The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1857, Page 4

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Single copies, in wrappers, six cents Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New York HRaip will be received at tho following places in Europe: — Lospon,. ..Samson Low, Son & Co., 47 Ladgate bill Am. European Express 1 King William st Pars .....Am.-European Express Co. ,8 Place de la Bourse. LavERroo. Am. European Express Co. , 9 Chapel street. R. Stuart, 10 Exchange street, Hast Haver.....Am.-European Express Co., 21 Rue Corneitie. The contents of the European edition of the Hearn will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week and up to the hour of pub. Lieation. ‘The News. ‘The increase of crime in our midst is truly alarm. ing, and enough to make the stoutest heart quail. Within the past three days we have been called upon to chronicle the murder of no less than three persons, and the mortal wounding of four others. Where the \ carnival of blood is going to end we know not. Citi- | zens can no longer resort to the public highways after nightfall without the fear of sudden death be- neath the bgavo's steel. The killing of young Hamil- ton in a drinking saloon in Canal street marked the commencement of the bloody epoch. The following | night Francis Vincent was murdered in North Wil- iam street; William Marshall, the negro, was mor- tally wounded in West Broadway, and a grocery man in Seventeenth street, named Fraser, received » | fatal stab while ejecting a rowdy from his store. | Scarcely twenty-four hours had elapsed when we were again horrified by a wholesale butchery ata dance house in Water street. The following table of the names of those who have died, and those who are now dying from the effects of wounds received at the hands of assassins, will give our readers some idea of the extent of crime in the metropolis since Monday morning last:— 1—Henry F. Hamilton, murdered in Canal street. 2—Francis Vincent, murdered in North William street S— McManus, murdered in Water street 4—William Marshall, (colored,) mortally corner of West Broadway and Canal street S—Jonn Fraser, mortally wounded in West Seventeenth etreet. 6—Richard Barrett, mortally wounded in Water street. 7—Susap Dempsey, mortally wounded in Water street Coroners Connery and Hills were busily engaged vesterday in holding inquests upon the bodies of the victims. For reports of the inquests, together with other interesting and additional particulars in rela- tion thereto, we refer our readers to another column. We published some timé since a list of filibuster Geserters still remaining at San Jose, Costa Rica. ‘The Panama Star of the 3d inst., contains several letters from correspondents in relation to these men and their necessitous condition, one of which states that “Capt. Gishome, of the French vessel of war’ 1’ Amboscade, offered to the Costa Rica government 6,000 rations for the relief of these men. This amount the Costa Rica government managed to Dring up to 12,000 rations, the greatest quantity of which was given to their own men, instead of to the parties for whom it was intended.” We have news from Campeachy, Yucatan, to the h ult. The city still held out, but its ability to continne to do 80 was very doubtfal. The govern ment forces were committing brutal excesses in the suburbs, and the revolutionists were making re- prisals on the island of Carmen. A conspiracy had heen discovered at Merida. The plot involved many | of the most influential citizens. Some twenty-five of the conspirators had been placed on board a vessel at Bial, bound for New York. ( Thomas H. Benton has published a long com- | munication in a Washington paper on the banks and the currency. It is designed to meet the sug- gestion# in favor of the establishment of a national bank, which have appeared in the public journals since the commencement of the existing financial revulsion. The Cc 1 still cherishes hi« ancient enmity to bank notes, and warmly advocates the “ mint drop” currency The new steam revenue cutter Harriet Lane was launched from Wm. H. Webb's shipyard yesterday. he is intended for the revenue service, but more | particularly for the relief of distressed vessels on the | const. It is expected that she will be ready for sea | when the season arrives that will require her im portant services. A meeting of the American Geographical and Sta tistical Society was held last night at the University Chapel, Mr. Archibald Russell in the chair. The at- fendance was very small, numbering only seventeen members. After some routine business and remarks by Dr. Adamson on the Sclavonic race, the Record. ing Secretary made some interesting remarks on earthquakes. Two valuable maps, in the Bohemian language, were presented to the society by Vojla Vapretek of the National Musenm in Pragne. Senator Sumner arrived at Boston yesterday in the Niagara. He waa received by # deputation of his Political and personal friends. His bealth has great- Jy improved during hie sojourn abroad, and he will resome his Senatorial duties with the opening of Congr Aldormoa Fulmer and Banta and Copocilmen wounded, Jones and Harris, of the committee appointed to confer with the President and Postmaster General on the subject of a site for the now city Post Office, left this city yesterday for Washington, with the necessary Maps and statements to lay before the Cabinet, We may expect a decision on this most important matter before