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The Duropesc.mails wil! clove im this city at nail-pac fem o'clock to-my"row morning, Tee Gexaiy (prinied in Fogiish and Freneb) will be pobished st tex o'clock in the morning. Siagle copies, im wrappers, sixpemce Sct ions aud acvertisements for any eilitien of the Hew York HERsxp wil! be received st tine following places fa Barops:— Seormos—Aw. & Snropean tr Pas do. Lymocn— de. t ford street. Lrvmvroo:—ioba Rnuter, 12 Exchange etesot, Eas. fae contents of the Burcpean edition of tre Hmucp wil emda ¢ the neve received by weil and telegraph st Phe oficeduring the previous week, apd to the hour of prtiention. ‘The New The asgapet on Senator samner, of Massachusetts, im the Senate chamber yesterday, by Mr. Brooks, of South Carsling, is one of the excitingtopice of the bour. Our correspondents have furnished us full and accurate particulars of the fracas. They may be found under the telegraphic head, and in the edi- eeria! columne such comments on the moral and po- itical feetures of the Lransaction as we conceive to be appropriate to the occasion. It is said Mr. Sam: mers eympathisers will endeavor to expel Mr. Brook: from his seat in the House. The United States a joint resolution permitting Dr. Kane aud the officers of the Arctic expedition “© accept such token of acknowledgment of their services from the British government as it may please to bestow. No other business was transacted in either house, both branches adjourning st an early hour out of respect to the memory of tte late Mr. Miller, siember of the howe of Represeiarives from Missouri, the eus- somary resolutions of condolence having previously deen agreed to. There is a political crisis up in Canada. The Ministry have resigned, and Sir Allan McNab and » were seat for by the Governor General, them regarding the for- net. “In New Brunswick, too, The Governor took it e the Legi the Council, whereupon y resigned. These are refresh- eof healthfal political acti- hbors over the border. tient Legislature ballotted tive \°mes for 2 ited States nator yesterday, without effectingfa choice Mr. Toncey (dem.) rece steady euppor! of 1/3 votes. The Know Nothings nigger worshippers have as yet been unable to rate their forces. They will donbtless erentu unite on Mr. Dixon, who received {1 votes onthe last ballot. Our Eurepean files to the 10th instant, broy new ¢ ub ous times. joy the Canada, at Boston, rerched this We blish elsewhere some ‘ternoon. extracts a them, incl! g an interesting article from the Londen Pov on the Danish Sound daes question, and # report of the declarations in Parliament of Lord Pulmerston relative to the pardon of political of City, as well ‘a8 the letters of our correspondents there, represent the exccutive of the island as being in a highly ex- on. It would appear thet the former lives, and that she is against the nit to try its res Walker and all other yasters in Central America, and in forcing t of her alleged debts from Mexico. Expeditions by land and sea, it is said, are fitting out for these purposes. Four thousand soldi urder the command of a origa- dier general, are to aid General Mora, ot Costa Rica, whilst four war vessels are to bombard Vera Cruz i Comonfort cannot find cash. The island was healthy, Robberies, public corruption and ions, were rile. Judge Davies, of the Supreme Court, yesterday i<sved an injunction as to the Brick Chureb pro. perty. The 2th inst. was assigned as the day for arguing the care. Yesterday the canal boat @elt, with seven hun @red aud ninety barrels of flour, ved at this city from Oswego, being the first Loat thr son. She was immediately d od in the evening in tow to Oswego via Albany. The American Bible Society had a meeting last evening, at the Charch of the Puritans, to cow the subject of giving the Bible to every unsappli household iu the United Stotes. There was a large attendance, and several addresses. Dealers in cotton yesterday were disposed to await the receipt of the Canada’s letters. Th: sales were about 1,200 a 1,500 bales, the market closing firm. Flour was again better and more active, with an advance of about 12c. per barrel. Wheat was also better, with sales of Canadian and Southern white at $1 80a $1 85; Southern red at $155 a $1 60, and Western red at $1 35a $1 ¢ Jorn was better, with sales of yellow at 5%:., mixed at 5°e., 6le., and Devereaux’s sold at S2e. for North ttled; sales, to arrive. d a lot on the apot at ri common white at 6¢ North Carolina at 63 ern. Pork was w made at $18 87.2 $19 ¢vhich was not considered a criterion of the marke Sugars were tolerably active, with sales of 1,600 bids. Cuba muscovado at pr column. The Rio coffee offe red for public sul was withdrawn, with the exception of 1,309 bags, which were sold at Oj¢. a I1jc, Shippers were waiting the receipt of the Canada’s mail hence eugagements of freights were moderate, in- ding fone to Liverp ol at 2 yt 8d. @6id. There has been nt in sice this week, and some 2,000 a 3,000 cash: pave changed hands. wey oh wa a specniative move Senate yesterday passed | and wheat in bags | The market closed firm to- | | a Fight tn tire Senate Chamber -Niggerism ena MvMartem the Order of the Gay— What Nort The contagion of “border ruffianiem™ is no | longer limited to Kansas, I¢ is beginning to difuse itself, The stale and loathsome rehash of niggers and niggerism with which the de- bates in Congress have been garnished, from week to week, since the first Monday in Dece m- ber lest, was diversified yesterday by the extra performance of a fight in the Senate Chamber, «iter the adjournment of that body. The particulars of thie disgraceful trancac- ‘tion