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

NEW YORK HERALD. ahi hard ghopiate BENSETR®, @Mes 4. . CORE OF /BOLDWAY THEATRE, Sroadway—Jack Cave—A Div axon ree Wepre, SABLO'R CARDRY Seonéwav—Ticur Bore Fears—Tup @orsonirr-)sLx or Nywpns—Memina. ROWER’ THRATRE Rewney—Dow Carsan De Bazux— Ait Reonr—Srxtees STRNe@ Jack, "OETOR'S NEW THEATRE. Froadwev, opposite Rosé st —Hes Last | res—Dracty- Rocestai@ Lovans—W wren, R000 MmLsNKK:—Siamusn Pwiws, —_— WALLACK'S THBATRB, Breedway - Camnwe—Wirv BORDEN. GATS. ERENWS THEATRE, 64 Brosdway—! @orvrny bi p— amoEnA ne SARNUM'S SMBRICAN " weve and ‘veniag—Onrtan's Damen. &RO. CHRISTY 2 WOOD'S MINSTS! Breadway— Bmore» pot Epi By “Naa Breadway—ARer- SVCKLET'A SERENADERS, 185 Brecdway—Ermerux ‘Surcanspers—Goxon To Du Kane. MECHAPICS HALL, 4/2 srosdway—Negee Matomirs, Qe, BY Wexnens a Onicrsat Ounuerr’s Murernais. HO. 27 BROADWAY ocopost'c Broadway Theatre—Ann- weew THE Beenpen Levant ew York, saturday. Fenruary 14, 1557. Matis for Europe. ‘9B FrwW YORE HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘Fee Cunard stramsbip Alpe, Capt. Ecglisb, will leave (iis afternoon, for Liverpool. ‘Te Koropean mails will close to this city at a quarter Before two o'clock PM. ‘Me European edition of ihe Runa, printed In French (amt Engiisd, +35) be published af tem o’olock tn the morn- tug. Stogie copier, tn wrappers, stxpenoe, Padeor plore od advortiverent for any edition of the ew Yous Aenaip will be received at the following Bingen tn Fovepe — Puropeas Express Oo., 61 Ktag William at. do. $ Place de ja Bourse, 9 Chapol street. 1 fevasroo de. Mevreroni—)oln Honter, 19 Exchange street, East Mavas—Am. & Poropoan Express Co., 21 Ruo Corneille. Pee conteris of the European edition of the Human combine b) nows reoeived by mailand telegraph a he ofkoe during the previous week, and up to the how PE patiicziion Crrculavion of the Sunday Herald. ‘We regviar c'roulation of the ScNpay HERALD has fa- fwensed to neariy senly-five thousand copies during we Present rpring. This is more ineo the aggrogate tssace ‘ef al! sho cther Sonday papers put together. Advortivers ef all kivds ebould take these important facts Mto cons! Gorath caring the present onsning season. ‘The News. ‘The «tesmer Alps has been substituted for the Bal- the, and will Jeave this afternoon for Liverpool. The mails will close at a quarter before two o’elock P. M. By the arrival of the steamers City of Baltimore fom Liverpool, and the George Law from Aspin- wall, we have news from nearly all parts of the world. The dates are:— severe Doo 29 Rivas, Nio \. The news from Europe, a brief synopsis of which appeared in yesterdays Hrxaxp, is four days later ‘than previous advices. The arrival of the Persian Ambassador at Paris; the order for the evacuation ef the Danubian Principalities; the proclamation of en Austrian amnesty in Italy; the order assembling the British Parliament on the 3d inst.; and the feverish condition of the money market, are the main features of the intelligence. The Arctic ship Resolute bad been dismantled and converted into a balk. With regard to affa'rs at Canton, a despatch from Hongkong, dated Dec. 16, states that the Chinese had fired on another vessel bearing the American fiag, and that the Barrier Forts were totally demo- lished by the English in consequence. The Persan Ambassador had been received by the Ewperor Napoleon, and his Majesty's reply to the address of the Minister was considered significant of an approaching peace between England and the Shah. Later advices from the Persian Gulf, how- ever, tend to show that warlike operations were being actively carried out. The island of Karrack was occupied by the British on the 4th of Decet er, ¢ “th Bushire surrendered to the Buy a'ter being bombarded for an hour, The news from California is interesting. Govern. er Jobnson, in his message to the Legislature, denounces repndiation and recommends the payment of the illegally contracted State debt. The entire Plate debt amounts to but a trifle over three mii- Hone of doliars. The election of Messrs. Broderick and Grin to the United States Senate had elicited severe animadversion from the neutral press. These gentiemen arrive in this city in the George Law, and yesterday received the congratulations of their persona! and political admirers. On the Sth ult. California wos shaken by a violent earthquake. The shock was attended, however, with but litte dam- age. The George Law brought to this port €1,097,- 806 in treasure, which is some $700,000 lees than the sem!