The New York Herald Newspaper, March 15, 1855, Page 4

580 a a NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, OFFRE N. W. coRNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 8T8, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Hunonpack=Two Bw2zanvs. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Ricususu—Seni0vs Bawsry. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Urrzr Ten any Lowen Twaenty—W anpgnine Minstexn, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Tux Sonpien’s DavoutTex—Teacurk Tavont—My Sister Karz. ATHER COCK AMERICAN MUSEUM—Attern Duzam. Bois ww tue Warr, Evening—0. WOOD'S "MINSTRELS—Mechanies’ Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 839 Broxdwey—Bvex- asv'e Brm0rian Opera TRovre. MMPIRE HALL, 596 Broadway—Pawonana or PunorE. T New York, Thursday, March 15, 1855. The News. Tho steamship Pacific, which left Liverpool on ‘fe 27th ult, arrived at this port early yesterday morning, after s tedious and difficult passage. ‘Ber news, although it comprises but little of actual importance, is nevertheless of considerable interest. Mnglend bad experienced another ministerial orisis,” caused by the abrapt withdrawal of Mr, ®idney Herbert, Mr. Gladstone and Sir James ‘Graham from the Palmerston cabinet. It sppears, ‘ae we anticipated, that the right honorable Rarxonet could not withstand the furious onslaught made on his official conduct by Sir Charles Napier in bia late speech at the London Mansion House. After a gerics of parliamentary explana- gations, the Prime Minister had announced the weconstruction of the cabinet, with the resumption ef office by Lord John Russell in the capacity of Secretary for the Colonies. It is so arranged that Whe duties of his new post will not at present imterfere with his new action ss Minister Plenipotentiary! of Great Britain at the im pertant conference about to be held in Vienna. Indeed, his Lordship had already left London, amd after a prolonged interview with the Em: ‘peror of the French, started direct for Berlin, en route to the Austrian capital. One of the most wtriking features of these advices is the reported stermination ot the Emperor Napoleon to visit the Grimea in person, in order, as alleged, to inspect the condition of the French army, reconcile differ- guces smongst his generals, and propound a new plan of attack on Sebastopol, (which will involve a #onsiderable change in the present tactics,) said to be formed by himself, after receiving a private re- pert from Generai Neil, an eminent officer of ongi- Beers, Jately returned to Paris from the Black Sea. ‘@ur latest advices on this subject incline to the be- Mef that His Majesty would ‘eave the capital on the ‘7th of the presert month, although both the Aus- ‘twian and English governments had signified their Sisapprobation of such a step. ¥rom the Crimea we learn that the French engi- neers had mined very close to the walls of Sebas- tepol, and that the Russians continued to harass them with severe night sorties. Considerable rein- ferecments and supplics of provigiong had been re- aeived by the besieged, the weather was becoming more mild, aud the condition of the English army was materially improved. General Liprandi, with forty thousnd men, had, on the 17th of February, mdden)y attacked the newly arrived Turks at Eu- patoria, under the command of Omer Pasha. After 4 action of some hours the Russians were compell- ed to retire with five hundred men hors du combat, whilst the Tuiks lost one hundred and fifty men and ‘bad Selim Pasha killed. The British menof-war ying im the harbor protected the Turkish flanks in good style, and sieliea Liprandi’s soldiers with disas- teous effsct. The allied fleets of Ecglandand France, imterded to opera'e in the Bultic during the wprirg, will be on a scale of immense magnitude, Bergland alone resolving to send out one hundred ships and about two thousand three hundred guns; whist France pledges herself to farnish one hun- @red and fifty steam war ships and army trans- perts. In the meantime the Czar has ismed @ akase, calling the entire male population of his Yerritcries to arms, and from all parts of his king- dom the din of naval and military preparation re- wounds. It is eaid that he has now a force of three hurdred thourand men in the Crimea, so that a great, and, perbaps, decieive battle may be booked for, provided the peace negotiations do not proceed satisfactorily at Vienna. The Czar hadalso declared war against Sardinia. Tne London Daily News publishes a letter from Mazzini condemning ‘the adhesion of Sardinia to the Westernalliance as injurious to the honor and interests of England, Great popular distress existed in England, owing te an absence of em;loyment in the large towns, high government texes, and a very severe winter. The discontent was openly manifested in alarming food riots in Liveryool, which continued for two days, while sceres nearly similar were enacted in London. Mr. Joseph Hume, M. P. for Middlesex, the oldest and perhaps most tried and steadfast leader of the living political reformers of Bugland, ie cead. We regiet that want of space prevents a3 giving to-day an extended biographical sketch, ia which the leading pcints of his varied life are care: fally noted. From Spain we learn that the Cortes had passed ® bill of indemnity securing the present ministry trom any unplearant consequevces hereafter owing % their action in expelling the Qaeen mother from the country. Expartero avowed himself asa leader ef the revolntion, and stated it as bis opinion that ‘Me act hed saved Spain as well as Queen Isabella, One of the ministry made sme remarks on the de- parture of Mr. Sou!