The New York Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1855, Page 4

628 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. BYTICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AMD FULTON 878. .No, 79 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street—Lucnepra Benes. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdwey—Ornenio—a Lavy amp GENTLEMAN. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Ocravia Bracaipi— Woo. Oravma—Wariace. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—InvinciuLee —Warvekine Minsrage -Srrvrine, WALLACK’S THEATR Sounray—Tascnen Ta’ AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Monzy. Evening— 1p Barwany. woos MINSTREDS, Mechanics’ Hall—i72 Broadway. BUCKLEY’S OPERA Ei , 539 Broadway—Bvox- awv’e Bruscrian Orxna TROUPE, PERHAW’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad- way—Ermorian PERVORMANCLS. BMPIRE HALL, 596 Brondway—Paxonama or Evnore, New York, Wednesday, March 21, 1855. Broadway—Tux Towy AnD Circulation of the New York Herald for the ‘Week ending March 17, fMonday, March 12, + 57,820 Tuesday, 13, 57,120 Wednesday,‘ 14. . 59,040 Thorsday, “15. 62,120 Briday, “4 59,040 Gaturday, “ 17, 54,960 Average per day 59,300 Being a larger paper published in the world, Notice to Advertisers. Our patrons will please bear in mind, that in order to enable us to have our edition printed and distributed in proper season in the morning, it is necessary that ad_ vertisements should be handed in at as early an hour on ‘the day previous as possible, and especially before nine ®’clock in the evening. Malls for Ei YEE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR BUROPS. The United States mail steamship Nashville, Captain Berry, will jeave this port to-day at twelve o'clock, for Liverpool. ‘The Laropean mails will close in this city at half-past Yen o'clock this morning. ‘The Hera (printed in English and French) will be published at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies im wrappers, sixpence. . Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of he New Yoru Hunarp will be received at the following aces in Burepe:— Lavanroc.,.John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Loxvon Edwards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. ‘Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catharine street. Pans...... Livingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse The contents of the European edition of the Hap will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at ‘Whe office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. The News. ‘The news from Albany is highly in‘eresting. yesterday Goy. Clark tranami'ted to the Legisla- tare aspecial message having reference to the ‘financial condition and securities of the State. The ‘canal tolls have fallen off over half a million of dol- lars, and the Governor recommends the re imposi- tion-of tolls on railroads to make good the defi- ciency. The Canal Board yesterday selected the ‘anks in which the canal revenues are to be depo- sited. The Auditor of the Canal Department has ‘addreesed s communication to the Board, urging the adoption of measures to secure to forwarders banking facilities with the depositors of the canal tolls. These documents are given at length on the first page, and are likely to create’ a sensationin the financial world. The temperance bill was de- bated in the Senate on Monday evening; the search and seizore clauses were retained by the casting vote of the Chairman Some amendments, re. specting the jurisdiction of the courts, have been agreed to, and we should not be surprised if the bill paseed into a ‘law during the present week. The proceedings in the Assembly were unim- portant. Our readers may recollect the curious fact which ‘we published several weeks ago, of the seizure in the port of St. Domingo of several packages of coun- terfeit $5 bills, which were executed in New York end forwarded there in barrels of ling, for the pur- pose of being circulated in that republic. Had not the fraud been detected, it would have led to very serious resuits in that community. One of the cul- prite bas been brought to trial in San Domingo, and through evidence supplied by our police suthorities here, has been convicted, and sentenced to hard Jabor for life, in chains. We furnish a letter upon the subject from our correspondent, with the trans- lation of an article from the Government Gazette of that city, together with documentary evidence implicsting the parties, all of which will be of inter- est to many of our readers. In another column of to-day’s paper we publish some additional news from Mexico, giving the go- vernment account of the recent alleged victory of Bante Anne over a strong body of insurgent troops. Sante Anna, it is said, is in Iguals, nesr which place the fight is eupposed to have taken place. It is fur. ther stated that Morenc, who recently deserted to Alvarez, the commander of the insurgents, was capta‘ed, snd will be executed. Thongh we can- mot yeuch for the trath of this news, it will yet be tound interesting and werth reading. ‘There has been a local election in Virginia since the Know Nothings nominated their Gabernatorial ticket. It was held in Fredericksburg. The whole Know Nothing ticket was electei—the Mayor by one hundred and sixty-five majority. This 1s con sidered the first shot in the spring campaign. The Illinoie sailed yesterday for Aspinwall, with ‘the mails for California, The number of mai! bags dispatched by the I. from our city Post Office was | ‘wo hundred and ninety-six. Less than ten years ago California was a wilderness. Cotton continued active and firm yesterday, and the eales reached about 6,000 bales, the market closing at Je. advance since the arrival of the Africa’s mews. The ssleson Monday reached about 6,000 bales, making the sales for the two days about 42,000 bales, which, with the 10,000 