The New York Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. JaM¥e GORDOS SENSETT, YROPRIEVOSR 4ND EDITOR BPTLOB S. We CORNUA OF NASSAU AND FULTON 87S _cesnncabobicsas + Bas 2 FEMS wa lt sss pr oo, por annum, ADVER: woud every thay. TSBMEN T'S 7 BROADWAY THEATRA, Brosdmay—King Onno onBOR'S Wire, MTBLOR GARDEN, Brosdway—Jovira, on THR Booca- MeRs—MEPINA, BOWERY THBATRE, Bowory—Cwe Boy or ‘tas Dar Bock—Kquestniantym. SOURLON'S THEATRE, rambere wrect-Bive Devus— Boron GoveRNon-—Tuw' te NiAGARa, *.. OK'S: ‘THE, Rroadway—Larme Treascey— Fe-oa soma -My Wire's Secony PLoor, BAURA ¥ ERNE’S VARIETIES, Broadway—Ovv Heaps axd YoUsG Heanrs—Vaitey or Frowens. WOODT; MINSTRELS, 444 Broadwey--Prmoruan Pas POREAX® 5. BL J BUPLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad- ORLESQUK Ov EKA AND Neouo MNSTREISY. AGADEMY BLL, 663 Bromtway—rmoPian Musical AND + Pemragionnsy UNTERTALNNENTS. Sew York, Tharsday, December 27, 1855. The News. The stexmehip Pacific, from Liverpool for this port, is mew in her twelfth day out. She will bring ene week's later Europoan news. Owing to the stormof Tuesday, all the telegraphs Yeading*’rom this city'to the East and West were eut of order yesterday, and we are, consequently, without any telegraphic intelligence from either of those directions. + The Senate was notin session yesterday. Inthe House the struggie for the Speakership was re- newed. A resolution that no motion for an adjourn- ment be in order until a Speaker is elected was adopted by a vote of 116 against 86. ‘It amounts to nothing, being simply a bit of clap-trap, and will pro- bably be rescinded to-day. In view of the possibility et along continued and turbulent session, Mr. Camp- bell, of Obio, proposed that Mr. Orr, of South Caroli- aa, be invited to preside till a permanent organization @ould be: effected. The motion was warmly ad- vocated by the democrats, and strenuously opposed by the black republicans, who regarded the move- Ment as the-forerunner of a coalition between the Know Nothings and the supporters of the adininis- tration. Pending the question on Mr. Campbell's motion the ‘House took a recess till this forenoon. During the evening an immense excitement pre. vailed among the various factions, particularly the black republicans, in consequence of Mr. Campbell's movement. It is said the democrats are determined upon bringing about an organization this week, and Banks’ friends are equally determined that he shall be Speaker. Such appears to have been the state of affaira at the date of the last bulletin from the seat of war. ‘s ‘The Northern Light yesterday was submitted to the search of the government authorities. A Cus- tem House officer, detailed by the Collector, and Captain Faunce and his Lieutenants, examined the * cargo, and the boxes, which were supposed to eontain.cannon and powder and ball, were, "on ex amination, found to contain saddles, plow :‘\shore types and a printing press. The sear terminated about two o'clock in the aft shore noon, when Captain Faunce came on te report the result of the ch to the proper authorities, and obtain orders ling. A little after 11 o'clock at night, Capt. launce returned again on board the Northern Light with the ne- eessary documents, and at 12 o'clock she fired her farewell gun and stood out to sea on her voyage to Nicaragua. Some half dozen of the alleged filibuaters are confined in the Eldridge street prison, to await the examination of the District attorney. In another part of to-day’s paper will be foand an interesting account of the discovery and rescue of the British exploring ship Resolute, in Davis’ Straits, by Captain Buddington, of the whaler George Henry. ‘The Resolute and two other vessels were abandoned by Sir Edward Velcher's party in the autumn of 1853, in Wellington Channel, in latitude 76 N. No trace of them was found until September last, when Captain Buddington fell in with the Resolute, in latitade 67 N., and brought her into New London, where she now lies safely at anchor. Read the ac- count. Judge Edmonds has made his report relative to the apportionment of the debts of the defunct Kaick. erbocker Bank among its stockholders, who, under the new constitution, are individually responsible for its liabilities. The assessment 2mounts to #412 on each ehare of the stock. Several important points with reference to the liability of the holders of stock, are tiade by the referee. They may be found in another column. In today’s Herarp will be found some valuable statiatics, which are important as tables of reference and ccmparison. These tables are not generally made up like most other statistics having reference to the affoirs of the country, by government officers, and cantot, therefore, be obtained except in th2 way in which they ure here presented. They have been eompiled with great care, and may be relied npon as being as correct as it is possible for them to be. Among them will be found the uumber of railroad accidents which have occurred in this country during the past year which have been attended with los of life and injury to individuals, including the number of killed and wounded; also the uam- btr of accidents which have occurred on board steamboats plying upon our rivers and lakes, toge- ther with the killed and injured by such catas- trophes. Accompanying cach of the above tables is a comparison with the number of killed and wounded in 1854. We likewise give a record of the fires which have occured during the year where the property destreyed amyunted to twenty thou- sand dollars and upwards, with the actnal lors by cach fire; and there is also attac! this recor. a table showing the losses ia each Menth, compared with thore of the previous year. The nember of fires which have been attended with fowe of life forms an appendix to the whole, includ- ma the of vietima by these disasters. The smames of onr Revolutionary ancestors who have died during the year are recorded, and a list of per- sous who have fone down to their graves Witha century ond upwards upon their heads while living, is also given, with a recapitulation attached, which will be fourd resting. We give