é from Madrid, with a brief allu" sion to the relations then existing between her Ma Jesty and the United States, which he looked on as watisfactory. Mr. Mason, U. 8. Minister at Paris, was recover: ing his health rapidly. As far as cotton was regarded, the news by the Pacific was better than had been anticipated. The wales in thia market aiter the re-eipt of the news yes terdsy, reached aout 1,000 bales, and prices closed at one-eighth of a cent advance over those cur-ont imthe forenoon of tho previous day. Middling Up- Tands were at Sic. a 8Jc.; do. Florida, 9e.; do. Mo. Bile, 9ic., and do. New Orleacs and Toxas, 9}>. Owing to light mpplies the market for some weeks pest for flour and grain has been but little acted ‘spon by news from Europe, and the Pacitio’s news yesterday formed no exception, Tho market was fees active, bat prices were unchangel, Old moss pork sold to a fair extent, without further change. New sold in lots at be'ter prices, Boafsold to a fair extent without change in prices. There was more eotton offering for shipment to Liverpool, and rated closed at a alight advance, while quotations for provisions, &c., were rather easier, Capt. Nye, of the steamship Pacitic, aopeired on "Change yesterday, and was warmly weloomed by a large number of merchants, who congr: ed him @ the safe return of himself and his mip, after an unusually tempestuous voyage both ous andhome. The captein said that the Meresy was tovered with ice to such an extent as to make it re semble the North river in the midst of our hardest winters. He stated, that from the time he made ‘the rast bank of Newfoundland ho was uxsb'e to take an observation until he made Five Isiaad light. Im the very heavy sea in which the ship was laboring Gay before yestoriay, the force of a wave was such @o to carry away the paddle boxes In front, and to east a fine large herring on the gnards which he hed served for his preakfas. We nodorstand that fhe Nashville will sat! next Wednesd ay, the 21st, as NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1855. Hawesries Exzcrioy.—Mr. PutroB Know Nothing Nominations In Virginia. Senor Arrangotz an: the Ropuiiiie eflilises”. peace Yecause the folly aud ignorance of her | | ‘Tux New! She will come out again throroughly repaired, in about seven weeks, ready to take om board all whom she can accommodate, on their way to seo the great exposition, and wili, mo doubt, be well filled. By way of New Orleans we have intelligence from the city of Mexico to the $1 instant. Santa Anna had left the capital, but the reports as to his desti- nation were contradictory. It was rumored that he bad gone to give bate to Alvarez, while the offi- cial organ stated Yhst he had gone to the baths. The latver is most likely ‘he truth, as of the two Senta Anna would undoubtedly prefer the baths. News from Havana to the 8th inst. came to hand yerterday by the steamer Orescent City. The fili- Vaster excitement had entirely died out, aad the publio mind was occupied with the approaching trials of the State prisoners, The Spanish men-o? waz ere carrying out their orders relative to search- ing vessels nearing the Cuban ooast. The eveamer E) Dorado, on the 7th inst., when off Cape Antonio, pound to Havana, from Aspinwall, was brought to by a shot from a Spanish frigate. Haviag over ‘nauled her papers she was allowed to proceed, after being detained about one hour. This, we appre- herd, is but the begincing of these arnoyaacer to our commerce. We give elsewhere o communica tion from Mceers. Sandifer and Norman, tic two gentlemen detained # Havana by the potice au- thorities, and who thereby missed their passage to California. The letters of our correspondents, con- taining the latest news, are also given. The steamship Canada did not Jeave Boston for Liverpool yesterday, as advertised, owing to an accident to her mackinery. She will probably leare on Friday. By a-despatch from Washington it will be sean that it was not Scnator Stuart, of Michigan, who appeered at Tammany Hall last week in defonce of the administration. The candidates of the’ Virginia Know*Nothings are in the field. The Winchester Convention nomi- nated Stanhope Flournoy fer Governor, J. M. H. Beale for Lieutenant Governer, and John M. Pat- ton for Attorney General. They have accepted, and the campaign will now commence in earaest. The result of the election in New Hampshire on Tuesday, may be summed up thus:—Know Nothing State cfficers chosen by a majority of between 2,500 and 3,000; three anti-administration Congress- men in place of three staunch supporters; an overwhelming Know Nothing majority in both branches of the Legislatare, ensuring the election of two anti-administration United States Senators in place of Messrs. Williams and Wells, and the utter extinguishment of the Pierce party. We publish this morning a full report of the testimony taken by the Coroner in the Poole inves- tigation yesterday, together with the latest and most reliable rnmors respecting the fugitive Baker; the proceedings before the Railroad Committee of the Councilmen, respecting the propriety of redus- ing the rates of fare on the eity roads; a report of the actions of Almshouse Governora at their regu- lar weekly meeting; and a graphic account of the sayings and doings of the members of the Legisla- tare and their hosts, their trip tothe Quarantine, &c., &c. These reports are very interesting and we commend them to the attention of our readara without further remark. ‘The trial of William Kirsane, for forgery, was continued yesterday in the Court of Sessions, Several witnesses were examined, but the evidence for the prosecution is not yet closed, A fall report is crowded out of today’s paper by the very great press of news. A long