The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1857, Page 5

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JaMES GORDON BENNETY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFiO’ N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS, TRRMS, cash in advance. SHE DAILY HERALD. to conte: , BT per anni. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every eal ois conte ‘per ; oF WS. per annum; the Buropean edition. $4 per annian mip par of Great Britain, 0” 85 %0 ary part of the Gonuinent, Both *THE T HERALD, every Wednenlay, at four conts per *voreatar ¥ CORRESPONDENCE, Be cated reves, solictied from any quarter of the v tally paid for: Bg-OUR Fornicn Co! NTS ARE PAR- Fominy Hegdeeren to Beal ais Lurene AND Pioxaces mY 0 BO HOSIOR tahen @f anonymous correspondence. Wedone return ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day; advertisements in- sorted inthe Wera.y Hexap, Famuy », and in the JOm PHINTING exccued woth neainess, cheapness and dee- Volume XXII. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Tas Cririo—Tas Practica: Man—Wanpening MINSTREL. ~ NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—Nicopemcs—Ticat Rora Faats—Maow Taumrer. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Fquestriaw arp Gru @astic Feats—Muitis TRAINING—Aflernoon and Evening. BURTON'S THEATRE, Broadway, Bond street— Vanrry Faik—You'Re Suue 10 wx SuoT— Hamer TRAY EstiE. WALLACE'S THEATRE, Broadway—Two ro Onz—Lapy us Dirriceutixs. LAUBA KEENF’S THEATRE, Broadway—Gaanp Srec- ‘TaCLE OF Tam BRA OF wom, On 4 Motuan's mares ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street—Itatiam Ors- Ra—Ropent wx Dianix. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway—After moon aud Evening—Time Txizs ALi—Lavcn any Gow Fart. ‘WOOD'R BUILDINGS, 661 and 563 Broadway.—Gsozcs Gaaistr & Woop's Minstaxis—Makkiep any Burien. MECTANICS' HALL, 472 Broad’ --Krsiortas SONGS—SHAKSPEREAN }—BRryany’s Minstezis EADINGS. NATIONAL CIRCUS, 84 Bowery—Afternoon and Even- fog, EQUEstMaN FRAts— Gran astic Exegcises, &c. EMPIRE HALL, 596 Broadway—Paintencs liivsraative or tas Kane Exrepition, 40. New York, Wednesday, December 2, 1857. ‘The News. The semi-official table of the vote for Mayor which we give this morning shows the election of Danie! F. Tiemann by a small majority over Fernan- do Wood, after probably the most excited election that has ever taken place in this city. The vote Is the largest by some thousands that was ever cast in New York, and evinces the nature of the determined efforts made by all parties to secure for their favo- rites a preponderance of votes. The democrats have reduced the majority of the combined opposition in 1856 some six thousand, as the following table will show:— Total Vote. Opposition majority. $4,233 2,831 7,531 8,290 702 Dec. opp. maj... 6,068 The legislative branch of the city government will stand as follows:— ALDKRMERN, Deenoerats 00... cece eens 10 Opposition .............4 7 COUNCILMEN. Democrats .... 6+. 0000-19 Opposition .............. 5 The election passed off in an unusually quiet man- ner. In the evening, however, the excitement and enthusiasm in and around the headquarters of the politicians and the newspaper offices was intense. The Old Wigwam was densely crowded with demo- crate anxiously awaiting the returns. Pending the announcements they were addressed by Gen. Follett, Coroner Connery, a host of small lights, and, later in the evening, by Capt. Rynders and John Coch- rane. The non-success of the democratic ticket was borne with a great deal of good humor and philoso- phic patience. The steamships Fulton and Kangaroo arrived at this port last evening, from Southampton and Liver- pool, with our European files dated at Paris and London on 17th and 18th of November respectively. The Fulton passed Cape Race last Friday evening, when Captain Watton handed a synopsis of the news to the agent of the New York Associated Press at that point, which was telegraphed to this city from St. Johns, N. F., and appeared in the Heranp on Sunday morning. The purser of the Kangaroo will please accept our thanks for favors raceived. The Kangaroo was detained of the Bell Buoy five hours in order to enable correspondents to send out answers to letters received in England by the Baltic. The additional advices contain- ed in the papers, with respect to the progress of the financial pressure in Europe, are import- ant. The Bank of England, taking advantage of the permission contained in the late Treasury cir- cular, had increased its circulation of notes to an extent which had already produced some alarm, and direct call was made on Parliament for more ex- plicit legislation on the subject. The manu- factures of France were in a languid con- dition, owing to the want of capital, and the crisis still lasted with some severity in Hamburg, Frankfort, and Vienna. We publish today an amended and more extended list of the failures which took place after the Vanderbilt sailed: — Messrs. Hoare & Buxton..... «+. London, Messrs Edwards & Mathie... Landon. Messrs. Reimachneider........ Hamburg Messrs. Haussen & Johannsen. . Hamburg. M Landau... Hamburg F. ©. Perry ‘ . Wolverbampton. Wolverhampton & Staffordshire Banking Co M. Riley & BOMB... cece ewes The Wolverhampton Iron Company Solly Brothers...... Sesee Higgine & Rose, Bardgett & Pward.. 