The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1857, Page 4

~ NEW "YORK HERALD. 244 Be GORDON BENNET DITOR AND PROPRIBTOR, BPOCE WW. CORNER OF NASEAU AND FULTON OTS AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, 6BO4 OWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Tiout Fore Feats Marey— TERE G@LiDvisTORS—J00KO, BOWERY THEATRE, Bewery—Lovs 4xp MURDER— rrr Pwo : erzsnns. BURTON'S KEW THEATRE, Brosdway, opposite Bend at, —fawoes F ay—Toemuss. WALLAOK’S PHEATRE, Broadway —Camiis—Da. Di- owrn. BAUBA CRENE’'S THE, EATRE | % Broadwar— A Curious Cave hacuant, rhe Rearen—CONTENTMBAT V8. RichEs. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth s,—Itauiam Orena— Leer. bm nase fon - Doan Ms asp Mas, Waite. @B0 CHRISTY AKD WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Bread- any—Rrmserisx Pauronmaxces—New Yea Cais, MUERUM. Broadway—After- svek. Kvening—Bese Henrees +UOKLEY'S PERENADERS, Qorrremer— Dons J ‘8 Broadway—Ermoruax MBCEANICS’ HALL, way~NeGro Mevopt 40., BY Mawnees oF rei Gusinas Comere's Munersuun Sew Vork, Friday, January 20, 1857. Mails for Europe. THE NOW YORK MERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. The Coiline mail steameniy Atlantic, Oapiain Eidridgo, ‘Wil! jeave thie port to-morrow, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The Puropean matis will clove in this city at half.paet fen © ¢0ck Lo morrow morning Tre Porepean edition of the Hina), privted in Freoch ec Bogs sb, wi)! De publisbed at tem o'clock !m the morn ‘mg Single copies, in wrappers, sixpence. Sobecr # and advertisement for any edition of the Rew Yous Benaip will be received st the following Placer in Hurope — Lonpon—Am 3 &E aropean Express Oo,, 61 King William at Paris— 8 Pisce de la Boarse. LivEKroo.— 5 9 Coapel street. Gavia Huater, 12 Exchange street, Bavii—am. & Puropean Express Co , 41 Rue jOnratibe ‘Tee contents of the European edition of the "aifirn Will com ine the pews received by mail and Wlegraph at the ctlice curieg the previous week, and up to the hour ef pubseavion. Phe iews. By the arrival of the Arabia at Halifax yesterday je have Huropedn advices ot the 17th inst., three later UWan those received by the Arago. Toe ca) intelligence isumimportant. The Swiss Le- e bad taken the necessary preliminary steps fuliilling the conditions of the settlement difficulty between Switzerland and Prussia. and breadstuff’ were quiet The money s active, but somewhat stringent. Tne 0, from Havre via England, and the Glasgow, also arrived yesterday at nouncement by telegraph early in the day day that the Arabia had reached Halifax sales of produce generally, and it was so in the day when the news was published but little could be done afterwards. The sales ton were confined to a few hundred bales, bh afforded no correct criterion of the market, agh there were rumors of considerable transac: jons. Further despatches were received from the South, which spoke of a falling off in receipts and a slight improvement in prices at New Orleaas, Mo- bile and Savannah. Flour was dal! and sales limit ed. No sales of moment were made in wheat, Corn sold at 70c. a Tle. for Western mixed, from Atlantic dock and city stores. Pork was firmer, at $21 26 for new mess, while $21 50 was demanded generally at the cloee. Old mess sold at $20, and new prime at $18. Sugars were firm, while sales were contined to 150 & 200 bhds. and 80 boxes. Coffee was quiet. Preights were steady for English porta, at 2s. 3d. for flour, and 5-16d. a {d. for cotton, To Havre cotton was taken at jc. Elsewhere we publish additional accounts frou Centra) America. They give among other matters of importance, a cleir and correct view of the posi- tion of the belligerent forces in Nicaragua up to the last reliable advices received from that quarter. The steamship Tennesse left this port yesterday for San Juan. She carried out about two hundred and fifty emigrants. Her departare was not inter fered with by the United States authorities. The examination of the accusations against Col. Pavens, Mr. Lawrence and others, charged with a filivustering expedition to aid the Walker movemen* 1a, wh have taken place yes down specially tor 12 o'clock on Sa hwas t jJomns this morning present ano‘her long of marine disasters. The great storm ot the 1th inst., and the subsequent heavy gales, seem fiec'ed the shipping interest from Maine a, and half way across the Atlantic. Much fe it is feared has occurred im consequence. Every arrival in this port brings further particulars relative to the lose and abandonment of vessels at sea, and it will be some days yet, we are appreben- sive, ere the list of disasters will be completed. It will also be perceived that twe of the crew of the dost steamship |yonnais were picked up on a ratt by a vesse) bound to Rio Janerio, and were thos saved from a watery grave. The State Senate yesterday adopted the jsint re- solution fixing upon the 3d of February tor the election of a United States Senator. Nothing of special interest occurred in the Assembly. Both Houses of Congress adjourned yesterday af ter the delivery of eulogies upon the character of the late Preston S. Brooks and the adoption of the weual resolutions of regard and condolence. A speech of Mr. Savage, of Tennes@e, extolling the brutal assault upon Mr. Summer, caused no little ex- citement among the republicans. The Hoard of Supervisors met yesterday, when several bills and other papers were appropriately referred, and the Mayor announced the standing committees. Messrs. Hoffmire, Harris, Steers