The New York Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1856, Page 4

+ NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, SUPION N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, AGADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourwenth streot—La Sri. BROADWAY THHATRE, Broadway — Mizerra —Toar ‘Besterp Bast. MIBLO’S GARDEN, Sroadway—Figano—fux Green Mowerrn. ‘TON’S THEATRE. Chambers street—Taxixc Tus Fe Busssee Basy -"PeRTun10, WABLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway—Mucu Avo ssour Romunc—a VarimaL Maton. LAURA KEEN®'S VARIBYIES, Broadway—Camnais— ‘Bovuiry. WBROADWAY VARIETIES, 472 Broadway—Busce Brep Susak—Loan or 4 Loven—By Tax JuvEmILS COMEDIANS, ‘WOOD'S MINETRELS, ¢44 Broadway—Erniorus Prr- pommaxcrs—Howert Macalen. EMPIRE HALL, No. 59 Broadway—Toor or Evxore ND mex oF SrBastoro.. BROOKLYN MUSEUM—Brooklyn—A Szastpn Stony Tus ‘Wasvrminc Bors—Review. Mew York, Menday, March 24, 1856. Malis for Marepe. 424 YORE HERALD —MDITION FOR YUROPE. ‘Tee Cunard mail steamship Arabia, Capt. Stone, will eave Boston on Weduesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘Whe European maile will close in this city at a quarter two o'clock to-mcrrow afternoon. The Hxnstp (printed im Mnglish and French) will be pubished at ten o’closk in the morning. Sing'e copies, tm wrappers, sixpence. @udecriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Naw York Hiemarp will be received at the following places in Europe: — Lewwor—Am. & Kuropean Rrpross Co,, 7 and 18 Cornnill. Pamn— do, lo. 8 Place de la Bourse. Iavmroor—_ do. do. 7 Ramford street. Eermroor—John Hunter, 12 Exchange street, East. ‘The ecotents of the Eurcpeam edition of the Henaw (WEB embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at tthe office during the previous week, and to the hour of padlicatioa. The N ews. The ship Gemania, arrived at this port yesterday, veports picking up a boat belonging to the ship Joun Rutledge, of and for New Yerk from Liverpool, which vessel ran into an iceberg on the 19th of Feb- ruary, breaking in her bows. She was subsequently abandoned. In the rescued boat was a man named Nye, of New Bedford, who, so far as is known, is the only snrvivor of the passengers and crew of the W-fated Rutledge. The boat also contained the bodies of Mrs. Atkinson, the wife of the mate, and three others, names unknown. Such particulars of the occurrence as we have received may be found on ‘the first page. Thisisone of the most appalling catastrophes which we have been called upon to re- eord for many years, and is painfully suggestive of the fate of the steamship Pacific. The Board of Police Commissioners, composed of ‘the Mayor, Recorder and City Judge, have rendered their decision in the case of Mr. George W. Matsell, Chief of Police. They concur in the opimon that the charge of alienage preferred against the Chief ie not proven, and dismiss the complaint. We pub- lish the opinions in another part of to-day’s paper. Those of the Recorder and City Judge are very ela- borate, and review all the points in controversy be- ‘tween the parties. Mesars. Briggs and Branch must Pick their flints and try it again. Captain Whitmore, of the ship Sea Serpent, which sailed from Hong Kong on January 3, and arrived at this port on Saturday, furnishes us with some inter- esting news items from China and Japan. The revo- Jationary party, althongh defeated near Canton, were steadily advancing in other quarters of the em- pire. They had powerful fleets lying off the coast near Canton, which must not be confounded with the hordes of pirate junks already reported. During December the weather was unusually bad. A great many Chinese had returned from California, and emigration was very much checked by their reports. From Japan we learn that the Dutch had presented the war steamer Soembing to the Emperor. The English’ were about forwarding another vessel to his Majesty from China. We copy frem the St. Thomas Times, of March S, an important communication addressed by Major Charies J. Helm, United States Commercial Agent at the Island, to his Excellency President Berg, in which the former gentleman suggests the propriety of establishing a marine hospital for the relief of suffering seamen of all nations. An important fea- ture in the letter is, that Mr. Helm shows the feasi- bility of maintaining such an institution without any direct charge being levied on the vessels sending in sick men. Major Helm’s action is as disinterested as humane, for while he says that over one-third of the sailing tonnage is American, he nevertheless in- vites a member from the Danish government, the Su- perintendent of the British Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and all the Consuls, to form a Beard of Control. We have files of St. Helena papers to the 24th of January. They contain nothing of importance. A correspondent of one of them, after alluding to the visit of Prince Pierre Bonaparte to Corsica, in quires what would be the impressions and feelings of any member of the Bonaparte family who should visit the island upon finding the tomb of the creat Napoleon miserably neglected, and Longwood House turned into a ruinous range of barns, stables and pigeties, while both are only valued as puppet shows, with a regular charge for admission and “children at half price.” We have dates to the Sth instant from Trinidad, Port au Spain. The island was healthy. Flour was quoted at $1075; pork, $22: no corn in market. There was every prospect of an average yield of na- tive produce. Jn onr maritime columns will be found the sailing directions for the navigation of the river Yang-tze- Kiang to Wusung and Shanghae, prepared by Lieut. Preble, U. 8. N.; also other important information relative to the tides, winds, &c., in that region, the real value of which will be fully understood and ap- preciated by navigators. The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 21st inst. amount- ed to #769,587. Sales of cotton yesterday were pretty freely made, including 5,000 bales, chiefly in transitu. ‘The market closed firm. Flour was less free- ly offered, and the long run of purchasers upen common brands, has considerably reduced the quan- tity