The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HE WHOLE NO. 7082. LD. MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1856. Our Special Despatches. ‘THE SPRAKERSHIP—ANOTHER BLACK REPUBLIOAN CAUQUB—ELECITON OF JEFF. DAVIS TO THE SENATE —WHO WILL SUCCERD HIM IN THE CABINET ?— NO SENATOR FROM CALIFONIA. ‘Wasmiveron, Jou, 18, 1856, Considerable bad feeling was exbibited to-day in the Gouse, There is a storm evidently brewing. Another vanti-Nebraska caucus is now being held at the Capitol. It is largely attended. It was called by some of the ‘Tactious Banks men. Ther: strong determination on the part of some for a pew man. There were between ‘eighty and ninety members present. Kunkel, of Penn., advocated the propriety of presenting a nev candidete, and offered a resolution to that effect. He was supported by Todd, of Penn., Cumback, of Indiana, Campbell and ‘Grow, of Penn., Howard, of Michigan, and Gf:cen others. After considerable opporition, Kunkel withd:e# the pro- porition, and the meeting resolved unanimously to stand by Banks. Cumpbell, of Obi, was not present. The rvmor that 1 sent you last evening in refference to Jeff. Davis being elected to the Senate from Mississippi, ‘is now confirmed. I am informed this evening that he contemplates resigning hie position im the Cabinet. In ‘ease he does, Mr. Faulkner of Virginia, it is said, will succeed bim in the Cabinet. 5 Letters from reliable sources in California, recelved bere, state that no election of Senator will be had during ‘the present session of the Legislature, D ‘THE SENATE AND THE NAVAL BOARD—COLONEL PARKER H. FRENCH AND MB MARCY—BANKS AND AMALGAMATION Wasurxaron, Jan 18, 1856. The Senate discussed yesterday, in Executive session, ‘the propriety cf considering the Naval Board proceed- {ngs with open doors. The debate is said to have been ‘veryanimated. The question was not decided. Colonel Parker H. French has addressed a note to ‘Gecretary Maroy, correcting Mr. Marcy’s interpretation , Of his former note, and for the present declining to pre- sent bis credentials from the republic of Nicaragua. Mr, Banks exhibited unusual excitement to-iay, when charged by Mr. Letcher with favoring an amalgamation of the white and black races. Mr. Letcher contended ‘that an ‘absorption ’’ of one race by another could only ‘be by amalgamation. Mr. Banks, much exctted, declared ‘euch a thing to be as loathsome to his feelings as to any other gentleman. Mr. Giddirgs was cornered by Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, and several other democrats, and -charged with falsifying the Congressional records. The President's levee to-night was densely crowded. Socre- taries Guthrie and McClelland were present. E THE ‘WITHDRAWAL OF OUR MINISTER TO ENCLAND. Wasuinaron, Jan. 18, 1856, The important information communicated to the He- BALD in my last three despatches frcm this city, hes to- day beea confirmed by the President in conversation ‘with members of Congress, The President has determin- -¢d upén sending to the Senate his reasons for the with- drawal of our Minister, Mr. Buchanan, from the Court of ‘St. Jemes; but, unfortunately, that body has adjourned -over until Monday. In there two days General Pierce “may think be has discovered s necessity for withholding -what he has now decided upon., 0. P. Q. OUB RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN, ETO. ‘ Wasuinaron, Jan. 18, 1856, There is nothing at all new in regard to our relations with Great Britain. Lord Clarendoz’s latest despatch ‘wee dated in November. It required an elaborate an- ‘ewer, acd Mr. Marcy has recently sent one of great length. From the nature of the cireumstances, no ‘further step can be taken by us until we hear from Great Britain egain. It is fer hor to make the next mova. Engiacd at first admitted her error in the matter of the recruitment, and promi-ed both reform and reparation. ‘The reparation she never made. Finally, ehe has » swithd awn her plea of guilty, snapped her fingers im the face of the United States, and declare! ‘that she hada right to recruit in the manner complained of, and would continue todo se if she pleased. Mr. ‘Crampton and several o! the British consuls must walk ‘the plank. This is inevitable, unless Great B-itain offers end performe some signal ard ratisfactory ac's of atone- ment. This is barely possivie—aot probaole. When the Official correspondence ehall appear every word of mine will be proved true, B. fHIRTY-FOURTA CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives. ‘Wasuincron, Jan. 18, 1856, ‘THE SPRAKERSHIP, Mr. Mace, (K. N.) of Ind., addressing bimself, as he ‘said, to statesmen, not partisans, offered in a spirit of ‘compromise a resolution declaring Mr. Bauks, republi- ‘oun, Speaker; Wm. Cullom, American, Clerk ; A. J. ‘Glossbrenner, Sergeant-at-Arms ; Mr. John M. Johnson, Postmaster ; and 7, W. MeKnew, Doorkeeper. The last three are the nominees of the democratic cauens. ‘The resolution was tabled by a vote of 111 against 90, ‘Mr. Guppmsas, (black rep.) of Uhio, advocsted the adop- ‘tion of the plurality resolution, declaring that the House cannot hn nag on any other priate, He calied on democrats to follow their own precedent, Fur. Cope, (dem.) of Ga., salt that the democratic osucus of rejected the plurality propoation which ‘was sabsequently alopted by tae whigs, sided by democrats. al members aaneated to the truth of this statement, and Mr. Cobb continued.) With the repubiicans, the iseue is Banks oni disorganization ia ence to Mr. Compbel!, of Obio, whom th+y gould wwe elected the other «sy, ifal\ of tnem had voted for ‘Mr. Thorington’s resolation. Mr. ‘Gippmrce—I vote as I please, without going to Georgia to learn my duty. Mr. Cone—If you did, you would be better acquain’ed with it, (Lavghter.) Mr. Tarrax, (black reo.) of N. Hin reply to Mr. Cobb, said the vo'e on Mr. Thoriugioa’- resolution was not a fric teat, as the se had made s nomination other then Mr. Campbell, of Oxio. The debate was confined to the democrats and repabli- cans. Mr. Cunomax, (dem.) of N.C., offered a resolution that until the election of Speaker t' 6 first business of each day shall be to vote twice, no dabate belag in- dulged ta under any pretext till the two ballota are taken, and farther, to declare it not in order to vote the third time the same day. Pending the resolution the House adjourned. the House of Ropresentath Livi: pe LOY Body'or » Hedy tn «dene (From the Washington Upniun—‘he President's organ, Jen. 11, It ie mot # little singular that while the President's has been hailed with universal weloome by the ‘of the Unitea States, witn the exception of the abo! on ag ni muvjority rd the rete