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540 ————$ NEW YORK "dERALD. JAMES GORD, BENNETT, (OF, AND EDITOR, Oyricn S. W. CORNF'4 OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. MS, cash in, ndvance. Tue DAILY !A2RALD 2 cents per per annum. TRE WEEKLY HERALD every Saturday, at 6% cents por copy, oF Sa per aunum ; the Buropean edition $4 per an- is any purtef Great Brituia, and %& to any part of Hee Gontinen’, both to include postage. “ALL LETTERS by Matt or Subscriptions or with Adver tieements O be post paid, or the postage will be deducted from the remitted. 2 F WOLENT4RY CORRESPONDENCE, containing impor eu, soldcited from any quarter, of the world—if used Sat eierauty paid Jor ‘Oum Fonricy Connraros L We PARTS ARK VARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL Lerrens AnD PACKAGES SENT US. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous Communications. do not return thore rejected. JOB PRINT! det) +. “over TISEMENT'S renewed every day. "ING exccuted with neatness, cheapness, and AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Huxcunacs ~To Omcx Brxson. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Joun Overv—Rowwa Mzanows—Pensacurap Durcnman. EATRE, Chambers street—Trvive iv ow ALL THE WORLD’s 4 Srace—Wannvkr- BURTON'S 8 AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon and Evening—Uxoue Tom's Cane. o WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanics’ Hall—i72 Broadway: BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Buca- wev'e Erniopian Orena Trovre, BMPIRE HALL, 506 Broadway—Panonama ov Evnore. New York, Saturday, March 10, 1855. 'To Advertisers. ‘The preseure of advertisements created by the demanis ‘ef the spring trade, necessitates » greater stringency in eur office regulations as to the Jatest period of their re- weption. Of our present average of advertisements, ap- proaching close to a thousand per day, tne greater por- ‘Wen does not reach us before a late hour of the evening Ber the future, if the pressure continues, we shail be ‘sempelied to postpone to the following day the publica- ‘thon of all advertisements which are not delivered before P.M. By adhering to thisrule our getting to presa ‘will be much facilitated, and our readers enabled to re ‘eeive their paper at an earlier bour of the morning. The News. ‘The steamship Pacifis, Cartain Nye, f-om Liver- pool, bas not yet arrived. The Paciic left this por: ‘om the 7th of February, avd procesded to sea the mext day at 12 o’cleck M., (8th,) during a snow storm, with the wind at northeast, aod of couraa was notdue when the Canada sailed from Liverpool, Qlith). The steamer seen by ths Canada on the 2ilat, in lat. 45, long. 27 deg. 35 min., was a three Toasted steamer, and of course nct the Pacifis,as erroneously stated in a morning paper, but the Union, which sailed for Havre from this por’ on ‘the 10th February, two deys after the Pacific. The Pacific may have bad very heavy weather to delay ther prcgress, or been detained over her day at Liv? erpool. The latter is very probable, as, aliowing her eleven days to gst there—a short passage for win- ter—she bad but five daysto discharge and reload Dy the 24th, her appoitted day of sailing. Mr. Soulé bas declined the invitation of the Cubaa Juntato a public demonstration in his honor, The Feasons apsigned for this course are set forth in the letier of Mr. De Goicouria, the delegate of the Junta to bis constituents, published on the first page. Im the New York Senate on ‘Thursday afternoon ‘the disenesion of the Temperance bill was renewed, the question being to strike out from the first sec” tien the clause which provides for punishing the mere keeping cf hquor by unauthorized persons. ‘The debate was very animated, and attrasted a large crowd of spectators. A substitute for the bill wae presented on behalf of the minority of the select committee. It allows liquor to be sold at Dotels and refrectories, but only to guests at meal times; punishes summarily by imprisonment per gona fcund intoxicated ; prevents the maaufacture ef badrom; ard permite the sale of pure alcohol, in quontities of not less than a gallon, for medical menufactwing and mechanical uses. Yesterday afternoon the subject was again brought up, but mo action was taken upon the amendments. The dill incorporating the New Granada Steam and onal Navigation Company was passed. The Ar sembly has been engeged for two days in getting fato s evarl and gettirg out of it, growing ont of au improper ruling of the Speaker. There was con. siderable talk about the high-handed and tyrann'- eal course of the majority, and about the minority getting the House at defiance, and stubbornly and ‘wilfally trampling upon its rules; but the truth is ‘the whole affair resulted from Mr. Speaker Little jobw’s ignoran:e of pa liamentary rules on the one side, and a want of experience in legislative matters on the other. We give s fall report of this piquant episode under the proper head. There is now a fine opportunity for whigs des'rous of appointments @s censns takers, and they should hurry forward their applicaticns to the Secretary of State. ‘The following is a list of the officers of tue sloop of war Decatur, supposed to be lost :— Rank. Names. Residence. Commander ......., Isanc® Bterrett...... Maryian’, Lieutenante,....)., Edward Middleton... 