The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JASEN GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR aND BDITOR, WK N. W. CORNER OF WASBAU AND FULTON OTe. PST ~ = remit e a Deere AMUERMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth sireet—La Sri. BROADWAY THEATERS, Broadway — Mazerra~ Tur Bamseep Basy. BIBLO’s GARDEN, Broadwey—Secker Masnuscs—Tas @nesn Moxsres. SURTON'S THRATRE, Chambers strest—Garna—Suni- ovs Famiuy—Puut Burssep Busy. @WALLACK’S THRATRE, Broadway—As You Lixe Ir— Ovr vor 4 Houpay. 6AUR4 KEENWS VARIETIES, Broadway—Cammis— Poverty. SBOADWAY VARIETI: Broadway—Buicn Eye Besan—Loax OF 4 loves as Tas JUvENnS CommDLxe, WOUD'S MINSTRELS. 444 Broadway—-Ersiorian Pus- @mmamces—Rowrrt MAcaRn, New York, friday, March 26, 1856. SEW YORK HERALD- -EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘he mail steamship Ericeson, Capt. Lowber, wil save ‘this port to-morrow, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The Eerepean mails will close im this olty at half-past ten o’alock to-morrow morning. ‘The Hrmsctp (printed in English and French) will be pablished at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, im wrappers, sixpence. Wudscriptions and advertisements for any edition of ‘Whe New You Hxnaip will be received at the following places in Europe:— Lempor—Am. & European Lar Co., 17 and 18 Cornhill. Pams— do, . 8 Place de la Bourse. BIVERPOOL— Zo. do. 7 Rumford street. Savenrcor—Jehn Hunter, 12 Exchange street, fast. ‘She contents cf the European edition of the Hmuip ‘wd embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the efiice during the previous week, and to the hoor of publication. ‘The Aews. ‘There were no signs of the Canada off Halifax at twelve o’clock last night. She is now in her four- teenth day out from Liverpool. By the arrival of the Cunard screw steamship Emeu at Boston, we have four days later intelligence from Europe. Her news is of very litile importance. The results of the deliberations of the Paris Confe- rence still remained enveloped in secresy. The Ple- nipotentiaries continued to hold daily sittings, and the impression generally—judging from the tone of the London and Paris money markets—appears to be favorable to the prospects of peace. Austria was making strenuous efforts to get Prussia admitted tothe Conferences, but this will probably only be done at the last moment, in order to punish her for the independent part which she has played since the commencement of the war. Baron Usedom has, it is said, been sent to the various German Courts ona mission connected with this subject. Some apprehen- sions were entertained that Commodore Watson, with the advanced squadron of the English fleet, would be met and overwhelmed by the whole naval force of Russia on his way up the Baltic. It was affirmed, but subsequently contradicted, that the Russian Admiral had left Sweaberg and steered for the coast of Denmark with that view. From the Cri- mea there is but little of interest. The White Works at Sebastopol were blown up on the 20th of Febra- ary. Selim Pasha is to be tried before a council of war for treachery and cowardice in not relieving Kars. We publish an interesting repert of the banquet given at the London Mansion House, on the 11th, to Mr. Buchanan. The speech of our Minister was characterized by the tact and adroitness which he knows how to display on occasions where he has to deal with questions of a delicate and embarrassing nature. The glorious results of war are beginning to ma- nifest themselves in the shape of financial cries. At Constantinople and in Norway the pressure has ‘been severe, and will no doubt be followed by simi- lar commercial revulsions all over Europe. The European news produced no effect yesterday ~ pn the cotton market, The sales embraced about 4,000 a 4,000 bales, closing steady at previous rates. The news caused a stiffer feeling in flour, without any enhancement of prices. Buyers were unwilling to increase the offering terms. As the Eastern de- mand continued, a fair amount of sales were made. Wheat was quiet. Some inferior to good Tennessee red sold at $1 624 a $1 75. The receipts of worn from the South were large, and the market heavy, while moderate sales of ground and white were made at 60c. a 65c., and yellow ranged from 66c. a 70c., the latter figure for contract delivery. Rye was steady, with sales from store and delivered at $113 a $115. Owing to ma- turing contracts pork was more active and higher: free sales of mess were made at $16 12 a $16 18},and for contract delivery at $16 25; prime was firm at $15. Sugars were more active, and the sales em- braced about 1,200 bhds. of Cuba and 150 hhds. Porto Rico, on terms stated in another column. The fea- ture in the freight market was the large engage- ments of corn for Liverpool, amounting to about 80,000 bushels, in bulk, at 7d. Cotton was taken at 9-32d. a 5-16d. ‘The steamship Tlinois arrived last evening from Aspinwall, with the semi-monthly mails, about one million and a quarter in treasure, and news from California, Oregon and Washington Territories, the Sandwich Islands, New Granada, Costa Rica, the -west coast of Mexico, and the South Pacific. From California the intelligence is unimportant. The Indians were continuing their depredations in the northern section of the State. On Rogne river, about three hundred of them had made an attack upon the settlers and some United States soldiers, who defended themselves as best they could; but after fighting nearly a whole day they were over- powered, and an indiscriminate slaughter of men, ‘women and children took place. The trial of A. A. Cohen—Adams & Co.'s receiver—was going onin San Francisco, and some missing account books, which the prosecution required, had been fiehed up from the bottom of the bay. A letter had been re- ceived from the defaulter Meigs, in which he states that if his creditors would cease to trouble him, he would endeavor to sqvare his accounts. The gold deposits in the San Francisco mint during the months of January and February were 234,556 ounces, and the coinage during the same time amounted to #2,405,654, which is an increase over the coinage during the corresponding period in 1865 of $839,025. Rumors of a new filipustering expedition, to be directed against the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, were afloat in San Francisco. During the fortnight an active business has heen