The New York Herald Newspaper, September 18, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. ——_—_——_———. JAMES GORDON BENVETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR ‘OPFICE N. We CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON srs penance seleaateoraiti SS lesa Velume XX.. Ne. 259 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ° — BROADWAY THEATEE, Broadway~Sr, Mano—Loan oF or 4 Loven. WIBLO'S GARDEN, Broudway—Miss Pyxe—T e Beooan’s Ores. —_— YY THEATRE, Bowery—Lapy or | wrxs-Wan- wemRENG MINSTREL. rg, Chambers sireet-—ANonyMovs CORRESPON- Ps Warex Runs Desr—CLock maker's Har, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Osw Ssrmauiinny’s WEAVER, WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Sroadway. BOCKLEY!S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 5€9 Broad weg.—Buninseve OrEns 42ND NeGno Mikersutsy, New York, Tuceday, September 18, (855. or Love— Malls for Eurepe. HW YORE HERALD—EDITION FOR PUROFE. ‘Tee Collins mail steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, will Yeave this port to-morrow at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close in this city at half-past ten o'clock to-morrow morning. ‘Whe Husa (printed in Fuglish and French) willbe published at ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies, ”B Wrappers, sixpence. Subscriptions and advertisements fer eny edition of the New Yous Hanicp will be received at the following places ae treet, Fast. . et, Fast. ivingyton, W & Co., 8 Place dete Bourse. ‘The contents of the Furopean edition of the Hsrauww wil embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the boar of publication. The News, We give under the telegraphic head the official tut of the officers of the Navy dropped, farloughed, and retired on leave of absence pay, by the Board recently in session in Washington. This movement has created an intense excitement all over the coun- wy, and the subject will hardly be passed over with. eut a revision by Congress. This is the first time a measure of the kind has been applied to the navy. The army, however, has been twice subjected to a more severe test, when hundreds of officers were dropped, on the plea of reduction, without any allow- ance of pay whatever. Of the thirty-four captains @isposed of by the Board, but seven are performing duty, namely, Stewart, commanding at the Philadel- phia Navy Yard; Skinner, Inspector of Ordnance; Boarman, commanding at the Brooklyn Navy Yard; Smoot, at the Kittery Navy Yard; Smith, Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks; Sawyer, command- er of the steam frigate San Jaginto, refitting at Brooklyn, and Salter, commanding the Brazil squadron. In order to fill up the vacancies in the active lists to the number authorized by law, thirty- five commanders wil! be promoted to be captains, veventy-four lieutenants will be promoted to be commanders, and one hundred and sixty masters in the line of promotion and passed midshipmen will ee made lieutenants. Among the commandors who will get captains’ commissions by this change are Ingraham, who defended Koszta at Smyrna, and Hollins, who bombarded Greytown, Lieutenant M. F. Maury, of the national obser- vatory, gets his commanders commission. The aggregate reduction of pay amounts to $197,000. ‘The soft shell Democratic State Central Commit- tee are notified to mect at Albany on Friday next. "The Hard Shell General Committee met last night, and selected a full set of delegates to their City, County, Senatorial and Judicial Conventions, which will convene during the coming two wecks. As a general thing the names are pretty good ones, and give a guarantee that tne ticket the respective conventions will select will be composed of good and” true men, to whom the suspicion of soft shellism will not attach to their garments. An attempt was made to allow no member of the committee to act ae delegate, but it was voted down. ‘The steamship Cahawba ariived at this port yes- verday from New Orleans and Havane, with advices from the latter port to the 12th inst. Our corres- pondents state that no light had been thrown on the affair of the murder of Mr. Backhouse. The new Spanish Bank was gradually forcing itself into public favor. Bighteen hundred and seventy-three whayes of the stock had been taken. With respect to the effects of deceased American citizens in and near Matanzas, energetic measures were being taken by our Consul. By the Cahawba we have news from the city of Mexico to the Ist inst. Santa Anna had been re- maining with his lady and suite at Puerto Principe, expecting the steamer to St. Thomas to call there and take him-away; but the English Consul at Ha- vana declined ‘to authorize the alteration of the route for the accommodation of his Excellency, He had, therefore, returned to Neuvitas, the port where be had Leen left by the steamer Guerrero, and it was said that a Spanish war steamer would be placed at his disposal there by Captain General Concha. Affairs were far from wearing @ settled aspect in Mexico. The revolutionary chiefs had not yet recognized the temporary President, Gen, Carrera, and a movement repudiating him had been started. He, however, had summoned all the princi- pal officers of the revolution to meet on the 16th inst., in the town of Dolores, and adopt measures for estab- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1855. with more clerks in his department, to assist in making ont certain statements called for by the Mayor. The trial of Wilttam Schaffenburg for the murder of Helena Meyer was commenced in the Court of Sessions yesterday. The homicide was committed by stabbing, and occurred on the 24th of September, 1854, at a‘German lager bier saloon in Greenwich street. We give a report of the testimony in to-day’s paper. The many friends and acquaintances of Captain Daniel Chadwick, late master of the London and New York packet ship Sir Robert Peel, will regret to receive the painful intelligence that he commit- ted suicide on the 14th inst., at his residence near Lyme, Conn. 'The case of the witnesses who refuse to give testi- mony before the Briggs Police investigating com mittee, came up in the Cotrt of Common Pleas. yesterday, but in consequence of the absence of one of the counsel the argument was adjourned. Capt. McGowan, of the steamship Crescent City, was arrested yesterday and held to bail in $5,000, to answer for an alleged violation of the quarantine ordinance recently passed by the Board of Health. The steamship has been placed in quarantine, where she will remain for thirty days. An immense meeting of the democracy of Phila- delphia, assembled in Independence Square, last evening, to celebrate the anniversary of the ratifica- tion of the Federal Constitution. Col. Richardson, of Illinois, and Mr. Nicholson, of Tennessee, were the principal speakers on the occasion. In Baltimore the event was celebrated by a grand dinner. The new crop of rice has commenced coming for- ward quite freely, even at this early eason, The first samples were received by a house in this city, per the Charleston steamer last week, and the Nash- ville, which arrived here yesterday, brought a con- siderable consignment. