The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW WHOLE NO. 7832. - Fa on MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1858. —_—_— NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE INBIAN AT PORTLAND, MARRIAGE OF THE IRINCESS ROYAL. RIOT IN BELFAST. CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN BARK ADRIATIC. THB CAPTAIN IN IRONS. DIPROVEMENT IN COTTON AND CONSOLS, &e, Ker &ee PorTLAND, Feb. 10, 1868, ‘Te steamship Indian, Capt. Jones, arrive! here at 11 @ clock this morning. She lett Liverpool at 9 o'clock oa the morning of the 27th nit. Her dates are consequeatly four days later than those by the Arabia at New York. The Leadon Times of the 26th ult. deyoles sixwen commns to the wedding of the Princess Royal, and the Liverpool papers of the 27th contain little else. ‘The latest news froin India was maialy coaveyel by the Ara’ Fresh disturbances had broken out in Bosnia, and the Porte hail despatched a largo body of troops there, Arres's cf persone auspectad of connection with the at tempt to aesagsinate the French Emperor, continued to be made, Incendiary proclamations bad been posted in Lyons, but thoy resulted in no disturbance of the publis peace. The steamship City of Baltimore stso sailed on the ait. from Liverpool, ard the North Star wes to leave Southampton on the same day for New York. us ‘The steamsbi; Niagara, from Boston via Halifax, ar- rived at Liverpool on the 25th uit. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND, ‘The merriago of Prince Frederick William of Prussia, waa celebrated at the Chapel ‘al, St. James’ Palace, on tbe 25th of January, according to the programme. The day was generally observed as a holiday, Immonse crowds cheered the royal party in the moat entnusiastic spanner. We take the following account from the court pro- gramme issued by Queen Victoria. Our lady readers will observe that, for oneo, crivoline had to contract itself and actually dieaprear before the urgent demsnds for apace made by the Ecg!ish an» foreign belles: — DRESSES WOKN ON THE OCCASION. LORD CHAMHERLAIN’S Orvice, Jan. 18, 1853, Notice is bereoy 4.v that ladies who are invited to be present ‘p the Chapel Royat, St. James’, at the ap. proanning ceremony of ti¢ marriage of her Roya! Highness the Princes Royal, will wear full dress, wita plamas, but without trains. bth drevs will also be worn by those wh» have tickets w the procession in the state rooms, but without trans or plumes, Gcatiemen will wear uniform or court dress. Atl who have tickets of admusgion to the Voloanate will ve in moraing dress Tt is expected thot no person will appear in mourning. THE ROYAL BRIDAL CosTUM Phe bridal costume of the Princess Royal was of rich white moiré antique; the lace aress of exqrisits Honiton gnipure, cons) sting of three flounces, the body being trim- Fed toimatch The vel was of Honiton gnipare lace, jor bo a style complotaly wovel in England for bridal costumes, attached to the head with magrificent Moorish and Spanish pina, The dress and vet! were splendidly worked—-the embiems being the rose, ti-tie aad sham- rose The latter has employed fifty girls for the last twelve months. Tr: ae atyle of bn be Penets 4 ber Majesty's «uggescion, and the carrying eut of the idea net rong tbe jon of the Queen. Tne cast of this Production wes about £600. THE WEDDING BONNET. The Princess Royal's wedtting bonaet, which she had m upon leaving Buckingham palace for Windsor, was of white tulle, trimmed sith lace ant bunches of ora Diostom outside, with lace quilting insite, and white ribands The size is not very dimnative. THE QUBEN'S COSTUME. Toe costyme whit3 ner Majesty dressed in at the mar. rivge of the Princess Royal Prince Freterick Wit ham was of peach color moire antique, with Honiton eum ab velvet train the lace flounces bewg the same which the Queen wore at her own wed- awg. Bes NO CRINOLINE. ‘Tho width of the scate at the chape! royal om the occa sion of the marriage was tweaty inches. /n re crinoline ome uader coasideration of thase who THE BRIDESMAIDS. Atthe wedding some of the highest families in the empire were represented im the persons of the young jasies who bal the bonor of officiating as brides. cverds = among the fam: thus honored were those of @bo Dukes of Rishmona castle, Ham!'ton, Sutherland 904 Athol, and those of the Earls of Derby and Clarendon. of these fair representatives of the high to be Lady Cecilia Lennox, Lady Laty Susan Murray, Lady Catherine ley, Laly Coustance Villiers, r of the young Karl of ar} Spoacer would also bat owing to the o of course, had to fr nguished honor ¥ Cecilia Leanox has arister married to Prince Edward of Saxe- Weimar, the ‘of the late Qnean Adelaite who ts an officer in ds, and who greatly distinguished himself ia the . lady Be and Lady Ceetlila Moly Shefton. A daughter dave deen one of the of the THE CHAPEL. the floor of St. James’ chayel wae covered with a scar Wt carpet, and was ireiy appropriated to the roya: cortege, the iuatr ious visitera and their suites. TAR ALTAR. The aitar was of crimson veivet, on which was the royal communion service of gold plate. There was s Wwe rail of oak round the a'tar, the supporters of which were of gold, the whole of the top being covered with crimson velvet. The Archbishop of Oanterbury offi Gated, assisted by the Bishop of London, notwith Standing that the istter is dean of tho chapel. Sir G. ‘Smart prosided a: the orgar. The attestation of the royal marriage took place in the Throne room. The royal attestation book is in the keeping of the Arch Dihop of Canterbury, and i a curious memento, con taining Witnessing for centuries past THE ROYAL WEDDING CAKE. ‘The royal wedding cake was of coinenal five feet in beight. It war made im three tiers,and in com partments, each one being surmounted with a fe ete Classical character, more resemoling a work art, in ability of execution, than a production of the confectionery, ent. It was brought to Buckingham Palace in pieces, and Sually put togesner there. PROCESSION FROM THE COURT. Her Majesty's procession having been marshalled in the ‘Throne by by Garter Princ:pal King of Arms, moved mpeter. Kn gbt Marebal de aod Pursuivante of Arma. Rauerry in Waiting tothe Queen. Clerk Marshal. Comptrotier of tne Hoarchold. Treasurer of the Housebold. Keaper of the Privy Purse. Groom in Waitivg to Lord in Waiting to the Qu the Queen eeu. The Lord Steward. Lard Privy Seal. Lora President of the Counctl. Two Sergeants. Lord HignCnancellor. Two Sergeante- at Arms. at Arms. Senior Gentleman Ueher Quarterly Waiter, Gevtieman Usber Garter Principal Gentioman Usher ‘acd Yaily Waiter Kirg of Arms, of the Mack Rod, sarin @ the Sword of carrying bia Soop: we. = Figboens Pritocee Mary of Cambridge, Her nese Princess Mary o eoarers Her