The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. @rMI08 N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ee Bocents annum. Ks pon ns ee conte Par F5roat Britain, or $6 40 uny part of Ure Continent, bots No. 70 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Eroadway—Caransce OF TER WIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway<¥iaans—Sir King, BUBTON’S THEATRES, Chambers street WixTee’s Tan —Uncent Pecvats arrains. LAURA KEENK’#s ‘VARIETYES, Bréoatway—Two Loves tna Lie—Novenry, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Ksicum or tan Rounn fasie—The Reviev. BROADWAY VARIETERS, 472 Broad’ Buscx Erep Qosax—Rovew Disuone—sy THE ‘Jevane Commun. D'S MINSTRELS, 444 Breadway—Rrmrerax Ponn ANG jUeRADE Bau. 7 BUOK2Y'S BURBS ESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad. BROADWAY ATHEN ZUM, mn Broadway—PaNnonams ‘Waorurs or Cum. xp Jaran. New ¥erk, TucsZay, March 11, F636. Malis for Wurepe. ‘SEW YORK BERALD--EDITION FOR BUAOPB. ‘The Cuna¥. mail steamship America, Capt. Wickman, ‘will \eayé Boston on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close in this city at a quarter te two o’élock this afternoon. ‘The Benirp (printed in Englieh am French) will be published at ten o'clock m tbe morning. Sing'e copies, tm wrappers, sixpenes. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Youn Bena will be received at the following p'aces in Europe:— Lexpox—Am. & Buropean a eg, ‘Y7-and 38 Cornhill. Pare— do. jo, ‘8 Place de la Bourse, Lrverpooi— do, do, 7 Ramford street. Isvenrooi—Jehe Hunter, 12 Exchange strest, Dust. ‘The contents of the Europesm edition of the HERALD ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at ‘Whe offies during the previous week, and to the hour of pablication. Phe News. ‘The United States Senate was yesterday occupied with the consideration of the bill appropriating three millions of dollars for’increasing our arma- ments and munitions of war, and otherwise promot- ing the efficiency of the national defences. General Cass delivered a speech relative to our difficulties with Great Britain. We give it complete in our eolumns this morning. He wid not see how the Cen- tral American controversy could be referred to ar- Ditration. It wag not a question of boundary or in- @emnity, but a mere question about the meaning of aword. No arbitrator, whether understanding the English language or not, could tell us what the word “occupy” means better than we know already. The bill finally passed to.a third reading by a vote of ‘twenty-two to twelve. In the House a resolution was adopted instructing the Post Office Committee to report upon the expedieney-of erecting buildings in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Charleston, wuitable for courts and post offices. The Consular, Diplomatic and Army appropriations bills were re- ported. A message was-received from the Presi- @ent, asking an appropriation of three hundred Thousand dollars, for the suppression of Indian hos- tilities in Oregon. The proposition to empower the Committee on Elections to send for persons and pa- pers in the Whitfield and Reeder controversy was debated until the adjournment. In the State Senate yesterday a bill was reported repealing the law creating an additional Justice of ‘the Supreme Court for the First Judicial district. A Lill was introduced limiting the compensation of collectors of taxes in New York city to $3,500 for all such officers, The Attorney General and his as- sociates in the case were directed to give their lezal opinion-as to the title of the State to the Kings Farm, at present held by Trinity church. Io the Assembly a report was presented to legalize the action of the Board of Supervisors of New York. The multiplication of demands against the Treasury: has been so great of late that the estab- lishment of a Board of Claims, similar to the one organized at Washington, is regarded as necessary. ‘The Judiciary Committee were directed to inquire into the expediency of creating such a board. The renewal of the Broadway railroad scheme has caused a lively correspondence between the opponents of that measure and our delegation in the Assembly. All sorts of charges of bribery and corruption are broadly hinted at, and startling developements are Jooked for in the event of the friends of the road pressing their project upon the House. In the Board of Aldermen, last evening, a mass of papers were received from the Chief of Police, as his semi-annual report, a few totals of which we have endeavored to glean from the unconnected documents, and publish them in the report ef the proceedings of the Board. A communication was received from the Corporation Counsel submitting a @raft of an act to be sent to the Legislature author- izing the raising ot one million of dollars for the purpoee of building a new City Hall. The same of- ficial seut-in a communication in relation to con- tracts with the Corporation. In the Board of Councilmen, last night, several important resolutions were offered—one requiring the Common Council to memorialize the Legisiatare against the passage of the Broadway Railroad bill; another directing application to the Legislature for leave to borrow money to improve the Central Park; a third instructing the Comptroller not to pay for cleaning Broadway under the contract entered into by the Mayor, and directing the Commissioner of Streets to complete the work with as mach despatch as possible. Wednesdgy pext was assigned for the consideration of the new city charter. A meeting.ef individuals in favor of “One strike more for American labor” was held in the Park yes- terday. An attentive perusal of the report of the proceedings, which we publish elsewhere, may pos- sibly enlightem the reader as to the objects sought to be accomplished by these philesophers. At a meeting of the owners and lessees of all the grain elevators at Buffalo, held on the Ist instant, a resolution was unanimously adopted that the price of elevating and storage of grain for the present year shall be as follows:—One cent per bushel for transferring from yeasel to canal boat, or into store, sith storage for five days; one-fourth of a cent for the next five days’ storage, and one-fourth of a cent for every ten days therestter. Capt. Williem O'Brien, who was arrested in this city last week cnd taken to Philadelphia by a Uni- ed States Marsal, was.exemined before a U a States Commissioner yesterday, charged with at tempting to violate the neutrality laws by enlisting men for Gen. Walker's army in Nicaragua. Two witnesses, named Kneass and Laws, were examined for the prosecution, wen, on motion of counsel, the defendant was discharged, the proof being insuf, cient to sustain the charge allegeé against him. