The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1856, Page 6

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENSER?, FROPRIRTOR AND SDITOS. SYFICE M. W. CORNER OF rourow AND Nasaau Ors, re J 2 2 , $7 IRM YE Ww V HERALD. cerry Satur at Og conte or ~~ (4Rnem, 11 erp a iibbe aumen, to ‘part of Great Britain, or $6 '0 amy prart of the Continent, both a age T4R¥Y CORRESPONDENCE, containing tmport- sat nes, woliciied from any quarter of the worli—if weed will be erally’ paid for. B@r Ove FOREIGN CORRESPONDRNTS ARB Pacricocanty Aquaseep ro Seat ath UMTTEus AND Pagk sous Seve ve. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous communications, We do feet return howe ope 18 PRINTING wcecuted with neatneas, cheapness and des ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day. AMUSEMENTS THIS SVENING, BROADWAY THBATRE Yoaswer—Snaxoy Macca —Taw ron Lines O'FLANNIGAN oD THB Palnins, gare: THEATRE, Bowery — Baxnoozins — Roov We THRATRR © BUBYC mreot—'Tss Tun Pray- woware Bor Toos—Porrusto. WALLACE’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tur Mracaanr ov Vernp—vray as 4 Pos LAURA CLENS'S VARINTISS, Brosdway—Tun Livy or bvons—Novmrr. BROADWAY VABTETTES. 472 Sroadway—Tus GowwEy Pasusi—Loas ov s Loves sy tam J0VaRus Comepian, WOOMS MINETR "LS 444 Hroadway--Braiorux Pee- weMLNors—LOUNLE Beppen 200m, MOPE CHAPEL, Broadway—Mas. Cron! Eaacn’s Gaaxv Vocai axp Insrrumentat Uono Srvanr r New York, Saturiay, April 19, 1856, The News. We publish elsewhere important news from the ‘eity of Mexico to the 5th inst., and from Vera Cruz to the Sth inst. Notwithstanding the defeat of the insurgents at Puebla the country was still in an un. settled state. In consequence of the clergy having been the principal fomenters of the disturbances, the government had issued an edict forfeiting the property of the church. The edict is very severe against avy person who may conceal, or assist the clergy to conceal, any @horeh property. The Bishop of Puebla refased to @eliver the books containing statements and ac @ovats of the property of the church. The official then procured a body of troops to enforce the de- mand. On arriving at the gates of the Episcopal Palace they found the Bishop had posted a notice excommunicating any one who should assist in earry- “Jng ont the gesign of the government. The property #rHas selzed notwithstanding. We have news from Pernambuco to the 15th ult. €holera was very prevalent. More than two thow Sand persons had died of the disease. The Brazilian steamer Marquis de Chinda had been wrec! near Mews noe “av tra Where the ship Shooting Star ent ashore. She was an Ton yessel, built in Eng- jand, and was on her first voyage. She was sup- posed to be insured for £30,000 sterling. We have received advices from Buenos Ayres to the 12th ult., but they contain nothing important either practically or comme! ally. At Montevide the people were occupied with an exciting Presiden- Sial canvass. . * Our Belize (Honduras) correspondent, writing oa March 22d, says that the Legislative Assembly had adjourned, after a useless session of ten months, he tariff of last year, which was higher by twenty per cent than that of the year previons, has had an addition of ten per cent made to its scale of du- ties. These excessive government charges, com. bined with a very dull trade and a failing produce market, had caused much popular discontent, and were tending to alienate the feelings of the inhabi. tants from a love of English rule. The law courts practice was about tobe reformed. Both the people and cattle already suffered much from want of wa. ter, caused by a dronght. The gold, silver, iron and coal mines worked by Americans, paid fuirly. There ‘were no American vessels in port. In the United States Senate yesterday resolutions @irecting inquiry into the expediency of establishing a uniform rate of postage throughout the country, and of permitting abitants of the British North American provinces to enjoy the benefits of the pa- tent laws on the came footing as our own citizens, were adopted. Mr. \ lelivered an elaborate speech in favor of the cov! facilitating the construction of a railroad and telegraph line to the Pacific. Sixteen private bills were passed. In the House the debate on the deficiency bill was con” Signed Both houses adjourned till Monday. A large number of Congressmen and other officials will proceed to Annapolis to-day to inspect the new steam frigate Merrimac. Harry Ho , ex-member of the Board of Alder. men, a long-tried public servant as Assistant Engi neer of the Department and in other capacities, ‘thas received a just reward for his services by being appointed by the Mayor, and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen last evening, as Receiver of Taxes. Harry is humble and poor, but incorruptible; and 1 slight factious opposition to his ied by the aid of some few Board concarred to appro. priate $1,600 to extend the hospitalities of the city hhanan, ex-Minister ty London. dof Councilmén last evening transacted jount of routine business, for the particu. ‘eport elsewhere. According to ad ment the case of the Nica- ragua filibusters was to have been resumed yester 1 States Commissioner Morton adjourned till half-past nine o'clock nena ena ra CE Ss SN honorable whigs. Th Willard, ‘They have now only to agree upon their report in the case and transmit the same to the Secretary of War, who will direct a dismissal of the charges or a court martial. ‘The cotton market continued firm yesterday, with gales of about 2,000 a 2,500 bales, closing at about Vic. 9 13 }¢. for middling Uplands. Floor, with fair gales, wat firmer, and in some 2jc. per bbl. advance. At the ¢ market was less enimated. Wheat was quict. of Tennessee red and Southern white were sold B21 70a G1 81. Rye was at Y1c. for Pennsylvania, and 93c. a 5c. asked for Northern. Corn ranged 68c. a 656. a 66c. for all kinds of sound quali- . Pork again advanced, with sales of mesa at $17 50 a $17 68], and at the close $17 75 was de- manded. Prime sold at #15 75. Sugars were again active and firm, with sales of about 2,200 hhds. at rates stated in another column. Coffee wa steady, with moderate transactions. Freights were rather firmer. Wheat was engaged for Liverpool at 4gd- gn bags, and 1,500 bbls. flour were tuken at 1s. Sd., #1 compressed cotton at |d. New Set or Detecates 10 THE Cincrynatr Uoxvenriox.