-monthly ehipnent ot a corresponding pe- riod Jost year. The steamshtp Sierra Nevoda had arrived at Pana- ma from aan del Sur, which port she left on the 18th Her officers report Gen. Walker to be at San Jorge, near Rivas, 1,200 strong, well enp- plied ond his men in good spirits. He had not yet heard «f the ¢ re of the boats at Greytown and bat from the fact of the lake mers & . etnrned to Virgin Bay, he suspected that something bad goae wrong. He had a schooner of eighty tons burthen, with which to operate on the lake. No attempt had beea made by the Cos cans against Virgin Bay up to the 27th ult. The deserters from Walker gave a more un- favorable report of the condition of his men, The British steamer of 20th ult. from Greytown, had arrived at Aspinwall, tat reported no news whatever of the proceedings of Col. Lockridge and hie party om the San Juan river. Our accounts by Col. Stagers were to the 2ist. From New Granada we have rnmors of an inser. recth gainst the government of O-pina, the Presi dent t, but the liberal papers strenuously deny their touth, and say that they were gotten np by the conservatives for political purposes. There is no news from Mr. Morse, the new commissioner, sent ont to Bogota hy our government. Altsirs on the Isthmus continue quiet. The advices from Pern bring us nothing decisive avout the revolution in that repnblic. General Vi vanco seems to be making some progress, and his steamers have made a demonstration against the shipping in the port of Callso.$§He hed taken pos session of the Chincha Islands, but sent o circular to the foreign ministers to say that al! intercate would be protected. A Frenchman, with letters from the wife of Vivanci, was arrosted in the har- bor of Callao while endeavoring to get on board the rebe! steamers. sid that the ntercepted letters compromise Mr. Sullivan, the British Miniver, and Mr. Clay, the American Minister. Co continues prosperous. The Costa Rican Commissioner wae still at Valparaiso, perfecting the new policy of the South and Central American States with reference to the suppression of Yankee filibusterism. Meiggs, the California defaulter, wax said to be employed as 9 workman on the Santiago Railroad. Bolivia was quic The news fiom Austra factory. Flour was dull at Melbourne ot £9 nm. The harvest promived w The ¢ wo. nee viele ndantly. Prices from 16a. t ie. Wer ontce, Cd. Prog Vtherely destroying NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1857. trade for coasting vessels waa permitted at Victoria. ‘The Pitcairn Islanders were in a very distreased con- dition in their new home at Norfolk Island. We have dates from Great Salt Lake City to the 3d of December. There was nothing remarkable going on among the saints. Nothing of general importance occurred in either Congress or the Legislature yesterday. The enip Sheridan, which arrived at this port yee- terday, reporta seeing, at two o'clock on Friday morning, when sixty-five miles 8.8. E.of Sandy Heok, a four masted steamer, apparently disabled in her rudder. She was making for this port. The Tabernacle was crowded last evening with people assembled to witness the exhibition of the junior class of the Free Academy. The exercises, which were conducted by President Webster and the faculty of the Aeademy, were highly creditable tothe scholars. Our report of the proceedings is crowded out. Both branches of the Common Council last even- ing adopted resolutions welcoming Hon. David C. Broderick, the Senator elect from California, and placing the Governor's Room at his disposal for the reception of his friends. The Board of Aldermen concurred in the report of the Councilmen recom- mending the removal of the Quarantine further down the bay. The Board also adopted a resolution calling upon the heads of departments to report the financial condition of their departments a; the com- mencement of each seasion of the Common Council. Also that the Comptroller be directed, im the pay- ment of claims against the Corporation, to draw no warrant for work in any department where the spesific appropriation for such department was ex hausted, and not to divert or apply any specific appropriation without the sanction of the Common Qouncil to the payment of claims no’ included under such appropriation in the annual tax levy. The Mayorand the Clerk of the Common Council were inetructed to co-operate in carrying this resolution into effect. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. Peti- tions for remission of taxes were presented, when he Clerk stated that the time for presenting such petitions bad expired. A report adverse to the claim of the heirs of the late Judge Edwards was adopted. Animportant opinion of the United States Sn- preme Court was rendered yesterday, which effectully disposes of Mr. Horace H. Day's litigation with the Goodyear India Rabber ticenses, by deciding the utter invalidity of his JJaim to the ownership of the Chaffee patent. The decision settles another question, which a few summers ago excited considerable interest amoug ‘he forensic fraternity in this city— namely, an offer wf Mr. @has. O’Conor of $1,000 to, any person who would produce an authority fora certain ruling of Judge Betts, in the trial of Day vs. the New England Car Spring Company, which occupied the attention of the United Sta'es Cireuit Court for several weeks, and was only terminated—and that prematarely— oy the death of one of the jurors. Judge Nelson's decision virtually settlea the point in Mr. O’Conor’s favor, and so the $1,000 is safely returned to his vocket. ‘The cotton marke: wae