and animated discussion took place in the Board of Councilmen last evening, on a resolation introduced by the Presfdent, authorizing a reward of five thousand doilars for the arrest of Louis Ba- ker, the alleged murderer of Poole, and consuriag the police authorities which copnived at his eseape. An abstract of the debate is published im seother column. The resolution was finally adopted, by a vote of thirty-six to fourteen. The American Baptist Missionary Union resumed its session yesterday. Very little of interest trane pired. The charges against certain missionaries in Burmah were considered, but no action had. A question involving the supposed independence of the Baptist denomination was discussed with much earnestness, anc excited considerable feeling. The case of the sveamer Massachusette, a charge of filibuster designs on the island of Cuba, was con- tinued in the District Court yesterday. We havea fall report of the testimony taken, but are compelled to postpone its publication in consequence of the press of European news. The News from Kurope—Revolationary Pros: pects. The news amounts to nothing. That is to say, at Sebastopol, the same want of mind, prevalence of disease, hopelessness of the siege; the French a trifle nearer, to be sure, assailants and defenders cracking at each other with pis- tols, and more legions arriving to take their place at Cherson; withal, great confidence in both camps in spite of higher and higher and higher ramparts around the city, and more and more Cossack pickets haunting the Tchernaya —a confidence baseless and gratuitous, however honorable to the brave hearts in which it reigns. In England, more little peddiing cabinet changes. Itis hardly worth while to mention the name of the lords who have gone out, or of the lords who have gone in. Those who are curious in such frivolities may be interested in learning that the seceders were said to belong to a party called Peclites, which ceased to exist a few years before Sir Robert Peel’s death; that among them were Mr. Gladstone, and Sid- ney Herbert; the latter not in any way deserv- ing of notice, the former a financier of some skill, and a bigoted exponent of exploded Church and State absurdities, If this rubbish had been cleared away to make room for sensible working men chosen for their ability, there might be some reason for congratulating Lord Palmer- ston and the people of England at the change; but it appears that the only cause for their dis- missal or resignation was a desire felt or ex- pressed by Lord Palmerston’s colleagues to se@ all the offices of government filled by whigs. Of course, as the government of England is at present administered, there is no difference discernible between the policy of the whigs and that of their opponents; but these noblemen are incurable in their passion- ate love for routine, and they fancy there ought to bea total change of ministry because the same thing has been done on the like occasion before. Blind, stone blind as they are, thoy see nothing of the wave that is slowly advanc- ing to sweep them all away together—whigs and tories, Peelites and Palmerston mea. Yet it comes apace. The telegraph and the newspapers tell us there is a prospect of peace. The statement is false. There can be no peace till the questions involved ia and those raised by the war are decided. The merchants want peace, the manu/acturers want peace, the starv- ing crowds at London and Liverpool want Peace; and want it so badly that they permade themselves there will be peace. Bat in Eag- Jand--so long the terror of the sens, and the boasted bulwark of constitutional freedom in Europe; England, whose historians represent her as holding the balonce between the conti- office have lost an army at Sebastoyo\? The idea is abeurd, With dishoyior Great Britain cannot yet retreat; 2f any think that Russia can make peace, without suffering far more than it is in the povyer of the allies at present to inflict, they sboriid note the opinion of such men as General C'arzanowski, late Com- mander-in-Chief of the ‘Sardinian army, and for twenty years a Ruysian officer of bigh rank. “Nothing can be Uone,” says he, “ uatil the prestige of the Wmperor has been broken by a series of defeaty., Taking Sebastopol and Cron- stadt will be good beginvings, but their first ef- fecte will be only to irritate. Russia will fight asfong as she oan stand.” Think of this, of the helpéoss allied army before Sebastopol, and ‘of the eight hundred thousand fresh mea Rus- sia hae yet to pour forth, and then say whether overtcres towards peace can be made by Russia! Bet whether peace or war, the true, the great question called into being by this war is un- changed. That question is the struggle for po- pular rights in Europe. We, on this side the ocean, who have had no throne to subvert, no rooted aristocracy to hew down and cast into the fire, have long and earnestly watched fur the day when the men of Europe should rise and demand the same rights as we have assert- ed for ourselves. When a Kossuth or a Mazzi- ni aroused a fitful insurrection here or there, and made a clamor as though the end were come, and demanded the honors and the sympa- thy due to the martyr, this journal has denounced the cheat or the blunder, and warned the world not to put faith in those who aimed at mak- ing Europe free by the aid of nightly conspiracies or sudden barricades. We knew that no great movement couid be accomplished by these rash means or under the guidance of hairbrained enthusiasts. But now that half Europe is in arms, and the great conservative press of England has taken the lead in the revo- lutionary charge, it seems that the day cannot be far distant when we