done in staple articls, but money continues tight, which caused some considerable running about among the merchants on steemer day. In Oregon and Wasbington Territories ‘the In- dians had been comparatively quiet, bat fers were entertained of fresh outbreaks. The pcople of Oregon had become very much excited against General Wool, for the course he had pursued, and the Legisla\ure had adopted a memorial asking for his immediate removal. By way of San Francisco we learn that the ship Adeline, of Boston, from Valparaiso for San Blas, Mexico, sprung @ leak and put into Tres Marios Islands in distress, on the 20th December. Having lost a boat in the surf, she was boarded by a Mexi- can war schooner, and her commander, Captain Wood, mede prisoner. The vessel, with her crew, were subsequently brought into San Blas, where they Iay until Jantary 20, and was, in the mean- time, robbed of her cargo, &c. The British frigate President looked on, but did not interfere. The filibusters of the Adams and Gracie had been sent on to Tepic. Our New Granada dates are: Panama and Aspin- wall, March 19. The first rein of the ecason fell at Paname on the 15th inst. Some trouble had been caused at Aspinwall owing to the arrest of two de- serters from ihe brig Seguin, of Baltimore. lative amendments to the constitution were in prospect at Bogota. The message of the Vice President to Congress represented the condition of the republic as very encouraging. The question of the disputed boundary with Costa Rica was about to be arranged. On the 18th inst. it was rumored ‘im Panama that the Indians had destroyed the city of Santiago, in the province of Veraguas. Our dates from the South Pacific are:—Valparaiso, Feb. 16; Callao, Feb. 26; Paita, March 2, and Guaya- quil, March 7. The Chilean war steamer Cazado, from Talcahuano, with troops, was lost on a rock south of Maule on the 30th of January, when three hundred and fourteen persons—privates, officers, women, children and crew—were drowned. Only one woman was saved out of 148. The mines report well. In Valparaiso flour sold for $8 50 for two hundred pounds. Everything was very unset- tled in Peru. Trade was paralyzed and business very dull, owing to the political unquiet existing in the country. Castilla was about to come to a rup- ture with the National Convention, and the United States sloop-of-war St. Mary’s was detained at Callao to await the result. Two French and one British men-of-war were on the coast. From Costa Rica we learn that the people ex- pected General Walker would invade the Territory and seize on Punta Arenas, which he hoped to destroy. British, French and American aid are invoked against him by the Panama papers. Advices from the Sandwich I:lands are to the 9th of February. The lava stream from the great voi- cano was slowly but surely winding towards Hilo, which, it was feared, must eventually be over- whelmed. The ship Ocean Telegraph had arrived at Honolulu, and had taken on board two hundred and fifty barrels of oil from the whaleship Nimrod. Political affairs were quiet. The local news from the island is unimportant. Yankee Sullivan had published a letter defending his character and con- duct from the attacks of what he terms “ news- paper hacks.” The Sydney (Australia) Herald, of December 6— (later dates have been received)—contains an ac- count of a ‘fearful fire and loss of life which had taken place at Ballarat, which originated in the bar of the United States Hotel, and spread with great rapidity to the adjoining houses. The buildings burned were the Criterion store, Adelphi theatre, Moody’s store, Adams & Co.’s Express office, United States Hotel, Oak saloon, and a number of small shops. Not less than ten burned bodies were found in the ruins, though from what cause such a fearful ‘Toss of life was occasioned the accounts do not state. ‘The only names mentioned of persons burned are a Mr. Nichols,and a miner, named Bob Sharcroft. The loss is put down at £50,000. From Rio Janeiro we learn that the American schooner Maria E. Smith, had been captured by a Brizilian vessel of war while attempting to land a cargo of negroes from the coast of Africa. The crew of the schooner had been lodged in prison. By way of New Orleans we have news from Vera Cruz to the 22d instant. The government forces had blockaded Peubla. Tamariz had proposed a surrender, but Comonfort would not accept the terms offered. Nothing of importance transpired in either branch of Congress yesterday. In the Senate, Mr. Harlan, of Iowa, delivered a speech on Kansas affairs, taking ground strongly against the report of Judge Douglas. The House was occupied in a frivolous debate upon the bill defining the rights and qualifi- cations of voters in Washington city. Another heavy day’s work in the Legislature yes- terday. See our reports and despatches under the telegraphic head. . The Know Nothing Massachusetts House of Re- presentatives yesterday, by a cunstitutional vote, re- fased to adopt a resolution to amend the constitution so as to prohibit other than native born citizens from holding office in the State. The committee of the Legislature commissioned to examine into the condition of the tenant houses of New York, yesterday took a tour of inspection through the city of Brooklyn. A few localities were found in the City of Churches having packed tenant houses, and the attendant squalor and degradation vieing with the worst sections of New York. A prior visit was made by the committee through a tenement on the Five Points, which satisfied them of the character of the buildings and their oceu- pants in this vicinity. The mammoth model house for colored people, on Elizabeth street, was looked through last. The committee resume their investi- gations this morning. The jery in the divorce suit of the Rev. R. Co against his wife agreed at about six o'clock la-t evening; but as a sealed verdict was ordered by the Court, we are unable to state authentically what it is. The United States District Attorney entered a nol. pros. yesterday as against certain parties sup- posed to be interested in the Crimean enlistments. ‘War in the United States. It is a common remark that the United States are at peace. Clergymen are in the habit of felicitating the country on the ex- emption we enjoy from the devastating effects of war. A distinction must be drawn here. If by war we understand such a life and death struggle as has lately been waged