The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1856, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7134. AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON, Speech of Gen, Cass on Our Relations with England. ‘Three Million Dollars for the National Defences. Debate on Knnsas Affairs in the House, &., &e., &e. Interesting from the National Coplial. MINISTER WHEKLER—NIOARAGUA—JUDGH BROCURUS —OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAIN—CaPT. INGK AHAM— THE NAW GTEAM FRIGATE MERBIMAC, BTO. Wasitvcton, March 10. 1866. Col, Wheeler, the United States Minister ut Nicaragua, wnotwithstandirg his perseverance in the eodeavor to ‘Convince the State Department that he was justifiab's ia recognizing the new government, has failed to satisty the Secrotary of State of te propriety of his course, Mr. Marcy places little or no confidence in the testimonials ~mthe signatures—which Col. Whieler has trausmitted to him in this connection—justiication of tne conduct of an officer resting, accordi:g to usnge, more on the official etatement of facts than the endorsement of pri- yate individuals, It has heietofore been stated that Col. Wheeler was specifically instructed not to reswgaize the new government of Nicaragua, but he acted in ad- vance of thei: recelpt—a precipitancy om his part which ds emphatically condemned by our government. [he recent instructions are explici!, and he is required tc adhere tothem scrictly. In the unseitled condition of affairs in Central America, bis functious will, for the present, be confined to an oversight of our in‘srests in that quarter, as it is well known he has no official inter- course with the Nicaraguan goverament. ‘The destinution of the new steamer Merrimac (now at Norfolk) is not determined, although che will go on 6 eruise for six months. It is in contempiatioa to send dher to Annapolis for a fewdays, that members of Con- @ress may examine the vessel, whion, so far, has given ‘the highest satisfaction to the Executive Department. The bill recently introduce’ into the House by Mr, Wheeler, relating to witnesses detained for United States Courts in New York, provides that, instead of be ng con- fined in prisop, as now, they shall be comfortadiy acoom- moédated at the Navy Yard, or at the nearest fort. Th: subject was referred to the Judiciary Committee. ‘The Legislature of New Mexico have preferred charges egainst Judge Brocchus, who is now in this city, for ab- senting bimeelf from that Territory. The case 1s now before the President, and it is understood the charges are not well founded. He will leave the last of this week for that Territory. Quite an animated debate took place in the Senate to-day +on the Three Millfon ill for increasing the efficiency of thearmy. The speeches of Toucey, Hunter, and other democratic Senators, clearly indicated thee was no @anger of arupture provided the diplomacy of our g § ‘vernment was conducted as it stould be. Accorcirg to documents sent to the Senate to day, the instruction to Commodore McCauley, Commander of the hhome squadron, issued in April last, after the . panisa frigate Ferrolona had fired into the United States steamer El Dorado, were to the effect that in case of a similar outrage committed on a vessel rightfully bearing our fieg, he must prcmptly interpose and resist the exercise of the ascumed right of visitation, and repel the in:ec- ference by force, the executive taking the ground thaw the conduct of the authorities of Cuba in hailing and searching our vessels cannot rest on t: plea of territorial jurisdiation over the high seas in the, vicinity of the Island of Cuba, this government denyiag ‘the existence of any state of fac's to warrant the exercis of belligerent rights. Tho matter was proptly brough © ‘to the attention of the Spanirh suthori:ies by the state Department. The Committee on Elestions in the House have pre pared a report adverse to the claims of Mr. Foulke, wh ‘@ plied for admission as the representative of the Kigits } Congressional district of Iilinoix, The report denies tha dhe was duly e!ected, and recommends that the seat bs declared vacant. Goverrment received no derpaiches of particular im portance by the Africa. The gallant Captain Duncan N, Ingraham, of Koszta fame, was to-da y nominated as Chief of Buraau of Ord ance, vice Commcdore Charles Morris, deceased. The boats on the Potomac, connecting Washington with the Southern railroad, now run regularly two trips per day. The boata leave immediately after the arciva! ‘of the Northern trains, morning and evenirg. Ee aay THIRTY-FOUKTA CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasuiaton, March 10, 1858. WHE NAYIONAL DEFENCES—SPEECH OF GEN, CASS ON OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND. The Senate considered the bill appropriatisg three mil- ions of Collars for increating the armaments and muni- ‘tions of war, and for the manufacture and alteration of small arms, in accordance with the recent recommenda- tion of the President, The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third read- ing, by 8 vote of 22 against 12, ‘The fcllowing are the yeas and va: ‘Yus—Meesrs. Allen, Bigler, Bi Cass, Clay, Critten- ie Geyer, Bunter, irénwoa Johnson Jones (lo wa), at. ‘teh, Aa Rold, Sebastian, Siidell, stuarl, Toucey, Tram- ‘Navs—Mesers. Adams, Pell (Tenn.), Collamer, Fessenden "Foot, Hale, Harlan, Houston, Seward, Sumner, Wade and Mr. Crrrrmypen, (K. N.) of Ky , wished to know how agegent.improvements are to be applied to arms ia the Btatee? Mr. We1er, (dem.) of Cal., replied that it is proposed to call them in. There are about 300,000 muskets in the Btater, which are to be rified, supplied with new locks aud Maynard’s primers, which alterations will make them ‘most efficient weapons. This alteration will cost three dollars each. ‘Mr. Bvt (national), of Tenn., did not think the exi- gency had aricen for such an appropriation. He did not wish to have it go abroad that the little speck of war has etimulated such proceedings. Besides, the object of the -expendi{ure was not sufficiently stated to accord with the doctrines of the fathers of the republic. Mr. Wxi1xr was willing to make the bill more specific. He did not apprehend war, but while the Treasury is fall, »it tg well to make preparations for any emergency which may arise. Mr. SewaRp (nigger worshipper), of N. ¥., would vote for the bil}, if amended, so as to make definite appropriag tions for specific purposes. The-vote ordering the bill to be engrossed was re-con- «sidered, when Mr. WELLR moved an amendment, ia ac- cordance with Mr. Seward’s suggestion. Mr..Hontaa (dem.) of Va., spoke;in}favor of increasing <the national defences, s0 as to be prepared for attacks ‘frome every quarter. Mr. Cass (dem.), of Mich., said Mr. Prespext—When the information first reache «os some time since that a peace would soon probably ‘terminate the war prevailing in Europe, I submitted a vrerolution instructing the Committee on Naval Affairs t “inquire into the expediency of increasing ths navy of ‘the United States. Ithought this was a precautioner, moeasure, dictated as well by prudence as by patriotisa Before it was in my power to move ae adoption of th resolution, | was prevented, by an actident, from attend ving the nate; ‘and when 1 w ble to resume my seat, Las told by the Chairman of the Naval Committe» «that the subject of the a1 tation of our marilime fore) jhe their attention, and that he was about t» report ® I for that Lot nna This was done within « day ar two; and under these circumstances, I thought it Anexpedient to press my proposition. The bill was pass- }, and th think the iccrease i¢ provides falls short of what the situation of the country demands, yst T voted for it with pleasure, as an important atep in the 56 i ed ir, the external circumstances affecting us have ma- t a gare De forkns at te were laid “before 088. Q 1p Ai at at time cifforen- pos peeditg with