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The steamship Illinois arrived yesterday after- noon from Aspinwall, bringing the mails, passen- gers, and $2,000,000 in treasure, which left San Francisco on the 5th April, aleo our files of Panama papere to the 10th instant, the latter containing the maelancholy details of the deplorable massacre of American citizens which took place on the Isthmus on the 15th, with a more full account of the plunder and wholesale robberies which followed than that given in the Henaxp of yesterday. We publish these accounts this morning, together with a copy ‘of the protest which Colonel Totten, chief engineer of the railroad company, addressed to the Governor of Panama, sgainst the conduct of the natives and police on the occasion. In his reply Governor Calvo assures Mr. Totten that full protection shall in future be afforded to passengers and their baggage. E/ Panameno, the native news- paper organ, disposes of the tragedy in a few words. 3 cays that an unfortunate “ accident,” which it hoped would not be repeated, had occurred. The news from Central America has created a great excitement at Washington. The following prompt and decided reply from the Secretary of the Navy to a telegraphic despatch of Mr. W. H. Aspin- wall, chows that he is determined to afford protection when needed to American persons and property. ¥t was written on his being advised of the riots of the natives of Panama:— Wasnincroy, April 30, 1856. ‘Telegrayhic orders wilbesmmt to the Fulton, at Pen- enoola, to touch at Aspinwall in her cruise, so soon as abe cc. J.C, DOBBIN. The new steam frigate Merrimac will, it is said, be ordered to proceed to the Pacific without delay. ‘We find, also, that the sloop of war St. Mary's was at Guayagail on the 31st ult., and would leave for Panama on the 15th inst. She was daily looked for at last accounts. In addition to these demonstra- tions, Mr. Herbert, of California, offered in the House of Representatives yesterday a resolution in- structing the Committee of Foreign Affairs to in- quire into the facta of the case, with the view of protecting hereafter our citizens while crossing. The interference of France and England in the quarrel between Nicaragua and Costa Rica will be brought up in Congress probably to-day, by Mr. Homphrey Marshall, of Kentucky; and we are in- formed by our Washington correspondent that the Know Nothings held a caucus in that city last night to consider the propnety of adopting some specific action, as a political party, with regard to the Cen- tral American question. The news from California is unimportant. Busi- ness prospects looked gloomy in San Francisco, and the unprecedented dry weather had left the majority of the miners without water, and necessarily without work. The gold product must, conse quently, be small for a few months to come. In Oregon and Washington Territories the diffi- eulties with the Indians seemed to be rather on the increase, and the red men were becoming more daring. A party of about eight hundred had at- tacked the Cascades, in Northern Oregon, and burnt down the place, together with the steamer Mary: Two or three engagementa had taken place, in which the Indians were compelled to retreat to the Motintains, with considerable loss. We have advices trom the Sandwich Islands to the Ist of March. They contain nothing of special importance. Mr. Lee, former Plenipotentiary to the ‘United States, had arrived at Honolulu. The steamship Ericsson, Capt. Lowber, which left Liverpool 16th inst., arrived at this port last even, ing. Her advices have been anticipated by the rapid passage of the Persia. We have received files of Great Salt Lake papers up to January 30—one month later‘ than previous dates. They contain little of interest to outside barbarians. ‘The Maryland Democratic State Convention met in Baltimore yesterday, and elected Walter R. Mit- ~cbell and Henry Goldsborough elestors from the Btate at large to the Cincinnati Convention. Bucha- man was recommended as the candidate for the Pre- sidency by a vote of 81 to 9. The old line whigs, in convention at Baltimore yesterday, passed resolutions endorsing the Ken- sucky Know Nothing platform, and deprecating the introduction of religion into politics. In the case of Louis Baker, on trial for the mar der of William Poole, Judge Strong yesterday dis- charged the jury, and postponed the trial till the first Toesday in June, in consequence of the illness of one of the jurymen. The Police Commissioners met yesterday, and heard testimony upon charges brought against several policemen for dereliction of duty. Among those on trial was Captain Walling, of the Eighteenth i John P. Kennedy, one of the Commissioners of