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

‘NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON Sr. TERMS, cash in adoance. THE DAILY HERALD, 3 cents per copy—$i per annum. THE WEEKLY HERALD cvery Saturday, at 6% conte hy annum; the European edition, - Jem, fo uny part of Great Britain, and $0 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage. AMUSEMENTS THIS MORNING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st—Winuiam Ten, THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Coni0Lanus-Tux Iausu TvroR. nee aed BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Kise tx Tux DARK—Tux Sevan IkMPTATIONS—COLUMBMIA'S SON. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers etreet—Davin Cor- peRvinLD—SIAMESm Twi WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Tir vor Tar— Porring THE QUESTION—Ki8s IN THE DARK. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Atternoon—Lapy or rue Laxe. Bvening—Lavy or THE Laxe—To Onuice Benson. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—. anics’ Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Brosdway—Buox- sexy’; Brauoriax Orexa Troure, CHINESE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 539 Broadway-Pano- Bama Or Evrore anv Sixcx ov Sevastoron. OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad- ‘TRours. PERHAW’S BUR! way—BrMiorray OP New York, Satarday, May 5, 1855. Malls for “he Pacific. THE NEW YORK HERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. ‘The United States mail steamship George Law, Capt. G. V. Fox, will leave this port this afternoon at two welock, for Aspinwall. ‘The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific, ‘will close at one o’clock. The New Yore Wxexiy Hynaup—California edition containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the world, will be published at eleven o’elock this morning, Bingle copies, in wrap “s, ready for mailing, sixpence, Agents will please send in their orders as early as pos- aivle, The News, By the arrival of the Atlantic at this port yester- day we have nine daya later intelligence from Europe. Her news is of a most important charac- ter. The Vienna Congress had definitively broken up on the 2ist, the Russian plenipotentiary having re- jected the last proposition of England and France re- lative to the limitation of the Russian naval torces in the Black Sea. Lord John Russell and M.Drouyn de PHuys had taken leave of the other members of the conference and were about to return home. All hope of peace arising from this quarter is therefore atanend. To the fortunes of war we must now look for a solution of the questions which were agitated at the conference. To the energetic prosecution of this alternative the allies seem to be at least applying themselves. The Jong talked of avd frequently postponed attack upon Sebastopol commenced on the 9th. We have in the time selected for it a cue to the weather ob- servations which have, for some time past, formed 80 prominent a feature in Lord Raglan’s des- patches. We are told that the fire opened at 5 A. M., in a storm of wind and rain which drove the smoke of the guns towards the Russian line, s0 as to prevent the enemy from ‘taking range of the besiezizg batteries. What a triumph this practical result must have been for the much abused and patient veteran who com- mands the English forces. If he has not shown eminent strategical skill, he has at least deman- strated the utility of his weather gauge. ‘The results of the first day’s fire are stated to bave been advantageous to the besiegere. The batteries on the Mamelon tower were si'enced; the Redan continued to fire only six guns, and the Flag- staff battery was silenced by the French. In a tele- graph message to St. Petersburg, dated the 15th, Prince Gorts:hakoff asserts that the little damage that had been effected up to that day had been entirely repaired, and that the place was in as com- plete a state of defence as before. In a despatch from Genersi Canrebert, it would seem from the terms used that the besiegers had effect- ed a lodgment in the Garden batteries ; but his language on this point is so vague that some doubt exists with regard to the fast. We are the less disposed to credit it, because, being one of the chief objects to be gained by a general assault, more importance would have been attached to itin the French General's report. Every effort is still being made by the belligerents to increase their effective strength. Some of the best regiments of the Turkish army have been trans- perted by sea from Eupatoria to Sebastopol—the Egyptian division, a fine body of men, had been Gespatched to the Crimea in all haste from Constan- tinople, and the Sardisian contingent was imme- diately expected. The Russian garrison had been strengthened by powerful reinforcemente—fresh troops having beer: sent to replace those which had been enfesbled by fatizue or sickuees. The visit of Louis Napoleon to the English Court bad been as melodramatically effective as most of the other carefully deliberated movemsnts of that remarkable personage. By his express desire the recepticn of the imperial couple was as public and as solemn os the unanirsity of ail classes could make it. The once despised exile no doubt desired to make his English detractors stultify themselves by the in- consistency of their conduct. If such was his ob- ject, he was amply gratified. There never was seon anything like the enthusiasm manifested during his brief sojourn in the Evglish capital. The Londoa Times, once the most violent and inveterate of his areailants, devoted, day after day, ooluma afcer co- Jumn of the most falaome panegyric to his glorifica- tion. It would be worth while to place some of these extravagant effusions in jaxtaposition with the famous article in which “ The Thunderer” for- merly caricatured the adventurer who attempted to invade France with a live eagle and a couple of dozen of champagne! From a statement in the London Morning Herald, which we publish in another column, it would appear that it hes heen decided with the English ministry that the French Emperor is to take the command of the ailied armies in the Cri- mea, We learn from our private correspondence that, in his letters from Vienna to his ministerial col- Jeagnes, Lord John Rossel] bas constantly