offering for sale, and holders stood ont for full prices, at which sales were more freely made. The stock in this market was estimated by some well informed persons at 150,000 bbls., of all kinds. Prime wheat was in good milling demand. Cana- dian white was held at an advance, say $1 95. The article brought $1 92 day before yesterday, while white Southern sold yesterday at #1 *1 a $1 90, and inferior Tennessee red at $1 60 a #1 65. Corn was dull, with sales of mixed at 63c. a 65c., and white at @6c. a 684c.; prime yellow, for contract delivery, was sold at 69¢. a 70c. Rye was lower, and sold at $1 12a $1 13, Pork was inactive, at $15 ir meas, and at $14 87a $15 for prime. Rump/ por! sold at $14. There was a good demand for pork at full prices, which is said to be purchased for conversion, to a great extent, into prime mess for the French market, and that large quantities, probably of low grades, have thus been manufactured. The balance of a cargo of Rio coffee ‘was sold yesterday at 11jc. The range of the mar- ket was from 11}c. to 12c. Sugars were quiet, with out change in prices. The increase of tonnage had a tendency to check freight engagements. Cotton, about 500 bales was engaged for Liverpool at 9-32d. a 5-l6d. A vessel was chartered to load for Ham- burg at 11d. for grain, and $c. for cotton. The ) Zngitsh tn india—The Annczation of Onde. L ord Dalhousie, the Governor General ot Ir dia, has decided to amnex the Kingdom of ‘Jude to the dominions of the British East In. dia Company. The decision, it is his own; the Court in London left him master of the situation; he might annex or he might se- questrate, as he thought best; and he has re- solved to adopt the former plan. Had he se- questrated the province, like Mysore, its entire revenues would have been expended within its borders; it would have contributed nothing to the general exchequer of” the company; it would in fact have stood alone—an island in the ocean of the company’s territory; and Lord Dalhousie, like @ provident man, preferred saving to throwing away the lots of rupees which it may be made to yield. He has, there- iore, ordered the company’s troops to be con- centrated on Cownpore, from whence they have by this time moved already on Lucknow and Oude, and formally taken possession of the kingdom. To the dethroned King, the company gives @ residence and a pension of $600,000 a year; for the rest, they alone are responsible, The motive of the operation is not concealed. There is no pretence that tbe annexation of Oude is desired by its inhabitants, justified by political necessity, or instigated by ven- geapce. One hundred years ago Oude was a province of the decaying Mogul empire. The Nawab incurred the displeasure of the British by harburipg the fugitive Nawab of Bengal; Lord Clive visited him with the East India Company's vengeance, and laid a tribute on his dominions. In 1777 he began to pay $1, 500,000 ; in 1767. the tribute was raised to $2,- 500,000 per annum. Meanwhile quarrels arose. The Company demanded that the Nawab should disband his army; they received complaints made against him by his subjecta, and worried him till, in 1800, he surrended his only protec. tion—-his army-~and became virtually a Bri- tish pensionary. For fifty-five years he and his successors have been allowed to lead this strangely degrading life ; and now the farce is to be ended. The Nawab, who, in his dis grace and degradation, comforted himself with the title of King, is to be pensioned, as we said; his dominions are to be erected iato a Pro- vince, with Genera] Outram for Chief Commis- sioner, and a host of young men from the civil offices of the Company at Calcutta as a govern- ment. Such is the last act of British power in India. A province larger and far more fer- tile than Nicaragua, with ‘a hardy, robuat population of over three millions, is transferred tothe British empire by a stroke of the pen; and the transfer will probably be carried into effect without the burning of acartridge. Oude is so rich that the government officials at Cal- cutta estimate that it will pay without diffi culty from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 surplus revenue in three years. It is admirably wa- tered by tributaries of the Ganges; the soil is excellent; and it is near enough the Thibetan range to enjoy a far more wholesome climate than the Southern provinces of the empire. The motive for the annexation of this valua- ble province, we repeat, is nakedly avowed; it will yield two hundred lacs of rupees per au- num. A secondary motive may be found in the position of the Indian government. Lord Dalhousie’s term of service is ended. Lord Canning has already gone out to replace him. Every British Governor in India since the be- ginning of the present century, has added a province or two to the empire; there have been nineteen distinct annexations since 1800. Lord Dalhousie was unwilling to fall behind his pre- decessors. He saw Oude ripening forthe Com- pany’s sickle; should he leave to his successor the pleasing task of gathering it in? Like Mr. Tyler in the like dilemma, he vowed he woud annex it, if the act were consummated in the last minutes of his last official day; and it may happen that the final flat may go forth as the veseel bearing Lord Canning steams up to 1.12 mouth of the Ganges, Whether the three millions of humaa beings who inhabit Oude will be better or worse off under British rule than they were under that of their native tyrant, it is clear that there is no justification in point of principle tor the act by which they have been despoiled of their nationality. It is a robbery; a robbery as glaring, as shameful as that of the man who picks his neighbor's pocket, or breaks open his safe. Were such an act committed on this con- tinent and by the United States, all Europe would re-echo with outcries at the enormity of the outrage; and the virtuous journals which express the British mind would call down veu- geance on the lawless rapacity ot the Amevi- can people. The people of Oude would ve represented as injured angels, poor, innocent Jambe fallen unhappily under the fangs of the Yankee wolf; and appeals would be made to the honor and the manhood of the men of Europe to stand up in their defence. Tue parallel case of Turkey would probably »e in- voked; and it would be said that God aud their sense of honor called upon Europeans to step forth and put an end to the aggrandiziug policy of the American republic. Oude being, happily, in Asia, »nd notin America, and the conquerers being the ’ritish East India Company, and not the Amer'can people, there will be very little said avout lawless rapacity, or robbery, or honor, or any- thing of the kind. The province will qnietly be annexed. If the subject is mooted at all in Europe, it will be at the Congress of Nations, when an endeavor will be made by England to erect some new barriers on the western flank of her Indian empire to protect tuem from Russian aggression. Tue Speaker in Tuscany.