are fully dotailed in oer telegraghic des patches frem Waebington; and cur readers, in order to appreciate this affair at ita proper value, will scarcely require @ commentary as between the prevocation of Senator Samcer’s speech and the punishment which Mr. Brooks, of the House delegation from South Carolina, felt called upon to administer. Unquestion- ably the zeal of Mr. Brooke in the cause of the Seuth exceeded his discretion, or he certaialy would have abstained from this rach and foolish expedient of reparation. What bas he gained by it? An extensive notoriety, beyond: edoubt; but a notoriety which will hardly pay expences, What has the South gained? No- thing. On the other band he has made a hero, siios anda martyr of Senator Sumner, aod bas given to the anti-slavery coalition, lan- guishing for lack of capital, the very thing which they desincd—a living “raw head and bloody bones” with which to frighten the weak misded men, and to arouse the stroag-minded wowen of the North into a more active and fa natical spirit of co-operation agaiast what they designate the “d2spotic slave oligarchy” of the Sonth. Sumver, with the Seward coulitioa, nov becomes a sort of Morgan—a victim to the ‘cause of human li yj,’ and the “Soathero trage” upon him must, dy the “free men of the b,” be judged and avenged. The Sena- tori bis beart, we dare say, is pleased at the di> tinction tus accorded to him. It is, parnap ‘the very favor he would have asked” of th: +b, as rhe best possible aid and comfort is hie behalf emeng his liverty lovicg, nigger worshipping constituency of Massachusetts, Even esa vindication of & persoaal aifcont, the member from South Carolisa, to say the least of it, in making the Senate Caamibsr ths svene of his prowess, dil littie or nothing to vindicate the chivalry of his Ssate. And the vicious and seditious abolition speech of Sam ner, whick otherwise would hive reqaired a liberal outlay of abelitioa money to give it a circulation, will now bein demsnd where its poison may work some mischief. The moral of this scandalous affuir is, that itis one of the developements of the great evil of the dsy—this intense and revolting evil of party niggeriem, which, North and South, is obliterating all the ancient land- matks of parties, principles and political mea- soree. It is fast creating and diffasing through- out the country a savage spirit of “ border ruf- fianism,” which, more speedily than our worst fvslgewoncio old have anticipated, threat- ensto reduce our eystem of popular govera- ment to mob law, and the Union to the brokea fragments of the most deplorsble of all repub- lican failures in the history of the worl Unecrupulcus politicians, reckless and unpria- cipled political adventurcre, who have nothing to lose, but much to hope for, from any szenes of contusion, disruption and revolution that may ensue, are busily at work in both sections, fomenting the elem nts of discord, and stir up the epirit of strife. Im the South these des. perate partizan harpics may be styled cur political nigger Grivers; in the North, our canting and ranting nigger worship- pers. Between them, all the dignities and decencies of our political parties, and all their origine), practical primciples looking toa well ordered goveromeat—principles which, dow. to the corruptions of this Pierce adminiatratioa, have never before been wholly overlooked—are now eunk in this solitary aad disgusting issue of party niggeriem. The great democratic party has become the party of the nigger dri- vers; and the larger division of the respe stable old time whig party is prostrated in the du-t with Seward and his nigger worshippers be- fore the black but sainted visage of “Uncle Tom,” like Hindoos betora some wooden mon- ster of their own making. Yet we are sure that there is a solid majority of the conservative, sensible masses of the American people, North and South, ready at this day to cut loose from both nigger dri- vers and bigger worshippers, were there any satietactcry third choice of a party between them. But if there be no such third party, why not sirike bands in every State, city and town in the Union for the organization of some such new party--a party founded upon the true principles of the government, leaviag the niggers in charge of their masters, and the locsl concerns of the States aud the Territo- ties to the people thereof? Why wait for the formation of such a psrty till it is too late ? How mapy Presidential elections under the federal constitution are we good for, at the rapid downward rate at which we are now pro gressing? Can any reasonable man answer tor more than three, or two, or one? If niggerism and “border ruflianism” are to he the paramount, nay, the exclusive elements in our politics, what else but disunion, civil war, anarcby, and 4 piratical appropriation of public rights and private property, are we to expect as the final solution of this shocking party demoralization? From # fight ve- tween two men in the Senate chamber apoa niggeriem, to a general fracas among the members of that body, it is but a step -s1d but another etep to the dissolution of botn houses in a bloody row. The democratic nig- ger drivers and the Seward nigger worship- | pers are pushing the hot-heads and the fana- | tice of both sections to these extremities, and we can discover no alternative for arresting his overshadowing and monstrous evil of tho day, this criminal humbuggery of niggerism, han a resort to the organization of an inde- pendent people's party. | Between this and the dispersion of the Cia | cinneti Jugglers’ Convention the Amerizan | people themselves may possibly be convinced | of this necessity