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4 NEW YORK HERALD.|™ JAMES GORDON BENNE®D, NDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, (QP PWE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS, pes wpm, Sl per asavwm ig Os cote Pee spy, oF 8 pe _ part yf" Great Br Miaion 07 $0 to any part of the Ou RESPONDENCE, ay quorter of the wor © ne bind ally a = Me sey "fincueereD TO RBAL ALL LEsTERS aap Paok “NO NOTICE taken met return thowe rejected. Velome XXI _ of Gnonynous communication We lo No. 341 AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENING. ACADEMY OF SUBST, Feurteemta #4 —franian Ov msa— Be Beaviatas. MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Nicoveuvs—Tignt Bore Raov. BOWEAY THiaTRE, Bowery—Hamser—Peren Warr, ATRE, Broadway, oppesite Baud THEATRE, BURTON'S NEW mend Biret—ficurs asp Weoss of Woxas ~Balier ‘Bas) MENT THe WikgKnas, ALLACK'S 1 |SATRE, Broadway—Fivek Brorunn— rywas I. LAURA KEENY'S THEATRE, 624 Breadway—Baconn Levi—)002G NEw Youx. GHAMBERS STREET THEATRE, (ate Burton’s).—Onwx, wu Grip Bestna—Mysrio SKIDE. BARNUM'S AN ERIOAN MUSEUM, Broadway afior yeoa—Dx. DuWoKTu—AWay wid MeLaxceoty. Brening— ‘tue Wire. PROADWAY VARIETIGs, #ar—husd HROOM MAKES. “eee, & WOOD'S MINSTREL Moran PEKPORMANCES— 1 NB OLD 2 Broadway.—°x«rrow au Broad K. @BUKLEY'S S2RENADERS, 885 Brondway.—Sro7ae Mi semanssy—CrnDEBELs s OGINESE HALL, 539 Broadway—Vospenrci TRicas, oY Donwrn's Docs sx Mer keys Rew Yorm, Monday, December 5, 1556. tne News. The news trom Norchern Mexico is interesting, and perbaps Important. Our correspondence from Monterey, which we publish this morning, states that Vidaurri bad succeeded in defeating the go- veroment ferces sent against him. While thas en- gaged at Monterey, however, a force had made its appearance in his rear, and bad tsken Camargo, on the Rio Grande. Since the receipt of this intelli- gence, a telegraphic despatch has reacbed us from New Orleans announcing that the Mexican Consul in that city bad received official information of the final defeat of Vidaurri, and that he bad been so badly whipped that he had acknowledged the go verrment of Comonfort. If this be true, ic settles the revolution in Northern Mexico for the present. Mr. A. P. Cook arrived at Washington yesterday from Arizona, the new Territory formed out of the Gadsden purchase from Mexico. He brings with him bis credentials, and will claim a seat in the House as delegute from thet Territory. He report the populstion of Arizona at from ten to fitteen thowsend persons, and that the Territory will make @ State about as large as Pennsylvania. A cancus of the Virginia Congressional deleza- tion was Leld at Wasbington on Saturday evening, at whieh they declared their preference for Mr. Ro-ock, should Mr. Bachavan think proper to give Virginis a Cabinet appointment. Governor Floyd, who arrived at the stat of government yesterday, strongly disapproves of the action cf the Virginia Elec ora! College. The Southern Convention meets t> day in the city of Savannsh, Ga., to consult on sech measures as will best promote the prosperity of the South. The puwver of celegates to the conveation is very large, as wil! be seen by our list elsewhere in this morn- ing’s paper, which, although incomplete, is as ac- curate as we have been able to make it. We publish this morming the letters of our Lon- don ond Paris correspondents, togetver with some aéditional extracts from our European tiles by the Arabia, al! of which will be found interesting. We have files trom Belize, Honduras dated to Nov, ‘Dut the papers do not contain any news of interest. Official notice ie given that the late R chard Ander- eon bequeathed to the poorer 8: ers by the fire of 17h of Joly the sum of three tuousand dollars. Our correspondent from Cienfuegos, ander date of Nov. 22, states that the prevailiog weather was de- nd that the growing sugarcane looked well, and promised an »bandant yield. Fb ewhere we give an inte ig letter from Lan President e easter, the home of the ebanan, it is said, will adhere t the d bon intervention ard popula sovereignty forty in bis letter accepting the uomi In the Supreme Court on Saturday decided that a client hud a right to cli sel at bis pleasure, no mater what his motives m git ation of counsel and client required ted confidence ani per: He further decnded that an att.rpey ba npon the paper trusted to lim, furthe secure costs and feos: and (hat even then he may be compelled to prodace them under ontin pepeiex. The examinstion into the case of the Messrs Tay Jor, money brokers, for issuing coun'erfeit bills, was continued j esterday before the magistrate No farts other than thore given in yesterdsy's report certaia elicied. The brothers Taylor were d to fi bail in the eum of five thoussnd dollars each, ty av e« varge at the Court General semsions, Kiaberiy and Wii ms were locked up to ensar ewes before the Graol The detaile wili be found ander the pul ve Under ite apprepriate bead will be found some interesting ite to movements ia negr« . sof the prices at which sold, the expulsion of tree f Degrees m Murfreesboro’, aod a description of the new ehip Mary Caroline Stevens, presented to the Amertexn Colonization Society te ar. Jobn § evens, which ts to be employed as an emi gront vesee] betwen Baltimore and Liberia. The Connecticut river is now closed by ice. The steawers City of Hartford and Granite State arrived here from iertiond on