The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1857, Page 6

6 from the school. At the instance of Mr. Townsend & committee was appointed to inquire into the alleged interference of the mile principal of the EOITOR aND PRUPKIRTOR. ecbool with the children professing the Roman OFFice ¥ W OCOKNER OF POULTON AND Nassav ete, | Catholic faith. : = | The Aldermanic Committee on Finance had a NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETY®, BOWERY TARATRS, Sowery—Caveen or Cuma Jax AND Ja0K's | ROPHER—LOAN OF 4 LOVER. BURTO'S ABW FHBeT Re. srosaway, epyoene Bone m, —banious Fant: y-Tan Toone 4 aeeons Sana gee. Brood wag- Poor Grstiee wn — LAUBa care THBatio 8 Broseway—! 4 Pouce—Tas Eves, om tee Seavus Burs — Velsme «AL. -@ 104 | meeting yesterday, and decided to report in favor oa . — of appropriating $2,000 to the publication of a new eae wae | work on music for the use of the inmates of the Ia- BROADWay FHRATES sroecwer—TuxIuwx To ox— | stitution for the Blind, which work will enable them sesslanenndashinesine te | to learn music witbont difiiculty. mere GasDRR, Brosawey—Irauiae Orgn —La | The great mercantile slander suit of Fowles against | Bowen, of the firm of Bowen & McNamee, was on the Superior Court salendar yesterday for trial, but was again postponed on motion of the defendant, and set down for this morning. A fire occurred Oa Charies and Lonbard streets, Beltimore, last eveuing, and before it could be sub- dued property to the amount of half a million was destroyed James Millinger’s planing mill at Pittsburg was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss $80,000. bo sales of couon yemerday em raced adoat 3,000 Dales, chef, tm tramsita. The market olorei without obenge im prices Despatches recerved yesterday, dated St New O-eansand Mobile the 13:h iastant, confirmed ‘he reports regarding injury to the cotton plants in sms solos from frost. So g-est bad this injury basa felt in tome pane as to reader replenting necowery. Fiour wes aroui Sve cents per berrel higher fer mefium aud common brands, witn rather more doing. Wasat wat quiet =A smell jot of prime Soathera white sold a $1.60 Corn was in good dewand, with axles of Wost erp mixed et Tic. ead of Southern ead Jersey yeliow BasB0w'e AW EBICAN BUSKUR arveawas -afior noos—Wrexeo Wire Mocstais Maio Breming—Wickeo ‘Wire—Me arp Mas. Peten Wars. Gi OASIST: OND WOUI)'s Minn TB BLA, os Breed SS ‘Punroamsces- New Year Cais. BUCKLSY'S SERBS 4DEK>, 682 Grendwer—O@ruioriss Pungvenaaces— 1 Taovato MBOGANWS Salis a2 uroeaway—: O6.—-Smaxereavan Beepivcs—ev duvanr’ TABBRNACL*, Broa Deursrea’s Excuse Axp -comoM “AL AD Bet : Ma. NMERT, Few Worm, Weancetar. apets 15, 1888. mails tur Wureue TPR N+ W YORK HSKALD—XDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard s\eawship Asia, Captain Lott, will leave | 9¢ 100 Pork was heey and lower, with mle ot this port to day tor Liverpool. $22 » $72 25; the Insice Ggare was fur a check on the day ‘The mails will close iu this city at haif-past tea 0 sicck | of sac. The remainder sold in the regular way, at waton tm the mor ing. ft oloved dull Lard was to good demend, sales of ‘The Buropean edition of the Hzmatp, printed in Freach and English, will be published a! ten 0’ clock to the mg. Single copies, in wrappers, sixoence, : 609 bbls ai 143<0. The inclomency of the ie tm the forenoon ctecked sales in sugars. The mastet was q ite firm, avd sales ocntined to 160 bhds, Quba mussovado at (Xo, and 10do, Port- Bioo at 1X0. Coffee was Yorx Gunatp wili be received at the following | quiet but im. Mr Scott cotimates the stock of alikiads places tn Furope:— at 118,289 bags, of which 76,196 were Rio Freight en- owpor—am & European Express Oo,, 61 King Wilitamst. | gagemente were moderate, and quoiations heavy. To a. be = 8 Place de in Bourse. | Liverpool, 2.000 bbls. flour were taken at 2, O4.; rosin ‘Lrvanrooi—Jobp H ‘vier, 12 Exobsnge street. rs St 1s, Od., ame compressed cotton at <4. Bavas—Am & Eur rcan Express %. 21 Rue Corneille, whe News. Both branches of the Legislature were hard at work up to a late hour last night. Our despatches give the details of their proceedings. The Excise bill and the bil estabilehing the exterior harbor line passed to a third reading inthe Assembly. The Broadway R:ilroad bil: still hang: fire. The Annual Appropriation bill passed the Senate. The Harbor Commissioners, in view of the possible failure of the bill, establishing an exterior ‘ine for New York harbor, have iseued a proclamation forbidding en croachments upon the lines defined by them, until such time as the Legislature takes definitive action upon the subject. The Governor has selected Simeon Draper, Jumes W. Nye, and Jacob Chalwell, of New York; J. 5. T. Stranahan, of Brooklyo; and James Bowen, ot Westchester, who, together with the Mayors of New York aud Brooklyn, form the Board of Police Commissioners, under the new police law. A batch of harbor masters aod port wardens have also been appointed. Their names may be found under the proper head. Our despatches from Washington announce Mr. Reed's acceptance of the China mission. He will leave in the steam frigate Merrimze about the middle of M«y rext. ‘The steumships Borussia and Ericsson, respec- tively from Hamburg and Liverpool Ist inst., have arrived, with four days later news from Europe. The most important part of the news is toe result of the English «lectious. The conservative leaders