excited and etive yesterday, be sales baring reached abovt 10,000 @ 11,000 baics, <bowt 6,000 @ 7,000 of which were made in trensita. “he market closed at an advance of about ‘yc. per Ib, ‘Ye now quote middling vpiacde at i3i<e. and middling wigans at 13°40, The news from Evrope was considered more favorable than hed beer aoticipated, white the telegraph accounts from New Orleans indicated « firmer market. The foreign news checked sales of brosdstuits, which were light, while prices were without change of tmportance. York was dull and prices favored pur- hasers. Evgars were steady with moderate sales, which were confined to 212 boxes, and small lots Oaba At prices given elsewhere. Cofice was quiet and prices unchanged. }reighis were inactive, while rates exhivited uo change of importasce To London 6,000 bushels of engaged in sbip’s bags at 83<4. Cotton to Mr. Buchanan’s Administration—Signs of Rebellion among the Office Beggars. While from the opposition journals in every quarter of the Union there are abundant manifes- tations of a fair and liberal spirit towards the in- coming administration, it is a remarkable, and ndeed, an ominous fact that the strongest symp- toms of a venomous hostility to Mr. Buchanan come from the spoilsmen and office beggars of the democratic camp. We have two notable specimens before us of this threatened hostility, to wit—the Cincianati Enquirer, « rather prominent democratic journal of the West, and the /aily News, a hungry and rather obscure organ of a fusey little democratic spoils clique of this city. The object of their outery is the party organ at Washington, in con- nection with the government printing. It is generally undereteod that, with the concurrence of Mr. Buchanam, the Washington Union news paper bas been seld to Mr. John Appleton by ite prevent editor and publisher, Mr. Nicholson (the man to whom Gen. Cass wrote the Nicholson letter): that Mr. Appleton is to assume the con- trol of the paper in behalf of the new adminis- tration, on or shortly after the fourth of March, and that the enormous and juicy plum of the printing of one or both houses of Congress snd the Executive departments is to be his rew.. if be can getit. As the appointed head of the federal city ergan par crcellencr, Mr. Appleton seems likewise to be generally accepted by the demo- cracy, as the rightful heir at law to these rich spoils, with a democratic majority in both houses of Congress. ‘This is according to the “ usages of the party; but in the meantime the prize has become so amazingly tempting as to aggravate the jealousy and cupidity of some of the breth- ren itching for a share into threats of rebellion if they fail ‘The Cincinnati /ngwrer, without mincing mat- tere, opens the ball in this gallant style: — ‘The connexion of the democratic a at Waah'nrton wild a com Of \obbers and enecn’ com pos. of men of ail is one of the first of the erie whica the incoming administration ougut to reform. The print of LT Ftp ye - weed ra 8 proat of S'ty per cent, and the dedoiency in the appropriations for pristing by last Congress ex coed $200,000, The wnole busners ts ong: bya company, Who own the Union, and preserve 't at Oc oF (be meane of obtain'ng and rotatn‘ng thi: besnens ate tool pigeon to bind and delede the dominant ey Congrera’ Members of Congress who vote for the 'nion 8 public pririer innocently Imagine teat they are aiding yng power and to their central or- gat—when, 'n treth, the benetis and prouts reswit to = Beds of rrormously rich ivte, who 60 not caren be Wwe democracy or soy Sher political party, and regard (be newspaper ae a foster shilt—a mere belt an eC vert re ont—s red Jee thrown over the eyes acd borne of the demecratic boll Our Cincinnati cotcmporary farther enlightens us by the information (highly colored, no doubt,) that this public printing mooopoly at Washing- ton is compoeod at present of “Wendell, a fishy half-black republican epeculator from New York, who was clected printer to the House because he ratiefied Wlack republicans of his soandace: in reference to their echeracs and ideas; Gideon, an old whig, wid sows Know Nothing, formerly proprietor ot General Taylor's organ; MeGuire, \ionaire bookbinder, of no politics, and others of like objectionable or vagw oli © certain in- fluence and contro! in Congres, which, with hic capital, he contritmtes to monopolizing the printing pretext of conducting Uy and party organ.” ful consy 2, each one of whom pores: @ general object of muise and arets “deeply u yielded to th terms of these “nd that Mr. Appleton associated himeelf with such a motley band, bat inflaener the Up might possess asa party organ, and placing him- self and the administration subordinate to the jobbers and political eunuchs who own the paper.” The remedy which our Western reformer pro- poses for this demoralizing state of things, is that Congress elest their own printer—the heads of the departments theirs; that “the printing (Executive) be done where it can be done cheap- est and best,” and that “ federal officials in re- mote parts