The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1856, Page 4

4 FEW YO ORK HERALD; THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1856, NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND BDITOR. (GQOVIGE H.W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND PULTON STS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, MBOADWAY THEATRE, Brosiway—Sxa or Iue—Dox't Semen BY Arresnances. WAGLO'S GARDEN. Brosdway—Rosesr Micame— Fear qnumone— Racg. Ne. 16 BOWERY THEATED, Bowery—Incouss— Yanan Jack, mu Bucon vor Boop. RLS, - Wood's MINETR: “ sec Semnencenn Pu. ‘BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, ‘Bread wag—Necno Minerxmisy—| uL al Bew York, Thursday, January 17, 1956. ‘The News. ‘The steamship America, from Liverpool, ar wived at Halifax last evening, with five days’ later mews from Europe, and interesting intelligence trem India and China. The rumors, speculations and diplomatic movements with reference to the peace negotiations occupied the public mind to ten-Sacken. It was also reported that Pelis- sier had been appointed Commander in-Chief ef the allied armies no new movement had taken place in Asia. From India there is news of a battle between the so called fanatics in Oude and the British troops, which resulted in the dispersion of the incurgents with great loss. From Manila we have an account of a horrible transaction on board the American ship Waverley. It seems that the mate had a difficulty with the Coolie passengers, whom he confined in the hold of the vessel. When they were relecsed it was ascertained that out of four hundred and fifty of the Chinamer two hun- @od and fifty-one had perished by suifocation. The Mate and crew were arrested by the authorities. The captain of the Waverley was buried at Ma- nila. At Hong Kong the Ameriean Consul was in trouble in consequence of the arrest, by the British petice, of Mr. Nichols, master of the American ship Reindeer. The commercia! and financial news is important. Consols bad declined, anda considerable decrease inthe bullion of the Bank of England is noted. Cotton and breadatuffs were dull, and the former had sustained a slight decline in price. ‘The session of the House of Representatives yes- terday, so far as regards practical results, did not vary from those of the past six weeks. The demo- erata stood equare up for their candidate and plat- form. The black republicans, however, were some. what flurried by symptoms of an extensive defection in their ranks; and following the example of their ‘epponents, speedily called a caucus, which was held im the evening. After a free discussion Banks was renominated, and parties now stand as well or- ganized as at the commencement of the straggie. At last the Legislatare ia organized. Mr. Orville Robinson, of Oswego, a democrat, was yesterday elected Speaker, onthe forty-ninth ballot, by a com bination of the democrats and republicans, Mr. Prendergast having withdrawn from the contest. ‘The Albany Journal, in alluding to this strange cou- janction, says:— The republican members acted, on this question, with a deliberate and enlightened gense of all their responsibilities. There were no bargains and no understandings. That their action ‘will be approved by their constituents, we entertain mo doubt.” A motion was made to go into election for Clerk, pending which the Assembly adjourned. In ‘the Senate, «fier the reception of reporta and peti- ‘tions, the annua! message of the Governor was re- -@eived. We give the document in to-day’s paper, aud in the editorial columns present an analysis of Ms contents. Our St. Thomas correspondent, writing on the 19th ult., furnishes some additional particulars rela- tive to the spirited action of Captain Fairfax, of the United States chip Cyane, at Antigua, when de manding reparation from the British authorities for the outrage committed onthe brig Loango, of Philadelphia. It appears that Captain F. had seve- ral interviews with Governor Hamilton, at St. John’s, but that official refused any satisfactory ex- planation, so the Cyane left without saluting the British flag hoisted on the forts or on board the British sloop-of-war Medea. The matter was looked ‘on as serious. Cholera prevailed at Porto Rivo and and Crab island. St. Thomas was healthy and its trade good. The Committee of the Aldermen, to whom was referred the petition of Nicholas Seagrist, contest- img the eeat of William B. Drake, from the Twenty-zecond ward, have held two sessions on ‘Tuesday and yesterday afternoons respectively. Ber Mr. Seagrist, it is contended that the Ia- spectors of the Seeond district of the Twenty- second ward rejected eight votes for Nich. Sea- grist, which, it ia claimed, should have been award. ed to Nicholas Seagrist. It is also alleged that a scratched ticket, bearing the name of Seagrist, was improperly rejected; and further, that numerous il” legal yotes were reeeived and counted for Mr. Drake. The majority sought to be established for Mr. Seagrist over Mr. Drake is two votes. The closeness of the vote and the strong pessonai feeling existing in the ward among the friends ot the re. spective contestants, seers to make it a case of con- siderable interest. Aside from this, however, unu- sual interest attaches to the result, as referring to the Board of Alderman, as the decision arrived at materially affects the political character of the Board. Should Alderman Drake retain his seat, the Board will stand twelve whigs to ten democrats; whereas, if Mr. Seagrist snbstentiaes his claim, the Board will be a tie. The crowded condition of our paper compels us to omit on report. The Board of Councilmen last night accepted a report and adopted « resolution awarding to Mr. F. J. A. Boole hie seat as Councilman of the Thir- tieth district, and declaring him to be an American eitizen Besides this nothing of importance was done last night. The argument in the core of Forrest ys. Forrest, fer o new trial, was concluded yesterday, by Mr. Yan Buren, on the partof the appellant. On the first day of the hearing there were very few persons én court, but as soon as it was Heranpen to the public as being before the Court, the counsel drew as large an andience as the