The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1857, Page 7

Our Washington ‘Wasuuneros, Jaa 6, 1867. Becial Remiens—Nattonal Balie—The Bupene of tho army, ee. Outside of the reutine of bote) “hope” and private parties whioh wil! fpilow im rapid succession tm Washing: fom from ibis til! the clove of the present session of Ova ven — everal public entertainments on a grand scale of megnifeence are in cootompiatian by ear satiomal legis- Istors and public functionaries. The frst in order wit take place ep the Sib irst., at Carusts Saloon, headed by fhe leading members of Congress of all parties —for ju Oebrating tho anniversary of Jackson’s grew victory all party distincitons scom to be lost. ‘This odor of nationality which i mow pecaitar lo thes» umniversary celebrations at the seat of goveroment, 9 @omparatively of modern date—the first instance of tho iad fp which mombers of Congress generally partictpy managers occurring in the winter of 1838. Among the subscribers om that ococarion, were many names which bave since become identified with American bis" tery—among thom the names of James K. Polk, James Bucbanap, Henry Oisy, Daniel Webster, Richard M. Jobnren, Wm. RK. Ktog, Lew F. Linn, Gen eal Macomb, Caleb Cushing, Wm. Coss Johason, and bers of less celebrity. The following gen comatiated the managers of the first of tha len of entertslomenis whicb bas since become one 0 the eaitors”? cf Wash! vis — n° hgate weuge Keatuoiy. enc to bo given on the 8:h at Osrasi’s will be S:llowed up vy an ther on the 22d of Februs-y, amd agein anotner oa ‘Be 4b of March, ip honor of Mr. Guchapan’s loaogura will be gotten up oa a jepage outside of the army proper of ; Dut of late so great bas been the coafideace of © vg: ess in the ability and intogrity of the bead of that effce that his patronage has beea sooeed 0 noae—dis- ‘Barring. vs he does, about one-third of the entirs avaual ‘epg Oprim ions for the nt expenses. Asa matter har interest, 1 bave made the following tran- werips sbowi:g the particolare of these heavy disbursc- ments; ape the wonder is, how any one man ooald direct @né contro) the expenditure of such am amount of money Serra aoe” aud scattered over ‘whole territory of the Union. The report gives the following details: — ++ 98,656,466 67 Pay ments wy heu of clothing 38,590 57 Medica) ard bospt'al depart wei 6,844 99 1) BioiaDs 80 49 104 938 86 137,100 #5 463 00 1,627,991 U4 685,744 17 2,286'261 83 104,706 80 388,084 83 Barracks and quarte! 707,831 49 “| Repubitcan Fork of Kaneas.. 1682 77 Incidepta! ex.penses of Quartermaster’s dept. 1,028,074 64 Purebeve of horses for dragoons. 984,057 48 Porebase of cameia........... 1,998 40 Removing prenent dome of Capitol. 386,000 00 Baienrion of Voked Sites Capitol 770,000 00 ‘Gent vation of Port Office build ing. 160,000 60 Wasbingtion Aquetuci—t continue... 166,000 Ov Bailowg in Wasbington city, for arms, &0., it ” ‘ Oapiiegenciec o! the iy 8,228 98 Smamesniieg 3 ee arer: ‘éery Comamseion... 2,984 92 Pay. civil superint-nd’ 7,028 10 ‘Weat Peint—/’ay officers and cadets 87,268 91 “ Sudeistence = 2,278 60 “ Forage - 1100 00 “ Current expenses, Mil. 83,614 86 “ 1,00 0 ” 4,160 00 “ 11.600 00 ” 7,600 00 “ 2/006 00 ” 606 Ov 20,184 9 ‘Raining tour additional 998,648 87 Arwipg and equipping Je oe 163,123 3) Feeuwg La Rooman’s pian for casting oan- non boliew 4,700 5 Ordpance rervice 121,060 72 Ordpance and ordnance stores and supplies. 201,275 8. Cannop—“ea coant defence. 84 Boot breech loading rifies...... . 6,063 0) Ineidental expenses, Ordnance Department. 75,100 0) of forubcations 183,687 07 ‘82/000 00 178 97 4,009 23 37,860 @0 40 20 Pee 21,000 00 ce oe Fort Mont, a 5 Fort Carroll, 8’ Potat 4,008 % Port Gainer, Dauphin Islane Port Deaware,.... ++... 718,000 00 60,000 00 501 71 700 00 700 00 232 80 6,600 00 18,000 00 140,167 64 141,000 00 4,000 00 ene at Fort bay... 216,000 00 ss 8 Honea eae 00 Fort ‘Woarf, Ora 1 1,000 00 Fors MoOomb, La. 6,287 03 iampos =F Fortiveatione, con 18,840 78 Fort Monree, 19,000 10 Port Johoron, oe Fort Moultrie, 8,802 00 Fort st Barances and berracks, Pensacoie . 24,000 00 72,000 00 6,000 00 6 8 1,100 64 ae 29 478,674 77 173,790 15 6,006 70 26 1,564 63 irs Rivas bridges, for 6,590 30 Burveys with armies in fleid. 7 88 Serenamng moves fr expences owres. B83 he Refondig Territory of Utan—expenees is- P| -» M964 40 imto service (New Mexioo) by Ovi. Wash. ayes! loins, Hogs vive indlan wars... 3810 80 ve Companicn Texas mounted vo- ese 671 00 6.886 13 yen Of pay dne Moltoa’s com: ‘ny Virginia icone. ae 08 41 Arrearages paid to Jaly, Anditor . 960 85 4700 08 6.786 88 eure 01 route from the valley siecippl to the Paoitlo........, p06 70 Borveys for raliroad from Mistigsipp! river (BO PACHIO Looe sessessseee sescee BTTUB 68 fur vey of the Inila of Onio river for canal. 800 Borveys, military aod geog-aphical, wee of Missish ppt VOR... ccseecsseeesceees 10,000 60 Borvey of ern and Northwestern inkes 40,084 74 Publiebing am atlas aod charte of surveys of Northern and Northorestern lakes...... 1,074 68 Tron meamer for surveying Northern and Northwestern lnkes,...........05.+ 15 ie Harbor of % Josephs, . . 80 Harbor, Vermilion river an Harbor, Back lake, Michigan. ... ° eo ey ow contingencies of harbors, rivers, Masters sees sees seeeeee 485 85 Selmon river, Lake Ontario, isspro 100 00 Missour!, Mississippi, Ohio aad Ark Improvement Olivers u u pro’ Removal of odetroctin Sarannab river Arrentages duo for rosde NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1857. 