The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1855, Page 4

ae NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. Pyrics N. B CORNER OF NASGAU AND FULTON @T8. He: 322 SROAPWAY THRATRE, Broadway—Famo~Box axp Cox RY THEATRE, Bowery—Mnisn’s Maio—Wurre Wour—Demn Erie. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Sznious Fauny Pur Toopirs LLACK’S THRATRE, Brosdway—Tax Souprzn’s ECG swraman Faow Inseawee \V ATER. @OOD’S MINSTRELS, 444 Brosdway—Ermorun Psr- ‘PORMANCES. 0 Orzrs AND Necro MinsTREis: MACHANICS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—Pnor. Macaussran’s pemees Macrauns. cg ACADEMY HALL, 564 Broadway—Barrie or BuNcen BUCKLEY'S By RLESQUE OPERA BOWER, #9 Bove SuPIRE HALL, 505 Broa¢way—Toun or Eurors—frecn ov Bupast0roL. “Tew York, Tecsday, November 20, 1855, Mails for maw YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, will leave Boston on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘fhe European mails will close in this city at a quarter te two o'clock this afternoon. ‘The Hens (printed in English and French) will be gebliched at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, $m wrappers, sixpence. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Sew Yous Hrnarp will be received st the following places fe Beroye:— Exvarroon..John Hunter, Mo. 12 mectanes street, East. Sonvon, i sandford & Co., No, 17 Corn! vingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse. ts of the European edition of the Hsraup «gill esodrace the news received by mail and telegraph at ‘We office during the previous week, and to the honr of gabvoation. Mails for the Pacific. THE NEW YORE HERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. ‘The United States mail steamship Empire City, Capt. Wendie, will leave this port this afternoon at two »’c'ock, for Aspinwall. The mails for Catitornia acd other parte of the Pacific ‘will close at one o’elo The New York Wrexty Hmrauv—California edition— eantaining the latest intellgamce from all parts ot the world, wi!l be published at elever o'clock in the norning. Single copies, in wrappers, ready tor malling, #ixpence. Agente will please send in their orders as early as possi- te. The News. Our despatches from Washington, published un- der the telegraphic head, contain important infor- mation with reference to the threatened difficulties between Great Britain and the United States. We refer our readers to these despatches, and to the eonments upon them in the editorial colamns. The merchants connected with the Chamber of Commerce held a meeting yesterday, and appointed acommittee of ten to investigate the facts connect- e¢ with the seizure of the bark Maury by the United States District Attorney, with a view to exonerate the owners from the charge of fitting ont vessels for unlawful enterprizes. The merchants desire to show to the British govetnment that their agents in this country have been altogether too hasty, and thus allay the excited feeling that now prevails in England. We take the following paragraph from the Newark (N. J.) Advertiser of yesterday afternoon: “ Handbills are in circulation .calling a meeting ‘this evening at Liberty Hall, Canal street, of the ‘residents of Newark’ who believe that ‘ Ireland’s opportunity has arrivei,’ for the purpose of form- fag an ‘Emigrant Aid Society.’ It is hinted in some circles that this society is intended to form a branch of an Aid Society in New York, said to be organized with a view to the forcible redemption of Treland from British rale. We learn that the meet- ing contemplated this evening, together with its projectors, was warmly denounced yesterday the pulpit of St. Patrick’s cathedral by the who characterized the movement as ridicul genselese—at once opposed to the laws of the coun ‘try as well asto those of the Church, which com- manded obedience to the State. Its secresy was spoken of as one of its most objectionable and dan- gerous featuree—its members, if Catholics, on that account being deprived) of the rites of the Church, and aleo of a ‘ Christian burial.’ ” The case for the prosecution in the matter of Judge Stuart closed yesterday. The counsel for @efence declined making the usual opening to the Jury, but examined quite a number of witnesses— chiefly police captains and officers—to show the Kind of a house kept by the principal witness, Mrs. Connolly or Duval, and thereby to break down her credibility. The case tor the defence is not yet eloeed. e Legislature of Missouri have agreed to yo an election for United States Senator on the ‘26th inst. Among our police intelligence may be found a ver port of a case of alleged fraudulent financiering, brought to the notice of one of our magistrates yes terday, which from the magnitude and character of the operations developed and the position of the party implicated, will attract attention, even iu these days of rottenness and corruption. The Board of County Canvassers yesterday suc ceeded in completing the count of the First and Second wards and the First district of the Third ward. With regard to the First ward affidavits were read alleging certain irregularities on the part of the Inspectors of the Second district, but they were laid on the tatle without debate. Both branches of the Common Council met last evening. In the Board of Aldermen the Joseph Walker affair care up, on the motion of Alderman Herrick to refer the reports upon the case to the Councilmen, with a request to inquire whether any officials had been guilty of violating the city charter, with the view of impeaching sach officers, particu. Jarly Mayor Wood. After an animated debate, the motion was lost by a tie vote. A communication ‘was received by Mr. R. J. Dillon, the Counsel to the Corporation, stating that eight suits had been com- menced against the city, growing