great tragedian himself ould bring within the limits of the room. The trial of Mr. Echeveria, for fitting out the Mary Jane Peck asa siaver, terminated yesterday in the acquittal of the accused. The complaint of Mrs, Quimby against Mr. Mc- Bride, her onele and guardian, yas dismissed. Judge McCarthy, of the Ine Court, yesterday gave #500 verdict to the plaintiff in the cage of net- ting on an Alderman. The cotton market was more active yesterday, and tho sales reached about 2,500 bales, a few hun- dred of which were sold in transitee. Middling uplands were at about 9jc. Flour closed with firm- feeling, without change in prices, while sales moderate. Wheat was quiet; for good Ten. red, $1 96 was asked, and $1 90 bid; while red waa at $1 85a $1 90, without sales. good shipping order, was firm, with rather ng. Pork continued firm, without sellers, close, under #17, while buyers were plenty at }. The sales of coffee consisted chiefly of 1,000 common Stio, at 10)e. Sugars were firm, with rate transactions. Among the sales were 150 Bio, Preighte were firm t English porte, with more doing for Liverpool and Leadon. To Antwerp 3,000 a 4,000 bbls. were engaged at 4s. 6d. To Havre rates were unchanged. On our first page will be found @ detailed account of another painful marine disaster caused by the terrible storm of the 5th and 6th inst, The packet ship St. Denis, Captain Follanshee, which sailed from this port on the 4th inst., bound for Ha" vre, foundered at sea on the 6th inst., and the cap- tain, second mate, and twenty of the crew with eleven passengers, were lost. The first and third mates and nine of the crew were saved, after drift- ing about in an open boat for thirty hours. This is by far the most painful disaster that has yet oc- curred, and the full particulars connected with it, given elsewhere, will be read with intense interest. The New York State Temperance Society met at Albany yesterday. See a despatch under the tele- graphic head tor a report of the proceedings. Mr. George Sumner delivered a lectare last even- ng at the Mercantile Library on “the Condition of Europe as contrasted with America.” One of the largest audiences ever assembled within the walls of the library attended on the occasion. We givea report of the lecture in another part of to-day’s paper. The Board of Education last evening effected an organization by electing, on the fortieth ballot, a. H. Greene, Esq., President for the ensuing year. The Governor's Message. The Governor's Message is at last before our readers. We published it in our evening edi- tions yesterday, but, for its more general diffu- sion among our fellow citizens, we repablish is this morning. The Governor, atter waiting like the President, for the organization of the Houre, till he believed that forbearance had ceased to be a virtue, “followed ia the foot- steps of his illustrious predecessor,” and cent up the document. We hope that the Seward organs who denounced the precedent of Mr. Pierce az an indignity aad sa insult to aa un- organized Congress, will be able to patch up some reasonable apology for the example of Governor Clark. The Governor informs us, fret, that another quarter of a million has accumulated during the past year to the deficiencies of the Trea- sury, which, added to the deficit of 1854, makes a deficiency for the two years, in the revenue of the general fand, of $537,863 59; aud that the canale have been disabled from affording any relief. This financial exhibit is severe enough, but very interesting and suggestive to our taxpayers. For the particulars in detail we are referred to the forthcoming report of the Comptroller. The canal receipts are going down from bad to worse. Only some thirty-one thousaad dollars increase this past year over the pre- ceding, notwithstanding the unparalleled crops of 1855, and the unprecedented drought and failure of 1854. The Governor, however, con- gratulates us that our State credit is still good, and that we eball have no difficulty in making the additional loans required to com- plete the canal enlargemeat; and there is some comfort in that. As loog as we can bor- Tow what we want, what’s the difference? On banks and currency the Governor throws out zome valuable suggestions, The recom- mendation in reference to that species of shay- ing so largely practised in this city upon the basis of “call loans” to brokers upon etock se- curities, is especially deserving of the atten- tion of the Legislature. A substantial reform in this matter will do much to purify the at- mosphere of Wall street, and to protect the business men of the community from the sharks “of the street” and the despotism of the banks themselves, The recommendations of the Message ia re- gard to the public schools, involve some radi- cal end important changes in and additions to our general system. The State prisons are in a comparatively flourishing condition, The Governor asks again that a greater discretionary power be given to our criminal judges in the graduation of penalties, which we consider a reasonable request, considering the Executive pardons and applications tor parden which have been made during the past year. The various other practical local topics of the Message—such as our House of Refage, Asylums, Emigration, Quarantine, Agricul- ture, Salt Manufactures, the Militia, the Crimi- nal Code, the Courts, the Census, Indian Tities and Harbor Encroachments—are discussed practically, and the suggestions of his Ex- cellency are in the main sensible and seasona- ble. On the Liquor law the Governor says that, outside of our large cities, the statute has been generally obeyed—which is news to us. He charges ite absolute nullification in this metro- polis to “the connivance of magistrates and ex- ecutive officers sworn to sustain the laws,” which is a very serious charge, with a little vinegar in it, too. He pleads the constitu- tionality of the law, and has no amendments to propose until the Court of Appeals shall have decided upon the merits of the act as it stands. But we suppose that the fuilure of the Governor to suggest any smendment of this act will not prevent the Legislature from throwing {it overboard, as a legislative mocke- ry and