in the Cri- mea—if to constitute a war, a nation must bo drained of her resources, driven to suspen 1 the usual political guarantees in order to cou- centrate her strength, and forced to fight, tooth and nail, for her hearths and her homes, her fame and her national existence—then, certainly, the United States are happily pre- served from the curse of war. But if whole- eale butchery of human beings, if campaigns in the field, if sieges, rapid marches, couter- marches, pitched battles and treacherous am- buecades; if theee cannot exist in the abs-ace ofa state of war, then the United Stater we at wer, not on one side, but on four at lea~’. Ovr Jast. accounts from Florida annouace that the Indian war has broken out there again. There being no Seminole organs to give us the Indian version of the story, we are reduc. to rely on the newspapers published by the white men; and they concur in imputing the out- break of hostilities to the commission of new airceities by the Seminoles. At all eveats, we hear of houees being burned, and individuals scalped; and before long we shall certsinly hear of the troops taking the field, and battles being fought. Then, on the borders of Texas, war is the a@mal condition of the country. There are flashes of peace, truces of a few weeks or months ata time; and then the war breaks out again, and there is warm work. In Ne- bracka Colonel Harney is hard at work killing off the Indians; in Washington Territory there is also a terrible Indien war, which has already costa million of dollars: and the Oregonians, on their side, have managed to get up a very pretty wer, in which somehow an impression is get- ting abroed that they are in the wrong. All these wars are very scrious affairs. The plans of operations are the same ae th ce which Pe- lissier and Gortschakoff pursue; and in propor- tion to the numbers engaged, the number of persons killed is probably greater. These are quite independent of the civil war in Kansas, and the proposed war with England. So the less we say about our happy condition of peace, the better. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1856. Ferry Boats — Mr. Dixon, in the Aesem)ly, has introduced a bill to carry out the views of the public with regard to ferry boats, He Proposes that every ferry and steamboat ply- ing on the waters of this State, “ shall be pro- vided with as many lifeboats as shall be sufi cient to carry every passenger oa board in care of accident.” This will not do. The Hudson river steamers carry one thousand passengers; twenty life boats of the largest size, that is to say, twenty-five feet loog, would be required to fulfil the provisions of the law. More than this. We have the best authority for stating that as many as eighs hundred passengers have been carried quite commonly on several of the ferry boats. S'x- teen twenty-five feet lifeboats would hardly carry this number. Now, where can this num ber of boats be stowed? Lite preeerving seats will answer. Life boats, such as Mr. Dixon proposes, will not; and the law, if passed, would necessarily be ome a nullity. Wiimor Turnep Up Acaiy.— David Wilmot, of proviso notoriety, has turned up again. He comes out in a letter requesting the friends of freedom in Pennsylvania to meet in Pittsburg (dark place, that Pittsburg,) on the 16th of June next, to nominate a Niccer WorsHiPrina State ticket. This is to make capital for the Niccer Worsuirrsr’s National Convention, which is called to meet at Philadelphia on the 17th of June; but it won’t do, Mr, Wilmot. Sometuine New,—It is a rare thing that we find anything new in the Washington Union, and therefore we are happy to quote the fol- lowing:— prone nie earliest Congressional demonstrations is to be found a bold, fierce, undisguised deslaratron of war against abdolitionism; and from that day to this he has prosecuted the warfare, both in public and private life, ‘with perseverence that hes known no or compro- , and with an energy that hes known no abatement. We have not seen anything fresher than that fora longtime. “Energy” and “ perse- verence” are both good. How about Dix, Cochrane and Fowler? Hop on To Your Laxp Warrants.—We are glad to know that land warrants issued to soldiers in the war of 1812-15, and in the late contest with Mexico, are coming up. Oar advice to every person who has earned one is to hold it as long as possible. Don’t be fooled by the brokers. Enxcovracinc.—A letter from Tennessee in the Organ (Washington K. N. organ) informs us that Fillmore will carry that State by ten thousand majority. "That is “an opinion as is an opinion.” THD LATEST NBWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, rom Halifax. NON-ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA—THE ARABIA OUI- ‘WAED BOUND. Haurax, March 27—Midnight. Up to the preeent moment there are no sigas of the steamship Canada, now in her thirteenth day out. ‘The steamship Arabia arrived here from Boston at 103; P. M., and 1s now about departing again for Liverpool. Interesting from Washington. PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS OF THE NIGGER WOR SHIPPERS—BANKS IN THE FIELD—RESULT OF COM- VANDERBILT'S MISSION—THE KANSAS COMMIS- SION—PROPOSED RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY, BT. WasHINGTON, March 27, 1856. The nigger worshippers’ Executive Committee me: ageim this morning, when F. P. Blair presented what pur ported to be a call, which occupied am hour in reading. The document is very broad in its views, and contatas an invitation to all the isms and factions throughout the country to join them. They meet on the 17h of June, at Philadelphia, to nominate candidates for President ang Vice President, Mr. Banks has in preparatig.g speech boon to be detiveréd In Congress, defining his position and looking to a nomination for the Presidency by the nigger worshippers. The committee have nothing to do with calling a National Convention. The time and placa for that have been fixed. The committee call upon tne several States to organize and appoint delegates. Their policy will be to select an anti-Nebrarka candidate fo- the Presiency who it untainted with abolitionism. Messrs. Vanderbilt and White, left this evening for New York. The Nicaragua imbroglio, as far the ad muristration is concerned, has completely fizzled, Com. Vanderbilt having failed to get our government to inter. fere. They are not, however, going to give it up so, as I