The New York Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JASZEBES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. SFYICE N. W. CORNER OV FULTON AND NAS8AU OTS. Fae Day HERTED, 2 cont per copy, $1 per cam. SES WEERLY HERALD comry , at 6g comte 4 Peeing pry he Cn ik Pretove ‘ VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing imy es solicited from any quarter of the world-—if Wied wit be id for, Bay" OUK POKKIGN OOKRESPORDENTS ARE muncoeauLy ReguaernD TO BEAL AL ND PACK NO NUTICE taken of anonymous communications. We do return thoae FIN SON PRINTING cornet with neatneas, cheapness and dee- PEDVERTISEMENTS renewed ceery day. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Loax or ~ Loven —Paanom asp Axruas. WIBLO'S GARDEN, Gros¢way—Tus Guerx Monsren— GoparsarLrs Arrmirs. MOWRY THEATRE, Bowery—Aoxzs va Vern—Dercn Ammea—BicBoL.s Ne aeny BURTON’ THEATRE. Chambers ctrect— mas, Uressap Rawr Four. xi0—Wanted, Oxe THousAND Mraanfias. WALDACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Loxnon Assumance Dein uot. 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The contents of the European ecdition of the Murnau WM embrace the news received by mail cod telegraph at he office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. Tre News. ‘There were no signs of the Cambria at Halifax at ten o'clock last evening. She is now in her thirteenth’ day out from Liverpool. The Washing- ten, from Southampton, 26th ult., is in hersixteenth day. Both branches of Congress were occupied yester- @ay in the consideration of private bills, and nothing ef general interest transpired. Both houses ad- journed till Monday. Thus ends the nineteenth week of the session. The Board of Aldermen was in session last even- ing. A communication was received from the Mayor orging a speedy legal organization of the Board of Supervisors. With reference to the presi- @ency of the Board, the Mayor says he has no desire for the office, and that his name must not be used in connection with it. The subject was referred to Alderman Ely, chairman of the Supervisors, with a view to his calling a meeting of the Board. ‘The Board of Councilmen last evening passed the new ordinance relative to contracts for cleaning the streets, the general provisions of which may be found in our report of the proceedings of the Board. By the arrival ofthe brig Addy Swift, Capt. Fos- ter, from Maracaibo March 14, we have the follow- ing:—On the 13th ult., Geo. Washington Johnson, an American merchant at Maracaibo, und for many years a resident of that place, was drowned while crossing the harbor. He leaves no relatives at Ma- vacaibo, but it is supposed he bas a brother in Philadelphia. Our correspondent at Guayama, (Porto Rico,) writing on the 1th ult., states that the cholera had very much diminished, and from many of the towns attacked had entirely disappeared. Sugar had been somewhat dull, and planters more desirous of realis- ing at lower rates than previously reported: but encouraging accounts of the trade from the United States imparted more firmness in holders, and #5 a $5 50 was asked, with an upward tendency in prices. Molasces was in very active demand at 20c. a 22c.; coffee, $11 75 a $12; flour scarce, but ruled at $22 a $24 per barrel; other Americam produce in ample supply. The Artisan Building, located in the rear of Chestnut and Fourth streets, Philadelphia, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The ‘amount of loss is estimated at two hundred thou- sand dollars. Among the articles consumed were the lithographs for Com. Perry's work on the Japan expedition. The sales of cotton yesterday reached alout 25,000 bales, including part in transitu. The mar- ket was firm , and closed at about jc. advance. Mid- dling uplands were at about 16jc., Florida and Mobile do 10jc. a 10fc. and New Orleans and Texas at llc. Flour was dull, and sales moderate, without change of moment in quotations. Wheat was firm for prime milling lots; good Tennessee red sold at $1 70, and fair Southern white at $1.85 a $1 87}. Corn ranged from (4c. 66¢. for sound to prime shipping lots ot white and yellow. Pork sold at #16 37} a $16 499 formess, Sugars were in fair de- mand at steady prices, with sales of avout 700 hhds. Coffee was steady; 1,000 mats Java brought 14jc. ‘There was rather more offering for English porte, though at rather easier rates. Grain to Liverpool was at Sd.aéd.in bulk and bags, bacon at 25s., cheege at 30s., and flour at Is. 9d. Trevexpors Demecratic Vierory.—If we misy believe the Aflas and Argus there never was euch a tremendous victory gained by the democracy, as the victory achieved in the late election, -by twenty-two votes, of Dr. Quacken- bush, the democratic candidate for Mayor of Albany. Mr. Perry, it appears, was supported ty the most formidable and heterogeneous combination of materials ever rallying upon spy one man since the election of Gen. Harri- son. Mr. Perry, we are told, was the Know Nothing candidate for Mayor, the Germen jager bier candidate, the intractable hard shell democratic candidate, and a sort of half-and- half Nicorr-Worsuivrer and temperance can- didate, and a very popular man to boot. Yet he was beaten by the “unterrified demosracy”’ by twenty-two votes. Give, then, the Albany democracy and Dr. Quackenbush the banner. He Has "Ew Trers—It is eaid that Commo- @ore Vanderbilt despairs of getting any help from Marcy for the Transit Company against Gen. Walker. The written declaration of Mr. Joseph L. White, of December Isst, ia the Northern Light controversy-—that “we [the eompany] owe allegiance to it (Walker's gov- ernment], and to it we must look for the pro- tection pledged in our charter” —seems to have been remembered by Marcy and applied with peculiar unction in answer to the Commo- dore’s appeal for “material sid.” The Com- modore, we suspect, had better give it ap with Marcy, aud make the most of his bargain with Walker. The Kansas Liberators tn the United