The New York Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1856, Page 4

JAMES GORDON BEN PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. ‘@PFVIOR X. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. ‘Weiume vesessel@s 138 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVSNING. ACABIMY OF MUS{C—Fourteenth street—Itauian Orena Lwors D1 Lamamsaoos. BROADWAY THEATSD. Broadway—Lznp Me Five Sun- . Lenes- X, go Femare Posty THevss, O8 Fainy P.iti- eogmexd—Danpy O'Dormru, WIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—Youns HEnc.er On THE ‘Pocer Rore—Law Aveuim Marcus. BOWERY fWEATRE, sowery—Devii's Buxm—Romna Maavows. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Janxy Lixp— Wue Youre actaess any Bsc, Re IRISH DIAMOND. WALLAOK’S THEATHE, Sros¢way—Rent Day—Love anv Moavek -Our ror 4 Beara. LAUBA KEENE’S VARIETIES, Broasdway—Kansie east My Worr’s Mineor. BRCADWAY VARIETIES, 472 Broedway--Ter Maisp | ‘Queen, sy THs Woop 4 Mansa igvexna Comepians, WOOD'S MINATRELS, 4+ Broadway—Brmorus Min- wenmsy—P re Mscurt vous MovKry. BMPIRE HALL, 5% Sroadway—Tsscesvs OY THE CELa- planes Giaiee FeoorE—ooncs. BY MAD, Lovasxy, AC, BUBBRLDORP GALLERY, £7 Broadway—Varvaccn Pagmmence and BraTcAu?—Mantrepom OF Bess, ke, AMUSEMENTS THI9 SVENING. ‘ OMFY ASSEMBLY ROOMS, srosdwav—Graxp fxcRED ‘Wonmnat oF Vets: AnD [NSTRUTENTAL MURTY, Rew ¥ork, Sun€ay, May 18, 1856. —————————— The News. Our specie! correspondent at Washingten states , “that the report of Mr. Crampton’s dismissal is pre- mature. It had been determined on, and Mr. C. was ‘tohave been officially notified yesterday, bat the President was informed by the French Minister thet @ British express messenger had airived with a reply to Secretary Marcy’s demand, and the subject was laid over till Monday, when it will again engage "the attention of the Cabinet. It is understood that the British government decline recalling Mr. ‘Crampton. The steamship Philadelphia, from Aspinwall and Havana, arrived yesterday. She saifed from Aspin- wall at noon of the 6th inst., arrived at Havana morning of the 11th, and sailed from thence at noon nextday. There is no aews of interest from the hast mentioned port. The Illinois, hence for Aspin- ‘wall, arrived et Havana on'the morning of the 11th. Among the passengers by the Philadelphia we notice the names of Senor Cavalcanti, suite and family, formerly Brazilian Minister to Peru, and now Brazilian Minister to the United Staves; Hon- John Bigler, ex-Governor of California, brother of Benator Bigler, of Pennsylvania; and Col. Wm. V° Wells, of California, the originator of ‘the Walker expedition, and projector of the Honduras gold mining enterprise. The first boats through with Canadian produce varrivei yesterday. They were the canal boats North Star and M.W. Botsford, of the Rome and New ‘York line, loaded with seven thousand bushels of (Canadian wheat, which eame through this spring by ‘way of Cape Vincent and the Watertown and Rome Railroad to Rome, thence by these boats to New York. This route from Canada has only one hun- ‘@red and ten miles ¢-~.al navigation. By the arrival of the bark Clara Windsor, Capt. Button, at this port, we have received advices from Port au Prince to May 2. In consequence of the great rains the place had become healthy, and the Sever had entirely disappeared. The C. W. has not had a case of sickness either while lying in port or during the passage. Coffee was very scarce, and not auch 40 be had at any price. Our files from furmuda are dated to May 7. Her Britannic Majesty's ship Powerful, eighty-four guns, arrived from Havana on the 4th inst. The British brig of war Arab arrived the same day. The Royal Gazette, of the 7th inst., says :—Three whales hsve ‘peen taken by boats belonging to the east end of the island. We regret to hear that the potate crop, now being dug, will prove ashortone. The unusually in- clement winter which has just passed away committed ‘very serious havoc among the fields of potatoes, and in some places the ground was quite denuded of the growing crop through the high winds and very chilly temperature that prevailed. Some planters will not gather one-fourth, and others not a fifth of ‘the quantity they raised last year. The arrow root crop is also much less than the returrs of the last and preceding years. The Easter term of the Court of General Assizes had commenced. The Asszes invariably attract public attention, but more than usual interest was centred in the opening of the present term, from the fact that the judicial depart- ment had been entirely re-cast since the last sitting of the court. Letters from the West India Islands have the fol- lowing:—The sugar in course of manufacture at Granada proceeded with activity, but, in quantity, it would fall much under that of last year. The establishment of a government Post office at the Island of St. Thomas was meeting with much opposition on the part of the merchants and others. Governor-General Hincks and his private secretary had left Barbadees for St. Vincent, in her Britannic Majesty's vessel Mariner. His Excellency was to go w Granada from St. Vincent, where he would await the arrival of the intercolonial steamer. The scheme of the union of the several Legislatures in the West Indies at one central spot, and the uniting of the islands under one Governor, with common civil and ecclesiastical establishments, as proposed by Sir William Colbrooke, the former Governor-General of the Windward Islands, had not met with appro- val by delegates recently assembled at Barbados to take the matter into consideration. The manner in which Governor-General Hincks brought the subject before the delegates was stated to be satisfactory. According to the report of tbe City Inspector there were 362 deaths in the city during the past week, viz.: 68 men, 64 women, 128 boys and 102 girls, showing a decrease of 2 on the mortality of the week previous. There were 8 deaths of apoplexy, 6 of bronchitis, 6 of congestion of the lungs, 59 of con- sumption, 