The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1857, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GURDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON @TS. . No, 14 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, —e BROADWAY THEATES, Brosdway—Tus Son oF mur Not, NIH} PS GARDEN, Broalway—Tigur Rorg Frats—L' Kk yore Gaben MONSTER. ROWRRY THEATRE, Bowery—Karsanine & Pxtnvento ROOK WO 1. BURTON'S NEW THEATER, Broadway, opposite boud— PowRL RO WAETY MibcTHS Wits A TIGER. WALLAOK'S THEATRE, Broadway———A Drowwen Case Love AND Money. LACRA KRENR'S THEATRE, Broadway —Licr avo Un Uke—TRE bivEs. BABNUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway Afternoon ROMABOE UNDER DiVPICULTIRG—PLEASANT NaioHaon, Kyou fag—N BiG) BOR J ACK WOOD | | ing. terday, and the argument brought on in the gene- ral term to day. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday. A mes- sage woe received from the Mayor on the subjects of the new charter, the Metropolitan Police bill, the | new City Hall, the Central Park, &c., which was mace the specie] order for next Thursday even" Alderman Wilunt offered @ sesolation that the Hoard of Aldermen act under the new charter, and strictly comply with ali its requirements until fonnd to be uncon stitutional; also that a committee be appointed to reorganize the departments. Both resolutions were laid on the table. Nothing of peculiar importance transpired in the other Board, the time of the mem- bers being principally taken up with altercation. In reply to @ question by one of the members as to whether the Board was acting according to the new charter, the President stated they were acting under to the lawsof the State. The opinion of the Corporation Counsel relative to the pay of mem- GEO. CHRISTY AND WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broad. | bers wassentin. The counse! gave as his opinion way—Eruiorten Pempormances—W erro. BUOKLEY'’S SERENADERS, 685 Broadway—Nrsiortax PRKPORMANCES—OLD Foir's CONCERT. MEOHANICS’ HALL, 42 Brosdway—Nearo Mecopies, &0.—Sawoust Ackosats—B9 Buwant’s Kiwsraxts. it T. TRIPLE SHEET. HE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Vanderbilt steamship Vanderbilt, Capt. Wilcox, will leave this port (o-day, at noon, for Southampton and Havre, aod the Cunard steamship America, Capt. Lang, will leave Reston (o- morrow for Liverpool ‘The European mails by the Vanderbilt will close at No. § Bowling Greon, at 1134 o'clock this morning; those by the America at @ quarter past one o’cleck in the afterno: that, by the 44th section of the new charter, as finally passed, members of the present Common Council can receive no pay for their services after the lst inet. An adjourned meeting of the Convention of Dele- gates appointed by the Sachems of Tammany Hall, for the purpose of arranging a suitable place for car- rying on the primary elections, was heid last -evening in the Old Wigwam, but the matter was for farther consideration. The Conven- tion passed a series of resolutions, denouncing the State Legisiatnre for passing the new eharter, kc. A resolution complimenting President Buchanan and his Cabinet on the appointments which the ad- ministration has seen fit to make in this port, was also edopted. ‘The European edition of the Hxnatp, printed in Freach The Presbyterian Board ef Foreign Missions end Engiish, will be published at ten o'clock in the morn- wg. Bingie copies, in wrappers, six cents. held their annual meeting yesterday afternoon, »t the Mission House, corner of Centre and Ri.ue Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the | streets. Their proceedings being private, we could New Yous Haaup wili be received at the following places | only ascertain that the summary of their business tw Kurope — Lowrox—Am. Lyvenroot—Do. do. 9 Chapel street. Luvmnroo:—Jobn Hunter, 12 Exchange street, East. Bavas—Am. & Buropean Expresa Co., 21 Rue Corneille. ‘The contents of the European edition of the Hxrarp will combine the news received by mailand telegraph at the Moe duriig the previous week, and up to the hour of pub- tication. Mails for the Pacific. NeW YORK RERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. ‘The United States mail steamship Dunois, Captai will leave tla port this aerncon, at two o'cloc Acplawali. for consisted in the delivery and approval of the an- ay Huropean maprese Oo a King William ot, nual report of the directors ter which thoy Our readers are referred to an elaborate and in- teresting article in another part of to-day’s lasue, on China—its commerce, its agriculture and produc- tions At the present time, when an open war is prevailing between Fngiand and that country, the information and statistical facts it embraces regard- ing its commercial relations with the outside wortd, as well as respects its domestic produc tions and consumption, as far as can be ascer- tained, will not fail to attract the attention The mails for California aod other parts of the Pacide | of the general reader, and prove interesting to will chese at one o'clock. The New York Weexty Hxeat>—California edition ‘containing the latest intell!geace from all parts of the world wit! be published at ten o'clock in the morning. Suugie copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, eixpence, Agents «1L please send in their orders as early as possible. The News, those more immediately engeged in commeroial pursuita. We also publish some very interesting extracts from our foreign files relative to the pro- gress of the war in China. The indictment preferred by the resident traders of Canton against the British, the resumé of Engiand’s relations with the empire, the position of the French and Portuguese, and ‘The steamship Indian, from Liverpool, arrived at | other nations in the quarrel, and the enumeration of Quebec yesterday afternoon. She brings four days | the strength of the stending army of his Celestial later intelligence than that received by the Africa. | Mejesty, all of which will be found to contain much The political news is unimportant. Advices trom | information on this momentous movement going on Maérid state that the difficulty with Mexico stands | in the East. es ohance of being pacifically arranged. The Nea- {We have news from the city of Mexico to the_1éth chatel difficulty is not yet settled. A protocol had | of March. The Archbishop of Mexico end several been drawn up by the four Powers, the exact terms | priests charged with being implicated in @ late at- of which were kept secret, which they have offered | tempt at insurrection, had been arrested, and the to Switveriand and Prussia for their eeceptance. | Archbishop senteneod to banishment. The threat- Shoald they, however, object to the propositions | ened filibuster demonstration apon Sonors from contained in the protocol and resort to hos | California had caused much anxiety, as had also the tilities, the four Powers will then do all in | arrival of two British vessels at Sacrificios. at Paris. The market for cotton at Liverpool Hopes were The recent heavy rains uave cansed most destruc- eand Lehigh rivers. On are, at Easton, had risen valf, and was then slowly closed duli and weak, the previous quotations being | rising. This freshet is ‘ne highest of the season, barely sustained. The market for breadstuffs was | and has carried off a great ammount of property. As rather inactive, although prices for some kinds show | the banks of the Delaware division of the Pennsyl- a trifling advance in quotations. The money mar | vania canal were submerged, fears are entertained ket was slightly more .tringent, consols closing at that mach damage has been done to the canal. 93 for money and 93j for account. Accounts from There is also a heavy freshct in the Schaytkill. the French manufacturing districts state that raw wool and colonial produce were rising in value. A considerable decline had taken place im the corn market st Bourdeanx and Toulon. officially ascertained that the supply of wheat in France is more than sufficient for consumption until next harvest. The growing crops looked favorabie. ‘The trial of Mra. Fmma Augusta Canningham, “otherwise cailed Burdell,” (as she is designated in the proceedings.) indicted for the murder of Dr Harvey Bordell, 51 Bond street,on the night of the 30th or morning of the 31s: of January last, was commenced yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Ter. miner, before Judge Henry E. Davies. The whole day, up to half-past eight o'clock at night, waa con- sumed in the empannelling of a jary, which difficult ‘task was at length accomplished by the swearing of the following named jrentiemen:— Ninth ward. 1, Ninth ward. yer nunufacturer, Bagh. Highteenth ward. ee, iow railing manufacturer, Eugbteenth ward —In all some 120 jurors answered to their names, of whom six were peremptorily challenged, and 102 rejected as incompetent, from having formed opin- jons or entertaining bias or prejadice. The jary, as ewpanrelled, seems to be a very respectable and in- tolligent body of men. They were not allowed to separate, but the Coart detailed an officer to each of them to accompany them home last night, and in the morning if necessary, and bring all back to the common rendezvous at French's Hotel. The case was not opened for the prosecution on account of the absence of the Attorney-ieneral, Mr. Cushing. Jodge Davies announced his intention of sittiag each day from 9 A. M.to llor 12 P. M., with hoar recesses for dinner and tea. Mra. Cunningham is on her trial alone, she and Eckel having been charged on separate indictments. The Judge ex- tended the time of meeting, this morning, to 10 o'clock. The mysterious tragedy at Newburg has been rendered more inexplicable and remarkable by the fact that Miss Sarah Bloom, the supposed victim, to whose identity with the corpse her own sister ‘and @ number who knew ber intimately have aworn fm the most positive manner, has been discovered to bealive. Mr. Jenkins, who was detained as a wit ‘ess, has been liberated, and the Coroner's jury have edjoarned until further testimony can be collected. Another clue has been obtained to the identity of the body, and « fuli report, embodying the details of this wonderful case of mistaken identity and cir- cumstantial evidence, will be found in another eolamn. The inhabitants of English Neighborhood and Fort Lee, Bergen county, N.J., are in « high state ‘The disturbances on the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail- road are nearly over. Several military companies | which left Baltimore yesterday afternoon for