The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1856, Page 6

NEW YORK HKRALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 18656. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION. Tuteresting ——- beng the United States 40,, to, do. @HIRTY-FOURT «A CONGRESS. FI&ST SESSION. Senate. Tuuuspay, Jan. 24, 1556. OLAYTON-BULWSR TKBATY. Mr. CLaxron— Mr. President, au important paper was received when the Senate was last in executive sewion, from which the injunction of secrecy was removed; I therefore move that it be taken from the execudve'and trensiened to the legislative journal, The motion was ugiced to. Mr. Crayrox—I now move that the communica- ey % to; and the Secretary read was 3 dear a of the Presideut, together with tne let- (The letter was published inthe Hgzaxp of Jan. 25.] Mr. CLayTon—Mr. Presi jent, I desire to move the rinting of thet communication. 1 that Renate will order that tive hundred other woderate number, in aduition to quantity, pricted, aud that it will be Comm on Foreigu Relations. I euch 8 motion before I sit down; but my immediate object is‘to call the atteation of the Senate and of the coun.ry to that letter, particularly to the con- cluding ¢ertence of it, aud to its whole tone and spirit, The declaratiog solemnly made by the Bri- tish government to ow the lyth day of January, 1863, then was, that Great Britain “ intends to ad- here 51 ‘to the provisions of the treaty of Wash- ingtor of Asth April, 1850, aud not to assume, directly or indirectly, any sovereignty over Ceutcal America.” Sir, we could ask no more; that is pre- cisely what was meant by the treaty; and that is the language of, one of tho.e who was a leading man in power at the'tiae wheu the treaty was made. I say, sir, thet i¢ was cnder the administration of this n und bis friends that the treaty Britain of the lyth April, 1850, was made; and I put it to all fair men, whether they who the treaty with us were not better competent to put a fair construction on it tham those who came in afterwards under a new administtation,. ho-ti'e to that, and were never be lieved to be frienaly to the objecis of it. Trve it was that Lord Pa merston was at the head of the Foreicn Office at the time the treaty was formed, bat his letters we-e subject to the direction of the Prewier; he couid write uothiug which the Premier | did nof/approve of, 10 more thau I then could have | written en, of which tne Presideut of the United States did not approve. Shortly acter that | jetter waa written, Lord Johr Ra«eil we. t out of the Foreign Office, and Lord Clurendon came in; and | Lord Palmerston, instead oi Lord Aberdeen or Lord | Jonn Ruwell, stocd at the head of the administration | of the British governmeut. From that time, aad | not until then—trom the ti e of the change of that adminis stion— ommceuced a series of hostile decla- Tations— de larations entirely subversive of the true meanihg of the treaty— which, at last, have brought | us to the point where we now stard—in peril of a | ruptue with Gieat Britain. Mr. President, need I | the attention of the Senate to the difference be- | tween the languaye here u-ed and that contained in | Lord Clase: don’s letters to our Minister in London, which were lately laid setore Congress? Lord Claren- don, acting under the direction of Viscount Pal- merston, the Fremier, takes the position that the treaty, instead of operating i presenti, is to operate, pee as Perey to ae interesis of ed Brituio, in ‘uro It is, says he,* prospective iu its o; - tion,” the effect of which Lh to leave them io poses: sion of everything they claimed wheu the treaty was made. while it debars us frou the acquisition of an acre of ground im the whole territory of the Central American States. Directly hostile and antagonis- tic—as strongly as two positions can be—are the letters of Lord John Hussell, one of those who as- sisted in making the treaty, and were understood at the time:to be in lavor of the treaty, and the decla- | rationa of the new British Secretary for Foreign af- | fairs. acting under a new British Premier, suspected at the time of being hostile to the arrangement, now informing us, fer the first time, that the treaty F or the | tance of Aden becomes vastly greater than was ever | seruple to seize Aden to control the Str: its of Bab- el-Mandeb, hed no more scruples when they oame to a much more important strait—to a passage more important to commerce than a hnodred Bat-el-Man- | debe. Thet possession, however—let me not under- raie it~ is one of vast importance, for you observe | that Briti-h statesmen at that period anticipated | what is now about to occur—a canal convertion be- | tween the Mediterranean with the Red Sea by the | Isthmus of Suez. Viewed in this light, the impor- dreamed of by men not beut on coutr ling the keys of commerce throughoutthe world The same char- acteristics mark the seizure of Central America and the Colony of the Bay Islands. More than fifty years ago, the seizure of Malta,and the retention of it im defiance of the treaty of Amiens, ht cn a loug and dessolating war with France, and this important naval station was never relinquished, thovgh its ocenpation caused the expenditure of rivers of bdood. The war with Spain for Gibraltar was another evidence of the same rapacious spirit; end now the war with Russia, having for its object the eventual control of the Bosphovus, is believed to give proof that the same policy ia still to be pursued in both hemispheres. Mr. President, it will be re- collected by boncrable Senators here, and all others who ¢ to observe my humble course in public life, that I was reluctant and slow to believe that G Britain could disgrace herself by such pretexts ?8 are ured to circumvent the treaty of 1850. The boncrable Senator from Michigau (Mr. Cass) under- stood them better than I did; there were others here who understood them; I—and | call ull here to wit- ness it—I, believing from the declarations of the British Mirister, Lord John Ruseeil himeeif, that it was imporsible that such a monstrous coustruction should ever be reso;ted to as is now adopted by the British Ministry, did on repeated occasions, on the floor of the Senate, attempt to vindicate the course thot Great Britain had pursued, and, in the exercise of that charity which I trust I shall always exercise to- wards all men, T endeavored to show that Great Bri- tein wos not yet dishonored—that she might retrace there steps which were erroneous, and that ever ta- ally we must have contidence that she would carry out her contract.” Bat, sir, when I heard the an- nual message of the President of the United States read from your table, my convictions underwent a total revoluiion. I saw from the monstrous con- struction set up that the treaty was to be considered as oply'r tive in its operation—that,we sere to be subjected to the same kind of shuffling and the same despicable attempts at special vleading which marked the letter of Lord Palmerston to Castillon, Minister of Nicaragua. onthe 16th of July, 1~49, and which, irdced, marked the correspondence of the British government with all the feeble Central Amaican nutions during the whole period for which Lord Palmerston bad the direction of Brivish | foreign affairs Sir, i/ any an wishes to vee a spe- | cimen of thut kind 0° writing which I call despicable spe iakpleading, let him lock at the arrogant, over- bearing letier written by Lord Palmerston to Castil- lon. the Minister of