The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1855, Page 4

= £ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BE YROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, OyPIER N. W. CORNBE OF NASSAU AND FULTON 879 TERMB, cash in autoones. E ¥ HERALD. 2 centa per copy. 81 per annum. THE DAL ALD. 3 on per THE WEEKLY HER. every 1» as 64 conta apy, or $8:per aniwum; the European edition, #4 por anininy, mane pert af reat Britain, or $0 to any part of the Continent, fo age. VOLUNTAKY ‘CORRESPONDENCE, containing import emi ries, /tivitet pO. ow quarter of the worla—if usod will be gars Sent 0s : NO NOTES taken of anonymous communications, We do ‘howe "308 PRINTIN 1G cxecuted with neatness, cheapness and des- ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. RIBLO'S GARDEN. Broadway—Jocko—Tue Issn or Byaprns—Meviya. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Ocray or Lirk—Rony © Mons—Srcret, BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Onty 4 Punsy —Varan Prerixces—Warten, OB fwousany MuLAras, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Paviasx—To Pa- BENTE AND GUARDIANS. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway—Brnioruas Pan Femmances. BUOKLEY’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad- way—Boutsseor Orexa AND Nx@no MiNsTaxisy, ADADEMY HALL, 063 Broadway—Ermioriax MUSICAL aND ‘PwarsiomengaN ENTERTAINMENTS. t ODEON, ‘Witlamsburg—Sorseny. Lrcenns, Sonas, &c., or Bamanp ann THe Lakes or KiLarney. New York, Saturday, December 22, 1855. Malls for the Pacific. WHR NEW YORK HRHALD—VUALIFORNTA EDITION. ‘The United States mail steamship Fmpire City, Capt. Blernden, will leave thiv poxt this afternoon at two Welock, for Aspinwall. ° ‘The mails for California aud other parts of the Pacific ‘Wil close at one o'clock, The New Yor Wrexty Hinatp—California edition— aentaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the , Will be published at eleven o’clock in the morning. Single copics, in wrappers, ready for mailing, sixponce. gente will please send in their orders as early as porsi- i The News. The Senate was not in session yesterday, havymg adjourned over till Monday. Inthe House the po- litical debate was continued. Mr. Cox, of Ken- tacky, was the principal disputant. He endeavored to demonstrate the reason why the national Know Nothings could not support the nominees of the black republicans. It is reported that four or five of the Bauks men have privately declared unless he shall be elected in the next day or two, they will drop him, ia the hope of diverting and concen- trating a majority vote on some other candidate not yet prominently named, We learn by a despatch from Washington the whole subject of slavery will be brought before the Supreme Court of the United States this winter, in the case of Mr- Booth, the abolition editor who was convicted in the United States District Court of aiding in the escape of a fugitive slave, and was subsequently liberated by a State Court on a habeas corpus. This is one of the most interesting and im- portant cases ever brought before the Sapreme Comt. Hon. William Smith, member of Congress from Virginia, and Mr. Wallach, editor of the Star, had a personal rencontre on Pennsylvania avenue, Wash- ington city, yesterday afternoon, resulting from the strictures of that paper on Mr. Smith's political course. No great damage was done to either com- bataat. : ‘The recent death of Major Miller, of the Marine corps, will occasion promotions in all the grades of that service. The changes will be promulgated in a few days. The two hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary of the janding of the Pilgrim Fathers at | Plymoutli was celebrated last evening by the New Englind Society of this city. The exercises were held in the Church of the Puritans, Union square, and at an early hour that spacious edifice was thronged with an audience of the sons aud daughters of New Eng- land. The performances were purely of a musical, Jiterary and prayerful character. A voluntary on the organ and a chorus was followed by a prayer by Rey. Dr. De Witt. Theu came a quartette, poctry by ex-Brigadier George P. Morris, Dr. Oliver Wendall Holmes was the orater of the evening. His theme was the social habits of the peo- ple of New Englond, and he treated the subject in al mirable manner. A poem by Rev. Jobin Pierpont, descriptive of the progress of the Pilgrims to and on this continent, a little more sing- ing, and a benediction, closed the celebration, app. rently to the satisfaction of all concerned. At P" mouth, Mass , the anniversary was celebrated witu enthusiasin. We have received an account of the festivilies, together with a report of the oration deli- vered on the oecasion hy the Hon. Wm. H. Seward, and other sayings and doings, but the great length ofthe important debate in Congress on Wednesday last, on the political offuirs of the nation, which we pubiish te-day, compels us to omit their publication. Jt is reported that the Supreme Conrt of the Seventh district has just made a decision sustaining the constitutionality of the Prohibitory law, and overruling the decision of Judge Parker. It is said that prosecutions wider the law will be commenced in Rochester immediately. The trial of anus M. Spencer, charged with the murder of Captain Frazer, of the clipper ship Sea Witch, while on the voyage from New York to hina, was concluded yeeterday. The jary, after abont twenty minutes’ deliberation, rendered a ver- dict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged. The trial of William Sprague, charged with the murder of Margaretta Furty, terminated yesterday, but up to a late hour last night the jury had uot been able to agree upon a verdict. A Viographical sketch of the late Nicholas Dean, Vag , formerly ident of the Croton Aqueduct Department, who died after a brief illness on Friday Jast, ie given in another column. In the Beard of Councilmen last night, a protest was entered by Councilman Reid against the action of the Board at the last meeting, while in Commit- tee of the Whole on the extension of Chambers ~trect, the protest being on the ground that (here was not a quorvia present, ‘The report in