The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1857, Page 4

-F NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENSETE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. eee OFricE ¥. w. -gcerperaschnereen tse FULTON 8T8. TERMS, cach in adeance. AILY fore come eels rr ba UGERA LD. mony iz conta por edition, annem te eae Gre Brswin, th tern clin, Ste arm rue family HERALD, every Wednesday, atfowr conte por OO TENPART CORRESPONDENCE, tpertact mohiotiad, yrter of the world oo! ‘be libe- one Ye warden Fone Conamarckesres ARE Par- ee /Teavesren to ‘NO WE nig how ef Gnonyntous correspondence. Wedene "lob PRINTING execuied with neatness, cheapness and des ADVERTISEMENTS: renewed every in sored inthe Writ Hinatp, FaMiy ‘and in the end erepenn Baditions. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORBOW EVENING. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Drondwen< Zane Rees Faats—Two Bivais—Nevina, on 4 Daeam anv Reais — BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Equestaiam ano Gru- Sasrie Faats—Jocko, on tus Brazuian Are. BURTON'S MHIEAT! Broadway, ponte Revd shane fo Lona oe AND TeeMY Ix New York —Sia- — Maina THEATRE, Broadway—Tax Poor tx New ORK. URA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadwa: gids ov Tus Bas oF on On 4 Moraes — RAND Spmo- aR, OLYMPIC, 58 Broadway—Aut tHat Guirrers 1s Nor GoLp —SketowEs IN (NDIA—KIss tN THE DaRK. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street—Itaniam Orena —Rosart 1s Dias. ig nn BAR! AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway Qoon : Tue Tevtu’s 4 Lik—CaTouing aN Hxinxss. ‘WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 661 and 643 Broadway.—Grores Oacwrr & Woon's Mixstaais—Harrr Man. Cross or Goi p—Lavee amp Grow Far. eee HALL, 472 Broadway—Brvant's MinsTeeis Ermorian Songs—Tancer Excursion. NATIONAL CIRCUS, 8 Bowery—EQuestaian Farats— G@ruxasrio Exexcises, The News. The steamship Baltic, with four days’ later intel- ligence from Europe, is now due, and may arrive at any moment. She left Liverpool on the 25th ult., and is consequently in her tenth day. The deliberations of the caucus held at Washing- ton last evening, by the democratic members of the House, for officers of that body, resulted in the choice of Mr. Orr for Speaker, Mr. Allen for Clerk, Mr. Cluskey for Postmaster, Mr. Hackney for door- keeper, and Mr. Glosbrenner for Sergeant-at-arms. The nomination for Printer was postponed until Monday, after an exciting and animated debate. The republican members also held a caucus, but Made no nominations. The caucus adjourned until Monday, when a nomination for Speaker will be made. The object of Sir William Gore Ouseley’s mission was yesterday communicated to the Secretary of State by Lord Napier. It is stated that Sir William will remain in Washington until further advices have been received concerning Gen. Walker's move- Ments and the disposition made by Nicaragua of the Yrisarri treaty. The -efficiency of the patent fafety train for exploding mines, cannon, &c., will be tested at the United States Arsenal on next Wednesday. The message of the President will be | sent in advance only to New York, Philadelphia, | Baltimore and Richmond. The amount of money | paid for pensions, for revolationary services, accord- ing to the report of the Secretary of the Interior, has been upwards of $60,000,000, and the quantity of land donated sixty million acres. Mr. William H. Wetmore, a merchant of this city, and who did business at No. 80 Dey street, com mitted suicide yesterday at his residence No. 724 | Broadway, while laboring under temporary aber- ration of mind, caused by a severe attack of ery- Bipelas. Elsewhere will be found an interesting account of | the expedition to the Gila, under Captain Bonne- ville. The expedition was entirely successful, and much useful information was collected. Captain Bonneville states that every valley capable of being cultivated gave evidence of being formerly inhabited | bya race who followed the peaceful pursuits of | agriculture, and were possessed of a far higher de- | gree of civilization than the savage Apaches whe now infest it. Judge Wallace, of Indianapolis, gave his decision yesterday in the slave case pending before him. ‘The Judge said that he could not traverse the deci- sion of the Commissioner, and remanded the negro to the custody of the Marshal for delivery to his master. Great excitement prevailed, but no at- tempt at rescue was made. The suit against Dr. Vallandigham was dismissed. Interesting correspondence from London, Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg may be found in our columns this morning, with an extract from the Lon- don Times giving an account of an unsuccessful at- tempt to move the Great Bastern. ‘The Special Sessions was crowded yesterday to its utmost extent, as it was expected that a number of persons would be tried for illegal voting at the recent city election. A few of such charges were brought up, but the prisoners were remanded till next week. Wm. Scriber was convicted of attempting to vote at the First and Third election districts of the Tenth ward, and was sentenced to the Penitentiary for six months. From the report of the City that there were 413 deaths in tor it appears last woek—an jncrease of # as compared with Wey of the week previous, and an increase of MP a compared with the same month last year. The following table exhibits the number of deaths daring the last two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the pexes Men Women Girls. Total Week ending Now 28. 