the scene of disturbance, returned in the evening un- molested. No ricters were to be seen. The diffi- culty is merely with the freight trains, there being no interference with those conveying passengers. | The body of Richard S. Huntiagton, the young man who was killed on Sunday by being run over by an engine, was taken to Utica yesterday after. | noon. His remains were accompanied to the rail- road depot by the members of engine Co. No. 38, | headed by the Chief and Assistant Engineers. | The Court of Sessions commenced its May term yesterday. There not being « quorum of (rand | Jurors present, those in attendance were discharged nntil this morning. A few small and unimportant | cases only were tried by the petit jary before the | adjournment of the Court. ‘The opening of the}Memphis and Charleston Rail” | road was celebrated at the former city on Saturday. | Memphis was crowded with strangers, n> leas than | 15,000 being present to witness the display, which was very fine. Instructions have been issued by the Navy De- partment to onr Hast India squadron to proceed to Formosa and investigate the circumstances attend- ing the wreck of the American ship Highfiyer, and the supposed murder of her crow. Advices from Fort Dee Moines, lowa, to the 27th ult., received at St. Louis, state that a bend of five or six hundred Indians had crowed the Des Moines river, near Fort George. As it was feared their in- tention was to attack the fort, much anxiety was felt as to the result, as the fort was kuown to be weakly ‘The cotton market was rather quiet yesterday, attributed in part te the inclemency of the weather, while sales were confined to about 1,000 bales, without change in prices. A private telegraph deapatch received yesterday, dated ai New Orleans May 2, gave the receipts at 10,000 bales; sales, 19,000; deficiency of recvipts wt all the Southern ports, 446,000; middling at 14c.; freights ato 164.; mar ket firm and crop accounts unfavorable, Pour was firm, especially the bigher grades, though the market was leas active without change of momeot in prices. Wheat was firm without eales of moment. Corn was firm with mode- rate sales. Pork was unchanged, with sales of mes: at 925 60, and commen uninspected at $2276. The rainy weather checked sales of sugar which were limited; while prices continued firm. Coffee was in good demand; sales embraced 1,800 bags Brazil and 15,000 do, St. Dumiago oo private tertas. Freighte exbibited moro ne, while eo gagetients were moderate. ‘The Kansas Question—the Game of the Agt- tatore on Both Sides, Bear both sides—read and examine both sides ~-and then pronounce judgment. In secordance with this fair and impartial policy we publish to-day ax article from the St. Lawrence (Kansas) Herald of Freedom, setting forth the exact inten- tioos, purposes and expectations of tue local free State party, and an article, per conira, from the South, the new ultra Southern orgaa at Rich- mond, Vs., giving it up that Kansas is to be a of excitement in consequence of the mystery at- frce State and foreehadowiag, in « gleomy pro- tending the death of » resident of the first ‘men- tioned village. A thousand rumors are aflost ia ‘regard to the occurrence, bat we have been unable to trace thet to any reliable souree. The mother ‘And relatives of the deceased appear satisfled of the utter untruth of the stories cireulated, and pay no heed to the gomip of the neighbors. Elsewhere wil! cession, the Greadful covsequences that must in- evitably follow to the slaveholding States from the lova of Kansas the Malakoff of their whole line of bo. der defences. The programe of the Kanas free State party, as explained 'n their Yocal organ, in exceedingly ‘be found an account of our apecial reporter's expe | simple. They intend to allow the opposite party henoe in his endeavors to investigate the matter. to get op the'r proslavery constitution without In the Bapreme Court, special term, yesterday, opposition ; but then, as an offet, the Topeka Jadge Olerke dissived the injunction against the Dew Police Commissioners, and decreed that they Dave full authority to act as soch commissioness in the Metropolitan Police district in the State of New York, with all the powers and authority pertaining Sbereto. In the quo warranto case the Coart, in Qeveral term, by agreement of counse & judgment chonld be taker at nae 1, directed that | P free State constitution, adopted by the popular branch of the laet Congress, will be submitted t the next, with a formidable petition from th NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1857.