The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6750. ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA. Days Later from Cuba—More Arrests— p The British Squadron, dic. The United States mail steamship Cahawba, R. W. hufeldt, commander, arrived here at an early hour yes- ‘terday morning, from New Orleans, the 9th, and Ha- ‘the 12th. We learn from Havana that numerous arrests have been made since the 7th inst. of some of the most in- juential citizens of the island. It is alleged that » plot had been preconcerted to assassinate General Concha ad overthrow the existing government, the discovery of which led to these arrests, The persons implicated all Spaniards, intimately associated with the com- ‘mercial and industrial interests of Cuba. The govern- ment are laboring under the belief that this plot had deen influenced by certain prominent eltizens of the nited States. A highly distinguished lawyer named “Ointra,”’ was arrested on the morning the Cahawba A part of the British West India fieet were st Havana, consisting of the line of battle ship Boscawen, flag ship lof Admiral Fanshawe; sloop Vestal, and brig L’Espeigle. ‘The screw propeller Colossus sailed a few days previ- ous to the 12th, for England. OUB HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Feb, 12, 1855. D Srom Office—The Captain General’s Proclama- tion—The Gaceta on the Invasion of Ouba—frial of Estrampes and Feliz— Movements of Troops—Travelling Permits—Stringent Laws about Fire Arms—Arrests, - de, The Cahawba is expected here soon after day-light this ig, and as she generally arrives within a few hours of her appointed time, I am at my writing table before 3 o’clock 4.M., in order to send you a full summary of rhat has occurred since I wrote to you on the 8th. }, then, Senores Galiano (you know him) and Moja- nietta, both Oldors of the Real Audiencia, have been de- prived oftheir high offices; their offences—the latter being a creole, the former having married a creole wife. The Gaceta of the 9th inst. contains a circular of which the following is a translation. After the usual heading, it goes on to say:— ‘The pacific and lo; hte which forms the im- anense majority of the inhabitants of Cuba will mark, perhaps with surprise, the measures recently to secure the tranquillity or this beautiful country, No mn for a moment the necessity of severity jon of criminal outbreaks, Such a course in fally justified on proof of the intent, and of the fact, that a conspiracy has not been set om foot now, but has Dep in existence for some time past. While calumnious outcries have been raised against that institution by means of which the resources of this country are being developed, a handful of ambitious people, ungrateful for the clemency of the government, have placed themselves under the ordors of foreign adventurers, with the inten- tion of overwhelming the island in @ fearful revolution. This plan, conceived in the profoundest secresy both in ite goveramesty wate has always uteavored tS pres 1° wi Iwi avo 7 side over the destinies of the icetioy with justice, aa promote its interests, has also its security and ‘tegrr and has been happily able to frustrate this scheme for ite ruin, The troops are ail concentrated in conve- ment places, fo a8 to be ready to march against the ‘ag s00n as he has landed. That such an invasion was be made was not known until the sailing of our ‘brilliant navy was seen, guarding our coasts, ai iteelf im connection with the army on shore. same time prisoners were taken at different points—the overnment baving in its possession sufficient proofs of freir com| ty. Should the e: épassinoe) therefore, ar- rive, it wi ey and completely annihilated, and the war 9 ‘the foreign adventurers will be prose- cuted out giving quarter. Aa it is now known who are their leaders, we trust that the government of the United States will prevent the criminal expedition set on foot in that country, as it is in violation of all that we |, snd isa design to destroy the tranquility us by banded adventurers. This governmeat the greatest confidence in itself, becauve it cannot ‘on its valiant army and powerful navy, rely on the fact that the immense majorit 4 people are on ita side, to len with the same decision and the same enthu- fe g ; Sova Eotan ween’ ta promeet to be gi “4 iven the slave aa tamphiate the ceklees pres: perity of the island, and without causing the least un native. The government is always prepared, even -against its will, to use the power with which it is in- vented to cbastise criminals with the utmost rigor of the law; for the distinction and clemency of this go- es ww only Py bao cae to near inst it. save-you many years 4 HAVANA 8, 1855. ‘To the eds of —— ‘There you have it in all its purity. And what do you make of it? Is it not awful—nonsense? Will it not strike terror-into the hearts of the ‘ banded adventur- ers,” if there be any, of which the Gaceta of the same y, under its editorial head, says it has positive infor- mation. ‘But permit me to translate again, in order to show you how ample and excellent are its sources of in- formation. It says:— The.expedition will be composed of from 2,300 to 2,600 men. The places of their embarkation will be at Texas, from 600 to 700 men on the Pampero; and from Savannah ual numbers in the Daniel Webster or the Pro- ; the rest from New York, in the Massachusetts, of which we will hereafter speak, and in other vessels which we will not name. In order to get out of the disturbed by the general = States, have repor that the destination of the expedition is Costa Rica, and, as mates this ee been —_ badd one rhe the princi chiefs, got disgust and separa‘ himself from the ition ‘The firet obatacle met with was the seizure of the Massa- chusetts, in which vessel were found arms and muni- ‘tions of war in uantities, perfectiy concealed. e+ ¢ 4 © The of the United tes speaks -of this as & true case. What Courier is that? But I have not time to com- ment on such trash. I understand that the so-called public trial of Es- “trampes and Felix is fixed for about the 20th instant. I ‘reckon it would puzzle your most experienced law ‘eporter to give « full report of it, even if he under- Spanirh. Besides, it would be dangerous to take ® note in that sugust tribunsl of the Military Commis- sion; however, I guess I must run the risk, so as to send vyou as fullan account of the proceedings as possible. There was a “grand parade’’ in the military square lastevening. The soldiers appeared in heavy marching order, There