The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1856, Page 7

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1856 ‘NEW YORK HERALD. eee @e GORDON BENSE PROPRIETOR ~ND EDITOR A. W. CORNER OF NASHAU AND FULTON Bre nnn TER MS, cash im advance. BAILY HERALD, 2 conts 01 por aman. FRE WEEKLY MRKALD, coor at Oe conte por edition, 10 ee ee Ss any oar of ts Continent. bah podtage a ORRESPONDENCE. coniaining RFOLENTARY C1 DENOB. sesite ee ere sas Son Fonmax OonusaronwenTs 42m Pammouiak.y Kequnetep TO Smat. Usrrams axp Pacx- tame Sux Us. Wolume EXI.............. seee seneee -Mi@. 180 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW SVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street -Eaxaxi. ADWAY THRA' F. Concte—Ovn oar a etme Fame ‘STBLO’S GAXDEN. Broadway—Bao Gwous—Fretrvat Dayeaxr- Tax Oomscnirr. SOWSRY THRATTS, Bowery—Tue Dank Dave or rap jOR—BERIOUS FAMILY BURTON'S TAEATRE. Chambers wee 'Trs In PLarinc wrrn Gagep Toois--Jenny Linp UncGent Puiv ate Arrains, WALLAUK’S THEATRE, Rroadway—Gosxrmoon -Ovr vou 4 Houpay. AURS ©¥OWWH VARIRTIER Brostwar Darius or Danvswen -81. Miny’s Eve—gwise Corrace, SROADWAY VARLETIRS. 472 sronaway--Tun GoLDEN Pammenu — Marv or Munster- By Tam JUVENILE COMEDIANS WOODS «INSTRELS. 444 Qroatwag—Brsorus Pes PORMaNcHe—NiCakaGUa Stare SacReTs. HOPE CHAPEL—Broadwa: Kuunrury. Hiawarua, 7098 Reap ay THIS EVRNING. OFTY ASBEMALY ROOMS, Broadway—Vocat ayp Iwemno- Mmrtas Concuxt or Sacamp Muric, Now Yerm. Sunday, April 20, 1856. Matis for the Pacific. THE NEW YORK HERALD—CALIFORNIA BDITION. The United States mail steamship George Law, Captain ‘W. L. Berncon, will leave this port to-morrow afternoon fat two o'clock, for Aspinwall. The mails for Califorma ana other parts of the Pacific will close at one o’clock. ‘The Nww Yorx Waexiy HxRat>—Californis edition— eontaining the latest intelligence trom au parte of the werld, will be published at eleven o’clock nthe morning. Singie copies, in wrappers, ready fer mauling, sixpence. Agente will please send im their ordeys as early as pos- mbie. The News. By the arrival of the steamship Africa at this port we have three days later intelligence from Europe. Her news is of very little importance. Peace had been proclaimed at St. Petersburg, and created a very general feeling of satisfaction amongst all classes but the ald Court party. The news had also ‘een announced in the Prussian Chambers, but was received with apparent indifference. The Baltic fleet has been ordered back to England, to be incor- porated in the ordinary squadrons of the peace es- tablishment. The blockade of the northern ports of Russia has been raised and the armistice has been prolonged for another brief term, to cover the time which will elapse before the ratification of the treaty. There had been another meeting of the Paris Con- gress on the 2d of April, for the discussion of minor points arising out of the conditions of the treaty. It is thought that it will not break up for another month. The review in the Champ de Mars on the Ist, in celebration of the conclusion of peace, was one of the most magnificent spectacles of the kind that has ever been witnessed. The appearance of Mr. Dallas, the American Minister, in the House of Com- mons, attracted some attention. The London cor- respondent of the Glasgow Daily News describes him as “a remarkably mild leoking old gentleman, of fair, fresh complexion, with white locks, looking very like a country clergyman in the dissenting The cotton market was again excited and active yesterday, and closed firm at 11 jc. for middling Up- lands. About half to two-thirds of the transactions were made in transitu. Private despatches from New Orleans gave notice of an active market, with an advance of middlings to llc. per lb. The Africa’s mews came to hand at too late a period in the after- noon for its effects to be developed. Flour was steady and rather better for some grades, while others were unchanged, and closed without anima- tion. Southern white wheat sold at 185c. and a lot of poor do.at 170. Corn was firm, but unchanged in prices. Rye was wanted for export,and Penn- sylvania sold at 92c. Pork again advanced, sales of mess having been made at $13, and prime at $16. Sagars were again active at full prices. The news from Bahia, (Brazil,) had a tendency to sifen the market, though sales were moderate at steady prices, In freights there was rather more offering for Liver- pool, and engagements were to a fair extent, mostly at quite steady rates. The case of the Nicaragua filibusters was resamed yesterday before Commissioner Morton. We give a report of the testimony in another column. It is quite interesting. A convention of railroad ticket agents, com- prising some sixty delegates, representing the im- portant Western roads, as well as many of the Eastern, was held in Boston on Wednesday and Thursday last, the desire being to establish such a system as would, on the whole, conduce to the benefit both of the railroads and the passengers. Some interesting reports were made respecting the Settlement of cash balances, and other matters per- taining to extra baggage, which latter was as fol- lows, viz.: that each passenger be allowed 100 lbs. over the various lines of road, and that 50 cents be the charge for every 100 Ibs. extra for each 100 miles. The amount now generally allowed is 40 Ibs. The convention adjourned, to meet at St. Louis on the 19th of November next. We learn from the report of the City Inspector that the deaths in the city daring the past week numbered 387, nameiy:—58 men, 66 women, 136 boys and 137 girls, showing a decrease of 46 on the mortality of the week previous. Of the whole namber 244 wor ten years of age and under. But 20 deaths oo- curred among the inmates of the twenty-five penal and other public institutions, exhibiting a very satis- factory sanatory condition as regards those establish. ments. Of the total deaths 7 were of bronchitis, 5 of congestion of the lungs, 43 of consumption, 20 of inflammation of the lungs, 4 of apoplexy, 6 of conges- tion of the brain, 5 of dropsy, 26 of dropsy in the head, 4 of typhus fever, 13 of inflammation of the brain, 9 of inflammation of the bowels, 3 of palsy, 10 of smallpox, 22 of convulsions (infantile) , 35 of scarlet fever, 140f croup, 5 of debility (infantile), 6 of hoop ing cough, 24 of marasmus (infantile), and 2 of measles. There were also 4 prematare births, 34 caves of stillborn, and 11 deaths from violent causes, The following is the classification of diseases:— Bones, joints, &c., 4; brain and nerves, 83; genera- tive organs, 6; heart and blood vessels, 7; lungs, throat, &¢., 111; skin, &c., and eruptive fevers, 50; stillborn and premature births, 38; stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, 56; uncertain seat and general fevers, 26; old age, 1; urinary or- gans, 2. The nativity table gives 306 natives of the United States, 39 of Ireland, 19 of Germany, 11 of England, 3 of France, and the balance of various Omrsovs News From Wasninoton.