Emigration, stated, at the meeting of the Board yesterday, that om Tuesday afternoon some three hundred runners came in a steamboat to the Castle Garden’ depot, and announced their intention of tearing up the pier and destroying the fence and dock, in accordance with the resolution passed by Ahe Common Council, empowering the Street Com- missioner to perform that work. Not supposing the Mayor would sign the ordinance, Mr. Kennedy ways he was unprepared; but on,eeeing the boat arrive he immediately started off, and procured an A4njunction from Judge Duer. On returning to the Garden he found a portion of the fence down, and eeveral spiles out of the pier pulled away; and engaged in the work was a Coun Hy 1 3,643 emigrants arrived waking 17,232 so far this year. The indebtedness during the present year, of the Commissioners to the bank is $92,386 51. The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to about 2,000 a 2,500 bales. The market cloced with- out change i prices. Flour was without change of moment from the previous day’s quotations, while there wes rather more doing. Wheat ranged from $t 60. a$1 70 a $1 804 for Southern red and prime white. Corn was in fair demand, with sales for dis- tilling at 57c. a 60c., mixed at 60c. a 624c., and yel- low and white at 62}c.a65c. Rye was quiet and nemsinal. Pork sold at $1950 a $19 75 for mesa, chiefly at the inside figures. Sugars continued in fair activity, with sales of about 1,000 hhds., chiefly Cuba, at prices ranging from 7c.a 8c. Coffee was tolerably active. The sales embraced 1,500 bags Rio and a cargo of 1,700 do. St. Domingo, per Ar- cade, from Jacmel, for export, at terms stated in ancther column. Freights were inactive, while rates were without change of moment. Innportant from Nicaragua. In looking over the copious details of the exciting news which we published yesterday from Nicaragua, we observe that there are several remerkable things in it worthy of spe- cial observation. The first of these is the reported victory of Gen. Walker at Rivas, The facts appear to be these. The Costa Ricans had invaded Nicara- gua—had established themselves, two thou- sand strong, in the little city of Rivas, in the heart of the State. Here they were attacked by Walker with six hundred men; but after a bloody and protracted struggle, Walker left the place still in the possession of the Costa Ricans, El Nicaraguense, the organ of Gen. Walker, eaye:—“Gen. Walker, on his depar- ture from Rivas, was compelled to leave a portion of his wounded—declared mortally wounded by the surgeons—in one of the churches. These men were butchered by the Costa Ricans in the most cold-blooded man- ner.” This statement, under the authority of Gen. Walker, throws a shadow over his vic tory. From the proclamations of the Costa Ricans, and their butchery of the Santa Rosa prisoners, Walker must have apprehended the fate of the men, wounded or otherwise, falling into the hands of the enemy at Rivas. In this view, the fact that he was “compelled to leave” @ portion of his wounded behind is suggestive of the paramount necessity of saving the nu- cleus of his army. Walker, however, appears to have been strengthened with sufficient rein- forcements for immediately resuming active offensive operations with prospects of success, The next notable feature in the news is the correspondence between the Londen Foreiga Office and the Costa Rican agent, Wallerstein, evidently a German, upon the subject of a supply of British muskets to Costa Rica. Me. Hammond, of the Foreign Office, says:—“I am di- rected by the Earl of Clarendon to acquaint you that, having referred to the War Department your letter of the 12th ult, requesting that a small eupply of arms may be furnished to the government of Costa Rica, his lordship has been informed by that department in reply, that 2,000 emooth bore muskete, (nittons,) which are not so highly finiehed as the line pattern mus- kets of 1842, can be supplied for this service at £1 38. each; or, if it should be preferred, 2,000 of the line pattern muskets of 1852 can be farnished st 56s, 84. each.” And Wallerstein, ia one of his despatches to Costa Rice, says:—“When I was telling Lord Clarendon that Costa Rica already had an army of 800 men on the frontier of Nicaragua, he was much pleased, and said, ‘that was aright step;’ and I am persuaded that my hav- ing made that insinuation is one of the reasons for giving us the muskets. The questions pending between this country and the United States are very complicated, but there will be no war, for this reason, that the gentlemen in the great republic observe that although the British nation do not boast or say much on the subject, they are determined to punish the Yankees very