104 61 wi 408 Week euding Dec. 6 » ~ im 10 413 Among the principal causes of death were the fol- lowing win wing - ending ~ Now 23. Dec. & Consumptioo .... oo 69 vulsions (infantile) a 18 mation Of the lungs 25 “ mation of brain 16 3 t fever. 2 16 Marasmus (infantile) 2 21 Dropay in the head... ... 6 16 Measles .2 6 Croup ”W 16 Breuenitis 8 6 7 were also 5 death of apoplexy, 10 of con- festion of the brain, 6 of enlargement of the heart, Sof dysentery, 5 of inflammation of 6 of diarrbere the bowels, 6 of hooping cough, 14 of smallpox, 1 ©! rheumatism, 38 stillborn, and 3 premature births. Diseases of an \uflammatory character appear to have subsided, with the exception of smallpox, which has slightly increased. The number of deaths in the public institutions was 61. Of the total num- ter of deaths 15 were from violent causea. The coaths of ten years of age and under were 225. The following is a classification of the diseases and the number of deaths in each class of disease daring fie week i i t } J t t fovers ? t 6 ele 3 6 Fro her digestive organs... 6% ” @ certain seat ai eral fevers of 8 oknown - i & rinary organs » 10 Tou 44 43 The number of deaths, compared with the corres: Honding wecks in 1865 and 1856, was as follows :— ‘Week ending Dec. 8. 1866 368 ‘Week ending Dec 6, 1956 ar ‘Week ending Now 98. 1867 404 ‘Week ending bec 6, 1867 415 The nativity table gives 279 natives of the Unit Kites, 77 of Ireland, 38 of Germany, 7 of England NEW YORK HERALD, STNDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1857. 4 of Scotland, 2 of British America and 1 each of Africa, Denmark, Pruasia, Italy and Switzerland. In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday Judze Ingraham delivered the opinion of the Court in the case of Joseph Tinkbam and others against William Tapscott, for certain alleged services in examining into the condition of @ vessel and cargo belonging to the defendant. The court, in rendering their deci- sion for the plaintiffs, intimated that the law, 80 far as it related to the surveys contemplated, was un- constitutional and void. All the freight trains on the Ohio Central Rail- road were stopped yesterday at Cincinnati by the mechanics and workmen, on account of the non payment of two months’ wages due them by the company. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 200 bales in lots, to spinners, based upon middling uplands, at 11K¢.; good middling do. at 113¢c., and middlit g fair at 11Xc., closing irregular, however, ou the higher grades. ‘The previous advance in the price of flour was sustained, while sales were made to a fair extent, both to the domes- tic trade and for export. Wheat was inactive and sales quite limited. The chief transaction consisted of Virginia white at $1 40. Corn was firmer for old, while new was dull and lower; sales of all kinds being limited. Pork was heavy and lower, with sales of now and old light weight mess, Albany inspection, at $16 $0; and full ight do., at $27} light pritme was at $15. Sugars were fair request, with sales of about 500 a 600 hhds. Caba muscovado and Porto Rico, at steady prices. Coffee was steady, with light sales, Freight ongagements were light and rates unchanged. Kansas—The Southern Fire-Eaters, the North- ern Dirt-Eaters und the Administration, The conflicting articles which we publish this morning from the two democratic organs at Philadelphia—the Chevalier Forney’s Press and Captain Rice’s Pennsylvanian—show pretty dis- tinctly the depth of the rupture in the North- ern democratic camp in reference to the Kansas Lecompfon Convention and State constitution. And here the transfer of this Kansas mutiny from the Southern to the Northern wing of the party calls for a passing explanation. When Mr. Buchanan went to Washington last February upon the important duty of the selec- tion of his Cabinet, the Southern fire-eaters made a dead set at him in behalf of Robert J. Walker as Secretary of State. The President, however, possessed of an intimate knowledge of the Cabinet qualifications of Mr. Walker, turned the matter over in his mind, and fell back upon an older and more experienced statesman in diplomatic affairs. But, desirous, withal, of proving his amiable inclinations towards the fire-eaters, and believing in the capacities and unswerving loyalty of Mr. Walker, the Presi- dent appointed him Governor of Kansas. But what achange! Directly after the arrival of Walker in Kansas the whole pack of the fire-eaters, organs and orators—the Charleston Mercury, the New Orleans Delta, -the Richmond South, Jeffers Davis, Barnwell Rhett, Keitt and others—set up a regular and most “dismal howl” against Walker, with frequent snaps and snarls at the “treacherous” proclivities of the administration in appointing and in upholding this man Walker as Governor of Kansas But with all this, the f were us true to their purpose in de sasas in demandir mier. Their objec wing Walker in Kan- his appointment as Pre- ‘rom the outset, was to con- | trol or to break down the administration. With Walker at the head of the Cabinet they had _ hoped to secure the power to control it; but being ruled out of the Cabinet by conservative men, the fire-eaters were reduced to their last altcrnative of breaking down the administra- tion. Mr. Buchanan, however, soon proved to them that he had a will and a way of his own— | that he had adopted his policy in reference to Kansas, and was not the man to be cajoled or bullied to the right hand or the left. The fire- eaters, therefore, after bawling themselves hoarse, resolved to postpone for a time the dis- solution of the Union, and to stop their bellow- | ing and howling, and await the issue