The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1858, Page 4

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The Bank of England had reduced the rate of interest to three per cent, and consols had advanced to 96j. The cotton market ‘was unosvally active, at a considerable advance in prices, while breadstuffs were correspondingly de. A shocking catastrophe had occurred on the coast of England. The ship Leander, Captain Curtis, of Bath, Me., and the steamer North American, came in cColfision, and in « short time after the ship sunk: carrying down with ber the captain's wife, the second mate and eight of the crew. The captain and the balance of the crew, eleven in number, were fortu- mately rescued. There is but little political news of importance by fis arrival. Lord Palmerston bad introduced a bill in the British Pariiment providing for the trans- fer of the governmental control of India to the Crown. In France reports were in circulation of fhe resignations of Marsha! Valiant, Minister of War, and of Count Walewski, Ministor of Foreign Aftiirs. The steamship Moses Taylor arrived at this port yesterday from Aspinwali, with the California mails to the 20th ult., more than a million six hondred thousand dollars in treasure, and news from Salt Lake, Oregon, Sonora, the South Pacific, the Plate Provinces, New Granada, Central America, and the West India Lslands. The vews from California is interesting, but not important. Money was scarce in San Francisco, and the receipts of gold from the interior quite limited. The markets were again overstocked with all descriptions of merchandise except flour. In this commodity some speculation was going on, and prices had advanced to a higher figure than had been demanded since 1853. More than the usual number of murders and affrays bad occurred in various parts of the State. At San Diego, Mr. Gatman, Sheriff of Los Angeles county, had been killed by an insane man named Reed, from Texas. In a subsequent attempt to arrest the murderer a regular battle ensued, which resulted in the killing of the homicide, his body being riddled with balls. A thrilling account of the affair is given in our compilation of the news. A suicide mania prevailed at San Francisco. No leas than thirteen suicides and attempts at self destruc tion were perpetrated during the fortnight previous to the sailing of the steamer. A duel had taken place between two French editors. They fought with «mall «words, and both were wounded. There is nothing important from Oregon. The gold «on Frazer's river were suid to be rich in the precious ore The intelligence from Salt Lake City represents the Mormons as sufferir: for want of provisions, clothing and dry goods. A party had arrived at the Mohave river in quest of supplies, and with orders to prevent the further emigration of the Saints from Ban Bernardino. Two companies of wtillery had been sent to San Bernardino to protect the inhabi tants from any violence from the Mormons. Accounts from Sonora state that Gandara had col lected a large force of Indians and attacked the government troops at Guayamas. They were, how. ever, repulsed after a two days fight. An attack on Capt. Stone's surveying party was apprehended. be news from Central America is interesting raat plenipotentinry, W. Carey Jones, was ing at Realijo, awaiting the arrivalof Gen r, our newly appointed Minister to the Central American States. Col. Alvarado, of the Costa Rican army, bad been degraded from rank, and sentenced to four years imprisonment, for surrendering to Col Frank Anderson, the filibuster, without a battle. The c crop of Costa Rica was not up to the average yicld coffee sold at $2 508 $9 75. Cholera had ceased in the Guatemalan sapital, and President ( wasonatour. The begislature of San Salvador met on the 22d of Janu- try. President Campo's address was very flattering bs regarded the prospects of the republic. Internal dmprovementa of the country were fostered by grovernment, and coffee planting on a grand scale was going forward. Spanish-American politics were neglected. The intelligence from New Granada is meagre nd unimportant From the South Pagific we learn that the revola tion in Peru was drawing to a close. President Castilla defeated the flower of Vivanco’s army in battle on the 15th of Ja near Arequipa, when f& great many revolutioniste were left dead on the field. Government had offered propositions of peace which were both liberal and mereifal and it was Rhought that Presdent Castilla would emerge from the strife with a glory which could not be tarnished @ven by his opponents in the church. An attempt had been made by the officers of the war steamer Ucayali to take off the vessel for revolutionary pur Last year's Poses, bet it was frustrated. Officers who served Ender the late government, but remained ne ring the last revolution, are to be restored to their rank. Some