The New York Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1855, Page 4

Lib or 412. i ee SE NEW YORK HERALD. gaace ooRD BANET®, DOM aT Ne. 52 - | BROADWAY metaTERE oodway Sr. Mano-Devev | Baxen. Y THEATRE. Bowery -Onrwan ov Sexe ean InparenpEnce®, SORTON’S THEATRE, Chambers sreet~-3anancrc ov Conronr~Jonr Joes urns dHann i Dinet TALLACE’S THRATAR, Brosdway—Carrarx oy rin | Waron Game ov Lire. AMBEICAN WUSBU M—Afternoge—Amnvose Qwiverr. Bveaim~ Unoue fom's Canin, WOOD'S MINSTRELS, B BUCKLEY'S OPERA Hev ‘» Brmor rena Tao nies’ Hall—si3 Broacway $29 Bresiway—Boom, By the arrival of the Baltic we havo one week's jeter intelligence from Europe. Toe news which whe brings is of a varied and iatereating character. Phe reconstruction of the English Miaiatry, with Lord Palmerston as its chief, bad givea general satisfaction both in Hnglend avd France. it was Deped that thet nobleman’s accession to power would have an important influence on the peace conferences at Vieona. From a note addressed hy M. Drowyn de L’Huys, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Baron Manteuffel, it would seem that the allies are determinsd to leave Preesia no option bat either to accept the conditions ‘of the tweaty of the 2dMecember, cr to exclude her from all share In the Vienns conferences. The general epinion is that she will side at ouce with Rassias» Holland issaid to have formally joined tho alliance, and Spain and Portugal are expected to follow ia her wake. From some opinions of Lord Palmer: ‘ston’s,;“quoted in a letter of one of our correspon” @ents, is appears that the new English Premior en- tertains ® conviction that Europe ie now entering wpon a great general wer. From the C:imea there is nothing -of a decisive eharacter. No period had as yet been fixed for tue saeault on Sebastopol, bat a despate4 received from Gen. Canrobert describes the French troops as being exceedingly impaticat for it. The -Zouaves, never- theless, had mntinied, and demanded a retreat fcom the Crimea. It was said that the Russians medi- tated a general attack upon the allies on the 10th, and the presence of the Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas gave some consistency to the rumor. From Spain there is*but little news. Mr. Soulé had demanded his passports, but had been attacked with ilimess, and was t20 much indisposed to quit Madrid. It was reported in that city tnat the Spanish Ambassador at Washington had written home to say that the American Cabiaet had no nos the designs sgainst Spain. 7 Tee Pope is excsedingly angry with the Samii.- amian government for its monastic confiscations, 2a1 will probably give effect to his wiath by excomma™ nicating the King. Before the Bal.ic’s news arrived, about 800 baies of cotton were sold at ful! prices. After is cama to hand, no sales transpired, and the market was unset- tled, theugh the confidence of holders did not appfar to be the least impaired by it. Tue market for coffee was active, and closed at an advance of from jc. to 4. per lb. A very large business was done in sa- gare, and the unusual amount of sales would seem ‘to indicate some spoculative movement growing ous of a reported short crop in Louisiana, with an- ticipated disturbance to trade in Caba, from political causes. The sales embraced fully 3,500 bhds., included ia which were 3,000 -hhds. New Or- Jeans and 600 do. Cuba at full prices. Molasses waa also active, with sales of 3,000 bble. New Or- leans at 232. a 270. Provisions were active. The sales of pork, of all kinds, reached about 2,000 bbls., chiefly old and new mess with prime Western mess —the chiet part of the latter to arrive—all at full prices. After the news tallow was held at higher rates. In flour there was a good bnsiness dono be- fore the news, at full prises, but subsequently no aales-of moment tranepired. Wheat was quiet. Corn was at unchanged prices, with limited sa’es. Northern rye sold at $1 33. The New York Senate yesterday was engagsd ia Ciacuseing a resolution urging the Canal Comnit- tee to make inquiry in miference to the ex- e@eesive expenditures in the improvements of the fires section of tue Hrie Oanal. Toe com- mittee was directed to report as soon ay prac, ticable. The Assembly resolution proposing aa adjournment in order t2 accept the invitation of the Ten Governors, was amended #9 as to take a recess from the 17th to the 22d March. There is no doubt but the Assembly will agree to the alteration. Taus four dese of the session are to be de- voted to a jollification, while at the ems time the pecessity of an extra seasion is urged | as imperative. In the Assembly the prohibito: ry liquor bil was taken up. Its opponents fought bravely bn: vainly. Tcey were promptly voted down on every move, and fioatly the bill paseed by a vote of 80 yeas to 44 nays. There were bat four members absent. ‘Trenty demo crata and fourteen whiga voted against the bill; only nine democrats vo'ed for it. The si of May ia the day designated for this act to go into effect. It ie just possible that the Senate, when the subject | omes before them, may extend the tims fora tew months, Nothing further can be looked for, Mr. | Blatchford made a report in favor of prohibiting | bonds and mortgages as a banking bacis. There are twenty-six million dollars worth of seourities in | the Banking Department, one half of whica are bonds and mortgages. Toere ia little doubt bat | the report will be accepted, and the bill carrying | out its recommendatiors bs eaacted intoalaw. A bill was reported to reduce the par value of Harlem | Railroad stock from fifty to thi:ty dollars per share, to go into effect whenever the stockholders of the | bas reference to the sppreheaded substitution so fax os the, Bogrd are advised. A