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 2,600 a 3,000 bales, part in trangitu. The market closed easy, at 16¢.a 10jc.for middling uplands, and at 10jc. a 10je. for Mobile do. Wiour wes more firmly held, and closed at #7 12)047 25 for common to good State, which was au advance of about 12}c, per barrel. Wheat was from Sc. a 5c. higher, with salee of good red to amber colored Teunessee a $1 75 a $1 80, Corn was higher, with ales of white and yellow at 70c. a 7ic.,and with some sales of the latter reported at 72c. Pork was inactive, with moderate gales of mess at $15 75, and smail lots at $15 87}. Coffee was quiet. Sugars were ia mode- rate request; 200 hhds. Cuba and 276 do. Molado were cold at rates stated in arte ther colimn. Freights to Liverpool ware firmer ; graft JV28 gogaged at 8d cd, io balk and ships’ bags. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH ll, 1858. We publit'a two interesting reports in this morning’s paper: Gemeral Case’ speoch, deli- vered ip, the Senate yesterday, and the report of the Secretary of War om the fortifications and @A&fences of New York harbor. oS ae Eagland’s great modern historian and phi- lo‘sopher has said that “ parsimony in war was tae worst profusion,” and the United States ‘may well apply the ounce of suggestion which the maxim contains to the present conflition of their eeacoast defences, and to the Engineer | Department of the government. It is not ne- cessary to say how many thousand miles of sea- coast we claim as our own, nor are we called upon to consider in detail the amount of de- fensive material we possess; but this we know that the Engineer corps of the army is consti- tuted of about forty officers. Tf we have ten thousand mites of coast, this will give ose offi- cer to every two hundred end fifty miles. Considering the change from sailing te steam, which has taken place within the last thirty years, and that all our means of defence against hostile fleets were projected under the old system, it is doubtful indeed, if, judged by Mr. Macauley’s maxim, we ere not the most proftse and extravagant people on the globe. The recent flurry of the London Cabinet and official press ‘has ‘finally, however, waked up the sleeping, self-confident elements of our politics, and now weare treated by a repors from the War Department-and the Chief of the Engineer Department on the dangers of. the port of New York in the event of hostilities with England. The application of steam to navigation has converted the lower bay inte a great harbor for a hostile fleet, and opened up the East river in the direction of Long Island Sound as one of the approaches to the city of New York. The Secretary and the Chief of Engineers thus, in March of the year ibat the President talks about a resort to war with the greatest naval Power in the world, concede that the commercial metro- polis of the nation is in a most defence- less condition. Here is confessed profa- sion, indeed; and if we give due weight to General , Whoee speech we lay before the country, there can be no earthly question bat that it is the purpose of the British Cabinet to compel us to sacrifice our pretensions in Cen- tral America and our position concerning en- listments, or put our commercial cities to the hazard of devastation. The atmosphere on the other side of the water is full of menace and bravado. Troops are being sent to Canada; fleets relieved from service in the Baltic are despatched to the Gulf of Mexico, Nicaragaa even is to be visited, and American predomi- nance there is to be spot'ed, or, as Mr. Cushing nervouely expresees it, “crushed out.” Well, this looks like very vigorous prepara- tion on the part of Old England; but we take it as used as an argument, or rather as a friendly advertisement of what might be done jn case of necessity. We Americans are so etupid that, like the Jews of old, we require ocular proofs, special providences and miracles. The London official press tells us, to be sure,that the powerfal fleets ot her Majesty can sweep our commerce from the ecas and devastate our lengthened seaboard, but there were ten chances toone thatthis admonition would pass for stuft and that, afver all, something more tangible, expressive and certain would be reqnired to bring us to our senses; and they were right, for the implacable Pierce administration at once proposes to put the country in a state of defence. There was a pretty exact parallel to the present condition of thingsin 1834, when Gen. Jackson threatened reprisais upon French commerce becauee of the non-payment by Louis Philippe’s government of certain in- Gemuities due to our people. The King of the French, like his valiant predecessor, who * * # * * & with forty thousand me: Marched up the hil! oud thea msrched down 5 sent to our waters a powerful fleet; ‘but medicine did not take. Gen. Jackson was corrigfble, and would have the money or a brush. Louis Philippe backed down, paid his debts, and withdrew his ships of war. The ©ld Hero, however, is dead, and all traces of his character have been obliterated trom the White House. Franklin Pierce is his succes- sor! Tux Carirornia Senator—Tue Kxow No THINGS AGAIN OvT-GeNERALLED.