19 of inflammation of the lungs, 8 of conges- tion of the brain, § of inflammation of the brain, 19 of dropey in the head, 6 of other dropsiea! complaints, 6 of disease of the heart, 6 of palsy, 11 of smallpox, @ of typhus fever, 27 of convulsions (infantile), 7 of croup, 6 of debility (infantile), 21 of scarlet fever, 3 of hooping cough, 15 of marasmus (infantile), 5 of measles, and 2 of teething. There were also 15 premature births, 29 cases of stillborn, and 10 deaths from violent causes. The following is the classifica- tion of diseases:—Bones, joints, &c., 4; brain and nerves, 4; generative organs, 1; heart and blood vessels, 9; lungs, throat, &c., 109; old age, 3; skin, &c., and eruptive fevers, 40; stillborn and prema- ‘tare birth, 44; stomach, bowels, and other digestive porgans, 41; uncertain seat and general fevers, 24; sarinary organs, 3. The nativity table gives 240 na tives of the United States, 70 of Ireland, 26 of Ger- many, 12 of England, and the balance of various European countries and British America. The cotton market was more active yesterday and closed, if anything, with rather more buoyancy, although prices were somewhat irregular. Middling aplands were qnoted at 10{c., while some holders , demanded 1(jc. Flour continued stiff, especially “ior the better class of grades, with more doing. «ales of wheat were confined to common and mid- , @iing fair lots, at unchanged prices. Corn was plenty and heavy; sound yellow was at 56c. a 57c., and prime Southern white sold at 60c. Pork was wold in moderate lots, at $19a $19 124, and in small sparcels at $19 25 for mess; 1,000 bbls. sold for An- gust delivery at $17. Bacon, lard and cut mente were al] firm. Sugars were steady, with sales of 430 a 500 bhde. Cuba, at prices given in another eolomn. Coffee was quiet. Freighte continued firm, with a fair amount offering. ‘The Protocols of the Peace Conferences, | We publish this day all the protosuls of the, Paris Peace Conferences with the exveption , of those which were published in our par er the 13th inst. They will be foand to gontain valuable commentary upon the treaty; and abould peace last in Burope, they will neces- sarily become the most import ant dosument extant on its political relations and public law. With one or two exceptions t'se reporta are not verbatim; Earope baa not j,et made euch pro- grees that all the proceed‘.ngs of its rulers can bear the daylight; but these protocols are a ttep im the right direction, and are the next best thing to sach a report as we should insist of upon, were tuch a conference to meet here. The most ‘important sitting of the conference was that of April 8th, when Walewski and Cla- rewdon geve an exposition of the views of the wraritime Powers on the general state of Eu- rope, aed more especially on the foreiga occu- pation ef Greece, Rome, and the Legations, on the wretched condition of the kiagdom of Naples, and on the character of the Belgian preee. That day’s work we published on Tues- day “ast. Were it not for the great space oc- cupied by the other protocols, it might be worth while to republish it again, if only to place once more on record the strikiog uns nimity of the French, Austrian and Prussian governments with regard to the mischievous ness of a free press, and the manly stand taken singly by Lord Clarendon on its behalf. The protocols we publish to-day mainly refer to the questions which have been discussed over and over again in the newspapers. We j learn from them, however, that the Russian plepipotentiaries came to the congress pre- pared to make the concessions to which the treaty bears witness. No doubt the exhaustion of the empire lett them no choice. There was aemall fight on the cession of the southern por- tion of Bessarabia ; but the neutralization of the Biack Sea, the dismantling of the fortreases, the abandonment of the old claim of Russia to make that cea a Russian lake, the neutraliza- tion of the Aland Isles, were all concede: cheerfully, and at the first demand. We also learn that though Nicolaieff is not included among the forts which the Czar consents to dismantle, as it lies far inland, Russia will cease to build there, or elsewhere on the tribu- taries of the Black Sea, vessels of any larger draught than those which by the convention with Turkey she is allowed to keep for the police of her coast. Count Orloff demanded permission from the Sultan for the two ship” of the line now lyizg at Nicolaieff tosail throagh the Bosphorus on their way to the Baltic. On the whole, the protocols are valuable, and should be kept for reference. A careful reader will not fail to discover what sources of trouble they disclose. Under the smooth sur- tace of the treaty, what hollowness and rotten places! Count Walewski, opening the subject of gen- eral European politics on the part of his gov- ernment, avowed that no object was dearer to France than the restoration of calm and order in Greece and Rome, so that the foreign troops bow garrisoning those countries could be with- drawn; and also the reform of the government of Naples, with 2 view to remove a cause for revolution. Lord Clarendon advanced the ame views, and went further, both as regards Naples and the Papal States. The Austrians would mot concede anything, however; and Prussia rather sided with them. The infe- rence from this debate, in Paris, is that the Em- peror Napoleon designs to restore the empir: of his uncle, and to annex Italy and other trontier countries to France. It is said that for no other reason are the French troops re- tained at Rome. This idea seems to prevail in Germany also; the Austrians regard Walew- tki’s invitation to them to vacate the Legations asamere ruse, designed to pave the way for a French movement on an extensive scale. Oa another side, the natural influence from the menacing language of Walewski towards Bel- gium ie regarded as the precursor of a hostile movement in that quarter. In Spain, too, the Emperor’s partieans have been unusually active of