communication from De. Carnosham, urging objections to the bill now before the Legtslature providisg for tae re- moval of the Quariutine, was read. Tbe proposal to conviy sick perseng artiving (rom eea to Ward’s é, be regards ea inadmissible, basing bis objec- dione upon com ide: ations of bumarity and sanatary expediency. Wo sball endeavor wo make room tor detailed reports of the meetivgs alluded to in our next isete. Ta the United States Senate yesterday, the report of the conferense committee on the Texas Creditors billwas taken up. no House had reduced the amount sppropristed to $6,640,000, and the commit. tee, with the avsent of the Te delegation, agreed upon $7,760,000 a8 @ compromise, After soma explanation from Mr.'Raek, to the effech that he would urge Teass to accept the amount offsred, the report was acespted. A communication was received from the State Dapartment, asking an @pproristion fer a Minister’s ontfit to England, as ‘dr. Buchanan would retarn during the vacation of Congress. The bill toextend cxedit for duties on imported reitroad iron was taken up, aud Mr. Brodhead made a speech in op- position toit. Mr. Wilson, of Massachasetia, made his debut, and proclaimed himself an advocate of free trade, "The tendency of the public mina of his State wes towards that direction. Quite naturally, considering the antecedents of Mr. Wilson, the dis- cussion ended in an allusien to sugar and slavery. In the'House a bill regulatisng the carrying of peseengers on board steamships and other vessele was reported. It is au exact tramscript of tie ninth chapter of the consolidated cevenue lawe, with amendments that bave been approved by the Secretary of the Treseury, the Commerce Commit- tees of both houses, and also the merchants and traders of this city—in fact, it is identical with the bill proposed in the Senate by Mr. Seward, the.post- -penement of which led to the demonstration of the mercantile community at the Exchange on Sat uriay last. It waspessed without debate. The re port of the Conference Committee on the Texas Creditors bill wee accepted, after somo discassion, by @ vote of 123 to.77. An interesting report, giving the statistics of emigration duriug the past year, was received. The total number of emigrants was 460,474, of whom 327,976 arrived at the port of New York. @f the whole number, 101,606 were born in Ireland, and.206,05¢ ia Germany. Tae Civil ond Diplomatis Appropriation bill waa debated in committee. A State eonvention of Know Nothings will ss semble to-day in Hartford, for the purpose of nomi nsting o ticket for State officers. The Senate of Indiana will vote today for a United States Senator. A temperanee State convention will bo held to- day at ‘Atlanta, Ga, to nominate a candidate for Governor on strictly prohibitory principles, Governor Wright, of Indiana, will recsive as visitezs today, at Lis residence in Indianopolis, Gov. Powell, of Kentucky; Gov. Johnson, of Tenues- see; Governor Medill, of Ohio; Governor Matteson, of Illinois, and Governor Grimes, of Iowa. The trial of Oliver Lee for the killing of William H. Harrison, in Willismsbarg, on the 7th of Novem- ber last, was cont'nued in the Kings County Court of Oyer ard Terminer yesterday. The killing took place during what is generally calied the election riots, and was the ovcasion of considerable excite. meut at the time. As far as the prosecution hie pro:eeded it appeara thatthe prisoner was seea to strike the deceased with some weapon during the dis- urbance. This circumstance was testified to by one witness, while several others who testified to seeing Harrieon stru-k, did not identity the accused as the man. The cace ia still cn. Accession of Lord Palmerson to Power—Com- position of his Cabinet—Struggle between he English Aristocracy and the Masses. The English Ministry has been reconstructed on a basis which, although looked upon asa strong one, we cannot help regarding as in some degree provisional. With the exception, in fact, of four changes, there is no alteration in the constitution of the late Cabinet. Lord Palmerson is appointed Premier in place of Lord Aberdeen; Earl Granville President of the Council in place of Lord Johu Russell; Lord Panmure Minister at War in place of the Duke of Newcastle; and Viscount Canaing Postmas- ter General, under the lite and present admin- istrations, obtains a seat in the Cabinet. Mr. Sydney Herbert takes the Home, and Sir George Grey the Colonial Department. The poet of Secretary at War is to be abolished, and a Parliamentary Under Secretaryship cre- ated, to which Mr. Layard, the explorer of Ninevab, is to be appointed. With some slight modifications in the Irish government, these are the eum total of the results of the late wivisterial coup d’état. Ot the correciness of this technical descrip- tion of that singular event, there cannot now be the slightest doubt. The whole affair was concocted and arranged between Louis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston during the visit of the latter to Paris. | No wonder that this experimental business and pleasure trip of the noble lord created, as we were told at the time, so much dissatisfaction in the minds of some of his colleagues. They had a sbrewd suspicion that their lively aesoeiate had some projects of his own on hand which ren- company a quitece in the reduction. A prohibitory Hiquor law was passed in the Dela ware House of Delegates yesterday, by a vo'e of | eleven to ter. | It is rumored in Albany that an ¢xtra session of ‘the Legislature will be oslled after th ing of the State ceneus, to divide the Seoate districts, If tho vawor is weil founded, it will be tor the parpose of eo arranging the districts as to keep thn Senate, it porsible, out of the power