States Senate—A Si)ly Imposture Kicked Out. General Cves, the other day, in the Senate, Presented @ memorial purporting to be from the membere of the free State Legislature of Kansag, (the Lane and Robinson concern,) in reference to the rights and wrongs of the free State party, and urging thelr sovereign right, under their Topeka urrangements, to an im- mediate admission into the Union. The petition was referred to the Committee on Territories; but upon a motion to print, a discussion arose upon which the subjest was brought up again on Thursday morning. The debate which fol- lowed substantiaily proved the memorial at best but a second-hand affair, very bunglingly executed; whereupon, not only was the print- ing refused, but the spurious paper, by an al- most unanimous vote, was recalled from the committee, with a view of restoring it back to the safe keeping of Colonel Lane. ‘This Colonel Lane, we believe, is one of the United States Senators elect by this free State Kaneas Legisinture, and the members of this Legislature, by the last advices from the seat of war, were playing the interesting part of fugitives from justice. 1t further appears, ac ‘cording to the testimony of Mr. Seward, ‘that he had seen the gentleman (Colonel Lane) who had handed the paper to Mr. Cass for presen- tation,” and that the Colonel had authorized our Senater to say, “that before he (the said Colonel Lane) left Kansas, he caw a paper—he did not say the identical paper in chirography ‘(uot the paper before the Senate;) but he ‘saw a memorial, of which this is the substance and text, signed by all the members of the Kansas provisional Legislature, and that this is a true copy.”’ Rather cool, that—‘a true copy” of the signatures of the fugitive legislators, which Senators, on the pre- sentation, naturally enough were led to be- lieve were in the handwriting respectively of the petitioners, each man signing for himeelf, as the law and the universal custom in all mat- ters of business require. Senator Pugh said he had carefully examined the document, and that tbe “signatures are all in the same hand- writing, and that there are many erasures and interlineations.” Mr. Pugh did not further say that these were alterations by the copyist upon his own responsibility, but that they were the inference is inevitable. What else could the Senate do with such a silly and barefaced imposture than to kick it out of doors? Pity they could proceed no further. A few more “free State” experiments of this description, however, will open the eyes of many of our deluded people of the North to the desperate character of the lead- ers in this “free State” business. Very likely the next act in this miserable farce of theirs will be their arrest and trial as disturbers of the public peace and conspirators against the laws of the country. And such are the Kan- sas “pioneers of freedom,” in behalf of whom Mr. Seward has been teaching us the doctrines of the federal constitution! What a precious brotherhood, to be eure, to be setting all the crazy abolition fanatics and old women of the North to howling over the wrongs done to “freedom in Kansas” by the atrocious “border Toffians!’’ What a set for the sympathies and rifles of Brother Beecher’s church, and of Pro- fessor Silliman and Yale College! Verily, the fool-killer has a vast amount of unfinished bu- siness on his books. IxcrEase oF Postan Facu.rres.—Under this head will be found a communication complain- ing of the reteution at the general Post Office, of letters addressed to the Broadway Office and sustaining in genera) terms, the principle of ontside enterprise being permitted to do the work of the Department. So long as the heads of the latter turned a deaf car to the demands of the public for increased postal facilities within the boundaries of the city, we were disposed to leave to individuals the care of supplying the accommodation which they re- fused to provide, But when we see the Post- master taking steps in the right direction, 1d preparing to assimilate the system of city de livery to that of London—the most perfect in the world—we are bound frankly to express our opinion that it would be inconsistent wita, and prejudicial to the efficiency of that sys- tem, to permit private companies any longer to monopolise business that legitimately be- longs to the Department. In addition to the large increase which has been made in the number of receiving boxes throughout th> city, we understand that the Postmaster has provided four stations, or branch offices, in different districts, which will commence opera- tions on the ist of May. These offices will not only receive, but deliver letters directed tn !10 kept there till called for, and will thus »:o- vide for the want of which our correspondent complains. With the multiplication of these facilities as fast as the arrangements of the Department will permit, and the demands of our population necessitate, our city delivery will soon be placed on as satisfactory a footiag as that of London, Mr. Fowler dezerves credit for the exertions which he is making to effect these changes. We trust that they will not be confined to one locality, but will be ex- tended to the whole of our postal arrange ments. Uniformity, as has been succesfully demonstrated by Rowland Hill, is the onlv principle which can ensure economy auu efficiency in the administration of the Jost + Office Department. Frencn Intervention in Haytt.