The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, SPITOR AND PEOPSIZTOA. Sana aaeaaaaee OFF OR >. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAC STM, per annem. per com, at wie cents pew WEEKIY ULRAL!, fav, gt oie conte pee orn ihe Busopean ; Mperte’ Great Brvvais or 8 (u any part of he Eniciaensy both OTE TAMILS HERALD, evry Wotneelay, at ver cents pew wowed ever) day: advertisements tm AUP, Fawity HERare, and wn che san Eeltinone execciad wih mantness, chanymee and des seeeeeeres see ee eee NOs SE AMUSEMENTS TUIS EVENING. —. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Pourtesath at. —Itauam Oreea— Tas Ty. pa OTS. BROADWAY THPATRE, Broadway—Rqvestmias EXER- Ousme—SirectacLe OF CINDERPLLA. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Poxco—Parwa Doxma Bum. BOWKAT THEATRE, Bowe: eRCHAST OY VEMICE— Wes Las’ a2—Ovs Gat sack SumPrane. URTON'S THEATRR, Broadway, opposite Bond stroet— wn Mormons —Bi sox Rrepeesas.” WALLACK’S THRATRE, Sroadway—'assre Baowx, OF wax Racras oy Lucksow—) OuNG ActEEss. TRA KEENF'S THRATRE, Broadway—Monur—A Mowe oF 4 Wire, BARNUM'S ANFRICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afiernoon and Breming—fax Bais or as Fyaxind, woo! UILDINGS, 661 and 663 Broedway—Grorge ease a Woon ene ten Sic Ripe. MROWANTOS' HALL, 672 Broadway—Baraxy's Minsraxua —Kerser..» Bowca—Dowm Lt Alazaus. New Vork, Friday, March 26, 1858. ‘The News. Neitaer the Fulton, due at this port from South- ampton, nor the Niagara, due at Halifax fom Li- verpooi, had been signalized up to a late hour last night. We have news from the City of Mexico to the ieth inst., and from Vera Cruz to the 2Ist. Several battles had been fought between the constitution- glists aud the government forces. Our telegraphic reports from New Ofleans state that these battles had re <i in the triomph of the government, bot the successes obtained were unimportant. Our correspondent at Washington, however, states thet despatcbes had reached the Mexican Legation sanovacing that the constitutionalists, eight thoa- sand strong, under Generals Parrodi and Doblado, were routed near Celaya, by Gen. Osollo—that Parrodi revired to the Guadalajara,and that Do- blado o: lated. It is also stated that Guanajuato was captated by Zuloaga’s troops. Zuloaga had despatched a fore inst Vera Cruz. {It appears, therefore that in the first brush of the contending tactions Zuloaga has come out victorions. The news from Washington is interesting. In the Senate the presentation of anti-slavery memorials called forth strong objections from Mr. Mason, who ed such papers as disrespectful to the the Judiciary and Congress. An in- attempt was made to have the House 1 taken up, but the question of the admis-ion of Minnesota was given the preference, and the consideration of that subject was re. @umed, the motion before the honse being ia effect a proposition giving the new State three representatives. The basis of representation in the old States at present is one representative to ninety- two thousand inhabitants. The census of Minne- wota makes her population one hundred and forty- nd, including unnaturalized foreigners ed Indians, and upon this numbering she ¢ « three members of Congress. Mr. Toombs moved that she be permitted to have three represen- tatives until her census is rectified, and thereafter such pumber as the census may show her entitled to Vending the question the Senate went into execn- tive session, and discussed the nomination of Mr. Selden as Marshal of the District of Columbia, which was finally referred back to the committee the subject in charge. he Tlonse yesterday, after considerable palaver, an understanding that the vote on the Kan «hall be taken on Thursday next at one o'clock, #uen Mr. Stephens will move the previous nthe meantime the discussion of Kansas question affairs wil) continue aninterruptedly. The State Senate did nothing of importance yes terday Assembly was engaged in discussing the bil! te prohibit the deposit of mortgages ia the Banking Jepartment as the basis of banking. This measure meets with strong opposition from the mem. bers from the rural districts, and is warmly sup. ported by the delegates from cities, During the evening seevion a personal difficulty occurred be- tween ¢ eaker and # member, but it ended without « resort to anything more powerful than hard words. The Kansas question, the hard times, and even the great religious “ awakenings,” knocked under yesterday to the grand advent of the spring fashions. er was delightful aud the turn-out bril- Head our account of this important event, ued in another column. wrrespondent at Rio Janeiro, writing on the says it was expected that Lopez, the (2th uit Presiden! of Paraguay, wonld soon inake a satisfac. tory treaty with Brazil. Yellow fever still prevailed in the varbor. The highest number of deaths re- ne day was twenty-three. Capt. Nel- lana Haxall, had died a few days pro- er, after a sickness of only two and a At the meeting of the Police Commissioners yes- Mr. Bowen stated that he knew, or had rea- lieve, that Thomas Allsop‘was in this city. tbe Lcard seemed to be of the opinion that the Wetrupotitan police have no business to aid in the sMpture of Mr. Allsop, and that it would be rather SwOtlenve than a duty for a policeman to arrest tim. The Board propose to make arrangements for erehaning with the police departments of other he likenesses of noted rogues, whom it iv pro- to photograph as often as captured. Coroner