—Read our special Washington despatch. It is truly omi- nous, if ite premises touching the division of the Cincinnati delegates be correct. The pro- gramme of the anti-Buchanan cliques, in any event, is so clearly delineated, and is so per- fectly consistent in all its parts, that there can be no doubt that our correspondent has hit upon the key to the whole plot. The whole case foreshadows in very bold relief the repeti- tion at Cincinnati of the squabble and the game of 1852. Let our enthusiastic Buchanan poti- ticiwne study this subject as presented in said ‘The Effect of Peace on Trade. Trade in Europe is enjoying the anticipation of a rare era of fruitful peace. Ever since the capture of Sebastopol the tide of public opinion in France has set in strongly toward peace—not because the objects of the war were regarded as attained, but because the public generally desired to trade and make money. France has seen many eras of stock- jobving; but the one which was coevat with the establishment of the cr dit mo- bilier, and which, partially interrapted by the war, is now bursting forth with imereased and unexampled force, will pro- bably leave far behind the famous eras of the speculator Law and the Rue Quincampoix. An idea of the extent of the masia may be formed from the fact that it is understood the treaty of peace was signed on Sanday, in order that the speculators should not turn the news to improper account. There is no reason, of course, why trade should not flourish in Earope, and with it, of course, its necessary accompaniments of gam- bling im the large cities. If the French wilt give up soldiering, and the Germans beer drinking and philosophizing, and take to pro- ductive labor ; if the English will try to tara to some better account the tabor which they mituee in their factories, it is obvious that the opening of these new Danubian and Md'- terranean countries wiil afford all the adai- tions) demand that is wanted, and com- merce and industry may receive a sensi- ble extension. Nor is there any mocai reason why these things should not be done, Poli‘ical economy has made vast strides since free trade was incorporated into the Bri- tish system. Louis Napoleon is beyoad all comparison an abler economist and finaacier than his predecessors. Turkey is reaiy ror trade, and so is Austria. Americao exampl?, Europeans may say what they like, has not been thrown away upon Germany or its nsigh- bere. With the single exception of Spain per- baps, every country ia Enrope is inhabited by people who become valusbie and produstiv~ citizens bere, and who, of course, would do the same there it the laws and the government gave them the same chance. Now, too, tue ceseation of hosti‘ities will throw into the mar ket a large quantity ot labor which only need: skill and science to be converted into weattn. These Crimean armies are worth a huudred dollars a head per annum; or they would be, if they were used properly. There is, therefor, No reason why there should not be # large and solid increace in the trade of Europe. But are the French and other Europeans taking the right steps to avail themselves of their prospects? Letters tell us that anythin« like the rage for speculation now existing a: Paris was never seen before. Companies ar being formed for any and every parpose; fa- bulous capitals are being advertised; every man one meets has scrip to sell, or wants to buy. It ie, in fact, the old story over again, only intensified by the natural exhilaration felt at the prospect of peace. The cridit mo- bilier—that gigantic blunder whose succes: depends upon the fallacy that men will manage better for others than they can do for themeelves—is ineverything. It owns banks and shipe; lets out omaibuses in London, and supplies provincial towns with gas; takes con- tracts for carrying the mail on the Mediterra- nean, builds telegraphs in Turkey, and talks, itis said, of building an interoceanic railroad across Honduras. There is nothing too vast or too small, or too remote, for its attention. And it is the type of the companies which are being formed at the hour we write in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Constaatinopie and London by the hundred. Itis vain to hope for solid wealth from such enterprises. A cor- porate body has no advantage over an indi- vidual but its presumed superior wealth. Thar, in Europe, cannot always be predicated with certainty. And the corporation labors under the unparalleled disadvantage that its execu tive has interests diverse from and ofsen an tagonistic to its own, while the individual, if he have ability at all, is at least not his owo enemy. Corporations may be necessary iv every country, but they are an evil: they may subserve for a time a useful purpose more safely tothe community than individuals, bui they never can be the parents of national wealth. As peace unlocks the treasuries in Europe. and wealth resumes its flow into the old chan- nels, the French must not expect to retain it athome. Money must fiad its level; aad so long as it is worth eight per cent here, it can- not long be held at fourin Paris. If the peace be lasting, and no breach of faith or political convulsion in this country impair our national credit, the money which is essential to th: success of the present French schemes will come