Representat pup to repre-ent this sama pov; ‘thas refused to hear 1t even read, and deasunced ita Fav wentation as an insuit t> that honoranle body. ‘his meems strange. The President seads them ae! vil message in the exercise of a duty e-joined on him by the constitution, and they ay he hes {oxclted then. He ys them the complimens of recngaizing them asa Branch of the Congress of the United States, and tvey affirm he bas overreached even their cons*{tation«1 rights, for they are no Congress, and therefure his trestiug taem as such is another insult. Ke could not Keep Lape that Spang anne ey ented ‘wok exception message iivelt, fur ‘hey retw hear it read; and if they tad heard it, there certainly ‘was nothing in it dis:espectful t» the House, Aocordi ‘to the it of these gentlemen, the message not been reveived: yot one member of a body that awears it bas no end who, toeretore, could not, with- out tranegrensing all the laws of natuie. utter a word oa fthe subject, denounced it by whotessle, as ‘the most ‘disreputable public document that bad ever emanated ‘from @ President of the United states. It was a public document faleitying the bistory of the country from the organization of the government to the present day in vovery essential particular.” Fora member of a bay ‘that has no existerce, or whose existance 1 at least doubtful, and which is so excredingly tenasivus of its monentiiy that it cannot bear to be ken to, this fs pretty well. If it talke thus waile in a ata‘'e of suspend. ed animation, what may we expect when it is galvanized ip'o life and motion? We rhali not here enter into the avesticn of th ‘or ponentity of That one half ot it is quite certain; with respect to the othur balf, the disputed and devied by itelf. Generaliy spenking, men esn tell whether they ore slive or dead, yet all the philosophers have found it {mpoxatble to ‘demonstrare their own existence. Descaries was ppreed to come the nearest to it in his tamous see saw, ‘I think, thare- fore, I exist,’’ though the logis 1s very much out at the velbows. since we have no betier p oof that a man thinks “Anan tat he existe aif however ‘he demons ration were ‘ elear, it would hardly apply to the majority ot the Lana Free, which er ared wrerent Houve of Repreren ati Keeit not only defanct, but that it never had an extat- ence! The logic is defective in another print, fo- wo de- the most exvert logician to prove that the majority of ie members who voted shem-elves non est ever thoug st at all of the inexplicable paradox in which they involved themeelves by thus, e Af were with malice wrepense, nocking out their own brains. 7 But ee us dodgethis knotty point, and briefly inquire cept he bea know ty the onstitetions Is that of Gong ve by the but 5 ‘communicating to ress the external anc isternal s’ate of tne country. and, if he deems it necessary, such measures as he certres A be adopted. Inthe in left to his own judgment and will; and so long as he refreins from apy attempt to dictate to that b dy its ac. tion on his recommendations, the exhibition of any peev- ib, pragmstical affectation of resentment only prove: thet people are Cetermined to get {ato passion, whether there fs any reason or not, ‘The message of the President to that honorable A which, it seems, re‘aina no attribute of existence but 1! hover of avstek, 8 conveyed m decornns lbnganas; con- ined to topics of great national interest; is offen. sive in tone nor cictatorial ia On the con: trery, we will venture to say ther: at a true Ameri- can whose heart and whose reason do mot reapond to it pontsreously.. What, then, was it that put certain memobers in such a Was it the digat fied, firm ard yet temperate tone of that part which Telated to the encroachments of Great Britain in Contral America? Or were these ebuilitions of frothy splesa indicate to my Lord Palmerston taat of the House of Representatives (whether lvipg or dead is not yet decided) #5004 in such an aiti- tude of ferocious hostility to the President that they would not permit Sin spank to them on matters in- volving the interests and or Was it the general ot factory state of the treasury, the reverential the constitution and the are laboring to undermine and great watchtower of liberty, whose light is the world? Was it one or allot these that this non-existing bedy, and oeow:ioned sucha in the ral miercourse between man man, dut at civility are reciprocal. If we expect to be treated with courtesy, we should be courteous in turn. It is & strange and curicus sight to see those who complain so loudly of havicg bren insulted py the President in treatirg Congress as a liviog bod and making it s civil speech, retorting this rapes nary offence by wholesale denunciations of hi sage and wholesale charges of falsetood. And wha: is this atrocious violation of the ts and diguity of a becy which repudiates its own which, accord. ing to its own » is destitute of all vitaity, and which so far as appearances indisate, may remain in thia state of torpor for an indefinite iY Every man who reads this mores will cee at that it embodies information essenvis) to nd that {t was proper that early as possible. A whole month had elapsei wince the resurrection of that inanimate body—that atrarge compound which. atone and the same tine, w and is not—and nothing bad been done w give it an actual being and existence. In the mesutins, certain tmportent ques‘ions, menacing the friendiy relations of the Urited S'ates and Great Britsia, were rapidi proachiz g a crisis, to meet which would in all Dao pabillty require prompt action, One branch of the national legislature had been organized during this waole eri >i; the other was neither organized. nor, to all appoa:- ance, likely soon to organize. Had the President commu- nicated bis mereage to the Senate without dolag t:e asme to the House of Representatives, then there might hare beem some plausible ground for the cry of iasult aad ipnevation On the rights en dignity of t budy while thus jn s state of suspended animation, and, without doubt, there would have been # still P eaeryal rattliog among the ¢ry bones of fanaticism, The Presiden’, there fore, chore the most conciliatory course, and oné which we venture to ay wil be sanctioned by the whole people of the United tes, who have been lo: kiug on, sove with bh et and ridicule, otbers in disnay, nt the spectas e @ a few factions leaders having sufficient influ. ence to paralyze, it not entirely arrest, the overa'lons of the government as Jong as hee please. ‘The President bas dore his duty; let the House of Representatives follow his example, instead of reiling without measure and without reassoa, procesding called for by a due regard to the wafe'y, iateres's and honor of the United States. As to the hue and cry of insult, raised against the Presi. dent, it is criya f that a mejority cf the members nt this non-exist! Posy, which b ist committed felo dere, are) to pick » quarie! with bim at all events, once determined To constitute ap insult it is necessary it should be in- tentional. and that there be some hing in the act, the the manner that clearly 4 he intention. ing of ibis sort in the Presidest’s me-sage’ @ jonat gy on insult’ ive Of the @18-sage: apy m, either direct or im; on the body to which ft is addreaed; or any attempt at diction that can be tortured into an insult? 