out of this Walker ease. The Aldermen refused to concur with the Councilmen in appropriating $1,000 to defray the expense of celebrating Evacuation Day. An extra appropriation of ten thousand dollars made by the Councilmen for defraying the expenses of the city government. Dr. Theoderic Romeyn Beck, well known for bis connection with the cause of public education in phic State, died at Albany yesterday morning. We publish a couple of interesting letters this morning, one from Prince John Van Buren, in which he promises sooner or later to make important reve- Iations respecting the causes of the disastrous defeat of the soft shells in the late campaign, and the other from Commodore Stockton, adopting the privciples of the Know }othing party with characteristic en- thoriasm. We continue elsewhere the publication of our re. port of the testimony in the case of Jalia Ann Smith against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn, 1t is quite interesting. Our correspondent at Barbadoes, writing on the ‘22d October, states that the schooner Anne, from Bermuda, arrived there on the 18th with seventy thousand staves, shipped from Norfolk in the brig Velocity, which vessel put into Bermuda a total wreck. Staves were much wanted, and the cargo of the Anne would prove a remunerative one,as the epidemic at Norfolk had stopped exportations from that port. A new lighthouse on Needham’s Poin, ‘was illominated for the first time on the th ult. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 500 & 600 bales. The stock continued light, and the market quite firm. Flour again advanced on common and medinm grades of State and Western about 124c. per barrel, Good to prime wheat puiea NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1855. ie teh teen firm, with sales at full prices. Indian corn closed at 98c. a 100c, for good Western mixed. Pork wae un. changed, with moderate sales. The coffee market was active, and embraced sales of about 11,000 bags Rio, prices of which ranged from 10jc. a 11j{c Sugars coftinued firm, with moderate sales of hoge- heads. About 16,000 bags of Manila were sold at about 6jc. Freights were steady, with moderate engagements. The steamship North Star, now in her seventeenth day from Havre via Southampton for this port, had not made her appearance oft the Hook up to a late hour last night. She brings intelligence a day later than the news brought by the Pacific. Our Relations with England—Important In- telligence from Wi of the New York Chamber of Commerce. We have two important pieces of intelli- gence to send to Europe to-day. The one is contained in our Washington despatch of last night, by which it appears that our difficulties with England have no reference to the Cen- tral American question, but are narrowed down to Mr. Cushing’s instructions to the Dis- trict Attorney of Philadelphia, of which such a handle has been made by the English press. It is stated that when Mr. Cushing’s letters reached London an immediate demand for an explanation was made to our Minister, and orders were at once issued to reinforce the British West India fleet. The Cabinet at Wash- ington is, as usual, hesitating as to the course to be decided upon, and the whole question now turns upon the probabilities of the Presi- dent being able to make political capital out of it by backing up Cushing. The other impor- tant piece of news to which we refer is the special meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce, which was held yesterday, to take action on the seizure of the bark Maury, in October sast, as a Russian privateer. In the narrative of this affair which we pub- lished on Saturday we think we showed con- clusively that there were not the slightest grounds for the charges made against her by the British agents. The supposition that it could be made a pretext for inereasing the naval force of Great Britain in these latitudes appeared to us too preposterous to be justified by the fact, and the information to which we have just referred bears us out in that opinion. The merchants of New York, however, with a very commendable desire to fully elucidate the facts of the case, and to allay any ima- ginary irritation to which it may have given rise in England, have thought fit to take pub- lic action on the subject. At the meeting yes- terday, on the motion of Mr. Moses Il. Grin- ne}l, a committee was appointed to investigate and report upon the circumstances under which the seizure was made. The affidavits upon which the vessel was libelled will be laid before them, and a full and searching inquiry will be made into the whole transaction. In order to complete the history of the case which we gave on Saturday, we now publish the affi- davits on which the proceedings against the vessel were based:—- City, County and State of New York:—Authony Barclay, Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul for the State of New York, being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that trom informaticn given to him he verily believes, and expects to be able to prove, that a certain new vessel now in the port cf New York, caled the Maury, has been built, fit- ted out and armed, with intent that’ such vessel should be employed by the Russian government to cruise and commit hostilitres against the subjects and property of the Queen of Great Britain, with whom the United States are at peace; and this deponent stands ready to bring forward his proof thereof, and he respectfully claims tuat proceedings be had and taken waereby the said vesse\, with her tactle, apparel and furnivure, together with all waterials and ammunition and stores’ which may have been procured for this building and equinment thereof, shall ahd may be forfeited. Ae, BARCLAY, Sworn to this 10th day of October, roRGE W. MonTOY, past by the