Train berae by r Lady Arabelia ville Weet, and attended by a) Fits Royal Ifighness the e bndge, aveoded by Srp ey Her Royai Highness the Nucl inlge, soar Hier frain borne by Lady Geraldine omerset, and attended by Baron Knesebeck. Her Royai Highneas tho Duchess of Kent, Her Train borne by Tady Anna Maria Dawson, . and attended by Colonel Sir George Couper, Bart. ‘Vice Chan, beriain. Sword of State, Lord Chambertain. borne by Viscount Palmerston, K. G., fe Foret Lord of the Traaury a tet Royal one ie Roy nea ‘The Pinon Aired The Prince of Waies. ‘THe Queers, Hig Royn! Highness sending ' —_‘Hils Royal Highness Prince Loopota, Prince Arthur. Her Majesty's Train, borne by ‘The Groom of the Rober and two of Honor. Th, Royal Highness fH. ral High: Ti princess Liven Princess Ries Princess Tielens. ‘Tho Mastor of the Horeo. ‘The Mistress j The Lady of the Redchamber in wating, ve Two Maida of Honor in Waiting Bedchamber Woman The Lady Superintendent of the Yeomen Gold Stick. Captain of the of the Guard, Gentlemon at-Arme. Master of the Ruckhonnde weet of the Hteusehold, Filiver Stick in Wai ng. picid Ofer in Brigade Waittag, to their Royal Highnesees the ‘Tutors boy’ Prince Alfred. Prince of Wales ant Six Gentlemen at-Arme. Sx Yeomer of Guard closed the procession. > Upon arriving at the entrance to the chapel the droms and trumpets ‘sted off. The Gentlemen-at-Arms remained outside the ehapel door, in the ante-chapel, during the veremon: The en of the Gnard remained at the foot of the Braircas®, in toe ante chapel. Her Majesty was conducted to her chair of State, and the soya) Say, to the seats prepares for them on tho Heat Pas. The lord who bore the eword of State stood em the Queen's right hand, the Mistress of the Robes near her Majesty, and the several persons composing the procession were conducted to tho places appointed for them in the choir. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vico Chamberlain, pre- ceded by the drums and trumpeta, then returned to the Presence Chamber, and the bridegroom’s procession having been there formed, moved to the Chapel Royal in the following order:— PROCESBION OF THE BRIDEGROOM, Drums and Trumpets. Sergeant Trumpeter. Master of the Ceremonies. The Bridegroom’s Gentlemen of Honor, between Heralds, The Minister: Prussian with the Members of hia Tagation. Vice-Chambe) of her Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty’s Household, Majesty's Household, THE BRIDRGROOM. Supported by His Father, his Royal Higbness the Prince of Prussia, and by his Royal Highness the Prince William of Baden, foliowed by the Attendants of their Royal Highnesses the Priace and Prince Wilham. On reaching toe Chapel the drums and trumpets filed off outside the door, and the procession advancing, the bridegroom conducted to the seat prepared for him on the Haut Mas leading to the altar. His supporters occupied écats upon the Haut Pas pear his Royal Highness. The officers of the bridegroom stood in the nave of the chapel, The other gentlemen in attendance were con- Gusted to geats, The Lord Cbamberlain and Vice Chamberlain, precmded, as before, by the drums and trumpets, then returned to the State apartments to attend the bride, whose procession having been formed in the royal closet, moved to the chapel in the following order:— PROCESSION OF THB HRIDE. Drums and Trumpets. Sergeant Trumpeter, Officers of Arms. Officers of Arms. Marquis of Abercorn, K. G., Groom of the Stole to His Royal Higbaess the Prince Consort. Vice Cham berlam of Her Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Householu. Majesty’s Household. Taw BRIDE, Supported by her father, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and b; Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Train of ber Royal Highnese borne by eight Unmar- ried ers of Dukes, Marquises and Earls. Lady Suran Pelbam Clinton, Lady CeciiaGor¢on Lennox. Lady Emma Stanley, Lady Katherine Hamilton, Lady Suean Murray; Tady Constance Vittiors, Lady Victoria Noel, Lady Cecilia Molyneux. Followed by The Lord of the Bedcbamber, Groom of the Bedchamber and Equerry in Waiting, the Private Secrotary and Geotle- man Usher to bis Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the ‘Treasurer and Private Secretary to her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and the Gentiemen in attendance on his Majesty the Kitg of the Belgians. CEREMONY IN THE CHAPEL. On arriving a. the Chapel the bride was conducted to her seat ia the chapel, on the left side of the Haut Pas jeading to the altar, near her Majesty’s chair of etate, and his Roya) Highness the Prince Consort and his Majesty the King of the Belgians were conducted to their seats on the Haut Pas, near the bride. The Lord Chamberlain and Vice Chamberlain stood near her Majesty. a procession entered the chapel a march was played. When the bride had taken her place near the altar, a bymn was sung, and the service commenced. The service was performed by his Grace the Arch- bibop cf Canterbury ; the Lord Bishop of London, Dean of her Majesty’s Chapels Koya! ; the Bishop of Oxford, Lord High Almoner ; the Bishop of Chester, Clerk of the Closet ; the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, Do- mestic Chaplain to the Qui ; and the Rey. Dr. Wesley, sub-Dean of her Majesty’ pels Royal. The Bride was given away by her father, the Prince Consort, At the conelusion of the service Handel's Hallelujah Chorus was sung, and Mendelssohn's Wedding March was , played as the procession left the chapel. APFECTING SCENE IN THE CHAPEL. After the conclusion of the ceremonial the bride gave vent to her feelings, and flung herself upon her mother’s bosom, at which a scene took place in which great emo- tion was evinced by all coucerned. After the marriage the young couple started for Wind. vor, Om arrival at that place, they were drawn in « ¢ar- riage to the castle by the Eton boys, amidst enthusiastic cheering. The Queen, in London, gave a gran State eoncert a Buckingbam Palace, on the evening of the wedding day The principal streets cf London were brilliantly illumi nated in bonor of the occasion. THE BRIDAL CHAMBERS AT WINDSOR. The suite of apartments destined for the Prince and Princess at Windsdr Castle present a perfect specinen of palatial luxury, without sacrificing the ease and comfort which are more bighly prized than a mere excoss of adorn ment by ail persons of goxd taste. The roome—six in pumber—are situate in the Lancaster Tower and its im- mediate vieinity. The principal apartment is ovor St. George's Gateway, and commands that most Co groh gy Bl all rural prospocts the “Long Walk."’ Allthe suite have been newly fur pished in the most exquisite taste—the style boing in adaptation of the period of Louis XVI. to the more substan- tia] forniture appropriate to a castellated residence. The prevailing color of the decorations is erimeon and white upon a go'd ground. The walls of the principal apart ments are decora’ed with bridal festoons compaced of a combination of the blae cornfower 0! Prussia with the red Toke of Nogiand, illustrative of the strength of the bride- groom and the beauty of the bride. These garlands pre- ferve an appropriate nationality by the occasional intro duction of shamrocks apd thistles in able variety. The pictorial decoration of the rooms is almost ox slusively contined to pictures relating to Prussian history, from the era of Frederick the Great to the prosent day; and overy apartment covtaios choice epecimens of china, chiefly pro duetions of the highest German art. In two of the priaci- i. in the Lancaster Tower, by the ingenious adaptation of an eaken bookcare to an = of the apartment overiooking the town of Windser. ee window is Meoye ge by the bookcase, but im the ceutre of the latter is a small ¢! apes through which is obtained a beautiful peep of the the bustle aud excitement always provailing in tho royal borough, while from the oxposite window the eye reste on the unbroken expanse of sylvan scenery formed Windeor Great Park. The contrast of the buey hum town life, seen as it were through # kaleidercaps, on side, is exceeding! — ceil oy the — have rich carpets own, Diewsomn | Tease hina been a apres to sonne of the rooms, anv fo the principal saloon the pattern is Tore for the centre, with a gothic border from the of the Inte Mr. Pagin. Tne whole suit of rooms open into the great corridor of the Caatlo, world-famous for its aa- sem! of works of art, collected ae of the Georges, and iy increased present Jesty and the Prince Consort: and im 1Y opposite to the door of the room the engraved sitting hangs ploture of the marriage of te present Queen. MAKRIAGE FESTIVAL PERVORMANCES. The plan of the four ‘festival performances” by which the of the Princess Royal was honored at her Majesty’® ‘# officially puslished. Fnglich Ttalian opera, were all represented by the Princes SERIOUS RIOT AT BELFAST. Serious disturbances took place at Helfaat oo tke even- ing of the 26th. Some fireworks having been let of in assailed with missiles. Finally the distarbances rose to such ® height thatthe Mayor read the riot act and took prompt measures to disperse the mob, in which he suc- cooded after some trouble, and by midnight the town had aasumed ite wonted quiet. Numerous arrests of the riot ors were made, =» GREAT BRITAIN. Operations were resumed on the Leviathan on the 234 and 25th ult., and the ship was moved forward about nine feet each day. During the proceedings an iron handle sprung from its position, throwing all engaged upon it in ‘various directions, severely injuring several of them. It was rumored that Admiral Lord Lyons would suo- coed Lord Stratford de Redcliffe as Ambassador to Constan- tinople, and that Vice Admiral Fanshawe would succeed fo the command of the fleet on the Mediterrawean station. llenry H. Huclot, in pice of Francis AFFAIRS IN FRANCE, ‘The American vessel avriatio, which sailed from War seilles while under an embarga, on accountof har ov: Uion with the stesmer Lyoonaie, was captured inthe Gulf of Spezzia, by a French war steamer, and taken back to Mareeiller. The captain was put in irons. ‘Tho further detiila developod in regard ta the racent attempt to assassinate the Emporor Napoleon are unin- tererting. 7 ‘The congratulatory address of the army of Paris to tho Emperor says, ‘‘Evon bad the odious atiamps sacoselea it would not have overthrown the Empire; she should have crie¢—The Emperor Napoteon {a dead. Long live the Emperor Napoleon the Fourth, Strong in the consti- tution and laws we sbonld at once have proclaimed the Prince Imperial. Henceforth,the Napolcors must reign over France. It is our prayor, and it will be that of our cbildren.”? The Paris correspondent of the Times ia informed that General Changarvier ia about to follow the exstaple of General Lamonciere and return to France. ‘The Peris correspondent of the London Post believes that it has been decided to divide France into four mili- tary departments, with depots of armies, and in the event of the Emperor being taken away by fatality, franco will Bnd material for maintaining order. Tt is avticipated that generals most devoted to the Empire will take command of these divisions. The Paris correspordent of the Times says that besides the ecrew steamer Saoue, which is preparing to sail for China with troops to the number of 700 on the 16th of February, orders have been given to prepare two more transports for the same destination, The Queen mother, of Oude, died in Paris on the 24th of January. It was said that the Queen died of grief. She was attend- ed in ber last moments by Dr. Koyer, one of the Emperor Napeloon’s physicians. The ygayers enjoined by the Bud- bist religion were said over her death bed. The body ‘was watchod by four women, and the arrival of the Prince, the son of the deceased, who had been sent for by tele- graph from London, was waited for before aay arrange- meatswould be made for the funeral. BELGIUM. : ‘The Belgian government had not, av was intimated in the Moniteur, any intention of altering the Tawa in respact to foreign refugees, but would content itself with prosecuting the two newspapers, Le Drapau and Le Crocodile. Colonel Charras, who was ordered by the Belgian gov- erpment to quit Reigium, was about to sail to the United State. INDIA. The further dotails of the Inaia news, brought out by the Arabia, contain come matters of interest. Sir James Outram reoained at Alumbagh, with 4,000 men, Tt was said that the rebel were threatening to attack his pori- tion, Sir Colin Campbell was going toFutychar. The insurgents at Kotah, in great force, are said to have de- throned the Rajah. ‘Ibe Azimgbur frontier was threatoned. General Grant was marching towards it. The rebels defeated ut Cawnpore bad fled to Dithoor aud Calpee. The Ghoorka column of oqer 9,000 men under Jung Babadoor had left Nepaul for service in tbe British territories. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON MONEY MARKET. ‘The demand for money is without material change, and the rates continue as at last advices. Consols have main. tained the advance of last week, and closed yesterday at 96), to 8544 for money and account. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. Cotron.