many weeks clapse. The mail steamer Niagara, from Liverpool, reached Boston yesterday afternoon, and the Euro- pean mails will arrive in this city probably about 8 o'clock this morning. The Atlantic arrived at Liver- pool at fifteen minutes past 1 o'clock P.M. on the afternoon of the 7th inst., and the Asia was passed on the 8th, at 9 o'clock A. M., twenty hours sail from. port. The important advices by the steamer Niagara, which were sent from this city tothe New Orleans press at eleven o'clock A. M., on Wednesday, were delivered in tbat city at five minutes past ten o'clock, by the National line—thus beating time by nearly one hour in a distance of a little less than two thou- sand miles. The Republican City and County Convention as- sembled last night at the Stuyvesant Institute, and adopted the report of their committee on the Mayor- alty nomination, recommending Daniel F. Tiemann to the support of the republicans for the office of chief magistrate. They also nominated Supervisors. Several hundred workingmen yesterday again as- sembled in the Park, and“listened to windy speeches from their leaders; but nothing important or new transpired. The Board of Aldermen met last evening. A pe- tition from a committee of unemployed workingmen was received and referred. The report of the Finance Committee on the corruptions and irregula- rities in the financial affairs of the city was read, and its further consideration was, after some discus- sion, postponed till Monday next. A quorum of Councilmen could not be obtained last evening, and the board adjourned till Monday. The Metropolitan Police Commissioners met yes- terday afternoon, all the members being present ex- cept Mayor Wood. A large number of reports in cases of charges against policemen were considered and disposed of. The men whose names have been advertised in the Henatp as recommended by the committee for appointment in the Thirteenth ward, were upon motion formally inspected by the Board seriatim and finally appointed en masse, Mayor Pow- ell alone voting uguinst the appointments. The ques- tion relative to the eligibility of the old force to re- instatement was laid over until the next session, on | acoount of the absence of Mayor Wood, and the Board adjourned to Monday next. James Shepherd, indicted for arson in the first degree, was placed at the bar of the General Sessions yesterday, and on motion of the Assistant District Attorney the case was postponed till the next term, im consequence of the absence of an important wit. ness. Joel Moore, of Greenpoint, was placed on trial charged with having twenty-two $10 counter- feit bills on the Roundout Bank in his possession with intent to utter them. It seemed from the evi- dence that a man named Stanley and his wife, who were convicted of passing the same kind of bogus money, conspired to entrap Moore by putting the roll of bad bills in his coat pocket, and succeeded in misleading officers Robb and Wilde, who arrested the defendant on the ith of October. Mr. Sedg- wick proposed to further establish the guilty knowledge by proving by Mrs. Stanley that Moore sold her a lot of counterfeit bills on the Rondout Bank on the Cth of October, but Judge Russell declared the evidence inadmissible. ‘The prosecution abandoned the case, and the jury rendered a formal verdict of acquittal. As there waa another indictment against Moore for forgery, he was not discharged, but admitted to bail in $1,000. Mr. Sedgwick desired to retain him in custody, as- serting that he was a notorious forger. A very spicy darky, named David Hazle, was charged with rape, | committed under aggravating circumstances, on Bridget Hayes, he having, it is alleged, drugged a glass of soda water, which rendered the girl insen- sible. On recovering her senses she attempted to commit suicide by throwing herself off the dock, but was prevented from doing so. In consequence of a tiaw in the indictment the case was put off till Friday. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to some 200 4 00 bales, in lots, based upon middling fair uplands at cents. The light receipts of flour, about 16,000 bbis. per canal and river, with a good local demand and inquiry for exy he British provinces, caused prices of com mon and medium grades of State and western to close at an advance of about § cents per barrel. Wheat was in light receipt by canal and river, having amounted to 34,000 bushels; the demand, however, was active and prices firmer, with free sales at rates given in another column. Corn was searce and firm, with light sales of western mixed at SUc. from'store and Sie. delivered, with southern yellow at Pork was hoary, with smalt sales of mess at $19 $7 » $19 £0, and primeat $17. Sugars wore in fair demand, with sales of 650 hhds, and 200 boxes at prices given in another place, Freighta were engaged to a moderate extent without change of moment in rates ‘The Lecompton Kansas State Constitution— “The Dead Point of Danger.” We «pread before our readers this morning the closing proceedings of the Lecompton Kan- vas Constitutional Convention, with the peculiar tints and shadings of the anti-slavery corres- pondent of the New York Tridune, and on the pro-lavery side we append to these Kansas re ports an editorial eulogium from the Washing- ton Union, affording the most striking contrast between the two sides of the picture. According to the correspondent of our nig- ger worshipping cotemporary, this Lecompton Convention has been an offensive imposture— its programme is but # schedule of tricks and deceptions; and as for Governor Walker, he “has accomplished all he came for, in securing a slave State constitution in reality, while it is so arranged that be and bis compce an pre- tend that the people have adopted it.’ The same authority further assures us that among the free State men of Kansas “a feeling of rage | is the most common;” that “at Topeka, when the citizens got intelligence of what was done, some of them openly talked fight,” and that “you may imagine their feelings when you see the fruits of the October election thus jeoparded and their impudent enemy stepping in to rob them even yet of their rights.” It further ap. pears that “a free State Convention will now be called to determine what action it is best to take” in reference to the elections arranged by the Lecompton constitution makers. This is the anti-slavery view of the matter, | and it must be admitted that it i* painted in colors of the blackest kind. But the Washing- ton Union dresses up the same tableaux in the most brilliant hues of a June morning, with all ite accessories of roxy clouds, singing birds and blooming flowers, It says that “the vexed question is settled—the problem is solved —the dead point of danger is passed—all serious trouble about Kansas affairs is over and gone. Kansas comes into the Union on the principle of the great act which organized her and Ne bravka as Territorial governments.” Between these violent extremes let us endea- vor to compass a calm and rational view of this bosinese. In the outset, we assume that it is not certain that a pro-slavery constitution will be fastened upon Kansas; and, on the other side, that the question is not settled, that the problem is not solved, and that “the dead point of danger’ ® not passed, but has yet to be passed. We are not disposed to cry fraud and treachery in anticipation of treachery amd fraud; nor are we disposed to shout @ premature hallelujah over the definite solution of this Kausas trouble, We HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1857. must deal with the existing facts as we find them, and await the issue of events. Granted that this Lecompton Convention bas not exceeded its constitutional authority in any of its acts, and that the elections which it has ordered and arranged are all according to law, we come to the naked test of slavery or no slavery, as provided for in the onstitutional echedule. The plan adopted by this schedule for a test of the popular vote seems to us to be fair. The popular vote is to be taken upon the direct issue of “tlavery” or “no davery;” and as it may be thus decided, Kansas is to be a slave State or a free State. To be sure, in either event # provision will remain in the con- stitution recognizing the right of property in the slaves already existing in Kansas—some two hundred in number—but there can be no reasonable objection to this, In the abolition of slavery in the old Northen States tho rights of the slaveowners were to this extent, or more or less, respected In this way slavery was abolished in New York, and from this process of removing the ustitution, there are, we believe, some slaves renaining in New Jersey to this day. We cant concur, therfore, in the hue and cry of our atti-slavery journals against this clause of the Tecompton schedule, Upon its face this schewle fairly provides for a popular decision whichwill make Kansas, in law andin fact, a slave State or a free State; and there can be no reasomble com- plaint made against the provision reognizing the property right in the few slaves ittroduced into Kansas under the sanctions of he organic Territorial law. But, admitting all this freely and cleerfully, does it “settle the question, or carry w& beyond “the dead point of danger?” No. It only brings us face to face with this “deal point,” where all the danger lies. Look atit, nd mark what we say. It has been clearly asertained that the legitimate voters of the free Ste party of Kansas, as compared with the regule voters of the pro-slavery party, are as three to one. In other words, the ict is established—it is a “fixed fact—thit two- thirds of the legal voters of Kansas re op- posed to the recognition of African slayry in her State constitution, and are in fwor of making Kansas, at once and forever.) free State. Upom this important fact, aburtantly established by the late October electio, and without the full vote of the free State prty— upon this great fact, we say, depends thi dan- ger and the safety. Should there be an honest election o all sides upon this constitutional test questin of “slavery” or “no slavery,” the result wi in- evitably be the submission to Congress of scon- stitution making Kansas a free State. But h re, we repeat, lies “the dead point of daer.” This Lecompton Convention has given 6 its party (pro-slavery) the appointment of thipre- cincta, the judges, and the right of deciting upon the returns of this constitutional testelec- tion. The election, under this managementmay be honestly conducted and its results ma be honestly rendered; but should the resul be, with anything like a return of the full poutar vote, a decision in favor of slavery, it wil be prima facie evidence of fraud and treacery. If, upon such a decision, Kansas sould be admitted into the Union as a lave State, the dormant Fremont majecities of the North will come to life again, ad the Northern anti-slavery agitation will be tefold