uppearance of a new three-masted, square rigged schooner, which was lying at the foot of Stanton sheet, Now York, up to Monday evening, the 8th of Qe- tober instant, when che moved down to Dover street dock, andis there now; that she has the nate of the Maury upon her stern, but never yet beou oat of port; and deponent has ascertained at the Custom House or the port of New York that she his not at Present got her register. That this deponont is well acquainted with the build of + (1 be bs no hesitation in de- posing that this voutittitned the Maury, is built, rigged And equipted for wariixe purposes, and ‘has not the emn- struction of a vessel for the merchant service. fhat his suspicions wore particularly aroused che nature of the cargo the has taken on board, which consists of war ct balls, swall arp 1, rixty or eighty other mereantil lox. t this de- few days last past, has been over the 1 vessel; at the botton: of the said vessel, and juss abeve what appears to be intended as ballast, are irom 200 to 250 squave boxes, containing caanon dalle; also, there are from eighteen to twenty cannon ia- te@mingled with the said boxes, apparently so that they pach wel!; ou the top of the eannon is a large quan. Vile on the top of the coa) ise lot of lam- ura spars; ia the fockers of the guns, pistols, sword ;and this deponent v out for warlike purposes; her non sre ail mounted, and she has port holes for can- Ant this deponent further says that a person who to act as first mate of the vessel showed her to ket that she hada carious hind of ner of the mate was such as ty make esse was going on a warlike depovent that some of the cannon were for eighteen and twenty pound ball, and that the cannon on the main deck were of nine pound ball calibre. Leponent saw the mark 25 upon one of ths cannon, and the mate #sid that was the nundor of the csnnon, And this deponent further saith, that from all he knows and has been informed, and has’ observed, he believes Unt the said vessel—tie Maury—has been bnilt, and orm L equipped as aforesaid by the Rus- sian , to be used for war pur- pore he hereby informs dingly. JOHN N. CORNELL, Sworn ot the city of New York, Second Circuit, the 10ih cay of October, 1855, before me, Goran W. Mortox, U.S. Commiastoner, City, County, and Star of New York:—William D, Cratt, of New York, First Lieutenant of Police of the E'eventh district’ of police for the city of New York, being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that on the Oth day of Uctober instant, he went on board a new vessel, called the Maury, then lying at the foot of Stanton street, New York, and was shown over her. On her unper deck were six cuunon, all mounted, and port: heles for the guns; and between decks were ten cannon, all mounted. Also, deponent saw a quantity of horse: pistols in the cabin : there was coal on board, and depo- nent was informed thet there was a number of guns un- deracsth the cra}. Depcnent also discovered fanev be. | tween cesks. The between decks were all clear, fore and aft, with the exception of pump, well and chain box. She was painted white between decks, with the exception of the lower side of the deck beams—they being of yellow pine, And this deponent al-o raith that he was « ship carpenter by trade, and, from his observation of the perticular build, furniture and apparel of the said Maury, he believes she is a vemtol of war. | Wa. D. CRAFT. Sworn at the city of New York, Second Cireui day of October, 1865, before me, See G. W. Morrow, U. S. Commissioner. City, County and State of New York:—Charles Bawa of the eity of New York, counsellor at law, being rane maketh oath and saith, that be verily believes “the new vessel Manry hae teen built, equipped and loaded by and for the Russian government, to be need in the pre- sent war against the vessels and subjects of Great Bet tain, That a person, who deponent believes bas been in the pey of Russia, gave Lim « full explination of the armament on board the said vessel, which tallies with the statement contained in the affidavit of John N. Cor. nell, hereto annexed, except that the explanation to this deponent was tnuch more minate. Also, thin deponent gathered from the person referred’ to, that the said vessel, the Maury, when outside of port, would ship a pew crew of about eighty men, and she would be employed, at firet more particularly, {n overhaul some one or more of what are ke “Cunard steamers,” (British yoscels,) and prizes, put additioval coal on board, and gu go in company; while there were also other v« built and fitted out by the Russian government, eirailar to the Maury, who were ready to join her on similar errand., with an ultimate destination against British possessions in the Fastern } emisphere,, CHARLES EDWARGS. Sworn at the City of New York, Second Cireait, 10th day of October, 855, defore mm bas G. W. Monto, U: 8, Commissioner These aftidavits, with the other documents which we have already published, give all the facts which it will be in the power of the com- mittee to arrive at. They do not in the least alter the opinion already formed by the pab- Vie, that there is nothing whatever in the case to justify ite being made & subject of quarrel. As the enlietment question appears now to be ponent, wi whole of the the said ma that upon which the whole difficulty turns, we will briefly recapitulate the of the British enlistment agents in this city. It will complete the history of these curious transac- tions, of the first stages of which we gave aco- pious narrative on Saturday, and, according to our information, will show the lengths to which the parties concerned thought themselves au- thorized in proceeding in the face of these in- structions, and of the determination evinced by our government to put them down by the strong arm of the law. It will