Nicaragua, to which I have re- terred, a1d which is to be found in Senate doca- ment 75, page 180, communicated by President Fillmore to the Senate on the 1sth of July, 1850. T atk the attention of the Senate in this conne tion particularly to that letter, for the purpore of illus- trating the duplicity that has marked the course of the British government on this whole subject. In the letter of Lord Palmerston to Senor Castillon he restons—if it can be caliee Ores: SB found- ing his pretensions ou the treaties pain of 173 and 176. He considers thore t:vaties as in tull force and effect, ard in so viewing them he presses upon the Minister of Nicaragua that under end by virtue of them the british protectorate was established—an argumert which 1 thiok no other mau on earth would use who hud read the treaties. Again, eir, in a letrer written on the 5th of January, 1450, to Mr. Lawrence, our Mini-ter in London, Vi count Palmerston refers expressly to a letter written by Frederick Chatfield. a British agent in } Central America at that time, and save that that | letter of Chatfield “‘contuins a statervent of facts ; showing the nature of the connection which has ex- isted sirce the riddle of the reventeenth century between Great Britain and the Mosquito nation.” He refers him to that as showing the authorit; upon which the British government has acted, and tends Mr. Lawrence a copy of Chat- field's letter, at the close of which you find that Chatfield not only recognizes those treaties was pTospective in its operation, aud did not either retroatt por act in presenti when it was made. | Mr. Preetiewt, the able ard admirable State | diate ‘were submitted by our Minister in | don, in o; ition tu the special pleading and | _ of. British Ministry, have discnased | e cane sufficiently for me. I'am quite satisfied | to lay the American pretensions before the world | on theurgumest between Lord Clarendoa and Mr. | Buchanan. / The annals of American diplomacy do not exhibit a secimen of stronger, clearer argumen than that presented in the last reer of Ba- ebenan. It is conclusive It had itseffect. Whit effect? It silenced his adversary; and although he may remain' if the position of a man “convineed against his will,” it is bardly to be imagined that he was not convinced by that argument. Sir, before I proceed further- ldo not to address the Senate at‘ length—let us look at the pos which Viscoont Palmerston and his friends in Eng- land have cecupled since they have been known to us as: public mén. I need go back no further to illustrate their, as statesmen than to the pericéavhich Lord Clarendon points out in his dis- cussion with Mr. Buchanan as the period when she firet enced; the aseertion ot her clains on the Cen’ American cogst, to wit: the of 1838, 1839 umd 1840, instead of which, Mr. Buchanan adds, 1841. I have no doubt that on the | files of the Foreign Office there are to be found | what Lord Clarendon states in his letter to Mr. | Buchanan, ,declaraticns and assertions of title in pertions of Central America made by Great Britain im 1638, 1539 and 1840, Her design was then‘fermed "and fixed; and simultan ly with that, the same men who, with all the sagacity which | is 80 highly CB iaed stic of them, pa ieee ing territory on the juito coast, were directing their attention to the oueae well as tothe West. It was during that very jeriod that they commenced and prosecuted their cruel and unjust wars agaiust |, Affgbanistan. It was during that very period, too, sir, that they carried on their wars against the Be- loo bees, and the people oi Cabul It was at that very period that they seized the fortification and city of Aden, which controls the Straits of Bab-el-Man- deb, through whith the waters of the Red sea run into the Arabiau nd the Indian Ocean, controlling, by that single key of commerve, all the treasures which flow to or from that greet gulf by the coast arabia Felix, the s1abian De ert, Beloochistan, | snd the countries beyond the Indus; and, sir, on | what pretext—for ex uno disce omnes —under what | pretext were these seizures made at Aden, | among the Affzhans, the Beloochees, and the | pecpe of Cabulr Was there a reasonable | pretext of right on the part of Grevt Britain, | ‘or iuetance, when +be took and seized the fortifi- | cation that con, manded the Straits ot Bab-el- Vian deb 7 Sir, 1 will not read from an American work to dieclore the character of British agg-essions, lest | T chould be charged by Engli-hmenu wih having | taken ow un'sir authority against them. but I will | reada few tentences from a british work, andanabie | one Blackucod s Magazine for the year 1™43, which ahow the grounds and miserable pretexts upon which they seized thin town and fortification of Aden. On page 4°4 of the filty-third volume of Black wood, for the year 1843, you find the whole subject dis- couseed.” The writer says:— ‘The process by which we obteined this footing fa Ara- dia was saicty 1p acc.rdance with the maxims cf podey | adopted by thé then ruiers of British Inols amd whisa they were a' the tume tie engaged in carrying Mut oa a far more extenced scae in Allghacistas. “in both cases —perbepa from a benevolen’ anxiety te accommodate our Ciplomacy to the peimitive ideas of those with whom we hadto ‘The good oli rule Sufheeth them, the empire plen That they +houls take who have the power, | whole territory to Nicaragua, so that Senators may of 173 and 1786. but says Sapeedy that the evi- dence of the hereditary monarchy of the Mosquitoes isto be fourd in those treaties of 1733 and 1786, which, he says “ the British agents have RETEETADS. diated and bave constantly recognized.” Now, what | think you, after all that, of this same Viscount | Palmer-ton, standing at the head of the British government, directing the correspondence of Lord | Clarendon, and Lord Clarendon writing to our Min- | ister at London, Mr. Buch nan, stating that these treaties “ were put an end to by a subsequent state of war” with Spain, which terminated in 1809? Here ia & flat contradiction of himself by himself, which I submit is nothing less than disgraceful to a de 2 minister. I can use no milderlanguage when refer to it Our own minister. Mr. Lawrence, was told by Lord Palmerston to rely on the Chatfield statement, which ee alleges the validity of thoee treaties; and Lord Palmerston himself, in bis letter to Castillon, relies on the validity of those treaties throughout, and the acts of the British Parliament in 1617 and in 1819, and the treaties ot the British government in 1814 and in 1526, had recognized the same treaties; and then, when pressed bard in the argument by our minister in London, he tells us that the aome treaties were abrogated by a war with Spain which terminated even so far back as 1809, that they have been a dead letter ever since! Mr. President, I could go on and con- sume the time of the Senate by pilecinly out other inconsistencies in the arguments and statements of the Pritish Ministry as monstrous as this, but I for. bear. I only wish now, before I have done, to call the sttention of the Senate to one other subject in this connection. Lord Clarendon contends with Mr. Buchanan that the principle on which the American and British govern sents have always heretofcre acted. that by a revolution the territorial righis of the mother conntry, as in our case and in the care of the Spanish :merican colonies, devolve on the revolted colonies when they have snecessful- ly