of the country be not compelled to send to Washingtoa for the printed matter, Post Office blanks, &c., which they require, when it can be obtained in their own neighborhood at far cheaper and better rates.” This, in plain terms, is a demand for a division and sub-division of the printing spoils at Washington, so that the democratic organ at Cincinnati may come in for aslice. If this be not done there will be trouble in the family, and Mr. Buchanan is warned accordingly. Taking up this cue from its Cincinnati brother in distress, the Daily News of this city valiantly seconds the motion for a division of these print- ing epoils—for it must be relieved, or it will die It says “ there is a scandalously large amount of be people’s money poured into the pockete of two or three gentlemen at Washingten every year, in pay for the public printing.” It goes to “asort of quasi organ ”’—“ inordinate eums’’— “hundreds of thousands of dollars, nay, mil- Mons“ squandered in subsidies to this one establishment "—‘‘ Washington daily ”—‘ limited cireulation ”—“ narrow circle of readere,” &¢c, Then comes the pith of the argument. It is that New York city is the great commercial and political centre of the Union, where the party, when in power, chould take especial care tosupport “an exponent ot the principles of de- mocracy” by a course of liberal atiowanees from the spoils of the government printing. The gencral remedy proposed by this democratic re- former for the evils complained of is a distriba- tion of these printing spoils throughout the conn- try, or the establishment of a government print- ing office, wholly independent of party subsidies to party organs. This last alternative the New York Herat bas been urging upon Congress for several years, and this government printimg must come to this practical solution at last, and the sooner the bet ter. In the meantime, however, those cour plaints, threats and projects of reform from the democratic organs we have quoted, are only the lamentations avd half stifled mutiny of disip- pointed oftice beggars. Their plan, too, of di- viding these government printing spoils amonz all the starveling democratic journals of the country would, we apprehend, resnlt, in a small way, pretty much like General Jackson’s trans ter of the deposits from Biddie’s monster to the pet banks throughont the country. We should have a democratic infiation and paper circulation upon a falee basis, which, with the removal of the deposite, would tumble the democracy, or- gans, spoilsmen and “principles,” into utter con- fusion and ruin. Considering that the Cincinnati Enquirer and ihe New York News are pul each in a State which gave the most alarming vote against the democracy in the late election, these complaints. remonstrances, demands and threats, from these rebellious organs, are decidedly refreshing. They can, however, do no harm. Such “exponents of democratic principle’ Mr. Buchanan can see through at a glance. They belong to little hun- ary cliques of spoilsmen, whose principles, all told, are the office beggars’ seven principles, as detined by John Randolph—“ the five loaves and two fishes.” The fate of poor Pierce has shown that it is a destructive policy to temporize with such patriots in the distribution of the plunder. Let them go thelr way. Mr. Buchanan has no- thing to ask of them—nothing to fear; and he owes them nothing. Their support is not neces- sory to the success of his administration, ‘The people are expecting a four years’ term of peace and prosperity—peace at home, peace abroad, through a domestic and foreign policy on the part of Mr. Buchanan, at once comprehen- sive and conservative, natfenal and conciliatory. The people are expecting this, whatever may happen in 1860, and they are accordingly pre- pared to give the new administration a generous and cordiat support. That many of the little spoils cliques and office beggars of the demo- ctrtic party will be grievously disappointed, is perfectly certain. It cannot be otherwise. But taking the bold and high ground of Presidéat of the United States, Mr. Buchanan may laugh at the menaces of impudent office beggars, and dis- mise them with impunity. Metaxcnory = Drverorew. In another part of this paper we publieh an article from the Towa State Getter, containing an extract from the proceedings of a committee of the State Logisla- ture, giving the evidence which seems to cstab- lish the charge that Horace Greeley received at Waerhington one thousand dollars for certain ser- vices rendered to a navigation company. This is a very fingular developement, and it demants early attention on the part of the person impli cated. It is part of asad babbling up at Wash- ington and all over the country, and members of Congress, members of the press, and members of the lobby, and other persons prominent in poliii- al circles, are implicated. If the evidence pub- lished in the Western journal be trae, Greeley bas plenty of company. It is rumored that four or five members of Congress have already been implicated in taking money