The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1856, Page 8

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1856. WWEW YORK HERALD. 24828 GORDON 8E ? PROPRIETOR «ND EDITOR @27ICE HK. W. CORNER OP KASAAT AND FULTON OTS reteset peorkaers oN TARY CORRESPONDENCE. containing comer’ 5 ‘he world: 4 wand be heer wan DoRnserOmDENTS 428 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW SVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street -Eexaxi. ADWAY THEATRE, Broadway--Famy Crncie—Ovn ey Max. Gan STBLO’S GAXDEN. Broadway—Beo Gwous—Fretivat Davearr- Tan Conscnirr. SOWSRY THRATTS, Bowery—Tue Dank Dave or rap ‘Bavoncrion—Szai0us PamiLy r BURTON'S THEATRE. Chambers ree Tis It Puarine wrrn tagen Toois—Jexny Linp Uncent Paivate Arvains, WALLavK’S THEATRE, Broadway—HosrrMoon Our vor 4 Houpay. AURA ©WEWWT VARIRTIER Froatwar Dmowew -8r. Maxy’s Kve—gwiss Corrace. Danaus or ABOADWAY VARIETIRS. (72 Sromawsy--Tus “ouvEN (@smmnu— Map or Munster. BY THE JUVENILE OOMEDLANE OOS MINSTRELS. 444 PoRmances—Nicakacua Stare Secrets. -BYSi0ri4n PER HOPE CHAPEL—Broadw: Kounrmy. ~HiawaTua, Tone Reap sy THIS EVRNING. ory BLY ROOMS, Broadway—Vocat yp Inseav- ABBEM Mmwrat Concekt or Sacamp Muric. New Yerm, Sunday, April 20, 1856, Mails for the Pacific. THE NEW YORK HERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. The United States mail steamship George Law, Captain W. L. Herndon, will leave this port to-morrow afternoon at two o'clock, for Aspinwall, The mails for Califorma and other parts of the Paeific ‘will close at one o’clock. The Nuw York Wsekiy AERALD—California edition— eontaining the latest intelligence trom ai parts of the werld, will be published at eleven o’clock nthe morning. Singie copies, in wrappers, ready fer mauling, sixpence, Agents will please send in their ordevs as early as pos- able. Tne 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 hac 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 been anrounced 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 biockade of the northern ports of Russia has been raised and the armistice has been prolonged for another brief term, to cover the time will elapse before the ratification of the treaty. here 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 “‘aremarkably mild looking 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 4c. 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 lle. per1b. 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 170c. Corn was firm, but unchanged in prices. Rye was wanted for export, and Penn- sylvania sold at 2c. Pork again advanced, sales of 2c. mess having been made at $18, and prime at $16. Sagars were again active at full prices. The news from Bahia, (Brazil,) had a tendeacy to si.tfen 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 resumed yesterday before Commissioner Morton. We givea report of the testimony in another colamn. 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 lbs. 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, namely:—-58 men, 66 women, 136 boys and 137 girls, showing a decrease of 46 on the mortality of the week previous. Of the whole number 244 wer 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, 14 0f croup, 5 of debility (infantile), 6 of hoop ing cough, 24 of marasmus (infantile), and 2 of measles. There were also 4 premature births, 34 cases 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, &e., 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 European countries and the British provinces. Omrxovs News rrow Wasninotox.—Read our special Washington despatch. It is traly 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 eo 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 equabble and the game of 1852. Let our enthusiastic Buchanan poli- ticiwne study this subject as presented in said ‘The Effect of Peace on Trade. Trade in Europe is enjoying the anticipation of @ 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 mate money. France has seen many eras of stock- jobbing; 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 imereaged and unexampled force, will pro- bably leave far behind the famons eras of the speculator Law and the Rue Quincampoix. An idea of the extent of the maaia may be formed from the fact that it is understood the treaty of peace was signed on Sandsy, in order that the speculators should not turn the news to improper account. There is no reason, of course, why trade should not flourisn in Europe, aad with it, of course, its necessary accompaniments