The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNEP?, PROPRISTOB aND ZDITOR. SPPICE X. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON FERMS, cash in ateance, THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cons per anaes. THE WEEKLY HERALD, soary Saber ony Goer te spy, or ‘annwm; the Europes mare ed Great Brain or $8 ay pvt of the Coninen, 90 VOL CORRESPONDENCE, containing ini - eutaaie Wiehe! fom oy OF Nha worth ead oon bo ‘paid for. war OUR FOREIGN CORRMAPONDENTS 4h ARTIOULARLY @QoxeTeD TO Smear su Lerrens any Pacu- AGRE SENT 0B. 7 3 per Teleme XXI...... cen ioe 89 “AMUSRMEHTS TO MORROW REVERTING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth sireet—La Sria. 2, Sroadwe—Tnir Bueseep Bavy RELIGIEUX, BROADWAY THEATER — Tapeeaux Mireo.o WIBLO' GARDEN, Broadway—Jocko -Lus Apeuurs— Gaxen Mossies. a Chambers strest--Paur Pay— @anim—Ynar Sureseo Bai WALLAGK’S THRATRE, Broadway—ds You Lins In— Gur ror 4 Hotiway. AURA KEENS’S VARIRTI@2, Sroadway—Camue- Sovmry. 2. Broadway--BLack Erp RROADWAY VARIETINS. ¥ rie JOVEIR OOMADIENS, Boean—MyY Neicuson’s Wire WOUD'S MINSTRELS. 444 Broadway—irmonan Pap ‘F WeMswORS—KOBERT Mac sine ATHEN EU, 654 Brosiway—Dineeric, Sortrroean, Firs TOMICAL, GROGRAPMICAL, URATOMICAL EXBIBITION, THIS EVENING. O¥RY ASAEM BLY ROOMS, Broadway—Vocat ap Inasng, RENTAL ConowaT OF BackeD Mur iC. Wew York, Sunday, Marca 30, 1836. The News. The steamship Fulton, from Havre, 12th instant) arrived yesterday. Her advices are not so late as thoee previously received by the Canada via Hali- fax,a telegraphic summary of which appeared in Saturday morning’s edition. We publish elsewhere letters from our correspondents at Edinburg, and Toledo, (Spain,) and several extraets from our files of foreigm journals, which will be found highly in- teresting. Anarrtival at Provincetown reports that the Cu- mard steamer Curlew, from Halifax for Bermuda, ran ashore on the North Breaker, off the latter port at four o'clock on the morning of the 15th inst., and wank in three mumates. The crew saved their lives, bat the mails were lost. It was expected she would prove a total loss. The steamship Daniel Webster, due at New Or- Jeans on Monday last, had not arrived at that port yesterday, and it was feared she had been seized by General Walker. Maoh excitement prevailed in New Orleans in conseq@@umce of her non-arrival. In the State Seuate yesterday, the new apportion. ment of the Senate districts was reported, a list of which will be found among the proceedings this morning. The bill to amend the laws relative to foreign imeurance companies in New York was passed, as was also the bill to regulate the sale of potatoes by weight In the Assembly, the majority of the committee on Mr. Bordan’s plan for a railroad in Broadway having refused to report, the whole matter was referred to the Committee of the Whole. A bill was introduced W oblige ferry steamers to carry small boats. The Tenant House Committee of the Legislature terminated yesterday their investigations for the present. Suggestions of tenant honse landlords and builders were further had as to the best plan to be adopted for the future constraction of tenant houses. A look was also tuken by some of the committee through the Eighth and Ninth wards, In this portion of the city were found tenements excelling any hitherto examined in respect to their dilapidated and untenantable condition. A place was stumbled upon in Laurens street where were found living, in most beautiful harmony, genuino and practical samples of nigger worshippers. An assig- nation house was slightly looked into, but a tho” rough search was deemed extra official, and the party retreated. The committee propose to offer a resolution directing them to continue their re searches after the close of the present legislative term. We hope such resolution will be passed. The condition of the tenant houses of the city calls for some etringent enactments, that, if possible, the aceommedations for the multiplied poor who occu- py these tenements may be improved, and they be made jess the victims of cormorant landlords. according to the report of the City Inspector, there were 42] deaths in the city during the past week, namely, 76 men, §2 women, 137 boys, and 124 girls, showing an increase of sixty over the mo tality of the week previous. Of the whole numbe. | 11 died of bronchitis, 4 of conjestion of the lungs, 56 of consumption, 36 of inflammation of the lungs, 7 of conjestion of the brain, 26 of dropsy in the head, 4 of inflammation of the brain, 7 of disease of the heart, 10 of dropsy, 6 of diarrhea, 9 of in fiammation of the bowels, 5 of smallpox, 5 of epi. lepsy, 5 of erysipelas, 8 of typhus fever, 44 of con vulsions (infantile), S of croup, 5 of delirium tre~ mens, 3) of scarlet fever, { hooping cough, and 18 of marasmus. There were also six premature births, 24 cases of stillboin, and eight deaths from violent causes. The following is the classification of diseases:— Bones. joints, &c.,1; brain and nerves, 98; generative organs, 4: heart and blood vessels, 18; lungs, throat, &c, 124; old age, 3; skin, &c., and eruptive fevers, 43: stillborn and prematare births, 30; stomach, bowels, and other digestive organs, 60; uncertain seat and general fevers, 25; urinary organs, 5; unknown, 6, The nativity table fives 310 natives of the United States, 69 of Jre” | “tand, 28 of Germany, 4 of Prance,and the balance of various Evropean countries, The jury in the United States District Court at “Trenton yesterday rendered a verdict in favor of Governor Price for $195,039 against the United States government, leaving ¢ 00 to be adjudicated ‘on by Congress. The train of cars from Philadelphia for Pittaburg, yesterday, was thrown down an embankment fifteen feet, and two of the passengers seriously injured. Time speculations in produce have become a serious evil, and have been pushed to a greater ex tent within the past six months than ever before. \ bad principle, declared to be uvbinding at the Board of the Stock Mxchange by the