—It appears that the French government has just appointed Mr. Consul Dillon Consul-General at Port-au- Prince. This is the gentleman, it will be remembered, who made himself so conspicuous at the Sandwich Islands, and afterwards at San Francisco, by furthering the designs of the French and anoying Americans, At Sa. Francisco he winked at the enlistment of men for the Mexican government, under an impres- sion that he was thus checking the expansion of the United States; but the authorities got hold of him, and he eventually lost his office, and was for some time under acloud. His affair was settled by Mr. Mason at last, and another Consul sent to San Francisco, Now, it appears, Mr. Dillon is transferred to higher sphere of duties at Port-au-Prince, One cannot help coupling the appointmont of this violent anti-American to the important office he is to hold at Port-au-Prince with the reported landing of twelve thousand French troops at Guadaloupe. Are the French going to take this hemisphere in hand, after al]! “eVmorta Sixes Looxrxa Ur."—The Vig nia papers are delighted to learn that “Virgi- nia Sixes are looking up.” Very good; but meantime Virginia politics, all at sixes and sevens, appear to be looking down. What are they after in Old Virginia? NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1856, A Jcny Traut mw THE Sovre.—We publish this morning an asccount—taken from the North Carolina Standard— of the trial of a free Degro, Bamed Woodly, on a charge of aiding the escape of a slave. At the firat trial Wood- Ty was found guilty, and sentenced to be hang- ed; but bis counsel moved fora new trial, ob- tained it, and persuaded the new jury to find a verdict ot acquittal. The evidence is said to have been, though not conclusive, circum- stantially strong against the prisoner; as, in- deed, appears from the verdict of the first jury. The second jury was composed of planters, owning, it is said, some four hundred slaves among them, and belonging to a county which has suffered severe losses of late from the es- cape of negroes to the North. Yet, notwitn- standing the prejudice existing against free ne- groes— notwithstanding the feeliog aroused by the frequency of offences similar to that with which Woodly was charged—the jury construed the evidence mercifully, and acquitted the prisoner. The North Carolina paper very properly asks whether a similar triumph of law over passion could take place in Massachusetts? It could not. A jury could not be found in the latter State te decide in favor of the slave owner, under any circumstances. The contrast is at the service of those theorists who are 80 constantly reasoning upon the social and mo- ra] deterioration produced by the institution of slavery. ‘Tue Irauian OrERs.—Negotiations are on foot for more epera, by a portion of the Academy troape, but not pro- bably at the Acacemy. If the artiste would combine and give us the opera at ff'y cents—the highest price that ever ought to be charged for admission to any eatertain- ment of a dramatic character—they might make some morey. Hiawataa in Hore Casrxt.—Miss Kimberly reci‘ed Hiawatha for the third time iset evening. She will give a morning recitation to day. SicNor Girvo, late of the Academy, announcs a grand concert at Niblo’s salcen, op Tuesday rext. La will assist, it being her last appearance in New York; also, Brignoli, Morelli, Rovere, Bernardi; ani Maretzek will conduct the orchestra. ‘Tae SreaMsmP ADRLATIC.—This ne plus ulira of naval architec:ure was yesterday taxen in tuw by two power‘ul steam tugs, and brought down from the foot of Seventh street, E. R., to the balance floating dock, between Casherine and Market streets. She arrived at half past 2P.M., and at five minutes past 3 P. M., was placed on a centre within the dock. She was then taken out of water in less than two hours, The oesasion, in regard tothe number of spectators, was more libe that of a ship bemg launched than like what might be expected from a vossel going into dock. It was estimated that over 2.000 persons were present—some to witness the operation of raising so immense a structure perpendicu'arly out of water, ard others to view it when ia that situation and on aneven keel. Among the latter was one, who, wita about fifty others, had ascended a vessel’s rigging, (some above the royal yard,) and who declared that as he had not seen the veesei until after she was launched, Le would wait till dark, if necessary, for an opportunity to tee her when out of water. Although the lifting pover of the dock was evidently far beyond the weight sus tained, yet its inner space was never before so com- pletely filled. The guards of the vessel extended very nearly to the sides of the dock, while her prow projected twenty or twenty-five feet over the inner end. Ths stern was flush with the outer end of the dock, so that the necessary support was given to every foot of the keel, deride the slicing shocks under the floor, and shores against the sides. Mr. Collins and a number of his per- sonal friends were piesent, and all were highly pleased with the arrangements and operations from beginning to end. City Intelligence. CHANGE IN THE BOARD OP EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS — ‘Wilson G. Hunt, Esq , bas been appointed a Commissi er of Emigration, in place of Josn A. Kennedy, Esq. whose term of office had expired. Mr. Kennedy, it is understood, did not wish te hold the office any longer It was through his efforts that the Castle Garden emigrs- tion depot was established, and to him it owes whatey — success has attenced it. Mr. Hunt in a whig, with Sew ardite tex , and Mr, Kennedy is a soft shell dems- crat. The Board now stands:—Guiism ©. Verplsnck, off line it; Ea. D. Moi nigger worshipper; John P. Camm! ; Curtis, raat Geo. Hail, old liae whig; Elij ‘oft shell ‘democrat; Fernando Wood, do, ; and Messrs. Garrigue and Carrigan, who re- prerent the German and Irish socioties respectively. TerrteLe CaMPHENE ACCIDENT.—Another accident by the “Camphene fiend” occurred on Thursday evening, at tc tenement house No. 250 Stamiou strest. Mrs. Eliza Cohen was filling the lamp, when an expioston took place, ard she was so iujured that there is no hope of her recovery. Rsther Cohen, her daughter, and Simon Straus and his wife and daughter were all in the room, and were also creadfuily injured. The flames set fire to the building, but they were soon extinguished, ‘Tay CLARENDON Horva.