made last week, Sives an aggregate of about 22,000 bales sold siace the reported,death of the Czar reached our shores. | Should the report be confirmed, the article will | reach still higher prices. Plour was without ma- | terial change in prices, and’somewhat less active. Southern common to good white wheat sold at $2 30 a $2 38. Corn was in light supply and firm. Rio coffee sold at 11jc. for good to prime. Cassia sold freely at 38c.,and was afterwards held at 40¢ Sugar was active, with sales of absut 1,000 a 1,200 hbds. at full prices for all good to prime lota. ‘There was a rumor current in Boston on Moaday, that the steamship Canada, which left that port on Batdrday with a million of dollars on board, had been captured by # Rassian frigate. The credalous citizens were thrown into « tremendous excitement in consequence, but their fears were allayed on the same evening by an announcsment by telegraph that the Canada had arrived safe at Halifax. Capt. Sherman, of the bark Kate Lincola, ar- rived yesterday from Bonaire and Caracoa, reports salt very scarce at both those places. We call the particular attention of the Qaarantine officials to the reports of the prevalence of yellow fever at certain ports in the West Indies, We trust the Health Officer will thoroughly examine ali you. sels arriving from places known to be or suspected of being infected. The schooner Fiavilla, arrived at Philsdeiphia, from Port au Prince 12th inst., reporta that the bark Geo. D, Smouse, bound for this port, bad lost three mem by harbor fever; the brig Star, of Boston, had Josttwo men by yellow fever and Black vomit; and the schooner Empire Spring eet ope man and had another sick. The brig Erie, from the eame pert, reports tha} the rellieg mater NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1856. of the sloop-of-war Falmouth had died of yellow fever. ‘Capt. Johnson and two of the crew of the achooner D, ©. Brooks, fer this port, had also died of the same digease. An arrival at this port from ‘Porto Cabello reports the fever very bad there. The frigate Columbia, of the Home squadron, recently arrived at Norfolk from the Weet Indies, had fifty cases of yellow fever on board. James Irvin, implicated ss azcewory before the fact in the murder of Bill Poole, was brought bofore Judge Morris yerterday, on habeas corpus. Arga- ment was beard for aud against his being admitted to bail, and the Judge will give his decision in the matter this morning. A report of the proceedings befo-e the Court may be found elsewhere. ‘The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday, but the business transacted was of a routine character merely. There were 6,894 persona in the public in- stitutions under the conirol of the Almshouse De- partment on the 17th Inst.— a slight decrease en the previous week. Patrick Hearn and Joseph Hall were each yeater- day bound over in one thousand dollars bonds to answer charges of keeping gambling houses. The Mayor has determined to uproot all the hells in the city, great and emall. The anniversary of the Ladies’ Union Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Oburch, instituted for the relief of aged and infirm members of that body was held in the church in Malberry street last even- ing, and was well attended. Rev. Mr. Hagany, paster, took the chair, and eloquent addresses in support of the charity were made by Rev. Drs. Be. thune, Darbin and Foster. The ladies contemplate building a large asylum on the plan of that in Ho- ratio street, near Carmansville, and about $1,000 ‘was subscribed in order to lay a basis for the under- taking. ‘The steamer Oregon succeeded in forcing her way through the ice in the North river on Monday night, and reached Albany yesterday morning—the first trip this spring. In the course of a week the river will no doubt be in fine navigable condition. Our Spanish Relations—&n Extra Session— ‘The Last Hope of the Administration. The most interesting problem of the day is the settlement of our complicated and embar- rassing relations with Spain. Instead of any approaches having been made by the Spanish government to this end, in the liquidation of a long schedule of outrages against our citizens and our commerce, new provocations have been recently added to the list, of the most fla- grant character. Not even among the insults to the American flag committed by England, which resulted in the war of 1812. can there be found a clearer case of extreme offence than the recent Spanish outrage against the steamer El Dorado. We are admonished that the ad- ministration so understands it, from the noisy blustering and bravado of the Cabinet organs; but we have had enough of such verbiage, in all conscience, and we plead for action—action. We call _hpon the administration, in behalf of the people and the country, to make a virue of necessity, and to “screw ite courage up to the sticking point” of action, and do some- thing at a venture. The Soulé negotiations are a matter of his- tory. It is now of little consequence whether his mission failed from the treachery of Pierce or Marcy, or both, or from his own impru- dences. The material correspondence against the administration has been suppressed, while that which bears most strongly against Mr. Soulé has. been laid be- fore the world. Yet, as this is more a personal affair of the ex-Minister than ours we have, perhaps, no right tocomplain. Mr. Soulé may lack the courage, the facts, or the capacity to make good his defence against the President and his Premier; but the conse- quences are among themselves. If the high. toned son of Southern chivalry is content to let his name go down to posterity coupled with he Cabinet verdict, that in Spain he proved himself incompetent for and faithless to his trust, he is probably resigned to bear it; and there we leave him. Various reports of the policy which Mr. Dodge, our new Minister to Spain, is to pursue at Madrid, have