The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1856, Page 4

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GAURA ERENE'S THSA CAB, 624 Brosdway—Sacono beore—Foune New Lone. @BAMBERS STR: THEATRE, date Berwon's),—Euma Davis—W ax Dekine@ MINS) KEL—UnION. BABNUW’S sX RICAN MUSEUM. Broadway—After- moo @ReraiacTiON. Avening—Reraiwcriom-PUANING THB @B0, CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 44 Brosd way--Brmortas Penroussxces—Tsw Od Cock. BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS, 885 Broscway.—Ermorux Mrerarsy—CixDennis. OMINESE FALL. 629 Proadway—Vorpsrrur Triots, Bommern’s Docs axp MoykhyY#—Anerncou and Evening, ATREN EUM, 654 Sroadway—Hustowical Parsrines oF Bwveiusioxasy Bverts. Seow Yors, Wednesday, December 17, 1656. The News. By way of New Orleans we have news from Vera Cruz to the 9th inst. On the 6th the revolu- téonists at Puebla succumbed to the government ferces. The statement that Viduarri had entered ‘into an amicable treaty with the goverament is con- firmed. Alvarez is on the war path, and Comon- fort's affairs and prospects are just now in a flourish- ing condition. An arrival at this port yesterday, from Vera Cruz 20th ult., annoanced the settlement ef the English difficulty with Mexico, and other matters. News to the 30th, however, was received severa) days ago, and publizhed in the Hzxavp, thus anticipating the intelligence alluded to. The proceedings of Congress yesterday were uc- important. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill proposing to abolish the laws of the Kansas Legislature relat- ing w slavery, and a resolution was adopted calling fer copirs of the letters of Colonel Samper with re- gard to Kansas affairs. Mr Brown gave notice of @ bill providing for a railroad and telegraph to the Pacific. The bill granting further time to the creditors of Texas to present their claims was teen taken cp and debated till the adjournment. In ‘the House Mr. Whitfield introduced a bill to ascer- tain the amount required to indemnify citizens of Kaneas for losses of property during the late troubles in the Territory; also establishing two additional Jand districts, and a district court at Leavenworth day ‘3 January. The Civil, Army and Indian Ap- propriation bills were reported, and referred. The debate on the President's message was then con- tinurd anti] the adjournment. The managers of the New Granada Canal and Steam Navication Company appeared before one of the police justices yesterday to auswer a charge of swindling a French gentleman named Goulard out of property to the value of five thousand dollars. We give 2 report of the case, which has excited eonsider@le talk about town, in another column. Charies B. Huntington, the notorious Wall street financier, who is charged with forgery, was placed on trial in the Court of General Sessions yesterday, and tbe entire session was occupied in empanne!- ing & jury. The examination of witnesses wiil commence to-day. Huntington aopeared quite composed, but has evidently suffered greatly, both physically and mentally, from his long sojourn in the Tombe. The Board of Ten Governors me’ yestorday and adovted a resolution requiting the Medical Board at Bellevue Hospital to report the number of times the members had attended the meetings of the Board, avd also the ordinary medical consultation, with 9 view to find out whether there had beea any neglect of duty on their part, of which there had been ‘ome ramors afloat in the depsrtments. The weekly census shows that 6,095 persons are now in the inatitations, hemg an increase io one week of 104 persone. Companies E, K and L, Second United States artillery, arrived at this port yesterday from Florida ia the ship Arkwright, which vessel touched at Oid Point Comfort and landed a detachment of invalids from companies ©,G and I. Company K will re- main at Fort Hamilton; Company E is destined for Fort Onterio, and L for Fort Independence, Boeton. The following named officers secompany the troops:—Brevet Col. Brown, commanding; First Lient. Beason, Quartermaster and Commissary: F irst Lieut. Viacent, Adjutant; Capt. Allen, Se- cond Lieut. Webb, and Assistan’ Sargeon I. Moore. We have files from Bermuda to the 2d inst. Ad- mira Fanshawe, Commander-in-Chief of the British naval forces on that station, had arrived from Hali fax in improved Lealth. There is no other news of interest. The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to about £00 a 1,000 bales, the market closing firm at the quotations given in another column. Dealers were busy getting letters off for the Borton steamer, and disposed to await later foreign news due at Halifax. Floer was in good demand, and firmer for common and mediom grades. The firm- vess of holders of wheat checked sales, which were chiefiy confined to some lots of Southern and Ca- nadion white, at about #1 75. Sales of corn were limited, at Tic. for Western mixed trom store, and at 72c. 75e. delivered. Pork was lower, with sales of old mees at $19 0 $19 124 and new at $19 37, a ' 