The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7090. SUNDAY MORNING JANUABY 27, 1856. OFFICIAL CORRUPTION. Streets and Lamps, for Bribery. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Capron. SBCOND DAY, The court was crowded at its opening yesterday ‘morning by parties interested in the trial of Joseph E. Ebling, Commissioner of Streets and Lamps, charged with bribery. Upon opening the court the District Attorney said the prosecution rested their caee. Mr. Brady then said he would not take up the time of the court with any formal opening on the part of the defence, but would proceed at ‘once to offer their testimony. Mathew C, Fordham, examined forthe defence— Tn 1855 Y was Street Inspector of the Second ward; I became acquainted with the firm of Smith, Sickles & Co. about the 10th of January; I did not have charge of the street sweeping machines; they were worked in my ward; in my jadgment they were a total failure; I made a complaint about them to the Street Commissioner. Q. Did Mr. Smith speak to you on the subject of your complaints? Mr. Hali—Don’t answer that question, sir. We are here, may it please the Court, to try the issue of bribery between Mr. Ebling and Mr. Smith and not between Mr. Smith and Mr. Fordham. ‘This question was asked Smith yesterday, and he raid he did not make any offer to bribe this witness. Mr. Brady—I claim, sir, that I have a right to ask this question, and am entitled to an answer. This is done to test the credibility of the witness Smith. ‘The reluctance manifested yesterday by Smith in giving his evidence, was a mere piece of hypocricy, and I wish to prove that he in reality is actuated by. a mere feeling of revenge against Mr. 1g in this prosecution. Iam anxious to test that question of $500 being offered to this witness itr, Binithy for favorable reporta in regard to his Smith was not the unwilling witness he syncared to be, and I want the jury to understand most distinctly. If it should turn out that this Smith came in an artful manner with a lot of street sweeping machines, which he knew would not answer, and endeavored to get the authority and patronage of @ head ot @ public department in their favor, and when that officer objected to these machines as being useless, he turned round and ac- cused that officer of corruption, and an attempt to procure a bribe, they would probably get at the exact worth of Mr. Smith's evidence. Mr. Hall replied to Mr. Brady, in opposition to the amissibility of the question. Mr. Hall was sustained by the Court, and the question overruled. z ae examination was then continued by Mr. rady. Withess—I had a conversation with Mr. Smith, which I reported to Messrs. Ebling and Mott; the street sweeping machines were in operation nearly every night; the streets were cleaned in the day time by hand labor, and they ran the machines around by night, to keep up a show of work; I was resent at the trial of the machines; Mr. Mott and . Ebling were also present; Mr. Ebling pro- nounced them a failure; he did so in my hearing; he ciel them humbugs; I considered them so myself. ir. Hall—May it please your honor, | must object to the examination of this witness upon the value of these machines, this all merely being collateral to the issue before the jury. i Mr. Brady—May it please the Court, I do not wish to take up the time of the Court when it can be spared, and will therefore waive this question. I will put another. Q. Did Mr. Ebling ever again authorize the em- ployment of the machines ? ‘itneas—No, sir; but after the agreement was made with the Mayor and Comptruller the machines were allowed a further trial. *“Croes-examined by Mr. Hall—I did not throw any petty in the way of employing the machines; { said they were humbugs from the first day they were Heat but I never said #0 before they were put upon ial. Joseph Sonder called, and examined by Mr. Bus- teed for the defence—I am Street Inspector of the Sixth ward; Iam acquainted with Smith, Sickles & Co.: I first saw Mr. Smith in Park row in March, 1855, on a trial of the street sweeping machines; Mr. Ebling was present. . Q. What was the result of the trial of the ma- chines ? 4 Mr. Hall—Oh, I must object again to this ques- ion. Judge Capron—I confess I am unable to see the relevancy of any of this evidence. It did not mat- ter in this trial whether the machines worked well or not. Q. Did thes have cat communication with Mr. Smith in the month of March relative to the work- ing of the machines? r. Hall--This question is like one already pass- o upon by the Court; I object again to this ques- jon. The Court ruled against the question. Mr. Busteed—Did Mr. Smith ever make you an offer of $2 oe day overand above what you were receiving, if you would report favorably to Mr. Eb- ling about the machines? Jbjected to by the District Attorney. The Court sustained the objection. i Morgan L. Mott recalled~-I first saw Mr. Smith in the c-part of December, 1454; I witnessed the ination of the machines; Mr.Smith never aed on Mr. Ebling and myself with the receipt; he called on me and had # conversation about the Teceipt; he proposed to sell it at one time; he called on Mr. Ebling at his office, aud cailed me in; this was on the 17thof July; Mr. Smith then said he had lost a great deal of money by the machines— that his partners had turned him ont, and that he ™must raixe some money; he wanted to know what ‘we would give for that paper; Mr. Ebling asked if it ‘was worth anything to me; I told him, not a cent; I did not see Smith in Ebling’s office after that; he called on me after that, in the morning of the day, before be went before the Grand Jury; he said he had this paper about him, und it had ‘better be got tid of; that the Mayor had sent for him, and he did not know what for; the next I saw of him was in the ante-room of the Grand Jury; Itold Mr. Ebling Smith bad called upon me and wanted to get rid of the paper; Ebling laughed, and raid he did not care about it; | had known Eb- wl for ten or twelve ycars before that time. r. Hall—Was any paper oxhibited at the time of offering it for sale? Witness. The paper was not shown; there were ‘two papers given when the receipt was given; Mr. Ebling took one. and Smith. Sickles & Co. the other. Mr. Brady—What did Smith, Sickles & Co. say they wanted this paper from Mr. Ebling for? itness—Smith suid they wauted this receipt, or somethii.f, to show to those in Philadelphia who furnished them the Na st that the authorities here were willing to buck them i) their machines work- ed; this was before any paper was signed; I wrote the receipt given to Smith; it was written without dictation, according to the request they should have something to show the capitalists in ‘Philadelphia; this was the inly use this receipt was to be put to; if the machiness were not successful. the whole matter was to drop; Mr. Sickles said he would clean the city for $140,000; he said he could get a much larger amount, and all over this he said he should divide between Mr. Ebling and myself; I told Mr. Smith I thought the streets could not be cleaned for less than $200,000. Q. Did you expect to make anything out of that? Mr. Hali—I object to that question. The Court ruled against the question, and Mr. Brady took exception. Q. Did Mr. Smith at any time offer you money? A. He did; he called some time in April and wanted to pay Mr. Ebling and myself some seven or eight hundred dollars; I told him I would not receive a ‘cent; he said he wanted to pay me $150; my pasi- ness before I went into this oth se was a livery stable keeper. Q. Did you know at the time of the agreement that the head of a department could not be inter- ested in a contract it; coetet tact by the provision of the city a I object to this. It is a mere matter Mr. Brady—What is a matter of law? Mr. Hall—This is a question of law, and this wit- ness can't tell whether Mr. Ebling knew the law or not. Mr. Brady—Now, may it please the Court,I wan't to show that at the time of Taking that agreement, Mr. Ebling did not know the law upon this subject. The Court ruled against the question, and Mr. Busteed asked the Court to note the exception of ‘the defence. Witness.