The New York Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1855, Page 4

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News for the Pacliic, The steamship Northern Light, Cuptaia Tinktepangh, will leave this port this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, tor Purta Arenas, Tux'New York HxnaLp—California edition—contain- tmg all the latcst mews by mail and telegraph from all parts of the world, will be published at eleven o’closk this morning. Agenta will please send in their orders ‘en early as po The News. The European mails brought by the sterner Afrioa reached this city at a jate hour las) nigot, Thetelegrophic sammary published in yesterdiy’s paper contained allthe points of the inteliigeace; but we have taken from our files several articles that will be found highly intereating. Tho statement relative to the military exp2di- tion in the Crimea, an emanation ‘of the French Emperor's, and publiazed ia the Moniteur, cecupied the attention of the press. We give som) extracts from this document, together wits a com. mentary upon it from the London Tes ; and fron the latter it will be seen that there is a probability of the allies soon quitting their camp before Ssbas topol and taking to tho field. The hiquor dealers in Albany have ob‘ained the opinion cf Nicholas Hill, Jr., Esq., on the unconsti- tutionality of the Probibitory L'qucr Jay. Inan elaborate opinion, equal to three columns of! the Heracp in Jergth, he conclusively sustains the position that tie law is unconstitatiosa'. Oar epace will not permi’ the inzeriion of the documant in our columns for the present. ‘There wasaa immense gathering of the friends of temperance last evening in the Metropolitan Theatre, Broadway. The meeting was cailed to exchange congratulations on the triumph which they had recently achieved in the passage of tae @abbibitory Mquor bill; or rather, as was stated by the Chairman, this was an adj urned meeting of that which had been held in December Jas, in honor of the election of Governor Clark. Eloquent speeches-were made by Profeescr Mattison, H. Ward Beecher, Mr. Burleigh, Rev. Dr. Peck, aud Rey. Dr. Tyng. The proceedings were agreeably diversified with vooa! snd Instrumental music; and, altogether, it was a very pleacant aud interesting reunion. Read the report. By the arrival of the steamer Granoda at New Orkeass yeatercay we have ews from Havana to the 23d irst. Ovum. McCauley bad arrived out, bat bad not entered upon his diplomatic duties. Both the steamers San Jacinto and Princeton were in port. The Jamestown left Havana on the 17sh and errived a; Key West next dey. here wits an upward tendency in (ho sugar market, owiog toa prevalent beliet that the crop would prove a shoré one. FA Mr. Soule’s friends in New Orleans are preparil a peblic reception for him on his arrival in that city. In the Board of Aldermon last evening a veto was - received from the Mayor on the appointmesot of John B. Wadeworih, as City Surveyor. Au opinion of the Corpora'ioa Counsel was sp»endod. A reao- jution was offered by Alderman Herrick, on the sub" ject of Superiatendents of Pablic Works on the Croton Water Department receiving or exacting Moneys frcm ihe laborers employed. After a brief debate the resolution was adopted. A com- Musication was received from the Sheriff re- epectipg the inseourity of Eldridge street jail The Board unapimously concurred with the @oun cilmen in awarding to David T. Valentine the sum of $1,000 for the able and masterly manner in which he bas edited and brought out the New York Com- mon Council annus! Manual, Sam was up inthe Board again seeking exteaded powers for the Police Committee, and after debate obtaived them. The subject of extending the time of the ordinane? pro- hibiting the sale of cysters to the 1st of July, instead of the Ist of May, was brought up and adopted. Councilman Kerrigan was taken before Jus‘ice Wels yesterday, and held to bail to answer a charge of personating a policeman. A fire occurred yesterday aftsrcoon in the whole- sale diug store of M. Ward, Close & Co., No. 83 Moiden lane. There wes not a great deal of damage done by fire, but considerable damage to the sio k by water. Wiliam Eberle, a prisoner in the Tombe, unter indictment for murder, while taking the customary airing in the corriior yesterday morning, attempted to assaveinate the keeper on duty, named Charles Hoople, by stabbing him in the back with a kui’e, Fortunately the weapon did not penetrate ‘far enough to inflict much injary. Recruiting for the fore'gn legion of the British service is going on vigorously in Boston, under the direction of the Provincial Secretary of Nova S.o%la Although the sgen's make no secret of their basi ness, the authorities have not as yet interferei wita them. James livin and William Bhay were cast in five thousand dojlars damages, in the Kings county Cir cuit Court, yesterday, fora. arsanit upon John M Butler, on the Union Race Course, ia September last The liquor dealers of Brooklyn held a meeting at the City Hotel last evening, and organized an asso. © & w co-operate with the liquor dealers of New York in opposing the Probibitory Liquor law. ‘The esies of cotton yesterday reached about 1,500 balcs, iceluded in which were 700 baloa, in transitu, ‘The market closed easier, and the latter was sold at ebcut je. below the highest range of last week Floor was ¢atier, with more doing. Good Sonthern white wheat told et about ¢2 70. Indian corn easier, With & far amount of sales, North river rye sold ab $150. Perk was a little firmer, with sales of old mees at $16 12 a 816 25, and new do. at $17 37 @ $1750. Beef 9nd laid more firm. To Li. verpool about 1,200 a 1,500 bales of cotton were en- wget, compraesed wt 3-164., inclading 200 at 5-324, . —) ‘The