The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1858, Page 4

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Bubsoriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Yous Hunay wil! be received at the following places fa Barope:— Lomwon.,.. Samson Low, Son & Co., 47 Ludgate hill Am. Furopean Pxoress Co. , 61 William st Pars...... Am -Europeau Exprees Co , 8P ace de is Bourse Lavamroot,. Am.-Europesr Express (o., 9 Chapel sires... R Stuart, 10 Exchange «tract, Bast. 35. .Am.-Ruropsan Express Oo., 21 Rae Corneille. The contents of the European edition of the Hrnain will combine the news received by mail and telograph at ‘the office during the previous week, and up to the hour of pudlication. ‘The News. Our Washington despatch states that Dr. Bern hisel, the Mormon delegate in Congress, has recent ly received letters from Brigham Young, in which he predicta the annihilation of the United States troops now in Utah, unless they are recalled by the govera ment. He also suggests the appointment of a com mission to proceed to Utah to inquire into the condi tion of affairs there. It is not in the least degree probable that the President will listen to overtures of this character, coming from persons in rebellion tothe federal authorities, and against whom an in- dictment for treason is pending. The journey of Captain Marcy from Fort Bridger, the headquarters of the army of Utah, acrosa the mountains, to New Mexico, a brief account of which may be found in a letter from our correspondent at Banta Fe, published elsewhere, was attended with incredible bardships. The party, numbering forty. three all told, left the Fort on the 28th of Novem ‘ber, and reached Santa Fe about the 25th of Jana ary. The route they passed over had never before deen treversed in mid winter. In the moun tains they encountered snow storms of great severity rms such as the iatrepid Fre mont was compelled to turn his back upon. In one stretch of two hundred and fifty miles the party waded through snow from two to five feet in depth. Por eleven days they sabsisted on male and hors meat, without bread, or so much as a pinch of salt. It is a marvel that, notwithstanding these hardships. but one of the men died on the ronte, though many of them were badly frost bitten. The animals expedition suffered severely. Forty out « them died of cold and starvation. Capt. Marcy gent to New Mexico to purchase animals for the army, and was to return to Fort Bridger as » his arrangements were completed, escorted by a force competent to protect him from the attacks of the Mormon guerrillas. The steamship Europa, from Liverpool on Satur day, 20th ult, arrived off Sandy Hook last Saturday afternoon, with «even days later news. An ex en sive summary of the intelligence, financial, commer cial, and political, appeared in the Henan yester day morning. We publish to-day, also, some interest ing details taken from our European files. We have news from the West Coast of Africa dat e@ Bonny, Ist; Lagos, 10th; Accra, 16th; Cape Cost, 17th, and Sierra Leone, 26th of January, and Bathurst, February 1. We learn from Fernando Po ‘that her Britannic Majesty's ship Bloodhound sailed for the river Bonny on the 26th of December, having on board the British Consul, who went to investigate the circumstances connected with the marder of a ‘woman who was killed by the natives. The Blood- hound anchored on the 30th off the town. Shortly after the steamer anchored the Prince, chiefs, and the two prisoners accused came on board. The lat ter were tried, and condemned to death. The chiefs took them on shore, where they were partially stran- gied, and their brains beaten out with clubs The natives residing on the banks of the Scarcies river had violated their treaty with the English govern ment, and Commodore Wise, of the Vesuvius, had given them « certain date (some time in February) when, if he did not receive a favorable reply, an armed expedition was to be sent against them. ‘The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 6th inst. amount ed to $681,572, showing a decrease of $412,262 as compared with the corresponding week in 1857. ‘The annexed table shows the temperature of the atmosphere in this city during the past week periods during each day, viz.: at 9 A. M., and 2 and @ o'clock P. M. :— a } if i & iF Hk . Py i ree Lire d 3 in| 3 Bow | 190/89. & & |W u5; 27 ee sla Siley' ww 30 91! 14) ed..) 3/9) 49} 16, 8 W309 49) \ Re. HB alisle i Re ba 16 WN ee | } Raturday —Ciear And pleasant ail day; night, bright Sunday—Morning, cleer and mild, afternoon, overcast: i Overreast - vet muna out for anowiog : Tur sday—Morr ing clear, afternoon cloudy, night, clear ead csié vr + ogni of wind, es orday— Morning, Cloudy and cold. From Ceylon we have news dated at Colombo on the 15th of January. In the year ending 30th Octo- ber inet Ceylon sont away ite laggest coffke crop. 41 accvunte agree in stating that on the majority of 7 biear end oold all day; night, clear and cola Sopa M eS SNS IS estates the present crop will be exceedingly short— | by one-half on the estimates in numbers of cases. | ‘The exports of coffee and oil during e fortnight were very heavy. The American ship Gamecock bad ar- rived with English troops, and one