The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1856, Page 2

ww 4 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1856. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. No. 1 Vobame XX1.. AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Browiway—Kise Omammxo— Den’r JOLGE BY ALVEARANCHS. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Nicopenvs ~Inautan Bur- SARIS MEDINA. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—A‘iernoon—Wert or Wisu- vow Wisu—Kquestuiasism., Svening ~Timoun rur Taxtan— RLAw ISM, BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—New Yeau’s Byve—CLockmaxei’s Hat—Bowton’s New York Dmecrory ren 1856. WAL'ACK'S TTKATRE, Broadway—Lavaten—Po-ca- mow T4s—UvT rok 4 HoLipay. LAURA KFENE'S VARIETIRS, Brosdway—Dnein or Decosions “Iwo tax Por ar Twat Gaw—Vauuey or Lowa, WoOOr'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway—Krmoriuy Pen- PORE ANCES. 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European ecition of the Heaanp will em brace the news received by mal oad telegraph at Whe citice dusiog the previous week, and to the hour of publication, The News. In our report of Congressional proceedings this morning willbe found the long-looked-for Presi- ,on which we have commented in another li was reccived and read in the Senate, but in the Honse it e rise toan exciting debate, and the whole enbject was finally laid on the table. The tlock republicans are particularly in @ignant at the conduct of the President, and declare derts a it the sey t blow ever struck at the independence of Congre Caucuses were held in Albany last evening by the diferent pe gislatcre. The nomiiated S and Samuel 2. republican Asser dergrast, of CL al parties Senate black . Allen, of Rochester, for Tuel, for Sergeant-at-Arms. ‘ted Henry Pen- ker; R. M. Sher- at compose our Le- cau man, of Oneida, ad 0. R. Quimby, of Orleans, for Sergeant-at-Arms. The Kuow No- thing Senators nomiuated for Clerk J. H. Reynolds, of New York city, and H. M. Eaton, of Warren, for The Know Not yman Odell Sergeantat 4 in the A rembi. for Speaker; ( g candidates of Livingston, Doorkeeper. condemning bem to the hi Governor Clark bas appointed Elish City Judge for this city, in place of wevicned. We publish to-day a vast flora St. Pete: . Capron dge Stewart, aas of correspondence burg, with a collection of articles Freveh and English jovrnals, plete view of the present social and of the Rassian em, jeot in. ascembling together these doc afford our readers an opportunity of j themecives of the Ru udging for y far the resources and warlike spirit an people are exhausied by their re- verses, and to what extent the peace prognostica- tions now current are to be relied apon. also obtain a better into Russian manners, institations and intellectual progress generally, than they have probably acquired from any oiler source. Our chapter of Russian history represents the actuality of Russian life from diferent poinis of view. From a careful compa- rison of the various aut ies presented to them, they will he able to form a correct judment of the valee of Anglo-Fre: speculutions on the feeble- ness of Russian patriotism and endurance. A dseadiul murder waa comimitied on Sunday evening, near New Brunswick, N J.,the vi the eldest son of Patrick Henry, one of th honse Governors. The bedy was found lying with head and shoulders immersed in water, at a spot walled Sandy Point, with the b brnised and the throat cnt from ear to ear. A mia named residing at New Pronswick, has been arrested as the murderer, on a coroner's verdi There is much excitement in reference to the murder among the people sesidiug in the vicinit; We give this morning a full list of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial officers of oor State govern- ment, and a view of the financi: f the Cana] Board and the Sinking Fand Mat of heeds of the different departments of our city, with a statement of their duties, &e , which will be found valuable to our citizens generally. We publish this morning our anaua! exhibit of the parrages of the different lives of steamehing be- tween this city and different ports in Europe during the year 1855, Jt is gratifying to be able to atate bat none of them have beeti lot br seriously injured Guring the year. -7 Among onr statistics this morning will be found Yhe pumter of veseels launched during the year, together with a list of those at present remaining on the stocks, and @ general review of the shipbuilding business. During the entire year a great depression has exieted in the business, hut men well experienced in the art entertain a belief that the ensuing apiing will bring activity t all the yards in our city and Delghborhood. ‘at a meeting of the Board of Almshonse Governors, held yesterday, a communication was received from the Commissioners of the Sinking Fand, declining to concur in the extea appropriation ‘of 107,400, asked for by the Governors, to defray ‘the current expenses of last year, which, on account ef thehard times, exceeded their origiaal esti mates, Governor Draper charged the Mayor and Comptroller Flagg