also a ree rd of the political events of the past sear, which w@l enable our partizan fri to look back upon their doings, and con over their various moves upon the political chess board. They will no doubt see many movements and acts which they might have bettered, and many blunders which they might have escaped had they been able to Jook into the future, and seen the workings and ef: fect of their various unsuccessful mancouyres to get up plots oud counter-plois to entrap political adver. aries, and gain political renown. They will also vee many achievements upon which they may con- gratalate themselves as being master strokes of poli- cy, producing their desired etfect. Give the record a place in your poitfolio, We publish elsewhere a report of the proceedings of the Ten Governors, at their meeting yesterday, from which it appears that the sum of $17,600 must be raised by taxatfn in 1°56 for the maintenance of the poor of this city. There were, on the 22d inst., 6,205 persons in the institutions under tho charge of the Governors. We give eleewhere, from the books of the Commis- stoners of Emigration, a statement of the number of emigrants arrived at this port for the last seven years. It will be seon that during that period 1,946,398 emigrants landed on these shores. This yeor fa the fist that has shown any diminntion, ne ter covions fact willbe tt! ed -tormerty the Aneh owigiatiog largely exceeded the German; now the reverse is the case. In 1851 the German emi- gration was 69,°.83 and the Lrish 163,266. In 1854 the German, ‘emigration was 176,986 and the Irish 82,302. TMie year a still larger difference will be noticed. These statistics are of great interest to the politica’, economist, the stateeman and the philan- throp st. T’.e particulars of the horrid murder perpetrated a’ New Haven on the night of the 24th instant, are ‘given in another part of te-@ay’s paper. This flend- ish act swells the long catalogue of atrocities, the first cause of which is to be found in the abomina- Dle spiritualist fanat*cism so industriously propaga ed throughout the country by the most consummate knaves ton ¢ found outside the walls of a penitentiary. A man named Samuel Sly, described as a weak- minded fanatic, has confessed the murder. His con- federates, male and female, pretend to have revela- tions from Heaven, and the deceased was killed be- ause he had an evil spirit which tormented Sly’s sister, a prophetess that pretends to have risen from the dead. The disposition on the part of merchants to await the receipt of later foreign news, combined with the advent of the holidays, had the effect, yesterday, to check to some extent the usual activity in trade The sales of cotton reached abont 800 bales, the market closing firm. Flour closed firm at about the quctations of Monday. Transactions in wheat were chiefly confined to Southern white, at-about $2 12a $215. Indian corn was heavy, with a tendency to lower prices. Rye was firm at $131. Pork, beef and lard were heavy, with, moderate sales. Sugar and coffee were firm, but sales were quite limited. Freights were steady for European ports; grain in bulk to Liverpool was taken at 9d., flour at 3s., and cotton at jd. a 9-32d. Congress and the Spcakership—'The Daty ot Conservatives to the Country. It is now about three and a half weeks since the members of the House of Representatives met at Washington and commenced voting for a presiding officer. Up to this time they are without a Speaker and without any decided in- dications that in the present temper of the three parties into which they are divided they will be able to agree upon their man, > It isa most anomalous state of things that the representatives of a free pegple should thus be unable to effect an organization; but when we consider the circumstances attending our politics for the last two years, the origin of the Kansas legislation, the repeal of the Missouri compromise—an old, obsolete statute -—the fierce agitations of the abolitionists, the triumph at the elections of the disuuionists, and the return once more to the couacils of patriotism, it is mot perhaps to be regretted. There is nothing so effective in a popular go- vernmwent as thoroughly settling issues adjust ing the lines of national policy. We have agai and again admonished the people of the couatry that ia fact there is m great right and @ great wrong in the adminis- tration of ourafisirs. The black republicans occupy a position ot hostility to the tederal Union. ‘1 move from their encampments y Aseall Lhe »stitulion—the churt ofour po- ‘bpaviceiion, They thus opened the war upon the Kav-as question, They undertook to be the ynides of the nation and to igaore oor compact of union, substitutiag in its place their reform prejeet on the subject of slavery. Thus armed, ave with these purposes, they entered the present Congress. They first coa- centrated their forces oa Mr. Campbell, and eneceedcd, after great exertions, in giving him about ninety votes. This included something more than the mere black republican strength inthe Honse; it was a combinatioo—a fasion of Simon Pure aod Know Nothing abolitionisis --the spawn of the elections, of 1854. J) soon became mauifest that Me. Campbell could not draw to himself suflicient strength to secure an election; or, more likely, Mr. Seward and his friends used him at first in order to prove to the Chase black republicans of Obio that they could not unite the entire strength of the abo- lition sentiment. Mr. Campbell was raised up tbus that he might fall back upon and splinter the Chase platform ia the West. Tae resort was to Mr. Banks who had been selected by Seward, Greeley and Wilson to make a final demonstration of their strength upea, aud him they determisea to rally around and sustain to the Jast. It must be confessed the choice was a judi- cious one. It was certainly calculated to bring in several extraneous influences to their side. Mr. Banks is a man of popular manners, and of conceded parliamentary experience and ability. Such a man must have made bis impression upon individuals, and have evlisted iu his be- half considerable personal sympathy and aid. But with all this is connection with the mate- rial fact that he had been chosen as the staad- ard bearer of the great central black republican pbaJanx, commapded by William H. Seward in person; that he Was aided by the most adroit of our political managers—Weed and Grecley— his highest vote has not exceeded 107. There are in a full house:— National men , Banks * It is not poMible to secure a full attondance. The largest vote so far was 226:-— For Banks All others... 