The New York Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1855, Page 4

484 NEW YORK HERALD. SAM ES GORDON BENN PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. SYFIGR MW. W. CORNEA WASEAU AND PULTON Bre. Volume Xx. Ne. 61 SHUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. Acapemy or Music—GRranp Sackev Concent. PROADWAY THEATRE, Groséway—Tux Wire Tus Mc meine Car. BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Wensen—Tue Two Ox soonixe—Micuag, Ex BORTOWS THEATRE, Chambere streot—Tux Brack Bwar— Wrens Smarty 1 Dine—Wanvcenine Miner ae Yue frites WALLACK’S THEATRE, Sroséwny—Tux Susy 3ovy— OFiswmGan ap Tue Farmizs. AMERICAN MUERUM- Afterncer and Byoalne- Usous Fou’s Vann. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wechacices’ Hal—s72 Brondway LEYS OF EKA HUUSS, 139 Lroatwey—Buew wiae Orehs “ROUTE. TABERNACLE, Broadwsy—GRranv Concent, MWPIRE BALL, £06 Broadway—P avonama or Evaore. New York, Saturday, March The News. Oar epecial cerpate'ee from Washiog*ton contain highly important infermation relasive to the ex ra. ordinary arpect of our foreign relations, Toia sab. ject ie fully discussed in the editorial colamas. Among the other im ertans wattere alladed to, are the pareoge of the resolution refanding the daties collested on mercban:ise imported from the British Provinces during the pendency of the reciprocity wealy, aud the appropriation for the ealaries of the Judges and the expenses of the newly organized Board of Claims. There has been considerable specu- jation s8 to who will be selectsd for this Bourd, aad the Istest report mentions the names o” Judge Sharkcy, «x Coveul to Havana, Mr. Waldo @f the Pension Bureau, ard Judge Loring, who hay recently been placed prominently before the public by the acts cf the sbolitioaists of Boston, who are striving to eject him from office because of hia deci- eion in the case of the fugitive Burns. The p: ‘gs in Congress yeaterday, if our reports offer a trae indication of the actual state of thiagsa, were con @ucted with unneual rapidity. Nearly all the sppropriation bills necessary to be paised have ‘been acted on, acd there is every pros... of an adjournment at twelve ciclock tonight Among ‘dhe appropriations pass:d we observe cne of fo.ty- five thousand dollars for the cational defences oa Staten Island. Bat we do not find anything for the ‘improvement of the Hadson river, or forthe remo- val of the obstructions at Hell Gate. Taelve o'clock to-night is the hour assigned for ‘the cissolution of the present Congress. Tae usual turmoil and excitement chsractertzed the proceed ings of yesterday, and our reports, therefore, are mecessarily very brief. We merely recapitulate the actua! business done. The Virginia Laad S:rip bill ‘was laid on the table, as was also Mr. Benson’s Lobos Ieland claim. The old soldier's Bounty Land bill, andthe bill carrying out the convention on elaime between Great Britain and the United States were passed; also the District cf C)lumbia Judiciary dill. The consideration of the general appropria- tion bill was renewed, and on a motion to recoasider the vote striking out the tariff modifications, Mr. Cooper commenced a speech, with the avowed in- tention of talking till the expirstion of the thirty- *bisd Congreee. This course, if persisted in, would have carried over several important app:opriation Dille, to the serious embarrassment of the pub- Be business, and to the complete overthrow of the schemes of the lobzy. So the friends ef free trsde caved in, and the tariff reductions sre postponed till the next Congress, The Greytown bombardment icdemnity came up for the first time, on a resolution to refer a claim for twelve ousand dollars for property destroyed to the pro per department for ¢xamiua:ion and payment, which was adopted. Exira compensation to the fam. unt of $18,000 was voted to Mesure. Pendiston and Schenck, ex Ministers to Peru and Brazil ané $9,000 to Mr. Marsh, formerly Minister to @onstantinople. Tre salaries of the Saprome Court Judges were inereased—$7,500 is to be paid the Ohief Justice, and $7,000 to each sseociate. The conference report oa the la3ian appropriation bill was adop'ed. The House haviag refused to eoncur ia three of the Senate's ameadments to the Army bill—one of them being an appropriation of $30,000 to test the employment of cam:ls on the pilains—a commitiee of conference was ordered, after receding from the Military Academy amend- mert. In the Houee a)i was confusion acd uproar, in the midst of which a number of bille of no espacial in- ‘terest were rushed through. The addition of four regiments to the army, snd the sppointment of amother Brigadier General were agreed to. Gen. Bhields is epoken as moat likely to be selec'ed fur the Brigadiership. Ail the Senate's amendments to the bill relating to the carrying of emigrant pamwsen- gerve were sgreed to, as wae alao the amendment to ‘the Post Office bill authorizing a monthly mai! be- tween Sen Frencieco and Oregon. Ia the New Yrk Senate on Thursday evening ‘the bill relative to the tenure of cuurcn property was discussed by Mr. Crosby, who opposed the mea fure as urjast to ihe Roman Catholics and contrary bo the spirit of cur laws, His remarks are given under the proper head. Yesterday the Census Dill was passed. An sitempt was made to reetore the power to sppoint marshals to the town autuorities, but it failed; eo the Becretary of Btste will have # large amount of patronoge to apportion amorg his friends. Io the Assen bly & report on the usury laws, together with & bill medifying the same, was presented. It allows ‘the lender to recover his principal and legal interest: wetaining the present rate of interest. If the fac’ of taking uscry is established on a trial, the defendant shali recover costs as a penalty, dc. Tae party having paid more than legal rate of interest may ue and