of a uew party. For oar part, we fully believe that the time has arrived | wready, and that there is an abundance of | materials in the country for starting this new movement to eave the couutry. Who leads tbe way? Jr is Dectven —We are poritively iufsrmed from Wathington hy a gentleman who he: | “ct application to the President, | iat Crampton is to be diemiesed, aad befors the Cincinnati Convention. + eomio doubt the truih of this report; nor have roade a di | We have nu ree NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1856. we apy doubt that this decision will hold god|/ FER EAEZESST WEBWS. for: twenty-four hours from the moment the President's mind was made up. He is al- ways frmon great questions for twenty-four hours. Intecesting frem Havane—Foreign Inter meddling m Central America. It will be found, on referring to another column, that e rumor is prevalent in Havana to the effect that the Spaniards are about to send a large body of troops, under a general offcer, to the aid of the Costa Ricans It is tai that four thousand mem are to be dee petched at an early date, and that while abroad they are to make a demonstration against the harbor of Vera Craz and the port ot San Juan d’Ulloa, in order to enforce pay- mert ot some Spanich claims of old date. In support of this information all witnesses eon- -eur in stating that the arsenale, dockyards and barracks ef Havana present a scene of un- usual activity. Nor would there be anything unnatural in sucha movement on the partof Spain, The ‘Guatemalan States are the eatrenchmente of Cuba; ber fall cannot be far distant foom theire. The contest now pending in Central America is precieely that contest of race from which Cuba bas so much to fear, and the very apprehensions of which have caused her to expend her revenue in military preparations and works of defence. If Walker and his Anglo-Saxons overspread the Isthmus, and replace the decayed institutions of the Spanish colonies by others, borrowed from thoee of this cenfederacy, and fall of life, vigor and sap, the corresponding relics of Spanish feu- daliem in Cuba will exist by a very precarious tenure. To endeavor to check Walker, taere- fore, is merely an act of common prudence on the part of Spsin—the ast of the general who dees not wait till his enemy reaches the battle field, but attacks him at the very outset of his march, and tke furthest outekirta of the place attacked. Ai the same time, however natural it may be in Spain to want to sustain Spauish decrepi- tude in Central America, as an outwork of Cuban decrepitude, the people of this country will not view their interference with the less jealousy. General Walker may be atl that his enemies say he is, still he promises to establizh law, order and good - government in the country through which we must pass in order to reach cur Pacific States; and we can- not be indifferent to his fate. Itis not the opinion of those bett qualified to judge that the consolidation of hia authority in Certcal America would—in our time, at least--be the means of adding territory to the repub!'c ; and therefore whatever sympathy he has ia- epired is due, in part, to his American blood, but much more to the solid prospect the public see of his restoring peace and order and enter- prige and prosperity to a country which is one ot the fuirest on the face of the globe, and through which it is vital for us to enjoy a free, undisturbed, safe right of way. But this lust consideration is momentous enough to pur- chase for Walker a very material degree of support here; and it would, of course, in the éume Manner excite a very strong feeling against Spain if that Power took any overt steps to prevent his accomplishing the end for which he receives credit. We find in the Paris Constitutionnel long article on Costa Rican affairs, in which a atrong feeling of satiefaction is expressed at the rumored defeat of Walker by the Costa Ricans, and hopes are uttered that the “fili- busters” may be expelled from Central Ane- rica. Considering the average iaformation porsessed by the French press on American af- faire, thfs effusion would hardly have been worth notice but for the rank held by the jour nal in which it appears, as the Napoleonic or- gan, and the private mouthpiece of the Empe- ror. This station entitles it to a warning: not such a warning as in Paris is the usuai cost of tree speech, but a warning lest by indiscreet intermeddling the friendly relations of the United States with France should unhappily be disturbed. Frenchmen should try to ascer- tain what the consequences of Walker’s success will be, &s wellas what foolish acts he may bave committed. They should seek more facts about him, and less scandal. They should try to forget for a moment the glorious old prix: ciple of European pohitice—that the first duty of a nation is to injure her neighbors; and de- vote come thought to an inquiry whether tae progress of one nation necessarily hurts others —whether, for instance, France has been a loser by the growth of the United States, For unless it can clearly be proved that it has, the | French would have no business to complaia even though it were true, as they seem fo think, that Walker was an agent of this republic, employed to bring about the annexation of Costa Rica; and they would figure as suicides if they tried to impede him. In fact,Walker has no more to do with the United States than he has with France; he is a hired servant of Nicaragua, much a3 General Bonaparte was of France sixty yeare #g0; and we in this country who see theso things more clearly, and watch them more closely than it is possible todo in Europe, infer from all his past history and general proepects, that unlees he is crushed by a fo- reign wer, he will prove the first founder of commercial enterprise, political freedom, and uniform honeet Jaws in Central America. That we regard as consummation to be wished: would the Constitutionnel be good en sugh, if it thivks differently, to speak out plaialy aud give ite reasons? The people of the United States have hituerto held themeelves aloof from the active move mente in Central America. But nothing would be easier than to excite such @ feeling on) the tubject here as would sweep away all public scruplee, and ecatter the doubts of our feeble edministration to the winds, Spain and France have it fully in their power to excite that feel- ing. Ciarexnon on Cusnixe.