—I was present at the interview between Mr. Ebling and Mr. Smith when the destruction of the papers was spoken of; Mr. Ebling said he would destroy bis if they would destroy theirs; and as re- gards the contracts, they, Smith, Sickles & Co., might rest assured they wonld get the contract to clean the city if they were the lowest bidders. Mr. Brady.—This, may it please the Court, ends the case, After afew minutes’ intermission, the case was summed up for the defence first by Mr. Busteed. His address was very short. He said the question had arisen in the evidence whether an ignorance of the law was apy excuse. He contended that the Motive had been from time immemorial to the pre- sent time the great question to be passed upon by a jury in a trial for violating a penal statute. If the District Attorney should tail to show, as a matter of fact, that the deiendant knew he was engaged in a felonious transaction when he made this enent, then this indictment fell to the ground. He should Jeave the summing up of the case upon the law to his colleague, Mr. Brady. Mr. Brady then addressed the jury. He said he had intrcduced no testimony upon the charactor 0° the defendant, for the Distiict Attorney had admitted good character, and as for himself, be believed bim to be as pure and spotless in character as an officeholder anywhere now existing. He said this without apy prejudice in favor of his client, because he had not been personally acquainted with the de- fendant for a very long time, and poiitically it was well known they were as far apart as the poles asun- der, and there was no probability that the distance between them would be ever les-ened one hair's breadth. Mr. Brady then proceeded to read the statutes under which Mr. Ebling was indicted, and said that the office of Commissioner of Strects and Lamps was an office lately created, and did not ex- ist and was not contemplated in the statute under which he is indicted, when that statute was euacted. The indictment says thas Mr. Ebling corruptly, wil- fully add feloniously accepted a bribe to award a contract, and he not being able, according to law, to award a contract, I contend that according to both law and evidence in this case, the indictirent falls to the roan Being only an executive officer, Mr. Ebling had no power to award acontract. Thelaw contemplates punishment only when duty is vio- lated fora consideration, and not otherwise. Sup- pose Mr. Ebling had entered into a contract to get aman a situation in the Custom Honse for $100, could he have been indicted for it? Certainly not. Where duty is violated for a consideration, then there is ‘a case within the limita of the law. But outside of his official duties every officer has a right to act in his private ca- acity, and every officer does so act. We are indicted under the law of 1853, and not under the city charter, and to this law, therefore, we shall con- fine our attention. Now as regard the evidence. How, Task you, conld Ebling get anything for his share if Smith & Co., bid to perform the work for $140,000, and if they were to receive all this them- selves? But Smith says the bids were to be marked up by ee This was only one of the many lics he told upon the stand. For Mr. Ebling must open these bids in the presence of Comptroller Flagg, and would not Mr. bling be cutting a pretty figure to take his pen and mark up these figures, Mr. Flagg looking on. Now, how in the world Mr. Ebling was going to make anything out of this puzzles me, and 1 must regard it as one of those humbugs so trans- parent that a mole can see through it—one of tho many gotup by Smith in this case. Now, who is this Smith, the partyjwho offered the reward? Now, in the eye of the Jaw, a man who offers a bribe to a public officer is an accomplice and may be tried, and if convicted sent to the State prison for tea years; and this may be done if he merely offers the bribe, no matter whether the officer takes it or not, or even if the officer takes it and acts just the coutrary to what he proposes to do. Greenleaf says, in his Treatise on Evidence, that the evidence of an accom- plice must be received with a great deal of caution by the jury, and the Court failing soto charge, is guilty of a breachof duty. After a lengthy review of the evidence Mr. Brady ended, and the Court took a recess for half an hour. The jury having, at $} o'clock, all resumed their seats, Mr. Hall summed up the case for tha prosecu- tion, 28 follows:— May it please your Honor—I have tried many cases with my learned friend on the other side, but never before have I known our views of the law to differ so widely as upon the present trial. The first erat upon which I trust your Honor will charge, is, ‘hat this is an offence at common law. (Mr. Hall then referred to several authorities—Blackstone, Chitty and others—to sustain his point.) The next joint raised by the other side is, that the de- rendant must be excused because of his ignorance of the law. (Aguin he relerred to Broom’s Legal Maxims, Blackstone s Commentaries, and others, to snstain his position that ignorance of the law was no excuse.) I have cited these authorities, may it please your honor, to reconcile the difference be tween my learned friend and myself. Now let us review the facts of the case, and see if this indictment bas been sustained. Now, it is or- gued upon the other side that their client is not sagacious, and, as it were, is the the blue bottle cauglit inthis net spread by these cunning Philadelphia gentlemen. A man who can go through a political contest as this man has done, who can come up an independent caudidate, a third aud fourth rate candidate, and still be elected, al- though he may be a knave, he is no fool. We find this man elected in November, 1854, to this tespon- sible office, which has the control of nearly half a million yearly, and up to the time of his election, I am willing to admit, was a man who stood well be- fore the community. This man was a confectioner before he went into office, and it has occurred to me that