of the Know Nothings. We hsve in type s tumber of interostiog reports of meetings in this city, waica the preas of impor tant news from Earoye has ¢xsluded from to-day's paper. The Board of Councilmen mot lass evening, when a report of the Finance Committve was re- ceived, approp:iating eleven tuourand dollars tobe reliet of the poor. [+ was taken up in Committeo | of the Whole, bat finally pasyed over for the night | The report cf the Law Committee, submit the draft of an act, with amendments to the city cdar- ter, was presented, and made the special order for Fridsy night. The Comptroller's aanual report was alrorecrived. The Board of Education held a meeting | jaet evening. A namber cf applicatione for funds for echool purpoees, and several reporte relative to | alterations and repairs of school houses, were re- | ceived and referred. Special viriters of evening | schools in nine different wards were appointed by the Pretidet, Geo. P. Nelson was nomivated Ooo missioner for the Nixth ward in place of James W. | Brosh, resigned. A meeting of tue representatives of the Fire Department was held last eveniog. The proposed Jaw for tho better regalation of the de. partment, providiog for the appointment of a | board of five commissioners to take cognizance of | violations of the rules, riotous conduct, and also of violations of the fire jaws of the city, and Ccfaing be duties and powers of the commissionors, was dis. euveed and agioed to. A reeolation to oppose any attempt tcc’ arge the present system relative to ths soxganization of the departwyent wee pdopteq. Thig | who was cvidently ® party to the whole in- | say to the ex-member pf Congress who edits the | | Yerpment he would not ouly be strong in the } Cered a little preliminary consultation with his imperiel protegé advisable. The inAifference of Lord Aberdeen and the mismanagement of the Duke of Newcastte had already doomed the administration. Their downfall was oaly averted for a time by the doubt and hesitation which the critieal condition of affairs inspired in the minds of public mem. None of the old party leaders cared to assume such a weight of trouble and responsibility with so litle pros- | pects of success or honor, The Aberdeen ministry therefore dragged out its contempti- | ble exictence until some one was found ready to give it the final kick. This tak was imposed upon Lord Palmerston as mack by the general fecling of the «public as hy the suggestions of his own ambitioa | There wer, however, some considerations that mace him hesitate before giving eflect to either, | He desired te be assured ia the firet place that in the event of his ussumiag the reins of go- soppcrt (tf the Parjiament end people of Great Drituin, but aleodn that of France. His views of the neccssitics of the present crisis embraced a widcr carge of objects and means than any contemylated by the timid and iodolent mind ot Lerd Aberdeen. Togiake his path as amooth os possible, aud secure the concurrence of the French Emperor in his plana, he went to Paria, Having settled with Louis Napoleon the line of policy to be pursued in the event of his as- Sb&I oft, | trigue, relieved him from any e paid for the volon‘sry plas. A meeting ©Z the | he mipht have felt on this point, by suddenly Emigzation Commessioners waa alsobeld. 4 report was laid before the Board ia reply to ‘che inquiry of the State Senate reapacting the appointment of Mersre. Davisp acd Kelly ow tae commission. The eppointment of these gentlemen is alleged to bs === | perfectl; regule’,ox@ ikey have performed their | dutice in & perfegity legal and regular manner, resigning and exposing ta pnblic reprobation the weakness and imbecility of the head of the cabinet. Events have succeeded ia the exact order anticipated. The Court party, with Prince Albert at its head, made an ineffectual effort to resist public opinion, by getting the Queen to send tor Lord Derby, with a view to forming ssother particolored, do- nothing ministry. Lord Derby failed, as was | tobe expected, and the Queen was at last re- Tectently compelled to summon Lord Palmer- ston to bercouncils. Suchis the history of the Russell-Palmerston intrigue--ab ovo usque ad mala. Although in one sense the new ministry is unquestionably @ strong one, inasmuch as its head possesses the conf@ence beth of the Par lament and people, ara reserves to himself, so far a8 the war is concgerned, all the discretion and c&ntrol necessa yy to prevent the reeur- rence of the lame atable failures which the world has lately veitmessed, it 4s likely that further changes w'ill have to be made in ite con- stitution before Jong. The disclosures made by Sir Charles Napier, in his recent specch at the Mansi~n House, in Londoa, and which our readers will find another co- lwmwn, are of a nature which renders it im- poreible that Sir James Graham ean be con- tineed at the admiralty. The late commander- in-chief of the Baltic feet exposes a state of things in connection with that expedition ’ YRAUMENY YAC2HUAT dIANaHt NEW “ORK HERALD; ‘THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1855. . XHOT Tribune, or what he.did when he was “grt pro- prictor of the Fimes. The © yriry cares nothing about Mr. St. Jobn’s Prynie character, or his relations with the Sewaya editors: what it wants is a good bank system, with a reliable superintendent at its hee”, and it appears that Mr. St. John does not “answer this reqairement. Vmornta Pottries—Carraw RyNDERS AND Mr. Wisk AND run Haratp.