The New York Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1856, Page 4

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Fhe contents of the Zuropean edition of the Hmarp yell embrace the news received by maul snd telegrspb at ‘he office curing the previons week, and to the hour cf ‘pabiication. "The News. The Baltic had not been telegraphed at Sandy Mook at 16 o'clock last-night—wind northwest, and weather clear. The story circulated inthis city, to the effect that a steamer, supposed to be the Pacific, had been-seen on the Banks of Newfoundland, by the mate of a brig arrived recently at Halifax, turns out tobave been a fabrication from beginning to end. Fhe-Pa. cific is now in her forty second day out, but persons best qualified by experienceto judge of such matters still entertain no doubts as.to her safety. Mr. D.D. Erving, of Hartford, Conn., brother to Augustus Er- ving, Secretary of the Legation to St. Petersburg, who is a passenger on the Pacific, addressed a letter, February 25, to Mr. Collins, to get his opinion ‘with regard to the safety of the missing ship. -The dollowing reply was seecived :— New Yorx axp Liverroot U. 8. M.S. 8. Co., ' 58 Wall street, New York, Feb. 26, 1856. ' | D. D. BRvinG, Esq., Hartford :— ‘Sm—In ansver to yours of yesterday, just at band, I have no apprehensions ‘or the Pacific’s safety—think she hee met with an accident to her machinery and been ovliged bf ce back to Liverpool, in whicn case you might not hear of her fora month yet. Do not think she isin the-ice, or has been—as our steamers have frequently Deen in.and come ou: without sustaining any serious da- mage. Hoping you may soon receive intelligence of the c's am, Fir, yours, very re ny, re FT COLLINS. A despatch from Dunkirk states that the Lake Shove Railroad was yesterday aj! clear westward as far as:heard from. The America’s mails reached this city yesterday afternoon. England's relations towards the United States, with respect to the enlistment question and Central American difficulty, were again canvassed in the House of Commons on the 15th instant. On motion forgoing into committee of supply on tke revenue department estimates, Mr. Reebuck called attention to the subject, and moved for the pro- duction of all correspondence betwsen the twe governments relative to the conduct ef Mr. Cramp- ton. The motion having been seconded, Lord Palmerston replied at some length, observing that it was the desire and the instruction of the government that nothing should be done at vari- ance with the Jaw of the United States; at the same time saying that no government in tke United States conld impose restraint upen anybody against Quitting its boundaries, if he thought fit. He begged the House to reserve its opinion on the whole sub- ject, and taunted Mr. Roebuck with holding a brief from the enemy. Mr. Disraeli advised the with. drawal of the motion under present circumstances ; and, after some observations from Mr. Gibson and others, the motion was withdraws. Baron Brunow, the Russian Miwister to the Peace Conference, had arrived at Paris on the 12th inst., where his presence caused a good deal of excite- ment. None of the other plenipotentiaries were in the capital when he reached the Russian Ambasea- dor’s kotel, which was fitted up with great splenSor for the occasion. It is-evident, as will be seen from our extracts, that England is exceedingly nervous as to the result of the negotiations, as it was feared that France had a mose friendly leaning towards the policy of Austria, or oven that of Russia, than @hat which Lord Clarendon would advocate. Lord Palmerston had warned persons in trade to avoid engaging hastily in carrying articles. “ con” traband of war” previous to an armistice having been duly signed. In Constantinople the Sultan, to the surprise of all tmae believers, had .attended two balls given, one at the French, and the other at the English embassy. His Highness-entered the room in state, was intro. duced to all the ladies, to whom he was very gallant, witnessed the dance, and retired from the house walking and leaning on the arm of ane of the foreign Ministers, when it was observed that “the old Turk- igh system of rule waa now dead in Turkey.” In the United States Senate yesterday, after some remarks by Gen. Cass, relative to the assertion made by Lord Clarendon, that the understanding between England and France was perfect in rela- tion to all parts of the world, the bill authorizing the construction of ten steam sloops-of-war waa taken mp. It was supported by Messrs. Hunter and Bell of Tennessee, and opposed by Mr. Hale, and finally ‘These vessels are to cost $507,000 each, in cluding machinery and equipment. Two million dollars are appropriated to start with. The Trum- ball election case was further considered. In the House the deficiency appropriation was discussed. Several subjects of interest came before the Legis lature yesterday, for the particulars of which the reader is referred to our telegraphic despatches. The steamer Biack Warrior arrived last night, from Havana 20th ult. There is no news of im- portance, either of a political or commercial cha. racter. A division of the British West India fleet was expected at Havana, and it was rumored that it would proceed to Nicaragna to learn the particulars of the annexation of Mosquitia, and have an eye on Gen. Walker's movements. The Board of Aldermen had a long session last eve ning, but nothing was done towards reliewing the citizens of New York from the filthy condition of the streetd, A communication was received from the Mayor, nWintaining that the claims of the police surgeons were hazed upon strong grounds. <A very cnrions docamem’: Which will speak for itself and the Board, was rece: ¥P¢ from Stephop H. Branch, pre sented by Ald«rman Briggs, and reed to the grave and deliberative assemblage. The majority amd minority reports npom the contested seat for the Twemty-second ward were read, and the former, sustaining Alder man Drake, the present incumbent, was adopted by & majority of ome. Two democrats, Akiermen Clancy and Hoffnrire, were absent. One whig— Alderman Moser—was ab:ent from fliness. The Board resolved to meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of cach week.