17,025 60 10,000 60 1,787 60 1,387 08 28,800 00 Jambia City barreckn, Wasbiogton ferrivy Road hom Cclumbia os ‘ke to Fort Bteilecoom, on Py; yan 28,900 00 Road froma Astoria to Salem, Oreg: 28,800 00 Road from » potn: on the iis oar! posite Cownci) Blois, Noorassa..... .... 10,000 00 Road, military, from Mendota to Big Sieux Road from Fort Ripley, by Grows Wing river, & &© main road leading to Red river, ia Min- Dé note, ste e eter eee ee see 300 00 Roaa Cumbertand, east of Onlo—Act 34 MAIOM, VABB 0... seeseseseeererssen caer 3 Road, mitary, from jaoota, via Tai ta- baraee, to BL AGguatin®..... «2... ss0000 ‘237: 78 Colorado river, Texas. improv ment of une. . 268 2 Kennebe ck river. improvement of .. 6000 Break wa'er at Owlsbead barber, Musine. 7,000 & Hepatre of harbor works on the Atlantic coast 288 28,000 0 978 8 ‘ob, 876 3 of Jobn L Bonés— Act 24 Marob, 1966 4703 of Jée) H. Dyer—Aot 8d Maren, 1866... 628 8 Relef ¢f James Hoghes— aot 34 Maroh, 1885 1,950 © Re Itef of Jacob Dodeon— Act 18:h April, 1860 oe 386 68 948 80 198 91 - $19,991,251 70 Lawoaxran, Jan. 2, 1867. Shyness of Visiiert—Ehumbugging the Natives—Mr. Bucha- nan Dining Out. J am jost at this time inclined to thmk that the inten- tions of Mr. Bochanas are wach easier got ai away from Lancaster than here. Vianers come, stop at Mishacl’s, and when asked by ‘ mine host’? to regwter their names, they pelitely deoiinc—are not going to remain long, 0., aud thus aveid having weir names in the Haasu, but impress the native denizens with the idea that they are some ‘grand’? men invited to Wheatland to bo Cabinet ministers, or some other important missions ander tho new reiga which will bo inaogarated on the 4th of Marca. Yeeterday Mr. Bachanaa and Mr. Appleton took both a New Year apd birthoay dioner with that old ‘: veteran” Col. 8. 0. Stambangh. | will not say how old the Colone! was yesterday to years, but 1 do think in experience of almost all hinds be te 08 least several hundred oler than apy othr man im Lancaster coanty. 1 am tid the dia- ner passed <p por and to the satisfaction of ell—partioularly to tbe radies. some of whom bad never met Mr. Bucbapen before, and really thiok hima love of ‘Mr. Appleton, ould jadge from the way the of bim, ba: a way of making uimself bie to ‘that is ¢ntirely satisiactory. 1 think I may aafely predict that if Mr. Buchanan should bring Kansas ma fiee ou know the ladies are ali in favor of thet—tbhat Mr. an’s administration will be im mensely popular with the ladies. 1 know it would be if they could all pay bim a vielt as the White House, or take « “birthday dinner” with bim at present. New Comage Bill vs, Spanish Shillings and Sixpences. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Jn Batorday’s AgzaLp you pudiished the Senats bill re lating to foreign coins, with the amendments of the Com- mittee on Finance of the House of Representatives. Tae reference to it was so non-committa! as to the moriia or the particular pointe of the bill, that { am induced to !n yoke your aid in allowing the following a piace ta your eotumne at thts tmportant juncture. If you refer to your files of February 6 or 6, last year. you will find that @ resolution was introduced by Souator Fish, for the express purpose of wiibdrawing from circu- lation and getting rid of the fractional parte of the Spanish coin. This was referred to the Finsace Oomm't tee, and the result was the bill in question. I am com- pelled to run the hazard of being censured, if I say that the measure whieh was introduced ‘n Congress by ox Senator Dickinson, for coming the 80. pieces, was, quote his own words, ‘‘one of « series of reforms, by which be intended we should get rid of the inconvenience, | absurdity and swindling which came of the circulation o the fractions! ” Nevor was Spapeb mistake made than the iseulog the 3c. coin, whilst tbs Spanish billing ciroulstes at a nominal value of 120, Spenteh ciupenes 0s 0340. Why, it has beoo « petty upancicring and roobery a I i +] H aa ; i [ i z i 53 &3 | j z 3 i 3 4 E ~ = 2. = sf PEs 3 i E < : a 2 o f 7 fi : F HH por cept bas been 32 fare the great evil. coinage if potbirg fractional parte of the coin. eine i dane ket Congress relieve us of the A MECHANIC, The Virginia Demoer: Opposed to Marcy's | pale: ’ (From the Rishmond Enquirer, Dec, 30 Ip anoiber columa the reader will fied the } reportod bave been some ground for our assont. Fut it is eviden that the best means of on thie continent is American means. | id is treacherous and signing. On 80 grave a matter as the one now pond- tog betore the Ber ate too much light cannot de thrown. The debate should be open and froe from ail party infu- ence. The House, which refleote pubtic more 991 decidediy than the Sovete, canner be heard, Pry § we bave to hoar of the first man in the popular branch of real Influence who spproves the new treaty. Those men from the South and West more especially, who ore- ate and contro public oviniyn, are loud and determined in their opposition. the @vident of til will egtiret Walker, whore critical position sronsed *ym pathy, does not aid the treaty. It the next news from Nicaragua th fa American politics will frecetve one of Bier Impulece which pow and then If the news burste apon jour sare iittle band