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,500 bales, without change in quotations, though with a sluggish feeling, dealers being inclined to wait for further news from Europe, and intelligence from the South regarding the prospects of the present crop. Some estimate the yield as high as three millions of bales, though speculation at present is premature. Common and medium grades of flonr were firm, while fancies and extras were un- changed and dull. Wheat was in moderate request, with sales at full prices. Some forced purchases were made to meet maturing freight engagements, among which was a considerable Jot of Canadian, reported at $206, which was considered above its fair market value. Corn improved about one cent per bushel. Pork was steady, with restricted sales at unchanged prices. There was less urgency on the part of shippers to Great Britain, while rates were the same, and engagements were moderate. Cheese was engaged to Liverpool and London at 40s. Grain was at Sd. to the former port, and cot- ton at Jd. a 9-32d. asked. For flour, 2s. 6d. was offered, and $s. asked. The Tender Mercies of the Camden and Amboy Company. The Camden and Amboy Railway Company have let the public know, in an official report, how well they are satisfied with themselves. They see nothing in the late accident to regret or apologise for. Everything was managed, in their opinion, in the best way: the brakeman, conductor and engineer kept the best possible lookout; the train was run at the right speed; the whistle was properly sounded; the railway agents did their duty well; the regulation authorizing trains to run in opposite directions on the same track was the best sort of regula- tion; and everything from the management of the engine to the killing of the passengers was done in the most complete and through man- ner. This is the answer the Camden and Am- boy Company make to an indignant public, when summoned to account for the valuable lives Jost on their road. Jt must be received, it is true, with a grain of salt, as the plea of a culprit, to whom the law secures the privilege of denying his guilt till itis proved. It must be remembered that the Camden and Amboy Railroad is the de- fendant in not 2 few heavy lawsuits, and that any admissions it might make at the present time might be used with good effect against it. Towever deeply conscious the directors may be of their guilt, they dare not admit it in print. Passing over this ground of exception to come to the merits of the defence itself, it is apparent at a glance that the position assum- ed by the company is not tenable. All that is said about the engineer, conductor and agents may be correct; but no amount of im- pudence or argument can convince this com- munity that a regulation directing trains to run in opposite directions on the same track at the same time is either proper or safe. It is very true that it may happen in very many eases that the conductors may each others train in time, and back so as to avoid acci- dent; but a regulation which leads to such a contingency is neither more nor less than a courting of disaster. A thousand mishaps Yiching the government, including the summoning | may occur—the conductors may not see each of Congress, and the publishing thereby of consti- tutional .organic laws. It was a matter of doubt whether the constitution would be acted on. The Mexican correspondence which we translate from the Diariowe la Marina is very enlogistic of Car- rera, and must be received cam grano salis. The Diario also comments on an editorial atticle of the New Youk Hanan, whose knowledge of European politics it bears testimony to. By an arrival at this port we have advices from Port au Prince (Uayti) tothe 25th ult. All branches of trade at the principal shipping ports were un- usually depressed. Provisions were scarce. The yellow fever prevailed among the shipping at Port au Prince. The wreck of the bark Clara Windsor and brig Marcellus is reported. Intelligence from Liberia to the 27th of June has come to hand. We give the details elsewhere. The proceedings of the Board of Aldermen last night were interesting. The Aldermen of the Second, Third, Ninth, Eleyenth and Twenty-first warde were appointed a special gomimittee on the resolution frag: the Board of Councilmen to devise means for city reform. The property clerks of the different courts were directed to,report how much of the money received from persons fined for violating the Maine iqnor law has been psid into the city treasury. The report adopted by the Councilmen Jast week, authorizing the Metropotitan Gas Com- pany to lay pipes in the city, came up, and, after some cbnyersation, was referred to the Committee on Lamps and Gas. The report relative to the re- fusal of the Mayor to commuvicate the names of the policemen appointed since the Ist of January, was taken up, and the recommendation shat the Counsel to the Corporation, if the Mayor continues contumacious at the expiration of ten days, take the necessary steps to enforce compliance, was adopted by a vote of thirteen to six. Five thousnd dollars were appropriated for the pay of the Cenans Marshals, making a total of twenty thousand dollars'that have been spent so far for their services. The Board of Councilmen had nothing before them lost night of ony particular importance. The police captains sent in a petition asking for more pay, but the Board referred this to a committee of mquiry. A resolution was offered making an ap- propriation of #10,000 for the pay of detailed police- men, This was also referied. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. A nam- ter of unimportant papers were acted on, The Re | monopoly wi find that it te not eo easy to ceiver of Taxen veut in a requets to vp Sunisued | buy New York &* Now Jorsoy, other in time, a flaw in the machinery may prevent one of the trains from braking up at the proper moment, a cart or carriage may cross the track not expecting the return of the train—in any such case, a collision or other accident of the most fatal description is almost certain io follow. These are contin- gencies which it is the especial duty of rail- road managers to foresee. They are not un- likely or remote; on the contrary they are imminent and clearly open to foresight. When J therefore a railway company wilfully neg- lects them, and establishes regulations in total disregard of them, it is safe to hold it respon- sible for all the consequences. There isno law in New Jersey under which the Camden and Amboy Railroad could be compelled to build a second track, or to fence in the present one, or to forbid trains running in opposite directions on the same track at the same time. It would he futile to hope for the passage of any such law. As the law stands, so it must remain until Jersey is free. The only plan, therefore, by which the people of these States, and those in the Jerseys who have not gold their souls to the monopoly, can com- pel this railroad to adopt the precautions re- quired for the safety of life, is to make it its interest to do so. That can only be effected bys imposing the heaviest damages on the com- pany for the mischiefs it has already wrought. Once more then do we exhort all who have lost relatives or received ‘injuries by the recent accident to proceed with discretion and under good advice. Let no time be wasted in bring- ing actions in New Jersey; if the Coroner's jory, with the bleeding corpsesin their sight and the widowed survivors wailing in their ears, could render the soulless verdict they ave, it is quite hopeless to expect that another jury wonld give any damages at all. Blot Jer@y out from among the seats of justice, Let the actions be brought here or at Phila- delphia, 204 the property of the company at- tached wh “Fever the suit ig commenced. The twill take a good many thousand dollars to buy upall the | FRA BDELAPEST WEW Ss jurymen who may be empannelled in the case ; ee perhaps more than to pay the damages. At BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, all events, the injured parties may take the risk of this, They may rely that a New York | IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. or a Philadelphia jury will understand the Guties of a railway company, and if a case of | REFORM IN TH NAVAL SERVICE. Official List of Officers Retired by the Botrd. CHANGES IN THE COMMAND OF NAVY YARDS, neglect can be cleatly made out—there appears very little doubt but it can—they will give Protracted ‘and Exciting Session of the Cabinet. handsome damages. One million ought not &o., to pay the whole Dill, and the company, it must be remembered, could lose a million without feeling it. Wricy 1s THe New York Democratic Parry. —In answer to this question the Richmond Enquirer bravely ventures to say thgt we shall learn sooner than we expect, and to our cost, “which is the democratic party in New York.” But we should like to know now. Is it the hards or the softs?’ The softs go for the administration and for free soil. The hards are against both the administration and its free soil faction. Which of these—the hards or the softs—is the New York democratic party? The Virginia democracy have the right to pyro- nounce. They are orthodox. They have never flinched; and the Enquirer speaks for the Vir- ginia democracy. A judgment, then, a judg- ment—let us have a judgment. Is it the softs, including their free soil principles, because they support the administration, or is it the &e., &e, From Washington. COMPLETE LIST OF THE NAMES OF NAVAL OFFICERS REPORTED BY THE RETIRING BOARD. Wasuivoton, Sept. 16, 1855. Annexed is an official copy of the retired list and dropped officers of the navy, reported by the Board of Naval Officers recently convened in this city by order of the President, in accordance with the act of Congress pasted at its last session, and approved on the 28th of February last:— ’ CAPTAINS RETIRED ON LEAVE PAY, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. Charles Stewart, David Geisinger, stephen Cassin, John Pereival, ieorge C. Read, Wm. Y. Taylor, 'T. Ap-Catesby Jones, Charles Boarman, David Conner, Wm. Jamesson, Jobn D. Sloat, Henry W. Ogden, Charles W. Skinner, Hogli N. Page. Joseph Smith, CAPTAINS RETIRED ON FURLOUGH PAY. One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dottars. hards, because of their sound national princi- Jesse Wilkinson, William K. Latimer, ples, notwithstanding they reject the adminis- Foxhall A, Parker, Henry Hear Be .G , Philip F. Voorhees, William D, Salter, Thomas M. Newell, ‘Thomas Paine, tration, bag and baggage? In other words, what is the Simon Pure platform of the demo- cratic party—principles or the spoils?—the hards or the softs? Do, Mr. Enqguirer, tell us categorically, and in a monosyllable, which is the New York democratic party among the or- thodox Virginia democracy—the hards or the softs? Mr. Wise says it is the softs; but he isa William Inman, Stephen Champlin, Lewis E. Simmons, Joseph Smoot, Harrison H. Cocke, Benjamin Page, Korace B. Sawyer. CAPTAINS DROPPED FROM THE SERVICE, John P. Zantzinger, Uriah P. Levy, William Ramsay. COMMANDERS RETIRED ON LEAVE PAY, Eighteen Hundred Dollars. John R. Young, Oscar Bullus, Ed. W, Carpenter, Chas. H. Jackson, new hand at the bellows, and goes off half John 1, Saunders, Cadwallader Ringgold, e ‘ t , cocked. We want the judgment of the Rich- oF tare es, even, mond organ. Hards or softs? Do tell. It Robert Ritchie, Samuel Lockwood, Elisha Peck, ‘Amasa Paine, can’t be both. ‘Timothy G. Benham, Jobn Manning, John Calhoun. COMMANDERS RETIRED ON FURLOUGH PAY, Nine Hunired Dollars. Andrew K. Long, William Greea, George Adam: Isaac S. Sterrett; Francis B. Ellison, Lloyd B. Newell, Fred’k A. Neville, John S. Nicholas, Henry K. Holl, Thomas J. Manning, Murray Mason. COMMANDERS DROPPED YROM THE SERVICE. ¥ KV Jobn 8. Chauncey, Sainuel W. Lacompte, Zach. F, Johnston, ‘Thomas Pettigru, William S. Ogden. LIEVTENANTS RETIRED ON LEAVE AY, ‘Ahwelve Hundred Dolla: Jonathan W. Swift, George M. White, Tue Prince Takin tan Stume.