The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1856. : * NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. “AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broad way—Heuse tus BUNTER, on vas Fonest Freep axp tue amon House, NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway-Ls Fare CuaxreTRe— Am Avenins Evy Kino. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chamoers siree:—Wrxten’s Tate Jenny Linn. LAURA KBENE’S VARIEFIS-, Broadway—Two Loves asp s Lire—Nove.rr. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Kxicurs or tar Bousp Tasie—Tux Kevinw. — BROADWAY VARIRTIES, 47: WANDERING MINSTREL WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway—Krntoriay Pae- sonmances—Harry Max, on Treaty wire Jaan, Brosdway—Buack Evep BUCKLEY'S BUKLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad- way—Nxcno Mivsreisy—Covrr ov [cx-Bure. ATHEN SUM. No. @4 Broadway—Pasonamic Picross or Cun anv Javan. Wew York, Wednesday, Maren 5, 1856. MEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE, Tre Cuasrd mail s:eamship Asis, Captain Lott, will heave this port to-dsy, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close im this city at half-past eleven eleck thie morning. The Braap (printed im English and French) will be pudlisbed at ten o'clock in the morning. Sing ¢ copies, fe wrappers, tixpence. Sebscriptions and advertisements for any edition of Me Sew York Henacp will be received at the following piaees in Europe:— Loxpox-- Am, & European Express Co., 17 and 18 Cornhill. Parse— do. do, 8 Piace de la Bourse, IavErroo1—_ co. ao. 7 Rumford street. Iavmroo1—Jebn Hunter, 12 Exchange sccest, Bast. The ecntents of the European edition of the Hera we) embrace the correspondence of the eniistraent «ad ersitistion questions, a letter from Mr. Clayton on the @rayton-Bniwer treaty, aad the mews recefyed by mall ‘and telegraph at this office during the previous week, ‘and to the hour ot publication. Mails tor the Poeetfic. THE NEW YORKHERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION fhe United States mail steamship lilinois, Captain ©. 3. Bogg:, will leave this port this afternoon at two o’elo for Aspinwall, Whe muils for California and other parts of the Pacifie WM close at one o'clock. Whe New Yor Weexry Hrrato—Oslifornia edition— semtaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the worki, will be published at eleven o' in the morning Singie copies, in w-appers, ready tor mailing, sixpence. Agents will lease send ia their orders as early as pos- able. The arrival of the Baltic at tis port puts usin possession of four days later intelligence from Europe. Her news is not of much importance. Al! the peace Plenipotentiaries had arrived in Paris, and the Conferences were to open on the 23d ult. The Lordon Morning Post, the special organ of Lord Palmerston, denies that there is any truth in the as- sertion that Louis Napoleon was likely to pursue any course which would separate the interests of Prance from those of England or impair the cor- diality of the alliance. Letters from St. Petersburg, on the other hand, affirm that there is a decided French feeling prevailing in political circles there. ‘The Rassian Cabinet has addressed a circular des- patch to all its diplomatic agents abroad, in which, although its general tone is moderate, it plainly in- ‘timates that Russia will not consent to any ce-sion of territory that may be contemplated by the fifth point, or to pay any indemnity for the war. ‘There is no news from the Crimea. At Zugdidi, in Asia Minor, a slight advantage had been gained by the Russians over a Turkish battalion, in which the latter lost all their guns and baggage. It is affirmed that one of the first acts of the Con- ference will be to agree to an armistice. Large bodies of troops «re to be sent out to Ca- nada from England, in order to be prepared for any @ifficulty with this country. The tone of the Eng- Tish press is, however, much improved in reference to the subjects of difference, and the general feeling in England appears to be decidedly unfavorable to the position assumed by the British government on the enlistment question. There are no tidings of the Pacific. We elsewhere give a list of the names of the passengers, as wel! as those of the officersand crev,of the missing vessel. The English money market was still stringent. Consols had advanced from 90 to 90. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about & 2,500 bales, the market closing firm. The Euro- pean news produced no quotable change in prices. The flour market became firmer after the news, and holders demanded from a 25c. per bbl. ad- vance. The sales were moderate at full prices for common and medium grades. Prime lots of wheat were scarce. Fair Teunessee red sold at $1 70, and prime Canadian was reported at $1 95. Corn was dull at 7ic. a 72c. for yellow and white, with some smal! lots white reported at a higher figure. Pork was heavy, and mess closed at $16. The sales of sugars embraced about 50 a 600 hhds., chiefly for refining, at prices stated in another column. Freights were quite steady. To Liverpool flour was engaged at 2s, 9d., and a vessel was chartered for Toulon on on private terms. In another part of our paper will be found a re- port of the proceed and judgment of the Impe- rial Court of Paris, in the appeal lodged against Mrs. Ridgway’s claim to be considered a relation of the late Duchess de Plaisance, and, as such, to share in the division of her inheritance. The property left by the deceased lady amounts to about 3,500,008. ($700,000), and, under the decision just rendered, our fair countrywoman becomes entitled to a third share of it. As our readers may not have followed the points of this interesting case in its progress through the French courts, the following summary of them may not be anacceptable:—The Duchess de Plaisance was, it appears, the daughter of the late M. and Mme. de Marbois, and the latter whose name was Elizabeth, was the daughter of William Moore and Sarsh Lloyd, of Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Ridgway is the granddaughter of Thomas Moore, son of the said William Moore and Sarah Lloyd. The appeal was based principally on the allegation that the marriage