The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDO® BENNETT, PROPRISTOR ASD &DITOR. DYPCE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND VULTON TS. No. 346 Yalume XX... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THRATR, Hroadway—Basory ano rox Kraet—Cousty Joa. STBLO'S GARDER, Breadway-—Tax Shaner Manninan— # Arey AsrHODsL, renataa SOWARY THRATRE, Bowery—-Prauno-—Luzn Turom, BURTON'S THEATRE, Ubambers sireot-Fawe Pasan- ory Tine Toop. iP thaking WALLACK/’S THEATRE, Breadway—Pacuse—A Nanos sou an Hove. ¥OOD'® MINBTRELA, 444 Bresdway—Yrmorian Pua pene ANCES, TeurscnonEAN kan MUCHARICS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—Ammmway JovANLS Binasus Vocaussne. Our telegraphic despatches give the details of five pallotings had yesterday for a Speaker of the House ef Representatives, with the same unsuecessfu) re walt as the preceding fifty experimente. The friends of Banke, Richardson and Fuller remain immova ble, but Pennington has slipped out of sight. The supporters of the leading candidate insist that the responsibility of organization now reste with the Pallerites. The question is, shall the Banks men go ‘te the Fullerites, or the ullerites tothe Banke men. Vrom present appearances, veither axe inclined to budge. In fact, matters have come to a dead lock, and unless some inspired genius by a bold stroke eats the Gordian knot, they are likely to remain #0 ‘wntil after the holidays. With the exception of adopting a resolution av- thorizing certain committees to employ clerks, no- ‘hing was done in the Senate yesterday. Up to 2 o”clock this morning the jury in the case of Louis Baker had failed to agree upon a verdict. The news received by the steamship Baltic is o¢ very little importance. With the exception of a des. patch to the Earl of Clarendon, giving the details of Omer Pasha’s late victory in Axia, we have no farther advices of interest from the seat of war. It states that the loss on the side of the Turks in this engagement was 310 killed and wounded, whilst that of the encmy had not been ascertained. Up to the date of the despatch, however, 347 Rassians had been buried, of whom eight were officers. In his gpeech on the opening of the Chambers, the King of Prussia expresees his gratification at being able to way that there was no people so well prepared for ‘war, or more ready for eacrifices, than his own. This proud conecioufness, however, imposed upon him the duty, while abiding faithfully by obligations al- ready contracted, not to enter into further engagc- ments the political and military liabilities of which are not to be estimated beforehand. The London ‘Times has an article, which we transfer to our col amus, throwing oil upon the troubled waters which ¢ was ro instrumental in disturbing on the Central American and enlistment questions. A correspondent of one of the German papers, in a communication from Copenhagen dated the 20th ult., states that the conference did not open on that day, as fixcd, because the representative of the United States refused to take part in the proceed- ~ings. The ground that our envoy has sssumed is that the legality of the tolls is not acknowledged by our government, and that, therefore, he cannot be a party to conferences having for object to effect a eompromise of them. The Russian organ Le Nord, on stating that the conferences had been adjourned for the reason above mentioned, adds that although the resident ministers of other courts had received instructions to listen to any proposition which Den- mark might have to make, they would not be ina hurry to open negotiations which had not some veaconable likelihood of leading to a satisfactory cenelusion. The Oct-Deutsche Post (Austrian paper) in no- tieit g the elevation of the Chevalier Hulsemann to the rank of Minister resident at Washington, devotes a long article to the subject of the improve ment perceptible in the relations between the Austrian and United States governmenta. It states ‘that the object of this compliment is to show that Austria is willing to forget the Koszti affair, and is desirous of maintaining a cordial understanding with a nation which must now be recognized as the ™ sixth great Power,” and which is destined to exer. eise a marked influence on European affairs, The old theory of a balance of power in Europe is fast yielding to that of “a general balance of power,” and under this new condition America must have « voice in all fature political arrangements affecting the common interests of the world. A condensa- tion of this interesting article will be found in another column. Before the Baltic’s news came to hand yesterday ‘whe sales of cotton embraced about 300 bales, at mteady prices; afterwards no salea transpired. The wtock was very light, and tended to restrict sales. The impression among dealers was that the foreign news would not materially influence prices one way or the other. The scarcity of vessels and sdvanced rates of freight, especially to English ports, tended to check purchases of breadstuffs for export. Before the news flour was in fair domestic demand for the medium and better grades, at steady prices. After ite publication the market became weaker, and closed dull, especially for the inferir aad common grades. Beyond small lots of inferior and damaged Southern wheat, no sales of moment were made, and prices were somewhat nominal. Corn was steady at 98c.a 100c. There were no new features of importance in the sngar and coffee mar- kets. Freights continned firm, with moderate en- gagementes. From Australia we have news from Adelaide to feptember 8, and Melbourne September 14, which is important. Trade in the colony wasatill in a very depressed state, but the yield of gold at almost all the diggings was immense, and some large ship- ments had been made for England. The price had falien from £3 16a. 9d. to £3 16s. 6d. Many articles of American produce and mannfactare were in good demand in the markets. At Geelong complaints were