The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK BERALD. TUESDAY. MARCH. 18. 1856. NEW YORK HERALD. |‘ JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIBTOR AND EDITOR, OFFICE X. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STE. Volume XXI.. Ho, 37 AMUSEMENTS THIS 8VZNING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Torour Tur Tartan ACT OF Tite t4NGRS. BIBLO’3 GARDEN, Broadway—Ficano—Kur-Kixe, On Wraira snp Povesty. BURTOW'R THEATRE. Chambers street—Fortoxio—Tuat Baxssep Bany—Unonnt Puivate Arvarna, AURA KEENRK’S VARIETIES, Broadway—Caunis— Hoven. —Jomn Paetrysony & Co. BROADWAY VARI®TI¥S, 472 Brostway—Buiack Erep Penak—PEXPECTION~BY THE JOVENILE COMBDLAND, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Scn001 ror Sca¥paL WOuD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway—FPruiortan Per- ‘Harry Man, on Treaty wirs Japan. SUCKLEY’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 589 Broad- warsHueno Minsrutiay=Covet oF ice Bowe. EMPIRE HALL, No. 596 Broadway—Tovus or Evnore xp ‘Mince OF Sesastoror. New York, Taceday, March 18, 1856. Malls for Surepe. MEW YORK HERALD EDITION FOR SUROFE The Cunard mail sveamship A‘sica, Captain Shannon, will leave this port to-morrow afternoon, at two o’ciock, for biverpool, ‘The Earopean mails will close in this city at half-past tea oclock to morrow morning. ‘The Hema (printed m Engiish and French) will be ablinhed at ten o'clock in tbe morning. Single copies, te wrapperr, rixpence. ‘The contents of the European edition of the Hsrap ‘@Ml embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. The sews. In the United States Senate yesterday Mr. Douglas reported a bill authorizing the people of Kansas to form a State government. Mr. Clayton made a speech on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the course of Great Britain in regard to it, the proposed Pacific Railroad, the importance of an interoceanic canal aeross the Isthmus of Panama, the Transit Com- pany’s difficulty, filisbustering, and General Walker, whom he stigmatized as a ruffian, buccaneer and pi- rate. Mr. Weller, who evidently does not believe the devil is halfso black 2a he is represented to be, intimated his intention of giving his views with re- gard to the General's character on some future occa- sion. Bills for the improvement of the St. Clair and St. Mary rivers, the mouth of the Mississippi, aud the harbor of San Diego,were passed. The correspondence on the subject of the back pay of General Scott was received, Itis very voluminous, acrimonious and peppery. Our readers will recollect that the War Department allowed the General but ten thousand @ollars for arrearages, while he claims forty thousand dollars. In the House the discussion on the Kansas contested election case was resumed and continued until the hour of adjournment. From Bermuda we have advices to March 3. The Governor had issued his proclamation dissolving the Oolonial Parliament, which had been in existence for the ugual period of six years. Writs for the election of new members had been issued. H. B. M. ships Pembroke and Cornwallis were stil] at the island. From Havana, under date March 10, we learn that the British ship-of-war Powerful had arrived on the Ist, with orders to unite there all the English and French naval forces stationed in the Mexican Gulf, and to start immediately for Nicaragua. Accounts trom Tampico to the 23d ult. state that the French Consul had qnarrelled with Governor Garza on the question of the non-delivery of goods rom the interior to merchants in debt for Custom House dues. Uraga lay hid, since his defeat, at Sierra Gorda, and Tamirze’s defeat was looked for as certain, The trial of the suit for divorce, brought by Rev. Dr. Cox against his wife, was commenced yesterday in the Superior Court, before Chief Justice Oakley. Only two or three witnesses were examined, in ad- dition to which, however, some lengthy depositions were read on the part of the plaintiff’ The case ap pears to excite a good dealof interest, and there was a large number of persons pres ent. A full repert will be fonnd elsewhere. In the Board of Aldermen last evening an im- portant communication from Postmaster Fowler, de. tailing the contemplated improvements of the De- partment for the more speedy collection of letters from and the delivery of letters to the inhabitants of this city, was received. After the Ist of June next every resident of the city, below Fifty-fourth street, will be within twelve hundred feet of a United States mail box, which will be opened four times each weekday, and the letters deposited therein imme" diately forwarded to their places of destination ; and there will also be four regular deliveries by carriers each weekday. We refer to the communication of the Postmaster, in another column, for the details of these improvements, which are accompanied by some strictures upon the conduct of Mayor Wood, in refusing to allow boxes for the reception of letters to be placed in the various police station houses, and also by aletter of the Mayor to Postmaster General Camp. bell, which was omitted from the report of the first named officer, on the subject of uptown post offices, recently transmitted to the Board. A com munication from the President of the Crystal Palace Association, with reference to the proposi- tion to preserve the Palace from demolition, by ex: tending the lease of the ground on which it is bnilt, was received, and referred to the appropriate com- mittee. A resolution was adopted to memorialize the Legislature for the modification of the School law, so that all the money raised by tax in this county for the support of schools be applied excia- sively to the schools in said county. Tn the Board of Councilmen last evening the con- sideration of the draft of a new «ity charter was re- sumed, and after some amendments the draft was adopted. Want of room prevents our publishing this last specimen of charter manufacturing, which resembles in its main features the one now before the Legislature. An essay was read last evening before the New York Horticultural Society on landscape gardening and public parks. Nothing else of interest trans- pired. The investigation into the financial affairs of P. T. Barnum was yesterday adjourned to this morning. Our telegraphic despatches from Albany are im- portant. Read therm by all means. The natal day of St Patrick was duly celebrated last evening at the Metropolitan Hotel, where the Friendly Sons partook of a grand banquet. The va- yions Irish military corps paraded during the day, and attracted universal attention. We give elsewhere additional par'iculars of the recent catastrophe on the Delaware river, opposite Philadelphia. Up to last accounts twenty bodies had been recovered, and it is believed that as many as fifty persons, instead of thirty, as at first sup- posed, have lost their lives by this disaster. ‘The general aspect of business in produce yester- day was without animation in nearly every branch. The Persia being nearly due with later intelligence, hada tendency to check operations. The season also approximating the opening of navigation, when increased receipts of breadstnffs may be expected, exercises more or less influence over the market for breadstuffs. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,200 bales, without change in prices. Flour was dull at Saturday's quotations. Prime white Canadian wheat sold at $1 92}. Common do. at $185, and @ small lot inferior Tennessee red at $1 65. Corn pold at from 65¢c. a 68c., for mixed and white, and 70¢. a 704c. for prime yellow. Ryg gold at $1 16}, delivered, for Northern. Pork Mess bees pold pt $1p 75 a $46 87h, and pri, at $14 59, r amount of freight was offering for Liverpool and London, and also for Havre. About 500 bales of cotton were engaged tor Liverpool, at 5-16d. a 9-32d., and 7,000 bushels corn, in ship’s bags, at p. t. ‘The Delaware Calamity. The disaster which occurred on Saturday evening to the Jersey ferry boat on the De- laware, by which thirty lives were lost, anda large number of persons severely in- jured, naturally draws attention to the sub- ject of ferry boats. It appears that the ferry boat Jersey took fire while in the middle of the stream, and immediately headed for shore. Inconsequence of the ice her progress was slow, and the flames spread so rapidly that the passengers were driven from the deck be- fore the boat reached the landing. Thew saw their fate, apparently, for some minutes be- forehand; but as there were neither life pre- servers por boats on board, they had no eboice but to remain where they were among the flames, or to leap overboard among the ice, The United States statute requires thet all steamboats plying in the waters of the United States shall be provided with boats and life preservers, Ferry boats have evaded the ope- ration of the law on the ground that they did not fall within its purview: and that Congress has no right to legislate for ferries which fell exclusively under the control of the State Le- gisJatnres. Whether this view of the statute be correct or no, it is abundantly manitest that measures should at once be taken to remedy the defect which is snpposed to exist in the law. The most obvious form of remedy would ap- pear to be by State statutes, applying to the case of ferries, and all otker boats carrying passengers, the provisions of the United States statute. That such a remedy is as urgently required in this State as in Jersey or Pennsylvania is notorious, Frequently, during the past winter, the Brooklyn ferry boats have been delayed several hours in cross- ing by the ice. Had they taken fire during this time the passengers could not have es ceped, as, under the defect in the law, they are provided with no life-saving apparatus. The Staten Ialand ferry boat Columbus sank, a few weeks ago, off the Battery. It was said, at the time, that she was old and unseaworthy: put the agent, owners, and Judge Cropsey de- nied this indignantly, alleging that she was the strongest, soundest boat oa the Hne. It was impossible, under the defect in the law to ascertain the real facts of the case, as the pro- prietors would not allow her to be inspected; but latterly, she has been put into dock to re- pair, and it has come to light that she is, and probably has been for some time quite rotten, and unfit to navigate any waters. A law should be prepared and passed through the Legislature, before it adjourns, declaring that all the provivions of the United State statute respecting steatners shall apply to all ferry boats or other passenger vessels plying in the waters of the State. Ayotuer Smasuixe Lerrern rrom GovERNOR Wisr.— Since his inauguration at Richmond as Governor of the blessed Old Dominion, Gov- ernor Wise has taken a new start in political letter writing. His peculiar productions in this line are succeeding each other with the rapidity of the kingly apparitions of Macbeth. But unlike that bloody royal believer in witch- cratt, we are not yet prepared to cry, “I'll see no more!” On the other hand, with the pre- yailing political stagnation at Washington, Albany, and throughout the country, these characteristic letters of Governor Wise are particularly refreshing and acceptable. His present contribution is superior in piquan- cy, pungency and decided hits to anything he has given useince his celebrated scientific hie tory of ealt water crabs. Everybody will ap- preciate, for instance, that happy comparison, originating in Virginia in 1852, in which Mi. Fillmore is preeented as the blushing, modest, soft end attractive damsel of cighieen, w> General Scott is brought forward in the sim tude of a buxom widow, “fat, fair and forty. perfectly irresistible with her grand display of furbelows, flounces and feathers. Mark, also, and inwardly digest, the Governor's graphic explunation of the pure Africans, “wool, odor, ebo-shin, gizzard-foot,” &c. He closes the ar- gumeni on that point. Nor, es it appears to us, does he leave the Know Nothing Bottsites ot Richmond an inch of ground to stand upon. The Governor’s historical reminiscences concerning the defeat of Mr. Fillmore at Bal- timore in 1852 are decidedly interesting. It thus appears, from Mr. Fillmore himeelf, that he was thrown overboard on account of b< endorsement of the Fugitive Slave law, 001 that he knew his fall was ordained upon th issue before the meeting of the Conventiv There is also some consideration to be attached to the suspicion of Governor Wise that Mr. Fillmore will probably decline the Philade} pbia Know Nothing nomination. We, to. feel somewhat uneasy upon that score. Wedo hope, therefore, that the official letter inturm ing Mr. Fillmore of his good luck will reach him before he gets to Jerusalem, or we feo that his meditations there among the tomhs will result in a death-blow to the Vice-Presi- dential estimates of Mejor Doneleon. Breap axp Burren Betrer Tuan Sworps— A proposition has been introduced into the Assembly of this State to honor the surviving officers of the New York Volunteers in Mevico by presenting each of them with a sword, at the expense of the State. General Burnett, late Colonel of the Regiment, having been ap- plied to for a list of the officers, replies ina letter of which the subjoined is a copy :— 07 East TWENTY-THRD STREET, } New