of events in Kansas and the disclosures of the President's message. Hopes of peace were thus beginning to dawn, and streaks of daylight began to glimmer through the fog of this Kansas imbroglio, when, presto, Gov. Walker packs up his traps, returns to Washington, and opens what Gen. Scott (long life to him!) would call “a fire in the rear” of the Northern colunmg of the democratic army. Thus, no sooner are the Southern fire-eaters reduced to submission than the Northern dirt-eaters of the party re- open the trouble in a new quarter. We call them dirt-eaters; for, are they not devouring the dirty crumbs and remnants of the nigger agitation, left upon the table by Garrison, Abby Kelly Foster, Seward, Weed, Greeley & Co? Gov. Walker, ostracized in the South, and com- pletely used up in that section, has resolved bis political and financial epeculations in Kansas into a sort of Northern coup d’/tat, which is to sweep the fire-eaters, the democratic party, the ad- ministration, and everything else before it that stands in his way. In this movement his right hand man is the Chevalier Forney, whose dis- appointments in regard to the United States Senate and the Cabinet appear to have soured him towards his oldest and best friend—the President. A pity—but we suppose there is no help for it. Gov. Walker aud Forney are, however, not alone. They are sustained by some Northern democratic presses, here and there, that have gone off half-cocked, and by a little clique in Philadelphia, and a little clique here, that has just achieved the important work of giving the enemies of the administration a lodgement in thie citadel of the Northern democracy. We refer to the New York Hotel clique, of which Mr. Walker was the chief in 1856, and to which he has returned for the purpose of shaping out his future movements, The offices of the Navy Agent. the Surveyor, the Post Office and the United States Marshal of this city, are as deeply implicated in this hotel clique as they have been in the defeat of Mayor Wood; and this clique are doubtless as sanguine now of re- ducing the administration to their own terms as were the Southern fire-eaters last January. In the end, however, they will find themselves as wide of the mark. The administration hasa shrewd and cool-headed statesman at the head of it, who never does anything at a venture, but everything from careful deliberation. His Kansas policy is the result of a thorough study of the case; and while the President will do no- thing hastily, he is in the best position for await ing the issue of events in Kansas. On the other side, can any one see through the difficulties which environ Gov. Walker, Chevalier Forney and the democratic dirt-cat- ers who have so hastily joined in thie Kansas movement against the administration? We per- ceive that the black republicans are sorely puz- zled what to make of it, but are rubbing their hands in great glee at these unexpected acces sions to their camp. But what will be the end of the parties concerned in this revolt should the administration come off with flying colors? That's the question The Reyulstan in the United States and Grea Bi itain—Bank Policy in Both Countries. A striking contrast is presented by the Bant of England and the banks of New York at th: present time. When the banks of New You were forced, in spite of themselves, to susperd specie payments, they resolved, notwithstard- ing their suspension, to adhere to the policy with which they had inaugurated the panic, name ly, to refuse accommodation to all but the moit undoubtedly secure houses; and the consequenct haa been that they have been able since thei) suspension to contract gradually so as to reduct their loans under ninety-five millions. Sever millions offioans have been curtailed since thé suspension. Hence the New York banks, doing business on @ no epecie basis, contracting their loans, accumulating gold in their vaults, and paying little or none of it out, are in a muct stronger position than they ever were before. Very different has been the policy, and very different is the position of the Bank of Englani. That institution obtained a promise of indemri- ty in case it forfeited ite charter—which, as we have shown, was equivalent to a suspension. of specie payments—on the ground that it was 10 enlarge its line of discounts and carry the en- barraesed merchants and bankers through the panic. Suspension, in its case has been foflowed by expansion; expansien at euch a rate that one firm alone has obtiined a million sterling inaday. Hence insted of strengthening its position and facilitating its return to regular specie payments, the Bark of England has been every day weakening (tself by the issue of paper unsecured by specie, and rendering it more difficult for it to resume busi- ness on the old basis. The reasons which make our banks strong make the Bank of England weak. One cannot help recalling in this connection the leading features of the great fizancial strug- gle which culminated in the rnin of the United States Bank, twenty years ago. When the panic of that day broke out, the United States Bank resolved to carry the merchants through their embarrassments, and did not ever scruple, after its usual resources had been exhausted, to issue five millions of post notes in order to provide itself with the means of acconmodating the mercantile ‘community. After atime, the tor- rent became too violent to stem; the bank could neither save the merchants nor protect itself. Tt suspended spgcie payments. On the strength of this move, it attempted again to help the merchants by expanding. Though the agents