have experievced an overwhelming defeat in the boroughs. All the prominent opponents of Lord Paimerston’s administration have been de- feated. A deepstch trom Madrid states that the Mexican war fever still continued to prevail in that capital, and that France had officially endorsed the policy of Spain. It was thought that the eleo- tions in Spain would terminate in a government tri- umph. The Emperor Napoleon continued to medi: ate bets cen Austria and Sardinia. The Neuchatel Conference was still in seasion in Paris. The In- fanta Don Enrique ot Spain was ordered to leave the country and take up his residence in France. There was a large influx of Ruasian nobles to France, awaiticg to honor the Arcodake Constan- tine on his arnval. Some political arrests had been made at Lyons. In Liverpool cotton and bread- stufis were qniet, with little variation in price. Coa- sols are quoted at 93f—an advance. The Spanish Cabinet has found it nevessary to address snother diplomatic note to the representa tives of Spain at Paris and London, so as to remove false impressions at those courts as to the inteation | of the government in relation to Mexico. This do- cument declares tuat Spain docs not intend to re. gort to force so longas there is a hope of accom- China Question. By reference to our telegraphic despatch from Washington, and to the letter we this day pub- lish from Loudon, the exact state of the China question will be ascertained. A flood of light is thrown upon the past and present relations of the United States with the Chinese Empire by these important documents. To commence with the latest steps in the mat- ter. Tbe administration have nominated Wil- liam B Reed, a prominent commercial lawyer of Philadelphia, to the post of Minister to China; and this appointment is understood to meet the views, not only of the President, but of Mr. Robert J. Walker, who understands the Chinese question better. probably, than any other living American state-man, and who would perhaps have gone to China himeelf, but that his services were required in a higher and more responsible office. Mr. Reed will vot proceed, it is believed, directly to China. At the suggestion of Lord Nopier, it is expected that he will sail from hence to Eogland. and consult with the governments of France and England in reference to their policy in China; baving obtained all the light they have to offer, he will proceed on his journey by the overland route as far as Aden, where the United States squadron will be in waiting to receive, and forward him to his destination. The basis on which Mr. Reed’s instractions are framed is careful and sound. The admin- nistration, addressed by the ambassadors of troubles in China, and solicited to afford them as large # measure of co-operation aa was con- sirtent with national policy, have replied in an document, ina kind aod friendly manner, ex- presses the sympathy which the President feels for the cause which must be promoted by the verte to the traditional policy of the republic in steering clear of entangling alliances, and foreign ware. It is not the intention of Mr. Bachanan, | says this despatch, to depart from this policy of non-interference, and he must therefore decline to co-operate in a military or naval or political sense, with the maritime powers of Earope in prorecuting hostilities against the Chinese. But, as this country possesses large interests in Coina, | and carries on an extensive trade with that part Plishing its purpose by peacefal means. It is also | the world, the l’resident conceives that he is denied that France bus offered to act aaa mediator; | justified in co-operating peacefully with the it is charged in the Spanish papers that the Mexi- | European powers in endeavoring to indace the oan Envoy, Mr. Lafragaa, had done his utmost to | Obinese to relax their rule of exclusion, and to induce the French government to intertere in the | gamit foreigners to every part of their country. on robe by its inilueace and ad | Tis Mr. Reed is directed to do, and for the bet- »capdamaesgn ced te ent of bis purpose, he will be provi The passage of the Borussia was an excellent me. et argc) Pps soar to eae on ‘The screw steamers are rapidly winning their way ¥ to public favor. The screw steamship Glasgow, which armved on Saturday last from Glasgow, brought us files of papers in advance of the maiis by the Cunard steamsnip Niagara, which arrived at Boston on the same day that the Glasgow arrived at this port In today’s Henatp we publish addi:ional news from Nicaragua, New Granada, Pera, Mexico and Cubs. 4 force bad been landed at San Juan del Sarto protect the American Consul ‘rom violence. | Dr. Caldwell, of the United States Navy, had ieft Panama to explore the Isthmus of Darien. He de- signs following the route pursued by Lieut. Strain on his unfortunste »xpedition. Our correspondent at Peru gives a brief jet accurate statement of the position of ‘he contending factions in that republic up to the 10th nlt., together with the decree of Gen. Vivanco, the revointionory chief, relatrve to the guano contracts Our Gusymas, P. R., correspondent, writing oa | the 2l+t of March, reports the sugar market as firm, with the crop drawing to a close at a one third ave- rage yield. Caoice brands were taken at #7. Planteis were thus enabled to pay the exvenses of failing estates. Some refreshing rains had fallen. Freight» were dull vn produce