with being ignorant of the whole subject, and animadverted with mnch asperity on their action. A debate sprung up on the subject of Catholicism and Protestantism at the institution, which provoked some feeling, but no action was taken. The weckly statement shows a total of 6,305 persons at the institutions, being an increase of 100 over last week. ‘The Board of Councilmen last night finished their labors for the year. The evening was taken up in ‘an exciting debate upon a proposition changing the route of a stage line, which was finally lost. The debate will be found in another column. At ten o'clock the President made his farewell speech to the Board in response to a resolution thanking him for his services, and ina few minutes after the Board adjourned sine die, From Kaneas we learn that on the occasion of voting for the adoption of the free State constitu- tion much disorder prevailed. It issaid that on the river there was some fighting, and at Leavenworth ‘a collision occurred between the pro and the anti- wlavery parties. The market for cotton was more active yesterday, and the sales footed up about 2,500 bales, 500 of which were in transitu. Prices closed quite $ will them our ree ‘Ox, firm. Floor was quite firm at Setarday’s rates, and in some instances 6jc. per bbl. advance was obtained. Wheat was steady, with eales of white Virginia at $2.11, and Tennessee red at $1 974. Corn waa without change of importance. Rye was quiet. Pork was lower, apd meas sold at $17 25, while prime was quiet at $16. For stocks of sugare and coffee we refer to another column, Freights were steady. About 45,000 bushels of grain were en- gaged for Liverpool at 84d. a 9d. im bulk, and a ves- sel was taken wp to load with grain for Cork anda market at 14d. The President's Message. The Presideni’s annual message to the two Houses of Congress is before our readers) We open the new year with it. For this fortunate coincidence of the beginning of the new year with the official samming up of the national history of the old one, we are indebted to the happy discovery made by Mr. Pierce on Satar- day night last, that the constitution of the United States did not require him to withhold the message from Congress and the couatry vatil formally notified, as usual, of the organi- zation of the two Hoases by a joiat committee from the same. One of our intelligent Wazh- ington correspondents also assures us that a dezire on the partof the Executive to get this message to England before meeting of Par- Nament bad wach to do with the act of send- ing it np to the Capitel, even without a special invitation from tnat quarter. Is thus appears that this message ia not limtted in its sug; tions and recommendations to Congress, but is aleo directly addressed to the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. The black republicans of the House were startled at this uncalled-for intrusion of his Excellency, for it interfered with their estimates of coercing the elestion of Mr. Banks ae the Speaker in the cours: of the day; but we presnme that when Messrs, Giddiags and h amp followers shall bave blown olf their surplus gas, tbe dignity of the House, without much damage, will be reconciled with this innovation. Tne President is required, trom time to time, te report his views to Coa- #rees on the affairs of the Union, no Speeker, and it is a pity that he did not make the discovery four or five weeks earl Thanks to the happy thought of turniog to the constitution, for the message within a month of the urnal time, On the Sth day of December we published a leading article, a summary ot the prin pal features of this message, as obtained from Be, reliable sources at Washiogion. By compariag that abstract with the message itself, our read- ers will perceive that information authentic, and that s a better ment could be made from the document them. The Central Amer our gover Clayt< of inte: John Bal not rec Clay ton- Jong England b culo ively, in spite of the ¢ defined interdict of Clayton and Bulwer. has i i if on eult Mr. Bu the matter in b remptory to sti Jane racked Pierce ban his app ston thinks there It would be dreadful t n home in the te for the Cincinnati dey nomination, ration of Tefuse:to toc the mark, the oro and ns chanan to r war and in this we The Exec of our Northwestern boundary, aud the par- tive recommends the acitlement chase of the possessory r Sound Agricultural Bay Company. Very goo Northeastern Vishery Cox: ing in their business. Ve report of hi Sound dues, and leaves th ah ent appeal to Congress. nish relations he is soles us 1 the settlement of our demands up: ights of the Puget's ot open for On our at costive: but the f Spa- for the ont witl certain outrages upon our comme H that w nt under which ur future commer- vith Cuba, to such marked the histor gencral os ma) pect some we shall n cial and © anneyai nd for the sation of of the mera of but liations for the acq Gulf” have been indefip Towards poor and uuh: tage recotnmends 4 but vo allusion is made to the all vors of our Minister there to secure another slice of that impoverished repnblic in the