of our countrymen, inet rounded by their barbarian foes, has the enemy, and that the invinelbitity s¥ i) sorta.ne American role ip Nioaragee, let fd hi H 5: ; ih a road . American we ] | louise | Fosgment immr cent conception of the obai other pretty popular delusions fotiow, nuct, fer ox ample, as that \be federal Oapivol contains the onllestive wisdom of the mation, that tho conduct of each regre sentative is dewrmimed by an exciusive regard for the bio welfare, and that no oorrapt elemoct of se teh tereat ever dizcolors the current of legwlanioa In alt tostances an actof Osmgrees ia taken by the simplo hearted people of the “rural disiriots,” to express tn» Dt beat conception of the beet minds stimulate: to effor: bf ‘ap ardest pa'rietivm and exempt from the iniluemcr <f personal pession and pre jadice Tbe poet tile an that ‘when igvorance ts bilss, ‘ts folly to be wie,” and perhaps it would be better fo~ their piace of mind if the people wore not disenchanted of these Arcadian tdeas of pastora! innocencs nad sim stawsmen in Washington, It ts the Of tne newspsper press to enlizhicn op al) matters of pub ic concern, and to expore abuses withoot regard to consequemxs. 4202 is our conception of duty, and wo intoad to redeem the ob Negation to the beet of our ability the roader will ftad two 1p our issue of thia mor very remarkable lettrs from tho colamms of tho New Yous Huaacp. in which the operations of ihe lobby ‘pt rest in Washiegton ar xpowed to pubtic ora templation. In those commanications, doubtless, there are jar miestatements, aod whey may vetray om general spirit of exaggeration ; ba: their gabetantial correctness is above all oritictam. Ih fw not to be dented that there extats a otese of persons about Washington, organised into a distinct profession, and opimated by @ pecoltar ii de corps, woree basi ners | is to bring persona, influences to bear upon the ection of Congress, and to determine measures of loxisia- on by corrupt covetderations. These indivitaale piss unc or the general description of ‘lobby mombers;”” bat ‘bey differ very much tm private character Som are gevtiemen of inte iigence apd sostal distin and tae Wwoonsistency betwixt their charactor and ther cailiog ts etpiaiped by the fact that they regard their busivess as legitimate in every nense, They would scorn a bribe themsetver, bot they think it = perfectty harmiess aod repttaole thing 10 sppeal 10 the bavest passions of anotner person. But the vast majority of those lodpy agents in Wasbipgton are the scum 0! Unristendor, saca as ex- iow bers of Congress, ¢x-Serretar wn of departments, editors out of employment, cccaatonse! corre ooadents of papers, officers of the army dismissed from the servics, offers of the navy retired for tpoapacity, clerks, women of easy virtue, dealers 0 taro and apostate preachers of the Gos pel. These indtvidnain Rave methodizsd the myeieries nder in'o a science, and ey. mans of subdas g principle through the inswumoatality of the parsions. The amiedie dispositica of ose mem ber of Congress makes bim an easy prey, Another felis a victim to the seductions of champague and canvass ack. A third te imsensible to tae charme of an epioarean banquet, but he sarrenders w the seducions of a solid sum of money. A fourtn te beguiled by the artsof some sbarm‘ng Lais and convents, i! not to support a partiou- ‘arclatm, to be absent when the voto te taken. A Oth, wth berdly lees oriminatty of motive, sacri floes hi» scruples to secure the of @ power Jul interest t bis own special behalf. So the thing works; and the result ie that tbe people are plundered of millions by acorrupt coalition bktween the lobby interest and proftigate members of Congroes. fact, but not very artoniehtng feot, that the re presentatives of the Soush are proverbial’y intmioal to the lobby interest. Tne members from Virginie espe cially are distinguished for their inflexible opposition to ail echemes of padito plunder. Still the ovis of lobby legislation are growing to power ‘and mischief, and unless some cheok is interposed the extravagance and corrup tons of mment will de hes the ovuntry wnh all the curses of rampant asd universal profligecy. Tho Freatenes 6 See Promises much in the way of retrenchment. Above all things let him aspire wa pure administration; ard to that ond it te necessary that the people should aid him by seading men of characer and ability to Congress. Court of General Seasions. Before Judge A. D. Russell. Jax, S.—The court room of the General Sessions was crowded this morning by citizens, anxious, no doubt, to witneen Grst appearance of the newly clecied City Judge on the Benck. Precisely at 11 o'clock, Judge Rus- sell arrived and took his seat on the Benob, when the Court was immediately organized. The clerk proceeded to call the Grand Jory panel, but there act being a quo ram present, they were dismissed til] 10 morrow morn- tng; after which the Petit Jury roll was called and the Judge hastened to the various exouses shai the rors pre- sented. He lisiened to them with atientioa, Dil was quite strict in his queries, and when the excuse wae not legal he would not recetve it. It wil be remembered that the Reoerder applied abort time ago to the Board of Sapervisors for « German for murder, wee Roxt week. James drought o betore him again, the fal be insicte Joel T. Potvey pleaded golity to grand Jarceny, wos penteneed