for legislative ser- vices, in some way or other, by the Investigating Committee at Washington, and it has now leaked cut that this committee will report a sad list of lobby delinquents—members of Congress, members of the lobby, journalists of the Simonton stripe. and numerous well known politicians. It is stated that daring the contest for Speaker a year ago, a certain philosopher was appointed treasurer to the lobby, and that be had in band at one time a fund of thirty thousand dollars, to which fund one o the candidates for printer to the Tonse eubecribod five thousand. The fand, collected from various eourecs, was to be paid out for the purpose of in suring the election of a Speaker of the right re- publican stamp, and the return of a printer who would be willing to divide the epoils with the jeoders of the lobby. We hope that the Investi- gating Committee will trace this story to its foundation; it is very important that the country should have all the facts in the case. Let them send for Judge Woodworth, ton of the inventor of the planing machine, and now residing near Yonkere, in this State. Te has some facts which will be found valuable for the purposes of the committee, Thus far we bave been groping in the dark. | In a few days, more or lese. however, we may ex pect to receive full revelations from the Investi | gating Committee, disclosing t the conntry a ecrice of questionable acta, ia which members of Congress, of the press and of the lobby will he nvolwed to a startling extent. The Public Feeling on the Burdell Murder Sti the crowd in Bond street seems com- paratively undiminiehed, the Burdell case is an unfailing topic of conversation in every circle, the country papers are as industrious as ever in writing their little articles about it. The num- ber of copies of the newspapers containing re- ports of the Coroner's inquest that have been sold, and read and re-read till the paper on which they were printed has fallen to pieces would surpass the belief of any but one accustomed to such manifestations of public interest. In this city it may fairly be said that there has been bat one topic of pubbic concern during the last fort- night, and that is—who killed Dr. Burdell? Certain of the clergy, moralising on the eb- ‘ject, have taken occasion to reprimand the preet for what they eall their indiscreet pander- ing to a vicious taste for horrors among the public. They hold that the newspapers ought to be the censors as well as the chronicles of paas- ing events; and that they should exercise a sound discretion as to. what the public should read, and should not be guided in any measure by the desires or demands of the said public. We trust that we bow, with proper con- trition, to the censure of our spiritual pastors and mastere, At the same time, if authorities #0 far removed from sublu- pary concerns as the clergy would take the trou- ble to investigate the laws of trade, they would discover that the evil of which they complain must be checked at its source, not in its progress, in the demand and not in the supply. Whatever is legitimate and vendible will be sold at the pre- rent day, if not by one person then by another; and if apy newspaper had refused, on grounds of principle, to publish the evidence on the Burdell inquest, the only consequence would have been that its subscribers would have read the story in its cotemporaries. Of course the clergy did not read the evidence in any journal; we speak ot laymen only, of that large though perverse class which insisted upon having the latest news about the Burdell ease, and which seemingly deserved the censure which fel] upon the daily press. On the other hand, our rural cotemporaries, which have taken as much interest in the case as the people of the city, though, for obvious rea- sous, their readers have been contented with meagre summaries of the evidence, have made the case and its collateral features the text for » pretty sweeping denunciation of New York aud ite society, Philadelphia journals have made themselves very unbappy about the “extravagant, insincere, Mammon-worshipping, envious, waste- tul, ostentatious, vicious, luxurious, hollow and corrupt combination of society” which New York presents; and have argued, not only that the mac- der of Dr. Burdell flowed from this curious state of eociety, but that murders were an cesential feature of our social organization—in fact, that without them we should come to a stand still, by a sort of coagulation of the public blood in the social veins. It is evidently the idea of this Philadelphian that without a marder once a year or oftener.we should not be able to make any headway. In a Southern paper, printed at Richmond, Virginia, we find the leading features of the case presented, somewhat confusedly, but well enough in the main, and the moral drawn that such is the fruit of free society. As the Philadelphian believes that horrid murders are a necessary safety valve for seething New York society, the Virginian believes that ail free societies require this safety vaive, and that