impressed upon them the necessity of combining a compliance ‘with the popular demand for searching reforms with ‘the utmost vigor ard energy in their administration of the War Department. It is well understood in the club circles of London that it is his lordship’s opinion that without such combination one of two things will follow—either that the war spirit will die ont from conviction of government inefficiency, or that when the war shall be brought to a concla- sion, successful or otherwise, a revolution will ensue. The Austrians seem to be carrying matters with a high band in the Principalities, Under the head of our foreign news will be found the account of an assagaination committed by an Austrian officer at Krajova under circumstances of the greatest brutality, the murdered man being the husband of 8 lady into whore presence the officer endeavored to force his way. The Austrian General in com- mard having refused to deliver up the offender, a rot ensued, in which some hundreds were killed on both sides, The Austrian troops were driven out of the city, and at the last accounts remained en- comped cutside the walls. ‘The correspondent at Rome of the London News, comm unicates the details of an accident which oc- curred in the monastery of St. Agnes, by which the Pope, several cardinals, bishops, and civic and dipiomstic fonctionaries, narrowly escaped being erusbed to death. Daring the recestion of the pupils ot the Propaganda College, who were admit, ted to the honor of kissing the Pope's foot, the Gooring of the large hall gave way, and‘all present, ‘with the exception of Cardinal Antonelli, who clung to one of the windows, were precipitated into the vault beneath. His Holiness escap3d without in- Jory, but Cardinals Marini and Patrizi were severely hurt. The particulars of the accident will be found in another column. In another colamn will be found some interesting corresp ndence from Madrid, explaining the causes ot the recent emeutes against the government, and giving some additional information concerning Cu- ban affairs. The Spanish government has at last succeeded in realizing a loan of 40,000,000 of reals, or about $2,000,000, sufficient to extricate it for the preent out of its financial difficulties. Elsewhere will be found a letter from Horatio J. Perry, Eaq., our Charge d’ Affaires in Spain, in reply to the statements contained in the letter of one of our Washingtom correspondents, dated March 17, and published March 19. Mr. Perry complains that these statements are wholly inexact and atthe same time injurious to him. He states that he never ad- dressed or received any communications from Mr. Cushing or Senor Calderon de la Barca on the sub- ject referred to in our correspondent’s letter. He never played the spy to anybedy or for anybody, and never failed in his duty to Mr. Soulé as a mem- ber of bis legation, nor even addressed Mr. Marcy or any member of the government, either directly or indirectly, during the time Ma. Soulé was at ita head and was responsibie for ita transactions. When he (Mr. Perry) became directly responsible tothe goverrment, he of course acted asin his judg- ment seemed right without reference to Mr. Soulé’s ‘views. He stigmatizes as utterly false the assertion that while writing one thing to the Secretary of State he wrote another anda different thing to Mr. Soulé, aspereing the administration and designating its G-urse as treacherous and cowardly. Suchstate- ments he sys should not be_made without proof; and the proof he calls for. The Paria Moniteur publishes the conclusion of Louis Napoleon’s History of the Crimean campaign. It eeems to rely on the acquisition of the Austrian alliance as a sufficient recompense for all the disas- ters with which the military operations of the allies have been attended. The article in the Herap of March 21, on the porition of our government with regard to the pro- posed abolition of the Sound dues,‘had created an intense interest in all the Baltic ports. Layard, the explorer of Nineveh, made a telling speech to the electors of Liverpool on the 23d, in which he showed up the administrative incapacity of the government in connection with the war. Before the news came to hand yerterday about 1,200 bales of cotton were sold at full prices. After its publication no sales were made. The foreign news has not for some time exercised any infla- ence upon this market for breadetuffs, which have been regulated by local supply and demand. Com- mon and medium grades of flour were firmer. South- ern white wheat sod at $2 65. Indian cora was higher, and closed at 1llc, a 112kc. for mixed, de- livered, 113c. a 115c. for Southern white, and 1l5c. a 1l6c. for yellow do. Provisions continued firm, with a fair amount of sales. To Liverpool there was not much doing beyond engagements of cotton, while a fair amount of shipments were being made for the continent. On Tuesday next the summer arrangements on the New Jersey Railroad will commence. Its through trains for Philadelphia will leave as follows, passengers taking the ferry boat on the New York side:—Mail train, 8 A. M.; Kensington express, 10 A. M.; New Jersey accommodation train, 12 M.; Express train, 4 P. M.; and Mail train, 6 P.M. Through tickets and baggage checked to Washing- ton inthe 8 A. M. and 6 P.M. trains. We under- stand the authorities of Jersey City are about to take the necessary steps to prevent the horde of baggage emashers, which infest the railroad depots, continu. ing their depredations upon travellers. About noon yesterday a destractive fire took place in the saw mills of Mr. Bidwell, No. 6 Amity place, Laurens street. The flames spread rapidly, dee- troying the building in which the fire originated, together with No. 14, adjoining, aud damaging cther property. Tae loss is estimated at forty thousand dollars. The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Home Mis- sicnary Society of this city celebrated the eleventh anniversary of the society at the Tabernacle last evening, when the reports of its operations for the past year were read,showing very sucsessfal results, Addresses were made by Bishop Simpson, Rey. Mr Mercien, and others. On Thursday last, an Oswego canal boat, bonnd up the North river, with a freigh! valued at $40,000, sprung sleak, and sank near the mouth of Rondout creek. The