shape of another Gadsden treaty. The reason is obvious enough; but we allude to the matter in order to show to our readers that the Pre-i dént cannot be expected to tell ail that he knows of our foreign affairs in bie annual « positions to Congregs. The alleged Nicaragua filibusters are dis- miseed in a short contemptuous paragraph. Nicaragua not being competent to protect the integrity of her territory against lawless in- vaders, that task has devolved upon us, If we were to follow up this rule of action, we shonid have abundance of constant employment be- tween Mexico and Cape Horn. The Treasury s in asplendid condition; .for with the astounding ettimated peace exponses tor the current year of seventy-one millious of dollars and more, it is caloulated that wo shall have over fifteen millions surplus. To relieve Secretary Guthrie, therefore, of this burden somewhat, a reduction of the tariff, a la free trade, is recommended, which we be- lieve is in accordance with the epirit of the one et will be seen that very important recom mendations are submitted in reference to the army and the navy, and the Post office partment, These we shall discuss hereafter, in connection with the several reports froia those departments. On the Kansas question the mossage is in- genious and plausible, though we apprehend that the American people will find it difienlt te harmonize the acts and the failures to act, on the part of Mr. President Pierce, with his smooth and logical declarations upon thie eubject. The stump specch with which he closes thie State paper is, of course, for Buncombe, and eatisties ue that doriug the last two or three years our Executive at Washington has been a careful reader of the Herarp on the nigger question. What a pity he did not apply these principles to the Van Baren abolitionized democracy instead of taking them under his especial protection. Read the message. In its essentials it has the merit of conciseness and brevity, and the stump speech is a familiar story. Upon the whole this mes- sage isbold, courageous and interesting. It smacks of the tone and temper of the Inaugn- ral. It reminds us forcibly of the Inaugural; and its fulfilment will probably be similar to that of the Inaugural, setting out with the loftiest declarations, expectations and promises concerning American rights, the Monroe doc- trine, the constitution, the Union, and all that, and ending in smoke. Who says now that Mr. Pierce is not a candidate for the succession? Sowerame Anovr Ove Rurers—Tue Heraty Vistory.—We pubdlich fo our impression of to- day some valuable information for the people as to the names, politics, terms of oMiee, and so forth, of the men whom they bave elected to rule over them during the year ef grace vigh- teen hundred and fifty-six. We bave given a complete list of the State and city govern- ments, executive, legislative and judicial, with fume account of the State fnances, the canala, end the most important business to come be- tore the Legislatore, which meets at Albany to-day. The chief magistrates of the State and city, and some other officers hold over; but we dave an entirely new Legislature, almost a nev Canal Board, a change of six Judges in tho Court of Appeals, and a State goverament generally which is widely different, aud we hope much better, than that of last year. Ia the city we have great changes in the most im- portant buréa: in the Common Council. Ail this will be found duly set forth in to-day’s HERALD. We have aright to }o from these men than w predec in warn and ok for somethisg better e received from their bas been fruitful pg to men high in offive to take hee to their steps lest they full. Some have fallea —wany bave stumbled. It experience can do anythin.—and she is a good schoolmi: eseors. The past yes pe careful that no blot stains their admiuisiration, and the people wil! rewsrd We trust tk he Legislatare, which secm . Wilk not imi- tate the di and that tried ané found wa: The city governme a stropg leaven of present abe a perfect govern” pn part, and has Under tho ly 2ope for n only hope the new of the that lumus, Caused uuexpec dent's message, ges us to lay over ecveral important deeu- ments. Among others, are the vital stati .of the city, being the yearly summing up of the virths, marriages, deaths, &e., ia the city of New York. The tables have been carefully pared, and contain mneb valuable informa- tion. They will be published on Thursday mornir Isnes X —On Friday mor of ele I himself by the fall. Me lay on the pave of the street nour after honr; idlers sueceedir cach other in the group bled to watch the pasr brute’s last agonies, bat no one pr ht came—~a bitter will remeotber-—and posin io remove him. ; s the re pillow under bis hea him oat of the te Te lay on nging abe twelve, when bh Over t-venty-four 2en left to Hnger ia y-on the cold pavement, without a the p ntes to te bad 1 Bor ali 2riegs. cruelty t3 ave mentioacd cud met wi ry in the coi its daily toi + in hitter wi linger twenty-four hours in the busiest part of the most crowded taoroughtars of the city— this single fact would stemp on the