The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, BDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. O7 TOS N, W. CORNKR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. fark tn advance. ILY HERALD, too conte TRE eed Ley wy Somes 4 py. oF BS per annum, rape 2 Part of Wreat Britain, or $5 to any part of the Omidnent, both iho ROTICE taken of anonymous communications, Wade net Wetarn thooe tz VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENOR, conn Reis, policued Prom any quarty seorld, Tile paid for. BB-Oun ¥ GN OORRFSPONDENTS ARE Pag Y Mnagerran 10 Sus Ais ane Paccagns ‘vw. VER: ENTS renevoed every day; edveriamante tn eaten the Weency Hewste, Fair and in te AMUSEMENTS TO. MORROW EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Ducuess or Matri— Jus Darcing Barnes. BLO'S_ @. . Broads Kors Faarr— yitiner Ronen Madan ee BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tue Taras Fast Max~ Ronse Usrina. BURTON’S THEATER! ‘Tax Aromare—Banan’s Broadway, opposite Bond strest— ‘oun Max. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tas Gamsstax— Wo is tas Momning. \URA_KEXENE’S THEATER, Broadway—Tas Gaesx Brame Tae FLves. BARNUWS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon Joan or Axc. Kyening:-Tum Buiva or an EvaNInG, ‘WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 561 and 865 Broadway—Geongs Gaaurr & Wooo's Mixstesis—Tus Sisicn Brive. MEOMANTOS HALL, 672 Broadwas ranT’s MINSTRELS —Bravortas Somee—Saw pi st Aonosats. HOPE CHAPEL, 720 Brosdway—Lactune By Leia Montez os Han Own Lars. RROOKLYN ATHENAUM, Brooklyn—Tuatsena’s Mati- ee at Onw O' Owen. New York, Sunday, April 4, 1858. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. Now Work Heraid—California Edition. ‘The United States mail steamship Moses Taylor, Capt. McGowan, will leave this port to-morrow afternoon, at two o'clock for Aspinwall. ‘The maiis for Califurniaand other parts of the Pacific ‘wit! clase at one o'clock to morrow afternoon. ‘The New Yous Wee«it Heaatp—California edition— (gontaining the Istest intelligence from al parts of the ‘wortd, wil! be publishod at tan o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, roady for mailing, six eents Agen’ i please send in their orders as early as pos- BId's. The News. It is reported that the President will appoint a commission to proceed to Utah for the purpose of Seducing the Mormoms to yield obedience, by repre- wenting the determination of the government to reduce them to submission, and the usclessness of opposition. Governor lowell and Major McCalloch are spoken of as the Commissioners. The Senate and House Committees on Foreign Afkirs sre about to recommend the immediate abro- Ration of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Negotiations to that effect sre now going on at Washington be- | tween the United States and Great Britain. The English government is said to have no objections to the abrogation of the treaty provided certain con- cessions are made in Central America. The War Department has received despatches from Lieutenant Beal¢, dated at Kansas City on the 23d ult. Lieutenant Beale reports the complete success of the Fort Defiance and Colorado wagon road expedition, and of its practicability during the | winter months. He speaks in high terms of the | camels. A resolution was adopted by the State Senate yesterday that the Health Officer of this port be re quested to inform that body as to the practicability of ventilating vessels at Quarantine by mechanica means, and whether there are other modes of ven- tilating infected vessels indicated by science which are nol in use at Quarantine. A resolution was also adopted appointing a committee to examine into (ae Health Department of this city. ‘The bill to allow agents of all railroad and steam- boat companies to occupy premises inside o Castie Garden, with the privilege of selling tickets’ came up on s third reading yesterday in the House and was defeated. A resolution providing for the sdjournment of the Legislature on the 15th inst, was lying on the table of the Senate yesterday. Coroner Hills yesterday, with the assistance of Dr. Beech, Jr., examined the remains of a female body found in a barrel forwarded to this city via the Had fon River Railroad, to which we alluded yesterday’ Fyvom the absence of any definite testimony the Vo rover adjourned the further hearing of the case toa tutare day. The mystery enveloping the death of young Bumoels seems to deepen. The Coroner's inquest yesterday was unable to trace the perpetrators of tie outrage—but the evidence seemed to point con- closively to the fact that the deceased was murdered ain Brooklyn, and not in this city. The details of the evidence before the Coroner yesterday will be found elsewhere. Another probable homicide took place last evening at No. 19 North William street. A boy named Mc Carty was shot with a pistol by a man whose name waa not ascertained, and who escaped immediately after the occurrence. The keeper of the place, who is on Stalian, and his wife, were arrested, but could give no clear account of the occurrence, further ‘than stating that the attack was unprovoked by Mc- Carty. The new steam corvette Japanese, just finished by Mr. Wm. H. Webb, for the Rassian government, returned yesterday from a trial trip at sea. She etarted last Thursday, and the trial is mid to have proved eminently satisfactory. We learn from the weekly report of the City lo wpector that the number of deaths in this city during the past week was 446, @ decrease of 30 as com- pared with the mortality of the week previous. The following table exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults and children, dis- tinguishing the sexes: — Men. Women. Bom. Cirle. Total. Week coding March 27....86 86 165 138 476 ‘Week ending April 8 4 $l 1k Among the principal causes of death were the fol. —- Week ending-— March Ti. April 3. oe o 42 38 a 26 6 n a 9 2 33 7 “4 . 