1¢ is only necessary to read the message to reply in the negative. Yet this fragioary bine iy met by s msjority of the House by a premeditated inant in action, accompanied bya seeping chi against the Presidest ot falsifying the wtoli tory of the couvtry, from beginoing w end. Yet these sre the great sticklers fur eviquette; Linas are e tkinned men who cannot bear to be avuken to Jest it should disturb their plumbers, and fell into hyste- rics at being treated as living bodies. Thee geut'e nev sre the very antipcdes of the honest lriehman, who de- clared he was not dead, but spceshless; ince, ac inrding to their own dcelarations, they are dead, and everybo 'y knows they are not specc a Jn conclusion, we have only to express the opiaion that the non existence of Congress is a sheer palpable absur ii. ty. Like the King of Ragland, Congress neve> dies. I ia elweys in existence, and, though not always active, may be called into setion whenever the Presiden’ deems i necesrary. The moment the term of one Congress ex- plres, gives life and being to another; and ao on through an infinite series. There is no interregnum contemplated by the constitution; and if a House of Representatives capnot or will not choose a Speater, surely there is no 8. ffictent reason why every other branch of the govern- ment should be arrested, or that the President should pea'pone indefinitely a constitutional duty. We don’t sav— oul Perhaps if we did we might not te. far from the thit such a atate of things existed at the me in bis -message. But we wilt’: suppow desperate faction, or fusion of factions, naving mon principle of action, but an inveterate h democratic principles and the adminttrstion by which they are represented, shouli wi:tully and design- edly prevent, obscruct or delay the ch ice of a prosi@ing Officer, ensct the dog inthe manger. Are the ope- rations of the other branches of the gvveromeat ty be peralyzed, ani the whole Rene tet arres'ed fa conse- uence? Ys the countiy (perhaps in’a srlaie of peculiar ger) to be left inert, incapable cf netion, defanceless, orin as‘atecf absyance, av it were, for want of some india ble action of @ body which is * playing por- rom,” and trying tomeke us believe it is dead? If aush ‘a roslly the case, the President must be dumb, besause the House cannot chooses Pinus every branch of go- vernment must be starved, ue che House canoot choose a cer; and ‘chaos come again ” because the Honse cannot choore a Speaker! Sure'y, there mus? bs some remedy for such s state of thirgs; and if it cannot be found in the constitution, we know of no other re- vort but the grentlew of necesrity. If « serial ts 80 indispensable, why, then, we must have» Spexk:s, by hook or by crook, and there is au end of the matter, Binrine Disasters on the Lakes. (Brom the Buffalo Advertiser, Jan. 11.) ‘The ognrege lowses of life end property eo the Lakes during the years 1864 and 1865, wore a8 f pe 855 Losses by steamers... $463,400 628,150 * propellers + 680,100 1,160,600 seve 1,148,500 1 688,760 1044 825 1,134,779 $9,187,825 2,821,629 119° 118 Total lostes by seem ‘Totel pumber of disaste: ‘The total number of diss tal toss of property was 186 thirty-three schooners, and one tug sere to“ally lost dur- ing the year. Total number lost, 68. Of the dinssters, here occurred in 2 July... . 2 Augast 26 2 September... 4 8 October. 148 45 November 143 June. 87 December. = Dates not given. eves sbecsesscnpess The devallea statement from which theve Agaroa aro taken wos prepared with great eare by Captain Dobbins, of thin city. We present beiow a SUMMARY OF DISASTERS FROM 1848 To 1955, 1048 Sasi 1800 \— 1849 —1860.— Crof No. § Tews. No. $ oes No. $ Loar, Steamb’te 16 101.000 20 72,900 81 285,700 Frey rs 5 39,000 4 118,000 16,000 wear’ a8 ai'o0n 18 94,900 27 Bietisers BO 188.490 40126 760 96 101,740 160 44,715 1,700. 6 3/200 —1861.— No, $ Los 22 216,600 % 193,200 Schooners Seowr... 3 by 1849 — ‘Tota.....186 404,800 $8 966,250 170 644,440 208 720,615 1862. —1868.— —1854.— —1855.— Btcamb’ts 87 362.650 48 419.350 41 463 400 66 528,150 708 96 24,050 24101 600 62 680.100 82 1,150,600 5 26.260 12 28,600 17 148,400 46 176.500 98101,100 81 86.800 55 183,'26 91 209,860 .120 286,190 160 217,300 204 701,000 826 739,940 4 15 8 aon 16 10,800 13 = 13,400 —_ —— 2, = 240 991,065 263 864,360 364 2,187,826 608 2,871,620 A remarkable fact for the statistician is presented in the record of the marriages in New Bedford for the year 1856, that oumber being 622; in 1864, the 521—irorease in 1855, one. apieiae bags OC AFFAIRS IN ALBANY. Latest from the Btate THE LAST STPUGGLE FOR OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE ORGANIZED AT LAST—PROSPROT OF A DESPATOH OF BUSINESS, ETC. Atuany, Jen. 18, 1866. After a most unprecedented and unrelenting struggle of eighteen days, the Legislature is now considered as being fully orgavized. ‘The contest for Clerk of the Bouse terminated sooner than expected, in consequence of the withdrawal of ome of the prominent candidates, whose card was thus read at the Clerk’s desk:— How. Hxsny Wrorste:— APES, So Dyan Sin—< saving recetved the votes of a majority ie,famocratio = embers for the office of Clerk, eat Dpot concentrate the entire democratic have concluded to withdraw my name from the conlas, Fiease announce thia fact to my friends and to them my sincere and thanks for the honor- they have con: ferred upon me by their generous Very truly, yours, JOHN 8, NAFEW. Mr. Nafow was the caucus candidate of the hard and received, yesterday, thirty votes. The mati mal dem» crata then scattered their strength, many of them voting for George W. Alden, of the city of New York. A resolu- tion was adopted, es‘ablishing the plurality vote upon the third ballot. Upon the first trial, Mr. Sherman (republican), received 49; Ibe. Stevens (Know Nothing), 86; bards scattering. On the second trial all the soft bells and barnburners voted for Sherman, and he was eleoted by a majority of one vote—thus conf the report that Son ahte naate blicans had formed a toall