0, In Buet & Co Philippe & Vibert, ek Wix Jose PT Te Sa & Oo e . Some additional details relative to the British vic- tories at Delhi and Lucknow are given to-day, but they add little to the reports of the three brilliant actions published exclu y in the Hexaxp of Fri- day last. Gen. Wilson's official account of the first day's assault on Delhi is given elsewhere. We have a report that Hon. Mr. Dodge, our Minis- ter in Madrid, had resigned his post in consequence of illness in his family. A small portion of the Atlantic telegraph cable lost on the coast of Ireland had Leen recovered. Details of news from the city of Mexico to the 19th, and from Vera Craz to tite 2let ult. are given in today's paper. The downfall of Comonfort and the recall of Santa Anna to the control of public af fairs were regarded as events likely to occur at any moment. The plans of the revolutionists were per. fected, and the pronunciamiento—a synopsis of which we give—points unmistakably to the return and ¢le- vation of Banta Anna to power. The Central Park Commissioners met yesterday. A communication was received from the Superin endent, stating that no more laborers are needed pon the park then he is at present authorized to «mploy. With regard to the proposed plan of em- » ‘oying double the number of hands, working in al- te wate gangs, the Superintendent is of opinion that * » arrangement would be attended by economical «isadvantages. The report was accepted by the Hoard. A report recommending that the stone- breakers be paid at the rate of nine cents a foot was also adopted. Bicuard Barrett, one of the persons who was ee- Rowe NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1857. verely injured in the late murderous affray in Dris- coll's dance house in Water street, died yesterday from the effects of the injuries received on that oc- casion. The deceased, it appeared, had been stabbed in the breast. His case at first was considered hope- leas, but contrary to the expectations of the doctors he gradually recovered, and yesterday was dis- charged from the New York Hospital cured. On his way home he was seized with a sudden illness, and died before he could be conveyed to his residence. It is supposed that the wound was not thoroughly healed, and that the muscular exertion of walking opened the wound afresh and thus brought on inter- nal hemorrhage. An inquest will be held upon the body of deceased to-day. Aman named Patrick Kelly, a resident of Mul- berry street, was arrested yesterday by officers McGowan and Bedell, of the Sixth ward police, on suspicion of having been implicated in the late rob- bery of $10,000 in doubloons from the bark Pen- tucket. The prisoner was seen to have a number of doubloons in his possession, and this led to his ar- rest on suspicion. He was detained at the station house for examination, Officer Elder, of the Deputy Superintendent's office, who has the matter of the robbery in charge, succeeded in tracing the mate of the Pentucket for two days after the robbery, and hopes ere the close of the week to effect his capture. The sales of cotton yesterday were limited, and prices unchanged. A sale of 300 bales middling Orloans, in transitu from New Orleans to Liverpool, was made at 11X cents, with froight at 15d. Flour was dull and closed at a further decline of about § cents per barrel, with mo- derate sales, chiefly to the local and Eastern trade. Wheat sold to # fair extent, while prices favored purchasers. Corn was scarce, and western mixed firmly held at 90 cents. Pork was heavy, with a tendency to lower prices. Sales of both old and new meas were made at $18, For stocks of beth pork and beef we refer to another column. Sugars were quict, and sales confined to about 350 bhds, Cuba muscovado, at prices given in another column. Sales of coffee were confined to about 500 bags Rio, for quotations of which we refer to another place. Freights were dull, and engagements were light. ‘The New Kansas Trouble—Downward Ten- dencies of the Northern Democracy. It is reduced to a moral certainty that Mr. Buchanan in his message to Congress will adopt the Kansas programme of the Lecompton Convention, and sustain that programme for the settlement of the slavery issue—provided, al- ways, that this question of slavery shall be sub- mitted to the popular crucible of a fair and honest election in Kansas. On the other side, it appears to be equally certain that the hostile attitude assumed by Governor Walker will be supported by Mr. Senator Douglas, of Llinois; Senators Gwin and Broderick, of California, aad other Northern democratic members of Congress, and by some of the most prominent of our Northern democratic journals, and upon the broad ground that “popular sovercignty” requires that the Kansas State constitution it- self, and the whole of it, should be submitted to the people, slavery and everything else. Here is a well defined line of separation be tween our Northern democratic apostles of Ter- ritorial “popular sovereignty.” whatever that may be, and the President and his Cabinet. But, well defined as it is, it strikes us that this divi- sion in the party camp is a division upon nice abstractions, technicalities and secondary issues. The only issue of any conse. quence in this Kansas business, from the beginning to the present day, has been the issue of “slavery” or “no slavery.” All other issues entering into the matter of a State constitution have been disregarded by all par- ties as comparatively of no consequence, one way or the other. All reasonable men, of all parties, in and out of Kansas, have supposed that a republican State constitution, in any or- dinary form, upon all other subjects would be satisfactory to all sides, with a fair submission to the people of this paramount issue of “slavery” or “no slavery.” And hence the President, accepting this Lecompton pro- gramme as amply providing for the popular so- lution of the slavery question, has proceeded upon the rational idea that it covers the only essential ground of eontroversy in the case. And why should the people of the United States, with the meeting of every session of Congress, be frightened out of their wits with these eternal sectional scarecrows of “slavery propagandism,” “Southern