and Moneghan are respectively chairmen of the com mittees on annua! taxes, county offices, criminal and civil courts. In the Board of Aldermen last evening resolutions ted requesting the Corporation Counsel to hie opinion as to the duties and powers of the Central Park Commissioners; also as to the le- ge of the enlargement of the Battery, and whether the Common Council have power to make a new contract for the speedy completion of the work. A report from the Comptroller relative to the light ing of oi! lamps shows that $161,612 has been paid for that service during the past three years. It will be remembered that the case of Emile Gou lard ve. The New Granada Canal and Steamship Navigation Company bas been under investigation before Judge Connolly. It seems that it has as sumed a different shape. Yesterday a writ of certi ‘orar: was served upon Judge Connolly, commanding him to discontinue the further hearing of the cause, ‘and transfer the papers to Recorder Smith. The Columbia College property in Park place, be- tween Church street and College place, was sold yesterday, and realized $576,350. There were fif- teen lots in all; two sold together, 52x; two others, 37x75, and the other eleven, 25x00 each. There was a large attendance and the price was considered very bigh. Some days ago the citizens of Philadelphia were shocked with the announcement of an alleged out- rage upon a young lady from Vermont, while pase- ing through New York on her way from the Quaker City to ber residence in Ratiand county, Vt. Sinve then proceedings have been commenced in this city against the accused party, and yesterday he appeared at the office of the Chief of Police, and delivered bimeelf into the castody of Sergeant Bowyer. The name of the complainant in the case is Mise Sallie Stafford, and the defendant's name 's Drighay N, Barton. An investigation is about t» take p'»ce be fore Justice Osborne, at the Lowe: Police Court, when the truth or falsity of the charge made agains Mr. Barton will be made manifest. For jurth +r par- ticulars respecting this curious cage we would refer our readers to another column. The Tripartite Treaty Against Saxern Pro- greee—A Lemon for eur Politicians. We publieh to-day one of the most important State documents that has been writtea on this continent since the adeption of the articles of confederation by the States now forming our Union. It is in fact the basis of a confederation to be entered into by all the Spamish-American States and Brazil, ostensibly against tilibusterism in general, but in fact against the progress of our North American Union in territorial exten- sion. The present form of this confederation is a treaty between the three republics of Chile, Peru and Ecuader, but the real mover inthe matter is the government of Chile, which is am- bitious of holding the supreme place in Spanish- American politics, without compromising her own political stability and materia) welfare. In order to attain these objects the treaty has been combined with much skill; but it bears evident marks of haste and immaturity, and in ‘ome measure will’ no doubt defeat its own purpose. Many points are left open to future negotiations between the parties, con- stituting, in fact, the seeds of dissension, which will spring into maturity should the outside pressure that has caused its negotiation cease to exist. ‘The provisions of this treaty, however, form an interesting subject of study to those violent partisans ot abolitionism i» ihe North, and State rights in the South, who are willing, uader certain circumsteices, to “let the Union slide.” To ali such we would recommend that they learn by ‘cart the twenty-second article of this treaty, and ponder upon the jealous watchfulness of these South American States to preserve their present system of intestine wars and revolutions, under the plea ot guarding the rights of each of the States. The treaty itself, with its many pro- visions and political bearings, will form a worthy subject of study to every lover of our Union, and in it they will fisod a thousand suggestions that will endear this confederation still more to them, and increase their worship of its provisions and its founders. Nearly a year since the HerxaLy announced the efforts that were being made by Chile to bring about this confederation. Our correspond- ents have encountered her agents tor this pur- pose at several of the capitals of the South American republics, and our readers are aware that the great argument alleged by her for this step was the necessity of putting a limit to the advancing boundaries of the North American Union. She has achieved the first step of her purpose, and the three repablics of Chile, Peru and Ecuador are now banded together against the march of the Saxon. As regards the United States as a nation, there is little or nothing in the treaty at which our government need take offence or entertain alarm. The treaty will form, however, a subject of deep study to those fiery spirits among the people whe constitute in fact the bead of the column of Saxonadvance on this continent. Its adoption is to be urged on all the South American States and the Spanish States of North America. The provisions of the treaty may be divided into two classes: thove having relation to the domestic policy, and those having relation to the foreign policy of the Union. Among the former are the stipulations conferring mutual rights of nation- ality upon the citizens and ships of each, free postal arrangements, binding effect of the deci- sions