shall witness some change such as the world has not seen for centuries, Everything conspires for its accomplishment. The Russians prevent a victorious army from returning to keep down the people. The aris- tocracy offer sufficient resistance to feed the movement, and curb rashness. The good sense of the people warns them to conspire in broad daylight, and say what the spirit moves them to utter in the hearing of all men. Day after day, the curse of an oligarchical government is more deeply felt. Itiseveu an advantage that France should be quiet, and thus no opportu- nity afforded for the importation of those head- long and suicidal measures which have render- ed so many Parisian revolutions fruitless, There is a wonderful lesson to be learn’ from the .calm stolidity with with which the British peers debate measures in their House, while the people are breaking into bakers’ shops at Liverpool and London, and meetings all over the country are tracing the failure of the late military operations to the effects of aris- tocratic imbecility. Just so the spiendid old gentilshommes of Fronce sneered in their lordly way, and pursued the even tenor of their noble life while the Bastile was falling, and Rouget de Ile was writing the “ Marsellaise.”’ A few wecks more, says ‘he Times, and it will be too late for Lord Pal- mereton to mend matters. What good can he do in the few weeks? Can he take Sebastopol, when April and May will pour into it two hun- dred thousand Russians? Can he send an able General to the Crimea, when the rules of the service restrict his choice to those who are as useless as Lord Raglan? Can he reform the army, when the whole articles of war are framed on the principle that officers shall be gentlemen not soldiers, and the material for a good British staff does not exist? Even if a truce is made at Vienna, will the British peo- ple whose blood is up submit any the more readily to a rule whose worthlessnevs has been 80 completely proved? No, no. It may be weeks, it may be months before the people rise; but if anything short of bayonets in the streets of London settles the present difficulty, it will be absurd to say that the age of miracles has past. Cuba AND THE ADMINISTRATION—ToE Very Latest.— On Saturday last the Cuban policy of the administration, according to the Wash- ington Union, was decidedly pacific, anti-Bu- cbanan, anti-Mason, anti-Soulé, anti-filibuster. ing, innocent and conciliatory—by Sunday, according to the same organ, it had undergone a radical change, falling back upon the war platform of Aix-la-Chapelle as the last and only chance for Cuba and the administration. Since then, one of our Washington correspondents inferms us a middle course has been hit upon by Marcy —a compromise policy, in the shape of a reciprocity free irade treaty between the United States and Cuba. Brilliant thought, It only requires of Spain to give up her import and export revenues derived from Cuba. She is rich, has a large surplus of ready money, and can, eurely, afford us this compromise for the take of peace. But if ehe refuses; what then? We are stultified. We giveit up. ¥orthe pre- sent, however, the plan of a reciprocity treaty will answer as well as anything else for Mr. Dedge at Madrid. Should Spain decline free trade, and refuse to sell out, the island being absolutely “necessary to the safety of our cherished Union,” we must take it, either with or without the consent of Marcy. Let us hear from the Union again. We should like to know the exact Caban policy of the admivistration since the New Hampshire election. Tne Leorstature, THE Ten Governors, AND THEIR Drunken Froutc.—The closing scene at the reception given the other day by the “Ten Governors” to the members of the LegiMature on their annual visit to the city of New York and “the institutions,” was a disgraceful and disgusting affair, It will be ecmewhat astonishing to the people of the inte- rior, who have been for many doys in hourly expectation of the passage of the Maine Liquor law, to learn that the Legislature, in a body, dropping the bill and the cause of temperance, have been off to Blackwell's Island oa a “gio. rious epree.’’ Generous Ten Governors !— amiable legislators! hail fellows well met! Two hundred bottles of wine, and brandy and whiekey ad libitum. After this priming—after theee Bacchanalian orgies of Sewardiam, sar: ly there is a hope for the cause of temperance and morality. This frojic we regard as decidedly ominous of the speedy passage of the Maine nental nations, end impelling or restrafming their conflicts by the gigantic power of her money; England, whore sons have filled litera. previously noticed, and that the Pac'tis will go into dock, to be overhauled and renoy.+ nr em | sary after ac ong ® period of ucinterruzted seryica. | ture with the boasts—and not empty boaste—of their courage, their perseverance, their undy- ing tenacity; is uig England going to make Liquor law. It was, perhaps, a parting love featt of our Seward law makers, in hovor of | free liquor and plenty of it. Our Seward re- wrraers bave bad their epree. Now let ns pre- pare tor ebort snpplice, under the certificate of the doctor, Cor Apairr—Tuez Sroms Democracy De- MOLIsHED.