—We observe that the public mind has been drawn to the propriety of securing to «this State a just share of influence at the Cin- cinnat) Convention, by the appointment of a fresh cet of delegates representing the Con- gressional districts. Opposed as we are to all conventions, we freely confess that delegates appointed in the way propoted would hold their claims to admission to the Convention by a title entirely superior to sach as will be pre- eented by the representatives of hard and soft shells. A new end important issue presents © itself to the conservative democracy and to the sueountry. Let us have new men to discuss and Yecide it. Interesting from Mexico—Another Effort to Get aid of the Church. The news which came yesterday from Mexi- co, and which we give in extenso in another column, is highly interesting, and may prove to be very important to that republic. Itisa confirmation of the capture of Puebla, the re- ducing the rebel officers to the ranks, and the Copfiscation of the church property to pay expensea and pensions, Read our Mexican correspondence. It is somewhat remarkable that only two ad- ministrations in that republic have been open and avowed in their hostility to the wealth, influence and power of the church, that have declared their policy to be the deprivation of the clergy of their vast riches and judicial au- hority, and their intention to reduce the priests and mouks to the same level with other citizens, It is farthermore remarkanle that only two well concerted and powerfally eap- ported revolutions have failed, out of the very many wich have affiicted that country; and theeetwo have beenall that the clergy have openly sustained as religious crusades against he impios in power. In each of these eacoun- ters the priests bave “ag the cross upon the banners, and have insci as their motte on the same: “The Church and ita privi- leges.” In the year 1533, under the liberal and en- lightened administration of Gomez Farias, a state of things existed not unlike this at the preeent time. It was proposed to coafiscate the church property, and to deprive the clergy of their privileges in the ecclesiastical courts Generals Arista ana Duran pronounced against tae government, setting an example under the counsels and support of the prieste, which Haro y Tamariz has closely imitated. But Arista and Deran had only the church with them, and failed. Now, Uaro y Tamariz has had only the same assistance, and he also has failed. The career of President Comoafort bas, for the last eighteen months, been most astonish- ing. Within that period we have seen him in this city, where he came to obtain aid to carry on his revolution against the dic- tator Santa Anns. . Supported by a few friends here, and aided toa limited extent only, he firmly persisted in carrying on a war against a General who had the wel! drilled armies of that republic to Sight his battles, and millions of money fromthe government of the United States wherewith to pay them. Under these disadvantages Genersl Comonfort returned to Mexico to oper a campaign which was brilliaat in teelf, and no lees brilliant {a its results; | Santa Anna fled from Mextco; his ministers absconded in all haste, while the houses of his favorites in the city were mobbed and pil- laged. His well appointed armies, his mil lions of American money, and the whol; weight and influence of the Mexican church could not save him. Against all odds, against all difficulties and dangers, General Comonfort Was successful, until we find him seated in the chair of State from which he had so roughly cjected Santa Anna. The ignominious flight of Santa Anna placed General Alvarez at the head of the government. Bat, as he did not desire the position, it was understood that he held it only until it was convenient for General Comonfort to accept the post, which General Alvarez was anxious to confide to him. Yet, even in the few weeks which Alvarez was President, he could not restrain the natural feelings and just sentiments of his heart to commence the work of destroying the preponderating infla- ence of the clergy. Consequently, a decree was issued which deprived them of all their immunities and privileges, reducing them to the same level, before the law, as other indi- viduals. Soon after this salutary measure was adopted Alvarez resigned his powers into the hands of Comonfort. The change which took Place in the members of the Cabinet upon this event has been atiributed to the change which it is suppesed took place in the mind of Comonrfort as to the policy of the measures of Alvarez. It was said that Comonfort had deserted his party and his puro principles. In this, however, there is certainly some erroneous impression. President Comonfort did not interfere or in any way modi- fy the decrees of his predecessor against the church. But there is no doubt thera was, and still is, some difference of opinion among the members o/ the party as to the proper me thod of carrying out the principles which are now so popular throughout that country. On this difference the party divided :—the cxal- tados (hard shell