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

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. JAME3 GORDON BENNETT, PROF TOR AND EDITOR, NASSAU AND FULTON STS. ~~ TWUSEMANTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAT THBATRE, Brosdway—Kixno Lean— wen Fano. BOWERY THEALRE ‘Due tavsou—Ausaras Ba Ocravia Bragaupi— 3. SURTON’S THFATEY, Cumabers stroot—Tas Serious Baxscy-THe Toopbss. WALLACK'S THEA Beawnar-Sisvek sar AMERICAN MUS —May and Tue Tioxx. Kvening—far OLD Bre LD, Broadway—Tue Scuoor yor UM—Atarnoon—Haps axp Tans we WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanics’ Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Buox- aae’s Erusorian Orena Trove. BMPIRE HALL, 595 Brosdway- RAMA OF EvRoPs. New York, Thursday, March 22, 1855, Ceweulation of the New York Heraid for the ‘Week ending March 17, ++ 57,320 87,120 59,040 62,120 59,040 54,960 59,800 Being a larger circulation tuan that of any other daily peper published in the world. Notice to Advertisers. Ovr patrons will please bear in mind, that in order to veable us to have our edition printed and distributed in proper season in the morning, it in necessary that ad- ‘Vertisements shou'd be handed in at as early an hour on fhe day previous ax possible, and especially before nine e’eloct in the evening. The News. ‘The steamship Atlantic is now fully due at this «port, with one week’s later news from Harope. A large and very respectable meetiag was held at ‘the Tabernacle last evening, to remonstrate against the passage of the new poiice bill now under con- -sideration in the State Legislature. ‘he new bil! ‘proposes to make material ani ivjurious alterations in the goverament of the force. Many of the weal- thiest merchanis in the city were present at the meeting last evening. Mr. J. W. Gera:d addressed the meeting at some length, giving a terse ac- court of the whole matter, and sayiog tha; he wuld withdraw his support from the party in power, in case the bill was passed. Mr. Joseph Hoxie, Mr. Pelatiah Perit, Mr. Robert B. Minturn, and Mr. Stillman (of the Novelty Works,) also made pithy and vigorous speeches against the bill Mr. Hoxie presented a remonstrancs against the bill, signed by over six thousatd citizens of the First, Second, and Third wards. Resolutions strongly condemuatory of the bill were adopted. ‘Bhe Mayor was frequently complimented by tae speakers, (most of whom are his political oppo Pents,) and every mention of his name was received ‘with applause by the meeting. Miilions of dollars im property were represented by the gentlemen on ‘the platform, and the meeting was a significant fact. Members of the Legislature should study the report. We have Havana dates to the 17th inst. by way: of New Orieave. Our Vice Consul at Sagna, Mr. Thompson, had been arrested and conveyed to Ha vana, but we are not informed as to the nature of ‘the charge brought against nim. It wos thought the sentence ot death against Pinto would be re mitted. The island remained tranquil. The Wash- ington Union, in an article publiehed in another column, ssya it has relisble information that the Spanish government have resolved to a ward indem- nity for the Black Warrior outrage, and that the adjustment of the affair will be consammated upon the necessary proofs as tothe amount of damages being taken. The recent affair of the Ei Dorado is oocupying the attention of our government, and it ia said that prompt measures will be taken to pro: cure from Spain an atonement for that indignity. Onur files from Bermuda are dated t> the Gih of March. The project of steam communication be- tween New York, Bermuda, Barbadoes and Dema para, stil! attracted attention. The weather was cold and stormy. Two hundred and six liberated convicts had been shipped to Ireland by the authorities. The nominations for Harbor Masters were sent in to the Senate yesterday. Owen W. Brennan,. Alexander H. Schultz, L. W. Brainard, Matthew L Green, James Bevans, Reuben Murray, W. Barleign, Denl. Herrick and Joseph J. Chambers are the lucky persons selected out of about five hundred applicants. No other nominations have been sent in. in the New York Senate, yesterday, the bill rela: tive to the tenure of church property pawed to a ‘third reading. There seems to be no doubt but that this measure will pass both houses. The recent disgraceful conduct of the guests of the Ten Governors, at Blackwell’s Island, is to be investi- gated by a select committee. Of course, the whole affair will end in effervescence. Reports for and agsinst the modification of usury laws were pro- sented. The majority of the committee bslieve that the bill already before the Assembly does not meet the wants of the money lenders. Mr. Good- win delivgred aeet speech in favor of a twenty one years term of naturalization. A large audience was in attendance. In the Assembly a large number of Dills passed tc a third reading, among them several of local importance. They may be found under the appropriate head. Yesterday afternoon the fireworks factory at Bergen Point, belonging to G. A. Lilliendahl, at the corner of William and Spruce streeta, this city, blew up, killing t wo persons and seriously injaring eight others. Their names are given in our account of the occurrence. The coal pit explusion at Mid- bothian, Va.,on Tuesday, killed thirty-four persons instantly, avd eighteen others are not expected to survive. The Supreme Court yesterday discharged the or- der for the arrest of Ole Ball, with costs against Max Maretzek and wife. The action in the Fourth District Court--Senor Avogadro and wife against Ole Ball—was postponed yesterday, owing to press ‘ing engagements of defendant's counsel. The Bastrop will case, involving something above | two bundred thousand dollars, ie now pending be- fors Jatge Mitchell, of the Supreme Court. The Board of Councilmen met last evening, aad, after