The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES CORDON BENNETT, ED’ roR AND PROPRIETOR, OF OF N. W, CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON #Ts. TERMS, ¢ ash in atoance. PS THE Wy Ey HERALD, 3 conte per 8 per amen. THE W? -EKLY HERALD, every at 0% cents per eaey, oF B , per annum; the European edition, “anu, 00 of Greattriin, 8S to any partes Continent, ‘executed with neatnem, cheapmess and dles- AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY TEKATRE, Broadway—Vinewnice—Tue “Manu Raxs. BIBLO’® GARDEN, Broadway—Smeusn Orwea—Locia, on rex Breve OF LaMMEneoon. + BOWORT PEEATRE, Bewery—Kine Joux—Tus Dra- mare — : Te NEW THEATRE. Broadway, eppesite Bond st, Bees deo wsove Noruuxe— Le Cuarer. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Breatway —Lova’s Sacnmmce— paeveot Be AURA KPENR’S THEATRE, 64 Broadway—Moarive f Aves pry Tue Rearer -Youns Baucus BARNUM'’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afer- Ss Evening—Rarravice—Mason Jones’ raTSHIP. GRO. CHVLISTY AND WOOD'S MINSTRELS, ¢44 Broad- wey--Eravoruas PORMANCHS— New YEAR CALs. BUCKLEY'S SERENA @eenwsy —Dors Juan. RS, 585 Broadway—Ermioriax New Work, Wednesday, January 16, 1857. The News. ‘We have important news from California, Oregon, ‘Washington, Utah, Central America, Australia, the ‘Bouth Pacific, the River Plate and the West Indies, weceived py the steamship George Law, which ar- vived at this port from Aspinwall yesterday. The dates are— Sen Francisco, + Deo. 20. @regor.. . . Dee. 6. Great Salt Lake,, San Juan del Norte, Sac Juan de) Sur Ben Joee, Costa Rica, Pscema and Aspinwall , Dec. 24. Deo. 8. Dec, 12. Jan. 8. Melbourne. Ost. 10 Byaney. eee Oct 14 Kingeton, Jam, « Dec, 27. Valparaiso Nov. 30. teens «. Jan. 8. ‘The news from California és important. The Sn- preme Court had rendered a decision to the effect that, by the constitution of the State, no public debt could be contracted by the government of California exceeding the sum of three hundred thousand dol- ere, unless previously submitted to and ratified by a As none of the existing Btare debt has been submitted to the popular action, direct vote o! the people. the whole amount, except three hundred thousand doliars, is virtually thus deciared unconstitutional and invalid, and a fair opening is made for State pepudiation. The decision, however, meets with no per ponse, either among the people or from the press. A ceeting of merchants and vusiness men ef San Francisco was held, at which resolutions were adopted declaring that the faith of the State was regarded as bemg involved in the just and true payment of her entire indebtedness, eenstitutional or unconstitational. A man named José Y. Limantour had been arrested by the United States authorities for presenting false and traudulent papers before the Land Com niseioner, whereby his claim, under an alleged Mexican grant, a large part of the county of San Francisco, in- cluding balf of the city itself, was confirmed. The fraud has been fully proved, and Limuntour was in the custody of the Marshal. Business was repre. eented as being dull, but a demand bad recently sprung up for real estate, which caused a rise. The Georg @p-w brought upwards of a million and a qvertey in trea‘ure. The news from Oregon, Washington ani Utah Territories is interesting, but not important. Ano ther Indian battle bad ‘aken place at Puget Sound, when twenty-seven savages were killed and the en- campment of the party burned. Nothing had been heard of Gen. Walker for some sys previons the date of oar latest advices, He hao »ppropriated all the lake and river steamers to his own ese; but Scott had quarrelled with him and stopped ravuing om the river. General Belloso, of Coola Rica, had been at Granada, aud reports the city es reduced to aches. Two hundred Americans, he says, #ere cooped up in the church of Guadaloupe, but ‘baton November 20} he would bombard and that building, and with it the filibusters + Gen. Hennengyn. On the lst of December. however, the church was not taken. At Ometepec Island the Indians had risen aguinst Walker, but ‘we cannot learn teat there had been a general mas- gacie of the foreiyners as previously reported. Tue General had attewpted to retake the location f Granada city from the lake, bat failed. On the 6th Wauiker attacked and tok Rivas. The allies say that Waiker hed only five bundred men under his com- mand, mostof whom were sick. They had nothing wo cat but a little beef, without salt, and dysentery ‘was prevailing in consequence. their horses rom Australia we learn that the elections had inated at Sydney, but the people still ad. the democratic rfluence me The police of Tasmania were all on the lookout for the arrival of a ladelphia forger, with many tlioees, in order to arrest him after landing. An American at the diggings near ‘Hobart Town had stalled aman who assaulted him severely. The rate of wages for mechanics, laborers and servants was unchanged. In Chile the extension of railroads and tele- * with the forwarding of the erection of light- on the coast, engaged the attention of the roment. Beet root sugar manafactories were Ww be encouraged. On the Ist inst. a new tariff on tobaces and dried hides was to come into force. In Pert, General Vivanco, the leader of the revolution, hed arrived at Ariquips, where he was well re- ceived, and set about organizing a cabinet and ap. pointing executive officers. The city of Cuzco adhered to Castilla, but Truxillo and Lambayeque hed declared for Vivanco. The revolutionary war Some of the men from the two crews had landed at Arica, bot baving been fired on by a party of government soldiers, the Loa put four shots into the town, the sailors won a victory. Seventeen men were killed and thirty-four wounded, and more the interference of the