The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1858, Page 4

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We are informed that the Postmaster General, having been notified that the steamship Atlantic will not leave this port to-morrow, with the mails for Europe, has authorized Postmaster Fowler to despatch the mails by a suitable substitute, provid- ed that they can be delivered in Liverpool for the sea postage. In the event of Mr. Fowler not being able to make the arrangement indicated, the next mail for Europe will be despatched in the steamship Arabia, which will leave New York for Liverpool on Wednesday next. The steamship City of Baltimore, from Liverpool morning of the 27th ult., arrived at this port yester- day morning. Her advices had been anticipated by the arrival of the Indian at Portland on Wednesday. ‘We publish to-day a full and graphic account of the grand ce‘emonies and public rejoicings attending and consequent on the marriage of the Prince of Prussia and the Princess Royal of England, together with some other interesting extracts from our files of European papers. We give under the telegraphic head additional particulars of the revolutionary movements in Mexico. The Provisional President, Gen. Zaloaga, bad nominated a new cabinet, restored the eccle- siastical and military juriadiction, repealed the laws declaring chureh property alienable, and annulled the sales of property under those laws, Zaloaga ® dhe representative of the cherch party, and bas abundantiy sugptied with funds by the ecele- The «peedyreturn of Santa Anna to } d to power is regarded a» high'y probable. have news from French Guiana to the 10th of Decemker. The position of the colony was satis factory. The working of the gold tields continued under excellent conditions, and the land cultivated by the convicts produced abundant crops. The establishment of Oyapok for the cultivation of the sugar cane had completely succeeded. The produce was comddered to be of as good quality as that of the Weet Jndia island» The news from Washington is very imeresting. In the Senate yesterday a memorial was presented from citizens of Albany, offering to raise a regiment for Utah. A resolution was offered authorizing a reception of the Turkish Admiral, Mohammed Pasha, on his arrival in this country, but it was objected to. The resolutions making appropriation for printing the opinions of the Judges of the Sa- preme Court on the Dred Scott case were, after some debate, adopted by a vote of thirty-two to twelve. A resolution was adopted calling for in- formation as to what officers of the army belong: ing to regiments in active service are absent from duty, and the cause of such absence. The discus- sion of the Army bill was then resumed. A mo* tion to strike out the proposition to add two com- panies to each regiment was defeated by a majority of one only, and an amendment limiting the in- crease of the army to two years was subsequently adopted. It is now believed that the bill will pass by a majority of two or three votes. In the House the Kansas Committee of Inquiry was announced. It is composed of seven adminis- tration democrats, two anti-Lecompton democrats, five republicans, and one Know Nothing, with Mr. Harris, of Mlinois, as Chairman. A list of the names may be found in our Washington despatch. The republicans find fault with the selection of the Speaker, alleging that he picked from their ranks ncompetent persons, while the administration men appointed are first chop. The select committee to investigate the facts and circumstances connected with the sale and purchase of land near Throgg’s neck, for fortification purposes, was also an- nounced. John B. Haskin is chairman of this ommittee, and some important revelations are pected to result from the u passenger bill was discussed, and referred to the Committee of the Whole. The man of the $87,000 tariff fund investigating committee reported that the answers of Mr. WW vicott one of the witnesses, were unsatisfactory, and recom: mended the passage of a resolution directing the arrest of said Wolcott, and that he be brought to the bar of the House to answer for contempt. The wit ness testified that he never used money directly or indirectly to affect the legislation of the House, but the committee have positive information that he received some fifty odd thousand dollars from Law- rence, Btone & Co., and they insist on his divulging what became of the funds. The resolution waa adopted, and Mr. Wolcott will, it is said, be com- pelied to furnish the required statement of his dis- bursement of the money or suffer the consequences— @ year’s imprisonment and one thousand dollars fine. The democratic Senators held @ cancus yester day, with reference to the business before Congress, at which Messrs. Douglas, Broderick and Stuart were formally read out of the orthodox democrati eburch, The interference of British cruisers with Aimerican vessels trading on the coast of Africa has become intolerable, and our government has, it is reported opened communication with the British government on the subject, with the view of preventing such oc- currences in future. In the