—The result of the recent election in New Hampshire “ crushes out” the spoils de- mocracy in that quarter. It was the Granite State, the Gibraltar, the citadel, the impreg- nable stronghold of the administration. It was the test question between Mr. President Pierce and the new American party in his own baili- wick, between his spoils democracy and the free electors of the State, between the endorse- ment andthe repudiation of his administration; aud ft ig repudiated root and branch. The reaction is overwhelming—awful—complete. The domestic spoils policy, the foreign policy ot our New Hampshire President—Nebraska, Cuba, Koezta, Greytown and Marcy’s leather breeches, patwh and all, have all been sent to the washerwoman, to be washed, dried, starched and ironed. New Hampshire repu- diates in ’55 her promising champion of ’52. She @sowns him, his measures, his principles, and his supporters. New Hampshire is revo- lutionized, Governor, Legislature, both branches of Con- gress, out-and-out anti-administration, This is worse than Pennsylvania or Ohio. Every- thing bas now gone by the board ex- cept Virginia, and she is going. New Hamp: shire has done the business. Mr. Wise may persevere with the courage of Don Quixotie to the last, but his knight errantry draws toaclore. Virginia made Mr. Pierce a great man in ’52, but it was a great mistake. New Hampsbire says so. Virginia will second New Hampshire and Illinois. No help for it. We bow to the will of the people. Where is Paul R. George? Lorrery Pouicy Deaters AND GAMBLERS.— Now and then we are informed of the arrest of arixpenpy gambler, or a batchof them in the suburbs, or of a lottery policy dealer or two; and these proceedings are paraded to the world as proofs of the progress of municipal reform in this hopeful city of ours. We have only to suggest again to Mayor Wood and the authorities, that the best way to disperse these lottery policy shops and gambling saloons, is to begin at head-quarters. Why not commence operations in Broadway ? Our City Fathers are too modest; but suppose they try. Give us @ dashing novelty or two in the way of re- form. These little things are. of no account. Tue Dirrerence.—Queen Victoria is com- pelled to change her Cabinet very often, in the hope of a better one; President Pierce is com- pelled to hold on to his Cabinet for fear of something worse. But the English Cabinets are discordant, our’s is aunit, What o blessed thing is ministerial harmony! Ask Marcy. Ask Forney. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGREPHS, Non-Arrival of the Africa. Huaurax, March 14—10 P. M. We have as yet no tidings of the Africa, and judging by the passage of the Pacific, and the possibility of a slight detention in Liverpool, owing to the non arrival out of the Africa up tothe 27th ult., we scarcely look for her before Thursday or Friday. Detention of the Steamship Canada. Bosrox, March 14, 1855. The steamship Canada broke her side lever last night, and will be detained in consequence. Mr. Lewis, the agent of the line, will notify the public when the repairs will be finished, It is thought she may be able to go to sea by Friday. ‘The Etecdion tu New Hampshire. THE LATEST RETUBNS. Coxcorp, March 14—9 P. M. One hundred and eighty nine towns show the follow- ing vote for Governor:— Metcalf, (Know Nothiag) 29,777 Beker, (democrat) 2 Bell, (w) 22/882 Fowler, 1,015 Metcall’s majoi ) 2h1z0 The thirty-nine towns remuining to be heard from last year gave baker 3,619, and all others 2,780, Metcalf’s majority, therefore, cannot be greatly increased, nor can it be much reduced. Of thetwo hundred and fifty-five representatives known to have been elected, sixty-four are demosrats. About fifty remain to be heard from. ; . The opposition have carried the three Congressmen, four of the five Councillors, and ten of the twelve State Senators— perhaps eleven. It is proper to that this formidable army of K. N.’s were elected by the sid of whig and free soil votes. In fact, there are but two parties in New Hamp. shire—the administration and the opposition, or fusion. The former is most signally routed, The vote of Nashua is, for Metcalf, 1,022; Baker, 473; Bell, 1€9; Fowler, 25, The vote of Portsmouth is, for Metcalf, 790; Baker, 566; Bell, 81; Fowler, 1. Cheshire county has gone strong Know Nothing, The democrats hero give up the election. Metcalf nae pro. bably a majority of 2,000, From Washington. THE MR STUART WHO SPOKE AT TAMMANY—AFFAIRS IN MEXICO—G&N. QUITMAN’S DEPARTUKE—THE CHIPPEWA CHIEFS GOING TO NEW YORK Wasninctox, March 16, 1855, Some micapprehension exi 4 to the Mr. Stuart who spoke at the recent Tammany Hal! meeting in your city, Tt was Hon. David Stuart, member of Congress from Michigan, who made the speech on the occasion referrea to, and not Hon Charles &. Stuart, United States Sena- tor frem Michigan, as has béen erroneously supposed. Senator Stuart has not been engaged in the Quixotis en- teeprise of attempting to detemd the administration, either inside or outside of Tammany Hall, since the ad- journment of Congress. Late Mexican advices represent the people leaving the capital, and state that numerous failures among the traders in that country were taking place. General Quitman has gone to New Orleans via Montgo- mery, Alabaina, where he intends stopping a few days The Chippewa chiefs, with the exception of Hoie-in- the Day, left tor New Yoru im the early train this morn- | ing. Interesting from Mexico. New ORLeaNs, March 11, 1855. The steamship Orizaba b. rived this port, with dates from the city ef Mexico to the Sd inst., and from Vora Cruz to the Sth. fanta Anna has gone south with his troops, leaving but fifteen bundred behind him. The oflicial paper says he bas gove to the baths; but it is rumored that he has gone to meet Alverez, to execate a coup d'état. A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at Mexicy on the 28th ult. Effects of the late Gale. Rovtoy, March 14, 1858, ihe schooner Telegraph has been towed into Dennis | with the loss of masts, Capt. Wickerson was badly ia- jured by a falling mast. Schooner Spr ngtieid, from New | York for Portland, ashore at Chatuam on the 6th, full of water. The cargo was saved in