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AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. Our Alexandria Correspondence. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 3, 1854. ‘The, Herald in Alezandria—The Office of the American Consul General—Trade with the United States—The Free Labor of Egypt—Said Pacha—Discovery in Re- lation to Rice Crops. The sight of a Herat in the Merchanta’ Exchange hece has given the notion of dropping you a line, and ‘ wending you some things that you may publish if you wish. I have peen both astonished and pleased to find in this out of the way place two New York papers, the Charleston Mercury and the Washington papers. This ‘in a treat we don’t have often in Europe. ‘The office ot the Consul General here is American all through, with likenesses of our living and dead public men, handsomely framed, on the walls, Among them are your friende—Frank Peirce and Soulé; and Webster, ‘Clay, and Calhoun live peaceably together, as do Nicholas and the Sultan, on the opposite side of the room. At this minute America and Americans stand A No. 1 out here, and our Consul and country are both held in high respect. A curious proof was given the other day, when an English steamer was taken outof quarantine through our Consul, after the English one had declared be could not get it out. There happened to be some Ame) ican passengers on board of her. Several other things of the same kind have ocurred. ‘The idea of getting up a direct trade with the United States has been strongly taken up by many of the mer chants of this place. One of them, an Englishman, Mr, Pothonier, has went off a fast clipper of 500 tons, called the Egyptian Witch, to New York, with a mixed cargo of Egyptian produce. One of the articles sent is rags, for paper. I shoald think that Egypt could supply a good deal of that kind of stuff, for itis the chief dress of the people—I mean the working people. He is going to send another soon. I see in all the houses many American made articles. Southern niggers are Lg bene th these A are fed as little as thoy are clo! peed. ibe a great abolitionist cA his arrival but be amall since he has seen the ‘‘free labor’? of $4 tian boniage’’ still exists, and always Iam atraid. The people had great hopes from the new prince, Said Pacha, and he commenced by taking off their taxes; buthe has put them all on again, and added mew ones. Anew taxon the fig trees has just been im which will increase the annual revenue of the more than a million and a half of dollars. Said Pacha I have seen several times riding through the streets, surrounded by guards in all kinds of fanc; mil costumes. He is enormously fat already, a1 seems mined to absorb all the fatness of the land himself. And yet I nev Bhat fateh oan Fi as might be, under a good government r ilo over the East itis the same. ere ever the hoof of the Turk is planted, misrule and prevail. An intelligent Greek said to me yeater- day, Turkeyfthe only Providence that protects the Door Rpm Coreg the sate oe Crete can us from persecution robbery ;’ adi belove it true, if All the Tanzimats, &c., are humbugs. They are only made the for taking away the protecting pri- e8 le) the repnesentatives of civilized government. ’s all. ‘The voyage up the Nile isa very agreeable one. We had the advantage of a steamer, and did it in twenty days; but! belf ‘the real pe after ail, is togo ina ular Nile boat—and ‘‘take your time, Miss Lucy.’ fe have had more American than English fi: Nile this year, as we bad Ist; but very fe which our who isa bachelor, complains of. I send you some curious information concerning a great discovery made here, by which two, or even three, crops of rice can be obtained from one sewing in ave months. Mr. De Leon bas kindly allowed me to copy the papers, which, he thinks, have never igre in print Probably owing to the miscarriage of hia letters. plicates of Mr. Lattis’ letter were sent at the tim our government by the Consul General, I ha with Mr. Lattis himself. He pleased me much. is “+a gentleman and # scholar,” and thinks he can do the ame with wheat, and ibly with cotton. One of the we him some jand to try it last year, and Eovsucceedes thoroughly. He has received @ firman (or decree) from Said Pacha, giving him the exclusive right for pt. SAUGERTIES. ME. DE LEON TO MR. GIDDES. ALEXANDRIA, Ostobver 15, 1854. ‘To Dr. R. W. Grones, Columbia, South Carolioa— Drak Sin—Knowing the deep interest which you feel in all scientific or agricultural discoveries, I send you the letter of Signor Lattis, which accompaniva this, to SUR EE Gay Moceetry: Saas | should ada a few lines of explanation, Having heurd some very remarkable statements in connection with experiments in rice cul- ture, made by that gentleman, in the immediate vicinity of Alexandria, 1 was induced ‘to maie inquiries in rela- tion to the matter, and finally to #atisfy inyself by per- @onal inspection ot the feida under his management. The result of those inquiries and that inspection has been the conviction that a great ciscovery haa been made Lattis, through which he is enabled to pro- duce two crops of rice in five months from the same eeed, an mocrease on the usual yield of at least thirty per cent (30 per cent). ‘Whether this arises from some chemical preparation of the eeeo, or from his peculiar treatment of toe plent, is his secret. Iincline to the former opinion. but the facts are authenticated b; proachabie character, and the experiments have beep ‘made on the jand, and under the eyeof Mustapna Pacia, one of the princes of the royal fainily here, who was educated in Paris, and is a man of sorewdness and intel- ‘Offers have been made for ® monopoly of his se:ret here, but Signor Lattis, who is a political refagee, and a yn of high scientific atcainments, preters extend. the benefits of his discovery, nnd is especially anxious ‘that the United States should share in its benetits. In reply to a note addressed to him by me on this subject, he wrote the letter which I send you, declaring his readi- ness to submit the ‘to teut of experiment in the United btates, should encouragement be given him me, by the Southern planters. My acquaintance with you and your labors in the same field, have induced me to make you the medium of . ~—_ with our ine era in se licaegs ; therefore, request that you will give pablicity to car asorer through the Southern pspers, and favor ‘me with your own vaws on the subject at your eartiest convenience. T can aseure you that there is no humbug in this mat- ‘ter, as you know I am not a very credulous person, aud have not embraced it without examination. y mucceed with cotton Signor Lattis is not « mere adventurer. He is « gentleman of high repatation, a Venetian, who has devoted his life to agricultural and acientific pursuits, and has still the wreck of a very large fortune, which the Italian revolutions found him the hereditsry possessor of. He Grained the great Harlem Lake, and was connected with other public by sa lhargeced in Holland, and enjoys the respect of best portion of this community. 