was sear and arrivals looked for. The Burdeli-Cunningham will apd property of our people in that meridian. | For further details both of the reply of Mr. | Cass to Lord Napier and of the instructions to | be banded to Mr. Reed, the reader may be refer- | ndto the curions document, published in our London } This was a memorandum handed by the Hon Robert J. Walker to Mr. Marcy or some other member of the Cabinet at the time of bis sppointment to the mis-ion to China: by some meane or otber, it managed to fiad its way acroes the Atlantic. and! create a good deal of excitement there among politicians aud econo- | mists. It now comes back to us, and is, we un- derstand, refommended by Lord Napier, and ac- cepted by the Cabinct as the basis of our fature Chinere policy. To appreciate it fally, it mast be remembered thatbefore the Tartar conquest, foreigners were not only allowed to visit Ohina, but spectal laws ing them hospitality wae coasidered sacred. At time, there was bat little trade between Ea- rope and China, and the kindness of the Chinese was fruitles. Daring the cighteenth century, the Portnguese at Macao, and the East ladia Com- Amerie attracted a large crowd of spectators at the Sarrogate's pony at Canton commenced a small trade in yesterdvy. Mise Angusta Cunningham was @ etka opinm and tea; troubles arising. Lord Ma pat on the stand to testify in rerard to tien jage “ oe ther mother with Dr. Burdeli. ‘The case for the | cattuey wan rent to Pekin in 1792; more troabled Claimant closed vefore the adjournment of the eourt, | b Amaberat mado the same journey We give in another part of the payer a [ali report o sty or bargain which was the testimony. v be most wunsatisiactory cha ” The committee of the Tammany Sachems met | roct Ch a nation, wonll gesterdsy and decided upon a list of names to cor opr ise The stitute the amalgamated convention, which will } vr we reported at Ll A.M. to-day to the Council. There i el i © mer. was a plete delegation from the Small commi « vet bit requircd at- tee, but the Savage people had contestants from t Compauy of the Exst fa Eighth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twencieta aut Tore t open were a part ot ty-first warde. These were wi! settled, and th . . a | umpires culy appointed by the Sachems. lasted till 1834, when The Board of Representatives of the Fire Depart : 0s the Bast ladia ment met lust night and elected the fo lowing named | ( rie and privileg persons to serve in the Board of Fire Wardens fo uw tled to what ex the ensuing three years, viz.:—Mirbael Eichel, (re lidatod the bargain with Ux elected.) Jonn S. Clayton, John Downey and An Chip but, alter tL Op f the port of drew Owen Centon, when foreign ¥ Js began t ova to The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday and |; .nnjoe began to ative or > Tee nduer traneacted considerable routine business. The Kaa- | o¢ 4y,, piom which Jed to the Opium War wes Gail's Inland Committers made a long report in re- ip 1640: the Chinese a tas ah We Th * feren se to alleged crucity on the part of Mins dark. 0) ssa A elie Rave Sra gon, the principal of the school, aad at their sag: | right on the upiam qiestion; but the Baglish gestion the Hoard posed « resolution asking the went to war Jess to get the worth of the opium Twelfth ward School Trustees to remove her, and in | than to compel the Chinese to admit foreigners the meanflme the children are to be withdrawn to other parte of the empire, They prosecuted France and England on the subject of the late | elaborate deepatch, prepared by Mr. Casa. This | success of the Eoglish; but at the same time ad- | Orientals, and, if necessary, to protect the lives | were made for their protection and the duty of af- for it until the Emperor declared his willingoess to sign tbe treaty of 1842, by which the Island of Hovg Kong was ceded to the British, and Amoy, Foo-Choo, Ningpo, Shanghae and Canton opened to the world. “Culeb Cushing. on behalf of the United States, signed a similar treaty to that of the Eoglieh (we give it in another columa) in the year 1844, Such is the diplomatic history of the past. As to the facts, the treaty hae been partly evaded by the Chinese, and partly by our people. We bave trequently heard of lawless bebavior oa the part of Eagliehmen aod Americans in Chiaa; avo of the five ports ouly Canton and Shanghae bave ever beea of the slightest use, Into Can- ton no foreigners have been allowed to pene- trate. There have been squabbles from time to time between the authorities of China aud our representatives abroad; but nothing of avy moment. The main reaeon why we require to send out a new Minister to China, and to arm him with pe- culiar powers. is that our treaty expired by limi- tation on the 3d July, 1856, Mr. Reed will thas fiod the ground clear. It is to be hoped that he will be able to faldi the plan traced by Mr. Walker and to obtain from the Chinese not only permission to trade to all parts of the coast without hindrance, bat to penetrate the couatry, and build railroads, telegrapbs and steam ma- chinery wherever the people can pay for them ‘The Great Worm or the age—vhe Leying of | a the Telegreph Cable. Various correspondents and editors in different parts of the country endeavor to excuse Mr. Toucey for refusing to permit our reporters to accompany the expedition which is aboat to lay the telegraph cable, by laying the blame of the act on certain