maintained their independence; and that they be- come virtually the heirs of the rights they have as- serted by the declaration and maintenance of their incependence, is not to be now upheld. He is driven so hard in the argument that he denies that propo- sition; ard what is the effect of the denial’ To give bis goverpment, instead of a usufruct,an un- liqited right of sovereignty and dominion in Belize. It is further to deny the right of Nicaragva and the Central Americen Ztates to the rights which Spain bad in the country Le‘ore the revolution of the Span- ich American republics. We all know, as men wio | have reed ecmethirg of the law ot nations, how lit | tle credit is to be given to such doctriues as his | lordship contends for. But I desire now to present | still further conclusive evidence of the territorial rights of Nicaragua. Jt would be a little too mach { for me to suppore that the British Foreign O.lice | did not contain a copy of the treaty which I am aout to read to you. On tbe 25th day of July, 1:50, Mr. Marcole’a. the Minister of Nicaragua, con- | cluded with Spoin a treaty which gave to Nicaragua | all the rights which Spain ever held in the whole | country between the Vacific and the Caribbean Sea. Mr. Cast—Whut ia the date of that treaty 7 Mr. Cuaytox— The 25th of July, 1*50; and if gentl men wish to know how I obtaiced it, I will state that I had it trom Mr. Marcoleta himself; and I vow pre-ent it before the Senate in his own hand- wiitirg in Spanish, wit. an English translation. As I know of no other way of putting it on record, I will read that part of the treaty which cedes the jndge of the candor of any British Minister who sho}! hereafter overlook this treaty. and contend that Nicarogua has not the territorial rights which Spain had, becaure they had not devolved on her by the revolution. Here is the paper: | Extrart of a trealy let en Spain and Nicaragua, sigmed on the 96th day of July, 1860, Ly the Marquis of Pidal, Sec. Ard they should keeo who can— wanda ie the basis of our proceedings; and though the briliaat enocess, which, for o time attended our pbil- | an throcic exertions in the cause of good orcer and civil- ination beyond the Indus eo comp etriy threw into the state the minor glorie- of A-en, that this iatter achi+ve- ment attracted sen cery any pubite attentivn at the thne of rts opcurrence, ite merits are qui-e sufficient to entitie | it '@@ wore Ce eiled Lotice than it has hitherto received in the peges of Magn. ‘The author then proceeds to show the modus ope randé by which Great Britain basextended her pow er and her protectorates over the world, until she now rules tore than ove hundred and thirty millions of on the globe. I recominend to every man who to nuderstand that subject, to the peru- sa] of this article. After showing the utter want of all jut pretext for ao the srubs at Aden, the wi concludes, among other observations, by say: ing meny things which I coald wish to read, but I am compelied to condense what [ have to say, and therefore I ehall read only a few more sentences. After informing ns that all bis statements are taken frowa the official accounts published by order of the vernment, he says: —~ ba fever point of view we consider the tra wo i fan rearcely 06 ber that ey oe credit natirpal chara: for even-hanueé justice and onto Even if the tact and sarvir faire, which Capt vg oust be Admitt d to have displeyad in an nt, fihetad the execution of bis instruc had wuceseded ia intimicating tue Arabs into surrenders place without resistence, sach ® proceeding would have amounted to nothing more or lees than the appropriasion of the territory of a tribe not strong enongh to defend themselves, simply becaure it was #itaated conveniently for the purposes of our own revigetion; aod the opea force by wuich the shore was ulumstely carried into et- fect imparts to thie act of usurpation « characyr of vio- enee etill mre to be regretted. Captain Haines waa to Aden what Captain Lock te io Nicaragua. Now, Mr. President, the same tm conduct that has distinguished the course iiith government in India marks the de- racter of the anme wovernmont in Cen- sae we ov bata period. Those who did not eu é Uf her Catholic Majesty. ana Mr. Marco Plenipotenuiary from Nicaragua; Ratified f March, 1851. ' ARNCULO PRIMERO, Aericre Frest Sn Majestad Catelics, us- Ber Cathoile Majesty,mak- arco ce la taculted que le ing wre of the facatties be | compete por el deereto de las Jonging to ber, from the d- | Corter Genernies Gel reino, cree of the Cortes Gen#ral Cel 4 de Ticiembre, ¢e 1858, of the kipgdom of the 4h | rerpneia para Hempre, del of Devember, 1836, ranoan- | weco was formely wlemne, ces ‘orever, tor hereeaf ant por si y tusences ren 1a Fo: successors the rove berapia, Cerechor y acriones righ's and ae tins long to ber ove: the correspenden sobre el American territory siremsed } | fore know that the qt: stion would have been set- tled on the principl~ . tated in that letter, without any attempt to confi ¢ the treaty to a prospective operation, if Viseou | Palmerston had not, most Unfortunately for all i rtes,'uen come into power to renew hin rapaciou. policy, in utter disregard of treaty obligatious. While he remaing at the head ot the British gover ment, it is impossible this question can ever be settled amicably between the two uations, Mr Case—Mr President, I came here to-day de- sirons to express UF sentiments upor, this sudject in the event of its being celled up by the honorable Senntor from Delaware, ond J am Prepared to do 80; Lut ] have been somew bat of an invalid lately, and wm sfiaid 1 shall not te able to stand up lon, enough to one myself as fully as I wish. I will, therefore, yield the tioor to any geutleman who de- sires to say arything upon this ‘subject; or, if there ae none who entertain sch a wish, I will move a pertponement of the question until Monday, when I trvet ae Senate will allow me to proceed, (‘‘ Agreed, wgoced.”) Mr. Mason—Mr. President, is it the desire of the Senator from Michigan to pursue a debate on the notion which was made by the Senator from Dela- ware? His motion, if I understand it aright, 's to refer the le ter of Lord John Russell to the Commit tee on Foreign Relations. Mr, CLAytox—I design to move not only that, but also to print the paper for the use of the Senate, ind tive hundred extra copies. Mr. Mason—I have very rset diffidence, tir, in expressing an opinion which would seem t be contrary to the views entertained by honora- Lle Eenetrs who are not only older, but far Letter soldiers in parliamentary warfare than I am; but I would submit to them that it would seem, for very many 1easons, that a debate upon the questions involved in the course of the discussion pursued by the bonovatle Senator from Delaware is jnst now not exactly appropriate, either to the condition of the question, or to the condition of the country Congress is not organized; there is no Congress of the United States in rersion; and I thought it was informally ed rome days ago that, until there should be a Congress in session, all questions re- ferable to Congress should be avoided by the Senate in its independent character Now, in reference to this particular question, I would eay thut it isa matter pending in regotiation between the United Stetes and the government of Great Britain. We have been informed by the President, in his annual mersage, informally, rent to the two Houses, that the qtestions