been put afloat. Among the more plausible of these rumors, we have been informed that he is to fall back upon the pallia- tive of a reciprocity treaty with the West In- dia colonies of Spain, similar to that just pro- claimed by the President to be in force between our country and the British Canadian and Northeastern provinces. But this expedient would avail nothing, if adopted. It would not touch the root of the evil. Nor is there the least probability that Spain would listen to overtures for a compromise which would in- yolve the confiscation of her tariff revenues derived from the island of Cuba, She will, while she refuses to sell us the island, refuse also to sacrifice the profits of the island gathered from our commerce. Con- ciliation in any shape, has become distasteful to Spain; but the concession of free trade she would, doubtless, look upon as an insult to her dignity second only to the immeasurable atrocity of proposing to take her favorite colony under our protection. But within these last few days, we have been apprised that a bolder and more emphatic policy than reciprocity has been broached in the Cabinet councils of the White House. It is a policy, too, which only requires a little nerve and a little backbone on the part of Mr. Pierce to reduce it to a speedy and satisfactory solu- tion, at home and abroad. It has been urged upon him by influential members of Congress, again and again, and is nothing more nor less than the simple but emphatic policy of General Jackson touching those French indemnities of twenty-five millions of francs. To reduce this policyte practice in reference to Spain, it proposes the call of an extra sea- sion of Congress within sixty or ninety days— bat sixty would suffice to fill the vacancies yet to be filled in the new Congress from the Southern States. Congress, then, being thus called together, the next thing would be a mes- sage from the President, detailing our unset- tled differences with Spain, the faint hopes left us of any pacific adjustment, aad the manifest requisitions for prompt and declaive ac. tion. Upon this preamble, strongly laid down, this new line of policy would far- ther require the President to follow up the precedent of Old Hickory, and to ask of Congress authority to make reprisals upon Spanieh property, on land or sea, as the last remaining expedient of indemnification. Of courte, a decisive step like this would involve the repeal or suspension of our neutrality stipulations with Spain, and would practically be tantamount to a deelaration of war. Peace, however, might be still maintained—nay, more, it might be firmly established—by bringing Spain to satisfactory terms, which, we appre- hend, England aud France, in such an exigen- cy, would soon find it their interest to dictate to their protegé. Such is the policy which, we understand, bas most recently been oceapying the Caban de- Vberations of our Cabinet, It hay beew urged SS Te upon them by such Senetors as Slidell, of Louisiana; Douglas, of Diinois; Clay, of Alaba- ma; Mallory, of Floride,, and others, It is said to be sustained by al} the members of the Ca- binet, North and South, except Marcy and Guthrie. Itis, in fact, the identical policy suggested in the recent re-union resolutions of Tammany Hall, and is the only living alterna- tive at this eleventh hour, for the redemption of the administration and the re-organization, en masse, of the routed and seattered democratic party. The great impediment to the adoption of this saving line of action lies, unfortunately, in the want of decision, the lack of courage, and the trembling imbecility of Mr. Pierce. Shifting from war to peace, from action to resignation, from Jeff. Davis to Marcy, and from reprisals to reciprocity, Mr. Pierce lacks the nerve and the courage, thus far, to toe the mark and stand firm. He remembers the dis- astrous failure of Van Buren’s extra session; but forgets the totally different circumstances of the case. The crowning result of Van Buren’s financial system was his inevitable overthrow ; and nothing could have prevented his administration, his Congress and his party from falling together, extra or no extra session. Mr. Pierce has already passed this extreme ordeal. His administration is condemned—his Congress is superseded—his party is broken up. The Congress which an extra session would call together would be largely an opposition Congress—the extreme measures which he would recommend as suggestive, would throw the responsibility of their rejection upon the opposition. We venture, however, to say that the call of an extra session would result in such elections to fill up this new Congress from the South, and in such a general echo of ap- proval from the whole American people, as would secure the triumphant adoption of this bold and emphatic policy of reprisals for the settlement of this Cuban imbroglio. And be it understood that a decree for repri- sals would not imply a filibustering seizure of Cuba, nor involve necessarily the for- cible occupation of the island. That con- tingency may be left to depend upon the conduct of England and France. Should they presumptuously interfere to prescribe their law of “the balance of power,” in this extremi- ty, they must abide by the consequences. A declaration that we have no design to a forci- ble appropriation of Cuba, but that we can no longer permit the impudent interference of French and British fleets in the settlement of our affairs with Spain, would be a sufficient warning and justification on our part, in view of any subsequent contingencies. Let the policy of reprisals embrace the Monroe doc- trine, and we may vindicate obr cause against the world. Let our administration, with an eye to public opinion, to the necessities of its party, to its own necessities, and the urgency of the case for action, deliberate upon this simple policy of an extra session of Congress, a clear exposition of our grievances, and a demand for the Jack- sonian policy of reprisals, and they will be amply sustained. Let our weak-headed Presi- dent think upon it, not forgetting that it is the eleventh hour of the day, and that nothing has been done. Call upon the country to come to the rescue upon the Cuba question, and this general uprising against the feeble Mr. Pierce and the poor old Pope of Rome, will change to a “right about face” against the dictatorial assumptions in the Gulf of Mexico of England and France. The bones of Gen. Jackson, in this view of a call for an extra session, if re- solved upon, would stir in their coffin. Oh! that Old Hickory were now alive! TuearricaL CriticisM—Fry vron Forrest.