favor of the ferry to Greenpotut ed up for a third reo ing, and was lort. This was all that was done of any importoner. We pnblish elsewhere jatexesting corres pordence between some thirty of oar most promi nent citizens and Mr. Horace P. Russ, the inventor of the famous pavement, on the occasion of the presentation of testimonial by the former to the latter, who is about to leave this city and make California his fatwre residence. Mr. Russ, in his letter of acknowledgment, gives us some interest ing views respecting the Broadway pavement, which, June now, aie very opportune. The sales of cottou yesterday reached about 500 2 1,000 bales, the market closing firm; the stock vontinued to be light. Flour was a trifle irmer, and common Wrands closed at $825. Wheat was inac- tive, with moderate sales, aud without material change in prices. Corn was from one to two cents per oushel lower. Pork was unchanged. Beef was more active; a large sale of prime mess was made, which consisted of 2,000 tierees of Robinson's Indi- ana extra, to go out of market, probably to France, at private terms, vupposed at not much under, if any below, #24—at which «mall lots had been pre- vionsly sold. Lord was easier. Sngars were firm, with moderate tronsactions. Molasses was active and higher, with soles of 1,600 «1,200 bbls. New Orleans new crop, to arrive, at 47. a 48e., and with sales of 860.2 400 Lbis. on the mot at 47. a 48c., and a small lot of prime om the wharf @ 4%, Freights were quite steady, without paterial change ye quotations, The Great Debate of Weduceday upon the Speakership—Read and be Enlightened. We transfer to our columns this morning, in extenso, the splendid official report of the Washington Globe of the great debate of Wed- nesday last in the House of Representatives upon the Speakership. To make room for this remarkable, gignificant and most important discussion, we are compelled to set aside the speech of Senator Seward at the Pilgrim cele- bration at Plymouth Rock, and a mass of various other things, foreign and domestic. In justification of this sacrifice of our avail- able space to the report im question, we plead its paramount interest and value at this exciting and ominous crisia in our nations! affairs. The value, too, of this debate '., wate rially enhanced from the fact the’ in ta+ ab sence of aSpeaker, the members wer? ust tied down to the restricted limits ot ua organized House. Accordingly, there isa sparkling and pungent variety and vivacity in these person- alexplanations. confessions and Congressional cross-examinations of Wednesday last, which carry the reader along at a lively and rattling pace, from the beginning to the end. Seldom, indeed. ‘ce it that we find so much of fun and frolic intermixed with such graye and solema topics as these, which not only threaten the utter demoralization of Congress, bat palpably and directly the peace of the Union. The leading feature of this debate is the ex- act information which it gives us of the party divieions of the House. There are three par- ties in the arena—the democrats, the national Know Noihings and the black republicans, or Seward abolition fusionists, The Northern abolition and free soil Know Nothing party has been swallowed up by the fusion monster, just as the blanket given to warm him was some time ago licked over and swalled down by a boa-constrictor in the London Zoological Gardens. The 12th section of the Philadel- phia American platform, recognizing the doc- trine of popular sovereignty in the Territories, has been decreed by the Southern Know No- things of Congress to be the Shibboleth of the Order as a national party, and all who cannot pronounce ihe word are turned over to Sew- ard. This decree cuts out a prodigious job of work for the Know Nothings of the Northern States, in compelling them to choose for 1856 aseparate Northern organization, or a fusion with other parties, or the adoption of that ter- rible twelfth section. Asanatural result, this line of demarca- tion thus laid down by the Southern members of the Order, has reduced its original strength in ihe House to a mere guerilla party, cutting in here and cutting out there; but making no perceptible impression upon the solid body of the two great hostile armies, And yet the po- sition which has been taken by this little gue- rilla foree, controlling as it does, the balance oi power in the House, has not only blocked ihe Sewardite game for the Speaker thus far, but it probably defeats, in the very outset, the whole programme of Father Giddings for the en- suing two yenrs of Congressional legislation and Presidential agitation, As for as the Kaow Nothings themselves are concerned, we repeat that this movement of Fuller, !amphrey Mar shall, aud their scattering associates, reduces the Order in the North to the alternative of a dissolution or the adoption of the twelfth sec- tien, or aseparat: Northern Know Nothiog ticket for the Presidency. Read this debate in the House on Wednes- day last, for it virtually disposes of Van Baren free soil soft shell democrats, “live whigs,” and free sof] Know Nothings, in reference to the great battle for the succession, and brings into beld and striking relief the democratic party and the black republicans as the two great parties in Congress, face to face. This debate is the landmark of the starting poiat in the practical business of the violent and mo- mentous struggle which is before us, for the constitation and the Union, or the destruction of both. fence we place this debate upon the record as (he paramount subject of the day, and commend it to the thoughtful attention of all’ our readers. International CivDitles—Restoration of the Kntente Comiate between Great Britatu and the United States, We learn that at ihe recent /ifes at Guild- ball in London, when our Minister, Mr. Bu- chanan, presented himscif, he was received jlastic applause by the people. with enthust The bandstruck up Yankee Doodle, and the Englishmen present were go intent upon doing honor to the representative of America, that they never noticed M. de Persigny, who enter- edat the same time and took his seat almost without recognition, Bound as the Euglish and French are