—Since the departure 0° the Arabia our cotton market bas been moderately active, but operators have exercised more thau ordinary caution, The market closed jast evening with a very firm and upward tendency, and the quotations generally are pit up folly one-quarter of a penny per pound above tue rates current at the sailing of the last Ounard eteamsiip, The stles for three days foct up 29,000 bales, of which specu lators took about 4,000 and exporters 2,000 bales. All quelities have partaken of the upward movement, and all were about equally buoyant at its close, Manchester advices are also quite favorable, and holt- ers of goods demand an advance over lust week's prives. Breapsterrs.--Cur market for dour aod wheat has been extremely dull during the past few days, and to affects sales to any extent lower prices would hare to be submitted to. Mesars, Richardson, Spence & Co. quots Western canal flour at 22s, a 2s., which is @ decliae of 6d. per DbI The seme firm quote Baltimore and Phi delphia flour at 249. and Ohio at 256, 8 274. Wheat in limited request, and the quotations per Arabia have been barely maintained American red sells at fe. 24, and white at 7s. 7d. a 7a. 94., for choice descriptions, In- dian corn has been in better demand, and the ma-ket closed very firm at fd. a 18, above the prices of last Fri- day. Mixed is quoted at 33s. 64. ; white at 36s. a G7s., and yellow at 338, 6d. Provierons continue very quiet, Rocf*is steaty at last market's rates, Povk ts dull, but he current rates of lest week, without, however, finding nur chasers except io a retail way, Bacon te very eulet, but not lower, Tard is quiet, but steady, at former prices. Ta’ low is wholly unchanged. Por Asuxs are quict, and pesri ashes are without quota- YORK HERALD. THE GREENWICH STREET TRAGEDY. Two of the Gang Plead Guilty to Man- slaughter and are Sentenced to the State Prison. COURY OF OYER AND TERMINER. Nefore Bon. Judge lograbam. Fen, 10,—The People ws. Jas. Toole and Dant. Tenbrook, alias Sailor Dan.—These young persons stand charged with the murdér of Teresa Spitzlen, in Greenwich street, of which crime Maurice O'Connell has been convicted and sentenced toexecution. This morning both withdrow their plea of not guilty and pleaded guilly of manslaughter m the firet degree. The Judge sentenced Tools to twelve years and three months, apd Tenbrook to ten yoars and two months imprisonment in the State prison. The Judge remarked that Toole had formerly given a similar pleaand then withdrawn it, It was therefore in the option of the Court whether they would receive the plea again or not; but asthe District Attorncy consented, the Court would receive it. Hethen reviewed the circum-tances of tho case as elicited ou the trial of O'Connel), and said that but for the mercy of the District Attorney the prisoners might now be on trial for murder, The Court made the ditfer- ence m the punishment because, although Tanbrook drag- ged the woman gio the room, it did oot apyear that he had abused her as the others bad deme. The Court then atjourned to Friday, when Hagan, fourth person charged with this doubie crime 0” rage murder, wil! be tried, unlcos he entersa plea of man. siaugbter w the firss cegroe, The Purchase of Ward's Island, MAYOR TIEMANN’S VIEWS ON THE 8UBsKOT—IS THR CITY TO SUBMIT TO THR DECISION OF ARBITRATORS? ALEXANDER M'COTTER AND HIS INTERESY IN THE SALF OF THE ISLAND, ETC. The Committee on Lauds and Places of the Board of Aldermen met yesterday, to consider the propriety of rescinding the resolution pageed in the Common Counci! Jast year, authorizing the purchase of Ward's Island. Micnamt Merkay, the Chairman of the Committe, said that the members of the committee were desirous of hearing what they could upon the subject. Alderman TuckeR said that he thought the city should possess the island for various reasons that are sufficiently obvious, but he was certainly opposed to paying mo-e for it than the proper vaiue, acd he was as much opposed to leaving the tnatter to the decision of arbl.rators, who, for all they knew, might de biasse4, as it {s well known thatat cannot be said of every man in New York that he js above the effect ot such influences. (Laughter.) if the matter ‘wae left to the aecivion of arbitrators, one to be chosen by the city and another by Mr. MeCotter, who owns 21 acres of the island, and these arbitrators sald that $200,000 should be paid for what would not be worth one, is that the reason that what they would say would be truc? N but it would be a sufficient reason to compe! New York pay the money The matter was not proserly const dered before smmon Council—It was iucoesiderataly deliberated upe polisbly concluded, me ‘A that be wanted to mai ment to the committee. He projveed a map Island, which was colored, so that tha cifforent and beases on the wand could easily b poitted out on the map the portions of the islaad oe by different owners, ms markon the merits of each, thowing bis own atvan ». He proceeded to state that when Mr. Tiemann, who is now Mayor of the city ot New Yors, was alderman, be offerea him $1,500 an acro Jor bis thirt and although this was in 1861, he would not hat price at that time, for it cost himscif $2,500 an acre. He theugbt the entire island should be- come the property of the city, for the portion that be longs to it now is entirely too small for the purposes re- quired. Alderman Tocker had promised four ifferent umes tocome ard see the island, but never fulfilled his premise: but Mayor Tiemann knows the gronnd weil. Akierman Anams here suggested the propriety of sond- on” to ascertain if he had anytilog to say \ Vi wae at Orce agreed to send for Mr. Tiemann, who in a few moments joiued bis preeence to that of the com- mittee. After the Mayor enteged the room, an’ the little core- monies attending his arrival were past, Alderman Adars taid>—Mr. Niemann, we want to know if you can give as apy ivformation in regara to the property on Ward's Island. Mayor TreMANN eaid that when he waa a momber of the Roaré of Aldermen he recommended that the buiance of the island which is vot already possessea should 9¢ pur | chased by the city ata rensouadle price, and he consid ered that $1,500 an acre was a 'y high price, but still not unreasonable, fat was in the year 1862 or 1N5 Mr ¥cCorren bere remarked that be had satd th 1861, but he bad madea mistake, which Mayor Tiemana The Mayex continved— We bought 69 acres at that time from Mr. McCotter, ana paid $1,600an acre for}. Be sides that, we traded with the Houre of Refage for 10 acres Vat ibey possesred at that time, so that 79 acres of the Whole island belongs tothe city at the present time. I dot see what grea. use the remainder of the island could be to New York at prezent. The portion we have is amply sofficient for all our present purposes. There is one part, but a very small one, that i: would be abao- lutely necessary for ux t possess at tho prose moment, Jicre the Mayor pointed out the place he Juced toon the map, and aaid atthe same time, tha the part: aa it is Bog that we want it we should possess ‘ause there i haneful nuisance, t! had thefpower The Mayor againfpointed to the map, and boundary of the portion the cit7 possesses, + the lots facing the road on the are included in the part bought by the city, of the road belongs a'so to New York. MecVorrer here observed that he claimed the pad | lic highway. as that was mot 1ocluded in tae title that put ‘the ower part into the possession of the city. (Langh- ter, Sie ‘or TEMANN said, you claimthe road, wheméRe lots situated pext to It are the property of others. Now, who ever bought # lot facing aay street on condition that the street way to be the property of another party, and that it inigbt be ured for any purgove that tne other party the proper? (Renewed laughter ) Mr. McCorrex— But you bave not sufficient room for the burial ground of the city om the piece you havo, and be- tides, your burying people there i+ very much caiculated ibe in showing sold that irasmu. Die change. Navat Stomes.