this man should not leave the sweets of Private life for the bitters of public lite. Weil, this con- fectioner was elected, and to him it was wage ing a prize in a lottery. Immediately he wagelect- ed his friends crowded around him, and bébegan to think he was really somebody, and at once began to think how he should turn his prize to the best advantage: and, brooding over this, he naturally gave way to temptation, having been an apt scholar, and learzed the mysteries and miseries, if you choove, of the City Hall. The devil popped in before him in the person of Mr. Smith, of ae and the — official felldown before him He had in his mind al! the while the man who had made $10,000 out of one contract and had not done anything wrong, and he thought he had now a fine chance of getting his prize, and he went in for it. Now, to follow up this matter, Mr. ache | must have known he was vio- lating the law when he entered into this contract. We have him going to tbe Smithsonian House, he going to the parties who were to treat with him, he ing to them against his interest, his physical wel- re, as is asserted. Mahomet going to the moun- tain, instead of the mountain being brought to Ma- homet, and there entering into a contract which has been kept out of the way, and there binding himself—I say binding himself, for that was the word used—and do yon tell me aman of Mr. Eb- ling’s position does not understand the English lan- guage eed? himself to obtain a contract for Messrs. Smith, Sickles & Co toclean the streets. No mention was made of street sweeping machines, and for all we know, some other power was to be used to effect this work. Here we have this man binding himself personally and officially to obtain the con- tract forthis man. Ask yourself how fairly this was treating with the city. The charter made it obliga- bf on this man to keep all bids sealed and secret, and open them iu the presence of other officials, and here we have this man in why m the city had reposed the confidence of doing this work, bargaining off this contract to Smith, in the Smithsonian House, and afterwards rie for bids for this work after he had settled upon it and bargained it away; and any of you gentlemen might have put in a bid for this work and you would have been duped b; this transaction. Well, after this work is commenced, Mr. Ebling finds that the thing woua’t work, so he backs out. He finds that it leaks out among the hundred of his supernumeraries who were to be dis- placed from office, and he fears exposure, and he feels inclined to retrace his steps, and throws cold water upon these machines, and blocks their wheels and stops their work, so as to support this great land army of street sweepers throughout the city to minister to his political purposes. Now what did this man do, if you please, when he found out that the law had been violated, if you please? Did he make apy attempt to make amends? Not to the least extent. Did he £° to the magistrate and complain of Smith, Sickles & Co. for attempt to bribe him? No attempt at exposure was made. “Oh,” says Ebling to Smith, “ that receipt from me don't state the terms of any contract; that paper is not worth anything. I am not afraid of that. Come on with it, and 1 will break down your evidence.’ This was the way Ebling reasoned:—‘* Smith dare not come out against me. He is as deep in the matter asTam. 1} can break down his evidence, so let him come on with his paper. It don’t amount to any- thing, and I have made away with the contract; and dead papers, like dead men, can tell no tales.” Now, 1 ask you if this transaction will admit of any other construction than that Ebling knew it was oppres- sive to the citizens of New York, to his own con- science, and, he knew at the time, against the law, which he had sworn to fulfil and carry out. [ trust you will have very little difficulty in testing this by your own common sense, without prejudice for or against the prisoner. Mr. Brady then submitted to the Judge points of law upon which he requested he should charge the jury. His points were banded to the Judge, who looked at them before delivering the following CHARGE. Gentlemen of the Jury—In saying to yon what I intended to say I shall consider you as I have always done, the sole judges of the evidence; but I shall not charge, as the counsel for the defence requests. that you are the sole jadges of the Law. Mr. Brady—The Court mistakes; 1 did not so re- quest you to charge. Judge Capron—Ah! then I am corrected. This crme Pen which you are to pags is ene of the most serious that a person can be with; but itis a crime which a high minded gentleman values next tohis life, and sometimes above it. I make these remarks that you may know the conseqnences that will be visited upon the defendant, if you find him guilty of the charge. oe will see the necessity of this, that you will find ‘m_ guity beyond doubt before you find him guilty. He isa utleman who has always held a good position in the community, and should not be struck down by ans or trivial evidence. Your ver- dict should not admit of a reasonable doubt. The defendant ia indicted under the statute declaring that any officer accepting any gift in consideration of his official influence shall be, upon conviction, disqualified from ever holding office, &c. (The Judge here read the law upon bribery.) Under the evidence in thia case it will be for fie to say whe- ther the defendant on the Sth day of January, 1865, made a bargain to obtain a contract rrom the city, ior which he was to receive a certain value in mo- ney, and if you are convinced he did make this con- taact, he is guilty of bribery, and you should so find. It ia not for you to say how he should use his in- fluence. If you believe he promixed to use his in- fluence, you need not inquire whether he was able to use itor not. You need not trouble your- selves how he could use it. He is connected ‘with the city government, and it is presumed that be knows how to use the influenee which he promises. I think it is out of the case how these contracts might be obtained or carried out. The only question for you is, did this defendant,contract or make a bar- gain that he would grant a certain favor officially for a certain sum of money? Now, upon another point 1 must charge that ignorance of law is no ex- cuse. This excuse may addreas itseli’ to the execu- tive in a plea tor pardon; but it is no excuse before a court of justice upon a trial for a penul offence. I have bad men before me who have been tried and cogvicted who have not been two weeks upon our shéres, yet no one thought of setting up for these defendants ign rance of the law, although this de- fence would have been true, if not a legal defence. This statute under which he is indicted is two years old,and the defendant should have known it. His ignorance of the law is no excuse whatever, and pou cannot consider it as in any way an excuse for the defence. Now, gentlemen, I will charge you upon the evidence of an accomplice. I charge that an accomplice may tell the truth; but a jury should never convict upon the testimony of