puros)—having a mojority in Congress—went off with Ocampo and Ar- rellaga, while the moderado (soft shell puros), under Yanez, took the mme side as the Presi- dent. The revolution, in the meantime, of the clergy, under Haro y Tamariz, was becoming formidable, which finally aseumed an impor- tance of the first magnitude at their head- quarters in the city of Puebla of the Angels— that hotbed of priestly wealth and supersti- tion. To meet the crisis, President Comonfort had to encounter obstacles enough to have shaken the mind of the greatest general. He had against him the well drilled regi- ments of the army which had joined the revolution, the influence of the clergy and their wealth, slong with their zealous spiritual exhortations to the troops. He had, moreover, to obtain the sanction and support of an oppo- sition Congress ; he had to raise funds when public credit was exhausted and bankrupt; and he bad to place arm? in the hands of raw vo lunteers who had never before shouldered a mueket. In fact, his greatest reliance was in the influence of the liberal papers of the capi- tal and the popularity of his cause. Congress became reconciled to the plans he proposed ; fands were obtained to promote them—and Pre- sident Comonfort assumed in person the com- mand of the army to carry them out. Puebla of the Angels, of the prieste, and of the stand- ing army, was invested ; it was next bombard- ed and aaulted—finally it was carried at the point of the bayonet. Haro y Tamariz wasde- feated, the power of the church demolished, the supremacy of the army destroyed. Thus some of the greatest curses in that country have been “crushed out” at one blow, President Comonfort now returns to the capital to face the opposition in Congress, The point in dispute is this:— The exal/adov desire the seizure of one por- tion of the church property by a simple decree of the government, and afterwards the adop- tion of suitable measures for its management and appropriation. The moderadoe, on the contrary, advocate the enactment by Congress of a law which in itself will provide for the confiscation, nd also for all the uses and pur- poses to which the property shall be applicd, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1856. ee well asthe manner and form of proceed- ing. The eral’ados believe that Congress, in the contrariety of sentiment as to details will fail to adopt any salutary system in time; while the moderados sasert that any system, to have the approbation of the country ought to emenate from and have the sanction of Con- grees, The breach is further widened between these parties by some predilections and pre- jndices of a personal character. And thus stands the question at this time. Thus the fate of Mexico, “the sick man” of the Western continent, like that of Turkey, “the sick man” of the Eastern continent, de- pends on the issue of the relfgious freedom of the two nations, ‘The Treaty of Paris—What It Is Worth? Although the peace which has been just con- cluded creates, for the moment, a general feel- ing of satisfaction, we are afraid that this sentiment will not be durable. It is natural that the interests which have been suffering from the war should rejoice at being relieved from its depressing influences; but those who are accustomed to regard political events ra- ther in reference to their future consequences than to their present bearing, fail to see in the Paris treaty the prospect of any perma- nent settlement of European differences, The new treaty is in fact little more than a rehash of the old political arrangements of Amiens and Tilsit. The leading parties to it Rave on framing it considered rather their own selfish views than the objects for which they professed to be contending. Turkey has in its provisions peen regarded rather as the seape goat of Russian delinquencies, than as the Power having a claim to redress. It is her territories that have been pieced and parcelled out, not those of the aggressor. The Allies have, for instance,secured the right of re-organ- izing in their own way the Danubian Priaci- palities; and they will doit in a manner to render them virtually independent of the Porte. They are also to take possession of Candia, Smyrna and Trebizonde—the gates to the highways of Eastern commerce, and im- portant acquisitions for maritime nations like England and France. In addition to these stipulations, their guarantee of the rights of the Christian subjects of the Sultan will give them the opportunity of interfering at their pleasure in the internal administration of the Ottoman empire. The poor Tark has, in short, been so plucked and shorn by his friends and protectors that it is no wonder that he feels doubtful if they have left him anything which he can legitimately call his own. But the treaty, it is said, is likely to secure the peace of Europe, and remove many of the | dangerous questions which are oonstantly threatening to disturb it, It will dq nothing ofthe sort. The treaty of Amiens professed to secure to France the new boundaries she had acquired for herself, to guarantee the in- tegrity of the Ottoman empire, and also the in- dependence of Malta. Were any of these con- ditions subsequently fulfilled? Not one. Of the innumerable stipulations of the treaty of Tilsit the same may be said. Dictated by the selfish views of the contracting parties, and hav- ing little or no reference to the general inte- rests of humanity, they wanted the main ele- ment of political vitality. Does the treaty of Paris, just concluded, differ in the elevation and breadth of its views from those instra- ments? We cannot see it, unless, indeed, it be in the greater selfishness and shortsightedness of the motives that have inspired it. So much for the security