—Mr. Kerner, who was so long and favorably known as the superintendent of the Union Club House, and whose managemen! of that sumptuous establishmert obtained for him such an extended repu- tation in his particular profession, bas recently pu- cbased the Clarexdon Hotel, which was formerly ownet by Mr. P'utnaw, and which stands ov thecorner of Fourth avenue and Lighteenth street, Since it has come into Mr. Kerner’s possession he haz greatly enlarged st dimensions by the addition ot two of the adjuiniog houses on Fourth avenue, so that it i now capable of accommodsting betweem two apd thiee hundred guests. Fone iy Peart Steret.—Between 5 and 6 o'clock, on Friday morning, # fire was discovered in the roof of « .c three story buiiding, No. 247 Vearl street, occupied by Himan Smith aso brush manufactory. The fire is sup- posed to have originated from eparks blown from the fire in Gold street, and lodging oj the roof, which is shingled. The building is perounted Oh, three rides by houses about two stories higher than i‘aelf, thus forming & resting piace for falling cinders. Tne firemen were soon on the ground and extinguished the fire before it had de- stroyed more than the roof. The building belong: to Mr. Wm. Mitchell, and is damagsd about $' ao insurance. Mr. Smith es imates his |: about $1,500. He has $3,000 insurance on his stock in the Brooklyn Insurane Company, Bursine oy Stances iN Eioateny Tt SrReet.—-About hal! past 2 o'clock, onFriday afternoon, a fire was discover od in the hay loft of a range of brick stables—No, 105 Wesi Eighteenth street—occapied by about sixteen tenants, and owned by Pardon White, Jr. The firemen were prowptly in attendance, and subdued the flames in a short time—not, howevor, until the lofts wore burui throughout and the roof mostly destroyed, The damage done to the stables will probably amount to $200. No insurance. Fach of the tenants are losers, their hay, feed ap:! harness being mostly destroyed. Their \oss, in ibe aggregate, will probably amount to $.00. No iv rurance, Mar ov New York —We have just received from str. Hiram Anderson, of the Bowery, a map of New York and vietnity, which is pretty wel got up. Bobosen City News, Annes ox 4 Cianor oy Hicuway Rovrrrt.—A man named Smith, living on Bergen Hill, and # man aa: Stewart, of New York, were brought before Justice Crane, in Hoboken, yesterday, charged with an attempt at highway rebbery—apon which they were sommitted to ad A German, named Speilman, who is employed in art's sugar réfivery, was on bts way homo to Hobo- ken, at 9 o'elock on Thursday night, and was met by those men spon the plank ik across the meadows. assaulted bim and beat him severely about the rad, ry ly with a stone, and ft {9 all ‘tha, the: attempted to rob him of his watch, and to rifle his pockets, He ried murder, which soon brought about fitty Iri-hmen living near by to the spot, amd they arrest- ed Bmith and S'ewart. jekener committed thera were yestarday seat to o the cells for the night, ial. Srruune Crennne,—Yerterday a German, named Fre- derick Keohler, was brought before Justice Bernard, with stealirg thirty-five chickens belongiog to his neighbor, and fonnd in his coop. He was committed to jel, Jobn Toole, arrested on the charge of blag hin confederate, gave bail for his appearsuce at Court, Police Intelligence, Gunee or Priowovs Assavir.—J'atrick O'Connor, « returned Californian, was brought before Justices Con- nolly yesterday, at the Lower Police Court, om charge of baving fired # revolver at one Owen Kelly und wounding him in the side, The occurrence, which took place at the porter house of William Coffey, No. 158 Maiden lane, was notioed in yesterday's HERALD, fo it i unnecessary here to enter into any further detalv. O'Connor was heli to bail in the eum of $1,000 to answer the change preterred against bim. Kelly war not seriogmy. injared, a tiesh wound only being produced by the discharge of the pistot, The ball waa extracted by Dr. ¥ ‘who was called upon to aasiat the wounded man, or rays that he has been the agrieved party th: out the whole affair, and was only acting in defence own life when he fired the weapon, ube bad from eflect upon the person of Kelly. Z2EB LATBST SAWS BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. Non-Arrival of the Cambria. Hauwax, April 12~1 A. M. ‘The steamship Cambria, now in her fourteenth day from Liverpool, has not yet been signalled off this port. Wind N. W. Weather clear. The Canada left here for Liverpool at 11:30 last night. #rom Washingtoa. CONGRESSMEN ON THE WING—THE NETHERLANDS— INDIA TRADE—FRENCH AND BNGLISH INTERFER- ENCE I8 CBNTRAL AMBRICA, ETC. Wasuiveros, April 11, 1854. More than df y members of Congress leave tor the Savover Slashes to-morrow, to celevrate the birthdsy of Henry Olay. Numeroua speeches are anticipatel, Aa other Congressional party visiie the Washington Aque- duet, Bon. Lemuel Daie Evans, of Texas, left for Nev York this afteraoon, to be adsent several days. The merchants and © mmercial mon of Baltimore are ve ta tne importance of tne Netherians India trate, as suggested by Capt. Waller M. Gibson, in a lesture ce- Uvered in that city. Tt da true that the French aud Erglish nquadrona con- template interfering ia the Central American war, if the assertion of @ ditinguished foreign Miais'er, who ought to know is to be delieved. George Fox bas been appointed mail route agent be tween Washing‘os and Philalelphia., THIATY-FOURTe WONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Benate. Wasnrxcron, April 11, 1865, ‘The Fanate passed forty-eigat private bills, includ ene for the rehet of the officers and soldiers of the army who sustained kosken by the fan Francisco and Wintield Scott steamboat disaevers. ‘Aéjourned ti Monday. Hoase of Kepresentatives. Wasmxcroy, April 12, 1856, The bill to compensate ex Minister John 8, Pendletos for extra diplomatic services, was passed, tegether with @ oumber of other privaie bills. Adjourned till Monds; Disostrous Fire nm Phuadelphia—The Artisan