of William Moore and Sarah Lloyd could not be legally proved to the satisfaction of « French court of justice; that conse- quently Thoma+ Moore must pe considered of ille- gitimate birth, and that, therefore, Mra, Ridgway’s claim to relationship to the Duchess through him could not stand. It was admitted that there was no formal registration by public authori- ties, auch ag are made in France, of the marriage of Wm. Moore and Sarah Lloyd; but a family Bible was produced, in which Wm. Moore had writ- ten that the said marriage took place in Pennsyl- vania, on the 13th December, 1757, and that two children were born of it—Thomas, in January, 1759, and Elizabeth, in March, 1764. It was shown that Wm. Moore and Sarah Lioyd had always lived together and }een considered as man and wife; that Washington himself, who was a friend of theirs, ‘had so regarded them, and that they had executed deeds in that capacity; and it was stated that ac- cording to American and Protestant customs, these carcumstances mnst be considered proofs of lawful marriage; it wes also shown that Sarah Lloyd, who was a Quakeress, had been expelled from the Quaker community, partly for having been then too fond of dancing and of pleasure, and partly for having, 2,200 contrary to the custom of Quakers, “ allowed her. self to be married by a priest.” The Imperial Court on appeal decided that Ui yunal was right in ite judgment in fayor of the J ‘jean heirs, and it ordered the division of the late Duchess’s property to be at once proceeded to. Prom Demarara we have files to the 2d wit, Vat they contain no local news. A large number o! criminals had been tried in the different law courts, The Barbadoes Globe of the 24th January an- nounces the arrival of the new Governor, Mr. Hincks, Rear Admiral Fanshawe, and the new com- mander of the forces. Mr. Hincks was received by the Hon. Francis Goding and Edward Packer, Esq., of the committee of the Legislature. His Excel- lency was received with loud huzzas by the con- course of persons that had gathered around, aud proceeded at once to the Government House. In Trinidad, (British West Indies,) a series of suc- cessful forgeries, to the extent of several thousand dollars, had been committed on the Branch Colonial Bank. Accounts from Rio Janeiro to the Mth January state that coffee was very scarce, and that several American vessels were leaving in ballast. The city and province were healthy. The United States Senate yesterday passed a bill apropriating $80,000 for new fortifications at Galves- ton. The remainder of the session was devoted to a discussion of the merits of the Trambull election case. In the House the Deficiency Appropriation bill was passed. It gives, among other things, $150,000 for sick and disabled seamen. The propo- sition to abolish the marine hospitals, and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to contract for the treatment of sick seamen, was defeated after a se- vere struggie. The total amount embraced in this bill of deficiencies is $1,396,280. Mr. Smith, of Ala- bama, introduced a bill to prevent the introduction of foreign criminals, lunatics and paupera, into the United States. The Senate bill authorizing the con- struction of ten steam sloops of war was referred to the Naval Committee. In the State Senate yesterday the bill to abolish the office of Superintendent of Canals was ordered to a third reading. In the Assembly notice was given of a bill to repeal the act authorizing the election of additional Justices of the Supreme Court in New York. This bill is designed to settle the dispute between Messrs. Peabody and Davies by abolishing the office to which they are rival clair. ants. The bill levying the mill tax was passed toa third reading. Hon. Edward Everett will exchange salutations with our citizens at the Governor's Room, City Hall, between the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock this afternoon, The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention met at Harrisburg yesterday. Upon taking a vote, 126 out of 132 delegates declared their preference for Mr. Buchanan as the democratic candidate tor the Presidency. A meeting of the British radical reformers was held in this city last Monday evening. The resolu- tions which are advertised in our columns announce part of their preceedings. A memorial to the Queen of Great Britain, to procure a full pardon for Mr. John Frost, the Welsh chartist, is one of the measures contemplated. The Massachusetts Know Nothing State Council assembled at Boston yesterday. The seceding delegates from the Philadelphia Convention gave aceounts of their conduct while in that body to the Council, but we are not informed as to what action was finally taken upon the subject of the nomina- tions for President and Vice President. The United States Circuit Court was opened yes- terday before Judges Nelson and Betls, when the argument as to jurisdiction in the case of the negro Wilson, charged with scuttling the Eudora Imo- gene was set down for this morning. The argument in the Superior Court, general term, in the case of Ogden against Astor, is still unfinished, and was adjourned yesterday for a week, in consequence of the death of the father of Judge Bosworth, one of the presiding justices. L. De Angelis, of the United States Marshal's office, assisted by a deputy Marshal from Philadel- phia, arrested William O’Brien, inthis city, on Mon- day night,on acharge of having enlisted twenty men in Philadelphia and bringing them on to New York for enlistment in the army of Gen. Walker at Nicaragua. He was taken before a United States Commissioner in Philadelphia yesterday, and held to bail in $2,000 for an examination. This O’Brien is the man on whose information the Kinney expe- ditionists were arrested. It is said he was formerly a Captain in the army in Mexico, and that he has aleo held a high position in the navy. The second trial of Mr. Joseph E. Ebling, Com- missioner of Streets and Lamps, for bribery, com- menced in the Court of Sessions yesterday. So far nothing new has been elicited from the witnesses examined. The special committee of the Board of Council- men, to whom has been referred the majority and minority reports of the Board of last year, together