The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1855, Page 2

2 NEWYORK HERALD) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1855. ~ NEWS FROM CUBA. Arrival of the Cahawba—One Hundred Thou~ sand Dollars on Freight—Tne African Slave ‘Trade in Cuba—The American Sailors Con- demned Without Trial—Accidents aud Of fences. ‘The U.S. mail steamship Cahawba, J. W. Smith, Com- mander, (Captain Shufeldt temporarily absent,) trom New Orleans the 10th, and Havana the 13th inst., arrived here yeuterday mornirg. The Gazeta de la Hadana of the 7th inst., contains the Captain General’s edict, mentioned in our news by the Granade, ordering that in future all mail steamers ar riving in the offing of Havana before sundown, in time to be signalled from the Moro, have permission to enter the “port”” after sundown, and proceed up to their anchor- age. If signalled at the “Moro Castle” when the flags are “ hauled down’ at sunset, a white flag will be run up as a signal for the steamer to enter the port; the steamer will also hoist a white fag at the fore. This edict only applies to mail steamers, of all nations. The two American,seamen, Chauncey and Winn, have been condemned by the ‘Royal Audiencia” to three years ‘ presidio,” to be served in Havana. This senténce, which before hus been rumor, is now authenticated, ‘The business of Havana is very dull; the stock of suger reported on hand was 40,000 boxes, with a decline in prices. Freights are also dull. The French brig Orestes was the only foreign vessel of war in the harbor. The health of Havana being perfectly good, and all excitements at amend, a large number of visiters from the States is expected during the winter season. Owing to the derangement of the great Southern mail between Mobile and Montgomery, the Cahawba has brought the mails of the 9th and 10th from New Orieans, and the mail for the Engli+h steamer of the 21st. ‘The Cahawba brings the following SPECIE LIST FROM NEW ORLEANS. Beebe & Co.. + $50,000 Bank of Ameri 40,000 . 8. Robins & Son . 10,000 M. Morgun & Son 2,200 M. 8. Hollowell. 1,200 otal .......000+ seeeee shee ee eee + $103,400 OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havaxa, Nov. 18, 1855. Condemnation of the American Sailore—Their Sentence Without Trial—Negro Apprentices from Africd—British PhilanthropymApprenticeship Against Slasery=-The ‘Moviby, Sitdily CPO iNb Fever tn my last I gave you as brief extracis as it was possi- dle for we to mube, from a very interesting letter re- ceived by the Solent, from the city of Mexico, and by way of Charleston per steam: embed. Having seen the papers in the ease of Chanucey and Winn, at the prison, I find they are condemne! to three years inthe chain-gang, instead of four —in mockery of all justice, for they have had no heaviog and no trial as estab- Rehed by the treaty. Where is that omnipotent inaugurs arm that was to reach wherever the light of the stars east its sheen upon sosial organization, and to do such almighty work for the redemption of national honor, re spect, end to insure the protection of American citizens Ht will not be long before it will be my duty to advise you again of the attempt to inaugurate, under British advice or suggestion, the introduction of negroes from Afriea, for terms of years, as auprentives or colonists, upon the island of Cuba. When this comes to pass, as it wil,, unless prevented by a new government at Wasbington, then Spain will consent to the British demand, that those who are taken in the act of making slaves, shall be es- tecwned as pirates, and so treated ; while, practically, sla- very will be continued under the less obnoxious term of apprenticeship, or colonization, by voluntary emigra:ion, to be commenced with 1 quantity restricied to *‘ one hun: dred thousand negroes,” and the conditional limitation of slavery in Cuba, as long since udvised to you. This plan, which has had previous discussion, is about being revised. It was only thrown out of the colonization scheme when the introduction of Asiatics was determined (for it was written in the plan for Africa also) for reason of the exposure made through your columns chiefly, which caured investigation, until nen in honorable post tion were compelled to deny their own words and their own acts; these things are not forgotten. The minds of this poople are being prepared for this change, under the minisivation of General Concha, and Abey will courent to it, under the belief that they’ will SR Bble'te mets dmnrantionshin tna: gogtly 40 them than sett ‘esa costly to thom than slavery. ‘They will have no old or sick left upon wei hands, to be an incumbrance to their property, while they wl continue, apprentices as long as they live the physical avility to labor, and enjoy freedom when they are ready to cie. Such is the coarse of British philanthropy and aboli- tioniem for Cuba ; und Africanization, the only remedy for the negro, unless protected by the determined policy of the United States. I transmit, as usual, and hand you 1 printed report, embracing transactions of the past month in our staples Principal commodities of trade. Ihe last news you gave us from Europe was not good medicine for our eomn ission speculators, who bave heavy stocks of sugars -Raco'd in the United Stites and Hurope, The rews on fone, We aro Woll turoug., fhe Island, and every 7 under the hetifes, the world can enter the port of Havana, after sundown, if they are signaled from the “Moro”? before the sigoals ave taken in at night. A white flag will be run up after the signals are lowered away at sundown. which notifies the steamer that she is recognized and can enter port to ber anchorage. The Steamer so rec-gnized will hoist a white signal at the fore—to be kept there ur.til she redches her ground, It does not apply to any other steamers than mail, and a fine would be the consequence of avy other attempting to enter port beyond the guard ship. D. Havana, Nov. 13, 1856. ‘The Queen's Birth Day—Official Corruption—The Von temn- ed Saiicrs—One of them Realing the Inavgural. Great preparations axe being made for the celebration ofthe Queen’s birthday, the 19th current; the solda‘los are out daily to be drilled, whilst I Lave observed the “polantarios’” at the Campo Marte” in full force, on two or three recent ocensions. 1 enticipate at least a grand military display, and should my antistpation be realized, I will endeavor to amuse the millions who reed the everlasting, universal Hmrazp,”” by sending you a faith- ful account ofall (hat transpires. A Commissary ot Police bas been discharged from his office for having accepted a bribe trom a gambling house Keeper. Thus one of the small fry ir sacrificed, whilst is is quite notorious that all the big fish, even to the highest euthority on the island, are not insuscepti''s to thé mighty powér of gold. day new fires are makii Mest stoum carsiers of ‘A sergeant of artillery recently deserted, taking ith him about $1,000 of the public money. He was aces to San Antonio Chiqui tle place situated imvodi ately beneath Castillo Pri and four soldiers were lum. pram v ordered to disguise themrelres an! reaching the house wherein the : i aken ret ze. its master mistook them for robb rs, and e¢ led in the police. An affray ensued, and a dor was shotin the abdomen and died. The soldiers have been arrested, bat it is supposed they will go unpunished. The intelligence conve. ed to you in my last letter re- ting the con-emnation of Winn avd Chauncey, al gh it was at thattine onkno-a » tho Acting Unito| States Consul, proves to be oor: Lucy, however, are only sentenced to three, and n sin the , adou! io (chain-gang). hardship i, that they have no kno the charge preferre: gains: the mitted to mare any detence, or to adduce any eviten at the tris], And this is the Spanish idea of justice. Av application mace in their behalf to General Coacha, by an influential official American gentleman, bas not, Ire t to say, been attended with any beneticial result, and Froppose tie mortification will be ours to witness two free-born cliizens of the United States toiling in the streets with chains on their legs, perchance, too, boat’ by some scoundrel of a (ask master who may be set over them. ‘Where is Franklin Pierce? ( 1 bave, poor Chauncey reading with attent ve ear,) the “inaugural address, wrong would not be submitted to in silence woul 5e made to answer for the mixdeeds of b in Cuba 4 . ‘The Mexico (late United