119 Here is a prity of twelve against the high. est abolition black republican combination, fn fixing theee utmost limits there have been about seventy trials, enough certaialy to indicate the temper and character of the members upon the questions involved in the presentation of a distinctive Seward man for Speaker. That presentation of course indicated a purpose to force upon Cougress an abolition presiding officer. Dut suppose there is something else required to detine the national opinions of the members in order to test still farther the virtue of the real majority. Let as recur thea to the vote on a plurality election of Speaker, that which is most favorable to the fac In opposition to Bonk: For * 107 LOdista:— w against plaralit for plurality... In this trial there is presumed to have been secured either the vote or the absence of every man who could be controlled for the abolition candidate; and yet he falls seven under an election. Here it becomes conclusive that the majority of the present House of Representa- tives is irrevocably national. The repeated ballotings have only served to fix the responsi- bility of members—to attach them more and more to the constitution as the chart and guide of their political labors, They have defined the issue between the Union and its assailants, and proclaimed the infamy of black repabli- canism, Never before since the organization of the government has there beon imposed upon the Tepresentatives of the people a more weighty responsibility than is now devolved upon Con- gress. The honor of the republic has been literally entrusted to their keeping; the lateg- rity of the constitation is placed within their gnardianchip. It is not a party trast, and thore are few party obligations jnvolyed in it; it iva . great ational trust, to diecharge which men are required te surrender mere personal, and even party preferences, and to array them- selves on the side of their country. The first Guty of the majority ip the present Cougress is to insure the defeat of Mr. Banks, who has be- ceme the exponent and embodiment of faction and treason to the constitution, If this can be effected by adbering to Richardson and Faller, Jet it be done; but adberence to them, by which the triumph of Bapks is rendered possible, is constructive treason to the couutry. The black republicans bold their present position in Congrers by false pretences, They carried in 1854 thirteen States, having an ag- gregute representation in Congress of about 130 members, This year’s elections reversed the pepular judgments in Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsytvania, Indiana ani Wis- consi, which, deducting them by States, re- ances their force to about fifty members. To this general exteat the abolitionists are strong- er in Congress than wita the people. The Kansas act was seized upon, and being misun- derstood in 1854, the black republicans ga‘ned their present apparent force in the House. The recent elections served no other purpose than to interpret the opinions of the people after another year’s reflection, Now there is no use in attempting to disguise it, that Seward aod his phalanx rest their cause upon the broadest hostility to the doctrines of popular rights, as avowed in the Nebraska-Kausas law. They urge Mr. Banks as the embodiment of their policy ia this respect, He is to be met and de- feated, if at all, by the friends of that law; and to effect this object is now the highest duty de- volving upon Congress, What is wanted is a Speaker of trae national, patriotic opinions, It is not important who he is, or where he comes from, or to what party he belongs. Something higher and nobler thao party obligations is to be discharged. It is the soul of faction itself to meet the formidadle menace of enemies of the constitution by a blind adherence to old political associations; to continue to contend and querrel about what at most becomes mere personalities when the arch enemy is in the field, with all his weapons of mischief. It is full time, then, that the patriotiem of the House ehould have a practical expression. It is not enough that it is able to prevent the election of a black republican as Speaker: it is required to agree upon some true, patriotic, na- tional man, and make him the presiding officer of the House at once. Last News or Sm Joun Franxris.—The retusn of chief trader Stewart from the Polar regions may probably be considered as the close of the last-of the expeditions sent in search of Sir Jobn Franklin. Though the bones of the intrepid explorers have never been found, and no positive proof of their death has yet been brought to light, all reasonable men will con- cur in attaching faith to the testimony of the Esquimavx, corroborated aa it is by the discoy- ery of the remains of their beats and their personal gear. Montrea) Island and the wild shores of Back’s Great Fish river will he iden- tified on future maps as the place where Sir Jobn Franklin's last days were speut; and the skill of the future historian of Polar discovery will be called into requisition to depict with proper vividness the dying straggles of the jamished band—of that “strong man,” espe- cially, whose “head was bowed upon his knees,” and who was the last to succumb. Assuming this theory to be beyond question, tis plain, as was stated when Dr, Rae retura- ed, that Sir John and his men perished in ao attempt to reach Fort Churebii) on foot and in canoes, The chances are that of all the expeditions that were sent out in search of Lim, the one fitted out by Lady Franklia was the nearest his track. That oue, consisting of the Prince Albert, Captain