Buliding Destroyeu—Losy $200,000, Prmapeurma, April 11, 1856, The Artiean Building, back of Chesinut and Fourt streets, was destroyed by tire last wight. Is was five stories in height, built iu the form of # hollow sa8re, and every portion ocenpied by workshops, the machinery being driven by an evgine in the basemeut. The losses are estimated ae fodows:—Halivgs & Cowperthwaite, owners of bu'lcing, $60,000, covered by insurance; Mc. Duval, lithographer, $100,000, insarance $80,000; G. *. Simons & Brothers, jewelers, $20 000, iasurance $8,000; C, &C. P. Warner, watch case malers, $16,000, iniac- ance $5,000; Mesers, Updyke & fleppard, jewelers, $15,000, insurance $5,000; Moss & Brothers, blank book, cloth and sutinet printers, $30,000, 1asurance $10,000; J. A, Camp, lithographer, $8,000, insurance $2,000; Mic Watts, silversmith, $3,000, no insurance. Cowperth waite &Co., beoksellers, had $12,600 worth of stock in the hands of printers in the building, mostly covered by in- surance. The amount of Joss sustained by the following named cecupants ie not yet known :-—Mr. Gaskill, bookbinier, loes very heavy; Mr, Samuel Eakins, elec'ro plater, partly insured; Mr. Williams, paper atainer; Mc. Mor- gan, epectacle maker; Mosers, Mechan & Thompson, printers; Mr, Ross, #tair rod manufacturer; Mesars. Rebb, Pile & MeFircy, printers. The eggeegate loss is supposed to be $200,000. Mr. Davai, lithog:apher, had forty steam promes, and an immense stock of stones. Amorg the stock in his establishment were the litho- graphs for Commodore Perry’s work on the Japan expe- dition, The plates belonged to the government; value about $6,000. They were all complete and ready to be sent off. The fire spread so rapidly ‘hat scarcely any- thing was saved except from the lower floors. The United States Hotel, near the scene of couflay:a- tien, was slightly damaged by fire, but more by wacer. ‘The boarders fled, and the house was flooded by the en- gines. Mrs, Margaret Christie, an invalid lady fn a house adjoining the hotel, died of fright. The roof of the ola Masonic Hall, im Third street, ignitea, but the damage is slight. United States Supreme Court. Wastsncrox, April 11, 1856. No. 219—A Secombe et al., plaintiffs, vs. Franklia Steele. Error to Supreme Court of Minnesots. Docketed and dismissed with costa. No, 79—Wam. Thomas et al., owners of the bark Laura, vs. James W. Osborne. The argument was continued by Messrs. Thomas and Wallis for the appellee, and Mr. Brune for appellants. Adjournment of the Ohio Legislature. Cixcrsxami, April 11, 1856. The Ohio Iemelsture adjourned to-dsy till the first Monday in Javuacy. he ajournment was to have taken piace on Wednesday nigst, but was postponed in consequence of the press of business. The proceedings to-day were harmonious, and busixess was about fintshod up. Watal Rallroad Accident, CraTuam Four Consens, April 11, 185" Samuel Sumner, aged twenty-two years, from bast Stockbridge, Mara., fell from » train of cars on the Tud- ron and Boston Railrcad, at this place, to-day, the hin ter portion of the train passing over one of his legs. ine surgeons sinputated the limb, but be died soon after. Brurast, Me,, April 11, 1856, At nize o’clock thiv morning, a large meteor fell south ofthis city, shaking the ,bui'dings in this vicinity, and being distinctly heard in Rockland and neighboring towns, The sound resembled the explosion of a powder will. It is not exaetly known where it fell. ‘The Case of Judge Davis, of Maine. Avousta, Me., April 11, 1856. ‘The address to the Governor for the removal of Judge Davis bas paseed the Legislature. In the Senate, the vote stood 2% to J, and in the House 80 to 61. Kailroad Collision. Eastoy, Pa., April 11, 18H On phe Lebigh Valley Railroad, near Easton, to-day, a gravel train came in collision with a coal train, and two men were Feriously injured. The engines were oomplote. ly smashed. Ship Glance and bark Pentucket, In Distress Bavriwonx, April 11, 1856. The ship Glance, from Liverpool for New York, i re- ported arrived in Chesapeake bay with loss of rudder— has been 111 days on the passage. The bark Pentucket, trom Pernambueo for New York, has put imto the Chesapeake, dismastod. Nowseyk, Va, April U1, anos. The schooner Maryland has been released, Captain Speight having paid the foe of $500 for hin refusal to submit to @ seurch Lake Navigation. Lovraxo, Apel 11, 1606. The Joe moved out of our harvor Iast night, In the Lake tt is slowly breaking awag. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK HOARD. Parapet, April 11, 296. Btocks dull, Pennrylvania State Fives, 64; Reading Raliroad, 46; Long Iand, 15; Morris Canal, 1434; Peon oyivanta Railroad, 453;. PHILABELPBIA TRON MARKET. Frmapeuriia, April 11, 1866. ‘The transactions in pig tron during the week have beon moderate, although there has been considerable inquiry, alos being checked by the firmness of hoidere. The quo- tations are $26 for Ne. 1; $26 for No, 2, and $25 for No. 3, Sales for the w-ck, 1,500 tons. Bara and rails in request at improving rates; rails, $60 {for cash; nals firm; bars, $70 9 876. New Ortuana, April 10, 1856. Cotton bas advanced 4c. a yc. Sales to-day, 9,000 bales, Middling is quoted at Y)(c a 10%. Corn is selling for $0 cents, Lard, in kegs, ia quoted at 1036, Mena pork, $16. Rio ctiee, 2c. Storling Exchange, 8); prewiam, Servey City News. ‘The Conanar’s inquest 1n the eaap of William McIntosh, found dead in « furniture store in Jersey City, on Thurs- day morning, will be concluded to-day, Yesterday Dr. ‘Wilson made @ post mortem exemination of the remaizs, ‘and will to-day give his testimony. FAaward Barton, who yt in the sore with the deceased on the night of his h, hes been arrested, bat nothing has transpired which would seem to warrant his ¢étention. Cowra To Terus—A. La Grange, who was re- centiy mulcted at Albany In the sum of $9,000 ds for a breach of promise of marriage with and ned of Mien Piizabeth Campbell, bas negotiated a wi