18 7 bee eee 6 “4 Bronchitis. 8 9 There were also 21 deaths of smallpox, 6 of con grestion of the brain, 5 of congestion of the lungs, 6 of hooping cough, 5 of inflammation of the bowels, 3 of rheumatiam, 6 of premature birth, 4 ef pnerperal fever, 6 of apoplexy, 7 of teething, 10 of heart dis ease, 36 stillborn, and 10 from violent causes, in Cluding ove suicide and @ murder. ‘The following ia classification of the diseases fand the number of deaths ip each class of disease daring the week :— March 2%. Apri 3 ‘ * B _ ae ‘The mumber of deaths, with the corres- pouting weeks iu 1856 and 1857, waa ae follows: — Week ending Apri! 6; 1866... ate = emsing apr’ eet ant eek eo. 476 Week ending apr a, 1b6b--- Nas ‘The nativity report gives $32 natives of the United States, 62 of Ireland, 22 of Germany, 14 of Eagtand, 3 of France, 4 of Scotland, 2 of Sweden, 2 of Wales, J each of British America and Belgium, and 3 un- known, The cross-examination of Comptroller Flagg in relation to the alleged conspiracy to defraud the city treasury out of $10,000, was finished yesterday. Counsel for the defendant propounded a aumber of questions to Mr. Flagg, by which he expected to show that the object of the prosecution was to pro- cure the assistance of the Mayor in removing Chas. Deviin from the Street Commissionership, all of which were ruled out. The case was adjourned till Wodnesday next. ‘The market for cotton coutinued to be buoyed up by ‘the advices from the South, and the sales yosterday reached about 2,000 bales, based upon middling uplands atll%c. Flour was in fair to good demand, both from the local and Fastern trade, with salos to some extent (or export, while prices were without change of importance. ‘Wheat was more active, and prices for prime lo'e were firm, while otber and lower grades were irregular. Kentucky white sold at $1 45; choice Southern do. at $1 50, and common to fair do. at $135, Corn was firmer, with sales of white and yellow at 68¢. a 70c , and choice yellow at 713gc.; one lot was reported sold as high as 7%. Pork was firmer, with more doing, including mees at $16 90. $17, and prime at $13°75 a $15 80. Lard was firm, with sales at 100. a 16340. Sugare were ateady, with enies of Cuba and New Orieans, chiefly within the Fango of 6c. and 7 fc. Ootice was quiot, and ealoc limited given in another place," Freight chgugenonts were Moderate, and rates without change of im) NOB. Cotton freights were heavy, while about 4,COv bbls. tour were taken for Liverpool at'ls. 6d. ‘The Dead Lock in Congress-The Tricks and Schemes of the Opposition. The Senate has voted, by a decisive majority, toadhere to the Lecompton bill, pure and sim- ple, and the question is now thrown back upoa the House. Should that body adhere to the Crittenden bill, and refuse a committee of con- ference, the whole thing will fall through, and the two houses will have to commence again at the beginning. Now, although practically it will make no dif- ference regarding the institutions and destiny of Kansas whether the Lecompton bill be pass- ed, or the Crittenden bill, or no bill at all this session, yet there is an object in this Crittenden dodge which must not be overlooked. This ob- ject, too, must be something more tangible than this Territorial myth of popular sovereignty,” when we find that to compass their purpose Joshua R. Giddings and the whole black repub- lican phalanx can stoop to stultify themselves by voting for a slave State constitution for Kan- sas, cven with a “condition precedent.” What. then, are the black republicans, the Douglas renegades, and the Southern Know Nothing doughheads driving at in this act of thimble rigging and stultification? The answer stands out as prominently «as the nose upon the face of any old clo’ dealer of Chatham street. It is the political capital of renewed agitation of “bleeding Kansas.” For the last four years “bleeding Kansas” has been the stock in trade of the agitating anti-slavery factions of the North. It hasserved their purposes admirably, and it is painful to part with so good a custo- mer. If they can keep Kansas bleeding, there- fore, till after the ensuing Congressional elec- tions they will achieve a great thing; but if, by hook or by crook, they can prolong this de- moralizing squabble till 1860, so much the better. In this connection, supposing that the Le- compton bill and the Crittenden bil! will both fall through between