being made of the difficulty of obtaining title deeds to crown grante. A meeting was held there ‘on the 10th of September, to make arrangements for sending a number of the unemployed single females te different portions of the interior. In Adelaide the principal topics discussed in the journals are the eleetions, the claims of the Germans, and Mr. Gil- bert, and the uncourteous treatment of the latter by Sir Charles Hotham, at Melbourne. The steamship Granada arrived at this port last night, with Havana dates to the Sth mst. There was no news of importance. We have news from Vera Cruz to the sth aad from the city of Mexico te the 5th inst, Affairs were ina very unsettled condition. Great excite ment had been created by the discovery of a con- apiracy to make Gen. Uraga President. Several ar rests had been made. |. Robles had been ap pointed Minister to the United States in place of Gen. Almonte, who, it is said, will proceed to Rng Minister Plenipotentiary. Comonfort’s re- ‘i from the ministry bad been carrently re- ported. A three mile race between Lecompte and Armow eame off over the Metairie course, New Orleans, on the Sth inst. The contest terminated in favor of Arrow, which won the two last heats. Time—6:00, 6:69, 6:08; track exceedingly heavy. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. Alder man A, J. Williamson, of the Second ward, was ap- pointed Tax Gommissioner, in plate of George H. Pureer, whioee term expires. A commanication was received from the Corporation Counnel relative to P the City F nearance Com ny y NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1858. : praying retief frem taxation. We frive the doen ment in our report of the proceedzage of the Board. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last evening & message was received from the Mayor relative to the action of the Board in declaring vacant the office of Chief of Police. The Mayor is of opicton that the Aldermen have no power to remove Mr, Matsell, but he concedes their right to prefer charges for the consideration of the Police Commissioners. The Commissioners have already token the preliminary steps towards a thorought i gation of the question of Mr. Matsell’s citi- zenship, and the Chief has promptly signified his willingness to obey the call and abide the resalt. Tf the allegations put forth by the Special Police Commitiee are sustained, Mr. Mateell will be re- moved. « We have received the annua! reports of the Trus- tees and ‘Treasurer of the Fire Department Fand, and shall endeavor to find space for them in our columns to-morrow or the day after. The perma- nent fund of the society now amounts to $93,750. ‘the Legislative Police Committee met at the City Hall yesterday, and resumed their investigation, Justices Osborne, Connolly and Moore, and Mr. Macarthy, formerly lieutenant of police, and Capt. Ditchett, of the Fourth ward, were examined, From the table of offences adjudicated upon at the Tombs during the present ycar, and which will be found in the report, some idea may be formed of the amount of criminal business disposed of there.’ Justices Connolly and Osborne state in their testimony that the number of police magistrates is inadequate to the amount of work to be done. They also state that the clerical asistance afforded them is inguf- ficient, and complain that the law gives them uo contro! over their clerks. Al) the police magis- trates, without a single exception, agree upon this Point, and it is @ matter that deserves the special consideration of the Committee and the Legislature. Gen, Bam Houston and the Texas Legislatare are atwar. The first overt act of hostility commenced in the House of Representatives. It was the coup: ling of Com. Moore with the General in a vote to in vite the latter to a seat within the bar of the House. A deadly feud has, aa is well known, existed fora long time between the two, The next demoratration was the passage of resolutions endorsing the Kanvas-Nebraska act, against which G~ Hous ton voted. Two days afterwards, at a Know Nothing meeting at Austin, Gen. Houston made slashing speech, attacking the administration of General Pierce, and defending his vote on the ques- tion alluded to, The House of Representatives came to the scratch promptly, and on the 26th wit. adopted, by a vote of seventy-five ayes to three noes, a resolution declaring that the Legislature of Texas disapproves the course of Sam Houston in voting against the Kansar-Nebraska act. Such was the state of affairs at the last advices. Sam is re- garded, even by the Know Nothings, as a “Jonah,” who must be “thrown overboard” to save the ship, Accounts from Kansas represent the inhabitants of that Territory as being under arms in response to the call of Goy. Shannon. Three thousand men are said to be already in the field to put down the oppo- nents of law and order, and a violent collision is looked for between the belligerents. The Designs of Grent Britain Against China— Dangers Menacing Her Own Possessions tn India. . The fresh projects of aggrandisement which Great Britain is developing in the East conti- nue to oocupy the attention of political obsery- ers. Her movements in Burmah and her gra- dual concentration of troops on the sonthwest- erp coast of China, indicate plainly the objects which ehe is aiming at. Those movements are of too extensive and accumulative a character to be intended merely for local application. Her difficulties in regard to Burmab itself can no longer be said to require the maintenance of euch a large force in that quarter. By her usual intrigues amongst the population she has not only broken any force of combina- tion that she might have feared, bat she has atiached most of the native chiefs to her in- terest, by the promise of opening ups new field to their cupidity. All this has been done silently, steadily and with persistency, under all the troubles and embarrassments in which the has been involved in connection with the Rursian war. Tenacious