by the present alliance, and | large asis the obligation ef the former to the latter for the scrvices rendered by Canrobert’s army to the dying troops under Raglan—an obligation of which the English have never fer a moment been unmindfal—this public neglect of the representative of France is eminently noteworthy. It shows that, despite their actual alliance with the French, and de- spite the storics that have been told about American sympathy with Russia, the British people at bottom regard the people of this country as their first and best frienus. It leads to the plain inference that were the choice forced upon them,they would sacrifice France or any other European ally for the sake of retaining the friendship of the United States. The feeling which manifested itself in the uproarious cheers at Guildhall must be very deeply implanted in the British breast to have withstood the assaults of the past few mon‘hs. On one side, the Englishman’s great newspa- per, the London 7'imes, has done its best, by grossly slandcring the people, parties, and go- vernment of this country, to breed a hostile feeling between the two nations. It has per- severingly and wilfully confounded the crazy doings of a parcel of foreigners with the poli- cy of the United States: reprinted all the old aristocratic gabble about the lawlessness of the Amcrican people; and when the whole public voice of England was raised in reprobation of its wicked folly, made an atonement, scarcely less caleulated than the offence to wound and irritate, On another side, the governing classes of England have pursued the very best course possible to make America stink in the nostrils of the British poople. They and their organs have lost no opportunity of exaggerating the petty ridicules of a few exceptional Americans, reprcventing them as common to the whole na- tion, They have cageug seizcd upon the fic- titions teles of such wr! as Mrs, Stowe, and have bolily painted the Southern States as peopled by Legrees. Their newspapers, their reviews and their hooks have uniformly held up to the world @ picture of this country which can inspire no feelings but disgust and contempt. Again, apart from the press and the govern- ing clase, the present ruler of England—aided, it must be confessed, with remarkable zeal by our Mesars, Cushing and Marcy—has done what in him lay to create mischief. Lord Palmer- ston is answerable, in the first place, for the violation of our neutrality laws by the foreiga enlistment business; and in the second place, for the hostile menace conveyed in the sudden despatch of the British fleet to the West Indies. He is not even wholly innocent of those sense- less articles in the Times, which appeared to have heen written to show how much folly and now mach malignity could be compressed into a column of type. Lord Palmerston’s task, as we said, was rendered comparatively easy by the willingness of Mr. Marcy and Mr. Cushing and Mr. Pierce to get up a war breeze as an electoral manceuvre. All parties had private aims to gain—Palmerston to divert attention from his blunders in the Crimea—Marcy and Cushing to give themselves an air of intense patriotiem, and to rouse the dormant fires of democracy—and all were quite willing to set the people of both their countries by the ears. In epite of all this—in spite of London Times: governing classes, and politicians—it appears that the British people still prefer the United States to their best ally, France. There is no doubt but the cheer at Guildhall truly repre- sented the feeling of the whole British pcople— the thew and sinew of the nation, as distinct from and opposed to the aristocracy. We find evidence of the same spirit in the British dominions on another side, at Toronto in Canada,where a public festival has just been given to celebrate the opening of a railway. The telegraph informs us that “an immense concourse of Americans” were present at the celebration, and that “the Canadians gave way to the Americans in. speeches,” the great speech of the day being delivered by Marshall S. Bidwell, once a proscribed Canadian, now one of the most distinguished members of the New York bar. Ever since the begianing of the war and the talk about Russian sympathy, the provincial press has been wont to be very severe on this country, alluding to American opinions with more asperity than judgment, It oppears from the celebration at Toronto, that it has not more truly represented Cana- dian eentiment than the London 7'imes did that of England, and that at bottom the Canadians know well who their best friends are. In the event of a war between this country and any first class Power, such as France, it appears more likely that England would ran the rick of a war with her present ally, the Em- peror of the French, than allow her friendly relations with the United States to be disturb. ed, if the masses ot the British were not whol- ly overborne and silenced by those privileged classes from whom this country can never ex- pect good will. In like manner, if it were pos- sible that a war could break out between the United Staies and England, it scems more likely that Canada would seize that moment for severing the colonial bond, and at least declaring its neutrality, than that it would pursue the course it followed in the old ware, and allow itself to he made the battle field and the scapegoat of the struggle. Mx. Oakey Hay ox Law axp Portes Re- roru.