severely for the least insult to the national honor.” Now, we have to remark that Lord Claren- don’s price for those old emooth bore muskets ~five seventy-five ($5 75)—looks very much like a shave. George Law could farnish any quantity of United States old fashioned mus- kets by the thousand, at two dollars a piece. Kossuth, when here, in view of another revolu- tion in Hungary, actually contracted for seve- ral thousand at that price. pring the Mexi- can war, among the arms captared by the American forces, in the various battles with the enemy, were quite a number of the old English Tower muskets; and we believe that, for years past, from Mexico down to Cape Hora, Old England, among all the fighting Spenish- American republics, has found good markets and o ready eale, at exorbitant prices, for the old, condemned and obsolete firearms of her home arsenals, Our enterprising fellow-citi- zen, George Law, should at once strike in for a share of this lucrative traffic in old muskets, matchlocks and horse pistols. Why should John Bull have the monopoly in this branch of the hardware business, when we oan furnish better materials at half price? In a diplomatic view of the late proceedings of the English in Nicaragua, we do not know how to make of them a casus belli, considering the position of our own sdministration to the Walker government. Marcy has not recog- nized Walker’s authority; but has substantially pronounced him an outlaw and a filibuster. So, too, of the non-combatants in the employ of the Transit Company at Virgin Bay, so un- ceremoniously shot down by the Costa Ricans. In the correspondence between the chiefs of the Transit Company and our government last winter, Mr. Joeeph L. White expressly declared that the Company owed its allegiance to Gen. Walker. The slaughtered Awericans, there- fore, in the service of the Company at Virgin Bay, must, we fear, be avenged by Walker; for we apprehend that Marcy will pronounce them as having sacrificed their rights to protection as.citizens of the United States, in entering the service of » company under allegiance to Walker. We should like to have the views of General Case, in the Senate, upon this Central Ameri- can imbroglio. The British have certainly a busy finger in the pie; but considering the re- lations subsisting between Marcy and Walker, we do not perceive how our home squadron can interfere, Still, itstrikes us that we ought to be doing something. Will Gen. Cass en- lighten us? We should, also, like to learn what has be- come of all the available vessels of our navy, that not one of them cam be found in the waters on either side of Central America at this crisis? A renplotion of inquiry offered ia Coogrom NEW YORE HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1856. upc n the subject, might, perhaps, be useful to the s ministration. We are afraid thet Mr. Pierce, of late, has forgotten everything else in the line of his - ficial duties, except the g: me for the spoils aid the succession at Cin- cinnati. ‘he Seward League in the Tabernacle—Their Programme for the Campaign. ‘We publiched yesterday a report of the pro- ceedings of the mass mee'ing of the Seward Holy Anti-Slavery Alliance of Tuesday even- ing in the Tabernacle, At this anti-slavery love-feast, there were old party birds of every feather, Benjamin F. Butler, the right hand man of Martin Van Buren in the days of the Albany Regency, being President. Our politi- cal readers, especially of the old defunct whig party and of the distracted and divided demo- cracy, will find the speeches and the reeplutions of thie Tabernacle demonstration very interest- ing; and perhaps, to many weak and wavering minds on the nigger question, very conclu- tive and satiefactory. Certainly, there can be no longer any room for doubt that these nig- ger worshippers are prepared for almost any concessions upon men and upon principles, in order to secure the popular vote of the North upon the main issues of the Kansas question and the spoils. The Seward Alliance, in view of the fend which has sprung up at Washington between the Pierce and Douglas cliques against the Buchanan wing of the ‘‘flerce democracie,” and in anticipation of a blow-up or another fizzle in consequence, at the Cincinnati Con- vention, have recently plucked up courage aud have resolved to go into the fight in earnest. In tact, from the increasing symptoms of a re- gular row and another collapse upon some small potato at Cincinnati, the Sewardites are beginning seriously to calculate, not only upon the probabilities of carrying up the Presiden- tial issue to the House of Representatives, but upon the chances of an election by the people, by the next thing to a clean sweep of the Northern States, To