—We are in- formed by the Albany Atas that Prince “John Van Buren has accepted the invitation of the St. Lawrence democracy to address them on the questions pending in this political cam- paign—the time, &c., to be designated by the general committee of the county.” Lieutenant Governor Church is also ready to respond, “and will give the cause (the soft cause) the benefit of his eloquence and counsel.” Now, we have no fears of the Prince upon the liquor question, for in every thread and fibre of his Joseph P. Jarvis, Charles T. Platt, William M. Armstrong, William F. Shields, Joseph Myers, Thomas I. Gedney, Henry Bruce, frame be is constitutionally opposed to the ex- Jonathan . Ferris, George L. Selden, fate é James S. Palmer, Stephen Decatur, isting law; but we have our fears upon the nig- George Hurst, Charles Thomas, James I’, Miller, Henry Darcantel, Benjamin More Bove, Fernard J. Moeller, Melancton’B. Woolsey, Henry Walke, Robert B. Riell. * LIEUTENANTR ON FURLOUGH PAY, Six Hundred Dollars, Frank Eery, Peter Turner, James M. Watson, Wm. D. Porter, Junius J. Boyle, Gabriel G. Williamson, William E. Hunt, Matthew P. Maury, John P. Gillis, Samuel R. Knox, Simon C. Bissell, Edward C. Bowers, John €, Carter, vohn J. Glassen, Henry A. Steele, Rishard L, Love, James B. Lewis, John Hall, ger question. Weare apprehensive that the Prince, among the anti-slavery Buffalo demo- cracy of St. Lawrence and other Northern counties, will forget the limitations, reserva- tions and saving clauses of the soft shell Syra- cuse resolutions (such as they are) and will launch out boldly upon the Buffalo platform as the true ground of the softdemocracy. Under thissuspicion we admonish the Prince to look sharp, or some accidental reporter, dogging Dominick Lynch, Augustns $, Baldwin, his steps through the “rural districts,” may A. H Kilty, Alexander Murray, +, +, + Fs St show him up to the astonishment of the Vir- Robe nents Sa al ginia democracy, when least expected. Have Alexander Gibson, Matthew C. Perry, James M. Gilliss, Bushiod W. Hunter, George R. Gray, Yan Rensselaer Morgan, James 4. Degle, Matthias C. Marin, a care. Tie Hanns, tHe Sorts aNp tHE Snort Boys: jobn P. Parker, Jobn 8. Taylor, i is cf Montgomery Lewis, John F. Abbott, —The coup d'etat of the hards of this city, of | Renker Worrest, Tont Pl Decetan, Winn. B. Albert A, Holcomb, dispensing with their usual primary elections, itugerald, * A f Charles Hunter, Maurice Simons, isa matter of serious perplexity to the soft Henry C. Flagg, James Higgins. LIKUTENANTS DROPPED FROM SERVICE, Wm. A.C, Farragut, * LB, Avery, Hillary H. Rhodes, Thos. Brownell, Lawrence Pennington, Washington A. Bartlett, Wm. H. Noland, A. Davis Harrell, James Noble, 8. Chase Barney !. Mefonongh, ‘Thomas Holdup Stevens, Richard W. Meade, Israel C. Wait, Joby L. Ring, Adner Read, Daniel F. Dulany, Alex. B,Rhind, — J.B. Walbaeh, MASCERS RETIRED ON LRAVE. PAY. Robert Knox, John Robinson Francis Mallaby, VASTERS DROPPED Julius A. Bohrer. PASSED MIDSHIPMEN RETIRED ON TRAVE PAY, Sie Hundred Dollar’. William W. Low. MIDSIAPYEN RENRED ON FERLOLGH PAY, Thaee Hundred Dollars, Samuel Pearce, MIVSHIPMEN DROPPED FROM SERVICE, John Maddigan, Jr., Nathaniel T, West eo, A. Stevens, Allen 8. Byrens, Peter Wager, Jr., Edmond Shepherd, John P. Hall, Wm. R. Mercer, David Ochiltree, Charles Gray, Augustus McLaughlin, Geo ‘ Francis G, Clarke, Josep! J, Howard March, ‘award A, Selden, shells, who, perhaps, counted upon the re- serves of “short boys” attached to the Custom House clique, to carry the hard nominations. But why should the softs object? Do they not desire the harmony of the democracy? And how can we expect harmony if we permit our democratic nominations to be controlled by had whiskey, pugilists and bludgeons? We can't expect it. Thehards, therefore, of this city, in dispensing with their primary elections, have taken the first step for the reunion of the party upon a sober and respectable basis of operations, Let the short boys retire. i! SERVICE, A Sipe Brow at tie Syracuse Sorr Supie Con 10N.—In a general article upon demo- cracy, the Cabinet organ at Washington says: —*Declarations im State conventions, or else- where, evasive in their character, and designed to soothe the sensibility of men who, although in the democratic organization, are free soil- ers at heart, are neither suited to the times nor worthy of a fearless, powerful and honest party.” This is evidently a side hit at the late soft shell State Convention. Will the Prince and his party be received at Cincinnati? Don’t bet on it. Commodore Gregory, whose term of command has expired. First Responser.—The Washington Union calls the Maine election the “first response from a Northern State to the democratic victories of the South.” Now, as we understand it, the liquor prohibitionists of Maine have fallen be- tween the whigs and democrats opposed to the despotic reign of Morrill and Neal Dow. “Throw out the anti-Morrill, anti-Dow whigs, and it isa democratic defeat as “the first response from the North.” The Kitchen Cabinet is like a new grocery store opened upon a small capi- tal—‘small favors thankfully received.” mac quicker than any of the six frigates, command of Captain Bigelow, relieving Captain Boarman, retired on leave pay. Commander Charles T. Platt, who commanded the Al- bony, off Havana, when Crittenden and his fifty comrades were shot on shore, has been furloughed. MEETING OF THE CABINET—GEN. SCOTT'S ALLOW: ANCE—WHO TAKES MR. BUCHANAN’S PLACE~THE KANSAS QUESTION, ETC. Wasmixarox, Sept. 16, 1855. The Cabinet met again to-day—all the members pre- sent—and had quite a protracted and exciting time. There was a number of subjects brought up and talked over, among others—Kansas difficulties, the embassa- dorship to England, and the case of Lieut, Gen. Scott. Jeflerson Davis and Cushing intimated that General Scott must wait until Congress convene, and let them make the appropriation necessary to meet his case. Nothing definite was determined on to-day. A good deal of feeling was manifested by all the members with reference to Mr, Buchanan’s place, It still hangs fire, but it is believed that General Cushing will succeed. Mr. Marcy says Kansas is the question, and unless somethi is done, and that quickly “h—I will be to pay.’ General Davis is all the time laughing in his sleeve. There is no abatement of excitement in reference to Navy reform. It is # general theme of conversation, Congressional Nominations Sr. Lovis, Sept. 17, 1855; ‘The abolitionists in Kansas have nominated ex-Govern- or Reeder for delegate to 48, The second Monday in October has been fixed by them for the election, being one week after the election called by the Legislature. George W. Stevens, of Virginia, is announced in the Kamas Register as a candidate for delegate to Congress, The Register assumes to be the organ of the national democracy, whose policy is based on a strict construction of the principles of the Kansas-Nebraska act, Maine Election. Bostox, Sept, 17, 1866. Returns from 984 towns in Maine show the following rewilt:—Whole number of votes, 104,214) of which More rill, republican, had 48,704; Wells, dem., 45,220, and Reed, whig, 10,281. Tt has not been ascertained that a single republican Senator is chosen. ‘The Honse stands 61 republicans, 67 democrats, and 21 whigs, with two districts to hear from, which have pro- bably choven democrats po hh British Colonial Appointment. ToRoxTo, Sept. 