greater part of the freight was eaved. The jury in the case of Johnson, on trial at Kingston, for the murder of his wife, after being out sixteen hours, rendered a verdict of acquittal. The bill providing for the sale of the main line of the public works of Pennsylvania, finally passed in the Senste of that State yesterday. As amended it fixes the price at eight million dollars, and if pur- chased by the Pennsylvania Railroad, at nine millions, The prohibitory liquor law of Michigan goes into effect on the 14th inst. The War in Europe—Bombardment of Se- bastopol. At last, the attack on Sebastopol has begun. On the morning of the 9th of April, the fire opened from the French and English batteries: and lasted until the latest advices left, which was on the 17th. Accounts differ as to its ef- fect. The British officers state that their fire had silenced several Russian batteries, and proved itself superior at all points to that of the city ; allowing however that the Russians displayed great energy and courage in repairing their losses. The Russian General on the other hand declares that Sebastopol was as strong as ever at the close of the sixth day of the bombard- ment: giving credit to the allies, however, for having rained a few d’enfer upon it. Inre- spect of loss, it appears to have been greater on the side of the Russians than on that of the allies. The attack by bombardment had been ex- pected for some days in the camp. It was ren- dered necessary by the approach of summer, which has improved the roads, enabled the Rus- sians to pour regiment after regiment into the place, and menaced the allied camp with mala. ria. That it must end in a repulse of the allies, seems highly probable. Though we have no detailed statement of the Russian force in the place, we know that men and stores have been arriving for many months, and the general im- pression is that the defenders outnumber the assailants." All that money, science, time and energy can do towards rendering it impregnable has been done. On the other hand, notwithstanding the reinforce- ments lately received from England and France, the allied army had not reached its contemplated strength by the 9th April. Fifteen thousand bayonets was a liberal cal- culation for the British army; and the French hospitals were crowded. The prospect is that the bombardment will eventuate in the de- struction of a portion of the Russian works; which will immediately be erected anew: and that it not be followed by an assanit. But military operations at Sebastopol bear a very small proportion, in point of im- portance, to the movements which have taken place elsewhere. Even if the allies should take that place, it is doubtful, very doubtfal, whether it could he held, and certain that the invader could go no farther. But the failure NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1855. of the peace negotiations at Vienna renders its fate almost unimportant. It is now certain that the war is going to be a great war and a long war; and equally clear that it must be fought on the Rhine, in Germany, and in no outekirt of the empire. The last hope of peace destroyed, the Czar will necessarily turn his thoughts at once to the subject of offensive operations. A mere line of defence in a part of the empire never thoroughly Russian wil} not satisfy his people, or enable him to fulfil his destiny. He must turn the tables on his enemies, and having kept them in check when they entered his territory, must sce whether they can do the like when he pours his Cos- sacks on the Rhine. ‘The time for half measures is past. Germany can no longer bestride the fence. Austria, as wellas Prussia, tmoust take the field; the first, perhaps—though we doubt it—on the side of the Western Powers, the latter certainly with Russia. Let people prepare to hear that Alexander is at the head of an army of 300,000 men and that his head quarters are at Coblentz. Well may the British lords in their fear and their helplessness ask Napoleon to lead their armies, It will need a giant to grapple with the foe. Napoleon has not yet given any proofs of military skill. He has never served in any army. But soldiering, unlike all other profes- sions, needs no training. Many of the greatest generals the world has seen never took the field till they found themselves at the head of thousands of men: Louis Napoleon may turo out a worthy nephew of his uncle. He has de- cision, energy, courage ; what more is needed ? The war fairly begun, on this grand scale, with two Emperors for generals, four first class nations at least for combatants, and the garden of Central Europe for a battle-field, people may expect events of the most startling character to follow each other in rapid succession. In such a convulsion, nothing is impossible. The Russians may win a battle and once more dictate peace from the Tuileries. Or they may be defeated, and Berlin or Moscow a second time trampled under the heel of Frenchmen. Or disaster may beget revolution in France and England, and revolutionary governments hasten to conclude a disgraceful peace. Or the same thing may occur in Russia, and Alex- ander like so many of his ancestors may be assassinated to make way for a usurper. There is no limit in short to speculation. One thing alone is certain: and that is that the war must be the greatest war the world has ever seen ; and that in proportion to the men engaged and the money it costs must be the disaster in- flicted on commerce, industry and the pacific interests. The fall in consols is only a pre- monitory symptom: want of money, stagna- tion of trade, diversion of labor, cessation of industry are as certain to follow as the winter follows the autumn. Tue Kansas QUESTION AND THE ADMINISTRA: TI0N.