The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1858, Page 5

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MECHANTCS HALL, 472 Broadway—Buvant's MINSTRELS —Brmorisy Somes —Davant’s DeRAM OF SHOVEL RY, ~ New York, Monday, February 15, 1858, The News, The steamship Niagara, which left Liverpool on the forenoon of the 30th ult., arrived at Halifax yesterday, with three days later European news, and intelligence from India, China and Australia. In London the money market was easy. The Bank of England reduced the rate of interest to four per cent on the 29th. The tone of the addresses of the French army, congratulating the Emperor upon his escape from assassination, appears, however, to have “operated to prevent this movement on the part of the bank from benefitting financial affairs, and the funds closed without animation on the 30th, the quotations for consols being 95! a95j. American securities were in demand at better prices. At Liverpool the cotton market was steady at the quotations reported by the steamer of the 27th. Bresdstuffs were exceedingly dull. The Bri- tish Parliament was to assemble on the 4th inst. It was expected that the steamer Leviathan would be afloat on the 30th or 31st ult. In France the attempt upon the life of the Em_ peror continued to absorb public attention. Fal- some eddresses from the army were daily presented, some of which contained such strong sentiments of hostility towards the opponents of the Emperor that the government organ refrained from giving them publicity. It is stated that the French Minister has demanded of the British, Belgian, Swiss and Sardi- nian governments the adoption of measures to pre- vent renewed attempts at assassination. A decree Juad been published announcing the intention of the government to suppress all religious controversy in the French press. Italy seems to have narrowly escaped a convulsion. A plot against the life of the King of Naples, said to have been the work of Frenchmen, had been discovered, while insurrectionary movements at Arcoli and Rome had been frustrated by the vigi- Sereuraypu viuger; ws iePorwed. *° 7 News from Bombay to the Sth of January had reached England. Sir Colin Campbell left Cawnpore on the 12th December, with a large force, for Agra. Sir James Outram had defeated the Sepoys near Alunsbagh, and Colonel Seaton had also won an im portant battle and re-occupied Mynpoore. At vari ous points, however,the rebels still continued to be troublesome. ‘The news from Canton is to the Lith of December. Commissioner Reed had solicited and obtained an interview with the Governor of Canton. We are not advised of the precise object of the meeting; but if it was to mediate between the British and the Chinese his efforts signally failed, as Commissioner Yeh peremptorily rejected the English propositions and demanded indemnity for the losses of the Chi nese. The British and French forces would, conse- quently, attack Canton without loss of time. ‘The advices from Australia are dated at Melbourne Dec. 16 and Syduey Dec. 11. Business was dull at Melbourne, and veveral failures had occurred. The shipments of gold for England were very light. By the arrival of the steamship Star of the West at this port on Saturday, we have news from Cuali- fornia, Central America and New Granada, Letters from our correspondents at these points are given in today’s paper. The ratification of our treaty with Nicaragua, and the probable rejection of the treaty negotiated with New Granada, are the most import- ant events reported. Our correspondent at Kingston, Jamaica, writing On the Ist inst., suys:—The markets are dull and freights inactive. Mining operations are carried on with epirit and euccess, The government geologist is daily expected’ from England. and it is supposed that many English capitalists will accompany bim Laborers are becoming very * owing to the bounty and encouragement giv lored husband men, which ix a great injustice to agricultural indus- try. Some c es are expected to arrive shortly and at present more than one thousand are wanted to work on plantations. About four regiments of foot ecidiers Lave heen raised ¥ ne past month and will be ordered to Indio immediately. The weather is fine, and with the tion of the influen za the public health is generally good Jatore had edjocrned after vote a anbsidy to the propoved line o' t the United tates. Ip the other islands the « wmnised well, and the projected introduction of m Indis was looked on favorably by the planters Reports (rom Martinique to th b of Decemb state that torrents of rain bed fallen during the ver, and that in months of November and Le consequence the sugar cane the southern part of the island had suffered, while in the north it had been imposible to make «ngar. ants front Guadaloupe to the same date cor terest The avnexed table tue temperature of the atmosphere in this city during the past week the range of the barometer the variation of wind currents, aid the state of the weather, at three periods during each day, viz.: at ¢ A. M., and 3 and 8 o'clock P.M. + “s ie, va) oP 1 EI (Pog Pap? 32} Free. [0/2 65/0 \5 14 Wig alae) 144 Fr... 12/3062 Ww 19} be NE 13) 8 o4 |B» nlog, enow, afernc ar and pleasact « mM 7 warlight Tusedsy—Morning, clowty ; aftert tog frest tight, clear ant n, Cloudy and blow Morning, clear, afteroorm, clear and blow. rt stow, afernocs +5 and cat all day; night, cold ¢, overcast eign goods imported at the port of Piston «week end stant amount $$ ed to $255,971, showing a decrease of $1,759,249'as | upon the compared with the corresponding week in 1857. There was great excitement tn Brooklyn yester- day in consequence of the death of Mr. George H, Simonson, a highly