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St. Petersburg letters say that Marshal Paskiewitch has bequeathed his dying injunction t> the Emperor to make peace. He would never have given this advice to Nicholas, whose battles he had fought; but to the young Emperor, who had no hand in raising the war, he urged the policy of peace. The French council of war continues its sitting at Pe Two commissioners, one for the army and one for the navy, are appointed to prepare a report. Admiral Lyons and General Canrobert are the members for the army, and Admiral Dundas and@eneral Neil for the navy. There had been» discussion relating to the withdrawal of the allied force from the Crimea, retaining only Kamierch, Eupatoria and Balaklava, and making « campaign up the rivers of the southern provinces of Rus- sia, The Admirals opposed the plan, inasmuch as it would take eix months to remove the material of the past campaign from the Crimea, The Copenhagen official journal denies the existence of avy circular repudiating the Swedish alliance on the part of Denmark. Baron Seebach left Berlin on the 13th on his return to Paris. Sweden continues her warlike preparations. The Cunard steamship Asia arrived at Liverpool early on Sunday morning, the 13th inst., but lay off several hours for want of water. ‘The Collins steamer Baltic arrived at Liverpoo! at 11 o'clock on Thursday morning, the 17th inst. Four hours after leaving New York, @ terrific gaie sprung up from the north and east, and continued all day and night. She experienced severe easterly weather all the passage, ‘and lost one of her boats. ‘The Union did not touch at Southampton on the way to New York, but sailed from Havre direct. ‘The Belgique sailed on the 11th from Plymouth for New York, THE WAR. RUSSIA CONSENTS TO NEGOTIATE. The grand news of the week is that Russia agrees to negotiate on the terms proposed by the allies, The first announcement was made from Vienna by telegraph to the London mes in the following words:— Ruseia accepts the allied propositions unconditional ly. This is autbentic, This despatch caused an immense sensation. The funds rose three yer cent, and cotton one farthing. In the other markets a panic reigned, Next day the government published a despatch from Minister Seymour at Vienna, as followe:— Rureia agrees to accept the allied proposals as the basis of negotiation :, ‘This qualified announcement curbed the excitement, and alarmists begin to fear that Russia merely seeks to gein time by deceptive negotiations, Meantime fands remain steady. Previous to the above announcement the Vienna papers represented the state of affairs a3 most eerious, unexpected and alarming, and that all the versonn.l of the Austeian Embassy had received orders to quit St. Petersburg, and the Russian Embassy was ordered to leave Vienns. The actual circumstances were, that when Count Fster- hazy handed to Count Nesselrode, at St. Petersburg, the Austrian allied note of December 2d, he eaid that he was not authorized to enter into a discussion, but if the note was not accepted unconditionally before January 18th, be and all the Austrian embassy must leave St. Petera- burg. To prevent this, Count Nesselrode commmnnicated with Vienna direct, and January 11th Prinse Gortscha- koff produced a memorandum expressing « general ‘ genefa) inclination on the part of Russia to negotiate, but proposed certain alterations in the progeamme. Count Buol formally received the document neat day (Friday, tho 12th), but inasmuch as it did not contain an acceptance, pure and simple, of the propositions, Austria coud make no reply without the concurrence of France and England. The Ambassadors of those Powers accordingly sent to Paria and London, and re- celved for reply that the Western Powers had no motive to give up a decision which had already been carefully considered; and furtber, that it by January 18th, Ruseis did not accept the ultimatum, Count Esterhazy and the Austrian Legation would leave St. Petersburg, and Austria would immediately seek to obtain the armed co-operation of the Germanic Diet sgainst Russia. During the week that elapsed between Russia’s first end second reply intense appreheasion existed in Vienna, although without sufficient caure, for the Austrian Cabinet had taken the Precaution to notify the Western Powers that notwith- standing the rupture of diplomatic relations, Austria would not be in a position to commence hostilities this year. On the 16th all apprehensions were sei at rest by the announcement above stated, that Russia agrees to negotiate on the terms proposed. ‘There is very little other news, THE CRIMEA. From the Crimea there is nothing important. Nume- rous ambuscades of Cossacks were distributed around the allied camp, but vigilance prevented many stragglers being captured. Several additional explosions had been made in the Sebastopol docks and they were nearly de- stroyed. France and England each reserve « gate, by which they wore enclosed, as a tr phy. The /nvalide Russe publishes a letter from Prince Gorta- chakoff, saying thet a party of French, wearing white coats to prevent their being seen in the snow, advanced by night and surprised Baidar, bayonetted tae ontposte, and retreated when the Russian reserves came up. Gen. Codrington’s latest despatch is dated January 1 