- In the Board of Coan- cilmen a resolation was adopted tendering to Hon. E@ward Everett the hospitalities of the city, and offering the Governor's Reom for him to receive his friends in, also agpointing a committee to carry out ‘the objecta of the resolution. In on article in the Paris Constitutionnel, of Feb. 8,we find the following remarks upon the differ ences ‘between this eountry and England:—‘‘What we cannot too often sepeat is, that the American go- vernment is wrong in form. It is not wise thus to multiply provocations and defiances; it is not right to pretend te impose humilietions on a nation who are so proud and who have such a just consciousness of their strength as the English. Is it reasonable to suppose that‘the representatives of the American people at present in seasion would medify he attitude of the Executive, if they could only suceeed in organizing the House and in commencing the discuseion of business? But for the last seven weeks they have not been able to form a majority for the nomination of a Speaker. However this may be, war cannot result from such subjects of dif- ference. It would bea war against natare and without cause. It is only the enemies of the United States that could counsel them to embark fer such trifles in sach a fearful conflict.” From Bermuda we have files to the 5thof Feb- ruary. The Royal Gazette of that day says:—At a late hour last night we were requested to draw the attention of the charitably-disposed in this commu- nity to the circumstance of eight Sardinians, desti- tute and ignorant of our language, having arrived in this town yesterday evening. They are indebted to the liberality of H. B. Brown, Esq-, United States Vice Consul, for their board and lodging last night. These men are last from ®t. Georges, where they had been landed with some thirty others, equally with themselves the objects of charity, from the American bark George Allen, which vessel put into that port in distress about fifteen days since, on a voyage from Leghorn to Boston. These unfor- tanate people, we understand, had engaged to find themselves with provisions for the voyage, and had put on board a three months’ supply, which was deemed ample, but they have already been on the voyage four months, and are now entirely without food, and have not the means of obtaining it. The same paper of January 31, says:—The temperature of the atmosphere is now at its customary range, but the weather seems to be in a very capricious mood. Five winter gales, of greater or less severity, have razed here within the last four weeks, and from present appearances another storm may break over these. islands in a few days. We meed rot re- sort to the American papers for evidence, in the ac- counts of the multitudinous wrecks, that on the American ¢ea board, as wellas in the vicinity of the Gulf Stream, the weather has been terrifically severe. The special committee of the Aldermen appointed to investigate into the complaints brought against the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, for obstruct- ing the sides of their track by throwing snow out- side their rails, met yesterday afternoon. A large number of parties doing business along the line of the road appeared before the committee, and testified to the inconvenience experienced by vehicles in attempting to pass through the streets, which: this road traverses, as well as general detriment to their business. The President of the road, Mr. Charlock, stated that the police captains of the Ninth, Sixteenth, Twentieth and Twenty- second wards had been instructed te employ men to level the snow, and that over ome hundred men dad been thusemployed. This is a matter of some interest as it is important to know to what extent city railroad companies may be permitted to block- ade the public thoroughfares through which they pass. The delay experienced yesterday in:the receipt and delivery of the America’s letters had the effect, to some extent, of checking transactions in some branches of trade. The sales of cotton reached about 3,000 a 3,500 bales, closing at an advance of de. since the receipt of the America’s nows, which is abeut all it had previously lost. Flour was more active for the lower grades, and prices rather firmer. Wheat was quiet and nominal. Corn was heavy, with moderate sales. Chicago oats sold at 45 cents, which wae lower. A cargo of Manila sugars was sold for reGning at 7] cents, time. Coffee was quiet, and dealers waiting for the appracching large auction sale on the 7th inst. Freight ergage- ments were limited, and without change of moment, 2s parties had not had time to read their letters by the America. Our Political Parties and their Dirty Linen— Xs.not the Re-nomination of Gen. Plerce the Policy of the Werocracy ¢ Dhe great Napoleon once remarked that “every family, every people and every State has its dirty linen; but decent people will wack their dirty linen at home, and not exbibit it ata public fair.’ .As a sound maxim of truth, decency and cleanliness, we think this Napolwonic apothegm may be usefully applied as the basis of 2 brief lecture upon our politi- cal parties and their dirty finen, of which they make such an ostentatious display at every public fair, Legislature, convention, caucus or town meeting throughout the country. Niggerism, for example, is the dirty linen as well of the demoralized demooracy as of the Seward Holy Alliance. Nigger driving w'th the one party has become what nigger wor- shipping is with the other, the great pera- mount object, the mein question, the dirty linen overshadowing everything else in the administration of the effairs of the republic. In the South, aiggerism threatens us with a separate confederacy, and all its immeasurab)e calamities to both sections, if the demands of our fiery secessionists are not obeyed; while the adverse niggeriam of the Narth is urging a general crusade sgainst the South and the bloody dissolution of the Unien, in order that Southern slavery may be extinguished, right or wrong. In addition to thie dirty linen of Sewardism, this philanthropic aseociatica of moral and political washerwomer, iu the most public places of every city, town and villaze of the North, have such extra dirty linen as socialism, infidelity, women’s righte, spiritual manifestations, anti-rentism, free farm philo- sophy and the free amalgamation and equality of all colors and sexes—a curious and diversi- fied accumulation of dirty linen—flaunting in the high winds of March, and as boastfully exhibited throughout the year as prize pigs or prize babies at a public fair. The American party, too, this new American party, rising up like a Phenix from the ashes of the old defunct party organizations, and proclaiming, like a new Hercules, that one of its twelve labors is to cleanse the Augean sta- bles at Washington—this new and once promie- ing party, has also ite dirty linen pompously pa- raded to the public admiration, in the shape of its oaths of proscription against Roman Ca- tholic and alien citizens—citizens, too, that the Federal Constitation places upon the same general level with the native bora, excepting Indians and negroes, Bat the mest conspiguous, the moet conta NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1856. gious, the most dangerous of all this dirty linen to the health of the political commu- nity, North and South, is the niggerism of the two leading belligerent parties of the country. As we understand it, the compromise measures of 1850, and the Kansse-Nebraska bill of the lest Congress, settled the negro egi- tation upon the platform of the con- stitution, leaving, eabstantially, nothing for this prevailing agitation, North and South, to bang its dirty linen upon except the agita- tors’ clothes lines set upin defiance of the con- stitution and the laws. Every patrietic Ame- rican should “know nothing,” and bave ne- thing to do with this agitation; and they shonid abanden the agitators, and pull down their dirty linen, and order them to take it home and wash it. Higher objects than nigger driving or nigger worshipping should be aimed at, such as the practical developement of the power, genius and resources of the republic, 28 an example to the other nations of the world, and as proofs of the white man’s capacity for self government, niggers or no niggers. Considering his active agenoy in the revival of this niggerism, North and Seuth, and consi- dering the fact that froma New Hampshire free soiler General Pierce has changed into en ad- vocate of Southern niggerism stronger than the South iteelf; and ingview of the contin- gency that the democracy are to be called upon to fight the battle of the Presidency upon Southern niggerism against Northern nigger- ism, and nothing else, General Pierce should be the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention. As a regular washerwoman in breeches, he has exhibited in his message the dirty linen of his country to the whole world, saying “See how I have washed it; don’t I deserve a plum? If they go further, won’t they fare worse at the Cincinnati Convention ?” If, therefore, the Presidential contest is to be exclusively between the secession niggezism of the South and the seditious disunion nigger- ism of the North, let it be between Frank''n Pierce and W. H. Seward. If we are to have nothing but a dirty linen contest, let the two chief washerwomen take the lead. Give the old line whigs and the conservative Know Nothings a chanee-with Fillmore, fresh from the dirty linen of Rome. The existing rela- tions between our Northern and Southern agi- tators of niggerism require the nomination of Seward-on the one side and of Pierce on the other. Eueh is the logical conclusion of the dirty linen theory of the campaign of ‘56. Tuer PRESIDENTIAL VOTE OF 1856, FROM PRE- seNT AppraRrances.—The following is an esti- mate of the Presidential electoral vete of 1956, based on the late elections,.on the present organization of parties, and on all the existing indications of the dritt of the popular vote, State by State, mejority or plurality, in No- vember:— DEMOCRATIC STATES. Electoral Votes. States. 9 Mianuesipot 4 North 4 New Jersey 3 New York. 10 Pennsyly 11 South Carolina. ‘Texas 4 4 Virginia 6 1 9 Total dem. vote......186 KNOW NOTHING. +. 8 Tennessee Electoral Votes. bine e Maryland. EAD 6.06 ew Harpsbir i Total nigger worshippers’ vote In these estimates it will be perceived that no State is put down as doubtful. This is done in order to give the probable re- sults in a complete and definite shepe, and as strongly as possible against the democratic party. Otherwise Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Connecticut and Wisconsia might have been as safely placed among the doubtful or even the democratic States, as for the Niué car Wersnirrers, because the nomiaaticn ot Mr. Fillmore divides the anti-democratic op- position forces between him ond the Seward alliance in all the Northern Btates, whetber there are any available remaine of the old con- servative whig party ia existence. At our last fall election the American party carried their State ticket by some 12,000 plu rality; but this was chiefly done upon the merits of “ive Oak George,’’ as the presumptive American candidate for the succession. His antecedents are democratic, and hence the fu- sion of some forty odd thousand hard shell dem § erats with the Know Nothings last November as preferable to a re-union with the soft shells in behalf of Mr. Pierce and ‘his administratio: § Next fall, unless Pierce, Marcy, Cushing, Jeft. Davis, or come such obnoxious Cabinet nomi- nation