The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. eo JAMES GORDON BENNETT, AMUSEMENTS TO. ROW EVENING. WROADWAY THEATRE, won Norms. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Hawust—AvaLanons. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Joun Bunn — ‘Wanvrnie Miverae: 1$ THEATRE, Brosdwey—tux Woure exp we Nor sven Kare, AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoem—Taurn -Seomwr.— Wvening—Lote's Sacatvice. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Mall—472 Brondway. BUCKLEY'S OPPRA HOUSE, 69 Broadway—Bueu- wwv's Erwortaw Orcra TRovrs. PERHAW’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 63 Broad- way—Erniorian PERYORMANCES. EMPIRE HALA, 596 Broadway—Pasonama ov New York, Sunday, March 23, 1855. junors. ‘The Kews. No signs of the Atlantic at twelve o’clock last ‘night. “Ske is now-in ‘ber fifteenth day out from Liverpool. By the arrival of the ateaner George Law, we ‘have late and interesting news from California, the ‘West Coast of Mexioe, the South Pacitic, Australia, ‘and the Isthmus of Penama. Our San Francisco sivices are to the 1st inet.— ‘three days later. Fell details of tae news are given “im another part of this morning’s paper. The meone- tary excitement continued to increase in San Fran- ehaco and other parts of the State, and the people ‘were rapidly being brought toa consciousness of the "Rollowness of a portion of the business commauity. ‘Whey had. very nearly or quite reached the bottom, ‘however, and were beginning to look around for ‘some substantial basis on which they might again waise themselvec. Among all the establishments which suspended during the*irst onset the house of Wells, Fargo& Co. isthe only one that has re. ~sumed and re-establiszed their business operations; - but it was presumed that Page, Bacon & Ce., with ‘the assistance that had beer tendered them, would shortly be enabled to take their stand among ‘the solvent bankers. As for the others—Adams & €o., Robinson & Oo., Wright's Exchange Bank, and Read &'Co., of Sacramento—there was very little hope of their ever emerging from the vortex, the former and the last named concerns having applied for the benefit of the insolvent a:t. The extent of the ron on the banking houses in San Francisco, @uring the excitement, may be imagined by read— ing the following table, sbowing the amount of mo- Page, Bacon & Co.. $800,000 Adams & Co..... 100,000 Lucas, Turner & Co 400,000 “Wells, Fargo & Co. 200,000 B..Davidson..... 600,000 ia very emal!—a t:ifle over three hundred thousand dollars; but quite as large a sum probably as was expected, when the circumstance of the grea: panic which was raging is taken into consideration. Amid all the difficulties and ruinous prospects in the new ‘Btate'a ray of hope has/beamed upon the people, and they seemed to see, in the advent of rain, some t> ‘kens which give ‘them cause to rejoice. The Yong looked for rain had come, had extended ‘@hroughout the State, and would enable the mi- ‘mers to wash out the dirt which had been thrown ‘up in immense piles in all the mining districts. In ‘one county alone (El Dorado) it was said thut dirt enough had been heaped wp during the dry season to ‘wash out eight millions of dollars. dt the wet sea- won continues we shall soon iook for increased ship- mpents of gold dust. ‘The news from the West Coast of Mexico is not of any startling importance. We have received a copy of the Boletin Oficial del Gercitto Restawrader de la JAbertad of the 8th of Merch, but it makes no men- tion of the government assortions that the insur genta under Colonel Moreno were routed at Iguala ‘by Santa Anna. In fact, the truth of that victory may be altogether doubted. The Boletin annonaces ue the latest intelligence that afresh triumph had been gained in Chilapa, which city, together with other monicipslities of the district, had declared sheir adhesion tothe plan of Ayutla and in favor of Alvatez. A programme, embodyirg these views, had been drawn up and signed by numerous citi- zens, and in reply Juan Alvarez had addressed ‘them in spirited terms. The news does: not p:esent any other feature of interest. From Australia we have Melbourne news (via Callao) ap to the 9th of January. During the riots of the 2d of Deceraber, at Ballarat, the miners were frequently brought into collision with the military, anda great number were wounded more or leas weverely. The local journals report that the soldiers acted ina merciless manner. Martial law was prociaimed at Ballarat on the 6th of December; but the Governor General revoked the order in forty-eight hours, and applied to the Legislative Council for a bill of indemnity to secure him against the consequences of the responsibility he had assumed in announcing it. The gold license system was universally reprobated by the press. ‘There is no report of how the affair ended, nor any trade cr gold circular given. From Chile we have news to the 14th of February, ‘bat it is unimportant. The Valparaiso markets were dull. Flour sustained its high price. Freights were looking down, and there was little activity wbeerved in the shipping trade. Our Callao (Peru) papers are to the 26th of Feb- ruary. Nothing of importance had transpired either in the potitical or commercial world. We have news from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to ‘28th of Febroary. The question of the guano de- ‘posite on {the Galapagos Islands is discussed. Very aich silvet mines sre taid to have been discovered near Rio Bamba. Our Panama files are to the 13th of March. The Ran Rummels Isthmus guard had been disbanded. Government surveys of the provinces anda new coinage, regulation standard, had been ordered by the executive of New Granada. General Obando was still on trial, and it was thought he would be found guilty. The Vice President of the republic of New Granada addressed the Congress on the lat of February, when he congratulated the members on the “material progress” of the country. The cotton market continued firm yesterday, but owing to the absence of the Atlantic’s news, the sales did not exceed above 1,000 bales. Flour was rather firmer for common grades, with a fair business doing, chiefly for local and Eastern o>u- sumption. Wheat was quiet, and no sales of moment reported. Corn was