of gam- bling in 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 labor which they mituee in their factories, it is obvious thst the opening of these new Danubian and M+d1- terranean countries wiil afford all the addr tional demand that is wanted, and com- merce and industry may receive @ sensi- ble extension. Nor is there any mora: Teason why these things should not be done. Political economy has made vast stride: since free trade was incorporated into the Bri- tieh system. Louis Napoleon is beyoad all comparison an abler economist and finaacier than his predeceseors. Turkey is ready ror trade, and so is Austria. Americao exampl, Europeans may say what they like, has not been throwa away upon Germany or its neigh- bere. With the single exception of Spain per- haps, every country ia Europe is inhabited by people who become valuabie and produstiv- citizens bere, and who, of course, would do the same there it the laws and the governmen: gave them the same chance. Now, too, tue cessation of hosti‘ities will throw into the mar ket a large quantity ot labor which only need: skill and science to be converted into wealth. These Crimean armies are worth a huudred dollars a head per annum; or they would oe, if they were used properly. There is, therefore, No reason why there should not be a large and solid increase in the trade of Europe. But are the French and other Europeans taking the right steps to avail themselves of their prospecte? 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 purpose; fa- bulous capitals sre being advertised; every man one meets has scrip to sell, or wants to buy. It is, 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 themselves—is ineverything. It owns hanks and shipe; lets out omuibuses 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 iateroceanic railroad across Honduras. There is nothing too vast or too small, or too remote, for its attention. And itis the type of the companies which are being formed at the hour we write in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Constaatinople 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. That, 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 often an tagonistic to its own, while the individual, he have ability at all, is at least not his owa enemy. Corporations may be necessary ic every country, but they are an evil: they may subserve for a time a useful purpose more safely to the community than individuals, but they never can be the purents of nationai 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 at home. Money must find its level; and 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 politicai convulsion in this count-y impair our nationai 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. Recerrion or Mr. Bucanan.—The Board of Aldermen on Friday evening coucurred in the resolution to tender Mr. Buchanan the hos- pitalities of the city, and voted a thousaad doi- lars to pay the expenses. This may be consi- dered as @ proper act of courtesy to a fuithful ambaseedor returning from the delicate duties of @ most important mission; but the move- ment has 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 his arrival on Thursday or Friday next; the Havre steamers usually requiring not Jesa 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 hopetal democracy here, so long divided and bellige- rent—the inside Custom House faction (as far ascompatible 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 ruffisns.” Perhaps Governor Wise will be preseat on the occasion. They talk of sending for him; but can’t the Kitchen Cabinet stop him? Tue Greytown BomsarpMent—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 property by the bembardment of that place in Jaly, 1854. I¢ will be read with interest, as it gives the history aad disposes summarily of all 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 pay in this matter. The aggregate of claims arising eut of it amounts, we understand, to little short of half a million of dollars! The Wetences of Gur Cite. Every schoelooy 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 vessels bringing the firat sail ed up through the Narrows, and landed the troops temporarily at Port Richmond aad there- abouts, on Staten Island, wiere the Geaeral waited the arrival of his brother’s (Admiral Lord Howe’s) fleet, which brought up the Temainder ef the troops. It was while toes waiting, Sir William Howe learned the sigait cant fact that he was no loager approachiag rebels, but was invading