—The Petersburg | (Va.) South Side Democrat (glad he is not on the North side) in speaking ef our late remorks that Captain Rynders was competent to lif up Mr. Henry A. Wise “from the de- | gradetion of the drunken loafer in the gutter | to the dignity of speech which characterizes | the Tammany coal-hole,” says:-— That is 1 for a shameless hireling like | James Gerken Beateth to use to a inia gentleman, es fac bis superior in purity of private life as in intellect, ability, and patriotism, We presume, however, that as it is uttered by a Know Nothing jonrual, it is all ight and the ‘ brethren’? in Virginia must swall t. Wal the organ bere characterize Mr. Wise as loafer ia the gutter,”? or will it, as becor paper, hurl the faleshood and the Pohuved source from which it springs? Our Virginia cotemporary finds it convenient, perhaps to misconstrue our language. We did not say that Mr. Wise was “a drunken loafer in the gutter;” but that he had demeaned himself to that low level in his vulgar epithets against the editor of this journal. They were certainly beneath the dignity of a gentleman sober. Again, the New York Hrxaup is not a Know Nothing organ or hireling, any more than it was a democratic organ in 1852, ora whig organ in 1848, It aims to be the organ of public opin- which forms a fitting parallel to the indecision, negligence and incompetency which have marked the conduct of the land operations in the Crimea. If anything were wanting to crown the shame and mortification which the revelations of Lord John Russell mast have occasioned to Lord Aberdeen and his late as- sociates, it is supplied by the withering state- ments of the brave old officer whose honor was ungcrupulously sacrificed to cover the mistakes of the government at home. With this and one or two other exceptions the new ministry will probably eatisfy the exigencies of the moment. But it will not be able to meet those further necessities to which the convictions of the English people have been aroused. The appointment of Lord Palmerston to the premiership may impart greater vigor to the operations of the war, but it will effect no muterial alteration in the system which he is called upon to administer. His lord- thip is as much of an aristocrat as Lord Aber- deen or Lord Derby, and however pa triotically he mey feels disposed, he will do nothing to prejudice the interests of his order. And yet, without a liberal curtailment of their privileges, no administration can long give satisfaction to the Eaglish people. Those privileges have been demonstrated to be incon- sistent with the power and influence, nay, even the very existence of Great Britain, and its aristocracy must either submit to reasonable modifications of them, or perish, like the old noblesse of France, in their defence. So long as this danger was only made evident to them by Chartist demonstrations, or the occasional grumblings of Parliamentary radicals, they could afford to disregard it. But the events of the war have advanced the cause of reform by at least a century. The national mind has been awakened to the perils to which the de- ects of oligarchical institutions muse periodi- lever of public opinion in England, has unani- mously pronounced the doom of the aristocracy, by condemning as dangerous to the public weal the privileges that mark them out from the masses. The vigorous prosecution of the war by the prevent administration may retard for a while the full developement of this feeling; but that it must soon find expression in vigor- ous action, ro one who has attentively watched the progress ot events in Great Britain for the last twelve months can reasonably doubt. Mr. Sr. Jonny sp THe Bank Derartwest.— A controversy is being waged in character- istic terms between the two Seward organs— the Tribune and Times—with regard to the merits of Mr. St.John and the appointment ofa Bank Superintendent. The Tribune at- tacks Mr. St. John, and abuses him in round terms; the Times defends him and states that the rage ot the Zridune is wholly due to his bestowing upon the Z'mes the advertising pa- tronage of the Bank Department. To this the Tribune replies that the Times’ zeal for his defence arises from the same cause. Then the Lientenant-Governor answers that the ex- membr of Congress who edits the Tribune threatened long since to punish St. John for withholding the advertisement from his paper; and the ex-member of Congress rejoins that the Lieutenant-Governor obtained them for his by a corrupt bargain with St. Jobn, the latter being himself part proprietor of the Times. From the circumstantiality with which these various statements are made, there ap- pears to be every reason to believe they are true. If so, they are interesting as affordiog aclue to the character of the Seward news papers, ‘The question is not what sort of a man Mr, | St. Jobn is, or what he does with his advertise- ments ; but is be the best man to be Bank | Superintendent ? Has he fulfilled the duties of that office in an efficient and creditable maanery He is, as we understand and believe, a very worthy man, abounding in Christian virtues: He is eaid to possess merits and abilities of a high order. He gives his advertisements to his friends, it appears; but really this seems to be a matter into which it is hardly worth while to inquire, if the advertisements are lnought befere the notice of the public. Ail these points, however, have no bearing what- ever on the question of his teappointment; which must depend solely on the degree of efficiency and ability displayed by him daring his post term of office, Now, that Mr. St. John has not deen an effi- cient Bauk Superintendent—that his system has been bad, and the result most expensive to the | public, are facts whieh even his warmeet friends cannot wholly deny. They cannot deny that whatever were St. John’s merits, while he wae Bovk Superintendent, and chargeé with | the duty of protecting the public, the public was not protected, and several bank failures