—We publish to-day rome additional choice extracts from the{Bri- tish Blue Book on the recruitment busihess including Lord Clarendon’s official opinion of Mr. Pierce's Attorney-General, Caleb Cushiag. The British Secretary for Foreign Alfuirs Wo- troys his ignorance of our Cabinet when he talks about their resigning upoa the puuctilio ofa principle. Mr. Pierce’s ministry are held together by a stronger bond, that which Mr, Calhoun was accustowied to define as the “oo. hetive power of the public pkunder.” Their salary cach is eight thoussad a year, with no- thing to €o but to wiite letters, distribute the epoilr, aud intitgue and wrangle among them telves for the cuccession. Lord oolad ibe ege. rendon ie BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Assault om Senator Sumner in the Senate s Cnamber. Wasmxcton, Mey 22, 1856, Adout half past ome, after ths Senate adjourned, Col. Preston 8. Brooks, M.C., of South Carolina, approached Senator Summer, who was sitting in hie seat, and tall to lim— Mur. Sumer, I have read your spesch against Syath Car and have read it caretuliy, deliberately and die- , in which you have libelled my Etste aud alandered any white haired old relative, senator Batier, who ie absent, and I have come to punisa you ‘or it. Col, Brooks them struck Senator Su auer with his caue seme dozen blows over the head. “fr. Sumuer at first showed Ggbt, but was overpowered. Senator Crittenden and others interfered and separated thea. Mr. Keitt, of South Oarolina, did mot interfere, only to keep persons off. Fenator Toombs declared that it was the proper place to have chastised Mr. Sumner. ‘the affair is regretted by all. ‘The stick used was gutta percha, abou’ an inch fo diameter, and bellow, which was broken up like a pipo- stem, About a dosen Senators and many strangers happened to be in the chamber at the moment of the fight. San- ner, I l-arn, is badly whipped. The city is considerably exci ed, and crowds everywhere are discussing the last item. Sumner erjed—‘‘l’m most dead! oh! I’m mos: dead.” After Summer fell between two desks, his ewn having been overturned, he lay bieedirg, and cried ou! — “Tam almost dead—almost dead!’ AN AUTHENTIO ACCOUNT OF THE PRACAS—COLONEL BROOKS HELD TO BAIL TO ANSWER —INDIGNATION OF THE NIGGER WORSHIPPERS—MOVEMENT TO EX: PEL BROOKS FROM THE HOUSE, ETC. Washinerow, May 22 1858. ‘The following will be found to be a strictly correct and impartial account of the attack on Mr. Sumner, im the Senate chamber, to-day. Colonel Preston S. Brooks, ci South Carolina, took exception to the following lang used by Senator Sumner in his speech on Taesday fas! With regret I come sgam upon the Senator from Soath Carclina, (Mr. Butler,) who, omaipre-ent in this debate, over tiewed with rage at the simple suggsstion that San- eas bad applied for admission as Stave, and with inco hberert phrases di irged the loose expectoratism of his speech, now vpom her reprecentative and then upom her people. There was no extravagance of ‘he ancient Parlis- mentary cebate which be did not repeat, nor was tuore aoy possible deviation from truth which he dii not make. Bat the Senator touches notbing waich he does not dis- figure with error, sometimes of principle, some:imos of fact. wa an incapacity of accuracy, whether io stating the censtitation or in stating the law, whether in the details of statistics, or the diversions of scholarship. ‘He cannot ope bis mouth but out there files s blunder. But it is against the people of Kansas that the sensi bilities of the Senator are particularly aroused. Coming, as be appounces, ‘from @ State;’—sy, sir! from Soutn Carolina—he torns with lordly dwgust from this newly formed community, which he wil: not recognise even as “‘g body politic.” Pray, sir, by what title does he in- @ulge in this egoti:m? Gas he read the history of «the Staie” which he represents? He cannet, surely, hava forgotien its shameful imbecility from slavery, confessed Unroughout the Revolution, followed by its more shame- ful assumptions for slavery since. Mr. Batier, the aged Senator alluded to, was and stil! is abeent in South Caroline, on a visit to his family. Mr. Brooks waited at the Porter’s io¢ge sbou! an hoar yesterday, and as long this morning, hoping to mset Mr. Sumner, with a view to attack him. Failing in this, he evtered the Senate chamber to-day, just as that body adjourned, and seeicg several ladies present, seated him self on the opposite side to Mr. Sumner. Soon all dicap peare’ but one. He then requested a friend to ge: hse out, when he immediately approached Mr. Sumuer, and said, in a quiet tone cf voice: — Mr. Sumner, I have read your 6} with great care, and with as much impartiality ae 1am capable of, aad | fee) it my duty to say to you that you have published a didel cn my State, and uttered a slander upon a rciative, who is aged and absent, and I am come to punish you. At the coneclading words M.. Sumner