of her traditional policy, which places her commercial interests always in advance of ber political honor, the has been pursuing in India the very course which she is warring against in En- rope. The professed foe to aggression and despotism at home, she does not hesitate to carry out, in the execution of her projects abroad a system of wholesale aggression and spoliation to which the history of no other country presents a parallel. Curious to say, whilst grasping in ber inor- dinate ambition at objects so vast and appa- rently so visionary as that of the absorption of China into her already overgrown Indian empire, her hold upon the latter was never at avy time so loose and uncertain as it is at the prerent moment. Every fresh arrival from India brings us evidence of the impatience and fretinlness of the native populations under her rule. The Sontal insurrection, the die turbances amongst the Hill Dacoits in Arra- can, and the troubles that prevail along the line of the Punjaub frontier, are rendered the more embarrassing by these complications arising out of the religious feuds which have broken out between the Hindoos and Mahom- metans in the dominions of the Nizam and the King of Oude. Both those tributary sovereigns ere regarded as the rally- ing points of Mahommetarism, whilst the English government and its agents are understood to lean to the side of the Hin- doos. The destraction of temples, and the whoiceale slaughter of each other by the danatics, of which we receive such frequent accounts, would not be in themselves facts of such political importance but for the statement thot the native goveraments are secretly stimu- Inting these outbreaks on the part of the Ma- bommetans. ‘Phe circulation of an infamma- tory pamplet not only in Onde, but in Agra and the upper provinces, and the simuitanenus- nese of arued demonstrations In the two terri- tories, shows that the alarm manifested by the Anglo-Indian government in respect to them is well founded. If they allow the kingdoms of these fendatories to become the centres of anarchy, the flame of insurrection will rapidly spread to their own territories ; and it will require all their efiorta to prevent one of those terrible and widely diffused wars of fanaticism which frequently change the whole fortunes and destinies of nations. For the major part of the dangers that now menace them, the English themselves are to blame, It has always been a feature of their Policy to make an instrument of these reli- gious feuds for the perpetuation of their power. They are reaping the whirlwind that they have sown, and will probably now find Out that funaticiam ie like a two-edged sword a dangerous weapon to make use of. Were the errors of their system of government, however, confined to this mistake, they would have lees to apprehend from the present criti- ng state of things. sions and extortions com on the native populations, it is not necessary for vs to alfnde in detail. From the trial of Warren Hastings down to our owa day, they have been made patent to the world by frequent judicial exposares. If we refer to them at all it is op)y to notice the refinements of cruelty practieed under the authority and with the connivance of these professing friends of civili- zation and humanity, which have been recently brought to our knowledge by the reportof a Parliamentary committee appointed to investi- gate the subject. It appears that, ia the collec- tion of the land taxes, the eudordinate agents of the Indian government are in the habit of resort- ing to torture to make defaulters pay up. One method, we are told, is to make the recusant crore his fingers, to seize the tips and then to squeeze them together; sometimes the thumb- sorews are used, or the earsare twisted. Oca sionally @ man is held down by the hair of his head in a stooping posture, and other men ait astride on bis back; the legs are fastened tothe head, and a heavy atone is put upon the shonl- ders; the thigh is equeezed hard and continuous ly, or tightly constrained in wire ropes, <A de- faulter is seized by the back of the neck, and pushed running in the sun until exhausted. Hot oi] is poured upon the skin. Defaulters sre made to stand without slippers in the sand and sun—atorture which has sometimes proved fatal. Pepper, chili, or acrid juice, is put into the eyes; women’s breasts are twisted; an in- sect in fastened upon a sensitive part of the body under a cocoa-nut shell. We shall not shock the sensitiveness of our readers by the further narration of such atrocities. Wh.' we have stated will be suficient to show that there is concealed under these religious outbreaks in India a deep substratum of political discontent, created by the monstrous exactions and cruel- ties practised by the agents of the Anglo-Indian government. The ery of fanaticism is in all probability but @ pretext raised by the latter to cloak the evi working of the system, and post- pone a remedy. How much longer the vast popalation of human beings subjected to British sway can be compelled to submit to this state of things is matter for speculation. From the tone both of the Calcutta and London journals some elarm appears to be felt, as to the proba- bility of their farther endurance of them. It must be the insanity which preludes des- truction which inspires Great Britain at a time like this with the vast dreams of conquest ascribed to her. Before she proceeds to the acquisition of new empires, she would do well to develope and administer properly the re- sources of those which she has already subjected to her sway. Tee Coxmrrram or tae Senate—Down wits THs Know Norumos.