took place by which money was lost that might have been saved. They cannot deny that money was egain lost by the sale of bonds and mortgages in am unsuitable and injudicious way, which likewise was done under the system cetabliehed by St. John, and by his ordera, suming the direction of affairs, his next difi- culty was as to how he should decently termi- nate the existence of the ministry of which he was himrelf a member. Lord John Ruseell, ‘These things are notorious; and it seems that they settle the question of the office of Bank Superintendent far more conclusively then any inquiries into what Mr. St. John said or did not cally expose them; and the press, that mighty ] ion, without money and without price—save the independent support of a generous and intelli- gent people. That’sall. Letour “South Side” cotemporary keep cool, and prepare for the re- ception of Captain Rynders from the North side. And we call upon John Van Buren to accom- many him. The Prince and the Captain are both wanted in Virginia. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, The Prohibitory Liquor Law Passed in the Assembly. TRIUMPH OF TEMPERANCE IN DELAWARE, &0., &e., “&0. Latest from the State Capital. PASSAGE OF THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY—BXCLUDING BONDS AND MORTGAGES AS A BARKING BaSI8--THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY—THE SENATE ON A BENDER, ETO. AuBany, Feb. 21, 1855. ‘The multitude again flocked to the Assembly Chamber this morning at an early hour, in anticipation of the final yote on the Prohibitory Liquor bill, which was ordered to be taken at twelve o’clock. At that hour the Speaker announced the special order. Mr. O'Keefe moved that the House adjourn sine die. Ruled out of order. Mr, Coleman moved to recommit, with instructions to strike out the resolution. He could not sit still and see a. dill of such a character, of so great a commercial interest, of such vital importance, as the one under con- sideration, to become a law without entering bie protest against it. He was as much opposed to intemperanse as any other person, and would go as faras any gentleman to suppress it. There is an immense interest at stake in the city of New York and other places. A single manu- facturer in the iy of New York a six thousand gallons of distilled alcohol ina singls day, not a drop of which is used for drinking purposes. ‘The Speaker decided the motion not in order, Mr. O'Keefe then moved to recommit the bill with in- rtructions to strike out the eighteenth section. He characterized the conduct of the majority of tue Hduse in preventin, amendments, discussions or altera- tions of the cal. There is no hope off the vote on the bill. Thereisa houre of seventy or eighty againat some thirty o: ferty, but that minority is a gallant band. He knew it was intended ty the fanatics to call the previous question. Such a meanness caps the climax of all the despicable tranractions of the Maine law fanatics. Mr. Leigh called to order. Mr, Paber—Put your order in writi Mr. Mundy felt very indignant at hast go) Mr. Leigh called to order. Mr. Woger cemanded the point of order to be reauced to writing. Mr. Wager rose to a question of order, oe Speaker did not recognize him, but gave the floor ‘Mr. Wisner, who called the previous question. ' _ O’Keefe—1 move to lay that motion on the table. Loe A motion was then made to adjourn. Lost. A question then arose whether the call for the pre- vious question applied to the motion vo re-commit, or th course of pro- q ‘third reading of the bill? ‘The Speaker decided that it applied to the bill as re- ported to the House. Mr. Stevens appealed from the decision, and was about | giving his reneons, when ‘The Speaker calied bim to order. The excitemen* here rose to high pitch, the crowd eng) an evident interes! in the proceedings on the joor. Mr. Wager also attempted to give his reason, but the Epeaber put him down. Po rp on ae hee Naren Steganos the pri- vilege o t) louse proce: order, mn & count, This wan declared lost. wi ; Mr. Munday challenged the count of the Clerk. Messrs. Blatchford and Aitken were appointed tellers, and members were directed to pass between them, stand- ing in tre aisle in front of the Chair, The motion was lost—66 to 60, $0 by @ majority of four free speech | was suppressed. Mr. Stebbins moved to lay the question of appeal on | thetable. Decided out of order. Mr. Davidson arose and commence’ uttering com- gee against a decision by which a member was pro- wie i addressing the House. He was also silenced y, the Spe The usual time for adjournment having arrived, Mr. O’Keefe reminded the Chair that the House should adjourn. Decided, that as the reading of the bili had been commenced, no adjournment could take place until it had been disposed of. The debate on the ing which Mr. Steven: from the decision of t! taken, when the 3} A vote wae. finally The opponents it Was of the bill baying exhausted all efforts to stave off the vote, the previous question was finally ordere’. The ‘vill was then read through, the ayes and noes taken— eighty votes ia the affirmative, to forty-four in the ne- ative. | Three members only absent—E. Cole, whigs) ge, (democrat,) and Mr. Hunt, (abe) ts ends the question in the House for the preseat. Now | for the Senate, | ‘The debate proper ended last evening. Mr. Stedvins | was the priceipat speaker in favor of the Temperance bill. He was followed by Mr. O'Keefe in opposition, who made the last speech against it. Mr. Blatchford, Chairman on Banks in the House, sul wftted an interesting report, recommending that bon and mortgages be no longer deposited with the Bank partment asa basis for banking. The amount of such securities which have been deposited by