spirited yacht races hhad come off at Cailao, in which the ofeers of the Britis p Alarm took part. The guano contract For rupplying the United States had beea given tt the house of Zarralondewui A Co. A new Cabinet had been formed in Bolivia, and the army was being reduced. The alpaca wool t. .de was very low. The administration of President Linares was producing ver ood effects. In Chile the government and the op »n were both preparing for a severe election rir “ Money was much more plenty. The trom ore.e excellent, and promixed a fall yield. i al hant steamer Catapilco was wrecked off Qr ygui on the 8th of January } ne Plate provinces we have news dated i « Ayres 24th December. The frontiers had sced in @ state of “efence against hostile In @ac~ || was believed that Buenos Ayres would @nke ‘th Brazil in the event of a war with Para G2), vst hopes were entertained that Paraguay be NEW YORK ARRALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1858. would be emancipated from subjection to the clergy. | A political reaction against the government was commencing in Montevideo. Provisions were acarce | at Buenos Ayres, but a plentiful harvest was hoped | for. Hides bad fallen in prices. | We have files from the West Indies dated at Kingston, Jam., on the 20th of February, with later | news from most of the other islands, Generally speaking the weather was good and the prospects of the sugar crop encouraging. The labor supply ques- tion engaged the attention of all parties. Whilst the importation of African slaves, according to the French plan, was denounced, it was acknowledged that the plan of coolie emigration from India did not promise any decided relief, and the hopes of the ar- Tival of convict sepoys were fast diminishing. The public health remained good. We learn from Washington that a caucus of demo- cratic senators was held yesterday, at which it was determined to proceed at once with the considera- tion of the question of the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. It was further- more agreed that Minnesota should be admitted at the same time with Kansas. The debate will com- mence on Monday, and the next week's Congres sional proceedings will, therefore, be more than ordi- narily important. By the proceedings of the Legislature yesterday it will be seen that Mr. Mather has introduced a bill in the Senate providing for the erection of a new City Hall. It is proposed to erect the new edifice in the rear of the City Hall, and to make it of sufficient ca- pacity to accommodate the public business. In the Assembly a bill was introduced declaring the office of Street Commissioner vacant, and giving the Mayor authority to fill the same. A fire occurred at No. 638 Broadway on Saturday morning, about one o'clock, and spread'with such rapidity that, before assistance could be rendered, three men, named Michael Madden, John Riley and Hugh O'Brien, perished. Full particulars of this melancholy calamity, together with the proceedings of the Coroner's inquest and the verdict of the jury, are given in another column. According to the weekly report of the City In- spector there were 6503 deaths in the city during the past week—an increase of 30 as compared with the mortality of the week previous. Of the whole number 335 were of ten years of age and under, and 54 inmates of the public institutions. The following table exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults and chil- dren, distinguishing the sexes:— Men Women. ; Girls. Total. Week ending Feb. 20..77 4 17 ist 473 Week ending Feb. 27..75 ) ‘191 156 502 Among the principal causes of death were the fol- lowing:— = Weel: ending — Diseases. Feb. 20. Fob. 27. Consumption. 7 69 Convulsions (in! 2 37 Inflammation of the lungs 32 Inflammation of the brain. ll Soarlet fever... 3B Mararwus (11 2 27 26 16 Brorchi 7 7 ‘There were also four deaths of apoplexy, 5 of con- gestion of the brain, 7 of erysipelas, 8 of puerperal fever, 7 of disease of the heart, 14 of hooping cough. 21 of smallpox, 8 premature births, 46 stillborn, and 10 from violent causes. The following is a clasification of the diseases, and the number of deaths in each class of disease during the week:— Dnseases. Bones, joirta, de. Brain ana nerves. Week ending March Week ending February 28, Week ending February 20; 1868 Woek ending February 27, 1858. The nativity table gives 379 natives of the United States, 67 of Ireland, 36 of Germany, 7 of England, Sof France, 3 of Scotland, 2 of Italy, and the ba- lance of various foreign countries. The cotton market was less animated yosterday, as dealers were disposed to await the receipt of ister news from Europe, The sales embraced about 1,000 bales, closing quiet at about 1%. for middling Uplands and 12\¢. do. for midaling Gulfs. The flour market contiaued quiet, while prices were without change of moment, and sales were to a moderate extent