accomplish this desirable result, we have reason to believe that the first wish of the Se- ward league, in reference to the democratic party, is the re-nomination of General Pierce. They have found it @ matter 80 easy through. out the North, during the last two years, to form the most overwhelming fusions against him, that many of the nigger worshippers fully believe that with eome such man as Fremont against Pierce they would leave the New Hamp- ehire candidate hard aground in South Caro- 1 ina. Another bright idea appears to have beea adopted as @ leading feature of the new Seward coalition programme. We understand that circular has been issued among them, recom mending, as far as possible, an active, metho- dical organization upon the basis of the wealth of the North, and urging, to this end, all proper diligence and industry for the enlistment of our wealthy Northern citizens in the party whose policy is to be limited for the present to “Freedom for Kansas.” Take this feature of the new Seward plan in connection with Col. Fremont and his Mariposa principality of mil- lions untold in value, and we have the ciroum- stantial evidence to warrant the presumption that the nigger worshippers intend to meet in Philadelphia in June, not for the purpose of organizing a party merely, but for the delibe- rate object of an earnest struggle, agitation and hard cash included, to carry the Presiden- tial election. There are yet plenty of time, sufficient causes, and an abundance of loose materials, of all parties, for two er three tickets, upon which to make not only a most exciting, but a very doubtfal contest. Hence the rising hopes and courage of the anti-slavery alliance. The Tabernacle meeting indicates pretty broadly the policy and platform of the Philadelphia Sewardite Convention. Tue Massacre at Panama.—This frightful affair, although not so serious in its results as firat reported, has excited intense feeling in the community. According to the additional particulars which we publish this morning, the massacre was wholly the fault of the local au- thorities, They even implicate some of them im the wholesale and brutal robberies that took place. Ifthese statements are substan- tiated, there is only one course for our goverrg ment to pursue. The unfortunate individuals whose lives were sacrificed cannot of course be restored to their families and friends; but the amplest pecuniary satisfaction can be de- manded and exacted from New Granada. We shall see how far the “panoply of the American flag” will avail our citizens in foreign coua- tries. Tue Accessory Transit Company.—tIo an- other column will be found a statement of the affairs of the Accessory Transit Jompany, and of its controversy with the government of Ni- caragua, by George F. Alden, Esq., one of the commissioners appointed to examine into its affairs. This document exposes in a forcible light the character of the transactions of the association so far as they related to their responsibilities towards the government from which they held their charter of incorporation. Whatever may be thought of the impradence of General Walker’s taking such decisive ateps against the company at so critical a conjunc- tare as the present, no one can say that the punishment which has fallen upon the latter is not richly merited. Mr. Alden states that not only have the association violated all the ob- ligations of good faith towards the State, but the whole of their proceedings have been marked by 4 spirit ofchicanery and a consis- tent determination to evade inquiry into their affairs, which showed that they never at any time had any intention of felfilling them. We preeume the company will reply to the Nicara- guan commissioner. Vv Wixorr att Ricut 1x Lonpox—The Chevalier Henry Wikoff is one of those persons who can- not be put down. He, like many other Anglo- Saxons, won't stay dowa. He has lately sp- peared in London, in the suite of the Ameri- can Minister, as one of the honored guests at ® grand dinner given by the Lord Mayor to the representative of the United States, Mr. Dallas, The Chevalier Wikoff is an extraordi- nary man. He goes to London some yearseince, falls in love with an heiress, Miss Gamble, pro- poses to her, follows her over Europe, and final- ly winds up his suit in prison at Genoa. Here he is persecuted without stint by the English gov- ernment, bat is finally released and visite the United States, where he writes his remarkable book on European diplomacy, w.ich ie not un- like love in the respect that it is tortaous and uncertain. While engaged fy, this work, he is found out by the Lord Mayor, and invited toa great feast at the Mansioy, House. Wikoff has turned up tramps age%in, and we shall hear from him. Vive Wikft! F1oNs oF THE Trurs.