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THE NEW YOR k MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1857. WHOLE NO. 7440. ad HERALD. ~~ AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. From Washington. “PROCREDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE — THEIR POWERS BNLARGHO—FLIGHT OF THE LOBBY MEMDERS—PASSAGK OF THE NAVAL BFFIOIENCY BILL—AFFAIRS OF CARSON VALLSY—ANOTHER PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEME, ETO- Wasminctom, Jan. 12, 1857. ‘The Select Committee to examine into the alleged cor- ‘vuptions, adopted at their mecting this morning « otrin- gent rulo, with » view to the prevention of promajure ex- posure of their proceedings, ard took initiatory stops for summoning witnesses, They likewise instructed their chairman to offer ® resolution asking the House to enlarge their powers. This was dove, and the House granted ‘the mest ample scope to the inquiries of the committee. The committee are in earnest. 1 understand they have upwards of thirty persons on thelr lst of witnessos. ‘among thom a number of influential members of the lobby, avd ex-Lieut. Governor Raymond, of the Now ‘York Zimes. A number of sudpccoas was issued to day. -Quiiea number of lobby members have lett the city sinee tho committee have organized, Mr, Pogh to day preceniad to the Senate thirty momo- rials, each signed by hundreds of individuals, praying “for an appropriation to aid in the construction of a canal on the Indiana side ot the Ohio Falis, Numerous House bills of a private nature were sppropriately reforred. ‘The President communicated his approval of the joint resolution accepting from Mr. McCregor the portrait of Jonn Hampden, and the Senate continued the discussion on the Harian case. Tho Hovee passed the Sonate bill amending the act to promote the efficiency of the Navy, ‘by a vote of three to one, Immediate steps will be taken *to carry it into exeoution. The retired officers are greatly elated, and give a joliification to-night. Mr, Stanton’s resolution was adopted directing the Judiciary Committee 10 report upon the expediency of reorganizing the judicial districts of the country. Jobn M, Wood, of Maine, has prepared « Pacific Rail- ‘road bill, which will shortly be presented to the House, atiing the aid of the geveral government in ite construc: tion by issuing bonds, the public lands to be reverved, *and when sold, the entire proceeds to be used to redeem the bonds. Mr. Spencer, who was appointed Judge in Kansar in place of Mr, Lecompte, bas not been confirmed yet. I understand thore is some “difficulty with reference to it tm the Judiciary Committee, 1 learn this ovening that the friends of Gov. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, wit! press him for Cabinet position. ‘The Committee on Territories have prepared @ report ncverse to tho petition of the citizons of Carson Valley ‘arking for the annexation of that portion of Utah Territo- ry to Galifornia, One of the reasons for refusal is that Guliforpia is too large already, and would be made more anwieldy by such ap extension of its boundaries, The Committee believe that some meszcre of wider s00pe is necessary to cilect a cure of the evils of which the ciu- zens of Carton Valley complain, namely, Mormon gop- ; and accordingly recom: id the passage of the bit! now on the calendar, for the preveatioa and ponishment of bigamy. This, they add, would remove ‘the moral snd political pestilence which makes Utah the scandal of the American people. ‘The Committee on Territories have also prepared an ‘unfayorabie report on the petition for the organisation of s Territoria: government im Arizona, in the (Gadsden purchase. From ‘tne statements to the committee, It ap- pears there are from cight to ten thousand tababitants aherein, and by the lowest estimate, from two to thsce Taking toe medium, tnere are from five to sevéem thousand white inhabitants, and ibig sumber is deemca too small ior a sepa rate government, and will not warraat the iar; wore necessary. The committee intoad report: a establishing @ judicial district south of the Glia, creating the office of st yor Genera}, providing for to ‘of certain land claims, granting doaations of lands to sctual seitiors, ano providing for reprosentauo.: in tho Legislature of New Msxico. Tais is all tne re- dress the case requires in the opinion of the committee. ‘The Liouse Committes 02 Kiections will report in (avo- of Mr. Hail, of lowa, whose svat is contested by Mr. Cartis, repablican. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. Je Wasnixoton, Jam. 12, 1857. ‘Tum OWA ELECHION CASH. ration Of the lows election case wan re- ‘The con sumed. Mersra. Siidell, Adams, Feeseaden, Trambull, Toombs ‘and Houston advocated Mr. Harian’s right to a seat; and Heaars. Masory, Butier and bepjamin opposed it. ‘Toe Senate adopted the resolution reported vy the Com mitte on Jaciclary declaring Mr. Harlan not entitied to a teat as Senator, by the following vote:— Yeis—Mesars Allen, Benjamin, Biggs, Butler, Casa, ©) Comegys, Crittenden. Dodge, Evans, iF itzvatrick, Geyer. ter, Iverson, Jones of Iowa, Maiory, i ‘old, ‘Ieusa, Sebastian, Buart, Toucey,,W And ‘Wright ~Fivs—Mensrs, Rel of New Nampabire, Bell of Tennewsee, Brown, Collamer, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hime, Honsiom. Seward, Sudell, Toomos, Trumbuil, Wade and Wilsons Adjourned. ; Howse of Kepresentatives, Wasnsorom, Jan, 12, 1857, 28 ORGANIZATION OF THE JUDICIARY. Mr. Srawrow, (dem.) of Ky., under ® suspension of the rules, offered « resolution instructing the Committe on the Judiciary to inquire tato the expediency of re-orgaa- (aing the Cireult and District Courts of the United #iates fy such © manner as to equalire the population and bur: reas of the several circuits and districts, aud give (o all eections 0! the confederacy their equal and just repreron- tation in the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Santon showed the inequality now existing, and urged the importance o! such reform on the ground that ail toction# should baye ® just and fair judicial represen. a Katve, (dom ) of S, C., inquired whether, if the Supreme Court pronounced the Fugitive Slave law con. puitetions! , the would it owt. Mr. Srarton repiled, if the court decide that Dred Scott itm flave, ho would aoquiesce in that j t, bat would not. 