and chiefly confined to the home trade. Wheat was firm and the stock reduced, while prime to choice lots were scarce. Indiana red sold at $1 0835. Corn was steady, with sales of about 15,000 bushels, included in which were 7,000 bushels Southera white, supposed to have been at 70c., and Jersey yellow, part in the dock, at @8¢ a 67c, Pork was irregular, The market for mess opened with a sale at $16 40, but it after wares fell off, with offers to sell at $16 45, and Anally about 100 bbls. were sold for cash, on the day, at $16 85, which was considered, however, rather under the market price. Sugars were in fair demand, with sales of New Orleans and Cubss at steady prices. Coffee was quiet, while prices were unchanged. Freight engagements were light, and rates without alteration cf moment. Shippers were waiting for later foreign uews due by the America before doing mech The Northern Democratic Press—Its Inem. ctency and Impudence. We have frequently alluded, of late, to the inefficiency, stupidity and impndence of the Northern democratic newspaper presa, and to the deplorable consequences which from this | polluted source have fallen upon the party at Washington and throughout the country. It is to this incompetency, lazines= and supreme sel- fishness of our Northern democratic journals that we may justly attribute the crushing disas- ters suffered by the purty. from Maine to Mis. souri, with the downfall uf poor Pierce; and to the same cause we may as justly charge the | present demoralizations of the democracy, and the present factious squabbles and sectional | wranglings which environ the administration | of Mr. Buchanan, In reiterating these opinions to-day, we must repeat our «pecifications of sach Northern demo- cratic organs ax the Washington Union, the Philade|phia Pres, the New York Baily News, | the Albany Argus, and the Boston Pov. The | firet named of these papers, it is trae, is pub- | liebed south of Mason and Dixon's line; but it is none the les # Northern establishment, for Mr. Wendell, the chief proprietor, and all the lobby | gang concerned in i ownership, are, we be- | lieve, Northern men. All these pretentious Northern exponents of democracy, then, from Washington to Boston, and all their newspaper echoes and satellites, from New York to Chi- cago. belong to the same school of selfish epoils men and insatiable office beggars. The princi- ples which govern the whole batch are the seven cardinal principles as enumerated by John Randolph, to wit: the five loaves and the two fishes. In this view their rapacity only surpassed by their puffed up self sufficiency, their ignorance and their brazen effrontery. We submit a conspicuous editorial from the Washington Union in confirmation of this judg- ment. Read:— THA NEW YORE MBAALD AND THE DRMOCRATIC PRESS, There never Was a more fortunate endowment than that which fred upon the Naw Yor the capacity. sagacity uniry is bestowed upon the conductors journal, ‘Rut ¢0 it has been with the Heras, ayer is entitled to the least credit for tte declare. w this regard. Nor are we dispored to quarrel with our ene upon this point, — But we do thiok ita Little re + ocoentration of inte 1 @ iDg.9 RewspEper saterprize, arising, no doudt, from P sudden conviction OF fealmg on the partot all the edi , couriry toat is @as useless y toevee the London Times and sup: * thing snert of the conquest of the world. In fact, it is Hieginry moeene fare quite shina fan we 100k f tein ear iy ciscontinuance. '@ @re Dot positive that gov + bments are unnecessary yet, but \t seems tolerably sure ‘nat aa early future, should the Hgrarp continue, dis- ciose the folly of maintaining them. Such stuff as this, from @ newspaper assuming (obe the great central organ of the universal eemocracy, and the official mouthpiece of the President and his Cabinet, may be very satis- tactory to Mr. Wendell and the lobby; but it is hardly calculated, at this crisis, to be of the slightest service to the administration. The New York Heratp is an independent press. Of its own free will it has come forward to the reecue of the administration and the democratic party from factious discords and sectional iseues and troubles which threaten, to both the sdministration and the party, the most serious consequences. Some of the most promi- nent captains.of the party, with a number of newspaper organs au@ numerous camp follow- | ere at their backs, have bolted from the admi- nistration upon the great overshadowing issue of the day; and the party defections and de moralizations existing from the Atlantic const to the Western frontiers of Kansas may well excite alarm as to the recuperative powers of the demoralized democracy of the North. At such a crisis the interposition of the third estate, the independent press, in support of the administration, a rational mind would accept as a most important acquisition in behalf