independent and sove- reign States The army being concentrated by the arrival of the Admiral, the troops aghore were immediately re-embarked; woers- upon the fleet, carrying the whole army, pss ed back through the Narrows, and, crossing 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 oe asked why the deet, which was well equipped and fully provided—for we know what Rod- ney accomplished, a few yeare afterwards with similar one—did not sail right up the nay, end at once attack the city from the wacer. All we-can say on thie point is, that tne Admiral was doubtless deterred from the attempt by the knowledge that there were some gubs very judiciously placed ia battery at the lower point of the city, which would bear upon his fleet if he ventured on a direct attack. These guns gave to that beau- tiful spot the name it now bears, “ The Batte- ry.” The success of Gen. Howe’s march aad ou: consequent disasters, only relieved by Washington’s masterly withdrawal of our army across the East river, are too well kaown to need more than general reference to meet our present purposes. What 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 ®@ continuous line or by a series of de- tached works, still we may, without incur- ring 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 Fiatbush, and along the shore to Fort Hamilton—we have passed through Hellgate, and have made a trip 'to Flushing. The little knowledge thus gained, and shared by thousands, enables them as well as us to understand a simple description, which any 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 ali our south Atlantic coast: sands, washed and rolled up by the action of the lower cur- renta of the se 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 ou 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 oar gallant boys could illustrate as another Thermopyli«. Now we already appreciate the fact that an evemy landing in force aoywhere on Long Island, whether ou 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 es 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 results. 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 hour of night; so that we most cordially and heartily ail 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 ekilfully planned will, we are satiefied, con- duce Jargely to the ssfety and defence of our city, and ought certainly to serve to keep sn enemy’s fleet out of the waters of our harbor. We conscientiously believe that they propose nothiang useless, However, in following authority which we con- form somewhat to be wedded to, we should errpaicd, aud look out for the Srewk sis slgad. | Smount of $12,000, for the destruction of his | be derelict to the ywigment long rendered vy our whole people that there is none higher on & military point than the opinion of a Scott, which—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 yard and the city trom the dangers of a land atteck. Some years ago, and ealy shortly before his deatb, the Duke of Wellington professed his willingness to undertake the defence of the kingdom against a French invasion with the militia alone, but demanded the aid and as- sistance of all 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 iap@ approaches on Long Ieland to New York sbould be defended, clearly intimates that he would not like to be compelled to ma- nocueve with raw troeps in a gap of ten to tif. ‘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 comparatively remote works, ever £0 stroug on eitner flank, which he could, as he advanced, ready mask? What we want, and what wil! have to be done, isto have the werke staked out; and if any point is naturally so weak shat temporary earth worke would not sullice to hold, then give us stone and mortar, moat an¢ countrescarp, bastion and horn work. Tue CapryeT ORGAN AND THE NEBRASKA Test. --The Washington Union returns to the task 0? assailing Mr. Buchanan over the shoulders of the New York Heratp. The Cabinet organ ia naturally enough devoted, heart and goal, to the career of Mr. Pierce. The Senate printer would be a 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. Cass, and to Douglas and Richardson of Plinois, 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 Dooile’’ with the variations upon a single string. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, ee eereeeemnennennnnnned Very Interesting from Washington. THE DEMOCRATIC RIVALS OF MR. BUCHANAN—THEIR STHENGTH AND 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. Wasuixaron, April 19, 1856. A rbrewd, intelligent and inquisitive democrat, informs me that there are strong reasons for predicting the de- feat of Mr. Buchanan at Cinc nati, 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 acout a hundred, Doug’as about eighty—and their plan of ope- rations is rimple enough. The nomination of Buchanan would set Douglas and Pierce aside for eight years, be- cause the South would inevitably require and get the nomination cf 1860, Fight years! In these days of revolutions and changes eight years’ postponemen’ are equivalent to laying s Presidentisl aspirant upon the shelf, among the forsils. 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 Pierse, first w swamp Buchanan, and then to secure a Southern nomination, which would leave the field open for Northern man in 1860. Pierce would perhaps prefer Hunter, from a sense of gratituce to Old Virginia; Doug igs wouid prefer a mana little further South, but not quite so far South as to bein the West—some such maz asCobb, of Georgia—so as to leave a 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 whea the nick of time comes they will lead the Pierce men into the net of Hunter and beg their game. Aud “‘Barkis is said to be willin’.” Anything to swamp Buchanan. The spotlsman’s stethescope is also to be applied to the Buchansa delegates, and if a break can be made among them by a judisious outline of anew Cabinet tno thing will be done. Plenty of time for the operations of the sappers 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- ters 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 drioking, are dcing more to damage Bachanan 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 1s said that if these roystering young blades take up the lead for Buchanan, the ‘old line” old fogy whigs, who, ali over the country, have a weak side and a decided loaaine for O'd Buck, will be frightesed off by apparitions of a “fast?” and filibus'ering administration. Ob, n>! Mr. Cochrane will not be required to 1evy upon the Castom House for an admicistration ‘free lunch’ on Broadway. Mr. Pierce is wo sharp for that, and works with sharper tools, ‘Tne rece at these party conventions {s 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. Filmore, 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 burdred Representatives avd Senators, returned to the city this evening, having thoroughly ex- amined and witnessed the working of the magnificent steam frigate Meyzimac. The Presideat expressed him- relf highly delighted, as did 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. Iam iniormed this evening that Mr. Pryor, editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and Mr. Hughes, editor of the Richmond 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. ‘he Philadeipnia Fire and Police City Tete graph, Putapetrnia, April 19, 1866. The police and fire telegraph, recently erected by the city, went into operation to-day. A number of expert- ments made in the presence of the city officers, the Chieg Engineer of the Fire Department and assistants, proved highly satisiactory. Know Nothing Triumph at A’ Ga. Batmimore, April 19, 1856, Toe Americans at Augusta, Ga., have elected their cendidate for Mayor aud nine vut of the twelve Couneil- men. Marketa. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. ParLapetpaia, April 19, 1856, Stocks are dull. Pennsylvania Fives, 6354; Heading Railroad, 45%: Long Island, 1435; Morria Canal, 1414: Pennsylvania Railroad, 46%, STOCK SALES AT ALBANY. ALUANY, April 19, 1856, Stock salen to-day:—10 rhares Mechanics’ and Farmers’ Bank, 142%; 25 Commereial Bank, 128; 250 Gas Com- pang, 86. New ORLHANS, April 18, 1856, Cotton bas advanced, under the influence of the news by the Baltic, 4c. ac. Salen to-day 14,000 bales, Mit- diirg is quoted at 10%e. a 1050. The sales of the week toot up 66,000 bales. The receipta over the amount re- ceived at the same time last year are 623,000 pales. Steck in port 263,000. Coflee 1140, Sales for the week 7,000 bags. Stock on hand 34,000 bags ALHANY, April 19, 1856. alee to-tey:—2,600 bushels white Canada wheat, #1 824: Son hern’ yellow worn, 19 g2 Kant, 66c, @ 6 re FON} n 160 tone of Nova Svante’ plas a #0 OT Jy poe toa, Visit ef the President and Suite to the New Ammarous, 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 received 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 station. 