Sta‘es) steamship is to agata depart for Vera Cruz on the 18th inst. T understand she is to connect bere with the Ocean Bird line. B. THE MARKETS Havana, Nov. 12, 1855. Since 11th ultimo, da‘e of our last report, the amount of business transacted has beea small, as usual at this ime of the year. Sugars ruled high during the past month; subsequently here wae a falling off in the demand and, in some in tances, lower prices were yted. ‘The unfavorable advices’ recently received from pe and the Unite! States have not been without effect, and although the market is not quite settled, the prices quoted belo ¥ are about the ruling ones, establishing @ decline of 14 4 is arr. from the highest point for the lower desert, The stock is estimated to be now about 40.000 tox against 55 000 in 1854, 100,000 in 1855 and %,000 in 1852 Some farther ¢mntracts of muscovade for future deliveries have been made at out ports, at644 a 6 rls for fair to fally air. We put our quotations as follows :—Whites mon to floretes, 10 a 12 rls, (1 think @4¢ @ 11)—28s Li a 38s 01,4; yellows, common to floretes, 8's a 93g ri (80 0)—258 434da27s O4gd; browns, No. Ia 12, 7a 84 the, (7 a 7M) —208 139d a 248 994d; Cacuruchos, No. 8 «1 Taide ria. (036 m6 )—2a ld & 23a Od, storiiag per ew . {ree on board at 11 per cent. prem. exchange. Morssens, for ir meviiate delivery, has been wichwat any important transacti Two cargoes of clayed found buyers at T rls per nother one at 646 rls. delive: able at Caccenas, and Jock is now almost exbausted Several contracts for future deliveries have been made, of which we note the following :—¥,000 hhds. clayed at Matanzes at drier per keg for deliveries up to the 16th January, and 2}4 ria. up to the 1th March, with a heey eash advance; 4,000 at the saine place at 44 rls. per keg for deliveries uo'to the end of February, and 4 rls. for March, with $25,000 cash advance without interest; 2,200 hhds. muscovade at Cardenas at 6 ris. for deliveries ap to Ast of April, and 4,000 bhds. clayed at 4 rls for receipts to the end of February, and 3% rls. to Ist of April; 2,000 hhds. muscovado and clayed of first receipts, the former at 644 rls., and the latter at 4% rls, per keg. Rem hae been in demand and prices have improved Weg uote to-dey $43 to $46 per pipe. Exports from Ist of Qivary amount to 10,880 piper to “pain, 3.499 to lege Re % want Was nor were they Could he but have sean, as whilst Winn listened this mighty but Spain wor officials Great Britain, 1,577 to France, and 2,634 to other parts; in all 18,590 pipes. Hoxey.—We have had no supplies of this article, and are therefore without any sales to report. Exported since Ist January 1,781 tierces, principally for Bremen, Ham- burg and Holland. SeoaRs of good quality a prices. Exported since th United States; 8,716, France; 3,196, Trieste; 2,971, Great Britain; 2,503, Hamburg and Bremen, and 1,001 to other parts—in all, ’20,080 mille. Tonacco of prime quality is extremely scarce and high in value; inferior tobaceo, of which there is a large sto is neglected, during the past five weeks amount to 383) States; 171,875, Spain; 148,800, Valpariso; 100,615, Hamburg ant ‘Bre. men, and 112.666 to ocher’ parts—in all, 916,138 pounds. EXCUANGES have been in moderate request; we quote London 10% to 11 yer cont premium; Pacis, 1 to 194 por cent discount; New York, , and other No cities, par to 3g per cent discount; New Orleans shor 234 per cent premium: bila of lading for about. 6, fexitan dollarson board of the British steamer Solent, were sol in demand at advancing ith ult., 17,503 mille to the arrived ith inst., from Vera Cruz and Tampico, at 44 per cent premium, Imports of provisions have been moderate; we note of jerked beef, 4,000 qtls. per Procer, and 3,500 per Foncha, at 22 rls. arr, Stock in second hands, 4,000 qtls., whieh le retailing at 28 and J0rls. scr. Rice—Caro- lina has been retailing at 143g and 15 ris. arr.; 100 bags Valencia, * 11% Tis. are., and 1,150 at 113g; 215 Kast India, at 14%; 650 at 13; 350 at 123g, 670 at 11% and’ 1,780 from Maranon at 13 reals. Stock on han¢ 800 casks and 500 bags. Codfish—Oa the Jéth ult, 817 tlerces and 1,209 drums per Balclutha, from St. John’s, at $4 25 per qtl.; 289 tierces and 489 drums per Lady Seymour, from Halifax, at same prioe; ‘18th ult., 80 tierces and 555 drums from Pierre, by way of New York, at $3 50 per qtl.; 20th ult., 2,500 qtla, in boxes, per Eleonore, from Norway, at $8 50 per atl, ; 21st ult., 200 tiexces and 250 drums per Maitland, from Halifax, at $4 50 per qtl.; 40 boxes aud 40 half do. per do,, at $4 £0 per qtl. ; hon drums trom Boston, at 84 3734, and 32do. at $3 50 per qtl On the 9th and 10th inst., cargo per schooner Sarah 5. Hills, trom HarborGrace 200 tierces and 1,074 drums at $6 per qtl., and 185 boxes at $6 50 per qil. 58 tierces haddock at $4 50, and 168 do. in ¢ifferent lots, at $4.25 Ser qtl. Hake—60 tierces at $4 62, and 70 do. at $4 25; 20 ai $4, 100 at $3 75, 40 at 8355 and 45 damaged at $2 76 per qtl., leaving ne sock of fsb in first bands unsold, Fleur. acrels, 200: half do, and 300 bogs Span, at $14 26 per bbl, and) 2,400 do, at $14 373g. Butier—IJ9 barrels at $35 per qtl., 20,450 kegs ar $27, arid 600 at $24 per tl. Hams—d60 West- phalia at $84 per qtl., 5 casks at $17 123 por qtl., 30 do. at $17, 26 at $16, 16 at $15 26, 7 at $10, and 49 barrels at $17'per qtl. Lard is retailing at $16 4 $16 50, in bar- rels, and $18 a $18 25 in kegs Stock, 1,700 barrels, and 2,800 kegs. Tociaeta—10 boxes at $17, and 18 do. at $16 fer qtl Potatoes—2,079 barrels at 30 rIs., 150 do. at 27 1ls., 1,88 at 26 rls., 200 at 25 rie, 2,390 at 24 ris., 1,200 at 22 rls., and 60 at 1911s, per barrel, Galons— 15,000 bunches at $6.50, 43,000 at $6, and 57,000 at $5 26 per 100 bunches ; 525 bbls. at $3, 655 at 22 rls. and 1392 18 rls. barrel. Beans 25 bav- Cider—50 boxes at 29 rls rls at 1634 rls. arrobe, Horrings 600 boxes at $734 rls. 500 at 52g and 860 at 4 ils. Soap 500 boxes wis 134 $ gil. Tallow 180 hoxes at $164 q'1. and 15 barrels at $1345 Tar 70 barrels at 6% and qu. 100 at. $54¢. —Composi- tion candles 100 boxes at $383 qtl. Vil,16 tierees and 17 barrels refined wi 24 viene; 82 at 82 rls. and 18 at 50 r common ‘at } barrels at 22 oxes from Buenos Ayresat 27 rls arr. Nails, $7. Wrapping paper, 1,800 reams at 3% rls. acd 1,900 at % ris.’ Cheese, 455 boxes and €00 patogras at $19 qth, 493 boxes and "700 Patagras at $22 qt). Lumber and cooperage stock.—Cargo of pitch ¢ from Mobile,70,000 feet was disposed of at 827 mille t. We nute sles of 252,000 feet Bath at $30, 242,000 9 and 150,000 at $28, and 70,000 Portland at'$27 feet. 1,300 molasses ‘hhd. shooks at $3 each, an | 1,90 sugar hhd. shooks at same prise. 114 empty casks ai$3each. Sugar box shooks are dull; 5,000 from store brought 634 11s., and 800 only 4 rls. each. Hoops, 8,000 long at $46 mle, 8,000 short at $4134, 24,000 at $10, and 85,000 at $37 per mille. Freicurs.—A very meagre business has been done during the past month at declining rates; we quote to- day £:1{ to £:% for Kurope, and 6 rls, box of sugar to the United States. Affairs in Mexico. [From the New Orleans l’isayune, Nov. 10.} By the arrival of the Rdward Barnard, Captain Stone, in six days’ passage from Tampico, we are put in posses- sion of the following Important information :— Governor Garza arrived within « short distance of that city, about the 21st ult,, and opened a corcespondence with General Traconis, the military commander of the garrison, requesting him either to retire with his troops or to disarm them, as bis intention was to take soth the civil and military control of the State of Tamaulipas. Traconis positively refused to receive Garza in any other character than that of Governor, allowing him to enter the city with a limited escort. ‘Garza indignantly refused these terms, and the two parties assumed a hos- tile attitude. It was supposed that the affair would be decided by a battle; and as Garza’s troops had been reinforced by the arrival of seven hundred men from San Luis Potosi, un- der the command of Colonel Zuazua, it was considered beyond a doubt that Garza would carry the day. jamnpico has suffered severely from the revolution, All Interovwz¢ between that place and the interior markets has been cut off, pusiness has been completely paralyzed, ‘Tee alarmed Mexican families were taking refuge every might in the houses of foreign consuls, or were leaving for the old town, Pueblo