active at 98. a 99hc. for white, and 99c. a 100c. for yellow. Provisions were without change of moment. Rice continued quite firm, with pretty free sales, in- cluding some lota purchased on Southern account. According to the official report of the City In. spector there were 456 deaths in the city during the past week, viz.:; 94 men, 83 women, 138 boys and J4) girls, showing s decrease of 59 on the mor- tality of the week previous. Consumption carried off 65, bronchitis 9, inflammation of the lungs 40, congestion of the lungs 8, bleeding of the lungs 4, congestion of the brain 11, inflammation of the drain 10, dropsy in the head 18, typhus fever 11, diarrhors 10, inflammation of the bowels 11, conval- sions (infantile) 34, croup 17, scarlet fever 26, and msresmus (infantile) 20. There were 5 premature birthe and 32 cases of stillborn reported ; aise 6) Aeathe in the public institation, The following is’ the claraification oi diseases: ~ Bones, junw, Ac., 4; pram aud perves, % ; generptive ergans, 9; bear: end blood veesels, 15, lungs, threat, &c., 158; old age, 3; skin, &o., and eruvtive fevers, 32; stillborn snd premature births, 37; siemach, bowels and other digestive organs, 66; uncertain seat and general fevers, 34; urinary organs, 2; unknown, 1. Thers wer’, 9 deathe from violent causes, three of which were suicides, The nativity table gives 328 natives of the United Btates, 64 of Ireland, 33 of Germany, and 4 of Evgiand. Considering the inrmufferable weather we have been afiticted with for the past fertnight, the city may be regarded as revoarkably healthy. We publish today the report of the Gommittee of Ways and Means of the Assembly in relation t> canal tolty, together with a bi!1 imposing tolls upon treight traneported on certain ruilroeds specified. ‘This-decument chiefly developes the financial policy of the present State administration, cnd its impor- tance to the railroad and freighting interests can- not be overrated. The Albany Journal concludes a review of the report with the following suggestions: “Phere is no desire, so far as ‘we are informed,'to vembarrees the operations or injere the interests of railrosds. ‘Their importance and uzefulness is fally appresiated. We do not know, of course, whether the ‘Legisiatere will carry oct the views of the ad- ministration. They will not, we are confident, do ‘any wanton wrong to railroads. If tolls are im- posed {temporarily, compensating privileges will doubtless be extended te the rosis. And if the fect of passing this measure should be to arrest & competition injurious alike to the canels and the roads, there would be ‘nothiog to regret here or elsewhere.’ ” Every person—every letter writer, should read the cixcular from the Post Office, published in another column. No unpaid letter will pass through the mails efter the first of next April. All letters not prepaid will be sent to the dead letter office. This fact ehould be made known far and wide. ‘We continue to-day our publication of ‘the im- portant diplomatic correspondence resulting from Mr. Soulé’s late mission to Spain. The inte est ex. cited by the gravity of the matter at stake, and the incidental disclosures which we fiad in these docu- ments of the projects entertained by some of the European courts in reference to this country, jus tify the sacrifice of space which we make to them. No more curious or piquant State papera are to be found in the whole history of our external relations. The letter ct Mr. Soulé, in relation to the surrepti- tions correspondence beld between Wr. Perry, Secre- tary of the Madrid Legation, snd the Department of of State, is alao given. He has no objection to the Eudlication of the correspondence, in order to let the world know how infamously the trade of spy aod traitor bas been carried on. The New Presidential Mevement—Live Oak George Law. The Presidential manifesto of “Live Oak George” has excited a wide-spread and most prodigious sensation. It has been.commented upon, in various ways, by from four to five bundred of our domestic exchanges, and the excitement is still extending. Among the latest “first rate notices” of Live Oak George, we find the following in one of the government organs, the Washington Sentinel:— A New PresipentiAL Move.—Man, in whatever condi- tion found, has # sense of In the highest state of civilization, or the lowest depths of barbarism, he is still a religious being. If the much-quoted philosopher, who described man a4 ‘“‘an animal who cooks his own tood,”’ had described him as a being with a sense of reli- gion, the description would ‘have been more accurate. But to turn from serious to fight things. The bet bom bby hoes ‘the ichneumon, besides an infinity of other untold deities. In one place the croco- dile, ia another place the monkey, is the deity. But politicians as well as people bave their divinities and their peculiar ceremonies, We have a party at this ti in this country—this free country—in which mea hi not been wont to meet im secret and speak in whin- pers, that has its peculiar ceremonies. Its ritual is an incomprehensible jargon—its ceremonies are (if reports may be credited) far more absurd than the extremest ceremonies of the Catholic church, which they so much ridieule—their deity is George Law—thetr prophet the Naw York Herap—and their object, the heaven of gov- ernment plunder. ‘The most absurd political movement that ever occurred in this couutry is that in favor of Mr. George Law’s po- litical and Presidential as) . They cannot boast of bis services to the country. He has rendered none. He has never been a statesman. Bat they are endeavor- ing to operate on mechanics, by representing him as a sympathizer with mechanics. They call him ‘Live Uak George Law.”’ They begin already to imitate the base nomenclature that prevailed im other canvasses, But that nomenclature was based on realities; this has no ‘more polid foundation than fiction. Mr. Law’s muskets and Mr. Law’s Presidential aspira- tions are about on the same footing. Now, in reply to this, it may be as well to state in the outset that we are no man’s man, and the annointed “prophet” of no party for the Presidency. The resuits of our last two Presi- dential experiments in behalf of Gen. Taylor and Gen. Pierce have satisfied us of the im- perfection of human wisdom, and that no man can be-safely insured for the Presidency until he has been tried aud found up to the mark. As heretofore, however, we are now endeavoring to keep pace with the progres- sive spirit of the age; and if the American people, after having tried professional states- men and politicians, and old soldiers and young county court lawyers, think fit, for a change, to fall back upon such practical me- chanies as Live Oak George, we must bow to the will of the people. “Vox populi, vor Dei.” It was not the New York Hirap that brought out George Law. It was the new American party of the Pennsylvania Legisla- ture. Our active correspondent at Harrisburg, hearing of the movement, resolved upon an early copy of Live Oak George’s letter, and secured it, in advanee of all our cotemporaries, which isthe established policy of the Herat in all matters ‘of news. That’s all. Nor, is it very surprising that this movement should have commenced in Pennsylvania. It was the Keystone State that first brought forward Old Hickory; and, there being no more of that sort of seasoned timber left, it is nothing wonderful that the same practical people should now pro- nounce in favor of a live oak platform for 1856. But the stampede among the old party poli- ticians and newspapers produced by Live Oak George's proclamation is really astonishing. Among the first to assail it was the free soil Al- bany .4t’as, whore favorite for the succession is Marcy. The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, whose champion is Mr. Fillmore, takes up the echo; and the Buchanan organs of Pennsylvania raise a reguiar bue and cry against this pre- sumptuous outsider. How dare this man, this ignoramus, this unlettered mechanic, George Law, presume to put himself forward for the Presidency’ From Mobile, a paper which flies the Buchanan flag puts in the same remon- strance. In fact, all round the country, the various organs of all the outstanding candi- dates from the last Baltimore Conventions, and of all other legitimate old and young pettifog- ging lawyer candidates, are down upon this ignorant mechanic--some abusing him, some giving him the cold shoulder, some ridiculing him, some quizzing him, and some advising him in a friendly manner to get ont of the way. Law, they say, is no statesman—has no knowledge of politics or Blackstone—and is wholly unfit for the White House. We must admit that Law has had very little experience in the corrupt and rotten machinery of the Baltimore Conventions and caucuses, and primary elections of the old parties. We must allow that he is not a Pettifogging law- yer, like Mr. Pierce; nor ® peddling patent case lawyer, like W. H. Seward; nor an old fogy aad do-nothing spoils diplomat, like Marcy; nor # pentral stand-sti!) statesman, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, Mike Fillmore ; nor a special party pleader, like Douglas; nor a political and legal chame- .teon, like Cushing; acr an old democratic Bourbon, \ike Caes; and yet Live Oak George is a strong and positive man. His experience and successes in building railroeis, canals, aque- ducts, and bridges, and in epening great ocean lines of steam oommunication, prove him to be 4 man ef genius, enterprise, and keen practical insight into men and things, invelving very vconriterabie knowledge, likewise, o the work- ing of governmental machinery. Yea, there are three men in this city of New York of the highest administrative capacities, although without apy pretensions as states- seen, potiticians, party wire-workers, or in- triguing and trotby lawyers. These solid men are George Law, Edward K.‘Collins, aad Cor~ nelius Vanderbitt. Intimately identified with that great material and moral agent of advanc- ing civilization—the steam engine, cylinders eight feet in diameter—these men stand in the frort rank of the progressive movement of the age. Talk of such men ‘being unqualified for the White House! The thing is absurd. Talk of tinkering and hair-spiitting lawyers and old stage coach fogies ae better qualified than these steam engine and live oak men for the Presidency! Prepésterous idea! Clear the track for the locomotive ! The live oak nominee of the Pennsylvania Legislature is set down by the old party hide- bound: organs as a stupid sort of fellow, a mere speculator in bridges, railroads, steamships, and old muskets; a:vulgar pretender, courting the mechanics, and all that. But what of it? The ridicule, contempt, disgust, and abuse that were poured upon Old Hickory, availed no- thing except to increase and confirm his popu- larity. The people preferred to judge for themselves, and history approves their wonder- ful sagacity. Perhaps there may be something of this in this Pennsylvania movement tor Live ‘Oak George. Who knows? Clear the track. ‘Steam is the article. Tue Lrevrenant-GOvERNOR AND THE POLICE. —Eleewhere will be found an article from the New York Daily Times on the subject of the police force, setting forth in clear and forcible language the folly of the new police bill now before the Legislature, and urging emphati- cally that this branch of the civic servants be kept wholly clear of party and politics. We know that people will have some difficulty in believing that this article appeared in the news- paper which is conducted by, and expresses the political opinions of the present Lieutenant ‘Governor of this State, who also wrote the flippant letter to Mayor Wood approving the ‘very same police bill, and arguing that it was right to preserve a connection between the po- lice force and political parties. Such, however, is the case ; and one more example is furnished of the facility with which Raymond, the Lieu- tenant Governor, differs from Raymond the editor. It was a surprise to his friends to find the Daily Times abusing the prohibitory liquor aw, while its editor pledged himself to its support; they will wonder less tq find Raymond the Lieutenant Governor, writing an elaborate refutation of the doctrines which only a few months before he had written for the Times. It is tobe hoped that Raymond the Lieutenant, has had some communication with Raymond the editor, on the subject of the police bill, since his letter was written: that they have talked the | matter over; that Raymond the editor, discover- ing how decidedly public sentiment was against the new Police bill, may have done his best to convince, Raymond the Lieutenant of his error. If the editor will read the Lieutenant the arti- cle copied elsewhere from the Times, quietly and in a leisure moment, when the latter is not thinking about office, he may yet be converted. Mr. Seward is trying hard by befooling and belittling all these bis tools, te secure the con- trol of the next Legislature in order to obtain a nomination from them for President; and if the present Legislature pass the Police bill, the work will be half done. It is not done yet, however. Deatu or THE Emperor ALEXANDER.