the only way of obvi- ating the murder crop is by the introduction of tlavery. This is a very pretty theory assuredly, and one which we carefully commend to our readers. The misfortune of all these rural theories is that they involve as a premise that no murders take place outside of New York. It happens curiously enough that since we began to report the evidence in the Burdel inquest, we have re- corded two murders—one at Boston, another at Detroit, and an execution for murder at New Orleans, Surely the peculiar causes which our country cotemporaries notice cannot be in ope- ration at all these places too: or if they are, they must be incidental not to our peculiar state of society, but to human nature at large, ‘There has been a great deal written about the Burdell case, but very little that is worth remem- bering. The naked fact stares us in the face without comment of any kind. So far as moral purposes are concerned—that is to say, so far as the interests of the clergyman and the moralist are involved, we are no further advanced than we were on the morning when the corpse of Burdell was found motionless on his floor, covered with blood and wounds. THE LATEST NEWS EY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGAAPBS, Non-Arrival of the Earopa. Haurax, Fob. 46—8:46 P.M. ‘The sieameh!p Furopa, now in her fourtecath day oct, has not yet been heard of. A heavy rain storm pro vale, with a strong southerly wind The telegraps works with great difficulty amd the weather ie such that ft ie femred the line will shortly give out entirely. Sackviita, Fob. 18—'1 P. M. Almost immediately afer the reception of the above deapatch we ceased to get a current from Halifax, aod presume, therefore, that it will be tmpossible to resume telegraphing to night. From Washington. INCREASE OF THE PAY OF NAVAL OFFICKRS—rosT OFFICE MONKY CORRUPTION COM- oh a Wasnncros, Feb. 13, 1867. Private bill day again tm Congress, and nothing of pub tic tntorest transected. The Senate determined to meet at eleven o'clock afer Monday next. There is sekiom « quorum present et their meeting now at twelve 0 clvek. Mr. Bell gave notice of a bill providing for « distribution of the proseeds of the public domain equally among the @entes, On motion of Mr. Stuarts bill reported by the Court of Claims for the relief of Commander Magruder, was incefaitely postponed by the Senate. ‘The ca‘) of committees proceeded in the House to-day wat the Patent Committee was called, when « straggie commence’ between the friends and opponents of the Hayward India rubber patent. The latter insisted on goirg into Committee of the Whole on the private calen dar, and the patent cace wae oversianghed. Anamber Of private bills were passed. ‘The Noval Court of Inquiry will commence {ts sersions bore om the 20th inst. Capt. Meade the first name on the Jist of applicants for re-examination. ‘The Jodiciary Committe, of the House are ready to re- port © bill regulating the counting of the votes for Presi. dent and Vice President. ‘Tee Benate and House Naval Committees are preparing ‘a bill to incronse the pay of the savy. It proposes to give all commissioned oMcers $20 extra per month, and it is the Intention of the committes, if posible, to pase it thie Congress, ‘The Honse Post Office Committes are maturing a bi!! for {he safe and convenient remittance by mail of small sums of money, not exceeding $28, by means of orders drawo by one postmaster upon another, ‘The Corruption Committee wi)! report on Monday. They have prepared « resolution of censure against certain members of Congrear, which will, itis thought, ezpel the » from the Houre. ‘The joint committee appointed by the twe house of Congress to walt epon Moree, Bucharen and Boob in stipe ond Inform them of (betr eleeiion, will not peters tbat duty wpifl theso gevtiemen arrive ai Washington, which will be about the 9th msi. Mr. Brapsombe, a spt cial messenger from Kansas, ar- rived last might with a memorial from the members of the free State Legislature, saking Congress to protect them tm thelr rightz, which was to day presented in the Bepate by Mr. Wilson, and referred to the Committee on ‘Territories. Among the additiona) papers sent to (he Senate relai've to the conduct of Governor Stevens, is one from the peo- ple of Washington Territory asking for such action as will protect them in their personal rights and shield them from the despotic acts of Stevens, whose removal is an- tio pated. Joseph C, Bond. of Bostom, som of Professor Bond, of Cambridge, was recently seriovsty injured at early eveu- ing hh a slung shot in the forehead, while passing a va- cant leton Pennsylvania avenue. The ruffian escaped without accomplishing hie supposed purpose—robbery. Sieven hundred and ten dollars worth of tickets have aad ‘been subscribed for the Nationa) Inauguration he THIRTY-FOURTR CONGRESS Senate. Wastuncton, Feb. 18, 1857. Mr. Bmx, of Tenx., gave notice of his intention to in- troduce a bill providing for the just and fair distribution Of the proceeds of the salce of pubiio lands among all the