to ino Peotiinanty futees, - boo ber jaye. Om iry ing 10 orcape, be attacked ie did not expect to AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. el tbe about 8,1 OC persons of alt ranks verte! the shly aod took of the hospitality of Gaptato Hart tole sad bie offfoors. At right Messrs. W! ter ber. rele, ‘their uy qaor to drink secoes to the union botwenn Great Britala aad America The officers of the Resolute entertained the offers of her Majesty ’s ship Retribution at alaner, and some most loyal and gratifyiwg sentiuects were ox- ohanged. ‘To day, between 1 and 2 o’eloek, the Resolute was taken im tow hy the government steamtug Bono, and lef Owes barbor, voeWerounly cheered vy the ' Maeis na bon Orastatioat Hor Majesty's roam tender Sprigatly pass:og Orborae lired & the peak of the Resoiate were th:tee dipped. Oe passing throvgb Spithead cheers greeted the passsge o the Roso- Jute from all the vessels assembke d thero, aud ou eater. ‘mg the barbor’s month @ reyai salute of t:veaty-one gus was fred im ber honor trom the Goveruor’s battory. The Viotorte pier was thronged with @ woti dressed mul Utude. anxious to cheer the retu‘nof the “abandoned one” to her bome, and the fine band of ber majanty’s 924 Foot played lively airs, ho company onoered, and heers were iakem up by boadreds cougregmed oa maparte adjacent, which emibos'aem was as warmiy dged by the offoers on deck aud tho crew tm the riggtog of the Renolute. As soon as Captain Hartatem dropped anchor in Ports- moutb harbor, abreast of the Kiag’s stairs, be assomoled und tho table in tho state cam below, and ina bumper of champagne proposed *-Tho heaitn of the Queen ot Great Brita: God bless her!” whiob was mest vociterously responded to In choers. Her Majeety has sent Oaptain Hartaieln £100 to be dis- tributed amorg the crew. Colne: Byro, aad the offieers of the Royal Artillery at Porwmouth, beve invited Captain Ha tatein and the othor officers of the Resolaie to dine with them on amy day most convenient {# them during thetr 97journ at Por temoutn. A deputation wahed upep Chevalier Pappalardo this afternoon , jrom the inbabitants of Portenmouth, to invite the crew of the Resolute to a alnorr, to bo given on the day after that givem by the Mayor and Corporation to the officers. The deputution were after wards presented to Captain Harter, on board the Resotate, by the coarul when Osptain Haristein expresed bie warmest pleasure at such a merk of hospitality, ano gave his cordial oo. sent to tho scorpiance of the tnvitation, sayiag at tho same time be felt sure that any mark of respect sa0Wn to the American peopie would be as warmly appreciated oa whe other side of the Atlantic as It coald be tendered by the people on this. Captain Gartetel and Mr. Oorneltus Grinnell left Ports tb for London, this evening, Dy tho 6:30 South Weet- m train. Pormamours, Thursday, Dec. 18, 1966 ‘To day was a most unfavorable one for tne ship to be seep by the pobiwe, rain having descended ardy aptit bout t-o P.M. Many persons ho sever, went on board, and were most courteously recetved. It ls hoped the Ad miralty will have the vessel laid alorgsice ome of the mort convenient of the dooks and jetties, and -o ieft tor a sufficient time to allow of all who are #0 disposed to go00 board ant inspect her. Op leaving toe sbip in tne lance of the Admiralty authorities the officers of the Rasolute will take up their querters at the hotel engaged for them by the government (the Portland, Southsea), and the ciew will be otherwise provided for: Poatsuovra Friday, Boo. 10, 1866, Today bavieg been especially foe, tho ship bas been visited by nume partios, who bave been shown over her with tho politest attention by the Amorican offi 5 handsomely érersed in colors in bonor of the Queen’s re to Gorport to day, and ber accommodation ladder was decorated in the evontof any visit from tbe royal yacht being made. On the Fairy passing up tbe harbor to the Cierence yard, tho officers mound the bulwarke, and the crow tbe rigging, aod ave three times three Dearty obeers, led off by the Vico al, Chevatier Pappalardo, who, in the absence of Captein Bartstetn. attended on Poard. Her Majesty and Prince Albert graciously ackuowledged the cnwasiaatic greeting of the Americans by repeatedly bowing fromthe gapgway o the Fairy. Captain Baristein has accepted the iavitatien of the ~~ ‘and Corporation of Portsmouth to dive with thom on ednesday next. This banquet will be provided by Mr. Digby Dent, of the Porvand Hote), st tbe hall of the Bene ficial Booiety Portsea Tho Brit! bh officers for. merly tp the Rerolute, who aro now in England, will, we believe, be invited to meet their American brethren. This ie the only pubiic entertaipment tho american visi- ter# can avell themselves of, owing 0 an order for their epeedy return to the WU: ied States, whither they will be conves ed in her Majesty’ Y Retrivution, 28, Captain Among the distinguiahed porsons who visited the Heso- Jute to day were Mejor Genera! Breton (the Lieutenant Governor of Portemouth,) and stall, Coione! Ryro, Jom- mentant of the Roya! Artillery in the southwest dis- wr To m*rrew eventng the captain and officers of ibe Reso- late will be entertained at dipper by Vise Admiral Sir K. ©. B, the Commander in Onk!, woo distinguished circle to met them at the ireity Captain Hartstein reoetved an invitation to day to visit Viecount Palmerston