The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITUR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASHAU AND FULTON BTS. EL orem sere. SF. Grea Bosin or © any part) te Comdinees ak their ballots for Washington Smith, alr o a whig. There is an understood rule in the Bor rq that the presiding officer shall be taken alterny tely from the two parties; and as Isaac Townser .4, a democrat, held that position last year, a whig’ is entitled tothe honor this year; but the difficulty gt present appears to be a personal and not & poli’ ia) one, Fog ganization of the Board is a very ridicuioua affair, and is evidently ® small ix ,itation of what{s trans- to net ae , = bs VOLUSTaRy coRRespo: E, contsining impore | Piriag at Albany and Was’ ington. ; EN Te Sale Fonales Couneerdanesrs ane | . Th€ Board of Manage ry of the New York Bible Fanrutiansy Rugcroren To SRAL ast Levrens ano Pack | Soeiety held a regular monthly meeting last even- ing at their room, As or place. In the absence of the President, Mr. fiyde was called to the chair ‘The matters consi@ ered by the members were of no general importar ce, consisting principally of the regular routiné jusiness, After ‘hearing the re- ports of a f w committecs an adjournment was moved and a reed upon. The steawr or Plymouth Rock remained ashore at Hart Islam’ , at last accounts, the steam tug sent to ber ass? ance having failed to get her off. The high tide 4 which preweil at presext are much i her favor, ® od she will probably be got afloat ina day coma bs NO NOTICE inion of anonymous communications We do oncten ten JOB PRIN urratel SA neater he pwn and de ADVERTISEMENTS ronewad every day. . Me. 3 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. JOADWAY THEATRE, Brosiway—Kise Cesnmixe— JUDGE OF APPEARANCES. MISLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway—Jocko—Ivce or Nrwrne —M. Dect aLommat, BOWERY TRE, p— Bane Mar i THEA’ Bowesy—E.nvust RAVEN BURTON, IRATE OTT Tal Toad Tealsct! | Thy sales cotter yesterday were confine 0 600 ave—Thir To Nisean. = a7 bales, at etewdy prices. Flour was less active and saleable at the previous day's prices, as dealers WY re walting the receipt of laver foreign news, and © criness was rather restricted. Wheat was un- changed, with Mttle deing beyond a cargo of com- mon red Tennessee, at $1 %. Corn was firmer, and 20,000 bushels old Western mixed were purchased by one party, for export, et 2c. a 94c., frem store and delivered. Pork opened with a better feeling, with sales at #17 for mew, but at the elose 100 bbls. do. cold at $16 75. Beef and lard were dull. Cut meats were active, with sales of 900 boxes ‘long middies, rib in, deliverable this month, alongside ship, ot Sc. Sugar and coffee were steady ‘but quiet. Proighte—Fugugements to English ports were light; to Antwerp, 25,000 bushels rye were engaged, in ship's bags, at 13}c WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway -Cerries.s rece Relay! 0-CA MONT as. LAURA KEBNE® V BIRR, Broetway— Decca or Dmanione ~ TRI ALL — DIV exTisne mest, T° MINSTRELS, 44 Bresdway—Frmorias Paw PORE AN ES. ae BUCKLEY'S KUALESEUR OF RRA HOURE, 690 Broads way Busterccn Ornms amb Neono Mineregisy OORLYN KUM, Brookiyn—Brmoris ATH So. Peiday, Janeary Modis for Rurepe. NEW YORK HMR ALD—EDIMION FOR PCROTE. The Collins mail s:eamship Paci, Capt, Ebirhig lave this port tesmorrow. at even, fi pol ‘The Furopsen evails will elow im thie cily at B a) past ten o'cleek to-morrow morning. ‘Whe Henatp (printed in Bxfylich and Prenoly) will be Published st wine o'clock inthe morning. “ing le copies, Ww weapperr, *xpence. Subscrtptitas and advert’vements for any* edition of the New Yours Hinsiv will be received at We fullowing places in Derope:— Loxpex fim. & Buropear Deprest Or Pane do. do. _wn Oficial Correspondence on the Dantsk Seund ars. We ley before our readers in this paper the oficial correspendence between our govern- ment and that of Denmark on the Danish Sound toll. Our readers, especially of the mercantile clacses, will peruse this cerreepon- dence with interest and satisfaction, because, whetber brought to a final settlement by this administration or carried over to the cext, the agitation of the subject thus commenced can only ond in the extinguishment of this old feudal tribute, co long collested at the gates of the Beltic from the commerce of tke world, the United Stetes inclusive, that our worthy friends, the Danes, seriously discuss it 2s one of their divine rights. The material points presented in this ccrres- pondenee are:— First. The notification given by Mr. Bedin- ger, our Minister at Copenhagen, on the Lith Apri}, #55, that one year from that dete the United States will treat the convention rega- lating the tolls exacted from our commerce as @ bullit. Second. Denmark agrees to this, under the consoling idea that the United States-will be ready te supply the place of the old ¢reaty with a new one regulating these Sound.essess- ments, Third. Mr. Marcy politely informs the Da- nish government that his meaning of the quashing of the existing treaty involves.e de- termination on the part of the United States to cease.paying these Sound toils altogether, on the ground that they cover, ont-and out, an unjust and insufferable principle of extortion upon the-rights of commerce to a free passege through one of the great highways of trade. Fourth. -A circalar, embracing a propositien from the Danish government to all the natioas interested, includiog the United States, to meet in general convention at Copenhagen, for the purpore of some defivite and