Saterday, and will wot re #10 © their trips this season. wr. Henry George Kaper, Bntish Consul at Baiti- wore, wee suffocated in a hooge that took fire .o taat eity yesterday. The cotton marke; at Providence dein last week was steady, with sales of aboat 1500 bales, closing firmls. ‘he market for wool closed ficm. The sales of the week were 53,900 ponuds. Printing cots were firm, with an upward tendency. Tu sales of the week were ym) pieces. The value of imports of foreign goods at the port of Boston, for the week ending Friday } we $726,701. The principal articles of import were dry goods, iron and steel, copper, fruit, and suger. The sales of co'ton on Saturday embraced about 1,000 a 1 200 bales, without change in prices. The flour market was more active, and sales were made to an Increased extent, clo firm at Setarday’s vrices. The private cirenlars received by the Arabie were more fi le than the telegraph reporte, e+ pecially for wheat, im coneequence of which, com bined with lower freiguts, it was more active, and closed 8* advance of about ' to J conts per bushel. ¢ as irreg A large portion of the stock on ba «i is held on lation, and the stray lots selling are more or lees forced, and do not afford @ correct criterion of the mar The braced Western mixed from s' lots delivered at 72: Sow Te.; white do. was held at 75 $190 $19 12 for old, and $1 meas, Shears were steady, with moderate which were confived to 400 Whda. Caba, snd about 6+0 boxes at prices stated elsewhere. Coffee wo« quiet. Preights for grain to Liverpool were easier, aod engagements in balk and bags were made at 6. 7d Lakes (05 Govt ane Bou WEEE ALTE HG BARE, ~ | only | snd kinas and they, t NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1856. Corruptions of the Pterce Admimistra- Mion—The Pacific Rallread Piet. Under the instructions of Thurlow Weed, the Albany Journal has been acknowledging, in a very handsome way, the economical management of the public finances and property under this Pierce administration. At the first blush the unsuspecting reader might consider this as an honest tribute to honest merit; but unfortunately that plank does not belong to Master Weed’s platform. He works upon the mechanical prin- ciple of a wheel within a wheel, and in this case the inside wheel is formed of a precious lot of spoils jobs, the chief of which is the great con- solidated Pacific Railroad plet, and to all of which the signature df poor Pierce, down to the fourth of March, will be worth having. As to the economies of poor Pierce’s adminis- tration, the least said the soonest mended. We all know what an ontery was raised by the Jackson party against the alleged defalcation under John Quincy Adams’ administration, of poor Tobias Watkins, to the extent of four thousand doHars. We all know that the defalcations and Florida war spoliations under Martin Van Buren con- tributed much to the terrible popular tornado which swept away his administration in 1840. We know that the Gaiphin and Gardner frauds under Taylor and Fillmore were operations of some magnitude; but all the peculations and specu- lations, defalcations, spoliations and frauds upon the treasury avd the publie property, from the days of Adams to the time of Fillmore, all put together, would be less than the sam of the land spoliations accomplished under poor Pieres. The policy which he has fostered, and the bills which be hag signed in behalf of the railroad land jobbers, during the last two years, to the prejudice of the treasury and the settlers upon the public lands, cover a margin of at least seventeen millions of acres of the pick of th lic dowain squandered away, equivalent to a clear waste of at least fifty millions of dollars. That the sum has not extended to one ur two bene »d millions is no fault of poor Pieree. The a es with Congress and the lobby, in not g their echemes of plunder as fast as he could sign them. A mau like this, at a crisis like this, aud under the expectations which the lobby have of a rich barvest this short session, is worth a gold mine to spoilsman like Thurlow Weed, who as the fire fall of bis irons, Very likely sa contingent interest in half the miscella- s upon tbe calendar of both houses of Cong Above all, he has a long finger ia this I Tailroad pie; and if a little blarney cau make poor Pierce an active confederate, it will be so much clear gain, In any event, a lit- tic soft soaping can dono Larm. Master Weed of the inside ‘associates’ alluded to in the m plot of the Pacific Railroad cociates” make up a very happy y of brios, quadrupeds and vermin of all «x. Democrats, republicans and Know ngs are here as thick as thieves, and as har- nus asa bex of pigeovs. The outside ma- als of tbe lobby fill up all the chinks, inclad- peous busin ing cash, stocks, lands, cards, wines, oysters, and other luxuries not necessary to specity. And great, indeed, must be the banl of the plunder involved when we find such strange “associates” as ht of Indiana, Seward, Robert J. Walker, Webb, Truman Smith, Thurlow Weed, and ‘ aesociates” as intimately and effectionately ating” in a common cause, as Mr. Botts, sor Wise and Captain Tyler in the good s of the whig party. be more we look into the Pacific Railroad Wil, the mere are we astounded at the impudent urceaicess of this continental joint stock com- pany and their “a tes.” It will ouly need ierce ture to this bill to give a fit- imax to the enormous crimes, corraptions 