State Senate yesterday ‘the bill which in effect provides for the abolition of the City Court of Brooklyn, and consequently legisiates Judge Culver ont of his office, was referred to the Judiciary Com- mittee. Mr. Mather offered a resolution calling upon the Attorney General for bis opinion whether the Metropolitan Police act contains any provision incon: sistent with the reappointment of the old police ween inally hair force. It is understood that the republicans wil consent to the repeal of the twelfth section of the act. mpon which opposition to the re-appointment of the ob! for nded. Nothing of importance o curred in the Assembly. The Grand Jury ented a number of indict J rday in tly urt of General Sessions ich the dete ta di gemaad weaxt week { NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1858. other cases having furnished legal excuses for the | aud inteud to push their measure through both ment of their cases, the jurors were dis | housce without unnecessary delay. nee Ar apa Sai" | This will undoubtedly be the course of the State prison for two years and two months. George | adwinistration, and for the very eatisfuctory P. Chofut pleading guilty to forgery inthe fourth de" | Te#*ont—First, that the Lecompton constitution gree, at the request of the complainaut and the Dis- | it the legitimate offspring of the Kuusas-Nebras- trict Attorney the Recorded suspended judgment. | ka bill; and sccondly, that the sooner Kansas The Board of Aldermen met last evening. The | is ndmitted aa a State the sooner will sho be most important business transacted was the passage | clothed with the needful sovereign power of of the tax levy for the year 1858, which was carried, | the people to redress all wrongs, and to es- blip several amendments that will be found in | yq),Jish the will of the majority in everything af- port of the proceedings. The appropriation of And the reason why $2,000 for the reception of the Turkish Admiral Pacha was lost, but a committee of three was ap- pointed to wait on the Admiral and tender him the freedom of the city. A resolution directing the City Inspector to advertise for proposals for cleauing the streets at a sum not less than $100,000 nor more than $350,000 per annum was laid over. The Committee feeting ber local affairs, the Lecompton party will consider the re- searches of the Harris Committee a matter of indifference, is this: that every man in Con- gress, as well as every intelligent man out of Con- gress, knows already, perhaps, quite as much of these alleged election frauds and tricks, and on Ferries sent in a report respecting the unlicensed | hogus conventions, and laws of Kansas, as the ferry at the Battery, showing that George Law is | Committee can tell him; but that, be they more very much interested in the contract for the enlarge- | or jess, they cannot shake the validity of the ment of the Battery, and that the city is deprived of the advantages of the completion of that work, whilst the contractor is permitted to usurp one of its most valued chartered rights. The report of the Committee on Lands and Places, in favor of rescind- ing a resolution of the Board of 1857 to purchase property on Ward's Island, was adopted. The Police Commissioners transacted but little business of interest in public session yesterday. The General Superintendent's quarterly report was sab- mitted; but in consequence of errors in the report of Deputy Superintendent Carpenter, which could not be corrected yesterday, we are unable to give the documents today. The Board remained in secret session for several hours, but none of the proceed- Lecompton constitution. And why? Because it was framed by a legal Convention; because it was submitted in a legal way, and legally rati- fied, “with slavery,” in a popular election, mak- ing all possible allowances for fraudulent votes and returns; and because that election was the legs] consummation of the work. The flimsy, illogical and hair splitting argu- ments, therefore, of Messrs. Douglas, Walker, Stanton and Wise fall to the ground before | the simpie principles of common sense. Tho | fact, of itself, that the admission of Kansas as a State is the only process by which her people ings were developed. Deputy Superintendent Folk, | ca be invested with full power “to regulate of Brooklyn, has addressed a letter to General Super- intendent Tallmadge, asking whether he did right in taking charge of the premises of the Kings County their domestic institutions in their own way,” is sufficient to weigh down all technical quibbles and special pleadings against the Lecompton Court of Sessions on the occasion of the recent dis- constitution. In this view, we believe that the mivsal of constables for allowing the escape of pri- soners. General Superintendent Tallmadge has re- plied, fully approving Mr. Folk’s action. The examination of James B. Smith, charged with defrauding the city treasury, was resumed yester- day, before the Recorder. John Branigan, Mr. Fitz- patrick’s clerk, was the only witness examined, and, as will be seen by a report of his evidence, he was unable to throw much light upon the affair. Elsewhere will be found the