Viego. All foreigners were exceedingly anxious to see some els of war enter the port, and gladden their eyes un- der these painful circumstances; but it is said that Eog lish and American ships of war never touch there unless they have a proxpect of obtaining a freight of specie. Supplies of provisions were cut off by Garza, and food of every description was exceedingly scarce, and was selling at very bigh prices. Jn truth, @ more deplorable s'ate cf affairs could not well exist, and yet the worst had not been realized when the Barnard left, say on the 3d inst. By the schvoner lied Fox, » Sbisa, which also ar. rived from Tampico this morniag, we receive the fumau- lipeco of the Blst. It contains nothing of interest later than what has already reached us, Mexican mails, Jike our own, sometimes travel at ex- tremely leisurely xates. We this morning r ceived from Tempico the subjoiued communication from ni ashna, From its date, our readers wil peresive tia) it his been six months on its way. Its convents will readily suggest the reason The Santanista postmasters thought a little rest, en route, would do itno harm. As it bappens, the comturica'ion ix not yet deprived of ail its intrinsic in- terest, and there is enough added to that by the exbibi- tion ft afforcs of the paluy means by witch tyranny seeks to strengthen {iself, to render if even now worthy of the place we give it. Here is his letter :— Cuinwanva, Mexico, May 6, 1855. By request of a portion of the (gente) people, | write the following communievtion, with the request that you give it an early inrertion in your pertodical, should yon deem prope There have Leen various repor!s in circulation, found- ed or uni 4, relative to a nego nyernment of the United § ive tow transfer of a portion of 3 territory to the dominions of the United States. Quite number of persons were clatel with the idea, and @ dently wished for Its consummation. Ax the negotinti (if any pending) seems to pr gress tardily, [ Geem it ex- yedient to jgive youn suecinct description of the suid country and of the existing state of affuirs in Chihuahua, where prinetpally I bave reside} for the past two y The State of Chihuehua {s one of the best grazing Svate: within the republic, aud probably is not surpassed by any cther loertion in the world ; but on account of In- didn@eprecath t is fast retrograaing in commercial, agricultural and mineral importance, and ia a fev years ita change be not effected, it will become a vildecness wholly inhabited by eavages and beasts of prey. In former yeurs the fice of the entire country seome! lite: rally covered with stock of various species ; at preseat but few herds are to be seen, a4 they have’ prin vipally becn ran off by marending bands of savoges from the United States, who visit vhis country periodically in large numbers, and drive off thousands of stock in a refd. ‘The mineral resources of the country, which are known to be great, are also in a partial state of development. Now, Mr. Eiitor, is it not a pity that such a fair por tion of heritage should be thas desecrated, and relapse into its or} al state, for the want of proper pro: tection from savages, and cf the application of enli ened husbandry to ngricutture, minerals, & abound in the country’ If American skill, enterprive, &e., were brought to bear upon the resonrees of the country, who could portray in adequate language the radical change it would produce? Jt would oring back the realization of the possessions of “Abraham, [s and Jacob,” with their hards, servants, silver, and picturesque view we entertain relative to the Land of Palestine, Truly the wilderresa would bud and blossom ‘as the ‘‘roee of Sharon and the lilly of the vailey.”” We have a climate where cold Winter with his frosty locks is unknown, and the earth’s products grow arouud as by spontaneous magic. Naval Affairs. CAPTAIN LEVY, LATE OF THE U. 8. NAVY, TO HIS FRIENDS. New Yonx, Nov. 1, 1855. Dean Sik—I take the, literty to_ send’ you a copy of a letier | have lately recelved from the Secreiary of the Nu- vy. It speaks for itself, and no comment ie needful to point out the gross injustice and tyranny of the course : sued towards hou ‘ ra in respect to the charges agatnst me, prior to m; - taincy. I will only say, that 1 entered tbe United States Navy during the war of 1812; that my whole life, from that time up to my confirmation as Captain in 18H, was eubjested to the severcet scrutiny in the Senate of the United States; that the history cf my life, taken from the records of t Navy Department, was furnished by the Secretary of the Navy, by order of the Chairman of the Naval Committee of the Senate (Hon. Richard H. Royard); that this committee, after an exemiaatioa of eeks, made a favorable report; and that after all y. | was confirmed by the Senate, It must locied that this was a strong wilg Senate, Thave been an active democrat all my life, T may state, that the cherges mace against me. and upon whieh | was tried, were preferred—not by my Caotain, or Any superior officer, ae fat as my recollection serves—Vat every instance, by officers of my own rank, ani somo there charges were for having sought personal satis- jon wad for the sin of offering to warve rank with my Juniors, That there was nothing I was tried, them, (end which copseque: to offect my character as | by the action eded by the any of the charges on which ucnees which resalted from were fully borne by me, ) nin, or an Oficer, is shown ate in my coalirmation; ant it is ary of the Navy, that eo charges against me, af any descrip urther rermurks, T leave the matter A nenee of justice. Respectfully, VY. late Captain C. 8, Navy. SECRETARY DOBDIN TO CAPTAIN LEVY. NAVY Dervarerwevr, Sept. 24, 1855, Sin—Your letter of the 20d inst. has been resetved. Tn reply I have to inform you that the charges which have been made against you officially were marie prior to cor Captaiocy. ice that period the Secretaries of the ‘avy have seen Ot mot to assign yo hi you bave made frequent app 'y. your obedient servant, Livy, Beq., New York, 1 _News from Bucnos Ayres. THE ENGLISH LOAN—LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS— DEFICIT IN THE REVENUE—CUSTOM RECRIPTS— TRADE REPORT—IMPORTANT FROM MONTEVIDEO— CHANCKS OF A WAR WITH BRAZIL—POSITION OF GEN. FLORES—A COMMISSION TO RIO JANEIRO. We have files of the British Packet to the 8th of Sep- tember, which contain some interesting items. In a preliminary discussion on the budget, the Minister of Finance annovneed the intention of the government to double the sum now paid to account of the interest on the English loan; that is, to pay 10,000 patacones month- ly, instead of 5,000, as at present, ‘The government has submitted an estimate of the re- venue and expenditure for the remaining months of the present year, showing a probable deficit of $5,600,000; and o suthorising It to cover, the samme, by drawl om the sums de; 4, and appropriate: to the redemption of the public funds. Besides the above mentioned deficit, two and a half millions may be requir. ed for the projected expedition on the ‘and $€00,000 for the damages sustained di ‘On the evening of the 28th of August, tive Chambers met mm General Assembly, themselves into @ Committee of the Whole House for s preliminary consideration of the budget. The income from the Custom House was set down at forty millions, whish some competent judges reckoned much under the mark. In the scale of imports it waa proposed to raise the roperty tax from 2 to 3 per mil. Pithe Driidsh Packet gives the following items in a monthly retrospect for August :—Since ihe return of tb: Minister of War from the Southern frontier, in ths month of May, we have had two partial bu: suceessfu! inroads of the Indians. in two months we have had three alarms of apprehended revolts or invasions in the capital. In the forces stationed on the Soathern fron- tier there have been some desertions ; in the garrison of Martin Garcia, an mand vated revolt, With the pre Be pn days of spring, and the necessity of some provision for the ensuing season, our market for dry goods has mate a considerable improvement during the month compared with several of its immediate prede: cessors, The arrivals both from the Mediterranean and the United States have been both frequent and heavy. The counter combinations between importers on the on) band and wholesale dea'ers on the other, led to @ sort of artificial or temporary