and merely reports the health of the army to be good. THE BALTIC. A Dantzic letter of the 11th says that the American ship Washington, that lay ail summer at Copenhagen, had landed her cargo on the ice and conveyed it in sleighs to Riga. The American ship Telegraph is reported in the Cate- gat, and another American vecsel at Revel. ASIA. Constantinople intelligence under date of the 7th inst, reporta Mouravieff advancing in Asis. His sdvanced posts are within three hours’ march of Erzeroum. The campaign of the Turkish army in Imenstia is defintely abandoned In order to cover Erzeroam. Omar Pasoha’s troops have began to arrive at Trezibonde, The Egyp« tian contingent had already embarked for there. Omer Pasha had tendered his resignation, but the Sulten refused to necept tt. Ome was im disgrace at Constantinople, Not long since the offic'al Commissioner for Widows and Orphans applied to attac Omer’s pro- perty in Constantinople for the behoof of his children by his first wife, In compliment to Omer the attachment was not per- mitted, but sincé the fall of Kars the Commiissionor has vtaken the property, The Turkish government has publuhed the account of tLw fall of Kars, tending to throw the entire responsibili- ty on Omer Pasha. He sent Col. Simmons to defeod him ‘at Cowstatinople, but Simmons finding himself supplant. ed thewe, left for England, Omer Pasha blames the Turkish winlsfry, especially Riga Pasha for withdrawing supplie: There is some talk that Omar Pacha will be seat as Turkish Minéwter to Ragland. Abd ¢l Kader has azrtved in Daraascus, to occupy the palace presented! to hiur by the Sultaa. A Paris commercial letter says the French whaler Es- padop, was chased two days near KuritMes Island, in the Pacific, by the Russian corvette, but escaped ina snow storm. Grent Britain. RECEPTION OF THE-PRESIDBNT'S MESSAGE, ETC. Howe politics are quiet, Palmerston’s ministry is gaining adherents in Parliament. The hope of peace throws all other news into the ahade, Tke President's Message i+, of course, varlously com- mented upon, but the general opinion was favorable. It is considered moderate in tone, yet expressing the Presi- dent's views with dignity and precision, No one here anticipates a rupture between the two countries, A treaty bas been made With Japan, opening to Britis commerce the ports of Negasaki and Hakadadi the same as to the Americans, Hon. Henry Golbourn, ex-Chancellor of the Exche- quer, is dead. The Countess Dowager of Ero}, daughtor of William the Fourth and the celebrated Mrs. Jordan, is also dead. She was fifty-five years old. The fourth consignment of machinery for the govern- ‘ment email arm factory was landed at Woolwich on the 16th inst. from Robbins, Lawrence & Co.'s, Windsor, Vermont. An exhibition of the capabilities of the Baltic’s metal- lic life boats waa made at Liverpool and found satia- factory, France. There was a grand review at Paris on the 15th, of the troops from the Crimea, whea the Duke of Cambriige, ia the name of Queen Victoria, presented the British Cri- mean medal to 14,000 French troops. Toe Monitewr publishes the report of the Minister of Finance. The report says the financial condition of the county is excellent, and that the only danger is the temptation to extravagance, but hopes the Emperor will postpone expenditure on all enterprises except those of wigency. Three new Senators were shortly to be appointed, which rumor says are the Duke of Valmy, Duke of Maille and the Marquis of Bethisey. Heavy rains and {reshet in the Douro had caused con- siderable damage, The Cortes would meet on the 19th instant, Spain. $ Maria Christina is about to marry her second daughter to Prince Drago, a rich nobleman, Austria. The Emperor has signed a dooree relating to Protes- tents. It is liberal, except so far as it prohibits the marriage of Catholic priests converted to Protestantism. Government has been obliged already eo restrain Ita- an bishops in their administration of the Concordat. Germany. Several princes of the Germanic federation are about to assemble at Berlin, to discuss existing political rela- tions. ~ Berle. — The Persian cfiical journal announces that the Persian government is determined to maintain neutrality, Financial and Commercial, LONDON MONEY MARKET. Money in active demand, at previous rates, Consols had advanced as much as 3%, per cent, closing at 893; a 89%{, with a steady market. All the European stocks have participated in ‘his advance. AMERICAN SECURITIES. Mesers. Be!l & Co. report the market fur American se- cuzities dull, but prices unchanged. Their quotations are United States 6's Bondi Mareachusetts Sterliog Pennsylvania Sterlicg 5’s.. Do. do. Bonds, x PP eeereseee reser NSESERSSSESTSSES (freeland).: LIVERZ00L COTTON MARKET. Mess.s. Brown, Shipley & Co. and the Brokers’ Circu- tar atate that the cotton market opened dull, but closed active and firm at an advance of one-fourth of s peony on fair uplands, and fully one-eighth of a penny on other qualities, The business of the week amounted to 68,700 bales, of which speculators took 8,900, and exporters 6,000 bales. The sales on Friday were estimated a; 12,000 bales, including 4,000 on speculation and for export. The market was firm, but stocks were rather more freely of. fered at the close. The following are the quotations:— Fair Orleans, 63¢4.; middling, 55;4.; fair uplands, 634. ; middling, 6344.; fair Mobiles, 524¢.; middling, 6 9-16d, ‘The stock in port was estimated at 378,000 bales, includ- ing 202,000 American. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Messrs. Brown, Shipley & Co., and others, quote @ considerable decline in breadstufls. The first nemed circular quotes flour unsettled and dull, not beiag able to give accurate quotations. The decline is stated at one shilling per barrel. Western Caus', 40s. 64. 4 414. 64.; Philadelphis and Baltimore, 42s, a 42s. €d.; Ohio, 42s. » 43s, 6d.: Canadian, 40s. a 41s. Wheat four pence lower, and still tending downward, with s dull market—white, 11s. 6d. @ 11s. Od.; red, 10s. 64. © 12s, Corn dull and prices drooping—white, 44s. 6d; yellow, 42e,; mixed, 41s. 6d. Most other authorities quote flour 1s, 6d. 9 25. 6d. under the above quotations. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Meaars. Richardson, Spence & Co, report a considerable decline in provisions, and quotations generally nomina ; with a limited business. Old mesa beef, 908.8 110s.; new. 1124. 64. 01208, Pork quiet—old sweaty meus, 825. Gd. Western bacon inastive, at 66s. a 68e.—bu, little in market. Lard declined to 67s., and to arrive, 628. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. (From the Brokers’ Circular Naval stores nad declined. Rosin, 4s, 4d. a 4s. 6d. for common to 6s. 6d. a 84. Id. for fine. Tar quiet. Crude curpentine and spirits quiet—the latter quoted at 36s Fen! aches quoted at 47s, Pots, 29s, a 30s, 6d., witb « quiet market, Tallow unsettied, and prices considerably lower. Quercitron bark steady and prices unchanged. Dyewoods—But little speculative demand, and no change in quotations. Olive oil in activegrequest. Nothing do- ing in real or cod. 60 tons of American whale sold at £62, Linseed oil steady and unchanged. Pale rape quiet at 69%, @ 608, Sugar had advanced 1s, Coffee dull. Rice inactive, and 3¢. a 6d. lower. Tea buoyant, STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. Trade {4 rather rte favorable in Manchester, there being more buyets than tellers. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs. Baring, Brothers & Oo. report sugar and coffee slightly advanced. Breadstuffs ra her low, and the mar. ket dull. Iron firmer; Welsh bare andrails, £84 £8 58. [The Jatenees of the hour compels us to postpone the ship news and passenger list till our next issue.) Great Decuint IN Priors at Cardacgo—The Sony ~ ed has the following on the siate of trade that oity:— Business ie quite dull in our city, ucusually so in- Ceed; and we notice s continual tendency to declicg ia prices of all descriptions of produce. Our wha contracted early in the season for hogs mus © greet deal; and prices bave gone down from six ands bai and seven dollars tofourand half to five dollary, Wheat hae alro declined, while corn is almost unse’eable, and ibe #mall quantity forwarded is generally 6 ,red on hold. account United States Lope ral Omice. an Beele was arrested, Of pring counters quactee dol ee ® 7 Republican State Central Committee, The .vembers of the Republican State Central Commit- tee conve ved in this city, at the Astor House, on Wednes- day evenin,*. Hon. EF. D. Morgan, of New York, was called to the chair, and Allen Monroe, of Onondaga, officiated as Se retary. The following ,"esolutions were passed unanimously:— Resolved, That t Wo de tes from each sional district of the State php to tea ead comee tion of the repudlica.¥%, to assemb @ at Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsyly: on the 22d of te Kesolved, That the fo \owtug gentlemen coustituve auch de‘egates, with power to all vacancies and to add to their numbers, if they thiuk pr carpe x Preston King, Edwin D. Morgan, Abijab Mann, Simeon Draper. 1—Minthorne Towpkins, hn A. King, 2—Philip 8. Crook, re Starr, &—Wm. Unrtis Noyes, Joreph: Blunt, 4—Jawes H. Titus, D. & Mold. 5—Wm. M. Evarts, ‘Barn ¢—komund H, Maller, Mecabat ©; Roberts [—A. Onkey Hall, . B, rr. 8—T. 8. Berry, Geos W Blunt, 9—Robert P. Getty, Moses H. Grinnell, 10—B. H. Mace, Geo.[M. Grior. 11—Eitakim sherill, Henry Wynkoop, 12—J. D. La Montayne, Jobn 8, Gould. 13—J. J. Viele, Gideon Reynolss, 5? rd R, Wood, Clarkson F. Crosby. 15—Chas. Hughes, Samuel Freeman, 16—Jes. 8. Whalon, Amasa ©. Moore: 17—Chas. G. Myers, Exra Graves. 18—Platt Potter, Aaron W, Hull. 1¢—Z. Gorarich, Levi C. Durner. 20—Palmer Y. Kellogg, Ri Haribut, 21—Ben}. F. Rexford, Giles Hotchtias. 22—Dewitt ©. Littlejohn, Luke Hitcheock. 28—Daniel Wardwell, EA. Brown, 24—V, W. Smith, 33. 26—Christopher Morgan, Robert Ennis. 46—Wm. A. Sackett, Wim. M. Oilver. 21—Kara Cornell, Caarles Gook. 28—Daniel H. Bissell, 4. B Dickiason. 20—Wm. X. Bishop, Win. Buell. 80— Trumbull Cary, Philip Church, Je. M. Burroughs, ‘HL J. Stowe. 52—E. G. Spaulding, ip. Dorshelmer. 