understand they intend to bring the matter before Con- Mr. Sherman, of Obfo, returned this evening, and the Kansas Committee are in session, arranging prelimin. ries. The Committee apprehend no difficulty whatever im the prosecution of their labors in the Territory. Mr. Oliver Jeaves to-morre' Messrs. Weller, Bigier and Orr leave in a few days to stump Conneciicut prior to the election on Monday week, John 2. Forney, of Pennsylvanis, was confirmed yester- day by the Senate as Commercial Agent for Monrovia, in Atrica, Mr. Foulkner, of Va., bas submitted to the Military Committee a bill for an entire re-organization of the army. Mr. Forney’s withdrawal from the Union will be an- nounced to morrow in that paper. He retains his inter- est in the Senate printing General Whitfield, sitiirg ase delegate from Kansas, will leave here on Sunéay to accompany the speci-i committee of the House, all of whom, by that time, wili be on their way to the Territery. ‘The Washington Bank of this city has stopped p1y- ment. It was owned by Mr. Shelden, of Chicago, The Pennsylvania Union State Convention. HarnrissurG, March 27, 1856. ‘The Convention this morning nominated the followi:g State ticket:— Auditor General Darwin Phelps. Canal Commissioner—Thomas Cochran. Surveyor General—B. Taporte. Adjourned sine dt. The @overnorship of Wisconsin, Mitwavrre, Mareh 27, 1856. The Assembly, to-day, by a vote of 37 to 9, resolved to recognize Mr. Bashford as Governor. Mr. McArthur also hag desisted from his opposition, and concluded to act as Lieutenant Governor, ‘Fie! of Rhode Island. Provinexce, March 27, 1856. Nicholas Brown, Esq., of Warwick, has accepted the nomination of Lieutenant Governor on the Know Nothing ticket, in place of Anderson C, Rose, declined. American Si A Know Nothing Measure Defeated in the Massachusetts Legislature. Botox, March 27, 1856, In the lower house of the Legislature to-day, the reso- lution to amend the State constitution so that no person sball hereafter hold office in the State unless born in the United States was defeated. Two-thir¢s were required in order to pass it, and the vote stood 166 for to 128 against. Prohibitery Liquor Law tn Nova Scotia, Boctox, March 27, 1856, The Nova Scotia Legislature has passed the Maine 11- quor law by 27 to 20, to go into effees immediately. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PuiLapeLrima, March 27, 1866, Stocks firm; quotations as follows:—Penusy.vania fives, 83; Reading Railroad, 4634; Long Island, 15%: Morris Canal, 14%; Pennsylvania Raliroad, 4534. BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Battimor®, March 27, 1856. Six hundred head of beeves were oflered in our cattle market to-day, ot which 100 were driven to Philadelphia, and the remainder sold at $975 net. Hoga firmer, at $3 New Ontzans, March 26, 1856, Cottor—Sales to-day 13,600 bates atan advance of '/c. Micdiing in quoted at 9340. @ 99¢c, Mess pork sella at $15 Other articles vnc! \. Latest from the State ital, BING BILLS THROUGH SPEEDILY—-TERRIBLE MOUR, ETC. Aunany, Mareh 27, 1858, Defcre the adjournment. gle was revere, and the extitement highly interesting. Through the efforts of Mr. B. Bailey and Mr. Prescott, the bill was finally placed beyond all further delay by @ mejo ity, anc im such @ position as wili enable ita friends to paes it through the House at any moment. The select committee wiil report it to-morrow. Two liquor propositions were introduced in the Senate this morning by the very temperate friends of Governor Ciark. One, by Mr. Upham, State the pro relative to traffic in New Nork, making ita mis- demeanor. The other, by Mr. Bradford, re-enact the Prohioivory law just teslared inoperat eriking out the eearch and seizure c'ause, and al trial by the Senate, “These the projects of thi in a counteracting eort to te dlaamsly bil As eeetine to-day, there obabiii z ay, seems no pri lity of the pas- sage of apy liquo: bill, ano that There wi be another year of free iiquor drinking and no license. Mr. Spencer has bill in the Senate proposing to cl’ se Bioomingdalesquare. It was laid «ut in 1807, and les nena Ny es and arene streete, and the b in enues. 1 cpio to open Seaatuueentlsoupetee vin ot ieea Geaek secieceins nd t ro e plot o: no -n as Bloom’ dale rquare; such streets to be thus con inued wits Like eflect as it they had been originally laid out by the commissicners. This closing the square ana 0} the pet is ren indispensable, on ascount of the par The most formidable canal contract lobby ever known is now overunning the Assembly chamber. The law of 1854 relating to contracts for the enlargement contains ap excellent weovisiat Lpreange Wag person taking a contract egrees and stipulates that Attece per cent of she amount ot bis work shall remaim in the hancs of the Stare, until it shall be completed, as a security to the State. Now, this lobby has suddenly demanded the pay- ment of this fifteen per cent, together with the eighty- in lieu thereof, to give the State secu- Pperronal signature instead. Now, the conserva- tive portion of the House have no faith in these securi- ues, from the fact that the State has never received a single dollar from apy security given by faithiess cans! Fegpinust There seems to de as yet a majority against 1@ lobby. The grinding committee of the Senate have their mill under a heavy press of power. This morning an unac- countable batch of bills were reported compiete, not one of which has been discusred in committee. Their con- tents will not be known by the Senate until they are brought out for # third reading, and then there is no op- portunity for amencment or examination, unless by unanimous consent. The House has acted with much wisdom in preventing the erection of such a mill. Senator Clark presented a bill appropriating thirty thousand doliars out of the moneys received by the State from the ale of the arsenal in the city ot New York for the construction of an arsenal at lensburg. It is doubtful whether the Legislature will lish the New York arsenal so soon after being built, As it is becom: ing a beautiful location witain the new park, it is not likely that the military of the city wish it removed. The war between and amongst the dark lantern breth- yen continues with unabated vigor. Yesterday the Canal Board—mejority Fillmoreites—removed a number of en- spestares in February as Simon Pure Know No- ey are disckarged on account of their sup- ) ed infidelity to