0. Sogars were more active, and the sales embtaced about 1,200 a 1,300 bhds., at fall prices, the market continuing firm. A cargo of 4,175 bags of Rio coffee, ex Cora, sold at private terms, and 1,200 ¢0. also at private bargain. Freights were cull and rather easier for that some politicians in this State, calling them- elves republicans, ate claiming a right of pro- perty in and over the majority polled for Coloacl Fremont at the last election. Tuey treat the Fremont vote as their private property—a thing that belongs to them, and which they can will away, give, cell, exchange, or exploit in any way that happens to suit them. On the strength of this happy delusion these politicians propose to pass various laws through the Legidatare for the purpose of crippling their political opponents. One of these refers to this city, and has been no- ticed before in these colurans It is a project of & law to disfranchise the citizens of th hand over the real government of the city to an irresponsible board to be appuiuted by the Go- vernor—that is to say, to be chosen by the north- ern and western counties. It is expected by these politicians that the Fremont majority will enable them to pase this nefarious law with the greatest ease NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1856. The people calling themselves republicans are The New Filtbustering Schemes and Secre~ after all, oki democrats and ld whigs, who chose to fase on Fremont; when it is attempted te use the fused body for other and improper parposes, it isquite likely to resolve itself into its eriginal elements, The republican leaders may not find the old- democrats who went for Fremont quite so ready as they fancy to hand over New York to the tender mercies of the Western ex-whigs. ‘Phe Late Southern Commercial Coavention— Nulification—Mr. Toombs Propeves a State Pasi®. We publish to day a pretty full report of the cream of the proceedings of the tate Southern Commercial Convention held in the city of Sa- vannah, Georgia. These proceedings, it will be seen, embrace a variety of extraordinary propo- sitions for making the South independent of the ‘North, preparatory to a dissolution of the Union. Among these propositions of Southern reform end amelioration, the subjects of free trade, di- reet taxation, a live of monster Southera steam- ers direct to Europe, a Southera Pacitic Railroad, the African slave trade, a aew Southern Terzito- rial policy, Southern colleges and schools, South- ern literavure, and the Tehuantepec route, stand very conspicuous. In our estimation, however, they are all thrown into the ehade by the letter from Senator Toombs to the Convention, definiag his plan for the establishment of direct trade be- tween the ports of Georgia and other Southern States, and the portsof Eagland and France. The general idea among these Southern com- mercial philosophers for the establishment of this transatlantic direct trade, is a line of monster steamships, plying directly between some South- ern port end some port in England, with the raw cotton from the one side and the manufactured goodsfrom the other. But this scheme necessari- ly involves a large expenditure of money to get it into operation, and then it may possibly fail to psy. The consequence is, that our South- erp visionaries have eense enough to hesitate to fork over for the monster steamers, and are content, for the preseat, with empty speeches, theories and resolutions. In a word, they still resolve in favor of their monster steam line, though they prudently back out when called upon to subseribe. At this juneture, in comes Mr. Senator Toombs with his plan, which solves the whole difficulty, without either the expense, trouble or delay of building Southern moaster steamers. It avoids even the inconvenience of Southern cash contributions for any vessels whatever; jor it is a plan which proposes to bring about Southern direct trade with Europe with Northern ships, and to raise a handsome State revenue through a State tariff upon all goods arriving in Georgia, other than those which shall be imported directly from foreiga counties, Such is the notable plan of Mr. Senator Toombs for bringing about the great desideratum of direct trade between the South and Europe. It is the simple process, for example, of a Georgia Stave tariff, discriminating against the goods— domestic or imported—arriving from any other State of the Union, and ia favor of the goods from Liverpool or Havre. And Mr. Toombs says this tax “should be high enough to prevent all indirect importations of foreign merchandise,” aud “high enough to raise sufticieat revenue for all the wants of the State, without imposing upon the people any capitation or other direct tax whatever.” Now, this may seem rather hard among neighbors of the same family; but Mr. Toombs assures ue that this inland State tariff is perteetly constitutional, quite a common thing in actice: and, could we take him at hie word, we to) ght as well prepare at once to bow in obedience to ome inland tariff act of the Georgia