rexpectable citizen, who was as saulted bya party of rowdies on Saturday night. fl Full particulars of the affair are given elsewhere in our columns. The parties implicated in the assault were promptly arrested and lodged in the etation house Last evening an impromptu meeting of citi zens was held, at which ex-Mayor Hall presided, when it was resolved that no effort should be spared to bring the assassins to punishment, and a com mittee was appointed to carry out this view. Sab- sequently a committee of vigilance to aid in pro- tecting the lives and property of peaceable citizens trom violence was also appointed. At one period there was a decided disposition manifested to lynch the prisoners, but better counsels prevailed and the idea was abandoned. Divorces are always numerous in New York. Call- fornia will ehortly become secondary in that re- spect. We bad four on one day last week, and we publish three more to-day. These reports are, as a matter of course, meagre, and not in our usual style, from the facts of the cases being seat before referees, and there being a law on the statute book prohibiting the clerks from furnishing any person but the parties to the suit with the papers in the case. The last three divorces are between members of the dramatic profession, in which virtuous stage heroes and heroines are proved to be not secularly immaculate. We publish on the first page extracts from files of the Deseret News to Dec. 2, latest received. They comprise discourses delivered by the Mormon elders to the faithful, and from them may be gather- ed the sentiments of the leading Saints upon ques- tions affecting their interests. Accounts from Cienfuegos to the 30th ultimo state that business was very brisk aud the port healthy. On Saturday the cotton market was stea ly, with sales of about 1,000 bales, closing at about 12%%c. for middling plands, though some parties reported sales at 1{c. less. * je advance in the price of cotton has tended to increase the receipta at the ports; and the decrease, compared with the same period last year, amounts now to about 503,000 bales. The sales in this market, since the receipt of the Indian's news, have embraced adout §,000 a 9,000 bules-—a considerable portion of which was sold iti transit, The total sales for the week reached from 11,000 a 12,000 bales—a portion of which was taken on specuiation— some by spinners and some for export. There was more animation in flour towards the close of the week, Op Fridsy about 7,000 bbls. wore bonght in the afternoon for export, leading to firmer views oo the part of bolders. Yesterday the market was lees active, and gales were moderate at the previous day’s quotations, Wheat was firmer, especially for good to prime lots, which were scarce, A parcel of Southern red sold at $1223. Corn was steady, and prime scarce, with gales at 66c. a 68c.,and 70c. for prime white. Pork was firroer, with sales of mess at $16 1234 a $1625, and prime at $13 @ $13 25. Sugars were in fair demand, with tales of about 700 8800 bhda. at steady prices. Coffee continued firm, wish sales of about 1,000 bags Rio, at 10c. &llc. The stock in this market is estimated at about 46,000 bags. In freights fair engagements were made for Liverpool and London at steady rates, while operations for other ports were light. ‘The Business of Congress—Movements in the Right Direction at Last. Congress has now been in session some two months and a half, and the only measure of any consequence which has been passed into a law is Mr. Secretary Cobb's relief bill of twenty millions of treasury notes. An empty treasury, with very heavily increased expenditures, and a bill of twenty miHions of promises to pay, to begin with, ought to be sufficient to admonish the friends of the administration, who hold the sponsibilities. To this end our readers will be gratified to perceive that the democrats of the Senate and of the House of Representatives have been moving in the right direction at last. - Accord- ing to our special Washington advices, published in yesterday's HeRawp, at a caucus of democra- tic Senators, held on Saturday morning, it was resolved that the Senate will first dispose of the Army bill, and then take up the bill for the admission of Minnesota, to which will be offered an amendment for the simultaneous admission of Kansas under the Lecompion constitution. This is the policy which we have again and again recommended, in accordance with the good old compromise plan, on all available occasions, of admitting a free State and a slave State together. This was the real compromise upon which the Missouri line was established (Maine and Missouri); and why should it not be the final settlement (Minnesota and Kansas) of the act which wiped out that line? Of the success of the measure we have uo doubt; and we feel quite ax confident that it will speedily extinguish this senseless Kansas agitation. But another and still more important Con- grescional caucus was held on Saturday. at half past seven P. M., by the democratic members of the House—Hon. John Cochrane in the chair— in reference to the order of business most advi- sable and expedient in that body. Upon this subject Mr. Stephens. of Georgia, stated the object of the meeting to be to effect, if possi- ble, » concert of acti mong the members of the democratic party, His principal reason for this was a very good one, to wit: that the re. | publicans were often in . majority in the House, from the absence of democratic mem- bere This defect he desired to remedy in some way, and moved, accordingly, a special ¢ mittee of five. with power to call me attend to business generally. This is aaother morementin the right direction and if pro perly followed up