correspondence be- tween Mayor Tiemann, of New York, and Mayor Mayo, of Richmond, Va., in relation to the kidnap- ping of Anderson, the negro, from this city, and the detention of his alleged abductor. It will be seen that the Mayor of Richmond improved the occasion to animadvert on some of the laws of this State, which he thinks are unjust to the South, and ought to he repealed. The Committee on Assessments of the Board of great danger is over ; and that upon this Kan- sas issue, before long, the party organsat Wash- ington, subsisting upon the bounties of Congress and the smiles of executive favor, will be re- lieved of all their present tremblings and flut- terings and fearful anxieties lest they may do something, or say something, that may cost them a slice of bread and butter. With the solution of this ugly controversy, the administration will stand before the coun- try strong, solid and reliable, to an extent unknown since the glorious epoch of General Jackson. The administration of poor Pierce fluctuated at first between the counsels of his Cabinet and the demands of Douglas. Surren- dering at length to Douglas upon Kansas, it was kept continually in hot water between the Aldermen held a meeting yesterday, and considered | fire-eating propensities and plots of Jefferson the petitions of several parties who have been Davis and the stern and inflexible opposition of erroneously or over assessed. Several of the sums Marcy. But for Marcy, poor Pierce would, were remitted on the parties appearing and swearing to the truth of the statements contained in their petitions, but nothing of public interest transpired. The Aldermanic Committee on Repairs and Sup- plies met yesterday for the purpose of considering plans for the building of the temporary City Hall for the accommodation of the law courts. A good dea! was said on the subject, but none of it was of much interest, and the Committee too® no action in | relation to the matter. ‘The Standing Committee on Frauds of the Board | Tyler, with only a party of officeholders in the of Aldermen concluded the investigation of the Fifty second street case yesterday. A report of the evidence may be found in another column. The Seventy-ninth street investigation will be commenced on Monday next. The cotton market was excited yesterday, and the sales embraced about 5,000 bales, including about 2.800 a 5,0¢0 in transitu. The market advanced about Ke., and closed at 12440. for middling uplands, and at 12540. for middling Gulfs, and at 124. for fair uplands. Fair Gulf cottons were scarce and nominal at 13c, Flour was in moderate demand, with rather more steadiness in the higher grades, while prices generally were without change of moment. Wheat was inactive. Prime was searce and frm. A smal! bot of Southern white sold for millwg at $1 40. Corn closed with a firmer feeling. Sales of yellow were made at. 66c. a 66 \%c. Dry good white wae scarce, and held at 700. Pork continued firm, with sales of mess at $16, #ud prime at $12 40 a $12 50. Provisions generally were firm. Sugars wore steady, with sales af 800 a 900 hogsheads New Orleans, including 400 do. by suction, at rates given in another place. Coffee continued firm and active. The sales embraced about 3,000 4,000 bags Rio at 8c. a perhaps, bave left to his successor the responsibilities of a war with all the Western Powers of Europe. Mr. Fillmore’s administration was a model of imbecility and “masterly inactivity.” Mr. Polk’s administra- tion, but for the Mexican war, would have been monotonous, if not stupid ; but the war, and the able and active minds of his Cabinet, made him something more than an automaton. John country, #ud with but a corpordl’s guard in Congreet, headed by Henry A. Wise, could not undertake to do much after his vetoes of Mr. Clay's Bank bills; and did as much as could be expected in leaving behind him a pretty clean balancing of his books. Martin Van Buren, as we all know, in the very outset was over- | whelmed by stockjobbers, and panics, and broken banks, and closed up with a list of government defaulters that excited the just indignation of the whole country. In a word, jrom poor Pierce back to Van Buren—in- | cluéing both Van Buren and Pierce—we look in vain for a President possessed of those high qualities of self-reliance, sagacity, ability and decision of purpose requisite to a positive and positively successful administration. In Mr. Buchanan, however, we discover the man who is entirely resolved, and fully capa- ble, after the fashion of Old Hickory, to be the Tie. Freighte were steady, with more breadstuffe ship- | master of his situation. We have seen enough ping for Liverpool. 