Know Nothings In Virgtn?a—A Sweeping Revolation, The Know Nothing cand%dates for the suf- frages of the people of Virginia are very frank in the proclamation of their principles. The latest case before usis,UMt of Mr. Littlebary N. Ligon, the new American party candidate for Congress in one of the central districts of the State. In his cireular letter to the people of the district, padylished in the Lynchberg Vir- ginian, he sayr, that his antecedents have been democratic, brit that he considers the existing differences Wetween the two old parties cf the country of very little accouut, the lines of de- marcatier. between them having become almost inviriie. Anew question, however, has been raised, which he considers of absorbing and vital im- portance—the question of curbing the growth of the foreign elements which, of late years, have exercised such a marked and powerful in- ‘fence in ovr political elections. Speaking of the necessity of a check upon the present tre- mendous increase of the foreign vote under the facilities of our existing naturalization laws, Mr. Ligon says :—“ This foreign population, which to the extent of some 500,000 annually reach our shores, hasten to the new States, pso- ple them, and then exclude slavery from their borders by State constitutions.” This is the Southern view of the subject, and the key to the spread of Kuow Nothing- ism in Virginia and throughout the South. They say that the mass of our European-born citizens are anti-slavery in sentiment— that they settle in the free States because of their prejudices against the peculiar institu- tion of the South—-that they constitute a very material portion of all the anti-stavery parties and factions of the North, and that they are an- ually swelling the anti-slavery ranks, parti- cularly in tre new States and Territories of the Northwest with alarmiog aud continually in- creasing accessions. Hence, among the most ultra slaveholding communities of the South- ern States, we find the Kaow Nothings risiag into the ascendancy upon the ruins of both the old national parties that have lived out their day; hence the remarkuble progress of the Know Nothings in Virginia, upon the all-im- portant issue to them of self-preservation. Their balance of power may be secured by arresting the growth of the popular vote of the North over that of the South; and this, they think, may be done by a stringent modification or total repeal of the naturalization laws. This modification or total repeal being the corner stone of the Know Nothing platform, is the very thing, therefore, which is carry ing this new American movement spontane- ously forward in all the Southern States against all the expedieats of resistance, and over all sorts of obstructions. : Suppose, for example, the term of natu raliz- ation were extended at the next session of Con- gress to twenty-one years, what would be the result? It would probably cut off one hundred thousand of our European reinforcements, who, under the present general law and existing lo- c»l usages in the Northern States, would vote upon the Presidential iesue in 1856, and fer the members of Congress to be elected with the new administration. While the ac cumulation of “ foreigners’ in the North, therefore, from their pressure upon the native working classes upon Protestant ideas and out- side politicians, has rallied together the natives to the ranks of the Know Nothings in the one section, the single but vital consideration of checking the present alarming increase of the Northern anti-slavery vote is quite sufficient to lead the Know Nothings tovictory in every quarter of the other sections of the Union. We have no doubt that thisis the secret which lies at the bottom of the mysterious and exirsordinary growih of Know Nothingism in Old Virginia and the South. From all present appearances, too, the new party coalition in that State will overthrow Mr. Wise and the Pierce de- mocracy with a prodigious majority; andif Vir- ginia, the citadel of the democracy ia the South be thus carried, the rest of the Southern States, in the order of their elections, may be reasoa- ably exp:cted to fall into line without much resistance. With the South thus revolation- ized, the Kuow Nothings will be able to com- mand the Presidential election upon a Union and constitutional platform, throwing such se- ditious and disorganizing branches of the new party as that in Massachusetts entirely out of the calculation. In this light every thing hinges upon the Virginia election, and tbe result there will be the most important, perhaps, in its con- sequences of any State election in the political history of the country for the last fifty years Let the conservative Know Nothings of the North prepare for a fusion with their brethren of the South upon some common national platform. Better dispense with their present anti-<lavery affiliations in this quarter, than enter the Presidential campaiga divided into two or three sectional factions. The democra- ey, shufiling off the incubus of this administra- tior, may yet take the field as a homogeneous and powerful national party. Let not that be forgotten. The defeat of Mr. Wise and the old rotten democracy by a large majority in Vir- ginia, will net only be a great and powerful re- volution in that State, the like of which has not happened there for filty years past, but it will be the forerunner of a Know Nothing re- volution in the South—-a Know Nothing revo. lution in the whole Union, but perchance a Know Nothing revolution also in Eogland— and over all Europe. Extra Session or tue Leoisinatere—Fur- THER DEVELOPEMENTS OF THE SEwarp Gawe.