States, accor’ing to thetr respeottve population. On motion of Mr. Waiter, a resolution was adopted requesting the Secretary of War to communicate copies of all reports which may have been made to that Do- partment by the oilicers who were sent to the seat of war im Europe in 1855 and 1856. ‘Tho Senate then proceeded to the consideration of pri vate bills, and after transacting some unimportant buel- ness acjourned. pet House of Representatives. Wasarveron, Fed, 13, 1857, ‘The Bouse passed severa) private bilis, incluiing one giving « pension to « black wan who acted as a spy in the ‘war of 18)9, Among many reporie of @ private character was oe preen ed by Mr. Cuayrak from the Commitice on Patents. extending Heyward’s India Rubber patent for seven years. He moved the previous question on ite ro, but other business was interposed to prevent @ voto Measre, Paixe ard Epm madean adverse report, in whict they agsume that Hayward was cot the original tnve. that the rights or a the ta ES manufacturipg by the prooges described, since of the pateni to Goooyear tn 1843, are not Md ta the Dill; avd tout Hayward bas amaseod a large amount of woalth by his aseociation with acombization. foe comm'tice was eq 141 ¥ divided, Mr. Sanrs, of Tennessee, not signing either repor, Rajeurned, SEW YORK LEUISLATURE, Senate. Aunaxy, Feb, 13, 1887. woTicas. By Mr. Srancts—To change the name of the Broadway nd the charier of the village of Flushing. The bil! to amend the charter of the Erie Railroad Oom- pany wae discussed till twelve o'clock, whem tns Senate into execulive ecesten with closed di 6 eveuidg session wes consumed in a dobate ona resolntion requiring the anal Board ‘o report on the ex- “ fred od, imposing discriminating tolls on the Canal. urbed. Assembly. * Avnany, Fob. 13, 1857. Two Dilla were passed—one to protect (he purchasers of real estate in the partition of Japds owne4 by several persons, end ‘be other to amend the plank turnpike road law. Ln Ean e Botapdeee Ke teas thes f pubhai ex, of h- ing the Colopisi History, unfinished, o st07.001 Xo, and the Docvmentsry History, finished, $168,740. Pt. divehsam stokes toed charter of the Chatham 2 ‘The bill setting off # district on the East river for the ‘use Of capal boats during the season of navigation was re ported upon favorably. Also bis to cnoourage improvement in the breed of To authorise ihe enle of tue New York Arsenal. To Incorperate the Commercial Trust Company. To abolish the tees of County Judges. Acjourned. The Emancipation Question In Missourt. @r. Lovia, Feb. 12, 1867. i ‘The Senate on Tu passed, by 36 to4, @ resolu- tion declaring the ¢ Of siaves in that rot oply impracticable, but any movement towards tt ‘ UDwise and upjoet, that it should be dis- ouptenarord by the peopie. The Honse subsequently pee Of the resolution by & vote of Resignation of Senator Clark. Aunany, Fob, 18, 1857, Mr. Zepee Clark, Sunator from the First district, has his seat in the Senate, in consequence of con ing, to-day, signed * proclamation for the election of a =< nator from the Fivecnth district (St. Law- rence end Frarkiin) tm the room of Zonas Clark, resigned. The election wili take place on the sth of March. The proclamation will be pablished to morrow. iy peer Bcxantox, Feb. 18, 1867. nastment to cay st Facryvils, eiisg Joon, Bows oa ment to C8: 1 the englacer. tbe Sremen and. braki 4 and @enger: outly Wounoing another engineer named William White, Fuzavarn, Fob. 13, 1887. The passengere escaped without iejury. 4 map, Dame unknown, and soem to be about years of age, was berrioly muti ‘about one wolock by Ne 10 A.M from Se while M , Convention of Lake Underwriters, 1p, Feb. 13, 1867 The Convention of lake Un Pn day. eae « sen ee eee ‘ork Board of Underwriters was adoyted witb slight modidcations The rates of insurance on cargoes wero advanced « quar- ad cent, bet no change wae made in the rates on The Massachusetts Militia. Boeros, Feb. 13, 1857. ‘The Senate to day @.20\ou Samuel Andrews to tho otee of by ® vote of 27 to 6—thas non- concurring with tne which yesterday made a choloe of E. W. Pierce for that office, Arrival of the Anglo ns ange RTANY, Fob, 18, 1867. the 28th ot , arrived here fats menting. Her advices > same as those rece! red by tho of Bs ‘The Arabia Ontward Bawsrax, Fob. 18, 1857. ‘The steamer Ara\ia arrived bere from Boston at 10:40, and sailed again for Liverpool at 8 o’elook this (Thars- day) evening United States Court, No, 198 — Font er yrlatit’ ve. the No, 128 =! , of vs. & ome of Avtminta Brooke. —Krror ‘the Grout bvart for Be. te-aeerten pisintitt, ve. Adolph Papin cen contenen for pat . ‘Western Navigation, Prrmovra, Feb, 18, 188 The river moarures seven feet ton incher, and is oe. ‘weateer @ mild. Orwcwnani, Feb, 18, 1867, ‘The river bas fallen six inches to day, fhe weather damp and clondy. Lovwrnis, Feb, 18, 1867, ‘The river te failing. It measures ight ‘set eight inches on the fall. Very little joe a runsing, The ter at noon marked 64 deg. above sero. eer Puen 4, Fob, A, 1867 ADE m, tne Cotumbin ror Ustor Usurisne,.