of the sights of | the port was her Britannic Majesty's war vessels | Shannon and Chesapeske anchored side by side in peace—a striking contrast to the life and death con- fiict which was once witnessed between them off Boston. ‘The sles of cotton on Saturday wore about 10,000 a 12,000 bales, at rather easier rates, closing at about 14{c. for middling uplands. Floar was steady, with a fair do- m #tic and export demand, but without change of moment in prices. Wheat continued firm, with moderate eales, in- cluding prime white Kentucky at $1 46, with red Indians and Southern at $1 20, and red Ohio at 9108. Corn was eanier, and sales embreced yellow and white Southern chiefly at 680. a 69. Pork was firmer, while sales were moderate—$17 for mese and $13 26 for prime, which was beid at the close at $13 50. Sugars wore firmer, and Cloved at 3{c. @ Kc. above the lowest point of previous week. The nates embraced about 900 a 1,000 hhds. Cubs musoovado and New Orleans et full prices. Coffee was firmer, with moderate sales. Freight engagements were Nght and rates uncharged. ‘The Defeat of Lord Palmerston on the Con- spiracy te Murder Bill, The most important item of the foreign news by the Europa is the defeat, on the 15th ult., of Lord Palmerston’s government on the second reading of the bill which was intended to pro- tect the French Emperor from future conspira- cies against his life hatched on British soil. We referred to the bill at the time it was intno- duced, and need only repeat here that while it was undoubtedly to all appearance a concession to the demands of the government of France, it could hardly have been of much practical ser- vice to the Emperor. ‘The alteration which it proposed in the existing law of England was in- significant; had it become a statute, it is not likely that it would have diminished the num- ber oj the conspirators by a single individual. The bill itself, and the issue raised upon it by Messrs. Roebuck, Milnor Gibson, Kinglake and others, appealed rather to the feclings than to the judgment. The opposition suffered the vote on the first reading to go by default, in order, according to Parliamentary tactics, to get the issue squarely made before the country, Then Mr. Gibson gave notice of a motion censuring the government for not taking more indepen- dent ground in their negotiations with the French Emperor, and especially for not answer- ing the despatch of January 30. This motion was called up, together with the bill itself, on the 19th inet.; and the telegraph briefly informs as that the government and the bill were defeated that evening by a majority of 19. According to strict Parliamentary usage Lord Palmerston should forthwith resign office aud give way toa new set of ministers. But this rule has been largely honored in the breach of late years. Lord John Russell, Lord Derby, and Lord Palmerston himself, have continued to hold office after an adverse vote of the House of Commons. And as it does not yet appear that that body has lost confidence generally in Lord Palmerston—though it will not sustain him in his deference to the Emperor of the French—he may continue for some time to ¢ome to occupy bis post as Prime Minister. As to the consequences of the vote upon the Continent, the French have themselves to thank for the rebuff the Emperor has received. It was, to say the least, highly indiscreet of the French colonels to express so broadly their de- sire for a war with England, and more indis- creet #till of the government to publish their flame and fury in the official journal. Nor has it tended to soothe the feelings of the English to know that while every insult of the soldiery against the English has been published in the clearest type of the Moniteur, not a corner of that paper has been found for the despatch in which the Emperor expressed his apologies for them. ‘This time, at all events, the Emperor has not exerted his customary tact and skill; he has allowed his animosity against the free Parliament and free press of England to carry him beyond the dictates of prudence, and he may now congratulate himeelf upon the result. He bas learned that, although the English value very bighly the honor and profit of his alliance, they are not yet ready to let him dictate laws to them, There is reason to suppose that this event may prove the entering wedge to the dissolu- tion of the entente cordiale between the two na- The alliance never was # popular one in either country; under Louis Philippe, as under the present Emperor, regard for England in France was confined to the ruling classes; and at no time hae Jobn Bull relinquished his heredi- tary dislike for the “frog-cating Frenchmen.” Nor did the rivalries in the Crimea, sedu- lously embittered by narrow minded writers afterward, tend to dispel the ancient jealousy of the two armies. There is reason to suppose that an Anglo-French war would, pecuniary and commercial considerations apart, be highly popular on both sides of the Channel; it is well known that euch an event would exactly snit the purpose of Frauce’s closest and most recent ally, Russia. Of course it is not to be supposed that England, with an unsubdued rebellion in India and operations of considerable magnitude in