general under. standing on che subject. Fifth. The.retueal of our government to be a party in that convention, on the ground that it is intended therein to siuk the immediate issue in come generel arrangement of the “balance of power” in the Old World, with which the New World has zothing to do. Sixth. The United States, in lieu of the Sound tolls, will cheerfeMy pay a liberal per centage for the expenses of such lighthouses, buoys, &e., as-have been or may be erected and main- tained by Denm: for the benefit of com- merce. And here the matter stands. It must, how- ever, be brought to some solution by the ifth of Apri! next, or then, or shortly thereafter, come American vessel will bring the question to a direct test, in ranving, or attempting to tun the Sound without the payment of a cent of toll, Our only fear is that, as usual, having brought the controversy to the fight'ng point, our administration may back out and leave our commerce, in default of any treaty, sub- ject to such exactions as Denmark may think fit to make, under the connivance of Hogland and France. We beseech our administration to maintain its ground, keeping steadily ia view the example of Thomas Jefferson with the Dey of Algiers. The two cates are somewhat different, but the principle in both is substan- tially the same--on unwarrantable interruption of the free passage of one of the highways of the world’s commerce. . Evy —We are threatened by Mesers. Pierce and Marcy with a war with Bag land and a war with Denmark: and now we ar informed that the American ship “Liberty (mark that—Liberty,) on her voyage from New Orleans, was, when ¢ Matanzos, fired into by an arthed vessel bearing the Spanish flag. Shall onr liberty be asealled in this way with impunity? Shall this outrage go un- redres: No! “In for a penny, in for a pound.” Let Mr. Pierce send up a message at once to Congress, declaring that in addition to England and Denmark, we mast have a war with Spain. Liberty fe PREACHING Verst , Taw 18 Cornhill, 8 Place de In Bourse Lavenrodi- do. do. 7 Beemiire otrees. Livexrove-- John Hunter, 12 Bxebaage sto@et, hast. ‘The cortonts ef the Duropean editien of the Himaw wi embence the news received by mat end telegraph at Whe officeturing the previous week, ocd to the hour of pedlicati n. ae “Matis ter the Pactfic. TRY PEW FORK BGRALD—CALIPORNIA EDITION. ‘The Buited Htates wail steamship Goorge Law, Captain Bernden, ‘wil leave this port to-morrow atvernoon at two o'clock, Jor Anpic-wall. ‘The mails for Cutiforni: wit elere at one oe) ‘Se New York -¥ cexiy Henaip—-“sliforala eiition— eomtetaing the latest inteltigence from all parts of the work, will be publlched at eleven e’clock in the myrniag. Single cepies, imrrappers, ready fer maiting, sixpence. agents will please-cend in their orders as early as pos- adic. nd other parts of the Pacific The News. - Meither the stecmer Canada, due at Halifax from Mverpool, nor the Arago, due at this port from evre; had made their appearance up to a late hour lect night. At'the date of our Isst despatch from Halifax a heavy snow storm prevailed there. In the’ United States Senate yesterday the re- pert of the Secretary of the Treasury was presented, amd 10,500 copies were ordered to be printed. fexetor Hale then delivered a savage attack upon the President's message, the manner of its transmission to Congress, and its author's Presi- dextial. aspirations. Mr. Wilson offered a reso- futien calling on the President for information relative to the stute of afuirs in Kansas. The Senate then adjonrned till Monday. In the House Mr. Walker offered a resolution declaring Mr. Boyce, (dem.) of: South Carolina, Speaker. Amendments were <everally proposed, substituting the names of Mesers, Banks and Pennington. The resolution was fingily tabled by sixty-six majority. Three addi- tiowal votes for Speaker were then taken, and on the jast and nineteenth trial Mr. Banke still wanted six, votes of an election. Qs2.of our Washington despatches states that Gen. Almonte, the Mexican Minister, will not pro- eeedi2:London as ambassador. He will return to Mexico, where parties said to be holding infuen- tial,postions design clevating him to the Presidency of that republic. Our last accounts from Mexico gave a:deplorable picture of the condition of aifairs, Gen. Comonfort, however, had just formally as- sumed.tbe,post vacated by Alvarez, and it remains, therefogeio be seen whether he will quietly sub- mit to be thenst aside by Almonte and his partizans. Nothing of importance transpired in the New York Senate yesterday. In the Asscmbly several propositions were presented with the view of facili tating an ,orggnization, all of which were rejected. Three votes wore taken for Speaker, with the same result a6 previously. There seems to be little pros- pect of a compromise. Rumors were current, how- ever, of negotiations between the bard shells and Know %othings op the one hand, and the Know Nothings and black republicans on the other. Whether ¢his coqnetting will lead to a union it is impossible to predict. ‘The Commissioners of the Canal Fund held their first meeting on Wednesday, when Wra. J. Coruwell was removed from the office of Auditor, and Nathi- niel S. Benton appointed. The Legislature of Pennsylvania have appointed the 14th inst. for holding an election for United States Senator in place of Mr. Cooper. The steamship Black Warrior, from New Grieans and Havana, arrived at this port yesterday. Our dates from the laiter port are up to the 2sth ult. In ancther column may be found an abstract of the news from Cuba. An