inyelyed between the two countries are jet pending, and there is no reason to suppose, trusting, a8 we are bound to trust, to the honor and geod taith of foreign natious, both of which I agree with the honoralie Senstor are involved in the questicns perding between England and this country—at least we ought not to anticipate that henor and gocd faith wil) be violated, and | that these qrestions will not be brought to an | amicelle adjustment. ‘Therctore it seems to me | that any debate which would require or permit the Senate to pess an opinion upen the conduct of Eng- laud, or the views and purposes of England, in re- ference to the Central American question, before | there is seme definite action tuken upon the subject by the Exceutive, would be out of place. It is un- necesrary for me to express any opinion upon the question; I eball refrain from doing so; but if the debate ehall go on, and if honorable Senators shall expiers themeelves upon the subject, { shall pro- pore on its conclusion, if Congress be not then organized, that the subject shall lie over at least until Congrees shall Le organized. Before I con- ch de, however, I will ventcre to say this much: I bave not 1ead the documents accompanying the President's meseage, except in a very fugitive way in the newrpapers of the day, for those documents bave not Leen printed and laid upon our tables; yet. £0 for as I baveread them, they show a purpose on the part of England to disregard her treaty ob- ligstious with this country. Iray tvey show that purpose, though I may be misinformed. Now, her thevty obligations regarding the question suggested ty tle honorable Senator from Delaware are ques- tions of terzitorial 1ight and territorial jurisdiction heiween gover:ments just as foreign to us as Ergland is—the governments in Ceutral America. Englard has entered into treaty stipulations with this gover ment, regarding what both governments teem 10 have considered as matiers of important in- terest to them—the territorial rights and jurisdic- tions of the foreign governments in Central America. 1 need net add wy cpinion to that which | was gra- tified to hear expressed trom all quarters of the Senate, that, when the question is piacere to the Senate or to Congress in any tangible form by the Executive, there will be no difference of opinion amongst us as to the duty incumbent on this government to hold England to a strict performance of her engagements with the United Btutes. But, sir, the President is to conduct the foreign inter- course of the country; and although I am little in the habit of giving comma in advance, I am glad to eay that in his annual mersage be has given vs every reason to believe that, up to this period, the negotiations between England and this uae aftectix coor questicus have been conducted wii sigval ability on the tide of the American govern- ment. When they are brought to a close, if any- thing should require the interposition of Congress, the people of the country would require Congress to offer that interposition, and Congress, I am satis- fied, would not be found wanting. Mr. Sewaxp.—Mr. President, while I shall concur with the honorable Senator from Virginia in the de- sirewhich he expresses, that this debate may be postponed until Monday, or until the organization of the House CA gered ere eS broper to guard agains 80; «seo agree im altogether in the views which he takes of the posi- tion of the question and of the condition of Congress. AsI nndereand the position of the question ft is | this: our cxee—the American cose—in this contro- verry has Leen fully stated by our government to Great Britain, and an explicit demand has been made upcn that government to fulfil the treaty of 1850 by desisting irom the violation of it in Central Ameri- ca. This +tatement of our case, so full, perfect, and therefore able. bas been fully answered, as I under- stand, by the British gover:ment, aud our explicit demand bas encourt ied ap equally explicit denial. ‘The President of the United States bas sent to usa neseuge,in which he pie:ents the condition of the ) night will commence with Jerome Ravel's successful pendence of the country; I cannot understand, nor shall J ever acton any such view. With menor bo the von-organization of the House, 1 have agreed frome the beginning:—tant 1 et r, thd ever may be our absolu'e 8, any lative business until the House shall have been or- | ganized; but I can see no objection to the discussion | of a sree which does peat eee ay for pala pant | thon. The time may, ps, be as spent | in that way asin any other; or, rather, tine not | spent in any way may profi be spent in that | way. 1 should desire to have the discussion go on. shall be wneble, antil Monday, to say anything upon it; aud, therefore, at the sug; of Senators arcuud me, I move to postpene the further consider- ation of the motion of the honorable Senator from Lelaware until Morday next, at which time I shall ask the Senate to be good some to hear me. Mr. CLayron—I eo” perfectly willing that the motion thal be postiee ed to Monday next, aa geu- tlemen desire it; Lut I wish to have the. letter printed; and I hope that by unanimous consent an order will be made for printing it, so that we may have the letter befue us while we are speaking upon it. Imove thet the letter be ordered to be printed, and that five hundred copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senste. The motion was ed to. ‘The PrxsipEnt—The question now is, on the mo- tion of the Sevator from Michigan, to postpone ee anecay, next the further consideration of the enbject Mr. Burteg—I would prefer that there should be no day fixed for this debate. I am dis to differ very much from the honorable Senator from Michi- gan, who seems to suppore that matters of negotiay tion ard diplomacy should first be discussed in the Se- nate, before we have them communicated tous through the regular and constitutional channel—the Presi- dent. I denubt it, and have always doubted it. I have ever dissented from this mode of dealing with such delicate subjects; and I ask that when this matter +hall be taken up, the question shall be left open, whether or not it shall be discussed ‘ee motion to postpone to Monday was agreed ‘Thestres and Exhibitions. Broapway Tosarex.—Mr. J. W. Wallack, Jr., will, tomorrow evening, make his first appearance at the Broadway rince his return from Burope, in a new play written expressly for him, by Bayle Ber- paid, keqs The rieoe is founded on historical inci- dents thut tranephed in France, and cauted an in- tcnge sensation throughout Europe during the lat- ter part of the sixteeuth century. Mr. Wallack, of course, plays the part of the unfortunate wearer of the mysterious mark, and will be supported by Mersis. Fisher, Cavoll and Fenno, Mme. Ponisi, Mra. Evckland ard other leadmg members of the com- pany. The entertainments conclude with the luugh- able farce called ‘‘ Don't Judge by Appearances.” Nisxo's Garpex.