captain of the British ship of war Tribtine. It was said that General Castilla ‘would appeal to President Cordova, of Bolivia, in order to have the transit closed in case the depart. ment of Arica pronounced for Vivanco; but Cordo- vos situation was so critical he could not afford a re- giment. Business was completely paralyzed in conse- quence of these events. In Bolivia, General Santa Cruz bad written to the executive tocomplain that since hie departare from the country he had been annoyed by the government. In reply it was stated ‘that Banta Cruz may return home, under the general amnesty, when he pleased. A new road was about steemers Loa and Apurimat were at I and lives would have been lost bat for ‘to be made from la Pax to Tacna. Yellow fever Taged north of La Pazin all the towns. The Cho- quemata gold mines did not yield as well as was ex. pected. The Valparaiso markets were dull. Flour sold at Concepeion at #9 75 per two hundred pounds. From the River Plate vrevinces we learn that a decree had been issued regulating the transit trade petween Chile and the Confe: ion. It woe eaid The Americans in Guadalogpe church had no water and were eating cause a8 against govern- The gold yield was good, and prices ranged from £3 17s. 6d. to £4 per ounce. e wos brisk, both in Melbourne and Sydney. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1857. | that the French Minister in Parana proposed passing on to Paragaay in the steamer Bise n, to settle the questions still pending with that country. General Urquiza was on the frontier, organizing the army and defences. The news from ‘he frontier was fa- vorable. General Escalade was stationed in Azul with a division, and General Hernes was in the north, & Villa ‘tie las Mercedes, with 800 men. The Indiaxs did mot appear desirous of renewing their attacks. Tero hundred men sailed in the steamer General Pinto to re-establi-h order in the colony of Babia Planca, After the death of Col. Olivieri ne other mportant event had occurred. Our advices from Mexico state that the revolu- ‘ion at San Luis Potosi had been completely sup- pressed. Comonfort’s position was good. All the eminert military chieftains, including Alvarez and Vidawrri, gave him a hearty support. Messrs. Bar- ron and Forbes were to resume business at Tepic. Three government desrees encouraging the emi- gration of foreigners had been issued. The exports of specie from Vera Cruz were larger than usual. The Mexican Pacific Coal and Iron Mining Com- pany was progressing favorably. The roads were infested with banditti, a party of whem piundered General Gadsden while on his way to the United States. The steamship Empire City, fron New Orleans Sth and Havana Sth inst., arrived at this port last evening. She brought ne news ot importance. There is little of interest in our files of Jamaica papers. The critical position of the sugar planters, with the question of the injurious effects which the Cuban slave trade produced ou native industry, en- gaged the attention of the jocal journals. We give the particulars of an important mercantile suit be- tween an agent and a New York house, which had been decided by arbitration in Jamaica. There is no news from the other West India islands. We publish elsewhere in our columns very im- portant intelligence from Japan. A grand convo cation of the dignitaries of the empire has de cided to permit no foreigner to visit the in- terior; therefore the efforts of the English, Rus- sians and Americans to open trade with that country have proved of no avail The Japanese simply supply our vessels with necessaries, and receive in payment only gold and silver. The Dutch, on the contrary, are in high favor, and en- joy a monopoly of foreign traffic. The Japanese are making rapid progress in naval knowledge, and they bave appropriated two million and a half of doliars for getting up a fleet of vessels of war, on the European pian, to be commanded by Dutch naval officers. Four of the vessels are to be screw steamers. Hon. Simon Cameron was yesterday elected by the Pennsylvania Legislature to the United States Senate for six years from the 4th of March next. The defeat of his competitor, Col. Forney, has cre- ated an intense excitement in the democratic camps at Washington and Harrisburg, and a cor- responding enthusiasm on the part of their oppo- nents. While the latter were firing cannon and otherwise manifesting their satisfaction at the re sult, the Keystone Club of Philadelphia were or- ganizing a grand indignation meeting to take place this evening. The proceedings of Congress yesterday were im- portant. In the Senate the bill in atd of the Atlantic submarine telegraph was reported from the Post Office Committee without amendment. It will be considered to-day. In the House the tariff bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole. The debate on this subject will doubtless continue for several days. We refer our readers to the despatch under the telegraphic head for a record of yesterday's pro- ceedings of the Legislature. The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday, when the standing committees for the year 1857 were apnounceé by the chairman. The census of the de- partments show that 6,409 persons are now in the institutions, being an increase of 115 since last week. It was decided to bave paid nurses at the Small. pox Hospital, upon the recommendation of Dr. Sunger, the resident physician. The target company captains held a meeting last night and decided to have their general parade on the 20th of April next, the anniversary of the brttle of Lexington. Previous to that time the comman¢- ante will convene in their respective wards to ele t Colonels to act on that interesting occasion. The parade promises to be a very fine one, as the right kind of men have