——The democratic caucus of the United States Senate, which ar- ranged the standing committees of that body, have given their distinguished Know Nothing colleagues a very poor show. John M. Clay- ton comes third on the Committee on Foreign Relations; John J. Crittenden comes last on the Finance Committee and last on the Com- mittee of Retrenchments; Houston (who is still esteemed as asort of wavering democrat,) is the only Know Nothing of the body at the head of a committee, to wit: the Committee on the Mili- tia. Jobn Bell comes fourth on the Committee on Naval Affairs, and at the tail of the Jodian Committee. Last, though not least, Gea. Wil- fon figures as large as life at the conclusion of the valuable Committee on Private Claims, The black republicans are placed in about the same relative positions; so that it is dificult to tell, from the arrangement of these Senate committees, whether the democracy hold the Know Nothings or the Sewardites most in con- tempt. Thus the position of the democratic party in the Senate is as clearly defined as in the House. Their platform for 1856 is thus of- ficially proclaimed to be “Down with the Know Nothings! Down with the black repab- licans! Up with the Nebraska bill!” Trine Styze or Discusston—The Tribune newspaper is particularly anxious to see Mr. Banks elected Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives. To further this object, it assails the eight or ten members who have withheld their votes from both Banks and Richardson in euch language as this:—‘These men... by no means distinguished for talent or charac- ter... lukewarm and neither hot nor cold . +. have undertaken to dictate the choice of Speaker... and seek to impose upon the House a man like themselves, only fit to be spewed out of the mouth of the people in times like these.” It will be curious to note the effect of this language, and to watch whether the eight or ten men in question can be got todo Mr. Greeley’s bidding by being told that they are only fit to be spewed out of the people’s mouth. It is also instractive to perceive how inveterate the habits of the Th tune ore; and bow, notwithstanding its long experience of the folly of coarse language and scurrilous epithets, it still persists in using both, and says that all men who do not coin- cide with its own extreme views are only fit to he “spewed out of the mouth.’ As to the matter of the “eight or ten’ in question dic- tating to the House, a thing which it is as- sumed they have no right to do, because they are “not distinguished for talent or charac- ter,” the question naturally snggests itself what ie the 7yilune doing, and what are its editor, Mr. Thurlow Weed and Mr. Preston King about at Washington? The public is under the impression that they are just trying to do what the Tribune accuses the “eight or ten” of doing; and as to their ‘talent or cha- racter,” opinions are very much divided. At all events, they have leas right to dictate than the eight or ten, as being not even members of the House, but mere lobbiers and hangers-on. Shall we say that the country ought to “spew them out of ite month?” A Revoworion iN Maseacnuserts.—In the late municipal elections of Boston, Lowell, Worcester, Charlestown, Roxbury,Newburyport and Springfield, the Know Nothings were aig- nally defeated by the “citivens’” party. This is considered a8 indicating an anti-Know No thing reaction in Massachusetts, and it does look very much like it. Se much for that Hiss Legisiatare. Smate Country Newsrarexs.—Some of the rural ne which subsist by reprinting the news ae ter New York brethren and selling it in the country towns and villages for a trifle, occasionally endeavor to repay their obligations to us by a round of abase. Con- spicuons among these are the gentlemanly cheets entitled the Buffalo Axpress and the San- dusky Register. The latter confosses with pain thatthe erato is an iofamons paper, bat on the whole, thinks it is no worse than the other sé > / reens whe Lew has been in the habit of stealing from all. The Baffalo Bzpress seeuses the Heratp of pubdlish- ing advertisements which ought not to see the Vight. It is hardly worth while to deny a charge made in such 2 quarter; however, we will do the Zzpress the favor of saying that it is misinformed. At the same time we recom- wend the publisher of that journal to examine his own advertising columns and to look ia the most conepicueus place for the most shamefal and scandalous of al) infamous advertisements —a epecies of advertisements which have led to more crime, and been the means of destroying wore female virtue, than all the disreputable publications of the Aretino stamp pat together —advertisements which alone should exclude the paper containing it frem every house where there are young females. THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECBRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, WHIRTY-FOUR TH OONGRESS. WIRET BRBSION. SENATE. Wasiimaron, Deo, 18, 1855, @aRks oF COMNTEN, Mr. Jones, (dem) of lowa, submitted a resolution au- thorising eertain committees to emapioy clerks. Mr. Apamt, (dem.) of Miss., moved an amendment pro- viaing that ne person shall be appointed who holda offlee ‘ander the federal government. ‘Thi« was rejected and the resolution adopted. Adjourned. rt eee HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasinnerom, Dee. 13, 1855. ‘THN BPRAKMRAI, ‘The House resumed voting for a Speaker, with the fol- Jowing result:— ‘the call of the roM, Mr. MoMutia, (Gem.) of Va., snid—Betore 1 vote I give notice, unless within the next three days we shail elect a Speaker, I will submit a proposition for a compromise. Mr. Grvpinad, (adelitionist) of Ohio, (Joudly)—What ix the proposition Mr. Hoveron, (dem.) of Ala.—You ean’t compromise prineiple, Mae! (Confusion. ) Mr. Gmopwos (impatiently) —What is it? Mr. Hovsron (from the epposite side of the Hall)— It is you come over to us—a very fair proposition. (Laughter.) Mr. Grppince—Make it now. Mr. Hovstor—All of you promise to come ever to us, and I'll make it now. (Laughter.) Gries of “You can’t come that gamel”’ and “Ne doubt ‘but what you'd agree.” (Merriment.) 38 Scattering. Necessary for a oboice... 3 The last vote was as follows: For Mx. Rich arpeon.