The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1857, Page 4

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The News. ‘Whe steamship North American, nowin her fif ‘teenti day out from Liverpool, had not been tele- graphed st Portland at ten o'clock last evening. ‘The Upper Canada mail, under charge of Mr. Meillivray, British Mail Agent, did not reach this eaty until 2 o'clock y esterday afternoon. Mr. Cu- maré detained the steamer Europa until its arriva. Nething important happened in Congress yester- day. Mr. Hamlin, Governor elect of Maine, sent in bie resignation. The Chairmen of the Committee eu Military Affairs reported a bill to increase the pey of the cflicers of the army. The Harlan con- tested election was then considered. The House epent the day in discussing the state of parties. Mr- Barclay, an anti-Nebraska democrat from Pennsyl- vania, castigated President Pierce with great se- verity. Both houses adjourned till Friday. ‘The documents relative to the Atlantic submarize telegraph were sent to the Senate yesterday by the President, unaccompanied by any recommendation whatever. The Post Office Committee has the sub- Jeet in charge. lu the Stave Senate yesterday a nomber of peti- tous and bills of special interest to c.tizens of this eity were brought forward. They refer to the Cen- tray Park awards, the Police Department, the power ef the Central Park Commissioners, Jeposits in savinge banks, the usury jaws, the liquor question, and the new reservoir. The Sickles and Barr con- tested seat cave was nade the special order for t'ri- day. Mr. Sickles gave notice of ab law of libel. A resolution was adopted gi Hesbor Comiaissioners till the second Tu April to make their report. In the Assembly a resclution was intreduced denouncing and condemn- wg President Pierce's recent message. 1 was laid ever. The reports of t.e Comptrolier and Saver iniendent of the ing Department were receiv- e@. They are given in full in our colurans this morving. Both branches of the Common Council met last evenixg. The Board of Aldermen adopted a resola tien to investigate the plans and specifications for tuilding the new Tompkins market, in order to amend the contract for cting the same, if neces wuy, before the work is commenced. The momina tion of Charles A. May, as Public Administrator, in place of Peter B. Sweeny, removed, was confirmed. No important publi: business was transacted in the Beard of Councilmen. A motion, that the procced- wes of the Board he published im the Hruann, in stead of the Evening Post, was offered. ever. \ court martial commenced the trial yesterday. im thie city, of Firet Lieutenant Updegraif and A wmAamt Surgeon , of the army sharged with vari itary offences. embere & rep The Cormissic of oa met yesterday. nt of f Ward # Island, A report fro giving @ very w that pla we incorporated in the annual report. ton this year promises well, and em at deal of money. “ during the month of December ave s+ por head. With a scant ey he emigea grants ave thet or sed tut beef cattle in market ye a . per pound, the la few extra quality ity of es advance were in limited ly maintained. Tne Wert enh sheep ¢ yr bead. Cows and cal bot previous prises were f peris of disease among bogs at the the pi.ce of these animals |c. compared with k's rates. Upwards of cighty thousand si are said to have died during the past two o- three weeks within one hundred miles of Cincinnat mwas jess animated yesterday, as deslers ¢ inclined to await later foreign news from The sales embraced about 1,00 a 1,2 u given in another mm Fi wa: in mw derate quest, tue demand being ce J to the hor ade pile prices were witha « e ot \ w pf eqnest, . whit bern e pyored t Vreighte to English At © recent meetiag of th view of separating th from the Pevitentiary. it with the title of the * Island Hospital fhe objeet of the proposed change is to allord the sick poor ‘aw York a place wher ey can receiv | i treatment free from ut of such an institution ha cominals, The doen greatly felt by those whose extreme pover tv th lepri them of that medical assirtan which can only | ‘otained for money, and | J which, no matter at Jow o price it may be seodered, ix still beyow! their means vere ar eaws in which ¢ rinoate aod suffering violoted the ! t! motive than the desive to be veut to the i tiary, Whe: their peculiar a ft jor the potice and Weatment of ts ht physician, ~ me peaeyes Dery Wyk GrwmiCd vpyy tbeig NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, our hewspaper experkemee, bree er fous diffr- ent crops of “weekly journals” epriog up, aod flonrish, and decline aud @ie Fer one, two, thice or four years they Dave ‘bere and there ex- in'cO, and prospered le the exact ratio of their vdaptation to the publde liverary tastes, predilec- ‘ions and peculiar notions