be recollected that, after Lord Claren- don’s instructions were stated to have been received here, Mr. Strobel had, in February, the interviews with Mr. Crampton to which he has deposed. It will also be borne in mind that the British proclamations are dated the 15th of March, 1855. On the 22d of March Mr. Angus McDonald inquired of the Palted States District Attorney in New York, whether it would be a violation of law to engage in the enterprise of opening an office at No. 36 Pearl street, near Broad, for the purpose of sending men to Halifax to join the Foreign Legion then being formed in Nova Scotia, and was answered that it would. The office was already open, but was immediately shut up. The next day adverticements appeared in the German papers calling for the same description of re- crnits, and Mr. McKeon addressed the follow- ing letter to the Marshal of the United States, which was published in most of the daily pa- pers, and also in the Washington Union :— Mancu 23, 18 5. Sm—Frem the newspapers duriag the last few days, and other sources, I am inclined to believe that persons in this city are engaged in recruiting men, and shipping them 10 some place out of the jurisciction of the United States, with intent there to be formed into regiments, to serve in the present war of France, England and their al- lies Against Russia. ‘The United States are happily at peace with ali the na- tions of the world. The continuance of peace to our country depends upon the strict enforeement of our nen- trality laws. The government is determined to execute there Jaws to their fullest extent. This duty we owe to ourselves ani to all the nations with whom we are in amity. I beg, therefore, to call your attention to the second section of the neutrality act of 1818, which pro- vides that— Ifany person shall, within be territory or jurisdiction of the ‘United States, enlist or enter himselt, or ‘or retain another person to enlist or enter htmeelt, or to go beyond the limits or ju- risdietion of the United States, with iatent tobe enliated or entered inthe service of any foreign Prince, State, colony, disurlet or poor Je as & soldier, 6 oF seaman on board of any vessel of war, etter of marque or privateer, every person #0 olfending shat be deemed gully of high misdemeanor, aod fined not exceed ing one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding three years, I wish you to use such means as may be at your com- mand to prevent any violation of the laws of the United States winch aro passed to preserve our neutrality. I will cheerfully co-opera‘e with yon in such measures as you may adopt to prevent the infraction of this im- portant safeguard to our national penoe and prosperity. L have the honor to be, very respectfully, your most obe- dient servont, JOHN McKEON, U. &. District Attorney. A. T. Hinzysr, Eeq., U. 8. Marshal, New York. There instructions, it will be remembered, were in perfect harmony with the course pur- sued by our government in the cases in which the governments of Spain, Venezuela and Nicaragua were concerned, and were not framed specially to meet these infractions of the law by the British agents. Shortly after, Mr. McKeon went on board the steamer State of Maine, and there dispersed a squad of men who had already received their tickets for Boston. Some of the parties were arrested and subsequently indicted, but the two persons whose conduct indicated them to be the direct agents of the British government succeeded in escaping. Mr. Bucknall, the confidential agent of Mr. Howe, was arrested, but dis. charged for want of sufficient evidence, with an admonition from the authorities. Mr. Pic- ton, De Bongars, and others, declared that they had abandoned the engagement con- tracted with the British agent from Nova Scotia. This was about the same time that Hertz was actively engaged in the transaction for which he was arrested in Philadelphia. Advertisements of a recruiting character, re- ferring to No. 72 Chatham street, again appear- ing in the German papers, Mr. McKeon caused the occupant of those premises to be informed of the iNegal nature of the business, and en- deavored to put a stop to the enlistments ; but it was only after the party was indicted that he promised to suspend operations. Nevertheless the recruitments went on. The plan adopted to dirguise them was changed. Advertisements were daily insefted soliciting applications at places in various parts of the city for sitna- tions alleged to be open to machinists and other mechanics near Boston, Mass. This plan was detected by the complaints of wives whose husbands had been enticed away by the false lure of immediate and secure employment at good wages, and their families left helpless and desti tute upon their friends or the public charities. About this time an United States Mar- shal’s officer dispersed a number of recruits from on board the brig Tweezer, at the Atlantic Docks, Brooklyn. The persons ar rested were generally bailed by parties to whom they were perfect strangers, upon what was understood to be promises of in, demnity from British officials or their agents, A number of indictments were found here, but, as shown by the trial of Wagner, in spite of all these efforts the enlistments were not stop- ped. The brig Buffalo had recruits who were put on board here, under the command of a party having the written instructions, it is as eerted, of a British employé in this city. The payments were made at Boston, by a mercantile house, on the report of the same employé from New York. All this was done in the very teeth of the administration, and in some instances with personal and official insults to the Ameri- can officers superadded. And this, too, let tt net be forgotten, in defiance of thé alleged instrac- tions of the British government to the contrary. This completes the history of the British re- cruiting opertions in this country, which may yet involve England and the United States in serious difficulties. Although the Chamber of Commerce has appointed a committee to obtain all the facts connected with the seizure of the bark Maury, yet her case has nothing to do with our present imbroglio with Great Britain. Will Mr. Crampton be recalled? Will Mr. Cushing be sustained ? Pawory Jans—Tae Kansas Questios—Tae Viewer Oroasx or Gen, Cass Lecrores ras Camnet Onoan at Wasninotoy.