17, 1855, ‘The Hon. Francis Hincks, late prime minister. of Canada, has been offered by sir William Molesworth, the appointment of Governor of the Windward Islands, at a Pr “4 ‘of £4,000 sterling per annum, It is almost certain that he will accept the appointment, and if he does so, it will have a considerable influence'on Canadian politics, Fersisnine Tra’ The Ontario Times, the home organ of Governor Clark, has it that our whig ex-Governor Hunt not only voted for Ull- man against Clark last fall, but worse still, “he furnished teams and help during the entire day of the election to hunt up and drag in the simple ones who might by any means be in- duced to vote as he did, and defeat the whig candidate for Governor.” Hope he will do the same thing against the abolition Maine law fusionists this year. Sensible whig, this Gov- ernor Hunt. Marine Affairs. The fine steamship Nashville, Captain Berry yesterday from Charleston, bringing us 2 in advance of the mail. passage. New Sreassmir For THe Istaxp ov Ccns.—Mr. Wm, H. Webb will lay the keel this week for @ steamship for the Inland of Cuba. Messrs. Pease & Murphy, of the Folton Iron Works, are to build the engine, which is to be 60 neh cylinder, 9 feet stroke, with 2 large boilers, iron water wheels, de. Naval Intelligence. ‘The United States sloop of war Cyane, 8, B. Wilson, commander, arrived yesterday morning {com Pensacola, having left that port on the 20th wt. The following is « list of her officers — Stephen B. Wilson, commander; Richard L. Tigham Joseph N. Harney, Isaac G. Strain, Jolin Dewomet Lane tenants : Henry kiting, purser; 8. R. Addison, surgeon; Wm. assistant do.; A. M. De Bree, acting master; Janes C, Walker, midshipman; Thomas 'N. Sanderson, captain's clerk; Francis 1. Harris, master’s mate. Wm. Ray, bowtewain; James D, MeClotkey, gunner; Charles Boardman, carpenter; John A. Birdsall, sailmaker, The Mobile Board of Heakh states officially, that four deaths from yellow ‘ever occurred in that city on the Ist. “They were all females, all far removed from the ship- ping, and may therefore be looked upon ae cases of ma- tiveorigin, haying bad 20 cownection whatever with im- norte cases,” arrived papers one day She was only 49 hours on the an Navigation of the Ohio, Pormenune, Sept, 17, 1855 ‘The river here to-day measures six feet four, and is rising. Freight® are iow, and there have been lare ar riyals of produce on the wharf to-day for the Hast, Commodore John Thomas Newton is ordered to the command of the Navy Yard at Kittery, Me., vice Captain Joseph Smoot, placed on the retired list, on furlough pay. Commodore Stringham, just returned from the com- mand of the squadron in the Mediterranean, is to take command next month of the Boston Navy Yard, vice He has built and launched the new steam frigate Merri- ‘The New York Navy Yard will be next month under the . Theatr. Jost Sight. M’LLE RAOHEL’S EOuT"| NIGHT IN NEW YORE— “ANDROMAQUE”—0)S\\G OF THE BEASON AT THE BROADWAY THEA 48. DAVENPORT IN “RICHARD UL.—). § WALLACK, JR., AT THE BOWERY, ETC., Pry At the Metropolitan *) gave her eighth represin! Hermione in Racine’ theatre was about tw« “Andromaque,” like lod after the old Greek ( and with no intermis | ‘The period is about ahd the action takes p! where Pyrrhus, the kin \ At opening of the pies Orestes (Randoux) «1 It appears that Ove» Epirus for a double (Rackel,) who is the to cause the King t Hector, whom the « y. Inthe meantime + Andvomaque, (Ue refuses to grant the lows that sanguine i 4 lady loves the traitors. i'y give mnch encourages erplexed between the Fngtish opera in Epir How bappy Were *tother Policy sends him hiv ermione, who is mace per® fectly happy, and rece Le complaints of the wretch- ed Andvomaqne with w+ » (-nelp-being-charming sort, of an air, which is rei ly cool under the civenm- stances, The relati ‘ibn of the parties must be clearly understood. vis loves. Andromaqne, and she desires to keep hin ‘er to insure her ¢on’s lite against the indigna Hermione loves Pyrrhus —who does not care ©). nce for her—and Orestes pur- sues Hermione, who 1 him continually, In the third + we have another int: :view between Pyrrhus and An- dromaque. She is too ch rming, and he again deserts to the Trojan side, leaviny |): iene to her maidenhood, or to Orestes, as she plex ¢ liermione becomes fearfully *enraged—tempts and to \fs Orestes into kMling Pyrrhuw —abuses him for doing \( afterwards, and finally gues away to kill herself, whi she is supposed to perform somewhere behind the cenes, and to haye sufficient vi- tality left to answer ult betore the curtain, ‘This tra, is the mo | .nteresting of Racine’s works, and his lofly power of: -c:iption, and accurate know ledge of the passions thgt sway the human heart, is no- Meeting of the Democratic State Central Com- mittee. % Aunaxy, Sept. 17, 1855. A meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee has been called, to be held in this city on Friday, the 21st inst., at 334 o'clock in the afternoon. Celebration of the Ratification ot the Feieral Constitation—Assault on the Know No- things. MASS DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT PHILADELPHIA. PuILADEDLPHIA, Sept 17, 1855. An immense democratic demonstration took night in Independence square, in celebration of the rati- fication of the federal constitution, The square was tt luminated and delegations from the various wards march- ed in procession, with music, banners, &¢. Speakers addressed the vast asssemblage from tw stands, Atthe principal one Frederick Stoever, sq., war chosen president. ° The following resolutions were read by James R. 1) low:— Resolved, That amid the wild faneticism which in times past has shaken, and to this day threatens to shakes this na- Non to ils centre, we hail with devout gratitude a returning anniversary of the adoption of the constitution. Kesolved, That the true bond of a perpetual union of the States is the federal constituiion, soconstructed a8 to restrain the general government within the legitimate sphere of tts granted powers, and to secure to the States and the people all other piso granted, and so adtainistered as lo cul livate and fraternal sendinents and relations be- tween the different members of the confederacy; and to give strengtl and durability to such a union the democracy of Fennsylvania stand always ready to pledge ‘their lives. their ‘ortunes, and thelr sacred honor.” Resolved, That the experience of more than three score of yearsdemonstrates that our fathers Who forsaod the constitn- tion, and founded upon it the Union, were inspired with a de last evening, M’lle Rachet in this city, appearing ay ely of “Andromaque.” ‘The led, ” and “Phadve,” is model« ‘ion, played in a single scene, ween the acts. after the sacking of Troy, sthrolum, a tower of Epiras, bat provinee holds his court, ave a long dialogue betwoer iond Pylades, (Beauyaliet, > io isa Greek, bas come ta First, to win Hermione, ‘of Pyrrhus; and second, his prisoner, the son of vt forgive for nie paterni- + has fallen in lowe witie ihe widow of Hector, and © (west of Orestes, but al- to see Hermione, That us, however, and does not vrestes. Pyrrhus is sadly es, and would, if they had with Captain Macheath, ¢ with either, rmer away 1. gree of wisdom, foresight and patriotism, more than human, and thereiore Wwecan best manifest our’ gratitude for their illustrious services, and our reverence for thelr glorious memories, by registing withall our energies every attempt to disturb or’ destrdy the harmony or symmetry of their work- masiship, or (o defeat and nullify the ellicacy of its provisions by faiee Constructions or insidious attacks upon its fundamen- \wi prinelples as the sure guarantee of » permanent faieral njon, Resclved, That, amongst the great principles which animat- edt the hearts and energized the arms of our revolutionary fathers, we recognize ax prominent jooked to the obtaipiuent for every citizen of the rights of vollng and being voted for without restraint or dictation, and of worshipping God without interference or hindrance; that we aitribute no small share of the present power, glory’ and prosperity of our government to the incorporation of these principles into our constitution; and, as we are satisfied that they are as valuable and essential now'as when our f athers poured out thelr blood to secure them, we should prove ourselves unworthy of the rich inheritance bequeathed to us if we failed to resist with all our hearts and souls every effort whether by open assault or secret combination, to expunge from the constitution these great principles of civil and religious liberty. Resolved, That in the same manner, and to the same ex- tent, that a heoret and lusidious foe is more dangerous than,an + where better exempla@wt ‘wu tn ‘Andromague.””” Wie open and manly opponent, We regard the attempt now beln; y a Cpe ae ay TpPOnnn, Malntiund associatona,s taw of | rachel’s Hermione waa nlmost, if not quite, equal to what she calls her Quest role from Corneille—Camilla, in “Horace.” In one resyec: it was superior to Camilla. It was not quite so chillivgly artistic, and did not appear se profoundly studied ani incall ‘elaborated. twas also great throvghout, whereas Camilla reste on two points, In the first scene with Orestes, Hermione must seem to pity him, and te be vorplexe, and agonized at ner position with regard ‘0 Vyrrhus, These conflicting emotions were exceedingls well portrayed, aud the speech. commencing— Seigneur, je le vols tien, votre me prévena, was given with a degree of impressive dignity, and an ef fect which we have farely scen surpassed. Ya the next act, where Hermione think: herself sure of Pyrrhus and quietly triumphs over Ler fallen rival, Mlle Rachel was also very fine. But we cannot help saying what we have alleged previously, tha’ it was more the joy of a woman over a rival than the oui-gushing of a! heart which is uublie sentiment higher than the constitution guarantee, In heal! of the enjoyment, by all citizens, whether native’ or adopted, of the rights of civil liberty and ‘religious toleration, as more dangerous. and more vigilantly to be resisted, than open and direct attempt to render those guarantees nugatory and of no etfeet, Resolved, That a secret political organization which secures » tidelity of its members to iis edicts, laws, and regulations oaths of perpetual allegiance, and which proposes to ac- complish lis object by proseribing from elvil offices one class of jens on acconnt of their religious creed, and still a, larger because they vefuse to swear allegiance to its rule, and which seeks by the means of the cohesive power of oflice to obtain the conirol of the government, both State and national, for the avowed purpose of effecting objects inconsistent with the netitution, necessarily American, anti-republican, anti-Whig, antidemocratic, destructive of political morality, and cails tor the united aud ceaseless exertions of all truly congervative and national men for its overthrow, Resolved, That the scenes of violence, disord>r, and_immo- rality which have marked the footsteps of the «Know Nothing th organization from its origin to the late disgraceful and blooty “flow (rauedy. enacted in a, Southern State, ought to fmpresa every | OVerfowing with love and iappiness. Taat is, the He lover of good order, of sound morality, and of pure Christ- | Mione of Racine desires to gain the love of Pysrhus for anity. with the dangers of giving countenance and encour. | its own sake, and the Hermione of Mlle Rachel desires ‘auae another woman seems agement toan organization which has been seized upon by We nice the same idiosyncracy im Gisunionisis and abolitionists, and made subservient to the'r treasonable purposes, and whi he constantly lable to be struction of law, morality, at Higion, ere with en fidelity to the nty, in all matters of purely inter- is and always has been a cardinal principle ot the democratietaith, which great principle 4s en- langered by the modes of reform inthe matter of snffrage proposed by the Know Nothing party, and which proposed reforms we pledge ourselves to resist, because, by the trae interpretation of the sederal constitution, by the debates and voles in the convention which framed it, ‘and by the actual practice of the States themselves, itis conclusively shown that the States have the absolute and exclusive control of sut- only to possess Pytrhus, b: likely to get him. Adrienne, Tu the fourth and fifth acts, M’lle Rachel is gain in her clement, and sits ou a throne near which there is no rivaly. She depicts the jealousy, rage, love and hate of an wjured Woman—a women who has been cheated om the very thresbhold of her happiness, How pitifully she when she heard that ker Pyrrhus was before the altar with Andromaque—how shé bullied Orestes into & promise to kill the king—-bow repented and resolved to to do it herself—how ghe abused him after the decd was donc—low finely she guve the very strong specches— how delicately 1he allowed the audience to see that the love of Pyrrhus was unqueachabe in her heart—(this is the first time that we have ever seen'anything of the sen- timent of affe¢fion in her uc'Ing)—and how capitally she did a great many other things, we have not space to de- scribe. Our readers, to appreciate these things properly, most see them, The charms of Mlle