—The Ameri- can party have been singularly unfortunate in their efforts to get a footing in the United States Senate. They had a vacancy to fill io Maseachusetts, and they elected Gen. Wilson, who, almost immediately thereafter, pledged himeelf to “smash up the party into ten thou- sand fragments.” They secured the power of superseding W. H. Seward, in New York, and to the utter astonishment of the uninitiated na tives, Seward was triumphantly re-elected by Know Nothing votes. They had the Legisia ture of Pennsylvania a year ago by an over- whelmiog majority, but in their efforts to fill the vacancy of Mr. Cooper, they ,broke dowa upon Simon Cameron, and now ex-Gover ox Bigler, democrat, who was defeated in 1854 fora reelection by thirty thousand majority against him, more or less, has shown the tup- porters of Mr. Cameron that “somethiags can be done better than others.” Last of all, the Know Nothings a few mon ‘hs ago carried the State of California, includiag a majority upon joint ballot in the Legislature; but they had too many candidates for the Sens- torial seat of Dr. Gwin, and so to cut the matter short the lower house postponed the Senatorial election till the first day of January, 1857, and refused to reconsider the vote, The probability, therefore, is that next fall the democrats will rally, carry the State. and re-elect Dr. Gwin and Col. Weller. Gen. Foote was within an ace of wianing the game this time, but the ace was against him. Was there ever such an awful run of luck to any political party since the death of General Harrison? We think not. Can the “American party rule America,” when they thus, over and over again, betray their incapacity to rule themselves? We think not; and but for the prospect of the independent nomination of “Live Oak George” in June, and the declin tion of Mr. Fillmore, we should give it u Fresh eggs are in demand. a- pe i TaykecL ror Harr A Loar.—-The Newport (R. 1) Daily News flies the flag of Willmore for President, but leaves out the name of Donel. fon. We can’t tell why, unless it is because the Major owns “more than a hundred slaves,” A hundred is too much for our Rhode Island } Amiicen, Let the Major try him on difty, aritish Caderw: tters— ‘The Tramsatinntic relegraph Cable. Attention having been generally directed to the letter from Cyrus W. Field, published in the Henaz the other day, and relatiag the mis adventure of the Transatlantic Telegraph Company, it may be well, to avoid misappre- hension, that the facts be fully stated. The cable logt between Newfoundland and Onpe Race was insured for fifteen thousand poundsin England. On receiving the account ot the logs, Mr. Peabedy of London applied to the underwriters, and received no satisfactory an ewer. Mr. Field going to London shortly af- terward, renewed the application for the amount of insurance. He called upon one ot the chief underwriters, Mr. Cumming, with a letter of introduction from Mr. Peabody, and was told that the individual in question did not want to eee him; he left word tor Mr. Field to state what he had to say iz writing. He called upon another, a London merchaat of standing, named Thornton, who wished him the compliments of the season profusely, and told bim he hadn’t time to listen to him on the subject of the cable; desired him to write out his views, and they would be considered. Mr. Field proposed to submit the case to arbitration; the offer was refused. Mr. Field offered to leave it to any single English- man whom Mr. Peabody or the Messrs. Baring would certify to be an honorable man; this was also rejected. Disgusted at last with the equivocation and unfairness with which his advances were met, and heartily oured, by the rudeness of Messrs, Cumming and Thorn- ton, of any desire for further personal inter- course with men who seemed determined, it possible, to repudiate a just claim upon them, Mr. Field instructed his counsel to institute legal proceedings against the forty-three un- derwriters for the recovery of the money due the Telegraph Company. We here publish the entire policy of insur- ance, with the names of the underwriters, for the benefit of the commercial community of this country, and of those who are in the habit of insuring in Eogland:— £15,000, Inthe name of God. Amen! Aurrep Laine & Co., a5 Well in their name as for and in the name and names of all and every o:her person or persons to whom the same doth, ray or shall eppertaio, in part or in all, dota mak assurance, and cause themselves aad tuem, and every of them, to be insures, lost or not lost, at and froma (London to porte cx places ia New/oungiand, and from thence to ports or places ia Britain Island, Nova Seotia.] Itis un derstood tbat a steamer or # eamers are to be in attend ance on the rhip from the coast of New‘oundland to Bri- tain Isard, Nova Scotia. Upon any kind of goods ant merchandire, aud also upon the body, tackle, appacel, ordvance, munition, artillery, boat, acd other furatiure, of ané ia the good ship or vessel called the Sarah L Bry- ant, whereof is master, under God, for this preseat v age——, or whosoever else shall go fer master ia ihe said snip, or by whatscever other name or names the said ship, or ihe maser thereof, is or shall be named or called; be- gioning the adventure upon the said gocds and merchan- Gises trom the loading thereot wboard the ssii ship, [as above] upon the ait ship, &., [including all risk of crait,| end so shall continue azd endure, duriog her abode there, upon 1he said shiz, &e, And farther, until the said ship, with ali her ordnazee, tackle, apparel, &3., and gocd: and merchandise whatroever, shall be arrived at [us aforesaid) upon the said sh'p, &e., until she hash moored at anchor twenty four boura in good safe!y; and upon the goods end merchandises until the same be there diccharged and sa‘ely landed. Ana it shall ba lawfai tor the raid ship, &., in this voyage, to proved and sail to, and touch anu etay at, any ports or places whs'rozver, without prejudice to this insurance, ‘The said ship, &3., goods and mercbancises, &., tor so mush as concerns the assured, by agreement between the assured and as- surere in this policy, are and shall be valued at [fifteen thousand pounds fering on an electric cable. Tha same to be .aid down between New‘oundland and Briteia Ietend, Nova Scotia, all riske incurred by the layiog down of the cable to be borne by the underwriters.) Touching the adventures and perils which we the assurers are con- tented to bear, and do take upon us in this voyage, they are, ci the cesa, men-cf-war, fixe, enemies, piraies, rovers, thieves, jetiizons, letters of martand counter-mart, sur- prisals, jakings ates, arreste, restraints, and detain- men's of ali kirgs, princes ard people, cf waat nation, condition or quality eveve, barra:ry ofthe