to which the peo- ple of Europe appear to be so credulously abandoning themselves. A brief interval of time will, we fear, convince them that it would have been better for their interests if the treaty had never been made. It has, in fact, been too smoothly and rapidly perfected to be anything more than a mere glozing over of difficulties. If we are correctly informed as to its conditions, it leaves the seeds of enmity and jealousy between the present goveraments of England and France—the same between Russia and Austria—the same between Turkey and the Allies. It has been brought about in hostility to Palmerston, by the personal and dynastic ideas of Napoleon, acting on Alexan- der’s hatred to Austria and England. The Czar can never forgive the former for the du- plicity and the ingratitude of her conduct, and in the latter he sees only a bitter and re- lentlees enemy. Louis Napoleon has got out of England all he wanted—the recognition of his dynasty; and now he does not care how soon the ties that united him to her are cast loose. Hs efforts to bring about peace on terms that would not be humiliating to the pride of his opponent, have gained for him the good will of Russia, and also of Austria, who could only foresee peril to herself in the longer continuance of the war. The three Empe- rors will try to manage Europe without England, which, as a revolutionary country, with a free press and Parliament, will be completely iso- lated from this union of despotisms, and thrown back upon the United States for moral support. One great Power has, however, been ignored by the Conferences and the Paris treaty—the terrible power of revolution. That power, though at present dormant, has as much strength as ever, and is, we believe, as rife in Turkey as it isin any ef the European States. The English free press and Ruseian Machiavel- lian diplomacy will soon stir up this slumber- ing element. The interests of either Power may at apy moment within the next dozen years let loose upon the European world the torrent of revolutionary violence. The treaty of Paris seems to have been framed to provide opportunities and appliancies for such a result, We wish the despots of Hurope joy of this pre- cious offspring of their ingenuity. It promises to be as fruitfol of evil to them as wag Jupi- ter’s gift to Pandora, A Great Brow.—On Saturday last a great tornado sprung up from the Jersey shore, cutting this city with ite edge, but doing no great damage. It passed over Philadelphia, going great damage, par- ticularly in the district of Kensington. Five houses were utterly demolished, one hun- dred and fifty more were injured—those in- cluded five churches, @ schoolhouse, three manufactories, and other substantial buildings. Nine persons were seriously injured, and the loss by destruction of property amounts to one hundred thousand dollars. Twenty freight cars were blown down a street grade a dis- tance of one hundred yards, and then thrown off the track. The tornado passed through Pennsylvania to Ohio, and, following the line of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad, did great damage in Alliance, Damasous, Salem, and other iowa, Oe towa ia Colawviany county, was reperted tobe in ruins, At Al- liance, one man was killed outright and seve- ral persons severely injured. At Newark, N. J., considerable damage was done. The tor- nado continued its ravaging strides, crossing the Ohio border and striking upon Chicago. Here no great damage was done. In passing through Pennsylvania, the tornado traversed 8 strip of country probably fifty or sixty miles in width. At Lencaster, a bridge which cost fifty thousand dollars, was blown down. From Pittsburg to Cleveland the blow seems to have reached its greatest force. The railway run tor a long distance through dense forests, aud, confined in this cut, the wind had resistless force. The tornado seems to have been gover 1- ed by the laws which the philosophers have deduced from minute observations. Its course was regular, and extended over nearly a thou- sand miles ot country, through which it passed in a few hours, It was e curious natural phe- nomenon, and will doubtless attract the atten- tion of the savans. PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE—LETTERS OF Governor Wise asp Mayor Dovetson.—We publish this morning, from the manuscript, the Jatest letter of Gov. Wise, of Virginia, upon the Presidential question. I is a model of confi- dence, enthusiasm, modest egotism, and grace- ful magnanimity. Gov. Wise’s firat choice is Mr. Buchanan, his second appears to be Sena- tor Hunter; but if the Convention is agreed, he has no objection to run himself, In con- nection with this interesting epistle from the enthusiastic Virginia Governor, we also give the letter of Mejor Andrew J. Donelson, ac- cepting the Philadelphia American nomina- tion. This isa good letter, and presents the case of the American party in a few bold and masterly touches, without bluster and without boasting, in a strong and consistent light Should Mr. Fillmore also accept, under cover of another euch comprehensive and conserva- tive letter, the American party may yet seri- ously damage the estimates of that intense niggerism which now appears to be the exclu- sive active capital of both the Seward alliance and the vitiated and wrangling democracy of these latter days. It is much too soon to con- clude that there will be no battle at all. Ccriovs Nuws rrom Wasuisctoy.