Legislature. and then to similar acts from gther Southera Le- atures, until even Paris ly made clothes ect) sball se!) in our Sonthero ports at cheap- er rates than the wholesale clothing of New York. This isa cruel proposition from Mr. Toombs; but in one greet essential it ie better, in being more magnanimous, than the taxatioa policy o the State of New Jersey. Sue levies a tax upoo every individual who pays for a through ticket Vetween New York and Philadelphia, and the revenues thus extorted from strangers relieve the good people of Jersey of a load of taxation, and so, jastead of grumbling against the Camden and Amboy monopoly, they rather like it, On the otber band, though Mr. Toombs proposes taxing Northern goods, and foreign goods arriving South by way of the North, he knows very well that this tax will come out of the pockets of his Georgia constituents or other Southern con- sumers. Bat let this policy of invidious inland State tarifls hecome adopted, and there will be no end to retaliatory acts of legislation between the North and the South, and between different States of the South against each other. In a more serious view, we look upon this in- land State tariff project of Mr. Toombs as a bung- ling atteropt at nullificetion. In his day Mr. Celboun made Southern nullification appear in the strong light of a primary Southern right and duty, and full of Southern blessings. He proved it by the constitution, and hundreds of sensible men were led astray by his acute bat de- lusive expositions of Southern rights upon tariffs as well as niggers. In undertaking. however, to walk in the nullification footprints of Mr. Cal- houn, all of his disciples and followers—Mr, Toormbe among the rest—-make themselves por- feetly ridiculous. Mr. Toombs says that “a State epnot, under the federal constitution, lay duties upon imports; but she can tax all imported com- modities offered for sale within her limits.” Bat what sa he constitution in addition to the clause in the mind of Mr. Toombs? It declares in so many words, that “no preference shail be given by any regulation of commerce to the ports of one State over those of another.” Yet Mr, ‘Toombs proposes “a regulation of commerce” which shall give a most decided preference to the ports of Georgia over the ports of New York. ‘This man, however, is the same Mr. Toombs who, in bis capacity as a Senator of the United States, deliberately proclaimed it as his Senato- ria) opinion and advice that “the clection of Fre- mont would and ought to be the end of the Union.” It is not surprising at all, therefore that Mr. Toombe, preaching disunion and treason in August, should be found teaching nullification in December; and the so-called Southern Com- mercial Convention was, in bie case, the proper court of appeal. Largely composed of brok lifiers, this Southern Convention could not avoid giving a favorable hearing to this “direct trade” scheme of Mr. Toombs. Perhaps when they meet again next year, they will act upon this plan of Mr. Toombs for direct trade with Earope, and an overflowing State treasury. In the interval let is be thankful that the port of Liverpool in its trade with Savannab, enjoys none of the pro- posed dircriminations against the port of New Powibly they may fag igmecly¢s miviakya, | Lor, down politicians, disunionists and nul- | tary Maroy. It seems that Governor Marcy, in contemple- tion of his early retirement te the shades of private life, is earnestly desirous of doing some act which will be remembered when his presence in the-councils of the nation shall be no more. We can readily understand this feeling on the part of the Secretary of State; we approve of it, and even more—we sympathise with him in it. It is a very laudable ambition. But we are a little afraid that in his earnestness in this matter he has made a slight mistake; some persons kuow- ing to all the circumstances may think he hes done a little more than that. He bas made a grandiloquent declaration about filibustering ge- nerally, and certain filibusters in particular, which has at least a shade of the ludicrous, if not something of the bombastic. Several gentle- men have been called up and catechised, they laughing in their sleeve all the time, about some expedition that is to disturb Venezuela, with whom the Secretary and his pet, Eames, now Minister to Venezuela, but formerly organ grinder in the Union office, have just made a pretty little treaty. Now, the fact is, that in this affair Governor Marcy has simply found a mare’s nest, with a ti-bi’s egg init. Itis true that Gen. Paez and many other eminent Venezuelans are here, quietly waiting the time when the patriots of that republic shall throw off the yoke of Mo- nagee and call him to power; but in so doing he in no manner contravenes our laws, Tue liberal ideas which he entertains may be con- sidered dangerous to a tyranny like that of Mo- nagas in Venezuela, but we venture to suggest to Marcy that they will not come within the provisions of the Neutrality act. As the Secretary is bent upon