The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1855, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRILTOR AND EDITOR, BFPICE M W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STé. a sees OF Volame XX.... AMUSEMENTS JH1S BVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE Brosdway—-Damon AnD Pyrnias Goop ron Nornine. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Brondway—Granp Concent, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Macwern-Saion oF Puarce. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Javar Prine ALL Tue WoRty's 4 Srace. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Sratz PRisONER Pace Pry- Kiss ov tax Dann, - Taunus AMERICAN MUSEUM--Afteroo0n—HrAps AND Wiirace Gorsir, Evening~Fivine DurcnMan, WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mecb: ‘Hall—472 Broadway. BI LEY’S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Buem- ary's Ernsorian Orewa TROUPE. EMPIRE KRALL, 596 Brondway—Paxonama ov Evnore, New York, Thursday, April 5, 1855. ‘To Advertisers and Gusincas People. @BMOULATION OF THE NEW YORK BERALD FOR THE ‘WBEE ENDING MaucH 31, 1855. ®andsy, March 26 49,620 “Monday, “26 53,160 Powery, 9 1 60,960 Wedwestay, 28. 54,480 Seurisy, 29 53,768 ‘Mmdny, «30. ++ 56,880 @eturday, “ 31 ++ 55,080 Botal... + +834,920 Avernge for vix dsys seve ceee 65,820 ‘Phin is the larg ost dalty circulation of any newspaper sym Burope or America. Maths for the Pacific. He NEW YORK HERALD—CALIFORNIA BDITION. ‘Fhe United States mail steamship George Law, Captain “G. V. Fox, will leave this port this afternoon at two welock, for Aspinwell. ‘The mails for Caiffornia and other parts of the Pacific, “will close at one o’clock. ‘The New Youn Weary Hensry—California edition— eentaining ‘he latest intelligence from all parts of the “world, will be published at eleven o’clock this morning. Bingle copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, nixpence. Agents will please send in their orders as early as pos- ab: le, The News. ‘The election yesterday in Rhode Island resulted “mm the complete triumph of the Know Nothing State officers, Congressmen, everybody. Tae vote was a Mght one and all one way. ‘The steamship Baltic, which left Liverpool on the ‘DAtb ult. for thie port, is now in ber twelfth day ont, and her arrival ia momentarily expected. By this “weene] we sball receive one week’s later news from Esrope. The steamship Union, Capt. Adams, ar. nived yesterday afternoon, from Havre 14th ult., via Southampton 15th, and Halifax April. She put imto the latter place for coal. The U. experienced very heavy weather theentire passage, and passed geveral iceberge on the 27th ult., in lat. 45 36, lon. 47:30. Her news was anticipated by the Asia, ar. vived at Boston Iaet Saturday. The steemship At MavticsCapt. West, left her dock at noon yesterday fer Liverpool, but was obliged to anchor at the South- ‘weet Spit, owing to the low state of the water on the ‘ar. caused by the prevalence of strong westerly winds for several days past. At nice o’clock last evening she proceeded.on her voyage. She carries seme hundred and seventy passengers and $1,276,257 im specie. Messrs. Page & Bacon have published a card ‘im the St. Louis papers of yesterday, aunouueing ‘their intention to suspend business. They state ‘that their aesets largely exceed their liabilities, ‘though not immedistely available, every dollar of whkh shall be applied to the payment of thelr Binal debate in the Senate on Tuesday night oa the -Psobibitcry Liquor law. The discussion ocowpicd @rom four o’clock in the afternoon until midnight, Byery Benator was in his place, and voted for or against the bill, which paesed by a vote of 17 @higa aad 4 democrata in favor, to 5 whige and 6 d2m)- erate againe’ it—21 to 11. To day it will probably eome up in the Assembly, when the Senate’s amend- ments will be acted on. The Albany Evening Journal closes its remarks on the passage of the bill with the following:—Tha b.li ia the shape in which it sow returns to the Acsombiy embodies the gekeral features of prohibition, search (of shops) abd se)zure, floes and punishment, as laid down in the laws of Maine, Maseachusetts, ani Conuecticut. Tke amendments made to it by the Sonate, sinve its passage by tho Assembly, are eubstantially the folowin, Fixing the 4th of Juty instead of the 15th @f May, as the day for it te go in‘o operation. Strik- fing out the provision giving half the penaliy ra vvered to the informer. Adowing (instead of one mach school district,) any namber of persons ty eell.apirite tor “medical, mechanical and chemical pw pers,” who can give adequate security not to ee)! for any other purp.se, and who can prove unexceptiouable moral ciaracter. Imprisoniog for thiriy daga those who violate this provision, in addition to the fine of $100. Striking out the pro- vision making the bondsman liable after the offend- jeg agert has bsen imprisoned. Allowing these agents ta sell, for euch purposes, to any person, jmstesd of merely to inhabitants of tre neighbor hood. Striking out the provision allowing the complainant to carry up his caze on appeal“ in Person,” £3 well as by attorary. Pr widing thata Magistrate shail not inflict more than one penalty upon the seme porson at one time. Striking out the Prevision thst importers’ packages aball cont sin not ‘ees than fifteen gallons. A large number of bill were acted on in both Deauches of the Legislature yosterday. The bill imoressing the capital of the Mauhattaa Gas Oon- pany possed (0% third reading. An effort to re duce the prive of gas to to dollars per 1,000 eabio feet, instead of two dollars and whalf, unfortunately proved unsaccessfcl, The Hociesisstical Church ‘Fepures bill was passed by o vote of 93 to9. There ip @ report that tho Governor will be induesd to 2° Yhis messure; but should be do #9 no doubi the bill would pass both houses by a constitutional vote. The Senate held an execotive session and condrmed The appointment of Canal Auditor Marius Sshoon- maker as Superintendent of the Bankiag