with the report of the Aldermen, upon the subject of permitting the use of Castle Garden as an emi- grant depot, held a meeting yesterday afternoon. The subject under consideration before previous commitiees was a preliminary inquiry as to the le- gality and feasibility of appropriating Castle Gar- den asa place for the general reception of foreign emigrants. The present committee have commenced their examination with an inqniry into the manage. ment of affairs at Castle Garden under the Commis- sioners of Emigration. Mr. Isaac Newton, the well known steamboat man and President of the People's Line, testified to the Commissioners’ exacting from the emigrants twenty per cent for transportation West and elsewhere over the amount charged by railroad and steamboat companies. An assistant weigher and one of the emigrant squad attached to Castle Garden testified to abuses to which the emi- grants were subjected upon and after landing. It is under-tood that the committee design to investigate the entire management of the Castile Garden depot. The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday and transacted considerable routine business, There were strong symptoms of a row between Messrs. Draper and Dugro, arising from some alleged political trickery, and the lie was given, though fortunately nothing more serious resulted between the belligerent gen- tlemen. There are now 6,636 persons in the insti tution. Harp to Piease—Anoruer Ticket Caccep For.—Some of the old line straight out hard shell whigs refuse to support Mr. Fillmore te- cause he has become # Know Nothing: others because of his strong Southern accent, at others because he has been nominated as tue Know Nothing candidate. On the other hand, some of our most inveterate Kaow Nothings reject Mr. Fillmore because he is not a memb.r of the Order, at all events, not a member in the regular way; but a member on the sly. Others oppose him because he is a pro-slavery Southern candidate: others because he is the silver gray whig nominee in disguise; others because he can’t do a thing in New York, and because his nomination has bursted up the American party. Here, then, we bave again a striking ilius tration of the oid fable of the man and the boy and the jackass. It is impossible to please everybody with one American ticket, do the best we can. The only alternative, then, is that propored by the Philadelphia seceders, to wit—another Americaa Nominating Conven- tion on the 12th of June, and regular “ North American” ticket, in opposition to the “ South American” ticket. Otherwise our North Ame- rieans will be very apt to fuse with Seward or the democracy as a last resort. Mr. Fillmore’s nomination will not do, it is a bad policy (and we have Scripture authority for it) to pat new wine into old botiles. The parable refers to the old goat or sheepskin bottles pecultar to the Eaet. They have them in the Holy Land to this day, These bottles, as they become old become tender, and new wine put into them, from the process of fermentation, is apt to ex- plode them. So it is with the nomination of old worn politicians by new parties, ‘The News by the Baltie—The English Press and the United States. We publish in another column an article or two from English journals, which are calcu- lated to make bad blood on this side the water. Perhaps some sort of apology is due to the readers of the Hera for laying before them the trash and rubbieh which is published in such sheets as the London Post. No apology would be eufficient, if we allowed their folly to go abroad uncontradicted as the sober sen- timent of the British people. But as foreign nations would commit the groesest blunder in the world if they assumed that the Washington Union spoke the senti- ments of the people of the United States, so it is quite proper that we should inquire, be- forewe allow British newapaper articles to rile us, whether or no the London Jost, and even the Times, are safe guides to public opinion ia England. It is generally understood that they are high in the confidence of the Palmerston administration. The London Post is an old party paper, which is believed to derive its main support from irregular sources: the Times is an independent journal, which, for the pre- sent gives its support to Lord Palmerston be- cause it deems him the best man availa- ble to wind up the war with Russia. Judging trom the comments of other jour- nale, and other reliable resources of in- formation, it appears that these jour pals repreeent the Palmerston administration and that majority of Parliament wich sup- ports it; but no one else. Of the feelings of the British people toward Lord Palmerston and his government, the quite recent agitation on the subject of the army enables us to form an opinion; and that opivion is that Lord P:!- mereton is borne by the English simply uv cause, in the exclusive circle of eligibles to which their choice is narrowed, he is the bes’ for their present purpose; and that toe Parlia- mentis tolerated simply because, uader the Septennial act, the Englich cannot he!p then: selves. These were the conclusions to whicn every unbiaseed foreigner came at the tim» when the 7'imes was thundering against the im becility both of the Aberdeen ead the Pal- merston Cabinets; at the time when Austen H. Layard and others were inaugurating en agitation for reform, from which great things were hoped; at the time when the whole British press, with the exception of the espe: cial organs of the nobility, was democratic and revolutionary in its tone. Nor has any- thing since occurred to alter the public mind of England. The Palmerston government has won no victories, established no claim to supe- rior ability, effected actually nothiag for re- form. We sball, therefore, run but little risk of being in error when we conjecture that the present passive attitude of the British people is solely due to their fears leat domestic agita- tion should weaken the country in the pending contest with Russia; and that, at bottom, Eag- lishmen are as deeply disgusted with the folly and the mischievousness and the incapacity of the oligarchy who rule England as they were twelve months ago. Ithas been said in England of the pending questions between Great Britain and