of courts, acts of notaries, &ec., joint system of education, uniformity of money, weights and measures, provisions for the equalization oi the several tariffs, rights of diplomatic agents and coosuls, mutual respect for the independence of L State, arrangement of inter-State difficulties, bment of citizens, and the formation of a potentiary Congress, to be composed of one representative from each State party to the weary. The clause relating to foreign policy stipulates that neutral flags shall cover enemies’ goods; neu- tral goods in enemies’ ships to be free; privateer- ing to be piracy; no territory to be sold to any foreign Power, nor any foreign Power to be per- mitted to establish itsel! therein; all expeditions by Jand or sea not authorized by a government to be treated as pirates, and their participators to be denied asylum; and the States to contribute pro rata in the war against them It will be seen at once that war is declared against Walker avd hie abettors, and against filibusterism in general, from this time forward- What may be the final result of this declaration should Walker succeed in establishing an ad- mitted government in Central America, it is impossible to foresee. The fact of the cele bration of this treaty binding together natioas for the purpose of opposing the present move- ment in Central America, is, in reality, confec- ring a very high character upon that movement, and may tend to give it new and much greater elements of life. Let it once become evident that this Central American movement has be. come something more than a fight between the steamship Commodores of New York for the ‘Transit route, and the bulls and bears in Wall street for a corner in Nicaragua stocks, and that the sympathies of nations are deeply enlisted in it, and no man can tell where it may go or what it may not produce. ‘The present treaty between the three repub- lies is, as we have said, an immature and weak tie. Its crude provisions, however, may be ripened into perfection, and new elements of vi- tality be developed under them for the attenuated communities of Spanish-America. Under th» force of external pressure, leading them to lay aside their bickerings and theorising propensities to the exclusion of all practical movements, the « may yet become living nations, instead of the po litical cadavers they now are. We have seen something of what they are capable of in the he roic exertions Costa Rica is making, single handed, against Walker. We may yet see more, for th end has still so come. In the meantime, we re commend all oar politicians —Union men and dis unionists—to read thie new treaty and learn a lesson from the conclusions that these Spanish- American republics have come to after thirty years of bickerings and State rights discords. Increase or Pay to THe Arwy Orrtcens.— We are gratified to observe that the bill for in- creasing the pay of the officers of the army passed the House of Representives on Monday last, and was sent to the Senate on the same day, where it was referred at once to the Military Committee of that body. We presume that it will meet with no opposition there, as the Senate has been in favor of such a measure for several sessions, and that the bill will coon beceme a law, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1857. THE LATEST NEWS. | THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE; Movements or mae Ausayy Loppy—Lecis- Lation ror THe Crry or New Yors.—Witbio the past three or four weeks a number of the principal managers of the dominant party in this State have been engaged in the details of a grand scheme to seize upon the spoils of this un- fortunate city, under the pretence of reforming its municipal affairs, which are in a very bad way. Meetings have been held in tavern parlors, public officers have neglected their duties to patch up police bills and rig out new charters, until the whole matter has assumed the shape of four printed bills, which were discharged last week inthe Assembly, bya member from the rural districts, who, having done his work, retired into his former obscurity, with a strong proba- bility of never getting out of it. The four bills now before the Assembly have but one object in view. That object is briefly to clutch the spoils of the city, to satisfya few hungry country politicians, aad thus preserve the dominant party’s organization—for a political party that has nothing to give or to promise may as well shut up shop at once. One of the bills is a proposed city charter, which is so craftily drawn as to deprive the Mayor of nearly all his powers, while there is a show to give him more. The bill provides that the Comptroller shall be elected by the people—that he shall be supreme in his own department, appointing the heads of all bis bureaus, and otherwise being perfectly independent of everything and everybody. There is another bill, providing that all matter” appertaining to the police, the elections, screet cleaning, and the public health, shall be placed in the hands of three Commissioners, to be ap- pointed by the Governor of the State; another gives the care of the Central Park into the hands of a similar commission; a fourth disposes of the new City Hall matter in like manner; so that everything is carved up in such a manner that some people who held office would make a nice thing of it, “one way and another,” while the taxpayers of this city would be bled fa- mously, Thurlow Weed and company holding the bowl. Suppose theee bills should be put through the Legislature under