Kennedy, spent the winter of 1850-51 in Bat ty Boy, Prince Regent's Inlet. Tne commander and hie lieutenant, the late Mr. Beilot, of the French navy, were convinced that some trace of Sir John might be dis- covered by a tborough exploration of Norti Somerset. They set off accordingly on foot, with a party of picked meu, and walked rouad the premontory, crossing it in the neigubor- hood of Cresswell Bay, and visiting Capes Pressure and Clarence, and Leopold Island ou tbe north, They found nothing. Yet if Sir Jobn’s vessels were destroyed, a3 is covjec- tured, in 1248, he must bave travelled south ward along the coaet of this very North So- merset, perhaps only the season before. If Captain Kenuedy bad pursued bis journey far- ther southward the chances are that be might have discovered some traces of Sir Joho, ii not the remains of his party. We cunnot tell where the Erebus and Terror were destroyed. Itis not even certain that they were destroyed: but common conjectur assumes that they were crushed in the ice, aad travellers suggest that the spot where the ca tastrophe took place must have been eithe: Victoria Straits, or some of the openings in the rorthern cast of Barrow’s Strait, into which Franklin's adventurous spirit led him to rove. lf this were the case, the survivors of the wreck must have travelled nearly six hundred miles as the crow fi eqnal to twelve bun- dred in snowshoes or in canoes, when their pro- yisions or their strength are said to have jasled them. The journey they bad still tomake ia order to reach Fort Churchill, Hadsou’s Bay, was vot over foar buodred miles in a straight lioe. Ib is possible that scarvy may bave attacked the whole party and weakened Lbem to such ap extent as to render it imporsi ble fer them to contiove their jouraey ; it is possible that their provisious may have rao short through some unforeseen aod irreparablé accident; bot itis but fair to say thas both these by potheses invelve incoasisiencies with what is known of Sir Joba Fraoklin’s charac- ter. Discussion, however, is trite on such a point: Jet it poss. lc is nota lite singular that tho return of Mr. Stewart with corroborative evidence of Dr Rae's account should be simultaneous with the salvage of one of Sir Edward Belcher’s aban. doned shipa The Resolute was abandoaed ia Wellingtov Channel—not far perbaps from the epot where the Erebus and Terror were Jost—and was carried awuy by the . drift through the whole length of Barrow’s Strait, ond down Boffin’s Bey to the very mouth of the bay, where she was found by our successfal ecuntryman. She needed so little repairs, and was £o little injured by the ice, that there was no diffienlty in bringing her into port. It is greatly to be feared that the salvation of this ship will tend if not to stimulate Arctic navi- gation, at least to counteract the legitimate lesson taught by the fate of Sir John Franklig, OO ee eee ee “Can Buen Tuincs Be?’?—The Richmond (Va) Fvaminer, an independent democratic paper, insists upon the repudiation of Col. Forney and the Washington Union, and the substitution of something more respectable, as the central organ of the democratic party. It appears that the President having utter- Vy tailed to fasten the Union company, with or without Colonel Forney, upon the Se- nate as their printers, the whole matter has been postponed by democratic Senatorial cau- cus to the second day of January. Where- upon our merciless Richmond cotemporary claps his hands to the following music of ex- ultation:-~ There are several auspicious signs in the midst of the fog and cloud which envelopa political matters at Wash- ington, It is gratifying to every honest cemocrat to see that, in spite ot its yells of agony and screams tor 7) the national demceratic Be, is cutting loose from tl Washington Unwn, and that Forney and Nicholson are eon w peca-hed iguominiously out of the very kitchen of the White House. The Union is evidently staggering on its jast legs, and as it approaches the vergo of the teepent precipice of deapair, we respectfully folicit all lovers of morality, political deceney, consistency and honor to ‘stand from under,”? and jet the immaculate Forney have a clear, undisturbed and glorious smash. Our amiable Richmond anti-Forney demo- erat then proceeds to say that it is “a settled thing” that Colonel Forney “must retire from public life’—tbat “the democratic members of the House of Representatives repudiate him, the Senate s#orns to make him printer, and the Washington Union will be his most appro- priate winding cheet”—and that “we have the refresbing spectacle of the Union founderin z, with Forney at the helm.” Very well. The New Yorx Henstp admonished the democratic party in Congress in season of the dangers in which they would become involved by the election of Colonel Forney as Clerk of the House. Now they may settle the issues be- tween him and the Washington Union on the one side, and the Virginia and New York hard shell democracy on the other side, as best they can. If the President should suffer the mis- fortune of having his favorite put upon the retired list, we hope that the country will sur- vive it. Summary or Twetve Moytus’ Pourrics.— In tumming up the general news calendar of 1855, we have already given our readers a chapter on the miscellaneous events in the world at large outside of the United States; and another special chapter on the incidents and accidents, sieges, battles, sorties, &c., for the year, of the fierce and bloody Turko-Rus- sian war; and to-day we continue this closing job of posting up the books of the dying year, with a summary of the political events through- out our own country since the first of last January. We have several other chapters in preparation, which, when transferred to our columns, will give to the readers of the New York Herarp, in the whole series of our re- capitulations of the year’s history, foreign and domestic, a birdseye view of the nume- rovs and memorable things which have contri- buted to make it conspicuous in the annals of mankind. Our chapter of to-day is especially valuable to politicians of all parties involved in the “wild bunt after office,” and to the American people at large, marking as it does the progressive steps which have taken place since last December all over the country, in the disinte, Alon and reconstruction of par- ties, part, «achinery and party platforms for the grand campaiga of 1856, Read this poli- tical epitome, and be convinced of the trs- mendous and momentous struggle which is be- fore us. Hewrnrry Mansi, Posrtion Derivep.