consilerable discussion, adopted « resolution directing the Comptroller to pay Wm. B, Reynolds $46,745 50, in full satisfaction of the contract for re- mo7ing offal, kc. No other business of interest was transacted. A seiznre of diamonds and jewels, alleged to have been smuggled, was made yesterday at the store of Theodore Christ, 119 and 121 Nassau atreet, The cotton niarket continued ficm yesterday, and the sales sgain footed up about 6,000 bales. Prices clored at about one cent per Ib. advance since the receipt of the Africa’s news. Should this advance be sustained, it will probably enhance the value of the present cron in the United States, inclading jote in transite, from eight to ten millions of dollara, Flour was lesa active, without material change in prices. Southern white wheat, sold at $2 96; In- @ian yellow corn sold at 97c.a 982. Provisions were without material change. Coffee was firm ard to- lerably active. Sugars sold ton fairextent and at mesdy prices. Freights were inactive, as abippers were waiting later foreign news. The Common Council Committee on Railroads met inst evening, when Councilman Jenkios (Twelith ward) and Mr. Goodwin reiterated their arguments in fevor of a reduction of fare on city Vines, with grest effect. They applied theusslves particularly to the cases of the cars of the Third sed Fourth avenue companies. Minutes were made of ibeiz remarks, and She comm:ttes adjsarasd, Ms, » spoilemen at thle last seteion in the iacrease ui | deception apd imperiincnes t preveat the Jenkins promising to bring the subject of the Fourth line before the board in fuil seasion. ‘ By reference to the report of the meeting of the Commissioners of Emigration, given elsewhere, it will be seen that the funds of the commission sre now largely overdrawn, and its indebtedness in all amounts to nearly $40,000. Tse desreased emigra- tion this year accounts for this defisiency. How is it to be met? The Sardinian Consul has agresd to give the Com. missioners of Emigration $5,000, to be used by them tor the maiatenance ot the paupers recently Janded from the Sardinian frigate Des Geneys, who are now acharge to the eommicsion. Should there be any of thistund left at the end of five years, it 1s tobe returned to the Consul. This arrangement is probably the best that could be made, aad wil for @ time settle,this difficulty. Jadge Morris decided yesterday to admit James Irvirg, charged as an accessory in the marder of Poole, to bailin the sum of ten thousand dollars. The report of the case is given in another calumn. A verdict was rendersd forthe government yes- terday in the United States District Couct, ia the case of @ quantity of musical instruments imported under false invoices. It is impossible yet to arrive at an authentic summing up of the appropriations of this last session of Congress. The regular appropria- tions, the Texas and Deficiency bills, will pro- bably amount to seventy millions; and claims, extras, and perquisites of various kinds, will hardly be less than five millions more, making an aggregate of seventy-five millions to come di- rectly out of the Treasury. The public land ac- count, in the new Bounty Land bill, will, it is estimated, be equal to a draft of two hundred millions of acres. These gratuities will un- questionably be selected by the speculators from the choicest pickings of the public do- main, so that we may safely set down their cash value at the minimum of two hundred and fifty millions of dollars. Thus, the spoils of the Inst session will stand :— In drafts upon the Treasury, at. In drafts upon the public lands, at + $75,000,000 + 250,000,000 $325, 000,000 This is pretty good work. To be sure, forty or fitty millions were lost to the spoilsmea in the defeat of several millionaire patent monopolies; and at least two hundred millions (charge- able, perhaps, to the greediness of Forney in amending a certain land bill, after its passage, ) were lost in various railroad land schemes; the French spoliations, five millions, were lost by a veto; and various schemes, large and small, went by the board on account ef the confusion of parties, the pressure of business, and the shortness of the session. But, for three months work, a grand haul of three hundred and twenty-five millions of the public plunder, in cash and real estate, is pretty geed. The sum total of the drafts upon the treasu- ry for the preceding session, of all kinds, paid and to be paid, will not, we presume, fall short of seventy-five millions. The extras of that session were smali, being generally put off for the closing scenes of this last session. Throw- ing them into the general account aforesaid, the spoils bills of both sessions foot up as fol- lows:— First, or long session. Second, or short session 000, Total for Thirty-third Congress 10,000,000 Four hundred millions of dollars in two years, for regular government expeases, defi- ciencies, extras, enlargements of pay, contracts, claims, gratuities, monopolies, speculations and land bounties! This is the “retrenchment and reform” of our New Hampshire economist. Ia the modest days of President John Quincy Adams, the total regular expenses of the go- vernment amounted to thirteen millions of dol- lara. The democracy were shocked by such extravagance, and Old Hickory was brought in toretrench. His regular expenses starting at thirteen, ran up at the close of his last term to thirty millions of dollars. Martin Van Buren’s averaged about thirty-two mil- lions ayear; Harrison’s and Tyler’s administra- tion averaged about twenty-five millions a year, 9 manifest improvement; Mr. Polk’s term averaged some fifty millions, including the expenses of the Mexican war; and Taylor and Fillmore kept it up pretty well to that mark. Now mark what follows. Under our New Hampshire retrencher and economist, originally supposed to be the most hide-bound and straightiaced in the United States, not excepting Cave Johnson, the annual expenses of the government have run up to the enormous sum of seventy-five millions of dollars. These, too, are the expenses of the peace establishment of Mr. Pierce, inclading some annual payments upera trifling public debt remaining over from his predecessors, the purchase of the Gadsden country, the Texas bill, and other contingencies. With these data before us cf the first two years of Mr. Pierce, can anybody tell what will be the cash ex- peuses of the last two, provided that he stum.