recover the amount so paid, with costs, ‘The bill aleo repeals all statutes upon this subject meoonsistent with those revom mended. The stesmabip Canada, from Liverpool, arrived et Boston about two o'clock yesterday. Her mails will reach thie city this morning. Our files of pa- pers by thie arrival came to band jast nig it, bat at eo late an hour that we were compelled to postpone ‘the publication of the details of the news. The tele grepbic summary published yesterdsy, bowever, sontained all the main points cf the inteLigenvr. ‘We give elsewhere the letters of our Paris corres pondenta received by the S:. lone They wi. be found bighly interes:ine. 1855. Our Melbourne (Australis) correspondent de picts the revolutionary feeling in server io wach earnest terms as to leave no doub: but tes cur next news from there will be of @ highly ex eiting character. The republic of O.eacis, coder the banner of the Southern Cros#, may not be euch a remote contingency after al. We give eleowhere the decision of Judge Betts im the case of the yoang Cabaa Ilernandez against the Byanish Consul—iovolv.og important questions re- lave t consalar privileges rendered yesterday in whe District Cou: The Consa) was discharged from bail, without costs, provided be enter an ap- pearance in shes or false imprisonment. Car- mebell, the other defendant, was discharged from arrest, with coste, We publish the details of the news from Havans +0 the 24th of Febrasry. Gon, Concha bad issued circular to the varicue Coneuis in Havana, stating that the trader in good faith " had nothing toappre- nd {rem the prceent exceptional state of the doland,.” Still, the process of enlisting yolantecrs 4 arming the population was going on, ander the tuppoeition that ap invasion (real or imaginary) woud de attempied. Ube levsere of oar correspon: | at the nucleus of a quarrel to be settled whea NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1855. dents give full and interesting details of a week’s later news. Final sentence has been pronounced on Felix and Estrampes—the former will be sent to Africa for ten years, and the latter will suffer death by the garote, A list of the namsa of some of the Cubana ariested at Puerto Principe, many of them of high eoxia} position, is given. Anembryo affair of honor was brought to the notice of Justice Brennan yesterday The chal- Jenger conjured his antagonist not to take shelter under the petticcats of timid women. The advice was taken ; the s‘atute for such case? was app2al- ed to, and the Justice bomded said chaileager im one thousand dollara to answer the charge of summoning his rival to moital combat. Of course @ lady ia the cause of the failug oat. The pariiculare are given under the polise head. Demoorsts of every stripe are t> be pretiy tho roughly shaken up nex’ Tuesday, as that is the time ret down fer tas grand oversb-imiag fusion mzet- rgst Old Tammany, under the auspiced of the Universal Central Demooratic Union Ciab, John Cochrane, President. A meeting of ‘he Clab was red last evening, st wich the programme was partially agreed upon, Tae ancient properties and psrspheraalia ot the acft shells are to be pu’ ia commishion—the big guas, that are expected to ernive here immediately sfier the breaking up of Congress, are wil loaded to the mazzle, and are bound to explode, hit or miss, A gcandraliy of the terrified aud the unterrified is hoped for; bus | blessed are they who hope for notbhiny, for they shall not be disappointed. The sales of cotton yesterd sy rea led abou’ 1,500 biles, the market closing s‘eady. P.our was firm2r, with afair amount. Sales of common State closed at about 6jc.a@ 1243. per bbl. firmer. Wheat, of prime quality, wasecarce and frm. Corn was some tscier, while gales were made to a fair exteat at prices varjing from 95c.a 98¢e., bat chisfly at 96c. a%7c. Provisions were unchanged. Rice was firm, with a better demand, and closed with a tendency to higher prices. Opening ot Negotiations Between Russia a 1 the United States. It appears from a telegraphic negotiation published in another column that the Czar Nichouas is desirous of opening closer relations thao heretofore with the United States, and has with this view written an autograph letter to the President on subjects of the highest mo. ment to this country. The letter, avcording to our correspondent, reveals the secret of the existence of a sort of conspiracy or holy alli- ance among the Western Powers of Europe, mainly directed, as it appears, to the work of protecting Spain and keeping the United States in check. When the President received the letter, he sent for three leading democratic Senators to meet him at the White House; and the communication from the Czar was discussed in their presence, Mr. Secretary Marcy also assisting at the conference. The Presideut de- rived much benefit from the counsels of Senator Douglas, whose recent visit to Russia afforded him an opportunity of becoming personally ac- quainted with the Czar, and of appreciating the strong friendship professed by him for this country. This information we derive from a special correspondent whose sources of knowledge are extensive and who has never yet misled us. It bears upon the face of it a s‘rong show of pro- bability. From the days of Count Panin to the present time the court of Russia, however open to criticism in its domestic policy, has always dealt fairly and honorably by us. Despite the radical antagonism of our politi- cal systems we have on many oczasious derived valuable aid and countenance from St. Petersburg; and never in the course of our relations with Nussia—extending over a period of nearly a century—has a sin- gle canse of quarrel arisen between ue. At the present time, there are many and forcible rea- sons for the Ozar’s secking a closer friendship with us, The United States are the only mari- time