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4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1856. WEW YORK HERALD. per ence earliness coe England. “We published on Tuesdsy « series of articles JaMEs GORDON BEXNIETT, from the British papers, on the subject of the YROPRISTOR AND EDITOR, emlistment correspondence which reached ‘SPPICE M. W. CORNER OF NASHAU AND FULTON OTS. _—_————————eee From Washington. MAIL CONTRACTS—THE SWEDISH MINISTER, BTC. Wasmvaron, April 5, 1856. ‘The reception of the bids for the mail contracts wil close on the 14th of Apri), and the final decision in re. gard to the same made on the 7th May, when likewise the contracts will be concluded on all the mail routes of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Ohio, together with the miscellaneous routes established by the recent acts of Congress, embracing all the re- maining States of the Union. Chevalier Sibbern, the Swedish Minister, is om the eve of leaving for London, whither he hay been transferred by his government. Capt, Wm. J. MeCluney recently returned from the East Indies with the Powhatan, has been ordered to the commazd of the Norfolk Navy Yard, vice Commodore: MRgnre eenenehs aides Counterfelter Arrested at Boston. Boston, April5, 1856. A man giving bis name as B. J. Rainsford, was brought. before the Police Court this morning, and held to bail in $5,000, to await trial on the charge of The implements which were tound in his possession, in- clude @ press, bank note paper, and a package of $5’s, ‘well executed, on the City Bank of Manchester, N. H. A Liquor Case in Court. Boston, April 5, 1856. In the case of Uri Burt &Co., of Albany, to recover @amages for seizure of ale in Springfield, by the officers, the jury in that city was unable to agree, and were dis- charge . PEBLATEST HAWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from the State Capital. SE:SION TO BE CONTINURD—SOREMB TO PASS THE FOLICE BILL FRUSTRATED—QUARANTINE BUILD 1NG@8—BSHARP PRACTICE ON THE LIQUOR BILL— CERTAIN PASSAGE OF THE ALBANY BRIDGE BILL. Auwany, April 6, 1856, The lobby, in consideration of the doubtful passage of all the treasury plander bills before Wednesday, the day unanimously agreed upon for adjournment of the Leg'slature, bas decided to hold the two houses together until Friday noon. Though nine tenths of the members of both Houses are opprsed to spending an hour after the expiration of the hundred cays, still the importu. nities of the lobby will prevail, and a hundred claim bills will be passed, which would deservedly fail if the session is not extended. Never a lobby was so powerful as the present. Never before have members of the Legislature been bored by such am impudent and dictatoria! set of maraaders, ‘The scheme to destroy the police organization of New York, and surrenéer It to the control of the politicians at the next election—the result of a coalition between tha nigger worshippers and the Americans--makes slow progress. ‘The plan was to force it through the “grind ing committee”? of the Senate, but this was frustrated by the success of Mr. Sick'es’ motion to take the bill out of the Committee ot the Whole. Yesterday the coatition discovered their disadvan'ages, the bili was sent back to the committee. Tne bill was only printed last evening, and when the Senste went rato committee upon “tions in all kinds were to a ‘moderate extent ‘Prime white Canadian and Southern -white wheat sold at $1 $4-a°$1 95, and a smal! lot of. good South- -ern red, on the wharf at $1724. Corn was lower. ‘The sales of-mixed, white and yellow, sound, were “40.0 fair extent, at 62}c.a 66c. Rye wasdall. Pork owas a trifle better—mess sold at$16.50 @ $16 62}., vand prime at $15 75. Owing to the news by the ‘Asia’ being favorable, bacon was firmer with a -epeculative demand, and large sales, deliverable in “May, seller's option, were made, part at 8jc. for ‘hort middles, rib in; shoulders and hams were also firmer, while lard was steady. -Sugers were ‘steady with moderate sales. Coffee -sold’ to the ex- tent of about 2,500 bags Rio at steady prices: Freights were without change in rates.of impor- tance, while engagements were moderate: for Eng- lish.ead French-ports. gelic England who is bullied and insulted by reekless, insolent, rapacious America; and the close is sure to-be a fine appeal to John Ball to stand up, if he be a man, and have not been quite thrashed-oct of his former self by the Rooshians. If it did not tend to embitter men’s minds here, all this would be pleasant reading; highly diverting, in fact. But the |, English may find, some day when they want an ally, that these noisy explosions of bluster on the part of-the Times have not been #0 harmless as they imagine. Meanwhile, it-need hardly be said that, des- rpite the newspapers, the British government is certain to yield.in the Crampton affair, and the dispute must end in smoke. them, in our columes, on the 12th inst. AH, with the single exception of the ministerial Times, concur in stating, with more or less ex- plioitness, that the British government is wrong, and ought te give way. The Daily News, the organ of the radical reformers, ex- pecte Mr. Crampton’s recall gladiy. The Man- chester Examiner, & highly influential journal, considers that Lord Clarendon should be rep1- } diated by the Britieh people. Similar senti- ments are expressed by the Scotch newspa- pers; if we had space we would copy thm. Agaiast these is arrayed the Times, singly, con- tending that the British government has done no wrong, that it hes apologized for the wrong it did, ond that this country, in demanding the recall of Mr. Crampton and Consuls Barclay, Matthews and Roweroft, exhibits 2 preposter- ous.ignerance of international. comity, and places itself on a level with the Asiatic nations whioh atiect to consider the rest of mankind mere outeide barbarians. A very few words will dispose of the logic ‘Welume XXI. AMUSEMENTS TO4-REOW SVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSTO, Fouriconth stzect—Dox Giovat. a Broadway—fcz WaxDERing BROADWAY THRATRE, td GARDEN, Broadway— Kin.c+~Tas Gneex BOWERY THEATTE, Bowery—Tex Factony Gmi—Bax- penne Bulan Donovan, BURTOWS THEATRE, Chambers streste-Tux Quran oF Qvanes—Pavi Par. WALLACK'S |ATRE, Broadway—LONDoN ASSURANCE —AWwar wits LE . LAURA KSENE’S VARIRTIBS,- Broadway—Txx Kixc's ‘Bavar—fovenry. Dwertiines vor THE Poor—AwN INTERESTING + Report.