of the passing day. Dit they beve ail, #aouer or later, fallea behind the capriers, and fluctuations, and progress of public opinion, awd even some of the most hardy hove at Jarsdicd the dreadful death of starva- thon, At this present juncture it is evident that thew isa great change going on in the literary tastes, derives and wants ef our reading people; they bave bed @ surfeit of rubbisa, and they want something better, The daily newspaper press is ® regular and permanent business institution, bas our weekly aud monthly literary journals are quite another thing. They belong to the luau- ilization,” and must be adapted to the fashion. public taste and wauts of the time, or int as vagrauts, aud although they | only throwing so much money away; but they are so ihip-rkinned that they are afraid to refuse their patronage to anything bearing the sem- Dlance of # newspaper, eveo when they koow that the editor can carry bis whole edition ia bis bat, and then bave room for his marketing. They have an intense appetite @epust for anything that wourds their amour A fermer director of the Opera—Me, faretzek—bus siated as the result of an : rienee of seven yeare, thal advertising in any pa- pers except the three largest cireulated dailies is simply peying away wovey for nothing, an the money so wasted would have paid the en- tire expense of his ewn and his family’s enbsist- Having commenced by advertising in all the papers, be jelt reluctant to eut them off. ted co erime, they were nevertheless JAMES GORDOR s GNNBTE, | oblige 4 to associate with the most vicious and 1 °F paced. a of making criminal impri f opposed to every principle of justice and bu rhould no longer be ‘proposed by the resolution, cannot, therefore, take place too soon, and is enti the earnest consideration and prompt action of pots, and an intense The Appolntment of the New British Mints to Woshtegton. We announerd, some time since, that it wae in contemplation to appeint the Hon. C. P. Villiers British Minister to Washington by a Londen Setter from a valued correspon- dent that the appota*ment was made on the 19th ult., and tbat Mr. Villiers accepted the traet de- We are informed, however, on the best authority, that subsequent dificulties have arisen, of a personal nature, which have caused the matier to be held in abeyance for the present. Jt és possible that the footing on which Mr. Vil- liers proposes to place his household at the fede ral capital may not be entirely consistent with the somewhat niggardly salary allowed by the British government to their representative in the United States, We are furiber led to hope, how- ever, that these difficulties will eventually be surmounted, and that no paltry considerations of & pecuniary character will be allowed te impede the departure ef «mao so admirably fitted for the post of British Minisier 8 Mr. Villiers. Mr. Villiers’ character is not so well known on this side the water as that of many men of very Tt will be seen no the elty are of Maretzek’s opinion, although they would not perbap: avow it so frankly. Take for example tke Wallstreet journals, They very rarely give any space to criticisms of the operas or plays; they bide the advertisements in some obscare corner of their blanket; their united cir- culation is pot equal to half that of the Heratp alone, and their prices are severally equal to thar of the Hrritp; they ealy take the moaey out of the manvager’s pocket without giving him the slightest benefitin return. The Suaday papers have no influence and hardly any circulation. ‘They make their advertising prices on a kind of sliding seale, on the old rule of get all the money you can and give as little in retura for it as pos Every well informed manager knows that every one who patronises public amusements reads one of the three great dailies, and that they alone direct the taste of the public, so far as it can be di- rected through the preas Mr. Strakosch deserves credit for his courageous attempt, and he will Tle must expect to be at- tacked right and left, but if the attacks have any eflect, the public being fully informed as to their cause, it will be to benefit him ; although how it can, in any event, harm a maa to be attacked in newspapers which nobody ever sees, passes our comprehension. Perhaps the other managers have nicer perceptions; but we opine that if Strakosch carries out his idea it will not be long belore they will all foliow his example. ferred to him. and for years of the anti-corn of Commons. law party in the House be successful in it, Yet when the won, men of more assurance, like Cobden, « mere noisy demagogues, like Bright, carried off the laurels which he had won, other democratic measures which Mr. Villiers has taken an active part in furthering. For many years he has been one of themost energetic