20,000 bashels of grain were taken in bulk and bags at 4d. a 53¢4., about 6,000 barrels four at 1s. 10¢., with some naval stores and provisions both to London and Liverpool. to satisfy us all that his Cabinet does not con- trol him, but that he is, in reality, the con- trolling spirit of the Cabinet; and that he is not to be turned aside from his course Mr. Buchanan's Administration—-Its Posttion | by conflicting sectional or factious movements and Prospects. Since the recent movements and votes in Congress upon the leading political questions of in or out of Congress, The Southern fire-eat- ere made this discovery come months ago, and Mr. Douglas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wise and their ; the day, we begin to realize the commanding | democratic followers will find it out with the strength of the position which Mr. Buchanan occupier, and to feel more confident than ever | qdmini+tration isnot crippled. It is firm and | of the stability and succes’ of his administra- tion. In fact, considering the difficulties of a sectional and factions character with which he has had to grapple, we may safely assert that his administration has developed a degree of moral and intellectual power far superior to that of any preceding administration siace the second term of the resolute and indomitable Andrew Jackson. A number of our shallow political journals, in various quarters, opposition and democratic, have been persuaded, however, that the success of the Harris Douglas resolution in the House is indicative of an opposition sufficiently power- ful seriously to cripple, if not utterly to de- | stroy the administration and ite party. But from the same circumstances we come to a totally different conclusion, for we contend that the several votes upon the Harris- Douglas resolution in the House, instead of showing that the administration is weak in that body, establish the fact that it is strong, and unquestionably holds the balance of power there against all sectional and factious combi- nations. We admonish our black republican and Doug- las democratic cotemporarics, accordingly, that if they really consider the majority of one by | which the Lecompton party of the House of | Representatives was defeated the other day, as 4 guarantee of the ultimate victory, they are very much mistaken. That majority of one is a broken reed, and they who rest upon it will assuredly fall to the ground. It cannot bo doubted that the Lecompton constitution, after the usual discussion, will pass the Senate bya handsome majority; but, what is better still, the same bill will go over to the House, and will be taken up by that body and passed into a law, perhaps a long time before the investigating committee of Mr. Harris shall have finished its arduous labora. The party of the administration have re- solved upon the policy of beginning in the Senate, and of pushing the Senate bill through the Tlouse, regardless of the fact whether the Tlarris Committee shall have reported, or may or may not be ready to report. And we submit to the most hopeful anti-Lecomptonite, if the adoption of this line of action does not justify the conclusion that soundings have been taken, and that «depth of water has been a ained | uffivient to carry Lecompton over the bar uiuny Words, the Lecompton party can, passage of the Lecompton constitution. The strong, and will be successful. It will be the basis for the reorganization of the conservative democracy upon a solid and national platform, and all the damage that will be eventually done | by the Douglas movement will fall upon the republican anti-slavery party, in the loss of its | Fremont democratic supporters. The Tammany Hall democracy have opened their eyes to their true line of policy, to wit— the policy of the administration. The demo- crate at all other commanding points of the North, desirous of re-unitiog the broken frag. | ments of the democracy apon & solid platform | should follow this example, and promptly come up to the cause of the administration. There is | no oceasion for any serious alarm. The pre- sent obstacles in the track of the President will be removed like s0 much brushwood; but in the meantime it devolves upon the friends of the administration in Congress and throughout the country to stick to their work till the track is cleared. ) LecyStonr axp Her “Ricirrs,”"—We perceive that some of the Journals are still making noto- riety for Mistress Lucy Stone. That, we be lieve, is all she wants, She talks, however, about some rights. Whatrights? What woman's right does she not have? Docs she not hare the right to live with her husband? Does she not have the right to bear as many children as God will bless her with? The right to cook her dinner? The right to wear as much crino- line or as many gewgaws as she fancies? The right to do everything that the sex likes to do, and to refuse everything repugnant? What woman’s right is denied to her? Does she wish to exhibit herself among a gang of rowdies at the ballot box?