-TRIPLE SHEET. and a new clection ordered, under euch securities as give confidence to all the bona fide set and bring them to the polla The free State party plead that amony the rea sons which have induced them to stand aloof from this June election is “the fact thet Dougias, Toombs, and the entire party now in power, liad astumed the position that an enebling act must first be passed by Congress before the people of a Territory can have the right to form a State constitution; and the free State party “ knowing that Congress had vested no ench right in the Territorial Legislature,” the exercise of this power by the said Legislature was 8 usurpation which they could not recognize. This is a pice point; but we all kaow that the fundamental principles of action concerning Kan- sas or any other Territory, as laid down by Mr. Dougles or Mr. Toombs, or any other trimming politician to-day, may be repudiated to-morrow. Circursetances alter cases, Califoraia was ad- mitted without ‘an enabling act,” although it fs worthy of remark that Mr. Douglas, at the last ‘sesalon of the late Coggress, thought it beet to pass “en eyabling act” for the benefit of Minns- rota, If this may be taken a3 the precedent which is to be spplied to Kansas, then indocd bave we the prospect before us of a eplendid partizan acd sectional electioneering agitation upon Kansas throughout the whole interval to the next Presidential election. It is not very likely, with the rejection of a pro-dlavery State constitution for Kansas by the House, that » pro- elavery Senate at Washington will be in any par- ticular burry to pass “an ensbling act” which will result in two additional anti+lavery mem- bers to the Senate. The views of our Virginia ultra Southera organ in relation to the “manifest destiny” of Kansas are highly encouraging to the free State cause. Mr. Pryor gives it up—pleads that the battle is already lost to the South, if they hazard the submission of their pro-slavery con- stitution to 8 vote by the people, and he believes that they will not only consent to do it to save appearances, but that the South will “em- brace its new black republican brido with as pas- sionate ® joy as it accepted the lewd proposal of Californias.’ Kansas, thus conquered by the abolitionista, will be but the beginning of the ending. Missouri will go next, and Kentucky: Virginia and Maryland will follow; and thus Southern slavery will be doomed, eays Mr. Pryor, “unless the South resolve in season to in- tercept the catastrophe by some adequate mea- sure of protection.” We are not enlightened as to what thie “adequate measure” is to be, but we shrewdly suspect it means secession, or a red hot run mad party hullabaloo of disanton, like that of the last summer's campaign. This Southern Bombastes Farioso is evidently beyond the reach of moral suasion. His mind is made up, and he is entirely prepared to starve the jury into his way of thinking. Our answer, therefore, to this his last Kansas jeremiad will be very brief. We place Roger A. Pryor proslavery, view-ris with Horace Greeley, anti- slavery philosopher. The former is a fire-cating Southern agitator, and preaches the prophecy, with peculiar unction, that Kansss will be a free State— the latter, one of the mo: vigilant of the anointed apostles of “bleeding K «nsas,” tells his iscipies that it is all over with them; that the “glave oligarchy” have fastened ‘heir polsonous fangs upon Kansas, and that thy ill inevitably make her a slave State, by ‘o'r ‘or by foul. Now, who shall decide disagree? Is it not plain o his Kanane con, i agitation—and tos! eectionsl " and eubstanoe of Greeley ks, geoans and ears? The tru'> fs thot | eevee bas been, is, aud is to continue to '* ve football of eleo- tioneering agitaioos velween Northern and Southern politicians, great acd small. They will keep it going as long as they can, aad between Nortbern and Southern Proeidential aspirants and demagogues it is very likely that Kansas | will be kept in hot water, but out of the Union, until after the next Presidential clection. | dhe Depression of ow Commercial Affairs The Approaching Crisis, The depressed condition of our commercial affairs, and particularly of ovr shipping interests, is such as to merit the serious consideration of the community. Our wharves are crowded with ships, many of them the pride of the ocean, and t is supposed that verwels to (Le value of qronty- five millions of dollars are lying ia our barber, most of them without employment; and those that have found something to do have accepted it at rates ruinously low. We are told that grain is being shipped to Europe at two pence per tashel, aad that one lot of twenty thousand bushels has been taken free of freight, merely for the purpose of getting ballast to take the ship abroad to sotne lees crowded port. But tho same state of things exista on all sides. Qor Southern | porta do not afford employment for vessels at | rates that will pay their portage bilte, mach lees insurance, intercet end wear and tear. In Ew- rope, in California and in China the sume thing | exieta, Everywhere the merchants complain that | there is no margin for the profitable employment | of capital ‘This state of things is duo to natural causes, and not to any extraordinary tote of aTatre in trade. The period of inflation aod vast profits, throagh which we have been pasing for some time back, bas reached ite climax, and now the reaction comes. Prices of every article of food or ure have been carried to a point that has se- tloasly affected consumption, and demand has fallen away. Production must aysin sccumu- Inte its staples at tho pointe of apply antil prices reach their natural relation to the ability of consumption. The pulse of commerce after ftafever of expansion must fall flattringly low before itcan regain its wonted bealthy beat. Cotton at fourteen cent, eugar st twelve, and many other staples at like proportion, are be- yond the reach of the great mass of people to