Legislatare, has heen carried into the market for produce where it is recognized by law and made obligatory upon contractors. A party is, by sample, 50,000 bushels of yellow corn, deliverable in the last week of March, and others dotie same thing. A fight * ig then carried on in stocks. One party tries to de- press prices, so as to gain a margin; while the other, from similar motives, strnggles to keep them up. When the corn is tendered its quality may be tbjected to, and thus lead to vexatious dispute: The market, in the meantime, becomes unsettle. ‘There are often two prices in the market. Firat hose established by the legitimate laws of supp and demand and those made by the contract «ystem. | 6 logue of which some of the most distinguished The same time 4, also, pervade the provision market, and prices are influenced in precisely « similar way. Just before the maturity of large con- tracts known to be outstanding, there are struggles to get up a “corner,” just as in stocks, and pric become excited and generally advance. After t contracts are settled, either by the delivery of the produce or by paying the differences, prices again became settled. The cotton market continued active yesterday, ‘and prices steady The seles embraced aint 4,500 bales, chiefly in transitu. The Canada’s news produced no effect. The intelligence from the South exercises more influence just now than that from Liverpool. [Flour was firmer, with increased activity in sales. The medium and lighter grades were held at enhanced rates, without holders asa | general thing being able to realize. Common to good straight State brands were sold at $6 87) a $7 25. A pareel of good red Tennessee wheat sold ‘at $1 70, for milling. Corn was from 1a 2 cente Letter, with fair palys, Pysk yas steady, with salgg eclence in this country. of mess at $16 25, and prime at $14 87 a $15. Sugars were pretty active, and prices steady. Coffee was firm, with moderate transactions. Freights for grain to Liverpoot were firmer, and engagements in bags were made as high as 94., and in bulk from Sd. a Syd. The News by the Canada—Tae Prospacts of Peace. A few rare swimmers in the vast abyss of stock speculations still adhere to the belief that there will be no peace in Europe. Muli- tary organs, dating from Vincennes and Wool- wich, cling fondly to the hope that there will be more fighting, more vacancies, more pro- motions, The news does not confirm any view of this kind. It is tormaily announced that Prassia has been invited to send Pienipotentiaries to the Conference. This is stated in the Moniteur, which further gives the names of the Baroa da Mantenffel aud the Count de Hatzfield as the Prussian Plenipotentiaries. To realize the tall mportance of this measure it is necessary to understand accurately the position of Prussia. Ever since the war began, it has been cus- omary in Engiand to treat Prassia asa Rus- sian in disguise. The Prussian Court sad p2o- ple have been credited with strong Russian sympathies, and regarded as enemies of the allies. It has been supposed that puaillanimi- ty alone prevented Prussia’s drawing the sword—on behalf of Russia, of course; and elaborate arguments have been made to show that the contest in Germany was betweea Prussia, which leaned to the side of Russia, and Austria, whose treaty stipulations bound her with more or leas closeness to the side of the allies. In England the Prussian King and Court have been reviled, sad made a common laughing stock—all from the general impression that they were so strongly in favor of Russia. Now, ail this is much more likely to be the frait of the disappointment of the allies than a true picture of the facts. If we saw the Russian instead of the Western side, it is quite likely that Prussia would be seen playiog a very dif- ferent part. One or two Russian voices have already been raised to deprecate the unworthy atuitude of Prussia—stending by and lookiag on tamely, when it’s monarch’s nephew is so bard pressed. Doubtless such is the view ot the bulk of the Russian nobility. Tuey think. as Nicholas did, that honor bouad Prussis to take sides with Russia in the war; and they are quite as indignant at her dexterous neu- trality as the maritime powers have app2ared to be. From the very beginning of the war, the Prussian governwent announced theme policy to be that of neutrality. From teat policy no Prussian statesman has ever deviated for a moment. Prussians saw that by remaining neutral they saved themselves, in the firat place, from the cost and dangers of war: secondly, they converted their country into the great mart for Russian produce; and, thirdly, they placed Austria—their great rival ~-in a false position, by driving her to the very verge of participation in the war. Two yeara ago. therefore, peace became the settled policy of the kingdom; and in spite of doubtless very vehement appeals from the Czar on the one side, and taunts and threats from the allies o2 the other, te that policy Peuscia hao adhe:cd. It ia not to be supposed she will desert it now. On the,contrary, though she has re- mained at peace, common prudence has obliged her to retain her army on a warfooting, at no small expense. Accurate figures are not readily ascertained; but it is quite likely that the etanding army of Prussia—independently of the Landwehr—numbers at the present mo- ment over 350,000 men. We take it therefore that Prussia is more anxious for peace than ever, and that her admission to the Conference is a eure indication of the decided intention uf all parties to make peace. It does not neces- satily indicate a Ryseian preponderance, «3 some have supposed, for the reasons we have mentioned; but only an overruling wish «. the part of all the Plenipotentiaries to put end to the war at any rate. About details there may. isdeed there are likely to be differences of opinion, Bu‘ as is euggested very properly in the news by the Canada. when it comes to Grawing a boundary line through Bessarab‘>. the proper perzons to do the work are evident- ly not Jawycrs