— Since the adjournment of the Assembly, Thur- low Weed has been scudding up and down the North river, evidently upon important busi- ness, and the re appearance of Seward in this city at this time is strangely suggestive of some new plot on foot. We are informed, in fact, that they are plotting an extra session, to redistrict the State for the next Legislature while they have the power, and may do it in their own way. We are further advised that this Seward junta are dissatisfied with the re- sults of the late session, that they find an extra session necessary to enable them to stop up the holes of the new liquor law, to finish their nigger legislation, to have another trial at that roffian police bill, and last, though not least, to enable them to give some additional sops to their retainers, and to clean out the treasury. Delightful prospect for increased taxation, No Joxe.—Mr, Lafreta, of the New Jersey Legislature, says he signed the letter to Com- modore Vanderbilt soliciting his views upon the Presidency, a8 a joke, The Commodore takes no jokes of that kind, and Mr. Lafreta will, therefore, perceive that it is hard to dis- tinguish between the joker and the jackass, NEW YORK “HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 97, 1855. European Embarrassments. A newspaper defence of his policy under- ‘teken hy a reigning monarch and publish d at fuch atime and ia such a way that no one can mistake it for anything but what it really is, is so rare anevent that it may well give rise to marked comment. The Emperor Napoleon fhe Third has been used to surprising the world ; he is consistent to the last. Of all his surprising acts, his apology for the expedition to the Crimea, published in the Paris Moniteur, isthe most original aud the most siogular. His uncle never did anything of the kind, for the excellent reason thot his victories were the best account he could give of his expenditure of time, money and men. But the nephew has no victories—or what he has are fruitles:—to tpesk for him. Other monarchs do not publish uch documents, because they rest on a basis— r at least they think so—which defeat cannot tbake. Napoleon knows that his throne is built onthe sand. He wrote the apology, and sent it to the Moniteur, simply because he had de- feats to palliate, an army to account for to France, a broken imperial pledge to ex2use or deny. It must be obvious to all who reflect hat his condition must be very desperate when he could thus voluntarily enter the arena io person, and argue ia defence of despotism and in extenuation of failure with bis pen ia the newspapers. But, we do not sufficiently realize on this side the water the embarrassments into which the protraction of the siege of Sebastopol, the firmness of the Czar Alexander, and the total failure of their military plans have involved the allied Powers: Not to speak so much of England and the difficulty she finds in recruiting her diminished regiments, or the prospective financial pressure, the Crimean campaign has had a disastrous effect on the cause of the allies all over the conti- nent. Though the French press was forced to be silent, other presses spoke; and men in the camps would write letters. Hence, there is by this time among the people of the continent, French, Germans, Italians, &c., a pretty general knowledge of the true state of things at Cher- son; avd a iojerable, usiform impression, grow- ing out of that knowledge, that the campatga was a mistake, is a failare, and will be ren- dered more costly by every hour’s delay in confessing it. How futol anembarassment this impression must be to the Emperor; how it must help the Russians and weaken the allies in all their future operations, every m'litary man or careful student of history will at once perceive. To check it two schemes have been devised: the one the publication of Napoleon’s labored defence in the Monituer; the other the visit to England. The first is rathera sign of weak- ness than a source of strength. It is like flour- ishing the operating kaife before the eyes of the patient, who is more likely to die of fright than to be improved by the spectacle. The other is more in accordance with precedent, and was probably an Enoglish idea. Usually, king’s visits have been made on the occasion of peace, when some uvpleasant difficulty had been removed, or some especial cause for re- joicing existed; and when the people were caperipg and shouting, as the British people invariably do at such times, it used to be the custom for Lord Mayors or other fat lords to come forward and congrat- ulate the British lion on the continued vigor of his health, and increased length of his mane and tail; winding up with a hint that beer was on tap free at the sign of the Potbellied Briton or the Patriot’s Bootjack. It was, clearly, a very fine idea to bave a ceremony of this kind ust now when both nations are in mourning for their fellow-countrymen in the Crimea, There was some chance that the masses would | be taken in; and seeing their majesties so hap- py end so free with their money, would forget their own sorrows, and become loyal and affec- tionate subjects once more. We have yet to see how it will succeed. It is not impossible but the Londoners may let Napoleon know how bitterly they feel the folly he has led them to commit; though the kind- ness chown by his soldiers to the British before Sebastopol has been put forward as a reason for receiving him well. If they did, a discreet press and a judicious government would sap- press the incident; and if, in the general ex- citement, pomp and flurry, the news came that the siege of Balakiava and Chrerson had termi- nated by the re-embarkation of the allies, peo- ple would be better prepared for it, Dr. Prox’s Case—Waat Witt Marcy Do Now ?