Yorn, Marcn 8, 1860. f Iievr, Hesry Gainys : Dear Sir—In reply to your note requesting @ iiet ot the eurviving offisers of the First Regiment ot New York Volunteers for the Hon. Arthur Wocds, of the Assembly, I have to state that 1 have searched reveral times for a copy of & document whieh woud give them allin print, without nuecess. I have found, however, the final muster roils, and will prepare trom them the list required. Yon tell me that the object ot our esteemed friend is to obtain the passage of a resolution to give to each sur- vivor # sword, by an act of the Legislature of our State. We esnnot but appreciate bighly the kind intentions of pa ee 3 but I Lt sure speak the sentiment of the ‘urvivors in suggest two objecti the act atehia time =< > westions to the pantage of First. By referring to the statute of the State as quoted in the petition presented Jast year by the Vowunteers to the Legistature, it will be found that “the great State of New York is indebted, more or less, to every one of the surviving officers and soldiers of thé regiment, and vn ti) that debt is paid could not, for one, accept & sword from the State. Second. The action in reference to the swords which { am told our good friends desire to pose this session, might interfere with the passsge of an act to pay the devt, which the State has virtually repudiated by its ex post Sacto law of 1) . Very truly yours, &., ‘ARD B. BURNETT. It seems that some of the Volunteers are in destitute circumstances, and want bread and butter much more than they do swords. We hope the Legislature will give them both. They fought well in Mexico, and should not be forgotten ig their time of negd, rand coffee were quiet, and prices unchanged. Ms. Fuutmone on His Travian Travers Forny Domeos.—Dr. Foote, in a late letter from Naples to the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, gives an account of s visit of himself, Mr. Fill- more, Mr. Wilkeson and Mr. Jewett, to the sammit and the crater of Vesuvius. They went in a carriege to the mountain hermitage, “by a skilltally constructed winding road.” After clambering up the voleano some dis- tance, including the passage of an awful chasm, (an old crater,) the Doctor says:— of the ascent. The angle of it is very deep, about 45 ¢ egrees,over treacherous fm which you siok above your ancles, or over masses broken lava, M: , L will own, out at the prospect, but I ly the of four stout tellows, who cerriead me upin «chair fasiened to two poles, like 4 sedan chair, and supported on their shoul- cers, How bearers managed to keep ther over the lava i can’t imagine, but they toiled on good will, while the sweat ran trom them like rain, un- "il they brought me to the edge of the eraver. I felt a itule asbamed ee I saw be’ore me Jadies on foot, but on ‘up to them, I saw they had hoid of going round the brearte of their guides, who simost it ly puiled them up. Messrs. F.,J. and W. (Fill- wore, Jewelt and Wilbesop) iried the chaic for a lie ei gave it upthrough tear the bearers would But the funniest part of the expedition was ea the retura to Naples:— ‘The bells on our horses’ necks rang out merri'y, and he rattle of the wheels over the beautifully smooth lave Javement+, was lke the roll of # dram, as wedrove ra: yey vhro the thronged stieets, The elaborate bene- jichons of the beggars, the Jesu Marias and hal’ sup- prerred screams of the dleck eyed, black haired camsel Sud the deep toned execrarions ¢f the ruburban dand! were drowned in the rapidity of our course and the Bal of sounds that tilled the ear. London end Paris are pore lene, teeming with life, but nowhere does the popul so awarm aad overflow es in Naples, Other great cities srepoisy, but Naples roars. In violence of gesticulation and loudness of tone every bargain seems the prelude of a fignt, bute quarrel rarely occurs, and when one does bappen, it is Iam sorry vo say, generally among the gen- tler -ex, The fishwomen occasionally have a regular pitched sattle, in which, before it te ended, all in the neighdorhood contrive to pe “counted jo,” and after they have het denuded each other of their p'eati- ful beir and too scanty raiment, they seem mach refreshed by the vent tnus given to theie super- fluous energies, and are better treads than ever, This is exceedingly interesting, bearing in mind that Mr. Fillmore was along; but the following confession of a ‘bit of a lark” among these fishwomen is necessary to compiete the picture. We can imagine the gratification of the ex-President in bebolaing the spectacle :— The most amusing and characterettc fight 1 Dave sro cocurred a few daye ago at ® miceraoie liste village near the Cento Camerelie. on the shore of Baia. A couple of women, tcliowed by @ troop of children, insisted on dancing the tarentella for cur amusement. Lf they haa been ycurg sud good Icoking we should, pe:baps, have wate no onjection; but they were past forty, fat aod ugly, #0 We gave them # 1ew carlines and sent thera off On cur return { rom the ruins @ tierce wordy war was go- ing on in the narrow street. A stout voungdameel, wits Mrobs that in suppleness and egidty would rival a pao- ther’s. and who locked au if she would dance the taran- tella with @ perfeet trenzy, wae vehemently denouncing the anuque ladies ot the intercepted baliet. J. throw ia Btew words of encoursgercent, which seemed to aggra- vate both partiee—the more, probably, because they dia not understand @ word be sald—until they could restrain themselves no longer. The fight that ensued seggars all Gescripiion. Sixteen women, of wil ages, I believe, ware engeged. The world eleewhere can hardly farnish euch persipification of ancient fates, turies and bacchsnals. ‘he hay wae too fierce to Ja nd it soon ended in » basty pinning up of garmen's whose rents revealed more has en ariet would approve, and in an under- tone of grumbling like the mutieriage of & retreating storm. Mark bim. “If they had been young and good Jooking we should perhaps, have made no ob- jection; but they were past forty, fat and ugly, end so we gent them off.” Can it be possible that Mr. Fillmore was a party to this invidious dis- tinction between “young and good looking” wo- men, and “‘o}d, fat and ug)y ones?” It so appears from the historian of the ex-President’s travels Next we are coolly informed in the case of a disturbance among the women, in which was interested a “stout young damsel, with limbs that in suppleness and agility would rival & panther’s,” the ex-President’s party stopped, and “threw in a few words of encouragement,” which “resulted in a fight that beggars all des- cription,” a fight in which no less than sixteen women were engaged, and then, at the end of the fray, “there was a hasty pinning up of gar- ments whose rents revealed more than an artist would approve.’ Fancy the tableau, with Mr. Fillmore and his companions looking on. Really, this will never do. We had suppos- ed from his familiar associations among the Jesuits and with the Pope at Rome, that Mr, Fil! more was on a pious pilgrimage; but when he and his fellow travellers descend to the amuse- ment of setting the poor Italian fisherwomen by the ears, in a “fight which beggars all descrip- tion,” the ex-President should be sent for by the South Americans without loss of time. Is this the way that “Americane are to rule America?’ Somewnat Svccestive.—In our ship news correspondence, in another column, will be found the following paragraph, dated Key West, March 10:— It is reported that both the Nicaragua and Vanawa Mines will make Key West their depot. Chas. Morgan & Co., cf New York, are soon torun an opposition boat to San Juan from New Yerk, This lime will ccal at this place, From this it would seem that the arrange. ments had all been made for this opposition Morgan line in advance of Walker's coup a’ état Very curious, isn’t it? SpE Case or MR. Joun Frost,—Trere it to be a meet- ing this evening at the Astor House, of the frieads of Mr. John Frost, to adopt = memorial to the Queen for bis pardon. It should be largely attended. The Fine Arts. THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN. The openirg of the exhibition thie year bas been lock- ed forward to with pleasuratie anticipation by the friends of art, fromthe hope that it would show some improve- ment upen that of last season. We regret to find but Uttle evidence of advance in those branches in which American art is most ceficient. Of landseape and histo- rical paintings there are but few of any real merit. Thie arises, no doubt, from the absence of encourage ment, for there is talent enough amongst Our painters to produce good compositions if they could obtain fair prices for them. Our wealthy men bave the bad taste to prefer multiplying their own ‘sweet images” to contributing to the advancement ofa national rchool of art. To this fact we must attribute the paucity of historical and othur Ingh class works in the exhibition this year, and the re petition of the old famillar faces, rach as those of the Rev. Dr. Cox and Dr. Francis, which greet the eye in every pri: vate and public collection, and in every dagaerreotypegal- lery in New York. Amongst the portrafte, however, there are several which have artistic merit, and as soon as our space permits {t we sbail take an opportunity of noticing them in deta!) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE LAW. The colosral portrait of “Live Oak George,” now on exhibition at Wilmart’s, 650 Broadway, will well repay a visit from the admirers of that sturdy type of American enterprise. The picture ie by WH. Powell, the patuer of the “Discovery of the Missiesippi by De Soto,” and is ore of the best of his procuctions. It is painted with great breadth and force, conveys distinctly to the mird all the menta) as well as physical characteristics of the original, and makes on the whole a striking and effective picture. The paintirg is 108 inches by 72, and owing to ite great £ize could not be got rato the Academy of De. sign, where it was first intended to exhibit ft. In its present location it enjoys the double advantage of excel- lent light and of being free to the intpection of the public genereLy. The large suriace of canvass occupied by the figure has jeft a wide margin for the fancy of the artist to diepley iteelf in. Thus we have introduced the whole “Live Oak” platform, in the shape of aqueduota, steatn: exe, ferry boats and locomotives, with views of the seenes with which the genius of the great con- tractor bas been associated. As might be expected, inan attempt to combine allegory with local illustration there are some startling discrepancies in the latter, but there fa this excuse to be for the }i that the artist had, in probab'lity, a political destination for the picture in bis eye when he designed it. We un- derstand that he is now er; on & companion portrait of Mra, Law, whieh {8 to be of the same lerge ‘We trust tbat in thie picture hie ampition will be natis- fied with sccertories of # Jese figurative amg fanciful phwacler. 2B LATEST BBWS Jr teresting from the National Capital. ‘TH4 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF w/B AND GEN. SOOTT—-THE CASE OF THE BRIG G)). ABMBTBONG—THANES OF THE RRITISH GO- VIKNMENT TO DR. KANE AND HIS ASSOC(ATES. Wasurvatox, March 17, 1866. ‘The President communicated to Congress to-day the official correspendence about Gen. Scott’s extra pay. A portion of the correspondence is withheid, as it contains matter rélat'rg to the quarrel between the Secretary of War and the General not embraced in the resolution. Gen. Scott piled lengthy arguments in support of his claim, a’s0 the legal opinion of several eminent lawyers. Secretary Davis thought ‘the whole scope of the resolu- tion conferring the rank of Lieutenant General was of a most limited character, and not to be filled lixe other grades, but confinedtos ‘brevet,’ as an acknowledgment cf past services rendered in @ war expressly designated, end the suthority so ‘imitei tnat waenonce exercised it is gene forever.” He submitted three points to the Attor- ney Genersl:—First, was there any statute allowing the payment? Second, should claim be allowed anterior to commission? ‘1hirdly, the extent and manner of pay- ment, The Attorney General and Secretary Davis differing in opinion, reference was mace to President Pierce, who silowed ten thousand four hundred and five dollars ana sixty-seven cents. Gen. S. snbmitted lis arguments to Attorrey General Curbing, but knew nothing of the re vault until informed by Paymaster Larned, whea he com. plained loudly, charging Secretary Davia with first de- laying bis cate unnecetsarily, and then, suppressing the points springing from the face of the accounts end sub- stituting therefor a leading question of his own in bar of a)! ocappensation whatever. The Presicent also communicated the request of the British government that Dr. Kano and Lieutenant Bart- stein be permitted to accept “the thankfulness” of that gceveroment for their services ip thejArctis expedition, The Court of Claims gave their opinion to-dey in the General A-mstrong case, deciding:—First, British vessels violated the neutrality of the port of Fayal; Second, Por- tugal was liable fort damegen; Third, gavernment cou’ submit a cate to arbitratios, but with a due regard to the rightsof the citizen; Fourth, the