8, Circling, Ancrew J. Drake..... N. Jersay. « New york, Pasred Midshipmen ‘Midshipmen Acting Boatswain Soupne George U. Morrin.... Mars'll C. Campbell. Joba G Mitchell...) M : Augustus A. Warren. Maine (iGem. Houston left Washington yesterday after ‘Boon for the S uth, bearing with him numerous amemen'os of his recent tour nortaward and east ward, presented by his admirere. The fire last night, pdtween 10 and 11 o'clock, ‘wae ‘aused by the burning of a grocery store, No. 41 Veney street. The fire at four o'clock yes*erday morning was'at the dwelling house of Rev. Dr. Van Kleeok, 234 West Twentieth street. A trial of one of the new strect sweeping mo. ebimes was made yesterday, and It proved quite mmecessful as an experiment. An ascountof it, to- gether with a description of the apparatus, an its manrer of working, ie given in another colamz. Hon. Mark W. Izard, Governor of Nebraska Ter- Bitory, arrived at Omahs City on the 20th ult. Hs Was very cordially received, and would immedistely enter upon his official duties. Two elderly ladies, sisters of the late Abner Kneeland, the widely-known infide) preacher, wero @trociously murdered on Wednesday night, at their wesidence in South Gardiner, Mass. A Frenchman thas been arrested on suspicion of having committed ‘the decd. Alfred Tyler, on trial at Syracaee during the past weventeen doys, charged with murdering his wife, was yesterday cmvicted by the jury. In the Court of Sessions. yesterday ths Grand Jury again spplied for a» room where they might ‘@Meansact the public business without danger to their Dealth. It will be remembered that the death o ene gentleman was attributed last fall to the damp, @nwholesome condition of this Grard Jary room; and we trust that the Recorder, who has promised to exert his influence with the p-oper authorities to O@dteln better acc mmodations, wi'l be more suc. ceesfal than bis predecessors. Nothing very special was broughs ay in the Board of Conocilmen last evening. A resolution to allow the Grand Jury to occupy the Council chan. er during the mouta of March was laid over, A eammanication in answer to @ resolution of the Boand was received from Mayor Wool, by which it appeared that there have been thirty-eight police | appointments, eleven re-sppointwents, aud tires mmovale on the ground of intoxication, since the aot of January. The report of the Commitsee on | ~NEW: ‘YORE: Woarves, Piers and Slips, in faver of grating to the New York Branc) Pilots the exciusive use 0! the slip at the foot of Jacksoa wtreet, Esat river, was adopted. ‘The Coroner's inquisitien in the case of Poole was continued yesterday, aad a report of the evidence is published in to-day’s paver. The investigation is to be of the moe: searching chara ter,and qiil pro- bably oconpy three or four days. It will furnish when completed « true history of the “faney”—their broils, their hablte, their conversation, thelr haunts, and we hope it will also include some account of their polivical affiliations and backers in Tammany Hall, Broadway House ard Washiagton market Judge Stuart bes taken the case in hand, aod is gathering evidence of a nature tiat will tend to cri- minate others than those arrested for being engaged in the conspiracy against the life of Poole. Morrissey and Hyler, two noted “‘bruisers,” have been arrested, ‘he former as an accessory to the killing of Poole. Baker, the ex policeman, who is alleged to be the party who gave Poole his mortal wound, is atil as large. The Mayor, however, has at last offerela reward of five hundred dollars for his apprehension; and os his whereabouts must be known to his as- sovister, there is every reason to believe that he will in @ few days be in the coatody of the au- thoritiea, The Gtty-eight passengers by the Des Geneys are permitted to lard, the Mayor being satisfied that they aie not convicts, but political refugees. Tha correspondence between the Consul-General of Bar- dinia and the Mayor upon the matter is given elss: where, Dealers in cotton yesterday were waiting for later forcign newa, dae by the Pacific, and only 300 a 400 bales were sold, without any change in prices. Fiour continued firm, with a fair emount of sales a‘ fail prices. Genesee white wheat sold in small lota at $270, common white Canadian at $2 03, and a small lot of Southsrm white at $2 25. Corm sold freely tor distilling and tor export, at easier rates for mixed and common whiteund yellow. Rye sold at $1 37. Pork sold pretty freely, but closed with less anima- tion. The high pricea demanded by holders hada tendency at the close to check sales. Coffse con- tinued firm, though sales of Rio were limited. Fresh arrivals of Rio swelled the stock to about 11,000 bags. Sugars were tolerably active, with more doing in Cubs, a’ steady prices. Pacific Ratlresd Explorations=Report of the Secretary of War—Benton Quashed. The “Report of the Secretary of War on the several Pacific Railroad Explorations,” is be- fore us. It is an interesting and instructive document; but for the present the pressure of the immediate news and business affairs of the day Jeaves no room in our columns for this re- port in full. Itembraces a careful review of the capabilities and drawbacks of the following Toutes, from the actual surveys:— First—The extreme northern route, (Major Stevens’), between the 47th and 49th parallels of latitude, starting trom St. Paul, in Minne- ota territory, and striking the Pacific at Pu- get’s Sonnd, or the mouth of the Columbia, in Oregon. This will require a road, allowing for aecent and descent, of 2,207 miles, Estimated cost, $130,871,000. The impediments in this route are the mountains to be tuanelled, the numerous rivers to be bridged, the scarcity of timber, the coldness of the climate, and its proximity to the British possessions. Seconp—Ronte of the forty-first parallel, (Mormon route,) commencing on the navigable waters.of the Mirsouri, or on the Platte river, and striking thence over the Plains to the