—We publish to-day the report ef the Special Legislative Committee upon the condi- tion of tenant houses in New York and Brook- lyn. The report is 2 model document, brief and to the point. It givesa graphic descrip- tion of low life in the city, and should arouse ourlawmakers to some prompt action. We leara from the researches of this committee thetthere is in this city twelve hundred tenant The Annexation of Onde—Brttwh | Interna- «,tlemal Logic. From.« perusal of the proclamation, pub- lished elsewhsre, annexing the kingdom of Oude to the Britieh dominions, one can arrive at a pretty accurate idea of the rature.of the principies which regulate British international policy in Asia. It is said in the treaty—doubt- lees on good authority—that in 180], the mo- narch of Oude bound himself by special agree- be i mo pe i 3 houses so called; that some of them are,occu- | it last night the crowced lobbies indicated the general Markets. teachin + ment with the British East India Co 'y to | by which the Times endeavors: to defend Lord i Arde lest night the ¢ a ndlosted the gene Pe RT govern his subjecta in « manner that would be | Palmerston, The basis on which its whole | Pied by asmany as an hundred families; that | youimpsiun of © eee: Cais Smee the Nibiy from New ‘ roy MILADEEEIA, 5, 1856. Stocks steady. Penneytvaris State fives, 84; Reading Railread, 40; Long Island Rallrcad, 1654; Mortis 4 14%; Pennsyivame Rallroat, 4554. New Omeans, April 4, 1856, Cotton has advanced 3¢c. Sales aa, 6,500 bales. ‘The quotations for middling range from 936. to 9%c. Sales for the week, 59 000, Receipts for the same 52,000, Increased recsipts over Ba oo at same date, 500,000. Stock at this port, 208,000 bales. Rio coffee, 12Xc. Sales of the week, 26,000 bags, CHARLESTON, April 4, 1856, c. during the week. for the week, 15.000 bsles. ‘Stock in port, 72,000. caipte for thé week, 12,000. Reosipta at this port ahead of lant year’s, 60.000, The wotatlons for middlin, are 1 ages. 10560. Sales to-day, 3,600. The market closing firm. ORFY ASSEMBLY ROOME, Broadwey—Voca. .n Lremav- : = ten or twelve persons are sometimes found huddled together in one small room; that men, women and children live and die here in dict, filth, vice and crime, ané are almost without the three,great blessings which are the inheri- tance of every human being—high or low-- light, water and air. We do not propose to enter into the crusade which has been waged in several city prints against the owners of these houses. The sig- nificant fact that the rental pays an annual in- terest of twelve per centum, is sufficient to show shat the evils complained of may be remedicd without seriously affecting the rights of pro- pecty holders. £o.we are not to growl at peo- ple for what they have not done, but we are to tell them what they shall do in frture, and to bind by law the iandlord and tenant to respect each cther’s right, and to conform to the rules which govern decent society. Every great city hesits tenant houses, and the system is a necessity with us—first, on account of our very large foreign population, who be- ing accustomed to it, prefer to live in this way; second, on account of the peculiar topography of the city—all the trade being done at one end.of the inland, and all the private dwell- ings within the reach of persens of moderate means being at the other end, those who de- sire to live in the middle, or whose avocations zender it necessary they should do so, must put up with rather confined apartments. A decent smail house cannot be had below Four- teenth street for lessthan seven huudred do!- lars per annum, and as a men’s rent never should amount éo more than one-fourth of his income, it follows that very few can afford to reside down town. The poor man, or man in middling circumstances, has then his choice either toiake part of a house without decent accommodations, to go three or four miles up town, or to live in a tenant house. We have no hesitation in saying tha‘ were these tenant houses well built, well ventilated, well cleaned and well cared for, aparéments in them would be the choice of two out of three of the men above named. The system, properly regulated, has many ad- trigues found their sympachisers in the nigger wor- shippers and Know Nothing leaders. The latter said un- lees James W. Barker’s name was in the bill they would not go it, The nigger worshippers protested against Barker, and threatened to defeat Loh airs with his name In the comuission. This affo opening for democratic tactics; and when the first seetion was read, Senator Spencer moved to rise and report pro- grees, which was carried, and in the confasion whish fol- Towed, the coalition being badly drilled, and some dis- posed to rebel, Senator Sickles moved to postpone the subject until twelve o’clock to-day, which was carried, thus virtually (ary dhe lquitous scheme. The project will encounter the most resolute and unsparing ‘opposition from the democrats of both houses, and can- not pass unless the session is extended. Mr. Brooks offered a resolution diresting the Judiciary Ccmmittee to communicate to the Senate their opinion whether any law is now in force for the regulation of the fale of spiirtuous liquors, or the Vg so of the sa..e. Mr. Lee moved to lay iton the table. This was lost, as the majority wanted no such Cy crane The Governor sent the following to the Senate:— conducive to their prosperity, and would in all cases secure their lives and property. Waoat right the British goverament had to make such a stipulation in favor of the people of Oade, does not appear; in