arrival at New Haven, from Porto Rico Dec reports that the cholera wes raging to an alarming extent on the north side of the island. In one vil- lage, containing a population of one thousand in- habitazs, five hundred persons had died in the space af forty-two hours. Our Guayama (Porto Rico,) gorrespondent, writing on December 17, states that up to the 13th of that month four thousand cases of cholera had appeared on the island, ofvhich number two thousand five hundred terminated fatally. Guayama, Ponce and some other towne were free from the epidemic, but St. Johns was visited at last date. A severe shock of an earthquase, with the appearance of a very bril _ liant meteor, “ended to increase the popular fear. he suger.crep was in a critical position, although the y eather wee fine and some canes were in pro- coas 0." gipadi American produce was in re- tACTICE.—-The Richmond quest. = Whig commentiog upon the President's Mes An int, *reating report on the effect of the reci- sage, fays :—" While Mr. Pierce pre well procity tre, ty hetween the United States and Cana: | ie aote had. To tae parr which he bas da, was maa'@ by she Hon. J. Phillips Phenix, at a meeting of the? New York Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday. From this document it appears that the trade be. Ween the twe countries has quad- rupled during the ast three years, and is only ex ceeded by two coum ‘ries, viz:—England and France, Ita value is nearly e wal to the commerce of the lavished upon the softs a e Boilers of the North are we in an em degree indebted for the rapid increase of those detestable fa tionr.” Just so. How Mr. John Cochrane & Co., of the Custom House, must have laughed in their sleeves on reading the preaching of latter. The report re ‘ommends Congress to still | Mr. Pierce on the nigger question, as contrast farther extend the’ pri..iples of the reciprocity | ¢@ with his practice in the division of ih treaty, by admitting other articles of produce free. spoils. A report was also made on t he usury laws, in which —_———_= the Chamber adheres to thet formerly expressed | Trousie is rae Crry Davanrienrs.——Thore opinion ix favor of their enti." abolition by the Btate Legislature. ‘The Board.ot Ten Governors met ,vesterday to re- sume theiy efforta to elect a President fut the ensuing year, bat failed to do so, as the den,ocrats and andictate, and is some excitement omong the city politicians relative to the peculiar appoin'ments said to be on the slates of the lately elected heads of the city departmente. There have been recent additions to Know Nothing counctla that at- a to their own r wehign Resi adhesed The demo- | tract considerable attention, and there promises rein exsbers of the Board yotod for Simeon Ura- | to be an interestizg time in and around the poy, wbig, ab the whigs and Know Nothings wet | City Hall during the goming work, The Peficy of Nepoleon in Eurepe and the Petey of the United States tm America. There is a certain measure of consistency ‘in all great and successful enterprises—some- thing which evinces in their conduct more than mere adventure and experiment. How apparent is the truth of this observation may be seen by a recurrence to the general line of policy marked out and steadily persued by the present Emperor of the French in connection with the grand schemes of bis “illustrious predecessor.” Louis Napoleon began his career precisely where the great Napoleon left off. The en- trance to Mosoow was the tast upward step of the old Napoteon—the first ascending step of the present autocrat of France is to be found in the wee with Ruseia. He began his no- table career, then, where his uncle left off. Forty yeers of peace had changed the face of Europe. After the ‘fall of the Napoleenic dynasty, in 1814, the Congress of Sovereigns met at Vienna and utterly proscribed that dynasty. The partition and absorption of Poland by Russia, end Austria afterwards, in violation of the Vienna treaty, absolved Eng Jand from obligations to it, and preved to the Jatter Power, at all events, the insincerity of Austria and Russia as advocates of the Euro- pean dogmas of the status quo. The present Em- peror of the French, on the basis of the de- velopements which were made practical by the position of Russia towards the Ottoman empire, found it an easy task while reviving the actual programme of the great Napoleon, to so change its policy as to bring Eagland into his alliance. He had ihe sagacity to ap- preciate the character of Lerd Palmerston, the dandy politician; and by a little adroit flattery, he soon contrived to capture that war- like and conceited politician, and, through him, to make England the packhorse aod sumpter mule of the Russian war--to do the drudgery, the carrying and ¢he small work of the great campaigns he was arranging against the hereditary enemy of hie house. By the powers of his own armies, thus aided by the moral power of England, by the overwhelming force of ber navy particular- ly, which has served rather to protect French commerce than to inflict igjuries upon Russia, Louis Napoleon is rapidly securing the old position of France in Earepe, and under the modifications of general-policy and national combinations, with tar better prospect of finai success than ever attended the career of the great Napoleon. If there were no other favorable signs attend- ing the movements of the present Emperor, the fact that the old contest about legitimacy has been totally ignored and the Napoleonic dynasty thoroughly recognized as a legal rule in Enrope, would be enough of