—Not the least valuable evidence that has been given to the Legislative Commission ap- pointed to inquire into the state of the adminis- tration of justice in this city, is the letter of Mr. A. Oakey Hall. Mr. Hall was desired to give his opinion as to what reforms were need- ed inthe administration of criminal justice in this city, He divides the subject into five heads, and considers each separately. He is of the opinion that we have lagged behind England in our criminal legislation. There, it appears, no sooner is a new species of crime invented than a law is instantly framed to meet it; so that at this moment no known form of crime or fraud can escape punishment from a defeet in the law. Every one knows how different it is here. Schuyler, it is said, might stand his trial with comparative safety; and it sppeared on the Peverelly case that a mon who fires a building three feet from one that is inbabited is not certain of a convic- tion for arson. With all our laws we cannot pat down mock auctions, or lottery shops, or prize fighte. Felonies are compounded with impunity in the very face of the officers of justice. A hundred other offences may be committed with tolerable safety, both by individuals and by corporations, Wr wavt of statutes that will resist the assauits of in- genious lawyers. Besides being so imper- fect as to be easily evaded, our preseut crimi- nal statutes contain many absurdities. A man who steals property to the value of $29 99 goes to the Penitentiary for a few months; he who steals $30 worth goes to the State prison for a term of years. To remedy all these de- fects of the law, Mr. Oakey Hall suggests that either the proposed new criminal code be pass ed at the next session, or that the public legis- Jation of Great Britain on the same subjects be adopted bodily. Mr. Hall considers that at the present day crime possesses cosmopolitan characteristics; and more carefal statutes than the English be does not think can be frame § With regard to the police, Mr. Hall con- ceives that the office of Chief of Police should be abolished and the duty divided between two officers—one a clerk of police, acting under the orders of the; Mayor, and performing the indoor work of the offico—the other an out- door officer, to be called a Superintendent of Police, with command of the force. With re- gard to the men themselves, Mr. Hall thinks— erroneously, perhaps--that the chief evils of the present system would be obviated if po- leemen were obliged to change their beat ) i gularly, ond not to reside in the district in which they serve. In this case, the tempta- tions to be corrupt or unjustly le- nient would certainly be removed; but on the other hand, would not the policemans, value be impaired by his diminished kuowle@ge of the locality? Mr. Hall, of course, recommends that a river police should be established. “If the piers or the sullen woves possessed voices,” says Mr. Hall, * what tales of robbery and murder and suicide they would recount!” The police magistrates, “with two exceptions vo notorious that it is unnecessary to name them,” perform their duties creditably, ne. cording to Mr. Hall, and as efliciently as the imperfect machinery of the law will allow How absurd the law is in many particulars may be imagined from the fact that if a police magistrate were convicted of the grossest mal- feasaace he could not be removed or displaced unless he chose to pexign, They are at proseat obliged to reduce to writing much testimony wholly irrelevant to the cases tried before them. The whole body of the statutes under which they act should be altered. Mr. Hall conceives that proceedings before a Grand Jury should be ordered more in the in- terest of the accused. He thinks that they should, in certain cases, hear a witness or two for the defence, and does not approve of their finding a bill as a general rule against any one who has not been arrested and examined be- fore a magistrate. Finally, Mr. Hall desires that the Court of Special Sessions be re-organized to try misde- meanors. In its practice, as well as in that of the Court of Goneral Sessions, several reforms are imperatively called for. Our technicality of procedure—borrowed from Eagland—is be- hind the age, and far behind the corresponding procedure now used in England. The present system of challenges to jurors is bad. We might continue for some time to extract from Mr. Hall’s opinion; but we have doubt- less said enough to direct attention to it, and o show its value. Appress or THe Psnysyivania Datias Ds- wocracy.—We publish this morning the ad- dress of the Dallas Executive Committee of Pennsylvania to the democratic electors of the United States, urging his adoption over all other aspirants of his party as the democratic candidate for the Presidency. We must admit that the antecedents of Mr. Dallas, as here enumerated, from the day of his birth in Phila- delphia (and not in the West Indies, as lately published in the newspapers,) down to the pre- sent day, ought to be satisfactory to the most straight-laced strict constructionist in the Union ; but we presume that if the democratic candidate be taken from Pennsylvania by the Cincinnati Convention, it will he the indivi- dual comman:ing the vote of the delegation of that State in the convention. The efforts of the friends of Mr. Dallas, therefore, should be directed to the great object of securing the Pennsylvania delegation to Cincinnati, if they desire their favorite to be nominated. In the meantime, we cheerfully aid in the gene- ral circulation of this addressin his behalf, and call the attention of the democracy to the substantial merits of the distinguished gentle- men thus presented for their suffrages. Weare aseured from the public history, and the large and varied experience of Mr. Dallas in the ad- ministration of public affairs, that he would make a safe President in these stormy and critical times. Read the address, CotLEctoR Reprme.y’s Liquor Law anv TH Way to Dongs rr.—The little hardshell demo- cratic organ of this city is rather violent against the liquor law promulgated from the Custom House against the intemperate use of all intoxicating drinks by the subordinates of Co)lccior Redfield, on pain of expulsion from office ; and accordingly our little hard shell cotemporary proposes the following dodge to the poor softs against this bit of cold water derpotism :— What will the weak and soft brethren do in the Custom House? No Innch—-no oysters at Downing’s on the half shell with a pint of porter, not o cracker anda glass of brandy and water to stay the stomach withal! No won- der that a wail isheard in Pine street, and a gnaching of teeth, with nothing between them, on Nassau. Now, we pity the poer tide-waiters and entry clerks, grvgere, inspectors, &e., and we will tell them 2 plan to cheat the old butcher and Mr. Redfleld. Bring down a tin pail, with a sandwich or two, or a slica of head cheese and crackers—and, by the way, some