were about 3,4°0 of them, as counted by myself and two friends. I was told they had been ‘brought from Matanzas, Cardenas, and the Vuelta Ariba—that there are at this time but two companies eat Matangas, and « very small ber of men at Car- denas. This marching and countermarching proves the correctness of what I bayve, in a previous letter, written to you respecting General Concha’s character. Travelling permits are only to be granted for fifteen days in future, and thore obtained for the present year are to be returned to the authorities, and fifteen day permits obtained in their stead. Is not this the very cacme of liberty? It has been decreed that firearms are #hot to be sold in the small towns, but only in the vicini- ties of those places where there is a Lieutenant Govern- -or, arid then only to such persons ashe may grant o ‘Aicense to possess one, .with other stringent roles re- epecting frearms; amongst others that there shall only be three stand of arms to every hundred negroes upon an estate, that being sufficient to preserve order on the estate. It is now daylight, andI must go out tonee if the eteamship has arrived. If she bas, 1 must returm and rclose this letter; if she has not, 1 msy possibly add a ‘few more items. POUGHKEEPSIE. P. 8.—The steamer is not yet signalized, therefore | Shave sufficient time to add all the inteiligence in my pos- sersion. It is understood that all the arrests deemed erequisite have been made—the precise number not known, but variously estimated from fiteen to thirty, and even fifty. It is only when one’s friends ars not seen at their aua! ‘homes that we know they are arrested, #0 secretly is everything managed. Amongst those parties in the country very generally known to have been captured are the following:—At and near Matanzas, B and J ‘Gener, nephew and uncle, the latter being of Catalan (Spanish) birth; J. Garcia, President of the Matanzas Railway Company; Senor Oveido, who, with the two Geners, are planters of the first respectability, At ‘Trinidad, Miguel Cantéro, brother to, perhaps, the wichest man tn the island, was about to be arrested, but be, getting © hint that the dogs were upon his track, fed, and acted wisely im so doing, for in this country evidence to prove & man guilty of crimes the commis- aion of which never entered his brain is easily obtain- Senor Ramon Pinto’s case is being hurried on os fapidly as the “law's slow delay” expecially in the Geminions of Spain, will permit. Lis friemds aay that wo evidence has been adduced against him. I under- stand that « blanket is suspended against the window of his cell, so that not the slightest intercourse can be had with him without the knowledge of his jailers, who are right careful that no written communication shall pass in or out of that cell. . Tam nct certain whether I informed you in my last letter that he is now occupying the cell in the Moro Castle recently occupied by Francisco Estrampes, who at present occupies the same cell as his unfortunate fellow sufferer Felix. ‘The two poor fellows keep up their hearts like heroes ‘They were in tolerable health yesterday. My servant, surprised to find my candles lighted (for I cannot yet see to write without them), has jnet entered my room bearing in his band the fragrant coffee. The temptation is overpowering; I must drop my pen. js Havana, Feb. 12, 1855. Effect of Gen. Concha’s late Rigorous Measures on the Public Mind—Alteration of the Travelling Passport: Sor the Interior of the Island—Grand Military Review in Honor of Admiral Fanshawe—Reported Arrest of Senor Ointra, dc, Since my last, by the Isabel, announcing the peace of- ferings made upon the altar of the country, under the ministry of Gen. José de la Concha, we have seen no- ‘thing of a disturbing character among the people, and we should not have dreamed thet imminent danger was 60 ‘very nesr us, unless it had been formally proclaimed from the Palace. The arrests of our neighbors, of the best of the land, did disquiet the nerves of those who were not at home in Cuba, for they took the serious cause assigned as an after excuse to cover precipitate action. But with all the light that has as yet been thrown on the alleged conspiracy, I cannot altogether agree in the conclusion that there is no danger now— that the government will need no aid of bleod or money to feed ‘the dogs of war.’ There are those who think that the policy which induced the arrests was bad, if, indeed, the government is so strong-handed and well prepared for any emergency, as not to require the ser- vices of the people—that each arrest will only increase disaffection, and the spirit of anger will brood in hearts that heretofore have been filled with love and ‘ever faithful devotion’’—that if the wolf comes, of which the alarm has so often rung in the uttermost ‘‘corners of the island,’’ that the joy extending heart welcome to Concha, will not be found to induce resistance—that, if true, the cause, the arrest of sixty or seventy or of se- veral hundred, is not going to prevent what seems, as it now stands, the suggestion of timidity, while full exposureis made of our state and preparation. This tort of reasoning, which obtains more or less in the com- munity, has materially influenced public confidence in the nerve and the wisdom of our superior authority. By orders issued on the 10th inst., we find that the ordinance of » few days previous, granting papers to travel for three months on the island, to strangers or residents, has been rescinded, which shows the state of official mind in high places, which we hope may be “converted ’’ back to right reason befure long. We are now to be limited to fifteen day papers, to be renewad as they expire, and from point to point, which is a muisance in discomfort and expense. Any man tosing his license, or being in the country without one, is to be arrested— fined ten dollars—searched to see that he is not worthy of suspicion, and if ignorance fail to make a case of crime against bim, or should chance to be in doubt— after the pocketing of the ten—be is sent to Havana with a “Dogberry”” guard, for the attention of those who have longer ears in that line. This order demon- strates to the public mind that there is much anxiety in the big house upon the square, where they grind but one sort of axe, und that not a battle axe. I think the im- prersions which seem to have arisen from the action of the government are not just as far as General Concha is concerned that he may not lose that which was pre- dicted for the reign of