—We publish to-day a letter from Missou- ri, which gives a totally different view of the recent troubles in Kansas from that of Govern- or Reeder, and his side of the question. We bave now heard both sides, and the conduct of the Missourians, in striking a balance be- tween the accounts of both parties, appears to be about six for one to half a dozen for the other. Read our letter from Missouri. It gives ussome very interesting and curious facts con- cerning the trials of squatter sovereignty and squatter life in Kansas. It has been said that an attempt is being made at Washington to secure the appointment of the dismissed Judge Loring, of Massachu- setts, as Governor of Kansas, in the place of the present incumbent; but according to our latest information, Gov. Reeder has resolved to go out there again, at all hazards, to look after his land speculations. What will Mr. Pierce do? Itis stated that his Cabinet are five for Reeder, viz :—Marcy, Guthrie, Cushing, M’Clel- land and Campbell; and two for the expulsion ot Reeder—Jeff. Davis and Dobbin—both strin- gent Southern men. The issue with the Presi- dent is between Marcy and Davis; and upon this question, in this shape, our amiable and accommodating Executive cannot very well carry water upon both shoulders, He must either supersede Reeder or retain him; and if he is retained he must be supported. Thus, at last, we shall be able to understand where our shuffling chief magistrate stands on the Kansas-Nebraska question. When the re- peal of the Missouri compromise was first mooted he was opposed to it; and his organ, the Washington Union, declared that it must never be touched. But the Southern Senators readily persuaded him that the repeal would make him, while, if he refused it, he would be lost, bag and baggage, in the South. So Mr, Pierce went for the repeal; but the appoint ment of Mr. Reeder to Kansas proves that the bill was a trick upon the South. The Reeder plot for abolitionizing Kansas meets, however, with a sudden and most ominous rebuff; and our Missouri correspondent assures us that the Southern people of that State and Arkansas and Kentucky, are organizing, on a formidable scale, men and means to crush out the anti- slavery societies in Kansas. The question then recurs, what will Mr. Pierce do? He will, most probably, as usual, sboffle off and evade all responsibility, until the hostile parties moving upon Kansas are involved in a border and sectional war. With this most treacherous and imbecile administration at the helm, the existing state of things and the issue in Kansas are full of danger. Can’t Tammany Hall do something for the relief of Mr. Pierce? Where is John Cochrane now? Ten Days Grace.-—Within ten days Arch- bishop Hughes has pledged himself to prove Senator Brooks the next thing to a Senator that has been guilty of lying. This, we presume, will be done by a transcript from the records of the Archbishop’s church property in this city. Senator Brooks has put it down as equal to five millions of dollars in value, and the Archbishop wiil probably show that he is thus guilty of a falsehood of the magnificent proportion of at least three millions of dollars. The Archbishop threw the “vile inseet” the other day out of the window, in emulation of Uncle Toby; but we now suppose that, with the expiration of his ten days’ grace, the victim will be impaled alive. Why not deliver him over to Alderman Briggs? TEMPERANCE AND THE CLERGY.— We pre- sume that the Rev. Mr. Chapin and Dr. Tyng will not forget the new liquor law in their ser- movs from the pulpit to-morrow. Very well. Let them take hold; but political harangues upon temperance in a theatre are a different thing. Let them keep out of the dirty arena of politics, or their sacred robes must be defiled. That's all. Tue New Exotayp Know Norninos—A Hiunr To THE Wise.—The Know Nothings of New Hampshire and Connecticut, or a controlling majority of them, are rapidly going the way of their Massachusetts brethren, headlong into the slough of abolitionism. But the recent vote upon the case of Judge Loring shows that there is a very respectable Know Nothing minority in Massachusetts, as we presume there is in the other New England States, dead against these abolition tendencies. We there- fore throw out the hint to this conservative minority of the New Eogland American Order to come out from among the foul party ruling the roast among them, and make a common cause with the Know Nothing of New York, New Jersey, and other States, on high national principles. Thus, when the good things of the great anticipated national victory of 1856 shall come to be divided, the sound and true men of New England, though in a minority, will come in for a fair share—otherwise they will be ruled out as among the abolitionists themselves. Let the conservative Know Nothings, then, of the New England States, set up for themselves, and begin by sending a lot of independent delegates to the Philadelphia National Council that can look the Virginians in the face without blinking. It is the very best thing they can do. ERE THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Trouble among the Know Nothings of Lilinols. Cmicago, May 4, 1855. The State Know Nothing Convention adjourned last evening, alter a stormy session. It is stated that the disruption took place on the slavery question. From Washington. ‘Wasuinaton, May 4, 1855. Judge Lumpkin peremptorily declines the Judgeship in the Court of Claims. Secretary Guthrie with his family has left for Ken- tucky, and will be absent ten days. John Van Buren, Esq., arrived here to.day. The Gold Maines of Arkantas. CmrcaGo, May 3, 1855. The St. Louis Intelligencer of yesterday contains an article expressing a full belief in the existence of abun- dant gold deposits at the source of the Arkansas river, concerning which we have of late had rumors. ‘The Case of Booth, of Milwaukie. WASHINGTON, May 4, 1855. In the case of the United States vs. Booth, of Wiscon- sin, for a violation of the Fugitive Slave law, a writ of error was obtained, returnable to the Supreme Court of the United States, for the purpose of determining the question of the limit of the jurisdiction between the courts of the States and those of the United States. ‘Western Ni gk, dyes FFALO, May 4, 1855. Navigation continues uninterrupted. The steamers Western World and Buckeye State arrived here this morning, and the propeller inaw, from Milwaukie, at 4 o’clock this atternoon, She reports the north shore of Lake Erie free from ice, and experienced only sixt; hours detention in all on the trip. Several sail vessels outside the lighthouse, bound up, were making good headway at dusk. Tne arrivals bring 6,000 barrels of flour and 12,000 bushels of wheat. ‘ToRoNTO, May 4, 1855. The steamer Mayflower, from Oswego, arrived here this morning, with cargo of goods for Green Bay and other ports in Wisconsin, being the first consignment from New York to the Western States, through Canada, via Toronto and the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Rail- road. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 1855. We have no cl to report in the rates for money. Stocks are dull. ing, 48; Mortis Cenal, 14; Long Island Railroad, 1634 : Pennsylvania Railroad, 43 54 ; Penn- sylvania State 5’s, 8634 The Martha Washington Case. ARRIVAL OF THREE MORE OF THE ALLEGED CON- SPIRATORS FROM CINCINNATI IN CHARGE OF THE OFFICERS. Last evening, officers J. Bruen, C. C. Bruen, and Carr, of Cincinnati, arrived in this city, having in custody Lorenzo Chapin, Amaca Chapin, and Benjamin Earle, three of the alleged conspirators in the Martha Wash- ington case, who along with Benjamin W. Kimball and others, stand indicted for having, on the 8th of January, 1852, feloniously obtained the signature of the officers of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company in this city to a written instrument (a policy of insdrance), and thereby fraudulently obtaining the sum of $4,500 from the in- surance company. The officers left Cincinnati on Wed- nesday afternoon at 5 o’clock, and were to be imme- Giately followed by other policemen, having in charge Acamand Rufus Chap‘n, also indicted for the same of- fence. The accused were taken before Justice Connolly, who committed them to the Tombs for the present, (From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 3.] Benjamin A. Earle and two of the brothers Chapin were again brought before Judge Storer yesterday morn- ing, on the writ of habeas corpus which was obtained on Monday last. The original of the requisition from the Governor of New York, certified copies of the record, showing their Ch ad sod in the New Lphner el for on taining money on false pretences, and other papers the case, were produced and read. Mr. Clarke, counsel for the prisoners, did not deny the requisition or the indictment, but pi toshow, lst. That they had been already ‘tried three times for the same Gary 2d. That there was no evidence before the court that false pretences were a crime in New York. 3d, That the warrants were incomplete, as they did not fully state the crime, and were inno way amended by the production of the indictment, ‘The Court decided that it could not hear Mr. Clark on any of there points, It could not inquire into the doings of the Governor of New York, or even of this State. Under the act of Congress fugitives from justice were to be given up on a certain requisition being made, and al that this court could inquire, was whether this had been made in due form— properly attested by the seal of the Commonwealth—and whether all the requirements of the act had been complied with. If they had, this court could not interfere, Mr. Earle, one of the prisoners, then rose and asked rmission to say a word. He stated that the officers ad taken him from his bed at 12 o'clock at night, witt his night cap cn, and had not evengiven him time to put on his unmentionables. They would not tell him for what be was arrested, or where they were going to take him, If they had one #0, and given him time to pack up a few shirts, he never would nave consented to trou- ble the covrt with this writ of habeas corpua. Mr. Clarke then asked a further adjournment till 23) o'clock, P. M., which was granted. The prisoners were finally remanded to the custody of Mr. Bruen, to be taken by him to New York im accord- ance with the requisition. Charge ot Enlisting for the Crimea, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COUBT. Before Richard E, Stilwell, Req. May {4.—On Thursday evening a warrant was isaued by Commssiorer Stilwell for the arrest of parties enlist- ing in this city for foreign service. Officer Geo, Nevins proceeded to the Boston boat, Plymouth Reck, and sne- ceeded in arresting Theodore Renney, Oscar Cromey, Julius Parker and Wilhelm Scheunmacher, The parties were taken before the Commissioner this morning, when it appeared that there was a mistake as to the iaentity of ir. Renney, and he was disebarged. Ex-Judge Bevee, who appeared for the accused, said thet he thought every man should be permitted ‘to go where he pleased end perticolarly now, as Sam appeared anxious to get rid of foreignerr, he did not see why those men should be prevented from entering upon a journey. Mr. Joachimszen said that whatever the feeling might be, he, on the part of the government, was determined to prevert the violation of the laws of the United States, Held to bail in $500 each. Police Intelligence. AEREST OF A BUFFALO MERCHANT, ON CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES, YVerterday afternoon officer Lord, of the Lower Police Court, arrived from Buffalo, having in custody Milo H. Hill, a commission merchant of that city, charged with having, along with one —— Hovey, (already arrested,) obtained s large quautity of houshold furniture, valued at $1,200, from two firms In this city, under false pro- tences and fraudulent representations, The complain- ants, Mr. De Graff, of the firm of De Graff & Wentworth, furpiture cealers, in Pearl street, and Mr. 8. Whitney, engaged inthe same business at 29 Broadway, allege that Hill, in connection with Hovey, succeeded in getting the above amount of Property out of their possession by false pretences and fraudulent representations, as re- garded their means and ability to pay the debts con. sted by the purcbase of the ‘The accused was pvefore Judge Stuart, at the Court of General Sea. = held to bail to answer the indictment found + him, a . ALLEGED PERJURY. Captain Handcock, of the steamboat Hero, running to Albany, and a man named Frederick M. Smith, were brought before Justice Connolly, by officer Wooldbridge, charged, on the complaint of Peter W. Disoway, with | having sworn to what was false, in an assault and bat- | tery care in which Mr. Ligpta d waa the defendant. The | accused were held to bail, in the sum of $1,000 each, to answer the charge, ‘The Soule and Perry Correspondence—Letter from Mr. Perry. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Mapnip, April 11, 1855, Sm—A letter from your Washington correspondeai, dated March 17, and published in your journal of tne 19th, contains statements wholly inexaet, and at the same time injurious to me. If Mr, Cushing or Mr. Calderon de la Barca have at any time interested themselves in my favor, as alleged, it is an honor which I esteem, but I have never received a word from either of those gentlemen, nor have I ever ad- dreseed them on the subject referred to in the letter. If such interest was manifested it was entirely unsolicited by me, and consequently still more entitled to my acknow- ledgment. I have never played the spy to anybody nor for any- body. I have never failed in my duty towards Mr. Soulé, as Secretary of this legation; nor have I ever addressed Mr. Marcy or any other member of the government, di- rectly or indirectly, concerning the affairs of this legation, whilst Mr, Soulé was at ita head and responsible for what might occur. But when I, myeelf, became the sole representative of the United States at the court of Spain, I, in my turn, became directly responsible to the President and the country for what might be done or left undone here. ‘Whatever may have been my course during that period, it is not open to the charge of insubordination towards Mr. Soulé, seeing that I was not the Charge d’A‘fairs of “Mr. Soulé, but of the United States of America, which is quite a different thing. Whilst Mr. Soult was in the position of a Minister Ple- nipotentiary, appointed to Spain, bat no! in the exercise of his furctiops, nor recognized by the Spanish govern: ment, whatever instructions he might choose to give me, not proceeding directly from the President or the Secretary of State, could be viewed as nothing mora than counsel and advice—counsel which I always took pains to follow in form, at least, out of respect to him who had been, and might again be, my superior officer; counsel which I followed in form ani in spirit, also, whenever, in my judgment, it was not clearly opposed to the exprees instructions of the government at Wash- ington, or to the sacred interests of the United States, then trusted to my charge. I performed my duty towards America asI was able, in the difficult circumstances in which I was placed. Events will prove whether I pertormed it well or ill; and if my judgment was differ. ent from that of Mr. Soulé, upon any part of the policy to be pursued here,I am responsible for its justness or its error—not to him, but to the government and to the country. I certainly did not conceal my opinicns upon affairs either from Mr, Soulé, or from the Secretary of State, nor did Thesitate to speak them to the Spanish government, whenever I thought that course necessary for the iate- rests of the United States; guarding always the letter of the directions of Mr. Soulé, from respect to the dignity he enjoyed, and holding up that dignity in the presence of the government and people of Spain, then highly incensed against him, on all occasions and in every manner. I was not aware that I enjoyed the patronage of any- body. With Mr. Marcy I have not the honor of a per- sonal acquaintance. I have never addressed him except as Secretary of State, and the first line I ever received from him was in the last days of November, 1854, simply acknowledging the receipt of documents. It is utterly false that while I was writing one thing to the Secretary of State, I was writing another and a dif- ferent thing to Mr. Soulé, aspersing the administration, and speaking of its course as treacherous and cowardly. Such things should not be written without the presen- tation of the proof. I call for that proof from every ‘one who may suppose that he has evidence to the truth of the statement, without exception of any; and if such evidence should not appear, I leave the author of that statement under the weight of his own work, in the opinion of all honorable men. Sir, your obedient servant, HORATIO J, PERRY. Marine Affairs. SreaMER WASHINGTON Irving—This well known small steamer has been purchased by G. E, & W. H. Goodisson and others, to run between Goodisson’s Landing, East Haddam, and Harttord, Conn,, and will commence her trips on the 14th inst. Lavuycu.—¥r. Thos. 8. Marvell, of Newburg, will launch from his ship yard on Thursday, 10th inst., a very beautiful and most substantial schooner, of 237 tons, to be called the Snow Flake. Her owners are Messrs. Van Brunt & Slaght, of this city, and others. She is designed for the general freighting business, and will be commanded by Capt. Samuel W. Weaver, who is also an owner, “Fires in New York. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN AMITY PLACE—LOSS ABOUT FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Afire broke out s few minutes before twelve o’clock yesterday noon, ia the scroll sawing and platning mill of Alexander Bidwell, No. 16 Amity place, Laurens street. The wind being high, the flames soon spread to the ad- joining buildings, and burned furiously; but the firemen were soon upon the spot, and by their exertions succeed- ed in confining the fire to the three adjoining buildings. A man was considerably injured by jumping from a three story window. The buildings Nos. 14 and 16 Amity place were owned by Mr. Henry A. Dingee, and were totally destroyed; loss $13,000—insured for $2,000. The five story tenement No. 12 Amity place, and the rear building, belonged to Mr. John O'Donnel, who resides 41 Jamaica, L.I.; damage about $1,000—amount of ine surance not known. The building No. 18 Amity place, occupied as a dwelling house by the owner, Mr. Francis Guinand, was damaged about $1,000, and was insured in the United States Insurance Company for $4,000. Mr, Guinana’s loss on his furniture will be about $800—in- sured in the Howard Insurance Company for $1,200. The loss of Mr. Bidwell in stock, tools, &¢., will be be- tween $1,500 and $2,000—insured in the Rutgers Insur- ance Company for 8,000. Mr. Wm. Williams, who occu- pied No. 14 and pa®Wef No. 16 asa carriage manufactory, will lore about $14,000; be bas an insurance of $6,000 in the Fulton, Fquital National fhsurance companies, Wr, Alexander Olander, who occupied the second and third floors ot No. 16 as.