of these pails con- tain a cup in which @ comfortable “tod”? may be stowed; and so dcing you may de‘y old Mr. Marcy, the butcher Guthrie, Redfield and Cochrane, and all their works, in- cluding the dysyepsia! We can'think of nothing better. But we can think of something better. Let the parties aggrieved keep sober, at least during office hours. The necessity of this proclama- tion is a sad commentary upon the wisdom of the Collector in the selection of his subordi- nates. But we suppose he couldn’t help it. THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, The Celebration of the Landing of the Pil- grim Fathers. Prymovrn, Des. 21, 1855. Our resident population, with several Busdred persons from abroad, have to-Cay celebrated the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The exercises took place in the Unitarian chureb, and consisted of prayer, singing on original ode, and an oration by Hon. Willian Hi, Sew- ard, of New York. The orator ozcupied about an hour endabalf, A public dinner followed after the exercises in the church, at which speeches were made and senti ments given. The celebration closed with a ball in the evening. The Prohibttory Liquor Law Sustained. Atnaxy, Dec. 21, 1858. The ‘Supreme Court, of the Seventh jadicial district, hos jost made a decision svstalping the constitutionality of the Prebibiory Liquor law, as far ae brong’t vetnre them. This decision overru'es the decision o! Jadze Torker on the fifth section of the law, on both points Vroseonting ur der the law will Le commence’ in Roches tor immediately. United States Supreme Court. Wasmixorox, Dec. No. £0.—Samuel Verden vs. Isaae Coleman. Supreme Court of Indiana. Jug Campbell delivered the opinicn of the Court dismissing the writ of error, the de cision of the Suoreme Court of Indians not being a final ceeres., No, 16,—Isau2 R, Smith, owner of the sloop Voluate, ve The State of Maryland. Juége Cnvils delivered the oyiméon of the Court, affirming the judgment of the Cir- enst Oourt, with co: No, John G. Graham vs, Alexander Bayne, Error to Cireuit Court of Minois, Judge Grier delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing the jaigment of said Cir- evit Court, with coxts, remanding the eause with direc: tions to award venire facias de nowo 8.—Nebemiah Carrington va. Brig Ann C, Pratt, 1. , Claimant. Appeal from the Circuit Cour! of » Judge Nelron celivered the opinion of the Court, affsming the cvcree ot said Cirevit Court, with costs. Fxypariein the matter of Witliam Wells, &e., on pe- tition tor hebeas corpus, Wells was several yoars ago convicted of murder in this city, and sentencad to be hurg, but President Fillmore commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life, The ground ot petitioner's conn- selis, that the pardoning power of the President {x ab- rolute, and therefore the condition is void; hence Wells should be ¢leehar; No. 26 The United States vs. James Mackey otal, ve. Nicbard S. C/xe—Argament was continued by Mr, ‘Car- lise tor the defendant, Destruction of a Cotton Factory by Fire. Bareitone, Dee, 21, 1855. ‘The De Kolb cotton factory, near Camden, South Caro Ina, was destroyed by fire on Sundgy last. lows ost mated at $6€ 000, Marine Disaster. PHiLADELrHtA, Deo, Z1, 1855. ‘The Atlantic ty. const surveying schooner James Guthrie, from New York for Charles sprint a leak on Weinercay night, Sandy Hook, and now lies in Lit- te Fey Harbor, unseaworth; PHILADELPAIA STOCK BOARD. Pumsmmuema, Dec. 21, 1855. Rtceks frm_Penaeytranie State B's bee Reading Ratl- ' 407%; fa 3 Morris Canal, 12; Pennsyl- vania Rellsond, 14. : j PRILAPELTHIA TRON MARKET. Pucaprirns, Dec, 21, 1865. ‘A sale of 4,000 tons of pig has been consummated for future delivery. One hundred tons of car wheel sold at $57 CO." The sales of the week for foundry purposes, have been small, The aggregate business of the woek foot s vp 4,000 tona No. 1, at $27; No. 2, at $25; and No, 3, at $23. | flors ard other cessriptions of iroa m. New OnigAxs, Deo, 20, 1855. Our cotten market fs uncharged. fales today 5.009 bales, Sugnr hetter—falr, 1246. Whiskey, Be. Sterling cashange, 175. Exshange on Now York af bight, 14 « 1), per cent dixeount, Caantestoy, Dec, 21, 1855. Cotten.—The sales of the week add up 14,000 bale» Prices hove & J40. over those current ia receip of the Baltic’s news. PES Ace goo! mia ate. @ 9x0. The receipts of the week been 14,050 bales. Stock on band 96,000 bales. Rice Corn de- cliping; tales at big: #P0p, reights uashanged, The American Express Robbery. ‘Bogrow, Dec. 21, 1855. Tepeuty chief Ham this afternoon re-arrested, at Lawrence, Oliver King, for robbery of gold coin from the Amer'can Express, in lant, on the requisition of Governor Clark. King was on bail, P. ‘The America Outward Bound. : Hauwax, Dec. 21, 1855, ‘The steamship America arrived here from Boston at Go’clock this morning, and sailed again at 7 for Liver- peol. She experienced a rough passage up, and a strong north wind. ‘Wreck of the Brittsh Schooner Margaret, and Loss of the Orew. Boston, Dec. 21, 1855. St. John (N. B.) papers of the 15th inst. state that the British schooner , from Maitland, N. 8., for Portland, capsized in the Bay of Fundy, and all on board, except Captain Campbell, the master, were lo Arrival of the Hermann. The U.S, mail steamship Hermann, Faward Higgins, commander, has arrived, with dates from Southampton to the Sth irst., 04 passengers and 658 tons of German, French and British merchandise. ‘The news by the Hermann was anticipated by the arri- val of the Asia’s mails from Boston. Tur Horsmay Srecracty.