- bles into a war with Spain, England and France? Among the items of the regular bills of this. last session, three millions have been appro- priated fcr the six war frigates, for which three millions were appropriated at the last session. This will be a round million for each vessel, dou- ble the cost of the Collins steamers, while these war frigates are to be of a smaller size, doubtless inferior in every respect to the Col- ling ships. We have no assurance, neither, that a million apiece will fuish these six war fri- gates at the navy yards. Very likely a defi- ciency bill of two or three millions more will be required to put them afloat, And yet our executive and his organs and toadies, in and out of Congress, were horrified at their con- tract appropriation to the Collins line. It was actually vetoed at first, though finally secured by Congress, in view of the manifest national expediency of supporting this line against the rivalry of England. There is another item among the incidental appropriations of this last session worthy of notice—the item of £250,000 to the Know No- thing gunboat, mud scow, or floating light- house or hospital, which is being built at Ho- boken, [t is enclosed with a high board fence, lke a menagerie; by contract with the late Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Mason, 9s we un- derstand it, the goverument itself is excluded from inspecting this curiosity. All that go- vernment bas to do is to appropriate the mo- ney—-two or three hundred thousand a year—as long #8 necessary, We believe this Know No thing rea monster was a sop to Commodore Stockton, and it ought to have secured the vote of New Jersey for Mr. Pierce at least to the year 1856. But the Commodore and the State have both deserted the administration, and still this floating marine hospital continues under pay. We have also had some good jobs for the the-arny, | and pe pair Sends ry Portes om STG re ALeE eat claims, But the two hundred million acre Bounty Land bill is the triumph. It turns over the bulk of the available residue of the public domain to the speculators, under the Pretence of bounties for military services, and subjects all future settlers in our new States and Territories to the mercy of land warrant jobbers. It opens a field for frauds and cor- Tuptions of usjimited extent, and yet this bill was signed by our retrenchiog Mr. Pierce, while the humane measure granting to th» lu- patic asylums of the several States a bit of land for their support was vetoed, because, God bless us, it was unconstitutional, Such are some of the results and some of the beauties of the Congressional spoils system of this most despicable administration. What a precious schedule of consistencies, retrench- ments and reforms is here! Such are the re- sults of Mr. Pierce’s first Congress. His second promises something decidedly better. The people, in the Thirty-fourth have been choosing a Congress of a totally different quality. We submit to the will of the people. Serrement oF THE AFFAIR OF THE BLACK Warrior.—By an article which we publish eleewhere, from the Washington Union, it would appear that the Spanish government bave decided that the Cuban authorities ex- ceeded their powera in the affair of the Black Warrior, as regards the two principal points of it—the description of the cargo and the time allowed for the production of the manifest— and are accordingly disposed to grant a just indemnity, to be settled when satisfactory proof is taken of the amount of the damages. This tardy reparation of one out of a long series of past injuries, in the presence of a fresh and un- provoked outrage on our flag, wiil no longer avail the Spanish government in adjourning the settlement of those great principles which are for the future to regulate our relations with that country, Matters have now arrived at a crisis which render it impossible for any administration—no matter how insensible it may be to our national honor and interests—to accept anything ehort of full indemnity for past, and solid guarantees against further, ag- gressions upon our commerce. Spanisu Inrriaves iv Haytt.—The advices from Port au Prince, published in another column, are of an important and interesting character. The arrival and gracious recep- tion of a Spanish consular agent by the Hay- tien government, had given rise to a good deal of speculation, the conduct of Spain towards the Faustin regime having been hitherto studi- ously unfriendly and discourteous, and there being no commercial transactions between the two countries, which required the presence of suchanagent. It was generally believed that this change of feeling on the part of Spain had been brought about by her desire to secure the aid of the Haytien Emperor in the defence of Cuba, or, failing that, to enable her to carry out her contemplated alternative of abandon- ing the Island to the blacks, sooner than allow it to fall into the possession of the Americans. The United States corvette Falmouth had ar- rived at Port au Prince, and from the fact of her having been three days in the harbor with- out any salute having been fired, some appre- hensions were entertained that a difficulty had arieen with the government in regard to the Knight affair, the details of which we lately published. “More Reroru—Gamerers Arrestsp.