@ manufactory of piano actions, loses about $4,500, on which he has an insurance of $2,000. Mr. Myers Phineas, steel pen manufacturer, bad just moved into the third floor of No. 14, and was rot yet insured; his loss he estimates at about 65,000. Mr, Jas, McDelmott occupied the store in No. 12, as a nd liquor store; his loss is about $400—no ia- furance. Mr. Edward Ludlow, Jr., who resides at No. 20 Amity place, sustained considerable damage to his furniture (Baker he has an insurance in the Clinton Insurance Ccmpany for $3,009. Great excitement pre- vailed in the neighborhood, caused by large pieces of burning wood being carried in all directions by the vio- lence of the wind, and in several instances setting fire to buildings; but from the vigilance of the inhabitants, they were extinguished with but little or no damage. The origin of the fire is not yet known, but at present supposed to have been caused by shavings coming into contact with the machinery, FIRE IN ALLEN &TREET. At about 1 o’clock yeseerday a(ternoon, an alarm of fire wae given, caused by a fire breaking out in the two atory frame building No. 60 Allen street, near Hester. The firemen were promptly in attendance, and it was soon extinguished. Mrs, Gilfillan occupied’ the upper part of the building as a boardiag house, and her board- ers were at dinner at the time. The smoke was s9en coming through the wall, which caused them consider. able frigh 8. G.’s loss will be about $50; insured in the Citizens’ Insurance Company for $600, The building is owned by Mr. Gideon Ostrander, who about $100; insured in the Bowery Insurance Company for $1,000. Coroners’ Inquests. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE—DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE. The particulars of a distressing and melancholy case of suicide, by taking poison, came to light yestercay morning, disappointment in alove affair being the sole cause of the misfortane. It appears, as far as we have been able to ascertain, that a few months ago a young German, named George Numerick, came to this country, eaving behind him in his mative place his betrothed, of some months in this city, he wrote a let- er of the girl, and requested that he would ughter, at the same time offering money to defray the necessary expenses of the journey. The father, however, would not consent’ to the pi sition. an Magers gg the mind of poor Nu merick jancholy seis his mind, and from that date he rerolved to put an end to an existence loathsome to him. He was heard to say ‘that he would destroy hitneelf by barging, and various other ways, On Thars- day afteracon, while at work in the store of Mr. Ferris, No. 88 Front ‘street, he was heard to exclaim, “I au very much sick,’’ and then commenced vomiting. His friends not thinking that he had taken me advised him to go home to his residence in Forty-fifth street, as- suring him that he would be quite well the next day ‘Tbitber the sick man was conveyed by one of his fellow workmen. On reaching the house of Edling, where he boarded, be refused to see a doctor, and after twoor three hours of great «uffering expired. Coroner Hilton was soon notified of the occurrence, and held an inqnest upen the body of the deceased, when it appeared from the testimony of Lewis Mullot, M. D., the physician who made the post mortem examination of body, that Geath was caused by ae some ypeeers vegetable. of “death by from The jury rendered a verdic' some vegetable poison.” The precise character of the | poison or the manner in which ened obtained it, has rot yet been ascertained, However, an analysis of the storeach will be made by Dr, Mallot. The deceased was about 24 years of age, inensing appearance, i z fellow workmen, whe Of prepor and was much attached to his deeply Jament bis melancholy end. ‘Wallack’s Tneatre—“Tis tor ‘Tew Avery neat translation, (by Mr. F. Talfoura,) of eal Maris me font toujours Rire, was played hece last night ‘The French plese is by MM. Delacour and Jacine, Ais, and was produced inst November at the Theatre du Vaudeuille, Paris. The play has beem very well Angil- cised, but in sentiment it is still ver: Frenchy. Ths plot is only a thread of itself, but the situations are very odd and very funvy. Mr. Thornaby is an elegant young man, who bas a great propensity for durting with married women, chiefly to torment husbands in general. He basa friend named Frankland, and this friend has partner named Sowerby, who is the particular object of ‘Thornby’s aggravating talent. Mrs. Fraakland and Mrs. Sowerby are both younger than tic liege lords, and there is a third lidy in the family, im the person of” Frankland’s niece, Rose. Assisting one of these beau- ties in her “Berlin wool,”’ another in her masic, and the third in her drawing, and getting up pleasamt parties for the whole trio, Mr. Thornby carries on an agreeable sort, of existence, without much thought of mischief, til! Sowerby takes it into his head to be jealous, and ac- cordingly draws down upon his head all the annoyances which, as Thornby conceives, are due to suspicious. husbands, Thornby is ordered out of the house by Sowerby ; but, as he bappens to be his lodger as wely as his acquaintance, he takes occasion to call again, ‘merely as a lodger,’’ and persecutes him with com- plaints about rats and chimneys. He alse con- trives to be mere than usually ardent to Mas. mers and when Mrs. Frausland, to save her friend from the wrath of Sowerby, suddenly takes her piace in the very midst of agleclaraiion, he centinues ip the same ama- tory strain to the new comer, delighted with the ago- ‘nies of Sowerby, whom he observes vainly endeavoring to conceal himself bebind a curtain, and who, far from- ty, is the objeet of the seapegrace’s Uevubons, in oaly by, is the objeet of the scapegrace’s only “Ugusted by the n anifestation of universal cy. He is by no means convinced that Thoraby the: admirer of Mrs. Sowerby as well as of Mra. #rankland, and his doubte furnish lis evil genius with new means of tormenting him As we hi cealed behind a curiain while . the addresses of bSgrenoe The malicions roué promises the laughing fair one that by a sort of he will convey the listever from the curtain to the interior~ of a cabinet, and fuidis his promise at once, by pretend- ing to slip aletter into the article of furniture, for this operation is no sooner performed than the husband darts: ke lightning into the new hiding That have some meane of vel werby a to- make Frankland suspicious of his wife; put ar. ‘Mra. . Frankland perfectly understand each other, and the end of the machinations of the jealous man merely lead