—Rosin is firm at 4s.; spirits of turpentine firm at 30s. 6d @ 7a. Od, Sroae hae become quiet, but steady, at the advance of Inst week. Corres is without cnange. ‘ Rict.—India is quiet at last week's rater, but Carotina is firmer, at 196, Gd. & 204, 34. LONDON MARKETS. Brearetvry.—At Mark Lane on Monday the price of wheat recoded about ls. per quarter. Broan.—The advance of Inst week bee not been sus- tained, and prices have fallen off since the sailing of the Arabia from €d. to Is. per cwt. Corvin ix very quiet but firm at previons prices. Twa is in very limited demand, and previous prices are barely maintained. Roce is dull Tatxow is inactive at $28. 6d. Liwsmep Ont is quoted at 286. 64 Irish Conventton—Celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The delegates of the diferent Irivh civie societies of this city held their third meeting last night, at Tammany Mall, for the purpose of making preparations for the proper celobration of the ensuing St. Patrick's day—James Keo- lan, Beq., President of the Convention, in the chair, Tho attendance was not very large, but the foflowing saniction | were represented —Yriendty Sone of Prin, Qoarrymen's Association, Ancient Order of Mibernians, Universal, Hi ‘ Order of Hibernian, Ancient Sons of St. Patrick, Flushing Mutoal Benevolent and Burial Society, The Workinemen's Syetety Blue Greene of Erin; the Trish National Grenadiers, 206 strong, commanded by Captain John MeCourt The priacipal on Ject of the menting was to ascertain the nomber of socio ties 4) to combine in the ching cclebration; but as five weeks are yet to before the Irish na- tonal fectival occure, no stepa were taxon towards arrang: ing the details, such proceedings boing considered pro mature. Mr. Leoxann proposed that a convention should becalled of one delegate from <3 Trish civic society in the Stave of New York, which abould be considered @ kind of pareut rociety for the guidance of all, having one set of bye laws to govern them, sothat barmony}mignt exist among all iggy ‘This resolution was wi to without dirrent. Cn alge lowing com- mittee to consider the pilav, at the next meet a. Leomard, Judge Connolly, Kiernan, ONeill, Fal. Keenan, Jas. Saunders, Jobin Meinty Regier, John Kenn ard Capt. J. McCourt. Judge ee ee paeee csconl dante let a Thbermian |, Prince atreot, they appointed commities of five t arrange a method whereby they could all waite in tho celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Lf proposed that the societics at Tammany fi ‘orate the day as ono Judge co ire for § Z delegation from the other meeting differences. After a few remarks from Coroner Conser; the meeting adjourned, anbject to tho call of the chair. Appointments Notaries Pomc New Henry Farrington, € neorge PF. Baldwin, the Governor, ‘oRK.—FMngham T. Hyatt, D. Swan, Jacob R. Amerman, York his re appointments, HN, Lita. 2 to depreciate the Properly next to your ows. Mayor Tueas»—We bave ground enough on that isiand to bury for five thousand years to come, What we want of thik ground ig, that we may Bave control of !t. It is pot necessery that we buy the property for buria! places at all. We have pits for burial purposes enclosed in four hundred feet, and if we cane the whole islaad we conld pot bury in any other way, while at the eame time means we bave answer our purposes as well as any others could. T beliewe the highest prices that the Com missioners of Kmigration ever paid for any of the iand that they possess on the island was $650 anacre. Wo would pot pay the price we do for the Inpd there if we had apy er place that would answer fora barying ground, and it is because we have not that we are oblived to pay what we do J remember the time Finance Committee of the Moard of Aldermen recom mended the purchase of the island at $2,500 an acre, and stated that it could not be had at a lower price, but ed to OWN A portion of the island at the time, apd stated at once that they could have what I owned tor $1,000 an acro, and thin was the terminavdon of that recommendation. We would sever have thought of pay. ing the price we did for Ward's Ieland if we could have ‘bad a proper burial place at Reedial!’s island, bat there we bad toquarry the ground before it could be used for burying purposes, and even when that was done it was still deficient aa abury ing ground Mr. Mclorten.—If th. land ‘Worth $1,400 tn 1852, la it not worth any more now? I» pot property increasing in value in the neighborhood of this city? ‘Of TEXMANN —I don't believe that the property on Ward's Island is worth any more now than it was then. Mr McCurven.— How is property #! Manhattan vilie—iss it not incFeasing? (General |aughter ) Mayor THSCANS.—Much about tho same I belleve, (Uni- verwal Inugbtr.) A pause in the proceedings here took piace, and tt waa after a little interrapted by the Mayor who asked if they wanted anything farther from him; and bemg answered ip the negative by Alderman Adams and re ceiving the thanks of the committee for the information he communicated to them, he retirod again to his office. After a short consulta ion, during which little of impor tance was eaid or done, the comaides aljourved WUliamsburgh City News. PRESENTATION TO 4 Senor Tracnen —A pleasant affair came off at the residence of Mr. 1D. F Chileon, @ citizen of Williameburg, one evening Inst week. The gontioman alluded to haa @ son, whose advancement in the ridimen- tary branches of education had for some time been rather slow. Private tutors had tried their hands on the young hopeful, but their efforts were of littie profit, It was final ly rerolved to him in one of the public schools, and he was eniered ae « pupil io Ward sc! No. 16, where, under the {tdleoas system of instruction pursued in that institution, he made comparatively rapid tothe delight «( is parent. The father fainess of , desired to teatify manner his appreciation of the efforts of bis 600, and be according): name of the ber. 8 for bis friends and teignbure, in which the teacber wae also invite!, At Sontag time the guesty assembied and enjoyed the 'y hele beat be pleaeates of the occasion et Lance . Mr. l'artridge, of the Fpiscopat chured, calling upon the tention while he mace a brief uarks pri to presenting the teacher jed to above, a very handsome sliver talvor and von eanipege Of the same material. The gift was alike creditable to the coner and well deserved by the amiablo fol aocompliebed reciptent: toring tertumonial of the for our admirable public Arremet TO Take Lire.