tion for the purpose of the offices of the House between them. Mr. 3; then @ resolation authorizing the toa) it Ser t-at- Arms acd door keepers. Tois was ied without much oppos!. tion; the Know Nothings having been defeated in thelr efforts to cbtain the Speaker and Clerk, made no effort to defeat this portion of the contract. Whilst several of the coft barnburners were ren- coring ay for voticg for the republican can- digate for Clerk, Mr, Batley ave them & seve: cantigetion boa bapoSrer vrata be gaid the soft cau- cus upanimous! ® resolution, pledgiog eve: ets Sere noe icums or Americans; wu first opportunt'y, Mr. Hoyle, who waa the coft canclaate for Speaker. offered a resolutivn in the House declaring the republican candidate for clerk elected. Whrn the context for Clerk was over, Mr. Bailey inti- mated that if there was a friend of Gov. Clark upon the floor, it was cue to his y that & committee be sppoluted to in'orm him that the House was organizes, as he might bave some communication to send in—him- elt (Mr. B.) not cesirtog to be on the committee. Mr. Rer jamin Smith, of Monroe, then arte, acknowledging lmeelt his Exeollency’s friend, by offering a resolution for puch » committee. ‘The various standing committees of the House will not be reported before next week. ‘The stogular position of parties renders the Speaker's task extremely difficult. ota ringle member ot a leading or prominent cuarac- ter will Cesite to take any responsibil Mr. Ocell, in common courtesy, should be teucered the cbairmanship of the Ways and Means—that is, the Chancetlor of the Exchequer, as by that officer a/l the financial require- ments and O capen of the administration are always laid before the Legislature. REW YORE LEGISLATURE, Senate. Aupayy, Jan. 18, 1856. ‘BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY. To amend the charter of the Brooklyn City Hospital. To amend tte bid in relation to New York firemen. Relative to United States Deposit Fund. Areport from the Dry Dock Savings Bank was pre- vented, NOTICES OF BILIB, By Mr, WapewortH, to amend the charters of the Buf. faio Trust Company acd Water Works. Relative to sight drafts and bills of exchange. Incorporating the Long Island Trust Company. The resolution requiring {oformation as to the indebt- cones of cities was pasced, after striking out New York, Brooklyn, Albapy, Troy and Buffalo. Mr. WaveworrTH geve notice of bills making express snc other joint stock ge ater d Aprip or stock certificates over $100,000, «1 taxation om the amounts 16] by the stock To amend t' ¢ Liwa relative to pu tic health, Ac journed till Monday. Aipasx, Jan. 18, 1856, ELECTION OF CLERK. Tne plusality rule for the election of a clerk, after three ballots, was adopted. Op the second ‘rial, Sherman (rep.) received 59 votes, a mojority of all cast, and was declared e‘ected. Areeclution placing the remainder of the Assembly sppointmen's in the hands of the Speaker was adopted, and the House adjourned til to morrow morning. ‘The Work Betore the Senate. THE DIVORCE BILL. Mr. RicBanpeos’s bili concerning civorces, provider: — ‘bat divotces may be granted whea tbe husband shall wilfulty, and without just cause, abandon the wi'e, or the +ife the husband, for ti of three years. For ernel and inhuman treatment of the wife, #0 as to impair her besith or endanger her lite, When either shall bave become, and continue for five years, aiuzatic But in these cases the merrisge must bave een solemnized, und the parties nave resided at the time of marriage ia this Sate, The comt rg 6 deny & divorce when the coure tor it shall appear to have ccourred by are ment, cr with the connivance of the plain:diff; w! for- uiveners han been extended to the offending party; when five years have expired since the cause of action oc- curred. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES. Mr. BRooxs’ bill relating to insurance companies so smwends the law passed April 10, 1849, aa to make the erghth rection thereof read as follows:— It ball be Jawful for any ye me orgapized under th1a eet, to invest ita capital in the funds accumulated dy tte business, or any part thereof, in ponds and mort- eger on unencumbered real entate withing the State of ‘ew York worth 60 per cent more then the sum loaaed ‘VWereop; anc also in any end all stocks or bonds of either ot the ipeurporated cities of this State, whieh shall be at or abcve par at the time of the investment, and to lead the -eme or any part thereof on the security of such »¢cks or bonde, cr of bonds and mortgages, aa aforesaid, apd aise upon bottcm:y, und to change and re-inves! (ame as occasion may trom time to time require; bot apy surplus accumulation over and above the capital stock of any Fuch company, may beinvested in, or Josned upon *he Deige o! the public swocks of avy o26 of the Unived State#, or the ateck, bends, or other evidence > py institution fi ited under the laws of this 8 except thelr own stock; provided that the current market value of such corporate stock, bonds, or other evicence of cedt shail be, at the time of the ban therecn, et least 10 per cent more than the sum loased therecn, AMENDMENT OF THE NEW YORK FIRBMEN’S ACT. Mr. SyenceR’s bill to amend the New York Fi emen’s ret, provides— ‘Ibat the Commissioners shall nominate, and the Com- mon Council appoint, a clerk, at the salary of $8008 yenr, That it sbail be the duty cf the Common Council to re Kn) decision msde by the Commissioners wivhin sixty and unless the Council confirm or re- fer daok such deciaton within that time, it sh JI be fas! and without appeal. If a decision be referred back, and {a adhered to yy the Commfssioners, it shail be fioel an- Jers overruled by @ ‘hree-fow th vote of the Council with- im thirty deys thereatter. BOWERY SAVINGS BANK REPORT. Amount received on deposit for year. $2,887,583 00 Dumber of espositors... 9,748 AD ount paid depositor $2,082,552 84 Amoun' of interest received di + 261,802 49 ring year, f uni of interest paid he! (6 ase 287,780 46 of per cent paid, 5 per cent on $600 and over, and 644 per cent on vums less than $600, PXye DRO AT YORE. ose. veces Cath ex band Jauuary 1, 1886 hand é no Mmorigaged 2 of deposit for year No loans on any negotiable paper made du: ing the year. Board of Councilmen. The Board of Councilmen met last evening in their chon bers in the City Hall, the President, B. F. Pinckney, jn the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Beard went into the third reading of ills, which ook up the greater part of the evening, but no bills of importance came up that Lave not already been noticed in the Brrarp. = The Board then elt water c LN degethabed be bod Whole for the purpose of tal up the report of the Hinance Cc snstttee upon the tax levies for the year 1856. This report was then read, ond the fe smount reported by the semmittee for the levy of 1866 is anin- crease of sio},oe4 74 over the emount recommended oy the original estimate of the Comptroller. Thereport was adoy ed without amendmen’, and without debate. Afer some farther urimpertant business, the Board ac jourred fill Monday evening next. Superior Cous(—General Term. Before Hon. Jncges Bosworth and Woodruff. ANOTHER }OTION IN THB FORREST DIVORCE CASE. JAN. 18 —Jn the mauer of Catharine N. Forrest vs. Hil uin Forret.