got it im charge. The evidence in the case of Thomas Dening, charged with arson, was coneinded in the Court of Sessions yesterday. Counsel will commence sum- ming up today. The case excites considerable iu- terest. After the late excitement and large sales of oui- ton, there was a lull in the market yesterday, acd the tianractions were confined to about 1,000 bales, the market closing dull, Flour continued firm at the previous day's quotations, with moderate rales. Wh at was rather more active, with sales at higher rotes for both prime red and white Southern. Corn wos firm, bat sales limited on account of difficulty in making deliveries in con equence of obstructions ia the harbor from ice. Pork was firmer, with sales of new mess at $20 25 a $20 37}, and old do. at $19 59 a$l9 75. There was a pretty large business done im bacon and cut meats, both on the spot and to ar- rive, particulars of which will be found in another column. Sugars were firm, with sales of 400 hhds, atvery full prices. Coffee was firm, with sales of about 1,500 bags of Rio at %c.a lle. In freights there was a good ceal offering for English ports, while engagements were moderate, without chanye o! moment in rates. Dereat or Forxey at Harnrissurc —Exec rion or Simon Camenon as Unitep States Sexa- After ull the efforts of Forney—aiter all the puffs in the country pa pers--atter all the influenee of the King’s name— te of all these influences, the blood of the Highlanders and the Puritans has proved too much for that of the Cavaliers and the Hague We are sorry for Forney. After all the efforts he has made to carry Pennsylvaaia tor bis master, to be thus treated in return is real!y too bad. We hope that the successful candidate will purchase and send to us the finest, and soft- est, and most expensive handkerchief to be found in Harrisburg, with which we may wipe our weeping eyes, Cameron is a tramp, after all. Hie bas been in the Senate before, and knew pre- citely how to go to work to compass nis object again, ‘This defeat of Forney will create a great sen- ation at Washington and elsewhere. It will have a most happy effect upon the mind of the President elect, making him even more cool, calm, collected, courteous and conservative than ever, and he is somewhat distinguished for pos- sessing a large share of these qualities, It will each Forney a lesson of patience and perse- verance, and as he is now in a position to enlist fympathy, we consider all our debts with him as settled, and we hope that in the distribution of the spoile of the new administration he may find some court plaster for his sores and be able in the future to regulate his political life better than heretofore, A few years ago the famous Sam Patch weed to jump from a great beight into the basin of Genesee falls; and, to the astonishment of everybody, came up fresher and #tronger than ever. So it is with Forney: he bas taken a tre- mendous jump over the political falle at Harrie burg; he has gone under for the present, but he will come up in some new and unexpected place —ray Washington-—fresher, clearer, stronger and more amusing than ever. TOR FKOM PENNSYLVANIA, Lots, | The Congressional Lobby Investigation— Whtnesses and Questions for the Com- mittee. The House Committee of Investigation into the alleged briberies and corruptions of the Washington lobby, have determined, it appears, to prosecute their examination of witnesses with clored doors, In this dilemma the committee, to some extent, will lose the benefit of those daily suggestions and thoee daily items of infor- mation which, with their proceedings conducted with open doors, we shouid be enabled to give them from day to dey. This is their loss, not ours; bat still, considering oar immediate re- sources, the committee shall not enter upon their duties wholly at feult with regard to witnesses and the specificatieus upou whieh to examine them. First, we take the liberty of laying before he committee the followiag corrected list of well-informed gentiemen upoa the mysteries of lobby legislation—gentlemen whose ‘testimony will be worth having, from the high character which they enjoy at home and abroad, for in- tegrity, incorruptibility and chivalry, to wit :— Hon. W. H. Kelsey, New Yori, Caairman Commiitos of Ip vestigation Hon. E B Morgan, Now York, Chairman on Patents Hou Chrwiopher Morgan, «x momber of Congress, New York Hon. Hepry Benvett, Now York, Ohairman on Public em, lafion. Guy R. Peon, New York city. Hon. O B. Mattieson, New Yors, a man-of business. * Lang Erastus Conving, member of Congress cloct, New “Hlon. Or ile Robinroa. New York Hon. Rueseli Sage, “vow York, Hon. Mr, Rawards, New York. Mr. Thurlow Weed, of Albany Journal, ‘How York, Gen. James Watton Webb, of Courievand Saquirer New York Hou George Aehmus, ex member of Congress, Massa. chorett Mr Mictael Bright, brother of Soustor Bright, Indiana, Gen. James, Rhode ‘isiand, and Gen. James, of Wail Rs Governor Boutwell, of Massachusetts. Co}, Lincoln, of Bortun Adlas, Massachusetts. Hon Mr. Chase, ex-mouber of Congress, New York. Hon. Rithu Washburn. of Iitnois, Mr. Schoolcraft, of Aibeay Mr. Horace B. Day, of New York, India rubber man. Captain George W. Mateell. Chief of Police, New York Mr. McKellar, his efficial clerk. on. Mr Penningen, New Jersey, Chairman Forvign Adsti on W. H. Seward, New York, retail Nquor trade, Avorn. ‘ir Abram Wakeman, New York city. ri hg or Fermer Abell,” of Genesee county, New C ae Barringtop, of Massachusetts, Treasury Do- partment. Kr. Cook, ex member of of Iowa. Col. Jotn W. Forney, of Penneytvania. Bun Mr. Rice delegaie from Minnesots, Hen. H. J. Raymond, Lieutenant Governor of New ork. Mr. Wesley, of Wall street, proprietor New York Tima. * Mr J. W. Simonton, Washington correspondent of do. Mr. Dovgines Wallack, editor