Gamble decided yesterday not to admit Cunningham to beil, and he was therefore remand- ed to prison to await the action of the Grand Jary wpon the killing of Pandeen McLanghlin. It is m derstood that the proper stépa will be taken today before the Supreme Court to have the question of bail passed upon by that tribonal. It was expected that at the meeting of the Alder. manic Committee on Assensments yesterday some- thing wonld be developed in relation to the alleged fraud of $2,000 in the contract for filling the sunken lots at the foot of Thirty-frst street. Mr. North, the Secretary of the Hodson River Railroad Company, ver, was not present to substantiate what he before the committee at its last meeting, name- ly, that he believed the contractor had already been paid for the work; and therefore the committee ngreed to report in favor of the assessment, in or- der that the contractor might be paid the $2,000 in question. The examination of Henry an@ Parker, charged with defrauding the Seventh Ward and the Trades- men’s Banks, by means of a forged check, was yes terday postponed till next Wednesday by the Recom der, in consequence of the absence af the com te. James B. Finlay, elias Howard, and Aum Dmin- ard, bis repated wife, were indicted by the Grand Jory for kidnapping a colored girl, named Sarah Harrison, and brought before the Recorder yester- Gay. He fixed their bail at $5,000 each to anewer the charge at the April term of the, (General Ses- sons, 'o defaglt o6 which they were comm) to prteen , (Cotton wae firmer yesterday, with sales of e@bont 5,100 Baler, 1,006 of whieh were sold in irag@t. The market for parce's co the apot Clewed at abo 2 cont: per ib. for Budding splards, WLLL was oe NO. OT ALLE on the SSS Se ee ope Se See peevicus day's quotations, Midélirg Orleans was acardy. end heldat about 12%\c. Fair cotteus were aiso scarce acc helé with more Sruress Flour was dull, an¢ ym mon grades easier to purchare at trside figures, while ex@as were without change of moment. The demand was cbietiy confined to the Fastern aud local trade. There wae rather more doing’ in wheat, with « greater variety ‘mn. Comm was leas plemty and firmer, with sales of white and yollow at 68c.a 000. Pork was firmer, With sales of mers ab $10 "Ga 816 8%, ard of prime at $15 70a $1275. Sugars were firm, with sales of about 1,400 9 1,500 bhas., 790 cl which were Porto Ricos, and the remainder consisted of Cuba and New Crieans, all at full prices. Amoug the salea were 160 hbds. New Or- Jeans, handsome and prime goods. at 8c. Coffee wae arm, with modorate sales, inciuding 470 bags Maracaibo at 124. a 13e. Rice was reported active, with sales of 1,000 @ 1,200 casixs, at rates given in another place. There ‘was more freight offering for Nuropean porta, and eugage- ments made to a fair extent at eteady rates. A vessel waa taken up to load with Lighi pipe staves for Cadiy at $30 per M., and 200 tons dead woight wore cugaged for Hong Kong at $10. The Kansas Question in New York City— Dead Fallure of the Anti-Lecompton Agt- tators. It is well known that for two or three months past the anti-Lecompton agitators of this city have been planning and working very hard to get up telling antiLecompton mass meeting here; but at the eleventh hour, it appears, they have given up the job In despair. But they have hit upon a substitute which, they seem to think, will answer all the purposes of an im- posing popular assemblage withcut being half soexpensive. This plan is to get up a monster anti-Lecompton petition to iay before the House of Representatives, with the view ospe- cially of convincing our city members of their true line of policy, if they desire a re-election to Congress. In pureusace of this great object, the form of an anti-Lecompton petition for gen- eral circulation has been published, with a few prominent signatures, chiefly of old broken down political hacks, to start upon. The work of collecting names is to be prosecuted with vigor, 80 that within a few days a roll of anti- Lecompton signers may be sent on to Washing- ton which will make Mesere. Johu Cochrane, Kelly and Company tremble in their }oots. We must say, too, that this ides of a monsier anti-Lecompton petition is not a bad one, in de fault of « public meeting. There may be many persons who would not walk two blocks to hear a nigger worshipper spouting the old story of Jobu Cathoun’s Lecompion frauds and forgeries, who would stil! sign an anti-Lecompton memo- rial; but the most tempting consideration is, that any quantity of bogus names can be added to such a memorial without detection; and for the matter of that, the same names, bogus or genuine, may be repeated over and over again, without discovery, upon a roll of foolscap two or three hundreds yards long. The great fact, however, will still remain unshaken thai after two or three months of hard labor to get up an anti-Lecompton mass meeting in this city, the experiment has ended in a most inglorious fizzle. And why nott Never was @ political humbug 0 essentially dead and disgusting to the business classes of all parties of this city, aud of all sections of the country, as this Kansas humbug. The masses of the American people are satisfied with the President's policy; and they are also satisfied that whether this policy be accepted or rejected by Congress, all this Kansas agitation, fuss and fury, is stuff, nonsense, claptrap and moon- shine. In this connection the doleful lamentations of such