Pezuela would cause anxiety which, added to the timid councils of those having his confidence, but not his experience or vicissitudes, would produce the inconsistent developements we have found. In due course of honorable attention to our protectorate ally, and the clever Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, we had yes: terday avotber military show, ,parade, pecticn and review of the royal troops set over us for defence of our faith and nationality. Being on my way to dinner, and hearing the sounds of suspicious bugles, 1 changed my direction to ascertain the cause, a very little apprehen sive that the Philistines were upon us. I found on the Paseo Isabel that it was only the “pastime of warriors— the gorgeous display of galoon—and was surprised that there had been no notice to the sight loving people of the city, and that the hour was that,when those are occupied who love good living, in closing dinner with a glars of wine, according to fancy. Why this hour was selected is not for me to determine, but there are those, who are “no better than they should be,” who say there was good reason for it. I lost my dinner, but not the sight, and as for the figbt, it was not anywhere that I could see; and I bad read the proclamation with great care, and of course was duly excited to fancy the shadow of a bush a regular filibustero of the first water. There wasn good deal of the protectorate brass about, upon the shoulders of good looking youths, and I was glad that they were not under the walls of Sebastopol. The parade was grand, but not awful; but I could not help thinking that they looked very much ns if they wanted something to eat—our own wants always guiding imagi- nation for the special benefit of our neighbors, I was hungry, and therefore thought Concha looked, and the Admiral not less, as if he could have eaten a Russian, if he had been made duly tender with frost. I got home— no one knew I was out—bad no dinner, and we have no suppers—sleep did not aweeten my temper, but I fee better since letting off my grievances—the breakfast bell I hear, and all the filibusteros, from Concha in the palace to those in the Crimes, shall not make me waste more time here, D. LATEaT NEWS. Ow Boany Tue Steamer Canawna—12 M. ‘There is a report in town this morning of the arrest of Cintra, the most celebrated lawyer of Cubs. No time to look for confirmation, but it is more than probable. The police strike at high game, and it may be well, but I much doubt it. The Dr. is leaving, and lots of good hearts are on the wing on the Spanish steamer, in my view. Dr. Le Vert and his interesting family are amongst them. I shall go ashore with the pilot—you will understand that two Capt. Greens were on board. ‘THE LATEST MAKBET OCIRCUL. Havana, Feb. 10, 1855, Since the date of our last report of 27th ult. buts moderate amount of business has been done. Svoans have been less active than previously noted and, although no marked decline has taken place in pri- con, still they are in favor of buyers, excepting for good yellows of strong grain, which command full rates. Re- ceipts from the country are more abundant and the pre- rent stock is estimated to be about 60,000 boxes against 70,000 boxes in 1864, and 40,000 in 1863 same period. Tne business doing in Muscovadoes is limited, owing to small supplies. A few parcels have changed hands at 436 ra. inferior and 4% ris. middling for refining. Ex Forted—10,987 boxes to Spain, 6,303 Great Britain, 2,133 ‘pited States, 1,682 Copevhagen, 1,127 Amsterdum, 801 Hamburg, 765 France, and 340 Bremen; in all 26,072 xen. We retain our last quotations: — Whites, common to Fioretes, 73, to 94; rls, —~ 2s. £44, to 274. bigd.; yollown, do. do, 63; to 4 ria. — 208 to 2s. 10344. ; browns, No. 11'to 12, 6: 1164, to Lon. 944 Cucuruchos, No. 53g ria. — 168. 10d. to 18s. igd. Sterling pei on board at 12)5 per cent prem. exchange. Mo.asers has been in steady request at advanced rates: clayed cannot now be hed under iM a 0% ria. keg here ‘and at catports, Muscovade sells at 4 but there's hardly any offered for sale. Expo the fortnight consist of 888 blide. to Bos- weg ris. to 19, 6 to owt. free claye! guriv ton, 727 Portland, 608 eistol, 357 New York, and 4 to bavennsy—to all, 2484 bhds, Corrie has advanced, owing to amall stock on sale good secomes are worth $9 £0 to 811. Rem is selling at $36 Rel we Secans are in active wi t in value Exported: 6,954 mille to the United States, 2,725 Ham- burg, 787 Amsterdam, 680 Bremenand 672 parts, in all 10,821 mille. Tonaceo bas been more animated, than jously noted. Exported 56,600 pounds to Spain, 49,720 Bremen, 45,288 Amsterdam, 44,707 Hamburg and 19,050 other parts, in all 215,366 pounds. Excnayom. ils baving been more fait offered, rates bave declined. We quote London—12\ to 121; = cent ; Paris, ¥ percent premium. New ‘ork and lito ie en ees premium, New Or. leans, short 4} to 5 000 Mexican he ieiviat steomer’ Co 14M Stock Ree. Carsten) on " G1 casks per Zephyrjat 1254 rls. arr.; 160 por ‘ 10%; 836 per B. B. Lawton, at 13%; 65 do. at 13%, 40 La Ryd babes 18%; 30 do. “s 13%; 20 fren, thew ‘ork at 24, and 01 damaged, per Emma Byer, at 11 rls; stock remaining 300 casks Fish—10 drums Kaglish cod, 15 do. , and 40 Iralf boxes do., at 94 25 gl. 23 bas New York at $1275q)., nnd 50New Orieame; 81250, Candler—120 boxes sperm #1 842 50 per quintet, 45 at $42; 40 ot $40 5 1 65 patcat at $10, Talo an bbls. New Orleans at $16 76 per qumtal; 60 at $16 Buenos Ayres a bi” at 1136 rhs, per and 680 boxes (about 1,606 (uintals) $17 50, Beans—8 bbi. abches, ks zetailed at 26 rhs, per arroba; 9 at tui re, Wrapping peper—1,700 reama i#., and 1,000 at 4 ris, Figem1,600 drums at per quintal, a cores at $16. bbls. Pitch--10 bbls. at $3. Spirits of turpeutine— 16 bbls, at $10 60 per quiztal. Tobacco—26 boxer chewing at $18 per quintal. Lumnxk anv Coorrnack Stocw.—Pitch pine continues to arive, sales 104.