— One of the Frys, who is theatrical critic to a morning journal, after a long historical sketch of the character of Hamlet, gives the following opinion of the acting of Forrest in that charac- ter on Monday evening:— 3 ha: cy of ean rf gore etens iyi Forrest pro- uced to a crow iscriminating, and, consequen' cald audience, nt dhe Brondway, on tart ‘nigat.,"dustesd of a dreamy youth, ever wandering on the gloomy shore of suicide, and full of a strange, melancholy conscious- ness of poy $ to make a thing of life out of his world of ideal and dreams, we found a broad shouldered, athletic, middle-aged man, knit in coarse vigor, who seemed to writhe most uncomfortably under Toad of sweet fancies aud dreamy, philosephic thoughts which th upon him, Instead of, inthe scene with his father’s ie the ideal of the sensitive and highly in- vellectual youth, stung in his tenderest af , and driven to seek righteous revenge for an unholy deed, we have the coarse rage of a ruffian told of a rival dully’s murder of some butchery of one of his gang, and thirst- ing to glut his fury. The Hamlet of Mr. Forrest’s crea- tion possenees all qualities which would have thered honor in Stanwix Hall, and when he entered the graveyard scene we could not help feeling that he looked eminently fitted to figure as f mourner at a late funeral pageant in our city. There are many in Seer, whose time and taste gen a to cultivate ‘fancy, possess, a Keener sense of the’beautiful than ir to be found in any other land. There are also some, even many, whose coarser habits and pursuits may lead them to prefer vielent physical feats of voice and attitude to ure and beautiful conception. To the tastes of these ‘tter, the animal strength and coarse passion of Mr. Forrest may pander, but surely they would find a fitter field in such characters as Jack Cade, than in the creamy, melancholy Prince of Denmark. When his fea- tures should have in repore, the agonies of the last —_ oe gy foes When they mye py have een agi , the agony of a preparation for re; struggles through the effort. In the love rupture ith Ophelia, when for a moment the memory of his lost love steals softly upon Hamlet, Mr. Forrest ‘took leave with the maudlin tentimentality of Capt. Costigan parti with ‘mee’ daughter; and in the celebrated scene the play before the K: he had far more the air of some hoge gipsy, watching roguish glance an opportu- font yds the hen a pwnd ‘s highly intellectua! ana- lyzer of nature try’ ry papee the svisennett Mr. Forrest’s grea on the human counte- its guilt. In melodramatic parts, ‘bysical power and coarse vigor may win for bim aucce: jut when he attempts to defile the fairest creation beauteous temple of Shaksperean genius, we callout with his father’s ghost -— Marder most foul, as in the best it ir; But thie most foul, strange, and unnatural. If Mr. Manager Fry was able to get a jury of sensible substantial citizens to mulct an editor ten thousand dollars by way of punishment for showing that he was a bad opera manager, how much, by the same rule of arithmetic, should Mr. Critic Fry be puniehed for asserting and proving that Forrest is a bad Hamlet? The management of Fry and the acting of Forrest are the stock in trade of each; and one case fur- nishes as good a ground for a libel suit as the other. Oyster Hovse Musican Crrrtcrsm.—Signor Longo-Shanko, (Anglice Longshanks) one of the oyster house musical critics of a morning paper, speoks of Madame Steffenone in severe terms, | thus :—“ Time has made sad work with her voice "—‘ disregards self denial "—“ her sing- | ing a bewildered shriek ’’—* so much false in- tonation.” Of Brignoli, thus :—- like Mario without his beautiful voice’ —« almost as awk- ward as Mario ”—‘ a feeble imitation of Mario.” This is the same critic who treated Truffi and Benedetti to a like dish of oysters during the famous Fry management, and which broke up that affair in @ general row. These Italian | Operas, and all cennected, are droll concerns— | very droll concerns. Tae Derta or Desrar.—The Charleston Mercury has nominated Franklin Pierce for re-election to the Presidency. Wm. H, Seward rey ‘aks ocursge after dah gee Tue Prorosep Poxicz Bu. —A meeting isto be held at the Tabernacle to-night, to protest against the Seward bill which is now being forced through the Legislature, for the purpose of divesting the Mayor of his control over the police, and entrusting it to Commissioners. The nature of the bill bas been rendered fami- liar to the public by the correspondence which has passed between the Lieutenant-Governor and the Mayor on the subject. It is, in brief, an attempt of the Hon. William H. Seward to prepare matters for his Presidential enterprise by obtaining the control of the police. The Commissioners will be named in the bill should it pass; and the Seward majority will of course have the choice of them. They will thus not only provide fat berths for three of their friends, but will moreover enable Mr. Seward when the time comes to use the police as politi- cians have used it for the last twenty years atelections. This will be done at a total sacri- fice of the efficiency of the force, and safety to life and property in New York. It is in tact