—The performances to-morrow con icahty called “The Schoolmarter,” in whch Antoine, Francois and Jerome, M. and Mme. Marzetti and cthers are allotted parts specially adapted to their extracrdinary pantumimic abilities. A dives- tirement of eight national characteristic dances wil! follow, in which the members of the great ballet trovpe appear, including M. Brillant and the accom- plished dynseuse, Mlle. Theresa Robert. The gor- freed cceeruiee comic fairy pantomime entitled “ Raoul,” which brings into active play all the talent, tricks and transformations of the Ravels, will close the amusements. Bowrxy Taeatre—Manager Waldron appears determined to keep up the time honored fame of this houre for the splendor and magnificence of its spectacular dramatic productions, no matter how great the expenre. With sb wobiecs in view he has, for several weeks past, had painters, machinists, costan ers apd others busily pee, we in preparing the requisite articles to give due effect to a gran hirtorical, legendary, equestrian spectacie, entitled “ Herne, the Hunter, or the Demon Horseman,” written by N. B. Clarke, Esq. and performed in London over thice hundred couseeutive nights. Be- sides the regular company,scme three hundred avxiliaries bave been engaged expressly tor this piece. It will be produced to-morrow night for the first time in this country. Bur10n’s THEATRE.—The enterprising manager of this favorite house has effected an evgagement with Mr. H Perry, who has acquire? a high reputation ia Philadelphia as a light comedian of very superior talent. Mr. Perry will make his first appearance to- Morrow evening, in the character of mer, the laughing philosopher, im the capital comedy en- titled ‘Laugh when You Can.” He will be sup. ported by Mr. Burton, in the excellent part of Bonus; Mrs. Hughes, as Mrs. Gloomly, the crying philogo- pet, aud uther favumte performers. The “ Old itch Governor,” Mr. Burton as the blundering Bur- gomaster, will conclude the amusements. Wattacg’s Taeatre.—Numbers of the old Play. goers will be pleased to welcome the return to thi establishment of Mr. Henry Placide, after a short absence from the city. To-morrow evening the per- formances will commence with the pleasant little jece styled “Who Speaks First?” in which Mr. and ire. Walcot, Mra, Conover, and Mesers. Stewart and Stoddart a) - Morton's five act comedy, ven the Plough,” will follow—Sir Abel Hi r. H. Placide; Bob Handy, Mr. Lester; Farmer Ashfield, Mr. G. Holland; Sir Philip Blandford, Mr. Norton; Dame Achfield, Mrs. Vernon; Susan, Miss Raymond; Mies Blandford, Mrs. Conover. Lavra Keensr’s Vanrierres.—Shal "s fa- vorite comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing.” will be performed, with an elegant cast of characters, to- morrow evening. Miss Keene will give her admired delineation of Beatrice; Hero, Miss Ada Clifton; Benedick, Mr G. Jordan; Clandio, Mr. Dyott; Dog- berry, Mr. Bass; Verges, Mr. T. B. Johnston. The other oor will be well rendered. After dancing by Miles. Franck and , the mythological bur- le+que entitled ‘‘Midas,’”in which most of the comi- cal and vocal talent of the company appear, in- cluding Misses Reynolds, Durand, Clifton, Walters and Cushman, and Messrs. Johnston, Hall, Trever and Lyster. Woon's Miverrers —The popularity of this bard of Ethiopian performers is as great, if uot quistion in just that shape. It is now, therefore, the dity of Corgress to review the positions of the the two gcvermments, and to determine what shall ke core. 1 think there ought to be no un- recessury delay. lecanse upneces-ary delay is inde- ciien, ard indecision often loves a geod cause, while dccision as often wins bad ones. Therefore, I think thet, Unless we shell bave some intimation fron, the President of a change inthe position ot the question, the time bas come fur Congress to act vpon it. On the other ba. d. lagree that there is Lorecessity for acting upon it or diseursing it at the preert mcment, Lecaure the Briti#h government is ahevdy well informed of the po-ition of the Exeou- tive cn the quertion, nd_ also ot what has already transpired here in the Senate. All this is proba- bly new known to the British Parliament and the Biiih people. It will show them that there isa 'nited } eople on this aide of the Atlantic who are cetermined to maintain and fulfil that treaty. and to cxact from Grent Brituin that +be shall maintain ard 1.6) it also. We stud, therefore, well enough; we cor not improve our position. I do not agree with the honorable Senator that there is no Congress | I think the Congress of the United States is y and syirta ly present, e mpetent to exercise ull Junctions. It is true that the other House is not jctorganized,brt that isa matter~ a temporary incon- venience-—which, while it makes delay, does not pre veut this Heuse from transacting any business. Si from the Leginning 1 have voted wich the honorable gentloren who have teen in favor of de erring the tapraction of all breines« here. I have thought that | courtery and a regurd to the spirit of the constita- tion required us to forbear iu this House from trans- acting any important business until Congress shall befortmally orgamzed: and theretore I shall agree here. 1 with the honcrable Senator from Virgis ja and those | whe prefer to delay any furtLer debate on this ques. ticn vntil the Honve of Repre-entatives shall in fact teorgenized. When that event will happen none | of ns know. It may hap) en to-day, to-morrow, next week, or it may not Lefor some time. shculd do well, therefore, to adopt the spirit of the hb noralle Senator's suggestion, by postpouing this Get ate until Monday; and if there is then a House of Feprercntatives full tear the honcrable Senator from Michigan, whom I ri ppere we shall all delight to bear; and ifthe House is net then organized. we can postpone the debate 1ntil another day, when the Howe shall be or- venized. orioAmericano situaro entre el mer Atlention y el betwen the Atlantic ent J ecifieo, con ens isles adya- Pactlis rene, wit the adja centes copocide antes bazo cent is'ande, snown b-fore Ja Cenommacion ce Previa. under the name of the ’ro- | cia de Nears gua, hoy Re- vioce of Nicaragua, now the publica del miemo nombre, repudtic of be ame name, yrobre lox dewns territorica and over tre othe: tort o que 4* havieren ircorporado ries which had heen inoor- a dich republica porated in she «nid repablie. ARTICLE F ECO. D ARTICULO ERCTNDO, Fn consecurncia, mm Ma- In cevseqnence Her Ca Jew ad Catolica reconoce thofc Mejes'y reeornizes ‘cemo pacion libre soberans aa @ fe, fudepencent and & indepeodients & la repub- govereign pavion the repao- iea Ge Niceragas con todos Jos territorion que la perte- neven de mar f mar, o que en lo sucesior la pertenecte- ren Ne of Nicaragua toge’her with all tha te rivories which b:long to her from wa to mea, and the ‘e-riro. rhea which may, in tne fu- ture belong to her. And now. sir, I dismiss the subject of this le‘ter of Lord Jobn Russell with this single remark. in a note of Mr. Buchanan to Mr. Marcy, of the Lith February, 1455, he says:— Frem a conversation which I casually had with Lord Aterdeen, on the day before the vote sgainst his min e- try in the House of Commons, I wae contirmed in the ne. inef that the Central Ameriean qnes‘i n would nave been settled bad be remained in power a few week longer. The letter of Lord Russell of course expresved the sentiments of Lord aberdeen, who was the Premier at the time it was written; and we there- Mr. Cass— Mr. President, I had no wich myself to bring om this discussion; I did not bring it on; | Lut I derire to exy ress my t ments upon it when it Ral properly for » I must say now, }ewever, th: t } do net agree with the honorable Se- satcr irom Virginia op this subject. I cannot pos- | sitly conceive what Coa there can be to the re- prerentatives of the States of this Union discnssing this question Lefore the American people. I have retthe semetert conception of a vulid objection to it. The President has evidently reached the end of hiv efiert. 