sensible men as Douglas, Seward, Critten- den and Bell over the abominable Lecompton frauds, forgeries, perjuries, ballot stuftings, and other alleged rascalities of Jack Calhoun, Jack Henderson and their associates, are very ridiculous. They remind us at once of the pompous processions, pageantry and doleful music which have marked in this city the fane- ral rights of such detestable gallows birds as Bill Poole and Paudeen. Taking the funeral turnout of Bill Poole, for example, as an illus- tration of popular sympathy, a stranger might readily suppose that foole had been distin. guished as a public benefactor, Had the fune- ral of Paudeen occurred on Sunday, it would, perhaps, have been signalized by a popular gathering scarcely less imposing. Yet there two men were notorions ruffians of the most infamous and abandoned character: each was killed by a ruffian in a drunken miduight brawl; and had the pair of them been spared by their vagabond associates, their career, sooner or later, would doubtless have been wound up by the State prison or the hangman. He that killed Poole and he who killed Paudeen did a good service for the community; and had Baker. Cunningham, and a half a dozen others of the partics implicated in cach case, been served the same way, our law and order citizens would have had an increased margin for thankfulness in proportion to the number of these horrible ruffians destroyed. We dare say, however, that the border raf- fians of Kansas, pro-slavery and antilavery, John Cathoun, Jack Henderson and Company, on the one eid, end General Jim Lane and his set on the oth r ride, have not been a whit bet- ter in their mMianly game of “ popular sove reignty” than cur New York political bruisers and rum hole rowdics. It isin this view shat the jeremiads of the amiable Seward, the gen- tlemanly Crittenden, the conscientious Bell, and the chivalric Douglas over the ‘popular sovereignty” of Kansas appear to us to be not only absurd, but positively ludicrous. We cannot deal with the rakings and «rap- ings of both sections of the Union, as we find them in Kansas, wrangling and fighting and cheating each other from the beginning to the end, as we could deal with decent and honest men. We must take these Kansas ragamuffns and jail bivds as we find them, and do the best for them that their case will allow, and the very best that they are entitled to in thie case Is the Lecompton constituilon. Ih fast, if trict justice were to prevail, they would be denied even this act of charity; and they would be chastised into submission s the general government before they would be al- lowed the right to govern themselves. We have no doubt that such opinions as these are very prevalent in this community, and everywhere throughout the eountry. Hence the repeated failures of our agitating anti- Lecompton politicians, here and elsewhere, (6 in- flame the public mind with their foolish notions, The people of this city, of this State, and of every other city and State in the Union, will be satisfied with the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. The bill cah be passed, and let ft be passed without further delay. In the name of common sense, let us get rid of these Kansas ruffians as soon as pos- sible, and if they cannot gevern themselves, let them fight it out. With the shooting of halfa dozen, more or leas, of the ringleaders —the BI Looks aud Paudcens--on cach side, we have a0 dows (bere will be peage. HS . ' +m cecilia ew Temttortes and Broken Down Polit ¢tans—The Gramt Arizona Speculation. Since the acquisition of Texas ont brok> dewn politicians in the old States have kept a sburp lookout for the spoils and plunder, the offices and emoluments incident to the organiza- tion of new States. The eplendid success of General Houston in Texae, and his promotion inta the United States Senate with the admission of that magnificent State, tairly put the ball in motion, With the acquisition of California a perfect exodus, a regular crusade commenced of our new and our broken ¢own politicians for that quarter. Some were successful as politicians who expected little or nothing; others, who ex pected everything, have returned empty handed; and others, who knew no such word as fail, have made their mark. Fremont, Gwin, Weller and Broderick reached the Senate; but General Feote, who turned over to the delusion of Know Nothingiem, came back with a fiea in his ear, and Edward Stanley is still in the background. Next—Cualifornia having been filled up—our un- fledged acd our broken down politicians in other States have been drifling inte the embryo States of Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. Thus General Shields, who seems to have ranto the end of his rope in Illinois, has turned up a Senator from Minuevcta. But thus Kansas has been a perfect graveyard to the politicians, aod all because of the nigger in the fence. Reeder, Shannon, Geary, Walker, Stan- ton, Atchison, Stringfellow, Titus, Whit- field, and a host of others, especially of the pro- slavery set, may here be set down as among the killed and mortally woundcd. Atchizon’s case, in this respect, is a most re- markable one. It is said that Mr. Donglas got up Kanexs for the particular Senatorial bencfit of Atchison, whose timo had run out in Missourl, Thus, in conjunction with Dr, Stringfellow, Gea. Atchison for a time labored faithfully at the head of the Southerners to make Kansas a slave State. But the Northern Emigrant Aid Societies, at