the whip of the majority, what will be the condition of this ill-fated city? We shall have a Mayor without executive power; a Common Council with only the shadow of legis- lative power, and the government of the city will be given over to three or four Boards of Commissioners, in whose appointments the people of this city will have no voice, and in whom by consequence they will have no confidence. The proposed charter makes a show of giving the Mayor the appointment of the heads of depart- ments, while the most important departments— those of Finance, the Police, the Streets and the Elections—are placed far be- yond his influence or that of any other citi- zen, or the citizens generally, who certainly ougbt to have something to say about such mat- ters. There would be, then, the Mayor, with no power; the Comptroller, irresponsible head of one department; the Police Commissioners, also irresponsible; the Central Park Commissioners, equally irresponsible; the City Hail Commission- ers, likewise independent of every consideration except the spoils, and the Fire Department, also irresponsible; so that the city would be ruled by twenty or thirty separate heads each altogether irresponsible. The projectors of these schemes know very well that such a state of things would be ten times worse than that we now labor under. Now we suffer because the charter of 1853 divided the responsibility among several departments, each independent of the other. The reformers would have us believe that the errors of this sys- tem may be done away with by renewing them and adding to their number. It needs no argu- ment to show that the proposed charter, with the other bills, would plunge the city still further into the slough of misrule from which we are all anxious to escape. With regard to the bills accompanying the charter, we call upon the Legislature to weigh well their import. Wedo no not believe that the people of this city are willing to give up their constitutional privilege of electing their rulers. We do not believe the people of this city are prepared to suffer the evils of which they now complain, much less to have them made ten times worse by still further complicating the theory of the government. If these bills become laws we may as well have no charter elections— no Mayor and no Aldermen, The government of the city, in almost all important points, will »» removed to the lobby at Albany, the members o' which lobby will wax fat on our misfortunes Fourteen or fitteen millions in a year or so is a pretty good slice, and one for which the hungry country politicians will make a desperate charge. We hope that there will be honest men enongb in the Legislature to defeat them. Poor Prence’s Powrcy tx Cexrrat, America ~ Wuat Nexr!—While our democratic sticklers for the consistency of poor Pierce, if any, ave puzzling their brains to account for bis preser« active anti-filibustering, anti-Walker proceedin s in reference to Nicaragua, we submit for their illumination the very curious developements of the poor dodge of the reception of Padre Vijul It was a bold stroke for a filibustering vote or two at the Cincinnati Convention; but it was a sorry fizzle. Thus, too, the Crampton case was kept in agitation so long, simply for the purpose of making his dismiesal a hit in the Cincinnati Conven- tion; and so of those ruffianly doings in Kansas Foreign and domestic policy, Greytown Cuba, Crampton, Kansas, Walker and Vijil—poor Pierce simply played with the government like a desperate gambler to secure the necessary trump cards for the Cincinnati nomination. How dif- ferent the position of Mr. Buchanan upon the one term principh Of course, having lost his desperate game at Cincinnati, poor Pierce has turned his back upon Walker with all the dignity of disgusted inno- cence. Don Fermin Ferrer, Major Heiss, General Goicouria, and all the other foreign ministers and ex-ministers of Walker, may now console them- selves as best they can. We are sorry, however, at this sudden and unexpected embargo against New York emigrants to Nicaragua. Sorry, we say, that instead of the obstructions in- terposed by the United States authorities against all persons desirous of going to the reliet of Walker—sorry that all possible facilities have not been extended to our patriotic filibusters by the government. Turn Arnentans ConceaLen.—We have before alloded to the sorrows of Philadelphia, which thriving manufactaring city has been frozen up for several weeka, and its splendid ocean steamers obl'ged to lie off the Jereey coast waiting for the river to thaw out, which event may possibly hap- pen about May day. It seems that the Bostonians are even ina worse fix. They have a line of ste ware a bray oh of the Canard line to Maltug —and one of the steamers has been frozen in at her dock. Some years since a similar mishap occur- red, and seven thousand dollars were expended to cut her out. A channel has now been cut, but it is not wide enough, and theship is like Sterne’s etarling—it “ can’t get out.” These unfortunate occurrences might be very easily remedied by sending all the steamships to New York. Or, if any of the small interior cities, like Boston or Philadelphia, ask it as @ charity, one or two steamers might be sent to them on excursion trips in the sum- mer. They would be pretty sure to get out of the harbor safely in July and August, but at no other time. Boston is a pretty good place to give one or two concerts or a scientific lecture, and Philadelphia is one of the first manufactur- ing places in the world. But the idea that those cities are to have foreign commerce and ecean steamers, which belong especially to New York, is absurd. The Nantucketers, from whom we received nineteen days later news, might ask for aline of oceanic steamers with the same pro- priety. When the Bostonians get the lower light thawed out; we hope they'll make us ac- quainted with the fact. TuratricaL Crivicism—Mrs. McManon axp Miss Mariya Heroy.