with the fair provecutsix, ‘The Opening of Navigation. ‘The Hudson river is mow epento Albany. The steamer P. G. Ocffia, a Hadsen beat, reached there on Thursday morning, and the Soute America, of this elty, followed, and arrived a few hours later. She returned yesterday morning, being the first that went through. ‘“Openicg day” is considered » great event in Albany, the intabitents cf whinh piace rely so much on the ship- ment of flour and other produce for # living. lm & tow weeks the river wiil be studded with barges bearing tooureity wovat and grain, and all the produce ofthe great West. Let us hope that our poor citizens will have as much occasion to rejoice at the reduction of prices an the Albsriana have at the renewal of their basiness prospes’a. ‘The owners of the various steamboat lines are making active preparations for the resumption of river travel, and no doubt their competition will have a beneficial ef- fect upon the rates charged oy the Hudson River Rail- roml, For Troy, the Commodore and the Rip Van Winkle will form an evening lice. The latter boat will be with- drawn as soon as ‘he Frangis Skiddy, woich is nowon the stocks repairing, is reacy. Tae draughtofthe F. 8. is to be reduced to five feetand a haf. For Albany, the People’s line will run the New World and Isaac Newton as aa evenirg line. The Isaac Newton will net be put op until May next, as it is undergoing im- pertant alterations, Vifty feet has been added to the length, and an additional deck built to give another row of sisteroows, The Hend ik Hudson will take the place of the I. N. until she is repaired. The Me:chants’ line, consis'ing of the Knickerbocker and Oregom, will aleo berun inthe evening. A night line will be estadiisned, consisting of the Thomas Powell and the Santa There has been no official an- nouncement yet of a day tine. - For Hudson, the Columbia and South America will torm an evenirg live. For Catskill, the Utica will run every second day in the week. For Poughkeepsle, the Hero will leave every afternoon. Fer Rondcut and Kingston, the Manhattan and North America every other week day, ‘The following tabie exbibits the opening and closing of the Hudson river, for a series of years from 1824, includ- ing the number of days the river was navigable; the opening snd closing of the Erie canal, and the date of the opening of Lake Erie:— Opened. March 3, 1824, March 6, 1825 Feb. 26, 1846 . 63 Merch 20, 1827 , la Fed 8, 18:8. 46 April 1, 1820. ut) March 15, 1880 . 82 Merch 16, 1831 . 102 March 25, 1832, Ww March 21, 1833 . 88 7 . 97 Dec, 7, 1886 ; 28 «118 Deo. 14, 1837 , 261 104 + Nov, 25 1838. 108 79 8L cfu Feb. 4, 1842 87 April 13, 1843 123 March 18, 1844 88 Fen. 24, 1845 82 March 18, 1846 90 April 7, 1847 102 March 22, 1848 4 Mareh 19, 1849 79 March 10, 1850 83 Feb. 25, 1861 2 March 28, 1862 . 96 March 23, 1853 , 91 Mareh 17, 1864 99 March 19,1865 i) April 10, 1856 .. 105 ERIE CANAL AND LAKE FRE. Canal opened. Closed. Lake 24. Ayal 30” Dees nH SSSR eae Cincinnati Convention—Shalt New York be Re ited TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Within a few weeks the fature political destinies of the country, for another Presidential term, may be placed in the hands of a nominee of the Cincinnati Convention. Shall the voice of New York not be heard in the delibe- rations which are to end in the designation of the candi- date of the rational democratic party? It is known that the two divisions of the demooracy of this State, bearing ‘the names of bard shells and seft shells, have each ap- pointed delegates to Cincinnati. But how is either set of these rival delegates te get admission to the floor of the Convention? It ia not to be presumed that the convention will undertake to dicide which of the two sets represents the democracy of New York st preseat, so analogous in their professed opi- nions and so nearly balanced in regard to the numbers they represent. What then is to be done? Obviously one of two thinge—either to admit both sets to the deliberaticns of the boay or to ¢xclude both. To admit both would be to introduce # new element of discord into the convention, and to nullify the influence of the state by antagonistic efforts for sscendency. Now, we ask, is the great State of New York prepared thus to surrender the question as to who ia to be the next President of the United States, to the final de- cision of an assembly of delegates where her voice can- not be heard? We think not. New York, in hernelf, embodies commercial and financial interests of a much greater amount them any other State, which may be at- fected, favorably or unfavorably, by the action of the convention. But when her relations with the great Sonth, and the equally great West, are considered, the total of her business and political intewests to be affected, for weal or for woe, by the doings of the Cincinnati Con- vention surpass calculation, They are, ima word, co- equal in extent and identical with thore of the whole country. Will Kew York consent to abdicate her share of in- fluence in the direction of her own affeirs, by leaving to others the detignation of the individuals who are to pre- wide at the helm of State for four years to come? et cannot be. What, then, ie to be done to insure to the State the right to be heard in the pelection to be made, withcut creating new divisions and discords in the demo- cratic party of the State? We think we can indicate a methed, which will conciliate all intereste, leave all per- sonal susceptibilities untouehed, and reduce the entire conservative ot the State to one har- meonious whole, in reference to its action upon national polities, pending the coming Presidential campargn. Let the conservative national democracy of each Con- gressicnal district be reasonably convelked by public no- tices in the papers, to meet at a proper time and place to designate three or mere delegates to represent them at Cincinnati; delegates thus selected from each Congres- tional