—The Mayor is a thorough going reformer, judging by his present acts. He presses forward with undiminished energy in the pursuit of Satan and all his imps. The last onslaught has been the arrest and handing over to the Grand Jary of se- veral of the most fashionable keepers of gambling honses in Broadway. Two of the choicest and fattest canvass back ducks of that class of so- ciety have been brought to the hammer. In this movement the Mayor has manfully executed all that pertains to his duty under the laws and statutes in such case made and provided. It now remains for the Grand Jury and the criminal courts to proceed in these, matters, Bat here we have little hope. These fashionable sporting gentlemen have a great deal of influence in political and social circles, equally at Tammany Hall and the Fifth avenue. They may be arrested and give bail, but we never expect to see them brought to the bar to pay the penalty of their misdeeds, and thus further the work of social reform com- menced by the Mayor. Ifwe were a sporting character we would be willing to bet five thon- sand dollars to five dollars that the announce- ment of the arrests is the last we shall ever hear of them. There are forty or fifty splendid gambling establishments in and about Broad- way, as well as dozens and dozens of smaller places scattered over the city. These houses are frequented by the most fashionable men about town—lawyers, merchants, brokers, bankers, editors, clerks, actors, strangers, and others. Thus goes the world. Licur Wantep AmonG Tae Penny-a-Liners. —There is « polite Frenchman who signs him- self “R. de T.,” (the initials of R. de ‘fro- briand.) acting as theatrical critic or peuny-a- liner toa French journal in this city, and who astonishes the world occasionally by fresh in- telligence on the subject of operatic move- mente. With the most profound sin- cerity and the deepest pathos he asks us what are the terms of ‘the treaty which has been made between the allies of the Irving place Academy of Masic and the terrible Czar of Nussan street. We have no objection to give him the desired in- formation, provided he will reciprocate by giving us certain important intelligence on an equally deeply interesting subject. We desire, therefore, to inquire most respectfully into the state of this critic’s financial relations with his tailor, or the exact condition of his blue book with his worthy washerwoman, including the balance in dollars and cents. No doubt the public will be bursting with curiosity until both these important questions shall have been fully answered—but they must hold themselves tight till the informstion comes in an official shape. PresipeENTIAL Driscvssioys—Censonsair or tHe Press Prorosen.—The American organ at Washington disapproves of the public discussion of the candidates for the next Pre- sidential election, on the plea that it is prema- ture and impolitic. This is precisely the same policy that Van Baren imposed on the demo- cratic organs and newspapers during the days aes- te and liberties secured to them by the constitu- tion—the right of choosing a man to occupy the chair ot chief magistrate of the Union. We suspect the American organ will find that it is too late in the day to establish a censor- ship of that kind on the press or people of this age. More Oyster Hovse CrrricisM—Forrest ow THE Gripiron.—The war of extermination commenced by the oyster house critics against Forrest, the tragedian, is prosecuted with the greatest vigor, unction and industry. The cause of it has yet to appear. It may be bad oysters, creating a sour stomach, or bad brandy, exciting belligerent propensities, or, peradventure, too much lager bier. At all events, the following savage assault of our Fourierite organ upon Mr. Forrest’s “ Riche- lieu” shows that nothing short of his expulsion to “ the Bowery” will appease his ferocious enemies:— MR, EDWIN FORREST AS RICHELIEU. Last night was performed, at the Broadway theatre, Sir Lytton Bulwer’s play of ’ ‘‘ Richelisu.”” Bulwer. is astértling exampic of what, even in an aristocratic country, labor ean achieve, * "* * = * * « * Such was the polished courtier, the crafty priest, and the smbitious stateeman which history portrays Riche- Hew to have been, and such was the character which Bulwer, however imperfectly, strove to build up in his drama. But such was not the ‘ Richelie wi Mr. Edwin Forrest presented to an audience at the Broadway last night, more beautifully less than on the night pre- ceding, but still numerous and net noisy. Having heard that this character was deemed by Mr. Forrest’s admirers as perhaps his chef dauvre, we went with no small interest to view the performance, came away with « burning conviction that in ideal, in elocution, and in action, Mr. Forrest’s jonation was not false, but foully so. It is said our highest int have encase that runs 4 ugh erally work. wer intellects, we presume, equi the same. The ‘same athlstie sonrseness an v Petucitalinnego of the gente, thoughtful Dam au of the » e, Pro- truded again from beneath the gown of * Ricbelisa.”” Mr. Forrest labored hard to . ‘There was the red cap, the simulated cough, and the would-be infirmity of age. But the red cap had a car- BivaT pase, Whe cone was the old Forrest rmity of bog meker bean “De Mauprat’s” extravagance stead of uprat’s’” extra’ with the dignity of the imperious pater hy Mr. Forrest turns upon him with the fury of some ruffian-master caught his servant ina theft. Third act, wien bythe ‘st sf feigning ata ‘he when e stra’ m of leat puistions ead Ms ore dicot forded by the yA, an @) play to Bring ont the crafty genius of the Jesuit, In fourth act, when, re- among his baffled enemies, rioting in net death, his shor proud majesty, blended with contempt for all around him, Mr. Forrest looks lyas Van Amb after a successful co- juetry with some angry leo; ;, and