—Mensrs. Aiken, Allen, Barelay, Bagley, Barkstale, Bocook, Bowie: Boyce, Branch, Brooke, tt ef N. Y., Bennert of Mise, jer, Caruthers, Cashie, Giingman, Cobb of Pa., Cob of Als., Oraige, Crawford, Denver, Dawdell, Amundson, Eliott, Foglish, Faulkner, Floreuce, Fuller of Me, Graves, Goode. Greenwood, Hall of lowa, Harris of Ala., Hickman, Harris of UL, Herbert, Houston, Jones of Tennessee, Jones of Veno., Keitt, Kidwell, Kelly, Letoher, Lumpkin, Marshall of TM: Maxwell, Mcifallen, McQueen, Miller of Ind., Mil- son, Oliver of Me., Orr, Peck, Phelps, Powell, Quitman, Ruflin, Rust, Sandridge, Savage, Seward, Smith of Tenn.” Stephens, Stewart, Shorter, Talbat, faylor, Vail, Warner, Wathies’ Wells, Winelow, eight ‘ig ‘oR MR. BANKS.—~Mesars. Al ur, Henry Bennett, Benson, Bi lepentet Bingnam, Bi- shop, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Buffington, Burlingame, Campbell of Penn., Ouopbell ef io, Chaffee, Clawson, Clark of Connecticat, Colfex Conins, Corode. , Oum- baek, Damrell, Davis of Massachusetts, Dm , De Witt) Dick, Dodd, Dixon, Durfee, Buarie, Flagler, Gal. loway, Giddings, Gilbert,’ Granger, Grow, Hall of’ Mas. sachusetts, Harlan, ghee m of New York, Hor- ton of Oho, Howard, Hughston, Kelsey, King, Krai Knight, Knowlton, Knox, Kunkel, Leiter, Mattison, MeCarty, Meacham, Miller of New York, Morgan, Morrill, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, A. Oliver, Parker, Pel- ton, ‘Pearce, benningteo, Perry, vesiet Hike, Purviance, Ritchie, Robbins, Roberta, Robison, Sal £age. Sapp, Sherman, Simmons, Skinner, Stanton, Stran- ahan, Tappan, Thorington, Thurston, ftom, Ty- son, Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne of IHinois, Washburne of Maine, Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff and Woodworth, For Mx, Poriee.—Mesars. Brown, Campbell of Ky., Carlile, Cox, Cullen, Davis of Md., Eustis, Edie, Etheridge, Evans, Foster, Harris of Md., Harrison, Haven, Hofman, Kennett, Lindley, Lake, Moore, Humphrey Marshall, Mar- rhall of’ Ky., M wad, Peine, Porter, , Ready, Racaud, Rivers, Sovtt, Anend, Swope, Smith of Alabama, Trippe, Underwood, Valk, Whitney, Walker, Zolilsoffer. For Mr. Pawxtncrox—Messrs, Ball and Edwards. For Mr, Lerrer—Mr, Dann, For Mr. Hanrwox—Mr. Faller, of Vennaylvania. For Mr, Krivr—Mr. Richardson, For Mr. Wrsiaue—Mr, Wheeler. For Mr. Oun—Mr, Wihasr#. Adjourned. OUR SPECIAL DESPATCHES. THE SPEAKERSHIP-—MR.ORR'S CHANORS ON THR LN- ORKARE, ETO. Wastuverox, Dec. 13, 1866, * No contemplated change in the programme fer to-mor- tow. Vuller in gaining slowly, but has no chance for an election. The democrats pre ready to vote for Mr. Orr whenever he reseives votes enough from outsiders ta ee cure his election. * ‘The Departmente are at a stand, waiting for the or- genization, Senator Fish gave a grand dinner party to day. Alarge number of Senators and mombera wore Prevent, inelading Messrs. Ranke, Bennington aa. Wheeler. Webbe kr. DETFBMINATION OF THE FRIENDS OF DANKS—THE ADMINISTRATION WEAK IN THESENATE—PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY'S POS- SESSIONS. Wasnnatox, Dee. 13, 1855, The proposition to run Pennington to-day was over- ruled. Banks will not, under sny cireamstances, leave the field. 1 was informed this evening that one hundred Banks men have signiiied their intention to stand by him until an election is effected. Tho administration have not working majority in the Renate. Some of the leading spirita have openly deolar ed their hostility to-day, It is the aniversal epinion that the Union men cannot got the Senate printing. It ia rumored this evening that, among other interest- ing propositions contained im the forthcoming Massage, there will be one adviring the purchase of the Hudson Bay Company's possessions on the northwert coast of America. BR DUBIOUS ASYECT OF AFFAIRS—A OOMPROMISE TALKED OF. Wasmamoros, Dec. 13, 1885, The Speakerehip continaes to be the all-engrosing topic. There seems to den fixed determination on the part of the Banks and Richardson mon to adhere to their respective eandidates. This being conceded, Mr. Fuller's supporters have the balacce of power, and with tham rests the reaponalbility of making the élection. Shonld the three divirsons remaio firm, a proposition ie talied of to end the contest by partitioalcg the priaeipai oifives between ther, Fatal Stebbing Affray, Racin, Des. 19, 1586, ‘This evening, Mr. Mane), a German lawyer, stabbed » Yrenchmen nazoed sin, ki sing him Jastentl Gill wae & inter by trade, and generally regarded as enable Bod Seaette than. ‘Manel is now in jall. bia State of the Weathef. Omcado, Dec, 13—P, M. Weather moderate. Rained hard lavt night. Conside. rable wind from the northeast, Dernory, Dec. 12--P. M, Weather motor Three inches of spow has fation here since Sunday, and there are prospecta of more before morning. CisveiaN, Doc. 181 Weather moderate. Signe 0! a etorm, Pam, Dee. 1 No wind. Foggy and thawing. Doses, Deo, 2 Weather clear and col! Weather ebilly and ol ” Weather moderate; look snow. Rocunater, Dos. 18—-P, Weather mild; ttle snow, with cloudy aky. Lyona, Deo, 18—P, Weather rather cloudy, wind 9. F. of rain. 13—P, Weather moderated slightly. Wind southweet. pects of snow, real, Dee, 18—~P, ing snow. RPORT, Dee, 19m) oudy ”. M. ws os M. M Peo Toe 18? ‘ so wuumences here thie morning. to the 8th inst., and the city of Mexioo tothe Sth. a conspiracy had been dlineovered, the object being to make Genera) Urega President. Neaga, Padre Miranda and Col, Assollo had been arrested for being concerned in the Sfisir, whieh eaused great exeitement. Col. Robles had been appointed to sucoced Senor Al- monte as Minister to Washington. It wae rumored that Comonfort would retire from the ministry. The ehureh was opposed to the existing gov- ernment, and things were generally in great confusion, ker for the Homicide of William Poole« Nen-Agreement of she Jury, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Hon, Judge Roosevelt presiding. VIFTEENTU DAY. Dre. 18.