here. We shall reap the profit of the peace. And, unless we follow the foolish ex ample of our neighbors, our gains will be the only solid ones, Reception or Mr, Bucuanan,—The Board of Aldermen on Friday evening concurred in the resolution to tender Mr. Buchanan the hos- pitalities of the city, and voted a thousaad dol- lars to pay the expenses. This may be consi- dered as @ proper act of courtesy to a faithful ambaseedor returning from the delicate duties of @ most important mission; but the move- ment hae a wider signification, as we shall see on the occasion of Mr. Buchanan’s reception. He was to have sailed from Havre in the Ara go, on the 9th instant, and we may, therefore, look for bis arrival on Thursday or Friday next; the Havre steamers usually requiring not Jess than fifteen days for the passage. We un- derstand that his reception, apart from the hospitalities of our city fathers, will be signal- ized by a deliberate effort to reunite as “a band ot brothers,” the two factions of the hopefal democracy here, eo long divided and bellige- rent—the inside Custom House faction (as far as compatible with a decent respect for the feelings of the administration), and the out- side hard shell faction (as far as consisten' with their inveterate antipathy to Pierce and Marcy). At all events, the reception of Mr, Buchanan will doubtless be the signal for a general “firing up” of all the hostile parties and rival democratic cliques, from the White House at Washington to the frontiers of the abolition squatters and “the border ruffiame.” Perhaps Governor Wise will be present on the occasion. They talk of sending for him; but can’t the Kitchen Cabinet stop him’ Tus Greytown BomparpMent—A Heavy Bit. or Damaces.—In another column will be found « copy of the petition now prosecuting before the Court of Claims of Dr. Thomas Cody, of Greytown, for indemnification to the eespsied, aud look out for the Yrcuk ss sligad. | amount of $12,000, for the destruction of his property by the bembardment of that place in Jaly, 1854. It will be read with interest, as it gives the history aad disposes summarily of ell the arguments used in justification of that wapton act of vandalism. The sum claimed by Dr. Cody forms but a small item of the heavy bill of damages which we shall kave to poy in this matter. The aggregyte of claims srieing out of it amounts, we understand, to little short of half a million of dollars! The Vetences of Gur Citx. Every schoelvoy will recollect that when the King’s army, under General Sir William Howe, came, in the summer of 1776, to occupy the rebel city of New York, it arrived in two detachments. Tne veseels bringing the first sail ed up through the Narrows, and landed the troops temporarily at Port Richmond aad there- abouts, on Staten Island, were the Geaeral waited the arrival of his brother’s (Adqiral Lord Howe's) fleet, which brought up the remainder of the troops. It was while toes waiting, Sir William Howe learned the sizatti cant fact that he was no loager approacniag rebels, but was invading inde pendent and sove- Teign States The army being concentrated by the arrival of the Admiral, the troops ashore were imm«diately re-embarked; woers- upon the fleet, carrying the whole army, pss ed back through the Narrows, and, crosving over to the Long Island shore, landed the troops this time on the western end of that island, in Gravesend Bay, just below where Fort Hamilton now stands. It may well o# usked why the feet, which was well equippea avd fully provided—for we know what Rod- ney accomplished, a few yeare afterwards with s similar one—did not sail right up the psy, end at once attack the city from the waver Ail we-can say on thie point is, that tne Admiral was doubtless deterred from the attempt oy the knowledge that there were sume gubs very judiciously placed in battery at tbe lower point of the city, which would bear apon his fleet if he ventured on a airect attack. These guns gave to that bean- tiful spot the name it now bears, “ The Batte- ry.” The success of Gen. Howe’s march aad our consequent disasters, only relieved by Washingtou’s masterly withdrawal of our army aoross the East river, are too well kaowa to peed more than general reference to meet our present purposes. Waoat we might, how- ever, very properly for a moment dwell upon —tor it closely concerns us at this day—ie the fact that these disasters were neither to be at- tribated to any peculiar excellence of the Bri- tish troops of that time, nor to any discredita- ble deficiencies on the part of ours, tor our line —many of whom were afterwards mired in the marches of the Gowanus, where they were either lost or taken--fought as gallantly as troops ever did, but mainly to the topographi- cal features and accidents of the ground, which were allso markedly in favor of the attack that the temporary works thrown up for the defence of the position were so easily turned that they could not be held against any decided attack. Without pretending, like M. Thiers, to have studied the art of war for the purpose of writ- ing history, and moreover, without any inten- tion of carrying on a regular polemic about the defences of New York, in imitation of that which was waged some years since between the journals of the Paris press as to whether their city would be most effectually defended by 8 continuous line or by @ series of de- tached works, still we may, without incur- ting the imputation of presumption, venture to enter upon a more limited field of criticism, where we can draw some marked contrasts or point out some evident analogies, We have crossed the Fulton ferry, we have witnessed a launch at the Navy Yard, we have observed how the eastern shore of the Wallabout looks over into the docks and yards on the western— we have driven to the Central Course, to Ja- maica, to Rockaway, to Flatbush, and along the shore to Fort Hamilton—we have passed through Hellgate, and have made a trip to Fluching. The little knowledge thus gained, aud shared by thousands, enables them as well 48 us to understand a simple description, which apy one o.ce hearing can afterwards convey intelligibly to others. The geologist tells