late. What attitude Great Britain would hold in the event of these filibustering schemes of her ally being realized, it is difficult to conjecture. She could hardly interpose to save the Pope or the King of Naples, after so loudly and un- mistakably expressing her condemnation of the policy of both. Nor could she at bottom have any great objection to such a change in Spain as would hold out some prospect ot ® regular payment of the interest on the Spanish bonds. But no British Minis try could well combine with foreign Power to put down freedom ef speech in Belgium. On that point the English prese, and conse- quently the English people, are certain to be unanimous; and if Napoleon persists, it may cost him the alliance. But other causes are likely to break up the programme laid down at the Conference, be- fore then. The democrats of Europe are dis- satisfied with the peace. They have made no- thing by the war. They see no sincerity in the popular professions of Walewski, while they see an intensely earnest will to thwart sny concessions to the people on the part of the German Powers. They are organizing de- mocratic clube all over Europe, just in the old style. Again the commercial fever is reach- ing its height. Europe has never known such & period of frantic speculation as that which is now cuiminating. Every one knows where this will lead. A couple of years may witnvss acrisis which may rain half Europe, and a bad harvest would precipitate the political re- vulsion in prospect. A Bowxeé Bovene ror THe Crxcinnatr Cox- VENTION.—We publish elsewhere a remarkable document, called “The Voice of the Radical Democracy of New York.” At this juncture this paper is curious, and we are confident that it will be extensively read, notwithstand- Dg ite length. Its signers—some of whom are among the leading members of the soft shell wing of the democratic party—totally ignore the platform adopted by that wing in conven- tion at Syracuse, in January last. Our readers will remember that the rofts met, adopted, not without hard words, a platform infused with the strongest Southern sentiment and endorsing the administration of Mr. Pierce. The signers of the document we publish today deny that this Convention represented the party feeling, They denounce Mr. Pierce, and place them. selves in the same attitude with regard to the slavery question as the black republican or. nigger worshipping party. This move will help the harde at Cincinnati, and carry many of the wavering softs into the ranks of the nigger worshippers. The signers of thig Ne@w YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1856. @ocument, for exsmple, cannot go any where ele. We vee that the proceedings of the soft Con- vention at Syracuee have been printed in pamphiet form and laid on the desks of the members of Congress. Thies document should be got up in the same style and laid before the members. It would form a pleasant protocc! to the treaty which the softe are endeavoring to negotiate with the democratic party. The Central American ‘The Ke- maining War Question ef the World. I¢ is a little remarkable that so shrewd a people as our own have been quietly trans- ferred from their vaunted Monroe doctrine to that of an iseue with Great Britain, the most powerful of the European States, upon the construction of a treaty involving the main question, and putting us upon the defence. Within a period of five years England has ne- gotiated herself into a plausible claim to cer- tain colonial rights in Central America, and in pursuance of that claim has formally estab- lished a colony embracing portions of Ceatral American territories. The case stande, then, upon the pretensions of this government to interdict and prevent European colonization on this continent, ani the formal establishment by Great Britain of a colony in utter defiance of that pretension. Thisis a fair statement, at all events, of the facts of the case; nor is it very material to in- quire how such a state of things happened to be. England has firmly resolved to colonize, to occupy and to govern in Central America. This she has done and is doing, and with no other impediment in her way than such as Mr. Marcy has interposed in the shape of argu- ments against her legal right thus to act. The Monroe doctrine stands annulled by the act of her Majesty’s govemment. In effecting this our great adversary has contrived to compli- cate matters by vasly enlarging the differences between the two governments. The enlist- ment affair was a happy means of effecting this end; and it etaads now just where it was in- tended it should be—actually more promi- nent—a species of railing by which the main work in Central America was to be accom- plished. Mr. Crampton, convicted in fact of violating our lawe, is fully sustained by his government—sustained not because he was in the right, bu: because he was only obeying the instructions of his superiors. It is quite im- poesible thst Lord Clarendon did not perceive that the ceaduct of his officials here would be offensive to ue. It was a happy means, indeed, ot getting up a collateral quarrel; and this will not 3e complete till Mr. Crampton shall have been dismissed. Meanwhile the work of practica) colonization and actual governmeat in Central America has been pushed forward until now her Majesty owns a governmental dependence in that region, juet as firmly estab- lished ss that of Canada. Our fire has been successfully drawn upon the Crampton imbroglio. When a great pur- poee like that which her Mojesty’s ministers proposed to accomplish on this side of the water was determined upon, as an original movement without legal right, itis obvious that it was the true policy of the London Cabinet to produce just as many differences with us as could be engendered. Our interests were best promoted, and most likely to be promoted, by narrowing down the points of controversy to the naked question of right We made no claims in Central America, ard with no other purpoee than to let that