—T) @ city journals being at loggerheads about the manner of the death of the Czar Alexander, the eldest brother of Nicholas, we re-publish else- where the account of that event given by Schniteler, in his memoir on Russia. In reality there can be no controversy as to Alexander’s death. No one but a pompous old gentleman, dying to make the world believe that from his intimacy with lords and dukes he knew a great deal more about everything than the common people, would ever say in the year of grace 1855 that Alexander had been poisoned. If it | had been usual in Russia to make a secret of the assassination of Czars, there might have been some excuse for the suspicion; but as it hap- pens, no one, mixing in good Russian society, has ever met with any difficulty in ascertaining the full particulars of these Muscovite trage- dies, If any one at court had wanted to mur- der Alexander, there might again be some excuse for saying so; but at the time of his journey south he was surrounded by his closest friends, and not even Ryleif or Pestal ever dreamt of arsassinating the good Alexander, though they might have had less scruple with regard to Constantine. If we had no precise information as to his death, mystery might lead to injurious surmises ; but, besides the Rus- sians, whom really there is no reason for charg- ing with faleehood, Sir James Wylie, a man whose character, moral and profeesional, ought to raise him above euspicion, records his daily symptoms with a fidelity which leaves no room for doubt. At the time, men said he had been assassinated. That beliet was quite current when the editor of the Courier ceased to learn, and began to teach, that is to say, some thirty years ago. But since that time, the world has made some progress. Stage coaches have gone out, electric telegraphs have come in, inde- pendent journals have been started, the United States Bank has lived and died, (as the editor of the Courier is perhaps aware); and among other improvements, mankind has learnt that the Czar Alexander was not poisoned, but died of typhus fever. In year orso more, the in- intelligence may reach Wall street. Tur Crisis 1 Cattrornta.—The news by the George Law, given elsewhere, adds very little to what we knew of commercial affairs in Cali- fornia. People were slowly recovering from the panic; Wells, Fargo & Co. had resumed, Page, Bacon & Co. promised to do so, and Adams & Co. were to go into the Insolvent Court with an apparent surplus. In a few weeks we have no doubt but the disaster will have cleared away. Meanwhile it is noticeable that even the countries whore staple ie gold sometimes run 80 short of the article that the'r etrongert firme are obliged to rurpend, THE LATEST NEWS 8Y MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. Non-Arrtval of the Atlantic. Sanpy Heok, March 24—13 A. M. ‘The steamship Atlantic new fourteen and @ half days out from Liverpool, has not yet been signalled off this port, ‘The wind is Northwest, and a gale {s blowing. Latest from the State Capital. THE TEMPERANCE ®ILL—FOREIGN PAUPERS—THE QUARANTINE NOT TO BE REMOVED—BONDS ANO MORTGAGES AS A BANKING BASIS—THE ROCUES- TER CLAIM BIA, AGAIN—STATEMENT OF THE MAN- HATTAN GAS COMPANY, ETO. Aunany, March 24, 1855, ‘The credulous though watchful people living at a dis- | tance from the intrigues daily going on at this capital are beginning to wonder, and seme are ever alermed, at the non-pasaage of the Prohibitory Liquor law. Not only are individuals getting alarmed, but grand juries are deprecating further delay. This morning a sort of | presentment was read in the Senate, purporting to ema- nate from the secret recess of the Grand Jury room of Wyoming county. After it was read, some Senator mide the inquiry whether it was @ bill of indictment? an Mr, Dickinson said it it was, be, for one Senator, felt r to plead guilty. Whilst engaged in third reading of bille, the Clerk an- nounced the bill amending the emigration laws, when a Senator made ebjections to the clause in relation + peupers. Mr, Dickinson aid not believe that any foreign government was #0 debased as to be guilty of sending ita criminals and its paupers to this country. He wanted nobody sent back who came to this country, whether poor or rich. Mr. Whit- ney replied by stating a care of recent occurrence, which was the arrival of @ Sardinian man-of-war with a large number of paupers. The authorities of New York pro- hibited them from landing, when a slight investigation was had, ‘and they were permitted to land. A more thorough int ation has been had, and the fact made to appear clear that there persons were criminals and paupers, rent out by that government, And now, this mome! said Mr. W.,) near seventy of them are under charge of the Commissioners of kmigration, and sup- rted by them. Before the debate closed it ran iniv Know Nothingism. Mr. Dickicson read some of the oatha; he was answered by Messrs. Whitney and Brooks, and the biil laid aside. ‘The Committee on Commerce have reported against removing the Quarantine. So this matter will probably rest for another twelvemonths. ‘Ihe removal can uever be effected until some other better location is provided. ‘The bill declaring that bunds and mortgages shall no longer be received as security for bank bills, was taken up. It bas been on the table a long time. An amend ment was pending, ailowing bonds and mortgages to be taken at seventy-five per cent of the two-tifths apprai ed. Ti position seemed to meet the views of se’ ral rural Senators, who said that stocks alone might swer very well for city banks, but im the country