China, would lightly embark in another and so much more considerable war at home. But the English may be forced into hostilities, if the French are bent on it; and the tenor of recent advices from Paris justifies the belief that nothing less will satisfy the resfless sol- diery of France ; and that the Emperor himself, badgered to death by conspiracies, seditions, and all the exsential troubles of despotism may not have the force to resist the irritation which the defeat of the Conspiracy to Murder bill is calculated to produce. A cool, far seeing man in his position would endure anything and everything rather than embark in s war which could not fail to overthrow the reigning dy- nasty in France and shake every throne in Europe to the base ; but late indications—those publications in the Moni/eur, the wholesale on- slaugbt on the press, the multiplication of arrests, the proposed measures of public safety, and the general course of public affairs—do not altogether justify the supposition that the Emperor of the French is as cool, or as saga- cious, or as prudent as he was, tions, Mone Lorrentes Urner te Rose.—Tho lot- ery policy dealers who have been so sharply taken in hand by the Mayor are not alone in the world of New York. What is the Cosmopolitan Art Association, 648 Broadway’ Is that a lot- tery under the rose, like the old Art Association, that was suppressed according to law a few years ago? It advertises that it sold 33,000 tickets or sharas last year, at $3.ashare, making nearly $100,000 ont of it. This year jt bas sold less, and’in consequence delays the distribution of its prizes till the 25th af March. Should not the police or District Attorney turn their atten- tion to this concern t NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1858, ADMINISTRATION OF JuaTICE IN New York.— ‘The decivion of the Supreme Court in general ; tirm, rendered on Saturday, oa the ease of the | morderer Rod, gers, is an event which shows ‘Low difficult it is to administer criminal justice in New York. The court decides that, be- cypee the Recorder would not admit a question as to whether Rodgers was wae pot intoxicated at the time he com-* mitted the act, therefore he is antitled to a new trial. And thus the contest will be kept up for more and more weary months, until, per- hups, all recollection of Rodgers’ guilt vanishes from the minds of the witnesses, or they die and carry their evidence with them to the grave. It is admitted by the Judges that it would have made no sort of difference to the crimi- nality of Rodgers if it had been proved that he was quite drunk at the time he killed Mr. Swans- ton. Drunkenness aggravates but does not excuse crime. It cannot be said, therefore, that in ex- cluding the question referred to the Recorder deprived the prisoner of any shadow or shade of a chance or aright. It is perhaps unfortu- nate that he did not admit the question, which, at any rate, was immaterial ; but the exclusion did not legally prejudice the prisoner in the lenet. However it might have been answered, bis position would have stood the same ; drunk or sober, the murder would still have been mur- der, and the murderer equally guilty. In view of this we cannot help saying that the decision of the Supreme Bench to grant a new trial, sim- Ply because the Recorder did not allow tho question to be put, may be law, but it is not justice or common sense. This fashion of granting new trials, and that other fashion of juries disagreeing, are the two main flaws which defeat our system of criminal justice. It is true that much mischief is done by the inefficiency of the police in allowing criminals to escape, by the roguery of lawyers, by the incapacity of Judges, and by the stupidi- ty of witnesses; but the leading causes of the failure of our administration of the penal code are the readiness of juries to disagree and of Judges to pick flaws in each other’s rulings and grant new triala, Criminals are well aware of these great helps to them in their business. Pickpockets and housebreakers have the great- eat respect for that “Palladium of liberty” the unanimous jury system, and also for that other triumph of civilization, the technical rules of. law. Without these noble aids their calling would not be worth following; they would be perpetually in prison or on the gallows. But with the aid of judges and juries they can man- age to make a pretty fair livelihood. One murderer, who may be seen any day vin Broadway, has been tried three times; Cancemi has bad two trials and is in a fair way for a third; Rodgers is going to have his second. None of there persons need feel any concern about a future life until they have passed through three or four more trials. For expe- rience shows that, at best, our criminal system is a groas farce, and that it is neither calculated to avenge crime nor to protect the public by inspiring awe of punishment in the criminal’s breast. Tux Artantic TeLeGrard—DerartcurE oF Tux Nucara.