— Whea Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, was our Minister to China we believe he rather in- clined to the side of the butchering imperial- ists, as @ more conservative party than the Lioodthirsty rebels, assuming to establish Cbris- tianity by fire and sword. So sow Mr. Mar- shall, as a member of Congress, is dead against Seward and the black republicans as a safe po- sition to start upon, Mead his letter, which we poblish in this paper, defining his position, First, he’is opposed to the abolition league who are supporting Mr. Banks for Speaker. Se- cond, he is opposed to a fusion of the twelfth section Know Nothings with the democrats upon the basis of the Nebraska bill. Third, if driven to the wall by the plurality rule, he will vote fora democrat in preference to a black republican, as a choice of evils; bat he thinks that the mountain ought to go to Maho met, from the fact that Mahomet finds it de- cidcd)y uncomfortable to go to the mountain. We give Mr. Marshall the benefit of a hearing, and Jeave him and his party to figure it up for ibemeelves where they are to go, and what they are to do. Sovmm Carona Not Quire Reapy.--The Charleston Mercury says that-- A meeting cf the members of the Legislature was called to elect delegates at large to the proposed Nashvil e con vention and to provide for the election of delegn‘es trom the Corgorsional distzicts, The time came, tut the ng war attended, we are assured, by no more thn dozen perions, It idiculous faliure, No at- tempt was made even to organize, Perbaps these South Carolinians are await- ing the organization of Congress, or the issue of the meeting of the National Executive De- mocratic Committee, appointed to come off in Washington on the 8th of January, and at which the important day is tobe named for the meeting of the National Democratic Con- vention at Cincinnati. Perhaps the ghost of the great Calhoun may have acted as a warn- ing to these cautious Carolinians. At all events they are on the safe side, in waiting a little longer. Plenty of time yet. A Democratio ORGAN iN THE Dark.—The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian calls the late pro- ceedings bere against the steamer Northern Light “an unjust ipterference,” sanctioned by neither Jaw nor gospel. What is Col. Foraey about at Washington that he does not keep his orgon at Philadelphia informed of the pur- pores and reasons of the Kitchen Cabinet in this business? Tue Heionr or Forny—David Wilmot suing the editorof the Montrose (Pa.) Democrat, a country party paper, for libel, and laying his damages at ten thousand dollars. City Politics. HARD SHELL DEMOORATIC GENERAL COMMITTER. The Bard Shell Democratic General Committee met last evening at Acacemy Hail, In the absence of the regular Chairmen, Horace F, Clark, Mr. Timothy was called to the Chair, Mr. J. ¥. Savage officiated as Secre'ary, The proceedings were of a purely business character, being merely a final rettlement of the financtal and other affairs of the con mitfee previous to the expiration of their terms of service. Same little talk arose concerning some of the demes of the Ifth ward delega‘es for the ele stioa of the next y commit! but ended in smoke, On De senee - feos ‘sempped who, it was alleg sd, Y 10 the nization, was stricken fi lias abd another substivated. seahies Axentcans Drep Aproap.—Information haa been received atthe State Department at Washington that Warren Longmard died at Hobart Town, and Melbouzue, Johp Lienson and Hypry Kearney digd at THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Confession of the Murderer of Mathews, at New Haven. New Haven, Dec, 26, 1855. Samuel Sly, a weak minded fanatis, has confessed the murder of Justus Mathews, Sly’s confederates, male and female, pretend to have revelations from Heaven, and the Ceceaced was killed because he had an evil spirit which tormented Sly’s sitter, a prophetess that pretends to have risen from the dead. United States Supreme Court. Wasuincton, Dec. 26, 1855. No, 28—Jecker, Torre & Co. et al, appeliants. Argu- ment commenced by Mr. Coxe for appellants, and con- tinued by Mr. Keys for the appellees, Dekth of Judge Dorsey of Maryland. Barrimore, Dec. 26, 1855. Judge Dorsey, formerly Chief Justice of Maryland, died at his residence at Ellicott Mills, to-day, of paralysis. Arrival of the Alabama at Savannah, Savannan, Deo. 26, 1856. The steamship Alabama has arrived here from New York, with all on board well. Christmas at Baltimore. Barrons, Deo. 26, 1855. Christmas parsed off quietly here. It rained hard all day. This morning the weather 1s clear and cold. Markets. PHILADELPHIA BTOCK BOARD. 1 PHILADELPHIA. Dec 26, 1855, Stocks firm. We quote Pennsylvania 5’s at 8434; Real- ing Railroad, 46%; Long Taland, 1334; Morris Canal, 13; Pennsylvania Railroad, 437, The Knickerbocker Bank Case. Judge Edmonds bas made his report of the apportion- ment of the debts of this bank among the stockholders, and the report is to be presented to the Supreme Court for confirmation on the third Monday of January, at which time any objections to the report must be made. ‘This is the first case of such a report under the new constitution, and the statute passed in pursuance of i*, making stockholders of banks individually liable for its debts. In the case of tho Suffolk Bank and the Empire City Bank, which failed about the same time, the appor- tionment will yet be delayed, we learn, for some tine. In this ease the asseesment is of 16 48-100 per cent, or $4 12 on each share of stock, Several points of interest to bank stockholders were ruled by the Refereo:— 1, That steck could not be held hy the president or cashier in trust forthe bank. It must be held directly by the bank, and could not be held in anybody else’s name ferthe bank Such a transfer in trust is absolutely void, one. And where stook thus aid for out of the funds of the as extinguished bape pre the bank it is to be rej capital reduced that amount. Five hundred eighty- five sbares are so extinguished in this case, 2. Stock subscribed but not for, alihoagh the sub- seriber may be liable to a r ue amount, is, until it shall be actually paid for, to be regarded as not exist- ing. Twenty shares are extinguished on this account. 