impossible to exaggerate the importance of the measure to this community. From the time when the municipal offices were rendered elec- tive and the Mayor divested of the power of appointing his subordinates, the police force became the favorite weapon of the agents of corruption at the elections. They sided with the rowdies; were intimate with them person- ally; befriended thom at need; and with their aid controlled the polls in the city. Hence it came about in the course of a few years that New York was the worst governed city in the world; contained more murders, more robberies, more assaults on women, more cases of arson, and less convictions than any town north of the Equator. Every man recollects the time when it was quite common for citizens to carry arms, and when grand juries refused to indict those who shot down an assailant in the open street. These—the case of Baker winding up the list— were the fruits of placing the police under the control of politicians, and divesting the Mayor of authority over them. For the last two or three years, sheer necessi- ty has compelled a measure of reform. The po- lice has made great improvementin efficiency, in honesty, in character. That the work is not yet complete the case of Baker is there to show. But while we are hoping every day that it is progressing and that a time will come when our police will be equal to that of Boston and Philadelphia, not to speak of London and Paris, up start the Seward men in the Legislature and threaten to restore matters to their old footing, and the Lieutenant-Governor with mingled irony and impudence chuckles over the pros- pect of securing fighting men for his leader at the election, and three snug sinecures for his friends. To-night the people of New York will have an opportunity of eaying what they think of this. By all means let everyone who can spare time go, and speak his mind. Property, life, comfort hang on the issue. Three years of—as we believe—zealous supervision has not weeded all the Bakers out of the force, vastly asit has tended to purify it. One month of the new law—with its necessary division of power, and consequent antagonism of depart- ments—will make the police what it was in its worst days: and the complete disorganization of the force, its prostitution to political pur- poses will restore the well remembered time, when fathers and husbands trembled to escort ladies hcme at night without a revolver or a knife in their belt, and the list of unpunished outrages filled the daily papers. Go to the meeting. Mvcu Avo Asovr Norninc—The expulsion of C. C. Leigh from the Know Nothing party. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Latest from the State Capital. LARGE DEFICIT IN THE CANAL REVENUES—TOLL ON RAILROAD FREIGHT—THE BROOKLYN ICE COM- PANY, BTC. ETC. . ABany, March 20, 1855. The proposition made in certain quarters to increase canal tolls on certain articles of transportation, has created an excitement and even alarm among the friends of the canals hitherto unknown. The Canal Bosrd ha- ving during a series of years, pursued a policy of redu- cing tolls, for the purpose of inducing trade from West- ern States through the channel of the Erie canal, and consequently increasing the canal revenues, received the approbation of the people of this State, in the endea- vor tocheapen transportation to the lowest possible point. Now, to take an opposite direction, and increase the tolls, whatever the plea therefor, seems like retro- grading in the laudable effort so long in operation, to give the people cheap transportation from the lakes to ti€e water. The Board of Trade of Buffalo have appeared before the Canal Board, fortified with an unanswerable remonstrance against any increase of tolls. They allege that the State loses annually nearly a million of dollars, diverted from the canal fand by re- leating tolls from railroads, and megiecting to impose on all roads com with the cansis, The roads were built fee’ thee declared pur- pose of accommodating the travelling public, and not tor the purpose of competing with the Erie canal for the carrying trade. To provide for the contingency of com- peting with the canals, tolls were imposed upon the roads, in order that the revenues of the State should not be impaired; but in an evil hour the Legislature re- 1 the roads from the payment of such tolts. The time hae arrived which was never anticipated, when the canal revenues fail to meet the requirements of the constitution, and the auditor says the deficiency is now nearly halfa million of dollars’ Now, what shall be done? Shall the forwarders, merchants, dealers and farmers be compelled to make up that large deficit, by paying additional canal tolls? Will tue Canai Board impose such additional burthens; or wili the Legisiature take the matter in hand, and compel railroads competing with the eanais to pay tolls into the canal fund for the transportation of produce, merchandue, &c., during canal navigation! In view of this state of things, it may be well to look at the alarming exposé in the Governor’s message, this day transmitted to the La ogo The peo} have been awaiting action from the Committee of Ways and Means, in the House of Assembly; the Governor has been anxious that some proposition should be submitted to the Legislature Licey’ the disgrace of borrowi: -t, to pay interest on thecanal dedt might be poder ed. ia Excellency has waited until near the beel of the session, and submitted to the silence of those having the financial affairs of the State under their keeping. Fearng an adjournment without making such necessa- 1y provision, and fearing, also, in each an event, the imperious necessity of calling an extra session, Govern- or Clark bas boldly and opportunely stepped forward and told the Legislature that it must now impose a tax on railroads. ‘The ice bill, incorporating the New York and Brooklyn Ice Company, which passed the House