regibn take care of itself, we have been adroitly put upon the de- fence; and not only so, but another matter arising out of the administrstion of our own laws has been raised up to the dignity of a national dispute even more prominent than that of the main question itsdf. It has come to this—that eifher Great Britain or the United States must beck down. Upon the question of enlistment there can be no longer any doubt but we shall diemies Mr. Crampton. That will be an act offensive to the present British ministry, and it will be re- sented by a refusal of that government to name his successor. Diplomatic intercourse between the two nations will be suspended; but that amounts to little; and once disposed of, then we are to recede or undertake the dislodge- ment of the British authorities in Central America. That is the question. The President says in his special message that Central America has become exceedingly important to this republic, in view of our pos- sessions and trade on the Pacific side of the continent. We have so stated to the govern- ment over and again. The Isthmus is im- portant as an American highway, as a great channel of trade, and as s bond of union between our extreme West and our ex- treme East. It is precisely this fact which has made Great Britain 20 strenuous to exercise power and government in Central Ameri- ca, and which will induce the Palmerston ministry to adhere to its present line of policy. They will continue to colonize in that region —they will go on enlarging their colonial es- tates, and they will, if need be, fight for it. It bas become a question of might. The diplo matic features of the case are no longer visible —it is now whether we have the means, the courage and the disposition to prevent Eng- land’s determination from being carried out. Let Mr. Crampton be dismissed—let the is- sue be made—let the question be tried. Mr. Buchanan, at Baltimore, said we had the larg- est commercial marine inthe world; that our navy was only third or fourth rate. Mr. Bu- chanan might have added that we have a vast seabeard, great trade interests scattered all over the world; and he would have presented the case im a still stronger light had he added that the first and second rate naval Powers were greater than all the others combined. All this bears upon the Central American af- fair. It touches the question of might. We have good arguments, strong, convincing facts; Great Britain has a great navy, strong and powerful means of aggression. We have no national policy—no traditional ambition; England is anchored to a system of aggres- sions and encroachments which have become the law of her nationality. In this spirit she has determined to attain control in Central America, and she will relinquish this deter- mination only at the end of a war which shall prove our power on this side of the water to be equal to our pretensions. Sovurnery Pactric Rattxosn.—We publish some interesting information, in another part of this paper, from Texas, concerning the ope- rations on the Texas division of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This intelligence will be particularly interesting to capitalists and spe- culators in this quarter interested in thie pro- digious enterprise. AN InterEstiIno Denate.— We give to-day a full report of the debate in the Senate on Wednesday, ia rejation to the charge made against Mr, Clayton by Mr. Crampton—that Mr. Clayton bad acknowledged to the British Minister that be (Clayton) considered the Island of Ruatan a dependency of the British crown. The debate gives many new facts about this subject, and we pabliah it that our readers may be fully posted np. We are drifting intoa great deal of difficulty in relation to Central America and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty—that temous instrument, the proper construction of which bas puzzled all the politicians, and even its framers, for nearly six years. So far as oar government and that of England are concern- ed, the matter is as far from solution as ever ; and were it not for some recent events in Cen- tral America, there might be grounds for ap- prehension that this Gordian knot of diplomacy could only be settled by the sword. But the two disputed points are in relation to the Bay Islands, which belong to Honduras, and the Morquito territory, which is the property of Nicaragua. Honduras has sent a commissioner to negotiate for the retrocession of the Bay Islands, and the Rivas government is nego tiating with England for the purpose of re- tuming the sovereignty of Nicaragua over Morquitia. The terms offered, and, we learn, accepted in part, are, that the Indians shall not be punished for any of their previous acte, and that the socalled King shall be piaced on the same footing as the other Indian chiefs owing allegiance to the Nicaraguan republic. As neither the Bay Ielands nor Mosquitia are of the slightest value to England compared with the trouble and expense they involve to the crown, we see no good reason why the matter should not be tettled as above. England would not give up apy of her pretensions or compromise her dig nity by making any concession to the United States, while we should be perfectly satisfied. The Monroe doctrine would be fully carried out. So far as this government is concerned, the treaty is a humbug. It never should have been made. The idea of two Powers making a convention to regulate the internal affairs of another State is an abeurdity that, if diplomacy had been founded upon common sense, never could have happened, Governor Wise Comes To THE Rescvz.