and politicians in a Paris dray- ing room. he task mygt Le performed by ea- gineers on the epot; an@ whether Russia gains or loses a few acres, more or less, than slic ex- pected to lose, it may be taken for granted that there will be no more Sebastop ols. no more Inkermanns to avenge the injary or vir- dicate the line. Ifit were otherwise, Anstr would pot venture, as she les done, to beg io disband her army. The Metropolitan Medicai Colieges- The recent anniversaries of the sever.1 institutions for medical instruction in th’: ¢ give rise to a little reflection relative t, this most important branch of learning. Tu» fact that every individual in the whole coun try is interested in the education of those who practice the healing art, either as patient o: physician, isso palpable that no apology is necessary for devoting a brief space ia our columns to this subject. Setting out with the proposition that no man or woman should ba entrusted with the treatment of disease whose education has not been properly atteaded to, the corollary harély requires demonstration that every such person is bound to avail him- self of those means which shall secure the nearest approach to perfection in his educ. tion. New York and Philadelphia are now admit ed, par excellence, to be the emporia of medical Philadelphia main- tains two colleges, each boasting an alumaus of aearly or quite a century, and each pos sessing o faculty of instruction, in the cata- naines in the profession appear, The gradu- ates of those schools, or many of thei, are pointed to as among the briyhtest ornaments of the profession, and from the professors in those institutions we are able to sclect aome of the most distinguished of the medical lra/i, The colleges of Philadelphia are justly sources of pride and congratulation to the most fas tidiously patriotic native American who ever announced himeelf ready to sacrifice himself upon the national altar. New York, however, possesses claima upeo tho attention of thoee interested in tae cause of medical education, which should not be overlooked. Until the elixir vitae of the an- cient alchymiate is discovered, and eternal youth and bloom, without fear of disease, are thus ensured to the world, it is worth while for al] thoeg who propose qualifying themselves ty NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1856. Practice medicine or surgery to see what ad- vantages they may derive from pursuing their studies in thie city; and it is of no less conse- quence to those who anticipate falling into the doctor’s hands, that they know how accurately their medical advisers have fitted themselves for the responsibilities which they have as- sumed. Without instituting invidious compa- risons, then, let us briefly notice some of the facilities which are afforded the medical stu- dent by the institutions for ioetracting in that science in New York. In point of pumbers the medical schools «* this city exceed those ot Philadelpbia. There are at present three colleges in New York, each holding its exercises in a beautiful aad convenient edifice, and possessing all the ap- pointments and furniture which characterize awell organized institution. Qae of these bas just closed its winter session—vhich was attended by above tnree hundrea stud:nte—by sendipg forth to the world more than one bun- dred duly qualified physicians and surgeons. The lectures of the others have been attended by two hundred and fifty, and one hundred apd fifty students, respectively, and these last named have graduated from forty to flity students each. Compare this euccess with the condition of these colleges in past years. Thirty yeare since only one of them existed. At an earlier date some three or four medical schools were striving for the supremacy, and, as we have been informed, at one commencement each graduated but three or four, and the validity of their diplomas was called into question. The instructors, also, who minister to the pupils in these institutions, are, without ex ception, men eminent in their calling—mn who know, from a long, and, in many in- stances, dearly bought experience, the accu- racy and the value of the theories which they advance, and who can demonstrate the pro- priety of the principles which they inculcate. Few of them possess a reputation confined to their own city, but most are widely known in Europe az well as America, and their perfec- tions in theoretical and triumphs in practical medicine and surgery have won for them a name and fame as enduring as the svience which they profess. Some of the most impor- tant principles in the treatment of disease, and the most daring and euccessful feats ic eurgery, have had their origin or resuscitation in the medical faculty of New York. But among the facilities which the metropo lis affords the student, there is none more im- portant than that of clinical instruction. Tae information which is to be obtaincd from ob- servations at the bedside of the invalid is of more value in impressing the mind of the student with the principles which he should be familiar than we ordinarily conceive. In this respect the aspirant to medical fame who pursues his studies in New York, enjoys more and greater advantages thaa the disciple in any other city in the country. The numerous publi¢ institutions which are maintained by the State and the city are almost incessantly open to him, and exhibit a greater variety of diseases and injuries than can be found elsewhere inthe world, London and Paris hardly excepted. Ia the Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island there are annually treated a number of patients near- ly equal to one-fourth the population of Bos ton; and in that institution, with those on Randall’s and Blackwell’s Islands, the number of patients very nearly equals one-seventh of the entire population of Philadelphia, Aside from these immense establishments, there are several in the heart, almost, of the city of New York, where numerous individuals without means are received and cared for in the most skilful