petty clerks in the Naval Depart- ment at Washington, It may be true that Mr. Toucey bas had little to do with the ungracious refusal we have met with; it certainly smacks of the ignorance and impertinence of the clerks in the circumlocution office; but we put it to the correspondents who have written to us on the subject, can we under any circumstances go be- hind Mr. Toucey? Are we not bound to hold bim responsible for the acts of his Department? We beg to assure these gentlemen that they are in error in imputing to us hostility to their triend Mr. Toucey; what we know of his past career is not to his discredit, and we are fully prepared to do him ample justice. But under the circum- stances how could we act? | Usedoubtedly, measuring things by their ef fects, the laying of the telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland is the leading event of the nineteenth century. This is made appa- rent by the least reflection. Instantaneous com munication between the shores of Europe and America—and we have the best reason fur be- lieving that communication will be instanta- neous—will necessarily revolutionize trade, so- ciety, government and civilization. Specula- tien in cotton, corn and money will be continued, no doubt, but on entirely different principles. The purchaser in London will be made aware of the receipts of cotton at New Orleans and Sa- vannah on the very day on which he concludes his purchase; and our corn and stock brokers, in this city, will have on a placard before them, when they meet in the morning, in their ex- changes, the ruliogsLondon, Paris aod Hamburg prices of the eame day. Politically, the conse- quences of the submarine telegraph. must be mo- menteus, For all practical purposes, it will ren- | der Europe and the United States coterminous | States. They will necessarily participate in our political movements, elections, and so ferth; and we, in like manner, shall be made eye witnesses of theirs, Every morning at breakfast, they will hear what new vindication of the principle of self-government and human dignity has seen the light the day before in America; and we, in our turn, will know, several hours before the actual occurrence, what the great men of Earope have eaid and done for science, for letters, for econo- my, and for truth. In one word, the submarine telegraph will do more to demolish exclusive national barriers, and to spread a healthy bu- mane cosmopolitan feeling among the leading nations of the world than any other enterprise ,or event that is recorded in the history of tne | human race. “It was for this reason, and on account of the vast importance to science, civilization, and commerce of the laying of this first trans oceanic cable, that we proposed to go to un- veual expense for the purpose of presenting the | public with the earliest, most accurate, and most complete account of the ceremony, We deter- mined to secure the services of two thoroughly competent persons, whom we could send abroad in the Niagara and her consort; engaging them, at no common cost, to accompany the expedi- tion from its departure till ite return, and to pre- pare a full, correct, and popular narrative for public information. Actuated by the motives | which usually govern a leading daily paper, we were anxious to be beholden to no one, and we proposed to pay for the hoard and other ex- penres cf onr correspondents during their ab- £6 80 tlmt the only favor which we had to ask of the Secretary of the Navy was permission for our represeptatives to stand on the decks of the vessels during the day, and six feet of apace for their hammock at night. That favor bax been refueed, on the ground that there is a rale against it—“a d—d oid ob solete rule"—and that the carriage of passen- gers is inconvenient to the navy, We have no desire to impute to Mr, Tousey suy worse fanit then recent appointment to power, and we beg to draw bis attention and that | of the Cabinet ot which be forms a part, to the decision at which he has arrived. Should the exclusion of ont correspondents be persevered in, we shall have desoriptions of the laying of the cable from the officers of the ships and the gontle- nen of the telegraph company: these will be very honest, bo doum, bat being written by eai merchants, will not aceonnts ly be +o suitable for the public eye as t reports pre- pared by persons practised in journuliem, and ao- customed to wr for publication. Toe only consequence of Mr. Toncey’s ¢ will there fore be that the public will nave bad reports where they nt have had al ones, Aa to the conseynences of admittivg our correspon- denis, we do not apprehend that uny terrible rast reporters ned be expected. Twe or three journals, ficed by emulat®)n, may strain a point to send an agent; but the expense will affuc tually deter the throng. Six. places for bam- would be more than Ivod he nerded let have ree no this mat- ter drop The public is entitled to know how the telegraph cable is Inid. ‘Tne srnmeut has no | business to make a ho arrange went of it; it hae norght to exclude the rep resentatives of the press Tho laying of the cable ie a public, national eaterpriee, The ger | vernment lends its ships, in obedience to the act ‘ of Congress; Wut the ecrvice is obvioutly not ope of those services to which the rule against pacsengers was intended to apply. On the con- trary, by undertaking the work the ahips of the | United States