Evening Star, Washing. Nicholson, Washivg*on Union. wey, Natwna Era, Washington, and ‘‘last, Mr Sidney Webster, private acorctary of his Exoellen Brigadier General Franklin Pierce, President of the pied States of America These gentlemen are all men of business, men of character, observation, means, (more or Jess.) and possessing a large experience .f men and things—all kinds of men and all sorts of things—in reference to the inside and outside influences operating upon Congress. Further- more, it may be said in regard to this catalogue ot distinguished and competent witnesses, that quite a fair proportion of them are church mem- bers, high charch and low church, and a good many of no church, perhaps. Having said this much in bebalf of our cloud of witnesses, we will suggest to the committee an examination or two. Cali Hon. O. B. Mattieson to the stand, for ex- nd ark him the following questions: — Tdividvals imerested tp the I the Bouse Commitier on Pal emong tbe unfinished Dusiners of pleage Pame the *aid railroad compani committee. Slate, lo the extent of your knowledge, the plan a trme of orgen zatin of there railroad companion and in cavicmais, to the ead of procuring the pasrage torouga ho boure of the Pac'fic Ruiroad scheme aforesaid; and sheiber or pet the lobby influences, #0 calle, compre: hepeed tp beball cf the raid railroad soheme, ira. s or. gifts oF gravuitics of riocks, cash or lands to any mem- ber cr members of Congress, to any newspaper editors, rcporters or ccrrespondents, or 10 any pretty woman T prety womeR eapporc: to possess a myrieriour initia enor over certain ruscepiibie members of the house Having thoroughly examined Mr. Mattieson, Mr. Weed, Mr. Schoolcraft, Mr. Corning, Mr. E B Morgan, Mr. Henry Bennett, Mr. Michael Bright, Mr. Edwards, Mr, Russell Sege, Mr. George Asbmun, His Excellency ex-Governor Boutwell, Mr. Etihu Washburn, Mr. Webb and ethers, upon this Pacific road, call Gen. James Watson Webb to testify concerning the tactics, agents and resources of the lobby for the exten- sion ot the patent of McCormick's reaper, and then try Mr. Thurlow Weed, in addition to Gon, Webb, upon the lobby arrangements and flaanc'al expectations (to the extent of their knowledge) concerning the scheme for refunding certain du- ties upon railroad iron, the scheme for the re- peal of the duties on wool, and the scheme for re- funding certain duties to merchants on account Of losses by fire. Next, if he can be found, let Mr. James W. Si- m nton be called before the commfttee, and, *1b- stantially, let the following series of interrogato- ries be put to him, to wit:— Bave 300 any knowledge of an sppiication by the par hier concerned, for the exienrion by special act of Con gress ol (be patect monopoly of an invenuon known ax the Wood worsh planing machine? Have youany knowiedge of the lobby taflaences or 8. Fo Called, employed in bebait of this pateat ex. of Wilson, or Brown, or avy last winter or spring, com meng the Bewspaper geaticmen nore, by #P initiation feo to all who would receive it, of one bundred collars per bead; acd cam you, Mr Simona, give UF the name of avy Ore OF More HEwspspor Corres pondents bo porketed raid feo ® De yeu know of any newspaper correspondent who on tered into any wrister coatract At the inst resaion wi bh aby member of Congress for alleged services ip beaalf ot what is Known as “raliroad land plunder,” and co yo: Know that any such correspoudent, making any sach comtract, “went out Wert” during ihe revere 10 look after the land’ thur conveyed him, aut who, on his return. compiained that be bad beea ‘cheated b) the pariies ke per correrpoudent «ho of tbe parpore of puffins Congress, or nd indiviauals other pertou, at merce operations be Ad whone * toon eiore Cong: 'y witars to apy other lee that cupidity or timicity covcede ?? After baving, through some such course of questionings as the above, elicited all the value ble circumstantial lobby information supposed to be possessed by Mr. Simonton, let the Commitiee of Inquiry cail Mr. Wesley, the Wall street pro- prietor of the New York 7imes, to the stand, on the Brick Church bargain and sale, and try him with the following interrogatories:— Are you one of the parties toterented 1a the purchase at vetion o' the property known as the Brick Cburoh Property of New York. and in ite subsequent maie aad \repeler to the government as a rite (or « Post Olli xe? uncer orcinary «ircumstaneer be $180, Have you realized tbat prott, or one or one-fourth of the aifferenos of How much, if any, half, or one third, 00, and if ni ie extra Bum of S18y, Xpeaded upon agents in Wasbing! Dt officials in puahing through the property to the government, and how much ta the right, title and interes of the corp York, apd in what way! Please gi ures in Wasbivgron end New York tose cure, firr!, the title to raid property from the Lorporation Counce; and secondly, 1 secure the transfer of anid property te the governinent at the round *ut of $45,060, Mr. Wesley being disposed of, let Mr. Sidney Webster, the President's private secretary, be called to testify upon the same subject. And with these suggestions we drop this interesting, diversified, extensive, comprehensive, curious, complicated, corrupt and funny lobby business for the present. But, closed doors or open doors, we feel impelled, from a sense of public duty, to facilitate the labors and explorations of this lobby investigation. Ip the absence of any later Cabi- ourlag tion of N net news from Wheatland or John Barney, we | have a wide margin.to spare for the lobby. ‘The New British Min éster. Our well informed London correspondent states that Mr. Villiers has declined the post of British Minister to Washington, in consequence of the difficulties which were hinted at in a former arti- cle