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 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 Congress, and the whole party em- barked on board the steamer Fugineer, 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 salut 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 beat to quarters, the siles manned, and the engagement carried on with great spirit, to the un- bounded sdmiration of the spectators. At the conclu- sion of the prcesedings 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 and a salute fired, aod he returned with [the members fof Congrere, in the evening train, to Washington. The President and Secretary of the Navy expreased 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. Imprisonment for Seduction, Pressure, April 19, 1856, Wilham A, Guatrake, convicted of the seduction, un- der promise of marriage, of Miss Mary 5. Murray, a young woman employed as a compositor on one of the daily papers of this city, was today sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Western State Peni- tentiary. Louisiana Races, New Oruxans, April 18, 1856, Pryor won 8 three mile race against Leeompte. Yetrow Fever.—the British brig Eslipse, Captain Mitchell, arrived at Quarantine on the 18th inst. from Bahia, (Brazil,) making the passage in thirty da; The captain reports having lost one of his crew during the pasrage, of yellow fever, and that the said disease pre- vaiied to some extent at Bahia when he left port. Not- withstanding the prevalence of yellow fever at Bahia, the capiain found no difficulty in obtaining « clean pill ot health, which he promptly presented on his arrival in port. Those bills of health must be reliable documents! If the mere exhibition of a bili of health were to serve as ‘& paseport to vessels at 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 tnorities cf foreign sickly ports care for the health and *Feltare of other ports with which they are continually having commercial intercourse. City Intelligence. A Reuict oF OLDEN Tixes.—The schooner Searaville, Capt. Sears, which arrived at this port yesterday from 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 spain, in 1797, at the time they were blockaded by the British fleet. We gain the following particalars from a passen- ger cn board the Searsville, who was present during the sub-marine operations, and who has several interesting relicks frem the wresk:—The American schooner Silver Key, Capt. Clark, which belongs to the Sud-Marine Diving Company cf Boston, visited the Gulf of Paria ani obtained permission from Gov. Eliott, ot Trinicad, to opera*e in that vicinity. In Chagaaramas bay. aout ten miles to the west of the Port of spain, be fouad ia about tix fathoms of water the remains of the Spavish fleet commanded by Apovaca, at the time the Eoglish expedition under Harvey and Abererombie railed trom Martimique for the eu" jugation of ibe island of Trinidad, io 1797. The Spanish vessels were five in number—four itme-cf-battle ships and one frigate—all being perfect specimens of raval architecture, and which for better protectin had been place¢ under cover of the guns aud mortars of the Fort of Gaspariilo, When the Eoglish fleet anchored within range, Apodaca, perceiving the im- vossibillity of eecape without engaging, se; his veseels on fixe to prevent them faldog into the hands of the enemy. the money having heem lanced on the opposite coast. Ove of the line of-battle ships, by beitg 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, from the wreck of which the principal cargo of the “ears- ville is taken, consisting of avout ninety guns. During the operations, two six pounders of brass, in & 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 ma- teria). They presented a bright emooth surface, having been protecied from corrosion by the artificial covering in which they were enveloped. They are of Spanish manu- facture, having been founded in Seville, and are marted respectively Sth August, 1776, and 14th April, 1777. Their weignt is 770 Ibs. each. Tne timber raised from the wrecks presented wonderful specimens of preservation— pitces of pitch pine in almost periect state, having re- sisted the action of the wacer fr fifiy-nine years, whilst oak and otber timber, and the iron thereto attached,.were prep des'royed; copper and pitch pine having re- sisted the effect of the water a'most entirely. Tae duty on this iron, we understand, will be paid under protest; claiming. as the company does, that it should be duty free, having been regained from abandoned wrecks by American enterprise. It seems to us that this presents a new question, which admite of a strong argument in its vor. Tue Moon in A Snapow.