will very materially tacili- tate the practical business of the House. | Among the measures discussed, under the | wide latitude of debate of this caucus, were | the Lecompton constitution, the Army bill, and the Pacific railroad. In reference to the first two, the House will doubtless follow the order of business pursued by the Senate, for by this process, and by no other, can the Kansas ques tion and the Army bill be speedily put out of the way, Considering the heavy demands upon the treasury, immediate and prospective, the Pacific railroad will most probably not touch bottom during thie session. whether one route or two routes shall be adopt- ed-—must inevitably, in lands, loans, stocks, fecurities, &c., involve the government to the extent of many millions of dollare; aad the passsage of the bill will be more likely to prove an illimitable job of spoils and plunder for the lobby than anything else, At all events, considering the straitened ne- cessities of Mr. Cobb, and the probability tha before the expiration of the next fiscal year hi twenty millions of treasury notes will be ewelled to fifty millione for the regular uses of the treasury, it has become the duty of Con- to relieve him much , as possible, instead of pushing him beyond his capacities of Treasury notes or loans, with euch enormous jobs as the Pacific Railroad. As things are going on, rooner or later there must be come redical modifications of the tariff, or a direct toxation of the people, to relieve the govern ment of it | press as embarracements, dinary deficiencies and vot he enepriced if the demands dinary and extra | 1860, j1 | are NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY ‘15, Anwnican Fuuncerenixa IN Pexc, aD to ran op to the-round +um of one huadred {tmz New York Commopones-We pub- ; millions. The Mormons alone (including the | expenses and losees of the present expedition frozen up in the Rocky Mountains), before we shall have settled our accounts with them, will probebly cost a little bill of twenty-five or thirty millions, And then the preeent interest- ing condition of Mexico, before the expiration of another year may possibly involve us in very large, diplomatic or military expenses in that quarter, to say nothing of the island of Cuba. We submit, therefore, that it becomes the duty .of Congress to retrench, for the present, as far as practicable, upon all things, and cepeciully upon all euch grand jobs of lobby speculation as the Pacific Railroad. An importation of a thousand or two camels would in ten years most likely be worth more to the country than a dozen Pa- cific railroads. Certainly, from the great de- sert wastes to be traversed by the Pacific Rail- road by any route, North or South, before the work is undertaken the camels shonld be first provided for the transportation of the work- men, provisions, water and materials, with a view to the economical conduct of the enter- prise. For these uses the camel is not only the very animal wanted, but his employment thus will establish a new element of substantial wealth in those otherwise uninhabitable desert plains of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utab and California. Meantime there aresome three or four Con- gressional corruption investigation committees at work; but as from their explorations we ex- pect little or nothiug of any public benefit, we must fall back upon the President as the only reliable safeguard against the apoils and plun- der bills of the lobby. In this view we hope he will not forget, should the occasion offer, to put his foot upon a patent bill or two introduced in- to the House. It is his duty to protect the Treasury and the people from the plunder job- hers who, in every shape and form, infest the Capitol. Finally, with Kansas and the Army bill out of the way, we trust that the cbair- men on the appropriation bills of Congress will insist upon the regular appropriations, to the absolute exclusion of all extraneous matters, uotil those appropriations shall have passed into the President's hands. In this way syetem and order will be preserved, and the rush, hurry, confusion and debaucheries which have heretofore characterized the last night of the session, long or short, and under cover of which the lobby reaps its richest haré vest of plunder, will all be avoided. The finan- cial excess of Van Buren’s administration brought down upon him and the democratic party the tremendous political revolution of 1840; and if they do not take care a similar cause of popular indignation is much more likely to react upon the democracy in 1860 than any- thing which they may do, or may fail to do, in regard to niggers in Kansas. Tur Exm Ramnoap ty Loxpox.—We pub- lish elsewhere a report of a meeting of the stock and bondholders of the Erie Railroad in Lon- don, England, at which Mr. Moran, the Presi- scheme he had gone to Europe to propose. The meeting seems to have taken a most favorable view of Mr. Moran’s proposal; after hearing him out, they passed resolutions from which it would seem that there was a fair prospect of the loan being taken up within ten days. Money is 0 cheap in England that, notwith- standing the losses which were experienced last year through injudicious investments, it is zene- rally believed that the English are just as eager as ever for American low priced securities. A railroad bond at anything like seventy or eighty per cent, and therefore paying ten or eleven per cent per annum, they cannot re- fuse. The Erie will therefore probably obtain their loan. More Fravps ix tax Cowrrronixn’s Orie. —We publish to day the proceedings before the committee of the Common Council on Satur- day, in which some fresh developements of frauds will