Depart ment in place of Mr. St. Juhn. Phe new Cana} Ap pralsers—Merscs, Parmele, Wasson and Ball—wace T vera aro to pass upon the claims of the Rochester mil! owasra, involving cer. tainly » qua;ter, perhaps a bai’, Probably a miltiou of dollars, in compensation for damages received by the diversion of the waters of the Ganesse tiver for anal purposes. The harbor master dpolntmeats Were not acted on. A motion to reconsider the vote confirming Health Officer Dr.Thospaon was re- jected, as was aeons sttempt to Mivestigate the faote relative to the suppressed ¥iter of the Gover- Bor withdrawiug the Dootgs’» sppointment, Semee Riven eatred with the tuarder of Police. —_ by a nited States, which states tha’ vated e the British “Foreign Legion,” and pro- ceeds to show that there is law, right, equity, and everything else, ia favor of the enlistment. Itap pears to have been pubdlis"ed by authority, and is therefore an important endeavor to find room for it t;-morrow. merchants, a few Gays since addressed a let‘er to ite Hon. William L, Marcy, Secretary of State, po Ltely asking in/ormation of the department whether it would consider the employment of Amerivaa merchant vessels fo the transportation of troops and provisions to the Crimea for another goverc- ment any violation of our neutrality laws. To this respectful inquiry the sage of she Stats Department briefly and in substance replied to Mr. Ogden, toll- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1856 “British American” to the people of the men are enlisted dozumeat. We sail Mr. Daziel Ogden, one of our leading shipping ing bim that if he wished the opinion of the de- partment is declined to give it, and told him rather abruptly that he had batter consuls his counse The Secretary must be rathe? out of humo: eboat these troublous Cuban times. How about the fir. ing into the steamer Daniel Webster by the Spanteh vessel of wor? What is tie opinioa of tae Stat, Depa:tment about that? Must her owaers coarat their counsel? The Committce on Landa avd Pis026, ta a report | prevented to the Board of Councilmay, Inat nizht, exked to be discharged from furtte, consideration of a resolution im favor of curtai¥ing the Central Park, The committee say thet the, many arguments séwanced in favor of the Park Ya ita present ferm have induced them to come to such a concission. ‘Thelr report was referred to the Committee of the ‘Whele, and we sincerely truvt it will be adopted by the Board. The iesolutions of the Board ef Alder- men annuliing all granta, icenses, rights or privi- leges to lay rails in Broadway, were received, bat, being tbat there -hould be crises and revalsione at regular intervals. Extravagance hastens 9 a multiplies them; but no thrift or frur could prevent them altogether, so lop currency remains in its present When the constitution was frame was given to Congress to “ re gulate ¢ el with foreign nations, and . failures wou'd be quite certain to precipitate @ | has giver i+ coms to have crisis far worse in its consequences than that | tiveor ohceded. In the of September. It is, indeed, a condition of our commercial ality gas the condition. d, the power among the several How has thi power been used? By States.” an incredible faty,¢+~ |__op which the camse inust be sought in “he fimancial disasters of the colo- pis] histor» of these States and of the revolu- tiovary perfod—this power has been almost whol'.5 neglected by Congress. -A bankrupt 8V,bas been passed twice (ander a separate Sroviston of the constitution), but for speciie purposes, and ‘or a limited period which has never been prolonged. A tariff or rather about twelve tariffs have been adopted since the Revo- ution, the firet having for their sole object to ‘evy a Juty to support the government, some of the later ones superadding and indeed subor- dinating to this the futile desire to protect cer- tain specific interests here by a tax on all others. But with these exceptions, commerce has been practically unnoticed by the United States, The important power respecting the “coining of money,” in other words the estab- lishment of a currency, has been wholly neg- lected and unused. The States have done their best to make amends for the inaction of without any debate, the Councilman refsed to c2a- cur im them by a vote of 31 to19. Several mem- bers offered explenations of their votes, a sketch of which fs given in another columa. Alderman Howard presided at a meeting of the Fire'Department Committee of the Board of Alder- men Jas evening, when a number of complaints against eompanies for figh:ing against each other, assaulting individual members, ravning on side- walks, &c , were carefully investigated. The chalr- ‘moan anpounced the suspension of a foreman, assistant foreman, aud other firemen, for two months. 4 report and list of names are given. The committee wili meet again next Wednesday. The committee appointed by the Board of Al@er- men to inquire into the nativity of the mombers of the Police Department, met yesterday afternoonend examined a large number of witnesses. The prin. cipal object, however, appeared to be to find ous the birthplace of the Chief of Police; aud for this pur- pore they summoned others before them who are not in any way connected with the department. Among these was an old Jady, named Sherlo-k, who was an acquaintance of the Ohiet’s family, and who testified to the fact that his father waaa native of England. She was not so certain, however, of the birthplace of the Chief ; but of one thing she was certain—that “he was son of old Mr.Mateell.” The members of the committee do not seem to agree, ard indulge oecsa! nally in allusions which are any thing but complimentary. The equanimity of Al- derman Briggs was somewhat disturbed by he ea- trance of Alderman Brown, who desired to know what was going on, and who refused to leave until it pleased himeelf. Alderman Tiemenn was examin- ed at his own request in relation to“ that coat ;” but nothing definite was elicited in regard to ite ownership. + The sales of cotton