master and mazipers, and cf all other ‘perila, losses aud mistortunes that bave or shall come to the hurt, detriment or damage of the taid gocds and merchandiser and ship, &3., or any part therect And in esse of auy lonees or mis’ortune, i shall be lawful to the assured, their factors, servants and agents, to sue, labor and travel for, in and about the de- fence, safeguard acd recove.y of tha said goods and mer- chendise aud ship, &3., or any part toereof, withoat prejudice to this surance; t) ihe eharges whereof we, the ustwers, will contriouce each one according to the rate ard qvantily of his sum herein assured. And it is agred by vr, the insurers, that thir writirg or polisy of afeurance sha’! be of a8 much force and effect as the rurest woting or policy of aesucance heretofore mace ia Lem ‘ard sirce: or in the Royal Exchange, or elaewhsre in Londen. And so we, the asauters, are contented, and do hereby premise and bind ourselves, each for hisown part, our heirs, executors, and goods, to the arrured, thelr ex ecutore, administrators and atsigus, fr the ‘true par- formance of the premies, c nfessiog ourselves paid tue consideration Cus unto us tor this assurance by the as- ruxed, at and after the rate of four guiueas per ceat, In witness whereof, we, the assurecs, hare subsc ized our names and sums assured ta London. ‘Win, Stone, per JS. K. Comer...... R, Desant, per J. 8. K. Come W. E. D. Cumming, per J. 8. K. Daniel Mackenz’e & Liscombe, Morris West. J. Lerox..... J. Tenwick, George Pitman, Ardiew Waits, Stephen Kenrard. Jobn H. steinmetz . Alexsnc¢er Toop, per J. N. Sternmit’ ‘Wm. Erglana, per §. Exgland. Fheworth England. Alfred Janson.. Richard Holiand, pez Sei §. Tecker Fox ALFE Delivered the 15th doy of June, 185! rH N. B.—Oorn, fish, seit, fruit, flour and seed are war ranted free {rom average, unless general, or the ship de strarded. Sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and stu are warranted free from average under five pounds per cent, And all other goods, als) the ship and freight are werrented free from average, under three pounda per cent, unless general, or the abip be stranded. We aleo annex a letter showing ihe dif- ferent plans pursued by the leading compa- nies here. Nor does their liberality cost them anything. The Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company paid four millions in losees lust year; they were all paid within the year without quibbling or going to law; and the consequence was that it divides between thirty and foriy er cent per annum in dividends to its stock- oldere:— 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Lloyds, of London, who are endeavoring to evale ths payment of what our busicess community will consiier ‘a just claim, may be interested as to the views of our un. derwriters in cases where the phrareology of polictes would admit of a keop hole,” or an unexpested eontia geney may sr.se by which they could refuse payment of » Joss; and baving a little peculiar expeticnes recently, I beg to offer it for their especial benefit. Some months since I shipped gooes to California, ja- suring them to San Francie, and on their arrival at that port they were immediately transhipped to Sacra. mento City, without being examined. On their arrival at the latter port they were found damaged to the extent of fitty per cent, and the inaportant question as to whe- ther the dan i occurred on the ccean or on the river prerented iteetf. There was strong presumptive evidence that the damage did oceur on the ocean, yet the under. writers we irtually freed from all responsibility, as the goods wer ted as sound at the port to which they were Insure placed the matter before them and ap- pealeé, not to any right by viriue of my policy, but to their sense of honor 1a the premises, ani they unhosi- tatingly the amcunt. The Atiantic Mutual was the one ‘thet the way in the matter, ard the Pacific Mu tual ollowed in ita bigh-minded, honorable course. To show 1.hat unéerwriters can afford to be honest in these matiers, ‘t ix only necessary to refer to the very flatter. ing statem.*nts recently made by these com panies, We have «'t¢m © great deal in English papers relative to American repudiation. States that suspended the payment of the interest on their stocks for three or four years were character- ized by al) sorts of hard names. We now call the attention of those journals to the above facts. What is this act of the London under- writers but repudiation ? Kaysas—A New Comprication.—We learn from the Washington Union that there is a third claimant to the place now occupied by Mr. Whitfield as the Kansas delegate in Cor,- gress, to wit:— It now seems that the contest for the Kansas satis trier ‘Whitéeld clatmirg it vy virtue of his certifioate as the te; Governor Reeder seeking to oust bim Topeka free State elected de! aves im the Senate, The House of Representatives, therefore, must push this contest to a solution, or Kaasas will bea State before they have decided at Washington upon the government of the Terri- tory. Greeley is making a botch of it. Why does not Gen. Webb put in a helping hand? Pourtican Ciuss—We understand that a number of our most influential conserva. tive democratic citizens, favorable to the eleo- tion of James Buchanan for the next Presi- dency, have organized themselves into’ a Key- stone Club. This isa capitai idea, and we pre- sume that the example will be universally fol- lowed. We have Live Oak Clubs, Fillmore Clubs and Buchanan Clubs. Abolish all coa- ventions and establish popular Clubs. That is the way. We anticipate great times between this and November next. Sovru Canora Gerrive Excirep —The peo- ple of South Carolina are actually becoming excited upon the important question whether that State shall or shall not be represented in the Cincinnati Convention. Thus far the Cal- houn opposition idea seems to be decidedly ahead; buton the appointed day we predict the chivalry of the Palmetto State will be found waiting at the door of the democratic tabernacle with the New York hards and softs. “The days of chivalry are gone.” First Gun vor 1856.