banks which have suspenced is $724,114, the sales of which have realized only $441,0(0, being onty sixty-one per cont. There are securities in the department amounting wan Senate agreed to adjourn on the 2ist of March, order eet the New Sarat eataten House, havin; igned a vious recede, and csucide with the tomte Liquor Law in Delaware, _ Witarxaton, Del,, Feb, 21, 1855. The probibitory liquor law passed, the House yester- day, by @ vote of eleven to ten. From Washington, Wasuivaron, Feb, 21, 1855. The Star says that the government has circumstan- tial proof sufficient to convict the charterers of the steamer Massachusetts of an intention to violate the neutrality lawe. The United States brig of war Perry, now at Norfolk, has been put in commission, and will be despatched to the African station. UNITED STATES SUPREME COUR’ iT. james IN af Callfordts, wes samitiod A. McDougall, of for was adm! By and coussellor of ihe United Bates Ba ‘me Court, to-day. PIN. 72, ‘ohn Charles Fremont, appellant, va. the United States. The argument was continued by Attorney General Cushing, for the Bi ge) and by the Hon. Jobn J, Crittenden, for appellant, Election in Chautauque County. Westrieww, Feb. 21, 1855, Both the representatives in the Legislature from Chau- tauque county have been sustained by the people, All the towns except three in the county have given large American majorities Election of County Officers. Syracuse, Feb. 21, 1855. At the town elections in Onondaga county, on Tucs- day, eight democrats, six whigs, two free soilers, and two Know Nothing Supervisors were elected. Conviction of Lottery Managers. Attentown, Pa., Feb, 21, 1965. The trial of the managers of the Catasqua lottery was concluded to-day, Nathaniel Frederick waa fined six thousand dollars and costs; William Grass, three thou- sand and costs. Both stand convicted until the fine is paid. Scene at a Democratic Meeting. Easton, Pa., Feb. 21, 1855. The democracy held a meeting last night to denounce Senator Fry for supporting Mr. Cameron in the Legisla- tive convention. Resolutions to that effect were intro- duced, when Mr. Fox, an American democrat, offered anamendment. A rich scene ensued, the Americans turning out the regulars, and taking possession of the meeting. Resolutions were patsed sustaining Mr. Fry, and instructing the members in the House to support Cameron. Arrival of the Southern Mail. Barrmore, Feb. 21, 1855. Two New Orleans mails, bringing dates as late as due, were re ceived here this evening. Movements of Steamships. DEPARTURE OF THE EMPIRE CITY. New Onuuans, Feb. 29, 1855. Tue steamship Empire City sailed to-day for New York via Havana. ARRIVAL OF THE KNOXVILLE AT SAVANNAH. Savannan, Feb, 20, 1865. ‘The steamship Knoxville has arrived here, in fifty-nine hours from New York. rie Markets. PHILADBLPHIA STOCK BOARD. PumapEwPara,. Feb, 21, 1855. market is easy to-day. Stocks are dull. 88; Morris Canal, 163; Long Island Railroad, ia Railroad, 46; Pennsylvanja State New Orikans, Feb, 20, 1855. Our cotton market to-day has undergone a decline of 4c. & Mc. on qualities below middling, while middling and the descriptions above remain unchanged. The sales of the day were 7,000 bales. , Feb. 20, 1855. re CHARLESTON, Our cotton market is firm, with sales during the past “ days of 6,175 bales, at prices ranging from 6c, 8 90, ‘The Fasting Season. LENT AND HOW IT SHOULD BE KEPT. Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, being the first day of Lent, was celebrated with becoming solemnities in the Episcopalian and Roman Catholic churches throughout the city. At the Roman Catholic Cathedral, in Prince street, the customary services of the confiteor wore strictly observed. The observance of this day originated from the ansient geremony of blessing the ashes on that day, with which the priest marked a cross on the forehead of the peni- tent, saying, at the same time : “Memento, homo, quod pulvis es, et in pulverem re- verteris.”” Literally ; ‘Remember, man, thou art dust, and shalt return to dust.’” Although the celebration of these fast and feast days are not much observed in this country, in Roman Catholic communities they are regarded as of the utmost importance. Last Tuesday was the end of the carnival, and is known as Shrove tide, a day looked forward to with great interest in the “Old Country” as the season of fun and pancakes. There the wish of old and young is :— Let glad Shrove ‘Tuesday bring the pancake thio Or fritter rich; with apples stored within. In the Roman Catholic Church the faithful are interdict” ed, during Lent, from forming any matrimonial alliances whatever. Accordingly, from Sunday preceding Lent to Ash Wednesday, there are more connubial knots tied than on any other three days in the year. We are in- formed that on last Sunday, in the Roman Catholic churches in this city, the banns of a mamber of unhappy twos, anxious to be made happy ones, were announced from the altar. During the forthcoming six weeks, ending on Easter Sunday, the communicants of the Catholic Church are expected to abstain from the use of flesh meats, and other such rarities, and, besides, otherwise mortify their sinful bodies. The following, from an old English | poet, may afford a hint on how TO KEEP A TRUE LENT. Is thin a fast, to keep The larder leane And cleane From fat of veales and sheep ? In it to quit the dish of -— ret still ‘The platter high with fish? he to herd hour, rm Orshow ne A downcast look and sour? No: ’tis a fast to dole ‘Thy sheaf of wheat And meat Unto the hungry sou). It w to fast from strife, From old debate, And hate Jo circumeire thy life. To show a heart grief-rent; To rtarve thy sin— Not bin, And that’s to keep thy Lent. It will be noticed in the ofllicial notification