-Avother motion was mace ‘hia day by Mr. O’Ccnor, Mrs, Forrest's couneel, to amend some other pertion of the exeeptions. which was caeraea by Mr. Van Huse; snd, after some discnssion, the Court thovght 1. sesivoble to send the matter before Chie’ Juatice ley, t ‘ slready another amendment in the same case fic him, Additional News frem Havana. latter por! to the 13th instant. ‘The British brig Citron, from Halfex beund to Havens, ‘was lost on the Dog Keys on the (th instant, Hor master and crew were carried to Havana by a Key West wreck: er on the 12th instan‘. The vessel is # total loss. ‘There was @ ramor in Havana that the American brig EL. Cottreli, Cottrell, from Boston for Havame, had Gone ashore to the eastward of Sagua La Grande, but vo Particulara of the disaster had been received. The Spenish steamer Mexico (formerly the Coited States) sailed for Sisal and Vera Oruz on the 13th. It is add that one of Santa Anna’s particular friends went down in her, to observe the tice of political afairs. The news brought by the British ateamer Ciyde, as to Mexican affairs, presented a gloomy prospect tor the com- fort or quiet of the nation. ‘The health of General Bailey, now at Caliséo, about twenty-two miles from Ma‘ansas, remains abou: the same as when he arrived—not improved. ‘Wile Hechel is si in Havana; her sisters have gone to Chanles’en, and the balauce of her troupe called in the last British steamer for Southampton, &e. in Havara tkere is nothing of particular interest. Large ships find difficulty in getting feights, aud ere m.stly leaving for Gulf porta. About 12,000 boxes of the new sugar crop have been received, and there remains some 5,000 or 6,000 cf the old, almost all in the hands of specu- OUR-ASV4NA CORRRSFONDENCE. Havana, Jan, 13, 1856. Loss of the Spanish Sieamer Isabel ol Catolico—Statements f Passengers — Madame Rachel's Movements — Theatri- cal Speculations President Pierce's Message in. Cuba— Remarks on its Assertions—Explanations as to the Black Warrior Indemnity— Execution of an Assassin, The Ieabel el Catolico, although ranking as one of the finest steamers in the Spanish navy, is generally under- stocd to bave been the private property of the Queen Mother Christina. The wreck of the Isabel el Catolico is one of the most gross instances of negligence on record, One of her passengers etated in my presence, a day or two singe, that had she not touched the ground on the tongue of land where she did, and hed continued her then course, her bowaprit must eventually have gone into the market place at Nuevites. “She went ashore,” said another passenger, “about a tmi'¢ from the beach, where we were all landed in the ship's boats, with our baggege, and there kept twenty-four hours without food or water. Our baggage was twive set fire to, and a considecable portion of it plundered by the crew of a small elzop that was cruising ia the viciatty; whilst, when we got on board the Palayo (the steamer tat brought the mails and paszengers port), we were made to pay 880 esch for our paseage from Nuevitas —the officer commanding the Isabel el Uatoliso rofusiog to defray that expense, although we had paid our pas- eege to Havans.”” The steamship borth Star, Captain Wamack, which sailed hence for New Orieans on morning of the 9:h instant, returned to this port after whe hed got at least twenty miles from the Moro Castle, a white man named Carrera avd « ving teen F ve The messuge of the President, received here per Isabel, via Chariesron, caused en excitement whicn I caunot essly desciibe. The Creoles were wonderfully elated at the observations relative to Kngiani and to Spain, whilat the Speniards were most terribly down ia tas mouth upgn the same observations. I was in a store kept by op Andaiurian, s few deys after the reosipt of the mes- eege. and cverheard @ copversatiom between a young Creole ard the preprietcr of the store. The Creole was expla 0 character ot the meseage of the Prosident to of which the Andalusian was apparently totally it; and after the wicked Creole, apparensly to veaze toe Ancslusian, trensiated into Span’ the observations relating to and the United Stoter, The statement that tne Black Warrior outrage had been paid for by excited the ire of tho Andalu- sien, and he re es to itby the utterance of various T will not file Grtle prooetdes the adahees ares E: 0 f if they would raise ten thousand men boein , ee fishin gh one pnore ot Prim or Caleeru, I myself would join, and we von'd Unidos ’and teach those ‘ Ameri- canos’ common civility,” &e. Ihad completed my p chase, a psir of gicves, and baieying out, as I got ial the street could not avolda loud guffaw at the Spaniatd’s irate nature. You will find in your file of the Diario dela Marina certain obser vations relative to the message, I tionsiate the remarks of the Prensa :— The mesrage read to the Serate by the President, Mr. Fierce, en the 31s: December last, in that part which +ptake soout the relations between the United States and bpain, is oonceived in temms of more friendly intellige+ce then ‘im the previous years. The sola‘ion whica our goverrment bas given te the pendiog dificult; send bat to in could not the conviction of the good faith which aguide to all our dipiomatts relations Im no question, nevertheless, has (oble character, lating to the detention of the Bluck Warrior. +o. # thought that the paying by ths government the damages occasicned to the al to some Ameri- can citizens by the usr ces occarioned by the exors- sive zeal of some of the House officers chen em- pic yed, might, in some way or other, affect the nitionsl Cignity. Scme papers in Madrid and i1 the Untted st.:oa manifested the same fears, and they wore very anxtous fora clear explanation, which might place to the’ of every one the real truth of what has been done in the af- falr. Tye Gaceta de Madrid, 1mproving the firat oppor- tunity, hes juatified, in a very clear and interesting manner, the conduct observed by the micistry in this delicate affair, as follows: — “aithough{tbe question of the Black Warrior would have been reduced wt last to the simple