—Those who were up early enough this morning might have seen the moon par- ually eclipsed, as the time lasted until two minutes after sunrise. It began at 2 51 this morning, had {ts middle at 422, and ended at 6.54—sunrise being at 6.62. . Total duration, three hours and three miautes. Toe quantity eciipred was 834 ¢igits, or rather more than two- thirds of oon’s diameter, on her northerly limb, or the south of the earth’s shadow. Sap AccipENt.—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 recsver the body with grappling irons, but up toa late hour last night it had no: been re- covered. He was dressed ina dark brown jacket, with gilt buttons, and drab cassimere pants. Personat Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Charleston, in the steamship Southerner —Miss A Daan, Miss Judah, Miss Boswell, Master Boswell T sileox and lady LD Kiinek, #8 Phiilips, ‘A Wachman and !idy, H Hyams, a Judah, Miss Sheppard. 1 Boltwood, LG Brown, # Maturin and foo, Master Gardiner, © Thorae, & W Pearaull, J Biden and iadj—and 66 in the steerage. DEPARTURES. For Southampton and Bremen, in the steamship Waehing- ton—Mr H Habrieht. New York; Mr J Krouse, lady and tw> children, Cincinnati; Mr 0 P Buchowden and imdy, Russia; Mr F Hoore. Ji jew York; Mrs Dietz, three chil y and infant, New York; Mra Tivy, New York; Mr mann, Annapolis; Mr B Westermann. ‘lady and two children, Miss ‘Theriot, Mrs s' and servant, Mr A Goulieb . Mra Sturn, three children ard Py. Mr C 8 almark, lady, two shildren and tofant, Ni York; Mr H Schroeder, lady and two children, Miss Schroder, poeeeesi apd H Rehie, Messrs Ttershtein, Soxolof!, Chai!, Jady, NYork; Mr Mrs buckwedel, Mrs Henry California; Mrs T Viers, Mra O Relohardt, New York, Mrs Wilk Pe AY. Mi y ew ; Mre ins01 enyan, . Mra Beydel, Mrs ‘irs Won Sehorrn, Mrs Jon Frede- Hk, Nyork: Mra Jobn Dampe, at; Mra HY Day. airs © brankes, Mrs CG Brechtel, Mra Wm Balke, Mrs H Gane- berger, N York: Mrs Jonn Nathaps, Hanover; Mrs Wm De- mip Chicego; Mra) Kahrs, Georgia; Mra Dr 'F Frucke, Ar. Keneas; Mra H Meyer, 8 ‘Louis; Mra H Heines, Mra ‘CH Kevgy Chapieston; mraJ Velring, Minnesota; Mre'R F Frede icksob, St Louls; Mre K Engert. Williameburg; Mrs Horace Mass;Henry Ernst, Wm Harris Fredk ‘Barris, 0 A Hunterman, New York, Fr San Francisco; Morr'a Levey, New York;C D Heesenruoh, Phi'adelphin; Wai Drecheler, Pt Louis; Miss Emme Prive ‘New York; snow Broning, New York; Breckweld, New Yors; J H Wa'breok and indy, New York; © WSiest, New York; Ro- bert Reimers, lady’ and child, New York; Jobn Hy Witte, lady, two children and baby), New York; B Bruns and indy, New Yerk: Huiher, Jady. oblid and infant, Pennaylvania; Joun Frost ‘Rew Orleans; Peter Hoffman andlady, Ohio: Mra ‘Th Auders, St Lonis; Mrs Satins, New York: Madame Mas- oreil, New York; Mrs A Frederickson, Bt Loute; Mra M Nerrer, H 1, Ban’ Fransisco; q Ohne, Rebarsnion, J Sai BF Holmes, New York; F Fiske, Jr, cant, Mra Muldner, three children snd Wee elpzrongel New Yorks Gesrzn: Peters, Aibunys Jutny Mr iN |. New York; © Peters, Albany; Jucod c; 8 Pril, aud KA strantaaun, New Yorn: it bert Ckaventes, Knoxville; Ang #riro- ; John Mitoktoson, WYork, Waa NYork; bh Schwenk, times; FF, Tittus and Sat Ben: nba rer, 'J G Cowon, Virginia, T An aw York. total 172. Charleston in the Btesmnabip James Adger~Capt P shet- faornw Gersiog Colt ‘ak hw Mirower. Andro , m. Wm Burrows, Joho : rekecn’ 5 Wooden: J Plerce ang lady. J a Mur Weed Hogaott, W Mur: Mrs Wee wamberiain, Jno DPals, Thomas J "Boston, TB Wurkback. 7 H Du Puy, Dant Ravee, 8aal Moore, P stauh, lady ‘end infant; Obas Delaine, R Heeb, O Johnson, U D Todd, r ‘on’ Grover, 8 P M’Laugh in, HH Wardlaw, BG Robert § Wood, Mt Gd Gevhings, P_W Stevens, M H Chadwick. mart, Misa 8 A Ferrie, P J Rykert, & Bosteux, A Brown, and 8 in the atoer- ane For Pavannah, in the steamsh'y Angusta—Mre Susan Cham- tere, Wm Chambers. Mra Wm H Clarke, 78 &he son Bperes, WP Low, Mra Youngs, AB Smith, John Tune. it C dorreton, FR Atwood, WO Prise. Ciniain Sen ka , WO Bntler, FM Gropy, Migy Mary M Rimmerman, 3 riaiex, # Ze + Coaurat, 2 Gospel Ang FO Ip ibe yg Fogo Rel! ant THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES. We give to-day the arrangement for the spring anal. Versaries, so far 9s we can obtain them, Some changes may be made: if that be the case, corrections will here. after be noted:— Sunpay, May 4, MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE BROADWAY TABERNACLE== At the Taternecie, 734 ?. M. New York FEMALE GUAKDIAN Soctery—At the Collegiate * R.D. Certegy day avenue, 735 P. M. American Home MassionaRy Socrsry.