a philanthropic humbug. On the Kansas qnestion Mr. Clark is intense- ly abolition; but in calling upon the voice of New York to sustain him in his war against the South, he seems to have overlooked entire- ly the results of our last State election. Upon the whole, the varied aud numerous public interests of our great State are present- ed in this Message in a plain, practical, con- cise and instructive shape, embracing many valuable suggestions of reform; but upon the Liquor jaw, our Governor, we fear, baa clozed his eyes against the facts and against the gene- Ta} reaction of pubiic opinion on the subject. On the slavery question he is, like Ephraim, “joined to his idols,” and they are Seward and the big and “little” anti-slavery “villains” and demagogues by whom he is surrounded. Taxpayers, read the Governor's Message, and prepare for additional coutributions to the support of the Commonwealth. Sewardism is anything but retrenchment. Hx Ratner Likes It.—While Thurlow Weed is disgusted with the late self-humiliation of the soft shell democracy at Syracuse, his Sew- ard co-laborer of the Buffalo Lzpress rather likes it, He says:—“We like this, It is much more manly than to be beeting about the bush, oe thing to-day and another to-morrow, and every- thing and nothing by turns. A bold villain is much more to be respected tian a sneaking coward. They take the open field on the side of slevery, and boldly fling their black banner to the breeze.” Perhaps the venerable Thur- low will also like it when he comes to think it over. At first glance, o man of his pure prin- ciples is naturally shocked at such abasement as this of our Custom House soft shells. But he, too, knows something of the “cohesive power of the public plunder, @erstand what the softs are after before the end of the play. We must, in these sudden party somersets, allow s little margin of time for the old fegies. The Buffalo Hzpress man is rather “fest,” and takes things as they come, right and left. Tux Counci. or FirrexN iy THE SENATE.— We give elsewhere a full report of the very in- teresting debate in the Senate of the United States on the subject of the repert of the late Naval Board. Their action, which has beea very genersily condemned throughout the country, was criticised very sharply by several Senators, and even Mr. Mallory, the author of the act, made out buts poor case in ite defence. Mr. Mason touched the real point when he said that the bill was rushed through the Senate so rapid}y that members had no time to find out exactly what it was, But what a comment is this confession upon Washington legislation! Mr. Hale gave the Board a terrible keel-haa!- ing, and made some strong points. Thie debate, which opens up the whole sub- ject, will have great weight on the country. Congress has certainly been much to blame for putting so much power into the hands of 4 secret tribunal directly interested in the reealt of its investigations. Many gallant, able, ex- perienced, skilful officers have been thrown upon the world upon a mere ipse dizit of some unknown witness, whoze power to do harm was unlimited, inasmuch as he had nothing to fear from being confronted with or crose-exemined by the accused. That reform in the navy is absolutely necessary to ite efficiency we still assert, and will ever, as before, maintain; but let not & wrong be committed for the sake of something good which may possibly result. It is a new doctrine that s citizen loses all his civil and constitutional rights by enlisting in the neval service of his country. Reroru i Tae Army.—We pudlish today the clear and brief report of Lieutenan?Gene- ral Scott, in regard to the discipline a24 coa- trol of the forces under his command. This report is a mode) document, and does not con- tain a superfluous word. General Sco%t thinks that the army is large enoagh, but wants more general officers, and they wantmore pay. His plan for increase of pay seeme quite seasivie, and should be adopied. Since the preseairate of officers’ pay and allowances was fixed the expense of subsistence has increased thirty per cent, while on the Pacific stations the com- pensation of officers of the army falle far short of their actual expenses. The most important and delicate point touched upon by General Scott is his recom- mendation of a retired list for some “ferty or fifty officers, mostly in the higher commissions, rendered non-effective by the infirmities of age, by wounds or chronic diseases.” General Scott urges this with decision, and Congress will probably take up the subject at an early day. We hope that it will be better done than in the case of the navy. We cam see no good reason why our retired lists cannot be managed as well as they are abroad, where to be invalided and well provided fer is consider- ed, as it is, the just reward of long and meri- torious service, rather than a mark of censure and disgrace. ‘Tus TakaTRes.—We refer our readers to our advertising columns for particulars of the entertainments this even ing at the different places cf amusement in our city. Want of space precludes us from giving them our usual notice, Ninwo’e GaRpEs—A New Bauer.—M’lle Robert o2n- tinues to be the particular starat Niblo’s, On Monday evening was produced for her, “Terpsichore, or tae Fete of the Muses.” Robert is Terpsichore, Paul Brillant is Apollo, and the Musee are represented by the prettiest women in the corps de ballet. M’lle Robert was as light and graceful as ever, and waz well supported, The new ballet will be given every night this week. Borron’s TueatRe—“Twenry MINUTES WITE 4 TIGER.” — Last night was played, for the first time in America, o new farce, adapted from the French, under the above very odd title. It was firet done im English for Mr. Charles Matthews, at Drury Lane, in October last. The hero of the piece, Mr. Beeswing, (Setchell,) is a travelling agent for # wine merchant, and goes to solifit the patronage ot Mr. Chutnee, (Bradley,) » retired Fast indian mer- chant, who, having no liver, ix always in # bad temper—and, in fact, is a perfect tiger. His daughter, Arabella (Miss E. Thorne), has been saved from drowning some time before by Beeswing, and they, of course, fall in love; of course, also, the tiger is opposed to the match. Of course, too, Beeswing is one of those cool, impudent, unabashed persons, whom one never sees anywhere e).e except upon the stage; of course he succeeds in taming the tiger, and of course he marries Arabella, and receives a large fortune as a reward for his impertiaence, for which, in reel life, he would have been kicked and handed over to the police. The farce has but little merit, but was smootbly acted. Mr. Setchell made @ refrechingly impu- dent Beeswing, and the tiger was savage enough to have deen a fit subject for Driesbach. Farsweis, Coxcynt.