attempted to spring to his feet, showing fight, but whi'stin the act was struck by Col. Brooks a backbanded blow across the head with a gutta percha canefnear an inch thick, but hollow, and ke continued striking him right and left until the stick wag broken into fragmen‘s, and Mr. Sumner was prostrate and bleeding on the floor. Noone took hold of Ccl. B. during the time, s0 quick was the operation; bu immeciately afterwards Mr. Crittenden caught him sround the body ani arms, when Col. B. said, “1 did not wish to hurt him much, but only whip him.” Noone knew of the anticipated attack but tho Hon H. A. Bdémurdson, of Virgicia, who happened, not to be present when the attack commenced. I: was reported on the streets for several days previous that Mr. Sumne: would be armed when he delivered his speech, and that ifcecasion required it he would use his weapons, & was not armed when attacked by Colonel Brooke t>-day It is aid, also, that Mr. Sumner gave ont before he made peesh that. he would be responsibls for any:hing he might may. After his arrest Colonel Brooks went to the offize o” Justice Hollingshead, and tendered hie bond with securi ties to appear and anewer any charge fpreferred by the Grand Jury. But the Justice, deeming the bond pre. mature, discharged bim upon his psro's of honor to ap pear befo:e him again whenever require}. Subsequentiy Mr. Brooks was complained of by Mr. William Y. Leader, on whose oath Justice Hollingshead requiyed Brooke to give bail in the sum of five hundred dollars aa security for his appearance to-morrow e'tor- ncn, The most intense excitement prevaile this evening among the nigger worshippers, and they intend to-mor- Tow morning to introduce resolutions expelling Colone: Brocks from bis seat in the House. They are working assiduously to accomplish this object, but they wii cer- tainly fail. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ASSAULT ON MR. SUMNER. Wasiinoroy, May 22, 1856. Immediately after the adjournment of Congress to-day, Preston S. Brooks, of South Carolina, » member of the lower House, entered the Senate chamber, and approach. ing the seat of Mr, Sumrer struct hima powerfal blow with a cane, st the same time accusing him of libelling South Carolina and his gray headed relative, Senator Butler. Mr. Sumner fell from the effects of the blow, and Brooks continued beating him. Mr. Sumner soon re covered sufficiently to call for help, but no ome inter- posed, ard Brooks repeated the blows until Mr. Samner was deprived of the power of epeeck, Some eye-witnesse: state that Brooks struck bim as many as tweaty,tims on the head. Mr. Sumner was sitting in an armchair when the assault was made, and had no opportunity to defend him- self. After his assailant desisted, he was carried to his room, but the extent of his injaries is not yet ascertained. Mr. Sumner bas several severe but not dangerous wounds on his hesd. The cane used by Brooke wan shat. tered to pieces by the biows. Various opinions on the subject are expressed, raany applauding and some derouncing the assault a3 a cow- ardly attempt to beat down freedom of speech. When the attack was made there were probably fit- teen or twenty persons present, fucluding Messre. Orit- tenden, Foster, Toombs, Fitzpatrick, Murray, Morgan, and other members of Congress, together with Governor Gorman, several officers of the Senae and some stran- ere. Theattack was so sudden and so unexpected, that Mr. Sumner bad no opportunity whatever to place him- self in a defensive atsitu’e. The firs: biow given him by Mr. Brooks stunned him, and tue thick gutta percha slick which was used by Mr. Brooks was broken into many pisces by the time the assault terminated. Messra. Crit tenden, Tocmbs, Murray and others interfered as soon aa they could, ard probably prevented further damage ‘The greatest excitement prevailed, Mr, Sumner sans perfectly unconscious to the floor, where he lay, blondy and dreadfully brulee’, tii raised by hin friends, Mr, Sumner’s physisians say bis wounds are the most sever flesh ones that they ever saw on a man’s heal, ani den his friends admission to him. Massachusetts Politics, Bosrox, May 22, 1856, The Fourth Distrist Free State Convention held a meeting in this city this afternoon; about fifty delegates were present, Resolutions were passedqurging a union of the froemen cf Mastachusetts to oppose the policy of the administration in regard to the settlement of Kausas, and thet they would be satisfies to vo @ for such eandi- cates for President and Vice President an couid be relied on to reyaerent the pricciples of American institutions, aid who woull lok to the protectioa of the rights of man. Mesere. A. J. Wright, James Ritchie, and Wm. Brig bam wero clestod delegates to the Pailacelpis Coayen- tion, with six eubstita‘ev, amoog whom ace Ozca Liasoka ard R. C. Niehots. Michigan Jeciared for Bac! Derrror, M ‘The Mich gio Democratic State Conveation and the celegates @ es ed 0 CF pv 1a Dughamen, to-day, ‘i wee las‘ructed to From the National Capital. {THE CRAMPTON DIFFICULTY -THE LATEST PHASE OF THE SMBROGLIO—THE DOMINICAN TREATY, ETC. Wastuneron, May 22, 1856. The press has been filed with speculations as to the Teal or probable course of our government towards Mr. Crampton, the British Minister. A simple statement of the facts may tend to quiet the public mind on the eutject. Tae administration bad determined, beyond a doubt, to suspend Mr. Crampton from further diplomatic inter- course with the goverment of the United States, aud that suepension would hsve taken place om Saturday lat had not the British despatch agent arrived on that day with an answer to Mr. Marcy’s despatch of