—The United States frigate Nia- g left our port again on Saturday on the same mission which occupied her during the greater part of last year. She goes to Eu- rope pot to assist in the assertion of resisted cloimsin the vindication of outraged rights. Her task is amore peaceful and a more glorious one. She leaves our shores on a mission of fra- ternity and good will—the harbinger of union and brotherhood amongst nations, and one of | the chief agents in an enterprise which is des- | tined to do more towards the realization of a millenium of love amongst men than the efforts of all the diplomatists and missionaries of the earth are ever likely to accomplish. From the details that we give of. the prepara- tions for the renewal of this enterprise it will be seen that everything that human ingenuity could devise has been resorted to to prevent a | second failure. The mechanical arrangements are believed to be as perfect as it is possible for engineering skill to render them. The gentlemen who have charge of the ope rations are, with some few exceptions, the same who had the management of them last year, and no difficulty will be experienced in raising any additional capital that may be re- quired to bring the undertaking to a successful iseue. Under such circumstances we may rea- sonably conclude that the present year will witness the consummation of the grandest and | most fruitful enterprise that has ever occupied the attention of man. The events of the last few months have de- monstrated more clearly than years of ordinary | experience would have done the importance to the world of this undertaking. Had ft been | possible to abridge by its aid the length of time employed in communicating from one great centre of commercial operations to the other, it ie certain that many of the dis astere and losses occasioned by the late panic might have been considerably mitigated. It is ae well, perhaps, that the lesson should precede the benefit—that the hand of the chas- tener should prepare the way for the reception of the blessings which the Almighty deigns to bestow upon his creatures. Our late commer- cial misfortunes are working great good in the reformation of vicious and foolieh habita. Let us hope that the advantages that will be con- ferred upon us by the Atlantic telegraph will help to correct another evil tendency—the in- clination to find fault with and quarrel with other nations. Tur Scartet Perricoat Trxvep iro A Rep Fiac.—The great Jobyon—the immortal Jobeon—the everlasting Wemyse Jobson—has been presented by Lola Montez with a scarlet petticoat, which he hae turned intoa “Red Flag.” Under that flaunting title—« Soarlet Pet- ticoat” or “ Red Flag’’—-he intends to publish a weekly journal that will show up black republi- canism—red republicanism—scarlet republican- ism, besides exhibiting the editors, lawyers, judges, brokers, dentists and doctors of New York in all their true lineamenta The first onset will be on Lola Montez and Counsellor Seely. ee Biocrarnens or mie Late Freeway Hoxt— We don’t think that the amiable spirit of Free- man Hunt, who died recently, will be much pleased with any of the sympathising biogra- phies of his life on earth, They put too thuch brandy in his water. —_______. Par Stmaxoe Stonma are told in the Sunday papers of the manners and morals of rome of the school managers and teachers of this city. ‘The expenditure of nearly a million and « half of dollars a year is enough to play mischief of all kinds. Tue Powice aNd Srxeet Commissionnr Cases. cided on Saturday that the pretensions of the no- minee of Governor King, Mr. Conover, te the post of Sireet Commissioner, were unfounded; also that the right of the present Metropolitan Police Commissioners to discharge the members of the late Muvicipal police did not exist, and that the men were wrongfully replaced by sub- stitutes, It is likely that both cases may be taken to the Court of Appeals; but for the present they are decided. Though the Street Commissioner case has been #0 long before the public, a0 much coniu sion has grown out of the legal proceeding: thu it may be necessary to renest, tor the +... t@on of our readers, that when the Stve:. ccm mizsionership fell vacant many monthe vince cy the death of tho then Commisaloner, Governor King undertook to supply his place by appoint- ing Mr. Conover. The Mayor and Corposation, denying the right of the Governor to interfere 60 far in the local affairs of the city as to ap- point a Street Commissioner, refused to recog- nise Mr. Conover, and appointed Mr. Devlin. Since then Conover and Devlin have been agi- tating their respective claims, and contending before the courts. The decision now settles the point in favor of Mr. Devlin. Without adjudi- cating any of the questions of moral or intellec- tual fitness which have been raised on both sides, it administers to Governor King for what we must call the indecency of his conduct on this occasion a severe lesson by which it may be hoped that he will profit. The contest be- tween the two rivals for the office was contin- ued, however, in the Commissioner's office after the decision; and hostilities were only checked by the appearance of the Mayor with a squad of police. The other case grew out of the same party feelings. The black republicans having a ma- jority in the Legislature, and being in a mi- nority in the city of New York, sought to ob- tain control of the police patronage and sup- port, and accordingly passed the Metropolitan Police act, vesting