when, in its splen- dia close, deserted by all his pinioas, he invokes the ter- rible er of the church, the ‘grea! lian’? looked like Signor blitz, or some such j , elevating himself on the top of his toe, with a us consciousness of the effect some fearful coujary was about to work. In no far as Mr. Forrest has descended from tbe of calm, lofty thought in which ‘‘Hamiet” dwells, and comes nearer to this dull, coarse earth, in so far In he Jess offensive. But his action and his intellect fit him for a still lower sphere, and in justice to his nature and the beautiful creations which his misdirection of it woars. we must still call out : “Away! go, get thee to the Bowery |” This is a fair specimen of oyster house criti- cism, excited to vengeance under the influence of bad oysters. It is blood-thirsty, ferocious and merciless. It would seem as if this re- doubtable author had thoroughly acquainted himeelf by association with all the horrible mys- teries of pugilism, of menageries and necro. mancy. He luxuriates among “ ruffians,” cun- ning “Jesuits,” “angry leopards,” and such fear inspiring customers as Van Amburgh and Signor Blitz. In looking upon Forrest, this ex- cited philosopher hears nothing but the roar of wild beasts and Indians, and sees nothing but the rowdies and the bloody tragedy of Stanwix Hall. What a chap is here for an elegy or au eulogy upon Mr. Poole! What a perfect theme would the life and public services of Mr. Poule afford for the full play of the peculiar instincts, fancy and imaginations of this fierce butcher of poor Forrest. Whence comes he? From the Apa- ches of the Gila, where they drink the blood of their fallen enemies? or from Captain Canot’s section of the coast of Africa, where the van- quiehed in battle are roasted and eaten without pepper or salt? Why is not this fellow at Se- 1? Very well. We give him a hearing and the benefit of ourcirculation. It will be refreshing, perhaps, to Macready, to learn that Forrest, as the smallest penalty for his “ coarseness”’ and “vulgarity,” is at last to be packed off to “ the Bowery.” Tue Perry Corresponpence.—We publish elsewhere part of the correspondence which passed between Mr. Perry, United Statea Sec- retary of Legation to Madrid, Mr. Marcy and Senor Pacheco. From this it appears that the last mentioned gentlemen proposed to the United Stated Charge d’Affaires the estab- lishment of a mixed commission to decide on all claims arising on the goveinments of either nation ; quoting the case of the commission lately sitting at London as a precedent. Mr. Perry appears to have thought well of the scheme. Mr. Marcy, on the contrary, was ob- viously of opinion that it would amount to nothing, and that Spain did not even mean to keep her word in proposingit. To this opinion of his chief's, Mr. Perry demurs in Janguage none the less pointed for being clothed in the forms of diplomatic etiquette, and the whole case is now laid before the Department of State. We shall see presently what its final fate will be. ‘Tre Sruinc Faswions.—Our advertising columns show that the world of fashion is alive with bustle and preps. ration for the opening of the spring season, Tae store windows in Broadway are filled with the latest Parisian modes and the newest styles, and if the weather prover favorable, the great thoroughfare will be crowded all day long with ladies visiting the various dressmaking and millinery establishments. The ‘‘ opening,” how- ever, will not be confined to Broadway. In Canal, Hud- non, and other streets, it will be observed by a large | number of stores, and we anticipate an oxhibition cf a more varied assortment of dresses than has been dis- played at the commencement of any former season. To- dey in the inauguration of a ney era im the world of favhion, and before the rising of to-morrow’ agreat | revolution will take place~peacefal, it {x true, but one in which thousands are as deeply interested as if the fate of # nation were involved. Fonrien Consers.—The President hae officially resog- nized Juliue Kausinann na Consul of Saxony, for Gal- veston, Texan; and Amedee Conturie, as Coneal of Netherlands, for New Orleans. Marine Affairs. Tur Steamsnip Nasnvitie, Copt. Berry, sailed at noon yosterday for Liverpool, with 33 passengers, The Nash. ville takes the place of the Pacific for this trip, during | which the latter will be overhauled, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Non-Arrtval of the Atlantic. Sanpy Hoox, March 22—1 o'clock A. M. We have no tidings yet of the steamer Atlantic, now 11} days out from Liverpool. Latest from the State Capital. EFFECT OF THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE—T4E RECOM- MENDATION OF THE CANAL AUDITOR—PROPOSED INVESTIGATION OF THE LATE ROW AT BLACK- WELL’S ISLAND— SENATOR GOODWIN ON THE NA- TURALIZATION LAWS--CHUROH TENURES—AMEND- MENTS TO THE MILITIA LAWS. Aumany, March 21, 1855, ‘The troubles of the session are not yet ended; indeed, the serious ones between the Governor and Auditor Schoonmaker on the one side, and the whig leaders on the other, are just commencing. The message sent in yesterday, urging upon the Legislature to impose tolls on railroad freight, fell like a bombshell upou leading men of all parties, The democrats and silver grays are chuckling and snickering, whilst the ‘wheel horses’? of the whig party are filed with consternation. This question will have yet to be fought during the remnant of the session. Very few have as yet expressed an opinion whether it would be prudent to tax railroad freignt. One ortwo who oppose it, we bear, prefer taxing banks and in- surace company, to raise a portion of the dificiency, others again, are stong in favor of laying a tax upon the whole people. Something must shortly be done, ‘The auditor of the Canal Department makes complaint to the Canal Board, that during the past year many of the banks