England, but ‘these differences have aince assumed & much more serious character there, and here, and as their gravity bas foc:eased, and with {s the public excitement, England finds herselt ‘spon ve point of being relieved from @ terribie conflict, which demanded all her energies and resourc.s, and operated as 8 xeourity for her moceration towards other Powers, induciog ner to yield to the suggestions of prudence what she mgh! re! to the dictates of justice. If she is freed from the prosent struggle she will come ont of it with the pussession of « great force, and wi the iow of mueh of her mi of preatige, added to disappointed hopes and wound nationsl vanity, arrising out of the events of a war which have been more favorable unemployed THE NEW YORK HERALD. to the renown of her ancient enemy and recent friend, | of t: ord always rival, than to her own. It might welt be, fir, that this condition of comparative burriliation tbe might have no objection to seeking in the West that fir, which she had auticipnted, but had failed to fied, the Fast; or, at any rate, there consideratoms migh. operate to rencer her more tevacious of the post ion sh» had eecumed, and less disposed to mees us io o vpitit of moderaifon. And certainly, sic, no maa can fail to observe that as the probablity of peacef bas grown stronger, the bluster in Eoglend — 1 borrow the word from Lord John Kusseli— ¥ho applied it to Mr. Polk—has become more viclea’, ui: tbe latter is almost «'messurenent of the former. 1. is not iong since this feeling was indicated by a distin gui:het review, the «North Britain,” which obsrrvea oy way of warning or of thresiening, or probably both, tha tbe tame fleet which passes the summer in toe Back Ses way pass the winter in the Gulf of Mextoo. I: is a+ a ‘ime improper to look at our means of attack and da fence, but it is our eepscial duy todo so, as the sffatc © the country become wore critical. bere {s one poca- lisri y in ous condition which our whole history his dl, © ‘oad, ind that is an insuperable objection in the minds ofthe American people to the permanent support of + wea? military establishment. Woat Mr. Madison calle: ‘be ermor and the attitude of war will never be assumet tll war is upon us, Ofcourse our arrapg«menta vo nee’. hag ily wade, but they are made with « spirit and eve gy which no other country hae ever displayed, ua which enable us to face events 4s they are forced upon us, Ana I observe taat even the Londoa imes is no, blind to this national characteristic. its vision being obvioun y renoered cleaver by the ocourrences tn tne Crimes. Speak. pg of war, it trays :-— Our merebants would find 8 foe as well as a rival in every part of the word. We are aware that we sbould have to desi witb en enemy thheritixg all our eulerprise and daring, out net bureened, as we are, by @ national debt : of fnew pobles, or trammelicd by ® Court, an aristocracy (ine of which the report from tre’ Crime a discloses such edly fa tastic examples. We do not forget how quickly the United 5 afes raised the ai mies that reduced Mexico and wrested irom ber whole provincer. We know that twenty-five mt lions of men of buropean, snd obictly Bridub blood, are mot to be des ohed. We could bardly expect tosuffer much 1¢33 Gamage than we could inflict. The tact is, we have in the United States no soloiers, in the European acceptation of the term; no olias se. spart for the business of fighting. Uur embodied mitita- ry forep is too email to form an excep'ion to this remark. But the whole nation ie aration of soldiers, whea che sefety of the country demands their servioss. Habiruated to firearms and fitted by habit for almost auy empioymen: exch feels hia own interest involved ia the generai wal- fare, snd all sre ready to repair frim their bones to tae bat le field prepared to do tueir duty, ard animated oy a spirit of patrioticm which leaves to the guvornmeat the trek of determiving wiore voluntary offers sha'l be ce cl ned. not whore shall be accepted, The difficulty is in swying who shail stay, not who abal) go. The world has cever seep such displéys of military ardor and patriotism a axe furnished by the history of this country ia periods cf cifficulty and danger, very state of thirgs, however, renaers it but ‘he mor@ proper to regard wilh careful attention the course e1d corcuct of otuer uations, the pretensions they ad- vance, and the results which their measures appear to foreshadow. Obvious as this cuty is, it is scarcely over sulflea. but the ory immedia‘ely goss forth, aad often rom this plase, that war is destied. It is an fole charg, air; scarcely dererving seriovs refatation. fo adopt the sice of our country in her dispute with a foreign Power ia vot to desire war; it is to desira that humi.iating conces- sions should not be mada, but that if war is forced upon us we should be ready to meet its responsibilities, Its trae aim » overt war, not to invite it. Toavert it by showiog that we are aware of our position, and are not to se ii ven from i; by arrogance or injustice. My friend from Tennessee (Mr. Bell), as true 4 patriot aa we have amoas us, in bis remarks tne other day, fell into this error. He renewed the oft repeated story of my bellicose disposition towards England (this is bis word, not mine), founding the charge upon nothirg better than the freedom wits whioh I examine her pretensions, and the earnes: desire Lexpressed, as] am convinced that my country is rig 1. that ske will yield nothing to the unjust demands made upon her, The Senator seemed to think that this course of discussion bere would be considered by Engleni as a determination to cut the gordian knot with the sword. ‘So be it, sir, if she bas the arrogance to view the debaces here a8 trenching yee her rights aod honor, as a menace, to adept a phrase whica the Senator used upon thas oc: casin. if the statesmen and of Ergland, in that spirit of assumption #o often displayed in her history, connect the free discussion of our cause with the dajer- mination to appeal from the arbitrament of reason that of force, iet them learn to correct their errors in the school of experience. Irepeat wha: I tefore sa'd—ths people of this country Cesire no war with England. Every man knows the calamities which tuch a rupture would bring with it; and certainly, at my time of life, and wita the ekperience I have Iam ameng the Jast to look with satisfaction up such a prorpect. But weare not tolsy our hanca upon our mouths, nor our mouths in the dust, lest forciga Powers should see in the examination ot their conduct a fors- gone determination to engege in hovtlities. Iagree at east with one sentiment recently advansed by Lord Pal- merston, that ‘what a government has to consider is the justice of its cause gnd what is befittirg the honor and drgnaty ct the country.” That, I trust, will ever be our rule of action, and if itleads to peace, ao mush the bet- ter; but if to wor, we should meet itas we may. We find no cumple, elher formerly or recently, in Eaglish history of 1bis careful attention to the feelings Df another nstion, snd cf this studied purpose to avoid givi g of- fence by avciding the di:cuscion of national dilferences, Why, sir, the pecple and the press of Kngiand are equaily violent in their denuneistions of cur country and her oi iow, Iam not going to quote the terms of abuse so lavishly employed. ihey show how improvement foliows practice; for in the extensive experiouce we havo hore. tofore had in the receipt of similar unatioal favors, we bave received none more significant than these. The articles from the leacing journals, which prove this state of ieeling, have been everywhere republished wnd reed in our country, acd precious exafbitions they are of good iaste and good feeling. Ia one poiat of view only are they worthy of attention, except us indications of ratioval character, and that is because they are eual- ly indications of that ceep rooted sentiment of aversion