3, Stock created on an increase of capital subscribed for, by the cashier for tho benefit of the bank, and paid for’ by a loan or out of the funds of the bank, is to be re- garded as having no existence, Thus 1,012’ shares are extingaished. 4. For there eaures the capital, which was nominally 16,000 shares, or $400,000, is held to be in reality only 14,385 shares, or $259,625, . Stock bypothecated as security for a loan, though actually transferred to the lender, is to be regarded as owned by, and the debts are apportioned to, the borrower a rel equitable owner, though the legal tide be in the nder. 6, Though the law requires every bank to keep books in which shall be entered the names and residences of all the stockholders and of every assignor and assigace of rtock, and though such book is open to the cxamlna- of every person, whether stockholder or not, unler penalty ot $50 to the officer who refu es to exhibit such bouks, the omission of the bank to keep such an account of residences does not vitiate the transier of the stock; it merely subjects the bank to a penalty of $100 day for every day such omission may continue; to be recovered by any ore who mey choose to ene for it. ‘7. In apportioning the cebts of the bank among the stockholders, no regard is to be paid to the inability of apy one to pay the assessments, Tho loss, if auy, arising from this cause must fall upon the creditors, and not upon the solvent stockholders. ®. Tn malkirg the aportionmert, no allowance ean, be wade for any debt owing by the bank toa stockholler, whether on a claim proven petore the Receiver or for di: vidends unpaid. An ofiset of the amount can be made, not by the referce in making the apportionment, but only by the Court, on specis! application for that purpose. 9, In cases of stock held by one person in trust for ano- ther, the liability for the debts of the bank is to be im- posed on the trustee, and not on the person benefictall interested, unless it appears that such holding tn trust is by the express direction of the latter, in which case the apportionment of the debts will be upon the party benefi- claby interested. 10. In cases of stock held by married women, the lia- bility for the debts is to be imposed upon them, and not upon their husbands, they being regarded as single for this purpose, by reason of their hus owning separate property. The general rule of app2rtionment fs, that those stockbol ers are liable fur the debts of the bank who were such at the time the debts were contracted, and at the time default in the payment of them was made, Lavra Keeve’s Varirins.—The opening of this house, postponed from Monday, on aceount of Miss Keene's iil- neve, if to take place to night. The bill incluaes “ O14 Heats and Young Hearts,” anda new ballet. Tbe theatre, lately called the Metropolitan, has been much improved and Leautitied, and the stock company iseludes Mr. Chas, Bass, Mr. George C. Joréan, Mr. T. B. Johnston and other favorite artists. Miss Laura is a great favorite with the New York fublic, and she will, no coubt, be greeted by a full house at the Varieties to-night, Brvetoy’s TiratTRe— “A Tir to NiaGara,’’—Mr, Barton's novelty for the hohdsya is an original two act comady, written by that ubiquitous person, “a gentleman of this chy,” and calied “A frip to Niagara.’ Mr. Trimmer (Mr. Burton), a dry goods merchant, “ feom Cavherine market,” (?) takes his family on a trp to the Falls, and there mesta with certain fast people. Ho is slow and easily hoased. ‘The young ladies ani gentlemen play tricks upon him, and the fun of the piece depends entirely upon his ver- dency, Without Mr. Burton it would be a dead failure, but he acta with #o much unctuous humor, that the de- fects of the plece are forgotten in the latghier provoked by the principal actor. He gives us a new drunken scene, and it is deliciously funny. The other parts are thin and tketehy, but they were well filled up by Mrs, Hughes, Mrs, Burton, Mra, Brelsford, (a clever actress, who made her first sp »earsnce bere, ) and Mr. Setchell. As a ventele to exbibit Mr. Burton’s extraordinary powers fa broad comedy, the “Trip” is successful, but otherwise it is be- veath criticism. Obituary, HON. JOSEPH B. WELLS, OF ILLINOIS. Died, at the Astor Hons, last evening, Dec. 20, of preamonia, Hon. Joseru B. Waits, of Chicago, liinois, Mr. Wells was a native of New Hampshire, and brother of the Hon, Samuel Wells of Maine, and John 5. Wells of New Hampshire, Mr. Wells haa long resided ia the West. His porition as Attormey for the State of his adoption, Lientenant Governor and Cana} Commissioner, gaye him on extended reputation, and his manly qualities of head and heart won him the love and respect of 4 wide circle of friends, His remains will be taken to Greenwood at half-past 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. DEATH OF MR. JOHN MORGAN. John Morgan, Superintendent of the Brooklyn City Hos- pital, died st that institution on Sunday morning, the 234 lost. Mr. Morgan was born in the town of Cold- mer, Breconshire, Sonth Wales, and came to this try when twenty-three years of age. Some ten ye he was appointed Deputy Superintendent to the Now Youk City Hospfial, a post he filled with much credit to himeelf and to thst institution; and in 1861 he accepted the appointment of Superintendent of the Brooklyn City Hos)ital, in which position he remained up to the time of his death. Mr. Morgen was a man of mush dignity ant suavity of mannsr—quailties that fitted him to perform acceptably the duties of the responrfole position he held, Under bis management, a