the Philadelphia nominees. The ‘d installea others who mise to be faith- fw. Now, the Board hss the power to remove and appoint; but the State has soe suthority to locate the subordinates. Mr. Seymour being oppored to Fillmore and in favcr of George Las, swears, ‘by the eternal,” that he will not locate the new appointees, and that he will see the Canal Board “darned first.”” He has the power; and as things look now, the Legislature must interfere, otherwise engineer- ing on the enlarged canal will be sus} ied. Again, the contracting Board consists of two whig and one Mi Nothing ore commissioners, and-the br Goon engi- neer Law Know Nothing. This Board has the power of deci¢ing upon contrasts with the State, and of selecting eee oe to publish the cone. ‘The whigs ani w No! Proper stand equ: ivided, though Commlualoner Wheto (Fillmorite) is always voted down in his efforts to secure patronage for his kind of pspers. The consequence is, a combination has beza formed between Messrs. Fitzhugh, Gardiner, (whigs,) aud baie (Law, ) and the | psi of advertising is dis- tributed between the whig, republican and the Law Know Ncthirg papers. Such is the fact—euch is the Crepe 4 e te ngel Humes toasgi in the ro loure. The leaven is running through the Legulature and the faithful outside. ~ At a meeting of the Canal Board, held March 25, 1846, the following appointments were made:—James H. Ledlie, First Assistant Enj do.; John L. Dodge, appob: Shephard, Assistant do.; Cabel H. qi Superintendent on section No. 11 Erie Canal; Peter Shoe- craft, Collector at Rochester; Truman F. , Weigh- waster; George H. Foster and Robert Shaddus, Canal Boat Inspectors. SEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Benate. Atpany, March 27, 1856. PETITIONS. Against incorporating the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Northern New York. REPORTS. By J. A. Surtu—To authorize the construction of an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean to Great South bay, Suf- folk county. For the relief ot the Lying-in Hospital in New York. The following entitled bills were reported complete, and ordered to » third reading:— Relative to the Diocess of the Episcopal Church, N+ + York, For appropriation to New York Juvenile Asylum. For relief of American and Foreign Bible epg Relative to rales of encumbered lands owned by infant. Ke? incorpo wate the College of Veterinary{Surgeons in lew York. To enable Peter Cooper to found a scientific institute in New York. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Urnam—To prevent the sale of liquor on Sunday. « By Mr. SPeNcER—To amend the charter of the Orphan Hovse of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York. To elcse Bloomingdale square, New York. By Mr. Braprorp—To prevent intemperance and ita consequences. The bill re-enacts the Prohibitory law of 1855, striking out the search and seizure clause, provid- ing for trial by jury, and makes prohibition proapretive in ite acti 80 a8 not to include liquors in possession at the time of {ts paseage, thus meeting the constitutional. objections to the old law. Mr. BRooxs—To incorporate the Atlantic Naviga- tion Company. BILIS PASSED, To supply Cohoes with water. To amend the charter of the New York and Erie Rail- rond Company. To extend the Genesee Valley Canal. To levy a mill tax for the suport of government. The Senate refused to put forward the bill amending the Jaw relative to divorce, by a vote of nine to twelve, which is equivalent to a defeat of the bill. In Committee of the Whole, the bill abolishing town superintendents, and establishing in the Assembly dis tricts Superintendents of Common Schools, was ordered to a third reading. Assembly. ALBANY, March 27, 1856. The Governor sent in a joint resolution, pasted by the Senate and Assembly of New Jersey, requesting their Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their ut. most exertions to obtain an appropriation for th» -m- mencement cf a b:eskwater harvor on Crow Shoni, Veia- ware bay, rear Cape May. Under ‘he general orders the following bills were con- sidered :— To authorize the Black Diver and Utica Railroad © pany to inoreare their sare. To provide for the distribution of standsrd American works in District school libraries. Ordered to « thi:d reading. To pay canal contractors the 16 per cent kept back by the has post t omple.ion of ie work. A warm and racral debate sprang up on this bill, itn opponents Eerowing out intixuntious thet. ite princi pal supporrecs are interested in the Railroad pill, and were ondeavo ing to # pence the interests of that measure through advo- eating thir. Mr. Norturvr denied tbat he had any interest in the Broadway Railroad. Mr. Foot ssid some who have no present interest in that project might have a prcapective interest. Mr. Norturvr repelled the insinuavion, and moved that the State shall Ure interest at six per cent to the con- tractors on the 15 per cent drawback. Adopted. Mr. Foor moved to strike out the enacting clause. ‘The cebate was resumed on this motion, AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Grover moved that Fernando Wood, Mayor of the foe age ‘be invited to a seat on the floor during Mr. objected. Under the general orders the bill to provide for the edueation of the Indian chiicren of the State was rofer- red to the committee to report complete. ‘The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad bill was then taken up. Mr ; a moved to amend the second section by pro- viding that no payment shall be made, money collected or bonds sold of any town, until the County vudge certi- fies that $1,400,000 are actually paid in and expended in the construction of the . The smendment was lost and the bill ordered to a third a oy 2 The bill appropriating $6,000 to the Genesee College was ordered toa third reading. Fire at Lynchburg, Va. BarmMone, March 27, 1868. ‘The Piedmont machine works at Lynchburg, Va., wore burned on Tuencay. Lone $20,000, FXC’.1ING TIME WITH THE LICENSE BILL IN THB ‘HOUSE—AN OPPOSITION MEASURE IN THE SENATE —GBEAT HOKDB OF CANAL CONTRaCTURS—RUN- C AMONGST THE KNOW NOTHINGS—ENGINEER SEY- ‘There war an excited contest in the Assembly last even- ing upom the new Picenee bill. For four days the fanatic Pharireee have used every means in their power of delay, by frivelous motions to amend, &c, ostensinly, as they alleged, to perfec: the bill, but really to prevent a vote Last evening, its