itself to assure permanency to the present French empire. That contest was the severest which has ever attended governmental <isputes about mere rulers. It involved the very life of the mo- narchical system, which before had settled its tenures by divine right. The introduction of the great Napoleon to the throne of France oa an elective basis—on our ideas, in fact, of po- pular sovereignty—aud the reconstruction of the same dynasty in 1852, or before and since, not to be technical, are different stages lead- ing on to success, of the greatest political re- volution that the world has ever witnessed. That the aristocracy of Eagland is at all attached to the theory of the present govern- ment, or that which created or underlies the present government of France, és absurd in it- self. But there is already a power in England behind the throne, and it is greater than the throne itself. It is from this latter source that Louis Napoleon gets his Euglish syzapathy and supports aud he gets the same sympathy in sind from the United States. He isthe repre- -ecntative of the pogular mind in having over tbrown the assumed divinity of exeoxtive te- oures and planted bimself upon the broader, firmer and stronger foundations of the people. ‘Thus allied to this principle in the orgeniza- tien of the empire, to which he firmly adkeres as ie shown by every spoech he has made on the subject; allied to Eegland through it, ihe positien of France in Eurepe may now be es- tabliebed by simply pursuieg a line of policy towards the United States—euch a line of poli- cy only as chall preserve cousistency, avoid col- lision between the two governments, and allow this republic the same yole in America that Na poleon has determined to play ia Harope. This all meana, of course, nou-intervention in our offairs,a scheme that will remove every question of diepute from the two governments —that will result in building up a powerful ally here by kindred interests and policy-- that will vastly multiply our intercourse, mu- tually evhance the great commercial and trading profits one with the other, and strengthen and fortify the two nations. The alliance of England with Frauce isa necessity to the former. She has nowhere elee to go. Driven out of the East of Europe, with the power to cripple Russia as a commer. cial and maritime State—requiring all ber evailavle aod rapidly sinkiog military estab, at to carry out her gigantic conquests in Avla—her colonies being released from her gresp— her commerce overshadowed by that of the of this Vaion—her maritime as. cendency already questioned--ber govern- weut irretrievably in debt—her people gradu- ally but certainly enlargiag their political rights—her aristocracy siuking—her martial spirit at a discount—her fame ‘om torical, where else but to France could +! and why not, getting there, bluster and crow a the does over her fancied security oace mr England, now, is at the point of releasing her pretensions in Ceatral America. It future to do this, and the only queston is whether she hes yet been able to redage her pride to mect the obvious necessith States ro. s of her porition in this respect, As with Texas may retire with protests—a favorite device ot | modern diplomacy—a device adopted in the | case of the partition of Poland in 1852, and | offering now afine tleld for the intel) aud | tastes of Lord Palmersion and Mr. Marcy. | will enable the latter to review the laterest events connected with the Ostend J to bring to bis mlod que 1 Spanish diplomacy Gen. Pierce to reeur t a reference which we have a onferen a his marvellous con it will ena) his inaugural right te wire beliowe he bas not made aince bis elevation to Meantime, events ore rapidly moving Trance to the porition of general ascen in Europe, and the United States to geu arcend anne tive duties | | y on thie continent p of Cuba, Mexico and Central Awerl. | Mere Js ky bumas power to pryv gat. i | pore | New Year's day. as the Minister from Nicara- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1856. Bacx Aoaix.— Prince John Van Buren has returned to his ancient headquarters at Alba- ny, and appears to be working diligently to get up another regency, upon» joint stock basis between the hards and softe. The good results of his visit are already illustrated in the harmony (such as it is) of the two factions of the Legislature. What a blessed thing is barmony! What a public benefactor is the Prince! J Deap Horsxs.—This is the season for dead horses. Complaints are made that their car- casces are permitted to lie in the streets for days together, because Mr. Comptroller Flagg chaffers about and postpones the payment of the expenses of their removal. We trust our new City Inspector will assume the responsi- bility of having these dead horses carried away, with or without the consent of Mr. Flagg, whose ideas of economy are somewhet peculiar. Don’r Force that the National Democratic Executive Committee meet in Washington on the cightb, to appoint the day for the meeting of the Cincinnati Convention. Let our New York softs look to it. They are in danger. THE LATEST NEWS. BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. Non~ Arrival of the Canada. Haupax, Jan, 3—9 P. M. The steamship Canada is now in her thirteenth day, and may be considered fully due; but up to the present moment there are no signs of her. Further from Mexico. Barnaory, Jan. 3, 1853. Awenican Scrence Vixpicatixe res Crares Asnoap—Tue Hvouss’ Tenor arn ww Avsraia. —Mr. Kennedy, of Washiugton, ie now in Vienna, engaged in prorecuting claims for a patent