be found. Mr. Flagg was again ex- amined, and stated that he had discovered en- tries of « suspicious, if not a fraudulent cho racter, in the books where the confirmed asses ment accounts are kept, to the tune of some ten or fifteen thousand dollars more. These are reserved for another day. On Saturday several “errors” —all accruing to the benefit of the contractor, of course—turned up in the con- tracts for gradiug Vifty-tifth and Fifty-sixth streets and Sixth avenue, Chemung Smith and Mr. Terence Farley seem to be the principal actors in these as well asin the other alleged frauds, It is quite evident that were the epm- mittee to sit till doomsday they wonld not reach the end ofthe calendar of frauds in thé Street Department. Looking Ant Several of the anti-slavery journals have already begun to indicate the names of their candidates for the Presidency in The friends of Mr. Banks have brought their man; the friends of Mr. Hale Seward, in this State, are pushing their man for- ward. The friends of Fremont, however, seem | to hold back. The democrats seem te be prin- cipally engaged in organizing, in filing up their | regiments, lepping off the sick and wounded. They have just got rid of three Presidential candidates—Wise, Douglas and Walker—who have gone into the hoepitel, wounded and Viceding from Kansas. This leaves a fresh field for new recruits for 1860. A Deservine Cast.—Something should be done for George B. Butler, who contrived on Friday, by the most imperious combination of coxcombry and obstinacy, to cast the most com- plete ridicule on the anti-Lecompton movement in this city. If aman had been hired by the job to kill off the movement he could not have done it more effectually, more promptly, or more thoroughly. Mr. George BR. Butler should not go unrewarded. Is there no place in the Cas tom Tiouse which could be vacated for him? No foreign consulate? No snug berth at Wash- ington? Surely some place could be found for such signal desert as his; if he goes unre- warded one may well say that gratitude has fled from the earth. Tne Loney at Wasninetox.—We understand that several attempts have been made to organ ize the lobby at Washington, withont snecess, however, on account of the absence of Matteson. ite distinguiched chief. The committees on the ifferent branches of corruption cannot he ap pointed until he arrives. Still, however, the members of the lobby hope to be able to choke off the real facts in the investigations now going forward before the committees of the House, not behind hand; and the friends of Mr. | Vished yeeterday an account of the ar- rest of Mr. Lomar in Peru, on a charge of conspiring with Echinique and others to fit out an armed expedition in the United States against the Peruvian government. By a singu- lar piece of ill luck for eeme of the parties con- cerned in the conspiracy, several letters and papers were seized, as well as the body ef the unfortunate Lomar. Among other documents wus a contract made with Commodore Vander- bilt, of this city, for furnishing a steamship for the enterprise, and another made with Cyrenius C. Fitzgerald, of New Orleans, for a supply of arma and ammunition. There is a curious circumstance connected with’ this. We remember that a little more than a year ago—that is to say, in the latter part of December, 1856—the Attorney General of the United States having learned that an armed expedition was being fitted out in New York against the republic of Venezuela, with which Commodore Vanderbilt was mixed up, directed Mr. McKeon to inquire into it. Mr. McKeon accordingly addressed a letter to the Commodore, asking for information on the sub- ject, which he did, as be said, the more readily, because he felt aseured that, as a good citizen, Commodore Vanderbilt would not willingly aid in the perpetration of such a criminal viola- tion of the laws, sovereignty and public honor of the United States. Nor was the District Attorney disappointed in his estimate of the Commodore’s loyalty to the laws, sove- rignty and public honor of his country; for Mr. Vanderbilt in his reply promptly denied all con- nection with the hostile expedition to Venezuela; nay, more, he was exercised with virtuous in- dignation that he should be suspected of any sympathy with filibusterisem, any more than with larceny or burglary upon the property of hia fellow citizens. Being highly sensitive onthis point, he begged the District Attorney to give no credit to any rumors affecting his reputation in connection with these atrocious filibustering enterprises, and assured him that under no circumstances would he give his coun- tenace to any violation of public laws, or lend aid to any invasions of our neighboring repub- lics. We give Mr. Vanderbilt's own language. This letter is dated December 19, 1856, and it ro bappens that the contract with Commo. dore Vanderbilt, found in the pocket of the ar- rested filibuster Lomar, agreeing to furnish the steamer Cortes, at $400,000, for this hostile expedition to Peru, is dated January, 2, 1857, just thirteen days after the above outburst of devotion to the laws and: honor of the United States was penned. We have no comment to make on this circum- stance—except that it is a remarkable coinci- dence; that’s all, We suppose the Commodore can explain it. A second agreement, it appears, was .made between Vanderbilt, Lomar and Tracy, for the division of the profits, or the sale of the steamer and certain guano to be received from Echinique. In connection with these fillibuster move- ments in the direction of South America, it may be remembered that a few weels ago the brig Townsend Jones left this port for Peru with a cargo indicating pretty plainly what the object cases of bombshella, 81 do. shot, 83 do. mime cartridges, 200 do, musket cartridges, 1 case fuzees, 16 kegs minie balls, 50 cases minie rifles, 400 do. United States muskets, 50 do. musket flints, 5 do. musket caps, 34 do. howitzers, 1 do. cannon caps, 241 kegs powder and 9 cases cavalry sabres, It was said that George Law had fitted out this veesel and received twenty-five thousand dollars in advance, the balance to be paid partly in cash and partly in guano. Are the Commo dores going to form a combination in filibue terism ? Beacnes or THe Boarn or Epvcatioy.