a damaged state. ‘The Gtorm of Friday at Nantucket, New Bedford, Bara- | stable, and other places, was the most severe that has Leen experienced for gears The Frightful Accident at Meredith, Concord, March 14, 1865. Letters from Meredith, the scene of the awful yesterday, by the falling of the town hall floor, that James M. Dargin, George Clark, Nathaniel Nichola, 8. M. Tuck, and John 0. M, Ladd have died of their guja_ ries. Many other are not expected to survive. Over | one hundred persona bad bones broken. The catas trophe hae east a gloom over the entire community, | ~The Ohio Biver. Piver 134 fret, and rlolvg. The weather is clear acd | i mild, | Recuwm bulktead, formerly | Sessions y Pretenona, March 14, 1855, | @ ‘Wuicuzsrse, Va., March 14, 1855, The Know Nothings have nominated Stanhope Flour ney, of Halifax, for Governor of Virginia; Hon. J. M. H Beale, of Mason, for Lieutenant-Governor, and John M. Patton, of Richmond, for Attorney-General. They have all accepted the nominations, = ‘Whig Congressional Nomination. New Haven, March 14, The Whig Congressional Convention for this Gistrict this afternoon nominated John Woodruff second, of this city, for Congress. He had been previously nominated by the Know Nothipgs. From the South, ARRIVAL OF THE SOUTHERN MAIL—DESTRUCTION BY THE FIRE IN THE WOODS IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GRORGEA) BEC BEO> moms, ‘March 24, 1806, By the arrival of the Southern mail, as lateas due, was have received New Orleans, Savannah and Charleston papers. The Charleston Courier gives additional detatls of the destruction from the fire in the woods in South Carolina and Georgia. Many houses, mills and other property had been destroyed. On several railroads, trains loaded with cotten had been burnt. Whole plantations, with all the buildings on them, had been sweptaway. The turpentine distillers have also suffered. Near Cheraw, 300,000 turpentine boxes were burnt, ‘The Charleston military companies were called out to settle the difficulties en the Northeastern Railroad, and hirty rioters had arrested and committed to jail. Destructive Conflagrations, FIRE IN BATH, N. ¥. ALBANY, March 14, 1865. A fire broke out in the village of Bath yesterday. It originated in the Clinton Houne, corner of Liberty and Steuben streets, and swept eastward along the north side of Liberty street to the corner of Orchard street, then turned northward, and at last accounts was ex tending in that direction. The Second Baptist Church was about taking fire when the express messenger left Bath for Rochester. No water was to behad, and no- thing could be done to arrest the flames. Among the sufferers are Nelson Hamilton, of the Clinton House; H. R. Hons, clothing merchant; Potter & Selye, do.; R. W. Chureb, dry goods; H. W. Perrine, do.; L. W. Church, hardware; Roby & Woods, dry goods; D. Rogers, do ; J. Ross, boots and shoes; A. Hess, druggist; L. ©, Whitney, dry goods; M. Terrell, of Congress Hall. FIRE AT GENEVA. Guveva, March 14, 1854. A fire commenced last night on Seneca street, which completely destroyed the stores occupied by C. Spier, J. W. Smith, Manthral & Kobn, and 3S. S. Lobb. Losa about $100,000, A portion of the loss was covered by insurance. State of the Weather. Wasmatox, March 14, 2855. It commenced raining bere about eight o’clock this evening. There is some thunder and lightning South of us. Ocpxnsnunc, March 14, 1856. A mow storm commenced yesterjay afternoon, and still continues, ¢rifting much. The ice is yet good across ‘the St. Lawrence. Osweco, March 14, 1855. Weather mild here this morning, with rain. The St. Nicholas is loading merchandise for Toronto. Sale of the Corporation Wharves and Slips. Yesterday being the day advertised for the sale of the wharves and slips belonging to the Corporation, a large crowd attended inthe Court of Common Pleas room, composed principally of steamboat men, shipowners and speculators, The leases of ymest of the docks, which were offered yesterday, were sold last year, but as they had but ove year to run, they were all brought into market again and re-sold, on the average at great- Jy reduced prices, When the leases were offered last year there was a bill pending in the Legislature to increase the rates of wharfage on vessels, which had the effect of producing speculative impulse cn the part of buyers, and hence the enormous prices which some of the docks brought. In many , we understand, the lessees were unable to pay the rent. On opening the sale, the Comptroller stated that former leases required the Corporation to have six feet of water in the slips at low tide, and in some instances, where the Corporation had failed to comply with the stipulation, instead of receiving rent they bad actually been brought into debt to the lessees. Now, the Comptrotler said the Corporation would not agree to furnish any depth of water, but that he should use his endeavors to keep 0 slips dredged out for the sake of the public health. The leases are to run five years from the first of May pext, and the purchaser to take the docks as they shall be found on that day, and kcep them in repair during the time of occupancy, ard the Corporation to be liable only for damage by the elements. The following are the prices per annum whish the leases brovght erday, together with the amount for which they were seld Jast year: EAST RIVER. ~~ Pier. 1854. 1855. Wert side No. 12 and bulkhead adjoin- ing, Old BPs... scseee vee $3,200 $2,100 East side No 18 and half bulkhen ing, Maicen lane....... 3,700 3,300 West rice No. 19, bulkbead, Fletch: — 1,200 Fast side No. uiibead, Burling slip... 5,900 Wert side No, 21 aud half bulkhead, Bur- ling slip. i 3,150 Fast side No. 22, Fulton street and Fultoi market slip epee adeomaas. Oy 2,900 East side No. 74 and west side No. 25 and «+ 6100 5,100 t side No. 29 with end ‘of Roorevelt street . 