—As we remarked the other day, the learned pundits who sit in judg- ment upon plays and players, always afford us an immense amount of amusement. Your pro- fessional joke makers are the greatest bores in the world; but your really funny man is the heavy anima), who thinks he is enunciating ponderous arguments when he is really making himself ridiculous. There is only one match for the self- importance of most professional critics; that parallel is found in the self-conceit of most ar- tists. Instances of the last named amusing idiosyncracy are thicker than blackberries; but it requires something out of the way to bring out your heavy critic in all his glory. Such a combination of circumstances has lately been evolved in the almost simultaneous appearance of two actresses new to the metropolitan boards. The first, Mrs. McMahon, made her début at the Academy on Saturday week, and is now acting on her own hook, as the Marblehead fisherm.u say, at the Chambers street theatre. The second —we speak chronologically—Miss Matilda Heron, commenced au engagtment at Wallack’s theatre Thursday week, and has been playing there ever since. The doctors of the arts, who sat in judg- ment upon the efforts of these actresses, gave to the world several of the most remarkable articles that we have ever seen; so remarkable that we have heard that a celebrated bibliopole has offer- ed a reward for proof of the identity of one of the doctors aforesaid. ‘The most amusing feature in the articles was the contrast between those in relation to Mrs. McMahon and those referring to Miss Heron. Un one hand it was stated that Mrs. McMahon had “thrown away her time and study;” that she commenced badly, went on worse, and closed worse than all; that she failed utterly and mise- rably; and many more things equally severe. It was evidently the intention to “crush her out,” to use a favorite expression of the Attorney Gene- ral of the United States. On the other hand, the critics strained the language to find complimen- tary expressions to shower upon Miss Heron Hear them: She had “a sweeping success,” a “towering triumph;” she has “ transcendent genius; “she exuded the electricity of genius;” she “bad a halo of individuality,” (whatever that is); “a brilliancy of vitality,” (good gracious!) that everybody who knew anything was aware that “the palpitating actuality of perceptive genius = (gracious goodness !)— was before them.” This critic says she has a “big heart” — that she “surpasses Rachel; that he was “bumble and dim, bat proud in the conscious- ness that he was privileged to place a leaf of bay on the brow of genius; “Miss Heron,” says the dim critic, “is a superb artiste, who holds tue traditions of the stage in her hand and stran:les them;” she is “the greatest actress on the size, not even excepting Rachel”—and he de- res everybody to open the “generous fountains of sympatby in their natures” on Miss Heron’s ac- count. That is about the the amount of it all. Miss Heron is only a little lower than the anyels —Mrs. McMahon is cast into outer darkness among the devils. Now, it is apparent to every unprejudiced man that the critice are in error on both sides. Mra. McMahon is not so bad as she is represented, or she would not have remained on the stage; and Miss Heron is certainly not entitled to the ava- lanche of puffs with which she has been saluted. Mise Heron is a very good actress; she produces great effects: but her performance lacks artistic finish. This being settled, the next question is, what motives induced the journals to write Mrs. McMahon down and puff Mises Heron? It is a delicate matter to judge as to motives ; but as several hypotheses are raised, we give them for what they are worth. Wallack’s theatre is now leased by an attaché of the Times—a clever fellow, who understands all kinds of human cag and, it is said, has heard something of the oys#@r house style of criticism so much in vogue in fhe days of the old Astor Place Opera Hi It is also said that Wesley & Co., the stock iblers in Wall street, who own the Times, are vs in the theatre, which ac- counts for a large ‘quantity of the milk in the cocoanut. The Zribune philosophers are very easily led by the nose and by oysters—so the clever manager had no difficulty with them. Mre. McMahon did nothing in the oyster way— bad no perronal friends in the journals—so she was slashed up with as little remorse as ie shown by a medical student who carves a dead nigger over a bad pipe and a pint of porter. In sucha state of things, the best way for the public is to see and judge for themselves, In the meantime, we trust that the articles about the theatres will always be as amusing as they are now. They are among the most valuable contributions to the comic literature of the day, and they are all the funnier because they are intended to be serious. Coroner's Inquest, ‘Tas Late Fata Array in Ouver Steet —Ooroner Connery on Thareday afternoon held an inquest upon tne body of Robert Preston Abbec, the satlor who was beaten by Dante! O'Brien on Inst Sanday afternoon, at the board- ing house of John Rose, 70 Oliver street, and who subse- died of his United States Supreme Waeriscrom, Jaa. 28, 1857, No, 96.