bouds and morigages were moreavailable. ‘hough no decision was had, atill the opinion seemed to prevail that itis not politic to strike out bonds and mortgages. ‘The mammoth, monstrous Rochester Hydraulic Claim bill was taken up. The question was upon Senator Barr’s proposition to refer the cares to three disint: ested commission Senator Bishop offered an ad tional section, making it the duty of the Canal Apprais- ers to report to the Canal Board by the first day of Qcto- ber; and if there is an appeal to the Canal Board, that Bosrd to report ita decision, together with all the testi- mony, by the first week in January next, to the next Legislature, for final action. ‘Senator Dick- incon was now in favor of the commissions instead of the canal appraisere, and advocated Senator Barr’s amendment. Here is certainty a dog under the fence, a cat under the wall. A day or two since Mr. D. ke loud and long in favor of the canal Gy nye shere could be no board ro perfectly capable to decide as to the ppg od of water diverted from the bydraulic works as the appraisers, they were State officers, and were more likely to protect the interest of the State than any other commission. And now, since the names of the new board of appraisers are before the Senate for confirma- tops eae. one of them, rumor says, nominated by his speci ‘wheel J request, that Senators ‘ about,” and goes in for three commissioners. The proposition of Senator Bishop was well received in the Senate, but it is not what the lobby wanted. They desired to huve possession of the capal fund before the meeting of the Legisiature,and for preventing it to the people, owe a meed of praise te Senator Whitney, on account of his perseverance, ‘The whole matter was refe to a nelect committee, with instructions to amend the bill, by inserting the section as pi by Senator Bishop, being the sub. stance of Senator Whitney’s amendment, and also the insertion of commissioners as proposed by Senator Barr, instead of canal appraisers. ,ihe Senate adjourned under this view. Now the importance of the measure demands further consideration. The Senate desorves high praise for re- mating 80 ruccess{wly and the importunities of ‘this powerful Rochester lobby. names of the three commissioners should be put in the bill. From the sample of pominat which the Goveraor has sent to the Senate for confirmation there can be no confidence reposed in him to select those commissioners. From the abrapt manner in which he has deserted his tem joe friends, in searching porter houses and drinking bells for members of his military staff, harbor manters, no canal commissioners, &c., &c., 1# BO reason to believe that he wil! guard the interest of the State in preference to that of the organization of one hundred and six hydraulic sufferers of Rochester. Let the Iegislature name the commissioners; do not let this adroit lobby enter the executive chamber. The fol ing was read ia the House from the Board of Manbattan Gas Company:— Orvies or tHe Masnarran Gas Li New Yorx, March 5, 1955. Hon. DeWrrr C. Lirrixsoun, Speaker of the Assembly:— Sik—In compliance with « resolution of the Assembi adopted on the 3d instant, the undersigned, the President and the Secretary of the Manhattan Gas Light Company, re spoestelly submit thet following statemen bal red from Thercapleal stock ot” the. Com io 8 when the ¢ books of the C pany is $2,000,000, pan, charged for crs ice was reduced first to six doll: tnen to four and s half dollars, and finally to three dollass per thousand fect. Tho aversge amount of exp trom the time thi aced ners in 18% to January yenr, heen $131,706 the average amount of receipts. $2 nnum. The company r was chartered in 1 it dividend was made in rm 6-Wthe per mains of the company, in $2,110.38 14. | The no: atter deducting the due for gas bills, has oe of surplus profits snd other materials required in the ‘Thore has been a considei Appn ratus, tor which no pres tone of which cannot now be d . The above is m trae it knowledze and beliof. S RO: statement, according to our CHARLES ROOME, President. H. Howarp, Treas. and e. Sworn to before mo, this Sth day ot March, 185. ‘Twos, MACYARLAN, Commission As large portion of nd wervies piper, whi di chemical action of tu in to be relaid or removed from time to time, the nature of the voll, foots of variati ing the pipes, th by Io 1k ther quire rene ‘and streot mai e Feplace their origizal cost, I adopt the rales dopted by engincers, ‘and estimate the coal on went market value, the amount to be cl lepreciation of capital, would absorb the entire nominal us. necessary to recaul timated to dersigned, late engineer of the Manhattan Gas ‘ompany, having had charge of the works and street ee Jabuary, 1842, estimates the deprociation as ‘urnit On Apparatu: On Coal jowledge and bolief, CHARLES ROOMR. thia Gthday of March, 1955, WorrHine. Commissioner of Deeds, Albany. War on the Know Nothings, BOLD STAND OF THE CINCINNATI DEMOCRATS. Cincivwatt, March 24, 1855. The democrats of this city have nominated James J. Farran for mayor. The convention passed resolutions denunciatory of the Know Nothings. All the candidates for nominations were required to give assurances that they were not Know Nothings. The contest between the Know Nothings and old line democrats is getting decidedly warm. VITALITY OF THE PHILADELPHIA WiHtiGs. PurLavetpaia, March 24, 1855. The old line whigs who seceded from the recent Whig and Know Nothing Convention, met this afternoon and adopted resolutions denouncing secret political organiza- tions, and recommending the entire separation of the whig party from the order which has already succeeded in corrupting political action. Se From Baltimore. RUNORED DEFALCATION—SAILING OF THE BRIG OF WAR PERRY. BAurrworr, March 24, 1865. There is a rumor current to-day, that a defalcation has been discovered in one of our elty banks, amount- ing to from sixty to seventy thousand dollars. The United States brig of war Perry sailed from Nor folk to-day, for the Canary Isiands—a police officer goes out im her for the of ai We have received no mail south of ternoon, Sworn before von Frovrnrn er. mond thin af. Judicial Appointment. HaRnuspuna, (Pa.,) March 24, 1855. Governor Pollock has appointed Thos. F. Beil,’ (dem.,) Judge of the district