doing some great deed in this matter of the filibusters, and as we have already said we sympathize with him in his wish to become famous, and are willing to assist him to.a certain extent, we can give h'm the following information:—Here in New York —whieh is, in fact, the centre of all filibustering, as well as political and financial honesty and ras- cality—we have always on hand two or three fili- buster schemes in their various stages of progress. We have already explained to him the condition of the Paez filibuster movement, and he can teke his measures accordingly. Besides that, we have a filibuster scheme against Mexico. General Uraga and a host of other Mexicans.are here, plotting in connection with those in New Orleans the downfall of Co- monfort, and preparing to step in when the pro- per time shall come. Santa Anna is seemingly carrying on his filibuster preparations at Tur- baco, near Carthagena, in New Granada; but he has seen that the only way to make his paper broadsides felt is tosend them to the Heraty for publication. Thus they come before our readers and produce their effect in the true cen- tre of filibusteriem, which, as we have said bo fore, is New York. We advise Marcy to keep a sharp eye on this movement, particularly on Santa Anna, We bave another filibustering expedition on hand against Peru, but it is pretty well along now, and we fear is beyond Marcy’s reach. Ge- neral Vivanco will probably have burned most of the powder and overtarned Castilla before Marcy can reach him; but if the Secretary wishes to dirty his fingers with guano, as some of his predecessors huve done, he can keep a sharp look out for the returns when they come along. There isan abundance of other movements in this line goiug oa here, about which we are per. fect)y well posted up; but we have neither lei- sure, space nor inclination to tell the State De- partment just now more about what it is the ba- siness of Governor Marcy to look after. We are glad to know, however, that he has got the gentlemanly Secretary of the Navy to detuil all our ships of war and revenue cutters to watch, follow, and blockade the great steamship Daniel Webster, incase she attempts to do asything naughty ; just as he persuaded the amiable Mr. Guthrie to do with Collector Bronson some time since. It is a capital plan to get eomebody else to do the dirty work. If he should catch that old Vanderbilt doing any little job of filibustering with the Daniel Webster, we hope he won't spare him. But friend Marcy, let us make a sug- gestion to you: don’t let Vanderbilt overreach you, and sell bis little old boat to the govern- ment by getting you to seize her when abe is on some legitimate business far removed from Vene- zucla. You know you are a little blind, you old mouser. Ienonance is Briss.—The amiable nincom poops who manage the Washington organ of poor Pierce, under his direction, are mistaken in supporting that we belong to the same political family which owns the Zridune, Timer, Courier and Enquirer, awd Albany Journal. There is nothing in common between the Heratp and these jour- nals, and there can be no more bitter quarrel between us than there has been heretofore. These journals are all stockjobbing concerns, formerly attached to the old whig and democratic régimes at Albany, and the Heraup is and always has been opposed to such agents of corruption. It is melancholy to think that the Chevaliers Weed and Webb, and the Little Villain—as traly stated by the nincompoops of poor Pierce's or- gen—have learned nothing by the experience which they should have gained when we accidon- tally happened to advocate the cause of Fremoat with them. Our support of that candidate was based upon sound principles; and had our al- vice been acted upon bis defeat never would have been accomplished. It is also true, as stat- ed by poor Pierce’s Washington organ, that the morals of the Chevaliers Webb, Weed and the Little Villain have grown worse than ever. Hav- ing lost the election, these chaps have returned to their old occupation, and are tarning an ho- nest penny in the lobby at Washington or Alba- ny, ot by stockjobbing in the street. We hope that the nincompoops who griad poor Pierce's organ at Washington will not seek to make us responcible for the baser part of the actions of these fellows, with whom we have never had either sympathy or union. Tre Arnicay Stave Trane mx Concness—The House of Representatives on Monday last passed, hy the decisive vote of 152 to 57, the reso- lution of Mr. Etheridge, of Tennessee, declaring that © this House regard all suggestions or pro- positions of every kind, by whomsoever made, for a revival of the slave trade, as shocking to the moral sentiments of the enlightened portion of mankind, and that any act on the part of Con- gress, legislating for, conniving at, or legalizing that horrid or inhuman traffic, would justly sub- ject the United States to the reproach and execra- tion of all civ!!ized and Christian people through- out the world. Now, decisive eo thie vote is—152 to 57—it