the two houses, a new difficulty bas arisen among the “popular sove- reignty” operators in Kansas, which, with a little fanning and feeding from Washington, may be raised into a very respectable conflagration. The late Kanes Territorial Legislature passed an act calling a new Constitutional Convention. The act was not signed by the Governor; but it would still have been valid had the full legislative term of three days occurred in the interval between the delivery of the bill to the Governor and the final adjournment of the Legislature. Upon this point, however, a question has been raised; and the matter having been referred to the At- torney General of the United States, he has decided, upon the law and the testimony, that the full three days required in this case to give validity to the bill which was not signed by the Governor, did not intervene to the day of the adjournment, and that, consequently, the act under which the preeent sitting Constitutional Convention of Kansas was elected is imperfect, null and void. Thus. by this decision of the Attorney Gen- eral, the present free State Constitutional Con- vention of Kansas goer for nothing. It has no legal vitality, and can have no legal effect. But, as we have said, it ie a case in which the black republicans may discover a splendid pretext for the re-opening of all the old wounds of “ bleed- ing Kansas,” and for a glorious Northern agita- tion in our approaching Congressional elections should Congress fail to admit the embryo State upon some positive and decisive bill. Under the Lecompton bill the job is done at once, but under the Crittenden bill there will have to be, first, an election upon the Lecompton constitution: secondly, taking it for granted that that constitution will be rejected, there will have to be an election called for a new con- vention: thirdly, when this new convention shall | have finished its labors, its work must be eub- mitted to the vote of the people; and then, if ratified by the people, the President. by procla- | mation. is to declare Kansas admitted as a State into the Union. Does not all this roundabout system of « po- pular sovereignty ” offer « very fine margin for | “ bleeding Kansas” a year or two longer’ And | doubtless anti-slavery capital and anti-slavery | agitation in reference to our Northern elections | to the next Congress, and in reference to tne Presidential succession, have been the govern- ing motives of the black republican party in voting for the sly dodge of « slave State consti- tution for Kaneas, with a “ condition precedent.” Take from them this Kansas agitation, and you rob them of their stock in trade; and the slender cord which holds them and the Douglae rene- gades and the South American dough-heads together is broken. Nothing else than thie vital consideration could have united such diverse fac- tione as the Giddings abolitioniste, the Douglas deserters and the huckstering South Americans in the support of the Lecompton slave State constitation for Kansas, with “a condition pre- cedent,” or a condition subsequent, or with any condition whatever. Finally, whatever may be the upshot of the game, the Senate has acted properly in adhering to its bill. Nor should it be shaken from its position, altheugh the consequence of thie firm- ness may be the failure te pase any bill at this session. And why? Simply because we believe | novel doctrine. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL; 4, 1858. that this Kansas agitation is exhausted; that if ieft alone by Congress the question will soon rettle iteelf, and fail into the beck. ground, and that new and more important fasucs will take ite place, giving etrength, consistency, solidity and confidence to the party of the administra- tion. The Lecompton bill will put an end at once to this Kansas discord and excitement; but in default of that, the plan of leaving the people of Kansas to take care of themselves till next December will be better than the abo- Nition and pro-slavery circumlocution bill of Mr. Crittenden. Women’s Rights. A series of lectures is being given in this city on the much worn question of women’s rights. Mr. James T. Brady delivered the first lecture of the course. It was duly reported; but, as it teems, the reporter, being unable to gather from Mr. Brady’s discourse whether he waa or was not in favor of women going to the polls und voting at elections, phrased that portion of ‘his report in such-a manner as to elicit from Mr. Brady the following note:— ‘10 THE RDITOR OF THE HERALD. Arai. 2, 1858, Your editorial notice of my lecture’ may produce an erroncons impression. | stated the arguments in favor of, ‘and against extending to bape! the right whed wares and JAS. T. BRADY. It strikes us that this note leaves the matter where it stood, that ‘iz to ssy,in utter uncer- tainty. Mr. Brady “avows bimself unprepared to approve euch a measure.” That means that he has not yet looked into the subject deep enough to form en opinion, or that he has not been retained on either side—not by any means that he is epposed to female suffrage. Mr. Brady is “unprepared” to give an opinion on @ mercantile squebbie till he has got his