friends be- coming wearied with the opposition, and understanding the tactics, teok it out of committee, and referred it back tothe Select Committee to report complete. The strug- mere ‘actious opposition, and placed under the control of Wastincron, March 27, 1856. THE NAVAL BOARD. All matters connected with the action of the Naval Board were made the epecial order for Monday next. ‘WRITS OF ERROR IN CRIMINAL CASES, On motion of Mr. Pucu, (dem.) of Ohio, the Committee on Judiciary were instructed to inquire into the expe- Giency of providing for the allowance of writs of error from inferior federal courts to the Supreme Court of the United States, in criminal cases. THE INVALID PENSION BILL ‘was discussed briefly and passed. KANSAS AFFAIRS—BPEECH OF MB. HARLAN. Mr. Hantan, (national) of lows, said that he had never hitherto desired to discuss the question of slavery, be- Meving such agitation mischievous and fraught with dan- ger to the perpetuity of the institutions of the country, Others differed from him in this opinion, and among them, the President, who, without waiting for the organization ef the House, sent two voluminous messages, reviving the whole subject, judicially, politically and nis- torically. It would, , be disrespectful to the President, and to those who represent his views in the Senete, to ignore his faverite theme. Mr. Harlan then entered into ap Cpe ot Mr. Douglas’ panies ee port, concluding by declaring its representations Yorical ingta partial and higoly colored. He catered: Kansas: for’ the express porpore' of costrolieg en ‘ansas ex; ’ of co: the elections, some by false pte and some by the use of force and a ms and other ways of out thei . Noamount of telent, strength, or ‘of eloquence could obliterate these historical It was remarkable that although statements from the London Times, and otter foreign journals, were quoted by old and ex- perienced Senators without exciting sneers or expres- sions of scorn, yet when, from the newspapers of our own country, proof is adduced to-chow that tic treuds bave been perpetrated upon the people of Kansas, the statements are treated with disrespect, and regarded of notice. Ail the pro-sla Missouri admit the fact of rence, and justify it as necessary and continued in advocacy of the power and duty of to exclude slavery trom the tories. the idea that slavery should be permitted in a Territory, saying that once established it could not be expelled Hissussctnae his wanes pe ngen Sein wee justice of ala argued that the enmwe physical, mostal-and moral-nature as the white ‘and that his inferiority gave the white no right to ent dim, Adjourned till Monday. House of Representatives. Wasurnctoy, March 27, 1856. THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SYSTEM. On motion of Mr. Favixner, the Committee on Foreign Relations were instrueted to inquire into the expediency of modifyirg the act remodelling the Diplomatic and Con- sular system, so as to repeal, among other things, so much of it as requires that all diplomatic agents shall be of the grade of Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plem- potentiary. RIGHTS OF VOTERS IN WASHINGTON. The consideration of the bill defining the rights of voters and the duties of the commissioners of elections in Washington, was resumed. The friends and opposers of the amendment of Humphrey Marshall ina pariiamentary struggle, involving many motions and yea and nay votes, eam it requires foi rs, in addition to general qualifications, to procure their certifi- cates of naturaliza' one year before voting. ‘Mr. Conn, (dem.) of Ga., at 5 o'clock, moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms summon absentees, and compel attend- ance. The House, he said, wes left without a quorum, owing to the factious movements of tha majority. Mr. CAMPEELL, of Ohio, indignantly denied the charge. The House, wearied with the struggle, adjourned by five majority. if bie interto- proper. Mr. Harlan News from Mexico. New Or1zans, March 26, 1856, By the arrival of the steamship Texas, we have Vera Cruz dates to the 22d instant. Tamariz was still at Puebla, penned in by the govern ment forces. It is reported that he made propositions to surrender to Comonfort, but his terms ware rejected by the latter. Affairs at Vera Cruz are quiet. The com- pany to construct a railroad from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico was stiil forming. News from Texas. New ORteans, March 16, 1856. The steamship Perseverance has arrived here with Galveston dates to the 22d inst. ‘The Indians were still troublesome, and citizens on the frontier were organizing compan‘es for protection. Snow Storm at Norfolk. Norrouk, Va., March 27, 1856. We are having a severe snow storm in this city and vicinity. Wallack’s Theatre—“As You Like It.” One of the most notable events of the present theatri- cal season is the series of Shaksperean plays which Mr. Wallack is now representing, giving his own powerful and valuable aid to the very strong casts of characters whioh his very excellent company aliows him to present. Mr. Walleck’s name is ‘familiar in the mouth as house- hold words” with onr theatre-goers, and that his tri: umphs are held in grateful remembrance is proved by the crammed houses which greet him whenever he acts. During this week his theatre has been crammed every night, and it seems that it will be long before it shall be said that this veteran “lags superfluous on the stage.’” Last night was acted, for the first time this season, Shakspere’s delicious comedy, “As You Like It.” The comedy was given, we presume, chiefly to introduce an actress new to this house—Miss Louisa Howard. This lady is from London, and played an engagement at the Broadway theatre some two years ago, and is, therefore, not altogether unknown to us. She is a graceful, agree- able, pleasant actress, and her performance of Rosalind, albeit it lacked force and individuality, was quite ‘credit- able. That she hastalent, ws undeniable; and what is more to the purpose, she is rather a pretty woman. Hereafter, in this pleasant theatre, surrounded by clever people, she will undoubtedly come out strong. ‘We have not space to enter into a detailed article about the performance. The comedy was very fairly acted, and very nicely mounted. Mr, Wallack’s Jaques was pre- cisely our idea of that sentimental fool—as Ulrici evils him—while Touchstone, the companion fool, and decia- edly the most sensible of the two, was very nicely acted by Mr. Waleot. Lester made a good Orlando, and we particularly liked Mra, Conover, who played Amiens, and sung the pastoral ballads with ® graceful simplicity, which was quite refreshing in these days of polaccas, cavatinas, trills and shakes. The house was uncomfort- ably full, and the people were apparently very well pleased. Miss Howard being called out, Mr. Wallack re- turned thanks on her behalf. AMUSEMENTS —In consequence of the combined pres- sure of news and advertisements in this aumber of our paper, it is impossible to devote the usual attention to the various theatres and other places of amusement. However, on reference to the customary directory, it will be observed that the entertainments offered for this evening at the different establishments sufficiently novel, varied and abundant to gratify the tastes of all. Drwocratic Fusion iN THE EMPIRE StaTe.