and successful manner. In addition to the opportunities afforded for observation, the etudent in this city has almost unequalled facilities for gaining experience by engaging in practice. Probably not fewer than 150,000 invalids were under treatmen‘ aside from those admitted into the hospitals, during the year 1855. One-third, at least, of these, if not the total half, were individuals whoee circumstances in life prohibited their employing a regular physician, and many o! them preferring toentrust themselves to a mau whose medical education was but partially completed, to drugging themselves with no: trums and patent medicines, afforded students the opportanity to bring their own ability au ingenuity into action—an advantage by no meats to be despised. Legislature could muster up courage enoug» to introduce a bill. Wise, however, was not Giecouraged, and drafted the act himself. We give the result of his labors in another part of this paper. His law probibits any person from takivg oysters, fich or wild fowl from Virginia waters without @ license which must be paid for, and provides for the establishment of two revenue cutters to carry the law into etfect. The absurdity ef the proposition is apparent. Governor Wiee has been in a stew for som? time, but his last effort beats all. Read the act. Lerrer Carriers IN ovr Citres.—There is but too much reason to fear that the cities of the United States will never enjoy the advantages ot thet prompt and reliable deti- very of letters which prevails throughout Eu- rope. Tnere, the whole system of postal ar- rangemente ia wholly distinct from politizsand party intercats. The good of the whole popu- lation and the perfection of every branch of the postal service are the only objects aimed at. The various medical societies ia this city, -f which there are several, afford the stade.: an opportunity for intercourse with his elders in the profession, which cannot fail te be ot exceeding value to him. The dissussions which are continually being carried on—for | doctors do disagree—are always developing | new theories and eliminating new principles. The euppozed inordinately expensive ratos of living, and the greatly exaggerated iempta tions to vice and dissipation ia New York, have always been bugbears in the eyes of | anxious parents who have sons to educate for | the medical profession. We do not hasitate to say that, with any degree of economy, how- ever slight, a young man can live in New York for as little money (and live well. too.) as iu apy city in the Union. As to vice, it unforta- nately exists everywhere--in the little towns in back countier, as well as ia the metropolis —and the probability iz, that rather more of it can be found in acity of three-fourths of + million of inhabitants than ia a little hamlet where next door neighbors are miles distant | from each other. Incredibie as it may appear to some of our readers, the entire body of the | medical students of New York sustaia as cre- | ditable o reputation, at this day, as an eqnal number of gentlemen from any profession or calling that can be named. That New York is, beyond all dispute or | cavil, the seat of medical learning and pi ~ grees in this country, needs no other demoa- stration than that afforded by a glance at the facilities offered to the student, not only in | the points we have alluded to, but in ali | others which present the slightest inducement | to an ambitious and deverving individual emu- jour of distinction in his calling, In this de- partment of science, os in all others, we claim for tbe chief city of the nation her proper Not so with us. Our postmasters receive their appointments in paymect tor purely party eer- vives, which either have been or are to be rex- dered. The vice of this system rans througa the entire administration of the Post Office De paitment, through the contract system for car- rying the mails, down to the appointment of letter carriers in our cities These last, ae they depend tor coatinuance in office on the locel postmaster, must be not only of his color of politics, but must be knowa by either their past or capacity for future political services. They are, in fact, only so many running politi- cians of the lower order. The question of probity and proved fidelity is necessarily asecondary cousideration, perhaps lost sigh of altogether, Hence that general want ef confidence which is felt by the en- tire public in the system of corner strec: boxes and letter carriers, Where is the individual who, having an im portant letter to send off, confides it to the bazards of a corner box, and the doubtful and wholly unguarded fidelity of a Post Offive letter carrier? All sensible persons, however remote they may reside from a Post Office, preter to sacrifice time and money rather than to expose their letters to the risks of a tardy delivery, or to loss by depositing them in corner boxes. Hence we see in this city, on the days previous to the sailing of European steamers, thousands of our foreign population from remote parts of the city, at the sacrifice of a whole day’s time. crowding to the Post Office, in Cedar street, ie send off their miesives of affection or of aid. to their relatives in the old countries, rather than trust their letters to corner boxes. Tais want of confidence is justified by experience : it pervades the entire community, and w''t continue to do so until there is sradical change ia the administration of the whole Post Oifize Department, Hence the necessity of contiau ing, enlarging and cheapening the old plan of boxes at the Post Office, where individuals o2n have their letters deposited and ready for d:- livery when called for. Most if not all the hotels, however remote from the Post Oiice. prefer to incur the expenee of sending for th» letters of their inmates to confiding them to certiere. They also send off packages of let- ters for the regular mails by trusty and knowa cervents for the rume place, taller tad con- fide them to United States city letter carriers We have in this universal want of confidence the explanation of the striking fact that there are at least forty times as many city let- ters distributed in London in proportion to its population in New York, through the government Post Office. This want of a re- liable city collection and delivery is the cause of an immense loes of time amounting in money to millions per annum. Private postal enter- prises have attempted to turn this state of things to advantage, and many of them have succeeded to the extent of makimg the fortunes of those who undertook them. Postmaster Boyd and Postmaster Swartz have grown rica and arc as well known as Posimaster Fowler, and more generally relied on for the prompi.