—to crowd herself in with a lot of drunken vagabonds about the polls, and go away with extra black eyes? The fact is that Lucy Stone and all like her are fit inmates for some well conducted private lunatic asylum, and we advise her hus band to arouse for one day his moral cou- rage; to demand for that one day the privilege of wearing his own pair of breeches; to cast aside for that one day the petticoat which he now wears, and to place his wife in some asy- lum where medicine and soothing treatment will extract from her brain that maggot of de- iving to exhibit herself at the polls, among a | parcel of bullies, rufflans and drunken vaga bonds. ‘rhe Asstval of President Vomontort from | Meniso—tate of Affairs in thas Republic. ‘Another of those wudden changes to whieh | we have become #0 well accustomed hae takeu place in Mexican affaire, and General Comon- fort, the constitutional President of that repub- lic, is now a vieiter to the Waited States, What may be his reasons for coming here remain yet to be developed, for from the meagre ac- counts we receive by telegraph, little can be judged of the true position of affairs, It would seem that after the seduction of his forces in the capital by the agents of the church, he had it in his power to retire to Guanajuato, where Chief Justice Juarez is exercising the execu- tive power, or to Vera Cruz, where La Llave, the liberal leader, is supreme. He chose the latter; but instead of remaining there, has come to New Orleans, and is hastening North. The position of affuirs in Mexico at this time is as follows :—In the South General Alvarez, who ie not yet dead, though he has been £0 of- ten killed by report, and Governor La Llave of the State of Vera Cruz, are at the head of the liberal party, and are obeyed. The central portions of the republic, including Puebla, Mexico and Toluca, are in the hands of the priests, who have put up General Zuloaga as Provisional President. The Western and the Northern States are united in support of the constitutional gov- ernment, with the exception of a emall pronun- ciamiento in favor of Santa Anna, which is said to have taken place in San Luis, Yucatan and Sonora are in a state of civil war on their own account, and on grounds entirely disconnected with the main questions that agitate the repub- lic. Congress has been summoned to meet at Guanajuato, and, se far as we know, will be supported by Vidaurri, Garza, Parrodi, Arteaga, Doblados and Degollado, in the North, and Alvarez and La Llave in the South. Among these, however, there are some whose antece- dents do not render them very reliable. Par- rodi has always been a partisan of Santa Anna, and Doblados, though strongly committed against the church, is nota man that can be counted on safely by any side. ~ The conflict is between the priests and the people. We published some days since the pro- gramme of the church party as given by its or- gan at Puebla, comprising the restoration of all the church property, and ecclesiastical courts, and a return to the colonial rule of Spain. It seems strange that this latter point should be openly advocated in Mexico at this day, but such is the case. The libe- ral party, which is now in possession of the government under Juarez, is said to be determined to make war to the death upon the church, and should it triumph, will nodoubt sweep away all its privileges and confiscate to the State its immense possessions. The con- flict is therefore entirely between the church and the political ideas of the age, and these principles are what are now represented by the two governments—one in the city of Mexico and the other in Guauajuato. It is not a¢ all improbable that the liberal. may seek to obtain the sountenance of our government, and means from this country in some shape, to aid them in the great reform they have undertaken. Mexico will never have internal peace until the temporal power of the church there is overthrown, and its immense possessions turned from their present purposes of fostering priestly profligacy and ecclesias- | tical intrigue to the beneficent channels of public relief and industrial use. In this the liberals of that republic are worthy of our | sympathy and co-operation. The time is pro- pitious for our government to act, and it can easily form a new convention with Mexico to arrange with her several pending questions of interest to us, and that may redound to her ad- vantage. Mexico and Cuba are two great que+ tions that are linked by many ties in one common destiny, and the solution of their future is near upon us. A return te church govern- ment, Santa Anna, and Spanish colonial rule | in Mexico, will certainly bring about a war with us, that will not end until Mexico and Cuba are freed from Spanish intrigue and the Spanish yoke. The government may believe it can avoid it by a masterly inactivity, but should it attempt to pursue this course it will give new life to the filibustering spirit among the people. The only way to avoid such a thing is by a wise diplomacy. By such a course it has settled the Central American question; and it must settle those of Cuba and Mexico in the same manner, or prepare for the same violent opposition from the South that was encountered by poor Pierce. Ovr Terxisu Visiren.—We are glad to see that Congress and the New York City Council are making preparations to receive our Turkish | visiter with due distinction. He is a man of very high rank, a Pasha of ever so many tails, and it is understood that he has at least a score of the loveliest young wives that ever were seen, It is whispered, however, that out of | deference to our prejudices he only brings over six or eight of them in sealed cases, with air holes for them to breathe through. He is known to be a perfect geatleman, of refined ideas, a polished manner, and a large acquaint- ance with the ways of the world. It te not | unlikely but he may be smitten with some of our Fifth avenue belles, and may add them to his already ravishing collection of beauties. | Whether he ever bowstrings his wives, we can- not ray. Altogether, he is just the man to create a sensation here, and he undoubtedly will. It is said the thing he likes best in young ladies is very dark eyebrows. Verb. aap. ‘ Porvian Soverriexty axp Porvriar Hem. pvo.