the end of two years, proved too strong for him. There was no hope for the Se- nate from that quarter, and eo Atchison and Stringfellow abandoned the field in disgast to Calhoun and Henderson, who, in their turn, have been compelled to kuock under to Lane and Robinson, Lecompton or no Lecompton. We hear very little from Nebraska, but we are sure if is filled with old party hacks and briefless lawyers, ambitious for a scat in Con- gress, or for some of the abundant sources of spoils and plunder incident to the admission of a new State; and the same may be said of Wash- ington and Oregon Territories, away out yon- der among our new fishing grounds and ship- building districts on the North Pacific Occan. What a ‘glorious country is this for enterprising politicians, to be sure. Old or young, antried or worn out, there is always @ new opening for them somewhere. In this connection the most remarkable open- ing, according to a circumstantial exposition in an evening cotemporary, is the newly projected Territory of Arizona, away down youder in the Gadsden Purchase. Of itself it is @ desolate, God-foreaken region; aud poer Pierce was sadly cheated in it by Santa Anna, even at half his price; but then the whole province of Sonora, wilh all ite rich gold and silver mines, the great Gulf of California, snd the great peninsula lying between it and the Pacific, are all to be annexed by Mr. Buchanan. Finully, to make the thing complete, the Pacific Railroad is to be rua through Arizona to some point on the aforesaid gulf; and under these arrangements, Geo. Houston, who has used himself up in Texas, and Dr. Gwin, who has used himself up in California, are to pitch their tents in Arizona make ita slave State, and come to the United States Senate, each with a small principality of gold and silver mines in his possession. Furthermore, in pursuance of this grand Ari zona enterprise of nigzers, gold and silver, lands and waters, Pacific Railroads, ports of entry, and spoils and plunder, it is said that all the pro-slavery border ruffians of Kansas, from Jack Calhoun down, are ready to set out with the first grass on the prairies, In conclusion, if with all these Territorial advantages in bis hands, including the fat contracts for the Mor- mon war, Mr. Buchanan cannot keep the spoils democracy together, then they deserve to go to the dog» Tar Mane’s Nest os tar Preric Senoois.— Some of the Puritans have made the discovery — or pretend to have done so—that one-quarter of the members of the Board of Education are Papists, and that one-half the members of the ward boards, and one-third of all the teachers now employed in public schools belong to the same denomination. Over this mare's nest the most terrible outery is set ap, and we are warn- od tha! we ave rapidly passing under the control of the Pope of Rome. Of souree we don't mean for a moment to deay the right of these Puritans to feel shocked and annoyed ai anything they please, nor do we question the soundness of the Protestant school system. But it is a little curious that, with all the alleged superiority of the Protestant sy+ tem over the Catholic, the Protestants should be forever complaining of the Catholics over- riding them, and that the Catholics should suc- ceed so much better than the Protestants do in implanting their doctsines upon the mind of their scholara If there be a grievance connected with the | public schools, it ix not the predominance of Catholic teachers or members of the Board of Education, but the enormons sum a million and « quarter—that ix «pent on them, and the little good that comes of it, If our Protestant teachers would devote a little thought to thie point in the discussion, they would do much more good than they cam by railing at Catholic predominance in the Boand of Education ‘Wir Stave Trome.—Prom the letter we pub- lished on Wednesday from the coast of Africa, itappoars that some twenty American vessels were seized as slavers between 16th April and 7th December, i557. Of these a few are set down as hailing from the South Savannah, New Orleans, und Wilmington, N.C. The bulk open- ly hailed from Boston and New York. In point of fact all the vessels engaged in the slave trade—and se will be seen by the above molzures they ore very numerous—are built and fitted out in New England and the vicinity 0} this city. Many are built in Massachusetts and Connecticut, in quiet retired places where the United State« officers do not think of penetra- ting. When ih-y are lannehed they often take in part of their fitting np here, then clear for some neighboring city, where they complete their cargo and whence they sail for the African coast. hey are owned by Northern men, manned by Northern sailors, built by Northern hoTlders, Ated oul by Norshetn ship ghandlers, | When they are successful the money goes into the pockets of Northern men, pays for dresses for Northern belles, and perhaps helps build Northern churches, where abolition is furiously preached. If avy eilly Southern paper gets up a ridicu- lous story about the lasding of slaves in the South, our Northern papers are in arms about it directly; but they have very little to say about our Northern operations with the coast of Africa which seem to keep the several squad- rons busy. vivals, The American people, more than those of any other except the Freuch, are peculiarly lia- ble to be carried away by sudden flurries of excitement—religious, political, flaancial and otherwise. Like