—The Detroit Free Press, the home organ of Gen. Cass, reads the Washington Union a wholesome lecture in re- ference to its Jate impudent interferences in the local concerns of the democracy in this State, that State and the other. In the course of thts reprimand, the Free /’rcss says:— There is one other polut we are going to touch. The Washington Union is extremely anxious that Whitfield should be admitted as the delogntefrom Kansas. We he will not be admitted, And we hope, to», that Reeder will not be admitted, ‘The admission of Whitfield will be a virtual recognition by the House of resentatives of the authority of the pseudo Legislature of Kansas, and of the validity of all its disgraceful and monstrous acts; and the admi of Reeder will legalize an irregular and un- anthorized election; therefore it is that we trast both will be rejected, and the whole matter sent back to the people of Kannas. This is, doubtless, the ground occupied by Gen. Cass. On the contrary, Mr. Pierce having been ran out of the North entirely, from New Hamyehire to Wisconsin, is playing the game of @ desperate gambler for the vote of the South. We shall see which wins in the House of Representatives; Mr. Pierce and his South- ern ultras, upon Whitfield; the black republi- cane with Reeder, or Gen. Cass, with his plan of sending both Whitfield and Reeder back for a fair and constitutional trial before the people of Kaneas. ‘The United States and France. In the recent talk about war with England, the name of Napoleon has not been mentioned. On former occasions, since the Western alliance, France and England have been coupled toge- ther whenever the war question was mooted, and the policy of the one regarded as the po- licy of the other. The omission of France on this last occasion may be chance, but it may also be intentional, Certain it appears to be that of late France has shown a desire to conciliate this country. When the Danish question was debated in France, the pretensions of this country were discussed temperately and in a tone of pertect friendliness. Every indication of late has pointed to the friendly feelings entertained for the United States by the Emperor of France. This is as becomes sound policy and the best interests of Napoleon. It would be the height of folly for France to allow England to dictate to her a policy on American questions. What- ever may be the effect of the community of blood, race, language and religion which ex- ists between the English and ourselves, there canbe no doubt but the United States and Great Britain are, and must remain antagonis- tic nations, From the very reason that their pursuits are similar and their mode of thought alike, they must be rivals, they must interfere with each other. Where the one ex- cels the other will excel likewise. If Eagland builds up a great trade, the United States will do the like; if England’s navy is powerful, that of the United States cannot be insignifi- cant. Thus the points of ‘contact and the op- portunities for a collision between the two are multiplied by the very causes which philan- thropists expect will secure a lasting amity be- tween the two nations. Now, a sound French policy would turn this circumetance to good account, instead of al- Jowing France to be made the instrument of British antagonism to this country. A judi- cious French statesman would rather use the United States as a counterpoise to British as- cendancy, especially on the sea, than submit to receive the tone of his own policy on Ame- rican affairs from England. This was the sa- gacious view of the elder Napoleon, and is to be found asserted in many passages in his writings. He invariably adhered to the doc- trine that the power of the United States should be fostered, in order to coun- terbalance that of his enemy across the Channel. Nor was the view merely theoretical. He sold Louisiana to the United States, not alone because France wanted the money, and did not want the land nit because he foresaw that each accession of strength to the United States weakened in a measure the political strength of England. Nor was he the inventor of this astute policy. Choiseul pursued it with unswerving directness for many years before the Revolution, and during the war it was not abandoned. It should be pursued still. France stands as much in need of a counterpoise to the naval supre- macy of Great Britain now as she did in 1770 and in 1800. The Emperor has shown that he is not blind tu the fact. When the Eastern war broke out, Napoleon proposed that the Allied army should be led by a French general, and the combined fleet placed under the com- mand of an Englishman. He foresaw that what glory was to be won would fall to the sbare of the land forces, Unhappily for his project, the prospect was as clear to the eyes of the British statesmen as to his own, and his proporal was rejected. This shows how fully alive the Emperor is to the necessity of coun- terbalancing the power of Great Britain. If France, instead of coinciding with England’s opposition to the, extension of the United States, were to farther that extension by every means in its power-—were to facili- tate the annexation of Cuba, the Americaniza- tion of Nicaragua, and the acquisition by the United States of portions of Mexico—it