power that is not in league against him, Should Admiral Dundas succeed as well as Ad- miral Napier in loeking up the Rassian fleet in the Baltic, while Lyons or Boxer renders him the same ¢ervice in the Black Sea, it would bea perfect godsend to Nicholas to effect an alliance offensive and defensive with us, On the other hand, the existence of the com- pact among the Western sovereigns of Europe is in itself a thing sufficiently probable in the case of Great Britain, a' all eveats. Notwith- standing the many opportunities which have been offered, and the direct challenge thrown down in this country, Lord Clarendon has never retracted his threat, or explained the words which first diverted American sympathy fromTurkey. The inference is plain: itis that they were rightly understood here. Nochange bas taken place in the mind of British states- men since Lord John Russell wrote his bluster- ing letter to Mr. Everett. The British aristo- cracy donot like this country: they hate and fear us, The storm that is ga'hering in Eng- land to destroy them derived its chief s!rength from the spectacle of great and flourishing republic on this side of the ocean; if America had been a failure, or if the nobility of England had succeeded in dividing this country on | the slavery question as they have tried to do, the people of England would not now have been | clamorous against the cold shade of aristocra- | cy, and the idle pageant of honse of peers, For the Dukes and Earls and Lords of England hatred of the United States was a necessary offshoot from their love of themselves and their order. We stand a living testimony of the folly of their rank. We take from them every year the thew and sinew of their crafts- men and workers. We are building a navy which will soon outstrip theirs, and give to Columbia, no longer to Britannia, the rale of the waves, What wonder they should plot sgainst us, and in their hole and corner con. ciliabules thrust forward broken-down Spain Russia hae been humiliate? We are informed by our correspondent that Mr. Pierce took the advice of bis friends with regerd to # fresh application to Congress for a erect of en millions; being rather timid as to tue policy of disclosing the whole of his infor. Auat.on we to the deeigns of Europe. There ean ve ne diffeulty in deciding this matter. Of courte nothing be done at thie session of Cougrees; but 1a feseion can be called at soy moment in case ground for emergency, and if good apprehension can be shown, there can be to doubt but Congress will readily vote ten millions er a larger eum. But nothing of this kind will be done without # fall knowledge of the circumstances, Congress will not act on the ipse dixit of Senator This or Senator That: the representatives of the people are sent to Warhington to judge for themselves, and they wonld betray their trust if they voted a dollar without @ personal knowledge of the facta which called for the vote, If the President wante money, he must let the country sec the paper, the autograph letter of Nicholas in- cluded; then—but not till then—can we tell what we have to apprekend. The Return of Mr. Soule—His Mission and its Results. Mr. Sonulé, late our Minister to Spain, retarn- ed in the St. Lou's to this port, from which he set sail less than two years ago. Leaving bis family here temporarily, he has hurried on to Washington. The interval of his absence bas been one of the most remarkable in our political history, foreign and domestic. He left us, radiant with hope, under the auspices of a triumphant party, a new administration, a popular inaugural, aud with a margin of official discretion as broad and general as a mau even of his bold and ambitious character could de sire. The Cuban junta were in ecstacies. We were to have Cuba without fail. With the purse in one hand, and the sword in the other, it was impossible that a diplomat so fearless and sagacious as Soulé could fail. He returns toreport that he has done nothing, and thas nothing can be done. Let us look into this a little, for itis a tial in summing up the causes and effects of this highly interesting mission of Soulé. A French revolutionary refugee, we tiad him first, asan adopted American, in the successful prac- tice of the law, ani famous as an orator of the elegant French school, at New Orleans, His talents and accomplishments, and the admiration of the French creoles, advance him at length to the United States Senate. While in this posi- tion he is appointed a delegate to the Baltimore Convention of 1852, and is there chosen as oae | of the special c »mmittee appointed to wait upon Gen. Pierce, at Concord, and inform him of his nomination. The two men accordiagly meet, and the polite and courteous Yankee and the elegant avd accomplished Frenchman are mu- tually charmed with each other. To that visit are we indebted for the appointment of Mr Soulé to Spain. He had been in the Senate a secessionist, the most ultra, perhaps, not ex cepting Jeff. Davis, upon the compromise mea- sures of 1850. He had fought against the ad- mission of California to the end, and had joined in that famous Senatorial Southern protest of twelve men against it, after the bill had passed ; but it was all right if we stop at Baltimore. The Baltimore Convention of 1852 havicg admitted Southern secessionisis and Buffalo free soilers upon the same footing of equality with the National Union demoerats, Mr. Pierce concluded there was an amnesty, and that the democracy, from his election, were to stand or fall upon this Baltimure spoils coalition. Hence that peculiar half-and-half secessionist and free soil spoils policy upon which this unhappy ad- ministration has been broken up. Hence the appointment of Mr. Soulé to Spain. Mr. Pierce tock that juggliog Baltimore Convention as his guide—that deception upon the country--and in the party politician