stagnation; and as the importers were the first to give fn presumption is that the stock in first hands is rat abundant, The same paper adds :—According to all accounts the situation of Montevideo has become soextreme ant vio- lent that immediate and decided steps are indispensable. ‘The only alternatives apparently are, an undisguised pro- tectorate or a devolating civil war; and in ether case we have grave inconveniences to apprehend that we noe n t at present stop to enumerate. in the event of a rup: thre hetween the empire ond Paraguay we foresce a train of difficulties still more imminent, a4 the Minister of Foreign Relations pertinently remarked. The right of foreign vessels of war to navigate the Parana must be discussed and decided; and there is reason to far tha’ the views of the President of the Confederation do not exactly coivcide with those of our government on thi hnotty und vital question. ‘The latest advices frum Montevideo are dated on the evening of Sept. Sth. The commercial cominission was about to mak ther visit to the headquarters eaeral Flores, prevalent opinion seemed to be that some compro: might be eilected; but, about 10 P. M. a sustaioe! nonade was heard in the direction of Montevide it was difficult to sccount fer, excent on the sv of an attack made by one or other of the contending parties. The commission, it was, however, believed, had pre vailed on General Flores to resign. on the conoition tha! the President of the Senate should act daring the waining months of his legal term; but it was still doubtiul whether the provisional government would ac: ce¢¢ to this. In the meantime the preparations for the defence of the capital were prosecuted with all vigor. ‘The force at the disposal of the provisional government was estimated at 1,000 men. The Brazilians continued to observe a strict neutrality. The toreign consular body had requested explanations trom the Imperial Minister; and having received what th dered an evasive answer, had protested against ges that might ensue to thel> fellow aubjests. A special commission had started for Rio Janeiro, with the consent of Senor Amaral, to learn the real views of the Imperial Cabinet. The force under Flores was stated at 2,000 men; and the idea of a national war against the Brazilians was popular in the rural districts. Occasional skirmishes tcok place, but with hardly any loss of life, and no de- cisive results. There seemed ‘a general repuguance to the idea of a formal civii war. Our Chicago Correspondence. Carcaco, Nov. 14, 1855. Nortl’s National Amphitheatre—A Mammoth Structure— ‘The Late Tragedy in our City—Business, dc. A building of mammoth proportions is being built on Monroe street, between Clark and Wells, and is now almost completed, for the purpose of an amphitheatre Levi J. North and Harry Turner are the proprietors, whose names are widely known to all lovers of the won- derful and unique, The building is 90 feet front, 206 fect deep, and two stories high. Ii will be opened for public entertainment ina short time, and from the uarivalled reputaiion of the proprietors in catering for the putt taste in their line, we bave no doubt they will reap « rich harvest by this enterprise. It is the firstinatitu tion of the kind ever established io the city, and wher we take into consideration the fact that there is only on: theatre in this place—and that so small that many ave nightly ccmpelled to be turned away for want of seats, it will be welcomed as one of those institutions necesary toa city of the size of Chiesgo. I aia informei tha‘ seme ct the mest accomplished actors knowa to the American pubic have been engaged fur this establis) ment, and there can be no doube but that it will be liberally patronized by all who visit the city, as well av by residents, It is capable of seating from 6,000 to 8,000 persons, Our city was recently the scene of a most horrible tragedy, of which your readers ere this have no doub’ leon informed. Mr. Ingersoll (the wife of the deceased is slowly improving, and it is thougat may recover. As is always the case in such fostances, all kinds of opinions yeaflcat with regard to the cause of this sad occur reree. Some say that the husband had frequently abused and whipped her, and that his treatment of he: bad been s0 brutal that she vas compelled several tin to leave him. On the other baud reports are equal unfavorable. The evening previous to the death of Mr. Ingersoll, and during his absence from the city, Mes. Ingesoll attended the theatre in company with a gen'le- wan, and op her wey home stopped ata public ball the rest of the evening. It is teaogut this circumstance added to the depressed state of the mind of the dece ised, had made him more bold to commit the awfal deed They were both young—he belog bat twenty-four, an? she not twenty years of age. (Uhis I ws told by a bro- ther of the deceased.) Mrs Ingersoll is a w oman rathe below the mediura size, of prepossersing appearance, a: of a scciab'e turn of mind. It is to be hoped it will no be ours soon to record enother such sad occurrence w! in our midst. ‘The wenther for the past few weeks, with the ex: thon of a rhower or two, ha& been most beautiful, ani everybody is taking advantage of the ‘ season’? in turn ing the * wheel of forvune.”? Business is very brisk, and every one woars 2 sheerfu countenance. Mony butidings which had been begun during the 1‘ part of the season, are fast appr saching completi ‘he health of the city was never bette this sea of the year. Our physicians are contemplating a strike for higher wages, CHICAGO. A_Fratercipre axp Suictpe.—We learn from the Boston Herald the particulars of a dreadful tra- nedy which took place at South Danvers on Tours dey morning. It appears that Mr, James Browo, # farmer, anda bachelor, about fifty years of age, reside? about three miles from’South Danvers, on the Fran rout with his sister, Sally Brown, a single lady, wh his househoid afinirs. The other’ inms house was an Irishman, named Comfret. Jao: was « man of singular temper, who hed long been : riance with other members of bis family, but was on friendly terms with his sister. He hai an altercation vith his father @ year ag», and attompted to sont hisn but was prevented by one of his brothers. He was at tines gloomy and misanthropic, but beyond this there was nothing to lead to the supposition that he was in- rane. His sister had been an inmate of an insane hov- pital, The particulars of the tragedy are thus given: Cn Wednesday he when Comtret retired to ord, he left Mr. Brown and his sister sitting by thy fire, versirg inthe most friendly manner. In the morn! ;, while he was st the stable feeding the horse, unoonsefous of anything going wrong in the house, he heard, a) at half-past #°x o'clock, the report of a gun in the kitehen, and immediately went into the house, When he en! ed the kitchen Miss Brown was lying on the floor, groauiug, and Mr. Brown was standing near his desk, taking off his vest, Comfret asked, ‘‘Whatisthe matter?” Mr. Brown replied, “Nothing, nothing,” and then requested him to gear his brother John. He ran to the house of John ~wn, situated in the neighdorhood, and returued. When he reached the seene, James Brown was lying on the floor, near his «ister, weltering in a deluge ot hlooa tbat bed flowed from a horrid gash in the neck, dead, and a bloody razor lying near. A sister of the deceared next arrived, ond heard her murdered sister exclaim once or twice, “My God. fave me!’ and in a few moments ceased to brea‘he, ‘The unfortunate woman received two stabs in the neck from a clasp knife—one upon the left side, which penetrated to the cervical vertebre, and the other upon the right side, near the carotid artery. Those wounds were severe, but the hemorrhage was not great and they were not sufficient to produce death. It would seem that when the rr woman was stabbed, the attempted to wrest the knife from the fraticiie for there were cute upon the inside of one of hor ban is, as if she bad grasped the blade. Upon her right breast was the fatal gunshot wound. near the nipple, perforating the lungs in the direction of the heart. ‘Mr. Brown had inflicted upon himself a gash about three inches in length, over the carotid artery, upon the right side of bis neck. Several large blood vessels were severed, caust agrent flow of blood, but the main ar- tery was not injured. o breakfast wns in course of preparation when this horrid