district would be the fredfmst representatives of the interests and sentiments of the who'e people. Aa rep- resentives of the entire conservative bene Rog he State. there can hardly be a doubt that they at onco be admitted in a body, in pret to those delegates who profess to represent only divisions of the party— not in disparsgement of the personal or political standing of tbe hard aud soft delegates, but only asa ilar me- thod of getting the it State of New York ittea to her proper position in the decision of the vital questions in band. Probably many persons now zeprosenting hards anc softs would be found acting together as representa- tives of Congressional districts. In regard to the candidates, we have only to that ‘he country, as well se the parties into which {t has been divided, has suffered too much by the obtrusion of unknown persons, untried capacities, and ible avail. ability to give its support to any other than experienced statesmen, whore ser’ and patriotism afford uate gusrantees of a wise and conservative a¢ ministration— ‘men who are entitled to the confidence of the conserva- tive demcerncy throughout the whole Uni whose known opinions and past history prosent satistactory eviderve that the constitutional and legal interests of every section of the Union will be defendod. No other than such a candidate can sncoessfully withstand the threateving advances of avolitionism, The South will understand the danger, and avert it. let,ua have no more experiments upon the availability of third rate law: yers, fainting generale, or other obscure celebrities whose principal merit is the twilight lustre of questionable county or State renown. We are now so mixed up with the commercial ard politionl affeirs of rival Powers, by the eppreximating influence of steam and electricity, that we must have on experience? statesman in the I’re sidential chsir, or we shail be in constant danger of con@romitting the peace, the honor, or the vital inte. rerta of the country. et the voice of the conservative democracy cf th ste of New York be heard through Congressional Celegeter at the Cincinnati Convention bald Charge of Mutiny and Murder on the Higiy i Pee a ©n Thursday afternoon the packet ship Underwriter arrived trom Liverpool, and nine of her crew were arresté ed on a charge of mutiny at sea. The names of the pare tles are Silas B. Phillips, Joseph Smith, James Reiley, Jobn Richmond, Joseph Gilmor, Charles Lester, Michael Mahon, Wm. Rich and Geman Fisher. They were taken to the Unitea States Marshal's office and committed ta Eldridge street jail for examination. They had beem kept in irons for some time, and presented a sorry auch most emaciated and begrimmed spectacle, One would? hardly credit that bey were white mem, so dirty and. Aithy was their appearance. Upon being questioned as to the alleged mutiny with which they were charged, they plead in extenuation that the first and. third mates of the Underwriter had subjected them to mont barberous and inhuman treatment on their yoy- from Liverpool. For the slightest offenee, i talus. stated that they were unmercitully flogged; some of w, they averred, were whipped over with the additional sppiication of the cat-o’-nine- Besides this, the #.a‘ed water was nob given them ta érink, while four dogs velonging to the mate re ceived an uniiaited +uppiy. One of the crew, «barged, was so ae: veaten that he died from the if the inju: e received, these state- ments, combined wi'b the bruises and cute which hey showed upon toeir bodies. Warrants of arrest were ssued yesterday »gainet Wm Welch, the first mate, an@ ‘homas Keel, tbe third mate. The charge le against the former was brutal chastisement and general The latter was charged with tne murder of crew, named Johnson. i card the Uncerwriier, treet jall fr examination. charges wil be examined into in the early part week, before Commissioner Morton. i Hl ih Army Intelligenee. COURT MARTIAL UPON COMMIS@ARY WILLARD. ‘The court martial ordered by the President of the United States into charges brought against Commissary ‘Willard, at Governor’s Island, was announced to open yesterday at the Quarte-master’s office, in State street. There not beirg a fuil atrendance of the officers con- stituting the court of inquiry, an adjournment took place ti] 11 this morning. The charge made against Commirrary Willard is appropriation of comes fancs alle; to have been him it. Hal- deman. Fecrab dies Willard, ne denbtloen membered, was the privcipal witness inst Lieut. Hal- deman in bis reoent tia. Lent, Halden tal of ty ro) nes ‘ap bis, commissions “ia who allowed to testify on hir o«n trial, as also himself, are be the principal witnesses against Commissary The investigation will doubtiess occupy some time, and the call for an extended repetition of te taken in profongued court martial upon Tiout. Haldeman, f life the slumbering taste for outdoor recreation, and the roads and avenues heve resumed their gay and cheerfud appearance. The weather is now traly delightful; and sheuld it continue pleasant for afew days longer, the springing grass and opening buds will give additions? Deauty to the landscape. The race tracks are in capita? Condition, the frost having gone off the ground gradually, and trainers are busy fom morn till night preparing their horses for their various engagements during the season. Thursday was the advent of the trotting sea- son, the occasion being a mateh between Mr. House- man’s g. g. avd P. Pfifer’s b. g., mile heats, to skeleton Wagons, over the Union Course. Houseman’s gray won easily, in 2:58—3;05. Another match was advertised be- tween the horses of C. Brooka and Wm. Shute, but they failed to appear. ‘The Centreville Course has advertised @ great num- ber of stakes, which will no doubt All to-night, and together with the matches already made, viz. : Lantern and Buz, Rocket and Brown Dick, Jake Oakley and Te- cumsek, Katty Woodruff and the Dow horse, will make ® season of trotting