—There will be no performance at the Broadway theatre this evening, In consequence 0 the dress rehearsal cf the new holiday picce, ‘+ King Charming,” which will be produced on Monday, with en- tire new scenery, diesses, properties, &c, The green- room talk is that this piece will surpass everything that has yet been done at the Broadway theatre. The plot is taken from the charming French fairy tale L’Oiscau Bleu, and the piece is full of good songs, fine effects, and witty local hits, The Amoskeng Veterans Homeward Bound— ‘Their Reception by the Light Guard. ‘The Amoakeag Veterans, Col. C. E. Potter, arrived in this city yesterday at 3 P. M., on their way home to New Hampshire, They were received by the Light Guard, Capt. Vincent, at the foot of Cortlandt stroet, who pa- raded with them up Broadway to the Park, where they were reviewed by Mayor Wood and other city officials. ‘The Veterans speak in the highest terms of the flattering reception they met with in the citfes on their route. They were feted and feasted in every place, and every- thing done to render their brief sojourn in each city ax pleasant 2s possible. The Amoskeags are all middlo-aged or old men, and they attracted great attention as they marched through our streets, On avriving at the Park thoy were drawn up in line be- fore Mayor Wood, and the elder and more distinguished of them were introduced to his Honor, Major General Sandford, General Hall and Colonel E. B, Hart were pre- sent at the review. After the review the Veterans were marched to the Light Guard drill room, Lafayette Hall, where a collation fovea dgad and speeches made by the entertainers and ents. Nat the conclusion of tho knife and fork exorolses Captain Vixcext rose and in a brief speech welcomed the Veterans to New Yors. He concladed with the ful- lowing toast:— The Aimoskeag Veterans—Republican and national in their uniform, may they perpetuate the national ard republican principles of their ancestors, Col. Portree thanked the Light Guard for the splendid reception they had received, and excused himself from speaking ,as he was fatigued. Judge J8A40 Syarn, of the Veterans, expressed his gra- tituce at the cordial manner in they had been treated on their route to Washington and back, but more especially in Now York, whose soldiers, in the opinion of tho speaker, were as good as any in the country, New Hampshire might be a cold Stato, but the hearts of her sous were waim. (Applause.) "Warm hearted men, however, were to be found in other places as wellay in the Granite State—they had fvund them all along the route, (Applause) Judge Swiv# concluded with the sentiment: — Our Country—There is no land better (han our land; no peo- ple happ.er than our people. Col. Porve told a story of a man who went to see a menagerie, and after having examined all ths beasts, he innocently asked the showman to let him look at the me- nagerle. The Veterans, continued the Colonel, had seen the lion at Ws ‘on, the elephant at Baltimore, the Hippotamns at Philadelphia, and now in New York'they were received by the ‘ tigers.”’ (Laughter and applause.) Lieutenant McMurray, President of the Light Guard Association, responded {n an appropriate patriotic speech, in which he complimented the Veterans highly on their appearance. Hexuy Movrtoy, of the Light Guard, was ealled upon for a song, and gave * We are Growing Old,” with much feliz g and pathos. Sergeant Riwpie, who had formerly beon a Command- ant of the Veterans, gave a number of interest remi- nisces of the war of 1812, in which he was engaged. General Hart. spoke next, and was followed by private Jobn L Kxity, of the Veterans, in a patriotic and forei- dle speech, which was loudly applauded. Colonel Portex said those was another denizen of the nienagerie ie wi hed totir up— Corporal stagg—who, be raid, never bad cecasion to shed his wool. (laughter. "Corporal rejoined by saying that he yas an ob Kotekerbo Ho was of two good beeeds—an old stag and ® young tiger. (Groat merriment.) Those visits, in his cpinion, did good; they cemented good feel- irg between the different sections of the country, and did more for the Union than ail i the windy apseshos in Congress. (Applause.) He concluded by giving— The Union of the Staies—The union of everything that was good, of nothing that was bad. “ - Boone followed in a Union speech, and gave the jNowing:— ‘The City of New York—always true to the Unioa and faithful to (Le constitution. Lieut, MeMontsy, in response to a call, gave an {m- romptu doggerel rhyme, containing a number of good jocal hits, that were highly retished by the company. Other sj 8 were made, ond great hilarity prevailed until about 8 o'clock, when the patty broke up, and the Veterans were escorted to their lodgings, at tho Manhat- tan House, in Murray street, This morning they will take the 8 o'clock train for New Haven, om their way ome, The uniform of the Veterans ix a blue coat, black velvet breeches, top boots and bull trimmings A three- cornered hat and feather completes thelr costume, The Light Guard were ont in great numbers, ani their showy uniform contrasted strangely with the quaint garb of the Veterans. , On NICHOLAS DEAN, B8Q., EX-PRESIDENT OF THE CRO- TON AQUEDUCT DEPARTMENT, Died at his residence, in Wert Twenty-sccond street, Friday, Dec. 21, after an illness of two weeks, io the sixty-fifth year of bis age. Mr. Dean commenced business in this city about forty yeurs ago, in the bumble capacity cf scrivener, in whish he was noted for his untiring industry and application. His first appearance ia public life was a few years, after this, when he besame the candidate of the whig party for County Clerk, to which ofiice he was elected by a large mojority. He was next elected a delegate to the Conyention for the Revision of the City Charter, in which he performed the duties of secretary. In 1849, he was appointed Presi he Croton Aqueduct Department, and held that 0 11 1863, when be resign er bout this time, be was tendered the nomination for Mayor by ‘the reform party, but he declined, as he bad, it appears, formed whe determination not to hold any more public office. For tho samv reason he ales ¢e- clined the non ination for Governor ot the Alnishouge. Mr. Dean was one of the most active adherents 0: whig party, and was one of the most devoted at 4 Hastic supporters which Henry Clay had in this e'ty. evjoyed the friendship of thiet great man, and was in constant correspondence with bin throughoat the greater part ¢f his politica! career, In private life My. Dean enjoyed the coniidence and re spect of all who were acquatnted with him. He was the soleexecator of the Lorillard estate, whieu was e:timated at about three millions of dollars, After ite « fon among the heirs, he seted as guardian for the chiliven of Daniel Huleemann, who