—The Washington 2th inst. given what it calls an ‘oficial’ legte rai voter given before the honses of Congress ‘or leaver out the vote of cores and Vieo im, whicd Lecture of Hon, Thomas H. Benten on the Unt6n. Hon, Thomas H. Benton, according to the announce ment published in the daily pepers and posted through- outthe city, deltvered nis copyrighted lecture on the Union, Inst evening, before the Mercantile Library Ass0- ctstion, at Dr. Chapin’s church, Broadway. The might was ratber unfavorable for out door amusement, and 10 that fact may be partially attributed the somewhat lim ited audience which greeted Mr. Benton, The spacious edifice was not more than half flied, and before the close of the lecture, which took two hours to deliver, several persons withdrew. We msy remark here, how- ‘ever, thas tectures have not been very popular this sea son, and Mr. Benton had e larger audience than we have seen assembled in any lecture room during the present winter. ‘The lecturer made his appearance about eight o’clook, the appointed time, and looked in ss excellent bealth as bis warmest friends could desire, Bo was receivod with the most fattering marks of atten - tion, and be was listened to it the two long hours of his address with the utmost respectful conside- b t. His deliberate and repeated aj use, whicn was mingled from the abolition portion ue atin meprenn nar nae Saeees, ‘and its com ‘and then coming down to ‘Missouri compromiso, proceeded to show thst ite abell- ‘tion bad created an intense sectional fecling throughout the country, whioh, if not allayed, must eventvaily result jm o dissolution of the Culon = The ini Ing that had States towards incense that portion of our count the a) ions of the aslaveholiers wae io i Passed, fortunately” passed over for tho time being. The South had besome impressed with the ides from the abuse and attacks of some ¢f the papers and orators of the North, thataggres- i g i t : Ey ag g 3 §. oF al who cap fully comprebond the terror which the idea of 8 slave Josurrection or the fear of such a thing Tt ts what I call the “speculative paiianthropy”’ of North, be continued, tbat “es the South to believe that it woud be a measure of self defence to withdrave Jrom the Union He then referred to the great change ‘which came over the mind of the people of Virginia dur. ‘tog tho last twenty years in regard to the question of slavery, apd stated that, whereas a: one tims the sta- denis of ber Le ny were taught that it ep evil that should be abolished, sucn teachings wero Pe terp inn os In the Pam a Sapeiers. vives e umseif, in bis younger days. e toge of & law givivg all the privilages of trial. poaseased by the white man to the siave—in that State he could not attempt even to deliver the speech whieh led to tion of that law, aad which at the time was the most enthusiastic applause—ho covid not even one sentence of it. That act had been faithfully execat for m great many years, but it now remains upon tate book in am almost obliterated condition and whoily obsolete. A wrong impression, be contended, existed bere atthe North im rogard to the raising of slaves—it bad been said that they were bred for the charge which was bot on'y unfounded, bat which beara witb feelings of most intease by @avebolders. He bad secon as m Ee 5 whites at the departure of a mem- Der of their own family of, and po ball Ry =) wo a. father’s knees callirg on bim to kiil the person who was engaged the slaves sway from them. Yet all this 4 t! mpeuay checked pow—the people bave become afraid of giving additional priviieges to slaves jest they might be able thereby to carry on a more successfal insurrection. integrity of the repabile. (aj hisses.) S however, paid uo attention 10 these marks o! dissent, Proceeded with bis lecture, of which we have gives in he foregoing « eyDopeis. Academy of Music—Last Night of the Opera Beason. representations have been given—two of ‘‘J.ucrezia Bor- ga,” three of the ‘‘Trovatore,’’ one of Erpani,” two of “Norma” and two of ‘‘La Favorite’ The season was Wo abort to admit of the pro¢uction of any mew operas, Dut it was mgnatized by two or three important events Mr Strakoech restricted his advertisements to three or four of the lending daily journals, aod thereby callea down pom bis head the bitter wrath of the small daily papere and pearly all of the Sanday and week!y papers. i fii 4: e : fey Ft 1 Hi ‘i bf Mt if : i 5 i g F i i i § i i i i z 33 izs 5: bezd il HH i ‘wae discovered tha\, althongh the firemen were quickly at the promises and mede every effort to subdue the {those partica ia touily aewtre probe a “ay ia totally ed; ble aggregate lows £1,600, ‘ K ‘The bulltinge Nos. 26 and 2* Broad atreot were owned by Fredk. F . 7 ‘ototaly dentroy od. tora oboe’ $16,000; In-ared for $17,500 ae follows — Washing ion, Fraskiin, et Pi adelphin Boliding No. 94 Broad street is oocupied on thn vert and + fart Deere oy 6 Tale, donier in Soman aie ary goose. jamage! by water probadl; 5 amo. of 96,000, He has 118,000 Y a elon — Cay. #6 000; Howard, $5,000; Phonts, $6,000" Common