¢(0 feet Jacksoville at phd 3 1,000 feet, 115,000 feet Mobile at 926 25, 126,000 feet - ton (contract) at $30, and 93,000 feet do., at $26, Whi ne bonds, 18,00 feet Bangor at $26 feet, ,006 fee Now Brunswick at $27, ( to $25 80,000 feet Portland at $22, 10,000 Che ana ess oy Portiand'a $25, and mae ), Opwa: there is longer Toom to put them, 15,000 eye been void at rie. ow time, ‘and 1,200 at avetion, damaged, at 6) rie, Molaxsen and sugar hhd. shooks, 1,200 Portland city made molasses in va- sious lots at ad 1,700 wogar do. at $3. Hoops, 80,000 F. I. at $46 and' $60. Einpty bhds., 909 secon ise at $4, 266 at $4 125, and 80 at 9# 25, all for mo- aa 8. FIGHTS continue to rule at about the same rates. Five vensels have been chartered for Falmouth and a market, one at £320 €d., 000 at £3, oneat £: Ta, 64. cne at £4 68., und one at £2 15s. according to nize and condition of vessel, ore for Swansea for copper ore at £2 ta, two for Cienfuegos and Leadon, one at £3 10m), and one at £3, one to tho ountinent direct at £3 "188, 6d., one load mahogany at Maa- zanillo fer Great Britain at £0 1 one for Cork 6 of 4 £2.48,, 1 for the 2 for 1 ditto at £3 58., 1 of 970 ‘boxes for Cadiz and a for Bi 180, 1 of 190 boxes for the Canary $ $2 £0 per box, 1 of #00 boxes for Valaga at $: x box. To the United States, Lfor Remedios ani Fork and 2 for Sagua and ditto at $5 per bibl, Cor sugar, 1 for ‘ripidad and do, sugar 60 ceuts per 100 Iba, and ¢eck load at $2 per bhd., Lof 1,000 boxes to load here for do. for $10,000 for 's geve , and from the coast, 1 to Koston, molasses at $1 60 per hha ; 1 do. for Baltimore or Philadelphia at $1 60, 1 do. for Port- Jand at $1.87 34, 1do, for Falmouth, 000 boxes, at £2 10s., 1 for do., 2 606 boxes, at £3, 1 to Gibraltar, 1,100 boxes, The Case of the Proprietors of the Dally Times—Contempt of Coart. MARINE COURT. Before Hon. Judge McCarthy. Fre. 17 —The case of contempt, on the part of Messrs, Harper & Raymond, for publishing in the Times news- paper, on Thursday last, ® paragraph which was ealou- lated to bring this court into ridicule, excited some in- terest this morning among the fraternity, there being a large gathering of the various newspaper corps present. ‘The Clerk called Henry J. Raymond and her Har per, Jr., to appear in answer to the process issued from this court. The Jud the defen‘ an’ Mr. Abbott said he appeared for Fletcher Harper, and asked that the matter be postponed, in consequence of the service of the process having been only made late the previous evening. They required time to prepare the necessary affidavite, to show that Mr. Harper had no Mr, a: not in town, and has not been persoually ked if apy counsel appeared on bebalf of cognizance of the publication in question. mond is not Cisposed to press the matter . Raymond, but he felt that in the republication of the objectionable p: ph in this ‘Times was adding insult to injusy. He de- tired to know who was at tie bottom of this affeir. Time will Cisclose the fact, and the Court weuld be abie to reach him. Every word ip the statement is untrue—the subject matter is untrue, and every line of it untrue. It in false from beginning toend I never was sent for to come to the Court. ‘ihe sgene ‘here describe’ vever oc- curred. I have no ¢is to quarrel with the press; T believe ip the largest iiberty of the press; but I also belleve there 1s a limit t» editorial privileges. 1 said, when ths matter Grs' came up ‘bai Leared not for news- paper attecrs on Florence MeCartty but I will main tain the dignity of the Coort prevent as far asl can the tribunais of justice from brought into ridi- 1of me, conerive the object vecurred—if there was the for '—I would not complain of com- ment I rat here day after day, with a calendar of over sixty causes, fifty per cent of which were ready for trial, and I bave set on toe bench toe late hour at night to Gin pore of the business, in consequence of t ence of my colleagues from ilinert; and why I should, therefore, single’ out for attack is a mystery to me 2 morping the article is repeated, and I think makes 7 blither amenable, under the Revised Statutes, for maly inaccurate report of the is court has the same power, Supreme Court, and I must cou. it pect, an the fers, in the present instance, | feel inclined to exerci Ishall try it, and the power may as well be this care an in avy otber, As far as Mr. Harper cerned, Isball cirect av attachment him. As to Mr. Raymond, | will ae! the respect to him, he being out of town, and served with notice to attend Mr. Abbott—I suppose, sir, that Mr. Harper can ap- pear by attorney Toe Court—Certainly Mr. Abbott then proceeded to read the following de po- sition of F. Harper, Jr -— City and County of New York, st-—Fletcber Harpsr, of suid city, being duly swora, says that he is oue of the firm of Raymond, Harper & Co., propri:tors of ihe New York Daily Times. That his department in the couduet of the same is the business department of the paper, and that he bas po care or euprrvision over the editorial depertment, and no c.ntrol over matter for publication therevn. (Leponent further says, that the article in the Times of th 15th instant, entitled ‘The Marine Court—What Not Dove.” was written and published without nowledge or consent or privity ia sny wise; sod that he bad no meas or opportunity of anticipating or h publication, and that he regrets the ap: pearance of anything calculated to bring the adminis tration of justice into ridicule. F. HARPES, Jun. Sworn to before me, this 17th dey of February, 1465 J. Van Namxx, Commissioner of Deeds. Mr. Abbott further said that be expected also to be able to produce affidavits to show that the article was Prepared by some person outside the press ‘The Court—ihat is what I say. | want Mr. Harper to give the name of the party who furnished it. Mr. Abbott—Mr. Harper does not control the editorial columns; be is more particularly at the head of the flnan- cial department ‘The Court—How ¢o you explain the article to-dey? tome one must control over that Gepartwent, and I want some tion om that pout. ow that Mr. Raymond is out of thecity The pect I have for bim and the courtesy with which he has always treated me. convince me it he would mot have permitted its publication. In the mesatime, let the afficavit of Mr. Harper be tiled. Mr. Richard Busteed said—Perhaps, sir, the affidavit I bold im my band may render & postponement unneces- repetition of the war ‘ihe Court—Who do you appear for? Mr. Burteed—For Mr. Lee, the reporter. ‘The Court—How is be connected with it? Mr. Busteed—the affladvit will best explain. After seme prefatory remarks in favor of his client, Mr. Bus- teed proceeded to any that he need not enter into the hardships of the duties of @ reporter, nor need he say that» large epace of the Times and the Hxnatp had been devoted to law reports, and recently to the proceed ings of this court—— on Court—That bas nothing ts do with the present matter. Mr. Bustee¢—If your Honor will guage the line for m: enews leis? kaha y The Cow ine yourself with weat the reporters have done previous! I have notbing to do. bt x Mr. Busteed then read the following d City and County of New York, a.