ot a will go on Monday in the company of Vice Admiral Sir George Sey- mour, [From the London Timea, Deo. 19.) ‘Wo regret to announce that, owtng to the immediate pets) of Captain Hartetetn and tbe Amorioan officers of Majesty's ship Resolute, the tnvtiation to dine with me Lape and Society and other clined §=Captain ae Detieve, revarn mited steamer Retripution, now at we of The English North Amertcan Colonies. (From the Manche or Guardian, Lec. 17.) On Tuesday evening the Hoa. Jadge Haliburton, of No va Bootie, (mathor of ‘Ham Slok,”) addressed « full merting of (he members of the Athen./om, in the brary, s Crossley, Mr. J. E. Turner, &c. introduced barton who was cordially received. jae the first time for many yoars that he fpoken out of bis profersion. ot reat interest, beoanse it bad wv ad whother the colonies were w con be linne to be appendages of this ‘oat ompire, to form pew commupities for ives, oF 10 be sbsorbed im the neighboring ropublic. Tne_ovr ly bitory was interevting; it origioatod with” the sett ment of the Nopcontor mat at Piymoath, in by and great injuetice. been 1 p KAR nice of the wa'er, bad beep four generations of them, and he thought entitled 4 y Dy colonial feeling The French poeseasions in North America were conquored by us, and. he war ow ten? them, and (uebec had to be re ovat logteoore after b-ine fortified prisoners rhovid ” There bac pot been one (oionia! Win.sier bat jene while he was away seventy million colonists were to be governed land, we could Bave what we wantod—a visit from the to of enor mows trade, or to compare it with our tri trade, with fhe nerth of Furope. The coionies had nothing but what from this country, except wood. water, #na the of @ man, from Bes ett £ <= = Ele: at i 5 § 5 i ¥E2 Fe { 7 upton opless ft were based oa perfect equality. ough, and would be no more. Bo ‘ar they nad hee treated vimost possible contemps Every patiy Gormaa prince bea a bere, ba. the oolenies bed pone. pe-eptation tn Peritarent wax ove they woold Tee oniopyt ion that If he bad beea reqowe dere ip Stater, oven the Presiden'ehip wou! ed ao Of Piers contained amcnlonist; the iata Aover por Genera) Oo. Oaveda | ft the ovnniry Koowing just at taoded 1p It; and those upen whom Jand m Nova Heotla, for he tand bed beet er thetr patents, ¢qral parbeiwe'ioa with Rogland. fe wish e@ man of paiitics! tpfurnoe tm thie ocounwy up the queatien; anu be commended It ae the eorrgy and talents of Lord Sianley, on @)eneg and siting fiaterman (The apeaker war re- pratedly interrupted by outburate of laughter and ap- lause " Sed thanks to the Hoo. Judge Haltbarton was Mr. James Orossley, who raid that the address bao been full of + wit, humor information, and emuse- ment,” pnd seconded by Wr Aldermac W. B Watkins, who avpounced the presensa of tbe Hon, Mrs. Halil top, which was received witb apoisuse. the vote bavipg heen carried by ncolamation and re- *pended to, the proceeding: terminated with the usuel vote of thanks to tbe cbairmi The Accident to the Reyal Mall Steamship ry ‘The Liverpool 4: ip trne« were of the m thelr herths heard Diash' had abous the deck and rus! down tbe companions and the burrying 0 and froof the men, obeying the orders of trecspiaim, and were ouly vented by the presence of mind of Mex Nei'son, the cbiet stewardess, from roshing (ranticaily on deor, ‘The stewarders bebaved mow: borotcally, sooibiog the ledies and at nding to tocir wants, thoagh she was thrown cown by the pitching of the vessel, Two of them contrived to make thelr way on the deck ip their night d:essea wet to the skin, and thelr diebevel'ed bair, rosked by the sea, Sowing wildly with tho gale. Their frars wero angmented to anuterable bewilderment by some of the male pa sergers rosbing trapicaliy shout with clasped bande, colting upon the Almighty for deliverance. after all darger was over, and when tha ship was before the wind, several of the parsepgors, in their cae, 08 tp 0 one of the slarboard boats, avd when told thas there was then nothing to tear, they exclaimed, ‘ What enell wedo? Whateball we do? The Lor! save us; the lord tave us.” Many of the parvorgers being seafaring mon, hererif ire anne? wore as cool ss the officers aac men of the versel, a!) of whom, fom the Captain dewn to ‘he coo, were os 00)- lected as thovogh on ordinary dutv. The discipline, io- deed, we the c.ow rivaling the fortitude and diere, who kept an unbrokea ile to Birkepheaa went dowa. During lavger the cook coutinued to pee! the preparing for dinner, while the under ceased tbetr various duties to bale out the Water as it towed into the paloou. Ail the officers o: ressed much cheyrin that the America should be tb ret of the Conard vesrels to put back, though ail, in common with the passengers, were thanktul that the Captain's seamans? ip and coelness in the hour of bad saved their lives. Bn and Kusela tn Persia. [From ibe Russian jcurnal Le Nora, of Brossele | Since the commencement of the dispute that has arisen detween England and Persia, the English ted bas not ceased to attribute the hostility of the ersian government to the intrigues ot Rasa. At that time the war in the East was at its height, and this accusation rerved as an additional weapoa for the London journals to use against Russia. They might bave reflected tat this Power had no interest in extending to Central Asia a contest, the theatre of which was ing hy large