Kr ge 4 was enacted, and the table, with the dishes leid for the morning meal, was standing near the slain bodies when their friends and neighbors ar- rived. Sh deed of blood, #0 shroude! in mystery as to the motives that actuated the wretched fratricide, hay pro- duced # profound rensation in the neighborhood wivere it was committed, and plunged the family of the victims Into te deepest griet. Mr. James Watkins, the miller at Heyver’s mill, near ? , discovered several persons, on ‘off x bag of flour, and on pursa- received 4 wound whieh Our Boston Bosroy, Nov. 17, 1855. Some Account of * Caste,” and the Sufferings of the Hero ant Horoine thereof—City Afaire—The Municipal Election—Par- ties in the Field —"* Funkettings” of the City Futhere—Provisions and their Prices—The Season—New Hampshire, $c. Ihave been reading the new anti-slavery novel called “Caste, a Story of Republican Equality,” professedly written by a gentleman of the name of Storey (in full, Sydney A. Storey, Jr.), but generally supposed to be from the pen of lady, name unknown, It will be published on the 20th, (next Tuesday,) by Phillips, Sampson & Co., to a gentleman connected with which house Iam indebted for advance sheets of the book. There seems to me to be strong internal evidences that itis the production ot a women, and that that woman is the author of ‘Ida May.” There isnot so much room for dispute on the subject us there was about the authorship of ‘Jane Eyre,” for that work has as many masculine traits almost as thore of a feminine character. If it be from a he pen, alll can say is, that some msn amongst us can writ» very much tikes woman—and that is praise or not, ac- cording as to how you may regird it. Perhaps some of your readers may like to have a short sketch of this can- @idate for public favor, and as there is nothiog of par- ticular moment to write about here, at this time, I wil! give it. The story opens somewhere in the State of New Yor\. with the marriage of a Mr. Charles Dupré to Misa Juli» Conant, a friend of 2 Mr. Avenel, who is a native of South Carolina, who had been disinherited by his fathe because of his hostility to slavery, and had settled in the North, where he had mage a fortune. Charles Dupri: ond his sister Helen are the illegitimate children of « South Carolina gentleman of the name of Bell, their m> ther being a quadroon woman, to whom the Carolinian had been greatly attached, and quite a4 much 40 to hi+ wife’s fortune. These children he had sent to the North for an education, and with theintention that they should there reside. The whole preceeding was managed my: teriously, and the Duprés know uot who they are, and consequently, are twiceas ignorant as other people, who while knowing what they are, know not what they may be. Helen Dupré goes to South Carolina, as governess t the grandchildren of a Mr. Warner. She makes a vi-it t+ the North at the time of her brother’s marriage, and ! is on her return to the South that the story begins in earnest On her way, she falls in with her father, wh: recognizes her, and behaves very queerly, but says no thing to the young lady about the relationship. Aubsr Warner, son of Helen’s employer, who has arrived at the reflecting age of 96 years, fulls in love with her, and the attachment is returned, The circle in which Hele. moves contains Mrs. Clara Bell, second. wife the colonel, and sister of that Kagar Avenel. above men d, This lady is represented as being an uncommonly erson, though why she should be 4o it is impos si ble to see, for the purpose to which her wickedness i turned might have been accomplished in ifty othe ways, Hating Helen wivhont cause and having come w a knowledge of that young lady's origin, sh: causes the odious fact to be whispered about, until i renches the ears of the Warners, when there {s ihe dev: to pay, and no mistake. ‘The ‘troubles of Romeo an! Juliet; Of Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton, and of Syphas ond Sopkinisbs, are nothing compared with those whic beret this unfortunate couple. The lover is for keeping his word, and, like u true gentleman, bas no idea of de ferting a fine girl because one-eighth pact of her blow: was due to # person who came from Africa some ceatu ries ogo. But his family are against the marriage, and Helen heiself is determined not to become his wife unde: circumstances of #0 disagceeable @ chajacter as thove by which they are surrounded. Meantime Colonel Bell proceeds to let his wife know that he is a man of his word. He had told her that i rhe ever made Helen’s parentage known to the world, i would shut her (lara) up ins madhouse, This threa: he, proceeds to execute, in an excee ingly satisfactory manner to bimselt, though, if his course was legal, Tap only say that the laws of South Carolina ) equire consider- able overbauling. Helen, after communicating the dis covery of their origin to her brother, who visitedher ut the South, accompanies him to the North, where they are much worse used than they were in the Palmett State. Almost the only person by whom they are no ill-used is Edgar Avenel, a native of South Carolina. 1 may observe, that the author is harder on the Nort’ than she ison the South, Mr. Conant, Charles Dupré’. father-in-law, acts in so harsh a manner as to cause hi- daughter’s death. Charles becomes a hotae_missionar his object beirg the elevation of the colored race in t North. Helen, in eompany with her father, goes to Ku rope, and at Paris falls in with Hube.t Warner, and they are married and settle in Itoly, where the préjadices 0 society are rather against heretics than negroes. Such is the skeleton ot the story, which is very. effectivel, filled out. ‘There is no cant in the book, and the author’: object seems to be to shame the North rather than attack the South, There is no such character in it as Ida May the moxt loveable hercine of modern fiction, Mr. Wells has been nominated for Governor of New Hany shire by the democrats, as it was generally sup pored he would be, He received 233 votes, the whol: number being 275. Nine yotes were given for Mr. Asa P. Cate, who, I presume, is a lineal dessendant from the “cates divine” epoken of by the immortal Homsr, in eov- rection with “laughing nine,” The resclves passed by he convemion go the entire animal, from the curl of th snout to the cur! of the tail, in favor of President Pierce his principles, measnres, opini ns and aspirations, The Know Nothings are denownced in the resolves, but n coarsely, The resolves, indeed, show not a little of tha ‘act for which the New Hampshire cemocrats have al yays been famous, and which, if it be not o reat quality, ie certdinly a usaful one. Gentlemen fro New Hampehire, of different parties, assure me that th: contest will be a flercé and a bitter one, and that it will, on the purt of the democrats, be waged with a vigor, an audacity and a determination that will go far to insucé success. In polities, as in war, it is the daring, dashing go-a-head party that accomplishes great things, The Cefeat of the republicans here may have some effect 0: the ccvbination of the various opponen‘s of the demo- crats in New Hampshire, who are situated very much a: our coslitionists were—that is, they must ali go toge- iher, or wake up their minds to be badly beaten Nothing less than the most perfect uniou can save thom from de‘ent, and even that may be found unequal to pre vent a democratic triumph. In this State political matters arc dull enough to sa tisfy every one, Here in Boston they are a litte more lively than in the sountzy, as we are to pave an election a week from Monday, to’ fill a yaeancy in the House vt Representatives; and on the 10th of December our muni- cipal election will take place, ‘The latier election witt be an occasion of some interest, and will possibly briog out n big vote. ‘The Know Nothings are apparently in Vincible, but ii is motimpossible that they may have a little disputation over their nominations. As to thy nayeralty, itis uot known whether it will be given t Dr. Smith, for a third time, or whether it will be con- ferred on rome new man. Mr. George Messenger, of the Board of Aléermen, bas been mentioned for the’ place, s nomination would be a popular one; whereas the y isthought by most people to be dawg quite near to sunset. Me. Messenger was choren ay Alderman when Mr, Clarke, a member of the Board, va cated his seat on the occasion of his appointment to the office