8 of bis wretched administration, y, too, that with the capital and plau- ¥ repr d in this Pacific concern, to the ex- ent of twoor three bundred millions, and with t formidable lobby ever concentrated at on, and with a considerable number of members of botu houses going out on the 4th of March, to stay ont—we must confess that hences of passing this bill of spoliations and DS « be pronounced altogether Por all that we know the bill may ! There are spoils enough outside and curreption enough inside to get it through wih judicious management. We think, indeed, t sonstrons covepiracy against the trea- acd the publie domain, and against the s and interests of the body of the American perme can only be defeated by grappling in € th the monster at once. Bri their musi nt the a. Ce w Tow nd we revew our call to the honest od une members of both houses, to an- jclpate the moversent of the conspirators by rging forth thetr bl), and giving {t such a sift- og as will kee cer the table at least for he remainder é this session. Apwrsterritton or Jestice is New York. be third triel of Baker has resulted like the a disegroement of the jury. Mr, isoner’s behalf has given notice ihe prisoner be enlarged application will mt . It isnot our business to m of testimony again» us it is enough to know that he ® notorious homicide, and that the his felonious Intent was so strong as to sinal authorities to put him to the trials, on each of which a guilty, and impotent conclusion to whi g bas at length come—neither setting the man free as innocent, nor condemiog him as may be regarded as a fair illustration of » in New York er ones, in her. For mmittd lenc dinece the ori test of three separate portion of the jury were for finding him The am nal eystem, have been apt to lay blame b there everywhere, except in the right place. Fe flagrant violations of law which daily in this city, our chief magistrate the ld responsible. Yet he is of are r th occur Mayor all the chief. T against the bas been he citizens the most vo bundred indictments procared by him gambling houses of the city are now i WHOL pr them functions eecate 1; he of lying in the docket farther; bis iament, as we all do, one would think, complete or wil! not do #0, are ende that the the work he has cannot Two t sagaioet offenders of varic grades also been procared by the Mayor it the court records, and ace e to the parties indiowd rv departments, If the Mayor clears yf indecent characters, any police jus- who is moved by charity or compassion straightaway interferes, liberates the culprits, and ects the Mayor at defiance. Aivably, yousidering we aysiou wader which we cial who mig be vasa tm no sort of £0 with othe } uly h the | the obvious short comings of | innocent of the mix | live, the shameful inefficiency of the criminal au- thorities, the frequent recklessness of the police, and the seeming incapacity of the courts to punish the most glaring offences, it is in the highest degree creditable te the character of our people that burglaries and murders are not as thick as blackberries. Tue Vineria Execrors anp THER Lares Ex- RA Spoms Proceepryas.—We published yester- day a despatch from Washington giving us the key to the late extraordinary proceeding of the Electoral College of Virginia, in recommending ex-Governor Floyd to Mr. Buchanan for a place in the new Cabinet. We have since received « fuller explanation of the trick. There are two sets of democratic leaders in Virginia, as in some other States. The first may be called the old Bourbons, represented by Senator Hunter, “Extra Billy” Smitb, and most of the others of the Virginia delegation. Their man is Hunter or Faulkner. The otber set may be called the Bo- papartes, of which Gov. Wise is the Napoleon, and the Richmond Junta are his marshals, Governor Floyd being a pet favorite, conquered from the cbiefs of the other side within the last twelve months, Everybody knows that when Mr, Bu- chanan goes to Washington the first delegation that will call upon him will be the Virginians. They will claim this precedence as their right. It is to be supposed, too, that, there being no ob- jections put in, Mr. Buchanan will be apt to lis- ten to their cabinet suggestions and adopt theic cabinet man. Governor Wise has, therefore, proved himself a sort of Napoleon on a small scale, in his coup d'état of the Electoral College: Floyd was his man, because Floyd was himself one of the College. Thus the Bourbon set in Congress have been anticipated, and the chances are as ten to one that Wise will win. In a general view this coup d'itat isa striking illustration of the spoils proclivities of the mo- dern Virginia democracy. During the campaign they threatened most furiously to break up the Union, to raise a grand army for the conquest of Washivgton, to rob the treasury, and steal the public archives, if Fremont should be elected and they should be cheated out of the spoils. The South Carolina fireeaters pursued a similar course of threats in the event of Fremont’s election. But there js something at least to ad- mire in the chivalry and consistency of the South Carolina disunioniste. Spoils or no spoils, they stil proclaim disunion as their great ultimatum, Upon this abstraction they fight with the faith of believers and with the constancy of fanatics. But our modern Virginians, as disunionists, are mere scare crows—regular Peter Fuoks and mock auctioneers, Marcy’s fuadamental idea