—On the 17th of April of last year the New Yorx Huratp contained thirty-three columns of advertisemente, which numbered ose thousand and two hundred. That was the largest number of advertisements which amy one paper contained during that year, and a much greater number than had ever been published in any other journal io the United States. On Tues¢ay morning last the Henaxp contained thirty-four and one- third columns of advertisements, numbering one thousand four hundred and forty-three. This increase in our advertising patronage in twelve months is a fair indication of the suc- cess and progress of the Henan, while at the same time it exhibits the increase and pros- perity of this great and growing city. 2HEBLATBOST NBWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Very Interesting tram Wi EPFROT OF THE NEWS FROM NICARAGUA AND PA- NAMA— MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT OF OONGRESS— ‘VESEBLS OF WAR OLDERED TO ASPINWALL AND THE FPACIFIC—THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION THE TOPIC OF THE DAY—FRESIDENTIAL SCHEMES, BTO., BTC. ‘Wasumoron, April 30, 1856. ‘There was intense excitement here to-day, produced by the intelligence from Nicaragua and Panama. John P. Heiss, who was sent out with despatches from our go gernment to Colonel Wheeler, arrived here this eveniog. Iam informed he brings importent despatches from Cen: tral America. It is underatood here now, that no new Minister in place of Colorel French, will be recetved by our government, ‘The subject of the Panama massacre was taken up io the Heuse, Mr. Herbert’s res slution, instructing the Com mittee on Foreign Relations to inquire what further le- gislation is necessary to protect our citizens while in transitu, will be considered and reported on without aelay. The promptness of Mr. Herbert in thie matter de- serves much praise. So soon as Colonel Ward’s report of the riot at Panama is received, @ strong naval force will be ordered to that point to demand and enforce antisfac- tion. The Merrimac, which was des\ined for the Mediter- ranean, will proceed to the Pacific. ‘Mr. Davidge, President of the Pacific SteamshipCom- pany, having sent a telegraphic despatch to General Lave, cf Oregon, relative to the riots at Panama, the lat- ter this evening called on President Pierce, eommuni- cating the request of Mr. Davidge that a vessel of war be went to Avpinwall fur the p:otection of the Americans there, and re ed assurances that the matter would be attended to the least possible delay. There will probably be . Cabinet consultation on the subject to- morrow. We learn that the Secretary of the Navy has already ordered the United States steamer Falton to proceed forthwith from Pensacola to Aspinwall. Hon, Humphrey Marehall will shortly offer a reselu- tion, calling for icformation whether the English and French governments aided Costa Rica in her contest with Nicaragua, Mr. Peck, of Michigan; Mr. Evans, of Texas, and Mr, Keitt, of South Carolina, will follow up General Quitman and support bis views in favor of abolishing the neu- trality laws. The-sad news from Pansma strengthens Gen. Quitman’s pesition. The American party in Ocngress are now holding a caucus to discuss the Panama riots and determine on the prepriety ct adopting, aca plank in their platform, the abolition of the neutrality laws. Tlearn that there is probable solution to our Cen- tral American difficoliics with England, You, of course, know that the troubles with Eogland are threefold—first, the enlistment; second, the Mosquito; and third, the Bay of Islands question=the two latter growing out of the Clayton: Bulwer treaty. The Mosquito question, it is expected, will be settled without much difficulty. Indeed, General Walker is set- tlirg that as rapidly as 1t can be settled. The Bay of Inlends question is more difficult; but I understand that Hondaras has taken the initiative, and has sppoint- ed Victer Herran, who is now the Minister of that repub io in Paris, special Enyoy to London; and that it has also appointed Leon Alvarado Minister to Washington, to succeed Barrundia, who died here some time ago. These two inisters, I am informed, have reSeivei in- structions to make # proposition to the American and English governments by which the Bay of Islands shall be ceied back to Honduras. The proposition is so fair that it seems impossible for either government to refase their consent to it. This would remove the difficulty. The year 1856 seems to be the year of general pec'3::- tion, ‘This week opens up the Presidential ball with more spirit than has heretofore been manifested in it. The hearty receptions which have greeted Mr. Buchanan on his return