heaets of whole genogation of Americans a feeling of hatred and loathing for the Japanese. We call opon Mayor Wood to resene this city from the Gisgrac iag similar consideration at. the hands of the country and the rest of the world, lle cannot! invest bis energy in a more profitable ente: 1, had bee of mer Bru iis. Ba duced, ins pro- aveping, & new adeptarton of @ popular Ger. map tale, which is already fw to the public wode: the titlent ‘Nex ive, drama constructed upon ‘The Orcwn Jowels,”? has froquently bean ne plot rewte m the simple inetdant of the Crown Vrince of Sweden haviog exchanged clothes with a watchman, and the last named person bei sours boll for Lis royal highness, and discovering eortain plots ogainst the true prince. siz, Burtom played the part of the dise ised watchman, Phillips, with his uaaal abiity, avd made the pie ‘The phoce ts full the thing for Vie reason. we Reply to Mr. McKeon, of oud artuations, and fe Su Cotonel Fre Hover or Va or rand Near t 1 IS MENT Tien, Jons Mee °. Vistsfot Att mney :— § 1 bave re 1 your er of the 21h inste at tiying mo ‘hat a complaint has been made at your uncer ovth, charging me, “together with other person: whl heving «began, set on foot, provided and porns. ‘ane for a military expedition or enterpri:, io vo Lom trem this country agaist the ¢ Republi: of Niearsgua.’’ As yon are ‘he }).criet Attor- ney of tho United States of this distr i, pornaps, proper that | ronda distinotly avow ‘ther myself nor sry wen f my legation or ad have been, ov ere er gogrs, cither directly or wy, in any such enterpa r expedition. "Bou v i perceive, therefore, that ft le not rece rary | ehould ther consideraticn. Respectfully VARKER Hy FRENCH, your Jelter any fur: | wrignt € THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Reports of the Secretaries of War and the Navy. CAUCUS NOMINATIONS 1N ALBANY, ELECTION TROUBLES IN KANGAS, &o., &., &e, Im portant from Washington. THE PRESIDENT ANDLOUR FORKIGN RELATIONS. Waswncton, Deo. 31, 185, ‘The President did not decide to send in his racasage to-day until late Saturdsy night. On looking into the constitution he came to the conclusion that the faet of the House not having chosen a Speaker did not inter- fere with his obligation to communicate his mosssge. Te considered {t important that the portion referring to foreign affairs should be published not only in this country, bat also that it shoul! be published io England vefore the ss:embling of Parliament. B THE MESSAGE AND AOCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS— REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY-—THS LATE NAVAL BOARD, ETC. + 3 WasHreron, Deo, 91, 1855. The mesaage and accompanying documents have been given tothe caumtry. The message, which you have, giver in detall all matters of importance tu relation to our foreign diplomacy. The report of the Sveretary of the Navy is the wort in teresticg o' the annual documents. Afier showing thet there has been no increase of ¢ ve in the aayal service, the Secretary proceeds to say:~-Perhaps no event either Legislative or Executive, teuctung tne bh tory of the navy, has attracted more earnest attention or crestei mere profoazd sensation than the action of the late Neval Board. And y was the condition ofthe navy as urged by Secretaries und conceded by statermmen, oflicers and citizens, such the loud ery for prompt reform echoed and re-echoed through the country, that Congress in its wisdom failing to pass the geseral and more comprehensive Dills criginally reported by the committees, instituted tribunal with eigual ma jorili The officers seievied to compue the board were, in terms bigbly laudatory, pronounced &t mex forj the Celicate tesk, Indeed, when thelr were announced there was a warm and geneca) ex pression of favor apd gratification rarely exhibived. ‘The Depariment, thereiore, by filling the Board with men of bigh reputation, and acceptable to th: and the navy, by surrcunding then with safoguacd and justice, aad to re sion for indalyeaso nm the mame restrictions to seeure impartiali move the opportunity and the in ucton for perse én ire files ond reo seful effort b factory executio solicitude to pr k Was a delicate om y and feeling. 1d be atrang were perfect and entirely if they exist, wil soon and surely Gevelopemeuts of time, by continued iy ispassionate observation, The ofiic are proud, brave. sensitive, pa > word hata been made to insure the mdihful aad Ww passed with every indication the eficieucy and voly They were move men, sirng- have vo doubt that t! ely for any mistaxe ice has thus been deprived of « morit cMtierr, etther by resignation or dec which have come to my kuowivdg abe but reasonable to provide a year’s pay who have been snddenlydropped from a service, on which they bad he: @ £0 exclusively depended, withont avy consideration fer futuro selt-reli agh the number t seems large. and man of itrelf suicient to justi’y reltection upon » Doai¢ who were bound, under the law, 0 make # careful exariration?? &e. It but » small number of officera had become tnefiictent would the Secretaries ef the Navy, fur