The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1856, Page 4

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BROOKLYN ATHEN©UM, Brook)yn—Gsarp Concent ae Faut Jousx axp Avovst Gockel. “Pow York, Wednesday, Sebranry 13, 1856, The News. ‘The steamship Canada, which left Liverpool on the 2d inst., is now due at Halifax. She brings a week later European news. In the United States Senate yesterday Mr. Hale introduced a bill repealing the act authorizing the Naval Retiring Board. It was referred to the Com- mittee on Naval Affairs. The discussion of the Cen- ral American question was resumed, Mr. Wilson ‘having the floor. He ridiculed the idea of a war with Great Britain, and had no fears that the Pierce administration would embark in such an enterprise, The Clayton-Bulwer treaty should, he said, be de- elared null and void. As for Central America, she will take care of herself, and the Anglo-Saxon emigra- tion there will democratize the country by the time ‘we come into possession of it. At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s speech the impression was pretty general in the Senate that the subject under debate had come to be a bore, and Mr. Mason moved its reference to the Committee on Foreign Affuirs. At the suggestion of Mr. Foot, however, it was post- poned till Monday, when Mr. Clayton will again ex. press his views in relation to the famous treaty which bears his name. The House ballotted three times for printer, without any change in the figures, and then adjourned. Hon. George M. Dallas, the newly appointed Mi- nister to England, left Washington yesterday for Philadelphia. He goes out in the Baltic, on the 5th of March. Philip N. Dallas, son of the Minister, has received the appointment of Secretary of Lega- tion. Inthe State Senate yesterday a bill to amend the charter of this city was introduced. It is the one prepared by certain members of the Board of Aldermen. The Councilmen have also sent up amendments to the charter. Out of the two it is be- Seved that something acceptable may be constracted. A petition from merchants of New York, asking a return of the head and hospital money levied on passengers, was presented. A resolution was adopt- ed calling upon the Canal Board for information as to what would be the effect of abolishing the office of Canal Superintendent. The bill incorporating the Hondaras Inter-oceanic Steam and Railway Com- pany passed to a third reading. Nothing of inte- rest transpired in the Assembly. By the arrival of the steamship Prometheus at New Orleans from Panta Arenas 5th inst. we have news from California, Oregon and Nicaragua. The dates from San Francisco are to the 21st ult. The markets were unchanged. The accounts from the mining and agricultural districts were encouraging. ‘The election of a United States Senator occupied the attention of the politicians, and the prospects of the Know Nothing nominee seem to be good. There is no other news of importance. In Oregon another engagement had taken place between the troops and Indians, and it was reported that twenty-three of the former had been killed and wounded. In Nicaragua the government had suspended relations with our Minister, Mr. Wheeler. The country was perfectly tranquil. The Northern Light left Punta Arenas oa the 5th inst. for this port. She brings $350,000 in treasure. She will probably arrive to-day, with the details of the news. Another sudden change in the atmosphere has overtaken us. From the spring-like temperature of the past day or two we are again plunged into all ‘the icy coldness of winter. The wind veered around to the westward very suddenly yesterday afternoon, and continued to blow in violent squalls for some hours. Last night the thermometer ranged from nine to twelve degrees above zero. From the ap- pearance of the heavens at midnight we were in- dined to think that a few days of cold weather are in store for us. What does the philosopher of Brook- lyn Heights say ? We give elsewhere a report of the proceedings of @ meeting of the Board of Ten Governors last even- ing, from which it will be seen that Comptroller Flagg has got into a snari with the Board by refus- ing to honor a requisition of theirs amounting to one hundred thousand dollars. The Governors are very indignant thereat. There are now 6,556 per- sons in the institutions under charge of the Alma honse department. During the past weck 2,352 fa- milies received relief in money. The convention called to take measures for the as. sistance of Irish emigiants desiring to settie in Ca- nada West, convened at Buffalo yesterday. Seventy delegates were in attendance. After the appoint- ment of a committee to select permanent officers, the meeting adjourned for the day. It is stated that the difficulties netween the New Jersey and the New York and Prie Raitroad Com- fair way of being amicably » are now going on which will lead to su “The Erie road will, in all prebability, make « cut of their own through the Bergen rocks. The annual assay at the United States Mint, at Philadelphia, took placeon Monday. The following named gentlemen compored the commission:—Dr Franklin Bache, of Philadelphia; Col. Claudius Cro set, of Richmond, Va.; Capt. A.H. Bowman, United States Army; Jas. McCormick, Esq., of Harrisbarg Pa.; Hon. John K. Kane, Judge United States Dis rict Court, Jas. C. Vandyke, Esq., United Stxte Attorney; Charles Brown, Eeq., Collector of ihe Port. The cotton market yesterday was much excited, and displayed great activity. The sales embraced about 7,000 bales, about half of which was in tran- ita. The market