1 fore, commend this matter to your serious attention, as 1 believe it may greatsy redound to the in- ‘terest of our beloved mother, South Carolina. With sentiments of the’ highest regard, 1 remain, yours, truly, EDWIN DE LEON. TRANSLATION OF LETTER PROM MR. LATTIA. ‘To Hon. Epwix px Luon, United States Consul General for Egypt— You cid me the honor, sir, by your extesmed letter of the 1éth inst., to demand of mo the commanicatioa of some details respecting the adventages resultiog irom the culture of roe according to my system. Betore complying with your desire, permit me, sir, to make known to you the sentimen's of gratitaade ted iu me by the interest which you bave kindly con lescend- ed todispiay for the last and couctusive trials I have made in this piacc—an interest whic! owever, haa not aur; mé, knowing, a8 knows all the world, the eagerness with which the happy ana powerful Amen- ean nation seeks to adopi everything which might be- come useful to its industry and to humanity. It was my intention to coafiae myvelf for the prevent to applying my system to Egypt, on1 to delay the pubil- cation uniil other experimen’ ad supplied me the means of extending the appi ‘on of my discovery to other gramipeous plants bewides rice, bat in the face of the invitation me by the representative of a nation perme f progressive, as also in consideration of the indi qualities which characterize you, sir, I cannot hesitate in moditying the 1 had traced for myself. Behoid, then, sir, some data which I am permitted to offer you from the situation im which I am placed: — My rice produces, as you, sir, know from personal ox amination, two successive crops from one semination, and that within the period of about five mouths, vro- vided that the temperature constantly preserves a mean above twenty degrees above Reaumer. I believe, therefore, that all places susceptible of pro- cotion, are also suited for the culture of my rice. ‘This culture does not operate ny the ordinary method of irrigation by submersion; water only psases over the rice fields periodically, This offers the immense ad vantage of economizing thirty three per cent upon the water usually allows for irrgaton. atraw of my rice, particclarly of the first crop, furnishes excellent fodder for cattie, whil't that obtaa ed by the ordinary method is good for nothing. Thus should not surprise, when it is dora¢in mind that the stalks of my rice remain very little under water, and consequently are expore’ to the action of air and light; aritoer do they assimilate the acilulous proper- ties, which ere beoumbeu by water in the first case, be- aides which the vegetative process is accomoliahed with great rapwity, anc the tissues o: (ue plant wave not the | tame to pase into a ligneous state The practical care enforced by my method is altogether simple, sod within the rasp of Use least developed ia- tellect, teercfore it sill be fouad cary to renier tts adaptation feasible to all the sgriculturists of your coun try. Toe chemical moana by which I stimulate the vitelity of the rice, an’ which serves to impart to it an increase of heat, ia'of trifling expeors. It i# more thaa sufficient te make good the loss of vegetative power which the oil may sustain by producing # coabl: crop You, #ir, however, are wot without the Lnowledge that far from being an enfrebling plaot, rice, on the contrary, is known to science as an améliorator of the soll that produces it At only remains for me to add, that as regards the price I might claim for the Importation of my America, whilst I beliewe (his difficult to be fixed at pre sent, I am convinced that no obstacle will be thrown in the way of this 5 Americn is too fal and too geuerous to trafic with what abe will have achnowledged of some utility, and for my par ali be tou happy of the opportunity 7 bie rerviees at her diepesal. in my opinion, it is beyond coobt that no soon a» you rhaii be muthorized to treat, or, better #t ll, ty make ‘me offers, we shall be ensily able to come to term. Mesne hile, cocept, air, the expression of w: higheet Conaiderat'o % G. LATHES Ai sascad., Tezi', Cob. 13, 854. witcesses of the most irre- | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH Virginia Politics. OUB RICHMOND COREESPONDENOE. The Know Nothing State Nominations—1he Oharacier of the Men—The Chances of the Election. Ricamonp, March 19, 1855. You have been already apprised of the Know Nothing nominations for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attor- ney-General, and Commissioner of the Board of Pablic ‘Works of Virginia. The convention which assembled in Winchester on Tuesday last was, I sm informed, one of the most intelligent and dignified nominating conven- tions that ever sat in Virgiais. It was made up of whigs and democrats, or rather those who had belonged to those parties—independent, sensible men—practical and practicable—and their deliberations were coaducted with the most entire and perfect harmony and unanimity. Every individual preference was sacrificed to the public good, and, in making the nominations, the convention ected literally and traly as a unit. I will now tell you something of the nominees, Thomas Stanhope Flournoy, the Know Nothing candi- date for Governor, is a practising lawyer of Halifax county, Virginia, a private gentleman, whose aspi- rations have led him to seek distinction by the regu- lar