87 and balf bulkhead, No. 6,700 } 3,400 No. iS and half bulkhead, Market slip 5 3,050 No, 40 aud haif pulkhead, Pike Flip... 1g go} 2.800 a, Fike slip p 2,700 utgers + 8000 4 5,900 } 3 260 No. 46, Jeflerson stree —" 8150 Hal. of both piers at f and bulkhead between 1,050 Bulb head fcot Rivington s ret 550 South ride between Stanton and Rivingtor stiects.. o = Bulkhead foot Third street — 50 Foot Fifty-third street... 160 180 Pier and bulkhead foot Sixty: first street = 10 Feot One Hundred and Sixth strect........ 105 45 NORTH RIVER. Nerth half No.g12 and balf bulkhead, Al- y si + 8460 2,400 “8,000 }ro.x0 3909 7,600 3,200 Seuth half and end No. 20 2, Dey strvetess. cess eee @UBescecrcecees 6,050 5,000 North half NO. 20 snd hialr buthhead, Dey street 34, Harrison stree North Moere street N leach street Foot of La: No. 30, Vestry atree No, 40, Watte street Pasin foot of #pring «treet, ona No. 45 = bulkhead, Charlton street 3,100 daif bulkhead, Charltom street 7 taley street... ° ght stree e' 40, Morton at - No. 1 and bulk ristopher atree No. 62 and half ad, Amos street pd ball Oulk! td Verry street... | Charles st mend street..... Ru khead, Jane s reet.,, 75 ot Hhirteenth street 450 f Seventeenth «treet. 1,000 | Foet o: kig 3,200 Foot of Iwe 30 Foot of Twenty Foot of Thirtieth New pier foot of Thirty Foot of Forty-seventh at Brooklyn City News. Conviction re William M. Farrell, foung as crraigned beforo the Court of General jay, on an indictment for rape comm t ted upon the person of a little girl named Mary Elizabeth , ¥as committed between t, at the residence of ho gitl was emploved in ror F married ma: h of January ttle etreet my as puree to an infant eoage became mani ost leé to Inqu at. The ence way a! hort absence, fonad the prisoues anded fox sentence. Evidence 0: a loath- girl va the rome tme trp He wos ro VOL, XX. In the Diario Oficial of the Mexican republic, of Feb. 14, 1865, (the official paper of the Mexican goverament,}: is the following communication:—~_ 24 The Attorney General sent us yesterday letter about the suit that he has Noone the. Su Court of the nation Don Francisco de arangols; ip compliance wide ontons from H, 8. B, Genera President:— TO THE BVITCRS OF THE OV Sesoo Pon as u 13 1885, - Grnrixaen:—I beg you to inform the pabiie, through the columns of your paper, that in compliance with a e order which H. 5, H. bas been pl to send me, Mls Eacellexey the Secretary, of “Aaairs, in 5 t it in the Supreme Court of the nation Tren ee an on-Consul in New Orleans, Dem Broncice de. ‘Arrangcit, to recover from him $68,390 57 which he took. ae duly cut of the funds that the in Bispee vernment had the United Stal i and the legal in- band Ion " tober ey that being been aceol to him, aud which be “coy being» public officer having Sat, gt tata ueetes Me karhted ask whe sta it rt i be ave reserved all oth the nation bae against bum to be brought in due. i0+ NTANO DEL CASTILLO. ‘This very extraordinary proceeding has com; ma to make on following forme! pro! which- been duly wansmitted to General Almonte, Mexican vials ur Oe Washington, by my counsel, Messrs. J. & W. Anthon:— Uniten Staves oF AMERICA.—To all whom these touts shall or may concern. 1, Robert B. Campbell, » Pub- ic Notary of the State of New York, by letters patent un tho pread seal of the raid. State, duly commissioned ant welling in the'city of New York, in said State of New Yerk. cud creetin Know ye, that on the 13th day of March, in the year of our Lord one t} aud eight bundred and filty-five, at the said city, pereenaily appear: Letore me, #rancisoo d6 Arranzois, batt ty hie being by me duly sworn on the Ho je said city, Evangelists of’ Almighty “God, voluntarily, hs follows:—That in the » employed olemuly did declare and depose as mouth of July, in the year of our Lord 1864, he was by the Kepuilic of Mexico to take out of the hands and ste-ion of Lis Exoellency F. N. Almonte, Minister Plenipo: ten. ary oi suid Republic to the United States, » large sum of moncy belonging to said republic, and which said republio considered in peril. That deponent being so employed, un- dertook the duty and received the said sum of mony. the aid Almonte, and secured the same for the said republic in divers Lanks and places of deposit in the city of New Thst baving performed this duty and informed the propec officers of raid republic that he had done so, be was cousti- tuted banker of said republic to disburse the same, as he might by éaid republic be directed. That he did disburse the samo, in obedience to various orders and drafts af ree yublie or its proper officers is behalf, except » certain H mon retained by him for hia commissions at the rate r cent, which he wat content, with the assent of said republic, to receive in full as bis commissions, sithough entitled to a larger compensation. That said republic dis- uted his right to mi: hrou; harge, and tii ti ake any charge, aus ser ‘heir said Minister Plenipotentiary, 0 ot the State of New York, and causes eng to be are reste jor said so retained, insisting that he was not entitled to any allowance for such bis servic ‘That this deponent’s application to bo dis ery’ ‘are rest, the said Court decided, in effect, that titled to. charge bis commissions at euch rate jury should deem right and proper. That deponent ‘epee claimed be- fore said tribunal commissions at 0 Fate of 2)¢ percent, also a balance d paid for the use o of salary dae to ue suit waite the ag- gion of a Jury of the countr hi mt say! ‘That after the Court had so surprise, be learned, from