un ler circuin- stonces of « peculiar character, is still in the bands of the Jucicisry Committee of the Senate. Inis affat created Cd an activity among the denlers and c sumers of ice, who are sending in petitions for, aod re- monstrances against, the passage of the bill. all other matters between individuals snd corporated menopolies, there are two sides to it. Though a large amount of capital is proposed to be consolidated under the bi), and although « large number of the heaviest dealers sean ¥ in this boy till it seema Cad most im} o monopolise the article, especially when the crops sball be so abundant as they Save bess during the last few winters, I morning, Mr. Goodwin had con. rent to offer a resolati an follows: — | Resolved, That this sword be recevwed, and that in debalf of the State the thanks of the Senate be pre- sented to Col, Salma Stanley, of Geneva, Ontario coun- ty, New York, for this memento of his ebivalry ani "riotiem, and that it be deposited in the State Li- rary As upon no marks of gilded value, but its intridsic value in the light of its history is most considerable This eword was worn by Colonel Salma Stanley at the battle of | Queepstown Heights. The following is its history ia | Driet :— “This relic wae presented to the State of New York March 20, 1866, by Col. Salms Stanley, of Geneva, On- tario county, a veteran of the war of 18\2. He com. | mended o of rifle corps at the battle of j Mr. Goodwin said—Mr. President, this sword bears | ! Guceaston Heigess, ia Vpgee Camads, Yoioves ai, dode ° ‘ z sir, if the terms of the resolution justified it, move that this sword enon amor proudest mon the milit story of the State. The noble Colonel will, , be remembered, not only in our councils .» Ina old age, he stands up yet and chivalrous heroism. All honor to Col, Salma 2 At the conclusion of the Senator’s remarks, thejreso- lution was unanimously adopted. ‘The greater part of the session was occupied upon fthe Church Tenure bill, mainly by Mr. Crosby in opposition. The debate was broken off = the announcement of a message from the Governor, in relation to the canals, for which, see another part of this day’s Henan. The House was engaged gece on canal claims, ‘These attempts at open rob! fe the treasury, are pro- secuted to such an extent tha’ inning to awake, and enquire, THE NORTH RIVER OPEN. Ausayy, March 20, 1865. ‘The steamer Oregon, from New York, arrived here at seven o'clock this morning. She encountered heavy fields of ice above Kingston, but worked through with- out damage. members are From Washington. ‘THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY—THE NEW RBEGI- MENTS OF THE ARMY—THE CAVALBY APPOINT vo cag Wasurneton, March 20, 1855, News has just been received from Major Emery, who states that on the 31st of January he fixed a locality for the monument which is to mark the eastern termimus of our Mexican boundary upon the Rio Grande, and that on the 7th of February he should leave there to mark out the boundary line, after having given directions for the erection of the monument. It was supposed that the work might be completed in about five months; but it appears that a difficulty bas arisen, owing to the fact that the Mexican Commissioner was not properly pro- vided either with fands or men to achieve his part of the undertaking, and consequently it may be from twelve to eighteen months before the work will be completed. It is understood that it is not the intention of the Secretary of War to place the new regiments which have ‘been raised immediately in the field—the contempla- tion being to send them to the forts and military ren- dezvous, and to withdraw therefrom, for more active service, those who have hitherto been engaged in gar- rison duty. Annexed are the appointments to the new cavalry regiments :— First Regiment of Cavalry—Captains—Brevet Major Robt. 8. of Vi :, Brevet First Lieutentant mlb tah yy Thomas J. of Kent 4 ve B, McCleliand, of Pennsylvania; First Lieut ‘ Samuei G. do.; W. De Saussure, of South Caro- Mee Wen: D Wilkins of Michigan; Wane 'B. Reynolds and Anderson, of Georgia; John T, Coffee, of First Lieutenants—Second Lieutenant Wm. N. R. Beall, of Arkansas; Second Lieutenant Stewart, of Maryland; Second Lieutenant James MclIn‘ of Florida; Second Lieutenant ne A. Carr, of New York; Second Lieutenant David Bell, of Iowa; John N. Perl of Alabama; Edward J. D. Dummill, of Florida; Alfred Iverson, Jr., of ; Harry Love, of California; Frank ton, of . Lieutenants—Second Lieutenant David 8. Stanley, of Ohio; Second Lieutenant Philip Stockton, of New Jersey; Second Lieutenant Thomas ht, of Indiana; Second Lieutenant Benjamin Olsten, of South Carolina; Second Lieutenant James E. B. Stu: of Vir- ia; Peter Parkinson, Jr., of Wisconsin; Wil Ww. ukland, of North Carolina; Crittenden, of Ken- tucky; William A. B. Jones, of Iowa; H. J. Clarke, of Rhode Island. Second Cece of Cavalry —Captains—Brevet Cap- taint J, N. Palmer of New York; First Lieutenants George Storeman of New York, T. O'Hara of Kentucky, ‘Wm. R. Bradflute of Tennessee, Charles E. Travis o! ‘Texas, Charles ‘T. Whiting of California, Albert G. Brack- eteof Indi First Lieutenants—Second Lieut. N. G. Evans, of Richard the District of Columbia; William H. Jennifer, of oe Jand; William B. Royall of Missouri; m B, ;* Nelson of Texas. of Tennessee; Robert y je recond Lieutenants-—Second Lieutenant J.T Schaaf, of the District of Columbia; Second Lieutenant B. Crosby, of Kentucky; Second Lieutenant cae Anderron, of North Carolina; Second Lieutenant N. B. Sweitzer, of Pennsylvania; Second Lieutenant Wm. W. Lowe, of Iowa: Edwin R, Merrifield, of Michigan; Geo. Hartwel), of Wisconsin; Joseph Minter, of Washington Territory; Charles N. Phifer, of Mississippi; Robert C. Woed, of Louisiana. Terrific Explosion in Coal Pits at Chester- field, Va. Rucumonp, March 20, 1855. A terrific explosion occurred at the Midlothian coal pits, Chesterfield, last evening. Sixteen persons were taken out living, and eight dead, and all will probably die. It in supposed there were fifty. in the pit at the time. The explosion was caused by a blast. Know Nothing Victory in Virginia. FREDERICKSBURG (Va.), March 20, 1855. At the city election, yesterday, for Mayor and other city officers, the Know Nothing candidates were gene- rally elected. Mr. Caldwell, the Know Nothing candi- date for Mayor, was elected by 165 majority, and the entire Council is of the order of ‘‘Sam.’’ The Pennsylvania Legislature. Harnrissvro, March 20, 1855. The House to-day sed bills {i g eleven eee’, four ‘of which had sired po By ate. The Senate adopted a resolation to adjourn on the 17th of April. ‘Whig Senatorial Nomination in Connecticut, New Haven, Mareh 20, 1856, James J. Baboock, Eaq., editor of the Palladium, was this morning nominated for State Senator, for the New Haven district, by the whig convention. From Port au Prince. Bostox, March 20, 1855. The brig Erie, from Port au Prince February 26, arrived here to-day. Left there the United States f-war Falmouth, whose sailing master was buried on the 17th, having died of yellow fever. Also, the schooner D. C. Brooks, to sail for New York in « few days. Captain Johnson and two of her crew had died. so, the bark Samuel Train, for New York in twenty days, and brig W. T. Dugan, for New York in ten doys. Also, the brig R.'P. Loper, for Philadelphia. From the South, AFFAIRS IN TEXAS— MINISTER MA8ON, BTC. BatiMorx, March 20, 1855, New Orleans papers of Tuesday are received. There is one mail still due, Galveston dates to the 11th are received. Capt, Hen- ry, of the Texan Ra: had offered the services of himself and company to Mexican Governor of Chi- huahua, to fight the Indians. ‘The Mexican Boundary Commission had left Guaya- mas for Colorado. The initial point has been agreed upon, and the Commission was proceeding with great unanimity. After setting the stone marking the initial ota a bandsome entertainment was given by both ‘ommissions. ‘The Ladeam 5 ge Star says that Mr. Mason had entire- ly recovered his health, and will soon resume his fune- tions as Minister to France. He does not contemplate coming home at present. INCINNATI, March 20, 1855. The Probate Court has isaued an attachment against the captain of the steamer Falls City, who had nineteen sinves on board his boat on Sunday evening, at the wharf, and [athe the sheriff from examining th until the slaves were conveyed ina yawl to the Ken- tucky shore. ‘The two negroes arrested last Saturday on a writ of babeas corpus were brought into court to dey, when Judge Storer informed them they were at liberty to go free, but they preferred to return with their master, and = once conveyed across the river without excite. ment. Weather very cold, Thermometer only 20 degrees above ztro. Yellow Fever on Board the Columbia, Norvok, Mareh 20, 1856, The United States frigate Columbia, fi hip o. the home squadron, which arrived here on Sunday, had fifty caren of yellow fever on board, Rejoicings tor the Reciprocity Treaty. OswkGo, March 20, 1855, The citizens of Oswego are firing one buntred gans in honor of the full a¢option of the iprocity treaty. Coliiston In Hampton Roads, Nonvoux, March 20, 1865. Ship California Packet, and a bark, name anknowa, came in collision last night, in Hampton Roada. Both ware seriously injured, and assistance has been sent to ern, The Case of Emme Moore. Rocursten, March 20, 185). ‘The Coroner's jury in the case of Emma Moore, have rendered the following verdict:—The deceased came to her death by ¢rowning, bat whether ahe drowned herself voluntarily or otherwise the jury, from the testim-ay are unable to ray. Markets. New ORLLAN#, March 19, 1855. of the Africa's news here caused an a/l- ices of cotton of ee per I>, on all quali- ties below good middling. The sales to-day were very Jarge, eading 13,000 bales. We quote midfling at 8% a EXMe. per Id, ReTON, March 19, 1865, Pd ~~ VOL. xx. the following affidavit, which was made before the ‘or by Captain Turnbull, district police, on the 20th of Fel ne ae ity and ier of New York, ss.:—Charles 8, bull, Captain of Police of the kighth patrol Dein duly sworn, deposes and saya thatthe house No, 587 meted hy g! by Patrick » Who is reputed to be a gambler and the keeper of a gambling heuse at 587 Broadway; and this deponent further cays, that he i sate 50, Sioa sae cone believe, that Ce Ouse y earn gamt purposes, violation of the act to su; prose mbling, passed J 10, 1851, for the reason i at nald house’ fies poten 4 times been reported te him by policemen under his com- mand, as a place where gambling is practised under an@ by direction of said Hearn. And this deponent further saith not. CHARLES 8. TORNBULL. Sworn before me, Feb. 26, 1855. Fxrxanpo Woop. Ceptain ‘Turnbull further testified that he believed said Hearn had gambling utensils upon his The tp hel says he is resolved to break up im this city or give up his postion. He has report ot all gambling houdes in the city. ANOTHER ARREST ON A CHARGE OF GAMBLING. Joseph Hall was arrested yesterday on a charge of keeping « disorderly house at 537 Broadway, and taker: before Justice Osborne, by whom he was held to bail in the sum of one thousand dollars. The following is the: amet upon which the warrant for his arrest was med :— i fora Charles 8, Turnbull, caj being duly sworn, de- poses and ssys—That Jose} residing at 637 Broad- ‘way, is re] to be « gambler and the ki of a gam! ouse, at 537 Broadway; and this it vurther says that he has cause to suspect,' and does sus- eerepmiore ee i ty mee 1} in violation of e act to aul Famblivg, passed July 10, 1861, for tho reason, that sald, fons has several times been reported to him by men under his command, as @ place where gamb) is racticed, under and by direction of said Hall; and ‘urther deponent saith not. in bull made another affidavit before J borne, atating that Hall had on his premises va- tious’gambling apparatus, proving the illegal practices. in which he was engaged. City Intelligence. Dr. Sorasr’s Lectur.