- tude and fidelity of their collections and dei - veries. The establishments of Boyd a Swartz exclude politics—they endeavor t court the popular favor by the appointment of mento collect and carry letters who have giv. n proofs of honesty, independent of party s°-- vicee. Their charges are double the expea:e of the Uvited States city post, but notwith. standing, they command the public confidence in a much higher degree and reap the beae’: in Jarge cash receipte. The only remedy for this shameful. oneron: and insecure condition of things ia regard to the collection and distribution of city letters is to be found in the exclusion of politics from the Post Office aud in the multiplication of its elty branches so that every family that r- quires it can have a box at the head office and a branch office within @ reasonable distance. Worm Not Accerr FREepow.—A Case ror THE Nis ke Worsmrrere.—About two years ago, ® negro woman named Diana was purshases from her over, §. F. Goull, Eeq., of Etgefielé, S3u"h Carolina, by abolitionists re- siding in this city, Among the contributors to the fund for freeing her wes Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, whose rifle practice has gained him such notorie:y lately. Tiana came to this sity and nursed her mother an‘ii rho died, when, having no relatives or friends here, aud being ovtot employment, she naturally enough desired to re turn to the home of her childaood, whare her husband and children are still living. Hearing that Col. M. Frazer, ® neighbor of her former mas'er, was intu ¥, ste called upen him at the Astor House, and piceously begged of bim to take her bark ‘o her old bowe, as she was heartily «rick of freedom, and yearued like “:, Paul © for her kisdrid ater the flesh.” Col, Prager en sen‘ed todo eo, Before leaving for the South yeste-ds, , he brought her to the Henan office, to afford us anotaer instaxce of the fee! that a rendble negro prefers savery, when it is asscelated with home comforts, to freedom such as the blasts «xpe co et the hands of ths pigesr worrhippers at the North, Diana is etout, healthy women, about forty sears of age. She was origins'y bought for $250, her owner freetog her for lesa than her worth, at the solicita:’on of Ler well meaniag bu mie taten fients, Acapeny OF MUBIC—HRver oF THR Composer oF La Sis, Y= We perosive that Sigaor Arditi, the tatented and mush esteemed cemporer of the new opea, which his been produced with such brilliant suscess a the Avule my of Music, takes his bercfit toanorrow night, We ‘aust that the public wil evince ‘beir app tion of the Aneviesn feeling thown by this gentiensnia the | eleice of the subject of bis Wren, by mastering in atrorg forse upon the c2earion, Putting the anquestion able welts of the new } ese esite, Signor Ardis hes jvlue. in the confidence that, while we do po, we do not derogate from the importance of | our sister cities. Henry A. Wisk on THE @ysteR QuestioN— | The present Governor of Old Virginia is an | indefatigable officer. Nothing escapes his | eagle eye, from a nigger’s shin up to a cargo of oysters. In hie recent message he advocated the parsing of a law to raise a revenue from | the cyster beds of the Old Dominion by direct | taxation on the hivalvor, but ao member of the | song claims to our support from the fas! that he is one of tbe best and most consclentious conénstors that we | huve ever had in this city. Everything that is prodaced vr cer bis supervision is done well, and in all hie destings with (he public hia conduct has been marked by a fall senve of the reeponaibitities of his position. Tn addition to this, he bas the recommendation by n> means a om icen one amongst artiate—ot beirg midest and noss suming in hie demeanor. If (he patronage of opera g vers is worth anything, it 18 when it is bestowed with dis | crimination, They should mark their love for the art | by supporting @ man whowe personal character as well as | professional talent bar coutributed to mtyance ita in- berena, | | { } | PEE LATEST WAWSs. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Loss of the Cunaa: Boevwy, March 29, 1856, We learn by the arrival of the bark Mussenger Bird, at Frovincetown, (Cape Cod, Mass.,) that the Canard steamer Curlew, trom Halifax to Bermuda, ran ashore on the North Breaker, off Bermuda, at 4 o’closk on the morning ef the 29th inst, acd sank im three minutes, ‘The mails were ket, but crew were saved. She lies with decks under water, and is broken intwo. Assist. ance had been sent to her, but the rea ran so high they conid not eave anything. Now: Arrival at New Orleans of the Daniel ‘Webeter. Naw ORLEAss, March 29, 1858. ‘The steamship Daniel Webster, which was due at this port on Monday !ast, from San Juan, has not yet arrived here. Ivis feared thet ehe has been seized by General Walker. reat excitement prevails here in regard to her non- arrival. Latest from the Sinte Capital, BROADWAY RaILROAD—}O REPORT ON THE LICENSE BILL—OHATHAM AND 81\G S{NG BANKS—TAX BILL REDUCED—OOMMISSIONBRS OF EMIGRATION NOT IN FAVOR—INDIAN ANTI RENTERS—RECOVERED LE- GISLATIVE AND KEVOLUTIONARY PAPERS—THE XEW SENATE DISTRIOYS, BTC., ETC. ALBANY, March 29, 1856, ‘The Broadway Railroxd bill, such as it fs, was reported by the Committe of the House this morping, withou! advaccing aay cpinion upon is. Ii was referred to the Committee of the Wacie, and