of Sherif of Suffolk. The democrats will not make any nomination—a very sensible determination on their part, as they ave weak enough in Bustoa, notwith- standing their bourts over Beach’s vote, which came largely trom the liberals, and was not, after all, a0 larcr us the party ured to have he e in old times. The do. z of getting up a citizen’s party is talked of, that being th lust resource cf weak factions, Just now the papers a. Ciscussing the “Junkettings”” of the city fathers, which seem to hove been a little costly; but itis not likely the a charge of men would much reduce such items of ¢xe diture ns these. Feople continue to complain of high prices, w i: eforts of theirs seem equal to abating, thongh they Clearly ypnatural. Thus, in some parts of the cou not two hours’ ride from Boston by railroad, apples are rold at 12% ceuts per bushel; yet here teice the amount per peck is asked for them, Potatoes can be bought for 60 cents a bushel in the country, whereas you cannot get them here for less than double that price. Tt is ell owing to the ‘ monopoly,” men say. The ever- lusting rubject of the sale of Fauueil Hall Market was re the Common Co neil. orte on at the last: meeting The report is egainst the sale, but strongly recou, .onde a ckange in certain city ordinances, whereby free trad: in provisions shall be established.’ An order was nu! mitted for the appolntment of a committee to revise the orcinances relative to the market, with instructions “o inquire into the expediensy of providing more ample commocations for the sale of food in the city. ‘The committee of the New York City Guard—Capt. Fer- ris und others—now here on a visit, were enter isine? «t the American iouse on Thursday afternoon, by the Bo: City Guaid, In the evening they were the guests of Lorton Light Infantry, at Parker's, where several distin- guished military gentlemen were present. Dir. Forrest bas had an immense success at the Poet theatre, the house having been crowded every nighs i a fortnight. He had bis best house, if best there can be saii to have been where all are so good, on Monuay night, when there was @ storm of terrible severity. He nan Bayes ofienest in “Macbeth,” which hes been got up tn splendid styie, Vive weather is very beautiful, though thee has been quite n change sinee yesterday, when It was very warn ‘hile to-day ft is quite cold, but clear and pleasant ‘This bas been the finert autumn that I Lave known for thirty years. ‘The prophesiers say that we shall not have revere weather until the middie ot December, when w shail “eatch it?” in true Arctic style. ALGOMA. Obituary. Captain Jony MeCuntock, Nawal Officer of Portaoath. N. H., died in that city on the 13th inst, Captaig Me. Clintéck wes in his day a mariner, « merebant, and ot ginally a politician of the old Jefferson selivol.” He sided with a few others of bis party in opposition to the war o 1812, fell into the minority, and had little to do with politics! affat-s for many years, but was qiven the off of Nawal Officer of the port in the time of General Harri ron, and, by the respect of after administrations, retained it until bie death. Captain Joxamman D. Frama, of the U. 8. Navy, died at bis residence, in Norfolk, on the 13th inst. Captaio Foris waa upsards of eighty years of age, He entere! the navy as sniling master ou the 28th oi February, 1800, andreceived bis commission as a Lleutenant July 1, 1852, from President Jackson, acknowledgment vt his peliant services at the baitie of New Orleans, Sawim Mappox, a soldier, and pensioner of the Revo- Jution, died in bjlawerth, Me., recently, at the age ot ninety: two years, ten months, and twepty six days, Mr Maddox has dercentants living in Jones) oro’, ‘The Guewx Parmancn of Alexandria died on the Ist vit., and bis body, seated ona throne, with a Jewelled mitie op bis head, was taken to the Latin charoh with great solemnity. Several cov@ils attended in full dress, 4a company of Fgyptian sol¢ iers, with masicand drums, headed the procession. Great crowds flocked about the body to kiss the bands or parts of the dress, yn beaut Our Norfolk Correspondence. Nonvoix, Nov, 16, 1885. Thanksgiving Day—How I was Obserced—Phe Church Congregations—Number of Mourners—A Methodist Ser- mon— Funeral of a New Orleans Hero—The Weather. ‘Yesterday was thankegiving day in Norfolk, and in- deed throughout the State; with us it was quite a novel- ty; how the day was paseed J will endeavor to give you some account, ‘The sun arose in a clear sky, his approach was herald- ed by a dull redness at first, which brightened as his head peered above the eastern horizon. What to do, was the question asked by every one of his neighbor, and no one seemed capable of answering it until the church beils pealed forth their merry strain; that to me was answer enough, and, in company with one or two others, I woad- ed my way to the building known as the Cumberland Street Methodist Episcopal church. This is a oapacious house and will contain some thousand avals, The church was densely crowded, and in glancing my eyo over the ‘arge cépgregation I was much ploased with the general sppearance of those who composed it. Those arrayed in tombre garb of mourning occupied but a amall apace pro- portionately. It seems that many hundreds «f those who have lost relatives during the late epidemic, have dis- carded altogether the idea of w-aring black, which is a “consummation devoutly to be wished,” as the appear- ance of our city will be much improved by it. The pastor f the Cumberland street Methodist Episeo- yal church i» not by any means prepossessing ia his yersoual appearance. It would take no connoisseur to see this, as he arose before that au4i- «nce to deliver a thankegiving sermon; but as the speaker progressed his manner became warm and ex- ited, his face beamed with a strange light as he gaye utterance to some traly juent séntiments, in the course of his address he ‘® most brilliant eulogiam on those death-daring ite who cameto our side when our bravest and our nest were falliog before the quick and fatal strokes of the foe so lately beaten off: I hava never thought the Rev. P. Wills much of an orator, ner was I fully cured of this yesterday; but whether an orator or not, bis m: , almost Christ-like devotion to ai ity du the darkest or ay fine might be prout or any time mi roud o je by wide he stvod with the Rev. OK eE (Catholic,) rae say thia were praive enough. The day was notall sunshine, for though no cloud came over the sky, yet. the brows of our people darkened as the sad sound of the dead march ‘ell on their ears, just as the sun had comple‘ed his course, and was sink ig to rest behind the western sky? The remains of the late Lieutenant Ferris, U. 8, N., were being borne to thelr last res. ing place, accompaniol by a detachment of ma- rines uncer the command of Mejor Zeland, of the marine corps, and some few naval officers and sailors, ‘The leu tenant was alse followed by many of our prominent citi- fens, who though in We, they bea na dealings with him, yet at his death uni ed in honocing departed valor. lieutenaney of Mr. Feeris was won leans, and covferred by Jackson. ‘thus passed the day, i'self bearing the appearance of a spring day, and the events connected more imme iiately with it giving it more of the appearance, for to us it was one, of cloud and sunshine. ‘There is no news of importance, and the weather is quite pleasant. NORFOLK. Cur Forcign Relations, (From the Washington Union Nov. 17.] OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN. The arrival of the Pacific, while it brings more full aad exact informa ’ion in regard to the purposes and object of the British government in despatching an additionalnayal force to the West Indies, has, at the eame time, served to confirm the assurances which we gave to the public a few days since, that there is nothing whatever in the diplo- matic relations of Great Brit and the United States which need awaken a moment’t itude on this side of the water. It is abundantly manifest that in both coun- tries there exists in the minds as well of ernment as of people a right appreciation of the value of mutual ace to each, with correspondent determiaation not to jet go its advantages for any sccondary or inadequate cause. It is trve that on’ most important question is the sub- Jeet of earnest discussion betwsen the two governments, namely, the Central Ameri:an question; but, although there