it had sent out to London and Liverpool to sell American cotton and obtain aid from the bank and capitalists to carry tke United States through, had achieved nothing but failure, and had been discountenanced by the Bank of England, the United States Bank did not despair. It kept on expanding. Even when its own rottenness was proverbial, it was ready to lend money. Such efforts to enrich the country and help commerce were never known before. In the meantime, the banks of New York (which had soon recovered from their early error, expansion after suspension, and had retraced their steps) proceeded to resume; and the United States Bank was forced to follow the example. It was then that the consequences of her career of expansion became evident. After a short period of resumption, the rotten concern suspended again, and gradually went out of sight altogether. It cannot be denied that the Bank of England is pursuing the same course as the United States Bank did in 1837. She is risking her own stability in order to save Anglo-Americen bankers, merchants and others, whose failur, it is considered, would be injurious to the safey and welfare of the kingdom. The issue will turn on the greater or less degree of skill wih which the bank is managed during this quisi suspension. It is possible that, as this county revives—which it will do in all human prota- bility in the course of the next six months— business may recover all over the world, aid the bank be able to retire its overissues with- out loss; but if sound financial principle is sacvi- ficed to political expediency or personal frient- ship the teaching of experience indicates that the parallel between the two great banks, thit of England and that of the United States, is likely to hold good to the end. Tue Recent Mvvicrpat. Evrerion —Wio Was Dereatep!—The newspapers througheut the country are discussing the subject of the recent municipal election in this city with as much gravity as if it had been an election for the Presidency. They look upon this contest for Mayor as a matter of as much consequence asif the issue had been the Presidency of the United States, A mere Mayor, not worth over a dollar a pound in the very greatest expansion of the paint and political market! Some of the small politicians, who never can see beyond the ends of their noses, endeavor to show that the election was merely a personal contest be- tween Mr. Wood and Mr. Tiemann. These nar- row minded persons are in the minority, however, the leading journals all over the country looking upon the election ns a great political contest, in which the whole force of the democracy was brought to bear on one side, and the entire strength of the opposition on the other. It is in this light that the matter is viewed by every one of the leading opposition newspapers throughout the United States. It was therefore a regular old fashioned contest between the democracy one side, and the combined factions of the position on the other, and its result is only the foundation for the grand programme of the op- position to the democracy which is to be worked out for the Presidential election of 1860. This opposition having succeeded in overcoming the democratic party in this city, will now make this fortress of the democra- ey the central point apon which they will rally all their forces throughout the free States, and complete the organization of the new party which hae just sprang into ex istence. The recent municipal election, then, resulted in a complete defeat of the democratic party in its stronghold—a defeat aecomplished, in part, by the very men who have been ap- pointed to office by President Buchanan—-men who now hold places of honor and profit in the Custom House and Post Office of this city. They were assisted, also, by one or more mem- bers of the next Congress, elected by democratic votes, It is not necessary to name these men. While it is absurd to attempt to deny the fact that the democracy have been overthrown here, it is aleo quite clear that the success of the com- bination of the odds and ends of the opposition involves an endorsement by the people of this city of the black re- publican legislation at Albany last winter. It is troe that the result of the State election in November was considered, in some degree, asa rebuke to the originators of that legislation; but we must remember thas the vote in the city was a small one, the election going almost by de- fault. We must, therefore, fall back upon the recent municipal election if we hope for a full expression of the opinion of this metropolis upon the Metropolitan Police bill and all the other black republican legislation at Albany lgst year. The vote of the opposition approves that legislation; the people of this city have, of their own free will and accord, acceded to all the invasions of the central power upon their municipal rights and franchises. Under these circumstances we do not believe that the new Legislature will disturb any of the measures adopted last year, but we think that they will rather be strengthened by new acts, founded upon the same general principles. It is true, that after a year or two, the people of the city—finding that under the government of Mr. Tiemann the taxes will not be diminish- ed, but rather increased to nine or ten millions per annum—may reverse the decision of last Tuesday; but before that reversion can take place the policy of the new coalition will have been entirely formed and placed in working order. We shall then suffer from a greater in- crease of taxation, more misgovernment, more complications in the departments, more frauds by irresponsible officers, more trouble and dis- tress, politically and socially, than have ever been known here before. Free Love mm Onto—Te Moral. or THE Lars Exrose.