composed of Monroe, Carbon, Pike acd Wayne counties, in place of Judge Porter, resign Fhe Ohio River. Prerepuro, March 24, 1855. ‘There in mow six feet of water in the channel of the river here, and the water i» falling. We were viv ted With © eDow term thie morning. MARCH 25, 18565. Later from Texas. FIRES IN THE PORESTS— GENERAL HOUSTON AND THE PRESIDENCY. Baumimone, March 24, 1855. Galveston papers of the 15th state that immense con- flagrations have occurred in the forests near Austin, a ich property bad been destroyed. The Anderson Central Texan has a rumor that General fem Houston sntendn to issue a circular on the fourth of March next, announcing himecif as an independent can- didate for the Presidency. The Strike of the Cotton Mill Operatives, Manouesren, N. H., March 24, 1865. The strike of the operatives continues with unabated determination. Yesterday a procession numbering full five thousand persons marched throngh the streets, and & meeting of citizens was beld to sympathize with the strikers, The Stark aud Manchester mille have closed, The Amoskeag mill is the only one running. At least two thousand girls have left Manchester for their hames. The Weather. Boston, March 24—9 P. M. The weather has been variable to-day, changing from sunsbine to rain, and from rain to snow, This evening it is bright and clear. Wasuinaton, March 24—10 P. M. Anntrong gale is blowing from the Northwest. The thermometer stands at 26 degrees above zero. CuEvRLAND, March 24, 1855, Three inches of enow on the ground, and still falling, and drifting badly. The weatber is extremely cold, and the prorpects of navigation are gloomy. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purcaperrata, March 24, 1855. Move inactive, Stocks are heavy Resding Railroad, 417;; Morris Canal, 14%; Long Island Raitroad, 16%, Pennsylvania Railroad, 4424; Pennsylvania State Fives ae New Orteans, March 23, 1855, The cotton market is unchanged. The sales to-day add up 4,000 bales, and the sales for the week. 29,500, ‘The stock on band is 97,500 bales. The receipts at this port, as compared with those of last year at this time, are short 77,600 bales. Coffee—The sales of the week have been 18,000 bags. The stock on hand is 34,000 bags. Prime is 10%c. a 103¢c. per 1b, Molasses low. Photographic Pictures— in Broadway. ‘The photographic pictures, or ‘‘daguerreotypes on paper,” as they are usually called, have recently at- tracted a great deal of attention here. The pictures are first taken upon glass and then transferred to paper by the usual proce: The photograph is of more recent introduction than the Talbotype or daguerreotype, but the ‘principles upon which’ it is founded are essen- tially the same as those involved in the latter art. In comsequence of the unequal texture of photographic paper, it became necersary to obtain some more homo- geneous medium for the reception of the negative Talbotype picture. Glass has been employed here with great success for this purpose, and the pictures thus taken, or prints more properly speaking, are very benutitnl. We were particularly pleased the other day by several specimens of the photographic art at Brady’s gallery, in Broadway. The general practice is to bring up the prints with the pencil, and many German artists in this city find employment in coloring photographs. ‘The pictures at Brady’s, however, have not been re- touched; and are consequently open to erit'ciam upon their own merits. After a photograph has passed into the hands of an artist, an@ has received the touch of his pencil, it becomes, as we judge, a colored print, and can no longer be considered a photo. grapp, The American photographs are the best, and Mr, Baty has been in the tront rank of his fellows, both in this and im the ¢aguerrean art. One great ad- vantage ip photography is contained in the fact that the pictures may be re-produced and copies sold at a very cheap rate. It is also found very useful in copying old pletures or daguerreotypes. We have seen some exqui- site photographic copies of daguerrecty pes. Photograpby is rapidly growing in public favor, and the specimens put forth by the Broadway artists have attracted a great deal of attention and excited much ad- miration by their exquisite beauty and entire fidelity. In some cases where life size pictures have been attempt- ed, it seems to us that the photographers have, as the lawyers say, ‘travelled out of the record.”” A life size photographic picture is only a photograph in the preli- minary process, After that first rate artist in por- trait painting is required to finish it. Exquisite cabinet portraits, colored, hava been tekea. ‘The New York photographers are entitled to a great deal of credit for their success in the new art—a success which is owing entirely to ther energy, enterprise, taste and perseverance. Their free galleries in Broadway are among the “sights” of the metropolis, and receive a great deal of attention from eitizens and strangers. Mr. M. B, Brady, 359 Broadway, is a well known pioneer in the daguerrean art, and he was the first in this country to give photographs without retouching. The prospect ix that his photographs will become as popular as the | basen for engravings aod lithographs as his daguerreo- types are. The publio—and particularly that portion of it interested in art matters—will find pleasure and profit | in a visit to his commodious, elegant and free galleries. jalleries of Art Tus ComPuMENTARY Benerir TO MapaMe AvGUsTaA — This affair is now in the hands of » competent commit- tee, and there is no doubt that it will be successfully carried through. Madame Aggusta’s claims on the pab- lic are certainly equal to those of any former recipient of «similar compliment, and superior to many artists who have been similarly remembered. She has lived | long in New York, and by her excellence as an artist and her amiability in private life, nas won the ad- miration of the public and the respect of her friends. | She has lately been left in embarrassed circum tances | by the sudden ceath of her husband, M. de Saint James, and the testimonial proposed will, we trust, be a sub- stantial compliment. Several suggestions have been | made about this affair: one that it should take place at the Academy of Music, and that it