-A great deal of fuss is being made by some of the journals about what they call popu- | lar sovereignty in Kansas and Utah. Both these Territories are quite incapable of any- thing of the kind. Kansas is full of vagabonds who ought to be enclosed in the State prison, and Utah is populated with polygamists of the Brigham Young stamp. You might just as well talk of popular sovereignty for the people in the State prieon or Lunatic Asylum, as for the great mase of the residents in these vagabond Territories. When Congress admits Kansas as a State it will be legalizing a State prison s0- ciety. Congress may as well do #0, and leave them to work out their own salvation. The thirty-one States of this Union have their own affairs to attend to, and should not be bothered about these ruffians and fanatics. Disintronation of THe Brack Rervptieas Panty.—The recent political movements of Douglas, Walker, Bancroft and others n this city and elsewhere, will soon demoralize and distract the black republican party, and then ab- stract all its rank and file, without harming the democratic party, and thus leave the old dem | eracy the whole field for 1860. ASvacestion 70 Paize Frotrers.—We no- | meeting whatever. On two: oteasions thé tice by one of the sporting papers that matters are in preparation fer a pugilistic encounter between the well known John Morrisey and one Heenan from California, Both men are said to be under training for the fight. It has further been ascertained, we learn from the same aathority, that the rivals differ in opinion on the Kansas question, one of them being a staunch supporter of the President's policy, while the other will not hear of Lecompton at any price. Hence the suggestion—which seems to find favor in sporting circles—that a purse of twenty thousand dollars should be made up by the politicians om both sides, and adjudged to the winner, 60 that at one and the same time the championship of the United States and the Kaneas dispute (at least 20 far as the sporting world is concerned) may be definitely settled. It is hardly necessary to add that this idea is calculated tqmeet with very general approval. The thought that one’s opponent at a prize fight is likewise a political antagonist must natural- ly give a zest to the conflict; each man will strike the barder when he thinks of Kansas, ‘The battle cry of the bottle holders will proba- bly be “Lecompton” and “Topeka.” Alto- gether the fight will be historical. One consideration only seems to have been overlooked. The fight cannot take place here, and in view of the probable publicity of the affair, it is not likely that a safe place can be found in the vicinity. No spot can be suggested, in the neighborhood of New York, where the men are not likely to be disturbed by an officious police. Under the circumstances, in the interest of the operators, and of the speedy settlement of the Kansas questien, we feel that we are anticipating the public wish when we suggest to Morrissey and Heenan a spot which will suit them admirably and be lia- ble to none of the inconveniences of the well known sites; a spot where the fight can not only be fought out comfortably, and in a business- like way, but where the “tooling” can be wit- nessed by several thousand appreciative spec- tators: a spot alike classic, historical, retired, and cosey. Need we add that we refer to the semicircular space fronting the Speaker's chair in the House of Representatives at Washington. It cannot be doubted but, after the recent affray, the members would only be too glad to profit by the lessons of the most experienced bruisere in the country. If one thing in the late fight was more shocking than another, it was the want of science, skill, and pugilistic eti- quette displayed by the combatants. The sim- plest facts seem confused. It is not even possi- ble to discover how Keitt got down on the floor. That he did get there, and lay sprawling his full length for some thoments at least, seems undoubted; but the most lamentable mystery overhangs the mode of his getting there. Whether he “stubbed hie toe,”’ or was pushed down by Mr. Davis, in the interest of peace, or fell in consequence of undue preesure from Mr. Grow’s fist upon and around Wie ear, caunot, and probably never will be thoroughly cleare@ up. Just think how herbarous aud brulal abe fight wnst have been when the principal incident is ro uncertain and cloudy! Think too of the subsequent scene ; of half a dozen oid gentlemen pummelling each other like waskerwomen; tearing off each other's wigs; scratching each other's faces; hammering away at [riend and foe alike in such a demoniac disorder that no one knew whom he struck or who struck him! Any person with the least discernment will perceive the huge benefit which these members would derive from a scientific exhibition for the championship by Morrissey and Heenan before their eyes. Asan example for the future the spectacle would be invaluable. We may be permitted to presume therefore that no time will be lost on the one side in applying for the use of the Hall, or on the other in granting it free of charge to the pugilists and their friends. Tur Sarety or Lire at Sea.