'n obedience to the court, renounce OF wo tho Fugitive Siave law. The resolat.on was passed. IMPORTANT TO MAVAT OFT TCHE® Mr. Basson, of M@., reported back the #enate bill whieh a tired officer, as may be favorably reporte! on through Courts of Inquiry, the Onding being approved vy the l'restdent. ‘The bill wae passed without amendment by @ vote of 180 againet 60. ey Town? OF THE ONeRENC ATES vam. Mr. Orn, (dom,) of S. C., trom the select committee to inquire ino Corrupt combination o° mem. bers, reported & resolution en! the deld of ther iry {rom the commencement jomtend oi conirmisg them to measeres now pondiag, ‘an! asking to be empowered to employ a clerk. ‘The reroiction war ad THR OLD Sar DIRK | PRRSION Re Mr. Savace, (dem ) of Te moved & euepension of the roles in order to enable hiro to Introduce « reso- CONITTE NT AI tetion making the bill for penstoning the soldiers of the erar of I512 & special or ier for tho first Tuesday in Fob: vatdagroed to by a vote of 103 against SS, not two thirds. Adjourned. i , Gen, Cam, John Bi (From the Washington wr Wo have the followitg from inc Boo r To Tat Reroas or mia Usiom — aT nae your anthorizod con ¢ my statement * that Goneral Cass bad boon tend: and woud accept the premierauip,’’ i sudmil the folow Ing statement of facts — On New Year's day I mot the venorabie and venerated s@tatesman at the hospitable mavsicn of the Secreary of Mato, and bim and the couatry on the prov pon st ‘his saooeasion. Fle siamiticantly , it takes wo to make a bargain, Mr. barney.’’ «This, | tly interpret: a tnto an acknow ledga: ot that the bargeiner of the and It on nuired the othor party—the ronerabie tomas him- aeii—to complete It. [ aonounced it in jst comtidance 40 ene buvdred, and he recetve 4 generel Jatione. ‘The splendid mansion now cosupied b, Serretary ot State wae suggested to bim as & suitable residence. He looked a) ‘ingly around and smiled aequicrcence, About to publish ® memoir, it is all-important to me to -XvOW how 10 diapose of it most advantageously. 1 sing the song of the flower girl in the streets of Lon. ton — bu primroses ? yabiian on my own ig! bidder opinion. | have scattered epeci- throughout the land—stket aratuitons publication. The regular price of eight conte a line Would amount to more tas the work will ever pro- duce to me or my heirs. Knowing the selection ot the Premier to be alt impor. a, rete by mail and by telegraph to editors all over sho United States: to the Bakar of conrae, and my chap. Sere beaded Goneral Jackson forthwith red. Subseqeentiy, in the Senate chamber, ‘Case bis ace: on the ground of its nem, Webster, Cay, © nad winged E ropriate or Tight to Heaven, leaving Romanorum—eete survivor perience, ‘telleotual can: not be to retire at a most imtoresting epee tm our history—must fulfil your destiny as a sade pilot in whom your party have entire contidence, Ld § greed words of which I forbear to re- cord leat enol ne perro pres misquote them— Verba volent ta manent, We separated, under a firm conviction that LEWIS Cass, SOE SEHOAT ets ID He Haneterr ot ‘State on the 4th of Sie Genres ond Indios miter manifested da the late canvans by the Presigent elect, 1a permitting all as- Pirants to hope, but none to be certain of jatment— reese be em theared by disappointment—is still perse- vered in. He ie ardevcr bas been most sagacious. He is truly an Unitarian, He sees and has seen but one object for thirty years. He reminds me of the Duchoss of Marl- borough. She asked Charles James Fox for a charade. On what subject? Myself, of course, was her prompt reply: frat is myself in a very short word, * 7, myselt—I. ©. James Buchanan, aly second, a girl’s plaything; And you are my third, — my Idol. Non committal ‘gui facit per alium facil per si”? ‘His contidential friends bave apprised Goneral Cass ‘Twenty years since looking forward to the event which has juat occurred, I arranged myself as a member thureof, and, within the last month, formally released him from all promises which he never made, to confer on me the Navy Department. ‘The correspondence is ric, and will bo furnishod for publication on Monday. Ihave made up my mind defi- nitcly not to become a Cabinet Minister during the next Presidential term. Your obedient servant, JOHN BARNEY. ‘The Ice in the Harbor. MARINE DISASTEBS--THE FRRRIES AGAIN IN TROU. BLE. Although the weather remains very moderate for January, the rivers and bey are still full of ice, caused by the breaking up of the floes and flolds of fresh water ice in the North river, which is floated down by the ebb tide. As the water bagins to rise in tho East river two hours sooner than it does in tho North, the masses of floating drift, especially if a wosterly wind is blowing, finds its way up the Kast river and cheoks navigation. Yesterday morning, a new Harbor Master, iu the shape of a field of ice of abou: 15 acres, took possession of the mouth of the East River, and notwithstanding the remon- strances of the many steamtugs, schooners, Staten Island ferry boats, &c., refused most positively to allow eay egress or ingress to or from the river. It came from the direction of Albany, and did not retire until there was a change of tide. ‘The Brooklyn ferries were all embargoed. The icc was thick, fast and impenetrable, from Buttermilk channel to Green Point on the Long Island shore. A thick mass 0! ice was wodged in between the Ba‘ ‘and Governer’s Island, and from that to Long Islan: Gamiltoa ferry ‘was completely closed, and South ferry maaagod to get through about one boat an hour. Wall street bad ihe same dififeulty, and the boats trom Falton bad not so difficult a time this year. In fact nothing has been seen like this ice atace 3 The ice is thicker on the Brook- 1B side, and the boats have to plough through masses it would bear a bullock. All the Hoboken boats wore withdrawn, save those running from Barolay street. Tne John Fitoh ran into ® large field of ice yesterday, and wae carried up to Fortieth atreet before it oletr. During the afternoon tide changed, and rly ohare of the ice out to sea, vo that the boats nad a clear time of It. ‘Tho schooner Iesec W. Conkling, Ferris, that hed been employed in ‘the sbip Cultivator’s anchor and cobain (which she had slipped whea ashore at the barge Ss. ‘was sunk at pier No. 7, East river, Baving been amidshive by @ field of ice, The underwriter’s ecbooner Fxcelsior ran alongside and took out the chain and anchor. The pilot boat A. B. Netlson, No 21; schooner Wing of the Wind, Pearsall, from Virginie, with oysters, and « Britien schooner, ran ashore, under Lone Island, above the Narrows, but were aterwards got off by the steam- tug Hercules. ‘The steamboat Jona Hart was carricd there by the ice, but has since got off, after recetving considerable damnge. ‘The Staten Island forry boats landed and received pas. sengers at pier No. 3, North river, Supreme Court—Special Term. Before Hon. Judge Clorke. INTERESTING CASE OF HABRAS CORPUS FOR THE CUSTODY OF A CHILD. Jan, 12.