is so low on the general order that {+ will searcely be reached, untess by a special effort. Tt was expected that the select committee having the House Liquor bilin charge would have reporte’ it this worming. All persons interested, pro or con, were on tiptoe, anticipating ® warm time upon {t, Bat Mr, Matteson kept his seat. What oan be the matter? Are the friends of the bill at Icygerheade? The Maine law fanstica are chuckling at the near approach of the end cf the seseion, and lustily praying that all bills upon the aut ject cf temperance and license will be thrown over. By-the-bye, what infivence waa brough’ to bear upon this came Mr. Matteson fer violating his p'edge in not cahivg for a committee to investigate charges of corr. tion in high places? ‘The claims ogatest the State, on account of the man agement of the Sing Sing prison, are incalculable and coming in thicker and facter. A few days since a bili was passed sppropris'ing a large sum of money to the Fiet kill Bark, for the liquidation of Lockwood protested paper. Asimilar claim wae maze by the Chatham Bank, and the Committee of Weys and Means this morning re- ported againet theclsim. They make a distinction be- tween this and the Fishkill case, on the ground that the Chatham Bank cid not estavlish the fact that the funds drawn by Lockwood were used in the purchase of supplies for the prison. Now that the reason is known why this claim is réjecied, this bank will of course have the ne- cersary afficavite and ore! proof in season for the next Legislature. As Bray Dickinson saya, a claim loses no- thing by Ieying over & yen: or tw The Sing Sirg Bank hol of the same kiod ot vou" tee ths morning re nority beiieve the State onga o pay, as Loc! tamed the money as agent cf the prison, Mr, B, Biiley took the ground sf the anirosity, nopel the majority re- port would not be xdop'ed, and moved to refer the case to the Committee on Wass end Means. This was agreed te. Now, if this vankcan prove, as the Fishkill did, that the money was used in the purchase of supplies, then all wil bé correc; it not, not. The New York tex bill cuts do sn the original estimates seme cne hundred thousand doilars. This ts quite an item, and is 20 much fained by sending for Comptroller Flegg and Mayor Wocd. An upparaiieled pressure fs beirg mate by the Commis- stonere cf Stoigrati n to obtaia two or three handred thousand dollars from the State treasury. The matte: ie being closely invretigated by the coantry members. Tre bill, which pessed he arate, to gra‘ify the anti- renters, allowing some et: g remnan s of Indians t> go into court and test the titie to certiin Jands, cxme up in the House this mornizg, and on & question of reter- ence produced Jergtnened discussion, Everybouy suppores that by a descision of the Court of Appeals the titles to these Jancs were firmly established—but Mr. Northrup now rats the titles were established a3 between the white men, but not between the white and red men. ‘The very ee of the State e‘wnds upon soil thus situ- ated, and Mr. Carpenter, of Dutchess, very justly pro- pores if the Indians, or anti-ren-ers rather, under the Dul proposed, shal be permitted to go into court under bis pill, then tha first suit shail be agatnst the State, to try the tile to the sot! upon which the public builcings now stand. It was stated in dedate that large ubscriptions have been msde smongst the anti-rentera to retain eounr that the celebrated nigger-abolition- anti rent Indian agitator, William H. Seward, is their Cee The following concurrent resolution lies on the table in the Senate:— Retolved, (if the Assembly concur), That the Regen‘s of the University be, and they bereny a: Fequired to cisim on be- bait of thie state @ series o' papers formerly in the hands of Avravam B. rancker, Cierk of the Senate of the New York ‘Legisisture. and now in the custody ot Benson J. Lossing, of Sew York city, aud that they cause the same to be } irdexed. bourd ard placed in tna state library. Resoived, (if the ss-embiy ccnsar), That this Legisleture will provide a suittble reward, nt exceeding one thousand doiJara. to be given to such person or persons as the Regents may deem jus'ly entitled ‘o the same for the discovery of these PYfevoived, di the Assembly coccur), That the Regents of the University may cause such o! the above papers together with other pspers now in the archives of the State as may be deemed to bave an Important relation to the Revolutionary war, and to the history o1 the state of New York previous to the year 1800, to be eul'ahly arranged, annotated and prepared for pu) ica- tion; ard that Benson J. Loaalog. of New York city, in hereby recommended to said Roard of negenteas ® suitable person 10 be employed fcr tha purpose. it will be reco‘lected that the papers above alluded to were found las: sommer, in ©clumbia county, by some workmen emgeged in demolishing an old house. They hed been secre ed their many years, and their discovery teing purely accidental, the Legitlature proposed to grente ihoussnd dollurs reward to the fortunate dis- coverer, But before the Legislature authorize the print- ing of these ancient documents, the greatest care honld ve taken that the compiler fs ny: make a leech upon the treasury for lite, as is the ease in relation to the pnbliva- tion of the celonial history. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALBANY, March 29, 1856 Mr. Dexsiszon reported to the Senate the new appor- tiorment cf Senate disjricts. The distriete changed are to be composed as follows: — Dist. 1.—€nffo'k, Quetns and Richmond, Q—Ist, 24, 24, 4th, Sta, Gen, Sth, 10th and 12h wards of Brooklyn, and the county towns of Kings. 3.—tm, ob Tith, 19th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 8th wards of Brookiyn. 4.—Ist, 2d, 34, 4th, Sth, Gch, 7th, 8th and 1th wards of New York. 6.—10th, 11th, 13th and 6.—12th, 15th, New Yo! 7th wards of New York 18th, 19th, 2185 and 224 wards of 20:h warde of New York. sheste- ard Putnam counties. @.—Roskland, Orange and Sullivan. 10.