the last fifte years, have sgain and again urged, with almoet per- linacious weal, that seme stringent measure of reform was indispensable to saye the navy from impending ruin, if but a sma'l number of (he ineepable had blocked up the path of premotion he report of the Secretary of War o poges of fiolseap, and will be found a master ¢ tion. It shows the actual strength of the army to » fifteen thousand seven hundred and At a listwents duiing the last twelve months, ter five hundred and forty tmenta refu thousand five hundred and twenty-two; umber of casual- ties, Give thousand tive hundred, Disposition of the troops last annual report. £ y two wea, d, trenty THE PRE 8s 3 E—INDIGNATION OPPOSITION, ETC. Wasirxaton. Dee, 31, 1855. Had the President sont a tombsbeil into the Hause, OF explosion would herdly have produced more sensation than the peaceful transmission of bis micssage. The dedate upon ils disposition discovered ® good deal of talent. Mr. Duon, of Indiaua, yaived perhaps the mos: reputation out of it. To-nigh! this, novel proces: the President is the topfe of universal acd m: sphited converra’ion, The democrats gonorally defeod the President. They feel relieved, measurably, teow he for 8 Speaker, Theo a Napoleoule usurpatio ing ¢ dencunee the act as om of the low ever strnc ag RECEPTION OF TRE (RESIDENT 8 MESSAG. ox, Dex. 21, 1355, <p everybody by sur t it to Congsess being nds within een minutes of retary started with it from the was without Cabinat advisement, « Year's gift, The Presi the tine Lis private White House. The a Some regard it az a kin CAUCUS NOMINATIONS. Aynary, Des wo Senate and Assembly cancnaen were b In the republizan Senatorial caneus thera were present=Messre, Upham Madden, Ryder, White, Cuyler, Bradford, Ramsay, Paerson, «son, Dellinger, Rickard- fc, Lee, Huntington aud Halsted, Mr. Upbam wae chosen Chairman aud Kr, Noron Secretary. The candidates selected were:— For Clerks. P. Allen, of Rochester. Vor Sergeant-at-Arms—-samne! R. Tuel, 0 hor Foor kee, er—George Coppunal, of Her In the republican Assembly caucus, B. Smith, of Mon roe, was choven Chairman, and Mr, Wakeman, of Ge neses, Secretary. Their crndidates are:— Fo Speaker, Henry Pendergrast, of Chautanque, Yor Clerk, R. U. Sherman, of Oneida, For Sergeant-at-Arms, C. R. Quimby, of Orleans. In the American Senatorial Cancns, Amos Brigge pre sidel, and Justin A. Smith was tho Recretary. Their candidates ato~ ¥or Clerk, J. H. Reynolds, of New York elty. 1\, Sergeant at-arme, H. M. Naton, of Warron, For Doorhkeeper, Goorge H. Myers, of Rensselaer. In the American caueus G, Denison, of Steuben, wos the Chairman. and G. Prescott, of Herkimer, Secretary. The candida‘es nominated are:— lyman Odell, of Livingston, for Speake ¢, O'*“—. King, ¢f Kings county, for Bers. 4, Allen, of Onondega, for Sergean'-at-Arms, Beatty, of Wasbington county, for Doorkeeper. ‘Yhe haré shel) democrats bave nomineted Beojamin Pailey, of Putnam, for Speaker, and John Lacy for Clork of Assembly. ‘The soft shell democrats appointed a committee to con- for with the bards, and adjourned tll ten o'clock to- morrow mcrning. Tbe softs passed resolutions repudiating the Nebraska not and cont them into the harda, who rejested them. The Pennsylvania Legislaiare, Harnisncre, Dee. 31, 1855, The Poonsylvan'n Togislature meets to-morrow. The ie eaneus to-night nominated Richardson 1, - oover of the House, and Wm. M. Piatt, of Wyomtog, tor syeater of the Senate, ‘The Galena and Chicago Railvoad, Omoado, Dee. 2°, 1855, It is oseertalned that the Galena and Chicago Railroad Company has @ surplus of upwards of $300,000, after making provision for the last year’s dividend of 22 per cent jueh deglarsis 51, 1855, id this even- ve ing. More Trouble in Kansas. THE FREE STATE OONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION. Cmicago, Deo, 81, 1855. A letior from Westport, Mo., dated 18th instant, to the St. Louis Antelligencer, says that the border Missourians mobbed the electors of Kansas, at cifferent points along the river, upon the occasion of voting for the adoption of the freeState constitution, on the }5th instant, At se- veral places the Missourians woulf not allow the polls to be opened. At Leavenwortha large band destroyed the ballot boxes and maitrested the judges of election. The Lexington (Mo.) Herald ot the 224, says:—At Lea- yenworth a collision occurred between the pro and anti- wavery parties. The ballot boxes were destroyed and the voting stopped. An anti-slavery man’s house was burned, Aman was arrested, charged with having set the house on fire, and was lodged in jail, His friends thereupon broke open and burned down the jail. Much excitement ensucd, and both parties had sent for assistance, Dreadful Railroad Accident. Prvmspura, Dec. 31, 1885, A terrible accident ovcurred this evening near Darling- ton, Beaver county, on the Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail- road. Several persons are reported killed, but as yet we have 201 been able to procure pariic markets. PRILADELPRIA STOCK POAT PiuLavairisa, Dag, 21, 1855. te (ives, $536; Rending 5; Mortis ‘Canal, 13; Onrmase, Deo, 20. 