—The third of a series of lee- tures on Russia and the present war was delivered last. evening by Dr. Solger, before a large and respectable audience in the New Clinton Hall, Astor place. The lecturer chose for his subject tip battler af the Aianty Balaklava ané Inkermapn, and the subseq siege of Sebastopol. The failure of the allies in taking- the town, and the fearful havoc which was made among: their troops, was attributable, in his opinion, to the incompetency of Lord Raglan, the inadequate number of men with which the siege was commen: and the: deficiency in the provisions made for the ¥ He believed that if the battle of the Atma had been fol- lewed by an attack upon Sebastopol, it must inevitably have fallen into the hands of the allies. The position: of both armies at the several battles and their move-.. ments were illustrated by diagrams. ASSAULT AND BatreRy.—As, two gentlemen were: quietly walking on Sunday evening, about 11 o'clock, across Washington parade ground, they were met two men who ree] for some money; and, not o eaviaah what they wanted, they hit one of the @ gentlemen with & club on the chest, knocking him immediately down, and injuring bim severely; the other one made off at the be- ginning of the pray and Citizens cam now never be sure of arriving at their homes in safety, as- policemen are rarely or ever seen abroad. Axorms Vier 10 Eatixa Powonovs Haxs.—The Coro, ner was notified yesterday that another of the family who: of the poisonous ham, in the month of January Eieer ue late residence of Mr. Wise, in Sixth avenue, has died. Am inquest will be ‘held to-day by Coroner on. Brooklyn City News, i Destructive Firk.—About 9 o’clock last evening, a fire broke out in a large wooden building in Hoyt street, be. t Livingston and Schermerhorn streets, occupied as. rpenter’s shop. A large quantity of material was contained in the building, a t portion of which wae destroyed. The fire was exti Fea before the build- ing was entirely burned down. Damage about $600. Police Intelligence. DESCENT UPON AN ALLEGED DISORDERLY HOUSE. At 10 0’clock Monday night, Lieut, Beam, of the Six- teenth ward police, assisted by a aquad of men under his command, made # descent upon the porter house of Catharine MeDermott, situated at No. 2233¢ West ‘Twenty-fifth street. The accused, along with four of the inmates, was arrested and taken to the station house, The officers urge that they called uj the ac- cused’ about eight o’clock on the evening of the arrest and told her to shut up the house and stop the sale of Hqvors; but it seems that Kate, not the warning, got herself into trouble at the Lour of ten. The accused was held for examination by Justice Pee A at the Second District Police Oourt, Jefferson CHARGE OF SELLING IMMORAL PUBLICATIONS. Officer Spicer, attached to the District Atorney’s office. arrested Prescott F. Harris, on 9 warrant iesued from the Court of General Sessions, wherein he stands indicted for Be “99 inthe Ag peer as, sheets e locked up in the Tombs, in default of $1,000 bail. set CHARGED WITH PASSING OOUNTERFRIT MONBY. Morris Nelson was arrested on Monday on a charge of passing a counterfeit $3 billom the Mercantile Bank of Providence, Rhode Island, on Daniel Tenbery, of 113 Walker street, in payment for some goods that he had purchased at the above place. He is also c! with & counterfeit one dollar bill ou tomcat Franson of 85 street, in ca for Pai received. The accused on Lt fore magistrate at the Tombs, denied bis guilt in very strong p> eg yon nevertheless held to bail in the sum of anewer the charge preferred against him, site United States Circuit Court, JURORS FOR THE APRIL TERM. The following is @ list of the Jurors of this Court for its next term, commencing the first Monday in April— pay two dollars per day:— Joshua Lowe, E. Chauret, H. Boving, J. Hoekze, Henry Luigg, R. Crorowell, Jr., George Hawes, 8. W. Marsters, H.R. Wells, P. Rowe, 8. B. Lane, EF, Marehal, G. J, Badger, T. F. Richards, bs = Dr bg J.D. ty, R, Hadley, J. Comp’ W. Quackenbush, 8. C. Greenleaf, = — T. Creeder, A rtney, B. D. Craig, W. Swain, P. Crawley, P. A. Bogart, N. H. Powers, J. E. Bacon, J. C. Bailey, J, Re James Cow, C. Middleton, L. Ramaiel). Personal In The Secretary of the Navy has been quite week past. Though still cutee to bis bed use. vering, we are happy to be able to say. Hon. Augustus Cwsar of Iowa, Senator and recently 9; ined ins tor to in Chicago on the 18th ‘at. ve late U. 8. Spain, was ARRIVALS, From Charleston, in the steamship Southerner—H Apple, Minotte an: i Mra Mason, J Winberg, J Watt C Losier, HN Latham, Miss La- us, AP St John, O G is, M Dorem' Fen and lady, JA Coleman icherrillt @: Planer’B Shanteghd vs a fener, M Ti Osborn, W Middlet James Marsicuds Wcat, Barnes, ta i ‘om . a Hi Dessau, Otis Chi opgonnall ‘aud vom, M Onsen Geo J Smith, Miss wer, Mr Glynn, WT Wil: liams, Jobn’ Barret Sat Heyman, ¢ bury, Fi iN mtey b eller Waa At the Metropolitan Hotel—Governor RT; How Chai aber, Mass; I, P Canger, St Louts; Sudge'C Sa, mal, SL Baker Chtengo, Joseph ber tral a harler Hallowell, ay iladelp toin P'S t, hi Wri Cleveland, Obio , Montrors, Pi ‘NYore h, Mon’ all, Washington: (0; James P Walker, Albany Naval Intelligence. U. 8. ship Cobstitution was at Porto Grande Jan. 30, to sail immediately for Porto Praya, Cape Verd Islands. ; Rew ‘bre HB y are sure Tescott How Genin’s Spring Styles of Gentlemen's Hats And caps are now ready a Broadway, oppposite St Paul's Chureb. foons, tuned the equi whe music Venus Rising from the are known in the original J. corn roadway and Park place. © werre ) colore wal to thy ytovaaia ty MEADE BiluTHERs, 13 Breet’ any time to veil their bonds, with bo the purelaser, | #1 sbreved my sAverticements i. NLOULAY, No, 4 Bread sen,