the dogs, they all have their day, and are heard of no more. The present aspect of the religious revivals in this city and throughout the country leads us to the conclu- rion that the excitement ie one of those mental squalls which may turn out to be the precur- sor of a great storm, but which is more likely to be merely momentary, and not at all effec- tive. There are in the city at present some twenty daily prayer meetings. Those which are the fullest are at the Dutch church in Ful- ton street and at Burton’s old theatre in Charu- bers street. The attendance at all of them ave- rages sbont two hundred and fifty each per diem, which would make a gross daily attendance of six thousand. From the statistics of tho theatres, it seems that upwards of fourteen thousand per- sonsattend them onevery night; so that it would seem that Satan etill has the majority over the churches. The fact is, that Satan never rests, while our religious sentinels cometimes eleep at their poste, In the country the revival— if it really is one—has bui just com- menced, and the number of conversions rather dimini-hes than increases. And this in spite of all the wonderful conversions that are trumpeted every day through the press. The drumming up and forcing of re- cruits is carried on vigorously. Almost every private residence in town has been canvassed by the zealous revivalists; but still the good work seems to fiag. Neither has the religious revival, so far as it has pervaded the public mind, created any marked change in the man- ners or the morals of the people. The murder calendar for next month opens heavily. Within ten days we have to record as many homicides. The principal avenue in the city is blocked up for half an hour by the crowd gathered to sec a fight between two bullies; while their friends, with pistols drawn, form a guard about them to keep off the police, who, as usual, did not ap- pear till the riot was over and the participants snugly ensconced in their favorite grog shops. The police courts are crowded every day with thieves and shoulder hitter. The kaife and pistol of the strect bully are superior to the law of the land. It is quite evident, from this state of things, that the revivalists have not, so fur, brought to grace those persons who anced it most. They have captured a few clerks, ® broken down stock broker or two, @ repentant pugilist, and so on, but they have net yet succeeded in awakening the majority of the public to a sense of its sinful condition. They have twenty-three churches open out of three hundred, and an attendance of six thousand persons daily, not equal to the quarter flart of the floating population of the city. It is a matter of donbt, also, in the minds of many sin- cerely pious people, whether or not this zeal for proselytes may not be carried too far; they doubt the propriety of administering religion as the doctors give blue pille—of pouring prayers and exhortations down a man’s threat and then shaking him up and corking him tight with « hymn book. Such excitements have often re- sulted in incurable insanity, and are always ex- ceedingly dangerous to persons of morbidly sen- sitive temperament. If Awful Gardner and other men of bis class have been converted, it is ® good thing, and it is to be hoped that they will preach “peace, good will to men” among all their confréres; but we are expressly warned in the New Tostament to beware of the Phurisece who make long prayers in the market places and on the corners of the streets, and there is a good deal of this spirit exhibited in the prayer meetings aow being held here. The elect pray for the wicked (meaning people who do not agree with them) from a perfectly Pharisaical point of view, and bully them into receiving the doctrines which the preachers inculcate. It may reasonably be doubted whether or not such conversions can bedepended upon. Already we hear of backsliders, and when we become again involved in the full whirl of business, the hum af trade will drown the voice of the shep- herd, #hile the tender lambs will be driving as sharp bargains with each other as ever before. The revival sprung up during the dull times; such is the perverseness of this generation that its duration may depend entirely upon the fuc- tuations of trade, finance and commerce. Men ¢ rarely pious when they have a good bank account, nor do they go to prayer mectings when by staying away they can gel! a heavy bill of goods, How Cue Prosrens.—We mentioned the other day that Governor King had commuted the sentence of Maurice O'Connell from death to imprisonment -for life, The following is the Governor's letter to the Sheriff— Stare ov Naw Yous, Bercenve Daraananey, . Avaasy, March $9 ke Sm—i hare carefully conaide tomimony in cane of Maurice O'Uennell, convicted of the murder of a ePomene rams eonvieeen hi by the judge mercy by the jury conv im, by the js sentenced prosecuting off to who him, a# well az of the sora, all pleading in the strongest manner for a ru.tation of his panne od amon s peg ny LT teeme youth prisoner a# & reason for mercy; and, Yielding to their intercession in his behalf LF yan ad \inpression that the aggravated nature of ('Connoll's crime demanded the 1 of the extreme penaity of the law, Thereby commute the sentence of death pronounced acninet him to imprisonment for life in the state prison at Sing Sipe, and berewith tranainit the authentic documenta for that purpose. Very respectfully, your obédient servant, JOHN A. KING