—Our attentive correspondent at Sandusky, Ohio, sends us a graphic and interest- ing letter, which we publish this morning, giv- ing a full account of the progress of the free love or free lust theory in Ohio, and the break- ing up of the university for the teaching and practising of adultery at Berlin Heights, some disconnected accounts of which disgraceful pro- ceedings have already appeared in the journals of the day. It will be noticed that these developements go far to prove the correctness of the theory here- tofore set up in these columns, that all such de- monstrations as that at Berlin Heights flow from one general source, to wit: the importation to this country of the dangerous theories of Fanny Wright, Fourier and Owen, which have gra- dually sapped the foundations of public mo- rality, blunted the finer feelings of both sexes, and carried desolation into hundreds of happy homes. Pope has said, too truly, that “a little learning is a dangerous thing,”’ and we are be- ginning to find it out.. The people of New Eng- land and the West are great readers, great thinkers and great wranglers on all doctrinal points, whether of law, religion, medicine, poli- tics or the social themes and “isms” of the day. We find their young women haranguing lyceums and sewing circles in behalf of the down trodden black man, but never refus- ing an offer of marriage from any Southern planter who has plenty of live chattels. We see taem greedily snapping up the vagaries of the French philosophers, but keeping a sharp look out for the main chance at the same time. In New England the strongest arguments were put to this class of the community by the persons wh set up the phalanxes—Brisbane, Dana, Ripley and the rest. They were promis- ed that the inconvenient marriage barrier should be battered down; that they should live almost in idleness, and have plenty of money for doing next to nothing. With their heads half turned by fine spun theo- ries, and spurred on by love of gain and sensu- ality, they joined in the movement and set up several phalanxes. Like the disciples of St. Simon in Paris, they were bled as long as their money lasted, and then turned adrift. It will be remembered that some clever scoundrels set up asort of free love establishment near Paris, which was intended as a refuge for women who were unfortunate in their marital relations, This concern was patronised by a number of foolish women, who were plundered by the lead- ers of the movement. The same game has been played here over and over again; and yet it does not appear that dupes are wanting when any fresh speculation of the kind is set on foot. The same result always follows—the leadera, like the philosophers above mentioned, live in luxury for a short time; and then comes a mise- rable crash, which only affects their victims. We find the same game carried out by the originator of the Ohio Free Love Institution, The evidence goes to show that one of the par- ties selected for his victim « wife and a mother, He seduced her, and then prevailed upon her to borrow, upon false pretences, from her hus- band, funds to set up the establishment which has just been suppressed by the authorities. Not satisfied with carrying off a man’s wife, this precious scoundrel must rob him at the same time. We call the attention of our co- temporaries of the provincial press to the fact that this double crime was not committed fn the wicked city of New York, but in a country vil- lage in a State distinguished for the propriety, prosperity, intelligence, prudence, ho- nesty and integrity of its inhabitanta. We make no particular boast of the virtue of this metropolis; but we can say that neither Fourieriem, Mormonism, or its counterpart, Free Loveism, ever flourished here. It will be re- membered that Mormonism first rose in @ coun- try village, from thence extended to the prairies of the West, and afterwards made its hegira into the wilderness. Free loveism arose from the ashes of Mormonism and Fourierism in the East; Fourieriem died out of itself, when it was found that it did not pay. Mormoniam seems to have paid very well; and the very best thing | that the Ohio free lovers can do is to expatriate themselves and join the Saints of Deseret. Bro- ther Brigham, however, has an ugly fashion of obliging his proselytes to work for their bread | and butter, against which most of the free love philosophers have a decided objection. ‘The moral of all these diseases of the social system—Fourieriem, Mormonism, and Free Loveiem—is quite simple. They arise from a distorted view of the social duties and responsi- bilities, given by false teachers and false pro- phets who only desire to serve their own ends | and care for nothing but the gratification of their own lust, avarice, ambition and sloth They can only be put down by the force of pab- lie opinion, firmly expressed. The truth once properly understood, their motives once thor- oughly appreciated, they will disappear without the aid of bayonets or grape-shot or civil pro- cesses or criminal actions. That this truth will prevail at some day there can be no more doubt than that the sun will rise to-morrow morning. ‘Tue New Maron tw Orvice.