is hard to see how che could possibly suffer, aad quite plain that she would assist in raising up an adeqnate counterpoise to her natural rival. That the need of such a counterpoise will be felt at some future period—perhaps not far dis- tant--by the French Emperor, is too clear to require demonstration. Great Britain is help- ing France at present to reach her patural po- sition as the arbiter of the Continent, just as Russia is helping her against her will by her losses and her checks; but both these allics may soon cease to work for her. At any mo- ment, anew government in England might shatter the French alliance, and without the means of controlling Great Britain, Napoleon would find that all his work would need to be done anew. The United States is the only Power which can furnish Napoleon with those means, and the stronger they become, and the more closely they are drawn to France, the lees likely would it be that they would with- hold them. It is hardly necessary to insist on the far greater analogy between the political institu- tions of France and our own, than that which exists between those of Great Britain and those of the United States. France is, and never can be anything but a democracy—under a new name and new conditions, it is truae—but a de- mocracy still, the obvious and unbending foe of all the old dynastic and feudal systems, The time does not appear to be yet ripe for the adoption of elective forms in France; and in consequence, the natural changes which the ballot box effects here quietly and regularly, are there accomplished spasmodically, with violence, at the hayonet’s point. But still, for all this, France is a democracy at bottom, and her government has no affinity with the mo- narchical institutions of Europe. The natural ally of the French people is the only other truly democratic people in the world. Tur Sewanp Leacve Baroarsina ror ran Sroits or Conoress.—The elder Seward organ of this city is becoming remarkably liberal, all of a endden, tothe Know Nothings, Under- standing that this party are laying their plans for the election of Know Nothing officers for the House of Representatives at Washington, our Fourierite and fusion philocophers ery out, “hands off”—shares, if you please, Let us go shares, You have not a majority. We have nota majority. You are opposed to Pierce and hisadministration, so are we. Let us unite in opposition to Pierce, leaving the third degree and the Wilmot proviso in the back ground and so secure and divide the spoils Thisis} THE LATEST NEWS. the latest Seward gull trap for catching noo- — dlee, Let the American party beware of it. A| BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. union with the Sewardites in Congress splits the Know Nothings into two sectional factions icikngiasteoe Weck See en Rees bilan officially. “Let them take their own course in] oF THE INCREASE OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIA ane ‘Wasurxarox, Nov. 19, 1855, Congress, avoiding all junketings or fusion cau- cues with the Seward men, and they will save ‘The trouble with England {s not settled. It is thought that the administration is a little in doubt about its own at least their character as an independent party. But if they are tempted by the bait of | position. It is given out that the Pacifle brought assu~ rances that the increase of the British West India fleet <a te oe Se Esrand, tele had nothing to do with the Central American question. nationality become: pees case, Beware ) mis was merely to eatisfy the public. ‘The real cause of of the embraces of Sewardism. the increase of the English fleet on the American coast is tobe found im the peculiar instructions of Attorney General Cushing to the District Attorney of Philadelphia. If any one will take the trouble to look at dates and facta, they will ascertain that within twenty-four hours after the receipt of the news in London of the trial of Hertz: in Philadelphia, the addition to the West India fleet was under railing orders. And I have information that when Cushing’s two curious letters of instructions reached England, a demand for redress was made by the British government, and that demand ts now before Ue Cabinet at Washington. ‘This is a fact, and an important fact, too? Will England or the United States recede ® That is the question—soon, indeed, to be the engrossing: question. More on this subject in a day or two. Facts anp Figures FoR THE KitcHen Capiner —Tue Vore or tue Srare.—The Washington Union endeavors to draw some consolation out of the results of the late election in this State, from the assumption that two hundred thou- sand voters remained at home, and that they were democrats who will hereafter be forth- coming when called for. Now, the complete returns actually received of the vote for Se- cretary of State, as compared with those for Governor last year, foot up as follows:— Sec. of State. 1865. Governor. 1854. ne re 0. P. a "H8e380 Chari 58k Dee, base THE FORTHOOMING MESSAGR OF THE PRESIDENT — 96,008 Boymour.,.168,495 Des. ....00.497 ‘WIBE’S PROSPECTS FOR THE SUCCESSION, WTO. 58,375 Bronson... 98/850 Inc......24,625 Wasiuxoros, Nov. 19,.1856, : : The Cabinet did not meet to-day, as it is their custom sitar Soha to do, owing to the fact that the President had not com panne —— pleted his Message, having been assiduously employed Hssaily te amas ee 8, go1,112 | ¥P0R it for the last forty-eight hours, and expressing the desire, learn, not to be interrupted until it ix Gnished. Therefore, a Cabinet meeting may be expected to-mor- row, when tho Message will be discussed in all its merits or demerits, You can rely upon this—it will be fall of “(sound and fary,” eignifying a strong proclivity for- re-election. Mr. Wise’s friends here seem to think that the Port and Tribune's endorsement of him as a candidate for President will effectually kill him for the nomination. The Judges of the Court of Claims have vacated the Supreme Court room, and will temporarily occupy the room used by the Committee of Ways and Means. 