us that Long Island is but a fair type of the geological formation of all our south Atlantic coast: sands, washed and rolled up by the action of the lower cur- rents of the sea at a date which we are satisfied in regarding as quite remote, but which it would not astonish us to see a Lyell, with the simple aid of Dillworth—if he is yet authority in figures—complacently cypher out to the exact pre-Adamite year and century, forming the ridge which constitutes the island. This ridge has its gentle and long slope facing the ocean, and its steeper and shorter slope look- ing towards the Sound and East river. Its western end, terminating abruptly on the New York bay,and giving cut numerous spurs on ita northern face, affords every where easy de- bouches towards Brooklyn and down into the plains extending from Williamsburg to Flush- ing, but nowhere do these debouches rua into a single pass which our gallant boys could illustrate as another Thermopyl. Now we already appreciate the fact that an enemy landing in force aoywhere on Long Island, whether on its ocean shore or that of the Soucd, would, if his march on Brooklyn and Williamsburg were unimpeded, hold our city entirely at his mercy. That such things as have been done may be done again, is no very violent hypothesis; nor can any sci- entific calculations give assurance of satety where experience disproves their reeults. If when the Narrows and Sound were both open, the enemy preferred the land attack, can our guarding the Narrows or closing the Sound, ever #0 effectually, force him to do more if he were determinedly fixed on making an attack, and had brought ap adequate means for the purpose? We have such a wholesome dread of the batteries of a steamship that we should not at all fancy a fleet of them stealing upon us in the dead bour of sight; so that we most cordially and heartily dail all the active sug- gestions embodied in the reporte of the Secre- tary of War, and the head ot the Eagineer De- partment of the army, Colonel Totten, with which we have been fevored through a call of the Senate. The exeoution of every work so skilfully planned will, we are satisfied, con- duce Jargely to the sefety and defence of our city, and ought certainly to serve to keep an enemy’s fleet out of the waters of our harbor. We conscientiously believe that they propose nothing useless. However, in following authority which we con- | form somewhat to be wedded to, we should | be derelict to toe julgment long rendered vy our whole people that there is none higher on a military point than the opinion of a Scott, whbich—our active Mayor im his message on the sudject assures us—is strongly inclined to the necessity of having some permanent works constructed to defend the navy yaré and the city trom the dangers of a land attack. Some years ago, and ealy shortly before his death, the Duke of Wellington professed his willingness to undertake the defence of the kipgdom against a French invasion with the militia alone, but demanded the aid and as- sistance of #ll such works as the art and science of the engineer could provide or af- ford; so our own great chief, when he says that the Japa approaches on Long Island to New York sbould be defended, clearly intimates tbat he would not like to be compelled to ma- noenvge with raw troeps in a gap of ten to fif. ‘een miles wide ageinss the approach of a veteran army, for he well knows that such a ‘pace gives ample reom for all the tacticai evolutions of large armies, If a gap is wide enough to he penetrated and the prize proxi- mate, whut dread would a bold enemy have of comperatively remote works, ever 60 stroug ou eitner flank, which he could, as he advanced, What we want, and what wii: bave to be done, isto have the works staked out; and if any point is naturally so weak that temporary earth worke would not suflice to hold, then give us stone and mortar, moat an? readily mask ? countrescarp, bastion and horn work. Tue CaBrxeT ORGAN AND THE NEBRASKA Test. ~-The Washington Union returns to the task of assailing Mr. Buchanan over the shoulders of the New York Heravp. The Cabinet organ is naturally enough devoted, heart and soul, to the career of Mr. Pierce. The Senate printer would be @ monstrous ingrate were it other wise. But if the Nebraska bill constitutes the stock in trade of the President, he should give the track to Gen. Casa, and to Douglas and Richardson of Dlinois, and to a host of others, who led the way to “ squatter sovereigaty,” and gracefully retire to New Hampshire. We have advocated the re-nomination of Mr. Pierce on other grounds, and we trust they will not be overlooked at Cincinnati. It is only an ex- pert fiddler that can play “ Yankee Doodle” with the variations upon a single string. 2EB LATAST BBWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Powe eeeaeeenneennnneel Very Interesting from Washington. THE DEMOCRATIC RIVALS OF MR. BUCHANAN—THEIR STRENGTH ANO HIS DANGER—THE GaMé OF * FORESHADOWED—MR. FILLMORE AND HIS NOMIN. TION—VISIT TO THE STEAM FRIGATE MERRIMAO— AN AFFAIR OF HONOR ON THE TAPIS, BTC. WasuinGron, April 19, 1856. A shrewd, intelligent and inquisitive democrat, informs me that there are strong reacons for predicting the de- teat of Mr. Buchanan at Cioc nnati, and the repeti ion of the make-shif: game of 1844 and 1852. There are 296 electoral votes. Of these the Pierce party calculate they will have a representation of azcut a hundred, Doug’as about eighty—and their plan of ope- rations s simple enough. The nomination of Bachanan would set Douglas and Pierce aside for eight years, be- cause the South would inevitably require and get the nomination of 1860. Fight yeara! In these days of revelutions and changes eight years’ postponemen’ axe equivalent to laying # Presidential aspirant upon the shel’, among the forsile. Consequeutly, as the Pierce men will not go for Douglas, and as the Doaglas people cannot sacrifice their man for Pierce—which would be the same to Douglas as the nomination of Buchanan—it is the policy and the game of both Douglas and Pierce, first tw swamp Buchanan, and then to secure a Southern nemination, which would leave the field open for a Northern