and upright leaders of thot radical party in Eog- land which desires to remove those few party the British constitutioa But when a great radical measure is introduced, or a bone is to be thrown Mr. Villiers, the retiring, is overlooked, and some of democracy is selected asa So again, of the walls that still divide from pure democracy. Paxrtes AND SPouSMEN IN ConGREss. debate in Cougress on the President's firebrand ot a Message draws to a close, the different poli- tical parties in the late great battle are begin- ning to ascertain tke number of their killed and wounded, the extent of their damages and the nature of the ground which they respectively oc- cupy. Tn both houses, upon this general diecus- sion, our Northern democrats have kept pru- dently in the back ground, excepting one Sena- tor Bigler, who was very properly rapped over the knuckles for assuming to be the mouthpiece of Mr. Euchanan. The Soutbera democracy of the jire-eating echool. aud the Northern republicans of the abolition stripe, have had the controversy pretty much between them, important speeches of the former class, was the jute speech of Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, frankly giving it up that Kansas,uoder the incoming ration and an honest enforcement of po- paler sovereignty, must inevitably become a free This is really an important discovery for ® Southern fire-eater, fer we may regard it as equivalent to a foregone acquiescence on the rt of the South to the admission of K ansas as to the radical party, gentlemanly speake rougher specinw fitter champion of the party. When work is to be liers has invariably heen called on. He can relied upon for a speech at the done, however, Hate a bine-book in shorter time than any and that even now be man bnt — Palmerston, the pride of the ladies at Wasbingion; and that his “Fity Years of Events” will knock “Old Bal- lion” into a cocked hat, as Barney’s book will cover a historical margin of twenty yeare greater nd explode a falla- a fraudulevt account in a manner (J " lighted Diogenes. en as large as his knowledge He has been used to Among the most —— he had the working of commerce, dihe various trad: throughout the . Onght to succeed as country if eae has the Brit _— 5 Ninist r it Other important discoverice have been made by a leading Know Nothing from He bas found out, what everybody hoew before, that the democratic party is re- Quced toa popular minority in the country— Mr. Winter Dav tis b Ministers } have their own than from the been fa allares, lets trom any gross fault of ir Henry Bulwer came here, divisions among 2 late canvass, was as much a sectional party as the re Bat this is not all. «has also discovered that the only national it Hes and equivoca- » here he fancied tov Nothing party, ond that it is the only hope of the country fur the future. Perbaps this may be had this Fillmore party dropped othingism and repudiated it altoge- ther they might have carried four or fiy s in addition to we can aseure Mr. W the country, had in pacity, a poor old , « moved in good vappily had gone to pieces Trishnan was ein inter Davis that his purty will never reach beyond the funetions ot sore beshrangers or guerillas until they shall have thrown away their sickening, revolting and pue- rubbish of Know Noth ‘This i+ about the most prominent of all the developements of the late beyond the boundaries of Mary) vr. Winter Davis! r Tianry Bulwer and, What says made love to . during the month wl expended in this party debate at Washington. the Presidential campaigners, the spoils. mon of the lobby have not heen idle. hean setting their traps ying their pipe, buy heir plans, in both “for LA through their oho out of as anewored their purposes most ad- | bly, we hope those lobby conspirators corupt afliliations hy an active Committer It seems now Harpers, which urith of trampet been surprised ¢ reat publirhin n to this business oxper' In some quarter: is OWN government, y leorn that the spers had core ¢ nt of a “weekly journal.” snppored that the affair is but an ox for reducing the local astrologers have dix covered that this weekly is but the precursor of a daily journal from the know nothing about il, and care very little ; ve understand that the late Harper monopoly of book publishing business is undergoing « rapid reduction, from the numerous active enterprising competitors in this line by whc surrounded; and * have lost much, becaus 1 to be close and eharp in their bargains | wih American authors, while coroparatively liberal and gencrous. However this may be, it ie ehly is a failure. Ain usc, & resolution was ure to advautage of the most popu ith his antecedents, ame establishment. We Lipox hospital, so hat the two should form one iustitution, under 1 in this country anponncement neintion with pera at the Academy, had they are rather eoments to three city y circulation, ba commotion in a considerable of moncy to all the managers, very well aware that ctvarting ‘beyond the the peter fe for sixteen pages of Phanvy reading three dailigg having the largest cireulatiop ig! maticy, We Lavy seg during thy long term of | ries of» ci they “cumot be made to pay.” Gexrrat Cass—Inrormation Wanrep.