1 think be intm tes. as distiredy asa cliet magistrate should intimate, that no meaus now remain in the power of the Executive. Noman can veed bis Ge osaed te bey “eter bee | that. We hive él thetecta. all the statements, all the arguments Jefore us. Why should we not disenss it before the nerican people? I+ there a secret to be kept fron them? 1cign country which she does not know already? Not a vord of ore or the other. as 1 view the matter, ve have two objects in view. One is, that discus sion Ly diferent minds places the subject in different poirteot view; and thereft re, tne utility of dis usai n; Lot obeve all I with to ree at prevent one determined, tritcd front en this «nhject. That is the object [hive n view: ord I repeat, Lcannct see the -hadow of an chiectien to dlecussing Letorethe American. p u gicstion which as deeply afects their Inte costs ag wimcet any other tha has gccured, since the Inde, le I think we | organized, we shall be able to | ls there spy intimstion to be given toa fo | grease than ever, notwithstanding the long time they have Leen contributing to the entertainment of plessure seekers. They have made an entire alter- tion in their programme of songs for the coming week, in addition to which they will to-morrow night perform the new burlesque of “Black Blan ders” George, as usual, in the leading comical cha- racter. Bucx.sy’s SexFNapeRs —By frequent changes in their lists of songs and the ‘constant addition of new Ethiopian gems, these famous mosicians suc- cecd mn retaining the gond opinion of all lovers of mcledicus eouncs, combined with negro comicali- ties ard cccentricities. They tender a variety of their bert songs, including the burlesque “Hutchin- sons,” for to-morrow evening, besides the fairy ex- travopanza called “Beauty and the Beast.” Cuixa Ann Japan ILLvustRAT+D —A magnificent reries of panoramic pictures, illustrative of scenes, cutors. &c., in China ard Japan, will be opened fer exhiLition to-morrow evering, at Academy Hull, 663 Broedway. These pictares were sketched by Mr George R. West, while in the suite of Minister Cushing, in Chira, and Mr. Wim. Heine, arti-t to the jate Jaan Expedition, under Com. Perry, and may therefore be relied upon as correct portraits of the rections of country represented. FRoapway VanietiEs.—This establishment, I-- cated at 472 Broadway, (late Mechanica’ Hall,) wil te opened, next Monday, for dramat ¢ performances, by thoee celebrated juvenile comedians, the Maral: Children The etage bas been enlarged—new scenery, ccstun es, aamor, machinery. &c , produced; a dress sivcle has been added, as well as many other essen- tivls that will give pleasure to the public while qit- n ssing the comedies, ballets and operas which it j~ ‘Le intention of the managers, Me-ars. Wood & Marth, to produce in gocd style and at low rates, | Tue Firg in Rowe, N. Y.—We learn from the | Kune Sentinel that about two o'clock thie mornir g a tie was discovered in the White Storehouse, .n tle Erie Canal, owned by the Rome and New Yok 1re. ‘he storehouse was used by Whedon, Hawk y | & Co. fer a warehouse, and was ‘also occupied by 6. Toliaid tora thoe store; Northup & Ethrid, | wrecery and provision store; G W. Taft, grocer. | J Miller. grecery. The second floor was occupi | 1) L.N Goff as a dwelling So sudden was the | fain. cf fire, ard eo great headway had the flames | mde, thet Mr. G.’sfamily barely excaped with their | ives. ln the storehoure was a Bryeqmanty of but- ser, owned by Cherles Shepard and «;, W. Elmer, of hit villege. The value of the butter is said to be letween $20,000 and $30,000, on which we learn was #1 insusarce of $20,000. The White Storehouse wus 1+01¢0 in the following companies: ~ Market, $1,0¢ Jacclefer, $1,000; Astor, $1,000; Conway, $1,1 | tt Nichelas, $1,600; Commonwealth, $1,000. North- tp & Ethridge are insured as foilows:—Mercantile, £2,006; Commonwealth, $1,000; Market, $1,000; Mer: +l upt, $1,000: Springfield, $1,000; Hampden, $1 Fencver, $2,600; Hartford, $5,000. N & atuicrce in all amounts to $11,000. They | vill lese over and above their insurance some $6,000. | G W. Tait waa inevred $1,200 in the St. Nicholas; | Jd. Pollard w yavred $1,000 in the Star, of Ogdenw | terg: L. N. Goff was insured $500 in the same com- yo1y: J _H Whittimore, who had some property in ie Lv sidin g, was insured $100 in the Atlantic; Shep. 00 & Elver were nsured 98 follows:—City of Hat fod, 2.000; Hanpdon, #2,000; Corn Exchange, ¢* «(0; North Western, $2,000; Manhattan, $2,000: Ter dard, $2 000; City of New Haven, $2,000. The | Ped Storehoure close by the White One, the Arm: eviong tleck ond the James street bridge epan- rirg tle Erie Canul, were all on fite, but rere iin ately saved. Jobo Miller, grocer, on the do k, | wre inthe luilding when it fell, and Jost his life Qe fie criginated in Pollard’ shee shop. The | ictal loss by this destructive fire is about $60,000, | fwrishing the members of the Gord Headed « anes sur Councilmen, FUNNY DEBATE IN THE CHIOAGO BOARD—ALDERMEN REQUIRE OaNES—$40 kaog. ‘The following funny proceedings in relation to Board of Aldermen with gold hezded canes at $40 each, oocurred in the Chicago Common Council on the 21st inst. The re- pert is copied from the Chicago Times:— Reports of committees were here called for. Ald. Lone, of Committee on Finance, repoited in favor of paying Iseac Speer's bill of $450, for nine gla he aneny panes, ag a al 4 G ine top, Hovgh, jen, Fletcher, ry» wrpe, Howe ond Ashton.’ The committee take ground thut the canes should be paid for because Sher es not intended as pay for rmanic services, but as mementos to carry down to po-terity the evidence that their owzers had once occupied honorable posi- ticns, Ald. Hoxpen, of the same committee, snbmitted & minority report adverse to paying said bill. This re ort recommended that the honorable gentlemen who received the canes should prefix the syllable “dis” to their adjective appellation, since that which was illegally obtained was dithonorably held. 41d. Sex TON moved that the last gentleman have leave to withdraw his report. Alderman Ex.rrnonrsg rose to make a speech. He theught the report should not be withdrawn—it ‘was a masterly production, and he intended to move’ that five thousand copies be printed in pamphlet form. He went in for chee moid-beasded canes, If » man was to bave a cane at the city’s expense he might ell have a good one. The order for the canes had been 1 passed; under it the canes had Leen procured, and now they should be paid ior. Alderman Hoven thought the city might as well gay for gold-headed canes as for fat sup “ers and re, other tom-fooleries which they had indulged iD. Alderman AsHToN was in favor of canes. He had got a cane, and if the City Council did not pay for it he feared the manufacturer wouldn’t get his Pay. He hoped that both the reports would be adopted, and he was im favor of the 's proposition to have a large number of the minority report priut- td for the use of Council. He entered into a distertation on canes. Canes were # necessary i Tendnae toan Alderman—he couldn’t oreserve hi lignity without one. Canes were useful asa wea- pon of self-defence, when Aldermen go home late at night—particularly after attending a meeting of this boerd. Sometbing was said in the minority re- pe ubout Aldermen yoting themselves horses. ‘or his part, he felt to-night just about right to vote himrelf