Rachel's acting are: too ‘subtle for description, even of the most elaborate nd. Andromaque was pretty well played by M’lle Durrey, rage. Resolved, That the periis which now threaten the integr! ty and peace of the confederacy, arising from the ascendancy, in most of tree States, of a spirit of sectional fanaticism, made suecessful and powertul by the aid of the secret machinery of Know Nothingiem, call upon all national men, whether demo- ‘era's or Whigs, to'unite in one common organization, and to make commou cause against their common toe and the foe ofthe Union, upon the platform furnished by the compromises of the constitution in regard to slavery, aud upon the princi- ple of Congressional non intervention, applicable alike W the States and Territories, adopted by the united votes of demo- | and M. Randoux’s Ores! 8 ha: Speen Bal te the passage of the series ff meanures in | here, M. Cheri dork gra ouierethur Tery siete and ee ), know! promise mi s z a vi g i thelr “united voles ine the pusage cof “the Kuna ary | fortably. He evidently thought the night was too warm. 10 distress Irimself about ac’ ing. On Wednesday Msle Kachei plays La Thisbe in Vietor Hugo's “Angelo.” There is an English translation nearly” erbotim, called the ‘Actress ot Padua.’? Nebraska act in 1853, which tent and meaning is not to legislate slavery into any State or Territory, nor 1 exclude it therefrom, bui to leave the people thereot free to form and to regulate their domestic in stitutions in their own way, subject ouly to the constitution United States; and to this end we hereby solemnly and ape ige of our devotion to the democratic platform adopted in Baltimore in 1852, and as by that plattorm all true democrats are bound to abide by and adhere to a now we pledge ourse! in nanner to abide by and ad- we pledge ourselves in like man to abide by and ‘adhere to # faithful execution of the Kansas and Nebraska act, ae in 1853, as a final settlement of all sectional questions in regard to slavery in the Territories; and upon this plaiorm, and under the democratic organization, we (ender the hand ‘of cordial fellowship to all national men, North, South, East and West, and invite them to co-operate with us in averting the perils which threaten our common Union. Calls were made for Messrs. Wise and Dallas, but the Prevident announced that neither of these gentlemen were present but had sent letters to be published. Mr. Riciaknsoy, of Hlinois, was the, first speaksr. He remarked this was the first time he had ever addcessed people by acres. It was an assemblage worthy of the oc- casion. “He bore hard upon the abolitionists and Know Nothings, He said it was owing to the couduct of the former that Delaware and Maryland had not been made free before now. Since 1820, when Congress assumed jurisdiction of slavery by the enactment of the Missouri compromise, not a single slave State had become free—ail this may be attributed to the interference ot those who had no business in the matter. The Know Nothings, like the abolitionists, are also endeavoring to tear down the rights guaranteed to the citizen of our common country. ‘The Know Nothings declare that Americans must rule America, and wherever they have had the power they have abused it by destroying ballot boxes, shooting dowa citivens, and throwing men and women into burning buildings. The speaker deprecated the action of the Know Nothings, as preventing the emigration of intelli- gent foreigners, while paupers and convicts who came for bread could not be kept out. Mr. Nicnowoy, of Tennessee, followed with a few re- marks, when he was interrupted by a delegation fcom one of the outer wards marching to the stand. A iarge banner was handed up. to the front stand, when it acer dently caught fire, and the blaze communicated to one of the pieces of fireworks, a star with a revolving blag rovides that its “true in- OPENING NIGHT AT THE BROAPWAY THEATRE—MR. E. Le DAVENPORT—THE DRAMATIC COMPANY. ‘The regular theatrical season of the Browlway was in ugurated last evening, under highly favorable and pro- mising circumstances. uring the summer vacation its enterprising proprietore--the Marshalls--were not inatten- ive to the requirements and tastes of the theatre-going public; and so, from England and from home, actors of re- pute and popularity were obtained and enlisted as regular members of the corps dvamarique at this theatre. Among the former are Miss Emma Harding, late of the Haymav- ket theatre, London, and Miss Josephine Manners, a vo- cali*t from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool. Atmong the lat- ter are, that jolly comedian and capital stage manager, Mr. W. R. Blake, late of Wallack’s and Burton’s, and who had occupied the position of stage manager at the Broadway some four years ago, a post which he again resumes; Mr, Charles Fisher, an excellent and judicious English actor, who, we believe, made his New York début at Burton’s; Mr, Chapman, an old favorite, former- ly of the Park theatre; Mr. Fenno, who had been a few years ago a valuable stock actor at the Broadway, and who has since been playing first characters in Philadel- phia, Washington, and the rural districts generally; Mr. &. Fytinge, from the Walnut street theatre, Philadelphia, Mrs. W. R. Blake and Mrs. Buckland. These, we be- lieve, comprise all the additions to the dramatic compas ny at the Broadway, but they are both numerous and valuable, Among the old favorites retained are Madamo Ponisi, Mrs. Warren, and Mrs, Nagle. It will be thus seen that the Broadway theatre is well provided for in the way of professional talent, and it is but reasonable which had been reserved for the close of the pry ‘in, to conjecture that it will be proportionately weil sus- set it off, creating the greatest panic among oak. | tained by the public, and that its treasury will show at ers, reporters, officers, &e., on the stand, some of whom | the end of the season that the public appreciation of it as a favorite temple of the drama has not (iminished, were severely injured. bnt increased. GRAND CELEBRATION IN CALTIMORE. Bartitore, September 17, 1855. Mr. F. 1. Davenport, one of the most talented, Aicious and popular of our American actors, commence A grand dinner was given here to-night in commemor- | 4 brict en rece] ven here 0 t last evening. ation of the adoption of the Federal Constitution, A | Jima well'us to Madaise Poist ead Se eae te strong demonstration it is expected will he made here | extremely flattering. The first plese was the: tragedy’ or against the Know Nothings—the Hon. Reverdy Johnson and @ number of leaders in the old whig party partici- pated in the movern Trouble With the