for the Hughes’ telegraph, and in urg- ing its adoption by the Austrian government. Through Col. Jackson, the American Minister, he lately obtained an interview with the Minie- ter of Finance, who manifested the greatest interest in the discevery, admitting that if the reprecentations made of its value were sus tained by experiment, it would be of the ut- most importance to the government to obtain the control of it in Anstria,‘and therefore re- commended Mr. Kenzedy to see Baron Czorn- ing, the Director of Telegraphs, Railroads and Statistics, and through him to confer with the Minister of Commerce, to whose department all such interests pertain. Count Toggenbrug and the Minister of Com- merce directed Mr. Kennedy to present a writ- ten statement of the points to which he wished attention to be directed, and the conditions upon which this proposition was to be accepted, if acquiesced in by the government. Mr. Ken- nedy offered to furnish the Austrian authori- ties with a printing telegraph instrament which should combine all the advantages ap- pertaining to this telegraph, as represented ia the New York Heraxp ot the 17th ult., with the promise that if the experiments to be made in Vienna justified the account given of ils claime, it was to be offered for sale to the gov- ernment; but if the purchase was not made, in that case the Austrian government should pay the expenses of the trial, as well as of his return to and from Vienna, and also those of his attendant, with the cost of instruments, &c., &c. This proposition having been made, Mr. Kennedy had another in- terview with the Minister, by whom he was most promptly and in the kindest manner informed tbat whenever he was pre- pared to carry the experiments into execution, every facility should be afforded him for so doing, and that his propositions were accepted without reserve. Besides this, Count Toggen- brug desired ‘him to let the government have timely notice of his return to Vienne, when he should be furnished with authority to | viel the Austrian dominions with such travel- ling compenions and effects as he desired to bring, unfettered ky police control. Every facility bas been assured to Mr. Kennedy for the speedy granting of the patent; and as the Austrian government desires to avail itself -of the invention, and the novelty of its merits entitles it toa patent, ne will doubtless ‘be | immediately issued. Arrangements have el- ready been made to test this important Ame- rican discovery in conjenction with the autho- rities of France and England. Propositions have liewise been invited on behalf of Res- sia, by its Minister at Borlin, so that, with the sale which has already been made in America and the prospects open ia Europe, a snug com- petencyanay be safely anticipated for its young and enterprising inventoe. Mr. Kennedy, we understand, expresses in the most grateful terms his gense of the services rendered him by the American Minister, who has manifested the greatest interest in his -success, whilst he hears similar testimony to the conduct of the | Austrian authoritjes, whose intercourse with | him bas been marked by kindness and decision, and whose.purposes have been declared with a promptitude generally looked for in vain from persons in -bjgh official positions. Thus, in the telegraph, as iz steam naviga- tion, American genius has led the way to all the most impertant and usefal discoveries. However much foreignegs may affect to de- spice our institutions, the¥ must et least own that they are favorable to the developement ot scientific knowledge. last week are received. The popers contain the details of the Mexican advices to the 19th ult, The country was in great disorder. Comenfort had formally takem posteasion of the Prosi- dency. Cruz. United States Supreme Court. ‘Wastuxctoy, Jun. 2, 1856. Cooper. Error to High Court of Mississipp*. Cecree of said court, with costs. sfirming the trict of Colum No. 119—Isaac Hartshorn vs. Horace Day. having been prematurely docketed. by ordered to be stricken off the rolls. amd concluded by Mr. Bryan for appellants, Holmes et al. A lavts. Fendall and Traey for appellees. Wastincron, Jan. 3, 1856. Eastern district of Louisi this Court. cree of the Circuit Court, with costs. Error of the Supreme Court of Alabama. reversed the decree of the Supreme Court, with costa. No. 82.—Edward C. Richards et al., aj yanus Holmes et al. Argument coneluc for sppellants, by iffe. Adjourned. (Message of Governor Gardner, of Massa- chusetts. « Bostoy, Jan. 3, 1856. Governor Gardner's message was delivered to the Le- gielature to-day. He resommends twenty-one years’ write before they are allowed te vote; deprecates the pas- sage of the Personal Liberty act by the last Legislature, and arges its speedy repoajgsuggests a reduction of the is strongly native American in its tone. Maryland Legislature Baurmore, Jan. 3, 1856, ‘The organization of our State Legislature was com. pleted to-day. The House elected Mr. Traverse, Ameri- Is Sxnastoror, Taken?