—It is to be re- gretted that any opposition should be made to Mr. Smith's bill, now before Congress, for obliging sea-going steamers to carry life boats enough to carry off all their passengers in case of accident, ere can be no reason but a very selfish one for wishing that such vessela should not carry boats enough: there is every reason for wishing that they did. Commodore Van- derbilt’s son-in-law has done his father-in-law no good by stepping out of his way to oppose so utterly unassailable a bill as this. Nobody expects that shipowners will be pleased at being forced to buy more life boats ; but people do expect that they will have the decency to hold their tongues, and not cry aloud that they prefer sacrificing lives to spending money. There is but one objection that can be made to this bill, and that is that, however excellent its provisions may be, there is no reasonable probability of their being carried out. We have an abundance of laws under which some one might have been and ought to have been held responsible, corporeally and pecuniarily, for the Central America disaster, which cost so many lives; and we have, generally speak- ing, laws under which almost all the crimes now freely committed on the high seas might and ought to be punished. But for all the good they do us, they might a well have been laws of some Seth Sea island instead of the United States, Whore business is it to execute them, and on whose shoulders ought the blame of the? present neglect to tall ? We miggest to Mr. Smith and his coadjutor Mr. Washbarne that they had better state dis- tinctly in the bill who is the party on whom the duty of executing it willdevolve. The pub- lic want some one man to look to in such cases, Tt matters not who it is; but let us have an in- dividual to be directly responsible, and we shall see whether the laws will be as systematically deepised as heretofore. At present, the duty of enforcing the laws is everybody's business, and therefore nobody"s. Porvtar Movemests.—The Tammany Hall democracy are stirring themselves in these lat- ter days ; they have passed strong resolutions endorsing the policy of Mr. Buchanan’s admin- istration, and farther propose to hold a tremen- dous public meeting in support of that polipy in the course of afew days. On the other hand, we find a number of disaffected democrats, headed by the Rev. George Bancroft, George B. Butler, and old Flagg, who want to make a fuse about something, and who are on the point of organizing a sectional democratic party to aid Douglas, Walker & Co. This last named clique advertised that a meeting of persons op- posed to the policy of the administration would be holden at the Academy of Music on this evening. The /ocwm tenens of the manager, w ho ie now in Philadelphia, granted the use of the house, not knowing, we presume that Mr. U1 an had resolved, after the icipal electi ‘the Academy never to rent the dagisge done to the theatre by polities! rougha and rowdies, who are to be found jw every party, waa almost equal to the eum paid for the rent. They defaced the ornamental carvings, stood upon and broke the seats, and exuded # sufficient quantity of tobacco juice to float « sloop-of war. Mr. Ullman has sent from Phila- delphia a despatch ordering the permisgion un- der which the house was to be opened this evening to be rescinded. His course is a pro- per one, and meets with the approval of the Executive Committee of the stockholders, We cannot have the Temple of the Muses turned into an Augean stable. If the anti-Lecompton men desire to hold a meeting, let them go to the Points or Corlear’s Hook, as they cannot get into Tammany Hall ; ‘or, as Mr. Bancroft was once in the church, he may have sufficient influcuce to get some fash- ionable religious edifice up town, and give the rowdies an opportunity to break down the pews, hang their boots over the choir railings, sit om the communion table, or profane the chancel. However, there is one striking point in all these movements—we do not notice that the black republicans or Know Nothings partici- pate in them as distinct organizations. This is an ominous sign. It shows quite clearly that the sectional democratic organization will first dismember the black republican and American parties, and then quietly absorb their contents. Fanny Kempie axp Lota Montez.