—All the recent outrages by the Spanisa authorities and coast guard of Cuba against our eitizens and ships have been explained away by Marcy, upon some pettifogging tech- nicality, as not exactly coming within reach of his jurisdiction. Thus the firing at the Eldo- ‘rado, and the terrible execution of Estrampes, a naturalized citizen of the United States, have been made to appear as beyond the cog- nziance of our government, The case of Dr. Peck, however, admits of no such cowardly shuffling. He js a native born citizen, and went to Cuba peacefully, under the guarantees of our treaty stipulations with Spain, andofa state of peace, He was arreste’, imprisoned, dragged to Havana, and fiually liberated, without a word of explanation as to the cause of his ar- rest avd detention, or as to the reasons for his liberation. He has suffered a great outrage, great pecuniary losses, and has applied to our administration for redress. It isa case which Hice Prices ov Breapsrurrs anp Paovi- stons—Curiovs Stare or Tainas—A general wail comes in upon us from the North and Northwest of the prevailing scarcity of breai- stuffs and provis‘ons, and the high famine prices which they command. Why is thi-? We have land enough in the Northwestern States alone to furnish supplies tor hundred million of people. Why these deficiencies? Is will not do to charge them to the immense accessions to our Northern populations from abroad; it will not avail to eay that they are the result of the drought. They are the result of a neglect of cultivation of the soil. We are blest with free labor aud common schools in the greatest avaa- dence. Yet our free labor is perishing for lack of bread and meat, while in the South, not- withstanding the drought, they have a comparative abundance. The free laboror finds farming a slow process for getting rich. Money does not come by the rouzh hard work of farming, hand over hand. Bat merchants and tavera keepers, speculators, financiers, politicians and lawyers, may, in a single operation, make a fortune, while the farmer, though securing a comfortable liviag against all casualties, is doing very little more. Hence, farming has pretty much been left to the “old fogies,” while Young America at the North is among the merchants, speculators, financiers, stock jobbers, hucksters, oyster sa- loons, gambling dens, and vagabondizing poli- ticiang, &c., dc. Anything but the hard, honest work of farming. Thus our consumers are multiplied, while our producers are diminished. And what is to‘be the end of all this? If there be not a revolu- tion in these thiogs withia the next ten years, the only alternative for a sufficiency of bread in the North for the people of the North, will be to fall back upon the Southern system of African slave labor. Strike out the products and supplies of Southern slavery of the last year, and we of the North would now be suffer- ing the evils of anIrish famine. What say our hypocritical and whining philanthropists? Would it not be 80? . Wallack’s Theatre—« E:opements in High Life.” ‘A fair house agsisted last evening at the first psrform- ance in America of atbree ast comedy, called “ Elope- ments in High Life,” written by Robert Sullivan, and first played at the Haymarket theatre, London, two sons ego. Although this piece has some of the essentials for elegant comedy, the characters being pretty well drawn, and the language smooth and sometimes smart, though never brilliant cr witty, yet it lacks the main ele- ment of succese—there is not the tlightest drama‘ic illu, sion about it—the plot is perfectly transparent, although theauthor attempts to mistify the audienve by contriving very improbable situations and exhausting a whole ocean of small talk, before he allows the denouement to take place. The hero of the comedy, Mr. Travers, (Lester,) isthe usual style of hero for elegant eomedy—very handsome, very accomplished, very fascinating, and ‘very much in debt. His patrimonial estate has been left for settlement with a Mr. Lovelock, and who, dying, leaves the affair in the hands of Mrs. Lovelock, (Mrs Hoey,) who falls in love with Travers. That gentleman, thinking that he has been swindled by the Levelocks, is rather cool to the widow, although at the same time he is slightly smitten wih her. Ho resotves to marry a fortune, and pursues assiduously Sybilla, (Mrs. Conover,) », wealthy heiress, daughter of a peer, of whem we see very little, and yet too mach. ‘The basis of the comedy is the scheming of the widow to catch Travers, and bis diplomacy to entrap Sybille. Mrs. Lovelock proves too much for Travers—he is beaten at every point, and nally surrenders, having ascertained that his fortune remains intact in herhands. The other charactrs are married happily, as usual. ‘The title is founded upon an attempted elopement of several young women, It was a failure—why, it is difi- cult to say—probably becayse the ladies had not ap- parently definitively settled as to who they intended to run awsy with up to the end of the second act, which was brought up. by the very spirited acting of Mra. Hoey, who had the first strong situation, and made the most of it, The piece dragged, and bad a fair chanc? of being ‘‘condemned into everlasting redemption.”” The rest, however, was better, and there was general ap- plauee when the curtain féil. The acting was generally good. Mrs. Hoey deserves especial notice for the very pleasant and spirited stylein which she played Mrs. Lovelock, snd Mrs. Stephens was very clever as the naive, Miss Simple. Mr. Lester did not act with his usual vim. ‘The part of Travers is nots very goodjone, and Mr. Lester ¢id not seem to exert himself particularly to mate it good. Mr. Brougham playeda bashfel young man from the country—a sort of Toots—who is deeply in love with Syhilla and don’t dare to mention it. It ‘ras a capital piece of acting, and duly sppreciated by the house. Mr. Stewart, who played Captain Gawk, was dressed and ‘made up’ ina most outre style. A person presenting such an extraordinary appearance would never te tolerated in any kind of society. Mr. Vincent bad a mere sketch of a part, which he made a great deal—almost too much of The piece was an- nounced for repetition, It was what the French would politely call an estimable success. ‘Tus Qrera aT NBLo’s.