more bitter and powerful than ever before That is “the dead point of danger;” and there is yet another. The free State part of | Kansas—the leaders especially—look upon iis | Lecompton Convention with “rage” and és gust. They regard its authority as bogus, ad its proceedings as altogether outrageousind | insulting. They are to hold a State Convenion | to determine what course they will pume. | Having proved that they possess an overwhim- ing majority of the popular vote, they iay resolve to let this Lecompton constitutn, slavery and all, go through by default, or tey | may appoint a day of their own for a separte | vote upon their Topeka constitutien. Is ¢ not manifest at a glance that by adopting som such policy they may keep this Kansas fir brand burning till 1860, if the politicians o the pro-lavery party will so have it? Is it not} as clear as the noonday sun that the black republican leaders could ask no better capital for the succession than the re-opening at white heat of this Kausas agitation ? ‘Thus, between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery Presidential politicians in and out of Kansas, we approach “the dead point of danger.” The free State party of Kansas may permit this Le- compton constitution with slavery to go through by default, resting their cause upon a formal protest against it; or it may be smuggled through by election trickery and false election returns, In either case, the admission of Kansas asa slave State, upon the faith of a pro-slavery conatitdtion, will be the political death warrant of every responsible Northern man, Thus it appears that instead of the Kansas trouble being settled. it bas now assumed a more dangerous form than ever heretofore. Nor can we now truthfully undertake to promise any- thing in behalf of peace, or law or order in Kansas, until informed of the purposes of the free State party and of the results of the Le- compton appointed elections, Our confidence of a peaceful issue rests upon our honest and eagacious President: and, having no axes to grind in Congress, and no favors to ask of any party, we are in a position to speak the truth, and to deal with the present aspects of this Kansas question as they really stand. Ocn Late New York State Exectiox— The following are the official aggregates of the popular vote of our late State election, as com- pared with the Presidential vote of 1856:— Demreratic. Know Nothing. 196,878 1a, 194/187 06,914 oot 67,700 ‘These figures are very curious and suggestive. Here is a dormant opposition vote of 158,861; and yet the democratic presses are shouting themselves hoarse over « democratic plurality of 18,000. This dormant opposition vote is the result of the New York Henatn's policy of keeping the abominations of the last Seward Legislature before the people. But let the de- mocrats of the Canal Board and the Legislature beware, for these 158,000 men stand behind them in the attitude of armed neutrality, Maxine Orrzexs.—During the last three or four weeks, since the State election, over 2,000 naturalized voters have been made, and it is probable that the whole number passed upon by the courts will be nearly 3,000 before the middie of next week. From present appear- ances we should not be surprised if the charter lection were to bring seventy thousand voters to the polls. The contest amongst the Alder- men will be a particularly animated one. ‘The Banks and Finanolal Affairs. ‘The New York city banks yesterday virtually resumed specie payments, Though they do not yet pay specie on demand for checks, very few institutions refuse it to their customers, and all, we presume, will redeem their own paper in specie if required to do so. The New Orleans banks have already resumed. In this State, we suppose that the solvent country banks will soon be placed on their old footing. There only remain the New England and Pennsylva- nia banks, with a few isolated cases in the South and West, on which the effects of the late re- vulsion are still felt, As to the Pennsylvania banks, the period of their resumption has been fixed by statute, and will not probably be anti- cipated. Of the prospects of the New England banka, the public are not apprised; but the fecling at Boston, as here, is very buoyant, and every encouragement will be given to the banks to resume. ‘The first stage of our troubles may therefore be considered as passed. The banks, having broken the merchants, and consequently gone to pieces themselves, have now resumed their standing in the community; with the stain, it is true, of having forfeited their charters and broken faith with the world; but still without any suspicion of insolvency. The next step is to pick up the merchants. This, we imagine, will be found no such simple matter. Very many houses which have broken and ob- tained extensions will never be able to pay up at the maturity of their renewed paper. In many instances, the assets of sus- pended houses will depreciate so largely as to leave not enough to cover their indebtedness, This will be especially the case with dry goods dealers, and dealers in fancy articles and ob- jects of luxury. There is reason to fear that the revulsion has only just touched this class of merchants, and that the worst for them will come when their renewed paper matures. From the same cause, no doubt, houses of higher standing in the financial world, but whose as- sets consist chiefly of suspended paper or dry goods paper, may find it very difficult to meet