—The New Hampshire election comes off to-day. The result will be important, go asit may. SHE LATOST HUWS, BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPKS, From the State Capital. INQUIRY RELATIVE 10 THE PISPUTED JUDGESHIP— BILLY RESOLUTION REGARDING INSURANCE COM Bg PANIES—MR. BAILY AND THE TEMPERANCE QUE: TION—NO EXTRA SESSION—TIROUSLE AMONG THE ENOW NOTHINGS. Atrayy, March 10, 1856. It appears that the matters relating to the Supreme Court Judgeship of the city of New York are not fally brovght before the bar and the people, Mr. Anthon, of the House, desires the Attorney General to report to tha bods whether any, or it any, what decision has been ren- dered in the case'cf the people on the relation of Henry E. Davies against Edward P. Cowies; what execation, if such jadgment has been bad; or if none, the cause why the same hag not been presented, so far as is within his knos ledge. ‘There is @ meaning in these interrogatories, and we learn that the Attorney General is prepsred to answer them as soon as the Hcuse makes the request, which will be to-morrow. Has not Mr. Cowles been servei with the order of the Court of Appeals ? The ixsurance companies will please take notice that the Hon. Mr. Ray, a member of the Assembly, preseate} a xerolutin this morpiog declaring that all insurance ccmpanies thal! be held responsibie, the same as banks are, by a pledge of stocks or reai estate; and the House, ina sleepy condition, passed the resolution. Now, wo question very much whether a simple resolution can in- prse any such duty upon insurance companies, aud when members Jook at the journal and see what @ ridizu- lous sppearance suca a resolution makes, they will strike it trem tbe record. : Mr. Baily, of Putoam, is making strenuous efforts to get the temperarce bill befe the Commitree of the Who'e. Being considerably behind several others of mt- nor conseauence cn the geceral order. he endeavored to dey to eflect a change ia the rules of the Heure, £0 ret the bill down as ao special order for some day @ week hence, and in order that st might secure the earliest possibie considera tion. Mr. Denniston, Know Nothing leader, and Mc. Foot, nigger worshipper leacer, both opposed the taking up of the temperance bill; the Jatter urging 8 4 reason, that the Couit ot Appeals would make a report on tae consti- tutionality of the probibivery law ov the 25th inst., aud that on reference to its Gecition, legisiative action coald more definitely be hec. Mr. Bailey replid by stating that the question before the Court no reference to the bill on the files ct the House. The matier must be set- tle, and he regarded the divided opinion which now ex- isted amongst the fiierds of temperance upon the bill of last year, was deing more to eacouregs drunk- enpers, and to permit antoxicitin to run riot throughout the State then any other care whatever. He said, too, that this effort to pre- vent action in toe House, was intended only’ for po- litical effect, and intimated that the probibitory law both Know Nothings and nigger worshippers, wished to ignore {doing the approaching political canvass. Both these parties were afraid to discuss this prohi2itory question in the Legislature and wished to stave it oil avotber year. Events will soon demonstrate the cor- rectness of Mr. Baily’s charge upon them. The nigger worshippers and Know Nothings voted against bringing forward the bill, and co it stands down @ long distance in the rear on the calender. ‘The ultre Maine lawites are full of glee this morning on acccunt of a promise ficm the Governor that no consideration whatever wiil iaduce him to call an ex:ra session of the Legisla ure. For this they have promised him a re-ncmination, So pressing is the lobby that Mr. Northrap has intro- duced an inquiry whether it will not be for the iaterest of the State to establish a permanent board of claims, before whom the bundreds of cans! damage claimants may appear. ‘Two-tbicds of the time of the Legislature ia taken up wiih such cases, The Committee on the New York tax bill eommenve their sestions to-morrow. From tbe large number of persons subpased to appear before them, tere is roarcely any expectation that a bill will be pertect much before the firet of April. Ao ¢ffort is making, mach to the injury of the hatters, by ba ee the Watson hat contract at the Sing Sing prion, ithe Krow Nothings are anything but harmonious upon Fillmore. Those ¢emocrats who have been induced to caisy dark lanterns for a year or two, find themse!vea entrapped by the silver graye, and are deserting them. The Kegister, the bolting leading paper, is changing its su- bordinate managers every day. Mr. Brigham was removed a few days since, and this morpinz ifr. Lacy, who las concentrated its business departn. otis thrust asié» end eee Law sencs up Joseph A. Scoville, from New ) .k, to take charge of the financial department. In the mean- time, the siiver gray J'illmoreites are around with a hat to raive a new paper here, The Disputed Governorship of Wisconsin. Mapisox, Wis., March 8, 1856. The Legislature to-dey received a mossage from Mr. Barstow, the acting Governor, transmitting a copy of a notice which had been served upon the Supreme Court by the counsel of Mr. Barstow, ia the contested election case, The notice pro‘ests against the action ot the Conrt, denies its jurisdiction over the case, and recommends that it discharge its legitimate functions, and not arro- gate the prerogatives of the Legislature. Finally, the counsel gives notice that they take leave of the Court and its unwarrantable proceedings. The Governor, in his message, states that he deems it his duty to repel, with ail the power of the Executive Department, any infringement upon his rights. He de- clares the proceedings of the Court » dangerous assump: tion of power, and asks that action be taken on the mat- ter by the Legislature. The message was referred to a special commitites of five. The decision of the Court will probably be rendered on Monday. The democratic members of the Legislature held a meeting last evening, and determined to sustain Mr. Barstow. Steamboat Collision at the West. ‘i Lovisvittx, March 8, 1856, On Saturday morning the steamer £. Howard came in collision near Tsoy, Indiana, with the steamer Henry Lewis, from Cincinnati for New Orleans. The latter bout sunk, and several lives were lost. The