for that one of the two parties which not ut its disposal the im- mense advantage of maritime communications. But it was essential to exhibit a new proof of jan embition at the very moment when Engiand was prepsrivg the way for fresh conques's. Since the conclusion of peace the tactics of the English press have not changed. According to them it is still ia that is reeponst ole for the events of which Central Asia is threaened with being made pervect. tb stewards on! the scene. For a Power #0 formidalde as England, and which are far more beneficial to both parties in e wanractien. While such has been the progress effected on the westers aborea af Africa. ‘hy vaxt central regions of that continent remeined almort unknowa. Fre the settlements KE * had formed on ta coast at different pointy. » forays were inderd made into the interior in tucvessive eras, and in va rious Gireotiona, Thue brace, Salt, and Parkyas entered from the north-east hy way of Abyssinia, and puceeeded in penetrstivn + or leas deeply into the central districts. Mungo Park, the Landers, and mapy ther adventurers mace chyir way from the north or the west; while keew sportsmen Khe Gerdon Cumming traveled npwa a 'rom the vorthera fron- tier of British Kaffraria rea hing in some canes con- siderably within the oels«f abe trepioa. Indentattons were made in this wan. er uj n almost every side of the central ares, and once ice @ single shoot of exploration was ied sivnt scroes some wide section of the African coutment. The motive of thee enterprises continued, aoc to be one chiefly of vagne curiosity Cer Ret preblems oy proporeo for aviution, Cae they stimulated the «rdor of discoverers, too often diverted their steps towards theids of research eom- aratively ules and baren. But when ence a fashion has been thoroughly «ablished in sdience, U1 5 ae im other matters, 1 1g defy A sort of mythical importa: oeen att to the discovery of certain ew, or the elncidation of some traditional myxteren. One band of ex- plorera accordingly tol another, equally bent upon #svertaining of the Nile; the ontlet of the Niger, the physioa conformation of the Meunteras of the Moon, or the to and muvi.ipal inssitations of Tim- buctoo. The darkness which hos broeded from the remo- test times over Central Afr u has now been dispelled far more extensively than hy the whole mass ef pre- vious discoverers, throngh the exertions of Dr, Li- vingstone. This reverend xen’ leman has justemerged again into civiized life alr raving pet and rometimes altogether divuppenred, ia great Afri- can wilde, for a period of nearty sixteen yeara, Hid pe ae cae ate ry eo apeciully with @ ea us vietied Alice a8 an emi e London Missionary Bocwty. Bat ie. Iniare, throughout the wide and kiuu series of journeyings over ‘he unknown continent, took a fur larger than that of preaching a6 proselytiem. is. Livingstone showed throughout « rare combination of perseverance, intelligence, ead scientific know- ledge. Bat for there quaitiea ons be weuld deubt- leas have fallen a victim, lke « many predeeeasors, to the direases consequent nyen climate and priva- tion, or the perils which ) stranger mast who ventures without protection amidat tribes of barbarians. When we beur shat the traveller pow resurned safely among us, bar tren thirty-one times attacked with fever, and +evea times in danger of bia life from the vatives f the countries he passed ‘b, the bare fact of escaye from such compli- cated danger shows that the individual mast have been singnlarly gifted, both mentally and corpo- really. ithout # vigorous constitati m, great self command. impertarosbe oo rage, extensive know. Jedge ot physical science, and the power to trate and sway the charactera of other men, Dr. Livingstone would nev. r have returned to narrate his adventures. Possessing these gifte, we cen weil understand the admirable uses to which he avglied them darin, his long sojourn in Africa. “He bas come back,” eaid Lord fteabury atthe meeting on “wesday evening, “ bringing with him « harvest ef know- ledge as the result of hix inde‘atigable perseverance, andan accumulation of fsc@ whioh, under the blessing of God, might be turned to the benefit of | rape and future geneativns.”” The precise ex ent and value of the retearches gg ny by Dr. Livingstone are desenixa by Mr. T, McLean, Astronomer Royal atthe (upe. After alluding to bis triumphant bat perilons journey aerom the Atrican Continent, “trom Coanda on the west, to Quiliman on the enxt coast,” the writer roceeds: “To this highly-vifted man science iv py indebted. The number of observations is 04 tonishing when we consider the diffienlties he had to encounter. He observed tor lauita je and i tude at bang | interesting polct, particularly at continence of other rivers with the Zambese, the puts forward gach it pretensions to generosity, equity and reapect for rignt, it would have been no very edifying act to attack a feeble State undera futile pretext. To give a color to this aggresston it ‘was abselutely necessary to find a better pretext; it ‘was necessary to bave appearance not of attack- ing, but of defending. Now, when the Eogliah press is at a nonplus it always bas a convenient plea, and that is Russian ambition. That is one of the ideas which are received, admitted, accredited, and which are taken as requiring no farther proof. However little disposed we may be to follow