—The correspor- dent of the Newark Advertiser translates, from the purest Tuscan, the following from the off § cial journal of that State:— The new President of the Congress of the United States, bone oa two mon daily balloting--Signor N. s—in a negro, belonging to the republican repre- tentation of Massachusetts. As a man of color, and as an abolitionist, he does not enjoy the sympathy of the Southern r tatives. The demoeratic party, to which the administration of Presideat Pierce belongs and the party of the Kaow Nothingr, have, notwita- standing, little ploasare in this choice. Banks will certainly be obliged to go to Europe, in order that he may prove the truth of the seeming paradox that black may be white under some circumstances. Or, as he is repre- sented to be acquainted with all the living languages, he might write a letter in very choice Italian to the editor of // Monitor i cano, and put himself right on the record. us hear from Signor Banks. full—ladies lovely —ministers eloquent, raw a finer Easter Sunday or wore re) fervor. ever NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1856. ee camamemneeymnenmemmemeeaneepennentne neeeneaee ee ees mead Sream axp Ferry Boars.-We publish eleewhere the State statute requiring ferry boats and steamboats to carry life and row boate. This act, as plainly appears, has been and is still systematically violated by all the steamers and ferry boats plying to New York, with the exception noticed yesterday. We apprehend, therefore, that the vigilant District Attorney, Mr. Oakey Hall, will lose no time ia instituting prosecutions against each vessel offending, based on the report of the two policemen. The law has been vidlated by about forty vessels, including those visited by the policemen ; the fines to be collected there- from will amount to ten thousand dollars, at $250 a piece, according to the statute. A lucky windfall for the State. The law given elsewhere was passed April 11, 1849. It was no doubt a very fair law then. In the last six years, however, steam naviga- tion has made eome progress in the waters of thie State ; and it is impossible to read this statute without being convinced of its pre- sent inadequacy. For instance, it requires the largest class of inland steamers—those of over 500 tons measurement—to carry three boats, two of them capable or carrying or sustaining fifty persons each, the third capa- ble of carrying say fifteen or twenty; ves sels of less than 500 tons it requires to have two ordinary row-boats, capable of car ryipg say forty persons; and ferry boats it directs to be provided with one small row, or life boat, capable of carrying from fifteen to twenty persons. These enactments are, to say the least, insufficient. The boats of over five hundred tons, and a great many under that measurement, as well as many ferry boats, often carry from one to five hundred pas:en- gers; what is the use of making a law to pro- vide for the saving of one hundred and twenty of these? If the law steps in at all, why shall it order some to be saved while it allows the others to be lost? Would it be any satisfaction to the relatives of the three bua- dred and seventy-five persons drowned to know that the owners of the steamboat had ri- gorously complied with the law, and that one hundred and twenty of the passengers hed as- cordingly been saved? Nay, more: does not ex- perience tell us that, where the supply of boats ie obviously unequal to the number of passen- gers, it generally happens that in the selfish struggle for the possession of the boats, they are swamped or destroyed, or rendered use- lege? It is understoéd that Mayor Wood will visit Albany this week, by invitation from the ¢ity delegation, in order to see if any- thing can be done by the Legislature to re- medy the state of anarchy in which this city exists. Among subjects which will neces- sarily command their attention, that of the insecurity of life on board steamers and ferry boats will occupy their early attention. We desire to commend one principle to their minds. The day of life-saving by means of boats carried on board steamers is past. Au instance cannot be mentioned in which they have fulfilled their purpose. They are in fac. out of thequestion. The Brooklyn, Jersey City and Staten Island ferry boats carry at times five hundred passengers at once. To save these by means of boats, twenty of Francis’ largest life Boats would be required, all in good condition, all so placed as to be launch- ed without injury. How is it possible that a ferry boat can carry these? Where shall she stow them? If lite is to be saved on board these boats, it must be by life preservera. The life preserv- ing stool--shaped like an hour glass—wil! answer the purpose pertectly. They can be made very cheap; and can be used on board as seate--a thing much needed—so that this expense will not be felt at all. Three hun- dred of them, as each is calculated to eupport two persons, placed on board each ferry boat, and five hundred on board the Hudson and Sound steamers, would reduce the salvation or life to a mathematical certainty. ANOTHER SECEDER FRoM FiiuMore.