conrume in sbundance. The coneuming power of the world may be likened to pyramid with 8 soale of prices marked upon it, the highest be- ing placed at the apex. As the ruling prices go up the quantity to be moved by the operations of commerce decrenser with rapidly decreasing Here we have the woret of the pre- of trade, und the clear Indications thet vest lomes have yet to be Incnrred either ‘by the preducers or the epecalatora, Another effect ia being produced hy this con- dition of affairs in our commercial and seaboard communities. Crowds of people are abandoning their former pureaita, and are flocking to the newly opened regions of Jowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, Never has such an emi- gration from New Eogiand and the middle Statee before been known a fs now beheld homes, and the earth yields its abuodaat reward to their labor, the reaction will come and the healthy tone will revive. In the meantime, however, speculators must look for a continuance of the reaction here, and | the vatue of merchandise, real estate, shipping and sound aud fancy etocks of all kinds will go down. The cost of living must be reduced, and our people must give up the foolishly extravagant bebits in which they have been indulgiag. New- port and Saratoga must show less folly in dress and dia:nonds, and if families will go into the ountzy forrest and recreation, quiet country re- reats must come more in vogue than they have een these last few years. No people on earth has ever exhibited the folly, extravaga ice, waste- fulness and rusbing-to-ruin that ours has shown for years past. The crisis is close upon them now, and if they will not be wise in tims they will surely pay the penalty of their own fuolish- ness. Our merchants, shipowners and speculators will do well to take in sail and’ prepare for the coming storn, Internation al Reteliation—Lord Palmerston’s Last Kick, r No one doubts that the pretext which hes been eseigned for the nou-ratification of tho Datlas- Clarendon treaty by the British government is soerely intended to cover the abruptness of its absolute rejection. We are convinced that, if | that pretence were removed to-morrow by the action of }Tonduras, we should be no nearer the completion of the ireaty than we are at present. The circurastances which point to that ccaclusion are of too pesitive a character to permit us to entertain any other opinion. Let us just examine what those circumstances ere, to test its correct- nees. In the fisst place, renunciation of her claims of sovereignty over a single rood of territory, acquired either by force or fraud, has never yet been wrung from the equity or peaceful disposi- tion of Great Britain. In her thirst of acquisi- tion ehe ha» always chown hercelf regardless not only of the rights of other nations, but of the cost at which her conquests are made. The in- auguration of a policy which would show a disposition on her part te consult the voice of justice and the interests of the world genczully, would indeed be something no- vel inher history, and would bold out # hope that her bonsted progress in civilization is not confined merely to the arts and refinements of life, but is ofa more extended sud philanthropic character. Many fancied that in the alteration ot her policy with regard to her colonies they could perceive comething of this improved spirit ofbumanity. This opioion was strengthened by the unexpected solution which she conseated to give to the Central American question by the cession of the Bay Islands to Hondaras, Alas for the convictions of those believers in human perfectability, they drew their conclasions from ‘wrong premires. It is umoecessary for us to re- vert to the motives which led to the concessions made to Canada and Australia. It is eufficient to eay that fear, not « sense of jastice, was at the bottom of those measures, and that the people of those colonies have their own firm resistance, and not the equity of British rulers, to thank for the confirmation of their rights. Of a different but equelly sordid cheracter wero the motives which, to the surpriee of every one, induced Great Britain to give her assent to a proposition which was to tuke from ber her pretended rights of covereignty over part of the territory of Hon- dnraa, To thove who praised her good sense and noderation in this proceeding, it might have been object'd thet it was directly opposed to all the principles and precedents of her past policy, and that ee must have some more powerful interests at stake than those assigned to lead her thus to ¢ part from her nocal course. The feeling of set /action, Lowever, which the prospect of the settlement of this troublesome questioa produced, was too profound to permit of the ae of any donbt of her eincerity: and althongh « good deal of uneasiness existed on the subject, nothing of it was allowed to trans- pire. The lurking suspicions which were enter- tained, have. however, been fully justified by recent events, and the duplicity of British policy and British rulers was never more distinctly marked thaa on (his Central Americon question. Nothing can now be clearer isn that Groat Britain only intended to renounce her pretensions over the Bay Irlands in the event of certain con- tingencies entirely distinct from her