a horse, and a etable to keep him in Ald. ExuitHoRPE moved that five hundred copies of Ald. Holden's report be printed io pamphlet torm. Ald Arpton moved to amend by striking out 500 and inserting 2,000. Ald. Sxxv0» was oppored to printing so large a mmber; be thought the report itself would be a sufLcient monument to perpetuate the fame of its avthor to the latest generation. ‘The motion to print was withdrawn, but renewed by snother alderman, with 100 copies instead of 000, Ald. GRancuR and Ald. Szxtoy debated the sub- ject at length. Ald. Hows wanted to explain how he came by his cane. He went into a jewelry store with an alder- min when scmething was said about canes—gutta peicha canes. They asked him if he was not golag to have one, saying that ald. G er had been there apd ordered a dozen of them. He told them no; that he wouldn’t have one of those gutta percha concerts anyhow; that if the city was to pay for it, he wanted a fifty dollar cane, with forty dollar's worth of gold on the head of it. At length the vote on the adption of the minor- ity report was taken, with the following result:— Ayr¥s—Church, Outhet, Holden, Wayman, Ash- ton, Keith — 6. Nays.—Long, Sexton, Hough, Allen, Colby, Eili- tho pe, Granger, Howe, Lu Rue.— 9. ‘The question recurring on the adoption of the my, mity report, the Mayor decided, under the rule, that the pire aldermen who were ‘Seemed inter- ested wculd be probibited from voti ng Ald. Sxxton appealed from the decision of the chair, and the,Coun il, by an almost unanimous vote, refuscd to abide by the decision. ‘The vote on the adoption of the majority report was then tuken, the clerk calling the ayes and nays as follows: Ald. Long.—Aye. 4 Ald. Sxxtox—Mr. Chairman, I must explain my vote. I voted, sir, for the order to furnish those canes; but I have since repented of the error, and am sorry for it. I did wrong; but my penitence is sincere. I have never o @ cane, al h I suppose there is one made for me down at Mr. Speer's. lintend to take the cune and pay for it. 1 sm oppoced to the principle of voting canes for aldermen out of the public crib, and therefore vote, No. Alderman Hoven—Mr. Chuirman,1 want to ex- plain my vote. I goin forthe canes. The Council paseed an order to furnish them, and under that order they have been procured. Now, don’t let us plead the baby act, but let's pay for them. I vote, A ee "Kiderman ALLEX—Aye. Alderman Caurcn—TI want to explain, Mr. Chsir- msn. I wonld not object to paying for the canes if the Aldermen bad not gone to extrava- gance. Time was when a hickory stick with a crook at the end of it, which cost two lee iy= was deen ed an Sppropriate Aldermanic cane. Peo were democratic in those days; but now nothing bat a polished ebony with forty dollars’ worth of gold at the end ot it willdo. The precedent, sir, is a bad ore—there’s no telling where this practice may end. I theretore vote, No. e Alderman OurseT—No. Alderman Cotsy— Explanations seem to be the order—I must explain. We bave said by our yotes heretofore that we would pay for these eanes; they have been made in the expectation that we would keep our word. 1 vote, Aye. Aldermen Horpen—No. Alderman WayMan—Mr Chairman, I didn’t vote for the order to get the canes; I was oppored to any ns h thing, and I must still stand in opposition to it. 0. Aldorman Exxirurorr, Grancer, Howe, and La Rvr, all “ explained” and voted aye. Alderman Aston explained. He didn't care whetber the council paid for the canes or not. He pad g¢t @ care, and intended to keep it; but was vexy sure be should not pay for it. He felt better since Le gct it, for before that he did feel some apx:ety lest he shouldn't get it. He did not regard it in the light of remuneration for his services. but accepted it as some elight recompense for his great cor deecension in accepting a seat in this board. (4derman La Roe: “1 call the gentleman to order for 1cfection derogatory to the character of the Covicil.”) 1 am torry my colleague considers my nn aks osreterring tohimeelt. Sir, [take the cane with corfidence that my constituents will approve what I have done. I shutl vote for adopting the re- yeit 1 voted for the minority report also, and I'm servy the Council will not »dopt both of them. I think they shonld both appear on the record. Aye. Alderman Kern “ explained” and voted no. ‘Ile ayes were, bine; the ses, six; and so the Bajority report was adopted. ‘the Coard now looked at the ciock and found that the beurof ope bad ariived. A motion to adjonim wes put and carried. 4n Albany Lady in Pants. [Fo cm the Belumove American, Jan. 2.) On Tuerday afternoon a person, dressed in the garb of a man, arrived by the Philadelphia train and #tc] ped at Sherword’s Hotel, at the corner of Fayette uid Haniron streets, registering the name of Charles Walters, The party had the features ot 9 woman, but no suspicion was at the time excited On Wcdnesday morning ahe came down stairs and called for breakfust, which was disposed of, and she sallied cut into the city. While she was at breakfast the ] reprietcr engs ged in conversation with her, and as oon as rhe left expressed his suspicion that it was a female in male lic? During the day the cham- lusmaid moved the valise of toe guest, when it opted, ard a pair of corsets, such a6 are worn by l.diem, dropped on the floor. This fact increased the #: picion; but nothing was eaid about it until night, when the intelligence was conveyed to the house that oscmale inthe male garb had been arrested and conveyed to the middle district watchhouse. Learn- ing that she was from New York, a gentleman who 1nd resided for a number of years in that city was jcomitted to see her and question her as to her pa- cotoge ard life, She stated that sbe was not from New York ci mt {rom Albany, where her parents row resides her name is Caroline Walters, and Je was induced to leave home to search for a young nin1ramed William Auld, whom she learned had cone to thia¢ ye Sle eye ebe left home on Christmas bs Are went te Ncw Yo k, where she purchased her male apparel; went to the house of a colored woman near the Crys- tal Palace, where she changed her clothing, cut ‘olf der hair, and then went to French's Hotel, where Le stepy ed icr reveral days. Not finding the ob- of her search in_ that city, she next went to Lbi'redypbia where ehe remained tor some time, ud there learned that the young man whom she +01 ¢) 1 was on Baltimore. She determined to prose- «ite the eearch, and for that purpose came on to thiv city on luerdey evening, and was returning to Jerhctel on Wednesday night when she was ap- jrached by watchman Bernee, who charged her with Leing #woman. She immediately repked that rLe was, and asked his protection against several men who sermed to be following her. She says hat her father is the foreman ina large gas fitting +; tablis) ment in Albany, ard has no knowledge of ler whereabouts. She also said that she visited Nor- ring the last summer and nursed the sick for vero) woke. Her desire to return to her home seems Le etierge bit che says that her futher is an anstere ord will ever forgive ber for her conduct. to her position, and mani seen by a gentl man from | Albany, WhO beyW Ue beuOg ulate Un Ley Lhe dauyltey € jt wily ven of a weal citizen of that city. Her height is almost five fect two inches, with fair complexiou, bine eyes, snd light hair, and rather large persona for her height. She says she is niveteen years of age. She was kept at the middle