—When does the newly elected Mayor take his seat? On the ist of January, 1858, or 1859? We understand that from an examination of the several laws apply- ing to the case, it is apparent, both by their let- ter and spirit, that Mr. Wood cannot be de- ptived of his office antil the Ist of Janvory. - 1859. The last Legislature, it is true, fixed last Tuesday as the day when a new Mayor should be elected, but in that act there is no mention made of any alteration in the time or the tenure of the office. The Mayor is elected, as usual, for two years; and under the previous decisions of the courts he could not be deprived of his place by the Legislature, unless the office of Mayor was abolished. Under the new charter that officer is continued, the term of office remaining intact. The logical deduction is, therefore, that Mayor Wood's term does not ex- pire until January, 1859. : This being the state of the case, what will Mr. Wood do? Will he relinquish his place on New Year's day under the construction of the law, given by good counsel, to the effect that he can legally hold it? We suppose that the friends of Mr. Tiemann will insist upon his taking the office on the first day of the coming year. But if Mr. Wood holds on, he cannot be ousted without a writ of guo warranto, which must be issued by the Attorney General of the State. Now, it happens that this officer, Mr. Cushing, looks upon the whole Albany legisla- tion of last yeat, with regard to this city, as outrageous and unconstitutional upon our mu- nicipal rights, The successor of Mr. Cushing was elected upon the same principle. In this dilemma it is apparent that, if Mr. Wood chooses, he may retain his place, to which he is legally entitled, and defend that title at all hazards and against all contingencies. What will the three or four cliques say to this view of the case? Commerce axp Pusuic Revenves.—The fall- ing off in the public revenues from customs “duties at this portduring the past two months exceeds seven millions of dollars. There is a similar falling off everywhere; and there is no prospect that, for the next half year, business will so largely improve as to make up the de- ficiency, or any considerable portion of it. The prospect at present is that the deficiency this year—namely, the difference between the estimated and the actual revenue—will be nearer twenty than eleven millions, which was Mr. Cobb's estimate; and that application will need to be made to Congress at an early date for permission to issue either treasury notes or United States stock to provide for the expenses of the current year. This accident is of little consequence to us, who are generally too far on the other side of the account; but how will it tell on the govern- ments of Europe? We learn that the falling off in the revenue of France during the first month of the revulsion—the only month concerning which we have returns—exceeded two millions of francs, some twenty-five per cent of the total receipt. We presume that the decline in the year’s income willin fact rather exceed than run short of twenty-five per cent. A simflar decline in public revenues must be expected in England, Germany, and indeed all European countries. England may require a loan for her home expenses, independent of her Indian war; France can hardly get along with- out one. These grand parties at Compiegne must, after all, be paid for. At what rate new European loans, predicated on a decline in na- tional revenues, would be taken, who would take them, and how the announcement would strike the public and affect national credit, the reader may conjecture for himself. City Intelligence. Fowerat or Tromas CRAWFORD, Tux SovLrror.—A large and distinguished audience assembled at St. John'a chapel, in Varick street, yesterday at noon to pay the last tri bute of respect to the memory of Thomas Crawford, the sculptor, whose death in London, on the 10th of October last, we have already chronicled. Among the audience we noticed John Van Buren, D. D. Field, Wm. H. Apple. ton, Louis Gaylor Clark, Jobn Jay, Caleb Lyons of Lyons. dale, Professor Botta, Drs. Cogswell and Francis. There was also a number of well known American artists pre. sent. The remains were laid in stat in the central aisle of the chapel. The body was enclosed in a lead coffin in London, outside of which is a substantial English oak case, bandsomely covered with fine black cloth, and trimmed with bosses in regular lines and squares, and saturated with a durable composition. On the coffin were wreaths of immortalles, with Iavendar and camelias. The silver plate on the lid bears the following inscription :-— eeoeneee. sesecenerereneeeneee re THOMAS CRAWFORD, Born in New York, March 22, 1813. 5 Died in London, Oct. 10, 1857 AON OL ROL ERODE TEE TE LE note ‘The impressive funeral service of the Fpiscopal church was read over the remains of the deceased by the Rev Dr, Berrian, who was gasisted by Rev. Messrs, Dix, Wos ton and Young. A choir, contlsting of Madame Ronchelle, Mr. and Madame Stoepel, &e., axsivted in the solomn cises, under the direction of Richard Hoffman, the organ- ist. At the conclusion of the service the coffin was borne to the hearse, the ee named persons officiating as pall bearers, vig —Hon. ‘les Sumner, Henry C. Tuck. erman , George William Curtis, Professors Greene and Lie. ber, and Messrs. Rossiter, Keneett and Hides artists. Mre. Crawford, the wife, Mrs, Car |, the sister, and three other female relatives of the deceased, were present. The remains were conveyed to Greenwood for interment AN Anortivk SNow Storw.