—We see that there are certain grave charges in- volving the moral character of several members of the Board of Education, in whose care we place the moral and intellectual training of nearly fifty thousand children. The system pursued by this Board of Education is a dis- grace to the city which the Board is supposed to benefit. Within the last two or three years ite expenditures have risen to the sum of a million anda half of dollars—at least one-third of which is wasted through mismanagement. Is it not time we had an investigation in relation to the Board of Education, and an expos! of all its secret workings? We have already four or five investigating committees at work. Let us have another. Revivats ov Reticion.—We hear of a great | &ttempt in some of the churches to get up a re- | vival of religion among the wicked of this great | metropolis. “This is a good movement. We really want something of the kind, and we hope | that the clergy and the pions people will give | us some true religion and a little honesty along | with it. Many of the Wall street brokers who are members of the church can afford to spare a little time from the revival of stocks to help along the revival of religion, A Moves, Wirxess—George Law before the | Investigating Committee, in relation to the | Staten Island Ferry Company. Any one who is summoned to give evidence before any inves | tigating committee ought to study the replice | of George Law to certain of the questions, and | endeavor to imitate his sterling example. Horne Powrricat. Sewines on a Lanar Scare.—The recent letters of Wise, Douglas aud Walker afford perfect evidence that they are tired of public life, and quite determined to get rid of its honors and labors as soon as poasi- ble. Among the little political suicides we find Forney, Stanton, Haskin, Horace F, Clark, and a dozen others not worth naming. Inrtammatony Anti Staveny Resonerions is Time Massa- COUSETTS LAGILATCRE.—A sorios Of rosolutions were intro. daced into the Legiviature of Massachusetts on the 12th inst. which have about them the real (narriaon abolition stripe. They pitch into tie aliministrations of Pierce and Puchaven, tear the | ecoupton constitution of Kansas into fragments, and scatter the Supreme Gourt of the United! ‘States to the four winds. The South and the democratic party are also annihilated, Wr Lacen Brew Istoxeare !—Thix qaertion, up to the prevent time, has received no satisfactory answer, al though it has been quite av mush mooted as the old query in regard to the marringe of Capt. Schindly, or the probable explosive qualities of ealtpetre; but we think the following sworn evidence given in Chicago, by a genuine German, named Lichtonberger, in a breach of promise cage, wi)i settle the matter — Q. How many glasses of lagor bier did you drink on this ocension? A. I don’t know bow many | ‘rank THE LATEST NEWS. wan eee Interesting from W: PROPOSED ARESICAN PROTECTONATE OVER MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA—GEN, BARNEY'S GVINIUS OF KANSAS AFPAIKS—-THK SUMMBR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MOBMONS, ETC., BTC. Wasmncron, Feb. 14, 1656. Gen. Houston lutends to-morrow to offer @ resolution in- structing the Cominitiee on Foreign Affaire to inquire into the expediency of a:suming a protectorate over the people of Mexico and Certre! America, inasmuch as they have clearty shown to the whole world that they are incapable of self government. Gen. Robles, the Mexican Minister, has received no offi- cial intelligence relative to the present diffioulties in Mexico. He expects despatches on Wednesday next. The present aspect of aiTuirs, he says, looks favorable to Santa Anna. Gen. Harney and Col, Sumner arrived bere last night, direct from Fort Leavenworth, haying been telegraphed some days ago to report themselves in Washiagton a early as possible. The General reports everything quict in the Territory, and says he apprehends no further dif. culties, provided Congress will give them a government of their own; admit them under the Lecompton constitu- tion, and in ninety days ali trouble will cease. The presence of Gen. Harney and Col. Sumner hero, has reference to the arrangements for the spring and summer compaign against the Mormons. There is at present no de@pite course of policy adopted. The administration is waiting to see what Congress intends to do in relation to the additional regiments asked for. ‘The President has addressed a letter to the Richmond Committee, informing them that it will be impossible for him to be present on the 22d inst. It is the present in- tention of most of the Cabinet to attend the celebration. ‘The Solect Committee of fiftecn have their first meeting to-morrow, when they will arrange the preliminaries for the settlement of the Kansas imbroglio. ‘The contumacious witness, Mr. Wolcott, still presists in defying Congress. His couvsel were with him ali day yesterday and to-day. They advise him, I understand, to make 8 clean breast of it, The matter will be decided to- morrow at 10 o'clock. TUE GENERAL NRWHPAPER DESPATCT. Wasuixaron, Feb. 14, 1858. A majority of the Senate Committee on Territories