professed object of securing the veutrality of the inter- ceonnic transit ronte. Important as is that right to he. commerce, it sinks into insignificance when comparec with the greater game played for by ber in there negotiations. That gams, we necd scarcely add, was the entangling this couatry, if not in a formal alliance, st least in euch close bonde of amity ss to justify the hope of fature mutoal support. British etatesmen have at length been awakened to the conviction that euch a con- nection is the only guarantee of stability which a British administration can have. With the Chi- nese war—Lis grand coup de theatre—lo prospect, and an uncertain House of Commons to rely upon, Lord Palmerston felt that he mast at least make ® show of ing the United States. Hence the ostensible concessions offered to oar views, and the sacrifice made of British amour propre in the pretended abandonment to Hondu- rae of the Bay Islands. That this renunciation was never Intended to Le naything else than a contingent one, depend- ant upon an ulterior contract, we have now abundant evidence. No sooner is the determi- nation of this country to hold aloof from any ac- tive co-operation with Great Britain in the Chi- nese war ascertained, than the whole programme of affaire in connection with Central America is q |. Our readers will rccollect that in » letter from Balize, dated April 1, which appeared in our paper @ couple of weeks since, tke formal reception and installation of Mr. Seymour as Lieut. Governor of the colony of the Bay Islands was annoanced. Such a proceeding, in face of the treaty by which Great Britain solemnly agrees to recognise and respect in ail future time the independence and rights of the Bay Islands an 8 part of the republic of Hondaras, exposes in a tolerably clear light the double dealing charac- ter of the polioy wh'ch the British Cabinet hat beon pursuing towards this country, But in order to exclude all poribility of doubt on the subject, we now rec tve the aanouncement of the total rejection of the DaliaeClarendon treaty, on grounds too slight to justify the belief that they are the real causes of ita repadiation. It ia not necessary, after what we have just atated, that we should dwell upon the true motives of this extraordinary and unexpected procesd- ing. ‘They arc to be found in the fact that Lord Palmerston has failed in obtaining from our go- vernment the guid pro guo which be sought for in Kanens free State people in its bebalf. Nest, if | thronging our Western ways of travel. This | hie concessions on the Central American question, is considered out of date, the free propose to ask that the whole ier their given no promise of an carly revival of tende, When although it fa full of good for the futore namely, an active co-operation on our part in the Chinese war, The success which bas at- 4c4 Vie appeal to the constituencies of Groat Britain on this very question. has, no doubt, in- duced him to act wth greater decision and promptoees than he would o*herwise bave done; bot, aseeen by the fact of Me. Seymour's ap- pointment, the treaty would in any event have been rejected. It was the ovly means which bis lordchip had of paying us back for our refusal to co-operate in furthering Britich aggressions and conquests in Asia—it was the only retalia- tion he could inflict upon us for our ignominions dirmiesel of his former Minister, Crampton, avd his offendiog subordinates, We thank his lord- sbip for the lesron which be has given ue. We bope to turn it to prompt aud profitable account in the settlement of this same Central American question. Tax Musician Revowwriox.—Our docu- mentary evidence this morning, upon the great question of the day, includes the de- cision of Mr. Justice Clerke, at the special term of the Supreme Court, deciding the issue of law in favor of the new Police Commis- sioners, and a message from the Mayor to the Common Council, in which the arbitrary measures enacted by the lite black republican Legislature are subjected to a searching snalysis, The deci- sion of the epecial term seems to have been the result of an agreement between the counsel on both sides, in order to allow the matter to come at once before the general term, where we pre- sume the proceedings will be merely formal and initiatory to the great struggle next month ip the court of last resort. But let us see what the Mayor says: In rela- tion to the charter, he complains that it strips the Mayor of his powers, while it leaves him all his responsibilities; that it gives enlarged and dan- gerous powers to the Department of Finance; and, altogether, that it legislates for persons, not for principles. He believes that such parts of the charter as do not conflict with the constitu- tion should be at once enforced, and that the re- maining sections ought to be immediately con- tested. The Mayor condemns the Police, Central Park, City Hall, Port Wardens’, Harbor and Ex- cise bills in tof. He points out their arbitrary features, and clearly shows that the Legislature bats endeavored to take away from the people of this city the chief privilege of the citizens of every free municipality, namely, the right to legislate for themselves. Our system of municipal government originst- ed with the Dutch. Every city, town or village