Soath Paes, thence to the Great Salt Lake, thence across the Great Basin to the Sierra Nevada chain, thence over that chain, and down to the Sacramento river,and down the same to Benic'e., jast above San Francisco,.on the same harbor Estimated distance from Council Bluffs to Be: nicia, 2,031 miles; estimated coat,$116,095,000, Ubstractions ssme as in the first ronte, inclading Wider deserts and deeser and rougher moun- tain gorges. Tump--Route of the thirty eighth parallel, more familiarly known as Benton’s great Cen- tral route, pronounced utterly impracticable from its mountain obstractions. Estimated length from Westport to San Francisco, 2,080 miles. The Topographical Eogineers gave up all estimates of the cost of a road by this route, in absolute despair. Thus much for old Bul- lion and bis buffalo trails, when reduced to sci- entific engineering. Fovrrn—Route of the thirty-fifth paraliel— (Senator Rusk’s route)— beginning at Fort Smith, in Arkansas, thence westward to Albu- querque on the Upper Rio Grande, thence across the Rocky Mountains and the Colarado of the West and great desert basin and its mountains, and the lower end of the Sierra Ne- vada chain to San Pedro, at the southerh ex- tremity of California, on the Pacific. This route is about as bad as Benton's, although the engineers think that 3,137 equated miles and $169,210,265 might, perhaps, do the work. Firrn—Route near the thirty-second paral- lel, or the extreme southern route, via Texas, New Mexico, El Paso and the Gila to the Pa- cific, Estimated distance from Falton in Ar- kantas, to San Pedro on the Pacific, 1,618 miles—equated length, allowing for ascents and descents, 2,239 miles. Estimated cost, $68,970,000, The advantages of this route are, that it is practically a third shorter than any of the others between the Mistissippi and the Pacific —that it goes by the flank of the Rocky Moun- tains and the Sierra Nevada chain, instead of going over or under them—that the route is over a region ofelevated table lands requiring little or no grading—and that the soil is dry and free from snow from one end to the other, except occasional light falls in New Mexico, The drawbacke of thie route are, that after Jeav- ing Arkansas it is a continuous desert to the Pacific, without timber and without water, ex- cepsat an oasis here and there, at long dix tances apart. The Secretary of War proposes to supply weter by artesian wells, and to trans- port the necessary timber from the two ends of the road to bridge over the desert:— RECAPITULATION, (From Official Reports of Engineers.) Distance Ascents Length of f and Laval Routes. Routes. Descents. Rawles. Miles, Feet. Miles, 18,190 2,207 $190,781,000 Extreme northern. 1,864 2082 114/095;000 2,689 €UMMIT OF HIGHEST Pass. Fret Northern route } 6,044 levation of... 5 °*'** 5,219 pute, ute AVuquerque re tee batreme Southern route These ere the resutts of car plorations, by highly accomplished engineers of the reveral routes, from the extreme Northern to the extreme Southera ront ; and it is only becerrary to conrult one of the latest maps of the United States to eee ata glance that the only really available route iv that ot the ox treme Sonth, vin Ei Peso aud the Gadsdeo country, a howling desert though it be. Tho estimated cost Of s raileoad (single track, we suppose) by this route, is, in roand numbers, $69,000,000, about half the estimate of the best of the other routes, to say nothing further of the saving of a thousand miles or go in the im- portant matter of the distance to be traversed. Upon the whole, thie official report, the re- sume of authentic and reliable explorations, bears us out fully in all that we nave said for the last ten years of the hideous and revolting sterility and desolation of all that vast region lying between the immediate valley of the Mississippi and that great mountain chain, the Sierra Nevada, which overlooks the Pasific. From the British boundary down to the boun- dary of Mexico, and far beyond, it is an Asiatic region of timberless steppes, volcanic moua- tains and sandy deserts, very closely resembling the degerts of Arabia. Such is the Great Basin, the only important oasis of which ia occupied by the Mormons; such is the country between he Gila and the Pacific, and such is the Gads- den country. We consider this report conclusive as to the best route fora Pacific Railroad—it is the extreme Southern route. A glance on any respectable map of the United States, at the several routes indicated, will sa- tisfy the reader of this fact. The engineers of army have only made it more clear and satisfactory from their actual surveys. The only remaining question, then, is the cost and the time required to build a railroad of two thousand miles long over an uninhabited desert, the workmen and their provisions, the timber and materials of all kinds, to be supplied frem the two extremities. Benton’s great central route is certainly done for, and well may it be pronounced impracti- cable, requiring as it does a tunnel at an eleva- tion of 9,540 feet, and a hundred miles of his road at ac elevation higher than the top of Mount St. Bernard. What will Benton say ? Tne Sraten Istanp Ferry.