home, have seriously alarmed the supporters of Pierce, and that gentleman feels stimulated with in- creased spirit to carry out his threat made to Senator Dougias, that if he (Pierce) “was not nominated, no Northern man should be.” The friends of Hunter and Wine appear animated to-day with new hope of the nomi- nation falling to one of themselves, from the fast that it is well understood and agreed, in the event of Pieroe no: receiving & nomination, that his friends will go to Hunter, and Buchanan’s te Wise. Iu thie way, a nomi- pation is expected to be secured to a Southern man. Meanwhile, the friends of Douglas are active and confi- dent, freely asserting that if a Ghoice fails to be had be- tween Douglas, Buchanan an4 Wise, that a selection will be mace in the person of & well known Northern man, whose claims have not as yet been pressed with ay ‘vigor by his friends. ‘This week promises to be fruitt 5 of echemer, plots and counterplots; “the battle goes bravely on.” Mr. Kennett, from the Committee of Commeree, report- eda bill today appropriating four hundred and five thousand dollars for remcving snags, rocks, etc., from the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohis and Arkansas rivers. The correspondence called for ‘by Mr. Foster, in rela- tien to the costume of our ministers and dip!omatic sgents abroad, and which will be sent to Congress ina day or two, will furnish some rich disclosures as to the working of Marcy’s ‘block circular.” It will comprise the letters which passed between the Secretary of Ste and Henry 8. Sanford, Chargé a’Affairs at Paris, and Mr. Mason, our Minister. The call, I understand, was instigated by Mr. Banford, who doen not suppose he will be injured by the exposures therein contained. I am in- formed that Marcy wriggled a little before he would con- sent to disgorge thore valuable paperr, but Cushing and Davis said “ Yea,”’ Mr. Du Boise, the new Misister from the Netherlands, arrived this evening, and is stopping at Willard’s. Maryland Whig State Cenvention. Bartmors, April 30, 1656. ‘The Old Line Whig State Convention reassembled to- dey, and passed resolutions endorsing the platform .{ the whigs of Kentucky, and deprecating the introduction of religion into politics. The different counties through- out the State were requested to send delegates to the Convention to be held in July, to decide finally the course to be pursued by the whigs of Mary’and. Maryland Democratic State Convention. Bartmore, April 30, 1856. ‘The Democratic State Convention met to-day, and elected Walter R. Mitchell and Henry Goldsborough electors from the State at large. Resolutions recom- mending James Buchanan as the candidate for the Pre- sidency were passed by a vote of 81 to 9. ‘Token of Amity from England. Nonporx, Va., April 30, 1856. GP, R. James, Eaq., the British Consul at this place, bas reocived directions from Lord Clarenden to dis- iribute $1,000 among the benevolent institutions having in charge the widows and orphans of those who died during the epidemic last autumn. Arrival of the Granada, jew ORiRANe, April 29, 1966. ‘The steamship Granada has arrived here, with Havana dates to the 20h inst haa United States Court, Fp mim * Laetas N. Bangs, of Now York, was admitted to prac- sy ee articles of foreign manufacture frcm submerged and derelict wrecks, cur own or foreign waters, éuty, and that ore! may be authorized such articles are now subject. Mr. Bra designating porta of entry and delivery, and modi- fying the revenue laws. He said the measare had Deen in progress several years, and had been thorough- 'y examined by the Committees om Commerce in both houses, and at the office of the Secretary of the ‘Tressury. . There was 8 and imperative necessit Eis the sancnee of the Dak He aia nee wish it igs the Committee cf the Whole cn the State of the Union, for that would te the end of it. 7 ‘Mr. Jonxs, (dem.) of Tenn., said the bill comprised 350 Me grees in Comgresa; ry ecard the ‘bil not forced through under the operation of the previ- uestion. ewohaeees mov of Me., remarbed that the bill was ve. jy princi pally & codifica- hundred acts, Commencing with the adoption of the con- stitution. The further consideration of the bill was then post- pened to the second Monday in June. ee re massacre at Panama, said this arene first sugh offences bad been committed in that quarter. was high time the government rhould take measures to put am end to such pi le cltixens are to receive no relief, the sooner the country {is so imformed the better. He offered a renolution, which was ad |, instructing the Com- mittee on foreign Affairs to inquire it any aad what further legislation was necessary to secure the lives and Beet ener enmeimsere teenage over