is wal) & romasbebig iagt that two-thirds of the de- mocratic party of the popular branch of Con- gress voted against the resolution, including Mr. Florence, of Philadelphia, and the two members from California. At its first suggestion, the move- ment to repeal the Missouri Compromise was more unpopuler in Congress than this business called the African slave trade. If such things happen in the green tree, what may we not expect in the dry—provided that Mr. Buchanan does not pat a stop to all this sectional fuss and fury and nonsense about niggers. The Kansas Question Settled at Last. Governor Geary’s despatch, just sent in to Congress by the President, may be regarded as the beginning of the end of the Kansas imbrog- lio, From all accounts it appears that Kaneas is quiet at last; that there only remain a small band of marauders in the southern district, and that these are having a hard time, chased for their lives by a posse with an itinerant court ready totry them when caught. Judge Le- comte seems to have been dismissed; Reader is quiet, somewhere, at last; and so, in due time, the Southern marauders and the Northern specu- Jators alike got rid of, the Territory will now have a chance of rest. It has occupied far too large a share of public attention for some time past. In sober earnest, what did it matter to the people of the United States how the people of the small infant Terri- tory of Kansas settled their domestic institutions? No one would have cared to inquire what was the resolution to which they came, but for two causes— the first the imbecility ef Pierce, the se- cond the schemes of Northern politicians, Had poor Pierce been a man of ordinary nerve and courage, the Kansas question would never have been heard of; it was his backing and filling, and chopping and changing which were the prime cause of all the trouble, by encouraging excitement both North aud South; and it was his weakness which encouraged Jetf. Davis, Atchison and their associates to undertake to force slavery upon the people of Kansas with fire, eword and military terrorism. But for these grievous faults of his, Kansas would not have attracted more attention in the North than any other new Terri- tory; the people would have been left to deve- lope their new homes in their own way, and the Territory would have been a couple of years far- ther advanced than it now is. These blunders of poor Pierce led to other mischiefs. The oppo- nents of the democracy saw their advantage, and arrayed themselves on a platform of opposition to the military despotism of the President in Kansas, To strengthen their cause, they greatly exaggerated the evils of the condition of affairs in the Territory. Had there been two armies mancuvring about Lawrence, with pitched battles trom week to week, they could not have made more noise and hubbub. There was enoagh foundation to give effect to their stories; and to the people of the United States at large it seemed so unfair and scandalous a thing that the South- ern masters of the President should, under cover of a law guaranteeing popular sovereignty, at- tempt to force slavery on Kansas against the will of its people, that they rose en masse, very nearly elected a Northern President, and gave the marauders such a fright that they are not likely to renew their schemes in a hurry. With the election of Mr. Buchanan, all this ef- fervesvence has subsided. The politicians of the North can afford to look at matters as they are, and not as they might be; and the chastened democracy have learnt the useful lesson that Southern fire-eaters are blind guides. We therefore find, in the first place, that no more accounts of bloody battles between border ruffians and Northern free State men are pub- lished ostentatiously by our soft hearted cotem- poraries; and at the same time we have the pleasure of knowing that Kansas will hereafter be deprived of the services of Jeffreys I § compte and of the congenial spirits w § shared hie labors. There isa prospect that, g tome time to come, our only news from Kans § will refer to the locating of new towns, tue opening of new streets, the clearing of new farms, the building of mills, the cutting of ronds and the growing of all kinds of valuable grain. Let us thank God for it! The question of slavery is unsettled, but it will not remain so Jong. The laws of climate and the probable temper of the people of Kansas indicate that, if the people are let alone, they will probabiy make ita free State, But if they should not; if it should appear that the South bas poured in settlers enough to command a majority of votes, why, we think the North could stand it, and the heavens wouldn't fall, even though the fatare Senators from the State of Kansas should take sides with the South. But whatever the fatare may unfold, our clear duty in the present—as Northern or Southern men—is to let Kansas alone, and neither by contributions of money for political purposes nor by invasions of armed men, to seek to rob the people of the Territory of their natural and proper sovereignty. No Race at At.