—We pub- lished the other day, from one of our Sunday cotemporaries, an account of a Buchanan din- ner at the New York Hotel, where it is safd a sort of dining and wining clectionecring Bu- chanan junta have established their head- quarters. Our Washington report says that the intelligence thus communicated has stirred up quite a“flutter of excitement” among the managers of the Pieree, Douglas and Hunter clique, and that the Kitchen Cabinet will perhaps shortly estab- lish, by means of a Custom House and Post Office asseesment, an opposition administration dining room at some one of our Broadway hotels. This isa good idea. Arguments addressed to the stomach and the nostrils, in the shape of boned turkeys, game, oysters, wines and se- gare, are much more attractive to the practi- cal matter-of-fact politician than those hungry, roystering and dangerous meetings peculiar to such organizations at Tammany Hal), The stomach, from the time of Esau and Jacob down to the present day, has decided the fate of dynasties and empires, when all other expe- dients have failed. Had the late Emperor Nicholas coupled those famous conversations with Sir Hamilton Seymour upon the “sick man” of Turkey, each with a good substantial cozy dinner, very likely the whole European catalogue of subsequent events would have been totally different from the tremendous chapter of accidents which has followed. The establishment, therefore, of the Buchanan headquarters on Broadway on the basis of good eating and drinking, is e shrewd institu- tion; and if the administration would arrest its mischievous consequences, the sooner an op- position concern on the same footing is estab- lished in this city the better. Set down toa choice dinner a party of good fellows, even of different opinions upon the man to be chosen, and, according to the ruling spirits present, they are all very apt to rise from the table much of the same mind. Anxious that the ad- ministration and all the other rivals of Mr. Buchanan shall have a fair show at Cincinnati, we accordingly admonish them of the necessi- ty of counteracting this new Buchanan move- ment without further loss of time. Mr. Coch- rane, we hope, will overhaul the Custom House at once for the “material and financial” aid in behalf of the President he “carries in his arms.” A Trwery Warntnc.—The little hard shell organ of this city is painfully exercised con- cerning the decision of the Cincinnati Conven- tion as to which is which of the two factions of our New York democracy, and warns them in time of the consequences of siding with the softs :— Meanwhile our present {s to warn those whom the reepensitiiey ree of deciding in what compa: ny they profer to alt at Cinetanati, that the national de. moerats of New York demand and will aecept no less thea a decision of the question, by the admission of one or the other delegation. Not can fo. they demand it, but the tical condition of Ni ‘ork demands it. We have mn in # minority since 1847, because & portion of those who called themselves democrats maintained that they could be democrats and abolitionists at the same time. ‘We want now to know whether the National Convention thinks with them. That is all. No, that is not all. There is a good deal more to be said upon the subject. Considering the slim vote of the hards at our last ‘all elec- tion, and its wonderful falling off as compared with the vote of the softs, we suspect that the issue, as between the hards and softs, if forced upon the Cincianati Convention, will be that the softs are the Simon Pure democracy, but that the hards are welcome to back seat. We suspect that this will be the decision at Cincinnati, from the fact that Mr. President Pierce will insist upon it, and from the very probable fact that he will have a majority of the Convention outside of New York with which to commence operations. We further suspect that in the event of a decision against the hards, they will swallow the insult and sur- render, in view of some small pickings of the spoilsin 1857. And so of the softa, should they pe rejected. Neither the one faction nor the other intend to be kicked out of the Conven- tion this time. SerrLemeNtT oF THE Seat or Goveryaent Question ry Caxapa.—This long vexed ques- tion was settled yesterday: but whether the city chosen to be the final seat of government was Quebec or Toronto appears to be a matter of doubt. We incline to the belief that the first vote was m favor of Toronto and that our venerable cotemporary, the Commercial Adver- liver, with the precipitation natural to her age and 6x, jumped io the couglusien printed ig preference for either. construction of a road, from which branehes would ema- nate as the necessities of commerce demand, mittee having the subjest in charge propose that the Secretary of War, Secretary of the laterior, and Post- master General shall advertise for bide, with authority, her lest night’s issue; but that, on » second vote, the majority decided in favor of Quebec, as tke telegraph duly informs us. The Eastern members doubtless derived strength from the bias of the Executive and the military autho- rities in favor of Quebec. However the ques- tion is settled, it is well settled; the idea of an itinerant government was absurd, costly and ridiculous. The last we heard of the Ca- padian Parliament was that when the news of the birth of the King of Algeria reached them, champagne was brought into the House of As- sembly and the English members sang “God Save the Queen,” and the French, “Partant pour laSyrie,” the Speaker leading off with his bass, alternately in the two languages; which must have been a very lively and unique scene to witness. However, drunk or sober, singing or talking, these gentlemen had better be fixtures; so we may congratulate the Province on the late decision. SHE LATEST MEWS: BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Rather Interesting from Washington. SENSATION AMONG THE PIERCE, DOUGLAS AND HUN- TER CLIQUES, CONCERNING THOSE BUCHANAN DIN- NERS, IN NEW YORK—COUNTER