fee. He is “unprepared” to decide a novel point of law until he has consulted “the books.” He is “anprepared” to move for an appeal until he has consulted with bis client. Just so, he is “unprepared” to go for ladies voting in the midst of shoulder hitters and short boys until— well, until he sees which way the cat jumps, we presume. If further study and “preparation” should satisfy Mr. Brady of the propriety of letting women go to the polls, some very interesting contrasts may be drawn between Brady the lawyer and Brady the lecturer and philosopher. But few months have elapsed since this same James T. Brady, then retained in a scandalous but too famous case growing out of the infideli- ty of a wite and the villany of a worthless para- mour, proclaimed the startlingly novel doctrine that a husband bas, by the law of this land, the right to coerce bie wife, by the employment of brute force, into submission to his lawful and reasonable commands. He did not precisely borrow the old analogy of the “thumbestick.” But certainly, under his rendering ot the law, a husband who objected to bis wifo going out shopping, as one or two husbands have been known to do since the deluge, would be justified in seizing her by the throat and retaining her 4 prisoner in her room by the same means ashe would use to his dog. If, hereafter, as we said, light should burst upon Mr. Brady’s mind, and he should ripen to a consciousnoss of women’s rights as citizens, with what remorse and horror will he not remember his famous dictum in the Woodman case! How shall he make amends to the sex for the hard usage his opinion must have stimulated on the part of brutal hue- bands? We cannot heip thinking that men of Mr. Brady’s position could employ their time much more usefully otherwise than in lecturing on women’s rights. There is nothing to be said on the hackneyed subject of “Woman—her rights and wrongs”—which has not been dinned into the eare of every one who would listen, | and of meny who would rather have been excused, over and over again with- | in the paet ten or twelve years, Every body, who is in the babit of forming opinions has formed one on the subject; and as there are no new facts to discover, there is no likelihood of changing it. The whole subiect has been | thoroughly and exhaustively considered by the thinking public; if there be a question in the | whole range of ethics and philosophy to which the expression can be applied, the question of women’s rights is ree judicate. it is the settled and fixed sentiment of the public of this and of all civilized countries that j the rights of women, like her dutics, are boanded | by the limits of her household: that the’ votes | she has to cast must be polled at ber own tea | table; that her politics must be principles, of domestic economy, and that her authority must be exercised exclusively over her childrea aud her servants, She has a right to decent treat- ment from ber husband. She has a right —if | single—to the product of her own labor. She | has a right to whatever property the law and sound titles confer upon ber. Beyond this she has no rifhts— properly so called—with which | the public have any concern The modern idea that women ought to share with the stronger sex the righis and duties of the latter, originated with that <ect of | blind theorists who have likewise endowed the world with Fourieriem, free love and Mormon- ism. It wes eagerly embraced by a number of weak minds, easily led off in support of any It was adopted by all the spinsters who had abandoned al} hope of marrying: by ail the married wo- | men where childleesnesr left a void in | } | | their minds; by a number of females who | are on the highway to the lunatic a«ylam; and by quite a number of interesting males in petti- | coats, thorough old women in every sense. For eight or ten years the theory has been | afloat among there sects, now riting to the sur- face in some idle town, now sinking out of sight for months; now forming an alliance with free love, and again with Fourieriem; but everywhere confined to the classes we have | mentioned, and scouted by all sensible people. | We doubt whether the present effort to re- vive it in New York will be of any value to the canse. People may go to hear thie or that po- pular lecturer, but they will not be converted on that account. If there be one thing settled here, it is that we want all our women to be wives and mothers, and have none to epare to be captains of shipe or members of primary conventions; and the sooner Mr. Brady relin- quishes to Mrs. Lucy Stone the effort to alter this eattled point, the better for his own repa- tation. A Goon Joxe.