far ahead of any ef the past. An abortive attempt was made in the Legislature dur- ing the winter by seme individuals to probibit race courses on Long Island. But the intelligence of that body was entirely opposed to the measure, and it ad- journed without doing anything definite on the subject, Bo the matter stends at present, and the turf will re- main unmolested some time longer. What we want now is a law to protect our magnificent breed of horses, which have been raised to their present high standard perfection by unccasing efforts in the right direction, and which would soon deteriorate if forced to contend renee i bende! while la ry ar time the abd- solut to breecers w @ most matter incecd, mera m the New York Spirit of the Times, A) PPSew sour cite ss ane Sones Tae spertlag world, not less than breeders and tarfmen generally, will be gratified to hear that s new club, under mame and style of the ‘‘New York Fashion Association, for the He eh of the Breed of Horses,” has bee: orgesized in this city upon & popular and most substan- tial beefs. The association have taken the mew courso- at Newtown, Long Island—so widely known ss the Na- tional—which is, beyond cewparison, one of the most expensive, as it ie ore of the best a in country. seid take place in the third wees June. purses are liberal, and the conditions of the different races unusually attractive; so much so, indeed, that wa confidenty anticipste the attendance of stables here fron Situs Piahion Course’ altedy sepih reais ams shion Course is already am © sccommodation for raining: the rrables, secre cents as are ry ment has been got up on the . regardless of expense, ana is onend hanya the Unien. Attention is particularly invited te the Secretary's advertisement. In saliton to the stekes and en now advertised, it is p by the friends of Berry, Little Fles, One- Eyed Joe, and others, torun a single dash of four miles, @uring the meeting, carrying 100 Ibs, to 110 tbs. each, as mey be mutually agreed upen. Such a race would be yeay attractive, both to spectators and speculators; any: joker who could ‘spot? the winner might ‘make hie everlasticg fortune” in about seven minutes and a half! The colt stake which was made up to come off this placing Sts the Union Course, will doubtless be run for over the Farhion, by consent of the parties. It is a stake which closed on the 1st February last, and waa for three year olds bred or owned in New York, New Feroy Pennrytvapia, or Canada; subseription $100 forfeit, mile heats—the proprietors of the course to add one subscription to the stake if two or more start. The following nominations were mace :— am K. Gardner names ch. f. Ida, by Clarion, dam by re. 'm. H. Gibbons mames ch. ¢. by Tally-ho, out of An- drewetta, by Androw. desing F. Morris pames br. f. Etiquette, by Mariner, out of Trustee, Fashion, by imp, Robt. R. Mortis namos br. f. Margaret Morris, by imp. gees, dam by Medoc, out of the lorris. W. J. Shaw names (for Alfred Seton) ch. f. imp. Trustee, out of Seni Gana se STAKe FOR TROTTING STALLioNs.—A well known. breeder of this State is anxious that the proprietor of some of our Long Island courses rhould open a atake for trotting stallions, to come off the beens! sutuma. The amount of the purse might depend mainly on the number of sub- seribers; the amount of subscription to the stake to be moderate, say $200 each. If the interested would “ put their heeds together.’ we doubt not a sweepstake of unusual interest could be readily made up, There are plenty of ‘available candidates,” as William ‘Tell, Ethen Allen, Hiram Drew, Jupiter, Peseara, Young- Ancrew Jackson, and balf a dozen other good ones. PEDEATRIANISM,—A foot race of two hundred yards for $400, came off on Thursday afternoon over the Union Course, 1. I., between Joshua Van Name, of Staten. Island, and Sewell Dodge, of this city. The betting was: very extensive at even, both runners having hosta of friends. Van Name won by o trifle, peaforming the dis- tance in twenty-one sesonds, the fastest time ever made in this country. Our Philadelphia Correspondecce. Paperpma, April 11—43¢ P. M. Opening of Inland Navigation—Receipts of Coal, «te. To-day the first tow for the seasom, from Mavre de Grace, arrived, and a large business is expected, soon aq the canal is now in excellent navigable order. The Lehigh, Schuylkill and Delaware rivers are now in fine order, notwithstanding there is some floating {oe irc ach, which has broken up away up the eountry, but of no obstruction to navigation, ‘The amount of coal received for the week ending 10th in- stant, over the Roading Railroad, and through the Sshuy!. fll Conai exceeds 64,000 tons, and previously reported sineo January 1, inclusive, 674,000 tons. Dnowx.—Thomas Osborn, # boy aged about 10 years fell overboard yesterday froma canal boat lying at pier No. 5 Fast river, and was got out by the police, but soon atter the rescue. Coroner Conbery eld an ‘oquent upon the body, Verdict, death by drowning, Fatat, AccENT ON StrppoaRD —Ooroner Perry held am inquest yesterday, on board the ship Guy Mannering, ly ing at the fcot of Dover street, upon the body ofa max named Michael Mead, who was killed g into the hold of the abovefvessel, diet ,accidental death. De ceneed was 45 years o! ‘was @ native of Ireland. Personal Intelligence. Hon. HAward Everett has accepted an invitation to re peat his oration upon “The Character of George Wash rogton,”” in Providence, R, J., on Wednesday evening next, At tie inrendom A. Tucker, Boston; Colonel RA. Ish “Ang Figland: Dorsey Cox and ladys A. Gurney, Rhode {sland; Capt. W, B. Renabaw, U Jno, French, Massachusetia; Chas, Cramer, Watérlord; Ward, Mr. fiickler{Balumore; J, Barstow, Calcutta; 0. 8. Bradley, Providenee. HL Sloe: From Norfolk, &o, in steamship Roanoke— D Sim inons, Wan Webmore, WM Slocum, AW Butler, A ‘Unpt’ BB Bolles, Henry H Jones, Jaa jones and lady, JK Hunt and four F Bishoo Yuden, BC Beno Lk veeags, Donehus, Zach Rich, BJ