—Some time ago, it used to be common for the newspapers to head their news from Europe with the sar- castic words—* Sebastopol not taken.” About the end of last September, this flag was haul- ed down; and ia ite stead, the words, “Fall of Sebastopol,” flourished at the head of many and many a column. $f late the propriety of this heading has been questioned: many per- sons contending that ag the Russians were still in the possession of the north side of the bay, the Allies could not be said to have taken the place. The question resolved itself into ano- ther, namely, what is Sebastopol? where does it lie? In England, these questions were discussed elaborately. Many heavy bets depended on the decision, and whatever information could be obtained from books and the reports of army cficers was brought to bear. After a patient investigation, the head authority in betting matters—Bell’s Life in London—decided that Sebastopol was not taken, and that all bets on ils capture must be held in abeyance for the present, About the same time, singularly enough, the question seems to have been debated at St. Petersburg. Tt was settled there by an official document from the Russian Admiralty, from which we give extracts elsewhere. This document states that it is erroneous to nee the exprersion the southern city of Sebastopol as contradistinguished from the northern: that there is but one city of Sebastopol, which is situated on the southera side of the bay, and is in the possession of the Allies. These are the arsenal, the storehouses, the saval establishment, the admiralty, the barracks, the hospitals, the suburbs, the eburches, the port, and the whole of the naval ond military establishments: whereas on the norihern side there are neither suburbs nor storehouses, nor dwellings, nor barracks—no. thing, in short, which constitutes a city, The Russian decision is, therefore, that Se. vaetopel has fallen; and as it was theirs to lose, they may be suppored to know where and what it is better than foreigners, We fiad, from the letter of our correspondent at Sim pheropol, that thisis the impression at the Rus- clan headquarters fn the Crimea, as well as at st, Petersburg. Our correspondent writes that the Emperor “ departed southward for the pur- of inspecting the fortifications opposite Se- pol.” Bvidently he and those with whom he associates did not consider the north side as a part of Sebastopol. Gentlemen who have wagers that Sebastopol » 1) pot be taken, had better therefore pay up, the last Senate, was called to the chair of the Senate. Pennsylvania Legislature. Harrsavro, Jan. 3, 1856. The Senate has ecncurred in the House resolution fix- ing the 14th day of January for the election of a United States Senator in the place of Mr. Cooper. Fixe at Buffalo. Bvrrato, Jan. 3, 1856. The store No. 174 Main street, in this city, occupied by Mr. Whitehead, upholsterer, and Mr. Birgo, dealer in yoperbangings, was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss of the for ner is about $3,000, and of the latter $7,000, both mostly covered by insurance. The building was owned by J. W. Green, of New York, The occupants of the adjoining build'ngs susiained slight losses from water, &e. The New Mall Route Between Cairo, 111, and New Orleans. Caro, IL, Jan 2, 1856, The contract for carrying a daily mail between this city and New O:leans went into effect yesterday, and the firet steamer in the rervice, the Niagara, loft hore last night. The instructions of the Postinaster General on the subject require the employment of first class boots, the time allowed from Cairo to New Osleans being five Cays, and from New Orleans to Cairo six days. Tho bouts are to leave here daily at 5 P.M. Stabbing in New Orleans, Rarsimore, Jan. 3, 1850. Four men were stabbed in New Orleans on Christinas Gey. Two of them bave died not expected to live, |, and the two others were Heavy Rains and Fears of Freshets In the South. Couumnia, 8. C., Jan. 3, 1856, It has rained almost continually in this locality during the past twe weeks, The rivers are very fall, and great apprebensions are entertained of a destructive freshest, Ty bas rained in torrents for the Jast twenty-four hoora and still continues. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Paaverpata, Jan, 3, 1855, Stocks doll, We quote Penneylvania fives, 8234; Read- ing Railroad, 4634; Lovg Island Reilroad, (1332; Morris Canal, 13; Penmylvania Railroad, 4334. BALTIMOLE CATTLE MARKET. Baurimore, Jan, 3, 1856. At our cattle market 700 beeves were offered, of which © wore dr ivon, and the balance sold at $6 a $9 75 nev. fogs were in lerge supply and dull, Sales ab $7 25 $7 50 per 10 Ibe. ip cin eee Commissioners of Emigration. ‘The Board met on Wednesday, but did nothing of i npor- tance, ‘The following will be found interesting — FINANCIS YOR THE YEAR ENDING DFO, SI, 185 Balance in Bank January 1, 1855. $61,102 46 Ager gate receipts to Dec. 26, * $360,875.15” Received since to and inclusive of Blet, for Commissioners of alien passengers, Ke., &...... ccc. 8,501 08—368,400 24 $429,658 7 Disbursements to Dec. 26, 1855, 480,017 13 haatits Sundry expenses of Dec, 12, 19 and 26, paid on Dec. 26, 1855... 911,742 64—192,689 77 Overdraft Dec. 31, 1865... ++ $68,081 07 Dell « Life to the contrary notwithstanding. RETURN OF INMATES, ETC., FOR THK WEEK ENDING JAN, 2, 1856, 1856.” 1866. = de }o, ‘nmatesin institution Wards Island.. 1,943 3,884 Mancoveta vs. Frencu.—We see that Senor} “ “ “ “* M. Hospital,.. 134 359 Marcoleta wae received at the White House on 2,077 _ 8,743 of alien passengers arrived to Dec. 26, 1855.. 194'907 No of alien pnssengers arrived since, to, and Bist owe, while Parker 1. French keptaloof. The inelusive,.... otter, however, it is said, intends to rece the me out at Waghington, Another wer, per i yaye. 1,236 Jv tal for the year ending 1855, ow eon ee debe JOGTEMER sr reer eveerprenen errr ere Peer pieneRD 18,90 ‘The New Orleans mails of Wednesday and Thursdey of ‘The steamer Fenjamin Franklin had arrived at Vera No. 19—David Bash vs. the administrators of Maborn Judge Curtis delivered the opinion of the Court, affirming the No. A—United States vs. Catesby, appleaded with Roger Jones. Judge Grier delivered the Court's opinion, {udsment of the Ctreuit Court of the Dis The cause, jefendant, was No. 32—Robdert A. Parker et al. vs. William Overman. Argument was continued by Mr. Lawrence for appellee, No. 82—Fdward C. Richardson et al. vs. Sylvanus ment commenced by Bib», for appel- No. 27.