the Isthmus ot 5 THR INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL Te beens ae abipper) of Maeas,, and . BUFFINGTON, (1! wort » Meacham, eneh pod pn ge ‘extension of slavery, and in favor of the admis ion of Kansas into the Union, with the free State constitution, already pre- sented to the House. The latter gave notice of his in- — bee ae ‘3 flat ety pind the Com- mittee on Territories to report s F ‘pone. The Indian bill was reported to the House, without even being read or cne word said relative to it, while pending in the committee. Adjourned. Boston Weekly Bank Statement. Bostow, April 20, 1856. ‘The following are the footings of our baxk statement for the week ending April 29, a8 compared with the pre. vious week:— Aprit 29, 81,960, 000 2,476, 000 4,620,600 se ed das eae pension pret savearey St mort with s man, women, horse the Falls. the bodies of yet been found. A1rival of the Alabama at Savannah. Savannan, April 29, 1856. The United States mail steamer Alabama below, in sixty-two hours from New York. Western Na . ve poe tae Et pro boats through, arrived here to-day from Chicago, and report the Straits of Mackinaw clear of ice. The propeller Manhattan leaves to-night for Lake Superior. Market. FRILADELFEEA STOCK BOARD. | Stocks dull, Penneyivania State 6's, "as Railroad, 453; Lorg Island Railroad, 1434; Morris 1434; Pemneyivania Railroad, 47. wv, April 29, 1856, CHARLESTON, sao of cotton to-¢ay 30,000 bales, at advancing rates, American National Convention, ‘Whereas, at « preliminary Convention of the American party, held at the Merchants’ Hotel, in Philadelphia, February 25, 1856, attended by delegates holding the opinicn, ‘that the restoration of the Missourl eompro- wise, demanded by a mejority of the whole people, is a Invopiit at ean lndlspeusatie to the repens of the cou. in al yun tr; ey and het tthe pamniecton into ‘the National Coun: and Nominating Convention of the Louisiana, representing a Roman Catholic constituency, absolved every true American from all obligations to sus- tain the action of either of said bodies,”” it was proposed to ‘‘ the Americans in all of the States to elect delegates — a Nets fh osy, gin! city beta BO , On areda: twelfth dey of June ne: yarpose of nomistt candidates for the oftcen of President ‘and Vice President of the United States,” and Whereas, at the said preliminary Convention, the un- ohare eayecta’ y with the duty of Sealing ie tn : wi uty of ane and manner of ‘elvouls e such —t by re- quest the Americans of each State in the Union, who ap- prove of the acticn of the said Convention, States. The delegates so elected are requested to meet im the city of New York, on Thursday, ‘tweltth day of June the United States, to be supported by the American The credentials of should be certified by the member cf the executive committee from the State to which —— respectively belong; or, if there be no member committee from such State, then by a member from one of the States nearest theirs, Apnit 10, 1856. Ant Colby, N. H. L. H. Webster, lows. Lueius G. Peek, Conn. Solomon Meredith, 1 E. J. Night RL. N. C, Geer, Illinois, 7. K, Pargborn, B. D. Peck, Maine. 3. M, Slade, Vermont. A. 8. Livingston, N. J. Froneia H. Ruggles, N.Y. C. Howard, Catffornia. J.B. Tnomas John Lockwoed, Wisconsin. William a, Oremael fo] 5 x William F. Johison. Peon. 1. E. mn r, ‘aller, Mighigan. iH. G. Bowes, Washington. Phe Case of Mr. John Frost, the British Chartist, It will be recollected that five or six weeks ago a mect- ing of British residents in this city wes held at the Astor House, relative to the case of Mr. John Frost, the well known British Chartist. The result of the meeting was a memorial tothe Queen of Great Britain for the fall pardon of Mr. Frost. This memorial was forwarded by Mr. Mason, the Secretary of the Memorial Committee, to Mr, Seholefield, M. P., to be presented by him and two other members to the Home Secretary. Mr. Mason has reoe'ved the followivg reply from Mr. Soholefield:— Rarorm Orcs Hovss, Loxoow, ape a 186: | Dear Sin—I have secnived rou severs! letters, memorial of Mr. Frost, and inga on bebalf Mr, Munts end Mr. Duncombe. The latter I ©) unity of presenting the bat are from vient, by the, iness under whiel he t tien Teartiy eovenr—and dear alr, am, re Tpecttally, WILLIAM SOHOLEPIELD. ‘Mr. Jonw Mason, No. 67 Henry street, Brooklyn. Miss Knepeecy will read Fatawathe,” at the Brooklyn Athereum, this evening; and on Friday she will read at Dodworth’s Academy, Broadway, near Tenth street. Stabbing Affray in Chatham Street. Sint ot ally ana brother . It ie not true that Mr. Potter was alone effrey took and my friends very well know Teen oes ss an Vamps bay IF paid Bifieila cuca iatayet eee poly ee rg five