which arimates the public mind in that country towards the United States. {know it bas been & ol geticaliy said here for apologies are never found wholly wanting, that these publicationstepeak only the feelings o| the editors, and not those of sbe great body of the people. Sir, there 1s no foundation for this distinction between writers and readers. The great leading papers of London are uaer- ring {nwications of popular sentiment turough the whe.her leaaing or led by it, especially w, re unites wi'hout reference to party distinstions ia ques. vions interesting to the English people; and this union is now almost witnout exception, and is of itseif one of the Bose prenvent signs of the times. *Let no one, therefore, object to their examinations here in this branch of the national legislature. They are legitimate subjects, im- por'ant, inceed, of investigation in the consideration of our affairs with England, as they furnish the means of investigating the condition of the public mind, aud how far it is prepared to approve extreme measures. He who believes that all the London journals during a session of Parliament, when the statesmen and politicians of the kingdom ssembled there, str advocate views of g eat questions of public opoley acceptable to the English people, know little of the cause which operates upen public opinion in that country, Straws they may be in themseives, so far ay respects our course or our caure they thow the forca and cirection of tha wind. Some of the most violent of these papers are the sup- porters, and under the control of members of the Cabi- net; and appreciate their own porition too well to give utterance toa single thought in relation to grave pubiic matiers unacceptable to their lesders. When, therefore, [read weil turned periods of conciliution uttered by Lo-d Palmerston, in the House of Peers, while he holds on with characteristic tenacity to the Inst levter of his con- struction of the Clayton-Balwer treaty, by which he mafotains that the evgagemens on the part of England, that rhe will not ocsupy any pact of Central America does not mean what it rays, but it means taat aoe will not occupy any more of it then she claimed at the date of the ‘treaty, or in other words, that she will act in- creuse her occupation—when I read this and then turn to the miserable diatribe, pre eminent for its arrogant abuse, against the United States, which has recently appeared in his journal, the Morning Post, 1am free to contess that the coarse effusion of the paper more than neural- izes the profersicns of the peer, and in my opinion speaks more truly his sentiments. In that precious exhibition of British moderation the world is told that we have no government, and are in pretty much the condition of the Gauls and Germans in the days of Julius Cesar, and that we are as much with- out the pale of European principles as China or Japan, or the African communitier, and that we must be dealt with differently from civilized nations. It proposes that the Eurepean Powers should come toa common under- standing bow to deal with us, and that France and &ng- land should place themselves at the head of this new crusade of civilization; that they should watch our coasts and search our vessels, and men out at their pyooseel upon pretexts to be jndged by themeeives; and, if necessary, this scheme should be carried to the last extremity. And this is the serious proposition of a eat London newspaper, known to be attached to and supporting the interests of Lord Paimeraton, fhe United States are to be taboced, to be declared # political leper, and to be excluded from the compsny of the sovereign Powers of the world. I bave no objection to the indulgence of that boastiog ity which makes part of the ish character. self-complacent exhibition rather amuses me. a complete cisplay of it at thia moment, and are timely warned that on the firing of the first hosile in Our c°mmerce is to be bo rom the ocean, our per board devastated, our eities plundered and destroyed, and, I suppose, our national mdence annihiiated. “Lat not boast thet putteth on his armor,’ the volume of inspiration, no less than the volum human experience, ‘but him who putteth it off.’ taranade is an old a A certain general, named jurgoyne, said in the Britith House of Commons, at the commencement of our Revoiutionary war, that he could mach througn the colonies at the head of a single regi- ment of bode ome ; and believe that was the general sentiment of England—it was truly an Engiith one. In a tew short months the self sufficient orator exchanged St. Stephen’s chapel for the forests Of America; sad placing hiteeif at the head of a well appointed army of seven or eight thousand men, he marobed into our coun- try a few abort miles, and tbere falfilled bis promise, by ap unecnditional surrender of his army. ‘When ve on‘ered upon our last war with England our dag was contemp*uously designated as stri bunting, and cur armed ships as fir built frigates. But when we came ont of it, that striped bunting had #0 ofen floated over St. George's crosa, and those fir built frigates had so often redeemed their charaster in desperate conflic's, and by capturing their opponents, that even national vanity, in its own Cefence, was compelled to admit the rowess of our gallant navy. this exaltation of own power extends beyond us to the other vations MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 185. were. For buts few short mnths have away since St. Petersburg and Mcrcow were te fall, and he Caer to be driven bask 'o the primitive inheritance of the Ruseian rul ria Avis, Bat Moscow aud St. Petersburg and Husvia have survived the power and the threats of Eag- ond, , 't i woncerful, sic, to observe what ignoranca of the t ws corditin of ovr institutions pervades the Engtisa: journal, acd TI may add, the English communi Amorg ti © crude spvculationa which Lave recsatly oo! to u rom he other ids of the Adastic, acing the. presest posture of our affairs wit «is eupposed we have no government, and that Congress sco the vresiient amd the country are guided by ‘hs 1d +ot moitees cout ever entered dato the haman imagina, on, [snail not top © repeat them, coatentiog myspit ito Observi g that the fatiure of tae House of Repre sen @hiver to elec Speaxer eeeme to have been san- rOeed toe knell of the govermment, 1.15 emphatically #6 the 4.4 look, wu insuperable bar to our progregs. Sow, oir, ‘0 us te ‘bis country it is really laughaote t> POL pee thas hen insicent as that could exert ths SMebles trfluence upoe the cesticies of our iasitations. JLey 616 contwolied by fary higher causes—oy the will of e Awericen people. And if this dead look, a3 F fs cate, ond even continued dariug ihe whole term af the exent Cong: ers, the people would have stood between ¢ Weetivotions snd davger, and would have token if Maure the operations of their go mect, Infact, sir, such is the moral effect of our stiutipy thas te pulilucel machine would for a woile mort ¢o om by it< own momentum. From the landing at Jamestown eod at mouta, our history is a seau9\, teaching Low fre¢ and equal governments may 0 or- gavizeo eva maintained by the spontaneous action of the pecvle in the face of wha ever obstacles may oscasionally Peetert thecswives, While I was in Paris, an inoitent heppenec, whic! furnistes another example of this En- ropesy guvrance. It ix worth re’erring to in this con- rection, a & charsecerisde trait. When the news reached tuere tat there bad been some disturbances fa Mersisvog, which hed caused the members ot the Legis~ lature to quit ‘beir hali of assemblage, there was a good deal of exci men , and it was considered, if not an actual reve loli m, #8 the precursor of one, Tho state of Xbloge in this country was judged py the sta’e of things Fiance, ond tha meabers ef the Coamber of Deputioa covlé net be doves py violence from their seats without op expotion whish woud shake the kingdom. [ was sekeo