— Wim. R. Pont et al , claimants, &0., of the ehip Ricbmopd ve. Jobn H. Jones, ‘et al, Justion Grier csi cred the of the Coprt, reversing the decree of ive Oireutt for the Sonthern district of New Ay and reman the caves for ferther proceedings, !9 con ‘with the opinion of this Court. Ne, 20r—-Aiguments continued. Wasmincton, Jen. #0, 1867 Care No. 990—Adolphus Dornnt ve. Samuel Lawrence et») Argument concluded by Hon, Reverdy Joho, for apperinay BY PRINTING BND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, Racy News from Washington. MR. BUCHANAN—THE CABINET MAKERS—THE SPOILS8- MPN— CURIOUS DEVELOPMENTS CONCEBNING PADRE VIJIL'S RECEPTION—ONB OF POOR PIERCE’S POOB BODGES FOR THE CINCINNATI NOMINATION, ETC. ‘Wasuinaron, Jan. 23, 1857. Mr. Buchanan overshadows every thing. The Oabinet makers are in a state of great excitement, but they know nothing, for they learn nothing. It seems, however, to be generally understood that Gen, Cass, who was she- ising in the wind when Mr. Buchanan left Wheatland, is now definitely laid upon the shelf. This ‘ancient ms- riner”? out of the way, the material danger remaining to Mr. Buchanan is the appointment to his Cabinet of any of those men known as intriguing aspirants for the succes: sion, Among these are Douglas and Brignt, of the North- west, and Hunter, Cobb, Jeff Davis and others, of the South. Such men in the Cabinet, will of course lay thelr ptpe and work their intrigues for the next demo. cratic nomination, even to the undermining and blowing up of the administration—if necessary. Great efforts, however, are being made, among the different cliques, to put Hunter, Cobb and Bright, respectively, at the very bead of the Cabinet; but Mr. Buchanan keeps h's own counsels, and will make his own appointments, and with due deliberation, ‘The spollsmen from all parts, but especially of Virginia and New York, are in a state of high fermentation. The ‘Virginians, as usual, demand all the nice places of plit!- oa] honor oF distinotion, while the New Yerkers go for the substantials, such as the Custom House plunder, fat contracts, railroad land grants, patent extensions and Other rich bidings. Quite likely, hcwever, Mr. Buchanan will astonish all the old spoils cliques and leaders and leeches of the party, in a new sbuille and deal all rouo '. Amid the prevailing noise and confusion he seems to eu- joy himself amazingly. Politicians and office seekers are as plenty as black- berries im June. A large importation arrived to-day, and still they come, There is a good deal of intriguing carried on just now. Some of the politicians already begin to look blue. They are evidently not carrying their points, There is one thing which operates against them—they do not get, as they expected, private inter- views with Mr. Buchanan. He receives them al! in one room, which of course disconcerts all their plans. ‘Within the last few days your correspondent bas learn- ed some facts in regard to the history of the recogaition of Padre Vijil by President Pierce, which have not yet ‘been placed before the public. It seems that on the ar- rival of the Padre im the United States, it was arranged by Major Heise, who accompanied him, that he (the Padre) should remain in New York, while he (the Mejor) ‘went on to Washington and smoothed the way for re cognition by this government. On Mejor Heiss’ arrival im Washington he tmmediately called upon « distinguished Senator, and with that Senator visited the White House for the purpose of having a conference with the Presi- dent in regard to the new minister. It appears also, that the President would not at first see Mejor Heiss on the subject, but intimated that he understood the ir por fectly. Sadeequently, he discovered that he did not ‘‘un- derstand the matter perfectly.” It was, therefore, neces- sary that be should havo an interview wiih Major Heiss, anda friend was despatcbed, late at night, to request bim to visit the White House withou! delay. After this,a number of interviews took piace between the President and Major Heiss, and the result was, the Padre was sent for and formally received by this gove: it as the Minister Pientpotentiary of Nicaragua, are oiber singular statements in regard to this matter which are no dovbt true, and could be verified by Major Heiss if he saw proper to do eo, ip that the President, at the in terview referred to, would only see the Padre ani bis friend at night, and when no other person was to be seen about the White Hcvse—that be did not want Marcy, nor even his private secretary to know anything in re- ference to these visitse—tbat he furnished the text and dictated many sentences of the letter addressed by Padre ‘Vijil to the Secretary of State, and was determined to re cognize Padre Vijil as Minister from Nicaragua, even if the whole Cabinet were against it. Now the question is, what inc uced the President to state, when !t bad been an- rounced to him that s pew minister had arrived from Ni caragua, that be ‘understood the maiter perfectly “’ Was it based npon the fact that he ha: sent some person to Ni- caregus to intimate to that government that « minister would be recognised under certain contingencies / It would seem so from the following, which hes justcome into wy porseesion, and which was placed in the hands of Padre Vij!! om the Sen Juan, ap his way to the United ‘States, where it seeme the Pred@@ent’s agent and the minister met each other—one on bis way