in the western part of the State, selected as depositories of canal tolls, bave almost exclusively con- fined their business to paper of short time, thus divert- ing a large portion of trade from the canals te the railroads. The forwarder on the canals requires more time to transport his preduce to market than those by railroad, but those deposit banks dis. counting upon canal funds, take shorter paper ime the ctntle.. The Audiver, in oo with his state. ment, submitted a resolution to the Canal Board, de- claring the conduct of such banks sufficient cause forthe withdrawal and transfer of the deposits from such insti- tutions. strange to behold, this wise Rrepetiice ‘was laid on the table-- present Comptroller inter- yBallston Bank; Treasurer Spalding, in the Buf. This is a tact just dis- maker, which is now to the closed by Mr. Audit by was never Cy geen that the country banks, so largely benefitted by ure of the canal deposits, had formed s combination with the railroad interests to use the tunds of the State ior the benefit of the roads, and to the manifest injury of the canal revenues. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House, if he has any desire to protect the canals from such diversion of ‘their business, should immediately cause a law to be passed authorizing, eye, compelling, the Canal Board to withdraw all deposits the very insiant either of those banks make a preference in their discounts to railroad forwarders over canal forwardera. Ten Governors sent to the Senate a copy of the resolutions which they Ia lage which were pub- lished in the papers a week 2g0, deprecating jon tia enness which occurred on Black: clerk, ‘ought to appoint a select committee in reference to the matter. The Legisleture have been scandalized in papers had been specially delegated for tuch pee He knew the reports were false, but there is difficulty in making people believe to the contrary. These re] appear, too, in papers, the Iriune Journal Semon, that pri them. selves highly upon their reepectability. It is due to our- selves, a8 a matter of self-yindication, to us as public functionaries, that the matter should be put right. Mr. Bishop hoped that this would effectually putan end to all such visits, and he felt inclined to say that should be hereafter with- held from all such institutions as teMdered invitations of visitation to the Legislature. ‘The people of the West entertain the belief that the statements in the papers relating to the conduct of the Legislature during the recent visit to New York, were all true, and he hoped a select committee would be ap- inted for the Heri choy of presenting the whole pud! a true statement of the facts as they really ovcurred. Mr. Wm. Clark thought it wes ‘by the repor- ters to make the Legislature appear as ridiculous as possibie. As for the Satanic pross, no better things were expected from that quarter. The honorable Senator advocated the select committee, and the motion of Mr. Bishop was agreed to Now for an investigation. The Governors state that they had no knowledge of intoxica- ting liquors being on beard the steamboat Have they any cognizance of brandy, champagne, &e., in certain apartments on Blackwell’s Island? Mr. Bisnop’s com- mittee must make @ thorough examioation; thing bas gone too far to allow the Governors to esqape uader the smoke of their own resolutions. The select com- tmittee are Senators Bishop, Hopkins, and Lansing, all of whom voted for the temperance bili of last session. Sevator Watkins rose to » question of privilege. rerved, sir, upon taki up New York Heraup of yesterday, that some letwr writer for that paper has a pretty van ene with my ena a, emtig" ts the paper before me; but among other things stated it is saidtnat I am one of the “indomitable hards’’ of the Senate, and in favor of Daniel 8. Dickinson for the Presidency. Well, now, although I don’t mean to deny the “soft impeachment,” still, from neces- sity I may be obliged to fall back upon some other man, Sedue my position, ais altough {hive ho very strong le! ion. ve no very strong prealnter for the Hindoo, stilt it Tam compelled te down, I very much prefer George Law, Sam Hous- ton, or even Mr. Fillmore, to any woolly headed whig whose name bas been mentioned in connection with the Presidency. Lg sir, a¢an act of justice from that letter writer, that the public mind may be disabased on this subject, ‘and my position fairly wi ; We give Doctor Watkins the benofit of hie explanation, and we only desire to say furtHer, that if ithe hard de- mocrata areas anxious for an available candi- éate for the Presi¢ency, they will soiten uown very.ma- terially, if they abandon Dickinson, and take up either of these gentlemen named by our particular friend, the Honorable Senstor. Senator Goodwin spoke to bis resolution requiring all appropriations foreigners to reside in the country twenty-one years before admitted to full citizenship. One of the lergest crowds of the session ga- thered on the occasion. Senator Goodwin occupied some bour and a half, taking a a, wide range on the ors fl of Church and State. concluded at two o'clock, when the audience manifested their gratification by outbursts of applause. The Senate in committee ed Mr, Putnam’s Church Tenure bill, and upoa agreeing to that report, on a call of the ayes and noes, there were only four or ‘five votes in the negative. It will be read a third time to-morrow and sent to the House. The long discussion in the Senate will preclu¢e much debate in the House, and after a reasonable time will pass that body also. & Senator Whitney Las introduced the following amend- ment to the militia la Section 1. The fourt of the Jaws of 1 ‘Wrenever any nor more that scotion of article 1, titte 4, hereby amended sl ber of persona, not chap. 308 foll they ma; ith the eonson' nd the organization of such unitorm company to the