is theirs—the spoils, the spoils—anything, everything for the spoils. Hence their late fussaud tury of disunion has subsided into soothing appeals to the South Carolinians to be calm, to be considerate— to remember that it is only good behavior now that can secure the spoils. Governor Wise is the proper chief of these Virginia spoilsmen. His whole family, if we mis- tuke not, have been for a good many years sup- ported out of the public treasury. Now he has a epecial political family to look after, of his own pecutiar eet. In addition to ex-Governor Floyd, Jor the first cuts of the roast pig, there are the two editors of the Richmond Enquirer, each of whom considers bis disunion services as worth the mis- sion to France, Madrid, Vienna or Constantino- ple. The smaller fry of this family will proba- bly require the establishment of a new executive department, and the creation of a new batch of clerkships to accommodate them. What a pity if the part of Hunter or Faulkner under Mr. Bu- chanan should be the ré/e which Daniel 8. Dickin- son bas played in New York under poor Pierce! We must look after these Virginia democrats They can’t all expect to get everything ; but, hit or miss, there must be no rebels amcng them. Tue Cuevatier Wikorr tx 4 New Paase.—A very remarkable and interesting work upoa Eu- ropean politics and diplomacy, from the talented pen of the Chevalier Wikoff, which work has been in press for some time, bas now been published, and according to all appearances will be ose of the most interesting and readable books of the day. A brief and comprehensive review of this book will be found in our columus this morning; but no review can give the reader a full idea of the novelty, originality and liveliuess of the work. ‘The fluet Lrockure to which the name of toe Chevalier Wikoff was appended was an accouut of his courtship—his escapades in tue field of Cupid, and eutterings, all for love, It was a lignt, pleasant book, rather original in its style, and, ia its way, a perfect success. In the present work the subject rises to the highest raage of bumaa affuirs, The author deals familiarly, aud at the come time respectfully, with such characters as the Emperor of France and his associates, and Lord Palmerston and the con/rire: of the Eaglish Cabinet. The descriptions of the diplomacy, the movements and the personal characteristics of these distinguished men are totirely sew, aod will be interesting to readers iv every class of society. The book is written with a mixture of philoropby and plainnees, gravity and wit, diplo- macy aud devil-may-care, which i# perfectly unique, and is entirely original with the Cneva- lier as a literary man. Ewployed by Lord Palmerston as a secret agent of the British government in Paris, at o very interesting passage in European history, during the existence of the last French repub- lie, the Chevalier Wikoff for a short time play- eda magnificent rie Had he understood the importance of bis position, and risea above snch stupid, dull diplomacy as that 07 Normanby, the British Minister, and Edwardes, th: ry of Legation, be might have attained the very high- est position and shaped the destinies of nations. No man ever had such a splendid diplomatic career opened before him, and no man ever tarew t away so lightly. The frank disposition and common sense admi- ration of the author for Louis) out all his chequered career, frequentiy apy in this book, and is-alternated with sarcastic aad dircriminating criticisms upon the history and Mephistopheles like movements of Lord Palmer- it fally proves that Chevalier Wikoif been a Cardinal Richelieu of the nineteenth century: but failing to reach that important aod novel position, he bas fallen into the remarkable and intercs a literary men, writing books of the most curious, original and readable character. We have no doubt that the book will become the rage in the United States, and more so in England and France, where the people are bet- ter informed o« to ite subject, and whither, we understand, the anthor will soon go, to superin- tend the publication of editions euitable to those gvauiries. See! ston, might have position of | else, } last, Ovx Faciuites on THE Israwcs or Panama. —The Postmaster General’s report makes a curi- ous exhibit of the position held by the Panama Railroed Company towards the government. We have already shown its position as to the course it wiehes the administration to pursue in relation to the seizure of the Isthmus, or, if that cannot be effected, that the government should come forward and pay five or ten millions of dollars for its purchase, with the sole object of enhanc- ing the price of its stock, and conferring a value upon the now worthless lands which it has ob- tained from the government of New Granada by its charter. The tenor of the President’s mes- sage gives too much reason to suppose that these speculators have obtained the ear of poor Pierce, and that they constituted the inspiration of the message in its erroneous statement of the pend- ing questions with New Granada. As for the ac- quisition of the Isthmus of Panama asa territorial possession by this government, no man can fail to see that it would constitute a point of weakness in the national domain, and perhaps give rise to incessant conflicts with other govern- mente, But while the railroad company is thus seek- ing official aid to raise the price of its stock in Wall street, when