—Lonis ‘Curtis et al. vs. Therese Pettibain and wife, Victor Este et al. Error to Circuit Court for the Judge Campbell delivered the decision of the Conrt, dismissing the case with cost— the transcript not being in conformity with the eleventh and thirty-first rules of the Court, and the judgment of the Circuit Court not of a nature to be re-examined by ‘No, 2.—Henry R, W. Hills, executor, vs. James 1. Meek et al.— Appeal from the Circuit Court for the South- ern district of Missiasippi. "Judge Catron affirmed the de- No, 21.—Wm. T. Miner et al. vs. Charles Crommelin.— Judge Catron ants, vs. Syl- ie. Bibb No. 34.—Wm. Jones et al., plaintiffs, vs. Wm. §. John- ston. A'gument commenced. Mr. 8, Camerou for plain- residence of foreign born citizens, and ability to read and number of members of the popular branch of the Lagisla- ture, and. denounces lobbying legislation. The message can, of this cfly, Speaker, and Mr. Garther, President of F, M. bimord, Si, Loin; B. Rtrapge, Celfornia, Hyatt Warfield, Meloourne; ©. Vilvard, Atos ue ard, Atoan’ Alex Nevir 8 Bristow, J Miss Leavitt, of Kockville,’ Conn; Mesa MJ Pierson, Geo Shy, J hander, T Gardner, W Hiveb, nick, Néw York; Jas West, Chicago: Peter Job ca St Toul ht} Yn 8 Hughes, J stove a! fo, Toronto: on, W A Murrey, Hamilon; igriei Wile, Foroptos B Mis are milion; J B Be igrier Geo Hews i March, Madetca; Dr Bellot au rin ences joward March, ra; Dr Bell *, Pes aaaives Be! a i Bs , residen . Be and J J Barron, New York: Wiliam ures. W tho old established picture al 260 Brondway, Btep in and see ho stvler—for the pocket, office and derk use. Dir diaries, for Indies’ retionles and holiday gute inwyere’ dim FIRING INTO THE AMERICAN SHIP LIBERTY BY SPANISH CRUISERS. Captain Benjamin atkins, of the ship Liberty, who ar- rived at this port on the Ist inst., from New @rieane, states that on Thursday, Dec, 20, the Pan of Matanzas Dearing South, and distant from the land four miles, at 8:30 P. M. tacked off sbore; same time saws brig to the eastward, runnirg before the wind under her topsails, the ship Westmoreland, of Philadelphia, from New Or- leads bound to Liverpool, in company and to windward of us, having tacked at the same time, thereby bringing the strange brig astern of her. The brig hoisted the Spanish colors, hauled up and gave chase to her. Hoisted our en- sign at the peak, thereby showing our nationality, kept them flying ten minutes, and hauled them down, The brig, finding the Westmoreland outsailing her, then bore up before the wind and ran down for us, we keeping our course by the wind. When off our weather quarter, she hauled to, edging down upon us, (to which we paid no attention, having previously shown our colors), we forging abead, and working to windward cf her. When in our wake, she swung off broadside to, and fired a gan at us, We then backed our mizzen topsail, and again set our colors, she keeping after us and falling to leeward for a half anbour, apd forereaching upon us, until she came within hailing distance on our lee quarter. We were then hailed from the brig, and told that we might ‘ go on.”? This hai) being in English, Captain Atkins demand ed, (pointing to the colors ) “Why have you detsined my ship, ond why do you insult that flag?” to which no res ponse waa given, he putting bis helm up, and going cff before the wind, hauling his colors Gown at tie same time. Filled away the mien topsail, and kept our course. The brig was pierced for ten gune, with quarter galleries; had two quarter b ats, painted white; had a large complement cf men. Topmen were aloft, ready to cross topgallant yards, and the crew apparently at quarters.” BENJAMIN ATKI‘S, Master sh'p Liberty. News from Cuba. The! &. mail steamer Black Warrior, S. B. Miller commander, arrived yeste-day morning from New Orleans, via Havana, having left the latter place on the 28th ult. ‘The Black Warrior has experienced strong northerly gales with beavy head seas. ° Several important political arrests had been made im Havana, amongst which are mentioned those of Don Justo Poso, Don Francisco Pajomino, Don Fransisco Delgado, Dotor Ruz and the Major Domo of General Concha. All these gentlemen were shipped off to Spain on the follow- ing day without even the mockery of a trial. One ver- sion of the grounds ofthis summary proceeding i+, that a parsenger on the Crescent City brought a letter to Gene ral Concha froma Cubsn in New York, informing.him that Senor Goicourria, of the Cuban Junta, was about to leave this city with 600 Ulibusters for the purpose of in- vading the island; that they were to be reinforced on their arrival by every patriotic Cubav, and thaton the landing: cf the expedition M. Delgado was to relieve his Excel- lensy the Captain Generaio bis gubernatorial functions, Another story is, that the parties whose names are given: above were overheard by a Spanish spy at the fi:neral’ ceremony in honor of General Tacon, indulging in some exceedingly bitter remarks on the dead hero, with equally flattering reflections on his successore, One, itis repo-ted! even went the leng'h of saying that he wished the threat. ened expedition from the States would take place at once, fo #8 to relieve them from such a