in the Henan, and that the next best man for the post is thought to be Lord Elgin, late Gover- nor General of Canada. Such an appointment would be very popular in this country. Lord Elgin hes been two or three times here, and once or twice at Portland, and has always shown remarkable good sense for alord, and has been treated accordingly. His history is very brief and matter of fact. Brought up es a barrister, he practised in Edin- burg till the eudden death of a relative placed him in possession of the Scotch title of Earl of Elgim, with an estate worth about £500 a year Jess than nothing. His ancestor, the Elgin of the Marbles, notwithstanding his propensity to steal, had been honest enough to ruin himself in the purebaee of rare antiques; so the present Earl found himself none the better, but in fact consi- derably the worse for the Earldom. In the hope of something tursing up he went into Parlia- ment, as a follower of Sir Robert Peel, that is to ssy a “ moderate conservative,” and made no particular figure till he was sent to Jamaica as Governor. It was in that distracted colony that Lord Elgin developed his rare talents and administrative capscity. He restored order where all had been chaos betore him; by a proper mixture of concili- ation and firmness, he perenaded the colonists to renounce their varieus turbulent schemes; and when be left the island he was followed by the regrets of all its citizens. Removed from Ja- maica to Canada, at a time when it seemed im- possible to find a Governor who could work with the violently excited parties of that hyperborean province, Lord Elgin achieved his crowning work there. In the teeth of an opposition as Tuthless as it was senseless, from the decaying rump ot the old tory party and the bard-skulled English merchants of the seaports, Lord Elgin in- angurated constitutional government in Canada, and won tor himself the very first pla¢e in the long list of her colonial Governors. He was, without question, the ablest, most honest, and best Governor the Canadians ever had. Since he returned to Scotland, be appeared to be of the opinion that his crowning feat in Cavada was the passage of the Reciprocity treaty with this country. Some louse expressions of his are quoted from some speech, amounting to a sort of assertion that he hag, got the better of our negotiators in that mafter. We know not bow this is, and are inclined to think Lord Elgin much too prudent a man to make apy such remarks; but one thiug we do know, avd that is that our government at Washington does openly pique itself on having cutwitted Lord Elgin and the Canadians in this same Reciprocity matter. It is pretty safe to as- sume that nobody can be very badly swindled since both parties claim to have been the swindlers. We bope Lord Elgin may come to this country. He is a man of hard, practical, common sense. Though a Peer of England—to which dignity he was elevated after the successful result of his ad- ministration in Canada—he is a thorough demo- crat in his ideas and notions, and would, were he at Washington, be hail fellow well met in a month with with every member of Congress and every head of department in the country. He is, morcover, & good lawyer and a shrewd diploma- tist; were be on the ground, we suspect that the in- trigues of the Russian and French embassies would be very rapidly brought to a close, and that the course of opinion in Washington would not be, as it has been lately, persistently hostile to England. Catirorsta Rervupiates —The most importont item of news by the George Law, arrived at this port yesterday, with a fortnight later advices from the Pacific, is the virtual repudiation of «1» State debt of California. The constitution of that State provides that tbe debt shall never ex- ceed three hundred thousand dollars, but it ap- pears that some of the official speculators ha . allowed it to increase to the amount of several millions, trusting to an amendment of the coa- stitution to pay it. It will be remembered that our constitution had to be opened to raise the nine million canal Joan, which we steadily oppos- ed at the time. The organic law of a State isa sacred thing, and should not be altered or dis- turbed to put a few dollars in the pockets of mall potato financiers. In California there bas been an immense amount of official swindling, and the matter has been brought to a crisis by a decision of the Supreme Court declaring the un- constitutionality of a bill which passed the Legis lature last session, aod which appropriates one hundred thousand dollars for a wagou ruxd across the Sierra Nevada. This decision carries with it the unconstitutionality of all the State indebtedness over and above three hundred thou- sand dollars. The State bonds are held chit ‘dy in the East, and the effect upon them will be dis tressing to the holders, They declined ten por in Wall street yesterday, No doubt the peop ot California will vote against repudiation, but the remedy is almost as bad as the disease. Tur Prestency or THe Boarv or Eovcatis —The new Board of Education will be toaugu rated at five o'clock this afternoon, and a new President elected for the entuing year. This ts cne of the most important public bodies in New York, and expends over one million of dolar yearly in the cause of popular education Thus far we believe it has been kept as free from politics a# any public body can be woose members are elected by the people; but fom agencies which bave been at work duriag the past two or three weeks, there ix every reason to fear that it will be used by politicians for their own selfish purposes, if am effort be aot made in time to defeat their designs. I) is impossible to attach too much importance to this matter, and particularly #0 at the present time, when a de- tigning