this coun- try that any two merchants would settle them in half an hour, Even the organs of the British ministry have eaid as much as that neither the Central American pretensions of England, nor the dismissal ot Mr. Crampton were worth fighting avout. Every public jour- nal beyond the control of the government, and every public speaker outside of the select oli- garchy, have emphatically blamed the course of England, and argued that terms should be made with this country at once. There has not been an assembly—with the single excep- tion of the corrupt, degraded body of men who compose the House of Commons—where the American difficulty has been even hinted at without an emphatic expression of friendly re- gard towards this country from the audience. The Times itself admits that the people of Eag- land would not listen to a speaker who pre- sumed to assail the United States. What, then, are we to think of Lords Pal- merston and Clarendon, and of the newspapers which speak on their behalf? 1s it possible to confound them with the mass of the British people, whea the language of the one is so widely at variance with the ascertained senti- ments of the other? No euch mistake wiil be made by one fa miliar with the hereditary policy of the Bri- tish aristocracy, or with the antecedents of Lord Palmerston. From the beginning of their ascendancy, the ruling principle of the former has been—occupy the minds of the people—do not give them time to reflect. It was in obedience to this principle that the oligarchy plunged England in a war with France at the close of the last century, and prosecuted that war for twenty years, at a cost of four thousand millions of dollara, It was pot without bearing this principle in miad that they engaged in the war with Russia: and now-—when indications are not wanting that England is about to be forced into an ignominious, or, at the least, an unsatisfactory peace—they resort to the old plan of occupy- ing the people’s minds by. blustering at this country. Lord Palmerston was created ex- pressly to carry out this policy. He has been its most faithful and persevering exponent, A flashing speaker, a hearty debater, he neve: rizes in the House of Commons without divert- ing public attention from the question at iesue by engaging in some fierce personal con: troversy; and he is the same in the Cabinet, He cannot be six months in office without em- broiling England with eome foreign Power; he never was. Since his political life began, he bas quarrelled, on behalf of England, with France, Spain, Greece, Austria, Russia, Persia, China, Sweden, the Hanse Towns, Australie, Canada, Ireland and the United States; with some of these, several times in succession. His idea is that a good row keeps the blood in cir- culation; and that in « country exposed to internal disease, a healthy external irritation should always be kept up by means of a quar- rel. So, when the Russian war came to an end, he picked a quarrel with this country; and when this is settled he will fall foul of the French. Now, if it suits the Mnglish with their pro- fessed, and no doubt genuine regard for this country, and their obvious interest they have in the maintenance of peace, to keep a profus- sional matador of this description at the head of their government, it is their business, not ours; but they must not be surprised if ovents | fall out differently from their expectations. We, too, have pugnacious characters among our politicians, and others who show pugnaci- ty for effect, like Mr. Marcy and Mr. Pierce; but we watch them pretty closely, and with the help of the Senate and Congress, we gene- rally contrive to prevent their doing much harm. Would it be very difficult to establish similar check on the English pests, Palmere- ton and his friende? Of course nothing could be expected of Parliament—that was seen a3 long sgo as in 1854; but cannot the sensible men of England bring an outeide pressure to bear? It must be as easy in London as it isin New York to see that England can make nothing out of this American quarrel, and that the only persons who will gain credit by embitter- ing itare Lords Palmerston and Clarendon, who will pass for men of great spirit, and not at all such blunderers as the war and the peace negotiations might have led men to suppose; but have we lived to the year of grace 1856, and reached our present pinnacle of enlighten ment and civilization, to see the peace of the two Anglo-Saxon countries interrupted for the mere glorification and emolumeat of twodema- gogues like these? Has England learnt no- thing ‘rom ber own history—nothing from ours—that she should be ready to plange headlong into war once more in order that a political mountebank—for as such will Lord Palmerston be classed in history—should re- tain his office, and have his quip and his jest at the tories? In ali Great Britain—from Cuith- ness'to Land’s End—is there no sense any- where? A SrroxG View or tur Sussect.—The Rich- mond (Va) Wahiy, in discussing the present war Surore of the admmietration against John Bull, says:— * * * Bat the true motive for the war cry is to be fourd in a deeper policy. itis part and parcel of the cemocratic programme ior every Presidential campaiga. The talk of war naturally stirs up the fierce democracy but then in add'tion, it furnishes a decent pretext for the rty to cali upon Congress for large appropriations. Noxe but a traitor to his country can object to the ex mditure of incefinite millions for pattiug the country into a poature of de'ence, when war is imminent! This is the logic. Congress is therefore called upon to open the trearury ana.et the party help themeelver. Chis game was commenced in Gen. Jackson’s time, when i: was propesed to put ten milifons in the hands of the Presicert, osteambiy to meet the apore hended war with France; but really to feed the office holcers and elect Van Buren. The same policy was at- tempted in Tyler's day, to resist the machinations o: England against Texa: vain by Polk cn the Oregon quection; and now by Pierce for the fourth or fifth time, in respect to emistments and the Central American yaes tion. Within the last five or six days the Presiient has seni a mensage to Congress, asking tor three mitiions ot