cave must be a pro- per one for artitration—the party must be heard, and the award reasonable; Fifth, the Armstrong case was nob one for arbitration—the claimants did not assent an? were refused @ bearing; Sixth, award void—it does not settle tle law point eubmitted, and does settle tacts no* submitted; Feventh, the United Ststes racrificed the rights of citizens, and were liable for the damages. Tes- timeny was ordered to be taken. Mr. Cramp on having been requested by his govern ment to forward by the next steamer all the particulars in refererce to the enJistment difficulty, mailed to-day qui'e a large budget of despatches which goout in the vext European steamer, Our government also sent a large batch of despatches. Gen. Houston will speak to-morrow on the naval ques tion, when he intends giving the immortal fifwene roasting. Quite rich correspondence has been going on for th last few days belween a member of Congress and a cor- respondent of a Western paper. Look out fur pistols anc ccfiee for two. A despatch received to-day by a distinguished gentle man, rettles the complexion of the Louisiana delegation to Cincinnati. It will stand eight for Buchanan, two for Pierce and two for Dovglas. A gentleman, just arrived from Kansas, reports that Gov, Shannon was twelve days reaching the border ter. ritory trem St. Louis. He was detained three deyson the river bank in consequence of the obstruction to nevigation by ice. The free State Legislature aenembled before Gov. Shannon reached the place of meeting. The gentleman above alluded to has no doubt, judging from information obtained there, that the officers of the new government have ere this beea arrested by the federai authorities. Mr. Everett bas accepted the invitation of the eitizens of Wathirgton to repeat his oration on the character of Washington here next week, the proceeds to be devoted towards the purchase of the Mount Vernon estate. We have no mail to-night north of Philadelphia. THIRTY-FOURTA CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. ‘Wasatxctox, March 17, 1856. A STATE GOVERNMENT FOR KANSAS. Mr. Dovaias, (dem.) of Il, from the Committee on Territories, reported a bill authorizing the people of Kanses to form s constitution and State government preparatory to her admission into the Union, when she shall have # requisite population. THE CLAYTON-BULWFR TREATY—~A PUFF FOR THE ADMINISTRA- TION—THE ACCEESORY TRANSIT COMPANY—GEN. WALKER. Mr. Clayton, (K. N.) of Del., spoke in relation to the construction ofthe Clayton-Buiwer treaty and Central American afiairs generally. He was gratified at the extra- ordinary degree of unanimity shown during the discussion in the Senate with regard to tne construction of that treaty. All gentlemen bad agreed in repudiating, as utterly un- wortby their regard, the rew construction given by the British government—ramely, that it wasonly to have prospective operation, thus leaving Great Britain in un- disturbed possession of that country and all the rights she had prior to 1850, while it debarred the Units: States from any right or possestion whatever. Such « construction was an afterthought and an attempt to evade treaty stipulations. Mr. Clayton alluled to the great importance of sn intercceanic canal, He had docked at the reports of explorations for the Pacilic Ratl- road, and while be was sorry to dispel an illusion so plearant he believed no railroad to the Pacific wil! hs built for many years to come. Ifsuch a road shoul. i made it would not give the tacilities which we desire, anc which we should obtain by a passage throogh the {ath mur. Unless this conntry be blessed more than any otker, we eball, before this road could be built, be m- voved in a war with seme of the greatest Powers of the earth. He approved the whcle coaduct of the adminis tration relative to the cifficul.ies with Eogiand, and highly evlogized the Sta‘e papers of Messrs. Marcy and Buchanan. He was a!so gratified at the energy with which administration bad put down fitbastering schemes; and he denounced General Waiker as @ raffian, buecaneer and pirate, Mr. Clayton was no partisan of the President, but when our foreign relaticns are conducted with eignal ability he was wiling to give the admiaisira- thon dne crevit. Mr. Clayton having alluded to General Walker's seizure of the versels cf the Irarsit Company, Mr. SEWARD, (mgger worthipper) of N. inquired whether thac cumpeny bad not connived at Wali. proceedings in Central America, Mr. Crayton said he bad seen such a statement, but did pot know whether it was true or not. If it was true, thoogh, even banded Justice was likely to restore the poisoned chalice to their own lips. Mr, WELLER, (dem.) of Cal., gave notice that he should have something to say, for he differed very widely trow the Senator trom Delaware relative to the character of Mr. Walker. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS. The Serate considered and passed bills for the im- provement of the St. Clair and Sc, Mary rivers, in Michi- gan; for the removal of obsctructions at the mouth of the Mississippi, and fcr the improvement of the harbor of Sen Diego, California. Aojourned. House of Representatives. Wasmsetox, March 17, 1859. THE KANSAS ELECTION Cask. Mr, GALLoway, (nigger worshipper) of Ohio, advoeated the resolution to allow the Committee on Elections to send for persons and papers in the Kansas contented e'- tion care, He said the country demands a full investi, «- tion, in order to expose the rarcality by which the will of the people of the Territory was thwarted. While detend- ing Governor Reeder, he aaid that Governor Shanuon had been buried above ground by the people of Ohio, but that the President bad put out hia angling rod and golden bait in Belmont county, fished him out, bres ted into him rew life, and sent him to govern the people of Kansae, Mr. Galloway eontended that the organic law ot the Territory had been violated, and ita legislation throughout founded on fraud. Mr. Vark, (K.N.) of N. Y., sald the Committee on Flections asked the ¢xtraorcinary yer of sending for persons and papers on no other test y than the me- morinl ot Mr. Reecer, there being no evidence in a manner ssnetioning Bisgposttion. I: is Mr. Reecer plead- ing in his own f, telling the doleful tale of Mr. Writfield’s offences and his own justification. Mr. Whitfield was elected at the time appointed by law; but Reeder, in violation of all law, was chover at a pretenced lection, and now ‘olaimed hie vent. Mr. Valk spoke of the wailings of those who claim to bethe Vtg [Nh ped of Pen Lo who have vent out their » in speéches 8s destitute of ary nt as they were ‘defielont of foundation. It