are preparing « report and a bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton constitution. They are acting without reference to the question of whether the free State of pro-slavery party has the Legisiature and State cfficers, In deference to Mr. Douglas, the chairman of the committee, who has illness in his family, the report will probably not be made before Thursday, in order to give bim time to prepare his dissenting views. Messrs. ‘Wade and Collamer will unite ip a third report. It is clearly understocd that, in the event of persistent attempts first to pass the Minnesota State bill, a proposition will be made to unite it with the Kansas measure, that the auc cess of the one may depend upon the passage of the other. Such is the present programme. The House Select Commitice on Kansas affairs wili hold their first meeting on Monday night. ‘The President has officially recognized Jorge Frederico Darby as Consul General of Uruguay, resident ia New York. The Union of this moruing argues to show that there is no alternative for either the national conservative men of the North or the representatives of the South, but in cor- dial co-operation with eachjother, under a thoroughly or- ganized national democracy, based on the broad principles of the Cincinnati regolves, which renders it impossidie that the peace of the country can be longer jeopardized by the sectionalista who have been so long in conspiracy against tt. Affairs at the State Capital. ‘THE JUDGES AND THEIK EXTRAS—IN CHASE AFTER THE HEALTH OFFICEK-—-MK. LEAVENWORTH, OF SYRACUSE, TO BE CANAL AUDITOR--REGENT OF ‘THE UNIVERSITY—REDEEMING BROKEN BANK YAPER—EX-SECRETARY STANTON’S NON-APPEAR- ANCE AT THE CAPITOL, ETC., ETC., BTC. Aunany, Feb, 18, 1858. Before the Senate will consent to increase the salaries of, the “higher” Judges another thousand dollars a year, under the specious head of ‘ office expensos,’’ which the Jearned constitutional expounder in the State Hall says the Legisisture is competent to do, some Senators desire to asta Dai shntin Gis stinasiih Shihed Sein tiie fuaen the treasury without law or coustitation, as Comptrotier Chureh believes. Accordingly, this morning the Senate unanimously adopted this resolution of inquiry, at the in- stance of Senator Smith:— Resolved, That the sae mys be requested to report to the Senate whether any of the Judges of the Supreme Court have made charges the State for services in their official hog aside from their salaries; and if 20, for what amount, y was paid, and the names of the Judges presenting such claim. ‘This inquiry need extend back no farther than the lat of January, 1847, when the present constitution went into effect, because under the old one it was generally con- ceded that Judges were allowed extra pay for certain services rendered off the bench. It is a remark- able feature in this caso, that within a few days subse- quent to the time when Comptroller Church refused to give the Judges extra pay, that the opinion of the Attor- ‘ney General was ushered into the Senate without request of that body, declaring it perfectly proper to give the Judges Abe additional eum of one thousand dollars annually above their salaries of three thousand five hundred, on account of “ office expenses.” We shall see whether the Legisia ture is thus prepared to (whip the devil round the stump.” Some of the rural members are after De. Thompson, of Staten Island, They bave heard \t reported that his oilice is the most valuable of any in the country, and they are endeavoring to change the programme. Here is a biil troduced in the House to-day by Mr. Batchelor, of Albany county :— Sec. 1. Hereafter, and from the Health Oficer of the port of New York shail receive a salary of beg thousand dollars per annum for his ser- vices as such health officer, together and inciuding ail those employed by or under bim in the discharge of his and their said duties ’ Sec. 2. It chall not be Igwful for said Health Officer, or any other person ot persns emplored by him in said’ de. partment to recetve any feo, emoiument or consideration whatever, other than the amoont provided for by section first of this act Cxeept as hereinafter provided. Bec. 3. Th the said Healih Officer or either of the persons in his employ as Heath Officer, shall offend against the provisions of rection second of thie act, he of they, upon conviction ther be found gatity of a misdemeacor, and shail be pu y See. 4. It callect the fe Treasury of this Sts of the fiscal year Sec. &. It spall be tt re, and pay the same tate the he eva of euch aud every month { Hea'th Oficer to file with th ptr monthly report duly certified, of alt ected by tim as such Health Officer, and th moneys were. paid into the The State Lreasury officer shall report aunusily to the Legislature of the State. Sec. 6. If eeid officer hall be guilty of appropriating any of the moneys sv colected by him, the Governor shall immediately remove bim from said office, ana apport an- ether person to fill the vacancy #0 created. Sec. 7. It sball be the duty of the people of this State, on the first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No vember, 1868, to eieet a Health Officer for the port of New York, whove term of office shall commence on the frat Gay of January, 1859, and shall hold fis office for the term of two yeare ‘The contest for Canal Auditgr is now considered as finally settled. FE the organization of the House, when beaten and discomfited, Governor ty determined to paoish the American Party by superseaing Mr. Honton in the Canal Audhor's tflice, Some baif dozen political joqkeys entered tac courte, cach with « rider and @ aumber of backers at headquarters, Withia a weck, however, the course