received as his portions large share of the property. So strict were his business habits, that while exesa- tor of this estate it was hie invariable ruis to balanes his accounts every vight, The mai in which he dis. charged his duties while occupying this responst))e po- silien attracted the attention of the weil knows roillion- aire John G, Coster. So great was the confidence Mr. Coster repored in him trat he offered bim the thip of hia immense fortune, which, however, } declined, in conseqnence of his numerous pressing basi- Less enge gements, Alter the Schuyler cefseation, he was applie? to by the direc’ors cf the Berlem railroad to make an exemination of the condition of the affairs of the cmjony, and report thereon to the stockbold- cre. The investigation was yery minute, extouding to all the cetatis, and Mr. Dean gave bi opinion that the company were responsthie for all. the sparicus stock. Although the report was rather unfa- vorable he was elected President, aud alter his rosigna- tion was tendered the same office in the Harlem road. ibie, hewever, he declined. His resignation in the Har- }em road oreurred in the tollowing mannor:—He had beard thet it was the determination of a majority of the members to remove one of the directors, who he cou- damong the most effclent in the whole company, and nified his intention to resign if he were not re-eloct- ‘The election took place, and on the removs) of the ‘or Mr. Dean, to bis word, resigned, and all the en’ seaties of the Board could not ‘induce him to accept the «ve agnim, ‘Aflor retiring from the Croton Dep i te Aquedust tment he became President of the Long Island Wa- ‘ompeny, which he retained until 1854, the time of election to the same fm the Harlem Railroad. Mr. Dean was noted for Lis strict integrity, his punsta- ality and promptners in all the relations of life. "He has left'a wife and four childrea—three sons and one daugh ter, al of whom are grown up. He ts snid to have amassed » et nsiderable fortune he Loutewille Courter eage that private deapatches received in that city on the 17th inst., announcing th ef Dioy Bookcicaves, the well known dra- nd actor, and at that time i an] lessee of oty theatre, in New Orleans. Mr, Bourcicanlt wos ‘he author of “London Aseurance’’ and many oth oy nr plays, and eame to New York from Loadon fith. more than a year +f Ke Joctared for a time unoa ihe Er g’ish drama, and weut upon the sta be pest een with the happiest efioct. His wife yes Miss Agnes: nm. (The above has yoy youeh ‘Le appeaance of a hoax or a mistake. On the pignt «f the 23th lost. Mr. Boureleault performed tie ‘art of Yon Manuel, ts tho comedy of “Giralla,” at the New (rieane Gaiety theatre, of whivh he is the mans. wer) Benrows Tamaras—A New Fance.—Onlya Penny,” @ Haymarket farce, originally callea ‘Only a Half Penay,’? and produced for Mr. Buckstone about a year ago, was done for the first time at this house last night. The plot ia of the sbghtest material, and runs thus:— A young ! a) of @ somewhat aristocratic family, eee, jago with a certain Mr. “+, im liquidation of a bill for £1,000 by her ‘Mr. Biggins, sen. From this fate she is rescued by = gentleman whom she bas met in an omnibus on the Previous to that fixed for the decisive ceremony of the church, Having lent her a half-penny, of which showae destitute to make up the fare, he makes the loan a pre- Merced aang sons hapa ey iar yusin, 8, Jt. the walsh buye up the unfortunate lar the lady course, re. ceiver her hand as the rewsed of his Jisiuterested love. All the fun in the affair was caused by the grotesque acting of Mr, Setchell, who played the magnanimous youth that loaned the penny, and took up the note. It rather exceeded the bounds of probability at times. The. piece is really not worth a penny, and will not, probably, have « very long life, Personal intelligence. Colonel Parker H. French artived in town yesterday from Washington, and took lodgingg at the St. Nicholas: Hotel. He anticipates no cifficalty in being recognised as the accredited Minister fcom Nicaragua, and only delays: presenting his credentials until he sha.l have settled at Washington, where he has taken a residence for the sea-- on, It is stated that the health of Com, Charles Stewart ia: still such ag to confine him to his house, on his estate im. New Jersey. The accident he met with, some three months ago, bas proved far more serious than either himself or friends apprehended at the time. ARBIVALS. A Krop, Miles 6, Piump, B Gottlieb and lady, Miss A Calkin. © Grant D M Popert, W King, M Ludvigh, W Saltwel’, U Day, © Weller, 4 . Miss i Gregory, P Hemmers and lady. a child; A Nicbol and three children, O'Stembach, P Piazka, A Jaeger, Jd Leeng i § W Butieb, . yueh, , H Wolff, W Naotebas, ¥ sirehl, A Lauggiih, 8 Hammerman, ¥ Z'mmerinann, ‘K r aan, 8 aed, Mise L Gulfuss, F Selberburg, ms, ser, Miss Aug Appel. Total, ¢c oa From London and the Downs In the ship Woodovck—Misa Morgan and 20 in the steerage. From London and Porwmouth in the shi Besant and lady, of Brooklyn; sev C Leybold, Indy, Mr Lord and 86 in the steerage. L " Nevada—Mrs Peahaliow, 2 children and nurse, and 26 in th soares’ From Havre inthe sip New York—E ton and 176 in the steers Devonshire—T ‘Sami Are and ageur, Mr DMRd. The New York Weekly Rerale. ou Kurore, Sour Pactric, CuNrRAL AMERICA, , CUBA, BTU.—CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, FTC, The Wrrxcy Henry will be published at eleven o'clock. this morning. Its contents will embrace the proceedings tu Congress during the week; News from Europe, the South Pa cific, New Granada, Mexico, Cuba, &c.; Attairs in Kansas, Proceedings of the Butcbers’ ana Drovers’ Convention; Fnan- cial, Commercial, Theatrical, Religious, Political and Sporting Intelligence; together with a variety of Editorials, and local and misce!laneous matter. Single copies, in wrappers, can be had at the counter. Price sixpe nce. Shell Dress Combs.—Attentio Invited to the subscribers’ assortment, among which will be found eve Tarlety of shell pws Aisa’ the mew 4 alter, eo dosired, at A, €5, SAUNDERS’, 387 way. Portable Dressing Cases.