MOVEMENT—0t. » JOHN'COCBBANE’S REPORTED INSTRUCTIONS. Wasmworoy, April 18, 1959, ‘The report of the New Yorx Sunday Atlas, republished in the Herat of Monday, ¢ neerning thoro Buchanan dinners at the New York Hotel, has crested a prodigious flutter of excitement amorg the Pierse, Dougias and Hunter wireworkers in this place, The Kitchen Cabinet are reported as having had the subject uncer considera‘ion, and their programme is said to be the immediate establisumeat of a democratic, ad- ministration, anii-Buchanan and dining and wining ren- dezvous at the Metropolitan or St. Nicholas, It is also said that Mr. Jobn Cochrane wiil shortly receive instruc- tions to make a razzia upon the Custom House, and that Mr. Fowler will be designated for the same duty in your Post Office, for the purpose of raising a contingent fund whereby to meet the dining and wining exponses of these , confidential dinners. Igive you the:e rumors for what they are worth, leaving to time the solution of the truth, whatever it may be. Certain it is that those Buchaaan free dinners attheir headquarters in Broadway, have madea stir among the riva! cliques here, and you may rely upon it tkat something will be done to neutralize these Buchanan oysters and champegne, and their otherwise lamentable consequences to the stomachs of the weak and vacillating floating materiala of the party, Tae war has hardly commensed yet. A letter from Calffornia states that the delegates from that State to the Cincinnati Convention have instructions to urge the nomination of ex-3enator Gwin for Vice Pre- sident on the ticket with Mr. Buchanan for President.§ The Senate to-day ratified the treaty with te Stock- bridge Indians. The President, Cabinet and Corps Diplomatique attend- 44 the opera of the Pyne and Harrison troupa last night. The theatre was crowded, WHIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRS? SESSION. Benate. Wasmaton, April 18, 1856. UNIFORMITY IN RATES OF POSTAGE, On motion of Mr. Szwanp, of N. Y., a resolution was adopted directing the Committee on Post Offices to inquire into the expediency of estabiishing uniformity of postage throughout the United States. THE BRITISH PROVINCES AND THE PATENT LAWS. On motion of Mr, SumNER, of Mass., @ resolution was adopted instructing the Committee on Patents to consider the expediency of amending the patent laws #0 far as to allow the inbabltants of neighboring Bri:ish provinces to enjoy the benefits cf those laws on an equal fuoting, nall respects, with the people of the United States, RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC, The bill to authorize the Executive to facilitate the constructien of a ratlroad and telegraph line from the Migsistippt river to the Pactio was considered. Mr. Wein, (¢em.) of Cal. maintained that the go- vernment has the constfiu'ional power to construst military and other roada thiough the Territories of the United States. Cengress frequently makes appropriations of lards for such purposes. Three bi and forty thousand dollars, lke said, had been expended to procure reports and surveys, which show thet there are threo or four practical railroad rontes to the Pacific, He had no His main desire was to obtain the The com- under direction of the Presideut, to select the one most favorable. According to his caleulation, the money in- vested in such a work would yield thirteen per cent per annum. Estimating the number of passengers back and forth at 60.000 yearly, the decreaso of time in travel will amount to a saving of more than cleven million dol- lars per annum, xhibived the great mineral wealth of California, and the extensiveress of the Pacific coast, arguing the pressing vecessity for such a road for pur: poses of commerce, as wellas the protection and main- tenance of the Union. Mr. Szwarp obtained the floor, and the further consi- Geration of the bill was postponed to the 20th inst. ‘Sixteen private bills passed, ‘Acjourned till Monday. House of Representatives. Waswcrox, April 18, 1856. VISIT TO THE STFAM FRIGATE MERTIMAC, ETC. Mr. Havey, of New York, submitted two letters 2d- dressed by the Secretary of the Nary to Mr. Benson, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in which he invites members of Congress to visit the war steamer Merrimac, at Annapolis, saying that the President and himse'f expect to leave Washington for that city this afternoon, and will wait the arrival of to-morrow morn- ing’s train before gore to the steamer. ir. WasHiRNe, ot Lil., moved that when the House ad- jour it be till Monday. Adopted. ‘The Committee on Electicns reported ageinst the right of Mr. Bird B. Chapman to retain his seat as delegate from Nebraska Territory, and in favor of Mr. Hiram P. Bennett. ‘The Deficiency Appropriation bill was considered, with- out final action. Adjourned. Navigation of the St. Lawrence, Mowrarat, April 18, 1859. ‘The river has risen very high. The ice has broken up, but is jammed at Long Point. Steamers commenced run- ning on Monday from Brockville to Kingston, Diabolical Attempt to Throw a Train Off the Track. ALANy, April 18, 1856, An attempt was made last night to throw the Boston express train from the track near Port Chester, on the New York and New Haven Rai'road, by removing the pilot of the engine. Its loss was ciscovered in time to pre- vent # serious catastrophe. Uc the night previous, near the same place, a large rock was placed between the rails, and heavy sleepers spiked across the track. The Port Chester special train barely escaped. A Schooner Ashore at Long Branch, Lona Brancn, April 18, 1856. A schooner, name unknown, capsized off Long Branch this afternoon, and her crew had barely time to save themselves by rowing to the pilot boat No. 19, which was wear. They have since left for the cliy. The sehooner’s masts are about six feet oul of water. The Canadian Seat of Government. ‘Tononto, April 18, 1856. Iu Parliament, yesterday morping, the permanent seat of government was fixed at Quebec. Markets. PHILADELPAIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADRLYHIA, April 18, 1866. Stocka steady. Pennsylvania Stato 6's, 83%; Reading Raetlroad, 46%; ; a’ Island Railroad, 14!; Morris Canal, 146; Pennsylvania road, 46°;. PHILADELPHIA IRON MARKET. VitLADELPHA, April 18, 1866. Sales ot pig iron during the week 1,200 tons. Holders firm, at $28 for No. 1, $26 for No, 2, and $25 for No. 3, Chari pig in quoted at $57 50. Bars are in good re- Aust, at $75, and rails $66, cash, Nails, $4 9 $420; blooms, $70 a $80. 