—/n the maiter of the custody of Fernando Ku- Of the inildelity of parents on one side or the other. appears that some six years ago the father and mother of the lad Ferrando, vow nino years old, separated, the con. fence set y Kubat was, aduliery on the part of his | wife with Deloyer, with whom she was thon I'v. ee ear ae ‘The referee did not consider the altory ov the part of the wife proven, end decided that as the child was well taken care of it migbt remain in the the bouse of Meleyor. Mra. Germany to ter ber f under the protection atu rally fooling that ho basa belter right to ite guardianship than tho he belleved to have “wronged him in the ‘and whom he alleges war teaching the boy ‘The Court eaid that the child was evidently ettached to nom it bad boon 0 long living; ¢, the father had « right to the lees it was shown that by his babits he was incompetent to be eotrasted with ite care. ‘Tho Iittle object of contention, who stood close by the Jndge on the bench, here his own caure, and rot ls the fear of the consequences of comempt of court bi bis eyes, boldly sad that be would not go back to his father: that be did mot like ht because b. ‘requently put hie mother into a corner best hor; ‘“i will goto my une! said be, and you sbant tke rushed from where he had boen staring, seized boid of Mr. Deleyer by the arm, acd it was found useloss to at- tempt 10 seperate them in court. The re- nloest point, to bate bim hole party u to the offce of Mr. Staiknech!, applicamt’s lawyer, where the |itle victim of parental the ve wae heen felt first sorrow of bia young lie f the man whom from infancy be upon ac bis parent. Kabstr bas beon some yeart emp! Nehment of Mr. Arnold, of Pine rtreet, who wi anxiously watobing tho proseediees Misdireeted Letters. PREPARED BY W. Mh. VICK OF PHILADELPHIA. List of letters advertised in the New Youn Hamann, Friday, January 9, 1867, remaining im the New York lost offlee uncalled for — PRILADELI | HOT eR. rare, yRawe® TP, Brady 4 Oo, B. G, Wainwright & Go. Bloomingdale 4 Rhine POSTON HOT SRS hs, A Bates & Co—3 F. V, Cleoma & Go., Geo. N. Davis & Go., Fretdenber¢ ldetein, French, Foller & Fogg. ©. E. Bill & Oo—8 @. Hi. Frothingham, Hetebinaon & Jacobs, ward Garsott & Co , Kent, James & Panter, Gowen & Co., should be James, Kem & Lowis & Co, Morris, Tarker & Morris, North, Chase & North, Soringer Brother, ¥. &T.) Steiner & Cr, &J, P, Steiner axior & Netlegas Conexent ys & Waseon Lather. Taeker & Son, , Macon & Co, 20 doudt intended for Wood, Bacon & © Ligt of lotters advertived in the Baltimore Sun on Tues: day, Jan. 7, remaining in the Baltimore Post (Mee an. called for — Pint ANELNRIA nor ems R Smotburet Allison & Fay, . TORK Hoven Woodward & Co., M. Frank & Uo., J, Wella & Co., Wood & Smith CINCIENAT! HOTS Hi. Babbitt & Son. igor & Eger, J, H, Colcord & Co., Jirexel & Co , J. J. Duncan & Co , Oberteuiier & Freytag, List of lettere advertived im the Boston Herald on Wedneniay, Jan, 7, remaining tm the Philadelphia Post Office — AT WORS potem SEW TORK Horew Geo. Appold & Kon. Bornbam & Oo , ‘Thotres J. Hand & Co Joba R. Dow & Co. J. Parkhorss, Jr, & 00, William Way & Oo Foster & Nickerson General Ethan Allen, TO THE RDITOR OF TRE HERA In reply to an article in yestertay’s Hera above cmp ander the oT hag teave 10 euata ‘hat the last sareiving ebila “apiain Pthan a. Allen (former: ), who died near Norfolk, Va. im In error im coating that 8 dangh- a, Very 1%. correenande ter of Gen, ation adil ante BALA New Tous, Jangury 1 180 Whe Pennsyivanta Senatortat Contest. OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENOB Harwenona, Jan. 10, 1867. The Senate to-day refupsd to go into nomination for Senator, all of the Amerioam and republican members Voting against it, That voto has revealed the fhet thad the Senate does not intend to: go into the convention for an election of a Senator unless they are surs of defeating Col, Forney. The thres opposition majority in the Senate will cofeat the aspirations of Forney, even i? he succeeds in obtaining the votes of Foster’s friends, whieh there ap- pears to be no probability of hie-accomplishing, The op position members of the Senate will follow the plan adopted by the democratig members of the Indiana Legis: lature, and refuse to go into an election, rather than sec Forney elected. PENNSYLV ANDAs LEGISLATURE. Baxnwaens, Jan. 10, 1667. Sexark —Mr. Saumay asked and obtained leave to with- draw the petition and decuments of Shirk & Royer. Mr, Browns moved to to the second’reading and consideration of the resolution sabmitted by him om yesterdsy, proposing to meet the House of ives in convention in their ball on Tuesday next, for the purpose of eleouing a Uniied States Senator. Mr. Kittinoer called the yeas aad nays on the which were ordered, and restived—yoas 15, nays 18, as follows :— Yeas—Mensrs. Brawer, Brown, Cresswell, Ely, Kvavs, Felon, Ingram, Knox, Laubze, Steele, Straub, ‘Welsh, Wiking,” and Wright~ 16. Navi—Messrs, Coffee, Crabby Finney, Flenniken, Frazer, Gazzem, Grogg. Harris, Jordan, Killinger, Lewis, Myer, Penrose, Ecotielt, Sellers, Shuman, Senther, end Taggart, Speaker—1s. So the the motion war not Mr. Brownx then asked leave, for to the right of the Senate to decline going into convention on Tuescay next, and of exercising its discretion on the subject. ere was Dow, bewever, no such question raised, It might be raised on Monday, or it might not be raised at all. If it was their conatitut