he cast aside the true policy of an American statesman. He over- Jooked and ignored the great Union move- ment of the masses of the people against the insidious disunion designs of Seward and his partizans in their support of General Scott and against the secessionists of the South. He adopted the free soil and secession amnesty of the Baltimore spoilemen as the basis of his ad- ministration and the re-organization of the de- mocratic party. He advanced secessionists and free soilers to the highest honors, to the exciu- sion of that saving Union element of his party represented by Cass, Dickinson, and others of ‘hat school, and by the Webster and Fillmore conservatives of the whig party. There was another incentive to the appoint- ment of Mr. Soulé. He was an adopted citizen, Between Gen. Pierce and Gen. Scott there was a lively and exciting rivalry for ‘the foreign vote” in the election of 52. One could hardly distinguish which was the better man in this respect. Gen. Pierce, however, succeeded in carrying off the bulk of this foreign vote, and was anxious to prove the sincerity of his pro- fessions. Thus our gallant Frenchman was sent to Spain, a German Jew to Holland, an Irish filibuster to Portugal, an English socialist to Naples, while the Catholics were rewarded, as sueh, with a representative in the Cabinet, in the person of Mr. Campbell. These and similar concessions to secessionists, free soilers, and the “foreign vote,” were the groundwork of the late crushing popular demonstrations against the administration, involving even the mission to Spain, in this quick and fearful reaction be. tween the inauguration of 53 and the great Know Nothing movement of 55. Mr. Soulé, we have said, went out to Spain under the most flattering auspices. He opened his campaign in dashing style. His programme wos simple and promising. His object was the acquisition of Cuba. Spain had become bank- rupt. He would offer her a hundred or even a hundyed and fitty millions for Cuba. She might sell, Sbe might refuse. In the latter case, a bold and threatening demand for the redress of a long catalogue of certain Cuban outrages, well put in, woald eithg bring her to a bargain or arupture, and one alternative would be as gocd for the annexation of Cuba as the other, Mr. Soulé persevered in this plan of operations, in the teeth of conflicting and changeable in structions from Marcy, till his work was arrested by the Espartero revolution. Then, through the advice of Mr. Dudley Mann, our Minister at Madrid was called to that Ostend conference, | Marcy there was checkmated through the coun- sels of Mann—Soulé was sustained ; and, after the settlement of the little affair with Loais Napoleon at Calais, he returned to Spain to re- sume and prosecute his negotiations for a satis- factory rettlement or a fight. In the interval, the Nebraska bill had swept off the a?minietration party from New Hamp. thire to Wisconsin. Pierce was frightened, Marcy increased his alarm. The Cabinet aban- doned Cuba—it had not paid, and would not pay expenses. Soulé was instructed to fall back, and behave himself with becoming humility. He retigned— he bas returned, betrayed, absndoned and disgusted. It is feared that he will expose the treacheries at Washington which have de- feated his plane, the malice of Marcy and the imbecility of Pierce, without loss of time. He must virdicate himself, and in doing this there is danger of an ugly exposure acd a serious explosion. We understand that in this exigen- cy Mr. Pierce has selected Gen, Jeff. Davie, a brother secessionist ia the Senate in 1850, as the peace-maker with Mr. Soulé. Well, if the latter should be persuaded to forego & fall ex- pusition of the Cabinet vacillations whieh pro- yoked his resignation, we must be content with a )ittle. The remainder, perhaps, may be sup- plied by Messrs. Buchanan, Mason and Belmont, all of whom are soon expected to return with the same general opinion of the administra- tion, to wit, that in its European diplomatic policy it has shown neither pluck nor consist- «ney—nothing but vacillation, ignorance sad imbecility. One thing is certain, Had the admiais- | administration will be completely wiped out tration etuck to its original plan of operations under the management of Soulé, we shoald have had Cuba ere this or a fight for it. His tact, talente, courage, energy and perseverance would have accomplished one thing or the other, But upon the first symptoms of danger at Madrid, Marcy flinched and retreated ; and | upon the heels ot the late anti-Nebraska aud | Know Nothing reaction at home, the ad- | ministration grounded arms and left their Minister to Spain to find his way back | to New York by the most eligible route, and a8 soon as possibile. Mr. Soulé has proved abundantly his readiness and hia abili- ties to carry out the original programme of his | mission. His failare is due toa frightened and imbecile Cabinet. All hopes of the acquisition of the island, or of a settlement of the Black Warrior and other outrages, upon the basis of commercial reci- procities with Cuba, are said vow to be at an end. Our ex-Minister is clearly of this opiaion. We fear as much from the late dissove- ries of Gen. Concha. Let Mr. Soulé, then, speak freely. The Ostend papers are withheld rom ibe public eye. Let him supply the deficiency. If Cuba has been utterly lost, what else have we to lose? Free Traps Postroxep.