yesterday were large, having reached about 5,000 bales—part supposed to have been in traneitu. The market closed firm. Flour sold to a fair amount, without change of moment in prices, except for Canadian, which sold freely at better prices. Southern good white wheat sold at $245 a$250. Indian cern, sound white and yel- Lami? Up’ Gr" MARE ofdightered “at the “West, egain closed at higher rates ; old mesa sola at $15 25 0 $15 31, afterwards held at $15 37; and new sold at $17 50. Oiher provisions were in good re- quest, without change of moment in priess. About 1,200 bales of cotton were shipped for Liverpool, comprested, at 5-32d. Other thicgs were ala: About 800 tierces of beef for Londoa, smail and laige, at 3s. a 3s. 6d. The Commercial Revalsion in Californta— Commercial Blunders, The revulsion in California is spreading. Merchants as well as bankers are failing; it is quite certain by this time that the Pacitic coast is to have its 1837 at once. With what amount of disaster it may be accompanied, it is hardly possible to conjecture. We have seen enough of California lite from those who have returned to these States to know that as a general thing the social habits of the Califor- nians were not welladapted to encouater period of hardship or monetary stringency. At San Francieco, almost every man lived be- youd bis means, Dealing in gold, constantly engsged in reveiving it, weighing tt, shipping Con grees by delegating to others powers which the constitution denied to themselves. Though they were expressly debarred from “ emitting bills of credit,” they made no objection tochar- tering banks with power to emit sueh bills, and the consequence is that there are at pre- sent in round numbers twelve hundred banks In the United States wholly independent of the federal authority ons point which it was the design of the constitution Congress should for- ever control. It eeems probable that much of our commer- cial trouble may be referred to this anomaly. Had Congress, instead of drawing a division line between its own financial straits amd those of the country, and providing for the@ne by a public bank while the others were left to seek a1y system they pleased, had Congress boldly followed the example of the greater States of Europe, and regulated the currency once and forever by a formal act, covering the whole ground, and not to be altered or contravened by any authority short of Congress itself, it seems highly probable that the revalsions which have-checkered our commercial history at regular intervals since 1816 might have been averted. At all events, one elass of solid institutione—solid banke—might have been secured. Folly, foreign disa-ter or extrava- gance would still of couree have ruined mer- chants; but they could not have affectefl che banks, working under an invariable federal law, and the commerce ofthe country would have posseseed a unity and a strength that would have defied ephemeral causes of trouble. We see one of the. consequences in the periodical bonk expansions, followed by corresponding contractions; the more violent of which amount to crises. Another consequence of this feature of federal policy has been that whenever the merchants or manufacturera have wna smeameucy OF Ue CUITeNCy system, and run to Congress for help, that sagacious body has immediately gratified them by tinkering the only power it had left, the revenue power. It would pass a new tariff. The story of the French monomaniac who Went about with his | pockets full of Opera tickets, distributing them to every one who made any request to him of whatever nature, and could not be persuaded | that he had not acted charitably in giving | them to a poor starving beggar women with two babies in her arms, was a fair type of Con- gress. According to its majority a new tariff Was sure to relieve any distress, Like the in- evitable calomel of the old school physicians, it was good for everything; if it didn’t answer, the reason was that the dose had not been large enough. Every one knows what the result of this style of calomel practice was, and how in- variably the physician used to say, as he walk+d behind the coffin: A few larger doses | might have saved him! This is exactly what | we have been hearing from the manufacturers ond other protectionists for ever so many years, When they got into trouble, having borrowed it, recording it by the million, they had come naturally enough to think ligh*ly of eagles and their aliquot parts, and baving earned tuem easily, parted with them freely, Their houses were magnificent, their style of living wholly incommensurate with the legitimate profits of busines#, and unsuited to the age of the State. When they travelled hitherward, they ohal- lenged notice by their lavish expeose, until the vulgar belief arose that a Californian was ne- cessarily a rough-bearded man, with ap inex- haustible purse of doliars and a never-fai ling knife... The events of the past few weeks are dispelling the delusion in oly too lamentable a way. There is something very mouraful in the account of the miners at Sonora assem- bling, breaking open the vaults of Adams & Co., and distributing the funds discovered therein. through the hands of @ commitice, to the holders of certificates. Too certain it is that the resources which ought to be available to meet the preseat emergency hive been wasted: that the money which ought to he used to pay off debts and stave off bank- supiey hss long ago found its way to the At lantic States in payment for silks and satins, rich furniture, and magpifvent plate, for all the thousand expensive luxnries that ctvitized industry is ever ready to supply to unciyitjzed extravagance, Yet let us not play the Pharince over the misfortune of the youngest daughter of Ameri- more money than they could repay and been snddeply called upon for it by the banks, they ran to Congress for aid. Mr. Olay or | rome other great political economist gave them a tariff with high duties, and! they returned home in high glee. But } very soon it was apparent that the only result of the high tariff was to make it a trifle barder for farmers and others to live ; that it poured money into the government cof- | fers, not the manufacturers’; and that the | latter, balanced as before between bankruptcy | and plethora by the capricious bank system, were as badly off as before. Then they would g0 again to Congress and complain that the dose bad not been large enough, the duties not high enough. If Mr. Olay and his friends were strong at the time, the larger dose was made up and passed; and again, after. 