man in 1860. Pierce would perhaps prefer Hunter, from a sense of gratituce to Old Virginia; Doug jas wouid prefer a man a little further South, but not quite so far South as to bein the West—some suzh man as Cobb, of Georgia—so as to leave s clear margin for the Northwest in 1860. There are a few scattering Hunter delegates who, it is said, will vote as decoys first for Mr. Pierce; but when the nick of time comes they will lead the Pierce men into the net of Hunter and bag their game. Aud “‘Barkis is taid to be willin’.” Anything to swamp Buchanan. The spotlaman’s stethescope is also to be applied to the Buchsnaa delegates, and if a break can be made among them by @ judisious outline of a new Cabinet tao thing will be done. Plenty of time for the operations of the eappers and miners between this and the first Monday ia June. Meantime, your correspondent is widely mistaken who says that the Kitchen Cabinet of the administration are alarmed concerning those dining and wining headquar- fers set up at one of your popular Broadway hotels. They are not alarmed. On tho other hand, the sagacious fellows of the Kitchen say that this New York oyster house junta, with their luxurious eating and driaking, are dcing more to damage Buchanan than either Douglas or Pierce. For evidence we are referred to the Baltimore Convention of 1852, where the nomination of Douglas was attempted upon the platform of free liquor, and where the attempt so signally failed. Then it ts sald that if these roystering young blades take up the lead for Buckanan, the ‘old line” old fogy whigs, wao, ali over the country, have a weak side and a decided leaaing for O'd Buck, will be trightesed off by apparitions of a ‘fast’? and filibus erisg administration. Oh, n>! Mr. Cochrane will not be required to .evy upon the Castom House for an admivistration ‘‘free lunch’? on Broadway. Mr. Pierce is woo sharp for that, and works with sharper tools, Tne rece at these party conventi ns is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, or Clay, Webster and Calhoun would have never died in political exile, Remember that, A gentleman of this city has received a letter trom Mr. Fillmore, in which he states that he will inform his friends on his return in June next, what course he will pursue with reference to his nomination. ‘The Prestdent and Secretary of the Navy, together with upwarcs of one hundred Representatives and Senators, returned to the city this evening, having thoroughly ex- amined and witnessed the working of the magnificent steam frigate Megzimac, The President expressed him- relf highly delighted, as d{d also Secretary Dobbin and the Senators avd members present. The steamer leaves next week, bavirg been ordered to Havana, and from thence to Southampton and Havre. Tam informed this evening that Mr. Pryor, editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and Mr. Hughes, editor of the Riebmond Ezaminer, were expected here to-day to settie a difficulty at fifteen paces with pistols, growing out of an article written by the latter gentleman. ‘The Philadeipnia Fire and Police City Tete graph, PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 1866, The police and fire telegraph, recently erected by the city, went into operation to-day. A numberof expert- ments made in the presence of the city officers, the Chie Engineer of the Fire Department and assistants, proved highly satisiactory. Know Nothing Triumph at A’ Ga. BALTIMORE, April 19, 1856, ‘Toe Americans at Augusta, Ge., have elected their cendidate for Mayor aud nine out of the twelve Couneil- men. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHLADELPHiA, April 19, 1856, Stocks are dull. Pecnaytvanis Fives, 6354; Keading Raliroad, 45%; Long Island, 1435; Morris Canal, 141¢: Pennsylvania Railroad, 4634 STOCK SALES AT ALBANY, ALUANY, Apel 19, 1856. Stock salen to-cay:—10 shares Mechanics’ and Farmers’ Bank, 14234; 26 Commercial Bank, 128; 250 Gas Com- pang, 85. New ORtwANS, April 18, 1856, Cotton bas advanced, under the influence of the ne #x by the Baltic, ‘4c. a 3¢¢, Sales to-day 14,000 balex, Mi1- diirg is quoted at 10340. a 10540. The sales of the week foot up 66,000 bales receipts over the amunt re- ceived at the same time Inst your are 623,000 pales. Steck in port 265.000. Coffee 11%(c, Sales for the weee 7,000 bags. Stock on hand Salon to-Jey:—2,600 buskela white 4s eliow corn, 10 ga f €0 tone of Novas ‘Visit of the President and Suite to the New Steam Frigate Merrimac. Axnarouis, April 19, 1856. The President, accompanie! by his private secretary, Sidney Webster, Eaq., and the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Dobbin, arrived here last night. They were received by a committee of our citizens, and conducted to the Senate Chamber, where they were formally welcomed by Hon. Mr. Murray. The President replied in a neat (speech, which was recerved with much applause. At night the President was a guest at a grand bail given at the Naval Academy, by Capt. Goldsborough, commandant of the mation, The frolic was hept up all night with great spirit. This morning, the President and Secretary Dob- bin, eseorted by the Governor and the Secretary of State, of Maryland, proceeded to the Naval Academy on a visit of inspection, when the midshipmen went through a series of exercises. The train from Washington brought on a large number of the members of Gongresa, and the whole party em- parked on board the steamer Engineer, and proceeded to visit the new steam frigate Merrimac. As the boat ap- proached the frigate, the yarde were manned, and the President and the Secretary of the Navy were received with salutes. After the ceremonies of the reception were over, and the vessel bad been thoroughly inspected, drums were beat and the quarter deck cleared for action, and all the operations of a naval engsgement gone through with. Guns were fired singly, by squads, and by broadsides. The bands then:beatto quarters, the sijes manned, and the engagement carried on with great spirit, to the un- bounded admiration of the spectators. At the conclu- wion of the proceedings a collation was given in the cap tain’s cabin, at which champagne flowei freely. The President left at three o’ciock, when the yarde were again manned anda salute fired, and he returned with [the members fof Congrers, in theevening train, to Washington. The President and Secretary of the Navy expressed their high admiration of the strength and beauty of the Merrimac, and appeared to enjoy, witha great deal of pleasure, the ceremonies and exercises to which the visit gave occasion. Imprisenment for Seduction, Prrrspure, April 19, 1856. Wilham A. Guatrake, convicted of the seduction, un- der promise of marriage, of Misa Mary 8. Murray, a young woman employed as a compositor on one of the Gaily papers of this city, was to-day sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Western State Peni- tentiary. Louisiana Races. New Orzeans, April 18, 1856, Pryor won a three mile race against Leeompte. Yuuow Fever.