—On Friday night there was ‘an attempt on the part of the weather to get up a snow storm, but it resulted in a complete failure, and there ts how but little prospect of sleigh rides aad winter frolic for some time to come. It commenced well enough, and by daylight yesterday streets, housetops and window sills were white with the first blossoms of winter. The wea- ther, however, was too mild for this to last long, anda Night warm rain set in, which soon melted the snow in the streets and changed it into that semi fluid siush, whieh seems peculiar to our streets in winter time. It is to be hoped that the City Inspector will not relax his efjorts to keep the city clean because of the approach of winter. been the habits of contractors to neglect the streets entirely during the winter mouths, at which time they require the most care. Let this practice be amended forthwith. ANNUAL Maetixe oF THe Swiss Soctery.—The annual meeting of the Swiss Benevolrut Society was held yester day afternoon at 2o'clock. Owing to the hard times the society came to the very proper determination not to have any social dinner, as the money that would be spent in that manner was wanting for the treasury of the so ciety. There were some sixty members present. Henri Mairet, the President, Took the chair Mr. J. Paillard, the Treasurer, read the annual report, from which it that the disbursements for the year were $2.31 i — the treasury still bas a balance of $4,296 70. the money for this society i furnished by the ‘owies Cas. tonal governments The report was pronounced satisfac. tory, and the following r= were elected to serve for the ensuing year:—P. H. Vs President; LP De Luge, Vice President; L. 8. iinger, Secretary; Aug. Richard, Daniel Brea, ‘Alfred Merian, E. Horand, Colleo- tore. The society then adjourned Troors ror Onecox —The Northern Light, which left for California yesterday, had nearly seven hundred pas: sengers on board, among whom was a detachment of United States soldiers, bound for Olympia, Oregon Ter. tory. Ther were under charge of Lieut. Driscoll, government is fast Ailing up the regiments on the Pactte. New Yor Hosprray.—The following is the week report of the above institution to Dec. 4— Subgical. Medical. Total Remaining on Now. 21 Admitted to Dee 4 ‘i a7 Techarged cured or relieved “ ” A Tied 2 a Remaining ‘at Wate...) 16 95 on Males Lae Females % Fina x Broanway —Shortly after 9 o'clock tast night the alarm of fire for the Pighth district was caused by the discovery of a fire in an attic room inthe building No. 90 Broadway, occupied by Mr. James Giffin, The barn ing was found around one side of the window casing and extended through the ceiling over the window to the roof. The firemen were early on the premises, and ex tinguished the Maines with a few buckets of water. The to the building will amount to about $50— y insurance. origin of the fire is some ous. The Fire Marshal was cn the premises and took the names of several parties, for the purpose of more fully investigating the matter on Monday Beare of a Tar Baneet.—The alarm between 4 and So'clock on Saturday afternoon, for the Kighth district, ‘was caused by the burning of a tar barrel at the foot of Broad street ooo It is remarked in Paris that the Americans, who were there in large numbers, are leaving for the States, on ne count of the monetary crisis, The hotel Reapers regret it, a3 the Americans geverally live ina very lil style. THE LATEST NEWS. The Democratic Caucus—Nomination of My. Orr for Speaker—No Nomination for Printer —Misston of Sir William Gore Ouseley—The President's Message— Amount Paid for Pen- slons—The Naval Courts, dic. Wasuineron, Deo. 5, 1867. ‘The democratic caucus was held in the hall of the House of Representatives, and was organized by the elec- tion of George W. Jones, of Tennessee, as Chairman; Mr. Ruffin, of North Carolina, and Mr. Phillips, of Pennsylva- ia, as Secretaries. One hundred and fourteen members were present. Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, having previously withdrawn, proposed Colonel Orr for Speaker, who was unanimously nominated. Two nominations for Clerk were then made—Mr. Al- Jen, of Ilinois, and Mr. Robinson, of Indiana. The former was nominated on the first ballot, receiving eighty-five votes. Mr. Robinson received twenty-nine. Mr. Glossbrenner was unanimously nominated for Ser- geant-at-Arms. The candidates for Doorkeeper wero R. B. Hackney, of Virginia; Geo. Woolridge, of New York; Peter Gorman, of Maryland, and M. McKnew, of the District of Columbia. ‘On the second trial Mr. Hackney received the nomination, obtaining sixty two votes. ‘The principal candidates for Postmaster were Mr. Clus- key, of Georgia; W. A. Johnson, of New Jersey, and John M. Johnson, of Virginia, Mr. Cluskey received a majority on the first ballot. After these nominations were made the contest for Printer to the House commenced, and it was clearly evi- dent that a warm time was brewing. ‘A resolution was offered by Wm. smith, of Virginia, to postpone the election of Printer to some future day, im order to give members an opportunity to make some inquiries. He contended that it was a subject of too much importance to be disposed of in a moment; that there ‘was too much money involved in it, The resolu-ion gave rise to considerable debate, which was participated in by Mr. Houston of Alabama, Mr. Flo- rence of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Clemens of Virginia. He alleged that it had been stated and noised about the streets that improper influences had been used to secure it, and that if that was the case members ought to know it. Mr. Florence, of Pennsylvania, replied to him, and said there was no foundation for such reports. At this stage of the proceedings, George W. Jones, of Tennessee, Chairman of the Caucus, said that he desired to make a statement. He said that if Mr. Wendell was nomi- nated by the caucus, he would vote