—The Compirol- ler sent a message to the Aldermen on Thurs- day evening, in reference to the Staten Island ferry, the lease of which expires on the first of May next. The facts of the case are very sim- ple. In June 1852, the city granted to Corne- lius Vanderbilt a lease of the slip at the foot of Whiteball street, which bas been used for some years for the Staten Island ferry. The Commodore had owned that ferry for years, and under bis direction, it gave satisfaction to the public, and Staten Island improved rapidly, Some time since, he sold out his rights in the ferry, lease, boats, and so forth, to acompauy; which is now an applicant for a renewal of his leare. Since this company has been owner of the ferry, comp'aints have constantly arisen respecting the boats and general management; the chief grievances being the alleged unsea- worthiness of the boats, the irregularity of the times of running, and the capricious disregard of the public comfort by the company and their employés, The best of the ferry boats is now lying up at Quarantine, while another boat, eaid to be over twenty years old, has taken her place; of course at some risk of serious acci- dent. With one exception all the boats that have ran this winter to the east side of the island have been old and liable to accident; a hole being sure tebe knocked in their bows, ora crack in their boiler just atthe time they wero most wanted. The company have paid no attention to the complaiots that have been made on these sub- jects, believing that, as they were proprietors of the entire coast of the island from Quaran- tine to Townsend’s dock, it would be impossible to form a rival company, and thus the public were at their mercy. This will probably be found to be near the truth when the lease comes to be sold. But the corporation will not lose right of the fact that their power on this island is quite as great as that of the company on Sta- ten Island; and that if the latter can crush out competition by refusing a landing place there, the City Council can make the property of the company valueless by acting with equal deter- mination here. The people of Staten Island could better afford to undergo some inconve- nience tor a few days, or even to travel a mile or so toa new dock, than the company could afford to pay their debts to Commodore Vander- bilt without running boats, What is wanted sre good substantial boats, yunning at regular bours, and as late as possible at night and decent ferry houses for the recep- tion of human creatures, not pigs. These can easily be secured by the lease, and as the pro- fits of the ferry are understood to be over $60,000 a year, the company can hardly com- plain of being placed on the same footing as the other ferry companies, Tne Mayor ann nis Reronws.—The last senrible act ot Mayor Wood was his action at the meeting of the Commissioners of Emigra- tioh on Wednesday last. There can be no ques- tion that the wrongs endured by emigraate, and inflicted by the runners and other vaga- bonds often with the connivance of the ship- ownete and consignees exceed any thing of which the public has any ides. When an emigraot Jands here with a trifle of money in his pocket, it is next toa miracle if he escapes robbery. Tie is aesailed by these sharks before he leaves therbip. They follow him on shore, lead him to lodgings, eat with him, drink with him, sleep with him, never Jeave bim tili he is plandered. This isnot the case in one instance eut of ten, but in nine, Rarely even does the tenth es- cape. Then think of the women. Think of the poor creatures, widows, and young girls who come here from Ireland and Germany to join their friends and who, a3 a matter of course, miss them on arrival and fall into the hands of the villains, one or two of whom have recently been brougbt before the courts. Here, and no where else, need be songhs the source from which our dens of infamy are replenished. Yet when these matters were brought up be- fore the Board of Commiesioners of Emigration, Commistioner Purdy coolly replies that “insa- perable obstacles” prevent reform. There are no such things, Mr, Pardy,as insuperable ob ttacles to aman who intende to do his duty. No insuperable obstacles prevent the police from cruising through the vile lodging houses in this city, and long the shores in the vicinity of the Quarantine hospital; nothing in the world to prevent the arrest of a few dozen of the wretch- es who live by plundering and debauching im- migrapte, bat only the will to do. That is a matter which reste with the commissioners. More thanks are due to Mayor Wood for the stirring speech be made on this subject. A short while ago, there sppeared to be great danger that Mayor Wood would be rained by the fuss that wae made about him, and the foolish way io which he was besiavered with praise. L t us bope that his action in reference to imm' gra- tion is » proof of the contrary, Tue Orsxatic Wan.—Our correspondence from the seat of war at the Academy grows more interesting every day. Yesterday we laid before our readers two letters coataining valuable information, and to-day we print two more. Mr. Allegri, the scene painter, lays down the brush, and takes up the pen, He, on the part of the artists, indignantly declines Ole Bull’s offer to play for the coming benefit. It is not Mr. Bull’s violin that the artists want, but his money. The artists are very indignant with Mr. Bull, it appears. Following this spirited bulletin from field marshal Allegri, commander-in-chief of the rebels, we have a communication from the late treasurer of the Academy, giving facta and figures, in answer to the Heratp queries, “What became of all the money?” “ Where are the proceeds?’ “Where are the funds gone to?” Mr. Bull says, in answer to these pertinent questions, that he does not know any thing about the matter. This is a remarkable state of things when the manager of a eoncern like the Academy Opera does not know what has become of the money received for tickets. Mr. Bull appears to be in a very vague and misty state of mind as ‘regards the whole matter. He says he intends to give a statement of facts. When? He says he has made arrangements to pay the bills—the artists inquire when? where? how? Decidedly Mr. Bull should be more distinct and particular in his statements. Another griev- ance :—What is to become of the thousand dollar prize offered for the best Native Ameri- can Opera? There are, we hear, some twenty or thirty composers, eavh of whom was sure of getting Mr. Bull’s check for the amount of the prize, and who have wasted a great deal of time and spoiled a great deal of music paper in his service. Some of the Operas must be nearly finished. What will Mr. Bull do for the com- posers? But all this Opera correspondence is vague and uneatisfactory. The public, like the prac- tical M. P. in “Hard Times,” want facts. We have a:ked for them in vain. There is Mr. Watson, who sent us a letter yesterday —he insinuates that he knows all about the matter, and that it is very amusing. Now, if Mr. Watson has got a good thiag, he should not be ro selfish as to epjoy it alone. Why don’t he give this strange eventful history to the public, instead of being £0 uncomfortably mys- terious about is? We believe that the Opera never can succeed here until the artists abate their exorbitant demands for salary. We gave yesterday an authorized statement of the salaries of the principal artists. It seems that one lady received eight hundred doliars per month—nearly ten thousand dol- lars per annum—more than we pay to the Secretary of State, or Judge of he Supreme Court, or Minister Plenipotentiary, or the Go vernor of the State of New York. And all this money is paid to a young woman in con- sideration of her looking as pretty as possible and singing a few songs, when she is not pre- vent d by indisposition or by the negligence of the chief of the orchestra, who wounds her tender heart by not getting her music ready in time. The other salaries are proportionality high. Itis obvious that such expenses would ruin Crcesus himself, in case he was rath enough to undertake the management of the Academy. While our Italian and Norwegian friends are | thus out of tune, we see that an attempt is to be made to establish the German Opera at Niblo’s, to commence next week. We havea large and respectable German resident popa- lation here, probably numbering nearly a hun- dred thousand, and there is a sort of Tuetonic | sristocracy—a very quiet and well behaved aristocracy it is—an aristocracy of the right kind. Thy will support the Opera, for music | is a pet study with all Germans, and we should | not be surprised if the German Opera became «. | permanent institution, thus beating the Italians | out of the field. | Tar Deatn or Brit. Poorw.—Much noice ts being made about the murder of this noted } charscter, and in one sense it is an event of | tome importance. Bill Poole was one of aclass | of men who rose into notoriety some twenty | years ago when the fashion began of packing the primary elections and selJing the nomina- tions. He and others by their superior phy- | tical strength and pugilistic ability, completely | excluded honest, respectable men from these ateemblies and for years and years were in the habit of selling every nomination to the highest bidder. In feet these men lived on what they made in this way, were regularly employed to fight by one party or the other at every elec- tion, and were rometimes even sent off special | into the country to manage a canvass or bully aconvention. When the Know Nothing revo- Jution broke out, and honest men began once more to rite up against this system of black- goerdi*em and pugilism, the fighters were thrown out of employment. For some time we have hesrd legs and less of them; then we heard they were fightiog among themelves as sol- | diers usually do when they are disbanded; and now we hear that Bill Poole is shot dead in a | beastly affray at a drinkiog house in Broad- | woy. Afitend to such s career! and deeply, | | deeply ought we to be thankful to the Kaow | Nothings that the unfortunate man who is | | dead and the wretches who killed himare not | still banded together to disgrace this city by | controlling its elections. Kogsuta’s Letrens—The character of the Hungarian refugee is developing at last. When | he first came to thia country, and all the world | weot mad about him, we saw he was a humbug, a fort of Hungarian Barnum, and said so, to the ineflable disgust of the enthusiastic young | ladies in and out of breeches who flocked to hear Lis broken Englith, It seems, however, that we were right ; for no man who was not a humbug wou'd write the letters he is doing to all sorts , | of people in this country, with a quiet hint to | | print them in some newspaper. A man may | | Want an advertisement; pill-dealers and cora- | | extractors always do; but itis a little too | | much of good thing to ree this fellow, whom | | we received in such magnificent style, and sent | away to Europe under an olias, with a hundred | thousand dollars in his pocket, advertising him- |3 self by abusing the United States, the govern- ment, and the people. As to his prophecies with regard to European affairs and the war in the Crimea, why there is not a man of sense in this country who has not been saying the same things for weeks. All of Kossuth’s prophecies may be fonnd in the file of the Heraxn fer the past twelve months, Unless the Mungarian chief have something more important or more orig na) to tell ue, bis writing letters with great parade and display will only seem another eyi- de ce of his weaknoes, vanity and wish to «e- . ceive, | sustaining the rerolation. | was very fer from | up stairs, whige Tus Mane Law ie pretty sure of passing. The