—The Brothers Mollenhauer au- nonnce that their farewell concert will take place on to-morrow eveuing, at the Tabernacle, These artists are among the most eminent living violinists, and will doubtless receive a substantial token ct the approbe tion of the musical public to-morrow night. The Arrest of the Nicaraguan Minister. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TO BE HAD IN THE CASE. Notwithstanding the insult offered to htm by our gov- ernment, by the arreston Tuesday, fellowed up by his equally unwarrantable release, Col. French has deter mined to waive the question of privilege for himself, in order to teatify hie respect fur the American people, the frierds and brothers of bis fellow citizens in Nicarsgue, rererving the protection accorded to him by the laws of nations for the case of his private secretary, Captata Iii lingbam, He takes this course in order to relieve bis government from the imputation of haying violated the veutrality laws of the United States, reserving the di- plomatic’ privilege for bis secretary, in order that the rigats of bis government aa un inceépendent ration may be iully repected. Col. French hes instructed bis counsel, Hon. Francis B, Cutting and Mr. West, to move, in tne Circuit Court of the United States, this morning, for an instant trial on the indictment of day before yesterday, or that th» same be dismissed. As the case is unique in character, no; instance of the arrest of @ Mimuter Plenipotentiary, pearing a treaty trom cng naticn to another, having occurred since the éark ages, the counsel of Col. Freneb will havean oppyr- tunity vf Qeveloping in briliant atyle, and wichout hope of justification or rejoinder on the part of the gevern- ment, thore principles of law and usages of nations whieh are the true detence of the defendant. News from Hayti and Dominica. (From the Boston Traveiler, Jan. 15.] Letters from Hayti for some time past have referred to the great gone making by Soulouque, the black Emperor of Hayti, for the conquest of Dominica, the Syenish part of the island, which has been the darling eS of his life. Several times has he been toiled in is undertakings—the last time by the intervention of the English and Freneh—but now he believas that he nas collected an army of sufficient magnit ade to overwhelm it, ‘The rtatement made several weeks vince that the French had interfered, and caused Soulouque to back out of his underteking, is incorrect, though tx step hetween the contending parties. the Haytiens is, that this time the will not interfere, A letter, received Cape Haytien, Decerober 20, nays :— ‘Times are dt Oe tothe march, which {i seeme the Hm- pevor is prosecuting with vigor, and from ali ¥ can gather, ‘with strong prospects of success this time, The peuel under thorough subjection, and render him passive obedience, & leart, tn everyih'ng., ‘Ihe troops, 1 am, told, wre better dia: ciplined and better clothed and fed than at any other lime ainos the revolution, Popular opinion is in favor of success this time, and { should not be very much surprised at {1; 1 ac nor, ry for the poor Spaniards, as they will haven hard fave i ihe Haytiens get the upper hand of them. we have siso sume account from the Domin!. letter received ia thi sos that on that ‘thie city from cant, A city from Port aa Platte, Dec. 16, the alarm of the approach of the Haytiens had been sonnded, and in conrequence businew was suspenced. There were rumors Port an Piatte that there had been already a rligh? collision on the fron. tier, in which w small number of Haytions were taken prisoners by the Dominicans, adwlo|/THE LATEST NEW from SSRIOUS ASPECT OF OUR RELATIONS WITH GAEAT BRITAIN—PROTEST AGAINST THE RECOGNITION OF THE NEW NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT. Wasmxoron, Jan. 16, 1856, ‘Tue country at this moment is on the eve of s war. Cur tardy demands om England for redress in the Crampton sflair are at last replied to bye ridicule of our pretensions, and a refusal to recognize the enlistment of recruita fer the British service by her Minister at Wash- Sngtom a0 a viclation of international lew. She bere ab- sames the rigkt of construction, as she had previously done im the cases of the Clayton and Bul wer treaty. ‘Wo are further informed that the Atlantic has brought to Weahington intelligence of the fact that a reinforce- ment to the British West India fleet has been determined upon, and will sail shortly for this sountry. ‘Upon the opening ef Parliament, writes Mr. Buchsn- pan, Lord Clarendon will at cence proceed to discuss American affsirs, His Lordship will probably find him- self prevented fcom saying much that he had intended to, by the arrival of che President’s message and the accom- panying documents. A protest has been sent by the British goverument against the recognition of the new Nicaraguan govern- ment by the United States. This is sheer hypocriey, The recognition of Walker’s government by the United tates would prove of vital importance to Great Britain ia her controversy with this country. But here she ts agsin disappointed. This morning the subject cf Mr. Buchanan’s with- érawal from the English sozrt was) again under conei- deration. Where is that promptness of decision so often spoken of by General Pierce in his message? A show of 5¢ now would tell with effect, O.P.Q MUTINY IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP—THE ANTI- NEBRABKA CAUCUS. Wasmmnorton, Jan. 26, 1656, ‘The debate to-day evoked by Thorington’s reaclution odes no good to Banks, Mr. Duna, of Indiana, threat- ened some rich developements. He refrained from making the exposé for the present. The sati-Nebraska or Banka men are now holding a cancns at the Capitol, It waa called for the purpose of effecting an arrangement, and if possible to persuade Banks to withdraw, and put some new man in the field. But he will not withdraw. He has seventy votes that ‘will stand by him uatil the Foorth of July. dD. QHE SPEAKERSHIP—TBE BLACK BRPUBLICANS IN cavous. Wasuaros, Jan. 16, 1856. ‘The tables have been turned in Congress. The demo- crata are united again, and the republicans are in trou: ble. Mr. Taoriegton’s resolution, proposing to make Mz, Campbell, of Obio, Speaker, fell like a bomb among Banks’ friends, and reseived only fifty-two votes. Had the repablicana all sustained it, an crganization would have been secured. Who now ic responsible? A caucus of the black republicans was held this even- ing at the Capitol, Mz. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, in the chair. One hundred members answered to their names Along string of resolutions was offered and discussed. A‘l parties were released from previous nominations, Messrs, Banks, Campbell and Mace being present. Laiter, of Ohio; Kunkle, of Peonsylvazis; Norton, of Iuiaois; Wataon, of Ohio; Simmons, of New York; Galloway, of Obio; Grow, of Penzsylvania; Brenton, of Indiaza, and othera, ad¢ressed the caucus, and after much discussion, the resclutions oftered by Mr. Waldron, of Michigan, wore withdrawn. Knight, of Pennsylvania, thought Campbell and Penrington bad nota fair chance. Cusifex, of Indiana, would siand ty Banks until the 4th of March, 1857, Mr. Campbell offered resolution letting everybody loore until another onucus should be called, whicl was lost. Mr. Granger proposed wiping ont all which bad een done, and beginning fresh with new ecandicates, Mz. Banke requested that the caucus would do what was pcoper, without regard to ali. A ballot was taken, which resulted as follows:—Banks 66, Campbell 12, Pentington 4. The re-nomination of Mr. Banks was thes made unanimous, and, after a har- moonious meeting and snuch good feeling, the caucus ad- journed. Eg THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST BESSION, Mouse of Representatives, Wasticron, Jan. 16, 1856. ‘Mr. Tsonmeron, (black rep.) of Iowa, offered a resolu- tion that Lewis D. Camptell be declared Speaker. Mr. THorwGron said his reason for cffering the resola- thon, was to contribu‘e his will towards an organizatfon. He had proposed Mr. Campbell’s mame because he had heard him spoken of as less objestionable to some por- ticns of the House than Mr, San Mr. Gattoway. (black rep.) of Ubio, though personally favorabie to Mr. Camptell, could not change bis position til he was assured of @ genuine sentiment in Mr. Camp- bell’s favor. Mr. Gioprnas said the resolution was thrown into the House without consulting those voting for Mr. Backs, dy whom he would stan 121 he could see that he could ange his yote for the betver. Mr. Macs, (dem.) of Ind., said the fault of the House remaining un ized was attriontable to the anti-Ne- braskaites, who have s majority, and can at acy time elect a Speaker if they surrender their personal pre- ferences. Mr. Purviance, (K. N.) of N. ©., said his sentiments were not im accordance with those advanced py Mr. Mace. He (Purviance) attributed to the democrats the failure to organise. Mr. Sac aud Mr, Wasrevrn, of Metne, considered the introduction of the resolution ill-timed and mii- chievous. Other members also explained, incinding , alse, Mr. Campari, of Obio, who said his name was cael without his knowledge or autho: ity. Ths resolution was sejected, 50 agains: 150. Mr. Cumnack, (K. N.) of ind., offered a resolution which he afterwards withdrew—declaring Mr. Mace Speaker. Mr. Dowx, (tlsek rep.) of Ind., in explaining his course, said he wouli submit to no caucus which pre sented to him the name of Sanks. ‘The remarks of Mr. Dunn stimulated Messra. Sage, Brenton, Pennirgton and Mr. Campdell, of Ohio, to par- ticipate in the detare, which involved the action of tue republicans respecting their candidates for Speaker. the House then voted. Mr. Benks . 88 Mr, Richardson, Mr. Faller 129° Mr. Peanington’ Seatiering ‘ Deressary fur a choice, 98. Adjours New York State Temperance Secicety. Arnay, Jan 16—9 P.M. ‘The New York State Temperance Scciety assembled in the Assembly chamber at 7 o'clock this evening, in re- sponse to the iollowing eall:— ANNUAL MEETING OF TRE NEW YORK STATE TEMPRRANCE 50 crrty. ‘The annual meeting of the New York State Temperance So- ciety wil) be held in the city of Albauy, Weone: day, day of January, at 7 o'clock P. M., to be resumed ai 10 the following morning. Ihe officers of the society solicit a lege att Of the standing members of the society and respest- ray every other temperance society, order, alliance and league in the Biate to sed delegations, to coosull upon the in- torent of the cause ond the duties of ite friends, ‘and generally to hasten, b; wuited agency of moral und Jezal suaa on, the alms and for which the society was esiablisbed, ' By order of the tive Commute 2. EDWARD 0. DELAVAN, President. The meeting was called to order by Mr, Delavan, the Prerident of the society. ‘Afier prayers by the Rev. Dr, Nott, of Union Coleve, an address was delivered by &. C. Delavan. Proferacr McCoy read the Treasurer's report and the sonual report of the Society. The total anount of funds received fcr the year, was $12,011, and the expenditures, $11,004, leaving a cash ba’ance on hand of $407, Thore was pledged by the deiegates at the annual meezing, Inst year, $1,000, This has all been paid bat $400, which, when pala, will reduce the debt of the Society to $18,072. The annus! addrese expresses toe hope that the trials at present going on, will estabish, on @ surer and more permanent foundation the greut principles of prolibi. tion, and exhorts continued ¢iforts to enforce and main- tain the Prepibitory Law. Yrof. Lean introduces o resolution, that the Society will stand by,/advooate, and co-operate ia enforcing the Probibitory Liquor Jaw to far a3 decided constitaucnal by the Court ot Appeals; that they will support candi- date for office irrespective of their political opinions, who ‘are the truest and ablest wdvocates of the legal prohivi- tion of intoxicating drinks; that the society repeat and reaffirm its entire independence of political parties, and that it will continue to look for its exponents and repre- sentatives to men not only the advocates cf total ad- stinence, but who are themselves total abstineas. he. ferred to the Business Cow mittes. Rev. Dr, Nott ceiivered an eloquent address, Prof, MeOoy also addressed the mosting Letters were received from Hewry Ward Beecher und Mr. Gough, stating that the condition of the roads prevenwd their reaching Al- bany. "The following committeos were thén appolnted:— Business Commiliee —A. MgOoy, Alany; 0. veal, Sy- racuse; Rev. J. Lucky, Sing ; John Foot, Hamilton; ahd FB. Day, Catshiil., Commitee om Nominating Officers.