-The republicans with Gid- dings at their head, voting for a new slave State, with @ slave constitution, proposed by Mr. Crittenden, a Senator from a slave State! Talk of consistency: we may next expect to hear of Seward moving to re-open the élave trade, and Burlingame and Colfax wanting to plant slavery in the North! If ever men were stultified, these are they. | their plans of intercescion’—in their supposed | church firet commenced, and the religion of | offering prayers not written for them hundreds | faulters of Wall street actually come forward, | | thote high-heeled churchmen who belicve they Chasch Opposition te Rovitvale— Reason — Pilea to their Behalf. It is noticed, that s portion of our retigions Community has eet its face against the present re- vivu's, Thue we find the presses representing the High Church Episcopalians and the strictly Rowman Catholics Suding fault with theae prayer meetings—pronouncing them irreligious, mis chievous and blasphemous. Most of the clergy of these two denominations entertain similar opi- nions, There are some exceptions in the Epis- copal Church, bul not many. The philosophy of this conduct lies pretty near the surface, and is explained without much difficulty. The Angiican and Romish churches claim antiquity, regular descent, orders, and a legitimate ecclesiastical authority, Their pro- fessed systems not only go back to the Head of the Church, but are attempted to be sustained by the actual and continuous succession of priesta armed with powers as valid as His own. Of course, beyond such a pale as theirs there can, it is often asserted, be no salvation. If any be saved, eay these high churchmen, out of our communion, they will be only “by the uncovenanted mercies of God.” These opi- nions have been frequently expressed from our pulpits, ond in the discussions undertaken by the dogmatists of these two denominations It follows, then, that these, although they differ essentially on some points of doctrine, do not as regards the validity of their descent nor the character nor efficacy of their respective sacra- ments. All who wish to get to heaven are ex- pected to enter into their gates, and pay toll as they pass through. Their modes of preaching and praying, their interpretation of the Scriptures, and no other, their supervision of church membership apd discipline through life, and the final charge of the body in their conse- crated cemeteries, are insisted on asthe way, the truth and the triumph. Thousands, hun- dveds of thousands—yes, millions of persons willingly yield assent, and hand over their souls to the care and management of the priesthood. Kings, peopics, nations have come under the yoke, and have upheld the power of these great church establishments. History is compelled to go into cloisters and cathedrals for a large share of its materials; and every spire that adorns a city is a monument of religious supre- macy and influence. But these revivals present a very different aspect to those who live by the ,altar, claim its sacrifices aud expect its obla- tions. If in an old theatre or a dissent- ing consistory, or “in an upper chamber,” a crowd of people may assemble during the hours of business, pray for each other without license or diploma or the imposition of hands— if they meet on equal terms, discard ail reli- gious differences and disputes, change at once their purposes of life and ordinary conduct, and if they gladly receive the inward conviction that the grace of God hag touched their hearts, then what, in heaven’s name, is the use of all the church mummery and machinery, the pom- pous rituals or priestly domination which are held so openly and tesaciously to be the true “means of grace” and the foundation for “the hope of glory?” If men can be and are con- verted from thcir sins outside of churches, without regard to liturgies or forms, without the instruction of the priests, and apparently by the immediate and direct descent of the beaven)y spirit, then what becomes of the high and exclusive claims of those formalists who stick to, maintain and fight for their creeds and ceremonies as “necessary to salvation?” It is asserted ‘hat mere pereons have come under re- ligious convictions through these daily as ‘emblages for prayer within the last few weeks than during twenty previous years of clerical effort and sacramental offerings. [5 it apy wonder, then, that they are looked upon with distrust, if not dislike, by those whose whole strength lies in their antiquated forms and power of the keys, and their right to send to perdition all who do not come in through their portals’ In the times of the Apostles thousands were converted in a day by the plain enunciation of the simple truths of Christianity. The Refor- mation witneseed similar scenes, where from the dowest ranks the opposition to the Romish Europe became one of simplicity and spiritual elements. We ere now witnessing a remark- able spread of religious feeling throughout this nation without the intervention of any extra- ordinary means, and apparently independently of church control_—certainly of church dogmas. ‘Bishops, priests and deacons” rather hold back on this occasion—some of them do not hetitate to warn their flocks against this habit | of worshipping God in businces hours, and of years ago! When men publicly come | forward and acknowledge their previous | bad conduct, and promise to amend their lives, we think they should be encouraged to proceed. If the shavers, usurers and de even for balf an hour, and ask forgivencss of | God and man for their numerous villanies, we are disposed to let them off on trial. If a bet- ter and more moral tone of feeling is entering | our social circles; if truth, virtue, self denial, | humility. charity, and the love of our neigh. | bors are shortly to find their home in the | avenues and around the equares, we say amen | to the blessed work now going on; and as to have the exclusive right to convert sinners and rule their lives and coneciences, we can assure them thie movement is a complete refutation of | their claims to the exclusive gifts of the Holy | Spirit, and consequently of their presumptuous demands on the credulity of men. These revi- vals certainly seem to have a touch of nature, as well as « foundation in Scripture. “ With | the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made anto salvation.” And i this view of the subject Burton's is as good as Trinity Mork Ciry Rarnoans.