practice of his honorable profession, instead of the steep and thorny road of political life, In what I shall say of Mr. Flournoy, I do not wish to be un- derstood as using the language of empty eulogy, or speaking in the exaggerated terms which purtirans em- ploy after the making of nominations. If you read the Richmond Enquirer you must have been struck with ‘the tone of respect for Mr. Flournoy’s character which pervaded the Enquirer's article of comment upon the nomination of the Know Nothing convention. But, in deed, it would be impossible for any one in Virginia to speak of him im any other way. Mr, Flournoy is not a politician, though he has very decided opinions upon political aubjects. He has always acted with the whig party, and in 1847-8 was ardent in his advocacy of the nomination of General Taylor for the Presidency. He has served one term in Congress, to which body he was clected from a dintrict having 900 democratic majority, ‘result which is ascribed to his extraordinary personal popularity. ‘The democratic majority of five or six hun dred in his own county, he reduced on the same occa- sion almost to a tie. His popularity arises not from the arts of the demagogue—for he has not been an office seeker—hin great ambition being for professional success, bat from a remarkably pure and noble personal character, and a chivalry which sbows itself in actions instead of word is “without fear ani without reproach,” warm |, Accessible, generous, unostentatious, brave as a lion, but perfectly courteous, plain and ua: suming. Flournoy is loved most by those who ko him best. I aver with pertect confidence that every word which bis warmest politi-al friends can say of his character, wili be endorsed by his warm. ent political enemies, Mr. Flournoy is an elder im the Presbyterian chuch, a position which he fills with much credit and usefulne 68. T have said nothing as yet of his intelectual qualifi- cations. In regard to them, | will add that he is one of the first lawyers in Virginia, and that in this land of orators be is conridered one of the most splendid stum {yeekexe im the State. Every one who has ever he him, speak in the aame dejighted ana enthusiastic man- ner of his tine oratorical powers. All the Kaow Nothings with whom I have conversed assure me that if Flournoy and Wise come in contact upon the stump, the former will be mere than « match for the great Accotaac orator. | He will have the advantage of Wise in coming into the | canvass fresh and unwearied; moreover, he is yet com- paratively a young man, being still, I believe on vhe sunny side of forty; he possesses a tesa robust coostitu- tion of body aa well as mind, all wh'ch will tell in his favor in canvassing such a State as Virginia. So, ac. cording to all accounts, Wise is likely to win no laurels in an encounter with Flournoy. As to game, which seems to be considered in these times as much a requi- site for office as statesman-like qualities, Flournoy ig raid to be peculiarly, emphatically, and pre eminently a game bird—so that the people of Virginia have the con- solation of knowing that whoever {s their next Governor, whether Flournoy or Wise, there will be plenty of pluck | in the executive chair. ‘To sum up all, Flournoy i4 aa pure, as generour, as fascinating, as eloquent, and aa gallant aa Wise, with a balance of powers, a ballast of judgment, and a moderaticn of spint which do not be long to the high-minded but impulsive Harry of Acco- mac. Moreover, nai I is probably the most conser- vative man in the State of Virginia. As regards the Union, he i a true and comprehensive patriot, and will etand’ by the stars stripes while there’s a shot in the locker. At the fame time he is very decided in his devotion to the institutions and rights ot Virginia. He comes from Halifax county, in the midst of one of the largest slaveholding sections of Vii and in which there is more of old time Virgin’ 1y other part of the State, except the Eastern ‘also one of the most productive and pros: if NE eo toe peop! le are wealthy, intel- pirited, hospitable ard intensely southera. is 1. do pot mean snti-Nortbern—but they | love above all other lands Virginia, and will yo their death for their domestic institutions and rights. So you m: judge from thix something of Stanhope Flourny’s posi- on end sentiments on the “vexed question.”” AB to the basis of representation in Virginia, to which Mr. Wise has committed himself so irre wly, Flour- noy shows an escutcheon, against which neither Bust nor West can hurl an arrow. ‘The three other nominations of the Know Nothing Con- vontion were all of democrats. Whether they belong to the Know Nothing perty Ido not know, but they have all accepted the nom‘nations Col. James M. H. Beaie, ot Kauacha (Western Virginia), i¢ a democrat, and has been a democratic member of Coagress from this State. He in said to be a gentleman of talent, influence, | ond grent independence of character. The nomimation of John M. Patton, Beq , of this city, for Attorney | General, took everybody here by surprise. Mr. Patton in o leading member of the aemocratic party, and stands ameng the first men at the bar in this city and State. His ad ead of the nomination is, however, beyond doubt. The Enquirer has come down apon him like thousand of brick. It says that Wise’s zig cag course bax been a straight line compared to the numbarless | jump Jim Crow’s of Patton. It reminds Patton of a re- proachful question, which, it says, Clay once addrenued to him—‘How are you ‘to-day, ‘Mr. Patton? Vary amnsing, but a bon mit can no more do away the woril effect of this nomination than a popgun car silence | Faixhan. Jt 1s clear that the Know Nothings are ing their nominations without reference to anything but qualifications, ané maay a good aemocrat will sup- port them in their attempt to fill the Attorney General- ship without reference to party. } Richard G. Morris, Eaq., another prominent democrat, | is the candidate for the Lape rtant post of Commissioner | of the Board of Public Works for the Central District. ‘This 18 a most important position, second only in that | reepect to that of the Governor, if indeed it is secoad to that. Mr, Morris iy a thorough master, theoretically ond