33—Reuben E. Fen’ HA. Risely, The Naval Court Martial on Commander Ritchie. PHiLaDmLrsis, Jan. 31, 1856. The court re-assembled at 11 o'clock this morning, with the usual throng of spectators—Captains, com. mancers being seated about the room with lieutenants, and pursers, and mere civilians, interested in the pro- gress of une case. The general impression is that great furbearance has been used towards the accused by tho Department, in bringing him to trial, not om the actual offence, but merely on ihe making of it public. The fact stéelf, is stl an iceue between the parties, both having tak- en the solemnity of an ovth, with asseverations diametrically opposite—the one that the epithets wore spplied, the other that they were not. The decision of vhe | t wiil be looked for with mush anxiety. ‘tho record bad been read and approved, the Judge Adyicate read his reply to the argument of the acu. ted, an abstract of which fs as follows:—He commenced by remarking that certain portions of Com’r Ritehio’s de- fenoe were icreievant, because mere assertions unsup- ported by evidence. He then moved that the affi- davit sworn to before Mayor Conrad, aa well as certain assertions included in the be atricken from the it was to be regretted that Com’r Ritchie had indi- rectly attacked the Secretary of the Navy as well as the Pretident of the United States, by the tone as well as the substance of his defence. The attacks — Captain Du- pont were unfair, inasmuch as Captain Dupont was ad- teat from the court, and of course unable to bim- selt; besides which there was no private prosecutor in ‘Unis case; the charge was drawn up without ani beyond the control of Captain Dupont. The Judge Advocate then read the charge ught against Com’r Kitchie, and -, ceeded to comment u) ‘, after a short analysis, The important portion of the charge is that allogiog that Com’r Ritchie said in Washington that he had upplicd certain epithets to Capt. Dupont, and the allegation chat the acticn of the retiring board was the cause of the in- suit cflered by the secused toCapt. Dupont. Com’r Ritchye shows, by the conversation, as detailed by himself, be- tween Captain Dupont and self, that the whole gist of the quarrel was the action of the Board; the cona- ‘Verraticn is not intelligible on any other hypothesis. The Jucge Advocate said it wan not necessary to dwell upon ‘the specification that such conduct as that of Com’r R. tended to bring on a quatre) od duel, te te Med atent t : Te renee of man. En) judy vooat en sai: Htie bi Mion af the Retring Bowed) aed 18 language was the action ry not that it was the t for the assertion ot such lan- gusge ‘Tbe accused endeavored to prove that the word “pretext” means only ‘cloak,’ *‘ blind,” &c.; if he bad extended his researches F, he would have found that tt also means ‘* Y) or _**anottve,’” which meaning was given it in cation. The Judge Acvocate then proceeded to show ‘that the ac'ion of the Naval Retiring Board was io rgality the main cause of the conversation and insult &t the La Prerre House, in Philadelphia, as well as Com’r R.’s alleg- ed public s'atement in Washington. He préceeded to show this by a reference to Com’r R.’s own statement of the Uiffienlty, and by reference to Captain Dupont’s evidense and etier to the Secretary ot the Navy. He asked how did the kind relations existing between the parties come to an end, ifmot by the action of the Retiring Board ¢ The Jucge Advocate also examined Mr. ricge's evi- cence in support of this statement, that the Court would observe that in the internew between Mr. kiheridge and Com’r R. the whole conversation turned upon the conduct of certain pretended friends ; wna Com'r K., at that interview, detailed what bad cccurred at the La Pierre House, as relevant to Cuptain Dupont’s conduct in the Naval’ Retiring Board. Certain language used by the accused was read py the Judge Advocate, and its tone condemned. This language accuses the persons bringing the charge, of chi- &e.; the Judge Advocate referred to certain por- tions of the defence to show that ‘‘ chicane’’ was not un- known by the accused. He also went {nto a discussion to show that the arguments of accused against the publicity of the langnage aieged to have been used in Washington by Coommander R., were failacious. In conclusion, the Judge Acvoeate said that the first portion of the charge —t ¢. that Commander R. made certain assertions in Wasbington—was not in dispute, snd that the latter por- tion, referring the cause of the quarrel to the Naval B-ard, was fully rustained by the evidence. The specili- cation stating that such conduct tended to bring ona quarrel or cuel was clear enough toevery man. ‘ne Judge Advocate then went on to expiain that it such con- Guc: ws that of Commander R. was passed over lightly, not only wonid the rules of the service against dueling be rendered null and void, but the tone of the service would be lowered and great injury would be done to the navy. ‘The argument being concluded, the counsel for the de- fence read # potest 10 the reply of the Judge Advoca e being considered by the Court in making up their deci- sion, because the Judge Advocate had asserted that che cefence had aseatled the late Naval Board. This was *trenuously demed, and the protest was then read. It ecntendec— Firs\.—bat the officers of the Department and other fusctionar ies, in all their acts, are open to the scratin; and erifcism of the citizens, and that the Naval Boari cannot be viewed as exempt from the censare that the Supreme Court or the Legislature are open to. Second.