—We assure our amiable cotemporary of the Richmond Lcaminer that we are not at all enraged at the action of the Vi) § ginia Electors in recommending the appointm § of a citizen of that commonwealth to the pos- tion of a Cabinet officer in the administration § Mr. Buchanan. Why should we be enraged ato: the matter? We have no interest in the division of the spoils of the incoming dynasty. Ifo@ set of gormandizers or another shall get wh § seems good in their eyes, it is a matter of no cove sequence to us, If the Virginia Electors desire that Governor Floyd ssall have a position in the Cabinet, or if the Virginia members of Congress prefer Senator Hunter, or if the Richmond Junta prefer Governor Wise, or if a fewud women in Wasbington prefer Mr. Bocock, or if some other nincompoops somewhere else prefer Mr. Faulkner, or if some old ladies think that young Mr. Ritchie should go to France, or f rome of the fighting boys are of opinion that My Pryor should be sent on another missivn to Greece—what is it all tous? The Virginia poli- ticians may quarrel while the kitchen pot boils over, as much as they please. We assure our Richmond cotemporary, and all others interosted, that the Virginia cliques amovg the demovracy may tear out each other's eyes and pull off each other's coats and breeches without the slightest feeling on our part, except one of amusement, and a desire to chronicle all these matters faith- fully for the enlightment of some future Bancroft when he shall come to write the history of the United States in these latter days. *Honrnmre Discovertes.—We have it on the highest authority—none less than the written offi- cial word of City Judge Capron—that this city contains 15,000 groggeries and 400,000 ram drinkers. Awful! isn’t it? The population of the city is perhaps 800,000, of which perhaps 100,000 are adult males; eo that 300,000 women and children, and every grown maa must bea rum drinker. We fear that Judge Capron’s facts must be on a par with his theories, These statis- tics are ridiculous; though, no doubt the law for making teetotalism compulsory, which Judge Ca- pron helped to make and pass, did greatly increase drunkenness in our midst. THE LATEST NEWs., BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, News from Mexico. SURRENDER OF PUEBLA TO THE GOVERNMENT FORCES, BTC. New Onceang, Deo. 18, 1856, ‘Tho steamer Calhoun has arrived at this port with dates from Vera Cruz to the 9th inst. Puebla, which at our last advices was in a state of siege, surrendered to tho government forces on the 6th inst, The statement that Vidaurri had entered into an amicable treaty with Co- monfort is confirmed. Pronunciamentos were still the order of the day. Alvarez had taken the field in defence of the government. The Servile jes. REPORTED INSUKRECTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN VIR- GINIA. Baimimorg, Dec. 16, 1856. The Alexandria @azcite says that the ramors of an ia- surrection there have also been greatly maguifiod. ARREST OF AN ABOLITIONIST. Louisviie, Deo. 15, 1866, The Courier says tha! on Saturday morning the Rev. Wm. Anderson, a preacher of the Methodist church of the North, and chief of the aboiisionists of Madison, In- diava, waz captured while on board the steamer Tele- graph, and his carpet bag taken from him. His carpet bag was found to be filled with incendiary documents, proving that he had been engaged in running off slaves from the neighborhood of Carrolton. The papers found in bis possession also implicate many distinguished North- erners, He waa taken yesterday by the steamer Supe- rior to Carroiton, where $600 had been ofiered for his capture and arrest. The State Temperance Conv: tion. Asnany, Doc. 16, 1858, The State Temperance Convention meets at the Capitol on Thursday next, 18th instant, at ten o'clock in the morning. Injunction against the Holyoke Bank, of Northampton, Mass. Boston, Dec. 16, 1856, ‘The Holyoke Bank, of Northampton, nas been placed under temporary injunction by the Sapreme Court, on application of the Bank Commissioners, who allege sun- dry acts of mal administration of ite affairs. A hearing is to take place to morrow, Mr. Choate appearing for the baok, which is supposed to be perfectiy solvent, but which is alleged to have, at various times of late, in- frmged upon the banking laws of the State. The cepital of the bank is $200,000, Boston Weekly Bank Statement. Bostrom, Deo. 16, 1866. The following are the footings of our bank statement for the past week compared with the exbidit of tne woek $51 600,000 51,224,000 Wartartown, Dec. 16, 1856, ‘The gas worke and two adjoining dwellings io this town were burned this morning. Aman named James 3ulil- van pertabed in the flames. The gas company’s loss is $3,000; no insurance. The dwellings were owned by Nor- ris M. Woodruff, whose whole loss is covered by insu- Trance, Heavy Rains in the Southwest. Cincinnati, Dec. 16, 1856. Immense and almost contiauocs rains have been ex- perienced in Tennessee and Arkaneas during the past ten