closed at about {c. nee. We quote middling Uplands at ul New Orleans do. at 10jc. a 10j}e~ There was rather a firmer feeiing in flour. Among the gales were 2,000 a 3,000 bbls. Sor wn, fair extras, for export, at $0.2 $9.50. Wheat was steady; red Southern and Tennessee sold at $190 a 31 4, Mis sourt white at $210, and Canadian at $2 a $2 00- Corn was heavy, and sales of yellow Southern and Jersey ranged from 30c. 9 Ste. Pork was heavy, with sales of meas at $15 75.0 816. Sugars, with more doing, were about je, lower. Coffee was steady at previous rates. Freights to Liverpool and London were firm. To the former 25,000 a 30,000 bushels grain were engaged at rates given in another co- tomn. Whiskey was heavy and lower, with sales of Bate prison bbls. at 30c, NEW YORK HERALD) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1856. whe President’s Kansas Prociamation—Fhe Ohio Abeiltionists Reduce Him te Action. The Kaneas proclamation of President Pierce (of which we gave the substance yee terday, and which we publish at length this morning,) is a decidedly interesting document. Without doing any serious violence to the moral courage and independence of the ad- ministration, we dare say that we are indebted for the definite position which Mr. Pierce has at length assumed in this business, to the start- ling message of Governor Chase to the Ohio Legislature, and the concurrent proceedings in that body in behalf of civil war and dis- union. We have already given our readers this belligerent, fanatical and disunion mes- sage of Governor Chase, which, with the ex- tract we re-publish this morning from one of our Ohio cotemporaries, very clearly shows that the tsee at length presented to Mr. Pierce was positive intervention or civil war. The proclamation before us satiafles us that it was not ignorance of his duty in the pre- mises to which we should attribute the appa- rent indifference of our executive heretofore to these bordgr troubles. Oh! no! Mr. Pierce seems to understand very well, when driven to the wall, that he has taken an osth to support the constitution, and that the constitution enjoins it upon him to see that “the laws are faithfully executed.” The Kansas-Nebraska bill leaves the ques- tion of slavery or no slavery in the Territory to the people thereof. Immediately after the passage of the act the abolition propaganda of the North proceeded to organize joint stock societies for the “ deliverance of Kansas from the slave oligarchy.” Armed bands of aboli- tion emigrants were thus raised and despatched to the seat of war, for the purpose of holding the Territory, to the utter exclusion of Southern emigrants with their slave property. The slaveholding people of the border counties of Missouri became alarmed for their future safety with this ingathering of active armed aboli- tionists upon their flank. They resolved to meet force by force, and proceeded according- ly to action. It is needless to recapitulate the well known details of the subsequent doings between the abolition expeditionists and the so-called “border ruffians.” It is enough to know that between them the popular sove- reignty doctrine of the Kansas-Nebraska bill has been little better than a mockery and a delusion—that the law has not been “ faithtul- ly executed,” and that the President, tor rea- sons best known to himself, has waived his pre rogative and his duty of enforcing the law upon all parties concerned, until the abolition Governor of Ohio takes the field in open defiance and contempt of the powers at Washington. As the matter now stands, there are two Territoria] governments in Kansas—the gov- ernment under the Kansas-Nebraska act, of which Wilson Shannon is the local executive chief, and the abolition propaganda govera- ment, of which General Lane aad the so- called Goveraor Robison, under the pretence of a new constitution, are the principals.) The first government, it is charged by the adverse party, isa government of the Missouri “bor- der ruffians;” and the second has been undeni- ably organized in contempt of the organic Territorial law, and of the authority reserved in the law, to the general government of the Union, including his Excellency the President of the United States. It is in the midst of this condition of things, and with the hazards impending of an abolition filibustering de- scent upon Kansas, under the authority of the Governor end Legislature of Ohio—to say no- thing of Governor Clark and the Seward le- gion at Albany—that President Pierce issues his marvellous proclamation. It is at this juncture that he admonishes all classes of filibusters, within and without the Territory, that he intends to enforce the observance of the law—that is, to see that the law is “faith- fully executed.” Why wait all this time? Why permit these border troubles to goon from bad to worse, inflaming throughout the Union @ spirit of sectional discord, enmity and strife, until broaght to the verge of a geperal rupture? Was it not easy to foresee what must inevitably follow those initiative abolition emigration movements to Kansas’ -- or, with the first outbreaks between these faua- tical adventurers and the Missouri borderers, was it not manifest that it would be the worst of expedienta to sit still and leave the evil to cure itself? It strikes us that had we the one term principle established as the law of the Presidency there would have been smooth and peaceful work in the settle- ment of Kansas, and in the legitimate determi- nation of the law of popular eovereigaty. Mr. Pierce bas had that difficult task to do, in