—That the Judge Acvocate, whose duty it is to conduct this case, should be impartial and hold the scaiet ot justice even to both the acca and the ac- cused, has acted with more than the zeal usually exhibet- cd by rnch an officer, by not only excluding from view everything in favor of the accused, but for ‘nainting apon bis conviction upon testimony not sworn to or veritied by om th or therwise, viz.: the letter of Capt. Dupcent to ‘be Navy Department reporting the accused tor the of- feoce new on trial, ‘Third —Toat the Judge Advocate has asserted in his repiy' that a poriion of the defence by the accused in re- tiem to the conversation with Capt. Dupont was irrele- t anc improper, inesmuch as no evidence to support it wax edauced, when, in fact, Capt. Dupont bas volun- teored testimony which rendered this portion ot the de- tence absolutely necessary. Fourth.—That the Juege Advocate had stated in his re- ply that the accused had in effect net at defiance the ruies of the serviee prohibiting dueling, when in fact there is no such word or sentence in the defence. ‘The accused. in addi ign to this paper, made a request bat be be allowed a ctlay of « few hours, in order to prepare a response to the closing argument of the Judge Advocate. The President announced that, as the law under which the Court had assembled waa understood, the case had cl sed, The acsused thought differently, and quo‘ed a provi- sion in the law,wbich he beheved gave the right to the accated. ‘The Court was cleared for consultation, and after a short delay was reopened, when the Judge Advocate read tre recoré ar it had been made up, receiving the protest { be acsused, but refusing the motion to allow an op portunity for responding, ‘The Conrt was then adjourned until tomorrow, when the deliberaticn upon the verdict will be commenced. This takes piace in secret serion, and the verdict will be transmitied to Washington for approval or disap proval before being promulgated. soupaiaiciaidineatianmmenessaaet 2 one aDTeOu OF THE HERALD. OF THE shes TOY ATETTR Haw, Jan, 31, reek In perusing the Hynaip of this morning, my atten- tion Ser attracted by, an article beaded, “Another Di carbance at Lag Mh ton tle Uy *Y¥ove artisle, the perticu = Me, ‘oving vas Say Totes when Shenan and others called, shevan had «moe words with Mr. Brying, bed Ro person prevent noticed the conversaiion os faras the talk of fight wae concerned. There was no such convereation as to need the assistance of the Relics, Mr. Irving declined a on emai Shenaa, when Shenan and hin friend retir: 1 cffor this in justidcs'ien of ourretves and houso, which is reepectable, “BATES & JONES, Proprietors. * Naval op aM The U. S. frigate Potomac and U. 8, steamer Fulton remainwd at Hovume on tue 290 of Jaanazy, Sanitary Survey of the City, HEAIWH WARDENS, faire of the Health Departwent of the etty goverment, several wards:— Ward 1—Nosh B. Stokley, 2—Rich’d L. Gilpert, 3—Charies Hicks, 4—Win, W, Woodard, 6— Jose} ‘aD! TWh Hagearty’ 8G. 8. Lenyeratt, 4 9—Jas. H. Domarest, 10—Jobn Howey, 21—Sanf'd Stanley, 11—Oliver Green, 22—Wm. Halden. The appointments for the Fifth and Twelfth wards have not yet been roade. About the first of February the above officers will be required to commence and prose- cute to its completion a sanitary survey of the city, by visiting every house in their respective districts, and entering in books, to be provided and filed in the City Inspector’s Office, the names and residence of the owner, the number of stories, rooms, families, adult persons and children, the condition of the premises in regard to ventilation, cleanliness, &.; alse, to tho- roughly examine all yards, outhoutes, cellars, sinks, cesspools, and the manner in whick the roof ami eurface water fs drained off, or if permitted to render basousente, collars, &c;, damp and unheathy by want of proper | drainage, All slaughter houses, sia vies, hogpens, &&e., are to be ruported, and the ordinances fur securing cleani- bess enforced as soon as the arrangements for so’ dving can be mado'for that purpose. ‘Tne night soll, which hae heretofore been-cast’ into the river, Gling up the slips, and rendering it necessary for them to be frequently dredged out, fa addition to: the nuisance, will be hereafter removed from the city, to be manufactured into poudrette—s contract having: been entered into with Jamea R. Dey, who agrees to pay $4;100 per annum for the right, to cuntinue for the term hy five years. It ia anticipated that the t of: removiag dead ani- mals, blood, offal and other refuse, will also pay a revenue to tha city, proposals having been recetrod, and & con- tract will, doubtless, soon be perfected. ‘Thus tae city, ta addition to getting rid ‘of the nuisance, will save at lenst sixty or seventy thousand dollars per annum. Mr. Morton, the City Inspector, announces it to be his intention to insist upom the performance of the duties ot the department, sud the faithful execution of the laws; and will iuaure this by removing promptly any officer in the department who sball-be found incapable or neglect- an Ward 18—Jas, P. Abbott, 14—Wa. 3, Wood, 15—J. 8. Vreeland, 16—Chas. Trip», i—Lewis 8. Ki 18—Leidy Bilze 19—~Cuai. L. F, 20—R, Woolsey, ‘This is the proper course to pursue; and: cannot but re- sult in establishing in our city a systematic and efficient administration of at least one department in the muni- cipal government. This is the kindof reform the tax: payers of New York require. Give them good, honest and capable officers, and there wil: be no need of altering the charter at every session of the Legislature; and with- out this all the charters or Jaws that can be enacted will es ey ite Git Inspector will in his lab ‘e hope the City r perrevere in his labor and he will bo sustained in his efforta by Lap aes ‘ki peotgtion of those whose dearest interests, tl eal mG Nives, are entrusted to his watchfulness and fidelity, City Intelligence. Letina or Frour Sapir Sranpe- AND’ DRAWS AT 2ae Cory Excuanar, Yxerkkpax.