the control and appoint- ment of the police in Albany made Commis- sioners. Not content with this, they proceeded at the earliest opportunity to anpoint partisans of their own in the room of the old police, and to devote the police fund to the payment of the former exclusively. The old police, thus de- prived of a living, sued for their wages; and the Supreme Court, in general term, has decided that they are well founded in their demand. The prospect is thus that the city will have to pay for two sets of policemen ever since the old force was disbanded ; and this, while we have been suffering outrageously from the inefficiency of the police. The transactions which led to the cases in which these decisions have been rendered illus- trate the lengths to which party feeling will go when it is not moderated by honor and principle. The republicans claim the sympathy of all be- nevolent people ; for if anything could be more humiliating than to attempt such acts as these, it would be to fail in the endeavor, and to be exposed as they are by the judgments of the Su- preme Court. Con. Tuomas Ar1sop Escarep To AMERICA.— The English papers state that Col. Thomas Allsop, charged with complicity in the late at- tempt on the life of the Emperor Louis Napo- leon, had escaped to America about the time of the sailing of the steamer America. The Metro- politan Police Commissioners of London have | issued the following description and reward for the apprebension of the accused:— Whereas a warrant has been granted for the apprehen sion of Thomas Allsop, late of Nuttleld, near Reigate, in the county of Surrey, ‘and formerly of No. 1 Royal ‘Ex change buildings, in the city of London, and member of the Swck Excbange, charged as accessory to the murder of divers persons (whose names are unknown) at Paris, in the empire of France, a reward of £200 «ill be paid to any person or persons who shall give such information us «hall lead to the apprehensio®ot the aad Thomas Allsop. Description of Thomas Alisop—Age, about 60; height +ix feet, complexion fair, eyes gray; hair thin, light, and tarn. ing gray; little or no Whiskers: strong mace: stoops as if shouldered ; speaks ress, dark brown dress coat, drab trousers, and bat. The said Tnomas All | cop was well known at Ginger’s Hotel, Westminster Brir(ge, and at the Jamaica Coffee House, Cornhill, city. In- formatian to be given at the station, King street, Westminster, or at any of the police stations. It ts stated that Col, Allsop has for several days been concealed in this city, somewhere in Anthony street. Both English and French de- tectives are now in pursuit of him, and it is not at all improbable that he may be arrested with- in a day or two. Though the contemplated as- sacsination of which he is alleged to be one of the conspirators was not successful, he will be returnable under the extradition treaty, if in- dicted for the murder of the innocent persons who were killed by the explosions in the Rue le Pelletier. Hoaxes Apnovt Tum Stave Tranr is New Orteans.—We have no doubt but the story cir- | culating in the Northern anti-slavery journals, copied from a silly journal in New Orleans, and | pretending to state that African slaves are im- ported at New Orleans, and that the slave trade is revived, is a veritable hoax, imposture, or forgery. The same journal in New Orleans is in the habit of manufacturing or forging anti- slavery editorials for the New Yorx Heratn, and then deliberately attacking us for uttering such detestable opinions. Recently that silly New Orleans newspaper forged an anti-slavery editorial against the address of Mr. Meade. the American Minister at the Court of Brazils, pretending to copy it from our colums, and then, in @ column of silly rigmarole abused and coupled “ James Gordon Bennett” with “Sena- tor Wilson of Massachuretts” as standing on the same platform and deserving the same exe- erations, The slave trade forgeries are from the same mint. The anti-slavery blockheads in this region are getting caught quite easily. Anuet or Atorp Brrotans.—On Sunday after. noon officer Eider, of the detective force, arrested two men, named ©, Palmer and Harry Slater, charged with baving been connected In a burglary committed abeut three weeks ago on the store of David Cottell, at the village of Metubin, five miles from Jfrenton, N.J., avout $2,000 worth of goods being stolen. At the time of the burglary Mr. Cottell followed them some distance, having been awoke by their noire, and fired at them, wounding one of the party but without being able to arrest any one of them. Ofticer t, of the Philadelphia potice, having lenroed that the above named wore the par ies connecte 1 ip the burglary, telegraphed on to officer Elder to arrest them if they could be found, it being eu in the city. Officer Fider soon io nding their whereabouts in the east side of the city, and Tv afternoon repaired to the house, where he ound both the concealed himeeif between two beds; but he was soon dis covered, and both the parties were con’ tw the De Su tendent’s office, Breome |, aod locked up —The general term of the Supreme Court de- |° y nt tt LETTEXS FROM BBIGHAM YOUNG 10 THX MORMON DELEGATE IN CONGKESS8—HIS THREATS AND HS OVERTURKS TO THE