—0. ©. Leigh, N. Y.; John Savage, Utien: Dr. Nott, Schenectady; Dr. B, By Sitts Albony; G. W. J. Brownson, Amsterdam. Aojonrned tll to-morrow. The Governorship of Wisconsin. Mapisoy, Wis., Jan. 18, Attorney General Smith filed to-day in the ° Court, on beba'f of Mr. Bashford, an information on wnich the Court issued » quo warranio, demanding by what authority Mr. Barstow holds the office of Governor. ‘Twenty days are alowed for an anny Newnan from Rto Danetro, PHILADREPR 16, 1658, The brig Fairy, trom Rio Jan ed hero this morning, but brings no newer dent, some four weeks previous to the assembling of the Legislature, that Orville Robinson would be the Speaker scattering. Qn motion of Mr. Wakeman, whig, the p! § relity rule was adopted, to take effect on the t ¢ third ballot. vote then was, Odell, 44, constituents understend that he was a witness to the ceremony, he did not asanactor. This gevtlewan ly voted for the Know Nothing candidate, @ position previously assigned him by one cf the New York delegation. Mr. Anthon could not officiate in the ceremony. He was a national democrat. After afew mcre speeches, con’ neither sense, apirit nor iment, the second vote under the resolution waa taken—Robinsun. 62; Jdeli 45, and a few scattering. This decided to whom the plurality would be given, and th several on the now weaker side desired to ocsu- wt e time, the mejority decided to proceed to take final vote, Considerable confusion ensued, both amongst the mempers and outsiders—the latter #0 crowding the seats that members could scarcely retain them. Silence deing at leng:h obtained, General Sher- map, the Olek, announced that ‘he final vote w: to be taken, and he urged the impropriety of a1 festations of appodation or otherwise, upon the result announced. The lest vote waw:—For Robinson, 62; Udell, 45; Glover, 9 (bard shells); and half a dozen scattering. The enaou ncement was received fn the lood: and galleries with loud shouts and hearty cheers, wit! hisses intermingled. Mr. Robinson teok the chair, and frome written pa- per, exhibiting much vervousness, thanked the House for his election, promising iny tility, and invoking cpesty and forbearance the administration of his jaties, Mr. Robinson will offer to the Know Nothiogs promi- vent positions upon the most important committees of the House; Dut iz is alveady intimated that the Know No- things will not iake any leadiog position, either on the Committees of Ways and Means, Finance, the Judiciary, Claims or any cther. The end is uot yet of this long tri- angular ccniest for *peakership. Mr. Timothy Hoyle. soit, of Clinton county, offered a resolution appointing R. U. Sherman, republiccan, Clerk, which semained unoisposed of, when the adjournment took place, which many members thought was rather prematurely apnounzed by the Speaker. The Know No- this ga are now fairly upon their muscle—Jook ont for a succession of thunder gusts. The case of Barr versus Sickles was before the Commit- tee of the Senate, this afternoon. Both parties ure striv- ing hard for the victory. NEW YORK LEGISLATURH, Senate. ALBANY, Jan, 16, 1854. PETITIONS, By Mr. Srevcex—Tor ameniment of New York Fire De- partment; also. of the New Yorx Chamber of Commerce, for the repeal of a portion of the usury laws. REPORTS. By Mz. fruvcen—Favorably for the relief of St. Lake’s Hospital, New York. By the seme, favorably on the oill for the formation of commission to visit and examine into the rales and regulations of the several charitable institutione supported or assisted by the State. Mr. 8. siso presented the annual report of the New York Dis- pensary. The Governor’s message was read. ment on the sixth page. | Assembly. ALnany, Jan. 16, 1856, ELECTION OF A SPEAKER. The House commenced ballotting this morning soon after the journal was read. The rerult of the first vote THE GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE, [We give the docu- 42 Henry A. Prondergast ... 95 24 Erastus W. Glover 2 4 Alonzo Bradner 4 1 Geo. Van Sant: 1 1 Isaac Lafever .. 1 & zerolution that three ballots be taken, and if there be no choice on either the first or se- cond, then that on the third vote the candidate receiving ® plurality of the votes cast be declared Speaker. 1@ resolution was adepted, and the firat vove under its - 30 Glover... vee 7 Mx. PRENDERGAST then rose and said that the position he had so long held as an exponent of the principles of the :epudiican y was one of bonor, and returned his thanks to the members of that party for tveir un- flinching support; but he now begged to withdraw his name asa candidate, being desirous of leaving to every member the liderty of vetiog this time as be thonght fit. He regarded itas iacumbent upon repadiicans, now that two evils were thrust upon them, to choose the lesser one. As regards tne organization of the Houre, the question of Know Nothingism was of mere importsnce tham national issues. The democrats and republicans were not apart on impor- ‘tant matters of State policy, and he recommended his fo aged to cast their vote: for Orville Robinson, of swego. Mrs Praxcorr, of Herkimer, replied, charging the re- publicans wih intousistency. Nortaacr, of Washington, made an attack upon publicans in a bitterly sarcastic speech. He con- cluded as fullowe:—Let me congratulate the democracy on this joyful hour when abort to lead to the altar their blushing, modest, pure, unsullied, virtuous repobiicsn bride. Listen attentvely to Parson Weod as he performs the nuptial ceremony. and pronounces the bessing on the happy pair. Let King, Cook, Farmer and Abell sub- seribe their names on her marriage certificate. Ob | how exquisitely will every fibre cf her heart turtl) with joy as she claspsin her loving embrace the bridegroom ot her choice! Let her not be too impatient for the honey-moon, nor give a moment’s thougat as to what mark the offspring shall bear upon its forehead. We are impatient for the ceremony to commence. Mr. SNow replied, denyicg that the republicans had acted in bad faith, and defencing them from the charge of inconsistency, The second balot under tho rasolntion was thon taken, an follows:— «+46 Robinson. ++. 