practically, of everything connected with the «ub- ject of internal improvements in Virginia. The State might bave been searched through in vain for a stronger and bev jomimation. Mr. Morris's term of office will be six years. ‘These nowinations, so judicious, #0 sensible, co unex ceptionable in every respect, have been reeeived by the | Know Nothings and the ou:side sympath sere through: out the State with the most overwhelming enthusiasm. | One universal roar of response comes up from all parte of Virginia, Not a murmur of discontent is beard from any part of the camp. The democracy of the new party stind firm as Gibraltar. Toe solid columns of the Eog- Lith at Waterloo never stoot more compact and resolved © viewory than the Know Nothings of tois old common- wealth, And victory they will achieve, as eure as the sun of the election Fires.” Ob! Richmond junta, of old time, do not your bones move unensily in the grove’ Ob! living junta, see’st thou vot the handwriting on the wall? For ibe first time old Vi ais gong to paxs out of your banda! New Hampshire bas turned ber back upon her | own son, and Virginis—-the Old Diminion—always | hitherto faithtal am ng the taithlos—Virginia ta about | | to cave in! Ob! tell it not in Gath, publish it not im Askalon, leet the bones of thi buried about Faneuil Hall, ris hands, and grin in ous mockery 0 paralleled humiliation. 1 am iformed that at the nominating convention in Winchester over 60,000 Know Nothi | sented, and that there were thirty-two counties not rep- resented, There can be no doubt that they have ti numbers now tocarry the State; and then think of the probability of a large cuppert from the whig aa well as | democratic outsiders. The old line whigs cansse nothing | to objeet to in Flournoy: and aa to the three democratic candidates, why ebculd not the three on the Know No- | thing ticket be ns acceptable as the three on the demo- cratic ticket Why sbould not Paole be as acceptable aa Mot'omes, Patton as Pocock, Morris a» Graham, to both | whigs and democrats? And why should not Flournoy, | the cool, firm, sagacions, conservative stateaman, be aa | | eeceptable to men of all parties as the erratic and impe- | | toons Winer at least ten thousand majority 14 not be surprised to «se fifteen KNOW SOMETHING. | jd federal Philistines, and clap their skeleton the un- You may count v ogoinst Wise; but I | or twenty thousand. Affairs in Washington Territory. OUR PUGET SOUND CORKERPONDENCE. Parr Sounn, (Washington Territory, ) Samuary 20,1555. jf ' | Puget Sound Agricultural Company Its Frauds on our | Government— Indian Treaties— Whale Fisheries—Loes | of Steamer Southerner, de. A few words from the Northwest will, I presume, be scceptable to your readers, who veldom hear from our region. This Territory, as you know, embraces the famed Puget Bound, and is contiguous to the British pow restions, having on our #9il the settioments of the Hod- von Bay and Puget Sound agricultural companies. The British government, in the treaty of 1546, imposed on Mr. Buchanan, by embraciog therein a stipula- that “The farms, lands, and other property ofevery description beloeging to the Paget Sound Agricultural company on the north side of the Columbia river shail be confirmed to the said company.” It has lately come ont that this is sot chartered company, that they are simply squatters, and was got up by the Hadson Bay Company for the purpose of enabling them to enter into the pursuits of agriculture, stock raising, &e , from whieh they were prohibited by their charter. Here, thom, Is another proof of Jebn Bull's rescality. ‘This Poget Bound Company, ander this treaty, | Bow the impudence to risin the fee im immense tracts | of country, I send you « copy of this company's | agreements, on ita Cest ipatitation, by which you wil! | be evabled to judge of the fraod that was perpetrate! by , Mee Sealy Of code, whee Ley weed pala od 00 us a | a bond of indemnit, a bone fide company, recognized as euch by the British atraits entering into the Sound. The vessel getting to Teak badly, Captain Sampeon wan compelled to beach her, forty miles south ot Flattery, Dac. 27, lx64, Ail the pacsergers were |: , but the entire maileand cargo were a lose, She had on board the States mails which left New York November 20. Toe revenue cutter Jefferson Davis and steamer Major Tompkins went to her rolief; but the cutter could not reach the t owing to the winds. Thesteamer Tompkins broaght ‘the pasrengers and crew to Olympia, where thoy now are. Major Alvord, 0.8. 4., was ove of the wrecked. Your readers might wish to learn what advantages this portion of the Union holds out to eapital and labor, The Inmber, fishing and coal interests are now chiefly follewed by the persons on the Sound, But there is & branch of industry that Iam astonished has not been commenced by the whale fishers, Tbe Souvl offers the best enid trom which to carry on whaiing. Small ‘vensela fitted out here, (so near these fisheries) need but make a three moths cruise; and in place of goiog round ‘the Horn, proceed to Sun Francisco, and there freight the retui vessels to the States. There is every ma- terial here necessary to ship buildiog, “and provisions sre abundant. HFlour will be readily obtaived at $5 per bbl., the finest beef and pork at Sor 6 cents per Ib., potatoes at 26 to 37 cents per bushel, and other vegeta: jes in proportion. The government bas not yet au) us with a steam- er to bring our mails direct from Francisco. This is a want that als to the sound policy of the WASHINGTON TERRITORY. ment to furnish. Interesting from the Rio Grande. OUB BROWNSVILLE CORRESPONDENCE. Brownsvii.e, Texas, March 7, 1855. Reinforcements Sent from Matamoras to Vera Cruz— Their March under Gen. Quintana—New Mode of Rat cruiting the Army—Santa Anna's Downfall Looked Sor—Comments on his Late Manifesto. General La Vega, governor commanding in Tamauli- pas, retarned to Matamoras on the first of this month, having been hurriedly called back from his tour of in- spection of the posts above, and measures were imme diately taken to send off to Vera Cruz a portion of the forces belonging to his command and stationed in Mata- moras, Col. Quintana accordingly left yesterday with some two