GOVERNMENT—-OUR MINISTER IN MEXICO—THE TEHVANTEPAC COMPANY —sEW- ARD'S PRESIDENTIAL SCHEMES, ETC. Wasmaton, March 7, 1858. Mr. Bernheise!, the Mormon delegate, received @ large batch of official documemts by the iset mail from alt Lake Brigham informs Bernheivel in #0 many words (bat unless the army .. withdrawa from Weir Territory 4s love cithe men will sver return to 1b United States 446, Bourges the United States towen + commiasion ‘+ Wenemipeinss 6) ShCOf affairs ot present ox- wborderte: 4 ‘ ae i ots ibe vagabincs who W: °c: cut by former administra- Uons t gov ert them, His letter ‘breathe &+ +21 gwar unless the adminis- ation take ae * + Grewthearmy from their ‘Hersivory. shai + the admmistration In- tend ‘creca Mexico, The unsettied conditic cia +.) ) }precludesuch an idea. a «rot iapt a Bexgmade by the La Sare end Benjamin ‘lehvante; << (ompany ¢ iuduce the admin- tration to mak ‘a"coutrsct with them for carrying the California mail acces the Isthmus of Tebuantepec, The Postmaster Gen (6) hat twice heretofore decide’ against, them. Mr. Beward’s specoa op the army bill wag a Sontuern bid for the Presidency. {tia intimatod by-those who are ip bis confidence that he is preparing another epeech, with a still stronger Southern aspect on intervention in Mexico by the United Stimes. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasmyaron, March 7, 1858. Mr. Green has arrived hero as messenger bringing with him the journal of the Lecomptoa Convention and the evidence taken before the Commission to examine into the alleged frauds in Kansas on the 21st of December and the 4th of January. The document is voluminous. It is said ‘that the investigation reauces the legal v te of the former to about 2,500, whereas it was heretofore stated at 6,795. The three branches of the House Kansas Investigating Commitzee will, it is supposed, make their several reports next week. AFFAIRS A? THE STATE CAPITAL. Our Special Correspondence. BROOKLYN BROADWAY KalLKOAD—PETITION FROM LADIES TRAVELLING ON HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD —KANSAS IN THE HOUSE—GBNBRAL DUBYRA'S AT TSMPT TO PREVENT DEBATK—PROTRACTED DIS- CUBSION—DEFENCE OF A SUSPENDED CANAL ENGI- NBER, ETC., BTC. ALRaNy, March 6, 1868. The Brooklyn Broadway Railroad bill was reported favorably tothe Senate this morning by Senator Ely, of New York. It provides that a double track may be laid in a street known as Broadway, formerly calied Division avenue, from its intersection with First street, running through Broadway to Alabamaaveaue in East New York, and a single track through Alabama avenue to Atlan'a avenue, and through Atlanta avenue to Georgia avenue, through Georgia avenue to and across the Jamaica turn- pike; allows a single track through South Seventh street to First street to ita intersection with Broadway; the fare not to exceed five cents for each passenger, the cars to be drawn by horses only; to be completed within eighteen months. The corporators are Augustus Ivens, John L. Brewn, James M. Poet and Loftis Wood. The following petition was presented this morning to the House, by Judge Winne, of New York, a distinguished member. It was not referred to any standing or select comunitiee:— To tHe Hononasix tae Lecrstatore oF tae State or New YORK IN SENATE AND ASSEMMLY CONVENRD— Your petitioners, residents of the city of New York and other cities. towns and villages on the * of which wards tbo ta, all being of . There are a class of passengers almost di always addi * AURECUB Bait of chewing whacco, and expectorating their vile sa.ivain all directions, thereby destroying (he gurmenta of Incies, who either come within the range of the oF are compelled to wade to take panange in cars, and would beg ieave | tion of your bonoraple body to the frequently ing of the locomotive whistle, thereby start fi petitioners wo the propriety body offering r the discovers or ot he steam whist in y Mary Ano Gen Duryea called up b's resolution, directing our mem bere in Congress to vote against the Lecompton constita tion The house was very thin, a trifle over a quorum. The Genera! surveyed the House and ca led for the pre vious question, thereby cutting off all debate. The demo cratic members, being in the + Protestad against such an act to gag ‘ree soeech. eras would not yiele. The Speaket put the question upon ordering the Main question, and when Mr tng’s name Was calied be arose and desired to be excused from voting, and veding w give his reasons, he was callsd to rly every member on the republican side of the house, some of which points the Speaker sus- taped and of he overruled. Mr. Barnes, republican, from Steuben, @ leading member, appealed from a decision Chair. This motion, though ucexpectedly, gave geveral scope to “free speech” The question then was upon the appeal, aud was debateable. This, instead of cutting off Mr. Laning, gave Lim the fullest opportuaity to debate the question, of which be availed himself, to the mortification of those who wished to prevent discos sion upon the Kausas Lecompton constitution. Mr. I. spoke ‘or bait an hour, and was listened to by a crowded lobby and galléry, though bgoa thin house. Mr. Chanier, of New York, toliowed &. Laning, and gave tbe Genera!, who applied