new wing was addsd to the hos. i tant reforms effected in its govern: e cf the most admirably eondusted estabhebmexts of the kind in the country. Tae obseq ales tock place at the Hospital yesterday, at 1 P. attended by the members of the St. David ard Benefit Socicties, the directors, trusteos, and other officials connected with the Hospital, and the friends of the deceased, Rey. Mr. Guion officlated, and read ths service according to the Episcopalian ritual; after which the body was taken for interment to Cy; Hille Come- tery. Mr, Morgan was fifty-five age at the time cf his ceath, avd leaves a family Dimoun ts iene Com. Jerscy City News, ACny Watomas AnaesrEen ror Berctany,—Por some time past one of tha Jersey City night watchmen, named Hirem 1, Meeker, bas occasionally been seen hia beat in company with suspicious characters, On Tcesisy morning early, Benjamin Haines, one of the roundsmen of the wateh department, while watehi Meeker, raw him open the front door «f the resi lence yj Yr. J. J. Miller, im Grand street. arrested Meeker, ard upon searching bim at the station house fuund upon aleton k other implo- City Inteliigence. ‘Tar Wesrmm.—There was a marked change in the tem- perature yesterday from what it was the day before. The thermometer fell six degrees below the freezing point, and a cold, bracivg wind from the northeast vet in that coniinued up tow late hoar jest night. Whatever mois- ture remained om the ground a! the continuous rain- storm of Christmas dey, wos soon dried up or chai into ice, anc impromptu eka fog ponds have been formed all over the city, A very ‘rw days of this weather will close vp the river anc rencer navigation impossible until spring openy. ‘Unis bas been by fur the mildest fall and: winter we have bad for some years, and if the wiad should blow a jittle heen ¥ snd the cold piach, we should remember that sv far we have fared well, and. be thank- fai tor our sofe deliverance. As this is the season of fes- tivities, of hiencly and churliatle offerings, it would pe woll for the thrifty and comfortable to remember the poor, and mirister to their necessities in this season. ‘when the horrors of poverty ave aggravated by the ter- rors of cold. : freemen or Jursry Jusmicx,—By a recent construction of the Jaw by tee Commis-ioners of Appee, in Hoboken, respecting cases of erronvons tnsarion in that efty, it was deciced teat resicente ot Hob ken must pay taxes on Ul personal property, of whatever nature or kind, or wherever located, whethe: protected by the la vs of the State of New York orany viher State, for the benefit of aid city of Hoboken, This decision will of course com- ¢] all persons who do buxiness in Naw Yerk and reside in Hoboken to dispose of all their personal properiy io the first named place, if they wikh to avoid the double taxation of the State of New York, where the property may be located, wrd the ~tate of New Jersey, where the owner of the property ney perchaace reside. This is an item of some importavee fo the five thousand busiasss men whore occu ations brirg them to this city, but who reside in Jersey City, Hoboken, and other pluzes on the other side of the North river. Surrron Court.—Ncvice — An entirely new trial calen- dar will be made up tor the eusuisg January, February, and March trial terms of this court. The members of the- bar are particularly requested to have all notes of issue fled with the Ciere on o- before Saturday next, t30 20th inst,, the last day for filing. ‘The calendar will beindexed and ready for inspection on Friday morning, the 4th Jan., at 9 o'clock. The term commences on Monday, the 7th, and court will open at 11 o’elock, instead of 30, as here- tofore, and sit till 4 o'clock. A Femare Founp Deap.Am unknown woman, about 85 years of age and poorly clad, was found dead, early esterday morning. in the entry of the tenement house lo, 1% Baxter sirect. She was about five feet three inches in height, and blind in the i eye. Coroner O’Dennell held an inquest upon the body, and the jary rendered « verdict of death from intemperance and ex- posure, No one present was ubie to identify the deceas- ed, and ber body was sent to the Sixth police sta. don, where the inquest was beld. Fine ry Corunna Srreet,—Between 7 and 8 o'clock om Weduercay morning, a fire was discovered in the lumber shop ot Messrs. Hee & Co.'s foundry, corner of Columbia Gnd Excome sixwetn,, 16 was epesdilg pat ont by ibekelp on the premises and the firemen. Damage about $20; Joss covered by insurance. Fine in Sovra Witsam Street.—DBetween 5 and 6 o'clock. last evening the alarm of fire in the Seventh district was crused by a chimney flue taking fire, at No. 5 South Wil- Yiam street, Mysterious Di®arresRance oy Mn. Wa. H, Perenson, Reswine at 247 SCHERMERHORN STREET, BROOKUYS.—Mr. Peterson left hia resi¢ence on Monday morning, Decew/ber 17, at about hal’-past seven o’ciock, for his plsce of business, No. 70 Canal strect, New York. He has not been ecenor heard of since, He has a wile and two children. The Case of Michael Gorman, ») ty 10 TA TT Vey Waa, Beef, 185, This is to certify that Mr. Wm. J, Murphy is using his time and all the influence he can command, both ia this city and Biosklyn, towards commuting the sentence of Michael Gorman from hanging to imprisonment for life. The success he has s0 ‘ar met with leads the friends of the unfortunate to hope that he will probably accom- pul all he requires at the hands, of Governor Myron, He rk, A FRIEND 10 THE UNFORTUNATE. Prize Reticules—Made by Lurn & Rantfle, the same so much admired for their tasieful arrangementa and elegant finish at the lats fair of the American Institute, for sale by A. dV. BAUNDEits, $87 Broadway, Fine Catlery.-Every Vartety of Pen, Pockot and sporiing kuives with a flae aseorimeut of razors, which will be warranted to the purchasor at A, & J, SAUN* DKS’, No.7 Astor House end 207 Broadway. Ladies’ Dress Combs~Every Desirable Pat= tern, in tortoise shell, &e.; also, the new French style in iver: Just ‘smported. For ‘salc by A. &'J. SAUNDEAts, No, SY Broadway. Portable Dressing Cases of the Subscribers” own manvfacture. which in many respeo's surp ed, being tinisbed inthe most tasteful manne that is necessary for the toilet, at A. &J, SAU Astor Houre and 257 broudw: Genln’s Holiday Ourd.