should bea grand operatic, dramatic, and choreographic entertainment. Another, that it should be given at one of the regular theatres, atthe usual prices. The committee will pro- bably soon decide upon the adoption of one of these plans, In the meantime we cal! upon the artiats, in all departments of the drama, to come forward and yolun- teer their services tor this benefit, With their co-op- eration there can be no doubt of its full success. Tur New You« Liout Guarp, one of the corps d’elite of the First Division, gives its annual ball to-morrow night at the Academy of Music. The soirée promises to ben brilliant affair. The proceeds are to be applied to the fund for the erection of a monument at Greenwood in remembrance of the deseased members of the Light Guard. Obitaary. DEATH OF MR. J. C. ZIMMERMAN, CONSUL OF THE NETHERLANDS AT THIS PORT. We understand that Mr. J. C. Zimmerman, the Consul for the Netherlands at this port, died at his residence, No. 100 Leonard street, on Friday evening, of congestion of the lungs, after an illness of but an hour's duration. Mr. Zimmerman has filled the office of Consul General for the last forty years, and in a manner so satisfactory | to the authorities at home, that they have recently con- ferred the rank of Knight upon him. He was sixty- three years of age at the time of his death. The follow ing is the official announcement :— CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE NeTHERLANDS, New York, 24th March, 1865. The Chancellor of the Consulate has the melancholy bed to announce the demise, last night at 12 o'clock, of the Consul General, J C. Zimmerman, col leagues of the deceased are respectfully tend the funeral, to-morrow, Sunday, Chapel, Varick street, at 1 o'clock P. re City Intelligence, 4 Winn Stonm.—March has so far been very stormy and disagreeable, and from present appearances it is likely to continue +0 until the month expires. The last few days have been dry, and the mud in the streets is conse- quently rapidly becoming This process is accele- rated by ® abarp wind that keeps blowing over the city, absorbing the moisture and whirling the tantalising particles into the faces and eyes of the unhappy pedes- nd towards clouds of hurricane, raisii ing damage to awnings and sign We may exclaim, with Shakespere’s King boar Hi Let no man talk of comfort; Let's speak of gravox, of worms, of epitaphs, Make dust our And with ADaMs & ‘6 Express.—Owing to the suspension of Adams & Co, in California, many here suppose that Adama & Co., the freight forwarders in this city, are in- volved in the failure. Om reference to our svertising | columns, it will be eeen that such is not tbe case, | that Adame & Co. bere go om just the same as if no sus- | | | | | | i | ' | pension had occurred in San Francisco, ‘Tus Ririosion at Benak Poiwt —We are informed by Dr. Booth, that the rix remaising sufferers, by the explosion at Bergen Point. are considered by the phyri- of anger. though they are till muilerimg en from wbely in, *. Important Postal Announcement. THE PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE. March 24, 1855. Notice io hereby given thet, Ie eccontona with tho act of 8 March %, 1855, from and after the Ist of April next letters will not be despatched from this- office, in the mails, unlees the postage thereon is pre- paid ‘except only letters addressed to places beyond the limite of the United States, im those cases in which such letters can now be sent without pre-payment. Inquiries having been mace at this office in respect te the ed disposition of letters deposited without prepsyment, a letter from Horatio King, Esq , the First Assiviant Postmaster General, is eubjoined hereto, communicating the imstractions of the Post Office Department upon this and other points of interent to the public. ISAAC V. FO! Postmaster. Posr Orvics DxPaRTMENT, Arvorstwxst Orrick, March 22, 1855, Sin:—Your letter of the 20th inst, is received. In answer, I am directed by the Postmaster General to in- form you— 1. ‘The act of 3d March. 1855, making no provisian for- unpaid letters to places within the United States, on the rame or day following suy euch unpaid letter or letter=. being put into a Post Ove, the Postmaster thereof wilt post up comspicuonsly in 18 office a list of the same stating that they are he! | for postage. If not attended to, such letters must + returned monthly to the Dead Letter Office 2 Letters postpaid should be despatched, charged witt: the additionai postage ‘ue at the prepaid rate, accord - ing to distance, established by raid act, except where the omiasion to pay the correct amount is known to have been intentional, ‘when :hey should be treated the same as letters wholly unpaid. 3. It in proper to forward a letter when requested, in writing. When forwarded, no additionsl should be charged if the letter, contrary to its address, has beer. missent. If it has been seat according to its’ address, then forwarded, it raust be cl with additional at the prepaid rate, nc to distance, estab- ished by the act of March '8, 1865, aforenaid. 4. Ship letters, as they cannot be pre-paid, and are not supposed to be embraced in the new act, will continue despatched agreeably. to the provisions of the tfif- wenth section of the act of March 3, 1826. am, res] ful yur o} nt servant apa eh OP HORATIO KING, First Assistant Postmaster General. Isaac V. Fow.kk, Postmaster, New York. Marine Affairs. For Evropr.—The steamship Hermann, Capt. Hig gins, sailed at noon, yesterday for Bremen, via South ampton, with 71 passengers, Tue S1kaM FriGaTe NiAGARA.