for tbe previous question and demanded the gag, an excoriation such as bas been given po one on the floor during toe session. Mr. Chanler was frequently called to order, but continued nis remarks for nearty two hours, during which time tne pages enter ed with the dinners of several members, who partook very heartily. General Duryea foaily, uoon av appeal trom Mr. Jones, ot New York, appeared willing to with. draw bis motion for a previous question, but he was over ruled by bis political (reads. The discussion was con. tinued to a late hour, Hon. Mr. Coppernoll declaring himself wiliog to remain until 1 o'clock Something t« the matter with the interoal affairs of the Auburn Mate prison, the House committee are empower: ed to rend for persons and papers. The Hon. Edward A Moore, who representa the Fifteenth Assembly district of New York, offered a resolution de- claring it unpecessary for the Common Council of the city of New York to send a lobby to Aibany, being « violation of decency and propriety. Very judicious, Mr. Moore Mr. Seely bas introduced dissolving the Brook City Court. Aa this is inten ted to oust Judge Culver, the republicans of course will coasent to no such thing Save your powder, Mr. Seely The case of Mr. Hartwell, the Division Engineer on the canals, who was susoended by the State Enginoer, camo up before the Contracting Board a day or two since It Will be recollected that bis removal was made because he tracts alternately betweon their own party friends. ‘one sentence of his defence, and as a sin attempt at justification for the above ai Mr = Hartwell states thet ‘some of ere in use from 1888 to 1847 were simi. 1861 (under which this ice and sow exca contractors at that time claimed Dut they were told tant snow from the work at work antil euch time as it id be none maasured to were allowed to suspend their jeceseary, to avoid the expense ot removing uch was the practice previousl adopted, aud of which Mr Hartwell was fully vised, why did that officer certify to the payment of ice and snow bills, under a contract ilar to those of 1838 to 5 r g i i 3 Feet i i fs i z coand enow engineering Though the Contracting Board took no action in the premises on the 4th instant—merely taking bie written justification for bis conduct into con- sideration—it now seeme, from Hartwell’s own confes- sions, that the board must inevitably suatain the state Engineer in by Hartwelt from tho public servics. To reinstate him would be allowing the demand of Dick’ the waa volving hundreds of thousioda ‘of dollars tracting Board sustain this claim, then the should immediately repeal the give the control of such matters back to the ‘The Virgins Lepistatare Rucumowp, Marl y 7» 1866. The Legislature tast night voted a gold meda | the widow of Commander Herndon, and then agp Sot tine die. A prociamaticn from the Governor was immedia “MW reed copvening an extra seston. The Governor ine ‘M& -that the Legislature shall remaiz in ecasion tii the pes * ness is completed. ‘Woather Reports. the Northern, Eastere, Westere end Southern Tele vl ‘graph Lines.—Cfiice 21 Wall street, Time, | Moh TF) PM Pw ru! P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Blarkets. Naw Ontmans, March 6, 1868. ‘The aales of cotton to day were 10,000 ; llc. a113<c, Sales of the week, of the week, 71,000 bales. Decreased port, 115,600 bales. Deoreased Eee },000 bales. Stock in port, 360. @ bo. for fair to fully tair. Rio cofles, 1080. « 11 Management of the Patent Offlee, TO TBR EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Your Washington correspondent hae got but « very mall flea in bis ¢&r, but thé continua! buzzing which comd vi he ex examiners .ormerly convected with tho Patent idea that there is ‘‘ something very rotten im Demark;” ta other words, that the Patent Office and inventors are ali Your correspondent, in Seturday’s Barat, pays a higt and just tribute to ex Commissioner Judge Masom. He was all that the writer says of him and of his official com- * duct; and the present Commissioner is conducting the office on the same principles precisely as Judge Mason managed it during the latter part of his administration, except that Judge Mason usually referred appoal cases te one chief examiner instead of three, as is the practises adopted by Commizsioner Holt. Who cannot see that am applicant for a patent would stand a better chance to hare Justice done bim by en examination of his case by three disipterestec persons than by one? it is true Ji Mason made many of these examinations bit it but no longer ago than Inst week he remarked in our office that examination of rsjected cases had ge in- creased while be was in the Patent Office that it was im- poesible for one person to bear and decide upon al! appeal cases; hence be was obliged to call to his aid assistance. Your correspondent lays great stress upon certain sixty patents whicb bave been granted to us, which cases were rejected by Commissioner Mason. Thore is no’hing ata- gular about tbis to any person at all acquainted with the cuties of patent solicitors; butin the manner which the writer alludes to the matter in your caper it conveys the impression that sixty pater ts have been issued for our bene- it by come hocur procus