collars to manufacture firesrms. A proposition has also been introduced in the House to build fifteen steam ers, and another to strengthen all the fortifications on the coast, These several schemes would require an ap: propiiation of some twenty-five millions of dollars, over and beyond the ordicary expanses of the government. As coon as the representatives of the people are wheedled out of these millions the war cry would coliapse. Palmerston is pursuing the same hullabnloo policy on the other side, and for the same pur- pose; and the result, we dare say, from “the sober second thought’ on both sides, will be the repudiation of both the Pierce and Palmer- ston administrations. Peece or war, however, the necessities of our world-wide commerce require those additional war steamers. Guth- rie’ treasury surplus could not be invested more Wisely than in those proposed ten addi- tional war steamers, A Prospecr or Cxiean Strevts~Maror Woop Takin THE ReEsponsinitiry.—It is con- soling to think that there is one executive officer in our city government, at least, who is not afraid of assuming responsibility when he believes the public good imporatively requires it. Mayor Wood, eatisfied that Commissioner Ebling does not properly perform his duty in cleaning the streets of New York, has taken that business into his own hands, go far as Broadway is concerned, at any rate, as will be seen by the annexed advertisement:— PROPOSALS FOR REMOVING THE DIRT, ICE, ETC., ETC., PROM BROADWAY. Mayor’s Orvics, March 4, 1856. Sea’ed proposals will be received at this office until Saturday next, the 8th inst., at 12 o'clock, for removing the cirt, ice, tnow, &, &¢c. from Broadway, between the Astor House and Union sqnare, the work to be do between the houracf6 P.M. and GA. MM., under the di rection ofthe Superin‘endent ot Streets, and to be en- tirely completed and ssid portion of Broaiway put in » thoroughly clean cuniition by Monday morning, the 18tn inst., at 8 o’e'ock. During the hours above specified for the performance ofthe werk all yehisles will be entirely excluded from the street, in order to affird the contractor greater fa- cility for the accomplishment of his contrast. All taken trom below Canal street mast be dumped into the Bat- tery enlargement, and the balance in the Park fronting on Chambers atreet. The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder, who will be required to give tatisfactory bonds, to be ap- proved by the Mayor an1 Comptroller, for tts faithfal performance. The prevosais must be endorsed “Prapo- sals for cleaning Broadway,” and rent to the Mayor’s office, directed to the Mayor ard Commissioner of S:rests and Lamps. FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor. The mild weather of the last few days, acting upon the huge mass of frozen dirt in the streets, has hed the effect of rendering our thoroughfares well-nigh impassable ; indeed, unenviable as is the reputation of New York for filthy streets, there has been nothing seen for years past like they are at present; and should Mayor Wood succeed in his present undertaking, he will receive the hearty sup- port and countenance of our citizens. There can be no question as to the propriety of Mayor Wood's relieving the Commissioner cf Streets from the performance of his duties, A Wire Sratz Coxventios—“Tuey Str. Live.”"—We notice a callin one of our New Haven exchanges fora regular old fashioned Connecticut Whig State Convention in that city, on the 13th of March, “for the purpose of nominating candidates for State officers, and taking euch other action as may be thought necessary or proper.’ We are afraid that this is a bad move for Mr. Fillmore ; but we shall eee, A S1icut MistakKE.—Some of our Washington oorres pondents have queer ideas upon some subjects ; and, although feheir contributions are cercfully revised, a statement unwarranted by the tacts In the cate occasion- ally slips into print. Such was the cass wih th, graph printed on Sunday, which charged @ gentleman with being a government spy in Nicaragua. His mission had nothing whatever to do with the State Department, ‘as we happen to know. City Politics, YOUNG MEN'S SOFT SHELL GENERAL COMMITTEE. This body met last night at Tammany Hall, Douglas Taylor, First Vice President, in the chair, and Messrs. Robert Grant and Edward Timpson, officiating as secro- aries. The only business transacted worth meationi + was the parsoge of@ resolution declaring the Presiaan 4 chair vacant in consequence of that official leaving the city for Nicaragua without giving notice of bis intention te dono. An election was ordered at tho next meeting to fill the vacancy. It is urderatood that the present Vice- President will be elected. This office is ore ot some im- rtance to the young democracy during the year of tho Brecidential canvass. Personal Intelligence. ‘The son of Major Charles J. Helm, the American Conaul at St. Themas, four months old, was christened by the Rev, Mr, Hawley (an American) on the 20th of January, ard named ‘guthrie,’ a« a compliment to the secretary of the American Treaevry. Colonels Thomas 1. Jones and Thomas i. "awhins, of Kentucky, and Mes, ilize Clench, apenrors, were renrseented by proxy. ARTIVALE. From Liverpool, in the ‘snr ip BaltiomMrs Gordon and child, Mewrs Oyrus W Fi, i J Rogers, D & Hughes, BA ‘Wahi, nett, 8 © Townsend, Lhoe Hor apt, ‘Bim nm t Chas 11 andered at Wooster, Jate of brig Urasader, e p Yi of H Minto of sehr Mayflower, of Newport, i T mnnary 6; Cant J I Of Boston, foundered at sea January 6; Cnpinin, Harr hiytinge, late of brig Lucretia, of NY, condemned at Madeirs, paving put into that port leaking 2.000 strokes per home frou the gove ol dunuary 6; seers J WA PO Nenmen,Adoipa Ranges Alfred Clapp, BT Huddardt, John Gaillardon, Joseph Til than, of Parle; Clarence Kytinge, C M Fitch, feandoioh Gin ley, Ww Hurry, RB Bayer, H ti Des Angee, Rey Miron Wiewow, Meera Gregor Mitchell, Chas W Brown, J Frounit. Francia Little. O Villeneuve, bearér of desvatches, Edward Rudolf, }- on ‘Pick, Miss Cavherine Pick, Mr and’ Mra Jchn el a way, Mr and Mra Juitas Schumann, Mra Kirmincnain, Misa Rose Welch, Moesra T ¥ Wilgar, Win Siubbs, Richard’ Pres. ianitord, Andrew B. ‘Tiflla, Cor- hos Deacon, Theodore peliug Webmier, Lieary VbAING, Goo Waulicmaorg, SEB LA at waws. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, The Pennsyivania Democratic State Con- vention. ‘ Hanmanorc, March 4, 1856. The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention assem- Died at three o’elock this afternoon. The Committee on Organizstion reported Hendrick B. Wright for President, with twenty Vice Presidents and thirteen Becretavies. The roll was called an} members expressed their pre- ferences in regard to the candidate for the Presidency with the followiog result:—Buchsuan 126, Dallas 6, and one for the nominee ot the Nations! Convention, On motion & committee was appointed to report the names of tif y-four reprecentatives and four Senatorial delegates from the State at large, and two representa. tives from cach Congressional district to the National Coprventios, and ulao the names of electors. Op motion of Mr. Dawson a committee of thirteen waa appointed to report resolutions. Adjourned till evening. Another correspondent sends us the following des- pateh :— Harersncrs, March 4, 1856. The Democratic State Convention is now in ressioa. It in composed cf men of great intelligen:e, avd they act wih great unanimity, Mr. Buchansn has been nomi- nated by acclamation, the friends of Br. Dallas all going for him. Resolutione, olflered by former Casa men, in avor of sending & united Buchanan delegation to Cincin- nati, were ad: pted with cheers, Hon. John L, Dawson, a devoted fried of Gen. Cass, is the leading spirit of the Gcnven'ion, Strict State mghts Kansas. Nebraska resolu- tions will ba adopted. The OK Keyrtone State is in earnest, and is und to win. R. The Massachusetts American State Council. Bostox, March 4, 1858. The American Council of Massachusetts commenced a special session in this city to-day. About thres hundred delega*eswere present. The Council organized at 10 A, M and udjcurned till utternoon, when the delegates to the National Convention commenced to explain their courses and position in that body with regard to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice Presicent. Mr. A, A. Riceaonp, of Adams, delegate at large, was the first speaker. After giving his account of the pro- ceedings, and speaking of hie opposition to the platform, he said that he remained ia the Convention until they pominated a man for the Presidency whom he had Ir expected to see nominuted—one, so far ashe yet been informed, who is not identifed with sv ‘American party. He left the Convertion more im sorrow than an anger, for he could vot be in favor of tne Spring- field platform’ and yet support the nomina‘ion cf onc ned to be opposed to thay platform. If he conld assented to the nomination without a sacrifice ot ciple, he would baye done it wittiogly. He waa still warm}y in favor of Auerican principles, but it was tor the Council to decide whether he (Mfr. Richmond) wasto be forced to cut aleot trom his olf frisnds, and also whether the Amerioan party lives or cies. Mr. & M. ALLEN, one of the district deleg stes, said that betme be jrived the American pany he was a Union whig om un admirer of Daniel Webster. if9 preferred Judge Melan, of Ohio aw the Americans candidate be. lieving bim to be & man the Americans of Massachusetts woulé support, and one who could carry the Union. He belic ved the protestations of the Southern delegates that would go bome and work for the election of Mr. Fillmore were iusincere, and expressed the opiaion that they weuld isbor for the success of the democratic candidate, and thus sustain their Nebraska platform. Mr. A. B. Ery, of the Third district, was the next speaker. Be said that Mr. Fillmore was not his choiee. He voted for Commodore Stockton and Garret Davis, and ajer the xominsticn he came home dissatisfied; but upon reconti‘ering the whcle ground he, felt it his duty to support the nomination. He made some statementa in retevence to Mr. Fillmore’s devotion to Amerizan prir ciples, and announced his adhesion to the nomina-. tions, Wr. J. M. Kern, of the Fourth district, followed in favor of end: rsing the nominations. He believed that neither ot the candidate would see the rights of the North in- vades', ‘Adjourned till 7, M. THIRTY-rOURTA CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasuixoton, March 4, 1856. ‘THE DEFENCES OF GALVESTON. The Senate passed the bill appropriating $80,000 for new fortifications at Galveston. THE ILLINOIS ELECTION CASE Was then considered. Mr. Srvarr, (Zem.,) of Michigan, contemJed that the constitution of Iinois renders Mr. Trumbull ineligible. Mersrs. Burer, Tovcey and Sewarp severally spoke to the effect that the to elect a Senator is derived rom the constitution of the United States, not from that of Illinois; therefore, the letter has no power to prercribe tie qualifications of Senators—neither to edd to, dimint+h nor modify the requirements of the federal constitution; covsequently Mr, Trumbull’s claim to the seat rhoulc be maintained. ‘Adjourned. House of Representattves. Wasminctos, March 4, 1856. INCREASE OF THE NAVY. The Senate bill for the construction of ten sloops-of war, was referred to the Naval Committee. FOREIGN CRIMINALS AND PAUPERS, Mr. Sur, (K. N.) of Alabama. introduced a bill to present the intrcduction into the United States of foreign criminals, paupers and lunatics. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. THY DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED. The Defictency Appropriation bill was pacaed. Amoug other appropriations is one of $150,000 for sick and dis- abied reamen. The proviso to abolish the marine hospi- tals and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to con- tract for the medical treatment, after a severe stcuggle, was stricken out. Adjourned. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Benate. Avrany, March 4, 1856. Mr. Brooks presented a remonstrance from R. J. 1. ¥- ingeton end T. F. Hoffman against the report of the Hw’ bor Commissioners, ro far as relates to laying out the basin from Troy to Ferry street. Mr. ©. P. Swrrit presented ® remonstrance against the division of the Seeond ward, Brooklyn; also the petition of the Ameriean Guano Company for an act ot incorp»- ration. The petition represents that the trustees of the company have obtained from Edward A. Turner deeds for two irlends in the Pacific ccean, discovered by an Amer.