oy a distinguished French functionary, and with * meober wrich seemed to wey your country is ip & pad way, what would’ oe the probable ‘exalt of ti interrup'ion of the pudiic auihority, for Harrisburg or Sar bington was, I ruppose, to them the same thing, J enswered cba: tee next packet would probably briag ip ormution that some ju: tive of the peace had a wenen, spa toes the offerders had been apprehoni po punished, ard that with this exercise of au hori be who'e matter woold pass aay And such, in fact, wos he ‘esuit, With one exception, this government, ic my «pinion, ir, is the strongest government on tie ‘ace of the globe, These is no question but a eectional one which can destroy it. It we learn to be w se and avid al inriteurg amierference between the North aad re -ou'h, Jesving every portion of our country to maa oge ite effsira for ivef upon ite own responstbility, we mey 1¢e.onably iock forward to the indefinite exteaston of (he test ac freest form of government ever committed toman. I! we do uot, we may learn wisdom at as great asacrifice as man ever paté for his error, A tex these experiments of the British press to which I bave referseo, upor the taste and feelings of their own coup’ry and ugon the forbearance of thts, it reqairel » Kove Geai of courage on the part of the Londo Times, while alluoing o the views enter‘ained, to ay :— We believe that much of this reck essness (that ia, our ad- voosey of our cause) is owing to the habitually paciiic tons in Which tho Uriied States wre constantly spoken of in Engiand. 1 am at & ios» to judge whe:her this. remark is an as- erm ors sarcasm. If the former, it is as little credi- tare w the wisdom asto the veraci'y ot that reckless pape. If the laiter, it is ons redeeming concession, the mire valued © as is is elaoat without example. * Ube Bri ist peepie,” pay’ the same great controller of pubile opinion in England, ‘are very slow tog» to war, but. ‘hey art stil slowe: make .’ This national trait + us dixe’vered axd disclosed, must push the credulity of John Bu.l ab ut as ar ashe oan betr, and that is saying & good ¢ ue pretension excites the rivtoule of the reetc |. It haa besn’ often said that the las” pergcn « man knows is himeelf, and thet the remark ‘a equa ly true of mations nesda no better iliustration then this vaunt of the disprsition of Eagiand to vesr and forbear, evinced by the slownesa and reluctance with which she suffers herself to be driven into hostili- ties. 1be hh people aze very siow togo to war! y) slr, thei: histo: y for of ae past, has been little ole bap @ history ct their hostilities with the other “cwers of the earth, civilzed aad uncivilized, for they have been vévy impartul. in thelr apgros- sons, a8 either 0] mor Vagim has esenped treir assaul'a. Slow to go to war! Why yer the Isa: «ne hundred and fifty years they have hardy been at peace. Their armed ships have deen prowdag rowud the world seeking teritory they might devour. Aye, ane fincirg if, too, trom mighty coninruts to the strallest itet that dots the ocean. ‘if they hada temple of Janus, e* had the Rumane—theic predecessors in ware ond ecguititicns—it would be as seldom Shut as the me- mosble texple of ol’, Slow to goto war! This very Journal, the Times, tol ita readers Dut » short time ago that the British government went to war with Burmah for a dispried claim of £990. Slow to goto war, but qnick enuigh te go to war with Chian, in order to com- pel that countzy to pte the importation of opium, a drug des ructive of the health and morals of its peopie. And successful encrgh 'o make thet privilege one o: th co nditionr of peace, eqnal to 7 000,000 s‘eriing annually, Imereiy glance at this eubdject, for I have no wish to feLiow 1th detaiis, They are before the worid, and will #6 to the judgment cf poxterity. Slow io go’ to wat! Fis inst accotsta trom ineia tall’ ua teat toe ypulous kirgcom of Ove fs about to follow the fate of the other bative gc vernments of Hindostan, to swell the migh'y posteseions of the merchant company which rules The immense territories upon the Indus and the Ganges, Mr. Puesicert. 1 cesire tu dono injustice to Engisnd. T arpresiate a'l she has done for the intellectual advance- men of mavkind—for morali y and civilization. But when she plays the Pharisee, and thanks God she {s not like other nations, but shuns warsand acquisitions, I, for one, feel sittle disposition to yield to the boasts or denunsia- tions of her politicians or her journals. I have touched but a few tacts inher career. ‘Thay might be made to as- sume a formideble array. 1 re‘er to nothing which i3 not before the wer!d and ® legitimate topic of examination. He who believe: that the wrath of England may be de- precated or her designs arrested by studie { silence in our couctry cr in this high place of our country, knows litte of the ceaseless Operation of human ambition. I am pot ore of thse who be.ieve that by shutting our eyes to danger we may avert it. That is best done by locking it ic the tace aud by preparing for it. .No ma- ty never escaped war by closing their eyes to its ap- croach. And1o nation ever brought it on by the exhi- dition of a resolute determination to resist aggression. We have already, sir, it eppears to me, treated the aub- ject quite celicately—gingeciy, I may say, ia the Senate. ‘We baa bette: look at thip,s as they are, and call them ry their sight names. I sincerely trust we shall have no war. And when I consider the condition of the two countries, and the calamitous effects of a war upon both, I can hardly believe that Eogiish statesmen ‘will push the cifferenoes to that extremity, though cer- tainly there sre omia us portents above the hoi whi rn us that 8 storm may not he far off. Bat, at apy ra’ our safety will not be increased nor our Corgers diminianed, by sisting still amd closing cur eyes, and our ears, and our months to every thing arourd us, suffering events to take their own course—contrelied by not controlling them. The Jatest accounts tell us that several regiments have been orcered from England to Canada. I doub: the truth of the rep rt. Some years ago, and without refe- rence to the Russian war, the British government with- crew a Jarge por'ion (fits tro-ps from that province. It Gid not need Unem there. It does not need them there now, either for the purpose of ce’ence or of police. There tsno more imaeciate tear of an opposition to Britlsh authority in Cavada than there isin Lonion. It these troopa bave been really ordered there, the measure is an act of precaution or of menace, foreshadowing vlterior otjrots which depend on the determination of the British gevernment. I hsve:een no speeches in either houseo! ‘the british Parliament irom ary member of the govern- meut which gives rise to the least expectation tha: the views of the ministry will be changed respecting the di:- ferencer arising out of the Clayton-Bulwor treaty. I Fee, indeed, there are intimations that they would be wil'ing to sutm t these differences to the arbitrament of some triend- ly Power. For one, sir, I do not perceive how sush a pro- positon can be accepted. The question in dispute is hardy ® question for reference. It does not relate to cisputed facts nor to the fair construction of the en- gagemente of the parties, It is a mere question as to the Totaning of a word—tne word Phinda Mts) bring the matier wituia 14 narrowest compass. [ should as soon think of referring to arbitration the meaning of the words free, sovereign and independent States in the weaty cf peace with Great Britain, which re our incependence, as the words occupy and assume and ex- ercixe dominion in the Clsyton-Bulwer treaty, The forme meaeure would be just a8 reasonable and honorable as he Istter. No arbitrator, whether understanding the English janguage or not, can tell us better than we now know wbha\ a treaty means when it says that neither party ehall occupy or Fayed any dominion in Cen- tal Amerion