—Uister and Greene. 11.—Dntches# and Co‘umbia. 12.—Reneselaer acd Washing‘on. 13,--Albany county. 14.—De'aware and Schoharie, 15.—Mentgemery, Fulton, Saratoga and Hamilton. 16 —Wazren, Essex and Clinton, 17.—St. Lawrence avd Franklin, 18. —Jefferson and Lewis. 19.—Oneida county. 20.— Herkimer and Otsego. 21,—Macison ard Chenango. 22.—Oswego county. 23.— Onondaga and Cortland. 24 —Tompxtins, Tioge and Broome. .— Wayne and Cayuga. Intarto, Yatesani Senses. —Chemung, Schayler aud Steuben. 28.—Wyoming, Livingston and Allegany. 20.— Menroe county. 0.—Niogara, Orleans end Geneve. The following bills were reported complete md ordered toa third rendirg:— To ex'end the charter of the Mechantos’ Mutual Insur- ance Company. Te authorize the formation of companies for the {nrpor- tacion and exportation of guano, To provide for the eare and instruction of pauper children. To erente a new werd in Brooklyn. FILIS INTRODUCKD, Ry Mr. Sicttes—To autho: ize the builting of the City Hall, New York. ath Mr. Riprr—To regulate the sale of intoxleating rinks. By Mr. Sicktss—A licence bill, similar to that in the Assembly. WILLS PASSED, To reguiate the sale of potatoes by weight. ‘To amend the laws relative to foreign insurance ¢om- panies in the city of New York. To increase the capital stock of the Brooklyn Collegi- wie Inatitnte, ° ir, Wansworm in'roduced concurrent revolations re'ative to the purshase of Revolutionary Cocaments in the porser#ion of Mz. B, J. Lossing. ™M Assembly. ALBANY, Mareh 20, 1856 ‘The following bills were reported complete and ordered toa third read!ng:— Vor the edncation of the Indian children im the State, ‘To enable the Stockbridge Ladians to bring sults, Myr, Hovir, cn the ground that the majority of the {tee on Radiroade refused to report on Mc. Bordan's pron ter x Broadway rafiroad, asked that the matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole House, Agreed “phe bil iw relation te Jucors ap Bowokiyo was pasve, . Drxon introduced a bill to oblige ferry steamers te earzy small boats. as AFTERNOON SESSION Mr. Giovan esiled up the resolution directing the se- lect committee appointes to examine the New York polic¢ system to report fortbwith. Adopted, On motion of Mr. Gust, the use of the ory Chamber war granted to the Institution of the Deaf Dumb, on the evenings of April 1st and 2d, Mr. Guret calles up the resolut inquiring into the fascial and general condition of the city raflroads. Lost. A resolution for evening sessions from Monday next wae then adopted. Unfinished businers being in order, the Kent County Dill was appounced as the special order, in connection with the first bill on the ur ficished list. 4 Upon this a question arose as to the fidelity of the: minutes of the House, the motion having been under- stood to have been a¢opted making the bill the special order for Tuosdey next. Governor Price not a Defaulter. ‘Trentoy, N, J., Mareh 29, 1856, The jury in the United States Court to-day rendered a, verdict in favor of Governor Price for $195,039 against the United States government, leaving $75,000 to be ad- judicated on by Congress, which could not be legally set- ted in this suit. Wd Nigger Worshippers’ Nominations. Atnasy, Mareh 20, 1856. The nigger worshippers have nominated Vischer Tem Eyck for Mayor of this city, and 8, H. H. Parsons for Re@ corder Raliroaa Accident. Pirrsnura, Pa., March 29, 1866. ‘The train which left Phiadelpbia this afternoon for this place was thrown down an embankment fificen feet, | | and wes only raved from going into the river by the cars | lodging in the trees. Iwo of the passengers wore seri- ously injured and others badly bruised. Suicide at Springfield, Mass. Sprinavintp, March 29, 1856. Charles A. Schouler, of Boston, in a temporary fit of insanity last night, jomped from the third story window ef the Massax it House, and died this morning from the injuries received. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puitapauritia, Macch 29, 1856. Btecks steady:—Pennsylvania State fives, 8334; Read- ) ing Railroad, 46%; Long Islan, 155; Morris Oanal, 145¢; Pennsylvania Ral-roud, 453¢' Naval Iuteiligence, Through misreprerentation icadvertently given by an. officer of the msrines at the Navy Yard, it was reported ard published that the display of colors at half masty during last Fri¢ay, at that pace, and the firiog of thir- teen minute guns from the receiving ship North Caro- lina, at 12 M. of the same cay, was fn consequence of the ¢esth of Commodore Conner, who was recently buried at Philadelphia. Captain De Camp, of the Uni- ted States Navy, states that the occasion was the death of Commodore Joel Abbott, who went out to Japan in, coromand of the frigate Macedonia, and afverwards as-* sumed the command cf the squadron at that place on the departure of Commodore Perry for the United States. It is not yet known what day will be selected by the De- partment for solemnities on the Ceath and in memory of Commodore Conner. EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH ON THE PANAMA RATLROAD.— The followirg instance of remarkable despatch is well worth noting:—-The steamsbip Illinois left this port on the 5th of March, with 860 passengrs, three hundred bage of United States mail matter ani two hundred tons ot express freight, besides passengers’ baggage. This whole cargo arrived and Je’t Aepinwall on the morning of the 13th Ma: ch, and was transpor'ed from the Atlantic to shipbcard on the Pasific in twelve hours, thus enabling the Pacific steamer to proceed on from Panama with New? York dates « few hours over eght days old. Obituary. THE LATE COMMODORE OONNER, UNITED STATSS NAVY. Commodore Davip Conngr, who died at Philadetphia on the 20th inst., and who was one of the officers victimized by the Naval Retiring B-ard, entered the navy as midship- man in 1809, He was mede @ licutenant im 1613, pro moted master commancant in 1825 and received hie com- mission as a captain in 1835. He was a hignly active, at- tentive, intelligent and efficient officer in all the various grades of hts