—The jury were locked up all might, and badt not yet agreed toa verdist. Such was the anxiety to- learm the earliewt tidings cf the action of the jury, that numbers of persons remainei around the doors, in the Park. and on Chambers street 9 ] night, and even the mow storm had no effect in reattering them to thelr homes. On the opening of the doors this morning the passages were in- stantly filled, and soon after 10 o'clock the rash for seats. in the court room was immense, The officer announced, by order of the Judge, that the Jurors not empannelled were discharged for the terin, and that » new panel would be summoned for January, _ A guror in attendang.said “Good,” and, an if relieved 1 {oes amenmect ote spectre on ee At half past 10 o'clock, the Judge sent an officer to in- form the jury (who up t» this time were sixteen hours and # quarter in deliberatior ) that the Court was now open. The officer soon returned with the following note: To THR HoworAnty COURT:— We, the jurors empanelied in the ease of the People vs. ering beootie sonvioced that se camgoh poral? agree Ly me convince that we can upon s verde, we would most roy nee task we be discharged from the duties develving upea us. JOHN P, Jusy Room, Dec. 13, 1855. The District Attorney, addressing the Court, said:—I bad the honor last vight of a consultation with learned associates, and ome to the* eonelusion—in view of the gréat ampun:of time that has been con- sumed in the investigation of thie case—that the jury should be kept together st least for a time a a past si yee frog Ciodoy a . Brady—I wor 0 Ly oped brought Kews from Kansas. Cancado, Deo. 12, 1855. Mr. Parsons, of Massachusetts, who left Lawrenoe, Kan- sas Territory, on the 84 instant, informs the Chicago Tri- bune that 700 men were under arms in Lawrence, and 818 Missourians were at Waukess creek, seven miles dir- ) tant, with rifles and cannon, Mr. Parsons meta compa- ny of Misseuriane, bearing arms, just over the border, on the 4th instant. They bad baggage wagons and stores with them, Om the 6th, be saw another company with three pieces of artillery. Disaster te the Ship William B. Travis. Baxtimors, Dee. 18, 1855. ‘The abtp William B. Travis, from New York for Galves- ten, ram aground on the 5th inst., mear Galveston, but ‘wae got off and towed in by the steamer Mexico. She soptained considerable damage, which is covered by in- surance. Death of Jadge Jackson, ‘Boston, Dec, 13, 1855. Bon. Charles Jackson, formerly a Jastice of the Su- reme Court of Massachusetts, ded this morning, aged years. a Arrival of the Alabama. Savannant, Des. 12, 1856. ‘The steamer Alabama arrived below last night from Es Wew York. Kxperienced heavy heaa winds on voy- | into court; that would be the more of pro- age. All om board well. cedure. ‘The Court—The difficulty about that would be that «= Marmets. discussion might arise, which of course would mot be de- PRILADRLPHIA STOCK BOARD. sirable. Oxe of the counrel for the defence wapeesiet, at Purapmerna, Dec. 13, 1855. ‘to- No valen of Pennsylvania Sate 5's, Reading, 4434; lo Long Inland, 1234; Morris Canal, 12 ; Pe Nana, ie same BUggEs! eat 4255. prosecution; and, taking into consideration the great BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. amount of {ime that has been occupied, apd expense in- curred in this trial, the Court is inclined te take a recess until 4 o’clock this afternoon. If the Jary should agres, in the meantime, it will »e intimated by the —— the Court will be in readiness to recetwe their verd! The Court then took a recess until 4 o’eleek. No other criminal trial will be takem wp this month. oner panel of jurors wiil be summoned for the. rm. At 4o’clock the court was agiin the seme excitement. The Judge took nis seat on the and said that in consequence of there betmg no commu. nication irom the jary, the Court nad eome clusion to send them a membrandum te this effect, objected to by the counsel. io view of pense of time, labor aud money ( the J air seed which must attend Court is of opinion that the public interest, and other interest, requires that the jury should be together untii they shall bave agreed upon a verdict. such agreement should be arrived at 9 o'clock: this evening, the Judge, who wii) keep himself, x till that hour, may be rent for, and will attend as soom ashe can reach the Court House. Otherwise the recess of the Court will be further ccntinued until 16 e’clock on. morning. Mr. Ciark raid—If the Court please, I have a single suggestion to make, touching an addition to the very Proper communication whica your Honer proposes to send to thejury; and it is, that your Honor abould add ‘to the con munication—waich must have been your Horor inadvertently omitted in your bp in case the jury entertain & reasonable doubt of the meee farther pital Baurmore, Dec. 13, 1855. At cur cattle market to-day 1,400 head of beeves were offered, of which 100'were driven eastward, 126 left over, and the remainder sold at $6 a $8 265 net. ’ Hogs were in [ee aed and prices declined. Sales at $8 a $8 60 per 8. New Onceaye, Dec. 11, 1865. Our cotton market is heavy, but prices are ui rage: yesterday were 7600 bales, and to-day Wattick’s TamaTre—‘A Carirorxian Wipow.’’