commander-in-chief, who may oreauize therenpon the same—provide’, that 20 volut militia company thall be hereafter organized 1 etained this State, unless at least two-thi comprising the same, or makin are citizens of the United States by birt for the organization oi such company be sworn to by the persons making the same, tity the place of nativity of each applicant; and shail state that the plicante desire to be organized ax ® company of militi coniormity with the laws of this State, All applieats the formation of volunteer companies of militia si filed in the office of the Adjutant ec. 2. very officer, non-comml private of the volunteer militia o citizen of the United States. The secret executive ression to-day was a short one, No confirmations came out of any importance. Why does the Senate withhold Doctor Thompson from the health office? Will Doctor Vache, resident physician at Quarantine, vacate to give place to Dootor Harris? How about the harbor masters’ Is the slate mado up? Are three of the old stager#, Captain Schultz for one, to be retained? Does any one know whe will be the Governor's next private secretary, in cage J.J Cham bers ir transferred to perform duty about the New York docks? How much longer have Mat Green and Jin Bavene to wait before their tate is known’ Shonld tho Governor nominate Scboopmaker, instead’of *t. Joha,for Bank be poems 1t would amount to a certain re. belion certein high quarters, Have a care, most potent excellency. HARBOR MASTERS NOMINATED. AlBany, March 21, 1865. Owen W. Brennan, New York. te Alexander H. Schuliz, New York. L. W. Brainard, Brooklyn Mathew L. Green, New York. James Bevens, New York, Ruben Murray, Can: Joseph Chambers, Private #ecretary of Governor. Democratic Nominations, NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR, LIRUTRNANT GGVER- NOR, &0., IN RHOOR ISLAND, Coroners’ Inquest. Sciewe ny Taxina Ansuxto—Coroner O'Donnell held | an inquest yesterday upon the body of George Hans, a native of France, who committed suicide at his lodg ings, No. 474 Pearl street, by taking a dove of arsenic, ‘The deceased had been in low spirits for many days past, | on account of pecuniary difficulties, and on Sunday he purchased ® dose of the poison, brought it to bis lodg. | ings, and there drank it in a glasa of waver. In his pooh ot was found the followin be 6: reome lie caa tell all about George Haas. My wife lives in Baltimors, ani leame to New York to get 1 ead fron apoel & y live at No af ‘oat- of his supremacy; and amounts in fact to a pure censorship of the press—an attempt by 1,000, a roll of money, amonntiog to $0, The loss of thie money is the chief cauve for relf destruction.” deceased was about twenty-five years of sy aad ‘ Jeateo 6 wie ane Gauslly Wo lnasens Blo Uodianeiy tad, i | Attorney General, | for Stave Treasurer, Natian Hammett, of Newport; for Provionnoe, March 21, 1855. The following nominations were made this evening by the democratic conve: For Governor, Ame Potter, of Providence; for of State, Avm Potter, of South Kingston; for Welter 8. Burgee, of Craaston Representatives to Copgress, Eastern district—thomas Davis, of Nerth Provide Western District—Penj, J. B. Lborston, of Hopkin NOMINATION FOR STA’ SENATOR IM CONNROTIC New Haves, Maroh 21, 135 Frederick Crowell, hey 0 enstor from this district by wan nominated for State the democratic convention to-day. The New Temperance 2 The new nce law, imposes impru for the frst comvietion, pa: ton toird readi Toure yt 4 vote of yeas 285; naye 42. ‘Direea n pee men is th 7 a and Sf{tees Later from Havana. ARREST OF THE AMERICAN Vi08 VONSUL AT SAGUA» s New Oncia, E ore | po! va, » Consul, at been arre:ted and brought to Havana, Nand still continued ino state of riege ‘The sentence againet Pinto remained fm force, but it was thonght that ti death pemalty would wont proba- bly be remitted. Particulars of the Lixpioston at the Midlo- tnian Coat Pits. Dacroore, March 21, 1255, ‘A despatch from Pichwnond gives us the (all ‘etaits of the exp datoo at she M dtothian coal pita, ta Chosterfeld. Thirty-cour pereuns were instantly kilied, iucluding twonty-eigh negroes and six white mea; and twelve ne~ ‘aod five white persons were go badly boraed that ut tl or four o yn cam poxsibly recover, ‘Whe pits were considered perfectly safe, from fond air, but in making a blast, an old shaft, sinking acciden- tally, crashed, from which poured forth « volume of gas. that became iguited. 4 ‘The explorion caused the carth for miles around to wave and rock like a twig in the wind. Over one hun- dred white miners were fortunately out of the pit at the time. effort was made to rescue tl that were alive. Dead men were found with the flesh charred to their bones, holding shovels, picks and drills in their banda, sh on those still alive is burned to the ‘The bone, as if it had been reasted, ‘The pits are seven hun- dred and seventy feet deep White persons killed:—Thomas Dunn, John Evans, Samuel Gouldin, Jehm Lester, Jonathan Jewett. Wound- ae Howe, Samuel Huat, Nicholas Ham and Thos. ennedy. Legisiature of New Jersey. PASSAGE OF SPECIAL BANK BILLS. The following specisl bank "balis og Sah fo! ‘4 were House to-day, with. the stockholder lisbilisy—Mount Holly Bank, (fecharter); Cumberland Bank, (recharter) ; Farmers’ Mechanics’ at Camden, (new ve di Bur; } re’ lington County Bank, ut Medford, § Bank of Hunterdon, (uew bank); Sussex t New- ton, (recharter) ; Newark City ‘rechal New: ark Banking and Insurance Company, (recharter); Mor- Hs County 2 Coane ); Burlington Bank, at Bur- ston ‘new bank). A pe be are yet to come up, and all have- to repass the Seaate. It is thought they will all pass. ‘The Canadian Milttary Bill. Qoxsec, March 21, le ‘There was no division on the military bill in the House, last night, the Ho hi ad, ned at midnight, in. nif of a sor catenee the bil is aiacty ebprted and by a #1 It will