9 short while, the protectlofiteis found themeelvas worse oif than ever, rhat beiter histofy of our tariffs need wo than this? What plainer @xplanation both of the periodicity of commercial crises, and of the ccoentricity of the commercial legislation of | Congress? No Excrremenr.—The trials of Theodore Parker and other abolitionist rioters at Bostoa has not, it seems, creatid the excitement that was expected. The public oan’t be expected to feeg@on excitement of this kind always; there must be a reaction. ca! The history of California is our owa. Her fuults are those of no State more Zonspicuously than New York. Ifshe has emasculated ber young energy by wasting mupey, so his New York. For every temple to extravagance in pear Osh), of the E’eventh ward, by shooting him, swas noquitted yrsterlay, the evidence of identity not being, in the opinion of the Jndges and the Dis- trict Attorney, ruilicient to serd the case to the sar 1 of the men who were discharged by the United States Commissioner frem the charga of wtesting floor from the Atlantic Dosks, Brooklyn, Dave been in jicted by the United Ststeo Grand Jury, and are re srrosted. Despatches from Ciacinnati aatouicethe subei- @ence of the election excitement in that city. "There was no se:ivos breach of the peace yester- @sy, and the precence of the military prevented any organized demonstration from either of the beBigersot partior. We bays received a onpy of a mon ‘feet addressed | San Francivco, there are a dozen here. For every spendthrift from the Sacramento to the Pacific beach, we can count a ecore. Not many months ago, the bell sonnded for New York, and men loaded with wisdom and experience, Faw in the signs of the times clear symptoms of asecond 1837. It has not come, Bat who hall say that the danger is past’? At the hour we write, a fresh failure affords jamentable ground for suspecting that the patched up eet- tlements effected by the bankrupts of last year were unsound and cannot be carried out, A | few more such, and the panic would reytye with greater fury than befure. On s0 slender a basis is private orcdit resting that a fh» More Tinkentryo.—Why don't the Legisla- we midst of this distress , are informed that another Itslian Opera peculation is to be commenced here immedi- | ately, and that the principal artists will arrive | by the European steamer now due at this port | Is this affair going to be a feeble imitation of the fiasco at the Academy, or not? In fact the | German Opera, of ali the foreiga Operas, ap- | pears to be the one that best succeeds. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, | Card of Messrs. Page & Bacon. Sr. Louis, April 4, 1855. ‘Messrs. Page & Bazon bave published a card stating ther determivation to close their door, and assurlag their friends that thelr assets largely exceed thelr lia bilities, although they are not immediately availible. ané that they will be faithfully applied to the payment of them, ‘The failure of Messrs. Page & Bacon produces no ex- citement here, and dces not atallaffect ovhor baakiog | Rouses. Latest from the State Capital. THE NEW ClTY CHARTER AND POLICS BILL+ ALnANy, April 4, 1855. The metropolis is now well represented in the lobbies. Well known New Yorkers—politisians, gamblers, et id genus omne, mabe the State capitol look familiar anil home like, What are they here for? Why, the new city ebarter, the liquor bill, tae police bill, and those $20,000, to be sure, The amendments to the charter will give you, perhaps, s new set of Police Commissioners. Their names are included in the draft:—Tfhe Mayor, dem.; James F, Freeborn, whig; James M. Sweeny, dem., ani ‘Welcome R. Beeb+e, whig. This looks fair; half and half, Beebee and Freeborn are Sewardites to the back- Done, Sweeny is nephew to Senatoz Barr, the immortel hard shell, and brother of Peter B. Sweeny, Eeq., yoar public administrator; and the Mayor is for good city government, That is allright. Senator Barr, it is said, is opposed to the new police bill. Will not this damage the prospects of Mr. Jai M. Sweeny? Nous verrons. PASSAGE OF THE TEMPERANCE BILL IN THE SENATE —CONFIRMATION OF MR. BCHOONMAKER AS BANK SUPERINTENDENT — PASSAGE OF THE CHURCH TENURES BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY, &C. Awnany, April 4, 1855, The prohibitory bil, so called, which has excited such upparelleled interest since the Ist of Jannary, both inside and outside the Legislature, was finally disposed of at midnight oa Tuesday. From four o’clock yesterday afternoon until twelve at night, the friends of the bill, with great credit, allowed, by unanimous consent, the introduction of all the amendments desired by ite op- ponents contenting themselves with voting down all pro- poritions to amend. The vote on the dill was finally taken, and it passed, 21 to 11; the eame number of votes it received last year, and the same Senators on each aide, except that Senators Larsing and Hitchcock changed positions. The bill could not be engrossed in season to return it to the house to-day. 1t will be received there to-morrow. The peoret veasicn was conducted with # great degree of decorum aud propriety, ani pains were taken not to allow the outsiders to know the transactions until near the time the doors were thrown open. The coafirmation of Scboonmaker, as Hank Su; tendent, was ellectet at the first vcte—21 to 11, The Canal Appraisers, ac cording to the Rochester programme, were confirmed. An attempt was made to reconsider the vote ovat ‘Thompson, but failed, and he proceeds to Staton Islan: forthwith. Dr, Bartlett has learnt previous to this tims that the Governor withdrew Thompson’s name aa the secret society voted upon it. Tue name of Brainar, bormasters on the slate for New York, masters, That metter will probably be settled on Friday. A motion was made to institute a committe to ascer- tain the facts relating to the non-delivery of the Gover- nor’s withdrawal of ihom: A majority refased to imvestigate. The matter will now be brough: before the open Senate, where the people will have an cpportunity of judging jrom the debates. jouse exhibited considerable emotion tiis morn- ing, when it was ordered to take the finsl vote on ths Church Tenure bill. Mr. O'Keefe, Mr. Maguire and Mr. Munday, severally made motions to recommit for amendment, ‘they stated. The discussion of eaca no- tice ccnsumed quite a quantity of time, during which some Aisrespectful and revere language was indulge? in be- tween Mr. Petty and Mr. O'Keefe. Finally unter the SRG LAUS THe BP AA ESBA AN men ES times, but he refused to answer each time. Motions ‘0 compel the Sergeant at Arms to bring him before the bar of tho Houre, others docluring hina in use, but the Spe ; tartain oither ot the motions. eee @ bi'l passed by a vote of 93 ayes against 9 nays. His Excellorcy will be importuned by Mr. ‘Coward sada the Catholic clergy, to withhold his sigeature, Whether he signa the bill or not, it will mal 9 difference; if he refuses, both bouses will pass it over bis head, Mr. Leigh gave notice in the House thie morning that he intended to introduce a bill to amen’ the charter of the city of Albany, Whether this movement has any- thing in it relating to the sale of liquor uuder the oki Dugan charter, does not yet appecr. But from ths course taken by Mr. Crosby in the Senate, remdiag in Albeoy, to in terfare with the laws and reguiatiogs of ‘ork ov we think that . i justifiable, be to attunt tothe nee of the Alnanisns, and laws do not require auendment, alteration, or repeal. —$—$——— The Election Riots in Cinctnnatt. Civorvwati, April 3-—Ry. ing. Germans refused to give up the cannon, consequently fighting haa commenced over the canal, and it is rapor}- ed several have been killed, Tho Germaca are mostly armed, and fortified within houses, while the Amertean party are also well prepared. The probability is that matters will be measurably postponed until the morn- ing, when, it 1s hoped, the present. bitt r have somewhat subsided, aus rik 4—A. M A Nothing of special importance transpired after our despatch last might. ‘Ibis morning a large crowd mbled in the Fifth street market place, ami the greatest excitement was manifested. ‘the military are under arms awaiting orders, Tne Germans have agreet to deliver up the canuon atten o'clock this moraipg, and if they co eo, it may prevent a collision APR. 4—10 o'clock. We have bad no fighting to-day. ‘The Geemuny i- livered up the cannon they bad taken possession ef; bat retained the wheels belonging to it. The parties then | fell to quarreling about the latter, The wisitary, under the direction of the Shi riff, mare>- ed over the conal and took possession of the wheels oi the cannon, and this having been accom crowd cispersed, and matters are rapidly qu No tnrther disturbance is now apprehended It is understood the Koow Nothings will hold s moct- ing to night to express vheir views with reference to the late proseediuge, ii dail aaa The Victorious Know Nothings, oan 3 an NEW HAV! ‘kW HAveN, Conm., April 4, 1855, The sons of Sam fired thirty-one guns nere this eve- ning, ip glorificat on of their vietory at the late election, | act of | under which the app-lives claimed that the removal of | a New Yorker, to attend to the affairs | see whether their charter or | modification, | ‘The excitement in this city ison the increase, The | dee cither ineffec- | California Land Claims. IMPORTANT DECISIONS BY THE UNITED STATES SU- PREME COURT. ‘Wasuietoy, April 4, 1855. Jn the case of the United States, Appellants, ve. Ar- cbibald A, Ritchis, an appeal from a decree of the Dis- trict Court tor the Northera Distriet of Culifornio, Judge Nelacn recemtly delivered the opinion of the United Etates Supreme Court, of which the following is a con- densed summary :— The Board of Commissioners to setile private land cla me in California, ordered that Ritshie’s claim toa tract of land knovwa by the name of “ Sutin Company,” comprising shout 18,000 acres in the coanty of Solaue, should be contirmed—this decison was appealed from in the anove District Court, but it was deciGed on the Sth of November, 1853, to confirm the decision of the Board ‘of Commissioners, ence the appeal to the United states eme Court * fiige Nelson first cet forth the requirements of the Congress of March 3, 1851, upon the subject the proceedings Irom-he Board of Commissioners to the District Courtwas dw ective, but the Judge considers that certain sections of the act of 151 were repsaled by the act of Bist Augus’, 1852, tuereby removing the alleged defect. After disposing of rome other objectihna in re- gard to certain izformalities in the transfer of the case from the Beard of Commissioners to the District Cou: pitul length the title to the lends in qu tracing them from the poxsession of Francitco Solano, an Indian, who had them uader cultivation as. early a 1892 or 1803, and whose right to them was conirmad by the constitutional Governor of the Vepartment of tho Californias by the official deeree in 1542, throngh the bands of Manano Guatalupe Vallejo, who held them from 1842 to 1860, to tho possession of A. A, Ritshie, the appellee, who purchased them on the 20th of May, 1860. tor the sum of $60,000. The objections taken to the validity of the title are, that Soleno being an Indian, ‘Was Dot cor) i to the laws ot Mexico, to tuke and hold real pronerty, ‘and hence the grant was void, Secoadly, that if Solav0 was competent to hold till the grant is void, on the ground that own ag the “Suisin,”’ belon, Mi lic ‘authorities of