their present engagements, or to fulfil any ex- tension they may have obtained from their cre- ditors. There is as yet very little sunshine in the financial horizon for these classes of houses. But, when this is said, and this allowance made, it must be admitted that there remains, outside of all suspended or embarrassed firms, a vast commercial community which will com- mence business, so to speak, after the present liquidation, in a perfectly solid and wholesome condition. For every house that has suspend- ed, there are a score which have weathered the storm safely; we have beard the disaster of the one trumpeted at every corner, blazoned in every newspaper, while the solvency and ease of the score of sound firms have never once been whispered. In the great staple trades of the country there have been remarkably few fail- ures. Among the dealersin grain,corn and cotton no great firm was overthrown during the crisis; the grocers suffered very little indeed; the vas bulk of the hardware dealers stand firm; so do the bulk of the leather dealers, and many other branches of productive trade. Indeed, with the exception of parties interested in railways, the dry goods dealers, and the bankers con- cerned with these, it may be said that there is no leading trade in the country in which the insolvent firms do not bear an infinitesimally small proportion to the solvent ones. It is necessary to bear these facts in mind in studying the extraordinary condition of finan- cial affairs in New York at the present time. No such spectacle as that presented by Wall street during the past week has ever been wit- nessed here before. The bunks, with over twenty millions of specie in vault, with more on the way, and with the power, in their sus- pended condition, of refusing to pay out any of it, if they choose; exchange so low that specie cannot be shipped for the present; money worth from three to four per cent on call, and the best paper done at five and six; trade nearly at a standstill, no new engagements making, every- body trying to bring his affairs into the narrow- est compass possible; the Board of Brokers alone exhibiting an unparalleled scene of ac- tivity, excitement, and inflation—such a sight, we repeat, has never been witnessed in this, or perbaps, in any other community before. The next news from England must be bad. Whatever artifice the London Times and the American railway dealers may use to conceal he facts from the public, we know enough al- eady to be satisfied that the panic through hich we have gone here is just beginning here. The bank has resolved to meet it—not * our banks insanely did, by contracting at he rate of three to five millions a week—but vy raising the rate of discout, which, while it breaks no undoubtedly solvent house, makes all ose money, and infallibly throws over weak oncerns. That a general panic must follow— vith no one knows what consequences to the ank and the public—is perfectly obvious; and vat such a panic must be fraught with ex- wemest danger to all concerns largely interest- «in American securities or American trade, iquite as certain, But after we have taken fr granted a panic in London, with interest at | 1 or 12 per cent, and half a dozen great | weeks in the banking world, what then? We | i debtors, not creditors of England; she suf. | fe by our insolvency, we do not suffer by | he. Whether we pay her or no, she must | se] out specie to buy our cotton, for her mills | canot be stopped; but the commerce of Eng- lad may undergo almost any quantity of | shrks without necessarily hurting it fatally by theecoil. ——{————_ ‘meatexey Crash at Invine Prace, strit has had its panic, and seems to feel better aftcif, the loungers in Tompkins square have hadheir panic, and their committees and their meéngs, and have pretty nearly talked them- selw out, We have had a great deal to do in arriging these little affairs; and just as every- thin is pretty quiet we are astounded by a grat outbreak among the singers and the drummers and the fluters and the fiddlers in Irvir place. As will be seen by accounts else- whe, there are certain difficult questions of finam pending between the managers of the Opetand their employés—a number of whom preféto have no bread rather than half a loaf, whiciis rather more than can be well afforded just © present. It will be observed, however, that the lndies—dieregurding alike the groat of Wall street, the howls of Tomyins square, and the plaints of the fidlers—mustered in great numbers yester- day fi the relief of the management, and their propotion has at least had the effect to get up an excement which will put money ia their pocket ‘Theegotiations with the rebellious artists have, bwever, beea carried on too long. The managers seem to have temporiacd with them when prompt action was needed. In such a crisis Maretzek or Strakosch would have shut down the gates upon them at once. There are plenty of musicians walking about town with holes in their coats, and they would be very glad to take what is refused by the dainty gen- tlemen of Irving place. Tue Murver Catenpar.