~-ARRIVAL OP LA Geance.—The St, Louie, arrived yesterday, brings the prime donna for the Italian Opera at Niblo’s, Mme. ¢e Stankovich, née de LaGrange, and also Mme Morelli and Mirati, artists en- gaged for dhe same company. Brooklyn City News, KINGS COUNAY CIRCUIT COURT. Before Judge Rockwell. Ass ULtT oN Ta Unron Race Covrse—Heavy Damaais, —John M. Butler vs. William Shaw and James Irving. The plaintiff in this action is a gentleman extensively connected with the turf, and part owner of the Centre- ville Race Course and the celebrated trotting mare High land Maid it appeared by the evidence that on the 25th eptember, all the parties were on the Union course, when Shaw, whe hae some defect in his gait, ealled Butler, and asked him whether he had designated him (Shaw) “Limping Dick.” The plaintiff replied he bad, an it was by that name he heard others designate him. Shaw said he could not help his misfortunes, ani after some angry words, struck Butler twice, when the! ‘clinched, and both fell on the ground together, side an side, Irving aided Shaw, and Butler was severely beaten. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages $5,000. AssociaTiION OF BRooKiyN Liquor Deaters —A meeting of the Liquor Deslers of the consolidated city of Brook- lyn was held at the City Hotel, last evening, for the pur- pose of organizing an association to co-operate with the association recently formed in New York city. Tt was past 8 o’clock before the meeting was called to admits of no dodging, nor shirking, nor double shuffling. Marcy must take it up and act upon it, or the next Congress will make an example of him. Let the friends of Dr. Peck call upon Marcy. Kansas Etections ann Riots.—The trouble in Kansas is thickening. Riots and mob law sre following close upon the heels of the late elections. Gov. Reeder has left in a sudden fright to report progress to Mr. President Pierce, But what can Mr. Pieree do? The violent boastings and threatenings of the abo- litionists, that they would expel slavery from Kansas by the force of emigration, are pro- ducing their natural fruits. The slaveholding population of the Missouri frontier are tho- roughly roused, and their excitement is extend- ing to Arkansas. From the present aspect of things in and around the Territory of Kansas, we fear that the worst is yet to come—that scenes of bloodshed are likely to happen, which may result in bringing martial law into conflict with squatter sovereignty. General | Pierce at the White House, and the abolition. ists of the North, have succeeded in raising the | devil and bis myrmidons in Kansas; but the | task of putting them down again will not be so eaty. Will Governor Reeder venture baek to Kansas? Will the President dare to send him | back? Exgeedingly doubtful, : ; orger. The room having been cleared of all but thore interested, the preliminaries were agreed upon, atter which the reporters present were invited to comein. The meeting had, in the meantime, been organized by the appointment of the following officers:— ident—Alfred Ronck. Vice-President—Jobn W. Dick. Secretary—Wiliam Clemens. ‘The Secretary read a preamble, in which the Maine law war nated as an arbitrary and intolerable inact- ment, and pledging themselves to support all candidates for office hereafter, and none others, who should be nominated by the liquor dealers. ‘The constitution and by laws of the New York Liquor Dealers’ Arsociation read, it was unanimous! adopted, with an amendment, to the following effect, offered by Colonel Gardiner:—That each and every member of this society pledge himself to buy no goods of apy description, or support in any way any person who was instrumental fn passin; or who advocated the enactment of the fanatical, un- ust, and opprestive jabs law. A resolution was adopted inviting the co-operation of all liquor dealers in Kings county not represented at this meeting. The Chair having been designated to appoint a com- mittee of five to nominate permanent officers of the sociation, the following gentlemen were named:—Tho- m 1 Bands Scott, Frederick Hooft, Ezekiel Bald- Ww ve After tsking up a collection the meeting adjourned, subjcet to « call of the committee. Supreme Court—Spectal Term. Before Hon. Judge E. P. Cowles. MORE OYPRIANS IN APRit, 26 —Habeas Corpus. —A} tion was made by Mr. 0. Cisebarge from custod; by the order of the Police was granted, and the partion were Before Hon. Judge Clarke. Margaret Maine and four other females, were brought w habeas corpus, under similar cizcumstances, aad were also discharged, — ame. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Very Late trom Havana, ARRIVAL OF COMMODORE M’CAULEY AT HAVANA—THE SLOOF-OF-WAK JAMESTOWN AT CHARLESTON. New ORt¥axs, April 23, 1855. The new mail steamer Granada, Captain Griffia, from New York 17th inst., arrived here this morning, with Bavana dates to the 23d inst. ‘The United States steamers San Jac'nto and Prirceton, were in port. Commodore McCauley had not entered upon the duties of his mission. ‘The sugar market was firm and tending upwards, A bel'ef was current that the crop would prove short, and planters had inc eased their demands, although the pre- vious quotations are not altered, Freigh‘s to Europe had Ceclined, but to the Unite? States they were frm. Cuanveston, April 24, 1855. The sloop of war Jamestown arrived at Key West on the 18th inst, She Jeft Havana on the day previous, at which time matters were q1 The New Liquor Law. Awany, April 26, 1855. The Atlas of this evening publishes the opinion of Nicholas Hill, Jr., on the subject of the Liquor taw, at the request of the committee of liquor dealers in this city. Mr. Hill regards the bill as a direct violation of the constitution. News from Nova Scotia. Bostos, April 26, 1855. ‘We have Halifax papers of the 24th, The English war steamer Argus, from Bermuda, arrived there on the 28d. The Nova Scotia papers warmly defend the Governor ea foreign legion in the United From Boston. Bostox, April 26, James Johnzon, Esq., of the frm of Johnson, Sewall fe Co,avery wealthy and reepected merchant of this ty tl ') his morning. Handbills are thickly posted about the city. offeriag inducements to enlist in the foreign service. They pur: from the Provincial Secretary at Halifax. port to cor Grizzlizg rain and a cold easterly wind. The Erte and Northeast Ratlroad. ITS CHABTER REPEALED BY THE LEGISLATURE. Harrispura, April 26, 1855. come a law. From the South. Bartimore, April 26, 1855. meeting to make p ception on his arrival in that city. Georgia. . Her cargo was greatly damaged. New ORteans, April 24, 1855. Postmaster Kendall was arrested by Mr. Blair, special agent of the department, the charge, it being that he purloined a letter belonging to Willis, Rawlins & Co., containing $600. Mr. gave fecurity in the sum of $10,000, Me Ke ‘Western Navigation. Borrauo, April 26, 1855. mn to Dunkirk. Navigation is 9 re from the Wost to day. ral Taylor arrived Markets. ‘New ORLEANS, April 25, 1855. Our market is firm at previous rates. ut no business quoted at 28c. Caarteston, April 24, 1855. The sales of cotton to-day reached prices ranging from 8%c. a 9%. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purtapenpara, April 26, 1855. There is no change in the rates for money. Stocks a1 dull. Reading 42%; Morris Canal 14; Long Island Rai road 16; Pennsylvania Railroad 435¢ ; Pens: fives 8674. BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Baxtimore, April 26, 1855. 50. Hogs were quiet, Senso perbanered: Religious Anniversarics. Second avenue and Fourteenth street. ‘Thirty-fourth street, at Rev. Dr. Parker’ avenue. Nos. 48, 65, 74, 81, 108, 115, Baptist church in Sixteenth atreet. 114, 117, 187, 192, at Re 151, at the Calvary Baptist church.’ Nos 1,'8, 21, 4: 52, 64, 80, 89, 118, 160, at Dr. Hutton’s church in Was ington square. AwTI-SLAVERY.—Tuesday evening, May 8, address by Hon. Henry Wilson, United States Senator elect fron Massachusetts, at the Metropolitan theatre. On Wed- 9tb, at the same place, lecture byHon. We } at the same Place, anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery So- ciety. Friday evening, at Broadway Tabernacle, a pen conven- tion, for businers and general discussion, on Thursday Freewill Baptist church, in Sullivan nesday evening, Charles Sumner. m versary of the New York City Anti-Slavery Society. American Antislavery Society will mest {a epen 20 and Friday, at tl street, eed Houston. The Twenty-second anniversary of the New York Mag- ighty eighth ‘uesday, dalen Society will be held at the Asylu street, between Fourth and Fi May 15, at 12 A. M. Union Tuxoxocrcat Sewrvary, New York.—The an- will commence on Tues- nual examination of the class May 1, at 9 o’clock A. M. day, until tho following Monday, at noon. Tue ConGREGATIONAL Untoy.—The second anniversary ofthe American Congregational Union will be held at the church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, on Wednesday and Thureday, May 9th and 10th. AmeRIcAN HomE MissionaRy Socrsty.—The Twenty- be held in the ninth axniversary of this society Broadway Tabernacle on Wednesday ~ City Intelligence, ‘ing, May 9. Tux Sunpay Liquor Law Viouations —Tar PEorie vs. TALLMAN & Mares,—In yesterday's paper we published acard of Meesrs, Tal!man & Mapes, proprietors of the Collins Hotel, at the foot of Canal street, denying their ever having been arrested on charge of selling liquor on Sunday, contrary to the city ordinance, as stated in Ps on the trouble to inquire minutely into the case of Mesars.Taliman & Mapes, and Gnd that a cemplaint being made against them in the Mayor’s office by # man named Rebinson, a warrant was issued for their arrest and placed in the hands of officers Lord and McClusky for execution. Asa up like felons before the'magistrate, but in polite war were under ar- and tw aper. Since then we ha matter of course, the accused were not dri informed that they might consider themse! rest upon the warrants i by Justice Bogart, should make their appearance at the court room answer the complaint. Tae Mayor AND THe Potice.—We understand there is to go to church, or take a walk with their wives, th: assemble in mass convention, there is a private move- ment amongst them to appoint committees from each severity of the rule, and allow for a part of their time at least. ‘There is but Ilttle pro. bablity that his Honor will comply with cs, it is ‘ce in the objections of the poli: ‘as it is certainly an appropriate ri bee coming one. It is no disgrace to be a policeman, or to wear the insignia of that office. Toe St. Nicnotss Hore.—A new fire . hibited at the St. Nicholas Hotel phn as hy} the Peed enaparion Sof the building in case of fire, and is admirably adapted for that purpose. AcomertaL DROWNING —Yesterday afternoon an un- known man, about thirty-five years of a ing on the siring seca the pl trot of Rosevelt treet, accidentally fel wal drowne: body has not been recovered. iad iid Court Calendar—This Day, Uniren States District Covrt.—Nos. 33, 68, 74, 76 t0 fvPReMe Count —Cirenit,—N aot 1002, ‘ison, Isr, ‘06, 1890, 801, “100%, int, ie sie Suprrion Court—Four Branches.