for him. He was asked whether he would not vote for the nominees of the caucus; he said he would; but that if they attempted to nominate Wendell, he would leave the caucus. The excitement at this time was most intense. After a very animated and exciting debate, which was participated in by a large number of members, it became evident that nothing could be done, and a mo- tion was made to adjourn, to meet on Monday evening next, which was carried. The republican members beld a caucus in the room of the Committee of Commerce. Fifty-one were present. A resolution was passed unanimously re-asserting the dec. trines of the Philadelphia platform, when, without trans- acting further business, a motion was carried to adjourn ‘antil Monday morning at half-past nine o'clock. A nomi- nation for Speaker will then be made. Hon. G. A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, is the most prominent candidate talked of, and it is believed will get the nomination. Many of the republicans are in favor of making straight nomina- tions for other offices. Some oppose it. Lord Napier communicated officially to General Cass to-day the object and purposes of Sir William Gore Ouseley’s mission. Sir William will not leave for Central America until it is known where Walker lands and what dispdsition Nicaragua has made of the Yrisarri treaty. General Robles bas received nothing definite from Mexico. He is looking for important despatches on the ‘11th inst. The new patent safety train for exploding mines, can- non, &c., was exbibited at the War Department to-day. On Wednesday next its efficiency will be tested at the United States Arsenal. The President's message will be sent in advance only to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond. The report of the Secretary of the Interior says that upwards of sixty one millions of dollars in pensions have been paid out on account of Revolutionary services. The entire quantity of land donated for military services is sixty millions of acres. Before Naval Court No. 1 the ease of Master George A. Stevens was continued to-day. Lieut. W. L. Maury was examined in government behalf, and Lieut. Bent, Commo- dore Lavalette, and Lieuts. H. W. Stevens and Wm. Gib. son for the defence. It is understood the government wil! let this case go through by default, as there is no charge against Stevens Before Court No. 2 the case of Lieut. Henry A. Steele was taken up. The applicant being too ill to attend, ap. pears by bis attorney, Mr. N. H. Rogers. Refore Court No. 3 documentary evidence was sub. mitted in the case of ex-Captain Levy. GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS NOMINATIONS. Wastixetow, Dec. 6, 1857. The democratic members of the House of Represeata- tives met in caucus to-night and nominated For Speaker For Clerk... For Postmast For Doorkeeper For Sergeant at-Arms The nomination of printer was postponed until Monday night. ‘The Indiana Slave Case. Ixptaxovors, Dec. 5, 1867. Au immense crowd assembled in the Senate chamber this morning to hear the decision of Judge Wallace in the fugitive slave case. He decided that he could not traverse the decision of the Commissioner, and that the negro must be remanded back toslavery. The United States Marshal started in the evening with the negro for Louisville, where he will hand him over to Dr Vallandigham. The case against Doctor Vailandigham was dismissed. The ox citement caused by the decision of Judge Wallace was in tense, and it was apprehended that the Marshal would ex- perience considerable difficulty in endeavoring to place the negro on board the cars. No attempt at rescue, how ever, was made. Strike of Mechanics and Workmen on the Central Ohio Road. Crverewatt, Doe. 5, 1867. The mechanics and workmen on the Central Obio road, n this city, on account of the non-payment of two months’ wages due them, made a strike to-day, stopping all the freight trains, and putting the locomotives attached to them in the engine house. No personal violence, how- ever, was attempted Salling of the Powhatan with Ex-President Pierce and Wife. Nonrork, Va., Dec. 6, 1867. Ex-President Pierce and wife are now on board the United States steam frigate Powbatan, which sails for Madeira this afternoon. Salling of the Dantel Webster. New Ontans, Dec. 5, 1857. ‘The steamebip Daniel Webster sailed at eight o'clock this morning for Havana and New York, with the Califor- ‘nia mails and ninety-four passengers, of whom sixty are for California, She connects with the Northern Light at Havana. Closing of Navigation on the St. Lawrence. Mowrnnat, L. ©., Deo. 6, 1867. ‘The thermometer here to-day marks eight degrees above vero. There is a good deal of ice in the St. Lawrence, and the last boat of the season goes to winter quarters to-day. premnaer eaten ceaemetaaaen ‘The Weather. Sr. Jonna, N. F., Dec. 5, 1867, The weather here this evening is mild, and there is @ little enow falling. Wind westerly. Rosrow, Dec. &, 1857. ‘The weather here to-day has been very cold. Thia afternoon there was a slight fall of snow, Despatches from various ponits on Cape Cod report a similar state of the weather. Brrrato, Deo. 5, ine The weather here to-day has been fine. This even| toe {rind changed 10 the northeast, and it is growing Oswrao, Deo. 5, 1857, Twenty two vessels with grain are now at tis end of the Welland canal, waiting for » wind to come Unies, Dee. 6 6, 1867. The woathor here is not very cold, but is snowing hard snd en cnet wind 1 blowing Wasmmwarow , Doo. §, 1867. The Southern mail from all points as late as due hae been received. The bark Mary C, Porter, before reported abandoned,