—When the manager of the Italian Opera carried off his artists to the right-angled village of Phila- delphia, everybody was quite well resigned to bear the loss of all intellectual amusement until the Quaker dimes were exhausted and the nightingales returned to the metropolis. Re- signation, however, is an uncomfortable virtue. No one desires to practice it asaluxury. We prefer purple and fine linen to sackcloth and ashes. Everybody, then, was quite agreeably disappointed when it was found that this dry time—this Sahara of nobody to see and nowhere to go—was enlivened by two delicious oases— vernal places, with running brooks and plea- sant vales and beautiful flowers. In other words, that two of the most celebrated artista of the age—two women as celebrated for the romance attached to their personal careers aa for their great power of fascinating the public at large—intended to entertain us at the same time. This intention has been carried out. Mrs. Frances Anne Kemble Butler has been reading the plays of Shakspere at Dodworth’s Rooms, and Madame Lola Montez has been de- livering her delightful lectures at Hope Chapel. At first sight it would seem that theee cele- brated women were altogether dissimilar; yet, in exact opposites the andlyst may sometimes discover certain points of resemblance. Mrs. Butler inherite her talent; that of Lola Montez is fresh and original; Mrs. Butler haa large dark eyes and black hair, like Lola Mbn- tex; but then Mrs. Butler is short and in good case,not to say fat, whfle Lola Montez is taller and thinner. Mrs. Butler’s face and figure sug- geste good dinners and a comfortable glass of ' old port after; Lola looks as if she lived chiefly on eiyardtes. Mrs, Butler might have been the guide, philosopher and friend of Julius Cwsar; Lola Montez the Premier during the adminis- tration of Pericles. Lola has rather the advan- tage of Mre, Butler in the number of husbands, but both have made matrimonial alliances which were so uncongenial that separation was imperative. Mrs. Butler ig a fine specimen of ; the Saxon matron; Lola has all the joyousness and spirit ofa wild Irish girl, with the grace of an Andalusian belle. Both are self-reliant, in- dependent women, with more of what is called pluck than fulls to the lot of most men. Mrs. Butler reads Shakspere better probably than he ever has been read by any one before. She peoples the tribune with the glorious person- ages created by the wonderful imagination of the great master. She has all the personal and mental requisites for the task, and uses them so well as to fascinate her audiences, and leave all competitors far in the shade. As an elocution- ist by rule, she may be superior to Lola Mon- tez, who has not power of voice equal to that of Mrs, Butler. But Lola is no leas remarkable for her power over her audience. She lectures upon all sorts of subjects in a free and easy, piquant, amusing way, which is very taking. Mra. Butler is stern Melpomone, with the dagger and the poison; Lola Montez, the laughing Thalia. The appearance of these two artists in the metropolis at the same point of time is emi- nently refreshing and agreeable, and we trust they will not leave us just yet. They have cer- tainly no occasion to do so, as they attract crowded audiences whenever they appear. Mrs. Butler advertised her closing reading to take place last evening, but she ought to reconsider her determination. Ellen Tree used to have about sixteen “farewell benefits” and “ posi- tively last nights,” and there is no reason why Mrs. Biftler should not imitate her example. Lola, we see, gives her next lecture upom “ Strong Minded Women,” which ought to be very good. Like Mra, Butler, she has been strong enough to take gare of herself on all occasions. They are both lone women, but not exactly “unprotected females.” Since the de- cline of chivalry many women have been their own protectors—the divine Fanny and the fas- cinating Lola being among the gierious com- pany. Personal Intelligence. Mr. Oscanyan, dhe distinguished Oriental lectarer, haa been engaged as interpreter to the Joint Committes of the Common Council, having in charge the reception of Mobamed Pasha, Rear Admiral of the Turkish navy. Marshal Don André de Santa Cruz, Minister of Bolivia and Guatemala in Paris, left Yavre on the 23d of January From Liverpool, in the steamahip City of Baltimore: HJ Griditha, nm, Jae 1b, Ries, Carl Heimeon, Campbell, Jas Henning, Wall, for Buenos Ayres, on board a the Franciscopolia. Ateoot raga ire Marriot, Me and. Mem Fa faicr Hank, Mesara JU Withers, Pearse’ Hil eatery Jaa Lancey, Sauntag, A Dhorncan, Capt Jas Blohberger 106 in the ateorage. ARRIVALS. 0 J.J Crowther, Thomas and Robt Jamestown—A From Richmond, &c, tn the, cenmatle ey Graton Colter, Mrs "Stn, McCaw, Mra OAL eA tt Mot, FW Ooelis, Jno Dune n Be PS Rie 1X! Curlin and cblid—and 15 i steerage. o anniv. gaa : i Orieang, in_ the steamship phia—Mew opiates Wilton, (A Lawler, © Hedgeman, M. Ennis, J le Uwartney, @ Beelie, indy and sister—and 16 in the steerage. DEPARTURES, sot KScotoW Dexter and wife a tack be anton, Brewster, John C Chemberiai my a Philadelphia, Johns) Me wid Horace Webater, New York; John Flam: wi Milwankie: Wiilism Melinsky, St J 4 MrvOrsham ned ebtid, Walter Graham and three, ‘el and James Halsey, Toronto: ® Anderson McNabb and A Lestrange, Ross, James Bres ef and D Kaliam, fom ant G Kingsiand, Mon: oye went. The id in erestire @ tion of the adop- Tue Privavenenta Narn Virginia Senate has rejected t monument to Philadel tion of the Declerat