—Mesers. Pease & Mur- phy, Fulton Iron Works, foot of Cherry street, B. R., cast on Thursday last the first plate for the immena»- engines for the United States steam frigate Niagara. Naval Intelligence, The U. §. steam frigate Mississippi arrived at Valpa- raigo February 1 from Panuma, and sailed on the 10th, for the United States, via Kio, ‘The frigate Independence, Cape. Tatnall, arrived at. Valparaiso February 2 from Rio Janeiro. St. Lawrence, Capt. Dulany, eailed fron ruary 7 for the United Staves, war Falmouth was at Port au Prince 9th inat., to eail for Gonaives in two days. Enlistments for the Eritish Army in Phila-- deiphia. AN ENGLISH RECRUITING OFFICER ON DUTY. [From the Philadelphia Bulletin, March 23. Our readers generally are probably not aware that am office tor recruiting men for service in the British army before Sebastopol is now open in Philadelphia, but such is neverthelees the fact. The following advertisement ha Tecently appeared in one or more of the daily papers in this city:— “The Ligutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is empowered. by her Britannic Majesty’s government to any number of men which may be required to serve in the Foreign Legion. Depots are established at Halifax, and all able-bodied men, between the ages of twenty and: Site ave years, who may present themselves, will be enlisted. ie term of service will be three or five years. Officers who have seen service are eligible for commis Surg aking the continental langaages, or some of them, will be required, Pensions or gratuities for wounds or eminent service in the field, will also be given, At the expiration of the term for which they enlist, the troops will be sent to their native countries or America. Inquire for particulars at 68 South Third street, between 10 end 12, and 4 and 5.” We called this morning at the place indicated, and found in the second story of the building two large rooms, bare of furniture, which are ostensil by a German named H. ‘Hertz. Mr. spot, but he appeared to be merely a cover of the real superintendent of the establishment, who isa young: British officer. We made some ing the matter, and were informed tnat it was not a meginla | station, It was merely ‘an office of reference,” a persons who desired to enlist in the British army for ‘service in the colonies elsewhere,’ would be sent to- Halifax. where they would be enlisted and receive thirty dollars bounty ‘The “office rence’ isjevidently a scheme to avoid the consequences of an infraction of certain existing- follow ing will be found in Kent’s Commenta- Jaws. The ries, Vol, I., p. 122, where “it is declared to be = mis- demeanor forany * * * person, exeept asubject or citizen of a toreign prince, State, colony, district or people, transiently within the United , om board of any foreign armed vessel, within the territory or ju Tindiction of the United Statec, to enlist or enter ut, or hire or retain another person to enligt or enter bim. self,” &e., &e. Neither Mr. Hert: nor th® recru! officer was willing to give us any iniormation upon 3s ps of our inquiries, except what we have stated. We Jeari t num— upon inquiry in other quarters thata ber of persons, principally Germans, had - listed, and the number of persons offering had not di- minished. These recruits are intended for the fo: legion authorized by Parliament. If they drain of a portion of the surpius foreign population in our prin- cipal cities we ae be reconciled to allow John Bull to go on with the rather singular operation of recruiting men for bis Crimea ranks from our midst. There has been a heavy business dove in this way at a similar office opened in the city of New York. Emigration to the United States. {From the Paris Presse, Feb. as The federal government of Switzerland fas just ro- ceived from the resident Minister of the United States at Berne, # note expressing bis ré that in some cantons the authorities appeared to favor the emigration to America of persons completely destitute, and even of criminals. ‘These abuses, the American Envoy bave been the object of strong remonstramces in the bosom even of the Legisiature, and Con; was busy with the preparation of a law, the object of which wa« to put on end to the evils iadicated by preventing the United states from becoming the Botany Bay of Europe. In transmitting the eompla'nts of the American Po. yoy tothe governments of the different cantons, the federal government earnestly invites them, in case they are well founded, not to favor the facta which have given rise to them in order not to provoke measures which ai aitest Swiss emigrants without the latter being at all in fault. Tue Miptoruian Coat Pirs Exrrosron.—The loss of life by the explosion at the Midlothian coal pits, on Mon¢ay evening last, amounted, at the date of our tast advices from there, to forty-two—nine whites, and thirty-three pegroes. The names of the whites killed are- as follows —John Lester, Joreph Howe, John Rvans Jonathsn Jewett, a Loy, William Wright, ® boy, Samuel Gouldin, gay attendant. Thomas Du Niel Ham, and Thomas Kennedy. Out of the whole number in the at the time of the accident, not more than ten will: survive, fome of whom are shockingly burned. The Midlothian Company owned twelve of the servants killed, and have six suffering under injuries. The re- mainder of the servants killed and wounded were owned’ by various persons. The United States Life Insurance ice loses by this accident un insurance on eight ser- vants.—Kichmond Enquirer, March 23, Yennt’s Spring Style of Hats are now ready, at dway. Porbeauty of matorial and durability, ‘they cannot be rarpaseed. 44 a Portraits for the Peopl hotographs, orystalotypes, et Famvast, for 26 conta, cents, Bi and $f taken by MOLMES” patent double acting ct roadway. feameters, naval officers, seamen, marines, ler! Setlia men, (or tholr surviving Widows or minve'shitaremye who served in any war of the United ‘are entitled to 0. Jand warrant for 160 acres. All persons entitled will, by ad ‘us, Tee: Sail obtain theie rangemen: loase printed soods of iescription dey be. equal aoe eh. LEADDEATER 2 CO. ‘M7 Broadway, corner of Leonard ntreet. Goods Merchants—Wanted ae im exchange tor a pianoforte. iiee. To Dry Address T. X., Herala way, corner of White street, pe auction sales # large vz which they will sell at the fo et iis. to ru ty b ea oe poods equal. To Carpet Dealers.-Wanted an Olleloth. carpet in exchange for w pianotorte, Address R., Herald offic jugs, oilclothe, curtains and coat moterial ready for eee yt, Pee be offered av greatly ri prices. LORD & TAYLOR, Grand street, eorner of Chry tic, , erate And the Aavortiment: M. Wilson, Manufacturer of and collars, corner of Broadwa; 6 Building, New Yor fore purchasing «| finest ental vited—and Stocks and Cortlandt treet ity and country mor where, should pay f the ki he ments o' truly believe ¢ “Gentlemen from the South” wit) please member that MOODY & WIGGANS’ shirt wanutactory is MM Broad where they wi ie ate