—Judge Conklin, who was Fillmore’s Minister to Mexi- co, has come out ina long and not very bril- liant letter, giving in his adhesion to the Nic cer Worsniprers. The Buffalo Express, an organ of the last named party, says:— Juege Conklin, it will be recollested, was transferred by Mr. Fillmore (by his own consent, of courve,) from the United States District Court Judgerhip of the North- ern District of the State of New York to the mission o° Mexico. This was ed through @ process, the ms- chinery of which we should like to see laid bare t> the public eye. Its purpose was to secure a life leave of office for Mr. Fillmore’s Postmaster-General. By the ma- neeuvie, @ pure, upright and experienced Judge was tahen ‘rom ® position of usefulness—not of his own choice, we are sent abroad upon a brief mis- sion to a broken down and decaying republic, to whicn was attached neither honor nor profit. We think Conklin was paid pretty well (about thirty thousand dollars,) for doing nothing during two years. A Surent Mistake—The New Hampshire Patriot (Pierce’s home trumpet) blows as rol- lows:— The New York Herat ex the belief that 1° vil: de imporsible to prevent Gen. Pierce’s nominat: »n at Cincinnati. If he is there nominated, is nu: an intelligent man in the country who doubts his triumph. ant election. ™ The New York Heratp never expressed any euch belief; and there are several intelligent men in the country and in New Hampshire, we should suppose from the late election returns, who have serious doubts on the subject. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad; and General Pierce may be nominated yet. Corrovs Way or Dore “ Nosiy.”—The Post, (Pierce organ at Boston,) says its democratic friends in New Hampehire have “ done nobly.” Now, their gubernatorial candidate was defeat ed, and the nigger worshipping Kaow Nothings have a majority in the Legislature. What we want to know is thie: If the Post’s democratic friends all over the country should act with Granite State nobility, where would the Cin- cinnati nominee find himself in November? Echo answers very loudly—away up Salt river. Rurizs ror Kansas.—The St. Louis Republi- can is informed that large numbers of rifles are passing through that city from New Eagland, en route for Kansas, and that a number of noxes of them were spotted on the levee the other day. The Lepublican need not be alarm- ed. Although the Aid Societies may send rifies, their creatures will be atraid to use them. Traitors are always cowards, AxoTner Ferry Row.—A correspondent de- sires to know why the boats from the Twenty- third street ferry are not running according to the franchise. Navigation has been open up Newtown creek for some time, end no boais are run, We are assured that if the proprie- tore of the lease are tired, that there are num- bers of people ready to take it and accommo- Gate the public, Will Mr, Hali look to this! Tue Conrestep Exxctioy ror Ciry Comp TROLLER.—GiLEs veRsts FLaca.—This case will be brought on for trial this morning in the Supreme Court, before Judge Roosevelt and a struck jury, composed of twelve of our most respectable citizens, From the list of forty-eight names selected by the Commission- ers of Jurors, the counsel for the contestants of the disputed office, struck off twelve each, leaving twenty-four from which the jury are to be taken according to the prescribed form. The case of Brandreth against Ferdon, for the contested seat in the State Senate, and which was recently decided in favor of the latter, is in many reépects similar to that which will come up to-day for adjudication in the Supreme Court. They both furnish stroag proofs of the grosely negligent and loose manner in which some of our elections are conducted. We are glad, however, to perceive, from the cage now before the public, that a revolution has been effected in the process of trial, and we trust the plan now adopted will be followed hereafter, particularly in cases.where the con- tested office is one of much importance. The de- cision of the claim to contested seats by legis. lative bodies is generally influenced in som: degree by political considerations, and it is therefore almost impossible to obtain a fair and impartial trial. Where the questions io digpute are left to the decision of a struck jury, there is, however, every reason to ex- pect that it will be a just one, or that politic< will be ignored in their consideration. Th jurors in such cases will, as a general thing. be selected on account of their character ani position in the community; but if they are choeen for their political affinities or predilec tions, the balance between the contestants wil) at least be preserved. A Mr. FirumMore anp THE Know Nortuinas.— Since the election in the fall of 1854, which placed Myron H. Clark in the executive chair, there has been at intervals considerable con- troversy as to how Millard Fillmore cast his vote—whether for the present Governor or Daniel Uliman. We learn that this point can be satistactorily settled by a letter, still in ex- istence, written by Mr. Fillmore in January, 1855, to Isaac Newton, the well known Quaker of Philadelphia. This document, now that Mr. Fillmore is again on the track, becomes or no little value. It is said, too, that the letter contains the ex-President’s views as to the or- ganization of Know Nothings, and it would be well to make them public at this time. The original, and a copy of the original, are in existence. Will Mr. Fillmofe’s friends pro- duce the letter at once, and settle the question as to his vote in 1854, and his views on tue subject of Know Nothipgism ? Harp Swaarineg att Rounp.—Admirers of the junior Seward organ, and politicians gene- rally, are particularly requested to read the article published today from the Albany Fz press, anent the Railroad Commissioners. The preesis a great engine, but rash drivers some- times run it off the track. News ror Erte Cocyty.—Mr. Fillmore is en dorsed in North Carolina because he “ turneo out of office every free soilerin his own State.” Is that so, and has he taken the third degree’? Will the new organ at Albany be kind enough to answer ? Gap To Hear 1r.—The Charleston Mercury has found out that Mr. Pierce is a friend to the South. Itis exceedingly encouraging to hear that he is a friend of something or some- body. Where are his friends? THE LATAST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, From Washington. KENTUCKY AND THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION—TRE * KANBAS COMMISSION—MR. ORAMPTON AND THE ENLISTMENT TROUBLE. ‘Wasnincton, March 23, 1856. Several delegates from Kentucky to the Cincinnati Cu.