1856, Cotton heavy. Sales to-cay 7,000 bares. Sales of the Wek, 28 (C0 Sales, Middling we quote at 8c. Tae re. ceiyth of the week Lave been 72.6 against 34,000 ‘The tral receipts up to this Stocis steady. Penneyly: Taiirosd, 46; Lovg Teunsytvania Railroad, for the same time last year. time are 320,060 bales over thore of last yeux, ‘The stosk on hand is $36,000 dalee, Coffeo— of the week, ch on hand, 47,000 bags, Sales of prime tye. Corn, fhe, Keg jurd, We; and in Sterling exchange, (84 a 744 per cent pre- er erent Organization of the HegtsiuturcoeAlbany Gouslp. Tre hotels are filled mostly with oMce seekers, and some of the smallest degree, tguring for their own chances of success, A motley aud impucent crew they are, too, About enly one-third of the mombers eloe! bad arrived'yerteray. Itis new zendeced certain that two oft ators set down aa Diack republicans will not rupport any of (be < gfant-at-Arms, &e., dictated to nclds, of the city ofgNow York, stands best to-day for the Clerkship, though the few democrats hold the cards in their own bands. Sherman, whig Clerk of the last House, fs up again, but his chences not very fist- torirg. ‘the Chairman and of t everal of the hardest and moat te Commitree no caucus, or fusing with the sofie; the latter are Wilipg, almost to@ man, to endorse Nebraska, or any- thing e'se the ‘ds Cesire, if a full caucus can be held, but thereare several of the har’s who have expressed @ fiN@1 doferm'natton to stand upon their wmacle, The State cificers ave all at Aidany, prepared to take f their respective places on Tuesday, at noon. en of the old lovby gen lem ce to members elect, F seeme as if ihe third biench of the organize Aco These w already on hand, Pp About a & ing hind adv expondent says of the with tbe [ul an party mist be preve: ization of the Bouse at all bozac’ must be shorn ¢ thies cet o the dm on aw back republieane) eo # the Gove ¢ crgentzart aya bo ford to be Senate, acd s repul £ the S; Uy Jobn Na: peakershtp, of Albany, a hard our purpose he republican “Done, “Done,” e is one You huow we have detor- the canat to Now Yen's doy. As long as wehas tho power we reserved this pretty Wit of patronage, butas the Hindoos are to mile the Cane) Lourdawe are decidedly in favor of putting this wo:k cut to ewest bidder, ff he is one of u: So far so good, But further, it will be necessary to have n hitle legislation to more thorough'y clip the wings of these arrogant dark lantern gi You must help us Bill abrogating the of of Superintendent of le, Inspector, &e., & nd instituting new set rh, to be eailed Lespectors ef Work, who are to be pinted, pot by the Canal Board, but by a board of pincer? who ebeli be nemed in the law, and we will tehe caro 1, he will nf thes efor be ca: n end “Done,” pays the 2 says a retain, we hall as wmined to let by cont fave 18. that the right men are names for seats in this board, aud then Jet the Hindoos exult in their empty honors. Now it is to be seen whether the deraoeratic members will suffer themselves to be quietly wold out by such d for euch ends. ‘peakcrsbip of the Assembly may make as long a Congr: There are named for it, the republican renk @ Voolw. of Genera, re- 'y of (he Coartof Appeais; tom the demccratic or- neon, cf Oswego, end dir. Balloy, of uf them have been, many years siace, in ore then leatiug men. Mr, Bally was, istinguished for his opposition to thove who ranked unter the leadersiup of Mr. Croswel From che Americans, Mr. Odell, of Liv. ington, He expecta to get some hard democratic votes. The contest would seem to be between Mr. Odell and Hobinson, Mr. Radley, of Putnam is also namei by the democrats. He wes @ barnburner (soft shell) member of the House in 1840, Mr. Van Gentvoord, of Rensselaer, ym run on bis own hook. For Clerk of the Assembly there are numerous candi- dates. In connection with this offte the names of J. Nafew, J.C. Cuyler, of albany; Mr. Deaw, of New York; Ornon Archer, cf Wayne; C. M. Schofield, of Oneida, are mentioned. Mr. Naiew is a hard shoil, The contest as that ix from cf bis party the Bening Transcript; Mr. Archer snd Major Sebo (Leputy Clerks of the last Assem>ly) are both rampant republicans, Hon. P, C, Ward, of Stew sen county, may aticr all become Clerk of the Howe. Hoe was a member of the Iasi Legisisture, Mr. Dean was once Deputy Cerk of the Avsembiy. Ira l’. Barnes, hard shell demo- erat, bas also been nam For the Clerk of the Senate, the following are namod:— H. J. Hastirgs, of Albany; Sam. Allen, of the Rochester Democral; 8, H. Roberts, of the Utica Herald; Mr. stu- art, of the Binghemton Remiblican; J. J. Chambers, of New York; Wm. Richardson, of Albany; A. G. Johason, of Renseolaer; W. H. Bogart, of Cayagu, (raoubifenas) ; H. D, Lansing, of Aibany; F. W. Waterbary, of Wost- chester; £. Max, Seal, of Chenango; J.J. Reynolds, of New York, (Amerivans); Jas. J. Johason, of the Albany Argus; Mx, Butts, ot the Rochezter Union, (soft); and 3, S, Bowne, of Otsego, (hard). The popnlar impression is row that the republicans will throw thefe votes for a oft democrat for Speaker, in order to defeat