4 New Onrxaxs, April 16, 1856.9 Cotton firm and very active, the market being stima- lated by easier es (oh Sales to-day, 17,000 bales. The quotations for mids in Ad 10a 10%, Sugar is pelliag for 75%¢., and the cearket is firm, Molasses is quoted at 25e. Flour dull, at $60 $6 2%. Corn firm, at 591s0, Mers pork, $15 75. Prime beet, $0 624%, Baoon—Eold era demanding higher prices. Re lee ia quoted at jye. Sterling exchange. 9 per cent prem. capers Scr OneANe, Apel M, 1856, Cotton stiffer: sales to-day 9,500 bales, at 10),c. for middling. Pork, $19, Beef $10 50, Coffee, 11350. Caantestox, April 17, 1860, Cotton—Snies during the past week, 14,000 bales, at an advance of ',c. » \:c.on last week's quotations. (ood pees ip quoted at 10740. a llc, Reovipts for the week, nated ALnANy, April 18, 1856, Grain—Bales to, day. 2,600 bushels of o1 Canadian wheat, at $1.(5; 2,900 biahels Madienn CoUDty basley, ot 41 28, te exile; Ne 6 ite, Inspection of the Erie Canal. Borrazo, April 18, 1856, Commissioner Whallon and Superintendent Seymour commenced yesterday a tour of inspection along the ling of the canal from Boffslo to Albany, They will sscer- tain its condition, and fix tne time for letting in the water, Laue Navigation, Cmcaco, April 18, 1856. Lake Michigan is shout clear of ice. Stermers conts merced daily trips between Chicago and Milwaukie on Tuesday last. ‘Ihe Straits of Mackivac (connecting Lake Harof and Lake Michigan.) sre still cloo-d, Toxeno, April 18, 2856, Boats are running re,ularly between here and Detroit. Burning of » *1ousing MI, Moxtreue, Vt, April 18, 1856, The extensive flouring will of R, W. Byde & Co., in this village, wav nearly destroyed by fire this morning, togee ther with the machtrery aud stock, Fully insured, United Stares Supreme Court. Wasitixetox, April 18, 1856, No. 90. Joshua R. Stanford, plaintiff, va. Clay Taylor Argued by Hon. Reverdy Johnson for the plaintiff. 92. Adam Ogilvie e'. wf ccmulainante, vs. Knox Insa- printed eiguntoss by Mi, Jodah thr’ dossplaleae ions Mr. Orewiord fer defeatent oe om Shocking Accident te a Child. New Havey, April 18, 1856, A son of Mr, George H. Brown, carver, about ten yeard 01d, while playing near the leoge of the East Roek, thig morning, ‘ell about half wy down. He is shockingly man- gled, bat may live, Tho Inger are about 80 feet high. Fatse Revonrs,—the Rey. Mr, Jago, of Lambertville, ‘was not killed on the rafiroui, as reported by New Jersey papers. A gentleman «f Treaton, has been conversing with Mr, Jaggo sicee tae alleged violent death occurred. ‘The New York Weekly Herald. 3 PEACE IN EUROPE—TBE WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA—~ NEWS ¥ROM CALIFORNIA, SOUTH PACIFC, MEXICO, CUBA, WEST INDIES, ETO., ETO. Tar Werkty HeRsL will be published at ten o’cleck this morning. Its conten‘s will embrace full details of the resent important intelligence from Rurape and Central America; newsfrom Caifornia, Washington and Oregon Territories; New Granada, the South Pasific, Mexiz0, Cuba, West Indies, dc. ; Con gressiona) Prosesdiags; Ce eration of the Birthday of Henry Clay; Sditoria's on various subjects; Financial, Oom- mercial, Peli'ical, Religious, Theatrical, Sporting and Maritime ‘Intelligence; together with s variety of \ooal and mistellaneous matter, Single coptes, tn wrapp ors, ready for mailing, can be had at the counter. rice sixpence. To Erpenscneia’s, Ho!—Who would hg tour dollars for & het in brosd ray, when one superior every respect may be purcuased for three dellars aad halt at 118 Nastau street? itcan only be because they have never tried one of KRPENSCAAIL’S bert, David's Spring Style of Gentlemen’s Hats are light and ensy to the head. Give him acail, and iry one of beautitul hals, at bis ealesroom, SUL Broadway, second door from Luane sireat. White, ree rere pron a Saceutee kaicct- ment of fine soft hats; also as anc Give him a cal. Sy Are Waeer 148 Futon street, hetween Broad way and Naasau, Glorious News —Cuere iy not a Day Passes. over bat gen'Jemen are iniroduciog their friends to have ona of ovr vaiet vevtiiaurg hate, 1his speaks volnines, are the coolest hat ever invented for comfort to the There hate open and close at pleasure. Se ge declaro it thoy bad on'y got oxo cf theee hats souner they would Boe ER elle val a see them—be your own jndge—at street, corner of wuane. SSLLERS & COMPANY. Meallo’s Spring Sty tats sre all the rage; “butt? {. ihe best manner; light, durab'e and of a su- pericr tinish. Becureone withoutdelay. Corner or Broadway ‘and Canal street. Fester’s New Spsing Sty:e of Hat for 1856, for peatouss, elegance, dura’ ity und elastielty, bea.no equal. Price $3, and said hy judges they are better than those soid in, this city at 64 Call and jusge for yourselves at FOSTER’S, 178 Chathom square. Whew ! How Joyously the Gentlemen Hall- ed the fine daysct last week. Zhe seatonable weather give them an opportarits of airmg Kru. which are all the go with peop’e of good tas beautiful, ngbt, and durable — . Knox hata tor four do‘lars; so rich sx pocr ali wear them; ‘at the corser of Broadway and Fulon street. Spring Styics Gentiemen’s and Children’s hats upd caps of every deveription. ‘the ladies are invited to examine the tuperb sesortment o: chiicren's straw goods, #LLUGG, 128 Canal atreet. Spring Fasbion in Ties, Cravats, &oumten of fashion are Invited to inspect the new etvies of plain and iancy ties and cravate just received from Paria, with other no- velties. at GRAEN’S shirt and furnishing establishment, No, 2 Astor House. Superior mMeady Made sbirts.