— ‘The Christmas week, the season of gaicty and sovtal roe unions, is upon us, and as its titting acco.spaniment Genin bas the pleasure of anbouncing bis HeL Day HAT for 1866, the most fascinating and clegant dress chapean that has been placed on an American head, or carried in the hand of agentleman tnio an Ameritan drawing room on the first of Janu » Manuisctored of the faest materials, shaped aym- metrical, and finshed with the uuo-t taste; tt sa brilliaat exampie of how far the poetry ot art may be ntrotuced in ihe fabrication of the simplest aricie of eostume, Aa a visiting hat it sands unrivalied in lightwess, richness and distingue ap. pearance, ‘The disp.ay of Lables’ PURS \s also particularly select and aitractive, comprising sable, royn ermine, marten, with, chincdilla, &e. made up as Calas, wuts, cloake, victorines, giovea and ou in the newest Freack mode. Mink sets trom £20 to $luv each. ‘The vets at $100 are probably the most beaut ul as well as the cheapest specimens of (he beet quality of tts tashionable tur ever exhibited for ale: ip this country, The aitenvion of ths public is also invited to Gevin’s immense baa oo)” ATS. suttable for business men, travellers, sportsmen, 40... and em- bracing every shade of color and variety of style that here Yet been in'roduced eliher {9 this eouuiry or in Europe. 08" soit hut department also presents an almost unlimited field for chowe ws regards aizo and colors, In CBILDREN’S PLAIN a NOY HATS AND CAPS, Adapted to the sensu, au absoluiely bewildering diversity’ of styles isoflered. The imported stock in this department was received by the steamers of the present month. and coatalns everything wtiractive that is now to he found in Pagls or Lon- don,” ‘The boliday styles from the Genin factory arfhlso par- Hevinrly rich ane becoming, end parents who wieh (0 crown thetr darlings with a new grace, this wioler would do well to call duripg the present week. ‘All the above named artic! ‘are of the class that *eprlble people epprove as ” ? Pa being at once orramen al and vices the rule to which be owes bi Tn accontance wit cess, the undersigned offers: oer — in his one ss « very mederate advaace on fret cost, wi las even redn i present tariff of pric Boia sold during the halide r, sipaderions HENAN, 214 Broadway, opposite St. Paul's. Furs for New Year's Prosents.—What Can be more appopriaie fcr» New Year's gift wo a. lady than a deautinul set of furst Banta’s sock comprices mink, sabe, marien ermine, fich, chineuilla, squirrel ana rock martane ‘The capes or mbifs sid cuffs, to sets, varying in price from $25 (o $50, und seis of furs of dillarent +! pr ehildren, equally cheap.'-Uur readers who are Joakim, (or a present ‘Pat wil! be appreciated are advised to eall and make @ selee- tion at BANTA’S, 106 Cabal street, corner ot Wooster. Furs for oe Ho'\ldays, in Great Variety, and at an exceeding!y iow price. A fit jortment feud at WHITE'S, $21 Broadway, opporice tho Bromdwny 80 You've Got all Yoar Holiday Hig, Ent —Poll sult of clothes, patent leather boots, Ae. Bnt where's your bat Thatold eve went do. You say you jeave that in the hail when voumakg call. Yes, but tho Iedies sea yor through the witdow. Just gv to KNOX. You'll find him at the corn er of broadway and Puilon sirest, and get ons af his hata, without » bich yon cannot hope to pass for a geueman. Really Knox’s bats are the cheapest, and the banasomest. and the most durable that ever «cre mabufactured in America. David's Holitay Hat is Beaatifal in Style and fish. Those vho wish a reaiy elegant hat should him @ cali, at bis salesroom, 41 i ‘Duane mre, The 25 Cent Duguerreotypes, 289 Broad- way, are true and periect sketches ot life, beaming with e- Von,’ spirit and charseter of the race These portraita ara of Uvle stature, but full of animated nature, iaken oply at the original depot Masonle Camews fur New Yeor's Presents Tlave you seen the new pattern cameos, setin gold, comp ris- ing shirtatucs, sleeve buttons, breast pins, siuds, $6; or the sleeve butions, $8 Ue set DRUMMOND’S, 351 Grand street. Haas’ Photographs, ambrotypes and Da= guerreoty pes, with 1be wast "improvements, 505 Brosdway, one door Lelow the St, Nicholas Ho'el. New Year's Prcsents.—Ambrotypes, Photo= graphe, Gacuerreoty per, with all the late improvements, A Le WIs' 12" Chashom street mode No connection vith spy other gallery. oe it—Ladics about Par. call, And examine oar assortment — omnbs, £e.; weddiog aad visiting cards HUNTUBY A PARGES, No. 607 Broadway. a combe, dressin engraved abd print hers have an mand travelling 1 cutlery, fc. tg ear ted. HUNILD Broadway, Planofortes, Fit Cremtum—G. & B, BARMOKF, S48 Hileeck +r + ree’, extensive manufacturers fo~ twenty yearn, Mere wes thy planos and oF reduced prev; new style of music stool, notaing mor Year's present. Altred Manzoe & Cos, way, Have feen’s and boss’ clothing in great variety. Particular atten! is tavited to thelr agsortunent of ros de chambre tes, aoarfa, tufiiers, &e., 4¢., all of whieh are sudabie (or Holiday presents, Anything purchased of A.M & Co, for a boltlay yresent, ean be exchanged by the recipient if it does not ft or Hause the taete. No deviation from marked prices, ALFRED foxes £ 0O., 441 Broadway, between Howard and Grand streets. Bplendid Goods tor the Holiday s—Gents” loves, rich ties, sonrfe, cravate, handkerchiefs, dressing robem,, suirts, unger garments, Ac, tc. Anew and splendid amort- tment, at the old established ‘stand of Wm T. Jeanings & Co, ‘Bl Broadway, third door avove the Astor House. J. ©. ?ARSELLS. Green’s Hints for the Holl tays.—Those who Fri fo make rational ty at this jovial xousot wit at GREEN'S, No. 1 Asor House, an’ agsoriment of un equalled embroidered and plain shirts, ilk bad othe hosiery, Fire! Firet! Fire!!ianWet and Damaged mate, of! cloths, Ac. by the late fire, wilibe sold carpets, off at ireme: BERRY ANDERSON &0O. Cam tie toe pote on ivory ¢0 Including the Te a oot epee sgn og hy wb TOURTALND, 6 Browdway,