the Know Nothwg», who generally beloug to the Tweltth sectron or pro-slavery wing of tne Order. The Know Nothings have almost everything bat the Le- gislature. The Sewardives have the Senate ia such a way thet it can do no‘hing sgainst them. They did uct want he Assembly this year, but did want the Senate, as that bolds over and will have # mething to say next year about the election of a United States Fenator in place of ‘Mr. Fish, whose term expires on the 4th of March, 1867. Next year the Seward men will make a struggle for the Assembly. Officers of the Nicarnguan Government, YO THE EDITOR OY THE HNRALD. The present government of Nica agas is composed en- Urely of notives of the country; the army alone is a mix- ture of Americans and natives. The President and the three Supreme Judges are of t10 aristocratic or old Gra- pada faction, already recognized by the government of the United States. The toilowing ix a coxcect List of the principal officers of the repvtlic:— Prevident—Don Patricio Rivas, Seorerary of State- Gen. Maximo Jeres, Minister ot War—Don Gueneventnra Silva. Acting Minfater of Finance-—Den Fermin Ferrer. Judiciary.—Three supreme Judges- Don Innocent Cho- morta, Don Pedro Solosono, Don Sebastian Marenco, Department of Granada—Governor Senor Silva, of elty and filty towne. \ Department of Rivas—Sencr Ubaldo, Department of Chonteies—~ —, mont of Matagalpa—Col, Herrera. Dep nent :f Nueva Segova—Gen, Vallic, Lepar tar id a rath uate Shay River wn bas ita alcaldes, n, corporate ite 0c } cabaldes,’? (fathers of # land.) Not a single civil office of the State is held by an Amo- rican, NICARAGUA. Supreme Court—In pie >. Ohriay big =“ Murph Tre, 81—. . v6, and Others.—The motion to discharge the defendant as be denied, but with liberty to defendant to renew ‘tin a sub- Loyucns slay of proceccings, as he may Ue advined, . SHIP BUILDING FOR 1855, Vessels Launched During the Past Year Number Remuining on the Stocks—Falling Of m the Business, &c., de. € In accordance with our usual custom, we submit to our readers the followiog compilation, showing the amount of business done in ship building, in the port of New York, during the past year. Our task this year, compared withe previous ones, has indeed been an easy one; for, during 1855, so unprecedented has been the depression in the , ship building ert, that our heading to these remarks ang apperded meagre list msy almost be deemed @ misnomer, as contrasted with preceding years. Experienced ship builders pronounce the depression and gloom of the past year to be upparallvied; and aa & consequence some of ‘their class have been compelled to succamb beneath the influence of irresistible advernity. ‘True it ia that some- thing like a revival in rbip building has beon experienced in seme quarters, and that a well founded hope prevail that the ensuing +prirg will confirm the general conf dence which experienced men entertain of renewed ac \ivity in the art in which iis New York professora are 60 pre-eminent; but gloom and total desertion still prevail in many cfour neighboring slip yards, some of whom have been the birthp/aces of the finest and noblest steam ves- tele and ships thet ever + plongbed the waves.”” ‘The cauaes which have led 10 the avove state of things are palpably evicrnt, #d vave, in some respects, bu realized the pred » of Lhore conversant with the ship building interest. Murt of Giom baye undoubtedly been Deyond the ecntrol of (hose interested, but one at least wight haye becn avoided, bad a more cordial feeling existed between emplay ere wad Vboix operatives. .A com pinolion by the workmen, having fur iis object the exac- tion of dispropor © and esorbilant prices for labor, has led in ecme insianers to the insolvency of master vhipbuliders, from the fact of th-te being at the time at the ery of the artizans. This combination hes operat- ed during the past season in ua unusnal way, The de~ pono for phips of late years has een so urgent, that by a pofural law the rotes of wagos had rise unprecedent-~ edly high, The ships contracted for were imperatively required (under heavy ‘orfeats in case of failure) to be completed at certain siatea portods, his state of things evobied the workwan to eare ia three or foar daya an much ap was deemed by bun « week's Wages, and many therefore aerumed & high tone, aud contemptaously re- fured eutreaties to remsin svanly et work during the entire week. The ineviiable rerult was, that the master shipouilder failed to corpleve bis contract, and in some instances was inined—the intohible consequence being, thet retribution bas pince fal.en and stil weighs upon the short-righted authors of the misobief, It is beyond question that there who wore mos: prominent ia the affair among the eperative:— f course there are many honor- able exceptions- have since ben, and so continue, the yresen? wide epread laek ot em- ployment and its ensequent miseries, May it prove s warning henesforward, and eoofirm truth thatis, or ought Lo be, sel-evicent—inat the intecest of both the employer und employed depeuts on their mutual cor diatity, We need scarcely