—Annual sermon by Rey. Dr. N. 8. 8. Seman, at the Church of the Purle tans, Union square. PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF FOREIGN Missions.—Sermon by the Kev Dr Gurley, ot Washington, at Dr. Potta? efurch. 736 P. M. Socmry or Inqumy or THE Union THEOLOGICAL Saute NARY,—At the Amity #treet Baptis: church, 73g P. M, MonDAY. MAY 5, SEAMEN’S FRIEND <OciEIY.—At the Tebernacle, 7} P. M. Speakers. Rev. Dr ticacock, of Buffalo; Hey. Dr. Jovl Parker, New York; Rov. James Beecher, who is soon to set sail for Car on, a+ a chaplain of chis sosiery. UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,—At the Meroer street church, 734 P. M. Turspay. May 6. AMERICAN AND ForeiGy Cunistian Usion.—At the Tabere mer Vou 4 1 Msotings of children Naw York Sunpay Scuoo1, UNION.— l 3 P. M., at the Broscway ‘Juoernacls; Central Presbyte- rian church, Biccme street; Oliver street Baptist church; 7tn Presby erieu chucch, Broome street; Baj tist Tabernacle; Madison square Presby’erian church; South Dutch church, Fif-h avenue; Forty-second #1 Presbyterian church Rey. Dr. Hucton’s Churen, and the Thirteenth street Presbyterian church. Evening exerc ses a. the Broadway Tabernacle, 7% P. M, Speakers—Rey, Byron sunderiand, Rev. Dr. Dowling, Hon. L. 3. Fos'er. New York Covonization Socizty.—At the R, D, ehurch. in Lafayette p ace, 74 I. M. InavGURATION OF Kev Dn. Hitcncock, as Professor of church History iu the U:ion Theolcgical Seminary, at Dr. Acams’ church, Madin' n square, 75 P. M. Wepnespay, May 7. AMPRICAN TRACT Society.—At the Tabernacle, 10 A, M. [Business me-ting ut toe Cract House, at 9 o'clock. } AMERICAN ConcrEGationaL Usion,—At the church of the Puritaps, on Union square, 10 A.M. The meeting + wil have special refereuce to church building in Kansas and the new sett ements in the West. AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SociEry.—At the City Assembly - Rooms, Broadway, a 10.4. M. Addresses by W. L. Gar- rison, "Wendell Philips, Chas. L. Reword, Lucy Stone Blackwell ana Thecaore Parker. A business meeti gat4/. M., and an addressinthe eveniog by Theodore Parker. Subject, “The interest which Northern Men have in Keeping Slavery out of Kane sas and Nebraske.”” p Adjourned meeting cn Thursday at 10 A. M. and at 3 AMERICAN AND FoREIGY BIDLe SocteTY A Joni Borel the OLver street Bavtist churca, 103g A.M. The meet- ings of this society wiil ex end through the entire days and evenings of May 7 ano 8. Five Points House or Inpvstry.—At the Tabernacle, 2° Pp. M. Ammnican Home Missionary Society.—Atthe Tabernacle, . 1% P.M. ‘THURSDAY, May 8, AMERICAN BILE SOciETY.— [The ecciety will meet at the - Bibie House, at 9A. M.) Av the Tabernacle 10 A. M. AMERICAN AND ForgiGy Binie Soctery (Baptist).—Seg Wednesday. AMERICAN CoNGREGATIONAL Usion.—Annual business meeting at 3 P. M., Churen of tne Puritans. AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SocteTy.—3ee Wednesday, InsrirvTION FoR THE BuND - At the Tabernacle, 4P, M. AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION — At the Academy of Mu- sic, 734 P. M. Mr. Go. gh will make the chief address of the evenirg. “ Aerio FOR THE Dear axD Dump.—At the Tabernacle, 34 P.M. COLLATION OF THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.—At the A) Rooms, 410 Broadway. rot. Silliman, of Yale will preeiée. New York ANTI-Stavery Sociery.—At the Oity Assem- bly Rooms, 7% P. M. Speakers—W. L. Garrison and Wendell Phillips. Fripay ay 9. F. M.—At tue Taverracie, 10 A. M. Several from the foreign fiela are expected te be speakers. Amenicay Baprist Home Missionary Sociery.—At the Oliver atseet church, 9 A. M. To continue through Fri- day and Saturday. American SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE SocieTy.— At the Ta- bernacle, 3 P. M. Lapiss’ Home Mission (O:d Brewery).—At the Taberna- cle, 134 P. M. Saturpay, May 10. American Barmist distonicat Socrery.—At the Cal Baptist church, Twenty-ihird stree:, New York, 734 P, M. Annual address by Rev. Dr. Hewell, of Virginia. Sunpay, May 11. . pages rire we eta Socrery.—Annual —— t yy Rev. Dr. Idel, in the S.rcng place Baptist church, Brookiyn, 73g P. M. pls Ps Monpay, May 12. Amxnican Baprist PusucaTion Socery.