district watch- house, und yesterday morning, upon conauliution with the Mayor. it was detera: to se.d her on to her parents, which duty High Constable Herring will perform today, and until that officer reaches Albany the truth or falsity of her statement cannot be known. She does not say whether she bel ngs tothe woman's rights party, bot it is to be hoped that when she is again received by her parents she will reflect uj the impropriety of her course, and ora aie frig nang wn t 9 o'clock yesterday morning, another per- son, having all the appesrance of a female, ‘bus dreesed in male snperl called at Sherwood's Hotel, and asked tor Mr, Walters, and being told that Miss Walters was in the hands of the police, started for the station house, but did not go there. In appear- ance they were very much alike. There is some mystery about the conduot of these females, but it will, in all probability, be unravelled as soon a3 Capt. Herring reaches Albany, from which place the one arrested alieges she came. FINANCIAL. AND COMMERCIAL MONEY MARKETr. SaTurpay, Jan. 26—6 ». M. ‘The stock market was a little beter today. There was more activity at the first board, and tranractions were made with more confidence. Indiana 5’s advanced per ceat; Virginia 6’s 4; Minot# Central Bonds %; Erie Railroad §; Michigan Central Railroad 34; Micuigen Southern &; Galena und Chicago X. Nicaragas Transtt declined 34; New York Central 6’s 3g. There was aa ac- tive demand for Cleveland and Pittsburg, but the sales were limited, on account of the sma)l smpply ot stock oa the market. Galena and Chicago canuot remaia long at the current rates. Such a stock at such prices must et: tract a new c’ars cf buyers. We know of several large sepi'aliats waiting for the lowest points to come ip, aud the probability is that they will act promptly, as prices row role considerably below their miuimam mark. We doubt if another opportunity wili soon prevent itneif of obtaining Galena and Chictgo Railrond stock at anything like present prices. Hart‘ord and New Haven Ruuroad stock is selling at 125 per cent. and it is admitted thas Galena and Chicago is far the bost of two. Eaie remaius at about 62 share, smicst all the upa and downs of other Taiitoad stocks, ‘A: the second board the market generally was about the same. A better feeling prevailed, but the tranauctions were limited, without mate:ial changein prices. Af er the board bigher prices ruled, Galena and Cai 2szo Rall- road was in demend at 106%, cash; Michigan Seathera at 8634; Erie Railroed 5.3. ‘he stock in which there is going to be the greatert and must rapid rise is, beyoud ail doub:, Galena snd Chicago. The community is tho roughly posted about that stock, and the recent uawar- raptadle decline will bring into the street orcers to aach an extent as tocarry it up very fast, The higher it gos the levs disposed hslders will be to sell, The shorts tar this stock wil) get caught wich—an active demard aod a limited supply. Tie totul receipts of the Fitchburg Ratiroad Company for the year ending November 40, 1865, were $081,163, The runnirg expeures (exclusive of interest,) wore $447,- 002; net receipts, $224.07]. This ts equal to $6 32 por sbare on 25,400 shares. The fluaticg deb: is atated to ne $160,000, which. the directors think, can be discharged in the course of the present year. ILey recommaud toat no ceth dividerd te paid until the floating debs ia extia- guished. ‘rhe business of ihe past year shows # decrease of $22,(57 from that ot the previous year. The con-true tion account hss been closed. It is sta'ed that the ayn tem of low fares was effeciual'y tried om this rcvad fron Judy, 1848, to Lecember, 1849, and the loss by this eight eer months’ expe: iment was $67,000. ‘The Ontonagon Miner, of Dec. 29, says:~~ On raturéay lust, we went under ground to look at the jgreat mars in the ten fatoom levsi, at the Minae- sota mize, to which we have before alluued They are Dow at work on the northeast corner of the cypoec which they succeeded in throwing oat by a heavy send Dlact. Some forty men are constantly at wore b: nignt eng day at cutting it up and getlog away the yiecen. Ie ix iaetened very firmly to the foot wail by strings sad little cross veins of copper, and this makes it quite didi- cult to detach from the rock, but otherwise its occurrenve in very tavorable for getting outeconomically. It is found to be very much seamed, so that well placed suai blavts of ten or twelve kegs of powder wili tear off ani throw up Jumps of forty to sixty tous rela +. Frem 20 to 28 maa re sonstantly at work cutting it up, and the rings of barmer and steel in the level Teminds the visiter of & wail factory. bin cut it into pieces of about 5,000 pounds weight ) 88 near as taey can estima’e —that ize being the best for rafety of machinery and conve uferce ot nandling. We measured some of the cuts. Une ofthem was 29 inches thick of clean brigat copper, thovgh they general'y can mansge to find a place where it dees not require mere than 18 inches of cutting. How mvcb bigher or lower this great mass extends. time only will disclose, but ii now seems probaole that it is the jargest continuous piece of native copper ever yet dia- covered. Zhe Governor of Mississippi, in his message to the Legis. lature of that State, gives the annexed statement relative to the public financer:— Finances o¥ Mississirri—RivaxveE AND EXPENDITURES. Carh on hand, Jan. 1, 1855. f AGA receiptee.....ereeesees Total Deduct expenditures, Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1865 ‘The receipts from State taxi wa... oe Agvinst Fxoess receipts frem taxes over last year...,..: $37,418 It abe following general «tatement from the Audi-r’e re port ebews the total receipts and dixburremen’s through his cffiee, from December 12, 863 te Jaauary 1, 1865, on all accounte, the details of which + ppear in his report-— Tisbnrsed’ by warrants from Auditor's office, as fol- lowe :— Frem 12th to 0th Dee. 1863 During tte year 1854 Do. do, 1 Receipts by warrants from this vice a ring tare thine... $826,376 04 Beceip's withoue warraais on accoun® Inte- raul izoprovereut fund. Total Receipts without wi Count of swamp ‘and 6: Total.......sereveres Excess ot receipts over dis bu’ sem Stock Excharge. SaruRday, Jan, 26, 1865. $b,00Ind St 5’s..b3 82 1d wus Bie KK 5234 2.000 N ¥ 8a 88... 101 4€0 ay 8.000 NY 635" 100 2 6,000 Obie ts 110K 50 £00 Virginia 6’s.. 9414 50 10,010 7 6 LOO brie bs ot '83. 4.00 D in meGL.sd 8439 1000 1 Cen R 8 5000 6 0 H 8 1.0 MichS&NTeRR BO BT £0 shs Union Bk 19 100 oo, c 87K 14 Bk State NY. 106 200 21 Sboe & Lea ok.. 108 40 Del & Bud Can Co 120 4£0 Flirence Joint... { 20 Lretle Mi 260 Brus Oy Land Go, 6 “aR 100 do, : 100 Nic Tran Co. 100 do. ee 50 Penn Coal Co.,.¢ Bs dy, wee 8 00 Cuzob Cont Co 620 "0 Ga & ChiRR. .opg 105 160 do, 180 oe. L636 50 100 60.01. 060 : Y% 160 Ll Cen ER. ..by0 190 ue SECUMD BOARD, 0COTH&AI2d mbs 78 2WOMSo&NIAR shm R64 1000 11) Cen FR bs... 814; 6 Panama 10) bersUS Trust 6 80 100% £0 Bron Cy Lod 160 Cumb Coal Co AL REPORT, SATURDAY, Jen. 26, 1856, Flour—The market was !oaxtive, without change iam Frices. The sales embrace! about 4 00 2 5,000 nbls., In cluding cemmmon to extra State, «i $6 1° +4 8 $825; Weat- emp ed Sonthery were nnchanged. Wheat was quiet; eelea of 1,000 bushels Tennessee red to arrive were sol 618196. Corm—tho sales embraced aoout 10 000 bach. CITY commERc ot $14, y wembraned aban 200 bh's, Jersey wad 2 EOUE Hb WAG wie. YORU Wal qatele,