Governer, Mr. Clark, drew the act of last session himself; bat it is understood that the Lieutenant-Governor and a few others who only discovered that they were strong temperance men daring the late canvass, are ready to op- pose it unless it be shorn of its most objection- able features. As Governor Clark is under the lieutenant’s thumb, it Is to be supposed that he will give up his point, and the bill be carried without the sections authorizing searches. Let nobody complain. It must come; the experi- ment must be tried; and let us all prepare for it cheerfully. Every two or three generations mankind forget the lessons taught by history, and requires them to be specially and freshly taught for its benefit. Fitty times has the folly of sumptuary laws been proved; but notin our day; and now we are going to try the experi- ment with the Maine law. When we are fully satisfied, we shall repeal it, and there will be no more sumptuary laws for another quarter or half a century. Tue New Pouce Br.—The Mayor of this city bas given notice that if the new police bill before the Legislature is passed into a law he wil) throw up his commission, and he will be justified in doing so. The efficiency of our city government has been sufficiently crippled already by these misapplied notions of popular reform, and if the powers of the Mayor be fur- ther reduced, even Fernando Wood may hang up his fiddle. Our new charter has proved a deplorable piece of mockery, and it only needs a few additional amendments, like the new police bisl, to turn over the corporation, bag and baggage, into the hands of the pugilists at our primary elections. What we want is a new charter, somewhat upon the system ot the federal government, placing all the legislative power in the two Councils, and the supreme ex- ecutive power over all departments in the hands of the Mayor. With such a charter, in the hands of euch a man as Mayor Wood, we might count upon a safe and efficient govern- ment, and an unsatisfactory man could be re- moved. We should like to know whether the election rowdies of Tammany Hall or the Broadway House are at the head of this new police bill. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPH, Latest trom the 6tate Capital. A LIVELY QUARREL BETWEEN TMB MINORITY AND TBF SPEAKER OF TRE ASSEMBLY—A COMEDY AND A FAROB- NO CONPIRMATIOY 8 YET—A RECESS AND & BENDER, ETC. ALBANY, Merch 9, 1865. The exciting scenes exhibited in the House of Assom: Bly yesterday, it is feared, will prevent a fraternity of feeiing among the honorable members of taat body during the remainder of the session. Transaction occurred of acharacter which highly incensed the minority, who think that their rights and privileges have been tram plef upon to such an extert as to forbid any future ru- pect for ibe majority than the rules of the House, or- der and decorum demand, The difficulty originated with the Census bill. We have previously stated in the Bxnatp that a dill was drawn by the Sesretary of State, with his best ability and greatest care, presented to the Houre and adopted without any opposition. All men, all parties, all politicians agreed that it was a bill as nearly faultless as could well be drawn. Mr. Leavenworth, the author of it, being high minded public officer, put nothing in tho bill of # character approaching at all to paliry political advantage. He placed in it a power to give the local authorities of cities, villages and towns throvghout the State the selection of the marshals in their localities, to take the census. So it passed the House. Between that period and its consideration in the Senate, the politicians di-covered that they might do a party service, and, in committee, Senator Dickinson offered an amendment, takicg the power of those ap- poin'ments from such local authorities and conferring Mt upon a single wan ia the city of Albany. This politi- cal movement created much discussion in the Senate; | and after a spirited contest for many days, the amend- was finally adopted in committee by a very small ity. When the bili was read a third time, several whig Senators, whose conaciences would not aliow them to intliet eneh flagrant injustice on the people, wert not found in their seats, and strange to say, the vote obtained for it was just suflicieat to secure its paseags through the Senate The bill thas matertally amended was returned to the House, and Jay quietly in possession of the clerk. Late in the afterpoon yesterday, tne bill wasannounced from | the Senate with amendments. Several members inquirad ~wbat those amendments were, They were substantially stated. ‘The speaker cecided that no amendment or no discursion could be had upon the bill, but that the Boose must vote directly upon the Senate's amendments. This ruling of the Speaver wascensidered unfair by the minority, many of whom contende! toat they hada perfect right to diecuss the bill a8 amended, while others Geciared themselves incompetent t» vote, whea called so suddenly, upon an amended bill, without baving avy specitic knowledge of its contents The Spenser's decision was sustained by the House, ani the roll of membérs called. When the name of Mr. Headley, of Orange, wan called, he arose and aske! the House to excuse him from voting, as he could not con- sclent.onsly vote either way, a8 no opportunity had been given hm to ascertain what the partisulars of the amencioen'a were. He further stated that he should not vote ev the Honre ordered him to do #0, a3 he Velieved the action 0: the House in forcing him to vote upen @ question concerning which be was entirely igno- rant, was a ceercion which deprived a momber of nis rights upen the