—the British brig Eslipse, Captain Mitchell, arrived at Quarantine on the 18th inst. from Bahia, (Brazil,) making the passage in thirty days. The captain reporta having Jost one of his crew during the passage, of yellow fever, and that the said disease pre- vailed to some extent at Bahia when he left port. Not- withstanding the prevalence of yellow fever at Bahia, the capiain fcund no éifficalty in obtaining a clean bill of health, which he promptly presented oo his arrival in port. Those bills of health must be reliable documents! If the mere exhibition of a bill of health were to serve as & paseport to veseels 6: Quarantine, our wharves during some periods of the year would be tined with infected ves- sels and cargoes, The above case shows how much the athorities cf foreign sickly ports care for the health and a ofother ports with which they are continually having commercial intercourse. City Intelligence. A Revit oF Ovpen Times.—The schooner Searaville, Capt. Sears, which arrived at this port yesterday fram Trinidad, was loaded principally with old iron guns, and an anchor, from the remains of Spanish men-of-war that were burned in the Gulf of Paria, near the Port of gain, in 1797, atthe time they were blockaded by the British fleet. We gain the following particulars from # passen- ger cn board the Searsville, who was present during the sub-marine operations, and who has several interesting relicks fr¢m the wreck:—The American schooner Silver Key, Capt. Clark, which belongs to the Sub-Murine Diving Company cf Boston, vistted the Guif of Paria ant obtained permission from Gov. Evl‘ott, ot Trinicad, to opera‘e in that vicimty. In Chaguaramas Day. aout ten miles to the west of the Port of spain, he foued ia sbout tix fathoms of water the remains of the Spapish fleet commanded by Apocaca, at the time the English expedition under Harvey and Abererombie tailed trom Martinique for the eu’ jugation of ibe island of Trinidad, in 1797. The Spanish Vessels were five in number—four lane-cf-battle hips and one frigate—alt being perfect specimens of raval architecture, and which for better protection had been placec under cover of the guns aud sortars of the Fort of Gasparillo. When the Eoglish fleet anchored within rarge, Apodaca, perceiving the im- vossibillity of evcspe without engaging, sv; his veseels on fixe to prevent them fil.iog into the hands of the enemy. the money having heem lanced on the opposite coast. Ose of the line of-battle ships, by beirg to windward of the rest, was eventually cap'ured by the English, but four burned to the water’s edge and suck with the guns, trom the wreck of which the principal cargo of the “ears: ville is taken, consisting of avout ninety guos. Daring tLe opera‘ions, two ix pounders of brass, in a remarkable’ state of preservation, have also been rescued from the deep. Their surface was covered with pitch, and their bores were niled with the same mu- ial. ‘They preserted a bright smooth surface, having been protecied trom corrosion by the artificial covering in which they were enveloped. They are of Spanish manu- facture, having been founded in Seville, and are marked respectively bth August, 1776, and 14th April, 1777. Their weignt is 770 lbs. each. Tne timber raised from the wrecks presented wonderful specimens of preservation— pieces of pitch pine in almost pec/ect state, having re- fisted the action of the waver fr fifvy-nine years, whilst osk and otber timber, snd the iron thereto attached, were one, des'royed; copper and pitch pine having re: sisted the effect of the water a most entirely. Tae duty on this ircn, we understand, will be paid under protest; ciaiming. asthe company does, that it should be duty free, having been regained from abandoned wrecks by Amezican enterprire. It seems to us that this presents a new question, which admits of a strong argument in its vor, Tar Moon 1N A Smapow.—Those who were up early enough this morning might have seen the moon par- tally eclipsed, as the time lasted until two minutes after suprise. It began at 2 51 this morning, had {ts middle at 422, and ended at 6.54—sunrise being at 5.62. . Total duration, three hours and three miautes. Tae quantity eclipred was 83¢ digits, or rather more than t#o- thirds of the moon’s diameter, on her northerly limb, or the south side of the earth’s shadow, Sap AccipEent.—On Saturday morning, at about 10 o'clock, the son of Mr. R. V.N. Denyse, No. 440 Hud- son street, aged 7 yearr, fell from the dock, foot of Morton street, and was drowned, Every exertion was used during the day to recover the boay with grappling irons, but up toa late hour last night it had not been re- covered. He was dressed ina dark brown jacket, with gilt buttons, and drab cassimere pants. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Charleston, in the steamship Southerner —Miss A Daan, ‘Mise Judah, Mise Boswell, Master Boswell ‘ stleox end lady, LD Kinek, #28 Phtilips, ‘A Wachman and lady, Hi Hyams a Judah, ‘Miss Sheppard, 1. Boltwood, LC Brown, i Maturin and roo, Master Gardiner, © Thorae, & W Pearaull, J Biden and ladj—and 66 in the steerage. DEPARTURES. For Southampton and Bremen, in the steamship Waehing- ton—Mr H Hebrieht, New York; Mr J Krouse, lady and tw> children, Cincinnati; Mr 0 P Buebowden and indy, Russia; Mr ¥ chuideen, “ Hoore, Jr New York; Mrs Dietz, three wervant and infant, New York; MraTivy, New York; Mr B Sahimann, Annapolis; Mr B Westermann. lady and two chiidren, Miss ‘Theriot, Mrs Sturn, three cbil and servant, Mr A Gouliab and lady, Mr © 8 almark, lady, two shildren and infant, New York; Mr . Isdy and two children, Miss Schroder, Cincinnati; Master H Rehie, Messrs Tterahtein, Bokolot!, Chai!, Mr @ Kvelin, iady, infant and servant, Mr A Bunsch HY ork lady, NYork; Mr Mrs 'buckwedel, reckles. Mra © Reinhardt, New York; Mra Wilkinso Boh i Sohorrn, Mrs Henry Haha, Mrs W Feidtmano, California; Mrs T Viers, Mra del, Mrs r8 Hos NYork: Mra Joba Uampe, a0 © Prankee, Mre CG Bi |, Mire Wm berger, N York: Mrs Jo min Unicago; Mre J Kahrs, Georgia; Mra Dr Konsas; Mra H Meyer, 8 ‘Louis; Mra Kergy , Charl mrad Vel ricksoD, Bt ire K Bai Onsee, Mass; Henry Erost, Wm Harris Fredk Aarris, 0 Runterman, New York; Fr 8am, Francisoo; Morr's Levey, New York; © D Heasendi Pht'adelpbia; War Drechsler, Ft Louts; Miss Emme Fritze ‘New York; Anna Broning, ‘New Yor! |, New Yors: J H ‘Wa'breok and indy, New York; © W Slest, New York; Ro- bert Reimers, lady’ and child, New York; Jobn Hy Witte, Indy , two Mg ig? ew York; B Bruns lady, New Yerk: Huiber, Jady. oblid and infant, Pennsylvania: Joon mann, New Orleans; Peter H and lady, Ohio: Mra ‘Th Anders, St Louis; Mrs Satins, New York: Madame Maa: orell, New York: Mrs A Frederickson, Bt Louls; Mrs i Herrer, Fran. |. New York; ao Peters, Al Bay ue, Kingstou; § Priil, aud K A sirantaapn, Y ; Albert Chavantes, Ki 0; A t Louis; John Mitcktason, W'Yor! 8; ; Wm Fitchen’ St Louis; Mart'n, Wining, York; bh Schwenk, lade and infant, do; Anton Merkel, timore; Fr Tittus and child, do; 8 Vullan, Bionfrgton; Joho Pierce, ‘© Werth: LeMrxOummingn, New York? 4G Coton, Virgisiey 8 An ae #, New York: Mn, ints; T An ders. 8 Loui; Mrd H Badger New York. total, 172. For Charleston in the Btesmabip James Adger—Capt P thef- Sdary w Gerding, Cold T Brith, Thee Power’ ‘Andee sw Dickinacn, F Dunbam, Wm Burrows, Joha Ward Chea Leary, Mra Weed, J Wooden, J Pierce and lady. J Hogaett, W Mur: coh, J Chamberiain, Jno bonis, Thomas J Kosich, T B Moshiback. JH Du Puy, Dan! Rezee, 8a! Moore, F Stan, lady #nd infant; Chas Delaine, k Heeb, O Johnson, ‘A O Grover, 8 P M’Laugh in." H HM Wardlaw, BG’ Ro! Mre W R Milledge, Mise J 8 Wood, M M Ri Geihings, P W tevens, MH Chadwick. 8 W ¥mart, Ferrie P J Rykert, & Bosteux, A Brown, and § in the siser- age For Bavagnah, in tbe steamsh'p Angusta- Mrs Gusan Charn- tere, Wm Chambers, Mra Wm H Clarke, 18 @hepter. Anson Bperry, WP Low, Mra Youngs, AB Smith. Join Tuna-, k | FR A twrnd, Prige, Cantain Ox ke | F WO butler, Fe Gropy, Mig Mary Wag FO Mp Be HG 25 Religious intelligence. THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES. We give to-day the arrangement for the spring amal. vVersaries, so far 9a we cau obtain them, Some changes may be made: if that be the case, corrections will here. after be noted:— Sunpay, May 4, Mis#iONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE BROADWAY TABERNACLE== At the Taternecie, 734 P.M. New York FEMALE GUAKDIAN Sociery—At the Collegiate - R. D, church, Fifth avenue, 73; P. M. ‘Awenican Home Massion sry Socury.—Annual sermon by Rey. Dr. N.S. 8. Seman, st the Church of the Purle tans, Union square. PRESBYTERIAN BoaRD OF FOREIGN Missions.—Sermon by the Rev Dr Gurley, ot Washington, at Dr. Potta’ ofurch. 734 P. M. Socmry or Inquiry or rie Usion TaxoLocicaL Semi. NaRY,—At the Amity street Baptis: church, 73g P. M. Monpay. May 5, Speakers. Rev. Dr tivaccek, of Buffalo; Kev. Dr. er, New York; Rov. James Beecher, who is soon to set sail for Car. on, as a chaplain of chis society. UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.—At the Mercer street eburch, 734 P. M. Turspay. May 6. AMERICAN AND ForriGN CHRistiAn Union,—At the Tabere nacie, 10 A. M Nuw York Sunpay Scuoo1 UNion.—Meetings ofchildren 3P.M., at the Broscway Iuoernacle; Central Presbyte- rian church, Biocme street; Oliver street Baptist chweh; tn 'Presby eriun church, Broome street; Bay tist Tabernacle; Madison square Presby'erian om . South Dutch church, Fifth aveoue; Forty-second str Presbyterian church Rev. Dr. Hutton’s Churen, and the Thirteenth etreet Presbyterian chureb, Evening exerc ses av the Broadway Tabernacle, 73 P. M. Speakers Rey. Byron Sunderisnd, Rev, Dr. Dowling, Hon. L. 3. For New York Covonization Socizry.—At the R. D, ehurch in Lafayette pace, 74, P. M. INavGURATION OF REV P, of church History in the Uiion Theoicgical Seminary, at Dr. Acams’ church, Madir’n square, 74 P. M. ‘Wepnespay, May 7. Aspaican Tract Sociiry.—At the Tabernacle, 10 A. My [Business me-ting ut toe fract House, at 9 o'clock. | AMERICAN ConoREGATIONAL Union.—At the church of the Puritans, on Union square, 104. M. The mee! wil have special refereuce to church building in and the n Ntements iv the West. Amani Rooms, Broadway, a 10 A.M. Addresses by W. L. Gar- risop, Wendell Philips, Chas L. Reword, Lucy Stone Blackwell and Thecaore Parker. A business mee'i gat 4/. M., and an addressintha eveniog by Theodore Marker. Subject, “The interest which Northern Men have in Keeping Slavery out of Kane sas and Nebraske.”” P. faeower meeting cn Thursday at 10 A. M. and at 3 AMERICAN AND ForrIGy Binte Socery (Pantist) —at the Oliver street Baptist churca, 103, A. The meet- ings of this society wiilex eud through the entire days and evenings of May 7 ano 8. A Five Ports House or Inpvstry.—At the Tabernacle, 2 1% P.M. ‘THURSDAY, May 8, AmErican Bratz SociETY.—([The ecciety will meet at the Bibie House, at 9A. M.) Av the Tabernacle 10 A. M. AMERICAN AND ForeiGn Binte Soctery (Baptist). —Se@ ‘Wednencay. Amrrican ConGrecationaL Usioy.—Annual business meeting at 3 P, M.. Churen of tne Puricans. AMERICAN ANTI SLAVERY Soctery.—3ee Wednesday. IysTITUTION FOR THE Buinp - At the Tabernacie, 4 P, M. uM. Joe) AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION — At the Academy of Mu- sic, 7% P. M. Mr. Go.gh will make the chief address of ‘the evenirg. in cag FOR THE DEAF 4ND DuMB.—At the Tabernacle, ae P.M. COLLATION OF THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.