Tolan ©. Waerrvr, teq., Sheri of the citpand coanty of New York Governor King must be aware that the re- commendation to mercy with which the jury accompanied their verdict was not entitled to any consideration whatever. We stated at the time that verdict wae rendered that two of the twelve jurymen—moved by “considerations which wore not considerations of justice or right refused to find amy verdict at all, anless the ten others coupled their verdict of guilty with a recommendation to merey; that the ten. find- | ing that there was no hope of shaking the pur pose of the two, that purpose not heing based on logical grounds, finally agreed, after long de- bates and protracted endurance, to find the verdict aa required by the two refrao- tory jurymen rather than be discharged with- out finding a verdict. The publication of these facts in our cdlumns ought to have stripped the recommendatign ( mercy of all weight NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1858, | or inereasing its value. mies { trigued after their nsual fashion against him ia vain in the Governor's avind. As to the cther ground given for tae commatation, the youth of the prieoner, we Leave repentedly shown that youth has ceased to be in this cityy any ground for es- esping punishment, All oar crimes are tae work of very youthful hauds; the murders, the Tapes and the assaults which disgrace this city are uniformly the work of boys of the age of O’@onnell. Broadway was disgraced the other day by # Procession in honor of the late Paudeen or McLaughlin, who was shot in a barroom affray a few days before. Hundreds of short boys, pickpockets, prize fighters, rowdies and ruffians axcembled to follow Paudeen to the grave just ae the same classes metto form the convoy of the late Bill Poole. Had he been a useful citi- ven, & public benefactor, instead of a criminal and public nuisance, his death could not have attracted more sympathy. But even the pre- sence of his remains could not quell the spirit oflawleasnesa among the followers of the fane- ral. Absolutely, on the way to the grave, two of the friends of Paudeen and Cunningham fought so furiously that they narrowly escaped sending each other where Paudeen has gone. Such disgraceful spectacles in a civilized city like this could not occur if the police did their duty in apprehending, the courts theirs in con- demning, the Governor his in refusing to par- don criminals of the stamp. of Maurice O'Con- ne}l. But neither the police, nor the courts, nor the Governor do their duty; hence rowdy- ism and crime flourish, and the next time “the fancy” want to send Senator to Albany, as they did last fall, they will doubtless succeed. Asomusr Jos is Srmcer GravmG anv Srexxt Orresinc.—That picturesque region com- prising the northern end of Manhattan Island, the loveliest portion of this county, extending from Manhattanville to the Harlem river, with which the suburbs of no city in the world can compare, is growlag up beautifully after the fashion which nature designed, and promises to become, if permitted, the most delightful rural paradise of country homes that any great me- tropolis can boast of. But it seems that this happy destiny is not to be fulfilled; for a set of speculators have already laid out their plans to cutt up, open streets through it, and utterly destroy its natural beauties. For this purpose they have sent a petition to the Legislature at Albany praying for the passage of a bill—a draft of which they have also prepared—ap- pointing six commissioners with absolute pow- er, or any three of the six, to open such roads, avenues and public squares as they may deem fit. In the first place, this petition goes to the Legislature on false pretences, for it purports to be the petition of residents of that locality; whereas many of the subscribers neither reside nor own property there. Again, the whole movement was got up in secret, without con- sulting the majority of the people who own the property. The bill moreover includes the names of six gentlemen as commissioners, most of whom do not live in the locality, do not own an acre of ground there, and have no interest whatever either in preserving its beauty Yet it is contem- plated to invest them with absolute power over the property of other individuals, who know best whether roads and avenues are required, and who are ready to make them, and are every day making them, at their own expense, to suit their own wants. It would not be a whit more impradené for the Legislature to appoint commissioners to lay out some western county. The monstrous wrong of the Metropolitan Police law is nothing to this attempt to procure legislative inter- ference with private property, for the sake of enriching a few speculators. It is trae the bill very adroitly provides that the commissioners shall receive no pay, but we all know what that amounts to. When their work is done they will apply to the Corporatien for remuneration, and the assessment lists will be swelled accord- ingly. Besides all the surveyors, draughts- men, architects and clerks mast be paid by the property owners, But the parties who really reside in the beau- tiful region against which this piece of bar- barism is concocted have sent an earnest re- monstrance to the Legislature against the pas- sage of the bill, setting forth their objections in terms so forcible and just that we hardly think the Legislature can entertain the petition for a moment; though there is no knowing what an Albany Legislature may not do. All this fair portion of the island wants is to be let alone—to keep the hands of jobbers and speculators off of it, and permit the residents to improve the manifold charms which nature has so bounteously bestowed upon it. They know best where and wher streets are wanted, and they will make them for their own eon- venience, without sacrificing the uatural advan- tages of the locality. But if it once gets into the clutches of commissioners and contractors, farewell to all its beauties. Tr Oreri—A Gata Niowt.