enumeraie che other causes of de- pression which are so well known to the commercial world, such ae the comps:ative cessation of the Califor- nis and Australia marine tea o—the partial failure of the crops of 1854-—the aoverie elect of Lue preseut belligerent actitnee of the great kuropean Vowers, necessitating, aa it does, ia many ways, the gradusl but eure contraction of business solutions generally, which, according to Im- mutable laws, can only iegitimately and healthily flourish under the auspicious smiles of ‘mees-eyed Pease.” But turn we from the gloomy co the brightening page ofthe future, Althourh the Hur: pean war etill contianes to impede the operations of cur New York ship yards, a tolerable amount of bu iness ts belog dove in some quar~ tere, and renewed confidenve i cvineng itself in the } prospect which “tooms up in the fature;? and it would seem that uothing is wanting but a settlement of the “kastern question” to embolden tual speculative spir which 16 the hie of ship building. As the result of our labors in its compilation, we sub following liet ot steam ani seiiug vessels, of all arses, Isunched or remaining on tae stocks in the build- ing yards of the port of New Ycsk for the year end Lee. 1, 1865 IN NEW YORK CITy. BY MR. A. ©. BELL, Launched Swi.gerland, of 1,300 tons, for Messra February—Shi Tane, West & Co. Schooner John Boston, of 460 tous, for Messrs. Serantoz & Tallman, Schooner Maria, of 200 tons, for Mr. Hl. K. Corning. August—Schooner Thomas Hulombe, of 450 tons, for Mersrs, Scranton & Tullman, December 22—A bark of about 250 tons, for Mesers. 0. L, & A, Ferris. 29th—Sehooner Toreph W. Webster, 400 tons, for Scran- ton & Tallman’s line of Charleston packvts, On the Stocks, Fhip Kitty Simpson, of Tu0 toms, and will be ready for launching ia thre or four weeks. She is owned by L. Hi. Simpeon & Sous, and is interded for the Bordeaux trade. BY ROOSEVELT, JOYCE & CO. unche Jonuary—Ship Titen, of 4,000 tona. for D. D. Bacon, of ston, She is now under charter by the French govern- out, and ig employed in the transport service. feptember—Bark Maury, ct 694 tons, for Messrs. A. A, Low & Brothers, avd ia now on ner way to China, to ba engaged in the coas‘ing trade of that country. This ia the vessel that was srized at the instigation ot the British Consul in this city, who s»ppoced she was intended for @ Ruesian privateer, i On. the Stocks. A chip of $00 tona, tor Win. Nelson & Sons, for thet line of New Orleans packets, and wili be ready to launcts this wonth, Z Deck Exeunnge, of 99U tons, tor Mesers. Eagle & Ha- vard, and intended as a Mobile packet, She will alsa be vendy to launch this month, WESTERVELT SIIIP YARD. Laune| WA January—Steamer Avago, of 3,000 tons, for M. Living- ston’s Havre line, March—Pilot boat Eowin Forrest, of 100 tons, for San- dy Took pilots, Mey—tehooner Jack Bunsby, of 160 toa, for Stephon G, Bogert. August—Bark Zephyr, of 626 tons, for Messrs, Cham- berlain, Robinson & Co. September—Ship J bn J. Beyd, of 1,600 tons, for Capt. Wm. Zycon, now on a voyage to Liverpool. No vember—chooner Joseph H. Teone, of 150 tons, for Slephen G. Bogert. On the Stocks. Ship Shepherd Knapp, of 960 tons, for Alexander ME. Lawrence, will be ready for launching this month. Bark John J. Palmer, of 650 tons, for J. S. Lawrence and Oelrichs & Co, BY WM. H. WEBB. Launched. Jounory 4—Sbip New Orleans, of 1,080 tons, for Stan ton & Thompron’s Liverpool trade. February 17—Bilg Alamo, of 600 tons, for Wakeman, Dimon & Co., now in the Texis trade. March 3—S'sip Neptune, of 2,000 tons, for Chas, H. Marrhall & Co’s Lives poc? line. April 22—Steamer Astoria of 500 tons, for Beverley 8, Sanders, San Fraxeisco, where «he has arrived. July 23—Brig Texas, of 600 tons, for Wakeman, Dimon & Co,, now in the Texas trade. August 18—Brig Subive, of 4°5 tons, for Wakeman, Dimon & Co., aJso in the Texas trade, September 15—Steamer America, of 650 tons, for John 8. Isanea, of Calitornia. November 13—~brig Fanny Holmes, of 700 tons, for Post, Smith & Co., for the Mobile trad. December 22—Ship Silas Holmes, of 2.000 tons, for Wil- linms & Gulon, intended for the Liverpool trade. On the Stocks, A ebip of 1,200 tons for Post, Smith & Co., intended for vhe Liverpeo! trade. A chip for Buckiin & Crane, of 1,400 tons, for the everal trade, A steamer of 900 tons for Pelayo, Pardo & Co., Cuba, trade. steamer of 860 tonsfor B. Blanco, for New Grenada, A brig of 700 tons for Poss, Smith & Co., for the Mobile: trade, BY SMITH & DIMON. Launched, September 4—Steamship Fulton, of 2,600 tons, for Mor timer Livingeton’s Havre line, ‘This yard is now closed, BY J. jd & G. STEERS. wunched . Yacht Widgeon, 110 tons, tor Mr. Edgar. On the Stocks. Steamship Adriatic, of 4,200 tons, for Collins’ line off Liverpool steamers. It is probable she will be ready ©F jaunching in March, She is larger than any steamer ye Jaunched. BY JOHN ENGLIS, La’ Steamer Joseph Whitney, of 006 tons, now running bee tween Boston and Baltimore, December 3—Steamer Lewiston, of 900 tons, to run ber tween Boston and Portland. Mr. Englia bas aluo widened and almost rebuilt the < ‘ “a = s