—We are compelled to lay before our readers to-day the particulars of several shocking murders, and assaults with murderous intent, which have taken place in this city within the past two days. The record is as unprecedented as it is horrible. In the most densely populated parts of the city men and women fall beneath the weapon of the as- sasein. Four times during one night the dread cry of “‘murder’’ pierces the stillness of the night air; and always the same result—the murderers make their escape. In one case a private watchman seizes an assassin, but is obliged to succumb, there being no police to aid him. It is absolutely dangerous to walk in the lower part of the city after nine o’clock at night. It should be remembered, also, that these murders are not altogether the result of drunken brawls, but that gangs of men infest certain districts, robbing and killing with a degree of coolness that proves premeditation. While all this is going on, the Commissioners of Police sit and split hairs upon the question as to whether or not they shall fill up the force The wise legislators at Albany hampered us with a many-headed with the old or new men. commission, which has so many private in- terests to serve that it never can work together for the public good. The men already appoint- ed hold their places as sinecures, conferred to reward political services. They are responsible to no one, and pay no more attention to the windy proclamations of their superiors than to the rogues who slip away while the police are lounging and carousing in some snug grog-shop or engineering a political convention. If the small wards in the lower part of the city are thus unprotected, what must be the condition of the scantily populated districts up town’ Unless the police force is speedily regulated, thoroughly disciplined, and considerably aug- mented, the number of murders and robberies this winter will recall the horrid deeds of the dark ages, and the Commissioners will find their power tiken from them by a Vigilance Com- mittee. Tur Op anp New Porice.—The Supreme Court is now in session, and is ready for busi- ness. What is the reason that Mr. Dean, the lawyer employed in the old police case, does not bring on for argument that matter at once, and have it determined before the cold weather sets in, whether the old police have any claims for reinstatement under the Metropolitan Police bill? This is a question that should be pressed atonce, The weather will soon be cold, pro- visions scarce and work scarcer, and the good members of the old police ought to have their case adjudicated upon without further de- lay. Mr. Dean, go to work. Tur Mayoraty.—We have now three candi- dates for Mayor, and probably more coming. Mr. Wood is the democratic candidate; Mr. Tie- mann, of Manhattanville, the paint manufac- turer, is the candidate of the Wall street stock- jobbers; and Mr. Cooley is the candidate of the Know Nothings. If there are any more candi- dates let them come on. Pvenism iy Hien Frataer.—Under the new Street Commissioner several distinguished pu- gilists have, it appears, been appointed to high posts in the city government. This is the first time in this country that prize fighting has be- come a qualification for high office. The pre- cedent, we presume, is taken from the election of the famous pugilist, Gully, to a place in the British Parliament. THE LATEST NEWS. Arrival of the Mail Steamship Niagara at Boston. QUOTATIONS OF AMERICAN STOCKS IN LONDON—AR- RIVAL OF THR ATLANTIC AND ASIA AT LIVERPOOL “—ARKIVAL AND REOBPTION OF SBNATOR SUMNER AT BOSTON. Bowron, Nov. 19, 1867, ‘The steamship Niagara, from Liverpool via Halifax, ar- rived at this port at 24, o'clock this afternoon. Her mails were despatched by the steamboat train, via Stonington, but owing to the heavy gale upon the Sound to-night, it is unlikely that they will reach the New York Post Office be- fore § or 9 o'clock on Friday morning. ‘The Collins steamship Atlantic, Capt. Eldridge, which it will be recollected was detained at New York till Tuesday, 8 o'clock A. M., October 27, arrived at Liverpool at the moment the Niagara was leaving—about 1.167. M., on Saturday, November 7—thus making the passage in about cloven days and five hours. ‘The Cunard steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, from New York at noon on the 28th of October, was passed by the Niagara at 9 o'clock A. M., on Sunday, the Sth inst., twenty hours sail from Liverpool, and she would be due there at about 5 o'clock A. M.,on Monday, the 9th inst.—thus making the passage in about eleven days and seventeen hours. The following are the prices of American stucks in Lon. don, as quoted by Bell & Co..— Virginia Hilinois Centr: lilinois 6's of lilinois Freeland ¢ Michigan Central 8 New York Gentral "8... New York Central 6's of 64 Erie 7's, 3d mortgage, of 'S3. Erie Sinking Fund of "1... . Be Pounsylvania Central 6's of "80... . a 85 Among the passengers by the Niagara s Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts, Senator Sumner, on landing, was received by Hon. Henry Wilson, Hon. N.P. Banks and Mr. Phelps, and escorted to his resideuce, where a large crowd had assembled to greet him. After recoiving congratulations from his many frieuds, Mr. Samacr made a few remarks to the assemblage, and retired amidst loud and enthasiastic cheering. Mr. Sumner was followed by Hon, Henry Wilson in a short ch, when the crowd dispersed. Mr. Sutnuer has been sick during the entire voyage, but his health generally has been se much im. proved that it is thought he will be able to resume his seat in Congress at its opening. The Weather Throughout the Country. SNOW STORM AT CHICAGO. Cureago, Nov. 19, 1867. ‘There was a very heavy show storm here last night, and several vessels are reported ashore. THE WEATHER AT BUFFALO. Burratb, Nov. 19, 1857. Severe gales