rights,” “popular sovereignty,” “border ruffianism,” “secession,” and “disunion” upon this Kansas imbroglio, when there is a practical opening for a final disposition of this apple of discord? Why chould the whole country be kept in a continual fever and ferment by these sectional agitators in Kansas, when, by a very short process, they may be left to the full responsibility of taking care of themselves? Is there any possibility of any agreement, in any shape, between the unscrupulous border ruffians of the South and the violent monomanias of the North, who have brought their conflicting notions to a, hand-to-hand fight in Kansas? These confliet- ing elements, we all know, are controlled by the most rascally blacklegs and dexperadoes of the South and by the most bigoted roundheads and fanatics of the North, and that they would be capable to keep up this Kansas stew over a Territory of ten times the size of Kansas as long as Congress might think fit to leave them subject to the loose and incomprehensible privi- leges of “squatter sovereignty.” But we see that many of our scheming poli- ticians are flocking to Washington, with the de- termination, at all risks, to make a grand ex- plosion on this Kansas business, upon the secondary issues of the Lecompton programme, Robert J. Walker, the Governor of Kansas, ap- pointed to bring the trouble to a quiet settle- ment, leads the way in re-opening this box of Pandora. Mr. Senator Douglas, full of his ideas of the importance of his position asthe god- father of “popular sovereignty,” ranges him- self on the side of Walker, and the Chicago Times and Colonel Forney’s ress, and that usual- ly cautious spoils organ, the Boston Post,and va- rious other Northern democratic journals, join in this Walker movement for the annihilation of the democratic party, and the reduction of all parties to hostile sectional and dieunion organi- zations. ‘Thus, strange and incredible as it may appear, Governor Walker, Senator Douglas, and their partizane and organs, that were six months ago in the front ranks of the democracy against the nigger-worshippers, are now volunteering to ac- complich the very object for which Garrison, Seward, Weed, Greeley and their confederates have been laboring for twenty years—the final disruption and destruction of the democratic party. If this were all we might survive it; but as the next step must inevitably be the re- construction of parties upon a purely sectional basis, the ugly question obtrudes itself apon us— how long can the Union survive this practical political separation of its people? The crisis, however, is none the less a ques- tion of the continued unity or the speedy disso- lution of the democratic party. All the most powerful and popular of our Protestant churches bave been rent ssunder upon the sectional issues of slavery. The great whig party was swallowed up among these quicksands; and the late formida- ble Know Nothing party, under the pressure of the slavery agitation, has vanished into air, like chaff before the wind. With a split among the democracy in Congress upon this Kansas squabble, the democratic party goes by the board, and thenceforth all government issues and measures will depend upon a sectional supremacy, or sectional compromises extorted by threats and plots of rebellion. The line of safety is with the administration. Give this Lecompton programme a trial. Await the upshot of the Kansas constitutional election. It may prove to be an honest and satisfactory one; but should it prove to be a cheat or a de- ception, a new election can then be provided for. Let not the Northern democratic members of Con- gress go off at half cock. Mr. Buchanan has adopted the policy of steering between the vio- lent extremes of the Northern nigger worship- pers and the Southern nigger drivers. He wants peace ; they want discord and agitation. The best course for all conservative men to pursue is to go with him, and get this Kansas firebrand out of Congress as quickly as possible, and let the agitating politicians, dirt-eaters and fire-eaters make the most of it. ‘The Last News from Central America—Where has Walker gone to? The condition of affairs in Central America, according to the late advices from there, is one of fierce bickering and great exhaustion. Césta Rica and Nicaragua have shown great alacrity in coming to blows on paper, though we doubt very much whether it will, after all, amount to anything more than a war of proclamations. Both of these republics are too much ex- hausted to engage actively in a new contest; and while one of them—Costa Rica—is talking of obtaining a foreign loan, in order to meet the present great demands upon the treasury, the other is without money or the means of getting it, though we are told the war fever is very strong. It is said that the city of Leon, raised 1,000 volunteers in’ one day, and that Nicaragua can send into the field 3,000 men for the invasion of Costa Riea. All this may be true; but in the war against Walker Leon never raised 1,000 men, nor could Nicaragua ever bring 3,000 into the field against him. If she can do it now against her late ally, we must believe that public opinion there was not so strong against Walker as the leaders would have us suppose. What Colonel Canty is about is not very clear. We are told on the 2d of November, from San Juan del Sur, that he was on the lake, and could not get back to the river without having first re- dueed Fort San Carlos, while on the 19th our correspondent writes from Aspinwall that he had been at Greytown on the 27th of October, and had gone to San Jose, having captured the fort. It does not seem at all improbable to us that the Costa Ricans are in full possession of the river, although our advices from Greytown do not so inform