8 Glover, ‘MR. ROKINBON, 7, Barnes, Bradner, Brady, Burton, Meners, Algei % Daaley, 'Ploves “Gages Gosdrtche ‘ant Dudley, Floyd, Gage, » Gould, Gre: ° Bamptos, Hanchet!, dayes, ig ‘H Hyde. Jutland, Ketsh- , Longstreet, Mahen, Main, Mallory, Maltb; jead, Morgan, Paine, Peck. Pontield, Powers, Prent dergast, Ray, Reilly, Scott, Shea, B. Amin, W.'8. Smith, Sew, Spinola, Bpraker, trang. ‘Trimmer, Van Derveer, Wakeman, jard, Warner, ‘Wells, White, Williams, Wilue, Wieck, ‘Woedi—€2. Meenrs, T, Bailey, Baucus, Berry, Buckley, Buoklin, C levars. T. ley, cus, , Buel , Buoklit ‘a J, Clark, Coon, Crocker, Denniston,’ Dealer’ ivimock, Dolan, G. A. Dudley, Duganne’ Fenn, Guest, Hakes, Haxtun, Hobbs, Hoyerad, H.'H. 8. Hyde, Joukins, Johueoo, King.” Lewis, Maden, Mattice, Maiteson,©. 7, Mulls, Northup, Prossoit, Reed, Rolgets, choonmaker, ‘Simons, buedekur: rogck, oman, Tracy, jebour, E.'t. Weod, Van Wood, Wrighi-40. : mr GLoven. roR Messrs. Anthon, B. Halley, Dixon, Holmes, Lovet, Mesd, Miller, A. G, Mis, Parker, Xéove—16 FOR MR, DESHLER. ‘Messrs. Lafever, Fow VOR MR: FOOT, Mesare, Abbott, Green Rose, Squire—4. For Mn. Baiey—™r, Glover—l. FOR MR. SQUIRE—Mr Foot~1. The Crenk declared Mr. Robinson eleciad, and des! gna. 04 Menara, Odell and Glover to conduct him to the clualr. On taking the chair tbe Speaker brietly addressed the a ter, yon, Dever , Ty Goud, 7 ford ry; Teo Santvoord, I’ joYLF moved that Richard U. Sherman be deslared Mr. B. Bartey moved to adjourn. [Lost—31 te 64. Mr. Glover moved to substitute the name of Johan Na- We Mr. Opett moved to lay the whole subject on the table. [Lost—33 to 54. Mr. Banay moved to poutpoue the resolution until to- morrow. [irst—42 to 63. Mr. Mu18 moved that tho House adjourn. [Declared carried. The House then adjournad. Departure of the Canada, Boston, Jan. 16, 1660, The royal mail steamship Canada will leave here about 2P.M. She has sixty-five passengers for Liverpool, and ten for Halifax, but no specie. The Steamship Edinburg ot Halifax. Hisgmmpax, Jan. 16—le M. w steamship Edinvarg, Capt. Cummings, Glargow for New York, put into thty port this mornin, rt of coal. She experienced very rough woather. Brom Newark, N. J, CONVICTION OF MANSLAUGHTER—DEL"OATY TO THE AMERICAN NATIONAL CONVRNTION. Newark, Jan, 16, 1866, The jury in the cave of McKinney, indicted for ibe rourder of Conrad Bauer, brought in « verdict this even- ing of manslaughter, The trial has created great ox- eltement and has occupied seven days. General dissails- faction is felt wilb the verdict, John R. Weeks was elected to-day delegate from ihe Fifth Congressional district to the Kuow Nothing Nation. a) Convenuon, The new tweaty-onedcays Court of Appeals. ALPAny, January 15, 1856. truck off, 46 srgaed. Calendar for 16th ~48, 49, 51, 63, 44, 4, 20, 96, 28, 29, e @tate of the Army. REPORT CF THE GENERAL-IN-CHISY. ‘Huapqvamrans oy THs ARMY, } Naw Yonx, Nov. 27, fess. / ‘The undersigned, the immediate Commander of thé Army, being charged by ‘‘ General Regulations” wth all that ‘‘ regards discipline and military control,” dema it bis duty, according to long-continned usage, te ab- mit annually, through the War Department, such viiws and suggestions as may seem likely to increase, withut- extravagance in cost (having regard to numbers), jhe national worth, the prowess, and efficiency of our mli- tary establishment. In respect to the condition of our enlisted men (orthe rank and file of the army), recent acta of Congressen- larging their monthly pey and giving them, through the grade of sergeant, eligibility to commissions, leave yer- haps no want but time to work out every oxpected and. almost every destrable ameliorstion. And the edditian of the four new regiments will, itis hoped, give us ale- quate numbers to subdue the Todinos in ‘ystuat hostity afford reasona\ rection to ever, a7 their futme opreda tors. i “_ An increase of Ale AoteM ae A fn felt throughout: the army, and [ te it one I~ tional Major General una two addi coal Brgaton Gene- rals, to make, with t.e two brigadiers of the already im commission, five commanders for the de- partments of the army. with six other gene- rals, tor —_ eels the tepid Deny pho bictap mers it, the corps o , 1be corps of Topogra: Enginters, ‘the Ordnance a nt, the Cotarsisvariat of symmetry and the’ ot ne wine re mally te demand these acditions. ne Several recent attempts have been made in Congress to improve the efficiency of the body of commissioned officers generally by @ reti ed list, as well as by augment~ ed compensation. tbe opinion of the undersigned both are measures of demonstrable necessity. Some forty or fifty «fficers. mostly in the higher com- missions, rendered pon- effective by the intirmities of age, by wounds orchronic dissares now press downward iato gy and then despair thrice the numberof juniors who are sighing tor the increased rank. which would, be- fore they are 100 old, iocrexse the field of distinguished usefulnt How socn the untersigned mey himself be one of the xuperannuated he knows not ; but. while any vigor serains, he will not cease to urge & remedy for the great ev1! in question, ‘The other ameliorativn, affec ing the commissioned of- ficers of the si1my, #0 much needed from the enhanced cost of all the necessaries and comforts of life, is a cor- responding increase of compensation, such aa has already been accorded \o our rank and file, ‘As this general pro- position will hardly be disputed anywhere, the mode and aeale