—At Oliver street church, 9 A. M. ORDINATIONS. Rev. Roswell H. Graves was ordained as a minister of the Baptist church in @eltimore on the 13th iast., and will go out as ® missionary to China in the course of a 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 in New York were invited, in 1 ddition to those in Putnaa and Westchester. Rev. Mr. Loomis wasto be ordained at Shelburne, Mars., on the 15th, and Prof. Park, of Andover, to preach he sermon, INVITATIONS. The Fast Reformed Dutch church, Bedford av-nue, near ‘ulton avenue, Brooklyn, bave made a unanimous call n the Rey. Jacob West, of Piermont. He has xccepted the same, and will commence his labora on the Sabbath, 27th inet. Rev. James Bolton, of this clty, has received and ae- cepted a unapimous call to tne Reformed Dutch chureh in Forcham, Westchester co, N. Y. Rev. Peter Stryker, of Rhinebeck, has received and ac- cepted a unanimous call trim the Broome street Re- formed Dutch church, in this city. The Rey. John Gray late of Ghent, has received @ unanimous call from the church of Cicero, N. Y., to be its pastor. Rey. J. Relston Smith, pastor of the Houston street church, bas recelved « call {om the Seventh Presbyterisn. church in this city, which he has accepted. Rey. A. L. Brooks, of Bri’geport, Ct., has reselved end accepted s call to the North Presbyterian charch im Chiesgo, Il. It is understood at Auburn that Rev. Henry A. Nel- son, of the First chureh ef tbat city, has ascapted the call of the First Presbyterian church in St. Louis. Rev. Mr. Deda, of Auburn, has been called to the Pres- byterian church in Skaneatelas. Rey. John Wickes, recently of Canaan, N. Y., has been called to the Congregation! church ‘in Brighton, Rev. Fdward Clarke, formerly of Middlefield, Mass., bas accepted a call fiom the Second chureh in Ashfield, 6. INSTALLATION. Rev. Jonatban Ecwar:s was installed pastor of thé Plymouth church iv Rochester, on Friday the 18th inst. Rey. Prof. Park, of Andover, preached the installs;ion sermon. RESIGNATIONS. Rev. A. Eldridge, tor #ix or seven years past the pastor of the North Congregational church in New B-dford, Mass., bas tenderea resgvation in consequense of im- paired healih, and tor ‘he purpose of pursuing a course ot study tor severel years in Europe. He will leave for Europe sext month. Bisbop Hopkins has resigned the rectorship of St. Paul’s church in Borlington, Vt.. invending to devote himseli to the Episcops! Educational Institute, for whose establishment he has been laboring of late. The Rev. A. A. Livermore, of Cincinnati, has ri his pastoral charge in that city, on account of the state of his health. DISMISSED. Rev. William L. Hyde has been dismissed from Gardi+ James H. Merrill, o/ Montague, Mass., has askeds Aismisrion in order to be re‘tled at Andover. DEATHS IN THR MINISTRY. Died on the 3d instant, the village of We:t Troy, the Rev Jacob A. Lansing, in the 64th year ot his age. Mr. Lansing was for several years the pastor of Reformed Dutch chureh 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. He was for many years pastor at Windsor, Vt. Rev. Samuel H. Tolman, of Atkinson, N. H., died om the 24 inst., aged 75 years. NEW CHURCHES. The North Presbyterian church in this city, of which Rey. Dr. Hatfield 1s pastor, hes made snoh in: the subscription for ot $20,000, which sec tion, ‘will undoubtedly be raised May. ‘The new first Presbyterian church in Cleveland, Ohio,. was consecrated on the 17th instant, Efforts are being made to establish a Unitarisn church. ed on the 8th fastant, to largo: eoagvops. ton, preached on inet a or tion, inthe Depot Hall. Other clergymen ‘Dave eone 10 preach for the present. Toe enterprise is a worthy ne. ‘the Union Congregational Society of Portland, Me , hag urchesed a lot on Congress street, and intend to erect & andsome church edifice, A new Presbyterian church {s to be built in St, Paul, Minnerota, by the Rev. F. D. Neill’s eongregation. Teo lots have been secured, and « lecture room will be erest- ed upmediately. A Congregational church has been formed in Fonta- ville, Nebraske Territory. ‘byterian church was to be dedicated om t Titusville, N. J. Sermon by Dr. Macdoaald, of Princeton. A new 0. S. 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. I. Railroad, on the 16:h iat.,) was amputated on the 16th, below the knee, chloroform havirg been aduileistered. It is also etated that he is injured in the and thet bia recovery is doabtful Prof. Jewett is rather of Pref. Jewert, of the Smi haonien Institution, at Waahirg. ten, anoutd hn Pe Jewett, of fue firm of Jshn P Jewert Co, pohie ere ot B ton He was, words w! hin abot © your, Vrviggpog bp Ambesss Gollege, Ehie> pags Re 4th a generous dona- before the first of