—The House amend_ ment to the General Appropriation bill, re- ducing the tariff from fifteen to twenty per cent in some casee, and totaly abolishing the exist- ing duties upon many other articles, was, after an exciting and intense debate in the Senate, on Thureday, rejected by a majority of two egainst the proposition. The measure, even by this close shave, was not defeated upon its merits, but upon the ground that it was out of place and a bad precedent as an amendment to one of the regular appropriation bills, The debate shows that there is a clear majority in the Senate for these tariff reductions, and that when they shail come before the body in a separate bill, it will pass smoothly enough. The measure goes cver to the next Congress, and then we may expect a still more decisive step towards the abvlition of Custom Houses than this bold but popular amendment of the House. We repeat that whea Massachusetts and South Carolina sre united for free trade, it is perfectly useleas for Penosylvania to resist. Her coal and iron must come down. These tariff bounties upon consumers have lasted long enough. It is decreed in the new revolu- tion that they must and shall cease. If the old fogies are surprised at the developements to this end in the action of the House and the Senate, let them beware of the next Congress, The work mast go on. Very likely, before five years, or even three, shall have passed over our heads, there will not be a solitary Custom House in operation in the United States—not one. Such is the drift on the tariff question of this new, mysterious, tremendous, and irresistible American revolution. Never saw the like before. Perfectly astounding. New Hampsume Poxrrics.—The State elec- tion in New Hampshire for Governor, members of Congress, State aud county officers and Le- gislature, comes off on the 13th instant. The Legislature to be elected will also have to elect two United States Senators. There are four parties in the field, and four candidates for Go- vernor, to wit:— Aéwivistration Democrat N. B. Baker. Whig. .. James Bell. Free Foi) Asa Fowler. Know Nothing. Ralph Metcalf. The contest appears, however, already to be narrowed down to the democrats and the Know Nothings—Baker and Metcalf. The can- vases is exceedingly animated on the part of the Know Nothings, and the prospect is that the | in the election. Broadway Theatre—Miss Fanny Vining. ** Love's Sacrifice”’ was played at the Broadway Thea- ‘tre last evening for the benefit of Mr. FE. L. Davenport, introducing to an American audience Miss Fanny Vining, who bas bien for several years past a great favorite on the London boards. The house was crowded in every part. Mies Vining’e Margaret Elmore is, in many re- spects, an original performa: ce; her ‘stage business’? diflers from that of any of her predecessors on our stage, and is we, think, altogether better. She made what ia technically called a ‘ great hit.” She has a fice figure, an expressive face, a powerful and at the rame timea sweet and musical voice, and is a perfect mistress of the art of producing effects. The scenes with her father and Lafontin the third and feurth acts are the test scenes for Margaret, and Miss Viring acquitted herself admira bly in them. Her simple line to Lafont, ‘All things but delay,’? wae so expres ively given as to secure for her » call before the curtain at the end of the third act. Miss Vining has all the requisites for popularity with Ameri- can audiences, Her acting only needs a jittle more re- pore to be Katisfactory to the most critical mind, while the vigor and intensity of her style carry her at once into the hearts of the people. In the course of @ some- | what lengthy theatrical experience, we have rarely seen a greater hit than that made by the Margaret Elmore of last night. We regret that the business at the Broad- way theatre i+ #0 arranged that we cannot see more of Miss Vining st present. Mr. Davenport's Matthew Elmore is one of his best parts, His making up in admirable, and his acting gave | us another proof of his artistic versatility. Tho remain- der of the cast war evenly respe:table, and the perform. ance went off very smoothly. City Politics. CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC UNION. The delegates of the above named boly held » regular meeting at Tammany Hell last evening, which was wel; attended, John Cochrane, Eaq., President, took the chair, end Mr. L. F, Harrison acted as Secretary pro tempore, former minutes had been read and approved, tion proceeded te ballot fora secretary, Mr. Patrick Dee was declared elected, but declined toact. A second ballot was then taken, when Mr. 1. F. Harrison received the largest number of votes, and, at the ear- nes! request of members, he accepted of the office. ‘The delegates then proceeded to elect three members of the standing (auditing) committee, with the under. | standing that tne three gentlemen who received ths highest number of votes on the first ballot should be elected. The following members were elected—F, A. rangemente for the on meeting, t inst. They were e 7th ctory. The committee appointed to procure the room had reported that it was obtained now. Suitable music had been also provided, and the | ward in defeating this bill. report cf the finance committee was cheering. Judgiog from the tone of outside reports, the proposed union eeting of the democracy bad attracted much attention, and, no doubt, geoo rerults woukl flow from it, The committee on public speakers bad not completed their report yet; indeed, it could not be done until a day or io before the day of meeting. So far, many eminent mee bed signified their intention of being present. He had alro to way that the distribution of the circular and by-laws of the union through the State was dong much good, and their sevtiments had been goaerally favorably received. A written requisition wan presented to the President, calling on him to summon another meeting, previous to the great meeting of the 7th instant. To this he re- led that It was pretty certain another meeting would be held, of hich due notice would be given in the Brroip The meeting then adjourned, MEETING OF THR WHIG YOUNG MENS’ COMMITTEE. ‘The regular moothly meeting of the Whig Young Mens’ General Committee was held last night at tre Broadway House—Judge Welsb presiding. The evening amendments to There was a GENERAL telerntly, large attendance, but other there be ced to he very littl igs, and they adjourn ‘+ am hour, to meet again being in 0 Great Friday in | April. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Highly Important from Washington. AUTOGHAPH LETTER OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS TO PRESIDENT PIERCE--REVELATION OF A CONSPIRACY OF THE WESTERN POWERS AGAINST THE UNITSD ®TATES—ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Wasuinaroy, March 2, 1855. Our foreign relations are hourly becoming matters of difficulty with the administration, After the adjourn- ment, night before last, in the Senate, Senators Mason, Cas#, and Douglas drove up to the White House, from a specie] invitation sent, in the morning, through Senator Mason, Our present relations with a majority of the European governments made necessary this meeting. Governor Mary alone of the Cabinet was present. An important revelation wos made; the President placed before the gentlemen assembled an autograph letter re- ceived by the last arrival from Europe, bearing the sig- nature of the Emperor of Russia, This letter was accom- panied by an official despatch from his Minister on Fo- reign Affairs, communicating to the United States secre- tary of State particulars of en organization against thie country, advised and encouraged by England and Frarce. Extracts from letters sent to the home govera- ment by Russian secret empl y(n distributed through. out the capitals ef Europe, proviog the above statement, are given; and, although there secret agents are wholly ignorant of the exictence of any but themselves, their statements are marked by on extraordinary sccuracy in point of facts and dates, Jo show triendship and inte- rest in the success of the United States is the purport of the Emyeror’s letter, which fact is still further made evident in the commapication of the Minister, The communication proceeds to show that these inter- views were had at audiences given by Louis Napoleon, at which were present the Brit’sh, Spanish, and Austrian Ambassadors, In London, Lord Aberdeen, late Minister, received, on the same baticess, oficial visits.from the French, Spanish, and Austrian representatives. This butiness wes the relation of those Powers with the United Sta‘es, A protracted diplomatic policy was ra- commer ded to Spain as al! important to be followed out with the United States, while France and Eogland would inereace and divide their strength in sash a manner, in South America and the United States, as not to excite enspicion or alarm, The result of these de" liberations mark a determined hostility to this coantry, which ie only awaiting en opportanity to show itself in acts of aggeesion and violence, which we are so little prepared at this moment to meet. I have reason to bs- lisve that Austria, notwithstanding her assurances to the Allies, is secretly the friend of Russia, and it may not hereafter be difficult to prove that it is through this power that Russia obtained the iaformation ia part now communicated to our geveroment. ‘The Fresident is anxious to adopt a proper couras on the information received, which he suggested should be preceded by a message to Congress, stating particulars, without naming bis authority, and thus obtain an ap- propriation of some millions of dollars. This suggestion was received with disfavor, as it would certainly create a gensral alarm throughou! thecountry. If an appro- priation of money should be deemed necessary, it could be obtained without sounding th rm as reasoned by the President. Independent of the value in this crisis of Senator Dovglas’ opinions and advice, it is well known that he entertains the mort friendly feelings to the Rus- sian monarch, and not like some of his colleagues in the Renate, who believe him deprived of every human virtue. In this decision Marcy found himeelf aud his views fully supported, and while a strict vigilance will be observed by our government upon the movements of England and France a becoming discretion will be observed as the poliey to pursue. How marked the coincidence that the receipt of the Emperor's letter acd the proffer of friendly mediation on the part of England, should have come by the samo vessel, and have been received at the samo time by our government. EXCITEMENT AT THE CAPITOL-~THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF CLAIMS--THE TARIFF DEFEAT AND THE COLLINS STEAMER8—SOULE’S COOLNESS TO MARCY, ETC. ‘Wasmincron, March 2, 1855. ‘There in great excitement at the Capitol, and the gal- leries are crowded with ladies and lobby members. The appointment of the Judges of the Board of Claims are expected to be sent in thisevening. It in said ont- Hide that Sharkey, of Mississippi, and Waldo, of the Pension Office, bave already beengfixed upon. Commis- tioner Loring, of Boston, is pressed upon the President for the third appointment. The abolitionists of the North are doing aj] they can against him, for his con- nection with the Burns rendition, Mr. Houston, of the Committee of Wayn and Means, said to-day, that if the Tariff bill did not pass the Senate, he knew the Collins bill would be vetoed by the Presi- dent, or pocketed. Mr. Soulé is here. He sa‘d to-day that he had no in- tention of quietly submitting to the treatment received from the administration He has not yet called upon Marcy. Jtem—Be called upon the President this mora- ing. ‘The Tariff bill has been defeated to-day in the Senate. It in a matter of surprise to many here that Douglas should have been found so greatly the assistant of Ne- An effort wililikely be mate to-night to bring up im the Senate Edgerton amendment to the tariff, taking duties off raiiroad iron and wool im- ported under sixteen cents value. This is the