- vention are here, and report that State for Lint Boya first, then for Buchanan or Douglas. They consider K -0- tueky certain for the democratic nominee by a large m:- Jority. Mr. Hickman, of Pennsylvania, will be Chairman of the Commission to Kanras The other two are the same as | telegraphed last week. The Speaker may, however, ebange one of the names, as there is a strong effort vciag made in that direction. New tacts have come to light, in reference to the en- Ustment difficulty, which will be disclosed in a few days ‘They add materially to the facts already implicating Mr. Crampton. Morder at Camden, N. J. Pumapeupimia, March 23, 1856. Mr. Wm. J. Hatch, a member of the Camden Con: mon Conncil, was shot this morning by a party of gun- ners whom he had ordered to leave his premises at Cooper’s Peint. The murderers were arrested and com- mitted. The Philadelphia Catastrophe. PHILADELPHIA, March 23, 1866. The body of Edward Merchamp, formerly conductor on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, was found in the Dela- ware to-tay, making thirty one bodies that have been recovered. Emigrant Ald Meeting at Columbia, 8.C. Corvmnia, March 23, 1856, A large meeting was held in this city yesterday, to pro- mote emigration to Kansas. Resolutions were adopted, and committees sppointed to collect tunds. Navigation of the Ohio River. Waretinc, March 22, 1856, ‘There have been thirteen arrivals of steamers to-day from below, and more are expected to-night an‘ to-mor- row, with » large quantity of Eastern treight Markets. ‘Mom, March 22, 1856, Cotton has advanced; the sales to-day were 0,009 0 «Iles. at 930. Sales for the week, 34,000 bales; stock in \. rt, 138,000; receipts for the week, 16,000 pales. Provence, March 22, 1806, Cotton—Sales moderate, at unchanged prices. Wool— Prices remain firm; sales for the week, 98,000 Ibs, Print- ing clothr—Sales, 29,400 pieces. ‘Naval Intelligence. Avebooner load of machinery and guns for the new steam frigate Roanoke, now in dock, arrived at Norfolk on the 16th inst., from Richmond, Men are at work preparing the launching ways for the steam frigate Colorado, at Norfolk, which it is expected ‘will be ready to be launched in about a month. ‘The Wnited States propeller Dispatch ia to be supplied with a new wheel, one of the fans of the old one being found broken. As no new pattern could be obtained, another will have to be cast. On account of this, it is expected her repairs will not be completed for several dsye, She will, therefore, be taken out of the Navy Yard dry dock, and placed ‘in the sectional dry dock, on the New York mde, to give place tothe new steam frigate Niagara. The Dispatch will go out this morning at an early hour, and the Nisgura will be admitted at or near 114. M. to-day. The Niagara is expected to occupy the dock for about six weeks; for while in that situation she will not on'y be coppered, but the repo and the atter shaft, with the shaft bearings, will be fixed in thefr prover places. The propeller has not yet been brought to the yard; ont the shaft, with the bearings and coup- Kings, and various other portions of her machinery, are slready within her. Tur Bars. at TH ACADEMY OF Mvsic.—The promenade concert and ball for the benefit of the “Nursery for the Children of the Poor’? will take place nextQhursday ever ing, at the Academy of Music, It will be a splendid affair. Apart from the opportunity it affords every one to assict the poor children of the , the ball will be as attrae\lve as an opera. The price of tickets is fixed at two dollars. News ykom Cuma axp Japan.—Captain Whitmore, of ‘the chip Sea Serpent, which sailed from Hong Kong on January 3, and arrived at this port on the 224 instant, furnishes us with the following news item: There is no cews of more than orcinary interest from Canton. ‘The eteady progrers of the revolutionary party isan undoubted fact, though their discomfture in the vicinity of Canton bas for a while caared them to disap- pear from that quarter. They mow hold the moat fertile provinces in the interior, and have powerful fleets on the coast ready to take advantage of avy opportunity to re- enter the river. They are not to be confounded with the pirates, who have been slmest as troublesome ag usual on the coset. This is established by the testimony of Mr. Fli M. Boggs, asf American, who was compe'l:d to remain among the pirates frem June last, untii he escaped in November. He says the pirates are much more afraid of the rebels than of the Mencarins, The former attack them and capture their guns and ammucition. The lat- ter always keeps at 8 disiance from them. ‘The wea'her was unusually bad last month (December) in the Chixa ‘ea. Ove large vesse1, name vaknown, and the Datch bart Johanps, was reported cn Prata Shoals at the departure of the Sea Serpent. H. M. B. brig Bittern also reported on thore # short distance outside, having got under welgh to go to tae spot. : The river and adjacent country quiet. ‘The Ubinese are not eo much cixposed to emigrate as sey; and la: ge numbers were returning from Cali- fe Ia Ireigh’s, the ship Challenge was loading for Lon- donat £410. Frewnts to New York, $15. The Friend (f China, of Nov. 21, #ays:— The Dutch war steamer Gedeh, Commander Fa>ins five cays and a balf from Japan, arrived here last night, ona saluted toe Briteh apd American flage this morniag. The Svembing, Dytch war steamer, has been presen‘ed to the Japanese governm: and remains at Nagasaki, thongh what use they have for her, or for ihe Kogtish steamer, to go by-and-vye, is uncertain, ‘The Gedeh brings no né jor more had been heard at Dasi- mao! the Awerican at Simoda, as reported om a lormer occasion. City Inteiligence. THE POSTAL REFORM AGITATION. A meeting will be held this evening, in the large chapel of the University, on Washiogton square, by those wh) favor postal reform. Their offizis! prose platform is as follows:— No franking !