was Jef clear for Mr Beach, of Auburn, and Me Leavenworth, of Syrecpee The former gentleman was supported by the Albany and Auburn regencies: the latter by that pot tou oe dee not recegoized among the dictators here. Governor King, after a very severe struggle between duty and inchuation, and not being ® candidate for re election, has taken the responsibility of selecting Mr. Les Yen worth, whore name will be ap fcr condrmation in exe. cutive sersion probably on Wednesday next. Mr. L. hag held several pabiie vtations—twice a member of the Houre of Assembly from Onondega, Secretary of State for two yeare, and filled other offices of inferior grado. With the exception of selling the State the site forthe State King and Aegon , We knew of no public transaction which ects his honor or integrity He willbe a and worthy « Wr, Renton, naman On Monday evening the three reapective parth Antes for a Regent of the Uxiversity. This ia an office Without emoiuenent: the incumbents are generally mon of literary ability, aza gratuitously serve the to took ver their Farious seminaries aud fastitutions of learning. SUI! it bas ever been the practice to select gentemen from be party prevailing at the tite at the Capitol. tt {s some- what singular, though. that the secretaries of the Rogents and all the officers i the State Litrary are of the strin- Sent Diack republican order. The Americans have ex eted thet the democrats would nnite with them apon james Kidd, the Amerisrn r in this city, for Regent, which, if done, the republicans would have taken up derbilt, democrat, of Brooklyn. Gut now the © agreed upon Jodge V. it will compel the abemton hon ang take up ope of their own The Americans will do the same, when rule tnay prevail, and the republicans will their tan he Rank Superintendent pays par on the outstanding of the defunct Ootario County Rank, and ninety four republicans party friends Q. How many do yon generally drink’ A ofometifies 1 drink six glasses, end sometimes drink two or three gallons. Q How much (oes it take to m takes about thre @ you drunk? At Araek gations of agnr Cente on the late Pratt Hank, of Buffalo, oo and after the 15th inetant The Hon. ex Secretary Stanton has not mace bis appear Ance as beraided for a week. Althéugh he has been once ced ae speaking on W Nand agen to tol. still be has not mage bis appearance. The use of the chamber was gravted aud bundreds baa thuir eppetio fr * ecoourt of the ever : opecry ic Kauess. The dieap,20'> trent he met with as the ‘w York Acadeu:y of Maste mied nut bave deterred bin from. laylsg Bis pivrences bewore the comuinserating people \ lal, for be may rest assured that the doors of the chamber would have bea? thrown open to the eruehing multiiude, who are diutressed aigh unto death oa aegourt of the creactul prospect of the racognition by Coo- grors of the Lecorpton coestitation. Mr’ Stanton, as 12 duty Dourd, Bhould Come directly hither te afford some “<ai0 ave comfort’? to dhe biack republicane, wbuse “ocoe pation’ is peer'y “gone,’’ on account of the probable settlement of the Kanses State matter, Removal of the Flosida Indians, WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 1868, At the suggestion of several Southern gentlemen the Seeretary of the Interior has requested Geoeral Lather Blake, of Georgia, to join Colovel Rector and Major Gar- reit, Tadian agents at Tampa Bay, to aid in effecting the peaceable removal of the Seminoles from Florida The General's influence with Billy Bowlegs and his tribe, now cccupying the everglades of Florida, warrants the belief that ere long they will consent to join their brethren wea of the Miggissippi. es ° Attempted Infanticide. * Axuayr, Feb. 14, 1858. A man named Albert Brayton, from Herkimer county, ‘was arrested here on Saturday night for attempiing to commit murder, He threw his child, a few minutes old, into @ privy, where it was soon after discovered and res- cued. The child lived several hours after it was takeo out, Brayton admitted that he threw it in the privy, but gaid he supposed it was dead. He has beea married about three months. He gave bail in the eum of $2,000 O auswer the charge. Bills Before the Legtstature. THE HEALTH OFFICER OF NEW YORK, Mr. Bacheiler’s bill relative to the Health Officer of New York makes the office a salaried one at $8,000 per annum, including all who are employed under him; pro bibits him and his employs from receiving any other fee, emolument or consiveration whatsoever, under (an 4 4 punisbment for missemeanor; provides tha: he sl collect fees as heretofore, and pay the eame into the State Treasury each month; requires him to dil a statement of such fees anc Treasury receipts each month with tae City Comptroller, and to report annually to the Legislature; provides for immediate remova! of uny offizer who appl we apy of the money coilected 4s fees; makes the ¢ an elective One, and provides for the election on the first Tuesday in November next, to commence office on the let of January, 1869, and hold tor two years. THE BROOKLYN RAILROADS. Mr. Chauncey’s bill authorizes the grant to F. ©. Litchfield, R S. Tucker anc others, of pormiasicn to Ing & double track on Furman street, from the Fitton ferry to Atlantic street, and a doubie or single track in Atlan- tic street to Flatbueh avenue, and through apy streets eonth therrof to the city line, and to run cars thereom without being subject to the provisions of chapter 140 of the Laws of 1854. eather Report. » Western and Southern Tate —Ofice Ti Wali street, w hight graph Lincs. Markets. a WICC ES 13, 1858. Cotton unchanged. jes sg aie. Sugar firm. Flour firm. Mess held at $16 25. Steriing exchange 107%; © 108%. Exchange on New York three- eighths