Howard was but slightly damaged. All the cabin passengers of the Lewis were saved through her hurricane deck, but twenty of the hands ond deck pasrengers were drowned, TN@ boat and curgo are poppored to be @ jwtal Jose, Ineured, as to SEW YORE U squsLaTURE. » mare. Atnany, March 10, 1866, The Senate mot at b sie past 6 o'clock this evening. & petition was Pre seated by Mr. Sraxcen relative to the Episcopal Fund of, the city of New York, asking to in- crease the arnvsal income to $15,000, and that no lands shall be oor.veyed away without the order of a conven- {ion of thre diocess. ‘REPORTS, By Mr. Wapswortn—To provide for the distribution of ‘the Colonia) History. By Mr. Srxxckr—To amend the charter of the American Bible Society, by enabling them to hold more real estate. By Mr. Sickixzs—By bill to amend the aet relative to the assessment of taxes on incorporated companies, by repealing the eighth section, which allows companies to commute that have not earned five per cent. Also, to repes) the law creating an additional Justice of the Su-" preme Court for the Firat Judicial district. BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. Braprorp—A bill a'tering the time for the ation ct School Trustees, braerip Maps sho from dis. ricts, and amending the mode ot bution of school money. By Mr. Srencen—A bill regulating the com tion of Coliectors ot Assessments in New York. It pnd ‘that their compenration shall be fixed by the 300 Council, aud for all such officers shall not exceed $8,500. es bevarrany j—To Kaa beg ee relative to ited partners] by preven ‘speci toer’s signature from Dindiog ayartnerab, Aetting vaelr tie- bility to the amount of capital contriputed by him, ana giving them a pro rata claim for money advanced to the partuership in case of bankruptcy. RESOLUTK ONS, By Mr. BraprorD, That the Attorney General and Asso- ciated Counsel Sppointed by the Governor be requested 10 report to the Senate their opinion as to the title o° the State to the King’s Farm, at present held by Trint:y church. Adoptec. Mr. BrapyerD stated he offered this resolution by re- nest. § The Albany Bridge bill was made the special order for Hoaiey sere next, and for every eyening thereafter until aieposed ot. Under the general orders nothing of importance was doue. Adjourned, Assembly. ArBany, March 10, 1856, PETITIONS. Against abolishing days of grace on noten. For ond against a bridge at Albany. REPORTS, Favorably on the bill relative to taxes on incorporn- tions, To prevent animals running at large in Richmond county. For the preservation of fieh in the Croton river. In relation to the sale and redemption’of lands in New York for taxes for Croton water rates. The Serate bill to equalize the State tax, with amend- ments, giving the power to equalize to the Comptroller, Secretary of State and Treasurer, instead of the three Commirsioners appointed by tae Governor. 10 widen Battery piace, New York. Toextenc Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, and to legalise the action of the Board of Supervisors of New York. BILLS LNIRODUCED. ‘To extend the legislative powers of Board of Supervisors to the erection of Civisiovs in countier. By Mr. Srivor4—To organise the juror system in Brooklyn. b By Mr. Suea—To amend the act incorporating the Richmond end Bergen Point Ferry Company. To limit the liability of married womea on contrasts made during coverture. RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. Nonmuxor —Reauitirg the Jadiclacy Contzalttee to examine and report on the propriety <f establishing a Board of Claims. e ed By Mr, Rrzp—Authorising (he commi(tee to which was referred the New York Tax bill, to employ a clerk, Asopted. By Mr. AxsHON—Directing the Attorney General to re port to the House whether any and what desision has been rendered in rhe case of the pe le on the relation of Henry E. Davies against Edward P. Cowles, and exiction of such judgment has been had, what or if done, the cause thereof, 50 far within his knowledge. over under the rule. Nothing of interest was done in the afternoon sezsion, ‘Adjourned. Elections in Maine. BANGOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Baxor, Me., March 10, 1855. Atthe municipal election in this city to-day, Mr. H. Bowman, the nigger worshipper candidate for Mayor, re- ceived 1,144 votes; and Leonard March, opposition, 1,121, The nigger worehipping ticket was clected in five out of the seven wards. 8400 CHARTER ELECTION. - Saco, Mareh 10, 1856, Mr. Somes, the anti-admfaistration candidate, was elecfed Mayor of Saco to-day by over one hundred ma- jority. Railroad Accident, THREE PERSONS KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED. Norvoux, March 10, 1856. ‘The express train froni here to-day for Weldon went through a curve in the bridge near Marnardville, killing Messrs, Adams & Co.’s express messenger, Mr. Dougher. ty, mail egent, and Charles Nes), a hoy. The engineer and several of the passengers were severely injured. The train, after the accident, took fire, and was entirely destroyed. Hon. Edward Everett and Dr. Kane. Ricmmoxp, Va., March 10, 1856. The Hon. Edward Everett and Dr. Kane arrived here to-day. The eity government have tendered the hospi- talities of the eity to both. President Pierce is expested here to-morrow to attend Mr. Everett's oration. Canadian Parliament. Toroxro, March 8, 1856, ‘The Legislative Counci! of Canada has passed to ane cond reading a bill to permit money to be loaned by all parties, excepting hanks, at any rate of iaterest whi dh may te agreed upon. Said interest to be recoverable ‘a the courts of law. Strike of Laborers in Boston. Bostow, March 10, 1856. The stevedores m this city, numbering about 1,200 men, mostly Irish, are on a strike, refusing to assis! in unloading versels where steam or horse power ise 1- ployed. The movement causes great inconvenience to conrignees and shipowners. ‘ Arrival of the Alabama at Savannah. . SAVANNAH, March 8, 1855. The steamer Alabama, from New York, arrived mafely at this port. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Pamapeurata, March 10, 1846. Stocké are beavy. We quote as followe:—Pennsylranta State 5’, 80%; Reading Railroad, 453%; Loug Island, 1544; Morsis Cunal, 1434; Pennsylvania Rallcoad, 45%. Travian OPERA.