—At the Apollo Rooms, 410 Broadway. /rot. Silliman, of Yale College, will preeide. New York AnmI-Stavery Sociery.—At the Oity Assem- bly Rooms, 7% P. M. Speakers—W. L, Garrison and Wendell Philips. Fripay May 9. M.—At tue Tabderracl rom the foreign fiela speakers. AMERICAN Barnist Home Missionary Socisry.—At the Oliver street church, 9A. M. To continue through Fri- éay and Saturday. AwEnican Systematic bENEFICENCE Sociery.— At the Ta- bernacle, 3 P. M. Lapras’ Home Mission (0d Brewery).—At the Tabernae cle, 734 P. M. Sarorpay, May 10. American Barrist @istonicar Socrery.—At the Cal Baptist church, Twenty-uhird stree:, New York, 73 P, M. Apnual address by Rev. Dr. Hewell, of Virginia. Sunpay, May 11, American Baptist Puntication Socrery.—Annusl sermon + by Rev. Dr. Idel, in the S.rcng place Baptist church, Brookiyn, 73 P. M. nals i Monpay, May 12. Awenican Baptist Pusiication Soctery.—At Oliver street church, 9 A. M. ORDINATIONS. Rey. Roswell H. Graves was ordained ass minister of the Baptist church in Baltimore en the 13th iast., and will go out as @ missionary to China in the course of » few days. Rev. W. G. Hoben was ordained as pastor of the Baptist church at Sou h Dover, N. Y., on Monday, April + Several ofthe churches ia New York were invited, im sddition to those in Putnam and Westchester. Rey. Mr. Loomis wasto be ordained at Shelburne, Mars., on the 15'h, and Prof. Park, of Andover, to preach he sermon. INVITATIONS. ‘The Fast Reformed Dutch church, Bedford avenue, near ulton avenue, Brooklyn, bave made a unanimous call n the Rev. Jacob West, of Piermont, He has uccepted the same, and will commence his labors on tho Sabbath, 27th inet. Rev. James Bolton, of this ctty, has received and a¢- cepted a unavimous call to tne Reformed Dutch church in Forcham, Westchester co., N. Y. Rev. Peter Stryker, of Khinebeck, has received and ac- cepted a unanimous call tr.m the Broome street Re- formed Dutch church, in this city. The Key. John Gray late of Ghent, has received a unanimous call from the church of Cicero, N. Y., to be its pastor. Rey. J, Ralston Smith, pastor of the Houston atreet church, has received a call {'om the Seventh Presbyterian. church in this city, which he has accepted. Rey, A. L, Brooks, of Bri’geport, Ct., haa resetved end accepted a call tothe North Presbyterian church im Chiesgo, I. It is understood at Auburn that Rev. Henry A. Nel son, of the First chureh ef that city, has sscapted the call of the First Presbyterian church in St. Louis. Rev. Mr. Dede, of Auburn, has been called to the Prea= byterian church in Skaneatelas. Rey. John Wickes, recently of Canaan, N, Y., haa deen called to the Congregation! chureh ‘in Brighton, ev, Edward Clarke, formerly of Middlefield, Mass., ccepied a call fiom the Second church in Ashfield, 8. INSTALLATION. Rev. Jonatban Ecwar:s was installed pastor of thé Plymouth church in Rochester, on Friday the 18th inst. Rey. Prof. Park, of Andover, preached the installa:ion sermon. RESIGNATIONS. Rev. A. Eldridge, tor six or seven years past the pastor of the North Congregaticnal church in New Bedford, Mars., bas tenderea resignation in consequense of im- paired healih, and tor ‘he purpose of pursuing a course ot atudy tor several years in Europe. He will leave for Eurepe sext month. Bisbop ee has sesigned the rectorship of St. Paul’s church in Burlington, Vt.. intending to devote himselt to the Episcops! Educational Institute, for whose establishment as been laboring of late, The Rey. A. A. Livermore, of Cincinnati, has r his pastora) charge in that city, on account of the state of his health. DISMISSED. me William L. Hyde has teen dismissed from Gardi+ ner, Me. Rey. Jaes H. Mervill, of Montague, Mass., has askeda Gismisrion in order to be re‘tled at Andover. DEATHS IN THE MINISTRY. Died on the 3d instant, in the village of Wext Troy, the Rev. Jacob A. Lansing, in the 64th year ot his = Mr. Lansing was for several years the if Refermed Dutch church in Wynantehill, Renssellaer county, New York, where he labered faithfully and with success. Rev. Bancroft Fowler died at Stockbridge, Mass, om the 5th. sged about 80 years. was for many years pastor at Windsor, Vt. muel H. Tolman, of Atkinson, N. H., died om t., aged 75 years. NEW CHURCHES. The North Presbyterian charch in this city, of which Rey. Dr. Hatfield 1s pastor, hes made suoh progress in- the subscription for a new church that the required sum: ot $20,000, which secures Mr. ns us dona~ el] will undoubtedly be raised before the first of lay. ‘The new first Presbyterian church in Cleveland, Ohio,. ‘was consecrated on the 17th instant, Efforts are being made to establish a Unitarian church. enc society at Malden, Maes. Rev. Mr. Elis, of Cnarles~ ton, preached on the 13th instant, toa large eongrega— tion, in the Depot Hall. Other clergymen have evgaged' to preach for the present. Tne enterprise is a wortny ne, ‘The Union Congregational Society of Porttand, Me , haa urchesed # lot on Congress street, and intend to erect & andsome church edifice, A new Preabyterian church is to be builtin St. Paul, Minnerota, by the Rev, EF. D. Nei!l’s eo: tion. Two lots have been secured, and a lecture room will be erect~ ed immediately. A Congregational church has been formed in Fonte- ville, Nebraska Territory, A new 0. 8. Presbyterian church was to be dedicated om the 16th, at Titusville, N. J. Sermon by Dr. Macdonald, of Princeton, A new 0, 8. church has been formed in Philadelphia, entitled the West Spruce S reet Presbyterian church. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The right leg of Rev. Mr. Jewett, (who was injured by being run down by a train of cars on the Nashua, N. Ht. Railroad, on the 16h iat.,) was amputated on the 16th, below the knee, chloroform havirg been administered. Tt in also rtated thi is injured in the md thet ful Prof, Jewett is s brother of Jewert, of the Smif haonien Institution, at Waahirg~ ton and ef J bn P. Jewart, of the firm of John Jawett K Co, pobie ere tor He @as, worl) wi hin eboat # you KrofggreG ba daaesoh Gallas, Upiae Brags Re tt Sxamey’s FRiEvD OCI Ak the Tebernacle, 73g P. . ‘on NTI-SLAYERY SOCIETY.—At the City Assembly « MM. AmmnicaN Home Missionary Sociery,—Atthe Tabernacle, ,