hundred and fifty men for Vera Cruz, This chieftain is the same person who, on the eve of Arista’s overthrow, revolted, with his regiment, against Avalos, who com- manded in Matamoras, and who to the lant proved faith- ful to the President's decaying fortunes. To punish this | exemplary fidelity, Santa Anna bas mercilessly perso- cuted him, and bas him now confined in one of the | most loathsome dungeons in the Castle of San Juan de Uloa, The secret of Quintana’s removal to Vera Cruz is, that hia fidelity had become suspected. ‘The most intense interest was caused some days ago in Saltillo, growing out ofa measure adopted by the commanding general for the purpose of recruiting hia vagabond roldiery, A grand musical entertain- ment for the codification of the dear people was | announced as coming off at the Plaza, or principal | squere; and, as was to be copjectured, thousands flocked to the place to regale tueir sensos with the strains of soul-stirring music, Suddenly, how ever, a change came o’er the spirit of their dream, when the immense crowd found itself hemmed in by strong de- | tachments of soldiers, who unceremonisly marched therm + off to the several nvilitary yuarters, and, with very fow exceptions, all were on the next day prossed into the | service. | A similar order was iesued by the satrap commanding | in Nuevo Leon; but the people of the country, having got | ‘wind of it, eluded it by placing the Rio Grande betwren themselves and their oppressor, and crossing over inco Uncle Sam’s territory. | On the night of the 24 inst. the house of Veu4a, Tar- ava & Co., of this city, wax burgiariously entered, ani bn jron safe robbed of some 4,500 dollars ia silver, belonging to lion Antonio ‘® merchant of Sata” ‘Another safe was in the room, containing sone $20,000, which, for want of time, was left unto the robbers. ‘The loss wil! cause the rata, ina maan! of the gentleman who owned the money, and the viliata ous act has created much excitement, as being the ony robbery of const quence ever perpetrated here. covery hes bees saad. No dit | ‘thé recent appointment of Major James H. Durat, a | native Texan, os collector of the customs ut this ple ‘vice Stepten Powers, removed, has given very goner tisfaction, as, besides the * qualificatioas decidedly a very popular He will prow: | himself an efficient, popul 0 Among our neighbors all are on change, a4 Fania Anna’s do are no longer problema rible example of the d should throw him into bis hands. a Anna's manifest to the nation has been receiv it having caused the least sensation in the pal mind. It is attributed to Lares, hia Minister of Just ond Ecclesiastical Affairs, and may properly be qualiied the wont etupld and insipid paper ever puoiished uncer the tyrent’s signature. It is the blabberiag of an overgrown boy, miserably whining for the loss of a favorite toy. It is the undignified outbreak of wounded pride and deeply mortified self-iove, unworthy of the man who vaunts of so much energy and decision of eberacter, ‘Things continue quiet. nor will there be a chaoge be- | fore the merry peals of the bells and the booming of cun- | pon in Matemorss will have announced tne finale of fonta Anna's dexpoti 1 will endeavor to keep the run of things, and as they occur I will aee that you ae duly posted, by BIO BRAVO. | merciful Providence An Act for the Preservation of Personal Rights and Liberty. A large number of petitions have been pres nted to the Legislature asking the passage of laws to necure the writ of habeas corpus and trial by jury to persons in this State claimed aa fugitive slaves, and to preve t and punish kidnapping. Thess petitions were referred to @ select committee of the Assembly, of which Mr. Phelps. of Onondaga, was made chairman. The follo#- ing bill has been reported aa the result of the Isbors of that committee: — AN ACT HOR THE WETTER PRYARRVATION OF THe CONSTITY TIONAL MIGHTS AND LRERTIER OF THR PuOrLR Ov THM STATE. Sect on 1. Every inhabitant of this State, who shall be arrested, committed or cetained, under the pretence that euch person Owes service or labor under toe liws of any other State, is entitled as of right to prosecute a writ of habeas corpus in the manner proscribed by the Kevired Statutes; and it shall be the duty of the Dis trot Attorney of the county in which the claim of much service sball be made or prosecuted, upon being ay ind f, to appear in person or by deputy, (who, in mismicn, mey be ‘appointed by a Judge of the ,) upon every proceeding wheresoever had, im re two the trial the saia clatm; to see that no wrong is done by any person or officer whatovver sgainet the person so cla med, or sgaiont the rights, + dignity of the people of the State 2. The court or officer before whom the writ of corpus ia returnable, shall, on the spplica'ton of any party to the proceeding, order any inwus iavolving es ight to froetecs of the sald person to be tried by m ury, to be summoned for the purpow. pon the trial of the eid inene the burthen ‘of proof ‘4 rest upon the claimant, and shall be auatame! by i evidence, excluding ¢* purte itions, and th timor y or declarations of either of the parties, Th ve the right fo retura a general verdict the seme general diseretion a in ci and the finding by them of # verdict o Guilty,’ shall be final and conclumve; any attempt thereatieron the of any person or officer, with or without the color of law, to weiz# or remove such person ass fogitive owing service, shall be an act without the authority of law, and pumshable accordingly. Fee, 3. An pan who shall remove from the | limite of this , or rhall aasiet in removing thee from, or shall come into the State with the inva tion of removing or of assisting in the removing | therefrom, or shall procare or assist in procuring to be so removed, any person who is not helt to service or labor under the laws of any other Stay, and who bes not escaped from such service ot labor, ander the prevence that auch person i no held and bas so encapec, shall be punished by @ fine of not leas toan (06, nor more than $5,000, and by imprisonment in han five gor more then won . 