—Nos. 345, 205, 677, Sh kn a a a a DEATH OF AN OLD MERCHANT—THE FOREIGN LEGION. ‘The weather has been thick and cloudy to-day, with a The Senate has passed the bill repsaling the charter of the Frie and Northeast Railroad Company, and the sig- nature of the Governor is now only wanted for it to be- ‘The friends of Mr. Soulé in New Orleans, had ‘called a rations for giving him a pubic re- Extensive fires have again broken out in the woods of ‘The ship Southport, of New York, provicusly raportad ashore near Savannah, would probably prove a total The Arrest of the Postmaster at New Orleans. the The propeller Gene- ‘About 3,500 bales were sold before the publication of the Africa’s as been transacted since. Sugar is rather better, fair selling at 53¢c. a 53gc. and molasses 1,500 bales, at ylvania State Only one hundred head of beef cattle were offered in our cattle market to-day. The prices ranged from $5 75 to $6 Sales were made at $7 25 New York Suxpar Scnoot Union, May 8.—Nos. 2, 3, 10, 23, 24, 27, 80, 34, 36, 54, 57, 68, 66, 85, 141, 172, 190 at the Broadway Tapernacle. Nos. 12, 13, 25, 38, 41 46, 56, 71, 180,166 at the Market street church. Nos. 22) 26, 87, 42, 46, 47, 59, 73, 75, at the Broome street church Nos. 6, 19, 20, 69,71, 93, 94, 96, 08,162 at the church cor. ner Broome and Ridge streets. Nos.11, 40, 50, 51, 61, 169, 171, 176, at the Baptist Tabernacle, Second avenue. Nos. 60, 88, 87, 109, 146, 167, 186, 188, at the church corner Nos, 5, 9, 33, 46, 53, 84, 102, 116, 161, 177, and the Mission School in church, Fourth 189,’ at the 2, Mr. ‘Wright's church in Twenty fourth’ street. Nos. 18, 92, 48, 67. 70, 88, 02, 181, it the church corner of Bedford and Bowni eet Nos. 14, 16, 29, 74, 70, 91, 110, 127, 184, 143, and will be continued great dissatisfaction among the police, growing out of the recent order of the Msyor compelling them to wear their uniform, whether on or off of duty. They com- that this order is a great nuisance, insomuch as it them constantly on duty, and allows them no rest or recreation whatever. They say that in case they wish do not derire to appear in ra eee coni ous umi- forms; besides, as the Captains have the ie of al. lowing whom they please to e without the uniform, it may have the effect Cty end) wer in the hands of those officials, who use it for the benefit of their favorises. As the are not itted to district to call on the Mayor, and induce him to relax the them to be plain citizens ate 2 Police In ATTEMPTED AB*ASINATION OF ONE OF THE KEEPERS OF THE CITY PRISON, BY A PRISONER INDICTED FOR MUBDER—A COUNCILMAN PERKSONATING A PO- LICEM4N- About 8 o'clock yesterday morning a bold attempt was made to take the life of Charles Hoople, one of the deputy keepers of the City Prison, by William Eberle, (confined there, charged with the murder of John Gil. froy, by shooting him in the back with » double-barrellea gun, in Ninth avenue, in the month of Ootober last.) While the prisoners of the tier of which Eberle was a re parading the balcony, as is the usual cus day, he, as is alleged, cams up stealthily bs- hind the person of Mr. Hoople, and’ stabbed him ia the back with a dinner knife. blade struck the al column, inflicting but little yujury. Tne keeper was indeed miraculous, for bad th short, or strong in the blade, it would certainly have duced fatal injury; but, as it luckily happened. the blade was lengthy and’very thin, so thet it coula not pos~ sibly do much injury after passing through the clotes . r of the intended vi aid was at onse pro- cured, and the wounded deputy was seat home to hus residence uxtil the wound will be sufficiently healed to admit of his again attending to his daties, El after stabbing the keeper, ran towards the otuer side o| the corridor, and threw the knife into a water closet, from which it was recovered in a few minutes afterward: Eberle, on being questioned about the attempt at aasis- sination, stated that Hoople had given iaformation to reporters of newspapers relative to the past lie of him. eelf and others there confined, charged with tbe cri of murder. ‘The keeper will probably be wellin a few cays. ‘About three o'clock yesterday morning, Councilmaa Kerrigan of the Thirteeth District was taken into cus- tody,along with Alexander Graham, a companion of hi ed with personating a police officer while in ths r salvop of Nicholas Carter, No. 130 Walker street. ppears from the report made Ed Capt. Kissner of Fourteenth Ward Police to the Chief of Police of the affair, that the Counsilman and his friend entered the saloon in question at the above bour, that while they were there some one offe: urious quarter dollar ia payment for value received, but the proprietor of the ace discovering the intended fraud refused to take the gus, whereupon Councilman Kerrigan stepped up to the individual wishing to pass the bad quarter, and ine formed him that he might consider himseif under arrest, as be (the Councilman) was a police officer and attached to the Chief’s office as one of Mr. Matsell’s shadows. Mr. Carter eays that kcowing Kerrigan to be a Council- man and not @ policeman, interfered, when a row took place between him and the would-be guardian of the: night, which ited in the final arrest of Kerrigan and’ his friend Gra the Fourteenth Ward Police. Ves- terday Justice of the Essex Market Police Court held the prisoners to answer th» charge. Coroner’s Inquests. 