navy become assimilated to mer- chant vessela and ought to be governed by the some rules, At any rate, as the rule against the carrying of paseenger- in national vessels is sub- ject to exception, as in the case of ministers plenipotentiary, we contend that this case ought to be regarded as an execption. We do not intend to let the matter drop. What couree we may ultimately pureue the adaiaistra- tration and the Secretary of the Navy will leara ia due time; but one thing Mr. Toucey may rest as- sured of, we sball not let tois thing drop. HYulf the rcientiGe worki is waiting anxiously to hear bow the cable war laid; bovh in order to leara something more about the bed and body of the ocean, avd also to guide themselves in the hying of a hundred other submarine wires, Snall these gentlemen be kept waiting for six mouths or a year after the return of the expedition, until the Navy Department can fiad time to pab- lish their etory? The thing is absurd and ridieu- fous. We are entitled to have a correspoadent on board each of the ships used on the expedi- tion; simply because the public, who pay for the sbips and for .ar. Toucey too, are entitled to kaow how they are ueed, and because they can- not do this unless we send reportera. We ask no favor for them. We have as much popular right to bave a place for our reporter on board anational ship, on such a great occasion, as we have to place a reporter in the national House of Repreeentatives at Washington, in order to give their eayings and doings to the country. We don’t want, we wouldn’t take a plate of pea soup, or a sailors’ biscuit trom the navy stores without paying tor it; we de- sire expressly that our correspondents shall place themselves under the command of the naval officers, and observe in every particular the naval rules and regulations. All we want is deck room by day, and six feet of shelter by night. We may be denied this altogether: but if we are, the world shall know of it, and shall be introduced formally to Mr. Secretary Toucey- Mexican State Doovments.—We publish to- day the text of the new constitution of Mexico in ertenso. Its proclamation was accompanied by a manifesto to the nation emanating from and signed by President Comonfort and all the minis- ters of his government, giving a succinct account of the principal events that have occurred in the nation since the advent to power of that govern- ment. The tone of this document corresponds remarkably with the tone of the farewell mani- festos of Arista, Sania Anna, Carrera, and all who have had apy experience ef the cares of Pre- eidencyin tbat distracted republic, All the days ot the government—exclaim Comonfort and his ministers—have been days of tribulation and trial. The government has been in constant strife with igporance and favaticiam, worked upon by anti- nationa! interests. But it declares its trust in the aid of Divine Providence to guide it through the rugged paths which it bas yet to traverse; and it calle heaven to witness that not a single one of ite acts will fail to have for its sole and exclasive object the prosperity, the aggrandizement, the happiness of the nation. The history of the difficulties with Spain is given in an easy, quiet, unimpassioned strain, the oaly evidence of feeling in the matter being in reference to the extraordinary bouncing off the diplomatic stage of Mr. Sorela—an act for a | Napier was gives to parallel to which, says the manifesto, the history | of diplomacy would be searched in vain. But it is pot to be supposed, according to the same do- cument, that the conduct of Mr. Sorela merits the approbation of his government In reference to the hostile attitude of the church to the government, the manifesto, besides commenting on the revolutionary movements in- stigated by ecclesiastics, refers to the Pope's al- locution, which, it says, abounds with falee or mitconceived statements of fact, showiog that either the allocation is apocryphal or that the | Holy Father has been grossly deceived. Bat whether authentic or not, its official character and legal efficacy is repudiated, the government recognizing no superior in temporal matters. Altogetper, this manifesto is a highly interest- ing State paper, written with much ability and evidently with candor and fairness. It reflects credit on Comontort and his government, If he will only now act with a little high-handedness in requiring the clergy to swear to the new con- stitution, and treating them as traitors if they refuse, he will entitle himself to the eternal gratitude of Mexico and to the admiration of all true republicans over the world. Cowriiments Over Tur Lert.