-A brewer, named Nicholas Harts, doing bueinees in South Third etreet, noar Firet, ar. rested by eflicer Martin and taken before Just'co Allen on bigs on a charge of attempting to kill Charles Robt. taill. It appears that complainant was building & boat upon the premises of accused, and upon going to take it ary etree ad occurred between them, = his allege! that 'Hurtz drew a pietol and presenting it attem) ed to shoot Robitaill, but the weapon missed fire. te. fondant wag eommitted to awalt examipation. to of ly avenue and it was, moreover, a fat regard which is entertained /guns, ARRIVAL OF THE ST. LOUIS. Incldents and Experience of a Creuse of over Two Years on the Afsican Coast, The U. 8. sloop of-war St. Louis arrived at this port on Tuesday evening, afler an absence of twenty seven months: on the African station. §he was ona of the four vessels which have been detached by our government to act in conjunction with the English squadron for the suppression of slave trade, the other three Deing the Uum»erland, of twenty-four guns; the Vinceanes, of eighteen, aad the Daie, of sixteen. The British government haye from twenty to twen'y five steamers, carrying from four to six 4 to the fact of their being eteamars Is attributed their greater effi iency over our own cruisers. During the two years which the St. Louis spent in those waters, not a single prize bas beew captured by an American man of war, while in oue week alone the number tayen by British ships was about cight. All the experieuce which our naval officers have bed in this m ir has thus far proved that sailing vessels alo aro totally inadequate tor the suppression of the trade, and that three or four small sized steamers are worth a whole fleet of them. Then there is another great drawback to the efficiency of our cruisers; and that is, the d.stance of the victu sling station, Porto Praya, & ando on the Afrie can coast, which is over twenty ve hundred miles. Tho Jepgth of time consuroed in rumping between those points gives them very little opportunity for chasing up slavers, for by the time they have reached Loando their provi- tions are generally so much reduced as to render thelr ro- turn a matter of absolute necessity. In this way moro time {s spent ia passing and repassing from foando to Porto Praya, and from Porto Praya to Loaudo, than is em- ployed in carrying out the actual objects of the cruise. It ia the opinion of those who are convereant with the man ner in which the African slave trade is carriad on, that more efficiency could e obtained by the ertadlishment of headquarters at Loando, and the employment of four or five coast steamers, eack armed with four or six cups ‘The first powt on ‘the African coast at which the, ~t Louis toucbed was at Monrovia, tbe capital of Liveria Notwithatanding the glowing accounts which come to from time to timo ot the rapid growth aud prospe: of the cclored republic, it appears (hat it is almost a tland still, and that the colopiats are so entirely depen enton the natives of the interior for their gupplies 0: provisions that a failure in the crop produces a famine the mbabitauts of Myprovia, who may be taken as a «pa cimen of nearly the #hote population, are mostly traders, ond the majority of these are of the lowort class, They have @ particular repu to anything that looks hike work, and the cultyation of the so'l obtains very Little tayor among them. Thoro who are aot employei in devete their attention to politics. A memnor of 8 of the repudlic of Liberia is one of the biggast men in the country, and ha {3 never waatiog in afull apy wu e and dignity. A Liber i in addition to the es:imate which he has of himselr, ghest Opinion of the greatness and dertivy of the repudiic, ana speaks of it, ri eon with Engiand or the United Stites, in a to shows that be at Jeast dos not think it inferior to en voaking of the rican, ane of these oversation with an A eportet to hare d omen is strains bvated tastes and » 8 want: what we ro ie Dene and sinew—done and sinew, sir, is what wo re most in peed of The class of emigranta we desire fom your country (he had bes a barber part of the United stares) are fi the soil; farmers, sir, from * a thorough ora 1 1 tivation of the soli, As for genticmen sir, Liberia, I as. tare you, will rover want for them.” ‘The American comphmented him on the appearance of Monrovia and its situation, when he launched forth as follows:— | Moprovia ie a very 00! place as a towo—a very good pltre ar a town: but, sir, it is not fitted for the capital of A great pation—a great pation, sir. {0 fifty or a hundret years hence, when the republic shal! beve extended itself op every side, it will not do at all, sir, for the capital. Just think, sir, what a position we would be placed tn if into 2 war with any of the Powers of Europe, vountry , by having the capital where it ia at pre rect. Why, sir, the very wadding of your guns would be Mown into our city. Why it t® abadiutely proposterons to think of it. It 18 true we hope to remain at peace with the reat of the world, but shonid we ever get inton war with any of those nations, sir, we might be forced to isa ve it, sir, ae Presigent Madivon was obliged to leave Wash- in gtop. No, str; our motto is in time oF yeace prepare for war. and therefore T say we shoud bave our capital at least « bunoredaed tifty mies back froos the coast. “ But,” said the American, “ yoo know tnat it fs not in fortifications that a city’s boat menus of defence tie. Sparta, you may remember, required no walls bus the Dreaste of ber citizens to repe! the foo.” Yh, yor,” be replied, ‘that might do very well for , bie it wouldn't auswer 8% all (or Lineria.’” of amalgemaion wi b whites he was uot nfavoral.e, although he had bis doubts as inchined to be to the benesit But, alths men of bis erably fair apori that they wore Jolgment ra of the it must oot be m all ke bim—for there are some men of abil and bigh persopal cbaracter arnorg the m Lberion Congress, and they were with a sincere desire for the bennett From Monrovia the st werd alorg the coast to @ thoussad =miles. The slavers, merts, that {t is Bex sated them upaw time of their a partare and it seldom pens that they are astray in their information, About two years ago, however, one of them was taken in @ way that iho certainly never expected and were pot prepared for The United Mates brig Verry whnie returning to the vietu allirg station, met the flag ship about balf way and bering obtained the required supply from her, male her way beck the cruising ground she bad jast left and where she succecded in taking a prize with pre parations on board ‘or the transyortation of a large number of slaves. The name of thia slaver waa the Mertha, and she was one of the very few that have been captured by Americans, for the simple reasons wiready slated, Despite, however, of the efforts of noth Americans and English, the trade is carried on with almost undiminished activity, the only ditference being that when coe place is too hotly pressed the dealers change the scene of the. eperations to some other lerality where they can carry on their business with less danger oft molestation from cruisers. This starement iv borne out by the feet that the frequent visite from Er gtish and ame- rican menot war at the Bight of Benin has croated a di version in favor of Lagos, which bar grown into im portance as @ slave Marton this account within tho last few years, The apprenticeship established by the French i# enid to be a very shgh. modricatwn of the slave trade, and although it is urged in defence of the eyatem that it ia ae Byes yet 1¢ js feared that it is not always 40, ane the wirbes of the apprentce ars sometimes newer copenited. The points where they are procured are erat- tored al! alorg the const, and sometimes they succeed in obtaining a few at the Cape de Verd istands, and even Mowrovia, where thes are dignified by the title of emi rants. These, of course, are voluntary apprentices, and the terme upon whieb they bind themselves. A’ though it has some objectionable features, 't is conmderat om the whole as an improvement upon the slave trade. ‘The well known unhealthiness of the African coast ren dere a more than ordinary degree of uth pecessary on the part of commanders of ships cruising on this station. ‘They seicom, if ever, there employ their men on shore +o long aw pative laborers con be procured. The Kroo- men, & particular tribe of Africans, are generally engaged tor shore work, and there is always an abundant supply the Iabor market, These Kroomen are eu, to the rdinary negro, and never become slaves. sell the members of other tribes when they can get them, and hold slaves of their own; but as 'y #ay themselves, “Neo Kroomen slaves The moment & veae they swarm around ber in their bate, They are the wa termen of the coast, and are faid to be very expert in their occupation. They are siways devigbted to be ai lowed on hoard, and as it i@ necessary t dietingu'eh them by eames, to that they may be known whenever their vervices are required, they receive ther with the most intepee gratification. Sue! are able to appreciate trom their knowledge of the more ereontial parte of the Englieh Nreakfaet,” “Tom Frying Pas.” «1 Tull Two: tn to the last cognomen we may say tbat they would prefer to be called © Bill Three Glasses,” if he conferring of the name indicated an in- ‘ease in the supply. Cray would principles mone, in ane particular, are carried out indeed able have, as wo of the the nose from Take \y for those absent, and ‘oring that time and none of there, we Dysentery prevailed to fome e oral of the officers Were attacked recovered and return in good ben: and friend, ‘The the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, out of com- ieston in ‘The United States steam frigate Niagara. at the rook. lyn Navy Yard, ie almost ready for sea: the painting on the outside ia already completed, and very titue to do on the mide Men are busily engaged in taking in her coal which will be stowed in two of three days, She will be in sen going trim by the let of March noxt, at which time the \# ordered in commission The United States storeship ReWef, 2 the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is be’ fitted out a9 fast as possible, and will be ready for sca in a week PRICE TWO CENTS. GOV, WISE'S SECOND KANSAS MANIFESTO The Late Philadelphia Democratic Anti-Lecompton Meeting, Letters of Gov. Wise, Senator Douglas and the Hon. Mr. Harris, of Illinois. Gov. Wise Reviews the President’s Kansas Message and Pronounces the Lecomp- ton Constitution a Regular Swindle. Whither are the Northern Demoeracy Drifting? &., &c., ko. LETTER FROM GOVERNOR WISE. Ricumonp, Va, Feb. 6, 1868. GENTLEMEN—In reply to your tel eived this morving, I haye said that | cannot a ve 48 meet Ing of the democracy of Philateipbia, oroposed to ba hel on Monday evening next. And I bave hardly time to res- pond to your letter, since received, and the request to pre - sent my Views on the question of the admiseion of Kansas, as a State of this Union, under the Lecompton constitation te presented to Congress by the Presiiont of the United States. For the las! seventeen years I have been adyocat- ing the nomination of James Buchanan for the Presidency ; for more than twenty years Ihave been bis warm per- sonal triend; and I am as responsible, perhaps, as any other man in the United States for his election, and as ves anxious as any otber person that his administra- tien ebail be successful, and, above all, be worthy of con- lidence and respect. Our personal relations are as nothing compared to the imporcance of supporting his adminiatra- hop on ‘tions of mere expediancy, and where itis based in its action on moral and legal right, But personal and arministrative relations cou.bined are aa notbiog, on the other hand, compared with great fandamental, snd poutical principles myolved in the issues Dow ed to the country in tho question of admitting Kansas under tho constitution now presented as the act and decd of her people, and as on instrument republican in form. ‘These are the two issues now pending before Congress :— 1, Is the lecompton constitution the act and deed of the people ct cas? 2. Is it rep n in form? These are the ouly two essential issues to be tried. And ith a view t a full, fair and friendly verdict as to the and judgment as tothe law of the case, I hava care- fully, patently end penenvelly read the President’s mes- sage of the 2d inet., in which he recommends the speedy ay proval by Cougrees of the Lecompton constitution, and the reception of Kavsas under it, as a@ State into the Vion. Tregret to say that the earnest, benest copvic- sof my mind constrain me to differ from the President my choice, and to declare I cannot endorse the Le- compton constitution as the act and deed of the sovereign people whowe act and deed it professes to