of the policy’of the President and the re-union of the party. But from the silliness and insolence of such party organs as the Washington Union, and its Northern echoes subsisting upen the drippings of unclean legislation, one would suppose that neither the success of the ad- ministration nor the interesta of the party nor the interests of the country are of the slightest importance to these democratic newspaper spoilsmen, provided they get the spoils. We charge upon these Northern apoils or- gans of the democracy the responsibility for the present embarrassments of the party and the administration. What are the facte? When the Kansas-Nebraska bill was brought forward, about the only Northern newspaper that had the mora! courage to come out boldly in its support was the New York Heraup. The Northern organs of the democracy were ab- sorbed with their little thimble-rigging cliques and tricks for the fat offices, jobs and sinecures of poor Pierce's unfortunate dispensation. Next. after the passage of the bill, while the anti-siavery league of the North were raising funds by millions, sending out free State emi- grants by thousands to Kansas and newspaper correspondents to inflame the local contest into a sectional quarrel, what were our Northera de mocratic newspaper organs about, fat and lean? Wrangling and squabbling over the public plun- der. Not one of them was found liberal enough to incur the expense of a Kansas correspondent with a view to counteract the teeming Kansas misrepresentations of the anti-slavery agitators. But, on the other hand, the New Yorr Heratp—the slave of no party and the tool of no administration—sent out, upon its account, a Kansas correspondent of its own, faithfully to reflect the doings of both parties, and to expose the misrepresentations alike of pro-slavery and no slavery border ruffians. We have done this, from time to time, to the present day; and at this very moment the only Northern newspaper accounts from Kansus giving any color of jus- tice or expediency to the policy of the adminis- tration are those from the special correspondent of this journal. From this simple statement of facts we may truly say that, if the time has not yet arrived when the people may dispense with such things as governments, the time, at least, has come when the government may safely dispense with all such superfiuities as official spoils organs, newspaper plunder cliques, and their confede- rate lobby squads of miserable spoils and office beggars. For example, we have seen quite encugh of the stultifications, the follies, the blunders, the ignorance, the insolence and the plunder-mongering instincts of the Washington Union to satisfy us that it is as useless to the able administration of Mr. Buchanan as it was powerless to save from its crushing downfall the wretched. imbecile and fluctuating adminis- tration of poor Pierce. Tue Inewniats Asytum.—We have before us a letter from the Corresponding Secgetary of the New York Inebriate Asylum to his Excel- pristion for the purpose of carrying out more | effectually the objects of that Institution ally in its views, and ure satis fied that the establishment of such an asylum is | amongst the most imperative of the demands | pressing upon the attention of an enlightened | | philanthropy | temperance that are so frequently *y ve encoun- | The spectacles arising from in- -d in the strects of our large cities are too usting and painful to be witnessed with pa- tience, and if the effect of the new institution be only to withdraw from under our eyes those distressing sights, a great public benefit will be accomplished. Whether drunkenness be caused by hereditary taint or otherwise, there can be no doubt that even temporary - | ? ‘ Ses, ee | enlarged views and so distinguished as a states- cal treatment ina properly appointed asylum will be in the highest degree advantageous not only to the unhappy sufferer, but to Iris family, friends and the public at large. [fwe differ from the writer at ail. it ic in regard to his idea that drunkenness is commonly the result of in- sanity or of hereditary transmission. Doubt- less very many cases arise from these causes, but the majority are contracted by habit, evil associations and inherent vicious tendencies. Intemperance is and must always be regarded vice, and merits not the indulgent conside- ration that it is an involuntary affection; it is the taint of immorality, rather than of heredi- tary indisposition. With this single comment we dismiss the subject, hoping that it will meet with that favorable contideration from the Le- gislature to whiok its philanthropic claims ea- title it. Satan win Fixcer at Ilts Nost.