Pennsyl- vania scheme, APPOINTMENTS TO THE NEW REGIMENTS OF THE ARMY— DUTIES REFUNDED ON IMPORTS FROM THE PROVINCES. It in understood the Brignaier General provided for in the Army bill by the House is to be given to General Shields. The additional officers in the Army bill are to be selected ove from each Congressional district. ‘The bill refunding duties pail since the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty, and its being carried into effect, was mainly successful through the active exertions of Israel D, Andrews, Esq., United States Consul for the British Provincee, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Wasiaxetox, March 2, 1855. The Agricultural Society, after a protracted debate, passed resolutions calling upon the agriculturists of the country to meet in convention at Wasbington in Febra- ary next, to determine what legislation is pecessary for the preservation of their interests, Several reports of committees were read, and, after accepting invitations to reveral public institutions, adjourned. Thie evening, a large number of members called on Senator Clayton, io thank him for the position which he took in the Senate on the subject of agriculture. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasuixetox, Mai No. §1.—Charles Minturn, appellant Maypard, et al. and Cutting fo No. 8),—John ©. plaintiff in error, va. Pacific Mail Steamship Company.—Argument commenced by Prent for plaintiff. 2, 1855, |. Lafayette rgued by Brent for appellant, Latest from the State Capital. THE CENSUS BILL IN THE SENATE—A COLORED PER- SON IN DIFFICULTY—LOANS ON BANK STOOK CaPt- TAL~ ABOLITION OF THE MAR(NE COURT —SPEAKER LITTLEJOHN IN HOT WATER—THE TEMPERANCE BILL -QUACK POLITICS AND QUACK MEDICINES—A STATE BOARDING HOUSE PROPOSED, ETC. Aumany, March 2, 1855. When the census bill came up for a third reading this morning in the Senate, Mr. Broohs moved to recommit it, with instructions to strike out the clause authorizing the Secretary of State to appoint the marshals, aad to restore the bill to its original shape, giving their se. lection to the local authorities, The alteration in com- mittee, giving the power to the Secretary, was purely political, in order that no cemocrat or Know Nothing in the State should be appointed marshal. It was so re- garded and acknowledged, as the vote not to reconsider or recommit plainly showed. On the tical vote, Senator Barr neglected to respond to the call; ani, as the vote stcod without him, the bill would have been declared lost. Rather than such a contingency should happen, that Senator cast his vote for it, giving the bill just the necessary seventeen votes. A colores gentleman in Chenango county petitioned for a change of bis name, but the committee rofased to gratify bim, and so reported thie morning. His name is Levi Randall Brand, and he wanted a transposition of the two latter words. The fact appears that he has once been married, and, for come cause, Become divorced from bis wife, She still retains cognomen of Mrs. Brand. Now, it appears, another colored lady has con- rented to be his second wife, on condition that hie name pe prieviously changed to Mr. Randall, she objecting to wrar the same name as the divorced Mrs. Brand, The Sen- ate thought the matter was too frivolous and undignified for ite attention and sent Mr. Brand back to Coenaogo to manage bis love matters with Lis second dulcinea in the most agreeable manner porsible. What York legislation coming to? And tht le merely a eampie of VOL. xx. one-third of the business occupying the attention of . mir, 8 introduced , Spencer a bill to hibit banking arsociatiozs from dea! Ags aa ee Me upon, their own capital stock. If is as follows:— Section 1, It shall not be lawful for any bank or bankit association incorporat organized this State, to dealin buylug or selling: Its om cenieat vines ror to make loans "pon n in part, by the hy potheeation of Fuels bank oF banking a Seo. 2. Ii capitel stock of pert its affairs closed, in the manner now provide care of an ineolvent bank or banking association, Sec. 3, All acts, or party of acts, 60 far as tho wame are in- consistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby re led. aes 4. This act eball take effect immediately, ‘Thi 18 a measure interesting to Wail screet, money changers be on the qui vive, A dill intreduced in the Senate to-day has for its ob- ject the dissolution of the Marine Court in the city of New York. Judges, lawyers, pettifoggers, client? and witnesses who oppose the destruction of th’ ancient. temple of justice, and all others who desire the honor ond dignity preserved from the scrioblings of law re= porters, will ecme up fortuwith to the lobby of the Senate chamber, enter thiir esrnest protest, and they shall be hrard by the Judiciary Committee Mr. Speaker Littlejobn being under the x1 ty of visiting bia home, Oswego ter m few cays, th D. Ricberd M, Blatchford was lected Speaker pro tom. of the House. Yesterday an article appeared in one of the morning papers, over the signature of the Mayor of Onwego, refleetiog quite sbarply on Mr, lejohn’s conduct ax a public man both before and since the com mencement of the sersion. It maygbe that has taken it in such bigh dudgeon as to pr with to the door of tae aforesaid Mayor, de dress for the grievous assault The Temeprance bill ig stilt in the band committe of the Senate — Te port, snd will not before Moor are decirirg the insertion of seve: it still more stringent. hey appear before the commit tee atevery meeting. ‘The opoonents of the bill propose: no smendments whatever, and will confine themselver solely to the presentation of their protest against ite pas- sage ‘The majoity of the cou mittee consitts of Messrs, Williams, Monroe and Halsey, who haye not yet agreed vpon amendment, and wilt not likely olfer apy. The minority, Messrs Cros>7 