which we give below that the dispensations grante] by the Arch- Bishop are more numerous this year than usual. It twenty-six millions, one-quarter of which is in bou and mortgages. A dill was introduced preventing [a red deposit of bonds and mortgages as a basis for | inking. | ‘The Eeistature should take one step further, and compel the substitution of State or other substantial stocks for the weetesge fecurities now deposited. The aa of fifty wild cat banks would ti be ascer- tained, The attempt row making to increaso the capital stock of the Panama Rai!ro: fompany to the amount of two | millicns additional is being examined Yn the Legislature | with much surp'cion. has yet been no satisfas- | tory explenation given for this large increase of capita! an the road is now complete, eauipred with @ sufficion! Jocomotives and care for the many coming years. ‘The bill ask: 18 pow in committee of the Senate. tel ceived dom the Panama road is of « character which wot commend it to much further legislative favor. | tari en for passen; character 'as, ae gage. On, geik the rate is one Teucriee of. one percent. Ail othér articles of merchancise and freight | are charged with proportionable rates. The distance appears that after next Sunday meat is atlowed on Mon- days, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, during the continuance of Lent. This is good news for the butchers, In olden times Lent was the season for a number of ceremonies that are now almost forgotten, and live but in tradition. We are informed that it was the custom at one time, in England, for the urchins, towards the end of Lent, to go from one house to another, boating pieces of sticks together, and erying— Herrings, berrings, white Ten a penny, Lent’s dead; Kiee dame and give an egg, Or ‘@ piace of bacon. Ono for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Jack, a Lent’s all Away, Lent, away, and if the dame refused the specimens of Young Eng- ‘ond existing at that day the expected largess, they left | the house crying— Tere sits bad wife: Tbe devil tave ber life— Set her And ‘cod ber to tue devi! But there singular customs are fast passing away, and with them msny of the most remarkable pesuliari. ties of the age they were produced in, There are still a few revering spirits, who hold them in pious recollection, Ddelieving that the eventa or persons they commomo- rated are deservirg of remembrance, and feeling, more- over, that the observance of those days do much to. wards keeping their “‘momories green.’ The following are the regulations for Lent for the pre. sent year — 1. All the week days of Lent, from Ash oh ig Sates aneciece nen Tike precept of fasting implies also that of absti-| | nenee from the use of flesh Sispeneation fhe ue of flesh meat is allowed in this diocess at the privcipal meal fi i daya and Thursdays of Leat, from the iret i Palm Sunday. , ¥, The use of meot is rot allowed on Thursday next after Wednesday, nor fin any day in holy week im= mediately preceding Faster Sunday, 4, There 18 neitder fast nor abstinence tobe observed on 8a 6 of Lent, except Palm Sunday, which e- day of abstinence from fiesh meat but no ‘of fash. 5. His not allowed to use fish with flesh meat at the- seme meal, 6. There i9 no probibition to use eggs, butter or cbeese, provided the rulex of quantity prencribed by ther fast be complied witb. 7, The church excuses from the obligation of fasting, (but not of abstinence from flesh,) except in special cases of sicknesa and the like, the following classes of “6 Ist, Toe iotirm, 2d, Those whose duties are persons:—Is . of an exbausting or /aborious character. — 8d. who are only oteaiaiag their growth. 4ta. Women im gnancy, or nursing infants. Oth. Those who are en-- Feeblea by old a \Mosine Affairs, Fon Evnorr.—The steamship Atlantic, Captain West, sailed at noon yesteriny for Liverpool, with sixty pas sengers and $1,521,167 io specie, An Ancimyt Cxart.—An English collier, called the- Prince of Wales, was Jately wrecked at the Nore, mouth of the river Thames, which was built on that river im 1762, and consequently ninety-three yeass old when lost. She was of 181 tons hurthen, and had been all those years engaged as a collier b. tween the Tyne and London. Personal Intelligence, AKIVALS. Among the arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel, yesterd wore Captains Gardiner and Engle, of the Navy. ‘Phoy are Avisit to this city for the purpose of procering sulte! steamers for un arctic expedition. G. W. Rose, Portland: Rov: 1 At the Irving House—Ke: B.A Kentacky phia; Col. Spooner, Boston; A. do.; A. Sinciair, Ediuburg; Wm. Foscy, St. Louls; Joseph’ Gre ‘Mauchester; J. Howland, Boston, H. B. Norton, Norwich; G. Re Rochester; Col. Seymour, Pier ti; B.C. Cabo Mr. Mr. Send, Lima; Paris, At the Proseott House—Hom, Erastus Hopkins, Major Webb, Cleveland, Ohler By Ge Knight, do kK do; Sol, Johnsen, New York) Hon. Ju Wolf, Providence, R. 1.; « Harringer, . V, Barraus, U. 8. N.; R. Seldon, Warhins- Hill, St. Stephens, N. B.; G. B. George Lyon, do.; George F: Emery, do.; Ji Louisville, Ky.; L. White and lady,’ Geor, Walker, Poughkeepsie; E. W. Hall, W, Clarke, Oyster River; Mr. rt Citcham, From Liverpool, in the steamship Baltio—Mr N 1, Wilnon,. bearer of deepateler from London; Mra Wilson, Mr and Mes toe ehlidren and servants Ed a Bi t, Mrs TN Dale, th et "Krotgiltet and two obi "A Rakiolwi ‘A. H. Lettie. Cina. Obio: ton; li. N. 