8 CURIOUS CASE OF SUICIDE—RAILROAD ACOIDENT-= FOUND DROWNED. Eli Hazleton, for some time past known as the propria. tor of a public house at 106 Chariton street, committed - suicide by stabbing.bimself in the head, with a shoe- maker’s knife, on Weduesday afiernoon, The deveased, being in a melancholy state of mina, tcok up a shoema- ker’s knife, and placing it against his skull, droveit inte his brain by a blow witn « hawmer. The sharp inetru- ment entered the brain of the unfortunste man, pro- ducing death in twenty-four hours after the occurrence. Coroner Wilbe m proceeded to the residence of the de- ceased, yesterday, and held an inquest upon the body, when it appeared that for some weeks previous to the commission of the rash act, the deceased had been la- boring under temporary insanity, brought about by mis- fortune, and that while in one of these fits he committed icide. A verdict was rendered accordingly. Deceased 7 sense 36 years of age, and was a native of New ‘ork. Yesterday an unknown man, about thirty years of ege, was found dead in the North River, nar pler No. 35. The deceased to al pyserance had besn in the wa- ter about four mon’ vas dark complexioned, about 6 feet 8 inches in height, wore an alpzcca coat black cassimere pants and vert. Coroner O’Donnell hel: an inquest upon the body of the deceased, when a ver- dict of “Found drowned”’ w: dered. An unknown man, about sixty year: the New York Hospital yesterday mor effects of severe injuries received on Tus by being run over by one of the locomoti Jersey Transportation Railroad, while he crossing the track, in the neighborhood of Jersey City. Coroner Gamble held an inquest vpon the body of the deceased, when a verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered, The deceased from his dress appeared to be a native of Ireland. age, died at ing, day evening, 8 on the Ne A Chronometer 1s the most Perfect of Pme- keepers. Just so arc KNOX'S the most perfect of hats ‘The spring style of hat issued by Knox is the very perfeo- tion of artistic skill, and altogether unrivalied and unpar- al od. Mr. Knox’s storcs are at 128 Fulton stxeo}, and Broadway. Genin’s §; a the season” for whic Style Hat Is a “Delicacy of. gentlemen of New York seem to have: The stock of ladies and ohildren’s ‘8° caps, umbrellas, canes, meplontiecd ond.$on poulig speck the apring fabrics in the 214 Broadway, opposite St. New City Hall, when Finished, wilt at crnament t> the city, but the inimitable hate ured by RAFFERTY ASK interest ‘more he reat number of sensible gentlemen who orde! their bats at 57 Chatham and corner Chatham and Pear! streets, where all the styles of the season oan be found. Try One of David's Spring Style of Gentle+ men’shats. They are besutitul in style and finish, light asy to the head. Give him a call, and inspect them ab iis salesroom, 801 Broadygy, second door from’ Duane. Albert H. Nicolay, Aucttoneer.—i furniture sales.—Tho undersigned begs leave to inform his merous frie1 |d the public, that he is fully prepared as usc- al, to give f household furniture at aue+ ton, at the resid ences of that intond breaking up 7 . Account sales rendered ini on the tolloy ‘ase the gale, and advances made Whe ‘ing 0: required. ix vhs ERT H. NICOLAY, Auction No. 4 Broad ; te Large Size Photograph Portraits, beautl« fully executed, for $1 to $5. Sce the specimens now exhibit- ing; they are not to be snesredjat. ‘Tho daguerreotypes tor 25 and 50 cents still go off with s rush. Depot of art, 289 Broadway, Pianoforte Emporium. —Ely & M have taken possoarion of the spacious warerooms 619 Broadway, (under St. Nicholas Hotel,) and are now offering the mou ira f pianos and melodoons in this 6 for Mesers. A. W. Ladd & Co.’6 ton pianos, and Messrs. Carhart & meJodcons, wholesale and retail. We ture a piano expressly for schools, plain, sub- yall of mich are offered at, prices, that petition. ELY & MUNGER, 519 Broadway, yortment of ‘vert and _Co.’s premi dorn im provea pianos, celeprated pinos in the Unjted States, T. Gil- olean pianos; Horace Wat o~ makers, com, ung tl went in the Eniont will td a Roving orders PE pianos will ded av to ey sail on HORACE WATERS, 858 Brondway. pero soya gr & H. W. Smitin’s Melo- ti \ awarded tho frst premium Ae the National: Fatt: Westies: 0 trade au HORACE WATERS." Auction Dry Goods,—The Goods will be opened and offered f this morning, at fifty “ F cent under their real val; large stook of el ate curt: to $30 per pai wuperior Paris ma ov , worth of rich spring ribbons, at half theit valu India seersuckers and s for travelling drosses; Lin shootings and shirtings, napking, dowasks, towelliage’ oe . \t. BE. H. LEADBEATE! g 347 Broadway, corner of Tek £0. Goods, eee ening s large stock of fi yard, worth 2s.; le” beige, 1s. baron . Wy ere mere . H. LEADBEATER & CO., 347 Broadway, corner of Leonard street, Spring 1855.—Overeoats for the Season, of light, plain and mixed cashmere cloths and ¢ 20 mrs ro" styles, of surtout Sitose VLAN & CO., 258, 260 and 20 Broadway. 1855.—Business Frocks and Cuta< legant assortments, in ev to Sag magn ver Gioth, cushinere’ and, tweed. abrio, each, D. DEVLIN & CO., 255, 358 aud BH Broads Spring 1855 —Pants.Our Assortment of from the best selections of foreign and American cas- have already elicited general approval, ranging do. $2.60 to $i . D LIN & CO., 258, 259 and 260 Broadway 1855.—Vests.—We offer some three the ai fror or aes Fondrea different dosigns ot ihe most epgeoves ing from $2 to ‘and 2.9 Broadway. and 5) NEVILIN & COs, 308, 250 Spring 1855.— y ol ask the special attention of headsef fam our ock of the above. Great eare the selection and manufacture. Prices D. DEVLIN & Co., 258, 259 a1 pmo th nt ate ae han nh Spring 1855.—Furnish' And select stock ot shirts, ¢ smoking jackets, &c., select pean atyles of foie techr i bresntretor ng 1855 —Merchant Tatloring whee with La append Leo] " ae the irable styles of Ly p= ity ear Canal stroe! Don’t too mi hlin on Shirts. eva nots ood: roadway, n Mel can have h on ol = ee te while you me poly lenant re ‘$12. shinee made tO CUGHLINS, 202 Greenwich street, cornet Chambers, Let this be ota wie ee aan 0,04, 98. hoatb arb Te. 0 WeatRAN ANDERSON, No, Bowery