ckould be made at Cincinnati, these forty thousand hards will most probably fuse again with the outstanding hards and softs, as they did in 1852, in expectation of a mew and equitable division.of the spoils, or perhaps go for some independent candidate. We conclude, therefore, that the nomination of Mr. Filmore, prina facie, throws New York into the demo- cratic scale. Ae far as Mr. Fillmore is conceraed, we con- sider the four States conceded to him, as mat- ters stand, a liberal allowance. Should Mr. Pierce be nominated at Cincinnati, however, there will be a fine opening for Fillmore in New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Californie and Florida; and for the sake of an open, definitive fight between Seward, Fillmore and Pierce, we are haif in- clined to think that these three should be the Presidential candidates for °56, and that these three would be quite encugh for the most ex. citing, ludicrous, amusing and doubtful strag- gle since the foundation of the government. Storm Sienaré.—A magnetic telegraph has been constructed from Boston to Provincetown, and also to Holmes’ Hole, Edgertown, &c., for the purposes of marine reperts from those places, It is alsa proposed to establish upon prominent points of Cape Cod and in the Vineyard Sound, signal stations, to apprise vee sels when they are threatened by sudden gales of wind or violent storms. It has become a well established fact in respect to storms that they are reported generally trom three to ten hours at the westward, before their force is felt in New York, and the eame is true of the me- ridian of Boston and other piaces as far east as Halifax, which is the eastern terminus of the (telegraph. So that it isof no importance to us what the weather may be in Boston, or Portland, or Halifax, as we in New York can never be affected by it. The course of all at- morpheric changes and regular storms in par- ticular is from west to east, and they traverse the country at the rate of eighteen or twenty miles an hour, according a8 they prevail ovey a large or small surface, and are severe or mild in their character. By arecord kept on board one of the lightsh'ps at the weet of the Vineyard for three months, ending with September laet, it appears tha: nearly six vessels of ali kinds passcd through that ; and the object of the a» rapgesients proposed is to guard this large flee from @ surprise by storm at points where a harbor cannot be reached. Regular reports of the woather and the wind are to be kept displayed, so that every vessel may govern ite conduct according to circumstances. During thé stormy seasoa of the year, infor- mation.of these wind and weather changes must be of great atility to the twenty thou- sand sail of vessela which frequent those parts of the-coast, and will, no doubt, be the means of preventing extensive disasters and loss of life. We understand the insurance companies and merchants of Boston have subscribed to the enterprise, and that the shipowners of New York will be applied to for the same purpose. Lasr Brronts or Daspar.—Pierce, finding that his chances for 4 nomination are rapidly tading away, has appealed to Congress to give him three millions to expend in burnishiag up old guns, or, in other words, in getting up a shaza war excitement for the Cincinnati Coo- vention. Having exhausted all the means in his power to plunge us into a quarrel with Spain, he now hopes to turn to more profitable account our differences with England; but there can be a0 war between countries which are joint proprie- tors in commercial, agricultural and financial enterprises to the extent of hundreds of mil- lions, merely to aid the prospects of Mr. Pierce at Cincinnati. Abrogate the Clayton and Bul- wer treaty. It'should never have been made. If your offended dignity, suppressed through & year-of personal civilities, accepted and ‘re turned, requires to be avenged, send Mr. Cramp ton his passports, and leave our merchants, egriculturists and moneyed men free from your diplomatic quackery till a new and more com- petent administration finds means to efface your blunders and restore harmony between two nations which should be the last to quar rel with each other. Neither the one nor the other of the measures now pending can by any possibility endanger the peace of the two countries, THD LATEST HBW S. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Latest from the State Capital. NEW YORK REGIETRY LAW—TWO MORE LUNATIC ASYLUMS—-HAS THE CITY A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE LEGISLATURE ’—WITNESSES TO ATTEND TAX COMMITTKE—HEALTH OFFICER TO REPORT—AXKE THE ENOW NOTHINGS TO FURE WITH THE NIGGER WORSHIPPERS ? Atnany, March 3, 1856. The Nnow Nothing bill providing for » registry of voters in the city of New York, received a searching in- ‘Vestigation in the Senate this morning, by Mr. Richard- son (nigger worshipper) and by Mr. Wadsworth (dem.) Both gentlemen disbelieved that any greater necessity existed in the city of New York for such # law than in several other cities in the State, It is well understood that the Know Nothings would derive an undue ad- vantage, beeause the name of every voter of ths Order, is registered upon their several Council books; whereas, neither of the other parties possess the advao- tage of being #0 well organized. The bill haz had several discussions, but as the nigger worshippers and democrats will vote ageinst it, there is not much expectation of its paseage. Where was Senator Sickles today, when #0 much ‘was said in relation to the purity of New York elec- ions? ‘There are a much larger number of lunatics im this State than 1s generally imagined. A bill was reported in ibe Senate to-dsy providing tor the erection ot two asy- lume, in addition to the one now at Utica. One is to be located south of Albany and the other west o1 Utica, and Dr. Gray of the Utica Asylum, Robert B. Minturn, of New York, and Robert Lanting of Jefferson county, are