inquiry of a ceed, whether the captain of the steamer was or was not ready to rectify the manifest within the term of twelve hours, which the regulations granted to him, even yet the government bad many reasons of justice to reavive the question in the way that it baa, as there is a report and document presented by the Havaza oflicers, giving information on the matter, and from them we can infer that twelve hours had not passed by from the arriva! of the Black Warrior at the port when she was embargoed. Bot tt fs not this elone that proves that the officers in Havera behaved very unreasonably io their Proceedings w: h the Binck Warrior, There is another, also, that tl 6 verrment bas consi¢ered very carefully and slowly in replying the affair, and it hss been done in such a way #8 to give sl{ clear reason to the goverument. The ck Warrior, us mail ateauer, used to rake trips periodically and travaiently through Alavens, and already made more than twonty trips with goed teith and friencly harmony with the Custom House officers, always writing in the manitest a line that enid cn lustre (in balinst), instead of clearly mentioning the number of baies of cotton that she was carrying in ter tranrit. This custom had been established for the quicker deepa‘ch of the steamer, or some other reason of no ecnsequence, but it had already become « custom. There was not in the least a shadow of concealment or bad faith in this, for at the coming ont ofthe Black War- vior, her cargo and sailing were announced in the public papers, 0 tthe Havans cfficers, who had most un- loubtedly dove wrong in this affafr, as they failed in their ob.igations of performing, Leeder poner or form, in @ very strict way, their duty, sad as they did it, veliewing they could not do any injury to any person, aut merely strictly performing their own daty, so that ail of @ sudden, t had hitherto been performed with tolerance snd good faith became, without any particular Teason, a very strict and zexlous observance of their own regulations. The Black Warrior is detained, and thus 'igin to the present dixegreenble affair. he good f a aa the loyal procoedl mvel nane ofa nation as the loyal ings in all her affairs. pare The eternal principles of justice ought to be ite guide in al ite acta; and here is the rule under which the pre- sent affeir fe to be examined. Not only does Mr. Pierce show himself mouch sa- tistied with the actual march which Spanish relations bear with the feieral goverment, bnt he indulges great hopes thet for the future the links between the two na- ttone wi'l be more closely comented, a the repeti- un cf the difficultion with Cubs. ‘Things ng in tle wny, as we ought to hope, the day wil not be distant in which favorable treaties, just as nach for our commerce os for that country, will be concluded. This treaty shovld bear a:me modigcation in the duties on the fat portation of some articles that require them. ‘The remainder of the article refers to Mr. Pierre Soulé ond Mr. Ferry, in which the former is blamed and the ie. hespattered with praue, and which 1 will not renelate You remember the assassinations at Guatao, » few morthe since, The Ist of the arsuasing—he who at- tempted suicide in 'b- jaih—was gurroted on the morn- seg of the 12th. He xxcended the seaffold with @ firm step, aod then eatd:—'/Gentlemon, I truet you will all for vive me a+ | have forgiven every , £8 will be ween by ‘he confession I have toade to the Bishop.” Then reatiog himselt inthe cheir, in an instant ef time he bad cea to exist. Be had re'ued to confess to the ordinar; priest, a1 hia request his holiness the bishop atten td the obapel at the royal fall, to reseive the confession of this great eriminal. Rachel has charged her mind, and still remains in this ity. She had engaged ber pastege on board the British wall steamer, and it wae supposed, therefore, that she would go: however, with the tickleness of hor sex, she forfeited the baif-passuge money, and is now the guest of Senor O'Farrell, of thia city, Ail the other mornbers of the l'rench com pary, I be! have taken their depart- ure for Barope, as fave alno Mossieurs Fellx, fs, Rachel slone rematoing, with her maid. The nue. der of the biography of Rachol, aud the transiation of The United States mail steamship Ca .awbs, J. D. Bul: Icch, commander, arrived at daylight yesterday woruing, from New Orleans via Havaus, bringing dates fro: the PRICE TWO CENTS. Honey—Last soles febh—The bave bee: $3 to Tue beig ‘Agevoria’ been ‘bough! on epesu- 2%, one to moatus, and 50 Lard—We rotice « considereble decline ia prices. Lu ber—No late arrivals of white pine boards. yt Bath beards and planta sold at $30. acda $24. Nothi pine tuaros:; from $24 to $ according to qualtey and dimensions. Sugar bex shooks extremely dui, and sales made dy mali lota, for pew at $1, and 43¢ to 634 reals for without demand. Hhd. thooks, of ot “ 500 molasces, W. at 20% reals, at $375. "Hoo; a week, Quite a number of engsgements ha’ oe Large American auger ships sre continuing to ve in ballast trom want of business. charters ot the week include an American ship to load timber on the ovast for London, I On Thursday night, the Fifteenth ward police received information that » gung of counterfeiters were travelling through the ward passing off $10 counterfeit bills on the Agncultural Bank, of Pittsfield, Mass. Policemen Smith, Cawpbell and Mawafield’ were immediately des- Fatched in search ct the offenders, and adout 11 o’tlosk they came across four of thom, who were regaling them: selves at the eating saloon of ex-Counoll man Reed, ia the Bewmy, near Bayard stree:. The four were imme- diately arrested taken to the astationhouse, where, on seting them, several of the conaterfelts end considerable silver change and msn; bills, as wel asa variety of articles which they parel in onder to bave the spurious paper cached, were fou in their possesrion. gave their name: as James Colwell, Jacch Ven Sone, Thos, Ackits aad Stephen Steele, Ail of them sre boatmen, and have been em- ployee on the Erie Canal. Soon after their arrest seve- sal persona who had been de‘rauded by them called at the police station avd identified them. Yesterday morn. ipg tbe prisoners were taken to tho Marker police Curt, and Ieched up for examivation. The coun: verfeit is a pew one, ard is co well executed, that good judges of money wor Id be lable to be deceived by it. THE GREAT CONFIDENCE MAN. ‘The exowinati: n cf Bevjawia Greer, charged with hav- ing obtained various amounts of moneys from parties in this city, by means ot false preteaces and fraudulent rep- reventations, wae con'ipnuec yesterday before Justice Brennez, at the Essex Merket Police