—The Little Vil- Jain compliments us almost everyday. In one | of his latest eftorts he flatteringly calls this jour- | nal “that great organ of public opinion, which puts in administrations and puts them out at its pleasure—which regulates the moral, social and political movements of both hemispheres—which | created Potosi stock, and swelled the price of Parker Vein from nothing to eighty per cent,” &e. The Little Villain is especially sweet spoken | in styling us the “ historian of the Parker Veia.” But why stop with the Parker Vela? We have | also been the historian of the United States | Bank—of the New Haven Railroad scrip, inclad- | ing Schuyler—of the New York Central and its defaulting auditor, Schooomaker—ot Swaia, the discharged railroad commissioner—of the Matte- son, Gilbert and Simonton Congressional lobby operations—of Wesley, the brick cnurch aud other stock gambling schemes. We have been the historian of great ewindles and email ones, of big and little villains, for many years past, ard the Parker Vein is bat oae of many bubbles whore history we have recorded. The Little Villain, however, endeavors to advance our claims as a bistorian to the best of his ability, and for Lis shortcomiogs let us take the will for the deed. He would if he conld; bat if | he cannot do better, let us atill be thankfal for his emall favors. Mancee of Wacker: FAmewen, Ooscenm —Madems do Wuborat aatonnees (0 dey (wo aasecriptiow concere fo teke place in May nem! a} Nibio's Slog Some of our | clit rona ep, 00 the Niet of the we, and #6 bere no Conbt tat the ent immediarely (i ed up No artian orece more at tne bends of the public than Madame co Wi hors Parewert Cmeroewancte of ne Pree awn Alamniow Torey Last ntght une popaiar company com am Porten’s theatre a series cf six ‘arowel! por! prior 10 their return to Karope. No artiats that have ever visited thie conttry Fave mo; with @ orBaninterry nod erreee of sacecer, oF have done more to merit the favor which bas been bows them. Mien Loe lonve behind ber (he bighest repatation that a. vooal'st has ever atinined amongst He while ner private worth and the emisb lity of her menners @it! endear her me mMOry to & boat of Friends wt this vide of the Atiantic Of tr Harrison tt may bo eaid (hat he too, bes won the he bee ore fairly, and thas be wit carry away @bhh him bost wishes of the Amor! podlic The opera est night wae the “Crown Mamond in Which Mise "ype created suoh & furore om her frit ap pearance here It wae very well eung, to grod house. bave demanded bis fam porte | Centon instead of Kansas. | gt Wasb'pgton war in bebalt of the sppotniment of M+ | cepted this delicate trast, apd of suck importance | Bmpire. NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1867. THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON, of the Administration on | the Chinese Question. MR. BRED ACCEPTS THE MISSION TO CHINA. | IMEORTAST FROM ALBANY. Virtual Passage of the Excise and (arbor | Line Bilk. Proclamation of the Harbor Commissioners. PACSACE OF THE APPRUPQIATION BILL, | ; toowers to emigrate. Appointment of Police Commissioners, Harbor Masters and Port Wardens. . { Destructive Fires at Baltimore and Pitts- burg, &o., &o., &e. Anteresting from Wasnt. THE GR¥AT CHINESE QUEStION—HBPLY UE GEVELAL CA8s 10 LOKD NAPIBK— POLICY Ov THK A0alnIs- TBATION IN BEfFRsdCK TU CHINES& AFFales — ACPUIDTMERT UF W. B. KESD, Or FA., AS MINIS ThR TO CHINA—HIS IS@TRUCTIONS Baseo UPON & J. WALEES’S PROGRAMME - HIS PROCO4BD Vor- G5 T0 CHINA, VIA LONOOS, PaRI3, aLeXanvista AbD THE BED 884, EtC. | Waserscrom, Apetl 14, 1857, | On Saturday last. the reply prepared by the decreiary of State, Gen, Cass, 10 the propositions advasced by tne British government concerning the affairs of Chins, was trapamiited tothe British Miniswr, Lord Nepier. This reply covers twelve manuscript pages, eq°al, perhaps to one of the clorely printed news columns of the dz RALD ; and embodirs, with great clearness and precision, and with « pervading spirit of comity, candor and friead lines towards England, tne distinct views of our govern ment touching the prevent eli importa st orisis in the al- faire of the gent central flowory king fom. One of the principal objects entrusted to the diplom wi kill of Lord Napier, was to procure from the gover. mert ot Washington an active and alliea oo. operation, diplomatic and militery, wih England and Franz, tn thelr present determination to remove ail the exisung Chinese barriers of ex \usion, puliticel and commercial, againat the ‘outside barbarians.’’ aud to open up that great and prolide country, fully aud conpietaly, to an unfettered commercial intercourse with tae rest of | the world. In pursuance of tals general objeot, Lord Na." pier was charged with fostructions from Lord Paimersioo | to indicate to our Cab! the satis‘aotion 1% would couler ‘upon that of Englen ould the Gon. Robert J Waker be selected as cur smbassador te Chins. This roma able applicssion !n behal” of Mr, Wa'ker is Hy er plained. When be was appointed Minister to China in | 1853, be drew up a pregramme of whai he oonsiderea should be tae active, prec.ic+!, positive aad comprehen Bive policy of the Uatied Siates out there 4 crpy of this Peper ialling into the hande of Mr, Crampton, it was des patobed to Lord Palmerston, who was so profowndiy tm pressed with the grand yractical poticy thus laid auwa as heartily t desire the sotive co operative services of the author, in this present vorresonding movement of Engiond and France. ‘Accordingl7, \be first official application cf Lord Napier ‘Walker to Obina es the man vest adapted im benall of the United States to sic ip aod facilitate the socomplishment ef the common desires of Ohris‘endom ia regard to ‘he (Chinese empire. Bat, un{srtanately, the President bad already selected Mr. Walker as the mos\eansbdie agent for the pacif ation of Kaneas. Mr. Walker bad ao- dia =the administration consider it, snat Lord \noorstand it must take precedence even over the pressing claims of Chaos This, too, notwithstanding! the’ persons! interposition of such Civerse” politicians as W. H. Seward of New York, and Seostor Gwin of Califorsia, im favor of Mr. Waiter for But the whele