—We yes- terday received a handsomely enamelled and neatiy printed card of invitation, couched in the following terme AOCOODO OEIC ODOT EINE TODT OD DODIIOIOLOODNTOE| Mr, Sickles and Mr. Wadsworth request the pleasure = eee aatass Finis mame noun, March ‘This only reached us by yesterday morning's mail. Had we been disposed to accept of it, the pressure of other engagements and the want of proper notice, would have prevented us from doing #0. Of the object of ths entertainment there can be no doubt. It 1s nothing lees than a State convention of the democratic members of the Legislature to effect a fusion, and to found upon ita Buchanan, a Fierce or a Douglas movement. The ways of politicians are many and deep. City Intelligence. Free 1x Nunta Avenué.—About half past 7 o'clock yester- éay morning a fire was dircovered in s bedroom oa the third floor of dwelliag house No 8 Ninth avenue, Tos fire is suppored to have been caused by a little boy, sbout four years of age, who was playing with som* matches. oom was cecupied by David Devoe; his lows by fire water will amount to about $75; no in. surance. The building belongs to Mr. Jacob Cooper. It in cemeged about 30, and insured (or $2,000 in the Greenwich Insurance Company. Jersey City News, Democratic Orry Convention.—The Jersey Ci'y Demo- eratic Convention met last evening in the bali at No. 81 Monigorcery atreet. The delegates are as follow: First Ward.= Charles Fivk, Wm. Daly, T. Smith, J Chazotte, R, Rei Second’ Ward.—M. Smith, J. Coyle, A. A, Hardeaburgh M. Scmers, J. Third Ward. uigan, B, McG vigen, J. prmrh Ward. » J. Topping, William , M. Kelly. Charien Fick waa apoointed Chairman, and A. A. Hard epburgb, bape The Convention then adjou net to pext Meneny ever at the same piace. THE NEUTRALITY LAWS--ENLISTMENT FOR TH® ORIMEA. Before Hon. Judge Betts. Manzcu 27.—Mr. McKeon, United States District Attors ney, stated that about a year sgo, and for some month@ subsequently, complaints were made of the enrolment of troops in this district for service in the Crimean war. It ‘was an object of great solicitude to preserve the neutra- lity of the United States towards nations with all of whom they were at peace. A number of indictments were found, and on one of them the party was tried, cou- ihe oe PF, nom andi - as the unis hment icted upon . Alter that conviction I Scdremsed to the Attorney General of the United States ‘the following letter:— Naw Yo 1686, Sm—I have the honor to inform you that have: indieunents pairied alnst various istivicuaia, charg ce ‘the Hon, Oaes Cusnina, At’y. Gen. To this etter I received tha follo g answer:— AtroRNZY Comma Orricz, Sm—T have the honor to sexnerleage iho re icauions ‘th instant, two commup: a of the 16.» and 1; which you tat Wagner, accused of the vy ons, orm me of the conviction of Joseph tral A ‘The ye @ punishment Se tr thone, as ie all otber oases of of % ject. also, but in theeo particular cares ; She alvin! Jor of the partion inpliontod whether they be citizens of foreigners other private. Or oficial Prong tallied om tie eomerainess noth ce ey an in Trhoes beball and for whove benedt they presume 19 Volne that wat has thus far been done Pucotssfally sufloes to’ Seeman the time b onty indictable, in it otaee sche, cement Jators of the international law, and subject to special conside- ration by the United States, unless disavowed and punished by ir Own government. Thave the honor tobe, your obedient servant ns) 0, CUSHING. Hon. Jonn McKron, United States Attorney, New York. I bave delayed until now to ac upon these sugges! le The question is no longer one netween the ‘oment and the individuals indicted, but has become a matter between the governments of the United States and Great Britain, and upon which I trust the ver- dict of the civilized world will be in favor of this Union. I sek the permission of the Court to enter a nolle prosequi upen the indictments which I shali hand to the Clerk, and which do not include any person holding an cfcial relation to the British government, e Court grant 6 permission for by the Uni- ted States District Attorney. if ‘The Legislative Commaittce un Tenant Houses. 4 GLIMPSE THROUGH THE FIVE POINTS—KELSEY’S ALLEY—8TATE STREET BARRACKS AND SEBASTO- POL IN BROOKLYN—THE MODEL WOBKINGMEN’S HOME ON ELIZABETH STREET. The Committee of the State Legislature—Mr. John M. Reed, of Kings county, charrman—appointed to investi- gate into the condition of the tenant houses of New York, met yesterday at 10 A. M., at the office of tho Clerk of the Common Council, City Hall. Subsequent to calling the committee to order, the Chairman stated that on sccount of the limited interval elapsing before the termination of the present legisla‘ive term, and the necessity for the presence of the committee at Albany, they should not be able to give that time to the personal inspection of the tenant houses o: New York they had at first preposed. What they had looked through on their prior visit they supposed was a tsir sample of the worst class of tenements the city afforded. A look through some of the best class tenements of the etty would, therefore, have to suffice for the present, with the additicn of a brief survey of the tenant houses of Brooklyn—to this city they having been required to extend their investigation by a resolution pasted since their former visit to New York. They should give one day to hearing statements of landlords #nd tenant house builders us to the best plan for the fu- ‘ure construction of tenant