to Nicaragua and the other on his route to the United States — MEMORADDUM POR THE NICARAGUAN MINISTER TO THE CITED STATES, It is Of the bighest !mportance to the Nicaraguan gov- ernment and the success of the mission to tne United oy out the wisbes s government, and be at once — ay meet mipistration of United States government. He chould tmpress eileace upon all a to who be is, J, CALEB SMItTL Do wot these marked instructions appear as if the matter war arranged by the chief at the White House, who, percieving the near approach of the Cincinnati Convention, thought if he could successfully carry out thie line of policy, and take the country by surprise in the recognition of & new Minister from Nicaragua, it would add eonsiderably to the aumber of votes he would receive ip that Conveniion! Judge Smith arrived in Granada only to be imme- diately stricken down with the fatal disease of that country, trom which, after two or three days’ sicknoss, be died. He was ason of Hon, Wm. Smith, member of Congress from Virginia. The Washington Union, im ‘announcing bis death, states that ‘he was en row for California, but had tarried in Granada in Com ah high enterprises relating to the interest. and detiflie. of that diurted country.’ This te another indication that Jadge Smith had some mission from the President in connection with the subject referred toabove There Are some other matters in regard to the recognition of Padre Vi) land bie departure from this coumwy, which I will touch cpon in « future letter. ‘The Navy Department has been officially advised, that from exper!ments made en the sieamer Sea Jacinto, the Japanese coa! stands in the frst clase of steam generating cenls, and that when properly mined from broad veins Of sufficient depth, it will be found equal to the best coals of Amerina. ‘ibe'Fanries And lobbies of the House of Kepresenta- tives were more than ordinarily crowded to-day. The speech of Mr, Savage, of Tennessee, upon the death of Mr. Brooke, bas caused most intense excitement, and tt ‘sa theme of general conversation. Most of the repubii- cans left the bal! after its delivery, and refused to partici. Pate in the funeral ceremonies. Perhaps It is well enough to state that Mr. Savage made the speech upon his own responsibility, ‘without consulting any one, and that the friends of Mr. Brooke do not approve of it. I learn that there will be considerable opposition to the sub marine telegraph bill now before the House. Rem o- strances are coming in which denounce It as a prodigious monopoly, There is also some oppasition to it in the Committee of Ways and Means, News from Mexico. Bartimonm, Jan. 29, 1867, ‘The latest Mexican dates are to the 7th. ‘The political news is unimportant. Three millions of dollars bad been reosived at Vora Cros from the Interior, and $1,800,000 of Mexican coin shipped on the Britieh maf! steamanip. —<———__“__. a Line of att Propose feos ont ., Between se, sr Leon, | Jan, 99, 1807. ‘The Chamber of Commerce of thie city hare appoinwed 8 Committee to correspond with the Board of Trade at Boston and the Chamber of Commerce at New Orieans, relative to the establishment of a direct line of steamers between Boston aad St. Louis via New Orleans. The Chamber of Commerce of this city pledges the aottve co- operation of {ta members in furtherance of the proposed NT eseeeeernniisiins Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber, Naw Ontsaws, Jan, 28, 1867. ger, the bank robber, wae arrested today at the mouth of the river. Mystertous Case, Pierencea, Jan, 29, 1957 A young man named Kidd, s bookkeeper in the Cit! zens’ Deporit Bank, the son of a late well known druggist 1 Pitteberg, wae found dead this morning on the too, at Olay street bridge, with # deep cal in hie forehead tie suppeeed that he jomped or fel) over the bridge at buss luvr o'clock thle morning. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA AT HALIFAX, POLITICAL UNIMPORTANY, COTTON AND BREADSTUFFS LOWES. NEWS PROVISIONS DULL BUT STEADY. a, By Ammican PrurnnG Taveceare Limpe, 21 Watt Sr, Haurax, Jan. 29, 1867, ‘The Royal mail steamship Arabia, Capt. Stone, frot Liverpool, about 1 P, M. on Saturday, Jan. 17, arrivedst Halifax at forty-five minutes past eleven o’clock Bt night. She encountered heavy weather during the pe sage. Reports having passod the following jshipe:—J8 the 17th imstant, ship Constitution, of Bath, and try Athens, of Newburyport, bound to Liverpool; 18th steamship Europa, from New York for Liverpool; 24th exchanged signals with the American ship Emerald, Emerald Isle, steering west. She left Liverpool on the afternoon of Seturday, the 17? tast.—ber pews is therefore three days later than that j- ceived by the Arago at New York. The Arabia sailed at ten minutes to three o’clock fe morning, and will be due at Boston about ten A. MD Friday. The weather was calm and rainy. The steamship City of Baltinore arrived at Liverp at 7 P. M. on Thursday, the 15th instant, ‘The Collins steamship Baltic arrived at Liverpool s@ o’clock on the morning of Saturday, the 17th. ‘The political news by this arrival presents xo featri of special importance. The virtual settlement of the Swiss difficulty is cot firmed, and the details of the arrangement were ‘n court Of adjustment. From the official report of the Liverpool cotton for the week ending January 16, we learn ihata quiet feeling continued to prevail, and quotations rally bad been reduced one-cight from those advised the Persia, the market closing stoady at the decline. Tf ‘Week’s business was restricted