'N. Greene, Bridge» and Mar. Docker, iron, Mr © vita, hearer of despatches from Russia, Prussia and Bremen: Mr W Little, bearer of despatenes from France; Mr RM Bruce, Mrs and Miss Bruce, Captain and Mrs A Forsyth, Captain and Mrs 8 Pepper and daughter, Mrand Mrs Thomse © Gra- ‘ory, Mr and Mra Robert Webb, Mrs Lawranos, Mr and Sra ‘omas Riley and four cauglters, Mrs Larner and throe~ children, Measrs BG Watuwrisht, Dudl port, late Secretary to the US logati Vienua; O P Dorman, WO Dale, WF Wallett, Jol Jones, John Forwood Erneet Steiger, F F Bischols, Jos Trueman, Rev J C Rich” moud, Jacov Geisner, C Guillemat, Geo Mowton, Nathan Sleepér, Wm Bradbuiy, E Ackroyd: DH Benttio, J Ju sohu and niece, FP Hringoldi, 1 lioredia, ‘Bowman, Antoine Victor, Geo C Harwoog and son, $ Churchman, W © Lamson, John Brown, W H Baldwin, ‘John Besford. Mi- ghel Schiliani, J W Lizgine, C Daly, 1 Getting, RF H Hor- ton, Max Bromberg, 1. Friedman ‘A Sus, E Fleischman, W G Pierce, Andrew Smith, John Fair, M'Myors, PH Pacti- son, F Leake, Wai Cormack, Alex Sinclair, Senor Gregoris. de Ajuria, J Greenberry, Chas Hodges, Sand Victor, Count Kazinski, 8 ¥ Sears, J ( Martin—total 92, the hip. Atlantio, for Liverpool—Madame Griab nh steams! t] for — jame Griab and maid sorvant, Bignoe Mario and ‘servant, aise Winns, Mr Y Gimbernat,'MrJ Robertson, New York; Mr W Youk- ler, do; Mr and Mrs J Ed do; Me JS Ropes, dos Me Ui Garcett, do Mr John Foley, do; Mr and Mrs’ W E How- a Olle, of y 7 J ant Mri Join Codiann and ebiicy New York: ate uffalo; Mr Atox Simpson, Montreal; Hy 13 Huess- ; Dr BR Crmpbell and son, 1, G Townsend, A ¥roodman, N Yt hapin, F.C Sanford, NY; 1 Beau: Hire Lawis Dekay, NJ; bine Panny Aveattonr, irs is ay, } Miss Pa: metros N'Y; WE Howland's two servants, R Siaset, nd Ww HS ‘Switzerla Messrs J A Hughes, New Y. Juan Erenchun, § Sherman, Mre Hart and 3 Me J Richard: York; F' Campbell, A Legrand, Sati Mr and Mrs Thomson, Scotland; Messrs RP’ Webb, Eng; J B Birch, Phil; § Taylor, Canada; © Corghi, G W Bowleby, Wm Brow or, New York; James Spencer, PLil; Geo Keme,’ Germany— Total, (0. In the steamship Florida, for Savanna Androw 8 Gan, 1 dolph, J Meginn Wi earer, N Grossme yer, and 10 in t Coroners’ Inquests. DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM. Coroner O'Donnell held an inquest upon the body of Catherine yn, @ girl about seventeen years of oge, who came to her death from the effects of an over- dose of Jaudanum, administered by herself by mistake. The deceased, it appears, having been loug a sufferer with sore throat, was in the habit of taking small doses of laudanum to relieve the pain, and on the occasion. above rhe took an overdose of the poison, waich resulted in her death. The jury rendered a verdict {o accordance with the above facts. Court Calendar=—This Dex, Pigs — Disrrict Covat—95, 96, 10, 26, 30, 36, , 54, Svrnexk Covrt—Gunemat TuRM.—63, 104, 186, 189, 24, 43, 47, 48, 50, 62, 63, 64, 14, 22, 41, £46 65, Cincur—999, 1524, 410, 842, 842}¢, 107), 1680, to 1684, 1686, 1689, a Common Preas—Part lst—To be tried by the Courts without a jury, 28 to 42. Part 24-—To be tried by the Court witout» jary, 3, 5, 11, 13, 16, to 27, 43. Pig 162, Teds Tao, T8588, 788, 700" 705! a8) TONE 796'to Sh be, $25, 114,272,20,95. °° White's Spring Style of Hats for Gentle- men’s wear is now ready. His corrogated brim is the most unique style ever introduced. WHITE, 212 Broadway, corner Fulton. Anson’s,Daguerreoty pes—! for Fist; cents, colored and in a nice eaner teh with velvet —_ preserver, twice the size others make for 50 cents, and equal in quality and size to those made else where for $2. * ANSON'S, 689 Broadway, opporite Metropolitan Hotel. Farewell to the storms; Spring ts coming... and now fora eee iucrease of the steady tide of ‘trons who have all winter long poured in upon ROOT, he renowned daguerrean and photographic artist, » No. 363 Broadway. The unequalled beauty and perfec- tion of hin work, eepecial his life size photographs on canvass, challenge ali rivalry. Call and see ther. Portraits by the Patent Process for 25 cents, 60 cents, $1 and $5, or $2 50 per dozen. of the works of art and sale of HOLMES? United States pateat double acting camera, 289 Broad Silks.—We Will Open This Morning, Th-ee cases of rich striped and plaid silks, which we will sell ab he yard, worth hy igen eae cases of = ines at la. ard. . sat = ae Cravats and Joinville Tics, Latest Frene}. aty’ just received and for sale, wholesale and retail, by C, B, HATCH &CO., Importers of Gentlemen's Fur-~ nisbing Goods, No. 90 Cham! street, corner of Church, de oad > Ca from Auction at a Wonderful Re- duction in at HIRAM ANDERSON’S, 99 Bowery... N. B.—100, iris velvet tapestry carpets, at 80. Gs. 10s ; 50,000 yards beautiful three ply and ingrain car~ pete at 3s. ard. News Agents._Abbe & Yates, Packers anid. forwarders of the daily aod woekly New Youk Hunauy, and all other dailies puclished in the city, and all weekly Papers published in the Union, together with magazines, standard works, and cheap publications. If you desire: punctuality and dorpatch, rend your orders to ’ & YATES, 22 Beekman street, Broken Banks=—Present Valnc. je Avenue taken at par; Government Stock, 50 cents: Bridgeton, 00 cents; Wheat Growers, 95 cents; Erie an: Kalamazoo, 40 cents; Washtenaw, 40 cents, Lewis County, 26’cents, at EVANS’ Clothing Warehouse, i6- and 68 Fulton street. Albert H. Nicolay wilt hold his Reogoiar semi-weekly auction sale of stocks and honds, this day, at 125 0’ , atthe Merchants’ Excharge. For fur- ther particulars see his advertiment in another colama. Catalogues can be obtained at the office, No. 4 Broad at. Last Weck.—The Books of the Cosmopol! Art ond Literary Association will close in this city on the 24th inst. Subsoribers to the Knickerbocker, ot any of the other three doliar magazines, reesive o certificate of” membership, entitling them to a share in the first distri- bution of works of art, to take on the 28th in: Astor House, Broad may, Al tan oa Breed “F C7 that ae . xig its i f t | 4 HEE ¥