—A one act farce under the above title was’ produced bere last night. It {s an adaptation from the French, moulded to sult the meridian of New York city, at the period of the annexation ofCalifornia, Priscilla Newberry (Mrs. Cono- ver) and her uncle (Mr. Norton) have eomety the city for the purpose of contesting a suit at law, in which the lat- ter isa party concerned. He has been engaged with a Mr, Huntley in a California speculation in mousetraps and corkscrews; and the affair turning out badly, Newberry in sued for the deficit. While Priscilla has left her lodgings for » shopping tour, George Huntly (Mr. Waloot), nephew to the partner in the California trade, walks into her lodgings, which have formerly been oeoupiel by a fast lady, with » husband in California, whose remittan- ces never happen to come to hand. Huntley has been one of the fast lady’s victims, and {s unaware that she has changed her quarters. The accidental discovery of hia daguerreotype on the mantle further convinces him that Priscilla is his widow, under a new name, He is indignant to hear that she has another admirer, Adol- phus (Mr. Levere), # mild youth, who has just become acquainted with Priscilla, and adores ber at a respectful distance. Huntly alao speaks contemptuously of the la- dy to the upholaterer and the servant, and when she re- turns she {s astonished at the chauge in the de- meanor of these individuals. The upholsterer pre- guilt, it is their duty to acquit him. And I =, that T have never before heard ef a oj cane where such instruction wes omi-ted by the Court in ite sharge to the jury. I am, therefore, to infer that in this case the omission was from and not from design. ‘The District A‘torney said that the suggestion of coun- sel would have been a very proper one, # it had been made last night, but at the present stage of the proceod- ings he objected. @ Court suppored that from the whole tenor of the charge, it must have been understood by the jury that where doubta arise from the testimony, and are not clear- ed up dy other tertimony, those doubts murt go ta the benciit of the prisoner. i Mx. Clark—Your Honor must take the bility of pends” bia. Bil St cence; Adolphns :comes in | ivtng' ar refining W give the ditettionToegeiee | T flushed with wine, wearing his hat and asking | lieve read your Honor’a charge, in the eoel of the morn for a Yight for his cigar, and the chambermaid ix excos- sively impertinent. Huntly finds out bis mistake too late to prevent these conire temps, which form the basis ©f the piece. Matters are happily settled, however, by the announcement that the California speculation has turned out brilliantly after a'l, and the mollified old uncle joins the hands of the cousins in the old fashioned way. The piece was pretty well acted, although the words ¢id not flow fo glibly as is necessary to the nuccess of @ farce of this kind, where there is more talk than striking situations, and was favorably received. it was announced for repetition. ing, and I could not find in 1, any such suggestion as your Honorfintimates it was designed to cenvey. The Court said that it the counsel had called his atten tion to it before, he would have done so; but without the consent of the public prosecutor the Courteould net give & supplementary charge. He must assume that the fury understood that the prisoner was entitled to any reason- suis dont, e ‘ ir. Clark—As the jurors are strangers to the accused, he cannot know the degree of their familisrity with the- rules of law, and I take the iiberry to add that I am at a lors to conceive the right of toe public proseeutor to in- terfere with the Court in the diecharge of ite own duty, Mr. Brady understood the order to be that if the jury did not agree at 9 o'clock, the Court would take a recess till 10 o’eleck in the morning. The Judge said tiat the Court would have ao order en- tered for » recess until 10 o’cloek Filtag mersing/ oth ject to the provision that if the jary agreed oe o’clock this evening, he should be sent for. ‘Tex THmarne, &e0.-—Necessity compels us to omit our asual notices of the performances at the theatres and other, places of amusement. On reference to the adver- tisementa it will be observed tnat the programmes offer- ed at the different extablishments are sufficiently varied, novel and otherwise attractive to nuit all tastes. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. City Politics, THE CHIKF OF POLIOB—SPECIAL MBSSAGR PROW DELEGATES TO THE KNOW NOTHING PRESIDENTIAL THE MAYOR. CONVENTION. Alderman Irasc 0, Barker, President, to the Chair. COMMUNICATIONS. Frore the Comptroiler, stating the receipts of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Kailroads tor last month, aa follown:— fixth Avenue Keliroad Company 2,11 43 ih rn ‘ 4 A convention of delegates from the Know Nothing lodges in the up town Congressional district met on Wed- nesday evening, at the 0. U. A. Hell, in Fourth avenue, and on the first ballot selected the following named gen- tlemen as delegates and alternstes to the Know Nothing ional Convention, which will meet in Philadelphia, on 2d of February next:—Delegates—Joseph s. Taylor, Ieaac J, Oliver; alternate—-afayette Ranney, M.D. HARD SHELL GENERAL COMMITTER. The hard shell General Committee met last nightat Siag- ‘vesant Institute.—-Thowas J, Barr, of the Sixth ward, in the chair, and John Y. Savage, of the Fifth ward, acting as secretary, The comml:tee of one from each ward, ap- pointed ats previcus meeting to confer and report upon a plan to choore the General Committee for next year, reported throogh their chairman, Mr. William Blake, of the Ninta ward. The plan of the special committee was to appr int a committee of fifteen persons in each ward of the city, who would be known a# narional demo- erat»; and this ward eomnittee should chose from among their number five persons who should act as (ue General Committee. Recorder J. M. Smith, who waa present, objected to this plan, end proposed instead that the delegates from the diferent wards choose the fifteen persons from their re- spective dixtricts. This was opposed by Hon. Srastas Glover, John Blackman, Michael 8yan, and others, who favored the report of the committee, which was eventa- N Ordered to be fled. From the Secretary of the Hamilton and Toronto Rail- yend Oompany, to attend the opening of tbe mew road on tue 20th inst. Accepted. THE CASE OF THE CURIP OF POLICE The following message from the Mayor was read, ordered to be printed and referred to the special committee on the subject — Mayor's Ovvick, New York, Dee. 15, 1855. To Tue Hon. THe BOARD OF ALDERMEN: — frags poone pcb a, be ny + a Council has served upon mv and resolution adopted by your body 11th Gate Whe The oe haa been vacent by this Hoard, ng roa ow ine! of the § e bility vent tneumbent, who i note chuses of the United. Biates, Gfceolved, ‘That