days, and al) the Western river: are rapidly rising in consequence. We had a fall of enow here this morning, and the weather is cold. Loss of the Steamer Orb. Civeiwnats, Des, 16, 1856. The Daily Commercial of this city publishes a special despatch asta'ing that the steamer Orb sunk above her main deck in the Obio river yosterday, at the foot of Marietta Island. The loes is unknown. Marine Disasters at the Eastward. Bostos, Dee. 16, 1855, The schooner W. 8. Browr, from Port au Priace for New York, waa totally lost on Conception Island, no date. Part of the cargo was saved. The beavy westerly gale of yesterday prevented the tteamer Island Home from making ber usual trip from By annus to Nantucket. A large brig in attempting to enter Muskeget channel, to the westward of Nantueket, struck om shoa| near the entrance at 6 A M. yesterday, woere she now remaing, with the sea breaking heavily over ber. A boat's crew from Nantucket went to her assistance. Fears were en- tertained that the crew would not be saved, but the boat ‘was econ passing between the vessel and the shore from OPM until dark. Markets, PRILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PuLanmrria, Deo. Blocks inactive steady ; Pennay) Reacing Railrond, Morria Cana) 1 Rauroad, 12)4. levnsyivenia Katiroad, Naw Onteane, Deo. 15, 1956. Cotton geveraliy unchanged. Sales to-day 7,000 bales. Sales on Saturday 6¢0 do.; middling, 11%. «Ide. Mo Incees io limited comend at 60)<c.; cora active at S¥0. Pork bucyant at $1675. Lard quiet at lige. Exchange on London §% per cent prow. Cuancmeron, Dec. 16, 1866, Seles of cotton today amounted to 2 700 bales, at an advance of },0. Good middling is quoted at 120, a Police Intelligence. CHARGK ON FALSR PRETANCES AGAINST THE PRESI- DENT, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECKETARY APD DIRKOTOKS OF THE NEW ORANADA CANAL AND &TEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Wal) street bas again become turbulent, in coasequence Of s charge of false pretences being made against the President, Vice President, Treeeurer, Seeretary and In- rectors of the New Granada Canal and Steam Navigation Company. For several days past Justice Connolly, of the Lower Police Court, bas been investigating « complaint for falee pretences against tLe oflcers of the above com. pany, preferred by Mr. Kmile Govlard, of No. 42 Presi- dent swreet, South Brooklyn. The complainant charges Henry Wolla, President, Peres Y. Avory, Vice President, James A, Regha, Treasurer, Moses Starbuck, Secretary, Henry L. Wells, Joseph 0. Froet aed William F. Rolio, Mrectors of tbe New Granada Canal and Steam Na- vigation Company, with having in the monte of February inet obtsined from complainant, through thelr treascrer, egent and accomplice, James A. Rego, the dehvery of a deed of property belonging to the reparate ertate of Charlotic Goulard (the wife of compialuant) by means of {alee pretences and (randulent reprerentations, Mr Govlard,in& lengthy affidavit, set forth that the property ip question had been purchued by Regna for $6,000, to be paid in cath That oa the 27th of Febroary last, Regne called on comp'ainant and said that be would give bim « certain number ot shares in the stock of the New Granada Canal and Steam Nay! gation Company in payment for the property; that if complainant did not like the stock he would take it back Uy good, that cepts on the dollar for it; that he owned about $100,000 worth the stock im question, ana redeem it alt in lowe than ix = ne het Crees ph 00 0) ae, ee, Oe canal Was neariy Neted, and from Vbat time. dent, y 4 were organized in violt of the act d executed their frauds wilfully and koowingly. and = oan Bay EN A. Rogan, they kaew to be they — obtained ‘he deed of the ‘shivers. et property be! to Mrs. Charlotte Gourisrd, they id it for the sole object of defranding compiaicaat’s ‘wile of the $6, to her in cash for the sali pro- perty. Upon the above mestioned affidavit warrants were issued for the arrest of the ahove parties, avd were & 2 ; Political Movements. ‘Tas Cry Govensuznt or Boeron FoR 1857.—Tho Gazette of the 13th inst. coatains biographical sketches of” the Mayor and a)) the Aldermen and Common Councilmen elect. In regard to politics, the Common Council te said to stand thus:—Fremonteres, 17; democrats, 14;. ‘whigs, 11; Americans, 6. Of the Board of Aldermen, stx are whigs, four democrats, and two Fremonters. ANOTHKE CANDIDATE FOR 1860.—Mr. Everett, of Massa- chusetts, is recommended by the Cincinnatt! Tima aa & candidate for the Presidency in 1860, Poersastax Gevekal.