--The Washington Cabinet makers, like the spoils lob- hymen, are getting pertectly furious againet the Hrray. We are inuodated with letters touching the Cabinet, and no two of them are alike. Amorg those which we consider reliable is ove from an intelligent correspondent, who says that he bas been informed by General Case, that se jar from having accepted the post of Premier jrom Mr. Buchanan, the said General Cas3 has not yet been informed by Mr. Buchanan of even an inclination to nominate him as Premier. Oa the other band, the following letter, (whieh we alto regard as entirely reltable,) from no less a personage than the Hon. John Barney, tells quite & different story :-— Pornion, * 13 ¥ Srrwer, ) Wasmascros, Jap. 5, 1807. ) I informee Pom by telegraph, #n' she lat of Jaquacy, es bimeeit tod me the Premiership ban been tendered (nim j} 1 now inform you, on the seme tbat Genera) authority, hat ne bas accepted the appoim ment 0. Secre- ‘ary of State. it has cos. me two doliars, which picage credit me th subserip\ion to tho BERa!D. 1 s'no forwarded two communications, em racing memoirs. FIFTY YEAR’ OF EVENTS: POLITICAL, POBTICAL AND HISTORICAL, Worn ANRC. OTH OF KaMARKanue Maw, BY JOHN BARNEY. —which, rot having peen publienodt, I request may be returner to me by mall—I baving cuciosed to you the Trequisie onl to prepay We postage I am your obectent servant, JOHN BARNFY, Now, if any one should ask who is this Joan Barney, we bave to say that he is quite a dis tinguished Maryland gentleman of the old school; that he isa brother (we believe) of the brave Commodore Barney, who saved the American flog from utter disgrace at the battle of Bladens- burg; that thie John Barney many years ago Was @ prominent member of Congress from Baiti- more; that for many years later he was a South- ern leader of the fon at Saratoga aud Newport, is the pik of fashion and than the great egotistical book of Benton. Such is our witness, John Barney, whose declaration we publish that “General Cass himself told me the premiership had been tendered him,” and who says, “I vow inform you, on the samé authority, [another visit] that he has accepted the appointment of So- cretary of State.” We believe John Barney to be a man of truth, and that this state- ment of his isa true statement of the facts set down. We believe, also, that the conflicting state- ment reported by another correspondent es hav- ing been made to him by Gen. Cass, is trae. Now, then, let us hear from Gen, Ca himself, Is be to be the new Scerctary of State or not? Has he been offered the place of Marcy; does he aceept; and if se, what says Marey? Gen. Cass is a millionaire—worth four millions of dollars— hae been iu office over forty years, is getting «'d, has had honors enougd. offices enough, losses « cre: evougb, and has money enough to pay his toll to the “ other side of Jordan,” and he « \0 therefore afford to speak the truth, and tell us whether he was, is, is to be. or is not to be, the new Secretary of State, and what is the opinion of Marcy upon the subject. Prospect of a pretty sharp winter atter all! Coss, verses Go.n.-Tt appears that the coal extracted from the mines of Pennsylvania the last year hae been equal to the sum of forty millions of dollars. which is well up to the yield of the gold mines ot California: and yet while we Lave heard little or nothing of Pennsylvania coal, all the world has been running crazy after California gold. Shrewd people, those Pennsyl- vania Dutch. THE LATEST NEWS, BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, 1 teresting trom Washington. ARINK TELYORATH—THE CASE OF Tih DUTCH MINTST#R, ETC. Wasnxctow, Jan. 7, 1357. ‘The President bas trenemited to the Sonate, in reply to the revolution of that boly, ® letter from the ‘lew York, New Soun@!nud and | ondon Telegraph Company, tm which the President ts informed that contracts have bean medo for the manulactore of sumarine cables, to cone @ tho continents of Hurope and America, and that! 1s expected 10 bave the line between New York and London open for bovinoss by the 4th of July next, Asthe work has beeu prosecuted thas far with American eapiial, and by the edoris of the adminiet .uon to ascortnin the feasibility of the eaterprise, it ts the earnest desire of the dtreotors to secure to the govern ment of the United Stator equal prigiloges with thore stl pulated for by the Pritieh govornment. In this desire fc