it comes to the question of rendering a service to the public, or to the Post Office branch of the government, its selfish in- stincts impel it to act in a directly contrary sense. In the tariff of charges for transit over the road, we find that express matter is taken at ten cents per pound; other freight, which the company is obliged to handle, pays fifteen cents ; but the United States mail the company will not convey over its road tor less than twenty-two cents apeund. This enormous charge gives it a compensation during the present year, for a mail carried twice a month each way, equal to double the amount paid to the Erie road for carrying the mail seventy-six times a month over nearly ten times the distance of the Panama road. The Postmaster General deemed this charge exorbitant, and refused to pay more than eighteen cents per pound, which was cer- tainly a very liberal compensation. As long as a rival route existed through Nicaragua, the company eecemingly assented to this reduc- tion of their demands; but no sooner was that route stopped by the seizure of the property of the Transit company by Gen. Walker, than the Panama railroad, availing itself of its monopoly, refused to convey the California mails for less than its original demand of twenty-two cents a pound; and moreover, that the back difference which had been withheld by the Postmaster Gen- eral should be paid to it. In view of the bank- ruptcy and ruin that might ensue to a large por- tion of the commercial community by a cessa- tion of the mails between Now York and San Francisco, Mr. Campbell was compelled to accede to the demand. The company is evidently trying to play the game of heads I win, tails you lose, ‘The Postmaster General, in view of these facts, and of the great increase of our trade and cor- reepondence with the Pacific, asks for some ac- tion of Congress in the matter, and for a weekly mail to California by any other route. Let us have it, by all means. Where is Tehuantepec? Where is Nicaragua? Forsien Oprsions or THE Prest®eNTIAL Exxc- TIoN.—Though there is evidently a lurking feeling of dread in the minds of the editors of London and Paris touching Mr. Buchanan’s probable course, they are on the whole more resigned to his elec- tion than there once seemed reason to expect. Almost without exception the foreign press gave ts support to Col. Fremont; both because he was the candidate” opposed to blood, murder and military despotism in Kansas, and also because he stood upon a platform of peace with the world as opposed to land stealing. The transition from support of Fremont to contentment with Buchanan has been effected with singular ease. But, in reality, that must be a very short sighted persou who supposes that any sane President of the United States could deliberately set before him a programme of war with Europe by way of ‘lustrating his Presideney. One can perbaps imagine an Austrian or a Frenchman indulging in such a foolish delusion; for they are used to incessant wars, delight in them, care little for trade, and know that, war or peace, they must pay for keeping balf a million of idle fellowes with guns in their hands. But how the English, who are themselves alive to the cost and folly of war, could ever suppose that this country, still more conservative and pacific in its instincts, would plange headlong into a derperate conflict, either for purposes of aggtandizement or for glory, passes com- prebension. Four times have the people of the United States declared war, independently of the squabbles with the corsairs of the Mediterranean. Once, with Evgland, when the British Kiog ea- des vorcd to rob the colonies of their self-govern- ment, and forced them to conquer their inde- pendence. A second time, when France, in spite of repeated remonstrances, persisted in seizing Ame- erican ships. A third time, when England, in like maoner, insisted on seizing American ships, and American sailors, and American cargoes, An @ fourth time, when Mexico asserted claims to a Stave of the Union, and actually invaded it for the pu ¢ pose of conquering it. Now if the English and French and all other foreigners who are quaking lest the United States should make war upuu them, will be good enough to ponder carefully there’ caves, they will perceive that in all of them the United States were on the defensive, their adversary the aggressor. They may rest assured that this is not a coincidence: it is a vital unwrit- ten doctrine of American policy. Aggressive wars this country will not wage. It is, we may hope, too far advaueed in civilization for any- thing of the kind. Were a foolish President — such as was poor Pierce for instance—to try to get into an agressive war, he would find it as utterly impossible as it would be to getinto the moon, The United States would defend the. selves if attacked, as they have doue before: euu- ficts of this kind are optional with the foreign world: they would not be of our choosing. While Mr. Buchanan was in England, be was very popular with everybody; but the moment be came home, and the Crampton im- broglio began, the 7imer started the idea that ne hod protracted the settlement of the dificnities between this country and England in order to make political capital tor himeelf. This notioa came no doubt trom the Foreign Office, anxious tosbiit the blame of the enlistment quarrel from Mr. Crampton’s shoulders to those of some one The Times seems to be getting over it at which is satisfactory. There is no doubt that one of the firet acts of the British govern ment, on Mr. Buchanan’s inauguration, will be to sccredit a minister to bim. We trust that both the Preeidént and the Minister will remember that the people of England and the people of the United States bave something better to do than to squabble about political nonsense, ) trienee, InTEROOURSE OF THE Press wiTH Poor Pierce anp His Casmet.