the journals of Great Britain in the capricious turns of their political fancies, there are, in the pertinacity with which they pnblish this new falsehood, other choumstances we cannot refrain from pointing ont to the attention of our readers. For the last twenty years the wisdom of the Rus. sian — has availed to preserve Central Asia the conflagrations that have #0 often ies it with blood. Ths government, compre- bending that, on that side also, British rivalry was pose it fresh complications, resolved on creating between Ruesia and the tonglish posseasions @ neutral zone, which might desden ita pernicious effecta, With this view it came to an undersianding with the Cabizet of London for the purpose of re moving ali chance of @ conflict. It severely inter- dicted to iwelf all action in Central Asia, on condi- tion that England, on her part, should observe the hke abstinence. In Persia, the rivalry of the two countries gave place to an agreement which had for ite consequence the object of regulating in common the question of the succession to the throne, that perpetual source of rsanguil conflicts, and like: wise the boundary between Turkey and Persia, which threatened to grow into an open contest be- tween there two countries. Thanks to this system, loyally carried ont by Ras sia for twenty years, peace hae been maintained in there countries, into which civilization is seeking gradvally to find its way, and soften the barbariwno of Kastern manners. Now, as twenty Page ago, Rassia has only one political interest this quarter, namely, that of Maintaining peace. Peace is to herself, for the develope- ment of her int perity, and to avoid eon- pros; flicta with Engiand that she has no motive for seeck- mg. Iti necessary, moreover. even tor the sake of her political and commercial interest in those still | sem!-barbarous regions; for it is rot on the force of arms, nor on conquest, that tht influence can rely, bot on the ance: of a jor civilization, of a bigher moral and maternel developement, favored hy @ contact which becomes more and more in- timate. It is with this conviction, long since traditional in Russian policy, that the Oabinet of St. Petersborg has constan‘ly endeavored to maintain peace ia Per- sia and Central Asia. During the leat war all ita ef. | forta bad tor their object to induce the court of Te pendings the falls, the more important villages, Kc. In short, he has opened up, w- ographically ing, that hitherto nnknown section of tac centinent. bas done more. He bas grapheally the character of the country and its im habitants, and altogether his collection of facta would fill a volume of deep interest to scvence, to commerce, and bast, not ent, to humanity.” In its general features the character which Dr. Livingstone gives of the country he explered ix highly encouraging. ‘the chief danger lies at the kirta. Morally and phystealiy, the long shore districts of Africa are far worse ihan the intenor. Every stream brings dowa vaxt masos of vegetabie wobstances from the derse jungies along their banks, which become ited when the ourrent i checked upon meeting the waters of the ocean, and constitute a ee of testeribg and fermenting matter, whence the tropical sur drive perpetant clouds of poironous exha ation. To this cause are attributed the putria fevers and other terrible forme of disease that attack almust every Darepean visiter to that illkomened shore. The moral intty ences are not less deleterious. The contact between civiliced and barbarons racee almost invarably roducevevil to both. One di-cards too mapy of he responsibilities of civilizec Itfe, and » stead the reckless habituces of barbariam. Th other loses at once the mm,lictty of a primitive ex- istence, abd accepts first and mow eagerly from ite more enlightened visiters, new weapms oi desiene tion and means of debanchers. Long before the members of a barbarous tribe have rod the taste for any other commodity proffered by toe Kn- ropean, they will purchase at any eacrifice muskets, rum and guppowcer. Although the Portuguese, the French and English have poreessed forts and carried on trade upon the African const for more than three hundred years, the natives with whom that commerce is eondoctd have but little advanc- ed beyond the rude aod savage condition of inter eourse and demand, In districts sufficiently remote trom these extra- i eae Dr. Livirgetone oa Poe oharne ter of country much improved. nioal condition was beter. Torre were bigh tabielande of vast extent whore the air was dry and the heat comparatively mitigated, and where, above all, the traveller escaped tepi fn oper minsmata of the lower regions. He fe Latins, sino, who had heard nothing but good #f the Hurepeans / On one occasion, when (hrentened oy some hostile demonstration from a strane tribe, be showed them the color of his skin. His face was tanned by long expesare nearly ae Liack as their own, but be bared hie arms and chest. natives borame friendly atonce. “We know whe pou aro,” the: id, you belong to the tribe who love the bi " “In the centre of Atiica, as Dr. Livingstone related on Tuesday evening, “ the tribes were civil and kind to bim, but hitherto there had always been a fringe of popolation about them whlch had prevented commerce from entering inte the inte- heran to keep an ettitade of neutrality in conform)- ty with its own interests. These efforts wore