law,.it would be meces- sary to show the interest of the East Iadis Company in.tke good government of Oude to give validity-to the bargain; but let that pass. It is farther ste‘ed that.the.King of Oude has not fulfilled this agreement, that Oude does rot prosper, that life and preperty are not scfe tiere; that the Kizg neglecte his duties, and allows the country <o goto ruin. Tais also is quite likely to be.a true aceount of the atate: ofthe case. From these premises the East India Company concludes--erga/—that the: company is free—and in some measure bound —te put forth its own great power oa behalf of & people for whose heppiness it more tua fifty years ago engaged to interpose, and at once aacume to itself the exclusive. and perma- nent a¢ministration of the territories otf Oude.” Therefore, again, Oude afcrsaid is “vested exclusively and forever in the Hon. East Indis Company.” This is a.very pretty sample of political rea- soxing; and it would be great deal better for the world ifit were of more general applica- tion, and the active, energetic, pxshing nations of the world were to “put forth their great strength” and “assume to themselves the exclu- sive administration” of the territories of such of their neighbors as misbehave themselves. So also it would be far better for the world if some energetic and Liberal men we could men- tion were to.“‘put forth their great strength” and “assume to themeelves the exclusive ad- ministration” of the private property of some tich men who.ceuld be peinted out, who make a bad use of their wealth. But there are some slight difficulties in the way of the generat sdoption of euch & plan. It might, however, be applied with very great success to Central America and Mexico. Suppose we say, for instance, that the Central American governments have whelly failed to secure the prosperity of their people, or even torecure their lives oc property, sud have argument rests is that “<it-does not appear, aor is it even alleged, that Mr. Crampton ever imowingly violated the laws of the United £tates, or that he acted without communica tion with the authorities of these States.” Now the fact is simply thie: Mr. Crampton, with the United States law before him, which for- bids in the most precise and complete manner, apy enlistment in this country of men for foreign service, goes to work to raise men here forthe British army; he spends $100,000 in doing.so; he bires agents to receive the men willing to serve, to muster them here, and ship thom to Halifax, where the fuel exrol- ment isto take place; he has an underslead- ing withthe Governors of the adjacent British Provincee with » view to the establishment of depots, where the men raised in the United tates may be armed and enregimented; he employs individuals in New York, Boston, Phitadelphig, Cincinnati and Buffalo, to offer sums of moncy to persons desirous of entist- ing, and provides these egents with suck mo neys and other gums to psy she recruits’ passage to Canadas. And all this he does not only be- fore the United Staces government suspected him, but long afier they had begun to take measures 40 vindicgte their nextrality. If ail this can be done avithout breaking the law against enlistments, then a lew cannot be broken. it is very true that he directed his agent in his written paper of instruc: tions “not to violate the laws of the United States.” Precisely similar, if we mistake not, was the admonition of the Jew Fagin to his pupil, young Oliver Twist. “Get kandkerchers, my dear,”’ weuld say the friend- ly old Jew, “but don’t go for to steal: be honest, my good boy, but if yer sees an old gent 8 lockin’ inter a picter winder, yy Oliver, my dear, yer can’t go wrong in feelin’ of his breeches pocket.” But when the tutorship of the shrewd Ieraelite led to its nataral results, and Oliver was brought before the magistrate for picking pockets, we are not aware that any friend ever thought of setting up in his behalf the plea that he intended to pick pockets with- out violating the statute against larceay. Tae Sew York, Sunday, Apxil.6, 1856. The Sewa: “We give elsewhere some interesting letters from Mexico. In Lower California, Genera} Blencarte has sized several vessels, fitted out by Napoleon Zermman, a Corsican, to aid Aivarez in the over throw of Santa Anna. Blancarte also imprisoned about 120 Americans who were in the flest. Some -he put in irons and some he threatened, to shoot as Mlibusters. Finally, they were sent to San Bias and 40.Guedalajara, where they still remain, but well aveated and provided for, except Zerman, Capt. De: mison, Capt. Andrewa, of the whaler Rebecca Adams; and Mr. Arrington, wo were at liberty to.preceed o:the. capital to obtain.a redress of their grievances. Mapoleon Zerman had kis papers taken from him, bat still he has made, it evident that he was duly @ommissioned by an agentin San Francisco of A!va- Fes to-fit-outa fleet. -But Alvarez denies having given any such powers to bis agent. It is therefore solely a question of the agent transcending his au- thority, and not advising his chief of his acts. Capt. Andrews was chartered by Zerman. Capt. Denison joaned $70,000 to the agent of Alvarez, and was only a passenger ia the expediticn. There will be no serious difficulty in the adjustment of the mat- ter, but there has been much delay. ‘The State of Coahuila has been incorporated in the State of New Leon by the fiat of Gen. Vidaarri. To this the States of Tamanlipas and San Luis pro- test in a document transmitted to the Congress at the capital, now in session, and from the wording of the paper it is evident some American or \merican ideas have been at work in its preparatien, when using such language as ‘‘that the said State is, and of right ought to be, free and independent.” This smacks of Fourth of July powder. But while one State is thus swallowing its neighbors there is a northern confederacy forming to swallow no less than Jalisco, Darango, Queretaro, San Leis Potosi, Chi- hhuahua, New Leon and