Lords Commiestoners of tho Brith 1 acceded, in the mort tberal spirit, by provi “The Eritish govermmest shal heve a priority is the conreyerce of thelr) =omoregse § over al! other ject to the exception osiy of the government of the Untied, Stat thetr entering into an nrrangemer similar tm prine'ple to the! of tho Sritith government; im whic cone Lie srnges of the two governments etal have priority in the order in which they wrrive at tho ' The American directors sy they cannot i the roeervation giade in wv of the United be doomed of great moment, and, ther fore wx ‘the President 0 ke euch action in tho promise: se he may doom ‘ho Intoreri# of thts goverement may re quire, The company wll anter into a sontract with th goverpmont of the | nited States on the tame terme end conditions a@ with the British government, and such Contract they suppose will fall withio the provisions of wt! to povtal arrangements, of the « tion in re wie the 8 ony 8 ofw and improved form, Her Majon ty's povernment engege to fur ihe cable, and it steamers are the very best to ansist ta this Buainers, To weord fal’ure tn inyto oable, thet the President will make # Its the Abore and no recemmoncation, but merciy # the proporition ot the Lords Commissioners, No repiy of Mr Marcy's accompany the docamente ( appeart from dosuments font to the Senate to day | by the President thet the refusal of Me. Dubote, Mimistor the Netherlands, to tortify in the Herbert case wan ed on iwtor Dational iaw, on the conmutution of the ‘ Lpved States, and On a apecial Iaw of oor enact ment, and ater be had bad a conmuiiation with the dipin. matic corps, He fistes he war the only impartial spectator of ibe provegdings at Wuilard's Hotel fa the event of aid by abtps to tay gre-tet our recently tiaiahed war he company request recommendation vo Coreret ns Wil feoure this end, The Provident maton JANUARY 8, 1857. which resulted {y the death of Keating, He would nave had no objection to being a witnens, if his porition as re- Presentativs of his government did not prevent him from sppesying im @ court of law, where be would be subject 108 cross examination; although it was agaist his wih to decline Mr. Marcy's invitation (o testify, bat | thes bo wes ready to go to the State De partment and there give the details of what he gaw in the presence of such persons Mr, Maroy might think necessary. Mr. Belmont, cor Minister to the Hague, by direction of Mr, Mar- oy, brought the conduct of Mr. Duboie to the notice Of the King, who, while approving the proposition of to Kinister, expressed the warmest feolings of trienduhip for ‘this goverrment. Such testimony as Mr. Dubois proposed to give would not have been competent im a sourt of jus tice, and wan therefore deolived by Mr. Marcy, About forty members of Congress held @ caucus to day, to consider what was bes: to be done relative to the fifty or sixty riverand harbor bilis now pending in both houser, }¢ was concluded to unite them all in one ‘Dill, aud use efforts to pass them evou over the execu- tive veto, ‘The Committee of the House on the Post Office and Post Ronda are te have s meetiog to-night, to consider the pro- Position to let all mai) stesmer contracts to the lowest Didder, under the direction of tho Postmaster General. Nothing of importance was transacted ia the Senate, Mr. Hamlin’s resignation was received. The day was Consumed in the discussion of the Harlan case. Mr. Se. ‘ward will speak on Friday, ‘The House spent the day in windy speeches of little in- terest. Both bodice adjourned over til! Friday, in honor of the glorious Kigbth, The Judges of the Supreme Court hold a conference yesterday on the lired Scott case, and agree? that Chief Justice Taney should prepare the opinion of the Court pronouncing the uncopstitnsionality of the Missouri com- promise, Justice McLane prepares the disscating opinion. Judge Greer is opposed to giving an opinion, thinking it ‘politic, but will coincide with the Chief Justice, mak- ing the Court stand as predictod—seven to two, The House Committee on Torritories met to-day aad decided against giving Territorial government to Arizona, but agreed to report a bill giving them a judicial district, Jand district, and Post office rovte through the Territory, ‘and to give the Gadaden purchase representation in the Territorial government of New Mexico. John Kelly has prepared # resolution, whish will shortly be introdaced, for the better protection of thor cast away cpor the coast of New Jersey ani Long Island. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. MBOOND PEBSION. Henate. Wasrineton, Jan. 7, 1857. INCREASE OP PAY OF ARMY OFPICERE. . Mr. Warume, (dem.) of Cal., reported a bill to increase pay of officers in the army, and gave notice that he should call it up at an early day. TRE 10WA ELECTION CASB. ‘The consideration of the Iowa election case was re- sumed. Mr. Bar ann, (dem.) of Del, argued against the right of Mr. Hariap to ® goat. When, be said, two integral bodies are to perform any act, both must bo prosent at the same, or it cannot be constitutionally done. In the present case, {i wase\dmitted that the Senate of iowa, as a Dody, did not participate in the election, nor did @ quo. rom of that body vote on tho occasion; therefore Mr. Senne Prne er ony HY ene branch of the Logisia. ure. Mr. Fcarre (rep) of Conn., repiying, said that atter Convention was duly ‘organizod by the coveurrence of the two branches of tho Legisisture, it remained in ression, and could be diesolred on'y by the vote of a ma. = Convention, or nf the withdrawal of such « pumber of members as would leave leee than a quorum present. Peuators members ceased to act ip the capacity of entatives, brt were to be ited numerically. Mr. Barian haviog received a m: ty of the votes of all the membcrs of the Convention, he was Anereby legally elected. If the sixteen Sonators who ab- rented 4 bem ger had sii ES el and voted against Mr. Berlan, be would then oould their Theence p Mr, Sewarp, SENATOR HAMLIN, OF MAINE, The Presidest pro cem. gubmitted a lettcr — Mr. Hamlin, resigning bis seat as Senator from Maine. Adjourned till Friday. House of Representatives. Wacmxetox, Jan. 7, 1867. DERATH ON POLITICAL QUESTIONS, A motion to print extra copies of the Presideut’s mes- tage being under conriioration, ‘Mr. Banco.ay, (dem.) of Pa., sald the only eflect of that cocument would be to increase, if that were possivie, the contempt which now exists throughout the conn try against its author, He wovld not en dorse or appear to sanction {ts misrepresen- tations «by sending it to the public printer, ‘He would rather seud it (0 some obectre and dusty cor. er of the basement of the Capitol. He entered bir pro- test against tho Iargeave theroin bar gern ned. The Presi- cout was clected with unprecedented ty, aod vo ibe ~e oe pledges pot to re-open cy slavery ques ion. warm in his sea\ before the conti. once reponed mn mn by the poorle wen volte. aod he uRched ovt into bois! |. ‘The first \ead- measure of the adusinistration was for the ropeal ona - betray freemen, and cared to ¢enounce such uve: ef pow or. Its chief euthors, aiders and abetiore were exeora- ted wherever beman rights wero cherished! or —— hon Tho cxocration extended the White Hou Ite tomate to vremiblet likee cor vieted criminal le by the psd Convention, and like an old horse which had served ite master, he was tursed ont to grare, ‘mile the Conventina thue repudiated him, by their acts they endorsed the mensures of his Swe a ae singular eifect of the cobesive ££ plunder. Now. his hoper are wosied, @ ‘and tbe Palet Magistrate, al of bis nigh position. ‘taker occasion, under the shi of hie duty under the conrtituvon, to attack and arraign ov Wailtors citizens who are cute an intelligent, tf not as honest and patriotic, as pimecif, With regard to tho President's Isaguage rorpect| the alleged revola tionary purpore of the republicans, Mr. Marclay de nounced it a8 & gross calumny, and oo proof what ever could be adduced to support the President's de- Claration. Ii only showed the depth of degradation to resident bax desceaded. Mr. ae, review. ed the mersage !9 order to show the untenable positiors of the resident in regard to the slavery question. Mr. Sayre, (Gera ) of fa., commenced his speech by readiyg the Amoricen party & lesson in retern for the one delivered yesterday, by Mr. Davis, ny Marylans, 10 the democracy. Te Would hem ‘to the affilia: im thie Americans have all been wonld point them t the Baltimore, New Urlennt and other planes: and destreetioa of copddence beiwoen _in the two short years of tus exiaton cement of the holy Caho- He religion tban ¢ fe church throw ite ministers could . done in twenty . He concluded by vindi he righte of the ¢ PRPORT 0) TE COAST erRVEY ‘Tom thoueand copier of the report of the Suporinton don\ of ihe comat rurvey were orered to be priutea Message Cs ‘The mossege of Governor Mattrecn ta) Fate \nder it $19,804,000 ring the past four © teaavry on the is no doabl the fn fotare, # dhe bau. entire exp from ihe Tiiacle aud Michigan Copal for Denefioin! purpores in the diteration of the Lor ", thet bo proposition or attempt hos been wale bie know edge troleace tbe company fron : Pay Ment 6) seven por ce ta earnings, socor te charter, The diMicuttics ariting from the fai vre of Waseworth and Sheldon, Loy egy State, may yet he Arranged without lowe to the State, Recommends vision of the revopue awe 28 applic to b dn the establishment Yon oe, nrefal inquiry tato the means for avoiding the seriour evils of tae prosent system Affairs t CONVENTION OF RDITORS—MPETING OF THe LEgTt