an accomplice cnly, without any corroboration. Now let us look at the evidence and ace if Smith is corroborated. If you find he is corroborated, and you believe it, the defendant is guilty. Smith says he came on here fiom Philadelphia; he saw the defendant; a con- tract was drawn up, a receipt was given, and the parties bound themselves to a certain agreement. Where is that contract? If this contract was not felonious, why has not the defence produced it? It was incumbent upon them to produce it, and they would have set the whole matter at rest. Yet the defence haye not seen fit to produce this contract; und why they have not done so, isa question for you to determine. We have had Mr. Mott upon the stund, who is also an accomplice, and so far aa his testimory goes, I cannot sec that it conflicts with the testimony of Mr. Smith. Gentlemen, I am re- quested to charge you upon some points of law vhich have been handed me. I #m requested to charge that unless the motive was corrupt, the act was not wilful and corrupt. Upon this point [I charge that if the act was unlawful, it was wilfuland corrupt. The question then is, did he do the act? If he did, the act was wilful and corrupt, pecause it was a violation of law, and the law he is presumed to be acquainted with. I am asked again to charge you, that this act does not come within the bribery statote of 1453. I charge that it comes within this statute. The law abhors bribery, and is very jealous of its officers; I cannot see the force of the idea that it is a matier to us as to how the defendant should use bis influence. I cannot charge you, gentlemen, that it was necessary that the detendant should have accomplished an object to be guilty. I charge tha the stipulation to accomplish the object makes ou the charge of bribery; Iam requested to charg again that the defendant cannot be convicted uules he bad a criminal intent. I have charged yon already- upon this point. An intent to do wrong is not neves- | rary in this case. If the act was illegal the inten is presumed to be bad, and if the bargain made was unlawful, it was wilful and corrupt, no matter what the intent of the party might have been at the time of making the contract. I am further requested to charge that Smith is an accomplice, and should be corroborated. I have already charged you upon this point, ond charged you th.t this is correct. Gentlemen, I don't know that I can say anything more to you. I have tried to be brief, and if in centidering this matter, you have a reasonable acubt of this contract beiug made, then the de- endant is not guilty; but if you believe beyond a reaschnable doubt that this contract was entered nto, then yon must find the prisoner guity, without considering the consequences. Mr. Brady—I wish i say to your Honor that there has been no paper proved to be in existence such as you have onetaee the defendant should produce; and again, | would say that Mr. Mott cannot cor- aie Mr. Smith, he being relf. Mr. Busteed read a bill of exceptions to the charge of the Judge. The jury then retired in the custody of an officer, to deliberate, at 6 o'clock in the evening. _ At 8 o’clock the jury sent word to the Court that they could not agree, and asked to be discharged. Judge Capron sent back the following repy, in writing: — GENTLEMEN oF THE JvRY~In the present state of the care and the jury, although it would afford me pieasure to com ny with your request to discharge you, yet I do not feel thst ican do so at thi, time consistently with pubtic justice, £8, CAPRON, The jury were then brought into the court room and locked up, Judge Capron informing them that he would vialt them at 9 o'clock in tne evening, and if at that time they had not agreed upon a verdict, lock them up till morning. 104 o’Ciocg P. M. The Judge came to the court room at 10 o'clock, and ascertaining that the Wy had not agreed upon u« verdict, ordered them to be locked up till 9 o'clock this morning, when he promised to meet them again. At this hour it was understood the jury stood six for conviction and tix for acquittal. an ocala him- Personal Intelligence. Hen. R. Toombs, United States Senator from Geor- gia, was among the arrivals yesterday at the Metropoli tan Hotel. ARRIVALS. 5 ; Hon. George W. Lay, Batavia ‘rof. C, W. bines, Troy College; J. Golovin, Buse Hon. A. @. Jewett, Geo. From Char eston, in steamship Nashville—G B Brown, L Christy, Mrs F Levy ond chile two Masiers slate, J Kurfman, k Boyce, lady and servant, G P Hoone, Mrs Hall, P Wenmsn Mra Childs three children and servant, & Keed J Kobiason & Crozer, J W Caldwell, RA Pringie J Jacobs A Carter. C Fice, Mre JT Grice, ‘ Henry, ML Graves, MS Eggart, Miss Stes, Miss Scott~ in steerage DEPARTURES. 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Mrs Bratisfore, Miva Livingston, C W Langworthy & lady 8 T Wilkins. BH rane, Mra M & brane, MissJ Wataon Mrs ii L Price & 8 childzen, GP ‘Stillman, M A Picot, WW Whitremor +, LG Turnbull. § 1 Guion; © allen, C Alen Jr. J W smih, Harriet Henry, E& Thompson, Chas Day—acd 14 in the ® Fore harieston. in thesteamshiy Jamex Adger—Packer, JF Ub horn, K Gilchrist, VO Ring, J 1 Ring, Wm Trest, Mrs} ib Hart, JW Wilers & edz, Irn Ooog, Alex Elias. wife & 2 chil éren Wm P ur vin Genten FP Genken, 8 Perez A Gar ain, Mise Dwight, » Simocs N Cashman, 8 M Cain, W Giffney Jpo bonat, Wm. 7 + onway, C & Davis, Miss Tayior, l, Pom. roy—and 22 in the steersge. Valuation of Persone) Property, TO TRE ASSESSORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. At a meeting of the Bourd of Assessors held January 15, 1856, the fcllowing rerolution was adopted:— Resolved, That the assesrors of the several wards be, and are hereby direeted to increare the pereonsl pxKexs- mente in all cases where they have reason to believe that the some is dest:able, and in no case shall reductions be mace unless satisfactory evidence be presen‘ed under efidavit. HENRY P. WES!, President. WmmTMAN Pini.ips, Secretary Supestor Court, General Term, Before a Ful) Bench. JAN, 26.—Decistons. —John Kuhlman ve, John Orser, Sherif.—Jucgment for plaintiff on verdict, with costs. Jome Alowk vs. A. Gitberton and Others. —Jadgment overroling demurrer affirmed with costs. Frediruk Berley va. Adolph Bumpacker.—JTudgweat ra versed; avo judgment for p'atntiff, with costs, according to the prayer of the complaint, | NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Important Action of the House on the Slavery Question. Prospect of an Organization Barly Wext Week. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE, £6, kK, ko. OUR SPECIAL DESPATCHES. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE MISYOURE RESTRIC- TION—-A SPERDY ORGANIZATION PREDICTED—~ MAIL CONTRACTS FOR THE MIDDLE STATES. WastinGTox, Jun 26, 1856, The object of Mr. Dunn’s resolution, presented yestec- uy, and offered ugain to-day, was to test the sense of the Boure whether these wai a majority of mom ters in tevor 6f electiiea Speaker who favored ths restor- ution of the Missourt restriction. It is clearly evident that tiers {4 not a majority in favor of reasoration. I atsert positively that the plurality rule will be adopt- e@20n Mowcay or Tuesday at toe farthest. It will be of- fered either by Mr. Clingman or Mr. Herbert, and there sre enough cemocrats who have decided to go for it to carry it without apy trouble, It is extremely doubtful who will succeed by its operation. Adveriirements of tho Post Offic Department, inviting proporals for carrying the mails in the Middle States, will be viven out the first of next month. The cost ot the advertisement in one paper in this city is, seven thousand five hundred dollars—in the three, twenty two thousand five hundred. D. THE SLAVERY QUESTION IN THE HOUSK—HORACE GREELBY IN HOT WATER. Wasunaton, Jan. 26, 1856, Reeclutions testing the relative strength of the Ne- bracka end apii-Nebraska parties monopulized the time ct the Houre to-day. Mr. Mexcham’s reaslution pro- nouncing the repeal cf the Miseouri restriction ‘a fac- tious agitation of the slavery question,” was regarded as the test, and paused dy a vote of 108 to 93. ‘There was much squirming on all sides of the hall, The election of Speaker was enticely lost sight of. Aletter condemning Horace G:eeiey was being signed by many Banks men to-cay. Une member proposed his expuision from the ball, Cause—Attack ia yesterday's Tribune cn Mr. Brenton, of Indiana, and bad conduct generally. E. @HIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasutwaros, Jan. 26, 1886. THE BLAERY QUESTION. Mr. Duns, (black rep.) of Ind., offered tho following resolation:— Resolved, That regarding the political compiexion of the prevent House of Kepresentatives as indica ing the undoubt ed sentiment of a large majority of the peopie of the Uniteo States »gainst the act of tha last Uongress repeal. tog. the restriodnn, against slavery in the “feratories of Aeneas oud Nebraska, impored vy the compromise of 188), no wan ought 'o be chosen speuker ot this body who does not Juily and hea’tily harmonize with that sentiment, or who wiil hesitate to exert nlmseif earnestly for he restoration of that re- sirichion ir terms or in substance. Resolved, That salé res:riction ought to be restored. as an fe of Justice to ali the people of the United states, as a proper Vindication of the wisdom, fatrioikm and plighted honor of the great state+men who imposed {t, aud ak a vecessary and certaip means of reviving that concord ard harmony among the Staies of the American Union which are es-ea inl to be weltare of our people and the perpetuity of our instita- Hicne. Kesolved, That 88 uscless and factious agitation of the Havery question, inor out of Congress, is unwive, unjust toa portion ot ths Sm-rican peoole, and to some exten’ {njurious every secttom of cur coun‘ry, it therefore should not o@ uptenanced; Wat until the Missouri restriction of 1820 shall been res‘oréd, in fact or in substance, to the sald Cerrito ne-ot Kaueas aud Nebraska. fully and’ completale, to that «xient and tor taat pnrpose it is our Solemn duty to ihe past hhe present and the (uture steadily and tirm.7 19 perstat it our ettotte. ‘The first resolution was rejected by one majority. The tollowing is the vote: — Yrss—Mesers. Albright, Allison, Ball, Banks, Barbonr, Henry Bensett. Benson, Bailinghurst, Bingham, Bisbop, Blias, ‘i e¢shaw. Brenton, suflinton, Burtivgame Uampbeil. ot Ohio, Latiee Clawron, Cclfax, Comins ‘ ovode, Crogin, Cumuack, enrel) tnothy Duirs, Day, Deaa, De Witt, Dick, Vicks Jord, Donn, Darfes, huie kmrie, Giddings, tiunert Gr. fer Grow, Rocert B. Hall harlan, Harrisou, Holloway, T! mas R. orton, Valertine B Horton, Howard, Ke'aey. King, hoarp, Knteht. Knowlton, Knox, Kuokel, Le ter, Mace, Mat Metmty, Meacham Kilian Miler, Moore, Morgan. Mot, Murray, Nicho's, Norton tiv ‘ar hen. Pennington, Pe gle, Purvi. ance, Kitchie, Kovb'ns, Koberta, Sabin, Sagp , Sherman, imon, epirner, ati Stranaban, ‘Tappan, {borington, ‘Ibwston, dodd, Wace, Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Worbbur.e of Wikconsin, Washburne of Llloolg, Waehouen of Name, Wasson, Welch, Wood, Woodrult, and Woodworth — ‘Toral, 102. Nays- Mesers, Aiken, Allen, Barclay. Barksda’e, Ball, Bendley 8, Bennett, Bocock, Bowie, doyce, Branch. Sroome, Burret, Cadwallader, Jobo P Bee Carlie, Caruchers, Carkie, Clirngman, Howell Cobb, Wiiiamson K. W. Cobb, Cox, Cullen, Davidson. Dowdell, *dmundson. Elliott, tnglish, hiheridge, Fustis, kvans, Faulkner, roster Henry M Futer, ‘Tbemas J.D, Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augustus Ha'l, J. Morrison Baris, Sampson W. Harris, Thomas M. barris, Haven, Herbert, Hoflman, Hous‘on, Jewott, (eo. W. Jonas, J. Glancy Jones. Kelly, Kennett, Kidwei, uake, Letcher, Lindley. Lumpkin, Humphrev Marshall, saguel 5’ Marshall, Maxwei), McMalien, McQueen, Smith Miller, Millson, Mill- Mordecai, Oliver, Orr, Packer Paiue, Pesk, Phelps, Powe!l, Puryesr, Quitman, Keade, dy, Kicaud, bardeon, Rifiln, “a. Rust, sandidgs, Savage. Samuel a! Smith, Wm. #mith, ‘Wm. K Smith sneed, Stevens, Sewart, Swope, Taibott, ‘fayior, Trippe, Oncerwood, Valk, Walker, Wart er, Watkins, Wells, Wheeler, Whitney, Wifliams, Wins- tow, Daniel 3, Wright, John B, Wright, and Zolitcofer—To- tal 103, ‘The seccnd resolution was adopted by one majority. The following is the vote:— Y¥eas—Mesare. Albright, Allison. Ball, Banks, Barbour, Henry Benuett, Benson, Ballioghurst, Bicgham Bishop, Brad: rhaw, Brenton, Bufinton, Burilugame, Campbell of Ohio, Chat- fee, Clawson, Colfax, « ctnins, Covode, Crogin, Cumbac«’ Dam- rell, Limotby'Dairs, ‘Day Dean. De Witt, ick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, kdie, Emrie, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Kobert B. Hall, Haran Harrison, Holloway, Thomas &. Hor: ton, Baven, Vaientine B, Horton, Howard, Keisey. King, Knapp, Knight, Knowltoa, Knox Kunkel, Loster, Mace, Mat- erou. We''aty, Meacham, Killian Miller, Millward, Moora, Morgen, Mi Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, androw Uil- ver, Parker, Pelton, Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringle, Purviance, Ritchie’ Roberts, Sabin, Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Simon spinner, Santon, Strananao, Tapoan, Iborington, iburston. Todd, Wakeman. Walnridge, Waldron, Washbourne of Wisconsin Was _burre of IU nois, Warhburn of Mune, Welch, Wood, Woodrutt, Wheeler, and Wood worth.—Tota!, tui. Nays—Mesers, Aiken, Aller, Barclay, Barksdale, Herd ey 8. Bennett, Bocock, Bowle, Bos ne! Burneii, Cadwallader. Joon P. Campbell, Carlile Caruthers, Karke, Cingman, Howsll vob. Willimson KW. Gon, Cox, Cullen, Davis, Davidaon, towdell, kdmundaon, Elliott, English, Etheridge, uals. Evans, Faulkner Fowter. denry M. Fuller, ‘thomas J.D Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Augusta tell, J Morrison Parris, sampson W. Harris, Shomas M. erris, Herbert. Hoffman, Houston, Sewett, Geo. W. Jones, Giancy Jones, Kelly, Kennett, Bid well, Lake, Letcher, Hey, Lumpkin, Humphrey Marabal, Samuel S.'Macsha’) well, McMullen, McQueen, Smith decni, Olver, Orr, Packer 0. Pi ps Yowel Puryear Quitman Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Richard ron hutin, A Rust, sandidge, Savage, Samuel ‘A. Smith, Wm rmih Wm. 8, smith Sneed, stevens, Stewart, Swope, Isibott, Tay or, Trippe Underwood, Vaik, ‘Waiker Warner, Watkins Whitney, Williams, Winslow, Daniei Bo Wright, Jobn B. Wright, Zolicotier.