—let government pay its own A uniform pet lates a cents; tree letter pie tenet compulsory prepayment; cead letters to be returned; Post office money orders; cheap ocean postage. The following is the official poetry of the movement:— POSTAL REFORM: OWED TO THE POST OFFICE The sloth is Ike » mail coach, ‘And travels very slow; ‘The tortoise, like a post norse, Along the ground doth go. The mcdern mail, moch like a snail, Crawls oer the beaten track; The thet takes off our letrers, ‘And he never brings them back. The man, like a post, pos Now loivers on the way; The sleeping postman takes s nap, And snores the bous; The postboy’s horn‘is he As o’er hill he rides; The coach-sud-six is in a ix, And slower than the vides. The carrier dove, with words of love, Flies onward fast and free; ‘The air balloon, both morn and noon, Soars high o’er land anc sea. ‘The locomosive and the train Defy both wind and storm; Obstructives all must clear the wi Look sharp! ‘Postal xeform |’? The telegraph’s toc slow by half For Yankee enterprise; Professor Morse, spur up your horse, And lash him through the skies. Anumber of well known merchants sign the call for the meetiog. Hon. Luther Bradish will take the chatr, and distinguished epeaters bave promised to be present and address the postal retormers, ‘The ctvic dignitaries of some of our neighboring cities have intimated their intention to be preseat. Mayor Conrad of Philadelphia, will put up at the Astor House during his stay, and the Committee have engaged apart- ments for Mayor Johnson, of Miadietown, at the Union Place Hotel. Easter Scypay.—The Faster holitays were inaugurated splencidly yesterday, by deticiously warm and pleasant weather. It was just the kind of day that would have thawed old winter’s coat tail off had he presumed to lir- ger in thelap of spring, to chil his fic and fickle sup porter. Brcadway ard Fifth svenue were themselves again, proceeding and succeeding ehurch hours. Taey were thronged with young and pretty damsels, who had turned out to give their recently procured dry goods an airing. and bewilder tue young gents that frequent those avenues, by the magnificence ang beauty of their tout en- semble, ‘There was amy quantity of “ bewitching” hata, ‘ charming’? mantillas, -' sweei’’ moires and otuer rain- bow-hued germente to be seen, with the usual allowance of female inside of them; acd really they were beautiful and facinating enough almost to justify the extravagant expletives fair fermaiedom is in the habit of bestowing upon them. The K map Catholic and Episcopalian churches were thronged during the day, and sermons commemcrative of the Redeemer’s resurrection and cension were preached to ove:flowing and attentive an- diences. The decorations in the Catholic churches all astumed a sestive character. The pictures and altar tur- piture, which, during Lent, were draped in black, and pat out of sight, -vere uncovered and restored—the sombre vestments ot the priests were laid aside, and robes of each morn, “| white and gold, and crimeon were donned to express the joy felt at our Savior’s resurrection and victory over death, heli and the grave. High tase was satd, and the cere- monies were all o » jubilant and exultant character. Nor was the cay forgotten in the Protestant churees, a4 Christ’s resurrection formed the theme of many an elo- quent and impressive diseourse. NOVEL APPARATUS YOR RAISING SUNKEN VeasRis.—At 11 A. M., te-day, will be launched from the foot of Thirty- sixth street, North river, a pair of patent Ifang tanks for ratsing sunken vessels, recently invented by Captain Reli (wrecker), and built under the superintendence of Mr. N.S. Wing, of this city, These, combinei, ao a ost novel and curious apparatus, being two separate water and air tight tanks, with straight or square sides, each kavirg on 1's outer Fide the form of an acute angle, w ile the inner rurface resembles an arch, which w sald best compare with a narrow breast book timber of » ves- rel. ‘They are 4 feet & inches deep by 5 feet 6 iu_hes wide, the whole lergth being 57 feet, with 45 feet from the span of the arch to the ends, and 18 feet wide across the crotch. A bulkhead, also water and air tight, ir placed through the crotch, divi!ing the tank into three teparate chambers, with a valve under each, toadmi’.ana let cut the water. Tho valves are opened sim ilta- neously by # lever atta:bed to them ail, and by letting fo the lever, are closed by the pressure of the water. tanks are to be attached, one to the bow and other to the stern of a sunken vessel, each one rece se much of the vessel within its arch. Asaffic’ mt weight is applied to submerge them when filled with wat d when made fast to ® vessel or any sunken body, the water within tiem is expelled, by the fore. of air on its surface, which is to be applied by means of & pump, aod which’ will then give to the tank their liftia power. They are constructed in the most substantial manner, having heavy timbers, with thick planking in- side and out, and fastened with two hundred and fifty one inch bolts, from five to seven feet long, over ani down the rides, and four two and quarter inch baits, eighteen feet long, athwart the crotch. They ere calcu: lated to raise uncer a barge or other vessel con- teining 400 tons of cargo. Query.—Allowing the air pump to be of sufficient foree, of what material will the connecting hose necessarily be made to enaole the pump to form @ water vacuum 60 as to overcome the gravity cf the sunken body? Tae Crry Haut Avars Bxti—IMrrovement RequiREp.— There is much complaint among firemen relative to the lookout connected with the City Hall fire alarm bell, which is not sufficiently elevated to enabie the bell ringer to command a good view of the fires in the lower ais: tricts. Several buildings in the vicinity are higher than the lookout; among them are French’s Hotel, Harper's . Stewart's, Moffat’s and Tayior’s buildicxs , and hence if s fire takes piace ina llae fices, it ia impossible for the man on the lookout to designate its locality. As an iostance of this, the fire which occurred in Brooklyn on Sunday morning came directly in s line with r’s bull ing and the iy Ball, the man stati at the look-out, dis- ich called out @ huge body of firemen, who were much provoked to find that the alarm was nce?