oceupy the whole sitting pass by a considerable majority. From Norfolk. SURVEY OF THE JAMESTOWN—MABINE DISASTER. Norro.k, March 21, 1865. ey has been made of the Jamestown, and she: in dee! to be in good condition for a three years fap She will accordingly be immediately refitted. lor sea. ‘The schooner Mary Powell, from New York for Wil- mington, is ashore on the coast near Wilmington. Some hopes are entertained of getting her off. Conflagrations, FIRE IN BROOKVILLE, N. ¥. Warxnrows, N. ¥., March 21, 1854. ‘Two brick stores in Brockville, owned by Col. bradley, and occupied by. Mesera. Cathcart and Young, were stroyed by fire /ast night, with almostall their contents, ‘The building wee insu for $1,200, amd Mr. Cathcart had an insurance of $2,000 on his goods. FIRE IN LAWRENCE, MA83. Lawrence, March 23, 1855. A large building, on the corner of Jackson and Essex streets, was destroyed by fire last night. The bailding waa Losing 4 og mm by stores. Among the chiel sufferers are G. Ba , Wilham Walker, William. Hutchinson, and John Whalen. Strike of Factory Operatives. Mancuester, N. 8., March 21, 1856. A large number of factory operatives are on a strike in th's city, owing tos change of the hours of labor in the mills. A procession, with music, passed through the eta leat evening. The motto of the operatives is the fen Hour Syst ”? though they manifest a willing- ness to work elevei urs. Excitement in Providence. WIDENCE, March 21, 1855. PRO" A foolish attempt bas been made to get up an excite- ment abouts young lady of this city, seid to be confined in the convent of the Sisters of Mercy here. There is no foundation for it, except that a lady has joined the Sis- ters sgainst the wishes of her friends. of an Editor. Deat Lockport, Mareh 21, 1854. Oramus Turner, editor of the Lockport Democrat, died this morning of pleurisy. The Ohio River, PrrrasurG, March 21, 1855. ‘There is now but nine and a half feet of water ia the —— of the Obio river at this point, and the fall stilt continues. A surv Lake Navigation. Oswkuo, March 21, 1855. ‘The propeller St. Nicholas left h Toronto, with merchandise. The vol Tee rs Movements of Southern Steamers. ANRIVAL OF THE KNOXVILLE AT SAVANNAH: AVANNAH, March 20, 1855, The steamship Knoxville arrived here to-day, after pessage of fifty-eight hours from New York, with all om ANRIVAL OF THE JAMES ADGER A” CHARLESTON, ARLEBTON, 20, 1856, The United States mail steamahip James Adger, Capt. 8. C, Turner, arrived here from New York at 7 o’clock ‘this (Tuesday) morning. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK MARKET. Purapetrmia, March 21, 1855. Meney is easy to and stock steady. quate Renting 69 San users ‘onal, 167 Tong istane 4, ylvania Railroad, 43); ; Pennsylvania by New Onieaxs, Merch 19, 1655. The rates of freights for cottom in our market, to Ha- vre, we quote at 4c. New ORLEANS, March 20, 1955. Our cotton market is firm, The sales to-day foot up 3,000 bales. Personal In' mee, ‘The Archbishop of New Orleans embarked at Havre, on the 234 of February, on bvard of the American ship Serampore, bound to New Orleans. fenor Don Jose Manuai Tirado, who has for some time past re ited the Peruvian republic mear the govern- ment of the United States, has received leave to return home, and, in consequence, wented his ictters of re call to the President on Saturday last. On the same day Senor Don Juan Y. de Osms, who formerly occupied post of Charge d’Affaires of Pera im the United States, presented his cradentials to the Secretary of State accrediting him in the same character. Mrs. Fiartison, the venerable widow of President Har rison, bas recovered her usual bealth, ARBIVALS. * At the Motropolitan Hotel—Hon Pierre Soule, iste 0S Mi- aister to Spain, Hon Edmund isurke, NewHampshire; Hon J Bu € Ralston, Panama; Thos L Wyatt, it Louis; F H Richwond, Pro At the Try inderburgh, Syracuse; Noner, Ir, U Philadelphia; Col Thee oun Newper RY win © obs thi 0, Ohio bol a ‘avo It nce, New ; Boston, Mass; J I Bowman,’ Lexinzone Mo; it ‘ouster, Ohio; Cyrus Pogle, Wilmington, Decne Ayr ik bak Olver d HOMES ie mig, 3 Ak pl fem Maysgaet, PR, in bark Rosnoke—Don Jooe do ls sek Manila, in ship Modford—Geo Bartiets, Thos Rice, From Rio Jano bip Tejuca, at New Orleans—Dr W Stewart, of New Yor! Trom 'Vernambuco, in ship Geo Harris—Jobn Thompson and lady. DEPARTURES. For Liverpool, in the steamsuip fou and Indy, C owning, J Mrs Li . Mr. Pate, A. MeKiniey,, Mrs: Kove Rie a - Wm. Putten Maine: A Li James Barlow darnot, of Norway: Bd Ireland; Louis A. Fi roland; Louis A. Vried, Texas; Gilbert 5 b, Chy S Holden, WC hk Barber, Toin Kyle, dame sD A . D Die " é a aa 8 Roo’ G Thom one Molina, te 8, P Loveland, B Koss, George t fhomar As harlotte dren, Wie 13 Ta the ~ant ——— Police Intelligence, CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING, Two very respectable looking females App Trabine and Eliza Parker, were arres! by oflicer Maynard, cf the Fifth wars named Mare ted yesterday with baving stolen a troche shu: the store of Kea: thers, No, cuted, itis alleged, went to the under pretence of making some purela secreting the ;hawl, The clerk. however’ Letore they had made their exit from the store nd going up to them politely, informed them that ne was quite certain that one of them had mate «ous tistake about the ownership of the ot was coolly produced from under th females, who, making some, vary ba 7 to the curious occurrenre, ‘was handed ove: Maynard. Justice vonnolly thoaght proper t up in default of $600 ba.i. CHARGE OF OVAND Lanceny. Two men, ramed Alexander McCarthy{and George Mor. Tisop, were arrested yesterday by offir Ha y, of the Seventh ward police, charged with naving rt tity of pire and needles, valued at $30, fn = aponne 62 Greene ohh wares eset, whe u i AgON #4 « wes odiag, alleges het wulle nis wi "0s stand : necured wa of wazw, nd sla to above quasi o pools ins