named as commissioners to select sites. The selec.1on of those names 1s a strong indication that the southern tier ef counties on the Erie road, will not be consulted as to a site for either of those State institutions. Reporte received from forty-nine counties show that there are now 1,663 lunatics in poor houses, in jails, in pens and gerrets, with very inadequate and imperfect support. The committee who reportel the bill say:—'‘The Scate, as the responsible endorser ot those who become insane, should pay the cost of their most speedy restoration, or of their support during life; amd considering thst this responsibility has become so grea: that, accorciug to laie statietics on'the subject, the public are now supporting at beast thiee thousand insane persons, in or ou: of asy- lums and hospitals, at the cost of more than $300,000 » year; and oi these vast numbers are incurable, and claim « life support from the State and its treasury.”? The present aylum at Utica cost in construction nearly $400,000, averaging the sum of 8774 to each pa- tient vho bas been tresten therein. Has the city of New Yorks representative in the House of Assembly worthy of her great position im the Sta:e Only & day or two since, 2 very important measure of public intezest, the tax bill, was taken out of the bands of the city delegation and ‘placed under the control ot » country committee. To-day @ bill was iatcoduced, ex- clusively city measure, for ® new park, and that, too, the Housa refused to refer to the city members, and i: went to @ committee out of the city, who know no more oncerning the feelings of the citizens of New York, in seiation to the park, than a platoon of tne allied army ia she Crimea. Why is this? Has the efty of New York » sepresentative in the Legislature, or has it not? * The committee on the New York tax billare authorized to send for persons and papers. Handreds of subpoenas sviil be sent down for witnesses to give evidence before the committee, upon the various items proposed in the Dil. Such expence comes out of the State. The delay of the committee in reporting the Queens county race course bill. induced a motion to refer it to tho Committee of the Whole. So the Dill will come up (r discussion notwithstanding the efforts made to smoth- er it. Tue Staten Islana Health Officer is required to report forthwith the number of vessels he has boarded during the past season, the number of persons employed by him, end the amount of money he has received. These facia are wanted to be used in the discussion of the bill making ita palary office. The Know Nothing seceders, that is, the Live Oak see- tion, have cailed a national convention in the sity of New York tonominate a candidate for President. They ara dissatisfied with Fillmore, because he is too nations § Every movement of the seceders, rince the Philavelphia nomination, shows conclusive evidence that they have gone over body and soul to the Seward abolition camp. It will not be the most mysterious nor improbable act rowing out of the Presidentia: election that these Know ri seceders and reputlicans vote the same electoral BEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. ALBANY, March 3, 1366. ‘Mr. SrENcuR presented s memorial from Moses H.Gri § nell, Eaq., and ten others, praying for the passage of a if restricting the powers of the Mutual Life insurance Co. § pany, of New York, and asking » committee of inquiry into its management. ‘The memorial sets forth that the eompany was autho:§ ized by law in 1842, without capital, upon the princit § of mutual insuranee by the contribution of premian if that the high character of the first trustees induced t § memorialists to insure their lives in the compaay; th, the subsequent election of trustees has not met their ap- proval and has exerted their distrust; that the change was effected by means of proxies ootained by an agent of the company, to whom, it is said, a large sum of mon was pall out of the trust fands;'that since the change in the administration the loans to trustees have great ly inereaned. The memorialists pray the passage Ai Jaw pl strictions u} the company similar to those on Savings Banks, and declaring the reat of every trustee indebted to the company, vacated. It is also stated that the funds of the company have been used in a manner not authorized by the charter; and the memorialiats ask the appuintment of @ comméttee to examine into’ the manner in which the charge of the board was effected, and into the general acm, ot the company, Mr. Srencer—To increase the number of directors tide Jew’s Hospital in New York. By Mr. Brooxs—Amending the act providing for the care of truant children. By Mr. C. P. Swird—For the relief of the St. Lawrence Academy. Mn . CLanxk—For the payment of certain water used in the Sing Sing prison. By Mr. SrEvcen, with an amendment to the bill to re guiate the compensation of the assessors in the Street Department of New York, The amendment gives the as- rerwors $2,600 per year instead of a per cen By Mr. LicHARD¢ON—To authorize the extaclishment of two State Tanatic Ee biped and against the special bill to locate one im one of the counties on the Hudaon river, A bill woe ery by Mr. Wavewortu for the reliet of the Buffalo Hon; Ms Under the generat orer, the bil) to prevent iMegal in New York city, was discussed and progress re- By Mr. Vay Sarrvoonp—To authorise the formation of town mutual insurance {Oi BE. Semane—Be' poactene: the) fick’ in the. Craton tiver. Beate. M4uEN—To abolish pawnbrokers’ shops in New Yor! MOTIONS, Mr. Ducaxvs—Authorising the committee to which eoinl the New York tax bill, to send for persons and “9 Adopted, By M ir. “ALoxe— That the Canal Board farnish a tabu- = ‘Statement of the expense ot enlarging the canals. 