right, they de- sired to hold themselves uncommitted and untrarmelied, that they might exercise it at their discrotion. ‘Mr. KiiinGke moved that the further consideration of the Senator's request be postponed for the present. Mr. Browns remarked that its postpoaement now would postpone it to a time when the privilege woula be of no avail. He read from the law to show tho power ot the Senate to control its own aotion, and that there was nothing that could commi} them {n granting his request. ‘The motion te postpone was then agreed to. Yous 18, nays 15, as follows:— ‘RAs—Mesars. Coffee, Crabb, Finney, Flonniken, Frazer, ¥i Gazzam, Gregg, Hayris Jordan, Killinger, bows, Myer, fenrees, , Sellers, Shuman, Senther aod Taggart, ‘Navs—! Brewer, Browne, Cresawoll, Ely, Evans, —Merers. Fetter, 1 Ki Laubach, Steele, Mzanb, Walton, Weick, Wilkins ana Wright. = ve Adjourned till Monday at 11 o’clook. TELEGRAPHIC, Hawesevra, Jan. 12, 1857. ‘The Henats refused again to day to consider the resolu- tion to go into joint con vention to-morrow for tho election of a United Siates Senator, by a vote of IT to14. Mr. Browne, democrat, paired of with ® southern repudti- can. It is evidently the intention of the Senate not to meet the House The republican caucus adjourned this evening without making a xomination for United States Senator. They meet again to morrow morning. Mr. Benson, republican member from Potter county. is yet abseat, but is expoct ed to night. The election cannot be held to morrow, as no teller has boon elected by the Senate, as the law ro. quires to be done on the day prior to the eleotior. ‘The democratic members of the Senate designed going into jolat convention to ald the elcotion of a Sonator to morrow, bat the decision of the United States Senate ia the Iowa case, today, bas thrown cold water upoa that design. Interesting from Kansas, THE FRA STATE LEGISLATURB—KESIGNATION O Ba ng TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE. LAWRENCE, Deo. 27, 1858. The free State constitution de: chat the jature of Kansa» shall meet atthe on the 6ih of January. Accordingly, at the time 6) the Territory will at the Sates, and it ts Ss quorum. Ifnot, organi. y proves ‘ailure, and it about by the ll gence of its ended tricnds. memdera of tbe le- fisiature who intended @ trip Fast ougat to bave resiga- ed, and Cy £0 doing prevent the possibility of a fallure. ‘ite free State Legislature meets only to contiaue its exieterce It will acjourn to await the action of Congres om oor admission &- & state into the American confe- deracy. Governor Robingon left a few days since for tho Fast. Defore leaving he sent the following letter of resignation to ieutepant Governor Roberts Lawnenon, Kansas, Deo, 25, 1886, x hint hevewidh tender my resignation aa Governor State Organization ef ane, which ase wibmit to the Legiaia'nre at iia pext annual mecting. ‘a natural distaste for political |ife, tywas with reluctance that [ consented to permit my (rienca to use my mame in the Convention at which | Was nominated for ibe uaportant wdioe of Governor under otf’ Stste constitution, At; that time the post of honor was also one of danger, and T did ot feel at liberty ta oppose my indgmentto that of my friends, Now, however, all danger of coulision seems to be remore-t by the gene tal rovernment of ont consti ional righta and 1 ain sallsded for reasons whieh it may not be expedient now to give, that I can serre the cal , Somew| tory, and’ deeply interested in her fu aSord me great pleasure, at all times, to fasten anirauien, aod to render ail the aid ia niy power to yourself and the Lemisiature in eecuring’ ite comp! rempectfully, your obedient servant ¢ To W. Y. Ronerrs, Liewtenant Governor of Kanses ‘The Territorial ‘Legislature’ meets in [ecompton on the second Monday in January, and Gov Geary, In bis mereage to that body, will recommend tbe repeal of the most Obnoxious enactinemia foand im the Kansas (uasi matutes, A we Order’’ Convention ie advertired to be held there at the same time. Dologates have been elected to it wn the different pro riavery \ovalities One was held in Leavenworth city op the 14th of No ber, 1865, Cov & Chairman. It was fol by an Invasion from Missouri, Lawrence besciged, Harber murdered, en¢ the famous Shannon (treaty. The prime movers in the one to be held oa the second of Jenvary, at Lecompton, will try to cajole Gor. Geary into an Of the Chairmanship of the Coorer tion to keep ap the similarity hetwoen the two, Whether similar results follow or not remains for the favure to prove. TELEGRAPHIC, &. Lov, Jan, 12, 1867. ‘The Demerat has Kanan advices to the 7th instant. ‘The (ree State Legislature met at Topeka on the 6th, aad after a abort eersion adjourned till next day Governor Robinson bad resigned. Lieut. Governor Roberts was in the Territory, but failed to attend, and mitch @'seatiefaction prevatied in comeequence A United Statee Deputy Marshal had arrested seven mombere of the free State Legisiavare on a writ seced by udge Cato. Over thirty names were atincne? to the writ, Tho prisoners were take n to Teoumwed for tri ‘The Prerident of the Senate would de ‘as Acting Governor. A determination exirtos tc work of the Legislature through if posto. paeb i Pires In New Vork. Fine iy Deane Steet —About 5 o'clock yesterday norn- ing a fire occurred on the rear of the fourth floor of the large four story iron frame building corner of Deane and Contre streets, owned by James Bogardus, The siarm soon Dronght to the premises a full attendance x \iremen, Tiination’ et the prowines. twas evicent the Are wat amination wae evi re caveed from the imperfect Ly erecting ON fe on the fourth ‘oor, he" f ir. gold pon pencil manufacturer, The lowe wie jumt to much over $200. Mr, Van Valkenburg, pencil manu the third floor, was aighily damage! water also wetted the steam engine on Fine ix Broanwar.