except in the single case provided for in the rider annexed to it, any other occupation te retained the treaty is violated, and we profess to know what occupaiion means without 1 ing to the lexi- ccgraybical knowledge or good officers of friend or foe. if ¥ngiend can hok’ possesion without occupation she nay make ou! her case. If she cannot, ours is made out. The reference of exch a qnestion would be but a sub- erfoge unworthy of our positton and our cause, Undsr these ciroumatar cer, sno in the state of our foreiga rela- tions, Isbell vote tor the propositions of the Militar Committee to tortify the positions enumerated in the bil they bave r 1 think we are cailed upen to do #0 by comiserations which will be felt and approved of by the American people, Mr. Hare. (nigger worshipper) f N. H., said be could not believe in the pr>priety of the national armories, He could see no more necessity of having national arms wanufactured in national machine shops than of havicg aval upiiorma made in national tailor shops, nor did he admit the necessity of such an increase of the efficiency of the army at this time. Alluc to Mr. Casa’ quota- tions from the London Times, he raid little dependence was ‘o be placed on foreign newspapers. Ho road an extract from the London Telegraph, whish ropre- rented Mr. Seward and Mr. Foote as being extremely velligerent, and another from La Patrie, Louis Na- poleon’s orgem, which reprerented Mr. Banks, the Speaker ot the House of Representatives, as ® men, eying that in the double capacity of @ cO%ored man and abolivionist he had inspired profound divgust in the mings of the Southern members, leah resding of these extracts occasioned excessive jer. Mr. Iverson, (dem.) of @a,, defended the bill, ani thought there was imminem: davger of a war with . wd. He cid not believe the administration or t peeple were in favor of arbitration on the Cen- tral American question, Adjourned, Monse of Hepresentattves. Wasuincroy, Maron 10, 1866. PUBIC BULBNGS FOR COURTS ADB POST OFFICES, Mr, Wiextrn offered @ reselntion, which was adopted, instrneting the Pout Office C.rmmiitze to inquire into the expediency of erecting public bultdsags in Boston, Phila- delpbia, Crerleston amd New York, suitavle fir Post offt- ces and for United States Coart rocms, in accordance with the suggestions in the Presidemt’s message. APPROPRIATION LILLA, Mr. Caupmatt, of Ohio, reported consular, diplonastic ond army appropria ion bis, KANSAS A¥FAIRS. Mr, Crawrorp, (dew.) of Ga., addressed the House to *how that it was impcoper that the Comatttes on Elec. tions be empowered to send for persons and papers in the present case, He erguéd that Mr. Reeder represents a revolutionary movement outeide of the regularly estab- Vshed government of Kansas. Mr. Campuett, (nigger worshipper) of Pa., advocated the resolution of the committee, secusing those on the other side of an intention to stifle such investigation as vas necessary toa proper understanding of the ques- tion. Mr. Sarr, (K.®.) of Als., contended that the Com- mittee on Elections bad abandoned tne issue raised by Governor Reeder, and calied on the House to give them rower to contest the -legali:y of the election of every member of the Kansas Legisla ure, thus sheltering thele real purposes behing the shadow of ona man, wao nai proved bimself an arch sgitator, and py vaclous specu- ‘ations commitied such enormities as to inauce the ex- ecutive to remove him irom his high position. KUNKEL, (nigger worshipper) of Pa, advosated the resolu ion . to seid for persons and papers, aud dur- ing his remarks said that novwivbstanding Tntialdations, @nigrante fcom Veunsytvania will sult scovinue to ettio iu Kanees, ano if the time comes whea an invading force fxom bf seourt shel! interfere with their rignts, it will be found that tney wili maintain their rights to death. Air. On ER, (dem) of Mo., in vebaif cf the peopie of ‘bat State, raid that if emigrants from the Kast go to Kensas for the purpoee cf conzrol'ing the elections in open defiance of the Princip es of the Nebra:ka-Kansas MM, and prejudicial to the institution of siavery in Mis- sourl, strife, contention and perhaps bioodshed will re sult.’ The people of Bifssouii wre conscious of their rights, and have nerve enough to meincain them, ic. KUNK&L— In Pennsylvania we form no emigrant aid socteties; pecple go to Kansas ef their own accord, and have a right to go. Mr. Ourven—Was not a society of that kind formed here by members of Congress betore the Kansas bill was pescedy Mr. Kunxei—I am not bere to say whether such s0- cie:ies were formed in Massachusetts or elsewhere, Mr. OLIVER—Dces not the gentleman know that Mas- sachusetts chartered « company for controling the inst(- ee “4 of Kansas with a capttal of five miilions of ‘ol!ars' Mr. KuNKgI—I know nothirg aboutit. Settlers are there now, and others on their way, notwithstandicg the viclenoe ia Kanrae. Freemon are not easlly frightened. He could tell the gentieman that there ara no men on ¢arth who will moze firmly maintain their rights than Fenneylvanians, or, it necessary, reil their lives more early. He (Oliver) must not involve them in illegal hots. Mr. Otiver explained, ané raid thas whenever it was seen that the eleocions ara institutions of Kansas were contrelied by bena fide settlers, he and every man in the South was willing to abize by the will of the majority, though it might be it the institution of slavery, That is the position of bis consiitueats and the whole South. If troubles ensus, they will be main'y attribata- ble to the imiermeddling of the emigrant aid societies at the East, INDIAN HOSTILITIES IN OREGON. A message was then received from the President, avk- ing an appropriation of $200 000 for the suppression of hostiitties wn Oregon. ‘Acjourned. EEE City Politics. RROADWAY HOUSE WHIGS. A meeting of this branch of the whig party was held last evening, at its headquarters, in the Broadway House, There were about a doven perscns present, all members. ‘The public were excluaed from the room, and even the press was not adumitted. Ex-Recorder Tailma ige presided and Jireh Bull cfficiated as Secretary. The following re solutions were adopted, after which the mee'ing ad journed:— Resolved, That the party atill recognise as the basis of mn, and_acted upon fora. secios of yearaby we wha . a upon tor & ‘yenra by the whigs throughoutthe Onion. ecolved, That the’ attempt made by certain de'egntes to Whig Couvention, held at syracuse, in the year 1360, to tran fer tbe whig party (o another, and, in furtherance of that ob- Ject, to chatige ite designation and its name, was the exercise of a'bower not delegated by their constituents, and utterly re- pugnant (0 their wi-hes, Kesolved, Thst the whig party. still maintain as tundamental doctrines of their political creed the reatrieuon of the Executive branch of the government within suict ovnsttutional timits, eoonomy in the puolie jexpenditures, that iabor may be light ly burdened by taxation; the due eveouragement of domestic induetry by ealu'ary iaws for Ite protection; the promotion of our interna: commerce by affording increared faci tities for the safe transmission of the products of our soll, by providing ad- ditions) eafeguarde for I's preservation, and that of the lives of our fellow-citizens upon our nob'e rivers and internal seas, and by excouraging, oting and effeotually protecting our commercial irtercourse with ‘oreign nations. Re olved, That we are, and have ever besn, utterly opposed fo the extension of slavery. and withhold all’ sympa:hy trom those who were instru ental in antuuing that great compro mise, so clo ely identified with ‘he none of Henry Clay, watch ‘was designed and calcuiated not only o aliay the jealousies ot discordant sections of our country, but effectually to restore and tranquillity toour agitated republic, ‘And regarding as we do thoee outsite issues which have re- cenily aprung up amongst us as involving no great national ¢ ies, a8 Vapited and contracted in their charaeter, ag cal: ‘engender heart burnings and bitter recriminstions Emchg American citizens and {o arouse most unnatural an- tipatbies which all eLoula ceprecate ; . Resolved, That we disclaim ali connection with or allogiance to any other political organizatoing, believing that they will rove tobe as pernicious in their infuence as ephemeral in These resolutions were adopted unanimously, with the exception cf that relating to the subjec’ of slavery, upon which there was quite an exciting debate, and which was passed by a bare majority. The Disputed Jadgeship. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Clerke. IMPORTANT TO LITIGANTS—ANOTERR ORDER O¥ JUDGE DAVIES ‘VACATED, March 10.— Duncan and Others ve. Preble.—This was » motion to vacate an order for arrest. Judge Clerke this morning rendered the following deciston:—I hold tho orcer of arrest void in this ease, on the ground that it ited by Mr. Davies, who, for the reasons hereto- ed by Jucge , ovesvelt and myseif, we consider judge de facto of this Court, Without assuming to determixe postiively, or conclusively, tie rights of either ch te seat mace vacant by the death of Judge Mor we were compelied, in the absence of what we ceemed @ valid devermivation of the claims of Mr. Davies and Mr. Peabody, to have recourse to the Oounty Cierk’s office, with the ‘view of making a provisional or temporary arrangement, and the result was the recogni- tion of the latter as Ju de facto, There can only be cne actual cocapsnt of she seat; if there can be two, re con be twenty; and to be consistent with the position we have taken, we can only regard the offical acts of Mr. Peabody as vali¢, and those of all otnors ‘ciaimiog the same reat as invalid. Although the course we have pur- sued from the necessity of the ease 1s provisional, and nota judgment rencered in an action between the par- \ies, yet, even if we had reason (which we have not) “to change our opinion on their respeciive de jure zighta, we cannot now disposeos Mr. Pea- body ‘before a’ judgment ct ouster shall be recovered against him; unless he should think proper volun- tarily to withdraw from his porition of actual occupant of the seat, or neglect to: occupy it, either for the-pur- pose of abandoning his claim alt: gether or of becoming the actor in proceedings against Mr. Davies im order to expedite the judicial determination of the controversy. In # case, I presume, the same necessity which prompted us to recognise Mr, Peabody as Judge de facto would require us to acknowledge the valicity of the acts of Mr. Davies as the actual cocupant under coloy of title. But unless this should happen, or uutii a judgment shall be recovered by Mr. Davies against Mr. Peacody, in an action between them, we eannot, wishout palpable in- consistency, give legal effect to the acts or orders of the former, as @ Jnatice of this Court. No one can deplore moze dee; than Ii do. the conse- quences of this state of things. ‘dignity of the trix bunst end the administration of justice, by the dela; aud confusion which it preauces, are alixe ted ite I can only hope, however, that it will be termi be- fore \ong, in some way suggested by the patriotism and good senee of one or both of the claimants. For the roa- vons above stated, and only for those, the order ia set aside and vacated without costs. Police Intelligence. CHARGE OF MALICIOUS LIBEL. Charles Dunphy, formerly a clerk in the house of John Clark, of No. 48 Warren street, was arrested by Sergeant Jourdon, on charge of maliciously Mbeliing his former om) er, by circuinting false reports relative to the plait jolveacy. The secured wae bold to anewer ‘hy the charge by Justice of the Lower Police Court, ARREST OF AN ALLEGED OFFENDER. ‘Thomas Morgen was taken into custedy yesterday after. noon, and bxbught before Justice Brennan, at the Essex Market Police Court. on charge of stealing a portemon- naie containing a «mall sum of money from the pocket of Mrr. A. Brainard, of No, 118 Avenue C, while she was at- tencing the funeral of a deceased friend at the Methodist Fptscopal church, in Seventh street, The acoused was comic t¥ted for trial | that the ‘‘ persom named Stan! PRICE TWO CENTS. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. The Board met lest evening—the President in the chair. The minutes of the last mesting wore read and Spproved. Yesterday aft,Tnocn Coroner Hanford preceeded te hold an inquest @t the «ld City Hall, in Fourth street, Eastern District, upom the bo¢y tound on Saturday, and pro, nounced te be that ,of Capt. William Palmer, of the echooner Eudora Imogen °, of Deep River. The following named g%™tlemen were empanolied as a jury:~—R. W. Allen, Jemes Renton. C. Arcularius, Jame* Fitzinger, George C. Whalen; Joveph R, Howell. Henry Boyd, sworn—] rea'de at “No. 85 North Third street; found » body at foot a” North Second street, on Saturday afternoon, about fox'r o’clock; Cazistopher Keenan wan with me; Keenan cafiod may attention to the beg, and we took it up ashore found the body <f s man fn it; the bag was sewod ip with , white cord; then went for & policeman, who took caarge of tie boa; noticed a piece of India rubber cloth whea ¥ out open t! bag; Keenan remained with the body while I wae for & policeman, and, on returning, found everythlog as I had left it; did not eee any holes or rips in the’avck; the was Very coarse, 61 as is used to pack paper rags in; the India rubber waa onder the head; the k»eos be dcubled up towards the face, and tied in that position ue strip of cloth, as though it had been torn from a Christopher Keenan was sworn, and corroborated the testimony of the previous witness. MIRCELLANROUS MATTERA, Several petitions for relief of tax and for appointment as Commissioners of Deeds were received and referred. After eeveral amendments tho salaries of Horatio NW. Parker, essenger of the Board of Alfermes, sad Thonaa Flenders, aselstant messenger, were raised; the formex, from $750 to $850, and the latter, from $500 to $659 per annum. The Board concurred to increase the oslary of Jchn, E. Green, the messenger of the Bourd of Comnoil- men, from $€00 to $£00 per annum. A resolution autieo- nitirg theLomptroller to hire suitable rooms for the Fir.*+ District Court was coneurred in, SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHUB OF POLIO, A cotmunisation waa received from the Chief of Polis showing’ the reports made to him by the captains of th: several petrol districts, exhibiting mtscellane>us trans | tactions f:0m the first day of January, 1855; to the Dr. sworn—I am a physician ani surgeon; I of Dec ember, 1855—by which it ap that the made a post mortem exeminntion this merning?ot ihe | Bember of vst children Quring ‘hat period wore 1.6635 body of & man lying at the old cells; he measures as he | *k ond inj.ved. aited, 442; rescued from » 81 lays there five sod two inches; should think | fres extingun ‘bed, 20; hcuses and dwellings found ‘pes when he was alive he measured five feet four | m4 secu 7.2; cattle astryy and restored, 15; horses inches; the body is in a very great state of a rertered, 421; money and property taken decomporition, and presents the appearance of having i neces and drunken and restored a been expored to fire after death; my attention being called to the ecalp, Ifound no fracture of the skull and no signs of violence upon it; there were contusions on the scalp, which was probably caused in the water, by heating against the stones; then examined a wound on the right side ot the neck; found an oblique incision of three or four inches; from that wound protruded the cerotid artery, the sheath of which had been opened and the artery tied with a common tow string; the artery wed partly civided absve the Mgatare; I removed a por- tin of the artery, and found at the wound extended deeper, and divided the filth aud sixth vertebrm of the neek; the wound did not touch the epinal marrow; the wound was sufficient to cause death; the wound ia the ‘The effec ove (orce of the police’ is: captatbe, 5 lieutenants, 44; sargeants, *. policerner, 1,107. numt wr of policernen detaied for spexial duty ia 188. The t-vtal number of arrosts made for va- rious offiencer, incl ding drunkenzess, vagrancy, &t., for the sia months, was 25,991. ‘THY S¥w CITY AshE, A communication wwe received from Mr. L. B.’ Shep- pard, the Corporation Cownrel, tranomliting the draft of ‘an act to be sent to the Legislature, om ‘horizing the rais- ixg of one million of dollars for the purpose or bal ¢ tne new €t'y Hall, and also-for the appointment ot com- missioners 10 carry out thorproject. first section ea- acts that it ball be lawfui fer the Mayor, &c., to appolat Commisrtoners of the sheath of the artery must have been made with | three citixens, to be known ag seme | long sharp” pointed "instrument; “tue | New City Hall and to fll each vasaney ‘taxt, may oooar wan must have been very quiet to have had this in. | *monget them. It shall be the duty of the cision made as smooth as it was; the wound could not have been wade with » hatchet. 'Q. Did tas incision ay- pear to have been made bya esientific man? A. It ap peors as if it had been dene bya medical man or s ‘cu, or perhaps I should have said, it appears as it ad been made by a medical student; I thiak the 1 pioners to se direct and superintend the erection ofa new City Hall in the city of Now York, upon’a site to be settled by the Mayor, Aidermon, &o.,and they shall have power to Employ architects, eagineers, &c. Before the contract for building the City Mail shali be entered inte the Commissioners shall cause plans, &., to be prepared ture was tied before the artery was severed, from the | 8nd submitted to the Vommon Coancil for approval. fact that there was very litsie ‘ood ta the neighborhood | , It shail be lawful for the Mayor, &2., to raise, by jane of the wound; found ne evidence to chow whether these | [Svs tims fo tae, 8 or no eres one malo ee inelslone were mace beforeor after death: my impression | [ti by the creation of » public winoks 0 be Ae! x is that it the bedy has been exposed to fire, it was after death; the person must have been perfectly stili when the incision was made end the artery tied; should aup- pose he was rather a amaii man, and not robust; ny general impression 18 that the tying of the artery has been since death; it is not customary for medida avudenta to dispose of bodies by throwing them in the river. Coroner Hanford stated that this was all the testimony he bad to cfler to-day; Ke hud noiiind the friends of Cept. Palmer, sup} this to be his body, and some of them would probably arrive to-day. Other witnesses would also be present from Westches.er county. The iarestigation was adjourned to two o’e.ock P. M, to-day. shall bear an interest not exceeding: five per’ cent per annum, and shali ba redeemable in not lose than ten nor more than twenty. five years after the ra the act; provided, that no more than $200,000 ibe stock aball be made receemable in any one year, The Mayor, &., aball cetermine nominal ameumt or value of each share of the sald stock, and of what number they shall consist. It shail be lawful for the Supervisors to cause to be raised by tax on all property subject to taxetion, im a@- ition to the ordinary taxes yearly and every year, a eum of money suflicient bet yf the interest anni ‘acora- ing on jock and the principal when the same shall tall due; the money so ra‘sed to be applied to the eree- tion of the new City Hail, and tén6 other purpose what ever. Referred to Cormmittee on Finance. IN RELATION TO CONTRACTS WITH THK CORPORATION, A ccmmunication was ulso received from the tion Counsel staticg that an examination of the ordi- nanees in relation to contracts with the corporation hag setlafied him tant a ditional securities Be ih to be pre against fraudulent contracts, by 1 the beads of cepartments the necessity of cranising those persons who are about to enter into contracts or become sureties for the performance of contracts, under oaths, as to the good faith cf the proposal and the sufli- of the ah At prerent such oathe are extra, judicial, and no indictment for perjury will lie, thougts they be wilfully and corruptly false. The Coun- tel for the Corporation submitted a draft of « bili on the subject for the copsideration of the Board, Referred te Commitee on Ordinance. ‘The Alderman of the Seventeenth moved to change the evenings ot meeting, but the resolution of » former eve- ning to meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Frideys,-was ed to. Adjourned to Wednesdsy next, at 6 o’clock. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.. This Board met last evening at 6 o'clock, President Pinckney in the chair. Several unimportant petition were presented and referred. BROADWAY RAILROAD. A revolution was offered by Councilman Horram, re- quiring the Common Council to memorialize the Legiala- ture against the passage of the Broad way Railroad bilt. A Maunrn—“I go in for that—I go in for killing th ee that attempts to build another railroad in New ork.” Five memters objecting to the adoption of the resolu- tion it was ordered to lie over. By Councilman Horrsr—A resolution, requesting the Coroners’ Inquests. FATAL FIGHT—VEGDICT OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, AND DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED. Coroner Connery was cailed upon yesterday afternoon to hold an inquest at the New York Hospital, upon the body ofa Prussian, 41 years of age, named August Bolze, who died at the above institution from the effects of a blow received on the bead en the 3d inst., with a Scotch ale bottie, in the hands of a young man named James Twiblee. It appeared from the eviderce adduced on the cecasion that on the day in question the deceased and the priscrer, while erdeavoring to get through Catherine street with their wagons, became engaged in a quarrel in ecneequence cf one or other of the tw refusing 0 turn. out ofthe way. The wagons became locked, and Bolze commenctd to ebuse Twibles for not getting out of the wey. In the excitement of the moment Bo'xe struck the prisoner with his whip handle, and was about to strike bim a second time, when Twibles lified a Secteh ale bottle from his wagon and flung it at the head of decearcd. The missile tcok effect, and proetra‘ed deceased to the ground. The prisoner as soon as he raw what happened, did all in his power to aseiat the deceased to a drug store near by, and subso quently accompanied an officer to the Third District Po lice Court, where he was locked up on charge of assauit and battery. Rolze, with proper medical attendance soon recovered from the shock occasioned by the blow received, ard proceeded to the store of hia employer The next day, however, he complained ot a severve pain in the head, end was so iil that his friends thought it necessary to have him conveyed to the hospital. Here he lirgered until yesterday morning, when he died. Dr. | Committee on Finance to memorialize the javure for Thurston, the house surgeon, made a port mortem | the passage of an act to borrow money to improve the examination upon the bocy of the deceased | Central Park, Referred to Committee on Finance.. and gave it as hia opinion that death was CLEANING GROADWAY—THE MAYOR’S ACTION THEREIN. cavred by fracture of the skull. The case was then given to the jury, who, atter ane de- literation, rendered the following vercict:— We, the jury empanneiled and sworn in the case of Auguat Bo'ze, lewd as the to ett City Hospite ue ved verdic the th by being straor on the heat ames Twib'es, but that the wound which was inflicted was done tn self-defence. We there- fore pronounce the act justifiab!e homicide.” Coroner Connery then addressed the prisoner in @ very impressive janner, warning him to be more careful in Tepelling as. uite an the fu ure, for the ie of 8 fllow gah nob mere trifile, to be destroyed at any slight or ry in- sult, The youth was then disaherg from custody, and was taken home by his parents, who live at 89 James rtreet. The boy seemed deeply agitated during the ce- livery of the Coroners’ adc reas, DeatTu yRom Burxa.