—Now, as the administration of poor is drawing to a close, and can do but little harm to the country, we are willing to give it such credit as it may deserve, with the same readiness with which we have hitherto censured it when it did wrong, The intercourse of the press of the day with the President and his administration is very curi- ous, very important, and highly useful to the country and the world. Its perfect knowledge of public affairs, its ability to enlighten the minds of the people on their domestic interests, and to explain their misunderstandings with foreign governments, give it a pesition of the utmost con- sequence, It has, therefore, high and important functions to perform, and they increase in mag- nitude with the greatness of the nation with which it ba’ its relations, It is,in fact, a me- dium between the government and the people and between the people and foreign countries, anticipating and discussing all their intercourse. In this view the government should regard the press with respect, and the press respectfully regard the dignity of the government. During the last three years the Heratp has treated the administrative acts of poor Pierce with frequent but not undeserved severity, though never un- justly, and it has not withheld its approbation when it was fairly due; nor has it failed to give credit, from the highest functionary in his Cabi- net down to poor Pierce, its responsible head, himeelf, when their conduct was patriotic and unselfish. It has exposed them with equal frank- ness when selfish and unworthy purposes were ap- parent, Now that the whole batch is about to retire to private life, we can discriminate between the dig nified, elevated and generous spirits belonging to the Cabinet, and others, who possess neither dig- nity, elevation nor generosity. Among those who have had the good sense to appreciate the impor- tant position and functions of the press, and in spite of the censure frequently cast upon them bave maintained their dignity—among those who have uniformly extended to the Heratp the courtesies of gentlemen in their intercourse with its correspondents, affording them information valuable to the country and the world, and have thus shown their appreciation of the po- sition and importance of the press—we may name the Secretary of State, the Secreta- ty of War, the Secretary of the Navy and the Attorney General. But while we say this, and say it with pleasure, we have no thanks to offer either to Mr. McClelland, or Mr. Campbell, or Mr. Guthrie, or poor Pierce. They, on the contrary, have betrayed on every occasion a nar- rowness of mind, a smallness of intellect and a want of appreciation and tact in their intercourse with the prees, which belong neither to the charac- ters of statesmen nor men of sense. The members of the Cabinet we first alluded to—Caleb Cushing, W. L. Marcy, Jefferson Davis and Mr. Dobbin— are entitled to the courtesy of our acknowledg- ments. Whether their general policy has been marked with occasional errors or not, they are, undoubtedly, men of mark and ability—their names are connected with the history of their country—wbile their associates may be thankful if they even retain a line or two in our children’s school books. Fossils which are chronicles of the formations of which they were an accidental part, have a chronological value, but no other. Suc!) will be the position of McClelland, Campbell, Guthrie and poor Pierce. Disexion at THE NorTa.—We learn from the Boston Liberator that a grand State Convention of disunioniste will be shortly held at Worcester, Mass. The Liberator announces the fact that the call has been numerously signed, “with high satisfaction,” and quotes from the Charleston Mercury to show that the position of the disunion- ists, North end South, is identical, and closes with the ery, “Hurrah for no union with stavehoiders !"” Police Intelligence. THE LATE ARREST OF ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS— EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS BEFORE JUSTICE DAVISON. ‘The examination im the case of the Messrs. Taylor Brothers, brokers, doing business at the corner of James and Chatham streets, charged with having been engaged im the issuing of a large amount of counterfeit bills on the Morris Co, Bank of N. J., and the Farmers’ Bank of Canandaigua, N. ¥.. was held yosterday beiure Justice Davison, at the Joflerson market Police Court. Tne young men, Williams, alias Kelly, and Augustus Kimberly, who gave the information to the authorities which resulted in the arrest of Messrs, Taylor, Brothers, mato statements in relation to the affair, and confessed that they had been tm the habit of purchasing the counterfeit money from the accused at the rate of 1234 cents per’ dollar. Officer ia amination of the The Messrs T. staicd in their examination that they were natives of New York, were money brokers by ocoupation and were innocent of the Preierred against chen. Justice Davison then anno’ his determination