—At the Academy of Music this evening is announced the benofit and laat appearance for the present of Mr. Formos, the great basso, whose successes here are fregh in the public mina, The “Hugue nots,’ with Mr. Formos as Marcol, assisted by the other artists, will be given for the last timo, and tho auditors ‘will also have the pleasure to hear on Saturday morning Mr. Formes and Mme. Johannsen im “Martha,” without any charge over and above the price of an Opera ticket for this evening. While writing thie wo hear that nearly all the piaces bave been taken for both performances, and | tt i gratifying to eee that the undeniable merits of the Deneflolary are so fully recognized by the public. Mr. Vormes is # very superior artist in every point of view, ‘and is no loss reapesta! in social life than on tho stage or in the concert room. Farly lo life be became imbued with the love of hie art, and has ey: oo been « hard ehudent. Tia education aad perceplive faculties are far Move thone of his brother artists. he has not only a good vole and skill in using It, but be expresses the sentiment of the music, and understands the dramatic requisites of the @ene. The voble stand taken by Mr. Formes in 1848 bar been* before alluded to. It was in Viewna, when the republicans wore fighting in the streets, that be was singing at the Upera. During the first night he could hardly sing, and when ho return ed he theatre could not sleep. The next morning he heard that the students had joined the popular cause, and he rushed to the bapriqadee. Ho was wounded in two places; his own and his wife's property conligcated, and he was obliged to tly for his life. Uf course 90 great am artist as Formes could not come Lere and achieve success without making a legion of cre The ftalians have conspired and cabailed and in ‘Two oF three clxynes have endoavored to pooh, pooh at him, but he ie «til the prime favorite of the pablic. He is supported not only by..the Germans, bat by Opera coors of ail nations, and i# an eapecial favorite with the native portion of the Opera audience, To show how weil the Talians support their pets, one hax only to look st the convert given the other day by the tenor Bignardi, which resulted in acansidorable net lows to that unforta- pate young man, while Formes, who bas the eupport of, the whole public, will doubtlest have for fie benefit tho Heat audiones of this season or any other. When wl the ‘artiste learn that thoy canmot depend wpon clequga gr aques or onbals? They would to wel! to Fomor 9 fact on afl cower on. The pobile, which f Ava fs We vnly tibumal be which Wey Mayu Appeal, a THE LATEST NEWS. rrr Battles Between the Contending Fac- tions in Mexice, THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS DEFFATHD. Schemes of New Granada Adverse to the " United States. DEBATE ON THE MINNESOTA BILL IN THE SENATE. Agreement for Taking the Question on the Kansas Bill in the Honse. ANOTHER FLARE-UP [J THE ASSEXIBLY, dey de. hia. bs from Mexico. SHVERA! BATTLES BETWEEN THA CONTENDING FAS TIONS—THE ZULOAGA GOVERNMENT THB STROWG- at. Naw On.aans, March 25, 1866. ‘The steamship Tennessee has arrived, from Vora Crus ‘let inst., with advices from the city of Morice te the 16th, It 4s very difficult to obtain reliable information, bat the following is probably pretty near correct: Beve- ral battles had beea fought between the constitctionst forces and these of the Zuloaga government, The Laster claim @ triumph, but it don’t amount to much. General Parrod! had retroated bofore Genoral Osolles, of the Zuloaga party. Pronunciamienios wore still the order of the. day, but the government of Zulcaga seoma te he generally gaining ground. ‘The city of Vora Cruz was under martial law. The forces of Zuloaga were on their way there, and a hare dattle would probably be fought somewhere between the cities of Mexico aud Vera Cruz. Wastngron, March 25, 1863. By despatches at the Legation, I learn from undoubted suthority that the forces of the coalition which eustained the constitutional or Juarez government in Mexiou, seme eight thousand strong, under Generals Parrod! and Dobla-, do, were defeated near Celaya by Genera! soils. Par. rodi retired to Gcadalajara. Dobiado capitulated, amt Guansjuato was takea. Vera Cruz atill holds out. The news is decidedly favorable to the government of Zuleaga. MNon-Arrival ofthe Tatrrax, March 26—114; P.M. There are yet no signs of the steamship Niagara, now in her thirteenth day from Liverpool. weather cloudy, with a light northwest wind; thermometer 22. Our Special Washingten Despatch. AGREEMENT AS TO THE TIME OF TAXING THW QUES TION ON THX KANSAS BILL IN THR HOUSE—INTSA- NATIONAL MARITIME SIGNALS—THM PHIL ADBLPHIA POST OFFICR AFFAIR—COLT'S PATRNT—CHANGR OF MILITARY UNIFORM—THS NEW BANKRUPT BILL —THE SCHBMBS OF NEW GRANADA, KIC., ETC. Wassiatos, March $5, 1869. ‘Mr, Stephens, of Ga., propcsed to the republicans to-day to fix upon a timo