that department had no Reterense is then matte to the plan of Iguala, and a decree of the first Congress of Mexico, declaring the equality of civil Tights, whatever may be their race or country, under which’ the Court decides that Solano. was ons of the citizens of the Mexican government at the time of the grant tohim, and that as such he was competent to teke, held and convey real property the same as any other citizen of the repubiuc. In regard to the second objection, that the tract 1m question belonged to the myesion lands, the conslusion is taat there ap ears to be nofoundation for it, and that under certain laws of Mexico the authorities were empowered to deal with those missions the same as with any other portions of the public domain. The Court, therefore, ailirmed tie decree of the District Court. In the case of John Charles Fremont, appellant, vs the United States—an appeal from the District Cour! of the United States for the Northern District of Califor- nia—Chief Justice Taney delivered the opinion of the United States Supreme Court; in substance as follows: — ‘Tre Court bestowed much attention upon ‘this case, as many claims to land in Califormia depend upon the same principles, and will, in effect, be decided by the judg. ment of the Court in this case. A preliminary question, a8 to the jusisdiction of the District Court, having been ided in the foregoing case, the Oourt proseeded to ex- amine the validity of the clafm upow this appeal. After a length; rpc pe upoa the practice im. re- gard to grants of land in Louisiana and Florida, when those territories were first ceded to the United States, end how the proceedivgs in those cases would soply that now under consideration, the Juc uestion of the validity of tne grant to Al- varado of the t of land known by the name of Mari- posas, which wan the point in controversy, and arrives at the conclusion that the grant to Alvarado gave him a vested interest in the quantity of lund therein specitied, and that said interest was not forfeited by a failure to comply with certain conditions, as to the survey aod Setthment, attached to ihe grant, the state g ef the country, from wild Indians. rendering a compliance with the conditions quite impractleable. That Col. Fremont's purchase of the lancs in 1847 was perfectly consist ent with his rights and duties as an American officer and citizen, the country in which he made tne purchase being at the time subject to the authority and domivian of the United States and that the fact that he was not a citizen of Mexico could in no way impair the valiaity of the conveyance to him, That the subsequent discovery of gold mines on the land had notbing to do with tho title, and @uat the $uner must now be made under the authority of the United States, in the form end divisions prescribed by jaw for surveys in California, embr: the eatire grant in one tract. Upon the whole, it is the opinion of the Court that the claim of the petitioner is valid and ought to be confirmed. The decree ef the District Court muat therefore be reversed, and the case remanded, with di rections to the District Court to enter a decree conform- ably to this opinion, Colonel Fremont’s claim is thus recognized by the Supreme Court. From Boston. COLOHED CHILDREN TO BE ADMITTED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS--TRIAL OF THE AL- LEGSD RMOTRES IN THE BURNS CaASE—FAST DAY, ETO. The H ester chhinben Tour aac O8s pal ¢. Honan.nne any br fhe publi sehoola, and the act will Vl wi nian the act will probably pass both branches 'o noon to-day no progress had been made t of the a rioters in the Burns atheros od Arguments sre being heard upon the motion made terday to Cet the indictments. Tne jury were di 7. The House has astigned Tuesday next for & hearing of the reports of the Cor nore me anmerts of the Commissioners, relative to the re Je-morron being the annual fast day in Maseachu- ines: wil - busines will bexurpended, and the daily papers ‘The weather bh pris Jaater here to day haw been clear, mild, and ve Cate, NATL, April 4 1855, Judge McLean discharged the United Sustea Marshal today. from custody, and remarked that the onler of thc Porker, by which he was committed to jail, was zal. ‘The Cincinnati Sto: C1 Fatal Ratlroad Accident; PoRtLAND, (3f#.,) April 4, 1855, The freight train on the Androscoggim and Kennabse Railroad ran off the track this afcernvon. Mr. Hassey, the engiseer, way killed, aud seve a emo: pee erg teveral of the cars demo. Fire In Cranston, R. I. Provinence, April 4, 1865, the prirt works of Jeremia were destroyed by fire about About one thousaad pieces of ed. Losr, $0,000, Insured, The dry sheds attached to Knight id, in Cranston, 1 o'clock this morning. goods were destr Arilval of the southern Mall. Baxitwore, April 4, 1885. an due from all points of We lave New Orloans pa ay last, but we fiad no The Southern mati as late the South has been received pere of Wednesday and Thucnd: Bews of importance in them, Markets. PHILADELPHIA &TOCK BOARD, Pinapeuraia, Apeil 4, 1835, Money ts easy. Stovke are steady. Read vg, 434; Mor- His Canal, 14%; Loog Island Reallrond, 10+" Penmaylvas nia Fal road, 4474; Peunsyivania State 6's, 8743. ORLEANS, April 3, 1855. ‘The letters per the Ath mo to haod tals morawg. Our cottin, market sows mo change, midallogs boiag noted at B4zc. a FAc , with salen to-d Cotton freights to Liverpool, guocketaich mag bis Our cotton market fe firm, a #8 at any time during tho re: up 2,766 bales, at from Tye. HSTON, April 4, 1855, the prices aré as high The sales to-day foot 20. par Ib. Know Nothing Victory at St. Louts, We learn by telegraph from St, Louie, thet the city election in that plico on Tuesday, resulted in an entire A processicn ie now parting the atreata, exiling on the Various successful eondidates, who reply with appropri- ate speeches KNOW NOTHING THIbMPH AT COLD sentNG. Coup Spmux, N. ¥., April 4, 1856, ‘The Know No'hines, in the election is this place to- day, carried everyibing before therm, SUCCESS IN MISSOURT. Sr..Lovrs, April 