—The two schemes | now before the Legislature for city railroads in | Broadway and Ninth avenue shoald both be killed. A railroad in Broadway would destroy | that street altogether. The subject has been thoroughly discnesed heretofore, and the public is settled in the opinion that no such line is needed, and that it would do the city incaleu- lable injury. As to the Ninth avenue railway, that isa superfluity. The people of the west side of the town have two excellent railroads running at frequent intervals, and at low rates; they need no more accommodation. New York has city railroads enough. The Highth, Sixth, Fourth, Third and Second avenue roads amply sufice for the public wants. If the Legisla- | bim,” | em thine own. | Ry the Northern, ” een on | ph "Tomen —CMice 2) Wall atrees, Time ture seeks :the public.gocd, and not the further- ‘| ance of: private interests, no new ‘railrond ‘echeme will be tolerated. THE LATEST NEWS. Our Spectal Washington Despatob. THE WAGON ROAD EXPMDITION—THE LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION—COMMISSIONBRZ3 YOR UTAH—THE CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY, BTO. ‘Wasuivaroy, Apri! 3, 1868. Lieutenant Beale, writing to the War Department from Kansas City, ou the 25d wit. —having Juat arrived from his exploration of the Fort Defiance and Colorado wagon road— reports ‘he complete success of the expedition, and of the practicability of travelling in mid winter. ‘Lioutenant Beale speaks in the strongest terms in favor of the use of the camol, and recommends our government to use them for the army. ‘The friends of the administration are sanguine in the be- Uef that they can yet carry the Lecompten constitution in the Bouse. On the other band, the united opposition speak confidently of anecess. The administration party, backed by the adwinistration, will bave to work more earnestly than heretofore, and not rely much on appearances or quasi-promises, or they will be again defeated. Had the democrats worked with the samo zeal in keeping up their organization as Dougias acd his friends have to form one, the result oa Thursday would have beoa different. They are, however, I betieve, aroused at last, and the Lecomp. ton constitution may yet be carried. T understand the President will appoint Commissioners t proeeed to Utah to endeavor to induce the Mormons to yield obedience to the laws, im order to avoid, if pos- sible, the shedding of bioed. The Commissioners will repregent the ¢etermination and force of the government te reduce them to subjection, and will endeavor to im- press upon them tho useloesness of opposition. It is said that Gov. Powell, of Kentucky, and Major Ben. McCulloch, will be the Commissioners, Negotiations aré now golng on between the United States and England for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bul- wer treaty. The Senate and House Committees on Fo- reign Affairs will shortly, by a decided majority, recom- mend its immediate abrogation. The English govern- ment, through their Minister here, professes to have no objection, provided our government will make certain con- cessions in Central America. Tho President is determined to act promptly in this matter. There is no truth in the report that the Presideat con- tempistes sending @ bdeilicose message to the Senate in reforcace to Spanish affairs. Fashionable Letters of the Chevalier Jonkins from Washington. ‘Wasnincton, March 22, 1858, Jendins? Celebrily—Our Turkish Visiters—Mahommed Pa- cha’s Influence on Patents—Miss Flora McFlimsy on the qui vive, de, de. The felicitous and merited complimentary allusions in the editorial columasof the Heraip to my letters but on- derse the general approval of them by a congenial public here. Indeed, there are more rival pretenders to the honor of writing them than there were cities which Ciaimed to bave been the birthplace of Homer, and should the ‘Volunteer bill’ become a law I propose to organise a company of “Jenkins Guards” composed entirely of ‘theso spurious aspirants to my fame. Meanwhile let thom enjoy the botties of flat champagne and the bad dinners which they extort from the hotel keepers, promising in return « “first rate notice.” How long, 0 deluded hosts ! will you feast this Hessian horde of scribblers, whose pens can do you no good, but whose digestive or- gens your miserable fare injureth ? ‘The effect produced by my happy ehronicles of metro- politan