for taking the vote om the Kansas bill. They agreed to take the vote on Thurniag ‘next, at one o'clock, the intervening time to be occupied a cuscussing the question. The understanding is that no Giibustering on the question is to be resorted to on either Bide. A straight out vote is to be taken om Thursday. The Senate Committee on Commerce have agreed te report a Dill, in accordance with the wish of the New York Chamber of Commerce, to provide for an interna- tional code of marine signals. ‘The Investigating Committee on the Philadelphia Post Office met this morning, Mr. Campbell, iate Postmaster-Goneral, wags examined, and completely exculpated himself from any connection with the ‘transaction. Mr. Allibone was also examined. He tontified that $25,000 was paid to Mr. Miller as « reward for his services in consummating and #9- curing the contract. The prico paid for the butiding ana site was $250,600. The whole amount was paid inte the Bank of Pennsyivania in gold from the Philadelphia mint, ‘The committee meet again on Tuceday next, when Mr. Miller will be examined. ‘The House Committee on Patents are now engaged im hoaring an argumest of Mr. Woodbury in favor of the ox- tension of Colt's patent. The committes will, I under- stand, report adversely to the application. An order will shortly be iesued from the War Depart. ment, changing the uniform ef the army, and fixing upom ‘one more adapted to service, in accordance with the re- commendation of the Board recently appointed for Uaat purpose. ‘The Senate was in executive seasion nearly two hours to-day, and bad under consideration the confirmation of Col. Selden as Marshal of this District. There /s a strong opposition to Selden en the part of Mears. Bayard, Ben- Jamin, Bright and Slidell, who favored the appointment of Mr. Ould, and who, if they can defeat Seldm, hope to get Ould appointed. But they will fail, oven should they auo- ceed i rejecting Selden. The matter will be disposed of om Monday next. ‘Tne Bankrupt bill of Sonator Toombs was before the Judiciary Committee to-day, and was fully discussed. All wore present cxoopt Senator Pugh. The committee agreed upon the goneral features of the Dill, and it may be ex- pected to be pressed forward at once. Seuator Toombe has been unexpectedly called away for 6 day or two, but this will not delay it. It will, I understand, be presented im the House to morrow by a member fom New York. Information of a startling character hss been rocetvod here of the government of New Granads having entered into ® negotiation with the groat Powor: of Europe, with Ragland especially, to make a treaty tnfavorable to the intoresta of the United States, and cabulated to weaken our power over the tythmus of Panama. Mr. Lawriston B. Harding, a gentlemanof high character, Rogiater at the Navy Department in this city for twaaty- foven years, died suddenly Inet night. He was perfectly ‘well and a corpse within the epace of half an hour. THE GRNKRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuxerow, March 26, 1968. ‘The select committee raised by Mr. Florence's resola- ion, to investigate ie clrcemetances counceted with the purchase of the aite of the Bank of Pennsylvania for the Post (office in Philadelphia, to. day oxaminod ex Tostmaster Goneral C.mpbell, who entored into a minute history of the transaction, and spoke of the care he took notte pay for the property more than it was worth, Several weeks agoa rumor reached him thata igh officor of the government had received a fee from the bank, and he ascertained that John Miller, late Moat. master of Philadelphia, waa the person implicated in the charge. Subsequently, in conversation, Mr. Miller in- formed him that, after the purchase was effocted Mr. Alli bone, President of the bank, gave him what ho considered himsol! entitled to for services rendered in perfecting tho sale, Mr, Campbell said that until recently be knew of nobody connected with the Port Office department thus participating in such @ traneaction. Mr. Tho. maa Alljbone wae then oxamined. He said that after the property had beon offered to the government, Mr. Miller, under instruction of the Postmaster (:cneral, called on bim As to the price of the site, and was informed, in response to his inquiry, that $250,000 was tho lowest sum, without any commissions, that it would be sold for. That amoumt was paid by a government check. Mr. Miller aftorwards asked Mr. Allibone to give him what his services wore worth and he himself suggested $25,000. Mr. Allibone gave him © check for $9,000 and another for $15,000. late Chief Clerk in the Pout -e ae ae hot knowfor suxpeeted at the time of the pure! any offioor was to have ® pecuniary interest in the trans action. During the speaking in the House this evening nearly all the seate were deserted; and when the adjournmant took place, at nine o'clock, only three members were The Senate's Committee on Territories will report at once « bill for a judicial district in Arizona. ‘They so de. cided this morning. Senator Gwin will move his Terri torial bill as ® substitute, and support it by « strong apeech. TUIRTY-FIFTE CONGTORAS, FIRST @RBSION. Benate, Wastxctow, Maron 2 ANTEATLAVERY RXAOLETIONT FROW oMR Hye Tho business of the morning hour was unimportant, With the exception of the presentation of some anti siavery resolutions from the State of Mains. Mr, Masow, (adm) of Va., objected to them in atfong lormes, an diss espectful to Congross, the Judiciary and tre