—The diletantti were all awake yester- day for the first night of the Opera, and the debut of the new contralto—Miss Phillips—who was to sing “Azeruna’? in the ‘Trovatore.’’ The performance was, however, postponed in consequence of the illness of Sigaor Brigno- Ui, whose vocal organs have been sertously affectel by the horrible weather of the past two days. Young New York is dying for the Opera, and in mercy to the Fitth avenue, it is to be hoped that Brignoli will get well as £0on aa possible, Burtoy’s THkaTRe.—Mr. Burton gave us two novelties last evening. The first was a drama by Tom Taylr, called “Helping Hands,” and first produced at the Acelphi, London, about a year ago, for the benefit of Madame Celeste. The plot is very simple:—Lorente Hartmann, an aged German violinist, once a monarsh ia hia profession, but now reduced by blindness and play to comparative misery, is supported by his daughter Gretchen, or Margaret, who earns a miserable pittancs unknown to her father by copying muse. The sole pro- perty of old Hartmann consists in a violin of pricoless valxe—a genuine Straduarius. On the aiventures of this violin runs the plot of the piece. Falling into the hands ofa knavish appraiser, Isaac Wolff, and his Jew inh colleague, Lazarus Solomon, it besame the property of a@-noble amateur, Lord Quaverley. This violin is at length restored to its rightful owner by means of the in- genuity displayed by William Rufus; alias Vinkin, a dis- tinguished member of the shoeblack brigade, and his promissa epoca, Tilda, ® maid-of-all-work in a lodging house where the Hartmanns resided. It is necessary to ray that Lord Quaverley turns out to be a “brick,” and that the piece ends happily, Thanks to the capital acting of Mr. and Mrs. Burton, the piece went off very nicely. We have never seen Mr, Burton to more advantage than last night. Mr, Rainford faited to bring out the character of the old artist, and Barton had everything his own way. He was londly called for after the fall of the curtain, aud announced the p'ece for rep>. tition. Pianche’s burlesque, “Fortunio,”” was played as the afierpiece, and Mra, Charles Howard’s rendering of the horo was one of the nicest pieces of acting ia that way that wo have seen in a long time. The piece was gone- raliy well gotten up; but we were sorry to see that the capital original music had been superseded by a German- Italian olla podrida, evidently vamped ap for the oxca- pign, ana pot wo) done at tbat, a Baoapwa¥ TumaTes—‘Tur CATARACT OP THE GANGHR,”?—= ‘The revive) of this favorite show piece brought « full Douse last night. On its first production at the Broad- way theatre, we devoied considerable space to a review of it, and as it {a not materially altered in any respect, it is unmecessary to describe its performancs at length. The Bindoo temp'es—the grand processions—the mili- tary displays—the anger of the rascally Mokerra— of the loves of the gentle Zamine and that elegant Asiatic, Iran—their dreadful perils ana final vietory; all these attracted upiversal admiration, and brought down no- end ofapplause. The story of the piece is interesting, ané the effects are made very fine at the Broadway, & stud of excellently trained horses giving an imposing fes- ture to the processions. The piece was never better Greesed or mounted anywhere, and we have no doubt. that it will have # good run. Mr. Fisher «played Mo- karre very well, but there is no other change in the cast: which calls tor comment. ‘The Cataract of the Ganges’? every night this week. ‘Tax Guzent Funy.—We have received thus far for Mr.. Jobu Gilbert, whose letter we published on Sunday;, ninety-three dollars and seventy-five cents. We will\ poblich the list of contributions to morrow. The Weather. The weather was bitterly cold yesterday, as the follow- ing thermometric record will show:—5 A. M., 4 deg.; 7 A-. M., 8 deg.; 11 A. M., 10 deg.; 4P. M., 19 deg: 10 P. M., 18 deg. This makes yesterday the seventh in order of the coldest days this winter. perature at sunrise:— Here 1s the record of tem-- 3 below zero. abeve zero... as « “ we a 5 2 2 8 The severe weather for the season of the year is unpre- cedented; nor is it confined to this latitude, as will be seen by our telegraphic despatches given below, but extends over an immense section of country, showing that it cannot be accounted for by local causes, such as the presence of icebergs on the coast, but is caused by some vast atmospheric perturbations, the laws and mys- tery of which have not a3 yet been discovered by meteoro- jats. ‘This sudden change has surprise’ everybody, as it was conficer tly expect milder weather would set in instead of the byperborean horrors weare suffering from, A change soon may be confidently expected, though coutleas & snow Siorm or heavy rain will in\ervene before it occurs. TO THE EDITOR OP 7HE HERALD. The eold, asthe fifth great circle was completing its round, gathered up i's strength, and betwen the hours. of six and seven this morning was withia four degrees of zero, The old term, reckoning from 26th of December, between 6 and 7 A. M., ta this morniog.at same hour, hae continued eighteen hundred (1,800) hours, equal te five full circles of 260 hours each. The cold is now mov- ing in the sixth circle; which runs to the 25th, between (onud7 A. M.; and ‘he seventh will extend to the 9th, and the ¢ighth to the 2ith of esr Bow long the cold will coplinwe no one can tell, but thus far during the present protracted cold term the changes. have been in accordance with the lines dividing the it circle of 360 hours into forty-five hour sections. We have accounts of the co'd curing this term from numerous places on the Continent and elseshere, which we shall notice in one connection after it thall have been comy |. Our me- morancs of the dates on which the Hadson river has broken up for pericd of thirty-mme years show that in but five years in that time has it remained closed till April, viz.:—1819, April 8; 1829, April 1; 1830, April 4; 1843, Api 13; 1847, Apiil' 6; and on twenty-one other years of the thirty-nine it hes remained closed after this time in March; and thirteen of the last named years the river bas remaived ciosed atter the 20th of