—In the Corm Huchange, corner of Broad and South. streets, may be seen four bread, oblong tables, divided on the surface by slips of wood, with draws underneath, in which samples of four and grain are kept for exhibition and sale during ‘change hours. Two of the lorgest of the tables, on the east side of the building, are devoted to the use of the flour men, and the other two, in the room fronting west on Broad street, are devoted:to the use of grain sellers. The latter are placed at a fixed annual rent of $10 for each draw and the portion of table above tt, flour “stands,” as they are called, comprial w to each, were let by auction yesterday, between nd 1 o'clock, N. H. Wolf, Faq., the President of the Exchange, acting as auctioneer. They were disposed of sometuing after the fashion of pews fu a church: thet is, they were fixed at a rent of fen dollars each per aanum, and were put up for « lease of five the privilege of taking two, more, They were not to be tre: long as a man continued in business, Tne stands were arranged in ocd andeven numbers on alternate sides of the tables, The flour stands numbered 43, They were ut up for first chores, &c., the first ot which was Enooket down to Messrs. Navon, Coliins & Co., at $16 premium, The second choice was sold to f Co., at $80. The third went at $36; thicd at $30; fourth at $17; fifth at $20; sixth wt $16;' seventh at $20; eighth at $18, avd so ondown to $11, at which they cloved. The competition was sharp and the bidding epirited. The total of the sales was about $10,261, The rental ofall the stands must produce @ clever income to the Exchange Company. In addition to the rental of the stands, each merchant transacting business there is charged $10 per annum tor admission. The stands fall short of the demand, and several large receivers teil to obtain them. @he company propose to erect addi- tional stands. It would be much better, however, were all the merchants to combine and build » large exchange in Hanover square, or some other central place, of iron and glass, and arrange it on such a plang as to render it in a measure free to the merchants, and arrange the meetings between cer- tain hours, at which merchants, in sll pursuits, could convene and have but one exchange per ‘ay. At present, by holding two exchanges per day, a thing not done in any other etty, merchants lose much valuable time, which is consumed by standing about at two exchanges, aud thus giving up to them all the prime hours of the business day. Myeremiovs DisarrRawaxck of A MAretep Wonax— Surrosep Sv101pz.—At an early hour on Tuesday morning last, a Mrs, Kadore, thon residing on Staten Island, at Mariners’ Harbor, ore mile and s half above Port Rich, mond, left her home, and has not sine been seen nor heard of, At 6 A. M., after having made preparations for breakfast, she went to where her husband was sleeping, and called him, but he did not arise. In about half an hour after he was awakened by a call from the milkman; and. when passing through the hous found that one of the wiadows had been left open. On approaching to close it he obrerved the snow brushed from the sill, and toot prints leading from the hou-e toward the river. After searching the premises in vain for his wife, he and some others were led by curiosity to the window, when they determined to trace, aa far as possible, the receding foot masks, which ware small, and corresponded witl those of a ttmale. They thenjfollowed then to the river, a Jistance of about three huandred yards, and about an equal distance on the ice towards the opposite shore, where a track had been made by the steamboat Red Jacket, which plies between this city and Elizabethport, N. J. There were no tracks indicating that the person who made them had rernrned or erossed over to the other shore, and the con- clarion was that Mra. Kadore had passed in that direc- tion and had fallen into the water where the steamboat had passed, Her husband had resided on the island about «ix months, Mra. Kadore was an industrious and worthy woman, There seems to have been rome difi- culty between Mrs. Kadore and her husband, in co! quence of the latter’s habits, and it is supposed by the neighbors that the matter weighed so heavily upon her mind as to lead her to the commission of suicide. No traces of the body have since been discovered. Arrxmrt To Cost Suicrpr.