— There is a pause in the stock gambiing in Wall street. Why so’ Why hesitate? Why parley with wickedness’ Take the plunge at once, and be rich at least for a week, if to be a beguar for life after. Huntington, now in Sing Sing with his hair cut, enjoyed stock gambling for six months, with all its side dishes, horses, carriages, mistresses, wives, dinners, gambling, eating, high living—ending in the State prison. Don't be afraid, ye victims of Wail street! AIS This | | document is clear, brief and to the point. We | concur gene | that he will nominate no one who is not « lead- | offered the vacant seat. Incenpiarism iv New Yorx—A Parp Fine Dr- ranrusnt —From the facts stated in the Fire Marshai's report, published yesterday, it will be seen that of the incendiary crimes anoually committed in our city a large proportion is the work of mere boys. These young wretches, it is stated, form themselves into organized gangs, which are to be seen prowling about the streets day and night féady to avail themselves of the chances of piunder afforded by the unguarded condition of premises or improvised scenes of disturbance and confusion. Where opportuni- ties of this cort are wanting they create them by firing unoccupied stables or workshops, and in the alarm thus caused they usually contrive to pillage the adjoining housca. Mr. Baker throws out eome useful suggestions for the dispersion of these gangs and the refor- mation of the boys composing them, but there is one point that he haa left untouched which would go some way towards the prevention of this class of offences. We believe that the plan on which the Fire Department of our city is at present conducted is chargeable with the creation of some of the evils which it is intended to suppress. In the first place, the competition and bitterly hostile feeling which exist. amongst the companies cause a good deal of the confusion at fires which is said to be favorable to the schemes of these young operators. In the next, it isa question whether in the knots of idie youths who are continually lounging about the engine houses, waiting for an alarm, we have not the normal echools of these up town gangs of ma- rauders. If there was greater harmony of action amongst the fire companies, and a more rigid discipline in dealing with outsiders, there would be fewer chances of pillage for expectant thieves. At all events the suspicion would be excluded that to the hangers on of some of these companies acts of wanton incendiarism are fre- quently attributable. Experience has, we think, sufficiently demon- strated that these improvements can never be secured under the present voluntary system. The Fire Department of a great city like this should be placed beyond the reach of al! outside influences. It should be a well paid and tho- roughly disciplined force, partaking somewhat of a military character and subject to inexors- bie rules of organization. Such bodies are the Fire Brigade of London and the Pompiers of Paris, The nearest approach to them in this country is the present Fire Department of Cin- cianati, which, during the short period that it has been in existence, has been found to work admirably. In one feature, indeed, the Cincin- nati system exhibits an improvement upon those of London and Paris, and that is in the intro- duction of steam fire engines, These auxiliaries have been found to increase the force of the water jets, to diminish greatly the amount of manual labor required to work the common engines, and to do away with the trouble, confusion and loss arising from the superfluous zeal and jealousy of contending cempanies. It is obvious that with the steady and uniform action and rigid diaciptine of such a force, carefully guarding ali the avenues to burning premises, and exam- ining all suspicious persons passing through their lines, it would be difficult for incendiaries to complete their work by pillage or to escape detection. It is another item of reproach against the legislation of the State of New York that a third rate city like Cincinnati should be allowed to take the lead in reforms and improvements so urgently called for. By and by we shall offer the spectacle of an immense metropolitan community remaining half a century behind the progress of our own offspring. Sri Sgvasstine—The officeholders of New York are like the pigs at the upper end of the Fifth avenue, near the Central Park. They are always fighting over the same tub of swill. When these patriots are tired of squabbling in New York, they go to Washington and quar- rel there, by way of variety. They quarrel in Tammany—they quarrel out of Tammany— they quarrel in the street—they quarrel on the railway—they quarre! at the hotels in Washing- ton—they quarrel in the White House—they quarrel in the lobby of the Senate—they quarrel in the Capitol—they quarrel in the gambling houses—they quarrel in the grog shop—they quarrel everywhere. The President should turn them all out, and put in a new set every six months. Jcevor Kaye's Svecesson.