society apon the highest functionaries of govern- mont is astonishing. Indeed, if ever this misorable Kan- ‘84s question is made to give way to matters of more im- portance, { have reason to believe that the office of ‘Mas tor of Ceremonies’’ will be created, with a salary equal to that of a Cabinet cflicer. Modesty forbids my mentioning who ia to fi11 this place, although I will very frankly admit that lam the only competent person. As for the pecu- Biary stipend it will all be very well for charity and that wort of thing. “Money is to me no object whatever,” as many aspirants for diplomatic posts say, yet they always Oraw thoir salaries. Dering the past week ] have been acting en amateur, asa sort of rebearsal for this important post, in the recep- tion of Mohammed Pacha, who I used to know at Pera. Ho capnot exactly comprehend some of the matters here, aud I have great dificulty ia enlightening him (through Oscanyan, the interproter,) as to the circumlocution of the departments. Tho President made a great impression on him, and we, inclading al’ the suite, are invited to dine at the White House on We . The that Bro- ther Bernbisel is to be ivan eels coren Why we are making war on Brother Young is be; the comprehension of Mohammed, aye, and the Egfend) whe acoompanies him. Indeed, be ventures the assertion, that ifevery member of Congress had a quiet harem full of wives, they would never remain in session ail night, or gotapgry whon talked to violently. =. pose the matter ‘s proposed to Brother Sumper, who on the wing between bere and your city, where he is re- coperating bis sensitive back bone. Mohammed Pacha {= evidently delighted at the fow ores who intrude upon him here, ing him as @ Briarous, to grasp each extended palm. The naval off- cet £00, know bow to him with courtesy, and never offer the unclean beast, even disguised in sandwiches. As for wine, confide between you and I, these ‘Turke like it famousiy. Neither do they object w alo— althongh they don’t fancy whiskey. That mark of civili- nathon Bas yctto be attained at Stamboul. But ifthe Vice Pree‘ent woud treat them with a few sips from that halt Larrel of old Hourdon which be has on tap they would #008 learn to love It My friend Colonel ltam Med bas shown marked atten. tick to Mohammed Pacha, asd intends presenting him an improved biunderbuse, which can be divided into three Pieces, au’ thue carried in the boots and the mouth of the “colisted men.” Next Ssiarday there is te be a grand test shooting of all these pateut firoarms at Georgetown, and we ali intemd to co over. The Pacha cannot understand bow he can effect the srevese of apy scheme for renewing a pateut, although val ladies and gentiemen have solicited his influence. 1t Was Qmusing to soo Mas Diora McFlimsey smiling se. duetively at him: but be shook his head. Neither has be said “shawl” to ber, although she thinks he will. “Tell she saya to Oscanyan, “that he seems much a nice man.” To which the Effendi mutters ‘ Bash."’ ‘The clerks at the Congressional Library are terribly an Royed by shoals of ladies, who are searching for appro. es ag woar at Mrs. Gwin's fancy ballon the ‘ih of April. Sometping pretty, becoming, and—cheap, ‘The beaux aro endeavoring to borrow the supernu’ comtomes from the theatre or to have old clo’ Some of them will also weed to borrow esprit, if they “act wol! their parts.”* This tancy ball is to be—like the letters of Jenking—an jostitution of the winter of 1858. Even our metropolitaa Tor'onia wil! find bimeeif further in the shade than ever, for it will Ve another entertainment surpassing those at “ patenwork palace." Alns, that the gavelic ike Mics Wey, who bas cast « radiance over the house of the of the Interior, will have left for the sunny South ere this ball comes off, end (het Mine S94" >g, the Dewaty of the Key Stone State, will not be here to participate in it. Nimporte, | shall have cnough to do in deseribing those who are there, aad in cbropicung their costum The Henace wae rig harmony here to erinoline iatuence, but the cresime ia also potent. Confidence comes in with the soup, jealousy Nishes with the Heh, good feeling comes in with the meats, fraternal friendship follows the game, and the creaming champagne softens the hardest hearts. Give me the png who give Dy ra it was the women cooks of Meroe, and the went of hospitality among pis Cabinet, that kept the ja-t administration down so low ip estimation. More truffles and ® week than were thea vo “ ; ten cone in A season. So, while crinoline is great, the cwivine is aleo potent—togeth- or they are irresistible. Let each receive a due share of the honors. 