4. No jail or other buflding belonging to or onder the authority of the people of this State, or of any mu nicipal cerporation of county thereof, thal be used for the confinement of any person charged with being a fugitive beld to service, unless by order of a Judge of this State peading the proceedings on « writ of habeas corpus as berein provided, auch order sball only be mie ix default of reasonable bail, if ball be deman ted whiet may only be on the execution by the claimant of with sufficient sureties, to the per son #0 claiwed for the payment of sll damages he may ouffer by pad Ml cave the pame shall not be ay ict of m jury: and any person hav ng tbe eare or eomtrel cf any Hall of saber bilit ing, who shall permit the cogfinent of such alleged (uy | tive there’m except as herein authorized, shail be en jected to the payment of a fine of Ove hundred doliare ‘b00 imprisonment in the State prison for two years Fee. 5. All persons hoiding any efice uf honor or emolament whateoever, by appointment or election in Virtue of any of this State, are Reresy prohibit’ from @reetly or indirectly arresting, keeping 1a eastody Cr eurrt peering aby perron whatsoever ase fugitive slare hy virtue of the acts of Congress, reapecting fugitives fiom junticn and persone escaping from the service of Steamer Iiinoin, ke $100,000 90 Brig Wartavill, Rio Grai 1,327 00 | Steamship Nashville, | 800/000 09 Lo. 201,989 83 61,550 06 Do. | Stenmship Hermann, Hremen,Am.gold 1856. . section of title Vil, part I, P. the Revised Statutes, authoriz'ng the Mayor or Ke- of the city ef New York, in certain cases, to send itive from service, is hereby repealed, ny judge, sheriff or other Ceqeuteers in thom, f thom, by vi authority ve. in ‘any of them, by virtue of the laws of this State, to an: conse or officer, judt- cial of executive, of any other State or of the United States, in any proceedings authorized and instituted under this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemea- nor, and the person so olfeniing shal', on conviction ition to the forfeiture of hin o! bopment in the “tate prison for two years. fee. 9 Ail expenses ly nourred in the protec: tion and defence of any inhabi‘arnt of this State claimed, seized or arrested a8 2 fugitive, togetber with a reasons. ble connrel fee to the District Attorney or bia deputy for services performed under this act; to be cert fed in each cane by a Judge of the county, shall be audited by the Comptroller, and ped by the Treasurer on bis war- rant, out of avy maney in the Treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated, Sec. 10, Pix act shall take effect imurediatety. A Mitr or Praxons.—The Terre Hauto tnd. American sys that the country theresdouts ix literary wwarmiog with wild pigeons. Un the evening of the 9th, wbout five o’clock, a flock near« mile in length and by about mxty feet deep, parned directly over the city, making & noise audiab) & great distance. Forriax Consut ror New Youk.—The Preal- dent bas officivlly recognized Edward voa der Heydt aa consnl of Yrussia for the port of New York. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Sunpay, March 25—P. M. During nearly the whole of the past week the community was kept in suspense by the protracted absence of the steamship Atlantic. All was doubt and uncertainty, and no one krew what course to take. A masterly inactivity has been the most pru- dent policy to pursue, and it haa been pretty gene- rally resorted to. Quotations for stocks have been quite uniform, with an active movement in al! the leading speculative fancies. State stocks and rail- road bonds have been in demand, and favorite classes are confidently taken hold of by our most cautious capitalists. The great abundance of money has not yet created much speculative ex>itement, and fancy stocks not possessing the proper ele- ments of productiveness bave not moved up much. Reading Railrcad continues ntar the highest point touched, and there is no stock pressing on the mar- ket. The large coal tonnage last week has given holders renewed confideno>. Erie has been pur- chased to some extent lately on time, buyer’s option, bat the shorts have nothing to fear. The inflation in Hadson Railroad cannot be otherwise than of a temporary character. It has no basis, and its worst season is about opening. We shal! not have any de- cided movement in stocks until we havo later advices from Europe. It is many months since the arrival of the steamer from Liverpool was looked for #0 apxiourly as at presest. Toe previous steamer brought sdvices of so indefinite a character that the public mind has since been unsettied, and basi- bess operations much neglected. The bare an- nuncement whether the Czar was dead or alive wou!d be snfficient to eet the wheels of speculation again in motion. It will not matter much tothe community at large which way the account is—we want to know the fact, whatever ti iv. If anything bas occurred to detain the Atlantic we shall soon have an arrival at Haltfax. We myy irs: hear of the Atlantic at that port. The Cunard stoamer of the 16th is pearly due at Halitex, having been out about ten days. We shall be relieved of our ens penee before the lapss of many hours, either by the Atlantic ct 4 Cunard steamer. Mi. Albert H. Nicolay’s regular semi-weekly auc* tion pale of stocks and bonds wili take place on Monday next, the 26th inst., at 12) 0’ slock, at the Merchanw’ Exoharge. Ta the catalogus will bo found a variety of first class State securities. The exportation of specie from thia port during the pest week was only to a moderate extent, as will be reen by the snnexed statement: — Sursenre or Seem rrom Tun Port of xew York Do. do Total for the week, Previonaly...... Total for 1865..........6.. We sbail not have a steamer from this port for Ewope for nearly ten days, and in that time we sball have snother California steamer in with » remittance much larger than the last two combined. We bave no doubt a much larger amount of specie came in the hands of the passengers on board the George Law than usual; and it ls aiso our opinion that before the departure from San Fren- cisco of the steamer of the 4th of March pretty quiet times prevailed, and gold had come out hberally from its hiding places. The advices of rain is the most favorable festure in the accounts by this steamer. The Daily Wisconsin of