where this system is fully carried out is inde- pendent, so far as its internal regulations are con- cerned. If it is a town or village, a meeting of all the citizens must be held to decide not only upon the choice of magistrates, but upon every otber local, matter involving expenditare of money. If it is @ city, it applies to the Legisla- ture for a charter by which the citizens may dele- gate to a council their legislative powers, while the chief magistrate holds, in conjanction with the aldermen, whe are magisterial, judicial and Icgislative at the same time, the controlling ex- ecutive power. The common law plainly is that the Mayor is supreme in his own municipality, end that hie veto is final “unless overruled by two- thirds « : the representatives of the commonalty. So tar wes this system of municipal extended in Holland that the States General could not declare war, levy taxes; or conclude peace without the consent of the burghers of every town. Thus the merchants of Amsterdam were not obliged to pay for luxuries unless they saw fit 20 to do. Upon euch an excellent superstructure was our muvicipal government raised, and the constitu. tion contains the very principles which we have adduced above, and which have so often becn enunciated in these columas. We repeat them now, and we intend to keep them always tn view, thet the people may not become confused by the quibbles of lawyers or the gencralities of timid jurists, For what bas the Legislature attempted to dot In the first place, the city of New York pays nearly half of the State tax, and has only one-ixth of the State representation in Senate and Aseembly. Not eatirfied with this, certain political brigands at Albany having discovered, as they believed, a rich gold placer in New York, imagine that they can quarter themselves upon cur treasury, spending our money without our election or consent, This issue lies plainly between the people on one side and the politi- cians on the other. Many a rich free munici- pality has been subjected to the same trial, both in ancient and modern timee. When the citizens have been found equal to the defence of their riguta, the reeult bas been invariably in their favor. So it will be im the present instance, What posible right had the Legislature to force & charter upon the city until the voters thereof had boen allowed their right to express an opinion upon it at the polls? None whatever. What right hed the Legislature to take away from the voters their constitutional privilege to elect their own rulers? None whatever. What right had the Legislatare to place the control of millions of our money in the hands of fifteen or twenty. politicians, in whose selection the taxpayers of the city have had no choice? None whatever. ‘The municipal revolution which we predicted when the passage of these bills seemed inevitable, bas only just commenced. We are glad to seo by the Mayor's meesage that he haa resolved to stick to his post, and fight it out tothe last. We A Cuarrer or Hornons.—A considerable por- tion of our space this morning is taken up with murders and rumors of murdera The newest large amount of excitement upon emall capital, and the gossips ate trying to make 4 second Burdell case of it. So far there are circumstances sufficiently strong to justify enrpicion that the man came to hia death by fi Toeans, ty of Orange-—baa been thrown Into a state of the greatest excitement vody of # young and beautiful women, under | euch circumstances as to leave no doubt that she had been murdered. It was first supposed to bs the body of Miss Sarah Bloom, and was ideati- fied as such by the sister of Miss Bloom and two other witnesses. A man of the name of Jenkin, who was last seen with Miss Bloom, was detain- edon this evidence, and was undoubtedly coa- victed of the murder by half the gossipsin the county; when, on yesterday, Miss Bloom appears alive and well. This furnishes another to the meny cases in the books in proof of the uncer- tainty of certain evidence, while it adds a froak mystery to the affair. It seems that the face of | the victim is s0 much distorted that identidos- tion wilt be almost impossible, and it is very pro- bable that thia firet link ina chain of circum- stential evidence will never be fixed so strongly as to withstand a doubt. In the Oyer and Terminer yesterday was commerced the trial of the persons charged with tho murder of Doctor Burdell—a doed which cre- ated an excitement only paralleled by the Parke- man murder at Boston some eight years sinee, The Court is held by-Mr. Justice Davies; the proseoution is conducted by the District Attor- ney, with whom are joined the Attorney General of the State and the Assistant District Attormey, while the leaders for the defence are equally matched with their opponenta. The day was ex: hausted in empannelling a jary. ' The cases we have mentioned excite general interest, because there is an air of romance about them which lends an irresistible fascination to the records of crime. In addition to the Burdell case there are two murder trials which will take place at this term of the Court of General Ses- sions, It is no flattering evidence of what we call the enlightenment of the nineteenth century that the journals should be thus filled with the details of horrible orimes, What is tho matter? Do we live in a Christian community? What is the clergy about? ARRIVAL OF THE INDIAN AT QUEBEC. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM RUROPE. THE NEUCHATEL QUESTION UNSETTLED. THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN SPAIN AND MEXICO Cotten Dull---Advance in Breadstaf. MONEY MABKET STBINGEDT, Consols, 93 a 93 3-8, ao, Qouamo, May 4, 186%. The Liverpooi and Canadiaa Steamship Company's eteamer Indian arrived at this pert today at halfgest ‘one o'clock P.M. She left Liverpool at nine o'clock om the morning of the 234 wit., and brings four dape later ad- ‘vices than those brought bythe Africa. important. ‘The Neuchatequestion was net over. The Timescerres- pondent stats thata protecet bad vera drawn up, Ow that the exact 4erms were kepta seoret. The.scase of @, however, is said to be, that the represesmtatives of the fear Powers deciare that they have done their best to cfleet am arrangement between the Helvetic confederation ema Prussia, by settling the questions im dispute betweam them in the best way that it could be dome, te their judgment, for their interest. They oft the eetilement they have made to the contending parties for their acceptance, and strongly recommend them to ée so, If, however, they refuse to accept of the propositions, and such refusal should be followed by measures of a hes tile character, the four Powers will do thelr best to pre- ‘Vent hostilities breaking cut between the two nations, ‘The Conference had reassembled at Paris, which exoted: hopes of aa amicable arrangemeat of the question im die pute. A votice posted at Lioyd’s, London, says that the late attack by (he revolutienary party in Peru upon the steamer New Grenada resulted in the abstraction of only thas per- Uon of bullioo which had been shipped by and was the Property of the Peruvian government. The bullioa des- Uned for Fagtand was vatouched by Vivanco’s adpercaas, Cotten closed dull. Flour was quiet. Wheat waa steady at an advance of two pence. Corn was dull, but closed as ome shilling advance on prices previously reported. ‘The money market was slightly more stringent Cem- sols closed at % for meney, and 93\¢ a 93% for accoums, ‘The steamer Arago arrived at Southamptoe oa the 16th ult. and the steamer Europa at Liverpool on the 2lat. ‘The steamer Hermann left Bremen at 4 o'clock om the morning of the 18th ultimo and grounded in the river sear Weaiderwaden, where abe remained at last accounts, ‘The steamer Kangaroo was advertised to sail from Liv- erpool for New York on the morting of the 234 uldma, ‘The steamer Leopold, which waa to wall from Antwerp on the 18th ult., would be detained a few days, owing an accident which let four feet of water into her eagme room. Hor cargo and engine, however, were not injured . ‘The ship Conquest, for Quebec, had been towed back t Liverpool, after going ashore on the Black Water baak em the 18th ult. The ship Sonthamptoa, w Ui Howe and Cushing's Qroms, arrived at Liverpool on the 1th wit, Four horvee onig wore lust oa the passage. GREAT BRITAIN. There \s a0 political sews of « hastile character, OW speculations np cadless variety were indulged (a as tee ministerial programme for the new Pariiamect. Among the immediate home measures probable were the fotlew- ing -—Reform of the law and Chancery courts; continuaaa® of the General Board of Health; the rights of marriell women; medical reform, and revisien of the whole aywem of local (axation. Tt bad been officially announced that Eveiyn Deaieom would be the ministerial nominee for Speaker, ‘The London Star classes the now House as follower Palmerston, 266; Derbyites, 227; reformers, 110; liberal conservatives, 63. ko, fa. FBANCR, The Freach government has resolved to adopt the Mag- lsh syetem of transportation of criminals, ‘The Grand Duke Constantine had arrived at Toulee ana was recetved with the usual honors. The accounts from the Freech manufacturing districte are oot salisfactory. Raw wool and coloaial prodess were rising. Very little business had bece dome ia @e corn market, and a consiicrabie decline had takea piace tm Bordeaus and Touloa. It had bese officially escertatae® that there is more than sufficient wheat ia France for com sumption until the mext harvest, The growing erepe looked most favorable, The wine market was brink en@ firm at Bercy. PORTUGAL, ‘The Landon Pod says the ansertion that Portugal woult send a force to China is unfounded. SPAIN. The Madrid correspondence indicates that (he Meateam difficulty presenta a fair chance of pacific arrangement, CIRO ASSIA. Our cotton market closed dull and weak, the prévious ‘being barely maintained. The raion for the three days footed ap 18,000 bales, of which epeculnsors took 1,000, and exporters 2,500 bales, The authorized quotations are New ‘Orieana middling 1%; Mobile do. 1%) Uplands do. 7%. LIVERPOOL BRAAD@TUPRS WARKRT, Our breadetatle market baa not been very active eines the departare of the Africn, although om some artictes there bas been a slight advance. Flour closed quiet af the following quotations: — Western, 988, a 803; Ohio, Sm, ‘Wheat steady, at an sdernos of 24. on Friday'y prices, Rod if quoted at Ts. Of. a Be. 44.; white do., Bs. Od. a Om, Fioar clored Aull, st an advange of te, por quarter,