reference to a renomination, of ca'rying water upon both shoulders without wetting himeelf upon either side. After a thorough drenching from the experiment, he makes a virtue of necessity, and proclaims his policy to be the enforcement of the law against ali disorganizers within aud without the Terri tory. Promiees, however, are one thing with this administration, and performances are another. We await the performance in this case, before joining io any rejoicings of the intervention of Mr. Pierce in behalf of law and order. In the meantime, we admonish the Kansas thellige- rents that they have nothing to fear an@nothing to hope from the black republicans of Con- gress until they shall have disposed of the heavy plunder of the public printing, and made some arrangements concerning other measures for fleecing the public treasury. With our black republicans, freedom is tue word; but even with them, freedom is a hum- bug when the public plunder is at stake, The Conaition of the Strecte—Action of the Board of Councilmen. We have had occasion, several times, to call the attention of the city government, and the citizens generally, to the present disgrace- fal condition of the streets. We foresaw, a week ago, thut the present very nasty state of things must ensue unless the streets were cleaned, and that some extraordinary legisla- tion was needed. The preliminary step for that legislation was taken by the Mayor. LHe sent, on Friday last, a special message to the Board of Councilmen, of which docnment the following is a copy :— AYOR’S Orvick, Feb. 8, 1856. ‘To rm Hoxoname THe BOARD ov Councitev.. * GeNTLEES—The convition of the survets of the city arising from the extraordinary collection of {ee and «now calis for some immediate und effective ariion. In the great thorengbfares, such as Broadway and the narrow. | strests of the lower part of the city—where the travel of carts and other vehicles is inimense, and which shout] be freed from obstruction and impediment—the injary ‘¢ beyond estimate, A thaw, which will be sueceeded by the overflowing of basements and cellars, aside from the effects pon public health, will injure to Greater extent, This subject ealisior prompt att decree Aetion, I have no power to expend a dollar fir the pone without the authority of the Common. Conne'l ot. +0, Permit me, therefore, to wok tha* yoy wil give tug | trom the This was referred to the standing report as follows :— The Committee on ferred the snnexed Meyor, together with the resolutions ead petitions re- lating to the present condition cf the streets, respectfully rt That the Baperintendent of Streets be, directed to canse the removal forth: pabite places of the oity, where he may deem it necessary - ‘To enable said Supe tof Streets to perform the said work satisfacterity, your also. submit the ordinance for your — An or¢inance making additional tion for the Bo it |, by the alty of the city of New York, im commen council con- vene: ‘That the further sum of seventy-five thousand dollars appropri: ‘one thousasd eight hundred and fifty-six. year ee $75,000) be, and the same is hereby. ated for Big tied ll alle poalbc aos gae 8. H. RAYMO! ALEXANDER HEMPHILL} Committee GEO. W. WARNER, Cleaning Streets E. C. MeCONNELL, This report was referred to the Committee of the Whole, the following named members being present:— B. F, Pinckney, President; Councilmen J. L. Smith, Clifton, Gavitt, Baulch, Biekford, Waugh, src! Crane, Murray, McKinley, Warner, eg He Pi Col gcove, Martin, Avery, Kennard, }, Cooper, Roch- ner, Van Tine, itlock, Colyer, Skas' sols: Lair mond, floyd, McConnell, Reed, O'Reilly, Farran, M. Smith, iy; Swan, Appleby, Leary, Merritt, S. Hopper, Watrous,’ Van Riper, miller, Odell, B. Rei Wallace, Ryer, Dann, Noyes, Taylor, Baxter, Bradley, Cargill and J. A. Hopper. The fate of the report, in the hands of these patriots, is thus briefly set forth in the official report:— On motion, tee of the Whole, to take into consideration the ordinance appropriating $75,000 to remove the ice and snow in the Poblic street; and after seme time spent. thereon, the committee arose and recommended that the ordinance be laid over. Which report was adopted. The debate in committee was exceedingly interesting. It has been said by a great his- torian that ail large bodies—no matter if-they be composed of:men of extensive acquirements and acknowledged ability—have a natural ten- dency to become mobs, It is not remarkable, then, that our Board of Councilmen, which has generally been composed of men who had nei- ther extensive acquirements nor ability, should have beena mob since its existence, and that the majority of its members should have viewed every subject through the contracted medium of their own narrow minds. We are not at all surprised to hear that one legislator, Mr. Swan, said it was a “waste ot the public money to clean the whole city.” It is to be hoped that the constituents of Mr. Swan who find their streets impassable, will remember him when he again asks for their votes, Another Solon, Mr. Merritt, said he claimed to be a practical man, but talked very much like an impracticable one. This Councilman, as a proot of his prac- tical statesmanship, desires that the people shall pay for cleaning the streets by subscrip- tion, having already paid taxes for that pur- pose. “I am not going,” said the eloquent Merritt, ‘‘to tax the people for any such fool- ishness. J own alittle property myself, and pay some taxes, and I haint going to pay any more than I can help. I haint going to stand here and vote money out of my own pocket, no