to about twenty-sew thousand bales, four-fifths of which was taken by @ trade. For breadatuffs, the Brokers’ Circular reports a Itmis3 demand and a drooping market. To effect sales, hogs had to submit to « slight reduction on all articles fro. ‘the rates current on the previous Friday. Provisions generally were dail, but without “7 ‘variation’ in prices. Im the London money market there was ra(ber, activity and possibly a slightly increased % without producing any material change in "be bullion in the Bank of England had decreased « teigon the week. Console closed on Friday the 16th at 98°; a 9$ffor money, and 957; a 94 for account. SWITZERLAND. ‘The Neuchatel dispute is virtually atan end. On See- day, the 18th, the committee of both houses of the $iso federal governments adopted the proposition to relase the prisoners. A telegraphic dispatch from Berne, dated 16th Janery, further announces thatthe National Council bas ad@ted the propositions of the Commission by 91 votes agaimt 4. One member abstained trom voting. The Council! of\ \stes- as not yet voted. On the part of Prussia no forma en- gagements have been made, but it is understood the.the King of Prussia renounces aii claim to the and revenue of Neuchatel. The two castles of Neuchite) and Lochle will, however, remain the King’s private gro. perty, and display the Prussian isg, and the revenue de- rived from their domains is to be disbursed in loca! char!- ties, The revenue amounts to about $15,000 a year. CHINA. ‘The China mail giving Canton dates to November #1, has been received and furnished four days later invelli- re tae aaa oe last mail. The principe ‘t during the week was the proceedings of the eeea Slates squadros, consequent upon the unjastifiadio attack made by a party of Chinese upon the Americans cocupying the Barrier Forts, and which was likely to im- volve the Americans, much against their will, in a quar rel with the Chinese. GREAT BRITAIN. The West India mail steamer Tyne, ashore at St. Alban’s, already reported, still remaios aground, the water enter- img ber with every tide. Her passengers had ben ‘anced and « part of the crrgo removed, bot t woud take ten days to float her off if the weather proved favorable. She was not insured, and is the nimth fteamship that has been lost belonging to that line. Jobn Carswell, Hemry Cutting and John Lewis, seomc mate, third mate and boatewain of the ship Guy Mun- nering, bave been committed at Liverpool on the cbaige of manslaughter, in connection with the death of @ mun, Bame unknown with the exception of George. He is supposed to have been a grocer’s clerk, who was slip- ped at New York as a scam Meetings continued to be throughout tbe county against the continuance of the tax on incomes ai tho war andard, FRANCE. Fervk Kaan, the Persian ambassador, had arrivedad Marseilles with a suite of one hundred persons. ‘The opening of the Corps Legisiatif was appolcted or February 14. The Pusbop of Amiens had been appointed Archbwlop of Paris. SPAIN. The ewe \¢ unimportant. TURKEY. The Porte has approved of tne financial negovauns respecting the new Bank, which will therefore commene operations at onee at Constantinople, with a capitact ‘eight million of piastres. It @ ramored that Mr. Layard has obtained a conas- sion for a ratiway from Rustchuk to the Goll of which the French and English governments favor view to military purposes General Cherney has obtalaed the concession forbe Euphrates Valley Railroad. A commission of Generals \s appointed to prepase plan for the reform of the Turkish Army. Constantinople letters 01 January 6th, say that ihet)- plomatic conferences relative to the Danubian |’rincipili- ties continue; the third had b cen held at | ord Btratiod’> house, The point on which the discussion chiefly bd ‘erned bad relation to the political classifiestion of fo- yards or noble proprietors of iands, It was (he propel- tion of the Porte to establish two classes of Boyard— great boyarde and small boyards—bdut the amiarradre Objected to the division, and resolved that only coe @!- form clas of proprietors of land is to exist, Thefi- vision would bave been a great weapow ip ice bande! government. | RUSSIA. The Brvesels Nord publishes a despatch {rem tore sian government to the Russian Eavoys, of date Lectn ber 15, respecting the Nevcbatel affeir, The despaots aye — ‘The Imperial Cabinet cannot but admit that hie the King of Prussia bi has remaine:| within the Paes of hie rights, and it therefore dove not think that restraint abould be put upon the freedom of ao THE LATEST. taken, upon the proposition of the, Federal Council for the Settlement of the dispute with Prussia, Tae Counet of State, which togetber with the National Counc!) conati. tutes the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, having supa. rately diccussed the propositions ins long and animated debaie, bas just resolved upon their adoption. There ‘were 82 members voting in the majority. The minority wae componed of Mevars. Furey, Vogi and Pignat. Panis, Jan, 16, 1967, ‘The royalist prisoners at Nowshatel areto be eet at lberty and conducted to the French fromtier at Vemiers, on escort of Swiss troops, French pareports wit be delivered to them, Loxnom, Jam. 16—Evening, (From the London Times, ity Article. } Chinese advices bring full dotaile of the operations at Canton, down to the 24th of November, and of the con. tinved obstinacy of Governor Yoh, who, notwithet the desirection of the Bogue forts by the Rogiteh. ead the Barrier torw by whe Americans, nad wooed 6