—In all that the pame imports, compact and complete, centainiag articles of he very bei quality elegant finish, and a suitable gift for the holidays. Vor sale vy A, & J. BAUNDERS, No. 7 Astor House and 867 Broadway. Fine Pocket Cutlery.—_The Subscribers. offer every variety of the above made by the tirst manufactn- rers, veiny tho richest display of the kind in the city, at A. & J. SAUNDERS’, No, 7 Astor House and $87 Broadway. Reticules.Ladies are Invited to t the above at the subscribers’, who are agents foz Mesare. Zurn &Ranifle, they having recelved the only medai awarded by the American Institute, inte fale for articles of Ghat manu- facture, at A. & J. SAU, 5, S87 Broadway. Shell Combs.—Some very Beautiful a desirable patterns of French back combs. Shell combs of every deccription made, and repalred equal new. ITLSON, 205 Broadway, corner of Duane street. Santa Olaust—Christinas Dinners!:—Holl- day gifts !!!—KNOX, the hetter, corner of Brosdway and Fulton street, has determined to tuark down the prices of his superb stock of valuable furs so low that all disposed to make to their lady acquaintances elthera Christmas or Néw Yoar's present, at ouce appropriate aud clegaut can do so wilhous any alarming acrifice. Call and examine his assoztment, Christmas Bats, at the New Aat Company, rea MS Raseau street, Price $3. Equal to any hat in the elty, Lam prot New Style Portraits, on s)ass, are superior to the ambrotypes, more brilliant, bold std nienve—ihe blacks and whites being’ nearer perieovion to na- ture. Taken only at 259 Broadway, 2s. daguerrvo'y pes on the premises, Pianos, Melodcons and Masic.— sreat Offer tor the holidays.—HORACK WaTERS, 343 Broad vay, agent or the sale ofthe best Boston and New York plan aa uisio- deons, offers them at jess prices han ever betore known, ant the Horace Waters eata’ogne of music at half prise daring the holidays. Neatly bound books of se'ected music at #5. Pianos for Presents—At 831 Broadway; cheaper than can be had elsewhere. Mr. VANDERBEBK, Agent. Guitars, for Holiday resents, for $2, §3 end $1, Pa‘ent heads for $5 afd upwards. Bole azeasy for Martin's celebrated guiiurs. Flutinas, agcordeons, futes, Polina, Ao, at greatly reduced prices, Sfusio at halt pele, at 383 Broadwa; IORAOE WATERS, Avent. Mink re. at Genin’s.—Ladies are In= tied to Inspect the superd sock of fore at GENIN'S fewer ‘and to note cepeclaly iho apieadid sets of mink wbie, ig OI ppet, muff ard culls, at $100 the set. The winx sable livpes, varring in price from $25 to 650, ave supe- tor in sep ot , gloss sud quality, to any spec!mens of a veges 1 fur procurabie at (bo seme figure elsewhere. NIN, No. 214 Broadway, opposite 8t Pau:’s church. rst Kurs! Fursi—At White's, tn Great val , and at extremely low prices. Wwishiog o.esents {or the holidays should cation WiiITE, 821° Broadway, oppo. rite the Broadway theaire. irish Poplin, Plaid and Plain, per Baltic. HEARN BROTHERS, 425 Broadway. Rich Plaid Poplins at 2s. per Yard.—E. H. LEADBEALRR & CO., $47 Broadway, will open, this morn. ing, 1,000 dresses plaid poplins,fat 2s, yard; 10) pieces plaid merino, at ar: 1,0CU dresses pelts, at yet dreant 3 OO erabeol. dered collars trom 18. to 5. Also, lace curtains, drapery mus- ling, shawls, merinos, paramatta: Rerdhiess, cullts, blankets, flannel Jo) se and Chinese Goods, &e.—Camels’ halr scarfs, shawls rdkerchios, s¢a dia novelties and feather fons, of Dew si¥les; carved Ivor: cinding the greatest variety off ionnd in the city, wt Fo gloves, pocket hand: ‘e., equally chenp. soreens, sbc.; in cy novel goods t» be PAIN’S, 653 Broadway. , Cleaks, Cloaks.—Veivet, Cloth, Moire An. que ond beaver cioake avd circulars will be offered below mholesaie prices. hey weer rable for Christus and desi New Year's presents, LS, 80 aud 82 Chambers street, up Fair, tice doors tcom Ar oadway. : Evans’ Clothing Warehouse, Nos. 66 and 68 Fulton .—Fine and extra fae frock conte, $8 \o $20; su. perfine black pac is, $6; intericr grades, do., $2 (o' plendid nsiness coats, XM; beaver, viloteloth ahd other overcoats, $4 to $20; sil velvet, cassimere and other vests, $1 to #6. Jomes Little & Co, of 442 Brondway, Where youcan get the very best clothing in the vite, ready made or made tocrder, The materials are of the bes: qunih- ty, and the workmanship cannot p¢ excelled. An Eovatern Falr.—No Greater Dispiny or variety of soces was ever seen at ibe above than isn. # ottared na the holiday season, at ROGSRS? bazaar, 149 Brow P. 1. Rogers & Co. Iavite Eapeetal Atton- tion {o \belr stock of winter clothing for gentlemun and bays, which they are row closing ow. at wh priees, Fo ing required for thelr epring stock now in process of manulacture. Donble overcoats, Esquimaux beavers cape coats, ., £e Also, a complete aasortroent of gentlemen's and boy.’ famhieh: ing goo's. ‘One price: no devia ton, P. 1, ROGRES & VO., corner Palton and Nassau sis., Opposite the Herakt oft, A Card. —Hestrictions removed during tle romainder of ihe season from stock of winter clothing, contais ing fall asyorlmen:s ox car sivles of overcoats, taltas, winter business ca Ireck coats, de, hoys clethine, robes, shawis Bnd ir wholesa those who Lave pot yet pio: eppertantty ot pi sing vi ange per ceninge under what # TAT DEVILS & CO,, 258, 200 asd 290 Broadwiy, corner Warren street. Altied Mani Is iavted wo cir smertnnnt or roles is invited to Ube ir waKe) an of ro" We srarts, mufilers, ke. Je. all Of Wivieb are suitable for Holiday pravnts. Anything purchised of &. M2 Uo., for a holiday yrowint, ean be exchanged by the reeipien: i it does not ft or owasa taste. No dev iallon from marke) prlees. ALY RED MUNRO) 4 06,, 441 Broudway, betwecn Howard and Grand «res foe & Co, 441 Broadway, Have tm great vatiewy. Pardeular sttealio pur ‘tection ¢ present week, just teraed by SAMURL F Nasson street. This tevority Uiustrated journal was never so Pop: slot as st the present moment, For sale oveey where, fr six cents, Eiegant Parisian Bridal and wine |, in the imiest style; eeraved ard printed vont sles tae" nitver door plater-100. di aden , ‘aud ; oonsular, ¥ WE Broadw ey, corner of a rr low con — 45}, Mronéway. Vaving ‘heir nrge asso! nced prices, en thete business, Persona dering Fee eee Pat ho well to examine thelr stode before epply= ng clewhere,