is'a very teri ous difference of opinion between them on poms, peice, BAS that difference isa matter still be- longing altogether to the dowsin of negotiation. fe apprehend that it will satisfactorily appear in the s¢quel that the proposed naval demonstration had its ori- in in part in mistimed alarm produced by the groundless arge, presented, as it may be remembered, eatly in Getover, by the Bri ish Consul in Now York, agaiast the ark Maury, ‘At the same time, it is not to be disguised that the er- ror of the Puitish government in undertaking to raise re- cruits in the Unitea States, the all but unsnimous con- dempaticn that that attempt has encountered in both countries, and some quite natural and conceiva le vexa- tion of members of the British government in view of all the incidents and consequences of that unadvised under: taking, bad influence in p-oducing the order for a naval expedition wearing the appearance, at least, of menace against the United States. But, as the United States are acting in the clearest and most {ndisputabla right in represatog. and punishing al joreign : ecruiiment within our jurisdiction, and es that right is unequivocally admitted by the British govern- ment, it would seem to be impossible that that subject should produce any interruption of our amicable rela ions, Tarties accuse] may continue to fret concerning what they unjustly impute as undue severity of language or of act‘on the part of the law officers of the government, aud of our judges, in the pertormaree of their duties of pure- ly domestic administration. Sweb complaints are mis- placed, and arc, besides, of no sccount. It should be re- membered hcw much more se@mmary and more extreme has been, under the same circumstances, the course of legal authorities in Germany. ¢ most remarkable fact in this relation is the an- founded accusation against Mr. Marcy and Mr, Buchanan, which appears almost simultaneously in the British press in Ameriva and the British press in England. We have ulcendy called attention to the former, and stamped with the reprobation it deserves the talse decla- ration of the New York Altion, that in what Mr. Cramp- ton has done he had the previous sanction of the Ameri- can Secretary of State. We now have te cali public attention to the declara- tion of the London Times, in the pacegraph subjoined, which presuies to say that in what the British govern ment itself ¢id, it sanction or encouragement of the American minister in!London, We know, and are able to state in tbe most positive terms, that this impu tation is utterly false and destitute of any shadow of foundation. We are confident that it will appear incoa- trovertibly that, in everything which Me. Buchanan has raid or done, he has honorably and ably represented the sentiments and the interests of the United States, and that in this class of public questions particularly, he has, in common with his government and his countrymen maintained unwaveringly the attitude of dignifled and impartial neutrality, in reference to that combat of giants which now convulses Europe, and all the great parties to which are entijled to, ani slike réveive, the respectfal consieration of the United States: — {From the London Times, Nov. 1.] When the war iu the Kast first broke out, nnd England found herself in new ard unwonted ailiance with Fraace, and ao equally unwonted hostility with Russia, there was no Power trom Which she more satistactor the ry him at New Or- the minister ‘of the Union in this misinformed, testifled to the cordial inet at Washington and tbe nation over He expressed an apprehonsion as to the durability of our’ alliance with Frapee, nd our ability alone and unaided to resist the overwhelming might of Russia, But he desired us to be under no apprehension on that account, for the United States were wil'ng to make our quarrel their ; with thonsa.ds of stont hearts and brawny to pluck down the despotiam of the Bast as to subdue the wilderness and levei the giant forests of the West We learn that upon the receipt of the intelligence by the Asia of the intention ef the British government as to the contemplated despatch of a considerable naval sqaad- ren to the American waters, the Secretary of the Navy, although unable to believe that that squadron had any hostile object, yet, ws it bore the apdearance, at least, of menace, concluied, in the spirit of wise and just regurd for the’ public intezest, to withhold, for the moment, in- structions to Commodore Paulditig, the commander of the Home Squaron. The official intelligence recetved from London by the Pacific gree assurance to our government that the pro- pored Britith naval expedition has no r ce to Central American maite s, nor in any respect @ purpose un- friendly to this country. In consequence of this, Cor modore Paulding will proceed to the coast of Nicaragua with only one ship—the Potomae—and in charge only of the general concerns of the United States in that quacter. [From the Union, Nov. 15.] DANISH SOUND DU: We have noticed some fruces of apprehension that the pending controversy between the United States and Den mayk may act preyudicially upon our relations with Great Britain, ‘This we know to be a mistake. There is no difference of opinion bets cea the two governments on the subject. We believe that in Great Britain, as well as in the United States, the public Judgment is ail but una- nimoua to refuse giving the least heed to the attempt of the Danish government to convert the matter of the Sound dues into n political question, and thus to run the chances of keeping thta preposterous exaction alive, by means of some posaible political differences between whe xovernments of Europe and America. Nor does the ebeurd idea of the Danish government of having the Sound dues capitalized, as it is called—that {, of inducing other govermments to pay all possible fuiure Sound dues in advance, and ia receive the least countenance in England, It is perceived on ail hands that the found dues have no righttul foundation <tbat {t is nothing but black mail in its character, in which there esn be no prescriptive right—in » word, that in origin and nature, the Dwaish Sound dues are fre: cisely the same ar (he Barbary corsair dues, which Pro- sident Jefferson put an end to asa tribute dishonorable to those who paid it, just as President Fieree proposer to put ap end to this similar tribute to Denmark. Of course, iris quite absurd for Denmark vo suppose that Great Britain, Prustia, or the United Stares is to pay the Sound dues in a lump, and in adyanes, for tenor twenty years ahead, ‘The thing is ridiculous. y resides, CANS Diep Nn Nicanaava—The State De- anne at Warhington has received from the United Staten " yagua information of the de- ' legation in Nica» agus erase, in that country, of the followicg ies ns of =~ “nited States, « roule from San Francisco Nicholas ‘Carrell. native of New York, resident in San Fianeiseo ; John L. Boyce, of Wayne county, indiana ; Win, Pe Rois, of Great Bend, Susquebanca county, Pa, Inventeries of their effects will probably be received by the next mail, after which the departinent will be ena- bled to furnish farther information to the legai represen- tatives of the deceased. pe Learsiaturn.—The Legislature of Vermon eajourned ‘on the 15th inst.. after @ session of exactly five weeks—one day longer than last year’s ses. Son. The Railroaé Commissioner bill wae passed, in x considerably modified Some ameniments to the Liquor Jaw were also ¢ The convention resol: ‘Whole on Mr. Smith’s toned HA, Lane ion. James of considerable Tai eich be of immediate orgapization, braska bill; that if there had been twe: would zt one of whom being a member of this body, which, if is “elculated to tnjure the character of this convent Ly 5 Resolved, That a select committee of three be elect whose duty it shall be to inquire into the facts of ue case, and ‘to this convention as soon as Messrs. Smith and Schuyler supported A committee was immediately orgapized. 