politiciau—a man who at present occu pies an official situation usder the United States government—is one of the aspirants fur the posi- tion of President of the Board, and is using every means in bis power to secure the office. We al- lude to Mr. Nelson J. Waterbury, Assistant Post- master in the New York Post Office, avd a man who does not scruple to employ ail the means and influence which that position may give, or mey be supposed to give bim. He is @ well known politician; one of those who is always ‘a hungering for spoil’ and ready to seize every opvortunity to minister to his appetite Such a man ie not fitted, either by bis antece- dents or peculiar inclinations, for the office of President of the Board of Education, and those who have the interests of the public at heart, and particularly of the rising generation, will elect ] some better apd mure capable man. SerriaMENT OF THE Swiss Questron.—Our conjestures with regard to the settlement of this question have been verified more rapidly than we suspected. Louis Napoleon, whose heotoring de- nunciation of the Swiss in the Moniteur we pub- lished a day or two since, has, it seems, come to an understanding with Great Britain in reference to a joint application to Prussia. Our Londen correspoxdent seems to apprehend a partition of Switzertand between Prussia, Austria and France; we think these fears altogether precipitate and ill-founded. In the first place, you could not partition Swit- zerland, as Poland wes partitioned, because the Swies are united, while the Poles were divided, and also because there is not the time to work out so long and tedious an eperation. Secondly, when the Poles were attacked, they had no cry bat “Our Nationality!” —a.cry which sent no thrill to any heart but a Pole’s—whereas the Swiss -would call all Europe to arms under the banner of democracy. Finally, neither France nor Aus- tria would cere to have the party wall which tow divides them broken down, so that each should be exposed to the military enterprises of the other. We expect to hear, by the next mail or in the course of a week, that the Neufchatel question has been referred by the Swiss and by Prussia to some one umpire, who will rather be on the side of the republicans than on the King’s: and we sheaves per cent, where Wt hao boon for such along paried Richardson, from Utioa, presented the follow- ing bill, which was referred to" the Commitee on Finance: — fi FORKBEAR, Sarane nner eee ‘ae ~ "Bee. 1. The interest oy! seven ter tant rate er term. Sec. 2. Whenever ip any action it shall appear ings and proots, or either, that a greater rate of been directly or indirectly reserved, taken or the loan or forbearance of any 's aba] bear to thirty i See. 4 enever, in apy statute, act, deed,writien or verbal contract, or in, any pubile or private instrament 4 any certain rate of interest ie or shall be mentioned end 33° Period of time is stated for, «hich auch rate ws 10 be interest aball be calculated at the rate mentioned by the year, in the form and manner as if the words ** per annum” or * by the year” had been added to such rate. See. 5. Title 8, chap 4, part 2 of the Revised Statutes, and 430 of the laws of 1837, are hereby repealed. The amenced charter 1utroduced by Mr, Petty for the benefit of the much abuxeo inhabitants of the city of New A ‘continue York, ‘ices that government shall still @ name of ‘The Mayor, Aldermen and Common- aky of the City of York,’ and by that name have pes succession, aud tee a ne ant Ne eee, &o. Proposes a Board Councilmen, mber, to be elected from tive counoil districts, anda Board of Aldermen to be elected one trom each ward. men are to be elested at the first election, then to be olassifie¢—one Councilman in ‘each Cistrict to be elacted annually afier the — Pope a aie! Aldermen w 06 Secs ann 16 UD year to commence on the first of J ofeach year; the Board of Altermen to ou look forward with very considerable confidence toan ultimate decision in favor of the brave mountaineers. Neither France nor Austria could afford any other issue. THE LATEST NEWS, BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, Election of Hon. Simeon Cameron, of Penn- sylvania, to the United States Senate. INDIGNATION OF THE DEMOGRATS~ENTHUSIASM OF THE REPUBLICANS. HagrisecrG, Jan 13, 1857. ‘The Senate tbis morning adopted a resolation to meet the House at twelve o'clock. for the purpose of going into convention for the election of a United States Senator, to serve for six years from the 4th of March next, in place of Hon. Richard Brodhead, whos term expircs. The two Houses according'y met in convention at noon, the Speaker of the Senate presiding, and the roll betng called—ihe Senators by the clerk of the Senate, and the members of the House by the Clerk of the House—the firat ballot resulted im the election of Gen. Simon Cameron. The vote stood as follows:— Jobn W. Forney . Hewry D. Foater,, William Wilkins, ‘The following is the vote in detail:— For Suton Camaxon—Messrs, Caffey, Crabb, Finney, Heppiken, Frazer, Gazzam, Gregg. Hi Gordan, Kil- linger, Lewis, Myer, Penrose, 3cotield, Sellers, Shuman, Souber and’ Taggs: the Senate; and Mesers, Augus’ tin, Babcock, Bask! Ball, Bensov, Bishop, Brown, Crare, Clover, Crawford, Dickey, Dock. Eyster, @ibbeny, titon, Hieetand, Hine, Hoffman of Leoanon, Houso’ keeper, Imbrie, Jacobs, Kauffman, Kerr, Lebo’ (dem ), Manear (cem }, M'Calmat, Moorhea1, Mamma, Mussel- wan, Nicbois, Penrose, Peters, Pownell, Paroall, Reed, Sbaw, Slosp, Struthers, Thorne, Van Vor bees, Vickers, Wogenseliar (cem . oD Warner, Wutton, Wenwrede, Wikhson and Wright, of the House ‘or Joun W. Fornry—Mcsers. Brower, Browne, Evans, Felien, Ingram, Knox. Laubach, Steel,’ Straud, Walton, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright, of the