us. Be the position of affairs what it may, there has been by this time proba- bly a new actor on the scene, anda complete change of the programme. There has been a good deal of speculation as to where Walker has gone to, but we have not as yet seen any- thing that to our view fills all the conditions. Some have sent him to Yucatan, some to St. Domingo, others to Boca del Toro, where the United States steamer Fulton is waiting to catch him; while others are sure he has gone to Greytown, and will be insontinently picked up by the officers of the United States ship Sara- toga. We have stndied the subject closely, and are content with none of these conclusions. Yuca- tan we do not believe in; for although the peo- ple there have periodically sent invitations to New Orleans for a filibuster expedition to help them, they do not even offer to pay the postage on their letters, much less the outfit of the fighting men. Saint Domingo is a poor field for operations of this kind, as the filibusters always look to uniting with some native party, and that repub- lie has not white men enough init to form a party. That Walker has gone to Boca del Toro or Greytown to be stopped by an American force we do not believe. Yet all his acts tend to show that he has gone to Nicaragua, and there do we believe he has gone. ‘Three entrances yrevent themselves to this republic—the river San Juan, the Blewtields river, and the Wanks or Coco, having its out- let at Cape Gracias-a-Dios. Up the latter he could ascend with the Fashion about sixty miles, and then he must cross the mountains to Segovia, in the northwest department of Nica- ragua. If he takes the Blewfields river he can ascend it neavly as far, and then cross the road- less mountains to Chontales, leaving the Eng- lish negro filibusters to keep up a fire in his rear, as Marey did on General Scott when he went filibustering to Mexico. The other route is the San Juan river, where the Saratoga lies at anchor. On examining the chart, however, we find that the San Juan has another mouth, called the Colorado river, which branches off some miles above Greytown and empties a long distance southeast from that port. This river is stated to have seven or eight feet of water on its bar, and to carry even a greater depth up to the San Juan. Now, judging Walker and Commodore Fays- soux, who has gone with him, by their ante- cedents, we have not the slightest doubt but that they will take the shortest cnt and strike the boldest blow. This will be to enter the San Juan by the Colorado mouth, and steam right up the river ae far as the depth of the water will carry the Fashion. According to Joe White's old reports about the river, it has water enough to carry the steamer up to Machuca rapids at once. If this is so, Uncle Sam’s watch dogs on the quarter-deck of the Saratoga will wake up some morning to learn that Walker and his filibusters are seventy miles up the river and have taken Castillo viejo by a night sur- prise. This is the only course that common sense and a calm examination of all the infor- mation upon the subject leave open to a bold man, and this is our guess at what will be done. We wait the issue of events Goon Times Comina Acatx.—The financial crisis seems to have exhausted itself, and we al- ready see signs of @ recovery of trade of all kinds from the succeeding stagnation. The Opera, which is an excellent barometer of pub- lic feeling, has all at once been rejuvinated by the production of “Robert le Diable” and the début of Formes, the great basso, The rush to Irving place on Monday night was something unparalleled even in this city of sudden excite- ments, and the audience included specimens from every stratum of society, from the top to the bottom. Ullman, the manager, has been completely renovated, and is projecting the most magnificent schemes for the future. There is also a marked improvement io all kinds of retail trade, and many ma nufaeturing establishmemts have resumed operations, Wal} street i» much easier, and the bamks have a comfortable specie basis of twenty-four millions, “there or there- abouts.” The leading stocks have come up to their proper values, and the fancies sell for more than they are worth, as msual. Money begins to cireulate more freely, collections are made with more facility, and the tax reoeiver is run down with the city debtors anxious to settle up. On a fine afternoon, like that of yes- terday, you will see the Broadway bazaars crowded with ladies, who have now an opportu- nity to buy at fair prices. There are not so many long faces down town as there were three weeks ago; we hear nothing more from the un- employed laborers—the honester portion of them finding plenty of hard work and sure pay at the Central Park—and confidence, which is the basis of all mercantile operations, is returning more rapidly than could have been expected. It is quite evident, from all these indications, that with proper foresight and a little economy to prevent too sudden an inflation, and thereby bring about a relapse, we may soon stand as well as we did a yearago. We have, at any rate, broken the neck of the revulfion—have passed through the panic,and are recovering from the stagnation. At present trade of all kinds is almost as active as it ever is at this season of the year, which is never a particularly lively one. Finance at Home and Abroad. The city banks showed on Monday last an average specie deposit, for the preceding week, of over twenty-four millions of dollars, Such an amount of specie was never held in our bank vaults before; it is perhaps more than was held in all the Northern States at the time of the revulsion of 1837. Simultaneously with this singular aggregation of specie in the banks we have to note a steady and universal.contraction of business