Tamaulipas. These States have organized themselves into a “perpetual” alli- ance,and the next event will be probably their seperating from the republic. Gen. Vidaurri is slowly and quietly attempting to do what Blancarte 13 do- ing in LowerCalifornia. Vidaurri is aiming to place himself at the head of this Northern confederacy. He sends no aid to President Comonfort to crush ‘the revolution at Puebla; nor does the President send him any aid to chastise the Camanches, who rf News from Havana, ARRIVAL OF THE BLACK WARRIOR—NO POLITICAL NEWS— WRECK OF THE SHIP SBA WITCH. The steamship Black Warrior, J. W. Smith, com- mander, from mouth of the Mississippi the 28th ult., ‘and Havana the Slst., arrived here yesterday morning. We have to repert the usual quiet and dearth of politi- cal news of interest. The weather was very warm, but the health of the city still excellent. ‘The American war vessels had left for Matanzss, Several English vessels of war still in port. The clipper ship Sea Witch, from Chins, loaded with: Chinese apprentices, went ashore on the island twelve miles west of Havana on the morning of the 28th, and will proves total loss. Several Spanish steamers went to her assirtance, and succeeded in taking off the passen- gers andcrew. No lives lost. [The Sea Witch sailed from Amoy on the Ist of December for Havana, under command of Captain Lang, having on board 580 Chinese coolies, 80 of whom died on the passage, She was owned by Messrs. Howland & Aspiawall of this city, an@ is insured in Wall street for $60,000.) Religious antelligence. INVITATIONS. Rey. A. Sinclair has received a call to Sharpsburg, Pa. Rey, Mr. McMullen, of Princeton, N, J., has been ealled to the First Presbyterian chursh in Newburg, N. ¥. Rey. Joseph Warren, D. D., late missionary of the Presbyterian Board to North India, bas accepted @ call 0.8, church in Greensburg, Ind, Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer, Professor in the Columbia Theological Seminary, 8. C., has been cailed to the First ric eh in Charleston, with a salary of The Rev. J. Rice Taylor has received and ar invitation to the cha:ge ot St. Paul’s church, Mt. Ver- non, Ohio, The Rev. R. B, Welch, of the Classis of Schoh: has received and accepted call from the Reformed: Datch church of Catekill. Rey. Jonathan Cole, of Salem, has accepted « unanim- ous invitation to become the pastor cf the Usitarian So- ciety in Exeter. Stare or New Youre, Exzcorive DeraktMunt, ALBANY, Aj To Hox. H. J. BarNoxD, means the Sénaie:- in my annual ma ature, attention to the dilapidated condition of the balldings of the Quarantine, A joint resolution has heen passed by the lature, request- ing action in this mater by the proper authorities of : tary of the Treasury of the United Staten, adverse. to the requeMt, ‘The whole suiect is therefore again submitted to your consideration. MYBON H, CLARK. A committee was appointed to take the matter in con- sideration. There has been practice on the License Liquor Dill. Its enemies imagined they had succeeded yesterday in evgrafting upon it certain objectionable features, which would deter the original friends of the bill from ftustsining It. But instead of reporting the three amend- ments, Mr. Matteson reported one which declares that liquor shall not be retailed in places where groceries or merchancise are sold. Mr, Northrop, Mr. Odell, Mr. Hoyle, and other leadors, acccused the committee of su; pressing Mr. Northrop’s two other amendments. Mr. B. Bailey called for the reading of the journal of yesterday’s Ee pecet sas, when the committee were abundantly sus- tained. Perhaps not haifa dozen members of the house understood the precise astion of the house yesterday, and the house was, therefore, nearly ready to pass a vote of censure upon the select committee, But, nevertheless, it will certainly be arrested in the Senate by the nigger worshippera. There can be no doubt as to the e of the Albany Bridge bill. It was reported to the House this morning, and though its enemies endeavored in every possible manner to celay action upon it, they were strongly defeated in every attempt. It was made the spesial order for Mon- day at ‘en o'clock, when it will {be taken up. The ma- jority being large, it can be brought toa final yote un- der the iron rule of the previous questions at any desire. ble moment. The Trojans are already making prepara- tions for testing the constitutionslity of the law before the United States Court. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Arpany, April 5, 1856, Mr. Riper presented # petition for the establishment of an industrial school. WILL REPORTED. The following bills were reported complete, and ordered INSTALLATION. sefestailed ever toe Sree toh in Whatel ; wasini tre arson es cg py See oad 1° chur tely, Mane., are desolating the frontier. There is no community ‘“ a “ » | vantages, In the tenant house, the poor man | toa third reuding:— RESIGNATION. of interest between these two portions of the repub- = = son ber tent army ML EE Times will do well to make = spp may be as secluded and as SGidopaadieat asif siuseudins ascaich railroad law. The Rev. F. W. Boyd, in consequence of serious illness Jie, nor is there any reciprocity of benefits. ruption and tyranny without remedy or hops | cation. Whatever Mr. Crampton said he in- he had a log house fh the imiddle of C iccatiug talalitia foun” aatedt thisign osepocatsi: ‘a bis family, hae been obiiged to the rectorship President Comonfort, unanimously asknowledged of relief; ” that under these circumstances the | tended; whatever he told his agents, he could e had # log house in the middle of a prairie. $f ee 7 pean lewport, Kent and to return, To insorporate the College of Veterinary Surgeons, New York. For the better regulation of the Brooklyn firemen. To provide against unsafe buildings in New York, REPAIRS AT QUARANTINE, 4. meseage was received from the Governor relative to the correspondence respecting the re; of the govern- ment docks ani warehouses at