1 do deciare. Here | am at the end of my paper with- out even baving alluded to the Chevalier Asnmen, or the Chevalier Raymond, or to the Chevalier Webd. Nover mind, | will discourse of these and other matters in my Yea, dear Henatn, meanwhile verily and ever | JENKINS. next. ‘Weather ray Na b Lat. | Apr. 3 | Wind. TH. Halifax, N.'8. Sackville, M " Fastport, Calais, Me Bangor SERS EE TPR > = $s >m by Little, Brown & Co., for the plates, printed stock, Ae., In Oam- by fire this morning. Part of the ‘The loss will reach nearly $80,000; inwured $70,000, of whic (20,000 «in Bagiand. The storehouse occupied bridge, wna destroyed plates were saved. WEW YORE LEGILATURE, Senate. ALsany, April 8, 1998, ‘Tho Senate last cizhi adjourned ate quacter tolwo, ater having ordered @ Gaal vote to be taken on the batt dime bill on Monday evening, at 6 O'clock, withost de- bate. . bested By Mr. Danika (rep }—Favorably, to authorize the State Engipoer sud Surveyor to call on railroads for extew piahenp ged in his judgmoas the interests of the Blater came. Mr. Auxs (rep )—Favorably, to allow the Orient Conapany ta biti ofetas oe Mr. Noxow (rep.)—Reiative to bale bay and bay # : By Mr. Hassrep (rep.)—To amend the charter of the city of New York, so as to pay the Aldermen and Com- ™izhe Bonnie is tow eoselderiag tho special order, being ° pow epec '® bill to impose tolls on railrcada. Mr, Wavswoxrn (dem.) is speaking. BIL LSTRODUCED By Mr. Sermo1.a—To the law in relation to the Brookiyn City ; also for the better tection of hotel keopers; also to amend the charter of the Harlem Raiiroad Mr. introduced « resolution that a committes of three Senators be appointed to make an examination of the bealth i of the city of New York, ond re- port what , f any, is needed to increase the Ln ig eas Referred to the Now York Assembly, ’ Avganr, April 3, 1858. _ A bill for the n of the State tax was intro- duced, and referred lo a special committee. A flood of bills were reported compiste, and ordered te! ‘The Brooklyn Ferry bill. ‘The Buffalo, Lake Huron, and Buffalo and Pittsburg Rafl- For the use of cars on railroads. For the Brooklyn | spterncnienar iL. = The Baxter Monument bill. ‘To prevent fraudulent To provide special terms for the Second district Su- preme Court. Zo amend Groce ment laws. prevent frau: fe ecepeets a kettced Gomes plies eabaniaiis ern Railroad. Mr. Scrwentann, (dem.) from the 4nd the for Bent, Foporied tbe charges ealrely diuproved nomen The to exempt the property of Church Founda- tion Fund Society from taxation was killed. sey NL tnceryerete ee Continental Railroad also was ‘The bili to promote the efficiency of the militia of the Tho bill vo amend the ect relative to aint rel ive . gers was lost by 12 to 74. ree ‘A motion to reconsider was lost. New ‘Temperance Law--The Liquor Dealere’ Bu. ‘We see that the bill introduced in the Assembly by Mr. Engs for the regulation of the sale of intoxicating liquors has been reported favorably by the select committee to which it was referred, and is now before the House for of Supervisors. The commissioners are to hold office for three years from the date of their respective appoint- ments. The terms of the proseut commissioners are to continue as provided in‘this act, but in the city aad county of New York they are to expire on the second Monday of May next, when new appoint- ments are to take place. The commissioners in the counties are to meet on the third Tuesday of in each yrer and on such other Gays as the majority of ‘appoint, he 3 exceeding ten g F E ii Srey lat | é | i pe curities given or taken with are void. No wines or liquors away within a quarter of » mile ‘® general or special election or town under @ penalty of fifty dollars. Liquors or wines to be drunk an his premises tag a license therefor as an inn, botel, cory, will forfeit any dollars for ; and grand juries are to present may be charged with adulterating fon toxicating Liquore with poisonous or ifaoat eared omens rec under this act, are to be paid into the year, as their candidate for Mayor. Lecompton at Battle Creek, Mich. Barrux Creax, April 3, 1858. The citizens of Battle Creek who are opposed to the Le- compton con-titution are rejorwing over the defeat thas measure sustained im the House of Representatives, and are now firing one hundred guns. ‘The St. Lawrence at Montreal. Mowrnrat, April 3, 1868. The ice was shoved forward considerably yesterday. and the water atill continues very high. This morning clondy and warm; thermometer stands 44 degrees above: pero Navigation on Lake Erte. Toumno, Ohio, April 3, 1868. ‘The frst propeller of the season arrived here last night from Buffalo. Markets. PHILAPELTHIA STOCK HOARD. PHILADMLER A, AY Stocks very heavy. Pennay!vania five’s, Wr Railroad, 2%; ‘Mortis Canal, 47; Long Thiand ‘Rautroade T14,; Pennsylvania Railroad, 43 Ms stot ay ser ‘cotton to were on! lar ; estab X agpry de oy RaurMone, April 8, 1858, fine $4 25 0 84 56. Whede quiet. .; yellow, 680. Whiskey duli at 2ie. meats, O20. @ 8%0.; bacon, 730. lard, "100. PmispeLrnsa, April 3, 1968. + sales of 3,000 bbls. at $437 a ; aales of 5,000 bushels, at $106 a Corn in active demand and ‘Tre Gran Ferm atime Crverat Patace.—The Gharty Soiree at the Crystal Palace, on Thursday of this week, promises to be highly successful. [t will combine all the best features of a fancy and full dress ball, and from Present indications it is eafe to say that everybody wilt ‘be there. The profits of the affair will be given to the “Flunter Woodie Benevolent Society ,’’ and will be devoted to the purchase of bread tickets for the poor. The aMfair isin the best hands, and the sale of tickets hus already been beyond the expectations of the proyectors,