and general liquidation among the merchants. Though it is notorious that the banks were ready last week to discount almost every piece of paper that could be had, the loans show a falling off equal to half a million er thereabouts, showing that merchants required last week half a million less accommodation than they had the week before. It is true that some specie is going to Europe; but as the cot- ton bills will be eoming on so freely—in the course of the present month—as to pay all we owe in Europe, that before New Year the specie drain must have fallen below the receipt from California. The present prospect is that our banks will hold, all winter, not less than twenty millions of gold, and that they will have much smaller demands for aceommodation than they had last year with half as much specie. Simultaneously with this strange and un- usual prospect, we learn from the offi- cial returns of the fiscal year 1856-7 that during that year the trade of the United States with the world did not leave usin debt. True, we took from foreign countries goods to the amount of $348,428,342, while the aggregate amount of our produce seld to foreign coun- tries, and of foreign goods re-exported from hence, is only $293,812,222; showing an excess of goods imported over produce exported of over fifty millions of dollars. But this calcula- tion does not include our trade in one of our staples—gold; of which we sent abroad, last fiscal year, $69,136,922, receiving only $12,- 461,799; thus leaving enough on the credit side to turn the general balance in our favor by over two millions of dollars. Last fiscal year the same tables showed a balance of twelve millions in our favor, which may or may not have been very accurate; but there is little doubt of the accuracy of the balance sheet of this year. It is a singular fact enough that Great Britain is the only country of any consequence which takes from us more than we take from her. All other countries sell us far more than they buy—France, Spain, the Zollverein, Brazil, Chile, China, &c.,—Great Britain alone sells us over twelve millions less than we sell her, But for the fact that Great Bri- tain serves as banker, not only for us, but for a great many of our dealers in busi- ness, the exchanges would be all the other way; as it is, we pay all our China, Brazil, and mest of our Spanish debts by bills on London. Spain is the next most important country to us, ina commercial point of view. We take from Spain but little less than sixty millions of dollars of merchandise—chiefly su- gars, molasses, &e., from Cuba and the West Indies—while she takes from us but little over twenty millions of flour, provisions and mann- factured goods. If Cuba belonged to us, all this trade, which would be decupled before long, would be part of our domestic trade. Our aggregate trade, as we said, is in round numbers, $350,000,000 each way per year. Only afew years ago one hundred millions of im- ports and eighty millious of exports were con- sidered endrmous. Such has been the fruit of the steady enterprise of an industrious people, and, of late years, the natural consequences of the discovery of California and Australia and of the addition of their auriferous deposits to the specie of the world. It is by the way the omission of this conside- ration from the late report of the French Minis- ter of Finance which forms the peculiar error of that document. M. Magne starts with the statement that during the year 1857, the last of the monarchy of July, the budget showed a de- ficit of 257,000,000 francs. The budget of 1851, the last of the republic, showed a similar deficit of 100,000,000 francs. The budget of 1857 gave a surplus of 20,000,000 francs, and that of 1858 will show a surplus of 24,000,000. Hence, he argues, the empire is the thing for France. M. Magne overlooks the fact that California and Australia bave added their gold to the world's stock since the monarchy of July, and that on the strength of this gold credit has been vastly inflated, trade developed, and a stupendous im- pulse given to industry and enterprise through- out the commercial world. In no country have the inflation and new impulse been so strongly felt as in France. There, indeed, a new life has been given to trade and industry; the face of the country bas been revolutionized, and vigor infused where vigor was never But is all this natural and legitimal Kvidently not, The French inflation, like that of our own railroads, has been a bubble which only needed the prick of a pin to collapse; the pin will not be long wanting now. The inflation which buoyed the empire to its present prosperity was common to all the world, though more felt in France than elsewhere; and the reaction that is taking place here and in England will also be felt in France with proportionate severity, Where will the imperial ¢ be then? felt. before. ES THE LATEST NEWS. Non-Arrivel ef the Atetica, Hauraz, Dec, 1~10 P.M. ‘The Canard steamship Amrica, from Liverpvol Satur- day, November 21, is now fully due here, but has not yet Beensignalied. The weather to-tight is exceedingly wet, and so dark as to deter any steamer from approaching the harbor. Interesting from Washington. PREPARATIONS FOR THE OPENING OF CONGRESS THY STRUG@LES FOR THE OFVICERS OF THE HOUSE—THE FORTHCOMING REPOR™S—DESFATOHES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, ETC. Wasurxeron, Dec. 1, 1857. A large number of members arrived this afternoon, and the excitement is ramming high. It sesms to be set- tied that Colonel Orr is to be Speaker and Mr. Allon‘ Clerk. ‘The fight for tho printing will be desperate. So sopn an any one maa becomes prominent, combinations are formed to defsst him. Steadman, of Ohio, whe was an ‘applicant for the office of Indian Commissioner, is backed