1 Jearned this evening that they have procured a room in the west wing of Willard’s Hotel, as a private conference room, it having been fitted up expressly for them. D. The Know Nothings have gained upwards of 24,000 votes, the democratic hard shells have gained some 24,000 and odd, the black repub- licans have lost upwards of 22,000—but, most of all, between the administration and Prince Jobn Van Buren, his promised soft shell plu- rality of 50,000 isreduced to a dead loss, as compared with the sott shell vote of last year, of more than 60,000 men, equal to the main army of Prince Gortschakoff. And here is the difficulty. While the aggre- gate State vote, as compared with that of last year, falls short only some 34,000, the admi- nistration soft shell decrease is 60,000, so that if we allow that all who staid at home at the late election of the said 34,000 were Van Bu- ren soft shells we have still 2,000 softs to account for, who voted either the hard shell, or Know Nothing, or Seward ticket this time, ig preference to remaining any longer with the faction of President Pierce and Prince John. Where did these 26,000 stray softs go? Or were they liquor whigs who went last year for Seymour ? The vote for President in 1852, and a rea- sonable allowance for the increase of the vot- ing population of the State since that day, will show that there is yet a strong reserve be- hind in our aggregate vote, which no subse- quent election has brought ont. Here is the vote of 1852 :— PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS, ETC. Wasuinaton, Nov. 19, 1855. Tn the Court of Claims, to-day, Samuel C. Reid, Jr., continued his argument in the case of the privateer brig: General Armstrong. ‘The Cabinet did not hold its regular session to-day. Tha President is busy with his Message. E. The Missouri! United States Senatorship. Sr, Louis, Nov. 19, 1855. In the Missouri Legielature on Saturday last, « resolu- tion to go into the election of United States Senator on the last Monday of the present month, was read twice, and after an elaborate discussion, was finally passed. Know Nothing Celebration. Rocanerer, Nov. 19, 1855. The American party in this city are having a triam- phant glorification this evening, in honor of their recent State victories, Severe Gale on Lake Michigan. Carcaco, Nov. 19,°1855. ser ek ae Daeee | On Friday night and Saturday morning @ severe gale- Hale, free soil, 329 from the eastward vivited this par: of Lake Michigan. The schooner Reindeer was driven ashore about balf a mile north of the piers. She hase cargo of brick, and will probably prove a total loss, Her owners axe Capt. Gilmore and Benjomin Phelps, of Milwaukie. The schooner St, Lawrence is ashore at Grosse Point, but will probably be got off. She is owned by George: Steele, of Chicago. ‘The schooner Wm. A. Small, Hooker, is also ashore, just north of the pier. Bold Attempt at Bank Robbery. Sprixarieyp, Masa., Nov. 19, 1855. At nine o’clock last evening as the clerk of the Pynchom Bank wax going into the bank for the night, he was seized dy two men, who had been awaiting him in the dark pas- sage. They demanded of him where the easbier lived, which he refused to tell, when one of them prunged a knife at his breast, which penetrated his coat, Wat struct: a thick wallet with coin in it, which saved a wound. The clerk then shouted murder, and the burglars tied. No Jue to the would-be robbers has yet been obtained. Suicide of a North Carelintan. Puiapenenra, Nov. 19, 18¢5. And we have a total of.. This total, at the November election in 1856, will doubtless be fully up to 550,000; but tak- ing at present the full voting population of 542,204 the Stateat. . 2. 2... . . . 542,000" And this year’s total vote at. . . . 435,000 There is a deficit of . 107,000 lying dormant in the late clection; but where this reserved vote belongs can only be de- termined by the Presidential election of 1856, which will doubtless bring out every voter in the United States that can get to the polls. The vote of this State for President, in 1852 in connection with this late election, is worth looking at, democratically. For example :— * The whole anti-democratic vote in 1852 Seats F. Debust, an eminent mineralogitt of North Carolina, For Hale. committed suicide by cutting his throat at hiv hotel im this city, this morning, on account of pecuniary embar- bd SEPT RNE g rassnents. He was the diacsverer of gold in North Caro- Tn 1855, the anti-democratic vote is- For Headley, Know Nothii For King, fusion... lina. 146,789 134,230 fey SOIL PR SRN, TORENT An opposition iacrease of 20,000, whereas, the democratic vote this year, a* compared with that for Gen. Pierce, shows a democratic Joss of 68,000, which leaves a sufficient margin for the desertion of 20,000, or even 40,000 de- mocrats, hard and soft, to the Seward fusion- ists or the Know Nothings. Avother fact, the actual combined vote of hards and softs is reduced from a majority toa plurality in the State; and if these two fac- tions come together in 1856, it may possibly be upon such terms as will still retain the American party in the ascendancy. The di- vided democracy have aided in defeating Se- ward’s fusion programme ; but we cannot see that the prospects for a democratic reunion are much better on that account than they were one year ogo. The great impediment is the administration. Will it get out of the Marine Disasters. Boston, Nov. 19, 1855. ‘The new hip Isaac H. Beardman, which was askore om Whale’s Back, near Portsmouth, , on Saturday, got off the same evening without damage, and was towed to sea yesterday. The brig Back Hawk, Parks, fiom New York for Calais, put into Provincetown last nigh, with loss of part of deck load. The Weather at the Eastwad. Hostox, Nov. 19, A. M., 1855. A light snow is falling here. ‘At Bangor, oue inch of snow fell this morning, the weather being quite cold. At Eastport the weather is clear and coli, and at Calais it is the same. Markets. PRILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. » Pacapeiemia, Nov, 19, 1855. Pennsylvauia State 6's, 823: {teating Long Inland Railroad, 12%; Morris Canal, nia Railrond, 4254. Burrato, Nov. 19—12:"0 P.M. Flour firm at former rates, Wheat—Sales of Milwaukie- epring at $178. Corn 8330. Gata unchanged. siate- barley—Small sales at $1 36 12M; Penneyi Knox Knews he see or Two."