the Mayor be respectfully requested enoived, e Mayor minal Sacivable person's supply ‘wecaney vere If the declaration of the preamble be true that there is & present eucumbent iu the office referred to, it ia quite ally, with rome amendments, adopted. This, in certain there is no vacancy for me to supply. | am not gives the Ge Committee the porer to re-appoint | diepored, . to ineerpret the proms of your themselves for wr I iat @ most important one, con- | Board always in their literal sense, t the ex- ridered politically, e committee adjourned late. citements incident to hasty legislation frequently ereate errors of Jangvage as weil as er ors of ‘This may be such @ case; therefore, Iam content suppose that you mean to he unders:ood as saying that ‘the office of the Chiet of Police ts vacant, in consequence that the Mayor ines ovastane oor waras. e straight out whigs met last night at Constitation Fall. Sylvanus Ward i tue Chair’ Tbe propriety of fusing with the Know Nothings waa debated, but no deil- nite conclusion was arrived at. Marine Affairs, Howor 10 witow Hoon ® Dur.—The schooner John Hart, from Bahamas to New York, with © cargo of salt, went ashore on New Inlet Rar on the evening of the 10th inst., about 7 P. M., and soon after|became « total wreck. ot the allenage of George W. Matvoil, and ik called upon to samed vallatae person late {ncumbent. if it be true that Mr, i Uni ute office, disqualised from holsi official position under our government. Your ‘ohjonisone to his - Hnvence In the office of Chie! of Police, are based u Jegal as well ns equitable grounds, and the only 5 ‘Tho sea made @ complete breach over the vossel, swoap- | to be setiled are whether these objections in ing the deck of tho boat and everythind movable, and | fact, aud whether tbe Hoard of Aldermen is the pover nicg the crow. for the preservation of their lives, to | tribunal to decide the question, In my opinion your take to the forerigging and lash themselves to it. In th{s | Board bas no juriedistion over the s situation they were discovered the next morning light, when efforta were made for their rescue; but all failed, In consequence of the height of the sea, until #dout noon, wher a boat’a crew, consisting of Mears, John ©. kaynor, Henry Smith’ Morel Smith, Andrew Smith, Jawes Whaley, benjamin Raysor and Leonard Lo- wre, succeeded, at the peri! of their own lives, ard by al rmost #uperhutnan efforts, in the wreck and sav- og the poor seamen (six in number), tf not froma watery Article 9, 8. 4 of the Police law, passed April 13, 1868, least from being froven to deatb. They were defence, and may for ore to Mr. John ©, Raynor's house, whero they | avs continue the | rusg remove the accused clothed and well cared for, and their chilled and b: ‘bere is no othor law which, direetly or indireetly, numbed boris restored to their wonted energies. ives to any Other baby the gute $0 culms P 7 captain snd crew of ae ee schooner arrived | | cy er the Police Departament; seapee 4 un in this city yesterday morning, having saved nothing bus i rote iy Lene Catt NE | "pce gor aden secede ae en have aewuined in thls proceeding. Bat, whliet my Dusty ov Sepxey ©, Burton.—The death of Mr. Burton | {fi COnviotions are deciled ‘us to your want of power is {hie morning, says the Cleveland Herald of the 1ith | jNateeht qu t.tuenuem Your sight, or thet of any inst.) was mot'an unexpected event to bia friends, neither | ser cama rf wae te approach nnlovked for by Limself, * J 4 Mc. Barton Les been so identified with the notorious Martha Wash. ington case that hia pame is familiar fer and wide. Now that be is gone, jastice will 7 slamber over the oven, will force them to remove the Chief or member of the department: nor am that the conclusions to which the i ft eae t (f your Hew1d bave come, that Mr. - iniquity connected with the burning of that boat, and , p ; and that be wsbeequeat orimes of the mort desperate aig of | Tog Seeretatian ef the eee ee erin villians wale ever cursed this land, will settle into dull | Lhon ® presenta hyroed the ame My. Burton has secrifioad bimvelf in bis iiues eed resuit, and lean efforts to ferret ont iniquity. Even 1! li ean. ie Matai, Lot be made to ap that he was — by the gingef kaaves wheee tracks be hea £0 ong followed it this exposures, the dangers ho has under. tigations ne to bis eitizenship; in reply to whieh it is due is certain 1 5 to tee Chici to say, he cordially reason a wil Fcc! wrecked ua geod constitution coer eudured, | to submits tbe ‘whole subject 10" thelr, deeinlon. ileoned with, We doliere, however, that he. hus fallen Hass sions Ss site toa, col abit ons Sieenions tare by the murcerer’s band; that in some way he was poivou- | {*' of for tae 00 all, Tone nite Wile de- eat although Burton's sbytomious habita almost deiiol | torminetecthat the goectlon shell be settled and disposed sil attemnpta to give Rim deadly drinks, While sick in | cin a legel and proner Maaaet er tie eediedg ee ce Bart, tian with the re- | °'ahe Commissioners hive ample power, an2 the utmost garda of the iat 3 bul never dran! 7 a splita, It wan antouehed, arth: no ranger, | Wilinguers, to give the, rudlect full ‘attention. | We ongh der was ans. peeted. It turmed out that the Inodlady ‘tidenot vend it, tnd, moreover, upon an apalyeation, it was found to coniaim polsow enough to kill three men, Waval Intelligence, ra of officers have been ordered to the mebip Merimac, therefore, tavite the juction of any textimony which goes to bow that ie eer ot apy other person ‘holding & place in the police department, iv disqualified from thie or any other cause; and it is proper to add, that if, in the course of the investigations we propose to featitte in this matter, any person who Is supposed to posvoas any facts golng to prove Mr. Materl! iy note its to appear aud veetify, we Aball compel his mr pore. ; wast, if, upon The proper qn United states leave Pert With ef @mmana bes. Jona Petula © puss uf 6a Sup ba