how yon can fixit.” (Laughter). Merritt’s district ought to be proud of him. Another brilliant individual, Mr. Watrous, saw no rea- son why the streets should be cleaned. He employed in his business ‘numbers of cartmen, and they have no difficulty in getting along.” How a man could get up in his place and make such @ statement as that we cannot see. He must have been bronzed for the occasion. We have seen in Fulton street and Broadway numerous carts completely blocked up, and a coal dealer has informed us that it is more trou- ble and labor to deliver one ton of coal now than it would be to cart one hundred tons when the streets were in a decent condition. Several Councilmen objected to the appro- priation on the ground that the streets could be cleaned for double the amount during the whole year. In the first place, the streets have never been properly cleaned, except by special appropriation under the authority of the Board of Health. The contract system is a terrible humbug, as has been fally shown by the late trial of the head of the department. Even if it were effective, it would not answer in the present exigency, because it would require at least a month to advertise for, receive, open and decide upon the bids. During that time the injury to local trade, and the damage to citizens generally, could not be repaid By seven times seventy-five thousand dollars. Another objection to the report of the com- mittee—which was precisely what was needud —was that the money would be used np as spoils. Was this the case wnen the appropria- tion of one hundred thousand dollers was placed in the hands of the Board of Health? Were not the streets cleaned then as they ne- ver had been cleaned before? Were not the intentions of the Common Council fully real- ized? The Councilmen could have thrown any guards they saw fit around the appropriw tion, and could have secured it so that it would be imposaible to divert the money from its original object. But they would not do that. It would seem that the real reason why the ordinance was overslaughed was because the Councilmen saw no opportunity to make spoils out of it for themselves, The commit- tee deserve credit. The rest of the Board we leave to their constituents, and we have given their names, so that they may be duly marked. Atthe same time that these disgraceful scenes are being enacted at the City Hail, we find the streets getting into a worse condition every day. At some points they are positively impassable, We wish that some of the Councilmen could look at the junction of Pearl and Chatham the Board then resolved itself into Commir- streets, the Bowery and Grand street, &e. &. They would find great re dans of now and ive, with deep trenches in front, and @ very uncertain surface ali around. They would see that it is im- possible to cross at these and many other points withont being wet and spiashed to the knees. In Broadway they would find the traders losing thousands of dollars per day by the awful condition of that avenue, and they would find that a journey by om. nilus from Fourteenth etreet te the Batte- ry is as rough as a sea voyage. They would find that some branches of trade have al- mest entirely stopped, in consequence of the bad walking and bad weather, We believe } we do not believe that they are so obtuse a not to be able tosee these things. If the Mayor had bad the power, we have no doubt that the principal streets would have been cleaned before this time. It must be doze, however, in some way or other, and we hope the commit- tee will call up its report at the earlicet possi- ble moment. New City Charters. The Councilmen have before them two drafts of city charters, upon which they are to deliberate on Friday evening: one from a ma- jority, the other from the minority of the Com- mittee on Amendments to the Charter. The most noticeable feature of these docu- ments is their perfect harmony in relation to the mode of appointment of heads of depart- mente. Both propose that all heads of depart- ments shall be appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by the Aldermen, The same thing was proposed in the Aldermen’s pro- jected charter. This is comment enough on the present plan of electing these officers. It shows conclusively that all classes are satis- fied that it does not answer to raise up execu- tive branches of government independent of the Mayor; and that, whatever is done in other respects, in this a return will be made to the system of 1830, The plan now proposed is to make the Comptroller, Commissioner of Streets and Commissioner ot Repairs and Supplies, the Corporation Counsel, the President of the Croton Aqueduct and the City Inspector, an Executive Council—‘to assist the Mayor io the discharge of the executive business of the city.” The Aldermen proposed the same thing; but the Executive Council was to assist the Mayor in “supervising the executive duties of the city,” which duties “the Common Coun- cil” was to “define clearly by ordinance.” The Councilmen leave more scope to the authority of the Mayor, and their reports are therefore more judicious. In point of fact, the Executive Council, composed of members appointed by the Mayor, and liable to be dis- miseed by him, would be a mere instrument of his, like the Cabinet Council at Washington. The real executive would be the Mayor him- self, whatever conncil was given him; and the only point to be cared for in legislating to create such @ council isto provide that it shall not in any way control or embarrass the Mayor. If the Commissioners, Comptroller and other heads