of increase alone remaics to be sugrested Fixed salaries, escording ‘o rank, would generally, by persons in civil lie, ba ap.lied to’ miitary officers; but the experience of all armies, including our own, has made the system of ewolumeuts or allowances (rations, forage, &c.), graduated according to rank and ciream~ stance®, in addi'ion to fixed pay for each grade, univer- sal, and to tamper with such experience would seem un- wire, Leaving ‘or the mowent the scale of pay proper and every silowance except one, as established, the un- dersigned will first seek to nna what approach to a rea- sonable increase of compensation may be mace under: the head of rations a1 ue, by making the namber cumu- lative, according to the iengta of each ofticer’s service, and putting up the commutation to what has always been allowed to uavel #fficers —twen'y-five cents a ration. The cumula'iva principle was first adopted in the act of June 30, 1884, seotivs 3. in behalf of medical officers only; and next in the act of July 5, 1888, section 16, in ‘there words :— “Every commissioned officer of the line or staff, exelu- sive of genera) officers, sbali be entitled to recetve one ad ditional ration per <iem for every five years he may have served or shall serve in the army of the United tates: Provided, That, in certain cases, where officers are en- titled vo receive double rations, the additional one ajlowed a this soation shall not be included in the number to be lonbled. The undersigned cannot rerist the temptation to say, im this place, that he wrote the two sections in quemton, and followed up each betore , ia person and by letter, to final success; und that the exclusion of ‘gene- ral officers’? in the secund act war, in the way of compro- mice, offered by bim after be had fully discussed the aub- ject before the Mili‘ary Committee of the House, He now Tespectfully suggests the coange of a single word in the section just quoted, 90 thet “every five years’? may, for the fature, ve made to resd “every three years.” To Ulustrate the proposed increase of compensstion, taking the four middle classes “f commiesionea officers— nos es the artillery anu fufantry—this table is sub- mitted:— g 3 i Bs er vate 3 Rank, $c. of Officers 3 e [euguisaiw dosg moo Apyi ue | woag wee aBo10g (ee Phd 6/20} 120 } 24) 42/261 }3,182)2,620/612 60) t} 8/9734) 24142] 299%¢ | 2,682)2 124/558 sol 4 6)7 puny 12)..02) 1,860) 432 40} 4) 4\60 |—j21) 121 hhasa 1145/35, Of course Hentenan's wou'd be proportionately bene- fitted in the commutation va'ue of their rations from the beginning of service, ano after three years in the number alo. In the case of general officers their only benefit vs be in the change irom twenty to twenty-five ceate a ration. ‘The principal de-ign in the foregoirg plan is to throw an accumulated incr+ as+ of compensation on experienced cffisera, at a time of life, too, when most nes‘ed, and when in general it would be most merited, stopping at the rank of colonel. 1 here another remarx for the good of the country, and not the special besefit of the service, may, at rome hazard, be added, viz: the in- creased compensation would not attach te the new offi- cers of new corps, of whstaver name. that might in times of public daoger be remporarily called into service; and, in another war like tbat we waged in 1812-"15, we should probably always have om the rolls at least 160,000 troope for short periods of service. But the increase of compensation only to the point suggested would, fa the opinion of the undersigned, fall censiderably below the cemands of byth justice and ex- pedieroy; and be does nt think the primci.le of cumu- lative rations can be extended beyond what he hay posed. He therefore, to make up the ydeficiensy, ties rarther to suggest a slight addidon to the monthly pay proper of all officers, eave the lieutenant general, (who now receives under this Lead fifty dollars more than the grade next below bim ) ax f llows:—fo ® major general, fre have more than one in © mmand by brevet.) forty jollars; to ® brigadier geners|, thirty dollars; to acolo- nel, twenty-five dollars, toa leutensnt cotonel, twenty doliars; to a major, fifsren dotiars; to a captain, ten dol- lars, and to Meutenants, wheter first or second, five dollars each. To reeur to the foregoing table, this would turther increase the annual compensation of the middle O.arne! commiasicn as follows :—A colonel’s, trom $61¢ to $912; a lieutenant cotone)’s, trom $568 to $798; a ma- ee from $432 to $612, and @ captain’s, from $316 to The undersigned respectfulby remarks that officers should be compensated approximaiively, according to some regu'ar scale, maiotaisig @ sensiole pri eon Tap 7a wang , between every two successive grades; for if, in the ofe ple, the scale were raised from second lieutenant in, and the increase stopped there, it might make ay of a captain equal to, 1f not Higher, than that of a najor in the same corpr. This would be both unjust “Thre are other topt ted good ere are other topics conne: with the of the service, which the undersignes has heretofore called up in his annual reports, und to which he hopes attention may be attrasted:—1. The revision of the “rules and ar- ticies for the government of tre armies of the United States”’—articles of war; 2. Revision of the pension laws ofthe army, placing them on the same tieg with fear bon deal and, 3, Change in the system of re- cruiting. Shout his views on those subjects be desired, they may de found at large in his former re) All of which is respectfully submitted through the Se-. oretary of War. WINFIELD SCOTT. Hon, Jarreneon Davis, Secretary of War, Washington. Gola areas le betenidd 349 Broadway ‘was awarded premiam—the on); meda! fo a Huerreetypes~ tthe late far of the Americas Ensure, Om Gurney & Fredericks, sts, 340 Broadway, were awarded. a2 the late fair rp In- stitute, Os Ses premiums for ys, viz. :—A gold medal ‘er unretor oman and @ gold medal for phoio~ ieee eats Se ae und Leonard street, nae aio tow tod mist improved Dow aowing . wang ho every Kind, ‘ohaute win r rover Etat, Dorcas and eaner infer ov kdhiv re setere cakes iprapidly 5o be axebanged. 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