—About haif-past seven o'clock last night ® fire was discovered tn the attic ot building No. 643 Broadway, ocoupied by J. Dessoir as cabinet farniture ware- ‘The firemen were promptly in aitendanes and soon done by bnirning is not water and wil Wook FMONy. it ig damage, proba Aster ad fully insnred fn the fire originated in the yarmiah and rub~ ¢ room. The Fire Marshal was prgeant, * thoronigh examination of the premiaes ‘The origin of the fire will be fahiy mvestigated Acapseo Pret —The wlarm for the Sixth district about cts o'clock, was caused by am expineion of gas Inthe cel'ar of No. 24 Rivionion sree, tccupied by Jacob New & Son, dealors in vegnrs ard tebyeen. damage wae alirh:, ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. ATER FROM EUROPE. Mr. Villiers not Coming to the United States. THREE DAYS ‘The Probable Appointment of Lord Bigin to Washington. THE PARIS CONFERENCE XOT YET OPENED A SAVANNAH SHIP ON FIRE AT LIVERPOOL, Grand Banqued to the Officers of the Resolute, IMPROVEMENT If COTTON, &o., &0., &. ‘The Brit'ch mail steamor Asia, Capt. Lang, from Liver- pool 10 o'clock momning of Saturday, the 27th ultimo, arrived yes‘orday morning. ‘The Asia brings om freight £3,300 sterling, ,$20,000 in gold, and 75,000 franos. ‘Tho United States mail steamer Erricsson sailed from Liverpool five o’clock on the evening of Wednesday, the ‘24th ult., for New Yorks. ‘The Le'ginn mail eteamer Leopold 1. sailod from Sonth- ampton 27th ult. for New York. ‘The Havre mali steamor Arago, from Now York, ar- rived at Southamptoa 4 o’olock a(teraoon of Friday, 26th ultimo, Our London correspondent advises us that Mr. Villiers had deolinod the appointment of British Minister at Wash- ington, and that it was thought that Lord Eigin would bo the Envoy. ‘The approaching Conforenco of Paris, the affairs of Prusaia and Switzerland, and the difficulty betweea Per- sia and Britain, coutiaue tobe the main features of in- terest. No day ws yet fixed ‘or the re-assom)ling of the Congress at Paris, As already intimated, the second plen|poten- tiaries will alone take part in it. Count Walewski will Preside, There is still some preliminary business to get through, but it is anticipated that the day of meeting wil! not be far distant. A preliminary rsecting may probably be held within a few days. A statement is made in the London Timvs that Eogiand apd France are now agreed on the points of discussion with Rassia, No topics are to be introduced but those relating to Bolgrad and the Isic of Serpents. Two or threo sittings will suffice, All the plentpotentiaries, ineluding the Torkish Ministor, have now received their instructions. As regards the Neufchate! question, Prussia continues ber preparations for invasion, and Switsoriand for de- tence, but there exists a belief that the other Powers will Prevent actual hostilities. There was ovea a rumor that England bad agreed to mediate in the matter, but that is doubtful. A large space ts devoted by tho continental journals to « discussion of the question at issue. ‘The Nord staves that tho Minister of Great Britain tn Berlin bas, upon the {nitiative of the representative of the United States (Mr. Fay), invited the ambassadors of those Dowers who Pave Bet yot interfered in the eontlic: of Neurcuavel to induce the Fedoral Council to pat the royalist prisoners at liberty. ‘The object of this interven- tion is to obtain the settloment of the to effeet which Prossia would, perhaps, make important conces- sions, after the proof of a sincero desire of conciliation and peace given by the Federa! (ouncil. Tt is stated that negotiations are broken 0" botwoca the British Minister at Constantinople and Terouk Khan, tho Persian Bovoy, and that the latter hed proceeded to Paris, A.request for further instructions had been sent to Tehoras. Britain demands the evacuation of Herat, pay ment of expenses, dismissal of the Porsian Prime Min- (ster, and the «-tablishment of Eoglish consulates in va- ous places. Persia is reported to bavo assented to the roturn of Mr. Murray, the Engliab Minister, to restore He- rat and to compensate the Heratians, bat the other points are in abeyance. ‘The Constantinople Journal aunoances the official me diation of Regland t) effect a reconciliation between Abyssinia sod gypt. Letters from Athens, of the 17th ultimo, state that Commisrioners would haye been set from London to examine into the Gaancia! situstion of Greece, vut Russia bad opposed the raeasure as insulting to the dignity of the Greek government. [i was in consequence decided that the Ambassadors of the protecting Powers at the conrt of Athens boul themselves make the inquiry and report thereon. ‘The Journal da Déhats, of December 25, reviews at great longth the last annual mocsage of President Perce, and taker occasion (0 examine our political situation, The Journal ways, 18 conclusion — It would bo advantageous for all the world rnd with material means to hare them reepecied, wou! by that fact nlone be a satellite. Bot the American Union bas ioteresis in commoa with us. [he day when it reat would be officisily recognised in the Congress of the Powers, the peace of the world would have scquired ano- ther precious guarantee and would be sheltered irom many acaidents. For the Americans also it woull bes —, feebic, without external more epperent, and by we | faciiit.ee 0! comme nication ‘re but olew daye distant from us. thomee!vor, {mauler position, which may seem en- gaging at first, ie really fuil Of incorvemvences which, at © certain moment, might become periius. ‘Tho average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eing- lard \m both departments, during the month ending the G2d ot November, was £0,077,070, Delnga decrease of £A03,590 a8 compared with tbe previous month, anda decrease of £1,567,238 when compared with the same period last year ‘The stoek of specie held by the Seoteh and Irth banks during the month onding the 22d of November, wae £4,- 077,469, being an increase of £307,940 as compared with the previous retusn, and ap incronse of £161,766 whon compared with the corresponding period leat year. The l'ariaGeorrespondent of the London Times, writing on 94th tltim, says he Mordteuy pablishee the oMicial retura of the one tome revenue for Novemver, which amovnted to 14,043. G2i. , being an increase of 4 period of 1866 mouthe of mt to 159,086,5040., compared with ibe The items of reveaue which show the principe: falling of during we inst eleven montha nre--Foraign furar, 16 686,062: raw 06%, bar trou, 406,4:1'. coffee, 2,155, ; | copyer, first fusio®, 127.90ck.; olive obat, The Articles boat oxen and balla, 15,00 gréates: improvement Ounag none Roe: fea, +,410,4800,; epirie of wine, 1,1 jonial ugar, 4,43! S501 ‘The Constantinople correspondent 6! the Lonfon Tims, ‘writing om the let of December, taye — Kibrigh Mehemod Pasha, inte ow A raordi- 2b abow ike B.A85. S50F,; coml, 004 646i. oil, which than any other Power what wat cog on in Torkey, this intter Know less abort Rusia than about f ‘The disadvantages remuluing (rom ‘sent of reciprocity ‘#itY Of choosing 2 good man for the port of Advices from Hamburg of 24th eit. #87 — St. Accounts to the Iatest date state that the mild Sopwents Of one to three degrees, wawwn bad pre- ‘yailed for some days past, was by po Incans woloome to people in business, The thaw hac caused the transport ‘of goods over the ico to besome very differ't aut dao rs ‘Thirty-one ships had been enadied to return iv.o barbor from y: parte of the Neva, fn conseque ace ‘Of the Chanel out through (ae ce [or Loe'r pata. The ce 284 Commencet Wreaking cp AN’ HoMNg AOF u phe PRICE TWO CENTS. river Dume at and the comnventoal) and foot oe bad conmoqueatly peek gba 9 across the water, ‘Tho preliminary toto the Great Nozthern frauds in Lon:on have resulted in the comraittal of Red. path, Kent aod Hogdon. Pierce, Burgess and Toster, three porsons charged with baviag bec» concernod in the great robb: ry of bullion on the Southcasterm Railway, have also been committed for trist, ‘The Hamburg -Brasilian Steam Nevigation Corapany, re" contly sebattoat, have, like the Hastburg New York Com- pany, decided upon ordering two additional steamers to be built for their line in Glasgow, aud to de roady early in tho ensulog year. A telegraphic despatch from Marseliles announces that 8 terrible tompost raged along the coast of Algeria on ‘the 17th ultinso. The overflowing of the Harrasch an‘ the Chifia had caused the inundation of tne pisins as far as Bouffarie, Thogailing vossels, the /ilca, tho Syndie, the Duo, the Fratello and tho Marie Antoinette, are low; the steamberta Zouave and Algoria orej damaged. J) was feared that other disasters had taken place, Th Ganges, which.left Marseilles on the 16th ultimo: for Con- stantinople, brad returned to Marsoilies, ster having bad ber machinery damaged by the bad weather, near tho Straits of Boniface, to the south of the Isle of Corsica, The Viscoun: de I.vz, when lately at Madrid, presented to the Spaniah government a project for the connection of that city and “Lisbon by electric telegraph. Accounts from Madrid, of tho 21st ulf®, state that the persons arrested in that city onacharge of consptring with the intention of establishing @ republic, aro five ia number, They aze confined in # military prison, and are to be tried by court martial. Don Henrieo had been com- manded to remove to Piacencia, in Kstremadura, where he is to establish his residence. An offer had boen made to the Minister of Itarine for tho sale of four iron screw steamboats, built :n the Sardiuian dookyards, It is be. Keved that the offar wil! not be accepted. The Moniteur de la.Cite d’ Or, of Dijon, states that a Parcel of 16,000/, in specie, which was being traasported from the office of the Moanageries Genvralca, of France, to tho railway station, disappeared before arriving at tho latter. Throo individuals suspected of the theft hi been since arrested. ‘Tho Liverpool Times, of 27th ult., ‘The receipts of French railway companies continue to increase, and the obligations on the now iseve-aro easily sold. It is confidently stated that those of the Oulst are negotiated with great benefit by tho Credit Mobilier, and on Tharsday Jast there were more than 70,000 asked from the Est company. The Lyons railway shares are rising, receipts, The Midi are demanded on sc- roashing opening of the line between Its be remembered that toe cou} rece are paid from the 22d instant, and, with the coupons to be received on other public securi+ ties, will cause more than 120 millions of traucs to bo again thrown into circulation, The Austrian Gaseite, in referring to the capture of the eighteen small vessels by the Russians on the coasts of Circassia, declares that Russia is in tho right, and then goes en to remark — It would be crroncous to see in those facta she germ of & new quarrel between Russin and Turkey, asthoy can be satisfactorily explained. Soukhoum Kale is a Rossi town, which a band of mountaineers and Torlaish desort- ers had ocoupied; and naturaily, alter the war, Russia ‘was desirous of re! 1g possession of it. The Tarkish Government capaot fee! oflended ai this ; vent, as it quite recently refused to listen to the deputatiba of Circassians who have on several occasions rolicited the ¢o operation macy bas nothin, entirely to the congular agenis. A despatoh from Gerlin, dated oa 25th ultimo, says — Notwithstanding al! eppearances, the belief in a pacific solution of the Nevichaicl complication ts confirmed trom. all official quarters. Should matters proseeé to hosttit ties, France sad Avusiria will, it ls stated aa postive, place corps of observation on the Swiss frontiers. The Augsburg Gazette even reports thai the two Powers have ‘agreed to ocoupy portions of the Xwins territory conter minovs to their own. Avstria would ooonpy the Crntoa of Tieine, ‘and post « corps of observation iw the Vorari e. ‘The war which I ingian! ba: commenced against l'ersia imparts a cortain degree of interest wo the fellowing de- tells of the organization of tho Persian army. 1t is com- posed as follows — Infantry, dzilled om the European system. . 10,000 olar cavalry... 4 Arullery....