the 28th De- cember lect, demanding Mr. Cramptn’s recall. This reply having arrived, !) was proper that it should be con- sidered before action, and, consequently, the subject was postponed until Moncay last, when the whole matter was Weeused im Onbinet, and determined that Mr. Marcy should prepsre @ :areful answer to Lord Claren- don’s elaborate commauication. When this reply is completed, a copy of it will be furnished to Mr. Cramp- ton, together with bis passport. ‘This is # briet but cor- rect statement of the whole case, as it now stands, What it vill be to-morrow no cin tal!. ‘The administration are » gocd dea! annoyed pearance at this time of Clsrsndou’s ani C. correepondence, Nothing dvtulte wil. be baowa as to the course of the administrativa t«f re tho frst of mexs week—perbaps not then. They are eridsotly at close quartess, for they have Cabinet ooms.!iation: sisaost every day. Bpeculation is rife as to the probable effects of ‘he dis- if it take place, Will there be war? The hon. Jef- ferson Davis enumera‘es other and sufficient causes, justi. fyirg the belief that we shall probably haves war with Exgisnd. Such he deslares to be his opinion, and if we add to the causes designated by the Secretary of War, the dismissal of the British Minister immediately upon the reception of Lord Clarendon’s despa'ch, which occupied his lordsh{p in {ts preparation near six months, In view of the state of affairs at home and abroad, the Naval Committee will in afew days press their War Sloop bill ‘upon the attention of Congress, Count Sartiges, the French Minister, hes been constant- ly engaged in bebalf of Mr. Crampton. I earn that it is his opinion tat ths twe countries were drifting towards arupture, ard ho m sts a good deal of uneasiness. Mr. Buchanan, however, thiaks thet there is no danger of 8 War, Tne English government, it would appear, are % ictates are fora settlement of Cotted Statea will only give eu. made by certain Ohio dele- by which Pugh is to enter aycation as au alternate, and take hig ground for Lou es. The Committee on Claims, who have charge of cases parsed upon by the Court of Claims, will repors adversely toa msjority of the cases now before them. The claimants here are in great tribulation at (his proceeding. Tue treaty between the United States and Dominica has been received at the State Department, and only waits an opportunity to be considered. It is said there are no peculiarly striking fextures in it; that it merely contains the usual provisions relative to commerce and amily. The correspondence between Mr. Clayton and Mr. Crampton, relative to the question of veracity between thom regardicg certain possessions in Cuntral America is still in pregress. The latter, it is said, has enlisted the services of a distinguished American friend in order to compromise the difficulty. WRLATY-SOURPA OONGREES, FIRST GESSION, é Bonate. Washincton, May 22, 18656. DR, KANW AND HIS ASSOTLATES, A joint resolution allowing Dr. Kane and the officers associated with him in the late Arctic Expedition in the search for Sir Johm Franklin, to sccept such token of acknowledgment from the British government as it may pleare to present, wae passed by yeas 33, nays 4 Those who voted in the nogative were Messrs. Biggs, Ivers on, Reid and Toombs. THE DEATH OF MR. MILLER, ‘ A message was then received from the House, an- nouncing the death of Mr. Millcr, of Missouri. Mr. Geyze, (national) of Mo,, pronoaueed a eulogium then passed, and the Senate * upon him. The usual resolutions were adjourned. Sicuse of Representatives. Wassincton, May 22, 1856. ‘THE DEATH OF JR, MILLER, Mr. ———, of Mo., announced the resent death of his colleague, Mr. Miller, of Missouri, who, on account of sickness, had not taken his seat this session, He spoke in exalted terms of his public and private characier. Mr. HumPuRgy MARSHALL foe iB most glowing ard eloquent eulegy on the and charac‘er of the de- ceased, who, he said, was the companion of his childhood. The urual resolutions were then passed, and the House adjourned. United States Senator for Connecticat. New Havex, May 22, 1856. The Cornecticat Legislature commenced balloting for United States senator to day. On the first ballot Mr. Tou received 103, J. Dixon, 88; F. Gillette, 29; R. 8 Baldwin, 6; A. H. Holley, 1, and 8. Ingham, 1. On the fifth ballot Mr. Toucey received 103, Mr. Dixon, 91; Mr. Gilletie, 27; Mr. Baldwin, 6; Holley, 1, and Ing: ham, 1, Further balloting was then postponed till to-morrow. Massachusetts Personal Liberty Bill. Bosrox, May 22, 1856, The House this morning, by a vote of 130 t2 113, passed tos third reading the bill repealing the Personal Liberty bill passed by the !aet Legislature. Ehode Island Nigger Worshippers’ State Convention. PROVIDENCE, 22, 1866, At a meeting of the Ni Worsbippers’ State Con- vention, held hers to-day, George Ho Byron Diman, Nicholas Brown, J. Prescot’, Hail, Wane Mw. Chase Row- lax@G Hazard, George Manchester, Thomas Davis, Ed- ward Harris and Jacob D. Babcock were chosen delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, News from the British Provinces. POLITICAL TROUSLES IN HEW BRUNSWICK. Sr Jou, N. B., May 1856, The Governor of this Province dissolved the House of Assembly Eventos fa In oppysition to the wishes of his Council, who consequently resigned. Evections will take place forthwith. RESIGNATION OF THE CANADIAN MINISTRY. Toronto, May 22, 1856. The remaining members of the administration have re- signed. The Governor sent to the house of Sir Allan MoNab, late Premier, who is sick, this morning, to eon- sult him regarding the formation of a new Cablaet. mor says that Col. Tache has been sent for for that par- pose. It is ed that there will be a large amount of unfinished business on band when Parliament ad- journs. Relief for the Cape de Verde Sufferers. BALtiMoRE, May 22. 