- less. It appears that for s very trifi Common Council can fit up @ look out above the present location, which will of both riverrand ali the buildi interveming. Thix should be immediately attended to by the Common Coun. cil, as it puts firemen to needless trouble, and seriously militates against the reliability of the alarm bell. We uncerstand this matter has before the Common Council for some time past; but so far they have not realized ita importance. Without exception, the look out on the City Hall is inferior to either of the other bell towers, when, from its position, it ought to be the mest perfect in the city. Deatn or A New York Votunterr.—We are informei that Danvel O’Keofe, a member of Company H, Ner York Volunteers, and formerly an orderly of General Ward B, Burnett, died recently on Blackwell’s Island, iv xtreme destitution. We mention, as an instance of the evotion of thej eurvivors of that galiant band to their cmrades, that unremitting exertions have not beeo spared by Lieut. Peel to atcertain the place of O’Keofe’e interment, #o that his remains may te exhumed, and that the burial rites appertaining to a Christian and» soldier may be extenced to them, Fine 18 Cente SrRuET.—On Saturday night shortly after 8 e’clock, a fire was discovered io a German boarding house kept by 0. C. Eirele; at No. 19 Centre street. The fire was found burping upoma table in Mr. Wisele’s bed- room, on the second floor. A bonnet box, together with a number o. shirts, a new pairof pantaloons, and other small ertic’es of wearicg apparel were destroyed. How the fire originated is at present somewhat mysterious. The flames were extinguished with a pail or two of water. Rergeant Owens, the telegraph operator at the Chief's of- fice, forthwith cespatched an officer for the Fire Marshal, who attended immediately and made the nosessary ox: Mr, Hisele has an Insuranes upon his stock, household furniture, &e., to the amount of $1,200, in the Company. The damege done dy the imates at about $60. ihe affair iv un- amination. do; investigation, ‘The Irish Celebration To day. The natal day of Irdland’s patron saint will be come memerated to-day by a procession of the Irish c'vis a1s0- Ciations, and by a dinner given by the Young Friends of Ireland, at the Apollo Rooms, in the evening. This cal> bration was postponed on account of the real Saint Pa- trick’s ¢ay ocourring during the last week in Lent, whem abstinence and fasting is enjoined on all good believers in the degmas of the mother church. Celebra'ing the 17th of the month on the 24% looks very much iike # bull; but Seiat Patrick waa too good a0 Irishman to find fault with his countrymen for com- memorating his birthdsy in so characteristic a manner. There is every promise of a fine day, and no dou>t the: demonstraticn will be as fall of Celtic earnestness and exthuriasm as usual. The following is tr ¢ official im Second avenue, o'clock A. M., under the direc: ae tag SAP gry Cy Pt rel invit eer K. Gaynor, Esq, Pr the Convention, saved by tne following geatlewon, represen tatives from the vario .s societies :— Joho Hussey, Esq. Bdward McLoughlin, Baq, James Cushing, Kaq. Anelent Order of Hivernians’ Societies, escorted by the Emerald and yendent Guard, Cup.ains Cox wad Mu'igan, ‘will meet in Second avenue, right resting on Fourteenth street. john Tucker, Marshul, Michael Gillen ad Patriek Brady, from the Brooklyn and Wiiliam:burg Divisions, Aids. Ancient Order of Hiernisos Universal Society wi'l mee: in Second avesue, between Keventh and Twelftn streets ‘shomas Nicholson, Marshal. Irish Amerisan Benevolent Society meet in Second avanue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets ‘Wiliam Tasfe, Marabal. Flushing Mutual Benevolent society meet in Second aveaue, between ivinth and Tenth streets, ‘Jobn Ceonard, Marshal. Goarrymon's Union Froteciivé Society meet in Recxnd ave= nue, between Mihi sires ‘Thomas Kiernan, Marshal. Charles Allen. Aid. Hibernian Benevolent tociwiy meet in Second avenue, ber tween Seventh and }iqbth streets. Michael Rowntree, Marshal. Benevolent Bociety ot the Unived fons of Eria meet in Second avenue, between birth and Keventh streets, sir'ck H: MoGinn, Marshal. on . ‘Workingmens’ Union Henevolent Society mse: in Second ‘avenue, becween Fitth and Sixth streets, Montgomery Benevolcnt Society meet in Second b evol-ni inenis| tween Fourdi and Fin streets, ee Patrick Mot}rath, Marshal, Laborers’ Union Benevolent ¥ meet in Second avenue, between 1bird and Fourth street kK shoremens’ U 4. tociety meet in Second avenus, be- tween Second and * bird streets. Michael Hi; }) Marshal, Maurice Flynn, Aid. nue, between streets, ‘John Reynolds, Marshal, ratrick McGuire, Aid. ‘The procession will move at 10 o’elock precisely. and counter march down Hecond avenue to Second street, through street to Bowerv, down Bowery to Chatham, thence gasiern, gate of the Fark 10 be reviewed by hia Honor the Mayor, Board of aldermen and Connetimen; thenca up Broad- ‘way to Canal sireet, Canal to Hudson, up Hudson to ight sirect, Twenty third street to deatroue ot in the procession wilt please confer with the Grand Marshal, at his residence, No th avenue, oD oF Defore the parade. Booieties not yet reprevented, and citizens wishing ‘o join, wi!) be aesigned a position De erly a8 above or on tho ground, JUHR DOUGHERTY, Grand Macshal, JaMES SaNDFORD, Deputy. PETER R. GAYNOR, Guest. Police Inteiligence, CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER ON THE HIGH SEAS: William Baston, a sailor belonging to theship Vic‘orla, just arrived from London, was arrested yesterday by offi- cer Newman, of the Emigrant squad, on charge of having on the voyage to this port killed Jamon Reed, also a sailor, by stabbing him in the body with a jack knife. Michael pg) ref one of the crew of the Vic'oria, sets forth im an affidavit made betore Justice Weleb, atthe lowsr Po- lice Court, that op the 18th of Junuary last, a8 a number of the crew were sitting in the torecastle, Bas’oa came, and finding that the covering of his chest was torn, be- came very abusive to those present and swore tha: he would cat the heart out of the person who destroyed his property; whereupon. James Reed, the decossed, step; =p and signified thatitwas he who had cut the coveri of