Indtans. CmcaGo, Sept. 17, 1855. Mr. Morin has reached St. Joseph. Mo., with’ the re- mains of Captain Gibson, who was killed at the mouth o Deer Creek by the Sioux, He reports the Sioux to be troublesome, Had an engagement with them north o Platte Bridge, on the 4th of July, when two Indians were killed, General Harney left’ Fort Kearney on the 4th of August, with 1,200 men, making forced marches. His purpose was unknown. Meeting of the Grand Ledge of I. O. of 0. F. Bavrimone, Sept. 17, 1855, The Grand 1. of the Odd Fellows of the United States met here this morning. William Ellison, Grand Sire; G, W. Rae, Deputy Grand Sire; James L. Ridgley, Reebrding Secretary: and Joshua Van Saul. Treasurer, Were dusy installed in office. The Grand Sire appointed Reuben Jcnes, Chaplain; Jomes W. Hole, Grand Marshal; Solomon H. Lewagi Grand ardion; and John E. Chamberlan, Grand Messenger. No business of special importance was trans- acted to-day. Strike of the Buffalo Printers. : BUFPALO, Sept. 18, 1855 The printers on our morning papers ‘are on a strike They demand 18 cents an hour extra after 9 o'clock P. M. “Proprietors don’t accede, and some of them are sticking type this evening. From Boston. NEW LIBRARY BUILDING—JUDICLAL NOMINATIONS. Bostow, Sept. 17, 1865. ‘The corner stone for the new free city Library building, to be erected on Boylston street, wax tia this ‘afternoon, with appropriate ceremonies. Addresses were made by Hon. K. C, Winthrop and Mayor Smith, and the original hymn was sung by the pupils of the male school. The various members of the city government anda large concourse of citizens witnened : ihe proceedings. The following nominations have been made to the bench of the new Superior Court about to be established in Suffolk county :—Alhert H. Nelson, of Woburn, Chief Justice ; Josiah G. Abbott, of Lowell, Charles P. Hunting, $ — and 8.G. Nash, of Boston, Associate Justices, “Richard II.” ‘the character of the ambitious and cruel, though brave, royal hunehback of England, was portrayed with a fidelity and truth to nature, and an absence of stage rant, which was refreshing. ‘The eriti- cal eye or ear could detect in the acting of Mr. Davenport no fault. It was a spirited and finished piece of acting, and was much and deservedly applauded. ¢ Mr. Fisher, in the character or Richmond, lafd for him- self last night the foundation of a fine repntatiog at thie theatre, an advantage which we feel confident he will im- prove on. He ilis the place vacated by Mr. Conway, and, hink, ably fills it. If we were to judge from Mr. enno’s ‘Buckingham last night, his career in the rura? districts has not improved his acting. It has rather led him to magnify those little faults which were previously not altogether hidden. Shakspere does, we know, ex. hibit Buckingham in @ light not very flattering to his (Buckingham's) good sense, but he did not make him such a consummate donkey as Mr, Fenno manages to make him look like, The scene in the third act, between him and the honorable municipality of London was alto- gether too highly and unartistically wrought out. It ix not supposable that the Dake of Buckingham would have found fi necessary or proper in the regal apartments to bellow so loudly; but we would have supposed it his pur- pose and business rather to put on the easy and agreeable air of @ finished courtier and gentleman. By praning own this extravagant style ‘somewhat, Mz. Peano may become a very excellent artist. We hope he may. Max Same Ponisi played Queen Elizabeth with good taste and correctness, and Mrs. Buckland was good a» Lady Anne. ‘The performances last evening concluded with the laugh- able farce of «Jem Boggs,”” in which Mr. W. A. Ch played the Wandering Minsirel with great efléct, and sung that now famous history of bis Tinah.”” To conclude as we commence night at the Broadway was eminently suece TBE HOWERY THEATRE—MR. J. W. WALLAOR, JK- Mr. J. W. Wallack, Jr, who has been absent from our tage fot soveral seasons, has again visited it. He ap- peared last night, for the first time since his return from England, in the Bowery theatre—the play, ““Hamlet.’? His reception from a densely crowded house wns enthu- siastic. His performance of Hamlet is forcible and strongly marked——to onr taste, a little too much so. !t was but rarely that the meditative; philosophic vengeance-brooding 'rince of Denmark could ve sup to evince by his fiery manner the furnace that woe ing within; and therefore an excited and over-hasty siscisineeniihiaruatabities Prize Fight in Canada, f Burvato, Sept. 17, 18% style of delineation is not (thi 0 A prise fight took place this morning atPoint Albine, | peace with his character, Sti, Se Walnas acting, If nada, between two New Yorkers named Flynn and | not in all respects critically correct, was remarkebly Davie, “After twenty-four rounds, occupying twenty-nine | forcible; aml what ts, perhaps, a better test than we can minutes, both umpiies charged Flynn with foul play. | set up, was much appreciated’ by his audience, Polonia ‘The stakes amount to $000, and the result is yet unde. cided. The combatants are trying to arrange another fight for $100, Was tolerably well represented by Griffiths, and Mr. Prior did the Laertes frreproachably. The Opera at the Academy of Music, ‘TO THE PUBLIC. The Academy of Music will be opened on the let of Oc~ tober for a season of forty performances, during which, in addition to the more favorite Italian operas heretotore presented, Meyerbeer?s operas, the “Hugenots,” “ Pro« phet,”’ '« Btoile du Nord,’ and other novelties will be pro «duced, with a magnificence of mise-en-serne, correctness of costume and artistic excellence equal to the standard al- ready established at the Academy. With artists of distinguished reputation in thix country and in Europe, an efficient orchestra, (under the direction of Max Maretzrk,) am inereased chorus, and a determina oy on bis Poly of ive hep shall be spared to render the opera wort rai patronage, the ‘lirector co fidently appeals to the publie, aud to the good will of tue Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PwiLADELPBIA, Sept, 17, 1855, Money unchary 1. Stocks firm. Pennsyivania State Fives, 86; Reading Railroad, 4856; Sng Islan, 154 Morris Canal, 154; Pennsylvania Railroad, 44%, ' ALRANY STOCK SALES. ‘ ALnaxy, Sept. 17, 1856. Sixteen shares of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bonk wore sold to-day at 1898 141; 100 Commercial Rank 10 4.181; 100 Bank of Albany, 128; 10 Bank of the Capitol 111g; 10 Central RR,, 7 New OntRaNs, Sept. 15, 18 on market is steady; sales to-day 8,000 bles. Louis firm pt $6 10, Preighty to Liverpool Jed. i ee emer wt ess 21 pace e