Quarantine, int. ing the Senste that the general government did not deem it ex- pedient to expend any money on said repairs. Mr. SPENCER moved a reference of the mesrage to a &@ special committee, and commented severely on the conduct of Collector Redfield, who had recommended the course to the general goverament. HILLS PASSED, He uses a common stairway and common cor- midors, which are as public as the street. No one of his fellow-tenants knows or cares any- thing for him. His apartments are his castle, inte which no profane foot may enter. His lares and penates are as sacred as the household gods of the millionaize. He is not obliged to pay for room that he does not use, and stair carpets cost him nothing. Weare aware that there is a great deal of difference in tenant houses, We visited thom long before the Legislature ever thought of doing anything of the sort. There are sone which are the poor man’s paradise, and othr: which are the poor man’s purgatory. We alternative is offered to the United States “either to desert the people of Central Ame rica, and deliver them up helpless to oppres- sion and tyranny, or to put forth their own great power,” &so., &c.; and that under the circumstances, the United States “had no hesi tation in adopting the latter alternative, that the territories of Central America were thence- forth and forever vested in the United States.” Suppose, we say, that these sentiments were made public in a message of the Presiden* -f the United States, or a resolution of Congr. what would Europe say? Could the act v2 condemned by the journals which publish the proclamation of the East India Company w’'b DEATH IN THE MINISTRY. Rev. J. H. Dimrose, of the New Jersey M. E. Confe- rence, died at Tuckahoe last week. A Congregational oat wae ledicated PR 1, Was dedicat it it Mil Vt., on the 20th, piece hg _ A new Baptist church was recognized in the town af Vinton, Benton county, Iowa, on the 8th ult. Rey. Cyrus Hamlin, who bas been connected with the Constantinople mission for eight years past, is about re- turning to his home in New Hampshire, Rev. Dr. Withington, who has been settled over the First Parish in Newbury, Mass., has consented, at the urgent request of his people, to withdraw his resignation. The First Presbytenan church (0. 8.) of Columbus, 0., of which Rev. Dr. Hoge is pastor, held a semi-cen- tennial pti recently—said to be the first cele- bration of the kind west of the Alleghanies, Rev. Henry NichoJson, of Camden, N. J., and « clergy- man of tke Methodist Episcopal Church, has recent sailed for Buenos Ayres, asa missionary. Mr. Nicholsom by the Congress as the Chief Magistrate of the na- tion, has all the power in the State and popularity among the people with him in his administration. But he has the vast wealth of the country, and its ex- tended influence against him. The two parties are therefore nearly balanced, and it is uncertain which will triumph. Comonfort is a liberal, adopting ideas and principles to carry them out by decrees, which are well received by every American. He has refused to recede from the position taken by his pre- decessor, Alvarez, against the church; but is want- ing in prestige, and what is worse, he is wanting in money. The reforms he contemplates cannot be carried out in a state of bankruptcy, and because he does not carry them out, he will inevitably be- come unpopular. Hence he must go down, to be not effect his purposze—he could not give the British government aay value for the $100,009 they have spent, without violating the United Btates laws, in letter aa well asin spirit; and his equivocations prior to and cotemporaneous with the offence, cannot on any account be re- ceived as pleas in his behalf, now that ‘> stands in the dock. It is hardly worth while to follow the Times through the rhetoric which it substitutes for argument in the remainder of its article. That there docs exist an abstract sovereignty in every nation, co-existent with, though not embodied in the written law, is a propdsitioa To amend the goneral insurance laws. The Westchester County Railway bill. To euthorize the Black River and Utica Railroad Com- pary to raise their rates of fare. To provide tor the more certain canvass of votes in New York. Amending the general railroad laws. ‘To rebuild Tompkins market. succeeded by another who, uvless means are found, | oommonddtion? Sa ae cee 9 ts would have the latter reformed, and we would peaanas ie April 6, 1986. Thee, ovine io thet rary pentoll or nus labore Ge a eet barge eager irre ie RT PE yale pe = pales fete +, | 80 fer raise the character of all the tenant a ea rae ae Rev. C. Willarup, of Racine, Wisconsia, has been ap- The steamer Black Warrior, from Havana 3lat A Fam Hit.—The Richmond Enquirer stire | the newspaper writersin England. The law is Yan Soperintendent of the Methodist Mission in Swe- len, Norway aud Denmark. The New Engiand Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church commenced its annual session at Sa- lem, 8, on the 2d inst. Bishop Janes presides. The meeting will continue for about a week, business meet- ings being held in the forenoon ofeach day, and in the af- noon sermons, or anniversaries of reteiowe ‘and benevo- Jent societies. Rev. Drs. Durbin, Pt and Kidder will resent irom New York; also, Rev. Mesers. Ba‘ler and who will sail to India as missionaries in a few y#. From 100 to 150 clergymen are present. \t is said that upwards of 1,200 congregations will be represented in the General Conference of the Metaodist Escopel Caureb, which will assemble at Tadianspolie, [an Gov. Wells, of Maine, has appointed Thursday, the 17tu. of April, ry day of fasting in Maine. ue The Lowell Courier says that no less than four farewell fermons were preacted in that city by Rev. Mr. Brewa- ter, of the Westeyan Methodist church, on Prescott street; Bey. Mr, Studley, of the Central Methodist; Rev. Mr. Howe, of the John street Baptist; and Rev. Mr. Craven, of the Second Universalist. The places of the first two are to be