from the southwest have been blowing here to-day, accompanied with flurries of snow, INDICATIONS OF A STORM AT BOSTON. Bowrow, Nov, 19—10 P.M. The weather here during the day was very clear and mild. The atmosphere this evening is thickening, with indications of rain. Wind 8, W. HIGH WINDS AT NEW HAVEN. New Haves, Nov. 19-10 P.M The weather hore today has been cloudy, with heavy winds, RAIN AND SNOW STORM AT PHILADELPHIA. Parnaneuma, Nov. 19-10 P.M Arrain storm commenced here this afternoon, which ‘was succesded by a brivk fall of «now for haifa hour. It is BOW Cold and Clearing of. Sesl serssi a a a 7 a a a a a ee ey Reception of Sit William Gore Ousctoy at Washington. Wasnineron, Nov. 19, 1897. Tord Napier had a long interview to-day with Mr, Oureley, and thoroughly posted him up as to the preseng condition of things here and Contral American affairs im Particular. To-morrow Sir William Gore Ouseley will call upon the President and Secretary of State. Lord Napier’s cards aro out for a grand soirée musteale, to be givon in honor of Sir William Gore Ouseley to-morrow evening. Arrangements were mado to-dsy with Stra kosch, and his lordship has engaged tho entire company, including Thalberg and Frezzolini, to be present. Prize Fight tn Canada. Burrato, Nov. 19, 185% A prize fight between Coburn and Gribbin camo off yea- terday in Canada. The combatants fought twenty-one rounds in thirty minutes, when Coburn was declared wim ner of the stakes, amounting to $1,000. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHULADELrHiA, Nov. 19, 1857. Stocks heavy. Pennsylvania 5's, 84; Roading Raitrosd, 23; Long Island Railroad, 10; Pennsylvania Railroad, 305. Avousta, Ga., Nov. 18, 1857. Tho advices per Niagara have completely unsettied all the Southern cotton markéts, and no transacted since its receipt. Flour unchanged but Gran Bales Oeaas’ 1a tne, 2 rm. a3 at $4 62a $4 75 lor superfine and $4 81 a $6 for ordi extra, Wheat steady; sales 36,000 bushels at 77c. foe Chicago spring and 800. for Milwaukie club. Corn frm tnd quiet; ouls dull; whiskey nominal at 19346. a 206. Freights—Wheat to New York 18c. a 19¢. Receipts yes terday very light. Buvrato, Nov. 196 P. M. Bad southwesterly gales, with flurries of snow, some- wrist checked buxivees to-day. Flour dull; sald, 1.208 bbls. at $4 62a $4 75 for good to choice, and $4 87 $5 2 for extra brands. Wheat stendy; sales 60,000 bash. At Tc. for Chicago; 80c. for Milwaukie club; 90c. for red Indiana. Corn, firmer with a good demand; bo stock bere; sales 3,000 bush. at 64c. Oats dull and nominal, at 36. Whiskey firm at 19. a 20c, Through shipments are about done; wheat to New York 19¢c. Receipts to-day of no importance. Cunal ex, 103,000 bush. wheels 19,000 bush. corn; 9,000 bush. oats. Osweco, Nov. 19, 1867. Flour is steady. | Wheat is quiet; Chicago spring a bela at &5c., and Milwaukie club at 81'xc. ‘There ia no quan- tty of Gorn of consequence here. Freighte—40c, for Hoar, ani Age. tor wheat, to New York. bbis. flour, 19,000 bushels’ wheat, and 4,000 bushels, barwey, ‘oxports—3,000 bbls. flour, 67,000 bushels wheat, and 1,000 bushels barley. CaicaGo, Nov. 19—6 P. M. Flour declined 20c. Wheat dull at 57c. Corn quiet. Oats firm, Shipments to Buffalo—No flour; 17,000 bushels wheat. Shipments to Oswego—No flour; "21,000 busheia corn. "Receipts—2,000 bbls. flour, 72,000 bushols wheat, 4,000 bushels corn. ‘The Opera Matince—Grand Rush of Crinoline te Irving Place. ‘The financial crisis at the Opera made quite an excite- ment in fashionable circles yesterday, and 4 good may people seemed aroused to the necessity of making agrand rally to ‘he support of the managers. The matinée, whic commenced at one o'clock, where every one who paid ‘fifty cents was entitled to the best seats he or she could get, gave an opportunity for the working off of this ex- citement, and as early as twelve o'clock large numbors of ladies were seen under way from the japonica districts towards Irving place. There was a pretty stiff breeze blowing, and some of the ladies who carried a great deal of sail without corresponding ballast had hard work te weather around the corners of Fourteeuth street and Irving . One of the most volupninous of les crinolines waa brought up ail standing under the statue of the Father of his Country, and was obliged to be towed off by a deputa- tion of sympathising friends. Several of the children, poor little things, who had hoops and short dresses, were carried half a block without touching the ground at all. It was another touching instance of the perils of over- uufiation. At the Academy there was a great rush for tickets before the doors wero opencd, and an extra office was arranged to receive the half dollars from the tips of the most delicate tingers enclosed in the prettiest of kid gloves, ‘The audience included at loast two thousand persons, at least four: of that number were ladies children. And a” fine they made of it, their pretty morning and promenade costumes, eyes sparkling, and their cheeks glowing with excitement of their fight with old Boreas in Broadway and Union square. The children laughed at the distresses of the lovely prima donna, the misfortunes of the tenor, and the rascaiities of the villanous baritone. ladies criticised the opera after their own fashion—alt agreeing that the ‘Trovatore” was a delicious opera—that La Grange was @ nice singer, and the tevor was, obt good-lovking, and bad such # Voice! Anda flerce war of words waa carried on