houses, which would have to conclude their investigation previous to making their re- y ort, it called upon to do so before the close of the pre- tent sesmon. The committee, he added, before proceed- ing farther with New York, would first take a look through a few of the leading objectionable districts ot yn. Mr. RC. Downing, Superintendent of Sanitary Inspec- ticn of New York, who conducted the committee on their recent inspecticn tour, desired the commitvee to assure themselves that they bad not yet seen the worst class of tenant houses of New York before concluding this branch of their inquiry, to look with him into some of the te- nant houses in vicinity o: the Five Pointe. of Kichmond county, w +t descriptions of the class of terements in this , and their de- graded inmates, bad been sufficiently multiplied to leave’ no one formed of the character of the buildings or their cccupants. Mr. Downing claimed that no description, however ex- tenced and accurate in its revoiting details, couldanswer the purpose that impres-ion on the mind produced "yews Obally deed, while carrlages_ were being t was ed, wi in readiness to con’ the committee { Bovolign, eae journ to the Five Points and terminate their ‘lucn, begun into the worst class of tenant houses, with a thorough survey of the Omega of this class of tenements as shown in this locality. The place destined to be honored with the enviable and unwonted presence and personal inspection of high State officials, was a four story brick house, situ- ated in what is now called Mission place, more resen‘ly © designated Little Water street, and still forming a seg- ment of the ex‘ended area once bearing the unmetropoli- tan appellation of Cow Bay. The house at present has no uumber, though there is no difficulty im iden- tifying it from its conspicuous elevation above the houses adjacent. It looms up conspicuously above - ita feliows, with its brick and stoxe front. As the eom- mittee neared the locality a manifest bustle and surprise was all along apparent. Old women, with gray caps, cad their beads out of windows; jaded prostivutes and jungers and ragged boys starteo up much as tounded with bewilderment as tc the probable intent of the unaccustomed retinue of visiters seen approaching. The committee, with Mr. Downing at their head, and some dirty ragged boys in their rear, entered the house before ment A natrow hail, terminating in per- spective darkners, greeted their entrance. “And, be jabess, what are ye after coming here for ?”” ° inquired ‘stout, burly iriehman, thrusting his big an- combed head and shirt sleeves from out the dour on the right—‘‘Ony body been murthered 7” Mr. Downirg enlightened the inquisitive Hibernian as to the opject of their visit, and asked to be aliowed to look first through his apartment which was thereupon politely complied with. A room was ten by twelve feet im dimension, with six occupants inmde. It was staied that three others also occupied the room. The parties present were beside the original —— ted himself from Pour hak another Inishman, two women, & mg ® ne- gro. There was one bed In the room, an old table and one chair. A few coals in a furnace was the only fire in the apartment. The remaining rooms to the topmost story were found similarly tenanted with white persons an promiscuously. Tatters and filth and utmost destitution only revealed itself more giaringly as each suceessive apartment was entered, such as only a full and detai'ed account could give an adequate conception cf. The lower rear rooms were almost totally dark, from being contigaous to the wall of an adjoiniog buildin; There was no ventilation. ‘The rent of tke rooms wan six sbillings @ week for the =) apartm: nts, and five sbillings a week for those im je rear, Mr. Downing offered to show the committee through other tenementa as bad, but none worse, than the one they had just looked through, if they desired. They ex- pressed themselves satisfied, and beat a hasty retreat to the City Inspector’s office. Here carrisges were in wait- ing, and the committee, with Mr. Downing, and a retinue ° te nosey still bearing them company, proceeded to Brcok)yn, to enter upon their preconcerted tour. ‘The carriages fetched up first at the City Hall, where the committee slighted 10 call on Mayor ‘The Ma; expressed his ight at seeing them, and mani ested his eadiness to them every facility t0 extend their erearcher. He announced the that having been made aware of their proposed visita‘iomn, be had {mstructed the police captains ot vhe ffferent wares to prepare a statement of all the teniot houses in their respective cistricte, with their genera( condition, and the aumber of persons ocsupying them. hese a‘atements he promises to have in readiness to forward to them in two or three days, He informed them, meanwhile, that the worst class ot tenant hones was in the First aud Sixth wards, Mr. Reed said they would look through a few of the worst buildings in these wards, and, for further information, rely upon tne oro- mired statements of the police captains, Mayor Hail, upos parting with the committee, placed Captain Vander- veer and officer Garrison, of the Third district, at the service of the cormmitiee, as escort, The first placa looked into was No. 83 Columbia street. The only no- ticeable feature here was the occupancy of basements; where it was stated the water flowed in at intervals. ‘There was charged for such apsrtments—a small room sno two bedrooms adjoir fog. 50amonth. Freeman’s Hall—formerly eo designated—corner of Columbia and Ami y streets, was the next builcing examined. The building is # jarge structu eventy feet on Columpia street, and fifty feet o mity street, built origi- pally for # ball, to be ured for concerts, dances. and public meetings, It Is now cut up into amall compartments ot a variety of size, and inconveni- ences, with rents of from four to uix dollars per month for a’ small room and bedroom. A school was ia toe to- bui'ding~pronoupoed a selest school. It was sele deed, it it was meant a selection of the moisiest and ert imeginabie boys. An cid gentleman here aw the committee by bit protestations that he was nm of an English nobleman, aud asking if it waa right for one ot hia noble bloo! to live in such wretched apartments. Kelrey’s al ey formed the ensuing place of inapection. Thin place. sleeit in the City of Churches, ean eootaat J pivaty wih ony teoae! ae 108 and ie New Yosg