1 noed bar add that {t was soon found, ey left the room, inst there was not a quorum present, The facts of the care, ai nearly as 1 can ascertain, are correctly stated in the parog-aphs sudjolned. Mr. G. P. Lowry was the private sesretary of Governor most prominent member of the free State party. Perhaps, therefore, there way be a lit- tle feeling between the friends of the rival gentlemen. Mr, Lowry came up here two days ago. His friends say that he incidentally mentioned in conversation cir- cumstances of public notoriety at Lawrence. which ara calculated to injure Mr. Lane's character with the pub- Me. The friends of Mr. Lane, an the other hand, state that Mr, Lowry was insiduously circulatiog gross, falae and ungentlemanly statemonts respecting Mr. Lane, in order to injure hia reputation as @ man of honor and courage—representing him in upmistaksb-e language a reducer, a demagogue. and a coward, and endeayo to conceal his agency in doing so, by attempting to throw around his statemenix the cloak of confiien tal inter~ course. Certain statements of Mr. Lowry, it appears, came to the ears of Mr. Lane, who immediately sent to hin, through Mr. Parrot, of Lgaveaworth, the following un™ conditional challenge :— TorRKA, Oct. 29, 1855, --You have put in circulation, in this city, false and slanderous stories, calculated and intemied to in- jureme. The course pursued leaves me no o:her alter- native than to demand, at your hands, immediate satis- fuction. Su My friend, Mr, Parrott, is authorised to arrange the preliminaries with any fiend you may select. Respoct- iy, J. HL LANE, G.'P, Lowny, present. To this note Wr. Lowry, through Dr. Robinson, of Law- rence, transmitted the following rep! TorEsa, Oct. 29, 1856. Sim:—I am not aware of having circulated, wrth refer ence to you, any “fale or irs Mey stories,” nor do Tunderitand what particular kind of satisfaction you ‘ire, My friend, Dr. Chatles Robinson, is, however, prepared to mabe all necessary arrangements for such sutisfaction as may be agreed upon. With respect, G. P. LOWRY. a Jawes H. eared ae anes 1 FeconGs arral a meeting of the parties at eight o’clock this morning. In cor acpisnie of the ee of surgeons, the encounter was postponed till e)-ven o'clock, and again to one o’e ock, when, by the interference of the Committee, the affair was temporarily suspended. Dr. Robinson, on learning the action of the Cowmittee, re- fused to Lave ony further connection with the affair, Tam informed, by one of the gentlemen engaged in the —_ that the encounter is arranged for ‘o-morro® morning. (AYTERNOON SESSION. In the afternoon tession the report of the Comraittee or the Millia was adopted as amended:-- Sectiin 1. The militia shall consist of all able-bodied white male persons between the ages 0’ 18 and 40 years, except such y be exempt by the laws of the United Statex, or of this State, and shall be organized, officered, armed, equipped and trained in such manner as inay 06 provided by law. Sec, 2. The Governor sball appoint the adjutant, quar ter-master and commissary generals, fec. 8. All militis officers shall be commissioned by the overnor, and shall hold their office not long-r than four pears, fee. 4. The General Assembly shall determine the me- thod of oe: the militia into divisions, bey re. iments, battalions aad companies, and tx the rank 6f all officers. fee, 5, The militia may be divided into classes ot seden- tary and active militia, in such manner as shall be pre- seribed by law. Sec. 6. No opposed to bearing » 6. person: bap rrpeyin 4 arms shall be compelled to do militia duty; but such per- son shall psy equivalent for such exemption the amouat to be prescribed by law. Sec. 7. That the first Legislature shall offer induce- ments fer the formation, uniforming and drilMng inde- endent volunteer companies in the different cities and - ounties in this State, In the Committee there was a discussion on an amend- ment by Mr. G. W. Smich, to substitute ten for four ears in section three, and on another motion by the same gentleman to add -‘in time of peace’’ after the words “military duty,” in rection three. In the course of this diseussion—in which, of course, many republican defences of liverty of conscience were uttered—it came out that the majority of the Qaakers {a this Territory have amended their moral creed, by adding after she words ‘itis sinful to dght,” except in Kansas. When the Committee rose and reported progress, Dr. Robinson, of Lawrence, moved to amend section one, striking out the word ‘‘white.”? He said he only intended thercby to permit friendly Indians to enrol themselves if they felt so inclined; but the dixcussion took a witer rapge, and the position of ail the members on the black questicn was distinctly defined. On the motion for striking out the word ‘‘white,’? 0. Brown, R. H. Crosby, G. 8. Hillyer, Almon Hunting, Rev. Richard Knight, Charles Rovinson and P. . Schayler voted in the affirmative; and Messrs. Burson, Curtisa, Cutler, Pelabay, Dodge, Emery, Godin, Hlliday, Huat, lane, Latta, dis, McDaniel, McWhinvey, Warrott, Roberts, Sayle, Smith, Thompson, Tuton, Waletield and Hicks, in the negative. EVESING SESSION, The Convention went into Committee of the Whole om the report on re Franchise. ‘The negro—that evil genius of our times—p pped his curly head and ebony elbows into the debate again, and created as much excitement as he usually does, when he intrudes into political circles. After a while, he went out grinning in great saiisfaction, while his we'l-deficed and capacious lips seem to mutter, as he walked :— Ha ! ba! masras! I'll bother you yet. I’se frieads in thia ere country, I hae, and 1’l! vote and drill wid you yet !’? Octouee 31, 1855. ‘The Convention went into Committee of the Whole on = report of the Committee on Banks. Svction 1 waa rend :— «The General Assembly shall have no powrr to creite or incorporate banks, or any gpa tog aed what. ever, or to authorize the making, emission or putting in circulation of any bill of credit, bond. check, ticket, cer- tificdite, promissory note, or other medium intended to ireulate as money.” ee Lawrence, moved that the section be Mr. Hunt, of stricken out. Mr. Parrott rose to oppose the motion. He tovk ground agamst the utility of banks; exploded the three lead- ing sophisins by which such institutions are defended, and requested the chief ot the wh-gs of the convoation— Smith—to srgue the questionwith him. He remarked, that the arguments by which bunks are defended bad been long exploded; that no one now defended rational banks, not even Mr. Smith would do that—and that the party who advocated them—had died m_ consequence of ft. Mr. G. W. Smith defended both national and State bonks; denied that the whigs were dead or had aban toned the question of banke—tehy had merely dropped the sub- ject, he anid, because from the popularity of Jackson, the public prejadice lad Leen so inigpsely excited against them, that 1° would be useless advovste the esta- defen tod — Dirhment of a nations) bank now. But the bonk question like a true and gallant whi¢, careless whether the arguments were popular or not. In ercer to give the friends of the bank time to form @ substitute for this section, the Committee rose an! report- ed progress. ‘ AFTERNOON SEBBION. ‘the whole of the afternoon session was consumed by & Cebete as to whether the executive commits onsee ty the last convention at Topeka should a y wetely end endorsed, To an outsider the iecustion elicate quer was ically ces im a ie yee a the expeneen of the executive committee and of the cons ‘extion have beon defrayed on the promise of scrip. It 's sald that a capitalist bar offered to teke $100,000 worth ta moderate intere t. 1 em not at liberty to mention is name; there is no doubt of the fact. relent ‘The scrip reads thus :— “Lbs isto certify that —— ——, is entitled, on pre- sentation, to receive from the Treasury of the Common wealth of Kansar, —= dollars, for account as per bill om file, for the payment of which the faith of the state is pledged. ———, Ch’ Ex Com,, K. T “attest: —— ——, Ses'y. “Lawrence, ——, 185-. At the top of the left hound corner are the w, Populi Vox Dei.” At the bottom of the varne words ‘“Jvetice, Protection nai Freedom for A’ ‘The paper it embellisued with a couple of cro! ccuple ot wood cuts.of ships and steamers. HVENING SI8SION. The Convention went icto committee of the whole on Mr. G. W. Smith's resolution, to ize a State govern- ment, without delay. Mr. Smith delivered a longand able epeech in favor of electing a Governor and Representa- jives, shen the constitution was put before the pe »plefar ravifention, Jndge Wakefield supported him. Mr. y, of Lawrence, 01 |. The Committee then reve and re- ported progress. The three speches lasted two hours. ‘Twelve English militia reiments are ordered to go to Ire'and, ds Vom le are the , ands a NE nee