floor. chair, declaring Joe the House in the rem: vious y retired from Mr. Fi resolution was sent up to the Headley guilty of contempt of he had made Mr. A had pre joor. Mr Blatcbtord, Mr Baker, ho felt msulted, made “peechea in The friends of Mr. Headley did not justify tke remarks which were conslderepoitea- sive to the dignity of the House, but endeavored to coa- vince the majority that Mr H. had s0 delibesate inten tion of committing a contempt, and that he woull ba the first to make ample epolegy if such an offence has deen committed. As the members were io a coasidera- bis degree of excitement, several efforts were made to adjourn over until morring, but all were unevailiag. conve he reso: Under the previous quest’on, that remarkadl nient jor ument inthe hands of a taajerity, luticn declaring Mr. Headley in contempt o w dopted. By this time he bad returned to his seat, spparently much affected. Permission was given him to speak, He arose, and very feelingly remarked, that it intention to offer any coatemp* to the House; he thought at the time that the course of the Bouse offered a contempt to him in compelling him to vote ogaipet his conscience and understanding. He was of that opinion still, But in refusing to vote, and in the he then enbmitted, he disclaimed all inveation of off contempt to the House in the slightest degree. He wi B, and perfect silence prevailed for an instant, when Mr Atthen, ot New York, arose, and moved that the censure of contempt be removed.’ The Speaker was about to put toe question, when Mr Blatchford said he hoped the cen: would not be removed, as the remarks mace by Mr. ey were not an apology rufficien; for the Huure t ye bim. Mr, Baker,who bad taxen the also oppored to removing the censure, siderable length, msinaating that Mtr. re 4 wenton at Headicy was a member of a secret order, and the oath taten therein yan upon Mr. eb ‘aramount to ali others. This attack Headley, when his’ lips wore sealed, eterised, im audible whispers about the ungentiemanly and unfatr. Me. Ait wan promptly voted down Then another, authorizing the Speaker to direct the Sergeant-at Arma to bring Joel T. Headley forthwith berore the bar of the Hoas*, to answer {or the contempt which he had offered. Raker made ano | ther speech: and the question was about biog pat, when Mr. Pilatchford interpored, by stating that he hoped no further proceedings would bo hed. of resent, but that the House would then adjourn, which was dove, It is proper to stato that frequent motions to adjourn were made during this affair, but each time promptly voted down ntly upon acjournment, Mr, Stevens ansoussel friends of ley would meet ia the com om. Abo: {of the members rushed ta Mr, etevens was echoes were made de. novne'pg the action of the Speaker and the majority snd ar a lution adopted deciaring that Mr. Headley bed ll the apology any man of honor could ¢o, aad called to 'presice ec that he ought to render mo more, let the cou- sequences be what they may. Lis morning tho enbject was renewed, Mr. latch ford presented the following communication — To THe SPraweR oF TH nd that, by @ ree decisred puil to vote alter of the Assembly, T have been pt of that bedy for having refused y had refuse ¢ tire to repeat m what I endea' ay in iny pitcegerter a} ep he Atom either ty my action of my re 8 induced hy Ferentioent of what I reranied mi to me by the reliog of the Chat he Bowes, in ordering the pre therefore, in my 6 or improper me tiv While must elnim that I aoted from no anwort hy no hesitation in expressing fo erett heal er bronght in gouflio’ with the rules of the Hour hat I did was ecnscieutiously done. and without ary intention to show eontempt uf tho Avs m bly +. P. BRADLEY A rerolation was then adopted dincharging him from contempt, with voavimity Mr. Petty’s caso then came up—be had refused a's | 2 i eH Ett z a z & g § 3 z i I jl He . The * aoe 4 Peal Superintendent, remains in the execu- Goth houses take a recess for a week, to-morrow mora. ing. The carde of the Ten Governors were distributed to-day. From Washington. SANTA ANNA'S PREPARATIONS FOR FLIGHT—THS KIN- | NEY BXPEDITION—THE NBUTRALITY LAWS—JEFP, DAVIS NOT A BRIGADIER, ETO. Wasainctoy, March @, 1855. Advices from Mexico to February 19 represent Sante Anna as daily losing and Alvarez gaining ground. | # said that Santa Anna holds several eteamers ready receive him on the approach of the revolutioniste Santa Anna bas sent what he could of the seven million: received from the United States out of the country together with all his valuables, and bas sold the thre millions yet to be paid to Mexico by the United States. Some charge in the management of the Kinney expe- dition has been made, but its destiny is the same as be fore, and Col; Kinney will soon leave for Central America. Among the important measures introduced at the close of the Thirty-third Congress was'a bill to repeal the neutrali'y laws by Senator Brown of Mississippi. He proposed to repeal such sections of the law as re- strained our citizens from giving “‘ aidand comfort’ to- the people of Cuba, Ex-Goyernor Brown says the Spaniards in Cuba have insulted our flag, imprisoned our people, searched our ships, paged our mails, and yet the government has not moved. Under these circumstances he is for « Jetting slip the dogs of war’ in the shape of filibus- ters. ‘The rumor that Jef. Davis will presently or ultimately — receive the appointment of Brigadier General of the new | regiments is untrue, The Texas Uebt Bill. Bautimore, March 9, 1853 The New Orleans papers of Saturday last, received here — this morning, contain Texas dates to the 28th ult. The Galveston Vews had