1856. A meeting of the members of the Baltimore Fiour and Corn Exchange {a called for on Saturday, to take into consideration ‘he communication from the Portuguese Consul soliciting aid for the suffering inhabitants of the Cape de Verde Islands. Sicaraguan Excitement at New Orleans— Fatal Duel. New On.eans, May 22, 1856. Another Nicaraguan meeting waa held in this ‘olty last wet at which the enthusiasm ran high. ie steamer Daniel Webster takes a load of recruits for Walzer to-morrow. Messrs, Estlin & Cuddy, merchants of this city, fought a ducl yesterday morning at Pass Christian. The Schooner Shoal Water—Accident and Death, Norrouk, May 22, 1866. The schocner Shoal Water, of New London, which Nealon in January, south of Cape Henry, has been ot off, BRovert Christie, Superintendent of the Norfolk an4 Petersburg Railroad, was instantly killed to-day by the alling of a derrick. The Southern Mall. BALTIMORE, May 22, 1866, New Orleans papers of Friday lsat are at hand. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 1856. Stocks steady. Pennsylvania State b's, 83, ‘Rei Ratlrond, 44; Inland Railroad, 1834; Mortis Ca 134; Peunsylvania Railroad, 46%. BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Bartiaone, May 22, 1856, to-day, 450 beeves, at $8 a $10 26 met; hogs, $7 a 7 76 w New Onuans, May 22, 1856, Sales of cotton to-day 3,000 baler. The news by the Canada bad no effect upon the market, Middting quoted at 10fc. 8 103/¢. Sugar, 73c. Molaseos, 37¢, . 8 leg. b5¢., aud advancieg. Atay, May £9, 1866, Salen today 4,000 bushels malt, for Chicago, at 8176; 6,000 ‘lo, Milwaukie club wocat, $1 60; 7,600 do. oats, Sée.; 4 G00 do, corn, a: S7o.for cound yellow, Rye, 80}<c. Nova Seoma plaster $3. §0 per ton. Political Intelligence, Ata late meeting of enti-Fuilmore Americans in Boston, Mr. Pargborm, of Worcester, stated tat the letter of as- ee of Mr. Fillmore was ia the hands of Mr. J. P. edy, ene of the committee to inform him of hia no mination, but would not be made public uniflafier the June cory. oti ome, Our Washiagtun Correspondence. . Wasiincton, May 23, 1666. ‘Phe Case of the British Minister-~Father Vijil—The Pate! Laws. Tkave understood that Mr. Crampton will not return to” England, but will visit Canada, in tne expectation of taking the place of the present Governor, whisk rumer from his legation represents has been offered him, m case of his dismissal from the United States. It is im this manner that the subjects of Queen Victoria are rewarded for ‘faithful performances of duty.” There is some severity of language used by travellers and others in this ¢i'y towaids the diplomatic corps for" its refosalto recogniso the new Nicsragaan ‘Minister, Padre Vijil, A moment’s reflection would show tne pritty of this course, for uvtil the government of the representative in thie country has given toa State such as Nicaragua its recognition, ibe Minister would tran. send bis duties, avd be lmble to removal, byrpareaing. apy other course thau the ove that hes beem taken diplomatic corps, collectively and individually. are mapy, however. who are unable to understand this relation between the rorent and ils representative, ‘The new Patent ported by the Senate Committee - on Patents, is much wed. It renews no patent that has been in existence ty years, and therefore does wot embrace the Colt, W. orth, Goodyear and Hay- wood patents. Our Cincinnati Correspondenee. Ciscivxan, May 20, 1866.. Preparations for the Democratic Oonvention—Phe Halt Where the Conventicn is to be Held— Gov, Ohase & Co.— Prosperity of the West. Within a fortnight the sessions of the Democratic Na- tion Convention are to be commenced in this city. The history of the Cinciunati Convention will probably fill ‘an important chapter in the annals of ourcountry, The hall wherein thia convention is to be held, is Sealth & Nixon’s Concert Hall, situated on the north side of Fourth street, between Main and Walnut streets, a place- very convenient from all the hotels, being in the heart ot the business portion of the city, and near the Post office erd the telegraph offices. The difficulty with tbe hall is that it will not hold comfortably or uncomfortably more than sixteen hun- dred persons. The main portion of tbe hall seats about one thousand persons, and here will ve systematically and centrally arranged seats for the delegates, leaving lobby capable of accommodating a crowd of thrse or four hundred ou'siders. The gallery will hold, perhaps, six hundred, This very handsomely overlooks the stage, whieh, with its little green and blue rooms, will barely suffice to hold the officers of the meeting and the re- porters. The arrargement for the benefit of the news- Papers will be very complete. The main eatrance to the hall is through a store room, aud there is another way by a long and narrow Pasage, while there is an ample.corridor and lobby rooms for the aale of refreshments, &s.; aid what is somewhat essen- tial, a private entrance to the stage, which will allow the reporters and officers free ingress and egress. Or ifgthis should be blocked up, there is « way of speedily findirg- one’s way cut along @ not very neat alley, which runs just back ofthe hall, This might also be of excellent service in case a war should break out, to which it would be desirable to show the white featner, The hall is situated in the centre of a square, having consequently no front on any of the prinetpal streets, and being only visible from » back alley and from the- steeple