profession. The war with Englend ogour- ring in 1812, he was oneof the most conspicuous amongst his grade for promotion, and received hiscommissionin » July, 1813, as Meutonant. After this, for his meritorious nd distinguished services throvghout the above war, the commission of @ master commandent was accorded to him. In this grade he served with distinguished compe- tercy artil 1835, whea ho received his commission as? captain in the navy. In 1816, a8 a lieutenant, serving on board the Hornet sloop-of-war, he displayed the greatest gallantry in the engagement with the British ship of war Penguin. In his action Lieutenant Conner was badly wounded, and he carried with him to his grave the leaden certificate » which he received for his brilliant services throughout the combat. Commodore Conner, in command of the Do'phin versel cf war, in 1822, '23 and ’24, was under the command of Commodore Craries Stewart, in the Pacific. There he prcved himself most eflicient and active. His correspondence with the Commodore, with the several governments ana autborities, as well as with his fellow- Citizens engaged in the commerce and fisheries of the Pa- cific, was marked by great abi ity aud clearness of views. As « captain in commani of a veesel of war, or as com- menéer of a squadron, no exception could be taken to any ofhisacts. The last crowning effort which he made inthe service of hi country stands uncivalled in com. taned naval and mfi sry operations. He disembarked from the ships of war ard transports, the army of Gene- ral Scott without serivus casuaifty or accident, on a sand beach near to Vera Cruz open to the turbulent billows of the North Atlantic, Tne lanoing was a paee the Mexicans, so certain were they that, in that the United States troops would ficd their graves. Commoc ore Conner waa raised in the western rt of the State cf Pennsylvanis, and, in accordance with the neral sentimen's of the provle of that State, hi lemocratic in his sentiments and principles. competent fortune, not, however, obtained in or through the ravy. There was no more patriotic or disinterested offi- cerin the service of the country, being ready at ali times to Jay down his fortune or his life to promote its interests, Such was the maw whon the nation aaligh!- . en to honor, but whom the Naval Retiring Board thought fit to dirgrace. The Baltimore Patriot of the 26th inst. says:—We learn with deep regret of the death o: I. Monroe Cuven, Esq... renior partner in the bantieg houre of Chu>b Brother, Washington, D. C., and re shew of Col. Isaxc Manco, Baiti- more. The deceased had been in declining health for several months, aud repaired South, under medical ad- vice, in hope of reief. Ae reseed Jackacnville, Florida, where, growing weaker, sunk ually, and on the 23d inst., parsed pescefully iato the repose of death, in the merician ot manhood. He leaves a wife and two child- rep, be-ides many relatives anda large cirele of friends to mourn his lose. . The Rey. Tuomas Fixcu Bonpsy Burpee, Arehdeason of Newfoundlan¢ and Labrador, Rector of St. John’s, and garrison chaplain, died a St. JJho’s, Newfoundland, on the 20th ult., in the 4%th year of his age. His faneral took place on the 4th ins'., with impowing cere nonies. The line of the procession from the cathedral to the ce metery was ncarly « quarter of a milein length. Midehipman Epwarn Simeuven, of Richmond, died a few days since. Mr. &. was one of those officers who wax retired by the late Naval Board. Mre, Warrstitt GREEN died at Roxbury, 26th inet., aged 102 yrars and 5 monthe. “s Mre. Racie Rowsay, a cousin of Presiden’ Pierce, and mother of Thomas Rowean, Erq., of Boston, died on the ‘Uth inst.,"aged 86 years. Joun D. Murrett, ef Lynchburg, said to be the richest man in Virginia, being orth $2 (00,000, died at New Ur Jenvs a few days rince. Informsation bas been received at the De; it of State at Washingt'n of the death, at Granada, Nics- regua, on the Int ult., of Enmexp P. Cuay, of New York. An inver tory of bia effects has been transmitted to the bi apne copy ot which, with otber iaformation, will, upon application, be communicated to the lega! representatives of the deceased. a - . Mass., om the Political Intelligence. LETTER FROM COL. BENTON. 9 ‘The following is an extract of a letter from Col, Thos. H. Benton to a gen‘leman in St. Louis: — Wasnixoron, March 12, 1856, I never saw the day I weuild be willing to be a candi- yr the Pr oy, and am mow further from it than No earthly conaideration covld make mea candidate, The Senare was once agreeable to me, when there was a chance to do something for the State or the United States. But that chance seems now to be over, andall stat nehip reduced to hurrak on one side or the other a 1 aball com wcuri, and of coarse shall have t» speak—to what extent I do pot know—but certainly only for the general purpose of aidirg my frisnde and the democratic cause, and without any viow to personal conquence. Congress is no longer desirable to me; po- lities have run down too low to Cave any attraction Tor me. I spent thirty years of my life in a content of great principler—ot great ‘measures—of great men, and can- not wear out tho remainder of my days in a slavery agi- tation, cither on the one side or the other of it. T propore to continue my history from 1850 to the day ot ht ¢eath. This is work enough for me, and of more dignity (to say no‘hing of anything elre) than acting « part in a alavery agi-atlon, which ia now the ‘work of “- Fag hey and which, in my opinion, is to end disas- trously for the Union, Jet which side will prevai!, A vew man, unconnected with the egitation, ix what the coun try wants. THOMAS H. BRENTON. Judge Amara J. Parker, of Albany, declines the nomi- nation for the Mayoralty of Albany, which was tendered him, He esys he has not time to attend to its duties. Dr. Jchn V. P. Quackenbush has been nominated as the democra‘is candidate for Mayor of Albany, to fill the vaoancy cecasioned by the death of Mr. Parmele. Hon. Auderson (, Rose, the present Lieutenant Go