- can ebipmaster, on wluch are large deposits of guas”, and asks for an nct of incorporation for the purpose | getticg guano there or any other island they may become entitled to, and for exporting and importing the saws, and for chartering vessele—the fixed capital stock to be ten millions, with power to increase. It alao asks that power be given to the company to borrow money to the €xtent of five hundred thousand dollars on hypothecated stock, or on real or personal property. REPO! EPORTS. Favorably, to authorize the Balance Dock Company to mort roperty. seatest cig peti on of the citizens of New York for the return of head money. Agreed to. To enable the Staten Island Railroad nek to own and run ferry boats, with amendments, the design of which isto preserve the rights of New York, waich i) pda to have been encroached upon in the original bi By Mr. Kety—Against the bill for the better protes- tion of depositors in sa institutions. Also, against the bill to probibit bank officers from voting as’ proxies wy, Funoos, (by bill) —To regulate the vate of pota Ir. FERDON, (by bill) —To re; sale - foe by requiring that they shall be sold by weight, 60 pounds to the burhel, and 150 pounds to the barrel. By Mr. Z, CLark—For an appropriation for the support and care of lunatic asylu RESOLUTIONS, FTC, Mr. Brooxs called up the resolution expressing the sen- timents of the Legislature against the extension of the Woodworth patent. At the request of Mr, Sickie, the consideration of the resolution was made the special order for Thursday. On motion of Mr, KELLY, the vote on theadoptien of the report agsinst Iccating the xeoond Lunatic Asylum in one of the river c- unties was reconsidered, Under the general orders, Mr. Urwam’s bill to abolish the cflice of Suporintendent of Canals, was discussed. ‘Aiter several acmondments offered by Mr. BRooxs had been defented by party vote, the bill was ordered to a third reacing. Assembiy. ‘ALraNy, March 4, 1856. ‘This bemg general order day, the mormmg waa ocsu- pied in the discussion of the Dill to divide the Seventh ward of Brooklyn. BV, INTRODUCED. By Mr. Rim—To incorporate the Rockville Female Academy, Long Isiand. NOTICES OF WILLS. Ry Mr. C, P, Srm-—To contirm the title of citizens to property that bas passed through hands of abens; also, 4 bing the act for opening an 1 grading Division avenue, rcoklyn. To repeal the act anthorising the election of adaitfonal | by oae ad of the Supreme Court in New York. This bili ia deeigned to effectually settle the Davies ami Peabody controverty, by abolishing the offios in dispute, BES PASSED, Incorporating the Home Opthalmic Medical Sosiety. ‘Zo amend the poor lawa by authorising more summary proceedings in cases of desertion. HLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING. To authorise the levying ot a mill tax for the support of he government of the piate, = ‘Lo previce for arranging, and pepey for publica- tion, the retnrne cf the ast cencas of the Stare. i To amend the act for the better regulation of the New York Fire Depertornt. Lo reduce ihe cupital stock of the Fast River Boak, ‘Te create the Nineteenth ward of Brooklyn, Destruction of the Bark Messenger Bird. Boston, March 4 1866. ‘The bark Messerger Bird, Capt. Marrizon, from Bos'on for Valparaiso, before reported as having put into Her muda in distress, i# stated in a telegraphic deapates to have been destroyed by fireat Bermudas, on the ta of February, No particulars, Detalcation of the Treasurer NEW Saree March 3, 1856. Much excitement was occasioned in t! or on Satnr- , day by tbe ciscovery that Colonel Garl the City Treasur a defaulier to the extent of $200,000. Mr. Garland atrempted to escape on board an outward bound echoorer, but was caught at the Balize and brought beck to the city, ‘The Treasury office is closed in eonsequence of the de falcation. News Items trom Wi He wim Mae Te 1856. The House Committee on Contested Elections meet dally. ‘len contested cases are before them. It is under- stood that the «ne from Maryland, namely Vansant against Harris, bas been abandoned. Governor Wise has written toa friend here indignantly denying that be ever saia the Fillmore adisitiration was ‘* Washir gton jibe.” The whe'e number of land warrants issued under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, ia now one hundred thou- sand eight hundred and fifty-three. Regents of ne New York Untveruity. AwnAyy, March 4, 1856, The following nominations bave been made for Regents of the Stato University, the election for which takes on Thurs ay next:—By the democrats, Geo. W. Clinton, of lo. ana Robert Kelly, of New York: by the Aweri- cans, Stephen R. Kiroy, M. 1)., of New York, and Moses Crow, of Geneva; by the Nigger Worshippers, E. W. Leavenworth, of Syracuse, and Joseph Julien, of Che- mango. New York Charter Elections. Rocunsver, Maren 4, 1856. arter election to-dey, Hon. Samuel G. An- elected Mayor by 2,186 majority. Mr, Au- crews wasrun op the pigver worshipper, citizens’ and veform icket. The ward officers elected are nearly all anii-American by large majorities. SYRACUSE, March 4, 1856. Charles F, Williston, democrat, was 10-day elected Mayor of this clty by about 100 majority. Unica, Maren 4, 1856. Altick Hubbell, nigger worshipper, 1# prooably elected Mavyor of tis city by about 100 majority. The nigger worsbiy pers elect four of the six Aldermen. Mayoraity Blection in Chic: . CarcaGo, Il,, Mares 4, 1856. J. C. Sherman, arti-Nebraska candidate for Mayor, wi h two wards to hear from, is 270 ahead. Dyer, the dem¢ cratic candidate, fs prooably elected, but the rewalt in doubtful. it is reported that a large nuiber of illegal votes were polled. @he Weather. SyRactse, Mare 4, 1866. The weather has been very stormy about ‘here for several ¢ays past, and no trains have arrived from Os- wego or Binghamton since Saturcay. PUILADELPIUA, March 4, 1856. A violent gale of wiod has been blowing all the even- ing, with occasional showers, Merkets, New Onseans, Feb, 29, 1856. The America’s news was reeeived to-dey; our cotton marbet was excited in eonsequence, and raves assumed an upward tendency; the sales