— Some time ago, in an editorial notice of the unsatisfactory relations subsisting between John A. Washington, Esq., the proprietor of the Mount Vernon estate, aad the fair and pa trictic members of the “ Ladies’ Association of the Union” for the purchase of said pro- perty, we suggested that they should at once ap- peal for the mediation of Governor Wiee, of Vir- ginis. The letter of the Governor, which we publish elsewhere in these columns, shows that the charming, talented and zealous firet Vice Presidentess of the association has acted upon this hint; and the result isthe recommenda tion to the society of a plan of operations from Governor Wise, at once simple, feasible and efficient, to compass the object desired. Upon the plan thus suggested, unless some better plan should be devised, we hope that the estimable ladies engaged in this sacred en- terpriee of meking Mount Vernon the proper- ty of the public, will accordingly proceed afresh to business. Governor Wise telle us that Mr. Washington “wants the money;” and the Governor ought to know. Meantime, we renew another suggestion upon the subject, viz., that the Governor be requested to inter- pore hie good offices to prevent the further de- struction of the growing timber around the tomb of Washington tor yet a year or two longer. Ladies, the Governor has spoken. He has defined the law, and the way is opened before you. GRAND PARADE OF OUR CrmzeN BOLDIERY.—There will be a grard perade of our citizen soldiery to-morrow. The Second Brigade, under the command of General Yates, will drill and parade on Hamilton square, at ei«ven o'clock. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventy-fifth Reg’. ments will be on the ground. On the same day the Na- tional Guard, Seventh Regiment, Col. Duryea, will mike their first epring full dress parade, with Noll’s fall baad. The line will form about two o'clock, in front of the City Hall. The Washington Guard, Eleventh regiment, Col. M. M. Ven Beuren, will also make their firet spring parade— the line to be formed at half-past one, on Washington equare. This regiment is composed of the follow¥ng com- penies:—Continental Guard, Montgomery Guard, City Guard, American Guard, City Rifles, Union Rider, and « troep of Lancers. The City Guard fe to make their first regimental pa: rade under the command of their newly elected cavtain, N.B. La Bau, and it is expected that they will turn out more men than any other company in thsiz regiment. The Montgomery Guard, Capt. Murphy, are detailed to escort the colors. Shelton’s Band appear in their new, uriform with this regiment. The Third Brigade, General Hall, will be ordered to Fast New York about the middle of June next, and it is said that the Fourth Brigade will be placed under orders, by General John Ewen, to go to the same place in the early part of the same month. The Fourth Brigade consists of the 10th, the }1th, the 12th and the 69th Regiments. The new law compels the Generals to drill by brigade twice s year, and provides that the officers shall be sub. ject to the same discipline. City Intelligence. ‘Tas Masonic Dirricurtms ix New York.—A very well written pamphlet, under the title of “Free Masonry in New York; Its Troubles and Their Causes,” has jus: been issued, having for its object the barmonizing of the lamentable difficulties which have impared the usefal- ness and vigor of the fraternity in this city for euch a len of time. It is bold and straightforward. The author starts with the motto, ‘Serum est cavendi tempus in medtis malus,’’ which he afterwards fully writes up It contains a clear, though condensed, account of the various difficulties between the city and country members of the brotherhood. The following is the con- a clause, and furnishes a key to the rest of the book :— Masons of New York, how long shail these things continue! Pow lopg shall ihe government of the nobles: of human iar, tutions be left to the oaprice of & cabal. and stultified to ine base uses of a eisbonest Answer these questions through the representatives of your city lodges. Send such breth-en to the Grand Lodge as will have, in their representative caps- Berve to enforce & peace, and the moral character 0 ‘Let them, as must you, ast up to the letter it of Masonic law, in endeavoring to bar. which so distress us. Use open and honest your ends; allow no intrigue to taint your of whieh are mem: § nie ply nm : will be epee fhe the Masons is anxious! ped that at the - munication of the Grand Lodge, in June, it’ will have some influence in settling the difficulties too Jong existing in the ancient and honorable order. ‘So mote f be.” RELIEF FOR THE CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS—MEETING IN THE SeventxeyTs Warp.—A meeting to rympathize with the star’ inhabitants of the Cape de Verde Is held in the office of Mr. Joseph MoGuire, No. 86 Seventh street, on Lig f thas May 16, Mr. Thomas Wallace in the chair. When the meeting was organized veveral gentlemen Leper: their warmest and most lively sympathy for the suffering islanders, A committee waa appointed to solicit the co-operation and secure the ‘at- temdance of the friends of humanity at a meeting to be in the same place on Tuesday evening, 20th inst., subseription list will be opened, and Torther steps whe taken to promote this most excellent and truly ebariva- ble object. After which the meeting adjourne’, Police Inte nee, Conngcrion.—We have been requested by Jadeon Leo- pard, of No. 1€3 Canal street, to state thatin the late case of eonspiracy rogaine’ F, C, Bliss, of No. 195 Broad- way, he was not a defendant, but was merely a witness ) pgatnet other partier, TEB LATEST BAW. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Very Important from Washington. MR. CRAMPTON’S SUSPENSION POSTPONED—IMPOR- TANT DESPATCHES FROM THE BRITISH GOVERN- MENT, BTC. Wasnineto, May 17, 1856. The report of Mr. Ora wpton’s suspension is premature, it not being actually true. I¢ had been determined on, and Mr. Crampton wae to have been notified at one o’cleck to-day; but the Executive was intormed by Count Barteges that the British express agent arrived this morving with a reply to Mr. Marcy’s demand, and the subject was laid over till Monday, when it will be again before the Babinet. Thia isthe true state of the case. It is understocd that the British government decline to recall Mr. Crampton. General Cass, I understand, is prepating and will de- iver an able speech in the Sexate on Mcndsy, sustaining and vindleating the administration in dismissing Mr. Crampton. The flat denial of the truth of Mr. Cramp- ton’s statement by Merere. Fish, Crittenden and Clayton, has placed the British Minister in an unpleasant position, and the various legations here censure him very much. Mr, Buchanan leaves for home on Tuesday. The offcial notice ususlly published announcing the recognition cf foreign representatives to this government bas not yet been made ia the case of the new Minister from Nicaragua, and the editorial colamas of the Union are still silent on the subject. The Presidential Contest. VIRGINIA DELEGATES TO CINCINNATI. Ricemonp, May 16, 1856. A demoeratic convention to appoint delegates to Cin- cinnati for this dietrict, Sixth, was hela in this city to- day. James A. Seddon, of Powhatan, formerly menber of Congress from this district, and Henry L. Hopkins, of Chesterfield, were appointed, Seddon is for the Hunter, and Hophine for the Buchanen convention. After a long debate, the convention re!used to instruct the delegates. Seddon made a lorg speech. News from Kansas. WARRANT ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF GOVERNOR ROBINSON. Sr. Lovrs, May 16, 1856. ‘The Kansas eorresponden’ of the St. Louis Republican writes that Gov. Skannon bas sent an express to Lexing- ton, Mo., with the papers necessary for the arrest and return of Mr. Robinson. The Committee of Investigation are insersicn at Leavenworth. It is understood that Mr, Oliver will preeent a minority report when the com- mittes return to Washington. THE PAPERS OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTES. Cmcaco, May 17, 1856. A letter from Kansas, dated 9th inst., states that the Missourians having threatened to destroy the testimony taken before the Investigating Committee, sealed pack- ages of the proceedings, up to the time of the departure of Mr. Robinson, were placed in charge of that gentleman tor Washington. These despatches have not been dis- covered in possession of Mr. R. at Lexing:on—his wite, at his request, having proceeded with them after his ar- rest, Had it not been for this, she would have remainei with her nusband. Liability of Telegraph Companies. MONTREAL, May 17, 1856. The parsgraph going the rounds of the newspapers to the effect that a floor merchant in Hamilton had obtained $3,000 damages sgainst the Montreal Telegraph Company, in an action for an erroneous despatch, is utterly untrue. The verdict in that case was given in favor of the Com pany, together with the costa of the suit. The Burning of the St. Louls Hospital. Sr. Lovis, May 16, 1856, There were ninety-six patients im the hospital yester- day, when the building took fire, but, with one excep" ton, all were caved. The building cost $100,000; the in- furance was only $35,000. The patients were removed to the United States Marine Hospital, county farm. Fire in Burlington, Vt. Bururxetoy, Vt., May 17, 1856. The steam saw planing mill in this city, owned by Messre. H. N, Ballard & Brothers, was consumed by fire this morning. Loss, including lumber, about $13,000; in- surance, $9,000, Death of a Member ef C Sr. Lovis, May 16, 1856, Hon. John G. Miller, member of Congress from the Fifth dietriet of Miseouri, died at his residence on Sun. day last. Arrival of the Knoxville at Savannah, Savannan, May 17, 1856. The United States wail steamship Knoxville, from New York, has arrived at this port. Arrival of the Barion at Charleston, CuaRueeton, May 17, 1856. ‘The steamship Marion, from New York, arrived here at four o’clock this (¢aturday) morning. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Stocks steady. Pennsylvania tate 6's, 81h; Reotta Stocks steady. Pennsylv State 5's, ing, 4934; Long Island, 13%} Morris Canal, Taig ennaylve’ nia Hatlroad, 4734. Aunaxy, May 17, 1856. Sales 13,400 bushels barley, at $1 25 for State four rowed, ard $1 28 for Canadian. by railway; $1 22 for four rowed, and the balance, 8,800 bushels, all two row- ed, cn private tema. New ORLEANS, May 16, 1856. The sales of cotten to-day add up 2,000 bales, at 103¢¢ 810%. for midcling. The sales of this week sum up 86,000 bales. The receip's up to the present time are 510,000 bales in excess of those of last year. Stock on hand, 109,000 bales, Coffee—rales of 1,600 bags at 10%¢e. alls The Arrest of Rovinsen. [From the 8t. Louis Republican, May 13.) ‘The eveamer Star of the West arrived at this port yes- terday morning from Kansas, She left that town on Sa- turdey, and from passecgers on beard we have the fol- eae account of occurrences on the boat and at Lexing- jon. On Saturday morning, about7 o’clock, among other pi ers who came on board, was Charles Robinson, ‘the bogus Governor of the State of Kansas, with his fam!- . He was recognized by Captain James H. Adams, of Jay county, who gave ioformation that Robinson was poy ied Territory, in consequence of an indict- ment baving been found against him for treason by the Grand Jury of the United States District Court. Duriny the passsge Rubinson kept his room, genraily, wit! his Hyena At Lexington Gen. Shields, Mr. Sawyer, and s num- ber of the most respectable citizens of that place, come on board the Star of the West upon her landing, and called upon the captain to know whether Robinson was a passenger with him. They were told that there was a gentleman answering tofthat name. Captain Parkinson, the boat, andjgMr. Barnard, of Baltimore, im: , mediately bad an interview with Robioson, and told him of the presence of the committee, and of the grounde of their action—that he was fleeiog from the Territory, to avoid the indictment which had been arrest bim, He raid, in ox on, tI frm one of the Grand Jury that an attempt hed been made to fird a bill against him, but that it had fatled. This did not satisty the committee, and be ascertained. But they were determined that he should go no furtber, and upon the persuasion of the Captain and Mr. Barnard he agreed to submit and go with