Coinese movement of our government has been otherwise duly considered and almost perfected, ‘with an eye to the Jeaticg cloments of Mr. Walker's pro gramme. The precise viows cf che administration wore laid by Gem Cass before Lord Napier in bis note of Sacur- day, which was fobowed up by the eppotatment of Wa, B, Reed of yivenia, ace fall Minieier to ine Colesital Talso understand that Mr Reed, witn all oon. ‘ver ient despatch, will procecd in a government steamer to Southampton, thence to London sn! « conirronce with Lord Pelmersioo; thence to Pars and « conference with | Louis Nepoleon; tbenos a.ross the Mediterranian in ao British pessenger stes mer to Alexandria, ia Ezy pt ihoace to dues, the Red Sea; dowa which be wil prooved ta a Brith steamer to Aden. At this point he will be picked up by our government seamer, whicd, in tuo interval, from Southampton, will have passed round to Ades via the Cape of Good Hope. From Adea Mr Kood Will proveed direot to China, where, stmoltaceourly ud, with some important aiditions, ander the commas¢é, probebly, of Commodore rirry ‘This wasn feature of Mr. Walser's programme of 1458. The U cited Sta'es government declines the entangling policy of ® military and political alliance with Engiand and France ia Chinese affairs, Tho roaeoe assigaed by Genoral Cass tp the promises rest upon the esiavi sped policy of the couniry. He ossours in the opinion that Bo measures withis the reach of diplomacy shoald be left untried to open the gates of China to the commercial ‘and political intercourse of the world; bat he decline: a copartnership in a Chisese war as @ contingent of the Frevobd ana Koglish policy. Our governmen!, indepoa- Gently, will une \ts bess efforts with the government of Chira, wheiber of Hien fung or Tae ping wang, to the common ends propored by the two great Horopean Powers: and the fact tbat the Cushing treaty wiil soon ‘expire by acy cf limitation creates the direct occasion on oor pari for this movement for larger, more universal ‘and more permanent concessions. It ts preaible, too, thet ar, Reed in China may receive ome voluntary assistance in support of \he common | cause of all civilized powers from Rossia, the has an agent at Pekin in the double capacity of politica! amnas sador and loos! patriarch of tbe Greek cbursh, no may become & useful aasistent of ours before tne game ended. Thon, again, it te believed hore, that the hon dreds of thousands of Chinese, wh> bave made the trip to the gold mines of California, will contribute in a con- siderable degree to the calightenment of toeir govern ment concerning the power and resource: of tne Vaited Sates, In a word, the United States purpos no holy iliance with England «nd Franos, bat a indepen tent course of concurrent diplomacy for th me common rivers and ao open country, po wertal eqaadroe. THE ADMINISTRATION ON OCR FORRIGN aArrarRs— TAR PRIVATERRING QURATION—WA ann TAR CENTRAL AMBAICAN QUESTION=THE rawaMa QUESTION, KANSAS, RTO. Wasuiworos, April 14, 1597. I understand, from sothority entidea to fail belief, that the present Seoretary of Siete dillere widely from Mr, Marcy in his views apon the important saojcct of prive fonson thore will prooadiy De an | which will be Dighly eatie'rotory to Young America. There will be {tue oF no diMMioulty about do reongulion | of the de facto governmens of Nicaregus ehould Walker | hold hie ground and edtaolish hieeelt ae tne de facto am | thority of the Sia'e. The Cabinet do not love npan Walker | | ae © monster, nor wold thay be very deoply grieved at | hie complete suecers, Bat syrmoathy ts one thing and Bon Intervention is another— (hat t* wil, 1 f snppored that te Panama troodle will be seitied without @ Greytown a(feir, bu our covernmant is waiting to Pear from thet of New Grenada. For the present the tdministration has newt ¢ wore w way OF to offer, Many persote te hoping what General Harney wii) be sent to the conselt ont off Brigham Yon but bis prosens ceaunation ie Kavsae, which bas the lo of wiittle nore Nehring mp Acor?Ts nevanca THE SEW GRANADA THOU RLF —OR 19k MieeIOW TO CUISA~—THE crrrrn. Wasnrectow, April 14, 1667. Advices of & mon unsatisfactory mature bave been reoetvid trom Bogota, Mr Morse will remirn wihon anything, Jadge Rowtla ought to hearing acormpiiehed any ~ ae We 414 not, | were opened to day. | Active mifiary movements ta F orida | im toe Bodaio and International Ratiroad Company. ‘The Now Granadiaa government has presente! to counter olaim for dawages. Both the Begtieh and F.esch Ministers here ‘What course our government will pursue is not ki Gen. Ferran, the Minister of that republic, is ox: bere to morrow, and may bave some Ger. Mr. Reed bes accepted the mission to China, and leeve for bis post as soon as the steam frigaie oon be got ready —say tbe middie of Mey. Proposiiors for building the Now York steam Fifteen were offered. TRE GENERAL NEWrP Are Da-PatcH THY FLORIDA INDIACS—PSACSFUL MBAsUeRS SORTED TO—MILITakY PROGRKa MME FOR Kansas Wanstlisatun, Apeti 14, The 8 evetary cf the Interior bus given full instru: to Messrs Rector and Garret, [ left Wasbington for the scene of a dolegstion from the Oreeke and Seminoles residing Of the Misnaei: to prooved to Fioride 1a the antam tho er peotal b of porsusting Billy Bow'egs and| The Florida Seminoles, the| ¥. Pn@est is aware, are too proud to be forced to tals peaceful measures. aeoomplish that important measure. Io view of