and Storing, refer that the bill may be presented to the Senate in all its most hideous features. The classifcation of Senstors on this bill, a few days sinze, is iecorrect so far as Senator Spencer's vote was placed. We put hin among the Coubtful, whereas he is one of the etrongest opponents, and voted against it las: year. Some ten cays since, a Washington letter writer to a New York paper stated that Luniel Sickles, E, B. Hart, and G. D W. Clinton were in that city, and that they, or rome of them, were engiged in fusing the democra- cy. This is denied by the latter gentleman, who has just arrived inthis cify from Washi He being of the hard family, and among the inside sachem’s, posi- tively denies that any attempt Las been made to fuse with the Pierce administratioa, the eofts, five soilera, the Know Nothings, or anybod The harce intend to take possession of the Whi ase without the as- sistance of any other party or faction. This is the latest reliable news here. The Patent Medicine biil was up ip the Senate, and was bufleted about by Senators Dicsinson and Puteam with considerable roughness. The former gentieman was op- posed to compelling Dr. Brandreth or any other quack nostrum vender to divulge the properties of their pills, He remarked that, for the cure ef cholere and other vio. , trong alcohol or good pure brandy, was ici He had administered whiskay to- dyfog lambs frequently, and in five minutes would re- cover and “blaa,’? Somebody wants an executive mansion for future go- yernors. A bill was up to day appropriating twenty- five thourand dollars. Mr. Whitney wanted fifty thon sand. He undoubtedly expects that ‘‘ Sam’? will be tho first ocevpant: Mr, Yost offered an amendment, that the mansion be sufficiently capacious to admit members of the Legislature as boarders. And, strange to say, this latter propotition was adopted in’ the committee of the grave Senate of the State of New York. Let the Death of Captain Alexander Ramsdell. Burravo, March 2, 1859. Coptain Alexander Ramsdell died here on Wednesday: evening, aged 70 years. He was formerly a sea captain from Nantucket, and has resided in this city for twenty - neven years, the last eighteen of which he has bsen the faithful keeper of our ligh.hoase. He was well knowa on the lakes. Fire at Sprinfietd, Mass. Sprincrie.p, Mass., March 2, 1855. A fire broke out at half past 5 o'clock this morniog, im the brick block near the railroad depot, ewned by Chester W. Chapin, and occupied by Greenleaf & Taylor, paper dealers, Brown & Graves, hardware, and Nelson & Elmer, bt and shoe dealers. The lore is. about $10,000, and is fully covered by insuranse. The fire is supposed to have originated from spontaneous combustion, Fatal Accident at Troy. Troy, March 2, 1855. man gamed O’Brien, rp hes atv vy ‘on Works, was crushed to death this after- being caught and drawn in between two large ers. . A youn; Nail'and f. noon b, ron ro rotting on the Ice. Oapensnura, March 2, 1855. A match for $500, between C. Skinner’s mare Til Hin- man, of Rochester, and John E. Perkins’ Belle of Og- ensburg, took place on the ice to-day. Tid Hinmao took the purre, in three straight heats. Time—2 2:20-2:26, Much interest was taken in the sport Markets, NeW ORLEANS, March 2, 1855, sof cotton are demanding an advance. Sales The sales for the week have been tock on hand is 128,000 bales. The Southern ports less than last year at this down at 27,000 bales. Freighte—Cotton to time, a) Havre 13 16the d, Cuantestox, March 1, 1855. The sales of cotton during the past week have been about 15,000 bales, and the receipts of the ame period amount to 14,50) bales—leaving @ stock on hand of 26,700 bales. “The marke: closes firm. In rice, the week's businers foots up 3,260 tierces, at prices ranging from 3}. a 4c. The market ia firm, and tends up- = The stock on hand is 2,740 tiezces. Freights aro rm. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puttapecruia, March 2, 1855. Our stock market was dull this merning, with smal? sales at the following rates:—Reading Railroad, 38% ; Morris Canal, 14%; Long Island Railroad, 16%; Penn. rylvania Railroad, 44%; Pennsylvania State 6's, 88. loney is easy at previous rates. Marine Affairs. Lavyen ov 4 Packer Suir.—Mr. Wm. H. Web> will Jaunch this morning, at a quarter to tem o'clock, from the foot of Sixth street, East river, the ship Neptune, for C, Hl. Marshall's Liverpool line. {he is a handsome ves- fel, of 1,60 tons burthen. ‘Tue Steamenie Puitaperruia sailed yesterday after- noon for New Orleans, via Havana. United States District Court. Before Hop. Judge Hall. March 2—Cnarce or Revour —The Uniled States ve- William Courtney in thin care was el revolt on board the ship Koscius, while sbe was in the lower bay. Tha District Attorney called a witn to prove that the capta'n was obliged to place the prisoner and others of the crew in Jrons. Mr Edmon Blankman, counsel for the accused, sub- mitted that the Di: ould first prove that the Roseius |. The District At- tori jed that such a course had not been yurt held that the nationality of the ves- sel should be proved, and the District Attorney sent to the Custom House, and subsequently produced the manifest of the vessel. The [istrict Attorney eummed up for the prosecution, and Mr. Blankman for the pri- sorer. The jury, being out for some time, were uaabie cr Passixa Covnterrsit Moxny.— The United Jokn Gorman.—The Rrisoner is charged with counterfeit coin, and being unable to em; oy ma ele rosecu ~ a coun- passin counsel, the Court assigned Mr. E. him. The District Attorney appeared for th tion. ‘The prisoner was proved to have tende: terfeit quarter dollar ata store in Eighth avenue in payment for a paper of tobacco. On being arrested, ho was rearched, and eight other bad quarters were found onbim. Guilty. 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