—! ard Thum, an iron merchent, doing business at the corner of Rutgers and Cherry streets, was brought to the New York es esterday, suffering trom the effec:s of a dose of lnuda- ium, sainistered ty bimselt for the purpose of com- mitting self-destruction. Heavy losses in business, it is suppored, led to the rash undertaking. No immediate danger is apprehended by the physician in attendance, Inquest ExrraonpivaRny,—Yesterday afternoon an Ita- Man woman came to the Coroners’ offise with what all suppored was the body of a dead infant, She had laid the bundle down upon the table, and was proceeding to give her evidence in relation to the death of the infant, when ancdenly the swaddling clothes bogan to move in a convusive manner, which was itamediatery followed by loud screams from the Kittle corpus. The joy of the mother was great indeed when she found that her carling was 8) in the tard of the living. She left tho office wivh a happy face, and seemingly highly gratifice wt the result of her visis. ‘Tem Late Sviewe in Fours Strxet.—We have been.v- quested to state, by the friends of the Jate Wm. H. Parry, who committed suicide by shooting himseif on tha. 17th alt., that he was not led to the commission of tho rash ac’ by the desertion of his wife, ss was intimated in several of the daily papers. Mrs. Perry i« @ canfirmed consumptive, and {s only absent on the Contigeat for the denetit of her health, Associate Press Mrseky.ixn.—We understand that the Postmaster General har, directed proceedings to be com- meneed against Mr. Pehrans, associated presa messenger, tor carrying expres’, letters to the New York papers trom Albany. District, A convention of the Americans of the Sixth Congres- sional distrtot, called by the Grand State Counoil to select & Gelegate to tho Philadelphia Nations! Council, to be ‘nolden cn the 18th instant, was held last evening, Mr. of the Fleventh ward, was called to the chair, EE MtrTowarend, of the Seventeenth ward,_ was ap pointed Secretary." J. N. Reynolds, Esq, of the Fifteen! ward, waschosen on the first This fs the first selection of a tagate to the National Council that THE NEW CITY i86PECTOR—AFPOINTMENTS OF We are glad to eve the iraprovements making im the af- The City Inspector has commerwed the work of reforma- tion by the selection of gentlenren who onght to be emi- nently qualified for the performauee of the duties devoly. ing upon the subordinates In this important department, and the following were a few days ago sworn into office before his Honor the Mayor, as Health Wardens %r the all she shot vice-i a Hea. Te 1809; th hich already named, rica. In 1839, the five States which I have nai and which constituted the repablic, dissolved their pold tical union, and each assumed absolute independence. They have an aggregate population of about two million oe twe.fth waites, four tweifths mixed, and the resideae indie ns. 1848, the cisclosure of ita immense mineral the consequent political ment of that Stave. world the solution of that great problem ofa communisa- tion across the Isthmus, between the two ocesns, which had been studied without practical result thres hundre@. and fifty years. ficial tor ail vations, we States, because Cali‘ornia was practically inaccessible from the Atlantic States for the purposes of commerce and cefence. regu the United States a treaty, offeri: of Beige these a the 10th oft Sey to the Stases of Nicaragus and Hondaras the determing- ) off the ) the same tims, Great Britein, had, sdmetioes with Honduras for the Island ot. Rutan, THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION SPEECH OF THE HON. WILLIAM H, SEWARD. TRE NATIONAL TOPIC OF THE wat. Tie Everlasting Contest for fhe Speakersbip Mieholson Elected Senate’ Printer, &., &,, &. @HIRTY-roUa ra conunEss, FIRST SESSION, Senate. Wasninety, Jan. 31, 1856. MLECTION OF PRINTIR: On motion of Mr. FrezParricx, (dera.) of Ala, the ae- mate proceeded to ballot for printer. Nicholson... , Gales & Seaton. Necessary to a choice, 27. The Senato continued te vote until Me, Mtcholson was chosen, on the— Nicholson. rede. Soattering ‘Tucker ...: 8 Si SPRECH OF MR. BSWARD ON THE CENTRAL AMERC#N QUESTION. Mr. Sewarp, (black rep.,) of New York, t4en sddreas- ed the Senate on Central American affairs, acfollows:— ‘MR. PRESIDENT——I desire to concentrate tho Bttention of the Senate and of the country upon the Centrel American question; therefore I pags over the controversy about ‘Mr. Crampton’s violation of our neutrality ‘laws, as I ée the more general topic of the Monroe doctrine, both ef which subjects have beon elaborately discussed ‘by the Senator from 5 ‘The President of the United States has caused our case tobe fully and ably presented, and Great Pritain hes ex- ls Pllchtly refused te comply with our demands. It belongs now to Congress to detormine the course which the coum try shall pursue, It is necessary, therefo.e, to review our position, If it ts right, we cannot recode without dishonor, never to be incurred. not recede too soon. If we shall not recede, ‘we may im- volve our country in no common war—an evil to be avoided if possible, consistently with duty, I shall, If it is wrong, we can- therefore, take care not to say, consciously, anything that might tend to inflame our own country or to exaa- perate Great Britain, It ia no question of persons or of parties, nor is it eves a domestic question. Therefore, I shall refrain now, asf did when I spake to it before, from bringing any personal or partisan or domestic subject into the debate, no mat- ter who shail invite or who shall provoke to such « course, Spoaking geographically, Central America. is situated on the isthmus which unites the two continents of Nortis America and South America, and extends from the south- orn border of Mexico to the northern boundary of New