—A good many names are mentioned for the succession to the Judgeship in Penn sivania, rendered vacant by thé death of Judge Kane, The most prominent amongst these are Messrs. Dallas, Sharwood, leuey the Governor on the subject of an appro- | Brewster, Ondwaleder, Shephard, Wharton and Kelly. In ary case the selection is likely to prove satisfactory, as the President has declared ing member of the bar. ,There are strong reasons for believing that Mr. Dallas will be As regard« personal qualifications, no man is better fitted .or it--his legal attainments, his long experience in his profession, his well known integrity of churac- ter, and his polished and amiable manners, all pointing him out as the most suitable successor for the able magistrate who lately presided in the District Court. From this to the Supreme Court the step will be an easy and natural one, and we will venture to say that no Judge has given more satisfaction than Mr. Dallas will be likely to do in both capacities. A man of such man and politician cannot fail to bring to the bench an amount of knowledge, experie.oe and | tact which are vainly to be looked for in the | case of any ordinary trained lawyer. Doubts have been expressed as to the probability of Mr. Dallas accepting the vacant Judgeship. We see no reasonable grounds for anticipating « refusal | on his part. His fortune is smail—he is ad- vanced in years; but his desire to render him- self useful to his country is #.« strong as ever There is no post that could be offered him which will #o fully reeoncile this landable ambition with the ease and independence to which his long and useful career entitles him, as this seat upon the bench of his native State Tue New Mormoy Rervntican Parey.—Mr Senator Hale, of New Hampshire, is at the | head of this new moral party—tee his efforts to defeat the army bill in the Senate. Brigham Young will probably have a revelation from the Lord of Utah, conferring on Tale the mantle of “one of the Twelve,” with the special privi lege of having thirty wives. Think of that, Rev. Mr. Kalloch, and lick your lips. Tow many wives would Mr. Senator Toombs like to have for bis eertices in defeeting the bill? Brigham Young ‘*! Ata, whos enrt of a man is Se a mugu 4 | more definite and imposing form. | unprofitable.” Ress@roes Revivars amona Tax Rasea.s.— We gave to our readers in the Heravp of yes- terday full details of the “Great Revival of Religion” in this city, and a particular account of the prayer meetings in the North Dutch church, corner of Fulton and William streets. Here it will be seen that a large number of sin- ners have been brought to a realizing sense of their condition. The converts include personas from all grades of society, and the good work ecems to progress in the usual satisfactory way. ‘The most remarkable conversion that has been made seems to have beep that of an ex-Alder- man, who, after being “seasoned with prayer,” gets up in the meeting and announces that he was one of the “ Forty Thieves’ Common Coun- cil; that he was indicted for malfeasance in office, and that he pleaded guilty. Now he is fairly on the “read to salvation.” The laws cf man, it seems, had no terror for him, but he found in this religious revival a “ power which be could knew and feel.” Now this was a brand snatched from the burn- ing at the most critical moment. In fact, it was nearly burned up. The reclamation of the ex-Alderman verifies, in the greatest degree, the lines of Doctor Watte:— ‘While the lamp holds out to burn, ‘The erring sinner may return. And now that we have opened up a new career to this very tough customer, may we not reasonably hope that the good work will be generally extended amongst the politicians and the financiers. Cannot something be done at the national capital, which seems buried in infidelity and all manner of sin. Why do we not hear of a revival at Wash- ington? What better field could be found for the Christian missionaries than in the purlieus of the House of Representatives and the Departments: Take, for example, the entire lobby and such membersas Matteson. Let the saving grace be extended towards the person new in jail for contempt of the House Commit- tee in the $87,000 case. Give Matteson an op- portunity to make a full explanation in relation to the twenty-five votes that were to be had for twenty-five thousand dollars. Let the same unction be administered to Simonton, who is a particularly bard case. Altogether there is no finer vineyard than Washington. The harvest is ripe for the reaper. We direct the particu- lar attention of the churches to this subject. After the completion of the good work in Washington, the next ficld isthe city of Albany, where, we perceive by the Observer, the work has already commenced in the churches. We do not see, however, that it has extended to the Legislature, or the railway men, or the lobby, or to the journalists who are particularly the organs of corruptionists, intriguants