them to the town. He was offered the choice of the City Hotel, or rooms at the private residence of Mr. Sawyer, and chose the latter. Tt fs elo stated that the committee agreed to send a ® messenger to Kansas, to ascertain whether an in- dictment had been found against him, and if not that all the expences of his detention should be paid. We are informed that there was no violence or harsh lapgusge used towards Robinson at any time d these proceedings. The information upon which Gen. Shields and cther citizens acted was communicated by Captain Adams, who is an old citizen of Clay county, The following is Mrs. Robinson’s statement of the ar- rest: Sr. Louis, Ma; 1856. As Goy. Robinson and myself were pa "Gane the Missouri river, on our way to St. Louis and farther east upon affairs of business, we were taken off the boat at at the instigation of lawiess men, they pre- at t Governor Robinson was fi from an in- ictment. He assured the geotiemen, some eight or ten in nomber, sted GN oa ty Coa door, a) e |, thet such was not the case; ete bed beard of no indictment; that his where- about, whether in Lawrence or elsewhere, was at all times hnown; that if the Marsha! had desired to serve such » process upon him, he could have easily done so, and he should have offered no resistance. He told them, also, that be would never think to er from an indict- ment for any political offence, and had he been doing so of all places he would have ayoided the Missouri river and Lex! yn. Upon the statement of the gentleman that the delay in consenting to leave the boat, as the crowd had found the bar and were drinking freely, only added to Gov. Robinson’s danger of personal violence, he said, “Let me ee the crowd, and I can shortly convincs them that I am not running from an arrest; then I can continue on my journey.” To which the roply was given to the effect that he would be in immediate danger of mob violence. It was also insisted upon, as a ne of safety, that we pase ont the guard in } aving the boat, while the exasperat le, @ “cabin full” of them, should be unaware ef our departure, A car. rioge was in reediners to take us to the town. eertered ‘fm the house of @ Mr. Sawyer, who red bis home ar « place ofsafety, the night ; the heuse alone reminding us of the fact that Governor R. wae a prisoner. I emitted t> mention jiace that be geatlemen, upon first coming emia they bed ‘been talking with the crowd for fif- ng to persuade then to jeave the boat, Lexipgton until they ccu'd Jearn whether an indictment ‘was out sguinat him, while other« cried, ‘Drag him out.”” To Governor R.’s suggestion that if he was sapaing omer from snus, he coull og. m0 ground for snotber to inter’ ot the gentlemen replied, ‘* he did not wish srgument,”’ &. Gov. R. is retained a pri- may be known. * D. ROBINSON. Personal Thtelligence. The United Sta‘es mail steamer Hermann, which sailec’ yesterday for Bremen via Southampton, carried 906 pas- vengers. Thir is the largest number of cabin passengers that ever sailed from this port for Europe. The popularity of this line is ¢atly ircreasing. The Brazilisn Minister to the United States. the Mexi- ean Minister 'o the United States, and the ery ny Minister to the United States. with their suites and i lier, are at the Metropoitan Hotel. ARRIVALS. Atthe eecpoltin Haat Gov, Joho Bigier and family, Ca- Mfornie; ; Aen. Joseph Newoomer, Marviand; Jose de '» ‘M. ¥ candon, Mexico; Sea gion; Dr. P. Le Jebreon, California; Augustin Legua, Nicaragus. From Aspinwall and Havana, in steamship Kx-Gov Bigler, Jad», cauphter and two servants, «antl, Braziiian miviser to the United States, daughters and servant L Boley and lady, 7! de 1phia— yp Caval- Bence Caval- f» BOD, is Me 11. 8 Moyer, J Hatch. I a daughter, G'iogteen, ell. er, J Hate. and deu Mra Sheléop. Mise Hoffmire, Mre enemy and two re Phila: lady, West and two ceildren. Mra’ Versria, Mra s and lady. W V,Wellnand indy, Jndge P Ord, Mrs Porae and two children, Jaeob Wyle, W Weslgate, Dr. J Chamblin, J 8 Sprague. Dr A Méwsrds, © E Negrine, Thos Ferral’.’ F P Byrne. D A ?haw, lsdy snd infant, 8 W Brockway, J M Wil- ron, Geo Barrs, A’Herrlich, R Ross. Mra Callan axd two chil- dren. A Morast, Mire ashton end child, W Basler, wite and three obiidren, J Liovd, 8 Fu cher and’ servant, Geo Whitsy, ard 20 in the steerage. Frem Savannah, in the steamship A’ Mies A Tur nore, Miss EM Turnure, Mre J Cilsby, Mr B Taylor. urs Gerdner, A Price. Miss Piar Ames Fisher. 0 8 raidwin, Miss Gass. UE Lawrerce, Mrs Wexver and two children, CJ Bardett, Mra Petrie, Mite Petrie Mra Petrie, Mrs Jecking, A R Gordon, Mrs DP Lyon, MreP 8 Pendergrast. Mise M A Pendergrast,, Mre HO Wer, #8 Tipton, lacy, infant children and nurse, Mise oinier. From Charleston, in the steamshto Southerner—E Siaxdich, W Fbiliips, M Bruce, © Gregsry, Mrs J Le ter, Mits Belknap, A Colby and lpdy, © C' Robbing, N A Rob- ding, Jas Forsyth, Misa Caroline Forsyth, R A Hayford, G M Baisbrel, MStore MHstch M Bucknell, J F Duger. L Har- Bee ‘Mra't iti and three children, J Barrett, H W Prescott, J B ‘newlan, J B Rran- and 43 in the steerage. From Port au Prince im bark Olera Windsor—H Chance, 5 F Wilms. From Baracos, in schr Mountain Eagle—W Oswell. For Bremen and Southampton in the steamshtp Hermann— Mr Jobn Rhett, Cbarieston; Mr albt Rhett, do: Mr Chas D> Waizen, New York; Mr Lawrence. do; Mr Chas Quen‘in, lady ‘and two obt‘dren, do: Mr J G Rosengarten, 3 Me DC Bobrab. Obie: M: Cbaa Sander, lady, child and nurse, New York; Mr Viekert, child and nurse, do; Mr B Vetteriaen. Iady, tpfant and servant do; Mra Houdequin, two Mise'Klettz, do Mr Cros menn, infant and ; Mre Mary Forster, do; Miss 'sabel!s Croskey, do; Mr F A Schuma~ cter, ladv, 3children and servant do; Mr Chas Rossire. Indy, opi'dend nurse,NY; Mr BJ Alberti, 2 ladies. tant, Baltimore: Miss L 8 Arderson, Jadv and. Meade, St Fou child, Georgia; Gcrrigten, Mr Kegenburg. N’ Orleans, P J Arbour, L Muh, ¥ F Gorexede, Josquin Batble, Mr Rul Gomez, N York; L Pratt, ‘Han; Mr Arsoatique, A