4, 1855. The Know Notbings, in the municipal election at Jef. ferson City, wore entirely successful. Affairs In Wisconsin. THE LIQUOR LAW AGAIN VRTORD--JCDICIAL FLEC- TION. Borrato, April 4, 1855. adjourned sine’ div the Prohtbitory Iéquor | 8W which was passed subseqment to his first veto, ant war divested of the clauses to which he had previously objected. ‘ he retarns of the eleotion for » Jndge of the Supreme | Court im Wisconsin strongly indicate the choice of | Judge Cole. | MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN KENOSHA. | Kevostta, Wis., April 4, 1855. At the municipal election here 'yosterday Shales, tive free soil and temperance candidate for Mayor, was elected by thirty seven majority. ture give us an entirely new city charter, in- stead of their little bits of tinkering at the old concern, These politicians, of all parties and factions, are the moet arrant of tinkers. Licut Waxtep—What has become of the Special Committee of the Assembly appointed to investigate the conduct of a portion of the Legislature on their late drunken frolic at Blackwell’s Island? Let us have some light. Travian Orena at THe Acapevy ann Erse- wuere.—The Opera at the Academy languishes, It does not pay expenses. The mimagers are, however, good for all salarics, which is something aew compared with formor experi- ence in operatic direction. But the sdministra- ‘icp is feeble, and has not sufficient force of nerve, The Chevalier Wikoff’s advice, if he | From Tr THE NEW JERSEY VETORD Tri ENTON, (N. The Senate to-day parsed, over th q the charters of the following banks:—Freshold Bank, Husterdon Bank, Gloucester County Bank, at Woodbu: each wh A i caipentensb oe — Favensg Rank was parsed by a major! juestion having arisen whetber a bank wharter, re er must have three- or aiciply ‘@ majority, and nate, having giv- ¢n ap opinion in faver of the three-fifths vote, and Hon. Wm, L. Dayton in favor of a majority vote, a resolution ¥98 pasaed requesting the President of the Senate to tign the Perth Amboy Pank dill, and he signed the same, A joint meeting fer the election of State Treasurer, Keeper of the State Prison and some minor officers, will Le held to morrow, Accident to the Steam P Propeller Totten, Ete, WILADELPHA, April 4, 1855, | ‘The steamer Quater City haaar: ived hove from Chartes- top. Zz, on Monday, the Alahame, ta b from On Tues isy spoke st am propeller Totten, from Charleston for New York, | wih tte loss of propeller steading in for the land under | troyed hy fire ia Middleburg, Schoharie aunty, eat va Vietory for the Kuow Nothings—their tioket being elect- by 1.160 majority. Ar nee. MILITARY FXVPEDITION AGAL THE UTAR INDIANS, We hear from New Mexico as late as the 26th Fed., that n force of from even to eight hundred men in ail, were organized at Tuon to proceed immediately against the Utahe, This force, under the command of Calonel Fauntlaroy, United States First J razorns, in deemed acequate to eub- due avy body of the Tucians that can be brought together before the summer mouths. The scene o! operations be- ing exclusively in the Rocky Mountains, the troops will encounter cold of Arctic severity, whieh, whilst rondering the expedi‘ion comfortlens in prospect, bolds out the dest Lope for the success of the enterprise. Some thirty or foriy of the most noted woodsmen in the whole Western World ary said to be numbered with | the cemmmand—ainong whom are Captain St. Vrain and Kit Carron. From Hayri — Ad’ Prince of March Jat, etate:—This place is very sickly; tho fever is raging, paPticnarly among the shipping. ‘Died, on board the sehr. D.C. Drooks, Feb. 21, Capt, Benjamin Johnson, of Sullivan, of fever; Feb. 16¢b, Nicholas G. Stewer, a seaman, of SulNvan; 17th, James White, of Sullivan, the steward, The former chief mate, Mr. Stover, would go home as Captain of the rchooner. ‘The D. ©. B. arrived yerterday, and has anchored at Quarantine. Atremptep Surcrpe ay 4 Gerwan Count.—A German count named Ziegenhora, snot himself in tne head with a pistol, st Atbany, on the (4 instant, by which he wan ao muah injured na to render his recovery doubtful. 4e—unrequitel Free iw Scronanre Covery—Oa the first instant five dwelling houses and the Lutheran church were dea. Lows $12,000. Count or _Aprraus, Avrin 3, 1855.~32, Oon clnded. 81, Willis sgnin.t Forrest ebaaged with 28, sndon argument. Jobn Van Buren, counse! for appel- L. Fancher, ccunselfar respoarent. M1, 47. for April 12, $4, 86. Sirwek off, Burton’s Ticatren« Janet ride.” A crams, in ‘‘ two prologuesa and three ?? called “Janet Pride,” waitten by Mr. D. L. mag played, for the first time in this city, atthis theatre last evening, It was first performed at the Metropolitam theatre, Buflalo, during the last summer season, but ‘was not successful. It wos next produced at the Adelphi theatre, London, about two months ago, and, at the last accounts, had been performed thiry-five dimes, An- nexed is the cast of churacters at Bartom’s end at the Adeipbi;— Richard Pride... Burton's. Adelphi. -Mr Burton.,....Mr. B. Webster. Jaze Pride, bis wife. Mrs, A. F, Baker. Mme Celeste. Biack Jeck tir. Fisher.,,.... Me. C. Selby. Jaret, daughter to Bernard, The author of several other people with the most cbarming sg Jroid, and has mace on effective though heavy piece: ‘Tbe firat act is from s drama ealled the “Foundling of Paris’’—a magazine stery, called ‘Life ia the Bush,’ forms the materials for the second—im the third aud fourth there isa little from the “Sommezbalist,”’ and “be bills inform us that the facts regarieg mesmeric phenomena, illustrated ic the third act, are well knowm to th tife world. Really, Mr, Bourejzault should give us hiv “utborities,” im the rhapo of marginal votes, on the bis of the play! ‘Ue plot in tortuous, ic volved, improbable aad ungatise factory. Rickard Pride, the principal character, is #gen- tleman addicted to brandy and water, forgery, robbsry, murder, ond other pleasant amusements. He steaus his wif’s savings—sbe pats her child inthe box of the Founding Hoepital, She then