—D. the city of New York, being duly «worn, aa; & reporter attached te the is the sole and reporter im aald poper on the Lith dey of Fe “Merine Court—What Was Not 7 thet facta therein stated were received by this deponent from ® re-pectable member of the bar of this State, and were (ormiebed for publication to said paper by deponent, in lief that they were substantially true, ani with itertaining, or atall meaning to evince any disre ba iT to this Court, or any of its members; and war publitbet fp the ordinary course of feud paper. aot witout the ‘ue publi-bers of «sid paper bietober Harper, Je or ether o » ROME LER Sworn befor me this 1th dey of Ferrumy, 1855, how'p J, Siaxotey Commssioner of Deeds. Mr. Busteec then said be | Gao hat affitay smple, full snd utterly and ly oh oped the Court would deem it, as he gy, Mr Lee He (Mr. Busteed) au, ir Lee entir ly from any endeavor or any of ita 0 into ; sition :— lt Lae, of that he is 2 s Ls 4 il i 0 i F Ae if 78 f : i F i 2 4 i E to the matter at present | IMMIGRANT PASSENGER SHIPS, SENATOR FISH AND THE MERCHANTS, Meeting of Merchants and Others Connected with Commerce, at the Exchange. SPEECHES-RESOLUTIONS &o., &e., ko. In accordance with the following call, » meeting wa held at the Merchente’ Exchange yesterday afternoon :— Nonce.— Merchants, ship ners, etipmasters and others connected with commerce, are requested to attend @ public mevting to be held this day, (Satur- day,) at the Meschanty’ Kxchange, at S3¢° o'clock, to-teke into consideration matters now before Congres: asfecting their interest. Mell GRIME |. H. GRINNEUL Mortum LIVIN@sTon, [ Commmittes, BE. MORGAN, Mr, Tuomas TiLubtoy called the meeting to onter, and nominated GxOKGk GxikworD as chairman, which nomination was ratified by the meeting. Mr TmusTon also nominated the following named gentlemem an vice presidents and secretaries, amd they were agcepted by the meeting — VICK vReauDeENTS, Peletiah Peret, Wm. Whitlock, Andrew Foster, E. E. Morgan, Mortimer Livingston, Wm: H, Aspinwail, m, J. W. Phitlips, William T. Frost, Wm. Neilson, Oliver Slate, John J. Boyd. ‘SKCRETA RTS Robert Goodhue, Charles Lawson, ‘The meeting was very well attended. Mr. Davip apes read the foliowing resolutions — Whereas, it appears by the procesdings of the Senate of the United Btates, that the bill «To regulate t! f passengers by wteamships and other vessel a by the haere Department, to remedy defects ‘existing laws on the subject, {rom which so much int embarrassment has been caused to the aniprice: interesia of the whole country, afier being reported unanimously by the Committee of Commerce of the Senate, was ar. rested in ite par by # deference to the expressed withes of Senator Fish, as stated in his behalf. Amd, whereas, the provisions of this bill are acceptable to the commercial and shipping interests of the country, aso remedy of existing defeots in the Inw, and as such, have also received the unaniinour sppsovel of the Committee of Commeres in the Sefate and House of Representatives, and contains 10,provision inconsistent with the bill on the subject as reported by Senator Fish himself, and the parsage of the bill before the rising of Conzrens is im. peratively demanded by the exigencies of the case. And whereas, the only obstacle to its passage is understood to arise from the wish of Senator Fish, that the subject id not be acted upon in his absence unless the law novel provisions satisfactory to him; and we nd that his absence in to continue for the re- mainder of the present exsion of Congress: Resolved, That the pastage of the bill “To regulate the carriage of passengers by Heamshipe and other ves- pels?” ed no by the Treasury partment, and upap mously approved by the Committees of Commerce of both houses of Congres, ix impecatively demanded to remedy recognized sefects of the lew, and to protect the merchants and shipowners of the commercial ports of the whole country from oppressive aad vexatious litigation and ruinous embarrassment in the employ- ment of ventels. Keno ved, That whatever respect we may eatertain for tor Fish and his views and wishes ou this audject, not consent that our important interests abou! iced in deference to bin ahsence from the Se- nate, and thus a measure of pressing necuesity, which has vecured the approval of the Trea.ury Separtment end the Committees of Congress, aud in satintactory to the commercial interests of the country, sooutd be loa. Resolved, That regarting both the Senators from thin State as the guardians of it interests in the Senate of the United states, we cannot consent that either shall be considered as the exclusive representative of its com- lueree; and that, ae Senator Finn will be abseat from Washipg’on during the remainc+r of the session of Con gress, we respect/ully aod earnestly request that Sena. tor Seward will, in accortance with bis wise and eulight- ened views in respect to the commerse of the nation, novecate the pastage of the bill now before the Senate. Resolved, That the representatives from the city of New York in Congreas be respectfully requested to far ther the passage of the bill now before the Senate, that it may by Do menps fail to becume a law at the presen: verrion of Congress, Kerolved, That « ished in the papers, Feward, and to enc city in Copgrens. Mr. Ooues moved that the resolutions be adopted, Mr. Moses H. Guinnen, seconded the resolutions 1 desire, he said, to nay & few words iu behalf of the com mittee, of which I was a member, who recently visited Washington on the subject now under consideration ‘The committee had prepared @ bill with much delibera- tion and care, and om arriving at Washington, found that Mr. Firh was not there, and, owing to illaeas, would prob- ably not return during the present session. We were re ceived most cordially by the Secretary of the freasury and Apsistant Secretary, and we were surprised to learn that bill bad already been prepared in the department, ip aceorcance with our own views We altered this bill rlightly and proceeded with it to the House, and presented i\ to the Committee of Cammerce; and, as amendeded by us, the bill was adopted by the Committee of the House. rcine ef the committee, after writing to Mr. Flan, re- turned to New York. ‘those who remained met’ Mr Hem item Fish shortly after in the Seoate, and learat that their bill bad received the sanction of the [reasury Department, and that there *as no reason why it should Mr. Fish shen did not onject to the bill, thought if'twas impossible for ervnd of the