LATURE, FTC. DUAR ANON Ie, 1, 1887 A convention of the republican editers of toviane we held here yeswrdty. Nesolutions were paseod, assertiag te ee ae oft “A to prohibit siavery ‘erritories; regarding reat ia and moarures of tee Philade'phya Conve! votne Tits ig A of the country, and arging ieee na the Teiused to go into joln! convention mn her rie section fs bane | Stats Senstor and ober officers end r) yr aching I jon to go into” joint toavention for the Flestion of ofietr®, or conrent to an sien CY f r than hy a reparate vote of nae are crowded tocee wie mombort oO. (he which meote to. morrow, at % o'clook tie afternoon. he Aagueta me Savannah, oe Savawwan, Jan 6 18 ‘The steamer Avgosta, from New York, rrived ey. tt sisiisteseiereincnient Non-Areival of the Sovch American, Pomrio sd, Jam. T=10 P.M. The tteamehip North American now fally due at this pert from itverpool, has vot Deon eignalied u pretent Dour stant cpg From Albany. | THF DARX AND SIOKLXS CO. 1NOVERSY—UNION OF NEW YORK AND BROUKL? N— AE LIQUOR QUES SION, Hi. \caany, Jam, 7, 1867, Conviderahle business of ‘sa o0r)anoa wae initiated in both Dravehos of the Legisinrore today, Some ot the meariree will require immed action, In the Sepate the old contested claim Of Mr. Kerr for the seat occupied by Mr. Sickien came up, ad ovneomed the greater part of the seesion. After spevding a» hour or two the fur ew os to the tate Republidan Convention moot | ther consideration of it was ponpoued unt Friday, whom Mr. Siokler expects to Iay ad‘) on! testimony before the body, From the tevor of the (sor ssipm this morning, ie Would eeem that @ majority \)) be im favor or ousting Sickier. Mr, Smitb, of Brooklyn, tufoy.oot the Semate that be in tended to bring toa bill ma’ preliminary meagurer for consolldsting the cities 9! Now York and Brook! under one munivipality, No oor ls are yet given. le believe there are no petitions ©) remoastrances on the Ubjeot berore the Leginiat re The eame gentioman will tolr ‘074 & bill providing for the sale of the Wallabout buryisz ground and removal) of the remains now lyingiber'i: ‘he growth of Brook- pA requires that ground {» improvement and occu- pation, Fenator Rider, tho uamaparance onder in that pote, Dee has Cie peconrains Semen ite ico the Maine peel cag tbe features objectionable to We ourtof Appeals stricken: out. The members of both bowres will be compelled to Dave their poses upon the temp: rscce grindstone, whether they desire it or not. The ms fest opposition of his Peere ea reels ory: law does net deter the ul- ; they want to ace bim in @ position “Reena she on ba a e Appraisers, and confir: @ Cana} Board, in the Rocher, Water case, wie ant fm ibe Gebale ttl mornings A tr & etfort wil be made to defeat the sction of the cave! oiticers, and another law: asked for, The public reed nuv ne surprised if ‘inal suc: ces attends them. pea ape. ence a ~ Koow Nothings tn use, will present a makins provision for the regis- try of voters. He does not wf: i. us whether it is ta opply to the whoie State or orl; to iarge cittes. ¢ President’s late mersege ares not seam to suit some members of the Houre any better than ti did Go- vernor King. Mr, James J Owen, @ member ‘rom Port Byron, taid on the table of the House a seriee 01 resolu- tons rtrongly Seen that Washin; document. They will be adopted by @ strong v me. is aucus the laat kick poor Pierce get ‘row a New Yort [egisla- wore. We bave an extra pious member war gtek oa oe who got ® resolution throcgh to-day i a) opening the ih @ prayer; and, know, this hovorable pal is @ Pierce office pr Is at a discount ? In both houses bills are threatened to amend the char- ter of New York, and also the police bilis. Some four or five members have already given such notice. ‘The gravest matter brought up this morning wae a re- solution offered by Mr. D. R. F. Jones, from Queens, mak- ig inquiry - the py dercan ‘as to his pinion of the lega:it gisiature, on account of the neglect of Ay ay Logiatatare to re-district the Senate and Assembly districts as demanded by the constitution. It is & ‘nct" that it was Imperative upon the lass under the census taken in 1855, and and in consequence of the atc of members, to abide’ by the directions of the con | stitution, to bave made 2 new division of the districts. The to do so has now become noticed in tne lower branob of tue Legisiature, and the bey the a Jaw officer will be required, under bis oath, "to ‘tbe same constitation, to give bie candid, im hed ‘upfeed opinion, We shall see whut tar api Bg und logal quibblixg will be resorted to in the that opinion be adverse {othe legality of the present Legtelatore, Rs: way put down the late Licutenant Governor ag Governor Clark, ag ho was about retiring, on account of his Siate prison ‘pardons. The Regency here bave bac the matter