set of seoundrels. These persons will be put on their trials in Spain. ‘The yassengers ot the ill fated Crescent City arrived at Havena in the British brig Alma, on the evening of the 26th ult, Their wants were Laaeaoey vided for by the energetic agent of the company, Y. Johnson, Fsq., who took care that they bad every comfor: whick their distressed condition required. Attacks had deen made on the sonduct of Captain Gray, in some of the Hevana papere, but the passengers had fully vindicated: bim against there aspertione. e facts that no life was Jost, that nobody was even hurt, and that not a sing article of baggage was missing, speak mero loudly in favor than all the wiitten tes imony thet can be ad- duced’ in support cf his well known energy of charieter and seaman like qualities, General Concha had remodelled the goveramen‘a} divi- sion of the whole of Cuba. Tae new organization does not seem to give katisfaction. ite ohject being, it is seid, merely to place additional patronage in the hands of the Captoin General. e Cuban government is hard up fer money. The Marine Insurance Compsny has advan:ed it anctter loan of $200,000; but this will go but a short way to provide for its necessities. A dvel of a desperate character had taken place be- tween Senors Villegas and Paredes, members of the Board of Direstors of the Cienfoegos Railway Company. The qusrrel arose out of some stringent observations made by the furmer, which Pareses—the cap fitting—tonk to him- relf. Paredes was krown to be skilled in the use of both the pistol and sword, with neither of which weapons was Villegas acquainted. The latter accordingiy proposed hat they should fight with pistols, only one of waica should be loaved, and that they should draw lute for the choice of this. Paredes refused to accede to the propo- sition, obeerving that ‘le went out to hit bie man, and did not choore to leave the matter to chance.” Pardes, it should be added, is of Iarge ani powerful frame, and has bee nicknamed catia, from bis, ferocious pro- pensities, leges, althongh prasess: lenty of nerve End pluck, bas ‘aot. tithe of the strength of his oppo- nent. The meeting took place on the Sabbath in a pad- dock adjoining the coustry seat of a friend at the Cerro. The weapon used was the broadsword. The immense strength of Pareées enabled him at the first cut to break own the guard ot Villegas, and to cleave his scull nearly in twain. “At the last ascounts he was still living, but + wig tothe humane and wing to the bumane ani tie exeztions cf Col. Robertson, our acting ‘consul at Havana, the ‘American sailors Chauncey and Wina ere reapited from the presidio (chain e2P8): and are to be set to work as laborers in the arsenal, with a small daily remuneration. One of our correspondents, writing under date of the 26tb, states that on the previous day @ report prevailed in Havana that an American vessel. filled with emigrants for Nicaragua, had put into St. Jago de Cuba, short of water, and that the vessel and emigrants had veen cap- tured as filibusters. Another version of the rumor as- signed Clenfuegos #6 the port into which the vessel had be prize to a §; man of-war. It was ‘ed that there were two other American ves- o say that some of these = iit say t ‘American filibus: At Puerto Principe, on the 18th ult., a young planter, Don Gaspar Agramonte, had beon ran oe 4 the tall? *Geveral cargoes ef loves hat bees’ lasdad ase FE : slaves nied nt the de Abajo. It is anid that the slealde received tribe of £00 and another of 100 doubloons to connive at tue affair. The Diario dela Marina informs its readers that the whole Brivish squadron, including the reiuforcements lately acded to it, is shortly expected at Havann. Mad'lle Rachel’ had arrived in Havana by the steamer Issel, but Mr. Felix thinks ths company will have to Le broken up. o& the physicicas do not think {t pradent for her to perform for at Teast three or tour months. JMERESTING TO MiuztaRY Mry.—The Fourth Aunual Convention of the Military Association of the State of New York will be held at Buffalo on the 8th ins The annual address will be delivered by Gen. A. FL. Pres- colt, member of the Arsembly. ‘There ought ww be a full attendance, as there conventions are valuable means for the perfection of the State mili fa, Personal Intelligence, Francis Lieber hax just closed a connection of twenty yeart standing with the college of South Caroline, by re- igning his Profestorehip of Political Eeonemy, A éis:in guished, and, in his way, «famous men, An old soldier of Waterloo, scarred by French ball or sword: the friend of Niebuhr; the sesoc'ate of Byron io the Greek death- struggle; row in his riper years, a deep thinker, thorough master of political economy and ail Kadred veiense, and author of our best compendium of political ethics, Toey will miss him at Coluwbia, one would think, ARRIVALS. At the Metropoliien Hivet—Bon, J. 8. King, Ge veva: Gov. M. Dickerson, U.S, A; Latayede Wilwn, At the St. Bicholas Hotel~James & Grabam, Ban Francisoo: =. W. Pelton, Prenils, New | ondow; J. Atthe Metropolitan Hotel—Judge J. 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Melos di W Biarr, Halling; Cape Rudolt, Cueke an s Menge Donald, Montrent; HJ Roincon and A Miller, Nove Cepia 18—Toiai i. | Fresh Hudgets.—45 Cent Daguerreoty pes= opening daily, with the compliments of a happ enw Peon a aa tm ovoved, at Jou look for a ¢ 1arier, 856.—30 ) Varieties of Six Aino Diaries for and lee, &e., de. at retail, oby the dozen lo dealers. a: low prices, by the picb!ishe “RICH & LOUIBEL, siaiougre, v4 Wilden e.