wession W wuld pass, and asked where «0 from? He answered thht we our chance with the multiplicity of house, Not one word of opposition to the I'ps of thatgentieman tos, Yet, ught up in the Senate, Mr. Bea ip, the Senator from Louisiana, rises and says: ‘I am ented to urge the panasge of the bill prepared by Mr. » and oppose that Properes by the merchaote of York’ Mr Sew: retted that his ool- ill in other band raid nothing to him on the New, the time haw come when the merchants owners should express thelr views of Seaator Fl b. he was determined to opposs our bill and ad his own, why did he not tell us so? | pronounce bebaviour the extreme of duplicity in every sense of the word The Secretary of the Treasury has said that if Congress did not pass some ex tory law, he would put ip force the existing law acooraing to construction, whieb will be to seize every slip that comes deve. Bball we tame, it one Senator to prevent the pareage of » bill which is to afford resiet to us all? y of these resolutions be pub- tw copy be forwarded to Senatd: of the representatives from this at th Shall we not denounce that Senator, who thus w J without expressing bis opinions on the matier 4 sociate—-s Eenator from this State? Mr. Visa's bill is in all reepecte gy o> yy gd one, The ship owners and merchants bere ok it up, amd scarcely clause in it met with their support. The Senator from Lowsiens, I should say, han written to me, saying that he regretted being to oppose our bal. Mr Fish says that there was a misunderstanding, but I ray there was no misunde: at sll, Our meani wan distinetly understood, and he thoroughly aeju in our wishes. We com , then, that he should have our bill im order to urge the passage of his had he not the manliness to stand up aod ray that he bad « bill of his own, and therefore could not advocate ours? I bope that the resolutions submit- ted to you will be unanimously (Aj plause ) > Mr. Tieton said—I rise for the purpose of endorsing every word that Mr. Grinnell has said. | was a member of committee that visited Washington, turned believing that our bill would pass man of the House Committee on Cominerce tinted with its provisions, It was « proper vill in every nd ily protected the (nterests of the im It wae s much mere humane bill th can crrry (he passeng a We oe bound tw do the other sie ' port the law, but meen ave beam treated by 8 certe'n Hewator, Mr th our entire edly conceived ins None never be carried into wate’ te totally im that the owner of the ship is responsible passenger. Why, what would think of s law which would mabe tbe oO Ree hier Rosse re ate for the death of & guest, ‘the rapport + fam ly? It would only exelte your mirth. Mr. Txmerow concinéed by that be hoped that he rewalt of this be felt at Wi . weld by Mr. 1 fe tans bone ae eee Fish bad acted in a deceitful manner towards Mr. Grin- gel] and his associates. The meeting then dissolved, Mr. John Cochrane, the Surveyor of the Port, was present at the meeting, under whose administration the present law was fret enforced, as he construed it, and which has been followed up by the Secretary of the Trea” sury, who construeg it Im its literal sense. Meeting Mr. Cochrane on the steps of the Merchants’ Exchange, wo drew from bim, tm the presegee of several ship owners and agents, the following admissions:—We asked him how many vessels had been overhauled on the ‘ound of having violated the law? He replied, to See best of his Fecollection, about one hiadved, "but they hed nearly all, alter admonition, bees allowed todepart. ‘How many have aetually beem soised?!” “Twelve: or the owners of this mumber have been compelled to give bonds to the government ‘or all liabilities imposed by the law.” We then turoed to a abip owner presenh and asked him:—‘ How much dove it cost to bond a a abip when thus seized !’’ “Aboot one dred and fifty dollars, including counsel feds.”” the seizure of twelve ships coat their $1,500, We again naked Mr. Cochreme:— by, hips have you at prosant _ under “We have ive under consideration” Mr. e admitted the law to be oppressive to ship injurious to emigrants, and otherwine detec: t contended that while it existed it ought to be It seems that the law was passod » great many years back, when packet ships had but fwo dec and ‘aa they wometimes cerned emigrants in 2 tore ot mporary houre on the main or r wi were linble to be exposed to tho weather $e rushed over. Loare, this law was enacted to compel ships tocarry them on the lower deck. Siace then, ships have been built with three deaks, ‘The lowest one in now generally sypropriated to freight, while the two upper, larger, ter, more roomy, and better ventilated decks, arc allotted to passonge they nball still be transpo the freight hole of the vessel, er it ball be liable to seizure, The law, until within a yearor s0, hav been considered a dead letter, Humanity in against its on- forcement, while its literal execution will prove barba- rons and oppressive. The English emigrant passenger laws probibit the transportation of passengers oa the lowert deck. This makes the case still more emberrars ing. In Liverpool, they violate the law if they take pas- seogers on the lower deck; while in tho United States they are veized if they are not placed there. It was xug- | nied that we needed reciprocity treatin with other vernments in order to bring about equitable, uniform humane laws, regarding the transportation of pas. But above all things, Congress should do nome- thing immediately to remedy the present oppresmve and barbarous la yet the old law demaniis that d Something New Under the Sun—Young Ame- rhea Ortentalized, The great mass of our citizens have very vague ideas anto the social habits of the Turks, Various tourists have endeavored to enlighten us, and have gone into sueh fits of ecstacy relative to oriental luxuries, that they have had no time forthe particulars, Much eu: riovity han been excited by these revelations, and spe- cimens of Young America have often times fallen violently in love with Turkish institutions, So they have gone to Constantinople, allowed their beards to grow, had their heads shaved, put on Mussulman gar- ments, and become very grave and sententious. To these ambitious persons, and to many’ others who like » luxury when it ean be obtained without any particular trouble, we have an important revelation to make. “There is no God but God, and Mahomet is his pro- phet!”? ‘Allah, Bismillah!’ A kahre (Turkish coffee shop) has been set up in New York. Constantinople has landed at the Hattery—the narghiles ef Persh embé-Paxar have been brought to our doors, The infidel | Yankees may amoke the pipes of Omer Pacha for twelve and» half cents! Young New York may Orientalise it- self for a shilling! May the ‘‘gentieman from Constantinople,’’ who has opened the Franklin Coflee House at No. 626 Broad. way, receive in large numbers the dimes of the infidels the shillings of the faithful! May the blessings of the Prophet rest on his beard! May he live a thousand years. and may he at last be rewarded with houries | whore eyes are as lustrous as the starsin the firmament, | And whore tresses are like the black records of the vil: | lain’s guilt. To come down from Orientaliam to plain English, which in quite a different affair, we desire to call public atten- tion to one of the moat remarkable features in New ork life, a8 showing the cosmopolitan character of this city, which really seems more lik convention of delegates from all Christeniom and Heathendom than any thing else. At No. 626 Broadway, Mr. ©. J. Seanyan, lately of Cour tantinople, has opened’an extab. lishment in imitation of the kahres of that city, one of the most remarkable institutions in Turkish life, Hore we may procure a Turkish pipe, with the best quality of tobacco; a cup of coffee, sherbet or salep, locoom, (fie paste,) and other oriental luxuries, served in such « style that one may imagine himself under the 4! Bt. Sophia, and expect to be awakened from th languor produced by the fragrant berry or the weed, by the shrill voice of the Muezzin eryi prayers! to pray The house in fitted up ia close imitation of sinilar establishments in the Levant, There is an elevated plattorm covered with cushions, on which the visiters seat themselves. The pipe bearer then pre sents them either the chibouk with the long stem and delicious amber mouth piece, or the narghite, the smoke | of which is cooled by passing through water, There are | books, newspapers, dominoes, chess, Xc., ke. The | coffee in served in the little porcelain cups enclosed in the metallic stands which every Eastern traveler will ro- | cognise as old friends. Of a verity, after enjoying these | luxuries, we are tempted to believe the oriental aaying, ‘(A dish of coffee and « pipe of tobacco are = complets entertainment.’ As lyron rays — pure, in at last ree, ma cure urning underneath them placed. ¢, although only recently opened, bas become rage. The ciubs in the visiaity are frequently deserted for it, aod it seems to fil up & vacuum which bas loug been wanting. Here you may smoke & pipe comfortably, and like Sir Jolin Falstaff, take your ease in your inn, without being And Mocha’s berry, from Ara In amall, fine china cups coi Gold cups of fll The hand from obliged to abut yourself up in an oyster-box or be joxtied about in a barroom. As ® curiosity, the place is well worth « vielt—the proprietor is « very agreeable person, and the whole thing is so unique that it cannot fail to Bakalum | attract much attention, bent meersch dwindle into ond enebant he ial gift of the prophet to the faithful. What» pity itis that the infidels should be permitied to enjoy it! Ini ing from St. Helena, Wo have reosived from Lieut. John J. Glasson, U. 8 oe Alin 4 Annual Register for & pubveation nearly as large as the Ame. rican Almanac, and full of curious information. As St. Hele efly known to the world as having been the prison and the tomb of the Emperor Napoleon, one would naturally expect to find traces of him at every page ie this work, ltrange to say, however, the only allusion to the rubject is im the following extract from the | neous information,” which we give ver “Lael mince batim — 1816. Arrive of Napoleon Bacnaparte 16th October. bool eateb inhed in Jamestown Pipes poleon Buonaparte Sth May A little lower down we find the following entry in the WS. Prince William Heury Frederick, » grandson of William | King of Holland, landed at Bt. Helens, the firtt Prince of the Viewk of any Buroyean salon whe wer wietted the Leland. Totk of human greatness after this! Napoleon's hh and the laying of water pipes placed om « level the Price F) ek wing the 6 prinee of the bio nation who © ond sem envy Pre dof soy Kurepew and molllice 4 for him who halowed S bis dents 1849, the population of # | Helena was 6,400, of whom 604 were liberated Africans under the Finencipstion Act, aed 511 soldiers, A quot deal of sack for eo little bread! There are, however, only two attorneys and one doctor, which is comforting The Governor, Col. T. Gore Browne, receives £2,000, oF $0,060 yalery: the Postmaster $446; the Colonia! Becre- vite the be wot know of eAlsleuce it in hie triske, bie peirow schools, wherewith 196 pupils, boys ant girls, are ofa. cated. Perboys the mest encournging sign in the re | rows statiatios contained in this simansc is the follow ing statement under the bead Jodirial Rateblishment Chief Justice, his Honor W Wilée—abeent. Sheriff, L. Gideon, Kaq., senior (wo salary). Happy people, where the Judge bas nothing to 60, and the Sherif works lor notming | | graph ohich 6 PRICE TWO CENTS. " THE NEW FIRE ANNIBILATOR. ‘Trial of the Gteam Fire Engine=Eixcttement in the Park——Steam ve. Muscle—Scenes, Ine cidents, d&ec., de. An Immense concourse of people assembled yeaterdag morning im the Park to witness the long talked.of trial of the sew steam five engine Miles Greemwoot, which was announced to corse off at ten o'clock, Additional interest was added to the exhibition by the fact that the Exempt fire engine company had whgnitied their in- tention to compete with their engine (originally 42's double decker) against the new candidate for popular favor. Long Before the Mme specified vast crowds might be seen wending their way to the scene of the propored trial, aa by ten o’clbck there coalll not have Beem Jers than tem thousand persous in the Park. Tho competing engines lay alonguile the City Hall, Im fiont of the office of the Chief of Police, avd were supplied with water from the public oia- tern at that place. The police arrangements were excellent, a large posse Deing in attendance, and the beat of order was maintained'during the day. The ground was cleaved to the distance of one bandred and fifty foot in every direction from tie competing engines, the crowd being kept Back by chains, and every point guarded by the policemen. None were allowed witttin the enclosure but the members of the press, the prominent members of the Firo Department, an@a few invited guests. Al- though the trial was announced to come off at tew o'clock, it wan