supplied immediately. The Western Christian Advocate records the following interesting anecdote of Jackson. The scene of it was in the Tennessee Annual Conference, held at Nashvill to which he had been invited by a vote of the ren, that they might have the pleasure of an introduction t6 ‘The comunittee was appointed, and the General fixed the time for 9 o’clock on Monday morning. The Confe- rence room being tco small to accommodate the han- diecs who wished to witness the introduction, one of the churches was substituied, and an hour before the tine filled to overflowing. Front seats were reserved for the members of the Conference, which was calied to order the Bishop, seated in ‘a large chair in the aitar, just be~ fe the pulpit. After prayers the committee ry minute afier entered, condusting the man whom all delighted to honor. They led himto the Bishop's chair, which was made vacant for bim, the Bishop mean- while occupying another pisce within the altar. The Secretary was directed to call the names of the members of Conference, which he did in alphabetical order, each comirg forward and receiving from the Bishop a persona) introcuetion to the ex-Presi¢ent, and immediately retir- ing to give place to thi t. The. ceremony had nearly been complete Secretary read he came of Rev. James T——; an elderly tle - ith « weather-beaten face, clad in a sult of jesas, nd came forward, Few seemed to know him. He bad always been on circuit, on the frontier; and though always at Con‘erenee, he never troubled it with long speeches, but kept his seat, and said but little—that lt- tle, however, was always to the purpose, Mr. T. came forward and was introduced to General Jack turned his face towarcs the General.who Tt soome to me that we have before.”’ The appar- ently embarrassed, “T was with you through the Creek campaign—one of your body guard at the bate of Horte 8hoe—and bas ol under your command at New Orleans.’’? Tce General arose siowly from his reat, and throwing bis long, withered. bony arms around the cher’s neck, exclaimed : ‘‘ We'll soom meet where there’s no war—where the smoke of battle never rolls up its sulphurous incense!’ Never before, or since, have I seen so many tears she{ as then flowed forth from the eyes o sg el NE pes eye was moist with weeping. even years have passed away since thatday. The old | ee ean — than ten Ya his lent and narrow heme. The voice that cheered the and thundered in the rear of routed armies is miter. ever. The old — too, has fought his last battle, Iaid bis armor by, and gone home to his eternal rest. houses that the prejudice now existing aga‘nst them in the minds of many nice people of limited means may be removed; then every msn could have a house for a fair price. We would have a law providing safeguards against fire—obliging landlords to introduce into each room some simple ventilating apparatus, and also a proviso that each house should have » porter. That is, a certain part of the hoase should be reserved for a family who should have the general supervision of the establish- ment, and see that it is kept clean. Such aa arrangement would be exceedingly usefil, both to landlord and tenant. Rulesand rega- lations should be provided for the government of the house, and the port:rshould be charged with the enforcement of the laws, We think all this might be done, and that the landlord’s rights, so far from being ia- fringed, would be still further protected, and that such property would pay better than ever. The benefit to the tenant would be incaicn- lable. The Legislative Committee has so far done its work well. If its members are contex+ to give their time during the summer fur the same benevolent ani worthy object, we trust that the Legislature will allow them to con- tinue their labors, which have already done a great deal of good. The following bille were reported complete and ordered tos third reading :— ‘The New York Tax bill. The bill opening Battery filace. To protect the shores of Coney Jeland. ‘he School bill. To incorporate the New York Harmonic Society. ‘To incorporate the Tarnverein. To amena the General Railroad act. The Manhatten Park bill. To incorporate the Lefferte Park Association. For the sale ot the Wallabout Burial Ground. To imeorporate the Atlantic Navigation Company. THR TEMPERANCE BILL. Mr. Matreson reported the Temperance bill, with amendments, Mr. Menan moved to strike ont the amendments, and moved the previous question. Mr. Northrer rose to a point of order. He said the committee had only inserted @ portion of the amend- mente, and the motion to strike out was out of order. The Cuam decided that the question before the Hiuse wac on concurring with the committee on the report. During the calling of the roll, several members declared the report of the committee a mere trick, and that it did not in fact render the proposed amendment operative, The report was agreed to by 69 again.t 43. HRIDGE ACROSS THE HUDSON AT ALBANY, ETC. Mr. Prescorr reported favorably » bill to build a bridge over the Hudson, and moved, in accordance with pre- vious notice, a suspension of certain rules, so as to en- able the House to expedite its business. The Cuam ruled the motion out of order. one AxTHoN moved to lay the bridge report on the le. Motion to table lost by 38 for to 75 against it. After fun es bill was made the special order for Monday, 74 to 32, "The House tabled the resolution to reconsider the vote striking out the enacting clause in the bill to increase the salaries of the Judges of the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Mr. NorTuor moved the suspension of the rules to enable the majority to take bills out of rotation under general orders, but the House r § The bill to authorize the formation of town insurance companies was ordered to s third reading; also to au- thorize theComptroiler to procure transcripts ef certain acts of the colovial government from London. Mr, ANtuon calied up the resolution for the amond- ment of the constituiicn so as