Granada; and it spreads from that part of the Atlantie ocean which is called the Caribbean Sea, to the whore of the Pacific ocean. Speaking politically, Central Amertos ie constituted by the independent States of Guatemala, Sem Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Coste Blea. ‘These States exclude the Balize, or British Honduras, amd include the Mosquito Coast. Central America was dia- covered by Columbus, in the rervice of Spain, and #0, sc - cording to the law of that age, became # part of the do- minion of that kingdom; the Pope hat concordat, peice gi Pietugata ppg ed pp] discover in going eastward from the Azores, and to Spatm discover in going westwardfrom that poim, without knowing that the two parties, pursuing their posite courses, were ultimately to meet and conflict. [orbs meer a end oe, ant occu! Spain in , and became, afver a —_ the y or vice-royalty of gene q it ibiic of Central Ame ‘and became an ‘ind mder the name of the \denee. ‘she acquisition of California by the Cuited States im wealth, amd ization and social develope- recipitated upon them and on the Such a passage, while it would pe beme- indispensable to: the United The United States had sympathized with all the Spanis American States in their revolutions, and bad extended to them favorable commercisl treaties. In 1823, the President, Mr. Monroe, after grave consideration, had anvounced to the world, as a postulate, that, The American continents, by the free and independ ent Com. dition which they have assumed and maintained are hense- forth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any Kuropean Power, But the United States had, nevertheless, always de- clined, altnough often urgently invitei and. ‘invoked, to interfere in the political affairs of those States. Three prominent routes for inter-oceanic passages were aincnesel ne by the wey of Tehuantepes, in Mexice; one by the way of San Juanand Lake Nicarague, uader- stood to be within the State of Nicaragua; aad one the way of Chagres, in New Graneds. The citizens the government of ‘the United States applied themselves to obtain the opening ot all these passages, On the ith of March, 1849, the State of Nicaragua entered into a con- tract with exclusive right to construct a canal or to ocean, through the citizens of the United States, granting chomap way, from coeam River San.Juan and the Lake Nioa- a. On the 2lat of June, 1849, Nicaragua tendered to ng them peculiar aad dis- tinguishing advantages connecied with thst uadertek- ing, on condition that they should guaraniee the sove- reignty ot that State. On the 10th of September, 1840, the contract between Nicaragua and American citizens was revised and renewed, anda naw treaty was offered: by that State to the United States, by whicn it was pre- posed that the passage should be open, on equal terms, to all States and nations who should en‘er into the ne- cessary stipulations for its safety and preservation. The United States hesitated, and refrained from accepting either treaty, The subject was embarrasaod by the pre~ sence and intervention of Great Britain in Central Amerf- ca, While spain retained her dominion on these conti- nents and the adjacent islands, she jealously exclused foreign powers from. commerce with her golonies. A contraband trade consequently grew.up batween thea and the British colonies in this hemisphere.. The British government connived at that illicit cor ree. Ware. ensued. At the close ofthese wars in 1783, Grest Britaim bad a settlement, & as the. Balize, or Britisu Hoe- daras, situ department or intendancy of Yucatan ; possession or Occupancy ea the Mosquito Coast, forming a. part of. the shore of the Caribbean Ses. The extent and thy tues posseesions were vehemenily dis Central American. States. Om. , 1847, the British agent announced: the tion of his government to sustain the Brtish Provecto- rate on the Mosquito Coast, from Capa Honduras to. and including the lower of the River San Juan. (Bx, Doc. 75, p. 44, Vol. X, Ist Sass., 3ist Cong.) On the 6th. of Febsuary, 1848, only six diy) afcer the treaty of Gua; dalupe Hidalgo (which trausférred California to the Unit- ed States,) was signed, two British ships entered Sap Suan, and expelled the’ State of Nigaragas theretrom; end days afterwards, the aome force was used im talking the port Cr origgy on the lower branch or pert, of the Rive; Sen Juan. Nicaragua succumbed, but pro- tosted, on the 1th of March, 1848. On the 16th of Og- tober, 1849, a British man-of war captured Tigre Pacific coast, but belonging to Misarngua. Ae pated ble, by being fortified at all exper of ooumend pable, by for at & smi rs - pr . ating: the boundary of the Sas suas, was understood to favor Great Britain; Honduras, Cauticsagl and Nicara- gua iavosed the aid of the United States in resisting her Da. was under these cironmatancea it the treaty of 1940, ealled somsetimes tho Clayton and cen teee, or =e American treaty, waa negotiated and con- 1a Prectically, the at London o& the 24th of , 1849, between Palmerston, Prime. Minister of Grea’ Betain, sad Mr. Rives, American Minister to France, then an his way te the Freneh Court. Mr, Rives stated that— sale The Britbh Conca) at Now York ad publily Ceames wea Tower part et ibe Teivor San Jann; gh h 4 eee pcomsa me ote ger Stag ‘torview hela inan in fpr