« oy Irregular cavalry 80,00", Milive (Nizam hadjikt 160,000 Werte cence cs ieraseae SH S30) A lotter from Cairo, of the 11th wit , saya — Orders have been given for collecting on the banks of the Nile ell necessary materials for of & fresh water canal. The works will begin as soon as tho enhsiding of the waters wil! permalt—that is to gay, about the end of February. . Ilogh Miller, the eminent writer on geology, was found dead on the floor of bis bedroom, at bie residence o Edinburg, shot through the hoart, For some time paat be had been io the habit of having & loaded revolver in bis reom, an atiompt having been made lately to broak into big museum. It is believed that the circumstance of hus death wae accidental, his general charactes aod porition precluding the idea of suicide, ‘The ship Lilias, for Savannah, was struck by ligttaing ‘on the ovening of the 24th uit , while lying in the Aianley dock, Liverpool, and ready for sea, The cabin took fire and burned for about two hours; damage about “200 sterling. The irom serow steamer Khersonese was lying alongside the Lillis, but received no damage. Aba genera! moeting of shareholders, held mt the Kx- change, Hamburg, on the 20th ull.,and at whieh Mr. Godefroy presided, the directors of the Hamburg ond Now York Sieam Packet Company made s vory satisinc- tory report of the etate of ailaire of (bat company, and with the unanimous consent of the meeting obtained por mitsioa (9 Dorrow the sum of 2,000,000 marks banco, for the purchase of two other steamers of the eame size and quality as the Borussia and Hammonia, to commence rua- ning every fourteen days in the prosent yoar. It # re mored tnat the directors have ordered ttevo steamers tc be botit by 6 firm at Giaagow, and that they are already tn a forward state, The amount required wild be advanced to the company, on private losa, at 6 per cent, by some Ba rg capitalise, the banks declining to make nd- ‘vances at 0 low a rate. Money continved {n good demand. te further redee- tion”im tho rate of discount was looked for whils tbe yalue of money was ve bighon the Continent. Console cloved for sccount, ex dividend, 48. Mi. Bollioe in . 18 $10,008,696, American Fxchange--.oadon on 13.6°¢ 2.10 stocks in good demand. 4. 25,00 @ 6.65; Hamberg Amaterda: there war no regular market, Det at Liverpoo! some little business had been dese, Wr eat was rather mere firmly held, and advanced prices * vere generally asked. Flour unchanged. Indian corm yo fair inquiry, and again 64. por quarter dearer, 18. 6d. wo 4s, being the Vales of yellow and mixed, sad WH te oie to 368 Reei remained withort alteration, with ite yy _ doing, while holders continued suxious to Ball. No tran | acuions in pork. Bacon wae slered at a radee von of ue | perewt., without bringing forward buyer, Lard was very dull, and 4e. to Se. cbaaper. Tallow.qa et 4 genoral produce thepe had been litte / joing. Sugar Aull, at A, 64, dectine from the highest po’ ot. Rosin hat declined 10 48. 34. por ew. for commoM at which price there was s ‘air demand. Spirite of / arpentine again higher, and 42, per barrel had beon pe D, Bef, Son & Oo., London, report Uw « during the week there bad been a good demand for .¥ er, socks lp railroad securities there Mad also tf on 8 ‘air amocnt of Dusiness, chiefly im the bonds of WF ¢ I\\tnole Coma aad Michigan Centra) Railroad — United s\ 6 1887-8 ; rater Jor coat, 18 Pose Mesmachoretia 5 per cent ster! nicbonde me bonds. 167 1 160 Te 83 Ss Pennsylvania 5 per cent ster De. 5 per cent bonds, 1877... ‘Virginia 6 por cent bonds, 1480...... | De. 6 coat eeauning, bones, 1888. Aiabama 5 per cent vacseacseves | Maryland 6 per cen) merlang bonds. Tembemses 6 per bende... sovee Hn is Central 7 yer com, 18 De. 6 per coat, 18 De, won De, $25 paid, sa tc nn MY bigan Coste Do. le ‘ Now York Central 7 por cent cone. Ao, 1864 Do. b per cent 80, Cony, 1885.0... Ha Erle 7 per cons Sd mtg, 1855 ony. 18g . aud, 18TB .. 86 seut int wag. 1880 40 t 358 1880 9 3 per cont, 1880... . 1489, er cent 4a eee eee eee eee ee i THE BRITISH MINISTER TO WASHINGTON, . @ur Londo Correspondence. Lompow, Deo. 26, 1686. Myr. Villiers Declines the Appointment of Minister to Wase- ington— Rumor that tt wild be Offered to the Earl of Bigte ~The Swiss Anbroglio— Attitude of Louis Napolcon—Owr Minister at Bone Prussiantsed, dc., Bc. I wrote to you Inst wok quite long letter under the iaformaiion, just then authentic enough, that Mr. Villers had accspted the sppetntment of Minister te Washington. Since then he has definstively declined, and it 2 probable the post will be offered o Lord Elgin. The sole doubt in (ae matter is that created by the anéer- tunate speech wh'st he ([ord £) made im Scotland, a year or so ago, in which « Ia Rives, he exulted im having “dono” the Yankecs in his Rociprostty treaty. If he eam succeed ba explaiving that away ho may go, if not he will stay at home. But im any event we may depend upom having 4 drat clase nan sent out—ro more Bulwers and Sramptone, Great alarm exists here, even in thove circles which ‘we supposed to be leeat liberal in thelr sentiments, that the atiitude taken by France in the dispute between Prussia and Switzeriond, looks to the partition of that Laat foothold of civil freedom amongst the adjacent powers. Ctbers, and with probably more reason, look to the abre- gation of the exiting liberal Swiss conatitution of 1848, and the substitution of the restricted, imposed tnstre- ment of 1816. Louis Napoleon, who extets in detience ef tho treaty of 1816, does not hesitate to stultify himself im taltsing of the fa:(h which must be reposod in that tattered dosument, and of tho necessity of entirely offacing the work 1848, bimeelf being the most notable creation of the events of that year! Mark my prediction; the Suriss com atitedion of 1848 will be ‘crushed oul!!—if mot wort. A rumor ‘s current hore shat the American Minister ia Berne has been active is recommending tho Bwiss to sub- mit to Prussian domands. Tho Prussiem antecedents of Mr. Yay render the rumor not improbable. If true, the soonor Mr, Buchanan revorms that gentloman out of office the Detter. Single banded, Prussis.would be unable to produce ang: grces impression on Switserland. But Austria bas her reveagoa to gratify on the mountaincers: and the ingrate Napoleon is none wo good to amite down those who saved: his traitor head tn exile, s0 thereby be gains « Canten or two—Geneva, say—is the division of the spoils. [from the London News, Des, 26] ‘Thoro ts an imprerotoa abroad, in circles usually well infor: on American afairs, that en Pogiish Minister will yer? shortly be sgpoinied to Wachtagiva. We are disposea to believe thes the impression is pal ones, and thes the Moglish public will vory beartlly approve any su0h resolution of the government. A di meraber of the Houro of Commous hes been named as holy to be sent; one whote nominetion to the mission would give to tho people of both coustries assurance of the earnestness and simcerity of the English Cabinet in desiring to restore