by Senators Pugh, Douglas & Co., and ho has sixty-tive votes certain in caucus. Wendeil is believed to be out of the fight. Banks, of Virginia, is backed by his cblega- tion, Some believe that there will be no nominatica in caucus for printer, but'that it will be loft for a freescram- blein the House. Should this course be pursued Wendell will win. ‘The forthcoming report of the Secretary of the Treasury will be in many respects one of the most important and extraordinary documents ever issued by that department. A portion ef it, I understand, will be devoted to the exposi- interest, which received vitality by the recent Presidential election. It will be accompanied by statistics and figures as they will demonstrate the utter fallacy of that measure ‘as applicable to this interest, while they will show that the policy sketched by the demoeratic leaders must speedily render this branch of industry the most important element of commercial and political power of the republic. That portion of the President's Message relating to Kansas affairs, will be looked to and looked for with much interest. The President has not- changed his position ono idta upon that question. He endorsed fully and emphati- cally, from the commencement, the action of the Kansas Convention; and the interviews with Governor Walker have not convinced him that he was wrong. He regrets exceedingly that Governor Walker deems it his duty to pursue an opposite course to him and his administration. But he has taken his position, and sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish—he is determined to weather the storm. He discusses at considerable length. the Kansas question in all its bearings, and come to the conclusion that in sustaining the action of that Convention, he is but carrying out in its letter and meaning the Kansas and Nebraska bill. ‘The Kansas difficulties are freely discussed by mem- bers, but there will be no issue made until after the orga- nigation. Then look out for a row. ‘The fine residence of Vice President Breekinridge, just erected here, is offered for sale. Sanator Douglas is fur- nishing his residence. Letters were received to-day at the Navy Department from Commander Davis, whe was sent out by our govern- ment to make surveys and soundings relative to some guano islands, dated Honolulu, October 3, 1857. He states that he found nothing on the islands which, in the opinion of Dr. Taylor and himself, resembled guano. He selected several samples of the soil from a variety of places, fully to illustrate the character of the deposits. A large batch of despatches and other documents were received to-day at the State Department: from Carey Jones. He gives a glowing account of himself and his perigrinations among the Central Americans. He does not inform our government on one of the most important: subjects, and that is, when he is coming home. The Costa Rican Minister has received nothing official relative to the declaration of war in Central America, ex- cept a despatch stating that the mediation of San Salvador would probably be accepted by both Costa Rica and Nica- ragua. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuiveroy, Deo. 1, 1857. Not only the President’s message, but the reports of the heads of departments, will be supplied to the press in the principal Atlantic cities and to newspapers else- where when the reading of the message shall have been commenced in Congress. The same will be previously gent to postmasters, who will be telegraphed at the pro- per time with that view. The propriety of such an ar- rangement is apparent, from the fact that it will avoid telegraphio blunders and secure correct publication in newspapers distant from the capital at the earliest practicable time. Although the utmost care has been taken to prevent redundant language, the message is unavoidably long, owing to the prominent subjects of Kansas, Utah, Central America and the currency. ‘The Weather and Canal and Lake Navigation. Aumany, Dec. 30, 1857. ‘We had a warm, beavy rain bere last night. The wea- ther contiaues quite favorable to the entire resumption of cla aca Oxwnco, Deo. 1, 1857. ‘The mild weather is opening the Welland Canal, and the veasols are getting through. Two of them arrived here this morning, and more are expected today. Forty- five vessels, with over 600,000 bushels of wheat, are yet due, No doubt all of them will get through, should the weathor continue favorable, Burrato, Dec, 1, 1857. Weather mild and clondy. It has been thawing all day. The canal is open to Tonawanda. Lake navigation is uninterrupted, The heavy rains of the past few days have caused a heavy freshet in the river, resulting in great damage to the shipping. Scuenctapy, Dec. 1, 1857. The weather here is mild and epring like. The canal is all clear, and the boats are numerous and move freely doth east and west. : St. Carumnuxn’s Dec. 1, 1857. ‘The Welland cana! is clear of jee from Merrittsville. ‘The down vessels this morning will get out, Suspension of Specie Payments by the Central Bank of Frederickton, N. B. Frepenicktos, N. B., Dec. 1, 1867. The Central Bank in this city suspended specie payments this morning: The Bank of Hamburg, Ga. Avausra, Ga., Deo. 1, 1857 ‘The bills of the Bank of Hamburg have been refused by the banks of this city. The cause of this isa disagreement upon the terms of their weekly settlements. Loss of the Bark Ontarto, Hauvax, N. 8., Dec. 1, 1857 The bark Ontario, from New York for Newfoundland, took fire from matches contained in the cargo on the af. ternoon of the 26th ult, She was run ashore at White Head about dark. The captain and crew were saved, but the vessel and ber cargo are a total loss. Rumors about the Murdered Man, Craddock, Loviawnam, Dee. 1, 1857. Rumors are current here that Craddock, for