the trunk. A scuffle then ensued between the parties, when Reed fell back upon the floor, exslaim- ing, “I am stabbed,” “1 am killed.” Witness exumined the deceased almost immeditaleiy after the occurrence, ard found that the blade had penetrated the heart. The deceased was pushing away the hand of the prisoner at the time he received the fatal blow. The prisoner bad im kis hand a jack-knife, which was cove-ed. with blood. ‘the deceased it appeared lived until the fol- lowing day when he died. His body was interred a° saa. Justice Weleh com citred the prisoner to the Tombs for examination, CHARGE OF SELLING LOTTERY POLICIES. John T. Hodges and D. M. Hodges, of No. 558 Broaa- way, were taken into custody on charge of being engaged in sel'ing lo'tery policies, contrary tolaw. The come plainant, Jobn 8. Sebert, of No 10 watt atreet, ail that the accueed have men employed in the'r office to sell policies. and that they receive all profits, and pay all losses upon the sale ot these tickets. The complain- ant further tays that be purchased one of these lottery ickets from a man vawed Reed, who told complainant hat Mr. Hodges was his backer; that complainaut went to see Hodges, and that on questioning him re‘ative to the matter, he admitted that was d's backer, and that he had twenty other offices of that kind in this ci-y; that complainant received $10 from Hodges, through © third party. That the acsused keep offices for the sale of lottery policy tickets, at the tollowing places, and backs the books of the persons in attendance upon them: — No. 90 Reade street, kept by one Monroe, No. 72 Vesey street, kept by A. Pierson. No. 147 Leonard street, kept by one Newbo'd. No. 6644 Grand street. No, 16635 Leonard street, kept by one Rusvel, and several other places. The accused were brought before Justice Dav son, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, where they were heli to bail in the sum ot $600, to anewer the charge of selling lottery policies. A NEGRO GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT BROKEN UP. At an early hour yesterday morning, the Ninth war@ polices made a descent u 6 gambling establishment of a negro named Wi White, aliss Burnett aliag Kentish, alas Freeman, situated at No. 87 Sixth avenue, and arrested the pane ot the place, and about seven- teen persons, three-fourths of whom were colored, rhe Prisoners were deeply interested in gaming when the po- ee demanded admittance. On sesrohing the p-emices, & faro table, ¢ealing box ard several packs of cards were. discovered by the officers, and were seized as unlawful property. The prisoners, most of whom were under twenty years of ege, were brought before Justice Flan- Grean, at the Second District Police Court, where they were committed for examination. CHARGE OF PERJURY. Antony Honch, of No. 267 Broadway, and Joho L. Verch, of No. 231 Wiliam street, were arreated on charge of ewearing falsely n a civil case brought on in the su- preme Court by Joseph Hund, plaintiff. The aczused were bronght betore Justice Welsh at the lower Police Court, where they were held to bail each in the sum of $1,000 to answer. Court Calendar—This le SvrreR CovrT—8; ‘Military comparies Day. jpecial term —Nos. 17. 66. 108, 169, 100, 166, 5, L021, 22, 25, 26,60, 62, 62, 1. 80, 236, 29, . 82, 95, 182, 174, 58, 69, 73, 76, 86, 129, 150, 163, 1 198, 205. 222, Pt geet ae SurrEME CovrtT—Circuit.—Adjourned. Scramior Covnt.—Noe. 1411, 1663, 1545, 1049, 1714, 1860, 1862, 1902, 2060, 2062, 2006, 2078, 172, 767, 101, 104, 864, 227, , 944, 584, 658, 950, 855, 10: 1082, 10¢3, 1086 to 1089, 1641, $31, $80, 826, 785.” I White, the Matter, nas Removed from the corner to 148 Fulton street, between Broadway and Nassan street, His spring style of hate is the handsomest ar lucie of the season, at #4, 080 a neat, hat, for $8 PB, Hatter, The Espenchied fat for tnis Spring 1s the Fichest and moat highly finished fabric yet produced in New York, ‘This is the opinion of alt who viel the sateroomns of hie the new style was announced, Why ori every roped) getab it $A for shat in Broadway, when one superior ean be purchased at 118 Nassau streei for $8. Dr. Ooremus’ Third Lecture on the « Che= mnicai History of Creation’? will be delivered at the Packer Institute, Joralemon street, Brooklyn, st 734 o'clock thie evening. ead loti ta aa ea Core ner of Houston street, New Yor 80 c conta and $1 per cay. Parlors, with ns, $t oe per dey. Meals extra, and aaordered. This new and je hotel, invites the attention of travellers. SIDNEY KOPMAN, ndid Assortment of npela straw trimmigs, rib- millinery, ladies’ and misses’ vons, tlowers, &c., at WM. 8, 112 Canal sireet. One Price Carpet W: rehouse.—Young & JAYNE, 364 Broadway, corner of Franklin street, importera and dealers in c 0 every description. ‘Ths latest ry the lowest prices. Petérson & Hamphrey have Removed to their new store, 524 Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel, where they offer tor sale a Splendid assorim aut o Brus. poe Just received, from 7s, to 9#. per yard. No, 524 ‘Wedding and Visiting Cards, Envelopes, the latest sty on, aliver door plates, business seals, with pre Cg emt fT oe yo 8 om ents arma. 5 on silver ware, Mr, EVEKDELL’s is the olden: siore for general engra : Bradway, 902, corner Duane strect. oy ‘Window Shades, White and Buff Holiands, pieloths, table covers, picture cords co, a manufac: tarer’s by WOODFURD & Went hes thar r. y mercharis supplied te lowest prices, Co aniNe te Defiance Salamander Sa: PATRIOK is the sie manufaeturer ia ioe Cui eae of Be above celebra ed safes and patent powder proof deflance locks a Depet 192 Pearl street, one door below Bowl RENE 5 ing Machines—All Persons for information in regard to sowing y applying at our office for copies St "T Me wines i eto, a pap devoted entirely to the sewing vse er ‘Oop aM BENGKH e 00, $23 Broadway. Te Liquor Dealers, Wholesale G: Beatrotypiats and Photographers, c.—Sampion of Taner’ para ie antes et Pea eae each, apple, cherry ‘anil rhaapberry. brandlon aad wit meces: sary materials; olls pepperm: aaneatras, al- wonda and wintergreen; materi for altri cpuerrarpe, tmbro.:pe and photographs; chemicals, such as rome, $o* sarmine, rine jo : nth ead r(