Senate; and Messrs. al 8, Anderson, Arthur, Beok, Brower, Brand, Campbell. Corl, Ent, Gilder, Haneel, Haacock, Harper, Heins, Hilgear, Hofman of Berks, Innes, Jenkins. Johns, Jobreop, Knight, Lewenring, Longaker, Lovett, Maugie, Mollvain, Ni macber, Petrinen, Ramsey of Pbiieceipaia, Ramsey of York, mer, Roberts, Rupp, Smith of Centre, Smith of Luzerne, Tolan, Vail, Walter, Weetbrook, Wharton, Yeasieoy, Zimmerman, and Gatz ny ody ouse— 58 or Henry 1) Forter—Mr. Creswell of the Senate, and Mcrare, Backus, Caiboup, Favsold, Hill, Nicholson, and Sm'th of Cambria, of the Houte—7, Fer Wx. Witkiss—Mr. Foster. The Cemocrate wuo voted for Mr. Cameron are Mersrs | = dame Wagensclier, of Schuylkill, and Manear, of er The apnouncement of the vote wat received with pro #pptause in the galleries. ir. BROWRB preseuted a protort againet”the logaliiy ‘of the proceedings, which is understood to refer to the # «f the Senate, in no! electing » teller at before the Jon. acooraing t law. Mevarr. BAL. and,PENvouR @b)soted,to receiving the pro- teet, on the ground that the Convention kept no journal. Pex cing the question, Mr. Pexnose moved ty adjourn, vbich war lo t by a tie vote—yens 66, nays 66 Mr. Bxowys’s motion wae then discussed at some length by various members, and fivaliy raled out of jon then acjourned. rp of the Senate to their chamber, Mr. joviee that he would to morrow present & rat the legaiity of the election, it war wholly unexpected by the democrats, caused the greatest iudig pation; while the friends of Gen. Uameron are correspoudingl; exulta: Eicction of a Senator from Missouri. St. Loum, Jan. 13, 1857. The Missourl Legislature, in joint convention yesterday, elected James S Greene United States Senator on firet allot, The vote siocd—Gree: nett, 92. This election is for the full term not baving yet taken place. From Albany. ASSEMBLYMAN GLOVEK’S *EaT CONTESTED—THE QUARANTINE QUYSTION—IMPORTANT TO INCORPO: HATED COMPANIES—THE USURY LAWS, ETC. Aunayy, Jan 15, 1867. Awan living in the Eleventh ward of the olty of Now York somewhere, by the name of Richard G Hunt, sent U& Petition, through the ton. Mr, Varoum contesting the reat held ip the House by Erastus W. Glover. Hie complaint ia that Mr. G. did not, at the time of the elec loo in November last, reside in thr Ninth Assembly district, Upon the receipt of the paver, Mr. Glover re. marked that the better pian would bave been to arrest him on a charge of illegel voting. The petition was laid op the table, not even referred to (he commiitee on priv! jeges apd eections. 1 The Senate adopted the revolution instructing the Har. bor Commisrioners—now thai their official term is ox tended three mouths—to oonfer with the Governor of Now Jersey, in relation to obtaining title to Syndy Hook for Qvaractine purpore#; and avo with the general govern ment, for the areof some old nuik to be converted into « florting horpital, The correspondence #ith the Now Jorsey authorities bas sircaty commenced, bat without the request or authority of this State. There is no doubt otcerning tue removal of the Qu tine to Sandy Hook. revicer gorsent can be The jee inthe coil is im u which the sum of ten thousand d be Siete, provided the sforeraid 4 8 is be paid vilege can be ob gentiemen ro! powesned of two hundred ira’ work of real oat the Legisiaiure for thetr Co) ler laid the folowing at or Ube taote of the Senay Reeo!ved (if the Assemb! woour,) That section lst of aru M w) Of (Bie stave be altered or amended by feecton afer and inetad ng the words the property qualification nour.) That the said amend “\ to the Legislature to be he next g pera’ election of Senators, and thei pa ectlon Ix of artic'¢ 1h of ‘he constitution, the eame be published for three monthe previous to the time of such election. { the Bank Committee, ENTA OF INCORPORATED AN ACT IN RELATH fee. 1. The fourteenth seetion of the fourth title of the thir eenth chapter of the Revised starnies, entitled,“ Regulations excorning the assenamen! of taxes on incorporated compani rd the eommuta'ion oF collection hereof,” ard the ninth and enth section of #aid title as amended by chapter 664 of the a®> of IFA. are hereby repesied Feo. 2 ‘The fitteenth section of the said title is hereby amend #0 to read aa forlows.~ ‘The amount or taxes acwessed On all {n- corporated compantes Hable to ‘axation shall be et down by be Hoare of Hupervie he fitth column of the corrected of Hesene ment ro form » partof the moneys to be col- ected hy the c 7 See 8 The ony steck of every compar y lieble to taxation exer pt aneh pi fa shall have been excepted in the as . ferment roll OF as #hall have been exempted by Ine, ‘her with ite surplus profits or reserved funda exceed per cent ot He capital, ater deoucting the assessed valtre of shall be asne tte real emia be who are jorerested in thin matter will on on the above i* ideraoie importamoe, they Mtainies referred to, and ascortain eo rewwaied and aitered. Somehow or other the newspapers have published the rections of a bill purporting to amend the interest law of the State a8 coming from the Hon, Ayrus Smith of the , Senate That gentieman av nounced this morning that he had only given notice thai he intended to introduce but the hil which eppesred im the papers was not hin, The worry en ing to aganme a practical bape in t 1, and though the New York Obambor of Commerce and thousands of money lenders in various re oxtre money tn eveerihiag lao, a ro 10 keep ube rate of interest farmers of the but are restricted to elgh: pay; the Com) 4 Corporstion Counsel, Street older: Com: r of Repairs and Soppiies, City Inspector and a Resident Engineer and Commissioner, (to eonsiitute the Oroton Board,) are to be appointed by whe Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Council. The mainder o! the bill is mainly