per cent discount to Dramatic and Musical Matters. ‘The last was rather a dull week in literary and musical circles. There was ne opera, of course, and only one con- cert—that of the Now York American Music Associstion— ‘where Mr. Cooper's violin playing waa the principal at- traction. At the theatres no new plays were reprosented. Burton revived “Nicholas Nickleby,’ with several bril- liant names in the cast. The best acting was Mrs. Dayen- port’s performance of Smike—natural, artistic and pa- thetic. Mr. J. Jefferson had his first benefit at Laura Keene's theatre on Saturday, playing three of his bost parts to the satisfaction of a full house. The comic drama *‘All that Glitters is not Gold,” an admirable play, was carofully and capitaily acted by Miss Keene, Mr. Jordan, . Jefferson, »n4 others We do not remember any per- formance of this play so good. After we trast piece Mr. Jefferson was called out and was presented by Mr. Jordan with a valuable cadeau in the shape of & purse conteiuing ® considerable amount of specie. The speeches ou both sides were quite dilferont from the set form, and were received with great satis'action by the audience. With regard to the movements of the Opera companies, Ullman, with LaGrange an) Formes, is at Baltimore, and Mare(gek is daily expected at Cnarleston. Tt would appear that we shall have them both in New York during Lent. The present is the last week of Mathews and Brougham at Burton's. Mathews goes to Baltimore and Brov sham to Chicago next week. Their legion of admirers will take due votice of this fact, and govern themaelyos accordingty. The bill for this evoning includes Mr. Brougham's comody, “Romance and Reality,” and “Nicholas Nickleby.”” Bur ton, Mathews, Brougham, Walcot and Mrs. Davenport all play in there pieces. Atthe Broadway theatre, the second of the wol! ar ranged spectacies gotten up at this house ts announced for this evening, in the shape of ““Guitiver among the Lillipu- tans,” Tt isto be performed by the young artists who distinguished themselves in “Cinderella,” and M. ibn, the Belgian giant, who plays Gulliver. The “Lancora Quadritie”’ will be danced by eight of the conps de ballet. This is fo addition to the weual equestrian and Tnenagerial entertainments At Wallack’s theatre, Mr. H. B. Phillips, the capable istant stage manager, takes bis benefit, and offers » three act comedy—firet time here—calied “The Timea,’ with “The Crown Prince" Blake, Lestor, Mrs. Hoey, ant ether favorite artists will appear. At Laure Keene's theatre, “A Mode! of a Wife,” “All that Glitters is met Gold,” and “My Neighbor's Wil’ aro announced for ibis evening. Miss Keene, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Wheatieigh are included in the east. At the Bowery theatre, a new version of the “ Orange Girl cf Venice,” “ Eemeraida”’ and “Our Sallie,’ are in to-nights's bill. Fddy and Mirs Sallie St. Clair will play. At Barnom’s Museum. Mr. and Mre. G. daughter appear tbis afternoon in a drama called <The Death of Eva.” “ she Pomecr Patriot,’ with Mra. C. Howord, will be acted in the evening. Tue Colored Opera at Wood's, Backieys’ and Bryanta’, Presents sundry novelties fur this evening. All the houses are doing well Madewe Iola Montez gives her celebrated lecture upen “The Hercines of History and Strong Minded Women,” at Hope Chapel, this evening. Miss C. A. Dingley antounces a concert at Dodworth’s Saioon to morrow evening. Miss fl. Andem, a Boston vocalist, we believe, an- bounces @ concert at Mozart Hall, on Tuosday evening The programme 1s given elsewhere CanwoRsta TaeaThicaia.—Mr. aod Mrs. John Wood made their first appearance at Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco, on the 18th ult, in “Josephine,” “The Child of the Regiment,’ and the burlesque of “Shylock.” The house was crowded to the ceiling, and the applause en thusiastic. Senora Soto bad created a sonsation by her splendid dancing at the American. A complimentary be- nefit was given to Emma Stanley, at Maguire's Opera House, on the 16th ult., when the theatre was deasely filled. She had jeft for Australia, in company with Anueite Ince, Yankee Adams and Mise Caroline Chapman had been playing at the Opera house. The Metropolitan ©. Howard and theatre, San Francisco, was soon to be raised from ite ashes, and rebuilt after ita former magnifoence Forrest and National thestres, Sacramonto, were oa, Mre. Emily 1. Lesdernier waa at Sacraimen'o, where eho was about to deliver a gories of her select readings from English and American authors. She bad advertised her intention soon to iswue @ California novel. Dean Hayne bad left for the Atlantic States, The Mrs. Jutta Brooklyn City Politics, THE KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRACY ENDORSING THE PRE STDRNT. * Tho rootes of the Kings County Nemocratic Association were crowded on Friday evening last by the democracy of Kings county, convened to endorse the Kansas policy of the national administration. Speeches of an eloquent and animated character were made by Wm. M. Bayard, Wim. 8. Peck, Francie A, Jackson, Wm. H. Broome, $. K. Boyd, Messrs. Fitzgerald, Tuomey, Gregson, McDonald aud others, Resolutions reported by Mr chairman of a committes, fully endorsing the Kansas pe approving the course of the yn. Rayerd, a were nnanimously approved, cy of the Proadent, and Hon. George faylor, of Brook. “i by Francis A. Jackson, and #@ wdemning the actien of Mosee S. ahd other democratic Assomblymen froin Ki fH Voling to extend the privileges of the Assombly t Albany to Mr. exSecretary Stanton, “ for ade, to the detay of public business, and to the f ihe were also, after long (debate, unantmonsly adopted. Kings county nga Resolut ons ¢ 5 ' ‘ ' ' o ' « e ‘ '