—Under- standing that, in spite law, ® great many bets of hats would be made on the resalt of the election, he manniactared & superfine lot of his head-gear of the latest'styles, ant ts wow repared (0 sell them at the lowest prices. All of Knox's bate way? Can the Kitchen Cabinet make that EroTPeaunful and bul this new lot eurpasses any that ber sacrifice so essential to the reanion of the way and Fulton sireet. any rt amt fo tat hat sonnet Se hurpazned will do weil to eall'on KNOX, democratic family in the commonwealth? Mr. Pierce first gave the State to Seward—next he has turned it over to the American party, and all that they now ask is that he may be nomi- nated for the succession by the great demo- cratic perty. Which will the party sacrifice— New York or Mr. Pierce? We commend the political statistics of this article to the Presi: dent’s organ at Washington. All the comfort we can give it is, that the administration will not answer, and that unless something is done in season to reunite our hards and softs, the democracy in this State will be wholly frittered away in the Presidential election. That's all. Brooklyn.—Ladies’ Cloak Trimmutngs.—J. LOCKITT, SON & C 251 Fulton sireet, have recently re cetved from auction @ beautiful selection of moive antique, cloak veivet trimmings. plasbes, cord and tasscla, A>. Orders carefully attended to and promptly executed. Genin’s Far Emporium.— fhe Fur Season having commenced, the aitention of the Iadies is invited \o the: Jarge and comprebenrive assortment of muffs, vistorines, cloaks, cutfa, gloves, &c.. inetuding every species ‘of tar, rare holerale uid recall, Uy GENTS, No. 4 Bresdway, oppo wi and retail, N, No. 214 Broadway, opposite BiYou'sehurch en Furs for the Aged—urs for the Youthfu', furs for the rich; furs for the economical; furs tor the beautiful; furs for the innocent, cheap (urs, high prised itdrs, Kght and dark colored furs, and fine furs, and coarse furs, ate ail era braced in Knox's stock, which (o examine ("not (place t00 fine ‘A point upon iv”) you have not to go fer, for they are dispinyed in every variely, shape, color. riple and quality, - ~ = ae ay Weales establishment, on 3 road wn: uulton street. Ladies, furnish Sure, aud be eure to do it at KNOX’S, “fe Soe oyaagne Children’s Fars at G yoar.—' iF season baving opened, the attention invfied (othe large. and comprevensive nssortnen vielorines, cloaks, cuff, glover, Re. at ibe bara cvery species of fars, rate or common, and wii male ap in! test styles anno iy for the coming winter, OB SINR azar, No, 618 Broadway, St. Sicholas Hove’. Wi. tuere pe War?—We are positively informed this time that if the British minister Crampton is not speedily recalled he will be finally dismissed. Cushing appears to have stirred up Marcy to the fighting point on this 120 Falton Strect—Don' _ issue; but will he stick? Will there be war? | & PROCH'Scuning coubiamuens, Cubercro ns ret prices, fhe most paru-iln. er bo variety, at cash ted trom this immense sock. Furs, of all Styles and Qualities, and im great May he found at WHITE'S, 5 Away, op- Pda oy mite — HITH'S, S41 Strom ’ ‘Tux Baneert Reverrr—This affair takes place this evening, at the Academy of Music. The “Merchant of Venice" and “School for Scandal ''--Shskespere and Sheridan--will be produced, with a powerful cast, The Academy will be crowded. a si seen ain aa Undershirts and Crawers, Wool, merino. silk and cotton <Levery kind, at MCLAUGHLIN'S (one ead Lehing sore,"202 Greenwich street, corner cf Ubeanbers Tremendous ne te femme A > Jot of fine biack dress and frock hte | roe bate. tiny made and lined throuahout with satin, w selling at EVANS! clothing warehouse, 9 aud is EE NC We Stl Sameo"Dagmerreoty pe.— Tails Style of Like. pees exceeds all others Rearacavy, M7 a RR BS, ieee ase ate Sailors’ a The undersigned Trustees of the Sailors Snug Harbor request the favor of your company at the Institution on Staten Inland, on Wednesday next, 21st instant, on the cecasion of laying the corner stone of the chapel, now in Pri tteamer will be provided for the seeommodation of A steamer ion visiters, to leave the pier foot of Whitehall street at 12 o'clock M. Arrangements will be made for » retarn Yelock. “Ferounee Heed, DD. Chater te Nes hail, ——- Wm. W. Philly Ms . Marshall, Ruygeetes Aim j Be Bev h hy Sein ie Fern | gry nee the eect Nn 28 New Fork, 17th Mov, 166. SSH abd etatce epectnan "Gansna Pee ald hes spoken. at PAaRKVILLe.—There was a ExcrTEMENT dete Urchremenk in. Parkville, Tasnday, cuueed vo tee ag Bo zg ince of George 8. Park, the proprie or of the old | ham street. Puptis instruct. e intest imo $Pcine Lemloary, which Was Uhtown tn the river leg | mente’n the art” wickrond as pring. for advocating negro stealing. The citizens had a A Da meeting and appointed a committeo to urder Park to Feet quer: Jeave town. Scme of Park's friends interfered, and ¢ Perm er ErT scar get s were about to havea fight. At last accounts’ they ps haype dag uot eevtled what should be done.—$t. Lowis News, Nov, 15. | charge oie sud two dollars tor.