—Total, 102. The thiro resolution waa rejected by three majority. The (olluwing is the yote:— Yras~Merers Albright,* Allison, Ball, Banks, Rarbour, Eenry Repnett Benson Baliinghurst, Sin .bam, Hishop. dias, Eredsbaw, brenton Huffington, Bor ingame Unipoell of Obio, Chafee, Clawson, Co omins, Covode, Crogin, Cumback Demrel), Timothy’ Daira, ‘vay, ve Witt, View Dickson, vodd, Hunn, Lurte, Kéie . Giddings, Gilbet, Granger, Grow, Kohert H, Gall, Harlan, Harrwou. followas, thomas te: Horton, ¥. 8. Horyn, Howard, Kelsey, King, Kan) vt ion Knox, Kurkel. Lester, Mace Ma tesou, Movar'y, Mea- chem, Filion Miler, Moore, Morgan, Morriil, Mott Murray sicho's, Norton. Andrew Oliver, rarker, Pelion, Peoningion Perry Pike Pringle, Pi Kitchin. Koobius Keters, Sabin, Sapp, Scot, Sherman, Simon, epinuer, San lor. Strapaban, Tappan, ‘Thorington ' Thurston, Todd, Wade Wakeman. Walbridge, 'Wacron, Washburne ot Wisconsin, Barhburne of Ilinors, Washburn of Maine, Watson, Weich Weoi, Woodrutl and Woodworth. —Tota. 100. Savs—Merere. Aiken Alen, Barsiay, Barksdale, Ball Bard ey 8 Kennett, Boonek, Howie, Boyce, Kranch, Broome Hnenett Cadwallader, John P. Camp ell, Carlile, Caraners a-kie, Cingman, Bowell ebb, Wilittmaon is W. Cor Cox. Coben, Davis ot ¥d, Vavidson, Dowde', rAmandson nt, Kmgligh, Etheridge’ Eustis, Evans, Faulkner, Poster ry M Fuler ‘Thomas J. D. Buller, Goode, Greenwood Angue'us Bail, J. Morcison Barris, sampeon W, Harris, (ho os» M. Harris, Haven, Heroert, Hoffman, 'ouston, Jewatt ceorge W, Jones J Glancy Jones Kelly, Kennett, ‘Kidwel’ huigot. Fake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin. Humphre’ Mar ‘Yel Bamuel S Marshall, Maxell, McMullen, McQueen. smith Miller, Mi ison, Millward. Mordecai, Uliver, Jer, Packer, Fale Peck. Phelps, Porter, Powe 1 Puryear, Q' 0 Wi Miler, Milison, Mor: Pheips Porter, ). Knowl Petit, urviance Kenge, Ready, kicand, Ricnardaon, Roflin, A. Rust. san d.oge,’ Savage. Samuel A Smith, Wm Smith Wm. k. smith, Sneed, Stevens, Stewart Swope Talbot, Tavior, ‘Tiippe, Underwood. Valk, Walker, Warner, ° Watkina, Wheeler Whitney, Williams, Winslow, John B Wright, Zo). kotler—Totn) 108. Mr. Fetrer offered a resolution, declaring any agita- tion of the slavery question uowise and unjust to « portion of the American peopie, injurlous to every sec- ‘ion, and ought noi to be countenanced. Atopted by ore majority, Mr. MracHam (biack rep.), of Vt., offered a resolution hat in the opinion of the House the repeal of the Mis- souri compr mise was so example for usoless and fac- Hious agi ation of the slavery question and that it was unwire and unjust to the American people, Adopted by 108 against 9%, Aéjcurned. PRICE TWO CENTS. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Wasuinaron, Jan. 25, 1856. Another Proclamation from Kansas. AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. The following proclamation was received to-day in | Our London, Paris, Madrid and Vienna a letter, printed in large letters, in form of a hand- bill, by a gentleman lately from Kansas. The indi- cations are, that there is trouble in prospective. What the effect of this move will be has not as yet been ascertained. The message of the President— although in itself of no importance, except as an- other bid for the Presidenvy—has not had the effec’ which they supposed it would have, that is, to bring the House to an organization. But, to the pronunciamento of the Mayor and authorities of Leavenworth City, in Kansas Territory:— PROOLAMATION. Whereas, informmion fas been received by me that certain persons will ssa-mble iu this ci'y oa Tnevday, zy 16, A. J. 1866 fr the purpone of holding xa b, to el et cflicers fo; & stale government, whereas, ifauch an election shouls pe holden it would, in my j dgment, produce greas polttiont ex -its- men, di-orde: aud vivlence iv tpis community —jerpar- dozing the lives, property and interests of the citizens of thin otty. Now, therefore, I, Joho AH Day, President of the Board of Councilmen, of the city of Leavenworth, snd ex (fide Mayor 0° bata otty, do, oy virtue ot che authority vented in me by the charter of said city a4 conservator of the peace hereby ceciare aud proelaim “hat a polls for ax cieotion shal! be opened withia the sorporute limite of sid city upon said 15th day of Janasry, A. 0. 1856, for the causes above enamérated. And! do hereby order nd er power the City Murahal vo eatorce this pro- clawation by summou'ng & *pestui police force, it ne- censary, Given under my hand ond tse seal of ssid elty, at the Mayor’s office. in Leavenworh City, this lzth day of Javuary, A. D. 1866. J. H. WAY, Pres. of te Council Aties!, Scorr J. ANTHONY, Register. We, Ce ucdersigued, Councilpen of the erty of Leavenworth, have requested that he adovs praclama- tion be issued, and do hereby approve the same. Fred. bmory Wa. T. Marvin, ML. Trvendale, Tnomas HL Doyle, G. J. Park, Adam Fisher. ny LEAVENWoRTH Crry, K. T. . 14, 1866. Wasuinaton, Jan. 25, 1856, Ts There any Prospect of an Organization?—Symp- toms in the House—Cushman's Removal—Secre- tary Davis's Reception, §c. The common question inside, as well as outside, the hulls of Congress is—‘ Is there any prospect of an organization?” It is frequently put by one mem- ber to another, and the mo-t unpretending is hardly willing to admit that out of upwardsof two hundred wise men there is not wisdom enough to propose a suceeesinl plan for an organization, or not patriot- ism enovgh to execute one. Yet, the conclusion is forced upon the mind that our national Legislature is deficient either in wisdom or patr.otisn, eise why this protracted disorganization among men who all profess devotion to the constitution of our common country? I was pleased to hear Mr. Peanington de- clare this evening that he would cheertully co-ope rate in any plan which would effect an election of a Speaker. Are there any more like Mr. Pennington? Don't all speak at once, gentlemen. If you can lose sight of party ties and trickery, and g» for your country but one day, this disgraceful contest will be brought to an end. Honor suy I to Mr. Pennington. Mr. Cushman, a plain, ignorant Yankee farmer from down East, was very improperly appointed on the joint Fishery Commissiou with Mr. Perley, her Majesty's egent, and he has since been removed Being invited to an entertainment at the British offi- cials, Mr. Cushman, after consulting his domestics as to his wardrobe, concluded the suit he was wear- ing would Le in good taste, as he had worn the cout only three years. 1t would be supertiuous to say all parties were disgusted. . The Halifax (oe. speak in a very complimenta- ry manner of R. W. Frazer, Esq., the late iacumbent of the Consulate there. Pillsbury, of Maine, has re ceived his exequator from her Maje-ty. Frazer was a good officer, und, it is said, was removed without cause. The reception, last evening, at the residence of Secretary Davis, was the largest and most brilliant of the season. Many high officials of the governu- ment were present, including several members of the Supreme Ceurt and members of both nouses of Con- gress. Mr. Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, was the only member of the Cabinet I noticed in attend auce. It ix said that near a thousand persons were in attendance. E. Wasutnaton, Jan. 25, 1856. Mr. Buchanan's Chances at the Cincinnati Con vention— Failure of General Pierce's War Tae tics—Scuithern Views as to the Presidential Can- didates-- George Law and the American Party. The unexpected support which at this early period Mr. Buchanan is receiving from the demo- cratic press throughout the country would seem to indicate his nomivation by the Cincinnati Conven. tion for the Presidency. This demonstration, how- ever, should not be taken for more than it is in reality worth, for there are those now lending a support to this movement who are calculating largely upon the amount of capital that his defeat will enable them io appropriate in another quarter. It would seem strange was the riddle not capable of solution, to bear among many of the leading politicians of the South an expres- sion of preference for Mr. Buchanan, when they have among themselves talent of the highest order, and men capable of filling with success and honor the Presidential chair. The movements of Southern politicians in this city too plainly state the secrets of their organization, and leave but little to conjecture. In their public meetinga they en- doree Pierce and speak favorably of other Northern aspirants, while their private conversation is charac: terised by a spiritof opposition, and that, too, not of the mildest nature, against the North haviag a successor to General Pierce. Mr. Wise, it is vnderstood, bas declined in favor of Mr. Bu- cbanan, while at the same time his friends in this city are using his name as the can- didate of the South. Mr. Hunter, it would seem, does not regard himself as in the way for the suc- cessorship. and, therefore Henry A. Wise, must, fo~ the present, be considered as the champion on which the South will eveutaally uuite their forces. in this confused mass of electioneering, the hope exists, that trom the apparent willingness of the South to give the North a candidate, a ready re- turn of the compliment wil! be made by the Con- vention, when the friends of Buchanan will express a readiness to support Wise, and thus give him a nomination. It is the opinion of many prominent politicians in this city that no Northern man can be elected, and evidently this opinion is eatertsined in the South, and heuce the safety of the movement now making in that quarter in favor of Buchanan. General Bierve has consted largely on his war capital, but this has turned out to be something of a fatlare, and has uot been benelitted by the rongh handling which the subject has recently received from Mr. Wire. But with all these displays aud nice calculations for the nomination, there still ex- ists the apprehension that the democratic party will be deeated in the Presidential contest. This ap- prehension is based upon @ sound reasoning that the party can't be united. In fact, the division al- ieady existing, it is bat reasonable to suppose, will be strengthened, and the difficulties _in- creased after the organization of Co: May not this state of things have influenced the decirion of Douglas, Cass and others in withdraw- ing their names from the list of caudidates, and their preferring to wait the chances of another four years sooner than to encounter now an almost cer- tain deteat? Ido not give my own views in this watter, but present opinion would seem to indicate the defeat of abolitionists and democrats, and the tri- umph of the American party. With George Law as its leader, the success of that party woald prove a triumph greuter than any obtained since the days of Jackson; but it must select him and him aloce for its standard-bearer, as certain defeat will follow the nomination of any of the old party hacks who are now pressing their claims for the Presidency. ival, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Jan. 26, 1860. In the Heratp of this morning, the second toast given by the subscriber at the Burns Festival, held at the Pacific Hotel, is 60 very erroneously atated it would oblige bim extiemely i’ you would correc! the seme, so thas it | will rend as followsim Fotb Hides of the Avantic May nothin: worse divide them han the generous ocean, whore clear bovom ts a reflex of divi nity. Ti the language of a ionst t# incorrectly printed it x worre than ff f remaived unnoioed, Tolaim ny merit for the toast, but if printed I would profer to hava it cor rect, JAS, G. MCADAM. Correspondence. Speech of the Karl of Elgin America. on Europe and OPERATIONS IN TH BALTIC. &., "be, &. Our Londoa Correspondence. Lovo, Jin. 11, 2686: Opinion in Diplomatic Circles in London in Favor of the Probabilisies of Peace—The Feeling of the English Peopte Strongly in Favor of Another Campaign—A Peace af Present only @ Hollow Pruce~—A War of Principles Or tain to Fulvw—Financial Condition of England—Mr. Buchanan and the London Times—Iheatrial and Musi- cal Gossip, de. ‘The opimion of the diplomatic corps in Londea ia that peace is not far off. This conclusion is based upow the conviction f have alreacy expressed, that it is clearly the interest of nearly all the parties concarned to put am ond to hostilities, In previous letters I have distinctly stated that it is the earnest desire of the Emperer of the French to get out of the war; and notwit stancing all the warlike sentiments put in bia mouth by the English journals, he till entertains the same view and the same purpose. It is alwaye posible that be may be draggyd into eactiier cam paign by the foree of circumstances, for Russia mag be obstirate, and proccastinate till tne chases of arrangement has gone by, but Louls Napoleon wil make strenuous efforts to prevent this It may seem strange that the popular feeling of Kngtand is aguinet peace at present. Anotber campaign, to retrieve the dia- asters and loss of vrestige of the two previous years, is the general wish of the people of this country. So hearty aad unanimous is this sentiment, that even the trading clases would cheerfully submit to double taxation for another year, in order to wipeout tae discredit of the failure of the Englirh attack on tue Redan, to eay nothing of the im- glorious expeditions to the Baliic. It ought to be borne io mina, thovgh, that Engiaad, instead of sutlering by the wer thus far, hasia reality gained, by the openiug of mew markeia in the East that another yeur’s hosulities will evable her still furcher to explore and mors surely ta re- twin. Berises, she considers Russia a dangerous power, whose intrigues and arms may one day shake her supremacy io India, ard she is theretore all he more de-irous to go en with the war, till her formidsble foe is seriously crippled in her resources and exhausted to such an extent as to make her eggrossions lege likely in the future. The pubiic mind of this country is, there- fore, in grea: perplexity