ip band, and have atrack the name fof the “ite villain’? from the roll of the faithful followers of Weed and Seward. Where wili he go? NEW YORK LE.ISLATURE. Senate. Aunany, Jag. 7, 1867. commenced proceedings by re-organizing ite By Mir. Br Pro “Wren 9 bundred ir, BROOKS—From seven ‘sioians of New York for an Inebriate Asylum. - By Mr. Srmycun—For @ charter tor a Scientific Institute, to ~ built by Peter Cooper, Esq. Mr. Bravrorp—Fiom tbe oe Temperance Execa- tive Committee for a ibitor} Py Mr. Srascex—For m tor we aauils iho ‘Gouna Council of New York to pay the awards in the matter of = aenenl Park, and to borrow money to bull a reeer- be 7 for an amendment to the building law. Aigo, to incorporate the New York College of Velert- ary Surgeons. NOTICES OF BILLS By Mr. Crnaw—-To provide for repairs and superinten- dence of the canals (supposed to bea bili for depriving the Canal Board of ioling eng By Kr. Wavsworti—To tneorporate Internationals Bris pany for bridging Niagara river, Pxrty—To reorganize the Police Department of New York ly Mr. Kri\y—To amend the revised statutes in reta- Ler to taxation of tneorporations. By Mr. ©. P. Suumi=-To amend the Brookivn water id to increas the stock of the Polytechnic By Mr. Pioxk—For « prohibitory law. meee’ Mr. S.cxigs—To amend the law of Ibe! ant extend Votroduced Ay on introduced 0 i" 1 cousent, ex te the sesond | Tuemday of April RESO! TIONS. A reeolvtion wae offered by Mr. Kevcy, calling for in- formation relative to savings banks, the number of de- posttors. nature of AD. The resolution of the Taaee Of Mesare. ~okles and Rarr was then taken u Alor & debate, the maitor was made ‘the epocial order for Friday, IEE PARKED, ‘The bil! extending the time for the Harbor Commis- fioners to report war pasted, when tho Senate adjourned. Assembly. Amany, Jaa. 7, 1867. PETITIONS PRESENTED, For the relief of citizens of Kansas. To incorporate the Tornverein of the city of New York, By Mir. Somamax, of Oneldn—For laws to proves the purity of the elective frarchise, Referred to « special | committer Mr. Vax VaLemnncke presented @ petition (rom the Exeoutive Committee of the Stato Temperance Society, asking for the passage of 8 lrobibitory law which eball et con fist with Lhe opimion of the Judges of the Cours of Apreal OTICR OF nme. By Jows J. Keriy—for retief of the Mexican volun teers tr vine the gurpowwder laws of New York city. To provect citigens of Nev York against imposition from the ony railronan. By Mr. J. Haxromy—To (ncorporate the Wiliemaburg Fire Compan: ‘To pay tor Kecat expenses ip that city. Ry Mr. | csn—For the regulation of the firemen of Brook ja. By Mr. Scent, of Sarat og — To incorporate Tows Mutua’ Insurance Companies and Flocxcpath'c Medio.’ sscietiee The PRESIDENT 208 PRROUNCED, IP Mr. J.J. Own, of Cayugs, introduced a resolutien de — ihe message of Prosdent Pi | offered to the ‘recraen of the North the Rouse concenine the policy of the adm wholly seevcpai, avd that it would AJ dieruptiog ye Union. ‘Thie calied up Mr. Floyd Jones, when the resolution ‘Wer la) Mr \ troduced & resolution sexing for the ap priptmert of Cok commalites to report the ome eu Dille tor the pre riot the governmest, laid over [rom | lett wirter. over. fr. Fiovn Joxns introduced & ferolation eniting for the opinion Of ihe Attorney Genoral ns to whetuer the ¥ ro district and reap iat eonrws. Laid over report was them preaented . ppellant Mille, ‘claimant ot the ‘= stoamehip Yankee iiade. Jontice Grier delivered the opinion of the Cocrt, afirm ing the arores of the Circuit Court, of California, with “Fe, M4 EG. jors & Co., et al, owners of the cargo, and Pooley, Nico! & Co., ownore of the sonooner Kila, ap pellanta, v8. the steamer <t Charice, Jamon L. Day, otal, Cinimants Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing the decree of the Circuit Conrt, of Kaat- orn Louitians, with costs, and remanding the cause for pos oe ‘conformity ‘with (he opinion oF thle Onurt, No. 16 —-W. B. Seymonr et al Maw pm] ve. Cyras MeCortoick —Jnetios Wilson delivered the opinion of the pL afirming the judgment of the Ciroolt Court of bern New York, win conta, and remanding the ‘With directions to etrike from the record the taxa- tion of co#ts. 0, 18. C Lathrop, tiie, ve. Charles Judeon. — ming the jn¢gment of Loutvana, with oo teand damages atthe rate of 10 por cont per any No 40.—Frederick Scbuchard ot al, appotiants, rx Wirthrep &. Babbidge ot al., ciainie XK, o the ceeds of the ship Angelique -4r MY a 2 ee ApPoilants, usec continaed by We lor ry Svarted ii tomorrow Meeting of. the Massac usetta Ls jsinture, \. 7, ‘Tho Mastobusette Legislators met at beee’ Way Chas. A. Phelps, of Boston, was elected of the fa Tm 814 voter, by A 3 5 4 of Speaker. House e'ected W) » Sowe, of Springfield, Clerk, by three hundred aud ong