was Mr Reeser bimreif who bad planted the seeds of discord, anarchy and con‘usion in Kansas, Mr, Romneon, (pigget worshipper) of Pa., spoke in yor cf the resolution, arguing that Mr, Reeder was not estopped frem’farther proceedings. Mr. Rictanneon, (dem.) of Ill, insisted on the legality of the acta of the Kansas Legislature, and the validity of Mr. Whitfield’s election. Mr. Mitrsox, (dem.) of Va., raw no necessity for con- tinairg the discussion, which has lost interest. € Mr. Suwon, (nigger worshipper) of N. Y., said Mr. Reeder was Fong ben Se ina monstrant for the Tent, He Atma, March 17, 1856. A resolution having been introduced the Assem- bly by Mr. Anthon a few cogs since, and adopted by that ody, caling for information from the Attorney (General im reepect to the proceedings in the case of the disputed Judgeship of the Supreme Court in the First district, that cfloer this morning sent in areply. It is probable that thie will induce the Legislature to teke some step by which the disgraceful dispute at present going om may be brought to a clove. Indeed, ic is not at all unitkely that a comourrent resolution will be introduced for the removal of Justices Roosevelt and Clerke, under the power of article 6, rection 2 ot the constitution, om the ground that they have shown contempt for a decision o! bigher Court. It will bo recollected that Mr. Sickles introduced « bill & week or two since in the Senate, to repeal tne act cre- Siing the .dditional Judge, with the professed desire to thus put a stop to the controversy by abolishing the of: fice. He subsequently withdrew nis bill by po ar iv recommittal. The Senate committee would have repert- ed unanimously against the btu, om the gcound that the cffice is crested by the constitution and could not be aboliebed by the Legislature, The Leginature, under its wer derived tzom the constitation, created the addi- Toma judgeship, ard as agit bai done so it was prevented from retractug its ateps by the eonstitation, which stands behind its action. ‘The following 1s the report of the Attorney General in full, and the resolution introduced by Mr. Anthon:— Mr. Anthon moved as tollows:— Resolved. ‘Ibatthe communication from the Atworney-Gene- re] relative to he conduct of certain judicial officers in the Firat district just read, be referreé to the Judiciary Comimitiee with instructions to inquire Into the maviers therela i and t report whether in tbelr judgment any, and if any, what Jegivlative or other action of Sépate ana Assembly ia necets:- ry thereon, ‘hat theeaid sommittee bave power to send tur persozs and papers. aay Stare or New York, Orric or THE 4 TrORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY, Mi 17, 1866. The Attorney General acknow:edges the receipt of - low:rg resolution ot the Assembly: — Kesoived, ‘Ihat the Attorney General be reqnested to report to this House at hie earliest convenience. whether any, and if apy, whatdecision hes been rendered in the case of “rhe pie om the relation of Henrv E. Davies ward P, been had—-or what execution of judgment ins not been execated, 80 far And in atewer thereto replies, that the judgment of the Court ot Appeals has been renaered that Edward P. Cowles is nota Justice of the Supreme Court of the First Jndisial Dis- trict, hut that Henry KE. Davies is such Justice, and is of righ — todischarge oF etek ad ‘ Davies bi auch, ent said Davies bas taken gactlnel abeeas aan Teen ita duites, and is now en- the sume; but the A'torney General ra- ized as such jusice by two ot ha at Genera) Term. to wit: nd Hon, Thomas W. Clerke; and his orders entered at & ‘Term are vacated by one or both of said asscciates. on the ground that he Is not Justice cf the Supreme Court. nized a8 @ ‘On the contr: tharles A. Yeabody is recognized by euch Assoc.ate Justices as oa lence yy vir- the At. elected in the place of Kobert H, Morris, deceased; but tue of what authority or under’ what evidence of titie torney Gerersi ta igncrant, But ro far as with ¢uch claim, itis unfounded and contrary to the ‘will of tog @ esters and the Jugamant fae, Orart ot e uDders) supposes the for to the resolution Of iho Ameerably; but the Importance of the en ject 10 the suitors in the First Judicial District, for whose bene- fit this aflice was created, and whose interests are now pecu- larly jeoperdes, ns well as the duty of the legal offloer of the State tosee that the decisions of ourbighest courts are regarded, at least py thove whore duty it is recognize and enforce them, induces bn to cal! the avention of the Assembly to the subject. ‘The powers of the Attorney General, in bis judgment, ara exbausted, ard i Justices of inferior courte will nct regard the decisiona of the highest tribuval in reference to the titie of their atsocietes, it ia for the Legialature to apply euch remedy ay, in their judgment is suited to the case. All which is respectfully submitted. 8. B, CUSHING, Attorney General, A bill was introduced in the Senate this moraing, pr pared by the Harbor Commisfioners, establishing carta! exterior water lives in the harbor of New York. In the Heuse, @ bil was under disengnion Gs sini | $30 000 to pay the expenses already incurred by Preston King & Co, ‘there sppeared no dfaposition to witbhold the ne- ceerary approjriation; but @ strong opposition was made dy Mr. Anthon sod Mr. B. Baily against contiauing t nitical Harber Commimion—the latter gentleman be- ieving that the general {government ponsessed'the power to prevent encroachments of the harbor. He has the floor to-morrow. Ancther attempt was made in the House this morning to tabe up the license temperance question, but failed in & thin bouse. The Broacway Railroad bil was again before the Ac- sembly Commities on the subject en Mr. Heary Hilton for the owners of property on way, stated upon the meeting of the committee, that Messrs. D. H. Haight, A. T. Stewart, Horace Waldo and other owners, desired to be beard in person, and inquired if the com- mittee would give them the privilege to appear to-morrow evening it Ma. Field replied to-night for the grantees? Mr. Field objected to reply until ail the opposition had closed, Aifer some discussion the committee agreed that the property owners should be allowed to appear to-mor- row and bave till nine o’c.cck to close their arguments; after which Mr, Fieid is to reply. REW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Aveany, March 17, 1856. PENTIONS. By Mr. Sicxtes—From shippers, for authority to re- move obstruction to raviga'ion. REPORTS. By ©. P. Surrs—To extend the Genemee Valley canal to the Alleghany river, Mr. BROOKS—! of the New York Harbor Com- mitricners, end @ bill for the