suo- cesefal, however strong woe the temptation for the | Persian government to profit by the events that were taking place in its immediate neighborhoot. From the commencement of the contlics between England and Perva, oked by the question of Herat, the attitode language of the go | vernment bave been dictated by the same princi pies, This is whet our tatermeses, derived from | the best sources, enabies us to affirm ina y manner. Rusia has never ceased to ake Cyn of Teheran listen to connsela of and mode ration, ond direct its attention to the dangers that might be provoked by a conflict with the Eng)! h power--a conflict of which no haman foresight could determine beforehand the limits or the conse quences. She has used all her influence to in | ance Persia to renounce the Herat expedition, to renew the thread of diplomati negotiations, and to retarn to @ course of conciliation, in order to re- | establish her friendly relations with Hingland. | These counsela, these pressing exbortations, are doubtless perfectly well known to the cabinet ./ London; and yet the English pres persists uo lea im throwing upon the hostile influence and intrigues | of Russia the responsibility o° what is passing io | Persia and Afighanistan; it makes these its te. ., that it may thunder forth against Russia those vio- leet recriminations, the of doing which i bes acquired during the three years’ war, bat which charges, now that is mage and the world sighs for repose, are bat & grata\ous excitement of ee ee reason for their | © being surprised that the English | government, better informed, and doulties inspired | with better intentions, should not attempt? to correct public opinion, wiich is thas wilfully led astray. It needs only for that end a simple communication, which would place the state of affairs again in iw irne light. | Cp, PR NE f, Ses oe weet ty \Secter | [Prom the Loneor Cnronivis Deo 19) | The continent of which Dr. Livingstone has told stance. We cannot help | awatted his arrival rior. But now they were defigated to heve a path to the sea by which they could wade with the » hite man.” Of this path, on bie ids the“ white man” im likely totake equal advunt ge. Before long Afri. ca, through its whole expanse, will Geese to be a “gealed book” to science. end at no distant day | wide fields will there be openee whereom commer- cla) epterpriee may create ite markets, and the restless population of I ngland find aa outlet fer te expanrive tendencies. Misstonartes in Madegasear. [hrom the Live prot Now + ») There are few coantries which visited by modern traveilers than the da. Those who are interested in btry, ite natural product o«, merous inbabitants, will Le glad to learn Rey. William Ellia, who left Englund Inet che express invitation of the Queen of aod the Prince, her son, has the capital, after an adventurous joe weeks from the ceast, a distance honored miles. : bh the same attention and kindnos which pode f Rgenentee de Me a mtn due throng! be stages 0 murney, nally arrived at the capital on the 27h of Atgust, with che respect aud consideration thonght befisting to a guestot the Queen. Move ‘van a nuodred men vad been spRe ted by the Madagascar government jin | te convey and his pack , all carried by hand, himeelf in a kind of pine in, in whic u r eave of 'Y portioned out by the traveller reclines for the bearers, and his propert; weight, @ certain «mount being allotted w each carrier. Pvery precaation was ne 'y for strength and safety: for i er such oid Le Aa Mabe | without r, Ellis states be could never have of the way was through ewampy ‘searboe abaliow rivers, in crossing which the sometimes to be raived on poles, on ome men shouting as they went; and when cause of the noiee, it proved to be for the of frightening off the crocodiles. Tn one if ui i | the party crossed a broad Inke in fifteen canoes. At ns 0 much that we did not know before, promises | othr r times their woy lay through dense old forests, hereafter to fill a wide space in the history of civili- perfectly awfal in the majesty of their giant zation. For many years past the inter‘ourse be | and the atiliness of these vast solitades. tween land and the West Coast of Africa has the way wae so narrow and precipitous thas en): been ly becoming mere frequent and impor- | one man could pass abreast, and goer level tant. Our settlements are now more numerons, our ‘he bearers had often no better than & eon- trade mote extensive, and our deafngs conducted in siderable depth of soft mud. Ts wae a clover resemblance to the habitades of civilized son, and Mr. Bilis describes this aa commerce than had heretofore been the case. Looe justly designated the “fever d ‘44 ago we abandoned the criminal traffic in human be , was often reminded of one the ings, at one time the chief, if not the sole article of | sbrewd aayings of the late who prodnet for which the unhealthy shores of Guines to beost ‘bat he could trast aay tmendii ‘were considered worth vietty We have sines or | bie two generale, “Wood and id ™t chiefs and tribes upon nized relitionshipe with 1 welling along an extensive belt of cows, sounder and more Chriscian prine) and @ith re | sults which, if not quite so lncrarive to « iow ind | paceed op, however, and were for s day, without amy attack from this med). orn eotinw io the ease of one of the bes!er Thequghont thie portion of the joutuey a