the 19th inst. gives a | correct copy of the Currency bil which passed the Assembly of that State :—— A Bris. To Prevewt Tar Cnc LaTios oF A Derreeraren Con | macy As Money by THIS State, The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate end Assembly, do enact ax follows Sec, 1. No person or body corporate shell pay ont, or pot into cireusation as money in th te, any vill, note, certificate of deposit, or other paper, having the win li tude of a bank note, knowitg the same to have been in sed without the authority of this or aay other of the | United States or Canada. Sxc. 2 No person or body corporate shell pay oat, or pot into cireslation in this State. the vills or note of | omy hank that ia not located in this State, upless each | bila or notes are redeemable in speci at the place where they purport to have been issued, aud are al4o current bankable and red rate of discount m crnt., of are current, bankable, and reioemable at par, | in eitber the cities of Milwaukie, Chicago or St Louis fre 3. Any person who shall knowingly violate either | of the preceaing sections of thin act shall be dijudged guilty of 2 misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine | of pot leas than fifty dollars for every piece of paper ro put into circulation, or by imprisonment not lew than wix months, or by both rach fine and imprisonment, This act shall be im force sud take effect at the {ninety days from and alter the dato of ite If the bill passes in its present form, it would exeliie | New England currency—which certainly was not intent od—at lenst cush is eur construction of the bil, This circumstance shows that the bill should be very careful ly examined in the Senate. ‘The annexed statement exhibite the quantity and | value of certain articles except toreign dry goods, imported into this district during the week endiag | | and including Friday, March 25,1865 :— | Commence ov THR Port ov New Youc—Wrexty Inronrs Pigs, Value Pig a” Glane 1 Glass ware 82 2 le Glara plate ‘ Heir = Hair cloth. ao "hedt India rubber no Mor 2 Opti s bo Hurgical co xO Coffer. . 1 Cocks uP Corks... ut Druge— Valse cap. 0 ¢o, tolow. 2 Mlack lead 0 Drevem! etiae 172 Bea, powder, 149 Unde san Wear eodm..1,066 Meta! goo. | Primatone...1,910 Coy | Campher...., 100 Per. cape | c ° Sheets ¢« 1 Chewicals Mirae gots % wt Chie, petash Cutlery Cocones|... Hardware Cream tartar, Gans Croton ou Iron, tome Cobrve bee” . their masters, or any of them, and every who Gam . a shall 90 act directiy or indirectly shall it amy com jotine ... 1 missen which he may bold to any office civil or mili Iperse ..... 2 tary, onder or by virtue of any law of this State: hie Pink seucers. 1 office shall be deemed racent and he shall be foreverthers. | Prare potash. atter ineligible to any office of trust or emelamen: under | Quinime...., 17 the lews of this State. Felice ! fee. 6, The volanterr mitttis of this Mtate are prohibited | Hove sai... 7% from ertingin avy manner in the seirure, orrem- | Tertere acid. 70 Aton of nae person for the rencom Chat Be leelaimed nea | Perwy, tere. 178 ! | Inger slave, unions 1a povulgnce 4 + judgment ae | Wiker Go. | eet, bois Farth’n ware, Fancy goods.. 12 Ligaumvitwa — 1,244 Find... = Mabogany _ o186 Feathers 1 Woot... 3 115 Fire crack’rs3,000 Flocks, «a % LLY Furniture... 2 Waste 0 565 Furs... pas Other m« - ToL Gas Oxtoren, 1 Value of merchandise put Oa tke market during the week Ditto dry goods ditto ditto Total...ccrsocaccsoverees Ae90 erenersceces The prineipal items of import during were 08 follows :—Coflee, $307,159; undroseed skins, $143,265; cutlery, $36,210; railroad tron, $93,349; tin, $56,503; molagwses, $61 270; sugar, $267,961; tea, $526,601; watches, $74 847; wines, $29,685. The aggregate is somewhat larger thau usual, but it will be seen that it is made up of some large items. Upwards of eight handred thou. sand dollars was for two articles, tea aad coflee, The importation of dry goods las; weok was also unusually large for this se.son. ‘The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of certain aiticles exported from this port the wook éoring the week ending and incluting Friday, the | 23d of March, 18565, distinguishing the destivation and extent of sbipments to each place:— Commence oF THe Port oy New York--Weexiy Exrorts. LIVERPOOL, Quant. Value, Quant. Value, Cotton, bls..2,753 $101,931 Books, cares 5 e009 Corn, bush.28,506 27,926 Furakekine. 2 108 Beef, tes.... 136 4,800 Hops, bales, 52 400 Bacon, Iby 468,767 22,600 Dry g’ds, on. 10 Lard, 116,000 11,600 Leather cl’h 25. Hama, 800 52 Spm oil, gal. o,110 Sugar, bas.. 5640 0,972 Mahogaoy,.. 315 Tew, chests.. 199 2.786 Logwood.tna 201 Gvano, tons 1,748 $7,400 Rosi, bbls. .2,01 Silver «m’tos Other article — aw'pipgacks 6 500 FOCAL... e ceceesersanccccscees oes erecceve LONDON . 484 $7,834 Edlvcta,on.. 4 10,000 900 Turpe’te. ble. 1,725 88,667 51,792 Tobacco, ce. 100 Drug: + 8 1,017 Oil cake, bin. 1,043 Spm oll,gal.39,889 68/768 Guaco, tas ..1,604 ‘Tea, chests, 488 6,500 Rosin, bbls..3,237 7,029 Weleli cscs: HAVRE 121 $74,724 Palm leaf, bis, 161 2b uae 1 4S ST 1 100 202 500 Copper, 1b. 1 26 © 2,165 Zane pains, 1483 8 460 Hops, balos.. 10 gTt 1 68 Other articles — 1% Wh’bone,Ib.3,821 1,118 Himoaraiast| Total.. seeeseeeseeer $117,450 | Cotton, bit Sugar, boxe Cottee, bags. 4,142 Stave 1615 “ ++ 840,046 Logwood,tons 255 $5,700 Potatoes, pola 1,64 Ex. do, bax. 700 4,466 Furniture, be 6 500 Fustic, tons.. 369 6,408 aon Total... sees eeeeeee 7,837 Pork, bbls......... ee $96,720 Corn, bush... 24,000 $18,400 cape Ptaves, No........ epespre se $5,048 803 4 166 596 199 n 1 104 140 3 on 164 42 casen Furniture... Leather, roila 108 Drugs, case... 1 Wh oil, gale Onion, bbls Soap, bax.. .1,000 Railings, co bales ft articles Total..... oeeee mrxaco, Quantity. Value Quantity Cheese ths ..1,021 $124 Bea cloth, o« 4 Window rhds. 1 1% or | Woodware... 10 126 6 Mach'y, ¢#.14,673 24,096 1 | Tes, bie. % 873 ‘Types, Ae. 260 «1,888 Drugs, ca.... 187 3,086, Hops. bales.. 16 146 Glover, ba 14 284 TO 1966 5,619 ay 8,087 1,960 ¥ 1906 Matche 671 Watenes Dry goods, ca 14 3,067 Total, . cone Pork, boxes $14 Melt Hafety (nse Chee e Stationery, cn 3 A Olber artiow PONTO RICE, Corn meal, bie. 225 Potatoes, bois Teatter, tbe. 1,078 Kee, tlerees., 26 Fork, vole 4 Total... tire ew ORAMADA 140% Hate, onnee 1 6128 187 Guony bage 1.07 ray be Vieb, ble Py 28 2,4 Note, bores. 