to provide for the ap- fer eee of Juégen instead of electing them. Resolution lost, by ayes 16; nays 75. Mr. Waiwer introduced a jcint resolation to extend the sersion to Friday at 10 P. M. Laid over. Mr, Foot moved for reconsideration of the vote on framed for the government of the citizen; the foreigner does not necessarily fall within ‘+3 purview. No nation ever thinks it mecessary to legislate in order to prevent its neighbors seizing its territory snd using it as @ recrait- ing ground. That is an infringement of iis sovereignty, which it is proper to repel with bayonets, not write. If it cannot be repelled, the cffence will not be aggravated though the intruder should have violated a score of local statutes; if it can, the statutes will not be needed. There is no law in England that we are aware of, which declares it apenal offence for an army of Frenchmen or Americans to seize the city of London, and declare Great Britain a republic; yet were Mr. Buchanan to attempt any operation of the kind, the English would hardly be likely to consider the defect in their statute book a valid excuse for the of- fending minister. In fine, it seems hard to believe that the arga- ment of the Zimes can convince any thinking minds in England. There may be some value in the ad captandum phrases with which these American articles nsuslly end—the flourishes about the stuff the British are made of, and so on. This sort of thing may, and probably does, answer very well with certain classes, The mass of the Times’ readers are not able to give the time or competent to give the intellect necessary to understand the dispute; it saits them better to have their throat tickled thaa their ears contused; they had rather be patted on the back, and called bully John, than ar gued with never so wisely. So, posatbly the ‘imes’ article may make ® better hit than th se we have quoted from its cotemporaries. Its real purpose may soon be transparent. If it be the design of the British goverament to make concessions to Russia by the treaty of peace, it will be absolutely necessary to do something to avert the storm of indignation which the news will arouse among the people of England. Nothing would attain this end so rapidly or so effectually as an excitement about war with this country. The English are averse to war with America, as a rule; but they can be bullied into a readiness to meet it by their class government, and its pre- sent organ, the Zimes. Delay, it is true, is fatal to such plots. A month exposed the shame- fal misstatements and prevarications of Lord Clarendon; and in another month the British public will be familiar with the en- ult., arrived yesterday. There is no political or com- mercial news. The ship Sea Witch, from China for Havana, with five hundred coolies, went ashore on the 28th, about twenty miles west of the Moro. The crew and passengers were rescued, but the ves:ei would, it was believed, prove a total loss. She was owned by Howland & Aspinwall, of this city, andis insured for sixty thousand dollars in Wall street. Capt. Wells, of the bark Kate Lincoln, from De- marara Feb. 22, informs us that during the late “Angel Gabriel” riots at that place—accounts of which have heretofore been published—the negroes palled down, plundered and set fire toa number of Roman Catholic churches, and aiso destroyed several Portuguese vessels. A longboat, containing the captain and crew of the bark Mary Hartley, which sunk in latitude 05, N., longitnde 49, while on the voyage from Callao to London, arrived at Demarara on the 20th of February. Dr. Robert M. Graham, who was couvicted in this city about a year ago of killing Mr. Loring, in a personal rencontre, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, the facta and circumstances of which are doubtless freah in the recollection of our readers, was pardoned yes- terday by Governor Clark. Ill health of an aggra- vate character, which threatened the life of the Doctor, and the solicitations of many persons hold- ing the highest official and social positions, are the reasons aesigued for this exercise of the executive clemency. According to the official report of the City In. spector, there were 416 deaths in the city during the week, namely, 86 men, 63 women, 142 boys and 125 girls, showing a decrease of 5 on the mor- tality of the week previous. Of the whole number, 7 died of apoplexy, 7 of bronchitis, 21 of inflamma. tion of the lungs, 50 of consumption, 4 of songes- tion of the lungs, 8 of congestion of the brain, 20 of dropsy in the head, 6 of other dropaies, 15 of typhus fever, 9 of disease of the heart, 9 of inflammation of the brain, 7 of inflammation of the bowels, 3 of disease of the liver, and 13 of smallpox, 39 of scar let fever, 36 of convulsions (infantile), 13 of croup, 14 of marasmus (infantile), 5 of measles, There were also 7 premature births, 41 cases of stillborn, and 15 deaths from violent causes, Tle following is the classification of diseases:— Bones, joints, &c., 1; braia and nerves, 85; generative organs, 12; heart and blood vessels, 11; lungs and throat, 110; skia, &c., and eruptive fevers, 60; stillborn and premature births, 48; stomach, bowels and other digestive or- gans, 44; uncertain seat and general fevers, 42; uri- organs, 1; old age, 2. The nativity table gives 901 natives of the United States, 66 of Iretmnd, 36 of Germany, and the balance of various foreign countries. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 3,000 bales, the market closing firm. Included in he transactions was a line of 1,200 baies strict middlings, at 10jc. The reports received by tele- graph from New Orleans and Charleston indicate increased firmness in those markets, with free aules, Riana 04 dal} for common grader, aud the trawme, up the free lovers with an exceedingly shu. , stick, thus:— We call the attention of the Bioomera and strong ¢d ladios of the North, of Stephen Pesrle Andrew: his votartes, the ‘higher ctassen”’ In New York, of tus poopie of Trialville and ner sister villages, and of the erfectionist Saint of Oneida, toa soheme whish is quite as philanthropic as regro abolition, We ten-er to you = compremise which may ust only save the Unfon, but alzo emancipate white women. Can’: New York bea’ Boston’ Can’t she have her Bmigration Aid Socisty? And can’t she furzish her men, and women too, with ri’ + Seize upon a tercitory im the happy valley of Utah, ity a please; emancipate woman; erect'® state of free love —a very happy siate, no doubt. Make marriage s crim: “> be puvished by death or the penitentiary, and offe- .a asylvm to all the strong-minded women fa the unty ~: | This is feasiole, because Utah has almost effected it al- ready. That you thtnk it desirable, your conventions, yocr books, your papers, your saloons and your villages clearly evincy. Set the white yomen free first, and thon turn your attention to ths negroes, Nobody will bs 40 heartless as to arrestor hincer the fugitive woman w'1 thal fiy from ‘he ian¢ of oppression to the State of free Jove and universal liberty. If you sneseed, “tha tine may come when all the horses shall also be emancipated and brought to the supply and damand priaciple.’” If yon will let black siavery alone, we will somp-9- mise with you, and sid you to get up the “S:ate of free love.” Society at the North can spare you. You would “quit your country for your country’s good.” Wejmay say to the Enquirer—which is right in its conclueions, but a little out of the way in its premises—that the leaders of the free love movement, which was put down by the second ‘ober thought of the community, were all emi- grants from other States. Bat few New York- ers ever patronized the seraglio of mutus! af- finities, which was frequented by strang.:s who were out fora lark. New York is now «:- tending strictly to its own affairs, doing a big spring trade, and don’t care sixpence for poli- tics. If some other cities would follow its example they would show more sense. Mean- while let the free lovers and the Niccer Wor SHIPPERS make common cause, and clear out for the prairies, where they can be as disgusting as they please, without annoying decent peo- ple. If they should try Nebraska it might cool their blood, and a little honest labor would do them all a great deal of good. Linerty OF THE Press Iv France.--A short while since, copies of the Heratn were exelui- ed from France, as we supposed, on accouut of our reporting certain meetings of French ved republicans that took place here. We hore the blow as well as we could, and went on repori- ing the meetings. In a late number of tne Assemblée Nationale, as also in the Débats and Constitutionnel, we find a change come over the spirit of the French censorship. Our reports of the red republicans at New York ere trans- lated and reprinted in full; the editor calmly remarking, for all comment, that they speak for themselves. We need not say we are gra- tified to find the French reviving to the truth of the Jeffersonian maxim. When it shall be thoroughly understood in France that publici- ty is its own best regulator and safeguard, there will be fewer revolutions and less blood- shed. ee Cee hep SNOW IN THE ALLEGANY Movnrtarns.—There is atolerable prospect that in the mountains of Virginia there will remain snow enough to afford good sleighing during the entire summer. A correspondent of the Har- ay writing from Pendleton county, says the snow mountains, at this time, a bout 24, fot fa ‘and the writer 1s informed: that 1: te Gritted im some places to the depth of from 100 to 160 +—#0 thet the topmost branches of the tallest Davo sued ett Wr PaO bi the resolution toamend the constitution, so as to give county courts original jurisdiction in otvil cases, A large numter of bil.s were moved forward, but none ral interest. ‘ork tax bill was made the spesial order for Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, ‘The session war very animated and exoiting, but the business related only to attempts at moving forward business. Owing to the struggling of parties intoreste | in ¢ifferent schemes, the day was almoat entirely wasted. The Supply bill being in order, the liquor men suocosded in ac journing the House, Coracke.—The Committee on Finance has reported a bill to do away with the old Span- ish coins in silver. The bill makes the quar- ter dollars current asa legal tender at twenty cents; the shillings at tea and the sixpennies at five cents. We hope this will pass. The old Spanish coins ought to be sent to the Mint and recoined bodily ; and for the future, no attempt should ever be made to divide the quarter dollar into halves and quarters, A petty system of swindling is now carried on by all retailers who will only allow twenty- four cents to the quarter; the abolition of the shilling and sixpenny piece will put an end to | listment correspondence. However, by that this, and doubtless the character of our retail- | time the 7imes will have manufactured a new will improve 1a somapgueuge, 4 gate, Lb wild alwogs by Jonosent, gentle, ap: The Case of Jadge Davis, of Maine. PourtLasD, Mx, April 5, 1856, ‘The hearing in the case of Judge Davis, before the Le- gislature at Augusta, wes opened by Henry W. Paine, Enq, of Maseachusetts, this morning. The statements of General Anderson, Samuel lesrenden and others were putin, Mr, Paine’s speech was @ powsrful one. Hon. F. 0, J. Smith made a masterly speech of three hours, in the aiternoon, Public feeling at Augusta is strongly ia favor of Judge Davis. The Convention has adjourned till Monday, 0 A. M. A great crowd was in attendance, ‘Weather at Montreal. Mowrneat, April 6, 1856, ‘The weather here is mild, threatening a rain storm. The ice still holds on ia the river, byt grossing over om it om Bon satbes dangerous, Search the city where you White's the favorite Shee sal Hi earch it lett or search it * None (or atyle can equal Travel east or travel wes! He’s the cheapest and o'best ‘ With every style for spring and summer, He’s now prepared (o serve each comer.