 1854. ‘“h + +s po truth im the port pablishel in the New York loutevening, about the Arcade Bank of” thiaci’y The bepk will uot probably low a dollar by Kill, Caroler & Co., and the loss of their whole in- Cebtedness woull net affect its credit. Markets. ERAVY D.CLINE IN THR CHARLESTON OOTTON? MaRKer. Carterton, Dec. 15, 1854. ‘The continued anfavorable foreign advices for cotten have seriously uffected prices in cur market, which closed to-day at irregular rates, the average decline on. the week being wot less than i¢c. to Jge. per lb. The- saleaof the week foot up about 10,000 bales, aad we: quote the extreme prices atte. a ¥Xc., according to- uality. The reeeipts of the week are estimated at. $5,400 beles, ana tie stock in port, exclusive of sbip- bourd, 35,200 bales, . PEILADSLPHIA STOUK BOARD. Vattapetrura, Dec. 25, 1854. The money ket is without Stocks are: Long lalaad ivania. ry head 4, Marrix Canal, 113, 3 < Cai ; Failtead, 1:34" Pennsylvania Railroad, 413 Penny! 5's, 80. Collision on the Camden and Amboy Rall-- road. EFFECTS OF THE FOG--DIFENTION OF THR MAILS. The heavy mist yesterday compelled the 2 P. M.. ezpress train of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, usually running to Amboy to take the route by the: way of New Brunswick, when near Ekizabethtewn, run- ning slowly, it came in collision with the Rahway train,, also running slowly. The frent parts of the ensines were injured, though ne one was hurt. A pas-enger sitting near the water stand struck the back of his neck and bead against it, causing seme pain;, a lady alxo lost a valua.le breasipin, which was shook fiom her person, but it wis found by one of the mem- lers belonging to the road and returned. ‘The accident occurted in consequence of the extra. train not allowing the Raliway train its usual time, but as both trains were returning slowly no injury was caused: xcept to the locumotives and bumpers. ‘The mails due early in the evening, did not reach thie ity uniil midnight. ‘Tax Barmse Srsamsmr Ciypx, which arrived the other day from St. Thomas to repair, has been taken into the dry dock at the Navy Yard. She was in such a leaky condition that it was impossible to wait for the disen gagement of any one of the docks aroun the city, the pumps having to be kept constantly at work tv keep her- free. It was expected she would be re-cauiked and cop- pered, and leave the yard to-day. She is employed in the mail service among the West India islands, Lack or Faeignr at Matanzas.—The ship Brewster, arrived yesterday in thirteen days from Matansas, re- ports that all the vessels were leaving iu ballast, thero deing no freights to be had there at any rate. To Eastern MasTsrs and SHIPOWNERS.—By an adver- tisement in this day’s paper it will be seen that Messrs. Johnson & Higgins bave been appointed agents in this city for Boston marine insurance companies. A Suorr Passacr.—The steamship City of Manchester, Captain Wylie, from Philadelphia 16th ult., arrived off Liverpool on the 28th, having made the short passage of twelve and a half days from the Delaware Breakwater. She made the following miles per diem:—151 266, 206, 271, 264, 246.204, 18h, 219, aad 260. 2. the Northwest Light Ship at 9 P. M. on the 28th alt, but owing to # gale had to stand off port all night. Suzure oy THE Suir Mincrva.—We have already an- nounced the seizure. by Collector Thomas, of the Bre- men ship Minerva, for a violation of the act of Congress. passenger ships, She arrived at this port last 429 passen, from Bremen, and on the boarding officers (Capt. M. McDonald and Mr. John Pick- ering) measuring the ship, to ascertain her paseenger- capacity, they found by meaturement that she had an. excess of twenty-four passengers, which they reported as prescribed by the act of Congress ee ger ships; and with a view of testing the co: of the measurements made by the government officers,. Hugh, Ty Sesexe Gi r aud Robert Ashcraft, Esqrs., leading ship builiers of this city, were summon— ed to remeasure said ship, which duty was performed. by them, and the report of their measurement proved orrectness of the measurement made by the govern-- by the most favorable construc- at Bremen ‘teen months ), wt w coat of and bas made but one voyage, and is in every res) one of the finest ships in our port. lt appears that the bearding officer has admitted that the ship was in most ety ae Hee pmditice on arieat at this 1e a was the excess of passengers, te above stated.” Tho owner, we learn, however, sont” tends that according to the construction of the lew at. ie a bid 2 excess of passengers, gad is confident of obtain’ er speedy release.—Haltimore American, Dec. 12. f Naval Intelligence. The launch of the frigate Sabine, which it was. stated: would take place on Tuesaday next, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has been postponed on account of the absence o Mr. Delano, the Naval Constructor, who is engaged in. experiments on the balance dock at Pensacola. The launch, it is thought, will take place on the 8th of Janu- ary, the anniversary of the cattle of New Orleans: Work is falling off in the yard, and a large number of bands have been discharged. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. At the Metropolitan—S._J,, Hollaway,. Oswego; L. Fal- yenigandiady, Paterson; II, Buckhard, New Orleans; Joso. la. Garcia, New York; J. C. Nichols, Providenco; T. M. Tay- jor, and J.B. Weaver aud Indy, St, Louis; T. Fletcher and family, V' 3 JR. Giley, 'U. 8. Coast Survey; H.C. Watkins, 3 Dr. Summers and lady, VU. S.'A Palmer, Buffalo; A. 8. Baxter, Vermont; J. M. Batchelder, B. F. Bruce, Lenox; Gen. 0. James |. Mitchell, and T. 8. Buffalo; L. N. Foot, isco; F. A ;C. R. Goodwin, New Jersey; R. Williams, Buffalo; ‘Texas, At the Astor House—G. IH. Hubbins, Edwards, and C, Gilmore, ae roit; A. M. Kimber, Philadelphia; Capt. De Russey, U. 5. |. F. Williams, J. F. Stephens, ©. E. Miller, T. Adams an M. Adams, California. From San Juan, in steamship Northern Light—Capt Place aud lady, C man, Capt Holt, Majer Barnard snd. lams, Indy, four childron and two servants, Mrs Terry, A Terry. Win Wardro} JU McKibben, CR Good- win, 8 Barstow, 1 H Galloway, J Lomerick, P_ A Haven, C Brook, Col J Willams, J F 8 wane Jl Miller, Mr Ho and servant, J Hunt and servant, W P Hillery, 119 Ans! A Rickertson, D Hotobkiss and boy, B C Neweomb, J M Giatchen, RL. Worrell, Wells, Fargo & Co's mossonger, H as Pole, Mr Runtington nad lady, M'Seaton, 'T MoKouse, 5 NH Muller, CC ee Geo Fairley, aad 240 in the From Charleston, in steamship Nashville—Geo Siclos, R- Thomanay, RS Lyon, WP. Hood, H West aud lady, Mrs. Bullock, Miss Bullock, A Melly~17 in the steerage. Political Inte! DisTcRBANOR IN THR Know Notuing Councus or Bos- Tox.—Tbe Boston Transcrip! of the 12th instant, ssys there is « terrible row in the councils in regard to yes- terday’s proceedings. Gne Lor Mw to excommuni- cate every man who scratched Mayor Smith’s name on Senet re the hundreds of members xs pone. e "@ name express a willingness to meet fate if those who-also scratched the names of Alderman. Dunham and Col. Cowdin are ejected from the order. ANOTHER SECRET ORDER IN Boaton.—We learm by ‘‘open telegraph” that the order of “United Sons of Ameri¢a’™ is now organizing in every ward of the city. This order. we believe, is regularly chartered by proper authorities, similar to the Masonic Institution. It dates back to- 1838, bavi bein epoeanenied with the “Sons of Liber- ry,” in Cineinna’ . Ita object is reported to be both petriotic and benevolent. In polftics this order is. said to be in favor of the principles advocated by the National Native American party, which assembled in Old Independence Hall, at Philadelphia, in 1846, and join their brothers at the South in k ‘out all olher tame from their ranks in a national point of view. One camp of the order has been instituted in Boston some yix years. Wo hear that they have camps in the First, Se- cond and Third wards, and members enough to hold the balance of power on a plarality election. None but “true blue” Americans can get into this secret political order, as it is said members. pr are wall looked after.—- Boston Transcript, Dec. 1 Tax ABOLITIONISTS AND Tir KNow NornrxGs.—The Wor- cester County South Anti-Slavery Society held its annual mi ng te orcester on Saturday and Sunday last. The resolutions proposed and adopted denot the Know Nothing movement as ‘-based upon a false principle, ani- mated by # proscriptive, religions, ‘and. geographical spirit, pursuing a suicidal policy, and ae thoroughly pg ng the cause of the slave as either of the old par- ,”? and therefore they were op to oppose and repudiate it. Kxow Nornryos 1 New Haspenme.--The Manchester Mirror hax some intelligence in relation to the Know Nothing movements which look plaasble. It states that two hundred and forty-nine dispensations for lodges have been granted in the four lodges have been or Grand Sachem (? Conngil) in to moet fo the third Tuesday of January, for the nomina’ candidates for Congress and for State officers, The fol- lowing ph may refer to Col. Baker:-—\We have: just ie rned Trem one of ovr messengers, that a certain candidate for Governor withdrew from the order at Con- cord last night.’ watts ibe New Yorw Cextran Rartxoav Company.—At a meeting of the directors of this company, held on the 12th inst., Erastus Corning was unanimously re-elected President, and Dean Richmond Vice-President of the company’ for the ensuing year. The following jatmenta of standing committees were also xecutive Committee—The President, ex-ofiicio man; Mr Richmond, of Buffalo, Mr_Chedell, of \ubura; Mr. Mcintosh, of Albany, and Mr. Pailo, of New York. Committee on Aceounts—Mr. Sayre, of Troy, chairmen; Mr. Livingston, of New York, and Mr. Seymour, of Utfon? f Latheny Evening Argus, Dec. 15. Ee