—An inquest was also held by Co- roner Connery, upon the body of a woman sixty years of »ge, ramed Mary Robinson, who died at the residence of her husband, No, 714 Water street, from the effects of severe burne received on the 4th inst., by falling upon the ntove, Verdict, ‘‘accidentai death.” The deceased waa a native of New York. Fara. Fatt.— Coroner Gamble held an inquest at No. 249 West Eighteenth street, upon the body of & laborer named Michael Mulligam, who ¢ied from concussion of the brain produced by a fall received yosterday afternoon, from the new build now in course of erection at the corner of Fiftwenth street and Tenth avenue. Verdict, “Accidental.” was a native of Ireland. Councilman Wakyxr offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and he is hereby, -@- rected pot (o meke any pay Broadway upom the contract entered into bj A resolution, requiring the Commissioner of Streeta te sort! the snow and ioe from Centre Market place wae adopted. ‘The new charter was made the special order for Wed- nesday evenirg next. The Board thea went into Committee of the Whole, Councilman Barrey in the chair. Fe, ap i= go s1ose upon the report of the committee, in favor of am- nwling the resolutions some time sinoe ad Board, restricting carmen to a residence within the cit of New Yerk. Counoilman Merritt spoke frequently, to uso his owm words, ‘at random, like s goose.’” went in for the largest liberty to thé carmen, and in favor of allowing them to resice where they pleased. quence prevailed, and the committee repcrted in favor of adopting the resolution. Atter the transaction otk een the committee rose, and the Board jou:ned, Superior Court. PART FIRST. Before Hon. Judge Woodruff. BUIT AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DAMAGIB, Marcu 10.—John Cavanagh vs. The Hudson River Ra@- road Company.—This case has occupied the Uourt threes Gays. plaintiff, who alleges that on the 30th of April, 1854, be wi senger om the defendant's cars. from. Albany te New York, and that after the ‘rain had started trom Greenbush, ard when between the depot of Greenbuste and the village of Castleton, the car in whioh the vlain- tifl was seated was sudcen)y thrown from the track, and among other injusies the plaintiff's leg. was Iscerated, The British Consulate and the Tribune, TO THE BDITOR OF THE HERALD, Bumsm Consviats, Nzw York, March 10, 1856, A series of gross falsehoods, buying reference to the eged implication of Mr, Barclay, her Majesty's Consul at New York, with certain transactions which never took place, having lately appeared in the New York Tribune; | (2.0, Rseautnee of which he suffered much, and was cow. and as from their iopertinent reiteraticn, im other form, | that such acoldemt occurred through negligence of of similar false statements, after having been notified by | the employés of the defendants. Mr. Fullerton, om be~ RB Hi Mr, Barelay that naid assertions were utterly untrue, I | Delf of the company, admitted tha ciroumstanoe deem it uselons to address the editors of that Journal for | Sot being thrown off the track ia ae pub ek eeeoe the purpore of ealling their attention to certain addi- | 207, or their agents and employ bucthat ihwas whouly tional uxtruths, w! my name is (in thoiriesueof this | through the wilfal and malicious act of somy person or- day) very offensively introduced. Iwould beg thetavor, | persons unknown, Evidence wad produced om the part ef therefore, of a mall space in your columns, thet I may e company to show that the toh was left properky exhibit to the public the amount of arodit to which the | Gxsa'by the man whose duly it was to" doco butors tie ftatements of the paper in question are justly entitled. | train came on, and that mudsequenuly it wen ascertained Permit me, tm the first place, to quote @ few lines from ® | hat the bolt had been taken ‘rem the target which regu- leading article in this ¢ay’s Zribune>— lates the switch. Mr. Fullertaa contended that this muss ‘With regard to the Consulate here, it is admitted that Mr. Bar- hh icious. fend, and that the compa- clay himeelt, unlike the others. has not been botily caught in | ry sould not be held respaasible.’ It sould not be pre eae ee eri averaonel compllsliy. the revolts, | sumed that the deiendants ware bound to have ote ore Cay Cit Uaniar “cama wetroet i See: | (ined at evecy enften om nline of Tost vant ls Tatootiey btaniey, wae an the work. "Qui facit per alum : yy used all Ma gre hav their sesvant te faci per st 80 8. reens eo cotal veovaty tea oe switch for the yassage of train, Sealed, if tie point last reveslod. can hayn paid over $1,500 the ossners PAR@,SECOND. Cf ihe Consul, ae, Bee — Before Chie! Justico Dakley. Now, sit, whether or no it might have been possible 1) OF other person connected with this office, could bave done what is hove- ANOTHER ACTION AGAIVBT A RAZLROAD. COMPANY, Marcu 10.—Edwayd McDermct vs. The, Siath, Avenea f ed, without the ‘participation of the % | Ratiroad ny.—-The piainti# in thisease cups tr in- pred scarcely worth "ty ating; Pb Tema juries done” his son, a Ba, fa April, 1966, who, "4 that the Tribune's entire statement isa akmple tissue of | ctossing West Broadway, was ram over and T Fidlen ious end | Cee rrr fabrications; x3 , either | defendants denied negligence. Sealed verdict. directly or ly Connected with offios, having commited any such sat ania therein repro ated to have Marine Court, been rerformed—or having any such sum as that 5 named—or any other sum of money pe geome to obdher cow Lan ie soda cael. ie” oe oot “gavel therein Y atancu 10,— Buoles vt, James W. Barker, John N: Genin, Ben. Van Riper, Joan H. Briggs. (Sam), and supe others.—The plaintiff keeps « refectory in, Broadway, and the defendants were » committees who gave a Kuow of Music on the 8th furnisbed The Broadway Railroad and Mr. 70 THE EDITOR OF THR ‘man; Mr. D, H. Haight, of the St. Nicholas Hotel, has a right.of course, to summon New Yorkers ‘‘to the resoue’”’ an often as his interests, fancied or real, require their aid; but he has no right to misrepresent others. It ia not true that I have ‘boasted that two-thir.is of the mem yers a an Cm, the Aca r of Jani last, om wi oecasion thom wal any x for some three hi now claims for of the Legislature have been secured to vote for s Beoad- ) way ri .”? I have neithes ‘‘boasted”’ nor intimated iJ any such thing. Its 8 wholesale invention and {ike the | of (native American) old tricks, an ls a ed to create a prejudics in ad- pedginr Broo received value, but the difficulty ia as te ‘Vance, #0 a8 to prevent a fair consideration of the ques- | the individual liability of the committes. Tue case wae tion on ite merits, The Broadway railror application } only partly entered upon, and adjourned to Tuesday oil) rests wholly upon {ts merits and its neve’, atgu- ‘aity. ment in Ite favor is apparent to all wno yal voniclen or an pedestrians into the ‘gtream of human life”’ that rushes through that gre st thoroughfare, The Marcu 10.—In the matter of Ludwick Strackembein, nestion has been submitted to ‘che members of the Le- | claimed under the extradition treat ry = Unlasure, to be decided accor’sing to their sense of ase- terfeiting Prussian coin, the pion A: 9 ness. It is to encounter the hostility of | heen alread: the Commissioner recommended the porse-proud and arrogs™t individuals, who admit that, | government to send the acoused back, An order was thie with a grant of which “asy were the rietors, » Broai- | cay received from the Secretary of State direo| thes Woy raliroad would ‘oe mash loss obj ry Strackenbeia be given up to the Prossien Cousel far exe . tradition,