dies; Pride is arrested for forgery; sent to Auatrelia, remains there for twenty years with a pleasant iellow of his own stamp, bearing. the suggestive name of Black Jeck. Te last named jolly dog kills @ sentinental sergeant, whe is obliging enough to inform the convict as te all his sffeirs, Pride kills Jack, and assumes the sergeant’s uniform; gets hia discharge; returns to Engiand; attempts to ram his own: daughter (not knowing ber); is discovered by eomnam- bulism and clairvoyance; geta sepentant, seatimeatal and affectionate, and commits suiche. A cheer- fal story—only four deaths by violence, including two murders! There is ne comedy about this piece. A spasmodic attempt is made to put some funny lines into Dickey’s mouth, in the third act, but they are not at allhamorous, The language is all commoa- place, and the play has notning to recoramand it except its effects and situations These seem to de forced in the old melo-dramatic style- people are puttos good deal of trouble for no good reason, Thus, the robbery case against Janct isa mest clumsy affain-@elever lawyer With an intelligent detective would pull it # pieces in five minutes—but Mesmerism must be resorted to in order togivea ‘startling efiect’’ fer the last act. The time of performance Jast night was three hours and a balf— an hour too long. The prologues might be omitted alto- gether without serious detriment to the autuor’s sepu- tation or the manager's pocket. It has been well got up at Burton’s, A portion of the scenery is new, and quite. effectively painted. ‘The acting was generally good. All’ tha small parts werezyell filled wp, and the piece was played perfeetly, carefully, and smoothly. Mr. Burton’s Richard Pride was not t success. When this reest excellent co- median eseays tragedy, he does not fatl, because there in no such werd with him, but his performasce iy al- ways cpequal. His first aod last scenes last might were g00d; in the second act he was hard and ungeturad; ia the third and fourth acts he gave » vivid, but some- times exaggerated, picture of the besotted scoundrel. Mre. Baker was ratber too slow and pedantic at first, but warmed up with the part, and acted finely. Por- tions of her scene at tve hospital were very expressively played. Mr. Moore’s Bernard was good, as far as it went, but the part reemed too much for him. His at- tempt at the French,necent waa failure, Mr. Fisher had small part, which he played artistically. The other parta do not amount to much, but were all re- wpectadly played, There was rome applause at the fall of the curtain, and Mr. Burton was called out. He announced that ths play would be performed aguin this evening. ‘Tm: Pwr anv Hannon Teoura give a concert in Rronklye thie evouieg. ee Tie New Steamen ComMoNWEALTIW This migaificent yeree! was thrown open last evening to the inspection of vistters, and from seven to ten o'clock throngead by | dease crowd of indies and gentlemen. We sup- pored that our shipbuilders bad already reached the seme of perfection, but the Commonwealth is a proof that there'is no limit to their genius. In size she is ssid to surpass the largest of our floating palaces, and in point of accommodations she has no superior. The saloons are gorgeously furnished, the staterooms ex- quisitely fitted up, and an army of waiters are ever ready, like the genii in Allusin’s magic cave, to do the Didding of the paseengers The Commonweaith is under the command of Captain JW. Wiiliams, and wit tak> her place on the Norwich route to Boston immediately ni the steamer Connecticut. She makes her first trip at five o'clock this afternoon, of Cortlandt street. 1 eer Par See fote fc Neate ns ans Marine Affairs, TuPORTANT 10 OWSERS OF PASSENGER Sums.—The ship pe Tucker, Capt. Choe, sailed from vre op the 106th Septem! er lant, for New Yerk, with emfgrants, but receiving acme damage ina coll'sion, retarned on the 20th of the same month. Yhe passengers then sned the frm with whom they evgaged passage, for iood and lodging during the detention, ‘The latter pleaded they were acting aa agents for Capt. Chase, The Coast de- cided that the defendants should find foot and lotg'ng for a)l those pla tiff’ where contracts had special «tipa- lations provioing for such a contingency, bur only for the lodging of those whose coutracta had no auch pro- Vito. And as they were but tae agents of Capt. Chase, ‘they were im turn ent.tled ‘o attach the Carol ne Tacker for the amcunt of the full damages and costa Personal In telligence, ARGIVALS. From Havre and 5 Union=Mr and Mrs G: ro Mr Vernon, mott, FF of despateh¢ Leo, Mr Altved, 'M uban, Mi Indy and two children, Mise Jants y +i and two childr * Jantyen, Miss 1) M + Widmer, lady and to ohild: Mi Thos 1 ff Thourenin, foe’ Widmer, Mr Lut Mone Lonis, Mr I Kermey,.R C Paddi ” , thea 8 Ai ti i a tir’ acbalies Me Merton We tac: M Kioin, Charles Fairfax, Cal Ww. Hi Utah; 1 Wes. Ke Mutfords tong tole 3.5. Thomson, Baltimore sve) _ DEPARTURES. Wells, NY and f , Eng, H Ack: opholland Me Mo he Metropolit ol, Bei Atl ‘ <A ifornt y, man Crow, § t. Wm. Kelley, Par; N ure, At Tellins, de; the Mi Moore, E'S Whegler and « Prot Wn M Gilicspie, Sebencotady; Chas G Uerm: Grarier, Mr Fistor Heol, NY; Mr and Mrs Phila: Jobm Povter Ren et, George Richa: XY, CK Vriorlean, ton; Mr Ly Marke, Califor cleat, Mre Vrturlean, Mio & Pr Mr AW Little, Me Kine, > Y: Mre Jamba Lmbric, thiiadeldhia: Me J Wosharz, Pai Jadelphia; Mr S MeLenn, Mr WM i, Mr Burton, New York; Col Groene, 06 and child, Mr Wh Thiledeiphia, do Met he Lewis if fo. ? we Ft Towa Mean wt " a Mi ays Fon, Wo aay, it ans Wogid Mrec Shieb-and Iny 4 Sel Kim’ aA Smith and Iady, j Y Mare, Chas A Bai I “ ‘3 Kimball, W: Tenj Howtn: dL mi N “4 jonny , Phila; Mr R Roddan; Charl sto Mevrrs Rni ble & Krull, Gorm M total » For Norlolk, &o, in the rtcamahip Ri JH Powers, Smith Mortisoy Filen Hats 1th, wyer, Wim. ’ pire Ponrse M v, ie ena ei pz Penrer, Mise J Tiw to y Ag B Port, J® Church, M Ridt Dich and lady, Janes T Denies storage. Vor Savenrad Heilbron, a k Bri fn thes boil, G