0 Oar SuE1—Requiring the Health Officer of New York to report, unier oath, the amount cf fees and patronage reeeived by him. Adopted. Mr. Rxxp called up the resolution of inquiry into the mode of erecting tenant buildings in New York, and the same was adopted. Several bilis were then discussed under general orders, and the House adjourned. By Mr. Wex1s—To require Supervisors to publish Journal of their proceedings and distribute the same. By Mr. WnuaMs—To appropriate $11,000 to the Ameri- can Female Guardian Society. By Mr. Jevuuvs—Authorizing the continuance of th business of banking to the heirs of deceased bankers. By Mr. Foot—To preserve the purity of the ballot bcx im Breoklyn. Also, trom the majority of the committee, to confirm the acts of the Commissioners im locating Schuyler: un- ty. Another report from the minority of the committce was presented against the same. By Mr. Woop—To extend the charter of the North Western Insurance Company. Another, to enable the cotrts of Kings count; written report and by of existing laws. uae to the Quarantine buildings and Marine Hos- 1) in relation to the codification pital. By Mr. E. T. Woop—To make an appropriation for a mcnument to the Wallabout martyrs. BILIS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Hvxrox—To abolish the Normal School. By Mr. Marrics—To authorize the Secretary of State to fill up broken sets ot the ‘‘ Natural History of New York” as far ap possible, By Mr. Hepat protect ie penis ct Ne La York against frauds in making change, by regulating the use fn a My’ decigaed to ent off the half cent profits of Dutch grocers and other small dealers, by compelling them ‘o give twenty-five cents for ail fo- reign quarter dollara, and twelve aud a half cents for ail ofnon legal tenders, Tne bills desig York shiliin; By Mr. G Haven Railroad Compeny to lay a double track. under & penalty of ten dollars. By Mr. Mxxuax—To form the Jones’ Wood Park, New York. Mr. Sweer introduced a bill to compel all railroad com- panies to construct telegraph lines on thelr roads, with een miles apart; also, to oblige locomotives to blow a whistle at crossings, under stations not more than fi a penalty of twenty dollars. Progress was reported after debate on Mr. Upham’s dill soohshing the office of Superintendent of Canale, and also on the bill incorporating homeopathic medical societies. Adjourned. The Report About the Steamship Pacific Con- tradictea, Sr. Jonx, N. B.; March 3, 1866, The report circulated in New York respecting a steam sbip (supposed to be the Pacific) alleged to have been seen on the Banks of Newfoundiand by a person who re- presented himeelf asthe mate of the brig Bogert, ar- rived at thir port on Wednesday last, must be entirely without foundation, as no sueh vessel has been heard of ‘wt this port. Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention. PHILADELPHIA, March 3, 1856, Over 300 persons left this city last night to attend the Democratic State Convemtion which assembles at Harris burg to-morrow. Warm work isanticipated between the friends of Pierce and Buchanan to secure the election of Gelegates to the National Convention. Severe Gale at Soath Harwich. Sours Harwicn, Mass., March 3, 1856. Yesterday morning, during a gale of wind from the southeast, Commercial wharf was completely carried awsy by ice, and a mackerel and salt store and sail loft destroyed. Loss $8,000. Fire at Portland. Porttanp, Me., March 3, 1856. At midnight on Sevarday a fire broke out in Middle street, near Market square, destroying the stores oceu- pied by Darnes & White, brushmakers; 0. H. Perry, con- fectioner; W. B. Richards, harness maker; and Wm. 8. Russell, tobacconist. The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad. Cmicaco, Mareh 3, 1856. A meeting of the stockholders of the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad was held at Bloomington, on the 28th ult., and the lease ot the road to Hamiiton Spencer, Eaq., was confirmed by majority of over nine thousand votes, New Bedford ‘Municipal Eleetion. New Beprorp, March 3, 1856, A very large vote was polled to-day at our charter elec- tion. For Mayor, George Howland. (Amerisan,) the pre- sent incumbent, was elected, receiving 1,382 votes, against 1,342 for Rodney French. The ‘Citizens’ ” ticket for Aldermen was elected; the Councilmen being equally divided between the two parties. ‘The Soathern Steamships. DEPARTURE OF THE JAMES ADGER. Ciarrston, March 3, 1866, ‘The steamship James Adger, hence for New York, on Saturday, has been delayed at the bar on account of the bad weather. She left this (Monday) morning, at 4 o'clock. ARRIVAL OF THE KNOXVILLE AT SAVANNAH. Savannan, March 1, 1856, The steamer Knoxville arrived here in 60 hours from New York, all well. Marine Disasters. BARK DAVID NICKLES SUNK. PortLaN, March 3, 1856, The bark David Nickles, Capt. Sweet, from Cardena:, was sunk in our harbor this morning by floating ic from Presumpseot river. The crew were saved by th» revenue cutter, but Capt. Sweet was drowned. SCHOONER LONSDALE SUNK. Bosrow, March 3, 1856. ~ The achooner Lonsdale, from Providence for Philadel- phis, was sunk by ice near Nyat Point on Saturday night last. She bade valuable cargo of dry goods on board. tion of the Ohio River, PirrseurG, Marsh 3, 1856, The river eontinues closed by ice from this point to Pomeroy, below Wheeling. The weather is cold. Marmets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD, PuLapEtpuia, Mareh 3, 1856, Stocksare steady. We quote as tollows:—Pennsylyania 4634; Long Island, 16%; Fives, 84%; Reading Railz Morris Canal, 153; Peerasivalie Keilroad, 44. News from na, ‘The United States mail steamer Black Warrior, J. W. Smith, commander, from New Orleans the 24th and Havana the 20th, has arrived at this port. From Havana we have no political news of importance. The town is very dull, the Captain General being a' on a tour of inspection of the military and civil depart- ments of the government throughout the {sland. No change in the sugar market. On hand 62,000 boxes. A detachment of the British fieet are expected in Ha- vana, and every one is on the qui vive to welcome