direciory as to the duties the various heads of the cepartments, nearly similar detail to the provisions of the charter of 1830, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Aunany, Jan. 18, 1867, The following bills were reported favorably :— PA ur. Bop eeepc pre the number Of trastess of tio atreet arch, Brooklyn; the Orphan Home Society, and the Femat» Guardian Society. By. Mr. Brooxs—The Brooklyn Water bill. By C. ». Saarz—To incorporate tae Atiantic Navigation Compary. BILLS INTRODUCED. Pe) Mr. Brooxs—To amend the charter of the Inebriate- um. authorise the trustees of Columbia College and hold real estate. sf se By Mr. Ripzx—To incorporate the Staten Island Savings Relative to the Flushing Female College. J. A, SmrtH—To authorise payment for labor dene and material turnished on the State Canal. By Mr. Katty—Amonding the iaw relative to the taxa- {ion cf incorporate: compan: By ate the interest on money dal Mr. Ricuapson—Tv re; ces. By Mr. SPmncar—To build « residence for the Go- ‘vernor. My Mr. OC. P. Surra—To change the name of the Ceme- tery of Evergreens. Relative to tke assessment and collection of taxes in lyn. i ed for an election of Register of Deeds in Kings inty A resolution was introduced by Mr. Ovytar, the property qualification clause in regard to ‘voters in the Constitution The Harbor Commission bill was received from the As- sembly, and sent to the Governor for siguatare. Assembly. ALNANY, Jan. 13, 1857. Under the general orders the bills to amend the Brook- lyn Firemen’s act, and to ent the Brooklyn Qourt of Sessions to hold terms were passed. Mr. Vamycm presented ® monster petition, signed by ‘many thourand citizens of New York, for a sanitary po- Noe; also emoria! from Richard G Hunt, claiming the seat occupied by Erastus W. Glover, on the ground that Mr. Glover is not a resident of the Assembly district for which he was elected. Laid or the table In presenting the memorial. Mr. Vauwum stated thathe did not believe the memorialist baa any good grounds for contesting the reat Petitions ; for ald to agri- the Voterans of for ® probibitory liquor law cultural societies; and the memorial of asking for reviet, Presented. A resol for tormirg & Sab Committee of the Whole - Sane as & standing committee, was called ap and adopted. Notice was given of a bill to avtborise the Staten Ieland Ratlread Company to run ferry boats out of the Twelfth and Numeteenth wards. in New York. papa BILLA INTRODUCED, ‘ei ITLUGAN relative \o supplies support of the poor in tne public inetivewons ot Kings county. Ip relation to the ¢leoton uf the Superintendent of the Poor of Kinge county “an former gives ihe Supervisor power to contract for supplies ir, Vanxcx—To authorise to salts to ap- pear as witnesses in their own behalf or otherwise. By Mr Grosce—Prc hibiting the sale of \ntosionting Ii- vores to be drack on the premises and imposing a or relling it to apprentices or mivors under eighteen years of age, or givin# liquor to intoxicated persons. It Scthorizes public notices nt to eell om the complaint of » wife, or otber relative of s drunkard. It prevents re- covery of debts for liquor apa the biil is in effect prokl- Ditery ot the sale of hquor. Fioyp Jonms inv oouced @ resolution ations, Jan. 13, 1887, New Orleans papers of Wedacsday have been received. The French steamer Jacquard bad arrived at New Orleans. Meeting of the New Jersey Legistatare, Travtom, Jan. 13, The I re of New Jerroy organized to-day. A. R, Spee, democrat, of Middlesex, chosen President of © jo Senate, and Mr, wbamberiin, demoorat, of Hunter- don, Seorc Andrew Dutober, of Morris, ry. jemocrat, wes elected Speaker of the House, and William Derman, Glouscester, Message of Gov. Bissell, of Iliinols, Cuicado, Jan. 18, 185) Governor Bisrell and Lieuteoant Governor Wood the oath of offer yesterday. The Governor, in his in- angural, concurs ip the suggesti« recommendations banking iaw; also fn conection sth the new apportion: ws con it of preven iation im the Logisiatare, an increase of repress vem: comriders the of the Kansas Ne- equivalent to the recoenition of slavery as @ leacing Clement ta the society of the repavlie; tates thet be bas resiete? this consum mation, |, ever mindfal of the value of the Union, the o lieatinns to the constitation, and the courtesies due to bis brethren of the ne ‘shall cvntinuc to resist it to the best of his abiitty. Accident to the Steamer State of Maine. Bowron, Jan. 18, 1867. The steamer State of Maine broke be last night of Stratford, and waa © into Bridgeport by ftean er Worcester, which brought on her passengers, the train arriving bere this afternoon, Marine Disasters. Noxrotx, Jam. 18, 1867. ana schooner Aan Kiss, from James River for lew York, put to hore disabled. fete thane ‘ohn R Reiger, trom Bitimere bound New York, with «ca wool, put in leaking. ‘Tre robooner RK. C- Siauws0d, (ret Jamaica bound for Baltimore, with @ cargo of logwood and rum, put ip 4 _— Hawax, Jan, 18, 1867. The schooner Jobn @ ne, — Now York to Lon- don, was abandoved at sea, envk shortly afterwards, on the 22d of December, ‘The captain and orew arrived: At St. Toomas on the 26th. Large Fire in Philadelphia, erect 1 anaes fam bP 1g \ber of Merere. Herbert, Davie ae {x Durbin, on the Schuylkill canal, wero fire this morning. The loss in about $60,000, The fire both cases was ‘he work of en incendiary, News trom Florida. Bavrimonm, Jan. 18, 1867. ‘Tampa Bay to Jan. 1, reports General Myers, dewpatohing troops Intelligence from Harney still at Fort Pointe tn Florida. ‘The following are the footings of for the past ‘compared Previous: — Markets, PHILADBLPHIA STOCK BOAR. road, 42: Love iat inland Rativond, 133%; Moria 1836; Pennsylvania road, 473%. ‘Cnantanron, Jan. 12, 1867. (Copion—Balen 10-day 1,100 bales, st usabanged prions