received intelligence of the passage by Congress of the Texas debt bill, and expresses s decided opinion that the bill will be accepted by Texas by almost @ unanimous vote. The New Jersey Legislature. ‘Trewtow, (N. J.) March 9, 1858, The bank question slept quietly today. The friends. of rpecial charters are rather Ciscouraged, There ia tome talk of offering to accept the amendment of making stockholders liable, insisted upon in the House, Nothing definite, however, has been sgresd upon, The Mount Holly Bank charter expires in April, and that of the Cumberland Bank in February next. A bill has besn introduced in the Senate to rapea) the. \ General Banking law. The Air Line Railroad bill was sgain disonsred and | postponed to Thursday. Both houres have adjourned till Monday stteraoon. From Boston. TWO LADIES MURDERED—DESTBUCTION OF A BADGE —LO8S OF A FISHING SCHOONER, BTO. Bostox, March 9, 1855. At South Gardiner, Worcester county, on Wednesday night, two elderly Indies, sisters of the late Abner Knee- land, an infidel, wore murdered in the house where they lived alone, as is supposed by persons who were after» money. From the appearance of their heads they had. | been beaten with clubs and stones until life was extinct. The house was then completely ransacked. A vagrent Frenchman has been arrested on suspicion of having committed the deed. Rev. Frederick T. Gray, pastor of the Balfiach street church, Unitarian, died this morning, His disease was cancer in the stomach, A bridge near the Winooski river, on the Vermont Con tral Railroad, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $10,0v0, Insured. Axschooner called the Flash, left Newburyport. this morning, on a fishing cruise, and went ashore on Plum Island, when the captain, named Follanshee, was drowned, The Rallroad Suspension Bridge at Niagara, NiaGara, March 9, 1855. The locomotive Pluto, with o passenger car attared, Eas just crossed and recrossed the suspension bridge. The car was filled to overflowing with invited guests rom Hamilton and other places, who had come down in & special train—among them C J, Bridge and Mr. Man- ning, (directors of the Great Western Railway,) J. Movius, (general agent,) and several prominent citizens of Hamilton. The bridge is very substantial ani steaiy, sinking Jess than three inches at the middle as the train pageed over, pable of sustaining a weight of 12,000 tons. It was built under the direction of John €. Nobeling, chief en- gineer, but is not yet completed so as to conaozt wit (* the track on the American rice A great number cf spectators were present, and sppeared highly grat ted with the ruccess of the experiment. From Philadelphia. THE KIDNAPPING OASE—THE JAMESTOWN. Purnapenenta, March 9, 1 d The man Warwick, charge? with kidnapping slave from Mississipp!, has been released on aw: habeas ecrpua, no one appearing to sustain the charge. Commodore Stewart has received ax official notice {rom Naval Constructor Hartt that, after « careful examina tien of the Jamestowa, he finds her fully seaworthy and fit for a three years’ cruise, The report to the coatcury arose from an anonymous letter. Ancther Conviction for Wife Murder. Brraces, March 9, 1655. ‘The Jury in the case of Alfred Tyler, on the charge of the murder of his wife, which has been on the tris) for © the last seventeen days, after being out about five hours, 5 returned with « verdict of “Guilty.” He will be ren tence jo-merrow morning ‘ Railroad Loan Bills in Maine. Banoor, March 9, 1855. © Both of our railroad billa were accepted today by the \ following vote:—Penobacot and Kennebec Railros4 loan, yeaa, 1,380 , 80. Pehobscot and Up River low, yeas, 1,240; pays, 200. Mall Robbery. Ocoxnsacra, March 9, 1855. Two persons in this city, formerly stage drivers, bave been commi ted by the United States Commissioner, in default of $2,900 vail in cach case, ona charg? of rob bing the mail Markets. PHRILADELYRIA @TUCK BOARD. Pintapetrata. March 9, 1655. Our money market coat nnes easy at previous rates Stocks steary at the following quota: ratlroad 3¥74: Morris Canal 14%; Long Ii a 16%; Penmeytvania Railroad 4"; Peonsylran New ORLRANS March §, 18 There were sales of 4,000 bales of cotton to-day Iie. a1 Ke. CHARLYeTON, March §, 1555 ‘The cotten market closed to-day at an advance on the weet of ‘sc a yc. The sales of the week been 3,000 bales, apd the receipts of the same p 12,000 'balen. Stock on hand, exclusive of that on bowrd, 23,600, The receipts of rice during the we have deen 2 250 tlerces, aud the now on hand is 2.760 tierces, Prices show an advance of ie, per ty the quotations being fc. a 4c Marine Affairs, Loss or THe Bank Naycy Trear Maria, Capt. Jones, arrived yesterday morning feon Ha- vana, reporta:— February J, on the outwar! passage, lt 2911, Jon. 7449, fell in with the bark Nan. y T Frankfort, waerlogged and abandoned. She he Jy all sail set. Sowe wero blown away anil ep't rudder gone, Fell in witb her in the morainy, sea being #0 rough could not board her wutil 2 P when we succeeded im getting on boarl, after matting , two men burt, and Capt. Jones overboard Ss Jeng boat on deck. the stripped of all valna’ Le schooner tarah on ut nt get unt of the rovg (The NT. awled § on the Ith of Jeguary for Cork, she was a good A 2 vessel, of 209 tons, built at Praskfort, Me., in 1648, and valued at w, Teane & Soubtiers left in the missing and have prod been picked up by rome passin, 1] Police intelligence. CHAROR OF PALSE PHETENC ra Jomes De Young wan arrested yosteniay, by Se sfleld, of the lower police court, chor obta’ned a lot of oils, parnte nnd varnis 1 wad romght who hed him to charge prefe ra} a8 2 were ewe. ~~ =