proceedings before the Appeal ; aod, moreover, tbat they infringe on previeusiy exieting patents. Now, it is not true that any patent has ever issued for our benefit, and |) is not true that any pa- tents bavo Iseved to our clieots by the existing Appeal Board which had been rejectet by Commissioner Masen in pereen; a'though his signatare, of course, was attached toall the official letters. We menu that no case which he bad acted upon, after being appealed to him, was ever, te our knowlege referred to the present Appeal Board. Many caxes—| ly many more than sixth—had been rejected by the Examiners, under Judge Mason, which, at the time of bis vacating the «ffs, had not been appealod; although he can testify that it was not unusual for us te enter argumenta for appeal ip a dozen cases at a time, and the = reason these were left over to bis euccessor was the ipability of Jucge Masov to attend to them. Wore out with fatigue, Judge Maxon left the office to his succes- sor witb @ quantity of unfinixbed business to be a ed, in the appeal lire, which Commissioner Holt has un- deriaken to clear off by appointiog three examiners, in- stead of one, to axeist him; and it is pot m fact that be gives these appeal cases no personal attention. In ra gard to the ‘‘sixiy patents,”” which your oe pertinacionsly st'cke to, as heing infringements of existing valuable patents, we would like him to point toa single one ‘tep into our branch office, we the fashington, we will furaish him with « list of all the patents that bave beon granted to our clieats 0B appeal for the lat four years, sed then accompany bim to the recorde of the Patent Office, or to the Cxmmis. sioner or Appeal Board, and we are satisSed that be wil come away a wiser maD, anc capable of writing more oor- rectly op matters pertaining to the Patent Office, and the “sixty patenia’ over which be seems to be somuch exer- cised. If there have beep patente isaued improperly, let the public know what they are. We will lend our sid in investigating the matter MUNN & 00. Scrxytinic Amraicas Orric, March peasant Seema ea Fires tn New York. Fine iy Peck Sur. —Between 3 and 4 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the three story dwelling 12 Peck slip, occupied as a saior boarding house by Patrick J. Connelly. The fiames were first discovered in the econd story bedroom The fire spresi through the back windows and extended to the roof The dremen were promptly at the od ex weuished the damage to the v Tt seems the ba: keepo Insurance Company and ove of the bearders slept in the room wnere the fire oosarred, v0 it is supposed to bave b eo caued by carcieasness Mr. Con: elly cooopied the froot room on ras abedicom, and being uoable to get be plared a roy D1 the waist of his wife ber out ot the © Wo the sidewalk; toe servant girl war lowered cway. Damage te the building wil smouxt to 200. Loss covered by inauravce Fink in Ferky Srexer.—While some of the fire compa- hies were stil! at the dre in Peck slip the Hall bell rag again for the Seventh district, it then being near five o'clock, The fire was fovod to be in the fonr story batld. ing, No. 6 Ferry street. fhe temen sowa extinguished it Tbe fire was found to bave taken place oa the fourth floor, where a man namet Thomas Scollan slept. floors are occupied by Joho Murphy, “r Murphy's employ, am fire found barning ow for maktag Insts, «1 by the carelessness of slept on the premises. the floor, amo blocks of {t te suppored to have bern Scolian The fire burnt « he troyed about Arty of the b Toe damage to Mr. Morpby's etock will amount to abont $50; loss cover: ed by an insurance of $80, in the Stoyveanat Tasursace Corpany. The second floor of the build ng is ocoupied by Jobn T. Beach, leather dea.er Toe demage to his stock by water will be but trifling: insured for $2,000. The frst floor is cecupied by Jcho Stock #lightly damaged y Fr IN East TWevry inet Steer —The alarm of fire for the Fifth district, on Saturday night, between 7 aod & o'clock, was caused by a fire occurring among some paper uncer the counter of a grocery atore at No. 210 Fast Twenty first street, kept by James Hoiahan. It was extinguisbed withont any vamage Fras ty Sixrr-mmp Staeer.—About 12 o'clock on Saturday &® fire occurred in the greenhouse owned by John C. Beckman, river. The planta were all destroyed. Lous said about $2,000. No insurance. if oT Fine tx Curr Street.—The alarm of fire for the Seventh district, between two and threo o'clock on afler- Doon, was caused by a fire being discovered in jank sbop of Callerder, No ‘CUM street. It o.- ved ome lore r caused bya by & pipe Dato ta She chimney fue from a stove on Fran oy Waer Sraeer.—About balf. four o’clook Sunday afternoon & fro was discovared in a storage store at 192 Weat street, in which were about 800 bales of Delonging to JB Wiliams The flames opreal, whh pao oy Leamaane omeone the exertions of remen and content were The loss of the building will about $3,000. 71h is owned Leckoer, and is said to be insured. the Fran in Frery riner Sraery.— About five o'clock on Sun- day afternoon a of Fifty Gret street and Sey fire. hooping cough and typhoid fever, 3 each; puerperal ver, bronchitia, disease of the liver, erysipelas and teeth- wg, 2 epeh.