adeve mentioned design there will meanwnile be ‘There wit! be no troops stationed ta Kensas who Accom papytog the commission to ran the seathern ary ine of Kansas, asummor campaign to chactise Cheyennes and Kioways ts arranged, aad several ore now bere receiving sveciaic instructions to that } ‘None of these troops are intended for Uteh, as has conjectured. ‘The ce of Lieut Giilis, furioughet, is before one! the Neval Courts of Inquiry, and that of Lieat, Wm. ler before ine «ther, Appulntment of Police Comaatssioners, bor Mamers and Port Wa:deas, A. Bast, Aortl 12, 1884] Tho following appomtments were sent into the to dey:— The tollowing were appointed Police under the new bill:—Simeon Draper, James W. Nye Jacob Colwell for New York; James Bowen for We chester, ond J. 8. T. Sirameban for Kings. Am wg the Harbor Masters wore the followisg:— Jame T 8 ogg. Archibald Hall, Captata Hart, L, ry, Captain Howard Tbbettse, Willis Tappan, Benedictand W J. A Faller. Among the Port Ward-es were the following:— Mintborn Tompéine, Joseph Tinkham, Kiward B. man, Wm G. sig. Jubn Friend, Chas. H Bramball Eogar MoMullen Bauer. Much feeling is manifested and much excitement vails about the ospitol , ALBANY, April 14, 1867, A large nomber of remonstrances were agatort a railroad tn Usiverst:y place. BILLS RBPORTED FaVORABLY, ‘Toeuthorize certsin railroad companies to take ‘To woorporate the Pecpie’s Ferry, between New Yi and Staten Island. For the preservation of timber and stone in the ment o' repairs aod 4: p; ‘Bo provide tor the erection of a new city hau’ in ‘on For the relief of the Frarzlin Acedemy, To euthorize « lone 10 the Ant verp Literary APTEANOOM SESBION. ‘BILLS PASHED ill was considered to reported complete the A" of Mr, Upbam it was by ayes 17. nays 13. patnt meat ot Commis . meat of Uommissoners ‘Bai, New York of Brooklyn, FE EVENING RESSION. Lua Pasay to the Uniied steer to purshase tm the eity of New York for a post cilice site Amending the law relative to common lands at Hi swad, Queens county Relative to plank and (arnp'ke roads !o Queene For the regulation of the government of New York ‘Amending the law rolative to sescssments tn ths ot New Yorn. WILL ORDERED TO A THIRD RRADING, Relative w chalenges for jarore Coe dill pro’ that opimons formed by ez parte statements, or beesveper accoanis, criminal osees, 89a/! not quai; a juror, aod creates a peremptory cbalienge the y copie. To provide for extra pay to the Consus Marebai, ber of repeblioans who oad at fret voted ia hanged iheir vote 60 as to orrry the Dill, ‘he bil was paswoa by—Ayes, 69, Nays, 46. niLts PARERD ‘To incorporate the New York and Harlem Bricge Company. To awerd the act for the beveft of the Indinns: Rey Lee Court loied see atonaig out aad “u mo Court was a1 out tn an 0 ihe terms of the Appeal Judges. Amembly. Avant, April 14, 1867, me PASSED, To amend the cbarter of the Mariners’ Sevings tute, by increasing the amount to be received on bo 86,000. To amend the oharter of the Broadway Savings tute, To Incorperste the Lake Erieand Lake Wohigan eit Sbip Cana! Company. To amend the (enera) [assurance act. To emer é the Revised Statutes relative to limited erabips. In relation to assessments of taxes on companies. Relative to sewerage in Brooklyn. METROPOUITAN RANK MTATERENT, ‘The Metropolitan Bank ron! in a rtatement es v0 the aemptions aurtng the yeur of bills of other banks. total amount of the redemption wae $62,459,000, exete- sive of Dills out of the city and coanty of New York, Das in tbe State, reaeomed at par The exponses of the cemption department were $69,202 The quarer cent rece:ved on money of amounted to $145,589, le THO BXCISE BLL Mr Wooerme moved to enspond ‘bite, in oraer vo take ne ou avaanen fer ls to & epecial Commlsoe to rep . werers J oct aod Hogebocm opposed and Merers. Jones ported the motion. The mot scartie|. and then the Sposker ruled the resototier ont of order, hecause other orcers of oasinegs were 6168 bof re toe Howse. sar, Woowre « mo red to ley the tntervening orders pes foesn on tho table ove after another, wary she resol on wor reached, and then take ap bie Fes The sreexen again ruied it oat of orser, 0 Nhe ground what it erp ry sition to report any akon mane rss oa Poe the commntes to report forth win spoke in opposition, but the resolatien Toe following bills ware extend tio provisions of tae ‘Bid wet reading missioners to one mine aonualiy ana Doo ming Uae’ greasurariand Sup jolendent of Ue Reckice Department. Ordered toe third renaiog. ¥ Fihe provooton of emigrants. Ordered vo « third resaing. P . " stary of Sndgo Golver, of the B: cry Soot the Wikiows wera rade on the groon 1 Unat (NY Goumittes oad no auhoFity Ho report tho vill com, Pla pilt to redvot the onnal tolls on certaia articies wae orceres to # third reaciog Toe bil relavive 10 the anditor of the Tronen refused io refer hack. 10 ‘Tre 511! 10 legniine the notion of the Bard of 4 the pay went ef the ox vurt, @ae referred back 10 be York, respentip 9 the Rape rior ou! ported onmpiais Tne bit to report the act oreating « Doerd of Comma Honor! Wee Ordered to a thir! rravlog ry Jartos of the Jogger of the toe So preme Court was inor ostidvem of ‘The ol! in relation to marke of weight and tare on cas) 8 ahd PROMREOT Wee O fered te Lolrd renting. ‘The bt) to the Amterioaa Schoo! of Mines ‘was sent to tbe Domanittce of 1. xtoea. ‘ ‘The Dil providing tor the teene of new certifinates @F