that simpitcity and truth- fulngs in the relstions of the two States which beat bet their common oriyin, their constant intereourse, and their immense coramercial deali Need we add thos the rf referred to ie ‘» Onaries Villiers? Gould ho induced to qait Boure of Commoas, which be bas so long A a a ee Cabiact, bat the curtidence of the country also, and re- — well ag the Sovereign of the United bh y ‘There are many reasons againes furthor delay ta re- pe | dipiomauc relations at Washington. Ue beat of these ts thas as no one thinks of !agiand remeim- manently without s Minister there, tbe sooner we ead one ube brings nO socestion to the dignity tier. To prolong the \ intervat thts country. rough has been dome to show tue United Sates that aya resent the ¢iamissei of Mr. Crampton. T» do more A. metro exhibition o: over sensibility on the part of government, waic’ will find no retex in public sontimeat mw teelimg. An¢ as Lord Ularenden carries on the most tatimate and iriendly imorcourse with the American Miniter at this Court, and bes actually conc aivce Mr, Crampton s dismtsea!, an importeas treaty ° valine, Om behall of the United States govern: there is rome iasanmstency in ‘vager hostation in filing up the vaca: Wesbipgton, xswured, as we are, thate successor to Mix, Orampton wi'lve cordially aad warmly reooive. at tha’ capital. No \dlo penatino or adheveneo to formal otijnette ought to be alowed to oppose or jo such am appointment It w not to bo- expected that the United Statler govewsmenut wili Lwite the Cabinet of her Majesty to sead a vew Minister » Wi When they dismissed Mr. Grampton they ex & stroug ‘wish to maintela the ordinary di relations wih this country and as Mr. Dalias nes only remained i» London, Lut actively commumiated, wilh the government of {he United states, no want of theirs is left unsuppled. They Dave a ‘Minister bore. treated as becomss Als govornment and own personal qualifications. They requir: The waw! is ours, Thai whic’ they have in Loudon, bave not ia Washington. Now, although the the government of the Tailed Suates, 93 to the eadencion and sentiments of pedtie mon, and as to the vibrations agency the sada of the saiesmon and legisiators of Wask- ingioa of those m hensions which ‘i@ #0 mack at tho bottom of our differences, of tatives of the (roma with foreign governments bo—ea Lard lalmerstém toi the committee of the Commons ow © icin! salaries —tte cyew, tho sare goverament, Use nvecnee of & ton mast be & ser gos inconvee: 70 to the Qacen’s cous- cile, and to prowong unnecesseriiy that ev@ence Is oaly to Iayere COTRE:Y o. it ie idle © expect that the United will takeany forma stepe to invite 8 new Appoir stir gat, 1 Im ten oenible bat they have Made '4 yory cone icwry aod to the Engi ih povernm rehe. BL 200m Of 14,900, In fen 1m presonitog 2 tho \neen the aden owed Arce the Resoirte. All this bas been dene wince the dis- mussel of Me. Crampica—done, not merely bp the Exeoutiro government of the 5 bat ny te 1100 And cirection 0° Congress. The pre- eatoratice of the Re olute mus’ therelore, be taken a a very sign scat Aud bearty manifestaven of tho desire of the highest autheritics of the America Union to rosimtaln goo! relations. with | In thio, fsopne it bas been seceptod og Majesty ead the British ‘ke gOverD Gent Dave recoved Captain # oO Gert, B04 men ae peblic cuests during their clay Boro, and ordered a ship of war to be placed et thelr dixporai wo convey them across the Atiactic. pudle manwestauons of good wilh Dr United States on ‘ais occarion ha roatritted by the motesty ant dis! ze of p © Udo gallant sailors wao brocgha the Nesolute over. Bee, thon, we have e: dence on both mes of a desiree wo + good fren ie, Which weold ve worthily folowed up we Washiagton mesor ie ‘d, who dismiaved we be. be President of the United Siates. The s pereoral but prblic af- 10 be reguiated on public considerapons, and it it ® pblic grounts rable t© resume our ordinary matic relation: the Untied Sates, it would be both wicked and per me any weight to the fact that Mr Picreo will remain taree tacathe loager tn power jvurlag thove (bree months there « peed of a Britim Minister et Washington, The traporiapt treaty signed @ Sepeember oy (ord Clarend aod Mer, Dales ® about we be submited w tee Senate for reve cation, and epperiiion to ite rasifiontl inreatened, The pronesce of a railed Minister at 2gi08, enjoying opportanitice of explanation and later cour @ with mombers of the Senate. might remove map; objections and fac'litate the ratiGeaton of the treaty. A! \erations in the United States Camtowe tari, @f the great- €tlmporiance to -overal brancher of Britiet ind have aieo been proposed 1 Congress. Thee aro ui cocasions whea s british Minister as W. may be usefe!, or when hie ab-egor may be pre) ‘And they Alone would amply juatity the’! nediate appointmest a.) dee ‘pateh of ® reprenentative of the Britie® crown. Bot if we entertain any liiwill or dislike of Prest- dent Pierce because of his dismissal ef Mr. Camp- ton, we have beon amply satigied by (ho universal condemnation of bis genera’ policy, expressed by his rei on wo & private elation, All men, even the wildest of his own party, to rejoice at the ap- proaching termiaation of wiser course is, however, to bear won tw the persomnl of the United staves Presidency or government, to be to yulti all our duties and obligations, bo matter who 1s President, and to ale ovr intercourse. not by the acoerial leness of individ uals, bot By oor own sense of cur own interests, Conmult ne: twem only, the Britian goverament ough to overlook tne ‘eet Ubat Yr. Pierce # #till resident, and be meet the Presidency of Mr. Encbanan, b; representative to make bivareif thor: with men and things at Washing ven man’s (panguration in Myrch Lord Joba Rossell 00¢ 9 expressed docbts whether our present plan of treatioy, dipomacy as a profeseioa, aaa of exciediog from the Porvice of their country ia forse m exions men WhO Pad won fer taomsctves ropuiation 9 0 What Pgeatio Pariieineat aod POyite fe Ai home, wate wise cow I teense Gout Wa “are disposed to join. The Raglan pubic ToaLily WOW ule oF mo ne cf ite Inemge Muelmter? + pees UNG OF 29 cde lideace if mom of wuct 4 Kr +e

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