st tho present writing. They suspect that the French Empsror ts incliaed io peace, wpe they know if he refuses to go on, they must abandem their placs, and come to terms of compromise. They are Glo aware that boch their own coart aad aristoc.acy are averse to the war, from apprehensions that it will only sid the democracy. You may suppose, then, that it peace {8 forced upon the country, a violent in- terpal agitation must ensue, that will lead to God knows what. Lord Pelmerston is the embodiment ef the war policy; and if be find i: impossible to pre- vent or upset peace negotiations, he will give the +ignal ot excitement by ihrowiug up hia office and retusing to consent to an ivglu'ious peace. He will tame enbance his personal pop viacity, aud iacreasy his po in parbameus tenfold to annoy and perplex bis rivals aud opponents. | will venture to precict that if a pesce im patched up at last, it will be utile more than» bollew truce, for tn the aciual condition of Europe. a war of pinelples must pooper or ister coms, uaies: such im concessions to popular demands are made as to prevent ap hypoihe-is not high)y probable Vhs mail will bring you oul the propositions made te Russia by tbe s!l'es, wn it is generally understood that they will not be accepted in t iniegral siate, but will be met vy counver propusidious from Russa Lf these should be of & nature ua to evince a desire to come to terms, @ (ipioumlic convention must then aa- semb.e t deiate tie oiferesces and arrange the tinal settlement. The snawer of Kassin is dally looked for, umd with ny swall curio ity you may judge. Nut- withs anaing the pr spects of peace, the Buak of land coptiours in an uvessy state, and there i4 » talk of rairing her di-count «ill higher. ‘There is danger that thin may lese to something mere than embarraadment in the commercial world, whish ta quite tight enough as itis. However, trade is brick enough, end credit never reposed on a sounrer basis ‘The repert, copied by the Henan from a London paper, of Bspeech mace by Mr. tusbansn our Minister, & year oge, favorable ‘o the alites, is Hoole toe sertous objes tion, for ic happens to be tofally untrue. Toe occastom alluded .o was the meeting 0! @ private cluo of gente- wen, Where Mi, Bucoanau Was 4 quest; and ay ft ts a rule of the fraternity that no apeechmaking te ave Be- a missible, it fellows logicsliy he couid aot ustered the sen'imenis is question, or avy other sides, Ms. Buchacan, wilhou’ being timic, is 4 very pra- dent m:n, anc curieg bis short career ic Eugiand he nas cerelully wbsiained from any acis or words that cou'd mitlead people here or expose him to criticism anywhere Abe usual effurts made fu this country to win over the Amer Minisier tw » romewhat too fi mbdle o sideration of English views auc schewes may oot have been very successful in the case of Mr. Buchanan, end this may accoun’ for the attacks of the Tims news} . By the bye, the Jimes hex :eplied with its usual Hite to the elaborate article of tue Washington Union. The Unicn arvele is written vith a good deal of sparkle and is not deficient in point, but 1, wanders into the aad error of makimg an unnecessary atiack upon England which ic singularly copien from the mouth cf « Fremck staiesman peurly two centuries back. What Sully ssid the English peopie were in his cay may be true, but it woulc be strange if they had not altered or fm proved in all ‘he tiv ¢ tutrvening. These fudiscriminate attacks upon ations, however. are, to sey the least, aoror’, ‘Toe Times, in i's rejoinder, mates as great « mistake in a sweeping clarge sgaiast the waole of the American press, which if decia-es is below the staadard of the couitry, Thin i# unaccountadie «tup' city oo the part of the fimes, which might heve reflected wito greater weight on those journals that bad provoked its wrata, if it had mane a prover distine Lou in favor of he rest. ‘The theatres were never better mime is al the rage. It is sing for this species f ouffoonery, which, however, i sore especinily addressed to the fancies of the juvenile world. Ao amusing rivalry is gomg on bstweem irury Lane and tre wel known Protewor Ander- sop, Who has wandered over the confives of magic into the’ realms of pactomine Drury Lane bas vroduced a lively equib ridiculing his pulfs and pretensions and the astute magician intends converting tie attack into anes advertisement, ‘or be snoconces @ ‘ tit for tat’? that will turn the laugh agains: his presumpiuoas as- tailspte. Jenny Lind continaee her concerts in London t musb Ruccess, Jenny tax had tue tact to put her- self and fortunes into the bacds of the most skilfal and eptial «f ail the mwxregerial tribe, Mr. Mitebel, ex- ger of the Feach troupe that formerly visitet Lon- Mr. Mitchel’s ect, respectability and concilistory ‘or years past the fav rite of the aristocracy: pe: of the press. Whatever is touched turns *o god in the hands of this Bond «treet Mides, and any artiste he pa’ronises hesomes forthwith equented, and panto- r the Engivh taste don. diaporition have wade bin fasbionadie and povular. Jenny Lind’s reuru to Low. con would have hac another resalt, if any one but Mitche! had superintenced it, She has shown her usual élscernmen’ in making ber bargaia with him A NEW YORKER. Our Pasis Correspondence, Panis, Jan, 10, 1866, Arrival of Five more Bat alious of the Imperial Guard— Their Reception by the Emperor—The Theatrical Rewards Of Military Glory—The Peace Negotiations— Feeling iw Russia in Favor of the Continuance of the War—Grand Ball at the Tuileries, ce On the cecasion of the grand entry of the Imperial Guard, of which the scanty measure of time afforded me only permitted, | gave you an imperfect descripiiom. The ceremony was 1ende-ed incomo.e'e by the noa-arrivel of five battalions. Since the 20ch—the dste on which thelr comraces recetved such ac enthusiastic welcome from the inhabditantse—these five battalions have arrived, and yesterday made their entry into Paris in due form. The sympatbies of the populace were nots whit less vividly maniiested than on the former occasion. Now, as then, the ecene was no mere mimic representation, but # great fuct io the story of our centary. Maimed, toil worn, end bending under the laurels of victory, these were the living heritors of troops whose gigantic deeds of valor had been the theme of their father’s eulogy, aad though: the Emperor was not at their bead, sod Gen. Neil, hie sid-ie-camp, and their commander at Sebastopoi, es- corted them throvgh the broad csuseway of the Boule- verds towards the court of the Puileriea where his Ma. jesty and a brillisnt staff waited to receive them, their reception was not less graphic, touching and universal) than that which followed the more imporing entry of the 20th. The day was not #0 fine nor the streets 80 clean, nor the crowd so numerous, but the houses were adorned with banners, the windows were fall of gentle dames, and the rough blouses on he pave marched by the side of the galiant follows, and to the sound of beating drums they preudly moved towards the spot where from impe rial Ups they were to receive the wemome so deag