16 1 1032 Drdappee bie 10 87 § 2) Did por'e, bis, 10 on Henne, bores. 10 106 Ries, bt 12 ot Weware, pegs 11 220 Foxp, boxes... Vb 1% Tepe, eolla » #42 Henmdy, eaeee, 6 a Preserves. ben, 49 0 ner orticlee — ae Fyrep, bile... 10 1s Total laos sym § Views, Vole. 40 $408 Tea, bones 1 » ww A Parsitvere 6 fi ie, A 9,088 i 18 6 were pe 12 “a Breed, brie. 65 mn Porer . 5 16 Fem bee ‘ 7470 1s mmeeticn be sie ‘ ! 165 7 7” 1 1 iM wean. Fleer, 0 148 bork , Wie rate. 12 Le we . . -" — te Earope lately has been guano. Upwards of one bundred avd sixty thousand dollars worth were shipped Jast week to London and Liverpssl. Nos ly one buodred thousand doilara worth of pork were shipped to Bres', probably for the Promo’ naval #er- vie. A week ort+o sinoe aboot the eames value went to Toulon. The cousum tion of Amorioum pork in France haa brooms an item of vast ime tance, not only to consumers there, but to predasem here, and the trade must heaceforth rapidly to trease. Copper, in Large lols, contious to g> te France. The aggregate ¢x poration of morohandiae last week was limited. i 6,000 le State 6" oi} 10,000 Va O's 15,000 do... aa! 80,000 Mo . ut 20,000 421. N ¥ Coo KR mm a 40 Ole Tole Rit.c 19 do. ‘20 Gal & Chi Ra “ 10,000 do... WHO M0 do... . ow 1,000 Har Tet mt bd “NK ahs 2 000 Erie bas of ‘83 4, five 1, 12,000 Hud Cony ba e 9,000 It Contiat b bs - bo wo do... BOe 150 Reading Rit. bao B00 d0,,...,08 00 de. 40 do. 0 10 do...... «8 260 Hud River &, 6 100 do.,,.. bsO 100 5 Park Ima 50 Cary Tmp't $2 eet sepernsesssegass Nic Tran Co,.bs0 17 60 anama RR. ..., 108 ¢o 16% 10.8 Indians cy 10 Penn ( 100 TH Comt RR OTN 600 Cumb Coal 19 Clev, C & lor a & a 26 wba Contiven'! Bk 104% ox Bk 1 a) ‘0 Ind Construction 7 Mich Both's _ 60 IM Con Bit, 3 * RR. 100 Keading BIt..b60 #4 200 G0... AO BOE CITY TRAOH REPORT, Saronnay, Marsh 24—6 P.M. Asien were quiet, without cba Ukxanerorn—Flour-—There ow mand for the local and eastern trade ced (000 @ TOO0 bby Canadian branda ‘sbout 2000 bbls. at brasda. of al mmon to good bra Hye wan beta at $190 « 9 8255, North River. Cora opened firm suppowed to be at about $1, Oats were si e Conver, —The nturket was rather quiet, but prices were firm. fal 11M e.; 200 do. On private terms, and 6 jocba ak 140. w lb. h Cortox.—The market continued Grin, though the ab- tence of the Atlantic's news had the eect of checking halen, which amounted to 1,000 balon Friainrs —Engagmente were mosily at « stand, evtag detention of the steamar. Liverpool, 6, ie conn were engaged mt Sid, in ahip's haga, and emall lots of cotton at 652d a) 16d., comperened and uncomprensed. To London, 26 bales bale were taken at 20+, ‘To Firemen. 40 bales cotton wore at og 80 bbls, homey at 24c., and 1,200 kegs raising at 2de. Od- To Hamburg, 1,000 ibe. bone at yc per Ib ; 1,000 the. nispufactured tobacco at 27s. Od. per tom, ‘and 7,000 gallonn honey at ie. per gallon. Ratesto Havre were unchanged, with mode engagements, To California, they varied from Mo. « 50 per foot measurement Frert—About 1,000 boxes bunch raising were sold on private rms. Other fruita were unchanged. Hav.—Hales of 400 0 600 bales wore reported at about 46 conte, Inox — Galen of 400 tous Heotch ple wore made at O88 {4s 824, on rmall lote prices varied from 290, @ Ste. Lien, wee at Bl, wi mp at et ry Motamon.— the neles incluced ¢2 hhds, elayed Cubs of about 50 bbla, New Orleaos at te to ivhout change to notize of moment ia Provenows — 9 while prices 500 bbl, at OF s were made at 13 Ke. 4 100 canks toarket wae steady, with a falr amount About #00 bhds, Cuba were sold at 40.0 ‘ nl 100 & 400 do, New Orleans at4&e & bie. Wuwns included atout 300 bbls State prinen at 51s Woot Hales are reported thls week of 160,000 Ibe. frace tn! palled wools at about last week's rates, fully up to cur quotations. In foreign there has beem more (nq uiry, bod we notice sales of 1:0 balee unwashed Mostlen Ie to Me, vix months, and 76 bales Buenos Ayres werhed about 12. om time. There has beems fair tm quiry for most kinds, and the market is shade better, Foreign Marketa. VaLranamo, Feb, 14, 1866. Moce oor lavt report the mar activity ) the ence pth transertions bare been trifling Let Goce come tow mune have been mate for Halta en via. Very few goods have been sold for home oom vuragtion This article |s low aod slow of axle 200,000 Lemme fret American wan etd at $28, wal 100,000 foot Malthe 06 829 The stock in heavy, and if California continuse nending this articie prices will Le moderate in this mar het Meer tasnove. Mrmr ov Toure rin, Home thew gallons bave Lee bought for Caliterabe wt 8% Klee le very dau and « great quamtity of inferiar oe tarket ONILIAN EXPORTER. 00 t— Conaitesabie Wontnees bas veom 6ome in Una arthele the latter parte! last mouth and of thia, oud shout 0,000 ql) bave changed hands, prices ere Comipriqng (row O\o 8* 2. waich letter may be conal- dered the preset price, with upward tendeacy, Une stock in the market « very retured, ant although theese Jrices will chase ReteviLy im rewitiances from the Sow will omly come in slowly, peices will therefore re man high ati four ground trom new wheet comes freely inte Ube market, when Its valve will depend om the dewan’ thet may at thet ture 6:6! for export Wat —fome purchases of of wheat have bea mato #t Teleabuawe for export ot # fea, There iso email quantity of Ot bere, but (i le of inferior qaality, aad eat fit for export The pri from $s ow 88 woke of 7.00 faneen: re wheat wae mote ot the Antonin, at 02 New ig be tered in thb het the @ Dh A whet 2! 000 of the were eo, 98 62.51, bebene the ruc ts prise of whest will te for the prevent crop ite @ tt oy, as the growers are the ove they wish to get, ant not thom they could nr evi inte the mnret slowty, and M variey in Ean Awtouse 61 G8 iw eee 1 tne barley being ett ot A ae Of Oe wee meee ot 014, whee ort ww =aleers thew a which buyert toek ae alert te Leretorm sales have bewm | ’ Oncor cleee wt be paid if the chipping could be acters teahe are he folio ciag - itambore tog Trt é. Cour to Vewstie, Uh. oat 9.25 ¢ Mamburg 7 Cate Mater €p hort deflars, § p de ee