Herrera, N York; A Carseser; ‘ks Hi laay Mrs Raveogs, vg t and one chia, J Wulfing, J leline Vs ‘Wooster; ire tique, Jady and York; J F bidenharen, Waster W Biden! heren, B O Katzebue, Ghio; W Hanicke. r, Child and in- fapt, &t Louis; ay iF Topp and Ge ren Cincinnati;, Medame Carter. atier, lady and Mrs Bi New York; Mre Lindcer, Philadelphia. Chas Welech and lady, JC Cassebcom ard child. New York; Jose Ginebra, M Pow, servant. Master som Bt Lomirgo; A 1. G Ri ‘er Bebway: B ‘Berbert, New York; John Indi ‘a: 8 Bernstein, New York: O Mendel, ton; J D Schmidt, J By Bruxing, B Bebick, New York; F W Bertman, Kruhl, Buifulo; Frz F Brugmape, New York; N Sohlapel, J Rorensten. Sen Franchon; W Wa'ker, Rew York; Jobo J Walter, Ba'timore; ‘Wm Pipbertcn, Pit Dehod 5 sD ndeu, D, | mt ard ebiid, Mre i Glare fd three erty Mew nd child, Jcor Habs and ‘ady. A Lebmaier, om Beh Mr Wilkine, Indy, infact end obild; Mra Harumann 92d New York; Mrs Hass, infant and chi'd, Mrs Anna F Wolf, Mra M Mal ven Mra 0 Newkerger and infant, Mrs 0 Lip Brandt, Mew york; HH Uabn HW, Ellerhars HY Hot marp. C Harms. M Spinken. Charleston; Gabriel Seott, South- ampton; N Duttlinger, Th J Busch, J Chas Wilson, Bremen; C Werths. 8t Louls; ‘A Sehirembeck, H X Harris, indy, infant gpa two children, Mrs Schirea fast and two obi dren. Jobn Kl MreJ J H Clausen, Mrs J H Claneen and'som, Mr Oldhelmer and la- o. Cha Fietzan. J_ Abi Wi ir Schmidt, New York: Mr © Flachs, Iinois; Mire L & Mra A Boohia Le Madame Muller. do: Mi doff, Louiavil'e; 8 Dosg. Peory Kindermann, ¢o; ¥emn, do; Hevrv Ruver, do; $0; Geo Her tek, Savanneb: Ge; 1, Schinier. Bosion; Maun Ker, Louis; Jean Dusteaud, New Benac, > Merers } sforgue. 0; P Johneon, ‘do: John Bil'ebrandt and iid, Sourmerteldt, Miesoun; BF do; Drill) Havana; J: ques | upied do; Fz Gardel. do; Mt Betnneb Grotavold, Minow; Wr Stiegerwald, A Claveen, Cincionad’; Ph Waglasn, Cineinnadt; J Veltan, Wis- copsin; Wm P erscn. Mr Green. 0'M Hftdebrandt, New York; Albert Kotbe, New Y.rk; Mr Schumaoner, New’ York; Mar- cus Golérehmitt Cincinnati; WG Denbler. New York; Hy Schater, Hew York; R Kebr, New York: Bues, Tl ois; Geo : jpencer. New Yori; Now York! lve Betlvorg, Fiavena: Mew Ohana Phd- chodv, Mobile; Mrs Siebeim, New Orleans; Mrs J Stera. Phila- delphia; ¥r» Goeschen ana two friendr, New York; Mrs-Rog- rs, Bahimore; Mre Flint, Baliimore; Sister Prancisco, Rew York; Sister Alexia. New York, Mr Gonihard, New York; Bobest Loalinzki, New York; ‘i E Langrain,'New York— Bloise dos. For Glasgow, fo steamship Edinburg— James McKechaie and wi'e, York; Jes Fémision, wife and infant, Brooblyn;. Miss Benrietts Bovd, Brooklyn; Mrs Gord and tafat, BY; ‘Wm Ewing, Mobile; KJ Smpeon, N York; Mrs BL Patier- RR oe CMR tiaC re eg ord iss uxtcn, ork; FA Hamilton. © W; WW You per, MD; Jaa Hav. rg. WH 'Draper, MD Thos Hay, 8 ¥; ‘kare ® 4 Wilton, Cincinnati: Mrs MeDooald, A ambi ard wile, f Ws Ferdinand Sora WY; Jk ; A W Gorgon, Wm ¥ Long, A W i ong; 3 WF err, Herkinie; § Pause, 8 0 Patten Toromiot Dr Benkondorfe W Small, § Y: Mise 8, Brooklyn 5 4 Mo OW; Jeb ‘ MD, #t' Lous: 4. Do New law ‘snd two children, da, G Borgstede, Bremen; Misa B Young, NY; F Shinner re. Hi NY; A Sidridge and wi nada; Miss er, Towa; Pavid Wood, ‘RY. ‘eden, Rochester; Mira C ara Cook, 4 Brockiyn; BW Pople, Jas Scott, John » RY; Robt F* Fraser ard wi’e, Miltin, Wis; Jas Hamilton, Oemada. Total— £9, and 152 second clas? passengers. For favannab, in the stesmship Florida—J 1 Hathaway. 0 A Bosworth. @ W Herdwetl, isdy and child, WH Ferrell and: Jady, Isaac Blumepkree, Win Thomas Brown, B Pbe- Philo Ray. H Grosstnayer—and 14 in the steerage, For Norfolk in the steamship Jamestown—O, Foyer. J, B, French, G. . soa ud. |. Coffin, J. W, . Bprague J. Klinck, . Vozenta. D. E. Grebam anc lady, Miss Murden, Mrs. Murden Andorson and Isdy, 8. A. Ltevenson, KB, A. 8! Ransym, K. O. Lash, J. Ketty, M. A. Choustie. C, R. Cagselia, D. D, ye A.B Campbell. T. Dar Senne Capi. Conte, U. 8. N., Miss Oosto—and We have to ze0nrd this week the death of probably the oldest man in Louisians, the old black man J: known as Dr. Jim. He died on Saturday morsing. the morning, the 19th inst.. aged 124 years, 8 months and 25 e He was boro December 24, 1721, in Fredericksburg, Va., as the slave of Capt. John Carter, who served as an during the revolutionsry war. Jim was the body servant of Capt. Carter and otbers through the whole the revolution; was well usinted with Gen. ton, and most of the ‘other distinguished ‘War; was at Yorktown, and witnessed the last struggle for independence. The Know Nothing party in Arkansas have nominated James Yell for Governor of tha: state. ‘Wm. Douglass (whig) of Cooper county, Missou saneesond tr w tansisers ter Cleaien in’ Hon. A. B. Greenwood, the member, has been. renominated for Congress ‘the Jemoera’ ‘Second Slstrict of ‘ashenses wy ia fa tee Froop anp Loss or Lirz 1x Tenneserr—The: Naabville Banner, of the 10th, dercril floods that vicinity as alte abe inpresseeninn, a i mi sheep, cattle and other property were swept and at Lyneeville the creek rang, through the tows ly pe a re Rich- about @ mile, led; against ‘ile were revousd’ Thats three cotldves ten An overseer and & negro perished in the same bor- hooe. At Lebanon town was so inundated that seve- ral families bed to leave their residences. The freshet ton — in the history of that region since its set- TERRIGLE Storm aT HerNanno, M1ss.—Two PERSONS, AND PROBARLY MonR, KILLED.—A gentleman, just from Hernando, informs us that a storm visited that place night before last, and was one of the most terrible ever known in that vicinity, Houses were unroofed and trees blown over. A wagoner, who was encamped near that place, was killed by » falling tree, We have not heard bis name. A; egro, belonging to Mr. Oliver, wae killed by a falling house, ‘Our informamt, who left very early in the morning, informs us that several other per- sone were reported to have been killed, dnd a conriderabie smeunt of property damaged.—. Bagle, May 1.