Court. A few more comp'sints wire made agsinst the accused, which go chain of evidence againet th prisoner. ments bave been mare reapecting Greer’s this city, which ulacesethe secused in gerous situation, The prisoner does nat deny bsvirg swindled persont in this city to the umount of several thousand dojlacs. Grcer saya that be assumed the yart cf the Methodint preacher on one or two ocsa- sions, oxd acted the part to such perfection, that the elders of reveral churches apd the members of the con- negation were comp'etely deceived as to hia real charac- | A gaee gai neacrttnaly stindied in toe most ssienti@s ond beautiful mapper. Search warrants wore issued tor the recovery of the goode thua fiaudulently obtained by Greer, who patronized the loan offices to # considera: te exter't, and was eventuaily trappeo und caught by the proprie‘or of one of there very places. COWARDLY ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND WOMAN. About 9 o’closk on Thursday night a party of drunken rowdies entered the lager bier saloon of W. H. Hoccberg, No, 126 Clinton street, and without basing received avy insu}t or provocation, ecmmerced an indi icriminate asf eault apen the inmates of the place, seriously tojaring the propsietor and bis wife The rascals fled from the house en the polive ermivg up, anc all of them, with the exception of ore, escaped T e prisoner, on being taken befcre Justice Brennan, gave his name ‘os Charles Bur- field, He was committed for exawination. DIEGRACEFUL ATTACK UPON A POOR BOY. On Thursday night, as ttle boy named John McGrath, was peddling lozenges avd eandies in the bar- rocm of Tammany Hotel, cne of the employes of the establishmen’, for some resson or other, assaulted and kicked bim out of the apartment The injured boy was taken to New York Hoepttal by the Fourth ward potice, where it waa di-covered that three of his ribs rad been broken. No arrest haa yet been made, although the oc- curence was witnessed by several persons. ALLEGED RIVER THIEVES. Otis Van Vaulkenburgh, Ed. Cook, William Grain and George Dixter, all boatmen, were arres‘ed on charge of breaking into a clothing store, No.8 South street, aad stealtrg some valuable property therefcom, with which, it is alleged, they decampec, and putting the same into & boat, endexvored to easape, but were taken into cuscody by officer Murphy and othere, ot the First ward potice. Wilamsburg Intelligence. Anovr To Move ror A Divorck ~A movement 1 about being set on foot in the late city of Willlamsburg for the reival of the act by which Brooklyn, Willtamsburg and tae town of Bushwick were united into one city. It was supposed that by consolidating the several places into one iment, and under one aet of officers, the tapansen ae tomes would be materialiy reduced Con- trary to expectation, expenses are quit large, cwing to increase of «alarios, the taxes bave gene up until they much higher than ever before. The citizens of t! Fastern dietrict now begin to learn by sad ex; rience thet they are not only woree off than’ be- fore in respect to taxation, but treir businese hs faliea of, property hus depreciated, and they ave audjected to @ great loss ot tine by being compelled to travel weveral miles to transact all public business. This movement for « divorces bas been originated by some of the most extensive and influential property holders in Willtsms- burg and Bushwick. Public meetings are to be held, an the matter is to be brought before the Legislature at an early day Asswrant Excrvesn.—James T. Cruickshank, of Hose Company No. 2, Eastern dist ict, has been elected As sistant Engineer of the Fire artment, to fill the va- Caney oceurioned by the reriguation of Mr. Moots. Passa Courterrmt Moxry.— Yesterday two mon, re- siding in North Sixth street, East district, were arrested and brough* be’ore Justice Jacobs, on a Tg? of pass ings counterfeit $10 bil, <f the Bank of New Haven, upon Jacob Sohenck, corner of Nortn Second street Grebatn avenue. The parties were discharged, a- it could not be shown they were coguizant o' the fact that the bill was bad. Quite » numter of there bilis have been pared recently in the Eastern district, no doubt, by a gang residing on the north side. Jersey City News. Cuantsr Commirrxk—The Committee on Amendments to the Jersey City Char‘er, appointed by authority of a recent reeolution of the Common Council, is composed as fcllows:— Aldermen.—Firet ward, Aldermen Thompson and Grif. ith; Seoond ward, Wilecn and Arwin; Third ward, Hill eo nele ; Fourth ward, Keppelyea and Hi ‘A: derman, Lyon, P: t of the Board, and D. S. Manners, hayor, were added to the committee. Citizene.—Firet ward, D. 5. Gregory and A. H. Wallis; fecond ward, George W. Edge and Hugh MeComb; Thi word, Robort Gilchrist and Wm. Pearsall; Fourth ward, 8, Weecott and H. M. Tra; 5 ‘This committee will probably be called together next week, Donation To 11m Poon.— Yesterday Mr. J, M. Maree'les devoted the proceeds of hia etage lines for) the benefit of the poor of the county, The proceeta of his Jorsey Cit: avd Rergen ine and the Hoboken and Hudson line will offord about $12 for benevolent purposes, WEBSTER BANQUET IN BOSTON. Anni’ of the Birthday of the Bxpounder. SPEECH OF THE HON. EDWARD EVERETT. ‘Tribute to the Hemery of the Statesman and Scholar, &o., &e., ae. Special Despatch te the New York Heralds Boston, Jam. 38, 1966, This is the anndversery of the birth-day of Daniel Web- ster. There is a grand banquet at the Revere House this eveningfia honor of the event—in honor ef the coming in- to the world of a scholar, a > farmer anda atesman. The Hon. Edward Everett presides, and who else is wore proper to preside om such ap occasion ? Among the guests present ? notice the Hon. Rafas Choate, Hop. George Avhmun, Hon. George 8, Hillerd and Hon. Mr. Hilliard, ef Alabame, &c., &. Trend you Everett’s elegant tribute to the momery of Webster. Iam indebted to the Courier of this eity for w copy of it. EDWARD EVEREfT'S SFEECH. Gxamixex—I rise im pursuance of the object whicls has brought us together at ‘thin time; the only object, cer- tawly, which, after long retirement from scence of poe Me festivity, would have induced me tooecupy the chatris which you have placed me this evening. We have assems- dled on this, the aniversary of bis birthday, to pay anaf- f ctionate tribute to ore of the greatest, and wisest, aad purest of the patriots, statesmen and citizens of Amerien. Still, my friends, I do not rise to pronounce the eulygy of Taniel Webrter. That work bas already been performed ina'most every part of the country, ond bye greater number of the distinguished writers aud speakers of the Urited States than have im any former instance, with