them, The Terrible, the Daring, Available and Powerful are already there, and are exchanging salutes with tho Spanish war vessels in the harbor. Rumor says that he destination of the English squadron is Nicaragua, to visit Colonel Walker. Among her passengers are the Rev. K. Waren Bungs, and Lieut. K. Werden, U. 8. N., commander of the unfor- tunate bark Amelia, for whose safety so much solicitude was felt. City Po.itics., THE BROADWAY HOUSE WHIGS. Some sixteen gentlemen, purporting to represent the old line whig party, met last night at the Broadway Houre to take action as to what they should do in the coming Prestdential contest. Mr. Robert Haws, of the Tenth ward, was called to the chair, and W. G. B. Milliken, of the Fifteenth ward, offi- beg oe an fee ene Ad at t was understood an address waa prepared, endorsi the nomination of Millard Fillmore for the Presidency, and recommending all good mie to Gap Bag preja- dices and accept him in good faith. But the document was not acted upon. There was some discussion as to the propriety of recom- mending the whig platform of 1854, and » committe was appointed to draft a report expressive of the sense of the whigs of New York, on the prevailing political topics of the day, including the “border ruffian difficulty. ‘The meeting adjourned at a late hour, to meet again on fn. Thursday evening, to hear the report of the com- mittee. Ti] natured persons urge that this movement is got up solely for the benefit of certain politicians, who want to sell out to advantage. These claim to have five thousand votes behind them, a sul sagt 4 large number to drive a little political bargaining with, between the Know Nothings and nigger worshippers. to elect a clerk, Another, (a vER—To oblige the New York and New pa by GENIN, No. 211 Broadway, Laura Keene's Varicties—“Two Loves ands“ { Life.” ‘The long promused new drama, by Charles Reade, wad done here last night, for the first time, It is a fact not very creditable to the New York managers thet this really excellent drama was acted in London three sea- sons ago, and that it has since beendone in fan Fras- cisco and in Boston, while a metropolitan audience hag not bad an opportunity to see it until last night. ‘We are loth to destroy apart of the pleasure which the many persons who will go to see this piece will enjoy, and therefore we hesitate to give tho plot in full. The scene is laid in England, in thé troublous times of ‘‘Forty-five,” when the Pre- tender was up in Scotland and hourly expected in England. There are two Jacobites hidimg im Cumber- land, and ene of them, Sir Gervais Rokewood (G. Jordan), hae inspired a parsion in the hearts of two village beauties? Ruth Ravenscar (Miss L, Keone), and Anne Musgrave (Miss Reignoids). Ruth carries the post bag, and is = wild girl, all life, passion andagility. Anne is the Post- master’s gaughter, and is soft, pliant, yielding and loving. The contrast in the characters of these womem forms the chief attraction of the play, and was most hap- pily delineated by Miss Keese, cn her part. But Miss Reignolds did not seem to understand that she was simply a negative character, and her want of comprehension of this fact spoiled the most effective point of the play at the end of the second act, where she made an exclamation in- stead of a supplication. But to proceed with our outline. Murgrave (Wemyss) suspects the Jacobites, and obtains proof against tnem by opening their letters, after tho fashion of Sir James Graham, and his humble itilater, the postmaster of Rugely. Gervain is taken in a snare, but his life is final- ly saved by Ruth, who wavers, after ascertaining that he ig privately married to ber rival. This of the plot is worked out in the mont artistic manner, and the post office scene is highly effective. The dialogue is ex- ceedingly good, and deserves better treatment than {¢ received at the hands of scme of the actors last night. Ruth Ravenscar is the chief figure on the canvass, and the character was exceedingly well delineated by Miss Keene. She seemed to hit the idlosyncracies of it exactly. ‘We were not pleased with Mr. Hall’s performance of the Je- suit. It was too heavy, and altogether a bore. Mr. Jordan’s part was comparatively unimportant; but he did it nicely and gracefully, as usual. There is nothing else to say, unless that the village barber and the school- master were shocking bores, and might be cut out. It would relieve the audience, and the piece is long: enough without them, To ensure complete success for a piece of this kind, the first requisite is, that every part should be well acted. We cannot say this, but we can eay that Moss Keene’s acting was good enough to excuse the obtuseness of some of her company; and that, consequently, the play was well received by a very full house. It was well mounted, and barring some difference of opinion on the wig queetion, well dressed. And although the sentiment of the Crama was, occasionally, a little too subtle for the actors, it was by far the best effort of Miss Keene’s sear son. It will be acted again to-night. Buckieve—A New Bueiesque.