—A Large stock a!wasacn hand, eid sizes warranted. Also collars, of very desirable shane, prepared expressly for the preseut sea- on, Prices low, whoiesaie or retsis. 18A PEREGO & SON, 61 Nassau street, Hunt, $0 rulhon sircer, wholesale and Re- teil bat manutecturer, tree blocks from Broadway. You et the bes: batin the elty for $3, and eaves dollar you (brow i Way 10 Broadway rent. Light and Miegact Straw Hats for Chil- dren,~ Spring and snmmer stvles, consistiog of infants’ leg- born and straw braid hats, mtsres? leghorn and braid flats of every sis le and quality, and at lower prices than they have here(cfore been sold, and now on exhibition at the old stand WILLIAM BANTA, 106 aval stree’, corner of Wooster. «ts, at Bennett’s, No, 520 tul stock i Ae anaes le retail, at wholesale prices, gant fish and NsPT’3, No 362 Upward” is Genin’s Motto— ss hat for the present spring is the hand. gomest, the finest in quality, the most becoming im its style and appointments that he bas ever fesued, “GENIN, 24 Brondway, opposite St, Paul's, Colored Lampravypes, §1—Piain, 25 and 50 sents.— 1,000 pictures taken daily, of various denom‘nations, Photographs $3, abe crew patent phototyps process we Enis orgie “Depot of eet, ihe double” cuawere, 299 Broad way. Anson’s Large Size Daguerreoty pea for core COLesaL $a ie Siok oles Wylow te M creed for 60 cents, and equal tc those made eleawhere for $2. ANBUN’S, 589 Broad wey, opposite Metropolit itan Hotel. vasa nd a arte helenae stocked Piatt? i cog ease tr sad mer sae q eir custom'department ‘newest Tescmmase, voatings, costings, &¢., a On assaae deo Broad way, New York. We will This man Ek tt Assort= ment of Indies’ ted gent aging Delont iener watches, 660 to $120; chronometers, $125 to $25; auchors $23 te $75: lepine, Prats GULBERY BuotHene 186 Oneal sires Ing Overcouts trom $10; Business Coats, ngie breasted frock of black clo h, $17; finest French ace Cre) eorce $20; ane cusity, $id. A large 2 r alWas sock ot recenty Imported ROVCLARWE, 116 Willan street, Have You Seen the Shirt ‘Acrostic’? in ROUNDY’S window! If not, go and read it, All kinds of ahirta made to order, at shor: ‘notloe, 8234 Browdway, oppo- site ike Broadway theatre, J re Gaiter Boots for the 5S) renin akg elegant, fushicnable and cheap.—CANTAELL, the manufacta- rer ot gaiter boots for the ladies, 836 Bowery, ry stock, embracing the most elegint description of gaiter boots, as Well as the natal variety cf Indies “feet covering,” which. for excellence of materials, superiority of w and underiable style, bas never been surpassed. Ithus been made for ‘the spring trade. ‘this ensures his customers Brae ty | 4 44 his reputation tor selling @ very latest at} les, and us nu well as govd ad eubsantial artielen ia thoroughly esiab) those who rake bim a visit can do #0 with the their purcha-es on trial will prove in every respect fantre.i’s twelve azd fourteen shilling guivers, manufae- with a view to durability, are quite as ‘dressy” in wive, he can the deiay uscn) when they bay and in quite ag satisfactory a ma remember that his establishment is at Bond and Great Jones streets, Dress Boots, Shoes and Gulters.—Unequalled excellence, both ast regards beauty and durability, mark the Tater Parisien styles, cannot ao better ites £4 purenss * Watkins’, Elegant Carpet’ mith ua tremny ‘are crepe eek bank phatinnge pen it ‘Brussels, mong ‘of new desigos and styles never large stock of oll of every wiath, and all owner gous connected with Grand Opening of Superb Carpets? Crossicy & tons’ medallion veilvets. Croseley & Sone’ tapestry Brumels, ree, & Sons? ate eeapeeny® Templo.cn's yore Winer AM ANDERAON, 99 owory. Wirdow Shades=improvements and Ein- erprise —KEL?Y & FKRGUSON, No. 29) Biget | and Keade street, bave, at great expense, comple genius ssortment, tally fifiy before sci, As none are allowed to patent, none cin compete with us ether in atyle Also gilt ccrnices, brocate! de juines, damasks, ips curtains, cc. Taylor's International Hotel and Saloons.— Strangers arniving in the city by the early trMins will tind many accommcdatiots in these saloons very desirable. A )adiew’ re- ceplicn roots, st the extreme west end of the grand saloon, witis warm acd @cld witer, bath, dc. A waiting maid is in constant atiendance. Baggsge ond parcels cam be deposited with the cashiers, nd checked. if desired. Tickets for all the Ermey theatres for sale. ‘Taylor's Guide for st ors {a high! tereetir snd useful fo al! unsequstnted with the ciiy. Muclt or price. Jace and muse Te valuable {nformaiicn can be obtained in the perusal of these pages. It ta distributed in the natoons, and contains @ bill o€ fure of over C0 dishes. JOHN TAYLOR & 00., Broadway, corner of Franklin street. Phrenology, at the Gaeon, in Brooklyn’ r. FOW commer ces @ course of lectures, on evening next, April 23, at 74% o’elock, to be con- successive eveningn, Seats to the tirstlecture free; ent ones 123, cents A lecture tuaorepis ‘at Con* fall, rig avenue, corner i street, New York, E done daily, at308 Broadway, Singer's Sewing eo All Persons to sewing, on I, M. Stayer & sowing ty, Bat by kpelsise at our oflse lor copies of Son Varies vapor devoted entirely 40 the sy en CoV PETAR & OD. 929 Brond reg,