whose mur. der, cightecn months ago, several persons were under arrest, bas been seen in Texas within the last two months Sinking of the Steamer Alleghany. Sr. Loom, Dee. 1, 1857. The famous steamer Alleghany, for New Orleans, struck yeetorday aftervoon a snag near Quarantine Island, and immodiately sunk in seventeen feet of water. One man and one child were drowned. The boat was valued at $25,000, insured at Pittsburg for $15,000. Loss of the Ship Bolina. Cnhanteston, Dec. 1, 1867 The Briti-h schooner A. Canale, arrived from Nassau, reports that the ship Bolina, from Thomastown for New Orleans, was lost off Bekry Island, on the 12th November. All her officers and crew were saved. Death of Mrs, James M. French, Atnasy, Deo, 1, 1857. Mra. James M. French, daughter of the late Judge Van- derpoel, and sister-in-law of Hon John Van Buren, died here to-day The ease of Dounelly was taken up in the Court of Ap. poals today. It will ocoupy the attention of the Court for {wo or three days. A gagiolen will be given this torm. Movements of Ex-President Pleree. Nonvonx, Doo. 1, 1854. Fx President Pierce and lady arrived bere this morn- ing, and are the guests of T. 1. Sawyer till the sailing of the Fowhntan, which will take place in about a week, ‘The Atlanta at Charleston. Cnantewron, Deo. 1, 1857. ‘Tho steamship Atlanta, from New York, arrived here at «ix o’elock this evening. Fatal Rattroad Accident. Srrinorrenn, Mase., Deo. 1, So Mr. George Williston, of thiveity, was instantly by the New York express train this eveuing jdecided quotable change, tion of the new democratic system of protection of the iron: }' *$1 25, W,) 55c, Fork~-Weularn mess, $18” Other which will startle the advecates of a high protective tariff, |/ changed. of the Officers of the Naw Onuxans, Dee: ¥, 1857, The District Attorney has issued & nolle prossqui in tig case of the éwptain, pilot and others of the steamship Gai. veston, and also in the case of the first mate, pitot’ ang others of the eteamship Opelousas. Several persozs are + yet to be tried. It is feared tha Mr. Sandige, member of Congress from the Fourth district, has béen lost on the steamboat Raia: bow. Boston Weekly Bank Statement. The following are the footings of hie a Ps Dyn Sah, our siatemont Savannan} Dec. ‘ 1857. The United States stoamshi; hours from New York, arrived ere tienen in ie pa tne, Btocks s| ly. Pennsy! ai Long likod Railroad, 103, CHaRLEstON, Nov. 1857. orton —taten to-day, 1,100 bales, 26a declines, ry B Naw Onixanss; Nov: ; Cotton is irregutar and are to-day, 8,000 bales,” Su~ gir buogant, at Se. 9 550. coffee’ king declined te a ie. Red ‘whicat ie quoted at $110; white ab White corn, : yellow; (ew) 6Tc. articles- generally un- 1, 1857. New Ontxans, Deo, Cotton market stiffer, bat no quotal aoe i alee to-day 600 peice ee tnouabls chines i prices. Receipts to-day: 4,300 balew. pee chgotag bales. The receipts up to ry present time short 163,509 bales; ditto: at all Southern ports, 324,000. Sugar steady. Flour dull. at $5. Molasses, 2330 el. low corn, 600..a'65c. Mass pork at $19—racket bare. Bacon, quiet and very scarae. in barrels, 123¢c., and in kegs, 163sc. Gunny cloth, Ic. a lie. Cotton to Liverpool id. and to Hhwre Je. Sterling exchange, 103 a 1043;. " Exohange on New York, 981 a 085. Avatsra, ‘Dec. 1, 1857. ‘The Southern cotton marisets generally are’ rathor easier. Flour steady. Wheat firm; sales 7,000 beahole Cateige spring at 6c. a 8734. Corn scarce and quiet. Lake ee po ear os, 4,500 bushels bar- a Lumen '¥—45,000 bushels corn, 6,008 i” Tax Orgna.—The second performance of ‘Robert lo Diable,”’ and the second appearance of Formes, take place this evening at the Academy of Music, We may repeat what we said yesterday, that there never be- fore bas been so thoroughly good am operatic representa- tion here as this. The artists are all good, and Formes is one of the greatest artists in. the world, both in singing and acting. To those who-do not care for the music, but who desire to see a splendid dramatic work, admirably mounted, with all the accessories of scenery, costume and a grand ballet, we can safely commend ‘Robert’? as a magnificent speotasle, We must/say a word, also, im praise of Mr. Anschutz’s orchestra. It has been mate- rially strengthened, and is admirably balanced. The worthy chef evidently had his whole sow! at the ends of his fingers on Monday night, ————___. Personal Intelligence. Our city is at present the habitation of a large number of Congressmen, members of the press, and members of the “Third House,” en route to the oity of Washington. Senators Douglas and Feasenden are among them—the former at the St. Nicholas and the latter at the Astor, Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania; Morrill, of Vermont, and others, are at the St. Nicholas. Senators Sumner and Wilson, of Massachusetts, will arrive here on Saturday. Mr. Banka will arrive on Thursday morning. Though elected Go- vernor of Massachusetts, he will take his seat inthe next Congress, and act until the 25th instant, when his resigna- tion will take effect. He will be inaugurated Governor of Massachusetts on the first Wednesday of Jemuary, and an election will take place in his (Seventh) Congressional dig- trict, to fill the vacancy, about the second week in Janu- ary. There sre numerous candidates for the post, but none above mediam ability, except the Hon. Charies Hudson, of Lexington, who formerly held a seat in Congress. Jas. M. Usher, Universalist booksaller, who unites-the republi- can and American clemente in a weak degree; Isaac F. Shepard, a schoolmaster of Somerville, and captain of a military company (City Guards) in Boston, isa republican American; Gon. Oliver, agent of a cottou mill in Lawrence, and an anti-American eleventh hour repwidican; Prof. Stowe, of