be, and that I brotest against the mode in wlueh it was pretended to be submitted to the peopie, as anti republican aod oppres- sive, and offensive to the self-reepeet and moral sense of afree people. * ‘These convictions of mine have been deliberately form- ed,and I mean calmly niaiptain them, reasoning with friends i not backing from foes, though | stand alone host. I propose a rapid review of the message of ent; but before doing so, it's proper to recur toantecedent facta which settled certain points of prin- » which are now the tests of truth and argument im a cure. Prior tothe act to organize the Territories of Kansas. ane Nebras the course of proment bad been to re gulate by Congress the mode and manger of application: by new States for admission into the Union. and the Missouri compromise had existed from 19-20, recog- hizing Wwtervention by Congress. in @ way deemed uncon- stitutional ard bighly obnoxious to the slaveholding States. That act made @ revolution in Territorial poliey whica is. striking in three particulars— 1. It repealed the Myssourl compromise and established the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories. 2, It declared for the pooplo of Territories popuyar sove- reignty and self government, by “leaving them perfeclly free toform and regulate their domestic institutions in their owD way, sud2ject only to the constitution of the United States. 3. Tt repealed the territo-ial laws of Louisiana, previ- ously existing to 1520, protecting and establishing slavery. ‘Thus, if anything now, if anything valuable, was eatab- lished by this act, it was nop intervention by Congress. © States and Territories; and, above all, cu’ freedom of the people of thore Territories: and regulate, net ope, but all their domevtic insti. in their own way , subordinate ouly to the supreme ¢ Union. They were to be trammelied by no views of the expediency of the federal government or any of ite di vople for themaelves were to form ap fairs in their own ysubd- ject on) of the United States, Popalar woverel the right of seif government inthe people of Kansas, then, if not an open qu | the que deed is the closed by the positive enactment of this a their righte. True, the people were of course to exercise thie sovereignty of 'seif government in a practical and uvval mode “They were not lett to primary assem Dlies, to m or aggregate th The American mode of relf government is by live, Or municipal bodies. But all these bodies are but ‘agents, servants, and representatives. When they “form and regula‘e,’’ they still form and regulate for the people, and vot for themseives. Their ects, at last, are but the acts of the people, and their deeds’ ba the deeds of the people. When, therefore, a Conven- ticn sende MPonetitution to Congress t be approved, and it 20s Up Hot as their act and deed, but as the act and deed of the people, done and performed by them as their agents, sti n, then, it always—not whether tho act dat wid deed of @ convention, but is it the act apd deed of the people—and this, no’ matter whether the inetrnment goes vp from the Convention proclaun'ng, or from the ballet box of the people voting it, By the very | Konsas aot fteell, it lv obliged to be the act and deed of the prople—theirs, theirs, and none oihers—whothor it pro- creda from them direetly, or through their represen tanves Avd for these reasons Thad no difloalty in detormin- ing that the actof 18}4—the Kansas and Nebraaia law— waras “ennabling act.’ It crated no right not pre-ex- K—for popular sovereignty self exeung—dut de- red and admitted and recognizes the peopie right of seif government, to form and regulate ail their F domestic inst'tutions in their own way, consistent with Feranount nw, er this law they were formed inte an organized Ter. ritory, apd under Territorial law they formeda Convention to Make @ constitution of State government, with a view to mmission into the Union. All thie was legitimate; and. & wo how the election of members to the Conv: should be held, and how contested elections were to be determioed—all matters of this sort were lef, to them. selves, without the right of intervention from any . ver. Tavoid inquiring into the frauds which may beep perpetrated, and which doubtless were perpetrated: on hoth sides, in this election, to constitate a Cosven- tio. ut that body, however logitimate, or however untairly constituted, was not empowered to stitution and to proclaim it, without sabmitting it peop'e before it was xu dmitted deed of the people of Kansas. of (ference with the President. He says that Convention was not prohibited fr6m without submission to the rity to proclaim it. cratic pri of American powers not — by the to them. PF no is point ariee in care: for, a8 | will show present whatever power the Conventien had in thie thay did not pretend to exercise it or to claim it, but aaa rentative body, aod nota primary, submitted the wore pa the constitution, to their principals, peop! In my letter dated the 19th of November, addressed to the editors of the Richmond Enquirer, 1 took the ground that there was no authority delegated by the people to the Conventicn of Kaneas to proclaim a constitution with- vention of goverpmen| oth of end on the 24eh of the same month, five ng hed Fo) rer, the eebeduie of the Lecompton constituti The publication of this document predeatad the subject under a new phase, adverted to by tho President in bia mesaage of December, 1867. The result of the election in Kaness had still to be aecerta’ned, and certainly it could not be clearly said what were the President's conclusions on the affairs ys afterwards, —_ u the Richmond Enqui- of that Ter: . His argument fairly admitted and claimed for the ae oe on the work of the Convention, and hia conclusion to be reserved yoy was not oY or * double,” or Cg it he was uncommitted to any practical conclusion y ‘that the: his December message, and I of the administration would be left free to take de- velopement of the whole subject. More than «month had elapsed since the publication of the schedule. 1 had full time to understand the provi- proc Reem mend eS y sa to take the grounds tm Teter to ‘tomy Society, dated the toh December ast. letter was aeliberate: oe ee , and put with» and the country. tommr, Bu loafing the moral prestige of ® ‘are demanding justice and eaualty, OY Pg justice and aa, to a ma, le in Kaneas. [felt that! might interpose « iow towave the administration from the dilemme ing its Noribern friende to the bard of popular soversignty and of withholding justice and ty from the people at the polls ina Territory where government and perfect freedom of election were gnaran- teed by the very act organizing it. No Northern man could strike that blow with eifoct, and I fplt the moral ob- 5