—The St. Louis Repuilican wante- Mr. Buchanan to choose a Postmaster General from the West, It says:— sarinanan The Postma must be allow to remark ia from retegey! ‘he Daion which makes’ btm incompetent to the performance of the dusies of hie. office, because he never saw the western slope of the: Alleg! and knows nothing of our terriory or of our wants. It is precisely for this reaon that we urge” Mr. Buchanan to make w selection of Postmaster 4 from Indiana, Iliinois or Mizsouri. Naweaska ELecriow,—An election for members of the Territerial Legislature bas jost been held ‘n Nebrasks, and we learn from the Wyoming( NT.) Tvlescope, that ‘mough party lines were not drawn, the members chosen, os far as heard from, are pearly al! strong free S ate men. ‘The editor of the Nebraska City News, a pro-slavery paper, was defeated. Fram SvrrRAGR IN NORTH CAROLINA,—The free suffrage: bill bas pa:sed both branches of the North Cerclias Le- gislature, but ithas yet to be ratified by the people in August next. Raggy FoR Kanss,—Notice has been given ‘n the Legis lature of Iowa of an intention to introduce a vill for the immediate relief of Kansas, Towa Issrnvctinc Her Srvators.—The lowe Senate or. the 4th inst, passed theffollowing resolution, vy « yote of 22 to 11:— ‘That the Committee on Federal Relations report s joint — the Union with her Topeka (free State) Con- The Senators from Iowa are Hon. George W. Jones, democrat, and Hon, James Harlan, republican. Not witHouT PRECRDENT —A great deal of talk bas been. brought out by the fact of the Presidential Electors of ‘Virginia recommending to the President elect a particu- Jar individual for s seat in bis Cabinet. The Lehigh, Pa., ‘Times says, by just such’action by the Electoral Colle ge oD Penneylvania in 1844, Mr. Bochanan was himself pre- sented to President Polk for Secretary of State, and re- ceived the appointment. ConcreasionaL Nomivation.—The democrats in the- Eleventh district of Virginia hay mmimated Albert G. Jenkins as their candidate for Congress. Dissovvnion or Partwarsite ~The Louisville Democrat Publigbes the following notice:— ep tanierioeans on serees se nenet the parties have been alike unprofitable to the firm and the public, no debts will be peid. The parties bave no bills receivable, and they freely release al] who may imagino that they owe anything. The senior partner has Ein avonett ant aren peur ns the junior will resume busi- the —— before she returns; ness with the oid partner, Virgi ple. omens 3, 1866. Walker’s Position and Marcy. 10 THE EDITDR OF TNE BERALD. New York, Dec. 16, 1856. A correspondent of the New York Sun of this morning makes merry over the reported reverses of General Walker in Nicaragua, and particularly rejoices in the sup- posed disappointments of those who are bere recognized as his friends. Among the number my name is men- woned, and the assertion is made that ‘‘mining grants bave been awarded me, to be worked by a company formed in New York.’’ ‘This {9 positively false, as Ihave uolther received, nor have I been premised mining grants, land grasts, or ants of any character whatever, by the Rivas or falker rule in Nicaragua. other wi MAS3 SCHUSETIS, KENTUCKY. that beautiful and productive country, and invested money, in hard dollars, in the purchase of property from Batives who had « legal title to dispose of the same. Since then I bave sustained General Walker, because I knew bis motives to be just; and when a question arises between American progress and savage despotism, 1 trust I sball always be found on the American cide. The allusion that the ‘‘malicious Marcy will enjoy the prostration” of the cause in Nicaragua, and myself with it, may be very consoling to the Sun's correspondent; but if the “malicious Mercy’ enjoyed the murders committed upon unarmed American 3 3 H siezs 35 52g83 3: a & tices are unavoidably crowded out. City Intelligence, Purction OF AN Asewrayt Excivaem of the Free De- PARTMENT. At an election among the firemen én was cho~ sep to fill the office by a mavority of 500 yotes. Mr, Mawby received 1.256 votes, while Lewis J. Celved about 660. The result of the election Mr. Mawby was announced at the oflice of the Chef Ea- gineer last evening Fume in Weert Tweety Sieta Stamer—Shorily after 7 O'clock Mopday night a fire in the New York Me-~ tallic Car Spring manufactory, No. 816 Wort Tweaty-eixth ttreet, cavsed by @ pot of otf and rosin boiling over. [he fremen were soon on the ground, aed extingnished the ames, Damage about $900. Fully insared. Fine oy Pravt Sraaet.—About 8 o'clock on Tucsday morning a fire was discovered in the workroom of G. Ehlers & Co., cenuiate me, pT s008 xtinguiehed, Lees abou . Ineu ‘i Rutgers Insurance Company. — AccibEnt.—About half past 6 o'clock Monday night, ae the wife of Aiderman McConnell, of the Thirteenth ward, ‘was filing « fluid lamp at her No. 67 Put the fluid ipeited and teenantty out hve 0 Mre dccounel’s was ete Sat, the man a ee arnt. mint fatal bad bot Mrs. Andrews, who Tosldes in the SS ptly thrown @ qui't upon her, and thus exting Annrerep roe Ronnie tue Man.William aoquia, canes wit roubing the mall, Nearly o j ’ to be stolen money, was found in Court Calendsr—This Sree Covrt—Ciroult —Nos, 1094, 1 2177, 1981, 80, B, 464, #19, 915, 2127, 9400, Lass, Speciat Term. —Nos, 148, 146, 161, 11, 96, 162, 194, 68, BE Fay ed to 9%, 134, 82, 118, 184, 901, 158, wae Dnivan ‘Saree Durraior Cover.—Nos, 50, 48, 66, 61, 60, 49, 64, 66, 74-76, Sevamion Oower.—Now. 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