overnment, called © Diario Q, Fath Peb., 1600, im the city of Mexi 8. H. Genero] Santa Anna, the public, the Attcrney General of ofthe independent tribunal of t which raid Minister Plenipo! General President, hai dy appealed, bad brought ana-, ther suit for th ‘cause of action before the vreme Court of said republic against this de snid Supreme Court is not an indopendent tril which, in the present distracted state of said re deponont can outain justice in the premises, but under the control of anid Goneral Presidsut, rende: judgment as he may ‘and before which tri ‘deponent cannot also enye he verily bel ‘sid euid ircm the courts of tue United States to the said court, thug controlled by said General President, is with the inte teining an unjust judgment againat him, the di then applying to the courts of any country where nent may be ound, to enforce the same, upon princi national comity, to the ut di rd, deposent’s just 'righte; and in have safe access to eaid Supreme Mexico to defend his righte, he protest aa ‘said pros ceedings in the face of all nations to which resort may ab any time be Lad to enforce the same, and he now requires me, the said notary, to make his protest and this public act thereof, that the cam rve and be of full force and value ds of right thall appertai oy faid Francisco de Arrangcix doth pro tary, at hic special instance and re sents publicly and solemply protest, Proceecings of H.$, H., the General public, and of ¢. the order of said tentiary, by Su- that << resident of said ro- id repnblic, and at the same may te of any otha ication mi made to enforce the eame. pied ‘1s done and protested the 13th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1888. In testimony wheroo tary Dave subscribed these pi 10 caused my seal of fice to be hereunto affixed the day and year last ritten ¥. DE ARRANGOLZ- . |—Rowenr b. Campnein, Notary Public. protest was submities to General Almonte on the 13th of Murch inst. and op the 14th I received a communicaticn from him, anvouncing to me fcrmally am order of the Suoreme tourt of commanding me. to appear betore that tribunal within one month from the service of that order, to answers suit brought by the Attorney General of Mexico againat me, for the very. tame sum of moncy claimed by the republic of Mexica wthe siut now pepcing in the Superior Court of thie city, and in wbich | am here held to bail, ThasI am in ibe ove suit required to be in New York to answer, and by the other to be ia Mexico at the same time, for the. ame purpose. Iam willing to submit my rights to » uat and independent tribunal, and trust that the world will justify me iv protesting, as I bave done, inst NZ. By other. F. DE ARRANG Spring Style of Hats Just introduced.—Those of our readers in want of a fashionable hat can obtain one at- HALL’S, 314 Broadway, who is the acknowledged leader of hior iu New Yerleby public approbation, Corner of Lis- rd and Broacwas fa po Genin’s Spring Styles of Gentlemen's Hats: and Caps aro now r.ady at 214 Broadway, opposite St. Paul's wreh. White is now Ready to Furnish his Cuse tomers andthe public with Lis spring style of hate, For finences of texture and ge ag of sbape, they staud une~ qualled. A splendid x Wir 2 Broadway, corner of Fulton. Pianos.-T. Gilbert & Co.'s Celebrated Ko=« Gan pianos, Horace Waters’ modern Le eae pianos, and thore of a Jarge er of other makes, comprising the. — and most desiratic assortment in United States will be cold at prices which oy competition, for cash or sa- tory paper. Persons in the city receiving orders for gauos or musical instruments of amy kind, will find it to thoir advantage to ce! HORACE WATERS, 333 Broadway. Melodeons —$ 0. & H. W. Smith’s Mele. foons, tuned the equal temperament, can be foand only at the music and pinno store of HORACE WATERS, 383 Broad. way. The trade su on the mo onable’ terms, The Improved Violin—the most easily earned as well as inmost popular musical instrument {a use, Manufsetured ut 333 Broadway, over Waters’ music store. hoanamee juventor and teacher of the improved eyed violin, Plano-forte, of any style, from first clase w ture, will <sehau Reuse, “Addvers Music, Hetald omees Crem With « good Bill Poote’s Portal out, contains splendid portrait ha full and complete history of his murd murderers. A thriling history. Only three cents. reoscoplc Daguerrcoty pes, medium slze, case, ¢ r raits, 2) cent nt double actiog photogray meres, duced, repreventing Hi Peper Passing the imp Pe Will Koon Le introduced at 289 E important asoortinent of ci Howesecpers.—Our Spring ngs, vilclotos, curtains, and car- fain materials, is now ready (or inspection, and wil! be otlered at greatly redneed prices. LORD & TAYLOR, Grand street, corper of Chrystie. Deslers tn Clothing Visiting New Yora this season, are rerpectf: ry tavited to examine our stock of “sprine and eummer millinery, be opened tids day, by R. T. tecet. The attention of milline tue uew Fre ‘i ri yles of straws, roeeived by the bh feorice will be rom the factories to four hundred The stock of fin is undoubtedly the ortunity offered to fashions Jo will not be Linens from Auction..We irtines and ehert r ‘ 4; Broadway, corner of Leonard street, ry Tho largest , Brussels, throw ) per cent, Fresh Ln portation of Saspets at a Low Mark, fer 1508, by HIRAM 2 DE Re- Wit Hold His Regular yoke and bonds this day, at bance. For further par ther column. Cata- ». 4 Uroad street, be Mercbaute’ E 5,000 of these 010 Wes Always on Hand” at the manufactory of MEDHURST & HEARD, 27 Malden ane. men requiring © good wi # above ertavli vagaut Broadway stores $23, Call aud rine Medal Awarded to Marnh & Co, Ex n of mer tile c ' , * te ren Ot thele vibes, Vpom igom PA, Me i ” x