establishment of a water Kine for a part of New York harbor. Mr, C, P. sari introduced a bijl to amend the Jaws of the Brooklyn Fire Department, by author the elec- Led at a convention, of fire commissioners of the Fire ypar' BILLS PASSED, ETC. To amend the Yonkers Water Works act. To incorporate the Ladies’ Home Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal chureh. in New York. A resolution tw apoint a spectal committee to select bills for the action of the Senate was tabled by 14 to 9. The Albany Bridge bil) was made the special order for every Wednendey till disposed of. The second State Asyinm bill was made the special order for to-morrow evening. Assembly. AuBaNy, March 17, 1856. PETITIONS, By Mr. E. T. Woop— Against the extension of Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn. By Mr. Guxst—For the establishment of an inebriate asylum, ‘THE DISPUTED JUDGESHIP, FTC, The Attorney General sent ina report in reply to vie resolution cf the Assembly, stating that by the jadgmont of the Court of Appeals Edward P. Cowles is not Justice of the Supreme Court of the Fizat Judicial district, but that Henry E. Davies is, aud is entitled to discharge its du- tier.” The Attorney General regrets to say that the said Daviee fe not recegrized as such Justice by hia two asso- cites, Meesrs. Roorevelt and Clerke, He states that the powers of the Attorney Geveral are exhausted, and thet it is for the Legislatare to upply such # remecy as is suii- £4.10 the case. Mr. ANTHON moved s& resolution instructing the Judl- ciary Committee to inquire and report whether any, aud what Legislative action is necessary on the subject, und that the ccromittee have pewer to send for persons nud i Adopted. . SPRAKER announced the following spectal commit- tee to inquie into ail things relating to the consolida- tion of the Centra! Railrond:—Messrs. Northrup, Ameri- can; Matteron, American; Wm. 8. Sinith, cemocrat; Huyle, democrat; and H. A. Prendergrast, republican. ir. Marmce reported favorably on the bill for the -e- lief of the survivors of the New York Mexican Volua- teers, Mr, Devenrne repcried s bill to make the City Inapec- tor’s Department the New York Hesith Department. It provides that the City Inspector shall be a physician. BILIA INTRODUCED, Mr. Pxow—To create Iroqucis county from parts of Msdison and Orei¢a county. By Mr. Dixon—T» promote the public heatthiby pro- viding for the cleansing of streetyin mew York. fhe bill Cirects the ipbabi‘avte to sweep up rubbish hea twice every day and clear off mnow and fee, and provi that the Mayor appoiet s pro) officer to remove the *are—the expense to be peid by @ special tax. RESOLUTIONS, By Mr. E.T. Woor—To extend the powers of the spe = CS on ittes examining tenant houres in New York to ooklyn. Casm—Asking why the case of John C. Mather uzeties had not been prosecuted. eral orders, the bill eppropriating movey for the payment of the expenses the Harbor Commis- sloners was taken up. Mr. Coniston moved to amend the fourth section, which repealed the act, by limiting the time of the exis- tence of the commision to the 1s¢ of January next, and the sums to be expended to $50,000. ‘The debate cccupied the entire afternoon sension, Messrs, Guest, Authon, Woods and Wiltsie, of the New York delega'icn, favorieg the appropriation, and Mesers, Mahen, Glover aud Reiley opposing. Mr. AnTNON spoke of the advantages of the commission to the entire State, but thought it should be differently constituted, ‘The bill was amended #0 as to provide that the commis- sion shall cease on the first of January next, gud limiting the expenditure to $60,000. ‘The report of the committee was agreed to, and the bill ordered to a third readwg. Adjourned. The New Hompehire State Election. CoxcorD, March 17, 1856. Two hundred end nineteen towns foot up as follows: — For Weils, 81,403; Metealf, 90,979; Goodwin, 2,337; roattering, 141. ‘Ten tewns remain to be heard from, the returns from which will not materially change the relative vote ss given above. Marder in Mndaison heen & Unica, Mr 17, 1856. A farmer, nawed Buck, was murdered at his residence near Morrisville, Madison county, on F ight lest. arated His body was found on ‘Saturday. m mer with a ly axe near by. man wor! for esata ‘and who had had some diffieuity with him, has been arrested on suspicion. Destructive Fires at the West. Crxcrswatt, March 17, 1856, ‘The lard cil store and candle factory of N. G. Ropes & Co., in this city, was entirely destroyed by fire at an early bour zesisréay morning. The estimated loss is $50,000; inaurance $30,500 in offices. At the same hour « fire occurred pos the planing mill of Lindsay, Tess, $:6,000; no insurance. The fire, it is supposed, was caused by ag incendiary, on beard Potowac wal in Alezan 1838, Tipas he built dria, Va. im a wes owned m thi. tI . of lomber, w } provabiy tarures ia this clips} e Two thoussnd bb 6. of cH. on bourd'the Shooting star, were to be shipped in the Minresota, to sail for New York on the Ist ct Mareh. Adjournment of tne Virginia Legislatare: Bavrimors, March 17, 1856, The Virgivia (egislature adjourned on Saturéty, + Houee retused to extend the sesvion. Toe bank Fin, re- quiring banks not to irsne notes except to be redesma>le at par in specie, waa persed. ° Bteam Boller Explosion ona Loss of Life, Crvewwatt, March 17, 3858, The boiler of » steam saw mill in Oukdale, Ingiens, ex- ploced on Fridey Inst, koiliog four persons aud wounding ree otbere, Names not hnown. 1 Tesch eeslsent ‘ne buildiag was Raliroaad neelmens. ALTIMORE, March 17, 1856. The 11 o'clock A. M. traim for I’hi avelphia, weldey van over two cows near Magnohs, shattering two pessepger care and tbrowirg the train off the track. No one was: Spjured, The down express trein was detained til} 7 o’clock, PHILADELPHIA S?OCK BOARD. Pur.apririta, March 17, 1866. Stocks are steady; quotations as follows:—Pemtsyiva- nia 5’s, 84; Reading Railroad 48%; Log Inland, 16; Mor- ris Cana}, 143/; Penneyivania Raitroad, 45%. New Oninays, March 16, 1856, Cotton market firm.