March. he- cold at the southwest, west and northwest bas been in- tense and of long duration; but at the far north, north- east and eas: the winter bas been mild, In Mionesota du- ring the present winter the temperature has fallen lower than any recorded by Capt. De Haven perein, Ppl in search of Sir Jobn Franklin, in t scaanon cru: 1850-51. E. MER. Brookiyx Hxicute, Monday, March 10,1856. TELEGRAPHIC. Axpany, March 10, 1866. The thermometer in th’s city raoged from zero to 7 deg. below zero, this morning. Bostox, March 10, 1856. At sunrise this morning, the thermometer in this city stood at zero. At White River Junction, Vt., the mereury was 26 deg. below zero, : PHILapetrma, March 10, 1856, The mercury, at daylight this morning, had fallen to zero. m Borrazo, March 10, 1856, Yesterday and to-day were the coldest days of the sea- fon that we have bad here. The thermometer this morn- ing etocd at fifteen degrees below zero. At Cleveland it. was ten degrees below zero. Monrreat, March 10, 1856. The meroury stood at 12 degrees below zero in this city this morning. Railway travel is tush interrupted. city Intelligence. Wart is To us Doxe wita THE Det?—It appears there bas been some trouble between Commissioner Ebling and the Superintendent of Parks, in consequeace cf the em.. ployés of the former having dumped the dirt from Broad: way on the graes plots ana walks ia the Park in the rear of the City Hall, and also on the Battery, from-whenee it will have to be removed by the last named funetior A and hence the difficulty. The Mayor bas sided with the latter, and policemen will henceforth guard the walks from being covered with dirt. By the way, what is to be done with all the mud? Ship owners and merchants com- plain that the slips are becoming filled with cinders and dirt, which will! eventually cost the city mil- ious cf dollars to clear away. It is noticed that the slips on the East and North rivers, where night soil and other impurities bave been deposited, are so filled up that vestela now ean only enter them at high tide, ana the deposits tast ener: on the chan- nel 0: the rivers, As this Cebris is vaiuable to tue farmer, it should te given to him to enrich his fields, and not be Geposited in our docks to t{mpede our commerce, PROGRESS oF THE StREKT CLEANING.—Workmen were en- gaged all day yesterday and last night in carting\away the mud from Breadway, end before Wednesday,, doubtless, the last vestige of the Ebiing alps will have been re- moved. A number of sice streets, also, are in process of cleaning. Nassau street, ween Beekinan and Ana, bind ee, Frees any preparstcry to taking away the a is work was ie ate be he autertien loue by the storekeepers, and not AccipENT oN Tur Harts RaiRoap,--The Harlem Railroad train due here at 15 minutes to 7 o'clock yesterday, was thrown off the track at the Ninety-second street tunnel. The water dripping from the t»p of the tunnel, had frozen around the track and made e solid bed of ice for Jong distance. The ergiueor, seeing that » white light ‘was shown by the person at the house eituated at the end of the tunnel, suppesed all was rij jo ‘The ice being raised above the track, nani "whecla up, and the locomotive ran off to the entrance of the tunnel, where it ran completely cver the two tracks, and ‘was stopped only by the rocks, which demolished the for- ward part of the Jucomo'ive. ' We did not hear of any one deiog, injured. The passengera got out and walked down to the Third Avenue Railroad, which brought them to the city, A Sap ACCIDENT BY. BURNING. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred at the sign painting shop of Charles Curyay; 142 Grand street, caused by the upsetting of a can of turpentine ageinst the stove, fire. Francis Bird, the workman attendance, in en- Ceavoring to exioguish the flames set his clothing on fire, burning his aide and other parts of his pereom in» very severe, if not fatalmanner. Mr. Curran, in assist- ing to extinguish the flames, also received secere burns. The injured man was conveyed to the New York Hvapital, Fore wy Wiiierr Strxrr.—About half past 12 o’slock- yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered on the roof of a frame building in the rear of No, 63 Willett street. It was soon extinguished with a few 7 water. Ere in muppored to bnve origirated om an Yeaited eget being blown from @ tinrer’s furpace which stood on the- roofof the schoolhouse aijsining. The batldicg. belongs to Mrs, Ehes Hunt. It is damaged about $10, and in- sured in the Bowery Insurance Company for ‘360, Fine is Ausvy S1net7,—The alarm of fire tor the Fourth istrict, between 2 and & o'elock yesterday afternoon, crigipated from 52 Amity strect, It was caused by the - explosion of a can containing some phosphorus, ia the office of Dr. Henry Fisher, ‘The fire was soon extinguish - ed with @ few pails of water. Damage abou $10. No insurance, Fir on Boar 4 Coat Boat.—Between 7 ani 8 o'clock ast evening @ fire occurred on board the coal boat named Happy Return, lying at the foot of Christopher street. Put out with a pail cf water. SvrrosED Svicipy oy AN Unknown MAN.—Information was reocived at the Coroner's office y unknown man, who was admitted to the’ hospital om Blackwell’s Island on Saturéay night 1n a state of stupor, had died at 10 o'clock onthe following night. I; is aup- pored that the deceased committed suicide, as he ad- mitted taking a dose of arsenic previous to his death An inquest will be hetd upon the body of the decessed: to-day. ‘rookiyn City Newa. Fine on THR County Far—Bvrwine or THe Dean Hover axp Sxven Human Bovims.—A fire broke out in the dead house attached to the county institutions at Flatbuah, about 3 o’clock on Sunday, and was burned to the ground, hed bye bodies were in the building at the time, hav- x been placed there preparatory to inte the common burying ground, "Amour thee, neue thenoy: Gone way, who committed suicide in the asylum on Saturdey eet ape bag Lage of deceased had ents to convey the body to Newburg yesterday. The bedies, being of six grown persons aut one obilds were burned uto powcer, not enough being left to dis- tingvith one from the o The buildteg wan of word me made ar- end was ured an m dead 7m Niypied imelpily a jhe sam bad aang