and spoils- men. Who stand more in need of grace than Thurlow Weed or the conductors of the Argus? The members of the Legislature themselves would be much improved by the infusion of a little piety into their proceedings. There should be a daily prayer meeting at the Capitol. Albany and Washington having been puri- fied, a new field of operations would be opened in this city about the City Hall, public offices, Tammany Hall and the Custom House. All our resident politicians are sadly in need of some moral renovation. They have been breathing a sinful atmosphere for the last twenty years, and now they need some purgation. An infusion of religious enthu- siasm for such fellows as Matteson, Simonton, and their compatriots in the lobby at Albany and Washington, the politicians and officials of this city and State would have the same moral effect as that produced on the physical man by Brandreth’s pills. We have been striving to convert these customers for many years, and have also labored without ceasing in the Wall street field. They form together splendid mis- sionary placers, The stockholders, financiers, lobbymen and officeholders altogether afford a fine opening for our religious co-laborers. We hope that they will work night and day to bring them to a sense of their condition. It can be done. No one is so far gone that he cannot retrace his steps. After the example of the ex-Alderman, the blackest rascal may take courage. One caution, however, we have to give to Weed, Matteson, Simonton & Co, Don’t go to a prayer meeting where “not more than five minutes are allowed to each penitent for the con- fexsion of his sins.” What in the world would you do with five minutes? It would take longer than that to think where to begin. Finally, as the parsons say, success to the reli- gious revival among the rascala A bright and shining light has been brought into the right path, and we trust that this is only the begin- ning of the glorious end, when all the politicians shall be entirely renovated. Then the millenium may be confidently predicted, and the exact date when the “good time’’ that has been coming so long will eurely arrive may be fixed with the precision of an almanac. We can hear now, with the ears of faith, a choir of the Albany, Washington, City Hall and Wall street saints, led by Simonton, singing— There is a land of pure dotight, Where saints immorta reign Fternal day erciudes the night, And pleasures banish pain. Progress or Puntic Ortsion tN Favor oF 4 Gesera Bayxeurr Law.—It will be seen by our reports from day to day that the number of petitions which are being sent in to the Legis- lature and to Congress in favor of a general bankrupt law is rapidly oa the increase. Of these we only hear of a small proportion, as only a chance reference is made to them by the Congressional ai Legislative reporters, From all that we can learn an active movement in fa- vor of this measure is beginning to pervade the mercantile community throughout all parts of the Union. It has as yet only found expression in the independent action of individuals, but there is no doubt that it will speedily aseume a Tt is now generally acknowledged that without some gene- ral law applicable to all cases of commercial delinquency, it will be impossible to carry on the mercantile affairs of the country without the recurrence of periodical shocks like that under which we are now suffering. Such being the feeling, it is the duty of the merchants and others whose interests are the most deeply in- volved in this question to call meetings to dis- cuss the expediency of petitioning Congress on the subject. If the measure is likely to prove a beneficial one, the sooner it is carried through the better. If, ou the contrary, there are well founded objections to it, discussion will only serve to place them ina clearer and more «n- answerable light. Covenson Wise Tamine Dows.—Governor Wice has written another “popular sovereignty” letter to Indiana, but it is “flat, stale and He had better atfok to his ore, Tux Merrorouran Povice Lawn Tar Leow LaTors.—We pubiish to-day abstractsfrom three legislative doouments relating to the Metropoli- tan Police law, now occupying the attention of our Legislature at Albany. These doce- ments are, first, a new bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. Diven to amend the infa- mous Police law of last session. This is @ black republican scheme, got up, we dare say, asa set-off to the bills for the repeal of the Metropolitan Police law in the Senate and the House. It is proposed by Mr. Diven that the Police Commissioners shall henceforth be elected by the people, instead of being appoint- ed by the Governor; and that the counties of Richmond and Westchester shall no longer con- tinue a portion of this police district; together with sundry other amendments, the whole of them entirely valucless and unworthy of