between two belles as to the rela- tine and those BE gf ‘The troubles of Wall street and the meee kins squaro ovidently affected them not. dry goods and the Opera are cheap, what should they care for panics and crises? They divided their atten ‘ion between the ry eopepenne | cther's dresses—a bit of scandal now and thon, and an oc- casional glance at the ornamental young men who fringed the parquet and loitered in the lobbies. They all agreed that the matinées were delightful institutions and hoped that the Qpera would not shut up. The matinee was really a great success—the monoy re- ceipts veing over those of the regular night performances. We have given the ladies’ criticism upom the Opera—ours is already on rocord. It was admirably sung by La Grange, D’Angri and Lignardt. The crisis at the Opera remains the xame aa when we A number of tho artists, however, will the orchestra ts di- is di. It is the argument of these phi that if their pay is once reduced they will nover be able to got It back to the old standard. This is absurd. Thoir services are regulated by the same rules that govern every mar- ketable commodity—they will always command a according tw the supply on hand and the demand. Just now the supply is large, and the demand not particularly lively. They cannot depend upon the bails this winter, because there will be nothing but calico parties, whore there will be nothing more expensive than an amateur pianist who plays for nothing-—and eats his suppor on tne instrument betwoen two waitza—for the nake of practice, The managers are strongly advised to withdraw their pro positions and close for @ time. Such a course would bring all hands to their senses. For to night—perhaps the last of the season—tho “ Som pambula’”’ i# announced, and on Sunday the last grand oratoria performance. as the recent events in Irving place have made considerable excitement in musical circles, there will probably be a first rate house tonight. The represeutation will certainly be worth one. Launch of the Revenue Cutter Harrict Lane. Yesterday morning, shortly after 11 o'clock, the United States steam revenue cutter Harriet Lane (so mamed as @ compliment to the niece of President Buchanan) wae launched from the ship yard of Wm. HI. Webb, Fxq., foot of Sixth street, East river, The launch was to havo takom place at fifteen minutes before 11 o'clock, but in comse- quence of the heavy southeast wind which provailed dar- ing the morning having caused the tide to run up longer than was expected it was delayed for forty-minutes somo time previous to the hour appointed for tho launch, people began to assemble in the yard and on the adjacent grounds, and docks and vessels, and by the time abe lef er Ways every available position waa occupied by apec- tators anxiously awaiting to see ber reception vp the bosoum of ber future home. In addition to an unusual pumber of ladies being present, we noticed several overs of the navy and Tevenue service, also the Colles. tor he Port, Augustus Schell } the Sar ; Naval Officer; Capt. Alexander eet of the Rusiad Navy, and several other Russian officers of distinction, whowe names we did not learn ‘The model of the Harriet Lane is faultless, and showed to perfection when out in the stream. She is 180 feet im length, 30 feet beam, and has 12 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and ix 650 tons burthen. Her armament, whoa all on board, will consist of five guns on each side, in addition to bow and stern guns. will have two inclined en- gines, forty two inch cylinders, and xevon foot stroke, which are to be furnished by the Allaire works, to which: place she was towed immediately after being launched. ‘The Harriet Lane is intended to be used for the parpose of relieving vessels in distress on the coast during the Winter months, and for harbor requirements, and whem the time arrives for her services to be called into requis tion, the public will then find that the government im choosing the model proposed by Mr. Webb, will havea verse! inferior to none in speed out of this port, and ooe in every respect adapted to all the purposes for whick she was designed A SHARFER CavaHY PLavina Ht Tricks —LerRRRenNd 17 Cooyney Mrxcnants.—On the 14th of this month a man of agreeable address called upon D. 8, Thompson, of St. Louis, and representing himecif as the agent of D. Devlin & Co., of this city, told Mr. Thompson that on account of the hard times, if he would pay the notes he owed the New York firm immodiately he should receive a deduction of thres poe cent on them. Mr. Thompson thought the offer #0 favorable that be immediately paid the pretended agent, who called himself Kingsland, $100, and agreed to pay more 4 Soom a8 possible, Kingsland, to act out his réle, sat down and. «rote the following nove to D. Devlin & Co., and asked Mr. Thompson to forwatd itm wow 16, 1969, Moses. 1D. Devin & Co. —Sirs—To-day Teatied upon Mr. Thompson and received from him oa Lye which you will please endorse upon wrote io you from here, | informed you that T made him the usual offer of three per cent, in case he paid before the 20th inst. T have extended the time until the Lat of December, but no longer. What I done in Ceoousk I have informed jou from that point. Te Rent teen, Nov. 18, 1867. Ho wilt ; proba. Kingsland ondoubtedly thought he could safely romain at sa Mi the ‘Souk, ‘® second inatalnvees, and then quietly ; but United States mail aad the tolegraph were too quick (or bis calcwatien