amounted to 12,000 bales, Sales of the week 60.400. Receipts of the week 57,000, The ir creased receipts at this port as compared with the same cate Isat year are 570,000 bales. The stosk on hand Low supounts to 265,60 bases. New ORLEANS, March 3, 1856. Cotton advanced, Sales to-day 18,000 bales, the mar- ket clcsing with an active demand. We quo.e midding at 9440. a O3ge, Sugar, 7340. Rio coflee, 1L7jc. Mo~ lasses, O43¢c. Mere pork, $24 26 a $24 50. Freights— Cotton to Liverpool, 11-16d. Cuartestox, March 3, 1856. Cotton quiet. Sales to-dey 2,500 bales. —_—_——_ The Missing steamer #acific—Lists of Her Passengers end Crew. ‘The Paltic brings no tidings of the Pacific, It is now forty-two days since she left Liverpool on her return to New York, and up to the present time nothiog of a relia- ble character has been seen or heard of her. Although her painfully protracted absence is undoubtedly a serious cause for alarm in regard to her tate, still we entertain strong hopes ot seeing her again. The Atlantic, it will be remembered, was not heard of till forty-nine days after leaving England, and it may be still longer before any news of the safety of the Pacific can reach us. For three weeks at least we should not give her up. Various rumors are afloat concerning her, the most probable of which is that her machinery ie in a disabled condition, and that she 1s now slowly making her way under sail to the rearest port. Some are of opinion that while on the Banks of Newfoundland she was damaged by the ice, and that she may still be surrounded by it and umable to extricate herself. In such an event no apprehensions need be felt in regard to want of provisions, as she is furnished with supply for three months. She had forty-five passengers, of whom about fifteen had taken passage in the first cabin, and the rest in the second cabin. The follow is a correct list of all: J. Figuerias, Mr. Charlesworth, Mr. Wilson, Mr. inaud, . ©, Shildon, W. B. Symmons and . Lieden, indy, ‘A. W. Atwater, Wm. Topliog, W. McDougal, 8. B. Berridge, lady and Mr, Paucher and lady, ehila, 3. N. Cuter, Mies Jordan, : Haight, Wm. Peel Reilly, jetz, H. Trimeer, Steer Misses Heck, I. Barbour, lady and R. Eapie, chit Mr. Lapps, H. Datin, G. Jordan, James Glen, W. Whittaker, A. Erving and lady, Me. Mr. Kershaw, Mr. Dorizano, Mr. Ridgway, Mr. Wilson, ‘A. K. Carter, A. Moore, Mr. Hopf, Le Grand Smith, Mr. O'Kelly, Augustus Erving, Fsq., is United States Secretary of Legation to St. Petersburg, and belongs to Hartford, Conn He is acoompanied by his wife. Mr. A. K. Carter waa in England as the agent of Wood- worth’s planing and spoke making machines, Newark, N. J Le Grand Smith is well known as a theatrical and mu. sical agent, and had gone to England to engage a company of actors for Mr. Marshall, the lessce of the Broadway theatre. Mr. Wilson is the agent of the Perry Arms Company, of Newark, N. J. Mr. Ridgway is one of the firm of Howland & Irving» owners of one of our lines of Liverpool packets. Mr. R. K. Haight, the proprietor of the St. Nicholas Hotel, is also among the passengers, Mr. H. Dutilh is a brother of the well known importer, of South William street, and is @ native of France. ‘The Pacitic’s officers and crew numbered one hundred and forty-one, all told. Their names are as follows:— Asa Eleridge, captain. Joveph Small, fireman, Hugh Lyre, ist mate, Win. Daweett, Char. P. .eere.24 43. Wm. Knight, John Webster,2d do, James Carr,’ coal passer, Fagar C. Dean, 4th do. kdwardColims, © George Gorman, Diedrich Smith,“ John Gray, “ James MoGuire, Patrisk McGinby, J, W. Terry, surgeon, John C, Fauenen parser. ‘Wm. Bowler, carpenter. Peter Leonard, boatewain. J.Wilson, boatswain’s mate. Peter Bail, helmsman. Thos. Croother, ’ ‘« David Donnedy, * James Fox, be Robt. Grabam, *¢ Wm. Carver, ¥e Jas, Bewlin, ied Patrick Gorn, = ‘Thos. Cummings, seaman, MichaelDalton, ‘¢ Robt. Bell, Wm. Dowling,’ Ricbaré Harrison, Peter Savi “ John Douglass, | “ © HughGarvey, ‘m. Frazier, “Thos, Bogan, « G. Peter Bolin, “ Ralph Aire, “ Chas Harrison, = —- Mathew O'Connor, « Thos. Brown, “Jas. MoVay, “ John Horn, “Bd. McKeever, JobnFlannerey, ‘ — Alexr, MeLean, xr, 8. W. Fairchild, steward. Michael Currey, = Thos. McGuire, 24 steward. Thos. Donnelly, “ Jonn Malcny, “ E. I, Somlette, saloon cook. Chas. Powel pug Constan Chablette, 2d cook. Geo, Mar “ Louis Ogelby, 34 cook. ‘shal Jobn Washington, Chur, Peckeli, 4th cook. Ins, Richards, “ John Brown, 6th cook. Michael MeGuen, — « ‘Jacob Robb, pastry cook. John Kelly - Jobn Mills, 24 cook. Joseph Darber, “ John , Bbip’s cook. iuciua Flannerey,ordinary. £4. Fletcher, 2d eook. Henry Bentour, +" John Dolan, porter. Wm. Fogonton, = rbilip C. Smith, 24 porter. Cornelius Renredy, boy. James Hayden, 2d porter. Samuel Mathews, engineer, James Dolan, 3d porter. Wm. C. Runell,letasst.do, P, C. Smith, storekecper. ‘Thos. Jeries, Ist do, ¢o. John Bown, messman. Martin Petsons,2d do, do. John Mitcheil, ** sampel Havens,2d do, do. James Murray, pantryman, Stephen Jaffries,3ddo. do. Pa. Smith, PB pets ts Dennis Sherman,sddo, do. Js. Luttrell, 3d pantrymun. cha Ball, otler, Fanny Campbell, ch’matd. Ph, Corneitus, ‘ Flizabeth Smith, ‘Abm. Warm, |‘ John Farran, butober. Gwen MeDermott, fireman. D. Arnold,firem’s messinan, J. McAllister, o'l pass’rs do. ‘homes Dowlin “ : «J. Finnigan, hoatawain do. Michael Ganning, ‘Ardrew Middermas, ‘ John Brown, 1st waiter. Richerd Lee, « —'Yatrick Hosey, obn Hvgbes, “David Jacquin} waiter rac Fil ott, bi James Daley, a Janes Fagen, “Patrick Hayden, « Thos. Riley “ Joha Metntyre,” Michael Meowell, —Jeanes Howey,” Jobn Clark, “Thos, MeGibney, + Wm, Jividalo, * Paurfok Mehan,? Michael Wright, «FA, Conroy, “ Jobn McCoy, “James Mev'raham, * John Kiegon, “Patrick Monoghaa, Lawrence Connell, = = Ph, Fanikner, Morgan Kec gh, a J bn Collinge ws Danean MeGrimes, * Conrad O'Brian, “John Hosey, « ps Aloert Sweesey =‘ John Ross, ie Conrad Smith, Jobn Stearns « , ‘The insurance on the Pacific is very large; the amount on the ship is $600,000, hail in the United States and half in Kurope; the freight money is insured for $40,000. Her cargo coneisted of tix or seven hundred tons, valued at $1,500,000. Most of this was insared. Tho total insurance amounts to over $2,000,000.