—~ales odes, 7, 00 = Moi id. dling at ©35c. a 9340.; rates for other articles un shan , Montz, Mat ls Cotton market quiet-— Sales to.dey 2 000 Tie Re. ceipts fer the wee! ; Sales, 25.000. Stock i 163}000, "Rates for widelieg, 8360 Seno POPE, Amuseme Laat ovening. THE OPERA—1 EBUT OF MISS PHILLIPS. ‘There was a crowded ncuse Jast night, and as the treasurer «sys, what is better than numbers, it was all money. The cause of the rush was the anxicty om the part of young New York to see Miss Adelaide Phillips, who undertcok tke contralto part, Azeeuna, in the “Trovatore,” it being her début in opera in the United Btater. Mins Phillips is a nativa of Philadelphia and wos in her early yearsa sort of juvenile prodigy. Eight or jen years go abe wes a member of the stock compang at Kimball’s Museum st Boston. In 18512, we think. Mr. Kimball got up Lacy’s version of (he “Cinderella” of Ros- sini in which Miss Pbillfps played the principal part, and made a greathit in the music. Shortly atter this ® umber of wealthy amatenrs in Boston subscribed & sufficient sum to defray tha expenses of Miss Phillips’ musical education. She then went to! Fronce’ and Itely and studied under the best masters. Returning to Boston, she rang at se- veral concerts, and was fivally engaged by Mr. Paine to fill the vacancy in the comaany caused by the secession of M’lle Nautier Didier, who recently retarned to Europe. Miss Phillips bas a mezzo soprano volee ranging-through about two octaves and s hal’. Her upper notes are clear,. pure and fresh. Her method is good, and she executes: carefully and neatly. She lacks power, and her lower notes have not that round, full quality which i¢ usual in voicee like bers. She is an indifferent actress, and lack- ing the vigor neceseary tor the proper rendering of the Giprey. She was not all up ]to ths} heavy declamatory: music with wbich the piece opens, and therefore -had only a succés d’estime. The audience, however, was very kind, abd gave Miss Phillips any amount of applause. The other parts were well sustained. No more opera this week. ‘La Spia”” (Arditi’s opera) is announced for next Monday. LAURA ERENB’S VARIBTIES——“‘CAMILLE; OR, THE MO- RAL OF A LIFE.” Miss Keene gave us another novelty last night, under the above title, and had a full honse to assist at the ini- tial representa'ion. The play is founded upcn two of the most popular French dramar—La Dame aux Camélias, firet represented at the Vandeville theatre, Paris, in 1853, and played there during nearly a who'e reason. The other viece, “Victorine. ’is somewhat older, and was an Olympic favor- ite. Mies Davevport played sn adaptation of the Dame ‘aux Camélias at the Broadway two years since, but no itera] translation hss been p'aycd anywhere. The piece was prohibited in London, on account of its supposed 1m- moral tendency. Ma¢ame Doche and M, Fechter played the principal parts in Paris. The Varietfes piece opens with Camille (Miss Keene) as afserving girl. Armand (Jorden), her lover, is a working man. Camille, like all griselée:, pente for polkar, moire antique and champsgne, Then comes # quarrel between the lovers, ana the act closes with Camille going to sleep, after a hard ¢ay’s work. In the next act we find ker in the midst of pleasures, and oppressed by illness which she attempts to drive off by over excite ment, We then have her giving up Armand to save his reputation, when sbe plunges still more deeply into dis- sipstion of all kincs, end atter a strong scene with him comes her death. The scene then changes to her room, asin the first ect, and we learn that the events of the preceding scenes transpired in a dream. Camille {s cure® of her passion for immorally late suppers; and Armand being amiable, they are duly united, and everything ends bappily, ss it ought to in all well conducted dramas. The spiritual idea which 18 introdnesd softens the objectiona- Die teatures of the play, and does away with many diffi- culties, to hide which, in other vermons, inconsistencies bave been indispeneable. It is evident that several pens bkave been at work upon this piece, and the authors’ names are not given. Scribe and Dumes fils rvpplied the plet, however; and we hear that Mr. J. Palgrave Simpson, of London, is the translator. It is done into pretty good English, which is more than we can say for Miss Davenport's ver- sicn. We have not space to discuss the wathetic quea- tion which the sirgular arrangement of thia piece raises, Chacun a sou gout! We rather like the idea. The effect of that part of the first act where the spirit of Camille’s mother is supposed to appear at her bedside was very- good, and the entire stage arrangements reflect much credit upon Mr. Hall, the stage manager. There was- then nothing of especial interest till the third act, which was very well acted on all hands. Miss Keene’s per- formance was exceedingly good, and called forth, as it deserved, the hearty applause of the house. Al- tegetber her performance was so fresh, natural, unconventional, and vigorous witha), that we could not if we would withhold from it our praise. She took a new view of the part, and we like originality when ices luded with true genius, Mr. Jordan’s Armana was the cther members of the bg ed who were inc! Howard and Mir fclgnehin~ were slo careful, pat esk ond loward and Mirs were excellent. We may be allowed to ‘to Messrs. ‘Wemyas, Chandler and Miss Wells that dresses were- not exactly Parisian. With this exception, the piece was exceedingly well dressed and well mounted it. Miss Keene was called out several times, and the a: delighted. Some of the softer sex were BROADWAY THEATRE— 71MOUR, THE TABTAR.” This romantic equestrian drama waa presented for the frat time in this theatre, last evening, tos good house. The interest cf the piece reats upon the trinis of" Zorilds, Prineess of Mingrelia, (Mme. Ponisi), and her ron Agib, The latter is prisoner to Timour, (Mr. Fisher), who has killed the boy’s father, and Zorilda, in her anxiety to save her son, falls into the power of the ‘Tartar chief. Through the assistance of Timour’s father, Agibd escapes, while hix mother distracts the attention of bei captor, whereat the chief waxes indignant and is dont te slay the untortunate woman, but the father gain interpores, and Zorilda escapes by throwing her~ elf into the sea. Agib, mounted on horseback, rescues his mother, and the piece closes with a combat, in which Zorilda and Timour take the most prominent parts and whish is apparently ag favor of and her forces, as the curtain falls, Mme. Ponisi was of course succesefal, ard Mies Wallis, as Agib, wasa very coura- geous and sensible Iittle rei Mr. Fisher was very happy in his part, and his ebullitions of temper were tne very cream of Tartar. Songs and a duet occurred in the plese, which were well done, and the horses deserved and re- ceived a fair share of the applause. The piece is to he y jain to-night, with the ‘Cataract of the yr J Lhe A Nawu styles, at $4; also, @ eplendid hat otis batter. ‘Wm. Banta will Open To-day his Selection lever taste and perseverance could do, to jor article % Haha "Wa ietane stant Shas ou tee lbera) patronage, at 106 Canal street, corner of Wooater street. hea Hats Wepre peey hy A Repenschetd, ie saat Es, ee ly bear originality ners To she Lan eee,