Andover, and Mr. Gouch, of Melrose, member of the Suffolk bar, are prominent candidates. for the placa. Whichever is nominated in the caucus will be elected. Hon. Samuel E. Sewall, of Melrose, and Hon. Marcus Mor. ton, Jr., have each declined to run. Mr, Morton would undoubtedly be nominatedand elected if he would con- sent to run, but prefers to pursue his logal profession. It 1s said by those who are the best posted that the chances of Mr. Gouch and Mr. Shepard are the best, the principal objection to Mr. Hudson being old fogyism, avery unpopu- Jar element in Massachusetts just at this time. Yesterday Senators Douglas and Crittenden accompa- nied Superintendent Tallmadge through the city, observ- ing the progress of the election and the police arrango- ments of the city, Mr. Colfax, member of Congress from Indiana, went on a similar tour in company with Gon. Nye. ARRIVALS, Master © A Moran, His Excellency Lebode Kego, Barros Brn’ zillion, Becretary of State, Mes Louis de Ronge, three chil dren and two purses; D Davidson, JF nd indy, Le Hach and lady, Misa Crow, Miss Le Clere, Hen Jerson Mra Anson Livingston, C Berkle, Dr Isaac L Kip, V Verdell, do lanet, WY Besdy, lay and two Mine sr gare Hamition, Miss H Kane, H Pariah, Mee tens iia reorse and servant, Henry Mason, bearer of despatches from { Bates Minisier at London; L. Theuret, Misses Lydin, tert B Garde, Miss B Schwarz, A Harbet, Miss H Sieben, Mina romer, L Bertrand, Isaac and Louis Garnier, VS Trapaga, € Biberm, F L, Hewett, Mr Pustienne and niece, Mine Aus Manley, Mrs Hollingham and child, Mrs it’ Steinbach, Meas Beetles, Roberts, Roome, Wo . ips, Bi . Horr, Brande. Total, 81. bedi ecco From Liverpool, in the steamship Kangaroo—Mr Ellmiston, child and servant; » Mr Jucob iy and ‘three children; Mrs Taylor and child fT fivecy 4 lady, Mr Wolgebaim and Indy, Mr Harth, lady.and child, Mox Lesler Montgomery, Mrs Williamson, Mise Ann Meyer Meyer, Mrs Smith and child, Mr Lyster and lady. Mrs Price nd three children, Mins E Afmstrong, Mr Stubbs Me Tingle Wi . Mr Bond, Jr; Mr Bond, Sr; R Brown, Jr. C Ulf” +" Mr Cafferate, 6 Thomas, Me Sitlig, A Lomoy, h, Mr Moelarty, Mr Lissel, ME Laeiach, G-Stew act GF Groves, W'Engels Ms i lady, Mr Harberg. From Charleston, in the steamship Nashville—Mra Capt Rd= wards, Jrs Jordan, J Habersham, Capts TP aircon Jan dea, kins, Ben) Adama, Mr R A Clark, T Butler, and 25instecrage- m Savannah, in steamship Alabama—H Blood, R Brad- , Miss B Bradford, and 9 in the steerage. ford, Gusty vland aud From Charleston, tn steamship Memphis—Miss © Dé Miss O'Conn iss K Turice, J Lewis, KJ Albro. KN, RS Jackson. J Levitt, 1 sampeo The Boston Theatre, (From the Boston Gazette, Nov, 28.] rH Of the Boston theatre have presented, another repo the stockholders in regard to the aif of this theatre, which is a very favorable one. In it th state that the theatre opened with adebt of $183,952, which gave them an excellent first class theatre. They have received in three years from Mr. Barry, $1 4 and ihe Melodewn estate has brought in $8,965, they have paid out for insurance and interest on debt $30,173, thus increasing the original debt $11,256, Mr. Barry’ has tin materials and workimanship about $40,000, which rt tothe stockholders at the expiration of the lease So that we come @ut,”” says the report, “of the three first eeazons (always r table, as out of their receipts t reatre has to be equipped) with only a loss of $11,000, against.an inerease in value of our Meiodeon stores and hall, and theatre property increased by scenery, wardrobe, &., to the value of $40,000. We do not add tothe rents above the value of rights of entry which are of course to be taken. into consideration, ard which, at $30 per annum, their eurrent price, would add for the three seasons about $21 000, wat us through with « surplus instead of a deficit.’ If rights of entry are tw be charged to the stockholders, it is no more right, they «hould be credited with the interest of their shares, say $60 per annum on the par vaine, which Would in threo. years on 235 shares amount to $42,300. scenery, wardrobe, &c., which, cost $40,000, are also liable to large depreciation. "But, notwithstanding these frets, the direc tors’ proposition to the stockbolders is the most favorable which can be made, and as there is no other alternative but to acquiesce, Doth wisdem and economy will dictate to the stockholders the jety of adopting the sugges. tious of the directors. 1y propose to the present stock holders to surrender their sharet,and take new ones at $600 per share, of which only $100 will be wanted now ‘and $100 mote only within the year, whieh would probably carry them to more pi Thable them ta. sell the Melodeon The direc. tors say in conclusioa— We shal send to inquire of every owner:—1, Will you surrender your old stock and cribe for new? 4. If you wii not take the new, will you surrender your old, that we may preserve our act of incorporation? If stockholder refuse to adopt one of these alternatives, the directors, who have rendered themselves liable for ® large portion of the debt, muse protect themeelves by dieposing of the property in what. ever mode promises to extricate them the most specdily and with the least loss.” "Thia a father 8 forewbie argument, but the directors can scarcely be blamed for observing the first law of finance as well as of nature self preservation. The demolition of the theatre would be a loss to the city, which would be deplored when to late, and we still hype to see the prophetic words of Mr. Barry fulfilled, Woen he said, some years priot to its eree tion, “You will havesooner or later a first olaad theatre in Beaton, whicn, if properly built and properly conduct, will prove & boon to the public and ® fortume to the mana. ger The dir