after eleven before the fire was kindled im the engine, and balf-past eleven before the machines were fairly at work, Much interest was manifested to know how soon the steam could be generated after the wood was ignited. It wan found that in about ax mi- nutes sufficient rteam had accumulated to threw quite a stream of water, Every thing being in readinens, the word was given, and both engines commenced playing, to the great delight of the crowd, who had become quite impatient at the delay. The Orst stream throwm was @ single one, and at an angle of forty-five degrees. The volume of water from the steam engine was apparently much greater than the one from the hand engine, | though this was to some extent due to the triangular shape of the nozzle of the former. By this time the crowd was beginning to be excited, and of course thedr sympathies altogeher on the side of the New York engine, and at every renewed effort of the Exempt Com- pany they wore grected with warm cheers. For a time the advantage appeared to be on the aldo of the steam ine, but, by vigorous playing on tho part of the New Yorkers, their stream shot far ahead, and distanced their formidable rival by at least thirty fost. This pae- formance elicited the vehement cheering of the crowd, who were by this time fairly beside themselves with ex cltement, and a rush was m: but for the efforts of the polies, would have resulted in the crowd getting inside the enclosure. A number of amusing incidents occurred, which served in rome ineasure to keep the assemblage in & good humor, One unfortunete wight, while crossing the pathway was struck by the stream of water from the steom engine, and hurled with great force on the ground, This excited’ the mirth of the crowd, who saluted the water sonken and chopfallen gentleman, as he picked himself up, with shouts of derision and laughter, 0 While t ‘owd in frow the Clty Hall was Ut the trials a with great interes pressing engerly fe ing to get a nearer exhibition, the pipes of the competing em- suddenly turned in that direction ‘and the upon them with all the force of = thunder { great confusion ensued, the crowd at- ter in every direction, but those behind ing on and ented them from escaping. uence; but, ae all ha jo, which, were blinded by the f spray, little da wea done, and the disturbs soon quetied Ei this to the interest sement of other wi, who appeared to be highby delighted with orvontal direction there appeared to be but lit advantage to either of the engings im peint of distance, but the ‘exempta’! soon tired out, while the Greenwood comtinued to play a cootinuous and heavy stream which proved its immense supe- rerity in this important particular over the hand engine. When both streams were directed vowards the zenith their respective heights were about equal with alight advantage in favor of the Exempt Compa- ny’s engine. The breadth of the stream from the Grees- wood, however, was at least double that of its competl- tor. On the first trial an ineh and an eighth pips, with round vore, was used by the New York company, afterwards an inch and ® quarter pipe, without ay jation an to the distance of the volume of them. The steam engine then teted with the triangular pipes, and alter- h pipes of « round bore, factory the roof of the City Hall, wheee riking!y mani- the hand engine ite competitor, The figure an well washed, the streama . performances have given the people of thet city. The cost ene engines in from 66,000 to 6% 090, acoord ing to {te size. One of them is eapable of working near. ly 2,000 barrela of water in as that Is to nay, it haw about the same capacity as five ordinary Great ce given. One of the most striking peculiarities of the water level of the boiler is ite adaptation to any grade of the street, whether level or otherwise, The machine tried yesterday Is 16 feet long, 10 in height, 85s be width, and weighs over four ton. It has but three wheels, the front one having « peculiar arrangement by which it com be turned round in narrow street. This le an import- ant cone for the great objection to these me- chines is their length, making them hard to be managed D ® Barrow street Hlled with other vehicles. The great argament lo favor of these engines is the of throwing & heavy and comtinsous ithout cessation without dimina. During the time firemen stop to breathe on the 4 the fire makes considerable head wi au these machines, whose continaows the water lasts at there is 20 little prejedien Fire Department. Old fremen ‘dit as an innovation that should not be tolerated. * objected that It would be utterly anit for service om account of ite elu nd, besides that, it would be But then it been pro- me of these machines s distesee of ever & the complete t O The commitions nted by beth branches of the Cou mon Coonell, the Chief Engineer, Alfred Carson, Ansiat- ant Rogineer Cregier, Zophar Mille, Alfred R Maker, Fire Marshal, ane a number of other gentlemen whose opl- Dione are entities wo great weight, expressed themasives highly ratified with the reyult of the exhibition. be Miles Greenwoot started for Boston yesterday afternoon, by way of the New Haven cars ‘The Opera Libel Case. SUPERIOR COUTK— GENERAL TERM. Preeent—Chiet Justice Onkley sod How Judges Duar, Campbeli, Bosworth, Totten and Hiveson. THR ASTOR PLACE OFERA 41.8080 LINKL THE COURT UNANIMOUR IN GRANTING 4 RW TRIAL. Ven. 17.— Pry 0. Hennes, Propricer of the New York Herald.—The Jusges were unanimous thie morning im awarding to the defeodast = cow trial im this case, im whieh, {t will be recollected the jury gave the exire ordinary verdict of 810,00) damegee Judge Hows orth renéeret on elaborate opinion, whieh shall appear in Monday's Hrmato Hoeflman sleo gave a eritven decision € remarks, eta! that img that the - aémitted on the Letter from Captain Hynders Mew Youe, Web. 17, 1866 To Jamve Gorpes Perrrrr & fim—im the Heme thie Thing | wotive © pare: a! your reporter viewed Tammany Hall voppow) for the purp m= of report ing (he proceesings of the Committee of Arrangements for making the seerwary arrangements for « greed tones meetiog of the democracy on the Tth of March nent, We toe thet be waedered from room Ws reemp searching in vain for the whereabouts of the committon. It might be inferred from the report thet the committe: bad purposely Gotget your reporter; bet eel em aot in the abit of dodging, politically or otherwise, alley tary 97,000, There is en senunl grast of 97.400 for | me to inform you thet there was no meeting of the com- mittee lest oight, ie -~ mecbee