in all, tatbertoe te reece my ajestane pen. par a has arrived Amongst ihe passengers by the Persie we sotiee the : arrival of the Comte de Sartige, the French Aubamader. ‘There was » ramor, # short time since, thas- thie oble- man intended resigning his mission. Hila this country would indicate that no change ‘! tobe made for the present in the French legation. ‘We also observe in the Persia’s list the names of Major: Delaseld, Major Mordecai and Captain McLellan, | These- gentlemen, it will be recollected’, were sent out to Bebas- topel as ® sort of scien‘ific commission 10 ¢xeqiine the European plan of warfare, with » view t> the of avy improvements that might fall under: thelr notice to our own system when occasion called for them. It waa stated shortly after their departure thatthe only one- of the belligerent sovereigns who treated them with any- thing like courtesy was the Czar. A letter from ond ofour Constantinople correspondents, published two momthe- sinee, contradicted this report, and added thet the com- micéion had deen the object of marked clvilities om the: art of the French Emperor, Now that the mombers composing it have returned home, we may expect to hear which of the assertions is the correct one. Mr. Robert C, Murphy, our Consul to Shanhae, and hie scoomplished lady, also came in the Persia, Forsome- three years past he has been at his post in the faithful Gischarge of the delicate and often dangerous. daties de- volvizg upon him, in the midst of the troubles and ter- rors of a seemingly endless Chinese revolution... Be has- thus been instromental, in various ways, in savigg to his government and {is citizens many thousands of a ‘and is one of the few of our officials abroad who has had no time for pleasure excurmons. We understand that Mr. Murphy proposes to return to the duties of his. con sulate, provided the government will furnish ‘him some- thing more than « starving compensation and. An. inter- preter, for without an interpreter among the Chinese, ‘the langusge of all ‘ outside barbarians’? is the Choctaw. From the rapid growth of it bas been opened to the trading ‘‘ outsiders,” and the- importance of our increasing commerce with that port, we trust that Congress will not haggle more'thaatwo or three days, at an expense of five thousand dollars.a day, in providing the consulate at that important pesition with the means necessary to enable it to cope, té:.some- extent at least, with the formidable establishment of the British government. If our trade with China, is- worth looking after itis worth protecting. Mr, Jerome is algo in the list of the Persia’s. passengers. Many would like to snow if this is the head of the t. clock manufactory which stopped all its works at e when it was important to a great many people that they should go, This” gentleman lately addressed s letter to the Amerisan papers denying Baraum’s statement that the failure of the latter was attributable to the misconduct of the Jerome Company. After so much assertion and counter-sesertion it le to be hoped that, now the parties are brought fase to facer those interested will arrive at the truth of the affair. We nee, also, in the same list the name of J.L. Hodge, Esq., United States Consul at Marseilles. Whether thie gentleman is returning only on lea%® of absence, or is retiring altogether from his mission, we know that he dears with him to this country the good will: and.esteem of the community among whom be has been so long re- siding. Mr. Hodge is an efficient gentleman, and we trust that the country is not going to lose the benefit.of his services. Last, but not the least, amongst the no‘able arrivals by the Persia is that of Mr. W. Niblo, the able-and indefati- gable proprietor and manager of Niblo’s Garden; with a whole bost of attractions, female as well as: sale, with whom he means to delight the audienses of Néw York @urirg the ensuing summer campaign, © j Capt. Platt, Sixteenth Regiment, son of Sacinél Platt, Exq., of Hyde Park Garden, and Mra. Rowley Piatt, took iin eh oP Pe 3 1 het it Hee =e 3 F robe: wot BH Dersats Srommetunen essen he, 4, ioe. 8 as 90874, Sat SB, A, ie ee ale ies to 00h, Rye be ‘empannelled Lag first week. Tuat week will be devored $0 the oall of the calendar, not : xoveding three hundred causes each day, for the follow rang fo mark such as can only be disposed of by o jury trial. : Secord—To dismiss complaints in moh ‘an the- plaintiff ehall not ‘and to take inquests ia such cases on the cefendant answer. Third—To try by the eourt all causes where the partics refer parties it Noe “aroun, and in which ibe eral hae Dower ‘court will each at 10.A, M., ond take a from 2 to 3 a met gut flo"ai, a id, Mi, Ht, 2, Sy O83, eomrent to order ann