to hold each of the defendants to bail in ip Ot $5,C00 to an- swer the charge before the Court Chey Seasions. It is eomewhat unfortunate for Mcsers. Te tbe two informants against thom sboal . rested in ditlerent parte of the city, aod that each of them ‘Without beving any knowledge of the other’s arrest, should point to accured aa the fom whom they procured the epurious bil's. Williams, at ly, copfeseed that he bad got the counterfeit bilie from tae money brokers, to Justice Davison, before the latier war even aware that officer Masterson bad Kimberly in cnsto- Gy. Justice Davison sent an officer to arrest tbe brokers, but betore he arrived at the effice of the Iatver, oificer Masterson, upon information received fi Kimberly, bad the accused sireacy in castody, and vigorously the case, Williams and Kimber'y heve been \nOn a8 Witnesses to Appear agaings Mestre. oretkers ‘betore the Grand Jory. Ay Usonatarc: Peuow —Feank Harbert, a young man about 21 years of age, was taken into custody by Captain Ackerman, of the Ninth ward police, on charge Of siealing & couple of gold watohes, valued at $110, The aconsed {tle alleged, went to the United States recruit: tng rendervous, No LO Bindeon street, on sday last, and Informed Captsin MeLaugbian, . x. t jor the government, that as be bai veen '@ 10 life, ‘ond was J0 « beiplets condition for want rr food, clothing prd finGs, be cotermined \o enior the service of the United Sater artoy, Capt lol anghlaa took oi\y apm the poor fellow, and invued bem to Die privave apart Nualed jm the same bailoing, where he was told to make bimeelf a@ comfortable as possib'e under the exist g circemstances, While Harbert was left atone in the room for afew miovtes, be bro! a detracted two gold tong: n, Bod then stealthily lett the premises. The sur- Tao Pp kine -Dearted recrviting officer on Goding that ay ithad decamped with al) tae valuabies be coaid hy on, may be better imazived taan dercribet Information of the eflalt betng communtoated to the Ninth ward police, a airiet watch was kept up for the ar rest of the accused, resaiting in bis b taken into costody while be was making his exit trom ® pawn office, where he bad been obtaipicg a loan on one of the stolen watever, Committed for trial. Snootmxa Arrrat—Nonovy Hert.—About 3 o'clock oa Satorday morning, & shooting aifray occarred in a drink ing seloon in Brond way, near the Metropoliten Hotel, bo- tween two youog men ramee Alvin 1. Wiilinaton and renee Harris, io whieh the former, it ie alleged, drew a revolver and fired at ibe Inter, bat without doing any bary. Officer Paimer, of the Fourteenth ward hearing the nolee, roebed to the spot and took Williumeon into cistocy. The prisoner wee taken to the Fo rk ward sin'ion hovee, where be was allowed to ball by who had been sunt for by the prea rs) Coavoe or Greasy Lancexy = Williem Lawrence was | arrested by Officer Storey, of the Fifth ward polive, on chorge of stenting 0 of butter from on wteaet. Tho | a bie pow © court, cum: 4 was canght wit teericn. Juste Usborne, ortn miited the prisorer for trial The bert, Lascet Asp Brows Dick —Toe trot between there cele | Cusick, an Indian britiee takes piace on the Centreville, today, at one o’clock, It is expected to be one of ihe best trots of the neason, and will probably be the last, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Important from Northern Mexico, ‘THE REPORTED DEFEAT OF VIDAURRI~THE OOMON- FORT GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGED BY HIM, New Onteans, Dec. 2, 1856, ‘The Mexican Consul here has received official advices from Matameras, stating that Vidaurri bas succumbed and entered into a treaty with General Sunda, acknow- edging Comonfort’s govervment and promising obe- dience to it. From Washington. DELEGATE FROM AKIZONA—CAUCUS OF THE VIRGE BIA DELEGATION—GOV. FLOYD AND THE VIRGINIA BLECTORAL COLLEGE. Wasinxctox, Dec, 7, 1856. Mr. A. P. Coox, delegate from the new Territory of Ari- zora, formed out of the Gadsden purchase, arrived here today. He comes with his credentials as regularly elect- ed by his people in convention, and will ask 1or recogni- tion by Congress. He rays there are from ten to fifteen thousand people in the Territory, and that it wi!! make = State of about the size of Pennsylvania, It lays south of the line thirty-six thirty. If! am not mistaken he will find some difficulty in getting his seat, for if a Cerritorial government has to be formed before he is admitted, it may open up afresh the whole slavery question, which may lead toprotracted debate, This looks like another bone of contention. Mr. Cook brings some specimens of minerals, said to be the richest in the world, A caucus was held last night, composed of Senators and members from Virgin\s, and they declared Bocock to be their choice for a cabinet position, provided Mr, Bu- chanan saw fit to gelect one from that State, Goy. Floyd arrived hero to.day. He disaproves now, and did at the time, the action of the Electoral College at Richmond, Death of the British Consul at Baltimore. Bavrimorg, Dec. 7, 3866, Henry George Kurper, British Consul at this port, was suffoceted whilst in a house in the eastern part of the city, which was burnt. ‘The other inmates narrowly os- caped. The deceased has a family in England. Markets. Cotton.—Sales to day 5,500 balee at unchanged pric rics. at unchan; oa" Sales at 10%c. a 120. Other articles un. Montz, Dec. ¢, 1866. * Cotton—Sales during the past week 17,! 