con- sideration, except in as far as they show that the originators of the law are obliged back down from some of its most prominent princi- ples. The other documente—the reports of Mr. Weir and Senator Mather, in favor of a repeal of the law—are very good in their way, but they do not go far enough. They only put a brick in thé building, whereas we want the whole edifice re-constructed from foundation to roof. Our system of municipal government is all wrong and a mere return to the condition of things which existed before the noodles of the last Legislature saddled us with the Metropo- litan Police law will not suffice for a remedy. All patchwork legislation for our city govern- ment is woree than useless. It is like extracting a thorn from a shattered limb which one may see at a glance must be quickly amputated to tave the life of the patient. As we have repeatedly said, nothing short of the complete abolition of all the independent departments, bureaus and offices into which our municipal government is now divided, and viacing the supreme authority in one responsi- ble head, will ever reduce the system withia proper limits, or check the current of whole- sale corruption with which the city goverament is rank. Te Fine Arts iy New York.—The British and French exhibitions, the collection of Mr. Belmont and the Murillo of Mr. Aspinwail, have caused quite a revival among the artists and connoisseurs of this city. Mr. Aspinwall’s picture especially provoked # great deal of dis- pute, first as to what it was intended to repre- sent, and second as to its genuineness, The puadiis on either side never gave up a point, we believe. Since thenwe have heard of more Mu- rillos; in fact, they are growing to be, as Jack Falstaff would say, as “plenty as blackberries.’” The young man who told an Italian connoisseur that his father’s gallery in New Yofk was com- posed “chiefly of Guidos and Raphecls, with here and there a Leonardo da Vinci,” is not without imitators. The last gallery advertised is composed altogether of the “old masters and engravings,” and purports to include many originals, with a Raphael, we are told, among its treasures. An enthusiasm for the fine artais agood thing, but let i¢ be properly placed. There is a good deal of humbug about some of these “old masters.” Geyerat Smasu Up iy tax Usrren Srares Senate.—Brigham Young, with his new reli- gion of thirty wives and any quantity of sealed concubines, has shown himself more powerful at the first onset than Garrison, Greeley, or all the nigger worehipporsof the North. Brigham in three weeks has smashed up all the old par- ties and factions in the United States Senate, and made them come up fresh and new, with Hale, Toombs, Doolittle & Company all ready for thirty wives apiece. Progress ov THE Orera Sxason,—The pub- lic amusements of the city generally, and the Opera particularly, are beginuing to feel the reviving influence of the spring arrivals. The prerent is never a good season for the Opera, but the Academy is, nevertheless, weil sus tained. Many of the fashionables have returned frem Washington, and the Opera house pre- sented on Friday an array of brilliant cos tumes that could not have been excelled in any of the continental capitals. 1 seems probable, now, thatthe Opera will be continued to the firet of May, which will give a continuous sea- son of nearly nine months. This is nearer to a “permanent establizhinent” of the Opera than we have before approached, and this is but the beginning. Under Mr. Utlman’s energetic management itis probable that the Academy will not remain closed more than a month orsix weeks throughout the year. The public now ia awaiting the production of “The Huguenots,” and the opera by Mr. Fry called “Leonora.” The excitement about the last named work in musical circles is quite equal to the quarrels be- tween the friends of the administration and tae foes of Lecompton in the political world. One side holds that the opera is good for nothing, and the other that it is a splendid work; so everybody fs anxions to hear it and settle the question for the ves. 7a Two democratic meetings are to be held in thie city this week in favor of the immediate admiasion of Kaneasas a State. The more the merrier. a Personal Inteliigerce. RRIVALS At the Clarendon Hote!—Hoa. J. Dennl land, Mr, and Mra, F. Toronto, ©. W.. ©. &. Fhempaon and child. Boston sto Mrs. J. buikiey and family Kiama nod Miss Wil.inne, North (i bany; D.C, Winter and A. Atkins, Bi Lifornia, via Aspinwai adden and two bora. A ad and thiant, i D Tall, 8 FB oieonard and w! Moses Taylor Mrent Miad aioe, JO Mur ernier Mrs & W Crowell, child and intant: W m, Win Mansfield, H Norton, Tt Mathews, tad, ania! Sirs Lampeur and wwoebdren; Li rgeran, WR Gleason, @ A Bul wiley, M Jacobs, LO Frothiogham, JL ansom. | Davis, JM Corey, 8 Bray. 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