of departments are as tho- roughly under the Mayor’s authority as the Secretaries of War and the Navy are under the authority of the President, they may call themselves an Executive Council or anything else that suits them, without its mattering much. All these three chartere—the two Council- men’s charters and the Aldermen’s—attempt & gross impositon on the people in one respect. One of the former says:— Sec, 25. It shal) be lawful for the Common Council of said city to establizh such other departments and bureaus es they may deem the public interest may require; and to assign to them and those herein created, such duties aa they may direct, not inconsistent with this act. And the other:~- Sec. 26. The Common Council shall have power to create such offices by ordinance, in addition to those datien, Soa tox the salaries of nl cers paid from the city treasury. Now, it may be necessary for the Common Council to have power to create offices under certain rare contingencies. But it is evident that this vague authority to create offices and departments may be made the means ef fur- thering the worst political schemes. We know, unhappily, how independent of and antago- nistic to the people the Common Council may become; how the people may desire to control the Corporation, and find it beyond its control. The old idea was that the Mayor was expected to be corrupt, and the Common Council pure; whence it was expedient to tie the Mayor’s hands and give plenty of power to the Coun- cil. Well, we have tried this plan some years and found it bad. Our experience is that, as ageneral rule, pride will keep a man straight who has name enough to be elected Mayor, and that laws to fetter him may save the city a few thousand dollars, but will certainly im- pair the Mayor’s usefulness to a much greater extent. On the other hand, it does not appear that we have found the Common Council too powerless, Only a couple of years ago, the Corporation defied the people, the courts, and even the police; and it was impossible to get the better of them. If it is necessary to en- trust the Council with the power of creating new offices, that power should be circumscriv- ed, made subject, for instance, to the sanction of the Mayor; and the persons to fill such offi- ces abould be chosen by the Mayor. Tkere. is another point worth notice. Ua- der these projected charters, all nominations are required to be sent to the Aldermen by the Mayor. If they are rejected, the Mayor is bound to send in the name of another person within ten days. There should be a modifica- tion in this arrangement, in order to protect nominees for office from spite, or unfair rivalry in the Aldermen. They might be bound to state their objections to parties upon appoint- ments they rejected. They might be denied the right ot challenge without cause. The Mayor is bound to epecify his objections on vetoing ® measure; the rule ought to cut both ways. In other reepects the new charters bear a strong resemblance to the present one, and deserve commendation. The points which are objectionable could easily be corrected. The Legislature should not rise without freeing ns from the incongruous mass of absurdities un- der which we are now suffering, June’. —Paul Julien, the clever little violinist, will give one concert in Brooklyn this evening, assisted by Berpbard Meisener, a pianist: also by August Gockel and otber talented artists. Their last concert in New York will take place at Niblo’e on Friday. Meeting at the Corn Exchange. A public meeting of merchants inthe flour trade was held yesterday at the Corn Exchange, to consider what measures were necessary to produce a reform in the pre- sent mode of the inspection of flour. N. B, Wolf, Beq., wae ealled to, the chair, and Elisha Whittlesey, Eeq,, acted as Secretary. The Cyamman on taking his seat explained the object of the meeting to be the adoption of measures which would lead to thorough reformation in the preseat mode of flour inspection, The loose and irregular man- ner in which the business was conducted, had destroyed its value as a standard, and thrown ¢iscredit on the character of American flovr in foreign markets, It was due to the trade and to the reputation of American flour that a reform should, if prac'icable, be made: and be trusted that the merting would adopt proper reme- éies for ine permaxent correction of the evils complain ed of, Mr. Fowann H. Wie suggested that a committee of six should be appointea for the purpose of investigating the subject and to report upon the best place for effact- ing the object in view. Gibereapen, on motion, the following gentlemen were ed by the chairman as members of the sald eommit- Edward H. White, Stephen Valentine, John A. Kingsford, Jacob Neviun, lsaae H. Read and David Dows. On motien, the Chairman wae added to the gommittes, et (be Councilmen are etnpid enough, bub | wyem che meshing was Owy wAjourmed, BEB LAPEST NAW. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, News from Oregon and Nicaragua. ABBIVAL OF THE PROMETHEDS AT NEW ORLEANS— 2HE NORTHERN LIGHT EN ROUTE FOR NEW YORK ‘wirH $350,000 IN TREASURE. New Onuaans, Feb. 11, 1856. ‘The steamship Prometheus, from San Juan on the 5th, ‘arrived at this port to-day. She brings San Francisco dates to the Zist wit. The Northern Light sailed on the 5th for New York, with $350,600 in specie. The Califor- nia news is not important. Agricultural accounts are better, and news from the mines more emcouraging. ‘The jary in the Cora case could not agree upon a ver- dict, and were discharged. There will probably be a new ‘trial soon. ‘The members of the Legislature are considerably em- ‘Darrassed in the matter of electing a United States Sena- tor, Several prominent candidates have withdrawn for ‘the purpose of harmonizing the American party. ‘The San Francisco markets were unchanged. ‘The Black Warrior and John Stuart, of New York, and the Sam Appleton and Defender, of Boston, had arrived at San Francisco. The bark Isabellita Hyne was wrecked on the 8th ult., and thecaptain and mate drowned. The veisel and car- go are a total loss, INDIAN FIGHTS IN OREGON. More Sighting at Fort Walla Walia is reported. In an engagement between the Indians and troops at that point, the loss of the latter is stated at twenty-three killed and wounded, AFFAIRS IN NICARAGUA. Affairs in Nicaragua were quiet. General Walker hed suspended relations with the United States Minister, Mr. Wheeler. Affairs in Washington. THE WAR FOR THR PRINTING—THE KANSAS PRO- CLAMATION A FAILURE—THE SECRETARYSHIP TO LONDON—BFFEOCT OF THB NEWS FROM NICA- RAGUA, ETC. Wasnrvoron, Feb. 12, 1856. ‘The republican doctors were unable to agree last night, and the Northeastern republicans are determined not to yield. The printer, by right, they say, belongs to them, and they will not withdraw Mr. Follett. He, however, cannot beelected. They must compromise on some other man in order to be successful, The democrats are trying this evening to get Mr. Wendell to withdraw. Whether they will be successful, to-morrow’s proceedings will de- termine, ‘The President’s proclamation fell stillborn on the ears of members. It is regarded as another bid for the Cin- cinnati convention. To-day’s Sentinel contains a leading article, asid to be dictated by a gentleman high in authority, in which Gen. Pierce and his advisers are literally knocked into a cock- ed hat. Pierce stock has fallen twenty per cent to-day. Mr. Angel, who was rejected some time since as Com- missioner to the Sandwich Islands, will be tendered the post of Secretary of Legation to London. ‘The news that Gen. Walker’s government had suspand- ed intercourse with Minister Wheeler has caused con- siderable excitement. D. DEPARTURE OF MR. DALLAS—OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND. Wasuincton, Feb. 12, 1856. Mr. Dallas, Minister to England, took leave of the President this evening. He leaves for Philadelphia to- morrow morning, to make preparation for his departure by the Baltic on the 5th March. Philip N. Dallas, his son, has been appointed Secretary of Legation. Mr. Dallas has received his final instructions, but much is left to his discretion. He will not return to Washington ‘unless news from Europe should change the aspest of our affairs with England so as to make further instructions necesrary. Our relations with Great Britain are eon- sidered as very critical. K. ABREST OF MR. BUST FOR HIS ASSAULT ON HORACE GREELEY—CAUCUS OF THE REPUBLICANS. Wasmncton, Feb. 12, 1856. Albert Rust appeared in court this morning and gave bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance at the criminal court, to answer for his assaults upon Horace Greeley a few weeks since. He was arrested at the instance of Francis C, Treadwell, of New York, who acted, itis un- derstood, without solicitation from Mr. Greeley. Conferences have taken place to-night among the re- publicans, some of whom are desirous of withdrawing Mr. Follett as s candidate for printer. Several additional candidates will be voted for to-morrow. A proposition han been prepared by Mr. Wright, of Tennessee, to conti- nue the printing to Mr. Nicholson of the Union, until the first Monday in December—but this cannot pass. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. ‘Wasnivaton, Feb. 12, 1856. THM NAVY RETIRING BOARD. Yhr. Dovcias, (dem.) of Ill., in presenting the petition of a naval officer, complaining of the action of the Retir- irg Board, proposed the passage of a law to grant trial by court martial where charges are made, to test their truth. This would be doing justice, by separating the worthy from the unworthy. Mr. Hate, (black rep.) of N. H., introduced a bill to re- peal the act te promote the efficiency of the navy. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affaire. PATENT OFFICE REPORT. The Cuair laid before the Senate the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents. SPEECH OF MR. WILSON ON THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUASTION. The consideration of the Central American question was then resumed. Mr. Wison, (black rep.) of Mass., said that notwith- standirg the declaration of the President—which had been reiterated by distinguished Senators, and repested by the public press throughout the country—that our relations with England growing out of the Central Ame- rican question were in a complicated condition, the peo- ple of the United States, whose instincts are safer ‘the deductions of statesmen, give little beed to these ap- prehensions. Far seeing merchants continue to send their vorrels on distant ventures, freighted with full cargoes, in confident anticipation tat there will be no rapture of our friendly relations with England. There was not the slightest alarm in the public mind on that score. People are not to be diverted from what is passing on the other side of the Mississippi by rumors of war with Great Britain. It is not ve probable that the Executive desires a war which would extend the boundaries of this country to the shores of that Polar fea gaved on by Dr. Kane. is no such desire for an addition to the free seil of this republic on the part of the sdwinistration. e