the single exception of Washfogton, paid this lest offiee of respect to departed worth. It hss in many cases been done with extraordinary ability; among others, eepe- cially, by gentlemen who favor us with their presenceem ‘this occasion, whose performances, besides dolog neble justice to their great theme, will take a permanent place in the literature of the country. Im their Precenes: I rise for no snch presumptuous purpose—defore this ccmpany I rise for no such Buperfluous at- tempt, ar that of pronouncing a formal eulogy on the public character and services of the great man to whose Precious memory we consecrate the evening. On the contrary, gentlemen, on this occasion, in this circle of friends, most of whom, with greater or lees degrees of tn- tiacy, were individually known to bim and had culti- vated kindly personal relations with hin I wish rather to sey a few words of the man. Let us to-night leave his great fame to thecountry’s, to the word's care, It nee not our poor attestation; ft has passed into the histerg of the United States, where it wii) last and bloom forever. The frerhly remembered presence of the great Jarist, in. vislble to the eye of sense, still ablies in our tridaueles the voloe of the matchless orator yet echoes from the arckes of Faneui) Hall. If ever it is given to the, opirite of the departed to revisit the sphere of their activity and usefulness on earth, who can doubt that the shade af ‘Webster returns with anxiety to that Senate which 92 of ten bung with edmiration upon bis Ups, and walks by night an unseen guardian along the ramparts of the Capi- tol? Of what he was, and what he did, and how he spoke, and wrote, and counselled, and persuaded, and con- trolled, and swayed, in all these grest pudite ca- pacities, his printed works contain the proof and the ex- emplification; recent recollection preserves the memory; end enlogy, varm and emphatic, but not exaggerated, haa set forth the marvellous record. If all else which in vardove parts of the country has been spoken and waitten of bim shcuid be forgotten, (and there is mush, very much, that wi:l be permanently remembered,) the ¢ulcgy of Mr. Hillard, pronounced at the request of the city of Boston, and the discourse of Mr. Choate delivered, at Dartmouth Col'ege—whose great. sufficiency of fame it is to have nurtured two such puplle—have unfolded the intellectual, professional and pubifc character of Dantél Webster, with ap acuteness of analysis, a wealth of illas- ‘(raticn and a plendor of diction, which will convey te all comir g time an adequate and vivid conception of the erent original. Ah, my friends, how little they knew of bim, who krew him eply os a public mao; hew little they knew even of bis personal appearanee, who rerer raw his countenance, except when dark- eped vith jtle shadows of his scmetimes saddened brow, or clothed with the terrors of his deep flashizg eye! These at times gave a severity to hie aspect, which added not a little to the desolating force of his invective and the withering power of his sarcsem, when cempetled to put on the panoply of forensic or pax~ liamentary waz. But noone really knew even his per- sonal appearance, who was not familiar with his radiemt Glance, his sweet expression, his beaming smi'e, lightlog up the circle of those whom he loved and trusted and fa whcse sympathy be copfided. Were I to fix upon ang ove trait as the prominent trait of his personal chacae- ter, it wonld be his social disposition, his loving heart, I€ there ever was a person who felt sll the meaning of the Stvine utterance, “ it is not good for man to be alone,” it was be. Notwithstanding the vast resources of his cwn mind, and the materials for seif communion laid up in the etore-bouze of such an intellect, few men whom I bave known have been so little addicted to solitary and meditative introspec'ion; to few have sccial interqourse, *ympathy and communion with kindied or friendly spirite been so gratetul, and even necessary. Unless actually occupied with his pen or his books, and ecerced into the solitude cf his study for some specifie employment, he shunned to be alone, He preferred cio- tution to solitary composition, especially in the Intter part cf his live, and he much liked, on the ¢ve of agroat effort, tt {t had been in his power to reduce the aeads of his argument to writing, '0 go over them with a frtend. Aith ugh {t is not wy purp2se, as I hyve ssid, on thie occasion to dwell on political topics, 1 may in iiustre- tion ot this last remark, obreive that it was my one: ness, at his request, to pasa cf the evening of 26:h ot January, 1840, with him; aud he wens over we beet S$, very, conkiee wat tte oe topics of epee ne r the ow —t De speach On te’s res lution, which he scoounted the yeatest of his inmentary efforts, Jatense antioupa- fe T need not Veatod you, awaited that effort, bob at vatbiogron and throughout tne country. a pretty foe- mica ole personal attack was to be repelied; New Kogland. was to be vindicated against elaborate disparagement and more than all, the true theory of the coust{tution, as. reretefore generaly understood was to be maln‘aived against a Lew !mterpretation, devised by perheps the acutest logi tan in the country; asserted with equal can- fidence and fervor, and menacing a revolution in che gov- ernment, Never had s public speaker a barder task to me j And except on ihe last great topic, which. un- joubtecly was familiar to his habitual coutempls inna, bie opportunity for preparation had been most iveoa- siderable, for the mnt of bis sceom, 2 Opponent bao been concluded out the day before the re; waa to Be evanten bane a Apes a half ie ya Webster tbe even! re reat effort, ‘me impassioned parts of bis speech, and those in waich the personalities Hla prepare, Diet Re calm abd eatenpeatlonet Pint pre} rie culm was 90 entirely at case and free from that nervous which ts simost unavcidanle so near the moment which in to put the whole man to the , thas I was tempted, absurdly enough, to think him not sufficieatly aware ef the megnitude ot the occasion. I veutured even to intumate to him that what be was to say the next day would, in a fortnight’s time, be read by every man it the country, But I soon pe: ceived that nese was the repose of conscious power. The been fought apd won within upon tne groad field capactous mind; for it was Mr, Webster's ha: eta‘e to himeelf his 8 com Hatt Girl it strength. Hence, it came to pass, taken by surprise by sices, the moment and ¢! for trepidi who is arter; i i ' turn of orcasion were as i i jation. A fy Sve it going to cut within a <4 was not only at case, ‘and, as he told the Sena’ ; ; H E S55 ifeclea mat pilnitat