— “The Court of Ice Burg,” » trifle from the pen of Silas S. Steele, was proe duced at Buckley’s Minstrels, last night, toa full house. It is @ spirited little affair, a burlesque on the Arctic exhibitions, Arctic plays and every thing cool that has been done lately. There are a great many jokes, good and bad; plenty of good songs, by the Buchleys, Pereival and others, and some pretty new scenery. The audience. liked it very much, and it will, undeubtedly, have a run, Police Intelligence. ALLEGED CALIFORNIA TICKET SWINDLE. John H, Fihnegan was brought befcre Justice Connelly, at the Lower Police Court, yesterday afternoon, charged on tho complaint of Wm. White, late of Ilhnois, but now en route for California, with having defrauded him in the sale of a passage ticket for California, The complainant alleges that he was met on the Hudson river cars by @ runner, who indused him to go to Enright’s shipping and ticket office in luda are ay uae Lanta eed egan a passage ticket, for which he paid $125; accused stated at the time of the purchase that the ticket ‘was a second cabin one, when in reality it was only good for the steerage. Tue prisoner was arrested by officer Martin, of the Sixth wara police, and was held to bail to answer the charge of false pretences by the ae The runner who brought White to Enright’s office wie lso detained. This party stated in open court that he was to be paid $10 commission on the sale of White’s vicket alone, CHARGES OF GRAND LARGBNY. Emanuel Spitzer was taken in‘o custody by officer Walsh, of the Second ward police, on charge of stealing: :200 worth of silk goods, the property of Weisker Bro- thers, of Nos. 64 and 66 Jobn street. The compleiaants allege that the accused care into their store a few morn- ings ago with some samples 0’ goods which, he said, he bad for sale. Upon examining ihe silks the firm at once identified the property a8 s portion of that stolen from them some time since. Spitzer uot being able to give any tatisfactory account of the manzer inwkich the property came into his possession, was brought before Justice Welsh, at the Lower Police Court, and committed for ex- amination on the sbove charge, Hester Cooper was arrested by cflicer McManus, of the Lower Police Court, on charge of stealing $27 from the Person of Tobias James, of the brig Lucy Attwood now lying at the foot of Houston street. The c:mplainant al- Jey at the accused stole the money from his pants ag he was tying asleep on board of his vessel. The woman cenied the charge preferred aguinst her in the most strenucus manner. Justice Connolly committed the prisoner for trial on a charge of grand larceny. Patrick Hughes was taken into custody yesterday, by officer Latty, of the Tenth ward police, on charge of steal- portemonnaie, containing $31, from Johanna Hesley, of No. 144 Division street. Tne accused was taken bet Justice Brennan, at the Third Distric; Police Court, where he was committed for examination on the above charge. ‘oroners’ Inquests. AN Uncnown Man Founp Duap.—Coroner Connery held, an inquest upon the body of an unknown man, about 27, years of ege, who was found dead in an open lot in Thir- ty-seventh street, near Broadway. The deceased, it w peared from & post mortem examingtion of the body made by Dr. Ferguson, died irom con; ion of the hi ro~ duced’ by fatemperanon, and’ exposure to the weathers The jury rencered a vercict to that effect. Deceased was 5 fee. 8 inches in height, and was dreesed in dark atriped. nts, pegged boote, figured vest and dark frock coat. rei oa = oelepintgte bee ign red pyc ‘all par-- ies interested are requested to at the Co: , office, Ne. 87 Chambers street, Heist DeaTn FROM INTEMPERANCE---UnrounpRn Rumors of Viorence.~—Coroner Hills held an inquest yesterday, at No. 88 Lewis street, upon the body of a woman named Susan Sims, who died rather suddenly on Sanday morn- ing. The attention of the Eleventh ward police was called to the case upon information received from Dr. Meigs, who stated that the deceased died under = picious circumstances. The husband of the deceased, it appeared, had lived very unhappily with his wits; end having had quarrel with her the evening previous to her death, Captain Squires ordered the arrest of Sims, until an’ inguest could be held on the body. Fron. the evidence adduced before the Coroner, it appeared that the deceased had led a very intemperate ie, and. had po doubt died from conjestion of the brain, superin- duced by her improper mode of living. The jury, om hearing the evidence, rendered verdict of ‘Death from copjestion of the brain,” whereupon Mr. Sims was dis. Wwibiesn pone td) being attached to him . The deceased was a nati Trelam P was thirty-seven yeara of age. =reeten aliens ARREST ON SUSPICION OF ARSON. Before Justice Wood. On Sunday night, avout eight o’clock, a fire was disco- vered in the apartments oscupied by Henry Glaus, on the: third story of the premises No. 18 avenue D. Fire was. dizcovered burning in two places, and {rom the discon- nected appearance of the burning it was evidently the act of ae incendiary, ‘The ceoupent of the eparinent it, with his wife, child and sister-in-law, were absent, having left the house about an hour and a half before the Ciscovery of the fire. Om their return home, about nine o'clock, the potice of the Eleventh ward took Mr. Glaus into custody, together with the wife and sister-in- Jaw, on suspicion of being the guilty partiev. They wore taken before Justice Wood, who detained them to await the Fire Marshal’s investigation. Tax on BacuELons.—A bill was introduced in vhe Legislature of Kentucky imposing a tax upon bache- lors over thirty years of oe on each $1 000 worth of property, ad valorem, to educate other people’s children, Court Calendar—This Day, Scramm Covet—Cireult.—Nos. 28, 253, 836, 8, 9, 45 69, 4, 88, 204, 101, 150, 79, 108, 339. ie joPmame Covnt—Speclal Terin.—Nor. 20, 24, 28, 34, 83 84, 03, 183, 191, 214. When there are disposed’ of tho. os bie then hear causes which were not reserved w Surmnior Court—Trial Term.—Nos. 483, 877, 886, e067, 868, 800, 804, 002 Oak BAIT gon” aa’ goy’ SBl> 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 917, 918, 926, oat, 922) 923' 924" 8, 920, 980, 982, 933, 984? 937; 938) 990° 925, 926, 927, 928, 40, O41, O42, OAS. The general term calendar will not bo calied until raday next, Beebe & Co., Fashionable Matters, Broadway, have ready, and now offer for sale, the wring ana summer fashion for gentlemen's hata: rose breved ventiacr, whieh, oombingd with Caer Riprormigeee whan any ever offered to the public. jortable to tue heed Genin will Issue his Spring Style . Uemen’s hate for 1866, on Saturday, March 1.) “onane” No. 214 Broadway, or:posite St. Panits churth, A Case of Paris Hats, for Gentlemen, Just Opposite Bt, Paaiy