only result attained of e Ciayton-Bulwer treaty has been a prolific correspondence and an interminable discussion, which has settled no point in dispute and came to no result. The treaty had not accomplished what the people of this country ex- pected. He thought this government had been over- reached in negotiation. ‘The treaty was one not fit to be made; he thought the United States should at once de- clare it null and youd, and stana then just as we stood before {5 was made. The course of Great Britain justi- fies us in abrogating the treaty altogether. We need not fear her in Central America, Jet her send as many Anglo- Saxons there as ehe pleases. No doubt they would all turn out democrats and make good citizens of this country when we hereafter come into ession there. Mr. Macon (dem.), of Va., thought that tho disouss!on of the rubject rather embarrassed than aided the solution of the difficulties surrounding it. He hoped the question would now be taken on the reference. Mr. BortrR (dem.), of §. C., did not look on this ques- tion an likely to issue ina war with Great Britain. He ecncurred in the American interpretation of the treaty, but hoped the matter would be referred to the Committre on Foreign Relations, instead of being turther discussed in the Senate, A Mr. Foor (black rep.), of Vt.. said Mr. Clayton wished to be heard, but was detained by indisponition. He moved » postponement of the subjeet until Monday, which was agreed to. ‘Adjourned. House of Representatives. WASHINGTON, Feb, 12, 1856, TI CONTEST FOR PRINTER. ‘The House proceeded to vote for Printer, the first ballot reauiting as Follett. Farvbam Scattering. 5 ‘Necessary for a choice, 83. The second and third ballots gave the same result. Adjourned, News from the Plains, Sr. Lovis, Feb. 12, 1856. The Salt Lake mail arrived at Independence on Satur- day last, but brought no news of importance, Snow is reported to be from three to fifteea feet in depth on the route. The Sania Fe and Salt Lake mails, outward bound, have been obliged to return, being unable to proceed. Inauguration of the Jackson Statue at New Orleans, New Onieays, Web, 11, 1854 The inauguration of the Jackson equestrian statue, in this city, took place today. There was an immense mi- litary and civic procession, and the spectacle was grand and imposing. Asrival of the James Adger at Charleston, Cuartestox, Feb. 12, 1866. ‘The steamsbip Jamon Adger, from New York, on Satuidey, arrived here a} 8 o’clock Jon} Monday oyening. Ne News of the Pacific. } Haurax, Feb. 12—N ‘We ave still without any tidings of the Pacific at port. The steamship Canada is now ten days out f ‘Liverpool, and may be looked for on or after to-morrd It is possible she may bring us some intelligence of missing veseel, by either falling in with her or reports her return to some English or Irish port. Boston, Feb. 12, 1866, Wehave bad mo communication with Halifax sin neon to-day, the wires having ceased to work east of Jobn, N. B. Serlous Accident on the New York Cen Railroad. SyRacuse, Feb, 12, 1854. The accommodation train bound west on the Centr (new road,) which left here at six o’clock thia afternog drawn by two ergines, came in collision with the m train coming east at the junction of single and dou! track, about a mile west of this city, owing to the di placement of a switch. Mr. Frost, the conductor of tran bound wert, seaped off and was thrown om the His face was considerably bruised. Mr. Carver, of Lyor Wayne county, was badly injured iaternally, and two three; other persons were siightly bruised. Two of tl ‘engines were considerably broken, but none of tbe « were materially injured, It has enowed here all day—the wind blowing a perf gale. ish PEA oes Irish Emigrant Aid Convention at Butt Borraro, Feb, 12, 1856. ‘The Irish Emigrant Aid Convention assembled in Da! ley Hall at 4 o'clock, P.M., and was organized temporari by Very Rev. Dr. McDonnell, of Kingston, ©. W., wil officiated as President pro tem Three delegates from the United States and three fro Canada were appointed a Committee on Credentials, an reported seventy delegates present. A committee, consisting of five trom the United Stat and five trom Canada, was appointed to nominate officer for the permanent organization, mith instructions to port to-morrow, Wednesd: United States Supreme Conrt. Wasurnaton, Feb. 12, 1856. The Chiet Justice announced to the bar that, m p suance of the 47th rule, the Court would not hear ments after Friday, the 29th instant; that at thet tim the Court would adjourn until Tuesday, the lst day d April, thence to continue its session during April May, unless some circumstance should maae an earlie] adjournment proper. No. 60. John F. Mexinny vs. Manuel Saviego and Juege Campbell read the decision of the Court, reversin the Judgment of the District Court of Texas with cou and remanding the cauve with directions to award veni facias de novo. No. 48. Steamboat New York, &c, Thomas C. Durant et al., claimants, appellants, vs. Isane P. Rea, owner 0 the brig Sarah Johanna. Judge Nelson gave the deci] sion of the court, affirming the decision of the Circa Court of Southern New York, with costs and interest. No. 26. Richard R. Sessions, et al., ys. Joho M. Pin tard. Judge McLean delivered the decision of the court affirming the decree of the Circuit Court of Fastern A kansas, with costs. No, 61. Fred. Scott, plaintiff, va. J. F. A. Saadford| Argument continued by Hon. A. S. Geyer, for detendan Boston Weekly Bank Statement. Boston, Feb. 12, 1856. The following table shows the footing of our ban statement for the week ending February 11, as comp Feb, 12, Capital stock 1,960, 00 Loans and d 52,486, 60 Specie... 