of the First Presbyteri«n charch, which is moar, and which steeple, by the way, ia the loftiest and the ugiiestin America. Agreat at vantage derived trom the situation of the hall in the centre of a square is, that the noise of the streets will not reach the scene of internecine disorder. There wiil be no ‘outside pressure” of ‘noise id confusion,” and the peopte in the streets will not be urbed by the screechings of the inside barbarians. One Gisadvantage is, that it will require # walk of nearly a fquare for the patriots to be assembled to get a drink. There are several glorious soda water stands near, but private door which leads room, thence into the back alley, ihe and, then, by s' directly acroes the alley, the rear entrence tote il Tell,”? che of the most famous of cur restaurants, is reached. You perceive the excel. ae of the trick. i low! cote tna! no one ‘Dut e news| men and the o! che paper ty ignitaries gan avail The on headquarters are situated in a atatel ‘Ricck of stone front builcings, on the south side tod te hall The Verundsh Cot House is tne feasure ol ie Veranda! 1 louse in the Buchanan build < gs. and there are a dozen other Places nesrathand. The Buchanan ts are commodious airy, and, with the of liquors on hand in that vicinity, will constitute quite a Malakoff, which. if taken, will be afters bard, heavy fight. if Were nominated, he would be beaten im thie State by at least one hundred thousand votes. If there is anything in which the democracy hereabout harmon. ize, it is in cui Pierce; and if there is ig in which persons of all political acions out of the ry agree, it is in cursing Pierce. Yet—would you be- ve it?—the delegates the Convention from this —— - aes ane Ll, to the support of lerce. For will undoubtedly vote for a few ballots, and then go cover to ib eae them are at heart for Douglas, thoug! Pierce, whi.e a few of them have tender othe delegete 2 elected from this 8 the Repu! 6 ‘en tate to iblican Convention to be held at Philadelphia on the 17th of ' Jane, are almost unanimous for Saimon P, Chase for Pre- sident, and are talking of Sell, of Tenn for Vice Presicent. A few are for Molean for President, In the - northern of the State are some admirers of the avail- ability of it. The central republican of the State, the Columbus Journal, is dying out. a Follett tailed to get the printing, and he finds that republicans aswell as repul are urgcateful. State Journal Sonic ita intention of stopping the ‘ news- enn. have said nothing about the Fillmore folks, for no- to say about them. They are not in the fight. They are that miserable the third party, and there isto probability that more than fifteen or twenty thousand votes will be thrown away upen them, Tne whole West is now prorpering beyond precedent, ‘Since the ice in the Ohio ious apn Ai aes therr has been an unexampied amount of business transacted here, and on every side there are striking evidences of the flow of the flood that leads on to fortune. | Oae ev }, which you appreciate, 4m the elty have been compelled by ine rash of ments Ye The Convent ‘will come off in the prime of the straw- season—and as we always heve plenty of uative whiskey and native wine. onsweesis & Cataw- ‘ba for instance) there will be no good reason for it, if the delegates fail to eat, drink and be merry, City Politics. THE BUCHANAN MOVEMENT. A meeting of those frieadly to Mr. Bachanan for the Presidency was held last eveniag, at Union Hall, 168 Bowery, to appoint delegates to the Cincinnati Convea- tion. Mr. Stephen P. Russel was chosen Chairman, and Wm. Martin officiated as Secretary. The following dele- Le were chosen:—Stephen P. Russell, Lewis Glover, Jas. Sam’! Golden, Jas. Ri . McManus, Jas. Mobos Ne: Fowiee woke, Colts, Soa Dee ee. Perkins and Daniel U! Jas. A resolution was em- the delega‘es to fill vacancies, With tarkenctiowe appoint none but members of some fer ied arsociation in the city, and wh» have unflinchingly in favor of Mr. Buchsnan’s nomination for | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXCELSIOR CLUB. A meeting of this clab, which, as the call says, is ‘“‘op- pesea to the enemies of the Democratic National Conven- tion,”’ was held at the Hard Shell General Committee rocm, No. 68 Broadway, Jast evenicg, John B, Haskins, Chairman pro tem. and G G. Barnard and P, Oalegier, besettecien, Shane weretness fifty to sixty precent. Mr. Haskins, after calling the meoting to epcke aa folluws:— Feiow Democrats—The duty devolves Porary chairman of this club, to state the causes whick Otennlrations fy plive sd selouy to civisions tho nent of organising s ew Medonat Guregarting tne fo ita i i u Fit : aH ae bi ‘unfortunate se! arrived at tbe copclusion that it democratic pi aeoees of | arty this fate should Re rej E z 32 a is in the jected, themselves to one delegation State. Permit me, gentlemen, to Semconereee y lias, ond thet the magnon i wl d¢mocracy took no part in t Pe hand hhh of packed conventions, ‘more countenance by the ‘Conven- jlontion eiscted b> ins club wonld ‘or, ought 10 Will bave a difficult strugg'e next fall fo win. dard Hf our stan ere, we must nize and or gurely be beaten, The principles cotvadied the Rapeae Nebraska act, and & frugsl, economisal governm: srtee, whvle he rept tesa will 1g to create inane upon the bog Uy of * Freedom for Kanaas.’” asus, will & short time since, wae the repeal Of the Kanes act, and restoration of the Missouri ling We must hold them, 10 thie Iemue, apd not, permit, them ‘ayandon Mt, The real ise with us will be St whe . a ited 'tor irene Taniical dlactarios, and ihe, power taken, rm ¥ away from the people of the States and Farrltorien lorequ'nte