to a marriage between Thornby and Rose, whom Frankland’ considers to have been the real object of his young friend’s attention. In the second eet we find the tables turned upon Thoraby, who receives the Sowerbys and Franklands at his country house. Thornby being now » married Sowerby has resolved that be shall fee) ail the pangs ot jealousy, and consequently causes an infintte number of” bouquets to be sent to from an unknown hand. This expedient is not successful, for Rose, far from ba- ving reason to complain of any jealousy on the part of Thornby, is annoyed by his growing indifference and bis neglect of those details of cress that distinguished his bachelor days. However, Sowerby bas a boid move in rererve. He invited from London a notorious lady- killer, who is to empley the whole of his marvellous at- tractions in fascinating Rose and destroying the conjugal happiness of Thornby. The Lothario canpot come, but~ sends instead one Mr. Easy Bolton, a vulgar habitué of the turf, who has very lax notions respectimg the proper aspiration of words, and seems the Jast person to win the heart of a lady of refinement. Nevertheless, the- desire of Rose to awaken her husband’s jealousy, for the purpose of cenquering his indifference, aids Somerby in bis pian, and Jbornby, with the fear of Mr. Easy Bolton before his eyes, goes thi sh all the absurd situ~- ations into which Sowerby was throst during the first~. act. Of course, all ends with renewed protestatians of fondness exchanged between Mr. and Mrs. Thornby. “Tit for Tat’? was translated for and played at the Gysete, London. We give the cast’ there and at Wal- 8: Wallack’s ‘Miss Bromley. -Miss Turner. ‘The piece was very nicely put upon the stage at Wal- Jack’s, and was well acted. It made quite @ favorable- impression, and is snpounced for repetition this evening, ACADEMY oF Music,—The second performance of “Ip Trovatore’’ drew a fine house last night, every seat be- ing taken. The performance was even better than on the first night—the choruses were sung with more vigor and spirit, The principal artiste—Steffenone, Brignolt and Amodio—were in fire voice, and gave full effect to their réles, Malle. Vestvali suffered from a1 ition of the throat, which prevented her giving fall effect to her music. We trust that the indisposition of this excellent artist will be but temporary. The opera was enthusiastically reeeived, tne third and fourth acts creating quitea furore. It will be given agai on Mon- day, A large number of places have already been taken. At noon to-day there will be a performance of ‘Wil- iam Tell,”’ ‘Tae TukaTrrs,—In order to lay before our readers full details of the interesting foreign news received by the Atlantic, we abridge our usual notices of the various places of amusement. See advertising columns for programmes, which are unusually interesting. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. At the St. Nicholas.—Judge eerie een g vies Walter Cary, Buffalo; Dr. J. G. Cabell, Va.; Dr. ton; Dr. Joseph Sargent, Worcester; 8..N. Hunter, Wash- ‘on, e"ihe Metropolitan.—Capt. Skillman, Texas; Lieut. Beale, U. 8.N; Capt nilerton, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, Boston: james Hooper, Indianapolis; H. W, Ireland, Canada. say the itor Honte —Cant. Chas. Wert, steamship At-~ antic; Col. Hamilton, Albany; Capt. ridge, De. 5.0. Walton, Lowell, Maes. a. Oe ‘Aé the Howard Hotel.—Ex-Governor Barry, Michigan; Hon. E. Hammon4, do.; Rev. B. H. Littlefield, Cincinnati: Hon. M,C, Shaw, San Francisoo, Cal; Capt. 'L. Parrish, steamabip Jamestown; Col. D. Pollock, Richmond, Va.; D_E. King, U. 8. A. From Liverycol in the steamship Atlantic It A Wrights dearer of despatclion; Atrs Wright, Mr snd Mrs. Charles nd M Mr Lord, J Ryan, Mr Onkes, t, Mr Watt, Mr three child: Mrs Dromm and son. W 'C Gwintow, Jobn Whitsby, ir ard MrsT Medley, in Miss E Gilbert, T J Newsham, J ilton, Mi Murray, Mr Bodie, Mrs De Cord ree children and two th servants; Mies Gallagher, Mr Carero, Mad Chambrey, C D Roy, Mr Sneilion, Mr Tail if The Nie Expedition. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Richard E. Stillweil, Esq. Josxrn W. Faurys Baitep.—Mr, Fabens, who is in- éicted with’ Col. Kinney for entering into an unlawfat expedition agains: Nicaragua, was bailed by Commis- sicner Stillwell in the sum of $10,008. Mr. Newcomb, St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, and Mr. Wm. Rodman juatiied in the sum of $20,000 each, and. were accepted as his 5 Arrival of the Jamestown, [Correspondence of the Charleston Standard. } Key West, April 25, 1855. The United States sloop-of-war, Jamestown, Command- er Ellicon, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore Crabbe, of the African squadron, arrived in our harbor the morning of the 18th, trom Norfolk, Va., via Havana, Her arrival was uvexpected, as it was generally suppo- eed that she was on ler way to relieve the Constitution, now on the African coast. Our relations with Spain canrot be in an amicable state, or why. the presence im their waters of this sloop of-war with the Commander of another squadron. She is toremain here until further orders are received from Washington. The San Jacinto, now at Havana, is ex oa to join the Jamestown, and n, Captain ispatches at this Post. Office from the Secretary of the Navy, ‘The Spanish Consul visited the Jamestown on the 21st, and was received with a salute of nine guns. The Hon. pe R. Mallory, the author of the Naval Reform ill, and member ot the Senate Naval Committee, also: visited the ebip, and was honored with « salute. The Jamestown, a few days before her arrival, and when but. one day’s sail from Havana, spied a man-of-war at a distance, and, supporting her to be a Spaniard, she was cleared for action, the guns were shotted, and every preparation made for an immediate attack. Much to- their disappointment, the stranger, when three miles distant, hoisted the Ami flag to her fore, and #a- luted it with thirty-two guns. She proved to be aa Erglish frigate. So soon as the shot could be withdrawn, the salute was returned. We learn that the Jamestown is ina state of most complete efficiency. The men are daily drilled at the guns, and as often as possible practised with shot and, she! % Court Calendar—This Day. 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