3,527,00 Due from other bani 7,684,004 Due to otter banka 6,089,004 Deposits... 14/744; 004 Qreulation. 7,398,004 The Maine Law Party Defeated. Exama, N. ¥., Feb. 12, 1856, At the town election held here to-day, the antt-! law party elected their ticket by about 150 majority. Fatal Accident. . Boston, Feb. 12, 1856. E.E, Tibbatts, a wealthy and respectable citizen o Lynn, was killed this forenoon, ia Blooméeld street, iq this city, by some ice falling upon him from a building. Weather very mild. Explosion of a Locomotive and Loss of Li Provipexce, Feb. 12, 1856. An engine belonging to the Hartford and Pzovidenc Railroad exploded at the locomotive house this noon, killing John Vaughon, the engineer, and partially 4 molishing the building. Death from Apoplexy. ALBasy, Feb. 12, 1856. Alason Bennett, of Rome, fell cead in a ft of apoplexy, at three o’clock this afternoon, while deacending the step: of the Capitol, Mar«ets. aR STOCK rg 'HILADELPHLA, Fed. 12, 1856. Stocks are steedy—quotations a8 follows:—Peunsylvm nin 5’, 85; Reading Railroad, 443; Long Island, 164 Morris Canal, 153;5 Pennsylvania Railroad 4434, New ORtRANS, Fed. 11, 1356, Sales of cotton to-day, 22,000 biles. Prices ha’ ly advanced. Middling gacan at Oc. ree Flour is stagnant. Other commodities unchanged, —_—_—_—_—_—_—_— Naval Inteiligence. The United States sloops of war Germantown and Le. ‘vant were at Rio Janeiro about January lat. The following is a list of the officers ordered to store ship Relief, now fitting out at the Navy Yara for the purpose of taking out stores to the Brazil sqasdron:— tenant ccmmanding—James W. Cooxe; Lieute- nante—Wetson Smith, Theodore Lee, Charles P.’ MeGary, J.P. Pyffe: Purser—Caled J. Kmery; and Paseed Assis! tant Surgeon—Chas. H. Willixmson, The U.S. steamer Lespatch, also at the Navy Yurd, has been put in commission, and will be attashei to the Pensacola Navy Yard as a tender. Her officers are:-— Lieutenant commanding—fhemas M. Crosaan; Lieute- nante—John T. Walker, George W. Young and Jobn J. Cornwell; Assistant Surgeon—James Lawa; Ficet Assist- ant Engineer—Jobn H. Maury; Second Assistaut Engi- neer—J. C. E. Lawrence; Third Assistant Exgineer— A. Ramsay. Before the P«lice Commisstoners. IN THE MATIER OF THE COMPLAINT AGAINST GEORGE W. MATSELL. It is agreed between the counsel in this proceeding thet Frank W. Brinley, the collector of Perth Amboy, in New Jersey, may be examined as a witness in this m: the part of the prosecution, and that hia deposi: mn mA be taken before uny person authorized to administer caths in New Jersey, on the 13th day of February, {ust.. at 11 A. M. of that day, at the raid Collector's office, and that when ¢o taken ench deposition may be read in’ evi- dence on the hearing of this mutter, with the like effect aa if he bad been personally examined in open court. One person may at'end such exaraination on each side, to conduct the same, J.T. BRADY, for Respondent. WM. CURTIS NOYES, for Committee, New York, February 9, 1856. We understand that the commission will leave thie worning for Perth Amboy, to take the deposition of Mr. J rinley. Scarciry or Coan axp Provistons at ition: MOND.—The ice dlockade has sunjected Kichmond to al- most a state of siege. The allowance of conl there, it is stated, is very nearly exhausted, and the quantity brought in daily from the pita is inadequate to the wants of the better Already, the Fae, hts are turned off” before midnight {n consequence of # deficiency in the ano ply of coal at the gas works. It is also said that tho stock of corn, meal and sugar is rapidly diminishing, and the price of the Jatter article nas gone up almost wo the war figuie, Court Calendar=Cnis May. Surremn Court—Circuit.—Nos. 182, 189, 2,0: 197, 79, 68, 290, 321, 270, 271, 325,829, ‘391 319, 184, 380. U. 8. Dusraict Count.—Nos. 7, 17, 26 to 85. Sormuor Courr—' ) Term.— Nos, 551, 618, 507, 542, i 626, 7, 84, BB4, 874, O20, 48%, 600, 599, 822, 645 to G51, 684 to 058, 661, 6 63, Common Prras—Trial Term—Part 1.-—Nos. 362 inclusive. Part 2.00, 288, 17,241, 69, #8, 191, 2 bag be Ae Gamers! Te ¥ Supxewe Court—Ceneral Term.—25, 166, , 32, 6 147 and 103 to end of calendar. ainsi: Apriicants for adroivvion to tbe bar willbe exasiinal by William Curtis Neyer, Asaron J. Vanderpoe\ and Ri- chard Busteed, Eq) at 4 o'clock P. fore that cay. Ambroty pes, Daguerreoty pes, and the Bean- Y tiful lampratypes, nl! furniahed in good stele, gomolete tn cases, for 26 cents. Photographs, not excelled, fer only $3. Wholesale depot of the patent picture machine, 38) Broadway. Valuable Real Estate at Auction this Day. a_The attention of our readers ia called to the sale, (9 be made this day, Wednesday, at 120’clock, at the Merchants’ Exehange, by ALBERT H. NICOL AY, nuctioc eer, consisting of two very valuable lots, corner of Seeond nvenne and street; 9180, house and Jot No. 9 Attorney sircet; house and lot on Kighty- TY ,catuable lense No. ZI Wall street, aad A plot of groved on Fifty.second and Fifiy-third strests and FTwelth ood Ahurteenth avenues. with « valuable wate ricbt, ‘erms of alltbe property liberal. For maps aod full partica- Inrs we refer 10 the naciloneer, No. 4 Brond nereet- ' d Visiting © Wepding envelopes, latest Pariman sty lea at BYRD «1/8, No. 102 Broadway. corner Duane atrent. Mr, Rvordel a 14 ‘he oldest and best known store for card engraving aud priat ing ip Brosdway. Metablisbed in 1849, ., (xaminers, on Friday 15th inst, | M. Applications must be . led on or bo- Wedding