3000 baies. Re- ceip's in the same period 6,000 bales. Stock on hand 91,000 bales against 86,000 Dales at the eame date last year. Middling quoted at 11 <0. ‘Cuaruestox, Dec. 4, 1856, Covtop—Salkes to-day ),200 baies and tor the week 7,000 bales. Middling fair ts quoted at 11%c. In rico the lower qualities ave atvanesd oe tay 7 Cc. 1856. 1, Deo. Sales of cotton to-day 1,700 bale a ful prices. MARLESBON, Dec. 6, 1856. Cotton—Sales to-day 1,300 Balen The market is frm and fall, Burrato, Dec —6 P. M. Flour uncbanged. Baler 1 ,°00 barrels at $5 60 for com- mon Michigan, $$ for extre indiana and $4 26 for double mas Capada Spring wheat rather scarce aod milling demand. Sales 30,600 bushels, at $1 08 for Chi- men ered, a8 Slloa ai 11 for Wisconain club. Corn firmer, 57¢ offered andrefused. Osis 43c. Barioy $1 06 & $110. Whiskey 260. eceipw for the ti hours ending at noon to day :—6,361 barrels tony 3.886 bushels wheat. Cana! exports:—7,000 busneie? wheat, 6,600 busbels corn, 6,000 bushels oats. ihe jast clear- ‘ances by caral were probably made to my Oswxuo, —6P. M. Flour unchanged. Sales 200 barrele, at $6 26 for Cana- da ——— and $6765 = $7 for extra Oswego. Wheat ery Lake imports iocay— ate barrels bushels wheat, ae bushels corn, There ens more aon shipments. City Intelligence. ‘Tae AMERICAN AND Fornicx Bintx Socisry.—The stated monthly meeting of the board of managers was held in the Bible House, 115 and 117 Nassau street, on Tharsday Jast, at 4 o’clock P..M., the Rev. Dr. Welch presiding. Ninety-six ool} ’ reports for the last two months ave the following summary :—18,074 visits trom house to for Bible readings aod prayer, 1,071 tamilies in ‘these visits found without « Bible, 1,481 induced to attend public evangelical worship, 3 cal youth brought imto Sabbath schools, 5.0 sermons preach- 230 £90 prayer meetings and seasions of Sabbath echool held, 661 visits to veasols and for seamen, made, 206 con- versions and 158 persons baptized. Tne Rev. James N. t minister, settied over bis broth ren of the ‘Six Nations’ at Grand River, Canada We ‘was prevent at the meeting, and give a moat in! secount of the of Christianity among = of these red men of the furestto whom he presones. Dabtized the present year aid of the Ameri- can apd For Bible Society to revise and publish bew edition of New Testament in the Mopuwie jan- tour language, being unable to ‘understand Inojan triber; the former ed! ms ‘was reserved for consi the board. tee ov Tam Daar ayy Dewn AsyiUM.—The newasy- lum of the deaf and dumb at Fanwood, 17(th street, near the Nort river, has recently been completed and is one of the finest ed'Seca of the kind in the wor! Itie acmirably adapted for its purpose, and ie ® creditable ar- teachers, cbigctoral effort. Last Thursday the pupils, Of the institution were removed to the new ya Dd in a few days there will be « furma! opening to w ‘the friends of the institution will be tnvi- old butidimg 2 Fifheth street nas been occapie. since 1829 It will soon be taken possession of by the trus- tees of Columbia College, who are erecting a new edifice. ‘Txyine To Comm Sciciom wirh A Ham Piv.—Mary McGuire, eged 80 years, was arrested, charged with dis- orderly conduct, and placed im the Third ward station bouee celle on Friday night. She threatened to commit surcide, but the officer did pot heed her, ss there ter some trouble he suoceed- ed in extracting « hair pin from her throat, weil doubled up. She bas since recovered, Naw Youn Trroonaruma, Usion.—At the regular: monthly meeting of thie suciety, held on Saturday evo- ning, December 6, the icllowing officers were elected for Ts Fine Daramomxnt —At the caucus of the aati-Car- son members of the Fire Department, beid at Lei wonico's, on Baturéay evenin, L. following ticket was agreed upon to be eu; the election, Mondey evening, ‘8th inet, viz Wilkin Free President A. Woodhull, of hove 36, for Joba & Giles, tor Treasurer; Daniel Curry, for Collector. The fol clear and es disunion, says the Charierton Meru) Saturday the 19th ut, — ore, the _ Staies of this confedr: imporetisher the Honta, ihe Const |, That the slaveholding States cannot, with eafety contt.ue to commit their rights and interests 10. the voatrol or 0 & s0% jal and iodusurtal or ihe power of raising and snatntaining ee, of deslaring war OF peace, of ing commerce and collectin, free’ to yield up the most essential attr) ie nment and permit (sem to be exercised Procinm ihelr purpore to be ihe destrnetio. Kerorved. That the polities en trevaniiity. fence of the Fouthern Biates a {len'seeh sanendments. be tande to (he faders! Will Feree am a vos ft vieatet to their Li {wept that teey be vely Persomal 1 ‘The London News of Now TT, says M+, Dalian, the American minister, aod @ large parc, © awed Vn Haymarket theatre on Friday night, to withers Le poe formarce of Mr. Mardvon, as Charies Sartece, im “The ARRIVALS. 3. W, Rook Sing: Mr. and Mea Taye Mra Waterbury, F ngiand: Mr. and M Heo. 8. Joho Haigh. Jr . Mise A, Rob ning am , Meee Me and Mra Ipbia, He ‘pian “Tithing, and nurse, Bow tM ‘and Mrs. Crooks, fo vania, New York. wonjan Honse.—Governor ¥. P. Tallmadge, p r.8 Olark, Me W. Thomas, Wy, col W. 1, Maly, Hiinoie: Me JFL, Uptake. Maw Bierena, Washonaton (ite: Mr. KT, Nicholoon, Ph Dr. ios. Bennard Paviners, Md: Mr. and’ Met. Stanton, tt Haanensin and farnily, fiavane, ‘Crna: Bot, S. Buri ion. Mass; Hoa. R. Wright, Tn liana; jartford, Coun.